VOL. XXX. V, % N° OPIUM. r ff* =r H h jJR. HOXSIE S jjtRTWNj ; - -*-*- tnuur | ui:e this remedy without I I PI f any bad effects. It does BQVSSSSSi. i - f f° 2 not contain opium in any UUllbi »_ ; "GUARANTEED yHsSSw ALWAYS READY FOR USE I TO CURE • HoxsieC.C.C.O f v- MDWEV REFUNDED. BUFFALO, K. Y | W. G. DOUTHETT. H. vV. F. GRAHAM DOUTHETT+MRAHAM'S NEW CLOTHING A!STD Gent's Kurnishing STOKE WILL OPEN APR 11. Ist, — AT Corner of Main and Cunningham Sts., REIBER BUILDING. Latest Styles, and all New Goods. WE ARE STILL ON DECK. We have better facilities, larger stock and lower prices than ever before. We broke the back bone of high prices in Butler county several years ago, and have been pounding it ever since. The result has been satisfactory to us,although it took lots of nerve and hard work, but the people are with us and by their support financially, and good words spoken, we have kept manfully on in the same way we started out, having for our motto — "Never misrepresent nor try to get rich off one customer;' so that to-day everbody is our friend and customer. One purchase here means a customer for life. + + X + If you have not been here lately you should come and see us now. t + + + + t + Top Buggies, only - $45,001 And ever) thing belonging to a Spring Wagons, only - 35 00 driving or team outfit at corres- Buck Wagons, only - 30.00 pondingly low prices. No Buggy Harness, only - 4.25 difference what you want to Leather Work Harness,only 18.00 use about a horse or team come Buggy Whips, only - 10 ! here for it. We have even reduc- Harness Oil, per gallon 50 ;ed the price of Kramer wagons. Sweat Pads, (collar) - 35 .We also have now a lot of the Singletrees, only - 25 very finest buggies, wagons and Team Collars, only - 75 , harness made in the world, Buggy- Collars, only - 75 J which we sell at prices others Curry Comb* -only lOjcharge you for common work. 11. Martincoui-t &, Co., 128 East Jefferson Street, Butler, Penn'a. PENN'A White-Sand Oil Co [A. STEELSMITH, Manager, Butler, Pa.] Dealers 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 depot, 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. List of Applications for License The following applications (or distillers, wholesale, tavern, and restaurant licenses to sell vinous, spintoin, malt or brewel liquors, or any adralxt lire tnereor at the several places nated below are now (lied in the office of the Clera of quarter Sessions Court of Butler .•ountv I*., and will he heard by the said Court on the ith Wednesday of March, tsw. belnjr tne 22d day thereof, mad continuing from time to time until all applications snail have been heard. DISTILLERS. Names. Residence. Place for which application is made George Bt*hl. Z henople. Butler Co., Pa. New Castle St.. Zellenoole Pa A. Ouckenhlmer ft Bros., sth Ward Alleghnny Olty. Pa. Montrose. Buffalo twp., Butler Co., Pa BREW FUS. C. Baeuerllne Brewing Co.. Bennett. Allegheny Co.. Pa. N. W. corner of Main and North St. Butler Borough, WHOLESALE. C. faeuerllne Brewing Co.. Bennett. Allegheny Co., Pa. N W. corner of .Ma n and North St.. John Key. Smith. No. 000 South Main St., Butler, Pa. 3d Ward. Huselton Block IGeonre Belber. 110 N. Main St.. BuUer, Pa. No. 13s E. Jefferson St. 2d W BuUer pa \Jaoob Befber. 12s Jefferson St., Butler. Pa. • . ' ra - I M W " B H tter - Pa N0 " 122 East Wayne St.. 2d W. Butler, Pa. TAVERN. S* o "** Y;j£*3 pb,l L? d w " BuUer - P* (Wlllard Hotel) No 107 South Main St..2d W. Butler Pa. Harmaa Let bold, No 2l« and 218 Main St.. Butler. (Vogeley Hotel) No. m, 21s and 218 Soutn t JIW M W., Butler, Pa. No. 3M and .i»i South Ma'ln St.'. Butler.' Pa Pnnk 8. niark. 2d •• 2d ward (Ulainon.i IJou-l) {xuhn ? Browrf 011 M •• Cor. Main & Jefferson sts. (Lowry H.) " Hnieon llicon. tth Ward. Butler. Pa. (Nlxons llione; nn Ward. Butler boroutrh Fa quer ' Boro M Millsrstown, Butler Co. ra.. Slipper>r»ck St., MUlerstown ' " Cor. Main & Klt'annlng sts. k - (J-ehrelb< r House) Ksy!» t!&u. Harmony borough, Butler Co.. pa. (Beam Houst) llarmory borough. Pa. ShSSLtIJSSf 67 3oro <«h of ZeUenople, BuUer Co, Pa. (Bastlan HouJ) ZeUenonte, o pi' 1 ' Pa " OmnesStoaey •• <• (Stokev llouse) •• M_ ler Boro.of Eransourg, " (Miller House) Evansburg, Pa. uSSd C a &« Boro. 0, Petrolla, i-' P^lt.'^ 1 ' 11 - §«/£?« mhurg. :: . Petro,,a-Pa r£vS. r i_ " (Laube House, Saxonburg. Pa. Darki Stewart. Renfrew, Penn twp. •• (Benrrew House) i.eufrew Pa Jenule Duprey, Earns City Boro. - (Duprey liouse) Earns City Pa. RESTAURANT. Joeeph Smith tth ward. Butler. Pa. No. 315 S. Main St. Butler Boro. Pa. Clerk's Office. Much 1.18». JOSEPH CRiSWELL, Clerk q. S. REDUCED! REDUCED! Men's felt boots with good rubbers - - _ _ $1 75 Men's gum boots - - - _ -185 Men's buckle arctics - _ Men's gum shoes - - ~ 35 Ladies' gum shoes all numbers - - _ _ Misses' gum shoes spring heel 11 to 2 - - _ j g All goods reduced, see our shoes for glass workers, buck-skin will not leak or cut like black shoes try a pair only $1.5*0. Every thing cheap at ROBINS BROS., 8. B. Comer of Diamond. ... _ Buder, P» ""'THE"BUTLER CITIZEN. ' ITHE KIND S ; | THAT CURESg u i =g MRS, GLrVF.ZI rifEP.RIEn, M alarm, S. V. m m On Crutches 10 Years! | ! IB EATING SORES THAT - WOULD NOT HEAL lm ■ CURED! CURED! J 19 Dana Saesaparilla Ca - QurruEMK.H; —l viah t-» icf.lfj to the dEeaers mm if DANA S SARsiAPAKILL-\- j§§ ■9 For frrrr*J year* I have be**n tattering from &B| =. lind Blood I>i«ortt«-r raii«l by ■nazmm b v the wver-i Phyntcutcs who n».a| but which Iciflb d Li«- skill t!u~n ».l It at-HI j Staekt-I KjV face, £ATI.