VOL xxxv HUSELTONS VOUR SPRING FOOTWEAR. Wil ! play no small pait in adding distinctive elegance to your new gown, stylish costumes, tbe choicest of new spring hats anil al else counts for naught in absenc of correct and perfect fitting footwear. There's much in our shoe store to enlist the interest r.f every Woman, Man or Child who appreciate faultless slices. WE SET THE PACE IN STYLES. j.h—Our Misses' and Children's De ! Is full of everything that's good in foot wear for the little folks, large salss daily > speak for quality here. Misses' Tan T> and Black Kid Shoes, lace or button. Our Late Spring Shoes For V The choice of fas'.idiuus dressers who y are posted on the swagger styles. Every shoe shows the nia:;ter touch of well ~~studied, artistic individual style, all fashionable styles in lace and button, in N6W Tan Shoes rOr Doy>.. with all Kid or fancy figured vesting tops, Kid or patent leather tips, all We are showing every new shape and sizes and widths, color that's good in ik>ys at SI.OO, $i.25, $1 50, and $2.00. Youths at less price. —OUR LITTLE REGENT SHOES— FOR LITTCE HOYS-A REDUCED COPY M EN - S N EW Spring Shoes in Tan of the kind his bigger brother wears, r » same swell styles and shapes at 90c, fi, jfljj BiaCk. and $1 .25. Style and Price are The Strong EX Points of This Store. , . s 2 to JU.oo and $4.00. The dressv men A regular *2.50, #3OO and ? 4 .00 quality *• -5 . £ , n - Bul] . r in these shoes at £2.00, 42.50 and #3 00. ck at *, co *,.50, *2 co, Our line at 85c, *.,00, $1.25 and t1.50 «« • cannot be matched in Hutler. • 5 • Men's Hiavv Shoes, Oil Grain, Kip. Flesh Split, Kangaroo, Calf, Lace Hals, Breeduiore, Congress at 75c, *I.OO. *1.25 and fi.so. B. C. MUSF.LTON, Batliri LcudiiiK Hlrjc House. Opposite Hotel LOAIJT I HE IS A WISE HAN j * —WHO SECURES lIIS CLOTHING FROM- f I J. S. YOUNG, \ J THE MERCHANT TAILOR, f jj The yooils, sty le, fit anil gcund DMik<- £ J lip of his suits 5 I TELL their own | Spring STYLES f» /at, Three of a kiad for Spring, two of a kind for (*J JLO' Summer—wluit better liand would a man want aTA TV in clothing. Tnc-y are all of a kind IN LK • the latest, in ent and worknianship the Bne>i \ /J i\ /» in durability the stiiuin lie.it. In price DIMS t iV'\ /l • L«\ // rn moderate. Wiicreelse .an you get suclii.coni f J I ' / \ \C'I \M I tl tailor. We have a large assortment of spilng •M~7/ NL ' I(f 0 X r~3 iri For a Brst-class suit < all and examine our large -X L/ V X LJ JK '• I L»■ : 1' " M i-< < < >•■ Kememl rr tlie place, W\ G. F. KECK, p\ , VII I MERCHANT TAiLOR. 142 North JJ s I Main St., Eutler. Pa. 3285. MAIN ST- 328 S. MAIN ST MILLINERY Most complete stock, finest newest styles and lo;ves t prices in Millinery, Notions and perfumes- THE H. H. CORSET A SPECIALTY. SEE OUR NEW SPRING HATS. Mary Rockenstein. Pape sros, JEWEkeRS. We Will Save You Money On Watches Clocks, ) Silverware, 1847 Rodger Bros. I { Plateware and Sterling SilverS Our Repair Department takes ill all kindi. of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, etc \ 122 S. Main St. Old gold and silver taken the same as cash. r You may know what you want. Do you know where to get it? you cull at I'ATTEKSON BROS new wall paper stforeyou will find ju-t what you want. Our stock consUt*of tlio most AUTISTIC IVfISIGXS and < ol« ev» i shown in Butler from the cheapest t»» the I tout. He fore buying elsewhere nive.us a call, Patterson Bros., 238 N. MAIN ST.. WICK BUILDING, UI'TLEIt. I'A. THE- BUTLER CITIZEN. Much in Little Is especially true of Hood's Pills, for no medi cine ever contained so preat curative power in ?o small space. They are a whole medicine Hoods ! chest, always ready, al- ■ fl I nays efficient, always sat- ■ B I isfactory; prevent a cold 111 | or fever, cure all iiver ills. ' sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. '2sc. ' Ihe onlv Villi to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla i Thi* IA Toor Opportunity. | On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure , (Ely's Cream Bahn sufficient to demon strste the gre-i merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS, 50 Warren. St , New York City. Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize ins statement, "It is a posi- I tive cure for catarrh if used as directed." — | Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. , Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged ciire for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drujr Price, 50 cento. VICTOR Always crowns our efforts to secure the handsomest . nd most correct thing i:i Men's Dress at all season's of the year. There's a fresh, bright sj/arkle of style about our spring p&tterns, the kind that has snap Suid art in it. We cater to the economical man 'oecaus- our clothes j>ive a col'ar <»f rersiec for every dollar paid. Let 11s sho'v you the kind of a suit wc make for $25. ALAND, MAKI'R (<F MENS LQ Ti 1E -v Pearson 8. Nace's Livery Feed and Sale Stable Rear of Wick House, Butler, Penn'a. The Iwst of horseii and first class rijrs al ways on hand and f<<r lilre. Ilest aeeon:rnodat in:is iti town for perma nent nd ;: tusiesit trad**. Speci al care iruanititerd. Stable Room For 55 Horses. A < la>- ,if horses. drivers and draii liorjes always oa hand and for sale under a full r:i nte»-: and lt«»r-< > IM.II:.-!:: upon nnmey noi nu.»n.... a-*- PEfliratW B. NACE, Telephone. Sc. 213. L.C. WICK, DEALER IN Rough f* Worked Lumber OF ALL KINDS. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath Always in Stock. LIME. HUR AND PLASTER Office opjxjsite I®. & \V/Depot. BUTLER, PA. <~ D. L. CLEELAND, F < Jeweler and Optician, \ 5 125 S. Main St., > \ Butler, Pa. C. SELIGMAN & SON Jailors— No. 416 W. Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. A lino of latest Foreign and Domestic Suitings always in stock. Fit, Style and Work manship guaranteed to give satisfaction. PRICES REASONABLE. yny/ IS THE time TO HAVE ilUf? Your Clothing GLEANSD or D^ED If jou want goou and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is ju*t one place in town where you can get it, and that is at W BUTLFR WORKS villi Centor avenue, do fine work in out door Photographs. This is the time of yoar to have a picture ot your house. Give us a trial. for the .Jamestown S'idi; «* I [>lind Co.