VOT,. XXXIII Silver Ware Free! Handsome triple plated hand engraved Teapots, Cakestands, 1 ruit- Stands, Butters, creams, Spoon holders, molasses, sugars, caM< is. Porcelain and alarm clocks and other articles both ornamental and useful. Call in and inspect the ware. GET A CARD. Purchase you overcoat for Men, Boys and Children. Suits, Pants, ( Hats, Capes. Underwear, Shirts, Collars, Cufls, Ties, Suspenders., Gloves, Mits, Overalls, Jackets, Sweaters, Umbrellas, Trunks Valises, Telescopes, Watches. Chains, Charms, Rings, Pins, Brushes, Pocket and Bill-books,Purses,etc. and when your purchase amounts to sls 00 you get your choice of any of the above articles. Our Stock is complete. And Styles correct. Quality the best. And prices the lowest. L). .A.. HECK, No 131. N.Main St, BUTLER, PA Two Ways of Selling Shoes, One lajßSHrThe other waySm "The Other Way" is HUSELTON'S Way. Besides comfort, there is economy in One lot Women's Rubber Boots at 75c . . . . uT-cur rnv'H Hp One lot Boys' i en - 3 Rubber Boots at $2, #2.25, #2.50 cash for them at lowest prices. HUSEL- Men's Wool Boots with Rubbers $1.60 TON is able to sell to the consumer shoes the best ever offered for the money. at same price that wholesalers sell to the Boys' Wool Boots and Rubbers at...51.35 K Women's Rubbers at.. 20c etailer. Women's Buckle Arctics at 75c We have done a larger trade in Slip- Women's Fine Shoes, pat. tip, but. 67y 2 c pers and Boots and Shoes this season, Women's Heavy Shoes at 65c, 75c, 85c and, considering the weather, far larger Misses'and Children s Shoes, heavy _ . , . , at 45c, 50c, 65c and 75c than we expected. Our prices and styles Qur ]inc of Enamelf Calf> Pa t. Leather were right—this is what did it. Men's Shoes are not equaled in Butler. The balance of our Holiday Slippers Prices are reduced in all tbe lines all over wilKall be closed at 25 per cent off for- tbe house to close. mer price for cash. The only place in Butler where vou can get Footweer at these prices and find all widths and sizes and styles strictly up-to-aate is at BUTLER'S LEADING SHOE HOUSE, Opposite Hotel Lowry, B. C. Huselton. .. .-V The place to buy GAS COOKING STOVES AND BUYERS. GA!S LAMli> FIXTURES, HOSR, WATER FILTERS, BATH TUB KNAMI- . etc, is at w. H .O'Brien & Son's 107 East Jefferson Street. Harness Shop! Harness of all Kinds Made to Order. Repairing a Specialty, AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. BLANKETS AND ROBES. CASH PAID FOR HIDES. No. 11l East Cunningham St., - - BUTLER, A (The old Times Office.) FRANK KEHPER, Agt. DIAMONDS [ RINGB - EARIUNGS - SCAKF.-HNS. STUDS. WATCHES I GENT3 ' ,10LU • WSaz—mi.,, JEWELRY } G ° ld P1 " 8 ' Kar Kmg3 ' "clfaU Bracelets, Etc. SILVERWARE} IZ EYerytl " P " RODGF3 BROS. 1874 } NIVK3, FORKS, S,>o< ipj^jp LK pi.^TK. E. GRIEB, je „TIV No. 139, North Main St., B JTLER,|PA„ THE QUESTION is often asked, What Faint shall v.-v THE ANSWER : If you are lotting ual in style and quality for the 1 money that everyone who sees tliw good - Jor samples will buy—23 inches wide extra lieavv—and tlie price is #1.25. Another lot of Silks—Black Brocad. with neat white stripes, 5°c —Silks that will tell theii own story, and we'd like to send every reader of this paper samples of theui, so they can see how this store does the Silk business. A collection of Silks for Waists, Reception and Wed ding Gowns'.hat are right up to the lat est fashionable idea. 011 the same low price bail:, that this store docs all its sell ing. New re-assortments of Fine Black Dress Goods have just come in—7sc, ? 1.00, $1.25 to $2.50— the latest foreign things—few, if any, stores bring out new ! things as late in the season as we do, and j that's one of the reasons why we do it — there are a lot of people who want nice tilings now, just as much so as earlier in the season, and we propose to see that they get them, and at right price- so as to make friends for this store. Got in some new Novelty Good Goods and Suiting—7sc, SI.OO and $1.50, that you'll be glad to know about, and we're letting out some other lines that are good, and nice, and correct as to style, but not newly arrived like the above, at very much less than their actual value —both black and colored. Write our Mail Order Department to send you samples of the special values at 50c and 75c, and you'll tee fine Dress Goods that will surprise you—style, quality and price considered. We're always glad to send samples. Bog'gs & Buhl, ALLEGHENY. PA. Jury List for Jan. Term. List of Traverse Jurors drawn,this 9th day of December 1895 to servo as Traverse Ju rors at a special term of Court commencing on the third Monday of January 1890, the same being the 20th of said month. Breaden W J, Sunbury boro, merchant Brown Phil, Middlesex twp, farmer Brown R B, Forward twp, fanner Black Matthew G, Forward twp, farmer