\» AWAY 3 TIIK Hid '?/ a p. =a'n;«H rutin lei g aore. wnich wouM heal. I'.HP Bg.lao brok u: or. . FKVERs I QSUKE. For rmh.; .» I •»-> cuutin. d (•>■ j way bed und have been unable to u alk =e } s=i with am cmt.'hm ?-r over t»*n year*, si *- 4J£t ®" aii * three bottles of . | DANA'S | SARSAPARTLLA | » 1 g'lf Djri« n ' hhe lped ir fr m tlr«t. =z SB I t'jok it fa:Uifu:.y, sna I ca.'i no j attend ■imy household duties and u alli m well| ever. j ■■ I«m ture that my i« aj r. art. miracle a»ji| I ■4n>lh;ng that happen* it the prt-wnt -lay. wk I I am very ■iijcerely Tour*. «-• Mai 0.:,5. V." MILS OIJVKH CIIERRIKR. Ql GrvTLEMrv • —W»- mclow U itimoßal of Mrs == j pgChrrrier, which i* a ttr nz of yourgg gH %iltiabie compound. W«bchrve her ttcieiueot tojH tg|v true in every respect. gS We are very respeetfullv rourt, a S DAVIS BROS. ■■ Haione, N- ¥. VVii£>ietaie Je Reuui Druggista. _ Dana Sarsaparilia Co.. Belfast, M?ln«. H j - gTHE KIND 1 I THAT CURESb iJEROSIK BALL, a WiOerford, K. Y. |H TORTURING | I" Headache for 10 Years! "| I Dana's Sarsaparilla g "I WAS CURED!" Mb. Bali, was nil mwrr HAS to ptrEriiASE* B DANA'S fN COBOEB. LIMTEN AS HE TELLS YOUS ■■the Rksult. ■ Sl)ana Sarsaparilla Co.: ■ GENTLFJf EK J— I have bf «n a ruff'-ri r from m glfead aelie (he la«t ten >rar«. Lasts SEfall I «aw in one of our local papers &u r.'lvfrrtif-=j ■prnrnt of your marine, aua tertimonkla of it«H gwunderful eure*. SB X d«eldrd to try one The fir-t |y>tt!eß& ■■grf-aty relieve nif, and by tho time I had token Hi gtvoraore bottles I WAN tl KLI>. I can3s B recommend I Z 1 SARSAPARILLA § ■ uaiafe and relixtble medicine. SB R#*«pectfuiiy your*. ■ Waterford, X. Y. JLP.OME B.UJ. ■■ W The truth of Mr. Bali * ttatement i« certified toHK ■by MM« DLKMOTT, S ■■ Cohoec, N*. Y. Phanuaciit. |H g§ Du« Sanaparllla Co,, Belfail, Maine. §p FRANK KEMPER, DEALER IX BLANKETS, HARNESS, And everything in horse and buggy fur nishing g oods-H a. r - ness, Collars, "Whips. Dusters, Saddles, etc. A-lso trunks and va lises. Repairing done on short notice. The largest assort ment ol 5-A Horse blankets in town will be found at Kemner's. DURE DRIES IT LOi I PRICES is the motto at our JL sto re. If jou are sick nnd ne"d medicin»- TOU want the BEST This you cat always dep-nd upon gr-ttinir froni u*> »h we Dot hint.' hut K'rietlv Pur- Drugs in our Prescription Depart men:. Yon can jf<-t the hest of everj thiacr in the druj? line from un. (Jur store is also headquarters f PAINTS, OilS, VARNISHES. Kalsomine, Alabastine k, Get our prices before you bu* Paints, and >-ee what we have ;< offer. We can save you dollars 01 your paint bill Respert fully J. C. REDICK, Main St.. next to Hotel Lowrv BUTLtH, PA. SEE These Prices on EVERGREENS. lO.W Norway Sprue». lio« iu ii < s_■ 1 out) Kir, 4 Ui H iu li.-s hluh, -i ~ io it Arbor Vila' 8 *.» i.» lu ti-s i •. mi i.ir-«ii- FOREST TRhbS.r;:";;v^r i YeHow (XiUoiiw.Mjii I.' to lncli sn«>. p« i■ -ii«Hr M>4!>le. Itun in u }.f.. iiujo UK) Elin. I t I U Inch. We si.lfj H.Ood.n.Olu l"4ri W, n, -■ ■«*ll tuli'p as many this your. <> i r uan U 1 otcntoclc'l Hlilial. •, ..ri !' > . .I-h;/,.-. If iru" [ huil uruaiji.iinal in r iin-t i Irar mhih' .>t tbem out. Si i.il fur I!h'>. | EVERGREEN NURSERIES, Every:e n, Wis. -—- Garfield Teh Corv-a.Si. lc Headmrri- Ut"-* T>Mr»uii>lezi'. r. Oortom' bilia. Suaptotrw. vur i.. .a ■ .:ij st ,S.Y. Cures Constipation Adventures of Tad; OR THE HAPS AND MISHAPS OF A LOST SACHEL. A Story for Youuk and Old. OY i iiANK H. COXVERSI- Arrnon 01 "Pepfsh aj>axs. -Blow* Oct to Sea," -PArt. usaptov." Ftc. [Copyrighted, !•>»», by D. Lothrop :: ■ I Street station iu SWf-' f the city of I'hila- TAI >. detphia were in great demand. One of them was occu pied bv Tad Thorne, who, though he hrd no business there, was enjoying the warmth as ouly a small, fourteen-year old boy can do. after being all day in the eitv streets crving parlor matches at three cents per box—"two for live." Tad's enjoyment was tempered by a little mental worry, as a matter of course. Nobody is entirely happy in this world, and as he warmed himself Tad was obliged to keep a watchful eye on the door of the porter's room opposite. It was the duty of that colored functionary to assist tramps and vagrant boys from the waiting-room, with scant ceremony. "Last night lie said he'd bounce me if lie caught mo here again," mused Tad, advancing first one patched shoe and then the other toward the stove, "hut I shouldn't think the corporation would grudge what little fire it takes to warm me." For a time Tad remained in undis turbed ci lfort. So many persons were constantly coming and going that no one took particular notice of the thinly-dressed,pale-faced lad who occa sionally stretched his fingers caressing ly toward the glowing coals. "It's the first time I've been warm clear through since last August—l wish't I could hold heat like a hot brick does," Tad soliloquized, as with an involuntary shiver he thought of having to start out in the chilly air again. "Is there no other place where you can go and warm yourself, besides a waiting-room only intended for