VOL. XXX.
BINTS FOR SHREWD BUYERS FROM
Campbell & Templeton,
Kutler, I J n.
FURNITURE and QUEENS WARE.
D 0 YOU KNOW
1)0 YOU KNOW
m2!| D 0 V ° r 111LXK
that we bu< them cheaper
Ve bare a Complete stock of Baby Carriages.
TV/"\ YOTT ti V( i VV That we visit the principal furniture
Ivy U tt markets of the United States each
season and have a chance to select the best goods ?
After reading the above haven't you about decided that it will
pay you to buy from us ?
Save money. Make your home attractive. Buy while the stock
is complete.
Visitors always Welcome.
WE ARE STILL ON DECK. We have better facilities, larger
stock and lower prices than ever before. Wc 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 evcrbody is our friend and customer. One purchase here
means a customer for life. t X t *
If you have not been here lately you should come and see us
now. t t t t t t +
Top Buggies, only - $45.001 And everything belonging to a
Spring Wagons, only *- 35-00 I 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 io ; here for it. We have even reduc-
Haraess Oil, per gallon 50 [ed the price of Kramer wagons.
Sweat Pads, (collar) - 35 jWe also have now a lot of the
Singletrees, only - 25 j very finest buggies, wagons and
Team Collars, only 75 j harness made in the world,
Buggy Collars, only 75 j which we sell at prices others
Curry Combs, only loj charge you for common work.
D. Martincourt <fc Co.,
128 East Jefferson Street, Butler, Penn'a.
sp SHOESFOR EVERYBODY.
AD immense exhibit of Rpriog sheep. All
TOUR FEET CAN BE the latest shades in tun goat and Russia
PITTED WITH calf, newest tips and Btyleß of lasts We
HtTSELTON'S BHOEB. show everything in the line. Footwear
worth the having—bat DO trash.
LADIES' FINE SHOE*.
New have shown to our customer* so many new and beautiful styles
M we are MbowiDg this spring, WB are drawing customers every day by the
power of low price* backed with good quality. There in nothing in a low
price unless the qaality is back of it.
I A DIES' FINE SHOES.
AH the stiles worth having hnve found there way to our house
Ladles' fine shoes from 85 eta to $4 50. Don't forget to see onr shoes at
$1 00. $1 25, $1.40, $1 50 and $2 .00, tip or plain toe,common sense opera or
Phil'a. last
MISSE"' AND CHILDREN'S FINE SHOES.
We are allowing a heaotilnl line io tan goat and Rnwsia calf, heel and
spring Tbe* combine beaotj, service nrid low prices Misses' shoes ht 80
CM. Op Pine dongola patent tip spring heel. 12 2 only $1 00 Mines' and
children'* oxfords all colors. Infants soft sole shoes in colors. Children's
shoes 85 eta to 50 c s. <
MFN'S FINE SHOES.
New attrac ions io high grade goods of the latent 111 ike, sound in
qoality, tbey are straight square bargain* every one of them, arid at a clone
price. Men'a brogans only 70 eta and SI.OO Men's fine shoes. with tip ai
SI.OO and $1 .25. Men's fine shoes extra uice at, only $1.50. M.en's fine
•hoes genuine calf fine only $2 00 In lace and congress tip or plain, then
Oar tao bluchers and patent call are beauties, poorijear welts ai.d hand
••wed io calf and cordovan ai $2 50 and up
IN BOY'S AND YOUTH'S SHOES
We lead at usual in styl«. quality and low prices. Boy's fine button or lare
at $1 00 and $1 25, siz -s 3to 5j YouUi 'B One shoes at 75 and SIOO
Pail Hoe Men's box ton b--avy shoes in grain and kip at $2.00. Kip
box toe boots, three soles, long leg, at $3.00 and 350 Repairing all kinds
done at reasonable prices. Came and see lor yourself.
B. C. HUSELTON.
The new store of Douthett & Graham will lie open for business
April Ist.
We will open with an entirely new stock of clothing for men,
bora and children. Also a lino of hats and gents fine furnishing
goods.
You are respectfully invited t> ctll and extroii) oor goods
sod if we cannot then interest you, as to quality, make and price,
its oar fsalt.
Call and see us whether you wish to buy or not. No trouble
to -how goods.
Remember everv article in the store brand uew You will have
no old chestnuts to look at.
DOUTHETT <fc GRAHAM,
A. <fc II Keiber Building,
Cor Main and Cunningham Sts., Batler, I'a.
TH l<°%rtkß RH
HAY-FEVER L/ I
'COLD-HEAD
tiff* Cream Balm it not a liquid, tnuff or pmndcr. A //plied i to the wmirilt it it
_ quickly ultiorljed. ii w him the html, allnyt injUimvuitdon, henl*
Plr > the tare*, i(Md ' y tfruggM* <rr tent by m/iil on irrript f nrif. C>j 3
3UC ELY BROTHERS. 56 Warren Stmt NEW YORK. JuO |
W: " ■•■■■ M* jf ■'' W f / r
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THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
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H CHARLES SIMMON" 3 .
I A MARVEL Of COHOES! |
■Kidney and Liver Diseases
p FOE 15 YEAB.S,
H CTJEED BY 3 BOTTLES! §|
BfDA-S'A >AESAPARTLLA Co.:
T±r. - ! Z'.od =7=
Rhi-alth Vyt. of your fiauwqurl.s Ir 1 .:H|
r. V duty '■ CA. r, k nev v..
