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The New Fall Footwear
Ready for your inspection in such large assortments as this store is
known to carry. We placed our orders early and secured advantages
which we pass to the buyer. Never before have we made such a
generally good exhibit of early Fall and Winter footwear. There is
every new style brought out for early Fall wear, embracing every
popular style from the finest Patent Ca'f to the Heavy Working
Man's Shoe. School Shoes for the little Boys and the little Misses.
The prices are modest.
"Queen Quality"
Shoe for Women 53.00-
™ | ri Mannish
cat J JW Street Boot
/ LL THAT THIS
IS BRANDED
EVERY
Heavy Sole.
Hand Welt.
Handsome, well made and as easv as an
old shoe—th t's BEAUTY. Of all shoes
advertised this is the only one that has a
five dollar style at a three dollar price.
B. C. HUSELTON,
Puller's Leading Sbofi House. Opposite Hotel L.owry.
Look at Your Shoes!
Don't You Need a New Pair?
JOHN BICKEL
Has Just What You Want.
If you are in need of SHOES or SLIPPERS of any kind, n
natter what si)le you may want, call around and see us and w<
vi'l suit and please you. A'l our fall and winter goods are in. W
can show a better and finer selection of Ladles' shoes than ever before.
Full stock of SOROSIS SHOES in fine Dongola, Patent and Box
C?'f; also a lull slock of Women's and Misoe.?' Waterproof Oil Grain,
Kangaroo and Calf Shoes.
#-MEN'S SHOES.—
P»ig assortment of Genis' fine shoes in the latest styles ranging in
price f.om 51.50 to $5.00- Just received a large stock of the army
shoss. heavy uppers and hand sewed soles, making a good shoe for
ha d wear, Price $2.50 per pair. handmade box toe boots
and shoes and high cut copper toe shoes for boys' and high cut
waterproof shoes for girl.. Largest and most complete stock ol
school shoes we ever had.
RUBBER AND FELT GOODS.
Full stock of Rubber and Felt Goods. Full stock of the
Mishawaka Snag-boots and Bi'l B,.nd KniL Boots.
vVe want your money and we are going to give you more than
Vclue for i . Now is your tune to buy. Grand bargains in season
ab'e footwear and from the immense assortment which we carry you
can never L-l to find what, you want in footwear and what will suit
you. An immense enables us to name the very lowest
p. ?es for rc' < ble fool wear. When in need of any thing in our line.
Give us a call.
JOHN BICKEL,
123 SOUTH MAIN STREET. - - BUTLER, PA
Spring STYLES n, §,
.'o. "{i j jj
Men don't buy clothing for the pu; A" U 1 In// ( i!f
or spend"ug money. They desirejw. 'J n' I ' i
5; o get the best pn- h', e results for the? ; K i '
7?C no ley expeadec i cheap goods?°C /' -1 J
.Jfe/out goods HS ch they can be.- ' J*,/ 1 \ \ > I
fPsold for : i><! mad. ( J properly. fal SSrOffij.M
'ou want ;le correc thing at the
ect p ice, call and examine ouov \ w'i'j/ c i
fC &e s Dck o" SPRING WEIGHTS—" * \ Vi/ ' i '
# LATEST Si VLES, SHADES ANDj - \fflM Vfl ■ ; i
I, is
Fits and WorkmanshiD kj I J 'lie?
Guaraneeci. jWbsMt
G F. K6CK,
42 North Main Street, Butler, Pa
11 LAVATORY APPLIANCES
I j,j nowadays hav, to be of the best
—— i__l "b,! l receive sort of consider-:
''l I §[ ' lOscd plumbing is a relic i
%'/ W j' —openwork only re-
Vwi'l nr 11 c -«.ves. attention. Reason? it's
•ybL ' U " r .nitary, cltan'v, looks better, re-'
quires less ntte it ion and is bett'.r
•— T^ l !'■ ! 10 evtr y respect, \\e make a
s P ecialt y of up-to-date* styles and
Geo. W. \A/hite>Hlll,
iiSStu h » ajnSt , l\ f pl slhone 2 S PLUMBER, Butler, Pa.
j| PAPES. JEWELER SJ§
g DIAMONDS, !
