VOL- xxxiv Sacrifice Sale Continued Our stock still too larue Must be reduced. We will therefore continue to sell all goods advertised in last week's circulars © at tlie 4 day sale prices with the excep tion of Clark's 0. N. T. thread; it will sell at 4c per spool or 45c per dozen, j We have reduced some fine Zephyr j Ginghams and Dimities, Organdies to a low r er price than prevailed last week. These goods must be sold We are determined not to put away a single yard of Summer wash goods A cool lawn dress at 4c per yard, others finer. 10 per cent, oft' on all Standard paper patterns sold during Julv MRS. J. E ZIMMERMAN. This store will close at 6 o'clock every evening, except Saturday, from July ist o September ist, and on Monday, July sth, at 12 o'clock, noon. ARE YOU IN NEED OF CLOTHING? IF SO, CALL ON T. H. BURTON, 12D SOUTH t MAIN ST, BUTLER, PA. -Sjpjl nag G. F. KECK. .=S ®ZAIg MERCHANT TAILOR. 1 $ 142 North Wain St.. Butler. Pa. • O-L. When He make >ou a garment— or a suit * ~—' —you may be si.re that every st'tcli in it W* iwJ " 1 ' 7-;. i. c perfectly made. Our especial pride is V - jf// IWI rt' in the quality of our tailoring, we pay high \ \ 4/f wages ami employ first-class tailors, so we <■» _ 1 kg) get the highest grade uf garments and you _*> *"| ■ and we keep the largest stock of goods to Y, * I n T-i- select from. Call and examine for yotir- Vl 1\ P| rK° self, FIT? (iI'ARANTEI-D. remembor the IM place. G. F. KECK, "erehant Tailor. i. S. YOUNG, Tailor, Hatter and Gents Furnishing Goods. Summer heat makes the problem of lookingjdressy and keeping cool a hard one. But we've solved it; and for once economy, comfort and fashion go hand in hand. Our summer suits are finer in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more stylish in cut ban ever before, they fit your curves and yet they're not sweat bath outfits. The prices may surprise you. 1. S. YOUNG, Tailor. 101 S. MAIN St:, - - - BUTLER, PA Theflwise Grocer. Will try to induce his customers to buy the very best gro ceries in the market, because by so doing he makes a sale that will give satisfaction, and it is the pleased and satis * f' e d customer who builds up the grocer's business. We have some of the very best goods obtainable which we sell as close as any house in the county. I<eave us your order and we guarantee satisfaction. The Butler Produce Co.. C L MOORE, Prop'r 130 W. Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. , IF YOU GET IT AT THE BUTLER PRODUCE T S FRESH. YOU ARE WAITING For your prescription don't fail to look over our line of perfumes, we have re- / ! |; 11 > ceived some very fine ones lately, am! £ j- / will be pleased to have vou examine ) iiVww We also have a very la,ge assortment ~ of tooth brushes made expressly for us Jr/ . / VT wbv h bear our stamp, these brushes M ' ~Y? we guarantee and request the return of It/', \Jrpff any thit prove unsatisfactory, You may need something for your chapped hands and face, and if so we recommend Cvdoniuni Cream as a fine ' ' ' toilet preparation. REDICK & GROHMANN DRUGGISTS. PEOPLES PHONE. Ix 4. BUTLER PA THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Eatty to Take ai»y to Operate Are features ( ••••.;..«• to Hood's 1'... SIR IU sir**. Efficient, tliorous't. As nro man said: "Youn»v«rV- wf 11 '! •»#», m 1 a h-ive taken a I ill: II it U -» 1 .■"» over." 25c. C. t. II . i to., r* H| M J Proprietors, i <w--11, Ma«. ® * " Tlifc o:.!< Jills on j with IhHsi's b..i <»l Ila- Tb'.s T- V< ur Opportunity. On receipt of I 1 cents. c".-h or stamps, a cenorous Fainple will be mnil-u of tiiQ most popular < t irrh r.nd Hay Fever t ore (Ely's Cream l-.V.n) safheient to demon strate tho gre.ii. merits of the remedy. ELY BKOTHEKS, 56 Warren St . New York City. Rev. John Re id. Jr., of Or-it Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to ma. I can emphasize his statement, ' It is aPP s tive cure for catarrh if used ds directed. Rev. Francis Y. 7 Pixie, I'astor Ccutra. Pr-9. Chnrch, Helen;'.. ?..ont. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no m r t;ry nor any injurious aruc. Price, 50 cents. RAILROAD TIME TABLES P. It. A L. E. K. K. Schednlo of Passenger Trains in effect May 30, 1897. Bntler time Train? leave Butler an follows: t >a neant Lake F: press 7:'4.> a. in l.rie Mail »:*»5 a m. and Greenville A< nm uiodation r>:o." ) in. Train- arrive us follows: Conne;:it Lake Espr.--- 9 ••> j). 111.. Erie Mail p. 111 ;;t:d < «rten ville Accommodation »:2<» a. 111 SFND.VY TRAINS. Conne.'.yt !,Express lea\>s at 7 -•» a. 111. and arrive- at 9:55 p in. Train leaving at 7:25 makes connec tion with Erie K l '. at Shenango. west; train leavir.: ">-*> iaak>*~ eonnei'tion with N Y «te I*. at Mercer and with Erie at Shen.-nvo. east; trnin l.avinc; .it .'>: os makes conncftion with N. Y. <x P. at Mercer, noriii and si^nth A. B CROCCH, Ticket Agent. pITTSBURG & WESTERN *• Rail wa) . Schedule of Pas senger Train = in effect May ;6, 1897. BUTLER TIME Depart. \ n» icaona Ittioa • » IT jj« All**-."r'iifi" 8 15 " {'» M - Srm OMtie ACCS>BIBK<UUINI 1 ,v» p.* #l7 - AI: rcii >'• . s 1 j A. v 7 1 ■ i' 1 AII- l■- iv \. .1 mi l" «'• ■ vi ; UhM - bam 5«6 M ( » .\Uegh«ii> -Fh-r 1 " CWrag.. Ailegliinv -i 111 .... •> 40 ' s <•; " A!l*»rben\ i\'- i ... EJIv wd Acc 01 ... . 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I. 2 :v. 025 Iv Rin.r-: :*r ..1 17 .. 25 ! 7 27i»»r Uu'l-: Jr.irtion I\ 1 2"» 't 'sl. 7 4r,i|v iiutli-r .1; :ction :tr > !2 '■* :: o5; 7 l-Jiai Frmport Iv M j 12 <HJ •; 39 753 " All#-, i. vVunrtioi. •' st i_' <»1 isl B<4 L-t- " •• w h.i ! 1 v.. 1 H _'l •• J'ttolto 1 * i«ollo) • 7 ."'ill M 4 35j 8 511 '• Salty'tiiiv- - 7 3«» 11 09 5 »»•;< 22; •• itiaii vi:; •• 7«• 1» i-» . r » l"ii i» :;«• • lii.t:ril« liiterMH.-tioii. *• »-> 1» l-*» 8 sU'll :V,\ •< Altoon • • 8 <" 1 «*» :t 10) '• Ilani-I n.- I 10 4 :V>l f» 23 44 I'hi! l ii-ljiiiia " 11 20 p. M.|p. M.| S A m. P. M Ou Sumlay, t>.n 1 lt';<vii 5 Butler 7:3» a. m • 11 »:«•« ti» for Harrutburp. Alt - i.« uml Plila<!