Scire
K For 13 yeart I *:r; _
sMTcrr painsmt l • Hlnuarh, : Kid
gney t:4 Livrr IHsentc. m> btdtj iLat Izz=
■ At a tire I had to rtay : i bfL
i~= I tuTij tued ttree 6t
| B.INA'S *
| SJLRSAPARILLA 1
&tn<) I Oil Is If » new man. I r
PBm« vi it t'> ti,v At&ct««i v.: -•£ vl t-. rr ■ t%JC
S R "COH£*T,X. BIMMO.' J. |H
'S '1 tl.' lis ** !*'--*■ ; ' J
JAMES P C.VJ.KISS, =
-1 COH'JN, ' Y. ■
■ Never purchase of a " SUBSTITUTEft, 'B3
= a person who tries to sell jou
Belse when you call for Dana's.) Our bat-B
atle* are being filled with a COUNTERFEIT j.
HARTICL£ by "Substituters." Buy of the®
■j HONEST DEALER who sells you whatyougj
ask for, and If you receive no benefit he|=
■ will return your money. C
ss Dana Sarsapt'ilia Co., Belfast, Maine. ---
feed. For prices and terms. Ao
drees,
J. W. MILLER,
131 Mercer St., Batler' Pe.
FRANK KEMPER,
DEAL£K|IN
BLANKETS,
HARNESS,
And everything in
horse and buggy fur
nishing go ods—3rT ar -
ness, Collars, Whips
XJusters, Saddles, etc.
-A_lso trunks and va
lises.
Repairing done on
short notice.
The largest assort
ment of r>-_yV I torn<
blankets in town will
bo found at K emuer's.
pj \ Diss i! ti
| I'KICES i« th's rnotlo, a' ,tnr
X wore.
If you urc sick nrii] need nn-dicim
yon want tb<- BEST. Tiiis yon <-un
always upon getting Irom us,
as we ufce nothing hat f irictly Pur
Drugs in our Prescription Depart
men:. You can get th< best of ever)
thing in the drug line from uf.
Unr store is also headquar e-s foi
PAINTS OILS, VARNISHES,
Kalsomine, Alabastine
-Get our prices before yoa buy
Paints, »ad -ee what we htve o
offer. We can savo you dollars on
y oar psint bi!'.
Respect'nllv
J. C. KEDICK,
Main St.. next to Hotel Lowr
BUTLEKt PA.
Here We Are Right To Tbe
Front With Spot Cash Prices.
We have pome 'ivereoa's left an«i
have rnad»- prices on them that
will movt- th»*m s«.on. We
do not wi><h to <!arry
over a ({urnient ol
heavy tioodn
and if
low prices will
eb-ar them out we
t-hall do it, so before
buying clothing or
for m»*n orltoys ias[>ect the (fooda
and rock bottom spot cash prices at
r Flie Racket Store,
120 H Main St., Butler, P».
JL...C- WIC K
IjKA .Kit IS
Rough and Worhd lumbei
<>V ALL icTsmi^l
Doors, Sash, Blinds,
ShiriKles arid Lath
Always iri Stock.
LIME HAIR AND PLASTER.
'Office opposite I'. A V/. Depot,
MPTLBH i'» .
SEE These Prices on EVERGREENS.
10.000 Norway Hiir'jr« . \? , k , • , htjr|j #
10.(<00 Biliaifl Kir. 4 mlm (i«*h ir. •». JO.<*io
Kr\tt»T Vlftß, h!o \:» in'h'H hi:, r,
Hf'Otrh tto M lilif Ii MO. OV I' LL'I
• 7 (Xv» MH• for
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Ut> 1 tw"-ti.Hftj till" '■ Or r,u
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EVERGREEN NUKSl.'fr s
Evergreen, Wis.
Adventures of Tad;
OB THE
HAPS AND MISHAPS OF A LOST SACHEL.
A Story for Young and Old.
BY FRANK 11. CONVERSE.
Atrmoß CF '-PEPPE:; -BLOWS OCT
TO SEA.'' "PACI. URAFTOX,'' ETC.
j [Copyrighted, Jt9», by D. Lothrop it Co., ami
Publifhed by Sptciil Arrangement.]
CHAPTEB X3L
It was a lovely Saturday afternoon,
and, of course, a half-holiday for Dis
port youth. Tad had been veiy busy
all the forenoon, as Mr. and Mrs.
Mason, of Boston, had arrived the
night befo; -, and taken the spare
room. Tiiey were very wealthy peo
ple, who had boarded with Miss Smith
for three successive summera, find
ing ia the quiet of this secluded
rillage an enjoyment that no crowded
watering-place could give th<em.
! Tad bad seen very little of them,
and only noticed that the lady was
rather stout and pleasant-faced, while
the gentleman was also stout and
! rather jolly. The name was enriouily
familiar, though, and he racked his
brain in vain to think where he had
; heard it.
Tad always had his liberty on Sat
urday afternoon, and, borrowing Mr.
Kenneth's big, flat-bottomed boat, he
had invited Joe Whitney, Polly Flagg
and the dog Bounce to go after lilies in
Bixport pond—a beautiful sheet ol
water, not far from Deacon Whitney's.
"There's Mr. Mason and his wife al«
ready," said Polly, glancing ashore;
"they always put up some lunch and
start for the pond just as soon as they
get fairly settled at Miss Smith's."
"And there are those two Boston
girls that are boarding at Widow Simp
son's—with Mr. Forrest," added Joe,
with a slight chuckle, a3 he remem«
be red the bittfen apple.
"Come ashore and hare some lunch,
young folks," called Mr. Mason, who
was a great favorite in Bixport, be
cause, as they said, "he nor his wife
pnt on city airs—if they were worth
half a million dollars."
