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. WAUC«r>C rrwp CUYVFB In finest latent Call; was *5.50, now <14.00 WOMEN S FINE SHOE&. Gne lot was 5Qj now ; 2 . 50 . One lot reduced from $2 and *2.50 to One lot calf, was $4 00, '5.00 and I'voo, only fr.75. now #2.00. One lot reduced from #3.50 and $3.75 One lot heavy shoes, was +1.25 and #1.50 to T2.00 and #2.25. now fl.oo. One lot reduced from *I.OO and $1.25 Men's Fine Shoes, were fi.25, now to 75 cents. 95 cents. Women's Black All Wool Overgaiters, {■ILK ; : ITCHED. CLOTH FACINGS-TO CLOSE jUT AT 15 CENTS.. Bargains in Misses' Shoes. Bargains in Boys' Shoes. 50 cents, 75 cents and *1 10. We will - 5 ttnlgf y , teßtS( and #1.25. save you 5 cents on evtry pair. IJargains in al.'. Children's Shoes. „ Our Slippers At 25 cents, 40 cents and 50 cents. Baby Shoes at 10 cents to 50 cents. to close, and also all our I-\ It Shoes, WOOL BOOTS AND RUBBER FOOTWEAR BARGAINS. All kindsat lowest prices—Arctics. Stolen Aiaskas, Overs, Croquet, Storui Boots — all at pricts greatly reduced. Women's Rubbers at I Sc. 20. ami 25', Misses' Rub bers at 16c, 20c and 25c. S'en's Rubbers at 40c, 50c, and 60c All shoes direct from factory to your feet. Butler's Leading n f UITCCI TON ° PP ' Shoe House D* HU 3EE lUI 1 Hotel Lowry. MRSTT e. ZiiMERMAN. \ " Stock-Taking Gleanings. The completion of utoclc-taking leaves every department witb broken lots or odds and ends of goods wtich must be closed out at once to make room for the daily incoming of spring inerchindise. Some of these broken line? are almost certain to be 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 have yet given, the following are a few cxainp'es of what >v«: intend to do from now on until our entire stock of winter goods is sold. Ladies' Jackets and Capes. We have market! down all our Ladies' Jackets that sold at sls and (20 to $5-00 One lot of plain Beaver Jackets, real va'ue J6, 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 ]>er 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 rare you see such garments as we are no-.v 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 the exclusive sale of these garments in this vicinity. Now if you want to dress up, here is a chance, If you once (jet inside of one of these suits you will be loath to take it off. We sell the finest Black Clay Suits ever known. The linings are guaranteed to outwear the outside T. H. BUftTON. T. H. BURTON, 120 S. MAIN ST. BUTLER, PA. REMOVAL SALE! COMMENCING TUESDAY FEBRUARY, 16th. We are going to offer the people of Butler and vicinitv the Greatest Bargains ever sold in Butler Co. This assertion may seem strong, but we mean it as wc are de termined—if price is any inducement—to not move a dollars worth of goods to our new 9tore 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 Vi inch wide 10c par doz. yards, white si'k lace 7c per yard former price 15c, white silk lace 19c, former price 35c; white lace 19c former price 35 and 50c; chiffon lace 11c, former price 40c and 50c; black silk lace 7c, former 15' ; black silk lace 19c, tonner price 25 tosoc. M. F. & M. MARKS 113 to 117 South Main Street, Jiut! *r, 1 u. 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 buiuess, 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 11 anything in my stock at greatly reduced prices. J. S. YOUNG, Tailor. 101 S. MAIN St., - - . BUTLER, FA ' OOOOOQOQOOOOOQ&Cjjj^OOQOQOOOO^ :: "THE COMMERCIAL," i I |W. K. THORNBURG Prop'r., Evaas City, Pa.| { ) This popular house has just been entirely remodeled \' { > and refurnished. Everything convenient, and guests { i > will always receive close attention. j i ) Located near Postoffice and l'.& W. Depot. When i < > in Evans City tip at the Commercial. Bell Tele phone No. 16. ?OOOOOOOOOOOO0OO<II!>O0OOOOOOO< THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Constipation Causes fully half the sickness in the world. It retains the digested food too long in the bowels and produces biliousness, torpid liver, lndl- Hood's gestion. bud taste, coated ■ ■ ■ i tongue, sick headache, in- all 1 somnla, etc. Hood's Pills 111 ! euro constipation and all its i results, easily and thoroughly. 25c. All druggists. Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co.. Lowell, Mass. I 'i he ouli Tills to take witli Hood's Sarsaparilk/- I This Is Your Opportunity. On receipt of tun cents, cosh or Rtanipfl, a generous sample will be mailed of tlio most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon strate the great merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St , New York City. Hev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Halm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi tive cure for catarrh if used as directed. Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged enre for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 c^nts. RAIL. O D TIME TAfcLES. Western Pernsylvama Division. Sehedul- in ►fleet Nov. 16 1896. jvjuth, —Week Days—— A. a. A. M A. x !•• M. e M BOTLK.K i.eaveC-> Buo 11 20 I -45 *#s 8.1*011.'.u r.'. Arrive C M 825 II < :1 110 '•;* duller J-> 727 *4C '.2 3 ;i5 551 Uuller Jut... l.eavi ;ao 12 12 .; M 1 j:; Nuroiia ..\riive", ;is ni- 1221 <42 so:; 12 M c "' Spriiigdak.. . . 7so ;»12 l-':;* ■■■■_ i'laretanui.. . ... 025 I 2 .V! 4"' f, 2i Hfcarn-hdrfi .. hot :« lot 422 t->2 Allegheny ell V s2O »43 It'- ' '■ A. y. ». y.. v. ». !• »' - >':sli.VY TI.AI.V- —! • iv H«J»I- r l«.i Al (.!» li v • ti) »U"I b liicrpal luterinedluit' - •• - 7:4 \ V., cud .*> '■<> i' M North Week !!.>}- *■ k. M. A. M. A. Al. P.*. M. Alb ybenvfXy. I.v 7rw :• IVJ 1125 235 530 Siiiirb'tiurg. 'II !«12 11 2 0 i*l.ift-n>out. ."1" it 4-" 2;u r ">f ais 55. T.'.renfum 7.