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
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:'4 A TALE OF LIFE IN THE
★ BOER REPUBLIC. V/F
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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.—•