So the boat was headed for the shore,
and, as it touched the beach, Polly,
with both hands full ol long-stemmed,
fragrant treasures, jumped ashore—
followed, more slowly, by Tad and Joe.
"John, dear, mill you look at those
lovely lilies!" exclaimed Mrs. Mason;
and, at the sound of her voice, it all
camo back to Tad—tho Pullman car,
and ti < night journey to Boston be
hind t-.s. John G. Mason's chair, shel
tered by Mrs. John G. Mason's cloak.
How iunny it was, to be sure!
The little party gathered round tho
lunch-basket, under tho shado of some
delightfully tall pines, and began to
discuss a rather substantial lunch. At
a little distance were the Misses Baker,
two very nice girls of culture, from
Boston—and, having said this, it is
perhaps unnecessary to add that the
younger wore eye-glasses, and had
brought a volume of Ruskin for light
reading, while her sister, with artistic
tendencies, was seated under a l;.rge
white umbrella before an easel, making
a sketch of Bixport pond in oiis. Mr.
Forrest, who represented himself as of
one of the first families of X-few York,
was most elaborately dressed in a cool
and becoming boating suit of cream
colored flannel; and when he arose
tixjui a vexjr giccu i+njomy l on w-Kloli
he had been sitting, tho effect of color
was so .striking as to draw an audible
snort from the observant Joo Whitney.
"Sar, Mr. Forrest." he called, with
his m'juth full of sandwich, "I wouldn't
set down much in them white clo'a—
they're all streaked up behind now; be
sides, there's lots of bumble-beo's-nests
round here."
Mr. Forrest, who had turned very
red, did not receive tho suggestion in a
kindly spirit.
"Young man," he said, loftily, "allow
me to say that your coarse familiarity
is very unpleasant—have the goodness
to attend to your own affairs."
"All right," replied Joe, with a wink
of exquisite meaning directed to Polly,
who shook her head at hirn warningly,
and, after another attack on the eat
ables, he sat in silent meditation.
"Got a pin, Polly?" he u«kcd, in a
low tone of voice, as he wiped a linger
ing crumb or two from his lips with his
coat-sleeve.
"What do you want of It?" suspi
niously returned Polly.
"Why—l want it!" was tho unsatis
(a> :tory reply.
"Here's one, Joo," said Mr. Mason,
with, 1 regret to say, a somewhat hu
morous twinkle in his eye.
"Now, John!" expostulated his wife,
as Joe, taking it, r>-c to his feet and
strolled off, "wlia' made you? you
kn'rw that boy is always up to some
kind of mischief."
But Mr. Ma-on, who had stretched
himself at ease on the given sward,
with his straw hat over his face,
seemed suddenly to have fallen into a
deep leep, riot iiiipunctuated by an
occa-ioii.il nore; -o Mr-. Ma-on, lean
ing back against a tree-trunk, fanned
herself languidly, and chatted with
Polly, who was making a lily-wreath
for her shade-hat, while Bounce lay
lay looking on with lazy interest. Tad,
hug/ing his knee- , which were drawn
nearly up to his chin, sat a little dis
tance off, thinking how singular it was
that, in a big world, lie should again
have met the owner of the fur cloak,
anfl wondering what she would say if
she knew the part she had played in
helping him along on his way to Bix
port.
ll \vii-> one of those delightful sum
mer afternoon- when one feels disin
clined to do any thing but dream away
the idle hotu>. The clear, unruffled
surface (if l'ixport pond reflected the
drifting w' te clouds overhead, and the
tall, whisj ing pines which bent over
id margin, as faithfully as some great,
mirror. Far ofl", at the other end, a
solitary loon -ent out his quivering cry
from time to time, while now and then
the shrill nol»- of the locust cut through
th" warmth and stillin --of the air with
monotonous persistency. The murine
of Mr. Forrest', voice, as that gentle
man, unmindful of Joe's warning, re
clined gracefully at Miss Baker's feet,
reached Tad's ears.
"Y'cs, Mi- 1 Baker," lie was saying,
"I mi p < -ionatcly fond of art, and, as
what"' liis-naine say , the study of tho
beautiful is a o-w-w-w-w! oh! oh!"
The wild whoop with which Mr. For
re-i unexpectedly ended his lesthetic
remark- -tartled the young lady so
much that lie dropped her palette,
palnl idc down, full upon Mr. For
resl upturned face, while he, spring
in" wildly to hi.- feet, began thrashing
bis person with both hands, shouting
"Shoo! shoo!" as he madly danced
about the gre.cn sward!
" I beg your pardon, Jadles," he
ha < l .im d. a both the Mi -c--
1; .'I staled at him agha-it, "blit I
!■ !' lie re r. a bee' nest in I lie vicinity;
1 li.i \ ■ jit I been severely stung by
one"— But his explanation was
( brought to an abrupt ylos'.' by a si^jju-
lITTTLER. PA, FRIDAY. APHIL 31, 1893.
lar nuis<\ which —a seeming combina
tion of -titled scream, repressed gasp
and laughter proceeded
from Jo,- Whitney, who. with a very
"SHOO! SHOO!"
red face and a long alder stick, in the
end of which was a pin, had suddenly
and silently rejoined Tad and Polly.
" You—you young villain!" wrath
fully ejaculated Mr. Forrest, as the
truth suddenly flashed across his mind,
and, with this exclamation, he made a
tudden dive in Joe's direction; but the
wary youth, evading his grasp, dodged
under his outstretched arm with a
hilarious war-whoop, and disappeared
among the trees.
