VOL.* xxxiv MRS. J. E ZIMMERMAN. Fall And Winter Announcement OF High=Class Novelty Silks, Dress, Goods And Millinery. A positively peerless collection of high-class stufls. coufined exclusively to us. The first choice of the world's foremost weave* hurried through the Custom lipase uoder old tariff duties, v e c»D offer vou values at prices untouchable by any competition, as our orders were all placed with importers three months ago. SILKS. DRESS GOODS. 25c —Beautiful Changeable Silks, all 25c All-Wool Novelty; value 40c. colors; real value 40c. 25c All-Wool Surges; value 40c. 50c —Extra value in Changeable Sillcs 25c All-Wool 36-inch Ladies* Cloth; sold 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 ni 1 c t\ „ 1 sortment of All-wool Plain Cloths, 75c—Black Satin Duchess, sold every ' , . serges, Henriettas and Novelty DreSa where for fr.oo. , , . ... ~ Goods ever shown in Butler; quality sold UAI/FTC elsewhere at 75c. Remember these JAI/Ktld. styles are exclusively our own; cannot be seen elsewhere at 75c, *1 to #3, in The Rothschild Wraps for 1597 are plain and fancy weaves. Wc- are show here in all their superb quality, style ing as fine and exclusive l.ne of pat and finish; the perfect fit of these Gar- terns as can be found in the large?', ce ments is well known to our trade. Note stores. The prices on these fine import the low prices. At {2.98, good quality ed Dress goods 25 per cent less than city Ladies Beaver Cloth Jacket. prices. 15.00, ail extra quality of Boucle and Mil I INFRY Kersey Jackets, style and figure guaran- IfllLLll L. • * All the new effects in Hats, Feathers, |7 50 to sls 00—we are showing a line Birds, Ribbons and Flowers. New that cannot lie matchec' in the city. shapes, new combinations. This wll be _ , . . j. a ereai Ostrich season. Our Ostrich Cloth Capes and $2 50 to fis 00. 8 . , Goods were all bought prior to the ad ss 00 —Boucle Cape, lined through- vance Velvets also. Come and visit i out, trimmed 'n Thibet down, front our Millinery Department; it will p»y round collar; also, came style in Plush jou. Values always the best. Prices Capes; real value ol these capes, 50 always the lowest. Wu .shall not enumerate the many classes of goods we keep. Come to our store, vi?k tverv department, ask to see OU'* Winter Urdrrrwtar. Hosiery. Blankets, F.aaneU, Yaraa. .fee , Ic will cost you nothing —to buj in your choice. All go-ids a*, their I j voJi prices, And Everything a Bargain. Mrs. J E Zimmerman T. H. BURTON. * T. H. BURTON. #STYLE.| Style is Everything Now-a-days And we are glad that it appertains to every article in our stock, for correctness and elegance are sure concomitants to artistic development. It Costs You DO More to be in Harmony With The Best Expressed Styles of The Season, Than <0 Constitute "A BACK NUMBER," By taking anj thing and everything irresponsible dealers may offer you. This es tablishment intends always to keep up with the times and you ?re sure of that basis yoursc?f if you will trust us to serve you. T. H. BURTON, *2O SOUTH MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. J. S. YOUNG, Tailor, Hatter and Gents Furnishing Goods. Summer heat makeb the problem of looking'dressy ami keeping tool a hard one But we've solved it; and for once economy, comfort and fashion go hand in 1:1 <1 Our summer suits are finer in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more st ylifh ir 111 ban ever before, they curves and yet they're not sweat bath outfit s. The prices may surprise you. J. 8. YOUNG. Tailor.
    •*' V I' 1 not to set-iust-liit-or-miss; an artist well may 1;• \ 11" j take delight in seeing a nest fitting coat. H j A PY- —~ Good material, good workmanship and good y | ■■ /\\ ■ - ts are le P r "°' have made our tailor \ ' I\\V*l 1 j ing a success. We guarantee this and ask | j Jj j T==f you to look at our patterns. Our prices are j1 1 j A \f cnt own to the lowest notch. jm |\ f'A l 6. F- keck, C. F. T. RAPE & BRO, JEWELER S. WE SAVE YOU 25 PER CENT ON:— DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS SILVERWARE, SILVER NOVELTIES. ETC Our stock is complete in every detail Our stock of Diamonds is the largest in Butler Count} - , and as we buy direct from the im porters you can save the Jobbers profit by buying from us. We buy all our diamonds loose anil mount them to suit you, therefore you get just what you pay for. All our diamonds are guaranteed to be just as we say they arc or money refunded. We give our special at tention to repr iring of fine watches and jewelry; sVe take old gold and silver the same as money, paying the highest market'prices. 122 South Main St., Butler Pa. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. ISUte Library wiliouSn&DS • Ic *u. :by t nrj lion aii'l pennitj# to frnnfut an«l putr;i> ui | the sumach. I'h. .i i! \ «iiz. .u-he, j flsl • or jx.i ' I'ills stimulate tli stiuniicli. ; ,i:■ ,r . 