« lj-liia Tl.nnigl. traiuH for vt leaue Pittsburg i»i«m Station), a.i follows— Atlar.tic Kx ]»re*», • ailv ■ a m Pennsylvania Limited 44 7 1"» Pay Kfpr« . ** .7 "•'» 44 Main Line felxpr «* X:»BI 44 Phil idolpbia K\; .• •• 1 " 1 M Kaf>tfru Kxprew*. 44 ..7««5" ¥nt Line, " s.!<» " l*hila*ra Mail. Sun-:. -•. i|y ... K. 40 v.ll Pi - ill—flint Mil • . attxi ■TI I H • Ant. Western I»istri .«' ; ner Fifth Av. i.ue a:. ! >iiiiit.- 1 l.iM Stn*et, Pittrtburj, !':• J. B. HUTCHISON, J. P. \VO<>l.\ General Manager ilen'l I'h—l A pent. cm /oh w Tiie Place to Buy"^^ GAS. COOK ING AND h?:ATIKGSTOVI-:;>, GA.S BURNERS AND FIX TURKS. HOSE, BATH TUI'.S, ENAMEL AND IMP WELSHBACH GAS GURHER. W. H. O'BRIEN I OH 107 East feffcrson St. BEE KEEPER S SUPPLIES SUCH AS Hives, SmoUi r . Hr«iocl •», - tltms. Si-ctlot: IJo.ws. IJhm I mid Surplus FnuiM:. t ions Tin best 1' tli lowest |w» j 1 prices. James B. Murphy. Mcrci 1 M.. Wi •: F.nd, iluth r. I'.i. N' C • K imervr's (Jruovry tfi-jre. BL'TI.ER PA., THI'RSDAY. ►JUI,V2i», 7 ~ A LAST FAVOR." I mot hlui on Ihc Hlnckfrtara hrldge. It wr.s |Hi*t 1111 Iniglit md I bus hurrytDS alntig and did not notice him until i** spoki'. "Will Y..N '.-HV.- r) is «t Th.> Planft of fUw t' T me?" This was a tint « riv. wliich hi- :. ! out t<> Hit*, with The IMntii't, PUnot squaw. *-ritton on it, ftiul in oni' oorn< r tho fmu llii.r "XfV.'s— trnnnx!i»t<.' ! h -! .it'-d a uoiiiont «•.!'!. "'Why, cortaicly, to«'k It frt.iii Mm • Thank yon." h« »»!d. "It's the J;«.st U\or I The >• r.U-i.iv fiul.d in a half sob. I turned iin.i looked M l!>o ir.sn suori closi ly. A vfry f tily fellow in n very Medy .nult, iff* n <-. i* r «.f ftnlo t'-l-a o b;injy ing aln.ut him. Is fit > riiinr.riiy iin inter Wtiu(C i . ;.!•!?». but my J.r. s.-ior,ulic sti:. : v as arcusvd. ller<- )irh!is>fl wns ni ato rial fur u story. It mijfht i u \vorkc<l up int<j a thrilling talc, t l -arly It was ii.y duty to inquire muu. - tly into his si:nation and him with my uUvi'.v. "Did you ,~«y The Asteroid ofiir. f" auid I. 1 jiride myself on this opening. When the convt rsation has stoj; tdand you v. ish to continue i*. ljitt can thii k of nothing that docs not s m silly or impertinent, it is always in < rt'.cr to pretend ycu !uvo mistaken your corui :. .ion's liuuninpt. In this case it succeeded even luti.r than usual. "No. 'ilio I'iuMot, Ihe PLanct. They niust have it Tii-st. 1 would r.ot have The Astor"!'l pet it. t> (.'o'kl it. m like that, and exclusive too " Tliis was encouraging. Ho was ain ws pnpCT n tin, that ft;..- plain cnot;gh, hut why didn't 1 e take l.is ct py to the office himself tn r f -nd of loafing here on the bridge? Th« plot was tbi< kei.ing. It would probably work t:p best for Tho Weekly. They likfd something s. r. ational. "tro you r.re in the fomth estate? I used to do a little in that way n yself." I said LI.;:: 1«C«;.S«J I rci. . ;nber reading in Emerson or tho Iliblo or somewhere that It creates a subtle sort of Freema sonry between persons when they find that they have worked at the same craft. In my youth I used to fold papers iu a coun try town. "Yes, I was a reporter, but that is my last item. Stop!" he exclaimed suddenly. "¥ou are not a reporter now, arc you?" "No; I have not boena reporter for some time," I replied, with a perfect candor. "Then I can trust you with this, and since you have consented to do me a favor I will tell you what you aro about to ask, tho substance of tho item. "It is an account of a man who commit ted suicide by jumping from the Black friars hrldge. It Is a perfect piece of new giving the man's name, correctly spelled, his residence, names of relatives, motives for the rash act and all." "When did.it take place?" "It hasn't taken place at all yet. It will take place at 12:15 tonight." "But, but"— I stammered. "How do 1 know about it?" ho broke in. "Because I'm the man. Bo you under stand now? I'm to kill myself to night. I've no friend in the world but m> paper, arM I'm geinij( to du it the only . <kl turn in my power hy giving it a correct and exclusive piece of new. The man wa-i suroly cr-i/y, but the story was con>ing e:i finely. 1 mr.gt humor him. "Good!" sold I. "It's a capital idea!" I thought of applying my maxim and teil Ing him that 1 had commit o-d sttie.th my self in my youth, hut I reflected that in his exulted state he might not believo me. His may 1 must have of nay cost. "C0m. 1 ," I wont en. "Come with mo te my rooms just :;CV:J..« the bridge and have something to cat. It'»—lt's —it's awfully unhealthy t" go lr.to water "ii un empty Stan ..ch." The man looked at me as If he thought I was crazy, too. hut I exor.s' d It on account of his perturbed mind. He followed me, however, iiiitl ns we walked on in silence I hugged myst If as I thought of t.'ie mate rial I w<: • cohering. Besides the article for The Weekly, which I had now decided to expand Into a serial, the incident would also make an excellent article for The Psychological Journal. I might also change the facts a little, have him crazed by strong drink and work It up for a temperance paper with the title "The IJuttle and the Bridge; a True Story Founded on Facts." The possibilities were simply endless. A good fire, some cold meat pie, bread and -cheese and a glass of hot whisky punch soon loosened his tongue, and I had lilm talking rationally enough. He had heon a Journalist for 13 years, he said, had worked on all the leading papers of Man chester and London and had barely mado enough to support himself and an invalid mother. When wc parted, It was past 2 o'clock, and he had promised me to give up his fatal purpose. Reflecting that I had so cured material from him for no end of good work, I gave way to my generous impulses and pressed a half sovereign into his hand. "Heaven bletjs you," he sa'd. "You have saved my life!" Circumstances prevented me from work ing up my material for several days, but my head was full of it all the time, and when I sat down at my desk deciding to write the first serial tho plot was clearly outlined in my mind. I wrote till late at night and then, accord ing to my custom, went out for a walk My feet turned Involuntarily toward the tcene of my late adventure. I walked out upon tho bridge, antl as I iieared tho middle I saw two persons en gaged in conversation almost on the very spot where I had been tho humble means of saving a human life a few nights be fore. As I drew nearer one of tbe figures seemed strangely familiar. A moment inter I caught the words, "It is the last favor I shall ever ask of any ono." 1 turned and fled. I still have on hand material for a serial for Tbe Weekly and an urticlc for Tbe Psychological Journal aud a dissertation upon the hardships of journalism.