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VOL 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 CLEV ELAND and the PHOENIX. A wheel should be Easy _ Running, booking Guarantecdi Ladies Phoenix. We will Have ir\ tl\e SpriryS. J. E. FORSYTH E. GREAT SLAUGHTER SILE OF OVERCOATS, - SUITS, Underwear, Shirts, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Ties, Gloves, Mittens, Cardigan Jackets, Sweaters, Irunks, Valises, Telescopes, Watches, Chains, Charms, Rings, Pins, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Brushes, Purses, etc. This is NO CLEARANCE 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 •#Grand + Opportunity.#" We are the pioneers of LOW PRICES. We never were, never can and never will be UNDERSOLD. Bear this in mind, and don't make your purchases un til you see us. We feel satisfied we can do you good. D. A. HE:CK, 121 N. Mail-). St., Duffy's Block, Butler, Pa. FALL FOOTWEAR. Cist yoor eyes in upon the fine dis fTH P ' B J of the newest and most elegant VJgA styles in Footwear you bare ever look vfjSiYj ~ 'J ed upon in Butler that we are now of life II ering to the public. | A V-—ij We are now prepared to serve all 1 | buu'tf that want good, suitable Foot wear at pricep never before offered in I his tc WD, quality considered Tbe tP-—Df*A people of Butler county know our I f * [r-l wra ard guarantee is stifficient on any xruC N"=- jf l »-L shoe we offer, as time baa proven. T If yoo are lookii g for Ladies Shoes see our 75 and 95c. $1.25 <-nd sl.so;Mop and look at 'ht $2, <j>2 50 and $3, as fine an t-ilk, in Blurteretts end Button, Narrow and Square Toe, all widths IF YOU WANT MENS' SHOES You lotve (rot to the riijht pl*ce at list, either in workiug shoes or fine drens shoes Fine lin-?sat 85c, 90.:, $1,51.25 tnd $1 50; wait a moment and see th-i $2 vi Is 250 -<h )-i ii L)id )n, GH) )\ Y.tlu and St. liouis toes Nothing ltk-th»m in Uutler Well if v M WANT SOHOU'J f>r v»ir VXD J 61R1.5, see the great display tit 45c. 50c, 75:;, $1 and $1.25. Boy's and Youth's High Cut School Shoes. [f y m *r,i I hki i,'f>.* ia>n > thv. y>i: 1 >!l i* U v >■. i 101) 03a',-i* to everv ma i. woinaa and child If you aw lookiog f»r a h >me that ctr'ie4 t> * >:t in tbi h>u<» and not in tbe in (act if vou want to tni- with i first class Shoe House go at once to HUBE LTON'S. Where tbe majority >f th* best people of Burler couatv do there buy- Dg in f,i i:W'ir 102 N Vlaiu St, Butler, Pa. opposite Hot"! Lowry. Jig Good Looks Count. A When vou turn out for a drive you want your V/vO J \ J carriage to look as well as your neighbors. You'll have no fear on that score if you have a Fredonia Buggy. Fredonia Vehicles are the best on the market in every way. If you'll sxamine them at your dealers you'll agree with this statement. Made by FREDONIA MFG. CO., Youiigstown, Ohio. THE- BUTLER CITIZEN. Weak All Over Is the condition of thousands in hot weather, especially if the bl«>od is thin an«l impure ant the system poorly nourished. By taking Hood s .Sarsaparilla, Mood's I Uvttv<. your blood will l>e £ '| | purified anil you •will S 1-4 X vD pain strength of mind nerve? and body. Ho sure to get Hood's and only ITood's. Hood's Pills : ' i.-.li -'- • sure. MARTHA WASHINGTON COOK-BOOK FREE I 320 PACES. I j COOJ??- I; ILLUSTRATED. i ! ''(kSfeb 11 Q" e ot tl,#s Coole rs W-H I Books puMi lied. It coti | M dl I recipes for all kinfta lj mem . on Medicine, Eti ? qi cite, and Toilet recipes. 8 ! Indexed for handy refer -1 ol!ce ' MftlLtD FRE.E, In Exchanpo fcr 20 I AP.GE L.ION HEADS cut from L.io:i CcfTce wrappers and a 2-cent Stamp. Write for i-i of < -ur oilier Fbr> Premiuras. Wo j have many vnluaM • alao a Knife, Game, \ etc., to Kiro awa/. \ benu. .'nl I'i«_turo Card l.s In I every package o* Lio.%* COFFEE. w/nni otf ro Hur s^r nUULuUiI v;i !oL uL ■ TOLECO, oma . 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 new est patterns. See them. ALAND, TAILOR. C.7D. A business that grow ing through «i season 01 de pression, such as the country has experienced, is an evi dence that people realize the) save money by trading with us. We know, and always have known, the days 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 SEE US. Colbert & Dale. What You Need Is a Dictionary! ' ,N HERE IT IS! One Webster Int. Dictionary, sheep, with patent thumb index, together with one Noye's patent, ad justable dictionary bclti< r—ail com pletefor 5i2.50. We are the only firm in the county able to wtokvale *ehool t-up plies in competition with large firms from Chicago and other cities We sell for less than other firms here pay for things. J. H. DOUGLASS, (WHOLE«ALE"ANI> RETAIL) 241 S. Main Street, Near Postoffice. Ij. c- wick: DBALKK IN Rou|ti and Worked Lurabti OF ALL STSDR Oours, Sash, BUnds, Mouldings, Shingles »nci Lam Always in Stock. UME, HAIR AND PL.AS •" ft. Office opposite.P- <fc W • Depot. BUTIiKK BUTLER LUMBER COMPANY Shippers and dealers in Kuildin Materials Rough and dressed Lum er of all kinds. Doors and Windows, and Mouldings ot all kinds. H. E WICK, Manager. Office and Y»rd». East Cunnlnarbam nod Monroci»trecU. Great Discovery, c "^ on . nd disfiguring growths removed without he knife and without pain. Our specific medicines aet onlv on tie dir<e&s<'d parts and permanently cure. Xo fee until cured. I>K. TAYLOR, No. 320 Libvrty Sliest, PlttsbTWg ' U r TLKR. P A., THURSDAY. NOX'EMHER 8, 1804. FOREBODING. 