VOL.* xxxvi
128 South riain Street,
Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman.
WASH FABRICS.
4 We'll offer until all arc sold i lot of fine Dimities, Organdies,
Lawns anil Corded KfTects at 5 cents per yard, former price 15c.
i loi finer grade Dimities, Organdies, Fine Corded Plaid Lawns,
and French Organdies and Swisses at Sc and 10c, the former
it price was 20c and 25c. Balance of Summer Millinery, Shirt
Waists, Linen and White P. K. Skirts and Summer Ribbed Vests
at less price than we have offered during our clearance sale. 1
lot Children's Wash Dresses at half price.
New Fall DRESS GOODS
NOW ON DISPLAY.
Blick Crepons, this fall's newest importations
handsomest line we have ever shown the
prices are 75c, SI.OO, <1.25, si..V> and up to $3.00.
New Fall Suitings, such as home spuna in the
fashionable Greys, Tans. Blues an''. Browns. New
Fall Plaid and Plain Cloths to match for Jacket
Suits and Separate Skirts. New 27-inch Fine
Black Satin Duclies* at 98c, value #1.25. Black
Satin Duchess at 75c, value f 1.00. 1 lot Misses'
Fine Ribbed Lisle Thread Hosiery, sizes 5 to 9'..
at 19c, the regular 25c kind. It is early to mention
Fall Goods. We have them. If contemplating a
late vacation or going away to school, we can fit
you out in all the New Fall and Winter Materials.
Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
;0OOOOOOOOOOOOOO»OOOOOO»O«
:: now—* I
( > That the dread house cleaning is over the next
{ ► and more important work is picking a new carpet {»
< | To pick a c irpet in our well stocked carpet rooms < V
< I is a pleasure, so say the many who have done so. JL
I > We have the famous Hartford Axminister, Wilton , £
I ( Velvets, Body and Tapestry Hrussels and Ingrains I
. . in all the up-to-date patterns, only, and prices l
I that will astonish you. Then our China Mattings,
•• Floor and Table Oil Cloths, Linoleums, Rugs and g
Art Squares, deserve a passing notice. Ask to ' r
see our 4 *
SI.OO Axminister Rugs, jj
Neatest thing for the money ever shown in Butler at ' r <
DUFFy'S STORE f
fnjfe :
' I Won't buy clothing for the purpose of spend
| XW/ ,n K money. They <lesire to i<ct the b'est
-/ J /TY' \ possinic results tor trie money expended. «
J t \ |/rs« 11/ 1 Notcheap goods but goods sis cheap as can
I. K >(v ]| tie sold and made un properly. Call and !
I, uZ2 e *Amine mv large stock of
f~ \( t SPRING SUITINGS.
VI/ \\ J || j Right up to date, the latest styles, shades i
IVJ I ■—Ty~ and colors that could lie lxiught. Call and
I/, \ \ 1 examine them.
\ jL s >\- i !
I r '' 1 | * F'ts and Workmanship
J ' ' U i 1 ! Guaranteed.
G. F. Keen,
142 North Main Street, ' Butler, Pa
PAPE'S, JEWELERST
Diamonds, Watches. Clocks, Jewelery,
Silverware, Spectacles etc.
We have a large and well selected stock.
We Repair all Kinds of Watches.
If you have broken jewelery that you think l.eyond repairs
bring it to us and we will make it as good as new.
We take old gold and silver the same as cash allowing the
highest market price.
122 S. Mair. St., Butler, 1'
ELKO PAINT!
Ready for use is the best paint on the
market SENOUR FLOOR PAINT
stands second to none, fully guaranteed.
Full Line of WALL PAPER for this
fall; prices lower than ever.
Picture and Mirror Frameing a Specialty.
Room Mouldings, Stationery, Paints, Oils and Varnishes.
Contract Painting & Paper Hanging
Patterson Bros.,
236 North Main Street. Butler, Pa.
v
Wick Building. . Peoples' Phone 400.
> HAIR SWITCH FREE
/JY CN EASY CONDITIONS.
f-w M Cut tills ad. out and mail to u». send &
IV 3 ani&tl t-aiiipV' of your hair,cutcloae to the
1L *pr r.>. t.KSIi Ml '."ISKTi we will make ana
\F\ MI. i y-u i.vm»:i p»>t|>«iii." FINE HUMAN
MjJ MAIS ~ SWITCH. «" ««' »*!"■• " ~?
I;M i;»< h< * t1 <»nj *elacted huin.in hair,
I 1 InVicku 4 *rKl! awitrS »uftk iept poatagv
J tor. turn it to It irnot |M-rf«*rll* »alUf*rtorj^
V" 1 ■V ' \ t'i ke >« tllhrr «ruii at II .SOby nail nllhia
LJfV ' lit Ja>% ».-1 il-f HSUtKKM H>K :t SWIH HKsi
[ AT ii.iU K.4< is anionic your friend.* and
Vt l/\ wnd t » us wllhci.? ar.t a»r>ney. we to «end
aHRP 1 the :t awttobes l«» them rtlrert »»y mall,
\m p to be paid f .r today* after received If
&
Vs Wf ici»r Piano*., Orja»a, Machine*,
.t V DUW». Kurnlmre. BkyrK
£ ,JWh A )am<M« &nl other |>rt>ailaMs for laVla*
t mnler» for IHir Hwllrkri. Oar lad? earned
syir a.TI a Piano ia ftftren day*, ««f a >*•"in* Warhlar
in 2 da*ft. Order a rttrlteh tt MRC#r
a-rite to-day for FREE Pk KM I I'M OFFER. Addreaa,
tadles' Hair Emporium, Chicago.
L C.WICK,
DF.AI.ER IN
Rough t Worked Lumber
OF ALL KINDS.
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings,
Shingles and Lath
Always in Stock.
LIME, H\IR AND PLASTER
Office opposite I'. & W. Depot.
BUTTER. PA.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
REGISTER S NOTICES.
The Register hereby gives notice tli.it the
following accouuts of executors. admini>-
tr;itors and guardians have Ixrn filed in
this ottice according to 1 J*w, and will be ore
sen ted to Court for confirmation and allow
ance on Saturday, the 9th day of Sept.,
WJ. at A. M.. of said dav:
1. Final account of William V s.*:irr.;«n. e\-
ecutor of Israel Seaman, deceased. late of
Butler township, as stated by Mary A Sea
inan. adminlstratix of W. V. Seaman now de
ceased.
'2. Tli«- finti account of Sarah .1 Anderson,
administrstrlx of William A. Anderson, de
ceased. late of Middlesex township. Butler
county, Pa.
3. Final and distribution account <»f W. A.
Forquer. executor of Margaret McClymonds.
deceased, late of West Sunbury.
