V 0 LV XXX I V MRS. j. E ZIMMERMAN. 1897 FALL ANNOUNCEMENT. 1897. We take pleasure in announcing that we have already received our first shipment of new Pall Dress Goods, new I'cll Stales in Faiuy Silks, and also the tact that our orders were all placed before the new tariff became a law. We have our Winter Wraps, Blankets and Yarns and Woolen Dress Goods. Styles and quality guaranteed at lower prices than ever. Attention, Teachers, and also Visitors to the Butler County Fair. We iijvite you to make our store your visiting place whilst attending the Teachers' Institute and the Fair. You will receive a cordial welcome and "have the opportunity to inspect one of the finest, most carefully selected up-to-date stock of Drjss Goods, Wraps, Millinery and Ladies' Tailor-made Suits ever brotight to flutler, A FEW SPECIALS. 25c All-Wool Novelty Dress GooJs 36-inch, value 39c 39c " " " " " 50-inch, " 50c 50c " " " " " 40-incb, " 75c All-Wool Country Blankets in pla!n white, scarlet and plaid, at $2 49 to $3 00 per pair. 69c New Fall styles in Fancy Silks value 85c 75 c " " "*1 co Space forbids our mention of all the money-saving bargains that await you here Come in and see for yourself. Mrs. J E Zimmerman T. H. BURTON. OT. H BURTON #STYLE.f Style is Everything Now-a-ctays And we are giad vhat it appertains to every article in our stocfc, for correctness" j and elegance are Mire concomitants to artistic development. ' It Costs You no More lo be in Harmony With The Best Exprecsed Styles of The SeEsoo, Thsn to Constitute-A BACK NUMBER," By taking anything and everything irresponsible dealers nnv offer you. This es tablishment intends always to keep up with the times .;i:d YOU . re sure of that basis jourse.': if you v. ill trust us to serve vou. T. H. BURTON, 120 SOUTH MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. | 0. F. T. Pape & Bro., I jjj 122 S. MAIN ST.. BUTLER. PA. g | 30 DAYS SALE FOR CASH. | tR Thi3 meansthe Lowest Prices for WATCHES, CLOCKS, g JEWELRY .and SILVERWARE Ever « 4R Offered to the Public. : * tu T ■ l $3.00 a Good* $4.00 l>uy= Hamden ]: Watch, mo\ement ma le® Elgin movement, wit hgfyear, 14 k, dia raond case.'s: ifby Elgin Watch Co.,with3jbest Silverine Swith movement made bv? • case. Jtasc. ¥ Elgin Watch Co. It $14.50 buys a gentsi| $2.35 buys aj 8 dayKThe best Alarm 4M4k, 20 jear case, withSclock, with alarm—walnutjEClock made % ]-Hamden or Elgin move-Tor oak finish. Former# for % :[tnent Iprice $4.00. | 65 CtS.I •3 r OSFTIK# & 31; %% >K *% * Uk All Goods are Warranted to be just as we say they are, U) or MONEY REFUNDED. S Offi ' G. F. KECK, rM tftUl *eiw n, " t tailob i 142 North Main Butler > Pa ;± Wbc we make „ wr| vi \ . * 10 perfectly made. Our especial p. (j. ir f f ; ,n tue qual'ty of our tailoring, we pay h. K \ V^rl,4. _+ ' wa ß e s tmploy first-class tailors, so we sfill r j le Rrade of garments and you - know our prices are lower than others, rr o aud we keep the largest stock of goods to Wr-rTTTV iO £/'•' se ,f Ct r .,i ) " l - , ( - a " a ">' examine for your -11 I 11U PIT. OUARANTELO, remember the Place. G. F. KECK, Werchant Tailor. " 142 N. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. iJ: YOUNG Tailor, Hatter and Gents Furnishing Goods. Summer heat makes the problem of looking dressy and keeping cool a Hard one But we've solved it; and for cnce economy, comfort and fashion go hand .01 baud ; ° jr suits are fiuet in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more stylish in cut hao ever before, they fit your cunes and yet they're not sweat-bath outfiis. The prices may surprise you. J. S. YOUNG. Tailor. 101 S. MAIN St., - . . BUTLER, PA WHILE YOU ARE WAITING For your prescription don't fall to look , f over our line of perfumes, we have re- j | ■■ ceived some very fine ones and (£ will he pleased to have vou examine j Ly () t J them - ' \ We also have a very la,ge assortment r-*- - • of tooth brushes made expressly for us fAj vvh'' h bear our stamp, these brushes \" V " ! 1 -, '■ —* » 1 we gutrantee and request the return of II f • any th it prove unsatisfactory, JfW You may need something for your .i- ? \ chappe>• A recommend Cvdonium Cr;am as a fine % toilet preparation. REDICK & GROHM ANN t DRUGGISTS. PEOPLES PHONE. 114. BUTLER PA THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Biliousness Is «6iiseati->n. i t-. - Sold t>y all liruwtists. I Tb • •»»> l J 'l- v. i'.li Hoods Sarsaparilla. This I» Your Opportunity. On receipt of ten cents, cosh or stamps, ! a generous FHiriple will bo mailed of the ; most popular Catarrh and Hay iever Cure ) (Ely'# Creara Balm) Buffieient to demon strate the grii?.i merits of the ramedy. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St, New York City. Rev. John Keid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont., ' recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I j can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi i tive cure for catarrh if used aadirected." — Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. I' Church, Helena ; Mont Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, CO cento. RAILROAD TIME TABLES IV 15. & L. K. It. K- Schedule of Passenger Trains in effect May 30, IS!'T.1 S !'T. Butler time Trains leave Butler as follows: C'on nwint Lake Express 7:25 a m., Erie Mail i»:55 a. m and Greenville Accom modation 5:05 p. m. Trains arrive as I follows: Conneaut Lake Express 9:55 p. m., Erie Mail 2:50 p. m. and Green ville Accommodation 9:20 a. m. SUNDAY TRAINS. Conneaut Lake Express leaves at 7:25 a. nt. and arrive: at 9:55 p. m. Train leaving at 7:25 makes connec tion' with Erie Ky. at Shenango. west: train leaving at 9.55 makes connection with V Y. & P. at Mercer and with Erie Shenango, east: train leaving at 5:05 makes connection with N. Y. & P. ! at Merger, north and south. lA. B. CROUCH, Ticket Agent \>ITTSBUKG & WESTERN ' Railwaj Schedule of Pas ■ H i, r Trains in cflect May 10, JiLTLER TIME. Itapitrt. | Arrlvf. ..1I« klu u> Aceos,.m.*u'i"» « * AUe-heny ••Fiver" * •* .. N-» Out I.- Ai-r.auuiwtation. » A , H Akron Mitil * ••' *•* ' *® ' " Allenlwnv AcofvniiMHlrttitHi ,* X*' Allegheny t 305 r " i f, . Allegheny Klyftr , ;J '» „ C'hiraK . Kxi.r.w» 3J{ .. '.. Allegheny Mail » J " ? ~ Allegheny -flyer' ..... I , - Ellwooil Accoibui, KlAti"ii *' /. Chi,-.,.-.. v " I » C »•» Kni.e .ii,.l Kndfurd M.iil '•» 32 a m •> r •« Clarion An 3 15 p.m if a-m Foxliiirts AcouuiUM*dAtiuii 7 10 4 * : H uf> srNDAY TRAINS. , Allcghi ov Ksprwi.... ** 15 A * '-j Allegheny A conn t it* "tat jou * •*' * ;u * r * New <'asti'j * !•» Asl * Allegheny A«« «nnn;'H ; .iiTio!» * Tilling ?;•'»»«>£ ""rth at itM'l a. in. ami 3:1" \\ i". ( t < rim-<-tiou ut Kf'tiurg jxiiittH t»n .Vll' v«iw> a... For rhruiigh tit- to «ll in w«vt, uorlli i-l «.r apj.lv tcf A. IT. rBOCCII. Ageut, ' K. 11. KEVNoLI>s. Siii.f. lin tier, Pa. { K-.xl.ur>;, IV W. BASSKTT, A. » P. A. Alh tfhrny, l'a. | PENNSYLVANIA R Sad. WFSTEN PENNSYLVANIA i)IVIS!0N. ' I SciiKDt'Lfc IN KnxtT MAV J7, IT*97. •SOUTH. WEEK* I>AYfc « I A M. A. M. A.31. I*. *. P. M. KL'TLKIt Lcav. r, 25 8 ««» II 15 2ZV 505 < Saxoiihiirg \nive 54 * '25 11 3* J uw, 5 2* Butler Junction.. " 7 27 H 48 12 3 JT,. /W llutlc. Junction.. .Lea v 7 30 s 48 17. it 25 5 V# Natrona \rriv.' 7 :tK * 56 IS 345 3 36, ' Taretitcm j742 902 JO; 34- ti 07 Spring-lale j 7 50i 9 ll;l£ 41 i 52 1 Clareiu -n: 9 251 lA> 4 «*. fti 27 J SharjHhurjr .. 8 00 j 'J 31 1. 4 12 tl 32 Allegheny 8 271 9 43. 1. 23| 4 25! ♦'» 43 A M.jA. 31.jP.. M-jr. M jl». M. S|JM»AY TKAISS—Lav.- Butler for AJl»>jboi»y 1 ity and |iiju< ii«tl iutemifliate Matio/iH at 7:2«ji. ui., and 5:«M> p. UI. XOIITH. WEEK DAY* - A 31 P 31. Vlleghcnv City l« av«» 7 •*» 9 ►ll 23' 2 i-*' < iaremont . I 919 11 451 3 13 ... f Spiiiii i 9 30!ll v •• Tareiitutii 7 34J 93912 «* 143 r, 40 Natnuin 7 39i 43 12 13 3 51] «i 51 Lint!• i Junction.. .ai iiv«« 7 4»ij 9 ."»<» lz 23', I <*"•! 7 «>•» Ilutle. Junction !«-u\< 740 950 12 25. 4 l«>i 7 Oil ■v ICNIO 1'» 1 - 4B\ 4 7 24 HI'TLKIi. .. at ti\ • * 30; 10 38' 1 17* 506 7 IA. M.'A. 31. i I'. M.jl'. M.|P. 31. SI Nl'A\ 'i HAf X>.— Leave Allegheny City f«T Hut- i l»*r ami i»i in.-ijril iium< AT 7:21* H. m. and 9-.: X) j». in. WEKK HITS KOK THE EAST. WEEK DAY*. | I' If A 31.1 P.. M P. 31. » 2 3". t. -25! lv RfTLF.it ar, 1 17 3 2 r » 7 27 ar HuiK*r Junction lv 12 2 P » ' 3 :v> 7 4" lv lSutlei .function ar A 30 12 08 ( 3 35i 7 19 ar Krt ft Jm !* • tilaJr«.»llU Interaction... 44 5 x»i 1«» *f» t jty 11 :!5 " Altooua " .... * <"> t 1«> 44 Hamburg 44 • .... 3 1«» 1 1 423 " lM»ila«Wphia 44 .... U tS' 4 3ii % M P. 31. p. M. IV living Butler 7uvi a. m., conn« , cts' Onßuu«la>, jtv oiui ami Philadelphia. l'»r HarHhburg, *he eaht K-aue (Union Thri»UKl» trniim . % Station J, m 3:31. A M Atlanti« Exjffe#, -i 7:15 " IVuiiHylvania Day Exprcm, H:iM>'• 31ain Line Express 44 ..... . ...4:3111'.m Philadelphia ExpntH. " ••• 7:(K r » " Eastern ExpreHK, " •••• fc 8:10 44 Line, " 8:40 A.m I'bited a Mailt Sunday, only ... _ £ W ».t, I".-,. Ko- t fefftrson St. BEL' KEEPER'S SUPPLIES SUCH AS Lllvcs. taioln.Tb, liroixl Frames, Sections, Section IttiWi, jqJ Kouudu tions The tie it B<««IN :it the lowest possible prices. James B. Murphy, Mercer £u. West End, Hull , )*a. Near K:inierere»Ct CLT y «re. BLTLKR, P-A., THURSDAY, SKPTKMBER 1<». lJSi>7 ;cOPTBJaBTKIXI CHAPTER VL The first g'ame I won right off, though I must confess that the card* were 1 with me, and that my adversary could have done no more. In the second I never played better and saved a triclj by a finesse, but the Itart voled me ' once, marked the king, and ran out in the second hand. My faith, we were so excited that lie laid his helmet down beside him, and I my busby. , "I'll lay my roan mare against your ■ j black horse," said he. I "Done." said I. bridle and stirrups!" he cried. "Done!" I shouted. I had caught this spiri of sport from ■ him. I would have laid my hussars | against his dragoons, had they been 1 ours to pledge. And then began the game of games. 