1 should be so lonely without you, dear Why, even now, if you bo not here For the shortest day. there's a certain la.-ls Which does not vanish till you come back. And If you were gone forever, dear, The aching throat anil the hot, swift tear Were a feeble vent, and a futile, due To the aching absence, dear, of you. I should be so lonely without you, dear. Kiss me apaiu. so I know you're near If 1 should reach for the old embrace And my arms should close on a formless space. In the midst of the world and Its hollow cheer. In the payest throng. I should tiirlll with fear, The fear of the void which the world would be, If you were gone from the earth and me I should be so lonely without you, dear. Though I still might heed the passing year. Though I still might toll from <un to sun. What would It be when the work was done You would not see and you could not share. And who. of the rest, would really care? And if I were gone and 'twere you were left, I know your breast were as much bereft; And though God were good and seraphs near. If I were away, while you were here, I should be so lonely without you, dear. —J. Edmund V. Cooke, In Chautauquan. TWO WAYS OF SHOPPING, And of Reforming a Parsimoni ous Husband. J* PHRAIM, can V f-\J 3' ou s P are me 1 L> some money J J this morning?" ——. s CJ\ Mr. Green- I' *«* leaf looked up like an animal i&jgl dis t u rbed at its meal by a strangle noise. • AW-A'jP "Money!" he t ~ A exclaimed, in a \ g*- voice between » I m. v* a f? row l an <l a 'U ;]» , V J roar; he had if J r ljit ffl] eaten heartily kjjira I! r/:l of Mrs. Green f < \ il leafs delicious 1 breakfast (es pecially prepared, poor soul, in view of the emerg-ency), and the word, with its obnoxious emphasis, came from the depths. "How much and what for?" "I would like to do my fail shopping to-day, and I thought 1 would try and pinch along 1 on twenty-five dollars, since the times are so hard." "T-w-e-n-t-y-fi-v-e d-o-l-lars." Mr. Greenleaf's eyes were popping:. "Do you think I'm made of money, woman?" "I am sure that is a very small sum when you consider that there are five of us to shop for," Mrs. Greenleaf re plied. She always felt like a criminal going to the gallows when she was obliged to ask her financial master for money. There was always just such a hubbub, whether she asked for much or little, always the same routine of explana tion, an d she usually felt small enough to creep through the keyhole before it was over. "Mary an<l Hetty must have new cloaks—"' "1 thought they had new cloaks last fall," interrupted Mr. Greenleaf. "They did, but they have grown so fast that those are quite outgrown. One of them, with a little alteration, will do nicely for Willie for an over coat; the other just fits Myrtle. Then there are school dresses and under wear —indeed, Mr. Greenleaf, when I think mt the actual needs I can see that it is only by the most pinching economy that I can make that amount do—it should be fifty." At this alarming conclusion Mr. Greenleaf hurriedly drew out his pocketbook and counted out the money, turning every bill carefully to make sure that no surplus was creep ing in unawares before he handed it to his wife. "There, you must make that do you, whatever the needs are. It's hard times, Mrs. Greenleaf; everybody's pinching and economizing, so you'll be right on top of the style there." With which parting witticism Mr. Greenleaf lighted a ten-cent cigar, set tled his hat jauntily on one side of his head and went forth to bis day's labor. Mrs. Greenleaf looked after him with a bitter, scornful smile and with tears in her eyes. Years before, when she had married him, she had loved him, had given herself to him in her fresh, young girl "DO YOU THINK I AM MADE OF MONEY?" hood, without a doubt of his worthi ness of the trust. He had only shown his amicable side to her then, and he could be as kind and chivalrous as any man. Indeed, he was so now—toward other men's wives, and on rare occa sions at home when some lucky stroke of fortune, or other incentive to good humor had occurred; but ordinarily home was the spot in which to unload all the vexatioas and worries of the day; to say all the cutting words he had been obliged, through policy, to refrain from saying to those whom he met in his business relations. It was no wonder that Mrs. Greenleaf's love had been smothered out; no fire can thrive under a wet blanket, and in stead of being one in the marriage re lation, they were now ten—he was the one and she was the cipher. The feeling of bank bills in her hand, small as the roll was, soon restored Mrs. Greenleaf to comparatively good spirits and she flew about industri ously, getting her morning's work done up surprisingly early as she planned the