VOL- xxxiv COMING. COMING. ' ' to jSI thu^day - MAV "27. THE OREATEST, GRANDEST AND THE BEST OF America's Big Tented | Enterprises! HONORABLY CONDUCTED. HONESTLY ADVERTISED. Circus. Museum. Menagerie and Royal Roman Hippodrome. Three Rings, H.Jf Mile Race Track, /,000 Features, 100 I'heeornenal Acts, 25 Clow ns, 20 Hunicane Races, 4 Trains, 10 Acres Canvas, 10/xio Heats, 1,500 Em ploy?*, 6 Bands, 50 Cages, A Drove of Camels. 15 Open Dens, A Herd of elephants, 94.CXXVJO Daily Expenses. Itffcy . .'-• we -. ■ •-•-J r--<: ' uvu, 1 w*.ui * i»ilit."'!)!-■J.- 1 CC«acr^>. Tl?e Greatest Performers in the known world are with the Great Wallace Shows thi* season, including THE 9 NELSONS, SIO,OOO CHALLENGE ACT. The Werntz Family Aeriealists. Tlie 4 Maitells, Bicycle and Skating Experts. . The 10 Dellatnea/ls. Statuary Artists. The Sansfini Sisters, Female Samsons. 10 Principal Male and Female Erjuestrians, The 3 Petits Aerial Bars-Extra, rdinary 1 Mme. Duprcs' Trained Elephants. Rowcna, the Head Balancer, and Grand Spec- ( tacular Ballet, 19 Coryphees, (led by 3 Sisters Maccari, Premier Danseuses.) , OUR STREET PARADE. At 10 A. M. daily is the finest ever put on the streets. A Sunburst of Splendor, ! M Triumph of Art, Money and Good Taste, with Lavish Luxury of Spectacular lif- 1 <ect, with Greatest Professional Features Conceivable. Excursions run on every Jiue of travel. No Gambling Devices tolerated. Never divides. Never jfiaappoints. * « mx— .—= ———————————— t Better Late Than Never, j ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE AND BICKEL S GREAT ODD AND ! END SALE WILL CLOSE. i The Attention of Shrewd Cash Buyers is Called to This Adv. The Following Goods Must Be Sold At Once jfk> pairs ladies' heavy f' -.100 pairs child'* grain shoes. "5 -450 pairs ladies' fine serge slippers 2 5 280 pairs grxK 1 grain slippers 5° 126 pairs men's double sole heavy stioes. ' 00 C(\ Cases Rubber Boots and Shoes to be closed out K(| Regardless of Cost. \J\J The Mentioned Goods Are at Half Price READ ON* """ iPEAJt READERS READ ON, too pairs inen'» fine buff ' 4r»o pairs men's working shoes v qS pairs Rtwria calf shoe*...' ■■■ * I yi pairs fine calf shoes ( latest style) pairs boy's fine shoes tipped,. ifk> pairs youth'* buff shoes Large Stock of Men's and Boys' Plow Shoes, Cheap. irooils arc all warranted to be jierfect ill every reaped and they are only •oUI at pnves named on them to make room for the new K'xxls. If you want to get some footwear cheap—take in this sale, New Spring Goods Arriving almost every day *nd to" much cannot lie said in praise of them. ASK to see our line of ladies' and genu ph ocalate, wine color and fine Dongola shoes, they are lieautiee, and also our line of <J*fords in different colors. Repairing Done, REMEMBER THE PLACE. JOHN BICKEL. 128, S. MAIN St. BUTLER, PA. _ .. . . . • .-JS- ■ I ffm ' aisS g. f. keck. , Cffii -|hU| merchant tailor. 142 North Main St., Butler, Pa. V: When we make you a garment or a suit J-T \ —you niav be sure that every st'tch in it 1 v --■ ' - ~jj. if perfectly made. (Jur esjieciul pride is i" the quality of our tailoring, we pay high \ • , lv wage'i and employ first-class tailors, so we /'■ \ i ' % get the highest grade of garments and you TV K " UT prices are lower than others, r V/C keep the largest stock of goods to •/. c fc/f-r.t from. Call and examine lor your /J, sell, FJTS (itAKAN ri;l I) reinemtier the Tiiiri - ?iace " fi F KEHK Merchant Tailor. Ul I ■ 111— Vll? ,42 N. MAIN ST., JSt TI.KR, I'A. :: "THE COMMERCIAL," S ( W. K. THORNBURG Prop'r., Evans City, \ ) This popular bouse has just been entirely remodeled , and refurnished. Everything-convenient, .ui<i guests A v/ill alway.-» receive close attention. y Located near PostolTicc and !'.&• \\ . I)«-pof VVlien inKvansCity t>p at the Comir.en ial. Hell Tele- .L -THE BUTLER CITIZEN. WE ARE MAKING Good clothes at surli low pnces that po-jr ones are no longer wanted. [if • • 3 IT T i i p There is a little something ai.out ; \ i I 5 the collar and lapel of our coats \ € € • and a certa:n graceful hang of the f 1 0 m J trousers that makes them original. | # It is in part of the details, a j 4 knack which cheap tailors cannot > acquire no imtUr !k>« l" •! is the W 0 5 j • material they use. 0 WE INVITE . Your inspection of our new Spring Patterns and a c. -»u par.son of prices. ALAND, MAKER C'F MEN'S CLOTHES A Perfect Cut. When you get a suit you want it made A perfect cut is necessary. High grade goods, a perfect cut and careful workman ship are a combination which give the best results and these are appreciated by the customer. In thai way he gets his money's | worth. A Standard Established. You see it yourself. .