the-er —patrons of the railroad?" asked a tall, aristocratic - looking gentleman, with iron-gray hair, and a very dignified manner, who occupied the next seat to the one in which Tad was sitting. Ho ; spoke severely and frowned at Tad, as j though the boy's presence annoyed him. If his address had been more kindly, Tad's reply would have been more respectful. As it was. Tad scowled a little. "There's places enough, I s'pose— only they don't happen to 'low boys who hasn't any business there, round specially if they ain't dressed any bet ter'll I am," he answered, sullenly, glancing involuntarily down at himself ns lie spoke. The. tall man muttered something about "confounded nuis ance," but made no further reply. And as he rose, giving a nervous glance at the cloek, Tad noticed that he wore a lo:>g gray ulster, over a very nice suit of clothes, while at oue side of the seat In Imd vacated lay his traveling rug in a shawl-strap, and a small alligator skin -achel with nickel-plate mount ings. Tad was wondering within himself whether he ever knew what it was to be homeless, cold and hungry when ho was a boy, when his meditations were disturbed by the violent ringing of a hand-bell, accompanied by the hoarse voice of one of the railroad officials calling out something, of which the words "express" and "passengers" were alone intelligible to Tad's ear. This was followed by the usual frantic rush toward the great swing doors leading into the depot. The tall gen tleman sprang nervously to his feet, and. snatching up his traveling rug, shot through the doorway as though he had but five seconds in which to board a train that did not start for ten min utes, schedule time. "Hi, there!" cried Tad after him, "you've left your little sachet!'" but the gentleman was beyond call. So, seizing the hand-bag from the next seat. Tad elbowed his way through the throng, into the depot, in hot pursuit of him of the flowing ul>ter. Just inside the swing doors stood a policeman of imposing presence. He was a large fat man but extremely zealous, and his professional instincts were at once roused at the sight of a shabbily-dressed boy dodging in and out of the crowd, with a nickel-plated alligator-skin sachei in his hand. Step ping hastily forward he laid a heavy hand on Tad's shoulder. Now, after the manner of his kind, Tad regarded all policemen as natural foes to be feared —and, as far as possi ble, avoided. So, no sooner did he recognize the dreaded touch than, slip ping eel-like from his would-be ca]>- tor's grasp. Tad. with an inarticulate or) of terror, dove directly under the wheels of the nearest train. The cars were at a stand-still, of course, but had they been in motion, I am not so sure but Tad would have acted exactly the same, so great was his fear of arrest. True, in theory, conscious innocence is generally sup posed to show a bold front, but unfor tunately this is not always the case in practice, particularly in an issue be tween a big policeman and a small boy. Tad emerged on the opposite side of the track, with the encouraging cry of •• Stop, thief" ringing in his ears, just in time to confi >ut the blue coated official, who, iu u>me inexplica ble way, had reached the spot as quick ly as himself. " There he is!" shouted a young man, whom Tad had noticed in the waiting-room a I tie before, and, hesi tating for a href second, the hunted lad, who still clung to the cause of his trouble, sprang upon the platform of a parloi car attached to the waiting train. Flinging open the door, he darted in, meaning, if possible, to pass through to the other end, where, slipping off, he hoped to be able to lose himself in the crowd. Vain hope! As ho hurried Ijetween llie ro'.vs of as yet unoccupied chairs, the ratle of the conductor's key was heanl in the rear door at which he was hoping to escape, while the shuffle of feet, and sound of voices, at the door which he h:td entered, told Tad that ho was fairly trapped. Glancing despairingly aliont him. Tad's quick eye discovered at least a temporaty hiding-place. Dropping on his knees, he crawled behind tho near est of the revolving chairs, which, fort unately for him, was the one next the door of entrance. Concealed by its arching back. Tad made himself as email ;is possible in the angle formed by th ■ end of the compartment and side of the car, where he awaited the rfstilt in for arid tretjjblijyj. IVfTTLER, PA., FRIDAY. M ARCH 10, 1 He heard the sound of masculine feet and the rustle of silkt-n skirts, blended with a subdued murmur of ( voices as the parlor-car ljegan to fill up. A rather stout lady, richly dressed, paused beside the chair behind which Tad was hidden. "It is so warm here, John, I shall not need to keep on my circular," she said, in a somewhat languid tone. Tad could not distinctly see the person thus addressed, but by the way he threw himself into the chair and immediately nnfolded a newspaper, from behind which he vouchsafed a brief grunt in reply. Tad imagined him to be the lady's husband. Suspending her heavy, fur-lined cloak from a hook at the compartment end. the lady patted and pulled its long . i.place behind the chair-back, and for a moment Tad's heart almost -.tupped Ix ating, a- her gloved fingers once or twice actually gr:r/«l his hair. But he remained undiscovered, and, lietter