—New York. P.. FISHER & SON, OIL MEAL oc "° M Sa?^ h .J Fi nd for Horses. rows. Sheep, Hogs, Fowls » etc. Health, sirength and productive power I to animals. Are you feeding it <'hcape->t feed in the market. LINSEED OIL KE, w KK!2fV years on house, barn or fence. Mixed paints are doubtful quality: some g<M»d and some very bad. Write for our circular: For pure Linseed oil si r meal, and white lead, ask for "Thompson's," or address manufacturer. TIfIHMI'SON \U., 1". W Diamond street Allegheny, l»a. M. A. BERKIMER, ! Funeral Director. j 337 S. Main St., Butler J Sa 1 ) i i ',ii J'tri) i i j : | AIHIDCfCd Of) | »John the Baptist . | j, i I I By ward Mes | I, e COPYRIGHTED BY THE C. P. A. e ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. [CONTWUtD.] VII. HER TREACHEROUS FRIEND, i The parties to that tripartite inter . view were very differently affected by J ' its immediate results. " j To the adjutant it was both a hu ! miliating surprise and a wounding I puzzle. Despite the assurance of Mrs. 1 i Zenith he felt that the objections to Y the engagement were due at least in some measure to distrust of himself. r After serious thought he determined to wed at once lest the family iulluence should over-weigh the present wish of Miss Stella. He had no doubt that she would now consent to elope. Miss Stella was quite satisfied that 3 the scene had occurred. It dispelled any little doubt she might theretofore ' have entertained as to the firmness of her hold upon the adjutant or her s ability to control him. It was, too. a very substantial victory for her In the family warfare so strongly waged against her. Better than all else, she saw that the result would be her speedy marriage. Mrs. Zenith was greatly unsettled by it and entirely dissatisfied with its re ! suits. To her it was evident that she had utterly failed to separate the two. In fact it was clear that she had only made matters worse. She did not doubt that Miss Stella would elope rather than submit to coercion, ind the bare idea of such a possibility distressed and horrified her. That was precisely what some of the Gossips and Chiefs of the Scandal Bureau had predicted; what they unanimously and devoutly hoped for. Such a catas trophe would be insupportable. The more she thought about it the more sincerely she repented her precipitan cy. How to prevent the elopement that she felt was impending was the disturbing question upon which she now called Miss Zenith to consult. The consultation resulted in nothing satisfactory until It was Interrupted by the entrance of Miss Letson, a friend residing at Barton. To her they confided their dilemma, desiring her advice. She suggested that time was important; that if Miss Stella could be prevented from meeting or communi cating with the adjutant for a day or two, satisfactory means might be de vised for effecting their object. After much consideration it was agreed that Miss Stella should be in duced to accompany Miss Letson to Barton with the understanding that she should return by the noon train the following day, her return at that time to be by some means frustrated by Miss Letson, so that the appointed meeting fixed for the afternoon must fail. Miss Stella came in and when Miss Letson proposed the visit Miss Zenith , that she might not be suspected of collusion, opposed the suggestion and urged her mother not to approve it. and in three hours from*Tße time shV saw her lover walk down to her fath er's gate Miss Stella was in Barton, twenty miles from him. The visit was a pleasant one, and Miss Stella thought it a fortunate cir cumstance, as it would obviate any trouble she might otherwise have en countered in keeping her appointment to meet the adjutant at the Morton's, since she could go thither directly from the train on htr arrival at Mi nersvale. In the morning when Miss Stella awoke Miss Letson was up and reading. She looked at her watch and found that it was stopped. She was much surprised, being unable to account for its failure as she knew it to be in good order and she never forgot to wind it. She glanced at the clock on the mantel and regulating her watch by that, started it.* The watch had been stopped by Miss Letson, who had also turned the clock back. The Letson residence was but a block from the station and it was easy to reach the train if one started as the train pulled in. The morning was pleasant and the young ladies spent the greater part of it in the yard. Looking at her watch Miss Stella climbed out of a hammock In which she was lazily swinging and said: "It is nearly time for the train. I must get ready to go." "Stella, do wait till to-morrow." "Not for the world, this time." "You are too bad; you don't care a bit for me; it's so pokey here alone. Do stop?" "I think a great deal of you, dear, but I would not stay till to-morrow for all of Barton." "But why not? It's Just a nasty lit tle notion of yours; you are always so headstrong when you set T)Ut to do anything. Please atop over?" "I would stay if I might; but it ia Impossible; it is not a whim; I would not miss that train for all of the great fortunes of all the millionaires of the world, past and present." Before she reached the door the train appeared at the station and she real ized that her watch was inaccurate. She did not hesitate, but started to ward the station, saying to Miss Let son: "Oh, dear! I must not miss that train! I will send for my wraps again. You can say good-bye to your folks for me. Come along, hurry!" She hurried along at such rapid gait th • t Miss Letaon could not keep up with her. Reaching the ticket window she called for a ticket to Minersvale and thrust her hand into her pocket. Her purse was missing! The engine bell rang; the engine gave two short, shrill shrieks and the conductor cried: "All aboard!" The agent looked out through his Jttle square window, held up the bil >f blue and white pasteboard and said: "Eighty cents, please? You'd better lurry, Miss, this train ia moving; it ia wenty minutes late." "Oh, dear! 1 have left my purse al Vlr. Lctson's! Let me have the tickel ■ md as soon as I get home I will tele- I ?raph to them to let you have the ! price of it? lam Stella Zenith of Mi i aersvale; my father ia Captain Ewan I Zenith." " 'Gainst the rules! Very sorry to ' Jeny you so small a favor; but I can't sblige you. 