VOL. XXX. Do You Want to Make Money? "* * j! Do You Want to Save Money? |lf you don't want to save money don't read between these lines. This ad a written for cioae cash outers that are alwara op>?ri for bar/a ins when there are aoj to be bad. and if ibing* had taken their usaal conr?e this winter tbissd with all its wonderfoi bargains would never bare appeared, bnt op to Jan. Ist we h»d a very mild winter Hearr leather goods and robber goodi> have been verv mnch blighted, and !to tell the troth I am over Blocked bat I bave a plan to onlcad 'lt is simply a matter of business and | concerns only money saving people. ! No others need read between these lines, My plan H onload my surplus gtc.ek of boot.-, ph. c- &nd rnLber* t diooply tbia I bavn got to low; come money oo tbet-e, lum no' ir.'ifiL' •• carry them over antil next season, I will pell tbeo» at Hn% price : L"aSher goods get bard, the life gets out of tbem arjd rfc' y an Rubber goods are even worse, for they will rot a: d arottnri me until I can hardly see daylight I will tackle tbem first, and th» prices I quote are less than first cost and if ynu are too conscientioqs t< icome and help me lote tome money, yen will bave to go elsewhere anf pay » profit. —BMGA— in ■■ The object is for you to make money and for me to lose it. Can you take part ! in such a scheme? I will sell for twentv davs men's rubber boots LyomtM? mitVn for IJ 90 Boston rubber boots $2.00. Candee robber boots $2 00. Woonsockei robber boots $2.00; t» pair of pood canvas slippers gees with each pair anH •if I can't produce anv of the above na:ik«*s at prices quoted, will stirre' d«r Imy claim on your attention in all future ads. or a round trip ticket to tb» I World's Fair. BOT'S rubber hoots sizes Ito ft $l5O \.>nt ' rubber | boots 11 uud 12 $1 00, ladies' rubber boot" 3 "> 8 $1 15 rubber) boots 13 to 2 SI.OO. child's rubber bocts 7 tc 10 90 cts., meu's Storm K.-.- , =t£' l .." «?'_■ :* vysic ~ When you get tired Stop! You don't have to read between these lines. Nor it is strictly Private. If you are needing any leather goods come and see what I bave to •ell. I have one lot of ladies' fine button shoes for sl. one lot of sample shoes at $1 00 worth $2 00. one lot of fine gr. button shoes lor 90 cts.. r ne lot of serge gaiters for 50 cts , one lot of slippers for 25 cts., one lot ofj Misses' shoes 85 cts., one lot of child's shoes 40 cts . one lot of infants' shoes 18 cts All of the above are about one half tbe regular price, come in and see bargains on oar sample counter. A word to the wise Is sufficient--that is sometimes it is, and sometimes they get 1 ft. •—Tf"™" 'f" 1 t-rw"~'r -"Trr T- A man that likes nice shoes and ne eds a pair is not wise if he don't call and get a pair of Edwin Clapp*s band mode shoes for $3 00. and if be don't wont to pay that much will sell him a nice dress shoe lor $1 25 to $2 00 We make a great many boots and shoes to order ur>d do all kinds of repairing in connection with shoes. We have a, large leather depart j meat, and fail stock of findings always on band Remember tbe place and Call. u>*Mn Bickel.+ B ? r ' Street 1 u - EVERYBODY WANTS TO MAKE MONEY. Some try to save money, some in one way, others in another way. Tbe true way to make money is to save money, bu" it would not be prudent to expect for instance t.bat you can bnv an article at 50 cts an good aa one you pay $i 00 for, this would be losing money It is Simply a Matter ol Business With you to buv from a reliable house and one that voti know has only one price, a bouse that gives one man as much IIH hi-t neighbor fur his dollar no two prices. Houses that are always advertisir g go< dn at $1 00 worth $2 00. and all this kind of bosh as a role are dangerous places m ike money iu.it is used by them as a catch to get yoo in tbeir net. It would not be safe for you to tske part ! n any schema where 'he merchant is going to lose money and you m.tKe, for fear the merchant would make tbe money aod vou lose it We carry the largest stock and best rubber (?oods of ony house in Bat ter. we give a new pelr of men's rubber boots if not satisfactory to the customer free of charge, a«k one of these li'tle follows to do this, see what be will ssy to you, we have all thene cheap or should say desr rubbers, men's at 25 cts., cbil's 10 cts., etc , and that is ail they are worth or all •ny of tbem are worth Our stock in meu's, boy's and youths' boots aud is uot equaled in Butler Men's fiue shoes at _ _ and 1 25 " extra fine calf shoes at _ 200 Ladies'fiue button shoes at - 1.00 and 125 " " grain button shoes at - - _ 85 eta " slippers at - 25 cts and 50 cts " flannel lined sboes - - _ 75 cts All ihese not half price, but regular pries. Men's wool boots and rtibbera at - - _ _ 190 Old ladiet.' flsnnel lined shoes and Hlipp*rs in great vurietv we teli yoo wbut goods are and i/ive yon the lowest price No old rusty job lots in this Stock,nil clean fresh goods Come and see us. B. C. HUSELTON. TREES THAT IM And are true to nitirie don't cotnc ircm ltirpe Northern Nurseries where joli lots of thousands are sold to un scrupulous iigt-nts and labeled to suit their orders re- of name. Buy your stock direct from home nureerie* and not from agent*. Send for our lUus- " trat-d Catalog ot Tr* e*, S ed-i. Small Fruits, etc. John R. & A. Murdoch, 508 Smithiield St., Pittsburg, Pa. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. PROFLbSK >N AI, CARDS COULTER & BAKER. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. I Office IE room !>., A rmorv Bul!ding. Butler, ; fa. H. Q. WALKER, i Attorney-at-Law— office in Diamond Blots Butler, fa. J M. PAINTER, Attorney-at-Law. Ofhee— Between Postolfice ar.ri Diamond, lit" ler. Pu. A. T. SCOTT, ATT') ll'S ET-AT-LA W. iJltaj at No. a. Si-iL : imoad. B it!er. I k. A. M. CHRibTLEY, ATTOBNKY AT LAW. •Bice second Soor. a i lor-. ri i>i u Mtli -si | <«n>r •curt House, Ruiler. Pa. NEW TON BLACK. Vtt") Ht IJIW— ' 'ft r-f on South Side or IM&rci.u •atler. Pa. i. W HU 'CHISON, ATTorNKY A'i LAW. oDice on !-M"Ud ttif jT ol tut- Huxjltou 010 Diamond. Kutler, I'M... Kooai So. 1. IRA MCJU N K 1 . vtiorut-y ai Uw. Otn< e »• No I*. F-asi •«»II "it . But ler. F«v.. W. C. UNLLEK, Attorney at Lis* and heal h«inte »getit.. l> ice rear of L. Z. Mitchell a office en north s!d> •i Diamond, Butler, P«. H. H. GOUCHER. vitorney-at-law. Office on second floor o vadereon building, near Court House. Bui ler '•v. Dr. N. M. HOOVER, 137 t\ Wayne St., office hours. 10 "> 12 M. an s I 'O 3 P. M.' SAMUEL M. B'PPUS Physician and Surgeon. zoo Vi i -t Cunningham L. M. REINSEL, M. D, I'uvsiciAN *NI> Sd>I:ION. Office and residence at IVtrolli, Pa. L BLACK, ril VBICIA). ASD HIKUEOS. ew Trontmaii Building, Butler, i'a. N. LEAKE. M. J>. J. K MANN. M. ' Specialities: SPECIALTIES: I-NA-eology and Hur- Eye. Ear. Nose ATE gery. Throat. DRS. LEAKE& MANN, Butler, Pa. G \i. ZIMMERMAN. PUVHICIAN AND SCBOFON. Wee at No. 45. S. Main street, over Frank o's I)i uk Store. Butler. Pa, V. MCALPINE, Demist, is now located In new and elegant rooms ad- JoicliiK Lis former ones. All kinds of clasp plates and inoderen gold work. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a.; Ariwicial Teeth inserted cri the latest lui proved plan. Gold Killing a specialty. Oltlce 'i/er beuaulh t'loUiiim Store. DR. S A !0' SNSTON. I)ENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA (iold Killing I'alnlesa Extraction of Teeth and Artificial Teeth without Plates a specialty Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air or Local \na-sttietles used. onice over Millers Grocery east of Lowrj UOUB6> Otflce closed Wednesdays and Thursdkjs. C. F. L. IVJCQUISTION, ENUIXEEE VXD SURVEYOR, Orrica HRAR DIAMOND, BTNUTU, PA. L. 8. McJIJMLN, Insurance and Real Estate Ag'l 17 EAST JEFFERSON.BT. !)l TTI jER, - PA. H< ' LKK (Hil N'l Y Mutual Fire Insurance Co. - Cor. M air; & C mninghp.m fUt. < HEINKMA'N, SECRETARY <>j K< IHS \irro.l Wick. Ileudersoo Oliver, r. W. Irvln. -lames btephensou, W W lllackinore, N. Weitzef, I'. Bowman. l>. T. NOTIS, Oeo KtiHerer, ' has. itehhun, lohu Grotunan. John Kocntug. uOTAL S. Agent. SUTLER. F A C &D Ready for All. W K IIAVK THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IA THIS COUNTY. Everything that is new in Htiff Hats. Oar $1 50 oud $2.00 are wonders for th« money. r . » i i -4 > t I i' 4, in pric« from 25 ct« to $5.00 All the now blockn in Siik Hatf. QreatOHt line of t'urnii'liing Oood? we ever hud. A.'» i'.Hp'-ctiou will be an advt»nt»ffe to any one. COLBERT & DALE, Matters and Furnishers, 242 S Main street, Butler. Pa. I "T "X "T "T t ~y "TIIKKE'S MONKT I> IT. I W IV WANT YOU I Ui iu:t a* our AiTMit. full or p irt lline us >i'do Permanent position truar inted to im n or wo- I men. LI tiers I pay w.eKly. st M-k complete, i lillt ed|t* time; would speak r.f p.: who had stayed there years Lefore. And he d laugh aad tell with fervor "How that Maj Jones did snore' - Or. "If you had seen Miss Jenkins, with her black hair all awry Showln off her crazy paintln's where the water looked like sky " So I grew to wait his coming with aa interest at last. For he always had a story of some happ'ning in the past When I chanced to speak of music. "That re minds me. sir." snM he. "Of e story 'l i Strange a tune. I guess, aa e»<_r be "Lota of folks was