"V OLXXXII The CLEVELAND NEW NOVEL NOBBY. The GREAT, SA\ ELL SPECIAL CLEVELAND. An eye opener —A heart tickler. The longer yon look at it the sweeter it grows. Popular light weights. See the Cleveland before you purchase your mount for 1895. Never mind what others say, we are ready to supply the trade. Eemember every Cleveland is fully ouaranteed to be first class in e\ery particular. We have a full line for Ladies, and Gentlemen; Boys and Girlf, and x\ll Strictly High grade. H. A. Lozler Co. CLEVELAND, Ohio. J. E. Forsythe, Ag't. 116 W. Jefferson St. BUTLER, PA. UP S & DOWNS OCCUR in business as well in the other offairs of life. In the way of their application the UTS (in prices) cling persistently to the other fellows, and the DOWNS belong of right to us. We Have The Goods. Every item we name, we own. You can never say that you were lured to disappointment by any printer's ink above our signature. jUprJust to Illustrate,^! $1 25 Black Failo Silk now 75c tier yard $1 25 Fine Black Serge " 75c $1 25 Fine Blaok Henrietta " $1 00 Fine 46-in Henrietta " 65c 65c Fine 46-in Henrietta " 50c Unbleached Damask " " 300 Turkey Red Damask.. " 200 6i Good, Heavy Crash " "*c " 6J Good, Ueavv Sheeting.... G»od, Heavy 9-4 Sheeting - " 12$ 100 dozen Misses' Ueavy Lilack Cotton Hose " 5c Men's Heavy Cotton-Half Hoao - " 5o " Sew Spring Embroidery, Now Wnito Goo If, Dimily, »te—We will therefore Dlace on t-a!e tbi« week ov« r 2.000 pairs of pants, 1,000 coits anderwear, L2OO Men's. 800 Boy's aud fioO Thildren's suits; 500 Over coats; 1600 Hats; 300 solid ifoid Riiiire; 5o Watchen; 200 Chains, 1,000 Collar and Cuff button*-; 2,000 Scarf pins; 200 Shirt waistß.etc. We here jrire you timely notice of special davs ales, and special riia ooont, so that you can prepare to take advantage of these sales and secure some of the bargains. Bargain Days Wednesday Jan. 30—Punts day—2-3 per cent off, Friday, Feb. Ist—Overcoat day- 2-3 per cent, off, Tuesday Feb sib—Underwear day—2;3 per cent, off, Thursday, F«b 7th—Jewelry day—2.3 per cent off, Monday, Feb. 111b—Hat day—2-3 per cent. off. Special sales on certain lines of gooiis every day ns long as those goods last These goods not subject to ppH-ial discount. Pants former price 3 to 0 dollars special price $1.30 "o s.'{,.3o—Men's cuus former price $4 50 to sl2 00, special price 2 -30 to 7.-30,—Childrrns suits, former price 1 to H dollars special price 75c to .30, tine gondola Hats former price $2 00 to u 50. special price from 73c TO $2 00—BOJ'8 and Childrens Caps, former price 15to 25c. special price 1 to 10c_ Ui derwear former price 2.3 c. Si-ecinl price 15c—Mufflers tormer price fn m .30c to $2 -30 special price 2.3 c tosl 25. Don't miss title great sa'e- by borrowing money at G per cent ycu cau •»ve 27 per cent net, now tbi* may 6e»Di strange yet it is true, and if you doubt it Just call around and we will convince you. D. A. Heck, Champion Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher, N. M flirt St., Duffy's Hlotk, Butler, P" FRAjS'K KEMPER, DEALER IN BLANKETS, HARNESS, everything in horse and buggy fur nishing goods— Hat- ness, Collars, Whips, Dusters, Saddles, etc. -AJso trunks and valises, liepairing done on short notice. The largest assortment oi 5-A Jrlorse blttnkets in town will be tound at FIIAISK Ki :>I PKH'B, 124 S MAIN ST., BUTLEK, PA. THE BUTEER CITIZEN. R»,ad and Bridge Reports Notice is hereby given that the following roads aud bridges have been confirmed nisi by the Court, and will be presented to Court oil Saturday morning of the first week of March, 1*95, and if no exceptions are filed they will be confirmed absolutely: R. D. Xo. 1, December session, 1894. In repetition of citizeos of Butler township fo r i üblic roa<94 t spproved, and hx widlb of road at 33 leet. notice to be given according to ruies of Court BY THE COVET R D. No. 2. December Session, 1891 Petition of citizens of Venango township to vaca c- public roe.d leading Trom the Etiilen :<-i. HID Vnrr IOSTI I!e roed, at or i»e-»r the Kiida ot Michael Boyee, to a roint on the tjku.'s Corners public road el Samuei Burs', iu *aid u>«n*»ftip. Se tc-mber 3, 18f4, viewers appointed by ih"' Court. ->nd November 17th, 1894, report ol viewers fi'ed.slating that the r..ad between the point* named is not necessary lor public use. and have vacated ihe same. Deeeuiber slh, 1594, approved, notion to be iTivtn according to ruies of < ourt BY THE ( OURT K D. No. 3. December Session, 1894. Petition ot citizei s of Adams township to vacate, change and t>ui>plv public road lead u g Iroin Martha Burns' to Glade Mill'-, that the. portion of said road leadiug from the point where it eros-ts the irack of the Pitts buig aud Western R K„ westward to near the Bitakneck road, leading tc Evans City, at or Lear a tiuall cbtrrj tree about 15 or 20 rode westward from above iasl meutiouen road. St j lember Btli, 1894. virwern appointed by the Court, aud December 3d, 1894, report ot Visweis filed, Mating that the change prayed lor is necessary, and liave vacated and sup plied the snme a distance .1 C 4 rods, ihe petitioners to open the road and the town -hip to move the bridge and make the ap proaches. No damages assessed Approved aud fit width ol road at 33 feel, notice to be giveu according to rules of Court. BY THE COCBT. R D. No. 4, i'ecember Session, 1894. Petition ol citizens ol Clinton township tor re-yiew of public road not opened, bui laid out lroui a point on the road known as the State road. near the bouse of Jauies Watson, to a point on a road that leads from Saxon bury to A 1 rgheny < lly. at or near the hou.