economies of the day, snipping off a yard of material hero and pinching a quarter off the prob able price of something else there. Verily, her shopping promised to be an exciting business, requiring firm self-denial and strict calculation to make one dollar do the work of two. It is an easy matter for a woman, who has a particle of taste or judgment, to go into a store filled with beautiful and useful things, and select the cheap goods, well knowing that the better quality is the best economy in the end; but there was no other way for Mrs. Greenleaf to-day, and she carefully weighed the balances in color and style at the cheap cloak counter, the rem nant counter, and bought underwear with a feeling of guilt, that being a line of goods where economy is no vir tue. Yet she came to the end of her money before the actual necessities were off her list, to say nothing of the hair ribbon for which Hetty had pleaded, and the little bottle of per fumery which Mary had well earned by many dutiful acts. The heart of the mother swelled within her as she reluctantly ordered the packages sent home without these innocent luxuries. If there had been any dire need of such pinching economy she could have submitted with the best of grace, but there was not. Mr. Greenleaf, while not a rich man, was amply able to sup port his family in comfort. The sac rifice of one day's smoking on his part woyld hstye pajd {of Utfla* otusr which the girls would be so disap pointed, she reflected, as she turned homeward, walking the half mile be cause her last penny was spent, even to street-car fare. It did not make her feel any happier to see Mr Greenleaf passing out his cigar case to a friend as she turned a corner, and she no ticed that the friend generously helped himself to two. "Seventy cents gone for cigars to day, that I know of, for Epliraim nev er smokes less than five," she said to herself bitterly as she hurried along. She did not wish to attract his notice —indeed, she felt too hard just then to speak to Him if he should give her the opportnnity. "Come on and lunch with me," she heard him say ju_t as she passed out of hearing, and 3 tr lip curled con temptuously. Whole-hearted, generous fellow, a prince abroad, a miser at home; yet there are others of Mr. Greenleaf's type. "Sewing, eh? I don't see how you women can contrive to be forever sew ing." Mr. Greenleaf said, airily, as his wife drew out her work basket after the warm supper had been served. Mary and Hetty were doing up the dishes in the kitchen, so that mother could commence work on the new school dresses. "Perhaps if you had the contriving to do for five you would find out," she replied, with more spirit than she usuallj- displayed. "Oh, yes, I suppose you must get the new fallals, the ruffles and puckers in place," he replied, in a facetious vein. He had felt really liberal and great hearted all day in the serene con sciousness of having done the square thing by his family—handing out money—good, commercial money—his money, in faet, and with an unusually small amount of friction, not even docking the sum asked, as he often did "RufHes and fallals, indeed," Mrs. Greenleaf's temper was all which could afford ruffling in that house under present conditions, and she wondered grimly if he had any conception of the extra stitches his penuriousness en tailed upon her—the ripping and mak ing over, the interminable mending which, if her time was worth any thing, cost more than new material. The sewing for her family, however plainly she could do it, was a serious task without all this extra trouble of robbing Peter to pay Paul through an endless variety of makeshifts; but Mr. Greenleaf read his evening paper in serene unconsciousness of her perplex ities as she turned her patterns this way and that, trying to get the dresses out from a piece of goods a half-yard short. Mr. Greenleaf had occasion to do some shopping a few days later. He didn't consult his wife or inquire how many patches would be required to re fit his wardrobe for the winter. Oh, no, that was not his style of architec ture. With the first November blast he stepped into a furnishing store and asked for underwear. "This is the best line of goods we have in the house," said the clerk, displaying a splendid value of all-wool goods, fine, warm and well made. "The best price, too, doubtless," Mr. Greenleaf replied, playfully. "Oh! yes, though the best is always the cheapest, we calculate. Three dollars the suit, now, isn't dear, when you consider the wear and the warmth." "I'll take two suits,", Mr. Greenleaf promptly replied. "I believe in buying a good article when I buy." He called for shirts next. He had more shirts than Mrs. Greenleaf had dresses, but he had lost a collar button from an enlarged buttonhole in one of them last week, and hence fancied that he was out of wearable shirts. "Custom made, of course?" "Oh! yes. None of these patent ad justable slop-shop goods for me." Shirts at two dollars each were cheap enough when Mr. Greenleaf wanted them for himself, and four were added