«o one need ex plain to you why the clothes made by us are th<- fnost popular. Ours is a standard that makes them perfect. We keep our goods up to the limit of perfec tion and our workmen all assist in making the clothes first-class. It is Easy Enough to cut into , cloth unJ tu«»i »»* I* i i takes ability to obtain perfect re- | suits. Our tailors are the best, j our cutter an artist and the per- ; feet results as natural as the mis- i takes of others. Because our | clothes are the bt:st, people want them. WEDDING SUITS A SPECIALTY. tlFll tO Cor. Diamond. Butler. V* MPS UL m jn^sgik """'J' Tbe Place to Bnj -" GAS COOK l\'G AND HEATING STOVES, G/\S BURNERS AND FIX TURES, HOSE, BATH TUBS, ENAMEL AND IMP VIftLSHBACH GAS BURNER, W I tI'RRIEN i ON j O7 East Jefferson St. APOLLO GAS LAMP. f 1 |APOU«FL s X. jT ATOLLO O a Price complete with By- Pass and Glass Chimney $2 00 With Mica Chimney $2.25. Geo. W. Whiieliill, AOKNT I'OK BUTLKR, CO IW EXAMififcil) mv. OF CHAKttE IR. L. KirKpatricK, Opiiiido and Jewelei j Ntxt to Court Iloui.e Hutler, Pate ICr (•.diiatc I.a l'ortllarolci;icl Institute. No Cripe When you take Hood's Pills. The big. oH-fash ! loned, sugar-coated piUs. which tear you all to file res. are not in it with Hood's. Easy to dike Hood's . and easy V> operate, is true *| B ■ diT" in every r.-«] • -t. I I 5' Safe, certain and sure. All : fc i? ► I drv*s.->ti. 25c. C. I. Hood & Co.. I ..ell. Mass. I The Mil* to take '-'.itii ilund i tars;i;..u :iU » I Thi* I* Soar Opportunity. H On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, I a generous rample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh ami flay Fever Curd (Ely's Cream Ba'an.. sufficient to demon strate the grt merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St , New York City. Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Grr at 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 ctire for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents. PEHLYAHA HoJ WFSTEN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISIN. Ka It aD TI .1 r r.. ? - Western Ptrnsylvan.c. Division. Scho'l'iln in tfl'ect Nov. 1C IW<6. South. —*—Week ii'.ye —«- A. M. A. »! A. M. r. M. 1' M BLTLF.K UaveCi'i huO llJu 245 '.05 S.jsonbur.'. .ArrivtCM ' HT> 11 «'< 3 I<> iJ-it'.er Je'r... " ?27 * IZ'»< •' I'i.tJcr Jet.. Leave ;jO Kl* u u 3 :V> ■> a:j r-.-.iroaa.. . Arrive" 3g bss 12 21 3 '■"> i I. Ulimi 712 603 12 26 3"2 607 Si ; -.armor.' a 25 12 111' C '27 I rkariinfrug SO7 aai 10l \ u fa'■■■l j Ailt-fciieay city n2O 943 115 434 <! 4 A . it. A. M. r. M r. M. P V M.3DAY TKAiytt—U-av iiuttir lor Ail. } i ll> ami L!llirip.ll !iif'*rii:Cdlute sraiio..-. I:«i A M.. to I'lid 51 '■ I*. ,V \«,ri!i Week [»ay■» —•— «. M. A H. A. »!. •M- M. Ail« Klieu.v Clty..Lv. 7Ou m>o it 2:* 230 530 ■■■■:, •'tunc. .. 711 912 1 I 250 ... 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Schedule in effect, July 19, 1896. Ilutler l Ime, Uepart. Arrive Alieglieny Acconiioo<lat.lon. 025 aril ;a25 am Alli-Kbeiiy Flyer H 15 am to 00 am Akron >f:»ll. H 10 am 7 311 pm N*'Wi'Hstle A'•corn • H 15 am a 2.5 am 'A':'*omO :'i '5 .• 1.1 12 - 1 > [mi Allexln'iiv Kxpresa 2 pin! 4 |>i.i CllleaKO Kxpri-HB '! 35 pm 12 20 |illl Alle«ln'nj Mall i; 05 pm 7 ::<> pm ' KIIWXMI Aceomo 0 Or, pm jMt |*M I lei «■> KXDI'PMH 1; 115 pm 9 25 am Km'- ami liraiilonl Mail 10 05 itm r. 20 pm I'iarlon Aoooino f> 1 • pin 9 B'Jam KoxburK A' lMimo 7 35 I'll! It 05 am BUNHAY TKAINS. In-Forest Jut. Accono * 15 am 7 mpm AUfkcn A' - ':oino ; In no am eiueaKu Ex press 3 35 pin; 4 51 pin AlP'Kheny Aceomo 0 OS prn' 4 51s pm I'ullman Buffet rtleeplnt; 1 ars ami .Tr:it -cla» 'lay 4'oaeties nin tbrougb betwi en Hutler HI 1 ry.ticuio dallv. Kur i hrr...i<li tickets to polntx tb' W>-st Northwest or Snutliwent apply to A. It. CHOUGH. AK'-m Butler. I» a TralriiiU-avnUieß.lv O. depot In ' l'l»tlni:({ .or 'be Kant a«Tottowf. Km WeililncUii. !>■ c., BnlUmore, I'lilladcl phi t. n.l New York. 1 :.V> and 9®) p. rn 'JumlM'fl <Pil, 7 :.io.a.m. I :tO. 9r2Ti p. m.i'oi.- li. iHvllli'. r:in. 7-i'>. a. m 1.10. 4.3n. 4 45. 5.30. 9.J0 ,1 m. tlnloritown. ''.2o a. rn , 1.10, 4.30. B.mi p. m. (jnlontown. r triWH and Fairmont. 7,30. 1. rn, and 5,3np. m, Mt.Fleasaiit 8.40. 7.3" a. m. .10 aiid I.SH pm. Wahlilrigti n. I'a., 7.40 .mil 30 11. rn„ 4.0".1 4R apd 9.0 c. it 55 p. m. Wi ii l i'K, 7.40, and 'i.i»o a. m.. and t.oo. 9.00. 11.55 p. citiUnnatl, st, l/xilH. ( oluinbtui'irid New srW 7.40 a. rn., 9.10, 11.M p, m. For Chlcaco. 2.40 ai. l ».30 p. rn S'orlor and ulc eplntr earn to Baltimore ft juh liiSTt-in. ciiielniiatl arid ( lilcairo. H. 0 DUNKLK, Hhii Sup'.. iny, I'a C. W. IIAKHKTT, A.O.P A Alletthoriy. Pa H. I'. KBYNobDM, S'ipt.. Pox'itirg, I'n 'P HE I'ITTSBURG, SiIICNAN- GO & LAKE ERIK RAILROAD I IMK TAIILK— In effect Sunday, Dee 30, 1806. Trainn are run by Standard Cen tral Time (90th Meridian). OOIMO NORTH. Ooino Koi TII , M Vi h'l A'l I' «NH , Ml M i) ;u nin ii.in- ArrHuililo >•»' .... 5 « m.. . I- H.&M.s .... H :ir, II ' . ; t 55 N. \ I AMI.I 5 3B|1« 05 p.lll a. i". , , , a OT ii io Krie II on t i in H 21 Walliwi Juu'i . n J' l in i in s lilruril ill 4*> 4 4.1 107 * I t.... I/Krkport. . lir.. 163 I i QUI > > .j IH o*l » Oil 11 in r, .. .