VOL. XXXIII
COME AND SEE US
We are Located OD Soutii Main Street,
Opposite Hotel Butler,
In the room formerly occupied by Hartzell &
Kemper. We have received our spring stock {
of Tans in different shades, Patent leathers, yjj*,; 1
Kangaroos, etc. Our stock of Ladies Fine \ ,
Shoes and Oxfords is \zry large—all the latest ■> ,|«»: \
style lasts to be found among our stock. We m
carry these goods in all sizes and widths, and wj»: £&
prices the lowest. Come and see us. We y**' e&t 1
have many bargains in store for you.
The variety was never so great, 1 *'
The styles were never so perfect, P' /w' j
The quality never so good, Jk
And the prices were never so low.
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A FEW OF OUK PRICES
Ladies fine dongola pat tip ox
fords -75*-
V*) 6ne serge congress gait
"* ers 45 c
y Ladies fcraln shoes pat tip heel
\ or spring f J oc
,' . Ladies waterproof oil grain
'<' 'Hj 2] a shoes 75°
I a Ladies fine calf slippers s oc
X i'J Mens waterproof working shoes 95c
*( \ congress SI.OO
2* Boys fine shoes.. S7SC, sl, $125
. Misses good wearing school
Childrens fine dongola pat tip
shoes
FlI. «-w ck ol I catl.tr arc![Findings.
Shot makers supplies of all kinds.
y\ lords of dressing for iJon^ola.
Tan 2r.d a tint I.talhtr shtts at reduced prices.
Mail orders iecei\e prompt attention.
JOHN BICKEL
323 Houth Main St.
Branch Store, Pa
125 N. Main St., IJUliei X d.
[SPRING &R sunnEß 1
FOOTWEAR!
| B. C. HUSELTON J
7 Undeniably Shows the Largest Stock of Ladies \
} and Gents Fine Shoes of the Latest and (
/ Most Stylish Patterns ever Displayed in C
J a* M HAVE YOU SEEN THE V
(X ,11 wl "STILETTO," 7
J \ ■ \ 1 One of the. most perfect shoes for C
1 1 men ever made. Dark wine V
C | shade of Russia Calf, the latest C
i », tint; black eyelets, silk stitched. 7
\ * 20th Century shape welt. r
/ I-adies low cut shoes in tan /
v WJ » f ci Tailor made, in lace or button,Jr
W Oman S K USS ct or Dongola, Kid or I'at-!\
) r'nntnrv cnt Lcathcr Ti l )S - Wc sdl these ?
C v>"llvUlj k ea utiful and comfortable shoes at \
|f our trade winning figures, $1.50, #2,
? BUTTON AND LACE. / 'fe, I
/ Made on the latest lasts, only 75c, sl, \ " C
} $1.25 and $1.50. Easy shoes a speci- I
S MEN S AND BOYS' TANS >
) Highest grades, Russia Call, in all the C
S most fashionable shades, comfortable f
I lasts, pointed or derby toe, positively r
? unequaled in Butler. Men's at £1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $3 50, C
I $4 and $5; Boys' at $1.35, sl. 50 ami $2; Youths' at $1.25, C
N $1.50 and $1.90. » ?
S J '' 1 1 Men's and Boys' Pine Shoes, c
C Hr I'lain, Square, Needle nr Opera Toe; \
J all widtliH, Calf at $2, $2.50, ♦l, aiul C
C ml#3-s°; J'uff ami A Calf at </*-, sl, 7
; vHHFORI
V 'MB fi.2.s and J1.50; Youtlih' 75c, fi C
) W Meas Solid Working Shoes C
J Tin- tx-ht you ever Aawat 75c, #l, f1.25 S
C 'anil S<-c our fi.«> (
J IH.-lIUH Crclcniorc, the lx-t.t ih(a- iiiaile /
C for the money—othem >M-t ft.25 ; ""l S
r Mlsses & Cb " dreDS Spring-heel Shots S
f All the New Style* in Tan and Klack, I.arc »<r Button, I'cilnt'-il or Sim are C
J T'je i.t 75c, fi, f 1.25 and $1,50, size* 12 2; Child* at 40c, sf<c, 75c fi and t
C f ■ -25. 11; liifantH at 100, 18c, and 25c and 50c. \
7 - Come in and nee us and try our Hhoea. f
S B. C. HUSELTON.Opp. Hotel Lowry. )
•4HAlywas in Styled
+ Always Saving Money+
If you buy your Millinery at
M. F. & M MARKS,
Note these prices: Fancy Braid Hats at 25 cts, worth 50 cents;
I'iner Braid Hats 5° cts, the kind you have been paying 75 cts for
elsewhere. Newest shapes in Turbans, 50, 75ccnts and £I.OO.
Persian Ribbon 20 cents per yard, Black Si.tin Ribbon No. 60 only
3 o cents per yard.
L-'brtrr *
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Register's Not'ce
Ihe rigisttr he/fci'y gives notice ibat the
follow int.' arenanti "f executors. administra
tors awl guardians have heen filed in thi<
office «e<-online to la» , and will tie presented
to Caart lar eonfirmalion and allowance on
•Saturday, the C;h day of June, ISS*;. at 9
<.'elnek A. M. of said day:
I. Fir.-t and jiartial aecfurit cf George
W Wright, vie' ator of iJartha K Wright,
dec'd, late ol Bntler borough.
i; Final account of S C Kamaej .eifcu
lor of Alex Kamsey, dec'd, la'.e of JacK
w>n twp.
3. Final aceoant of John X Yunng ad
ministrator c t a of John Yoocp, dec M.late
ofWinfield township
4. Final account of Elizabeth ifar>
M»iz!acd. execntrix of John Maizland.
dec'd, !hte of Clinton twp.
5. Final accoont of Alary E Heltnbold,
admini.-tratrix ot Theodore llelmbold,
deo'd, late of Saxonhnrg borough.
