V"OL. XXXIII
COME AND SEE US
We are Located od South Main Street,
Opposite Hotel Butler,
R™T""" 1
In the room formerly occupied by Hartzcll is: £ 1
Kemper We have received oui spring stock i/ > J
of Tans in different shades, latent Leathers, | 3
Kangaroos, etc. Our stock of Ladies Fine • . \ 1
Shoo; arid Oxfords is very large—all the latest 1
style lasts to be found among our stock. We j, X
carry these goods in all sizes and widths, and f ■ 4B'
prices the lowest. Come and see us. We jf Affl
have many bargains in store for you. jj-j JMf i
The variety was never so great, . j
The styles were never so perfect, s 1 " J "
The (jvality never so good, J* f
And the prices were never so low. '• a
I ■*' »Las ;j
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A FEW OF OUK PRICES
Ladies fine dongola pat tip ox
iords 7 5
.yr> Ladies fne serge congress gait-
Ladies grain shoes pat tip heel
v - or s P r ' n £ (^°c
.. •/ • Ladies waterproof oil grain
shoes - 75 c
v» ] a Ladies fine calf slippers 5° c
Mens waterproof working shoes 95c
//I Mens fine dress shoes lace or
congress $ 1 00
' v ' Boys fine shoes.. .S7SC, sl, $1 25
Misses good wearing school
i . shoes 75°
Childrens fine dongola pat tip
shoes
T iV, su (k of I tall ( ifand|Findirgs.
She«rraktrs supplies of all kinds.
A l' I'l c't < f c'l'fsirg for L'orgola.
'Jin ac a tut I talker .0 <is rl ut'icttl piicts.
M*il ciders ucei\e p< rrj t aturticn.
JOHN BICKEL
323 South Main St.
Branch Store Butld' Pa.
125 N. Main St.,
£ SPRING & SUHHER |
(FOOTWEAR! j
! B. C. HUSELTON
Undeniably Shows the Largest Stock of Ladies \
J and Gents Fine Shoes of the Latest and V
y Most Stylish Patterns ever Displayed in v
J Have You Seen the v
/\~ i| ' 'slk\ "STILETTO," 7
> t T i One of the most perfect shoes for C
Si «L men ever made. Dark wine (
(. i % shade of Russia Calf, the latest v
3 i. t W tint; black eyelets, s ;i k stitch ' ed f
\ft - • 20th Century shape welt. C
\ Ladies ,oW cu t Shoes in tan J
{ and black. i
l \\r r ' , OH Tailor made, in lace or button, (
J V> Olliail S Russet or Dongola, Kid or Pat- j
) Pmifnvu minny ent Leather Tips. We sell these S
C L/eillUiy Oiioeh beautiful and comfortable shoes at \
our trade winning figures, $ 1.50, $2, /
j WOMEN'S DONGOLA SHOES IN rfc | (
/ BUTTON AND LACE. I « T j| 7
r Made on the latest lasts, only 75c, sl, C
j $1.25 and $1.50. Easy shoes a speci- C
( MEN S AND BOYS' TANS C
j Highest grades, Russia Calt, in all the \
S fashionable shades, comfortable • \
I lasts, pointed or derby toe, positively C
? unequaled in Butler. Men's at $ 1 .50, $2, $2.50, $3, $3-s°> \
js4 and $5; Boys'at $1.35, $1.50 and $2; Youths' at $1.25, C
S $1.50 and $1.90. (
e, "' S - eS '
? 25 and *1.50; Boys' nt 85c, }
C v O '' " j/^ eas ( ' or^'ng ocs \
i The l>cst you ever saw at 75c, fi, fi-25 J
C : i See our *I.OO shoe with I
/ 't'lus Credemore, the best shoe made /
( for the money— al "' J
Misses A ildrens Shoes ?
I All the New Styles in Tan and Black, I.ace or Button, Pointed or Square N
1 Toe at 75c, fi, #1.25 ami £1.50, sizes 12 2; Childs at 40c, 50c, 75c ft ami I
C $ 1.25, sizes infants at 10c, iSc, and 25c and 50c. \
f Come in and sec us and try our shoes. C
b B. C. HUSELTON, Opp. Hotel Lowry. ?
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*unsi smt * BIST MOOS
♦SHOD SUM * um MT(S+
These aft the things that have enabled me to build ilp a tirst-class tjiilorinj; trad<-
during the last year.
We have the most skillful, j-ainstakinjj cutter; employ none but the very best
workmen; handle nothing but the very l>est goods, IkHli foreign and domestic, and
guarantee you perfect satisfaction in each and every particular, and for all this
<1 argc you simply a fair living profit,
J.S.YOUNG,
Tailor, Hatter and Men's Furnisher
posite Hotel I<owry.
-THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Reg'stcr's Notice
I The register fce/ibj gives notice that th.-*
I followinu accounts .1 administrs
' tors and sjufirdiaus littve been filed in
| r.ffice ace'.rdioc to law, md will be preteuted
to Court tor cofcfirmatioo auii allow
the O'.b day ot Jfl'.tt, I*:**!. at '*
o'clock A . M. of sa:d day:
I. First u:d partial accor.nf < f «!••< r*"
1 W VTriplit. uxecntcr of Martha K Writ' 1
dee'd, Iste fd Bntier \>c, rough,
i 2 Final ac. • ant ««t SCKa • -e, e*e< ,•
j tor 'if Alei K n»;-v. dee d, ia'e <»f Jaes
son twp.
S. Fir.al ac'-ount of John X V'-ung. ad
j mitiirtrator c • a (.f Jo' t Toupp, dee'd,l
- Wii<field tf > Jd,.
4. Final scoouDt of E: : /abeth Mar.
1 Maizland, executrix of Jnfcn ilaiz'ar. l
dee d, late ><f Clinton twp.
5 Final account of \lary E Helmbold,
administratrix ot Theodore Helu»b( |il,
dee'd. late of Saxonburg t' ri agh.