|v l 'i.iiin-;iv' lv .11 «.'•( 4< '• ..| I 47| B OUT ar l l'i '■ " it rii, v '.'nr.. Allilon If ... 5 0"! *» .... '/ II 7 15 . HHADTSLAND L FJ ,13 4i 7 ft... .ipiliiKlioro Ii I" u 81. .<;'iniiu»iii vtlle 13 :ii i 'i . n\',\:v. n; '• m... Mca'vir .in. . u Mj 8 4«; 3 .41 7 i .«r. rnnivliu- IV ... :ii in 7 JMv Br ... i. I" uo i i'i i." <«, II 401* .('onu't l.vk-' i • mi . i oi 7 sa-ir r i 4.7 eon i .i ll M I Oft?.. Hud l'.!r. I ii I . 1 l :«t| 8 ln.tr a» ....I i JB| •- H (j • 12 03 r" . Ilurtiiiimii . No I I "Ji oim II .17 « . . A(l#uwv|l[(. lit ii Ii M il ... .... IVi <; 11 'in II l'i il ...Or">nvlll> ... r, 311 1 :,| 1; .r, I'jii a •> ...I'imihi .... 6 4.' ill n33 (<•» 11 Fn-rloiilu.. J li'l I ll.' \ 1,1 •) I? Ml f ' r... . 7ml 31 I , 3* 10 :H iw- ■ • 1 * •'** •••• l< ill Kl 4#n»•' I'll#. .. V . I « i)', 10 11 .... BarrlMvllif.,.. 7 ..•• ;i 00 1 :,7 in 1/ . Uriiiii lu<m. , r,:t :i .17i .v.. .Hrb i'i .... 1 lit, ' I . 11 -t 41 Euclid H if.' -i »T* .. i„j y |fj It'll!• r M r.i, .1 ./.I p.wa.ffi! .... "• ■ 9- .1 T. 111. Alii. I«n.; nil Muinijfr. «.r<<-in I , ■. >•» W.!i .'A (t'ff ANT Ii V £ M"ii'l< H|i l'» M. A. BERKIMER, Funeral Director. 337 S. Main St., Bntler- BUTLER. THURSDAY, MAV, IK^>7 If A \ . 1 ; ' y * 7 ' - -"V Is - . /j . :« - _ _ j ■ ■ [Copyright. I3«M. by J B Lipi ncott Company.] IX. Sunday morning came, gloomy, cloudy, with the wind still moaning ainonjf the almost leafless branchesar.d whirling dust-clouds from th • crocked roiid. After a night of so raucii excite ment camp slept late. Lambert was i aroused somewhere about seven by a ! scratching at tbe tent tla;,. and Sergt. i Burns, answering the summons to j "corn ; in," poked his freshly shavi :1 face j through a framing of white canvas to j ask if he mipht send the l ieutenant some breakfast from the cook-fire. It was barely-24 hours since hisarriva! in camp, and so crowded had th se hours been with event, experience ai:rl novelty that the young - oflicer seemed to fen! he h:nl been a month on duty. Tin re lay his bine flannel blouse «,t ■! • f..ot of hiseot. Unseen hands had tossed it from the window at which on his first appear ance the previous n':'lit a slender, white robed form had been piteously crying for help. He drew it to him and searched tlie left shoulder strap. Y Even now three or four curling ha.. 3 were twining like the tendril: if a vine oliout its dead-gold border and across the field of sky-blue velvet —another vogue to the flay. "Sin- had time to dis entangle the mass, but could not nee these fine filaments in so dim alight," he laughed to himself. "Only fancy what my Merrimac madre would say if she were to hear that a pretty head—a southern pirl's head— had been resting on my shoulder the very first night I pot here! Only fancy what the damsel herself would say, if she had a chance to say anything! And as her mamma— well, what wouldn't she say?" Lambert had lots to think of as he made his soldier toilet and came forth into the gloomy, moisture-laiden air, for the southeasterly wind was sweep ing the rain clouds up from the distant gulf, and nature looked bleak and dis mal. Two items occurred to five him comfort. No nor.i-r had he stepped out into the opi 11 sj ::ee than the OIK - r.trv at the other end of the camp shouted* "Turn out the guard—eon manding of ficer!' which was unnece ary at the distance and under Hi" circumstances, yet clearly proved that tht disposition among the men was to "brace up" in recognition of the arrival of 1111 officer who knew what discipline meant. And then, looking suspiciously a? though he ha<l been waiting for a clianec iS^^ous^a^i/Vi: 1 ft} ■ Burns'tcntstood Corporal l iiniiingham, company clerk; arid tlie salute with which he honored the camp commander was as pregnant with good Intent as it was clumsy In execution. Somebody had placed an empty clothing box by | the side of the tent, covered itvv itli can- j vas fly, and set this improvised table for , on«: with the best tins the eompjuiy j afforded. Somebody else had carefully I blacked the lieutenant': boots and shoes. I and presently up came a young' lennati soldier bearing the lieutenant's break fast ou the company cook's bread board, which was covered with a clean white towel. "Burns is one of the oaks, at any rate," ! thought Lambert, as the sergeant fol lowed to see thivt all was in proper order. Bam and eggs, "soldier coffee," u can of jjjilk, corn-bread and hardtack, were set before him with pardonable pride and Burns explained that they l>oiiglit eggs, milk, and corn-bread of an old darky who came over from tin: village almost, every day. Then Lambert bethought him of his captured pall of '.utter, and brought it from the tent. "This does not belong to ine," he said. "It rolled out from the Walton hedge last evening. Do you know who their regular cus tomer is?" I "1 don't, sir. Yet I know Mcßrlde and others sometimes had butter— good