(2 2 t>". N.iiiuiia 7 ;;7 4/ 12 l-'i '*' '■ '- liul-er .le't . \r 715 !) ho 1 3 1 l ' ' Hit:r .lir'l i.v J43 950 12 M 3 4"> ' t*.ix»nhi:rg h lo lots 12 4 i.: riLl':.eu \r H :S5 loss 135 4S» "I' A. m. A. m. P. m. r v r. a: •S' \>A\ TKAINS B'lUermid prli lpal It.tern'• llatc >lKtioris a. .. f:"3o and7:ls f. M. tY. , k Ouys i'i r tr.o !i u't Week Ha;. . a m a. in. 1> ni p. m_. II 20 625 Lv BiTTbKB... Ar 1 -"> 12 07 727 Ar Buiier Jc't Lv .... li.>» 318 7"49 Ar Frt-epi'il.. Lv 828 IJ •' 322 733 " Allep'y Jc't " 824 12 2i 350 821 - f'aulti ii( Apollo" 7C6 11 418 Ssl SnlTrburg ..." 732 1132 450 922 '• H'ai.j-vilv " 7 t'O !I 0! 4 ."8 930 • i Uiriville las'u"s 18 lo 15 Aj'.i 11 35 ' AltiH oa "•' 25 n.i 100 310 •• If-rrishu.-jr..."! 145 3 111 130 623 " :- , Ml«<;elpt:ia. '8 30 31 2n a. m p m. a. nip m Ou Sun-Jar, iraip l.H'.ijg 3uoer 7:40 A. if . cornec* !'>r llarri hnrg a .it I*l- •:t J. Ipl.ii. T.'routh trains for th« eaut. '«:••• Pitt>- t.n:y (Union »»■; fo'h*A«: — Atlantic Liprew, daitr.... .3 10 A. V iVu'isylvu i<» Li:nl'e<! .....7 i 5 " l)j> Kxpret,«, 7 30 Mai. Li mi Expre.fli- •' 81>0 " j 1 tJlaiieiphii Bxpvdns " .4 110 I*. V. | H'a.-'t'. rn Kiprei-s " 7 ')5 " Tasi Li:;e " 81" " Pbil.ic'a Mul. S imUy only 8*" a ; ifi'. K>>r Jet ailed inlortnatiou a.ldre s 1 us. V". Walt, Agt. Wn-tirn Hii'Tiet. e..r »'itt,a Ave 1.1.U Sniiiblie.l"! h' , ritvi>ti:y, /a ■i. M. HUTCIIIsON, J. li. WOOD, r.i' nnppr. P'jssr. Afc^wil. I>ITTSHUK(j & WhSTEKiN *■ Railway. Alltgheny Shdit Line, ir.chedule in effect, July 19, 1 896 Butler!laic, liep.ut. Arrive Alleglienv Accommodation.. »; »am •25 iun AlleKtieuy Flyer H 15 »m 10 00 am Akron Mail K >5 am . .■(■• nin New CitHtle Aecom f 15 am :i '-'5 am Allegheny Accomo if' ('Sarn 12 20 pm Alletheny Express 2 56 pm 4 55 pm Chleairo Expre-vt 3 :i5 [ia 12 20 pm AlleKheny Mall cos pin T." opm Ell wood Accom" '» t's PHI 1 3" I'i" CMcatjo Exp.ess U 05 pn« U 25 am Alleifiieny Express s 00 pm Kiine mid Bradford Mall 10 nr. arn ■"> 20 pm cinrlon Accomo 5 15 pm P Mum Foxburg Accomo i 7 35 [m » 05 am SUNI>AT TRAINS. DeForest Jet. Accomo 8 15 am 7 :# pm Allegheny Accomo 10 to am ducat 1 fcxpress 3 35 pm 4 Mpm Allegheny Ae-'omo « 05 pm 4 55 pm Pullman Buffet. Mlecping tars and .Irs'.-cia » ■)n> Coaclies 11111 through ta twern B'liler ClilcaifO dallv. For rliri..<h tlcketoto points . !!■ \ --i Northvjcst or Soutliwe-.t appiy to A. B CKOUCH. A<en' Fuller. I'a Trains leave the r«. ii o. depot In Ilttburr .or lhc Kast as follows. Pi>r Wul)tiii;toi. I) C., li.iltlmori I'MI 1.11 pbla, -a 1 Now Vork. 7:30 and ieao P ni Ounilierlai'd, SUo. 7 ;3D.a m. 1 :10. ; . m.< on o< '.svlilr. r:to. 7ii>, a. in. 1.10. 4.3<>, 4.45. '. to. '■> :<> o m. tfnlu'itowri. 7..0 a. m , 1.10.4.50. p. 1 UaloatOWß, Morca i MHH and Fairmont, tM. a. ■n. and 5.3(-p. in. Mt.Hieasaiit 6.40. 7. 3" a. n. .10 and 4.30 p in. Washington. I'a. 7.40 and 30 a. m.. 4.00.4.45 and 9.00.11.55 p. in. «hi e 1 r«. 7.40. and "».3o «. m.. and 4.00. 9.00. 11.55 p .. tloclnnatl, St, '.iOUts. t'olumbns and New arl 7.40 a. m.. 9.10. 11.65 p, m. For Chicago, 2.4;' an l 9.3" p. m I'arlor snd sleeping cars !o Unltlmor- •' a. j i' Infori ''lnetnua'l ind i"hlua"e. H. 0. Ou.iKt.R, W»r> Bup'. \ll" P : « C W. HA.'SKTT, A G.P A , AHejfheny Pa K P. KEYNOLPS. Supt.. Fox'.urjr, P» rpHE I'ITTSHUKG, SiIKNAN GO & LAKE ERIK RAILROAD Tlllfl TABLK—In oflejjf Snntlay, De ' 30, 1890. Trains «'«« run liy Stsn Urd t'eti ' tral ilnie (90;ti Meridianl. GOING NORTH. OOINO BOUTH j 14 12 STATIONS 11 n p m nm 'p.m. ArrPufTala I.v'ea.'n, a.m. ' in 5 402 30.. I.S.SM-S 8 35,1115 4 5V N. Vj .ASt.l 5 35j!2 ft", ~ p.mla.m, 2 07 !' 10 Kr.e it 00 1 ik) 1 20 8 ,:7. Wallaee Juliet 11 I" 1 10 I IS 1 s 25 titranl lint 43 I Oi 8 13 ...Loekport. it su I 5' 100 8 t>>' .Orar.esvllle. 1205 502 7T..111 001 • SMv Ccnnea'" lv.- 111 <■< 1 4 o'.' ■ t 4T| 9 OOar ar .... I 1 4T 6 0 ... IIS 561 7 59ar.. .Albion lv ....i 12 o-| 5 0' t2 i» 745 . Hhodeland 'l2 20 r, 10 .. |l2 41 7 4?... sprlnuboro |l2 24 j 17 12 34 7 34. .Connoautvllle 12 31 5 • 5 o;7' 52 is 7 is... Mea'vle .let 12 f.o r 4>; 3 o#|l2 Wi 7 Isar. I ineville lv 12 3" |l2 4" 7 251 V ar ... li, 40| iOO 210 12 001 6 4olv .Oonn't I.ake 12 00 I Oi I 52ur ar I 07 1; On i 32 It 35 r, 051v..Mcadvllle .IK it :ir . „,,i j 3* 1 8 laar ai ....! 1 ,a, c 10 021? r . No i T Hi! 601 .11 57, ii .. Ad.uasviiie ' 1 14 am . ..11 48! >'> .. Oi|!>0l 1 23 6 it >'•> 11 401 « ... (4rJ3TUII ...630 1 .(■ li ;c 19 11 29 I ..,131111(1 .... 0 42! t 4P| C 3? 00 11 o» ... Fredonla... 7mi 207 y 41 10 47 Mercer... . 7 19 2 25 1 2XIO 33 I'ardoe 7 361 2is ... " H 10 23 drove City. .. 7 46 2 Is . 'OS 10 I'i .. . . Harrlsvllle.... 7 n j 1.0 . . * 57 10 02 ... tir:.,,cbu>a. . . RO-; ( *53 »sii >...l(hitn. . I 10. 181. .. k ' .!'• 944 . Kuelid. .. h. ■ ' W>> Ifiti' r • M .-, .v. > 2.0 7VI Allegheny, I'iwti .« 7ov p.m i.m .... n mp. m . ' J. T. ft I, AIIC. (Jem .al Manager, (,reen\llle. ea W.O SAKUKANT. li. P A.. Mcaflvlile. I'a ► M. A. BERKIMER, ► Funeral Director. > I I' 337 S. Main St., Butler. BUTLKR, PA., THURSDAY MARCH lis, lHi>7 SMILING FACES. llow blest arc we when our life lines are cast V.'ithSn the ranee of sweetly smillr. - faces: Their -lad Fcnrchlizht sw< , o't r the field when past There S r. •rs lcr.fr. to make us pleasant place*. A tv.iiisht l.er.lson that thought ord f'ei lns graces. ' There's nothing like the sweet spontaneous smile— It starts a universal wave so cheery- It wiil the troubled, careworn licur be giiile. And lift the dull loads from shoulders weak end weary. And light the soul that long kas prcped in darkness dreary Then let thy love move 011 in childish way: And if there be r.ot much to smtles 1 :n --bolden. Still. waitlr:p, smile f r tMr.ss to ccme some day Or le: t childlike faith and trust fa-h crlden From out thy smiles of thankfulness for blesvngs clden. . , \ l.yinar. W. Denton. 