VOL.- xxxv
BIITI FR'S BIG F '^ lß I
■ I—l—■ ■ W s r j n g S crowds of people to Butler. '
AND — I
RIOKFI 'S stock and great bargains
brings crowds to this big Shoe House.!
!
All fa'l goods received early this year an l opt u and ready
for your iuspection. Among our stock will be found a
complete line of the celebrated "Gokey's" goods of James
town, N". Y. Hand-made plain and box tee boots and
shoes. Boy's and Youth's high-cut copper tip shoes
Ladies' hind-pegged and hand-fitted shoes and slippers,
just the Icinil for ev-ryday wear—warrented solid and
waterproof. Big assortment of Women's and Misses' Oil
Grains, Kmgaroo Calf and B_x Calf shoes for everyday wear
SCHOOL SHOES
Parents it will pay vou to examine our large stock of
school shoes —our stock is m"ch larger ilian ever before
ami prices much lower—call and examine them. We have
them from the finest to the heaviest.
Rubber goods and felt boots and shoes of all kinds
Boston, Woonsocket, Goodyear, Glove an«l Rbode Island =
rubber lxx>ts and shoes in all styles to fit and suit every
person.
Men's and Women's, Boy's and Youth's felt boots and
first quality overs at reduced prices. (
CALL AND SEE US.
JOHN BICKEL. :
BUTLER. PA.
i
J HE 15 A WISE riAN \ j
# -WHO SECUKES HIS CLOTHING FROM- # ,
< J. S. YOUNG, \ \
# THE MERCHANT TAILOR, f j
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J The goods, style, fit and general make a ,
jj up of liis suits >
I TELL their own STORY. I
STRIVING FOR EFFECT.
VfS f
' S Mi i] won't buy for l! <* purpose
V (L. ' i/ \ /• of spending money. They desire to get the
• t \ \ w best possible results for the money espend
ti 1 (S) ed. Not cheap goods but goods as cheap as
x ' (Y" I A they can be sold and made up propeily If
t \l /- V '/ y° u want the correct thing at the correct
J f " ; S) price call on us, we nave ledoced our spring
i i I f *(n and summer goods down to make room for
y 1 J $ ° Ur ' wc '^' it goods,
i j llW'l Fits Guaranteed.
• ii i » 11 * i 0
• 142 N. Main St., Butler
The New Cambridge,
(Formerly New Cambridge House.)
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA.,
Which, after the disastrous fire of a ) ear ago, is now opened in
larger and brtter shape for the accommodation of guests in search
of health and pleasure, presents itself to its former Butler patrons
as the most desirable hotel in which to locate when at Cambridge
Springs. Free bus to and from all trains and springs. Public
rooms are of large size and well lighted, including office, dining
room, bath rooms, billiard room a.id bowling alley. Chambers
with private baths and toilets and everything that tends to make a
home-like and comfortable resort, rate* apply to
HAGGERTY & WHITE, Proprietors. Cambridge Springs, Pa.
Pope sros,
JEWEIsGRS.
We Will Save You Money On
(diamonds, Watches Clocks,
; Silverware, 1847 Rodger Bros. I
S Plateware and Sterling Silver^
Our Repair Department takes ill all kinds of Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry, etc
122 S. Main St.
Old gold and silver taken the same as cash.
House Gleaning
Time is h«:re and the War against Bugs, Moths etc., is on. We have prepared
a Bu"filler for the extermination of these pests, let us suggest that if this be
mixed with the paste before papering the result will be yery satisfactory. We are
also headquarters for Moth Balls, Insect powder, Hellibore etc.
REDICK & GROHMAN
109 NORTH MAIN ST. BUTLER.
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Subscribe for the CITIZEN.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Liver Ills
Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headacne, cor. tl
ration, sour stomach, indigestion are promptly
eurec' Oy U<KKi's I'ills. They do .heir norlc |
Hood's
taifiy and tlnrouglily. "11 —^
Best after dinner pills. 111 K
B cents. AU druggist*- ■ ■■ ■
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., I.owell, Mass.
•!),(■ u. pill to take wtU»Eood'» Sa»sit'jarilla.
Thousands are Trying It.
In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective ore
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or seed 10 cents to
ELY BUOS., SO Warren St., X. V. City. f
I suffered from catarrh of the wor--t kind
ever since a boy, and I ne\er hop, d for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even' that. Many acquaiutanc. s hat used
it with excellent results. —Oscar Ostrum,
45 Warren Ave., Chicago, 111.
Elv's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure "for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. . Priee,
60 cents. At druggists or by mail.
SHERIFF S SALES. '
By virtue of .sundry writs of Ven. Ex.. Fi.
Fa., Lev.. Fa. &<•. issued out of th»* Court « »f
Common I'leos of Butler rouuty. I'a.. ami to
im* directed, there will »m- exposed to put»li«-
sale at the Court House, in the borough *>t .
Butler, on
Friday, September 9, 1898,
at 1 o'clock P.M.. the following described
property, to-wit:
E. 1). No. 133. rieptemljer Term. I>«>. Ralston
Greer. Att ys.
All the title, interest and claim «>f
Hannah c Abernathv. f<»rmerlr Hannah f
Win nr. of. in and to all that certain piece or
parcel of land, situated In Worth township,
Butler Co. I'a. t*»unded as follows, to-wit:
On the north by lands of <» NV Mc< onnell.