here that summer, anil most of 'em came for fun. nut they didn't s cm to hare it—read'.n' was tout ail they done Ac J 1 says to my Maria 'Wakln' up is all they neer brain stop Its whirl' Hut, of course. I didn't say a single word about his girl "On the night th< y bad appointed came tho ladles, and I knew That the girl w is with grlcvin'. and that proved her love was true Then 1 left tin m eailn' supper, and I drove down 10 the train, And bruu {ht hick the weary lover, who seemed giad to come again I "In the parlor then I loft him, and I'd hardly closed the door, When h<' sat down e.t I'ie organ, and I heard that lune once more, But he'd scarce tx in lo play It. when Uio door Dew open wide, And his sweetheart s arms wero 'round htm— and they asked no cure beside." —Wallace 1) Vincent, in N Y. Ledger. She Meant Esquimaux, "I understand," said the culler, "that your son Is going to spend u year in tho Arctic region*?" "Yes," said the fond mother, "Harry wants to make a study of the Ingo mars and their customs." —Detroit Free Press. Not Wo Pupa—Well, how do you lilce your new bicycle, Horace? Horace—l like it very much, but I wish it was as easy to get on as it id to get off.—Harper's Young People. THE LUCKY LOSERS. "Whom tbo Lord Loveth He Chaster.etli. Of all the blessings la disguise IT-.at come to mortals from the skies, The best one ever beard of yet Is losiag aa election tet "No L*?» ' ryliiyOvr Spilled Milk." Of lov.ts-j. at first thess T.ho have backed Tae losing side wti doubt this fact. But when they think it out they 11 grin And thank their stars they didn't win. '•Winners First, Losers Last." The filthy lucre they have lost Is nothing to their gains enforced: They'll bet no more—and that may savs Them from a future bankrupt's grave. "A Singed Cat Dreads the Fire." The virtues they may practice now In crtlt-r to "get square"'—somehow— ... i ike them happy, good and wise And land them duly in the skiea. "Hiking a Virtue of Necessity." Economy will give them wealth. And seif-denials furnish health: Humility will bring them friends. And, also, love that never ends "Prosperity Is Sometimes Worse Than Ad versity." Now, had these lucky losers won, They, feeling rich and ripe for fun. Would soon the winnings waste and more. With lots of headaches to deplore. "A Fool for Luck." Bad ways extravagant they'd learn. And, thinking luck would never turn. They'd keep on gambling till, too late. They'd meet the gambler's certain fate. "Easy Come, Easy <30." O, yes' It's best to lose the stakes; The future happiness It makes Is just Immense. We're only sad From pity for the winner glad. "Who Laughs Last Laughs Best" He's In the soup—not me. Some day He'll And that wianing doesn't pay, And then we ll show him, with a smile. How losing has increased our pile. "Moral: Don't Bet—To Win." —H. C Dodge, in Goodall's SUB. HOW IT WAS STARTED. Founding of the First Church of Almo. [Original. ] fROM the fullness of worldly wis dom spake the colonel on this wise: "Yes, we all respect a good man, ibut we like a man with a consider able flavor of the world about him. Not that we want a sporting gent for a parson, but, what I mean to say is, that we do not want a pious refrigerator in this church. Elder White is good. He is so blamed good that I gravely sus pect bus baldness arises from wearing his halo to bed with him. He is too eternally good for Almo. Now I have just the man for you. Voting, smart, full of snap, and just the sort of man you Tike to meet, the sort of man you tal.e to from the first. Don't you see?" "Do j'ou know him personally, colonel?" asked Wilson, the youngest member of the committee. "Weil, no; I cannot say that I do. But Revans told me about him. and 1 have confidence in Bevan.V judgment. That lievans is the best judge of a otcci I crrr iiilrt." "You inveterate old rancher, do you average up men as you would cattle on the range?" "A person that Is a good judge of a cow is likely to be a good judge of a man." "But see here, colonel, you forget that Almo is no longer a mining camp, but a civilized, high-toned metropolis. We want a scholar, a gentleman and a mau of dignity to preside over the for tunes of Trinity church." "Yes, yes, sonny, you know a blamed sight more than ordinary folks, but the old colonel has had more experience iu this vale of tears. I have been with this church from the start, and bave watched its growth and prosperity until the present, and it is my judg ment that hustle beats dignity all hol low in religion as well as in politics. Of course we don't want a holy circus in Trinity church, but we do want something livelier than a congres sional record." "By the way, colonel," said Jones, "I once heard that Trinity church had a rather unusual beginning. You say you were one of the founders. l'er haps you can tell us the truth of the matter." "Well, I don't mind, if it is under stood that it goes no further than the present company. There are not many now living who know the facts about the founding of the first church of Almo, and, for reasons that will manifest themselves before long, it would be well if the whole matter were forgotten, for you see, it was un usual, and, looking at it from the ex perience of years, I am led to !