1 Oh. he played, this Englishman; he plaved in a way that was worthy of such a stake. But I—my friends, 1 was superb! Of the five which I had to make to win I gained three on the first ! hand. The Hart bit his mustache and drummed his hands, while I already felt j myself at the head of my dear little ras cals. On the second I turned the king, j but lost two tricks, and my score was four to his two. When I saw my next hand I could not but give a cry of de- , light. If I cannot gain my freedom on i this, thought I, I deserve to remain for- j ever in chains. Give me the the cards, landlord, and j I will lay them on the table for you. Here was my hand —knave and ace of 1 clubs, queen and knave of diamonds , and king of hearts. Clubs are trumps, ' mark you, and I had but one point be tween me and freedom. As you may ' think, I declined his proposal. He knew that it was the crisis, and he un- i ' did his tunic. I threw my dolman on 1 ' ground. lie led the ten of spades. I took it with my ace of trumps. One point in my favor. The correct play was to clear the trumps, and I led the ' knave. Down came the queen upon it, and the game was equal. He led the eight of spades, and I could only dis- 1 card my ace of diamonds. Then came ] the seven of spades, and the hair fairly ] £tood straight up on my head. We each threw down a king at the finale. lie had won two points, and my beautiful hand had been mastered by his inferior one. I could have rolled on the ground as I thought of it. They used to play i very 'good ecarte at Watier's in the < year 'lO. I say it—l, Brigadier Gerard- 1 The last game was now for all. This next hand must settle it one way or the THI CARDS WF.SE WITH ME. otfh*r He undid his sash and I put away jny sword belt. He was cool, this Englishman, and I tried to be also, but the perspiration would trickle Into my eyes. Tli# deal lay with him and I ] may confess to you. my friends, that my hand shook so that I eouloor Bart broke into an account of all that had occurred, but that rock face never softened for an instant. "Pretty fine, 'pon my word, Gen. Crawford," he broke in. "The dis cipline of this force must be main tained, sir! Report yourself at head quarters as a prisoner." It was dreadful to me to see the Bart mount his horse and ride off with hang ing head. I could not endure it. I threw myself before this English gen eral. I pleaded with him for my friend. I told hun how I, Col. Gerard, would witness what a dashing young officer he was. Ah, my eloquence might have melted the hardest heart; I brought tears to my own eyes, but none to his. My voice broke and li could say no more. \ "What wetebt dj you put on .VQYU mules, sir, in the French service?" he asked. Yes, that was all this phlegmatic Englishman bad to answer to thest burning words of mine. That was his reply to what would have made a Frenchman weep upon my shoulder. "What weight on a mule?'' asked the man with the red coat. "Two hundred and ten pounds," said I. "Then you load them deucodly bad ly," said Lord Wellington. "liemove the prisoner to the rear." Ilis lancers closed in upon me, and I —I was driven mad. as I thought that the fame had been in my hands and I ought at that moment to be a free man. I held the cards up in front of the general. "See, my lord!" I cried, "I played "REMOVE THE PRISONER TO THE REAR." for my freedom and I won, for, as you pecceive. I hold the kin ft." For the first time a slight smile soft ened his gaunt face. "On the contrary," said he, as he mounted his horse, "it was I who won, for, as you perceive, my king holds you." [TUE ENI».J OVER THE TELEPHONE. The Doctor the lUmirlmlilt Story of it Tragedy. '1 heard a strange story to-day," said the doctor to me, as we sat in his offlcu late at night, "which, on your solemn promise not to divulge, I'll tell you, for I just can't keep it to myself." Readily enough, I promised, and 1 violate no confidence In this telling, for no names are mentioned, correctly, at least, and, in any event, the doctor \Vas not pledged to secrecy after the expiration of a year, and it has been two years since he told me. "You remember," he said, "when Fraijk Jiroter was found in the hall of my office with a bullet through his brain and a pistol by his side?" I nodded in affirmation of my remem brance. "You know," he continued, "that everybody thought it was suicide, for Frank was then under treatment with me for a nervous affection that made him wild at times. I thought be had taken his own life, as everyone else did, and he was buried under that impres sion. The coroner's verdict was to the same effect also. Well, to-day his sis ter died, and before she crossed the dark river she