VOL.* xxxvi
pAlals pOOTVVeAR
Our entire fall stock of BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBER
goods are all in. We bought early and gave large orders there
by enabling us to offer you the best of solid footwear at away
down prices. No advance in price of leather goods, and felt
goods cheaper than last season. We have an extremly large
stock to select from.
LEATHER POODS.
Men's kip double sole and tap box toe boots $ 2 -5°
Boy's " " " " " boots *s°
Men's high cut box toe shoes
Hoy's high cut double sole and tap shoes *"75
Youth's " " " " " " " Js°
Women's best kangaroo calf shoes *" *
Women's best oil grain shoes 5
Misses' best kangaroo calf shoes
Children's best kangaroo calf shoes. 5
Childretfa fine dongo'a shoes
RUBBER LIST.^
Mcn's Storm Klnir rubber boots *2.7.} Women's regular height rubber
Men's regular height rubber boots 2.2.» Men s bu<*kle an tics •
FELT GOODS."
Mi ll's bost white felt & snas overs SMu Men's Grey felt boots and second overs *1.30
Boy's '" Ist grade overs 1.30 Hoy s .... .. —,
Youth s Ist " '" 1.10 Youth s '
S T.'„. SOROSIS SHOES "®r
In all the latest styles for fall wear. Full stock of the A. L. Nettle
ton fine shoes for men. Ladies' and Gents' felt shoes and v arm
lined shoes and slippers.
Visitors to the Butler County Fair, we welcome you to our store. Make this
your headquarters during your stay in Butler.
JOHN BICKEL,
128 SOUTH MAIN STREET, - - BUTLER, PA.
I>OOOOCOOOOOO lOO^OOOOOOOO l OO^OOOOOOOO , O<K
I
That the dread house cleaning is over the next O
and more important work is picking a new carjjc t
To pick a carpet in our well stocked caipet rooms
is a pleasure, so say the many who have done so. 4 %
We have the famous Hartford Axminister, Wilton
Velvets, Body and Tapestry Brussels and Ingrains i t
in all the up-to-date patterns, only, and prices I
that will astonish you. Then our China Mattings, |
Floor and Table Oil Cloths, Linoleums, Rugs and |
Art Squares, deserve a passing notice. Ask to |
sec our I
SI.OO Axminister Rugs,
Neatest thing for the money ever shown in Butler at
DUFFV'S STORE ;
X>ooooooooooo*>ocooo^3oooo<ff
' a- yVVEIN
Won't buy clothing for the purpose of spend-
I i ing money. They desire to get the b'est
f A ] iffW IA possible results for the money expended,
f f * !r\t t/ 1 Notcheap goods but goods as cheap as can
\ \ v/Ol \ \ \ be sold and made up properly. Call and
|| v Jl\ / examine mv large stock of
I t \ \\k h3 spring suitings.
' V A ii! 7\\ j T | Right up to date, the latest styles, shades
1 [V ;< [ \ colors that could be bought. Call and
|/J| y/ : examine them.
1 I Ttv '\ \ I Fits and Workmanship
*i ' V '' //. I ill Guaranteed.
G. F. KGCK,
142 North Main Street, Butler, Pa
PAPE'S, JEWELERS.
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 beyond 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. Main St., Butler, I
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.
Wick Building. Peoples' Phone 400
A DIAMOND FOR A DOLLAR.
A Limited Special Offer Which
Will Last for Ten Days Only
«;F.NI INK BARRIOS DIAMONDS have a
world-wide reputation. It is almost Impos
sible to distinguish them from genuine dia
monds costing hundreds of dollars each.
They are worn hy the best people. We will
forward a CJENDINK BARRIOS DIAMOND
mounted in a heavy ring, pin, or stud t*» any
address upon receipt of price, SI.OO each.
Earrings, screws or drops, 82 per pair. King
si ttings are made of one continuous piece of
thick, shelled gold, and are warranted not to
tarnish. Special combination offer for ten
days only! King and stud sent to any ad
dress upon receipt of $1.50. In ordering ring
give finger measurement by using a piece of
string also full particulars. Address plainly
THE BAIUUOS DIAMOND CO..
1181-1 IK* Broadway.
Zew York.
L C.WICK,
DRALKR IN
Rough £ Worked Lumber
OF AU KINDS.
Doors, Sash, Hlinds, Mouldings,
Shingles and Lath
Always in Stock.
LIME. HVIR AND PLASTE R
Office opposite P. & VV. Depot.
BUTLEE. PA.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
FEEL THE CHANGE.
Hundreds Voluntarily Endorse a
Scientific Product
A Statement by a Well Known Citizen
Who has Found Great Relief by
Using it.
The great good that Morrow's Kid-ne- ,
oids are doing in Pennsylvania for all
forms of kidney and urinary disorders is
being daily told by our citizens. All
who use Kid-ne-oids for backache, dizzi
ness sleeplessness, nervousness and gen
eral debility give hearty expression of
the quick relief they obtained.
Mr. Wm. M. Yaley, Clerk at Masters
Robinson & Hardy's hardware store,
New Kensington, Pa. says: "For years I
have suffered with disorded kidneys, I
had a dull heavy pain in the small of my
back and in stooping or lifting I would |
have a sharp shooting pain just over the
kidneys. I was so nervous I could not
sleep. I also had urinary troubles of an
alarming nnture Marrow s Kid-ne-oids
were recommended to relieve me, so I de
cided to try them. After taking them
for a few days the pain stopped and my
nerves are strengthened, I will continue j
to take Kid-ne-oids, believing that I will
be cured in a very short time."
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills, but
Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents a
box at all drug stores and at Redick it
Grohnian's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac
tured by John Morrow & Co., Chemists,
Springfield, Ohio.