♦ a.st by lands of Joseph Barron, south by
lands of G<*org«- Taylor, west by lands nf
Dcwitt Maxwell; containing twenty-five
acres, more or less, known as the Illnes farm.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erly of Hannah c Abernathv, formerly Han
nah c Wimer, it the suit of J 11 IMsor guar
dian for use
E. O. No. 17«», Septemln-r Term. J I'
Marshall. AtCy.
All the right, title, interest and claim of
Catlu rlne Miller and John A Miller <>f. in
and to all that certain piece or pan el of
land, situated in Centre twp, Butler Co, Pa.
t»oun(l« das follows, to-wit On the north by
lands of John NefT. east by a public road,
south by lands of Mangold and Kamsey. and
on the west by lands or John NefT: cfintain-
Ing seventy-three acres, more <»r less. Ijeing
the same conveyed to John A Miller by
Adam lleydrlck by deefl dated April 2nd.
and recorded in Deed l*ook 7. page '-Mi 7.
iiaving then'on a frame house, barn and out
bulldinirs. mostly cleared aud under fen«*e.
seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of Catherine Miller and John A Miller
at the suit of Thomas M Marshall.
E. I>. No. 62, September Term. I*lK J I>
Marshall, Att'y.
All the right, title. Interest and claim of
John Uichardson of.in and to all that certain
piece or parcel of land, situated in Adams
t wp, Butler Co, Pa. bounded as follows, to
wit: on the north by lauds now or fomerly
of William Uichardson, eas* by lands now or
formerly of Staples and Cashcfollar, south by
lands now or formerly of Setli Staples, and
on the west by latnfs now or formerly of
Joseph West: containing seventy-six a -res.
mure or less, being the same land conveyed
by Joseph liic hard son to John Ki<*hardsoti by
two(!< » d ' r«M*orded in l>eed IHM>K ."»(), Page .~»7 i
and "»1 P. (36, having thereoti ere. ted a frame
house f rame barn and outbuilding.
seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of John Uichardson at the suit of T K
Pitt«K*k f >r use.
E. I). No. 177. .'eph-mlrtT Term, Ralston
& Greer, Att'ys.
All the right, title, interest and claim i» f
William W llazlett of, in and tr> all tha!
certain j>lece or parcel of land, situated i
WinHelci twp, Butler Co. Pa, liounded as fo,
lows, to-wit: Cn the north by lands
Voir ley et al. east by lands of tfie heirs of
William S I toy (I. south by lands of Minken et
al, and on the west by lands of John Itelger
et. al; containing fifty acres, more-or less, see
Mortgage Book "><>. Page 4.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of William W llazlett at the suit or R K
Mahan.
Tehmh of sam: The following must be
becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ
must Im* paid, and a list of the liens, includ
ing mortgage searches on the property sold,
together with speii lien creditor's receipt*
for the amount of the proceeds of the sale or
such portion thereof as he may claim, must
be furnished the Sheriff.
2. All bids must be paid in full.
3. All sales not settled immediately will
be continued until 1 o'clock p. ra. of the next
day at which time ail property not settled
for will again be put up and sold at the ex
pense aud risk of the person to whom first
sold.
♦See Purdon's Digest, 'M h edition, page Hti
and Smith's Forms page -Ist.
WILLIAM B. DODDS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Ilatier. Pa., August 23. I*M*.
Great Shoe Sale
At C- E. Miller s.
Are you in .the market for
good footwear cheap. This
is to be a great month at our
store. Summer shoes and
slippers must go and if you
are needing any call while
the selection'is large.
Red HoOPrices.
Men's Tan Shoes 11.19, $1.48, sl.ux
Men's BuW Shoes OH 1.19, 1.24
Men's Working Shoes 98, 1.1!#, 1.24
Men's Bicycle Shoes. 1.19, 1.24, 1.50
Ladles' Fine Shoes t**, 1.19, 1.4*
Ladles' Oxford Ties. 4*, 74. !»*
Ladles' He rati Hllppers & Gaiters . &">, \*
Boys' Fine Buff Shoes 9*, I.IM
Vouth's Fine Buff Shoes... 98
We Hold Nothing Back.
Sell shoes is our watch word.
All summer shoes must go.
This will be a month long to
be remembered by those wno
attend this sale.
Repairing Done Promptly.
C.E. MILLER.
OIL MEAL
Feed for Horses, Cows, Sheep, Hogs, Fowls
etc. Health, strength and productive power
to animals. Are you feeding It? Cheapest
feed In the market.
I INQFPn Oil AND WHITE LEAD
LIPIOLLU UI L Makes paint last, for
years on house, barn or fence. JVlixed paints
are doubtful quality: some gi>od and some
ve-v bad. Write for our circular.
Foi ;»ure Linseed oil or meaH afid white
lead, ask' for * 1 address
manufactures•. THOMSON &(J., 15 W
Diamond strei t Alleghcqy. P4.
Laughing Babies
Are those who take Iloxsie's C. C. C.
for coughs, colds and croup. No opium
to stupefy, no ipecac to nauseate. 50
Cents.
BL'TLER PA., THURSDAY, SKPTEMBER H, 1808
THE EOYS AT THE FRONT.
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We'll r.ot forget our soldler-boy»
In camp or battle-field.
For in this hour of peril's night
They form their country's shield;
They form their country's shield, and more.
They wield their arms with might:
Like warriors known to sacred lore,
"Wax valiant in the tight."
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Whether In camp or on the march.
Or crossing distant seas.
Their lives are lives of sacrifice.
Not of Inglorious ease;
Till victory cn their banners perch
Their sacred troth they plight—
Ease, comfort, luxury forsworn
To country, duty, right.
111.