> WATCHES, * o
CLOCKS, *
t JEWELRY, * £
Jj J SILVERWARE, J r-
SILVER NOVELTIES, ETC. * 2
= J We repaii all kinds of J >
ait Broken Watches, clocks, Jewelry, etc. * £
* Give our repair department a trial. $
m i We take old gold anu silver the same as cat ih. *
| PAPE'S, j|
3J 122 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. * E
4 P
They are made by artist shoemakers and
you'll need n" "specs" to see that they
are fine shoes—the HANDSOMEST ever
made for $3. Any size and any width
and a raft of different styles.
SI.OO, $1.25, $1.50.
FORE-SiGHT is better than HINT
SIGHT. Before yon buy school shot
look at ours. It'll pay you.
Women's Fine Shoes.
You can buy $1.50 and $2.00 sho'"
anywhe-e, but there is rota store in But
ler that will give you SO STYLISH a
SHOE or so listing a one as this St.
will at £1.50 and 52.00.
MEN'S SHOES
If yonr work requires shoes with i
particular style, but a WHOLE LOT 01-
WEAR, try'us. They'll wear till the
cows come home and besides being good
looking shoes, they have soles wide
enough so you can just stand in them all
day and not feel them. Price fi.25,
f 1.50 and ji.oo.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
One
sTells the 6tory. When your head 5
Jache?, and you feel bilious, con.-ti- \
Ppated, and out of tune, with ysorf
• stomach sour and no appetite, just f
0 buy a package ol g
j Hood's ?
5 And take a dose, from 1 to 4 pills. 5
? You will be surprised at how easily \
5 they will do their work, cure your#
0 headache and biliousness, rouse the 0
1 liver and make you feel happy ap.dn. $
625 cents. Sold by all medicine dealers, «
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AMENDMENT TO TilF CONSTTTI Ti
** PROPOSEf» TO THE CITIZENS '
TI"S COMMONWEALTH KOK THEIU ." •
I'TJOVAL O-' REjfXTION BY TIIF. 1• I:
F.KAL A«S'E%iCLY OF TIIF. COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, i'l
LIS UFO BY ORDER OF TilE SECKF.TA I:
OE T'iE COMMONWEALTH. IN Pi «'
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF Til I. •
STITI'TION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Cons
of the Commonwealth.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate :u
House of Representatives of t lie Comnx.
wealih in General Assembly me. That
foliowi.ip Is proposed as amendments to tl
Constitution of the Commonweal..".l of I'eui
sy!vania in accordance with the provisim
of the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One of Article Eight. Secii
One.
Add at the enil of the first paragraph •
s.'.id section, after the words - shall oe enti
led to vine at nl elections." the words • -in
ject however tj such laws requiring hj
regula. >ig the resist raiion of electors as t.
l e.ierai Assembly ropy enact," so that t ;
s;'ld sec-.on shall read as follows:
Section Qi'P.lißcations of Hector
■ Fve.-y nmle citizen iwen.y-one years of
possess'.tg the ."ollowing fniallfleations. slia
'ie ei).;..ed 10 vo.e at all elections, su'.jjt
hov. ever to such laws reviuiring and regela
: ing the registration of electors as the Get
e>-:'l Assemoly luaj enact:
He shail have been a citizen of the I'niti
States at least one mandi.
He shall have resided in the State one y«
(or i'. having previously been a qualUit
elector or native born citizen of the Stat
he sh:vi have removed therefrom and r
in-neel within six months, immediately pn
ce<*".ig the election).
I'e shall have resided in the elec.ion fli
1 • wll ere he shall offer to vote at least t\\
i.tt.itlis iriimet'ia.ely preceding the electin
li twen.y-lwo years of age and upwani
lie shall iiave paid within two years a Sin
or county .ax.which shall have been assi:-- 1
at least two months and paid at le:.
mouth before the election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, s.
Seven.