asked to see me alone, and now I know we were all mistaken about poor Frank. "There was another brother, if you remember, named George, and he was the black sheep of the flock. A bad boy from the beginning, he grew worse when his widowed mother died, and for five years before Frank's death ho and his sister, who worked, you know, in the central office of the telephone com pany, supported him. They boarded him in the .ame house with themselves, and as far as appearances went he had quite as much of the world's goods as either of them. He drank and gambled and was in trouble all the time, and often threatened thcfn if they did not give him more money. This they did, but the more he received of them the jnore he asked, and finally he made such a demand upon Frank that he refused to do anything for him except to board and clothe him. The sister joined with Frank in this resolve, and George threatened to kill them both. No one knew of this except the brothers and sister, for the girl was sensitive and shrank from telling her troubles to her friends- On the day of his death Frank came to my office to see me. and there was no one about. 1 had been called away suddenly, and had taken my as sistant and my door-boy with me, as I expected to return shortly. 1 did come back, and when I did I found Frank lying in the hall with the pistol by his side. It was his own pistol, and J'ou know the rest—up 3o to day. To-day the sister told me that George had killed Frank. As far as she could determine, George had fol lowed him there and had quarreled with him in the hall. To satisfy him- Bclf that George was telling him the !tri)th> ho had gone to my telephone and galled up his sister at the central office. Evidently, the two brothers were near the instrument, for as Frank called she heard the voice of George ordering him away from the 'phone, lie refused, and then she heard George curse him and drag him away. She could hear the struggle, as it contin ued in the hall, and then suddenly came the crack of a pistol, and Frank screamed: 'Oh, George, George, brother, yon have killed me!' That was all she could remember, except the slamming of a door as George hurried out of tho hall, for she fainted. When she was restored to consciousness, the sister as serted itself first, and she felt that be fore she told her dreadful story she must first kno*v what had happened. She was not a strong girl, and the i j fainting spell excited little or no alarm, « hat no one thought of connecting >with the tragedy. In fact, thv " **,v.ef heard of it until she told I hau \Vh«u 6U« learned that me hers* suicide aud she Frank had >. -♦ testimony to the con alone could be~ jips for the sake trary, she closed . \ has never of her brother, an - <#«}y now spoken of it until to-daj, «»4 t<,l4 ! because George is dead, a. piena. j ma that she owed it to Frani. qq4 ory to let some one know he ha taken his own life." I "That's what killed her." I said, hor rifled at the story. "I'm sure of it," replied the doctor. "She has gradually declined since Frank's death, and nothing I could do for her appeared to have any effect. j "And yet," he concluded, "if George had been living she would have taken her secret to the grave with her."—Do troit Free Press. THK opinions of men who think are always growing and changing, like liv ing children. —Hamcrton in tne spring me man wno cnajiges Heavy clothes for garments Ught Starts out robust In the morning And Is froien still ere night. , '—Cleveland Leader. HOW SHE FIXED HIM. One Way of l)t»i»o«lu>i of ail Olmoi* ion* Suitor. He was a theatric lover, aud she didn't like his style a little hit, sa\ s the New York Sun. He was constant in his devotion, however, and that Uiadt- matters worse. She had tried gentle means to get rid of him, but he had disregarded them with puiuful persistency. In this moment of her desperation he felt it incumbent upon him to pro pose to her as men under similar cir cumstances so often do. Which they wouldn't if they had any sense at all. "Dear one," he exclaimed, hurling himself tragically at her feet. "I lo»e ! you. Mv life is yours. Will you take ' it?" She did not look like a murderess. > "Mr. Singleton." she responded, with 1 calm determination, "1 will." He gazed at her rapturously. ■ "Don't do that." she Legged, draw- | ing back from him as if in horror. "I ha»e taken your life, as you requested ■ me to do, and you are henceforth to all 1 intents and purposes deadi" He seemed dazed. "I do not. Mr. Singleton." she con tinued. turning aside, "desire to have j a dead person in the house, and if you do not go away at once 1 shall ring for an ambulance and have you removed to the morgue." Then the dreadful situation iu which his own precipitate folly had placed j him was revealed, and he removed him self with promptness and dispatch. ACRES OF PINK POND LILIES. Floml Display That Drllifbts