6. Final account <;{ A F Werner, sur
viving executor of Henry Lolbornt, de;'d,
late of Adams twp. The executor gire
notice that he will make application for
his discharge at the time of the presenta
tion of this account.
7. Final •count of H J liitzert. gnar
dian of Frank Minster, minor child of Jo
*eph Minster, dec'd, late of Oakland tw^
9. Final account of Peter Mang«*l and
Nicholas Mangel, executors of Claud Man
gel, dec'd, lato of Winfield twp.
9. Final account of Wm Hrownfield.
guardian of Mary A Brownfield, minor
child of James Brownfield, dec'd. late of
Donegal twp.
10. Final account of Mrs S C McGar
vey, administratrix, of John C McGarvey,
dec'd, late of Concord twp.
11. Final account of Herman Kual.e,
administrator of Charlis Kaabe, dee d, lale
ofjefferson twp.
12 F.nal account of Isabella Dickey,
administratrix of John D Dickey, dec'd,
late of Forward twp.
13. Final account of Geo W Wright,
executor of Martha K Wright, dec'd, late
ol Butler boro.
14. Final and distiibution account oi
John C Kay, administrator ol Washington
Campbell, dec'd, late of Fairview twp.
15. Final account of Robert Johnston,
executor A Jotin Johnston, dec'd, late ol
Fairview twp.
IC. Final accouc*. of James and David
Hesstlgerrer, executors of Robert He-i-el
gesses, dec'd, late of Winfield twp
17. Final account of Laura A Richard
aon, administratrix of Christopher A
Maieru, dec'd, late of Butler borough.
18. Final account of A J McCoy, ad
miniatrator of Elizabeth Thompson, dec'd,
lata of Mercer twp
19. Final account of Peter Miller, guar
dian of Wm Henry Liaader, minor child ot
John Bauder. dee'd, late ol Muddycreek
twp.
20. Final account of W F Coyle,admin
istrator of Thomas Coyle, dec'd, late of
Donegal twp
21. Final account of Rev X E Brown,
administrator c ta ol Alexander Brown,
dee d, late of Mercer '»P
--22. Final account of Catharine Kirk,
administratrix ot Wendel Kirk, dec'd, .'ate
of Oakland Iwp.
23. Finai account of J N Fulton, ad
ministrator of Anna Mary Kelly, dec'd
late of Middlesex twp
1 24. Final account of W D Brandim,
guardian of M J Gille-pie, minor child of
M J Gillespie, dec'd, late ol Donegal twp.
25- Final and distribution account
JD Martin, administrator of Tbumar \V
Martin, dec'd, late of Forward twp.
26. Partial account of W J Scot? ex
ecntor of J W Scott, dec'd, late of Lauca -
ter twp.
27. Final account of John Uinchberger,
executor of Mrs Mary V'osbrink, dec'd,lstr
of B'jtler borough.
2ft. Final account of J A Kipper, execu
tor of Rudolph Kelker, dec'd.late of Evans
City.
29. Final account of Rosa A J Martin,
executrix of Mary W Douthett, dec'd, lale
of Forward twp
30. Final accouu tof Elizabeth Smith,
administratrx of Enoch Smith, dec'd, late
of Butler borough,
31. Final account of G F Weii-enstem,
administrator of Isabella II Weisenstein,
dec'd, late of Centre twp.
32. Final account of Samuel P. Hays,
guardian of W'n R Hays, minor child of
Wm llayn, dec'd, late ot Adarr s twp.
33 Partial account of Christina Froth,
adrninisti atrix of Frank Fruth, deo'd, laic
of Jefferson twp
34 Final account of Kohert H Young
administrator of Jane Voung, dec'd, late nl
Concord two.
35 Final account of J M Klack, guar
dian of Etoil Koblineyer, minor child of h
W Koblmeyer, dec'd. late of Allegheny
twp
36. Final account of G E Mellinger and
W J Mellinger, administrators of J R
Mellinger, dec'd, late of Oakland twp
37. Final account of A A Campbell, ex
ecntor of J G Campbell dec'd, late of But
ler borough.
38. Final account of Christy Robb.guar
dial of Wm R Davrainville, minor child of
Mrs Elizabeth llavrainville, doe'd, lati- id
Cincinnati, Ohio,
30. Final account of S R McLaughlin,
'administrator of Daniel G McLaughlin,
dec'd, late of Fairview twp.
40 Pinal account of ICmma K> nnick
administratrix of Jobn L Uenniok. deo'il,
late of Jefferson t»p
41. Final account of Goo W Sbievcr,
?;uardi»n of Minnie Kaxch and Charle*
ttiM.b, minor children of Jacob Kuscn,
dec'd, late of flutter borougb.
42. Firnt and partial account of Joseph
Geibel, acting executor of Charles Geibel,
dec'd, late of Hutler borough.
43 Final account of G I) Swain and
Win Kocher, executors of Jennie Hie*-,
dec'd, la'e ol Larcaxter twn.
JOHNS WICK, Renter
Widows' Appraisements.
The following widows' appraisements of
personal proiierty mid real estate net apart
for the benefit of tbe widows of decedenU
h«ve been filed in tbe office of tbe Clerk ol
Orpban»' Court ot Butler county, viz.
Widow of Jobn M Wcigle S3OO 00
" George T Welter 99 00
" Alex Barnes 300 00
" Samuel McCulloujfti ZM 05
" J M 5t00p.... 300 00
" George Marbarger K5
" W Jt llendefH'iu 70 (14
" Levi Park 300 00
" II C Mack.. 300 00
" Nicholas ICeott (realty).. 300 00
" JonphJ l.avery 300 00
" John HC'laik 300 00
" Jacob K Wine 'jQO 00
•' Jobn K T Steble. 300 00
" AS Pattuon 7U 75
" Laurenti* Lyon (realty).. 350 00
Win Kelley 'jOO 00
" Ittrae) (Jranmer,, 300 00
All |>erkO(iv interented in tbe above ap
liraisementa will take notice that they will
•i« pre seoted for confirmation to the Or
phan*' Court nf Itu tier county, Pa., on Sat
urday, the oth day of June, IHOu, and
if no exception* are filed thvy will be en
firmed absolutely,
JOHKIMI CBIHWKLL,
Clerk O. C.
