VOL- xxx."v
A Great Chance
For You to Buy
Good Footwear
AT
About Half Price.
We jnst closed a deal with a large jobber for over 4,000 pairs of
Shoes at about half price. This is another instance where nerve
and cash do ereat work The firm needed money and was will
ing to make a great sacrifice on root's in order to tfet it We had
the cash. Their offer was so tempting we conld not resist it. al
though our store was already crowded with poods We have
rented some additional rooms for surplus stock, and now com
mences one of the greatest Shoe Sales in the history of Bntler
We want You to Come to Butler.
The sooner the better. This sale can't last always, although we
are figuring on a deal now larger than the one just closed, and if
we make it. will be forced to open some branch stores. Now,
this sale comes just at a time when you need Shoes, and we
have them cheaper than you ever heard of.
We will Pay Your Railroad Fare
One way when your purchase amounts to f lO.ik), or your rail
road fare both ways if your purchase be S2O. That includes all
points between here and Saxonbnrg. between here and Zelienople.
between here and Parker. Persons living north, south, east or
west of these points will be given a cash discount of per cent,
on any amount purchased.
We Furnish Free Dinners
With a pnrchase of s.*>.oo or over when railroad fare is not paid.
Persons driving from any of the places mentioned are entitled to
the same benefits. 1 think with this very liberal offer we ought
to attract you to this sale, even if you should live 2"> miles away.
Our Inducements Are Strong.
Good footwear at about half price, your railroad fare paid one
way or both yonr dinner with a small pnrchase, and guarantee
on every pair of Shoes we sell, and our guarantee means some
thing too.
Here is a Great Feast of Bargains at
Butler's Progressive Shoe House,
and You Can't Come too Quick.
C.E.Miller,
115 South Main Street.
I ME IS A WISE HAN \
I —WHO SECURES HIS CLOTHING FROM- 5
J J. S. YOUNG, |
F THE MERCHANT TAILOK, 4
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Tii«; {roods, htyle, fit anil g<*ii<*r;il make >
]l up of his suits '
j! TELL their own J
rprr: n STRIVING FOR EFFECT.
lls Men won't buy clothing for tie uurpose
1 I \ \!ri • «of spending money. They desire to get the
\ V • \ jAs st possible results for the monry expe rnl-
M /I /[ r .9**'' c ' lea l > K oo, ' s but goods as cheap as
1 r "fl —if 'Atliey can lie fold and made up properly If
, I \l /v<iu want the correct thing at the correct
j 1 ■ I iU ff )-*»/ Bprice call on us, we nave reduced our spring
f I|M Iy> L 4arwl sumtn. r goods down to make ro> tn for
\ IJy V\ iT, tour heavy weight goods,
njj \, j■■ 1
Jpvi If n i|ij f Pits Guaranteed.
IS Merchant Tailor.
• 142 N Main St., Butler
Pape sros,
JEWEIs6RS.
We Will Save You Money On
i Diamonds, Watches
) Silverware, 1847 Rodger Bros. I
S Plateware and Sterling Silver^
Our Repair Department takes in all kinds of Witches, Clocks
and Jewelry, etc
122 S. Main St.
Old gold and silver taken the same as cash.
Subscribe for the CITIZEN.
- THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Much in Little
ti especially true of Hood's Pills, for no medi
cine ever contained so great curative power in
» small space. They are a whole medicine
Hood's
chest, always ready, al- ■ ■ ■
ways efficient, always sat- all
isfactory; prevent a cold 111
or fever, cure all fiver ills,
Sick headache. Jaundice, constipation, etc. 250.
Ihe onl" Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla
Thi» Is Yonr Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
a cenerous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay lever Curs
(Ely's Cream Balm, sufficient to demon
strate the grt .l merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
56 Warren St , Kew York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont.,
I recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. 1
can emphasize his oiatement, "It is a
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
I cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious druft. Price, SO cento.
"Move Up"
Is a law
universal.
Evolution is
another name
for it. The street
car conductor says
"move up." Com
petition says "move
up." To move anything
requires "push." A good
pusher requires strength
Oar strength is in low
prices, reliable goods, and
attractive service. We
have quite a lot of
broken lots of sum
mer wear going
at 1-2 price.
Test our mu
tual bene
fit plan
on its
merits.
Ed. Colbert,
Successor to
Colbert & Dale.
THE
Bailer County National Bank,
13utier Penn,
Capital p i'i in - -
Surplus and Profits - 1u4.647.87
Jos. Hartman, President; J. V. Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John 'w. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
' general banking busine transacted.
Interest tiiii'i <>r> time deposits.
Money loaned on approved security.
We invite you to open an account with this
bank.
UIKECT >KS— lion. Joseph ifartman, Hon.
W. S. Waldron, l»r. .x. M Hoover. ii. Mc-
Sweency, K. E. A brums, P. Collins I. <».
Smith, Leslie V. ffazlett, M. Klnegan, W.
W. If. Larkiri, John Humphrey, Dr. W. C.
Mi l 'andless, lien Mii.yl li. Levi M. Wise
I. V. Ifltt►
Bttlisr Savmgs BdflK
» -Lttler,
Capi n\ - - - - fbri.c jo <k.
