VOL* xxxiv
Boots
A a
Shoes
Coms to us ana you'll find our stock so large that you can find
what you want —All varieties of shoes for sale at lowest prices—Our ,
entire fall and winter stock is open and ready for >oui inspection— ,
Our stock was never larger than the present—Complete st c-c
Ladies' and Misses' fine Dongola, Box Calf, winter tans, Enam e.r :v
welt sole, made for winter wear.
In Men's shoes our stock often* many selections of winter tans, fnc
enamels, cordovans, box calfs and many other. Have you scu; out
genuine water-proof shoe? It is a dandy—the upper extends arouii
the welt to the edge of the sole —diis in connection with sheet lub
ber and cork bottom filling makes a complete joint that cannot ~c
secured in any other way —A shoe thus made is more a..
tight than can be made by any other process. Our stock of Men s
and Boy's heavy boots and shoes is large, and prices away down
Full stock of Boy's high cut copper toed shoes.
Large and complete stock of rubber goods of all kind—telt boots,
Felt shoes and warm lined shoes and slippers of all kinds at rock
bottom prices.
Full stock of sole leather and shoe findings—Sole leather cu<_ to
any amount you wish to purchase. High iron stands tor repairing.
Do you wear box calf shoes? We have a polish put up Tor box
calf shoes which keeps the leather soft and pliable. When 111 need
of boots and shoes
CALL AND SEE US.
JOHN BICKEL.
128 S. MAIN St. BUTLER, PA.
T. H. BURTON. * T. H. BURTON
SSTYLE.f
Style is Everything Now-a-days
And we are glad that it appertains to every article in our stock, for correctness
and elegance arc sure concomitants to artistic development
It CosU You oo More lo be la Harmony Willi The Expressed Styles of
The Season, Than to Constitute "A BACK NL'MBhtf,"
By taking anything and everything irresponsible dealers may offer you. 7hi.-= es
tablishment intends always to keej> up with the times and you pre suie of that hasts
yourse.'f if you will trust us to serve you.
T. H. BURTON,
20 SOUTH MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA-
}. S. YOUNG,
Tailor, Hatter and Gents Furnishing Goods.
Summer heat makes the problem of looking dressy and keeping cool a hard one- j
But we've »olved it; and for once economy, comfort and fashion go hand in baud I
<Our cummer suits are finer in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more stylish in cut
,li«« ever before, they fit your curves and yet they're not sweat butli outfits. The
jpricea may surprise you.
J. S. YOUN6, Tailor.
,01 S. MAIN St., • - - . BUTI.ER. PA
j , > fffA Pleasing Prospect]?}
/■' '/ TO FIND THK COAT so satisfactory at
j , y e ~ v. . the first trial. This is the universal testi
( t; \. '7) :j| / \ mony of our patrons, who are all lovers of
jit \/jf V \ 1 neat fitting clothes. Without them no man
1 V. V • KVI ]l IC2« looks well dressed,
iji . \ V J I fi _ A COAT VVELL MADE is made to fit and
M > ■ i<\ I——lf not to set-iust-hit-or-miss; an artist well may
i |il \ \l •■■ ■ C take delight in seeing a neat fitting coat.
! ; , (1\ r*/i * Good material, good workmanship and good
! t ! WW rS> , fits are the proof that have mado our tailor
\ '' ' I \\ v ing a success. We guarantee this and ask
/\Ji .J* —-I. lj| you to look at our patterns. Our prices are
11 j : j( I j \\'2> \ cut down to the lowest notch.
'•» _) i *\ \m\ / n C l/CPI/ MEECHART TAILOR,
"J j j | j I KECK, 143 X._Mal^t^^leH^it.
C. F 7". PAPE&BROT
WE SAVE YOU 25 I'EK Cf: ' S r ON: -^
DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
SILVER W ARE,
SILVER NOVELTIES, L^C
Our stock is complete in every detail Our stock of Diamonds
is the largest in Butler County, and as we buy diiect from the im
porters you can save the Jobbers profit by buying from us. We buy
all our diamonds loose and 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 are or money refunded. We give our special at
tention to repciring of fine watches and jewelry. vVe take old gold
and silver the same as money, paying the highest market prices.
122 South Main St.. Butler Pa.
When You ?
Out Money |
be iure that you are getting the real j
No. 2 Ret Buggy. value of the price you pay. j
Fredonia Buggies running and worth j
- VV every penny they »
Your dealer sells them. cost you. t
! TUB FREDONIA MFG. CO.. Youngstown, Ohio. I
rr-> tr nr TP * 17 T^T7l7 V
r.' 1M , I : : *\ - ' 'i -• i-rflN •
Register s Notices.
Tin* Regist* r hereby jri.«» nuiicc that th.-
fuJ lowilii! :uYOUiii> « \.«'«*UU>l>, :1 • i •:»: 111"-
! trators an<J guardians have bct'u tiled Hn
; this ;i voruii.*U> law. ai: I will K- niv
i senUMl to Court £or e<mtirmaii«m and all«»w
--' rtnr-t- on th< lltli day of I>» < -
! at ttoVlork. A. M.. «>f dav :
1. Final a«v< u«»; "f n Oh\ « r. u'.-
t ministrator l*. T. A. of >idnoy Oliver. dt—
, « late of Muddyrrerk r.\p.
L'. I'iiiai :uvo«nl of lv K. A: mu.i. £uar- .
• dian of Luevtta M. Artman. mti » .iild or
: Mary R. Artiiiun. deceased. '
:s. Final account <•' I liir\c,> l-et .
minis! rator of John P. I.oldthorp. M-d.
' late of Washington twp.
i !. riaal ;»« »•«» nit of John 11. fjuar- .
dian «»f l*»ttl • K. Blair, minor rhild <>f K» n«- - i
Blair, de . ased. late of ! airvirw : «»ro.
1 inai a«vouut of John fH)l>soii. v>:t*«*u!or
i of Aug line 1)OIJSOD, dcctiised. late of Adams
| Final account of Eli/al/eth M 'G- a an, j
. administratrix of Levi MrtJowan. deceased,
lat- of Muddycrt k twp.
; 7. Final account of F. 11. !\vl<*. a- ;
' lor <>( MarlPjrle, doceaa* a, la Mad -
i c,v»-k two.
s. j'inai account «»t John »I. M'*Lnre, - r "
1 oiaii "I W.ltha M. Hs:t>r. minor child -f K%-
i,i-eea liiair. deceased. lato«»f l '
0 Fitta! ... .'••unt ot J. 11. \\ : ainl Klra«*r
C'ampt>e!l.*f*xe«:ut©rs *>** F-!xal***t i« {■. (.
j belt. '*• •♦.-•ised. laic of I'ai: . !••**
j iO.pFinai and distribution account «»r
Thomas by?, ajtlnjr exe--utor of JoU'rt .
; l!::v ♦ a* d. lat« ofl'toi-.;. .. h*rtK
' 11. Final account of Mr> Am.a \* ajrner. 1
i. d, lateol Peun Iwp.