>elievo that it was hardly a creditable begin ning Hardly the p.-oper thing," added the colonel, in a tone of thoughtful re gret. "St> you'll say nothing about it, boys." "Oh, certainly not." "It was in '72 or '73, I forget which, in the fall of the year, that the singular circumstance occurred which laid the foundation for the building of the first church of Almo. The town was only a mining camp then—dance balls, sa loons, gambling houses and all sorts of devilment going on. 1 had made a pretty good strike out in the hills that summer and was spending a few weeks in camp, expecting to go on a visit o the cast. One evening 1 was standing in front of the Accidental hotel—a slab shanty then—talking with Mart Har rigan. when the stage eatne by and dropped two passengers. One of them I knew by sight, having met him its Denver a couple of years before. He was a rough-looking customer, but 1 never heard any bad of him. The oth er passenger was a young man. pale wd thin, dressed in black. 11a wore spectacles and carried a eonsuniptive !ookir~ bag in one band and a few books in the other. Book agent or missionary, I said to Marl, and he said he guessed so. Bascomb—the other fel low's name was Bascomb—came up and ihook hands with us. " 'Who's that tenderfoot you brought along with you?' asked Ilarrigan. "'I got an idea from what he said that he was a sort of a parson. Wants to start a church down here. Didn't say much to me. Too tough for him, I reckon." "'See here, colonel,' said Ilarrigan, times lias been powerful quiet around here lately. Couldn't we have a little fun with the kid—just initiate him— then do the square thing by helping on the good work.' • " 'I tell you Voys, I've got the proper lay,' f.ays Bascomb. 'The fellow let it out that he had several hundred dollars with him, that the missionary society had given for a starter in building the church. Now we might get him into a little game, clean him out, and, ufter letting hitn grunt alittle, slake him for his gospel works.' " 'lt's a go,' says Ilarrigan and 1. "Well, w<- organized uud laid our plans. The boys decided that I was the slickest looking of the crou d, and I must get in with the fellow, pump him and so ou. It worked beautifully. After buppcr lie came out and sat dowu "I BRACXD TO HIM. " by himself, looking sort of lonesome, so I braced up to him, and, after a few commonplace remarks, told him my name. He said his name was Willits, Jeremiah Willits. It didn't take much work to pump him, as he turned out to be a pleasant, chatty fellow. When he got started, he told me his plans and hopes: how he had been .sent out by the missionary society to start a church in some promising western town. He had chosen Almo, because it looked to him as if the place was bound to grow and because it seemed to need the gospel— ond you bet it did. So we talked on, getting pretty well acquainted. After awhi e Ilarrigan and Bascomb strode in, and I introduced them to the ■ -ug parson. He told them ail about his projects aud wc had a very plea.sant, chatty time until late in the evening. "Next day Willits went around town trying to scare upj» few religiously-dis posed persons and he found them mighty few and far between, I can tell you, and he came to supper looking pretty blue. Things seemed to be get ting ripe for our little enterprise, so after supper I took him a little walk around the town. He unloaded himself of his views about the terrible moral degeneracy of the place, and I could see that he was feeling down on his luck. • " 'See here,' says I, 'you've got a little touch of the cold, and your liret is out of order, and your appetite is poor, and you've got a coat on youi tongue. That's what ails this town,' says I. 'Now, you come back to the hotel and I'll fix you up a dose that will change the whole complexion oi things in no time,' says I. "We trotted back to the hotel and 1 took him up to my room and fixed him a rip-snorting glas of whisky and quinine. He took it as grate fully as a baby and said it seemed rather strong. " "You bet it's strong,' said 1. 