Con nect lent ltullway Traveler*. One of the most beautiful tloral ex hibits In New England is upon "Tad pole," a famous po:.d lily pond on the line of the Norwich Worcester rail road, one mile abo-.e Jewett City, Conn. The surface of the pond is now a mass of pink and white pond lilies, and their ! fragrance is carried for talk's by the summer winds, says the New York Sun. No one knows how long this remark able gardi aof pond lilies has been in existence, but for mauiy years Tad pole's lilies have been >ought by picnic parties from near-by couuties iu this state, Massachusetts ar.d Rhode Island. Cartloads of the Uov.ers are carried away, but there seems to be no diminu tion in the supply. The railroad cczncs suddenly upon ihejjond, which it divides in halves, and j in an instant the passengers detect the fragrance of the lilies and throw up the windows, the better to view the beautiful and unusual sight. In one section of Tadpole there is a large tract of lilies the blossoms of wliich are of i fo rich a pink as to be almost rose | colored, it is said. They are of exeeed ! inglv rare beauty and are much sought , after by collectors. i , Tadpole's unromantic name comes ; from its beiag a favorite place for young frogs. It lias been known by i this title for years, but an effort is now . making to change its name to the still ; more unromantic one of Ctayville pond. PLANS TO SURPRISE THE WORLD Ctcrmauy I'rrimrlng n Dazzling K\- hlblt for the Paris Eiponllion. The German government has in pourse of preparation an exhibit for tb® Paris exposition of moo wblok ic expected to surpass anything of the kind ever attempted by any nation This statement is made by Consul-Gen eral Mason, of Frankfort, Germany, in a report which reached the state depart ment the other day. "It is intended," Mr. Mason says, "that the exhibit shall be a complete, harmonius picture of the resources and Industries of Germany, down to the latest date. Everything is to be pol lected at home, assorted, adjudged, classified and its position assigned, by an imperial commission, so that dupli cates and everything trivial and inferior to the best shall be excluded and tlio whole display presented in its most striking and effective form. "The exhibit promises to be even a greater surprise than was Germany's at Chicago in 1893, and it will be made and managed for the express purpose of showing the merchants of all civil ized nations what Germany has to sell." Mr. Mason reports that Germany is doing everything possible toextend her commerce, having recently sent com missions to China and Japan and South America for this purpose. Her trade with the United States is being fos tered as much as possible and he pre dicts that Germany will continue to follow this policy in the hope of eventu ally being the greatest commercial pow er of the world. A Dnrnyartl Phenomenon. The changed condition* of modern so ciety seem to have struck some of the lower orders cf animal life. The report comes from the national military Jiouif. at Marion, Ind., that "a common Shanghai rooster has taken it upoD I himself to hatch out a brood of chick; and act as mother and protector to them. lie 'set' on a nest of eggs the requisite three weeks and hatched out tne fluffy chicks in regular fashion, and now he seems to be very proud of his accomplishment. He fondles and pro tects them after the fashion of a loving and jealous mother. The story of this queer rooster's peculiar act has brought many people to the barns to observe the barnyard phenomenon." Mnnnera In Srrrdcn. In Sweden, if you address the poorest ' person on the street, you must lift youi ! hat. The same courtesy is insisted 1 upon if you pass a lady on the stair ! way. To enter a reading-room or a bank with one's hat on is regarded as impolite. Aure nnd Crime. Twice as many crimes are commit ted in Paris by those between the age« of 15 and 20 as by those between 2f and 40. Proof That Kali-lea Exist. Little Ethel, having alluded to fairies, flip caller askexl: "Do you think there are such things as fairies dear?" t "O yes, Mrs. Gray," replied the little girl, earnestly. "Only yesterday 1 heard papa and Cncle George talking about some fairies they saw at the theater, and they dudn't, know I heard them, either. —Louisville Courier-Jour nal. jionirthliiK for Xothtnif. ! "You can't get something for noth ing," remarked the man who gives ad- I vice. "My wife thinks she can," said Mr. 