'Nother train to-morrow, i you know." | "But I have an engagement at home I that I must keep this evening." I "Don't see how you can. Miss; train's gone!" i She was defeated. Not outgeneral ' ed, but betrayed. She was beaten only by treachery and theft. vin. UPON THE BLEAK HILLSIDE. When Miss Stella walked out of the station and met Miss letson on the platform she did not recognize her, for her own eyes were tilled with tears 1 that shut off her sight. She heard the rumble and clatter of the departing , .train but she could not see it. Miss I Jx'tson was moved by her distress and BUTLER, PA., THURSIJAV, APRIL 21, lHiis did not trust herself to say more than: ("I'm so sorry, dear." Miss Stella did not answer and they returned to the house la silence. iSD.'.rch was made for the purse, but as M..-s Letson's pocket was overlook ed it wns not recovered. Miss Stella was determined to set ' out for home in a buggy or on horse- Iback, but t lie one livery stable in town had not a horse left in its stalls and the two young ladies visited every per son in the village who was the owner i of a horse and not one could be se | cured. With one consent the people | all made excuses and the effort to pro cure either horse or conveyance proved ' fruitless. Miss Stella announced her | purpose to go home on foot. Every . , argument was used to dissuade her but » she refused to listen to their argu ments or to regard their pleas. I It was nearly three o'clock when they returned to the Letson home al i the conclusion of their search for a i horse. Lunch was awaiting them and I they were very tired. They went tc ] the table but Miss Stella had no appe i tite and found the bare thought of food | repulsive. Still, she ate something, realizing that for the journey she was | to undertake she would require all her ' strength. "I cannot eat," she »aid. "I will take with me a little of this fruit, if you j please; I have no doubt that I shall r«; ire something long before I reach j home." i "Do be persuaded to wait till to-mor j . row," Miss Letson pleaded again, be r j ing thoroughly sorry for her treachery, now that she saw its results. , "It is of no use to urge me; I would j | not remain till to-morrow for all , the wealth in the world." j "But you will kill yourself if you undertake to walk all the way to Mi i nersvale this afternoon. It wili be , dark before you xeach there; you will I die on the way. Do listen to reason, i Stella!" "I don't want to listen to reason. I will not listen to reason or to anything else that you may urge against my determination. 1 shall not kill my self and I shall not die on the way. I must reach Mi nersvale to-night." "You are too determined!" "I have an engagement for this aft ernoon which I could not. upon any consideration be induced to forego." "The engagement will be broken be fore you get five miles on your way." "The attempt to fulfill it will absolve me. Besides, I know where to reach him and I shall send a message imme diately upon my arrival." She bade her hostess good-bye and started upon her long walk. The road lay over unimproved hills, barren of trees, thick with brush. It is a deso late country, the dreariness of which is unrelieved by farms or habitations, save a few wretched huls at long and Irregular intervals. From the infre quently of its use the road was then lit tle more than a olind and abandoned byway and as there were many diverg ing , converging and intersecting by ways it wa3 not always easy to deter mine which to follow. Before half her journey was accom plished darkness fell upon her and walking became greatly more labori ous and fatiguing; for the road was stony and rough and seamed witn gul lies cut by the waters of many show ers and it was hard to travel even in the daytime. The night sounds be came to her terrifying noises. In the whirr of an occasional nocturnal bird there was something that she found full of horror. A giri of less determi nation would have fainted a score of times. It was only by resolute exer cise of her mental command of herseif that she conquered her terror. Often unfamiliar, unexpected sounds startled her; she grew faint, her limbs grew weak. and. trembling, aimost refused and her throat would swell and the swelling muscles choke her: her breath would come in gasps, irregularly, and scarcely reach the upper chambers of V)or lrntrc At Rliph timPS sh*» WHllld her li:ngs. At sucn times sne wouia stop and stand as rigid as a statue un til she conquered her alarms. She stumbled over roots and sticks and stones and into gullies and holes until she was bruised and sore and al most forced to sit down and give up in despair to her weakness and terror. At length, unable to fully -restrain her emotions, she felt tears flow over her face, so hot and scalding that she found herself wondering if they were burning their channels down het cheeks; and she felt for the scars with her trembling fingers. The road became more and more ob scure and at length she realized thai she had followed a lateral branch anc was lost. Without the faintest idee how far she was astray she turnec about and retraced her steps, hopinf that she had not gone far from th« main road. She was sure that she hat recovered a mile of the lost way anc yet she had not found the main road Disheartened, discouraged, she Etrug gled on, suffering mentally