—Ex change. Onrnelve* and Other*. Pleasant thoughts and feelings of every Kind that come to us aro far too often buried In the objlvion of silence. The seed which if plaiWttl In tho hearts and lives of those around us would bring forth rich harvests of happiness is carelessly thrown awuy. Such impressions should he regarded as a kind of trust for all those who can participate in them. If wo have any bright thought, any hopeful outlook, any joyful experience, uny loving emotion, let us hasten te slmre and diffuse It. If any ray of sunshine has penetrated our hearts or lives, lot us gladly shed it on tho pathway of others. —New York Ledger. IN AFTER YEARS. Mrs. Callcnder was "at home." Randal Stacey was at the door of the music room, feeling unutterably bored at the whole thing. He sat down listlessly, wondering why ujion enrth he bml let his folntile cousin drag him with her to such a beast ly crush. Then suddenly he became con scious that he was not MO alone and unob served as he Imagined. A girl was sitting In a low chair nearly iacing htm, a twinkle of amusement In her eyes as they met his own. "Stephaniel Is it indeed you?" "It Is fct4eed," she returned. "I havo been watching you for the last ten mln- feeling so sorry for you." was bored to extinction," he allowed, smiling back at her. "Indeed," she pondored reflectively. "It all depends how ono looks at it, don't you know. For Instance, Mrs. Callender usu ally has a lot of celebrities, and then, too, one may always be certain of hearing real ly good music." "IJo you still sing, Stephanie?" "Yes, Indeed. I am going to sing for Mrs. Callender presently." "It Is so long since I heard you," Ran dal Stacey went on dreamily. "I)o you remember those summer evenings when you used to play antl sing to us between the lights? You aro very little changed, Stephanie, slnoe those olti days. How long ago It seems! Is It four or five years? Where have you been all this time, and what have you !>ecn doing?" "Didn't you know where I was?" she asked quietly. "Ye es, I heard at th.- time, but"— "But you thought it bust not to go ar.d sco for yourself," she put in, with a lingo , of mockery in her clear, -wuet voice. , Sin lifti-d her eyes to his and met Ilia pu. in «ilenrc—a silence that made him vaguely uncomfortable. I yee.it g and fnoli:-h," she -<«iil presently, sp.-akinu ill a calm, matter of f.. ; tone, "and .if the time 1 did not un derstand what was [x rf tly plain M me afterward. It was extremely dense of me, 1 admit." "You are s;x*t:kiDg in enigmas," he re joined a trifle brusquely ar.d awkwardly. ■•1 wish you'd bo a little more explicit." There was a ionise, during which the i thoughts of each had flown Iwck to that , past he had conjured up. •'Five years ago—bow long it seeing! 1 Much can happeu in that time, and much has happened. You are changed, for in stance*. You have grown visibly older by • those five years." This was not the Stephanie he had j known in "thosoold days," and yet how sweet and altogether desirable she seemed! | "Yes." she went on, "you were different ; then, or else a glamour lay over you that I I was too Infatuated to see through. Ke mouiber how I worshiped your beauty, how I believed you to bo all that was grand and noble"—tho laughing mockery In her tones made him wir.ee—"so jwilnfully youthful and foolish of me, was it not? You told mo a fortune lay In my voice do you recollect?—and you were Inclined to rave over my little sketches,of charac ter. but still, whtm I win left alone in the world, to sink or swim as test I might, you refrained from holding out a helping hand to me, when a word from you, who had already won your way in the literary world, might have saved me many a for lorn, heartbroken hour, and"—* "I didn't know!" broke in Stacey eager ly. "Believe me, I knew nothing, or I would have helped you. I would havo done anything for you, Stephanie." "You didn't know!" sheecboed. "But you yourself painted out n.y capabilities, of which I was ignorant." "Yes, yes, I know," he protested. "One says what ono can to encourage, of course, but I saw nothing to make me suppose you would do more than others are trying to do. There is no royal road to success either in writing or singing, Stephanie." "You spoke differently then, but I sup pose your words h.vl no meaning, any more "than the other things you said." "Stephanie, you are hard on me, but hear me before you condemn. Justice at least should compel that much. I did caro for you in those old days. I don't think you'have ever been long absent from my thoughts, hut I was a struggling author, and I had no right to ask yon to share so vague a future, so I took th;; wiaest course in going away and leaving you fre*<." "Still," she persisted in the same cold, sweet voice, "you might have shown me how to use the literary or musical powers you told me I possessed, might yon not?" "My dear Stephanie," he expostulated, "what would you havo done? You had a certain aptitude f- saying clever things, and you had a pretty, fresh voice of the average quality, but countless other people ha\e both to<i. V\ ].'