Surplus and Profits - - fi!50,000
J<»> LPI KVf> I'rw.nJn i
I II KM KY I KOlj rviAN Viee Prwiil. 1
*a m i <\MP <ELL lr »i hit-
I OUI- M ST«- *N le' ir
DlftKi ToKf Joseph L. I'urvti. I. Hefir;
lro" i,.,»ti W . Hr.iudou, W. A »teli. .1. H.
! ' ..•lll>ie|l
: The Ituller Suvinas itank Is the Oldest
BsinkinK Institution* n Hut ier County,
lienoral IjankitiK i>u»lnoss transai t<yi
; We solicit account* of «il preduenrs. ni«r-
F cliai in. farmers and others.
(I All Ij.isluf.is "intrusted to ui will r-eeive
prompt attention.
. Inwrest paid on time depokitw.
r
Butler pl,
usiness uollege.
319-27 S MAIN ST.
Best Commercial School
Complete and thorough in
• Bookkeeping,
Penmanship,
Commercial Arithmetic, Etc.,
j Shorthand,
I Typewriting and
English Branches.
Send for Circulars, Address
WM. E. WILSON,
Principal,
Sutler Pa.
OIL MEAL OL " .™very ri ! he H p
Immml for llorvr I'dwh, Hhecp. Moj<h.
fir. Ht'Hllli r«*nict h iiiid iiro<l\i«l iv. jx* a
Ui hiiliohlh. Arc y(iu it? Ciicapi'si
f«-('d In th«j market.
I INSFFD nil andwhitk leal
LI 110CCU UI L MstUch paint lunt tot
yctirmtn boom:, barn or fence. Mixed p&intr*
are douhtful qimllty: some j/'hxJ ami Hom<
ve-v had. Write for our circular.
KOl ;»ure Linseed oil or meal, and whit*
lead, ask for "Thomptton'M," or addres
manufacturer. THOMPSON AO., ir» \V
Oiamond street Allesheny. I'a.
Pearson B. Nace's
Livery Feed and Sale Stable
Hear (ji
Wick House, Butler, Penn'a.
The best of horses and llrst class rlKs al
ways on hand and for hire.
U< st accommodations In town for perma
nent iMKirdltiK and transient trade. Speci
al care guaranteed.
Stable Room For 65 Horses.
A tfo«»d elass of hornet*. Ijotb drivers and
draft horses always on hand and for sale
under a full guarantee; and horses l*ought
upon proper notlilcation by
PEARSON B. NACE,
Telephone. No. 21«.
U/ANTK!) Kr.VI.HAI. TUt'HTWciltrrrY PKRHONH
"In tills stitti- to rnanaKe our business In
their own and nearby counties ltts mainly
office work conducted at home. Salary
straight a year and :xpein,es -delinite
bonafide, no more, no less salary Monthly
|75. Reference Enclose self-add ressed
stamped envelope. Herbert E. Hess. I'rest
• Dept. VI. Chicago.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, IBOH
SINGING IN CAMP.
The army camp in quietude
'Neath Cuban skies was near to slumber.
For rank on rank within the wood
Had stacked the arms that heavy cum
ber;
It seemed the world was wooir.g sleep.
A sleep to homesick hearts so wily.
When down the line some voice rang deep
A note of love to "Mi.mie Reilly."
A hush of death, save for that voice!
But oh! how many thoughts were wing
ing!
And then, as though 'twere each one's
choice.
A thousand others Joined the singing;
For each had sweethearts somewherea,
home.
And war had lost its dash and splendor;
The Cuban wood and twilight gloam
Had made each soldier's heart grow ten
der.
Then, farther down the line, there rang
The notes of "Sweet Marie," and solemn
As anthems ancient choirs sang
The chorus rolled adown the column;
For soldier hearts, in war so sa-ong.
Hath ever peaceful memories clinging,
Ar.d every voice that line along
To some afar Marie was singing
A lull, and then from out a group
Of tents that in the woodiar.d rested
A song broke forth that to the troop
A loyalty and love attested.
"Along the Wabash" reached the ears
Of tired corps In rest rej>oslng.
And then there rcse a burst of cheers.
The Indiana camp disclosing.
Then sudden blew a bugler'a note.
The call of "taps" —"lights out"—and
sleeping
The soldier breathed a prayer by rote:
That One might hold within His keeping
The destinies of those at home.
To whom his sweetest thoughts wtr®
winging.
And in the gathering even's gloom
A heart was softened by the singing.
—Roy Farreil Greene, In Leslie's Weekly.
| A Self Isolated Crusoe. \\
OX CEDROS ISLA-ND, 350 miles south
of San Diego, off the coast of Lower
California, a man is living the life of
RobinsonCrusoe and he likes it so much
that be won't «ome home. He is Dr.
F. O. Powers, of San Diego. He waj4
sent down to the island to retain pos
session of it in the name of a mining
company claiming a concession upon
it. The life was pleasant to him, and
after some months Kpent there he con
sented to remain. His mother desir
ing to go down to the island, the lonely
man consented to have her do *O, and
they have been there ever since, ap
parently without a desire to see civ
ilization. They are heard from occa
sionally through tbe visits of passing
schooners, and the report from the
island invariably is that "Dr. rowers
and bis mother are well and happy
and don't care to leave the Island."
It is now almost four years since the
couple chose that lonely spot for a
home. The lonesomeness, they say,
soon passed away. Dr. Powers, it must
be confessed, has a streak of laziness
in his make up.
