VOL- xxxvii Receipts and Expenditures of Butler County for the Year 1899. ~ LEVY AND TAX ABHBBBMENT F< >K Z- z. Z. ~K 7? DISTRICTS. 5. 3 g' t x i-3 x ■ ■ x I '. Adainstwp *V> * 1 V'-' On*; I'M :>ti* 1 it;: 85 Alleghenyf...... 2M 6-V> 1 1«5» 45 V 2 »- 5s 25 1 27S 78 Bntlf-r 855 015 1 597 57 24« i 52 128 25 1 !,7> :{4 Bnffalo 3*5 057 1 723 7-; 17'.) G4 126 00 2 <r»> 30 Bnidy 197 <*i>> 77 *<• 72 JO 25 !i!«> 74 Clinton 373 031 1 «7* ♦;4 19ft 1-i 105 75 1 !i74 52 Clav ' 323 771 1 45H 97 89 13 7s 75 1 f,24 85 Center 299 49- 1 347 71 69 17 7* 5o 1 49« 21 Clearfield - !•> 51 S7 .5 1 2sf «. Cherry 289 3*7 1 3<r2 24 lis <(♦> 101 2-> 1 .)21 Connoquenessing 300 47ti 1 iJS2 14 343 99 105 oo 1 so] \. J , Cranberry 395 4(7 1 779 51 -•> • l-» ' r - -'5 2 120 91 Concord 295 287 1 328 7!» 112 11 Donegal 14« 1 ~" f > f > : 15S ■ '■< l ; lo 1 4!»5 55 Forward 346 240 1 558 0- ~>HZ 5B 120 25 2 ■;>;] 89 Franklin '. 294 73-5 1 326 31 117 51 83 25 1 527 07 Fairview 2'.f) 100 1 305 45 145 45 102 .■> 1 -■> <>■> Jefferson 346 «07 1 -VHi 4-> '*l !-• -, o -",j .M Jackson 408 777 J 817 0" WS 23 90 m, 2 290 23 Lancaster 288 *l7 1 299 124 Of- 90 00 1 519 .<» Marion...'.'.!!.'!".!!!!.*!!!'. 257 37s 1 158 20 92 25 81 00 1 381 45 Mercer 156 631 704 hj '.*> 14 46 >0 H4l 4. Middlesex 430 459 IW. 07 1 204 *9 mi 75 :i 20-.' 71 Mnddvcreek 261 537 1 170 91 47 7s 132 oo l 350 Oakland 291 688 1 312 59 273 54 97 50 J 683 C.3 p enn :;:;7 26- 1 517 7" 054 1 5 I 3'» fto 2 :;o| k 5 porker 840 1 309 20 109 -i 74 25 ! 493 33 Snmmit !!!!!!!. 311 777 1 403 oo 3519 50 124 50 1 hO7 Ofi Slippery Rock 883 184 1 724 33 120 .50 *1 oo 1 931 83 Venango .... 202 757 1 IS2 41 44 "4 91 00 1 31. 4-. Washington 318 811 1434 65 271 0* 90 75 1 802 48 Winfield 295 704 1 330 67 450 II 98 2 i 1 HH-i Worth 310 278 1 423 25 M> 11 81 00 1 590 30 Uatler boro, Ist ward 495 mi 2 281 36 4»1 22 -3 25 2 805 8* ' " 2d ward . 097 594 8 1J» lh 059 97 2. .5 3 822 90 • " 3d ward 021 034 2 794 05 741 7:; 39 00 3 575 88 " " 4th ward 425 097 I 915 fi4 s l-. OS .#1 Oil 2 .1.2 .52 '• sth ward 409 351 2 112 OH 1 242 97 41 50 3 305 05 Centerville boro 136 742 015 34 454 75 21 00 1 091 09 Connoqoenessing 41 421 ISO 39 si 89 900 2.. 28 Evans City 204 770 921 49 4:14 Os 19 iO 1 4 .•> 07 Fairview..!!!!!!!!! «« 715 I#s 22 19 90 11 25 220 37 Harmony 126 058 569 90 9s 02 42 00 710 5 i Harrisville 63 157 2*4 20 454 45 7 50 740 15 Karn* City 28 I*s 104 *1 1 20 IS 75 125 28 Millers town 117 9:50 ->V> 71 51S 04 4s 00 1 090 7.) Mars 98 110 419 00 217 71 ■'.! 35 70-1 40 Prinpect 70 015 317 77 217 32 10 50 545 59 Petrolia 87 151 107 18 103 32 15 Oo 2-5 50 Portersville 50 853 220 59 58 29 7 .50 292 38 Hitxonbnrg 04 396 424 7s 327 50 29 00 7*l 28 Snnbnry 55 116 248 02 38 50 0 ... 29:5 27 Valencia 25 360 114 12 40 08 9 75 109 95 Zelienople 205 o-'.j 922 90 3*B os :sl 50 1 312 4S Total 1 1 :557 I*3 I »J7 -'ls 599 I:', if 3 *O7 75584 015 85 HTATI..MKNT Ol TAX l:F:< KIVEI) AND i>' V. I'laiM IK.- AMI I'UKVIOI'S. IHSTKICTH. COM.F,' TOKrl. - ■; |_ r r ~ i Butter Townfihlp . . M. Uofford ® ? •* ® Mii(J'lyr<' k 'i-■<> W ! Clicrrv ' W. N'l wnmn 1 > (f< I ■ Brady T. A. Illmt 24 71 ... 2} Jl Bllpix-ryro< , lt Ir»#4-pli 1,. C<xiper. J"*o Jj® ' ir - WlnHild A UKU »t rreellng l"!*j 27 JJ J1 •! 1 A■ l<-tf>i«-riv -'a*. Jolly • '**: 1 H;itlcr Township T. I>. I'l«-rc« I*"' Clinton (:•U. Iild(ll> l"l ■ - '«> «< ■ « ClearH<-l<l. K. .1. Keiin<-«ly ttJ U •»« ... Clii rry 11. I. UiisM-lf 10 SB !l <li .»] ... Denceal F. W Waltrnan . •» 54 ■!" *>«« »l 22 Marion Joseph Vandyke.. • C! *i' '2") I 'i. Venango 11. B. -talker .. -17 3. ..I 10 HI JO v, Wort !i W. H. I'W ' ! 17 ' '■ Butler Borough lohn s. I »efc 14if.. ;i. V>» Ori Bn : r>; .V. Centerville I'rank Harmony I M W«*i!•* . 15 " • • Kami ' ity I rank Blolllt . ' " I'elrolla f. M. fritz ** '< <2 »U 221 2 4ti HaxonOur/ I. K. Meier 1 : • :■/) Corino<|ii'ii'H*lrir <'a.«per i-'ill 1' ?' 1 J- Wahlilngton Twp \iiitln Meals '• "" •' I -' •" •• Adams la».ei f irr it" 2- -t Allegheny .lames .lt»lly '* *■" 2*; 2. t-» BulTalo loiin llarhlwm ■' •• 11 " Butler Township —!. It IMerce V*;:. t(. > I 21 Kra'ly ... frank MeCurdy "" '•»> I h.l Clinton... Jan.. sit Kiddle <l". -7 If. 2! St 4 2> I-; Center I. H. Smith 212 21 «K» W I '2l -II day W,l,i rt Conn '»io v, .1." 1? •> m rr n; ClearllKid. f. I Kennedy. *'7l '»• I- "• e*> 1-5 II- 7n Cherry ilujrli Mprotill 2it- »;# !'• "•> II > ConiKxiueneftslng .. It. - Henry " '■"'■ 122 20 20 Cr.-inlxrry .. . Andrew Klrchler. •*» >2 !tl >t* low <soneord . I£*jI »«-rT A.lams '- I .' '' 2> 4-t I" Uonecal Thomas Waltrnan ' I I VI 2.: H «l »; forwar'l liflf). M. Marlx ric r ... s' l 'l l ' ■" -!» 2 .1 .^i Fairview J.J. famphell ... «•» s#l :» 15 -"*■ > 15 W Franklin Alonw>Me« andlMa XIB M<H ..I Jefferson s. M. Han ««2 .%•{ 412 »• %\ 2» i«»: Jackson \ 11. Mlekley »■"••*• U >'2 21 15 til :«7 <e I.an<'aster .. ... Samuel Hart fey t.t; f. :;i ;l ' Marlon lo.e|.li V;u,<lyk.- KS > :•*! t»> 10 ; 02 ». |ii!i «• Mercer.. .. J. J. M'-Oarvey IBs 20 I .VI 7s ><2*. ;t I; Middlesex 1,. (>. THotnpson 100 >'.t 07 -1 1 ■ -!7 le Muddycreek . '.rant J./fi's ... .21 il ' l l £4 2»J J" *. '2 tlakland i'et.-r Whltndre.... ■» I-» 2 I If - Parker Iwph Wally «»'25 t" 00 2»«- »- II '27 Pent! f f May 1-'K< VI K«2 l-- Hliuovry Boek • If Bovard *'ll 7s -'I - i .il It 21 I Summit. John W llaidauf ««7 W "7 v. «IK (!i!l VenatiKo .W. If -talker ... Mts It V«i 01 ai »; 15 Washington Austin .\ieals .... *■" '> If* "■» 21 1J 1 20 l-l i;. wiiill 1.l J. M. < r.okshariks 121 10 VJ 52 2-: t;» 7. t II : II Worth W. 11. Pls..r Itl I 112 % 21 71 0 71 lltltl.-r ltoi'.>tii(h ... Johns. Ja.*k. 21 ■ li ''' 'S. t II ir.i 2"> C.nterrlile I rank Forr.slei 2i; u. no I' ■■ <; <! lo 27 <'onn'*|U'-nessirji{ ... Caliper I<• 11 12" > 112 :l 'I !JI lo Kvans c|ty <Jeo. Kipper. .. ... -175 tt' -27 17 2> >" 5- Falrvlew Wm. (llliwtti.. .... l2i' 02 lot ■?.. 5 ..n -ns 2 OT> Harmony Fred W. l«li! 2»t |o :»m i<> in:,.; in ,i~ t.i Hi Harrisvllie I. H. Pew -5 :*> 7» «* I l!i 111 Karris City Is.«liters tnni ;l Ml I I!" I. lionahue 2!f: II 2.V> 00 111.. ::i Mar- .... Ceo. I! SMart. I<» »' 1..' 12 -I" lll.i . I'elrolla I M Fritz »« I; ; Porteravlllo A. IB'tmhaw ... "I 7!i .7 -. I no 2 77 72 PrUSped ... (!, f. Newman . It*. 190 54 till 10 17 Saxont.urK .... J f Moder .... 1'52 o- 110 I" 771 7 w o Hunliury.. P. P. Brown fc »5 its Ht 9 m low Valencia J. 11. -toup I«7 Ti I.V» Ml II 12 001 Xellenople Wm. Allen 222 *1 2M* AOS 10 Xi 22 21 Total ....I. . BMW 15 MAW a WC 211 17-7 20 1727 77 2 11 2 44 IKXI TAX Of I*l* AM* PKfVloi S. IHSTRICT. COLIJEUTOB. r - 5 ? x ~ 2. "- Si 7 S i! 11 ;h h nil M P I |: _J ! : L _J _s_ Li Li silpp. ry tKock JoMiph L. Cooper I*M' 75 9 Lancaster f.phrlatn Krh iw> Ihi I"I Clearfield II If huffy l"t«; 111 121 22 Marlon James CJllehrlst . 