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Dealers' in Illuminating, Lubricating, Cylinder and Dynamo
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This Oil is made and handled by Independent Producers not con
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AII orders will be promptly filled. Warehouse in rear of Nicho
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Refinery at Coraopolis, Pa., near P. & L. E. R. R.
This oil can be secured at McCrea's Feed Store on E. Jefferson St.
Are Yon One Of The Lucky Ones Who Will
Attend The Grand Clearance Sale At
r o li t n l ci it
For the next two weeks. Remember it
is not our fault if you come too late,it will
commence Jan. 25 and continue till Feb. 4.
Carpets, Cloaks, Underwear, Hosiery,
Gloves, Corsets, Dry Goods, Flannels,
Ginghams, Calicoes, etc.
See onr big bargain counter 011 left
hand side entering store.
YOURS RESPECTFULLY,
A. Troutman & Son,
Leading Dry Goods and Carpet
House, Butler, Pa.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO MAKE MONEY.
Some try to money, some in one way, others in another way.
The true way to make money is to sare money, bu* it would not be
prudent to expect for instance that yoo can buv an article at 50 cts. as good
as one yoo pay SI.OO for, this would be losing money.
It is Simply a Matter of Business
With yon to bur from a reliable boose and one that you know haa only one
price, a house that gives one man as much a* his neighbor for his dollar—no
two prices.
Houses that are always advertising goods at SI.OO worth $2.00, and all
this kind of bosh as a rale are dangerous places to make money in,it is used
by them as a catch to get yoo in their net.
It would not be safe for yon to take part in any scheme where the
merchant is going to lose money aod yon make, for fear the merchant
would make the money and yon lose it.
We carry the largest stock and best rubber goods of any house in Bnt
ler, we gi»e a new p«ir of men's rubber boots if not satisfactory to the
customer free of charge, ask one of these little follows to do this, see what
be will ray to yoo, we have all these cheap or shoold say dear rubbers,
men's at 25 cts., chil's 10 cts., etc., and that is all they are worth or all
any of tbem are worth.
Our stock in men's, boy's and jooths' boots and is not equaled in Butler
Men's fine shoes at - - - _ 1.00 and 125
" extra fine calf shoeg at - - - _ 200
Ladies' fine button shoes at - - _ 1.00 aDd 1.25
" " grain button shoes at - - - 85 cts
" slippers at - 25 cts. and 50 cts
" flannel lined shoes - - _ 75 cts
All theae not half price, bat regalar price.
Men's wool boots aod rubbers at _ _ _ _ 1.90
Old ladies' flannel lined shoes and slippers in great variety, we tell yon
what goods are and give yon the lowest price No old rusty job lots in this
stock.all clean tresh goods. Come and see as.
B. C. HUSELTON.
, RINGS,
1 )inmonrU I ear-rings,
LMcllllt HI! lo 1 SCARF PINS,
'STUDS,
( GENTS GOLD,
< LADIES'4oLD f
cIK. J ItS (GENTS SILVER.
LADIES CHATLAIN.
Tpwplrv J Go,d Pin8 ' Ear -ringß>
" V \ Rings Chains, Bracelets, Etc,
{Tea sets, castors, butter dishes
and t-verything that can be
found in a firpt clat>s sto^e,
IMS'# IBIIS. IK) 15:;r(,.»'■*•■
E. GRIEB,
THE JEWELER
31 \.-rth Main St RTTTTTR PA
HAY- FEVER ¥ sZ*A
v COLD-HEAD
Eiy* Cream Balm i* not a liquid, muff or powder. Applied into the nontriU it it
_ quickly abtorbed. It cO/ints Vie head, allay* inflammation, htaht _ „
ClLWfe thr tore*. Sold by druggitU or tent by mail on receipt of price. Calf*
3UC ELY BftOTHEftMTWawit Stmt NEW ftfiK. DUG
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
(THE KiMD 1
■ THAT CURES"
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■ OLLA BER, '(I
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i Torturing Eczema, ~
P INDIGESTION AND®
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H CURED. H
Hi THE •-TWI>O TKVIIV<VTAL
rs HY THE LAJCGK MEEC!!A>TIIJ! lIOUSS=|
■ore. W. PALMFR A: Co, HE&KLMFB. N. ■
= I)AN4 8 A HI 4 Al*. Villi. LA CO.: =
GENTLEMEN" —Dunn# the past YESXJ IJM
suffered cor«idfrab'.jr with LC/ema,
=• no sTO that I VM ur.ablf to attend to my work. I—s
•uflrred FRRN 1 and W»I BTDLYV
■rundown. I tri«L rmriouj NRN«IIV* W-ihout ob-MG
GAINING any relief UNTIL I was induced U> try
I DANA'S *
M SARSAX'AISILLA i
■■l hsrc taken only TWO bottlo* and feel If U.E
■new M:in. I*impl * and blotches
SENTLREH iliiup|»e»r"D; APPETITE
■rnle; ILIA**.: I«.n TCOOJ. lnfa~tlh
■■l hadnottak'n DAXA I won. .nof be alive
Ert-DOW. Yours truly,
■jl Hertupcr, X. Y. E* A. |
Dana Sarsaparllla Co., Belfast, Maine-
■ THE KIND g
p THAT CURESi
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U Mils. REV. A. J. DAY, F
No. Easton, X. Y
| SCROFULOUS ECZEMA §
m FOR 20 YEARS!
=H DANA SABS APAILLA CO., EEFH
■■ MXSBKB —MY wife was born of parent*
■posed to CO.VHL'MPTIOV. SIX of H RB
=S brother* and sisters dird of LL'.\G I>L S-
H KAMES. My wife's health vaaunusually ROTHIM
SUP to the AG#» of abou: 40 years: at that ti:n<-BB
£»r HO F r LOl'Ataint manifesto! itarlf in th«
■form of EL'ZKMA on nearly sll parts of tli> M|
s== body ; after a time it yielded to the ren.cdles U*IL.S
SEexcept on front of right Bhoukler where it H:« ; ==
■remained for *4O yean with almost Con-H
Sataat Irritation and Itching. Sincemring^
■ DIVNA'S I
| SAJRSAPARILLA |
|N WE.\ on h*>r head hai broken and D:«RHARG<V!B|
*= UR.til almo-t R-ntirely gone. Habitual Coetivmn
3jjru-> GREATLY relieved. S
M We hare uecd a variety of
jjSEwiLh but little result, but DANA O B.YRSAPA-S
■■KILLA haa proved go effectual in rellmnc
B«r:fe of EF ZI M A and M ROFI LL|
5 in the blood that I muit say it is a grand eombina- ==
of remedial AGENTS, and that my wife's £ROT=|
■improvement is due to its power ana the BLE#FIRIGG|
Sof a kind Providence upon is use.