Strike out from said section the
"but no elector shall be deprived o*. >e p.
ilege of voting by reason of his na ne no.
Ing registered." and add to said sc. 0.1 .
following words, "but laws regula. >■£
requiring the registration of electo y
enacted to apply to cltiesonly. pros
such laws oe uniform for c'ties o' >
class." so iaat the said sec. <1
read as fo'lows:
Section 7. Cniformity of Elecilo.i
All laws regulating the holding o
by the citizens or for the a. 0.1
electors shall be uniform throe... >o,l. t
Siate. bi>. laws regulating and rei.e' I
registration of electors may lie eja< eil
apply io cities only, provided tin*, so 1
be uniform for cities of same class.
A t.-ue copy of the Joint, liesolut-io >
W. W. G- «ST.
Secretary of the Coromo.iwe.i
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTIT. 1
X PROPOSED TO THE CITJZL.S 1 -
THIS COMMONWEALTH FORTIIK>
I'ROVAL OK REJECTION I!*' THE •
F.KAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CO >
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
LISi.EI) BY OUDEK OF THE SE( ti>
OF THE COM VON WEALTH IS 1
ANL-J5 or AKTiCLE XVUI OF I'll.
STITI'TION.
A JOIJfT RESOLUTION •
Proposing an amendment to the C
of the Commonwea tu
Section 1. Be it resolved by .
and House 01' Representatives 0' 1
monwealth o" Pen.isylvauia mi l em
sembly met. That, t.ie followi-jg ■% o »
as an a^iendment to tlie Consti. a.ioii i>
Common weal 1.1 o' Peiosyivn.iia 1 .
auce witii ino o ovis oas of tiie rJ fct
ai-ttCle mereo .
Amendment.
Strike out section fov'.ofc •t'c'«? e .
inse.v ,a place tiiereo' ?s fo' 0./s'
Sec oil 4. Al' eiec.'oos oy .>e •
slia. 1 oe by br -'Ot o,' o«r sdc'i o. e t
as .lay oe p-esc • jet l .iy law: " ... • •
Tlia secrecy i j vo. iv be •> ese •.*«•'
A i. je copy o! tae «oi jt tieso'C o •
IV. W. t '* ei- T
Secretary of the Commo 1 we:
YOU'LL KNOW HOW GOG.
1 WHEN YOU SEE THEM
Our 25c box papers.
Our ioc and 15c fine writin
paper tablets.
Blank books at the old price.
Albums bought before the ad
vance.
Kodaks with a special discount
in January.
Photograph supplies alway
1 sh.
Spcrtinf; goods.
Late fiction.
Bibles cheaper than ever.
Everyday needs at everyda
ices. At
JOUGLASS
BOOK STOR?
Eagle B'l'd.
NEW HOUSE. NEW FDRNiTCt
&&&
Central Hotel
SIMEON NIXON, JR., 1 ~
J. BROWN NIXON, } Al ß rs -
BUTLER.
Opyosite Court House.
Next Door to I'ark Theatt
Sunday Dinners A Specialty.
Meals 25 cts. Rooms 50 cts.
Regular Rates sl.
Local and Long Distance Phone 1
Hotel Waver !y
South McKean Street
J. W HAWORTH Prop'r.,
BUTLEIi, K'
Steam Meat and Electric Light.
The most commodious .office in •
city.
Stabling in Connection.
HOTEL ARANDALE
Bedford, Penn'a.,
Now open with increased attractions. Ai
rantcmouts have beoa made with Ji
Springs Company for the .'a-nous n . .
water to be brought to the hotel d;> : 'v
Terms moderate. Write fo.- iiookle't
ALSII' & SMITH. I'r. .
' 1 )jC
Butler People
| Should Patronize the
§ Hotel Kellv
*
¥ A. Kelly &. Sons, Prop' s
¥ Cambridge Springs 3 e
£ A first-class hotel, just o;>'■
* In acharming country
% in connection with the famous
2 Mitchell Springs; everytliius.-.
* new. modern and up-to-date;
S further information witli rates.