'lt will jnst yank them blues out of you in short order.' "I didn't kuow how much the fellow coul I stand, so 1 sat down and kept ou talking for awhile, until I see she be gan to work, then I gave him anothei dose, and in half an hour he was just meller and joyful, and got to tellins some pretty rocky old seminary yarns that 1 judge were just about as old ai the Christian era. "While all this was goingon Baseomt and Ilarrigan had drifted in and begar to lake part in tbe entertaiumcnt. 1 told some tales of adventures in the bills, and Ilarrigan got to telling about a wonderful game of whist which he once played. It was such an interest ing game that he went and got his cards to illustrate the play he was tell ing about. Bless you, that young fel low bit easy. He remarked that he used to be very fond of whist in hit early days, anil 'twan't long before we were enjoying ourselves immensely with that innocent pastime. Of course the boys got to telling about tlieit poker experiences between the deals and, finally, the young fellow said lie would really like to know how the game was played. " "Suppose we get out the chips and go through the motions, so as the par son can see how it's done,' says Has comb. "Well,to make a long story short, we got to playing penny ante, and had a real amusing time for awhile, things running pretty even, a little in the par son's favor, perhaps. About that time 1 gave him another installment of liver remedy, and the boys likewise took some. He began to feel real happy, a sort of a 'cherry-red,' so to speak. Then a funny thing occurred. The l>oys got up a jack-pot with alxmt fifty cents in it After a bit Ilarrigan opened with four chips, Bascomb and Willits stood, each drawing three cards. Ilarrigan kind of smiled and bet a dollar's worth, Bascombsaw liim. but the parson shoved in his whole pile, tothe tune of five dollars. I threw up, but Ilurrigan and Bascomb called him. 'Four tens,' said the parson. 'lt's your money," says liascomb and Ilarrigan, each throwing down a ful ha.)d. Tlier. we started in forull it wa» worth. Twenty-five cent ante and the roof for limit. "By this time the young fellow had just about live drinks, liberal drinks, of good old corn whisky, and waa gamey as a bronco. He pulled out his poeketbook and showed up credentials to the extent of over a thousand dol lars, and, as the rest of us were pretty well heeled, we started the game. My, but that was a tremendous game, and the odd thing about it was that t he little parson kept winning. He had us all broke before long. Then we bought a lot more chips and went at it again. We were not uneasy, for we calculated to rake in the whole shooting match before long. After we bad been play ing with varying lttek for an hour or two 1 got a beautiful hand. Four queens and a king. Only one thing could beat it, four aces. 1 gently shoved in about fifty dollars' worth. Bascomb raised me another fifty. The parson another, and Ilarrigan went a Jiundred better. I put in five, Bascomb the same, and the parson, after looking at his hand for a minute, shoved in stack after stack of bis chips, and then put a five hundred dollar bill on top of that. Ilarrigan borrowed a wad from Bascomb, leaving him broke, and it took my last dollar to call him. I felt sorry for the young chap, but it had to be done. Then wo showed up. Ilarri gan held four jaeks, 1 the four queens, and Willits—well, he had f-iur aces. That finished the game, and three mor j disgusted men you never saw. How ever, we put a good face ou it, and, after arranging A set-to for the next evening, we parted at the very early hour of three in the morning. "Next day I met Ilarrigan. 'S'pose we look up the pamon,' says he. " 'AH right. We'll have to work him to-night It's no use trying to plav a square game with these parsons," says I. So we dropped around to the hotel to look for \\ illits. " 'Willits?' says the clerk; 'why, "ie has gone." " 'Oone!' " 'That's what. Left on the early 6tr.^e.' "I looked at Ilarrigan and he looked at me. " 'Here is a letter ho left for you, colonel,' says tbe clerk. "Bascomb had come in while we were talking, and upon hearing the new i be gan to swenr fluently. "Open yer let ter and let's see what yer gosh-blanked preacher has to say." "I opened the letter and in it was a five hundred-dollar bill and a note: "'DKAU COUOMEI.: I in lose herewith a bill for live hundred, with whU h you 1. J I ctt r i- e what you lau do about building that chur.il. You may kuow more ot such mat I 'r tha i you of p>)'.;or Ilarrigan might i r-ach f.r you and Ilascomh could pasa the plate They do not seem to l>e g.jod for much « Is" Next time y :i lay out to skin a prctichrr do not ta. k.a Yours, " 'FttAfK W*Bl< ALIAS ll£V. Jn.LVIAII Wjl.