VOTI. XXXI
DON'T Want
A Wheel?
Just as good time now, as any,
to think of buying, to compare pri
ces and merits. We pin our best
faith to the CLEVKLAM) and
the PHOENIX.
A wheel should be
Easy n
Running,
Fine /p
Looking, I 8 I
Fully
Guaranteed. Ladies Phoenix.
We l]ave tl\em i"|ow
ar\d will have
irj_ th|e Sprir\£s.
J. E. FORSYTHE.
GBEAT SLAUGHTER SALE
OF
OVERCOATS, - SUITS,
Underwear, Shirts, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Tics, Gloves,
Mittens, Cardigan Jackets, Sweaters, Trunks, V alises,
Telescopes, Watches, Chains, Charms, Rings, Pins,
Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Brushes, I'ur.ses, etc. I 'lis
is
NO CLEARANCIC SALE
Of Summer Goods, but our regular stock of FALL
AND WINTER GOODS. We show you the lar
gest stock in Butler to select from and everything goes.
Don't miss this
+ Opportunity. I **-
We are the pioneers of LOW PRICES. We nc\er
were, never can and never will be UNDERSOLD.
Bear this in mind, and don't make your purchases un
til you see us. Wc feel satisfied we can do you good,
D. A. HKCR,
121 N. Mairj. St., Duffy's Block, Butler, PH.
FALL FOOTWEAR.
your eyes in upou the fine din
ffjcl p,B y '^ c aD< l roost elegant
si t-ty I«*h in Footwear you have ever look
~ iJ fd upon in Butler that we are now of
ering to the public
I 4 - n M'» ure now prepared to f-erve all
( buy em that want good, suitable Foot.
'k' B ,t,wr >. quality considered. The
hIA people of Butler county know our
f" f~ll W' rd and guarantee in sufficient on any
J- 5 *- —J" j _JL aloe «e offer, an time has proven.
\ ~' — II yt u are lookir g for Ladies Hhoea
we our 75 and 95c. $1.25 end $l f)o;ftop and look at the $2, $2.50 and $3,
aa fine aa t-ilk, tnj B'ucl eretta |and Button, Narrow and Square Toe, all
widtha
IF YOU WANT MENS' SHOES
You hare got to the right pUoe at Int. »ith«r in working aiioei or fine
dr«*a nboea Fine lines at 85';, 90c, $1,51.25 aid $1 50; wait a moment and
aee the $2 and $2 50 Hh w in London, fJI »l>9, Yale and St. Louis toes
Nothing lilt" them in Butler
Well if you waot SCHOOL SFIORS for vo ir BOYS AND [GIRLS,
ae« the great display at 45c, 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.25.
ay's and Youth's Hig!) )r. inn! > 1 )3>.
If y m ard I fo* * bun ch it y »ir d >!l i' i4v »■ i 1 00 to
everr ran, wom-vi aud child
If yoa are lo jkinu for a b )»4d that uirriei in tba hoimj and
not in tbe n««npapera. In fact if you want to tridi wi'.h a reliable, lirst
claas Sbi e lloose go at once to
HUSELIX )!>'«.
Where the majority of the beat people of Butler count v do thoro buy
ng in footwoir 102 N. Main St, Butler, Pa., opposite Hot:' L <wry.
_W_ Buy a Buggy
( ) that's reliable when you
do buy one.
Fredonia Buggies
have everything in their favor—beauty, stability, ease. You can
fine! rhis out by Itxd at 'em. Your dealer sells them.
Made by FREDONIA MFG. CO . Youngstown, O.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
—, State Libr» r J
The Testimonials
Published in behalf of Hood's Sarsaparilla
are not purchased, nor are they written up
in our office, nor they from our employes.
! They are facts from truthful people, prov
ins. as sorely as anything can he proveu"
by direct, personal, positive evidence, that
Mood's
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Hood s %j/
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indigestion, ■ ■ Sold ;,y all druggists.
mSI
sold my iNj~
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fy
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It is unnecessary
to bore you with the
advertisement of our
largest stock, best
facilities, biggest
business,etc. You
know we have that.
The important an
nouncement is,
We will Positively save
you Money on your
Fall Clothes.
Our stock tables
are resplendent with
the newest patterns.
See them.
ALAND,
TAILOR.
C. D.
A business that keeps grow
ing through ;i season ot de
pression, such as the country
has experienced, is an evi
dence that people realize they
save money by trading witii
us. We know, and always
have known, tbe da>of large
profits are past. Without
question we are giving more
for the money than last year.
Our stock is larger to select
from than last year.
'"-ALL AND SKi: US.
Colbert & Dale.
What You Need 4.
Is a Dictionary! '*
HERE IT IS!
One Webster Int. Dictionary,
sheep, with patent thumb index,
together with one Xoye's patent ad
justable dictionary bolder—all com
pletefor J 5().
We are the only firm in tie
county able to wholesale i-cbool i-U)»
plies in competition with l«rge fir»is
from Chicago and other cities \\ e
fell for I'JHH than other firms here p»v
for things.