12. ! unt of t«. !'• F« t/» r. guardian
! ~2 H M. W. 1 .»i 11. L. !
I M osterrii:: u. 'i* ■ as. o.
I bofa m T . I
13. Final arid uiatribntion »" ottnt of •
A. Kiikpatrlck. admlnistra* of Jai»** ,
14. a< «>unt of J. M. I.awr* .v< ti
tor ui Anna Cooper, d^.'f"i* i "d. late oft rut re- I
In.Vlnal accoun? of '.Vitilaia II» At- t,
dian «»f Jei:ai«- .diiier.now Jennie W'elsh.miti
or child of Katie Millar, late of
Middlesex twp.
|H. Final accoui.t of Joseph I isher. guar
dian . f Catharine La very, minor child <f
Jovph La very, deceased, hate of Penn twp
-17. tin a I eccount of J. l>. Martin, executor
of Margaret Ferjruson, deceased, late « f
Penn twp.
Is. Final account of Philip Snyder. *;xecu
tor of Bernard Kemper. >r.. deceaj*e<l. late of
Butler boro.
111. Partial account of John A. b.
administrator of K. C. Vates. decease«l, late
of Adams twp. , .
30. Final account <«f W. A. FN ::iins. admin
istrator of Jacob Hawk. deceas<*d. lat<* ot
Fairview lioro.
tL Final account of George K. Graham,
guardian of B. Ogden. minor < hild •>( K.
Ugden, deceased, late of Mhldlesex twp.
Final account of Samuel A.
guardian of Lucinda A. Ziegler. minor child
of Jacob M. Ziegler. deceased, late of Conno
quenessing township.
Final account of John M. /.inKliann.
executor of Sarah M. Zlnkhunn.
late of Evans City.
W.J.ADAMS Ilejtister.
Road and Bridge Reports
Notice Is hereby nlveri that the following
road and brl.lj?**s liavi- 1 i'n rotitir»nc<l nis'.
liv tin Court atifl will !■.■ |.n nt.'.l on the
tir»i Siitnrday of !»• ■«•. Court. !»;•• '»-it. • i i •
11 <t;;y of ! 'n- ■
.11nl. u tliey ..ill tie absolutely.
\o. I. ii.l >•' Sev-i. . . in re t • 'l
liini ol; citUt'lL 1 ; i.utler I«j. for it ''o 11111
liri'lire ovtr Cont!'«|U« !n~,iiic creek. ;;t .
point wl- re srii'l -tre'.m fv~ - street,
troin the foot "I t .illllift?i ;. i• • >i.
June 14th. viewers were :■ ;>!»«»i: : • ■ 1 by
the Cum ;. .i nl "eni. . !»I>7, repoi. of vie'
et-. filed, statluu that th«pt ,jor>ed bri..„e is
n«- •- nrv «nd that t 1 "- »amc >' <ll rennir
more cjijA-use tl:;. ' .) u ;iH»n:niie •».
Liutier should iiear. and locale the -ante
oil the pubii. -tl it. f*:*pt. Ilth !•-.••. :>i»-
ji-. ."1 ■ Notiet ti. 'ti ■' ■ -■! i. to
rules of • 'mtt audio In. i:n he fort I'.ie
C.iaiid Jury at next Mini, ilv l;;i;
\n. t. Sfptember, I-'7. hi re - ti
tlonof.ltl/. i.iof Mf-iver twp.. butler Coun
ij. i'a., for the re-view of i pit l '" • t
said to«ushiii. from point on the i
:iini 1 raukllti road at ti ■ line of vVhite t*aks
springs farm to where It Intersects t!u CUu
totiville road in s:ii<i township, as the saitl
niad is now useless and inconvenient to the
Inhabitants therealiouts: June T.'nd. IW7.
viewers were appointed by the Court and
SeptemlKT 3rd. l—.C. report of viewers filed
retMirtinK ill favor of t lie vacation. Now.
Sept. lltli. 1H97. approved: Notice to be given
according to rules of Court.
By The court.
No. 2. June Sessions. I~<s4. In re petition of
Allegheny twp., Butler Co.. I'a.. for re-view
of a publK' road which leads from point on
the public road leading from Maple Furnace
to Parker's Landing at or near Adam's Mill
lo the Mercer and Rosebury Turnpike:
June stli. I.sy7. viewers were appointed by
the Court, and Sept. 3rd. I*'J7, report of view
ers Died, in favor of th * proposed road,
probable a»;!. ®7s.lX>: No damages assessed.
Sen*. 11th. I*o7. approved ami lix widtl -
iMy tyjvy^
Certified from the records this nth day of
Nov. IM>7. ISAAC ME U.S.
Clerk Q. S. t 'ourl.
Widows' Appraisements.
The following widow's appraisements of
personal property and real i Mat« apart
ior the lK*netit of I widows of dece<l« nts
have beer, filed in J lie office uf the Clerk
of Orphans I'oUl i «»i liullei ♦ 0., v i/.:
Widow of T .<«»Td) Uutt»»r (person
ami i ilt>>.. . . >im (hi
\Vi<i<»wof t>. id An «*r, im- >«mal) .;«•«» »H>
• • j»..|iry Khoffes(personal). «h»
Jacob Haw!;. ()M T •**> (Ht
" L«'vi Davison, (realty) »«•
i i,.
44 Meade S Crawford (personal) -*to
All poiaOus i?' *• *T"<'st' 1 ! i !ie a* »ve *p
prash»m?r,i , will taK«- notice that t 1 -y wil
l»t' piosented for confirm r«#>n to the Orphans
Court ot Hutler com I'.t . ou ; ai urd?*y, V":
litii day "t »»ec., A. i>.. i :'i, and if no ex
ceptions be iiled they will 1m: confirmed ab
solutely.
ISAAC MEAI.S. flerk O. C.
"WHAT WE WRITE RE |
MAINS FOREVER"!*®**®
HUKAL.i" *
'l' S" V '' -'V a*-
ITse good stationary ami it will reflect
more to yotir credit.
Character is judged by your writing
and your stationary. The one will show
' the quality of your brain, the other your
good taste.
The latest and all the finest papers
the niatketcan be found at
DOUGLASS'
BOOK STORK 241 S. Main St.
\J) We have Kodaks at al! prices.
. D. $4. 00 to $25 00.
THIC
Biitier Coiiflij Naticsai Bank,
lSotier t-'eiiii,
Capital pti i in - Jxoo.ono. >
- j.i 14,647.87
Jos. Hartraan, P. s: V .t; j. V Kilts,
Vice i'rrsident; C. A. Bail.y. L'ashicr;
G. McMarlin Ass't Cashier.
* Weitftf- 'l bankinjc business ducted.
lii?vrest*p-* ,M * iime d»;posiT>.
Money lorcired • ;Mprov»-d urit>
Wc invite you to Ope 44 n account with this
bank.
mUECTOIi**- Hon. Josopii Hon.
jy. y. Waldron. l>r. N. M. Hoover. [(.