11. D., In the Kanntri'l Gold. | IMAHOND3 AND PASTE. BY F. T:io VS. i f 1 '; ; :r .v:. "k 1 ' -:. e. A ce/ -h sir." \ r. ii::. I 1 // £■ * " i; 1 t-J 1 11 1 li w " " 1 ccntly, antl j;ro ll u ? II " i ■ j s t-'i:"s of li sub \\ yf iy lljljjil l'C itU'JJi'e v v.! tli a bu< van t "w'-tivc " of a miatliicvou i.eiK)oii).;>. lie entered his wife's jiri- r.partment in a l;intlrcil moi.il, ami after a searching' grlancc around to as sure himself of the housemaid's vera city, hastened to apply a small key to a rosewood cabinet. "It was a fortumite inspiration of Uiine to appropriate this key this niomi irig'." he ruminated nlourl, as lie turned it in the lock, "but domestic discord v.ould ensue if Nora suspected an ul terior dc-s : pfn upon my part." Tie lanjrhed softly to himself while he brought forth from the iDter'orof the cabinet a leather case, which, when Opened, revealed a:i exquisite dimorrl ornament for the hair, convertible into brooches at its owner's whim. Then he drew from his coat pocket a similar cuse in "which reposed the exact counter jiart of the other jewels. "Brunt has done his work well," he went on, as lie took the ornaments from their respective cases and placed theui upon a crimson velvet cushion, the bet ter to compare them. "Well, I wanted to pive Matty something, and past" looks as well U]»n the t-tafre as dia monds —to a nrnn! Ilut Nora, the sweet little puritan! abjures theaters, and must never lenrn njy connection with one of their fair artists." I/Ost in admiration of thi> sparkling stones, ho was suddenly recalled to a sense of the dajiger of delay by the scund of carriage wheels brought to a standstill without. Xot a moment wus to l>e lost! "IJut which in the world is which?" he muttered in dismay, as he snatched up first or.e ornsment and then the Other. "I>y Jove, I believe I have forgot ten," and his brow grew damp beneath the harassing doubt. "I certainly placed / the original tijion my right, and, be- I sides, t.bat is decidedly the brighter of the two. Ah, T hear Xora inquiring for me in the liaH- lier foot is upon the rliij/!.! (ireat heaven! and lam not yet sure—pshaw! It is impossible to be de ceived! This is the little woman's.'' and thrusting one case into his pocket, he hastily replaced the other in the cabinet. "My dear l>ick, what in the world are you doing here? You lock as guilty as any surprised burglar!" ''^Tonsei)sc. Nora!" but his face mustered color ;.t the not inappropriate simile. "You ridiculous boy! IJut seriously, Dick, what dkl you do with the key to my cabinet this morning? I wanted—" "Some trinket in harmony with your latest gown, I presume," interpolated Mr. Harwood, sunvely, as he fumbled unsuccessfully in one pocket after an other for his wife's missing property. "Careless fellow! Why, here it is upon the carpet," and Nora held up the key for inspection in such saucy re proof that her husband caught her in his arms and repaired his defection with a kiss. "What have you been doing to-day, little woman? Shopping?" "No; looking up my brother George, who is in sad trouble again, Dick." "And likely to be so, for of all the reck less spendthrifts—" "He Is in desperate need of £ 120." "Not one penny of it will he get from me though, my dear. Only a month ago, when he was in difficulties, I told him it. was the last time I should liqui date his debts." "He declares on liis honor that he has been led into this last eseapade by men ♦vbose characters are presumably unim peachable." "Rubbish! Vou must excuse me, my dear, but the word is expressive o.f the truth. He has made his bed, and must lie ii]»on it. Once he feels the pinch of these things he will awaken to his fol ly." "Vet, Dick, dear— "No good to coax, Nora. Assist him yourself if you like, but don't appeal to me." "I might just us weLl promise him the moon as 1M20," she declared, rueful ly; "for really, Dick, in spite of your liberality , my bank book is a bit shady a tp resent." child! Is that a ruse to make me replenish it for that, rascal's benefit ? No, you must wait until the year is out, and in the meantime my purse is always at your disposal within reasonable limits." "Help him for my sake!" she pleaded, tearfully; but. her husband was not to be. cajoled fro:, his decision even by the leers of his win me wife, to whom he rare'.v, if ever, denied anything. When Geo • llruliam learned the re sult of his sister's generous interven tion on his be.iialf, he knew his l>rot her n-law sufficiently well to understand that it waa useless to pursue the sub ject further. Yet despair drove him a few days later to seek another interview with Nora, into whose sympathizing ear he poured out his troubles anew. "What am Ito do?** he groaned. "The non-payment involves such disgrace! If only I could get. clear of this debt, ♦ vow J would nfver trouble friend or relative again. Surely you can devise some means, sis, to get me out of thi;- hole?" "Unfortunately 1 have no surplus money at present. George, and Dick per sists in his refusal." "I know; but Nora, you—you —''ami the scapegrace's voice sank <0 ashamed whisper, "you have jewels, dear! Could \ you not let—let me raise tlie—the nec essary sum on some of them, and and I assure you I will redeem them at the earliest opportunity." "A tiraham stoop to that!" cried Mrs. Harwood, in horrified dismay, her face crimsoning at the bare idea. "Why not?" he queried, sulkily. "Who would lie any the wiser? Of course I should use a fictitious name. At for Dick, lie will credit any excuse you proffer him if they are not lortn coming when be wishes you to wear them. That diamond ornament which Cncle Fred gave you on your wedding day would alone realize the i.mouct I neetl. Come, think it c\er, sis. Then is nothing I \.t,t!l:l rot do fcr you if you were ill a rit...l:.i J ! ght. * and Geonre plan d a plea:'::i.g ..rm about her neek, and bent his handsome face to hers. "Dick would be very angry," she sad. slowly. "There is no necessity to tell him any thing about ;t." "Are you sure there is no other pos sible way of obtaining the mat ey?" "None whatever." he said, gloonvlv. but none the less conscious that she was yielding to his plan. "Very well, then, but please remem ber if anythingd'.