"I take it easy," he told the sicipper
of the schooner Alta. "I have plenty
of time on my hands, but I am not idle
as much as you would think. There is
wood to get for mother, helping her
with the housework, the killing of a
goat occasionally, the catchiiig of fish,
the repairs to our house, and so on. I
ramble over the island and get speci
mens of plants and flowers and tr»«"«,
and pick up mineral specimens, too.
We have books to read and nature to
contemplate. It Is the ideal life."
Judging from this it may be con
jectured that Dr. Powers is somewhat
of a philosopher, as well as a well-edu
cated man. Tb« chances are that he is
a natural philosoipher —every lazy man
is said to be. Perhaps he is right. At
any rate, he declines every offer to
transport him back to civilization, and
his mother says that she, too, is per
fectly contented.
Some months ago a schooner was
wrecked on the mainland opposite
Cedros island, and three of the crew,
jumping into a sma.ll boat, rowed and
sailed to Cedros, where they were
cared for by Dr. Powers and his moth
er. The men were more dead than
alive when they staggered) from the
boat upon the beach. They !iad been
without water for two days and with
out food for four days. One of the men
was ill for six weeks. The other*,
hardy Swedes, rapidly recovered. A
schooner going up from the guano
islands to San Diego stopped for water,
and one of the Swedes and the sick man
eagerly .took passage for home. The
third man, known as Stuttering Pete,
refused to leave the island. In the
few weeks he had been there a spell
hud been woven around him by Dr.
Powers that was too strong to break.
While the sight of a saii in the offing
brought a thrill of happiness to his
heart, the chain* of Robinson Crusoe's
life pleased him still better. He saw
the sail fade away on the horizon with
out much regret. From that day to
this Stuttering Pete, from all that can
be learned, Wi us happy a castaway as
was ever seen. He and Dr. Powers are
companions and enjoy their long walks
over the island. They hunt goata on
the precipitous sides of the mountains
and seek out the strange growths to
be found in the mossy canons and on
the higher bills.
Dr. Powers Is more fortunate than
Crusoe in one respect, and that is, ho
has communication with the main
land, infrequent though it be. A coast
ing steamer calls at the island about
every six weeks and leaves provisions
for the Islanders, A store of illustrat
ed papers and magazines, books and
other reading matter is also left. Thu*
the trio lire in comfort.
"When we were there last week,"
iald the purser of this steamer, "Dr.
Powers rowed out to see us. He rarely
visits our vessel, prefering tQ remain
on the island- He has a fierce blaok
beard, and his hair Is very long. But
otherwise his appearance is civilized.
He has none of tbe wild light that la
seen in the eye? of men who have been
cast away or marooned to starve, such
p* "«• <nw In the crew of the Mlsc»
when we pleked them up at Black War
prior lagoon. Or. Powers is very quiet,
however, and seems to grow more re
tiring an<l taciturn every time we go
to the island. He replies to question*
Sileasantly enough, but volunteers no
nformation.
"I was curious to know if he kept a
garden to supply himself and hla moth
er with fresh vegetables. No, he said,
he didn't bother with keeping a gar
den. They had canned vegetables, and
when cooked nicely they were just as
good us fresh. Now the fact is that
Dr. Powers is too lazy to hoe in u
garden. He might have a very nice
patch of green things growing. There
Is plenty of water that could be di
verted for Irrigation, and the warm
climate would make vegetables grow
amazingly. But he prefers to climb
the hills with Stuttering Pete, killing
goats. When our steamer was sailing
away we saw I)r. Powers and Pete
start out for a walk along the beach
hunting for mussels.
"I have not Been Mrs. Poweri for
some months. The last time I saw her
wan when I went ashore to see the
home of the couple. It was a little
cabin that hat! been built by the min
inf* company for t!:«- *u:*rlntendent,
but now everything wu deserted eX*
cept by these three people. The house
was quite comfortable inside. Mrs.
Powers was cheerful as yon please.
She greeted us all kindly, and went
bustling around apologizing for the
scant luxury of her home, just as Mrs.
Leeks or Mrs. Aleshine would have
done. She thought no more of being
alone on a desert island, with only her
Fon and a Swedish sailor for company,
than if she had been on a ranch five
miles from town. Yet she is, year in
and year out, almost entirely alone,
and for four years she has not seen
one of her own sex.
"The comfort of the lonely home and
the charm of n do-nothing life almost
made me desire to stay on the island,
too. It is a lotus eaters' life. There is
no worry about it. no straining of
nerves, no rivalry of pride or pocket
books. On the island Stuttering Pete
is joint king of the realm. On the
mainland Stuttering Pete is an out
cast sailor, to be cursed and cuffed
by some blustering mate. That is the
di fferenee.
Dr. Powers wrote a letter to a friend
once, giving hints of his life on Cedros
island.
"It is more like Robinson Crusoe's
life than you would think," he said.
"In fact, we have a copy of' Robinson
Crusoe' here, and have done many
things mentioned in that book to ad
vantage. I have enlarged a cave, as
Crusoe did, for the protection of part
of our supplies. While we do not live
in fear of wild animals or wild men, we
keep a good eye out, especially when
guano pirates or goat-killing maraud
ers come along the coast. We heard
that at Guadalupe island they bad
IT IS A LOTUS EATER'S LIFE.
trouble with a crew of piratical goal
killers, and Stuttering I'ete and I pre
pared to give them a warm reception
if they showed up on our kingdom. We
rigged up a number of rifles on a place
commanding the landing, so that eacl
of us could be protected behind
bowlders and shoot two rifles each. We
could have kept a good-sized crowd at
bay. Fortunately for both sides, they
did not visit us.