I. Final account of Harry T. rurner. guar
dian of Annie Kamerer, minor child of Adam
K a merer, deceased, late of Butler borough.
.*». Final account of Frederick Kamerer. ex
ecutor of Elizabeth Hartley, deceased, late
of Millerstown borough.
tl. Final and distribution account of W. 11.
i,. bach and 8. J. Irrine, executors -»r Wil
liam Irvine, deceased, late of borough of
Evansburg.
7. Account of A. 11. Snyder, guardian of Ira
Brown, minor child of Harvey Brown, de
ceased, late of Marion township.
8. Final account of Mary Jane Emmlnger
and W. A. I'orquer. executors of Kphriam
Kmminger. deceased, late of Donegal town
ship.
9. First and partial account of Joseph W.
Kitzert. executor of Mrs. Mary Ritzert, de
ceased. late of Butler borough.
I»». Final a.'count of Leslie IV Hazlett,
guardian <>f Olive Grieb, minor child of
Louis Grieb, deceased, late of But ler. l*a.
11. Account of Leslie P. Hazlett. guardian
of .Mary Grieb. minor child of Louis Grieb.
deceased, late of Butler. Pa.
12. Account of Leslie I*. Hazlett. guardian
of Charles Grieb. minor child of Louis Grieb.
deceased, late of Butler. I'a.
i;t. Final and distribution account of Wil
liam Taylor, administrator of Elizabeth
Fugh. deceased, late of Parker township.
fl. Account of John Berringer ami 11. 11.
Berringer, executors of John Berringer, de
ceased, late of Adams township.
15. First and final account of \V. E. Brown,
guardian of Thadeus Thompson, minor child
of N. E. Thompson, deceased, late of Mercer
township.
li». Final account of Frederick K. Miller
and Soihia Bratsche.« xecutors of Frederick
Miller/deceased, late or Mars borough.
17. Account of Martha Mechling. adminis
tratrix of John Mechliug. deceased, iate of
West Sunbury.
Is. First and final account of A. 11. BarUley.
executor "f Jonathan J. Wimer. deceased,
late of Worth township.
til. Account of John T. Cooper, guardian of
liessie M. Hcitfliley. minor cliild of (Jeorse W.
lU ijrliley. deceased, late c.f Uonn<X|uenessiuK
township.
31. Account of A. M. Christley. guardian of
William Carnt hers, deceased, late of Butler.
21. I'irst and linai account of John Fergu
son, executor of Margaret J. Meßride, de
ceased. late of Middlesex township.
'£!. First and final acconnt of Elizabeth
Johnston, executrix of .laeob l„ Johnston,
deceased, late of Siiininil township.
23. First and filial account of John Mcln
tyre. guardian of Grace M. Ileasley, minor
child of I). F. Ileasley, deceased, late of Buf
falo township.
24. First and final account of John Wiley,
executor of Samuel McGregor, deceased, late
of Clinton township.
i". Final account of George B. Turner, ad
ministrator. c. t. a., of Clara Campbell, de
ceased. late of We siinbury.
2t». First and final account of Adam N.
Elliott and James M. Kiddle, executors of
James Elliott. Sr.. deceased, late of Buffalo
township.
27. Final account of James X. Moore, guar
dian of IdaG. McClung. minor child of Belle
J. McClung. deceased, late of Butler borough.
2s. Final account of T. C. Johnston, admin
istrator of Sarah K. Walker, deceased, late
of < 'entre township.
2». Final account of B. 1,. Hockeiibcrry.
guardian of W. 4. Ilunlap, minor child of \V.
W. Dun lap. deceased, late of West Sunbury.
:»>. The final account of I)r. S. D. Bell,
guardian of Andrew Monnie, minor child of
Alfred Monnie. deceased, late of Butler
county. I'a.
:il. Account of John Denny, executor of
William Denny, deceased, late of Win fie Id
township.
:i2. Final account of Joseph Fisher, guar
dian of John I.avcry. minor child of Joseph
Lavery. deceased, late of l'enn township.
First and final account of Sarah I).
Thompson, administratrix of W. S. Thomp
son. deceased, late of Middlesex township.
■II. Final account of George Holl. adminis
trator of Andrew Barnsdorff. deceased, late
of Winliell township.
Account of Sylvanus Aggas. guardian
of William J. Aggas. minor child of James
Aggas. deceased, late of Centre township.
A of Sarah It. Hamilton, admin
istratrix of Mary E. Hamilton, deceased, late
of Forward township.
:17. Account <>( ltobert Krause. guardian of
Delia Drollinger. minor child of i'hillp Drol
linger, deceased, iate of Kansas.
:ts Account of ltobert Krause. gurdian of
Viola Drollinger, now Violo Lake, minor
child of I'hillp Drollinger, deceased, late of
Kansas.
:i.i. First and final account of Matthias
oV hfltwfflHiri&HA"" ,CU!i '
40. First and final account of Louise Man
gel, executrix of Benjamin A. Lavery, de
ceased. late of l'enn township.
41. First and partial account of E. 11. Ran
dolph, executor of I'ricilla Kirkpatrick. de
ceaseil. formerly Moyer. late of Butler. I'a.
42. First and filial account of lioiiert Wat
son and .1. M. Gaidreath. executors of
Thomas Watson, deceased, late of Winfield
township. , , .
t:i. Account of W. D. Hoffman, adminis
trator of Henry lloffuiau. deceased, late of
Winfield township.
44. Final account of Tillie M. Fleeger.
guardian of Daisy Fleeger. minor child of
Josiali Fleeger, deceased, late of l'enn town
4a. First and final account of J. M. Gal
breath. executor of .lames Hunter, deceased,
iate of Buffalo township.
Hi. Final account of John Findley. admin
istrator of 11. C. Black, deceased, late of
liarrisville borough.
47. Final account of tHiv»- M. Brownfield.
guardian of 11. .I. Browufleid. minor child of
Win. Brownfield deceased, late of Donegal
township.
4s. Final account of J. X. Fulton, executor
of Mary A. Flick, deceased, late of Middlesex
township.
411. Account of W. I'. McCoy, guardian of
Wellington (i. lleckathorn. minor child of
John C. lleckathorn. deceased, late of Worth
township.
Second partial account of T. Ken
nedy and J. A. Kennedy, executors of S. A.
Kennedy, deceased, late of Mars. Butler
county. , , .
51. Final account of W. (i. Wilson, adminis
trator of John 11. Lawyer. deceased, late of
Middlesex township.
First and final account of Win. Ii-
Thompson, administrator of J. M. Crooks,
decreased, late of Middlesex township.
b.l. First and final account of J. I>. Mc
.lunkin, executor of Washington Bovard,
deceased, late of Cherry township.