-iigrceable ensues, the i suggestion was your own." The ornament was handed o\er, but when George subsequently left the ■ house with her uncle's g:ft, Mrs. Ilur ■ wood was vexed at her own weakness. An unaccountable depvt si- n dominated , her during hi;": absence, and she v.a>. scarcely surprised t > sec him return i with a disturbed antl ag tated eouutc ' nance. "It is evident vou have not been able ' to obtain so large an advance as you anticipated, George?" "it is not oidwthai. Nora! Your dia monds are a delusion—mere paste! i Mr -ely declares that they are net worth , more than £25!" "What nonsense!" she cried, starting j to her feet. "The man is an idiot! They cost 150 guineas, and I have Brunt's re ceipted bill for them still! Cncle Fred thought, and truly, that i; mignt prove of use to mc one tiav." "Then let us go round to Brunt's and hear what lie ha* to say. the way. sis. old Mosely said it was a strange coincidence that Miss Koyse, the charm- Pt IB: 8 ' JTA ■II . \ •j.i>' > - 1/j *7" V\i jii ■ - n <JI SB Spit "WIILRK AJSK iIY DlAilONbsr' ing octii.s at .he Poyalty. who s cre ating y fli a furore ju->t l.ovv, L ought him the fellow ornament t:> vein . lit yesterday, only hers were real sfones," and George j ianeed kesuiy at his sis ter as he vent ured the statement. "A fig for the actress ! What has she to do with us? King the bell and order the brougham at once, (leorge! Mr. Brunt will give us his written war ranty that mv jewels arc diamonds-. Paste, indeed! Your Jew can be no judge of such things." but when Mrs Harwood, an hour later, met Mr. Brurit's amused smile -ts he took the case from her hand and examined its crrn+errh-, her n«-uraiiee ol>i>«l dismay. "You have made a not unnatural mis take, my dear madam. This ornament is decidedly of paste, and was made to your order in th;s establish ment last week. He expressly desired It to be the counterpart of the original setting, and as it would take a con noisseur to distinguish them, you have confounded the one with the other." "How stupid of mc! Of course that is precisely wliat I have done," ex claimed Nora, with assumed hardihood. but rapidly paling face; "I am,sorry to have so needlessly troubh.d you, Mr. Brunt," und taking her brother's prof fered n:ni she was dimly conscious of walking slowly through the establish ment to her carriage, resolved that no word or action of hers should provoke comment. But Dick of nil meu in thr world to have deceived her! —Dick, whom she loved better than life itself; in whose honor she had implicitly trust ed from the first day they had met Wide, and vexation struggled for the mastery ns* she reclined back upon ! the scat, and her eves were bright with j unshed tears. "Don't take it so much to heart,' j whispered (leorge. "A sat isfaetory ev planatian will no doubt !-e forthcom ing." "Of course it will," sue said, proudly ■ quick to resent commiseration. "And after all it is a relief todiseovei j that Dick is not invuloci able," ptu | sucJ her brother, equably, unable to resist a thrust at his brother-in-law, , whose refusal to aid him had en gen- j 'Jered enmity. ''What do you mean? How dare you!" j she Hashed out petulantly, jealous- j womanlike--of her husband's honor at other hands. "What I say; for it is evident to 111 a | your diamonds have gone to thai pretty ! actress to whom the Jew referred. ! Otherwise, how account for the siiu- \ ilarity of jewels and the exchange of your own?" "Stop the carriage, anil leave me this instant, George! How dare you weave such falsehoods! Dick rarely frequents a theater." "Hoit.y, toity! Nora, what a spitfire you are! Why, I know for a fact that your immaculate husband is often in 1 attendance at the Koyalty, for I have j seen hiin flirting at the v. ings myself j with this identical actress!" "Ixiave me!" she reiterated, passion ately. "I will not be forced to listeii to your slanderous tongue!" "At your own door, sis, and not be fore. Why, here we are! By the way, what am I to do now for that money?" but she brushed past him and into tlie hall with ears which heard nothing but the knell of her own departed happi ness, and eyes that pierced t lie gloom} future in abject misery. Life's sweet# iiess seemed crushed out, and life's joy buried in u breaking heart. Foolish little woman! She did not pause to reflect that the intrinsic value of the diamonds was of no moment to a nun in her husband's position, and t hat : was absurd upon the face of it to | imagine him risking detection and I stooping to deceit over their exchange | for paste. Jealousy had too deeply im- I planted her poisonous fang for reason to hold sway, the vision of the lovely j actress, whose beauty Nora had fre- ! quently hetird extolled, perverting her ' judgment. Mr. Harwood glanced up in surprise : as she entered his study. "Why, what is the matter, Nora?" | But she sprung aside ns he advanced j towards her, and stood with eyes that 1 flashed in angry defiance behind un shed teardrops. "What is wrong, little woman?" "Where are my diamonds?" she de manded, in n voice not quite under the j proud control she would have emulated. "What diamonds?" he asked, in sur prise, forgetful for the moment, of the past. "Don't feign ignorance," she cried, scornfully, "and deepen your deceit!" "Try and compose yourself, and ex plain your mean: ig," he said, coldly, i; t u:: by her ill-concealed disgust. "What ia it that I have, done to offend you so bitterly?" "TaVen 1. »i aim ;ds anfl ,'vven them to that horrid v. 0111 a:.!" "Your diamonds! Why, Nora— ~ "And replaced them with paste! ' she went on. hysterica liy. "llow could you, Dick! llow eouid you!" she sobbed, her fortitude crumbling away, and with it all the recriminations she had planned to utter. But a light flrrhed in upon Dick's denseness, and he threw himself into a chair and laughed until the tears came. "It is 1:0 I:. 