VOL.- xxxv Grand Clearance Sale _ OF A money saving sale tor economical buyers—a sale which will be talked of in evtrv family—a jj-and Qit of p-ices on all goods, none ui'l be spared It will pay *ou :'iC'3i- mil's o a.ttad l is sale —we need room and must reduce our stock sad be.e a-e the low p:lces they will vo at. 1 lot ladies' fine dongola pat. f'p shoes, regular price f I 50, reduced to t -9" I lot lad"-s' waterpr'K>f cangaroo ca'f but. shoes regular price $1 40 reduced to .90 I lot cbi'd's s>!ar tip g a ii shoes, rcgula' price 75c reduced to 5' I lot men s fiae sa::n calf saoes Eng. Bais., regular price $1.50 reduced to ' 00 1 lot lad:t»' heel and sp'ing heel tabi ;•*, regular price 35c reduced to is 1 lot eh', dren'* rtibbers, regu'a- price 25c, reduced to . " I lot men's all so.'d wo*king s ioes doaii.s sole and tap, regular price re>l nee I to I-ot ' 1 lot ladies fi'ie dongoia iiand turn and hand welt shoes, regu ar price $5.00, $3.50 a. id $ i OJ, yonr choice at a -°° I lo- ladles' wa 11 lined slices, regular price ii.25, reduced to. 75 1 lot ladies' vnj.ll lii;-d slippers, regu'ar price 90c, reduced to 5° A line of holiday slippers which sold at 90c, and tl-35 wrdl be closed out at 5 Our stock of felt boots and rubber goods to be closed out cheap. Sheffield sole leather by the side 20c per pound and best cut, cut in strips at 25c per pound Cut soles at 10c per pair. All kinds of findings and shoe-makers supplies at nck bottom prices. Men's best felt boots with firit grade woonsocket overs at £<-75 Hoy's felts and best overs at '• 2 5 Voutb's felts and I jest overs at v 9° Men's woonsocket first quality rubbei boots at 2 -°° Boy's woonsocket boots at 1.25 Children's rubber boots at "5 Boy's storm king rubber boots at '-5 0 Youth's storm king rubber boots at • 1,2 5 JOHN BICKEL. 128 S. MAIN St. BUTLER. PA. HOSELTON'S Grea, i rk S aie IN BOOTS and SHOES. There will be lively shoe selling in this house for some time to come. We have taken the balance of several of our fine lines sizes are somewhat broken—and marked them down to About 50c on the Dollar! \ Misses' Shoes. mostly narrow widths A, B and C. _ , , tl , , . Small, narrow feet will have a rare One lot of fine Dongols, plain toe, tr< . at spring and heel, former price $1.25, $1.50 ' * ~, , and f?.oo, now 75c and fi. no-sizes One lot of Ladies' Lace Shoes former 11 1/ price fi 25 and $2.00; now 75c and SI.OO. Children's, same stvle, to 11, re- . One lot of Ladies'sift Dongola shoes, dnced to y* and 75c." Sizes 6to S, 35c an, l tlrns . I' laln a,,fi n P. former and 50c. price 74.00 and *4.50; now #1.50 and Lot Women S Women's Rubbers at iSc, 20c and 25c. Heavy Leather Shoes—former price ' J 1.25; now 75c. Wool Boots and Stockings. Men's and Boys' Shoes. Men's Wool Hoots and Rubliers at One lot of Calf hand-made Congress $1.35 and s2.an. Shoes, former price $3.00; new t1.50. Men's Rubber Shoes, good at 50c. Sizes 6 to 8. We have buckle and storm arctirs at 75c Boys' Shoes at 75c and |i.oo. Sizes 1 and SI.OO. Rubber Boots, all kinds you lo may ask for. Tell us what >ou want. Ladies' Shoes. We have lt . „. Oae Jet fine Dongola. lace and but- Wlnter pods-war"*. lined Shoes ton, former pr.ee s 2 £o. $3 00 and $4 .00; ami S,! l ,^ rS at a « rta ' re ' luct "'"- »"w f 1 .<✓>, /i 50 and $2.00. These are 1 YOU WILL FIND US Butler's Leading °P' )osi,e Hotel Lowrs '' Shoe house, 102 N. Main St., Butler, Pa. J. S. YOUNG, Tailor, Hatter and Gents Furnishing Goods. • (Summer tor* t makes the problem of looking dressy and keeping cool a hard one But we'\e coK&j it; and for cnce economy, comfort and fashion go hard in hand Our summer suits see finer in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more stylish in cut before, they fit your cui ves and yet they're not sweat bath outfits. The prices may surprise "ou. J. 8. YOUNG. Tailor. 101 S. MAIN St., * - - BUTLER, PA II They Fit Well, f| wear well. 11 1 A'l / NEW YEAR IDEAS Unless your ll j I / /II / | r*- clothes ere up-to-date they might »n well l»e i rsi 1 *-a1 I I several years behind the times. L' vou wan I■\ / "n V the I-est ideas in clothing you should get youi \\ ■ p -ft lotbing of men who have the ideas. Yoi yiWvX V\l i \ : L want them to look well and wear well. If ■ 1 t* they are not satisfactory you justly blame the c ~-—% | tailor. We make the clothes in correct style / and you are sure of them fitting for we guaran » " tec them and make the clothes to suit you. OP MERCHANT TAILOR ' ■ • 142 North Main Street Butler, Penn'a BIG SALE Our Stock Must Be Reduced before we take invoice, and in order to ; Good watch (guaranteed) $2.50; Fine watch, you pay $7 for now $5; 8 day clock, regular $4 ones now $2.25; Rlack iron clock gilt trimming, was $lO now $0; Alarm clock warranted 05c. Come and examine our stock and get what you need in our line cheaper than you ever dreamed of 'w C. F. T. PAPE & BRO, JEWELERS 122 South Main St.. Butler. Pa. Old silver and gold taken the same as cash. Sale until Feb. Ist. Advertise in the CTIIZEN. -THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Notice in Divorce : ! ion i»-*e r«f ;1m 1 11* u frh i ii. <" « on. .i u l'h a>oi But -1 K» IIIUHIV l« r(o. I'h. A. I'. No. vs. tC! j,l Ttrui A. T. « o.iioy I; » TwtiSulijM.. iiji- u:h#v< • ;*•>«• >;• til . returned **N. K. i. y«'U tin* r.ai 1 j.o»• 1 »•» IJiit lcr. I'a . in and for t!i»- ;ir<»r«-said county » :» M«>r: | day The 7th day of Mar h th** t.: - • dlr of next term of said < •• .