I hmr-0 (akin ONE BOTTLE myw+'.f and flrd ft ■■mem
Allcrutive.
■ Respectfully, REV. A. J. DAY. §H
Pastor M. E. Church, No. Easton, N. V G
jjjj Only one Sartaparilla SOLD on tne " HC?
JJ| BENEFIT —NO PAY " plan. Only one could||
6 stand the test, and that one is DANA'S. JG
®EIMEMEBS THIS.
=I Dana Sarsaparllla Co., Belfast. Maine. H
FRANK KEMPER,
DEALER IN
BLANKETS,
HARNESS,
And everything in
horse and buggy fur
nishing goods-H a r -
ness, Collars, "Whips.
Dusters, Saddles, etc.
Also trunks and va
lises.
Repairing done on
short notice.
The largest assort
ment of 5-A Horse
blankets in town will
be found at Kemner's.
Dim DRUGS iT 10W
I PRICES ID the motto at our
X STO re.
If you are 6:ck AND need medicine
vou want tho BEST. This YON can
always depend upon getting from a.-,
AS we APE nothing but etrictlv Pure
Drags in our Preseriptioo Depart
ment. You can pet the best ofever?-
tbinar ia the drug line from A?.
(Jur store is also headquarters for
PAINTS OILS, VARNISHES,
Katomine, Alabastine k,
Get onr prices before you bu-.
Paints, and see what we BAV« to
offer. We can TAVE you dollars on
your paint bill.
Reppectfullv
J. C. REDICK,
Main HT., next to Ilutel LOU r\
BUTLKR, PA.
SEE These Prices on EVERGREENS.
tOuOii NORWAY HiinjO''. 4»"U IN U 'S lil,-'J. J.'CI
IT'OFLO Balsam I'lr. ttoS in 'tic- hl~li - R 10.<OT
Arbor ViUB. H "O 1» IlKllei lll|<;I . IS,
Sotrh I'l Tto 8 inclies DL.'H. ito. uvr jh
varierifs. 7 000 <>T« for salt-.
FOREST tor S.
Yellow Cottonwood. IJ to tt LOCLI. in»l i>xi ui
Maple. 4>o » Inch. KiY K««I it, . Elm. 4 t>»
6 Inch. F75. We *'> M H.ooo.NUFL TN L-OJ. WE must
sell t» lce as many M:U jfrir. fi'l- nur ry l
oversl.K-keil with all varl-tlts ai.U SLZ<, ofttali
at(L orriaraanial trees. SVE MUAT clear W:ue <il
them out. Se&D for urlce lists.
EVERGREEN NURSERIES,
Evergreen, Wis.
Garfield Tea est
Cares Sir k Headache. li««u>n*iComplexio ' ▼*»» DoctorV
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CUJtesCpostipdtion
TWO HEROES.
Hiss Camaban Had the Co or ago
to Cboosa the Right One.
Tho n:rinager of the "C as he
rode i;;i to the ranch, or. his return
from tv""n, lo >ked about as cross as a
thoroughly good-natmcil man can. I
was smoking my pipe JD the veranda,
and could see. afar off. that Sutley's
wonted smile was missing.
"Read that." he said, as he flung
himself from the saddli and turned the
bronco loose to run to the stables.
"Reckon we'll hare to sleep on the
roof, or in a haystack. Mph. Seven
tenderfcet! Two weeks!" An'l Sut
stamped into the house, swearing soft
ly, while I unfoklo.l the telegram 1."
had C. luc and learned that Maj.
Carnahan, president of the V» illow
Ridge Cattle Company, to which the
"C " ranch belonged, would arrive
three days later for a visit of two
•weeks, and that he would be accompa
nied by half-a-dozen other "tender
feet."
They arrived in due time—or, rather,
undue time, for we had inaugurated a
house-cleaning and general fixing-up
campaign which was only about half
completed when they came. Besides
the major, there were Mrs. and Miss
Carnahan; Mr. Potter, who was tacitly
understood to be Miss Carnahan's "ac
cepted;" Mr. and Mrs. Wells, and Miss
Daisy Wells, a young lady of three, to
whom the whole outfit capitulated at
first sight.
Next day, "Teddy" returned from
his hunting trip. "Teddy," it may be
as well to state, was Edward Thayer,
A. M., cousin to Sutley, and a young
man of charming personality and con
siderable attainments. To him fell
the duty of acting as chief entertainer
of the guests, and he filled this post to
the queen's taste —or, at least, to Miss
Carnahan's, which was much more to
the point The others of the party
were easily entertained, but not so
Miss Carnahan. She wanted to see
everything that was worth seeing, do
everything that was worth doing, and,
seemingly, tried to find out how many
harum-scarum escapades she could ac
complish in the short space of time;
and, of course, this just suited Teddy,
who was always ripe for fun.
So, while the others stayed, for the
most part, close to the ranch, those
two xvere galloping here, there and
everywhere, as happy as a pair of city
school-children turned loose in the
country for a short outing, and deter
mined to make the most of it.
Did you ever stop to think how well
acquainted two young people, left
pretty much to themselves, can become
in a very few days, especially when
their t- stes lie much in the same direc
tion? I have known people on board
ship, total strangers, become such good
friends in three or four days as to con
fide their family secrets to each other
—people, at that, who, under ordinary
circumstances, were perfect oysters of
reticence; and a plain's acquaintance
ship usually is equally rapid in growth.