still, the sheltering garment helped to hide him more effectually FOB A TIME TAD REMAINED IK f.VDIS- Tt'KBED COMFORT. than before, and, as its owner seated herself with a little sigh of relief. Tad chuckled gleefully as he heard the re ceding tread of the big policeman, who, after casting a comprehensive glance about the car, was obliged to beat a hasty retreat —because— The cars were in motion! In his ex citement the possibility of such a con tingency had entirely escaped Tad's mind. He was almost on the point of scrambling to his feet and calling out to the conductor to stop the train, but, remembering the unpleasant results which would probably follow* such a procedure. Tad sank helplessly back into his niche. He felt as though the chances were that the conductor would not believe his story, and he would probably be given into custody— bag and baggage—at the next station. So, of two evils, he chose the one which seemed the least, comforting himself with the assurance that the train would probably arrive at its destination very soon, when he could slip off unob-" served. The voice of Tad's lady—as he mentally termed her—disturbed his perplexed reverie. " What time do we get in. John, dear?" she asked, as she settled her feet on the comfortable hassock. From behind his paper "John, dear," was understood to mutter that, pro vi«'"d tiif t-ain didn't run off the track or over an embankment, they were due about eight a. m. on the following i :orning in the city of Boston ! " Boston, oh gimminy crickets! I hare been and gone and done it now!" gasped poor Tad, who in moments of excitement was apt to use language which at other times he rather prided himself on avoiding, liie mother used to dislike it so.' Tad had a vague impression that Boston was a sort of large country town in a far-off region known as "down East." Fur ther than this he knew not, except that it was sometimes called the "Hub," and seemed to be a sort of headquar ters for culture—whatever that was— and baked beans. At least so he read in the city papers. But, in his small way. Tad was some thing of a philosopher. He had not yet learned that through seeming misfort unes the great Fatherhood leads His children iu just the way that proves best in the end—this knowledge was to come. All he could do was to keep from useless fretting, and accept the situation as coolly as possible. There fore, settling down as comfortably as he could. Tad gave himself up to hard thinking, and, quite naturally, his mind went backward as well as forward. Tad's father had been a soldier in the regular army; and when, a few months before, the news had arrived that li& was killed in a skirmish with the lu dians on the frontier, his mother, never very strong, had seemed to receive her own death-blow. Shu grew paler and thinner, till at length she had to give up work, from lack of strength to run her sewing-machine, which helped to earn their daily bread. And finally, when the end came, the sale of the sewing-machine itself, together with their scanty stock of furniture, barely sulliced to pay the poor woman's burial expenses. It is a common story enouglu Hundreds of broken - hearted, over worked, half-starved women all over the land have lived and died after the same fashion, and will till the millennium comes. Yet this fact does not comfort the orphans they leave behind them. Certainly, it was no comfort to Tad, who was nearly wild with grief at the loss of the one being whom he had to love in the wide world. Only for things that his mother said to him before sh") fell asleep, I fear Tad would have drift ed into the ways of too many of our city boys who, like him, are left home less and friendless amid temptation and sin. But the boy had good stuff in him, and, best of all, he held his moth er's memory and parting words as something too sacred to be forgotten. I do not claim that he was one of those immaculate street lxn's common enough in fiction, but, alas! so rare in fact By no means. Truth compels me to slate that Tad Thorne at the age of fourteen was rather rude in speech, quick-tem pered and the owner of a decidedly obstinate disposition, which, however, was readily affected by kindly words. Yet, do you wonder at his faults? The only wonder to myself is that Tad did not become a really bad boy; for since his mother's death he had, as one inay sav, almost lived in the streets. For Tad had no home. A friendly news vender gave him lodgings under his periodical counter in the city post-- office, in return for which Tad sold pa pers or ran errands. And in odd mo ments he had managed to keep soul and body together by blacking boots, peddling matches, carrying valises holding horses, and a score of other de vices known to the average street !x>v. I have mentioned Tad's faults; now let me tell you some of his better quali ties. He washonest, clean-mouthed.and, generally speaking. truthful, as well as kind-hearted and generous to an ex travagant degree. He had attended the uight schools— attracted at first by their warmth and comfort—win-re h« learned to read creditably, spell fairly, write legible and cipher understand iuglv. But,with hi.i •uperiority in nirtnv respects over the associates among whom his lot of late had been thrown. Tad, in thinking matters over, had to foufvis that, iu u business