'ed was seen on the quadruped's back. A shake of the elephant's loosely fitting, tough though sensitive hide frightened.the lit tle fellow, who hopped to the floor and looked into the face of his antagonist Thus they stood, as though trying tc recover breath, for a few seconds, when the elephant reached out his trunk to ward the sparrow. The bird, with out stretched wings and ruffled feathers i threw himself with full force at the end of the threatening proboscis. Then came a gentle blast of air from the ele phant's lungs, and the sparrow was blown against the wall of the house The little fellow, without ever so much as a parting look at his hug* antag onist, mounted to the open window and disappeared. GRANT'S PIANO PLAYING. A Deoltleilly Inmailral Rut Interest ing Performance. Grant stories are now in order, nnd one told by a white house attache re cently lias probably nevej- been printed before. It was a matter of current his tory that Gen. Grant did not know how to whistle, nor could he turn a tune if his life depended upon it. On one oc casion, says the Chicago Tribune, when an attendant came to delivet cards from a party of callers, he found President Grant sitting at a piano in one of the upper rooms of the white house drumming away with a two finger exercise. Mrs. Grant was an amused spectator of the general's piano exercises, and neither of them hearil the messenger at the t'oor with the visiting cards. Finally, however, the attendant opened the door, but this did not in the least disconcert the president, wrto kept on practicing as though he was really enjoying it. "Here are the cards, Ulys," said Mrs. Grant, "of a party of friends whom we invited here this evening. They are anxious to see you, and if you are not too much inter- , ested in the piano we will go down- . stairs in the blue parlor." "Don't you think you can get along without me this evening?" replied President Grant. "It seems to me this calling business is your affair, and I would a great deal rather play the piano than plunge into the vortex of society." HE WAS PERPLEXED. James Pelt I neiju.il to Ilia I'nlque Task. The directors of u bank had engaged : the services of a watchman, who came I well recommended, but did not fceern over-experienced. The chairman, says ( nn t ftrrr, ret*4 {an him 1 post up a bit, and began: "James, this is your first job of this kind, isn't it?" "Yes, sir." "Your duty must be to exercise vig ilance." "Ye's, sir." "Be careful how strangers approach you." "I will, sir." "No stranger must be allowed to en ter the bank at night under any pre text whatever." "No, sir." "And our manager—he is a good man, honest, reliable and trustworthy; but it will be jour duty to keep your eye on him." "But It. will be hard to watch two men and the bank at the same time." i "Two men —how?" "Why, sir, it was only yesterday I that the manager called me in for a j talk, and he said you were one of the | best men in London, but it would be j just as well to keep both eTes on you | and let the directors know if you hung > around after hours." Decreasing lllrth Itntes In America j French economists arc consoling themselves for the gradual depopula tion of their country, pr.'nting out that 1 many of the American states, includ ing the whole of New England, are still vorse off, says the St. kouis Globe- i Democrart. The birth rate in Frcyice has fallen from 33 per 1,000 at- the l>e ginning of the century to 22 per 1,000 and is less than the death rate, so that If the present conditions continue, in about 200 years the French race will have become extinct. In ninny of the United States, however, matters are even more serious. The birth rate in Nevada is 16.30 per 1,000. so Hint, ever if no more people should emigrate fron~. *hnt state, its population would d|e out completely in less than 100 \%ars. Maine comes next with a birth rate of 17.99 per 1,000, which gives its race about a century longer to exist. New , Ham,pshlre is third, with 18.4 per 1,000 Vermont is fourth, with 18.5, ant strange to say, California, which come; ! next, has a birth rate of 19.4 per 1,000, or nearly 12 per cent, less thar that of France. Stnyi for Men. Jn 1614 stays werp introduced into the costumes of gentlemen, to keep the doublet straight and confine the waist. Turkish Tnrlians. A Turkish turban of the largest size contains 20 yards of the finest and softest muslin. _ Friend* Xo More. Dottie —Can you keep a secret? George Lufton proposed to me last night. Jessie —Oh, I'm so surprised! Have you found out what girl had just jilted him?— Cleveland Leader. Xo IMnce for Savtuffi. Guest—What is the price for dinner' Hotel Proprietor—Two dollars. Guest —Holy smoke! I)o you think my stomach is a savings bank? —N. Y. Truth. Her Father —My daughter is playing one of your compositions for her own amusement. Composer She's killing time all right.—N. Y. Journal. One Feature of It. "There's one satisfaction about build ing castles In the air." "What is it?" "The bricklayers never strike."—Chi cago Post. Drenm of Innocence. The Wife—What a sweet smile there is on the baby's face, John. The Husband —Yes; lie's probably jjNjjming that he's keeping me awake. To>« Topics. 