"VOL. XXX. I f)R. HOXSIE'S CERTAIN i « * « « rpnnp The smallest child can V WllwUl ' fake this remedy without AlIMp | any bad effects. It does I II U L not contain opium in any || a I GUARANTEED ALWAYS HEADY FOB OSE ! TO CURE HoxsieC.C.C.Co.. j I OR MONEY REFUNDED. BUFFALO. N. Y. 2 Do You Want to Make Monej? s Do You Want to Save Money? = If you don't want to save nionev don't read between these lines. Tti« «d In writt*u for c.-»-lj bovern ih&i nr« > f mriraios wb«o thprn are any to bp bud. and if thine- hurt t> k.-n >h» 'r ■•oal conrne this wioter this ad all iii» wnuriprioi bnruairiH wi'uid Devei a? 0 eppppffd, hot op to Jan. let *p h*d a vpry n>ild winipr lt?*lbpr goods* and rubber (food* havp l»>pn VPTT niiich c > till tbe troth lam o»er,Btoeked but I havp a pl«n to unload , —ni"" nui n IIIIIIMIIIIII IHII II i It is simply a matter of business and concerns only money saving people. Vo others need read between these lines. My plan to unload my gorplnn stork of boots, yboc? and i •mplj this 1 ba*p jrot to lose some mooey on tbese, lam not er«it*tr •• »rry them over ootil next eeaaoD, I will BPII them at anv price 6r*t .®atber goods get bard, tbe life gets out of them aDd th"y are unsalpHiile flohber goods are eyeo worse, for they will rot a''d become worthle»»> •anoe jou can see at ooce and onderptand why thin pflpnfiee mnht b> nade on goods that are now eessonable end just wh.»t you need. ——————— ——————— m w—« )ne man's dollar is as good as an- if he puts it to the rip hi use It may cost something to read be tween these lines. If reading low prices will interest yon. I will interest vnu. If von ' »n't care for bargains von miirht, as well stop riebt here, -j- "Cro*. •ad to let yoo off." Just at this tim" «f the vp-»r are ni"re rnHh« i •ods worn than at any other time, aid as robhpr eoods are pil d an nn' ■e ontil I can hardly see daylight. I will tackle them first, and ».h< rices I quote are less tb»n first cost and if YOU arp too conscientious t •me and help me lose some rooDej, you will have to go elsewhere anr v a profit. J'he object is for you to make money and for me to lose it. Can you take part in such a scheme? ■■■■■■■■■■■■MniHMHßMnaßnPß* I will sell for twenty days men's rnbbpr boots Lvrnmine mnVe fo ? 90 Boston rubber boots $2.00, C«fdee rnhher boots $2 00 Woon-oct. «er haots $2.00; of i>o.:d canvßf slippf-rs goes with each pa : r «P' I ••an't produce any of the above m-<kes a» quoted w ; ll f-u-re' d •■'aim on y«»nr Attention in a'l fntore ads. or a round trip ticket to th rid'* Fair Boy's robber boot* ] to 5 $1 50 V' ntKV rn'>l» ta II and 12 $1 00, ladies' robber boots 3 »o 8 $1 15 Misaes* rniibe »w 13 to 2 SI.OO child's robber boots 7 tc 10 90 cts., men's Storm ■ts reduced to $2 50. ■——■—TTMFI 'JUMIIH—'NAIL ■" M ' IMIIW W W \ farmer came to "Rutlor broke. TTe sold 1 O hnsliels of'poiatoes nrtfl Avent home witli aj vagon full ol'shoes. did he get tlic^in? t ■ rgiWMWi - • As a«»ou as he sold hi- p >tatops bp *-pnt to Bick-!- be g>» a ptir of * rubbers for himstlf for 40 c'M,bt bonvh* » pair of wrm lined rubber, wife for 25 eta. be bootrb* fecfi of , be ►'* « bi ! dr« n a pnir of 10 eta. a pair, he bought, the bired man a puir of Ktojrfp boots for $1 50 ' bis prown up dhUjfbter a pair ol fine -bopi- f.-r $1 00. and till be hurt n-y too. Fell do yon know wh*i be did? fI •- gi-i nsd hwkni ron op io the door arid looded his good- and 'eft haying be did not wain pl« to think be stole the goods or be wou'd I aye spent tbe lisl. of bi> "ey, he promised to call again. -WaHMBMHaaHBBBnBHItItMBUJWV' ; K-1-' /ben you get tired Stop! You drn't have to read between these lines- Nor It is strictly Private. —I»—A—WBIHI'LL IM>>LLIRN<»LLLL«FIS!GZ^ABS^^A:-.- If yon are needing any leather go-»ds cnie and >ee wh.it I hove t< 11. I have one lot of ladies' finp button shoes for $1 otip lot of samplt iocs at $1 00 worth $2 00. one lot of fine gr button t-loes for 90 cts. ot-< tof serge gaiters for 50 cts , one lot of si!ppprß for 25 cts., one lot of HASPS' shoes 85 cts., one lot of child's shoes 40 cts . one lot of iniar.t.-' ioes 18 cts All of tbo above am nbon' one hull the rfgulur price, me in and see bargains on oar sample counter, word to the wise Is sufficient—that is sometimes it is. and sometimes they get It*ft. ————ac»'-<«zMHßß—wren i'i iiiwi'iaiimnwi^mufc A man that likes nice shoes and need-< a pair is not wise if be don't all and get a pair of Edwin Clapp's hand made shoes for $3 00. and if be on't wont to pay that ranch will sell him a nice dress shoo lor $1 25 io <2 00. We make a great many boots and shoes to order and do all kinds f repairing in connection with shoes. We baye a leather depart •nent, and fall stock of findings always on band Remember the place and Call rHohn Bickel.* B ? Street PENN'A White-Sand Oil Co [A. STEKLSMITH, Manager, Butler, Pa.] Dea'ers in Illuminating, Lubricating, Cylinder and Dynamo Oils—all free from Lima Oil. This Oil is made and handled by Independent Producers not con nected with the Standard Oil Co., as reported. All orders will be promptly filled. Warehouse in rear of Nicho las & Hewitt's planing mill, near West Penn dq ot, Butler, Pa. Refinery at Coraopolis, Pa., near P. & L. E. R. R. This oil can be secured at McCrea's Feed Store on E. Jefferson St. "nn iVT'T —-v Iw\ f I I cause we have W ■*- J the finest and most reliable drug store in this part of the State that you have to pay more for your medicines. vVe dispense only Pure and Fresh Drugs at all times and at reasonable prices. WULLERS MODEL PHARMACY, 229 Centre Ave., South Side, Butler, Pa. THE 7 BUTLER CITIZEN. Sirs. Waiimma Lynn, Mass. For the Good of Others Iter. Sir. Williams Heartily