12 21 12 > i>; Wlnlleld . XiiKuat Kreellnff " P. oi I". :f. -n Ifor*# ' hiirh-n Kualu 1* I'J 't I All«*}(tif*riy lam< Jolly .. IW7 :41 il liut I«• r* Township J '> I'M r < • > ■" I 'I I I *■ cilnUiri . li4f»i« h Itlddii "'V :i 01 «,i ' # i < 'l« :u fiH'l I I K« f»ii« <ly ■» •'»*, •» V, i in try il J,. 2-» -:J .J I fiotictfttl I Wrtlt rnuri ~.. :»l t»t Vt <!• I \% «p, M;irlori V'.'irMly k«-. H II 07 OuklumJ l'«-t« r Whltmlro I I \\'X Vi'ti.'iiiK'i 11 It. Htalk'T •" l'» 47 '»-i li 8 i/\ Huth r l*orotif(li .lohn H. .lurk, .. 1»♦ I' I '' 'Mi » '.J'i .'I v7l <borough I lof i' ill r "i « ; ('orifio<|ii«'ij<'nnlri{( Ift/r 1 •'» i» # ' 'HI 'J I o.ii I .i I . Falrrl' w A.' OH*v#n l" i'» Kurofif ity b0r0... I'rank I', iiihlt W Mlll'TdtoWfl tioro. .1. .1. Moii;iliii< 12 .V.» IU Mi I*« trolltt U»ro I' M. I fit/ l» ' II 'Si '■» 2 f, A'lami. l.'ifiH'H Orr 2t» I<J I Hi *..; All( xlicny .larnf t Jolly 7."» II I .1 \(,i Butli*r town>»blp I I' I' •I■ • i I Bttlfftlo John llttrblfKm II HO •. 191 »15 lirinly trunk Mr* urily ' ' 22 I l'» l# JO i Union I arm It Hhldlr • 2ii l*» I ;;•< nn ' oip onl K«i»#« rt Atlams . . 2!5 I I ;i - i,t, <Viit«-r I l» Hnillb 1 ' > I II ifi Clay . Kohort ''otm •• "• Mi 9 991 10 XS) j j 58 I r.i tii.t-rry \»• *- ? • ' I. i »•»•!• » I • 1 *• \ ■ - ' l« K I K« nin <ly *1 7i 17 I 'j I*. I, I ('ln rry IH 71 111 71 i onrio<|ii(?rM'Hiln{( I' * ll« nry l-« '<« >. I'» 10 21 Dom ,'.« l I Valtman I" ji \'< Korward 'iwifgp Marburg«rr I' - ' ;l 77 •: II" I- Kairvlnw J. J. ' urnplH-ll .. <;7 <'» •; oz, i rank lln. \lon/,o Mr' undlt-N l * I- .'■> 'Il M» I •* JrfTrr*on r*. M liair 'l Ml 4*l 4.' 2 1 4 7:.' .lick ton A. 11. Mirk toy MJi 007 I Mi II 03 Lanr*»ter Htmuel Itoaity — 1 r»i 4W $j i«» 222 ; n^- Marlon .l«n»«*pli Viih'JykP !.• im 70 19 71 J.*» !•'. Mi rn r I I MrOiirvny . .. ... 3*» I * 21 I'l 111 ;'.r; M 11111!. ,< v ..., E. O. Tliompnon L... | Ift AS 1 .... J6S Oft'... Mu'blyrrn k '»rurit .low-* I" 1 '* . J". I ~:• I 'mklaml rrt« r Wblttiilr* I *' .1 Mil IVnn ihfttru* ' May 12 » 1 j. 'z.. j'arl.rr lo • pli Wallry •- 1» I 10 Z\ |« .1 Summit. John l.aPlauf WU" II !."• I. Hllpp< ry iUfii. II IW#v;ir*l .VI l«. II 7 ; : i- .o- Vi naiiKo II H. -•talki r Hi 70 10 mi pi •{ Washington Auwtlii ... tt" '•» iST I 0-' 0 1.. im Worth W 11. Plnor *» .• ;l »'.2 I-: I • Wlnfl. l'l I M ' r ilkthank >3l .".«£! I II" Wa lil.i/ton An tin MniN |-.r, l- . II ♦ ; 1.. Miith r lK»ro loiin 14.I 4 . JiU'k I"'-'- ' '*• II" H • 2 r< •*> I Onlrrvllh* U»ro I I r II • .• I.: II < 'onrio«iu«*m-Hslnfc bor' Kvan < Ity t»oro Klpprr > I". Pi ;• 1! 02 Falrvlrw M.OtnMin II '■*> I 7.' 10 24 Harmony ln»ro Ir« «l \'. ■» '.i I. i; n*« MarrUvlllr lx»ro I H l'» * II "I I" l'« •• 70 Kariisi'lty lioro II l». Koilin r* I" 02 . sh i ; Mars Itoro Cirortfd II HU*wari ... '• 12 ;l 7►. Mtltorstown boro i •' iiofiahtio "• •' . PortornTlllM lioro A lf<*ri<ibitw .. ....J 6 141 $ f3) Bl .... Pnigpi r| t. .in • I * • man I i IM rolla Uiro I , M I'rlt/ i- l« Haxoiihtiiw »>oro .1 1.. Mu'lrr 17 • I 7ti - ; i ij Munhiiry »niro IV IV lirown 0 » 140 » I > Vutonrfa boro ... I I*. *toup .... 7 »W* ; Zeltouople boro William Alton : i . i'»- Total 1 '24#7 oo iQrMO aJiifii oi au 17 ;i; THE BUTLER CITIZEN. | COLLECTuRg' ACCOUNT FoK DISTRICT. COLLECTORS. 2 - i ; r* Adams James Orr" ? ' f •\'.e»hcnv lames Jolly I—" - i«l 2»; l-_ ■ Brady frank M>-< urdy ->■.! ' .*> ifi 1- B .Talo rohn llarliiMjri l's>' '' 1 ■- i® J- -i 1t..: . r 1.. FrankD.Pierce l-w 000» «U W Clay ! K. B. conn I***' IL' ~ : ' (Union" James K. Kiddle »» " Center .J.D.Smith HI" "I »??» <j .«» - Cl.arfieid E.J.Kennedy jg ]d 1" LV I ' 111 -r r v Hll?h ** !J rou I 1 .JO P■l •# •!«.> .»'■> • t OMKoSa Koi-rt A.iams:': •««»»;«• •••' Cranl>erry Andrew Klrchler fg* ®J }SJJ j" }i', s ' , . < onn.Kjuenesblng liotw-rt Henry ';•«> ! • '-'W "/r • ' i-o i'l 1 Itenejral ... Frank Waltman l-*» «' on ■«. .... 4.-M. Forward Gcf»re«* Marberger -141 #»4 1 ■* l J.J'ampiieii «« »»« Frankiiri Aionxo MrCaudless 111.".' 1044 -»i 0* >-i ! lefferv. Ulf Oral,e «H5 41- I'iJl 130 V ."2 1 A. Micklev mo-Si 12V. ..j l"0 W .11 «. : Late-aster Samuel Barklev }»2I ,b M 6 ; ' Marion ... J.r.epli Vandyke I_<.+.. ..J "J 411 ! Merrer. ...H.J Brown - "WW uq V, « 1 ; I Middlesex F.. Thompson ',»! »: -T " !-•• I'- ' Mii.ldvi-re.-A . tirant Jones 1...1»>.> •] -■ • ■- - Oaklanti Peter Wbltmlre 15-b It lt> » •"1 a-* . IPKB .o. s. Hoaelton tm» tt»» iOtaXTi M» I Parker J.iseph 11. Walley Hl#l |rJ) d - ,£ JI I : summit' '::' :.:::::::::... J. « Baidaut... k»> i--. m-.... »« •«I siipjH-ryrtK-k «J*. IO Bovard « "J Jg 'J' «• i v* - nais <r o .... H. B. >talkur ■ • • • 1..20 1» • _ 1 ' Washington Austin MeaU J;® j«d J' JV 1 •••• .I.V; \\«.rth .... Wlf I'isor WW -i> 11 .t -1 »■ M ; Wjnlleld .r. M. Ouikshaokn '«*•• l-« 2'5 1 •' .J - \ Batler John S. Jmci IJMO Jg Ir. 2S - Centrevllle . frank forrester. !OTO » - » -• ',i i onrto<iU<fiJ«*.ssfrit?— •' M. Rosr -> -j J* j - j Evans city Oeor*c Kipper ££ li, " Si fl Fiiirv'fvr ~ 1 ' - Harmony . i'red. Welgle «** •"* » » 3W j Harrisvllie loseph If Pew «W tw. ■<» .t Kl 64 Warns city E. I». R'nlnerm W»« J&£ -2 -» " " JL' Mars Geo. B. Stuart mm. .1 4.» 00 2# 3- 22!!,. MUlerstown J. J Donahue 'O4« pJ# T l*orl<*rsvllle Alonzo Henshew -M m 4 -0-j 00 h1" M 4. Prospect Chas. Newman SB II W® J? 2 -- Petrolia F. M fritz 270 50 172 14 Wl s.. ~ i.i jr* il jhsd®* jS>» , :a: «g }IS sunt.ury P. P. Brown 2*9 .»! I>> "• ? Valen'-fa W. H. Smith 190 1!" 71 A •« . • ««■ Zeller.ople Will lam A11en.... ' : »0 #- " #■' ft -« Total |WUS in i.V.t|irj stl«n 99fM :£i*iiv>.i B I NSEATED LAND AOCOUST FOB 1«W m;HOOI,. UOAO. I'xott. DISTRICTS. Buffalo'. I | •! W| I ** 1 1,7 Brady . 51 .1 Clay . 7 2:. 75- II t<7 2 tr2 2 :r2 .i y. I i>; l ('onii>«|nen'siiiK *1 SX 2 If. 501 . 7 l'.' K > I ffl. .. 2 <>l S I 2-I I i.t Cranberry , .. Forward .... t 25. 11 70 11 00 1. 70 Jefferson ... 27- 27* I C;# I I'll 4J 42 Fairview b0r0... 175 27 75 I itt .. 2 52. 2 4 ..... 4 .. Mlilerstown. .... ■ ' .....! J 1.. .. .. 91.. Middlesex .... • ••••• 2 in .. 2«7 M bddycreek « H2 ... 7 HI 7 til 1 I ji» 2 1J ill Pi'iiu .. P5 56 I*l 56 I. ill 1. 0 15' 'I I'r'Htrt-.-t Boro . .. 106 4 I-. 1 I M I !•» ... f-* Petrolia Boro t . 4 Summit !t 47 !» 