11.rhing n. tie. - , as you will fir.d to your cost! When a -.ifedis- I cove:., her'..us'. •: <1 ranking costly pres et ; at hcrcx: i. e. too—lo actresses, it is t me tlrjy—they separated!" liy child to j: .. p so hastily tocon j clt:!** '• :... . : :1 Pie!;, sobcrii g , down, a ; ! C I to leali-.e thai kin v. v..... t.. r lie aIT . i r on: ly to heart, "V. iy. Nora, the charming ac tress v. ho ' 's UIK'I r Ike lame of I Ro.-. >•?!:• -I ri. .tie.: .Ot ! "s'l.ee en.anci' .. . osr thr school room, only i abroad you !:■•.e in'n T n th, r. W hen 5... '.rote! ;i:.e ' ag her intention of tuloj»ti.tg U.C s'age ox a j-rofe: sion I 1 was af. •! t > me on the mailer to ! yon. Aral as ta the i"an ci ds, dear—" "(*h. i . mil a them, Diek! She i:.av I t'.-m, .1 J v.leome!" and Nora's cm I;. I.<: d resti I p: r. teatly ttron her !.: ' a id's : houhicr and her hand stole ir.:o his. "But they wore not meant for her, lit'ie v on: •. 11. d we v. il have the 111 a; ii ." •a d !!i ■ i .::i!y explained i l;'s i lai-aior. ! ut 1. s f: ec c.'oudct! om i;ioi: l,» when .' m:». i 1 answer to his iju rv ..s to how : . • (I scovered the er ror. narr trd t!ic e - . c t - of the day. ip e't. ' . C.o ,-i's <• sihrblng inuendos. "iie <le.-' 1 w.-s to : r.c:," saiil her hus band. steraly. "llow dares Le endeavor to | ois"ii your mind against me in that manner?" "But how could he tell that Miss Roy.-e \ as your si ter? lie reasonable, dear." "Who was unreasonable just now? Ai d v hat of tlie separation V" he ques tioned, with 11 sly smile. "It was simply horrid of mc. Please don't ever mention it again, Dick," and her fair check rested against his in soft pleading. "Not much faith in your husband, eh? I wonder if my wife will now < t aside her prejudice of the stage !> : Matty's sake?" "No, but ft>r you is she will, Dick." "My darling! But, Nora, Matty must have been in s aie exceptional strait to dispose of my gift in that way." "Suppose we go to the Royalty after dinner and solve the enigma between the acts?" proposed Mrs. Harwood,with u demure smile. "And v.e need l.ot regret that dia monds were paste and | aste diamonds after all." he laughingly declared, as his lips touched iters in fond appreciation of her concession and as a token of mutual reconciliation. —Madame. —A pretty and effective decoration of a scarlet and white dinner given re cently was white anemones and branches of scarlet barberries. They each end of the long table. Hnray» of small ivy were laid across the table arxl tied with knots of scarlet, ribbons. Il«r Device. Daphne seeks to repulse me. The coy, tricksy elf. So she gave me her portrait She painted herself. —Chicago Record. lie Iteaaoued It Oat. "llow was the play?" "It was very good," replied the man with a gentle disposition. "I'm glad you enjoyed it." "I don't mean to say that I enjoyed it. I merely said it was very good. I base that opinion on the fact that the lady with a large hat who sat in front of me laughed audibly several times during each act." —Washington Star. One Way of Looking: at It. Minnie —O, I'm superstitious about Friday 1 Ida—Would you decline a proposal on Friday? Minnie—Well—ah! —if it were satis' ! factory in other respects I might think \ it unlucky to decline. —Chicago Trib- I une. Fetched. "So a mere bonnet brought you to j this?" "Yes," sobbed the culprit. "It WUJH | very fetching." She was thereupon remuuded to eti* j tody until it could be decided whether her act was kleptomania or grand lar ceny.—Town Topics. llow It Worked. "That woman getting her purse 1 snatched out of her hand saved money i for me." ! "How was that?" "My wife went shopping and put her purse in her i>ocket; when she got , down-town she couldn't find her pocket,"—Chicago Record. Hctter Than Astrology, "It's all folly to regulate your life by the signs of the zodiac." "What is your plan?" "I always go by the way my wife and daughter look at me."—Chicago Rec ord. No It no m for Argument. She—What were the happiest mo i ments of your youth? He —When I'd hear father calling my j brother Jack to get up in the morn ing, and knew that he'd make Jack get up before he got after me.—N. Y. Truth Doublj Cold. Maud —It's awfully provoking; when ever I have a cold in iny head I always become remarkably dull and stupid. Jessie —It's too bail, my dear, and it seems«as if you were always catching cold. —N. Y. Journal. l'oor Thing#. Mrs. Chippering—So these are your children, are they? Mrs. Marrow —Yes, nnd everybody says they are just the image of me. Mrs. Chippering—Why, so they are, i poor little things!— Boston Traveler. Took lllm at Ills Word. Hubby—Vou are worth a million to me. Wifey—Can I get an advance of S4O : on that million for a new hat? —N. Y, j Tribune. Maud Mulier. Maud Muller, 011 a summer's day, ! raked the meadow, sweet with hay. A ! summer boarder, whoso words were ; fair, she married, and went away from | there. And she wished she'd remained, j when she saw licr mistake, wed to that i other kind of a rake.—rjiet.roit Tribune. Lesser of Two Evils. Ofliccr —1 found the man yelling and breaking dishes with an ax. Magistrate—What have you to say 1 for yourself? Prisoner (humbly)— Your honor, I was trj'ing to keep the baby cpiiet.