VOL.- xxxiv
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
Attractive Offerings
The wealth of spring is verily centered here —a completeness
without a parallel. Desirable merchandise at our well-known low
prices. The newest things marke.l by fashion's favor await you. We
respectfully ask you for a visit of inspection before purchasing else
where. We permit no over-statement in our advertisements.
Ladies' New Spring Tailored Gowns
Ladies' tailor-made Eton suits; also tl)" front Reefer suits i:i a
splendid quality of rough finished serge. Jackets lined with chang
able silk. Skirts lined with ptrcaline. Also ladies' plain and mixed
Covert cloth suits in new cpring shades —a wonderful bargain at $lO.
real value $12.50
Ladies' Separate Skirts
Black and new desirable color?, well made, lined, full width and
velvet faced, sl, $1.98, $2.25 and up. We have also added a full
iine of Misses' and Children's Jacket Suits. Misses' separate skirts
and shirt waists. A nice 3-ioned check shirt at sl. Full
jacket suits at $3.25-
New Spring Dress Goods
Double-width fancy novelties and shepherd checks in a large
variety of seasonable and choice color combinations, exceptional
values from 12c per yard up to high class novelty cress patterns at
*2 per yard.
Spring Capes
Ladies' Velvet Capes lined, prettily Embroidered in Jet.
Ladies' Silk Capes lined, prettity Embroidered in Jet,
ribbon-trimmed, at $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00.
Spring Millinery
All fashion lovers are rapidly becoming acquainted with this
store's great trimmed Millinery Stock. They realize our facilities for
producing the finest specimens of the art. We allow nothing to be
placed on sale that'is not stylish and up to the very latest decrees of
fashion, while hats trimmed to order is our special pride, Only ex
perienced milliners in our employ. Your orders taken by an ex
perienced millinery sales-woman. All trimmed hats and orders got
ten up at our well known low prices.
JKIRS. L. M. RITTER Still in Charge of Our Millinery Department.
Space forbids us—wc would like to describe our elegant assort
of Wash Goods, Embroideries, Laces. Dress Trimmings, Silk
and Laundered Shirts Waists, Lace Curtains, Portiere, Table
Covers, Draperies, Curtain Goods, &c. We are better prepared
we have ever been to fill your wants with stylish up-to-date
at our well known low prices. Quality the best.
Mrs. J. E- Zimmerman.
T. H. BURTON, T. H. BURTON,
"THE BEST
%'v« ((fen for the money," said an enthusiastic buyer
who faa4 visited every store, reserving ours for the
last, "and when I leave my $12.00 1 feel as if I had ati
slßxlo suit for it." Nothing new to us, we always
did claim to give the best—always felt as if the pub
lic knew it too. We would like you to compare any
thing you see elsewhere for SIO.OO or even $12.00
with our
$7.50.
T. H. BURTON, T. H. BURTON,
120 S. MA TO ST. BUTLER, PA.
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works to a fj y Fahys Cso!d= il
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E. GRIEB, JEWELER,
1 39 N. MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA.
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. S. YOUNG. Tailor.
101 S. MAIN St., - - . BUTLER, PA
: "THE COMMERCIAL," jj
K. THORNBURG Prop'r., Evans City, P a .|
1 } Tt.is popular house has just been entirely remodeled < >
-i > and refurnished. Everything convenient, and guests ( k
will always receive close attention. < I .
JC Located near Postoffice and P.& W. Depot. When - J
* in Evans City t>p at the Commercial Bell Tele- { \
*" THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Butler Savings Bank
1 *'i •
Capital - *60,000.e0
Surplus and Profits - *119,263.67
JOS. L PCEVH I'wi'leat
J. HENRY TROUT?' AN .. Viet -Pr.s: -cut
WM CAM PHEIJ., Jr < -l' «
LOU 18 If XTMM T»- >r
I JIEKCTOUt. -Joseph L. I urvt.- .1.
I ;•«>».trtirtii \V. U. Hruudon, V*. A St* in •' 5-
Cumubell.
The Butler tfavinjrs Hank is the Oldest
Banking Institution in Butler Cornty.
General banking business transact••d.
We solicit accounts of oil producers, mer
chants, farmers and others.
All business entrusted to us will receive
prompt attention.
Interest paid on time deposits.
THE
Butler Coniitj National Bank,
Butler Perm,
Capital p»iil in - - jfico.ooo.oo
Surplus and Profits - f11j.647.57
Jos. Hartmau, President; J. V. Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
A general hanking business transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Money loaned 011 approved security.
We invite you toopen an account with this
bank. .... „
DIKECTOKS—Hon. Joseph Hart man. Hon.
W. Si. Waldron. I>r. X. M. Hoover. H. Mc-
Sweenev. E. E. Abrams. C. I'. Collins. 1. G.
Smith. Leslie P. ilazlett. M. Kim-pan. W.
W. H. Larkln. John Humphrey. Br. W.
SlcCnndiess, Ben Masseth, Levi .tl. Wise.
J. V. Bitts.
PENNSYLVANIA Ri 8 ' 0 \ D .
WFSTEN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISIN.
RAILKCAD TIME 7/M I ? r.
West fin Pcrn&ylvau.a Division.
Schedule in effect Nov. 16 189 G.
Soutli, —Week Bays
A. M. A. M. A. M. I'. M l' *
BITLKR Leave G25 BUO 11 JO 245 SOS
Suxoctiurs;. . Arrivcc 54 -* 825 1143 310 528
duller Jc't... " 727 8 4<? 12 07 335 583
iiutierJct Leave 730 848 Ul2 335 553
Natrona . ..Arrive"3B 85S 12 21 345 602
Tarentum 742 903 122 c 8 M ttn
Sprlngdale 750 912 12 38 402 ....
Ciaremont 925 12 53 410 c 27
Slsarpaborg 807 93t 101 422 032
Allegheny city 820 943 its 434 c 43
A. K. A. M. P. M. I'. M. P. M.
SUNDAY TRAINS —I-eavc Butler (or Alle
-I,IM uy City ami principal Intermediate stations
7:40 A. M.. ».:30 and 5 00 I*. M.
