VOL- xxxiv
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
Fall And Winter Announcement
OF
High-Class Novelty Silks, Dress
(joods And Millinery.
' A positive I j pterlese collection of bjgb-claas stuftet. confined exclusively
to us. The first choice of the world's foremost weavs9 hurried
through the Castom House aader old tariff duties, we
can offer you valued at prices untouchable by
aoy competition, as our orders were all
placed with importers three
months ago.
ILKS. DRESS GOODS.
JJC —Beautiful Changeable Silks, all 25c All-Wool Novelty; value 40c.
colon; real value 40c. 25c All-Wool Surges; value 40c.
50c —Extra value in Changeable Silks 25c All-Wool 36-inch Ladies' Cloth;
•old everywhere at 65c. value 40c.
69c— Elegant assortment of Figured 39c All-Wool Novelty; value 50c.
Taffetta Silks, all shades; real value 75c. 50c —We are showing the largest as
. sortment of All-wool Plain Cloths,
75c—Black St-tm Duchess, sold every
/ , ■ serges, Henriettas and Novelty Dress
where for Si.oo. „ , , „ 11
Goods ever shown in Butler; quality sold
elsewhere at 75c. Remember these
JACKETS. styles are exclusively our own; cannot
be seen elsewhere at 75c, $1 to $3, in
The Rothschild Wraps for 1897 are plain and fancy weaves. We are show
here in all their superb quality, style ing as fine and exclusive line of pat
and finish; the perfect fit of these Gar- terns as can be found in the largest city
menu is well known to onr trade. Note stores. The prices on these fine import
the low prices. At $2.98, good quality ed Dress gods 25 per cent less than city
Ladies Beaver Cloth Jacket. prices.
$5.00, an extra quality of Boucle and Mil I INF R Y
Kersey Jackets, style and figure guaran- '
t*«d- All ihe new effect? in Hats, Feathers,.
$j 50 to sls 00—we are showing a line Birds, Ribbons and Flowers. New
that cannot be matched in the city. shapes, new combinations. This w'll he
. . a great Ostrich season. Our Ostrich
Cloth Capes and $2 50 to sls 00. *» . . . ,
Goods were all bought »rior to the an
ss 00 —Boucle Cape, lined through- vance Velvets also. Con.e and visit
out, trimmed '.n Thibet down, front our Millinery Department; it will p<y
round collar; also, came style in Plush 30U. Values always the best, Prices
Capes; real value of these capes, 50 always the lowest.
We shall
not enumerate the
many classes of goods we
keep. Come to our store, rleit e*crv
department, a-tk to see oar Winter Underwear.
Hosiery. Blankets, F.aonels, Yarus. Ate., It will cost
yon nothing —to buy U yoor choice. All g >)ds a f . li vmt prhe-t,
And Everything a Bargain.
Mrs. J- E Zimmerman
/ T. H. BURTON, * T. H. BURTON.
#ST V LE.f
Style is Everything Now-a-days
And we are glad that It appertains to every article in our stocx, for correctness
and elegance are sure concomitants to artistic development.
It Casts Yon ao More to be la tlarauiar With The Beit Expressed Styles o(
The Sea sag, Tbaa to Coastltats >'A PACK NUMBER,"
jßjr faking anything and everything irresponsible dealers may offer you. This es
,taUtafc;ii< nt intends always to keep up with the times and you ere mire of that basis
.yovp<W if you will trust us to serve you.
T. H. BURTON,
130 SOUTH' MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA.
J. S. YOUNG,
Tailor, HaU*r and Gents Furnishing Goods.
Summer heat makes the problem of looVingJflressy and keeping'cool a hard one
But we've solved it; and for once economy, comfort and fpphiou go", hand in baud
«Our auoimtr suits are finer in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more stylish in cu
ihao ever before, they fit your curves and yet the) 're not sweat bath outfits. Th
e
jprices may surprise you.
J. S. YOUNG, Tailor.
101 5. MAIN St., - - - BUTLER, I'A
( A Ql fffA Pleasing Prospectfff
"! TO J'lMp Tim COAT so satisfactory at
/(rff the first trial. This is the u.iiveraal testi
( / \ rr i,/\ mony of out patrons, who ufp all lovers of
I V \J\X V I 1 neat fitting clothes. Without theiu n(j rjiap
\\ v- XV \ I- 1 looks well dressed.
a V \ J /L, A COAT WHM, MADF. is made to fit and
1| 3~__ A] }■ n U> *et-iust hit-or-miss; an artist well may
jj ii | ill \ V Isfirf it take delight In acting a neat fitting coat
1 tl J \ll l i\ It ■ , Good material, good »vofkjnati»hip and good
j { I 'M/\\ fr~y fita are the proof that have made our tailor
1 \ I I|l/ \\ ing a tucctM. We guarantee tjiio and ask
' 1 \ AJI j y you to look at our patterns. Our prices »rc
& JTI I \ t ,: j cut down to the lowest notch.
)'-==[ M P4 /G. F. KECK, ,RR
cTF. T. PAPE & BROS,
JEiVLERS.
0-Our FL'H Stock Of-#
Diamonds, Watches, Rings, Plateware, t *»"* arrived and we cordially invite
you to call and examine our stock *** V* P r,c< - H More bu > ,n K
elsewhere We can »av'« ?<*< #>/>ney.
DUR 53.50 watch is the l»est in the market,
UUR $4.50 watch is the same aa you pay SS.SO end $6.00 elsewhere.
We have about 15, $4 » day clocks left, will Clt*. them out at $2.35.