"The charm of this life grows upoi
me. I would not be a dweller in brick
walls and grunting under the burden
of modern life for all the wealth there
is to be found in New York. What do
we get beyond our food and shelter?
If I sleep well, enjoy health and a hppy
mind, I am better off than one livinf.
in » though he piles up millions.
I do not see opera every night, but 1
enjoy a keen appetite and find intel
lectual pleasure in contemplating th<
sea and land. Sometimes I find myself
wrapt in thoughts far higher than I
have power to express, which yield m<
the greatest enjoyment. If I were u
poet I would not lack for a theme thai
might do much to change the hearts
of men from their money-getting mad
ness.
"In the vastness of the night, with :
storm on, the sea boiling and howling
all around us, I see the tremendous
forces that are little known to thos<
living in cities. I believt I realize raort
clearly the paltriness of the jostling
crowd. On the silent moonlight night*
with leagues of shining sea around mc
-1 feel that even a self-isolated Crusoi
may be as important in the scheme ot
things ns a greasy, hoggish millionaire
We are all too small to contemplate.'
From which it appears that Dr Pow
ers spends much of his time in philoso
phy, when others think he is merely
laz3". The question that occurs is:
What philosophy doeaMrs. Powers ap
ply to make heripll contented. —N Y
Sun.
It Ratl«l*< the Kid.
Hope and Joj—l «y. pa. when the
clergymau prayed for all wicked peo
ple just now, why did he shut his eyes?
Papa—He didn't want to hurt any
body's feelings, dear, by appearing to
look nt thera. —Ally Sloper
In
Mrs. Newlywod- BrMget. what did
you do wltb that brat dy 1 sent down
for the sane*?
BridgeV—Well. ter tell yea th' God's
troot. mom, yt youa* houaakapera five
me such a psln 1 had I* tek It mesllf! —
Puck.
■is ■•■«>*»& ta.
Little Willie—Pa. what 1* that say
ing about Its being "better to hare
loved and lost —"
Mr. Hennypeck (feelingly)—lt Is bet
ter to bavs loved and loat than never to
have lost at all.—Judge.
A HlitrUslc Trlamfb
"What did the stag* manager say to
you?"
"He said he wished 1 would act as emo
tional on th* stage Ml do when I strike
him for mora salary." —Chicagv Rtcgrd.
itrsuer.
The Nurse- She aaya she doesn't
want any broth and won't eat it.
The Doctor- -Take It back and tell
her that it Isn't good for her, and ahs
mustn't eat tt.—S. Y. Evening Journal.
War Avals.
Minnie—Thla weather is so trying. I
must get something for my complex
ton.
Mamie—l didn't know you had any.
lndianapolis Journal.
Thar !>••'« ■»« Ttt.
Orlgja— Why la It tfcat young women
with fifty thousand or more do!' rs a
year seldom marry?
Marie—Oraelooal They don't have
to.—Town Topic*.
A Ksasktr fas «he MSISSM.
Tom—How did yon coma to get dis
charged sfter growing bsld in his
service?
Dick— The boa* manufactures a hair
restorer.—Judge.
RSSISBM.
Alt. the romsaee thirsts In marrtM life.
Our haplnsss enhaneta*!
Why riot, forsooth with both
The liusbanl the w!f« roassrdng?
—Detroit Journal
Hnil It Have It.
Llo—How will you have this kiss
with or without?
She—With or without what?
He—A struggle.—N. Y. Evening Jour
nal.
Helled tbe Cont»*loB.
"Do what I would, I couldn't get him
to propoie."
"He must be one of those immunea
we read about."—Chicago itecord.
PROVING HIS METTLE |
Bv STEPHEN R. BAKER.
Richard parmexter, B enior
tneniber of the big mercantile
firm of Parmenter Pros., turned brisk
ly In tJis chair as the door of his prl
rate office was quietly opened and a
•lender youth stepped respectfully in
side.
"Well?"
The merchant asked the question
ifter a brief but critical survey of the
figure before him.
"I am Anson Hoover," answered the
youth, quietly.
"The son of Jerome Hoover?"
"Yes, sir, : nd your nephew, I be
lieve."
"L'm-m, yes, but why my sister ever
married that—"
"I should prefer, sir. that you speak
more respectfully of my dead father."
T%e man of business winced under
the rebuff, so coolly yet respectfully
piven.
"Dead! I didn't know. And your
mother? You know we lost trace of
her after the unfortunate marriage,
though I did hear of your birth."
"Mj" mother also died last week, sir,"
replied Anson, with a suppressed sob
in his voice.
Richard Parmenter turned abruptly
nwav, and gazed of the
window, while a softer expression
Stole over his grizzled countenance.
"Poor Annie," he murmured.
Then, reassuming his brusk man
ner, he turned again to rtle youth be
tuic him.
"What was your business with me?"
he asked.
"I have always wanted to go to col
lege. sir," Anson responded, with some
diffidence, "and mother said you might
be willing to lend me aid."
"What profession do you wish to fols
low?"
"I believe that whatever talent I
have lies in a mechanical line, sir."
"Then an engineering course would
be best, probably. And you want Hie
to lend you aid? What security can
you give me that I shall ever be re
paid?"
"None, sir, except the pledge of my
honor."