47 Is Ki IS It; > Sx •• Sunlmry Boro 2 64 2 f.4 ~ .. Worth 4 Vi | 4 .Vl 2 07 llarrisville Boro . t :j7 I 27 Mercer 'i I- - Sl® I(o . . I(0 0f» Slip|*;ryrfK-k 2in I ~»\ I 5» 2 «7. 52 118 -4 M Venamro 7IJ mi 7.» i<2 '-zt 7*21 ... -S£ .2 .... .vi Parker 12 72 !# 42 Mo 40 20 H!« ,16 41 10 -4 si» 15 « :»l s 4.5 Butler Boro. |l( 21 62 22- 'M 6.' 22- 27 V. 20227 VI 2 i>2 522 76 522 76 Marlon. 17 4 2 25 24 II •>: 20 72 > It] 14 Hf 72 I*l 7 II 7 II « oneord . in 42 17 -2 12 2- 2) VI i; iki 111 Vi I:% 20 si; . « 705 117- tiii nil, Held 4>i I,"J I !»". 1.7 ;t "2 " .-, »|| «7 > ss 7:; t II". 24 4'. 21 07 45 Hi; lln Allegheny s m -Jt 46 772 25 70 24- 100 715 Hls 475 240 7 15 Washington ... 71 71 'Si 4'i . 46 2. 62 ti2 .. 112 !».' Fairvl'-w »a 22 315 .... 847 ... 2 IfJ 20 272 565 1-I 5 115 I M II ut 1. 1 :« 53 10 5.2 i« 21.11 - :jn 11 72 i:t <;•■ 617 22 im lit Ht 220 Cherry 641 12 :fi s7O IJ .17 H 7<» 22 6- H27 ;« :c 63 33t 2 ;t J.u-kson It. 16 .«*> 12 62 1.1 2* (A 1i! 5 111 II 2 -fc» 2 611 Oakland 17 -Vl IS» 12 52 ... 28 26. Zs 26 77h 77- Dom-Kal 1146 -II 24 s| 27 36 566 #7ll 10 6. 1 ■ riter . 1 144 l it 4- 4M Ino I i«. < learllel 1 13 71 42 16 12 16 7>l 711 n- 71l -I > 10 57 » 40, 1 55 Adams 752 351 12 07 351 12 07 14 2 50. 2HI I— I « Franklin jlO 7<[ 507 j 507 . . .. 634 634 » <t). 3 «<» Total ." 27» 25 2-1 5- 27- 71. ... IX, IW 271 11. 27- > 121 > 132 2"J 1611 21 II- 13 3»l 711-2 -5 I)tx; TAX OK ISIKI. ; ; ~'s 3 a? j DLSTBICTB. COLLEOTOBB. eg. Adams iJames Orr «*•■ » 135 wt'» Wttli 7185.. .£ 31 211 55 00 Allegheny I. J'.llv >25 J» :«» 111 26 45 Butler frank Pierce.. I"- . ■ - '• llufTaio John Harbison 126 00 61 63 3 !*;.... 60 41 "CO Brady .... frank MrCnrdy 5!. 25 tl i«. 2-5 15 in ( Ilnton .las. I{. Kiddle... I"5 75 70 67 I-I 'SO 24 - 1 lav . KB tonn 7" M 99 Z99 1125 18 50 Centre II) Smith WSO 10 43 310 114 1»7 !B 50 ciearlieid E J Kennedy s7 7'» 31 in 245 .... ">4 otl 21 -A. cherry lltiKh Sproufl 101 25 52 II Itt 44 67 Conri.K|iieriessliiK B S Henry In, no stl 1.1 6, 3: 12 <>» Ij vi Cranio rry Andrew Klrehler. . '£• 7s I!' 656 750 . ;i M -/J Con. ord Kolw-rt Adams si; :5 7n 00 36- 12 ... 13 ". Iton.'Kal ... Krank Waltrnan.. 13" .V' so 00 I'i 45 31 7 i«I Forward Oeo 4J Marhurj(er 12" 25 s7 6 2., 2ii 2.3 I. "" Franklin ... Alonsco M.-i andless 3". p; 01 32'. 31 Fairview J.I I'amplMdl ... 102 75 4.'. 1.1 3|. 51 57 Ino Jefferson W II firah. 127 50 tin i 5 511 62 12 Jackson A II Mlekley '»<■»> 60 no 11 31 -.1 ll' I*. Lancaster . Samuel Hartley 1.; 1.1 ti* 31 3-6 P. 1-1 60 vi Marlon Joseph Vandyke ! nl 75 25 no 213 51 62 in V. Mercer... ... II J Brown 46 00 16 Mi 111 :> 00 WOO M u.l'ly.-reek Grtint Jones (10 75 2t 1.1 2Hi 3. 26 Middlesex.. f" Thompson 132 W» I"'7 .2 21 » 76 V' Oakland I'et.-r Wl.ilmire '6* -V. ..1 1.1 t2l 17 25 13 20 ;il M Penn OB Huaelton ! UO 50 MM 031 • 750 Parker I Walli-y 712.. :,2 '■(■'. 2Wt I- II -• .vi Summit. J W Haitianf 124 .v> 50 no 426 70 21 :tr: m Slippery rock W II B«»vard ... -I 31. ~1 2 lit .. 3- 67 00 Venango II B Stalker HI 50 15 no 12- 75 22 Washington Austin Meals ... *175 3* 2 611 55 31 Wlnlleld I M Crulkshank It- 25 75 no 563 17 62 IB Otl Worth. WII I'isor .. HI 00 :« 72 111 II 15 .. Butler lM.ro .. J S Jack 2-5 00 112 -s 3 4.2 . I.- - 1 entreville frank Porraster SIM, ....]. 21 M ConntxiuenesslliK •' Bose " tm 2 I. 21 Kvans city. Geo Kipper 10 6 22 53 Fairview 112. 11... llsrmony Kred Welgie I 42 00 t2 tio j llarrisville Joseph It Pew 1 750 t52 30 262 71W Karns City E I. K'Mlifers I- > • 500 43 1.1 ,12 Mlilerstown J J Donun6 ' 4A99 W73 100 27 W Mars tl It St.u irt 37 75t - 37 Prospect (IF Newman .... 10 ,vi 4 -V. 33 5 6. Petrolia I'M Fritz 15 on son m 9 W... Portersvlile A llenshew 7 .VI 3tm 4 Haxontmrg pFtMnder 2# 00! 13 I9j 111 *II Sunhnry P I* Brown . 675 6 to ... Valencia . W II Smith # 75 2 *7 25 6 63 Zelienople Wm AII.-o 31 tn Iff 11 Total I ■" tl#ttl 130133 *•'.! 000164K 00 01564 50 YVAKKKN A Nil DIXMONT HOSPITAL ACCOUNT. 7 ■ g DISTRICTS |J | - E. -1' -c y. H £ • . o .3 et* < t : • 5 -• j Allbfflienjr township $ 14 545 ♦ ♦ 14 U!i t Clearfield «'J (Hi lill no Clay iWI 'HI 725 j 22 7.5 ConntKinenefuriDg s:i 50i 22 75 lIH 50 7 7.5 Cranlterry 28 00 2:i 00 Franklin 1211 00 !H 25 111 25 129 <«• Hrady 22 75 HI 25 OH 25 45 75 .la> kaon 12 00 12 on Summit 114 00 91 25 205 25 Worth «9 50 170 00 lilt 00 2011 50 Slippery rock HO 25 40 50 45 7-5 llutler. 45 75 ill 25 OH 25 0s 75 Clinton Wm 15 ill 25 !ill7 40 Mii.|.lv. reek 11l oo '.H 25 180 50 M TO Marion OH V) IH2 50 180 75 111 25 Oaklanti i! 9 2H 52 14 .!U 29 52 14 Mercer 22H 2.'. 2i17 50 851 50 114 25 , Winfieltl 172 00 172 00 .... Lancaster 05 14 52 1l!{ ill 18J 20 II Jefferson 91 4:: 52 18* 148 r.OJ Cherry 849 12 IH2 50 581 02 IVnn 411 00 |H2 50 50 00 548 50 Forward 114 on 109 25 91 25 182 oo Mara Itoro 258 50 OH 50 822 00 llntlor I 45 75 100 00 28 IK) IH2 75 Kama City 070 51 ill 25 701 ">!t Prospect • | 10 25 ( 10 "5 I'entervillo i | 075 575 Total #4017 <il (2280 90* 11528 25i154778 65J , I7NSEATED LAND TAX KKCKIVKT) UY TIiI'.ASCUKIC Foil IHitii 1 o 1 so tl H a H : 1 ? % I I SL 31 = \ =- - £.2 5- DISTRICTS. y r p- Z S • . » jf L H L , Clay * 5 85» 7 58* 2 tt» 1 40ii 17 Hi f I 00( 19 17 (/OnnntKineneHsinK 089 504 109 I 09i 15 81 107 10 88 1 Forward 425 000 100 II 25 15 II 40 Muddy-reek H9B 701 158 8 l".i 21 25 120 22 45 Slipiieryroek 210 15H 52 ...... 420 25 440 Parker 18 72 12 90 10 44 880 HI 80 877 85 18 Marion 17 42 II 80 14 HO 711 50 75 I4H tit 28 Concord 10 42 12 2H I 80 705 81 11 ill 82 02 Winfield ( 40 02 82 97 H7 5H 21 971 (Hit 14 I 17 190 81 Allegheny i HO4 772 715 2 40| 25 81 108 20 84 Fairview. 228 8 15 892 1 841 II 14 00 11 20 Hotter 88 58 IH 02 II 78 22 01 85 92 25H HH 50 Cherry 041 HHO H27 881 20 H2 90 27 7H .lnckK..ii 10 10 12 02 185 255 20 OH 1 55 2H J8 Oakland 17 .Vl 12 52 28 20 77s 00 00 I 42 07 48 Donegal . 14 40 24 Hi . 970 49 08 09 49 72 Clearfield 48 71 42 10 79 OH 10 57 175 52 290 17s is • Adams 7 52, 12 07 250 1 88 28 97 206 M "i" | franklin 10 77l 507 084 8 HO; 25 9H 88 20 81 Hutler borough 1 07' 82H 808 7'. HI t 42 HSO , Fairview... 1 75| 75 j 250 111 209 Total i« r,6 :'.s's2',h Hit |y7s Wfllß 18>9l'.i 25 $25 80|075 18 17 1 _ (Continued on 4th p-'tge.) BUTLER PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 1000 Headache | I« often a warning that thf V.-er Is B torpid or inactive. More Serious ■ troubles may follow. For a prompt, H efficient cure of Headache and all H liver troubles, take Hoatl*s Pifis I I While they rouse the If.er, restore B S full, regular action of the bow.-;-. ■ is irritveor 'nfianie the internal organs, ■ bnt hav< a positive tonic effect. 