Butler Savings Bank
Hotter, IPfa.
Capi :al - |60,000.00
Surplus and Profits - - $ 170,000 00
JOS. L PCRVIS Presi«l. i <
.1 HENRY TROITTMAN Vice-President
WM. OAMPRKLI,, Jr <"»f
LOUIS B.STR.'.N
DIRECTORS -K-seph 1.. 1 urrlp. I. Hi-ur>
Trottman, W. !>. Kritn<!nn. W. A. Hteln. >1 S.
(aini)Ml.
The IJutler Savings Bank Is the Oiliest
Banking Institution!n But ler County.
General banking business transacted.
We solicit accounts of producers, mer
chants. farmers and others.
All bjsiness entrusted to us will receive
prompt attent ion.
Interest paid on time deoosits.
I'M K
Butler County National Bank,
Butler Penn,
Capital paid in £ 1 D 0 ,000.00
Surplus and Profits - $130,703.95
Tos. Ilartman, ;President; J. V. Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
/ general banking business transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Money loaned 011 approved security.
We invito you to open an account with this
bank.
I>rWF.CT->RS— Hon. Joseph Hartman. lion.
\V. S. Waldron, l>r. ;N. M. Hoover. 11. Mc-
Sweeney. E. E. Ahrams, ('. I'. Collins I. G
Smith, Leslie I'. Hazlett. M. I I nog in,
W. H. I.arkin, Harry lleasley, Itr. W. C.
McCandless, Ben Aiasseth. T V. Kitt>
Braun's Pharmacy :
Cor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way.
Pittsburg, Pa,, 1,, D. Telephone 2542.
Wholesale and Retail.
Importer and Jobberol Drugs,
Chemicals, Perfumes, Soaps,
Brushes, Etc
The only house west of New
York carrying a full line 01
Meyers' Grease, Paints and
theatrical goods.
Physicians' Prescriptions
Compounded Day or Night by
"Registered Pharmacists" only.
Wholesale and retail
dealer in Lubricating and
Illumniating Oils, Capital
Cylinder, Dynamo, Water
White and Standard Gas
Engine Oils, Gasolein, Ben
zine, Paraffine Wax and
Petrolatum.
Address all mail orders to
W. F. Braun.
Rare Bargains!
We want to dispose of our present
stock of '99 models, and in order to do it
quickly liave cnt the prices from #3O,
$35 and S4O to $22.50 and $25. These
are strictly high grade and up-to-date
bicycles, and can't lie matched tor price
and quality. Don't miss this opportuni
ty 10 procure a good wheel for little
money. We sell sundries cheaper than
and other house in town.
WHITE, WALTER 4 CO.,
303 S. Main Street.
BUYS A 53.50 SUIT
3,000 t KLhBKATfcI) " NfcVKKN KAKOIT" DO! HLf
SKAT AMUSE*. KKI.I LAIC |S. 60 HOYS' 1 ««■
IIMK hNhh PANTS 81118 AT 51.98.
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/ Uf" WHICH DON T GIVE SATISFACTORY WEAR
(f\ || o SEND NO MONEY, eot«bl« ad. out am
J -end to us, ktat® «f b«y and nay whethel
1. • Q larjfe or -mall forage and we will send yoL
L7l J" the milt by express, c. O. D. subject to ex
T 1 1 Vnmli.Htlon. \ou run fxumlne It at youi
I / 11/ express office and If found perfectly fttls
I J j tnctory nmltqual to kultioolil la jourtown fol
1 A I #:i. io, pay your express our Special
1 I\ I OHVr I'rloe. ♦ and express charges.
M W THESE KNEE PANT SUITS for boys Itc
V W =, 1". years* of a*T<* and are mailed everywhere a'
V faliO. Made With l>Ot HLfc sfcAl and MXkfcS.
f! JVf latent 1900 atyle a* llluatralt-d, made from a
/w&o •»!»••• «al hea»y wrlvht. wear-mlstlair, sll-weo' I
Ml Catklmere, neat, handsome pattern
fl it: Italian lining, eenulne Gmjdoo Inl rllnluir, |>addlnr
•laying sad relaforeln*, -Ilk and lln. n »ewln*, »ne tailor madi
throughout, ii Hult any hoy or parent would be proud of
HIK KKKf ( LOTH HAXPUH of Boy*' tlalhln« for baya 4 U
10 TKAKB, write for Sample Book No. V&K, contains fashiot
plates, tape measure and full Instructions how to order.
Men's Suit - made to order from t&.OO up. Bam
piesent free on application. Address,
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Inc.), Chicago, 111.
(Scarv, ltutrbuck A to. »rc tburouuhl) rvlllblt—KdW. .
H. 0. HAYS. L. H. HAYS.
PUT YOUR RIG UP AT
1 Hav?s Ijros.T
Livery and Sale Stable.
Best Accommodations in Town.
West Jelerson street, Butler, Pa
People's Phone 109,
Hell's Phone 59.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEM BEH 1 ISiH)
A MEMORY.
I ke-;. it* flower you (rathered rne
'Tu precious. |.a-.t all measure.
And you -but ah! } >'U soon forgot
The heart you sought tor pleasure.
Am- ng my treasures lies your note.
With words and phrases tender.
But frailer t.-r than (ailing ink
The feeling of the sender.
I know 'tis foolish thus to rare
These symbols dead to cherish.
And yet—and yet— I only know
1 cannot let them perish:
—St. Paul's
fAT THE STILE, y
\ „ ')
) They Quarreled and Met to (
) .V Return Letters. Then
t They Returned Them— j
/ Twice.
They might have been brother and
sister or cousins accustomed to each
other's society every day in the year.
Certhinly they did not act like lovers.