K. K. Abrams, C. I*. Collins, 1. <i.
tsiiil. 1* Leslie IV llazlett, M. nnegan, \V.
W. 11. ' in. John Humphrey. Dr. W. C.
McCauflless, I?**n Massoth. Levi M. Wise,
• J. V. Ritts.
Butler Savings Bank
Liuitier,
: Capital - - «" " t 560,L»0.00
Surplus «d Profits - *119,263.67
I JOS. L PoKVii> .......President
J. HENKV IKOUTMAN Vice-President
WM. CAMPBELL, J ( ?,?*!! er
LOl'lS B. STEIN Teller
IJIHECItiIt^ —ttoscpli L- Survls. .1. llT.rj
W. I».Brandon. W. A »U - :u •! W
Cumuucil.
Tho Butler Savings BMk to Ik* Oldwf
_ instilution in llutl. rl 'tti.ty.
tii ucrtil banklot; iiusliu-** • tisai'tcd.
I Wf is :i ••ott::ts |>: >{! pf iltt':cr> ti.er
f ellfeHt". farnit:.-. ati.i filter*
£ iulmilixm eHtnuted to us will receive
r nromtii - i>'ntlf»ii.
f Jnteres: yui.! on ilii • Hoposttt
ABRAMS, iu-Ru vV ix Co
lasLiaiice-and Rw! r?c '~ ,c
STRONG COM".' NIES
i r v. ITI.KMENT>.
lit»tii« Insiiratti - " ■ "f N ' w .I•»*'"•-
.line Co. 1.: North v •
1 *;l. . lien! K IU-." •■■ (ill' "f Hrmit-'lj'; *
Hertford lidurnac; ' "• HfirKoril
I Conn ,
1 OFFICE: Corner of MiUu ot. MM 1
muiid north of Court House, Butler I a.
butler, pa., thi ihsuay, novembi:r '-soi
Much in Little
Is especially true of Hood's Pills, for no medi
cine evt-r contilncd so groat curative power In J
;o small space. They are a whole medicine
ibest, always ready, al- ■ 1 a
ways efficient, always sat- 8,,* a g B p
isfactory; prevent a cold | B■ I w
or fever, cure all liver ills, I
?ick headache, jaundic.', constipation, etc sc.
Ilie onlj" Tills to v..Ui liooU's
Tlioosamlß arc Trylnjt It.
In order to prove tho great merit of
Ely's Crcain Baiiu. the most efrectire cure |
for Catarrh and Col.l in Hen.l. we have pre
pareil a generous trial fcize for 10 cents.
Get it of your ilruggi-t or send 10 cents to
ELY BUGS., 56 Warren St , N. V. City, j
I suffered from catarrh of th- wort kind
since a boy. anil t boi 1 for
. cure, but Elv'w Cream Halm Feom
; even that. Many acqu«intartc(s ha ■ • 1 •
it vith rc-u!tOscar ObirL.ni.
4> jrrt:_i Ave., Chicago, UL
j- ' t _ 1 "RaV"? . iknowledged ■
car 'for c&tArrii au«i contains 110 cociiino, j
i mercury xx<-' wiy dr;g. Price, j
i fcij • r by maO. j-
RAIXSOAii TIME x ABLS3
P., IJrss«-!iu»r «V L. K.
Trains leave Bntler, (Bntler time) at j
A. M. anil 5 P. M.. trains arrive at
9:50 A. M. and 2:55 P. M.
I\ & 11. K.
Trains now leavt Bntler going south
at 8:15 and 10:05 A. M. and ar
3:15, 3:45 and 5:40 P. M.: goinjr north at
9:50 A. M. and 5:35 P. M. Trains ar
rive from the sonth at 9:17 and 9:32 A.
M. and 12:18, 3:05, 7:03 and s P. M..
and from the north at 9:3 C A. M. and
PENNSYLVANIA R i,
Wf-STEN HENNSVLVANIA DIVISION.
ScHM«i.t i> EFTFCT MAY 17, IM'7.
SfOt'Tll. < WKEK DAVB
1! A >!. A. Sr. P. M I'. .'!.
hi TI.KT: i..-u- >• - ■ »*»• n -'■> #
<ii\ iil'iinr Arri\<- i; -l s S» 11 :w :i IR> -•
!lu!i»-r -ft:in ii-■:,...l-.%.*"«- .MOB 48 '• '• 26 .• M
N ,. t , .. \ri iv** 7 ••• 1 •>. li *5 .1 '= <w
1 ui' tii.iin I- »- i. - , j
SnriiUPbJv 7 60 91112 11
Il:ir.-ll|. lit " I»I I I
Sl.nrp-! « <» ■' "I ' 4 la «--
ADndnm 8 l j 1 4 •' 41
A. M. A M. I'. M. I*. M. M. ;
>1 >i'.\V TIiMN-.-l. !'■ 1,, ~r for Alli-n'.ir- ;
!'jr -<• 5 jf'v ij 1 ii.t rmwlia" «t*tloiw at T in '
VoKTU. IVKKK DAYS
v 1.1 A. V A. M"t u. i'. ?•!
AllegUeity City leu v. 7 «-» :» '»«• II
Slwn-i • . 71! '* I H :? ; •»., .. |
( oiOllt :i »'* jj y' ' l " J
T«r«ntum . ~ '•* • l j o?< .; ! • •. |
l;«Tl«*r J:::; -ti«»ii.. juriv«* 7 4'i ■' 1 1- 4 <>.» . «ni |
B• U P Jul ti n . .h» • • I »50 12 2B> 110 VOO j
S.V.I.' :i!>' N 1"» I'' » 71\
in TLKir .. . . iirriw n l'i •'>> 117 7VI
A. 1\ M.JP. M l*. M. j
MM»AY Tit VlNS.—l.tav
!t*r aii«J ]>rincipul ioteriiM'tliiitc stutious at 7:li-'» a. HI. and
i». in.
WKKK 1»AY«. FOR TIIK EAST. WEEK PAW.
P. M. A. ?■!.! '*• M. j
'1 .h"» ii j.*) lv HITLER w 1 17 J
:» '!■'< 7 27'jir Kiillcr Jm i lion lv .... i- - » I
.i .;«» 7 iv BntW Jir. tion ar s '!** 12 "> j
":i .Vr 7 4'J ar Fn*|»irt lv 8 2M 12 «*»
'M 7 ; • \ll(»/»t*-ny -I " *-4 12 «»i
i 1 H " Lot lil " « <»■> H
4 ifJ 8 21' " I'a nil .. \|>.-llo) 7 11 ..J. I
I:r ssl " Salt»l»utv. " 7 :»m 1! i* 4 '
A Blairsvill. . " 7 0010 40 I
- j:, u •* I'-lal-wilU liitcrMff'tioii.. . 5 5Js» •'_» 1• j
1 i 1V " llarii-l»unc. " .. ".I'M
1 . r: •' iUiila.l. ii#i.iA H "►
!». M.jP. M ' A. 31. I*. 31.