25c. ■ I at all druzei?-ts or by mail of ■ This Is Tour Opportunity. On receipt of ten cents, c.-ibh or stamps, a generous sample will be nmiled of tho most popul ir CatniTh anil llay I ever < ure (Ely's Cream Baliu sufficient to demon strate the grc -i merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS, sti Warren St , Sew lork City. Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi tive cure for catarrh if n-.«d as directed. Kev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Csntral Pres. Church, Helena. Mont. Ely's Cream Ba'm is the acknowledged enre for catarrh an<l contains no mercury nor any injarioue drug. Prico, 50 cents- RAILROAD TIME TABLES. J > L'FFAI -O, ROCHESTER & 1 > PITTSBURG KY. The new trunk line between Pittsburg. Butler, Bradford, Rochester and j BuH.Jo. On and after Jan. 1. 1000, passenger trains will leave Butler, P. & W. Sta tion as follows. Eastern Standard Time 10:12 a.in. Vestibilled Limited, daily, for Dayton, Pnnxsntawney. Du- Bois. Ridgway, Bradford, Buffalo and Rochester. 5:22 p.m. Accommodation, week days only, Craigsville, Dayton. Pnnxsn tawney, Dußios, Falls Creek. ('nrwensville. Clearfield and inter mediate stations 0:45 a.m. NVeek days only; mixed train for Craigsville. Dayton, Punxsn fawney and intermediate points. This train leave 3 Pnnxsntawney at 1:00 \i m. arriving at Butler at 5:45 p.m stopping at all intermediate stations Thousand mile tickets good for pas sage bet ween all stations on the B. K. <V PK'y and N. Y. C. R R. , Penn';: division) at 2 cents per mile. For tickets, time tables and furthei information call on or address, W. R. Tru.vr.it. Agt. Butler, PH., or EDWARD C. LAPEY. Gen'l Pass. Agent. Rochester, N. Y. I'., ISessemer & I. Trains depart: No 14, at 9:15 A, M; No. 2, at 4 50 P. M. Butler time. Trains arrive :No. 1, 9:50 A. M; No. 11, 2:55 P. M. Butler time. No. 14 rnns throngh to Erie and con nects with W. N. Y. &P. at Huston Junction for Franklin and Oil City, and with Erie Railroad at Shenan go for all points east. No. 2 runs through to Greenville and connects with VV N. Y. & P. for Franklin and Oil City, and at Shenango with Erie R R. for points east and west. \V R. TUHNKR, Ticket Agent. j > ITTSB UKG & W EST ER N kailScli'.ditb' of IV,- :nger Trains in efleet Nov. I (j, 1899. BUTLER TIME. ftejMirt. Arrive Ji iclifiiy Afronimodatlon Jdft A.M 907 a m Allegheny Kx|»r«wi H «♦'» " •!'» No* Ciwtlu Acr<jiuii]o<l!itk>ii M 0"» " j U <»7 *' Akron Miiil.. 806 A m 7 'i'i t m All< Kli<-riy FiMt Kxprcw !» r»ft " lis 1H *• Allelicnv Kxpr«M. '• (,l> I'.M * i ' I»ni ('hicugo J'' |»m M hiii Mail • r » " 7 I > j«in Atk*Kt"'"V tui'l Sow I'uxtW' Accom •'» " . 7 (Ki ** t hinw f.iniil-l f » W> *' !> "7 A.M KHIIM iui'J firH>lf<»ril MhII a.M - v M < lari.-n A-• .ri.iii-Inti »n I r .'» P.M 1»40a.II CJ«-vclaii'l hii'H "lil« »H'i Kxjiri'M... '» miii HI NHAY TJtAINs. Alli-nIM iiy Kxj>r«m BOA A.M «.» A.M All« Kh«*ny A<c>uiiii"<liilii>n, "» *•*' i M r» »»:: p vi N«w I,'iintle A CO'III Hi««!at J«/II . ... H »•*» A.M 7'H 41 ('hlcaffo KxprMH... 40 P.M f» •»;*. am All'«i;>i«*ny AEC«iiniii<KUtifiii 7 03 |mi 'I rain Arriving at ft.O.'t ii.in. In»v«*n 15. \ O. debot ntfHliuiK «*t p in hii'l I'. A: W., Alli'irln ny at 3.» p. ifi. On Hal HI «lay-i h train, kn« »wn a« tin* tln*atra tram, will liiuvi- Butler ut (i j» im , arrivjiiK at Alh'Xiit liJ at I.AK rt tiiiniiiK li*av« at II »<• p in. i'lillnuiii ftl'M'jiiiiK ram «»i» ' lii« »Ko Kxpi>*«* lictwi't'ii aii'l ' lii<aj(o. » nr tlltotl((h ti' k« t« to all point* |fl tlio want, nortlf «t'4 or iKiutliMeiit NII'I Information rout«■*, tim« of tiaiiiN, etc. apply t > W. It. TIT UN KB, Ti« k«>t Agent, it. li. KKYNOMW, Mnp't, N. t)., lluller, l'a it'll I' i, l'a W. HABHKTT, (i. V. A.. Allegli«M»y, l'a II o DUNK LIC, Hup't. W At \ t IM*., Auction* ,#M PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN PBNNSYLVANSA DIVISION. Hr.'NBMLK IN Krrr.iT No». lt\ % 1890 MOUTH. , WKKK l»AV8 » A. M A. M A M V M I' M lIIJTIiKIt «. z". k o r, io r, o 2 'Jt* r, oft lax nlairK . .Arrlv- '» M H -Ml II l'» I' oo 'Zt ItutW r Jtni< lion.. " 7 '£l <\ f ».l II 4o ; 2'> r * > llutli-r Jnni tlon. .Lent"- 7 il <4 ft '. II hi '» Zft ft r > » Natrona Arri%. 7 l«» '■> «»l <»l i M •- «iL Tar<*ntiim ....: 7 II -• '*7 IJ OK », o7 Mpi iiiK'liilo 1 h'L UH>I J. !'♦ •» U'l ... •ii• ■in -iit . W 10jilt 98 108 sliar|<Nl»iirK Mil 'I I- |H -I 12 •« ■'>! All''ifl"iiiy H '«jl i» 4* 1 'C 4 lift tl 4.» A M A M I'. M V. M I*. M HI'MI'AY TIIAINH. I.i-ave liutPr for ' ity aii'l piln' ipal Intoinidliale Ntatloim at 7 ;o a in., tml 6;00 p. in. NoltTII. WKKK DATS - A M A M A M IV M IV M Allegheny ( Ity. '«'***• 7 "" M10 *" • ' 1 I" *• .Shar|«liiirg j 7 12. f# 07 10 T»7 .... < » »!«• lllolit I I 01 Hpiiiiffilale ....) .... II IM. . ... | i; '.\l Tai«-!• tn in ~ 7 :7 » .111 ; P. », 0. Nairotia .... . II 'I An II .I .» r<" i. .11 duller Junction .arrlvo 7 I" '» 47 III* 7 on liiitl*<r Junction .I<**vw 7 l t4711 l Io« 7 111 Saxonl'uru h I. inn - L II I 7 .1 |SI I 1.1 It ariiv. H4olo M I |o ' U , { Ui A M A. M P M I' >1 IV M HI M» \ Y Tit A INM Krave All«pli-t.y • My f-i llm l« t mill prin< i|*il liit«rme«liatM utatioiii at 7 Ift a. ui. mi l '.i p. m. roll THK KAHT. Week* Oio « ' umlayn A.M A.Mr \ M I* >1 llt'i ir. ii . ...Ir '< 10 <«> ' '•'» 7 .Ui <fii Bull 4 r .1.1 M 7 II 40 8 lliill. r J• t I v 7 4* 1 | I ' - I H.. . Fi.. i*.it ar 7 111 »• I"I H HO7 Klxklinlix taii J i 7 II >'< 107 •• m ll iiliiirg " H 07 1 1: ov ll' H4l Hi! I' l'llton (Al«'llo). '• M I • II" « H I MHIINI'Urg ..." H M H 41' '• 'IM !I i\ '.i O'l Ml.ilrnvill. „ Ii U: I 'H> '» II • *>l ■' I" IJlair*vlll« lilt " 'I Vl I .; -VI |o oo AlUama 11 - • • > • • W 11 all i-il'tllfc '• |o |0 'l. I OO |o oo Piiiliwl. ipii.il n X 4 i 1 i> PM\M\ M A M r M Tlouugh tralim for the caiit l« aro l'ltUl*urg (Union Htatioli), HA follow* - Mliinli* K*l»r«»«m, daily 2/M> A M I'l'iiiNylvaiiia |.lmlt<«l " . ... /7 Ifi M lh»y Kvpii'W. *' 7 «0 M Main I«II»H Kxpr«<«M, " K m 44 Ilai i i»loirK Mail, 4 ' ... I ' Ift I" M I'llilwlelpliln Kxprcn*, 4 l.ftO M Mall iaii*f Knpi' ** 'laily. K-ii N« w York only. Through l»ufT««t »l«">p*o, noi oa«l.« * 7 no " Kaati'iu Kipriiw, * 7 lo l iu.l Mn«., 4 K m " I'lttahtllg I luiltwl, «lallv, with through OHM IK-H t>N«w Yoik, ami Nl<M<|>lng I.lm to .%• a ilaltiiuore aii't Wanhlfigtoii »»iily No ••xliu tar« on thl* train 100n 4 * rhllad'a Mail, Mo tela * < "ii.y H lo A.M For Atlantlero * (rla IMa\% u Iti. r llrhlg-, .11- ■ rail route), K«fi \ M, ami " . ■ P M. 