point of 4 he had Wen any thing but a «n -- ce;>. Th<* truth is. Tad was not -harp or utix-nipulous enoug-h to compete n ith his frllows; but thii fact he did not recognize. *• I giiess I'm not one of the luokr ones." he murmured, rather ruefully, as he mentally reviewed his many busines- failures, while the swift train, which w:is bearing him away from the scene of them all, to fivsh fields and pastures new, went thundering on through the darkness toward Boston. Boston! As Tad's thoughts reverted from the past, the name repeated itself over in his mind. " Seems as though I heard mother say once that I had an Aunt Rhwia who lived in Boston, or Bangor, or—anyway, it was a place that began with B, somewhere 'down East," " mused Tad. Not that he hojx'd. expected or even desired to meet this, the only relative he knew of in the world. It was enough to remember that she had never held communication with Mrs. Thorne since her marriage to some one whom her older sister Rhoda did not like. And a slight offi-rcd to his mother was in Tad's eyes an un pardonable offense. But so much thinking, together with the warmth of the steam-beating pipes at his back and the even, on-rushing movement of the train, began to make Tad drowsy. Peeping out of his hiding place, he could see that many of the passengers were disposing themselves for uneasy slumber, and. judging by certain sounds from the chair in front of him. Tail's lady was already in dream land. So, leaning his head liack against the fur-lined cloak which had already served him such a good turn, and. being nsed to sleeping iu all sorts of postures and places. Tad fell fast asleep in no time. Rousing himself at inter vals long enough to silently change his cramped position. Tad passed the long night in comparative comfort, until with the dawn of morning ail began to shake off their drowsiness, and to struggle into more comfortable posi tions, as they grumbled about not hav ing slept a wink during the night. Tad's lady was not exactly crn~-=. but Tad noticed that she called her hus band Mr. Mason, instead of "John, dear." as on the evening before, when she asked him how he had rested. And he also noticed that Mr. Mason's voice was rather sluirp as he replied that the confounded chair had given him three distinct kinks in his backbone, and while economy was well enough in its place, by George! another time he'd have his own way, and take a section in a "sleeper," as sure as his name was John Mason! "So, my lady is 'Mrs. John Mason,'" Tad thought to himself, trying in his imagination to picture her faee from the sound of her voice, and failing en tirely. But without well knowing why, he resolved not to forget the name of the lady who—as he mentally ex pressed it—"belonged to the fur-lined cloak." Other and less pleasant thoughts began to obtrude themselves, as the morning wore on. Now that he was so near his destination. Tad's growing anxiety as to his future movements contrasted rather strongly with his philosophy of the previous evening. "I'll get something to eat, first of all," finally decided Tad, resolving not to lay any plans till this important duty hat! been performed. He had a cash capital of ten cents, together with two boxes of matches as a balance of stock in trade, so that he felt sure of a breakfast —not a luxurious one, it is true —but, like a stale bun, very filling for the price. Besides, there was the sachel—he could readily raise something on it at the pawnbroker's. " But that don't seem to be doing the square thing by the high-toned old party, after all," mused Tad, thoughtfully; "for even if I don't ever run across him again— which the needle-in-the-haystack busi ness isn't a circumstance to the chances of doing—the bag isn't mine, after all. I wonder what's inside," he continued, curiously, as he lifted it to his lap—"a box of paper collars, and a tooth-brush, oralotof thousan'-dollar bonds?" But his newly-awakened curiosity remained ungratified. The sachel was securely locked, and its peculiarly-shaped key was probably at that moment in the lull gentleman's pocket, wherever the individual himself might be. " Must be something valu'ble in there, else it would't lie fas'ned up so close; and, if that's so, the owner 'll advertise it. Anyway, I'll hang on to it till I find out," was Tad's final de cision. He would no more have thought of forcing the lock to satisfy curiosity than of breaking open a money-drawer. A general stir among the passengers, together with certain fragments of con versation which reached Tad's ear, warned him that the end of his jour ney was at hand. Mrs. John Mason was among those who began getting in readiness for departure. As, de taching the cloak from the hook, she withdrew its rich folds from behind her chair, Tad lightly touched the soft fur of the lining by way of a mute farewell; after doing which he began making his own preparations for leav ing. That is, he buttoned his thread bare jacket tightly about him, ran his fingers through his mop of curly hair and pulled a shabby cloth cap well over his forehead. Then, with a fast beating heart, Tad awaited the finale. CHAPTER 11. The end was not long in coming. As the city clocks announced the hour of eight a. m. the train slowly rumbled into the depot, at the foot of Summer street, and came to