Our sailors, too—God bless»:hem all!
Our zealous, gallar.t tars;
Our Deweys, Sampsons. Hobsons, Schleja.
Floating the stripes and stars
To light up dark l'h:!'.|jplne ls'.es.
Antilles' coasts to cheer.
T' assure the Cuban patriot
Redemption draweth near.
IV.
These are our boys, gone from our homes,
And this thtir worthy task:
For us who watch their every move.
Is It too much to ask
That we remember, as we pray.
The soldier's pressing needs.
And find the answer to our prayer®
In kindly, generous deeds?
Light up the camp! Cheer up the heart!
The homtslck soldier bles*
By sending letters, papers, and
Dess#rt to spice the mess:
Between the soldier-boy and home
No power should be able
To Intercept love'» messages
Or cut the magi. cable.
-Harvey Wendell, ir, Leslie's Weekly.
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| QUEER CLOTHES |
••I The Frog and His Various Suits
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Vi By Dallas love Sharp. -
S( St
THE commonest things, should we
stop to study them, would often
prove very strange and interesting'. It
ig only because they are familiar that
we seldom think of extending our ac
quaintance with the hope of discover
ing new and interesting character
istics.
I need not ask our readers If there
is one of them who has never seen a
frog. You all have, of course. But did
you ever notice how he was dressed?
"Dressed! Why," you exclaim, "if
there is one creature above another
that is not dressed, it is the frog." At
first sight this looks true enough, for
frogs do seem to wear very little
clothing; and, indeed, what need have
they for clothes? They live continual
ly along the water; much of their time
is actually spent in it; and so, if they
must have clothing, a bathing suit
ought almost to be sufficient.
But frogs are really dressed in two
suits all the time, and they wear out as
many as 15 or 20 in a single summer.
Astonishing! Yes, and every suit is
made to order, anil is a perfect fit.
Catch five or six frogs. Ilub your
thumb over their backs till they are
almost dry. Among the number you
will find one or two from whose backs
you can peel off little films of clear,
colorless skin. If you continue, you
can pull it off their legs like stockings.
This is the frog's second best or every
day suit. He goes swimming in these
clothes. They were made on purpose
for bathing and gymnastics, and he
uses them altogether In his standing
broad jump and high diving contests.
You do not pain him in the lea*t by
taking them off in this manner, al
though they seem to be a tlpht fit.
Von rather urn i»im, Uct. for It
would be impossible t.» ■ ■ ir' them mff
at all If they were not worn out and
ready to be cast aside. Without your
assistance ho would have to take them
off alone, and it is no easy matter for
a frog to undress.
Beneath hiß first suit ij another,
which he always keeps for best and in
which he feels very much "dressed up."
Tlow proud and really "swell" a big
bullfrog feels when he first comes out
in these brave clothes! Did you ever
see a gayer dress? Look at his green
cap, his striped stockings, his spotted
vest and his big, expansive bosom. Mr.
Frog in full dross! He is up-to-date, in
the very latest style, except, alas! in
the length of his coat tnils—they are
woefully short.
But why does he need two stilts? Not
to keep him warm, surely? No; the
frogs have no winter clothing, and the
question of warmth never enters a
frog's head when he Is getting new
clothes; for, though he feo4s the cold
as every other creature does, he re
sorts to other means of protection. As
soon as the first chilly nights of au
tumn come on, he dives to the bottom
of the pond and digs in the mud a soft,
warm bed, where he sleeps all winter
without a fear of your waking him as
you skate or slide over the fro/.en sur
face. It is not to keep the wearer
warm, but for quite another purpose
that the gay suit was intended. It is
especially made to protect him against
his many enemies.
Frogs, yon know, have no sting, no
poison fang, no disagreeable odor with
which to defend themselves; the only
way they can escape the hawks,
snakes, small boys and the host of
other foes Is by hiding from them, and
In doing this their gny dress aids them
more than anything else could.
It is almost impossible to sec a frog
among the grass and rushes of a pond,
even while he is croaking. I once
looked at three small pond Illy leaves
for nearly an hour to find a little
cricket frog, who was all the time
peeping away from one of them, but
I did not see liitn until he dove off Into
the water. He had been sitting upon
the stem of the nearest leaf all the
time, but his green and spotted back
was so like the color of the leaf that T
could not make him out until he
moved.
It is so hard to see these little frogs
that mn?t people believe that they are
pnt fr<i»i nt nil who make this music
Jn the marshes, but some kind of a
tadpole.
Frogs and their relatives—the toads
—are never troubled about getting a
new suit, as to when or where, but they
do, however, have to take care of theft
bid clothes, and it is very curious how
§ome of their cast-off garments arp
disposed of.
A few days ago I picked up a tree
toad (Hyla Versicolor) stiff and nearly
dead with cold. I brought him to my
room and put him in a wide-mouthed
bottle to thaw out. Toward evening
he was quite alive, and sat on the bot
tom of the bottle, his toes turned in,
his head cocked up, looking very much
surprised at the strange surroundings.
He made himself at home, however,
so I fixed a cork to let in fresh air, and
lelt him in his new abode.
He seem* to enjoy living with me as
much as he did lit the hole of tjlc old
apple tree in t Jie'gardc]). He climbs up
Ihe sides yf the not tic, hangs on there,
and goes to sleep for a whole day at a
time. Instead of a web between the
toes, as has the frog, there Is on each
toe of tlie tree toad u little ball or
disc, nnd it seems as easy for him to
hold on the sides of the bottle with
these as it is to sit on the bottom. If
I turn him down he knows noth-
ing about it till he wakes. Then he de
liberately turns round, so that his
head is up, shuts his eyes and goes to
sleep again.
