VOL.* xxxiv
AFTER STOCK TAKING
WE FIND A GREAT MANY ODD LOTS OF SHOES
IN OUR STOCK WHICH WE ARE GOING
TO SELL AT
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS.
THE BASIS ON WHICH OCR LARGE RETAIL
SHOE BUSINESS WAS BUILT—SAVE PEOPLE
MONEY, GIVE THEM GOOD HONEST GOODS
AND I HEY LL PATRONIZE YOU.
A Big Cut in MEN'S FINE SHOES.
WOMEN'S EINE SHOES In finest latent Call; wasts.so, no v. <4^o
One lot was J3 50, now $2.50.
One lot reduced from f 2 and i 2.50 to One lot caif, was f4.00, 15.00 and *6OO,
only fi.35. now f2.00.
One lot reduced from {3.50 and #3-75 J One lot heavy shoes, was M.25 aadfi 50
to 0.00 and 52.25. now fi.oo.
One lot reduce<i lrom ti.cxj and fi.25 Men's I-'ine Shoes, were #1.25, now
to 75 cents. 95 cents.
Women's Black All Wool Overgaiters,
SILK STITCHED, CLOTH FACINGS-TO CLOSE OUT AT 15 CENTS.
Bargains in Misses' Shoes. Bargains in Boys' Shoes.
50 cents, 75 cents and ii.uo. We will _ 5 ttnU centf tl uo and fl 3y
save you 5 cents on every pair. Bargains in all.
Children's Shoes. .
Our Slippers
At 25 cents, 40 cents and 50 cents. "
Baty Sbo< s at 10 cents to 50 cents. to close, and also all our I —lt Shoes,
WOOL BOOTS AND RUBBER FOOTWEAR BARGAINS.
• All kinds at lowest prices—Arctics, SU<rn> Aiaskas, Overs, Croquet, Storm
all at prices greatly reduced. Women's Rnbbers at 18c. 20 and 25c. Misses' Rub
bers at 16c, 20c, and 25c. ATen's Rubljers at 40c, 50c, and 60c All shoes direct
from factory to your feet.
Siller's Luting I) p fJITCri TAVT Opp.
Sloe Hons* D. L.nUjCLIUI" Hotel Loiry.
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
Stock-Taking Gleanings.
The completion of stock-taking leaves every department with broken lots or
odds and ends of goods wtich must be closed out at once to make room for the daily
incoming of spring tnerchindise. Some of these broken line* are almost certain to
lie among your necessities. In that event you will get more for your money than
at any other time during the past season. By reason of still deeper price cuts than
we ha?e yet given, the following are a few examp'es of what w» intend to do from
now on until our entire stock of winter goods is sold.
Ladies' Jackets and Capes.
We have marked down all our Ladies' Jackets that sold at »«5 and (20 t0..... f5 00
One lot of plain Beaver Jackets, real value y>, to 2 49
One lot of Misses' Jackets, value $5 to f/y, to 2.S<>
One lot of Children's Jackets, value £4 to 16, to close at 2.29
Feather Boas
marked down t" 25c, 50c, 75c and $1; former prices 50c. sl, >|li .50 and %2. Included
with these we offer you our entire stock of Ulankets, Haps, Winter Underwear and
Hosiery for men, women and children. Flannel Skirts, Waists, Tailor-M Ile
Saita and Separate Skirts, and Heavy Winter Dress Oxxls, and a positive having of
50 per cent, on every dollar's wortli of merchandise bought here during this clean
ing up sale.
Mrs. J. E* /Zimmerman.
N. B.—We have already received two shipments of new Spring Dress Goods at
j<opular prices. Come in and get posted 011 the new Spring Styles.
DO YOU LIKE NICE CLOTHING?
t
It is rare you sec such garments as wc urc now
showing. They arc novelties, they have got t'ic
snap in them, makes you fell as if you must have
a suit out of this batch.
Wc have the exclusive sale of these garments in
this vicinity. Now if you want to dress up, here
is a chance, If you once yet inside of one of
these suits you will be loath to take it off. We
cell the finest Black Clay Suits cvr known. The
linings arc guaranteed to outwear the outside
T. H. BURTON, T. H. BURTON,
120 S. MAIN ST. BUTLER, PA.
REMOVAL SALE!
COMHENCIHO TUESDAY FEBRUARY, 16th.
We are going to offer the people of Butler and vicinity the Greatest Bargains ever
sold in Butler Co. This assertion may seem strong, but we in -an it 1. we are de
termined—if priie is any inducement—to not move a dollar* wortli of good* to our
new store 10S S. Mnin St. ( Kaufman's old stand) April Ist. This advertisement
can give you but a faint idea of this sale, for every item mentioned here we show
you five, ten, twenty in the store; y«s and Ixrtter ones frequently than those
published.
HOSIERY —one lot children's hose 5c per pair, former price 10, ij, and 25c; one lot
children's fleeced hose <jc or three pairs for 25c, Ladies hose <jc or x pairs for 25c,
Bicycle hose Igc per pair, e*tra heavy fleeced 25c were 40c, fine cashmere hose 35c
were 50c, extra heavy wool hose 35c were 50c, one lot wool hose 19c or } pairs for
50c.
LACE—White lace % inch wide IOC p:r do*, yards, white Mlk lace 7c |»er yard
former price 15c. white silk lace 19c, former price 35c; white lace 19c former price
15 and joc; chiffon lace 11c, former price 40c ai.d 50c; black silk lace 7c, former 15 ;
black silk lace 19", l irmer price 25 1050 c.
M. F. & M. MARK£
113 to 117 South Main Street, 1» .tl I ,
J. 8. Young. J. S. Young.
I desire to thank the public for their very liberal pat
ronage since I went into the merchant tailoring buitiess,
and to show my appreciation of the name; and in order
to make room for the extensive line of spring ;;<><Hl ,
that are daily arriving, I will s II anything in my stock
at greatly reduced prices.
J. .8. YOUNG. Tailor.
101 S. MAIN St., ' . . HUTLKR, I'A
X>OOOOOOO0OOOO0O<}i!>POOO0OOOO(
:: "THE COMMERCIAL," |
; |W. K. THORNBURG Prop'r., Evans City, Pa#
i I This popular house has just been entirely remodeled X
{ | and refurnished. convenient, and quests X
< y will always receive close attention. Y
{ 1 Located near I'ostoflice and I'.& VV. b pot. VVhen X
, } in Kvans City t-p at the f omu,. rci il. I;. II Tele- X
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
REGISTER S NOTICES.
Tho RejrMer hereby (Sire* notl«-e that the
following iKTounts «»f ext*Qtoi>. a«!mnn<-
trators am! .ruaruiau?* have Utu filed in
thl* office .-rdln-' lo law. and will be pre
tmtfidl tor foninnttioH tad
aiK **aii; • ' : . ; ' M i
at 9 o'clock % a'of !>aid day:
I Final a* ••ount of Jane I> Park* r and
Parker. dee< aw Kau of Parker township.