- LIT* ' " 'Frank Webb.* yelled Harridan. : 'What a prceiou* lot of fool* we are." "For T'iu must know, gen tie men.tha* Frank Webb was not»i- 'j«;lv the mo«t accomplished gambler the Mis sissippi to the Pacific, and that he vrx» famed for just such little tricks as he played on us. "We kept raightv mum abemt ihe cir cumstances. but held a aeeret ~,ri and concluded to pa t tbat fire hundred in a church. We got tbe boy - abont town interested in it, and. within a j-ear. we had one of the prettiest edi fices erected in the west. We three were elected as a committee to secure a pastor, and we called liev. William Allyn, a voting man jnst of the sort I was telling vou about. For eighteen years he labored in this place, and be came universally beloved. Fndcr his care things prospered. Theold mining camp changed its nature. The dWes. gambling houses anil saloons passe away in a few years, anl, perhaps, th biggest tiling t'.ie young -man did was to convert the old colonel. Yes. touir's j ns lie is, boys, the cid man never touched cards .r drank a drop after that He was a reformed roan. Bos comb and Harrigaa became shining lights and not many years ago passed away in an odor of sanctity. 1 jrue.s f "WHAT A rßKCtocs LOT or roots w* ARE. - ' the parson must have mtk-sed them, for , you ail know how he p ned away, and , one evening as I was sitting by his bed, he looked out of the window and watched the sun sink to rest, then fold- j ed bis ham!- and whispered: "Colonel. > I am called to another charge," then sank to rest with the weary day. "That is the true story of the found- j ing of the !ir-.t church of Alma. Let it be forgotten." There was silence for a little space, then Wilson, looking at his watch, re- , marked: '"I guess that tbe colonel is right, and wc bad better call the young mau he recommends." To this they all with one accord as- : sented nnd the committee rose. THE COLOXEI. A llrad Mnntrr nf Harrow. lie had a way essentially his own of getting rid of little boys whom he in vited to breakfast. Von knew little boys have a peculiar habit i f becoming inconveniently glued to a chair. The hospitable "head" would quietly j go up to the youngster—who was per- ' baps in the middle of another muffin— [ and say very gently, and with paternal kindness: "And must you really goT* [ The little boy invariably went —Strand Magazine. WH AT WK AKE COMING TO. I It may yet be necessary to deliver coal under police protection.—Chicago Mail. Haying by U HKIPHUIC. "Can't I get these two-cent stamps cheaper if I take a quantity?" asked Mrs. Chestnut, of the stamp clerk at the Philadelphia post ofliee. "I can let yon have a dozen for a quarter," replied the clerk. "Very well. I'll take them."—Jury. An I'ALUUI»« Tent. Foreign Visitor—ls that college a really tine educational institution'.' Ameriean it? 1 should say it was. They'v - got the most Idi otic college yell to be beard in the whole country, sir—yes, sir.—-V. V. Weekly. Not AIMJOC GUata. Little Dick—Tell us alxmt the giants, Mr. De Talk. Uucst—! don't know much abont giants, my boy. Little Dksk That's queer. Papa said be beard you teUin' Sis s father Is the way wllb *t.d cullJren. "Us said: Anil vet there » one omn vhey would rather Cotue under Uia wUI -whea he's dend —J udjf *. j Waiting for th« TMt "Did he give ymi a diamond ring when you accepted him?" "1 don't know whether he did or not nntil I show it to the jeweler." -Truth rssl mm 4 l*< —*■>, Mrs. Antique- In past times people called idiots "innocents." Mrs. I'ptodate—Yes; but things have I cluuitfed sino- then. Now they eall in itocen ts ' * idiots." —Tru Lh. lie Knew llrr. "Vottr wife is a very derided blonde, isn't she?" "Decided! You would be quite ' tire j of it if you cjitue to our house often!" — I Demorest's Magazine. N« Areount. Friend (at art exhibition) —Is that j gentleman an art critic, too? Art Critic -No, he's only an artist. — N. Y. Weekly. The Proof of Hi* PwMtof. Jake—Cora has an aquiline nose, hasn't she? Fake —ilow could I know? She »!- : wa\ < turns it up at me.— f!r mklyn Life, j On" Way of Kneouraclmt II" It.i.til tl. 1 She (firmly)—We roust f art fore ,-er. j He (in alarm) —Why? She—l have discovered that I love you. Life. AN EXCITED COON. Haw tIM» Motb'.- 4rt*4 **vw Her \ •»»«. lion Lfflrw M t.el'an, >f irorhaai. Me.. srit'V C -hi»g f»r hw d-Wkad sialai ta >rbap» lake .mi Mj_t wa surprisesl to see a '.«» a with 1m r v>umr on? near hi - ennee Tlw asxkn* ""*h " ct wa.