"I am not In the habit of loaning
money on such security," answered
Mr. Parmenter. "Wait a moment," he
called, more kindly, as Anson was.
turning away with an angry flush in
his cheeks.
Tbe lad halted, and waited in silence
for his uncle to speak.
"Though I cannot loan you any
money under the circumstances, I do
not feel like turning you adrift in the
world. Are you willing to work?"
"Yes, indeed, sir."
"Then report to-morrow in the hare
ware and implement department, an'
Mr. Smith will put you in a place where
you can earn a good salary, though 1
warn you that it will require hari
work."
"Thank you, sir. I trust I shall provt
that I am pot afraid of hard work
Uncle "
"In a business way I will be Mr
Parmenter," interrupted the mer
cJmnt. tlirninsr *'• (in a fiff"
dismissal.
Promptly at the appointed hour An
son reported to Mr. Smith, the heai
of the hardware and farming imple
ment departments, and was at once in
itiated into the duties of his new posi
tion. Here he found that his uncle's
predictions regarding hard work were
fully verified. "Parmenter Bros." were
located in Bellevue, a most lively little
city, surrounded by one of the richest
farming regions in the world. Thus
the trade in agricultural appliances
was very large, and competition was
sharp.
Day after day Anson toiled awny in
his new position, gradually becoming
inured to the heavy work. Ills hands
hardened, and his muscles became like
bands of steel. He gained many smiles
of approbation from Mr. Smith, and
rendered valuable aid to that gentle
man in "setting up" machinery, a sort
of work in which he found great pleas
ure. Every Saturday night a propor
tlon of his wages was left on deposit
for his plan of obtaining a further edu
cation was never once abandoned.
Had Anson known of a certain con
versation which took place between
Mr. Smith and his uncle, his heart
would have beep filled with pleasure
and with hope.
"How is that boy making out in your
department, Mr. Smith?" Mr. Parmen
ter had asked.
"Finely," answered the employe.
"He U willing to work, quick to learn,
nnd a regular mech»nUai genius.
Often he ii quicker than I myself to
tcr the construction of ft n*w ma
chine."
The merchant rubbed his hands with
satisfaction.
"He's a fine lad," was his comment,
"and the experience will do him good."
It so happened that this summer
Parmenter Broa. untfertook the intro
duction of a new threshing machine
which was s radical change from the
regular style. When th* first machine
arrived It attracted much attention
and Anson Hoover was completely fas
cinated with its details. All of his
spare time was utiileed in studying the
principles upon which the action de
pended, and It was with a feeling al
most of regTet that he saw the ma
chine sold. An unusual amount of In
terest was taken in this sale, sinee the
machine was in the nature of an ex
periment. If it worked successfully
other sales would be maJe by Parmen
ters, but its failure meant a consider
able lots for them and gain for their
competitors. Therefore It was with
some anxiety that the members of the
firm saw Mr. Smith leave Bellevue the
day of the sale, the head clerk having
been called to a distant city by the
danperotLs Illness of his mother.
Two daya later the Parmsnter
entered the implement department
knd began an earnest conversation
with Simpson, oue of the underclerka.
Anson's work required his presence
near them, and a few worda of the mer-.
chant's caught his attention.
"I am sure It's because they misun-;
derstaud it. and not the fault of the'
machine," the merchant was saying.
"Mr. Smith had the greatest conti
denc* that It was all right, and I think
his Judgment is correct. So you do
cot understand It?"
"No, sir, I had nothing whatever to
do with the machine while it was
here."
"Of courael But It means a heavy
losa If somebody can't l>e found to see
Jo St."
Anso« had already divined the cause
*f anxiety, and wow spoke up boldly:
"I beg pardon, Mr. Parmenter," he
said, "but is the trouble with that
threshing outfit we sent out the other
day?"
"Yes. It doesn't work well, and the
buyer cannot manage It. Of course we
shall bave to take It back if nobody can
correct tbe trouble."
"Perhaps I can do so." ventured An
son.
for j*aTji;enter lQfiJceti
tt the speaker in astoni>liment. Then
the praise expressed for his ability by
Mr. Smith came into the merchant's
mind, and a kindly smile played upon
his face.
"You may try," he &aid at length,
"and remember, my boy. that much de
pends on you. I will give you a note
to the purchaser."
An hour later Anson Hoover tied his
horse to a wayside post, and climbed
the fence into the field where the
thresher stood idle. The engineer, a
big. burly fellow, was tinkering about
the machine in rather an aimless man
ner, uttering anathemas against Par
menter Brothers and all new ideas in
general. It took but an instant for
Anson to see that this tinkering was
doing more harm than good.
"Excuse me, sir," he said, "but you
seem to be working on the wrong prin
ciple there."
The engineer turned and glared at
him.
Who's doing this?" he demanded
"That is what I came for," replied
Anson, quietly. "I was sent by Par
menter Brothers."
"Mind your own business, and tell
Parmenters to send out a man," and
-NON C F I'T ! T]\\: rLI- DO E
OF HONOR."
the fellow resumed his aimless experi
menting.
"What is the trouble here, Kelly?"
The engineer again stopped work
as the farmer appeared.
"Oh. this boy wants to show me how
to do this," he growled. "Says he was
sent by Parmenters,"
"J have a note for the owner," said
Anson, offering it to the newcomer,
who acepted it. After reading the
contents, he turned to Kelty.
"You may go back to your engine,"
he said, and the moved sullenly
away.