and phys ically every instant and every step She was sure that she had covered an Jther mile, and then she discovere hat she was entirely off the road She sought in every direction but was anable to discover even a path! Unable for a time to continue the struggle she sat down on a log over which she had fallen and gave herself up to sobs and the violence of her misery. After half an hour her cou rage revived; she was somewhat rested and felt something stronger and again she sought for the road. She could no longer see the ground sufficiently to pick her steps. Her clothes were in shreds; her feet were bruised and torn, her limbs were wounded and sore and bleeding; she was weak and lame and at length her terror became so great that she scarce ly knew any longer what she sought or why she toiled onward through the darkness. As she descended & hill she stepped into the burrow of some animal and fell to the ground with such violence that she was stunned by the shock and was at first unable to rise. When she was able to get up she found that she was severely and seriously injured. Her foot, ankle and limb were much swollen. The pain steadily increased. Her suffering became so intense that delirium ensued and kindly her unconscious of her terrible con-* dition. Alone, in the darkness of a moon less night, upon the bleak hillside, crippled, delirious, she saw, far off yonder, a light moving up and down, here and there, disappearing, reappear ing and she sang in a soft, clear and steady voice, through the tones of which could be traced the echoes of pain: "A mansion in heaven we see, "And a light in the window for thee; "A mansion in heaven we see, "And a light in the window for thee; "Then on, perseveringly on, broth er, "Till from conflict and suffering free; "Bright angels now beckon you over the stream- —- "There's a light in the window for thee. "A mansion in heaven we see, "And a light in the window for thee; "A mansion in heaven we see, "Anil a light in the window for thee." IX. AT SUNRISE. . Miss Ste'ia remained delirious all through the night. When she became conscious of her surroundings the sun was shining upon her. She slowly recalled her wanderings and her terrors and then I comprehended her position. I With extreme and laborious difficul- I ty, in excruciating pain, she drew her self, crawling, to the top of a huge : rock near which she had fallen, and thence looked about, hoping to see ' some one to whom she could appeal for assistance: or some habitation 1 whence« help might be expected to is sue. Her survey was unrewarded by any heipful discovery, and leaving the ' rock she attempted to get up and walk; but the effort was useless; she could 1 not even stand without grasping a 1 sturdy bush for support. Forced to abandon her efforts to walk, she sat upon the ground and carefully examined her injured limb which was greatly swollen. With dif ficulty she removed the shoe and stock ing and found that the ankle was dis located; and she feared that she had also sustained a fracture of the knee, though the inflammation was so exten sive and the pain so acute, so diffused and so equal at all points that she could not determine with certainty. Having considerably relieved her pain by releasing the foot and limb from the pressure of the shoe and hos iery; she ate the fruit she had brought from Letson's, hoping that it would impart a little strength. Remember ing that persons suffering from sprains and contusions are relieved somewhat of pain by bathing the wounds in cold water, she again crawled upon the rock to look about her, hoping to discover i spring or streamlet within her reach. This time, from her observatory she saw what had before escaped her ob serv&tion; a stono hut with an odd looking door, covered with scraps of iron. So distinct, so plainly visible, ' so conspicuous was the structure that she could not comprehend how it was ! possible for her to have failed to see it before. Indeed, so impossible did : it seem to overlook the hut that she 1 felt a superstitious doubt about its reality and feared that she was again 1 becoming delirious. Inspection con vinced her of its substantial character and she said aloud: "No one lives there now; but some one has lived there or stopped there i at work and if 1 can each the door I will be able to discover a path to their source of water supply. Then I can find a path to the road after I have bathed my limb and reduced the swell ing and I can soon reach some place where help can be found. Surely there is water near that queer old hut! Ho mer, dear, I wish that you were here with your gallant steed; you should bear me away to—to the altar." Descending from the rock she picked up a stick aud tried to use it as a crutch. Almost at her first step she fell and fainted. "IT THE SARCOr HAG' S. The soldiers at Minersvale .vert- daily and nightly called upon to arrest de serters from the Union armies. The term deserter was applied by law alike to volunteers who fled from the front in violation of their enlist ment obligations, and to such drafted men as refused to report to the pro vost marshal in obedience to his or- , ders. It was not always an easy matter to ! effect the capture of determined de- : linquents of either class. Facilities ! for escape and concealment were am- I plified by a popular inuisposition to ! afford information to the troops, while ! on tho contrary all possible aid, in- l formation, food, shelter and conceal- ! raent were given to the deserters. Here and there was found a loyal man; but detestation of the provost i marshal was too nearly universal tc ■ make it safe for sttch as might be in- | ;lined to aid that officer or the forces* ! assisting him to do them any ser j cice. Some of the contrivances for con- ! cealinc deserters wcra ineoniaus and ~ One plan became so common that it ! became wholly useless. The desert- , er would shave clean, put on a night- j. gown and nightcap and retire to the i' bed of some woman or