Vbal aecooct of A F Werner, sur
viving eTet-utiT ! ii'-rry liolb rst, de; ■ ,
late of A -, ac -tw i>. The executor giru-
Botico that be will make application I T
hi.s discharge at the time of the present*
tion of this account.
7. Filial account of H J Eitzert, pnar
dian of Frank Uitisier minor child ot Jo
seph Mic-ter. dee'd, late of Oakland t»
k. Final account of Peter Mangel and
Nicholas Mangel, executors of Claad Ma::
gel. dee'd, late "f Winfie'd twp.
0. Finil account cf Win Brownfield.
guardian of Mary A Browcfield. tninor
child of James Browntiuld, dee'd. late oi
Donegal twp.
10. Final account id iln 6 C Meti a
vey, adininixtratrix, of John C MeGarvey,
dee'd. late of Cunord twp.
11. Final account of Herman Kaabe,
administrator id (-'hark? Kaal;e. dee'd, lal
ofjefl'ersou twp.
12 F rial account of Isabella Dickey,
adiuii/iitlratrix of John T) Dickey, dee'd,
late of Forward twp.
13. Final acv«.unt ol Goo W tVrigl.t
executor of M'irtha K Wiight, dee'd, late
of Butler boro.
14. Fiks! and disuihation account <■(
John C Kay. ad ID it: in t rat. >r .d W»shiugt"i
Campbell, dee'd, tee of Fair iew twp.
15. Final account ol Kobert Johnston
executor Jonn Johnston, dee'd, late ol
Fairview twp. *
16 Finai account of James and Davii'
Hesftlget-fcr, executors of Kcbert Ile-sel
gesses, dec U, late 01 V> iniieid twp
17. Final account of Laura A Richard
son, administratrix <f Christopher A
Mait-r*, dee'd, late of B'Jtler borough.
18 Final account of is. J McCoy, a<i
ministrator of Elizabeth Thcuipson, dee'd
lata of Mercer twp
1!#. Final account of Feter Miller, guar
dian of V. m Henry Bander, minor child oi
John Bauder, dee'd, late ol Muddycreei
twp.
20. Final account ot W F Coyh\admin
istrator of Thomas Ooyle, dee'd. late ot
Donegal twp.
21. Fina: account of Kev X E Brown,
administrator cta of Alexander Brown
dee d, late of Mercer twp.
22. Final account of Cathaiine Kirk,
administratrix i f Wer.uel Kirk, Jec'a, late
of Oakland twp.
23. Final account of J X Fulton, ad
ministrator of Anna Mary Kelly, dee'd
late of Middlesex twp
24. Final account of W D Brandon,
guardian oi M J Gillespie, minor child of
M J Gillespie, dee'd, late ol Donegal twp.
20. Final and distribution account of
JD Martin, administrator of Thomas w
Martin, dee'd, late of Forward twp.
26. Partial account o'. W J Scot? ex
ecutor of J W Scott, dee'<l, fate of Lanoas
ter twp.
27. Final account of John Hinchberger,
executor of Mrs Mary Vosbrink, dec'd,lai>-
of Butler boronuh.
28. Fir.al acc< nnt of J A Ripper, execu
tor of Kudolph Kelkei, dec'd,late of Evans
City.
29. Final account of Kosa A J Martin,
executrix of Mary W Douthetl, dee'd, late
of Forward twp.
30. Final accoun tof Elizabeth Smith,
administratrx ol Enoch Smith, dee'd, U'e
ol Butler horougb.
31. Final account of G F Weisenstein,
administrator of Isabella H WtMeriHieit!,
dee'd Centre tv;
32. Final account of .Samuel I'. Uajv,
iruardian of Win K Hays, niuOr child ol
Wm Hays, dee'd, late ot A<!au>» twp.
33. Partial account of Christina Fruth,
adminiiitiatrix of Prank Fruth, dee'd, la'.-
of Jfrfferaoii twp.
34. Final account of Robert II Young,
administrator of Jau« Young, dee'd, late < I
Concord two.
35 Final account of J M Ulaek, tfu*r
dian of Etoil Kohhueyer, minor chibl ol S 1
W Kohlmeyer, dee'd, late of Allegheny
twp.
30. Final acccuat of 0E Me litiger at:.l
W.l Mellitigur, ai)iiriii*r!i.tor > I J K
Mellififfer, dec'.l, late of Oakland twp
37. Fii:al account of A A Campbell ex
ecutor of J G Campbell, dee'd, late of Pul
ler borough.
38. Final aic unf efCbiisty ltobb.>ni»r-
Jian of Win li Davrainville, niinor child ■ f
Mrs Elisabeth Davrairviiie, dee'd, late i i
Cincinnati, Ohio.
3D. Final account of ,S K Mebiiiglihc,
admii.istiator ..I Daniel li McLaugh!',
dee'd, lute of Fairview twp.
40. Final account of Emma K> nnii i.
adtnir.i»trattix of John L Kenuick. dee'd.
late ol Ji-fTer/oc iv p
41. Final account of tieo W Sbiaver.
euardian of Misuie Itusch and Cbarliv
Kui-cb, minor children of Jacob Rusch,
dee'd, late of Butler borough
42. First and partial account ol Jon pt
Geibel, actinif executor of Charles Geibel.
dee'd, late of Butler borough.
43 Final account of G I) Swain and
Wrn Kocher, executor, of Jeo-oe iiici,
dee'd, late of twp.
JOHN 8. VVIC Re.if.ter
Widows' Appraisements.
The following widows' appraisements ol
pernorial property and real estate set apari
tor the benefit of the widows of decedent*
hnve been filed in the ..fhee of the Clerk ol
Orphans' Court ol Butler county, viz.