At night he is wide awake, and is now
looking at me. apparently listening to
the scratching of my pen, but little
does he dream that I am writing about
him.
The second night after his arrival
mv little toad sat very still, lie was
doubled into a ball, his eyes drawn in,
hi* feet rolled up, and 1 could hardly
tell which end was bis head. After a
time he began to kick and gasp as if in
great pain. I feared he was dying. He
would huddle all vip in a bunch, then
suddenly kick out and stand up with
his mouth wide open, trying It seemed,
to swallow something.
I picked up the bottle and saw tha-. ;
he was really choking, for there was
something in his mouth that could not j
be swallowed. It was a kind of cord j
running out of each corner of his j
mouth, over his front legs, and thin- ,
ning out along the sides of his body.
With the next swallow I saw the string '
slip down his throat a little, and as it
did so the skin along his sides began to
roll Up. It was his old suit! He was ;
taking It off for a new one, and instead j
of giving it to the poor, he was trying
to economize by swallowing it. What
a m<al! What a way to undress!
What curious economy!
Naturalists for a long time have said
that toads ate up their skins after they
had shed them, but I have never seen
It recorded that a toad eats its skin
while shedding it. and actually uses
this means of pulling it off. Three
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MR. FROG IN FULL DRESS.
great gulps more, and the whole suit,
shoes, stockings and all. disappeared.
That was some days ago. Fourdays
after this curious performance he ate
up another suit, and 1 saw the whole
operation. He pulled it over his head
nnd neck with his fore feet, as if it
were a shirt, then crammed It Into his
mouth, kicked it off his back, worked
out his feet and legs, then swallowed
it off as before. But it comes off pretty
hard, and how can he possibly swal
low it and keep it swallowed while he
kicks?
The toad's tongue, unlike ours, is
fastened nt the front end, with the
free end forked and pointing back
ward. It "is so long that it can be
pushed far down his throat, and get
ling the end of this strange fork fas
tened into the skin, he readily forces it
down as far as it is necessary and
holds it there.
My little toad has had nothing to eat
| but his cast-off clothes since I have had
him. How long these will last I cannot
tell, but he now wears a new suit of
gray and black, which, doubtless, will
soon serve him for another meal, like
the rest of his queer clothes.—Frank
Leslie's Monthly.
Kncln 1 tteiiurtee.
A Swede ui.d an 11 ish man, lioth of
them tolerably well known about town,
got into an argument in front of the
court house, and they began telling
each other how it was too bail that their
ancestors had ever happened to shed
the wolf robes and take to living under
cover, says the St. l'aul (ilobe. When
things got a bit wc.rm the Swede re
marked that there was no doubt in his
mind that thn Irishman would be en
titled, by reason of his ancestry, to
join some of the pedigree associations,
but for the unfortunate fact that most
of those ancestors -.ere hanged for
stealing sheep. "1 suppose they did
their fheep stealing with the under
standing among themselves that they
were all kings, nnd that it was all right
to go over into the next county and steal
whatever they could lay their hands
on," said the Swede, In conclusion.
"Yes, an' be all accounts," said the
Irishman, "your ancestors lived In
kingdoms so very small that every time
they smelt a st#r-kfi<h in the yard of a
neighbor they jumped over the fence
an' got it. an' if tliey £T"t back they
made a national affair of it if there was
nni pursuit."- Detroit Fro, Press.
BIT SIIK EXCUSED HBBMBUP.
lliiiyi
Miss Effie —Do jump in, Jane; yoti can
have Harry's bathing dress, —Aly
Sloper.
The Slnr-CniclnK (ilrl.
Fair Ethel dotes upon the stars.
Ne'er does her ardor lag;
She loves them on her soldier's coat
And on her country's flag.
—Detroit Free Press.
Anil Till* 1* I . uiliihlp.
May- I said something to .lack last
night which he declared made him the
happiest man in the world.
Pamela—So you refused him after
ali.—N. Y. World.
lie Couldn't l,niler»tnii«J.
"What's Hie chargeV' inquired the
|udge.
"The accused," responded the pros
ecuting attorney, "had two wives, and
on the 3d of September last he took his
revolver and shot both of them."
"Humph!" observed the court,
"there's something I don't understand
about that."
"What is it, your honor?"
"How could any man with two wives
have a revolver without shooting hini
self?"—N. Y- yTftrlfl.
Trapped.
Attorney—You say this defendant
pissed you in a dark room?
Fair Plaintiff—Yes, sir.
Attorney —Will you please explain
io the court how you came to enter a
dark room with the defendant?
! Fair Plaintiff -O, it wasn't dark
, when we went in. We turned the light
out afterward. —N. Y. Herald.
AT EVENING TIME.
At ever.ln? time it shall be light;
Dark, darker grows the day.
Thtr *l,a<Ks foreUll ihe comins night.
The cheery sunbeams, golden bright.
Have slowly died sway.
At evening time thy soul J*iall see
The Lord thy God is love:
When llns'rir.g "mid shadows Cee,
He shall eiernal sucstilae be—
Around, beneath, above.
At everlng time, from f« ar set free
Thy song of praise shall ring;
The pity of the Lord shall i>»
A lamp of gold that burn* for thee,
Thy footsu-ps home to bring.
At evening time the bells of peace
Adown thy road shall peal:
The Lord will bid tby sorrow cease.
And grant thee from thy load rekase.
Thy heartache He will htal.
At evening time it shall be light.