1 OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH. % (irurcla nu>'» Etrapr from an \lll sa lor. The alligator, as ia well ki own. swal lows its prey whole ar.d digests it at , leisure, like main others of the reptile familv. It is to this which is given as t a fact by the Home Hustler, (ieorgia, that Edward Roland. of that citv, owes , his life. In Ronald's boyhood his parents had a winter home in the neighbor hood of Sanford, Kla., «l,.ih is near . Dennis creek, a locality which was then famous for its numerous alliga- I tors. When a little fellow, too young , distinctly to remember the circum stances. the boy was out with his fa , ther on the creek shore, and was leTt alone for a little while, playing with . some pebbles. , Suddenly the father heard Edv.srd , scream and ran in his direction. lie reached the spot just in time to see the ! I little fellow disappearing- down the : gaping throat of a huge alligator. Mr. I Ronald had his gun in hand, and, quick , ly taking' aim at the saurian, fired, j Fortunately, the bullet struck the I brute in the eye. penetrating the brain. | and killed it instantly. The feet of the boy were still pro , trading from the reptile's mouth, j The father, not daring to hope that his ! son was alive, cut open the alligator, thinking to obtain the boy's remains j for burial. To Mr. Itoland's delight, the body i showed signs of life, and after several j hours of hard work the boy was re- ' | 6useitated. The only serious injury | was to the ankles, which had been j crushed by the reptile's teeth, doubt- I less when in the throes of death, j Since that time Roland has been i crippled, but only to the extent of I wearing steel braces on his ankles. He enjoys the unique distinction of hav ing been almost, sv. allowed by an alli : ! gator. ABOUT SURNAMES. Their Or Ik l» of Peculiar Interest to i Antiquarians. The origin of surnames is full of curious interest to the antiquarian, and | some funny examples have been brought to light by students in this branch of knowledge. Pome of the names are very queer, and the director ies of every great city furnish many ex amples. In Kansas City recently a firm : of veterinary surgeons, was composed of Drs. Iliad; & White, and a few years ago in western Kansas Messrs. Gum & Sultz conducted a drug store. Two doctors named Hope & Comfort were partners in physic, and their sign must have cheered more than one patient. f Messrs. Tighe and Twist were in the rope busine.ss in an eastern town not long ago. At one time it was the cus ; torn to christen children with singu ' lar Biblical names like the famous Praise God Bareboncs and ITate Evil Smith, but the most curious one record e 1 is that of Eli Lama Sabacthani Press nail. Mr. New, residing in England, very facetiously named his first-born "Something," and when in the course of time his wife presented him with an ; other heir he christened that one "Noth ing." It always gave Miss Anguish C'rackbone's friends great pain to pro nounce her name, and the cognomen of Toothaker is not uncommon. Among the names associated with diseases are Fitts, Cramp, Feversham, Colicker, Gouty, Dye and Dyer, to say nothing of I xShvunttlv , Altn, VTui HOvIF, Paine, Shivver. Trimble and Shake well. WHAT THE MONKEY FOUND. It Proved to lie a DUaalroua Dis covery. The Philadelphia limes gives an ac count of a singular accident which oc curred the other day in that city. Two Italian boys, with a hand organ and a monkey, were amusing a crowd and incidentally collecting pennies at u si reet corner, when the monkey's atten tion was caught by a roll of pasteboard which he found near the curbstone. Angelo, the older boy, who was turning the crank, stopped for a mo ment to chide the monkey for his inat tention to business. The chiding had | no effect, and the other fellow, Michael, after some difficulty, got the paste -1 Board and carried it to his brother, | who. with a euriosityf equal to the monkey's, began striking it against the | organ. The crowd by this time was edging back, nnd several voices called to the j Italians to be careful what they were I about; for the crowd saw plainly ! enough that the mysterious object was nothing but a cartridge. The Italians understood no Euglish, and presently there was a flash and a report, and tie two boys were dancing about the pavement, Angelo wringing his hands, while Michael had both hands to his head. The organ, badly dain agtd, lay on the sidewalk, and the monkey sat at the top of a lamppost. An examination of the boys after they were tnken to the hospital showed that one of them had lost the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, while the other had received a scalp wound. .leault I.and In the Klondike. "The Jesuit missions in Alaska," sayi the Baltimore News, "are in luck, as they are in the very heart of the gold region. The land consists of about three acres, which was purchased by I the head of the mission, Rev. William 11. Judge, a few years ago for a church, school anil graveyard. It