2 etc., cheerfully furnished 011
* application; free carriages to
|| and from all rains.
f* *
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BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1900
NOT WORK, BUT WORRY.
It is not work, but the worry.
That wrinkles the smooth, fair fjrr,
Tliai b'nails gray hairs with the ilusky
And robs the form of it* grace,
That dims the luster and sparkle
Of eyes that were once 60 bright.
But now are heavy and troubled
With a weary, despondent light.
It is not the work, hat the worry.
That drives all sleep away,
As we toss and turn and wonder
About the cares of the day.
Do we think of the hands' hard labor
Or the steps of the tired feet?
Ah, nol But we plan and ponder
ilow to make both ends meet.
It is not the work, but the worry.
That makes us sober and sad.
That makes us narrow and sordid
When we should be cheery and glad.
There's a shadow before the sunlight
And ever a cloud in the blue;
The scent of the roses is tainted.
The notes of the song are untrue.
It is not the work, but the worry,
That makes the world grow old.
That numbers the years ol its children
Ere half their story is told.
That weakens their faith in heaven
And the wisdom of God's great plan.
Aii. 'tis not the work, but the worry.
That breaks the heart of man!
—lnez May Felt in Somervill* Journal.
j A NEW ENGLAND
j HEROINE -y
i She Would Not Lie, but |
! Prevaricated to Save l
a Life. t
When the British and Tories attack
ed New Haven, Conn., and set a price
on the head of Governor Griswold the
latter fled to the town of Lyme, where
his cousin, Mrs. Marvin, hid him for
some days in a farmhouse. But at
length the foe discovered his retreat,
and one sunny afternoon in May he
was routed from his hiding place by
the tidings that a band of horsemen
was approaching to capture him.
His only chauce of escape was to
*teach the mouth of a little creek which
emptied itself into the Connecticut
river just above the entrance of the
latter into Long Island sound. There
he had a boat stationed, with two faith
ful attendants, hidden beneath the
high banks of the creek.
The distance from the farmhouse to
the boat was two miles of the usually
traveled road. But a little path across
the farmer's orchard would bring him
to the road only a mile from the boat
and save a quarter's length of his fear
ful run for life.
Just where the narrow path from the
orchard opened into the road Hetty
Marvin sat bleaching her household
linen. The long web of 40 yards or
more, which was diligently spun and
woven during the long winter months,
was whitened in May and thus made
ready for use.
The business of bleaching was well
economized, being usually done by the
younger daughters of the family, who
were not old enough to spin or strong
enough for the heavier work of the
kitchen or the dairy.
The roll of linen was taken by the
farmer or his stout "help" to a grassy
plot beside a spring or meadow brook.
There it was thoroughly wetted and
spread upon the green turf, to take the
best heat of t-he sun by day and the
dew by night. The little maiden who
tended it would sit near it.
Thus sat Hetty Marvin, the young
daughter of Governor Griswold's
cousin, when her hunted friend sprang
past her into the road to escape his
pursuers. Hetty was a timid child of
about 12 years, yet thoughtful and
wise beyond any of her elders. She
was frightened by the headlong liastt
with which the governor rushed across
the meadow. But she quickly compre
hended the scene and instantly quieted
her faithful Towser, who, though a
friend of the family guest, thought it
becoming to bark loudly at his hur
ried footsteps.
Her wise forethought arrested the
governor's notice and suggested a
scheme to elude her pursuers.
"Hetty," he said, "I am flying for
my life, and unless *1 can reach my
boat before I am overtaken I am a lost
man. You see the road forks here.
But you must tell those who are chas
ing me that I have gone up the road
to catch the mail wagon, which will
soon be along, you know. Then they
will turn off the other way."
"Oh, cousin," said the little girl iu
an agony of distress, "I cannot tell a
lie —indeed I cannot. Why did you tell
which way you were going?"
"Hetty, child, surely you would not
betray me to my death? Hark! they
are coming! I hear the click of theii
horses' feet. Oh, Hetty, tell them I
have gone up the road instead of down,
and heaven will bless you."
