VOLXXXII
4HARN ESS#-
• IV- *
We have more workmen and larger saop room than ever. We
have put in machinery and can supply you with machine or hand
mack vork at wholesale factory prices. We are getting out our new
catalogue and in our wholesale department we find abo it 100 sets
of harness that we cannot duplicate again, and don't want these in
our road and will sell them for about half price. There is only a few
set of each kind, therefore ifyou want bargains come quick. No dif- ;
ference what you want in the harness line, either new work or repair- ;
ing, come here.
We must have room for buggies and wagons of which we have j
the largest line we ever had and will close out
BLANKETS and ROBES
from now till April istat less than wholesale prices. It will pay you
to buy now for next winter. Just come in and see what bargains we
are offering in different articles. We have a special sale going on in
horse collars, too. We never advertise in a catch-penny way—when
we say we are down in price we are down in price.
S B.
BUTLER, PA.
A Card to the Public.
W* dwhire to inform 'h-- tbat w#» have opened C--- plm" Mer
chnut Tailori"* and G»-u'h Pnrsi-itiing (iood- fnot'ili-'haie r i" the room on
the corner of Main md Jnferio-i *. »pp wiw tb- L■ vy II "ili «,
W« hope h» fair aid-itri ?•'i'.r-rr.io i t» •i •
(tl.nre o> *oar patronage
W- har* - '-It >' F "• 1 ' !•> go >'i
wbicb will made op ia tir-> eU** -«tvlrt
We eroploj none ba» « h»* b*— w .'k'n n *'r! ru tr*'i*"'' sa -
fiction in e»«-ry particular ("all a.id sv*- U->.
J. S. & J. P. YOUNG,
THE TiILOBS and PUfWISHERS, tOI Sratb 9iin Stmt, Ballsr, Pa.
SPECIAL
Ovinir to a c<>d ten)plated change in our hnMoKHB April 1"'. it bcc Di"
nectary tbat we close ont oor entice stock on or before that dare—W.
will therefore place on "ale thie wt<k 2.000 pair* of p»r.B, 1 OtiO t<uitN
underwear. 1.200 Men'*. 800 Boy'B and 000 Obildr«-r)'H -ui -; 500 ()f»-r
coat*; 1600 Uatft; 300 *olid goid Ring*; 50 Wat'* bex; 200 Cbaiun, 1,000
Colini and Cuff button-; 2,000 6carf pins; 200 Bjirt wa!Htft,<;'c.
W*' here give you timely notice of special day* aleß, »trid special *'i>-
CouM, «o tbat joa can prepare to take edvi.ottigH o/ tfiew inle« "iid Heeii'e
co;ue ol lb>- bargain*.
Bargain Days
Wednesday Jan. 30 —Patit» day—2s per coot i ff,
Friday. Feb. l<t ~o*- rem. dav— 2o er e-rjt If,
Toewlay Feb J><h Uoderweur dat —25 tt»r c ut. ff,
Tboraday, F»*b 7tb— Jewelrv da*— 25 per cent off,
Monday, Feb. llib—Hat day —25 percent, off
Special fcalea on certain line* of goo*H ev»ry day an long- a« tho«n good*
laft Tbeee goods not t»o , "j«*ci to Hp-»-ial discount Pant* form»r nrice 3
to 6 dollars, special price $1 50 o $3 50— Men's suits former pric« 14 50 to
sl2 00, special prio* 250 to 150.—Cbildrens soils, former price 1 to <>
dollar* special prion "J.'ic to S3 50,—fine gondola U a i H former price $2 00 to
$4 50 ►p'-cial price froiu 1 5c to $2 00 —Roy's and Childrcs Caps former |
pricf 15 to 25c special price 1 to 10c—Underwear former price 25c. Special
price 15c—Moffi*r« former price from 50c to S2 50 special price 25c to $1 25
Don't eqihs this great sate- by borrowing money at <> per cent you ca»
»a*>* 27 per c»ot oet, now this may se«-m strange vet it is true, and if you
doobt it Ju»t call aroond and we will coovince ' 00.
D. A. Heck,
Champion Clothier, Matter and Furnisher,
21 N. Mair\ Si., Clfly' Block, Butler, Pe
Are You Afflicted. I
Now is the chance of a life-time
to be Cured.
Tbe EXCELSIOR Remedies,
l'o«iiv«ly and Parrnaiieijil} mi- all
dir<*»M->- c*o»«-d by d»-ri»r>|fwnf r t »1 in*
H.IMWI, Hlaunach, IJvt-r xixl Ki ii' \ ».
Kbt-ooiatUiii, Nmr •!?)>•. Si.m i " and '
Lifer Trouble; all riki" - V u-
UNCC'H. DeliiMty, N> ivou !)• i> liu.
Biuk i>r Narvoun C*t«rr»ti, Af>-
•r KfTect* of l>a(irip|i». F«n.i»l»- Cow .l«'n »,
Courtipatkin »nd OIL IU «-VIL • FFF.JT*
Tli<- K*i ISlooti (JlKum-r mni Kki"«*!
■ii>( V•-(fvi.mln Hill*. «ri- :»-i j. i- l
lor il<« oompiniut*. Ih'ir cnraovi
KTH wmidfitul. TKY TUKM ihey
art- Kutir»iii.«-p(1 t<> Otim. n« i»ur n.l- ,
and w<- * ill nmil you THK KX' Kl*-
810U LKADKU l!oiilafuiD|{ li-AI luiMilitU
nf iiuiiilinilit •hn uir b«eti CUMI l>\ ib-
Excalxio'r Ktmiwliti. in your >wn County
and Biate. AUtIrKM kit coiiiaiaiiicniioiiK
to
Office EXCKLSIOK Medicine Co,
>fo. I'M 8 Main 81. - - Butlar Pk.
C.*« O D.