* • t > aiisw«*r the • >:»:•! complain* and show ciuse wli| , vor«*»* fr-»ra the «»f mairS:. - ny ! uo> U- K'<-antfd i. i«i y.-d .. to >al «f [ ; March IW at wblcl nouti«-d t«» atU iid. WliJ.I \M I;. IWiM>S. jSlurilT. J. b. Mah.-hali . Att'y. Notice in Divorce. Mr->. Salllf IS. I :.r«'n Intli..) ui irf rioii I'leiw •'! t!iill'-r vs. < «... h»„ A. D. ><>. m, - j>t I t-rrn l-'C. l»k I Mi ,i an ' . ( ar -on 1* 'JA'I- Twc> sub|*»enas In al*»v«* a ♦ having Ih «*II return« «i '•.%! ! JO • ' Carson. alx»v« named rej»;.ow!ent. are iieie hy ntjuirt il to appear in ili« « 'ourt "f < om fiion »'lea> of Hutk*r< ocnty. *'a.. t«- n- h«*ld in ButU*r. Pa., ifi and for tin* afor«-- ;-«! coun ty oil Monday th«* 7th day of *!• r.*h i-'^. 11 ;• til-■ o. v> ' t:< . i« mi - -■■■ • rl. to answer t'i«* -aid complaint ai d show •• tu>« vrhv a »• grained ai pray«*d •r. to tin* >.ai . .-al.n- it. * .n vii. Vou -ir• ■ atv» In nrby iiutifi«rd tha. t« .i --iiiony will IK* tak«*n in tin* ai»"\« fa>«- ••ro!ut*' fr*»m 11; • bonds of matrimony -.hould not JMJ granted as prayed for. to the said Adaline Duncan Vou are alyi hereby notified that ti*sti n ony will Im- taken in tin ahove <*a-.«* tin -aid Court on Tuesday tl» "tii day of Mareli IHOH at which time and place you are notified to attend W j i.LI AM K. Dooiiy. f?herili. J NO. M. THOMWviiK. I and rAtty'u. N FWTOK BLACK ) MUNICIPAL LIEN. lit". '.Kit for XT Y. **~ The Commonwealth of r»-nn-yl\ iiiia io t in- Sheriff "f -aid * oiinf v tin « tint Whrrcian, Butler boro. ban filed a claim In our < 'ornrnon i' 4« ;:-. for -dd I'ounty itgaliist the heirs at I tw <>f Dr. Jam- •> tirahnrn. d« « d. ami lion. James Bredln for the sum of one hundred seva rity and ss-KM) dollar- (fl7n.-*> lH*ini£ for woi w doin and^iiat*-rial furnisli«'d in paving and « urbinjr South m St from .1 tT* r-»«»n s'. Jo t'« ntn' Ave., dtuated in tin BoroiiKh of lint lei. Buthr t reel, and having erected thereon a two story log dwelling house weut In ; is ' f our i h;»v« t . iy. why the said sum of »I7<»-'* should no l-« lev ied of the -aid deserilM'd pniperty. lot In- use of t In -aid Bntl< r boro according to the form and effect of the Ad ««f Assembly in unch «!ase made and pno ided if to tin n -hall d« « m expedient. And have you then an I there till- writ. Witness, the lion. John >l. r, I'reiideiit Jud g«- of the sa id ( on rt at But ho-, this imh day of January. A. I>. IMc. ItORKHT 1 THovfFHON, I'rot honot irv. MUNICIPAL LIEN. r.l TLI It < o: NTY. ss The Commonwealth of Peiin-yivanl.i to tin Sheriff of wild County, Greeting: Whereas, Hpt|ei l»oro nas filed a claim In our Court of Common l'ie;;- > for -»ald eounty against Butler < eirnderv i"». in'-lr- at law of Noriiert I-''oil/.. deread.ni d In ir- at law and deviates ofr amm l < uiinlngliam. de.-« a-ed. i f< ,i the sum of Ave hundred thlrtei " and 42-luo dollars (id '. O being for woi-K done i'tnl mati rial furnished in paving and eiirbitiff \or|h MeKean -ins t from Jefler io(i street to Fulton stre< t r->r ti.« lmprore ment anc dsirelopmeiit of • certain lease hold. situate In the ted ward. Butler, Butler Co Pa . l>oi,nded . follows, to-wlt: On tie north l»v North Ktreet, mi the cant by au alley, on the south by an alley* on tli tri i b tid Noil n Mc- Kean stre< t and fn ntlng » «■ laid North Mc j- »-;tn street 200 feet, moti oi less, and cj tenting back i!»« ame width i 0 feet, more or less, to an : ! • jr, -aid lot ■»f ground bi known a-tin- Buth r I'uhll'* I'nrlal t»r<»tind. J or firavn Yard lo» of ground And wberes . ii Is allied that 11" sii in still remain* due and unpaid to tin- -.aid Bntler horo. Now w« ind you thai you make Known to tin said defendant • uid to all such persons as m&) hold or oc eupy the said leasehold and property then on. that they t»e and appear before the Judges of our said Court, at a Court of com mon I'leas, U> lie held at Butler, on the i-t Monday of March nr*t to show eausi if any tiling t In-y know or have to why the saidHiirnof pM.1.42 should ret ».«• levied of tln* -uid real estate together with tin prop erty thereon to the use • • kid Bu l»oro a<*<*onllng to the form and elTeet of the Ad of AsiiemVuy In such caw modi and pro vtded If to them It ishall deem expedient And liHveyou tin II and then t ids writ Witness, the Hon. John M Gre< i I* • • I dent Judge of the said Court at Butler, this day 14th nay of January. A l> !