North. —_ Week Days —'—
A. M. A. »t. A. >l. P. M. t*. M.
Allegheny City ..Lr. 700 900 11 25 '2 35 530
Sharp*burg- 711 912 11 37 200
ciaremont 919 11-15 2 M •• •_
Srnnfcdalc 930 11 59 315 55.
Ti.rentum 732 939 !2 oS 3 2-i 60.
Natrona..,..., 737 943 12 13 336 012
Butler Jc't Ar 745 950 12 23 348 S2o
Butler Jc't Lv 745 950 W34 34S OSo
SuXODblirg 810 10 t5 12 59 413 *3 44
rfcrr.Blt Ar. 835 lo 38 125 438 710
A. M. A. «, P. M, P. M. r. M.
SUNDAY TKAINB- Leave Allegheny City for
Batler and principal intermediate stations 7:25
a. .»! .. 1230 and 7:15 I*. M.
Week Days I'*ur Ibo Eire Week Days,
a m a. ru. P- ni P- m.
11 20 625 Lv BCTLKR. ..Ar 125
12 07 727 Ar Butler Jc't Lv 12 34
3 lSpnu 45 Lv Butler Jc't Ar 830 12 31
3IS 749 Ar Fieeport.. Lv 828 J2 30
322 733 " Alleg'y Jc't " 824 12 21
333 804 " Leecb bur*.. " 812 12 12
350 821 'T'aul!i.ti( Apollo" 756 11 55
418 851 " Saitsbnrg "7 32 11 32
450 83? '• BlairsviUe..." 700 1100
4.-8 ft 30 "blaif«vUlel:iß'n"s 18 10 15
850 11 35' Altoona "3 go 800
100 310 " H»rri"burg..."ll 45 310
430 623 " P-.iladelpbia. '8 30 11 20
a. 111 p. in. a. ai p ni
On Sandav, trair> leaving Butler 7:40 A.
il., connects for llurrishurg.. Aitooaa, and
Philadelphia. , .
Through trains tor tho eist leave rittn-
Lnrg (Union Station) hs follows: —
Atlantic Express, daily.... .3 10 A. M
Penuiylvania Limited " .7 15 "
Day ifxpreai. " 7 30
Main Line Express *' 800 "
Philadelphia Express " 430 P. V .
Eastern Hxprooe " 7 05
Fast Line " 810 "
Philad'a Mail. Sunday 0n1y....8 40 n. m
F"r detailed iuiormation. aidre s Tbof.
p. JValt, Pa."s. Jg:. Wextern Dii"ric.t, cur
jiltll Ayfl. pi'.f] Sjniihfield St , Pittsburg,
L \. HUTCHISON, J. U. WOOD,
G«jeral to riaßor. Uet'l Tassr £
Butler Time, Depart. Arrive
Allegheny Accommodation .. 6SB am 9 z~> am
Allegheny Flyer » is am 10 no am
Akron Mall 8 15 am T 3» pm
Newcastle Accomo 8 15 am 925 am
Allegheny Acconio 10 05am,12 20 pm
Allegheny Express ! 2 55 pm 4 55 pm
Chicago Express ; 3 35 pm 12 20 pin
Allegheny Mall 6 05 pm 7 M pin
Ell wood Accomo t! 05 pm 7 30 pin
Chicago Express ti 05 pm 9 25 am
AllegbGuy Express ! S 00 pm
Kane and Bradford Mall |IO 05 am s 20 pm
Clarion Accomo » J5 pm 950 am
Foxburg Accomo 7 35 pm 8 05 am
SUNDAY TRAINS.
DeForest Jet. Accomo it 15 am 7 :# pm
Allegheny Accomo 10 00 am
Chicago Express 3 35 pm 4 55 pm
Allegheny Accomo 6 05 pin 4 55 pm
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars and nrst-cla »
*)ay Coaches IUU through batween Butler aDd
Chicago dallv.
For through tickets to points . tb« West
Northwest or Southwest apply to
A. B. CBOUCti. Agenl
Butler, Pa
TratßS leave the B. s O. depot In Pittburg
;or the East asfojlpsvs.
For Washington li 1;., bal»l;npre, I'hlladel
phia, and New York, T :30 and 9A) p. m
Cumberland, 6:40, 7 :30,a.m. 1 :10, 9:20 p. m.Con
ae'.svllle. f :40, 7:30, a. m. 1.10. 4.30, 4.45, 5.30 , 9.20
P. m. Cniontown, 7.20 a. m , 1.10.4.30,5.30 p. m.
OoUptuwn, MorgartowH and Fairmont, 7,30, a,
in. and S.ayp. pi. Mt,Pleasant G. 40, 7.30 a. m.
.10 and 4.30 pm. W»shlngten. Pa., 7.40 and
30 a. m., 4.00,4.46 aud r.AS p. m. Wheel
pg, 7.40. and q.30 ». m.. and 4.<*>, S.flO. 11.55 p,
Cincinnati, St, l.ouls, Columbus and New
ark, 7.40 a. m., 9.10. 11.55 p. m.
For Chicago. 2.40 and 9.30 p. m
Parlor anu sleeping cars to Baltimore Wash
ingtou, Cincinnati and Chlcaco.
H. 0. Do.VKLS, (ion. Sußt, Pa
0. W. BAS'SBTT, A.G.P A , Pt»
R. P. REYNOLDS, Bupt.. Foxburg. p8
rpHE PITTSBUKG, SHENAN-
A GO & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD
TIME TABLE—In effect Sunday, Deo.
30, 1890. Train? are ran by Standard Cen
tral Time (90!h Meridian).