* ■ apt v * ll • frtrj artlflee to call her chil l away, bet the little . -ne swam so near the fisher that be easi! r t.iok him alxiird In his landiag-net. an !- ing him < n ->nc kn.-e gently «tn>fc»4 his downy ceat, to the little fellow's evi dent satisfactions say* the U*»>i. n Journal Mean-while the another «»» in an a.- Ny at distress. At £r»t f.irjffttinjt her native witil rc*.« an.t tiaiiditv in her mot-.-r s low, she boMly appr ached the .» ai*l ' ! rising in the water till she appeared to starnl an n if, fari<>e*ly fiapped her winirs. u'tcring aseoact-nr crfc -v Fin ' in* thh if no sw*Tl. >'• |».'. v tv:- i that she was ' ..in-N-d. ml: lag <>w ta tSif water, aed fias-Uy iyiatf still i» if evidently t • atfara. t att--;.t: « to her self and ft*>m her young otic. Th j f !:• crraan. ton -hed by these displays «*f motherly aftcetioa. pot the y-eing k>oa into th-s water. The dfctraimd amther i instantly coiac to life and ajain trir-.i to entice her little one In git with h -r, hat he liked his new at- , samtaace • well that he remained near tUe heat, until the fisherman rapidly paddlea away f. r a considerable d».taa«e. . he waited t -* the ootcacae >f th ad venture. At he withdrew, th - asothcr. with cries i»f joy - .v»m to the 'it* t r walk- ' ' ing when he tnijrht t«> ride ia a manner worthy • f a bishop. St. Martin there upon ehonifed >atan hia»s»**lf mto a j | mule, ami j.imping oil hU tmfortai»ly along. \Vh« nev rhe went Uki slow the saint m ule the wjrn of the cross,* ar.d the mule «*a* foaMI t»> ' greater « ff* >rts. In olden tiroes It was at M»rtia»a« that the rw vv %vio«- « a.- first tasted, and ( a day of j ■•. iality km the natural t I suit. On t e continent of Knrope gees.- | were saeriti ed plentifully at Martin mas. Ia England the day was eyre —erril to beef. < attJe used then to lie killed for the winter"* meat, ami Martinnto.. beef means Jxref ctriel in the fhiair*j like baetm. In I'ranec the few warm an*l pleasant days which eoounoniy occur at about this time, and art? known here a> Imhan summer, are called the summer of **t- Martin. Tmttooe to «-xpl«»re distant land* and had not been heart! from sinee lie was taken captive many year* ago by »"hi nese pirates, robbed of all his belong inirs and detained for a lonif t ; me Dur ing his t—ptivity they tattooed him all over the face, body and hmbs. Tiien he fell into the hands of a traveling show man. with whom he reent-Ted his na tive land. He was recognised by his sister and reseued from the hanthof his employer. The poor old man fat com pletely bis.ken in mind and body an»i hardly able tv» nt » tell the tale of hi* long and pitiable suffering*, not to mention that any discoveries which be may once have made are all buried in ob livion. KrmarhaM* Memory. The Tole l - lliade tel : of a.- .ndae t«»r on a western ra-lnwl who pnsseseH a remarkable memory. An oflleiai of the road, who donMed his aileyetit of an assemblage of thon ) tamls. , 4lnm.nnn fir Drawt. Drums made in Nt. !/«» are shipped to all parts of the world, an I are vorites wit h several mnsu-ian-s A'OJ.I inum. which is lieginninv to be ked upon as a universal metal, is the favor ite material out of which the noise creating in-truments are now con structed. and it Is *aid that »«it of the ruins of Pennington's unf>irtnnm'e air ship quite a number of drums were made. The manufacturer* »l<> not make much noise about their business, ant. the exact number turned oot ia not large, but it must be a large percentage of the world's output. Ilm; luseets. f Some !>ilk worm* lay from l.OOtt to 2,OtW - gg*, the wasp S.OOO. the ant from X.OW to 5,000. The number of eggs laid by tl*e queen bee lias long tieen in dis pute. Bnrmeistcr say* from " 000 to j i t>,ooo, but Spcnce antl Kirby both go t him several Wtter. each d»H-larin» that the tjueen of average fertility will lay | no less than 4D.000. and prr>bably as high as .10,000 in one season. ketvrx from the rumifl mir. , — Mrs. Ilaydea lluhy up tlar. yo'l tmail! Whnffer yo'wanter (fit yo hoe cake eoltl fer. when hit's in place fa» be . h—My dear I don't like the way yon have cooked the turkey. Mr*, i iiimiiaT —Why. what is th«r* ! | wrong with it? fr uimunan—lt's stuffed with cUc»V j 1 aula—'Truth. „ _ A J»l£A row " MASVMT." r*tM Kms. I have been reWMiuled Nr naral friends that the wowl (all ia ant «onte «relj Ini nr«i baa «n »'■ lor auuun in -w ports of tim rntmm try to »!; » oay. say* a ■ i ri«aa i m tha I had learned this, fact bsftjea. tiwegh 1 caesot remember ever to ttmem heard the w r! -i-e.l by any coaaerf peafia I.!ke a: s* t -Beetraaamoa. It waw doabeUmn taken >*er by mignea an petiple ta the w«whl flat a* my fHentis. wbea tae caa, ha ;nati"la«lt-1 m ft ia a