1 i> < ■ 1.- Sration. etc. rents, gokl by all dm«wts. jTU Uy i-.lt ' 1- • i'.U Sarsajw».'.;' Tlioiisamls arc Trvins It. 11l order to prove tlio great merit of Ely's Cream Balm, thf most effective cur.i i for Catarrh and Cold in Head, v.e have pre i parsd a generous trial size for 10 cents, j Get it of your druggist or send I<> ents to ELY BUOS., r i6 Warren St., N. Y. City. I suffered from catarrli of the wor-t kind ever since a boy. and 1 ne\er ■ l l ** -■ cure, but Ely's Cream Balm tee;. •1 do j even that. Many acquaintance; La-• i it with excellent results.- "'scar Ostr.iai, 43 Warren Ave., Chicago, 111. Ely'a Cream Balm is the acknowledged I cur-' f >r catarrh and contains 110 co »iiie, mercury nor any injurious drug. l'r.. e, 60 cents. At druggists or 1 y mvil. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. I*., Bcssciner «V L. E. Traius leave Butler. Butler time) sit 9:40 A. M. and ■'> P. M., trains arrive at , <1 ;•).■> A. M and '' P. M. | >I'J I'SHL KG OV WI\S'I RI\N j ■- Railway ScheduU* ol Pas- 1 l sender Trains in effect May i 6, 1897. iiuTLER TIME. r.irvrt. A • 11*. A'V'»ninvrft«ti«»xi. ... ' -• • a.m AlleKli. nv "Hyn " h | j " j = " i 'a.-tU* A«o.H»ni-!ati"!i i I'.v ' «• Akrol. Mail HI; AM 7 1' M All Hxpn-vi 4o P.M 4 A 1 lejs 1 »«• 11 y A. kc tlutM* •-otiut'ciioii at Fo\hiirj? I»r s iiit.- «»n ValJ. v Ity. For ti k« N tw all in the wwt, north ui-Kt «»t S4iuthw«*rit ap|i]v to A. B. < KorCII, A . lit. It. B. UKVXOI.DS, Snp't, Butler. l»a. Foxhurg, l'rt. « W BASSETT, A. (J. I*. 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' 12 s: 4 «f. 71m | Buffer Jam tinn. .1 hw 7 4«. * 1J -*. » 1«» 7 «•»» Saxi'tiluirir * lo l<» V» U «'• 4 7 J4 BITKKIt arriv. k |i» :s T 17 o . 7 m. \ M \.y\. P. M P. M. P M SI NBA V THAI Ns 1.. ; ,v. All.-I»» i.v « itv l.i ftut- I. ratal |winci|«l infirm Ibt- njati n- at 7:iT, a.m. ami | UMi p 111. WKKK l»\i> F«»K TIIK KAST. WKIK l»\^s. • P. M A. M.I P. M. P M. a. «. Alv BITI.H: ar . ... I 17 2Ji 7 nar Buifer .lum ti.ui Iv . |j :;»» 7 4«. h Bull. 1 ».imti..ii. .ar M "41 12 1* 7 I'Vhi Fn-vport . ..U ». Ift I 1 •»» 110 " llnrriihurtf u .... J* 10 4■ f. -£\ • Phila.lrli hi • 11 [ P. Bl.iP. >1 A M P. M. tu. Sumlav. train feuvn Buffer 7-V ... n. ni— i «..! llHtrlHliiir..'. Alt."Mia ami Phil,. Iphln ThruuKh trainaftir the «a-i l«nve PilUlmiir (ITnion Station), u* IUIIOWH Mlantic «Wly. , %.» ; IVnu«>lv»nia Liniltwl • 71a" !h»y Main Mm* Kxpre*s -M - | P'.ilal. lphla Fxpr.--, 4 rv. > Emu . :\ i - ; - J Fart l.im\ M Kin - Phila.i .. Hafl,Srn»l • - 1 1 F. .fet-iIA.I tufoiiiiain-n, ..Mi.—Th .K. V .H, Pa .\. ..»* iiiftt! i. t, < 4»rinr Filth Av.i. no ai.l Smith ; ti. 1.l Stri-« t. Pitfehuft;. Pa. .1 B 111 h lli<'>\ .f R. Woo|», (jifiicral Manager n'l P-v . »«i , 3 The Place to buy GAS COOK ING AND HEATINGSTOVKS, GAS BURNERS AND FIX TURES, HOSE, BATH TLBS, K.NAM EL AND IMPROVE WFLSHBACK GASI mm* , W. H.flMSli.'ulli 107 Erst | offer son St. Bhh KEEPfcR S SUPPLIES" ~ SUCH AS llivrs. SDioki'r>. Urooil Kramcs, >«vtlonx. Sri'tlon Boxes, Hnxwl anil >urplu.i t'oumlii tlons. TIIO iM'st ;tl Iht- lowest |>«»sslblo prices. James B. Murphy. Mi-rcor St., West End, But I Pu. Near Kamterer»'>i : oer/ K^re Practical Horse Shoer WILL ROBINSON. Foimcrly Horse Sliocr at tlie Wick House lias opened busi ness in a shop in the rear of the Arlington Hotel, where he will do Horse-Shoeing in the most approved style. TRACK AND ROAD HORSES A SPECIALTY. . —j—— , j Advr j i the CIT'/en j BETLKR PA., THI HSDAV, NUVEMBKR 1, 1.-.: >7 1 -'j' - r; ' . V ' ' TIC RACE ADntSLLY VAdILLL* ""11 x ll'.l ' v [Copyright, 1896. J. B. Lippincott Co.J CHAITER VIII. The brain, if .sound, perform-- its func tions more quickly in moments of dan ger than at 3113* 1 - ! ier time, dlscardiu.tr consideration of side issues, and ol>eying blindly the instinct of self preservation. It flashed ncrass me instantly that 1 was in deadly peril at the .and? ' 'he I mn;i whom I had accused of cowardice —Demetrius. ll f- alor.fr had acce-s to the house; he alone could quit t Sultan, the bloodhound; he alone had good rea son to fear not only Burlington, but Hugo Livingston. Mark Gerard, I could no loncer doubt, was the victim of a deep-laid plot a plot which already id w recked 1 hrec lives, and which was destined. | erh::ps, to destroy my own. ■ft! » 1 • mred ui'h hellish am ' bition, had slain poor Perkins, he was ! capable of repeating the tragedy of Ked I Gulch here, in this bedroom. Obvious j Iv his plan was to kill lioth Burlington ar.d me, and in such a manner that it would be supposed we had killed each other. This conviction asserted it.self as I awaited in breathless silence the attack of the