"There is absolutely nothing the
matter with the machine, sir," assured
Ansoti. ''lt is simply a case of misad
justment, caused by the men not un
derstanding the mechanical principles
upon which it is founded."
In 15 minutes Anson announced that
his work was completed, and the sig
nal to start was given. The black
smoke rolled from the stack of the en
gine, the thresher started slowly into
motion, and a stream of grain flowed
into the wagon box waiting to receive
it, while the assembled farm hands
gave vent to a hearty cheer as they
went to their several tasks.
The thresher proved an unqualified
success, and many were sold. Par
n...tcr I«. 10. J ».> .». "r,
place all this to the credit of their
young clerk, since first impressions
count for so much, and the delay nec
essary in summoning a man from the
factory would probably have been fa
tal to the machine's reputation in that
vicinity.
On the la6t day of August Anson
Hoover received a summons to hi* un
cle's private offloe.
"My boy," began the old merchant,
when his nephew had taken the prof
fered chair, "it lias been my aim this
summer to see what kind of stuff you
have In you, and lam satisfied. Xow,
while I can't loan you money, I shall
see that you get through college at
my expense. Do not go back to work,
but take a week or so for rest, and get
ready for school this fall."
"I shall not attempt to thank you,
Mr.—"
"There, that will do," broke in the
smiling business man, grasping An
son's right hand in his own and laying
liis left upon the boy's shoulder. "I
am uncle, now, if you please—Uncle
JUchard. But I have no boys of my
own. and I want you to regard me as a
father.—Golden Days.
A Goad Deal of Fcrlinf.
Ella —Did you feel that song when
you sang It?
Stella —I should say I did. That
high not* nearly split ray throat. —X.
Y. Journal.
A Croel Shock.
II was the residential pert of the
eity. the hour waa two a. m., and
Tompkina waa carefully. If a trifle un
steadily, feeling his way home along
the dark aud aile-nt etreet. Suddenly
a figure muffled In a large eloak sprang
up In front of tJm. Tompkins turned
a deathly yellow am) half fell, half
staggered agalnet the fence.
"Your money or your lifel" hiesed
the mscreant. the barrels of hla re
volver gleaming In front of hltn.
"Merciful heavens, how yon M*t*d
me!" gaaped Tumpklna; **l tbought II
waa my wife." —Brooklyn Life.
Hl* l«M ot it.
"Now that ia what I call criminal
carelessness," eald Swipeey, the burg
lar. as he read the paper the morning
after the robbery.
"What la criminal careleaaneaa?"
aakrd hla wife.
"The paper aaye that right by the
safe I cracked there waa a table, and
in the drawer of the table there waa
17 big diamonds and SIOO In gold coin.
It waa criminally earless In me to over
look all that swag."— Town Topics.
A email Matter.
Young Lady (out yachting)— What la
the matter, Capt. Quarterdeck?
Captain—'The fact la. my dear young
lady, we've broken our rudder.
Young Lady—l wouldn't worry about
that. The rudder is mostly under
water anyhow, you know, and it isn't
likely people will notice It.—N. Y.
Weekly.
Kauai to the Emtrftser.
Freddy's Uncle —Well, no Freddy, I
don't think I care to awap knivea with
you; you see there's a history goes
with my knife.
Freddy (after a moment of sad re
flection) —Well, Uncle Jack, there's a
"Iloblnson Crusoe" goes with mine—
liow'll that do?—N. Y.Truth.
As to Ills Health.
"You may as well understand, young
man." wild the old gentleman, "that
lay daughter will not get a cent until
after my death."
"Oh, that's all right," replied the
young man, cheerfully. "I have al
ready consulted your family phy
sician." —Chicago Post.
There Are Otbera I.lke Him.
"James," said the punctilious old
uncle to his profligate nephew, "why
In the world don't you settle down and
get out of debt?"
"Couldn't think of it, uncle. Ittakca
all my time and wit and Ingenuity to
getting into debt." —Detroit lift
MODERN FRENCH TRAGEDY.
How a I'Mir of l*arta Lovfra Atirmpt
ed to Knil Tbelr t nhappjr
Existence.
French tragedy in these degenerate
days is seldom without its tiavor of
burlesque or opera bouffe. Take the
recent case of the Parisian lioraeo and
Juliet. Georges Vavian and Marie
Machino are about the age of the im
mortal lovers of Verona, and a feud
divides their houses. They determined
to carry out the likeness to the
The first time every requisite for the
tragic denoument was prepared.
Georges had provided pistols, and the
occasion was to be a walk in a de
serted garden at nightfall. When the
final crisis was at hand, however, the
pair found they had omitted to pro
vide themselves with sufficient forti
tude on this first occasion to carry out
their foolish projeet. Nothing loth,
they determined upon making a sec
ond attempt.
This time a well-known recipe for In
stilling artificial bravery was put into
use. Hoping to compensate with
Dutch courage his natural lack of
valor, Vavian drank a quantity of
brandy, and took up a pistol to shoot
Lis betrothed. Again his nerve failed
Jiim. Still undeterred, Vavian Imbibed
more brandj*. Having at last screwed
his courage up to the sticking place
by these artificial means, he leveled his
weapon at Marie Machino, this time
with serious results. He fired and
wounded her in the forehead. Sud
denly, aghast at what he had done,
he threw the pistol away instead of
pointing it at himself, and shouted
lustily for help. Fortunately, the
boy's hand appears to have shaken,
possibly under the influence of drink,
when he took aim at Marie Machino,
and the life of the latter was spared.