GOING NORTH- GOING SOUTH
j 14 I 12 STATIONS I 11 113
p,m pm ,|;).m. ArrFuffale I.v 'ea.m. a.m. n m
.... | 5 40 2 30 L. S.&M.S 1 8 Mill 0 r »
... I 4 55) N. 1. t .&St.L 5 .«il2 05
p.mla. m,
J 207 9 10 Erie il 00 i 00
1 20' 8 2 T . Wallace Junct 11 42; 1 10
1 18 s 2ft
....I 1 07! 8 13.... Lockport ii i,6 153
...J 100 805 .Cranesvllle. 12 05 r> 02
.... 11 Of)| 6 ssiv-Couneai't 1v......Tf0" 409
.... 147| 9 ooar _ ar .... 147 c o
777 12 56] 7 59ar.. r.Xibion,.... W .... 12 08 *5 08
12 34 7 34..Conneautvllle 12 31 555
017 !2 16; 7 15... Mea'v'le Jet 12 56| 5 4>;
80012 b0 7 b'ar. Line.ille lv Jl2 301.
.... 12 40| 7 251 V a* ....jli io< n 00
210 12 001 6 4olv .ce.nu't Lake 12 «i ... .
. . 1 07; 7 52ar ar ... 107 «on
1 32 11 35 r. o.Mv..Meadvllle .17 11 3.* ...
1 :>2 8 ix&r ai 1 32 0 10
oi 12 02 "7 . . Hartstown Ti No 1, 1 fly 601
.... 11 57 (5... Adamsvllie 1 1 14 e%
.... 11 is « ... .Osgiol | 1 s-j 6 u
26 11 40 0 ...Qreoaviu.s ... 6 30 1 3-s, 1; 26
1« 11 29 « ... 9119U I l'J.) ....6.42 149 63^
OOilOl Fredonia... 700 2 07!
li;iol7i Mercer... . 7 19 225
«8,10 33j Pardoe 7 361 238 ....
4 1810 23 iitOl/B City. .. 7 46 2 48
4 0.5,10 19 HarrlsvlilO.... ?S* 3Co
4 57110 02 Brancluou.... g Oel 309
453 9 57: ...v...Keis.frs 8 101 3 13- . .
39, 9 44 EllCUd 8 22 3 271
lo 9 151 ... .... B'Jtler 850 l 3 55|.
220 720 Allegheny, piwn a 7"05|
p.m a.m.... a. ni p. m ..
J. T. BI.AIIC, (leneral Manager. Greenville, pa
W. (i. SAHGKANT. (1. P A.. MeaflvPle Pa
ii \ V y ? i r.
piTTSBUKG & WESTERN
*- Railway. Allegheny Short
Line. Schedule jn effect, July 19,
1896.
BUTLER PA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, IHOT,
Much in Little
Is especially true of Hood's Pills, for no medi
cine ever contained so great curative power in
»o small space. They are a whole medicine
Hood's
chest, always ready, at- * I I
ways efficient, alwiys sat- | I I A
Isfactory; prevent a cold 111
or fever, cure all liver ills.
Sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 250.
The only Pills to take with 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 Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strate the gre.'.t merits of tho remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
56 Warren St, New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont.,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm 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
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cento.
CUT THIS OUT
BRING IT WITH YOU
TO
BUTLER'S PROGRESSIVE
SHOE HOUSE.
A GREAT pgc SALE
NOW GOING ON.
Surprise after surprise awaits
you. Ntver before in the his
tory of Butler Co. has
an opportunity been offered
to you.
Think of it SI.OO, #1.25
and $1.50 Winter Boots and
Shoes all reduced to 98 cents.
Prices That Tell The Story.
v. Ladies Rubber Boots 98c
) Misses Rubber Boots 98c
S Youths Rubber oots 98c
r Mens Overs for Felcs 98c
y Mens Buckle Arctics 98c
\ Mens Buffßals Needle 98c
j Mens" Bufil bals, Yale 98c
N Mens Buff Cong Globe 98c
J Mens Working Shoes 98c
Boys fine Bals, needle 98c
We Will Not be Undersold.
butt 98c I
Ladies Calf Shoes 98c C
Ladies fine butt Shoes 98c /
L.adies spring heel shoes 98c j
Boys and Gills shoes 98c \
Youths stoga boots 98c
1,000 Pair Schoo 1 Shoes 98
ANI)
The Half Has Not Been Told
DON'T MISS THIS
SALE.
TJty WJIAT 98c WILL DO
AT
Butler's progressive Shoe House.
2i5 South pin St., BUTLER PA
C. E. MILLER,
B cy B.
THE HEW
Catalogue
and Fashion Journal
—NO. 21—ready about April 10—wil
be OUIJ m tliij largest ard most complete
mail order guides we've ever published
—over 150 pages in the book —prices of
everything we sell—pictures of the
goods on almost every p!ige —every sug
gestion and bit of iqfQriqatiqn that will
help make buying here satisfactory una
profitable to you, no matter where you
live. Send your address and we'll mail
you a copy fie*, postpaid.
SILKS
The choicest wash silks we ever of-
I<?red jit such prices:—
New Crystal Cord Silks, 80c.
Genuine Habutai Wash Silks, Sac
best wash silks made.
Kaiki Silks, 25c—in handsome stripes
find checks.
New Foulard «nd India Silks,
25, 35, 50, 75c and $1 00
—SOO different pieces—designs and col
orings that show an artist's touch —
splendid for full gowns and waists.
In the interest of your poeketbook
have us send you samples of these; then
you can measure accurately, the length
and breadth of the advantages we offer,
and decide whether you'll save most
money by buying here. We want to j
show you by the most thorough test
possible, how determined we are to get
your orders 011 merit—and we think
they have merit enough more than us
iwil to win us the preference.
Booo> & Bulii,
ALLEGHENY. PA
L. S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate
117 E. JKFPERSON ST.,
BUTLER, - PA.
IHE SWEETEST liONGS.
The sweetest songs are left unsung-.
The sweetest themes unreaJ;
The sweeu«t chorUs are left unstrung.
The sweetest words unsaid.
How strunge it Is. and yet how true,
Surpassing mortal ken.