-'• KOIIKKT J THOMPSON. I'rot honot ary. fwjEj | Must \ | Have | $ CASH $ \ 1-5 off \ ) —ON ALL--' / < Suits, s S WEDDING SUITS > ) A SPECIALTY. ( / Call Early. ? \Cooper & \ CORNER DIAMOND. ? S BUTLER. PA. ? * R :R WOOL TO SELL WRITE TO W. RUMBERGER, Care A. Trout man's Hons 111 Tl.Kit. I*A , j \dvertlu uthe CITIZEN BUTLER, PA., THLHSDAV, KKL>WL C >. Eaisy to Take ai»y to Operate j Are features p -culiar to Hood's Pills. Small in I size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one nan Hood's i said: ' Touts' rer know you _ ! have taken a ) ill till it is all -IB a j over." asc. C. Hood & Co.. 111 J Proprietors, i owell. Mass ® TU* only fills otukev.th Hood's Sarsaparill*. Tlioimanils are TryiaE It. In order to prove the grc at merit of F.ly's Cream Balm, the most effective cure for Catarrh and Cold m Head, we have pre pared a generous trial size for 10 cents. Ut_t it of your druggist or send 1 ents to ELY BIIOS., 5C Warren St., X. Y. City. I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind ever since a boy. and I nover hopt d for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm see:.:o >do ; even that. Many acquaintances lit* - used it with excellent results. Oscar (J. train, 43 Wiirreu Ave., Chicago, 111. F.ly's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cur - fir catarrh and contains no cocaine, mere iry nor aay injurious dr lg. I'ri e, 50 cents. At drug*, Us or by mail. We All Know tliat the slovenly dressed man i never receives the respect and consideration the well dressed mat) gfts. One secret in dres sing -.veil lies in the selection of the right tailor. our garments are cut and made iti < ur own workshop in this city. We are j articular abont the fit, fashion and .ill the minute details in their construction. Would lie pleased to show von a product of our shop and also give you a pointer in econ omy. fall patterns now displayed ALAND, MAKER F.-F M KVS LOTH KS I Selling Out 1 { —OIJR— ? £ Entice Stock ; i •»- I Wall Paper. V \ ': st pal terns a • left. ? ; ) v\ < want to <)uit the busi- \ \ Barjrains .it asto 1 1 ate ? } DOUGLASS' 241 S. Main St. Butler. e. i). A LOVER OF GOOD HATS M JPR 5^7J JXY % i ' Can surciy mil Ins every .|s in tl.e same manner, buying the best ami selling as low 'is nii.'iy charge for inferior goods. We are always glad to show visitors air goods Call And See Us. COLBERT Hi DALE, 2,12 S. M KIN ST BUTI.HR, I'A L. C. WICK, DItAI.KK IN Rough ? Worked Lumber OK A 1,1. KINKS. | I )oors, S.isJi, -Hliiids, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath Always in Stock. I.IMli, HMR AND PLASTER ' »liice opposite I*. ft W. Depot. BUTLER, PA, KYfcH KXAW.StJ MM >JF CiIAKGE R L. Kirkpjttrick, Optician and Jeielw N«xt to Cou:t House IluMei, tate Graduate I„u l'ort [laroloijical iusl.itn te ROBcFT LOUIS STEVEnSOfI. l BYNOPSI3. CHATTER L-Billy Bones, an old sea , dop. much adc.lcted to rum, lodges at Ad miral Benbow Ir.n, CHAPTER 11.—Stranger, called "Ulack Dofr," meets Hones; an interview ends lr. fight and disappearance of stranger. Bones suffers spoj i< tic sir ke. 1 CHAPTER 111 —Blind begpar corncs to Inn. presses s-methlng in bones' hand and leaves. "Ten o'elcck!" Cones cries. hot.rs. We 11 . them yet ." at : which moment he is struck d.-aJ by apo plexy. CHAPTER IV—Near Bonn' lxrly Is i found a little round paper, blackened on one ?id<\ on tie other the words: lou have till ten ta-nlght." Oold t- found In ; Bones' sea chest, and an oil-kin packet. Flight taken from inn. CHAPTER V.-EHnd man (Pew) with I companions aitack the Inn. Chagrined at 'not finding "V I *'s fist." the- scoundrels s -alter Blind Pew Is run down and killed j by a horse. i CHAPTER *»X—Xoung Hawkins taxes 'packet tii. Dr. Live-- y, wlio with Squire Trelawney opens It and liiids minute . ;;t John S' ■■ rV ir.n. Black Vog ' runs away, and Silver avows ignorance of : his Identity. 1 CHAPTER IX.— Ship's captain thinks I some things on board somewhat singular an I asks to have certain precautions taken among which are the .storing of the powder and arms astern and giving the doe'.or and his friends berths beside I the cabin. CHAPTER X.—"llispaniola" begins her voyag®. Hawkins cllmb3 Into apple bar ' rt>l and overhears 1 :ans of treachery on foot among the crew. CHAPTER Xl.—Plot (laid by Silver, ship's cook) provides for the strike for pos-.'SKlon of the treasure Immediately U Is gotten aboard. Cry of "Band ho ' n't AFf Ell Xll.— Hawkins tells of Sil ver's "treachery to I,lvesey, Trejawnev and Capt Smollett, who hold a council of war. I CHAPTER Xlll.—Mutiny begins to show | In restlessness of men, and captain de- 1 cldes to give the men an afternoon ashore. Jim Hawkins slips off with them, but on ; the bland gives thein the slip. tnah-wt AfV.