WA l-L J'APEK
I. J. Mt BRIDE,
I'IHK WAM, I'AJ'KR, Stationeiy, Painter*'
Supplies, HttibliriK Paiier, Tob.icc, iin ,|
Cigars. Opposite old stand.
114 W. Jefferson steeet, Ilutler Pa.
C. R. ELLIOTT, Mjjr,
Dealer In
Wall Pnper, Painter*' Supplies, &c,
I2t W. Jefferson street, - Ilutler. Pa
L. c. WICK
I'IULMR in
Rough and Hoiked Lumber
or AL- KlKOft
Dours, Sash, Blinds, Moulalnj<»,
Shingles and Lalh
Always In Stock,
LIME. H AIR A fti D PL AST UK
018Cv opposite P. <fc W. Itepot,
rUTLKB
BUTLER. Jr»^Y. s THURSDAY. M.A.Y 21, 1890.
Life
I-* misery to thousands of peoplr who have the
I taint«»f scrofula in tin ir t*loo«l Happiness r<
| turns when th«* scrofulous taint is eradicate!
! and • ur««l I » the On«*~Tru«* Purifier,
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Prepared only t»y C. T. Ffood & Co., Lowell. Mass.
Hood's Pills
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.
N > ieo i.- herein giv-iii that th« follow
in* lari'i |f« an 1 road views have been CUD
firmed nisi by the Court. and will bo pre
-.i.ted <>n the first Saturday "I June, 189G,
being i lie 6'h d*V of said month, arid if no
••iceplbms are fil**d they be COT. firmed
•liniatitl):
If I) No 2 September KCMxion, 1895, Pe
tition of rit zerix ol >lipperyrock township
for cnnty l>ri«; »r** "Vrr McDonald rur ut
rlie place wht-r lh- public road li ailing
fi i: th»- Franktiu road tg New Hope, ht
Hri-iiCl:ton, near Ni> 0. Hch'>ol house
J one 22(1. 1895, viewers appointed by tie
l o'irt, a::d September 2, 1895, report of
viewers tiled, Mating that i hi* bridge pjjti
;i«>i ed for i. mcessary and the erection of
tt-e K/niie would require mote expense
tlmii i< reasonable the township of Slip
per_. rock shoal' 1 bear, and did locate the
sire thereof at the p'sce mentioned in the
petition. September 11, 1895; approved;
notice to 118 (liven according to rules
Court and to be laid l>«for* the grand jury
«t ii»-xt term.
ftY THK CoURT.
Sow, VI .reli 7, 189*5, it appearing to the
Court that the tnie wa* not laid before
lb** grand jury at December term, as di
recced in ord-r made September 11, IM»S,
■in account-.f witaeH<e« not being present,
acd that no order vr»» made to March
term, 189(5, it is now ordered to be laid
before the grai.d jury at June term, 18!Mj,
oc Wi dun-day the 31 diy of .i une, lK9fi,
li. tic to be given accoroi.ig to rules of
Co'irt HY THK COURT
H I) No 1, Mnri-h Mi-H-iion, 1890, Petition
ul en' Zens ol Conn- qneiiert>ing township
for the county bridge over Little Conno
qnenessing ciwk where the roan known as
ttie Welsh road crosses said creek. Jan
umy 2'J. 189<i, viewers appointed by tbo
Court, March 2d, 1890. report ol view
ers tiled, stating that the bridge petitiot'd
for is necessary, aud the erufttion of the
san e would require more expen-e than
is teasonable the 'ownship ol Connotjue
ne-aing should bear, and did locate the
site thereol al the place menu >ned in the
pi tiiiiii. Varch 7, 1896, approved: notice
to li- given according to rules of Court and
t" lie luid beiore lhe next g-and jury on
Wednesday, Juui 3, 189(i.
BY THK COCHT
K I) No 2. March sesnion. 1890, Petition
ol ciiiz< na of Forward towtuMp for pub
he road to begin at a point in the public
leading irom Hrown's mill to Pi-tero-
Ville. it or ncur the north end ol the
bridge acrors the <'oDiicqneiessing creek
knotin a- the Held bridge, a,;d extendi.g
thence tu a point in the public road had
ing Ir-un thi bi-roujf'i of Kvauabiirg to t!»■
tjurougo i>l liutler, at or near the bousa < I
PonellA.h. February 'J, I*9o, yiewor*
appoint! 'I by the Court, and Mutch 2,
lß9>, report oi vieviirs filed stating that
the road petitioned for ;k necessary, ai.fl
did la) out trie name tor public use, cost
ol making, one hundred dollars, to lie
borne by the township No damages as
rer-i-d. March 7, 189<i approved, and tlx
width of road at 33 feet; notice to be given
according to rules of Coi-rt.
13v TJLK Cot'BT.
ISUTLBH CoUHTY, »H:
Certified Irom the record the 4th day »;
M..y A I) 189(1
JOSEPH CKf iWKLL, Clerk If. S.
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All jjrad" of rndcrwcr at very
prices.
Largest stock of hats and
furnishings for gentleman «ii the
country. An inspection will prove
this to any ones sah'sfacture
Colbert & Dale.
242 S Mitin St. I'nlhr. <»Mt'a
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wearing pood clothe*-
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fjur cltjthcs are good
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you will be convinced
we have saved you
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are always dressed in
good taste. Goud
taste in dress secures
a cordial recognition
for those who show
it. No man can tell
how much injury a
shabby appearance
may do him. Our
handsome new Spring
stock is now ready
for your selection.
ObKRN METHODS.
MODKKATK l<! : ICS.