FLAG OF THE CUBAN PEOPLE.
It Was First Carried 1»»- Narriao Lo
pei in IHSO-Sl—Veralona a*
to lta Meaning.
Tl't Cuban flag was first carried by
Narciso Lopez about 1850-1851, when
he invaded Cuba and lost his life.
There are quite a number of versions
as to the meaning- of this flag; one ia
(hat the red equilateral triangle
stands for equality; the white star
represents Cuba, which would gainlier
independence through a sea of blood,
and the three blue stripes for the
three departments into which they in
tended to divide the island —eastern
Cuba, central Cuba and western Cuba;
There is another version, that once
about 1850 or 1851 a group of Cuban ex
iles were talking of the new flag that
should be adopted, and trying to get
a suitable design, when one of them
went to the window of the room in
which they were holding their discus
sion and saw the evening star shining
brightly in the heavens, surrounded
by the glare of the setting sun, while
still higher the sky was blue, striped
with white clouJs.
The revolutionary flag of Puerto
ico i» of the same proportions and de
sign as the Cuban flag, only the colors
are changed. Where the Cuban flag
is red the Puerto Hican flagisblue, and
where the Cuban flag Is blue the Puer
to Rican flag is red. It is singular to
nwtK «. Hurt ttt atiilOßt rrc») Ot
which liberty Is the watchword and
guiding idea the flag is composed of
the three colors —red. white and blue.
HOW CANYONS WERE FORMED.
The Deep C*ullle« Are Due to (he Ac
tion of Rivera Through Count
ies* Agfß.
The secret of the great denudation
and of this wonderful achievement of
the Colorado in carving out of rock
a series of canyons about 300 mile*
long, and, in one place at least, more
than a mile deep, with r multitude of
tributary chasms and gorges, is very
simple, when you know it, says Har
per's Magazine. The old lake bed
slowly rose. At first the Colorado river
and Its tributaries, or some nameless
monstrous ancestor of these, sweep
ing over the slowly rising surfaces,
planed them down in most relentless
fashion, and then began wearing out
broad shallow stream beds. Hut then
the country rose more rapidly, and the
v.ater had to cut deeper channels in
the rocks in order to get out and away
to sea. Owing in part to the wear
of the water itself, but more to the
ceaseless bombardment of the sus
pended sand which it bore from the
up country, or picked up as it went
along, and to the thump of pebbles
and bowlders which it swept on in
flood time, the river kept cutting down
ts the strata rose, until finally, when
what was left of our inland sea bottom
thrust up so that, towering far
above Its erstwhile rocky shores, it
had to be called a plateau, the Colo
rado and its auxiliaries found them
selves at the bottom of a series of
colossal canyons and gorges, where
1 they are to-day.
•ilir Objects to Clitnrettes.
A ridiculous rumor is current tha
j the recent illness of the czarinn ha
' been due to slow poisoning, the arseni.
being administered —so it Is said —1>
a trusted lady-in-waiting in the em
1 press' morning cup of chocolate. Sen
aational rumors of this kind are con
tinually cropping up, and the mere
/act that the czarina ha* long been
In 111 health was quite sufficient basis
cn which to found this highly colored
rttory. That the empress U unpopular
is certainly not true. On the contrat
she ha* won the confidence of her hus
band's people by her gentleness an
tact, her edict against her la<lies-ii!
waiting erooklsg cigarettes being tli
one trivial grievance they have again.'
her. __
I'prMUi Tf»» Still Alive.
The "life tree' of Jamaica grows am
thrives for month* after being uproot
ed and exposed <0 the sun.
A Strlklnar Similarity.
Sweet Critic—ln one way you re
mind me very much of Browning.
Amateur Poet —Indeed! How it
that?
Sweet Critic—There isn't one person
In n hundred that can tell what you're
trying to get at. —Chicago Dally
New*.
He Filled the Bill.
"Why don't you have a sponge to
moisten your stamps?" said the unwel
come poor relative to the business
man.
"Oooil Idea," raid the businesn man;
"you can have the job."—Cleveland
Pl«lll Dealer.
Mot Wanted.
IVddler— I have here, madam, an ap
paratus that will effectually prevent all
odors from cooking. It —
Mrs. llahhcroft—Don't want it. If
they didn't stnell the cooking they
would eat twice as much. —Indianapolis
Journal.
He Probably Corned.
It has be«Ti said that everything
Borne worthy purpose serves.
Put the man who miM It never found
A fly la hi* preserves.
—Chicago Dally. News.
No. 40
SHE ROUNDS UP HOBOES.
A Wcilrrc Woman Who la an Expert/
In IVranmlinic Tramps to Work j
on a Itatlroad. i
Mrs. S. J. At wood calls herself the
"ilobo Hustler of the West," and there
is possibly no ether woman in th»
world who holds a similar position,
s«iys the Kansas City World.
Her business is to gather* up all the
idle laborers she can find and> put
to work on the Union Pacific railroad
in Colorado. Wyoming and other west-,
ern sections. She has been employed
by the Union Pacific in this capacity for
the past 12 years, and the company)
finds her services indispensable.