J. H. DOUGLASS,
( W
241 S. Main Street,
Near l'ostollio
L. c% w K;K
DKALKII IN
Rough anil Med tiM"!
OK AI.L XINUH
Doors, Sash, Blinds. VJ >u!riln : s,
Shingles arul l ai rt
Always In Stock.
LIME, HAIR AND PLASTI K.
Oiflcu eppoaite I*. «t W. Depot,
BTITLBK *
BUTLER LU{fl3EB COMPANY
Shippers and dealers in
Wuilrli.ll .*. jV'f nteriuls
Rough unJ dre d Lumber of uM
kinds, Doors and Windows, and
Mouldings of all kindc.
H. E WICK, Manager.
Office and Yards,
Kant <'uniilnicbaui miU JlonroiMtreetii.
Great Oiscovery. ""Tumor.,
mid iliiii({urii!(f (nriuviti r«ni<ivt'(l u-ithcut
the knil'» and without pitin.
Our rnedn iii.-K uut only on tl '-
dineancii part Maud pern.aiieuily curu. No
fee until cured I)«. 'I'ATLUB,
No. 320 Liberty Street, l'ittxlmrg.
BTTTLER, PA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1894.
]?
I
f U'KE the
J• jj oldest, Don,
you're the one
-"'T?S*'' il ; ! j to ask her."
"V V-_!" "H'm! She'd
"Jp;'.. y be sure not to
*?<_> ' do it if I asked
her. She hates boys. You do it,
Grace."
"She hates girls as much as she does
boys," returned his sister, gloomily,
j "It's on Nan's account; it's lierbirth
dav. She is the one to ask," suggested
Billy.
"Well, I do hope you're mean
enough; - ' returned Xan, in disgust.
"Why not let Lizbeth ask? She likes
her a great deal better than she does
any of the rest of us."
"Oh," said Lizbeth, shrinking back.
| "I'd really rather not!"
"You sha'n't, then," said Don, scowl*
ing at Xan. "Lizbeth is the youngest
i of the lot. I'll do it myself; you might
i as well all come along with me,
though!" he added, a little lews boldly,
as he reached the door.
As they filed into the room, in a
quiet manner strangely different from
their usual noisy way. Miss Ann Hop
kins looked up from her writing-tabla
and frowned. She always frownea
when she saw them.
"Well, what do you want?" she cow
said, inhospitably. "Answer quick,
for I am very ousy this morning."
This was not a very encouraging be
ginning, but Don did not allow him
self to be daunted.
"Auut Ann," he began, hurriedly,
"it's Xan's birthday, you know, and
mamma always gives us a little supper
on our birthdays, so we thought per
haps you might—you would —er" —here
he broke down hopelessly, and looked
at Grace, who came bravely to his res
cue.
"Yes, a little supper, and a cake
with candies on it, only of course we
wouldn't expect that."
"And lots of preserves," shouted
Billy, loudly, emboldened by the
thought of past festivities.
"I'm ten years old. Aunt Ann," put
in Xan, timidly, from the background.
"It's the oldest birthday I've ever
had."
"Well, and haven't I remembered H
sufficiently?" returned her aunt, sharp
ly. "Have you forgotten the two nice
aprons I gave you last night?"
"Aprons! H'm!" muttered Don, con
temptuously, to himself. "Much good
aprons will do Xan. She never works
any."
"Work!" exclaimed Miss Ann, who
possessed an unfortunate faculty for
always overhearing an aside not in
tended for her. "Work! Xo, nor you,
either. It would be much better if you
all had allotted tasks f >r each day, and
next week I'll see that you have. In
my day—"
The children sighed. They were so
tired of hearing about Miss Ann's day.
Billy was resolved to stop the present
reminiscence at all hazards.
"Will you do it, Aunt Ann?" he in
terrupted, rashly, notwithstanding a
warning pinch from Grace.
Their last chance vanished.
"Xo!" said his aunt, crossly. "I can't
be troubled with you to-day. 1 have
a great deal to do, and I want you all
out of the way. 1 have packed a bas
ket with some nice bread-and-butter
sandwiches, cookies and apples. You
can go on a picnic down in the long
meadow. That ought to satisfy you,
I'm sure. You needn't come back till
late in the afternoon, for I probably
shall not be here. William," she
called, as, with disappointed faces, the
children were moving sadly away,
"take this pile of books to the little
schooihouse at the end of the lane.
You will find the key hanging behind
the kitchen door. Don't forget to lock
the door when you come away."
"What for?" said Billy, idly, more
from habit than because he expected
to lind out.
Miss Ann did not answer. It was
not her way to give children a reason.
"Why should 1?" she would say. "It
ought to be enough for them to know
that I desire it."
"We didn't make much out of that,"
said Don, as they pushed their way
through the long grass of the meadow.
"No." said Billy, who had just joined
them. "Nothing but a lot ot tasks."
"It was so stupid of you, Billy, to
cut in when she began about 'her
day,"' said Don. "She loves to tell
about herself when she was a little
girl. It might have made her good
natured, and Xan was beginning to
get up quite a grateful look about the
aprons when you rushed in and spoiled
it all."
"Don't care if I did," said Billy, de
fiantly. "1 couldn't stand it."