butter too, like this. The captain doesn't buy any, and wouldn't allow the company to buy any there. Not that he cared, sir; only the old lady was so up pish ami made such a row w hen any of our fellows were seen even talking to her people that he gave regular orders forbidding It. No one from the Walton place dare set foot inside camp, and he'll make it hot for Uiggs when he gets back. Murphy is ICHS to blame, but will have to go to Ship island all the stunc, I reckon." "How arc those two this morning?" "Kiggs is stupid drunk yet, but Mur phy swears he'd only gone to try to get Itlggs out rif trouble; lie d hardly been drinking at all. He begs to see the lieu tenant, sir. He says he can explain the whole thing." And so, later that morning, after Lambert had given his men a further lesson liy Inspecting both company and climp and pointing out no end of thin|/* which could not, lie said, lie tolerated In future. Murphy was brought to his tent. His fact- and hands were badly cut In places, but his bruises were of little account. With the best inten tions in the world, the good lady had not tho strength for the trounclnK 1 'lO fellow had deserved at her hands. The story he told wan hardly credible, iiam bert could have ordered him back with sharp rebuke for his falsifications, but a glance at Burns' war-worn face, clouded and perplexed, made the young commander pause. "Do you really ex pect me to believe this?" he asked, and Murphy answered: "I'm ready to make oath to It before IKb jiruwte,uorr." Aud this. In effect, w*Mlhelrlsliman*s tale : 110 had known his "bunky lti^fM^ —only since that worthy'* enlistment In the comjMiny the previous winter, but T JIIH much of Itlggs almost every body knew; tlwit ho bad been a ser geant during the war days and win serving an enlistment 111 the regular cavalry when <lep r ived, for persintcnt drinking, of his chevrons. I In* troop to which he was attached had been sta tlonrd at tju 1 UnaU and In this SeCtkiU of the south for « year or more, but was ordered to the Indian country just about the time of Itlgirs' discharge by expiration of term of service. Then, I after a protracted spree In New Or ! leans, he turned up at the barrack* and ft took OH" a gall) in the Infantry, and in tho vrry o<»i!i f i.* Iny vvhleli,enuu ;h, vw»« w oon onU-ri »i|» to t !»•• rrp-ion he I knew so well. Indi id, Rlffg 1 claimed when drinking to have acquaintance I not only with the Walton ladies, but with some of the most prominent men ' In Oukniun county, and frciju ruly boasted of the good times be would have could h" only get ovpr there. Another thing a' out Biggs: Fie bad twice pot Murphy to go as his substitute on cer tain detachment or po- - :» duty, offering as excuse that marching wore him out, yet admitting to Murphy that theTC were other re-.isons. "There are men in this section who'd shoot me on eight— get the drop on me —pick me off from the woods or fences," he had explained. Murphy believed him. and believed, too, his statement that he had powerful friends -ven among officers and gentle men w' o had fournt through the war on the Eouthcrn side. "lie got money when he needed it, and 6pent it like a gentleman," said Murphy; whioh, be ing interpreted, meant that he liberaJly squandered it on his comrades. But Riggs had of late been out of money; he "couldn't hear from his friends," said Murphy, and was getting in trouble. He owed poker debts In the company and liquor debts in town, ne couldn't get a drink on trust and the men were shy of playing with him; but he had always been liberal to Mur phy when in funds, and Murphy stood by him now. About nine o'clock, there fore, the previous evening, he noticed that Riggs was greatly excited when an old darky came shambling in and gave him a little note. The negro had oc casionally come before, and did not seem to belong either in town or at the Walton place. Riggs stole out to the road, despite Murphy's warning, and came back in ten minutes, bidding Mu rphy in eager whisper to be quick and come with him. It was evident even then that Riggs had had a drink or two. Murphy reminded him of the lieuten ant's orders and begged him to run no risk; and then Riggs broke out and told him that, come what might, he'd ■imply got to go to town, and Murphy with "him. He would explain when they got out of camp, but there wasn't a minute to lose; and Murphy went along, "just to keep him out of trouble." Out In the darkness a stranger joined them, gave Riggs some low-toned orders, but refused "to let him have another drink. They were stealing along tlie road to gether, trying to dodge the flickering firelight, when it suddenly flared up and must have betrayed them, for a mo ment later they heard Burns shouting after them. Then the strangeT "lept the fence" into the Walton place; Riggs darted away and ran like a streak, so he followed Riggs. Klg:' i-lowVd up anrTTofil wiiiiT lie "UAH agreed to