En dorses Hood's Sarsaparllla. We are pleased to present this from Rev. A. A. Williams, of the Sillsbee street Christian Church, Lynn, Mass.: " I see no reason why a clergyman, more than a layman, who knows whereof he speaks, should hesitate to approve an Article of Merit an<l worth, from which he or his family have been signally benefited, and whose commenda tion may serve to extend those benefits to others by Increasing their confidence. My wife has for many yean been a sufferer from severe Nervous Headache forvl.ich she found little help. She has tried many things tint promisea well but per formed little. J.n«f f ill :i friend gave her a bot tle of Hood's SarnpynlH. It seems surpris ing what simply cue liottl; c-.iuld and ilia do for her. The attacks of h 'ad.iche decreased in number and were les* violent in their inten sity, while her general health luu been im proved. Her appetite l. is also been better. From our experience with Hood's Sarsapariila I have no hesitation in endorsing it« merim." A. A. WILLIAM. HOOD'S PILLS »>* "•« ben family cathartic, grade and effective. Try a box Price Sic PR< sfl()MAl CAKD>. ( ( l IT 1 R& BAKI R. ATTOhNEYS AT LAW. Otßce It iiimi; /inn\ Huilding. liuiler, I'M. H. Q. WAI K£lß, At• <i ; .; -I.av. - t il.i-f 1:1 DUmond Block. . !i-r I'a. J !V3. FAINTER, Attoi n. y-at-Law. on < • .1 -t- fii. •• Diamond, Bu - PA. A T. if Ol T, A'i T . MK'. AT- LAW in - •: S« ' '■ t> i.i;-. Luler. Pa A M. CHHISTLEY, -■VI ;wi:M.V VI LAW.\ In ? •■i-i-i'ii' Ai:- . ..II HI k Mai. st ■nr i 'curt U: use. I'.uiV-r, l a. NEW ION BLACK. M's -il Li. A" - ( P :V on s.itit'. sMeof I litfi.m >;!ier. r.. J. W HUTCi MSON, Ol' r M- i AT 1 A\v ') Ct- n: t • • r•• f!,• • I'uv*-s»on ok* •. f.'J ii . : . i v Nu i. IRA MciliNKlN. i.rn-j at L;i>< s„ IT. KK-r e*r> •u -»t , li'iliw. fi, W. i . HP i L. ! - Y, rt rl. .j* JL iii- • L-i i\. HO Vi. ;t. K. ■ <1 ■ . hour- . ■ u ;v; . : M s: - ■- i; i ; . i' ' rp 4 Ij s -MIiVWOII ttv \ '>» >I 1 IJ. U D< '( •- 1 . i. ti ii > f ♦ . -J( I . • . J; . » i•: n ;t. I«irolia Pa. I Rl K, m\ .|4.i,:. nu m ui'i-.OK • >•. Tr.-utimm itiilMint;, rtutier, ! a. .. «. LBAKI- "•! !>. J. K MANN. M. D. Spu '.alUi-a: Specialties: -t'usK'Clogy :>i<d Stir- Kje, Eur Nose ain gery. Throat. DRS. LEAKE & MANN, Buiier, Pa, . i .41 M LKMAN, PsIYBULA;. AND SUHOEON. 'fiioe ai No. 45. >. M:«!u -.rroet, ovpr Fronfc * sr/;r •. flu* !• r. Pa. V. .V c A LP; N fc, Doatist, Is now I rati l lu r.- >. aotl rl, : ;aiit rui nis ad- Jclnli.u i.U (ismcr ones. All kiiuLs n clasp pl»tes and moderen gold work. J.J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Buller, Penn'a. Artulcial T'»iU insetted n rlit* «rr.. proved pli.li. FilUii« a Specialty. Office— vt:r Scl)uur» notluut! ST "re. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. OtNTtSr, - - BLTLER, PA. tJclrt Kllliig Extr; i-tion of Teelli ami Arttlli ml "1 e» 'l NMIIh UI I |:iie» u specially Ninons Oxide or VI! i lze.i Air or Local \aar->th«*»l«s!» ■■••• «. Uliiii o>ei SiiiKis liio'vrj 'a-t of Lowry House. Offli-e cIO-m d Weiln <dais Ju l Thursdays. (..»•. L. NU ION, KM.'Nr.Klt AMI SI'KVKYtSK. •nrwii-j! VF. \ p HHMDMV Bi-Ti.:-a. i .. J. A. HI YDRI K & SOX, SURVEYORS- Farn. surveys |r<i- | ' y u>ade <"h*r, e moderate. Office i.ver r.era's n H ,.k Puller. I'a L iS. Vic I \K: \ insurance ;in<! Real Estate Ag'l i? EAST II- fkkrso:; ST - PA. Hotels and Depots, VC. S. <srpi'!jr l- n< w rimntiig p- linn t csrriaffps * > tv>. • . (..ire s anrt ' J ";n>ti» of the t ■ -» ■■ ''h*rifPf ri- - • .I.' Tp'f|.hoiH N'i 17, or* !• )! »••! Volley Livery in loitißtiioii lU T TLER, P A.. FRIDAY. JANUARY '2O, !*!>:{. POPPING CORN. Open two comely figures the Blow of the fire light (alls. j While their strange distorted shadows dance about them on the walls; A happy youih ar.d maiden, from whose minds all care is gone. Are before the glowing fireplace, deep intent on popping corn. O'er the coals between the andirons the cagel kernels move. And their sadden burst of whiteness seems a symbol of a love Which the happy youth ana maiden have borne for many a (lay. And as hourly It grows stronger, soon 'twill sweep all bars away. The clock t.cks of the moments and the time fast forward slips. Yet the words he longs to utter still are linger ing on his lips. On his face anoth< r radiance than the firelight's seems to dawn. And. as If <o hUc Uis feelings, he more quickly pops the corn. T*Jt maiden sits In silence, but with wisdom of ! her kind »-sms to know the thoughts now rising in her dear companion's mind; And when down from out the popper the hot. white kernels fall. And be turns his bright face to her, then she asks. "And is that all?" Their eyes meet; the words are spoken—the story sweet and old. Which «o long he has been learning, now with tenderest grace Is told. And at once beside the fireplace, the happy love is born. And forgotten is the world outside, amid thoughts of popping corn. —John S Barrows. In Good Housekeeping. CAUGHT BY A CAMERA. Why a Bank Robber Has Reason to Dislike Them. £ ESTER Drake's ] V detective cara ] I _. era first ere j • I ated the idea of - v' photography in O La a~) my minJ - Be ~ ' r tmk m .! ha A 1 | \ INX i| hadnt the I'i ill slightest incli ,Vr I I nation toward V-4 \ / /I the art wi,at - W' /»' \ ever, but when mwl' \ Lester pur- I H chased his neat Ml Ir) ! i leather- Ey I f/f covered box, f»M J . and went (L yLJ | around merely ~ pressing a button, and getting dozens of pictures by no other means, I immediately de cided that I, too, must have a camera. Lester's was not an expensive one. His father had found it in one of the photographic establishments in Phila delphia, and being of a slightly scien tific turn of