A business that keeps grow
ing through a season ot de
pression, such as 'he country
has experienced, an evi
dence that people reali/.e the)
save money by ttading with
us. We know, and always
have known, lr>e days of large
profits are past. Without
question we are giving more
for the money than la->t year
Our stock is larger to select
from than last year.
CALL AND SEK US.
Colbert & Dale.
PINE TREE FARM.
Jamesburg. N. J.
Send fo. large catalogue of
Land and Water Fowl. The best
Pckin Ducks in the world.
W H ORDWAY. Prop'r.
D- A MOUNT, Sup't.
Hotel Butler
J. H KAUHKL, Prop'r
This house has been thorough
ly renovated, lernodcied and re
htted with new furniture am'
carpets; h.t:i electric bells and ;ii!
other modern convenience* for
guests, and i as convenient, and
desirable a home for strangers as
can be found in Butler, fa.
' ley ant sample room lor usi oi
o'nrn«-r< t-,»i run
Hotel Wiliiard.
Reopened and now ready for tbe
W't) n.odaticii of tf;i truvtling pub
lic.
Everything in firt-t- IHHH *tyir.
MRS. IATTIE HCIHING, Owner
H BFOOKS, Clerk.
i FREE! FREE!
Any customer buying Thirty
Dollais worth of goods, will be
presented with a piece of silver
ware warranted tor to years.
COM PARK PRICKS.
2211 i granulate)! (Sugar lor $1 00
231b "A" " I 00
25i0 y«u..w " •• I on
5 ti California It ioioriK.. "j.",
41U •' Prune*.... 25
2Jlb " Pe<tcheH ......... 25
241b " Aurioota.... 20
2Jlh " iva* 2. r .
1 301b Fail Jelly 75
1 Hack Wi,iie Lily Floor 75
4 oana Toinatoen .................. 25
4 " Huitur Corn 25
4 " String Boutin 25
1 '• Holloa Making Powder...... 10
HENRY MILLER,
Opposite P. O.
— J oh work of all kind done at >he
GITIUM Or riot
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Nervous
People should realize that the only
true and permanent cure for their
condition Is to be found in baring
Pure Blood
Because the health of every organ and
tissue of the body depends upon the
purity of the blood. The whole world
knows the standard blood purifier ia
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
And therefore It Is the only true and
reliable medicine for nervous people.
It makes the blood pure and healthy,
and thus cures nervousness, makes
the nerves firm and strong, gives sweet
sleep, mental vigor, a good appetite,
perfect digestion. It does all this, and
cures Scrofula, Eczema, or Salt Rheum
and all other blood diseases, because it
Makes
Pure Blood
Result* prove every word we have
said. Thousands of voluntary testi
monials fully establish the fact that
H oo£S
Be Sure fures
to Get Hood's
" I was very nervous. I used Hood s
Barsaparille and my nervousness la all
gone." CATHARINE KECK, 1130 Maple
St., Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Ua/v/4'« Ditto eurealllirerills,Mious
flOOCl S r lllS ness, headache. 2sc.
No doubt many of the
readers of the CITIZEN
intend doinj some pa
pering this spring. To
those -.vho do,
Heinenian
& Son,
invite an inspection of
their stock; and promise
that they will show.
The Largest Stock,
The Best Selections
and Fair Prices.
More than this, no one
can a sk. Wouldn't it
be to your interest to
call at this store?
Sheriff's i
ST'I SALES
Sacrifice *
Dont go with an intelliges,
public.
A merchant doing a legitima
business, carrying a legitimat
stock and asking only mlegitim tl
profit, is worthy of patronag<
We claim to be blessed with the
good qualities. Call and see o.
stock and get prices and be co,.
vinced we do a strait, legitimat
business.
one jT. H. Burtoi
and
PRICE. Furnisher
120 - - S. Main, St.
Eutier Dye Works,
mOnlr* tunnr,
' lil TLKK, PA.
Save 20
Per Cent,
By brliiuißK your <ly<-in< in I cln-iiinl
rec' to our [>'»<•«. VV>- have <Utur aw* vw i
our SK- n'« »i ii |>ro| os»- nn itr; our pniroi ►
•tie b n. fi'. •'otni- aii'l brum your «ork and
w< fifi i«l! y ii J UHt win' ''.mi In ilone L» it t
ibu« avoi'lion the rai nnii«r»tanli'ii< mi l u>
comjietenry of If y .ci cannot cuii»
tc 0 i > ■ | i<n»l hi: i #t will i .1' on you
R. Fisher.
•WHO is a vny IDll|i| r
pm c qootniioo
STEALS you I uy your pur<-< h
of IIS.
MY W•• no trafcb.
hut wo do kf i*|> ib>
PURSE finesi lino of
uri'l pocket books n
STEALS the county.
We huve the lat< M'
TRASH '' null bent tbiiiKs i
tb>H lino.
nod Leatb<'t
pin-kot llookH frori'
5c to $3.
All tbe New Lch'.ll
ern.
J. H. DOUGLASS',
Near Post office.
NKW
Soutlisjrlt; I{estniaraiit
No. '2ll Centre Avenue (Wtit
mire buildinir.) convenient to P. A.
W depot. ()|wn all bourn AH
kind of lunebt-H nnd no-aU
TubaeiX) and (>'ii/arti fine coi feetionc
and everytbin(f to bo found in u
firat cIfWW Ri'Htaurant (jive ijh a
call and we will do our beat to ao
commodate you.
W. J. Matvm,
Mum ger.
ItXTTLKR. PA..THUKSDAY. MARCH 1 s!ir>.
!%/*</ -T I o
CHAPTEK VIL
THE EPISODE OF THE BAP.REI..