Widow of John M Weigle...." s3uo 00
" George T lfe.-ter 1W 00
" Alex Barnes aOO 00
" Samuel McCullougb 238 05
" J M Stoop... 300 00
" George ilai burger 295 85
" W B Ilender-on 7'J 64
" Levi Park 300 00
H C Black 300 00
Nicholas Reott (realty).. 300 00
" JmephJ l.aveiy 300 00
" John S Clark 300 00
" Jacob F Wise 300 00
" John P T Stehle 300 00
" A 8 Pattifon 70 75
" Laurentie Eyon (realty).. 350 00
" Win Kolley 300 00
" Israel Craniner 300 00
All persons interested in the above ap
praistrnenU will lake notice that tbey will
ije presented for confirmation to the Or
phans' Court of Butler county, Pa., on Sat
urdav. the fith day of June, 18M0, and
if no exceptions are filed they will be con
firmed absolutely,
JOSEPH CRISWELL,
Clerk O. C
WALL I'APEH
I. J. McBRIDE,
K«i: Wai.i, Paim-k, Statlonety,Painters'
Supplies, Bui li ling I'aper, Tobacco ami
Cigars. Opposite old stand.
1 14 W. Jefferson stecct, Butler, Pa.
C. R. ELLIOTT, Mgr.
Dealer in
Wall Paper, Painters' Supplies, &c,
121 W. Jefferson street, - Butler. I'a
J j. (% WICK
OKALKR IK
Rough AND Worked Lumtier
or at. Kisns
Doers, Sash, Blinds, Moulalngs,
Shingles and Lath
Always In Stock.
LIME. HAIR AND PLASTLK
Ofllcn opponit<» P. & W, Depot,
PUTLHK
IVITTLKH. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896.
Liver Ills
Lilt • biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti
pation, soar stomach, iDthitestioa are promptly
cureu l-y Hood's Fills. They do their work
Hood's
■ I I J"T>
Bev -tier -J 11*. I I I
15 cents. All cirugerfsl.s. ■ ■■ ■
Prepared by C. I Hood A Co.. Lowell, Mass.
Tiie only P 11 to take with Hood's Sarsapai ilia.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.
I X.i'ir ■is :.er-.i; given that the f ■»--
briajpa ,t 1 mad views have been c*m
. fiin id ; t'\ tteConrt »ud will be t>-'-
-• r.'-rt ot tht Or : Saturday of June.
! >ri: >r the i>th d«i "f s *i>l tuoc" and
..j,::. i , are fi'-d tf ev will be co:.t; ite •
aw ..-.ell . .
li ;> N'o >ejft<-IToer ee.«Mon, I£9.>, IV
titian vftfitisMM ■>! SlipffiJMdi lowwiihip
| FOR ituat hrkt| MbDiwiM rer ...
be >:ice where rl •• i.ablic road 1.-ao:..>■
■ 'be Frai ii n r0...l to New Hope. .1
| ".r;,r.chtoi;, r.e-ir N'o 9. *ch«<d h-.»«
. ii 23d, 905 vi rera appntatl»y the
c ■ i . ami SepU mlier 2.
v v.er- tile.) staling that be bridge lieti
tio..ed for i: uecessary and the ereciio:? of
the **me would require more exp ro
! th.ti is reasonable ttie township of S,:;#
! |«ru ek shiinlii bear, and did locate the
lti i' ereofu' t<« place inoi.ti<>tieit in M e
I lie':- .t: September 11. lfWit appr-v-1
I l otic- to be givei According !■> iu'e- >.
< ..on auo t'i be i.«id before tue grtiud jury
i t nest term.
liy the CVrhT.
M»reb 7 it appearing to tl) >
1 otiri li.at !he<i-S9 w:n> not laid I eloru
, .- g'lti'd jury a: December term. di
r-e >d in ord-r run's S'.-ptembnr 11, 1895,
•a (eciinl 1 w •- -<•¥ not Mlf pre <i r,
sod tnai i o t rrter «made to Mare'i
'in. 189<3 il is now urdeit-d to be . 1
l l ,-e the g'ii .d jir a 1 Juno term, 18i> ; ',
. V, ■ dnifdny. th*- dij of June, 1890,
to be g;v.- i rij ... fig to rule .t'
Cwtui i:y tub CottßT.
U 1) N'o 1, March >e.s*,i'.i:, 1896, Petiiioa
i f eii zen: ! f <'■ rr>-'MI-aes-ing t<iwu»l':p
f r il" county tg. over Littlj C'.nao
ij .p) cveok wrpie tlie ro->il known as
•r,.- We ii road er. sses s;ti l creek. Ja t
uov 29. 189<> vi« wcts xt.pointed by
C'.art, an:' March 2d. 189t3 report id vit-vc
. r filed, stating tfc it the bridge , eiili >•; d
f.i :s neceisgary. and the erection ol the
euit; w.ulil requite more ixpeare tl.,n
i- ,<>d.-oi.eb'i* the '.ownship ol Com., que
li.-.s i :i ah< i.d bar, and did locate tjj©
eite thereol at tile place nieult jijed in toe
l»'Siti.-0. arch 7, 1896, approved: not: e
t.. b< given accoruiug to rules of Court auj
i i l e .aid before ibe next g a: d jury on
Wednesday, Jauc 3, 1896.
# lJ¥ this I'ockt.
!t D No 2. ilari h <E.-SMO. 1896. Petition
ol citizens of forward township for pub
lic r< ad lo begio lit a point in the paiiltc
road leading lr> m Brown's mill to P.-terg
7iii.-, at or near the north end ol ttie
l.ri. L-e aerofs the Connnqueaesbing c.,'ft> k
known a- the lioid bridge, and eiteuilo g
the he to pint in the public road l> a
lag It- i> the ti iroagh of Evatmbarg to the
g.. .i llutler, al or near ill-, house ..1
Pim II Ash. February 3, 1896, viewers
:ph IM! iy U:e Court, and March 2,
189 . report >ii * • .rs fi'ed, slating tL it
tlie r- ao p.-i:tioueil lor is necessary, anil
oid lay > a:, the name tor public, use, c-.-t
of making, one hundred dollars, to lie
bor: >■ by the township No damages as-
M ■d. March 7, 1896 approved, at.d fix
*'id;h •.! rat .it 33 feet; notice to be given
ae. nru:i $ to ri.ies ol Court.
By thr Court.