girl of the ! • ueu 01 some woiuao ox gin ui w household, relying upon the delicacy of the soldiers to prevent discovery. There was one young man at Jer myn for whom search was made al most daily for weeks, as there was positive information of his presence in the house. Every search was fruitless, save as each renewed effort afforded the women of the house opportuntity to ridicule the soldiers. One night a soldier thrust his sabre into what had always been mistaken for a hogshead of bran. The blade penetrated six inches of bran and stuck upright in a board. Cleats had been nailed to the inside of the vessel, upon those a lid was placed; below the lid, scores of very small holes were bored from within —a work of tremendous and te dious labor! These holes,, impercep tible from without, in the darkness ol the cellar, afforded ventilation for the deserter, who, upon alarm, jumped into the hogshead, when a member of the family would adjust the lid and empty upon it a bag of bran which was kept there for that purpose, ready for instant use, and the emptied bag was concealed in the bran as the de serter was concealed beneath it. At Archbald the middle shelf of an old-fashioned corner cupboard was re moved and the compartment thus en larged was utilized as a place of con cealment which proved effectual for a long time. No one ever thought of searching a small corner cupboard for a man. Indeed, so small did it look that if they had been looking for a truant boy they probably would have considered it useless to search there for him. After many visits to the house a soldier chanced to observe that the door press ed hard against the wooden button by which it was secured, and with some effort he succeeded in opening it. There drawn up in a cramped and con strained position was the object of their search! Crawling out, the de serter sarcastically inquired! "Are you hungry, that you rummage a woman's cupboard?*' At Minersvale a man was rolled in a big carpet and evaded discovery for nearly a month, though search was made three or four times every week. At Minersvale another deserter suc cessfully escaped for a long time by being buried under a lot of onions kept in a garret and was discovered at last only because one foot was exposed by his own movement. Troops frequently scoured the hills and sear- hed the wood and brush for delinquents. On the day that the adjutant had that startling Interview with Mrs. Ze nith and Miss Stella, a detachment was among the hills. About Ave miles from town they came upon an odd structure which at once interested them. It was a long, low hut; its thick walls and arched roof all built af heavy stones. There was no win dow. The door was clad in a promis cuous patchwork of iron that had the appearance of having been gathered from different scrap heaps at different periods. "That looks like a promising hiding place for skulkerß," the lieutenant in command said. "No danger of a deserter linding quarters there; I have heard of the place," said the gossip of the company; a man who always acquired the com plete local history and traditions of a place at which the troops camped for a week. "Why not?" "Which Prophet?" "John the Baptist." "I thought that his head was struck off, some centuries since, by order of General Herod, to please a pretty bal let girl the tyrant was struck on." "That was the real, original and genuine prophet." "Who is this?" "He is a crazy old fellow who be lieves himself to be John the Uaptist. He goes about preaching anil is fed by the charitable. Everybody knows him hereabouts, from Kingston 'a Hwoepdale." [ "He hasn't got an attractive home* I'd as soon dwell in a sarcophagus." The troops having reached the sar cophagus. as they now called it, halted at the door and tho commandant or dered a search within, i A trooper struck repeated heavy blows upon the mailed door with hl= sabre without eliciting response. No latch, knob, lock or hinge was visible; therefore. If they secured entrance they must first break down the door. It was determined to do that, for experience had taught the!i> to suspect every habitation, house, hut and other structure as a place which was liable to be used to conceal a deserter, if it afforded space into which a man might crawl. A heavy log was found and six files of soldiers were dismounted aud or dered to take the log upon their shoul der and assault the door. Having his men in place the lieutenant command ed; "Squad, attention; forward, double quick. charge!" The living machine dashed its inan imate head at the mailed door which at that instant opened inward and al lowed egress to an old man who stepped to the threshold—too late to avoid the catapult; too late for the liv ing machine to halt —and was struck violently and hurled to the ground within his dark abode, "We have killed the Prophet!" "Carry him to the open air!" XL JOHN THE BAPTIST. The Prophet was carried outside. Ex amination disclosed nothing more seri ous than a severe bruise on one shoul der. another on one side and a greater one on the brea3t of the unconscious man. The assailants poured water from their canteens upon the headr face, neck and contusions of the unoffend i ing victim of their violence and in ten minutes he revived. Opening his eyes he said: "Have you come from the East tc see the virgin whft shall bring forth the Son?" . "Yes: is the virgin within?" "The time is ript; yet is she not re pealed unto me." He appeared to be entirely uncon as black as sloes, bright, keen, pene trating. His protruding brows were overgrown with forests of shaggy bris tles as white as his hair and beard, im parting an appearance of savage fierce j ness that was the reverse of his na ture. He approached each soldier In turn, looking at him intently and minutely inspecting his features. When he reached the commandant, who was the last, the prophet said: "Nay, ye seek not the virgin; you are not the wise men from th 3 East." "Well you are quite correct; we ars not wise: we are not from the east; we are not exactly on a scout in search of a virgin; we seek a creature of a very different sort and we are nol | wise enough always to find the lurking -place of many of him.' j "You, sir, are not the Centurian?" | "No; only a second lieutenant. The jrank of Centurian has been abolished |ln our armies; we now call him Cap jtain. Who are you?" j "I am the voice of one crying in the ; wilderness, saying, 'Prepare ye the | i way of the Lord, make His path !6traight." | "You have the physical appearance ol j a stalwart and robust voice! What ig .the rest of your name?" ' I "I am that prophet spoken of by the j holy authors as John the Baptist. 