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MAKER Ol"
MEN'S v LOTHES
V BY WfIiUIAM T. J»ICHOUS.
,8«5. by J B Lirrin»'Ott Company...
in.
The Bedouin, her t<ize and accommo
dations considered, had but a small
number of cabin passengers. All told,
there were hardly a score, including
six or seven women, who were invisible
**ave when the sea was at its smoothest.
Even when they joined the rest at din
ner we barely filled two tables. Among
the men were two or three English
men, a half-dozen Brazilians, a French
man and two Germane. The women ap
parently represented almost as great a
variety of nationalities. Only two of
them had any claims to youth. In the
luatter of l»eauty the average was low.
The most ardent of wooers of old buc
caneering days, when suits were pressed
with rare dispatch, would have turned
a very St. Anthony at sight of such an
array of elderly femininity as the Bed
ouin presented.
The two pirls, however, were of un
common attractiveness. One was a Bra-
It wag fa excellent opportunity to study her.
ziliari maiden, a fine brunette, with a
figure inclined to the statuesque in its
outlines. The other, so nearly as I
could discover from an occasional
glimpse of her in the, course of the first
two days of the voyage, was a slender,
graceful girl, brown-haired, and neither
dark nor very light of complexion.
She was traveling In company with an
older woman, attendance UJHJII whom
kept her fully employed for 4n hours
out of port. Th".r., as the weather
was fine, the jiair appeared 011 deck and
join«-d the party under tli - big awning
nft. Each carried a book, but it was
noticeable that, while the elder read
steadily and rapidly, with the business
like air of a hardened devourer of nov
els, the girl often dropped her l>ook
upon her lap ami let her gaze stray
across the wide expanse of blue water.
Seemingly she took little heed of her
fe.'low-voyagers, a group of whom were
chatting not a dozen feet from her.
It was au excellent opport v % study
her without her knowledge -as I l>e
lieved; and the longer I watched the
young woman the more interested in
her did I become.
She was slender, as has been faid,
and carried herself BO erectly as to ap
pear taller than she really was, her
height being, in fact, but a trifle above
the average of her sex. Her forehead
was broad, an/1 her hair worn low upon
It. Her features were good. The nose
was straight and finely chiseled, the i
chin delicately rounded. Iler mouth
was larger than the canons of urt de
manded, and now and then the. lips,
were net In a line which Indicated 110
lack of firmness. It was not a stub
born mouth, however, even when the
thoughts of its mistress seemed to be
least pleasant. The face was inclined
to paleness, relieved by a faint,
lug color wldch can 10 and went on her
cheeks, events she sat watching tho
sea. The eycH gave her strongest claim
to beauty. They were clear, dark
brown eyes shaded by long lashes.
An a U'ILOIC, the face wiw attractive,
but it wan no easy tafik to clans HH de
gree of pulchritude. Absolute beauty
it did not attain; "pretty" was clearly
not the adjective to apply to it. "Hand-
Home" seemed to be doner to the truth,
though even that word did not quite
satisfy my Judgment. Itut I did n/>t
ponder long over tlie polut, for I soon
found myself fully decided that- the
girl was, in appearance at least, a very
charming young person.
flurroughs, a IJritwh youth with
whom I had struck up an acquaintance
in the smoking-room, crossed the deck
to her chair, and talked with her for
perhaps a quarter of an hour, the novel
render merely looking up from her book
on his approach and promptly return
ing to its perusal after answering his
greeting. I envied Burroughs' ae
r.uaintance with the girl, although
neither he. nor she seemed to derive iuiy
great entertuinment from Uielr some
wf»at Intermittent conversation. Once
*he s(;nt a quick glance. In my direction,
and I guessed that tlie youth had
reached me iu going over the list of pa«-
sengei-H. I prayed that he might be,
charitable in MB comments.
Strolling into the smoking-room that
evening, I found most of the male pas
sengers wer« assembled. Two games
of cards were, in progress, witli a fringe
of spectators looking over the. players'
slioulders. After a few minutiw lJur
rouglrs appeared, and dropped upon the.
cushioned bench beside inc.
"Not playing, ah?" said he. "Don't
you admire the sport?"
"Not particularly," I answered. "Are
you going to take a hand?"
"I like to, generally," said he, with a
laugh, "but I'd rather Jo something
( ke Just now."
"Hmoke, for Instance?" I suggested.
"Not exactly," he answered, with a
nort of exulnirriiKiment in his tone.
"By the way, wouldn't you like to meet
your fair compatriot?"
"Who is she? I bad supposed myself
to be the only North American on
board."
"Miss Dorothy Gray. If you hap
pened to notice, you saw me talking to
her this afternoon. Blw's with her
aunt, Mrs. Luring met 'em In Uio, you
know. 1 told her whoyou were, and she'll
be glud to see you. Come along, that's
a good fellow." i
"Why this hast*;?" lint I rose with
out delay, as he might have olie' ived,
had he not l>een busy with hi* own
r.chemes.
"It's something like thin, you knoyv,"
he went on, "That splendid creature
with a name 1 pronounce is with
Miss Oray now, aud until I get. Home
body to look after the little Yankee,
you know, I can't have the splendid
creature to uiyaelf. I don't Hpeak much
of her lingo, you sec, and she can't
makn even a stagger at mine, and HO
our conversation is rather embarra»B
iiur before a third party, don't you
know? i'ni counting on you to help
me out." ,
"Lead theway,"said I. "I'm a willing,
sacrifice,"
In five minutes I found myself talk
ing to Miss Gray, while at a little dis
tance Burroughs and the fair Brazilian
were progressing" famously in spite of
th« lingual limitations. Still farther
away the buxom mother of the splendid
creature was playing a discreet chape
ron and discoursing with one of her
countrymen.
There was u glorious moon overhead,
and the steamer ran smoothly over the
tranquil sea. These details come
back to me- far more distinctly than
the words of folly, commonplace, or
wisdom we may hare exchanged. Prob
ably we talked of the ship, the officers
and the passengers, of Brazil and the
United States, and, last, but not least,
of tlio beauty and charm of the night.