Btrri.gß County, ss:
< • rifle from t' record the 4th dav .>J
M » V . A I) 1890
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All gr.'ulf of iMideiwer at very
low prices.
Largest stock of hats .md
furnishings for gentleman ni tlie
country. An inspection will prove
tli is to any ones satisfactun*
Colbert & Dale.
242 S. Main St.. Ktitle t, enn'a
THE HABIT OF
wearing good clothes
is a good habit and
our clothes are good
habits. We want to
help you torm this
good habit. Begin
now! in a short time
you will be convinced
we have saved you
money anil that you
are always dressed in
good taste. Good
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.
OUHRN METHODS.
MODERATE RIC ES.
ALAND,
MAKER Oh
MEN'S LOTi; ES.
: EL 1!®
i^Cam' cht - ,8 V -ty J B lirr." ott Corpary...
Lamar's knock awakened me, and 1
arose refreshed and ready to carry out
the scheme outlined the nisht before.
A clock on the mantel showed that
nearly half the day had slipped away.
Dressing quickly, 1 passed into my
companion's sitting-room, where a
substantial break fast was spread on the
center-table. It had been arranged
that v»e should shun the hotel dlniug
room, and u statement that Lamar was
tiaveling under my professional care
could be relied upou to quiet any curi
osity developed by our exclusiveness.
Lamar was seated at the table n itli a
half-fiiiiMhed cup of coffee before him.
The light from the window fell ujtf.n
him, and for an instant I repented tho
bargain between us; lor his face was
cue of the most repulsive It had ever
been my lot +o behold. The i-allow
iiess I had noticed was more 'pro
nounced, and there were, lines which
had scaped the. scrutiny by lamplight.
The chin was long !Mid pointed, the
cheek-; were thin, and the forehead,
tbouch high enough to indicate no lack
of brain-power, was uarrow and
v iink led. There were hollows at the
temples such as our. often sees in suf
ferers from wasting diseases; with the
dark circles under his eyes, they gave
him the look of a man whose health was
Irretrievably shattered, though, as it
proved, his physical condition was no
matter of immediate concern. As hae
Itf-ii said, his nose was large and
curved, and his hair and mustache were
streaked witJi gray. His teeth, which
In. seldom showed, were large, discol
ored und Irregular. Lite eyes, above
which the brows met in a bushy hedge,
were small and deeply sunk in his head.
There was hardly one of the man's fea
tures which was pleasing, and com
bined they made up a face almost
grotc-sque in its uucomcliness; yet in
studying the expression of his counten
ance one forgot his ugliness. It is the
business of the physician sometimes
to consider more than mere bodily ail
ments, to heed the signs and tokens of
the forces of the animating spirit, to
seek out the passions which have held
sway and dominated the existence of
the patient. Deceived somewhat at
first by his appearance of decrepitude,
I tried to solve the problem Lamar
presented from a professional stand
point. There was power in his face;
power, will, determination; much self
control, and more selfishness. Plain
ly, thought I, a man of oitter hates and
few affections, unscrupulous and re
sourceful, now a fugitive, and bearing
in his eye the look of dread of his pur
suers.
What brought him to such straits?
Over and over again I asked myself the
question. That political intrigues had
made him an outlaw seemed to lie the
most natural explanation, but it failed
to meet, nil the requirements of the
case. A politM iU oifeuder, once in the
United States, would be free to go about
ojienly, yet here, he was in hiding and
anxious to reach a still more remote
refuge. His manner wus that of one
accustomed to exercise authoritj r . Why
should he have intrusted his fate to a
stranger, young and poor? Surely he
might have commanded a far more
powerfully ally. It was as if in his
game with fate ho had chosen to risk
his all on the slenderest of ch&nccs and
ut the greatest odds.
He tfavc rue tliuo enough for there
reflections; for after the first saluta
tions he, relapsed iato silence. Perhaps
ho guessed what the trend of my
thoughts would be, and was willing to
it How. me an opportunity to study him.
Not until my meal was finished did
he speali. He hiul lighted a cigar, and
was watching the rings of smoke,
which he blew very skillfully.
"So far all has gone well," said he.
"Yet I would not delay; this I think
you comprehend. It Is, however,
my preference to travel by night. But
first l«t 1110 ask, you are still contcut
with the agreement?" ,
"Perfectly," said I. It was not the
truth, the whole truth and notliing
but the truth, but it served well
'enough.
"Very good. Then to consideration
Of an immediate matteT. You will par
don me my slowness of speech In Eng-
Ush—"
"But you speak It well," I broke in.
"I lived In England several years,"
he answered, but no sooner was the
explanation made than he appeared
to regret it; for he added: "But to our
subject. Permit me to lay before you
a plan."
"Pray proceed," said I, somewhat
puzzled tus to what was to come.
"This it Is: That you, having thlß
afternoon to do with as you may, re
turn to the city and there conclude
.such affairs as are pressing. It Is most
probable that another opportunity so
excellent may not present itself."
His meaning was sufficiently patent.
Once we should have reached our desti
nation he would prefer to have me
without an excuse for revisiting my
old haunt*. Nothing, though, would
suit me better than to fall in with his
desire. So I saiii:
"If you will allow me until nine
o'clock this evening, I promise to be
free In every way to accompany you
wherever you chooso to go. My busi
ness can bo closed In short order. You
may r<>st satisfied that I shall say noth
ing of the change of my plans. In fact,
I don't expect to excite any lively curi
osity; It will be merely a cafle of an
other man dropping out of sight; the
city is too accustomed to such disap
pearances to worry about anot her add
ed to the list. Believe me, I don't regret
our arrangement."
Regret It, indeed! The ftalary offered
was ten times as larg-e as my income
for the last year. It would mean at
leaeit plenty to eat and plenty to wear,
a comfortable home and freedom from
the cures which hod made life a bur
den. The wolf of poverty that had
haunted my door would be driven on
to liowl about the dwelling of the next
poor devil. At an earlier stage of roy
career I might have hesitated, have
paused before consenting to bury my
self iu the country; but it is a rarely
vigorous ambition that thrives on
grinding monotony and grows strong
through y<tirs of semi-starvatiou; mine
wasnotinade of suc-h sturdy Htuff. Had
Lamar sprouted horns and displayed
a cloven hoof I might have experienced
qualm*, but scarcely well-defined re
grets.