1 1 jam the voice of one crying in the wil- ' ! lerness; lam he that came to Jordan 1 j and cried: 'Behold the Lamb of God » s K—■.. ft i "When were you resurrected? The I reporters don't seem to have got onto I you?" | "I was not buried; I did not die. 'TVio* ic whfr*h cPAnic imnn«. That is a mistake wnicn seems lmpos jsible to correct, though I have tried I daily for many centuries. Will you j correct it hereafter?" "It was regularly and officially re ; ported to the war department that you I were decapitated by order of Herod, ! the commander-in-chief or secretary |of war, or something of that rank?" "It is so written, but if it be not a (mistake of the scribes or of the trans lators, then it was a mistake of the apostles and evangels. He who was beheaded was mine uaijle, my father's brother." "Very careless of the apostles, scribes and evangelists! lam glad to learn that you were not the victim, however. I have heard many mourn your sad end. Do you remember if your uncle found the method of departure very un pleasant?" "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, saying. 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his path straight!' 1 stood before the Master when he prophesied the end of the world and he looked upon me and said: 'There be some standing here who shall not taste of death till all these things be fulfilled!' and the meaning thereof is that as I was sent into the world to prepare it for His first coming, so I must remain in the world to pre pare the way for His second coming. 'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, saying, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his path straight.' " "You look about the right age! Have vou ever met that sacriligious old cob bler, whom people now call the Wan dering Jew?" "He is not. I am. I it is who am the Wandering Jew. 'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, say ing. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his path straight.' " Do you expect him very soon?" "The time is ripe! I await the com ing of the virgin who shall bring forth the Son, the Lamb of God who having taken away the sin of the world as I said aforetime, will now come to trans late the redeemed in the twinkling of an eye and to condemn and banish the anrepentant. Wherefore, repent and be converted; flee from the wrath to come, oh ye generation of vipers! He shall baptize you with fire and with the Holy Ghost! Behold He cometh and all His holy hosts with Him; like clouds mounted upon swift winds! All the earth shall tremble and the dead shall rise and the heavens rejoice; and His people shall sing glad hallelujahs, and the trees shall clap their hands and declare His praise; and the little hills shall skip like lambs. Woe, woe, | in that day; woe to them that believe j not and are not baptized! 'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, saying, 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make his path straight!" "I am really pleased to hear it! Are there any deserters harboring within there?" "They trembled and fell down and tied when the angel rolled away the ' stone." "They may have crawled into the sarcophagus when they fled from the sepulchre. If they did we will have ! them out. Sergeant, search within there!" The Prophet's curious habitation was searched thoroughly, but no deserter > was found there. XII. MISS ZENITH TELLS A LIE. Pursuant to appointment the adju tant called at the Morton's and for hours waited in anxiety for Miss Stel la. Weary with waiting, fearful thai ' she was in trouble at home, he at length went to Captain Zenith's and being shown in saw Miss Zenith tc whom he said: "Can I see Miss Stella?" "Stella went to New York last nlglil with a relative and will not return foi an indefinite time." i• "With whom did sho go? Why di< iciotis of his injuries and after his re sponse arose and looked in silence up ■ an hi-" unbidden vislto"-* who looked • upon him with silent curiosity. H.? was of powerful frame; quite six feet r.r.d five inches in stature; enorm ous depth of chest and his weight was not below two hundred and eighty pounds. His apparel was nondescript. A cloik-like garment hung from his shoulders, reaching almost to his knees, and was confined at the waist by a leather girdle. One limb was clothed in a riding boot; upon the other waj a cavalryman's boot, above which was a buckskin legging. A pew B:l le was tied to the girdle by a small chain such as Is used for restraining pets. There were no sleeves to the cloak, and his huge, brawny, brown, hirsute arms were bare to the shoul ders. His hair and beard, as white as washen wool, were long and flowing, and carefully combed. His eyes were ihp "o so suddenly? What 1(. her New ! fork address?" "She went with s cousin who tele- Sraphed for her from Scranton as he was enroute home from Wilkesbarra. I have forgotten their address in New York but we will have it when she cvrltes. The visit is one long premised but it was not Just now expected tc [occur so soon." The adjutant was bewildered by this | information and finding it impossible | to elicit the name of the relatives to , whom his affianced had gone he return • sd to his quarters in camp. 1 hat Miss Stella had gone to New , V or k he did not doubt and he was wor , ried by her apparent