VOL* xxxiv AFTER STOCKTAKING WE FIND A GREAT MANY ODD LOTS OF SHOES IN Ol'R .STOCK WHICH WE ARE GOING TO SELL AT SWEEPING REDUCTIONS. THE BASIS ON WHICH OUR LARGE RETAIL SHOE BUSINESS WAS BUILT—SAVE PEOPLE MONEY, GIVE THEM GOOD HONEST GOODS AND THEY'LL PATRONIZE YOU. A Big Cut in MEN'S FINE SHOES. WOMEN'S FINE SHOES. In fincst 1 atcnt Cal,; wassss °' now 04 00 One lot was $3.50, now #2.50. One lot reduced from $2 and #2.50 to One lot calf, was £4.00, ?5.00 and #6 .00, only $1.25. now f2.00. One lot reduced from #3.50 and $3.75 One lot heavy shoes, was ?i.25 audji.so to 42.00 and #2.25. now #I.OO. One lot reduced from i'i.oo and $1.25 Men's Fine Shoes, were fi.25, now to 75 cents. 95 cents. Women's Black All Wool Overgaiters, SILK STITCHED, CLOTH FACINGS-TO CLOSE JUT \T 15 CENTS. Bargains in Misses' Shoes. Bargains in Boys' Shoes. 50 cents, 75 cents and Si.oo. We will. ?5 lcntSf ct .^ lSt suco a nd fr.25. save you 50 cents on evtry pair. Bargains in all. Children's Shoes. , , Our Slippers At 25 cents, 40 cents and 50 cents. Baby Shoes at 10 cents to 50 cents. close, and also all our Felt Shoes, WOOL BOOTS AND RUBBER FOOTWEAR BARGAINS. All kinds at lowest prices—Arctics, Storm Aiaskas, Overs, Croquet, Storm Boots — all at prices greatly reduced. Women's Rubbers at iSc, 20. and 25c. Misses' Rub bers at 16c, 20c, and 25c. ITen's Rubbers at 40c, 50c, and 60c. All shoes direct from factory to your feet. Bullet's leading t> p UIICPI TON ° PP ' Shoe House L. IHJuLLIUII Hotel Lcwiy. MRS. IT ZIMMERMAN. Stock-Taking Gleanings. The completion of stock-taking leaves every department with broken lots or odds and ends of goods wlich must be closed out at once to make room for the daily incoming of spring merchandise. Some of these broken line? are almost certain to be among your necessities. In that event you will gel more for your money than at any other time during the past season. By reason of still deeper price cuts than we have 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 sls and S2O to $5.00 One lot of plain Beaver Jackets, real value $6, to 2.49 One lot of Misses' Jackets, value $5 to $6, to 2.89 One lot of Children's Jackets, value $4 to $6, to close at 2.29 Feather Boas marked down to 25c, 50c, 75c and $1; former prices 50c, sl, $1.50 and $2. Included with these we offer you our entire stock of Blankets, Haps, Winter Underwear and Hosiery for men, women and children. Flannel Skirts, Waists, Tailor-Made Suits and Separate Skirts, and Heavy Winter Dress Goods, and a positive saving of 50 per cent, on every dollar's worth 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 popular prices. Come in and get posted on the new Spring Styles. DO YOU LIKE NICE CLOTHING? % It is raie you see such grrments as we arc now showing. They are novelties, they have got the snap in them, makes you fell as if you must have a suit out of this batch. We have she exclusive sale of these garments in this vicinity. Now if you watjt 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 sell the fincst Black Clay Suits evt-r known. The linings are guaranteed to outwear the outside T. H. BURTON, T. H. BURTON, 120 S. MAIN ST. BtJTLER. FA. REMOVAL SALE! COMMENCING TUESDAY FEBRUARY, 16th. We are going to offer the people of Butler and vicinity the Greatest Bargiins ever sold in Butler Co. This assertion may seem strong, but we mean it is we are de termined—if price is any inducement—to not move a dollars worth of goods to our new store 108 S. Main 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; yes and better ones frequently than those published. HOSIERY — one lot children's hose 5c per pair, former price 10, 15, and 25c; one lot children's fleeced hose 9c or three pairs for 25c, Ladies hose 9c or 3 pairs for 25c, Bicycle hose 19c per pair, extra heavy fleeced 25c were 40c, fine cashmere hose 35c were 50c, extra heavy wool hose 35c were 50c, one lot wool hose 19c or 3 pairs for 50c. LACE —White lace % irch wide toe per doz. yards, white silk lace 7c per yard | former price 15c. white silk lace 19c, former price 35c; white lace 19c former price 35 and 50c; chiffon lace nc, former price 40c and 50c: black silk lace 7c, former 15c; black silk lace 19c, former price 25 tosoc. M. F. & M. MARKS 113 to 117 South Main Street, IS'.Jt! • , 1 "■>. J. S. Young. J. S. Young. I desire to thank the public for their very liberal pat ronage since I went into the merchant tailoring buiness, and to show my appreciation of the same; and in order to make room for the extensive line of spring goods that are daily arriving, I will s.ll anything in my stock at greatly reduced prices. J.LS. YOUNG, Tailor. 