•J Final a«"« of Philip Iliidelirand. ♦ •
<ll tor «»f F.va Ililfiebrand. deceased. lat*
\u»TM-'j:it\ towr^hip.
:> Final ;« romiT of l» W Douthett.
■ rator ' I I 11 B" * • ot A dan
township.
4 Final a • ODDt of Thomas A Mav ana tt il
llam Logan. ex< « .. «.r>of '■ anipi'»'.l H.irtli'y.
dceraned. late of « 'Union tow nsliip.
Final :i»*<*oii!it »»f Lt-lund M Arfii'ff.t'VT
irtor oOlftary A Armor* dew aaed« iai«* of
Butler borough. _ ,
|*:trtiai a ••ount of M F. lilair ain .lolin
Blair, exei'utnrs of James Blair, deceased.
I at* of Albirbeny town-hip.
; 1 ill nt ol H C Fleming
I rat .; of Mar:: • i H'-min?. «> <• a •.•-•i. !:»;«■
«>f Buffalo township.
- 1 :t«a! a"r»ii:»;! of \\ B Davis, aori'inis
trator of George A V'envl. d» a d. !ate 'f
Bu'i r trough.
i ,i: ;i. osni of William 1 Rlemer. < icc
ulor of Margaret B Ui' iii'-r. deceased. I;»l4*
of Buffalo township.
I<> Pinal account of Alfred Black. adminis
trator of JMHI B HFTCKI AbGHMKMI ' OF
('ln rry lo* nshlp.
II final a-vount of h U < rltrhlow. « v •-
;jT..r f *at hariiJ* « ? it«*hlo * . «!• ■••; ted. •
of .li-lferson township
VI Final a'-otin: of I'hiMp I> Br guar
dian of Meli*»*a Jan" Fr d«_*. n » » <J- *« a—d.
riilh'.t -1 il'- of rhrist/.pher H 1 redly, f Mid
dlesex township. w
Vi I inn' ii'voant of J I'att* rv.r: and I: M
Jolis»U'i). *\'>vs «»f Jane Wright, d»'-
ceaM'd. late of dammit township.
14 Final a.*<-oui»t of I. s Mllligan. guardian
of Elmarra F«*nn { il. minor < lii!'l f»f Abraham
Fennel I. de- - aM-d. late of Clearfield town
ship.
l.» Final am ount «,f I.- na Clarke, adminis
tratrix >f John > Clark**. '!»• ••a~«-d, iate of
Forward township.
!•> 1 inal a ro.mt of Catharine fmmhach.
admini .:ratri . ■>' John Irurn »• :«. «-av d.
lat of Coiino* ":'-r:"s-ing »«• ;vii -hill.
17 Final sw-rount of William r M< Coy. guar
dian of « ora K Herka; iiorn. minor child of
John <' Herkathorn. decased. lat-* of Worth
township.
!*• i inal ii/vount of Adam M Fred«-rlrk.
d«*« ea.vd. guardian of Anna Thorna. minor
child of *ir a<-e Thoma. de< < a-' d. late of sum
mit towu>»hip.as stated I y his administ rator
11# Final a-eouiit of Adam M Frederick,
d weaned, guardian of Maggi<* Thoma. minor
' hfld of K«,v Thorna. d«' « a-« d. late of Sum
mit township, as statetl l»y his adminis
trators.
20 Final a-'ounl of John K Gilghrist.
gurrdlan of "adle White, minor child of
Jarnes N| and IJehiwra J W'hite. <le. i*avL
late of Venango townshlb.
21 Partial Wiiiiam J .*!»«! If* i.rv
\"o«'jrtly. «'.*«»#*utors of John Voegtly. ci« -
e»-alat«' **f J.vksou townsiiin
First partial a -fount of I V -In ar» r and
A f# Shearer. <-xerutor-. of Andrew shearer.
def-eas4*d, late of Buffalo t^iwnship.
'SI Final account of J I) McJunkln. guar
dian of A lon/ i II Neyrnan, minor child of
Mr* Emelln#* Neyrnan, deceased, late of But
ler borough.
Zi Final ac-unni of Margaret O'lionm I!,
administratrix «»f liennis O* Ikinnell. de
cfaM-d: laU* of liouegai t«»wnshlp.
25 Final acronnt of Wllllain McKlnney.
guardian of Antih* M Fleming, minor child o!
A J Fleming. dts*«.*a?»'d. late of Adams town
•»hip
'JH Final ;v ount of William McKinn v.
guardian of B/>l>«*rt I; Fleudng. minor child
of A J Fleming, deceased, late of Adams
I township.
'Si Final account of John fi'Nell, gnar'lian.
jof Eva ti'Ni'll, n Inor child of William A
O'NelJ. dec# a-ed. late* of cji-arfield township.
Final account of Jerome A Kennedy
executor of William Kelly, deceased, late of
* learfield township. '
'JH.s Final a' count <»1 ' harles li. Fenderlck,
admlrdsl rator of J J Htelner, den-avd. lat«
itf MlddleM'X township.
V Final a/'count of lli-nrv lieek. i.o* de
! ceased, exeeutor of Morlt/ fhu rr, d»- -. a-' d.
late of Jeffirr-win township, as stated by John
Heck. executor of ll« nry ll«*ck.
il I imtl and <ilst ribut lon acniunt of - '
F« w|- adrnlnl>-r itor of K/.eklal I.- wis de
c«*ased, late of Washjngt'in township.
Pinal a'*count of P«*terJ Kelly. a<lmini>-
i rator of « athar ine \\ ond<rly. d«*c«-ase''
late of Venangff Uiwii-hii#.
X', Final account of G Manp« |. admini
t rator of Joseph M Lea very, deceased, late
of Penn town^ldp
Jl Final account of William Ke mil son. ad
ministrator of Jam< - If Kennls«>ii. d«*c«*ase/l.
late of Adams townshln.
ia I inal ;ie#«otinf of Lewis Griehrlng. • ec
uUir. of Fll /.a Pfeitfer. d« e;i-»< d, late of
Jacicvm township
:»» Final account of Catharine I, »very,
ratri x r»f Joseph J de
ceased. late of penii township
Pinal account of 1 n UrahainL execuUw
of Jwttb rthoup, dt?ci-;is4*d, lafe of Evans City
Isirough.
ts First nartial account of W !» Brandon,
executor of George Welsh, de**e. t ,< d. late of
Jeffer »n township
?.♦ Final account of ll< nr* K lolTcn*tclii.
admlnist rator of Fn*'lei l' k KlofTenstein, de
cean< d, late of llarmonv I .rough.
40 Final account of i' »;»» rt Black, > \> -
cutor of Uoln rt Black, decea >en, late of Mid
dlesex township.
II I* inal account of John llurnphrey. ad
mlnlst rator of WiiUarn H«»«'keiils*rry. de
ceased, late of Wof-th town-hln.
VI Final a*' ount of H v ! Wls< admini-.
tralor of Ira Mauffer, <l«-ci-ase#h late of
Lancaster township
I Inal ai'count of Charles I. ttur» hard,
ailmlnlstor of William II Je|lls<ifi, de easi*<l.