Bingham S B, Barrisville boro, merchant Braden J A, C'onnoq twp, farmer Barkhalter A P, Butler sth ward, agent Cochran Kobert, Venango twp, farmer Dickey L M, Butler sth ward, janitor Dindinger George. Lancaster, tkimor Fleming Robert, Buffalo twp, fanner Forister D W, Muddycreek twp, farmer Frazier Thomas, Saxonhurg boro, oil pro ducer Foray the A E, Adams twp, too! dresser Graham W J, Fairyiew boro, pumper Gilliland W J, Adams twp, merchant Grohman Ed, Butler 4th ward, druggist Ball L A, Butler 4th ward, carpenter Kauffman Adams Iwd. farmer Karns James K, Butler twp, auctiouer Kelly J A, Centreville boro. laborer Larderi-r Jacob, Lancaster twp, merchant Logan D B, Jefferson twp, farmer Meals George, Washington twp, farmer Murphy John. Buffalo twp, farmer Maban Shafer, Middlesex twp, farmer Mahaii Ross, Middlesex twp. tanner Xichlas Con, Connoq twp, merchant Peffer Wen*ley, Harmony boro. clerk Poffer Wm F, Lancaster twp, farmer Rico Samuel, Forward twp, farmer Ramsey Baxter, Cranbury twp, fanner Rimer John, Butler 4th ward, gent Shira Robert 0, Washington twp, fanner Sowash S J, Slipperyrock twp, farmer Stevenson James, Franklin twp, farmer Shoup George, Centre twp, farmer Taylor W A, Butler 2nd ward, laborer Titley J W, Millerßtown boro, oil producer Thoirpson W B, Cherry twp, farmer Thompson D M, Fairview twp, fanner Taylor S J, Brady twp, farmer Wittee W H, Buffalo twp, merchant Watson J N, Centreville boro, marble cut ter White W S, Karns City, laborer Wergle Wm. Evacs City,'painter Walkflr John, Clinton twp, farme/ Zehner Chas, Jackson twp, farmer DIPHTHERIA. By all means use at once, soon as soreness is felt in the throat, something that will act direct ly on the throat, counteract disease and effect a cure, for common sore throat, sore throat with scarlet fever, and every throat affection. The most successful and thorough ly tested remedy, is ARM STRONG'S DIPHTHERIA AND QUINSY DROPS. Praised and recommended by all that know them, because they positively will cure sore throat. A special and a success—Sot,D BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE. A NICE BLOTTER is wrapped around every bot tle of MORRISON AND BROS COUGH SYRUP. The best cough Syrup you ever used, small doses, grand results, ask your Druggist. t Hotel Willard. "Reopened and now ready "for tbe Cijnamiiitioi of the traveling pub ic. Everything in first-claes style. MRS. MATTIE REIHING, Owner M H BROOKS, Clerk. Hotel Otitler J. 11. FAUBEL, Prop'r. This house has been thorough ly renovated, remodeled, and re fitted with new furniture and carpets; has electric bells and al other modern conveniences for guests, and is as convenient, and desirable a home for strangers as CE n be found in Butler, Pa. Elegant sample room for use e ommercial me 3 examined free of charge I R* I Kiikpalrick, Optician and Jewele Ht'ourt House, Butler. Pa., graduate ijk Fort tUroioirtcai Huutute. UTTTLER. PA..THUKSDAY. JAN VAIiVO. ISiXi. Weak and Weary Because of a depleted condition of the blood. The remedy is to be found in purified, enriched and vitalized blood, which will be given by Hood's Sarfups riiia, the tfreat blood puriiier. It will tone the atomach, create an appetite and give renewed strength. Kemember Hood s Sarsaparilla la the only true blood purifier prominent ly in the public eye today. »1; sir for $5. Hood's Pills tiou. J*nce i ascinatino I ALL AlJiilCS. Ol R stock tablf-s are lil'oJ with every new stj'le and c" cry becoming design in the materials of Cloths dom, that good form demands, aid good taste can suggest. IT is not our r's alone that arc attractive. Our low prices add to the combination. That is why Economical People are our best customers. WE don't try how cheap we can make clothes (that is easy) but how good we <:-in make them to give you the best value poss ible at 'the least possible ALAND, Tailor. C. X,D. OWMMIUWIIWO |Uots 1 OJ & THjomagb protection cvi oo £v> H® irirltaiE®!!?— fv; oo CSJ WOBJ-sEjriljHfclbl* iet fitting SS 3 Osj CSJ OJ <>■> OMIIMIMMMM All grade of tuiderwear at very low prices. Largest stock of hats and furnishings for gentleman in the country. An inspection will prove this to any ones satisfacture. Colbert & Dale. 242 S. Main St., Butler, Penn'a. BURTON'S NEW STORE Is still the talk of the town, noth ing but the most favorable comments 011 our method of doing business. Our Customers DELIGHTED. lit- Aim to Please. We sell goods only for cash. One price to all. It will do you good to see our line of $7, sS,s9,s 10,$ 1 2,5i6&520 Overcoats 120 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. Buy A Book. Subscribe for A Magazine. O GET YOUR Stationary and Art Goods AT DOUGLASS' 241 S. Main St. Butler Pa. THE PISH T'fci i lori i\o Co. Butler, Pa. Original Low Priced Tailors and Perfect Fitters, l'ants to order.. $ 3.00 to SIO.OO Suits to