In God's assurance rest!
Thou sha'.t r.ot grope in lonely night;
His mercy is thy beacon bright;
S'.tal sunward to His breast
—M. S. Haycraft, in Chicago Advance.
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| The Mesmerist's Subject 3
I HAVE a friend, Welsh, who seldom,
dares to visit any town a second
time. He is an experienced man, and
he knows as much about his particular
line of goods as anyone in the business,
nnd he doesn't drink or carry on in a
rowdy manner, and yet he does some*
thing in almost every town which
makes it Inadvisable for him to return.
For this reason he has to hunt for a
new job every time he is ordered to go
over a et rtain territory a second time.
I remember that in one town he fell
in with a traveling mesmerist and pre
tended that lie was a subject and went
up to a town hall and performed a se
ries of the most remarkable didoes.
The mesmerist was a fraud *>f the
worst description. It was his practice
to pick up a few young in every
town and promise them money if they
would come on the stage and do as he
told them. Welsh met this mesmerist
at the hotel and became convinced
that the fellow had no more "animal
magnetism," or will power, or what
ever vou choose to call it, than is pos
spssed l>y a piece of parlor furniture.
So he decided to have some fun.
''l'm coming up to your show to
night," he said. "Ho you know, I'm
one of the greatest subjects you ever
saw. Dr. Mahoompney, of Chicago,
the celebrated hypnotist and special
ist on electro-nervous magnetism, told
me once that T ought to travel."
"You will understand, of course,
that if you are to assist in any of the
experiments you must make your will
entirely subservient to mine," said the
mesmerist.
"Oh, I know all about that."
The mesmerist was frightened. You
see, he was afraid to offer Welsh any
money to act as a confederate, and if
Welsh really knew anything about
mesmerism or hypnotism he might ex
pose "the whole show. This fellow had
picked up a few of the terms and knew
just enough about the business to en
able him to carry on an elaborate 'iluff
before an assemblage of gullible peo
ple.
Well, that evening in the town hall
Welsh had a front sent. "Prof. De
Cardo, the eminent mesmerist," was
a little worried to see him there, but
he went ahead and gave his talk and
then he called for volunteers. Sev
eral of the young fellows around town
slouched up to the stage and Welsh fell
right in behind.
As this was his first visit to the town,
the spectators were suspicions as soon
us tliey saw him <>i )!.<• sface, suppos
ing, of course, that he was a confed
erate.
"Who is he? Who is he?" came from
different parts of the house.
The mesmerist stepped to the front
of the platform and said: "Ladies and
Gentlemen: There seems to be some
objection to this gentleman (pointing
at Welsh). I want to assure you that
I do not know the gentleman, ami I
am perfectly willing that lie shall re
tire and take no part whatever In the
experiments. I am just as anxious as
you are that there shall be nothing In
the exhibition calculated to excite sus
picion. If you desire It, I will excuse
the gentleman."
Welsh stood up and protested. "I
never saw Prof. De Cardo until I came
to town to-day," he said. "It happens
that I am Interested in the subject of
mesmerism, and I have been told that
I am an excellent subject for experi
ments. For that reason I came here
to-day to test the professor's powers."
Tt happened that a merchant on
A'hom Welsh had called that day was
in the house. He stood up and said:
"I can testify that the gentleman is
a drummer and has nothing to do with
this show."
The professor was more than will
ing to dismiss Welsh, but the latter
insisted on remaining on the stage,
and, of course, after the prominent
citizen had vouched for him, the house
offered no further objection.
The exhibition started In, and three
or four of the young men who had
pgreed to mak<" I heir wills ent i rely sub
servient to that of the professor were
stretched out on chairs and put
through various performance s. to the
great delight of the spectators. Then
It came time to try Welsh. The "emi
nent mesmerist" was seared stiff. lie
didn't have any more genuine hypnot
ic power than you would find In a rab
bit, but he had to a bluff for
the benefit of the people who had paid
their money. lie stood Welsh out in
the middle of the stage and glared at
him, snapped his fingers, made mystic
passes with his hand and did a lot more
of that Svengali business. Welsh
closed his eyes and couldn't open t hem,
tried to speak and couldn't, and then
awoke to find himself with a dazed
look and a frightened smile. In fact,
he did his part so well that the most
experienced "liors •" could not have
rrlren a better performance. It ntny
be explained that a }* u geutle
jnan who gains a livelihood by allow
ing u mesmerist to stick needles in
him while lie Is supposedly under the.
Influence.
You can imagine that "Prof. De
Cardo" was u surprised man. He
hudn'l made any arrangements with
Welsh, and therefore he had no rea
son to believe that Welsh would bo
subject to the mysterious influence.
He began to think that he was a mes
merist and hadn't known it, or else
he concluded that Welsh had decided
to help him out with the show just
to be a good fellow.
Whatever lie may have thought, he
kept his nerve with him and put Welsh
through the whole list of specialties,
had him cutting watermelons a l "'
uiaiyhiug with a cane for a gun, and
a lot of ridiculous stuff. Welsh was
so earnest and conscientious in his act
ing that he simply laid the other fel
lows in the shade. Thai was the
trp|ible. He was too good. The spec
tators began to murmur. They de
cided that he was a confederate, after
all.
One of the "tests" was that of fish
ing with n cane. The subject stood
on the edge of the rostrum and hold
the walking-stick as a pole, and wben
ever lit* had a "bite" he w..ti!d pull it
tip with i.n overhand sweep. I his al
ways tickled the house.