--e ol John C. Norris. in i-aid towuship November 3d, li-94 viewers -ppi inied by th> Court, and December lijt, 1894, report oi vie. wtrs tiltd, slating that the road is not necessary tor public use. Dt-c.mber 6th, D 94, approved, notice to be given according to rules of Court. BY THE COURT. R. D. No. 5, December Session, 1894. Petition of citizens ■ f Brady township n vncate aud supply a public roul hi begin at a point on the Butler aud Meioer pika where it is intersecttd by the road leading to Wesi Liberty, aud to end at apoiuton the Frank lin pike, on the line of the Wigtou and Stone Ho i-e propi rly. September lOlh, 1894, viewers appointed by the Court, aud December 14th, 1894, re port ol viewers tiled, slating that the change prajtd lor is uecessafy. and have vacated and changed tbe some for public use. December 6th 1894, approved, and fix widtb o' road at 33 leet, notice to be given accordiug to rules of Court. By TUB CovfiT, R D. No. 7, December Session, 1894. Petition of Joseph Ra dy and John N Muniz fer re-view ol public road in Butler township, from a point on tbe Pittsburg and Butier Plank road ,near Ihe pouse of John B. Dininger, Jr., to a point near the south liut) ol borough of Butler near the sothwest corner of South Cemetery. September 4th, 1894, viewers appointed by the Court, aud Dectmber Ist, 1894, report ol viewers filed, stating that the road is neces sary fir public use. Cos. of making said road, ss, 189*1, report ol viewers filed stating that the bridge prayed lor ijt necessary uud that a change is neces sary iu the course of the public road to be connected with said bridga, aud tbat the bridge be located at least U feet above low water mark. No damages assessed. Drcember sth, 1694, approved, notice to be given according to rules of coart and to be luul before ttie Grand Jury at next term. By THE COURT. R. D. No 11, December Bewtioo*, 1894. Petition ol citizens of Forward, Connoque ne.-sing and Jackson townships lor public road to lead trom a point near Ambersou's bridge, on tbe Franklin road, to a point near Marshall's fording, on a road leading from tbe butler and Uarmony road to tue butler aud KvaasClty road Noveuilier 12, 1894, viewers appointed by the Court, aud November 2titb, if 94, report ot viewers tiled stating that the road pra)ed tor is necessary aud have laid out the name tor public use. Cost ot making, $250, to be borne by the townships. No damages as sasncd, aud Jane Marshall releases all claims tor damages. Approved, and hx width of ro«d at 33 tect. Notice to bo giveu accord ing to rules of Court. BY TUE COVET. R. D. No. 12, December Sessioes, 1894, Peutiou of Citueus ot Lancaster township tor county bridge over Yellow Creek where the road leading trom the Portersville and Harmony road to Middle Lancaster crosses said creek. November 14th, 1894, viewers appointed by the 1 ourt, and December 3, 1891, report oi viewtrs tiled, stating th t the bridge pray ed lor is necessary aud did locate Uie sue thereof over Yelio* Cree* where tbe road trom Porteisville an; Harmony to Middle l.ancastei crosses said creek. No damages assessed. December sth, 1894, approved, notice to be g.veu accordiug to rules »t court and to be laid before tbe liraud Jury at uexl term. BY THE COURT. BUTLER COUNTY, «S: Certified trom the record this 4th day of February, A. D. 1»95. JOSEPH CRIB WELL, Clerk <4- 3. Hotel Hutler J. H. FAUBEL, I'rop'r. This house has been thorough ly renovated, remodeled, and re fitted with new furniture and carpets; has electric bells and all other modern conveniences for guests, and is as convenient, and desirable a home for strangers as can be found in Butler, Pa. Elegant sample room for use oi commercial men 111 ltlTrn MEN, local or travel fj I U I I lug. to sell my KUaran. IV Mil I L U NUAABKT STOCK ______ salary or Commission paid weekly. Outfit free. Special attention given to beginners Workers never fall to make g'-»"l weekly wu-ges. Write me at once (or pai uculara. £■ U. GRAHAM, Nurseryman Rochester N. Y, lUTTLER PA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1895. Register's Notices. Tbe Register hereby give* iiolioe that the following socounts of executor*, admin istrators and guardian* have been filed ia hi# office according to law, and will be preheat ed to On rt lor confirmation and allowance on Saturday, the 9ih day of March, 1 895, at 9 o'clock, a in., of said day: 1. Firet and final account of uora E. floff man, adminmtratrix of Frederick A Uoff m&n, deceased, late of Franklin twp. 2. Final account. fC. B. Irrint-. executor of Elizabeth Mc< andlesa, deceased, late of Adam* twp. A Final accouut of George Fox, guardian of George Knccht and Kffluia Koecht, minor children off. L. Kuecht, dcceaaee of Jack-ou Iwp. 7 First aud final account of Tbo'iia* K. tioi-u Executor ol George Dawsou. deceaaci, late ot Center twp. ,s. Ftoa! acconni of Waller K. Wick, a.l - ut J. Wick, dceaamid, iuu> ot ISutier boro. y. Fiuai aco>iunt ot W«u B Curriu, rxec ul.'r »d George C. AlcCan»li*v»s. late ol Kiatik'tu twi> It) Final account ot J. T. Donley, adntin l.trator aud tfUsleeol lOe fHtans ot Jonu N. i'urviaaO", deceased, late ol Butler l#tir.». 