order. $15.00 to $50.00 Overcoats to order Prompi work and fit guaranteed. Give us a call. The Fisii Tailoring Co., 104 DIAMOND, Opp.Nortli side rt House Butler PaJ EARTH BOUND. ' Seek who will for slurry Jove, Mysteries cf :h»' luiiky wsy. O'er the svr"t pose, OntherM from the ny. Bcc4l«M 1 6f the sky ; G;vo rae >vhat tho Brasses eay Whispering down the summer day. Search who lieta the unfathumed deep Far V'lqw the laughing waves Wistful what the ages keep Safely hid on ooeaa eaves. Kaugbl I rare Wlitt they Var ; Tell mo what the bubbled hymn, Donetnp on the billow'H brim. Turn '.ybo the dusty scroll. Record ol a vauishod «s?t •Seek what fired the her d's boul, JTcrreiJ nia arm or dulled his rag#. Wftat linr-.z Never 9. •<, OiVl wo will dttiiCe. It is cool Leru under the treosi' "Ym, yefi, Lou liaeilio, play boiut)- thiug.'' "Bring him the cornet Joaquin is Vi-acti«iug with." "It le not a very good one, but yon'll play for us, will you not, Dou Basilio?" "No." "You won't?" "No." "But why?" "Because I don't knowhow." "Bo doesn't know how! Did you ever seo such a hypocrite?" "Come, come, Dou Basilio. Why, we know you've been leader of a military band"— "And that nobody could play the cor net like yourself"— "And that you have a pension from the government"— "Well, yes, it's the truth. I havebeeu a musician in my time, and the cornet was the instrument I played. But it is also true that years ago I gave my cor net away to a poor player in need of one and since that time have not so much as hummed a tune." "What a pity I" "Oh, but this afternoon you must play for us." "Remember it is my birthday, grand papa. '' "And here is the cornet at last." "Now let's have a pretty tune." "A waltz!" "No, a polka 1" "No, no; a fandango, a fandango— our national dance." "Don't bother me, children. Have I not said that I cannot play?" "But why can't you?" "Because I've forgotten the way, and because, moreover, I have vowed never to learn again." "To whom did you make this vow, father?" "To myself, to a dead friend and to your poor mother, my daughter." All the bright, childish faces grew sad upon hearing these words. '' Oh, if you only knew at what cost 1 learned to play the cornet 1" continued the old man. "The story! The story!" exclaimed the children. "Tell us the story." "Well, yes," said Don Basilio, "it is really a story worth telling. Listen, and you shall judge for yourselves whether I can or cannot play for you today." And seating himself under a tree, sur rounded by the wondering children, he told them tho story of how he learned to play the comet. Let us listen to Don Basilio: It is now 17 years ago that our belov ed Spain was shaken by civil war. Car los and Isabel disputod the crown, and our countrymen, divided in two fac tions, shed their blood in fratricidal con flict. I had in those days a friend named Ramon Gomez, cavalry lieutenant in the same battalion, one of the best hearted fellows I have ever known. We were educated together; together we left college; together had we passed fciauy happy days, and together we were ready to die for liberty. Oh, I can truly say that ho was more attached to the liberal cauce than any of us, and his loyalty was never questioned. Yet, even eo, a certain injustice committed by our chiet, one of those abuses of authority that wreck the most honorable eareer, niado the cavalry lieutenant desert tbe ranks of his fellow soldiers, the friend leave his friend, the liberal abandon his cause for that of a hated faction, the subordinate desire to kill his superior officer. Neither my warnings nor my entreat ies availed to dissuade him from this rash steD. It was a thing decided. He Would cnange the helmet for the cap, despising as he did the rebels and their cause. At that time we found ourselves in the principality of , three miles from the enemy. It was tho night in which Ramon was to desert—a cheer less evening, cold and wet, on the eve of a battle. At midnight Ramon enter ed my tent. I was asleep. "Basilio," he whispered in my ear. " Who's thero?" I asked, waking with a start. "It is I. Good by. " "You are going already?" , "Yes. Goodby. " And ho grasped my band. "Listen," he continued. "If to morrow there is a great battle, as is the rumor, and we come face to face in it'' — "1 know, I know," I interrupted. "We are friends." "Good. Wo clasp hands and fight aft erward. I shall dio tomorrow surely, but not until I have fought my way to the side of tho lieutenant colonel. As for you, Basilio, do not expose yourself. G lory is but a japor.'' "And life?" "Well said. Make yourself a com mandant. Tho pay is not ethereal— that is, not till one has smoked it away. Ah, but all that has now ended for me." "What melancholy thoughts!" I cried, not without a sinking at tbe heart. '' To morrow wo shall survive the battle." "Well, if