C»n SiiucUv, train Imving Hutlt r 7a. n»., connwtr* j
If Uto M and riiil.t ;.'!|'hia.
Tlir«»ni:li trail -fr t! • «-« l I«*.:' Pittsl.-urg (ITnion I
Statiuu). ax follows:
Atlantic Kximw, daily.... N M !
l*enn>>lvania Limited " . .. * 7:!"» *'
Day Kxj*r«*?w, " 7:'lH M
Mairj Line Bxprees, u . .
I'l.iUl. lpl.ia Fx T t<-3,
V rtern Exprem, * Tsos 14
Fa«i Line, 44 *:!'» "
PhiliM a Mai!, «nnd<«'s only 8:40 A.M
For <lt*l:til •<! i;.f ■: i,.'i >ii, ao '.ti M- n»i»a. K. Watt. I';
A«t. W«-» • . I'tntri. t, r..i u . lifth Avenue ami Sn.ith- :
fi. lt! t. !'i»t 1 P-t
J !?. Hl'T<'HIS N, J. It. V *!),
iicnerai Manav-r Gen I I'.usar \«. •»!. j
?>. A?! JCno^/^
Mil i\?SuVv j
that the slovenly dressed man
never receives tiie respect and
consideration the well dressed
man gets. One secret in dres
sing well lies in the selection cf
the right tailor.
our garments
are cut and made in our own
workshop in this city. We are
particular about the fit, fashion
and all the minute details in
their construction.
Would be pleased to show
you a produce of our shop and
also give you a pointtr in econ
omy.
fali patterns
now displayed
ALAUD,
MAKER OF
MEN'S LOTHES
etc KZErfcR'S SUPPLIES
SUCH AS
Ilivts. Smokers, ilnxai Frames, S»-<*tions,
i Section Hro »d and Surplu- Founda
tions.
Ihe la'st poods at the lowest possible
prices.
iaines 3. Murphy.
Mercer St., West End. Butl I'a.
Near Kamereri*%Ct eery „jrQ
Hotel Willard,
i
' Reopened and rea ly
for the accommoda
\ tion of the traveling
• public.
Everything First=class.
!•* r'S ¥< VV'il b Hflih'iHG, Owni'.r
Praciioai Horse Shoer
j WILL ROSiNSON.
I'oi u:erly Hois. Shm-r at the
Wick House has opened busi
iilk3 I'* r* m the rea. of
the Arlington Ti ;-.cl, where
he will do Horse-Shoeing ii
thu niosl approve*! style.
• TRACK ANf) fiGAD HORSES
I.A SPECIALTY.
THE SECRET OF THE WOOD.
Tii® bariis of • Id sans Arcady,
Where nlmblo dryads trhiped the glen;
All. v uld ::r hurt" conlJ w.. or bo.
Vet keep the olden ley of meo!
For me the word* still weave a spell
Within their aisles of fraprant frreen.
And fancies corr.e no doubt can quell.
And whisper oft of forms unseen.
Or nj-inphs. or elves, not mine to name
The beings strange I feel so near;
A quiver steals along my frame,
An eerie thrill too fa'nt for fear.
Ah, what was that? A If.ifl'-t? Xo!
That elided through the dappled air
I felt it come, I f.-It it RO:
It touched my cheek and stmk. d my hair.
'TU fled; and now a murmur swells
Companioned by a scent so sweet,
Of rttes mysterious it tells.
And viewless censors frail and fleet.
I strive to catch the whispered prayer
That floats along the forest nook
Before It fades in oai3er.ee rare
Blent with the tinkle of the brook. ■
Still deeper down the verdant way
A quaking leaf, r.ot zephyr-fanned,
Lures on my tee*: I must obey
The beckoning of an unseen hand.
Such slender film two worlds divides.
Xo longer far thut finer air
Wtthtn W -e ••.*,«, a -erct '•'
inimitably great and fair.
A secret 'Us <o the *tAbtaM
The r \! • rlilrst hi arts
Who only feel life's bitterness.
Unanswered longings, poisoi i d smarts.
A aecrvi 't»« no chemist 1 * :'-•••
No philosophi'- s, "rch or- v.-re3t;
"XV'ill onlv gladden lus desire
Who kneels and lists r.t Nature's breast. ,
Though much be known, still more re- •
mains:
We cannot tell what yet may he.
We dull our senses with fruitless gains;
With clouded eyes how can we see?
The Heaven vi e deem so faint and far.
Past planet mild or Milkv Way.
Who knows It lies 1n som« fair srar.
And not around our path to-day?
Perhaps not in the sullied mart.
Where priests of fraud and Mammon
meet.
But In some purer place apart.
Where blossoms blow and light wind?
greet;
Where hiMs and valf.s in verdure new
Stretch 'neath a sky of perfect peace.
Or 'mid the isles of ocean blue.
Whose tuneful murmurs never cease.
It may be so; and when we go
Far from the cru«h of moiling men.
Whore green boughs wave ar.d brooklets
flow.
There may be forms around us then
By us unseen, whose bosoms yearn
To minister and soothe our pain;
And that is why refreshed we turn
To lift the daily cross again.
'Mid woods and fields how sweet it were.
At dewy morn and twilight bland,
To feel in summer winds avtir
Caresses of some vanished hand;
T . ltr.ow the
Was not the flowerets gift alone,
r» fprim Hps tliu-i. loved nJ.J smiled,
And lovo us still though silent grown.
—Samuel Jtlntum Peck, In N. Y. Independ
ent.
I A BICYCLE KtWCE. §
TT WAS h wretched-looking' old Luke,
I and for antiquity would have tnken
first prize anywhere. My disappoint
ment was intense, and tears of mortifi
cation sprang to any eyes, but 1 forced
thein back as I noticed) the look of anx
iety on the face of the o'.d man beside
me, who inquired, with some emotion:
"Have you a cold, Kathie? Your
eyes are wet." "Yes, Uncle Thomas," I
repliecJ, "and summer coWs are so hard
to get rid of; but never nriml my cold;
thank you so much for buying me the
bicycle."
"Well, dearie," he replied, "it's not
quite a new one but 1 thought it would
do for you to learn on." Oh, how 1 did
■wish- he would go away and let me have
a pood cry ; *>Tl+ as he nbonf I had
to mount and take a few turns round
the garden, jnuch to his delight, and
he rubbed his hands, exclaiming:
"Well done, little girl! You'll be there
j before any of them, you bet!" At last
he went indoors, and. hiding myself in
the summer house, I wept copiously.