to his already full stock. A new felt derby at three dollars, a pair of gloves at two, half-dozen pairs of socks and a few neckties, and Mr. Greenleaf paid his little bill of twenty-four dollars and walked out, feeling that he had done a very good stroke of business. He looked a little sheepish when his ■wife unrolled the package, with an amused smile, thinking that some gen erous impulse had moved him to bring a surprise package for the family. Iler face fell. "Why, Ephraim! Your underwear is all right with a little mending, and you have half a dozen good shirts." "Oh, well, you can cut over the flan nels for Willie, and t!ir- slrrts will keep." '■* l thought you said it was hard times," she said slowly, her up per lip curling sarcastically. "Would you mind telling me how much this outfit cost you?" "Yes, I would," snapped Mr. Green leaf, taking refuge in temper. "I earn the money; I shall spend it as I choose." "You do not need to tell me." The wife pulled out a slip of paper from beneath the socks—the telltale bill— and read it. "You can spend twenty four dollars on yourself without a murmur of hard times, and begrudge me twenty-five to make five of us com fortable for winter." Worms will turn, and Mrs. Green leaf freed her mind as she had not done in ten years, and Mr. Greenleaf lis tened with such appreciation that he handed out ten dollars before the per oration was over —it was the very least lie could do and have any con science left. Mrs. Greenlenf lay awake half the nipht, thinuing deeply. That sen tence of her husband's buzzed in her ears like an angry bee—"l earn my money." Didn't she earn the money too? Was all her work, saving the expense of a girl—a seamstress —of no value? Not a servant girl in the town but was more independent and better dressed than she. A plan flashed into her mind and she sprung it in Mr. Greenleaf's astonished ear in the morning, but he rejected ii with scorn. "Pay you a girl's wages, indeed— hire my own wife to do her own work! Why, a lively girl would do the little work there is to do and have half her time to go visiting in." It happened some weeks later that Mr. Greenleaf came home sick— an unusual event which had hap pened but twice before during their married life. He had a wide area of surface for pain to operate on, and a capacity for bearing it about equal to that of a babe in arms, so it was a weary day for Mrs. Greenleaf, who ran to and fro with mustard, hot water and cordials until she was ready to drop with weariness. Next day he was better, but still weak ana exacting, as he lay on the sitting-room lounge and watched his wife plod through a day's work. The patter of her footsteps annoyed him at first, as he heard them going from dining-room to kitchen, from thence to the woodshed, upstairs and down, and when at last she sat down the busy whirr of the sewing machine re vealed that she was not yet idle. From anuoyance he passed on to thouglitful ness, and when she drew her chair up to the light in the evening and began making buttonholes, he said: "You have had an unusually hard day, haven't you, Mary?" His voice was kind, even tender, and the wife looked up in surprise. "Oh, no; rather easier than usual in fact" "WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT THIS OUTFIT COST VOU?" "Mary—ahem—er-a-h-e-m—how this confounded phlegm does stick in my throat —I've been thinking about that plan you proposed. How much, now, does a girl get for doing common housework?" "Three dollars a week and found; seamstresses a dollar a day." "Suppose, now, I pay you four dol lars a week and put the washing out; do you suppose you could clothe your self and the children on that?" "I should suppose so, Ephraim, since I hare never had the half of that since we have lived together." "I've been a teetotal eurmudtreon, Mary, but if you'll forgive me we'll start out on a new basis this coming year. Your wages began yesterday, and I pay my help every Saturday night." It was the happiest, most comforta ble year of Mrs. Greenleaf's married life. Relieved from the galling neces sity of begging for every dollar she needed, like a pauper, she gx-ew young er and more light hearted, and with a regular income to plan with she was spared much of the sewing which had been so burdensome —buying ready made goods of lasting material, thus giving herself more time for reading and going out than she had ever had before. She could even buy a new book occasionally and subscribe for a standard magazine, a luxury she had long coveted. Mr. Greenleaf found the exercise of justice good for his own soul likewise, and the pair came nearer to being in love with one another than they had been before since the honeymoon. In every way the change was a house hold blessing. There was but one im provement to be made upon it, and that came later as a natural sequence —the wage payment was changed to an allowance, and a stout, matronly housekeeper took Mrs. Greenleaf's place in the kitchen, and Mr. Green leaf became in time, not a model, but an endurable husbaud, an evolution of justice.