this be so, let us now ap point a meeting place.'' "Where?" "In tho hermitage of St. Nicholas at 1 o'clock tomorrow night. Ho who is not there by that time shall bo given up for 4ead bv tho other. Is it agreed?" "Agreed/'' "Well, thep, goodby." "Goodby. We embraced affectionately and part ed, Ramon disappearing under shelter Of tho darkness. «••••• As we bad. expected, the rebels at tacked us tho following day. Tho action was a bloody one and lasted from 3 O'clock in tho afternoon until nightfall. About 3 o'clock my battalion was rough ly set upon by a party of by Ramon. Ho then wore the uniform and decgrations of a commandant and on his head way the white cap of tho Carlists. I ordered my company to fire upon Ra mon's fefcefl. He retaliated, and soon ouy battalions were engaged in a band to band struggle. Wo were victorious, and Ramon "Jfrfls forced to retreat with tbe scattered; rompants of his band, not. however, before ho had slain with his own band* our lieutenant colonel, who opposed a desperate but vain resistance to the fury of bis antagonist. Toward KUflset the fortunes of war turned againsC us and part of my unfor i Qnate eoippany was, with myself, cut off from the mattj body apd forced to biurrcjjjvL to the little riiiageot , wjiich th£ Carlists then occupied, and as the war was with quarter on their side I expected to b* immediatelv put to death. While confined, disheartened .aid weary, in the village jail I heard the hour of 1 ring out, thv time f< u was still awaiting mo at the her mitage and for this reason had not re turned. "How troubled he will be when he linds I do nut- come!" 1 said to my self. "He will believe me dead, and, indeed, am I very far from being so? My last hour cannot now be far dis tant. " At- daybreak a chaplain entered tho prison. My companions in misery were sleeping. "Death?" 1 exclaimed upon seeing tho priest. " Yes," 110 replied softly "Now?" I asked. "No; within three hours." A few minntos later my fellow pris oners had awakened. Bobs, cries and blasphemies filled tho prison. Kvory man about to die usually has one idea that is ever pre- nt in hie thoughts and to which he clings. So it was with me. and weakness, fever, or madness, I know not which, filled my mind with thoughts of my friend—of Ramon living, of Ramon dead, of Ra mon waiting for me in the hermitage, of Ramon waiting for me in heaven— and so powerfully had these ideas taken possession of my mind that I thought of nothing else during those hours of agony. They took off my captain's uniform and wrapped me in an old soldier's cloak, placing upon my head the Carlist cap. Thus I marched to my death with my 19 companions in misery. One only had been pardoned, and this because he was a musician. The Carlists at that time spared the lives of all musicians on account of there being a great scarcity of them in their battalions. "And were you a musician, Don Ba silio? Did you save yourself by that?" exclaimed his hearers with one breath. "No, my children," responded the veteran. "I then knew nothing of mu sic. '' Well, the execution squad drew up in line and we were placed facing it. I was No. 11 in the row—that is to say, I should be the eleventh to die. Then I thought of my wife and my child—of you and your poor mother, my daugh ter! Tho firing began. Those awful death volleys maddened me. As my eyes were bandaged I could not 6ee my compan ions fall one by one. I wished to count the discharges so as to be üble to prepare myself for the last moment, but at the third or fourth volley I lost count. Oh, the echo of those shots will reverberate in my heart and brain forever as they rang out that fatal day! At one moment they were a thousand leagues away; the next, their thunder seemed to peal within my very ear. And the volley con tinued. "Now!" I thought. Tho sharp report followed, and I was still alive. "This will be it!" I said, and then I felt myself seized by the shoulder and dragged out of the ranks, while voices sounded in my ears. I fell unconscious to the ground, the last thought that passed through my mind being that I had been shot and was dying. Afterward it seemed tome that I was lj-iug niicuiicU uu my pj.13011 cut. X nulr raised myself and looked around me, trying to pierce the darkness with my eyes. A shadow more obscure than the others appeared to detach itself and bend over me. It had the outline of a (nan. My Hps murmured mechanically the name of him who had been so much in my thoughts. "Ramon!" "What is it?" replied the shadow. I shuddered. "My God!" I ex claimed. "Can Ibe in the other world?" "No," replied the same voice. "Ramon, you still live?" "Yes." "And I" "Also." "Where am I? This is not the her mitage of St. Nieholas and I still a prisoner, or has it all been a dream?" "No, Basilio, you have not been dreaming. Listen: "As you