11 Fiuai account ot J. D. McJuukin. gutruian of A. Markle NeyauiU, minor chlfl oi Neiuiau, deceased, late o Butler boro. 12 Fiuai accou'* of William M Wick, guardian oi Wilitanj 11. McGarvey. ujiuor ciltid ot Kobert L>. AlcGarVey, d<.cease. McGarvey, deceased, late ol Fairview towuship. H. Fiual accouut of F. P. Critchlow, ad ministrator ol ihe estate ot W. F. Uev eased, late ot friwpeot b-ro. Id. Final acc mut ot Joun Heed adinlu Utrator of Gr.orge W, F.-rayihe, deceamsd, late ul slipi»eryr.jck tow.ishlp lU. Final account of James ii. Morrisou Jr., cdiuimsirator of Uauiel EJ.by,Ueccaee• minor child of Mary Jxne Pelsiuger, deceased, late ol Hudaio twp., as stated by Elixabeih J. Weir, aduiiu istratrixol A. L>. Weir, deceased. 2i> Final accatjLt of A, f). Weir, yuardiin <•1 Catbariue 3. Pelsinger, a miuor ouild et apart tor the benetit ol be widow* ot decedents have beeu filed lu l he office of the Clerk ol Orphans*' Court vt butler county, viz: Widow ol Th«'Waa Doualdson.,, M 5 ti'» " Wm. tiUi* 3uo 00 " John U. Kauss 3'JO 00 W H. lfl't 300 00 " William J. Black W 90 " Jas. Sellers 300 oo " Jesse Hice, Sr 3 oo '' J.C. ehauor 4% oo All persons interested iu the above ap praisement* will take notice that they will be presented tor continuation to the Orphans' Court ot Butier county, i'a., ou the Uth day ol" March, Isyd, aud it uo t-jrepiioiik be filed they will be uoufiruied absolutely. JUStI'H LKISVM'XL, Clerk O. C. WEAR HAMHGRSLOUGH BRO S Famous Hew York, tailor-made CLOTHING For sale by prominent dealers all over the State. None genuine without Hammerslough Rro's label. The swellest and best wearing clothes in this Country. Ask your clothier for them. Save 20 Per Cent, By bringing your dyeing an : i iog di rect to our place. We have done awav with our agents and propose giving our patrons the benefit. Come and bring your work and we can tell you just what can be done to it, thus avoiding the misunderstanding and in competency of agents. If you canno* come m-i d rg a pobtal and we will call on you. R. Fisher. Hotel Williard. Reopened and now ready for the ccommodation of the traveling pub lic. Everything in first-cl«« st yh. MRS. MATTIE REIHING, Owner M H BROOKS, CM. C."« D D. A business that keeps grow ing through a season ot de pression, such as the country has experienced, is an evi dence that people realize they 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. TALL AND SEE US. Colbert & Dale. It is unnecessary to bore you with the advertisement of our largest stock, best O 1 facilities, biggest bu sin ess, etc. You know we have that. The important an nouncement is, We will Positively save yon Money on yonr Fall Clothes. Our stock tables are resplendent with the nevA est patterns. See them. ALAND, TAILOR. Look at This. ILL JKJUA ■ /«// /r> s~. g\ Think of it, a Ladies tine Vici Kid Shoe, in lace or button, six different styles to select from, price $1.25 actual value $2.00. We are going to spring a sur prise on our customers and place on sale a Ladies Kid Button Shoe, Pat tips at 88cts., also a Ladies fine grain button shoe at 88cts.,if you want a pair of thesi don't delay, they are going fast. We claim to sell the best shoe for SI.OO ever made. It is a gents fine Buft Shoe in lace or congress and just as much style to it as any $3.00 shoe in the market. Our mens A Calf Congress and Lace shoe at 95cts, needs no mention. We are selling them about as fast as we can get them. All winter goods and Rubber to be sold regardless of cost, TRY. The New Shoe Store. C. E. MILLER, 215 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. ? Are Your > ?Groceries ? /Fresh? ? \ Everything we have isC / fresh. We guarantee every/ \ pound we sell to be theS \ best ol its kind there is. \ / We want rcgular.all-the \ ? year-round, trade. Let us v v sell you all you can eat. t ) Henry niller,( ? Opposite P. O. > Joim W. Blow* C. A. Abbaus a. ABRAMS & BROWN, Real Estate, Fire and Life insurance, HushLTOJI UCILDtNO. Nbjb Court H orals. BUTLEK, Pa. lriHuranco 'Jotupauy of North America. 