Isl*' of Petrolia liorouKh.
H Final actcotint of Samuel Stauff* r, guar
dian «if Cltarh- ."•* ta ii ffe r, minor • hil'l of Ira
Htauff* r, di'ceas«*d f late of Lancaster town
shiji.
la Final account of sarah J Cianm«? ad
min I strlx of Israel Cranrner. de -eased, late
of < •.*nre town .lilp.
Final a'*cotint of llenrv .Miller, exe
cutor and trustee «,f Henry Wtenrnlller, de
ceased, late of Butler borough
17 Final account of J Walter Hartley and
E McJunkln, executors of Win L Bait ley, de
ceased, late Of Butler thorough
t w Partial aceount of Catharine I i*-derick,
executrlxofß Frederick, deceased, late of
Mllierst'iwri I>orough.
W J ADAMH. Begister.
WIDOWS APPRAISEMENTS.
The following widow's appraisements of
nefsonal property and real « -tat« set apart
for the Ismefit of the widows of <f*-ci*ih«tjt
have Iseii fl|i /1 in the oflic. #»f c|earl< of
tirpliaiis Court of Butler Co v\z.
Wplow of John Kopp de. ea •,« c| m>
" William <i Connor. '*»
* " Adam M I rederlfk, "
" John c Murt land, " unt Wi
" K L M < and loss, 145 75
" " John c Bay, " . v*i mi
r horn a-. Cralg. *' 2<i (id
" " (ieorge Welsh, M .. -gsi Oil
" " Joseph Ifays, •* V*) 00
" " James Crlswell, " *S> ISI
All p4*rs#ms Int«'rest4-d In the above an
nraslernents will take nolle, that tin y will j
he presented for confirm 11 lon to t he (irplian »
Court of But h*r county, Pa., fin sat urday, t lie '
mil day of March. A f» MfV. and if no ex
CI 111 ions t»e filed 9 >»< y wlll lie eolitlrtfK'd (tli-
Mfifutely.
IHAAc MEALH. Clerk.
MECHANICS LIEN.
Br'jf.r.it Cf/i ss:
The < ommoti wealth of I'ennsyl van I a to t he
.Sheriff of ;i|d < ount y, Grei ting.
• w c|. I A «nr Meclmnjc's Lien A l> No MI,
March Term, l-tr7. II L. Heatfifi vw J. B. Uose,
Urn f Jon*l I'roi/man, doing tiuslne
/. enople 1 LVi, or BlacKhain M'f / <Jki u
owner or reputed owner and Edward K
Frlckson, contractor.
Whereas, H. I. Heaton lias filed a claim In
our Court of Common Pica*, for .aid county
agalnni f B Hose, Wrn. * Join , F. Proi/
man. doing hit iim t a . /.ell'-nople Fx t«- or
Bluckham M'fg <o, as owu» r or reputefl
owiier anfl Edward I. l-.rlcUsori contractor,
for tin *iirri of three hundred and ninety
« i/hl t»< )( »' f*m o»K <■ hi. find rnatei i.i
fui nl -It* '1 for I he en . • ion of a n r t aln fail Id
Ing sit uafc In Ja' l on towniihip, Hutler Co
Pa
Bounded a* follows, to-vvlt f>n the H i
hv Cr»nn«Minenesslng f reek, on the north by
other land of said I.x ten-don C 0.," on tip
east f»y Pittsburg and Western Hallway tract
or road and on the south hy Glade run.
having thr* e larg« brh u i,uiMint*-. e».-. u»l
tfiereon. known .i-% the "Enamel Ware
Work*.' one brick wan IMMH, al#out in feet
by IW feet, one hfick mining house two
stories high and one brick foundry building
Ind Win res It I all«g<d tin
sum -tt 111 remains due and unpahl to tin .aid
If K. Heaton.
Now we command you, that yon make
kno vn to i. il'l J L Hose. Wm. t Jone I
Prol/man, doing busltiesil as Ex
Co 01 Blackhum M f'/ Cr» . as owner, or re
nuted owners and fviward I lOrlcUson con
tractor, and to ail such persons may hold
or oci upy tie- ».ahl leasehold and property
thereon, that tlc-y lie and appear befor» tie
Judge., of our .aiftf ourt, JiL a Court of Corn
mou PP ;.s, to in held at Miller, on the Ist
Monday of March next, to show cause, If
anything they know or have to ».iy why the
sail I slim of 4.ifM,fio should not be p .led of tin
said buildings and l fie ground covered then
fir and so rnucb other ground tmmcfliateiy
adjacent thereto and belonging to same to
T he IISI of the said II I e;iion accord
ing to the form and effi*< f of the Act of A'.
s« fulily in such case made ami provided If to
him It shali deem ' xpedtcut And have you
I hen aud t fiei e i bis writ.
Witness, iin Hon John M 'ireer. Pr« sph-nt
Judge of tie- ip| Court nr ll'iile, thls'JTth
*fay of January \ Ii l-'.i?
HOB I J THOMPSON,
I'rot hofiot ary.
BUTLER COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
OfliC" < nr. Main an«l Cuiiiiin>/liiiii St».
kI.V. mi K I'ru.
Uf.tt. K KTTKIIKIt. Vlr, I'rra
I*. H. SP.'J ami TKM
DIKKCTOIIM
Alfrtxl Wli-U. ll.ml. > ..in oilv< r.
I> r \V Irvlii, .littj 11 ■ -i.|,ln i,
W W illifkiiiiiri', N W. ||/..|,
I . Iltiwiiiiiii. II ,| |<lintfl.-r,
K. ii. i. r, ' liu, l: i.iii,>,
(ii-'i ICi'ii IMI. John K.x iii ■
LOYAL MciUNIKN Ay nt
I Advcrtinp in this CITiiKN
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3R>, 1«<)7.
Much in Little
Is especially true of Hood's Pills, for no medi
cine ever contained so great curati.e power in
so small space. Tbey are a whole medicine
Hood's
chest, always ready, al- * I I
ways efficient, always sat- ■ fl I
isfactory; prevent a cold 111
or fever, care all liver ills,
Sick headache. Jaundice, constipation, etc. 2sc.
Ihe only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Thu Is Your Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
a generous sample w ill be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay fever Cure
(Elv's Cream liilm, snfficient to demon
strate the gre:;t merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
56 Warren St , Kew York City.
Kev. John P.eid, Jr.. of On at Falls, Mont..
recommended Ely's Cresm Balm to me. I
caii emphahize his statement, "It a posi
tive care for catarrh if used as directed."—
Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pa-stor Central Pres.
Church, Hoiena, Mont.
Ely's Creaiii Ba'.m is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug Price, 00 cents.
I __—
KAILfcGAD TIMK TAI I.!
We.kit Prrnsylvinia I) -.,-.'