neglect to write ( to him be/ore her departure, even though it was so hurried and unpre meditated. He remembered that she j had spoken of an ant> pated visit tc I an uncle in New York, vhose name, he I recalled, was Wills. Hn slept but little ; that night, his mind being occupied by : the situation of his love iffairs. i Ihe next morning he procured ; through his Colonel, an order from the I department commander, to proceed to ; New York for the purpose of execut , ing \erbal orders to be communicated to hi.n by Colonel Boyden, this method being frequently resorted to to evade a record of leave of absence, when offi cers desired to visit any place for pri vate purposes. Accompanying this or der came one for the detachment to move to Scranton. Thus, at the hour that Miss Stella left Barton, the adjutant started to New York, and the detachment marched out of Minersvale toward Scranton. So little did the adjutant doubt that Miss Zenith had told him the truth that he never thought of consulting Miss Morton but proceeded to New- York without communicating with he?. He communicated with no one, except the Colonel of the regiment who was at Scranton and Captain Welter, who commanded the detachment at Miners vale; thus leaving everybody in Mi nersvale under the impression that he had departed with the troops. He reached the metropolis in the night and before he retired procured a city directory and made a list of all those named Wills whose ad dresses were found in that volume. He Intended to call upon them, one after another, and to say to each that he had just arrived from Minersvale and carried a mes sage for Miss Stella Zenith, lately ar rived in the city to visit relatives whose name he knew to be Wills, but whose address he had lost. He had no doubt that by this method of search he would succeed in finding his affi anced very easily. As soon as he found her, they would be married, if he could gain her consent. Having thus fixed his plan of cam paign, he prepared and sent to each will recoive"ail tw»)«rfnnt tfssittg* »» she will send her address to Adjutant Homer at the Gilsey House." fro R K frtlfTlV L'KD.I [TO BE COMTI.VIkD.J London <iaye«l Her. Mrs. Kilpatrick. a well-known Amer ican cyclist, upon her return from a re cent visit In London, said: "It is impossible for a woman to ride comfortably in London unless she keeps to the parks. Rude boys, men and women stand on the sidewalk and shout all sorts of outrageous things as you pass. They cry out "You ought to be ashamed,' 'You are a disgrace to the country,' 'You are no lady.' Mr. Kilpatrick and I rode down town one day. I wore a skirt only six Inches from the ground. When a rain conn) on 1 dismounted and took my wheel under an awning to wait until the sliowei was o rer. Somehow I lost Charley la the crowd. Over 500 ' people gathered to look at me. They blocked the paveiaeat and actually stopped the traffic in the street. I called a poSteeman to protect me, and he said, 'You've uo buahiesa to be down hero on a tfteel dressed that way, and ho stepped hack in the crowd. This was ancHiyh tor the mob. They began to guy me and I again called the jwllcenian. Tills time he asked me how one or two polioemen could disperse such a crowd, and 1 told him it would take two New York cops less than two minutes to scatter them and if they could not do it alone they would call for help. Then I tried to make my way into the street to a cab, and the men and women poked um brellas and canes at my wheel, trying to break the spokes. I was almost killed by a wagon, and the drivers of the flmt two cabs that passed said they were engaged. The third had a man In it, but he saw my predicament, Jumped out and told me to get in. As he lifted my wheel up, the mob tried to pull it out. and he raised his cane and threatened to strike the next man who dared to touch it. They followed the cab for two blocks, yelling ilka savages, and in the heart of London." Shetland I'onlei. The great value of the Shetland pony lies in its diminutive size, combined with hardiness and surprising strength for so small an animal. These desira ble qualities are the result of long breeding in a hilly, rocky country, where pasture is scarce and the weath er often severe. These last facts les sen the size, so that the animal maj more easily conform to its surround Inge. The strength of the limbs is alsc Increased by the labor needed to climt hills in which Its native home abounds. Bred on lower and level land, with abundant feed, the Shetland pony increases in size, and also loses some of the shagginess of mane, tali and fetlocks which are its distinctive i characteristics. Even In Shetland, as : the foreign demand for ponie3 mak« 1 them more valuable, the tendency ii to give them while growing better feed i and care. Tills increases size and per haps lessens hardiness. But thte last is a quality only gained through heavy losses of young animals, which per ished under the old method of manage ment. leaving only the most hardy tc survive". But if even in Shetland the conditions which created the Shetland pony are disappearing, it may be just as well to have this breed becomt more nearly the size that average hors es attain. The Shetland was always outside its native kome, a breed foJ fancy use rather than for either worl Dr speed. Important to Note. A certain medical epecialist was very much in the habit of using a notebook to assist his memory. In the course of ; time his aged father died. The worthy ! doctor attended the funeral as chief , mourner with due solemnity. At the | close he was observed to draw out a notebook and to cross out the words, Mem.: Bury iatber." ISo. 1G COURAGEOUS HINDUS. I'rarlotl) \lisck \%II<I Animals 1 ami Reptile*. In some tilings the natives of Bengal and Beliar are wonderfully courageous, anil the bravest deed that I ever wit nessed sir. s a writer in Gentleman's Magazine, wa.i j erforuied in the coolest manner |iossible by two of my own do mestic se. ants. One