mind himself, had pur chased it and brought it home to Les ter. The latter fitted up a corner of the cellar as a dark-room, and straight way launched him-elf as an amateur photographer. Lester's first attempts, revealed by the chemical development, were sur prisingly good, and inspired a strong feeling of envy in the breasts of those of his comrades whose fathers were blind to the oft-repeated advantages and delights of amateur picture-taking. Even more exasperating, he straight way became the idol of all the girls at school, whose zeal in posing for him was only equaled by the of some of their postures. I brooded long and deeply over this unpleasant condition of affairs, and finally arrived at the con.l '.iion that 1 would have a camera like Lester's at any cost Lester was kind enough to initiate me into the mysteries of his dark-room, and to allow me to examine the interior of his camera by ruby light With the knowledge thus gained, I resolved to manufacture one myself. It wouldn't be as handsome as Lester's, perhaps, I thought, but it might do just as good work. So I made the attempt using the lenses f.-om an old microscope which 1 owned, but in vain. The in strument never reached the second stage of its eonstruction. The contrast between Lester's clean, 6cioothly-covercd box, and what I knew mine would appear, even if 1 coulu final ly complete it, was too great, and I abandoned it in despair. Then 1 tried another tack. My father was exceedingly skeptical concerning the desirability of amateur photog raphy, and flatly refused to furnish the necessary funds. •It was October then, so I conceived a plan b3' which 1 would earn money during the fall by corn husking among the near-by farmers, BO that when spring opened I would have the price of the coveted camera. No one could have worked harder i XIIK MAN TURNED HIS HEAD. during the weeks through which the season lasted than did I. Huskers were in demand that fall, and I secured work wherever I applied. It is just possible that if Lester had grown tired of his camera in the meanwhile, and had ceased to use it, my desire for one might likewise have gone by the board, but the snap of his shutter was heard everywhere and at all times, and even at night—by flashlight—in the barns, where the frequent huskings were progressing. When, alter a few weeks, the farm ers ceased to require huskers, I struck up a bargain with our grocer whereby I was to spec 1 Saturdays running er rands for him. The money from this helped out wonderfully, and. according to my expectations, when April opened a snug little sum reposed as the fruit of my labors in one corner of my top bureau drawer. As soon as the weather moderated slightly Lester, who now posed as a photographic oracle, and myself went to the eity one fine morning to buy the camera. The neat little leather-covered box was duly inspected and purchased, to gether with the pamphlet of instruc tions that seemed so enticingly mys terious to my uninformed mind. The camera was just like Lester's, with the exception of some minor im provements which had been effected since the time when he had purchased his. On the way home Lester and I drew up a compact whereby 1 nas to have the use of his dark room and chemicals until I felt that I was fairly on my photographic Then I was to fix up one of my own. The camera hud been sold loaded with pla'es, ready for use, and 1 lost no time in snapping several views here and there as the fancy seized me. Lester taught me to develop them, and when the most of them came up under the chemicals clear and sharp, my delight was great. And when I made prints from them, and the familiar home scenes and my playmates' f.'.ce > were there plainly be fore me. it seemed to ine tiiat the uni verse could hold nothing more entranc ing than amateur photography. OI course J had failures, but they were few compared wivh, aycceagea. One morning in May, after I had be come thoroughly Tcrsed in the art of using the camera and had fitted up a dark room of my own in the attic, Lester and I sallied out with our cameras, for no other purpose than to secure a half dozen snap shots when ever desirable ones might present them selves. It was an ideal day for picture tak ing. liain had fallen the night before and had left the atmosphere clear iand brilliant, with none of that dim haze which is tho camerist's Nemesis so often. We had strolled along the road, per haps two miles out of the village, and had caught three or four very pretty views. None had presented themselves, how ever for some time, when, by a turn of the road, we came upon a man drink ing from a spring at the side of the road. He was bnt a few feet away, and was stooping down with his back toward us. "Let's get him." said I. in a low tone. "All right," replied Lester; "yon do it, though. I've only got one plate left." I had several unexposed plates re maining in my camera, so I pointed the box toward the man and pressed the button Jnst at the instant when the shutter must have operated, the man heard us and turned his head, facing us squarely. He evidently understood what we were about, for he scowled deeply and walked rapidly away through the woods, without, however, offering to molest 11s. He carried a small black jrrip with him. As the man's retreating figure disap peared through the trees, Lester and I drew a long breath of relief, for we felt like criminals detected in a crime, and we were a trifle afraid of the fel low besides. We wandered on a little further, snapping a few more wayside pictures, and then turned toward home and re traced our steps. That afternoon Lester came over to my father's honse to witness the devel opment of the