Greek. I liad dropped upon one knee between the door and the bed. and in my right hand was the small pistol which I always carried on my person. But. a pistol is the least effi cient weapon in such a fight as this. What would I have piven for a double barreled shotgun, a good sabre or a knife! If I fired in the dark, the flash of "the powder would prove a death war rant; the same grim logic applied to the striking of a match. I was satisfied that such a master scoundrel as De metrius had laid his plans with extraor dinary sagacity. lie was taking des perate chances, but- the crisis justified them. These rooms were cut off from the rest of the house, and nothing short of a pistol shot would arouse Gerard and the servants. Demetrius must have counted upon the moon as an ally. From the darkness of Mark's room he might have approached me unseen and 1 unheard, and then—a bold thrust of a knife would rid him of the man who had dared to unmask biwvillainy. Itut the fickle moon bad played him false. I lie probably, like me as • c,v upon I the defensive. Who would move first? I finally decided to » the Initiative, I for the suspense was intolerable. I Demetrius. T reflected, was siiff in the I joints, his muscles less supple than i mine, his sense of hearing less acute. | Youth was on my side, experience 011 i his. The two players in the game were J at least fairly matched. Had it not been for Burlington, T could 1 1 have easily escaped by the window and ! alarmed the household; but I dared not i leave my jiaticnt. Tlis somewhat ster ' torougc. partly ;o pave tl c way for his own advancement. Every thing else follows in natural -< qnence. He alone knew that Perkins, not you, . would be left that f >1 night; he was in possession of your cipher; be took - advantage of your love for Mrs. llur lincrton to render you a gen ice which be thought half your fortune would scarcely repay; lie. with devilish clever ness, played upon the feelings of .1 nerv ous woman and hounded her to yonr ni ins; he made capital out of yonr shat tered nerves; he —" "Enough," said Gerard, hoarsely; "I am satisfied. My God! how cruelly that fiend has used me! And —" his voice failed—"and my little Mark is in his bloody hands! Come! not a second is to be lost." He flung his clothes upon his lanky person, and sputtered out his fears. Demetrius, he felt assured, would hast en to the island, hold Mark as a host-age. and make what terms he pleased. 1 saw tlie force of this reasoning. As he said, not a moment was to be wasted. "Mr. Gerard," said I, "you must stay hpire. Let me act for you. I shall take .Tap with me, and you can rely upon my mother-wit to rescue Mark and bring Demetrius to the gallows. You are i not—" "Hugo," he rejoined, impressively, "you think I am a coward, not fit for such a desperate adventure as this w ill prove. My lad, fate plays queer tricks | with us. That night at lied Gulch ' paralyzed my nerves. This night's work ' has undone the. mischief. I'm ready. ! bv Jupiter, to encounter that monstir single-handed. And, Hugo. 1 mistrust i that hot head of yours. My child's life ! is at stake. Demetrius is desperate. It it. comes to choosing between Mark's ' life ar.d the capture* of the Greek, how could I hesitate? You might precipitate j more bloodshed. God knows there has ; ! been enough. Come." A few minutes later we w ere on our ! { way, Gerard walking with feverish I j strides ahead. The nurse was left with i I Burlington. "Je-roosalem!" whispered Jap to me. j : "ye'll let me have one crack at the son of j j a gun, Mr. Livingston, won't ye. now ?" j "I went more than one myself, Jap. 3 j But I'll try and remember you." I had fonr'i'atrd in my own mind a j j plan which 1 dared not. sh.:re with Mark j j G -ttrd. l.eft to himself, I foresaw that I | he would sacrifice justice to his love for the IKJV —that the Greek would go scot- I I free, to enjoy his ill-gotten gains. And : | such a thought was exasperating, i Taking advantage, the r efore, of my ' patron's long strides, I dropped to the 1 rear and submitted my scheme to the worthy Jap. He was good enough to | approve it mightily, and eagerly j i proffered bis assistance. "If we don't corral the cuss, Mr. Llv- j ingston. I swear Dl-j—l*ll never be able ter kiss Danish Mary aariln—and cnj'y j it." I told him to be of good cheer and to | carry out my instructions to the letter. | Before we crossed the low sand-dunes which lay between the marshes and the I sea, Jap extinguished the lantern, and j we held a brief council of war. It was j decided to treat with the enemy under friendly cover of the fog, the whitest and largest of flags of truce. "It would be wise," said I, "to advance in open order. The but is provided with a large-ltore duck-gun, and a charge of j