— Town. Tooics. FAM'MER JOE IN THE CITY. BY SHELDON C. STODD.VIID, r ■ " H KS. I've sold the but- Lrjti ter. Jennie; the v_ f/ dealers called U & v K '// A»ce; ' yf The cheese, too. -y-i* "', X went for fancy and fa-*'- . --j I pet a rousi::" r rlcc. SRF ' * iSL'. I've got the liuslnts' L' - ' 'Ofc all in shape, foi %,/' ' ev'rythlr.c sole ■ ' .; 171 quick, I I» \ Ui. An' now I'm just a * vlsltln" with broth er—dear old Dick. I'll stay a day or two with him (he says u month crtr. re). He's (, jt a notion, Dick has, that he'll get me In u store Or lnio scire position where I needn't waste my life— 'le says—«-d( Ivin' always In an everlast lr.' strife To tret a livln", fannin'! Such work, he claims, don't pay. Ile'li show ir..' somethln' nicer far and bet ter ev'rj way. He's workln' for a blf? concern on some hlgrh-soundln' street. In a stuffy little office, choked up with dust and heat. I sta.\ > i wleh Lim c.n hour or two to watcli proceedings there. And then 1 ha 1 10 hustle cut to try and t ct soru? clr. \ I stood awl'.ii- ar.d wa;, !ied to see the everlastln' throns That went In one unendln' stream a-hur ryia' alcn -. It rraue me feel n: fi"'t as though a lot o' folks v.-;i.-» sick An' awaitln* for the doctor an' awantln'ol him quick; While all the while an" all around It seemed that I could hear A thousand di:Y»r<- : voices a-soundln' fai an' i:<uar. : rlfc I'd ' '• 1 m ft '. ■.i M\s' - b js I"®# 1 ,-i : 'Miiii 1 "He SHOWED ME ROUND." Dick's home Is nice, with ev'rythinf? fixed i ready to your hand, An' his wife's a stylish woman, though foi 1 me a bit tno grand. He pot a day off yesterday—no easy thing, I found— And to see his boasted wonders wc went promer.adin' round. We saw a lot a 1 places of both high and low degree. For he was bent on showing them an' thus convincing me; Dut while 1 saw some splendid things, 1 missed the grass and flowers, And 1 kept a-thinkin'. Jennie, of that deat old home of ours, With the maple boughs above It. where the breezes love to play— Where the sunshine loves to linger and the robins sing all day— An' I kind o' kept comparln", dear, his home he thinks so fine With the home beneath the maples and that little wife o" mine, And. well. I know I wouldn't change with j brother Dick to-day, Not even thoi:sli he owned twice o'er th whole of creat Broadway. He showed me 'round with lots o' pride— an' 'twas a wondrous show; The works of art an' beauty rare are won derful, I know: nut When music sweet is everywhere and every where in tune — When the fleecy clouds of niornin' are a float In' here and there, I,ike they lov d to watch the fields below a'smilln' back so fair. With daisies all a-bendln' an" with butter cups a-blow— And—Dick may love his city fine the Helds'll do for Joe. And still I kept comparln' when I saw tin streets at night A-shlnin' in the splendor of the great electric light, And I thought of other evenin's when, be nealh the shtnln' stars. You went out with me, Jennie, to put ut tho pasture bars— An' how we learned the lesson there no book can ever teach From the ileldi' soft I "auly 'round us; an we hardly eand fcr speech. But hand In hand Just turned about an' walked with llngerln' feet— A-llstcnin' to the music from the whip poor-will's retreat. An' the voices softly slngln" low the song they always sing, Soft vol. CM from tho creek's low bed when. willows sway and »wlivs— When I felt the gentle pressure of youi hand upon my arm- Yes, Dick may keep his office, but I'll taki the dear old farm. And in the mornln' early when I'm think- In' matters o'er. My thoughts somehow keep turnln' to th» old farm more and more; An' when the dawn's a-comln', I can se< It, calm an' still. It's rosy light a-shootln' up beyond old Beetle Hill; And when I see it's beauty palntln' all the eas'.irn sky Witli the splendor of the promise that an other day Is nigh— When the glory of God's mornin' sets th< eastern skies a-slow. Then I'm homesick In f heir city grand. I'n comln' Thursday. Joe. —Country Gentleman. SI K'S Wi.DiILY. UY lIINV* II \ 1.10. '^"l;|i. Mis' Ailamsl /A ' I V i*' Ad a 111 s 1 (/ - 'aLi ii me for call in you, but if you . don't mind wail in j N till I put 011 mv . ._y bonnet, we'll walk along together tc \ J ' the church. Foro' course you're a goin' to the weddin'? "I wouldn't this weddin' for a poisl deal, for I mos' feel's if I'd made the match. Though, Inncl knows, the.v ain't, either of 'em showed much '|ire cintion of it, nil* they 'ain't even as't me to the reception. Ain't it a nice day for marryin'? Happy is the bride, you now. Sue'll have to look out for nil tlie happineKa she can, [Kior creet.ur! He ain't likely to add notliin' to it.— What? Oil, I nin't n-sayin' nnythiu' ag'inst him She'll find out fast enough what, she's got for a husband. But there, I ain't the one to be snyin* anythin' about my neighbors, even BWII no-'count ones as Dick Cuthbert. "Now, Belle Martin, you don't mean to say you're goin' to sue Sue get mar ried? Well, I eidl that real forgivin'of you. We all know how hard she tried to cut you out, an' now she's done it, an' you're goin'— My gracious! If she ain't gone an' turned bach ag'in. An' her face! Mis' Adams, did yon see her face? Did you see how red she got? Sue's got a lot to answer for, I tell you. "You remember thnt time Dick was goin' with Belle, 1141' Sue was so aw ful sick her folks thought, she was goin' into gal lupin' consumption? I told IJiek, one day, lie.'d ortcr not IK- SO fas einatin'; one girl a-spendin' all her money on good clothes for him to look at, an' 'nother one a-dyin' 'cause he wouldn't look at her. Ix)rdl you oughter see the way be gtnred at me, as if he'd like to choke me, for all the world, lie's got an awful temper, Dick ha^ —perfee'ly aw ful! Jus' like his fa ther had when he was livin'. They say he : truck his wife, one uight.. right in the face, for conterdictln' him, an' she lay on the tloor near an hour sense- IOS.N. I ...IU .