'hilly. A«t W • wt« iii |ii*ln< »,' • tm i Klfth Av nu« nn>l Huillh* ii !-l Htr»« t, IMttahiirg, l'a. J Is. 11l 'P III.HON, 1. It Wool' 'H*n«-ral Maiiaaer <i»n M ''Ml'. AIM Ik \E, E. CAMPBELL, $ 0 TIN ROOFER, V X Specialties in Tin. jf '.ll*l Nlliln M llullrl, I'll. 1 •'« . . >'? . »! . . »».' . "J ' *7 • dt • ;«• • »! A»! • • • »v• »«• • ;«* r »•« ? ;« r ? »•' ' »•* * »» r * #«• * A»* * »'t'' ; • I TIE OTil A By 1 [5 IM /// OLIVE ;".T \K SCILREINER- C'? a «im»M 1 I v * • • *. :'4 A TALE OF LIFE IN THE ★ BOER REPUBLIC. V/F ♦ • »'• • ''J • • 4 i- • .W : •*.'. t»?. it?. . *•.'. ty . i'i.»»; . »»f ; . t«; ..»?. v« .%• * ;»• • • r«* • • ;*• • ;V• ;«• • ;,i •a» • F«* • ;«• •;««• T.« J»V • • ;•»? /•« r CHAPTER 111. "I WAS A STRANGER, AND YE TOOK MP IX." As the two girls rounded the side of the "kopje" an unusual scene present ed itself. A large group was gathered at the back door of the homestead. On the doorstep stood the Boer wom an, a hand on each hip, her face red and fiery, her head nodding fiercely. At her feet sat the yellow Hottentot maid, her sutellite, and around stood the black IvalHr maids, with blankets twisted round their half naked figures. Two, who stamped mealies in a wood en block, held the great stampers in their hands and stared stupidly at the object of attraction. It certala'y was not to look at the old Germati over seer, who st.jo in the center of the group, that JT v hail all gathered to gether. His salt and pepper suit, griz zly black beard and gray eyes were as familiar to every one on the farm as the red gables of the homestead itself, but beside him stood the stranger, and on him all eyes were fixed. Ever and anon the newcomer cast a glance over his pendulous red nose to the spot where the lloer woman stood and smiled faintly. "I'm not a child," crieil the Il<ier wo man in low Cnpe Hutch, "ninl t wasn't born yi'stenlny. No; liy the Ix>r<l, no! You can't take me In! My mother diiln't wean nic on Monday. One wink of i.i.v i'ye. and 1 si e the whole tiling. I'll have no tramiis sleeping on my farm!" cried Tant' Sannle, Mowing. "No. by the devil, no. not though he hail Oil times s!\ red noses!" Tli-'i-c the <;eri:ian overseer mildly In l.erposeil that the man was not a tini:i|>. lit:I a highly resji'jctable indl vldual. v., •!: ■ had died l>.v an nc cldent three i! • ! - fure. "lion't tell i'ie!" cried the Boer wom an. "The mini Isu't horn that can tnke me In. If hc-'if had money, wouldn't he have bought a horse? Men who walk are thieves, liars, murderers, Rome's jiriests. seducers! I see the devil in his uose!" cried Tant' Sannle, ■baking her list at him. "Amd to coot walking Into the house of this Boer's child and shaking hand 3 as though he came on oh, no, no!" The stranger took ofl his hat, n tall battered chimney put, and disclosed a bald head, at tin- hack of which was a little fringe of curled while hair, and he bowed to Tant' Kaunie. "What does she remark, my friend?" he inquired, turning his crosswise look ing eyes on the old German. The Germau rubbed his hands anil hesitated. "Ah well nh the Dutch—you know—do not like people who walk- In this country—ah!" "My dear friend," said the stranger, laying his hand on the Herman's arm, "I should have l.ought myself another horse, but crossing, live days ago, a full river, 1 lost my purse—a purse with £r>OU In It. I spent live days on the bank of the river trying to And it —couldn't; paid a Kafllr £1) to go in and look for It at the risk of his life— couldn't timl It." The German would have translated this Information, but the Boer woman gave no ear. "No, no! He goes tonight. See how he looks at me, a poor, unprotected female! If he wrongs me, who Is to do me right?" cried Tant' Sannle. "I think," said the German in an undertone, "if you didn't look at her quite so much It might be advisable. She all she—might—lmagine that you liked her 100 well—ln fact—ah"— "Certainly, my dear friend, certain ly," Kilil the stranger, "I shall not look at her." Saying this, he turned tils uose full upon a small Kafllr 'J years of age. That small naked son of Ham became Instantly so terrified that he lied to his mother's blanket for protection, howl ing horribly. Upon this the newcomer fixed his eyes pensively on the stamp block, folding his hand on tiie head of li is cane. His boots were broken, but ho still had the cane of a gentleman. "You vagabonds se Engelsehinan!" said Taut' Hannle, looking straight at him. This was a near approach to plain Kngllsh, but the man contemplated the block abstractedly, wholly unconscious that any antagonism was being ills played toward him. "You might not be a Scotchman or anything of that kind, might you?" suggested the German. "It Is the Eng llsli that she bates." "My dear friend," said the stranger, "1 am Irish, every Inch of me father Irish, mother Irish. I've not a drop of Kngllsh blood ill my veins." "Anil you might not bo married, fnlglit you?" persisted the German. "If you had a wife aud children, now! I Mitch people do not like those who are not married." "Ah," said the stranger, looking ten derly at the block, "I have a dear wife and three sweet little children, two lovely girls and a noble boy." This Information having been con veyed to the Boer woman, she, after some further conversation, appeared slightly mollified, but remained flrui to her conviction that the man's designs were evil. "For, dear 1.0ri1," she cried, "nil Englishmen are ugly! But was there ever such a red rag nose thing with broken I mot* and crooked eyes before? Take him to your room!" she cried to the German But all the sin ho does I lay at your door." The German having told how matters were arranged, the stranger made a profound bow to Tant* Sannle and followed Ids host, who led the way to his own little room. "I thought she would come to her better self soon," the German silld Joy ously. "'rant.' Haunie Is not wholly bail far from It. far." Then, seeing his companion east a furtive ghuico at him, which lie mistook for one of stir prise, he added quickly: 'Ah, yes, yes, we are all a primitive people here not very lofty. We deal not In titles. Every one Is Tatita and Oom aunt and uncle. This may be my room," he said, opening the door. "It Is rough; the room Is rough not a pal ace, not quite. But It may l.e better than the Ileitis, a little better," be said, gliiii'-iug round at his companion. "Conie in, come in. There Is some thing lo cnt, a mouthful, not the fare of impel-..!: or klnr". but we do not starv . ll 't yt," be said, inl.Miig ills hand log iln-r and 1< oklng round with II |il. a .