We still can catch a ble3seu view
Of thought and times tu.U men.
Though I Tightest paths remain unknown
And few the heigrhts we tread.
Though we must en alone
V. ith deepest tears unshed;
Although our hearts are anguish wrung
And ev'ry effort pain.
If we can keep another young;
We have not lived in vain.
'Tis said the fairest buds decay;
Perhaps they do. ar.d yet,
Vpcn the darkest, dullest way.
How many flowers are met.
The happy hours so quickly flee
We sigh to see lliem ;?o.
When out upon life's troubled SOA
The moments move so slow.
Shall swootest sonss be left unsung?
The sweetest themes unread?
The sweetest chords be left unstrung?
The sweetest words unsaid?
When we have but lo do our best.
The very best we can.
To have the future richly blest
Of God and tru;.-i e.nd mar..
—Cura C. If Ml In X. Y. - bseivcr.
Go\ EK N 31E N T~T i£E A STli E
y i! T the opening of
\ •>. 'id V CO! 'r. 1 •
ii I there appeared in
I Washington a
young and beauti
*ful ww"sn. The
Ajil letters of introduc
tion which she
brought to the lead-
V *M' ing people opened
to her the doors of
the highest circles. Her beauty and
charming manners scon made her one
of the leaders of Washington society.
One of the men who were attracted to
her, and who was seen at every gather
ing at which Miss Elliot (for thus was
she named) made her appearance, was
a voung Englishman who had been
drawn, to Washington by our civil war.
He had the entree of the best clubs, and
report said that he was the second son
of Lord Neville, in the peerage of Eng
land, He professed to be a friend of
the northern e&use and in favor of t.h«
national government. He, as well as
Miss Elliot, was quite intimate with the
family of the secretary- of the treasury
and with the chiefs of the other depart
ments. At this time the credit of the
government was being sustained by gold
shipped fro pi San Francisco. The dates
of the sailing of the ships which should
convey this money was know n only to
the secretary of the treasury. The line
of Pacific mail steamships at that time
running between San Francisco, l'an
iiua and New York were the old-style
side-paddles. These ships had been
fitted up to carry the gold for the United
States government by putting OQ the
port side of the sbip, on the guard nfter
the wheel, a steel safe with tho bottom
set on a center pivot. The entire safe
was cased with woodwork, like the
other parts of the steamer, so that it
did not differ in appearance from the
rest of the wood finishings.
When the goverumeut contemplated a
shipment of gold, the subtreasurer at
San Francisco was written to and ithe
Steamer in which it was to be shipped
ivas named. The gold was prepared for
shipment at the United States branch
mint at San Francisco by packing soum*
of $20,000 in separate boxes, screwing
o** i'iic head, aud scaling' iv Itti W<IX Pfldl
icrew in the box, which was then
t lamped with a government seal. On
Sunday before the sailing of the steam
er, a picked set of workmen from the
mint were seleoted and the boxes of
gold were loaded pu to drays before
daylight and driven to the steamer, aixl
there placed in the safe by the mint
workmen. This was done so quietly
and at such unusual hours that it was
known only to a few men and the offi
cers of the mail steamship company.
When the gold was all stored in .the
iafe, giibtrgasurer locked ft. The
American consul at Panama, upon the
arrival of the steamer, unlocked the
safe, and the boxes of gold were tak-%n
across the isthmus on the cars by night,
placed on board the steamer at Aspin
wall, and locked in the safe ontihatship
by the consul there; thus no one on
pitliet atesupcf hafl any means of open
ing the safe while th*s gold \yat> in
transit. As I have remarked, the weight
of the safe was hung on center pivots
to keep the bottom of the safe in place;
there were also side bolts fixed so that
they could be pulled out at any desired
time, the method of which was known
only to the captains of the steamers.
This arrangement, had been provided
in case that if any (rf {he confederate
vruisers attacked the Pacific Mail
steamers, the southern confederacy
should not have the benefit of the
United States gold, for the captain of
the steamer had instructions that if at
tacked he was to pull the bolt, and let
the millions go to the bottom of the
£ea.
Bv reason of the intimate relations
which Miss Elliot and Neville held with
the family of the secretary of the treas
ury, they had become cognizant of these
facts; and Neville soon after left Wash
ington for San Francisco in order to
preparation to capture the next
large shipment of go|d
from the Pacific mall steamer which
ehonld be designated by the secretary
of the treasury to carry it. Miss Elliot
remaine<\ in Washington in order to get
p.pd send to Neville the date of the
shipment, which she in her artfully art
less manner intended to leam from the
secretary of the treasury, who liad In
come completely fascinated by her
beauty and childlike winning ways. As
soon as Neville had perfected his plans
for seizing the steamer, a schooner was
purchased in Callao, and arms and guns
sufficient for two vessels, which had
been shipped from England, were taken
on beard. The schooner then sailed for
tho pant a Cruz islands, off Santa Bar
bara, and theiM wafted for another
schooner, the Chapman, which had been
purohascd nt Ran Francisco. She was
oster-ih'v fitted cut for a coasting- vov-
age, and she took on board men enough
to maji the two vessels. Both seiiooncrs
were to fly the confederate flag un
der letters of marque. The schovinw.
from Callao wits named the Vesta, and
was fitted up with a pivot gun, and
made a formidable privateersman.
Neville had worked out his plans so
successfully t hat he wrote to Miss Elliot
that he could be ready for action with
iik two weeks after her arrival in San
Francisco. I'poti receipt of this intel
ligence, Miss Elliot left Washington and
sailed on the mail steamer from New-
York. and arrived in San Francisco in
due course. Heie they awaited thesail
mg of the vessel which had been desig
nated to carry a shipment of gold to the
government- Upon this ship, the John
L. Stepheus, Miss Elliot, Neville and
eight of their confederates took pas
eagre.