know, yesterday I killed the lieutenant colonel in fair fight. After ward, mad with the excitement of the battle, I went on fighting desperately until the close of tho action. Then, as the moon rose, I thought of you and of our appointment, and directed my steps to the old hermitage, with the intention of awaiting you there. It was about 10 o'clock when I arrived; so, as the hour agreed upon was 1, I lay down to sleep. At the stroke of 1, I awoke with a start to find myself alone. Two, three, four, th 6 hour§ rang out, and still yon did not come. Without doubt, I said to my self, be is dead, apd with a heavy hoart I set out at daybreak for the rebel camp. All had given mo up for lost, so I was received with joy and the general showered distinction upon ma ''Afterward I learned that some pris oners were to be executed that morning. A presentiment filled my mind. 'Can Basilio be among them?' I thought. I ran toward the place of execution. The sojdiers of the firing squad bad already taken their position. I heard the report of the rifles as they rang out in volleys on the still morning air. At length I reached the scene and threw my eyes rapidly along the line of victims, but can see nothing. Anguish blinds me; fear unnerves me. At length I distin guish you but two places removed from that of death 1 What is to be done? I go mad, give a shout, breakthrough the line of soldiers, and rush to your side, and, flinging my arms around you, exclaim hoarsely: " 'This one, no! This one, no, my general!' "The general who was in charge of the execution and who knew me so fa vorably by my behavior in the previous day's battle asked curiously: " 'Why? Is 110 a musician?' "That word was for me what it would be for a man born blind to sud denly see the sun in all its splendor. The light of hope fell on my eyes and dazzled them. " 'Musician!' I cried. 'Yes, yes, my general A musician, a great musician!' " 'What instrument does he play?' inquired the general. " 'The—the —er—that is—why, of course, tho cornet! He plays tho cor net 1' " 'Are we in need of a cornet player? said he, turning to the leader of the band. Five seconds, five eternities, be fore tbo answer came: " 'Yes, general; one is needed.' " 'Well, then,'continued tho general, 'remove that man from tho ranks and let the executions proceed at once.' "Then I caught you in my arms and brought you here." Scarcely had Ramon ceased speaking when I arose, trembling, and between laughter and tears embraced him, say ing: "I owe my life to you.' "Hardly that," replied Ramon. "What do you mean?" I exclaimed. "Can you play the cornet?" lie asked. "No." "Then you do not owe me your life; rather it is that 1 have compromised my own safety without securing yours." "And music, be continued, "do yon know anything of that?" "Very little. You will remember what they tanght us in college." "Little, indeed, or. better said, noth ing,'' replied Ramon. "Y' . v :1 1 die, without the slightest d< . •, .:iid I al as a traitor. Ju.-t think of i;! In 15 days tho band to which yon belong is to lie organized.'' "Fifteen days!" "Neither more nor less. And as you n-ill not- be able to take your place in it Uoi ' ■ ""H not work a miracle) we shall bom . "To put you I cried. "You, for my sake; tor y iu have risked your life to save! Ah. Ir av en will not permit, it. Within 13 days I shall learn to play tho cornet!" Ramon burst into a Jhugh What more shall I say, iut children? Iu 13 days—oh, power of tho human will—in 15 days, with their 15 nights— fur I slept no more than nature com pelled in half a month—in 15 days I had learned to play the cornet. What days those were! Ramon and I left camp early each morning and passed hours with a musician \s ho came from a neighboring village to teach me Escape ! I can read this thought in your eyes. Ah, nothing more impossi ble. I was a prisoner. They never re laxed their vigilance, and Ramon did not wish to escape without me. It. seems to me now as if in a!l that time I could neither ear ui. sl-> p nor think of .aught save my cornel. I was insane, :uid music was my m. nomania. I was resolved to learn, and I did. And if I had been dumb I should have spoken; and paralytic, I should have walked; and blind, should have seen— because I willed it. Oh, the will answers for all. Resolu tion is power. Children, learn this great truth —to will is to achieve. I saved thus my life and that of my friend. But I went mad, and my mad ness was tho urt I bad learned. It might be said that in three years the cornet never left my hand. Do re mi-fa-sol-la si—behold my world during that time. But Ramon did not abandon me. To gether we emigrated to France, and there I continued my playing. The cor net was myself—it seemed to ring iu my month. The people, the notabilities in tho art, all gathered to hear me. It was a wonder, a marvel. The cornet reemed to yield to my fingers; it became elastic; it moaned; it wept; it cried aloud; it imitated the birds, tiie wild beasts, tbo human sob — Thus passed two years more. At the end of that time Ramon died. Gazing upon my friend's dead body, I recovered my reason, and when, then in my right mind, I one day took up the cornet and tried to play, I found to my astonishment that the power had left me. Will you now ask me to play a tune for your dance?