101 S. MAIN St., - - . BUTLER, PA :: "THE COMMERCIAL," 1 I |W. K. THORNBURG Prop'r., Evans City, Pa.V { ) This popular house has just been entirely remodeled {' > { ) and refurnished. Everything convenient, and guests 4' > Located near Postoffice and P,& W. Depot. When { > in Evans City t'.p at the Commercial. Bell Tele- I THE BUTLER CITIZEN. CUT THIS OUT BRING IT WITH YOU TO BUTLER'S PROGRESSIVE SHOE HOUSE. | A GREAT SALE NOW GOING ON. S'irpiisc after surprise awaits you. Never before in the his tory of Butler Co. has such an opportunity been oiicred to you. Think of it SI.OO, #1.25 a. d $l5O Winter Boots and Shoes all reduced to 93 cents. Prices That Tell The Story. w Ladies Rubber Boots 98c 1 ..MibSes Rubber Boots 98c S Youths Rubber oots 98c f Mens Overs for Felcs 98c j Mens Buckle Arctics 98c 1 Mens iitifiTßals Needle 98c S MLJ s Bufl b.ils, Yale 9KC N Mens Buff Cong Globe 98c J Mens Working Shoes 980 Boys fine Bals, needle 98c We Will Not be Undersold. La ies oil grain butt 98c 1 Ladies Calf Shoes 98c C Ladies fine butt Shoes 98c / j,adies spring heel shoes 98c Boys and Girls shoes 98c V Youths stoga boots 98c -A, I.QOO Pair Sehoo 1 Shoes 98 AND The Half Has Not Been Told DON'T MISS THIS SALE. TRY WHAT 98c WILL DO AT Butter's progressive Shoe House. 2i5 South Main St., BUTLER PA ■ 0. B. MILLER, AT J. R. GRIFB S and 2 Do Not Make Five. It's quire a pro Diem to please everyone's t.iste in any line you may select and particularly oi jewelry, silver novelties, cut glass, etc., but I'm sure you will find what you want in my large stock and at such prices that defy com petition. I am making a spe. cialty of nobby and find Goods and want your trade. i c mien lii iii v 3 illljlJ • 118 SOUTH MAIN ST A\|/^ T T Genuine Scotch Tweed Suit, made as you want it, FOR! $24 is an example of how our •20 per cent discount sale reduced the price of our }t,o suit. SO WE MUST empty the stock tables before our Spring Patterns a. rive. The discount goes during JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. THIS IS A BENhFIT FOR YOU: Come in and see about it. ALAND, MAKER OF MEN'S v. LOTHKS BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire insurance Company Office cor. Stain and Cuuninghati Sts. ALF. WICK. Pros. MEO. KKTTKItKU, Vice Pre* 1,. S. J!rJl >KIN Sec'v »nd Trees DIEECTUKS. Alfred Wick, Henderson Oliver. I>r. W. Irvtn, .fames Stephens*!!. W. W. Blacknmre, V WHtzel. F. Bowman. 11. J. Klinelor. Geo. K»ttercr, Ctias. Kebiiuii, Geo. Renno, John Kociilg. I.OYAL HcJUKIKN Agsnt. Eany to Take a»»y to Operate Are features p 'culiar to Hood's Pills. Small in ; size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As on«- man Hood's said: '• You nt .er know you _ _ _ have taken a 1 ill till it is all _ I I A over." 25c. C. ■ Hood & Co.. 111 Proprietors, i owell. Mass. ~ The only pill* v take v ;th Hood's Sarsaparilla. This Is Your Opportunity. On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Ilay lever Cure (Ely's Creain Balm) sufficient to demon strate the grc.u merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St , New York City. Itev. Johnßeid, -Jr., of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi tive enre for catarrh if used as directed.' Rev. Francis W. Toole. Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents. HAILKOAD TiMt T«\ i .. 'A'eHJtn P-'. nsyKv.r:'.i Division. Schedule in effiet If..v. 10 liiSfo South. —*— WeeK i':)-.- A. £!. J>. yt A. i». ?*. >«• I' * f _ ! 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"'7 10 "is Bran<:luon.... s oe 3 o'. . 53 9 971 ... .V .. .Kels.fl:. ... - 101 S I'.i . .... • f u 14. Euelirt 8 in?! 3T, l |: i l"'l B'Jllcr 8 5o! 3 551. 2 20 : 20! »lipgheHyr r P4wiT"oT'7 osT.Tr. p.m a m .... a. .11 p. ui . J. T. Bl.Allt, Gciioral Vanasftr. (.ri'otivlllo, ra 'W. G. SARGKANT 'i !' A. v.mCM'lo l'a M. A. BERKIMER, Funeral Director. 337 S. Main St., Butler. BUTLKH, PA., THUHSDAV, MARCH 11. lsnT THE MISPRESS of the Mine. y • «t»"S . tr AVigman J■» jjj Intervene*. y R»kfrt B&rjyyL ; (Copyright. 