Ber.« '.•:!<• • effect N v. 16 1806
-j'th. —'— Wees Ua.!-
A. M. A. .V *. •! I v 1 M
i'i - r.Kf l>c&ve r, •& fcuo il- 1
, s-. • ctinr;. . Arrive';M «« 111! •"
| ,'M I .le-- . . •• 727 84* 12 •»: :: •> '
I l-a-ler !• 1 Leave 730 Bis 12 12
, \'.iir.iua.. . . Arrive", is Ss* 12 21 • 1
T • r.-ntam 742 903 J-'<2 iio'.
1 Sf»rui2i:»i<- 700 »12 12 *
. litleucnt 925 12 53 111 IW
! -i|:ir|tHtJrg SOT 931 lal 4-'' ' -
All* gt.'•:• j ' "It > 820 941 ll'. > '•! Ii I
1. Y. A. M. P. H. I" M '' »
M >ii.%V TRAINS—U-ave B'Jtl-r •-.? '-. •
• } « M \ Hn«l principal tu'eriaeUlaiv
" » \ • o und 500 I'. V.
North. Week Day
A it. a. ii. A. »i r. >l. r. »
Ail,-Kbeiiy City.. I.v. 7 r>i a •>'. Hi* 1 '• ■■■
. rj."»*ii 1 rtr 711 al2 1127 ->
«*l.ireni!.nt 9la 11 l-'» 2 ,*,h
S;,riT<k'lale a3a l'. W .1 15 '• 57
T .reatum 7 Jl2 9 ;sa 12 oS 32* 0
N,ll run:. 737 9IS 12 13 3 tl2
liiltlrr Je'i Ar 7 4'< 1223 -i4->
H'.tf.-r J 'I i.v 74' 9VI 12 31 3li • -
Ntxoriburx Bin 10 15 12 "i 9 111 ,1>
cSL'r.'-KK Ar. *ls In J 4 125 I3t 7 11-
.11. a. M r. m r !. r «
SfSIMV TRAINS lj-ave Alleubeic. Ity rot
MUerand prtnetpnl Imiwwilhu •uulons
A. -i.. l/Ai and 7:is I M.
W.-.4: I»iy y nr U.ti Kit Week Hay h.
a rn a. in. p m p. i:u
11 20 025 Lr I' CTLKH. .. A." .... I
12 t'7 727 Ar Bti'ler Jc't I,v 1 - -14
:J i:ij II 7 4.', Liv I'a ibr Je'i Ar H .'io 1- -M
:j IH 7 4!) Ar Kn-< ; ort.. Lv H 12 >
3- 'J 7,>.'i " A Jc't " h-I 1-' -i
3:i3 HO4 " Lei tdiUTK- " K Ii! IL' l_'
3*>U H2l "Pi«ult>.li(A jmil.,'' 7 "f! 11 if.
418 851 " >.dtrhur|i ..." 7 :!2 II :I2
3£o 'J 22 " H'i,i vil.7 It) II 00
* H !) 30 I Utr-vill I . sis In 1",
AiVi 11 35 • i 2"i till
100 310 ' If •trt'*l»u II 3 K
4 623 " I-' d-ilelpl . S3u 112 i
n. in p ui. J a p m
0u Sui.da , trail' h-Stii.|! Butlei 7:l'» A.
.•J . enl ace!B '■ r ll.i"ii -hur(f ti <•■,. », a -
I'Mi'delplift.
T irnnch train-i fur the e»Ht hiai*.: Pin.
tictt (I'tiicii ftestt* ) M
Atlai tic ta'ij 3 10 A. M
I'el.-I V Jv-l ,!i» Lt li;' " ... 7 1") "
|i»> fcixprcm, " 7 30
i. .ii, Li "m Kxprii-» " .... h ii'j
' !,11.i.!«*1|,1.l t KXJJ.-C " 430 i' V,
l'-üßin:i Kxprcfa " 7 0.0 •'
ram Lir.e " . .. .8 I" '
I'hiU'.'it M .ii, .S iiiil y only S4O a. n.
K-,r detailed inSirin; ten aJ !:' I VI ' n
1 W ,i.( ( r,..c. Aj!' Wivti rn In"11.-t, c i
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CIIAIT&il XXIV.
If any niaii mote miserable and de
jected than John Kenyon lived in the
broad Dominion of Canada he was, in
deed, a person to be pitied. After hav
ing s« nt hi> cablegram to Went worth
he went to his very cheerless hotel, and
next morning when he woke up he knew
that Wentworth would have received
that message,but that theehances were
ten thousand to one that he could not
pet the money in time, even if he eould
pet it at all. Still he resolved to stay in
Ottawa, much as he detested the place,
until the hoar of option expired. Then,
he thought, he v. o\:!d look around
among the mines,and see if lie could not
get iniething to do in the management
of one of them. Thi '- ould enable him
tr. in; ke xime 1: nd to help pay
oif the indebtedness which he and
Wentworth would ov e in London as a
result of thr-ir disastrous speculation.
He felt '-o depressed that he did what
most other Englishmen would have
done in his i»i:ice; he took a long walk. ,
Jle stood 011 the bridge over the Ottawa
rn • r and j 1 /.ed for a little while at
C'handieie fall.' , vith the mist rising
from the chasm into which the waters
plunged. Then hu walked along the
other side of the river among- the big
sawmills and huge interminable piles of
lumber, with their grateful piney smell.
Isy and In- he found himself in the coun
try, and then the forest closed in upon
the bad road on which he walked. Nev
ertheless he kept on and on, without
heeding where he was going, llerc
and there he saw clearings in the woods,
and a lop shanty, or perhaps a barn.
The result of all this was that, beinp a
healthy man, he soon developed an
enormous appetite, which forced itself
upon his attention in spite of his de
pression. Ho noticed the evening was
closing around him, and so was glad to
come to a farmhouse that looked better
than the ordinary shanty he had left
behind. Here he asked for food, nnd
soon sat down to a plentiful meal, the
coarseness of which was more than
compensated for by the excellence of
his appetite. After dinner lie begnn to
realize how tired lie was, and felt aston
ished to hear from his host how far he
was from Ottawa.
"You can't get there to-night," said
the farmer; "it is no use your trying.
You stay with us to-night, and I'll take
you in to-morrow. I'm going there in
the afternoon." And so Keuyon re
mained all night, and slept the dream
less sleep of health and exhaustion.
It was somewhat late in the after
noon win-11 he reached the city of Otta
wa. doing toward his hotel he was as
tonished to hear his name shouted after
him. Turning round, he saw a man
rushing toward him whom he. did not
recognize.
"Your name is Kenyon, isn't It?"*
asked the imin, somewhat out of breath.
"Yea, that is my name."
"1 guess you don't remember me. 1
am the telegraph operator. Wo have
bad adisjuitch waiting for you for ionic
time, a cablegram tro'ni London. We
have searched sill over the town for you,
but couldn't find you."
"Ah," said I\ -n von, "is it inijKirtniit ?"
"Well, that I don't know. You had
letter come willi me to the olliee and
pet it. Of course, they don't general
ly cable unimportant things. I remem
ber it said t oinelhiiig about you keep
ing yourself in readiness for some
thing."