102U year. Anset* $9,278,000; Home ol New York, A taut* $9,000,000; Hartford of Hart foM, Asnet» $7,378,000; i'hißUix ot Hrooh lyn, AwH„tH $5,000,000. LTMCJUNKIN Insurance and Heal Estate Agent, 17 £ABT JEFFEKBON HT BIJTL.KR. FA. Garfield le^ss. CnmaHick r»'k IkjctoiV Bill*. iA/'ij.i. frft t;*. n* •tbRt.,K.T. Cures Com tip lion SHE MARRIED A COUNT. They (aid the w» tweet. As tbey knelt at the feet Of the maiden and vowed they adored bar. But ahe wearily ■igh^d. And each s'Htor denied. With an air that denoted they bored her. For lovely was she. And the cared not to be The bride of a plebeian or vassal. And la secret she said With • count (he would wed Or a marquis that dwelt In a castle And the years swiftly fled O'er the fair maiden's head, and still she In singleness tarried, And waited for him. Her life's sweetest dream, TUI all her old suitors were married. Not In vain did she wait, For. although rather late. One day came a count o'er the ocean. From Italia's fair land. And he sued for her hand Which she gave In a whirl of emotion. To re*ret now a prey. She washes all day. And her oaks. It la all made of thin dough; And. with tears nearly blind. She watches htm grind Els organ In front of the wtndew. —Graphic Newa. A LITERARY AGENT. BT O. B. BIROIX. To rnuixu BBVCOMBB. Esq.. antbor oI "She Wasn't to Blame"—Sir: If you will have the goodness to call on me at m.v chambers, you will hear of something to your advantage. X am TMaormiLtjs BODOKKS. Literary Agent. 1 Buncombe was very hard up, and, therefore, anxious to hear of something to hia advantage. He glanced at the shore letter, and called his faototum, Wilkins. "Wilkins, you're up to all aorta of dodges, aren't you?" "Well, air, 1 knows a few," Wilkina modestly replied. "Pea and thimble, and three car—" "No, no; I don't mean that. What do you think of this letter?" Wilkins considered it attentively. "I think It's s do, sir." "Why?" "When somebody you don't know, air, wants to do you a good turn for nothing, air, lt'a generally a do. It srn't in human nature to do good to strangers unless you help yourself at the same time." Bunoombe took up the letter with the intention of casting it Into the fire. "I don't know," he aald, irresolutely. "I'm hard up—suppose I go down and ■•e the fellow. There might be 'copy' la it." It was a chill October afternoon—the kiad of afternoon In which a rising young author does not usually csre to ware the certain good of a comfortable Are for the doubtful benefits likely to accrue from an interview with un known philanthropists. The very lack of pretension in the word "Bodgers" stimulated Buncombe's curiosity. An Im poster would have •ought cover under a more grandiose appellation. But "Bodgers" sounded bluff and burly, British and believable. Buncombe put on his hat, called a han •om —he could afford hansoms now— and departed in quest of the unknown Bodgers. A small boy in the ante-room of Bod gers said that he "b'lieved" Mr. Bod gers was in. "Go and find out for certain," said Bunoombe, giving the boy a card. The boy left him in the quiet, com fortably furnished ante-room, an ante room which was absolutely colorless as regarded any clew to Its owner's dispo sition or taste. Be might have been either s barrister or a baronet, a quack or s Quakers and Buncombe, as he gazed round, felt an increased respect for Bodgers, owing to his having such a non-committal kind of apartment. When he obtained admission to the presence of Bodgers, he found that worthy seated comfortably before the fire, reading a book. "Bow do you do?" said Bodgers, af fably (he was a pale, thin man of fifty, with the oare-worn countenance of a •ob-edltor, and a costume which was more florid than a sub-editor's ever has a ch«nce of becoming). "How do you do? Have a cigar?" "Thanks, no," said Buncombe, with the hauteur of one of his own heroes. "I—eh—don't smoke dubious cigars at the expense of unknown philanthro pists." "More fool you," said Bodgers, cheer fully. "If you'd any sense, you'd have taken my cigar—it's a good one—and thus made Bure of having something at any rate. Sit down, and we'll talk." Bumcombe sat down. "There is much in what you say. On second thoughts, I'll have the cigar. I know the brand." Bodgers gazed at him admiringly. "Ah! I always felt sure you'd get on patent-leather boots, gold-rimmed eye glass, overcoat lined with fur, diamond ring cutting through your glove, and a new top-hat every month. That's about your style. Why, you must be making two thousand a year?" "Would you like to see my pass book?" asked Buncombe. "Your tobac co's better than your manners." "Oh! that's all right," said Bodgers, cheerfully. "That's all right, Mr. Bun oombe. I'm only going back a few years —to the time when you used to do five-shilling stories for the Family Lucky Tub, which I was sub-editinr." "Oh! you were sab - editor?" asked. Buncombe, curiously. "D'you know, Bodgers, if I could have got at you in those days, I should have murdered you, and cast your inky, sub-editorial corpse into the river?" "Oh! yes," said Bodgers, brightly. "Want another light? I've often seen rou go away with five shillings in your hand, and murder in your heart. I had a little peephole high up in the office wall. You weren't so well dressed