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.
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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."
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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 t<l»e British
oak; this is a complete mistake, as it
was the very rarity of the mistletoe on
oaks that gave one, when found there,
i its peculiar sanctity in the eyes of
| primitive, jwoples. In the. purely wild
condition mistletoe grows mostly on
poplars alone; in civilized and culti
vated soils it extends its depredations,
wherever it gets a ehanse, to apple or
• c hards aud pear trees.
And this is the manner of thegenera
| tion of mistletoes: The. young seed
! lings sprout on a branch of their in
; voluntary host, where, the seed lias been
■ carried by birds in a way which I shall
j hereafter more fully describe, at its
i proper jioint in the life history of the
: species. Instead of rooting them
selves, however, like mere groundling
plants, by small fibrous rootlets, they
fasten by a sort of sucker-like process
to the tissues of the tree on which thev
feed, and, penetrating its bark to the
living layer just beneath, suck up elab
orated sap from t.he. veins of their vic
tim. Thus they live at the expense of
the poplar, whose food they appropri
ate, and when many of them together
infest a single tree, as one may often
see in the long roadside avenues in cen
tral France, they succeed in largely
strangling and choking the. foliage of
their unhappy host- The pulp sur
rounds a single seed, for whose sake the
whole mechanism has been developed
by tlve parent plant. And this is the ob
ject subserved in the shrub's economy
by tlie sticky material. Mistletoe ber
ries are much sought, after b3' sundry
fruit-eating birds, but especially by the
•mistlc thrush, which owes both its
common English name and its scientific
appellation, turd us viscivorus (glue-eat
ing thrush), to its marked affection for
this mystic food. Now, as the bird cats
the berries, it. gets the seeds entangled
ita fn-«- rend bill by the sticky sur
roundings, and then, flying awav to
another tree, it gets rid of them in turn
by rubbing them off sideways on a
fork of the braoiohes. That happens to
be the. precise sj>ot 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<l on the others the other. The
raw edges of the pleated squares of
cloth form the surface of the rug. A
very good effect may be obtained by
making the center of the rug hit-and
miss pattern and the border black, with
red, yellow, blue stripes or a mixture
of all.
Still another method of preparing a
rug from scraps is to tie the cloth on n
burlap foundation.. Prepare a founda
tion of the size desired, and outstrips
about the width of ordinary carpet rug*
and the proper length to tie in a firm,
hard knot, leaving short ends. Sew
strips as closely together as possible,
and knot them firmly in place as fast
as they are sewn on.—N. Y. Ledger.
Most Have Been.
Mrs. Murphy—Do you us© condensed
milk?
Mrs. O'Fahey—l think it must be.
condensed. There is never more than
a pint and a half in aquoirt.— Tit-Bits.
Damaging Evidence.
Hicks—So you believe tlierewas some
mistake at the sconce last night about
that man who claimed to be your
Uncle Ben, whom you asked the medi
um to call up?
Wicks—l certainly do. Uncle Ben
weighed over 300 pounds, and if he had
ever tried to get under that table we'd
heard his suspenders burst before he
liad given a rap. —N. Y. Truth.
A Woman's Intuition.
Doctor —Your husband insists that he
is troubled exactly as you are, and yet
un examination of him falls to disclose
a single similar symptom. I can't un
derstand it.
Patient — I can. You prescribed a
glass of wine three times a day for me.
—Cleveland Leader.
An Inquiring Mind.
Bangs—From the west, eh?
"Yes, sir—from Chicago.
"Ah! Indeed! I spent several
months in Chicago. Been there long?"
"Yes, sir. lam a member of the city
council."
"You don't say so? What street is
your saloon on?"—N, Y. Weekly.