They walked tope (her to the tele
graph olliee. The boy wa* still search
ing for Kenyon with the original db
pateh, but the operator turned up the
lilo and read it to him.'
"You ace it wants an answer," he
said, "that's why 1 thought it was im
portant to get you. You will have
plenty of time for an answer to-night."
John took a lead pencil aud wrote,
the cable, dispatch which Wcntwoith
received. He paid his money and said:
"I will po to my hotel: It is the
house. I will wait there, and if any •
thing comes for mo send it over us
soon as p<. ssiidc."
"All right," said the operator; "that
is the best plan; then we will know ex
actly where to find you. Of comw,
there is no use in your waiting here,
been IIM; wo can get you in live 111 ill ti W -i.
I'erhaps I had better telephone to the
hotel for you if any thing comes."
"Very v\"-ll." said Kenyon. ,"I will
leave It all in your hands."
Whether it vus the effect of having
been in the country or not, John felt
that, somehow, Ihe cablegram he. had
received vim a gi>od omen. lie medi
tated over the 111 luck lie had suffered In
the whole husim is from beginning to
• nd, ami thought of old Mr. Long
worth's favorite phriute: "There's no
such thing as luck."
Then came a rap at his door, and the
bellboy said: "There Is a pentlemaii
here wishes to speak to you."
"Tell him to come up," was the an
swer, and, two minutes lati r, Von llrent
entered.
"Any news?" he asked.
John, who was in a state of mind
which made liim suspicious of every
thing and everybody, answered: "No,
nothing fresh."
"Ah, lam sorry for that. I had some
hopes that perhaps you might Ih- able
to raise the money |«eforo 1~ o'clock to
morrow. Of course, you know tho op
tion ends at noon to morrow V"
"Yea, I know that."
"Did you know that Lonpworth wun
In town?"
"No," said Kenyon, "I have been out
of town myself."
"Yea, he came last night.. He has the
money in the hank, as 1 told you. Now
1 will not accept it until the very latest
moment. Of cour.c, legally, I cannot
accept It before that time, and Jin I as
legally I cannot rcfuw his money when
ho tenders It. lam very sorry all this
has happened, more sorry than I can
tell you. 1 hope you will not think that
1 am Ui hi'tmo in the matter."
"No, you are not In the slightest l/» (
blame. There is nolxuly to blame ex
cept myself. 1 feel that I have I icon
culpably negligent and altogether too
trustful."
"1 wish to goodness I knew where
you could get the money, but, 'if cotirae,
if I knew that 1 would haw- had it my
self long ago."
"1 am very much obliged to you," j
sold Kenyon, "but the only thing you ]
can do for me Is to see thai your clock
la not. ahead of time to-morrow. I may
perhapa bo up at the olliee before
o'clock that la where I shall find you,
1 suppose?"
"Yes, 1 shall be there all tin: forenoon.
1 shall not leave until lU."
"Very good; I am much obliged to j
you, Mr. Von Itrcnt, for your sympa !
I by. I assure you I haven't many
friends, and It Will, I'm obliged lo
you, that'* all. An (Englishman, you
know, Is not very profuse in tho mat
ter of thanks, but I mean II."
"I'm sure you do," said VOll llrent, '
"and I'm only sorry that my assistance |
cannot be something substantial. Well,
good-by, hoping to see you to-morrow."
After he had departed. Kenyon's im
patience increased as the hours went
on. He left the hotel and went direct
to the telegraph ofliee, but nothing had
come for him.
"I'm afraid," said the operator, "that
there won't be ain thing more to-night.
If it should come late, shall I send it
to your hotel ?"
"Certainly, no matter at what hour it
comes; 1 wish you would let me have
it as soon as possible. It is very im
portant."
Leaving the olliee, he went up the
street, and, passing the principal hotel
in the place, saw young Longworth, as
dapper and correct in costume as ever.
h:s single eyeglass the admiration of
r.ll Ottawa, for there was not another
like it in the city, standing under the
portico of the hotel.
"How do you do, Kenyon?" said that
young man.
"My dear sir," said Kenyon, "the last
time you spoke to me you said you de
sired to have nothing more to say to
me. 1 cordially reciprocated that
sentiment, and 1 want to have nothing
to say to you."
"My dear fellow," cried young Mr.
Longworth jauntily, "there is no harm
done. Of course, in New York I «.i*
a little out of sorts. Everybody is in
New York—beastly hole. I don't think
i it is worse than Ottawa, but the air is
purer here. By the way, perhaps you
and 1 can make a little arrangement. I
am going to buy that mine to-morrow,
as doubtless you know. Now 1 should
like to see it in the hands of a good and
competent man. If a couple of hun
dred pounds a year would be any temp
tation to you, I think we can afford to
let } ou develop the mine."
"Thank you," said Kenyon.
"1 knew you would be grateful; just
think over the matter, will you, and
don't come to any rash decision. We
can probably give a little more than
that, but until we see how the mine is
turning out, it is not likely we shall
spend a great deal of money on it."
"Of course," said John, "the propel
answer to your remark would be »o
knock you down, but, besides being a
law-abiding citizen, I have nodesii* to
get into jail to-night for doing it, be
cause there 4s one chance in a thou
fcund, Mr. Longworth, that I may haw
some business to do with 'lint mine
myself before 12 o'clock to-morrow."
"Ah, It is my turn to be grateful now."
said Mr. Longworth. "In a rough-and
tumble fight 1 an* afraid you would
master me easier than you would do in
a contest of diplomacy."
"Do you cull it diplomacy? You re
ler, I suppose, to jour action in rela
tion to the mine. I c4ill it robbery."
"Oh, do you? Well, that is the kind
of conversation which leads to breacln .
of the peafte, and as I. also, 11111 a law
abiding citizen. 1 will not continue the
discussion any further. 1 bid you a
very pood evening, Mr. Kenyon." Say
ing which the young man turned into
tho hotel. John walked to his own
much more modest inn and retired for
the night. He did not sleep well. All
night long phantom telegraph messen
gers were rapping at tho door, and he
started up every now and then to re
ceive cablegrams which faded away as
he awoke. Shortly after breakfast he
went to the telegraph office, but found
that nothing had arrived for him.
"I am afraid," said tho operator,
"that nothing will arrive before noon."
"Before noon!" echoed John. "Why ?"
"The wires are down in some places
In the east, and inessa are delayed a
good deal. Perhaps you noticed the
lack of eastern news in the morning
papers. Very little news came from
the east last night." Set injf John's
look of anx ; otis IntercM. the operator
continued: "Docs the dispatch you
expect, pertain to money matters?"
"Yes, it docs."
"Do they know you at the bank?"
"No, I don't think they do."
"Then if 1 were you I would go up to
the bank to be identified, so that, if it
is a matter of minutes, no unnecessary
time may be lost. You had Ijctter tell
them that you oxjiect a money order
by telegram, and, although such orders
are paid without any identification at
the bank, yet they take every precau
tion to see that it does not. get. into the
hands of the. wrong man."