swan-shot might excite a panic." "I'll take the center," said Gerard, "and do the talking." "I'll take the left," said Jap. "an' do the ctissin'." "And I'll take the right," said I, "and j keep my mouth shut." The fog was now so thick that an ob- , ject a dozen yards away could not be j seen at all. "The first thing to determine is j whether the Greek i« here," observed j Gerard. "Are you ready? Then — I march!" Our commander-in-chief halted at the ' identical spot where I bad stood a few j | hours before, and I heard him sigh ! heavily as he realized that the boat was j on the wrong side of the channel. The 1 Greek had returned. "Demetrius," he yelled, thrilly, "come out." "I am here," was the instant, reply. ' I waited for no more, but ran noise- 1 lessly for some fifty yards to the right, j It was bitterly cold, but T stripped off coat, waistcoat and boots. Then, hold- ! ing my gun in my left hand. I pushed ; through the tules and entered the icy , water. The channel was deep, and. at the place I had selected, broad. A swim was inevitable When T reached the island I removed my dripping underclothes and stole for- ( ward, naked as an Indian. I feared j that the swish of wet cloth might l»e- 1 tray my approach, and, besides, the j clinging garments might impede the j free, use of my limbs. Demetrius must | be taken, if possible, alive, and I de- I ekled to leave the gun within reach and j to trust, to my muscles and a knife 1 which 1 thru«» lietwccr my : fth. What p:: -ed between master and man') while I was executing these maneuvers 1 I learned subsequently. Demetrius, as j we had expected, submitted a cut-and- 1 dried proposition, worthy, I nrnst nd- ( mit, of li -übtle brain. He denied not birr and conceded J not ..ing. but his conditions implied ad- I mission of guilt. Briefly, they were as ; I follows: Gerard and bis party were to j n ' irn to the house and stay there. He 1 and Mark would take the morning train j to the city. There, iu San Francisco, ! he would leave the boy at some hotel— ! he naturally did not specify the hotel — ! mid go his way. if —lie laid great em- 1 pha Is upon the conjunction—if any treachery were attempted, by tele- * graphic communication with the ]>o- i lice, or otherwise, he swore solemnly to kill the boy Instantly, lie would use [ his own judgment as to whenand where I | he would part»company with Mark, and | he demanded in addition a solemn : pledge from Gerard that he, Demetrius, j should be given plenary absolution for his misdeeds up to date. Gerard, knowing the nature of the j man, and trembling with apprehension for the safety of his darling, was about 1 to accede to these impudent demands as ! I crawled within earshot. "Let. me have the boy now," he ; i pleaded. Demetrius laughed. The scoundrel | could twist the famous financier around | iiis little finger, as a man twists a ring; ! i and the occupation amused him. "Mr. Gerard"—he was never more studiously polite—"Mr. Gerard, I am - not u fool. You know that, sir." j "Where is Mark?" panted the father. 1 J "Asleep. Shall I awake him?" I'ut ' ..1 i' the l out, and you ofiii g • —where you v\;i!.' "Vou speak ' • » Mr. Gerard: t crest el in me. Then is tb.it very lucky young- ma: . Mr. H u > I ■ ingsto::. When is 1.0. bj t !;-■ 'j- v" "Here, yon damned scoundrel," •» I; "here." 1 hail i :n 1 ti roat .is I spoke, anil a second ln'er caught the strangle hokl mi him hi h . ! which made Evan Lewis famous as a wrestler. He writhed anil t Jilt the hold can never be broken between men of equal stiength. Be fore a minute had passed he was aa a rag doll. I gave his wind- • p i J)C II Itft v( i ' SO iJl'' ■ - J®' i•'®''' *" less to *he ground. The lijrht v. as over. Meantime Jap ai. 1 iierard —the latter could not swim—had plunged into the dough and. the v.- -r reaching only to • their necks, bod landed safely upon the island. Gerard rushed to the hut, but Jap remained with me. Ihe tireek lay, an inert mass, at my feet. "You've had all the fun," said Jap, re proachfully. "I'ut I'd like, .sir, to tie him up good in' fast." "We have r.o loj.es," I replied. The , question of securing Demetrius had al ready perplexed I:H> - "There are ropes in the hut," -aid Jap. "I'll get 'em." "Bring n light." 