Three hours later I naa again in the
city, and the few ties which had bound
me to It were severed. The landlord
took my departure philosophically;
j payment of the arrears of rent seemed
» -to reooircUa him to losli.tr the tenant.
A near-by practitioner gladly agreed
to give room to my books until they
should bo sent for, and a junkman drove
an easy bargain for m;. furniture A
valise was capacious enough to receive
the few effects I cared to take away,
and even its contents might have been
parted with without great sorrow.
There were no patients to worry about,
and fm\ questions to answer. To such
as were put I replied that I hud secured
an appointment In the country; and
even my professional brother did not
think it wo. th while to push the in
piiry further. In short, my neighbor?
manifested no more curiosity about me
than about the vanished builder of
last yisar's bird's nest still swinging
on a bough of the half-dead tree at, tlie
comer.
It would have been easy to return
to Merton long before the appointed
time, but I tarried in town to enjoy
luxury which had charmed my fane
on many a day when the cravings of
hunger possessed me. There was ares- -
taurnnt, famous far and near, a gas
tronomic Mecca to which many pil
grims journeyed joyously, under whose
roof I was determined to dine. Often:
had I surveyed its glories from the
pavement without, prowling about the
place in fascination at the picture of
good cheer visible through its windows.
Now I was privileged to enter, strong
in the consciousness that a roll of bills,'
rtill of goodly size In spite of the pay
ments made from it, nestled in my
pocket. Let It be confessed, how
ever, that as I stepped through the
doorway my hand was clutched about
the money, as if in fear that It might
vanish. Not until I had dined and the
account had been liquidated did tlie
dread of an awakeniDg from so pleas
ant a dream disappear. The remem
brance of that solitary feast will be
always with me; for It brought the
first convincing proof that the old
period of stress was at an end.
A suburban train liore me to Merton.
caxly in the evening. I went at once
to my employer's room. Before h-avlng
tho city I Ikwl secured time-tables of
the road on which we were to make our>
journey, and had found that a through
express stopped at the town at ten
o'clock. Lamar was well pleased with
this bit of Information. He had not
quitted his quarters In my absence, he
said, and none of the hotel servants,
except the somnolent porter who ad
mitted us, had had a glimpse of his
face, for he had kept out of s'ig'hft
when food and drink v.ere brought to
his room. A little "before ten o'clock
I esettlcd our reckoning, and wo left the.
hotel by a side door, reaching the sta
tion jast as the train rolled up to the
platform. My companion chose a
in which there were few passengers
and, picking out a dark corner, buried
his face in his upturned coat collar
mud 7«Tten«lcd W> 'leep. One of His
hands was clapped about tho strap of
his little valise, and not or-oe In the
course of the journey did he loosen his,
grip upon It.
There was a weary ride of several
hours, and then an equally weary wait
at a junction at which we were to take
a train over •* branch line; but long
before the lazy folk—if there were
any sluggards in that workaday reg-ion
—were stirring, our travel by. rail had:
be?n completed. We. left the cars at-
Bassettvllle, the trtation nearest Itodr
neytown, which was separated from the
railway by a ten-mile stretch of coun
try. As It happened Sam Carpenter, the
owner of a livery stable near by, who
usually supplied conveyances to per
sons desiring to reach the village, was
an acquaintance of my boyhood days.
With him I was Boon In friendly dis
course.
'Tvo got u patient with me, Bum,"
saiil I, "and he wimtd to breathe pure
sea-breezes. I'm taking him down to
the old place. He needs grxxl air and
quiet."
"Wall,he won't git much else,l
said the man, with all the contempt of
the rullroad town for a place less blest.
"Want a steady natr, don't ye? Take
a boy along, or drive yerself?"
"Never mind about the boy; I know
the way," I answered. "I'll see that tho
team gets back to you this afternoon."
A little later I drove up to the station
where Lamar had l>ecn awaiting nie.
He climbed into the buggy with an'
agility which was surprising, consider-'
Ing his appearance of illness, and settled'
down beside mo with the valise still In
in his hands. I offered to stow it away
with my sole piece of luggage back of
the seat, but he shook his head.
"It is my preference to keep it," said
he. "It Is not a burden."
The morning was fresh and clear, and
as vfe drove along the charm of it
gained possession of my senses. I for
got tho fatigue of the night In a utility
" It ia my preference to keep it," eaid he.
car and the fact that we liad not break
fasted. About us were gently rolling,
hills, topped here and there by dark
woods, below which stretched broad
meadows and cultivated fields; a clear
brook rippled near the roud, which fol
lowed the tortuous course of its little
valley; and overhead was a sky without
a fleck of cloud, In the heart of tho
spring morning the most glorious of
canopies.
"A beautiful country," said I, half in
soliloquy and half addressing my com
panion.
"And more—a safe country, I think,"
said he. "We arc not followed—a*
least so far. No one else left the train
when we did."
"Oh," said I, thus dragged 1-eck from
sentiment to reality, "wo ought to be
safe enough. But, epeaking of pursuit,
was danger of it imminent?"
"Perhaps," he answered, dryly.
We rode on In silence, the good old
horse between the shafts proving hi*
master's warranty of a lack of coltish
ness, y£t eontrlvlnir to tret o\\T tRC
ground with satisfactory dispatch. V. e
pdrtcd company v ith the brook, crossed
~v littl<* r>clgv and turned down another
narrow valloy, traversed it, and crossed
a stretch of woodland where tho
branches of the trees Jocked above the
highway,, climbet! a hill, and in a mo
irjtrnt were looking upon a si*ne in
- hioh *hcr' v.-ae xio sugg , = tion oi those
Llirou),'.. \ ' ' "• we had just passed. The
loud a little ijcj v -werved eharplv
to the left, and. foao. < ' "-ofthe
ridge, led tu the clustered huu.-i.. o, the
village a mile away. Right before us
was the long, gentle slope of the hill,
terminating in the low plain I knew so
well.fringed with marsh and veined with
narrow tidal streams; and still farther
on was the bay, glittering in the sun
like a vast sheet of bejeweled azure.