"Let's not talk any more about her
now," said Lizbeth, wearily. "I'm so
tired, and we sha'n't see her again for
all day."
"All right, Lizbeth," said Billy,
gently.
The children were always gentle
with Lizbeth—poor little Lizbeth,
They were all strong and healthy ex
ccpting this one little sister. Something
was the trouble with her heart, the
doctors said. Often for days she would
have to stay apart from them in a
darkened room, and then they would
all be very quiet. Though she could
not join in their rough sports, still
there was always a certain zest missing
when Llzbeth's pale, sweet faco was
not there to smile and applaud their
feats; and their disputes were always
more bitter without Llzbeth's soft
voice to make peace.
The tall elms were beginning to cast
long shadows iu the meadow, when
Grace suggested that it was time tore
turn home. As they climbed the long
hill wearily, Lizbeth dropped a little
behind the others and said to Billy:
"Did you remember to lock the door
of the schooihouse, as Aunt Ann told
you to?"
"Cracky!" cried Billy, stopping in
dismay; "1 forgot all about it. I left
the key in the door. I'll go and lock
it and catch up with you before you
get to the house."
"You run on ahead, Xan, and see if
supper'sready," suggested Don. "Grace
and I will make a lady's chair and
carry Lizbeth the rest of the way, she
looks so tired."
Nan rushed on ahead, and the other
three followed so slowly that Billy
overtook them by the time they reached
the house.
"it's lucky you reminded me of it,
Lizbeth," lie said, swinging the big
key on his llnjfer. "I'll just go and—"
"Donald, Grace," cried Nan's voice,
excitedly. "Only look! Come here
quick."
They all rushed eagerly into the
house and to the dining-room, where
they stood transfixed on the threshold,
ffazitig with wide-open, astonished eyes
at the sight before them.
The table was spread with a snowy
cloth, one of Aunt Ann's best damask;
iu the center stood a large cut-glass
bowl of June roses, whose sweet fra
grance filled the whole room. But the
| children's hungry eyes did not linger
i on such trilling details as flowers or
! fine glass, for before them was laid a
' most bounteous feast.
"o&jjjy pyur r g»»p«a Billy «t lull
•quince preserve!"
"Cold tongrue and chicken," added
Grace. c.rawing near the table.
"And Washington-pie," cried Don.
"What's in this pitcher?" said Xan,
bending over it. "Iced tea!" she ex
claimed. gazing t.itft awestruck de
light at the amber liquid.
"And all on account of Xan's birth
day," said Lizbeth, with a soft flush
on her cheeks, looking with admira
tion at her sister.
"Wasn't Aunt Ann good?" said
Grace. "Where can she be? 1 suppose
we'd better wait for her," she added,
doubtfully.
"The tabic is only set for five peo
ple." said Billy, hungrily. "I don't
believe she im*ans to be here, so we
a - well Though of course
it would be pleasanter to have her
here," he added, politely.
"Ye-es." assented Wrace, faintly; "of
course."
But notwithstanding the absence of
their hostess, they seated themselves
with bright faces, and the dainties be-
K-an rapidly to disappear.
Meanwhile in the little schooihouse
at the end of the lane a queer scene
was taking place.
Four angry, tired women were
gathered about a trembling old desk
upon which was balanced a three
legged stool. On this shaky pedestal
stood a fifth woman still angrier and
warmer.
"4 expect to break my neck," she i
said, sharply. "Can't you hold that i
stool any steadier? I should think j
four of you might manage to keep it j
from shaking so."
"The fault is with the desk." said
the stout Widow Clark, putting a little.
"But the worst part is over now," she
remarked triumphantly, as Miss Ann
drew herself tip laboriously on the
narrow window sill.
"Glad you think so," said Miss Ann,
grimly, from her precarious perch.
"But if you had to crawl through a
three by four window and drop eight
"CAN'T YOU HOLD THAT STOOL ANT
BTEADIKR?"
feet to the ground, you wouldn't be of
the same opinion. Had I better go feet
first?" she asked, nervously, glancing
down at her anxious friends.
"I suppose so," said Miss Webb, 1
doubtfully. "It is a pity the windows
were built so high." I
"It isn't likely they were built as a
means of exit," returned Miss Ann, un
gratefully. "Fortunately, every one
Is not blessed with nieces and nephews
like mine."
"I suppose there is no doubt that one
of tliein did it?" said the Widow Clark,
hesitatingly.
"Doubt!" repeated Miss Ann, with
scorn. "That's probably the reason
William left the key in the door, only
I wasn't smart enough to think of It.
It isn't strange their mother needed a
rest. I'll never undertake the care of
them for another summer, though.
They were cross about Xan's birthday,
and this is their revenge. They didn't
think we should be able to get out till
they were ready to unlock the door;
but I'll show them I'm not to be trifled
with."
Spurred on by this thought, she
made a bold leap. A heavy thud an
nounced that she had reached the
ground, but not without some damage,
as the sound of something tearing told
her breathless listeners.
"Her best bombazine gown!" said the
Widow Clark, in a frightened whisper, ■
gazing at a bit of gray cloth left on the 1
blind fastener.