morning, while seated in the veranda of my bungalow, i n.ad jackal rushed through the grounds And went under a raised go .lown, which was close to the bunga low. I loft the veratula for my gun, :ir.d on my return 1 discovered two of nix servants armed with hog spears creeping under the godown until they i-ame within striking distance of the jackal, when they quickly transfixed him with their spears. The offer of a bank check on the Bank of England would not have induced me to act in the way that these brave fellows did. An old n.ilitar (sweeper), a man of the lowest caste in my service, who was nearly bent double with age, was the smartest hand at killing a venomous snake that 1 ever knew. The old fel ; low used to sit up at night iu the fowl house for the purpose of destroying the cobras that came after the eggs; and j one morning before dawn I stepped j into the veranda of my bungalow in ■ time to see him pulling a karait out of ! a hole with one hand, which grasped I the reptile's tail, while in the other hand was held a stick, which promptly descended or. the karit's head as soon as it appeared in view. It was all done very neatly and smartly, and as quietly as ;f the old man had been crushing a beetle. RID A TOWN OF RATS. 'l'lie luueuloux Scheme of u Maine Seaman. Nobody has seen or heard of a rat about Castine, Me., since last summer, says the New York Sun. In July, when the whole town was overrun with rats ar.d everybody was in a panic over their destructive work, u coasting schooner came there for wood, and the captain sold Ben Wardell a receipt for killing the animals, l'or a week ortwo Wardell went from house to house sell ing a yellowish gray powder, which he offered to give away if it failed to de stroy the pests. Then the rats began to die. Their bodies were found in out houses aud cellars and in ditches by the roadside. The smell was bad for a time, but the rats were gone and not one has been seen since. The compo sition of the powder remained a secret until Wardell enlarged his business and began to sell it in other towns. The lastinc druggist was naturally anxious to know what killed the rats, and made note of the articles which Wardell bought. lie never»asked for any kind of poison, lnit the drug vender believed that he purchased more cnlcine plaster than any ordinary man had need of using, lie mentioned It to Wardell one day, and the secret was out. The rat killing powder was composed of Indian meal and calcine plaster in equal parts. The rats ate the mixture fortlremealit contained. Then they had a great thirst. The water caused the mass to harden in the stomachs of the rats, after which their digestive functions ceased to operate and the rats starved to death. MILK, BEER AND SUGAR. The Diet on \\ liioli a iUkHlau Has I.iveil for Twenty Year*. ...J.U.u,■ i .Tt»w n native of T.ifair donwTifs k.ns" fnstpfl for 90 rears, Ms sole daily diet during that time con sistinc of six Dints of milk, three nints sisting or six pints oi mine, uiree pints of beer and half a pound of Demerara sugar. I lis name, says the New York Times, is Morris Fox. He is an excel lent Talm'udical scholar, and, in spite of his frugal meals, lie is the most wealthy, intelligent and wide-awake person in his quarter. lie is now about 40. At the age of 17, it appears, he caught some lingering fever which shattered his digestive organs. lie took many kinds of treatment from many physicians until his stomach becamo Inured to all medicine. At the Kiefif liospitnl tliej- vainly tried to cure him by sponging and electrolysis; at Vienna his physicians included the well-known Drs. Albert and Xortlinagel. His treat ment at Carlsbad was a failure; then he traveled to Konigsberg, when the physicians decided that he must live on sugar, milk and beer. lie adopted their prescription and soon regained normal health. For 20 years no solid food has passed his mouth. Jlecflved Her Sailor®. For the first time In history Queen Victoria has held a reception for some of her sailors. The affair took place at Osborne house after the return of the cruiser St, George from a three-years' stay in South Africa. The crew had had* much fighting to do while there, and nfter the ship reached Portsmouth 24 officers and 264 men were presented to the queen personally. After o Lonu Flskt. At last, ufter a quarter of n century, there seems to be a disposition among British legislators to give the deceased wife's sister bill a real chance. It is stated that it will be taken up and passed at the next session of parlia ment, thus taking uway from the Brit ish humorists one of their oldest stand bys. Homo Taking Cure of Sheep. A shepherd at Chambcry, Savoy, em ploys a horse instead of a dog to keep the herd together. The horse under stands the orders given him and carries them out as intelligently as the best trained dog. Profllulile IlunHlnn lln>lnc«». The manufacture of steel rnils has been so profitable in IJussia that rail rolling mills have paid from CO to 70 per cent, dividends. Woodpecker* Are Induatrlona. Woodpeckers In California will carry acorns 30 miles to store in their nests. Cautious. Bertha —Do you believe In love at first sight? Edith —I believe there are persons one is more likely to love before she has had time to get acquainted with them than afterwards. —Boston Transcript. Didn't Finish Her Work. Mrs. Bilkins —The new girl broke four plates to-day. Mr. Bilkins —Did she assign any rea son for not breaking the entire set?— Ohio State Journal. The nißht Man. "I know the man has started the im pression that I'm an idiot, and I'm go ing to kill him," roared Chappie. "Don't. Suicide is so vulgar," said Cynicus.—Harlem Life. raoN? and KflTcet. She —Mr*. Iloozeford says her heart is full to-night. lie I suppose her husband is, too, then. YonUcrs Statesman. A Petty Sin. Gerald Do you think that suicide is a sin? Gcraldine —Well, I think it would be 1 forgiven in |our case.—N. Y. Truth.
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