-d, halt nervous smile on. his old far. "My fil.-tid, my dear friend," said the ii i a ngei, H. lzlng hI III I.)' Hie hand, "may the Lortl bless you, Lord l-less and reward you—the (Sod of the fatherless and the stranger. T.ut for you 1 would this night have slept in the fields, with the dews of heaven upon my head." Late that evening Lyndall came down to the cabin with the (Sermau's rations. Through the tiny square win dow the light streamed forth, and without knocking she raised the latch and entered. There was a fire burning on the hearth, and it cast Its ruddy glow over the tittle dingy room, with its worm eaten rafters and mud floor and broken, whitewashed walls, a curi ous little place, lillod with all manner of articles. Next to the tire was a great tool box; beyond that the little bookshelf with Its well worn books; beyond that. In the corner, a heap of filled ami empty grain bags. From the rafters hung down straps, "relms," old boots, bits of harness and a string of onions. The bed was in another cor ner, covered by a patchwork quilt of faded red lions and divided from the rest of the room by a blue curtain, now drawn back. On the mantelshelf was an endless assortment of little bags an.l stones, and 011 the wall hung a map of south Germany, with a red line drawn through it to show where the German had wandered. Tlds place was the one home the girls had known for many a year. The house where Tant' Sauuie lived and ruled was a place to sleep in, to eat in, not to be happy In. It was in vain she told them they were grown too old to go there. Every morning and evening found them there. Were there not too many golden memories hanging about the old place for them to leave it? Long winter nights, when they had sat round the fire and roasted potatoes and asked riddles and the oltl man had told of the little German village where, 50 years before, a little German boy hail played sit snowballs and had car ried home the knitted stockings of a little girl who afterward became Wal do's mother, did they not seem to see the German peasant girls walking about with their wooden shoes and yellow, braided hair and the little chil dren eating their suppers out of little woo«len bowls when the good mothers called them in to have their milk and potatoes? And were there not yet better times than these moonlight nights, when they romped »!><>ut the door, with the old man. yet more a child than any of them, and laughed till the old roof of the wagon house raug? Or, best of all, were there not warm, dark, starlight nights, when they sat together on I lie doorstep, holding each other's hand, singing German hymns, their voices rising clear In the still night air, till the German would draw away his hand suddenly to wipe qulck lj a tear the children must not see? Would they not sit looking up at the stars and talking of them of the dear Southern Cross; red, fiery Mars; Orion, with Ills belt, and the Seven Mysteri ous Sisters and fall to speculating over them? llow old are I hey? \\ ho dwelt In them? And the old German would say that perhaps the souls we loved lived In them. There, In that Ut ile, twinkling point, was perhaps tho little girl whose stockings ho had car ried home, and the children would look up at It lovingly aud call li "Uncle Ot to's star." Then they would fall to deeper speculations —of tho times and seasons wherein the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll and the stars shrill fall as a llg tree casteth her un timely ligs and there shall be time no longer, "when the Hon of Man shall come In his glory and all his holy an gels with him." In lower and lower tones they would talk till at last they fell Into whispiis. Then they would wish good night softly and walk home hushed and quiet. Tonight, when Lyndall looked Waldo silt before the rtro watching n pot which simmered there, with bis slate iiidl pencil In his baiul. IIIn fa ther Hat at the table burled In the col umns of a three weeks' old newspaper, and the stranger lay stretched on tlio bol In the corner, fast asleep, bis luouth opeu, his great limbs stretched nut loosely, betokening much weari ness. The girl put tho rations down upon tho table, snuffed the candle aud stood looking at the figure on the bed. "Uncle Otto," she said presently, lay ing her hand dowu on the newspaper and causing the old German to look up over his glasses, "how long did that man say he had been walking?" "Sin)')- this morning, poor fellow! A gentleman, not accustomed to walking horse died poor fellow!" said tho (Jcnnim, pushing out his lip and glanc ing commlscratlngly over his specta cles In the direction of the bed where tin- .stranger lay, with his llabby double chin anil broken boots through which tie' lli'sh shone. "And do you believe him, Uncle Ot to r "Believe Mm? Why, of course I do. 11. himself told me tho story thrert times distinctly." "If," said the girl slowly, "be had walked for only one day, Ills boots would not have looked so, oud If"— "If!" said the Gorman, starting up In his chair, Irritated that nny one should doubt such Irrefraglble evidence. "If! Why, lie told me himself! Ixiok how he lies there," added tin? German pa thetleali.v, "worn out, poor fellow! Wo have something for hlrn, though," pointing with his forefinger over his shoulder to th)- saucepan that stood on the lire "We are not cooks not I n iieii cooks, not quite—but It's ilrluk al>le, drinkable, I think, better than nothing, I think," lie added, nodding his head in a jocund manner that evinced his high estimation of the con tents of tie- saucepan ami Ills profound satisfaction therein. "IHsh, blsh, my chicken!" he said as Lyndall tapped her Utile fool up and down upon tho floor. "Illsli, blsli, my chicken! You will wake him." He moved the candle so that his own head might Intervene between It and the slei |>er's face, and, smoothing his newspaper, he adjusted his s|nw'tacloß to read. Til)- child's gray black eyes re led on tin- figure mi the bed, then turned 10 the Uerman, then rested oil the figure again. "1 think hi' Is a liar! Oood night, Uncle Otto," she said slowly, turning to the door. Long after she had gone the German folded hts paper up methodically and put II In his pocket. The stranger had not awakened to partake of the Mitip, ami his son had f 111 i<-ii asleep on the ground. Taking two white sliv'Opskius from the lieui> t>f sacks In tbe corner, the old man doubled theru up and. lifting the boy's head gently from the