is in the rich- I est part of the Klondike region, and, ! provided some one does not jump the \ Jesuit claim, the returns should be | large. The Jesuit, however, are men of peace, and are hardly strong enough in that wild territory to maintain their rights in case an effort should be made to push them out." Illis- lii«roaa Girl. Maude—Charley stole a kiss from last evening. Aunt Kate—The villain! What did you do? Maude—l was awfully angry with him at first; but when he said he stole it only that he might give it ton poor girl never had any kisses, then I couldn't help seeing what a noble man lie was. So I told him if he thought I ( that poor girl was really destitute I • might as well take another one for hri. —Boston Transcript. i Right la Ilia Liar. "Queer idea for that brewer to start j a frog pond, wasn't it?" "What did he start it for?" "For the hops." Cleveland Plain ] Dealer. Rraaaarlng. Patient—l am so afraid of being buried alive, doctor. Doctor—You sha«'t bo, if I can pre sent it.—Up-to-Date. 1 Always Aal* a i.0«4 Price. Hildad—These English fortune hun * t*rs are very clever. Ichabod- Yes, they never give them selves away.—Town Topics. No 3t> BACTERIA IN INK. A Hccrot Scientific Iliacovcrr la l.cl|>alg. llacteri-i. dangerous to health and life, have been found in the air we breathe, the water we drink, in various kinds of food, and even in the muci lage of tlie übiquitous postage stamp, but it remained for the eminent Ger man scientist. Dr. Uarpmann, of Leip zig, to disco\er the poisonous bacteria living and thriving in ink. He has recently made a microscopical examination of 67 samples of ink used in the schools in Germany and in other countries. Most of these were gall inks, and contain various sorts of bac teria, as well as those of other minute organisms known in the scientific world as saprophytes and micrococci. Ni grosin ink taken from a freshly opened bottle, which had up to that time been tightly corked and sealed, was found to contain bacteria in large quantities. Red and blue inks of the sort so fre quently used in offices also yielded nu merous bacteria. To determine whether or not these bacteria were really as poisonous as chemical analysis would seem to sug gest, Dr. Warpmann decided to "culti vate" some specimens for actual ex periments. The result of these experi ments showed that a bacillus from ordinary black ink would, if introduced info the blood of a mouse, prove fatal within four days. Similar experi ments the doctor in the interest of sci ence performed upon other small ani imals—rabbits, guinea-pigs and the like —always with the same fatal result. WANTS THE EARTH. Rnaala Conatantly Reaching: Oat for Xcw Territory. In his paper, the Sviet, the Russian general Komaroff publishes an article which contains the following remark i able passage, says the London News. "The east, with all its countries, as | China, Persia, Beluchistan and even In i dia, is by the will of Providence des -1 tined for the Russian people. Sooner ; or later the east will be ours. In or der, however, to attain this object we must guard our positions in the west, and must be strong there, too. All our efforts must be directed there, all our thoughts and talents. There we must ehow themselves genuine Russians. We must thwart the German intrigues and German tricks emanating from Ber lin, and have a sharp eye to our real foes. If we retreat in the west, we lose everything in the east. Now in the west a matter comes to decision which is for us of vital importance, namely, the question of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. The straits must by all means come into our possession for the sake of securing peace in the south, and for the sake of our own de velopment—nay, even existence. In the straits we must be as strong as on the Yistula and intheßaltic. In preserv ing for ourselves the west we must above all be Slavs, and we must keep olive the consciousness of relationship in all the people of Slavonic nationality tip to the Adriatic, those people being our real prop and support in the struggle against the greatest foe of our nation, namely, Germanism." CHAIKS IN MANY STYLES. Bl( Warerooiua Containing Chain IB Ilnndreda and No Two Alike. With the great development of the '-■•olturo iiuluetry in rtrta wnnrtry there about in recent years a subdivision OI 1«- hitu Ummlitn <«r greater facility and economy of pro duction. Thus there are manufactur ers who confine themselves to special lines of goods, as desks, tables, chairs, aud so on, and these may sometimes tie further subdivided, manufacturers devoting themselves to particular kinds or grades. Of chairs, for example, there are hundreds of manufactories in the United States, many of them large es ta.blishmo.nts. The present total pro duction of chaire in this country is about 30,000,000 annually, soys the New York Sun. While the mauufa