—Our Stock Of—#l
Ladies and Gents filled watches is complete We can aave you from f 1,00 Ui &■ <*>
on these goods. We have the finest line of rings in the country,
Diamond ritivs from #y7s to #250. We give our
sjiecial attention to watch repairing.
We Handle Nothing But The Celebrated 1847 Rogers Bros.
Plateware.
122 South Main St.. Butler Pa.
THE BUTLiiR CITIZEN.
Liver Ills
Ui:e biliousness, dyspepsia, lieadaene, cor. tt
j-ation. smir stinvach, iudigestlon are prosipili
cured by Iloods fills. They do their work
Hoods
easily and thoroughly. *ll
Best af:e.- dinner pills. 111
S5 cents. All druggists. ■ ■■ ■
Prepared by C. I Hood & Co., I.owell, Mass.
The onlv PUI to take with Hood's SarsaparLlla.
This Is Your Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
a generous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm sufficient to demon
strate the gre.it merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTIfEP.S,
56 Warren St , 3 York City.
Rev. .John Reid. Jr.. of Groat Falls, Mont.,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi-
for catarrh if used as directed. '—
Kev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
enre for catarrh coDtains 110 mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents.
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IMG AND J11*: AT 11» G STO V ICS,
G/\S KUKNKKS AND FIX
TURKS, MOSK, HATH TUBS,
KNAMEL AND
IMPROVED VKF.LSHBACH GAS
BURNER.
W. H. fI'BRIEN i
107 Kf st Jefferson St.
Btfc KEEPERS SUPPLIES
OUCH AS
IIIV'4'H. HiimUt TH, l?r«M»d I'liitiifH, H<'<'l|OllH,
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prl'«*».
James B. Murphy.
Mcri'fr *l., Witnl Ktid, Hull I'M.
N«'iir KauH?n r»>( i rtr/ />r>-
Practical Horse Shoer
WILL ROBINSON.
Poimerly Horse Shoer at the
Wick" House ha* opened huai
ness in a shop in the rear of
tliti Arlington Hotel, where
lie will do Ho»M\SlH>plnj( in
the most approved style.
TRACK AND ROAD HORSES
A SPECIALTY.
GOOD FARM FOE SALE.
The I'ord farm in Donegal twp , near
Millcrriitown in for wile. II contain
aliout IJO acres, is well watered ami in
uood condition, I or A terni» (inquire at
this office
BUTLEH, PA., THL'IiSDAV, OCTOBFCH.2I, ist)7
HORACE AnnCSLtr VACntLL*
nam
[Copyright, 1876, by J. B. Llpplncott Co.]
CHAPTER VI.
At the request of Mrs. Gerard, I drove
alone to meet her husband, a passen
ger on the incoming stage, which was
due at the nearest town (a wretched
village) alHMit five in the afternoon.
Burlington, so the doctor assured mt,
was, i.rustically speaking, paralyzed,
and unable to move his limbs without
suffering intense pain. During the day
he had spoken to none, taking what
nourishment was offered, and submit
ting without a groan to the treatment
prescribed. The nurse wafi a powerful
uiau, fully awake to his responsibilities.
Gerard doubtless had much to say to me,
and I to him. I'nder these circum
stances I consented to leave the house.
"Will lie live?" was the first question
of Gerard.
"The doctor thinks so."
Then I told my story from start to
finish, eliminating the murderous sug
gestion of the Greek. Gerard was iur
tensely excited.
•"Good Lord!" he burst out. "what an
escape the lad has had!"
I concluded with the flight of Deme
trius, and ir. ive hii * * i~< - ■ k's letter,
which lie read rapidly and placed in liis
pocl.etlKy-il:.
"Well," he said, sharply, in the tone
of a man who is puzzled but'won't admit
it— "well, sir, what is your opinion?
Mind, your honest opinion."
"Demetrius," said I, slowly, search
ing for a suitable epithet and selecting
the one upon my tongue's tip, "is a.
damned coward."
"And your reasons?" he snapped.
His restless eyes sparkled as the ad
jective sputtered from my lips.
"He turned tail to save his own hide.
The boy was taken to save appearances.
When Mirk was in real danger—alone
on the sands with Burlington—Demet
rius was >indecently indifferent. But
when the doctor apprehended violent
symptoms and onr friend thought that
he might be exposed to them, why,
then—"
"He wilted, eh?"
"Yes; the naked coward obtruded it
self."
"You don't know him, young man."
"Possibly not."
"He is no coward. I have known De
metrius for 30 years—-a long time. I
repeat, he is no coward."
I touched up the horses with the
flick of the whip, and the action be
trayed ine, for Gerard laughed.
"Take it coolly," he said. "Young
men, nine times out of ten, misconstrue
the motives which govern human ac
tions. Remember that I have made a
study, a profitable study, of my fellow
creatures."
"All the same," I said, doggedly, "ho
is a coward."
"Tliat's quite right. Stick to your
colors, iny boy. By llie way, Tam sur
prised that you should have taken Bur
lington to my house."
I could not excuse myself witboutac
cnslng Nancy, BO I held my peace.
"However," he continued, thoughtful
ly, "we have the man where we can
watch him. You may yet earn that big
salary."
"I expect to," I retorted, bluntly. I
was cursing myself for speaking out
so plainly. In damning the cowardice
of the Greek I had also, by inference,
damned the cowardice of my employer.
My tongue, as usual, had outstripped
my limiting brain. I wan still in my
salad days and u novice in the art of
dialogue.