The police had brought a cab with
them, and in this I escorted Miss
Morstan baek to her home. After the
angelic fashion of women, she had
borne trouble with a calm face as long
as there was someone weaker than her
self to support, and I had found her
bright and placid by the side of the
frightened housekeeper. In the cab.
however, she first turned faiut. and
then burst into a passion of weeping—
so sorely had she been tried by the
adventures of the night. She has told
me since that she thought me cold and
distant upon that journey. She little
guessed tbe struggle witiiin m 3' breast,
or the effort of self-restraint which
held me back. My sympathies and my
love went out to her, even as
my hand had in the garden, i felt
that years of the conventionalities < f
life could not teach me to know her
6weet, brave nature as had this one
day of strange experiences. Vet there
were two thoughts which sealed tho
words of affection upon my lips. She
was weak and helpless, shaken in mind
and nerve. It was to take her at a dis
advantage to obtrude love upon her at
such a time. Worse, still, she was
rich. If Holmes* researches were suc
cessful she would be an heiress. \\ as
it fair, was it honorable, that a half
pay surgeon should take such advan
tage of an intimacy which chance had
brought about? Might she not look
upon me as a mere vulgar fortune
seeker? I could not bear to risk that
such a thought should cross her mind.
This Agra treasure intervened like an
impassable barrier between us.
It was nearly two o'clock when we
reached Mrs. Cecil Forrester's. The
servants had retired hours ago, but
Mrs. Forrester had been so interested
by the strange message which Miss
Xlorstan had received that she had sat
up in the hope of her return. She
opened the door herself, a middle-aged,
graceful woman, and it gave me joy to
Bee how tenderly her arm stole round
tbe other's waist and how motherly
was the voice in which she greeted her.
She was clearly no mere paid depend
ent, but an honored friend. I was in
troduced, and Mrs. Forrester earnestly
begged me to step in and to tell her our
adventures. I explained, however, the
importance of my errand, and prom
ised faithfully to call and report any
progress which we might make with
the case. As we drove away I stole a
glance back, and 1 btill seem to see
that little group on the step, the two
graceful, clinging figures, the half
opened door, the hall light shining
through stained glass, the barometer,
and the bright stair rods. It was sooth
ing to catch even that passing glimpse
of a tranquil English home in the midst
of the wild, dark business which had
absorbed us.
And the more I thought of what had
happened, the wilder and darker it
grew. I reviewed the whole extraor
dinary sequence of events as I rattled
on through the silent gas-lit streets.
There was the original problem; that
at least was pretty clear now. The
death of rapt.. Morstan, the sending of
the pearls, the advertisement, the let
ter we had had light upon all those
events. They had only led us, how
ever, to a deeper and far more tragic
mystery. The Indian treasure, the
curious plan found among Morstan'a
baggage, the strange bcene at Maj.
Sholto's death, Uie rediscovery of the
treasure immediately followed by the
murder of the discoverer, the very sin
gular accompaniments to the crime, the
footsteps, the remarkabh weapons, the
words upon the card, corresponding
with those upon ('apt. Moritan's chart
—here indeed was a labyrinth in which
a man less singularlv endowed than mv
fellow lodger might well despair ol
ever finding the clew.
I'inehin lane was a row of shabbj
two-storied brick houses in the lowei
quarter of Lambeth I had to knock
for some time at No .'J ' efore I couU
make any impression At last, how
ever, there was the glint of a candle
behind the blind, and a face looked out
at the upper window
"bo on, you drunken vagabond," said
the face. "If you kick tip any more
row I'll open the kennels and let out
forty-three dogs upon you."
"If you'll let one out it's just what 1
have come for," said 1.
"Go on I" yelled the voice. "So help
me gracious. 1 have a wiper in this bag.
an' I'll drop it on you're 'cad if you
don't hook it."
"But I want a dog!" I cried.
"I won't be argued with'." shouted
Mr. .Sherman. "Now stand clear; foi
whi-n I say "three,' down goes the
wiper."
"Mr. Sherlock Holmes —" I began, but
the words had a most magical effect,
for the window instantly slammed
down, and within a minute the dooi
was unbarred and open. Mr. Sherman
was a lanky, lean old man, with stoop
ing shoulders, a stringy neck and blue
tinted glasses.
"A friend of Mr. Sherlock is always
welcome," said he. "Step in, sir. Keep
clear of the badger; for he bites. Ah,
naughty, naughty, would you take a
nip 9t the gentleman?" This to a stoat
"SOW STAND CLE AII."
which thrust Its wicked head and red
eyes between the bars of its cage.
"Don't mind that, sir; it'« only a slow
worm. It hain't got no fangs, so 1
gives it the run o' the room, for it
keeps the beet les down. You must not
mind my bein* just a little short wi'
you at first, for I'm guyed at by the
children, and there's many a one just
Comes down this lane to knock me up.
What was it that Mr. Sherlock Holmes
wanted, sir?"
"He wanted a dog of yours."
"Ah! that would be T >by.''
"Yes, Toby was the name."
"Toby lives at No. 7 on tile left
here." He moved slowly forward with
his candle among the queer animal
family which ho had gathered round
him. In the uncertain, shadowy light
I could see dimly that there were
fcfUuu4cnutf cyg.s DCVDtttg
down at us from every cranny anil
corner. Even the rafters above our
heads were lined by solemn fowls, who
lazily shifted their weight from one
leg to the other as our voices dis
turbed their slumbers.
Toby proved to be an ugly, long
haired, lop-eared creature, half span
iel and half lurcher, brown-and-white in
color, with a very clumsy waddling
gait. It accepted, after some hesita
tion, a lump of sugar which the old
naturalist handed to me, and. having
thus sealed an alliance, it followed me
to the cab, and made no difficulties
about accompanying me. It had just
struck three on the palace clock when
I fonnd myself back once more at . ->n
dicherry lodge. The ex-prize-fighter
McMurdo had, I found, been arrested
as an accessory, and both he and Mr.