1895. by Robert 9arr } CHAPTER XXVIII. Kenyon's luck, as he said to himself, had turned. The second year was even more prosperous than the first, and the third as successful as the second. He had a steady market for his mineral, and, besides, he lied the great advantage of knowing the rogues to avoid Some new swindles, he t"\d encounteied dur ing his first year's experience, had taught him lessons that he profited by in the second and third He liked his home in the wilderness, and he liked the rough people among whom he found himself. Notwithstanding his renunciation of London, however, there would, now ant! then, come a yearning for the big city, and he promised himself a trip there at the end of the third ..ear. Weutworth lia:l been threatening, month after month, to come out and see him, but something had always interfered. Taking it all in all. John liked it bet ter in winter than in the summer, in spite of the extreme cold. The cold was steady, and could be depend ed upon; moreover, it was health ful and invigorating. In summer John never became accustomed to the rav ages of th • black fly. the mosquito and other insect pests of that season. His first interview with the black fly left ins face in such a condition tbat he was glad he lived in a wilderness! At the beginninp of the second win ter John treated himself to a luxury, lie bought a natty little French Cana dian horse that was very quick and ac customed to the ice, because the ice of the river formed the highway by which lie reached Hurn+pine from the min?. To supplement the horse, he also pot a comfortable little cutter, and with this turnout he made his frequent jour neys between the mine and Burntpinc with comfort and speed, wrapped snugly iu buffalo robes. if London often reverted to his mind, there was another subject that ob truded itself even more frequently. His increased prosperity had something to do with this. He saw that, if -he was to have a third of the receipts of the mine, he was not to remain a poor man for very lonp, and this fact pave him a certain courage which had been lacking before. He wondered if she remem bered him. Wentworth had said very little about her in his letters, and Ken yon, in .spite of the confession he had made when his case seemed hopeless, was loth to write and ask his friend any thing about her. One day, on a clear, sharp, frosty winter morning. Kenyon had his little pony harnessed for his weekly journey to Burntpipe. After the rougher part of the journey between the mine and the river had been left behind and the pony got down to her work 011 the ice, with the two white banks of snow on either side of the smooth track, John gave himself up to thinking about the subject which now so often engrossed his mind. Wrapped closely in his furs, with the cutter skimming along the ice, these thoughts found a pleasant accom paniment in the silvery tinkle of the bells whi' h neck. As a gener.il g he met no one 011 the icy road frot 1 the mine to the village. Sometimes there was a pre cession of sleighs bearing supplies fer his own mine and those beyond, and when this procession was seen, Ken yon had to look out for some place by the side of the track where he could pull up his horse and cutter and allow the teams to pass. The snow on each side of the cutting was so deep that these bays were shoveled out here and there to permit teams to get past each other. lie had gone half way to the village when he saw ahead of him a pair of horses which he at once recog nized as those belonging to the hole! keeper. He drew up in the first bay and awaited the approach of the sleigh. He saw that it contained visitors for him self, because the driver, on reeogniziug him, had turned round and spoken to the occupants of the vehicle. As it came along the man drew up and nodded to Kenyon, who, although ordinarily the most polite of men, did not return the salutation. He was stricken dumb with astonishment at seeing who was in the sleigh. One woman was so bundled up that not even her nose, appeared out in the cold, but the smiling, rosy face of the other needed no introduction to John Kenyon. "Well, Mr. Kenyon," cried a laughing voice, "you did not expect to see mo this morning, did you?" "I confess I did not." said John, "and yet," here he paused. He was going to say, "and yet I was thinking of you," but he checked himself. Miss Longrt'orth, who had a talent for reading the unspoken thoughts of John Kenyon, probably did not need tc be told the end of the sentence. "Are you going to the village?" she asked. "I was going; I am not going now." "That's right, I was just going to invite you to turn round with us. You