Here and there along its margin rose
knolls on which grew clumps- of stunted
treels. Above one of them, a little nearer
us than the rest, could be seen the
chimney of the old house, as lonely a
habitation as man could desire.
•'There." said I to roy companion,
pointing To t he sjxjt, "there i"» your ideal
hermitage,"
VI.
What would have been the result
upon iny fortunes had the asylum
seeker failed to l>e satisfied with the
retreat selected is a question over which
I hnve sioce wafted much time. On the
whole, it Is probable that I should have
Hfen little more of him, the chances be
ing that in a day or two he would have
disappeared, leaving, perhaps, a sum of
money sufficient in his eyes to compen
sate me for services rendered to that
date. It is good evidence of the reck
lessness which then possessed me that,
though a contingency of this sort had
been in my mind from the first, the
thought of ft had no deterring influence.
As it was, however, he seemed to be
content with the choice made for him
and ready to carry out our contract.
The task of settling him in his new
abode proved to be unexpectedly easy.
The owner of the old house was glad to
dispose of it for a song, throwing in a
patch of marshland along with the lit
tle hill on which the building stood.
Though it was in need of repairs, and
though wind and weather had left
many a mark upon it, it was still a
stout structure, with stanch Warns and
firm foundation, capable, apparently,
of vithstanding the galos of a score of
■tv inters. It was built on the summit of
the hummock, which rose about 40 feet
nbove the searlevel, a rocky spur
pushed up into the light and air from
some, stratum buried under the low
lands of the coast. Upon the rocks was
a scanty covering of soil, barely suffi
cient to give support to the fringe of
dwarfed evergreens which surrounded
the dwelling. Half-way down the slope
on the west or landward side wus a
spring about which was a patch of turf,
the only bit of green on the premises,
for the soil under the trees was dull
browti In hue, and the seaward tcr>-
races were too steep and stony to give
root to even the hardiest of grasses. To
the. east, directly between the knoll and
the beach, was a marsh, which also
curved about the rocks to border their
southern side. On the north a tidal
6tream flowed so close to the base of the
fclope that one could step from a lioat to
the lowest of 'he rocky ledges. To the
west the laud was level, but not marshy,
and the, line of along-abandoned wagon
track could be traced straight across to
the hill frmii
his first, view of his refuge. Ilodney
town wus considerably more than a
mile distant, but about half-way bo
tweeai the village and the knoll were
three or four farmhouses. Their occu
pants would be I.amar's nearest neigh
bors, at least, on the land side. To the
south, perched on another rocky point
about a quarter of a mile away, was the
hut of a family of fishermen, who were
not likely to be intrusive.
As hafl beon said, the business of tak
ing possession was a simple matter, and
the night after our arrival we passed
in the house by the bay. Lamar showed
amazing energy in making the place
habitable, and within a week wonders
were accomplished. A wagon-load of
furniture and fitting was secured from
tin: village; I turned glazier to replace
the broken window-panes, w hose ab
sence had served at least to save the
place from the reproach of roustl
jiess; and my employer develoj»ed
no mean ability as a carpenter. To
be sure, it was a mere box of
a house, making our labor so
much the lighter, but 1 felt a
good deal of pride In the results. On
the ground-floor was a living-room,
with a kitchen behind It, and a small
room opening from the kitchen. Above
■were two rooms of fair size, both of
which, Lamar told me, he should re
quire for his own use. It had been
agreed, soon ofter our arrival, that I
should find quarters in one of the farm
houses between the refuge and the vil
lage—an arrangement entirely to my
the pros pectof dwelling under
the same roof with Lamar was not al
luring. He was as unsympathetic as
en ieelierg, hardly more loquacious,
and the mystery he maintained was
not of the fascinating sort. In the
week we passed together I came to'dls
like him exceedingly. Sometimes, when
u day's labors were ended he would sit
for hours puffing away at his cigar,
watching the wreaths of smoke, but
speaking not a word, and hardly honor
ing me with a glance. What his re
flections might be was beyond my
power of conjecture; yet I managed,
with considerable satisfaction, to con
vince myself that lie had committed
some crime of particular atrocity, and
that he was no common political exile.
Never, however, did he give nvo cause,
to suppose him to be a sufferer from
remorse. Whatever his reasons for
flight might have been, he seemed now
to regard himself as respited from,
pursuit, and his look lost something of
its restlessness, though it was evident
that he did not feel that his peril was
ended. He had strengthened the doors
of tlie house and fitted them with heavy
bolts, while stout bars were ready to
be stretched across the lower windows
at a moment's notice.
In these early days of our stay at
Rodneytown my acquaintance with the
townspeople stood us In good steud.
Of course our coming and the purchase
of the old house set the tonpues of the
village gossips wagging, but the chat
ter was not very ill-natured, ruid tho
explanation that I, an old Rodneytown
boy , Imd brought an invalid to the shore
for tlie liencfitof the wuuir was accept--
ed with even less demur than I had
looked for, for the villagers were proud
of the healtlifulness of the place. Tha
additional statement that the sick muu
required complete quiet, and for tJic
present was unable to receive visitors,
was successful In Its object. Lamar was
not molested by inquisitive callers, and
after a little tlie people whom I met
ceased to question me about him, suve
ot rare intervals. A burn-burning
nlwut that time did us a great service
in giving t he townsjieople a more v i tally
interesting topic than a sick stranger
forced by his malady to lead a solltary
Cxlstence. 1
Among the moat delicate lasks fall
ing to my lot was the securing of a
Ifcrvnnt fti? fnry.lpf, but, Iten*
fortune lreing kind, un old negress
was installed as nominal nurse and
actual housekeeper. She luul been
born a slave, according to village talk,
but had secured her freedom and ml
prated north. Htie wis an excellent
cook, but to 6urlv r.nd crabbed was her
disposition—moreover, she was very
dtiU —that at lust nobody would em
ploy her. A recital of her disabilities
sent me post-haste after her; far, if
shi was <u> unsociable as she wasrepr»>-
fcented to be, she was the woman in a
thousand for us. When she took charge
of the kitchen we were relieved of one
point at least; there would be 110 gos
siping at that eud of the hoik*-.