Tiius far thexe had been no hitch im
Neville's plans. 1 Now trouble com
menced. The schooner Chapman had
been for two weeks ready for her coast
ing voyag-e, and, as she did not go to
sea, the United States officers became
suspicious of her nrnl pluct*i u watch
vvhere they could observe everything
occurring on board. They also searched
the vessel, but found everything cor-
reet, and would ha\e dismissed the
watch had not a well-known south
erner, while intoxicate i, bragged of
what they were foing to do. This was
rvport-hd to the revenue ofi-cers. and
extra precautions were taken. At the
time Miss Elliot arrived in fc'an Fran
cisco. No- :".!e gave orders for the cap
tain to t;.ke tire men who had been cu
pap-ed in San Francisco weeks before,
and who were then ut.difiY;« nt sailois'
boarding houses, to put to sea and join
her consort off the i.-iand of Santa Crr.z.
These mea weni on lmard in the night,
end next morning the ship got under
w ay, show ing only the usual nunilierof
men on deck. But the United States
revenue cutter stopped her, and eon
\eyed her to an anchorage under the
guns cf Aleatzar island. The officers
and crew of 47 men were arrested.
In order not to have his plans blocked,
Neville started two men overland on
horseback for Sairta B:irbara, to take
l>oat from there to the island and noti
fy the captain of the Vesta of the seiz
ure of the Chapman. The captain of the
Vesta was ordered to intercept the
steamer, and was told that Neville and
his confederates would be on board to
«.ssist him, and that they would disable
the machinery of the vessel in case the
guns of the sehoor.ei did not compel the
steamer to stop while they took the gold
from her. But "thebest-laid schemes o'
mice and men gang aft a-gle." When
the two messengers crossed to the island
from Santa Barbara they found the
captain and all hands of the Vesta
THE STEVENS.
"blind drunk," and before they could be
sobered up and got ready the John L.
Stephens went steaming by with the
government gold.
It seems that United States Marshal
Hand had got wind of the contemplated
raid to capture the gold on the steamer,
and he warned the officers of the steam?
ei* of what, might be attempted and
placed on board 12 of his deputies,
dressed as old Californians. These men
took passage in the steerage and pro
fessed to be returning to their eastern
homes. They had holsters with pistols
belted around their waists, in the usual
California style. They made the ac
quaintance of Neville's pien and two of
theni agreed to guard Neville as the
steamer was to pass through Santu
Barbara channel. Each deputy mar
shal had his man picked, and if the at
tack had been made by the schooner
Vesta they would have shot Neville and
srery one of his gang.
The plot miscarried and the steamer
passed on her way to Panama without
anv trouble.
The syndicate of Enplish friends of
the southern confederacy lost all that
Neville had expended in fitting out the
expedition with the. exception of the
proceeds of the sale of the schooner
Vesta and her supplies at Hone TCnnjr
whither she went after the failure of
Neville's plans. The confederates of
Neville who sailed with him on the
steamer were paid off by h : m at Pana
ma. and lie and Miss Elliott took the
French steamer at Aspipwnll for the
West Indies and Europe. The news
papers of Snn Francisco gave an ac
count of the "tempest in a teapot" when
the schooner Chapman was seized for
attempted piracy.
The vigilance of Marshal Band on
this occasion saved the government $4,-
000,000.-—San Franciseo Argonaut-
The* lj««<ly'» A a ct,
The jvrinee of Wales about five years
Rrf?o met. a charming lady, well-known
in London society, at llomburg. "You
are young enough." lie said in the course
Df conversation, "for mc to be able to ask
your age." "Twenty-five," was the ready
reply. Tl\!« summer his roval high
ness met the lady fctrain. "What," be
asked again with a humorous smile,
"is your ag-e, I wonder?" "Twenty
five," again said the lady. "But you
said that the last time I met you," re
marked the prirvce with a smile. "Well,
sir," laughed the lady, "and would you
have me contradict myself?"— London
Lady's Pictorial,
—ln business a man may amount to
more than his predecessor, but no sec
oud husband can ever be aa great ns
the man who preceded him.—Atchison
niobo.
The Flnnnefyp.
He says he's fully satisfied taat when he
gets a chance
Hs'Jl fill the nation's treasury and straight*
en out finance;
But, since that's In the future, he would
feel quite gratified
If you'd buy him a cup of coffee, with a
sandwich on the side.
—Chicago Times-Herald.
Hl* Silence Explained.
"Mr. Bluffy," she said, graciously,
"you are one of the most original men.
I have met for ever so long. You haven't
said a single word about the weather."
"No," he eaid, with a tinge of regret
in his voice. "I couldn't say what I
thought about this weather in the pres
ence of ladies."-—Tit-Bits.
Why She Let Iliui.
Cbolly Chumpleigh (fervently)— Miss
Coldeal, Ethel! May I call you Ethel?
Miss Coldeal—Yes, I think you may,
as—
Cholly Chumpleigh. —Oh, thank you,
Ethel! Thank you!
Miss Coldeal —It isn't my name.—N.
Y. Journal.
Appropriate.
''What sign do you think I ought to
pnt up in front of my place of busi
ness?" asked the man who had opened a
morgue.
" 'Remains to be seen,' " suggested the
friend who had dropped in.—Chicago
Tribune.
A Verbal Distinction.
"There are a great man}* men looking
for work," said the philanthropist.
"Perhaps," said Senator Sorghum, as
he laid aside a pile of letters; "but it
seems to mc there must be a great many
more looking for positions."—Washing
ton Star,
Sndly Changed.
A pensive maid she was. they said,
With calm and thoughtful brow;
But she has changed since she was wed—
She Is ex-penslve now.
—CD-to-Date.
In Hie
''How is it that you are always in
debt? You ahould be ashamed of your
self."
"Coma now. Don't be too hard on a
fellow. You would, perhaps, be in debt,
too, if you were in my place."
"What place?"
"Able to get credit"— and Ends.
The Snow.
Of slush and mud there's not a trace;
The soiled, brown earth has gone.
The world, at last, has washed his face.
And put a clean shirt on!