What should I do? Get my prayer book
and keep on repeating the -collect for
rain ? Stay in bed the next day and pre
tend my cold was worse? Xo, neither
• of these resources would do; nnd even
j if it rained all night, n 1 'ch was not in
i the least likely. T • oulu have tn put
j ia an nr - iirirce on the morrow. Wei!,
! there was one spiee of comfort left —
I the roads were inches d*>ep with flue,
| white dust. Iv. ould start early and get
I a good covering o? it over poor uncle's
i gift, and then perhaps some of its many
deficiencies might be hid; and then, be
ing naturally light-hearted, 1 dried my
■tears and went in to prepare tea, that
being a duty I did not allow our little
maid to interfere with. My mother
and. I had lived alone for many years,
my father, who had died when I was
three years old, being only a memory to
me. He had been captain and owner of
a merchantman, but lie had only been
able to leave a very moderate independ
ency for my mother, so we two had al
ways lived very quietly, and it was quite
an event in our lives when a letter came
from 'Frisco telling that my mother's
only relative was coming home after an
absence of 40 years. I had never seen
my quiet mother so excited over any
thing. lie was her mother's only broth
er, and she had only a very dn'm recol
lection of his going away.
"I an* afraid, Kathie." she said, "that
uncle is only a poor man; for, although
he has corresponded with me at long in
tervals, he has never mentioned his af
fairs. Still, lam pleaded to think he is
cfunir"." Well, Uncle Thomas fo 1, ""-ed
closely on bis letter; tru", enough,
hi- -Sairs did r.ot seem to have flour
ished, for his clothes were quite thread
bare and his luggage of the scantiest.
Like -most girls of the present day, my
great ambition was to own a bicycle,
but, unfortunate l -lie buying of one
was quite out of the question, although
I <*ould ride well enonrh, mv compan
ion, Florrie Floyd, the doctor's only
daughter, hnvirt define learn others.
So, after once more discussing the
matter over with mothc I had to re
luctantly give up all idea of joining the
picnic, and I had so longed to go; for
one thing, it was the first time Sir Wal
ter's demesne had ever been accessible,
end that In itself made mie more anxious
♦o see the beautiful grounds that had
always been so jealously guarded frum
Intrusion. Sir Walter had died 6is.
months before, and l the heir that he had
never seen had g". .'en permission for
this special party to hold their meet in
his demesne; and, by the way, he had
pot seen the place himself, but was ex
pected to arrive at an earij' date. Per
haps I ought to have said that his agent
had given the doctor's party leave to
see the grounds, and not he. Well, after
mother had succeeded in convincing me
*>f her inability to get me even a second
hand mount, Uncle Thomas had unex
pectedly chimed' in by saying: "Well,
Kathie, if you don't mind having a very
first-class bike, I'll get you one." I was
both astonished and delighted, and
kissed the old man effusively and went
to bed happy; an.l now, just be
fore the day of tie meet, h ;■ had brought
this monstrosity! Well, I must not be
too hard on th" old YT"an, but I wished he
fcad bought himself a nen coat instead
The collect for rr 's unanswered; j
sowar r 'o. i e for sudden sickness. T ,
never fe.'.t l>etter in my life, and the sky
was clqjidless, so there was nothing for
it but to put o bold fnee the inc. ila
ble, and at the time appointed I started,
watched from the gate by :r.y evidently
admiring uncle. Cre 'k. creak, went the
old tmi!>hack'.e. Il wa> awlul! What
should I do when 1 joiacd the others,
every one of whom onto i iirst-cias» j :
mount? Should I turn b::< and pre- v
tend that I had a spiU? Oh. there was | c ,
no pretense required. f»..\ gii;ng an a
extra groan, ui; nn.ui'.t co.laj>vd and it a
and I rolled over into the iiu>t below, j
When I picked mvself up 1 found the v
rim off and the spoi.es all and { .
broken; there was nothing for it but
to drag the remains i at k to ike cottage 1 s
and take up my daily duties, atd, while ,
feeling sorry for uncle's <"! -appoint- t
iraent. I could cot but rejoice at my es- j,
cape from the criticisms of l- lorrie and ,
her friends.
Still, there was r.o use hurrying; r
the day was lovely. So, dragging my , g
wheel to a shady batik, I sat down
and began to make a daisy chain, and N
had almost completed it when a gig j *
drove rapidly round the corner. 1 was j
on the wrong side of the road, and a
right in its track. It took the driver f
all his time to pull up to escape driv- t
ing over me. and jumping quickly to | j
my feet I tried xo get my unlort-unate >
bike out of the way, bnt it was use- t
less; its ruin we..ii Quickly • f
descending, the <i: .ver shove d j.. -t. »
! concern at what he called his st::}.;d- . ]
j ity, but T only h-ugued, and informed j (
him that he had only completed tho ; .
! wreck; and, almost beiure I he w ' j
what 1 was about, I told the whole ; i
; story of my uncle's gift sa.d ?;., dis
appointment. lie si medq'titcamused i i
jat the recital, and then:told me that ho j (
i himself was just going to ( iitf Court, j ,
| Sir Walter's demesne, and would have 1
great pleasure in driving, me there. 1
was not hard to and after ;
he hail helped me to place the remains ]
of my bicycle carefully behind the ]
hedge, off we started, passing on the ,
road the doctor and his guests. So (
after all It was I who got the first
glimpse of the beautiful court, and
t •• , t - yjgr. ':S r ' :
— y —^
-/
t —— ' ■> -
MY MOUNT COLLAPSED.
stood on the terrace among the strut
ting peacocks when the others arrived,
"for ail the world," Florrie said, as
though 1 "owned the, place, and v.v.~
waitiug to receive them as guests.
I should say my companies. > n route
left me on our arrival, saying his busi
ness was with the agent, and Just as
the others arrived he rettuued, saying
the agent had given him permission to
take us not only over the grounds, but
through the court itself. Such a thing
had never been heard of before anil
caused great excitement nmcng us. It
would take me a week to tell of the
beamties of one of th- mcst stately of
"the stately homes of England."
I We all wandered at will through the
magnificent picture galleries and su
perb reception rooms; and then to
our intense surprise found a choice
lunch awaiting us in the great dining
hall, where befrilled dames of hun
dreds of yet go looked down in
haughty disdain on us, as though re
senting our intrusion; and ancient
knights leaned on their swords and
seemed to look us through and through.
But the day waned, and much to our
regret the time for starting homeward
came. It was only then I began to
wonder how I was to get there; but
my knight of the morning ag°.in of
fered me a seat, and olf we drove, leav
ing the others to follow. The drive
through the fragrant coui try 'anes
was most enjoyable, nr.- 1 my. mipanion
very entertaining, telling me of many
foreign lands through v \i h he had
traveled, and was describing a visit
to the ite palace of St. Petersb: when
we reached the spot where should h»ve
been the remains «f my poor bike.;
but search as we would we could find
no trace of them. I was greatly upset
at this, but my companion said perhaps
it was best so. and then my uncle would
not feel grieved at the state eif his
gift. Well, quite suddenly a feeling of
great shyness came over me and I be>-
gan to realize how free I had be.cn with
a complete stranger, and wondered
what mother would think of it all. So
I said I would not get into tho gig
again, but would walk home and make
my explanations asbest I could.
My friend would gladly have accom
panied me, but this I refused, and shyly
holding out my hand, said: "Good-by;
you have been very good to me, and 1
thank you for helping me to-day."