54. First, final and distribution account of
Levi A. Bryson, executor of William Bryson.
deceased, latn of Butler township.
W.J.ADAMS. Kegister.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.
Notice is hereby given that the following
roail a 11ft bridges have lieen confirmed nisi
by the Court and will be presented on the
tirst Saturday of Sept. t'onrt. IsWI, being the
llth day of said mouth, and if 110 exceptions
are filed they will be confirmed absolu telv
No. M:iy Sessions. IH9W. lure petition
of citizens of Slipperyroek, Worth and Brady
twp.« for a road to lead from the ltutler road
to the Kelley School House and Centrevllle
roail. March ti. IS!*!, viewers were appointed.
May 11, 1 stm. report of viewers filed. May 3jl.
lS'.m, approved, and fixed widt hof road at : » ; i
feet. Notice to be given according to rules
of Court. BYTHBCOCBT.
No, 3, May Sessions. IH9O. In re petition of
citizens of llulTalo twp., f«>r the vacation of :i
portion of the road leading southward from
llannahstown. March <*». viewers were
appointed. May l.">, IS!K», report <>f viewers
tiled vacating said portion of said road. May
20. approved. Notice to be given accord
ing to rules of Court. BY THE COURT.
No. 4, May Sessions, lsilW. In re petition «>f
citizens of Clay twp.. for ;i county bridge ov
er Muddyereek. April 1!!, 18W, viewers were
appointed. May 4. !*!»!♦. report of viewers til
ed In favor of locating said bridge. May 30,
|SO», approved. Notice to be given according
to law and to be laid before the Grand Jury
at next term. BY THE COCKT.
No. 4, December Sessions, 18tW. In re peti
tion of citizens of Buffalo twp., for re-view
of a public road leading from ilannastown to
the SaxonbUig and Tarentum road. March
<», lsW, viewers were annotated. May 15, 181W,
report of viewers tiled 111 favor of petitioners.
May isW, approved. Notice to be given
according to rules of Court.
BY THE t'orßT.
No. 5, December Sessions, IK'.W. In re peti
tion of HI l7.ens of Clinton twp.. fur re-view
ofapublic road known us the I'ußlitown
road. November !l. i>'.'-. viewers were ap
pointed. December a. I*SK. report liled. May
•J4. ls'.f.t, report referred to original viewer.-..
May l«m. order to re-view Issued. .1 une 2.
lsim, report of viewers tiled. June 2. Lsi». ap
proved, and fix width of road at -tl feel.
Sol ice in he given according to rules of
Court- BY THE COURT.
Certified from the record this Ist day of
August. I*9ll. „ , ,
ISAAC MEALS.
Clerk O. C.
WIDOWS APPRAISEMENTS.
The following widow's appraisements of
personal property and real estate set apart
for the Item-lit of the widows of decedents
have boon filed in tin; ottloe of the Clerk
of Butler County, viz:
Widow nf John W. Kennedy, per l prop <
•• Jno M Studehaker. " " .. 2M7.H0
"O.M.Russell. " " MOO.nO
•• Joseph Fisher, " " .. :»*»■«««>
" L. M. Cochran, " " 145.10
•• " Rob't. S. Campbell, " " :*»0.00
" Win. Garvey. " " .. 1111-SS
•'F. S. Uatnbach, " " .. 300.00
" Fredick Schweieer, " 300.00
Minor children of James t.. Henry, per
sonal property 163.15
All persons interested in the above ap
praisements will take notice that they will
be presented for confirmation to the Orphans
Court of Butler county. Fa., on Saturday, the
9tli day of Sept.. A. I>.. I S W.I. 'Hid if no ex
ceptions be filed they will bu confirmed ab
solutely.
ISAAC MEALS. Clerk O. C.
<1 F. 1,. McQUISTION,
VI CIVIL KNGINEER AND SURVEVOR,
Office near Court House.
BUTLfCR, PPk.., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, lSOt)
PEOPLE TESTIFY.
Kefmnce That is Surely worth Looting
Up
A Butler Man Who Tells His
Friends What Has Done
Him Much Good.
We will tell you what will cure ;he
worst kind of a case of backache caused
from the kidneys We will not only tell
you, but will refer you to people in all
walks of life in the city of Butler who
have used Kid-ne-oids with the best re
sults. We ask you to read this state
ment from James Shleppy 229 North
Washington street, who says:—" About
one year ago 1 had first symptoms of kid
ney trbuhle. I had a dull heavy pain in
my back and in stooping or lifting it
would cause a sharj. shooting pain just
over the kidneys extending up mv sides.
I eould not sleep or rest on account ot
nervousness. I had urinary troubles
of an anoj ing nature I tried different
kinds of kidney remedies to alleviate my
troubles, but none of them gave me pro
per relief until I took Morrow's Kid-ne
oids. They gave tile relief 111 a few days
and I will continue the treatment with
Kid-ne oids and I can sincerely recom
mend them for what they did for ill"."
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills but
Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents a
liox at all drug stores ard at R-.-dick &
Grohman's drug store.
Mailed 011 receipt of price. Manufac
tured by John Morrow & Co., Chemists.
Springfield, Ohio.
Butler Savings Bank
i. hitler. Pa.
Capi.al - Jfo.cxxMie
Surplus and Profits - - $170,01*). 00
.](;>. L PURVIS I rcs.d. r.,
J. HENRY "IROUTMAN . ..Vice Prehi.lent
WM CAMPBELL, Ir «'w !>ur
LOUIS B. -U'K'.N 'lt-ih 1
UlltKtTOlth -Joseph L. 111 "Is, .1. Ile'.ri
Tw.traan. W. t>. Brantlnti, W. A. Stein .1 s.
Campbell.
The Butler Savings Hank is the Oldest
Banking Institution'. 11 Butler County.
General banking business transat ted.
We solicit accounts of ..II producers, mer
chants. farmers and others.
All bjsintss entrusted to us will receive
prompt, attention.
Interest uaid on time deposits.
TH EC
Butier Comity National Bank,
1311 tier Penn,
Capital p ii l in $i x>,cxx).on
Surplus and Profits - f 130,703.95
Tos. Hartman, .President; J. V\ Rilts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
/ general banking business transat*ted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Money loaned on approved security.
We invito you to open an account with this
bank.
DIiCKCTOUS—IIon. Joseph Hartman, lion.
W. S. Waldron, Dr. >. M Hoover. 11. Mc-
Sweeney. E. E. A brains, t.\ I*. Collins I. (J
Smith, Leslie P. Hasiett. M. Finegan,
VV. 11. Lark in, Harry Ileasley, Dr. \V. C.
McCandless. lien Massoth. f V. Kitt.*
Braun's Pharmacy
Cor. sth St. and Duquesne Way.