Welsh decided to vary the usual per
formance a liitle. When he pulled In
with his pole he pretended that he had
landed a fish, so lie made a gtab for
it. and then there began a most ter
rific struggle. He knocked over the
table with the piK-her of water on top
of it, and upset three or four of the
vokels who were sitting around in the
semi-eirele, and then all at onee he
shouted: "There it is! There it is!"
and grabbed "l*rof. l)e t'ardo" from
behind and swung him around the
stage. Women began to scream and
children cried. Men stood up all over
the house nnd yelled: "*top him!"
Welsh decided that it was about
time for hiui to get out of the place,
he suddenly let go of the eminent
mesmerist and shouted: "I'm a dog!
I'll bite anyone that touches me! Pow
wow!"
With that lie made a dash for the
door, and they say that every man.
woman and child in the house shrieked
and tried to crawl under a chair when
he was seen to jump over the foot
lights. He got out nnd ran all the
way to the hotel.
Of course, that elided the show.
"I'rof. De Cardo" was too agitated to
offer any explanation, and most of
the women were in hysterics.
The town constable was the only
man who knew what to do. lie arrest
ed the "eminent inesme«rist." who
cla :»'d that nothing of the kind had
ever happened to him during his pre
vious career, and that lie had every rea-
son to believe that Welsh had delib
erately attempted to break up the
show. Thereupon the constable de
cided that he would arrest Welsh also.
Welsh was making arrangements
to get out on the night train when Ihe
constable came up to his room. He
was greatly surprised when the con
stable mentioned "arrest." nnd want
ed to know what he had ilone. The
m \\ < / \ x 'C
"I'll A DOG."
constable mentioned the disturbance
at the town hall. Welsh looked at him
with the most childlike and innocent
expression on his fac» and couldn't
understand what he was driving at.
So the constable told him everything
thai had happened, and of course
Welsh was greatly disturbed. He said
he couldn't remember a thing that
had happened from the time he went
on the platform until he found hlm
telf at the hotel packing up.
He had with him in his grip some ad
vertising cards with half-tone pictures
of children on them. He showed these
pictures to the constable and said they
were his children, and it would break
their hearts to hear that papa had
been arrested. Then he gave up a
couple of cigars and the constable car
ried his grip down to the train for Ijlm.
The constable wanted him to stay over
and nppear against the professor, but
Welsh said he had been made a junior
member of the firm that day and he
had to hurry back to Chicago.
Well, after Welsh got out of town
the mesmerist found that the only way
he could square himself was to blame
Welsh. He said that while they were
on the stage 'Welsh whispered to him
that he would "bust" up the show un
less lie received ten dollars. The pro
fessor Indignantly refused to lend
himself to any such game, and imme
diately Welsh began his maniacal per
formance.
The merchant who had vouched for
Welsh wrote to the house that if
Welsh ever appeared in that town
again he would be tarred and feath
ered. So the house transferred him
to Wisconsin.—"The Drummer," In
Chicago Record.
Marked rrogrtii.
Ignoramus- How is the work of civ
ilizing China progressing?
Cultivated Friend—Very nicely. Th©
European powers have finally hit upon
o plan for dividing t-lie land among
them without a war.—X. Y. Weekly.
ILIGIITLY MAI.H IOIS.
Butler—Where is the maid?
Cook I saw her just a minute agu,
but I don't remember at w hat Keyhole.
—Fliegende Itlaetter,
I'lid (ilrl In the Country.
Of the troubles that happen her Joy to
wreck
And to fill her heart with wue.
There Is always the bug dropping down her
neck,
And the crab catching hold of her toe.
—Judge.
111 e»nr»r,
Agent—l think I can sell this place
for you, but I can't get the $5,000 you
»sk. You'll have to take S4,O'JB.
Owner —That's queer. Why should
the extra two dollars stand in tlio
way?
Agent—My customer is a woman.—
Chicago Daily News.
Jiu Xrcil of It.
Win gate (at the l>oa riling house
table, to Mrs. Sighnomore)- This Is an
unexpected pleasure, to see you at
dinner again. I thought you had
changed boarding p'tces.
Mrs. Sighntitnore—No; I've decided
to remain 1 hud my stomach r< moved
yesterday. Judge.
Hot Work.
Kate— I haven't see.ii Matlge of late.
Ilusv, perhaps.
Nunnette —Busy, whew! She is
buried in work.
Kate What kind?
Xannet te—Hectographlng syndicate
letters. She has 21 fiances i»i >3 dif
ferent reiriiueulk.—Town U'ouies.
FAIR FLAY IN THE THEATIM.
Uow a l.llllr Woiuin Mleaeed u »»l
-üble Nclnhbor \\ ho Tried lu
Aituu) 11 *' r.
It was oi l}' a by-pi ay at the theater
the other evening, but it was euter
taining to a limited portion of the au
dience, say the Detroit Free Press.
behind the little lady with a dimin
utive hat that had its chief beaut} In
Its daintaiuess. sat a member of Ac
sex with Amazonian proportion* in 4
voluble tongue, lu a brief interiais
tio: of chattering to those about her
she happened to look down an«i espy
the pretty headgear which was a «f»ir
foot below her range of visioi wirti
the stage. Hut It was a tempting ap
portunity.
"Will you kindly remove your hat?"
the one In the rear, as »he
leaned forward and spoke in a noisy
whisper.
"Certainly." answered the one h)
front, as .he made rather a vicious
plunge for the anchoring pin. "I wRI
•kindly' tal;e off my hat. Will } u>i
kindly stop your talking and permit
us to hear this play?"