a full stop with the customary jolt which bumps together the passengers who stand expectant in the aisle. Then followed the usual rush for the doors, during which Tad crept from his hiding-place unnoticed in the general confusion. Carrying the sachei in his hand, he boldly elbowed his way through the crowd, and, with a great sigh of relief, found himself standing TAD CREPT FROM HIS IIIDIKU PLACE. on the platform unquestioned. As he was on the point of turning away Tad suddenly observed a young man whooi he remembered having seen at the Broad Street station on the previous evening. A small bluinh scar above bis right eyebrow had first attracted Tad's attention, while the person in question was standing by the stove, quite* near his own seat. At the time. Tad had vagtjely wyndered wh'tb'-r tfce man |uii_rtit 1., t have (wen a «<>W»«*r, like hi« own father. and. perhaj>-. been ■ wounded by a bullet in the »an.»- !>»ulc. ••Ye%«r" thought T.vl. cl"i«dy eye ing the Mranjrer. who. in turn. wa» 7 sharply t, "1 believe he'» the very f.-llow who 1 hollered "There he is!" when I popped out from under the cars. I rememb«r J him by his gold-mounted teeth, too!" ; For this young man. who w.-re a sort lof chronic «mile. as thongh pleased 1 with his own thoughts, made a fre r j quent display of some artistic dentist's ' j handiwork. But the ctirri nt uf Tad's 1 thoughts took a suddenly unenpected e turn. 1 •* .Sure enough." he ra Tittered, audi bly. in answer to an inward suggestion: " it's the iikelie-t thin£ in the world. why didn't I think of it before?" Acting upon a hasty impulse. Tad approached the object of his conje. ture. and touched his elbow. "Say. mister." he eagerly asked, as the young man started violently, "you hain't i-m nothing of a tall party in an ulster coat down to his heels, carrying a blanket done up iu a shawl-strap, anvwhere's aboard this train, have you?" A cu rious look of interest—l had almost said exultation—flatbed across the stranger's face as hi* -harp gray e\- s. which were set curiously near together, seemed to take in Tad. iii- -hubby clothes and the small sachei. at one comprehensive glancw. "What do you want te know that for?" wa- the re.-pou»«' givt-n in a I pleasant voice. j " No's to see \\ bet her you kn iW"d or 5 I not." guardedly answered Tad. who. f for some reason not plain to himself. 1 had already repented hi- impulsive ) question of the moment before. Th » stranger was well die--nl and well ap pearing. but Tad's contact with the - "seamy side" of life had made him rather distrustful of men and their t motives, and with his answer he began ■ to edge away from his new aequaint , a nee. Tet so far from seeming offend* i ed at Tad's not overpolite reply, the I young man smiled more agreeably 5 than ever. s "See here, my good lad." he said, s genially, "that little bag in your hand I looks considerably like one that the s party you were asking me about—who, "SEE HEBE. MY GOOD LAD," SAID MR. JONES. by the way, is a particular friend of mine left on the setti-e at the Broad Street station, Philadelphia, in his hurry to catch this very train that we have both returned to Boston in, anil you." patting Tad pleasantly on the shoulder, "are the honest I>oy that I law pick it up and run after the owner to return it to him. But how happens it that you have not found Mr. Richards —my friend's name—you must have come on with us, and so"— Here Mr. Jones stopped abruptly, and began staring very hard at the few remaining passengers who were running the gauntlet of a throng of penncd-tip hackmen, vociferating'iu different keys. "Why. confound It!" he exclaimed, "here I've been standing talking, and let Richards march off lip-town with his head so full of business that he's forgotten I'm anywhere in existence! But it's all right"—he went on. thrust ing his hand into an inside pocket as he spoke—"for when Richards tele graphed back from Jersey City to the Broad Street station, he offered ten dollars for the return of the papers. So, if I give you the money and take the bag, it'll Ih> just the same, besides saving you a long walk up-town. eh?" But Tad cheerfully replied that he didn't mind the walk, particularly as ho wanted to see what the town was like. "Boston's quite a little place, after all," he patronizingly remarked, with a glance at the busy street*. Mr. Jones warmly commended Tad's resolution, as well as the slight touch of caution which it implied. "1 see that you've cut your eye teeth, my boy," lie said, with an aj»- proving smile, "and it's always well to be on one's guard, while there is so much dishonesty in the world. On the whole," continued Mr. Jones, after an instant's reflection, "your plan is l>est, so suppose we have breakfast together at a restaurant first of all, and then I'll take you up to the office where Rich ards is." "All right," returned Tad. briefly, with more particular reference to the certainties of something to eat, what ever other uncertainties might be in store for him. And. secretly. Tad felt quite able to take care of himself, even though every thing wan not all right—which he had no particularly well-defined reasons for doubting. As they walked aioug together j through the busy thoroughfares Mr. i Jones chatted agreeably of the men and ■ things encountered on the way. He ' hoped Tail would not get cold through ! the sudden change of climate, a- the raw i easterly wind swept sharply round the corners of the irregular streets, and he even offirred to carry the sachei fur him. so that Tad might keep his hands warm by putting them in his pockets. But Tail replied: Oh, no—he didn't mind the wind; he guessed he could stand it j as well as other fellows could that went round the "Hub." Mr. Jones, with his j>erpetual smile, j said something about a "capital ptiu,' and led the way into a large eating house, where, at the lunch-counter. Tad ipeedily liegau discussing a break- ( fast which was proportioned to hi- ap- j petite- thanks to Mr. who hiiu- I self seemed to do ample ju.