morning's pictures. As, one by one, we put the plates through the developer, a majority came out. well. One or two were a trifle un der-exposed and there were minor de fects in others; but, on the whole, they were very good. The star negative of the lot, however, was that of the stranger whom I had photographed drinking, and who had turned his head and caught me in the act. That was perfect. Everything was brilliantly sharp, and the shutter bad caught the man's full face. In the negative, even so small an object as his eves stood out beautifully. We made a blue print of this nega tive, and both Lester and myself rec ognized the faithfulness of the likeness, notwithstanding the fact that we had seen the man but a moment. About the middle of the afternoon my father returned from the neighbor ing town, ten miles away, in one of the banks of tvhich he was clerk. lie seemed to be much excited and per turbed about something. My mother noticed it also, and immediately in quired as to the cause of his uneasiness. "The bank was robbed last night," he answered, "and over fifty thousand dollars stolen. Every cent I had in the world is gone with the rest." My mother made an exclamation of dismay. "And the worst of it is," went on my fath«r, "that we are almost certain who the thief is, but we haven't a thing in the world to trace h:m by—not a vestige of a photograph or anything like it, which we could give to de tectives to guide them in the hunt. The man's gone and the money with him." And my father sank despondently into a chair. Meanwhile Lester and I stood by, listening silently, the still wet blue print in my band After a minute I went and pressed the print out flat upon the table, on which my father's arm was leaning. At any other time 1 would have proudly exhibited it to him, and would have been sure of his inter est and appreciation, but I did not feel like intruding upon his present worri ment As I laid- the picture face upward upon the table, my father turned his head and looked at it indifferently. Suddenly he pushed iae aside and bent over the print so closely that his face almost touched it I recovered my balance with difficul ty, and stared at him in frightened iJb wilderment. My father had never act ed in this manner before, and I was al most afraid he had gone mad. "Great Scott!" he exclaimed. "The rery thing!" Then, wheeling around, he grasped me by the shoulders, and wanted to know where I got that picture. I was far too dazed by his strange actions to answer a word; so Lester in terposed and told my father, in as few words as possible, of our morning ex pedition, and of the man whom we had photographed in the act of drinking. "Bless the camera!" ejaculated my father, excitedly, "that's Eli Parker, the thief! And the best likeness of him I ever saw. too'" Then he questioned us closely as to the direction the man had taken when discovered, and ended by confiscating the print and the negative, and rush ing out of the house to take the next train back to town. Lester and I talked about it all the afternoon, and felt ourselves quite heroes for having the temerity to stand before a real bank robber. - Fifty prints were immediately struck off from the negative, and these were given to the detectives, who scoured the country in every direction. After a two days' search, those nearest home HE BEST OVER THE PRINT. were successful, and fouud Parker in the same woods where Lester and I had | first surprised Mm. He had so ught to : e» ide capture by avoiding railroads, and hiding himself until the first ex citement of the robbery had passed. As the whole amount of stolen funds was discovered in the little black jrrip which lie carried, he was convicted of the crime without diCiculty, and sen tenced for a term of fifteen years in state prison. The sequel of the incident was the most agreeable and the most astonish ! ing of all. One day, a month subse quent, when Parker had been safely housed in the penitentiary, my father came home, and, with a mysterious smile upon his face, handed me an en velope. Upon beinu opened, the dis covery was inadethat "Howard Benton and Lester Drake were authorized to dr aw upon the First national bauk of C , for one hundred dollars apiece, in slight recognition of their part in apprehending Eli Parker, the perpe trator of the recent robbery upon that institution.'' I lam still an ardent_ disciple of aina- tear photography. Who wouldn't be under sttch circumstances? —E. J. Uuck ley, in Golden Days. FRENCH CIVIL MARRIAGE. The Cnrioos Ceremonies Which Prevail on Saeh OccMion*. While people dying at St. Denis, in France, are to be buried according to the mayor's ukase, those who desire to be married by "civil rights" have everything in their favor. At a recent wedding in the town hall the salle des marriages was profusely decorated with planta and flowers. After the mayor had tied the nup tial knot an orator especially engaged in Paris made an appropriate speech, and the "Wedding March" of Men delssohn was played on a piano. Some of the friends of tbe bride and bridegroom next sang the waltz from Gounod's "Komeo et Juliette;'' "Bebe," by Ilenrion; tho "Uomanec of Maitre Pathelin," by Bazin; the "Marche anx Choux," of Chateau, and, finally, the duet from tbe "Ode Triomphale," of Augusta Holmes. The engagement of the orator from Paris is a new departure at "civil wed dings." The hint was apparently bor rowed from the procedure followed at the funerals of obscure persons whose friends want to have a panegyric pro nounced over them, as is customary in France at the graves of notable men. Those desirous of retaining the serv ices of a professional panegyrist usual ly find