see, we are on our way to look at the mine, and, I suppose, we shall have to obtain the consent of the manager be fore we can do so." Miss Longworth's companion had emerged for a moment from her wraps and looked at John but instantly' retired among the furs again with a shiver. She was not sc young as her companion, and she con sidered this the most frightful climate she had ever encountered. "Now." said- John, "although your sleigh is very comfortable, I think this cutter of mine is even more so. It is intended for two. Won't you step out of the sleigh into the cutter? Then, if the driver \/ill move 011, I can turn and we will follow the sleigh." "I shall be delighted to do so," said the young woman, shaking herself free from the buffalo robe and stepping lightly from the sleigh to the cutter, pausing, however, for a moment be fore she did so, to put her own wraps over her companion. John tucked her in beside himself, and, as the sleigh jingled on, he slowly turned his pony round into the road again. "I have got a pretty fast pony," he said, "but I think we will let them drive on ahead. It irritates this little horse to see any thing in front of her." "Then we can make up speed," said Edith, "and catch them before they get to the mine. Is it far from here?" "No, not very far; at least, it doesn't take long to get there with a smart horse." "I have enjoyed this experience ever so much." she said. "You see, my fa ther had coine to Montreal on business, so I came with him, as usual, and, be ing there, I thought I would run up here and see the mine. 1 wanted—" she continued, looking at the other side of the cutter and trailing her well-gloved fingers in the snow—"i wanted to know personally whether my manager was conducting my property in the way it ought to be conducted, notwithstand ing the very satisfactory balance sheets he sends." v 4# I t-jfrpr-: * if* . v-Vr*'v •' V- • - 'VI :.V.V) There ware no jritnesses on ilia white-.oppad bills. "Your property!" exclaimed John, in amazement. "Certainly. You didn't know that, did you?" she replied, looking for a mo ment at him and then away from him; "1 call myself the Mistress of the Mine " "Then you are—you are—?" "Mr. Smith," said the girl, coming to liis rescue. There was a moment's pause, and the next words John said were not at ul! what she expected. "Take your hand cut of the snow," he commanded, "and put it in under the buffalo robe; you have no idea how cold it is here, and your hand will be frozen in a moment." "Ueally," said the girl, "an employe must not talk to his employer in that tone! My hand is my own, is it not?" "I hope it is," said John, "because I want to ask you for it." For answer Miss I'dith I.unguorth placed her hand ii: his. Actions speak louder than words. The sleigh was far in advance, and there were no witnesses on the white-topped hills. "Were you astonished," she said, "when I told you that I owned the mine?" "Very much so, indeed. Were you astonished when I told you that i wished to own the owner .jf the hand?" "Not in the slightest." "Why?" "Because your treacherous friend. Wentworth, sent me your letter apply ing for a situation. You pot t.he situ 6tion, didn't you, John?" TIIK END. —As turning Hie logs will make a dull fire. burn, so change of studies a dull brain.—Longfellow. I'crfectly Satisfactory. Miss Helen (writes telegram) "George Wilson, Long Branch, N". J. An interview would be of 110 possible use. Do not come." Send this, please. Thir ty cents, I believe? Clerk (meekly)— There are 11 words in this message. Miss Helen —How can that be? 1 counted them! (counts them again)— Pshaw! Clerk (more meekly)— You might strike out "an" or "possible." Miss Helen (sharply) Nonsense! 1 want it to be very emphatic.— (Re flects) —Well—strike out "not."—N. X. Truth. A Sure Cure. Lady Visitor (at office of eminent physician) —I have called, doctor, to ask if there is any cure for sleep-walking. 1 have had the habit for years, and late ly it has become worse. Dr. nighprice—lt can be cured, madam. Take this prescription, and have it filled at Colde, Slecle & Co. s. "Colde, Steele & Co.'s? Why, that is not a drug store. It is a hard%vare firm." "Yes, madam. The prescription calls for a paper of tacks. Dose —twe tablespoonfuls scattered about the lloor before retiring."