The girl had something white and fluffy
thrown over her head, and her light
jacket was buttoned about her trim fig
ure, for the evening air was cool, in
spite of our latitude. The moonlight
was kind to her, as it is to many of
her sisters, and had I attempted to
revive my afternoon's opinion of her
face, my new finding, I fear, would
have been far less severely critical.
In that first evening I cam© to like
her exceedingly. There was nothing of
the coquette iu her; in fact, there was
hardly a touch of frivolity. She seemed
grave rather than gay, although one got
from her no suggestion of a morose dis
position. In short, there was something
in her manner to bring to mind the
self-repression one often notes in per
sons long accustomed to close attend
ance upon an exacting invalid. As it
happened, she came rightfully by this
air, inasmuch as her aunt was a chronic
searcher for the health which she be
lieved herself to lack. With this aunt
Miss Gray had been traveling for sev
eral years.
When she bade me good night I gave
nn hour to tobacco and Burroughs, who
chattered enthusiastically about the
flower of Brazil. Incidentally, he ex
plained that he had met Mrs. Loring
end her niece but once hefore the
Iledouin sailed, and that he knew next
to nothing of them.
"The old lady's a queer one, though,"
he added. "If you confess that you're
a doctor she'll make your life a burden,
vou know. Shun her, old chappie, shun
her."
Events proved that, even had I been
disposed to accept his advice, It would
have been extremely difficult to put It
Into practice. Mrs. Loring gave u»i no
option In the matter. No sooner did
she discover my profession —and that
she did speedily—than she sent for me.
I found her propped up on pillows in
her berth, with a novel in ono hand and
a fau in the other.
"So kind of you, I)r. Morris, so very,
very kind," she l>egan—"sokind to come
so soon. Keally, I was in despair, yea,
in abject despair, until I heard that you
were a physician. I am so ill, so mis
erably 111, doctor, and the ship's sur
geon misjudges my case so terribly.
Would you believe It—can you be
lieve It?—ho actually tried to humbug
me into thinking that I was well, per
fectly well. And I —l— 0
She fell back upon her pillows, us if
overpowered by the remembrance of
her sufferings. Vet In a moment she
was again sitting up and pouring into
my ears a torrent of words. She was a
tall woman, thin, though not emaciated,
very nervious, and one of the most
voluble persons it was ever my fate to
encounter. Her age was not far froui
43 years.
In spito of her repeated assertions
that she was very 111, and the evident
faith she put in them, it was clear that
Mrs. Loring might as well have been
on deck as iu her stato-room. An un
due indulgence in certain triumphs of
the ship's pastry-cook, aud an over
taxed digestion, would explain her ail
ment to the satisfaction of anybody
but liernelf. The Burgeon's view of the
matter, expressed rather brusquely,
had served to convince the ludy that ho
was a brute. Perhaps had alio been a
lone traveler she might have bad oc
casion to put me In the same category;
but, with on« thought for her and two
for her niece, I listened patiently to the
tale of Borrow and agony.
"Well, NJrs. Loring," said I, when the
opportunity came, 'T think I liav«j
your case. With your co
operation, we'll have you well again
long before this voyage Is over. I'll
prenure some medicine which I think
will be effective. I shall have to ask
yeu to put yourself on a restricted diet.
In order that the delicate chemical
changes which I count upon the medi
cine to produce as an aid to the diges
tive feiineuts may progress under the
most favorable conditions. The dose
will be a teaspoonful just half an hour
before each meal. So accurately calcu
lated are the effects that I must ask you
to follow the directions to the minute.
The slightest variation in the time may
utterly destroy the efficacy of tlj"
drugs."
"Oh, you uiay rely upon HIP, doctor,"
she cried, delightedly. "I understand
you perfectly—yes, perfectly. To tho
minute, to the vory minute, the medi
cine shall I>c taken. Oh, doctor, doctor,
It IH a comfort, such a comfort, to see
that you understand my trouble so
thoroughly—yen, BO thoroughly. Now,
thut surgeon—"
Uut I bowed myself out of the. state
room, and hastened In Mirch of the
official medicine-man, who, it must be
admitted, learned with entire satisfac
tion that another hod assumed charge
of Mrs. liorlng'n case. Moreover, he
cheerfully assist<-d in the preparation
of the medlcin'j for her ut»c. It wae
warranted to l»o harmless; it tasted
much as if a little sugar had been dis
solved in a generous quantity of wa
ter. As It met the patient's craving for
doses, however, and as she was up and
about again in UJC course of a few days.
It may be said to have accomplished It#
lienevolent pur[>osc.
In the meantime Mies Gray and 1
were getting on famously. We walked
the deck together, we hazarded small
bets on the steamer's daily run, aud wo
shared in the somewhat limited list of
mid-ocean amusements. While the
moonlight evening" lasted we gave the
Queen of Night every chance iu tho
world toexi-rcise her mischievous sway;
but for once, at least, her powers failed.
I do not mean to surest that our con
versation was always coldly matter-of
fact. A vein of sentiment ran through
It at times, but on the whole we kept
well within the bounds of everyday
friendship, which for two young I»T
--soii.'i uiaccd as we were uuui'oacbvd tbc
remarkable. There wi re confidences
exchanged, to sure, or, toß|>eak more
j»re«-ls«'lv, she heaxil a deal of my
experiences ami ho[»« and contldeil
to me u little of»hers. It may 1M- thut
the difference was due to the subtle
power she po»iHcs.sed of arousing 111
others faith of the sort which leads to
such confessions. Thus it eaiuetojiass
1.... 1 »• aequiivd a fuirly accurate ideu
of the li. J h: ' te<i and of the problems
which confronted while 1 learned
only tJie outlines 01 ..v. tnrv. Iler
parents were dead, and for tiie ia.st
dozen years she had been with her
aunt, who was a childless widow.