Pittsburg, Pit',', L, I). Telephone 2542.
Wholesale and Retail.
Importer and Jobber of Drugs,
Chemicals, Perfumes, Soaps,
Blushes, Etc
The only house west of New
York carrying'a full line ot
Meyers' Grease, Paints and
theatrical goods.
Physicians' Prescriptions
Compounded Day or Night by
"Registered Pharmacists" only.
Wholesale and retail
dealer in Lubricating and
Illuminating Oils, Capital
Cylinder, Dynamo,* Water
White and Standard Gas
Engine Oils, Gasolein, Ben
zine, Paraffine Wax ;tnd
Petrolatu m.
Address all mail orders to
W. F. Braun.
Rare Bargains!
We want to dispose of our present
stock of 'O9 models, and in order to do it
quickly have cut the prices from S3O,
$35 and *4O to $22.50 and $25. These
are strictly high grade and up-to-date
bicycles, and can'l be matched for price
and quality. Don't miss this opportuni
ty io procure a good wheel tor little
money. We sell sundries cheaper than
and oilier house in town.
WHITE, WALTER & CO.,
303 S. Main Street.
fw ONE DOLLARS,
and bend to n*, state your height, weight,
number inches around body at bream,
taken over vest, under coat, clone up
under arms, number Inches around
body at waist and hips and length of
left in-hie |>ants warn from tight in
erotrh to heel, state whether you wish
MirU «.r froek eoat and color wanted, a^nd
lUkCT TO a tailor made
d try it on at your express office. and
you And it the best made, most stylish
it you ever had. equal to anything T«»Ur
llor would make you for 115.00 and the
ist wonderful value you ever heard of,
f the eipre** sir en t ON'K MALI I ' Ol H Kttil-
K PRICK, «r54.75 and express rharcfn,
a the 91.00 »enl «*lth order.
r sio oo ,v r. r,": l *
.„h »ultn tailor, get *ls OO for. They are
all tine custom tailor made to measure. hut making over
1.000 suits daily, measure errors creep In and some
misfit suits accumulate, and to keep oar stock clean
wo shall close them outatONK HALF FKUkand less than
cost of cloth alone. A big loss to us.
These suits were mode to measure at
$9.00 to $12.00, from hip wool casßimeres,
meltons and cheviot Cloths, i" light. medium
and dark shades, also plain effects, made in very latest
sty lt», with line lining* and trimmings, coats natin piped,
fancy arm shields, *llk and linen *ei»lng; be»t of eur» thin*.
We will select the exact kind and style
of suit you want, rem! and relit It to your e*set measure and
when you get it, ir you do not -ay it is to every purpose
exactly the same as if originally made to your measure
by us at 99.00 to lI'J.OO, or by your own tailor at ll.VOOto
•20.00, return itstour expense. Order today. Don't Delay.
Write for free ( loth Sample* of len'a Tailoring. Address,
Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Inc.) Chicago
(Ifctn, ttocljuck J» to. »rc UcniugUj r«U»l>U.—Kdltor.)
L. S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Eslate
Agent.
117 E. JEFFERSON.
BUTLER, - PA.
Hin Orllffi.
By A-. :: • >:.* 3TOBTfI.
rrc.,. ri. 1 :<>. by the Author.]
Tie posti :<• nit! down the road
cHIId :IV ?.i! • C .; :i ' in the garden
pick'tig I.v T l.iveiide; Miss
Jane would a.':. .•v...r-l ta.w- into scent
bags for sal • A good samui T added so
much to th. ir income, but this year
there v. ere rnnioi of a blight, and Sliss
Caroline's iy- \>vie anxious as she
peered among the bushes.
While slur 1 irk *d. Ji-.-eplj purred and
rubbr 1 himself again t her gown, there
by hindering the work Every few
minutes the old lady stooped to stroko
and admire his tortoise shell aides Next
to Miss Jane, who was sjrfll a juvenile
—being ten years younger than her sis
ter —Joseph was Miss Caroline's ideal
of youth and youthful spirits. To he
rare, "no one could remember when Jo
seph was a kitten, but to Miss Caroline
he was still young and delightfully
fiisky.
She noticed now that his pur held a
hoarse note, and her face became still
more anxious. She put up her glasses
and gazed at liiui in concern.
'•Dear, dear!" she cried. "I do hope
yon are not going to be ill. Joseph.
What should I do without you ? If we
were parted—if yon died"—
Here speech failed, and the quick
tears of age gathered in her eyes.
She was a tall, thin old woman, that
looked not unlike a sprig of faded lav
ender. Her gray gown was faded and
matched her gray eyes and her faded
hair, but her sentiment, like the fresh
lavender in her apron, had a fragrant
pungency. Suddenly she wiped away
her tears, and her face brightened. She
had seen the postman coming down the
road.
It was many years since he had stop
ped at Lavender cottage, but Miss Jane
cherished a pleasant illusion that some
day ho would bring tidings of a for
tune, and his passing along the road
was the event of the day for the sisters.
So strongly did Miss Jane Relieve in her
hopes that she had infected Miss Caroline
with lier expectations. Miss Jane had
a practical mind. No doubt she knew
that it gave zest to spare meals to be
lieve each one the last they would con
sume. Hunger could be borne when
hope spoke of a letter on its way th«t
would bar the door forever against
hunger. It set a halo about the parlor
to picture themselves in it undisturbed
and safe until death called them.
As long as they believed in the for
tune they did not see the skeleton that
sat all day on the hearth—the dread of
the union. Confidence in the letter hid
from their eyes the bare boards of the
workhouse coffin.
If it was Miss Caroline who every
summer spared a dozen scent bags for
the old women in the workhouse, it
was Miss Jane who planted daisies on
the paupers' graves and tended them
all the year round. She was very piti
ful for the multitude of dead that char
ity covered so grudgingly.
Miss Caroline glanced from the pout
man to the window. Then she smiled
and nodded meaningly. Yes, Miss Jano
was there sewing. She would see the
postman.
The noise of the latch gave her a
shock She could not believe her eyes.
The expected had happened. The post
man had stopped at the gate. He was
The corners of the apron fell from her
trembling lingers, and the lavender
sprigs poured in fragrant rain to the
ground. Miss Caroline tottered to the
door, not to take the letter, but to call
Miss Jane to take it.
It was the younger sister who ruled
the house. Miss Caroline never even
dreamed of opening her eyes in the
morning till Miss Jane had said: "Now,
sister, it is daybreak. We must be ris
ing."