Sut and I watched them ride away,
one morning—Miss Carnahan and Ted
dy—the former, in her tight-fitting
riding dress, her cheeks glowing, her
eyes sparkling, looking the picture of
health and girlish beauty; Teddy's six
feet of bronzed, robust maul ood sitting
the saddle as if it had been his cradle,
his wide hat stuck carelessly on the
back of his handsome heac'., and his
picturesque dress showing off his
straight, strong figure to „'reat advan
tage. They turned at the top of the
hill, and waved us a laughing good-by.
"By gad! Scribe, aren't they a stun
niny team?"
They were, indeed; and I feared they
might come to think so themselves,
which would be hard for poor Potter
and maybe for a certain young lady
back in the states, to whom Teddy
wrote regularly every Sunday.
Poor Potter, it was plain to be seen,
was not enjoying himself hugely. He
heartily detested riding, and for guns
and fishing-tackle he had no use what
ever. It is quite likely that he did not
altogether approve of his capricious
sweetheart's daily expeditions with the
handsome and captivating master of
arts, who, Sutley informed me, was
more than inclined to get into flirta
tions of the pseudo-desperate charac
ter, if, really, he was not somewhat
susceptible, which is quite possible.
However, the tenderfoot was plucky,
and gave no outward and visible sign
of whatever feeling he may have had
in the matter. I was dreadfully sorry
for the poor chap, for he was a rattling
pood fellow—one of the sort who make
lots of friends among men, but who
are altogether too good to succeed with
women to any remarkable extent.
As the days went by, it became more
and more apparent that Teddy and the
fair visitor were nearing the danger
point in their swiftly-strengthening
friendship. "Straws show —" and sc
do the most insignificant actions—a
word, a glance, or even less; and when,
at the end of two weeks. Miss Carna
han pleaded for another ten days'
stay, and the major and the rest, of
course, assented, I knew there were
breakers ahead for Potter.
One hot, quiet afternoon, just as
Teddy's and Miss Carnahan's horses
were brought around in front, where
,we were all lounging on the veranda,
But, who had been busy writing, came
out and joined us with: "Where's my
beet girl?"
Sure enough where was Miss Daisy"
Everybody asked everybody else, and
everybody else disclaimed all knowl
edge of that young person's where
abouts; so, while the rest of us began
scouring the house and stables for her,
Teddy and Miss Carnahan mounted and
rode away to see if she had not wan
dered off on the prairie, or np in the
hills.
We could not find her, so all the
available horses were pressed intc
service, and we all started out ir
search of the little one. A sudden in
splratlon directed me toward the
prairie-dog village, at the end of t
coulee, half a mile away, and I hurried
toit
As I rode out of the coulee, tho sight
thst met my eyes almost made mj
heart stand still. Fifty yards away,
•tanding between two mounds, was
little Daisy, and in a circle, surround
ing her, were a score of rattlesnakes,
all coiled ready-to spring, but, for some
inscrutable reason, hesitating. Either
the child was not alarmed, or else she
was too frightened to cry.
I halted short. To keep on was to
invite the death of the little one. What
could I do? As I sat. half-dazed, I
heard the sound of horses' h:>ofs, and
presently Teddy and Miss Carnahan
rode up. Unable to speak, I pointed to
the scene among the mounds. Miss
Carnahan nearly feil from her saddle,
and her eyes started. Teddy's face
blanched, but his nerves did not desert
him. I saw him measure the distance
with his eye, and look to see if his sad
dle girths were all right. Then he
spoke hastily:
"There's only one chance, but I'll try
it."
There was a bound and a rush, as
the buckskin flew toward the mounds;
then we saw Teddy reach down—there
was a flash of white, and in another
second the baby was safe in his arms,
and the knowing bronco was carefully
picking his way out of the prairie dog
village. <>ne chance, Teddy had said.
Yes, that was all, and he had won. If
his horse had fctninbled—if he had
missed his grasp of the child, or if she,
frightened at the -ound of his ap
proach, had started to run, the result
would have been very different.
lUTTLEH, PA., FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1898.
As we rode thankfully homewaru, i
could not help seeing the glances.Miss
Carnahan occasionally cast at the fig
ure of the gallant Teddy, who hurried
on ahead with the child; and I was
glad, for Potter's sake, that Teddy did
not also see them.
But this incident was not the only
one that pave Teddy a chance to raise
himself in everybody's estimation.
Fortune « understood to favor the
brave; certainly she favored Teddy,
and that, too, the very next day.
Maj. Carnahan and his daughter,
Potter, Teddy, Sut and the scribe had
ridden up the creek to see a bunch of
choice cattle: and, having plenty of
time to spare, and wishing to show the
guests some pretty scenery, we extend
ed our trip several miles further.
Miss Carnahan and Potter had ridden
up . .. > > i n the t ■ investigate
some buffalo wallows and Teddy had
fallen behind a bit to pluck some !
flowers, when suddenly Sut started !
and listened intently. From the hills
on the cast, beyond where Miss Carna
han and Mr. Potter were, a rumbling,
rushing sound came, mingled with con
fused bellowing.
"Stampede!" gasped Sutley. "Hi-i-i! j
Come away, quick!" and he motioned j
to the coujilc on the slope, bat they did
not see nor hear him. We started
toward them, full speed, yelling at the
top of our voices, just as the head of
the herd of wild, thirsty cattle ap- |
peared, bearing directly toward the '
unconscious couple at the buffalo !
: wallows. They were coming as only
stampeded cattle can come, and there !
j were but a few seconds of time in which j
• to escape.
Presently- Miss Carnahan heard us j
and glanced up. then seemed t~> call i
I Potter's attention to the coming cattle. ;
i We rode out of the way. noting as we 1
did so that the engaged couple were
j doing likewise. Then something hap- i
! pened that has eost more lives than |
one. Miss Carnahan's horse was "stam
peded"—he balked and fought the bit. '
but would not stir an inch out of his
tracks, while Potter's, on the contrary, i
took the bit in his teeth and tore away I
at fearful speed, resisting all his rider's
efforts to hold him.
Miss Carnahan .was just out of the
track of the rushing cattle, but every
man of us knew that before we could
reach her side they would be passing
j her, and her horse was almost certain
j to dash into the herd. She did not at
; tempt to dismount, but we could see
! that she realized her danger and was
I making every effort to control her
I horse, but to no purpose.