—N. Y. Weekly. Daugeronn rrocrnntlnatlon. "My mother says," the young woman observed to her fiance, "that she does not approve of a young man giving 0 girl expensive presents before they are married." "That's very unreasonable." "I don't see why ?" "Because, so far as I can learn from observation, after marriage the desire to give expensive presents becomes totally extinct."—Washington Star. Iletrospeetlon. Mrs. Ben ham —What makes you look so gioomy? Benham—l had my pay raised to day. Mrs. Benham —I don't see why that should make you look gloomy. Beiiiliam —I have been thinking what a time I could have on my new salary il I were single.—Town Topics. Excusable. Jamie, aged five, was kneeling by the bedside saying his prayers preparatory to retiring, when his little sister Mary approached him from behind and tickled tljg soles of his bare feet. " 'Scuse me little while. Lord," said Jamie, arising to his feet, "till I knock the stuffin' outer sister Mary." —Wash- ington Times. ISobby'a Example. Bobby—Pop, what does hereditary mean? Fond Parent—lt means, Bobby, some thing that goes from parent to child. Now see if you can give me an example of something that is hereditary. Bobby—Measles. I got 'em from mother. —Brooklyn Life. On the Veranda. "There goes Mrs. Chatwick. What does she coino to Florida for?" "She wants to get rid of her rheuma tism." "But why does she bring her t.hreo daughters along?" "Oh, she wants to get rid of them, too."—N. Y. Truth. An impression. 'TIs now the young: folks home from school Surprise their parents thrifty. By knowing more at seventeen Than their father does ut fifty. —Washington Star. The Life I.inc. First Passenger—Oh, yes; I know those southern railroads very well. I've been riding on this line all my life. Second Passenger—Tl. so? You must have got 011 a little sooner than I did. —N. Y. Truth. Not Nature. He —Nature abhors a vacuum. She—Yes; but nature probably never sat up all night, hoping, every time she yawned, that he would take the hint. Then he grabbed his liat and went Cleveland Leader. How the Fuss Started. Biver —I see by a fashion item in this pai>er that shirt bosoms arc to be made shorter. Brooks —That's a good thing. I have often thought you wore your shirt bosoms too long.—Chicago Tribune. After the Repast. First Cannibal —I wonder what was the rank of that clergyman? S -ol d Ditto (smacking his lips) 1 don't know, but I should say he was a prime minister. —N. Y. Tribune. THE STRUGGLE FOR FOOD. It iftn't Always 81ui|»ie to Oct a for Fifteen C'entH. It was in a cheap downtown restau rant where some of the waiters are re formt .l [iugrilist>. The customer was a weak-enonph looking' little man. lie came in and Kit »lo» n at the end table. "Whutelia want?"demanded the waiter. "I'd like to have a top sirloin," said the customer. "What, iv top sirloin steak?" snarled the waiter. " "Is there a top sirloin anything ekse?" asked the customer, meekly. "Did you 'hink I wanted a top sirloin chicken or a top sirloin duck? When a man asks for a top sirloin he wants a top sirloin steak, doesn't he?" "Say, you look et here." said the waiter. "When you come in here you're supposed th, give yer order right, see? If yer want a steak _\ er want ter say yer want a steak, see? D'ye t'ink d" !>oss hires mind readers fer waiters 'n sells steaks fer 13 cents besides?" "My friend, it. H'cn:s to me you're a little sassy," said the meek customer. "Say, didja come here t' pass remarks 'r t* eal ?" demanded the waiter. "Come, whatcha want —er git out." "I want a top sirloin steal:, please," sai l the meek man a bit nervously. "They ain't no pletise about it," snorted the waiter. He walked away three i-teps toward the kitchen. Then he turned and came back. "Say. young fellow." he said, "it nin't'a piece o' steak that you wants, : it's a piece o' ice, see. 'n yer goin' t' git it." Savin - which, he hauled ofT and SWUUL his right around with force enough to have driven the meek man j through the wall. The other customers jumped up and rushed at the waiter, . but they were r.ot quick enough. The 1 meek tiian had let out with his left foot and kicked him in the shins. Thatkiek bent him forward, and, as he came, | the meek man swung his right and ' caught him in the short ribs. There was a ! r runt that was heard a blov'k, ! and the waiter fell in his tracks. His j wind was gone and agony was written in his face. The meek man stood over i bim. It was a minute before the wait- ' :>r came to, and, rolling over painfully, j lambered to his feet. The meek man J feinted with his right. 