Meanwhile, I had contracted for food
and lodging - at one of the farmhouses,
and had put out ray shingle in due
form—much to the satisfaction of my
hostess, who confessed that it pleased
her to have evidences given that, there
was "u grown man'bout the place." Sin;
was Mrs. Elvira Weston, a widow, and
the mother of two boys, neither of
whom waft yet old enough to relieve
her of the cares of the farm. She
was a cheery soul, who had endured
many misfortunes without losing- cour
age. and I was glud to secure quarters
under her roof. She allotted to me
a wing of the house, which."having nil
I entrance of its own, would serve ad
mirably as an oflice. I soon hnd my den
; fitted up in a way to excite considerable
local admiration. A few lwxiks, a couple
; ol antnmical chart* and some vials of
! drugs were disposed to the be.st ad -
vantage to impress patients with the
mysteries of the healing art.
Iu its beginning my practice in Rod
neytown was much like an early spring
| In New England -more promise than
realization. A doily visit to Lamar was
the basing-point of my routine. As a
rule, it was very brief, though occasion
; ally he let me understand that my post
was no sinecure. Now and then he sent
me 011 trips to Trent, a thriving hive
of manufactories about 30 miles from
the village. On the first of these jour
neys one of my duties was to mail n
letter to a New York banking
on the next I was informed thata largo
sum was on deposit to my credit with
the principal bank of the place. Thus,
while my patron kept some control over
the purse-strings, I was the acting pay
master. From first to last there could
be no charge of niggardliness made
against him; ho looked over my ac
counts now and then, but never ques
tioued their accuracy.
As he finished hLs superficial auditing
on one of these occasions, he looked'
up and usked, rather abruptly:
"The old fisherman who Uvea yon
der—what do you know of him?"
"Not much," said I, "except that his
name is Johnson, that he has been in
the navy, and that he has tlie best of
reputations for honesty."
"No more?"
"Well, he and his two brothers who
live with him are an unsociable lot,
who keep much to themselves. There's
no woman with them; they're their
own housekeepers."
"I may buy of their fish. THd the
eldest to come here to-night. You
need not be present," said he. With his
usual ceremonious bow at parting, ho
turned on his heel and stalked upstairs
to his sanctum.
The order was surprising, In view of
his desire to avoid his neighbors; but,
though it puzzled me, I sought out
Johnson and delivered the message.
That night in my cozy office I tried In
' vain to discover a reason for the Inter
view then going on In the honse on the.
knoll. The old fish explanation was
fishy indeed, old Martha, the cook, be
ing quite able, in spite of her deafness,
to bargain for any supplies for her de
partment. It was improbable that La
mar had any notion of setting Johnson
tc spy upon my doings, for he had
used me as a means of communicating
with the man, a course he would not
have adopted had he entertained any
suspicions of my faithfulness. It might
be that ho desired toarrunge for the uso
of u sloop owned by the brothers, with
an eye to tlie possibility of Oprning a
way of retreat by sea in case his pres
ent stronghold became untenable.
Yes, that seemed to be the most reason
able explanation, although, so far as 1
knew, Lamar was not in the slightest
danger of discovery by his enemies.
Buch a precaution at that time ap
peared to be about as necessary as a
shipment of antidotes for frost-bite to
the Hottentots.
Sleeping over the matter gave me na
fresh light upon it, nor was I tlie wiser
for my pains for many a day there
after; but at last chance, the much-ex
plaining, furnished the clew.
I had tanied at the house on the
knoll unusually late that afternoon,
and the sun was setting as I began my
walk homeward. It had been a clear,
pleasant day, with a good deal of
warmth in the sunshine, although
autumn wus now far advanced; but as
the evening came on the air grew chilly
end the brisk off-shore breeze took on
a touch of the approaching winter.
With turned-up coat-collar and hauds
buried in my pockets, I stepped out
briskly on the tramp homeward, rather
reconciled at the moment to the slen
dernoss of a praotice which guaranteed
me an undisturbed evening. With book
Right before me wae ft wire.
and pl|>e and an easy-chair, and u
bright lire, Bevernl hours could be
{tossed ve.ry delightfully, with the stiff
breeze whistling through tlie tree-tops
and signaling warnings to good folk
within doors to keep snugly under cov
er. Just at this point iu my reflections
tlio.re came a fierce gust which almost
sent me staggering bock. My Lmt, torn
from my head, went seaward, spinning
like a top in what might, have been a
baby whirlwind. I rau after it at my
beat gait, sometimes losing ground and
sometimes gaining, only to see th«*
gust with impish perversity sweep it
from my very grasp. Then my toe
caught in something, and down 1 went
in a heap. As I regained my feet tlie
)uit, with a flight as clumsy its that of
n hen clearing a >mrn-Tard fence,
flopped across a salt-water creek and
dropped upon the opposite bank Tine
tide was nt tho ebb, and the stream
avss neither broad nor <fl**p. (ittcbet
aiOf VffcTr nK»DH'iiTun*\j 1 <JouW- 7 r;u»
No. 22
to the clge and gave a vigorous leap.
My* feet struck the farther bank, but
slipped in the soft mud, and onoe mora <
I measured my length, sprawling thlfc
time, however, haif *in the water and
half on shore. In the worst of tem
pere I scrambled out of the slime,
picked up the runaway hat, and then
almost dropped it again in surprisei
for right before me'was a wire, strung
as neatly as any telegraph line.and >up
jK>rt«>d by posts sltout a foot in height,
The ohftsc hr*d carried me Into the
marsh to the south of Ixunar's house,
toward which the wire extended in
cae dfrection. Where was the other
end of it? That query could have
but one answer Johnson's cottage,
the only habitation in that quarter.