But he ouly laughed, and said: "It must
not be good-by, but only good-day, for
I will be engaged with the agent at CliiV
Court for about a month, and I hope
you will let me call on your mother and
yourself." He watched me out of sight,
and as I neared home I wonder how 1
could tell Uncle Thomas of the disaster
to my bicycle; but there was no need
of explanations, for on reaching home (
I found poor uncle hod met with a sad
accident, having fallen from a ladder
he had mounted in order to fasten a
climbing rose tree above his bedroom
window. Ore of iiis legs was badly
broken, and he had received other se
rious injuries. Still, he managed to
ask me if I had had "a happy day,"
when I stood crying at hi= bedside. "Oh,
yes, dear untie,"! replied."the happiest
day in my life, lam pure " on hearing
which lie smiled feebly and then lapsed
into unconsciousness. lie was in great
danger for weeks, and when my knight
of the picnic called I could only see
him for a moment or two. lie left his
card for mother and the name on it
was "Mark Urquart." Well, it became
a daily thing for him to call to inquire
how onr invalid progressed, and some
times 1 sat. in the oh' summer house
with him; but I did not understand the
hold he had got oil my heart til! he toid
me he would be leaving in another
week, his business with the agent be
ing over. Oh, how my heart ached
when I thought of him gosig away;
and he must have seen my grief in my
face, for he told me he could not go ]
unless I went with him. In vain I
epoke of my uncle's illness, my mother's
loneliness. He would insist on speak- |
ing to my mother that very night, and
after quite a prolonged interview my
mother called me in and, greatly to
my surprise, told me she \wts quite
willing for me to be married privately,
on account of her uncle's illness. She
said Mark had quite satisfied her as to
his ability to keep a wife. So the next
week we were very quietly married in
1 a neighboring town, and then went Ui
I +h«. Westmoreland lakes for a week.
We had arranged to stay with mother
for another week before taking up a
hou»e for ourselves; but as we traveled
I homeward Mark ask Inu if I knew tt l
Sir Frederick, Sir Walter's successor,
was to arrive th;>t nifh* to take pos
session of Ciiff Court-. 1 sa d no, and
that it would be delightful for us to 1
'' i
mix witu the crowd that wouiiJ ue
waiting to welcome him before going
0I» to the cottage. So Mark being agree- f
able, we took a fly from the station and
arrived as a light was being put to an
immense bonfire on the hill. Mark said v
we would go i: i>y th- side gate aud es- ,
cape the crush, and we reached the ter- j 5
ra .• A ithout difficulty, i iie peacocks , j
should have been gor.e to roost, but the t
noise had evidently roused them, and j ,
they were strutting about just as they j
had* been that other day. .lust as I was ,
g; . : to i mil' i Mark of that time a j
great c heer went up. and a crowd came t
rushing around us crying: "Long live - {
Sir Frederick!" and Mark said: "For- ]
give me, Kathie. darling, for deceiving ,
you; 1 am Sir Frederick!" i
Then before 1 could realize what he j
u*ally mi ant F: • ratne running up ,
uj;d said: "Didn't 1 ay that other day j
that you were jc»t like the owner re-
tciving your guests ? ar.d BOW yon real- j
!v aro part owner. I wish yon much j ,
happiness." Oh. dear, it had all come j :
to me so unexpectedly that I felt faint, j ,
and asked Mark (for I r uld not call ,
him Freilci i, '.. c> take me to mother ' ,
He to!d me she and i: 'e. who had im- I •
pro\ed very quickly, were waiting in <
the court for me, so I hastened in. and
found them in a cozy, quiet morning ;
room. Mother elasoed me in her arms
and asked my forgiveness in aiding ,
Mark, who bad told her his real position
the n : rM he proposed to me. But while
she was speaking, we heard Mark say: ,
"Is it possible that you are Uncle
Thomas?" You see, .owing to uncle's
accident, he had not seeu him before.
My uncle laughed and said: "I suppose
my little <rame is up." and while mother
and I looked from > ne to the other for
some explanation, Mark said: "I find
that after all it is 1 who must-introduce
Uncle Thomas to you. We are old
friends and traveled together from
'Frisco. lie is the famous American
millionaire, Thomas Gilford Itanks, the
latter name he adopted some years
ago." So it turned out that Mark
(whose name was Frederick Mnrk) had
not Married a poor girl after all. though
he thought he had, for I am uncle's sole
heiress, and he gave me a bicycle
worthy of a millionaire as a marriage
present.—Belfast News.
Tlse liPPftinotfvf WlilKtle.
The railway whistle—who has not
heard its piercing shriek?—was invent
ed because of the destruction of a load
of eggs. The first railways in Kngland
crossed country roads at. grade, and
t lie engineer had no wa of giving warn
ing of his approach except by blowing
a tin horn. One day, in the year 1333,
a fnrmer was crossing the railway
track, on one of the country roads, with
a load of eggs and butter. Just as he
rcache .1 the track n train approached
T'ne engineman blew his horn lustily,
but it "as ton late. Kighty dozen eggs
and C'i pounds of butter were smashed
into an indistinguishable mass. The
railway company had to pay for the
butter, eggs, horse and wagon, and
naturally tried to avoid such a heavy
loss in the future. George Stephenson
was appealed to, raid the next day had a
contrivance which, when attached to
the engine boiler and the steam turned
on, gave out a loud, shrill sound. This
contrivance has developed into the loco
motive whistle, as we know it now.—
Golden Bays.
—The thickest known coal seam in
flie world is the Wyoming, near Twin
Creek, in the Green River coal basin,
Wyoming. It is 60 feet thick, and up
wards of 300 feet of solid eoal underlie
4,000 acres.
On Hl* \n niton.
He kicked ar.d he swore,
lie ripped and he tore;
But It did him no good, don't you see.
His brain was quite small
Or he wouldn't at all
Have touched the wrong end of the
bee.
—Philadelphia Inquirer.
WHEREIN THE STRENGTH I.IES.
"I have heard that cheese is a won
derful muscle-forming food."
"Perhaps that accounts for some of
it being so strong."—Detroit Free
Press.
A I'oor <;lrl.
"My face Is my fortune."
"Your wealth Is but small.
The druggists all sell It
For 'most nothing at all."
— LUUIKVIUV Courier-Journal.
He Got the Ponltlon.
Small boy dashed breathlessly into
a merchant's oillce. "Is the guv'nor
in?"
"Yes; what do you want?"
"Must see him myself; most par
tieklor." (
"But you can't; he's engaged."
"Must see him immejit; most par
tickler."
The boy's importunity got him in
"Well, boy, what do you want?"
"D'yer want a orflice boy, sir?"
"You impudent young rascal! No!
We've got one."
'"Xo, you ain't-, sir; he's just bin run
over in C'heapside."
Boy engaged.—Tit-Bits.
Ifer Comment.
"I have noticed," said Willie Wishing
tor., "that a woman always puts the
most important part of her letter in the
postscript."