They walked carefully, the man inlnc
tngly, on either side of the dusty lane,
each keeping close to the border of the
•jrass.
"I think," said the woman, "that it is
the very wisest tiling we can do."
The man started—he glanced covertly
at her. thet. turned his face very de
liberately to her as he replied: "I will
not say you are wrong. But have you
reached this conclusion suddenly,
within the past hour, or did you arrive
at It last night?"
"Last nllglit."
"Then you doubtless thought of ev
erything in connection with—with'
"Our quarrel?" she looked straight at
him. Her face was not disturbed in
the least that he could see: she seemed,
indeed, to be unusually self possessed.
"Yes."
"I apprehended as much." The man
braced himself with an effort: It re
quired an effort. "I made due provision
for this Interview."
"A case of telepathy." She laughed.
Her lavish was the same—there was
not a false note In it. flic man could
not have laughed naturally if his life
had been at stake. "You mean you
have brought my letters?"
"Yes."
"I brought yours with me. Carroll."
She uttered his name just as she al
ways uttered it. At that moment lie
eoulil not trust himself to utter her
name. He would exhibit feeling—he
knew it. And to think—this was the
woman he could have sworn sympa
thized with liini as no other person in
the wide world sympathized with him
in his work and aims. Yes, it was well
that they had made the discovery in
time.
She handed him a small, dainty look
ing package; he reached her a larger
and by no means as neat a package;
lie observed the difference himself.
Then lie inferred that his feelings were
much the deepest; she had been at
pains to make hers attractive; lie had
no thought of mere appearance when
lie tied his He felt as if his heart was
bound up—going from his In that little
package.
"Now that it is all over, Clara"—lt
required au effort to call her by that
name —"will you tell me my chief of
fense? I am not indifferent; 1 like the
good opinion of my fellows—that is,
while I preserve my self respect—al
ways. Of course, I do not fancy the
idea of going through the world in a
way that would subject me to the
criticism of any sensible man or
woman."
"Well, I am rather glad you ask that.
It disabuses me of one impression.
Now that everything is over between
us I will be entirely frank with you.
Indeed, it is due to you to say that I do
not—no, 1 am quite sure I have never
uiet a man whose manners, whose es
timate of himself (judgiug from Ills
manners aml general bearing), are more
perfect or commendable than yours."
"You have taken a load from my
shoulders— positively you have—Clara."
"How about my manners?" She held
her bead a trifle higher; her parasol at
that moment was deflected; lie could
just see the lower part of her face; her
chin seemed a little redder—or was It
imagination?
"Why, H'hat on earth do you mean?"
"I asked you a very simple question.
But it does not make any difference."
"Your manners"—
"Did you not say last night that I
was too demonstrative—when Miss
Challoner fainted and her dog was
trampled by Mr. Treseott?"
"You must have wholly misunder
stood" —
"Well, perhaps I was mistaken there.
But do you recall your words—your ex
act words—when I was Introduced to
your friend, Mr. Grlnnell?"
"I do not. Now I do recall it. I may
have said I thought you unlike your
self. Somehow you seemed, for the
first time, precise. But"—
"Then you persisted in going away
and leaving me with him."
"Miss Machmont beckoned to me—
you saw her with her mother."
• "That did not occur to me. Of
course, you could not have walked
across the room with me and left me
with them?"
"It was doubtless stupid of me,
but"—
"Let us say no more. It is all so un
like us to part like children."
"But about Grlnnell. I did not know
he was, ah—disagreeable to you. If I
had dreamed"—
"Do you tell me that you did not
know he pursued me two years ago—
the very first year I was out? 1 have
been annoyed by him more than by
any other man. I never liked him —
and never will."
"Am I to understand that Mr. Grin
nell is the gentleman that your mother 1
referred to last fall when" —
"Please let us not speak of Mr. Grln
nell any more."
"But I want to say 1 only became ac
quainted wltV him a week ago. and"—
"1 am glad no one observed us. 1
dislike that Miss Drivgitt. She is a
confirmed gossip—and busybody."
"Yet you took li.-r arm last night
and walked away with her."
"The wisest thing i could do—how
else do you think I coud have diverted
her attention? She has eyes like a
hawk's."
"You mean"—
"I mean that if 1 had not walked
away at that precise moment with her
all the world would know we were at
odds. Is that plain enough?"
"But you—you walked away with
Mr. Grinnell."
"For the same reason that you walk
ed away with Miss Dreggitt."
"I hope you will remember me
among your truest friends, Clara."
"You have no better friend than I
am."
"If anybody had told me yesterday
we would be walking here this way
today"—
"I might say the same. Do you mean
to convey the impression I am in any
way at fault?"
"You are faultless—have I not al
ways told you so? I never realized
your good sense, your justice, your
beauty, as I do this moment."
"You compel me to say in reply that
I never ha 1 ' less reason to note any-
thing approaching a fault in you. i
can say that now that everything Is
over."
••Is it all over? Listen, Clara. There
is some inconceivable misunderstand
ing. You are perfection in my eyes—
you must permit nie to linish. 1 was
chilled by a single glance last night—
now you tell me you were annoyed
about Grinnell. What has Grinnell to
do with me or mine? I was grieved to
the soul when you avoided me. And
yet we two of all other people in the
world. I did not close my eyes last
night."
They were now at the stile. She grew
red ami pale by turns.
"Let us sit down here a few min
utes. There is no one near."
"Why do you confess in one breath
that you have no fault to find with my
appearance or manners—and give me
back my letters?"
"Why did you give me mine?"
"God knows —I do not. I thought
you had suddenly discovered some
thing that you did not like"—
"You did me the injustice to think I
am changeable."
"I deserve the rebuke."