— From the Spanish in Chicago Tribune. All Excellent Vegetable. Young bamboo sticks make an excel lent vegetable, particularly with tbe sauce generally given with asparagus.— Washington Post. A KeJ uvenator. (Mem: There's a baby in tbe house and a bottle of milk has been placed ti cool.) First Weary Wanderer—Well, Jim my, an how does it taste? Second Weary Wanderer (in ecstasy) —Don't speak ter me, Tom; it takes me back 30 years! (Falls asleep croonin to "I would I wuz a boy agin!")— Truth. Fair Play. Comment by Referee—Youse felleys makes me tired. This ain't no waltz quadrille, and I ain't calliu no fancy figures neither. If you don't fight squarer, I'll chew both of you.—Life. Too Long. Lady—lf you will send the parcel at once, I shall be ever indebted to you. Tradesman—Bift our terms are cash on delivery, madam.—Sheffield Tele graph. Modified Convictions. "I think I will have a special bicycle sermon next Sunday." "Why, only a few Sundays ago yon preached a sermon denouncing the wheel." "Yes, but since then nearly every one in the parish has bought one."—Life. R<'tribntion. /! «11. Wife—lf I had known before we were jinarricdthat you sw> re I never wonld (have married you. The Husband —(sally I —That's what Cornea of being a hypocrite. —Life. (JARBOLIC ACID AN-tTCOlfc. DU.-ov.-ry Alcohol NullitM the F.f fect of the Poison. On May 4, IS9B, about 1 :t0 o'clock p. La., Mrs X . while dining, quarreled with her husband, rushed up stairs and swallowed an ounce of liquid carbollo acid with suicidal intent. Mr. X. fol lowed his wife in less than 15 minutes, to find her lying on the tlo.j in a deep sleep, from which he c> aid n. i rouse her. Ho noticed an empty I rtle on the bureau labeled carbolic acid tuid recog- Itizcd its odor thr ngh tho room. Medical aid was immediately sum moned, when two physicians promptly responded, made a hunied examination of tho condition and surroundings of tlie patient, who was in a \ refrund stu por, with pupils contracted to pin points, injected atropine to antagonize the poison supposed to have l>con taken and then used i ho stomach pump Demulcents—such as olive oil, glyc erin, etc. and llim-water and sul phuric acid Were also adiuiui.-tt.ied with the stomach pump about thi.i tune, and im eiiurt was made to w iken the pa tient with the faradic current, but v. ithont result. Mrs X. v.as now allow ed to remain undisturbed until 9:80 p. m., when an attempt to restore her to . t>nscionsness succeeded. On first awak ening .-he wui dazed, rambled and was .inablu to realise her position for a few minutes, but soon rallied mid answered questions readily. When asked what she | had used, without hesitation she replied carbolic acid and whisky, and that she experienced but little pain or burning sensation and declared she slept sound ly, having pleasant dreams. With the exception of slight nausea and depression of spirits for a few days she suffered little or no more inconven ience and made a rapid and satisfac tory convalescence, and hus enjoyed ro bust health ever since. The slight corrosive action ami free dom from pain experienced oil the pres ent occasion proved the value of her ex periments and suggests a new and effi cient plan of treatment in carbolic ucid poisoning. A mixture of equal parts of carbolic acid and alcohol may be pour ed over the back of the hand, leaving scarcely a trace of corrosive action if promptly washed off with alcohol. The white stain caused by the liquid carbol ic acid can be removed by tho immedi ate and continued application of alco hol. In the case of a young man who came to my office suffering from intense itching caused by a spider bite I applied liquid carbolic acid, which stained the skin white. Tli's application was left on the affected part until it caused se vere pain, when it was thoroughly re moved with alcohol, followed by tlie ap plication of a pad of absorbent cotton saturated with alcohol. By this means tho stain was removed and pain relieved until heat was felt in the pad, when both stain and pain dis appeared. The heated pad was now dis carded and replaced by one of a similar kind, freshly prepared, when stain and pain vanished a second time, to return with heat in tho pad. This phenomenon continue" as lung as heat developed in tho pad and ceased when it was no lon ger evolved. Tho only result besides re lieving