him in a wine tavern contiguous to the graveyard. He is known as the "Monsieur de Cemeterie," and has al ways on hand an assortment of ora tions to suit customers of every de scription. He only needs a frw hints about the life and career of th<* de funct and then evolves from his im agination a biographical sketch so brilliant and eulogistic as to make the mourners and general auditors believe that in the deceased the world lost one of its greatest men. —Boston Herald. A Tandar-Hemrted Dog. Last week a sick dog took up its abode in the field behind onr house, and, after seeing the poor thing lying there for some time, I took it food and milk and water. The next day it was still there, and when I was going ont to feed it I saw that a small pug was running about it, so I took a whip out with me to dr.ve it away. The pug planted itself between me and the sick dog, and barked at me savagely, but at last 1 drove it away, and again gave food and milk aud water to my pro tege. The little pug watched me for a few moments, and, as soon as it felt quite assured that mv intentions to ward the sick dog were friendly, it ran to me wagging its tail, leape;l up to my shoulder, and licked my face and liand% nor would it touch the water till the invalid had all it wanted. I suppose that it was satisfied that its companion was in good hands, for it trotted hap pi y away, and did not appear upon the scene again. London Spectator. —For the Wind Blew.--Frayed Peters —"Soy. cully, look atdis. Dem English is makin' a row 'came d>? jewk o' York buys his trousers off a sweater." Ilag son Tatters (shivering)—" Wish 1 was de jewk. Nobody never sweated in dese trousers." —Brooklyn Eagle. Pat Help. Mrs. Irons (matron of the well-known Irons boarding house*—Sergeant, I wish you would send a squad of police down to my house as quick as you can! Police Ofiicial—Calm your excitement, , Mrs. Irons. What is the trouble? "We've got a burglar locked up in the cellar!" "Ilow did he get in?" "Through an outside window. We heard him moving about in the cellar and one of the boarders got up ami slipped outside and fastened the shut ters tight, and the only door he can ge' out at is locked. O, we've got him!" "Is there anything of value in your cellar?" "Anything of value? There's a dozen of my best mince pies and some eold meat, and—" "How long has he been down there?" "Since about four o'clock. Nearly three hours." (Moving toward the telephone) "Madam, this is not a case fur the po lice. I will summon the coroner."— Chicago Tribune. Reflections of Great Men. Jones—l heard your new opera with great interest. Some passages of it re flect great credit. Smithers—Oh, thank you. You are too kind— Jones—Reflect great credit as I was going to say, on Strauss, Milloeekcr and Offenbach.—Chicago News Record. i'bilosophy. We must sup of the sorrow * within life'* cup. He patient 'neath fortune's frown: But let us so live that when we ar ■ ip We'll forget we have ever been down. —Judge. lIE GOT THE LI US. sJ&V Mrs. Mooney (to her husband) —Ted- dy, go out an' shwear over th' ha lc fince at th' Callahans, so they'll t'row our shtove-lids back at ye, or sorra th' bite av dinner Oi can cook this day.— Judge. Not I* p to th« • ta d ird. "No. miss," said the s hool trustee of District 13, Cornstalk township, shad ing his head slowly. "I don't think you're quite the person we want for teacher in our school." "May I ask in what parti -ular I fail to meet your requirements?" inquired the young woman, timidly "I've been listening to your talk," re joincd-the oC.-ial, reluctantly, yet firm ly, "and if I must Jell you the truth you don't seem to have no idea of gram mar."—Chicago Tribune. A Sure i are. A famous French do_-tor and profes sor of medicine contended that every disease was due to a process cf inflam mation. On dissecting one of his pa tients, not a truce of inflammation could be found. He explained the cir curat.tances to his pupils as follows: "Gentlemen, you that our motie of treatment was thoroughly effective. The patient is dead, but he died cured —Dcmorcst's Magazine. Awful Baby—A-bwa, a-bwa. a-bwa. Mother—Boire, boire; what can Char les Augustus mean? Father—He's going to be a tope, An geline. Boire is Freacli for drink. Mother (anxiously)— Oh. wouldn't it be dreadful if Charles should turr. out to be a French baby, and we couldn't understand a word he said!— Jury. Not a success. "Where have you been?" "I have just come from the theater. Smith's new play is being given for the first time." "Were there many people there?" "Yes, then; were many people there, but there were not mauy in front of the curtain. Most of 'em i.ere on the stage. '' —Texas Siftio^s. THRUSH IN HORSES. rtrton Eilrrmrl; ( aodorlit to Toot AND Hoof IHMUX- To hnrs« owners who i!fsir« to have their horses' feet filled with loath some, foot-wrecking disea--e knnwc thrush, we can say that the n:u ! r. •! filth which can be fourd at this I:me of the year in so many yards ami s?a'U w here horses arc kept are (itt .rs ex tremely eonduciT* to that coadition. If owners would stop to en -tier t . .it no other disease is responsible for half so many dtfcrinwt and narrow-heeled feet as thrush; that no other tl.se »se is half so frequently found in the iioiic'i foot, and, withal, that no otl.t r • -ease is as easily presented. and. in its earl ier stages* cure.l, as th is, th.