For full five minutes there was Ma
broken silence. But it was a greater
self-restraint than the large woman
could endure and her annoying- whis
perings again Wgan. Suddenly the one
in front stuck the little hat upon the
very summit of her head and pinned
it there. It seemed to have grown
taller and of greater circumference
and looked just like a detlant chal
lenge worked into artistic millinery.
The large woman was too mad to
talk and there was suppressed titter
ing while those around beamed on the
little woman and were sore tempted
to give her a hand by way of appiattse.
KEEPING PRISONERS.
The Novel Way In Which the Gerriinns
Prevented Their Captive* fr*»m
11 ulilting Auay.
"It been suggested that wheTi
Santiago falls we shall have from i&.-
000 to 20.000 Spanish prisoners to ietvk
after," said a well-known German citi
zen to the New York Tribune, before
the surrender.
"Of course, the question of what" to
do with them is sure to arise, ami with
further campaigning necessarj it win
probably develop into a serious propo
sition.
"it recalls to my mitulanincii' it of
the German revolution of 184 We
were short of men and had a t:;rge
number of prisoners to look after.
That did tot worry us as long as we
were not moving, but one day «c Vail
to make a forced march. Thee untiy
through which we were to paM was
hostile, and extreme watchfulness was
necessary. We had few enough men
as it was, and we knew that those
prisoners were ready to make a dead
run at tin first opening.
"Finally a young officer made a bril
liant suggestion and it was promptly
carried out. We ripped the su»per.d«r
buttons from the prisoners' trousers,
took away their belts and knew we h?»*i
them. Their hands were bus} aftrr
that, and fast running was out of the
question. We made the mVtch safsly,
and I do nut believe that even Yankee
ingenuity could have invented a sim
pler solution."
TOUGHEST HORSES
IS u ft'a 1 o 1111 l Says That the Una
Color In n Cood Shade to Stunt!
I.OIIK MN rehe»«
"Dun colored horses arc not the pret
tiest by any means, but n:y experience
has been," said Col. William F. (VitU - ,
when in Washington recently, says the
Washiuton Star, "that they are the
toughest of the horse kingdom. An
ordinary dun horse will wear out three
other horses. But as much work on
him as you may, he never looks as well
or as tidy in nppcarance ns a bay, a
chestnut, black, gray or white, but as
far as service is coucerned he will run
the others to a standstill. This is my
experience on the plains, in the caval
ry service, and is my experience in the
show business, where I have renrly
500 horses.
"Dun horses arc somewhat rare, but
when they can be picked up I would
advise that they be bought,
when the question of wear and t<-*»r Is
i considered. They are, ns I said b. fore.
not strong as far as looks are in vol veil,
but for cavalrymen looks have t< take
a back seat alongside of wear. The
cavelrvmen who are soon, I hope, to
ride over Cuba, will find) that n v in
dorsement of dun horses Is of some
value."
HOTEL CLOCKS ALWAYS TRUE
llat the Mont of the Family Jlnnlel
Timepieces Are C«iinelenccle«s
Prevaricators.
%
When 1 am traveling I never put the
Miglitest confidence in a household
clock, write Robert J. Burdette, of
"Tonguelcss Liars," in Ladies' Heine
Journal. A hotel clock I can <ii pen !
upon. There arc too many wat< !-es in
a hotel—good watches, watches whose
absolute correstness means mei «'j to
the commercial men who reguh the
traveling life of this country. A lying
clock would be .-potted in a qua »tr of
h second, and the unhappy t.'ark
scourged with pitiless sarcasms ;*iere
for. in the course of my wanderings
up and down this part of the I
missed a few trains and lecture rt>-
gagements by depending upon clocks
in the homes of my friends. l's'vlng
thus paid for my lesson—sls.' ' 0 or
$20,000, I think by my own coinj tifh
tion of the value of my lectures (srt
ahead a little bit. you know, it may be
n trifle fast; I haven't time to look up
the exact figures), 1 withdrew all my
trust from mantel clocks, especially
the highly ornamented marble-and
gilt variety with Bllver bells orcnthe
dr«l chimes.
A Suspicion.
"Humph!" exclaimed the yotrog
woman with a sailor hat. "They talk
about actresses losing dinmonds awl
resorting to other old expedients ih
order to become prominent!"
"What's the matter now?" inquired
the young woman with her.
"Here's another item about nnother
clergyman who refuses to believe that
the whale swallowed Jonah." —Wash-
ington'Stnr.
Her Choice.
She was n pretty young thing fresh
from a fashionable "finishing school.*'
She wai bidding 1 the "happiest man on
earth" a fond adieu on the stoop of the
old country house,
"Now, dearest, just before I go," hs
said, commencing all over again,
"what kind of a ring shall it lie?"
"Oh, .I nk!" she answered raptur
ously, "do get me a solitaire with oJie
diamond in it."—Judge
He Spends Ilia Silver.
We mortals complain when we haven't U»»
cash.
But the man In the moon's worst hfrvft,
Mccuuss onct a month this rush .: er.H
thrifl Is found
To liave only his Jast quarter lefu
—N. Y Journal
No. 35 5- r*
A QUEER HABIT.
II la (Mlrartrd by a Cleveland Mam
While- Try luff to Uara
Ihr Typewriter.