then, Mr. Buncombe." "No," said Buncombe, shortly; "I wasn't. When I think of those days, and how I starved and worked, and the life I led, and how you trampled on me, I feel that nothing can make, up for It." "What nonsense!" returned Bodgers, cheerfully. "'Twas the making of you, man. Survival of the fittest. If jou're not fit you don't survive; and that's all there is to be suid in the mat ter. Don't you think you owe me an apology for coming there and haunting me with your miserable face? I only used to get three-and-six a story, half a-crown for editing the whole number, and had to pay sixpence to contrib utors for every misspelt word they found when the Lucky Tub came out. Your pay was princoly compared with mine." "We'd better drop the subject," said Buncombe, shortly. "I suppose one man has the right to starve another, if he can do it, but the starved man doesn't see it, somehow." "It's really doing him a favor, if we would look at It in the right light," said Bodgers, with the cheeriness born of success; "but I didn't ask you to come here to discuss that. I'm a rich man, now, and mean to be richer. I've hit upon a new thing, and want you to help me." "How much?" "Halves. My! how you have got on," said Bodgers, admiringly. "You're twice the man of business you were when you used to come to the «lice-of pudding shop to dine." "How do you know that?" "Oh, I used to dine there, too," said Bodgers, "until I married the propri etor's daughter. I've often heard you swearing at me under your breath as you bolted your slice of pudding, and wouldn't afford aiiothcr." j Buncombe. "Mv appetite isn't marly so good as it was in those days. Come to business, or 1 must bo off. ' "Well," said Bodgere "I've invented a new business, and it's paying hugely weli; but I can't get it without col laborateurs." "Goon. I'm listening." "You've got an order from the Me gatherium Maga/.ine to do an iirtirle for it about your first l>ook. I've seen the proofs." "How the dickens did you manage "That's my business," said Bodgers. "Now, you've mentioned in that article a book called 'She »u-ro Blame.'" "Yes," said Buncombe, urn-... i!y; "what then?"' "Did you ever see it?" Buncombe turned very red. "You know there never was such a book," continued Bodgers. "You wrote a story for the Lucky Tub of that name, but no publisher would ever take it In book form; It wasn't long enough. What d' you think of this?" "This" was a small book in a dirty, dog's-eared paper cover, with a sketch of a presumptive murderer on the cover which Buncombe, after a min ute's dismayed scrutiny, recognized as himself. The book was blank inside; In short, what is technically known as a "dummy." "There's nothing in it just yet," said Bodgers, affably; "but there soon will be." He whistled down a tube. "Mr. Patterson, I want you." "Mr. Patterson" was a long, lank man, with big feet, and brought with him an odor of gin which penetrated all over the room. "You want me, sir?" asked Patter son, obsequiously. "Yes," said Bodgers. "Have you re written Mr. Buncombe's first book yet?" "Yes," answered Patterson, "just got it done, sir. Five pounds ain't much, but I soon mastered his style, and I've got his first, second, and third periods all done to a l t\" "What on earth is the meaning of it all?" Buncombe asked, furiously. "It means," said Bodgers, proudly, "I've Invented a new line, and I'm going to start with you. Directly your arti cle appears, I've arranged for para graphs in two hundred and ninety seven papers, saying I've got four hun dred copies left of the original edition of 'She Wasn't to Blame." I'm going to multiply those four hundred copies like the widow's cruse, and lloat 'em all over the universe. You're very popular just now, and the book will go like wildfire. Mr. Patterson, have you done the paragraph which Mr. Buncombe is going to insert in the article which he has written?' "Yes," said Patterson: "it's a judi cious blend of all Mr. Buncombe's periods—just like they mix tea—with a gentle geniality tempered by regret that he hasn't done more for you." "Here it is," said Bodgers, proudly. "Now, I'll read it It's your colloquial style to a dot." " 'Of course I have had literary vicis situdes, gentle reafler, and have gone about hungry and footsore, without the proverbial shilling in my pocket; but 1 have always had one unfailing refuge under those distressing circum stances, and th:.t was my dear old friend Bodgers, of I . »t:r Lane, who has since blossom 1 out into a flourish ing publisher. Many's the time and oft I have stood with Bodgers, as we rubbed our hungry noses against the steaming windows of a pudding shop In Fetter Lane, and vainly felt in my empty pockets for the necessary coin wherewith to purchase surcease from hunger. It was generally Bodgers who produced the required coins from some Bubterrranean recesses in his ample person. In return, I promised Bodgers that he should have the unique privilege of printing my first book, and that I would make his fortune. Alas! how have I requited Bodgers? He printed "She Wasn't to Blame," but even the Times' notice which floated me on to fortune could not sell it, and most of the unbound copies are lying In his mildewy cellars, pining vainly for the light. 