Xever the possessor of \ig-orous health,
Mrs. Loring had gradually worried her-
Belf into the conviction that she was
a mere physical wreck. Having no
home ties, and being able to indulge In
a liking' for travel, she had devoted her
self to journeying about in quest of a
cure. She and her niece had visited
most of the notinl cities of Ruroi>e, liad
spent two winters in Northern Africa,
and now were voyaping back to Eng
land after a short stay in Brazil.
With the exception of a storm en
countered northof the line, the Bedouin
met fine weather, and, nfter n pood
passttpe, steamed slowly into the
Thames. I hnve only u clouded recol
lection of the scene when we went
ashore,though perhaps the most vividly
recalled incident is the impressive fare
well of Burroughs and his inamorata,
by force of circumstances more panto
mime than dialogue. Mrs. Loring and
her niece were bound for Paris. My way
lav westward.
"So sorry to low; you, doctor—so
sorry," Mrs. Loring declared. "Actu
ally, really actually, doctor, I believe
you understand my trouble better than
anybody else I ever met —and oh, I)r.
Morris, I have met so many! It makes
me shudder, sometimes, to think of
them all. But now we're going to Paris,
dear Paris—Dorothy, don't let thatcab-\
man handle that valise BO carelessly!
The government shouldn't, permit such
men to have cabs. Yes, as 1 was say
ing, Paris Is so delightful, and it would
be so pleasant If you could be thuire
with us. I>xtr, dear! he's dropped it,
just as If it were a stone! Dorothy,
please do caution him. Now, doctor,
we must say au re\oir; not good-by,
you know, for we shall meet again,
really we shall, but au revolr. And
I'm BO grateful to you! I really can't
toll you how grateful I ain. You mujt
send us your address, doctor, and well
send you ours; and when we go back
to America we shall see you again.
Oh, I know we shall. Goodness gra
cious! he's got the bag with the medi
cine-bottles in It!"
Mrs. Loring dashed forward to pre
vent a catastrophe,
"I trust thut your aunt is a good
prophetess," I said to Miss Gray.
"When do you think you will return to
the states?"
"Before very long, I hope; it may be
within a year."
"Then where will you make your
home.?"
"I can hardly guess. Our plans, you
know, arc most uncertain."
"Dorothy, Doiothy!" Mrs. Loring
called.
"I trust that you will have a de
lightful trip," said I. "Our voyage on
the Bedouin —most pleasant —-er —er —
wish you—er —er —all manner—good
fortune."
"And aunt and I wish you every suc
cess," she answered. "Remember, as she
says, it is au revolr, and not good-by."
She drew her hand from mine I
don't kuow just how long it had been
in my clasp—and I had the melancholy
'pleasure of assisting her to enU-r the
,cab. Then the vehicle rumbled u« ay,
leaving behind a sorrowing young man,
who stood watching it grow smaller
and smaller In the distance, and who.
physician though he was, risked pneu
monia by forgetting, for a most unrea
sonable tinne, to replace his hat upon
Ids head.
IV.
I landed in New York on the third
,day of the new year, woefully lacking In
projects for my future. Tine nvetrop
'olis seemed to offer no promising field,
and I soon gave up my idea of adding
another unit to its hundreds of thou
sands. Then came thoughts of the
west; but a chance meeting with an
old classmate, who had ventured into
that El Dorado of Impoverished youth
and had returned even i>oorvr than he
went forth, was taken as a warning
against Imitating his example. So, at
last, accepting llobson's choice, I re
appeared In the city from which ('apt.
Peck had lured me, ami once more en
tnred tire, crowded ranks of Its phy
sicians. It was a grow ing, bustling, ac
five community, but my share in its
gvnerul prosperity seemed destined to
be sadly limited.
I secured cheap quarters iu one of
the poorer residpuce districts, thereby,
jierhaps, handicapping myself greatly,
but at the same time redu<rlng expenses
to a point made advisable by a light
purse. Still, In spite of the most rigid
economy, the outgo constantly ex
ceeded the income. From a small mar
gin to the good i passed to a small bal
ance on the wrong side of the ledger.
Worst of all, this balance grew, not rap-
Idly, for I thought twice before spend
ing a penny, but with th«steudiness rc«
suiting from an unseemly dispropor
tion between earnings and expenses.
None of the old [xitlents returned to
me. though t hatwas hardly a mat ter of
j egret and new ones were few and far
between. Now and then an aeel»le.nt
Case - w hat a keen eye I kept uj>on
buildings In course of construction In
the neighborhood! thru jierhaps a call
to attend sonic stranger fallen in a lit
on the pavement; then u sufferer from
some, chronic malady, even dec|»cr In
debt than I, and changing physicians
simply because the charity of the first
wus worn out: such was the shadow
of a practice which ap|»eared never like
ly to round out Into a reality. My
garments of decent black became shiny
with use, while my bell-pull lost Its
)H>llsh through rust. If I looked as
hungry as I often felt, It was no wonder
that tho ailing pa>Mcd me by. Little
by little the few articles in my |*isses
slon of wldch there was not altsolute
need disappeared. Some were sold out
right; others wrre lodged with pawn
brokers.
This state of things continued foi
more than a year, my lot growing more
miserable day by day. At long luter
xals letters cauie from Perez. My re
plies were mailed with (lie promptness
of a man whose time hangs lieavy on
his hands. There wa* no attempt In
my letters to conceal my troubles;
there was a certain relief In sctliug
forth aii Indictment of the world In
general and my neighbors iu particular.
More than once T was «oroly tempted
to seek u loan from him, but pride
stood in the way. 1 had iu»t quite
reached the jsilnt of utter defeat, but
I was very clOHe to it. Not a word had
been heard of Mrs. Loriug and hei
niece, who, for all I knew, might IMI in
Europe, Asia, Africa, or America. Let
ters had come from Mis. l'eck, telling
me that she uun at her home Iu Maine,
awaiting the return of her husband
from another voyage round tJie Horn.