'Hie waiter j dodged. "Do 1 pet my top sirloin steak 'n raw fried potatoes?" demanded the meek man. "Sirre yer do," said the waiter, meekly; "butcha wouldn't if yer hadn't ordered 'em. see?" and he limped olf toward the kitchen. "It bents me," said the meek man, "how sassy some waiters do pet." The other customers went back to their places &ixi quiet reigned.—N. Y. Sun. TREATMENT OF FELONS. Slmplo Mean* ot Keilcf for a I'aui/ul Affliction. Felons occur frequently on the last joint of the fing-ers or tiiumb of tUe right hand. They are localized acute inflammations, resulting from the pres ence beneath the skin of certain pois onous organisms which have pained ad mission through a wound. This wound is very likely a scratch or a prick so slight- and insigniheant that one cannot remerber having received it. The first thinp that attracts one's at tention is a small reddened and st ation spot, which is painful when touched. In the beginning 1 the inflammation is inst beneath the skin, but if not inter fered with, it- frequently works its way deep down below the surface, and bur rows along the bone or tendons of the finger. The superficial felon is the less pain ful. This is located, as a rule, around and under the finger-nail. It may ap pear on one or more lingers at the same time or in succession, particularly if the bodily system is debilitated. The in flammation may be slipht and subside quickly, but frequently it is more or lci-s severe and results in the formation of a small abscess. In the case of enfeebled persons the inflammation may cause considerable swelling and intense pais, and result in the loss of a part or the whole of the finger-nail. The deep felon usually starts on the under side of the linger. Within a day or two the finger becomes painful, tense, hot and throbbing. The pain and tension rapidly increase —especial- ly when the hand hangs at the side— and the suffering continues without abatement until an abscess hns gath ered and its contents have disc-harped through an opening in the skin. l'or a superficial felon nothing is usually required but restof the affected part, and a cold application. If an ab scess has formed, however, hot applica tions should be applied and the pus completely removed. The application of the tincture of iodine, carbolic acid, or a blister affords little or no relief. In the deep variety of felon the forma tion of an abscess is almost certain, and therefore hot applications or poultices should be employed from the begin ning. 1 f at the end of two or three days there is no marked relief the abscess should be opened. The incision should be deep enough to insure the complete evacuation of the contents of the ab scess. Immediate relief from all suf fering follows the emptying of the ab scess, and the wound quickly heals if cure is taken to keepitabsolutelyclcan. —Youth's Companion. Apples a* Ornamenta. At Boston dinner tables the apple is one of the accepted forms of decoration, and several small cut-glass dishes of rosy-cliceked health-producers are used to offset the mound of flowers in the center, and with it form the only spec tacular adjuncts to the feast. Very pretty, too, they look, carrying back the fancy of the satiated diner-out to the time when an apple, fragrant, juicy, probably purloined from a forbidden orchard, formed the minimum bonum of 1 hi-s existence. —Washinpton Star Pointing u Moral. "I don't know," remaked Senator Sor ghum, "when I was more impressed with the fact that there is frequently a valuable lesson to be drawn from the most trivial circumstance than I was at dinner the other day. One of the chil dren pot the wish bone." "Oh, yes. One takes one end and an other takes the op[>osite, and the one who gets the longest is supposed to get his wish." "Exactly. And I took occasion then and there to impress upon their youth ful minds how much in this life dependa on having a good pull." —Washington Star. Only Two. "There have been a number of po litical parties developed of late years," remarked the young man. "Yes," replied Senator Sorphum, "u great many unfamiliar names for or ganizations have been broupht to at tention. But after all, there are only two preat political parties." "You mean the democrats and tiie re publicans?" "No, sir. I mean the office-seekers and the office-holders." Washington Star. HOW MISTLETOE GROWS. rrrallaritltti of the* Haah of Ancient Druid ami Modern Christian. The mistletoe is