Mr. Forrest was very angry, particu
larly when he discovered that a smear
of pea-green paint extended from his
forehead downward across his nose to
his cheek, though he made a pretense
of laughing it ofl" as a joke.
"Just dip mv handkerchief in the
pond-water. Tail, and wipe this paint
ofl' my face, will you," he said, throw
ing it to Tad, who, taking it in silence,
scrubbed down Mr. Forrest's face till it
wag tolerably clear. But with the paint
W;LS a chalky substance from over Mr.
Forrest's right eyebrow, and, too late,
that gentleman clapped his hand to his
forehead, with a slight exclamation.
Tad's sharp eyes detected a small bluish
scar on Mr. Forrest's temple, that had
been skillfully hidden by a touch of
French chalk.
"How are you, Jones,' I '' thought Tad,
with a little twinge of excitement,
which he carefully concealed, handing
back the handkerchief with apparent
unconsciousness of the sharp glance
given him by the city-bred gentleman,
who clapped on his hat with considera
ble haste.
Tad then rejoined Polly, who had
risen to her feet, and, after talking a
little with the amused Mr. Mason, the
two made their way slowly homeward
by the shady wood-road that followed
the pond shore for quite a distance.
" Why, where is Bounce?" cried
Polly, wondering what made Tad so
unusually silent. " Here. Bounce!
Bounce!" Bounce had grown into
quite a sturdy, good-natured pup, with
a gruff voice, and a propensity for
picking up and carrying off any stray
article that he found lying about.
Sometimes it was Polly's slipper, or
perhaps one of Mrs. Flagg's dish-towels;
but, curiously enough, he never tore or
destroyed any thing of the kind.
S >. u.s, in answer to Polly's call.
Bounce presently came rushing toward
them through the bushes, Polly was
not surprised at seeing something In
his mouth.
"Naughty Bounce!" said Polly, with
make-believe severity; "bring it here
this moment, sir."
ttounce obeyed at once.
" Why, it's a folded, newspaper,
with Mr. Forrest's name on the edge,"
she exclaimed, as she took it from be
tween Bounce's white teeth. "He
rnust have dropped it out of his pocket
when he jumped up so quick," added
Polly, with a merry laugh, in which
Tad, roused from Ills abstraction by
the little incident, at once joined.
"You'll see Mr. Forrest before I do.
Tad," Polly continued, as she extended
the newspaper; "I wish you'd give it
to him somehow, I don't like, him one
bit."
"All right," replied Tad, taking the
paper, "I'll hand it to him when I see
him; though / don't fancy him much
myself. But I wonder where on earth
Joe is!" he added, suddenly noticing
the prolonged absence of his friend and
crony.
"Joseph is here, son of the pale-face!"
suddenly responded a guttural voice
from the roadside, "but his feet no
longer tread the paths of peace, for they
are set upon the war-path, and before
another moon the scalp of the Forrest
chieftain shall dangle in his wigwam!"
With this terrible announcement, a
figure attired in a blanket shawl, with
disheveled hair hanging about his face,
which was adorned with alternate
stripes of crimson, blue and yellow,
burst forth from the bushes, uttering a
fiendish and blood-curdling yell.
He shook wildly aloft a white liuen um
brella with one hand, while in the other
was an article held in the manner of an
Indian spear, which Tad and Polly sim
ultaneously recognized as the younger
Miss Baker's patent folding easel. After
allowing Mr. Forrest's anger a sulli
cient time to cool, Joe had wandered
back to the shore, where he was at
once chartered by Miss Baker to carry
her shawl and sketching utensils back
to her boarding-place, while Mr. For
rest took the little party for a row on
the pond. The possession of such avail
able material was too great a tempta
tion for Joe, who had at once utilized
them, with the effect I have just de
scribed.
"11a! Ha!" cried the Indian brave,
executing a fantastic war-dance in the
middle of the road, while Bounce
barked, and his two friends regarded
his paint-smeared face with astonish
ment, "does the daughter of the Lenni
Lenape shrink back? Let her have no
fear—the flower of his tribe wars not
upon helpless women, nor does he fear
even though the dread avenger be at
his heels!" Perhaps tin- red man's ut
terance would have been less boastful
had lie known that the avenger, in the
unexpected person of Deacon Whitney,
was so close at hand. The deacon, hav
ing been hunting up a stray steer
along the pond shore, had suddenly
turned a bend in the wood-road in
time to recognize his erratic son's
voice.
For one brief moment Deacon Whit
ney gazed at. Joe's grotesque grab In
silent horror. And then, with a stride
which brought him within reach, he
seized the red man's ear with consider
able emphasis.
"The (lower of the tribe will j. ' stop
this tomfoolery, an' march along home
with the avenger," remarked the
deacon, with grim pleasantry; and tin;
youthful chieftain, in all the glory of
bis trappings and war-paint, was meek
ly led along by the ear in the direction
of the paternal wigwam, to the un
siuothcrablc delight of about twenty
Bixport boys who were, playing base
ball on the green, near the deacon's
house.
Meanwhile, lul and Polly made
their way home more > 1 (uvl\ By this
time 1 lie two had become great friend- 1 ,
and wire never at a loss for eonversa
| tion while together. Tad (old his com
panion all abont hi* life at Miss
>mith'-. How Samantha hud taught
him to milk Sukey, the Jersey cow, and
even instructed him in the art of
jrrooniiujr White-face, the family horse,
that was said to be about twenty-five
years old. Then, Miss Smith had
shown him all about planting the veg
etable garden and weeding flower-l>eds.