pretty word: hot tiwaamlm mm it ,s aa we aM le&iaa. ttaa season aa a time of daear aad datliae ant I aptwoaehtmr deach Thaaa ate • speak of aatuma think of Ml ban*aad granaries. teer-Jowia®. i .iE -orry we have ant icepr >ar a fid Kc -'iao word. »* Maid aa aal .11 vise it, Attd .peak of the trauma aa that af hi»rvwst? .spring, aaaer. tiarsnsac, wia- Aagio-Maaoa wtwda ia ac'aa'Jy the %n-*l -<4aana ft w mm ttHsa Septemhar ia Harrftefc ia the aamth of harvest. Ut aa ahettab au'.uosn —i* caa gn baeit la the Latba dictionary -aad speak aeaeeftwtb a# harvest. JAPANESE ST A t (STfCS. Tlie rayii:*tes t»f ,»i«pa« N Naadtfe la- Mr OBi\ a J: - oaene il«i>a«liiaa baa jast paMished sea '.nterw*«hm %a»— e«-t»eera»3g the r-taarl«ah>a kacreaaa «f p>tpu'att> nia that >antry tha presen* rwgtt. aad <' «p*eially mmm :9TZ. In Jannarr WITS, the waa SS.ttt.tMW; in tVeemhar. IS*». M hadia erea*e>l t» a>.,»T« MH •Mwce MKT the aa anal rate of iacreaae has beea thaia«a ia every !.M». m that. M thia data ta preserved, the pofmlatiea will laahlii itse'f ia year*, la Eim'laaJ tha rata t»f inert a— ia IX3 per S .ma*, while ka mr»* Ktsropeaa aoantries it la liiiif— sis and niae aad ia France aad "Ipam mneh lower. Mr ««a«» fntata eat that the number of birth* in Japaa ia h»«>a» than in moat creiliard exeeertt France, and that the member at iMagttt mate chibtran is sinai Ire there t baa m Knr> pejin states. He ,hintae a*- tribute* the great iacreasc of tha p*f» lation ;»> ■be deveh pminat ei weaißft since th. rest, -rati «n aad to a I- r« aua In .be drj'S rate .uikaf' chihiree. i'rout the tabiea whk-h be gieea ha aa fen that the nati nal eealth baa u-tabled ta Japna ia the iaat tarn fin— ami he .{». ,** that the aa-reaae hi tha popolat:--a has been jrrratewt la the aarthern and *t»tb-s p*rt at the em pire axtd !ea-.t in the , atrai pert -a phencu.cnon *iae a> -ngratnta frm the central pe nn, ea. ANOTHER lOOt. SHATTCMCO, Tike le'«e»etaat Deats a Mse at «as at «•» «>m« rs.i-aaea ■nama, t'oant«wtisin*>H. B•• na'» nut) mdly ioe pagnett by the auth. -r >1 i»arfp«>* the t eatnry.' That literary I—t says that several people whe had h—■■ the mtrab - * told bhn that ft» wae say thin? bat heantifal t»ae asiieri> * sae * be sav*. "that her umadmln il. him of • • • ladled pork 0$ mm* mm <>ther a*. i '*rted that her fiavre was afe s»du* -iy shapeless; that she waa a>.t beautifal, an*l that su far from pes— ■. ug any grace or efc gaaee «f style, she hail tke sppearaaca of a .-.hurt bnlMar with a string - -na«l it-, aiklb Worse than this, it -cemis that •; jiceh>ti ead --nltiiested iy the Indian aNieigiaas of the tlmimmm f >r its frwit. which they ane largely as food. They plant it aheat their fettle rnents, aa>l where it is found apparently ! wild in the f«>rests evamiaattaa will show chat sack situations were ibaaani - ly occupied by the Indiana la mmmm seasons tlte fmit is t>rt ducadjefttawat seeits. while in other si» »»m« it .-oataias seeds, the rariatton ■■ i mi'tag ta tbe fmit • f the same trees from m'saoa ta ««»». When boiled or roasisd Mm frai* has s niething of the tea tars ami j taste of a dry. mealy potaha It la fat atable and very natrttinaa. Tha fnda. which are indivMaaly ahnot the slar <*f a pigeon's ejfX. are borne Hi beat See ef fr- m forty to siaty together There are two or three beariag seamam ia a year _ • Tree ee a Taster. Seed* of treaa taken by birds. «sr by wia»£a. fre«.|nently U>dge in snaat 'heat ing mortar --raak on the tope of high hnibtinirs, aatl will (row -mt aad mahe <|Tiite large trees. «me of these ism the efty of I'tics. H. T.. where oa the ap«f a city 'hnr. U tower in a moeataia ash. which, shoot fifteen or stitsen years ago prt.bsWy iprooted. It still cam tlaae* to grow, aad has nose na bed a «f the mssoa work, (Ssriac the last two or three years it has bknmrm«id at;-t borne elastrtaaf seariet Uerriwa It is satd by some friend fc> be -«e d the interrsiiag sights of t.'th-a. s»w« »4 ri(f rnt tree. The word -phf sa spoiled to ivna m a mere play on the word "*«»sr "* Whea iron is melted it rait* i>ff iata> a - haaaet cmlletl a "sos».** the lateral braarhaaof which are called the "paps.*" He*» tha iron ■•"ils ami as called "1% u«m." N-tw. " has nothing whstever a» d > with swine, bat is fnem the- 9aaoa ••«awan."t»»smtter. tierama. "aeaa.* to ru-h. aiMi -irfht to be writtea "saamT (SOWS'. Having a sow for the aareat channel it required an great eSnrt s# wit to make the lateral -«kl the change Uome with the goods. Oam§ Xetrs. trksi *™ ra*Ms Fannie—l r.i atMtsw tarn ws aa elg .til otafe. tmUt* It I aim a "There is car bad thiag shoat iaaa" •What is thar -1 "A taaaii bait«rr. •*—Trafh. N0.13