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)
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: | AIHIDCfCd Of) |
»John the Baptist
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I I By ward Mes |
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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.