Slw told Samantha (who told Tad)
that he was by all odds the best help
that had ever worked for her, and, con
sidering he was a boy —Miss Smith
cherishing a rooted antipathy to the
generality of boys—she wasn't so sure
but that she could say that she almost
liked him.
"I'm sure I like her ever so much,"
added Tad, in a rather unusual burst
of confidence, "and folks that think she
is grumpy and cross don't know her—
that's all.''
'•Perhaps she'll adopt you some day.
Tad," suggested Polly, laughing a lit
tle at the idea of prim-visaged Miss
Smith with an adopted son.
"1 wish <he would," returned Tad,
with simple earnestness; "Pd give any
thing to have some one kind er love
me, like your folks do you—even though
they wasn't my very own. I tell you,
Polly," said Tad, sorrowfully, "this
having to drift around without any
home, and nobody to care what hap
pens to you, isn't the nicest thing in
the world."
Polly was about returning a sympa
thizing answer; but, catching a glimpse
of Captain Flagg rolling heavily along
in the distance, Tad and his confi
dences were momentarily forgotten.
"There's father!" she exclaimed, de
lightedly, and with Bounce barking at
her heels, Polly ran fleetly down the
plank sidewalk to meet him.
'•She's got somebody," thought Tad,
wistfully, and then with a little sigh he
turned into Miss Smith's neatly kept
flower-yard, where the pansies and old-
fashioned garden-lilies seemed to nod
him a friendly welcome.
There was nothing particular for him
to do, and, sitting down on the edge of
the piazza. Tad fell into a brown study.
He was a good deal perplexed a» t«
whether he had better confide his sus
picions that Mr. Forrest was also Mr.
Jones, and presumably Mr. Edwards
also, to Miss Smith and Captain Flagg,
or wait till he had more positive vroof.
"My word wouldn't go very
against his smooth tongue," thought
Tad, as he mechanically unfolded the
copy of the paper that had probably
dropped from the pocket of the subject
of his meditations, and which Tad had
been holding in his hands all the while.
" Why, what! It can't be!" Tad
exclaimed, all at once, as his eye fell
upon a conspicuously printed notice,
headed: " Five Hundred Dollars lie
ward! /" And, the better to take in the
meaning, he read it over again aloud.
Following the offered reward was this
announcement:
"The above sum will be paid, and no ques
tions asked, for tbe return of a small alligator
skin sacbel with nickel-plated trimming* and
lock, together with contents of tho same. Said
sacbel was left, by mistake, In one of the seats
of tho Hroad Street Station, Philadelphia, tbe
evening of March A, IS7—, and was taken there
from by a boy ef about fourteen, shabbily
dressed, with dark hair and eyes.
'• Address, or call upon, J. H. A., 1&I7 Oldtown
Street, Boston, Mass.''
"Well, / should say it could be!"
said the sharp voice of Miss Smith,
who, having heard Tad's exclamation,
had stepped out on the piazza, un
noticed by Tad.
"WELL, I SHOULD SAY IT COULD HE!"
" Where'd this paper come from!"
she demanded, as she took it from
Tad's hand.
Tad explained briefly.
"First good I ever knew come of
keeping a dog!" curtly remarked Miss
Smith. "Humph!" continued the; lady,
now somewhat excited, "here's that
fellow's name—if his name is Forrest—
on the margin, and the notice has got
a lead pencil mark drawn round it.
Don't that make it all plain enough?"
"All what, ma'am?' meekly returned
Tail.
"Why, that this Mr. Forrest must
have seen tho notice, and kep' it to
himself, thinking that perhaps he could
wheedle you out of the bag for little or
nothing, and then get. a liig reward for
returnin' it," replied Mrs. Smith, with
a triumphant snap of her gray eyes.
"I think there's more to it than that,
M iss Smith," said Tad, rising to his
feet. "I think he's the same fellow
who tried so hard to get hold of it in
Boston. You see, ma'am," continued
Tad, meekly, "I ain't so quick as some,
but I've studied it out kind of like this.
He somehow found out, in the first
place, that the tall gentleman who
owns it had jewelry, or whatever it is,
worth ever so ranch money in his saeh
el, and just followed on after him to
get a chance to grab it. Then / got
hold of it, and ever since he's been
doggin' ine. He's got a mustache,
and bran'-new teeth, and his voice is a
little different; but this afternoon I
found out something that makes me
pretty sure I'm right." And then Tad
told Miss Smith about the little blue
scar, that he had so unexpectedly dis
covered.
" Well, Tad," observed Miss Smith,
after a short astonished pause, "you're
a smarter boy than I ever thought you
was, I'm free to confess. The the
deceptive critter!" And, for a moment
or two, it really seemed as though Miss
Smith was determined to sally forth,
and, single-handed, capture Mr. For
rest, and drag him into the presence of
" Square" Martin, the Bixport justice
of the pcaee. there to denounce him as
a fraud of the first water.
But, upon cooler reflection, nho saw
that, in reality, there was no visible
proof of any such charge, further than
Tail's own word. Kven Captain Flagg
or Polly would hardly have recognized,
in the elegantly-dressed gentleman
with a silky black mustache,the smooth
faced, shabby sharper who had tried
unsuccessfully to steal Captain Flagg's
money and papers on Commercial
wharf.
"(Jive a rogue rope enough, and he's
sure to hang himself; so I guess we
won't say any thing for a spell
longer," finally said Mins Smith, to
Tad's great gi atitication.
But the good lady immediately sat
down and wrote a letter to "J. II A."
in relation to the sachet, and after
ward posted it with her own hands.