"I suppose," said Gerard, carelessly,
"that you have fallen ill love with
Nancy."
The question took me so completely
by surprise that my stupid face flushed
soar let. I began to reallzo that this
man, whose bodily presence was so con
temptible, was, conversationally speak
ing, dandling roe in his arms.
"I don't blame you," continued (ie
rard, in his most matter-of-fact tones.
"She Ui a pretty girl and very intelli
gent. It would interest mo to know
w hethe r—e r—she—"
"No; she doesn't."
"Thnnk you. I like to be posted. No
no; don't frown. I dare swear that
she will say yes, and you may live to
wish It had been no."
lie had dropfied his tone of I winter and
spoka gloomily, in sour, raucoits ac
cents. This man had achieved much
that the world prizes. His keen brnlu
and extraordinary acumen had borne
him triumphant upon the top wave of
success. Now that he had brought his
heavily-freighted vessel into *afe liar
boragc, he hail leisure to read the log
and estimate the wear and tear. I
watched him as be leaned back wearily
against the well-padded cushion* of
the buggy and made a small calcula
tion. Divide wealth, as many millions
as you please, by health, subtract time,
and what is left? Answer, the man be
side me, haggard, wizened, prematurely
gray.
Ho, after all, lie had seen the com
plication ot my falling ill love with
Nancy —ha/1 counted the probability an
gain, an extra rivet to bind me to Ills
service. What a puppet I had been I
"I'm sorry the l»oy Is from home,"
lift muttered. "I should have enjoyed
se«ing It,in. Demetrius is overcautious
a fault on the right side."
He asked me innumerable questions
about the lad, displaying bis talent for
cross-examination, and with it his re
markable love for his son. Mrs. Gerard,
it appeared, had been kind enough to
give in*! more credit than I deserved,
and her husband expressed his appreci
ation of my efforts In a characteristic
faalilon.
"You ore not giving me value re
ceived," he said, brusquely, "but you've
done all T asked, and more."
I wondered wln/Jier Mrs. Gerard In
her letters had mentioned my excur
sion into Cupid's domain, and answered
tluj question 111 the negative.
"I'm a generous map," Gerard con*
tinued, with that curious inflection in
his voice which I had remarked when he
had pre ip' d upon me his rarest wines}
"and my sUqxlalighter you have found
out, of course, that she i» my step
daughter wIH be bMdaMMijr dow
ered. I dare say I shall give her aph
turn or two —that 'Constable,' perhap.*
-If-"
"If—" I repented,
"If she marries the rigflit fellow."
What, I asked myself, did he mean?
That tbe.rc vva . meaning behind evci'f
word he »|>okc I could no longer doubt.
Why did he remind me of a spider '
Why humiliating reflection did I
compare myself to a fly? 'I he •• que
tions were adequately answered later.
Our talk for the prevent wa- over. 'I li* -
fights of the liouse were in sight. The
familiar roar of the surf became louder
and louder, and the a broee of
handsome bloodhounds, baye<l melodi
ously.
"liy Jupiter!" said Gerard, sharply,
"that is the voice of Demetrius."
I strained my ears in vnin, but a large
figure loom«l suddenly in the fore
ground.
"That you, Demetrius?" my compan
ion fihouted.
"Yes," came the measured response,
"it is I "
The Greek, however, had no intention
of stating his business in my presence.
He assisted his master to descend from
the i. : 'i burriry and followed him re
llv Into the house I r>mained
with the horses and helped the coach
man, Jap Dyers, an excellent fellow, to
unhitch them—and his tongue. He
shattered volubly.
►* "Slimy kind o'euss, that ther Greek,
Mr. Livingston. I'm a liar if he didn't
scare the puddin* outer me."
"You don't look aa if you were easily
soared," said I.
"I ain't," he replied; "that's a fact;
but the Greek he done it. An' it warn't
right, neither, liini an' me never was
fnen's. When he ccmes o-sashayin'
iJong as if he owned the hull earth I
aim ter look jest a leetle mite above his
head, as if I didn't see his royal high
ness; an' that mads him an' tickles me."
Jap laughed loudly. I had known for
sou*- time that he and Demetrius were
unfriendly.
"So he scared you?"
"Yes, sir. Ye see, lie bosses it around
the house, but I'm the chief here, an'
don't allow no monkey business on my
premises. Well, sir, after you left,
Mary, the housemaid, come out, an' she
ine had a leetic liowdy-do. She's
Danish, is Mary, an' not oneo yer scary
ones. Why—"
"Get along with your story, Jap. 1 m
in a hurry."
"Mary was tellin' me about thedoin's
with the gentleman as was hurt, an'
givin* me the hull song an dance.
"Where were you, Jap?"
The honest fellow blushed. Uy the
flickering light of the stable lantern I
could sec his freckled face blazing.
"We was in the hay mow," he said, re
luctantly.
"Where you generally sit, eh?"
"Yes," he admitted, with a sheepish
grin. "Mary likes the smell o'the hay."
"Go on, Jap."
"D'ye think," he demanded, -eagerly,
"that ther Greek was on to the racket
o' me an' Mary sittin' in the hay mow?
Gosh! 1 guess he was stuck on Mary
hi.«self. Why, that accounts for the
milk in tlieoocoanut. Of course. Well,
sir, when she got through tellin" me
ho\v the pore feller couldn't speak nor
move, and—"
"She went into all those details .' '
"Why. an' she had it straight
from Mi s Nancy, too. Wimmen folks
iiiuitt talk, or tl ' y'd laterally go crazy.