do. At Cohen's store wns a box containing some, expensive wine and cordials which had been prescribed for Mrs. Walton two weeks lx'fore. by their old family physician and ordered Kent from New Orleans. Tt WHS one of the snd cases common in th» south in those hard times. Miss Walton, who wrot/) the order without her mother's knowledge, hod 110 money to ht-nd, and the firm had none to lose. She explained that tine, wine was needed at once, and the money would be at hand in. tho course of ten days. The wine wan sent, care of fVihen & Co., with instructions to collect first; and not until this night hurl there been money enough to pay for It. Now "a gentleman," w-liom Riggs knew well, had brought tlicm help; but lie biiivsi lf could not go to TtlgaJoo because of certain past event* with which he was Intimately connected, and Done of the Walton servants dared go, because of t he tremendous stories in cir culation concerning the ewnts «if the day. Tlie gentleman luul come a long distance at big ri.sk to sec the Ituly, Riggs declared, an/1 must getaway that night. In this dilemma Riggs was called on for help. His chivalrlc nature was aroused —presumably; or possibly "the tiger luid tasted blood" and needed more. Riggs had got the gentleman's last drink, 111 ul the money for more w as now in his hands. But the gentleman, bad stipulated that a reliable man must go with him to fetch the precious packet In case Riggs "got full;" and Murphy was the man. "We got tl» - IK,X, W>rr, an' Riggs Ida l*/ttlo of liquor, an' come back all right, an' we stolo In tlie re us we were bid, an' raised the cellar door," an' I carried down tine box to the futof thlm slippery sb-|«i meself, for Riggs was gettln' noisy-like. An' thin we stole away, niver disturbm' anybody, sorr, only doln' the, |**ir teddy a kind nefw, as we were towld. We didn't see or hear annybody. It was aft.her it all tho th rouble oune." There was pathos in Murpliy'« de scription of the "throublc." '1 heir task accomplished, Murphy sought to get Riggs to his tx-.nt, but the man hod drunk just • no ugh to be rabid for more, and in the struggle the. 1 Kit tie fidl with tlu; gill or two remaining and was smashed, 'illls was Indeed a catas trophe. Riggs had that fearful craze for alcohol which Is satiated only when the victim lapses into drunken Ktujx.r. Murphy got him to the tent and to I**l and thought he had him safe, but awoke loiter to find him gone— gone for more liquor; but where? None was to l>o bad in camp, unless he broke into the captain's mcdlenl stores, which. Mur phy argued. In* wouldn't 1 lan; attempt with the lieutenant lying there along side. All of :i sudden It flashed over him that his wretched "bunky," after hav ing faithfully acquitted himself of his trust Is-fore the fatal wlilsl.y-logginpof his moral MMISC, hod now irtolcti off In the darkness to rob the very houwliold for whose, raku, or that of the bribing liquor, he had braved punishment. Riggs luul gone l>ocl< for that wine. The Irish soldier had hi* faults, CJotf know , but de » rt.lon of his fellow,even in fin I *', of torture, Is not one of tlieni. Murphy stole away, luiplng It. was not too late to 1 eeaptures Riggs, and inime upon him, jui t IICH he feared, tugging at something uit the foot of those dark and slippery «tcps. Then came a sirug gh that, after at hist. b«> h.ul Isiriw his fiercely battling comrade up into the night, left Murphy lireatbless and ex luuisted. And then came tlu; rain of blows that toppled lilin, crashing, into the ruin of the hot-lied. "She eame upon me that sudden and f urlous - 11 ke, sorr, 1 coiildn t explain; i, 11' It was tryln 1 to pacifleate her 1 was, baektn' off, 1111' niver se<- the hot-ix d l»e --hind me for the hot batin' I wus get tin' afloat. All' thin whin she had me down 011 the flat of me back, an* grasp- In' nt thim glass works, poor Riggs, niver know in' what he was doin', sorr only to help nu\ prappled with the ottld 1-tdv for the purj-o--? of e.\|ustulatin', 1 an" thin that ctygarwencfi run >.creech j in* into the bOMT, an" the young lady ; err i' shriekin* to the windy, nn* the 1 ''T.n" r—the pent!* ::;nn—li-nt to the : vide t 1 .ir. an' I :i-ca!!in* to him to come | nn* ■ 11 re • ■ tin* : whom he pot into the scrape, an* there was more ! scr.-amin", an, he niver so much as axed to fihpake, but run fur his life when the lieutenant jumped in an' batthcred Ivige-h, who was only ask in' a chance to explain." - "Do you expect me to believe that any gentleman stood there and saw Kipgs j grapple that poor old lady and never raised hand to stop it?" asked I.am ; bert, almost angrily. "It's God's thruth, sorr. lie was 1 iru.kin' motions, crazy-like, but he niver , came outbid., that doorway until he I saw the lieutenaiit, an' then the lamp | wint out. wid him a-runnin'." The lieutenant pondered a moment, j Ilad Pergt. Turns ventured on an ex : press ion of doubt, the interview would have come to an end at once, with Mur ; phy in disprrace; but Burns looked full 1 of honest perplexity, and yet belief. "You ought to have had sense enough to know I should lie fflad tosenrl to town for anything Mrs. Walton needed," said Lambert. "Why didn't Riggs ask per mission?