Furthermore, she bad a new lock put
on each of the outer doors, and even
went so far as to have Tad clean aud
ldad 4U old flinfctok that frad
. none good -. nice at Bunker Hill,
j which, to Samantha Xason's great
| horror, she kept standing at the head !
i of her bed.
"I feel it in my bones that the fel
] low'll make one more trial for that
! sachel," she said, oracularly, "for he
! knows that what's in it is well worth
i runnin" a big risk for; but. if he's j
aware when he's well off, he better
; keep away!"
Three days passed, and then Miss
Smith received an answer, to the effect
:hat -J. H. A." would be in Bixport on
j the following day, and would do him
; ?elf the honor of calling upon Miss !
Smith, at her residence, in the even- i
U.
"Thing* is coming to a climax. Tad,"
' =aid Miss Smith, carefully tucking the
letter away in a pigeon-hole of the old
fashioned secretary in the front sitting
room. "and I guess you'll get your five
hundred dollars reward, after all, and
Edwards, or whatever his name is, will
have his trouble for his pains."
Five hundred dollars! Tad turned
from red to white, and white to red
igain. He thought to himself that
| when he held the money in his
j hands he would believe it, but not till
, then!
The sachel had been placed in a sec
retary drawer for safe keeping. Miss
Smith unlocked the drawer, to make
sure that it was safe. Then she held it
thoughtfully up by the handle.
"I'm free to confess I'm dretfulcuri
-1 ous to know what's inside." she re
marked, as she held it at her ear, and
shook it vigorously. " There's papers,
for one thing—l hear 'em rustle—and
something like a box," she continued;
"but never mind. Tad—we'll know all
about it to-morrow night." Thus say
ing, she replaced the saehel, locked the
drawer and dropped the key into her
pocket, happily unconscious that a
sharp pair of eyes—whose owner was
hidden from the view of any chance
passer-by by a thick clump of lilacs be
fore the house—had been watching her
every movement from without, through
the half-closed blinds.
(TO BK CONTINUED.)
A Hint.
"Have you got a collection of any
kind," asked Uncle Mark, "that I can
help yon with?"
"Yes, sir," replied Ned; "I've gtJt a
collection of United States coin® in my
bank, but nothing larger than a dime."
—Harper's Young People.
What She Needed.
The Parvenu—Ah, professor, won't
you tell me what books you think I
ought to get for a winter's co\«rse of
reading?
The Professor—Certainly. A second
reader and a spelling book.—Chicago
News Record.
Willing to Oblige.
Jones (on his knees) —Oh, Msrla, be
considerate and put me out of my mis
ery at once.
Maria —I will, Mr. Jones; you stay
there till I get the shotgun.
Exit Jones through the window.—
Texas Siftings.
One Exception.
Nippcn—l tell you. revolutions never
go backward!
Tuck—That's all bosh. The revolving
years have brought this old dress coat
of mine into fashion seven times since 1
first got it.—Chicago Tribune.
What It Sounded Like.
Mr*. Wlndleigli—Gracious me! thai
stone crusher sounds like Pandemo
nium.
Courtney—l think, mamma, that It
■ounds more like a dentiat buzzing a
hole in your tooth.—Puck.
EXTRACT FROM A SOCIKTV NUVEL.
"And Oustavua Adolphus diligently
pressed his suit." —Judge.
Unintentionally Correct.
"If I were you, Jones, I wouldn't be
a fool," said Bobinnon, during an argu
ment.
"You are right; If you were I you
wouldn't be a fool," replied tho latter.
—Life. •
Two String;* to Their Howl.
"There's an editor down south who U
also a plumber."
"That's nothing Most all of th«
northern editors since the election hare
become cabinet makers." —Truth.
A I'recautlouary Mraiure.
"Dwiggins has an awfully fine re
volver, hasn't he?"
"Yen. Why doesn't he carry it?"
"lie's afraid somebody'll hold him uf
and take it." —Chicago News Record.
No Wonder Him
"And, beside* offering you his largt j
fortune, he offered his whole heart, too ]
and you refused hjm?"
"Yes, dear, but you must know it wai
a whisky heart."—Banner of Gold.
A Itrlßht lllrd.
"Is your parrot a bright bird?"
"Oh, yes, awfully bright. Ilo's yel
low and light greeu."—Harper's Younf
j People.
Cheap at the I'rlre.
Excited Passenger—My wife's hat lias
Just been blown out of the train.
Conductor —Do you know how much
it would cost to stop this train? Just one
hundred dollars,
i Passenger—Never mind. I'll pay it if
I can get that hat back.—Brooklyn
Life.
ijumr n or llie llealm.
Shadbolt (in tho crowded car) —Mc-
Stab, this is the first time I ever saw
you rise and give your scat to a wom
an.
McStab (of tho suburbs, in an awe- i
struck whisper)—'Sh! That's our hired
girl!— Chicago Tribune.
FI.ATH TO I.RT.
A rare chance. Only a couple of
stares. —Judge. j
ABOUT COUNTY ROADS.
Bow to Make a I.Mtlnjt Road frcntn Com
mon Ordinary Clay.
The roadbed through a wet and
swampy country, and wherr the surface
of the road is below the laud on each
side, will become >vet from the mois
ture which soaks up from the bottom,
the source of the water on each aid*
being higher than the road; snob rood*
in the spring, and other wet weather,
will become impassable. The only
way to drain sucli a road U
tudinally, with three-inch drain tiles,
running the whole length of the road
to be drained; one line of tile beneath
the middle of the road, and one be- i
ncath each side; it should be of the
porous cheap tile, such as that used in
some sections for sub-soil irrigation,
which will freely admit the water;
the larger the pores the hotter. This '
will carry off all the water, und the air
passing- through the tiles will keep the
bottom of the ro ad dry. Then select
ROAD IMPROVEMENT IN AMERICA.