There was silence, and then Miss
Ann's voice came sepulclirally through '
the keyhole: •
"It's just as I thought; they have
gone off with the key. I will hurry
straight to the house, for they are
capable of anything, even of eatiug
our supper."
A* she approached the house she
grew angrier than ever, for ..he heard
loud bursts of laughter and merry
voices.
"My gracious!" she said to herself,
"t.hev are actually in the Jining-room!
I'll creep softly to the door and catch
them in the very act."
As she paußcd in the hall, she heard
Donald's clear voice. i
"Hulloa, Lizbeth," he cried, stopping
suddenly to stare at his sister. "You're
not eating anything What's the mat
ter?"
"O, Don," she answered, in a low
voice. "I can't eat; it chokes me."
"Chokes you!" cried Billy, in a soared
tone. He was devouring his fifth sar
dine, and lie quickly put down his fork
and looked anxiously at his plate.
"Is it the bones, Lizbeth?"
"Oh! I don't mean that," responded
Lizbeth, with a little sob. "It's only
that I've been thinking of what we
said about Aunt Ann. We called her
names, and we made fu-i of the suffer
. kjit
as . • \
" HEBE'S TO AUNT ANN AN 11 IIIK OTHER
SUFKEKAOEHB.
agists, and all the time while we were
saj'lng mean things about her, here
she was working away getting this
supper ready for us!"
"That's so," said Grace, regretfully.
"It must have taken her an awful long
time to bake all these things, and it's
been so hot."
"That's probably why she wanted to
get rid of us to-day. Sho meant to
surprise us all along," and Donald
looked about him with a remorseful
face.
"Oh! dear," said tender-hearted Xan,
the great tears standing in her blue
eyes. "Of course, that was It. We
might haveknowu that she wouldn't
disappoint us."
"I don't see why," said Billy, who,
unmoved by the repentant words of
his brother and sisters, had continued
his supper. "This is the first nice
thing she ever did for us, and she wa»
cross enough about this."
"You ungrateful boy!" said Grace,
with indignation. "What if she was
ft little cross? We've done enough to
ni& itfJ' 4P. I W fcWt!'
tried to be nice to her or please her
since we came. Guess you've forgot
ten the night she sat up with you after
you had fallen into the river."
"Wish she hadn't," grumbled Hilly.
"She scolded me all through."
"And she drove away over to Mil
ford to get the bag Nan lost."
"She was madder than hops 'cause
she had to," returned the hardened
Billy, helping himself to a large piece
of cake.
"She's always been good to Lizbeth,''
suggested Nan.
"So she has," assented Billy, slowly,
touched at last. "But nobody could
help being good to Lizbeth."
"Before Nan finishes that pitcher
of iced tea I say we drink Aunt
Ann's health, the way they did at
mamma's anniversary," said Donald.
"Nan ought to give the toast, because
it's her birthday. Fill our glasses and
stand up. Nan."
Nan rose obediently.
"Here's to Aunt Ann and the other
sufferagers," she said, after a mo
ment's thought "I hope they'll stop
suffering and have a good time very
soon. We all do."
"Hurrah;" said Billy, waving his
glass; "so we do."
And the toast was drunk joyfully.
A very thoughtful and sober-looking
woman crept away from tbe house.
Although she carried the school house
key, yet she did not seem to be in any
great haste to release her fellow-pris
oners, for when she reached the door
she stood looking musingly at the key
hole lor some moments, and when she
finally threw the door open her friends
were surprised at the softened look on
her face.
"Well?" said Miss Webb, inquiring
ly. "Did you find any of them?"
"Yes," said Miss Ann, obviously
avoiding their eyes. "Yes, they were
all there. They were in the dining
room."
"My patience, Ann!" exclaimed the
Widow Clark, anticipating the worst
"They weren't eating the supper, were
they?"
"Yes, they were," returned Miss
Ann, defiantly. "And tvhat's more, I
didn't stop them. There was a mis
take about the supper."
"I should think so," retorted Miss
Webb, grimly. "A mistake I should
not overlook. I'm surprised at you,
Ann."
"Why didn't yon speak to them,
Ann?" said the Widow Clark, curiosity
getting the better of her hunger.
"I didn't speak to them," she an
swered slowly, "because they thought
it was a birthday supper I had pre
pared for Nan. Tho table was set for
five, you know, and I hadn't told them
about this meeting we were going to
have; so when they got home and
found 110 one there, they naturally
thought it was a surprise for them."
"How do you account for the door
being locked?" asked Miss Webb, with
asperity.
"No matter, Ann," broke la the
Widow Clark, hastily. "It's all
You can all come over and have tea
with me if you don't mind a plain
supper."
"Thank you, Sophia." said Miss Ann,
gratefully.—Marjoric Richardson, in
Youth's Companion.
WOll.l) MEKT AGAIN.
She (sadly, to her fiance) —And now
you must go back to the dreadful city
and leave me here alone for the rest of
the season?
He (tenderly)— Yes, dear; but we
shall meet here again next summer,
you know. —Brooklyn Life.