Well, sir, she'd got at last ter the end
o' the ya.rn, an' I'd told her good-by, an'
■was wavin' her adoo as she stood in the
doorway, when all of ti suddent a big
shock o* hay coin's it-tuiublin' down an
ketches me right 'twixt wind an' water.
It come nigh killin' me, an' Mary, too.
Why, the girl 'most split herself a-laffln'.
An', Mr. Livingston," his pleasant voice
hardened, "that ther Greek, damn his
soul, done it."
I expressed my astonishment.
"Jle done It outer meanness. I never
stwplcloned the cu ~ knowln" that the
hay was kinder poorly piled tin' that
I'd hin keerless almtit the handlin' of
it. Hut jest before yon drev up I ha|>-
pened ter start out fer the house, an'
then changed my mind an' walked
aryund the barn. Well, sir, as I come
around that ther comer I saw the Greek,
standln' like a statoo on a pedcstlal.
Where <li«l he come from? Why, from
the mow, <>' course. He piped me off
ter the house, an' then crawled out.
lie must ha' known that Danish Mary
an* I was frien's, an' he calkilated ter
make an everlastln' si'iwenwuv outer tin
before her—the son ofacmn! I ilr<i|»|s-d
outer his racket right away, the second
I seen him. He come there a purpose.
I'd 'a' thumped him good, if it cost iu<'
this place, but the dogs begun Imrkin',
the Greek hu sjieaks to 'em us If mo
lasses candy wouldn't melt in his mouth,
nn' the next thing I knew lie was talk
in' with Mr. Gerard. Hut, cuss him, I'll
git. even."
"Hut, Jap, how do you know J»o was
really in Hie mow'.'"
"Why, sir, when I conio up with the
lantern I see the hayseed and stlcker
grasn on his ooat."
I bade Mr. livers good-night, and
walked thoughtfully to the house. My
i j|i
Ii« 111" iAMp««truily luto th«
d«*flii< tlon -in rrgfarti tn thin affair <lif
fered materially from those of Uonest
Jap. I could not Islieve that De
met rrus had willfully wt rolling i lio
shock of hay. I f he, had concealed him
self in the barn for some specific pur
pose, would he court detection for thu
sake of playing it prank or to gratify
a personal spite? Hardly. Ihe hay,
badly piled and undermined, luulobeyed
the III" »of gravitation. I'ossibly in t lio
ardor of eave«drop|iil«g the (iii-«-k luid
displaced the t.hoek unwittingly. He
had studied the habit* of Jap and his
"best I'irl," and, wishing to learn the
csuct condition of affair* In the buuw,
hiul turned his knrr\vle<lge of sociology
to good account. Very slimy, as Japob-
Htved. An Anglo-Saxon blessed with
the. Greek's upbringing would havn
seouted such methods, but the necretlv*
nature of Demetrius, stitniilate<l by ter
ror of Hurlingtori, accounted itlsfae
tor.lv for everything. The fellow was
I UII Oil! aild-out poltt <S)H.
Mark (ierard dined alotic with Nuucv
I and me. He was in no mood to talk.
pr.d gulped down h's dinner in g omv
j silence. Sines we parted in the ;?;:hle- .
' yard his manner had entirely changed.
From his gestures rather than from h!s
words I inferred that he was intensely
: nervous (I laid this to the charge of De
netrius), and unduly irritable. Nancy,
too, seemed depressed and abstracted.
She replied in monosyllables to my few
! questions.
"Nancy, go to your mother," said Ger
ard, as the cofTee was brought in. "I
wish to talk with Mr. Livingston."
We pushed our chairs from the tabl£ 1
! and lighted cigars.
"Demetrius." said Gerard, "is not a
| coward."
1 merely bowed, having resolved, for
the future, to curb my tongue.
"lie proposes." Gerard spoke slowly,
watching me narrowly between half
closed eyes—"he proposes to take en
tire charge of—of this madman. You—"
lie rolled up carefully t.he loosened
: wrapper of his cigar, and I, chafing at
the delay, forgot ray good resolutions
and blurted out:
"What disposition does he make of
me?"
"Pshaw!" said Gerard, frowning;
"what a hot-head it is! I"—he empha
sized the pronoun ('twas an effective
trick of his) —"I, my lad. have pleasant
cr work for you. I shall send my family
to Europe at once in yourcharge. Mrs.
Gerard needs complete change: the boy
niust see something of the world: and
Nancy, of course, will be counted*in.
What do you think of luy plan?"
"Your plan," I said, dryly, "takes me
by surprise."
Surprise—the word but feebly ex
presses the condition of my feelings.
Had Demetrius dared to make this sug
gestion. in the teeth of what had oc
curred in tlie cave? And if so, in the
name of the Sphinx, to what purpose,
knowing, as he must know, that 1
should refuse to become a party to his
Infamous scheme? Was master in col
lusion with man? No. 1 couldn't be
lieve that. What then? The scoundrel
was a consummate judge of character,
end he had had abundant opportunity
to study the idiosyncrasies of Hugw
Livingston. He probably counted upon
my promise of secrecy, and by Jupi
ter! tlietruth flashed upon me —counted
further upon my opposition, and my
subsequent dismissal from the service
of Gerard. I would try and bulk liim.
"If Demetrius," said I, lightly, "is
in the house, I should like to talk this
over with him."
"Demetrius returned at once to
Mark."
"How far is it to the island?" 1 asked.
"Not more than two miles."
I rose to my feet.
Gerard, I must see Demetrius to
night. Within two hours you shall have
your answer."