1 called afrer him. "and be quick about it." 1 could hear the voices of father and son. the breathless explanations and boyish ejaculations of surprise. Mark, junior, had the warmest affection for the Greek, who, as 1 have said before, had acquired a dominating inflr?nce I I L— id §| ;fc A' f-i. f. i : fl, fil V ' /vf'i ( " The Oreek met xae. a bloody Iwife In lila baud. ' over the lad. Obviously, Demetrius had j ! counted upon capturing the goslingas veil a.s the gander. Jap soon rejoined me with lantern J and a eoil of bale-rope. "Can you truss him properly?" j "Can 1? Vou leave the cuss to me, S:T." Finally, tied hand and foot and stdl i ricous"' '.;s, we carried Demetrius to the hut and propped him i::• ou the bed. 1 hen Gtraud, satisfied that liis ciicmv was powerless, drew Jap and me aside. "I've told Mark as little as possible," ! he murmured. "I did not wish to j frighten him unnecessarily. Wiiatshall | we do with Demetrius?" The question demanded considera | tion. 1 "Jap can.go to the house and as soon i ns it's light bring the carriage. He may as well start at onee, eh?— Keep your mouth shut, Jap. .No tattling till 1 give you leave." The coachman grinned and shivered. "Bun along," said Gerard, "and bring ; dry clothing for Mr. Livingston and | me." The man untied the boat- and pushed I off. I had found a pair of overalls In the j hut, and an overcoat, belonging to De metrius. In these I felt fairly com fortable, and my teeth stopped chat tering. Xone the less it was bitterly cold; and I felt that my patron's pro testations of gratitude might be de ferred. Gerard, however, was fever ishly loquacious, and could not be si lenced. "Cold?" he exclaimed. "By heavens, 1 never v*ns .•*> pleasantly warm in my life. If you v,ant to feel cold, Hugo, get your heart frozen. My body is a small affair." "My body isn't," I returned. "We j can discuss these matters later, sir, tin less you propose to thaw out your heart with a burning dose of pneumonia." We had stood for fully ten minutes exposed to the raw fop-, anil I cut. short his chatter by moving towards the hut. i I thought, too, that 1 heard th ■ voice of I the Greek. "Gad"' said I, "Demetrius has come j to." Gerard started at. the • words, ran \ nimbly ahead and entered the hut. I heard an oath, followed by a scream I from the boy, and then —a horrid thud, i As I burst through the door the Greek ' met me, a bloody Knife in his hand, and ! a glare in his eyes, the like of which I pray that I may never see again. One | arm was still tied, and I>oth legs, but I lie lunged viciously at my heart as I : rprang at him. I turned the thrust ! with my naked left ariu—l shall carry j the sear to the grave -and countered j him full oil the point of tiie jaw. He ! feil like a stricken bullock, and, forc | ing the knife from his clenched hand, ! I hastened past him and bent over Ger | aid. He was lying on the floor, mor j tally wounded, I could guess, but con scious. "Secure him first." h" gasped. The lx>y was crying bitterly. I had ! to shake him vigorously before he an- I Bwo red my quest ion. "How did this happen?" ! "I untied him." he cobbed. "I Untied ; him. Oh, father, father! I didn't i mean to do any harm." "Never mind, my boy," said Gerard, j faintly. "I'm ready lo die now, any i way." CHAPTER IX. The details I learned later. I Demetrius, it seemed, had asked tho | boy to loosen the which Jap, with I hearty good will, hat? Knotted so tight* I 1/ as to cut the flesh.. Mark, In abso j lute ignorance oi the true nature of ; the beast, and moved to pity at the | sight of his swollen and bleediugw riste, | had consented to slacken one end. A powerful wrench had frc the Greek's ' right arm as Gerard entered the hut; I and Demetrius, faithful to his oath, had grasped a knife and turned upon ' the boy. With both feet tied, he moved slowly and with difficulty, and : Gerard had time to fling himself be | tween the miscreant ami liis victim. He saved Ilia son's life, by the sacri fice of his own, a sacrifice cheerfully, consummated. Demetrius was arraigned for the murder of his master and convicted, i The day before his execution his iron j nerves pave way, and he was baptized, I u trembling penitent, into the oommu- | j nion of the Greek chui u. Before the | ceremony, and in the. presence of the I warden of Kan Quentin, he confessed I to the murder of Ferdinand Perkins. 1 The motive was a jealous 'liitred of the ' man, who luul supplanted him, and, i cvershadovving that, the lust of gold. I | Familiar intercom c with the Croesus j ! had aroused a passion of envy. Gerard, j j dou'ific -s, had (tailzied his dollars Is - fore the voting man's eyes, aud had tra.ned hi- pupil in the constricts ai ; t:.o gr- e.-t materialism. But . i! • . •ner.-hip. hr..l 'nceng'.veo t > . Park ns. The fastening of the cj'. : .» Purling'.on. who had begun to ; -;le3 are many, Its joys are few. Vet will we not train with the doletul crew; To double each pleasure and rout each pang, Just pluck every rose and let thorn* iro liana. —Detroit Free Press. I)IYIMf. PHMOF. Ile> Are you sure you love me, sweet-| heart? | She —Yes, dearest, even in your bi cycle cloth* Chicago Keeord. A Mnrilnl \oeefi*Mj • Tho man who finds his married life From th' old too sudden a transition. Piioi.: 1 have, without a doubt, a wife Like Caeaur's—quite above suspicion. _ _ — l 'uek. Handicapped. "That man," remarked un admiring friend, "has the faculty of saying clear ly in a f'-vv words what others would require pages to express." "Too bad!" said Senator Sorghum. "He'll never get along in polities; not unless he learns to filibuster better than that."