Mhr Knew What She Win lloluf.
Louise—You are surely not going to
marry Mr. Graball?
Maud —I atn.
L. —Why, he is a regular miser.
M. —That's just the reason. I don't
want a man who spends all the money
himself. I will attend to that part of
the business. —N. Y'. I'ress.
Make* a Ill|c DlfT.r«*nre.
Mr. Timmidd —How would a girl
feel if she received a proposal by let
ter?
Friend—lf she didn't care for you,
she'd feel insulted.
"Um well —er —suppose she did care
for me?"
"She'd say 'yes' by telegraph."—N.
Y. Weekly.
Not Willi* He Knew It.
Doctor—You say your husband has
been in this delirious state for the last
hour? Why did you not send for me
sooner?
Patient's Wife —Sure, sor, as long as
he wor in his roiglit inoind he suid ho
wouldn't hav' wono' tliimdomdocthers
In the house! —Puck.
Private and Public IttiHlneM.
Hoy—Why do you hire that man by
the job?
Father (a congressman) Hecause if I
paid him by the day he'd dawdle along
all summer.
"Does the government pay you by
the job?"
"N—o; by the day."—Good News.
Puzzled.
Mrs. Foracloque—Well, how ure you
getting along with your housekeep
ing?
Mrs. Nuwed —Ob, famously! Hut, I
was going to ask you. Is a sugar loaf
the same thing as a sweetbread? —N.
Y. World.
.After Tea.
A bright little girl who had success
fully spelled the word "that," was
asked by her teacher what would re- j
main after the "t" had been taken
away.
"The dirty cups and saucers," was
the prompt reply.—Texas Sifting*.
She Waa Not Ainbltlou*.
Mrs. Newrlclie —I want Ethel to bt)
very highly educated.
Ethei (imploringly) —Oh, inainma, I
don't want to be highly educated. I !
want to be just like you.—Brooklyn |
Life.
The I'olnt ut View.
Van Croke—But, my dear fellow, you
can't afford to marry a girl like Ruth j
Rlchllng.
Von Broke—On the contrary, old man, \
I can't afford to marry any other girl.
—Brooklyn Life.
«fu*t Like Mont Women.
"Miss Streetcr is learning to ride a \
bicycle."
"How Is she succeeding?"
"Oh, she doesn't get on very well."—
Life
Aiwa) 4 Ho.
Perkins—Say, Dexter, your storle* ;
remind me of my bank account.
Dexter—How's that?
"Always overdrawn." — Arltunsaw
Traveler.
PORTABLE HEN HOUSE.
Iltw Poultry Can Be Made to Ctilize
Waste In Gratn Fields.
There is always more or less prain
lost in harvesting—shelled off tbe
heads or broken down out of reach of
the reaper. When prain was high in
| price farmers could afford to ignore
| tbis waste and let it seed the laud
with a volunteer crop. The writer
has often herded cows on the great
' Colorado wheat fields, that were see led
| in this way. In these times, however,
"every little counts." and even the
j waste in the grain fields must be
; picked up and utilized. But whose la
bor is so valueless that it will not cost
more than the ((rain is worth? Mr.
PORTAKI.K HOUSE FOR POULTBY.
and Mrs. lien are the people to do the
work properly. We illustrate the ;
way this thing is done in England. A
little henhouse on wheels, large
enough for twenty-five hens, is hauled
about from one part of the field to an
other. Wherever it stops, the hens
clean up all the scattered wheat for
many rods in every direction. They
come back to the house to sleep and
lay. All the farmer has to do is to
move the house and gather the eggs—
the hens do the rest. There is prog
ress for you—a step in advance of
"hens by the acre." On many an
American wheat farm the hens could
make the waste wheat worth a good
deal of money. Rural New Yorker.
MANY USES OF TAR.
To the Poultry Kaiser It May Be Said to
Re IndiHpensablo.
Poultry raisers seem to have failed
to learn the value of tar. It is valua
ble in many ways, says C. W. Norris in
the Epitomist. I am led to believe that
to tar the fence around the poultry
house, instead of whitewashing, will
be much better. It will contribute
largely to the durability of the wood,
protecting it from storm and time. It
Is in the poultry-house that the value
of tar is the greatest, for it conduces
greatly toward healthfuluess. When
cholera makes its appearance, we
would advise, first, a thorough clean
ing of the houso, next, an application
of tar on all the joints, cracks and
crevices of the inside of tbe building,
and then plenty of fresh whitewash
properly applied. The tar absorbs or
drives away the taint of disease, and
makes the premises wholesome. The
smell is not offensive, in fact many
people like it. and it is directly oppo
site to unhealthy. To vermin, lice,
etc., the smell of tar is very repulsive,
and but few will remain after you
have tarred the house. A neighbor of
ours was once troubled with chicken
cholera, and by adopting the above, in
connection with removing affected
fowls, he soon put a stop to its rav
ages. A small lump of tar in the |
drinking water supplied to the fowls
will bu found beneficial. It is also
very beneficial to the human system in
case of consumption, bronchitis and
severe colds.
AMONG THE POULTRY.
A SANDY soil is the best location for
a poultry yard.