-MIC StlC ll iK-ttlT look out for Dick'. temi>«*r, if she didn't want to pet knocked down. too. My, didn't h*r eves snap! Well, she didn't get left any u tcnifwit wa_s pcttin" pass-ed round. "I s'pose you know she au' Belle didn't for two ii.-i.ths. 1:• sI \\ in ter. 1 h..; pen to know it u.i> ail i . v>ut Dick. 1 told him he was between two tires. If he took Helle. poor sickly S:e *d die right off. Au' if he too!. Euf, the other might shoot 'cui hotii. Waen Belle pets iu one of her tantrum*. there ain't no holiKn' her. She's jti s" us if she was dov. i.iipht«. i azy. Dick srtkl siiiuethin' 'l>out medtH'.u', but I ain't likely to be put down by Dick Culbert's black looks, an' I jus" simkc my mind to him. Then, the nex' thing 1 heard was. him an' Sue wus ct.- pap.-d; an* 1 took the first chance of tellin' bur she'd better u. t let him have too locp a rope, or he'd be danglln* round lieUe m:s'.n. "My l:-.nd, ain't the church full! Con sidcrln' how mean they arc in enter tain a". I thongrht the;e wouldn't l>e half as many. But I s'pose most of Yin come out of curios'ty. An' Dick an' Sue ain't either of '« m favorites. Good praeious, where 'd they pet so many flowers? Borrowed "cm. I'll bet. 'Bought 'em,' \ m say? It'll.' I don't s'pose you know when they're goin' to pay for'cm, do you? "Weil, here they come at last. Why, Mis' Adams, do you see her dress? Yel ler as saffron! "Her mother's wedilin'- dress?* Well, maybe so. Oh,j"ou know it is? If that's so —an' I'm sure you've i i:n there of'en enouph to know 'uxis' fverythin' that was goin'on— "She iloes look picked an'sick, don't she, comin' up the aisle so tlow? I shouldn't wonder if she went off sud den. in less 'n a year, an' Diik uiiplit get a chance to marry IlelleMartinafler ' p J.. I i M ill, I .v\ "WELL, HERE THEY COME AT LAST." nil. 'Hush?' What for? Why, Mis' Adams, you don't think she heard what T said, do you? 'She turned so white?' Yaller, if anythin'. She's about the color of her dress, anyhow. But she didn't. hear. She thinks so much of herself, she'd never believe but Dick's jus' dyin' of love for her. She's much as said so, when 1 told her Dick wus rich in pirls, if he hadn't, much else. "Yes, till death us do part. Sounds solemn, too, don't it? They both look solemn enough. I'll bet Dick's sorry already that he didn't take the other one. Ain't that like a man? I/and! The lonper I live the more I despise the "We'd better set right here til! some of the crowd pets out, hadn't we?— What's the. matter outside? Can you see Mis' Adams? What 'id he say?— Fainted! Who'd he say? Sue? Well, she looked 's if she might, didn't she? I tell you Dick's pot a nice job on his hands. Likely to have a sickly wife to take care of for t.he rejjt of his life. I'll bet he's sorry enough. What? Did you hear that, Mis' Adams? Dead! Do you believe it? Dead! Sue! An' only jus' married! Oh, let's pet out's fast as we can. "Well, I'm plad of one thing, I was al ways fond of Sue an' frien'ly. An'nooue can say I didn't do all I could to help her pet the husband she wanted. I'm thankful 1 didn't ever make, mischief between'em. Poor Sue! "An' now, you mark my words. I l>et Dick 'll marry Belle Mnrtin '« fast as he can. He won't do no more mournin' than he. can help. That's ex actly like u man." —Lippincott's Mag azinc. Wnmed Not to lie It. "I'm going down town, my dear, to pet the latest returns," remarked Mr. Ttildad, when he had finished his sup pnr. "Well, l>e sure you are not it," an swered Mrs. Bildad. "Sure I'm not what?" queried Mr. Bildad. "The latest, return." And Mr. Bildad went baek home be fore 9:.t0 p. m.— Omaha World-Herald. Neglected Education. Mistress Gracious, Bridget, you don't clean this house at all! See, I can write my name in the dust on tiie man tel. Bridget—Shure, mum, you've got er good edjikashun. That's more than I kin do. —N. Y. Journal. A Cynic. Mrs. Goodly l'm surprised, Mr. Bachc, to hear that you, of all men, believe in early marriages. Old Bache —Well, madam, there's some excuse for folly in youth, but not later. —Brooklyn Life. A Small Matter. Guest (complainingly) —This bill of fare is all in French. Waiter (reassuringly) Niver you rooind that, sur; the cook is Oirish. —N. Y. Weekly. Spoiled Ills Foil. '' ve —How dul you show George you \.. . c angry with him? Violet —lie took mo out for a sleigh ride and I worca veil. —N. Y. Journal. Whr There I* None. It was at the close of a discussion of the shortcomings of u mutual friend. "Well, there's no law against a man m:iking a fool of himself," said the mun with a cigar. "A most fortunate thing," returned the man with the pipe. "Why fortunate?" in quired the man with the cipar. "Because," replied the man with the pipe, "the capacity of the jails is neces sarily limited." —Chicago I'ost. Hlrlrll; Hn*lne»«. Western Land Agent—l wish to with draw my big advertisements of city lots for sale in Riverside Addition. Newspaper Editor —Eh? \\ hat's the matter 1 ? Don't you consider my paper a pood advertising medium? "Oh, yes, the paper is all right; but I don't care to attract attention to those lots for awhile now. We are ncarinp I the season of the year when that land ia generally under water." —N. Y. Weekly. The Old-Fashioned Oriental Way. They Bond no glittering statements out When a bank goes to smash In China, To show 'tis solvent beyond n doubt. When a I *ik goes to urnnili In China. No pitying tears you see them shed. But th"y tnke a big cheese knife instead. And amputate the president's head. And banks never break In China. —Chicago Tribune. X f». 