"And yet you could say with as much
reason that I assumed you were
changeable."
"It would never occur to me."
"How delicious and cool it is here."
"I never beheld a lovelier morning."
"Nor I."
He drew a package from his pocket.
After looking at it sadly he handed it
to her.
"Give me yours."
Without a word she gave him back
the package he had given her near the
bottom of the lane.
"We have acted like silly children,"
she said*sbyly.
"No. Clara, we have acted like sen
sible man and woman, and now we
are not to be alone. I see Miss I>reg
gitt's hat and parasol. I could tell her
among a million."
"Lot her come. I do not care if all
the world sees us."—Philadelphia Item.
l'lonriTH In Alpine C'limlilim.
The professors of the Swiss univer
sities were the pioneers in Alpine
climbing. But it would bo a mistake
to imagine that the pioneers were al
ways enticed into the solitudes by love
of nature, tlirov.gh sense of scenic
grandeur and beauty, as these have
been understood since Ruskin opened
the eyes of iuen. One of them spent
many a season in searching for traces
of the dragon of fable. Another, as Mr.
Gribble lias pointed out in a weekly
contemporary, went aloft to test the
truth of the tradition that the top of
Pilatus held Pontius Pilate's body.
Gesner's feeling for mountain scenery
must have been somewhat of the Kus
kinian order. But Gesner was an ex
ceptional person.
The Japanese have a ,troverl> relat
ing to one of their most famous moun
tain tops. "There are two kinds of
fools—those who have not seen it, and
those who have seen it twice." Until
the nineteenth century modern Euro
peans appear to have been pretty gen
erally of that way of thinking. Ninety
years ago some of them painted the
lisks of mountaineering in language
that in our day would lie appropriate
to a north pole trip in Andree's bal
loon.—London Dally News.
Ualluutry of Aiubrowe Hlcrcf.
No one made suiy remark upon the
temerity of the ladies who invited Am
brose Bierce to deliver a lecture before
the members of their club. Undaunted
by ids reputation they fearlessly beard
ed the lion in his den, a committee ex
tending the invitation verbally.
Bierce was so takwi aback by the
unexpectedness of the request that, to
his own surprise, lie found himself
weakly accepting the bid and then
humbly consulting Ids callers concern
ing the topic upon which they might
desire him to speak.
The president, a dignified and very
conservative lady, in reply to a novel
suggestion of the lecturer elect, re
marked somewhat loftily that they
were not a club of new women.
"I am convinced of that," answered
Mr. Bierce in a bland and deferential
tone, which almost but not quite con
cealed Ids cynicism. "Shall I say you
are a club of old women?"— San Fran
cisco News Letter.
Accutied Unjustly.
Mrs. Newwon—Alphonso, how could
you be so cruel? You swore you'd keep
nothing from me, no matter how
trifling it was.
Newwon (feeling in his empty trou
sers pocket for 10 cents ho wanted for
street car fare)— Well, my dear, you
seem to have found it out, anyhow.—
Cleveland Leader.
Well, Well!
No, Jones does not think it rude to
ask ladies to remove their hats In a
theater.
Turned Down.
"John tried his best to get in the rail
way mail service," said the old man,
"but the pesky fellers what axed him
questions turned Idm down in less time
than it takes to tell It, an what I've got
to say 'bout it is, what could the gov
ernment expect of a poor boy that
never went to school an had no book
larnin?"—Atlanta Constitution.
An Important Consideration,
"How would you like to have a
chunk of gold weighing eight pounds?"
said the boy who was reading fairy
stories.
"I duuno," answered Farmer Corn
tossel. "It 'u«l depend on where it
comes from, >j,ew York city or the
Klondike." —Washington Star.
Some Men Are Horn Contemptible.
"You know that shirt waist you are
so proud of? Well, 1 went to the cir
cus last week, and there was the clown
wearing the very same pattern."
"Did it create an impression?"
"Yes: everybody roared."— Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Wllllnu to I'll)-.
Madam Newrichc— 1 want a first
class passage to Dublin.
Agent—Yes, ma'am.
Madam Newrichc —And I insist upon
having a smooth passage. u«j matter
what the cost.— Boston Transcript.
Good \rl;ili liom.
Brooks—How do you like our new
neighbors by this time?
Mrs. Brooks First rate. They
haven't refused me a single thlug yet
that I have wanted to borrow.—Ohio
State Journal.
A CHALLENGE.
Drop you dainty ti. nJs jwl,; le.
Flower* rich and rar<».
Ere you moot my ladv s» sun'.#
And find you arc not fair.
Fly Liay, you iittic birds.
Tuneful throats ot spring.
Lost you hear my U.l.v »
And learn you <annat ?ins.
Call tht' cloU'is to cov. r >ou,
Faroff summer skit's.
Or you'll see a deeper blue
Within my lady's eyes.
Things below and things above.
All things ev'rywhere.
Challenge not my ladylove
Or perish in despair.
—J. A. Klynn in St. Paul's.
<J STRUGGLE ON
< AN ENGINE. >
N *** <v
V How un Engineer on Urn Hack, /
p Locked With an Enemy, Stopped X
the Traiu. /
Over in the lounging room for thu
trainmen at the terminus of one of the
trunk lines in Jersey City several train
men were exchanging stories of hair
breadth escapes, fastrides ami instances
of presence of mind, while waiting to
be summoned to their duties. Finally
it came the turn of a small, gray
haired, keen eyed man.