*y would certainly be more active in adapting preventive measure* against its on slaught*. Ther e are soicc feet »o bealthly and sound that it wouul seem no amount cf exposure to mud and filth, aud even actual contatrion, could develop the disc a*e, but the average foot has a tendency to c< ntra. t the malady if the conditions are part;cu ar- Iv favorable. Animals which are taken from the locality to another and, in totneouen r of imperfect acclimatization, found to be in a state of hra.tb ui -CThut be low ordinary condit; n. are r art cular ly prone to the contract! n f tiiru>b; in fact, the lowering of the health status from any cause whatsi ever is a marked predisponent to this condition. The prevention consists in the unfavorable conditions to nhuii the animal is ex; >s/>d to the mini mum. by hooking out *be feet twice a day at least, and if a suspicion . f the disease is found, in puttin - a fe spoonfuls of a ten percent. • f chloride of zinc into the cleft an I i: ■ - spaces of the fro? and bars two or times at intervals of tw> or three d;»v< As it is almost impossible to cure thrush in an animal that is not in a state of health it follows t..;it both in the prevention and treatment of the disease, a consideration of the general health is a matter of primest impor tance, after which cleanliness becomes the next greatest esscnt.al—' '.ark's Horse Review. THE HORSE STADLE. (iood Care cf Animal* I'ajra In I>»llsr* and Cant*. One of the best-known writers says I that the horse stable should be con structed with a view to the horse's wel- j fare in every possible way; l>e made ; warm and comfortable; kept clean and well littered, and the window directly ' in front of the stall. Protect the glass ( by lime wash, or by daubing with white ; paint laid on with ends of bristles, so 1 as to prevent nny frlare and to diffuse It ] so that the eyes may not I* too mnch excited by direct suulipht. To tske a horse from a dark stable into bright , sunshine, especially when snow is on the ground, is destructive to the eyes, ' and a frequent cause of blindness. The most comfortable stall is it 100 -e one; | 7x9 is large enough, and tiie feed j trough should be raised so that the droppings may fall into it. Use curry j comb and brush at least once a day. and thoroughly. A well-curried horse will not roll in j the stall, and will Keep himself clean, j It is a irood plan to rjb the bra-di with ; kerosene occasionally, as preventive , of vermin (and to give the harness a j rub with it now an I then will save it from gnawing mice and rats). The horse should be brushed until the coit j shines. This work is an effectual i servative of health; due action of the skin as an excreting organ is thus se- j cured. No horse paws at night in a ' loose stall, when quite comfortable every way; the hab'.t indicates uneasi ness. Ihe common remedy often rec ommended—to fasten a chain to each j foot —is barbarous. '1 hese hints, which | merely touch this subject, should go to j show how important it' is to think • about all the busin> -s o' the farm. If one would on hour a week for this thinking he would soon find plenty of it to do even more frequently.—Farm- , ers' Voice. HANDY STABLE TOOLS. It Coot* Nothing Hut a Little Time to Make Thrm. At a cost of very little time, and 110 money, every horse owner may have convenient stable tools. '1 he wooden scraper at a has a lianillc four and a half feet long, the scraper head beintr fourteen inches long. six inches wide, and one and a half inches thick at the center, and tapering toward each 'dge. The scraper at b has the same length of handle, also the same length and thickness of head, the solid portion, however, he in/ but four inches wide, the upperedge set with pointed wooden pins two and a half inches long and HOMEVADK STABLE TOOLS. three-quarters of an inch in diameter. Provided with these wooden teeth, the stable can be nicely and expeditiously cleaned without the use of a fork It will, also, prove convenient for separ ating the coarse from the fine litter. 'I he wooden pin at e is for clearing out the hole->, made through the Poor for drainage, aud should be one foot Ion?, a hole being provided near the upper end for a striag or wire loop by which it may be hung up.—American Agri culturist A Point In Blanketing. Most persons who have the car>* of horses in the winter make a bad mistake in blanketing a horse as soon as he is stopped if he has become heat ed by hard teork or long traveling. The vapor "hat steams up fro*n the hot sides of the horse condenses and wets the blanket, and as he continues tc cool the cold and wet covering chills instead of warming him The better plau is to allow the horse to stand un covered until cooled down to abont the ordinary temperature*, and th-»n throw on the blanket.—National Stockman. The Close of the Ducawiou. peek—l'd have you know, madam, that I have as much right to ventilate my opinions as you have. ' Mrs. Peck—Hut, my dear, your opin ions don't need ventilating. They're all wind, anyway. —Indianapolis Journal. The Different Varieties. "How many kinds of seals are there?" asked Penelope. "Well." said papa, "there is one kind that is found on a sheet of pan-r and another that lives on a sheet of ice."— Harpers Young l'cople. I True Economy. Friend—Why do you wear those fear fully old-fashioned collars? Winkers (a man of affairs > —Because when the washerwoman sends th-.-m to anvbody else, they fiend them back. —>' Y. Weekly. A -11;; lit Difference In Aees. He—And so you were named after your mother? She Oh. yes; of course manna doesn't like it referred to, but it *f<i» a little while afterward.