What we had expected happened.
; As the stream of cattle thundered by
Miss Carnahan's horse leaped forward,
' almost unseating her, and raced direct
ly into the edge of the herd, heading
diagonaily for the thickest part. Then,
while we gazed, too far away to aid,
; something lie w across the slope in front
| of us, and Teddy, forcing his splendid
| buckskin to his top speed, followed the
stampeded horse.
It seemed hours, but it was only a
minute or so, when it "was all over.
Teddy, guiding liis horse beautifully,
overtook the gray before he reached
the center of the herd. We saw Miss
Carnahan look up in response to his
shout, evidently understanding that
she was to slip her stirrup; we saw
Teddy reach her and encircle her with
his arm; and, presently, guided by a
master-hand, the bucksk' carrying
d ' le, gradually worked _s way out
of the crush and to a piace of safety
not twenty yards from the bank of the
creek, where Miss Carnahan's pony
and a score of cattle were crushed to
death.
It was a very thankful party that
went home, carrying Miss Carnahan,
who, of course, fainted promptly when
the danger was orrr The major
gripped Teddy's hand in silence, too
much overcome to speak his thanks,
and we embarrassed him frightfully
with our admiration, the last one of
the party to shake his hand being poor
totter, who, from the top of a hill half
a mile distant, had seen the whole af
fair, and whose "God bless you, Thay
er!" came from the fullness of a re
lieved heart. If any more agonizing
situation can be conceived for an ador
ing lover than must have been Potter's,
helplessly watching his sweetheart be
ing carried to almost certain death, I
have yet to know it And then, that
night, I heard her tell him, meaningly,
that she despised a coward!
She understood, next day, that he
was not to blame, but the words had
been said, and other words, too. I
don't know what these latter were, for
Teddy probably spoke them as he car
ried Miss Carnahan away frono the
stampeded herd—but it is quite certain
that he said something, and that there
was sorrow ahead for Potter and the
Massachusetts girl (to whom Teddy
had not been writing as regularly as
usual), unless something happened to
prevent
lust a day or two before the visitors
were to leave us, Sutley came in one
morning with a very grave face.
"Prof. Loring's got the smallpox,"
he announced. "What on earth can
we do for him?"
Prof. Loring was a naturalist and
botanist from an eastern college, who
had, a few weeks previously, come to
study the flora and fauna of the Willow
Ridge region, lie had, with Sut's per
mission, built a shanty about two miles
up toe creek, where he lived all alone
among his bugs and snakes and lizards,
and we had seen very little of him, but
that little inclined us very much in his
favor.
"He went over in the hills to the In
i dian camp for some snakes," continued
Sut, "and. of course, caught it there.
When I knocked this morning he called
to me and told me he had the smallpox,
and to keep away, but to send a doctor
if one was to be had. But, great Scott!
there isn't a doctor within fifty miles,
for Doc Murray went east last week,
and he's the only one at Smithburg."
We all sat silent for a moment Then
: Teddy, with much concern, for he had
become quite well acquainted with the
professor, and liked him. remarked:
"Poor old chap! I don't see what
can be done for him."
"Has he," asked Potter, slowly, "no
one at all, Mr. Sutley?'"
"Not a souL"
"Then I will go over and take care
of him. I have studied medicine."
I am sure Miss Carnahan had not ;
spoken to him for two days or more,
and I had feared it was all over be
| tween them; but when she started up
I and ejaculated: "Wallace Potter, you
shall do nothing of the sort!" I knew
and was glad that there was still hope
for him and that Massachusetts girl.
Then, while we all knew that Prof, j
Loring would die unless some one cared j
for him —anyhow, perhaps—we inter- •
posed all sorts of objections. It was
Quixotic, wild, utterly foolish, said the
major. Why, the man was a total
stranger, and the idea was not to be
thought of for an instant Added to 1
the major's objections and those of the •
rest, were his daughter's efforts to as
sert her authority, but it was no use. j
Potter was firm. "It is my duty," he
said, simply, "and that's all there is to j
it"
"Then, Wallace Potter, if you will do |
| it, 1 shall stay and take care of you.' - i
! And Miss Carnahan said it as if she j
i meant it, and everyone knew that stay !
j she would.
I don't know what Miss Carnahan !
and Mr. Potter said to each other dur- '
ing the half-hour they were alone to- :
getber, right after the above convcrsa- !
tion. but I know that when he went
away after dinner, with hi, basket of'
medicines and things, she kissed him
before us all, and then went to her
room, where she remained over an
j hour, joining us later on, withsus- ,
piciously red eyes. I know also that
Teddy thai, evening, overcome by the
moonlight or something, proposed to
Miss Carnahan, and was kindly, but
firmly, refused, and informed that th'»
heart he asked for belonged to Mr.
Potter—much to Teddy's after satisfac
tion, as lie informed Sut and myself.
"Because," said the young man, "it
would have put me in a deuce of a
pickle, and, besides, I didn't really
mean it It was because she looked so
sweet at that moment that I couldn't
think of anything else to say, I euess.
She's a lovely girl, and no mistake,
but—"
And in that simple "but" was con
veyed a world of assurance that the
little girl in Massachusetts still held
the larger portion of Master Teddy's
eccentric heart.
It went hard with the unfortunate
sick man, and for a time we feared he
could not live; but Potter was fighting
a good battle, and fighting to win, and
one morning, when Miss Carnahan
and the scribe rode over, as some of us
did every day, with food and other nec
essaries. the glad look on the worn,
thin face of the brave nurse told us
that the victory was his.
Then Miss Carnahan cried, and called
him a hero, and her dear, darling,
brave boy, quite regardless of the
presence of the scribe. "And now," she
concluded. '"I suppose I'll have to take
care of you, just as I knew I should."
And so she did. I suppose that, ac
cording to accepted traditions. I ought
to kill off poor Potter at this point, or,
at least, bring him to death's door; but
I'll do nothing of the kind, for it didn't
happen that way. Potter was ill. it
must be acknowledged, but the story
doesn't e«i(l with his untimely demise.