"Thank you," said Kenyon, "1 nm
much obliged t<» you for your sugges
tion. I will act upon it." And at
soon as the bank opened John Kenyon
presented himself to the cashier.
"I am expecting a largo amount of
money from England to-day. It Is
very Important that, when It arrives,
there shall be no delay 111 having it
placed at my disposal. I want to know
if there are any formalities to be gone
through ?"
"Where is the money coming from?"
said the clerk.
"It is coming from England."
"Is there anyone in Ottawa who can
identify you?"
"Yes, I know the telegraph operator
here."
"Ah," said the cashier, somewhat
doubtfully, "anylsxly else?"
"Mr. Von Brent knows me very well."
"That will do. Suppose you pet Mr
Von Uront to come here and Identify
you as the man who bears the name of
Kenyon. Then the moment your cable
gram comes the money will be at your
dis|iokal."
Kenyon hurried to Von Ilrent's
rooms and found him alone. "Will you
comedown to the bank and identify me
as Kenyon?"
"Ortalnly. lias tho money ar
rived?"
"No, It has not, but I expect It, and
want to provide for every contingency.
I do not wish to have any delay in my
identification when It doc* come."
"If It comes by cable," said Von
Brent, "there will lie no need of Identi
fication. The bank Is not responsible,
you know. They take the money en
tirely at the sender's rl-ik. They might
pay It to the telegraph operator who
receives the message; I lielicve they
would not be held liable. However, It
Is better to see that nothing Is left 1111
done."
doing over to the bank Von llrent
said to the ciMtlih-r: "This Is John
Kenyon."
"Very good," replied the cashier,
i "Have you been at the telegraph office
lately, Mr. Kenyon?"
"No, I have not; at least not for half
an hour or so."
"Well, I would go there as soon as
ism: ililc. If I were you."
"That means," said Von Brent, its
soon as they Intd reached the door,
"that they have had their notice about
I the money. I believe It Is already ii
the bank for you. I will go Imek to my
rooms and not leave them till you
come."
John hurried to the telcgruph office.
"Anything for me yet?" lies aid.
"Nothing as yet, Mr. Kenyon. I think,
however," he added, with it smile, "that
1 It will be all light. I hop, so."
The moments ticked along with their
usual rapidity, yet It seemed to Kenyon
the clock was going fearfully fast.
Kiev, 11 o'clock came and found liim > t 111
pacing up and down the office of the
telegraph. The opemtor offered him !
the hospitality of the private room, but
this lie declined. Kvcry time the ma
| chine clicked John'i, cars were ou tlic
aiert trying to eaten a meaning from
the instrument*
Ten minutes after 11.
Twenty minutes after 11, and still no
dispatch! The cold jierspiration stood
ou John's brow and he groaned aloud.
"I suppose it. is very important," said
the operator.
"Very important."
"Well, now, I shouldn't say so, but
1 know the money is in the bank for
you. Perhaps if you went up there and
demanded it they would give it to you."
It was 25 minutes past tho hour
.vhen John hurried up toward the
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Ottawa- **
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bank. "1 have every belief," he said to
I the cashier, "that tlie money is here for
! me now. Is it possible for mc to get ,
; it?" ,
"Have you the cablegram?"
"No, I have not."
"Well, you see, we cannot pay the
money until we see the cablegram to .
j the person for whom it is intended. If •
time is of importances you should not
leave the telegraph office, and the nui- [
nieut you get your message come here; ;
1 then there will be no delay whatever. 1
Do you wish to draw all the money at 1
once ?"
"1 don't know how much there is, but j
I must have £20.000."
"Very well, lo sine time, you had bet- j
ter make out a check for £20,000 —that j
will be—"and here he gave the number j
of dollars at the rate of the day 011 the |
pound. "Just make out a check for j
that amount and I will certify it. Acer
tified check is as good as gold. The mo
ment you pet your message I will hand
you the certified check."
John wrote out the order and handed
if to the cashier, glancing at the clock
PS he did so. It was now 25 min
ptes of 12. lie rushed to the tel
egraph otiioe with all the speed of
which he was capable, but met only u
Man! from the chief operator
"ft ha.s not come yet," ho said, shak
tng his head.
Gradually despair began to descend
on the waiting man. It was worse to
miss everything now than never
to have had the hope of suc
cess. It was like hanging a
man who had once been reprieved.
Ho resumed his nervous pace up and
down that chamber of torture. A
quarter of twelve. He heard the chimes
rinp somewhere. If the message did
not come before they rang again. It
would be forever too lute.
fourteen minutes —13 minutes —1J
minutes—ll minutes—lo minutes to 12.
and yet no—
"Here you arcl" shouted the opera
tor in preat glee. "She's a-coming, it's
all right, Jbhn Kenyon, Ottawa." Then
fie wrote as rapidly as the machine
clicked out the message. "There it Is,
now rush 1"
John needed no telling to rush. Peo
ple had begun to notice him as the man
who was doing nothing but runninp
between the bank and tho telegraph
office 1
It was seven minutes to twelve when
be got to the bank.
"Is that dispatch right?" he said,
sliov ing it through t he arched aperture.
The clerk looked at it with provoking
com]H>sure, and then compared it with
some papers.
"For <1 oil's sake hurry I" pleaded
John.
"You have plenty of time," said the
cashier, coolly, looking up at the clock
and going 011 with his examination.
"Yes," he added, "that isall right. Here
is your certified check."
John clasped it, and bolted out of
the bank, as a burglar mightbuve done.
It was live minutes to twelve when
he got to the steps that led to the rooms
i.t Mr. Von Brent. Now all his excite
ment seemed to have deserted him.
In; was as cool and calm as if lie had
five days instead of as many minute
In which to make tho payment. He
mounted 'he steps quietly, walked
along the passage, and knocked at the
door of Von Brent's room.
"Come in," was the shout that greet
ed him.
Ho opened the door, glancing at the
clock behind Von Brent's head as lie
did so.
It stood three minutes to twelve.
Young Mr. I/ongworth was sitting
there, with just a touch of pallor on
his countenance, and there seemed an
ominous glitter in his eye-plass. lie
said nothing, and John Kenyon com
pletely Ignored his presence.
"There Is still some, life left In my
opf liclicvc?" hi* said to Von Uront.
after nodding good day to him.
"Very little, but perhaps it. will serve.
You huvc two and a half minutes," said
Von llrent.
"Are tho papers ready?" Inquired
John.
"AH ready, everything except putting
In the names."
"Very well, here Is the money." Von
llrent looked at the certified check.
"That Is perfectly right," he said. '"I he
mine Is yours." Then he. rose aud
stretched his hand across the table to
Kenyon, w ho grasped It cordially.
Young Mr. Longworth also rose, and
said, languidly: "As this seems to t>"
a meeting of long lost brothers. I shall
not in I rude. (looil day, Mr. Von 111 en I."
And with that tlie young man adjust
ed his eyeglass and took bin departure.
< IIAPTKII XXV.