In the course of the next day's visit
to Lainur I told him of my accidental
discovery.
"It is a trifle, a small contrivance
to summon Johnson," said he, quietly.
"Tie Ls useful in many ways; he may
be more useful still in "Others. lie Ls a
stout fellow (uid a bravo."
"Then you fear—T'
"You have the saying," he a: .-.
with a shrug of his shouMer-: "'l*
time of peace prepare for war.' "
A Kussiur. llAiiiul.
Not long ago a Russian juuge was
called ujxin to decide a knotty ~ int re
lating to a promissory note, which the
debtoi had made payable on "Saint
Henry's Day." Now- it happens that
there Is no su 'h -uint's day in the Ortho
dox Russian calendar. Hence, how
could the court give judgment on •
bond in which it could not be aaid that
the debtor hod {hade default? Yet
justice evidently required that the
lender of the money should be repaid.
Then it occurred to the judge, who had
a share of the shrewdness of Bancha
Panza or the wit of Joe Miller, that the
festival of "All SalntS" must
ly iuelude even the dubious saint in
question, and he fcave judgment accord
ingly for payment on that day.—N. 'S'.
Tost.
Comoled.
It is possible to find occasion for
thankfulness under the most adverse
circumstances. A good story is fbld of
an old crgau-blower who was dying.
The curate was visiting him.
"Would yon mind, sir, asking our
organist to play the 'Dead March over
me V" asked the sick man.
"Certainly I will. Chapman," said the
curate.
"Thankee, sir; aune of that ere
tweedledum Beethoven, you know, sir;
only Handel's."
"I um sure lis will do it," responded'
the curate.
The old man lay placidly for awhile,
and then exclaimed, with fervor:
"How thankful I be that I sha'n't havo.
to blow for him when he plays the loud
purt at the end."—-London Tit-lilts.
Feminine fluuii!lerln(.
Husband—Did you get that ten-dollar
check your uncle sent you cashed yet 7
Wife—No, I haven't been out.
Huslinnd—Well, I am sending an or
der to a cigar dealer for two boxes of
five dollar cignrs. I don't want to send
money in an envelope. You take thi»
ten dollars and give me your check.
Wife—Certainly.
Husband (a day later)— More money!
Why, my dear, what did you do with
the ten dollars your uncle sent you?
Wife (in a huff) —You took it for cig
ars.—N. Y. Weekly.
A WHISTLING LARYNX.
Xfcft Caltiue Cuo of a Young Lady In
Connecticut.
Dr. Carl E. Mungcr, of Waterbury,
contributes the following article to the
Record:
Miss Florence W., aged 19, with a
larynx perfectly normal in appearance
%nj funet n wli'stl? Nt any time
rithw tt «( -> =£ • r i'e*. tongue,
iharyur. • - i..so z~~ T-, r" theeks.
n the m 0... sum', tAe tongue
pulled out aiti held iUm'.y between t-ha
thumb and index finger,at is customary
on Inspecting the larynx, and ft laryn
geal mirror Is held in position upon the
soft palate, pressing it buck against
the posterior pharyngeal wall, the pa
tient during examination can whistle
very clearly and loudly en6tigh to be
heard In any part of a large room. The
position of tlie vocal chords is as fol
lows: There is close approximation of
the v ocal oho rut, for their anterior three
fourths, while posteriorly there, is letta
triangular »pat>, which is more or less
encroached upon as high or low notes
are produced, at the same time the
ventricular lmn<Js ire coiist-autly chang
ing their positions, according as the
note ls high or low. This young lady
says her range Is abotit one and one
hajf octoroß. She further says that a
eotwin, a young bov, possesses this
power of laryngeal whistling, but to a
very limited degree, and that ig her
own ca«e she has been able to whistle
In this peculiar manner since childhood.
The ordinary definition of "to whistle"
ls "to utter a kind of musical sound
by forcing the breath through a small
orifice formed by contracting the lips;"
It must then be added that "to whistle"
Is as above, but with this addition, "'or
moke a musics! sound by forcing the
breath through a smitll Orifice left by
the partial approximation of the vocal
chords, the only other anatomical aids
being the ventricular bands."
The objection that this ls not a whis
tle cannot hold, as a proficient singing
master has ;issured me that the sound
is purely ft whistle, and not a singing or
speaking note. This Is then a tmiquo
case of the production of the whistle
in lli£ larynjiL unaided by the lips,
tongue, cheeks or palate. Medical
Record.
()u« Object of Lifo In-mrunof.
The Hubjcct oi the conversation
taken several routes, and finally tho
topic of insuronoe was reached by tlie
guests, the hostess and the host ut the
dinner table.
"Fapa has his life insured," spoke up
tho little girl, the pet of the household.
"Is that so?" asked one of the visit
ors, showing interest in the evidence
of precocity. Everybody present looked
at the child, and the father and mother
gazed fondly and proudly.
"Yes*m; for $15,000."
"What has he done that for V
"So mamma Can buy a new husband
when he's dead."—Louisville Courier-
Journal.
Horinf ThJn Uln«4»
Everybody who has tried,understand*
how difficult it is to l>ore a hole in a
(•trip or shoH of thin glass. The fol
lowing method Is t»id to be successful:
I'resis ft cake of we* clay upon the glosw,
and then make a hole through tlie clay
of the desired size, laying bare the gioA
at the Ixrttom of the hole. Then pour
melted lend into the hole, and it will
drop through the gla«t>, makingn round
aperture. Tlie explanation Is that tlie
sudden application of heat era»ks the
glass 111 a circle corresponding in slzb
with the hale in the cloy.- Youth's
putou.
—Chnrle# I amb was known to hb»
reading contemporaries its "Ella.'' Kvea
to the pres. at any many i*>r*ons sup
pose "Ella's Essays" were written
a person of that nanflf.