slate on which It r« sted, placed the skins beneath it. "Poor lambie. poor lambie!" he said, tenderly patting the great rough l>ear like head. "Tired, Is he!" He threw an overcoat across the boy's feet and lifted the saucepan from the tire. There was no place where the old man could comfortably lie down himself, so he resumed his seat. Open ing a uiucb worn Bible, he began to read, and, as he read, pleasant thoughts and visions thronged on him. "I was a stranger, and ye took me in," he read. lie turned again to the bed where the sleeper lay. "I was a stranger." Very tenderly the old man looked at him. lie saw not the bloated body nor the evil face of the man, but, as it were, under deep disguise and fleshly concealment, the form that long years of dreaming hail made very real to him. "Jesus, lover, and is it given to us. weak and 6inful. frail and erring, to serve thee, to take thee in?" he said softly as lie rose from his seat. Full of joy, he bojjan to pace the little room. Now and again as he walked he sang the lines of a German hymn or mutter ed broken words of prayer. The little room was full of light. It appeared to the German that Christ was very near him and that at almost any moment the thin mist of earthly darkness that clouded his human eyes might be with drawn and that made manifest of which the friends at Kmmaus, behold ing it. said. "It is the Lord!" Again and yet again, through the long hours of that night, as the old man walked, he looked up to the roof of his little room, with its blackened rafters, and yet saw them not. His rough boarded face was illuminated with a radiant gladness, and the night was not shorter to the dreaming sleep ers than to him whose waking dreams brought heaven near. So quickly the night tied that he look ed ui> with surprise when at 4 o'clock the first gray streaks of summer dawn showed themselves through the little window. Then the old man turned to rake together the few coals that lay under the ashes, and his son. turning on the sheepskins, muttered sleepily to know If It were time to rise. "Lie still, lie still! 1 would only make a fire," said the old man. "Have you been up all night?" asked the boy. "Yes; but it has been short, very short. Sleep again, my chicken. It is yet early." And he went out to fetch more fuel. CHAPTER IV. BI.KSSED 18 HE THAI IIF.t.IEVETtt. Bonaparte Blcnklns sat on the side of the bed. He had wonderfully revived since the day before, held his head high, talked in a full, sonorous voice and ate greedily of all the viands offer ed him. At his side was a basin of soup, from which he t< >k a deep draft now and again as lie watched the fin gers of the German, who sat on the mud floor before him mending the bot tom of a chair. Presently he looked out, where, In the afternoon sunshine, a few half grown ostriches might be seen wander ing listlessly about, and then he looked In again at the little whitewashed room anil at Lyndall, who sat lu the doorway looking at a book. Then he mlfvxl liin ••Mn tvn-l tried to uljuit an Imaginary shirt collar Finding none, he smoothed tlie little gray fringe at the back of his head and began: "You are a student of history, 1 per ceive, my friend, from the study of these volumes that lie scattered about this apartment. This fact has been made evident to me." "Weil—a little—perhaps—lt may be," said tie German meekly. "Being a student of history, then," said Bonaparte, raising himself loftily, "you will doubtless have heart! of my great, of my celebrated, kinsman, Na poleon Bonaparte?" "Yes, yes," said the German, look ing up. "I, sir," said Bonaparte, "was born at this hour on an April afternoon three and fifty years ago. The nurse, sir she was the same who attended when the Duke of Sutherland was born— brought me to my mother. 'There Is only one name for this child,' she said, 'lie has the nose of his ;-reut kinsman,' and so Bonaparte Blunkliis became my name Bonaparte Bleukins. Ye*, sir," said Bonaparte, "there is a stream on my maternal side that connects mo with a stream on his maternal side." The German made a sound of aston ishment. "The connection," said Bonaparte, "Is one which could not be easily com prehended by one unaccustomed to the study of aristocratic pedigrees, but tho connection Is close." "Is It possible?" said the German, pausing In his work with uiueh Interest and astonishment. "Napoleon an Irish man!" "Yes," said Bonaparte, "on tho moth er's side, and that Is how we are re lated. There wasn't a man to beat him," said Bonaparte, stretching him self, "not a man, except the LMike of Wellington. And It's a strango coinci dence," addeil Bonaparte, bending for ward, "but ho was a connection of mine, llis nephew, the I>uko of Wel lington's nephew, married a cwsln of mine. She was a womau! Hoe her at one of the court balls amber satin, daisies In her hair! Worth going a hundred miles to look at her! Often seen her there myself, sir! The German moved tho leather thongs In and out and thought ef the strange vicissitudes of human life which might bring tho kinsmen of dukes and emperors to Ids humble room. Bonaparte appeared lost among old memories. "Ah, that Duke of Wellington's nephew!" ho broke forth suddenly. "Mirny's the Joke I've had with him. Often came to visit tue at Bonaparte Ilall. Grand place I had then park, conservatory, servants. He had only one fault, that Duke of Wellington's nephew," said Bonaparte, observing that the German was deeply Interested In every word. "He was 11 coward, what you might call a coward. You've never ala Itus«in, I suppose f said Bonaparte, ilxlng his crosswise looking eyes 011 the German's face. "No, no," said the old man humbly. "France, Kugland, Germany, a little In im country II la >ll i have traveled." "1, my friend," said Bonaparte, "have been In every country In the world and speak every dvllleen lU|tM|« t«qH Ing only Dutch and Gentian. 1 wrote a book of my travels— noteworthy Inci dents I'libllsher got >t cheated iimi out of It. Great rnseab those publish ers! t"poll on. occash i the Duke of Wellington's nephew ai. I 1 were trav .•ling lu BtNMte. A" "I ■ Udden OM of (lie horses dropped down dead ii" a doornail. There wo were cold night suow four feet thick gn at forest one horse Hot hcflig lllde to move Sledge night coining on wolv« «. " 'Spree!' say* the Duke of Welling ton's nephew. " 'Spree, do you call It V* says I. 