Sholto had been marched off to the
station. Two constables guarded the
narrow gate, but they allowed me to
pass with the dog on my mentioning
the detective's name.
Holmes was standing on the door
step. with his hands in his pockets,
smoking his pipe.
"Ah, you have him there!" said he.
"Good dog. then! Athelney Jones has
gone. We have had an immense dis
play of energy since you left. Lfe has
arrested not only friend Thaddeus, but
the gatekeeper, the housekeeper, and
the Indian servant. We have the place
to ourselves, but for a sergeant upstairs.
Leave the dog here, and come up."
We tied Toby to the hall table, and
reascended the stairs. The room was
as we had left it, save that a sheet had
boen draped over the central figure. A
weary-looking police sergeant reclined
in the corner.
"Lend me your bull's-eye, sergeant,"
said my companion. "Now tie this bit
of card round my neck, so as to hang it
in front of me. Thank you. Sow I
must kick off my boots and stockings!
Just you carry them down with you,
Watson. I am going to do a little
climbing And dip my handkerchief
into the creosote. That will do. Now
come up into the garret with me for a
moment."
We clambered up through the hole.
Holmes turned his light once more
upon the footsteps in the dust.
"I wish you particularly to notice
these footmarks," he said. "Do you ob
serve anything noteworthy about
them?"
"They belorur," I said, "to a child or
a small woman."
"Apart from their size, though. Is
there anything cist:'. 1 "
"They appear to be much as other
footmarks."
"Not at all Look here' This is the
print <<f a right foot in the dust. Now
I make one with my naked foot beside
it. What is the chief difference?"
"Your tot, are all cramped together.
The other print has each toe distinctly
divided."
"Quite so That is. the point. Hear
that in mind Now. would you kindly
step over to the Rap-window and : tnell
tbe edge of the woodwork? I shall
stay over here, as I have this handker
chief in ray hand."
1 did as he directed, and wns in
stantly conscious of a strong tarry
smelt.
"That is where he put his foot in get/-
ting out. If you can traee hfm. I should
think that Toby will have no difllcnlty.
Now run downstairs, loose the dog.
and look out for Hlondin."
By the time that I got out into the
grounds Sherlock Holmes was on the
roof, and I could see him like an enor
mous glow-worm, crawling very slowly
along the rid;re I lot sight of hitu
behind a stack of chimneys, but lie
presently reappeared, nnd then van
ished once more upon tbe opposite side.
When I made my way round there I
found him seated at one of the cornet
eaves.
"That you, Watson?" he cried.
"Yes."
"This is the place. What is that
black thing down there?"
"A water-barrel."
"Top on it?"
"Yes."
"No sign of u ladder?"
"No."
"Confound the fellow! It's u most
break-neck place. I ought to-be able
to come down where lie could climb
up. The waterpipe feels pretty firm.
Here goes, anyhow."
There was a scuffling of the feet,
and the lantern began toe'me steadily
down the side of the wall. Then with
a light spring lie came on to the barrel,
and from there to the earth.
"It was easy to follow him," lie said,
drawing on his stockings und boots.
•"Tiles were 100 cned the whole way
along, and in hi- hurry he had dropped
this. It confirms my diaguosis, as you
doctors express it."
The object which lie held up to me
was a small pocket or pouch woven out
of colored gra •es and with a few
tawdry beads trung round it. In
slmpe and sise it v.: not unlike a
cigarette casts Inside were half a
dozen spines of dark wood, ijhiirp at
one end and rounded : the other, like
that whl> h had strie Bartholomew
hholto.
"The}' urc hellish things," said he.
"Look out that you di . t prick your
self. I'm deli'-htcd to have them for
the chances are that they are all he
has. There is the less fear of you or
me finding one in our ,l:ln before loßg.
1 would sooner face a Martini bullet,
myself. Are yoii g.ime fur a six-mile
trudge, Wal' on .'
"Certainly," I answered.
"Your leg will stand it?"
"Oh, yes."
"Here you are, doggy! Hood old
Toby! Smell it, Toby. MIUJI it!"
lie pushed the creosote handker
chief under the dog's nose, while
the creature stood with its fluffy
legs separated, and wit ha most comical
cock to its head, like ae mjioiveur snif
fing the bouquet of a faiooie vintage.
Holmes then threw the handkerchief
to a distance, fustened a stout cord to
the mongrel's collar, and led him to
the foot of the water barrel. The
creature instantly broke into a succes
sion of high, tremulous yelps, and,
with his nose on the ground, und his
tail iu the air, pattered off upon the
truil at a pace which strained Ids lea h
und kept us at the top of our speed.
The east had been gradually whiten
ing, and we could now see Some dis
tance in the cold gray light. The
square, massive house, with its black,
empty window und high, bare walls,
towered up, sad and forlorn, behind
us. Our course led right across the
grounds, in and out among the trenches
ati'l pits with which they were scarred
anil intersected. The whole place,
with its scattered dirt heaps und Ill
grown shrubs, hud a blighted. Ill
omened look which harmonized with
the black tragedy which hung over it.
On reaching the boundary wall, Toby
ran along, whining eagerly, underneath
Its shadow, aud stopped finally in u
corner bcrwu by yomjjj beech.
v. nere the two walls joined, several
bricks had been loosened, and the crev
ices left were worn down an i r unded
upon the lower side, though they
had frequently been used as a ladder.
Holmes claml>ered np, nnd. taking the
dog from me, he dropped it over upon
the other side.
"There's the print of wooden-leg's
hand," he remarked, as I mounted up
beside him. "Yon see the slight
smudge of blood upon the white
plaster. What a lucky thing it is that
we have had no very heavy rain since
yesterday! The scent will lie upon the
road in spite of their eight-and-tweuty
hours' start."