-F.oni cover Jim sees Sliver kill one of the honest hands, and also learns of the murder of another In [ another part of the island and runs from 1 the scene. CHAPTER XV.—Jim meets Ben Cunn, a ! marooned sailor who had lived on bland three years. Report of a cannon is heard. Both run for l.r>at when they see In the j wood the union Jack. CHAPTER XVl.—Hunter and the doc- | tor go a .hore in a Jol!y-i»oat, discover a block-house within a stockade and de- : ride to provision it. Faithful party Is joined by Gray, a mutineer, ard the ship )pft with -he five remaining mutineers on board. « HA ITER XVll.—Jolly-boat starts on last trip to shore overloaded with pro visions. Mutineers en ship man the gun. Trelawney picks off one of the gunners. Cannon ball passes over boat, which s!nk« and le.iv' -1 party to wade ashore Itucca neers heard near by In the wood. CHAPTER XVlll.—Fight with buc caneers re-ults In one killed on each side. Faithful party gain the stockade and run up tlx- British colors. CHAPTER XlX.—Jim seeing the colors knows be i near friends and. leaving Ben Ounn, climbs Into the stockade. CHAPTER XX. SILVER'S EMBASSY. Sure enough, there were two men just outside the stockade, one of them waving a white cloth; the other, nolens a person than Silver himself, standing placidly by. It was still quite early and the cold est morning that I think I ever was nUlwua 111, >. vl.«l U...V jKCMXn t».v marrow. The sky was bright and cloud less overhead, and the tops of the trees shone rosily in the sun. Hut where Sil ver stood with his lieutenant all was still in shadow, and they waded knee deep In a low white vapor, that had crawled during the night out of the morass. The chill and vapor taken to gether told a poor talc of the island. It was plainly a damp, feverish, unhealthy spot. "Keep indoors, men," said tins cap tain. "Ten to one this is a trick." Then lie hailed the buccaneer. "Who goes? Stand or we fire." "Flag of truce," cried Silver. The captain was in the jiorcli, keep ing himself carefully out of the way of a treacherous shot should any be in tended. lie turned and spoke to its. "Doctor's watch on the lookout. Dr. bivesey, take the north side, if you please; Jim, the east, Gray the west. The watch below, all hands to load mus kets. Lively, men, and careful." And then he turned again to the mu tineers. "And what do you want with your flag of truce?" he cried. This time it was the other man who replied. "Cap'n Silver, sir, to come on board and make terms," ho shouted. "Cap'n Silver! Don't know him. Who's he?" cried Iho captain. And we could hear him adding to himself: "Cap'n, is it? My heart, and here's promotion!" Long John answered for himself. "Me, sir. These poor lads have chosen me cap'n, after your desertion, Hir" —laying particular stress upon the word "desertion." "We're willing to submit, if we can come to terms, and no bones about It. All I ask is your word, Cap'n Smollett, to letmesafennd sound out of this hero stockade, and one minute to get out o' shot before a gun is fired!" "My man," said Capt. Smollett, "I have not the slightest desire to talk to you. If you wish to talk tome, you can come, that's all. If there's any treach ery, it'll be on'your side, nnd the Lord help you." "That's enough, cap'n,"shoutedLong John, cheerily. "A word from you's enough. I know a gentleman, and you ■lay lay to that." We could see the man who carried the llag of truce attempting to hold Sil ver back, nor was that wonderful, see ing how cavalier had been the cap tain's answer. Hut Silver laughed at him aloud, and slapped him on the back, as if the idea of alarm had been absurd. Then lie advanced to the stockade, threw over his crutch, got a leg up, and with great vigor and skill, succeeded in surmounting the fenc* and dropping safely t<> the other side. I will confess that I was furjoouiucb taken up with what was going on to bo of the slightest use as sentry; In deed, 1 had already deserted my eastern loophole and crept up behind the cap tain, u ho had now f ealcd himself 011 tin threshold, with his elbows 011 his knees his head in his hands, and Ids eyes fixed on the water »s it bubbled out of the old iron kettle in the sand. He win whistling to himself: "Come, Ltissc and Lads." Silver had terrible hard work pet ting up the knoll. With the Ktcepnew of the incline, the thick tree stumps, and the soft sand, lie and his crutch were us helpless as ;i ship in stays. Hut he stuck to it like a man in silence, and ut last arrived before the captain, whom he saluted in the handsomest style. He was tricked out In his best; an im mense blue coot, thick with brass but tons, hung as low sis to his knees, and a lin« - kaecd hat was net on the bnrk of his head. "liero you are, my man," said the captain, raising his head. "You