—Mrs. F. M. Howard, in Good Housekeeping. —He—"Higbee would have run through his fortune in a month if it hadn't been for his wife." She—"How did she prevent it?" lie —"She spent it herself."—Brooklyn Life. —Santa Fe was originally named La Cindad de la Santa Fe de Kan Fran eisoo. A Limited Supply. GilVisoly—So you are going to marry another one of those Jones girls? Henderson—Yes "You have been manied to two of them, haven't you?" "Yes." "And there are onl3' two unmarried sisters left?" "Yes; that's p. 11." "Well, then, you ought to be careful, with those Jones girls and not waste any more of them or they will not hold out." —Texas Siftings. Polly's Guilt. It is not always easy to be generous, try as one may "I was mean toGeorgy this morning when you gave me the bread and but ter," confessed eight-year-old Polly to her mother at bedtime. "Why, Polly," said Mrs Jenks, "I thought you were quite generous} didn't you give Georgy the larger piece?" "Yes'm," sighed Polly, "but I kept the butterest piece myself!" —Youth's Companion.** Judge Not. Downton —De Broker must be losing money. Upton—Guess not. Downton—He used to have a luxu rious third-floor flat, and now I find that he has moved up to the tenth story. Upton —It isn't safe to judge by ap pearances. Perhaps the folks on the second floor have a baby.—N. Y. Weekly. "COMING TIIRO' THE RYE." mm Wmm Miss Taller—Oh! do look at the beau tiful view from here, Mr. Shorty.— Judge. Great Luck. Wiggleton (meditatively)—lt is mar velous the luck some men have. Hobbs—Any particular instance? Wiggleton—l just happened to think of Naudgerly. Hobbs —Why, he died last night. Wiggleton—Yes, just twentj--four hours before his life insurance ex pired.—Boston Home Journal. Contrary to Custom. Chennick—A very mysterious case of the accidental shooting of a boy by an other boy with a pistol occurred yester day. Dudley—l heard about it. But what is there mysterious connected with it? Chennick—Why, the boy that had the pistol knew that it was loaded. — N. Y. World. Establishing a Theory. "Do you think," said the intellectual young woman, "that there is any truth in the theory that big creatures are better natured than small ones?" "Yes," answered the young man, "I do. Look at the difference between the Jersey mosquito and the Jersey cow." —Life. Awful. Mrs. Catchings (weeping)— Didn't you hear about it? Mary has run off with that young Gillington. It's awful, awful, awful! Mrs Gadders (a social rival)— Well, I should say so. Have his parents of fered a reward for him yet?— Puck. The Last Resource. When lbvely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late, she's getting gray. What charm can then her worst fears Jolly f What art can wash the sign away? Tho only way her years to cover, And hide her age from every eye, And bring back to her feet her lover. And ring her Anger, Is—to dye I —N. Y. World. BABY WAS WELL BAPTIZED. Stolen for the ritrpo*e by HOM But Pil fering (iuatrraala Domestic. A San Franciscan, traveling through Central America with his wife and young babe, rented furnished apart ments in Guatemala and engaged a serv ant to act as nurse and general house maid, says the San Francisco Argonaut She had been in their service less than a week when she inquired of the father if the babe was baptized. He replied in the negative, whereupon she Insisted that the child, a girl, would be forever lost. Within six weeks he had tried four consecutive servants, but fonnd that each one would pilfer small arti cles, and finally determined to get along without any help. One after noon, while sauntering lazily through the plaza, he was accosted by servant No. 1, who asked if the babe was yet baptized. "No," replied the father. "Still unbaptized." "Well," she an swered, "it is all right, as I stole her away one Sunday, and the good padre baptized her, calling her Maria, so her soul will be saved." "As it cannot hurt her. and may help her, I am satis fied," thought the parent, and so dis missed the subject from his mind. The next day servant No. 2, with a new charge bundled in the linen swath on her back, approached him at the mar ket place with the oft-repeated query: "Did you have the baby baptized?" and to his reply of "Xo" she consoled him by explaining that she had taken the little one to the cathedral and had it named Catarina, so her soul was saved a second time. Somewhat amused, the father hunted up and in terviewed the succeeding servants, and discovered that the babe had been stolen to the church by each of them and quietly baptized. Consequently the name ran Maria Catarina Margarita Cruz Eloisa Refugio, besides that of Emily given by the parents. LONG MATRIMONIAL CAREER. A Couple In Hungary Olehrat* Their Hundredth AnnUemary. We have all heard of tin weddings, celebrated after ten years of marriage; of crystal weddings, after fifteen years; of china weddings, after twenty; of sil ver weddings, after twenty-five; of gold, after fifty, and of diamond, after seventy-five, or, as some folks celebrate it, after sixty years, says the