perhaps the plant par excellence of Christum* tradition, more so. probably, th;ui the holly, for the latter has only decorative uses, while the association of the former is with holiday festivity and mirth. No j>huit on earth has ever aroused so many kinds of interest on all possible grounds us the (mystic mistletoe. Take it how you will, that st ran ire shrub is a won der. From every ]*>int of view it teems with curiosity. Its parasitic mode of. growth, its paradoxical greenness among 1 the bare boughs of winter, its pale and ghostly berries, its sticky fruit, filled with viscid birdlime, have all aroused profound and respectful atten tion from the very earliest aires. Then its religious ini}>ortanee in so many countries and ages, its connoct 'on with Christmas and midwinter Saturnalia, its social revival to our own. time as the Yulet l ie symbol, and its modern re lation to the pleasing- anachronicm of indiscriminate kissing, all invest it alike with an additional factitious im portance. Yet, strange to say, the full story of the mistletoe has never yet been written at any adequate length. The ntytxi-Tu mistletoe, as we know it to-day, in its present highly evolved and degenerate state as a confirmed parasite, is no longer an enigma. It is a woody shrub, with yellowish green leaves, which specially affects the branches of apple trees, j>ears and pop lars. The people who get. their ideas vaguely and at second hand from books have a general notion, indeed, that the mistletoe's favorite haunt is tot that best suits the young mistletoe as a place for sprout ing in. Tf it fell on to the ground be neath it would be unable to maintaili itself without the aid of a host. —Frank Leslie's Monthly. BURNS DIED PENNILESS. First Obituary Xotice Calls for Help for III* Family. When Kobert Burns died the follow ing obituary appeared in the Edin burgh Advertiser of July 26, 179G: "On tlie 21st inst., died at Dumfries, after a lingering illness, the celebrated Ilobert Burns. His poetical com posit ions, dis tinguished equally by the forc% of na tive humor, by the warmth and the tenderness of passion, and by the glow ing touches of a descriptive pencil, will remain a lasting mouument of the vigor and versatility of a mind guided only by the lights of nature and by the inspira tion of genius. The public to whose amusement he has so largely contrib uted, will learn with regret that his extraordinary endowments were accom panied with fatalities which rendered them useless to himself and his fam ily. The last months of his short life were spent in sickness and indigence, and his widow, with five infant chil dren, and in the hourly expeetation of a sixth, is now left without any resource but what she may hope from the re gard due to the memory of her hu,<»- band. "The public are respectfully informed t hat contributions for the wife and fam ily of the. late Kobert Burns (who are left In extreme dis tress) will be received at the houses of Sir William Forbes & Co., of Messrs. Mansfield, Itasnsey & Co., at the shops of the Edinburgh booksellers. It is proposed to publish some time hence a posthumous volume of the j>oet ical remains of Kobert Burns for the bene fit of the author's family; his friends and acquaintances are requested to transmit such poems and letters as may happen to be in their possession to Alex ander Cunningham, Writer, George street, Edinburgh; or to John Syiue, Esq., IJyeland, Lhimfries. It is hoped that., in the meantime, none of his original productions will be corn muni-- cated to the public through the chan nel of newspapers or magazines, so as to injure the sale of the intended publi cation." —N. Y. Press. —The Belgians are the children of the Belgii, who are first named in "Caesar's Commen tar i es." AND THEV DID. Mr. Johnson—l 1 ain't afford toe git d so hcali boys no skates, but dcy's golu' toe skate jes' do same, dey is.— PREPARATION OF POULTRY. Some Valuahlr Information for the Care ful Cook. Spring chickens have long been a iud with many people, and broilers ore among the luxurks of life. But all in comes do not admit of these things and not. every one is aware that in buy ing such costly articles as broilers a good < ■ al of money is expended with very little to &how for it. A full-grown fowl is by far more de ferable thau a young one, provided the cook ki.ows how to handle it. It is easier to ]>r< pare and yields a much more, delicious food than the very best ii..mature poultry ever raised. All fowls should be. picked and drawn . a.