■■"» would havo been the u»«? of putting out your poor little, ef forts against somo cf our literary and musical giants? Did you aspire to in: a brilliant author ss .lifco tho celebrated Mrs. Vavasour, f«ir instance?" "Perhaps I did," she allowed, with en o»id sniilo. "I was wry ambitious in those days. I am still. I should like to be greater even than Mrs. Vavasour." Tlie group at the end of the room had bee; hrokon up and Mrs. Calleiider cauio toward th'm. St«.pha:«!erose and follow.:d Mrs. Callcnder bit# tho music room. Stacey watched her disappear through the door. What •• fool lie lied been to let Stephanie Craven pass out of his life In those past di.ys! He had not rt»lized it before. Ho lue! been a mis rubl- fool, but he would do better now. And then across his musings oam th • sound of a voice so rich and full and sv.eos that he started to his feet. " A pretty. fn*«ii voice of average qual ity:" So much for the keen penetration on which he had prided himself. An eagi r crowd surrounded hor when she ended her song, and Randall Stacey could not reach her just then. A tall, fair man was bending over her with open admiration, and Stacey felt vaguely annoyed with him. Mrs. Callender was standing near. He turned to her. "Who is tiiat follow talking to Miss Craven?" " Miss Craven?" she inquired. "Where?" "There," ho returned, "by the piano. Don't you see?" "She! That isn't Miss Craven. She was a year ago, but now she is Mrs. Vava sour, the authoress, and that is her hus band, Archie Vavasour. Ho brought her out and gave her genius to tho world. " Home Notes. A Reminder. Aii appropriate and useful decoration for the front halls of suburban residences is a neatly designed and framed tablet bearing the words "Have you forgot your commu tation tioket?" In somo villages it is hung above and in some under the over popular request for a blessing upon home, but it is not considered good form to let the newer legend oonoeal the olji one entirely from sight. Still, it's sometimes done.—New York Times. THE SUMMER MAN. Who spends tho dollars he has laade On ico cream soda, lemonade, At ninety-something in the shade! The summer man. Who is It baits the fishing hooks, The hammock swings in cozy nooks. And buys the girls the latent books! Tlie summer loan. Who parts the briers overhead, And on the turf his coat will spread For some divinity to tread? Tlie summer man. Who fetches, carries, night and day, A slave to every woman's way? Who Is indeed her lawful prey ? The summer man. Who tunes guitar and banjo strings. And smashes rattlesnakes and things And revels in engagement rings? Tlie summer man. Who is It div«w In from tho brink When some fair swimmer fain would sink, And is rewarded—l don't think? Tlie summer man. IPho narrowly escapes snnstroke, liets tangled up with poison oak. And reaches home, sweet home, dead broke? The summor man. —Jjltßan Ferguson in San Fn.ii.-tHr.. Nww Letter. Reflections of R Haclielor. The worst cynic in thrv world is de fenseless against the lovo of a little child. No man cau put his hand on his heart and say ho loves his wife when he is breaking in a pair of new shoes. When a lot of \vouiea argue, tho one is always considered the winner that can talk the fastest. As soon as a girl gets a fussy white dress ou and a fau she thinks a man ought rather to look at her than smoke a corncob pipe. An optimist is a man who goes around all the time with an idiotio smile insisting that other men havo sometlrng wrong with their livers. Every man has a .sort of an idcu that the Lord wouldn't bo mean enough to pay no attention to ull the praying his wife has done for him.—Now York Press. At the Hospital. Lady Visitor —And are you fond of flowers, my gced woman? Tlio Good Woman—Flowers, is it? Well, I am that, mem. Lady Visitor —Now, what kind of flowers shall I bring you next time I come? The (iood Woman—lf it be no incon venience, I wouldn't mind some cab bage and greens.—Boston Transcript. UNFORTUNATE LOVE. The last gleam of day was silvering th waters of the Gundn' ; Iv!-. at tho mouth of wliich stan 1 th ' yof Valen olat. Above < !i r I .;!! .'u.gsrose rhHtwcr of illqullet, with Its bell tor.*s far :.D:! -;r the inhabitant* to prayer I.r a- t i;. •.■>.. l ould reach ex tended the frrtlh \-"• • Iluerta dc Va let..-I.i.(tod*dwlththrlringvißegee, vine- j y: r i and i tu.„••••, ■ ruled by the sr. in the distance ;ud :r inded t r the lofty mountains of Car. ! niia i:>. rtars were slowly gemming the fields «-f erure and tho en-scent in-on ascendirg the vault oi heaven. It was indeed a of beauty, a scene to attune the n.ind to happiness , and peace. The servloe had ova-- d, and the conju gation was slowly departing from the Cathedral of St. Cecili.is. Among the last of the worshipers was a young female ; closely shrouded in a mantilbi, yet of so ! thin a texturu was It thai her face and fig ur.- were almost perceptible. In her hand she carried a fan of the most exquisite workmanship, but seemingly more for ! ornament than use. Bi hind her hobbled an old duenna who with difficulty kept ! pace with the trip; ing feet of Donna Isa bella, for such war the name of the maid en. Close by her side walked a young and nohlo looking cavalier, whose deep, dark eye was riveted upon her, while ever and anon glances of recognition were ex changed between thorn, till at length the suspicion of the old lady was aroused, who, shouldering aside tlie youth and seiz ing the arm of her young charge, quitted her not till they reached a noblo mansion in the neighborhood of the ever verdant Glorietta. But the young avalior was not to be thwarted In his design, which was to oon vey to his ladylove a billet of appoint ment, nor was Donr:a Isabella deficient of Invention in favoring the wishes of her lovor, for just as she was In the act of as cending the stairs 1< adlug to her mansion she dropped hor fan as if by accident. The opportunity was immediately seized by the cavalier, who, lifting it, unseen by the duenna, slipped within its folds a billet, and, kneeling, presented it to the blush ing girl. "You arc too forward," muttered the ancient lady. "It is well In r brother 1s not at hand, else be would chastise thy inso lence." "Ho durst not," reviled ti»« cavalier. "My blond is as n> . lea- that v.