He nodded and puffed at his cigar.
"As you please," he said, indifferently.
The immortal Lincoln said that you
could fool a part of the people all the
time, and ull the people part of the
time, but that no man could fool all
the people all the time.
In considering the relations which
existed between Mark Gerard and the
Greek, this piece of wisdom bubbled up
out of my memory and lent an agree
able effervescenoe to my reflections.
Gerard was a brilliant man in his way,
but I had come to the conclusion that
Di metrius was the stronger, mentally,
of the two, and exercised a potent in
fluence upon his master. I still clung
to my theory in regard to the Greek's
cowardice; otherwise. I should hardly
have trusted myself alone with him.
He had no intention, I was convinced,
of meeting or nursing Burlington. He
vns fooling Gerard. He should not, 1
decided, fool Hugo Livingston.
The night was perfect, an idyllic
night for lovers. The inoon lolled lazily
in the sapphire heavens. The air was
soft and odorous, languid with the per
fume of a million flowers. And the
voice of spring whispered her old, old
story.
"Where are you going?"
It was Nancy. She flitted towards
me, a slender. Naiad-like figure, il
lumined by the silvery beams.
"Who would not wish to be abroad
fetich a night as this, Miss Nancy? I'm
oil' for a walk."
"I'll go with you," she replied. "Mam
ma Is asleep, and my father" her voice
hardened "doesn't want me."
I hesitated.
"If you don't want nie, too —"
My scruples fled.
"I'm going to the island. Miss Nancy.
Perhaps you would like to see Mark."
She made no reply, and we started,
side by side, not u yard between us. In
silence we paced down the patlitotho
sea and descended the steps which led
to the sands. I forgot Demetrius, for
got. everything save the one intoxicat
ing fact that. I was walking alone, be
neath the stars, with the woman I
[loved. But what I forgot Nancy bore in
mind.
"Mr. Livingston," she said, ill confi
dential tones, "I have watched for this
opportunity. 1 want to ask you what.
I have not t he heart, to ask mamma, and
.what I won't ask my father."
"1» it something I can answer?"
"I think so."
"Is it something 1 ought to answer.
Miss Nancy?"
"If you have, my welfare at heart,"
ihe whispered, softly, "you will tell
me the truth all the truth aliout this
mysterious affair. Hitherto, Mr. Liv
ingston, I've taken persons and things
as I found them. MlTcets have Inter*
i 'itcd inc rather than causes. There Is
fitther, f<v instance, who has lived ll pitrt
from u>» all these, years. I accepted
that without inquiry, l>ut now it MCIIIH
odd. Where was file necessity? The
reason, the eause, must be a I rong one.
Then, again, there is tliii. load social!' t.
What, is lnt doing at large? Vnd what
! i the nature of his grudge against us?
1 don't, ask these que t,ion:# out of idle
curiosity."
"The i' questions. Miss Nancy, lean
not. answer."
"You cannot? or you will not?"
She spoke impatiently. I hesitated.
W hat should 1 say ?
"Pmold enough to know I lie- c Kccrets,
if secret they lie, and strong enough
to share inv mother's tmrdens. Poor
dear mamma! how old she looked to
night!"
••You can lighten your mother's bur
dens very materially by not at tempting
to shoulder them."
\\ e paced on toget her, but Nancy hml
moved farther from me, as if repelled
I y my dren t ion. When lie spoke, her
' voice had lost its warmth.
"I shall not Isdhcr you again," wild
she.
The fiend tempted me to reply.
"My own secrets. Mis • Nancy, I would
share with you willingly. Oneoffhem
you surprised this morning."
' I could not jsissibly have selected a.
less opportune time for such a bald
tafeiileiit. Truly, when love enters
men's hearts their wits often leave
1 ' their heads,
Nancy, with a vv niuan's consideration,
pointed out a loophole of escape.
"Mr. Livingston, Is t he tide com lug Itl
1 or going out?"
ISut my blood was up, ami the fever of
! | spring in my veins.
"Hang the tide!" I replied. "ThotJde |
of my life hi setting towards you so
1 strongly that I em utem it no longer,
j Nancy, sweet Nancy, I love you!"
A tremulous sigh escaped her lips,
"I love you!" I repeated, with a lover's
foolish iteration. "I love you!"
[TO BE CONTtXt-BD.)
IMPRESSIONS OF CHILDHOOD.
Once Formed They l.aat Throo*h
Life.
Many persons of middle age recall
events, oftentimes the most trivial,
which oceured during the period of
childhood with greater readiness than
those of a few months or years pre
j vions.
Impressions made upon the mind of
a child are often indelible, therefore
the utmost care should be exercised by
those who have them in charge as to
the conversation to which they are al
lowed to listen and the events in which
they participate.
A middle-aged woman recently vis
ited a Vermont town where she had in
childhood been a pupil at an academy
which flourished in those days, but
which ceased to exist some years since,
the old building where its sessions were
held being removed.
The outlook from the windows of
one end of the school building had been
upon an ancient cemetery, and during
30 years of absence the visitor had re
tained as the strongest impression of
her school life in the town the ap
pearance of an old slate headstone with
the grewsome decoration characteristic
of the olden lime and an inscription
setting forth the virtues of one "Mrs.
Experience, relict of Abraham Slater,"
which always met her eyes as she stood
in class beside a window of the school
house. and which seemed a part of the
lessons recited there.
During an absence of 30 years a
reminder of the school invariably
brought a reeolleetion of the head
stone, and during the recent visit she
found it still there in all its hideous
tipss, all that remained of the old school
life.