"Well, yes." he said, taking a chew
of his neighbor's tobacco. "1 had one
excitin trip. It was long back in 'BB,
before the coniiu of these double
cabbed Mother Hubbard enjiues on
Which, if you want to speak to the fire
man, you have to stop at a telegraph
station 'u send liim a message or else
ship the air over in the 'mergency
notch 'n bring him up to you whether
he wants to come or not. Never did
like these pesky double deckers. I was
doing stunts on the 007—a good old
mogawl she were, too. Just out the
shop, where slie'il been overhauled 'n
had the airbrakes put on her.
"1 left the other end of the division
on a trip right after pay day 'n my reg
ular fireman had reported ill. I'd seen
him the uiglit before 'n he looked
rather weak 'n tired, 'u I thought he'd
been taken ill. They used to have a
great trick doin that after they's got
their mon. I had a fellow by the name
of Conroy in Ids place, 'u we hadn't
got along very far 'fore I came to the
conclusion that he was a mite under
the weather, too, 'n he couldn't make
the old (in" steam nohow. The outcome
of it was that we laid down several
times on the trip 'u barely caught
the steamer with our export freight.
Old Nut head, the enjine dispatcher, he
made me walk the carpet, 'n said if I
didn't do better'n that he'd drop me
back on coal again. I hadn't been run
niu fast freight very long 'n I left him
feelin rather testy, but I didn't say
anytliing 'bout Conroy, as I thought
that durin our lay over in this end he'd
kinder pound his ear 'u sleep off the
booze 'n be all right goin back.
"We caught traiu 7!) for the return
triii with about 13 cars perishable stuff
for Chicago which were rigged up
with the air. which was a purty good
string of airbrake cars for those days,
'n about 15 scabs, without air. I was
thlnkiu what a stop you could make on
short notice with them, 'n how you
could turn things over in the caboose.
Old Joe Hoffman was our conductor,
'n he was an awful man to swear 'n
cut up high jinks if everything didn't
come Ills way.
"We hadn't moved out very far along
the meaders when I saw as how I'd
have to do some tall figurln to git that
train in on time. Suon's we'd git to a
little grade I'd drop Tier down a notch
or two, 'u she'd kick up her heels 'n
lay right down for want of wind. Con
roy, instead of sleepin while he was off
duty, had gone out 'n put on some fin
ishin touches 'n made It worse.
"You can just guess I was mad clean
through, 'n I thought to myself as how
I would get Mr. Conroy about 30 days
in which to rest 'u p'raps end his little
rallroadin career soou's we got home
again. When we got to the first wa
terin tank, about 40 miles out, we had
used up jest 2 hours 'n 15 minutes.
The regular runnin time was only 1
hour 'u 45 minutes, so you see we'd
lost 30 minutes on 40 miles almost lev
el 'u with a light train. The outlook
was that we'd never make the heavier
grades on the western end unless Con
roy took a brace. While I was olliu
around Hoffman came runnin up cuss-
In like oue mad 'n says:
" 'Blankety blank blank, you, what
the blank's matter widjer? I wanter
pit home In time for church Sunday.
Here's a message from Jersey which
says as how If yer don't hurry up
they'll take yer off here at the nex'
plug 'n give us a respectable man.'
"As this was only about midnight
Tuesday night his speech got my dan
der up, 'n I told him as how he 'n Jer
sey could both go where asbestus cloth
in is a boon 'n the broiliu sun never
sets. But 1 climbed up on the tank, 'n
maybe I didn't give that fireman a
settin out.
" 'You long, lanky blunderbuss,' I
says, for he was a big codger, much
bigger'n meself, 'if you don't take a
purty sudden brace 'n keep the wind
np on this mogawl till we get in you
might as well sit right down here 'n
send your regrets to the super, 'cause
I'll report you soou's we git in, or my
name ain't John Stafford.'
"He give me a kinder reproachful
look 'u commenced tixiu his fire. As I
turned to put my oil can in the box I
spied a bottle of whisky. I grabbed
that bottle 'n turned roun to Conroy.
'Aha!' I says, 'so this is the cause of
our gaspln for breath every live min
utes, Is It? Well, here she goes,' 'n I
plugged that bottle over on the track
'n broke it into 50 pieces, not without
some regrets, as It had a pretty goou
smell, 'u I'm not,dead set against the
stuff m>!»elf, let her go.
"We got started again 'n walked
away up the Lk I JI from the tank as easy
as Willie makes a nice, long
speech, 'u I/ noticed an improvement
In the steam gauge right away, 'n I
commenced- to let 'er out at once to
make up for lost time. It was purty
good, even goin then for about 20 mile,
then up au incline of about 3 mile 'n
down the mountainside 12 mile. When
we struck the top of that 12 m#le hill
1 kept her wide open for about si half
mile to give us a good start dowji the
hill 'n then shut her off 'n let 'em
buzz.
"The old <>o7 was a stemi winder, with
a boiler ruuniu right thro«igh the cab
to the back, dividin the fireman and
engineer's side. The airbrake valve
was placed right on t(>p the boiler, to
ward the bs.ck end of (the cab, so's you
could reach it nice while sit
tin In the seat. I'd no|more 'u shut her
off when a shadder fell over my shoul
der, 'n I turned quicken Conroy sprung
on me.
"'You dirty blackguard!' lie scream
ed. 'l'll teach yer to)chuck my booze
overboard. Report 'me, is it? You
dirty rag! Shu re 'nfyou'U never live to
see the super ag'in.'
"As he leapt on me it took me back
so tlxiit iK-fort- I could <l<> anything he
grabbed me liv th«' shoulder. 11 I fell
backward alongside the l>oiler. my
head on the front diMirsill of the cab.
my hack on tin- tloor 'n Conroy on top
of me. Although I was partlj stunned
by tlif fall. I Uad tnind enough left to
get my arms around lilin 'n ling him
elo.se to m«'.