-hieh flows within the veins of ar:y of the race of V.-l asquez." "Hoity-toity, we shall see that!" said the old erotic, and. raising her voice, she called for assistance. "Leave me, leave me, for the Mike .if the Virgin Mother!" impl. iitwiy -pake Itonua Isabella. "You will meet me, then, as *pecifled within tie billet?" >aiil tho youth. 'T will, 1 will, G..(l willing and oppor tunity occurs. Now leave me"' The youth hastily snatched her hand and pressed it to his lips. The next mo ment ho was lost uiuonu the of the Glorietta. The noise of tin duenna had alarmed tlw inmates of the mansion, who hu.-t« nod to her assistance, bt tho calm demeanor of Isaliella converted their alarm into laughter, especially when informed tbetn that the 01.l dame's cries arose from the polite attention of a i<assing cavalier in tendering her her fan, which she had accidentally drop[>e<l That ulght, when tho hell of Miquilet tolled th.' midnight hour, Isabella stood in her balcony, which overhung tho gar den. A slight movement was soon heard among the orange foliage and a tall Ug tire, shrouded la .» flowing mantle, ad vancsl and stood beneath the balcony. "Are vou readyf ' asked the mask "I am"* answered tlio maiden In a breath scarcely audible from terror. "Secure, then, this ladder to the rails and descend.'' And, throwing a ladder of silken oords, it was caught by Isabella, who, having fastened it as desired, the next moment she was In the arms of her lover. "Now, then, for the Chapel of the Lady Mother. Ere morning you will be forever mine." "That morning you will never see," criod Don Henriquez, brother of Isabella, advancing from an umbregeous shrubbery close by. "Traitor, vlllian! Would you seek to dishonor the noble: blood of Velas quez!' Draw, coward, and defend thyself!" With tho speed of lightning wore tho rapiers of the eppononts crossed, and with tho speed of lightning was that of Henri quez burled In tho heart of the mask, who, falling, exclaimed, "Henriquez, you nave killed your prince!" Tho alarm speedilv brought the domes tics to tho scene of slaughter. The mask was removed from the face of the depart ed, and too surely woro the gallant features of the noble Pedro prince of Castile and Aragon, revealed to the horror stricken gaze of Henriquez. With difficulty did the domestics un twine tho arms of Isabella from the body of her lover. Sense had forsaken her, and when she awoke to consciousness it was only to murmur the name of Pedro with her dying breath. Mournful, yet grand, was the funeral of tho 111 fated prlnoe, and In pity to his love was tho sweot corpse of Isabella consigned to tho royal tomb to rest in death with her lover, while, weary of his life, Henriquez fled to Venice, und, embarking. Flung it away in battle with the Turk. In the Cathedral of St. Ceclllus may yet bo seen the tomb of the unfortunate lov ers. It stands In the east nave, contain ing the brief and simple Inscription, "Tho Tomb of Affection." —New York News. Charles Keaa Capped It. When Charles Kean was playing the part of Richard 111, his foarful gilniaees In character paralyzed all tho other actors with fright, much to his amusement On ono occasion a new man had to take the part of the sentinel who awoke Rich ard. When asked, "Who is there?" ha had te say: " 'Tls I, my lord. Tho village oock hath twlco proclaimed the hour of morn." But as Kean was making such fearful grimaces and soowliug at him, the poor fellow forgot lils part and could only stammer: " 'Tls I, my lord, 'tis I, my lord, tho—the village cook! 'Tis I, my lord, the—the village cock!" By this time thoro was a decided titter all over the house, and Kean then said, "Then why tho mlsohlef don't you crow?" which, needless te say, brought down the house.—Strand Magazlnu. Not Likely. During u visit to tho home of Thomas Jofferson Representative Tongue of Ohio asked the veneralilo guide whether there Were any battle* fought around there. "No, sah: no, sah," replied tbe old negro; "not since the wah, sah."—Ex ohangu The Trouble. "Alas!" she exclaimed and sighed deeply. Ho pressed her to disclose the rea son, but in vain. He did not press her lightly, or it would have been disclosed that her I dress was too tight to permit her te siph otherwise than doeply. Certainly she could not sigh lateral ly.—Detroit Journal. Oh, What • Time! "It is authentically stated that tho Pri. e of Wales has changed the style of his hat since the jubilee." "My, mv, what a time of it he must have had!"— Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. UiwleH Money. Jimmy Dragjeaus Aw, dat guy made me tired, fer ho said he wuz sav in his money for a rainy day. Casey do Kidder —Yes, an den it will be too wet ter burn It.—Pittsburg News. The Wall. Bondley—How did Wall street get Its name? There is no wall there. Stocksand —Yes, there is. I wout to it about a month after I began to speo nlate. —Ub to Date Fifp^g^pai SHADE FOR BEEHIVES. j Irctm Ait? Ileal* but Tbtm Ar« lur\|fru»h« j SulwtttaU «w Sbuue i-? ti good thing for the bees and also for tbe Ft r this pur- ! pose liouiiug is better than the shade of , a tree. This keeps the suu off and at ; the same time allows the nir to eireu j late freely in all directions. A free elr \ culation of air is important, lor there i is such a thing as too great beat even in I a dense shade. One year an lowa bee- | keeper had on one side of an apiary a thicket of bushes and cn the other siti-j i a dense growth of corn. The hives stoo i under trees whose shade was so dens-) that the sun never shone on them, and yet the combs melted down with tho i heat in some of the hives. They prob ably would have suffered less with the j heat if the sun had shone upon them with full force, providing there had been a free circulation of air. This bee keeper, writing in the lowa Homestead, says: Scarcely anything could be more grateful than the wide spreading old apple tree, and on most places some thing of this