- .°>x>n as they are killtfl. Poultry breeders frequently dry-pick their birds, but this is open to objections for sevi r.il reasons. Almost all jKiultrv ia infested with parasites, and when the fouls are dry-picked these have a chance to scatter altout and may be come very annoying. True, they will not remain for any length of time upon human Ix-ings, but while they do stay they are extremely uncomfortable guests; it is therefore much the better way to scald the fowl, and this is done by immersing it In a pailful of boiling water. Water that is merely hot will not answer. Dip the bird in all over, feet and all, holding it under water for at. least one minute. If the feathers come off easily that is all that is nec essary. Then take them off in great handfuls, as in this way most of the pin feathers will come with the largeT ones, ami the task is much more quickly com pleted. When this partof the operation is done, t he fotvl may be dipped in clean hot water, allowed to remain a few see ! onde? and then wiped off with a dry i cloth, after which it is singed over a 1 bright blaze without smoke. The en trails are then removed, the crop and windpipe by a small opening at the top of the breast, the attachments being ! severed by inserting a sharp knife as i far as possible and making a clean cut. ; Then take out the remainder through on opening made at the lower end of the breastbone. Push the. hand in as far as possible, and grasp the pipes that wero cut off at the throat. Bringwith them the heart, liver, gizzard and kidneys, leaving the inside of the fowl clean and smooth. The. lungs are attached to tho inside of the ribs, and these must come out also. Then cut off the legs and also the oil bag from the top of the tail; trim the ragged parts of the neck, and the bird is ready to put into the pot for the steaming process that all old fowls require to make them at their best. A large kettle, and a dish that will fit in side of it, is necessary. Place the fowl on tho dish, which must be raised from the bottom of the kettle by a small wire rack, then add water enough to boU for two hours, or as much as the kettle will hold without running over into the dish in which the fowl is placed. The heart should be freed from its casing and washed. The liver is to be cut care fully away from the gall, which is dis tinguished by its green color, and the gizzard is to be j>artly cut through on the thick side until the inner lining is sovered, when the middle portion is re moved. These giblets and the feet and legs ore put into a stewpan and allowed to t)oi] slowly for several hours. There are many experienced cooks who do not know that the feet of a chicken con tain a large amount of and are h most I'lCSlfaiiJe addition to tho gravy. When the chicken is so well done that a broom straw can be passed through the meat to the bones, remove it from the fire, and lift the fowl to a plate, allowing all of theliquortodrain off. This must be put away to become cold, when the oil must be entirely re moved if the liquid is to be used for eoup, or skimmed off nt once If for a gravy. It should then, be poured over' the fowl and allowed to become cold. The meat absorbs the juices and is sur prisingly sweet and delicious. If tho fowl is to be baked, the jellied liquor may be mixed with the dressing and used in the gravy. If it is fried, the liquor may l>e added a little at a time when the meat is nearly done. One suc cessful experiment with a mature fowl will convince any one of its superiority to the best broilers that were ever sent to market.—CS". Y. Ledger. RUGS FROM SCRAPS. How to Utilize Some of the Household Odds and Ends. Some of tho most useful and plo turesque rugs are made of serapa of dif ferent colored woolen drees goods sewn in hit or miss fashion on a back of bed ticking or any stout goods. Old bed ticking is excellent because the blue stripes are a guide to sew by. Cutout a piece of the ticking of sufficient size to make a rug. Cut all the pieces of wool len dress goods into the uniform size of two inches square. Fold each square into n double boxpleat. Crease It in tho middle, and, as fast as you prepare them, sew these little pleats on the tick ing on the blue stripes as closely as they inn be put. Begin sewing on the little boxpleats of cloth in the middle of the rug. Turn the rows on one side one way an