"All this time the train had IHVU
gainiu headway down that hill, u we
were fairly sizzliu. the old mogawl
swayin to 'n fro as we swung around
turns. The space between the Iwiiler
'n the side of the cab was so narrer I
couldn't turn Conroy off me. 'n 1
didn't dare let loose of him for fear
that he'd get hold of my throat. He
was so crazed by the liquor that he'd
drunk 'n his cravin for more that there
was no reasontn with him. He was so
big "n heavy that I couldn't do much
the way we lay, my back flat on the
floor, hemmed in by the side of the
eal> on one side 'u the boiler on the
other 'n I huggin him like a long lost
brother, the cars behind us meanwhile
doin the ragtime down that hill.
Things were gcttin rather excltlu, as
there was likely to be somethln ahead
of us. 'n at the foot of the hill was an
other water plug. It was a branch sta
tion there. *u the engines were swltchlu
there at all times. If we ever lilt any
thing at that rate of speed, I don't
think Joe Hoffman or any of us would
ever get in a church but once again, 'n
that would l»e ahead of the mourners.
I couldn't depend on the train crew to
do anything, as you know a crew on
these fast freights draw their money
for sleepin 'n playin pcnuchlc In the
caboose durin trips.
"We flashed by a station half way
down the hill, goin so fast that I
thought as how that dispatcher In Jer
sey City would giggle with delight if
he saw what good time that perishable
freight was niakln toward Chicago. I
racked my brain to think what to do.
As the light of that station flashed
through the cab I spied the engineer's
valve of the airbrake. 1 figured as
how I could reach it with my right
foot, using my toe as a hook, 'n Jerk
the valve around to the 'mergency
notch 'u stop that train with a hang
that would make Joe Hoffman °u his
crew In the caboose think we'd run
into a stone wall. 1 wriggled 'n got
my leg loose from under Conroy. 'n
with a mighty effort give lilm a raise
'n kicked out at that valve. As luck
would have it. my foot just caught the
valve in the rebound 'n jerked It
around In the 'mergency, 'n. say, you
would have thought we had been las
soed. The jar broke both ouij holts,
'n Conroy staggered to his feet, fell
backward through the back cab door
'n rolled off the tank. 'X that end
ed Ills railroad career then 'n there
without any special assistance from
me.
"Hoffman came runniu up from the
caboose when we had stopped 'n
yelled; 'Well, dash yer, whatcher
stoppinlitre for? Can't you keep steam
nuf to drag 'em down hill?'
" 'Oh,' I said, 'Conroy, my fireman, 's
got a sick sister livin back up here in
the woods, 'n I guess he's gone to see
how she is.
"We wont back *n picked Conroy up.
Ilis skull had l>eoii fractured l>y strik
in a mllepost, 'n they put his body in
the caboose, 'u I got another fireman at
he water plug. 'n we went iu on time."
Just then the messenger boy came in
and yelled, "Stafford, they want you
fer train 81," and, taking a farewell
chew of tobacco, he left.—New York
Sun.
Skylnrli'M UloriauD SonK.
Need 1 say a word about the skylark
and its wholly joyous song? It in
spired one of Jeremy Taylor's most
beautiful and best known passages—
the lark rising from his bed of grass
nud soaring upward, singing as he
rises and hoping to get to heaven and
climb above the clouds; singing "as if
It had learned music from an angel as
he passed sometimes through the air
about his ministering here below."
And it inspired, too, one of the tinest
odes iu the English language, Shelley's
tinest work, his "supreme ode." Hut,
as may be said of another ode, it is
"not in tune with the bird's song and
the feeling it does and ought to
awaken. The rapture with which the
strain springs up at first dies down
before, the close into Shelley's ever
haunting melancholy.
I,ike Keats' "Ode to the Nightingale,"
it Is no key to the bird's song. It does
not teach us anything of the thought
and feeling which inspired that quiver
ing, ascending embodiment of Joy, that
pilgrim of the sky, hiding Itself in the
glorious light of the summer heavens.
■—Minneapolis Journal.
The "Home Benutlfol.'*
• Fair Countess—l wish to get some
rugs, something really artistic and
aesthetic, you know, but I can't afford
to pay a very high price.
Honest Dealer—lllght this way. Here,
madam, are some antique Turkish rugs
just In from the factory. Take them
home, smear them with grease and to
bacco juice, then wash them a little,
dry them in an oven, lay them for
three days In the sun and they'll look
as faded and antique as the genuine
imported article costing ten times as
much. —New York Weekly.
A Victim Re»ent» It.
"Yah! Yah!" yelled the l»oys in the
gallery. "Wot ye doln on de stage? Go
back to de lunch counter!"
"Canaille! Babble! Scum of the
earth! Offscourings of the slums!"
hissed the tragedian, "the hoodlums
of the gallery hoot at me and the critics
of a venal press roast me! I defy ye
both! I care neither for the higher
criticism nor the hired criticism!'
And he went on with his lines.—
Chicago Tribune.
Ilcr Welt Intended Effort.
"This is what I would call a roast!"
exclaimed the slangful young man who
was watching the Dreyfus prosecution.
And the gazelle eyed girl beside him
who prides herself on being quick at
repartee answered:
"Not exactly. It's a Paty de Clam
bake."—Washington Star.
A Caatlona Ulrl.
"When I was about to propose to Miss
Miggles, she stopped me."
"What for?"
"We are going to play golf, and she
snid she couldn't risk falling down In
her play."—Chicago Record.
At the Hub.
The Gentleman From Chicago-
Stranger, can you tell me where tin-re
is a good place to stop at?
The Citizen of Boston—Just before
the "at." Good day. sir.—lndianapolis
Journal.
Snnif <»( Them.
Little Horace —Papa, what are silent
watches of the night?