kind is available. For a few hives it is just as well to have them scattered about with no regular order. Indeed, tbe bees will find their own hives better than if in very straight rows. Trees are not always to be had at a moment's notice, and something must be had at once. Some kind of vines may be had within a few weeks, and some have made use of grapevines, which can be grown large enough iu a few years. On tbe whole, however, they seem not to have been entirely sat isfactory in the hands of those who have tried them. A roof of boards some five or six feet high is good, but rather expensive. Merely for the benefit of the bees, a shade board may be made for each hive. Take two boards six inches or a foot longer than the hives, und a foot wide. Bevel an edge of each so they will lit together roof shaped, with a pitch of about two inches to the foot. Nail the two together, then at the gable ends nail on a piece of lath to stay them, and your roof is complete. Here is a plun easily managed on any farm: Take a small armful of freaii cut grass (long and coarse is the best); put on top of the hive cover, projecting well to the south side; lay upon this to an chor It down two or three small sticks of firewood, and you have a shade that will last through the seasou and be good. For the binuflt oi tbe beekeeper whin working in the hot sun a very large umbrella may be used "having fastened to the handle a stake or stick sharpen ed at the lower end, so it may be easily driven into the ground. Another way is to hayc four slender ircn rods son.* sis feet long, sharpened at the lower end, eo a shiet or other largo cloth can be extended over hive and operator. A projection may be made a foot from the lower uid and two or three inches long —a kind of spur. By moans of this the rod can easily be pushed into tlie ground with the foot. t'orciun rl..uU With Kthcr. Attention is being attracted to the use of other and chloroform vapors as forcing agents. It has been shown by a number of investigators that the vapcr of chloroform or ether has a narked ef fect upon the respiration of a plant, in creasing it in some cases to a marked degree, as explained by Professor Gal loway. Increasing the respiration sim ply means that tho plant is being made to do more work than normal. He says: "T f must be remembered, however, that in doing this the plant is living beyond its means, and sooner or later there must be a reckoning which may prove disastrous. The plant responds to the ether treatment just as it would to any other irritating influence, and the effect in the end must be the same as when an extra stimulus is present —namely, in creased energy for the time, followed by collapse and death if tbe matter is car ried far enough. Iu cases of bulbs and woody plants, where there is more oi less stored energy in the form of food material, etherizing might work to ad vantage in starting growth. This seems to have been the line of work carried on by the Danish investigator. From tho report of Consul Kirk, however, the conclusions have not been very definite. " Kuat In Wheat. At a meeting held in Melbourne to consider rust iu wheat the conference i gave these general conclusions: It is of opinion that there is no possi- j ble treatment of the seed that will pro j tect the plants growing from it from j the attacks of rust. Furthermore, that | the notion that rust shriveled seed can , be sown with as good results as pump j seed is erroneous. Of the many practi cal details which have been demonstrat ed experimentally as calculated to di minish the prevalence of rust, the confer- , ence emphatically recommends "that j seed wheat be allowed to ripen fully 1 and be carefully stripped or thrashed; j that seed wheat be graded, and the i larger and heavier grains selected for seed." Starting Anpanfui* IWHIH. * j The old method, and It is a good j method, is to dig deep trenches and ma- ! nure them heavily, but Rural New j Yorker does not regard it as tbe most economical way, but suggests plowing j the land a foot deep and then harrow ing it. Next broadcast manure, more or I less iu quantity as desired, and plow a tre.nch by running the plow both ways. Now set tho asparagus roots not less than two feet by four feet apart. After this, annual dressings of manure or fer tilizer will serve every purpose, and tbe yield will be as large as If deep trenches Were, according to the old way. filled With manure. Nags by—Do you believe the entente •ordiale will last? Jagsby—Don't know. I never drank ruiy.—Yellow Kid Magazine. Two Ilope*. "William, I hope I didn't s«e yr.n wink at that girl. " "No, my dear, 1 hope you uldn't " Ally Sloper's. CUTTING HAV WiTH to I uui -N'uU rnctlf*. i' iii.ro at- faime.s who cut ihelf nu. : utby buy .. itL hinders and lopcit I m suits. An i rdtu# to coiiespoudeuco in i the columns of Th: Rmal Nov.- Yorker, ; then- Is little to commend tile prn: .ice. | A farmer wruii.g noni Schuyler e< ut. 1 tv, N. Y-, says I have nev r i.so. my biuuer (til < u! ting timothy hay. I .unset ooadvau tago except in the way of sl- tagc It seem* to me that tho out-side id the bun i die? must te weather beaten before tl. ■ iaside would Iv cured enough to k ep when packed in the mow. vUie of my neighbor* usi'd his binder ter cutting ripe tirn' f hy hay fer sud, :.L.J C: t'n.s that it wus a vtry successful v. v if handling this crop. J. S. Woodward of western >.'yw Y i k writes: I have never seen a binder that would cut close enough to the JTO .tid tf get all tbe grass. 