—N. Y. Journal
WASTE NATURAL FORCES.
Trrniriulniii l'oirrr Uuiiuinit In
Oar KUera.
Il is a curious fact that in apreat man
ufacturing country like the I'nlted
Suites the vast resources of water
j ower :br<\ comparatively sij>e::lviii}T, ig
nored and neglected. It. is noexagsem
tion to tliat for ery mill turned by
water a hundred mig-ht in- in op ration.
The million and a quarter horse power
which is derived from water is ovt-r
--shadoweO l>y twice or thrice that
amount, of steam power. Tin- former
may be compared to its own mill poud,
standing still in the march of industry,
while the. latter is pushing forward
with the speedaud j>owerof the locomo
tive. For example, the incriase of
steam power in this country in tlie dec
ade closed in 18S0 was SO per cent., while
water power increased in the same pe
riod but 8.4 per cent. That the latter
could be almost immeasurably in
creased, if warranted by economic con
ditions. Is proven by t-he rej>ort of Prof.
Swain, the census evpert, who says:
"A calculation based upon the best
data- obtainable furnishes the astonish
ing result t.hit the
power of our stream*, taken at an av
erage throughout the year, reaches the
e-nonmous figure of over 200,000,00 c
■horse power. Such is the ewrgv de
veloped by our rivers, streams and
brooks, of which we are using a little
over one-half of one per cent. Could it
I* utilized, the power afforded would
probably be more tlian sufficient tc
turn all the machinery of the globe."
Steam has triumphed over all it*
rivals. Tho water mill has become a
relic of a past age and the windmill is
prehistoric. At the close of the last dec
ade the triple-expansion engine was set
up almost in the spray of the waterfall,
and the locomotive found n level road
bed upon the abandoned tow path of
the canal. But another power came
upon the scene; or, to speak more accu
rately, another method of utilizing
power, with the ability to take power
from any original source—from steam,
from water, or from winds—and tc
transmit it to a distant j>oint for
tion. At once the science of mechanism
was revolutionized. As soon as the
electrical transmission of power be
came instead of a theory a practical re
ality, every waterfall, every coal de
posit, no matter how remote from man
ufacturing centers, took an added value
la the eyes of the commercial users of
power. The mind of man cannot meas
ure the possibilities embraced in the
dynamo and the copper cable.
Falls, with its 125,000 horse power di
rectly available (500,000 horse power
in the future) has been harnessed, but
rot until the principle of the electrical
transmission of power from turbine tc
motor hnd been demonstrated, with
various degrees of success at Rohaff
hausen, on the Rhine; o.t Fribourg, on
the Sarlne; at Geneva on the Rhone; at
Gaadalaxara, Mexico, and at n. hundred
other places in the mountain reg-ions of
Europe and America; all on a much
larger scale, but illustrating the feasi
bility of the practical utilization of wa
ter power through electricity.
Who can doubt that in the space of a
very few years, in place of the present
Liliputian water mills there will be
Ilrobdlrgrnagian turbines, utilizing the
vast reservoirs of energy placed by the
wisdom of fhe Creator in every part of
this broad continent? The mountain
Krnp- lootved upon as thewaste
places of the earth, hold treasures for
posterity that will "far outshine the
wealth of Ormus or of lad." The bases
of the Alleghanies, the Rockies, and the
Sierras, with the Tast plains at theii
teet will throb with the energy gener
ated by fhe streams fed by their living
springs. The glaciersof the giant peaks
of Oregon and 'Washing-ton hold suffi
cient power in, their icy grasp to turn
every factory wheel and light and warm
every building in those states for a cen
tury to earn*, while the thousand moun
tain streams along the rocky barriers
from Montana to New Mexico will per
form the double duty of supplying pow
er to the millions who will people those
states (mills, mines, railroads, etc.),
and irrigating the soil to provide for
their sustenance.—John T. Brunhall, in
Leslie's Weekly.
Indian Haln Maker*.
AJi the Indian tribesf liad raim-mak
ers, and some are yet left. This is one
of their methods of operation. A large
body of Creek Indians had gathered,
nil decked out in their best finery. Two
elderly men retired a short distance
find seemed to be inujublijiff to each
other sopiething like prayers or invo
lutions; after some time a firfe was
made 011 the bank of the stream, when
the two rabi makers gave un order,
and a young maa plunged into the river,
which was there very deep. Wheal he
came up he liad a blue catfish in his
hand, which one of the old men took
and threw into the fire, the tribe look
ing- on in perfect silence. Then there
was more mumbling, aooompanied by
various contortions and gesticulations,
when the gathering dispersed. It
rained that night. Perhaps, on the
whole, the Indian rain maker is more
pen rally successful than the civilized
011 c occasionally appearing on the fron
tier in times of drought, the former
having a shre\v(]er and mare experi
enced forecast of weather probabili
ties and putting in his incantations at
the right time.—N. Y. Tribune.
The Art of Mllklns.
Suburban Resident —Yes, I want a
useful man about my country place,
Can you milk?
Applicant—Yis, sot.
"Which side of a cow do you sit on
when milking?"
"Wull, sor, Oi niver milked but wan
cow, an' she waz a kicker, sor; an',
bedad, a good dale av the toime Oi was
on both soides av her, sor." —N. Yt
Weekly.
t'olorn of Iron.
Iron is the only metal which appears
in more than one color. It is found
of every shade, from almost as white
ns silver to as black as charcoal. —Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Oh. how can the sweefness of poesy now
When this is the topic it seeks;;
It Is "Beaut'fiil Snow'- tor "a minute or so
And it's' slush for a couple of weeks.
—Washington Star.
The Proper Word.
"My love for you," cried the lover, "is
worth more to me than all the gold and
precious stones—and'—and—"
"Coal, George," she suggested.—Phil
adelphia North American.
Why She Wan Happy.
Ella —Is Belle happily married?
Stella—l gTiess so; her husband is a
sailor and is aw ay three years at a time.