But Miss Jane was already at the
door, and Miss Caroline trembled again
to see that her composure was disturb
ed. For all that, Miss Jane took the let
ter from the postman in silent dignity.
They did not speak till they were se
cluded in the little parlor; then Miss
Jane said solemnly: "I don't know the
writing. It must IJO the fortune—come
at lust."
She laid the letter on the table, and
Miss Caroline sank into a chair greatly
agitated.
"If that is the case, let us thank
God.'' she said in awed tones. She fell on
her knees, and Miss Jane, with an un
certain cough, knelt;down nfe-o. But she
remained silent until Miss Caroline
murmured, surprised, "Sister, are we
not thankful V"
Then, blushing faintly and recalling
her confidence, Miss Jane thanked God
for his mercy in promising them com
fort an«i a homo for the end of their
days.
When they rose, their agitation had
calmed, th»ij* could look at the letter
with steady eyes. It lay on the taWe
unopened, waiting Miss Jane's sugges
tion.
Miss Jane polished her spectacles, and
her glance caressed the furniture that
had grown old with them. "I was al
ways afraid we might have to sell
them," she whispered.
Miss Caroline lifted Joseph to her
knee. "Now we can afford cats' meat
for Joseph,' k she laughed, "and pepper
mints for the old people in the work
house. And I should like to give them
a little shawl each. We know what it
is to miss warmth."
"Can we afford them for ourselves,
yet ?" said Miss Jane. She hated to cast
doubt on Miss Caroline's confidence.
"Ah, sister," she went on, "if we could
purchase liberty!"
"Who knows?" said Miss Caroline,
blithely. "We might have enough to
build amlshouses"—
"Or an infirmary!" cried Miss Jane,
forgetting ber doubts. "I should like
the poor to have a strong young nurse
when they are ill. 1 thought of that
when 1 had bronchitis last year."
"I forget that 1 must seem very 010
to yon. Jane," said Miss Caroline,
humbly.
"Not old, sister, but aging, "said
Miss Jane briskly. "I wonder what is
in that letter"—
"What can it be but the fortune?"
asked Miss Caroline. "It is the gift of
Providence; just now, too, when the
lavender has failed. And we shall be
able to put ribbons on the bags after
all."
"Ah, sister, you IUEV growing extrav
agant already," Miss Jane protested.
"And yon remember you did not be
lieve in the fortune."
"Bat yon taught me to believe in
it," exclaimed Miss Caroline. Miss
Jane colored again. She could not deny
her guilt.
"I think we ought to open the let
ter," she said dryly.
Miss Caroline's excitement subsided.
She settled herself in her chair and fold
ed her hands meekly.
"I am ready." she said at last.
Miss Jane was a long time wiping
and adjusting her glassea Then she
had to nn«t her paper knile ana mseri
it under the Hap of the envelope. To
cut the envelope required care and
great deliberate n, but at length it was
done, and the sheet of note paper shook
in Miss Jane's finders.
She looked at the address, am: then
turned slowly to the signature "It is
from William," she said quietly
"Frt m William." echoed Miss t'aro
liin , "and we thought him dead." She
wciidtred hew Miss Jane could speak
so calmly with a letter from lier old
lover in lier hand.
"He is dead." said Miss Jane, "but
recently there is a postscript"
"And left you a fortune." quavered
Miss Caroline joyfully.
"I will read the letter, "said Miss
Jane.
But when she had read it aloud the
sisters stared at each other with stri< ken
faces from which the life had died.
"His lame child —to love and pro
tect." said Miss Jane very firmly and
looked at Miss Caroline with defiant
eyes. "A lame child —to support!" fal
tered Miss Caroline. She did not realize
quite all that this meant. Her mind
groped blindly about the thought. "W T e
have barely enough for two—and a
lame child!" j-he repeated.
"It is she who writes the postscript."
said Miss Jane "She conies tomorrow
at 3."
"And if Joseph were not a good
monser he would often go without
meat." Miss Caroline continued her re
flections. "and with barely enough!
Jane, Jane, we expected a fortune, and
it is a burden!" Miss Jane remained
silent.
"The Lord gave, and the Lord hath
taken away," sobbed Miss Caroline.
"It's not the money, but the poor
creatures in the workhouse. And this
year we shall not have even scent bags
to give. "
"It is a comfort that William's child
need not go there." said Miss Jane, and
her face worked.
"William's crippled c-hittw Impossi
ble!"
Before Miss Caroline's eye came the
picture of lame Susan, who sat all day
in the hard workhouse chair, and her
tears rushed forth.
"That will never, neter be!" she
cried. "Where there's enough for two
there's enough for three."
"Where there's enough for two there's
certainly enough for three," repeated
Miss Jane tirmly. And silence fell.
After awhile Miss Jane rose. "I will
go into the village to get muslin for the
bags," she sauid composedly.
Miss Caroline lifted her white face.
"We must wait, Jane. The lavender is
blighted There will be very little to
gather.'
Her voice failed; then courage re
turned. "But that is no reason why I
should not gather what there is," sho
added with treninlons cheerfulness.
When Miss Jane, shawled and bon
neted. hnrri«l down the path, Miss
Caroline was too busy over the lavender
bushes to bid her hasten back.
The poor lady was still stunned by
the disappointment. Her thoughts trem
bled like her limbs. They tottered about
the subject. Life had been difficult
enough before. How could she hope to
meet the additional expense of the crip
pled child? And William had not treat
ed Jane well in the old days. She looked
despairingly at the stunted lavender
sprigs. They made the future more
hopeless.
She was afraid to utter her fears to
Miss Jane, whose mouth, when she came
back from her marketing, was set with
a new firmness. Miss Caroline watched
her furtively when she cut the loaf for
tea. She could see Miss Jane making
mental measurements of the slice. In
stead of cutting it in half she divided it
glance?! "Baaftiy at jVIsS xitofffif; 1 wtftf
happily, was not looking.
But Miss Caroline's knees were shak
ing, and she almost cried out when Miss
Jane covertly helped herself to the
smallest lump of sugar in the bowl.
"And .Tane always had a sweet tooth,"
thought Miss Caroline. But she said
nothing, for the tightness of Miss Jane's
upper lip was something new and drtad
ful The rest of the day they spent re-
"Jt is from William," she sahl quietly.
arranging their habits to en it the needs
of the cripple.
"She will have to sleep in the par
lor," said Miss Jane. "We are not
strong enough to carry her up stairs."
"That will be pleasant company fur
Joseph, " said Miss Caroline. She was
bent on showing the cheerful side of the
difficulty. "I think she will l>e sure to
like Joseph," she added confidently.
But the words themselves lacked assur
ance.
For the first time in their lives the
sisters were conscious of thoughts with
held from each other.