He didn't even have the smallpox, but
was just laid up a few days from nerv
ous exhaustion. Then came the end of
the story—at least, of Miss Carnahan's
part. For Potter was pretty weak to
travel, and would need good care, so,
one day, the minister came over from
Smithburg, and performed, in the big
room of the ranch house, a marriage
ceremony as binding as the most fash
ionable kind that obtain in New York
—and when our guests went away
there wasn't any Miss Carnahan.
It wasn't so very long after that that
Teddy returned to Massachusetts, and
found that girl still waiting for him.
Cards.
It isn't necessary to kill a man off in
order to make a hero of him; besides,
it is so much more satisfactory to be a
live benedict than a dead hero. —R. L.
Ketchum, in Romance.
Well Provided For.
He was a man of convivial habits, a
bachelor and not an early bird by any
means. One day a friend noticed him
twisting a bunch of keys in his fingers.
"What are they?" he asked.
"My keys!"
"But they all feem to nifrht keys, and
there's a dozen or more of them."
"That's what they are, and there are
fifteen in the lot"
"What are you doing with so many?"
"Can't get in at night without them.
You see, when I go home I usually find
about a dozen keyholes, somehow, in
my door, and if I only carried one key
1 wouldn't be able to get the door open
before breakfast time." —Detroit Free
Preu.
Made iitm Stele.
Old Lady—Don't you ever feel sick
going up and down in this elevator all
day?
Elevator Boy—Yes'm.
"Is it the motion of going down?"
"No'm."
"The motion of going up?"
"No'm."
"The stopping?"
"No'm."
"What is it, then?"
"The questions."—Good News.
Such Cases Are Serious. Sometime*.
Late one evening a doctor received a
notice from a couple of fellow practi
tioners, saying;
"Pray, step across to the club. We
are one short for a game of poker."
"Emily, dear,** he then said to his
wife: "I am called away again. It
appears to be a very serious case, for
there are two doctors already in attend
ance." —Texas Sittings.
Taken at Hla Word.
"Lovers are prone to self-deprecia
tion," said he, tenderly, as they sat
looking at the stars. "I do not under
stand what you see in me that yem love
me."
"That's what everybody says,"
gurgled the ingenuous maiden.
Then the silence became so deep that
you could hear the stars twinkling.—
Boston Globe.
A Bargain.
"I wish you wouldn't put any more
brilliantine on your mustache, George,
when you are going to kiss me."
"All right, dear; and in your turn
don't put any more pins in your dress
when I am going to hug yon."—House
hold Monthly.
N"ot Much of a Compliment.
She —And won't you be able to come
to my reception?
He —I am afraid not. Miss Rose. I
will either come myself or send flowers.
She—Ah. that is very kind of you. I
do so love flowers.—Texas Sidings.
Iler rotut of View.
The Man —I am not worthy of vonr
love.
The Woman—Of course you are not.
You don't suppose I'd have the patience
to be the wife of a man who was, do
you?— Puck.
Had Had Experience.
Mr. Green—Will you believe me when
I tell you that I was never before en
gaged to any girl?
Miss Summermaid—Oh, I knew that
the first time yon kissed me.—N. Y.
Weekly.
C telcu.
"See, 'Ryer, here's a German clock I
bought for yer in New York."
"Good gracious. Hi ram I how foolish.
You know I can't understand a word of
German." —Life.
Some Consolation.
Maud—We can't wear our new hats
to church in this rain, that's certain.
Belle —No; but we can put them on
and stand at the window. The people
opposite are just coming out.—Puck.
An Incxhaistlble Topic.
"I never thought Mrs. Thompson a
fluent talker when she was a girt"
"Oh, but she is now. You know
there's a baby in the family."—Chicago
News Record.
Mla-for-tnoe.
She was bemoaning her fate anc
lamenting that all her luck was bad
luck.
"No, but it isn't," argued her more
hopeful companion.
"Yes, it is, tots" she insisted. "Mis
fortune is mine at every turn and mis
fortune follows me everywhere."
"That's only because you think ao.
Did it ever occur to you, my dear, that
misfortune is two-thirds fortune?"
It hadn't, but when she saw the point
of the gag she laughed and after that
she made her philosophy out of it and
felt two thirds happier ever after.—De
troit Free Press.
Welcomed l>j the Old 3lau.
Sue Deering—l'm afraid papa was
angry when you asked him for me.
wasn't he, Jack, love?
Jack Ililow—Not at all. He asked if
I knew any more respectable young
men who would be likely to marry your
live sisters, if properly coaxed. —Liar-
Der's Bazar
SURE CURE FOR ROUP.
Fymptom* of the DIIWH ud Flow U
Tml Slek Bird*.
A subscriber whose old chickens have
a white substance around the entrance
to the windpipe and become wheezy,
while the young pullets are affected
with swollen eyes, asks for a cure.
From the symptoms described it is
impossible to say whether or not it is a
ease of true roup. Roup proper is a
contagious disease and appears to be
induced by cold, damp, dark and filthy
quarters. Even drafts of cold air de
scending on the fowls while at roost
seem to bring on the malady. But so
similar are the symptoms of roup and
several throat and nasal troubles
caused by the same bad hygienic sur
roundings mentioned that it is difficult
to tell the true nature of the disease.
For this reason we can place but little
reliance on most of the rases where it j
is claimed that roup has been cured.
The symptoms of true roup are dull
ness and general languor, ruffled feath
ers, loss of appetite and rapid wheezy
breathing. There is a watery discharge
from the nostrils which later becomes
thick and foul smelling. When the '
nostrils become closed the discharge
exudes from the eyes, thus causing
blindness and the head to swell. In
severe eases sores form under the thick
yellowish cheesy matter in the throat
and on the face. I have consulted with
Dr. .Tames Law as to the best treat
ment for roupy fowls. He recommends
as follows: Spray and swab the throat,
mouth and nostrils thoroughly with a
solution of 1 ounce hyposulphite of
soda to 1 quart of water. The house
should be thoroughly disinfected to
kill all germs of the disease which may
be lodged about the walls and floor.