Her lu-alth, she vsas happy to iul«l, ap
peared ty L>c reestablished.
As has Iu i-ii set forth, the test of
endurance went on f>»r more than a
twelvemonth. It was ended in a strange
manner, without warning, and at a
time when I was near to despair. Ths
landlord had attempted again to col
lect a |»a.t of the money due him —h?
could scarcely U- said to have hounded
me lor it, iiiahlmicli as he hail suit, red
so undesirable a tenant to fall several
months IU arrears and once more he
had been put off with excuses and a(>ol
ogies. He had not l>een harsh in his
replies, but it was easy to understand
that his patience was fairly exhausted.
He ha<l left me still in possession, but
I feared tluit a few days more would
see me turned into tlie street and al
most as hojK'le.ss as a shipw recked sail
or on a barren island. Iu either case
starvation would l»e quite among the
possibilities.
After n frugal sup]>er I tried to read,
but with very slight success, my
thoughts wandering repeatedly from
the l>ook to the approaching crisis In
my aff-iirs. It must have l>een for
hours that I sat brooding over my per
plexities. At last, more discouraged
than ever by the unvarying trend of
the reflections, 1 started to my feet,
and, crossing to the window, raised
the curtain and peered out. It was
later than 1 supposed, for the lights
had disappeared from the houses across
the way and the pavement seemed to be
deserted. Turning back to my desk,
I tilled a pipe. Tobacco was the sole
luxury left to me, and the stock in
my pouch was running low.
There came a knock at the door, a
light tap thrice repeated. As I an
swered the summons a man stepped
Into the room, and, with a quick mo
tion, closed the door behind him. He
was of medium height, thin, sallow
faced, hooked-nosed, with crisp, black
hair and mustache shot with gray.
"Dr. Alfred Morris?" he asked.
I bowed and motioned him to a chair.
Disregarding the invitation, he drew
a letter from his pocket
"For you —this," said he.
The envelope bore no address. Break
ing the seal, I drew out a sheet of
paper on which was written: "Let the
bearer command all good offices." In
place of the name of the writer was a
Greek cross with three dots beside, it.
A second glance at the words above the
device satisfied any doubts as to the
identity of the man whotie hand had
penned them.
"This Is the best of introductions,"
said I. "Pray be seated. In what way
can I assist you?"
"It is a matter of a confidential char
acter," he answered, with a glance
about the room.
"You may speak freely. There is no
one to play the eavesdropper."
"That is well. I will endeavor to
trespass upon but little of your time."
He spoke with a peculiar slowness,
almost hesitancy (as If picking his
words with great care), and with a
marked accent, which at oncje betrayed
that English vv as not his native tongue.
"You may command me," said I.
"But pardon me, your name Is not given
in this note."
"My name? Ah, you may call me La
mar."
He came closer and fixed a pair of
piercing eyes upon me.
"Dr. Morris," said he, "I request you
to suffer me to pass by my reasons for
coming here."
"Your credentials are enough," said
L "Rest assured I shall question you
on no jioint you prefer not to explain."
"And I may request also secrecy, in
any event, regarding tills meeting?"
"I give you my word, as I have said,
thut you may command me."
He paused, as If to reach a decision
in some matter of great moment. I
studied him with increasing curiosity,
my Interest fired by tho strange cir
cumstances of his visit.
"I make you, then, a proposition,"
he said, at lust. "I wish to obtain the
right of your time and attendance."
I stared at him In blank amazement.
What could he mean? Did he propose
" And I may reqomt alio ■•creojr."
to retain uio as his private physician?
Was he sufficiently wealthy to indulge
in such luxuries? His dress told noth
ing on that score. He might have
been a thrifty mechanic or a million
aire.
"It is my wish." he went on, "first
to travel, but not far, then to seek re
tirement of the quietest. Once you told
a friend, a friend"—he related the
word as if to emphasize it, —"of a place
near the sea, solitary, remote. Js it
not so ?"
"Yes, I remember," said I, my
thoughts flushing buck to the conver
sation oil the lust night with I'erez.
"My health is precarious," he con
tinued. "I wish to be not disturbed,
to be guarded from intrusion, as well
us to receive medical attention who
necessary."
"In other words," I suggested, "you
wish me to accompany you to the spot
you have mentioned, to remain with
you, and to see to It that you have th
privacy you desire."
"It is as you have said."
"You usk a speedy decision?"
"Immediate."
I looked at him doubtfully, as well
I might after receiving such a proposal.
He gauged my thoughts, no doubt, for
he pressed me ou the point where re
sistance would l>e weakest.
"You will be amply remunerated,"
said he. "May I usk the terms which
will be agreeable, and which will suf
fice to repay your loss In leaving the
city ?"
The appearance of the room might
have told him how little that, loss would
be. More to test him than with any
well-defined Idea us to the value of my
services, I said:
"Two tliousuiid dollars a year, und
exjM-nses, with an allowance for clos
ing up my uffulrs here."
"It Is agreed. Let us bind the Ivy
guiu." Ami with thut he drew from
his pocket a roll of bills und held them
out to me.
"When shall the arrangement take
effect?" I asked.
"Now, from this moment. Shall it
lie HO?"
I hesitated, but only for IUI Instant.
The sight of the money ovcrjiowcrcd
my doubts it represented so much to
one whose fortunes were so dcs|terato.
"Yes," said I, "from this moment."
And I took the roll of bills.
I hud ueted Ujion impulse, but it
iiijiy be that lyinr tjclibuation wyuiil
ISTo. 21
have brought about the Paine result.
I knew nothing of the man. except
that he bore n token from my be«t
friend. I was ignorant even of his
came, for from the first I understood
Lunar to be nn alias. At his motives
I could hardly guess, hut it was most
probable »hat he was a |x>litical exile.