—Washington Star. An liil «• rest I ii k Speculation* "My dear," asked his wife, "what are you ihinking about?" "I vi ;i - thinking," replied the theoso. phist. shaking off his lit of dreamy ab straction, "which make of wheel I will ride the next time I appear on earth." —Puck. She W hi Homely. "There," said the teacher as she can j eluded the demonstration of a mathe , matieal problem; "do 1 make myself plain?" "Yuh don't have tub, mum," gallant ly replied little Willie. Bigg.- Judge. A llriir. Miss Uicketts —It must have been perfectly dreadful to be a witness in court. Were you cross-examined? Miss Tenspot indeed I was. He was , the cros est lawyer I ever saw.—Detroit Free Press. THE ETHER DRINKING HABIT. \ lc«» lircnn In Irrlaud und Sprrad tu Liiulniul uud (hr toDllurnl. The recent death from un overdose of ether of the celebrated Dr. I.uys hns brought once more into prouiiuence the question of etheromania. A few j ears ago" this vice was limited to Kng lai.d, but now it ha.s reached the con tinent. The ether habit, more reflned perhaps than the passion for alcohol, is beginning to make many victims We can count by hundreds now the people v\ ho take ether every day. They ) mix it with alcohol, and in that way obtain a drink that intoxicates rapidly, i The confirmed ether drinkers take it in its purity and in ordinary doses of from eight to fifteen grammes. The beginners take water before and after 'heir ether, but the hard drinkers neg- ; lect this precaution, which diminishes the burning sensation In the stomach. I There are some ether tit-inkers who take 130 grammes at a time. Drunkenness comes on rapidly, and also passes away in a comparatively short time. The first symptom is vio lent excitement with abundant saliva tion. Sometimes epileptiform convul sions are observed, and when the dose is too strong they are followed by stu ' por. Nothing in the effects has been observed which resembles delirium tre mens except in cases in which whisky and ether are blended. But if drunkenness from ether is less degrading than drunkenness from alcohol, it is far more dangerous. It | leads to insanity and death and soon i brings about marked changes in the temper and in the health of the ether omaniac. Take this portrait of the ether drinker and you will find serious motives for avoiding the drug: "The ether drunkard is quarrelsome (ind untruthful, llis condition of mind resembles that of |>eople afflicted with •■ertain nervous diseases. lie suffers from gastric troubles and nervous pros tration. He becomes the slave of his passion, like the opium smoker, and the cures of the passion are rare. It is •impossible to save a person afflicted with this malady except on the condi tion of his renouncing completely the ether habit, and this seldom happens As a rule, an etheromanioe Is never cured except by the Imposslbl'ity of (satisfying his passion. There is no ether remedy but confinement and the « 1 osest guarding at all times." T.iko the morphinomaniacs, the slaves of ether may become addicted to their vice after certain maladies. Sometimes, when a patient suffers from headache, «t handkerchief steeped In ether is put under his nose. Relief comes quickly, and he inhales the drug with delight. After a few inhalations great freshness in the face and in the respiratory or gans is felt. The dose is doubled in or tier to double the agreeable sensation, with the result that n delicious ecstacy is experienced, and gradually the habit is acquired and continues until at last an overdose results in death. The origin of this singular vice is obscure. Some say that the Trish peas ants began to drink ether In 1840. at the time when Tather Matthew was preach ing the crusade against alcohol. Oth ers accuse the doctors of having pre scribed ether too liberally. Finally the question of price has its importance, es pecially among the poorer classes, for ether produces intoxication easily and Is cheaper than alcohol. Tliunk Heaven, the ether drunkards are at present relatively rare in Paris. In London the keepers of the various Fquares and park* often find under the trees empty vials labeled "ether" that have been thrown there by the maniac? who quit tbeir hemes in order to in dulge their favorite passion at their case. At Kpsom after the races many flasks of ether are picked up among empty champagne bottles. Hut it is. in certain portions of Ire land thut the vice of ether drinking is most common. There are regular ether «lH>ps. the oldest of which was estab lished in IS4O at Draperstown. There they drink a mixture of alcohol and ether, 15 grammes of which are suffi cient to put anyone into a reverie. The railroad in the little district of Crooks town carries every year 2,000 tons of fther. and an equal qunntity at least Is brought there by other roads. Two merchants of the neighboring villages I sell every vear 4,500 pints of ether. At | Draperstown and at Crookstown the air is charged with the vapors of ether on market days, and this some odor is present constantly In the third-class »-nrr!ag's of the Derry Central railway. Everybody in that port of Ireland - drinks ether.