* I confess that I had my doubts my
self when I reflected upon the great
traffic which had passed along the Lon
don road in the interval. My fears
were soon appeased, however. Toby
never hesitated or swerved, but
waddled on in his peculiar rolling
fashion Clearly the pungent sftsell
of the creosote rose high above all
other contending scents.
"Do not imagine," said Holmes, "that
I depend for my success in this case
upon the mere chance of one of these
fellows having put his foot in the chemi
cal. I hove knowledge now which
would enable me to trai l.- them in many
/Wyf^ l
fflfeSSft 1
; ir" 1 /_ i|
(J
WITH A LIGHT SPRING lIF. CAME ON TIIE
BARREL.
different ways. This, however, is the
readiest, and. since fortune has put it
into our hands, I should be culpable if
1 neglected it. It has, however, pre
vented the case from becoming the
pretty little intellectual problem
which it at one time promised t > be.
There might have been some credit to
lie gained out of it, but for this 'oo
palpable clew."
"There is cr Ht, and to spare," said
I. "I assure ~ <u. Holmes, that I mar
vel at the means by which you obtain
your results in this case, even more
than I did in the Jefferson Hope mur
der. The thing seems to me to be
deeper and more inexplicable. How,
for example, could you describe with
such confidence the wooden-legged
man?"
"Pshaw, my dear boy! it was sim
plicity itself. f don't wish to be
theatrical. It is all patent and above
board. Two officers who an; in com
mand of a convict guard learn an im
portant secret as to buried treasure. A
nap is drawn for them by an English
nan named Jonathan Small. You re
member that we saw the name upon
;he chart in Capt. Morstan's posse sion.
He had signed it in behalf of himself
ind his associates the sign of the
'our, as he somewhat dramatically
tailed it. Aided by this chart, the
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jflieers—or one of them—gets the
treasure and bring, it to England,
leaving, we will suppose, some condi
tion under which he received it unful
filled. Now, then, why did not
Jonathan Small get the treasure him
self? The answer is obvious. The
chart is dated at n time when Mor 'an
wait brought into close a ociation
with convicts. Jonathan small did
not get the treasure becau • lie and his
associates were themselves convicts
mid could not get away."
"I!ut this is mere speculu \ t n, aid 1.
"It Is more than that. It i . the only
hypothesis which covers the facts. Let
us k-i) how it fils in with the .sequel.
Maj. Sholto remains at peace for ome
year;, happy in the p< ion of his
treasure. Tlien lie receives n letter
from India which (five 4 him a great
fright. What was that?"
"A letter to say that the men whom
he hail wronged had been set free."
"Or had escaped. That is much more
likely, for he would have known what
their term of imprisonment was. It
would not have been a surprise to him.
What does lie do then? He guards him
self against it wooden-legged man a
white man, mark you. f' r h mistakes
u white tradesman for him, and actual
ly fires a pistol at him. .NOW, only ■ in
white man's name i > on the chart.
The others arc Hindoos or Moham
medans. There is no otii r white man.
I'herefore we may toy with confidence
that the wooden-lc fed man is identi
cal with .lonuthaii mall. Hoe. the
reasoning strike you i I ting faulty?"
"No: it is clear and cotiei c."
"Well, now, let lis put our elve- in
the place of Jonathan mall. I .el us
took at it from his point of view, lie
joines to Knj latiil with the double idea
if regaining what be v. mM con; iiler to
be his rights and of ha vit-g In , revenge
upon the man wh had wron- -d I . .1.
lie found out where Miolto lived, and
very possibly he e table.hi I cominuni
Clit ions V. it h siimc one in side t be boll- e.
There is this butler, Lai Uuo, whom we
liuve not seen Mr . Ilerri .ton • gives
him far from a. good character. Small
could not Unit out, IIOWCK r, where tlio
treasure wus hid, for no one ever
knew, huve the major and one fuilhful
servant who had died, .suddenly Small
learns that the major is on his death
bed. In a frenzy let the 1 crct of the
treusure die with him. he runs the
gauntlet, of 1 lie uuard malies his way to
the. dy ing man'. wind' w, and Is only de
terred from ciitcrin." ie o
of his two sons. Mad with hate, how
ever, ugainst the dead man, he enters
the rooui that flight, searches his pri
vate papers in th hope of discovering
come memorandum relating to the
treasure, and finally leaves u memento
of his visit in tli'- short in cript i n upon
the card, lie ha 1 doubtlc 1 planned
beforehand that should he sluy tins
major he would leave si,me such rew
ord upon the body us a . tiiut it was
not u common murder, but, from the
point of view of the four u-soclaies,
Something in tlie nature of an act of
justice. Whimsical and bizarre con
ceits of this Itind are • '■mmon enough
in the ami: ! of crime, a..d u ually af
ford valuable inuicati' 111 . . to tiiu
criminal Do you fuikr.v all Vlri/'"
"Now, what could Jonathan Small
Jo? He could only continue to keep a
secret watch upon the elT> rts made to
find the treasure. IV ibly l.c leaves
England and only comes back at inter
vals. Then comes the di every of the
garret, and he is instantly blfonud of
it. V.e again trace the pre ate of
some confederate in the household.
Jonathan, with his wooden leg, is ut
terly unable to reach the lofty room of
Bartholomew Sholto. lie takes .vith
him, however, a rather curious n-so
cia! '. who gets over this diiiieulty, but
dips h.- raked foot into creosote,
whence come » 'v. and a six-mile
limp for a half-pay o. ' v ith a dam
aged Achillis tendo." ,
"But it was the associate, and not
Jonathan, who < onwnitted the cr^me."
"Quite so. And rather to Jonathan's
disgu-t, to judge by the way he
stamped about when he got into the
room, lie bore no grudge against Har
tholomew Sholto. and would have pre
ferred if he could have been simply
bound and gagged. He did not wish to
put his head in a halter. There was no
help for it. however the savage in
stincts of his companion had broken
out. and the poison had done its work:
so Jonathan Small left his record, low
ered the treasure-box to the ground,
and followed it himself. That was the
train of events as far as I can decipher
them. Of course as to his personal ap
pearance he must be middle-aged, and
must be sunburned after serving his
time in such an oven as the .\ndamans.