1 like to cut timothy not more than two inches from the gu ar. . Tbe stalksof timothy shrink very much in curing, and unless bound verj i«ii< ly tbe bundles would "spill oat : ' when being handled. If bound siurit-.it tight, tlie green grass would take a kvig time to dry out, und the outs.de wot.: ' suffer from weathering before the in side was fit to put in tbe mow. I like to cut timothy for hay, if for htuae feeding, when just out of tne first bloom. Even a little before dots no harm. When cut at this period, it con tains so much moisture that 1 think it woald be u slow, expensive process to get it well cured. It is possible, if allowed to stand, as many practice when expecting to sell the hay, unt;l nearly ripe before cutting, a?id it had but "little bottom," that It might be cut and bound and made into fair hay. but even tbeu the expense of twine for tying the bundles would be too mut h to make the practice commend:»hio. I like to put timothy, when thcr oughly wilted, into good sized cooks and let It do most of its curing while In those cocks, as hay cut green and so cured will be greener, brighter, sweeter and more palatable and digestible than that allowed to get more mature before cutting lam aware that tbe weight of hay cut from the same ground, when cut so early, will be leas tban when standing to a mature stage, s*'d as thi market calls for this riper bay it is pol icy to let it stand when to be «>ld, but when to be put into tbe "homemarket" —fed on the farm—the net result in growing stock is in favor of early cut ting. Couo ralst Alfaira. Alfalfa should be cut every time it Mos«mi« unless a st*d crop Is deeirod, antl if used for soiling m a field pn>p crlv pre.portioned to tho nuutter of ursi mals to be; fed a regular guoc<«(i(wi of cuttings of green fodder may be ob tained. If ful lu large qunrtitler s it should tic allowed to wilt, as without this precaution it is liable to caose bloat. It is not safe for pasturage of cattle and sheep for the same reason, but horses and pigs are not likely to be injured. Alfalfa silage is said to have a disagreeable odor aud tasUk It is readily eaten by cattlo ;ind compares well in composition with clover silage It has not been tested at the station, as the green forage has been In too great demand. The hay is very nutritious, but re quiies care and favorable weather for making, us tho loaves are easily lost when the liny Is too dry, and with tbe foliage disappears a large part >4 tin valuable ingredients of the crop. Oreat deterioration takes place if tbe curing hay is exposed to rain. Tbe stored prod uct does not shed water well and if put up damp is subject to mildew and mold —Bulletin New York Station Trial ot Hay Cap*. The frequent and extended use of tbe three styles of hay caps—viz. tin Syramus' paper board, oiled cotton ant; cotton impregnated with tannin, has led to the following conclusions at the Massachusetts hatch experiment station: 1. Cape of some sort arc extremely useful, especially with such crops as clover, millet, oats and peas and iHbe, slow curing crops, especially these much injured by excessive handling. 3. Tbe Symmes' cap is most quickly applied—an important point—antl is best liked. It appears to bo wearing very well. 8. Of the two styles of cloth caps in use, those impregnated with tannin aro most durable. The oiled caps are more mildewed than the others and have become much mare torn. 4. It has been found that in some cases, where clover has been cooked quite green and covered with the three kinds , of caps and allowed to stand for some ' time with frequent rains, it has kept better under tbe cloth than under the , Symmes' caps. The porosity of tbe for mer in such cases appears to be an ad vantage. Experiment With Nltrofrn. The editor ot Tbe Rural New Yorker is experimenting with tbe new bottled bacteria of leguminous plants. He se cured a bottle of the special but teria of red clover, and the plan is to. work a poor, sandy field well and add a good dressing of basic slag and kainit. The clover seed will then be soaked in a so lution of tbe nitrogln and sowed iu the usual manner. The theory is that these ' bacteria will at onoe begin their work : on the olover plants and enable them to absorb nitrogen from the air. If this Is wbttt'rually happens, such seed ought to ' produce a good crop without any ui trogenous fertiliser. It is an interesting ' experiment, and will be watched with | interest. * Clover M a Kertlllaar. Land which grows a strong crop of clover will, If rightly managed, grow good corn, wheat or potatoes atfter It. Maine Farmer says; Without qwe«*k*i this 1B the cheapest wny to' imWtlji fertility and to save labor and money. We should make the best possible ufic cf olover n« a fertilizer. An Exaggeration. "Miss Oldun is strictly fin de Steele, Isn't she?" "Oh, I hardly think she's as old a* that."—Detroit News. The 2C*n an the Maro'ry. I met h man, an he aayg to me ('Bout seven a. in., I Kuese), "Goin ter lie warm terday," says ha An 1 up an answered, "YOB." All he pniuied by, An so did I, An the mero'ry kop" on rlaln. 'Bout ten that mornln he paaeetl uff'ln i He'd took off his roat an vee';. "Pooty hot inornin," be BAY*, with a itrlß, An X says, sorter short like, "Yoa." (Somehow the CUBS > Mado me feel wuw ) An the inere'ry kep' on rlsln. 'Bout three, es I was a-pitohln hny, He come an Bet down by a tree. An what did the dumb fool up an nay But, "(iorry, it's hot!" aays h»\ I give him a look. An he jumped the brook. An tho mere'rj kep' on rlaln. Thet night, a goln down t' ther well, I heerd a voice remark, "Geo, wan't It hot!" I give a yell An lit on his frame In the dark. He's now on Ice, Which I hope it's nice, Aa the merv'ry's quit a rlsln. —O. F. Ix-ster in New York Journal. , No 2i-) THE LHiKKIEX CLUB. uAKDI'*bA Oit —-✓-* »V3 OF HEALTH. .*kit«w»o- '••;«• to nail Cwmos Poine ilih. tt'* lu liu C'jlorwl ISMhst't (ruiiaw »f Vitf- r.itravajttlic*.- of Judfo i'a.tjir* U ii4< .Wrft.i>n«t4K > k'a"At Horn**.** ".'u'v tix-iA*," • i Brother Ghmhwr ns :••• ».i iu i . .<■« at the last mwt i;;g - i th»> Liu.v iiii. "hib, "I hud sGimV ihiu t y to you a few w< > ks ugo on j I fcnd dai most oi de fcciaE era ciilu't ir.ov what I was t'llk iu jU.ut, ui I darforo try to cx : ray°> • " irly. Do word 'Ean •* •• '••?» h It refer* to do ft* ' j.-u iat (' ater yon driuL, de huuw you lib ii tn de sort at bed yoa :b. • got to sit p >!i Wayuown Bebee | t do idc.» it was some wjrt o' suicL- d 51--b, iii bo .