—Courier des Etnt* T'nis. I Deformed l'iugrri In Criminals. 'The fingers of criminals," says a ; medical man who has studied them, j "are, in nine cases out of ten, in some ! way or other deformed. People wl»o are constantly being convicted of theft I are found to have long, thin fingers, a wide space separating the first and sec ! ond, and the little finger crooked. In I murderers the finders nre short and thick; the thumb is long, and the hand altogether powerful. In eases where excessive brute force has been used the little fingers cm both hands have been j found to be weak and deformed. Knotty fingers are prominent where craftiness is exhibited. Among habitual criml i lials, especially burglars, the fingers are found to be thicker at the tops than near the knuckles. Out of 5,000 crim inals recently examined, 90 per cent, were found to have deformed fingers.— London Answers. niilml Earner. Probably the oldest citizen of Amer ica engaged in daily toil for wages is j Harney .Morris, whose duty it is to keep ; path* nixl flower beds In Prospect park, | Brooklyn, free from waste paper and I rubbish. On June 10 Inst Barney eele ) brateil his one hundred and fifth birth day. lie was born in Temple Court Par ish. county Cavan, Ireland, and came to this country 75 years ago. Aside from his wrinkled skin, the only sign of his great age is the absence of teeth. His hair has V>een the same shade of iron gray for ?0 years.—Chicago Tribune, uonble Hobbery. Midnight Burglar—Fork out every farthing you've got or I'll— Jones (half awake) —Look here, Ma ria, this is coming it too strong. Didn't I give you all I had when I came home? —Judy. A Dedavtloa. Teacher —What is a rumor? I'upil—A ship. Teacher— What makes you say that? Pupil—llecause I always hear of ru mors toeing afloat. —Judy. Couldn't Help It. i He —You know Shakespeare says the apparel oft proclaims the man. She—Yes; I knew what you were the moment I saw your shirt front.— Cleveland Leader. Mrs. Moneybag—l see no objection to yo r riding a w heel except the expense. Miss Moneybag—The expense? Mrs. Moneybag —Yes. It Is so trifling. —Brooklyn Life. Hfclprorlty of Sentiment. i lie —Whenever I see an old sweet heart 1 rejoice at my escape in not mar rying her. i She No doubt she feels the same way. i —Chicago Kecoi]}. 4 N044 STEALING GOLD DUST. War* In Which ikr Tricky Miner lirai. 111. Kntployer. With the last batch of Klondike™ to arri*« eanie the news that seme tell stealing was being done by the hired miners workhig on the biggest claims. Old-timers have been looking for the r.ews before this, and the only expla nation of its nonarrival before is that there have been comparatively few hired men, most of the Klondike claims being worked by their owners. As soon as the big syndicates and organized companies which have been formed the past summer get into work ing shape and employ large numbers of men it is believed that the stealings will surpass any in the history of gold mining, and that is saying a good deal. riacer mines are the easiest for the dishonest miner to get in his fine work, and these are the only kind that have so far been operated in the Klon dike district, owing to the difficulty of transporting milling machinery to handle the quartz. Hired miners in the Klondike receive from sls to S2O per day. In some of the richest claims a man washes from SIOO to SSOO worth of dust a day. Of course the latter figure is the exception. If a man extracts a thimbleful of dust from his day's yield he adds about S2O to his pay. Your correspondent's informant said that some of the men were not content with a thimbleful, and at least one man was known to have appropriated two ounces, about $34 a day, for 80 days' running. The owner of the mine knew of the thefts, but he didn't want to dis charge the man as he was an expert In handling the pan and showed more gold each day than two other men -who worked wfthin half a dozen feet of him. But when the fellow lifted his dally rake-off to three ounces a day, the own er got hot, smashed the man in the face