As the summer day drew to its close
Miss Jane's sternness did not relax, but
Miss Caroline's head shook with a palsy
of uncertainty. The hours aged her.
She crept about the parlor, touching the
furniture lingeringly, and when she
carried the loaf to the larder Miss Jane
could hear her muttering, "Enough for
two, three —enough for three, enough
for two.''
Her manner was odd and broken. She
even omitted to give Joseph the usual
last caress. With the unspoken thing
between them the sisters went sadly to
bed.
• ••••••
"Now, sister, it is daybreak. We
most be rising." Miss Jane turned on
her pillow when she said the words.
Then she raised herself and stared
blankly at Miss Caroline's empty place.
She could not believe that licr sister had
risen without waiting for the signal to
rise.
Miss Caroline stopped in her dressing
to explain.
"There is so »uch to do," she eaid
nervously. "The child comes at 2."
"At 3, sister," Miss Jane corrected.
"And you must meet the train."
"I? I had not thought of it," Miss
Caroline stammered. "I expected—you
—yon will meet her, Jane."
Miss Jane reflected a moment.
"Well, I can manage it," she said, as
if to herself.
Soon after 3 o'clock she,made herself
ready for go : .ng out. By tltis time there
was an impassable barrier between the
two sisters. They could not face each
other's glance.
Miss Jane took up )it*r umbrella and
stepped sharply to the/door. There she
stopped. "I have made enough bugs for
all the lavender we are likely to have,"
she said, and there seemed to be whale
bone ribs about her voice.
Miss Caroline, hidden behind the
curtain, gazed after her, sobbing. She
wiped away her tears, and love and ad
miration mingled with the despair in
her eyes. She was proud of the strength
of that unbending figure. She admired
, it again while she wondered what Miss
Jane had forgotten that she turned at
the corner and gazed 01 earnestly at the
cottage.
When Miss Caroline could no 1< nir. r
ptranade lu rself that Mi.-s Jan< was in
sight. >he tnrned slowly hack into the
room. "Sane is only «0," -he murmur
ed. "Her life is before lier, and Wil
liam's child might have lieen h«*rs. " A
pathetic resoln tenets conqn«-red her
fears She moved quickly, though her
limbs tottered Sb»- hurried up stairs
and put on her ontdoor garments, tying
her bonnet r-trinsis with uncertain lin
ger- "Hut I must learn to do it," she
said to herself. "I must learn to do
without Jane." Sternly checking her
emotion she went down stairs.
"I have never liefore acted without
her. ' she whispered. "But I cannot.
She is so generous. She would refuse. "
She founfl a sheet of note paper and
wrote upon it "We have only enough
for two. and the child is lame and help
less. 1 have acted lor the liest."
As she pinned the paper on the table
cloth. w here it could not be missed, Jo
seph rubbed himself against her gown.
A moan escaped her. Xot trusting her
self to speak to him, sin- staggered from
the house and down the garden path.
From long use her eyes wandered to
ward the lavender bushes. Yes. it was
true. The blight was spreading.
"I am doing right. I am quite snre
I am doing right." said Miss Caroline
as the gate clicked behind her.
Her lips pressed together in a firm
ness equal to Miss Jane's, and she trod
the weary rjad with feet that did not
fail.
The master of the workhouse was en
gaged. If she had come for admission,
she must sit in the waiting room till he
could see her.
Miss Caroline stumbled after the por
ter. seeing nothing of the long, darlc
1 corridor they went through Dazed anil
I overcome, she had barely strength
enough to drop on to 11 chair just inside
the dim room. To her excited imagina
tion the spuce seemed to be crowded
with witnesses of her humiliation. In
effect only one other person was there,
and she sat with downcast face and
took no notice of the newcomer. Miss
Caroline was bowed with misery and
doubt and longing and regret. Sudden
ly the silence was broken. Three strokes
rang out from the workhouse bell.
Miss Caroline started up. "Three!
Three!" she cried shrilly. "Oh, there
might have been enough for three'
What if it is God speaking?"
She stood in the middle of the floor,
her head lient a little forward listening
for a voice again.
"Sister! Sister!"
The thin, strained cry came from the
other end of the room and shook Misa
Caroline. She fell into her chair.
"Jane? Yon?" she faltered.
"Yes, sister," said Miss Jane, her
mouth trembling, her voice strangely
broken. "This is no place for you. You
ought not to be here. It is I who innst
fluake 100111 for William's child."
"Neither of us ought to be here,"
Bobbed Miss Caroline. "Jane, -you ought
not to have come. How could I live
without you?"
"I couldn't live without you," said
Miss Jane, and they wept together.
By and by Miss Jane rose. "Come,
sifter, the jnjor child will find the house
CTiipty.''
"But" — Miss Caroline hesitated.
"The clock says 'Enough for three,' "
Miss Jane answered tirmly. "We must
all eagerness. "Think of that poor
child in the empty house, if indeed
she has found her way, and no one at
the station either!"
"I gave the busman minute direc
tions to take her to yon. "said Miss
Jane, meekly accepting the reproach.
At the gate the porter stopped them.
"The master will see yon soon."
"Thank you. We will not tronble
him," said Miss Jane with sweet dig
nity.
She supported Miss Caroline along
the road, and the silence was not broken
at once.
When the cottage came in sight,
"Sister, yon will not do anything so
foolish again," said Miss Jane sternly.
"Not unless yon do it first, Jane,"
Miss Caroline answered. "I have always
thought this a very beautiful road,"
said Miss Jane. And she spoke of the
weather and the scenery and the crip
pled child.
"She will have a poor welcome —not
even a cup of tea," sighed Miss Jane.
"Joseph will welcome her," said Miss
Caroline cheerily. "Dear me, how very
pleasant it is to think that there Is some
ono at home waiting for us!"
"It is very pleasnift, sister. It feels
quite like a homecoming. Ah! Theflie
is not out! I can see the smoke rising.
They hurried on toward the gate. Be
fore Miss Caroline's eyes could turn to
"Dear aunties, you have cent at last !"
ward the bushes someone ran down the
path to meet them. The girl came so
quickly they did not notice that she
limped as she ran. They had not time
even to see her bright face and the
merry light in ber eyes before her aru s
were round them and her kisses on their
cheeks.
"Dear aunties, you have come at last!
Come right in and have tea. It is all
ready. I was so hungry."
Miss Caroline turned to Miss Jane,
who could only gasp out, "William's
lame child!"
"Not so very lame!" the girl cried
gayly. "Anyway I can run your er
rands for yon."
She laughed into their astonished
eyes.
"And not a child!" exclaimed Miss
Caroline, fumbling for her glasses.
"Twenty past," said the girl, laugh
ing again.