had bel ter sit down." "You ain't a going to let me inside, •iiji'n. It's a 1 (Thin cold morning, to be sure, sir, to tit out idc upon tJit- 1 and," | "Why, Siher," said the captain, "if you had pleased to be an honest man 'you might have I t 1: sitting in your galley. It's your own doing. You're either my ship's cook—and then you were treated handsome—or Cap'n Sil ver, a common mutineer -id pirate, and then you can go hang!" "Well, well, cap'n," returned the sea cook, sitting down as h • was i idden on the sand, "you'll have to X ifwtfl or I '• Refuse that and you hive aeon the luat cf ram but musket ball#," criod Silver. • don't deny It was a good lay. Some of ! you pretty handy with a hand-spike end. And I'll not deny either, but what some of my people wrus sb ok maybe all was shook; maybe I was shook my self; maybe that's why I'm here for terms. But you mark me, cap'n, it won't do twice, by thunder! We'll have to do sentry go, and ease oil' a point or so 011 the rum. Maybe, you think we were all a sheet in the wind's eye. Hut I'll tell you I was n >l>er; I was ou'y dog tired; and if I'd awoke a second sooner I'd a caught you at the act, I would. Ho wasn't dead when I got round to him, not he." "Well?" says Capt. Smollett, as cool as ean be. All that Silver said was a riddle to him, but you would never have guessed It from his tone. As for me, I began to have an inkling. lien Gunn's last words e«me back to my mind. I began to suppose that he had paid the buccan eers a visit while they nil lay drunk tocelher around their fire, and I reck oned tip wtTn jr,!>•»» -—— —... 11 enemies to deal with. "Well, here it is," said Silver. "We want that treasure, and we'll have it - that's our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that's yours. You have a chart, haven't you ?" "That's as may be," replied tlio cap tain. "Oh, well, you have, I know that," returned Long John. "You needn't be so husky with a man; there ain't a par tide of service in t hat, and you may lay to it. What I mean is, we want your chart. Now, I never meant you no harm, myself." "That won't do with me, my man," interrupted the captain. "W< know ex actly what you meant to do, and we don't care; for now, you see, you can't do it." Ami the captain looked at him calm ly, and proceeded to fill his pipe. "If Abe Cray- Silver broke out. "Avant there!" cried Mr. Smollett. "Cray told uie nothing, and I a ked him nothing; and what's more, I would sec you and him and this whole island blown clean out of the w liter into blazes llrst,. So there'# my mind for you, my man, on that." This little will IT of temper seemed to cool Silver down. He had been grow ing nettled IN-fore, but now beguiled himself together. "Like enough," aid he. "I would set no limits to whitt K* titleineii might consider ship shape, or might not, as the ease were. And, seeiti' as how yott are about to take a )»I j>« ■, cap'n, I'll make SO free ns to do likewise." And he tilled a pipe and lighted it, anil the two men r,at silently smok ing for <|iiite aw hile, now looking each other in the face, now topping their to bacco, now leaning forward to spit. It was as good as the play to see them. "Now," resumed Silver, "here it is. You give us tlio chart, to get the treasure by, and drop shooting poor seamen and stovingln their bends while asleep. You do that, and we'll offer you a choice. Kit her you come along aboard of us, once the treasure shipped, nnd then I'll give you my nlTvdtivy, upon my word of honor, to clap you somewhere's safe ashore. Or, il that ain't your fancy, some of 1113 hand , be Ing rough, and having old score- on ac count of hazing, then you enn stay here you can. We'll divide stores with you, man for man, and I'll give you my afTv daw, as before, to speak the llrst shi| I sight, and send 'em hero to pick you up. Now, you'll own that's talking Handsomer, you couldn't look to get, iw»t. you. And I IIO|M- raising liis voice— "that all bands in tlii» here blockhouse will overhaul my words, for what is » poke loom Is spoke to all." Capt. Smollett rose from his scat, and knocked out tlio ashes from his pipit in the palm of his left hand. "IK that all?" be asktjd. "Every last word, by thunder!" an swered John. "Kefuse that, and you've seen the last of me but musket-balls." "Very well," said the captain. "Now you'll hear me. If you'll come up one by one, unarmed, I 'II engage to clap you all in Irons, and take you home to a fair trial ill my name is Alexander Smollett, I've flow n my sovereign's coloi ■ , and I 11 see you all to Davy Jones. You can't find the treasure. You can't sail the ship there's not- a man among v I*ll tit to sail the ship. You can't light us - Cray, there, got away from live of you. Your ship's in irons. Master Silver; you're on a lee shore, and so you'll find. I stai d here and tell you ", and t hey 're the ho t good w on Is ymi'll get from me; for, In the name of Heaven, I'll put a bullet In your back when 10 \l I meet you. Tramp, in_v lad. Bundle out of this, please, hand over hand, and double quick." Silver's face was a 'picture; his eyes started In his 10-ail with wrath. Il« shook the lire out of In pipe. I "(live DM a hand up! "he cried. **»\ inVll ino u Ltiiitl up? M lit; ror.rtil. Kot :i man aiuopg us moveJ. Growl- ) Inff th .. uU'st inuirecation!