'Twas not well done, old friend, to play thee such a scurvy trick, but some day I will buy every remaining eopy, and prove that I am mot ungrate ful.' " "There!" said Bodgers, rubbing his hands. "I know you are hard up, Mr. Buncombe. I'll give you an extra ten ner to work that paragraph into your article. Come now." Buncombe hesitated. "But I can't let a haslied-up farrago of nonsense go forth to the world under my name," he said, uneasily. " 'She Wasn't to Blame' was quite a short story." "You leave that to Patterson," 6aid Bodgers, confidentially. "He's done it so beautifully that all the critics will say It is the most confusing book ever published, and that their predecessors must have been asses not to detect its •arly promise; they'll say it embodies all your later developments as well, and is a most re-marka-ble work, from which anyone with a grain of sense ought to have predicted your future greatness." "But won't Patterson split?" asked Buncombe. "1 wouldn't mind if I could rewrite the thing myself. I pitched upon it as my first book because I thought it would stimulate public curiosity. The public always yearns for what it can't get." "Not to be thought of." said Bodgers. "Patterson will do it ever so much bet ter; you sec, he's studied your style; and I've got a man fo look after him when he's drunk. He could imitate Herodotus if I wanted him to, but he's no originality." "I think he's the most original writer of the nineteenth century," said Bun combe, bitterly, "if he knows more about my work than I do." "Well, now," said Bodgers, soothing ly, "we'll start off with your opening paragraph of 'She Wasn't to Blame,' just as a concession. Here it is in proof. Do you remember it?" Buncombe read it. "Ah, I had fresh ness in those days!" he said, sorrow fully. "1 couldn't write like that now." "Patterson wrote every word of it," said Bocgers, triumphantly, producing the original story, which was about five thousand words in length. "Just compare them. Now are you satisfied?" "Yes; Patterson is a great copyist." "I was the first to discover Putter son's imitative powers," said Bodgers. "He began on one of my checks, but I directed his efforts into worthier chan nels. Consequently, he daren't open his mouth except when he's drunk." "I assure you, Mr. Bodgers, sir," said Patterson, "I'm never drank till after office hours. Tou pain me, sir. I pledged you my honor, sir, the honor of a poor gentleman." "That s all tight," said Bodgers, carelessly. "Now you can go;" and j Patterson departed. Buncombe s "first book" article made j an enormous success, and, thanks to j Bodgers' paragraphs, applications 1 came in for "She Wasn't to Blame" from | all over the country. There grew up a boom in Buncomlw, and he leased him- ' self out to a syndicate for five years at I four thousand a year, and paid" off his I debts. Bodgers was so enraptured at j the success of his plan that, when he i had sold forty thousand of the shabby edition of "She Wasn't to Blame," he brought out a new one. One afternoon when he took Buncomlic a big check, that worthy, with some qualms of con- j science, asked after Patterson. lie s in bed," said Bodgers, regret fully, "sleeping off his last excess. I shall have to try and get hold of a new author soon; but Patterson won't l>e up ' to tlje mjrk for a day or two. He j he would like to M you, if you could p<> and look him up in Hoval Mint square, by the tower. He lives oppo site the policeman <>n the fin«t floor " Buncomlie took u hansom ami drove down to Mint square. and soon found himself in a squalid room opposite the equally squalid Patterson, who lay in a heavy doze. The policeman's wife, who waited on Patterson, told Buncombe that he hadn t long to live; so Buncombe eat down and waited until Patterson opened his eyes. "What's the matter?" asked Bun combe. kindly, for he was a good-na tured fellow. "We must get you out of here, Patterson, and make you com fortable." Patterson raised himself up in bed. "I shnn't live to do any more 'first books,' "he said. "I've gone the puce —lived my life—disgraced myself; and now it's ending. What I wanted to 6av was—" He paused painfully. "Yes?" "1 had genius once, and —gin drowned it; I had aspirations once, and—gin drowned them; I had a wife and child once, and—gin killed them; I had a poet's soul; 1 lived and delighted in living; and just as I found out the sweetness, and greatness, and grandeur and beauty of the world, gin took hold of me. and crumpled me up to this. I didn't do what was in me to do. It's burning to get out of this poor, perish ing clay, but gin holds it in, and it can't get out. It can't get out. Now, listen." Buncome was touched. He arranged the clothes more comfortably around Patterson's shoulders. "Listen," continued Patterson. "Gen ius