At all events, association with hiiu
could not change my condition for the
worse. There would be at least the
prospect of a decent livelihood; and.
very alluring that prospect was. In
short, it was difficult to discover how I
should be the loser. A moderately
successful practitioner would have
smiled at such nn estimate as I had
placed upon my services, but the ex
periences of the year had not been
conducive of over-confidence. So, novV
that I had put myself umler this
stranger's orders, I lost no time la
askbig him what the first erf them
might be. He replied that he wa« anx
ious to leavo the city at once.
"There is little to detain me," mild I.
"I dare say I can be at your disposal
by ten o'clock to-morrow morning."
"Not so. We must depart to-night,"
lie answered, decisively.
"What? To-nijrht? There is i.train
at this hour."
"I comprehend. Hut 1 piefc• ■> car
riage beyond the environs. One can
be obtained, can it not?"
"Yes."
"Then arrange for it at once. You
may return for a time, if there is need."
Here was haste with a vengeance.
Still, if he desired it, so should it be.
It mattered liftle t-> me how the night
was passed. He was jxiying for his
right to command, and he should havo
the worth of his money.
"A conveyance shall be at the door
in half an hour," said I. "Will you
await it here?"
"No. Hut I will re.turn in the time
set," said he. "First pledge me again
to maintain faith."
1 gave the promise, and saw him step
out into the night, with on t concerning
myself greatly as to the probable out
come of our alliance. Then I went my
way to rouse up the owner of a livery
stable near by and to bargain with him
for a vehicle. Although he had never
profited by my patronage, he knew me
to be a physician, and therefore sup
posedly subject to lale calls from dis
tant patients. I had decided to drive
to Merton, a town about 80 miles away,
on the line of railway we would use in
our journey. man exacted a still'
price for the carriage, but there wo*
no haggling over it, for I got as much
pleasure as he from t he'exorbitant sum
he demanded; there was certainly more
of novelty for mc in participating In
such a transaction.
When, at the time appointed, Lamar
returned to the ofllcr, he carried a small
black satchel, which apparently con
tained ull the effects he cared to take
with him. The carriage was at the
door, the driver grumbling to himself
at tho long ride which lay before him.
Once in the vehicle, Lamar nettled him
self comfortably In his corner and
lighted a cigar. The satchel wad on
the seat beside him. I observed that
his hand never left it. Neither of us
spoke, often in the course of the drive.
There were questions I burned to ask.
but it was altogether likely that they
would not be answered. As his em
ploye, I felt compelled to respect his
moodti and liirf present one was certain
ly that of reticence. Althoogh the
road utts (rood, and the motion of the
vehicle easy, I felt no drowsiness; my
■(range companion supplied me with
abundant food for reflection. Our
Jehu took his tlirn\ aiul the. horses were
not ambitious, but Itefore daylight our
destination had been reached. A
sleepy attendant led us to our rooms
in tlie Merton hotel, and a little, later I
was slumbering as peacefuly as if I
had been stowed away in my ding)
quarters in the city, with never a pros
pect of an adventure more unusual
than an encounter with a dunning
creditor.
[TO UE C' IJJTJSCBD.j
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
—ltctiirns from life insurance com-
Sanies show a great increase in business
uring 1595.
A woman in Simpson county, Ky.,
(•till spins and weave* all fob cloth fop
the clothing worn by her husband and
children.
Our globe now contains 1,470,729,-
000 Inhabitants, occoiding to the latest
statistics. More than half of this num
ber are claimed by Asia alone.
—The owner of an ostrl<*h farm at
Anaheim, Cnl., Is trying to brcaK
ostriches to drive in single, double 8H(
tandem harness. Ills efforts arc mect»
Ing with a great measure of success.
- Collections of Internal revenue fol
the night months of the current flscaf
year have aggregated $98,981,370, a <)C
crease, as compared with the corn?
s|M>iullng months of IMJS, of $1,651,09JL
—An Ohio girl poured a cup of ML
water on the heml of her fiance for n'rf£
ing fun of her cooking. The
man sank in a dead fuint, the hair
dropped from his head and he is likely
to die.
—The current number of a humorous
publication has an illustration show
ing the arrest of a Turkish tramp for
singing "There's Only One Cilrl in lhls
World for Me"' In (rout of the sultan's
seraglio.
—lt is said that Or. Carver, of Augus
tine, Fla., Is living in the oldest house 1"*
the United States. It was built iu lMJfc
and was occupied Spanish moiika lie
foro St. Augustine wuj» founded. Iu
tho house Dr. Carver has surrouuded
himself with the history of Klorldaand
the Spanish, who once ruled It, that is
of Itself a veritable museum.
- -The speed of a railway train in
miles per hour can, il is claimed, be
fo.iud by counting the number of rmlp
over which a car wheel passes lu 20.3
•cccnosj because £0.3 seconds bears tno
i same ratio to an hour that 30 feet, the
length of a rail, bears to a mile. The
hali plbtea or the thumps may lie count
ed. Thus, supposing that 39 thumps
arc made by a wLeel in 20.3 seconds, the
train is then running at the rate of
39 miles an hour.
Tliu Ocui of lh« Colloctluu.
Huron X had been going over the
museum of a little cotintry town, dud
when about to leave he askM the cura
tor if there was anything more to life
seen.
"Yes, baron," was the reply; "there
remains a little casket."
"No doubt used as a deposit for tho
Jewelry of some eminent personage?"
inquired the baron.
"No, sir; that is where 1 put the tip*
given to me by visitors to the museum."
L'lllustratlon.
A Nrw Kind of Tlirrml.
"John," said the yosing wife, "mind
you stop and get me a spool of poultry
thread." . i
"What Kind *>f thread, my dear'/"
"Oh, I couldn't describe It so you'd un
derstand. You men are ao stupid. Tho
clerk will know. Tell him you want It
for basting the chicken. And you can.
go on down to the dress goods counter
i<nd get the dressing. J list get It In thjJ'
piece and I'll make it the way the cook
book say*."—T«kus Siftings.