-.h« crawled alt the sand till lie got holil of the porch and could lioist himself again up ii his crutch. Then lie spat into tlu- spring. 'There!" he cried, "that's what I tliil.li ( y> . lU fori an 1: .ill's out, I'll stove in j our old '.i-house like a rum puncheon. Laugh, by thunder, laugh! Before an hour's out. ve'll laugh upon the other side. Them that die'll be the lucky ones." And with a dreadful oath he stumbled off, plowed down the sand, w;>s helped across the stockade, after four or five failures, by the man with the fir.g of truce, and disappeared in an instant- afterward among the trees. CIIAPTEi: XXI. THE ATTACK. As soon as Sil\.-r disappeared, the captain, who had beer, closely .watch ing him, turned toward the interior of th, liou-e,and found not n man of us at his post but Gray. It was the first time we had ever seen liim angry. "Quarters!" he roared. Ar.d then, as we all : r.k Iki 1, to our places, "Gray," he s.ii.l, "I'll put your name in the log; ; you've stood by your only like a sea : man. Mr. Trelawney, I'm surprised at you, sir. Doctor, 1 thought you had worn the king'scoat! If that was how you st rvt d at Fontenoy, sir, you'd have been better in j our berth." The doctor's watch were all back at their 1 ji-lioles, the rest were busy loading the spare muskets, and every or., with a red face, you may be certain, and a flea In his ear, as the saying is. The captain looked on for awhilrt in silence. Then he spoke. "My lads," he said, "I've given Silver a broadside. I pitched it in red hot on purpose; and before the hour's i ;.f, - he said, we shall be boarded. We're outnumbered, I needn't tell you that, but we fight in shelter; and, a mil.ute ago, I should have said we fought with discipline. I've no manner of doubt that we can drub them, if you choose." Then he went the rotin ls, and saw, as he said, that all was clear. On the two short sides of the house, east and west, there were only two loop-holes; on the south side where the porch was, two again; and on the north side, five. There was a round s score of muskets for the seven of us; the firewood had been built into four piles—tables, you might say —one al>out the middle of each side, and on each of these tables some ammunition and four loaded muskets were laid ready to the hand of the defenders. In the middle, the cutlasses lay ranged. "Toss out the fire," said the captain; "the chill is past, and we mustn't have Kinoke in our eyes." The iron fire basket was carried bodily out l>y Mr. Trelawney, and the embers smothered among sand. "Hawkins hasn't had his breakfast. Hawkins, help yourself, and back to your post to cat it," continued Capt. Smollett. -"Lively, now, my lad; you'll want it before you've done. Hunter, sen out a round of tirandy to all hands." \ 1 while this wrs going on the cap tain completed, in his own mind, thu plan of the defense. "I)(it-tor, you will take the door," he resumed. "See and don't expose your rclf; i ep y. ithin, and fire through tJie there. Joyce, you stand by the west, mv num. Mr. Trelawney! you are the best shot you and Gray take (his long north side, with tin: five loop-hob's; it's tin re the danger is. If they can get up to it, and lire in upon us through our own ports, things would begin to look dirty. Haw kins, neither you nor I arc much account at the shooting; w e'll stand by to load and bear a hand." As the captain had said, the chill was p.. t. As soon as the sun had climbed above our girdle of trees it fell with all its force the elear ing and drank up the vapors at a di a light. Soon tho sand was baking, and th< resin inciting in the logs of tJie (block-house. Jackets and coats were flung aside; shirts were thrown open at the neck and rolled up to the shoulders; and we stood there, each at his post, in u fever of heat and anxiety. An hour passed away. "Hang tlicin!" said the captain. "This is as dull as the doldrums, (irny, w hiMlc for a wind." And just at that moment came the first news of the attack. "If you please, sir," said Joyce, "If I pee ai \ one, am I to fire?" "I tohl you so!" cried the captain. "Tl iik \oii, sir," returned Joyce, with the same ipiipt civility. Nothing followed for a time; but the remark had set us ail on the alert, straining earn and *»yi the musket eers with their pieces balanced In their minds, the captain out in the middle of the block-house, with his