doesn't die—it's immortal. You're not dead with gin, but you've sold yourself to a syndicate, which is nearly as bad. I know I shall die In five min utes, but, before I die, I'm breathing into your soul the genius which was mine. For heaven's sake, use it nobly. Don't sell \ oursef. Let the flame burn brightly, purely. Make yourself really great. Starve—die in a garret—but be true to yourself. A man who has lived up to the greatness within him can face the God who gave it. Promise prom—" Buncombe knelt down by the dead man's side and promised. Then he went home, cancelled his agreemont with the syndicate, and sat himself down to redeem his soul. —Pall Mall Budget. —The most notable festival at Athens was in honor of Minerva. All classes of citizens on this day marched in pro cession; the oldest went first, then the young- men, then the children, the young- women, the matrons and the people of the lower orders. The most prominent object in the parade was a ship, propelled by hidden machinery and bearing at its masthead the sacred banner of the goddess. —The Saturnalia was a midwinter feast of the Romans in honor of Saturn, beginning on December 17. On this occasion great license was given to every one to do what he pleased, and even the slaves were permitted much liberty of speech and action. All work was suspended, the houses and temples were decorated, congratulations were exchanged and presents sent sis with us at «'l>ris*in»s Nobl* Rr*lfni*Uon. Fiancee —Dearest,don't you think you could love mother enough to have her come and live with us? Reggy (heroically)— More, darling, more! Fiancee —How much more? Reggy—Enough more to have tis go and live on her.—N. V. World. Freak*. Museum Attendant —This couple J'ou see here were engaged the whole of a summer season at the seaside. Visitor What is singular about them? Museum Attendant —They are mar ried. -Brooklyn Life. Turn About. "Good doggy!" said the boy in per suasive accents, as he fastened an empty meat-can to the animal's tail. "I've got a tin for you." "And Fve got it in for you!" barked the dog, turning round and biting him. —Chicago Tribune. Comparing Notes. "What was your answer when young Higbie asked you to marry him?" "Why do you want to know?" "Because he asked me last night, and I want to let him down with something different."—Judge. Wise Precaution. Clerk of Western Hotel—l thought it best to caution that old fellow who just came in about blowing out the gas. Proprietor—Where is he from? Clerk —From the Greater New York. —Life. The Boy's Experience. Teacher —Can any of you tell me why flannel is comfortable in winter? Bright Boy (in new underwear)—lt makes yeh hitch about and wriggle around, and the exercise keeps yeh warm.—Good News. The Slippery K«toa. Little drops of crater. Freezing on the walk. Make the man who steps ther* Indulge In naughty talk. —Detroit Tree Preaa. TKI'K CONSOLATION. "Yes, miss, he's been took at last. 'Was he prepared,' did you say, miss? If he wasn't it was his own fault. I did my dooty by him Didn't I read the burial-service to him every day for the last six months?" —Lika Joko. Infantile Heroics. "Ah, goo! Ah, gah! Bglb gib bah, hah!" said the baby. "By Jove, isn't that wonderful!" ex claimed the delighted father. "If he hasn't got our old college veil of "91, I'm a ghost!"— Cincinnati Tribune. Her System of Chronology. Minnie—How ridiculous! Mrs. Ferris never really began to live until she met her husband. Ada—Humph! I suppose that's how she makes out she's only twenty-two.— Puck Sometimes Trustworthy. "Some women can't believe a word their husbands say," siie remarked. "Well," con (Med the other, "I'm not quite so badly off as that. My husband talks in his sleep occasionally."—Wash ington Star. Valuable Information. "Anything new in your line?" asked I the market reporter It was growing dark The hard ware man iooket/ about absently and thoQ ■ remarked. "Wiydyw Ulioda g-iifff i flown.-iudifluttpdja r "nrn»v POULTRY DUST BATH. Why the Wl» Farmer Will Provide Dual * BOM for nil Birds. Nearly if not quite all species of fowls use the dust bath. They choose a spot of fine, dry soil and scrape little holes, where they pulverise the dirt until it is reduced to a fine dust. In this they roll and shake their feathers and allow the dust to penetrate to the skin. It appears that in some way this is deleterious to the parasites which infest the plumage or the skin. It has been said by some naturalists that as all Insects breathe not through the mouth as warm-blooded animals do, but through little open ing in the skin situated in rows along the side of the body—the particles ol " jt close these openings, so that para sites die of suffocation as quickly as a quadruped would if held under water. This has been denied by som- ~ 't-n --tists, who say that these holes of fended by a very delicate but el. "'ive apparatus that makes it impossil for any foreigu matter to enter, no 'tter how minute it may be. Be thi.; as it may, I know that wild birds take dust baths whenever the weather and the State of soil permit. Nature is a good ffuide, and whether the dust bath is for the prevention and absorption of effete matter which has become too odorous, or whether it acts as an in* sec tide, it is certainly advantageous to fowls or they would not use the dust bath. I say that the careful poultry keeper will provide dust boxes fo» birds, filled with fine dust, coal ashes, thoroughly dried and mixed with in* sect powder. It makes but little differ ence which of these varieties of soil you use; the principal part is to have 1<) clean. That is, not a highly manured soil, but a comparatively unfertile one {s preferable. The next qualification is that it must be perfectly dry.