"Heaven never blesses those who
speak falsely. But I will not tell
them which way you go, even If they
kill me. So run as quickly as pos
sible."
"It's of no use. Unless I can deceive
them I am a dead man."
"Cousin, cousin, hide under my web
of cloth. They'd never think of look
ing here for you. Come, get down as
quickly as you can, and I'll cover j-ou
»nd stand sprinkling my linen."
Angry that their expected prey had
escaped from the house where they
hoped to secure him, the six mounted
Tories, headed by a British officer,
dashed along the road in swift pursuit.
At sight of the girl in the meadow
the leader of the party paused.
"Child," he said sternly, "have you
seen a man running hereabouts?"
"Yes, sir," replied Hetty, trembling
end flushing.
"Which way did he go?"
"I promised not to tell, sir."
"But you must or take the conse
quences."
"I said I wouldn't tell, if s'ou killed
me," sobbed the frightened girl.
"I'll have it out of her!" exclaimed
the furious officer, with an oath.
"Let me speak to her," said his Torj
guide. "1 know the child. I believe
Isn't your name Hetty Marvin?" L»<
asked pleasantly.
"Yes, sir."
"And this man that ran by you a
few minutes ago is your mother's
cousin, isn't he?"
"Yes, sir; he is."
"Well, we are friends of his. What
did he say to you when he came
along?"
"He—told me—that he was fleeing for
his life."
"Just so, Hetty; that was very true
I hope he won't have to fly far. Where
was he going to hide? You see I could
help liiui if I knew his plans."
Now, Hetty was not a whit deceived
by this smooth speech. But she was
willing to tell as much of the truth as
would consist with his safety, and she
judged that her frankness would serve
her kinsman better than her silence, so
she answered her questioner candidly:
"My cousin said he was going down
to the river where he had a boat and
wanted me to tell the men that were
chasing him that he had gone the
other way to catch the mail wagon."
"Why didn't you do as he told you,
then, when I asked you where he had
gone?" thundered the officer fiercely.
"I could not tell a lie, sir," was the
< tearful answer.
"Hetty," again began the smooth
tongued Tory, "you are a nice child.
Everybody knows you are a girl of
truth. What did your cousiu say when
you told him you could not tell a
falsehood?"
"He said he shouldn't think I'd be
tray him to his death."
"And you promised him that you
wouldn't tell which way he went if you
were killed Jor it?"
"Yes, sir."
"Tliat was brave; and I suppose he
thanked you foi it and ran down the
i road as quickly as possible?"
! "I promised not to tell where he
! went, sir."
"Oh. yes. I forgot Well, tell us his
I last words, and we won't trouble you
I any more."
| "His last words were, 'lt's my only
I chauce, child, and I'll get down as you
say.* "
And, overcome with fright and the
sense of her kinsman's danger should
they rightly interpret the language
which she had reported, she sobbed
aloud and hid her face from sight.
Her tormentors did not stay longer
to soothe or question her. They all
immediately pushed rapidly on down
! to the river.
Now. the governor had arranged a
i signal with his boatmen that a white
cloth by day or a light by night dis
played from the attic window of his
hiding p:«i-e. which was just visible at
the mm:tli of the river, should inform
them if h.* were in trouble and put
j them on '.lie alert to help him.
I As . oon. therefore, as he started
' from his cousin's, it floated from the
window to warn them. And when
they saw the pursuing party dash mad
ly down the road to the river aud ree
oguized the Ilriti.sh uniform of the
leaders th< \ pi-.',! d swiftly out to sea.
The horse!.. < reached the shore only
in season to sic the boat with two men
iu it uiarlv out of sight, and, supposing
their di lined prey had escaped, relin
j quished the pinvuit.
Meanwhile the victim lay safe and
| quiet where the shrewdness of the lit
! tie cousin had bidden him until the
i time came for her return for supper.
1 Then he bade her go as usual to her
home, telling her to ask her mother to
place the signal lamp as soou as it
grew dark in the window for the boat
men and send him some supper,
with his valise, which, in the hurry of
his departure, he had left behind.