mouth very tight and a frown on his fuccv. So some seconds pa shed, till sudden ly Joyce whipped up his musket and li'red. The report had scarcely died away ere it was repeated and repeated from without in a scattering volley, shot behind shot, like a siring of geese, from cverj side of the Inclosure. Sev eral bullets (.truck the log house, but not one entered; and, an the smoke eh ared away ami vanished, the stock ade and the woods around it looked as <|uict and empty us before. Not a bough waved, not the gleam of a mus ket barrel betrayed t lie presence of our foes. "Did you hit your man?" aaked the captain. "No, sir," rcplUsl Joyce. "I (believe not, sir." "N< \t best thing to tell the truth," muttered ('apt. Smollett. "Load his Him, Hawkins. Mow many should you h..\ there were on your side, doctor?" "I know precisely." said Dr. Llvescy. "Three shots were fir,.l on this side. I saw tlu> three flashes two close to gethep one further to the west." "Three!" repeated the captain. "And how in.iiij ou yours, Mr. 'I reiawney I Hut this wa not so easily answered. Then had come many from the north . en, i... tl"- wjuirc'i computation! ci> lit or nine, according to Gray. l''roui tin cast uiel we .t only it single shot had been fired. It was plain, therefore, that the attack would be developed from the north, aiwl that on tho other three sides we were only to be an noyed by a show of hostilities. Hut ( apt. Smollett made no change In his arrangements. If the mutineers suc ceeded in ito., ing the stockade, ho nr giied, they would take possession of in. unprotected loop hole au«l shoot us down like rats In bur stronghold. Nor had we much time left to us for thought. Suddenly, with a loud liu/.ra, a lit tlc cloud of pirates leaped from the woods '.ii the itorth side and ran straight on the : tockode. At the same moment the fire was once more opened from the wood , and a rifle ball SUIIK thr.eigh thr doorway and knocked the doctor's musket into bits. The boarders • v\armed over the fence like monkeys. Squire and Gray flred again ai I grasped Hunter's musket by the muz- ! zle, wrenched it from his hands, plucked it through the loophole, and, j with one stunning blow, laid the poor fellow senseless on the floor. Mean ' while u third, running unharmed all | rour. 1 the house, appeared suddenly in the doorway, and fell with his cutlass I 011 the doctor. Our position was utterly reversed. A moment since we were firing, under ' cover, at an exposed enemy; now it was we who lay uncovered, and eould not return a blow. The log house was full of smoke, to which wc owed our comparative safety. lie roarad alouil, ftud bis bt&(«r waot up over his head. ('tics and confusion, the Hashes and reports of pistol shots and one loud groan rang in my ears. "Out, lads, out, and fight 'em in the open*! Cutlasses!" cried the captain. 1 snatched a cutlass from the pile, and some one at the same time snatch ing another gave me a cut across the knucklis, which I hardly felt. 1 dashed out of the door into the clear sunlight. Some one was close behind, I. know not who. llight in front, the doctor was pursuing his assailant down the hill, and, just as my eyes fell upon him, beat down his guard and sent him sprawling on his back, with a great slash across his face. "Hound the house, lads! round the house!" cried the captain; and even in (lie hurly-burly I perceived n change in Mechanically T obeyed, turned east~ ward, and, with my cutlass raised, ran round the corner vf the houxt. Next moment X was face to face with Ander son. lie roared aloud* and his hanger went up above his head, flashing in the sunlight- 1 had not time to be afraid, but, as the blow still bung impending, leaped in a trice upon one side, and* missing my foot in the soft sand, rolled headlong ikown the slope. When I had first sallied from the door the other mutineer# had been already swarming up the palisade to make an 1 end of us. One man, In a red night cap, with his cutlass in his mouth, had even got upon the top and thrown a leg across. Well, so short had been the interval, that when I found my feet again all was in the same posture, I the fellow with the red night-cap still half-way over another still just show ing his head above the top of the stock ade. And yet, In this breath of time, , the fight was over, and the victory ours. Gray, following close behind mc, had cut down the big boatswain ere he had time to recover from his lost blow. Another had been shot at a loophole In the very act of firing inito the house, and now lay in agony, the pistol still smoking In his hand. A third, as I had seen, the doctor had disused of at a blow. Of the four who had scaled the palisade, one only remained unac counted for, and lie, having left blscut luns 011 the field, was now clambering out again with tbe fear of death upon him. . "Fire—-fire from the house! cried the doctor. "And you, lads, bock Into I cover." Hut his words were unheeded, no ' shot was fired, and the last boarder made good bis escape, and disappeared with the rest into the wood. In three seconds nothing remained of the at ' tacking porty but the flve who had fallen, four on the inside, and one 011 the I outside, of the palisade. 