-tice to the j coffee, cakes, beef-teak and fried p«if i- | toes which he had ordered fur both j | But, hungry though he was. Tad did ! not forget to occasionally glance f j the corner of hi* eye at the little sache! j on th« counter, nearhis plate. He had | fully decided not to let it go out of hi-. ; keeping for one moment, until it wa-. ; ! returned to the proper owner. Curiously enoujph. Mr. Jones, who j sat next him, occasionally glanced in the same direction from the corner < f his eye. Though, after all. this was not so surprising on the part of tin partner of Richards, the ab-ent-mind ed. He was probably thinking of the law-papers contained iu the sachet. Ail at once. Tad, with his uioutb fuil . ,of J>ytter.-U roll, lotdfcal "p. utjfral j ncianati»n. ami. dtpfMng (pm stool, burrinl toward the ikeu. through which Mr »h hod thrown down hi* rhwk«, toff 'her with j a siher it-liar, *» fc« want b> line cash i«-r'» desk was f H - h»-ad seat Wol as it in de«q. thnnjlii, ami in tus , kaud aa* tbr ill'jrator-sktn «acWu (TO mm 00XT1.%1 is.) POET CARPET-CLEANER. The AißhMt fnsasts •«« Rnalt of fNM mt TnayMa'a fbiu. The pott Tuojvm hail fa is little i»l» hap*. ju>t as teas £ift«i mortal* do. One afternoon. says th< Youth* Com panion. he r»llnl on some fn. r.t at fa an#, and derided to leave a note Tbe h< .nw maid took him to the draw ing-r«v>m. and (rare him pen. ink am? paper When siting hi* name to his polite little miwiTf. Tennys»m. by a j» rk of the elbow. overturned the ink bottle; and (rreat wa.» his dismay at seeing a large pool of ink spreading rapidly over hi* friend's new white Persian carpet of matchless beauty. Horror-struck, he rang the belL l"p ran the arrant "Do please help me."' cried the pet It happened that the mtikmaa had jnst left a can of frothing milk at the door, ami the intelligent houaeamid re membered in the nick of time that new milk. if thrown over wet .nk. would remove all traces of the C. -spoiling fluid Accordingly she overturn.*d the Jug upon the large black pool, and with house flannel and cloths set about rub bing and scrubbing at the stain. Itown went Tennyson <>n hi» hantl* and knees. rubbing an«i «■-rubbing with his little helpnu-et. His agony of mind leat his old friend should knock at the door and suddenly appear on the <««cne of disaster he often described in later day*, declaring that it "reached the in finite.*" But with such a good will did this strange couple Work together that every trace of ink was removed "Here U a five-shilling piece, my good girl." cri.il fhc poet. "animatra. which never has less than 8* "thunder days" per year. Then come* Hindoo atan with 'A, Borneo with 94, the Afri can Gold Coast with 52. and the region around Rio «lc Janeir-". Brazil, with 51. The European list is headed by Italy, with 38 thunder day* out of the 36,5. on an average. Austria ha.* IV, Baa ten. Wurtemburg and Hnaffer? each aver age 22; Silesia. Bavaria and Belgium have at; Holland and Saxony. Franco. Austria and South Uusnia. !*; Great Britain ami Switzerland only 7. At Cairo, Kgypt an-' in North Russia and in Sweden and Norway t ie average, is only 4 per year. In Finland and East Turkestai thunderstorm* are wholly unknown. __________ \ rlioaa Jatpar. The jasperized wood of Arizona has become well known by reason of the many cabinet specimens, paper weights and decorative slab* of it that are -«ent to the eastern cities, but this is by no means the only petrified forest in this country. In the Hindoo district of the Yellowstone many stumps of trees are found converted to stone, sou.e of them showing knots, grain of the wood, and bark as plainly as the living tree, and the pebbly beaches of the Yellowstone river are strew n with tons of fragments of fossil wood. In the dreary desert of the l>akoU Bad Lands leaf irnpre*sions are frequently found in the hardened clay, and at Little Missouri, at the point toaown as the Burn lag Mountain, where a coal seam has been on fire since no body knows when, there are half a dozen tree trunks a tout thirty feet long. This is remarkable on account of the almost total lack of tree life in this region at present. Tha Watting Flaw* at l aatrta There is a mourners' corner tn uw of the cloakrooms of tbe national house of representatives and another in the sen ate cloakroom, where the disappointed and disgruntled congregate to express their dissatisfaction with the existing Order of thing* There, it is averred, statesmen gather to sit with the corpses of their dead hopes and MobitloM. and each place is known locally as a ohaaa ber of sighs. A joke or a good story ia never heard