View of RUode I -.land macadam roatl. show
ing bard, s:uoolh surface during season of
melting snow la spring of 149& J. few years a~o
this rosd KM so muddy as to be for weeks si
a time almost Impassable. From photograph.
the clay from the sub-soil for the road;
this clay should be free from organic
matter, as far as possible, should be
dry and compact, ground fine and
should be put on in thin layers and
rolled as hard as possible; in this re
spect our common road rollers are de
fective in their operation; while they
level and compress the surface, they do
not allow the air und moisture to es
cape; they fail to pack the dirt firmly
and to make the road solid and ba>-d.
This can only be done with a roller,
constructed on the principle of the
tempering wheel used in the old time
brick yards, which roller should be
made with narrow steel tires with
spaces between. A heavy roller con
structed on this plan would render the
road hard and smooth. Notice how
the bottoms of ponds are made water
tight by the trampling of hogs and cat
tle, and other animals having split
hoofs. This could not be done by the
feet of horses and mules, they having
solid hoofs compress the surface and
leave the clay undisturbed a few inches
below, as does eur common road roller.
The road must be kneaded, ground and
packed from the bottom upward iD
layers so thin that the roller pene
trates to the bottom of each, expelling
all the air and moisture. To keep the
surface of the road dry and hard, it
should have crown enoogh to make
the transverse grade greater than the
longitudinal grade which would rnn
the most of the water to the side
ditches. If the water be permitted to
run down the road constantly increas
ing in volume and velocity, it will
wash away the best of roads.
Where the road is very steep, trans
verse ridges would assist In turning
the water to tho sides. Keeping the
roads in repair should be the duty of
competent men, who should devote
their whole time to It. Roads can only
be made in warm weather and after
every rain this kneading roller should
be applied to harden and pack them;
U>e is urn met wind and sun would evap
orate all the organic matter and
moisture, and the road would not heave
in the spring when the frost leaves the
ground; notice the soil in a hard, dry
bank where air and moisture do not
penetrate, no heaving there. 1 am in
clined to the belief that roads should
follow the natural lay of the country,
rather than direct lines which neces
sitate deep cuts. I write this not as a
matured plan, but only as a suggestion,
and to call out the opinions and the re
sult of the observations of others.—
John C. Bendtr, in Rural World.
THE NARROW ROAD.
Whn Fsoperly Worked It Is ths MMI
Country Highway.
An exchange calls farmers stingy
Who avail themselves of every oppor
tunity to narrow the roadway "until It
is a mere lane." Such farmers are not
"stingy"—thoy are wise, philanthropic,
generous. The wide road is an abomi
nation, a waste of cultlvatable land, a
useless labor maker, an immense gar
den of foul weeds, a back number. A
roadway wide enough for teams to
readily pass, and afford necessary
drainage, is all that is required. The
"mere lane" converted into a good
wagonway will be the ideal road of the
future. "A narrow road well made"
should be the motto.
The foregoing from Farm, Block and
Home is good doctrine, and should be
wall practiced. The wide road is often
a seed bed of weeds and is a curse to
all the farms it is intended to benefit
We like wide streets in the city, but
in the country, where only enough
width is required for two teams to
pass comfortably, a strip of land oa
each side is a superfluity. Keep the
roads lu good condition, and kill off
the weeds Itefore they mature, and
their narrowness will not hurt any
body.
Kvery Word la True
There is no interest in the t'nlted
(States that has suffered so much as
that of the roads The mads of this
country have not kept pace with the
other improvements, and anything that
will encourage and stimulate our peo
ple to the 1 necessity of not only bet
ter paving in the large cities, but also
more substantial country roads, will
cop tribute a great deal to the earning
power of our people.—Hon. Jamee
Kerr, Clerk House of Representatives,
in Memorial to Congress ou Road Ex
hibit at World's Columbian Exposition.
What He'd Had.
"Boys," he excitedly cried, as he
rushed frantically amoug them, "I tell
you I had a close shave just now!"
"Where at?" they gasped.
"At uiy barber's," was the response;
a dozen heads bowed and wept.—Sunny
South.
Thru tht l'roverb Mait lie Wrong.
"Doctor," said the medical student,
"is a blind man apt to be an idiot?"
"Why, ua What makes you ask I
that?"
"The says: 'Out of sight, out of
tuhid.'" —Puck.
from Had to WorM.
Bjoncfr—l hear your frleud man led a
western girL
Odes—Yes. Ho went to Colorado to
save his lungs and succeeded only in
losing his heart. —Life.
Pray erf of tba Wicked.
"Where sre yon going, my pretty maid*"
"I am going U> church, kind elr," she said
"Will you pray for me. U sweetest maid?"
"1 can't, for 1 sing In the choir," sho esld.
—Brooklyn Kagle.
Nserine IU Knd.
McGinula —Thot's a molghty folno
whisky: how owld ia it, Pat?
Pat (pouring the last drop Into his
friend's glass) —Faith, Ol don't know;
but it's mvid ez it lver will be!— Life.
U^llued.
The Professor- -What Is happiness?
The Philosopher—The condition of
forgetting that you are unhappy.—
cagu. News ReoocdL |
N0.24:
AN EFFECTIVE TRAP.