10 QUEER COINCIDF.JACES. Striking Occurrences. Many of Which Hare Become Historic. The late well-known archaeologist, I Alliert Way. crossing Pail-Mall, can noned against an old gentleman. After mutual apologies cards were exchanged. On each card was printed "Mr. Albert Way." The older gentleman, dying, 1 left his fortune to the other Albert Way. '■ | The planet Neptune, which had for ' countless ages revolved in the heavens unseen by anyone on earth, was discov ered simultaneously and independently in 1®46 by Frofs. Adams and M. Lever ricr, the two most brilliant astronomers of the day. Some few v-ears apo a shepherd boy placed a sleeper on the mil way line be tween Brighton and Faimer, w-ith the result that a train was thrown off the I rails. One year later to a day—almost to a minute—that same youth was struck by lightning aud instantane ously killed within a couple of miles of the spot, at which the accident occurred. Sir Walter Be.sa.nt tells of the follow -1 ing curious coincidence which haj>- jiened to himself. "I was consulting,"he I says, "an art isl with regard to the face and features of a character which he was illustrating for me and I briefly de -1 4 scribed to him the kind of face I had in i I mind, lie was meanwhile rapidly j sketching a face on a piece of paper he had before him. 'Will that do?' ho j asked, showing me the exact portrait ' of the man I had been thinkinpof.' The four King Georgesof England all died on the same day of the week. A lady lost a ring on "the Under ground." She returned and reported her loss. At that moment a train entered the station, when her ring was found on the step of her carriage, hav ing completed the circle in that posi tion. At a place of worship in Rotherhithe, some little time apo, tho minister was telling- how Wellington said at a crisis of one of his great battles: "If dark ness would only come it would save him." Ilardly had he uttered these words when the gas we>nt»out in the chapel. In 1800, a few weeks before the census taker began his enumeration of the peo ple of Elm Grove, Ya., the town au- I t.horities counted their own population, preparatory to tiling articles of Incor poration. The following was the re markable result: Number of males over 21 years of age, 148; number of males under 21 years of age, 146; num ber of females over 16 years of age, 148; number of females under 16 years of ape, 148. Some Zulus were on exhibition in Aberdeen and a gentleman who had been in South Africa himself went and bepan to talk wit h the men In their own language. One of the natives was ex ceptionally shy, which rather attracted the gentleman's attention. He looked at him more closely and recognized him as a man who had worked for him In Natal and bail run away with a pair of trousers which did not belong to him. —N. Y. Mail and Express. Napoleon's Fifth War with Austria. Ostensibly this war was to be unlike any other so far waged. The secret, in structions piven to the imperial Aus trian envoy in London clearly Indicate that the Ilapsburgs hoped by victory to restore their influence both in Italy and Germany; for that was the mean . l n .g.„?£ nftifUlfe' 1 their frontiers," or, in other words, the restoration of European conditions to what they had been before Napoleon's advent. This was the dynastic side; the national side was also to be used for its purposes. "The liberties of Europe have taken refuge under your banner," ran Charles* proclamation to the army; "your victories will break their bonds, and your German brethren still in the enemy's ranks await their redemption." To the German world he said: "Austria fights not only for her own autonomy, but takes the sword for the independ ence and national honor of Germany." Another manifesto, written by Gentz, the ablest statesman in Vienna, declared that the war was to be waged not against France, but against the system of persistent extension which hud pro duced such universal disorder in Eu rope.—Prof. Sloane, in Century. Wouldn't Call Illm Bob. An ex-congressman, who now prac tices law here, when asked the other day why he abandoned politics gave a very peculiar aud interesting reason. Ho said: I quit politics because I found that I was not cut out for that profes sion. My name is Robert, but I never yet heard myself referred to as "Bob." It was always "Judge" or "Mr." No man ever achieves a real success in poli tics who has not that peculiar touch with the jieople that prompts them to refer to him by a nickname or in some familiar way. Webster was always "Black Dan." Logan, "Black Jack." Jackson was "Old Hickory" and "Andy." Lincoln was "Abe" or "Undo Abe." It is not a question of dignity. There is no more dignified man than ex-Presi dent Harrison, and yet no one speaks of him by his title. He is always referred to as "Ben." I went through my dis trict after serving one term in congress, and I could find no evidence that any one had ever dubbed me "Bob." Could I have been called "Bob," I might have been governor of my state, but we never had a governor without a nickname, and I knew I could not hope to break the record.—Washington Star. Sarcastic. If all the people who paint without knowing how were to adopt the plan recommended to an amateur by an ac quaintance, their works would not dis tress their friends. This one announced her intention to whiten a certain ceil ing and then paint a "cloudscape" on it. "That may be nice," said a friend, "but if I were you I should arrange tho matter a little differently." "How?" "I should paint the 'cloudscape' and then whitewash the ceiling!"— Youth's Companion. It Is hard for a singer to know That no longer a voice she's got; It Is harder for hearers, though When sho's lost It, and knows tt not. • —Bay City Chat. CHOOHINU THE LESSER EVIL. "Oh, Charles, baby is crying awfully. 1 Ouess I'll ffing to him." The Brute—Let him cry.—Fllegende , Blacttcr. The One Eiceptlon. I speed defiance left and right. And never ask what for; I want to fight, both day and night— Except In case of war.- _WMhta*ionßt*r.
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