the itching was an intense red ness of tho skin over the affected area, which disappeared in a few days, at tended by desquamation of the cuticle. This case also affords a striking illus tration of tho resemblance in the symp toms produced to carbolic acid and opi um poisoning. Tho diognostic feature in tho present case was the quiet and regular breathing. Alcohol, apart from its power as an antidote, is required its a btiuiulaut lu the majority of cases of carbolic acid poisoning, to combat tho intense depres sion usually experienced, and it would therefore appear as if alcohol were a true antidote in carbolic acid poisoning. —Medical Record. Since A. D. 1810. Born in 1819, her majesty has, of course, passed the period allowed by tlie psalmist as tho average for earthly en joyments and sorrows. The world into which she was born was troublous; memories of Waterloo were still fresh; Napoleon Bonaparte was still alive, and a prisoner; capital punishment was awarded for almost any offense; the wager of battle was still unrepealed; riots prevailed all over tho country; Lord Edward Fitzgerald was under at tainder ; Sir Charles Wolseley was in dicted in Chester; John Cam Hobhouse was committed to Newgate by speaker's warraut for a pamphlet disparaging tho bouse of commons; tho Earl of Fitz william was dismissed from the lord lieutenancy of the West Riding ; book sellers were imprisoned for selling Puine's "Age of Reason;" the country was ringing with tho news of the Peter loo massacre, when the yeomanry fired upon the mob, and Henry Hunt, the chairman of tho meeting, coming up to London for his trial, received an ova tion. Such was the stormy political world into which tho royal infant came. It is edifying, though purposeless, to com pare it with that of today. The task of so doing can be accomplished by any body, and shall not, at least, be at tempted by me.—Gentleman's Maga- Bine. A Mystery of the Law. In a case not 1,000 miles from Fort Worth, after a killer was acquitted, the wife of tho victim brought a suit against him and was promptly awarded a considerable sum by way of damages. Tho verdict was upheld by the supreme court. Tho criminal law said the slayer was innocent. The civil law said he was guilty. If the latter was wrong, be was robbed of his sustenance.by tho law, with tho connivance of the supreme court. —Fort Worth (Tex.) Gazotte. An Insert'* Anchor. The synapta, a water insect, is pro vided with an anchor the exact shape of the anchor used by ships. By means of this peculiar device the Insect holds itself firmly in any desired spot.—Phil adelphia Ledger. PLAYS AND PLAYERS. IJettiua Glrard lias been engaged by Canary & Lcderer for "The Lady Slavey." Eva Vincent' has been re-engaged by William Barry to play tho heavy rolo of Jobunpa. ''Thb Spray of Life'' is the name of the l(kt<£st illusion performed by Herrmann, thp magician, Potter and Nyo's "The Stag Party be longs to the Category of "Tho Bathing Girl," "Tho Younger Son'' and ••Funny." A Pittsburg' paper declares Melbourne* MacDowell tQ be tho handsomest leading OH the stage. He is more than that— ho,is a good actor. In "Mrs. Pondorbury's Past, the new play whlyh ijtuart Robson has in re hearsal, >jr. Rob.sou will play the part of a henpecked husband. The engagement of Cissy Fitzgerald and "Tho Foundling" was so successful at tho Qarrlok, New York, that it has been extended two weeks. Otis Skinner has not dropped Clyde Fitch's "Ills Grace do Grammont" from his repertory. He continues to glee it at Saturday matinees. William Seymour is rehearsing, at the Tremout theater, Boston, "The Strange Adventur.B of Jack anil Ikt BMMkdk." It Is by H A. Barnet. Augustln Daly's production of ' The Transit of Leo" was withdrawn very quickly and Is now referred to as "The Rapid Transit of Leo. Charles Frohman will introduce the hors'less wagon to the stage. A vehicle of that description will appear in thu hotel courtyard scone In "Tho Sporting Uueh- wm n rrr:> mrr < 4 •«»*« » «M l |i« ■»ot 0 Vini'M, 7nide of the car and swung Ixmuath the train in front of the trucks. Like acrobats, they turned over the rod and rested their feet on the brake beams, and as the train rolled on settled down for a ride. A single mistake, a slip of tho hand or the failure to place their feet 011 the brake beam, meant for tlieui a horrible death. I was so frightened at their recklessness that I fairly lost my breath. Experienced railroad man that 1 am, I would not ha\ u attempted such a feat for $ 1,000,000." "That was a common tr;ck," :.-&id Frank Lewis, fotuerly witli the Uuion r.;eiflo Railway company. "I havo had a good deal of experience with tramps, nnd there are few of them but risk then lives daily on tho cars Tho ' *imt tramps used to walk over the ,:ry Up to date tramps ride. I i.a\ t..km them out from beneath tlt - , !