—or why didn't you?" Murphy was certainly frank. "Sure we both knew it would be anybody but llipgs the lieutenant would send. We were guilty enough of going to town without permission, an' drink in'; but It was charity, not thavin', sorr, that we entered the parden for." "You may send Murphy back, ser geant, We'll have, to hold him until Kiggs can tell his story. Of course," said Lambert, as the Irishman was led away, "if there's anything in this story about the stranger, it helps their case materially. There was certainly something queer about the agitated words Mrs. \Yalton used just before we came away —words about their testi mony and preventing court-martial. You heard, did you not?" "Yes, sir—a little, anyway." "Can you imagine who tbe man is, or account for his strange behavior?" "I can't sir. It might have been one of those three or four that Mr. Parmelee hauled in—one of the Potts crowd; but the idea of his standing back and letting the old lady have that tussle all to her self! That couldn't happen, sir, north or south, unle.se—" And Burns stopped short. "I'nless what?" "Well, sir, tinlera there were reasona he daren't let her know he was there." [TO BE CONTINUED.] A coon imui.vMxa, I M 1 Doctor—What your husband really wants, maritime, is a complete rest. Now, if you could only— Lady—But he won't listen to me, doc tor. Doctor —Ah! that's a very good tie ginning.—St. Paul's. A T«»n»t. Here's to tho x>r«»ttW-st; JUTC'H to the wittiest; I fore's to th© truest of all who aro true; Here'n to the neatest one; Here's to tho sweetewt one; Here's to them all In one—wife, here's to you. —Chicago Timea-Iferald. \ot * lilt rrlghtrsed. A little girl wit. tfu/.ing fixedly at the new I ion net of one of he»r mother H vis itors, until tlu: caller smilingly lusked: "Do you like it, my dear?" The child innocently replied: "Ye*, 1 do. Mamma and Aunt MJlly said it was a perfect fright, but it doesn't frighten me a bit."—Titcßlts. A llopefw "I think," tiaid young Mrs. Torkina, "that we will like the new serrant bet ter than we did the other." "for what reason V" inquired her hus band. "She carries a smaller luisket to and from her home." —V\ a«lilDgtou St*r. Ifatl Joln.-.l (hr I'liorch, Clerk—Sir, I've joined the ohureh. (irocer Klght glad to hear it; I've been a member for win* years; It's a splendid thinß, and — "Yes, sir; ami will you get some other clerk to sell those pure spices now ?" Adams Freeman. She- Wan Well Uuulllled. "That Chicago woman rlrelurcs that she knows all about mauagiug bun bunds." "Well, why shouldn't she'.' She lui.i taken a post-griraduaUj course."— Brook lyn Life. , ll> Cuiii|iurlHon. Tom (rapturously) Thatdairynian's daughter is a beautiful creature. Slie has hair as golden an the butter her fatlie.r sells. Dick- Yes, and eye» nii blue us the milk ho sells. l.'p-tj^Date. I'* Ikllrf n u It Out. Day—Why <hr you claim that that headlight of yours Is u Jewel? Kvery orio knows it is [uiste. Week). I i a.ii prove it- pastie has con sistency, and i<insisU-noy la a jewel.— Chelsea l'ree Lnnce. T«<» Views. "I'lunks is aJI torn up u-lsiut that burplary." "Vu; anil Mrs. l'lmiks is t.ieklrd t<» deatli brcausi-. now cvuryliody knows that, she liad seven do/en silver i jioons to Ik? stolen." Detroit Fl'ei> I'IVKS. Srufil lilr. Me bm evidently don't believe In long cngiigeinentM. Sin No. Not if you really lnt«*nd to marry your liaiiee. It I x too much at u drain tin hi resources. Brof»klyn Life. \\ ll,lt,*«l JllNt Tliut It 11111. Darce My wife !•< troubled with shortness of breath. I»«• I'ly ppi* If you hai»]>en to gctadi voree, let me know. Tow 11 Topics. . VMfeMH, She You look tl«» words right out of mv nioutli. lie You uiunui't talk when I'm kis» ing voit. N. Y. Journal. If. I n.ll> llimr. "I heard her Im> ting t.'iut ►he could write with both hands at once," "Well, 1 gue thut'u right, bhc unes - ivimwrlter."— Chle.u*ro l'ost. 4 STATES THAT PRODUCE STONE. Vermont I.ftnl* I a Murulc find Maint V in Granite. 