When Edith Longworth entered the
office of tieorge Went worth, t hat young
gentleman somewhat surprised her.
lie sprang from his chair the moment
she entered the room, rushed out of
the floor, and shrieked at the top of
his voice to a boy, who answered hint;
whereupon Wcntwoi th returned to the
room, apparently in his right mind.
"I beg your pardon, Miv, Longworth,"
he Mild, laughing; "the fuct WII' , 1 had
just sent my Isiy with a telegram to
you, and now, you see, I have saved
sixpence."
"Then you have heard from Canada?"
said the young lady.
"Yes, u short message, l,nt to the
point." lie handed her the cablegram,
and the read: "Mine purchased; shall
take charge temporarily."
"Then the money got there In time,"
she will, handing him back tho tele
graphic message.
"Oh, ye si ill (ieorge, wIIIIt he 1 any
confidence of a man w ho doesn't at all
know what ho In talking about. "We
had plenty of time. I knew It would get
there all right."
"I am glad of that; I won afraid, per
ha|mi, we might hove sent It too late.
One can never tell what delays or for
inalith" there may be."
"l\vidently there wan no trouble.
Anil now, Mil Longworth, what are
your commands? Am I to lie your
apegt here In Great llrltnln?" 1
"Have you written to Mr. K< nyon?"
"Ycs, I wrote hiin just after I sent
the cubl* message."
"Of course you didn't—"
"No. I didn't say a word that would
lead him to suspect who was the nis
tress of the mine. In my zeal I ev-n
went so far ns to pile yon a r.ni'.-.
Vou are hereafter to bo known
corres]K>ndcnce as Mr. Smith, the own
er of the mine."
Miss Long-worth laughed.
"And— oh, by the way," crie '; Wer t
worth, "here is a barrel belonging to
J on."
"A barrel!" sh<« said, and, looklnjr iu
the direction U> whi-S he point-d, he
paw in a corner r>f the room u barixl
with its head taken off. "If it belon l' ■>
to me." continual tlie young 1 won:.in.
"who has taken the liberty of opening
it?"
"Oh, I did that ns your agent. The
! barrel contains the mineral from the
mine which we hope will prove so valu
able. It started from Canada over
three months ago, and only -irrh \1
here tin- other day. It seems that the
idiot who sent it addn sscd it in some
I way by Xew York, and it was held by
some jaek in oflice belonging to the
I nited States customs. We have had
i mo.-e diplomatic correspondence nn<*
•rouble about f :irrel than you can
imugine, and now it conies a day be
hind the fair, when it is really no use."
Miss Long-worth roi , and went to the
barrel. She picked out some of t!ic
beautiful white specimens that were in
it.
"Is this the mineral?" she asked.
Went worth laughed. "Think of a
i person buying a mine at. uu exorbitant
j price and not knowing what it pro
; duces! Yes, that is the mineral."
"This is not mica, of course?"
| "Mo, it is not mica. That is t.lie stuff
! used for the making of china."
"It looks as if it would take a good
| polish. Will it, do you know?"
"I do not know. I could easily find
J out for you."
"I wish you would, and get a piece of
! it polished, which I will use as a paper
weight."
"What are your orders for the rest of
the barrel?"
"What were you thinking of doing
with it?" said the young woman.
"Well, I was thinking the best plan
would be to send some of it to each of
the pottery works in this country, and
get their orders for more of the stnfT.if
they want to use it."
"I think it is a very good iden. I
understand from the cablegram that
Mr. Kenyon says he will take charge of
the mine temporarily."
"Yes, 1 imagine he left Ottawa at
once, ns soon us he had concluded his
bargain. Of course, we shall not know
for certain until lie writes."
"Yery well, then; it seems to me that
the best thing you could do over here
would be to get w hat orders can be ob
tained in England for the mineral.
Then I suppose you could write to Mr.
Kenyon, and ask him to get a proper
jhthoii to operate the mine."
"Yes, I will do that."
"When he comes over here you and
he can have a consultation as to t lie best
thing to be done after that. I expect
nothing very definite can be doneunt.il
he comes. You may make whatever
exieu.se you can for the absence of the
mythical Mr. Smith, and say that, you
act for him. Then you may tell Mr.
Kenyon, In whatever manner you
choose, that Mr. Smith intends both
you aud Mr. Kenyon to share con jointly
with him. » I think you will have no
trouble in making John—that is in
making Mr. Kenyon believe there is
such a person as Mr. Smith, if you put
it strongly enough to him. Make hint
understand that. Mr. Smith would never
have heard of yie mine unless Mr. Ken
yon uud you had discovc red it, and that
he Is very glad Indeed to have such a
good opportunity of investing his
money, so that, naturally, he wiftlics
those who have been instrumental in
helping him to this Investment to share
in its profit. I think you could make
all this clear enough, so t hat your friend
will suspect nothing. Don't you think
so?"
"Well, with any other man than John
Kenyon 1 should have my doubts, lo
calise as a fabricator I don't think 1
have a very high reputation. but with
John I have no fears whatever. He
will believe everything 1 say. It is
almost a pity to cheat .o trustful a
man, but it's so very much for his own
good that I shall have no hesitation in
doing it."
"Then you will write to liiin about
getting a tit and projier |>oraoii to man
age the mine?"
"Yes. I don't think there will !«•
any necessity for doing so, but I w ill
make sure. I imagine John will not
leave there until he sees everything to
his satisfaction. He will be very anx
lons Indeed for the mine to prove as
great a. success as he believes It will
be, even though at present he does not
know that lie is to have any jiecuuluiy
Interest in its prosperity."
"Yery well, then, 1 will bid you good
by. 1 may not Is- hero again, but
whenever you hour from Mr. Kenyon I
shall bo very glad If you will let me
1. now."
"Certainly. I will lot you know
everything that happens. I will semi
you all the documents In the i-ase, at
you once remarked. Vou always like
to see the original pa|iers, don't you?*'
"Yes, I suppose 1 do." Miss Long
worth lingered a moment, at the door,
then, looking straight at Wentworth,
she said to him:
"Vou remember you sjxike rather
bitterly to my father the other day?"
"Yew," said Wentworth, coloring, "i
remember it."
"Vou are a young man; ho is old.
Ileshh'H, I think you were, entirely In
the wrong. lie had nothing what
ever to do with what his nephew hud
done."
"Oh, I know that," said Wentworth,
"I would have a|K>iogl/od to hitil long
ago <>lllv wi 11, you know, lie told mo
I shouldn't bo allowed In the ofllce
again, aud I don't suppose 1 should."
"A letter from you would be allowed
hi tin) otlioe," replied the young lady,
looking at the lloor.
"Of com; o It would," said George.
"I will write, to him at oiiee and a|Kiio
fcl/.c."
"It Is very g<s>d of you," said Edith,
holding out her hand to him, aud the
next moment she was gone.
ticorge Wi-utwortii turned to his desk
(mil wrote a letter of apology. Then
1.0 mused to himself upon the strange,
incomprehensible nature of women.