< tho engine. I havo hauled them l u the brake beams of passenger i;.re, .nd a favorite hiding placo for them i. at the top of the vestibule. On top of t .:o cars is a pleasant place during the summer, bnt in winter they try to make them selves as comfortable as possible. It is seldom that you hear of a tramp beiug killed by the cars unless in a wreck. To become an expert car jumper is one of the first requisites of a tramp of the first class."—lndianapolis News. Fire and Air. The intimate relation between fire and air was early recognized, seeing that experience soon taught that air was necessary for fire. The experiment of bnrning a candle in a closed vessel, now so familiar to every schoolboy, is a very old one, and the influence of a blast of air on a furnace had been prob ably noticed from a vpry remote period. By some it was afflrmod to be the food of lire, while by others the same belief was embodied in the phrase, "Air nour ishes fire. " Again it was long ago ob served that niter, a substance well known to the chemical philosophers of th'j past, could produce intense ignition. It was hence inferred that, since niter possessed this property, it necessarily followed that the two substances resem bled each other in composition. Accord ing to Robert Boyle, the air contained "volatile niter," while Lord Bacon held that air contained a "volatile, crude and windy spirit," and thunder and lightning were supposed to be duo to tho presence of minute particles of this niter diffused through tho air. The important bearing of such obser vations is due to the fact that oxygen gas, which is one of the chief constitu ents of air and tho one to which it owes its power of supporting combustion, al so forms the largest elementary constit uent of niter and is likewise the souroe of the power possessed by that body of supporting combustion. The action of heat on metals in caus ing them to lose their metallic luster had also not escaped notice, and Cardan, a philosopher who lived during the six teenth century, in noticing the increase in weight that lead undergoes when heated iu air, attributed it to tho gas in the air which feeds flame and which re kindles a body presenting an ignited point.—Scottish Review. The Dear Boy. A newspaper man sat in the study of the pastor of a swell Fifth avenue church one Sunday night awaiting the appearance of the clergyman. The par son's 10-year-old son strolled in. He was a very smart young gentleman in deed. His collar and cravat were a tri flo horsy. His left hand was worn in his trousers pocket in approved fashion. There was a suggestion of blase interest on his face as he scanned tho visitor. "Repotah, I believe?" he said at length. '' Yes,' * said the newspaper man meek ly- "Fawthaw rarely sees repotahs on a Sunday. Yonah business with him is— aw—urgent, I presume." "Very," answered the newspaper man. Then there was another silence, the gaze of the youngster making the visit or feel somehow that reporters are a very inferior lot indeed. "You were at the horse show?" ven tured the visitor. "Yes," admitted the lad, with a sus picion of a yawn. "Fouahor five times. Got awfully tired of it, though." "And,"said tho newspaperman affa bly, "I suppose you were interested in the ponies?" "laoi notatull interested in ponies," he replied, and his tone was a distinct check to further familiarity. "The hun tahs were a pretty decent lot, as lmn tahs go. And tho four-in-bands showed fairly. But—aw —horses are but horses aftah all, and one sees too many of them, yon know. Good evening. " And a crushed newspaper man was sitting alone.—'New York Journal. On© Peddler Silenced. One of our says that in the medicine business almost everybody wants to sell and not to buy. For in stance, a man cftmo into the store one day and attached a machine liko a cof fee mill to the counter and began to turn th e crank. "What's that?" asked the druggist, nee actor. "A machine to take the seeds out of raisins that I'd like to sell yon." "Will it put them back again?" The peddler gave a pitying look at Mr. Lennox and marched out withont another word.—Hartford Post. 11l the Near Future. Jonathan—l hate that Mr. Mary Ste vens Smith. Mrs. Jonathan —Why, J-o-h-n! John—Yes, I do! At our sewing cir clo last night he actually had the audac ity to ask how old I was.—New York World. PERT POLITICS. It Is generally agreed that the np_W members Of congress havo much to learn, but will they make an effort to learn itf — Washington Star. Men sometimes announce that they aro out of a political race, when, os a tnotS matter of fact, they have been in it only In their mlnils.—Oil City l>errick. . Major McKlnloy rather thinks that this effort to trace General Harrison's desovut from Pocahonfa? Is a sad scheme to bWing the Smith vote Into line.- Boston Stand ard.