His height is readily calculated from
the length of his stride, and we know
that he was bearded. His hairiness
was the one point which impressed
itself upon Thaddeus Sholto when he
saw him at the window. I don't know
that there is anything else."
"The associate?"
"Ah. well, there is no great mystery
in that. Hut you will know all about
it soon enough. How sweet the morn
ing air is! See how that one little
cloud floats like a pink feather from
some gigantic flamingo. Now the red
r'"i of the sun pushes itself over the
London cloudbank. It-»hinesona good
many folk, but on none. I dare b.-t, who
are on a stranger errand than you and
I. llow small we feel with our petty
ambitions and strivings in the presence
of the great elemental forces of nature!
Arc you well up in your Jean Paul?"
"Fairly so. I worked back to him
through Carlyle."
"That was like following the brook
to the parent lake, lie makes but one
curious but, profound remark. It is
that the chief proof of man's Veal great
ness lie .in hi perception of his own
Miialln. s. It argues, you see, a power of
comparison and of appreciation which
is in it.-elf a proof of n i'jility. There is
ra«Ji 1 >.l for thou ht in liichter. You
have not a pistol, have you?"
"1 have my stick."
"It is ju: t possible that we may need
something of the sort if we get into
their lair. Jonathan I shall leave to
you, ii.it if the ot her t urn nasty I shall
shoot him dead." ii.- took out his re
volver as he spoke, and. having loaded
two of the chambers, he put it back
into the i-i-' !■ * lia p'in 'of his jacket.
Wc had, during this time, been fol
lowing the guidance of Toby down the
half rural, villa-lined i ads which lead
to the metropolis. >. ,w, however, we
were beginning to come among contin
uous streets, where laborer:, and dock
men were already a tir, and .slatternly
women were taking down shutters and
brushing doorsteps. At the square
topped corner public houses business
was just beginning, and rough-looking
men were emerging, rubbing their
sleeves across their beards after their
morning wet. Strange do.'fs sauntered
up, and stared wonderingly at us as we
passed, (iilt our inimitable Toby looked
neitlve*- to the right nor to the left, but
trotted onwards with his nose to the
ground and an occasional eager whine,
which f poke of a hot scent.
We liud traversed Streatham, Urlx
tou, Camberwcll, and now found our
selves in Kensington lane, having
borne away through the side streets
to tlie east of the Oval. The men
whom we pursued seemed to have taken
u curiously zigzag road, with the idea
probably of escaping observation. They
had never kept to the main road if u
parallel side street would serve their
turn. At the foot of Kennington lane
they had edged away to the leftthrough
Iton< 1 street and Mile-, street. Where
the latter tui/is into Knight's place
Tobey ceased to advance, but begun to
ruu backwards and forwards with one
ear cocked and the other drooping, the
very pieture of canine indecision. Then
he waddled round in circles, looking
tip to us from time to time, as if to ask
for sympathy in his embarrassment.
"What the deuce is the matter with
the dog?" growled Holmes. "They
surely would not take a cab or go off
in a balloon."
"i'crhaps they stood here for some
time," I .uggested.
'•Ah! it's all right. lie's off again,"
buid my companion, iu a tone of relief.
Hi; was, indeed, off, for, after sniff
ing round again, he Maidenly made up
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TOBY STOOD I'l'ON THE CAfK.
his mind, unci darted away with an
energy und determination such as he
h:> 1 not yet shown. The scent ap
pi ared to be much hotter than before,
for in- iii.d not e.on to put his nose on
tlu- ground, but tugged at his leasli,
and trii il to break into a run. 1 could
see l<y the gi tin in Holmes' eyes that
he tli >iigl twi: were nearing the end of
our journey.
Our course now ran down Nine Kims
until v. cume to Broderick Nelson's
large timber yard, Just past the White
Kagle tavern. Here the dog, frantic
with excitement, turned down through
th" side gate into the luclosure, where
th. awyei .wi re already at work. On
the dog raced through sawdust and
shaving , down an allcj*. round ii pas
sage, between two wood-piles, and
finally ■ iili it triumphant yelp, sprang
IIP< a large burrei, which till stoop
up 'ii the hand-trolley on which it had
bi-i n brought. Willi lolling tongue
and t»I• 11!:» rjeyes, Toby stood upon
the • ; It, looking from one to the other
of us for some sign of appreciation.
Tin tavi .of the barrel und the .wheels
of 11. trolley were meared with dark
liipiid, und the whole air was heavy
with the ' null of creosote.
Sherlock Holmes and I looked blank
ly at each other, and then burst slmul
tan 'ii sly into un uncontrollable fit of
IUIIR liter.
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'I llSll';llt It KllloKO.
"Why, mamma." said W illie, 114 lie
Went out into the cold and c ild see Ida
own br ;'!i, " i. me a ghu of water
ipii '.i I must be on lire tu-jhle."—
Uvrpui"* XV.UBtf i'copl®.
:,./-fROAD
IMPROVEMENT.
A GREAT CIVILIZER.
That h What Kx-Speaker Calls a
(iood Coantry Road.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed, ex-speaker oJ
the house of representatives, in an ad
dress to the graduating class of the
Peirce College of Business, in the
Academy of Music, Philadelphia, speak
ing of the various forms of wealth and
the comforts and benefits arising from
and made possible thereby, made the
following significant allusion to the
country road as an asset of the nations,
and as a factor in contributing to the
wants and necessities of the human
race:
"One of the greatest civilizers of the
world is something we hardly think of,
either as a civilizer or as wealth—the
common country road. Few people
ever think how much roads cost us.