—A j bert F. Firestine, in Colman's Rural World. POULTRY YARD REFORM. A New Idea In (iianrMbl« Yards with Separate Building*. The plan suggested in the illustra tion is one of the changeable yards with separate buildings, each build* ing being divided into three apart ments. The dimensions may be as pre ferred. but with yards 50x100 feet, the space taken up will l>e about an acre and a half. The house would necessa* rlly be 10x50 feet, or about 16 feet square for each apartment The open ings from the houses to the yards are shown at AAA, etc. The two mid* die yards will be occupied by the fowls of the middle apartment, and the yards on the right and left by the fowls in the apartments on those sides. The yards marked B may be occupied by the fowls, while grass or any kind of green food is growing in the yards marked C. When the green food is ready the fowls are turned Into those yards, and the other yards are then plowed and seeded down. By this method green food is always growing, [ I I I | lofT c c -eg r t: o a d 5 * I I 1 I I \sorr, GROUND PLAN OF HOCBKS Altl) TABDS. and the droppings turned under. As it is not necessary for the green food to reach a height of but a few Inches the changes will be frequent. A novelty in the arrangement is that the fowls are not opposite to each other in the different yards, and hence quarreling or fighting through the fence is thus avoided, a space of 50 feet separating, the flocks. Any form of house may be used, and sixteen hens and a male may be kept in each apartment, thus allow ing about one hundred fowls to the en tire space. This plan gives 10 feet in the poultry house to each fowl, while the changeable yards not only supply green food, but give fresh ground and clean yards, as well as ample room and a greater variety of food.—Farm and Fireside. Economy In Poultry Feeding. Economy can be practiced without depriving the fowls of a suf ficiency. Anything suitable that will serve to make a variety should be al lowed them. Small or inferior pota toes may be cooked for the hens; it will not be necessary to mash them. Give them whole, and the hens will do the mashing. The same is true of tur nips, of which the hens are very fond in winter. It will be found that the use of corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat and barley will give better results than when corn alone is used, even if noth ing but grain is given. This is suf ficient proof that corn is not a perfect food. Every farmer knows that when corn has been fed for quite awhile the hens will begin to refuse it, which is due to their being well supplied with the elements contained in corn. They require a change, because corn no longer provides them with what they need. —Farm and Fireside. The Color of Bewvu. Dr. C. C. Miller, in a recent number of Gleanings, gives the following "straw" on the color of beeswax: "Who of us hasn't wondered what it is that gives the bright-yellow color to beeswax? Wax is generally considered white when first produced in little scales. Cowan says it is always tinted, the color coming from the pollen con sumed. But what makes it get yellow er in the hive? A German writer says that, like the young of nearly all ani mals, the young bee, on first emptying Its bowels, discharges feces of intense yellow, and this colors the comb. White comb confined in the eenter of a colony, but inclosed In wire cloth, re mains white." PLASTER, remember, is an absorbent, and Is therefore an excellent thing to ■catter over the floor of the hen house. Knew What Ailed Him. "I cannot guarantee an absolute cur# in your case," said the physician, "but if you will follow my directions implic itly I can promise a considerable reduc tion in your obesity." "That ain't what's troubhn me, an swered the portly caller, impatiently. "What I want is to get some o' this fa* taken off'n me."—Chicago Tribune. He Didn't Catch 00. "May I—may I kiss those ruby lips? r "Sir! Do not think of such a thing for one moment!" "Well, I—l could hardly help asking. 1 beg your —" "Don't you think, Mr. Hoppy, thai one moment is up by this time?" —N. Y. Recorder. Relatively. Maud —Do vou like Mr. Dinwiddle? Ethel—Oh, yes, I like him, relatively speaking. Maud Relatively speaking? Whai do you mean by that? Ethcl—You see, 1 promised to bo e Y- tfqiaaiil Ncß