To do this spray with a solution of
chloride of lime 4 ounces to 4 quarts of
water. Provide the fowls with warm,
dry, sunny quarters and feed warm,
nutritious food in good variety, always
keeping pure water and grit accessible.
—James E. Rice, Cornell University,
N. Y.
FOR FANCY POULTRY.
A Flan Intended for Abool Two Hundred
and Fifty Bird*.
This building can be made of any di
mension to suit the number of fowls
kept This plan is intended for about
250 birds, 30 fowls to each building.
The buildings are constructed of rough
boards lined with tar felt paper inside
to shut out the cold air and at the same
time to keep out vermin to a large ex
tent. \ou can whitewash the entire
inside with a strong solution of car
bolic acid added to the whitewash,
thus making it donbly secure against
vermin. The buildings are each 19
feet high, 100 feet long by 25 feet wide,
giving ample room for the pens on
either side of the passageway, as
shown in the cut The general ar
rangementof this building is excellent
and you may if you wish extend runs
- • , m mm * v w ' —w —f w '
, , i j
«M/r M4T, M 0 <**, -fCue 1
: :
*: a :
at • Bo
/ff /O JO Iff
on all sides, as the flock may require.
The pens are 10x15 feet and the passage
5 feet At each end of the building
are storage rooms for feed and fixtures.
An upper story, if you so arranire it,
can be used as a pigeon loft For this
the building should be 3 feet higher.—
John W. Caughey, in X. E. Homestead.
BEEKEEPING PAYS.
If One I* Careful the Invert* Cmm Be
Handled with Eaoe.
Why don't farmers keep bees and
care for them as they do their live stock
and crops? They work for nothing,
board themselves and furnish a surplus
of honey in any ordinary season. From
a single colony I have taken ft? pounds
and a swarm in one season. Of course,
I have the best Italians I could get,
which work on red clover. The labor
is very light and pleasant to anyone in
terested.
The idea so common that the honey
l>ee is on the alert to sting somebody or
something is a mistake. If one learns
their nature and treats ttwrn according
ly they can be bandied \-ith as much
ease as a cow or a horse, the latter be
ing the most dangerous. I have clean, !
painted hives and keep the grass down
about them. If a colony is weak. 1
give them a start in the world by feed
ing. which they pay back next season
with interest I pat chaff cushions '
around them in winter to keep them )
warm, therefore brood-rear;n? goes on
livelv in spring and the bees anl keep- I
er are happy. Kansas Farm Record.
Poultry In the Barn.
The barn should not be used as a
poultry house. The farmer who will
not provide a place for his hens is sure
to have a filthy barn, as the hens will
roost on the rafters, on the troughs or
wherever it is most convenient It uiay
be mentioned, also, that lice will thrive
in a barn as well as elsewhere, and
they multiply very rapidly under the
conditions afforded by a barn or stable.
Even during the winter the warmth of
the stable will be sufficient for their ,
propagation. The work of clearing a
barn or stable of lice would disconrage
even the most industrious.—Farm and
Fireside.
sulphur for Fowl*.
Do not use sulphur in the food at
this season of the year, as the weather
is usually too damp Sulphur may be
allowed during tue dry days of sum
mer, but only occasionally We doubt
if there is aay advantage to be derived
from its use in the food, but it is con- .
sidered by many as as excellent pre
ventive of lice when it is dusted in .
the nest-boxes and on the bodies of the j
fowis.
SHOVEL the snow away frvm %fcou".
the doors of the poultry hou-ie.
Just What He Wanted.
"1 feel discouraged," said the y-inng
M. D., whose practice was slow m com- '
ing.
"You must have patience."
"Yes, I know. If I had patients I |
wouldn't be disccnraged."—Truth.
Scrlptoral Authority.
Teaeher —In what part of the Bible is '
It taught that a man should have only
one wife?
Little Boy—l guess it's the part that ,
says no man can serve two masters. — 1
Good News.
Takes Tune. j
Jobsou—l have a claim against the
government What lawyer would you
advise me to retain?
Friend—lt doesn't matter whom yo® j
select, only so he's young.— N. Y. j
Weekly. ___________
The OMO.I
Visitor—How Ls it that you are al
ways such a good little boy, Hal >ld?
Harold —Because I am always put t
bed when I'm naughty.—l»arper>
Young People.
WHERE ARE THE OLD MEN?
A Tk»r a ta>anM«
IslkiUtaaC of Kaloe.
Tbe *» ritcr - fx- nt a p>a.»nt b.»ur not
long air» with a genial Miinr gr clir
:uan of mm- than Di<bllr wv. aad waa
rather set t«rlc by his |><intnl quest;- »n.
"What nra I kn»w
when I v.a.-, a boy?" At first thought
this involve*! a of futurity. to
*bjw«. v hi.-h required a liftiaf of Um
veil brtwfrn lirn aad the world be
yowt. Itut be prfwutlj cipUiDed bi»
self. "When 1 was f.fUnu." he
"all thiwc aP'iin'i me over thirty vena*
old se«*m«-<! t«» be old n#en. and I
wondered h.iw I should fee! when so
many years had rolled over me.
I got to be tl.irty or forty moat every
body was fair and young. aad only
those who were sixty or over teemed to
be old. And i*»w that I bare sr -t to be
sixty everybody is youuc just like me
—and all thi e»• who firmer! v seemed old
are apparently just ahotit my age
There are no okl folks now; all are
young men to my eyes; and what I
want to kn->w is, what ha* beroiae of
the old fellows?" This seems to he
a universal experience of humankind.
We all remember the poem of the old
man who sat < n a mossy stone by the
roadside, 'sadly musing." and to the
young mis* wh • asked the cans* of his
j sorrow
"Ans»l. said h". Si<tly. "I aa oM.
My eart&ly hope no! oaer hatb a moryosr ~
From this view of himself tt he«s>roes
almost a matter r.f certainty that a
yonntf person. To whom age -«em«d a
distan' thin?, wrote the j» -em. and
that the sllafed feelirurs of the old man
are pur -' v imaginary. for it was. at
heart. » ><<u»y fellow who must bare
sat on the ntone.
BEAUTY ANO THE 8 EASTS.