Thus impressions are often made up
on the mind of a child by things which
have no connection with his real life,
but which stand out in bold relief
against the background of memory
with the same startling directness
noted by the amateur photographer
when lie finds upon the developed plate
an object he had not intended to pene
trate.
Like a sensitized plate, recording the
slightest impression, good or evil, joy
ous or the reverse, is the limin of a
child. Many strong
through life may be traced to some in
fluenve received in childhood, some
word spoken, carelessly, perhaps, by a
mature person in whose judgment the
child had implicit confidence.
Therefore the greatest care should
be exercised that the child brain should
be subjected only to cheerful, health
ful impressions. Everything morbid
or sensational should be strictly ■with
held, and discussion upon subjects be
yond the comprehension of the imma
ture mentality should not be indulged
in when the children are present.
Like the unfolding of a beautiful
flower is the mental development of u
child, and, liKe the blossom, it attains
perfection only when all the conditions
are favorable. That blight or imper
fection of any sort shall not mar its
complete fulfillment should be the con
stant care of parents and guardians
"Eternal vigilance" should be the rule,
that the entrance trpon the broader life
of manhood or womanhood may not
be handicapped by impressions and
prejudices absorbed during the forma
tive period, and which it is impiwslble
to erase from the memory. Hoston
Budget.
SNEAK OATHS.
Pet I'lirnttcx \\ lileli Are Apt to lie
llnrmfiil.
The natural tendency to exclaim at
whatever surprises, annoys or pleiute*
grows into an unfortunate habit, which
thoughtlessness does not excuse.
Some people who would be shocked
at an oath, constantly use the words
"Me.rcy," "Goodnews gracious," and
even such expressions as "O heavens!"
"The Lord knows" and many others.
This shows something more than a
lack of culture and refinement.
They arc often uttered carelessly,
but sometimes with a rebellious wish
to be just a little wicked, and make
its near an approach to an oath us the
reckless individual dare venturer
It is sometimes difficult to correst
careless speech, but success In life more
often depends on knowing just what
not to say than what, to say.
More often than we. think, some fool
ish little remark costs us the respect
and esteem of some one whose friend
ship We VII 1 lie.
Habits "o n trol u«, and If we Indulge
ourselves in the impulse to exclaim
over every trifling occurrence in our
homes, the word* will glide from our
lips unawares, and leave an Impres
sion on other minds not ejisil.v erased.
I'erhnpM you have never thought your
pet phrase* and expressions either
wrong or harmful, but you must ad
mit that they mi' useless. If love, ad
miration and respect are worth win
ning, ruard well the door of your lip*.
Ever\ where.
Nft•■<*«* for f
IMnn* oih* tranpoonful of butter la n
h/i i!«*«*j n, and when It i* ioe!tf*<l, but
not brown, rub Into it one tableapoonful
of Hour. Win n smooth add one cupful
of boiling water. Htlr constantly for
teu minutes, thenstir in one tablespoon
fill of butter, salt and pepper to taste
and the Juice of half a lemon If liked. —
Itontofi c ilobc.
I1nl««*«l I'ti il <ll tin.
I'tire, eore and slice apples thin. Hut
ter a pudding dish and till it with ii 1 -
ternate layers of apples and sugar, well
spiced. When the dish Is full mid bits
of butter and a little water, cover with
crust and balie in a rather (|ulck oven
until the apple* nrti done. -Lelmira
Hours.
Plum for
To each pound of damson plums add
half a cupful of sugar, half an ounce
each of cinnamon, mace and cloves.
Tie the spices In a bag. Remove the
stones from the plum* and boil until
It becomes thick like jam N. Y.
Ledger,
Ah A|i|ir*|irl«t« I'uMr.
Drusilla Do you play "Home, Kweet
Home" on the piano when It is time
for < liarlie I'eterbee to way good night?
Dorothy No; I have to play "111 tho
Morning, by the Hright bijfht." Mrook-
Ivn Eagle.
A I \\ m > 111 l.e«rvi.
I)ingle V There are just. 8,000 piihli
cationi in tlw t lilted States.
ilastlngN Keen sludging statistics,
eh?
Iflngley- No; sending u poem
mound. N. V, World.
A SI rn Ir n IMI.
She liny me a dozen pairs of kid
gloves.
lie Never tho Idea of covering up
those beautiful little hands with their
taper fingers. Tammany Times,
% Wroim IMniin.iiilii
Wife The grip has settled In my
Jaws, I believe.
110 band That's Impossible; it only
| attacks one in weak places. —I'p-to-
I
PROHIBITIONIST'S NEAT TRICK.
linn ii >llaml»lppl Schoalmailtr Df
fru iril the I'nrmlri of Rrlurn.
Superintendent Greenwood, of the
i city school*. t«Hls a good story on a
friend of his. Prof. Morrison, in Missis
sippi. whom lie visited last winter. '
j Down iu that state there are many ne
• groes. and the colored vote is a material j
j factor in politic*. It is a constant strug
gle betweeu the different political par
| ties to control this vote und many pe- \
culiar means are resorted to. The |
| story related by Mr. Greenwood is a fair |
; example of the way the negro is worked ;
on election day by his white friends ;
down in Dixie.
"In the little town where Prof. Mor- •
rison liies and where he is superin- !
tendent of the city schools," said Prof, i
Greenwood, "the people were called j
upon to vote on the question of local
j option a short time ago. Mr. Morrison,
occupying the ]>ositlon that he did, and
i being a man of gentle habits and a
j good church member, naturally was
! chosen to leadi the prohibition faction
and during the campaign he waged a
bitter fight against the saloons. Every
thing seemed favorable for a grand pro
hibition victory until a day or two be
fore the election, when the negroes
came in from the plantations and began
•tanking up* on the free whisky sup
plied them by the enemies of reform.