The signal recalled the boat, which
after twilight had ventured iu sight of
j the shore and the farmhouse, and the
j governor quietly made his way to the
I river in safety. When he rejoined his
I father in a secure home, he named his
j infant daughter, which had been born
! in his absence, Hetty Marvin, that he
| might be daily reminded of the little
j cousin whose truth and shrewdness
saved his life.—Exchange.
The Poor KTIKUM II ma II'M Oxford.
The poor man's varsity is the poly
i technic, a word meaning "many arts,"
J and the things which are not taught
I there are hardly worth knowing. In
| London alone there are 11 of these
splendid schools, where men and
| women can learn, at small cost, use
j ful trades, music, painting, and the art
| of thinking. There are clubs for cy
; cling, football, and all the games; there
; are cheap excursions to all parts of
! Europe, so that people can learn by
i travel; there are concerts and enter
: tainments, and a little religion on Sun
j days. For the best students there are
i prizes and certificates, which help
j people to get on in the world.
The idea is spreading all over the
! country, because a graduate from a
j polytechnic is apt to get better wages
: than a graduate of Oxford. Cambridge
; has 7,000 students, Oxford 3,000, but
j the polytechnics of London have al
j ready 45,000 students, and both in the
■ metropolis and in the provinces the
system is growing rapidly.—London
i Answers.
Jiot n Snvnsre Indian.
As an illustration of that sort of
salutary reproof which is sometimes
! administered by an "Inferior." Our
Dumb Animals prints an incident com
municated by a South Dakota minister,
i The clergyman had been asked to
receive an Indian boy into his family
for a few weeks, and had consented to
keep the lad if he did not prove to be
"too much of a savage." He turned
out to be a pretty good boy, so much so
that one day, as a great treat, the
minister gave him a gun and told him
to take a holiday aud go hunting.
The Indian shook his head. "No,"
he said quietly. "Me belong to Band
i of Mercy. Me not shoot birds or
! animals, only rattlesnakes."
The minister had been very fond of
| using that gun, but he says he does not
care much for It now.
Went a Little Too Far.
A commercial traveling man landed
at Edinburgh, Scotland, one Saturday
night, too late to get out of town for Sun
lay. The next day he found that there
was actuary no form of amusement in
the whole city to assist him in whiling
away the day. He went to the pro
; prietor of the hotel to see If he could
! suggest a way of passing the remaln
| der of the day.
i The landlord took pity on the stran
ger and took him to one of the rooms
in the house in which a number of
j Scotchmen were playing a game called
"nap," which is a sort of modification
:of "seven up." They were playing for
j a shilling a point, so that the game was
| a pretty stiff one. The stranger got in
! the game and played very cautiously,
for he was quite sure that the players,
I or at least some of them, were clieat
| Ing. One solemn faced Scot, he was
I especially sure, he caught cheating a
! number of times. He began whisllng
; a part of some vagrant tune. The Scot
! who had been cheating arose from the
table aud threw down the cards.
"What is the matter?" the other play
: ers asked.
! "I'm gangin awa'," the Scot answer
! Ed, glaring at the strauger. "I'll play
cards wi' no mon that whustles on the
Sabbath."
Making; Cnrlentnrea.
The way iu which some artists can
distort features without making them
unrecognizable is certainly very re
markable. Thomas Nast possessed
this faculty to an extraordinary degree
aud he had a very peculiar way of
adding new faces to his mental pho
tograph gallery. When a fresh sub
ject would arise In politics, for in
stance, he would Invent some pretext
to call upon him at his office or house
and hold him iu conversation as long
as possible, studying his features.
When he took his departure he would
purposely leave his cane. Once outside
Nast would make a hasty pencil sketch
on a card and would usually find that
his memory was deficient as to some
detail. He would then return, ostensi
bly for the cane, and another look at
the victim would enable him to per
fect his sketch. After that be had the
man forever.
When Joe Iveppler was alive he used
to make frequent trips to Washington
for the purpose of seeing statesmen
whom he wanted to draw. He was
very clever at catching likenesses and
. scarcely ever referred to a photograph.