-•qaared for it at six tii' r rout x "i Giveadam Jouu thought it i to religun, an Shin dig Wufkins h:-.< g..t Jouali an de whale • uu .-auitar> i.:. mixed up. What I want ed (u toll you ;ia n-liat I tried to make plain was dat do time had come v. hen d oull'd i.»t»n pay some attenshun t<> du laws of ht-iuth. J?iii- widhi CJC- l.'.nt two y'ars dat de breath of thi«.v dawgt ski-pin under do fasi'ly bed in u cln> room am pizen to de hu inau system. Kb»rycull'd man haj a ' soft .-pet iu his L< art for a dawg, bat de tiise has arrove when either de fatn'iy o; i.v dawg should sleep ou an 010 piece ! of carpet In do woodshed. ' Up to ay'ur ago nuthlu was thought of gwinc to I- u in a room wid a fcar'l o' soap grouse, hot it bas bin shown be* yand a doubt dat mo' dan a mili/nn call'd people hev died off ou dat ac count Seems like -wine to a good ileal o' trnbble to remove dem things out ' dcahs a: uitfht an bring 'em back in do ntaui'in, bui v.'e can't afford to take uo chances. "It's f. savin o' bedclothes far 1 dr hu'l f.im'ly to into one bed, an ' yon :;rn ail dar in a touch iu case a burglar breaks in or de stovepipe seta 1 «e bousf on the. bnt medical scit nce has disklbered da it's powerful bad on de heulth an FiiOuld be stopped. It may ' come hard t SaLael Shin, who has on -1 ly pot one N--'. in - 'leben cbill'en, hut he'll hev to hustle around an git some straw :::i ■'pri ad on de floor. "It h-w bin do habit of de oull'd man fnr do last SOO y "ars to sleep wid his 1 ft" t cntt r bod. He probably got de bab -1 it I'ioiu dreamin about ccoiih an 'pw nraf, an be wuiiu-d to be all ready to jump outer au run 'em down, an nobody found fiulfc wid it. 'till a few mouths ago. D. >t scienee step pod !m and diskificred dat sleepin wid do f«H>t b:mgin out interfered wid de F oirculction of de blood au brung ou catarrh an lot* o* other iiiluieuts aa t sijortoned ft prison's life l«y r'r.rs an | y'ars. DM rest o' you kin do as yo' like about it, 1 ;t,- I hov bin sleepin lately | wid my f-ct tiod under do bedolothea, m I beliovo iJt < honge has dun n»e good. "We no' ! look out for do wu. itary s tizn.. «in do fo- Ave cat au de way we eat it. De bat y n::iy like raw turnips an baunaas, but he shouldn't be filled up to do chiu on 'em jest befo' goin to b<d. It -ah« ap (..i.-ier to gulp down a t !'ile<i " c 'u v. i'kMiS fotillu around, but if dut "i" yv*'? ''- to shatter our sys tem I'll to -ln.'i'h we had Imtter stop to cot if in two im Latter de halven t • Dai- i.:u likr .vise another natter which I v i.sii to r fer to di« evenin, an dat am dt Wcakr : s of de eull'd people t in gincr&l. for puttln on style, as It is called We bev examples of it almost eIH ry aigE!, in de week. Way back in r D r euib -r de wife of Elder Penstock giv' an 'at home.' De elder owns his jbouse an am purty well fixed, an bo kin afford s. h things. I was dar as one of do guests, au while I thought de cld dey served np fr>cd eggs at fo'ty cents a dozon I had no criticism to make. What pains me am what follered dat party. ( " A week later Judge OablfTs wife b.MI de same kind of a circus. De jedge, as wo all know, de hardest kind o' , work to tatcrs aa meat fur his nine cbill'en ui half rl 'em bev to go b'ar fnt ui: winter. Ilir wife didn't want to be ontduu, however, an so she had a . 'crnph.' >Sbo had three kinds o' cake, ( two sorts o' cheese an fo' kinds o' cold ] meat, an do droas she had on nebber ! cost lwtj'n 80 cents a yard. Dar was a ht>ap o' people dar, an eberybody had a good time, but de last guest was bardly , outer de house when de jedge was around tryin to borry £5 to make up his month's rent. Since dat time de fam'ly has libed mostly on bread an water, an ( do parlor clock has gone to de pawn shop to buy fuel. "I dean' speak of dese things in a complaiuin way, bnt it pains me to see what leetlo sense sum folks hev. Puttin •n stylo au swfllin around am all right fur do folks dat hev got de cash down in deir pockets, but all wrong fur de folks who beveu't. " M. Quad. ti;- Color of North ( nroltra and the rw« of ttjre. While standing on top of Lookout ! mountain a few dnys ago I was carried baok to memories of dear old Bill Nya, for we had «tood upon the same spot ■ together some yi am before, and a guide then told us that we oould see seven from that point of view—vis, TennessKA, Virginia, Kentuoky, North Carolina South Georgia and i Alabama. i "Where's North Carolina?" Nye in quired. The man pointed to a particular place In the purple horizon. "What makes yon think that is North Carolina?" Nye asked. "Oh, we know by the direction and tbo r-onfortuatlon of the mountains thoro," th.- man replied. "Well, I know that that is not North Carolina," Nye dwlared with some ve hemence. "And .you would know it, too, if yon would stop to think. Here is a map of the United States, and you oan see that North Carolina is pinh. Besides, I know it is pink. I live in that state considerably, and I've helped to paint it red, but of couwo I go away sometimes, and then it fades i\ little, leaving it pink. No, sir, you can't stuff hie that way. Tbe place you are point ing at, a color blind man could sees is purplo." Nye said those things so seriously that tbe man was almost dated. He gave Nye a puzElcd look and then went on pointing oot other sisters in the late (Yinfedernoy. Shortly after that and only a few befi re his death Nye wrote me from his homo at Abbeville, N. C., Buy ing: "I have on my farm here a very promising field of rye that looks as if it would run 1 o or 2C gallons to the acre. Come down. " —Will Lightfoot Vissoher in Chicago Times-Herald. Foiled Again. A savage light shone in her oyea as she stealthily approached him whom sbo hated. Tbe lethal weapon was in ber grasp. He. all unconscious, re mained passive. Nearer and nearer she came. Then— A waveof disappointment swept over her mobile countenance. Th« fly she had teen making a suoak on waa ou tho other side of the screaa, i, *_Cincinnati Enquirer.
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