Tapa—The ones people forget lo
.wind when they go to bed, I guess.—
Chicago Times-Herald.
Where They Are All Slump Speaker*.
"Is lie a good stump speaker?"
"Finest ever. Why, I'll bet he'd
shine as a witness In the Drvyfus
case."—Chicago Post.
pUM CWi
■ V - v ~~
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
Accepted no n Knot In lb» liny Barn
nail l*r»v l«le«t Wnln«t.
"There are some things to In- accept
ed on the evidence we ha\e." accord
ing to Henry Stewart, "for it is ditfi
cult to prove them by actual eye
knowledge." This he would apply to
the so called spontaneous combustion
of hay in a barn or stack, lie says in
Country Gentlemau: It Is probably the
case that uo one ever saw a l»arn of
hay taking tire from its own iuternal
heat, due to the fermentation ami de
composition of the carbonaceous mat
ters of it when in a damp condition.
Hut there is a great deal of evidence,
unquestionably true, which goes lo
prcre the poesi-
JfK *\ bility of such an
£ \ ;
i V my own e.vr>en-
\ ence I haTe had
Wtffijfi '• • barn filled with
HH < ' clover bay which
mjUpW'i j I came so near tak
j# ,*') ' n i? ® re * u, i ac "
W, !'J tnally breaking
fjm t C j ont in flame that
jLJpt- * since then 1 am
***- U. - I-ositivelv sure
that the spon
taneous combns-
A SAFE HAYCOCK. tion of moist or
mere damp hay is not only possible
aud even easy, but that It Is possible
to put iu hay in such a manner that,
uuder the right condition of the weath
er, it will certainly heat to burning
simply by internal fermentation aud
oxidation of its carbonaceous matter.
1 have seen hundreds of mows au«l
stacks of hay iu my life the center of
which, when taken dowu for use. has
been ot' a dark brown aud iu some In
stances black aud actually charred by
the heat.
It is a freiiueut occurrence that ships
are burned by sjHintatieous llres occur
ring lu the coal bunkers. The fact is
that damp carbouaceous matters, as
well as oily stuff of the same kind, will
oxidize so actively as to take tire.
Secondary fermentation will not pro
duce sufficient heat to cause combus
tion, so that It is a wise precaution to
have this tirst fermentation go on in
the hay iu the field, with the hay iu
cocks. The form of the cock Is l>est
tall and slender, for in this form the
cock will shed heavy rains and yet
keep dry, if the top is protected by a
common hay cap, while a low, broad
one Is impossible to keep dry even
from a few hours' rain.
The drawing shows the right shape
of a haycock and the manner of mak
ing it self shedding of the rain with a
cap one ami a half yards square of
common sheeting. If these shaped
cocks are necessarily out in the weath
er, they will be safe against weeks of
wet, if such a misfortuue should hap
pen to a farmer, for the cap on the top
will turn the water there, and the
sides, well raked down, will shed all
the drip. Hay put up in these cocks
will cure perfectly, with no risk of
harm, and once this first fermentation
is over there will l>e no secondary one,
for dampness afterward will be due to
water only and not to the sap of the
grass, which is sufficiently carbona
ceous to start the requisite fermenta
tion for the production of heat. A sec
ondary wetting of the hay will cause
mold, but not any fermentation of the
hay by which heat will be produced.
I atn so sure of the possibility of
spontaneous combustion of the hay
that I would l»e very careful to avoid
the risk of It by the simple method of
having this fermentation go on in the
field in a safely made cock in which
there is not more than 400 pounds of
hay.
Prepare the soil as for wheat In Au
gust, and in early September sow 10
quarts per acre of timothy and brush
and roll it in. In March sow six quarts
medium red clover on light snow or
light honeycombing frost. If for pas
ture, sow 32 quarts per acre of blue
grass seed in September with the tim
othy.—Ohio Farmer.
The Leafless «n«I Triumph llndlihts.
A comparison was recently made by
Iturai New Yorker between the two
unique varieties of radish— viz. Tri
umph and Leafless. This showed that
both kinds are early and that there la
but little difference between them, the
Leatless being about three days earlier.
LKAi LESS RADISH—TRICSTPn RADISH.
Now The Rural Illustrates the two.
showing a little bunch of the Triumph
and a single specimen of the Italics*.
The quality Is much the same, the
Leafless being a rich, darkish crimson,
the Triumph white and crimson, \ari
ously splashed and dotted. The latter
is nearly round, the other generally ob
long Doubtless a larger quantity of
the Leafless may be grown on a given
plot because of its scanty leaves. The
question of relative value seems to de
pend upon which would sell more read
ily in the market, the solid colored
Leatless or the variegated Triumph.
THE NOTRE DAME HIVE.
An Inlcvrntinic For !.••••■-
IBK Work With Brf».