No Orrhardlst Troubled with RahMSs
Should He mtkoit One
Among the enemies against which
the horticulturist is obliged to CO&-
stantly contend, the common rabbit oo
cupies by no means the lowest rank.
Dr. Asa Bowman, has invented a cheap
and effective trap for catebißfr tbssa
destructive rodents which ia not only
the easiest and best way of protecting
orchards, but is also highly appreciated
by the small boy who wants to catch
the cotton tails. The accompanying
ill'vstrations make the construction and
of the trap so plain any
one can construct a dozen ia about
two hours.
The body of the trap is made of four
pieces of six-inch fencing boards twen
ty to twenty-four inches long, nailed
together to make a narrow box open at
one end. The top piece should be an
inch shorter than the othera Nail the
bottom and top boards to the aide
boards thus making the perpe ndjcular
length of the opening greater than tho
horizontal. If the opening is square
tho drop-door does not work property.
A sliding door is then made to fit
loosely in the open end and two pieeee
of lath are nailed against the ends of
the perpendicular boards projecting
one-fourth inch inside. The door then
slides down between the end of the
shorter upper board and the projecting
edges of the lath shown at E in the
|
A BABBIT TRAP.
upper part of illustration as seen from
above. To support the door a piece of
lath is nailed on each side of the trap,
and notched on the upper end. A
simple cross M also of lath supports
the door. It is tied to the door at one
end by a string and to the trigger at
the other. The trigger is a small
notched stick shown at C which passes
through an inch bole in the top of tho
trap near the back end. On the front
edge of the hole D a piece of hoop iron
is nailed and the door is supported at
any point desired by hooking the
notches in the trigger on the hoop iron.
The rabbit, who in cold weather Is al
ways hunting a warm hole, orawlsinto
the trap, acd pushing against the trig
ger causes the notch to slip off the iron
strip, the door falls and poor bunny is
caught No bait is necessary, but a
piece of apple in the extreme back end
of the trap may be an additional In
ducement The trap must be made of
old, weather-beaten boards, for the
strong odor of new pine will keep the
rabbit from going in. The trap should
be placed near the rabbit runs, where
they como into the orchard, and is
most successful on cold, clear, still
nights. By using traps of this kind
Dr. Bowman caught in one winter
1,010 rabbits, and being so inexpensive
and easily made every orchardist
troubled with rabbits should use them.
—Orange Judd Farmer.
AMONG THE POULTRY.
NEVER feed stale ground bone to
young chickens.
IF the guinea was better known it
would be better appreciated.
WHEN kept for breeding one rooster
should l>e kept for every four or five
hens.
A I.ITTI.K flaxseed oil meal can often
be used in feed now to good advan
tage.
CLEAN wheat straw makes the best
material to line the hens' nests even ia
winter.
LITTLE chicks will thrive well on
ground oats and wheat bran. It can
be fed dry or wet with milk.
THE plumage of the fowl should be a
secondary consideration to the real
Value of the breed for practical pur
poses.
11 AVB a scratching place covered with
coarse litter and feed the grain among
it; it will afford a good opportunity for
exercise.
Trf* object in feeding young fowl*
well Is to increase size as much as pos
sible and with the hens to supply nu
triment and material for egga
IN order to get eggs in winter the
food must be such as will make blood
and not too much fat; eggs are the re
sult of health and activity.
ONE reason why on the farm the
small flock pays the most profit is that
there Is a certain quantity of food and
labor that costs little or nothing.
FULLY one-half of the failures with
Incubators and brooders Is caused by
lack of proper attention. Too much
faith should uot be placed in their
being self-regenerating.
AFTER the first week it Is safe to
fee<l young poultry every four hours,
giving the first food early in tho morn
ing and the last Just before they go to
roost
HENS that sre about two years old
make the best layers If given good treat
ment, and it is really not a good plau
to sell them off unless there are others
of equal valfle to take their places.
PUT all the scraps from the table
Into a pot, add bran enough to mix all
well together, putting in plenty of
%voter to soften thoroughly, and then
warm well and give for the morning
meal.
TIIK farmer that gives his poultry
good treatment can to a very consider
able extent avoid the necessity of buy
ing family supplies on eredit If tho
Income is not very large it can be made
regular.
A Kind Mistress.
It was raining in torrents. "Julie,"
said inadame to her maid, "be quick
and run across to the milliner's and tell
her not to forgot my hat"
"Can I take Azor out with me,
madamc?"
"Are yoti mad, Julie? Can't you see
for yourself that tho weather is not fit
to turn a dog out of doors?"—L'Evene
ment ___________
A. OnulH Antique.
Mrs. De Fad—That old clock is very
handsome, and I'd like to hate It, but
I'm afraid it is not such a genuine an
tique as Mrs. De Rich's.
Store Boy—Does hers go?
Mrs. De Fad—Oh, yes.
Store Boy (triumphantly)— This one
doean't —Good News.
OB the Eaee of It.
"Where are you going, my pretty maldef"
"I'm going a-mllktng, str," she aside.
■ What Is your fortune, my pretty maidsV
"My faoe Is my fortune, sir," she sslde.
"Szaetly whst mine la, my pretty maids "
'1 pity your poverty, sir," she sslde-
Aod the lowly herd wound slowly o'er the Is*
—Life.
Jokaajr's Scheme.
"flay, pa."
"Well, Johnnyt"
"I see in tills paper they say they're
goin' to have a whaler at the world's
fair."
"Well, what of that?"
"Nothln', only I thought you might
apply (or tho place for ua. She'd inuju'
hUf-