A Pretry t'acr at a tarri.«x<- Wln<t«»
Qttelt* a Wf*n»l« .»f Te:»o»ters.
Thre>' Itr >a>lway ears. foir 'nicks. a
mail wagon and a !igtit cart l»- ame en
tangled in a street blockade the other
day. It was bitter wid and the drivers
felt grieved that they had to standstill,
according to the Sew York "-un
Then a handsome carriage with a
spanking team ami an old Iriver ia
livery tried to .v «rn> its way through
the blockade. There wan a rattle and
a bang, and the carriage wheels were
caught fast by the wheels of a tropic.
'Hah. ye swash-fa«ted. lunk-headed
baboon." a car driver yelled to the liv
eried driver, "whar 'n 'ell y' gaw'a?'*
"Gabback oat o* that!" cried another
driver.
The air n w bine with profanity, each
driver vy invr to outswear the other.
The driver of the carriage said never a
word, but his fa -e wan a study. Raffv.
» hostility and. u>.-> won Is were strung!, og
there with restraint ami duty
Just then the . arriagv door was
opened from within and a rosy fare ap
peared, budding from a hazy mass of
light furs.
It was a sweet, bine-eyed, young and
very pretty face, only the month via
contracted as if in pain.
"What'sthe matter. John** she asked,
plaintively, "t'an't yon drive on? I'm
just freezing in here. "
The swearintr ceased at once. and •*>
one looked John in the fare. Rut the
driver of the car backed his horse*, the
trnck pnlled up a little, the cart swung
slightly arounii. and the carriage
passed through and rolled on ita way.
KEPT BUSY.
Tvntf r*«r Crtrka Eatirvly Oniil tf
Htn* of a Ba*y C—tWl.
Capt Powell, in his description of Life
in a southern "Convict Camp." tells one
story which bears sad testimony to the
imperfection if human law. even in the
nineteenth .-ent»»ry and in the f aited
States. The story concerns a negro
named Cy Williams, who was entered
upon the books of the convict -amp
When a mere pickaninny, running
about in the one garment that forme
the costume of all negisi youngsters ia
the south, he was arrested for stealing
a horse. He was not large enough to
mount the animal, and was caught ia
the act of leading it off by the halter,
for which he was duly—the word
should be unduly—sentenced to twenty
years' imprisonment.
Warden Martin was puzzled to know
what to do with so small a convict, but
finally invented a task that .-ertainly
reflects credit upon his ingenuity. Ha
placed two bricks at each end of the
prison yard, and giving the blacken by
two more, ordered him to carry them to
one of the piles, lay them down, pick
up the other r.vo. which in turn were
to be carried to the farther end. aa
( changed again. and so on bark aad
! forth ail dar t.»ng. always cnrry ; ng two
I bricks.
He wa» warned that he woald he
whipped if he failed to pale the brieha
| neatly or broke any of them. He grew
up at the task, aad the constant abra
sion of mereiv picking np ant laying
down wore out four sets of bricks he
fore he wa» put to other labor
l *
I Uof't s»o«o o# tuswr M» ise.
A resident of West ("he.Her. Pa. ia au
thority for the following dog story,"
as it was recited to ham hy a aoidtar
"Troop F of the £ixth cavalry owned a
dog which accompanied it on every
' trip At the battle o* Wounded Knee
some time ago the animal was aban
' doned and was found ia a snow drift
by a sergeant of I troop. who took it
away ant! cared tor it. The animal
could not be persuaded to return to ita
former owners and remained with the
ser*cant One .lay the sergeant was
reduced to the ranks for some breach of
discipline. From that day fretb the
dog would" have nothing whatever to
do with him and took up ita quarters
in another tent. It eonld never again
be persuaded to retura to the sergennt.
evidently consideriag a reduced man far
beneath its notice."
t.rewtk of Oraagv Treea
It is s fact not known to every cma.
■ that it requires from ten to fifteea
years for an oranffe tree to aad
a grove does wc>t attain perfeetioa ia
less time than that. It « true that aa
orange tree will bear some . ranges
within a few years after planting hut a
tree must bear a great maay .-rangea to
make the industry PST
Trsin«<l Down.
Householder —I'm going to to
the suburbs next Monday, and I'd '.ike
you to do the job.
Mover—now many loads, sir?
I "I don't know. You moved me ooea,
! you remember."
"Yes. sir."
-I needed three vans then to gat
through, but that was some years ago. "
"Have you moved since. rfrT*
"Yes. indeed, half a dozen times "
"Hum! I shoald say one van will
carry all you have left now.
: ton Globe.
subjected «• a l«n«» steaaa.
•Yea. air." said the taiW. -rU goa*-
i sntec* that this material will not
stretch out of shape, ami will wear like
I iron."
"Then," said the anxious customer,
••you mav make me up a salt. . But I
want to be dead sure about it, h#
added, a slight quaver in his vote*. "I
am paying regtilar visits to a giri ia
* Brooklyn who tips the scales at two
hundred pounds, and I don t want that
sltit to give out on me "—Life
aix»t KMuig
He—My dear cousin, I assure yc» I
I would never dare rob thus* sweet
lips of a kiss
She -O. TOU hypocrite! dkln't ywi
make an attempt -f -hat charaeter tS»
other day?
IK-—Never 1 ar from iiaviaitf any rm-
I tention of robbing you of a kisa. I waa
tryin* to (riveyon one T f||»
OTHER WOBLOSW HABITATIO*.
Rev l»r Dal'lcger leltvwe# a !hH9
at Bristol the t ther aigkl na the |hMli
aria) us aad their kakM^
bility says th - P*il «all TT.it»m
%»-aking if M rcary, Dr. Daßtagg
showed that they appro
of the earth. .% .hoagh *ha hsa* fkaat
the san there was pea c staaae It
be temper—s *y the -haraetor <sf tha aa
aawphere
Yenns was vet ?aora akta to jiaa aaalg
ha every reape t. so that '.ilk tfeere, aa
we know it. «aa yet mmm paaMtMe
The coaditioos «*f the aeasnaphaMt, i»
devd. were sach that the whole gftafca
»«M be habitahla Van art -aaaa
under -eview the 'ec rarer iptalahsg
its charsr'er inhatsrwa azsaaaphsea
and ofher featueaa, wlaaeh. he ssML
made the existence «f nslwaa. if sat
man. quite pmadbte.