Philadel phia Press. But the scale of celebra tion does not seem to extend any fur ther, and one wonders what precious thing would be selected to give its name to a wedding recently celebrated in Hungary—the one hundredth anni versary of the marriage of Szarthmary and his wife. This appears to be a circumstance which is entirely impossible. But the marriage of this aged pair is duly and officially recorded as having taken place in May, 1794, at which time, ac cording to the record, they were of mar riageable age. As in Hungary, at that time, a bridegroom must have reached the age of twenty and the bride that of fifteen, the pair must now be at least one hundred and twenty and one hun dred and fifteen years respectively. The one hundredth anniversary was celebrated at the town of Zsombolyl in the town of Banat, which has for a long time allowed the venerable couple a pension in recognition of their great age and fidelity to each other. Even the oldest residents of Zsom bolyi have no other recollection of Jean Szarthmary and his wife than as old people. No one relation of either survives Their century of wedded life is so well and officially attested that many notables and Hungarian of ficials attended the anniversary cele bration and gave them many presents. SAVING TIMBER IN MISSISSIPPI. Stringent Mate Laws for the Preservation of Forest, from Extinction. Timber depredations, according to the New York Evening Post, have been stopped practically in Mississippi by a law which punishes offenders severely. There are large areas of forest land there belonging either to the United States government or to the state, and the temptation to settlers in remote regions to enter upon them and help themselves to wood was often too strong to be resisted. When driven from federal land by deputy United States marshals, the timber found refuge in the state forests, which were not so well policed, and by moving from the one territory to the other they contrived to escape arrest. The federal officers finally became so vigilant that timber stealing proved a dangerous business, and the thieves transferred all their operations to the state lands. The legislature thereupon passed the law referred to, and it has improved the morals of the people so much that some districts which former ly were the scene of wholesale depre dations are now almost free from the raids of poaching woodmen. The stat ute imposes a fine of two dollars per acre for each acre in every forty-acre sub-division of land upon which any trespass is committed. For the pro tection of private owners it also pro vides that for every tree cut down without their consent a fine of five dol lars shall be paid Odd Phase of Sanstroks. "A peculiar phase of sunstroke," said one of Philadelphia's most emi nent physicians the other day, accord ing to the Record, "is that a subject does not succumb to the attack until some hours after it occurs. The only explanation that medical science cap give is that a sunstroke consists in a disintegration of the blood corpuscles, and considerable time elapses befora the disintegrated blood reaches the nerve center in the brain which acto as a governor on the heat system of the body. The flow o$ the blood finally paralyzes the heat centers, and the heat runs riot, raising the temperature of the body to a fearful height within a few min utes. As an instance of heat prostra tion the doctor cited the statistics of the British army in India, where thq great majority of sunstrokes take ef fect between seven and nine o'clock ia the evening. An Kxplanatton. Visitor—You are not looking as stout as when I saw you last. Miss Birdie McGinnis —Well, you see, I've fallen off a great deal of late. I am learning to ride a bicycle.—Alex Sweet, in Texas Siftings. No Regard for the File*. Fond Parent —It is very cruel of you, Bobby, to catch flies and put them on spiders' webs. Bobby—What for? Does the spider eat too much and get sick? —Brooklyn Life. Bis Preference. ••Which son£ would you rather hear Miss Warble sing?" " 'Mariner Bold.' " "But she doesn't sing that at all." "I know. That's why I prefer it." — Judge. Not to Their Taste. Wool—Why is it, that flies always pick out a bald-headed man? Vau Pelt—Probably they don't relish Oair restorer. —N. Y. World. Paid For In Cash- She (sweetly)— What beautiful rosesl 10 fresh! Is that dew on them? He (haughtily)— There is nothing due jn them. —Life. lla Breaks LOOM' Again. The Optimist—Now as to woman, generally speaking— The Disagreeable Man—Yes, she's feaerally speaking.