A Cleveland man has set about learn
ing the use of the typewriter, reports
the Plain Dealer. Up to the present
time be has had somebody to do his
typewriting for him. but now he wants
to know how to run it all by himself,
lie aiknits that he isn't an apt scholar,
it comes slowly. The letters are hard
to find, nr.tl the spacing is so easily
forgotten. Hut there is one thing that
amuses him. lie is learning to spell,
and learning in the same way he did
when a tow-headed boy in the early
*OCs. Of course he could spell when he
taekled the typewriter, but not in the
rame way. Now he distinctly enu
merates each letter, and does it, too,
with the greatest care. It is a funny
thing, bnt he finds himself spelling
out the words in the newspaper, and
his wife says he spells them In his
aleep.
The other day the minister met him
rn«l asked hini how he was.
"Y-e-r-y w-e-1-1," he gravely spelled
cut', ami when the pastor looked
amazed he realize! what he had done
and hastily explained the cause of the
peculiarity. And the minister pro
fessed to t»e greatly interested and
i wasted to knew all about it, and the
sj*e!i«r is now greatly worried for fear
the parson-will write n special paper
i cm it for some magazine.
When flie minister finally left him
he shook hands and said: "Good-by."
"G-o-o-d," began the speller, and
1 then recollected himself and hastily
] eddefl "by."
j He hopes in time to wear out this
I peculiarity, and when he increases his
Speed «n the typewriter he no donbt
will.
NOT AFRAID OF FIRE.
1 A Phllmleliiiila Retriever That Went
After ClrrrrarUrm Without
n Slsn of Fear.
I Among the enthusiastic patriots up
i town the other day was a man who
> owns a handsome spaniel and one es-
I pecraliy good at retrieving. This man,
i reports the Philadelphia Record, be
' gan his celebration by throwing a pack
J «f small firecrackers into the street
I »nd before the first one had a chance
! to explode the dog rushed out and
i grabbed the bunch and was making
1 toward his master as fast as he could,
j Before the innocent dog reached his
| destination, however, an explosion
I took plac*. and one after another the
j little rolls of powder went popping
! at a great rate. Of course the spaniel
i dropped them, but he remained in the
j middle of the pack, jumping at the
j dies that blew up into the air until
j the entire pack had gone off. Then,
( rfter picking up one or two of the ex
ploded crackers, he returned to his
piaster and landed them at his feet.
The man petted the dog awhile and
then looked to sec if he had been in-
I jnred, ami found that his beautiful
coat of curly brown hair had been so
much singed that it would be neces
sary to have it clipped. The dog was
always heM h|gh as a retriever in the
estimation of his owner and those who
knew him, bnt his stock has risenlOO
per cent, now and no amount of money
could buy him.
CELESTIALS EAT BURDOCK.
Mnny of the Chinese and Japanese
Cultivate the Plant for Home
Consumption.
What is ersij regarded as a vlie weed
can, with a little stretch of imaglna
tton be turned Into an ornamental
plant or delicious vegetable, s«y»Mee
han's Monthly. This is especially the
case with the common burdock, lappa
major. Schoolboys all know it from
gathering the burrs and compressing
Ihern Into a ball, they being held to
gether by the curved points of the
floral involucre. This is all they know
about it. It is difficult to see anything
more to-be* despised in the burdock
leaf than in Hie leaf of the rhubarb. It
appears that it is largely used in China
for food. But it is stated that, if the
stalks be eut down before the flowers
expand and then Vie boiied, the taste is
relished equally with asparagus. The
lenvr», when young, are boiled and
eaten a* we eat spinach. In Japan it
i? in unhsrs-al use. Thousands, of acres
are devoted to its culture. But in this
case the root is the object. It requires,
deep soil to get the roots to the beet
advantage. The common name in
China is g'tbbo—n name, however,
which need not replace our common
one of burdock.
CAN'T BE EXPLAINED.
4 Sinvnl < tunmander Says There Is
Ao Telling Why Sailors Will De
•rrt In Time of l'cace,
"I never knew n sailor worth keep
ing." declared an old naval com
mander, "that would desert in time of
war. But in times of peace, when
everything appears to be going along
as though it were greased, desertions
will begin from no apparentcnuse unci
vrill suddenly become epidemic. Away
they'll go, r.rd it's two to one that in
a little while they will be hunting
around t,i sre if they can't get back
into the service without having to suf
fer punishment. I used-to put in a
pood ileal of time trying to find an ex
planation of the thing, and finally pre
sented it to one of my superior offi
cers.
" "Prop it, young man,' was his la
cot.ic advice. 'You can't tell why they
do it und you can't stop them. If you
must worn, let it lie about something
where von may have a chance to ac
complish good. I'll tell you right now,
if you were to sail a ship for Heaven
and were obliged to touch at hell for
coal half the crew would desert."
Xo Mailer About Her Bon.
Mrs. Tracy—Oh! John, how can we
bear the blow? Our son has eloped
with tli« cook.
Tracy—The rascal! We'll never be
able to find another like her. —N. Y.
Wrrrld.
So* a Hero.
"Maria, is this red, white and blue
ice cream wholesome?"
"I don't know; but what if it isn't?
Aren't you willing to take any risks for
your country?"— Chicago Record.
That Baled It.
Maud—What makes you treat Jack
fO coldly'.' You used to find him so in
teresting.
Marie Didn't you know I was en
gaged to him now?— Harlem Life.
Itlbs.
"The rib that was made up into a
womna," remarked the observer of
men aud things, "takes more back
bone tw Keep it in place than any of
ihe others.'*—Detroit Journal.
In tire Hew KntlUh.
School-Teacher—No\v, Willie Hig-
I -ins. von may tell me what Commodore
,t! i n the first of May, ISSB.
• Willie- lie did the Spaniards,ma'am.
- Harpcf's Ituzar.