Town Topics.
t}Ue —Hon't you think people ought to
leave "footsteps on the sands of time?"
He- —Yes, if there's room.—N. Y.
Truth.
■rills In Different.
Twynn —Gilgal is n very methodical
man.
Triplet—Yes, but there is madness in
his method.—N. Y. World.
Know \\ lioso Word \Vi*w Lair.
"Shall I ask. v your father, dear?" he
iixpiired, after the worst was over.
"Just see mamma, George," she re
plied.- Philadelphia North American.
WIT AND WISDOM.
—ln Boston.—"We enjoyed our visit
to the conl mine very much, mamma.
We went down 800 feet in the ele
vator—" "In the depreiisor, you mean,
Janet."—Chicago Tribune,
—The New Necessity.—The Governess
—"I know French and German—" Mrs.
Uptodate—"That is not sufficient. I
want some one who can teach my chil
dren Scotch."—Brooklyn Life.
—".What on earth induced you, John ?
You gave that waiter five dollars for a
tip, aud he was the worst I ever—"
"That's just it, my dear. I wanted to
enable him to retire."—Harper's Bazar.
—The Same Thing.—Cnstleton—"Fid
dleback is making love to an heiress."
"Ah, I heard him say that he wa»; try
ing to get a large amount of capital in
terested in a reorganization scheme."—
Life
—Bacon—"Your wife plays a good
j game of croquet, does she not?" Eg
! bert—"Yes." "But 6he plays rather u
I conservative game, doesn't she?"
! "Well, yes; I never heard her swear." —
j Yonkers Statesman.
—"There is no j~ ~
j envy me," saiu me prosperous person.
; "I have as many troubles as you." "1
allow you do, mister," admitted Dismal
Dawson, "but the difficulty with me is
! that I ain't got nothing else."—lndian
apolis Journal.
—Thoughtless.—"Of course," said the
'• jeweler, "you meant well, but don't do
; that again." "What do you mean?" in
quired the man in charge of the re
pair department. "You charged that
last man so much that instead of hav
ing his old watch fixed he bought a
new one that I had marked down to
cost as an advertisement."—Washing
ton Star.
—ller Plan.—He—"Do you believe in
long engagements?" She—"Well, it nil
depends." lie—"l don't understand."
She—"lf he has plenty of money and is
inclined to be liberal, a long engage
ment is the thing; but if he cannot af
ford boxes at the opera and s'uoli
things I always make his regime very
short."—Philadelphia Leader.
THE FRENCH IN AMERICA.
Moat Noteworthy- I ■ the Canadian
Contribution.
Tbe French element in the United
States at the present time embraces va
rious groups. The French of Louisiana
include the dwellers in and around the
picturesque old capital of New Or
leans—exotic among American cities
with its French survivals, its dream of
past commercial dominion, and its
vision of future power; and the simple
and ignorant Acadian farmers, contin
uing tbe primitive customs of the bo
sln of Grand Pre, along the tranquil
waters of the Aeeche, remote from the
corroding touch of busy modern life.
The metis, or half breeds, also survivals
of the old French days, are scattered
in considerable numbers through the
northwest, ua packmen, boatman and
lumbermen.
But the most noteworthy French ele
ment in the United States at the pres
ent time consists in the French Cana
dians who began about 20 years ago to
cross the border into this country.
This movement was due part to the
expansive power of this fecund people
and in part to the effort of New Eng
land mill owners to bring them on op
eratives. The result hus been to intro
duce a now Mti-uin of t rmcti influence
into this country. The United States
census of 1890 reports 537,000 white
persons having either one or both par
ents born in Canada and Newfound
land of French extraction. Leading
French Canadians deny the correctness
of this report, and on the hasis of
church records hold that it should be
more than doubled.
The French are found
in greatest numbers in the North At
lantic states and the North Central
states. A 6 a ride they are grouped in
settlements of their own, aiming to
preserve their race, language, customs
and religion.—Frederick J. Turner, Ph.
D., in Chautauquan.
Corcan Paper.
A remarkable kind of paper is pro
duced in Core» entirely by manual labor
and without the use of any machinery.
Its quality excels that of the very best
made In China or Japan. The raw ma
terial used for this paper is obtained
from the bark of Broussoneta papyri
fera, which is collected in the spring
and beaten in water containing a large
adonixture of wood ashes, until reduced
to thick pulp; this is taken in large
ladles and spread upon frames of bam
boo and in this way formed into thin
sheets. Another kind of paper is
produced from old scraps trodden into
pulp much in the same way that grape
juice is expressed in some countries—
a process of pulping which, though
slow, has the advantage of not breaking
the fiber so much as when machinery is
used; then after the pulp has been made
into paper, the sheets are piled up to n
height of six fei»t and cut into pieces,
to be again subjected to the feet stamp
ing—at the same time the roots and
seeds of a plant called "taokpoui" are
added, the soluble parts of which are
supposed to give tenacity and tough
ness to the paper.—Apotheker Zeltung.
A Good Opportunity.
Teacher—Have you finished your com
position on what little boys should not
do in school
"Yes'm."
"Bead it,"
'VLittle boys when at school should not
make faces at the teacher, and should
not study too hard, 'cause it makes
them near-sighted, and should not Bit
too long in one position, 'cause it makes
their backs crooked, and should not do
long examples in arithmetic, 'cause it
uses up their pencils too fast."—Lon
don Tit-Bits.
A Bad Case.
"You wouldn't believe it, butGrampy
has a bad case of swelled head."
"There must be some mistake."
"Not a bit of it. Genuine old-fash
ioned mumps on both sides." —Detroit
Free Press.
Art Ifpanti.
"What was the matter with the brio
a-brao department?"
"Two clerks disagreed about the pro
nunciation r f Diana, and one of them
hit the other over the head with a Ve
nus. " —Chicago lteoord.
An Appropriate Gift.
"Henry, I bought a beautiful book far
Bridget."
"What is it?"
"It is called The Autocrat of the
Kitchen Table.' "—Chicago Record.