Morrison realized that the power to
turn the election lay in the colored vote
and he at once set to work to head off
his opponents, and the facts show that
the shrewd little schoolmaster was
equal to the emergency.
"The night before the election, after
the saloon men had exhausted their ef
forts and had gone to their homes with
the confidence that victory would be
theirs on the morrow, the professor
went to work among the darkies. He
told them that he had a piece of new
ground he wanted cleared up, and that
he would give each of them $2 a day
and board as long as the work would
last, the time it. would take to do the
work depending altogether on the
number of men that he could get.
Every negro in town promised to
bring an ax and be at the appointed
place at daylight. The next morning a
dozen wagons were in waiting to trans
port the men down in the river bottoms,
where the timber was to be cut. Two
trips were made before all of them were
gotten out of town, but when the sa
loon men came down the next morning
there were not a dozen negroes to be
seen. They were mystified aud did not
learn of the trick that had been played
on them until it was too late and pro
hibition carried the day.
"A big dinner was prepared for the
darkies out in the woods when the noon
hour came aud they were made happy
at sundown by being given two bright
silver dollars each and told that the
ji>b was finished. This was considered a
shrewd piece of work on the part of Mr.
Morrison, and he has sir.ee become a
considerable |>ower in Mississippi poli
tics. —Kansas City Journal.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Nome I.lttle Things Which the Hasse
«lfr Should Know.
If iciug runs off'a cake and will not
stick Hour should be sifted oier the
cake aud then wiped off with a soft
cloth before applying the icing.
It is well to know that if salt Ash is
wanted quickly the fish is freshened
much sooner If soaked in tnilk, milk
that is turned lielng as good for the
purpose as fresh milk.
A pretty stand for bric-a-brac is oc
tagonal in .shape and has an inch-high
rail of mahogany about Its edge. The
top is covered with old damask plainly
put on, and soft tints of rose and blue.
Small, quaintly-shaped gilt baskets
filled with sweet peas and with the
handles of the baskets decorated willi
dainty bows of ribbon matching the
blossoms in color were the favors at a
recent dinner.
To cut parsley for seasoning bunch
the stalks together in the hand and
double the tops over until the whole
is bent in half, holding it down against
o table. Then chop vigorously, and It
•will be ns thoroughly shredded as re
quired.
I>resser set« made of thin white
Swiss with a deep hem and lac© edging
are just as showy when placed over a
lining of crepe tlasue paper as If one
went to the trouble of using silesia or
silk. Even the pin cushion in made
with the cover of paper with the Swiss
over. The effect is excellent and when
soiled or torn Is easily replaced.
If the tea steeper contains any cold
tea and soaked leaves, no matter how
■small an amount, do not throw the mlx
■ture nwny, but pour It every few days
dnto the cut glass water bottles. Shake
the bottles well and then thoroughly
rllife them In clear water. Treated In
this manner, the Inside of the bottles
will remain bright and dear.
A useful article to hang on the dress
ing table Is a large bow of satin rib
bon, fastened to a white bone ring.
From one end of the bow a tiny pair of
scissors are suspended. A loop holds
II pretty thimble. Needles of all sizes
lire run In another loop, wMIe strands
of various colored silks and thread*
nre fastened to the string. It Is very
convenient In taking thef needed stitch
which saves nine.
In Norway, where superb coffee is
made, a I>lt of butter Is added to the
brans while they are roasting In the
covered shovel used there for that pur
pose. In France a pleee of butter the
size of n walnut is put with three
pounds of coffee brans, und also a des
sert fepooufiil of powdered sugar. Tide
brings out both flaior anil scent, and,
moreover, (fives the flight caramel tnste
which will be remembered ns a pleas
ing part of French coffee.— Rt. Louis
H ("public.
Hear Friends.
Maud lie told me that I was the
handsomest women he had ever met.
Marie Why, that Is exactly what l>e
told me.
"Let me see, darling. Were you not
Introduced to hlin first ?"—Harlem Life,
A l.sslln* les|»resales.I es|»resales.
"I think there are> other way* of <W
reeling children Uuui by whipping
them," observed Hobby'* mother, sweet
ly, to her guest.
"Yes'nil You kin pi noli ther legs till
they holler, ciui't you?" put la Hobby,
from his sup|K*edly sllontcorner. —Chi
cago ltecord,
As Ideal NervSSt.
"Who do you wish to see, monsieur?"
"Huron de Veauininet."
"What do you want of him?"
"I have a bill that I—"
"He Is out of town."
" wish to p*y."
"He will return in a lulnut*. Come
In, sir." L'lllustre do Pocho.
Whes *l*sa «o W"SI.
"A fort un* teller told me to marry e
man who liud n steady {fase."
"Well?"
"Ho I married John; but I've found out
since that, his (raze is the only steady
thing about him." Chicago Hecord.
■•robshlr.
The Hutler Hand lievery night at
the hour of midnight the ghost appears
und groans and wrings It* hands.
American Tun riat Ah! Must have I
died (u tlio cucumber season.- t'iaclifi
N0.41
THE PEARL OF AFRICA,
Flight of Mtrugt tros Hl* KIS|»
don of t gasts.