"She makes mo ii|«dogl/.o to him, and
quite light, too, but If It hadn't lscn
for Hie row with her father, she never
would have heard about tho tiannao
tion, and therefore couldn't huvu
bought the mine, which she was anxious
to do for Kenton's sake lucky beggar
John Is, after all!"
|TO in* aotmntmv.]
Trtrks of I tin Trxl*.
Teacher—A* iui cxamplo In fraction*,
mu|i]mmio a man kept a butcher shop, and
a customer < alh d for five pounds of
meat, and he had only four to soli. What
would the butcher do?
Johnny (a butcher's bright son)—
Keep his hand on the incut while 1M)
v. U.i vvelicbiuir It. —Tit-Bit*.
No K
BIG ALLIGATORS.
Some Odd Tata* I'olu !>y an old Florida
Hotel
At the evA of ai : ■ r on alligators.
In his book "Hunting and l isting in
Florida," Mr. . Ic.-- D. Cory, curator
of tit dej-.ii ti;. ->t ornithology in the
lie- IC> c.n. ;i ii. ;:ui, Chicago,
gives an > ..try which he once saw in
the register of the Brock house.
In tf.e . . n transportation
w ... n. . I'.icuit than i Is at present,
the Bnx iv boose >vas about the end of
\ . : 1 v\ s a 24 hours' trip
bv li it ir -tn Jacksonville. It. was at
t ime :t great in - t for sp rt&cicn,
w 1.0 v.; att th.re by the fish
ing and shooting to be bad in the rt
' clnity.
' Tiir.. ; 1 reg : r, vvlii.-li e\tcuded
bail, .i jzv.-i.'. l: any ; . contained
some queer rec< rds, many of them of
<i mbtful veracity. Among others,
some one had wrfUen:
"March I*.', IST;, 1/ led a large alll
•at the t ■ la re this year;
tin stonuu-h cor.aintd n boot, a piece
of pine w>..kL a lb eim u's float, und
some small fish."
Immediately beneath this record was
a: ithc-r, evi '-'i; 1 -v ndtl< d by some wag:
"March 24, 1 ill" 1 a much bigger alli
gat r than Cae on.' mentioned above.
The stomach contained a gold watch,
in government bonds, and a
cord of wood."
On the next page, written in a neat,
uin btriisb-o style, was inscribed tire
f '! vv': g: "Shot the biggest plligotor
cv. r known in Florida; the stomach
contained the remains of a steam
launch, a lot of old railw ay iron, and a
quantity of molted ice, proving that It
existed during the glacial epoch."
TROCHA COST MANY LIVES.
Our £,ooo Soldier* Died of rover i'on
trai-t. il Then*.
A decided change has been made In
the plan of military operations in l'inar
, del Kio province.
The western t roe ha lias not been
abandoned ut, but the force along
that military line lias been greatly re
duced already. Three brigades of in
fantry have gone into the mountain
ous country on the north coast, the
only part where the find
, anything like security.
The trocha, saj- a Havana dispatch,
was a costly mistake iu many respects;
i"n others it served its purjxjse. The
work was too expensively built. Al
-4 hough intended for a temporary pur
pose, the blockhouses in many in
-1 stances were of brick and finished as if
for permanent use. Even the mortar
at the joints was niceh tooled. The
same disposition to erect, massive and
permanent works that distinguished (the
Spaniards in the days of the coloniza
tion of America exists to-day. The
trocha caused Maceo a great, deal of
annoyance. It staid the passage of
large bodies of men east and west. Only
! small groups'succeeded in crossing.
■ The maintenance of the trocha has
cost dearly in human life. The country
which it runs is malarious
naturally, and the throwing up of earth
works left pits which filled with stag
nant water in the rainy season. More
than 2,000 soldiers have died from dis
ease contracted there. Even now many
nro sick, mostly with chills and fever.
Yellow fever and dysentery have been,
epfdemlc.
BARDER SHOP ON WHEELS.
Thin Mmii \ *«•* it Trtojrcle to (Ji*t i'liatom
from l itriurrM.
Mo udder use has been found for tho
bicycle, than that to which it has been
put by a barber, August Lcihmau, of
Uruvescnd, Long island, says the Mew-
York Press. Itcfore he learned to rido
a wheel he made a comfortable living
by driving around the scattered villages
of Long island shaving the fanners w ho
could not spare time to travel to tlio
neighboring towns to be shaved. It
occurred to Luibmau that a more de
sirable way of visiting his patrons than
by the old horse and buggy could bo
found by constructing a tricycle ouU
fit. The plan has worked well. Tho
barber's chair, which is getting to bo
a fiuuMmr sight on. Long island, runs
on three wheels and in the center of tho
machine is the saddle on which Leil>-
imui perches when ho pedals alirood oil
shaving and hair cutting fours.
Tim advantage, of the new outfit Is
that it costs next to nothing when com
pared with tho expense of keeping a
horse. Before he adopted the tricycle
s\ ■ 14-iii of I ravel I.eiliiuan w as forced to
confine liis sliaving uud hair cutting
effort:, to farmsteads far removed from
the red and white |h»1o of the village
barber. Now ho boldly rides into tho
territory of bis rivals, -tor the novelty
of being shaved iu a tricycle barber's
chair has attracted custom from tho
regular shops.
Whoro tho Muu«]r Went.
The vicar of a rural parish who had
waxed eloquent on the subject of for
eign missions one Sunday was sur
prised on enteiruiff tlu* village shop
'during tJiu week to Is- greeted with
marked coldness b.\ the worthy dame
who kept It. (tn seek lug to know tho
cause, the good woman produced a coin
from a drawer, und, throwing It donvn
before the viear, exclaimed: "I marked
that holy crown and put it in the plato
last Sunday, and lu-re It is lxicktigain in
r.iy shop. 1 knowed well them xJg
gers never got the money."
u*er Ma ii Hoin.
The new rural mall delivery in Onin-
county. Mo., lias brought out
some queer mail boxes. A half-bushel
basket, a big colTiv can, »,oap und nplco
Ijoxm, ami even receptacles that have
once hold patent medicine*, uroamong
those that grace one neighborhood.
A Ni l Ili'iy on llomor.
An able summary of the tlu-ories as
to the. authorship of the Oily In ey wos
given the other day by a Itr'tishschool
boy, who wrote: "Jt- Is said that writ
ing was not invented when Homer
eoni|s>'icd his poem*. Il«i must there
fore have lived a good donl later."
llro|lf>oil >ll 111 A I-I lie.
lie r..iiixl a hr.itu'lio lother>«l fnat.
Ami ■klpr>e<l. Amid Ih trees,
Uprlicht until tlio very ls.t.
Ito dicl of throut dlseitm.
I • '111:.: -Derail].
WIM.INU TO I'LKASKi
C\/ —.
rfipf
"Is It true, dear baron, that a
woman may b« ch.inning though lihe
be -10 j cars old V"
"Ves, indeed, or even older, my dear
[ luatlmuel" —Lo "'-via "lustre.