THE growing fowls should have a ,
change in the grain ration every week.
GEESE lay three times a year, and as
many as a dozen eggs each time.
KEEPINO the nests dark will often
prevent the hens Troin eating the eggs, i
Two WEEKS is long enough to make a
fowl fat if highly fed with a fattening
ration. :
AIR-S[.AKKI> lime freely,used in the
poultry quarters will destroy unpleas- j
ant odors.
THE late-hatched turkeys can nearly '
always be given a fresh range much :
younger than those hatched earlier.
AFTEH the chickens are six weeks
old there is a steady gain on the part 1
of the large breedsoverthe small ones.
WIJKRE the poultry are allowed to
shift for themselves and are given the j
range of the farm they often prove a (
nuisance. I
DRY earth is the best deodorizer
known. It is also the best absorbent (
to preserve the manure in the least of- |
fensive way. (
ONE of the best ways of making the
poultry-house comfortable is to make
a double wall and line the inside one
with paper.—St Louis Republic. (
Milk a* an l-KK I'roilucfr.
Hens should have all the milk they (
can readily eat; no kind of food is bet- (
ter adapted to egg production. Soma
milk mixed with bran will not fatten f
them; but if given freely, tbe vessel in
which it Is fed will need frequent
cleansing to prevent th em becomint; j
offensive. With milk to drink fowl! ;
on a range will do well enough on one t
ineal a day, as tills will encourage
activity and picking up what they can.
This feed should be given very early In
the morning and should steamed (-
clover hay, with a little corn and oal
chop and bran mixed with it, and a •
a little salt added to make it more pal- J
atable. A bird will have a ravenous
appetite, aud they can cat all of thil
food they want without injury.—Cal £
ifornia tackier.
A Poor Illustration.
"Don't know how many three times
ten Is? Now, Harry," said the teacher, j
"if one loaf of bread costs ten cents,
wouldn't three cost thirty cents?" j
"May be so ut your bakery, but wo
deul with u baker that gives three for a
quarter."—Tammany Times.
Counting Illdn't Help lilui.
Mamma —What are you doing, Ned?
Ned —You told me that when I felt
angry with you 1 must count ten.
Mamma —Well?
Ned—l've counted seven hundred
and thirty-seven and I'ui just as angry
as I was before. —N. Y. Recorder.
Hobby*. Heat.
Nurse —I'lease, ma'am, every time
little Hobby can't have his own way he
runs at me and pushes me and kicks
uie like everything.
Fond Mother —Hless his little heart! |
He'll be u famous football player some j
day.—Good News.
A Small IXoy's View.
Mother —There goes another one of
those dirty trumps. I can't see why
they don't keep clean, anyhow.
Small Son —Mebby w'en they was lit
tle their mothers made them wush so
often they got sick of it.—Good News.
Ilad tlio Keeping Ijualitlt-.. ,
Mrs. Dewdrop —This elderberry wine i
Is some of my own make, parson. Do j ,
you think it will keep?
I'arson Tester (tasting) —There is no t ,
question about it, tnu'ani.— Jutljje.
OUTDRANK PRINCE BISMARCK.
A Frenchman «hm« Head Wal stronger
Than the Gfrman lUd Suppoufd.
The orators of the trench chamber
of deputies are in the habit of sipping
as they speak some sort of beverage
which varies according to the tempera
ment of each one, says llar{>er°s Week
ly. M. Floquet used to drink tepid
sirup; M. Ribot takes sweetened cof
fee; M. Rouvier, seltzer water with
lemon; M. de Mun, pure water; M. De
roulede, brandy. M. de Freyeinet and
M. Constant never drink anything
while speaking. M. Poayer-Quertier,
who was finance minister at the time
of the national assembly and who pre
ferred the juice of the grape to every
other beverage, drank Bordeaux wine
in almost any quantity; he has been
known to speak for three hours and to
absorb eleven glasses of his favorite
wine without the slightest inconven
ience. It was M. Pouyer-Quertier who
settled with Prince Bismarck the con
ditions for the payment of the live bil
lion francs which France, after the
war, had to pay over to Germany. The
story is told that one day while the
two plenipotentiaries were discussing
at table the details of those conditions
Prince Bismarck conceived the idea of
trying to make M Pouyer-Quertier
drink too much. The latter had
scarcely emptied his glass wlien the
prince replenished it, and the French
plenipotentiary tossed it off immedi
ately. Prince Bismarck, however, had
to krrp up with -Him iMtvlt ra Km
turn, so that after an hour the great
chancellor felt his head grow rather
heavy. lie gave up the bout and said
to M. Pouyer-Quertier: "I see that the
wine has no great effect upon you."
"Oh," replied the other, who had no
ticed Bismarck's attempt to fuddle him:
"I can absorb almost any quantity; I
can even swallow the glass itself."
And suiting the action to the word he
ground Prince Bismarck's crystal glass
between his teeth without even cutting
his lips.
LORE OF THE WOODPECKER.
BometQualnt Notions Entertained In An
cient Time* Regarding the Bird.