Willing to Oblige.
Mrs. Ben bam—l don't want you logo
out between the acts to-night, Henry.
Benham—Well, ff you insist upon it,
I will take a bottle with one.— Town
Topics.
Io Drive or Not to Drive.
Roberta—Hallo! What's wrong, old
fellow ?
Benson—Pin almost crazy. I sent a
letter to my broker asking him whether
he thought I was a fool, and another one
to Xllun Willets asking her to come for
a drive with me, and I don't know wifadch
of them this telegram is from.
Roberta —What does it say?
Benson— Simply "Ye*." —London An-
No. 13
A DISSIPATED DOQ.
The Animal Has a U caknraa (or Get*
tins: on a Spree.
Fort Logan, Col., has a favorite who
Is the cause of more temperance leo
tures than all the frequenters of that
post put together, toys the St. Louis
li lobe-Democrat. He lias contracted
the bad habit of indulging in the flow
ing bowl and when in the vicinity of the
canteen—about the time of pay day
especially—he is 6ure to get more or
less intoxicated on the offerings of the
doughboys, who like to share with
their fa\orite the good things of the
day which comes but once a month.
: Jerry Simpson is n private in the ranks
and is a total abstainer, never going
near the canteen except when ordered
there on duty to escort to the guard
i house those who are unable to pick
j theix way to the barracks. On 6uch
. nn occasion it is not an uncommon
; thing for Jerry to find Colonel, his fa
! mous retrierer, prone on the floor in
the highest stage of inebriation, chew
ing the last remnant of a cood-aljuwl (»«»
Cv.iu..n is Kept oy his roaster for hia
usefulness on the hunting field, though
he would not suffer for a home as long
ns any of his boon companions re
mained in the ranks. They love him
dearly and keep him well fed and
plied with tobacco—for the Colonel alse
likes a taste of the herb nicotina when
he is in the dumps after soaking hia
head in the stable bucket on the morn
ing following a debauch. He is a
troubled specter when in his moods
after recovering from the good things
of the night before and acts very much
like one of the two-footed revelers who
enticed him from the sedate quarters
of his owner. Private Simpson keeps
a warm place in his heart for the for
lorn canine when he Is seduced by the
canteen crowd into a bibulous condi
tion.
FAIR FIELD FOR WOMEN.
A Writer Tell* What Her Femiili*
Co-Worlfera Should Hatre.
All women who are active in business
or professions want is a fair field and
nofavor.saysMargaretSangsterin Detn
orest's Magazine, We ask for noth
ing on the ground of sex. We are will
ing to compete with and' work with men
on their own ground and desire to be
measured by the same standards. We
demand no courtesy further than that
which prevails between gentlemen; we
expect no deference. In business life
men and women are simply workers,
and the more the element of sex is in
truded the greater the interference
with the success of women.
I know a young woman who went
into a newspaper office on a purely busi
ness errand—to sell an article, in fact
—and was indignant because the re
porters, all of whom were busy writ
ing, did not jump to their feet and offer
her a seat. They were absorbed in
their work, and most of them were
probably unconscious of her presence.
Perhaps 25 women enter the office of a
great New York daily every day. You
can easily see how it would interfere
with business if the reporters should
immediately stop writing and pay them
the little attentions they are accus
tomed to in the drawing-room. The
woman who expects these shows her
ignorance of business; if they arenec
a»y Ue» pcasa AI ssipj ohc tMOut» uf
place in the business world.
WOMEN AMONG FLOWERS.
School of Gardenlnar (or Girls la a
Suburb of Berlla.
A London paper tells of a school of
gardening for girls in a suburb of Ber
lin. It is a comparatively new venture,
having been founded two years ago by
a private lady. At present it seems to
be succeeding. The pupils—ls in num
ber—do the work entirely without ex
traneous aid, growing all sorts of
tables, as well as apples, melons, grapes,
pears and cucumbers, for which a ready,
sale is found. They wear a dark gray
uniform, consisting of a bodice and a
skirt of reasonable length, which, by
an ingenious arrangement, can t*9
made quite short for working inond let
down at will. The girls beat all the
men at a recent board of agriculture ex
amination, and one of them has just
obtained a post as gardener to a gen
tleman at a salary of $l2O a year, with
board and lodging. They are all fine
.specimens of healthy, vigorous young
womanhood. Commenting on this, the
lady says: "Perhaps we see the thin
edge of the wedge 1 In the near future
women may be eligible for head gar
deners' posts at good salaries. And why
not? We have finer taste than men and
should be quite in our element design
ing exquisite pleasure grounds. As for
the suitability of the employment, it
may be urged that digging is not harder
work than many otf the athletic wom
an's recreations, nor is it a dirtier proo
ess than tramping through wet turnip
fields after 'guns.' "
The Polaon Flower.
It will not always do to press a real
istic novelist too hard. In the current
number of Nature Notes, the organ of
the Selborne society, an inquirer writes
to ask: "What is the poison-flower men
tioned in the 'Sorrows of Satan,' chap
ter 26, 'the poison flower, which, bril
liant in color and perfect In shape, ex
hales death to those who pluck it from
its stem?*" To this the editor dryly
| replies: "We do not know the 'poison
flower,' and former attempts to obtain
enlightenment as to the plants de
scribed in Miss Corelli's books have
proven unsuccessful.
Seared Hia Steech Baelc.
A remarkable case of the recovery of
speech and hearing is reported in the
London Lancet from the canton of
Ticino in Switzerland. An Italian,
aged 41 years, who five years ago be
came a deaf mute in consequence of a
serious disease, was startled: by ithesud
den appearance of a runaway horse.
As he jumped aside to avoid the animal
he uttered a loud scream, and after it
had gone found that he was able to
talk and hear.
THE DIVItJED FAMILY.
Jimmie —Where are your folks going
this summer?
Tommie —Don't know yet. Ma wants
society and pa wants boating and fish
ing, but I am baoking up pa. —N. Y
Truth. •
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