They represent the surplus labor of
HON. THOMAS B. BEED.
centuries. They make possible the
transfer of the abundance of one region
to supplement the want of another.
And yet, the modern road, crossing the
country in ali directions, traversible by
carriages and carts, as well as beasts,
does not go back to the times of good
Queen Dess. Indeed, in her reign
thousands might starve, and did starve,
in oite county, while abundance filled
the granaries of the others.
"Think of men and women and chil
dren starving from mere lack of that
form of wealth which we call roads in
the days when Drake and the great cap
tains were scouring the seas in search
of the Spanish galleons and Spanish
gold, and when the military mitrht of
England hurled back the Spanish
Armada and all the power of the great
est nation on the faco of the globe. In
the very heart of London, in the street
named after the king himself the only
way one of the Edwards could get to
his parliament was to fill with great
bunches of fagots the holes in the
street."
ROADS OF ANTIQUITY.
Tliow llullt bjr the Medieval Peruvian*
Were tho Most Magnificent.
Perhaps the earliest road on record
is that mentioned by Herodotus as
having been constructed by Cheops,
the Egyptian king, in order that stones
might be dragged along it for his pyr
amid. In the opinion of the Greek
traveler tho work of making the road
was as great as that of building the
pyramid, for it took ten years to con
struct, and it was made of polished
stones with figures carved on them.
But, according to the London Standard,
this dries not compare in magnitude
with the highways the
Peruvians, while medieval Europe was
still in a state of semi-barbarous disor
ganization. The two principal roads
in Peru ran from Quito in the north to
Cuzco, the capital, the one along the
sandy and level strip of coast, the other
ulong tho plateau of the Andes, a re
gion of unparalleled engineering diffi
culty The length of the second has
been estimated at from 1,500 to 2,000
miles. It crossed sierras buried in
snow, bridged ravines with walls of
solid masonry, mounted and descended
precipices by staircases he*vn in the
solid rock and ran in Interminable gal
leries along the sides of intractable
mountains. Where rivers had to be
crossed bridges were made with ropes
of stout, pliant osier twisted to the
thickness of a man's body and stretched
over the stream sometimes for a dis
tance of 200 feet. These cables swung
side by side, and, fastened with planks
BO as to form a footway, were drawn
through holes in enormous buttresses
of stone specially constructed on each
bank, and were secured firmly at each
end to heavy beams of timber. A rail
ing of similar osier material gavo the
passenger confidence as he crossed the
oscillating bridge that sank danger
ously in the middle and mounted rap
idly at the sides. The great highway
was twenty feet wide, and was built
with tlags of freestone covered with
bituminous cement. It was measured
out by posts set up at every league;
caravansaries and magazines were sta
tioned at convenient distances for the
Peruvian soldiers on their military ex
peditions; and a regular postal service
had beeu organized by which highly
trained runuers, relieved every five
miles, could convey messages a dis
tance of 200 miles in the twenty-four
hours. The roads were kept in beauti
ful order, the inhabitants of a district
being responsible for that portion of
the highway which traversed their
land. At tho samo time it should be
remembered that there was no wheel
traffic to cut tip the level surface of the
hard pavement. There is considerable
irony in the fact that it was not till
the Spaniards forcibly introduced their
bo-ealled civilization Into Pern that
the famous roads began to fall Into dis
repair.
What Feed Will I»o.
It is pretty well establi ' ed that no
amount of feeding will i. 'aso the |
proportion of butter fat in l e milk, j
but it is just us fully proven that tho
amount of milk may be increased and
the proportion of fat kept up. I' eed
does iL
A Flno l'rofe«»lon.
A smile of joy lit. up the countenance
of Mr. Hobnails as ho entered his homo
after his day's work. "I have received
a letter from our darling boy 'larry,"
ho said to his wife, "and his lortune s j
made."
"Oh, John!" said Mrs. Hobnails, "has
he gone into business for himself?"
"No—lie's smarter than that!" said
her husband, cxultingly.
"He's been speculating?"
"Better than that."
"Or got hold of a gold mine?"
"Pshaw, nol He's lteen appointed as
a friendly receiver." —Chicago Record.
An Artlatlc Career.
She —Isn't Mr. l'allette married?
llo—Yes, since last December.
Sh< -Why I thought ho sought an ar
tistic career?
lie He did, and hit it. He wore the
most elaborate clothes procurable, lived
at the best hotel In town, and married
a woman with a miilion. If that isn't
artistic, I'd like to know wlrnt you call
It.—Detroit Free Press.
A l(«*A«oii»bln HiiKgMllun.
Mrs. Spratt (vigorously shaking her
sleeping spouse)- John! Joliu! There's
a burglar in the house!
Mr Spruit 'pr«»t■■ it in'ly i—Seo here,
Manila! If, Instead of '.linking the life
out iif me. you'd go and shake that
burglar, you'd be doing S<JUJ« GVWD —'
KY, Wyultifc, - -- -
VO IMPROVE YOUR LOOKS.
DfTlcot for ,M>kln( the Complexion Bet
ter an<l Adding to Phvdcal Beauty.
Vanity furnishes the inspiration for
many of the inventions of the patent
office. One of these is a mask of very
thin rubber, designed to be worn on
the face at night. It causes profuse
perspiration, which washes Impurities
out of the skin and makes the complex
ion clearer. Sun tan is quickly re
moved. so it is claimed.
Another device for producing dim
ples, according to the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, is a woman's idea. It
is a wire ma.sk, likewise to put on when
going to bed. By an arrangement of
screws, pencils of wood, very blunt, are
made to press upon the cheeks and
chin at the points where dimples are
desired. I'ncoinfortable? Why, df
course. But, as the French say, it is
worth while to suffer for beauty's sake.
