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 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 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. BIBK'• . 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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NORTH. \VKI i: !»AVS \. M.j \. m. \.ar;p. >1 p. m Allegheny t itv I . 7 i<*»| ■, »» 10 Sha' i'ibarg 7 11 : . « iari'iuout 1 *.» 11* 11 f I'. Siningdal*'.. .. .i '» 11 'i ;iT T.tieittnm 734 :• .'♦ I: - : . i - N.-itn-jsa. 73W 9 4.1 12 13 • I Butler Jauclion.. 7 !• '• "•» ! . > ' ■ 7 « » Hutlfr Jtin«'ti«'U. 7 4'".; •» ■> Suconbarg 8 lojlO I5;12 19j I 721 IH TLKIi. arn H :J6lO -ij 1 17, n" ' *j) \ M.'A. *. I . M. SC'N i»A V TRAINS. - l.ruve All. ■ :i; « - • iU: - lor ami jMincijnt! m.-iimtc Ktfiti it 7 ». nr 1 9::w111. WBBRDAYH. FOR THK EAST V kkkDA,*. P. M.*A. M.J r M. V. 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 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';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 (.'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 . 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.. 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 ie.'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 bcd 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.