'laook out.' "There, slicking out under a bush, Nol2 was nothing less than tEe'hosc of a bear. The I Hike of Wellington's neph ew was up a tree like a shot. I stood quietly on the ground, as cool as I am this moment, loaded my gun and climbed up the tree. There was only one bough. " 'Bon,' said the Duke of JVelLug t.>u's nephew, 'you'd better felt in frout.' " 'All right,' said I, 'but keep youp gun ready. There are more coming.' Ile'd got his face burled in my back. "'llow many are there?' said he. " 'Four.' said I. " 'How many are there now?' said he. " 'Eight,' said I. "•How many are there now?' said he. "Ten," said I. " 'Ten, ten!' said he, and down goes his gun. " 'Wallle,' I said, 'what have you done? We're dead men now.' " 'Bon, my old fellow,' said he, 'I couldn't help it, my hands trembled so!' ""Wall,' said I, turning round and seizing his hand, 'Wallie, my dear lad, goodby. I'm not afraid to die. My legs are long; they hang down. The first bear that comes, and I don't hit him, oft' goes my foot. When he takes it, I shall give you my gun and go. may yet be saved, but tell, oh, tell Mary Ann that I thought of her, that I prayed for her!' '• 'Goodby, old fellow!' said he. " 'Cod bless you,' said I. "By this time the bears were sitting in a circle all round the tree. Yes," sala Ito un parte. Impressively fixing his eyes on the German, "a regular, exact cir cle. The marks of their tails were left in the snow, and I measured It after ward. A drawing master couldn't hate done it better. It was that saved me. If they'd rushed on me at once, poor old Bon would uever have been here to tell this story. Hut they came on, sir, systematically, one by one. All the rest sat on their tails and waited. The first fellow came up, and I shot him; the second fellow—l shot him; the third—l shot him. At last the tenth enme. He was the biggest of all—the leader, you may say. " 'Wall,' I said, 'give me your hand. My fingers are stiff with the cold. There is only one bullet left. 1 shall miss him. While he Is eating me yon get down and take your gun, and live, dear friend, live to remember the man who gave his life for you!' By that time the bear was at me. I felt his paw on my trousers. " 'Oh, ltonnie, Bonnie 1' said the Duko of Wellington's nephew. But I Just took my gun and put the muzzle to the bear's ear. Over he fell —dead!" Bonaparte Blentlns waited to ob serve what offect his story had made. Then he took out a dirty white hand kerchief and stroked ills forehead and more especially Ills eyes. "It always affects me to relate that adventure," he remarked, returning the handkerchief to Ills pocket. "In gratitude base, vile Ingratitude—ls re called by It. That man, that man, wh£ but for me would have perished In tfcb pathless wilds <>f Russia, that mbn in the hour of my adversity forsook me/' The German looked tip. "Ye s," said Bonaparte, "I had money, I had lands. I said to my wife: 'There Is Africa, a struggling country. They want capi tal; they want men of talent; they want men of ability to opell up that land. Let us go.' "I bought 18,000 worm ot uiaclilncry - winnowing, plowing, reaping ma chines. I loaded a ship with them. Next steamer I came out, wife, cl(]l dren, all. Got to the Tape. Where is the ship with the things? Lost—gono to the bottom! And the box with the money? I.ost—nothing saved 1 "My wife wrote to the Duke of Wel lington's nephew. 1 didn't wish her to. She did It without my knowledge. "What did the man whose life 1 sav ed do? Did he send me £.'10,000; say, 'Bonaparte, my brother, hero Is a crumb?' No; he sent me nothing. "My wife said, 'Write.' 1 said: 'Mary Ann, no; while these lianffs liavo power to work, no; while this framo has power to endure, no. Never shall It be said that Bonaparte Blenkins ask ed of any man.'" The man's noble independence touch ed the German. "Your case Is hard; yos, that 1,0 hard," said the German, shaking his head. Bonaparte took another draft of tho soup, leaned back against tho pillow* and sighed deeply. "I think," In- snid after awliilo, rous ing himself, "I shall now wander In the benign air and taste the gentle cool of the evening. Tho stiffness hovers over me yet. Kxerclso Is beneficial." Ho saying, he adjusted his hat care fully on the bald crown of his head and moved to the door. After bo had gone the German sighed aguln orer his work: "Ah, 1/ord! So it 1»! Ah!" lie thought of 1 the Ingratlfrtflo of the world. "Uncle Otto," said tho child In tho doorway, "did you ever hear ot ten xars sitting on 'heir tails in a circle?" "Well, not of ten exactly, but bears do attack travelers every day. It is nothing unheard of," said tho Herman. 'A man of such courage too! Terrlblo experience that!" "And how do we know that tho story Is true, Undo Otto?" The German's Ire was rousod. "That la what i do batel" ho cried. "Know that It Is true! How do you Unow that anything Is true? Bocause you are told so. If wo begin to question everything proof, proof, proof—what will we have to believe left? llow do you know the angel opened the prison door for I'etcr except that Peter said so? How do you know that God talk ed to Moses except that Moses wrote It? That Is what 1 hate!" [TO DE CONTINUED.] llnndllnK Forelfin Mull. No sooner has the "ticker" reported the ("ampanla or other big liner "oft Klre Island" than a veteran of tho transportation department, accom panied by a few clerks and portorfc, hastens to the foot of Cortlandt street and boards the Postmaster General, the flairshlp of the postofllce licet. TllO boat was built for this service, tuid Is equipped with spacious tuallroouiß, slioots for iriuiMlMmrdlug sacks, and other expediting appliances. Steam Is up nod she la off down the bay to meet the bin Meamei She makes fast to her HMCH, and tho malls ara received i,board through tlie shoots, while the ,l,.iK fin >•!. mill verify I In- number re i't*l\iml >1 'i n't <>r lnvok'i* called "way bill," prepared by tint I-omlon, Havre, or «i*ii |iimlollU*u. I'n >iin-iiil\ ilii' i.iiHHi*!i«.*!» arc still nwnltln tin l iiuiinuitliii' doctor wlillo ill. iiiull.'i nr«' •i »< *i*« 111141 on t licit' way to tln* butt, ry, where the New York city me In tided; then to the rennayl- Vil I) 111 railroad, tlieli lot ll€? foot Ol l-'oiij M eond itreet, where WAKODH AWAIT the IIUIIIM for the (Irnnil Ocntral depot 'I'IIII ■ N Rr«*ut mivliiK lu tluie 1» 1 ifb n iMinle, while formerly the whole mall went HI t to the docks of the HCT • r.il 11 in ntlnntle linen, then by wag Olis lu tin u< 1M 1 iMistofllco, then aj;alu by WIIKOIIN t<> the different douots.—•
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