—Cycago Tribu««. REARING QUEENS. Aa Important Quntiun Amwrrrd by • Weil-Knowu Apiarist. I have decided that every colonj that is intended to be run for com) honey next year must contain a queel of this year's rearing I desire goo*f queens, that my stock may not deterl orate. In view of the foregoing, what plan can I follow in order to produce the best results for a series of years' The above question was asked G. M Doolittlc, and he answered as foilowt through Gleanings in Bee Culture: I cannot conceive what line of argu ment could have been used to bring the questioner to a decision that h« would not allow a queen over a yeaj old in his apiary, which was to be rut for comb honey, and cannot helj thinking that, when his exp*rlenc« accumulates, he will find that his de cision is not well founded; for queeni which are in their second year do fullj as good work as younger ones, when the colony is worked for comb honey, and often are equally good the third and fourth yeur. Besides, I find, as a rule, that the bees will supersede theii own queens as soon as they begin U fail to any appreciable extent; and when the bees undertake this work it is done much more satisfactorily, all things considered, than it was when the apiarist attempts to say: "Tliii shall be," or "This shall not be." But if you think you must have youi own way you can rear pretty good queens in this way: Kill the old queen and let each colony rear one from hei brood. In five days from the time yotj killed the old queeu, open the hives and look for queen-cells. In doing this it is well to shake the bees off th< combs so that the cell can be easily discovered. If any are found capped at this time they should be destroyed, as they will contain larvae that are too old to make good queens. ROOSTS AND NESTS. Hints Retarding the Interior Arrange ment of Poultry House*. The design is to show where toplac« the roosts and nests, with the view ol having them away from the windows, and keeping the hens warm and com fortable. The roosts and nesta may also be moved in summer to any other place on the floor. The space taken by the "cut-in" portion of the house, as shown at the window, may be used outside as a covered shed. The plan is from Mr. E. A. Hutchins, New York, who does not favor too much window INTERIOR OF POULTHT HOUSE. space, and who states that the win dows should be double for winter. For very cold climates windows should be close and not radiate the heat The nests are shown under the platforms, ►the roosts being orer them. The house may be of any preferred size, and a number of them may be together, divided with partitions. The object here is not so much to give a plan of a poultry house as to present a snug and comfortable location for the roosts.—Farm and Fireside. The Removing of Coney. When hive sections are full the work of removing them is made less hazard ous by the aid of the smoker that is in such common use, but too free smok ing is barbarous and unprofitable. The cone-shaped bee escape is a device every modem bee man ought to have. It is merely a cone made of fine wire net 8 inches in diameter at one end and open at the apex, so that only one bee at a time can pass through it. This is fastened to a hole in a board the size of the hive, the -base of the cone level with the top of the board. When sections are to be removed, this bee escape is placed between them and the body of the hive. The bees pour into the open mouth of the cone and descend through its apex into the hive, soon leaving the desired case clear. They rarely find their way back through the escape. It can be put in place instantly, is effective, and so 6imple that anybody can construct one. —Farm and Home. Fowls on the Farm. It is impossible to get the best re sults from fowls kept cooped in a Den, especially during hot weather. TMsease and vermin get a foothold among them unless they have ample range to sun and dust themselves by contact with fresh earth. A yard, no matter how small, that can be plowed or cultivated once a week during the summer will make a vol ling place for them. It will be all the better if their grain feed is given on this plowed surface, and the fowls obliged to scratch for it They may lose a little grain, but most of it will turn up at the next cultivation, or if it germinates its green sprout will be eaten. On farms the better plan is to let the fowls range everywhere, pro tecting the garden by a fence, and re serving that tor hens with small chick ens. Killing Lite with Sad*. Refuse suds from the wash tub will drive lice from the poultry house. Make them stronger by adding a pound of lye to the tub and apply while hot with a watering pot or spray pump, everywhere about the coop, es pecially on and around the roosts. If boiling hot, the soapsuds can be used to make a kerosene emulsion by add ing three quarts of oil to the tub and running the mixture rapidly several times through a garden or force pump. The emulsion is a good lice de stroyer. To SET a hen when the weather 1s hot and dry, a good plan is to put an inverted sod in the bottom of the nest Hi* Point of View. Bilkins—Do you think it is true that "the love of money is the root of all evil?" Noteley—That depends upon whether she will marry you or not. —Truth. A*ked Bat Not Wanted. lie (who has just proposed)— And can you give me no reply? And she gave him a "No" reply.