—Truth. Consolation. "There's one wise thing about having only one leg," said the veteran. "A pair of sock* lasts twice as long as they would otherwise/'—Jury. At the Funeral. First "Sister—Why don't you cry? Second Sister—Can't. Left my rn»- bruidered handkerchief aA home. —"liiX- -1 wSuUas» PROTECTOR FOR TREES. Aa rrttrntm tflmi lajwf fr.as lui>Mr» In IV I the protector a kLm ia position a'»>ut an apple tpre F".? I show* a mntfni*tt atkl ntsl ia»»h. 4 m »>» .Bj» the prvtcttor. The !atk> ntay m cat r:lher Jor.i feet long. aeeard ag to the height of the truck* of the tee* for which *-nev axe lateoded. >ert!nor laths arc sufficient for oae protector The wire aaed ia a boat Xoi V* ia aw, aua mar be of iron, brass or Ofier Br»at an.! fopjer are am« ilaalll than iroa. bat their greater e-wt may owrha'int* thia adv-nata/v A 1 a rapitl mean* of aieasur.uj oflT the *t-». it tear be wound lengthwise aonct a piece of t> >ar.l .aches iwog for an 8-la!h protector, or 16'■» iacbe* if T .atoa are to be :i»ea The wiraa mar than W SMlfe rtVfC I I m I. —TR»£ raoraoT"a. cat at i-ne end of the board with tha cold chi-.0l or tiaaer's »h.-*rm. The protector* taaj be njndif pat tofetlvr on a c ■mmon work bench by mean* rtf a »imple deeice *hown ia aeojad «iraw- Procara a piece of str>>«jj eia-tic wood aboat 4 feet loair. and tt» e-»- fourtb*of an inch thick, to serve aat a sprin; »lu>wa at the upper port of Ota drawing. Then tack two M -;k* to t K a top c,t t'oc bench near the rear side tr> serro as a support for the «prin|r- Sa— drtre three nail* iato the beach aea.- the front side, at the distance apart at which the wires are to be pl.calct the protector. The end wire* ahooul he aijout 3 lDche* from the end of the laths. Seat t « iat tua end* of the wires togetlier for a short distance. beginning atx.nt thrr» inches from the end. and place one of the wires about each of the nai s ia tl<« no. 3. XAt:s» ras ran rnoracT front of the bench, aa shown. Place another shorter wire, hieing the ends bent into hooks, about tha outer end < f the Kprin;. and slip the first iMh thmuirh the foar wires, aa shown 1 the <ira ing. bending tha spriuff suffi ciently to make thia po«sible. Tha spring now acts an a tension to keep the wires taut. Insert the areond lath, lifting np the lower strand of wire and slipping the lath beneath that, aad over the other strand, tha* crossing tha »» » strands. Then with a hammer reatl* drive np the second lath toward th - first until the two are about oae-fonrta of an iach apart. Insert tha other lath in the same manner, after which un hook the wire connecting tha afr.ox with the first lath and looaen it from the protector. In placing 1 tha protector about the tree, simply bend it around and insert the free ends of the wirv 1 beneath the wire of the first or tme-mti lath, clinching it enough to hold secure ly The protector ia to be left 00 suir mer and winter, nntil the tree oat grow. it. or the wires rost off. TV protector not only prevent* icn*ca. i on the trunk, but 1* an effectual pre ventive aguinst injury from rabb.t-. and other rodents, as well as from w'uifil 'trees used in cultivation.- Prof El S (Jo/f. before the Wisconsin Horti cultural Society. PACTS FOR FARMERS. WITH the present low price of whaat it can be more profitably converted ia- by feeding it to the hena than into flonr. Yot" can select a nice yoniur steer, ma'.ce it fat and salt the beef for yoar own use. and with more profit, than to sell all of your steers and bay beaf by retail. SAGE tnd other herb* pay well, and it ii clainifil th*t i cropof i* wortn about 5330 p*r acre Those who make a business of ifrowinf it sow the seed early in the spring am! transplant the younsr plants in July. IVmi.r milk u being inspected for it* solids, it would be well if an r*3inin»- tion could be made by the farmer of his cows, that the healthiest only should be selected for breeding, is order to avoid transmission of disease to offspring. Sr.vn.owcß seed is valued at about CI a bushel. A bushel of seed will pro duce about one gallon of oil. and the residuum is then used for cattle in the same manner as linseed meal, la Rus sia it ia one of the most valuable plant* grown. FORCIXO fruits and vegetat-ie* is ver y profitable work in winter, if (lone cor rectly. and care is T'ier» arc many detail* to look after. When one can ;ret 31 for a quart of strawber ries so grown, however, it should pay to bestow the work. THE English method of keeping fruit ofer winter is to select apples, grapes, etc.. that ire perfectly free from Flem ish and wrap them in paper, parking the articles in dry sawdust The saw dust must be thoroughly dried, •# M to contain not tho leaat moisture. THOSE who know what the green to mato worm is have often ni>Uctd the little white spot* on the worm The white srots are the eirgs of a caraeite that will, when hatched, destrov ail the worms ia the neigh borhood; hence the worm should not be killed if the while spots are noticed. Too UMI a «low He s'-Tt ta the room where ta* fas sscaved. But this be Ud not dreai!. It *is wlira 1*- saw tae flrst month's tifil That he fell down Use? and d-md. —CHica«o tnwr Ocean. A Sir* Way of ratttnc l«- "Itut, darling, is your income sufficient to support a wifeT* "I think so. dearest: provided your* is suSlioient to support me." —Life. You say be limbed. "» aoUow laueh. «h" «» a«r'" llow ceaM that fie when Be d Just had ht* ma- Ml' W*y Me LM« "Why are yon so 'ate. JackT* asked the boy's mother on hit re tor— fxvim school. "I was kept In." replied Jack. "Whispering againT" "No. "m. I was kept in for not talk ing." "llow was that*' "The j >sxapny teacher asked me » question, and I nerer said a warO." Harper's Young People. rr.i>ul<»! sraosp •*- "I tell you." he said. diaronaolutet" "women are aitogrthtr too like iwwallays.