9 Some facts of an instructive nature re flating to the stone industry tire fur e nished by Mr. Day in the annual report t of tiie United States geographit aj sur » %ey. It appears from this that certain I , of the southern states are gradually ; ; coming into prominence sw extensive i producers of atone, and also that tit j sorts of stone quarried have been mod ified of late years. An instance in point • 1 is to be found in Alabama, which in 3 1595 furnished more than $250,000,00 C r v. ortli of stone, ir.:«tly limestone, al though somo ,-uui 1 lone is worked there. A similar illustration is presented bj ? Connecticut, which once divided the sandstone ykid with New Jersey, but produced last year little more sandstone j > , than Massachusetts, while Xew Jersey 1 showed only one-third as much as Con- ( . | necticut, and little more t.han Kansas ] - I or Michigan; and Pennsylvania, un ' ' known a few years ago as supplying sandstone, recorded a product in IS9C I ; equal to Connecticut and Sew I Jersey combined, and more that; 1 i any other state than Ohio. Ir 1 I granite production Massachusettskeept 1 the first place, with Maiue not far oil while Vermont is rapidly overtaking Maine, and Rhode Island keeps up the output from its splendid quarries in and t about Westerly to nearly sl,ooo,oooworth a year. Mew Hampshire comes fifth oc 1 the list, with about half as much. It t marble, Vermont, as usual, leads all the - other states, its output being about double t hat of Georgia, which is second • 1 in amount; Tennessee, is third. 1 RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. A Dt-creiiHC In the Number of Fntall tie* Laiit Year. The record of railway oceidents print ed every year in the ltailroad Gazette shown a decrease of fatalities in IS9C and also demonstrates again how safo a traveler really is on a mode r u rail way train. For instance, 12G passengers were killed last year, but. thetrain mile age was 834,200,000. This means that on the average a passenger can travel over 0,000,000 miles before, being killed in a railway accident; or, to put it ic another way, he can travel buck and forth between Xew York and San Francisco as frequently as the train will carry him about 30 years before his fatal accident is due. It appears from the same authority that about one-quarter as many per sons were killed by street car accidents last year as by disaster on the steam roads. There are no data at hand foi comparing the two modes of travel, but it teems probable that the steam roads are considerably safer than t.lie trolley curs if the distance traveled be token Into account. The figures do not show how many of thone set down as killed by trolley car accidents were passengers and how many innocent pe destrians who failed to get out of the way in time. It hardly seems as if the latter could be. included, for the total given for three- years for the whole country Is only about equal to the list of those known to have beeu killed by the trolley care in the city of Brook lyn in that- time. FURNISH COLLAR BUTTONS. Modern I.nnlailrira Uniiiuge tbeStreei Vendor's Ilunltii-MM. Modern method* in at least oixi iiu^ bwI |>e at the wile-walk merchant who pa tiently stands for hours on a downtown corner trying to .sell collar oud shirt buttons. Nobody ever tlhinks of buying any buttons from the luckless man, be cause everyone who patronizes a laun dry gets buttons for nothing, and in the course of a few months lays them up by the says the Chie-ago Chron lcle. Some t Line agt> when a shirt came from the laundry it luid beside the grease from the Ironing machine and the ink from the marker'»table*, two pi ils thrust desperately through the stretched linen holding the Imsom and Nick of the gar ment in place. There are no more plnn sent home with shirts. Some bright luundryman started a new era by fur nishiug small metal buttons, which are ■lipped into all the button holes of tin shirt, causing it to hold its shape |ier fect ly. The other laundrymen were not slow to follow, and now half the men on the street wear these little charity buttons for shirt studs. They are made of lead or some similar soft metal and evidently do not cost much, for nhirts are done up cheaper and done up more, by the way, than they were when the humble but serviceable pins were used. So therefore the jjutient street sales man finds a slow market with u elown ward tendency for his collar buttons. Quren'a Hud Itelntlvea. In time* gone by IUI Knglish duchess, her grace of Kingston, underwent im prisonment for bigamy and forgeiry, and to-day there are actually relatives of <>ueen Victoria "doing time," says the Chicago News. Count and Count ess of Leiuingen In-long to the princely house of that, name, and the first hus band of Queen Victoria's mother was ( a prince of Lclningen. The count is In tin English penitentiary and the eotm tess is confined at Vienna for a long se ries of crimes, which include forgery, blackinuillng and swindling. Wrliiht of the lOnrlh. A scientific man who has given much study to the question has come to the conclusion that, the weight of the earth, 1 taking the ton us the unit, is expressed by a tlguro *i\ followed by 21 ciphers. There ts no reason to believe that thin estimate is fairly accurate, and also to be thankful that In the nature of things it Is impossible to drop the earth on one's tex-s. A It I vf-r rrti-lllt-H. The water of the KiverTlnto, in Spain, hardens and jw-t rifles the sand of its lied, and if a stone fa I let in the stream and alights uj Km another in a few meynents they unite and iH eome om- Htone. Fluh cannot live In Its waters. Just Hie Tliiitv. Brown I want some excitement. .To 1 Cet engaged to u girl who has a sin,ill broth nr. Town Topic*. TOO MI-FLOMIV\TK. /#, V «r' , 1 bJI ' 3 , ".