False busts, hips and calves are made
of rubber, to be blown out like bal«
loons, and in many other styles, while
the young lady of build hopelessly
skcletonesque may procure a complete
r'v.ffed jacket which fills out her form
at every point to the extent requisite
for counterfeiting desirable embon
point.
If one is so unfortunate as to !.:cu a
nose he can obtain a one of papier
xnache, art fully enameled to imitate
the skin. One kind of imitatie. • pro
boscis is attached to a spectacle f.-aine,
6o that the owner puts on his counter
feit nasal organ in adjusting his
glasses.
Masculine vanity is concerned in the
genesis of al>out eighty patents for
various kinds of mustache guards. One
such is a gold plate with a spring,
which may be fastened to any drink
ing vessel at a moment's notive.
Another is especially designed for
beer glasses. A tube connecting with
it goes down deep into the beer, so that
the must-ached drinker is able to avoid
the foam.
Other guards are destined to be worn
like spectacles somewhat, with wires
to pass to the back of the ears of the
wearer, and hold them on. The shield
for the mustache is of gold or silver, or
of fine gold wire net.
THE ITALIAN PEOPLE.
A View of Their Preaent Condition and
I'ronpecH for the Future.
What are the prospects of the people?
That depends in the present case large
ly upon the people themselves. A peo
ple that are not united will never bear
taxation patiently, because a disunited
people cannot be commercially pros
perous, and, therefore, cannot afford to
pay the taxes. The difference between
north and south Italy, or between Pied
mont and Sicily, arc not, indeed, like
those between Ireland and England,
largely religious, but they are certain
ly radical, and the gulf between the
easygoing, but passionate, children of
the two Sicilies and the hardy moun
taineer and stalwart cultivator cf the
Piedmont plains is almost as wide as
the chasm between the Teuton and the
Celt. Victor Emanuel's favorite unifier
of Italy was the army, but, says the
Fortnightly Review, it has turned in the
hands of his successor into a disin
tegrator. It was all very well to move
the army tip and down Italy when tho
army was a symbol of common libera
tion from which so much was expected;
but now the tyrants are gone there is
no longer halo of romance about tho
army, nothing but army bills. The
tyrant now is the tax collector.
Undoubtedly the people have a griev
ance. The taxes have been not only
cruelly but unjustly exacted. The col
lector has entered Sicilian cottages,
backed by tho police, and, seeing the
pot-a-feu smoking, argued that those
who could afford to eat could afford to
pay a "supplement" or excess tax, and
if it turned out there was no money,
the officers of the law have been known
to seize tho dinner and throw it out the
window, under tho noses of tho poor
peasant and his hungry family. There
was no redress for the subjects of Hum
bert any more than for those of Bomba,
when his police, under the brutal
Manisalco at Palermo, dragged tho
wives and daughters of the Palermitans
out of bed, stole their jewelry and ar
rested their husbands and brothers on
fictitious charges. People will always
rise against nongovernment and oppres
sion, whether the government calls it
self republican, monarehial or nny
other.
A PIE-EATING HORSE.
lie lla< Ilcrn Known to Rofuaa Oat» for
Pl® ami Ii Fat anil Bte«>k.
Leonard Jacobs, ft pic peddler of An
sonia, Conn., one of the most re
markable horses In Connecticut. Other
towns have boat-led of horse* that chew
tobacco, chow gmn or drink beer, but
Jacobs' horse will eat pie, says a local
exchange. The horse is twenty-threo
years old. •Jacobs' pies come from New
Haven, packed in cases, ond ih trans
portation somo of them generally get
broken .and cannot be sold. Oue day
Jacobs threw a broken pie on the
ground near tho horse's head. Tho ani
mal sinelled of it, touched it with his
tongue, lapped it up and ate it with
relish. Then Jacobs began to feed pies
to the horse. The horse soon got to
liko them, and would even refuso oats
when pie was to l>e had. The habit
has grown on liim, until now, when
Jacobs says "pie" to him, tho horse will
turn his head and wink.expectantly.
He has a decided preference for minco
pie, and the more raisins and currants
and cider there are the better ho is
pleased. Apple pie is a great favorite
with him. Most bukers put grated nut
meg into the apple pie, and this doesn't
seem to agree with tho equine taste.
Pumpkin pie lie likes und cranberry
tarts are an especial delight. Peach,
apricot, berry and prune pies are ac
ceptable, but unless tlie prunes are
stoned he will not touch prune pie after
the first bite. The horse is fat, sloek,
and youthful in his movement*, and
Jacobs expects to keep him on tho pie
i cart until he is long past the age when
most horses are turned out to grass for
the rest of their duys or are carted to
tho horse cemetery by the side of tho
murky waters of the Naugatuck rivw.
Had w a Rou b She.
fioverul gentlemen were standing on
the corner of Harlem avenue when one
of the most fashionable ladles of that
part of New York passed on tho side
| walk.
"Ah!" exclaimed ono of the gentle*
I men, "what u complexion. There la
nothing to beat it in Harlem. I am
proud of that woman, I am."
"Are you her husband?" asked a
stranger.
"No, sir."
"Her father, then?"
"No sir; 1 am no relation of liors, but
lam proud of her complexion. lam
tho drutftfist who sold it to her. 1 make
it myself."—Alex Sweet, in Texas 8lft«
ings.
A Klikjr Journey.
Tndlan Chief (to prisoner)— You say
you are a forelg-n tourist?
Prisoner —Yes.
"And you have a title?"
"Yes."
"And you are unmarried?"
"Yes."
"Well; I will let you go; but you
will havo to run the gantlet of Ameri
can heiresses all tho way from Den vex
to New York."—N. Y. Weekly.
A Contrast.
••Full mauy a flower 1m horn to blush utuieca,
A&d watte Its wtsinrnt on the desert air;"
That's why the on** which blush lo florists'
shops
1 Artfs'JlU'uv prices tfcti make buy*j« sweep
Nol3