TIIE (TIIAM) SCHEMER
A STROKE OF GENIUS THAT PUTS MIL
LIONS BEHIND HIM.
!fXn!or Crofool Strikes n Genuine
Good Thinu; nnd Divides, or Pro
tests That lie In Willing? to Divide,
With Ilia Chiropodist.
(Copyright, 1000, by C. B. Lewis.]
It was the chiropodist from the floor
tbove the major's office, and he passed
the door two or three times before
knocking, as if to get up his courage.
"Come in!" called the major in a
bland and cheery voice. "Come right
iu! By George, but what a coincidence
—what a coincidence! Not a minute
ago I sat down to write you a note
asking you to step down here. There
is surely such a thing as mental teleg
raphy."
"You have owed me $1 for the last
four months," stiffly replied the chirop
odist as he lugged out a bill.
"Just so—exactly—just so!" smiled
the major as he rubbed his hands to
gether. "Yus, sir, about four months
"I WANT THAT DOLLAR!"
ago you removed two corns from my
right foot. The circumstance is per
fectly fresh in my memory."
"And you said you'd pay me next
day."
"I presume I did. Yes, I know I did,
and I humbly apologize that it slipped
my mind. My dear man, permit me to
pay you 52—53, §4, $5. I have a check
here for $250. You may hand me $245
balance, and I shall be perfectly satls-
Ged."
"1 haven't got no $245," replied the
man. "and I only want what is due
me. I'll go to the bank with you."
"Don't! Don't do it! I'd never for
give myself for putting you to that
trouble. Yes; I was about to write you
a note. It was surely a curious thing—
your coming down as you did. Doctor,
do you know where I stood financially
four months ago?"
"Mighty hard up, I guess," was the
sullen reply.
"You've hit it Yes, sir, I was so
hard up that I didn't own the shoes to
my feet. It was the hardest kind of
work for me to raise a dollar. The
cold, cruel world sneered at me and
called me a deadbeat, but there were
a few exceptions. You were one. In
my darkest hour you had confidence in
me. When I wanted those corns re
moved, you didn't demand payment in
advance."
"I wish I had!"
"No, sir. You trusted In my word,
and you didn't seek to humiliate me,
and you aroused my deepest gratitude.
I have offered to pay you five for one,
but 1 shall not stop there. It shall be
5,000 and more for one. Can you sell
out your business or give It away to
day or tomorrow?"
"Are you going to pay me the dol
lar?" sternly demanded the chiropodist
"If you can't sell out, give it away,
lock it up, throw It out of the window!"
continued the major as he walked
about the room. "My dear man, listen
to me. Four months ago I was hard
up for a quarter; today I have mil
lions behind me—millions and millions.
1 may be said to swim in gold."
"I'll be hanged if you look It!"
"And how has the change been
brought about? By my Indefatigable
genius, coupled with ambition. I look
ed around for a ten strike. It was a
little slow in coming, but I hit It at
last What do you think of the Veal
Cutlet Tablet company; capital, $5,-
000,000? There are the papers on my
desk to perfect the organization and
apportion the stock over $2,000,000
of the stock subscribed for In advance
at 70 cents on the dollar, and capital
ists tumbling over each other to take
the remainder. Doctor, let me congrat
ulate you. Shake hands!"
"Over what? I'm after my dollar."
"Over your appointment as secretary
of the company, at a salary of SIO,OOO
a year, and you can begin work tomor
row. As an official you also have first
choice of $20,000 worth of stock. You
trusted Major Crofoot, and this Is the
result; this is your reward. Shake
hands again!"
"Not by a durn sight! You might as
well give up trying to work any cold
deck In on me. I want that dollar."