Mrs. Atwood arrived in Kansas City
the other day. and the next day she
left with 50 met. for Wyoming. Most
of the men were negroes. Several of
them had the appearance of typical
hoboes. Mrs. Atwood has been in the
business so lon;» that she says she caq
tell by looking ct a man whether or
not he will mak* a good hand. Whea
she sees one who suits her taste she api
proaches him without hesitation and
asks him how he would like the post"
tion she has to i ffer. It only require!
the *\ork of about a minute for the
terms to be arranged, and the man lq
escorted to some corner where others
she has engaged have been congre*
gated.
Mrs. Atwood has no place she calls
her home, but .she usually makes Den-i
ver her headquarters. Most of her
time is spent between Denver and
Portland, Ore. She says she does notj
exactly like the Etyle of the men shei
received in Kansas City, as they do not
look sufficiently hardy, but that labor
is very scarce in the far west just now
and she could do no better.
"The "hobo hustler" is a little wom
an about 30 years of age. She ha 9
short curly hair that is as black as
night. She walks with an agile step
and always has a pleasing smile for
even the toughest hobo.
THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS.
To America ilelonti the Honor—
Prof, Drnpor'a Sinter Sat Thirty
Minalca /or Her Portrait.
Elizabeth Flint Wade has aai illus
trated paper on "Photography: lta
Marvels" in St. Nicholas. The author
says:
"The first accounts of this great dis
covery are very entertaining reading.
Prof. Morse, the inventor of the tele
graph, was in Paris when the new*
was published, a:id at once went to see
Djguerre's wonderful pictures. In
describing them afterward, he said
(hat moving objects made no impres
sion on the plate; for a picture taken
of a crowded boulevard showed it asif
entirely deserted, with the exception
of a man having his shoes polished.
The man's feet, he said, were well de
fined, because they were kept station
ary; but he was without head or body",
for these were In motion.
"To America belongs the honor of
making the first photographic por
trait, the artist being Prof. John.
Draper, a professor, and afterward the
president, of the University of New
York. His victim was his sister, Misa
Catherine Draper lie powdered her
quickly impress-id on the sensitive
plate, and for 30 minutes Miss Draper
sat—or, at least, tried to sit—as Im
movable as a statue.
"The first class in photographywaa
formed In Boston in the spring l of 1840
by Daguerre's agent, Gourad of Paris.
Rev. Edward Everett Ilale, then a stu
dent in Harvard, became an enthusi
astic member of the class. In his
diary, under date of April 1, 1840, is
this entry: 'On my way home I
stopped at the shop and got my
daguerreotype thermometer. There
seems to be a great demand; there
v. ere three or four others there.' H
A PISCATORIAL CONUNDRUM.
Ilun u Tvrelve-Koot Fl»h WM Cap*
tared with * Crowbar Dowi
In Massachusetts.
Daniel A. Buckley, of Cambridge,
had an exciting experience at his rum
mer home at Annlsquam the other day,
which resulted in the capture of a 18-
foot fish, the name of which Is at pres
ent unknown, says the Boston Tran«
script. The knowledge of specialist#
is to be called in to determine to what
species the fish belongs. Mr. Buckley
is engaged In building a cottage on the
beach at Annisquam. He was superin
tending the work, when his attention
was drawn to something struggling la
shallow water. Two of his men, armed
with crowbars, lushed into the water
and belabored Mie unknown thing with
might and main, the doughty Daniel
directing their efforts from the beach.
The fish was skillfully guided. Into
•till shallower water and 14 shots from
a revolver were put Into his body.
Finally a line was attached to its tall
and after a light of two hours It was
hauled out. Mr. Buckley describes It
as 12 feet long, with a sharp snout ojje
foot long. Back of the head the body
Is barrel-shaped, and it tapers grace
fully to the tall which is powerful aaa
capable of executing great damage.
Although there were many men in the
crowd which gathered who bad fol
lowed the sea, none could tell the
name of the fish.
l*opular Kallaelea Exploded.
A darky remedy that was once upon
a time very popular among the ladles
of the southern aristocracy afflicted
with hay fever was a tea made of th#
husks of green corn. It was widely
used In Alabama, Tennessee, the Caro
linas and In Arkansas, with very little
beneficial results, however. Finally
the doctors opposed It very strongly
cn the ground that the decoction con
tained ergot, and for the last decade
It has fallen into disuse in localities
where it was considered to be the
elixir of life of the hay fever victim*.
Not a I'oaalble Feat.
Mrs. told that girl just what U>
do and alie hasn't done it at all.
Mr. P. —I suppose your orders went in
on© ear and out of the other.
Mrs. I'.—Oh, no, indecdl She never
gets anything through her head as
easily as that. —Philadelphia Bulletin.
Not Casli Down.
Good Minister —1 am glad to flndlyou
bear up so well under affliction, Mrs.
De Trade. I did not hope to find you
so cheerful after your husband's fail
ure.
Mrs. De Trade —All his property is in
my name.—X. Y. Weekly.
Two Ways of I'attlaK It.
"I notice, Miranda," remarked Mr.
Neggscholce, "that your first hus
band's clothes do not fit me."
"No, Cyrus," concluded Mrs. Neggs
cholce, with a little sigh. "You don't
fit them."—Chicago Tribune.
Marital Chat.
Mrs. Qrej-malr—lf I were a man you '
wouldn't catch me Maying at home In L
war times.
.Mr. Greymair—lt is mighty seldom!
you do stay at home, anyhow.—Cln*4
clnnatl Encuilrer. '