"You never do that," said Miss Cay
enne.
"Xever."
"Well," she went on, thoughtfully,
"isn't it better to put the important
part of a letter in the postscript than to
leave it out altogether?"— Washington
Star.
Wliut He MRiited.
"Is there anything in my house you
would like to have?" asked the man, as
he frowned over the back fence at his
next-door neighbor.
"Yes," came from the other t»ide of
the fence; "I'd like to have you send
the lnsides of that piano your daughter
bangs on, out to my barn." —Yonkers
Statesman.
Youthful FaceMouanesii.
"When you have a yore, tooth you go
to the dentist and he pulls it, don't
he?"
"Yes, my son."
"Now that you've got a sore leg if you i
go to the doetor will he pull it?"
(With deep feeling) "Yes, my son."
—Brooklyn Life. 1
An Official'* AVrath.
First Citizei —What's the alderman
jso mad about?
Second C'iti/.en— A boodle scheme was
pushed through while he was absent.
"I see. Mad beer.use th - taxpayers
are going to be roboed."
"No. Mad because lie missed a divvy."
—N. Y. Weekly.
Sat-li In Fame.
"I)o you cor-ider Meeker a self-made
man ?"
"Xo; I think he was made to order."
"Why so?"
"Weil, judging from the way his wife
orders him around he must have been
.made for that mrpoee."—Chicago
THE DOG AS FOOD.
i:mrn by Man) Knees Since Tlu»e liu
mCTuortal.
"The more we know of men, the more
we like dogs," writes misanthropic-ally 1
that great friend of animals, M. Tbue
ye.r.el. Perhaps it is because the in
habitants of the Celestial empire do 1
not know men sufficiently that they
ftill regard the dog as au edible ani
mal, and as one of the most savory of ;
morsel=. But it is to be hoped that in- '
the progress of civilization a day will
come, when these brave, animals—"can
didates for humanity," according to
Miehelet's picturesque expression— 1
will no longer figure on the menus of
state dinners at the court of Peking.
Darwin relates somewhere that when
the inhabitants of Terra del Fuego are
pressed by famine they kill and eat
their old women rather than their dogs, i
and tihat in Australia fathers will sac- j
rifice their children in order that the ,
mothers may be able to nourish thte |
useful servant of man. The Chinese, j
however, tend and fatten their dogs j
carefully—to eat. They also consider <
the cat a choice dish. Abbe Le Noir, in I
"Travels in the Far East," relates that
in the markets of many cities are to i
bo seen dogs and cats hanging side
by side by the head or tail, and that
ou must farms these animals are kept
in little coops like hencoops. They
remain thus from two to three weeks,
condemned to almost complete immo
bility, and are fed on nothing but a
mixture of rice and farina. We do not
know the edible dog or the edible cat
in France, but probably since the siege
they have been but little served —open-
ly at least —on. the tables of Paris res
taurants. At Peking and throughout
.China, however, there is no dainty re
past without its fillet or leg of dog;
the cat is rather a dish of the poorer
classes.
These same customs that are RO re
pulsive to lis as to seem like a kind of
semi-cannibalism existed, nevertheless,
among the people of classic antiquity.
History tells us that in early times
the dog was always regarded as an
.edible animal. The inhabitants of
certain nomes of Egypt piously em
balmed their dead dogs, but others con
sidered that it was more, in conformity
to the doctrines of a wise economy to
kill and cat them, Plutarch tells us
that the dwellers in Cynopolis, where
dogs were honored as divine, made war
on the Oxyrinchis, who had committed
.the sacrilege of eating dogs. In his
book on Diet, Hippocrates, speaking
of common articles of food, is of the
ppinion that the flesh of the dog gives
heat und strength, but is difficult of
digestion. "Our fathers," says Pliny,
"regarded small dogs as so pure a food
that they used them for expiatory vic
tims. Even to-day young dogs' flesh is
served at. feasts held in honor of the
gods." And further on: "This meat
was used in the installation, feasts of
the pontiffs." According to Apleius,
who has left us a curious treatise "On
Cookery," the Romans ate also adult
dogs.
The savages of North America, for
lack of provisions, often sacrifice their
companions of the chase. We are told
that before the introduction of cattle
the Spaniards in Mexico used the na
tive dogs so freely as food that the spe
cies has now completely disappeared.
According to Capt. Cook, the natives of
New Zealand ate their dogs and clothed
themselves in the skins. Forster adds:
"They love the flesh passionately, and
prefer it to that of the pig." The
Oreenlanders and the Kamchatkans
also sometimes eat their dogs, but only
when reduced to this cruel extremity
by famine. In Africa dogs form the
food of certain negro tribes; in the
Ashantee country the flesh is eaten
both fresh and dried. And it appears
that in the lower Congo region, among
the Bntekes, there is a custom that must
make every friend of dumb beasts rage
with indignation—.before killing a dog
for food it is maltreated and tortured,
to make the flesh more tender. —La Na
ture.
VILLAGES AND HOGPENS.
A Source of Disease and Injury to
CouMtr) Towns.
It. is reallj- remarkable what a part
the liog-pen plays in the well-being
and prosperity of the country. There
are in the United States 30,000 or 40,000
villages of different sizes, and the most
of them have hog-pens and typhoid
fever. The connection is uniform and
direct. The hog-pen supplies the cause,
and the fever, or some disease closely
allied to it, is the effect.
It has taken a long while to convince
even tho most intelligent settlements
of the value of scientific sanitation, and
in the large cities it is a constant fight
to abate nuisances and compel people
to observe ordinary laws of cleanliness.
But in the villages it is much worse.
The populations cannot see the neces
sity of the new-fangled notions, as they
call them, and any interference of a
board of health is an outrage and an
impertinence. We know of villages
wlieTe the doctors have been laboring
in vain for years to eliminate the hog
pen. Their efforts are ridiculed, and
the hog-pens and the fevers, which
would never exist but for the unclean
liness, remain.
After awhile the people of these small
places will see the importance of a dif
ferent policy. When, they realize that
the existence of hog-pens in a com
munity will keep away all settlers
whose presence would be desirable, and
when they see their property depreciat
ing in value because no one wants to
live in villages where no attempt is
mnde to prevcntdlsease, but everything
is done to encourage it, they may find
it to their advantage to send the hog«
to the country, and then the health and
welfare of the whole nation will be im
proved.—Leslie's Weekly.
P. De 9.
"This is the end!" he angrily ex
claimed. "Give me back my engage
i ment bicycle!"
"na, ha!" she laughed, mockingly,
and that was all. —Puck.
The Only "Way.
"No," said the business-like young
woman, "I don't read anything that
author writes."
"Perhaps if you were to get better
acquainted with him he would interest
you."
"I don't think so. There is only one
way that I can imagine his interesting
me in what he wrote."
"You mean he'd have to change his
style."
"No. ne'd have to become secretary
of a company in which I held stock and
declare a dividend." —Washington Star.
Ills Exceptional Lack.