"My dear, what do they call you?"
Miss Jane smiled at her.
"Lavender," the girl answered.
Miss Caroline turned a gratified face
to her sister.
"Yon see. William did not forget the
old days, thongh ho never wrote."
"Ho never forgot," said the girl. "I
know all about you and the cottage."
She led them into the parlor and t<x»k
off their bonnets and settled them in
their chairs, enjoying the surprise that
made them dumb.
Miss Caroline was looking uneasily
for the note she had pinned to the table.
It was hidden under the white cloth.
But the sight of Joseph lapping milk
and th* i-pn ail tablr n-st- red rp.-< ch
"Eggs ami bntter* My dear. my
dear!" protwt«l Miss Jane.
"We ar»- v« ry. v»ry j» • r " qnav«red
Mis* Cari'liin
"Poor? Mi t a bit i f it: The girl s
laugh tiaklitl like Nil- thrtigh the
hi-n-.' "\W are ijniti- rich Yon d< n't
know hi w lunch money my lacematkiiig
brings in. Father osed to nay it wan
fort'l tie enongh for two."
Mi«.- Jane glanced at Miss Carolina,
and a jjnii'k th tight cbasi-d the don i t
and Uwilderment fri»m her face.
"Furtnn*?" she echoed. a umile nof
tetiing h. r lips.
"Yes. Miss Caroline added with her
tender eyes on the girl. "enough fur
three.
The I nmilr) 4 bll<l.
Ti> develop the reason of the eonntrv
"hi Id special attention ought therefore
"o In* given to draw ont his powers of
obs«i vatioii, and particularly in hi*
• arlii t vi ars. Char Tea Dickens cnlti
vat'il 111 lii:« children ti»i« power by
walking with them past a shop window,
and then requiring each to write down
a li>t i t as many of the objects s»*en as
tin y ci nld remenibec. Those who have
|» rsetially conducted parties of children
on a holiday excursion will have re
marked how much more observant some
it' the children are than other*.
The training of the eye undoubtedly
gives mi IIP trouble to the tracker. Imt.
on thr other baud. it is far nwre capti
vating to the child than oral infrac
tion Kindergarten teaching is mainly
ha.-< <1 on an appeal to the child's eye,
and its effects on the character are rich
Iv rewarding. It is unusual to find in
an agricultural population what is call
ed a "handy man," a man who in a hit
of a carpenter, a bit of a mason, a hit
of a locksmith, and reeourcefnl in an
eun rgency. It rurely occurs to a laborer
to put tallow on a rusty hinge, to apply
soap to a drawer that sticks or a drop of
oil to a stiff lock. He does not observe
that day after day a gate is coming to
pieces when a nail in time would have
ma.if it last another year or two. —
Nineteenth C-entury.
lit- Ate inn Fill.
A lovnl clergyman is telling a joke on
himself. He went to Chicago on busi
ness and was asked by a family in his
church to call on a married daughter
there. The pastor called and received a
hospitable welcome. They urged him
to come to dinner, but he had an en
gagement. Then they remarked, "Well,
will you not eat a little luncheon T"
The hostess pointed as she spoke to a
small table on which were a small dish
of salad, some bread and fruit. "Well.
I d. n't care if 1 do," replied the caller,
who drew up a chair and liegsn an on
slaught on the provisions. He fancied
they had been arranged expressly for
him, and it wnt only after he had got
through that he noticed the blank looks
of the family. In fact, he had devoured
the entire luncheon which all had ex
pected to eat.
"Madam, what must you think of
met" he exclaimed to the hostess.
"But let me beg of you not to judge all
Kentuckians by me. I am the sole
stupid one in our state."
He was equal to fhe lady whose
hostess showed her a dish of water cress
at a side table just before dinner was
B>rved. Thinking it had just been pur
chased, she stuck her hand in the dish
and took a handful of it only to find it
dressed with French salad dressing and
prepared to accompany the birds at the
meal.—Louisville Times.
Itr Xollrrd rue Liroifn.
A Parisian swell recently had a
•►•rayon picture of himself made, which
be afterward pretended to find fault
with.
"It does not bear the slightest resem
blance to me." said he. "and I will not
take it."
The artist protested, but all to no
avail.
After the dandy had left the painter
added to the portrait a magnificent pair
of ass' ears and exhibited it in the win
dow, thus altered, to the gaze of the
curious public.
It hadn't been long exposed when the
dandy entered the artist's studio in a
towering rage, and, finding that threats
amounted to nothing, be at last offered
to buy it, even at a considerable ad
vance upon the original price.
"It wasn't strange you didn't recog
nize your resemblance to the picture at
first," said the painter, "but I knew
you'd notice the likeness as soon as I
added those ears." —'Spare Momenta.
MnrrliiKr br Hmlter.
Among ignorant people of English
birth it is fully believed that a wife
bought with money or goods is legally
married if the purchaser leads her all
the way home by a halter.
Mr. Baring Gould, the English anti
quarian, tells of a village poet'known
to him who bought a wife for a half
crown and led her 12 miles to bis cot
tage.
The squire and the rector protested
to the village poet that he was not
legally wedded.
"Why, yes I be," be replied. "I'll
take my Bible oath I never onco tcok
the halter off till she'd crossed the door
sill and the door was shut."
The latest instances of Buch wife sales
•curred in 1858 and 1859, when wotn
cii were sold in Little Horton apd in
Dudley. In these cases a bine ribbon
took the place of the straw halter.
But. gentle ladies, the symbolic idea
was the same.
A I.nnKh on Kclvl».
A good story is related of Lord Kel
vins' lecturing methods at the Glasgow
university. As a professor of science he
can use long words In such formidable
array as wonld make a dictionary break
its binding with horror. Dnring a
course of lectures once on magnetism,
for instance, he defined an ideal mag
net as "an infinitely long, infinitely
thin, uniform and uniformly and longi
tudinally magnetized bar," and the
misguided students vocifeorusly cheer
ed. which caused the professor to say,
"Silence!" This definition was made
and cheered, with the usual reprimand,
frequently during the lectures. Once,
near the conclusion, however, the «>tn
dents did not cheer, tut Lord Kelvin,
from forve of habit, rapped ont "Si
lence!" the same as before.
A Cote l.iul.
A young Irishman once went to a
kind hearted old squire for a recom
mendation. An elaborate one was writ
ten and read to him He took it with
thanks, but did not more.
" Whnt's the matter with it?" roared
the squire.
"Oh, nothin, sorr," said the lad
quickly.
"Well, then, why don't you go?"
"Sure, sorr, I thought on the stringth
of a recommind like that you'd be
wantin to hire me." — San Francisco
Argonaut.
Mound Trnnsmlaaioß.