People were sinwly ' nat their toa
taer notions that there were aaahaf
and nohody in the am versa eaeept the
world and man. There w«pa iithi
w.*?ds. however, which, sa far aa to
man intelligence coald jndgv. wrr* am*
ret suitable for hahitatkna. haw ««it
gradually asaamiag enaditinaa wW
miir'it ultimately make Ilia psasfMa.
The lecturer held the opiate that maag
years hence some means «f ai'atol ma>
muDk"itioa with the leaaaeaa sf ika
other planets snfht be —Misbsit la
the present '"ays of •nai'v»lna» 4hn«e
eries in science all thtags asr used sal
ble. and the establishment «f tatar
communieatinn of «<at kiad *xtwam
this earth and the be-ngs if tha akaaato
did not seem more ,mpr>bsUewiafsa
si ble than the sendlag of a tahgnfk
message from Rattaad to 5a m York
seemed >ne hundred years afD
RAILROADING ON THf IOC.
Traeto laM Bvarv Wlotoe Soeoao uaa
reeam sa i.a n laaa
The communieatioaa to.tansa tha Waa
sivires of the tH. LawfMet ilia a*
Montreal are made, as ia kaosea. kg
means of the Vieaieto tiillslaa tot%a
ainstrrK-ted some thirty'Sve years agn.
which is the Uargant ia the wnekl. tha
metalHc spaa heiag sis Uwaaaad gea
hundnsl feet k>ag.
But from this point to tha IthMlk
tor a diet sane of one thnamf a ill,
there is au other bndgaaad sii (ha rail
roads eatahiiabed ta hath aaitan -»f tha
*t. Lawrence nave aaramarily to ciaaa
1 it. The 'sxapaay of the nibaal Art
built it levies a -ight-"f-way toB ef teas
dollars per car aad eight gen to par pa»
samjer.
To avoid payment «f these auaays
the H K. railroad -smigaay aad Ik*
| >ng ia winter a «s ia»inuaiea»hrt hstmaaa
the tw«> shores by oseaaa «# a iab»an
established on tha ie* Ksaiy ssrttor
the worh ia done -war agnta. aad tr
amply pays tor the wtlay The
of this ice road ia abort tauatta, be
tween Hoebeiagaaad Laagaatt.
The ratlmad is eaaaly haflt> Tha mak
shore, and then • ar'asa gradaaßy la
to it. aad. thaa. again. Mhae It akßa
the other shore, it -urssa aaew aa Mtw
become nearly paraUai to tke jggasa
side. an<i then it ia <n>aaaatai srtth the
main track oa ■ hia stasea.
A COSTLY 'OOta
Aa English gentiemaa aa aa aMtoa
' aaale of Easr Imiims raßsa ptod. aaaart
ing to the Sew orleaaa PSgayaaa. «h.
teen th. iiiiani •hdlaan W tha flrta-'ae
Hindoo gml tangnaa. Ltoaaaa a-ad ■ a
| un(le >ver a toot in Wight, bat he in s—tw
1 t» be worth hia weight ia dtortaa -
The Vsase »f thr Itruc* a d para he a
gaaaa—a tiamoad. nab*, sagph
chrys*»teryl, cat's eye. eueal. paaet I .
einthe. faraet. e.aeirald aaad awarti
The apex of the Hgsav. ahtah t
the shape a jrtsaa. in eartn
with a pi tath set wtth srtbU bat v. .
treat hs -»f an uaea ia ieagth aad at< •
sixteenths »f an taaeh hi *s» a
ia the spape of a buir—ahinai, thaasrt
being a cat's ev'« af i ai »n Jtag toßHaw
-1 *y
When the baad shah.' rt Uam *
IMhi. was -aptarsd sad laiTsd to
this ahd. aad it waa ja>»— am ag
until rsweat nisa'araih i uagh* tt t» Bg
w heron pi >n >t was fade a to Ltmtmm.
deaerviwr toestaof
cities ia that ptied by thane auaasaA.-
Inokhag i satarsa tkrt .Teraab <m *h»
enraersof ftaahnlaahla mmt toag Btar
piayhag --heap aad whaa»>
strongest ia ««M weaahsr. and at al'
time* they seem la i ayat me artCh
er's territory li'ni rt thssa kaa*4tok
vest ia espevmily nrh m snupptag hears
aad ia thr holiday 'ana. whaa Baaa
saads of .swaaary tolh. to aha *e
theat: :cal misery thaae mmadtoaars
iannfhaulmr drop peaairt dhaaa ame
When >lrach oe- voi ialary itkiaia
ita ble territory the vaaamry m rt oaaa
filed hy aaother fltwWn ebjwt. hay
oKserraat pers.Ha may lift "maaaA
the rags of many pm*aa*smnl tefgaa
avuicnce .*f abinafaat warm ddMy
The par* efcke hrter <d saeee to rta
to the fisrt that all the ilima naay
coirs of light are blended together ia
the radiance thrt hi thrown eff »aa
the snrfhee of the 'aaaiaa
More thaa a thoaaaad .ItaCrtrt aad
' eanmerated an«t irawd by the laskart
I investigators in thrt Baa «h»e baartaß
gfty-oaar tiftint torma aeae em
1 observed hy the English e»s«rt
Glashier who se» ftaify made eageam
' ings of earh aad prtoted thaw to a
1 paper attached to the report -rf 188
* Britisk Meteorw4 glial aai us a J tm «ha
year «»
lasxr Bra yoa sure, sto. Utot Aa
■ko»n was shining at the that# B»
, aarmher. yna are <at -rth.
m. ■aisior at the att
j "Very gooA Now teß the jury if yea
' have aot been It jmm* uislhd wttb
drfr»-tive vision."
•tientleatea *ft the jary. I htaa Hart
blind in one eye toe ana? rears, hat »
can see well <-n«.*gh with tha ethrtti
rend with jrrfwt snae thin pmrtrtt
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