"I have read repeatedly," said the sad
eyed young man, "never to ask n young
lady's permission when you wished to
kiss her."
"Well, 1 hope you didn't," said his
friend.
"No, I didn't; but the young lady, 1
think, does not read the papers."—
Puck.
Retiring.
"I'm koliik to retire," explained the poli
tician bland;
"I may as well give all the people warn
ing.
But If for me by any chance there comes a
new demand
I'll get up bright and early in the mora
ln*." _ _ . ..
No 47
THOUGHT IT A GRAVEYARD.
Snperstltlou* Miners Kept Away
from the Illchebt Strike of All.
"All this hyar excitement 'bout the
diggin's at Klondike," remarked Col.
Ham Splogett, of Arizona, the other
night, as he whetted his knife upon his
cheek, "renninds me of the days when
Arizony was prime aud rich in placer,
stuff itself. So diggin's then lik6
Arizony's. Men from nil over the hull
darned states wuz coniin' in every day,
and the prairie schooners meandered
across the deserts like they wuz used ter
the sand instead of the grass. Every
man what could carry a shovel wuz hust
lin' fcr the diggin's, and women, too, fer
that matter, wuz plodding for the
groun' whar the red gold wuz sleeping
among the When I reached the
diggiu's I found mighty nigh onter
everybody else tliar afore me. Camp
wuz nitide, and mighty nigh every claim
along Chickaloo creek wuz taken tip.
Like many otheir of the boys. I hed ter
get out and try fer a new place. Found
a good float while prospectin' the side
of a big gulch, and follering the lead,
darned me if I didn't come across the
richest bit of gold-bearing gravel I had
ever seed. I had been creep in* e-rlong
i on nsy knees most, chasing up the float,
and when I did grasp whatlhed found,
darned me, when I looked up and got
on my feet, if I hadn't found a grave
yard. Thar, right whar I wuz lookin',
I seed four little crosses, planted just
whar the gold wuz the thickest. Wall,
it kinder went agin my groin to disturb
a burying grouud, so I went ertongand
located a claim right jining the place
with the crosses. The boys came out
and located, too, and inside of a week
the new diggin's wuz just aboomin*.
"We all cast greedy eyes on thp claim
with the graveyard, but nary a feller
hed the nerve ter tech the place, an' it
wuz mighty hard fer the boys ter go
near the place after night fell. It
seemed like the gold must be thar
mighty thick, but we let it alone. About
a month later I woke up early one morn
ing, an' lookin' out of my shanty, I
seed a camp staked on the graveyard
claim. I wuz up in a jiffy, and, pulling
my gun, 'roused one or two of the boyß
and started out to investigate. No
■desecration ferine. We wuzu'tgoin' ter
allow any tenderfeet to break in upon
the sanctity of the crosses, and we hed
our miuds made up to that point. We
roused tip the newcomers, and told them
they hed ter pvt. They just laughed,
and that made us kinder mad. When
we wuz getting lighting mad one of the
new gang told us not to worry—they
wuz all right, and hed a right ter the
claim. He said they had planted the
crosses and knew what, w-uz under tihem.
'Bones,' I said. 'Yes,' he said; 'mule
bones, and more. Come with me an"
I'll show yon.' We went, and with his
shovel he threw the dirt out of the big
gest grave and uncovered a skeleton of
a mule sure enough, but what made my
eyes big wuz the sight of a bucket of
gold dust right between the front legs
of the mule. Wall, to make a long-story
short, those fellers had been, working
diggings t.har, an' knowin' what kind of
men miners wuz, hed planted their
stuff in the middle of the best claim
while they worked off ter one side.
Smart trick. They hed gone for pro
visions just afore I found the gulch, and
when they hed come back they hed
found the gulch alive with folks, but,
as they figgered, the crosses wuz all
Tight, and they staked the claim in the
night, abandoning the other one in the
near liilils. They wanted the best thing
last, knowing how the minersvuz com
ing in, and the<y got it. If ever I come
across onother burying ground in a
placer country you bet I won't do a
thing ter it."—N. O. Times-Democrat.
WHEN CHARACTER IS FORMED.
How Children Are Worried Into l'»ly
Dlnponi tlonM.
In many homes older children make
the life erf the smaller ones wretched
much of the time. The writer knows a
family where there are three children,
the youngest about two years of age.
The alder ones seem, to find no greater
pleasure than to tease the babe on every
opportunity, for she occasions them
much merriment by her violent vocal
and bodily expressions whenever she is
tormented beyond endurance. One does
not need to remain about this home long
before seeing plainly that this child is
being worried into an ugly disposition.
Even at two years she has reached the
point where she is intolerable much of
the time, showing her unbalanced con
dition by flying into a passion over
'.every little thing that occasions her dis
'pleasure. The attitude oi the older
children serves to keep hex in. a more
or less comstant state of fatigue, and
,the actions performed in this condition
are rapidly forming habits, thus de
termining her character. —Prof. M. V.
O'Shea, in Appletons' Popular 9cience
Monthly.
Care for Darai.
The following recipe for burns is most
highly recommended: Roll flour and
lard together as you would for making
pie-crust. Then wet it into a soft dough
■with cold water. Completely cover the
parts burned and keep them covered for
two or three days. When the dough
loosens —which will be in two or three
days—the burned skin will peel off with
it. Make a fresh dough and cover the
afflicted parts again. Let the dough re
main until it becomes loose. It is said
that burns treated in this way will
never leave scars. —N. Y. Tribune.
Pair Dangbuats.
One cup of sugar, one egg, one scant
cup of milk, one tablespoonful of butter
or lard, one teaspoonful of baking pow
der, flour enough to roll. They should
be as soft as .possible, so don't make the
mistake of using too much flour. Hkve
the pan of fat smoking hot before drop
ping in the doughnuts, and drop in a
few at a time, so that the temperature
of the fat will not be reduced too quick
ly.—Leisure Hours.
—There arc three varieties of the dog
that never bark —the Australian dog-,
the Egyptian shepherd dog, and the
"lion-headed" dog of Thibet.
He iff lit of Impropriety.
"Do you know," said the girl in blue,
"while we were sitting in the hammock,
and just as I thought he was about to
propose, a garter snake suddenly ap
peared."
"How indelicate!" returned the girl
in pink.—Chicago Post.
A Critical Opinio*.
Jinks —That young lady may be a fine
pianist, us you say, but there is no
warmth to her touch.
Blinks—l guess you didn't hear her
play the Moonlight symphony.*
Jinks—No; but I squeezed her hand.
—N. Y. Weekly.
Restitution.
Miss Keedick—l read about a lady
suing a man for SSOO for a kiss he had
stolen from her.
iMiss Kittish—But I suppose she
would have been willing to ylthdraw
the suit if he would return the kiss.—
Up-to-Date.
Statistical.
"Before A man is 30 he falls in ICKVC
with every pretty girl he looks at."
"Yes?"
"And aiter he is 30 he falls in love
with every pretty girl who looks at
luia."—Chicago Record.