Water is u very good transmitter of
sound. A scientist of the name of Cal
ladoa made some experiments on Lake
Geneva. Switzerland, to demonstrate
the power of sound to travel a long way
in water. A clock was made to strike
under the water and was heard to a
distance of 12 tailed. In a second ex
periment the striking of a cl««k was
hfuril tn n distance of 27 milea.
No. 33
THE FALL WEBWORM. t
j
ft Defoliator of M i Irott
1 rrr«-Kp«irJlf, Ufta*4.
The fall wehwortu 1* a t vpica 1 AmerM
caa «piv!e> It l* found from t anadM
tO(i«uri!Ui iin t from Montana toTrxftal
It b an aiiin">t nurrrftl (ntlrr. ami
the rit l rds of tlte ilitt'ivu of i ninmnlT
o.*> list at ut 1J»I sprrtos of shade ftnd>
oruam< utal a* well an fruit
trees. UIHIU The ktTn of which It
fivds.
In the IHstrict «if Columbia and
north to N-w York city there are two
generations auuually. a* is the < ase
with tin* tussock in. «li lu uwrr north
era localities, w u« re It is Mingle i>ruud
ed. It loses it* place as a specie* of
gnat importance. It luto-rnatr* as ft
puj«a v .thin a miKft attai !«•>! to th*
trunU of its ft**! plant ot to tret* Une*.
ik*ijEhlKiria( fences or to rubbish and
sticks or clones at the surface of the
ground. Tin* moth, which may he
eithi-r pure while or white spotted
with l.lack. tiles at night and deposits
a cluster of or .Vtf %-gs ui«>n either
thi- Up) -r or the under surface of the
leaf. Tin* caterpillars f«-ed gn-garioa*
I}', aii'l inch inlmij spins a web which
ui.*|y eventually include all the leave*
of a good steed limb. Reaching full
growth, the caterpillar* leave the web
and crawl down thi' trunk of the In**
to spin tu**ir cocoous.
The caterpillars of the HtiHid gener
ation l«*gln to make their apiM-aranr*
in force in August.
I. «>. Howard, entomologist of the
department of agriculture, thus briefly
summing up the life history of tbift
worm, suggests the following remedial
measures: tin account of the fact that
the adult female is an active tiler. we
can u.-e against the fall wehworm but
two of the remedies suggested for use
against the tussock moth caterpillars,
namely, spraying with arsenical poi
sons and the collcctlou of the cocooaa.
The gn-garioua habit of the larvae,
however, suggests another remedy
which is practical and very efficient If
thoroughly carried out. Tills Is the
destruction of the welw and the con
tained Larvae either by cutttug off the
twig* which carry them and burning
Immediately or burning the wetm with
out pruning. If this work be done
properly and against the curly sum
mer generation, the pruning method to
unnecessary aud inadvisable.
By the use of a proper torch the
welw and the caterpillar* which they
contain can be burned off at nightfall
without necessarily destroying the life
of the twigs, and a second crop of
leave* will l»e put out a little later, so
that the tree does not remain disflg
ure.l for any length of time. A bundle
of rag* wired to the end of a pole and
saturated with kerosene makes a good
toreh for the purpooe: or a i«>roos
brick wired to a pole and saturated
with kerosene answer* the purpose
even better. Private persons will find
this remedy sufficient. City authori
ties should an arsenical spray.
Collecting the cocoons In winter may
be carried on simultaneously with the
Collection of the egg masses of the
white marked tussock moth.
Saiar B»»« Cillarr.
When the crop is thinned, all weeds
that are in the rows among the beets
should be removed. The thinning moat
be carefully done by hand, bat this
s.mj f hi- removal of the weeds In tly
hand work necessary If the other work
Is done as it should be. The wheel
hoe and horse cultivator should serve
for the remainder. The cultivation
should !>e frequent (about once a
week» and continued until the growth
of a top has been made practically snf
ficient to cover ami shade the soli be
tween the rows. The dirt should be
worked up to the beets pretty well in
the last one or two cultivations In or
der to grow the beet root entirely be
low the surface of the soli, as the part
that grows above to deficient in sugar
A hard noil has the disadvantage of
pushing the beets out of the ground
an.l causing the lower jw»rt to branch
and grow irregular in form instead of
growing straight down and taking a
conical and compact shape. It to OQ
this account that deep plowing and
subsoiling are lieneAciaL Subsolllug
should be adopted if practicable. -
lowa Station.
tKrfcultural Bre*ltle».
There is an Increase of 1 per cent
In the acreage in potatoes, and the crop
promises well, according to the gov
ernment's July report.
Unless wauled for sale or use, early
potatoes bad lietter remain In the
ground until after Sept. 10 and be dug
and stored in the cool of the day
(when the tubers are not heated by the
sun.i in pits covered with plenty of
straw aud a little earth or In a cool
cellar, sawi Ohio Fanner.
John llobson advises in American
Gardening to make the last sowing of
beets for winter in light, rich aolL
Ground that has been well manured
for the previous crops will do, but If U
is poor some fertilizer should be ap
plied to encourage a free, quick growth
with a view of getting tender roots.
Good variifies for this purpose are
Bastian. Half Long Blood And Im
proved Long Blood.
According to Professor Hunter of
Kansas, alfalfa honey is a little darker
than white clover. The lightest of all
is a mixture of alfalfa and melon
bloom. Sweet clover is the darkest
of all except knotweed. Basswood.
like alfalfa. Is darker than white
clover. In other states the comparison
might be different.
Frequent hoeing and heavy manur
ing are the best protection against
the little green lice which sometimes
appear ou cabbage leaves. whL*
pyre thrum or Insect powder should he
used for the cabbage worm If it
pears
A Meeeaaltr,
• There Is a great deal of excitement
in Paris." said one French official
"Yes," said the other calmly.
"And discontent."
"Doubtless. But there isn't nearly
as much discontent as thers would
probably be If there wers nothing to
get excited over."— Washington Star.
A Peril Averted.
First Tragedian—Just listen to thla:
"In California there are ostriches eg**
weighing three pounds."
Second Tragedian—Great Scott isn't
it lucky our troupe didn't get a f iai»ce
to play In California this year: Chi
cago Record.
I* War nml IVMr.
Krepps Who's the scared tnokinff
little chap so completely under fhe In
fluence of the big woman?
Hlgson—That's Slxboom Gota lirevet
and a gold medal for daring *.rk in
the Philippine*—Philadelphia North
American.
Tk* 9ntair Hatrhelar.
The Young Sweet Thing—l r >n<ier
how It is there is uo good Kngllsh
equivalent for fiance?
The Savage Bachelor » about
idiot?— Indianapolis Journal.