The brief announcement wa» recently
made that Mwangu, the king of Uganda,
had fled from hi* capital and enrreti
tle red himself to the authorities of
German East Africa. No further de-"
tails were given, but the bare fact was
full of interest. For that scapegrace
king is one of the beat-known charac
ters in all the Diark Continent, and
Uganda, the "Pearl of Aifrica," la a
country upon which the attention of
the world has been much centered. It
is a region of geographical interest and
of great political importance, and it
has been the scene of some of the
most romantic adventures and most
earnest missionary efforts in all the
Dark Continent. The full story of
Mwunga's abdication and flight and the
subsequent development of affairs will,
therefore, be awaited with peculiar
eagerness in America, as weU aa in the
three countries which have for year*
been contending for the possession of
that equatorial kingdom.
The immediate predecessor of
Mwanga was Mtesa, who will be re
membered as a "gentle savage,** who
was most hospitable to 'the explorer
Stanley and under whose benign away
Uganda was first bromgbt to the at
tention of the civilized world. There
was once hope that Mwanga would fol
low in his footsteps, but It has never
"been approximated in realisation. He
ha®, on the contrary, proved to be one
of the worst specimens of African bar
barism.
In religion he has been pagan, Roman
Catholic and Protestant by turns, with
Interludes of unique deviltry. He was
the murderer of Bishop Hannlngton
and the fomenter of strife between the
.French Roman Catholic and British
Protestant missionaries. He has played
fast and loose with Great Britain, with
France and with Germany, and indeed
has shown himself consistent only in
weakness, cowardice, treachery and
cruelty, tfganda la well rid oi him,
hnd if the Germans will keep him from
ever returning they will promote the
cause of civilization and justice.
Uganda is now recognized as a part
of the British empire. It will, however,
still have a king of ita own. The Brit
ish will put Mwanga's son upon the
throne, with a council of regency. Thus
a stable government will be assured
and the work of civilization will go on.
For Uganda is really becoming a civ
ilized country. Its people are indolent
and unambitious, but they are docile
and Intelligent, and take readily to civ
ilized ways. Agriculture and manufac
tures have made much progress among
them. The gospel of good road* has
been preached and bicycles are not
unknown. Huts are being abandoned
for houses. European furniture and
clothing are used, and there is talk of
b trolley line. When the steam rail
road from the coast is finished, a* it
soon will be, there will be n*>re rapid
progress, aud the "Pearl of Africa" will
doubtless become the seat of genuine
aud by no means rudimentary civiliza
tion, to which end Mwanga, by his
timely departure, has materially con
tributed.—N. Y. Tribune.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S WEALTH.
British Holer Not Near I* Rich sa
Popularly Nappase*.
Some of our trans-Atlantic visitors
ore firmly convinced that the queen is
the possessor of enonmcS* wealth. Even
in our own mklßt there Is a general be
lief that her majesty Is very rich—not
ranking in fortune, perhaps, with a
Jiothschlld or a duke of Westminster or
an Aat or, but at all events rivaling a
Jay Gould of a Belt, and magnates of the
second degree. The queen was rather
conspicuously poor for a princess, and
people have spoken pitifully of her nar
row lot in- her early days. Her majesty'*
civil list is far from being exceptionally
great, and, indeed. It Is so parceled out
that she has but small control of iL
The sovereigns of Austria-Hungary, of
Italy, of Prussia, of Russia and even of
Spain have larger Incomes from the pub
lic treasury than she. The greater jMWt
of her nominal income from the state i*
appropriated to her household expense*.
Moreover, she has been unfortunate in
not coming of a rich family, so that her
estates might be built up by Inheritance,
as Is the case with continental mon
archs, aud she has had many poor rela
tions to provide for. It is said that the
prince consort left an estate of £ 750,000,
in which the queen shared largely, and
the Saxe-CobuTg family is far from be
ing in need. But In 1885 her majesty's
private secretary, Sir Henry Ponsonby,
who oi>ght to be a good authority, said
of the queen's private affairs: "Sbehas
Invested no money in ground rents, nor
does she possess a million to Invest."
Yet the queen enjoys a large Income
from the duchy of Lancaster; also for
the 18 years of his minority she had tho
custody of the prince of Wales' Corn
wall estates. Hhe owns 37,372 acres of
fairly productive lands In Greatßrltaln
und possesses considerable property In
Germany. Hut all these 'known facts
will not provide for the enormous es
tate with which she Is credited. The
probnlbitltlea are that her majesty's
wealth lias been exaggerated, but what
It Is will never l»e known, as the queen's
last testament will never be probated.
—London Mail.
Qnwr Klad of s Fish.
According to report* from Boston a
very queer fish was recently captured
by n Cape ("yd schooner. The monster
- for its w eight Is 1,000 pounds -is pop
ularly known us the elephant flsh. "It
has ears like the African elephant arid
an eye ns big as n cow's, ** say* the dis
patch. Its general shape is like that
of n fliitflsli, und it lias large fins and a
small, round moifth. The skin Is light
moss color and its length from nose
to tall is six feet. The creature is 18
inches thick.—Chicago Tribune.
Ills Reward.
Visitor—Does mamma give you any
thing for being a goodfeoyT
fPomtny—No, she gives It to me when
I ain't.—.Boston Travtler.
SPBAKINU FROM HIMCMMC*.
"Mv dear, a woman wot talks a* much
as slie does Is bound to lell lies. I
knows it myself."- l'lck-Me-Up.
n roles.
Though It Is hard to break a habit,
Ths reverse Is rarely true.
For H habit has no trouble
When It comes to brrakln* you.
-Chicago Journal.