1 The doctor and Gray and I ran full speed for shelter. The survivors would noon be back where they had left their muskets, and at any minnent the fire ! might recommence. The house was by this timeaomewhat i cleared of smoke, and we saw at n glance It he price we had paid for victory. llun!crlayl>eside his loop-hole, stunned; 1 Joyce by his, shot through the. head, 1 never to'move aj*ain; while right In the center, the squire was supporting the captain, one mi pale a* the other. "The captain's wounded," said Mr. Trelawney. "Have they run?" asked Mr. Smollett. I "All that could, you may be bound," ' returned the doctor; "but there's five of them will never run again." , "Fivel" cried the captain. "Come. that's better. Five against three leaves 1 us four to nine. That's better odds I than we had at starting. We were seven to nineteen then, or thought we i were, and that's an bad to bear."* r [TO BE COiITtMUIO.I t A wilt. • "My youth," said the penurious man, "was spent lis a sailor." "I'd like to have known you then." f "Whj f a "It would have been a pleasure to see you pay out something, even it wax r only 11 cable." Washington Star. v DMHNI Tktagi Hmith-Hliuk Pooh! my wife can 1 thru'li you. j Hindi Smith Well. If you think so come on and tight. Smith lllnek Steady hold on I didn't MJ ImnM Yellow Hook. \osMV«or 01 a well-modulated, pleasant, rati., r low-pitched and melo dious voice has something of which he may feel justly j>roud. Many foreigners find fault with the American voice. They call it harsh and nasal, crude, un culturid ami peculiarly irritating to those who arc accustomed to the rather soft, somewhat liquid intonations of the Latin races. Cultivating the voice is generally un derstood 1 as learning to sing, but there is voice culture which goes very far beyond anything appertaining to mu sical instruction. When the child be gins to speak care should be taken that it makes the proper sounds instead ol the unnatural tore which it is very like» *y to acquire. The child is an imitative creature, and follows very cloeely the sounds that it hears from those about it. If it constantly listens to any par ticular sound, as a matter of course it will very soon take it up and' adapt it as its own. Of even more Importance than the cultivation of the voice is the building of it. No or.c need be told that there Is a wonderful advantage in work ing upon any structure that has a care fully-planned and properly-finished foundation. The majority of singers are given to extreme fnultincss In'their enunciation- This comes largely from a very slovenly habit of speaking, a hab it formed in early childhood from asso ciation with persons who give very lit tle, if any, thought to the construction of their language, being perfectly satis fied, to all appearance, so long as they are able to make themselves under stood. The time is well spwt that Is given to teaching the little ones the cor rect modulation of their voices. We all know children to whom it is a pleas ure to listen, their intonation in speak ing is so agreeable ami' their words seem so well chosen that one Instinctively wonders if these peculiarities (for pe culiarities they certainly are) may »ot be some gracious gift of nature. Snir>- ly a child with such a preparatory train ing furnishes infinitely better material for subsequent culture thnt: one who comes, under hi* teacher's hands, mere ly n lump of crude humanity. In the one case every word, work, thought and Interest of tbe instructor not only tells on the pupil's mind and the formation of his character, but it is a positive pleasure to watch and assist in the tin | folding of such an intelligence. It sometimes occurs that such children are much more highly gifted, when in. fact they are made greatly superior if> their fellow s simply because they were given a correct start in life. On the other hand, every endeavor Is like pulling against the streah:. The little oncd in yours for noth ing."—Tit-Hits. Koiind llr Wna Itlcht. "Last night," said Mr. Hooce, "I think I made a remark to the effect that I had one of the greatest heads In the ward." "Something of the sort," said the wife. "Well, this morning I feel fully pre pared to say that I was right."—Cincin nati Ivnqulrcr. He'll III' llenrd From. "People said that young Lumley would squander the money he inherited, but lie's gone and invested it in a sound business.' "'That so?" "Yes; lie's bought an interest In a boiler XactOTV.'r Chicago JUeoord.