** "What's the matter?" "I proponed to the hei«*s» yeste*»tar "Did she accept jr««r "N> >he took out her note wrote my natoe and add,r«» u» it Mk said she would ioo*irr i%v • ma. '—ituattM Oh/ac TH€ OOC'S i OCA or MS MAOVVb *>»t of aarr*. btag ums ■*€*■» mm* anAs if thought * 4MB MS •nuxj aed oa »Si wa iVa.in* with 'V -nrntaJ vrnrntmmm a*M- r ** «n >r Lam whea w» aa-'ak of th* nll i IMM rntHHit aa nM to tmnp prrnmmmjt *» ha »flnorr »:a.-e» !>hm aa |§ pn».-r »1«i US' «viadg» t*MB w» aw Mm •aa do* Than we «ae -a tha au* ««Mp ' * Wfr«t Ttt piwt * Hmmi w-ra thought >r men «a V- *• UlaUa »' -he JT •»'-*. 4»nMiai bMw MMy were p. • j«nf m the r -' of :1M ««» shipera. who "na. —J ay tnMO tat «»a k».ara u> th. m*ao-ra. T'.iaAoati teach aa an hear -a aM tkH IkM % \Jtc-our tIM 4nf* pnt« of !(■». * mat andnabaadly nrk a 'hrrig aa «ps» »»cph-.»*. Hi that he !m* h«a paeaflw aa«l ideaa at life awl at nwntad rimitra. aad Ihareflwvw {tevfnaa aw hi* art Via: in iir m Ml with hilt It ha» >m «a>ri that amm Maada tr> hta dng la tha mniih a «# m owa« at Iritj laai aatatta fa! aad • i—iai u at' 'mlai hat**. :r i a an, rewanla aad j matin te hnmaa Uha tWii<<a. it tvoivaa a» strata «f 'ma «r nation In r »wi a*— tha* !*«■» 4*f» point at »W Ma -aaaaar to a» n. ni-mfrj »>l naallT «af ta^t "1 >hapa lad —n i ■■ ■ mala -amimp :a his »a»rnrtal n»t-ire KICKED BY A OtAO MMI w«a m LrmrOmm *1 had my ha* HMtf wM ai*nt •*• a ind mmm." mM J.»ka A. &» •wfc to a St Lona GM»t!nHM reporter. " Wbea aj' iaiugni mt tone teea I mm rUunx a rtar ■! smato ta •wrthwMtfli Mi—narl ft waa Jkat after the war. kid Imtpafc »m nrr |ll«<W "<V lark nfht • eMpit •< Am f»»«n tr*d to WU w M I waa **kml th» <pin koar and radaower then. I w*Tjt plnafftaff oa toe darkaena for a»eer«i hoadrad J auto *hea my kon* «t pp>d aa that I taadwartoMly left -J»e iiWln> Mi •! aatrUie bra Mrh "Mjr aditfrim di «nt with friffht tat. to wh aw, I «mM we ooMuajr t thnuyht it mm* to mmm f oTpa-ta nd ipiund the ku*to tor »wi whi'e I told nr pM raa# to the expected sttark ".to I pawrt a ;«f* a«« itol »«rfj nwr»d the mad a My ■iwity boot atrarb roe ia the tmm aad mapil my bat of I raatliM that fAt mm* a«H a hat. an did aot May to 11—nn lb "Oa my «if hack ant morakqr I found that the ki<-ker «t* a iead an who wan swiagiay fma a ! lab with a piece of paper ptnaed to bta shirt, m which waa ** raw led: Thoa *hatt aa* •tae's,- apeahally error* aad *«!»"* THE PARSON S TUT* Tie; DH>l Ai iIH h Waa ito ■> MM There is a atory at a -tugj 1— ato had taken tempi wary datf Lr a tttoud aad who cad the 01 lark to tsfare Jmm faiae teeth Jurinjf the week. The piafcr was aeat to the . teatiat'* tor rryan. a Jkitkfsal aan-.raaca beiag pt ra lha- t ahr>ai<l be daly returned by Sutotay a poet. bnt the dentist or the peal piui M IWt>le»* with the a«B«taaea at llto dark ika clergyman managed to atnadMe ikr.it«fc the prayer*. Not f it it w aid ha aapna ■ mfetc to altera*"» preach. .Ie there fore interacted the clerk to "naiaaaw excaw foe him aad <ll iaa ila tka aoagr - gathwi Bat bin feriin-r* may ha bettor if ay iaed than dinned when, .a tka » clato '□ of the rea try. he uveraoapi tka clerk, in immvearee toaaa. tana dkiiinii the "maemmr." "Pirwm *~rr marry, bat it ia to ato fjrtuiv to be <rt>ay»d to wear a «e* e# artful teeth. They boated tort Wedame day aad be eta t got thexa bath fr~>m Loact-m to-imy. ae be waa prna'wil I>e helped him ail I roald thruagk tka serri.'e. bat I >-aa*t do aa awe tor bkai km t any one for his r*ag tnto tka pd> pit. for you wouldn t naili'irt—i • word he *sud. m> be thmhayoaaU aaay m *aN go home." VANISHING ANIMALS. ■ae la ilentte* Tkaa am Caa*Matf So one m read a book a 4 araeet to wild coontriea witkoat hae-.ag kuiighi forcibly before bia the grave tart tka* many at the moat latereattoy tonaoa tiua eart.i wtoa the brtaknf ■ ilai aiaa tkra. The btsoa m practically gam* m a miU snimai from firth America. The quagjra not now to be found ia *wh Atr.cm. The harmlei and mteriatiagaat bear appears aisn to be fokmm «fc» *ar of the man moth and the m—aiiikm The L- - toa Zoo csaaol get a |ui#i The price of am.nala ia the wnrhee has if one op to anpreeadeated Jgaiaa We carefully provide their nafiei majea ties of Africa with repeatiag nttm t*» aceeierat.- the pr«esn of acnihilaMna Trawlers warn aa that the (Banal slaughter pi Lit eede with aa eeer aacat - e rated pace so loag as iiiiali eaa ha found to be killed. The destruetloa apparently at aoaa result ia orat of the larger wild ea»- maus becoming aa exttart aa the <M» Or Joha Brown, of BetHned, Ea^aat te.ld a r»d story the other day at a re eeption given i..m by a Boefaia feat is man He nut that the c.ngliah nan are »avtiuei rfginlni an rathwr hibh suadfil and not eery promfcaag peeaeaa for ministers to work aaoaf. bat thiy once in awhile show a aatiea Ju ew«t nesa by no meana » he d< auiaed Oaa of theot. oae day. i-aatag has luahre was met by a spnrTi iaaa, wail in-aasd and equipped, who hailed Him -vtth the request W hat shail I give yoa to haew a sh* t at that d.naerr* "O. dna t shoot the doakey." >ir»r ;ed the road*. brotherly toee eoatuaaa." TfeM is PS <• ' * JfUe F nmirwaa- -No. yoa eaa t Was me. Doctor* ?ay that tiawaaa amm >► transmitted >*y tooehiag ?^a Mr Biff-I haee ao ular* bat aa affe. ti.-n of the heart. *t»d I wish yoa woulJ eaarh iat— Life Msaaaw Wrnnr *m*mm Ttet hrr .• e'.tßoas .wek. Cat w» * «rf ms.M Aa C«*i aa« n ■—*»a«»ssam»i Chariey—ls Eoek a «otMl 'aitaf Chap-iie - H ■ 'oak*s ha s too .le«-erf y rmie for a>. »«aah mf He seaiU in a btU every iaoa»h A »'!■< aaa *o«her-I>» yoa kaow why yaar» Mkl'.ed Mr Blow a ll«*. Tommy* Toauay- Tea m, ha a a «aiVr mm thaa pa. —Brooltljra Life til lr« "Toar acn haa a Mr. aramec' pewrtoa f hear "Yea, tf♦ • regnlar -vrmmmrn*" Jadge. «>M DM S*e »»■■■•* Peedita Wd r-a kiaa aim.' P-oelope ioitetgwoaalyV-5«« It* tr»al ha. NO.U
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