The beliefs and convictions that con
stitute the folklore of the woodpecker,
or sapsucker, as it is sometimes er
roneously called—for its boisterous op
erations occur solely in quest of in
sects that lie concealed beneath the
bark, and are never injurious to the
trees —are, in fact, very many and va
ried, and many of them can be traced
back to a somewhat more venerable an
tiquity than is usual in such matters.
Probably, says an English journal,
every one remembers having read or
heard, at one time or another, the
story of the transformation of the
pagan god Picus, the son of Saturnus,
to the woodpecker by the witch god'
tless, Circe, in revenge for hi# coldness
and nonrequital of her love. The tale
of itself is of little importance, and
is but one of the countless fairy
legends that compose the lesser and
and extremely poetic mythologies ofl
the Greeks and Romans. But it hap
pily serves the purpose of illustrating
the connection that evidently existed
in the Roman mind between birds and
the supernatural and the unknown in
general. And it would seem that the
relation in different forms was almost
universal in ancient times, for the
image of the bird which was used by
the Romans to represent the perse
cuted deity already mentioned—after
whom the family is named incident
ally, in ornithology—and by the aug
urs and priests of the city as a sort 0#
symbol in foretelling coming events,
abounds in many of tho marvelous and
complicated sculptures and carvings oi
Contral America and Peru, and has
even been found in some of the South
Sea islands and other parts of the
world in tho form of wooden charms
and fetiches.
UAME OF THE DEVIL.
It ITallfl Originally from China and l r ied
to He Played In Europe.
What is called the "Game of the
Devil" dates back to China, where it is
called Kouen-gen, to a very remote an
tiquity, and has been played in France
at different epochs of modern times,
especially at the beginning of the
present century.
The "devil" is thrown into the air by
means of a string which the player
keeps taut by the skillful use of two
sticks, and upon which he fs to catch
it. "I reinemlK-r having often seen
this game in the hands of one of my
friends," says a contributor to a French
periodical. "According to him, tho
game was in great favor in Belgium in
his boyhood, about fifteen years ago,
especially at colleges, where the young
men often got up genuine matches be
tween two and even three players.
"The devil's form varies a little from
that of the 'Kouen-gen." It is made of
two tin cones connected by their apioes,
and provided with apertures for tho
production of a humming sound when
the devil revolves very fast. A good
strong player can easily throw it to a
height of more than forty feet."
Something less than a quarter of a
century ago this game was much
played at Paris. The devil was made
of two hollow boxwood balls.
The Chinese Hat lor.
The Chinese sailor isnot a lover of dis
cipline. He prefers perfect freedom,
especially when the question of leave
is concerned. When Capt. Lang had
charge of the Chinese navy he discov
ered this weakness, and it gave him a
considerable amount of trouble. He
found ordinary methods of enforcing
regularity utterly useless. Officers aiul
men alike showed a total indifference
to his orders where leave of absence
was concerned. Following the example
of the emperor of (Jermany, ho deter
mined on a series of surprise visits, and
on one of these tensions he found that
many of the officers and men were on
shore without leave. Determined to
enforce discipline at any cost, ho or
dered all the delinquents to bo placed
under arrest when they returned. This
was too much for the easy-goingChimv
men. That night every man jumped
overboard and went home, utterly dis
gusted with the service.
A SUttor of Observation.
Mike (beating tho carpet)— What's
that spot there that's so worn?
Mary—Oh, that must have been just
in front of tho missis' mirror. Life.
Ahub«il.
Tho bloomer girl upou tier wheel
Confuses one and ull; '
They look uu instant In her faoej
Aiul then their gliiuces full. *
Punk.
KOMETHINU KOK NOTHING.
A Mii t of clothes for a dude.—Truth.
Too Hharp for Him.
Bella (teaslugly) Say something
fuijny, Algy.
Algernon (promptly) —Certainly. Will
you marry me?
Bella —O, but marriage is no joke,
you know!—N. Y. Ad^'fti^r.
No 43
NOT A MERE FIGUREHEAD.
r victoria Said to Take an Aetlve and Baa
efirent Tart In Fnblie Affair*.
A corner of the veil which screeni
' the inner life of royalty from the com
mon (faze was raised the other day by
Mr. Rentoul, M. P., at a meeting of la
■ dies in support of the women's suffrage
I movement, says tho Westminster Ga
zette. Mr. Rentoul said his idea had
always been that the queen was a
merely ornamental sort of personage,
who signed sneh documents as wera
submitted by her ministers, and was
restrained from doing any harm by
constitutional safeguards." He had,
however, recently made the acquaint
ance of two lords in waiting, who have
been in attendance on her majesty for
many years, and the information he
had obtained from this source had com
pletely altered his' views as to the in
fluence exercised by the queen in mat
ters of domestic and foreign policy.
He had learned that she is proficient in
eleven European languages, and that
she has during the last four or five
years completely mastered Hindus
tanee, in which she converses with
great correctness and fluency with any
of her Indian subjects who are pre
sented at court. Her majesty frequent
ly writes to every important sovereign
in Europe, and her influence on the
side of peace is said to have been very
beneficial, her knowledge of foreign af
fairs being most intimate and accurate.