there. Tlm tl.»wa •* AaOrtt Egypt- There is every evidence to prove that the ancient Egyptian women were highly regarded and that a kind of higher education prevailed among them They transacted businesa, be queathed property and acted a* regenta. Some one has remarked that they mm* have been gcwxl home-makers, for the portraits and -.tatuea of Egyptian men represent them with a happy, good natured expression. *i..t miffankalf. She took mi aaada la sheltered aooAa Sbe took st flowers, camlr tweha. Gluves. scything I "-arsd to ma*— Site took mj rival ia U» L «TAKS3NH A *Mt*K TO Kl*" ]! s i. . . ' - Lif». « MAKING HOTMM II In a* ttmm a nmm "w*m Masa WTtmM WBm f I* Talthf ItaaS It ia »>t ail easy task to be always «t:e, e*af,s m aaakiaff h<>t beds, especial ly If they are to be tnaale earTy is the season, f prefer for this *>n—-a» nnre from h gh.r-fe-t tmeses, aad II shou! ! be kept lader shelter a«rt not allowml to fmeaa It «li»*s<4 atao m fresh and a>«»rats|T mmaet. ia cook-.air hotbeds early m tha sea son, plcn'r of aaoar* shooM bo aatd say a larer at ieaat M inebee tleop it t i,»r -agbly with abo— me fourth tf lz* balk of Utter, tarh tm tor est "eaves or straw, ft should ha saod erately aod ewnly packed aact t.-amt-d all oov the bed. s» that it wilt • he level an i hyat evenly ail Uringli Leave the bed well covered aod peo teeted for a fete da**. *n mm if It hea** pr >perly. In tbe n»eaa«;n»e. select ia tha woods a riek lotar spot of groaod. ami bom on it. to kit! the wea»l ■manio. a gtsnd siaed bmshheap. Mis thia sod aao ashes aad spread it \n ia even layer six inches dawn over the hod Thae sod shunld be loose and ioaasy. aad foil of decking vegetable matter, so that it will uoC bake or beeotae soUd It wiH also heat more qolrkiy. aod oo« be so apt to got too hot. It is much iesa io boe to b«rn the soil aad kill the weed ■eeda than t..>poll the weeds afterward, and treated ta that way tbe bed win atwavs be -ieao. Tbts is especially ■ a>iviaukl>ie if the bed ia to be sowo with , oaksn seeds, and the sa-edliac* to bo ; tnu.-plantcl 1 sowed quite a larg* bed with eoioo see»i* 'a*t season. A boat half wan drilled in. aad the rest was sown heoad cast, a* evenly, ail over t>e bed tad lighttv eovercil with c.ean sod. ! Sod that by sowing the seed broodrwt 1 can grow many more plants oo the same spoce. aad that they wtU ne aa g>»»l, or better, thaa if sown to row*. They are usaaliy straightar. more stocky and better most Ow can sow almoet jast the right aaaoaot of see.l and not have it too thtek. aa. ly ing on the surface, it ia plaiaty vasabte 1 can see no advaatase whatever m sowing any kind of seed to drills tf the soti has been freed front wed eje ka the manner described tf tha seed however, ia to bo sowo no sail Aral a rnivuOßT an I ll. with weed-«ee»ls, by all aaaaao tow m io drills. s.» that the and eon bo ath-m' Glaaa to the beat cover for a bathe-, bot if it is tboogbt too eipeasivo. tfc next beat and cbeopeat cover It ear thin mnslia. heavy maalia shodea t%- bed toe much. Of oarse. the bad s>. neerl further protectkio from froat mi • heavy ratios. Hotbcde dry oat q aiekly. » «p«ita' If the covering ia raiaed or taken a:. The soil should be keot qnite asors and when it t«eeome* dry *hoald ■- ceire a thorough water sag. Sot k than half a gallon of water, applied a fine «pray, shook! be naad to ev>- square foot of surface, it ia a g plaa to bank the fraiae oa tha eati> with earth, and beep the aafl par solid ag-uast it oo the 'asxia. * will sake the bed. snog aod tight, prever.t it from drytng oat too rapt The cover shoe Id ho taken off sooe days before the seeilioga are trc plant.* i in open groaod. io inlag harden them.—& S Mead, ia Aw ieao Garde aiag. DWARF FRUIT TREES. Wkra ri ay rty GfOM TTfcev Sn> r--»M •a raree Team. As a rale thoae looking towoc* a permanent orchard do oot rare •• plant dwarf trees whether poor or ao> pie. because sock trees awt lata perm * acnt thaa standards. Some are le»i • plant them by the taking name dwa wtuch tcads, them to thiah thr re ia lew room required for them Tb> - ia m oae way. bot net io aoa*lN-r Dwarfs are low braorhed and occo all the ground that their limha over spread, while the standard, bewir trimmed ap several feet, prrmila «••• use of the soil under it. The ch»> • gain ia dwarf* us tn the jetting at the fruit early. Ia the case of the afflm. ■ for instance af dii'aaa and at winter outline. —3l %. Trihnna fhnrU'.a Why will yon ant slope with me. darting** Ellen t would, deorvst. bot that ons Mrs. Nuwed I gave a t«o »toiler cake diah t>> when she *aemarried owea me a wedding present and Tm aait j/t» iog to let her jet off ao easy • 'TMemfa Nesrs Keeoed Jwt tha *'■ ■ " "Weil. barter, heen 'jiaouiii 11 at school lately**" ashed his. mat -Oh. no. aua am,"" replied «*arSeir ""the tencher sends a noto to papa, and he at tends to it at hnn» " - Harper's T-.-aag Pn-ple Brwle - Ihmnlf' hrr arms a beat, the htldtgl I ■ ■*-'■ - are mtf pets oner for life" Gii'.ii.nm—lt'sno* unprtaanaaont far Jttr set's Magi inna A Wrase Wise; Ona "I hoodie more "etters in o day the. yon do." sab! a man to .me of far 4 | Slam's poetal employe* 1 "Indeed, who' post -«ee do rm eot i.s --" Don't w.rk ut a p»ot #o at o»>. rat type-'otter."*—Trath. »*•* <4# #'ll 1. "1 sow fam toiuag wtth vooaff ritmm mm Just now."' NO.M