—N. Y. World. No Doubt. Nodd —I have been so worried and run down that I think I shall have to take a sea voyage. Todd—lt will probably relieve you of a great deal. —Brooklyn Life. Self Torture. lie—Yes, I admit, I frequently talk to myselt She—llow bored you must be. —Alex Sweet, in Texas Sifting*. A Georgia Item. "How's real estate in your neighbor hood?" "First class! Six candidates to the troat foot!" Atlanta CcmatiUition. .t ouidn't C*e False Key*. The notion that alcohol may do go*"*] because for a moment. It *emi to t.o food WHS well answered by a phy sician's response to a man who mu somewhat too much given to the pleas ures of the table. This man had said to the doctor: "W hat do yon think of the influence of alcohol on the digestion, doctor?" "I think that its influence is bad," said the physician. "But a little whisky taken just be fore a meal is the only key that will open my appetite, doctor." "I don't believe in opening things with false keys, sir!" answered the other. This response was particularly ap plicable, for a falsely stimulated appe tite is a sure prelude to indigestion.— Youth's Companion. Killed ,ln*t In Time. A husband who had been out shoot ing, but who had not been successful, rather than return home empty-handed stepped into a shop and purchased a hare. "There, my ducky," he said to his wife on returning home, "you see I am not so awkward with the gun aftef all." "Let me see." "Isn't he a fine fellow?" "My dear," said the wife, as she car ried the animal to her nostrils, and put it down with a grimace, "you wers quite right in killing him to-day; to morrow it would have been too late."— French Exchange. Too Free for Him. "You want to be a candidate?" "I do." "Favor of free government?" "I am." "Free schools?" "Of course." "Free railroads?" "I guess so." "Free money?" "Oh, yes!" "Free speech at home an' abroad?" "Look here, my friend! You don't know my family. Lend me a quartet an' I'll git out o' the race!"' —Atlanta Constitution. None In Stock. The beggar faltered at the door. "Have you the heart to refuse me!" he pleaded. "No " As the butcher spoke tho dull expres sion of despair that had settled upoq the countenance of the mendicant waj lightened. "We ran cut of heart more than an hour ago." When he had finished, the dull ex pression of despair was doing busi ness at the same old stand. —Detroit Tribune. Wlfoy's Opinion of Poker. The Husband—l was pretty lucky at poker last night The Wife—Oh, George, have you been gamblingagain? You know It is a ter rible sin. The H.—H'm —l raked in seventy two dollars. The W. —Oh, darling, then I can have that new hat! —Boston Courier. Woman'* Way. "When a man's wife tells a funny story I'd like to know how he's going to know when she's got to the point" "Easy enough. The point's the part she tells half an hour after she's finished tho story."—Chicago Tribune. A Competent Witness. Mr. Lakeside —Old man, congratulate me! I'm engaged to that charming widow, Mrs. Van Wabasherl Mr. Dearborn Street —With all my heart! I never had a better wife than she was.—Chicago Record. Not the Fattest. It's not the one who strives the moat Who cometh out the winner; The fattest boarder's not the one Who eats the biggest dinner. —lndianapolis Journal. THE SKELETON AT THE FEAST. || I! Sudden Apparition (to Edward, who has just been accepted)—ls this tho way to the cemetery? Pall Mall Budget Ai Pnsat is factory Liege. He—l'm not half as bad a husband as you thought I'd be, am I? She—No; you've been disappointing in everything.—Truth. Wonders Will Never Cease. A deaf and dumb mute recently went into a Broadway bicycle shop and picked up a hub and spoke.—Life. Not Beyond the Reach of Selene*. "0 doctor! doctor! I've swallowed a Albert" "Swallow a nutcracker, madam. Fife dollars." —Chicago Tribune. Anxloo* to Know. Tommy—Pa, what's ma crying for? Father —She can't find her teeth. "Is that the reasen the baby cries to much?" —Life. An Unsettled Relationship. Marie —Is that Chollie's sister? Louise—No. He hasn't proposed yet. —Kate Field's Washington. The Csual Way. "How did Oldenrich start in life, any way?" "He was born." —Life. Indicative. "What makes you think Jack Young ley is going to propose to you?" "Why, we were dancing the other night and I complimented him upon the easy way in which he held me. 'Oh, yes,' he said, 4t's always easy for me to hold my own.' "—Brooklyn Life. A Mitigating Circumstance. Brown—Did you hear that young Benedict suddenly became deaf on the very day on which he was married? Robinson—You don't say so. That shows that there is a silver lining to every cloud, no matter how dark it may be for a time.—Tammany Times. A Few Vears Ilence. "Ah, Maud Weatherwax," exclaimed the young man, weeping bitterly, "yon never would have dared to talk to me in the manner you have if I had a sis ter to defend me! Coward!"—lndianapo lis Journal. Out of His Lite. Ada—Flo was just going down for the third time when Dr. Watson ftived off a yacht and caught her. Grace —And saved her lilel Wasn't that wonderful! Ada—Yes, for a doctor.—Life. Musical Item. A.—So your dog has gone away ag*in ( h£ts he? B. —Yes, since my daughter has been taking singing lessors there is no such thing as keeping him on the premises, —Alex SwnVULXßttLe&lPfffc