with a shovel and told him II he didn't leave by the next boat he would bring the matter to the attention of the pub lic administrator in Dawson City and have him sent up. There is a 20 years' penalty attached to theft of that kind and the thief was considered lucky to get off as he did. If the mine owner had wsnted to make trouble he could have killed the man and no one would have bothered him. But he happened to be an eastern man who wasn't in the killing business and whose only anxiety Is to get everything out of his claim and go home with his riches. When one looks at the history of thefts in other gold fields, even those where quartz mining was the rule and where the miners were watched under the most careful systems that could be devised, it is easy to imagine what will happen in the Klondike next sum mer when the thousands of new comers get in working shape and force the prices of labor down to bed rock. Then, it is believed, petty thieving will be the order of the day.—lowa State Register. COLDER THAN YUKON REGION. Ninety Degree* Below Zero Marked Last Year la StCerla. There Is as yet no positive record of the lowest range of the thermometer in the upper Yukon region, but it is safe to assume that this range extends year ly to the —SO-degree or —6O-degree line, with a not improbable occasional descent to a somewhat lower level. This would be approximately the low-level temperature of the true Arctic regions, and yet by no means the lowest that has ever been recorded. Thus Kane, in his Arctic service, has seen — 75 de grees, and the officers of the British polar expedition of 1876 recorded an almost equivalent temperature of —72 degrees. On the other hand, the lowest registry of Mr. Peary's thermometer was only —53 degrees. Compared with regions lySng to the further south, the winter climate of the Klondike does not differ in severity very materially from that of many parts of the more thickly inhabited portions of British America, as Manitoba or Alberta, or even from Dakota or northern and cen tral Minnesota, where almost annually the mercury freezes in Hts tube. While possibly sufficiently low to meet all the requirements of human happiness or discomfort, this f reeling cold is yet far from equaling what Is a regular occurrence in many parta of inhabited Siberia. At the governmental town of Yakutsk, which is situated a short distance without the Arctic realm, a spirit marking of —75 degrees Is no infrequent event, and even— Bo degrees is hardly sufficient to disturb the equa nimity of the inhabitants. In the win ter of 1894-95 the low record of 82 de grees was established. At Verkojansk, Just beyond the Arctic circle, the ther mometer in a single day in January, 1996, marked —9O degrees. This is the lowest natural cold that has ever been recorded, but the region it marks has long been recognized as one of the "poles of cold" of the earth. Incidental reference to cold of —BO degrees has been transmitted from the Klondike, but there can be Tittle question that this is an exaggeration of the actual sever ity of the climate, the result of careless observation or of Instruments whose rating is imperfect. Philadelphia Ledger. The Crocodile aa a Deaefaetor. The crocodile is about to appear In a new role, that of a benefactor of so ciety. A learned chemist, M. Metchnl kof, at a meeting of a scientific society recently, announced that whereas bacilli exert an influence upon toxins and oan lessen or destroy them, these latter can be converted into antitoxins only by means of certain vertebrates. Among these the crocodile stands at the head for his special office, nnd through his agency the toxin of tetanus is rapidly transformed into an antitoxin. It is nevertheless difficult to imagine of what practical value this information can be. —X. Y. Commercial Advertiser. —Florida, of all the states, has the most water within lie boundaries— 4,44o square miles. Too Dark to Sea Her. Father—l believe Charlie Huggem called to see you last night? Daughter—Yes, papa, he did. Father —It's strange you didn't have the lamp turned up so he could.— Ohio State Journal. Merely aa Optloa. "And you want to marry my daugh ter, do you?" said Mr. Stockbroker. "Well, not right away, sir," said the timid youth; "but I'd like to have to option on her." —Yonkcrs Statesman. More Like It. I'erdita—He has given her a ring, and she is a wuinan with a past, too. Penelope—Well, if he has given her a ring, ske seems to be a woman with i* preseai.—X. Y. Truth. Wot It Twl>t*<. "Your husband belongs to a promi nent secret society, I understand?** "Yes, John is head officer In one of the knights of microbeM." —Judge. Froety. She—Where is my picture? He—l have it iu my heart. She —Ah, I seel CoW storage.—Dw , crest's Magazine.