"If the bee keepers in cold countries
desire a liive that combines In lts»-lf
the advantage* of the IH..X for safe
wintering and the loose frame hive
with its facilities of frame manipula
tion made more easy and agreeable, a
hive iu which l>ees will winter better
packed iu a shed secure from storms
and wet. without the trouble, expense,
rare and anxiety attendant on cellar
wintering, then they might do well to
it*, st a few cents in the -.Notre I»auie
device,' put it in one of their beehives
and give it a trial." says an Indiana
contributor to the American Bee Jour
nal, in which lit- gives the following
information altout this hive and win
tering device:
Almost any box or Live containing
loose frames with space enough l»e
--tween the ends of the frames and hive
to admit a l*>artl say half an inch thick
can l>e converted into what in this lo
eality is known as the "Notre I>auie
hive" l>y means of a simple device con
sisting of the following pieces:
One strip of Iron one Inch wide, an
eighth of an Inch thick and the depth
of the hive. Two holes much like key-
No. :u\
h»«*» •• •I- .i.. lin it near each «o<L
|\>r - .1!. » •«» t. fasten this to th«
board. »! b :* • ut t < sit la the »od off
the hive Two or f nr three-eigbtfe hj;
t ••• in. b t I or W>«nl screws. tb«
p. ■* of wb<. li are cat off. ami a
groove . t a.a- the em! t« at la tba
in ft • ..f trvn a kind of lit
tle I'Utt .n which when !n the «l«ta will
I'llil Nl Is- .. ' ;»> i Will ;>ush for
will • - f only two. am
l*»t tbr-'ii. n the reciter of the end of
the hive and are s» that whea
the lx»ar>. •- put »n the slot* in the iroa
strip * ti ;> <low nin the grooves cut
In the screws and r»«t on the bottom
of the In*- If four s.-rews are omL
thru l«.i are put opposite til* second
frame fr at the eatable. The hea<la of
i- iJ ilr*.
1
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f! " ■
uf X " I -r~ I
i 1 I
XtrrKlllAXl *ISIkl;;M, DtVICB.
the rtvt are flattened for eoovew-
Iwn'. Thrve little strip# of wood are
nailed o:i Use side of the hive
which ti:.- Uianl fits up ti_-htly when
screwed Dp against the fratue*.
«>:»• little strip of oikdoth la tacked
or the end of hire and board. Thin la
to prevent the bees from getting be
himl the l>oard. The edges should ba
turu« .1 lu »•> t!.at uo tiimih are visible
for the to pull aud bite. The holes
for the M-rvetw are burn] with a bit
smaller than the screws, and a screw
of the Mine siae with the p»iat sharp
is used to cut the thread in the wood.
bMiiiM' the screw with the blunt point
will nut do the work.
Our !«■* are wintered on the sum
mer stands iu houses Uuilt without any
pretensious to warmth, merely afford
ing a shelter from storm and wet.
AN'iit the middle of last October the
bees were warmly [lacked in short
straw and chaff by placing a board
wall about eight inches from the rear
of the hires and filling this space and
that in float and U'twwn the hirea
with a mixture of short straw aotl
chaff The space lietween the hire*
in some caaea Is two inches and lu oth
ers about five.
A strong cloth was put on the frames
ami a full depth supe- put on. Then
one or two little woolen blankets, and
then the suiter was almost tilled with
chaff, over which a wire cloth was
placed to keep the mice oat; then more
chaff, straw and forest leaves tiU mil
was entirely covered up.
Sewra and Sotes.
Winter beets are sown in July sad
August and after frost are taken up.
the tops cut off and the roots stored In
the cellar. OH ounce of seed will sow
tin t.• 7" feet of drill Karly varieties
may be used iu it' to days. The
roots will be mature in alaout ISO days.
Kl<-h tiuely pulverized soil Is ueeded
for turnips. A sandy or gravelly loom
is preferred. Sow In drills one foot
apart and half an Inch deep, or sow
broadcast and rake In lightly. If there
should 1M- no rain, a thorough sprin
kling will insure germination. The
plants should stand at least three lach
es apart.
While the quantity of oil to be used
IB treating roads cannot yet be consid
ered as exactly ascertained. Kiiral New
Yorker states that good results have
been obtained by thoroughly sprinkling
common earth roads at the rate of a
Iwrrel of oil for a stretch 100 feet long
ant! 12 feet wide.
American Agriculturist reports a lib
eral liay crop in sight, harvested In
lonwwbtt better condition than wtni
ed probable a short time ago. Pota
tws also arc reported as making a
pM«-l crop growth Taking the entire
breadth, there are fairly good prospect*
for northern |«otati>es.
Orange hawkweed is increasingly
re|>orted In Xew England and Xew
York state. The application of dry
salt IS {wands per square rod is well
recommended as au effective remedy,
especially if martnl to as soon as the
invasion of the weed is observed.
An autlioritj on the sugar beet says
of Its cultivation: First, the beets must
be kept absolutely free from weed*
anil grasses, so that the beneficial ef
fects of the sun and air may be fully
realized: second. the ground mast he
kept loose for the same purpose; thir>t
in case of dry weather the soil must
lie kept stirred in order that a dust
mulch may prevent evaporation of
moisture.
laeMßlkle.
Pilaon —Are yon going to take purt
in that guessing contest?
Dil»on —Ob. no. they'd rule me o«it
as a professional.
Pilson Professional?
Dilson— Yes; you know I am con
nected with tb>> weather hnreaU. — Co-
Inmhns (O.) .Htste .f<io*nat
With m Hrt|*r»l l'»r •! Ifc» EaA
"How affectionate your little boy
must be to write you a nine page kel
ter."
"Yes; it is all about a white biilygost
be wants to bring home."—Detroit
Free Press.
.% *!■■■■»< ■■oltfletM.
"Ton say he is a seasoned poltti
clan?"
"Yes. but lie is so crooked that I
think he mnst hare N-vn warped In the
seasoning."- Indianapolis Journal
Both Are liifllealt.
"It's hanl to settle down after a
trip."
"Any harder than to settle upT*—l*lU
cago Record.
Tbr
t'holly-M« fawther served In the
army, you Know.
Ma— You don't say! Did he serve
rations, drinks or newspapers?-CW
cago News.
akr Tfcey *• L«««« '»»•*-
L
do If we should meet In the her- >Uf '
lie (earnestly) I'd go thr»«u- fl. •
for you. Judy.
Am Kilrvw* • ««r.
"Isn't JOMM somewhat penni IOUS?'
"He's so stingy he nlom Mi
k thlldrcli tutddli n:i- • !»:■ :«E-» Kee
ord.