*>'•• Mi.-.- ( oiisluiiee, I <l/ imt'lilkc."! The ur actio® bus become so effeminate Xo 20 Tiin i;xn OF TUE inna %. Old Lady (anxiously )— Say, conduct or, doe's this train stop at Chicago? Conductor—Well, if it. dou'i, madanie, | you will seu one o£ the smaoh , ups that- ever happened!—Up-to-Date, Facts in. (lie Caae. Thc» man who says he loves to work. Makes statements false and rash; lie really means ho do.isn't shirk. Because his toll brings cash, —Detroit Free Press. An KmtiHrraHiliiK Mistake. The Dear Child—Oh, Mrs. Brown, when did you get back'.' Mrs. Brown—Bless you, elear, I was not away anywhere. What made you think so? The Dear Child —I thought you were. I heard my momma say that you were at Loggerheads with your husband for over a week. —X. Y. Journal. Holds Her Aire. Mrs. Wuinwood —I was speaking with Miss Elder to-day. She says that every boily tells her tljut she holds her age re markably. Mrs. Grimm —Yes; she has been 30 l'or the last six years, to my knowleelge.— Boston Transcript. The FftßUlonablc Kind. Brassey—W hat drove the poor fellow crazy ? Keeper—He was an architect, and he went crazy trying to construct plans for a three-cornered summer house wijh 17 gables.—Philadelphia Press. A Domestic Difficulty. "It's too mean," pouted the young housekeeper. "She is very disobliging." "Who?" inquired her husband. "The servant. I have disesharged hei and she won't go, and I think it's real impertinent of her." —Washington Star. The Wine Child. Mother —You don't know how you worry me, dear; why, my hair is tum» ing gray I Florrie- My, how you must have wor ried grandma; her hair is all white!— House-hold Words. Item! uisccncca. "After all, we have much to lie thank ful for in winter." "What, for instance?" "Well, I'm glad I'm. not lighting flies out at that, farmhouse where we staid last summer." —Detroit l'ree Press. 1 Grimes to-day, and that she wis looking heaveuly. Wicks -Yes; sometimes the heavens are cloudy, you know.—Boston 1 ran script. _____ Nut That Knd. Bock ton —Bees axe very quick-tem pered. Neudick—ln other words, they are hot-headed. Buckton—Oh, no; just the opposite.— Philadelphia Press. Un till- Score of Taste. "They say that cholera never uttacks an old smoker." "Then something good can be said oi the cholera microbe." —Chicago Trib une. Friendship Defined. "Penelope, what is your idea of friendship?" "It is letting a woman tell you her troubles when you are elying to tell her yours."-—(Btafi l liecorel. She liHd Divided. "What a small mind Mrs. Venlynne has!" "Naturally. (The. has given her hus bund ~0 many pieces of it."—Tit-Hits. Couldn't lie Worm-. "Isn't that Featherbrain tlu>.freshcst young fellow you ever saw?" "So absolutely fit h that there's nc salt In h's tears."- Detroit Free Press Wliy Thuy Arc Expensive. "Tha reason bicycles cost bo much," explained the ugent, "is that the cost of manufacture —" "The jrason Wcyclcß cost so much," interrupted the rider, "is that jieople arc crazy enough to puy so much for titeni." And the ngcmt did not feci that lie was justified In entering a denial. —GhJ- augo Post. How He Clot It. "I wonder how he got such a good job," he suid. "Why, don't you know?" she re turned. "When he applied for it he tolil them tliut his marriage the follow ing week depended upon his getting something to do at once." "And thfcy gave it to him?" "They did." "How ready people art! to help a man to get into trouble, aren't they?" She didn't answer. She. didn't, feel that she could answer without exhibit ing a temper that she usually tried to keep in concealment. —Chicago Post. A I'rmoticml Trit. •'Here, stop that!'* Tliis exclamation came from young Mr. Hiuiclwood and was addressed to lit tle Bobble lUvcrside, who was keeping the young man company until Bobble's big sister should descend to the parlor. "What are you sticking pins in me for?" Mr. lluzclwood demanded of the little fellow. "Pa said that you w ere thick skinned, and I wanted to see if it was so," re plied Master Bobbie. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Did Illiu Q*od. "Mister," said the small boy to the druggist, "glmnic anot her bottleo' them patent pills you : old father day before yesterday." "Are they doing him good?" asked the clerk, looking pleased. "I d'no whether tlicy'rw doln' father geswl or not, but they're doin' mogeiod. Tlu-y jis' fit my new slung hot."—De troit Free Press. Amply Demonstrated. "llow singularly it happened tliat .Mis. D lawari' wa , able to lind jiroof tiiat she hud known her liusliand in a jH-ev ions reiiiearnat ion." "How does she- discover it?" "She found a letter she had given him to post in 11 former state of existence." j —Buffalo Times.
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