At several critical stages in the rela
tions between European nations the
queen's personal influence has been sue
cessfullv exerted to prevent war. it is
even alleged in court circles that her
majesty would have been able to pre
vent the Franco-Prussian war If
Emperor Louis Napoleon had not pre
; cipitated hostilities on the Rhine be
fore any opportunity was afforded for
mediation.
LONG BEFORE PULLMAN'S DAY.
llenjamln Dearborn, In 1819, Thought
Out the Sleeping and Dining Car.
The recent Pullman troubles impart
a special interest to a discovery re
cently made by File Clerk Walter H.
French, among the archives of the
house of representatives, says the
Washington Post. The discovery is in
the nature of a petition to congress
preferred in 1819 clearly foreshadowing
the modern system of sleeping cars.
The petition is all the more interesting
because the power of steam used in the
propulsion of railroad trains at that
time was still in its infancy and wrapped
more or less in vague mystery. The
paper is as follows:
"The memorial of Benjamin Dear
born, of Boston, respectfully repre
sents: That he has devised in theory a
mode of propelling wheel carriages in
a manner probably unknown in any
country, and has perfectly satisfied his
own mind of the practicability of con
veying mails and passengers with such
celerity as has never before been ac
complished, and in complete security
from robbery on the highway.
"For obtaining these results he relies
on carriages propelled by steam on lev
el railroads, and contemplates that
they can be furnished with accommo
dations for passengers to take their
meals and their rest during the pas
sage, as in a packet; that the}' be suf
ficiently high for persons to walk in
them without stooping, and so capa
cious as to accommodate twenty, thir
ty or more passengers and their bag
gnge"
GOOD FIGHTERS.
Chlnene Holdieri Are FenrlrHi and Infinite
In N'uuibern-
Our knowledge of the modern China
man in battle has been derived from
the wars of 1883 <and ISB4 with tho
French.
According to the French narratives
of the war in Tonquin, the Chinese
generals were deficient in strategy; but
the rank and file fought so desperately,
with such utter disregard for life, that
they generally won the battles, and
tho campaigns ended in French re
treats. Admiral Courbet covered him
self with glory by his operations on the
River Min, which ended in the destruc
tion of tho Chinese arsenals and ship
yards, but the admiral had to make all
haste to withdraw his force; if he had
delayed, not a ship nor a man would
have escaped, says the San Francisco
Argonaut.
So at tho conflict on the island of
Formosa. Tho speed with which the
French landed was outstripped by the
6peed with which they reembarked.
French officers who have seen the Chi
nese in the Held shake their heads
when foreigners talk lightly of their
military prowess. In fact, the ques
tion speaks for itself. Given a prac
tically indefinite number of fighting'
men, every one of whom is ready to die
on the field, it goes without saying
that it cannot be overcome by a weaker
force.
Awed by a Ulaaa Eye.
One of the many superstitious fears
that render the laborers from sunny
Italy so generally docile was recently
taken advantage of by a shrewd Irish
foreman employed on a public job.
There was a misunderstanding likely
to result In a general strike, and he as
sembled the men together, listening
patiently to their statement of griev
ances. When they concluded, he called
to his 6lde tho bookkeeper of the con
tractor, a man with penetrating dark
eyes, ono of them quite still because it
was artificial. The foreman stated
with emphasis, the only terms upon
which he would compromise, and the
bookkeeper kept his "evil eye" fixed
on the crowd. The terms were ac
cepted without a murmur, and the
crowd hastily dispersed. The book
keeper was entirely unconscious of per
forming any part in determining the
controversy.
C'liltie.e Markitnen.
The accuracy of tiio Chinese marks
man is marvelous, when it is remem
bered tho gunstock rests on the hip.
[n this way he brings down with great
facility birds on tho wing, and even the
snipe, whoso zigzag course renders
them difficult to spot with the western
fowling picco. In addition, too, ho
ones no cxploslvo cap, but fires it with
lighted fuse.
At a Resort.
First Little Girl—l he ard that your
papa is a senator. Is that so?
Second Little Girl (who stutters)—
Why, ye-ye-yes.
First Little Girl—Oh, you needn't be
afraid to speak up. I won't tell. —Good
News.
lllglit to lite I'olut. ,
Young Tutter —Do you mind, Miss
Clara, if I don't wear a dress suit after
this when I call?
Miss l'inkorly—Certainly not, Mr.
Tutter, if you are coming on business.
—Clothier and Furnisher.
A Ketmlbla View.
*'llow did you feel about tbo income
tax?"
"I am in favor of having a law passed
giving every man an income large
enough to be taxed."—Life.
Effect of Contract.
Mrs. Squib—Do you still
new hat too big, dear?
Mr. Squib—No'm, not now. I've been
comparing it with tho bill.—Chicago
Record.
The Quiet l»'*renc«.
"The coffee has a very unusual taste
this morning," 6aid the boarder who
likes to be disagreeable.
'1 have no hesitation in saying that
it is very good coffee," said Mrs. Hash
cm, bristling.
"Yes," replied the disagreeable board
er. "It is exceedingly good coffee."—