"And it was my genius and my finan
ciering which brought it about," said
the major as he rubbed his hands and
patted the chiropodist on the shoul
der. "The thought came to me while I
was eating a veal cutlet at my board
ing house. Our veal tablets are exact
ly what the name implies. We prepare
a cutlet for the table and then com
press it and divide it into tablets. Ev
ery box contains 25, and the price is
15 cents. Two weeks hence they will
be on sale at every drug store In the
United States, and all doctors will rec
ommend 'em. You don't have to wait
for breakfast or dinner to get your cut
let Just drop a tablet into your mouth
and let it dissolve, and there you are.
Can be taken with you to church, lec
tures, balls, camp meetings or horse
races; should be in the hands of all
travelers, hunters, sailors and baseball
men. In less than three months they
will drive every other tablet out of
market. Invented, organized and nam
ed in less than ten hours and bound to
pay dividends of 50 per cent. My dear
man"—
"Look here now!" exclaimed the chi
ropodist as he pounded on the table.
"I've come for my dollar! Don't try to
stuff me, but come down with the
cash!"
"And the company had only been
named when I thought of you for the
position of secretary," mused the ma
jor without seeraing to have heard the
Indignant protest. "You were a man
tvlio had trusted me. When others de
manded cash down, you gave me a
show. My heart swelled as I thought
of this, and I set the salary at SIO,OOO
a year, payable quarterly In advance.
Shall I draw yon a check for the first
quarter?"
The chiropodist looked at the major
as if wondering if he had met a crazy
man.
"I said SIO,OOO a year, but if that Is
not enough—lf you feel that you ought
to have s2o,ooo—speak right up. I
want you to be perfectly satisfied, you
know. Will $20,000 a year be enough?"
"What about my dollar?"
"The tablets will be a go. The," can't
help but be. Let us walk out in the
hall while I tell you that the public
can't get enough mf veal cutlets in their
THE ALBRIGHT ART GALLERY. PAN-AMERICAN EXPrsmr^.
Copyright, 1900. bv the I'an-American Kxposition Co.
The city of Buffalo is soon to have one of the most beautiful buildings in the western world, a public art gallery
to cost upward of SXW.OOO. The building is the gift of J. J. Albright, a citizen of Buffalo and a liberal patron of art.
who desires to bestow upon his eity a structure that will forever yield immeasurable pleasure to those who It,
niul become as well a center of culture and art. The only conditions Imposed by the public spirited donor were that
the city of Buffalo should furnish a site, and that the Fine Arts Academy of Buffalo, which is made the custodian
of th<- property, si: I'.ld rals. n maintenance fund of $1 (>O.OOO. The city promptly deeded the site requested, which if
jtlst within the limits of Delaware I'ark. overlooking the beautiful park lake. The Fine Arts Academy has compiled
with the terms cf the gift as they applied to the maintenance fund, and the building will be hurried to completion
as rapidly as conditions will permit. The building will be used as the art palace of the Pan-American Exposition
and thereafter become the permanent home of Buffalo's art collections. This magnificent edifice will be 250 feet
long by 150 feet wide, the principal facade looking toward the east. The building will stand upon a broad terrace
85 feet above the level «>f the park lake, which lies but a few rods below and to the eastward. The principal ap
proach will be by a beautiful monumental (light of steps, the contour of the ground giving opportunity for stately
embellishment. The terrace v. alls are to be of heavy granite blocks. Statuary, fountains, formal floral displays
ami lav the ornamentation of the terrace. The style of architecture chosen is the classic Greek,
both the e;:.-. a. . '■ -t- rn facades showing rows of rich, graceful columns.
present form. They are always eager
for more. They want the taste of cut
lets in their mouths as they go about
their daily routine. Fifteen cents a
bos in order to compete with potash
lozeuges. but a profit of 10 cents on
every box! Take the sales at 10,000,-
000 boxes a year, and what do you
get? You want stock. You want at
least"—
"Not a blamed cent's worth! I want
my dollar!"
—"at least $20,000 worth of stock.
You shall have It. You have paid me
$1 to secure it, and don't you worry. It
will be made in your name, and later
on— Excuse me."
The major stepped into his office and
shut the door.
"Here, what's this?" called the chi
ropodist.
The major locked the door.
"Look here, you old deadbeat! 1
want that dollar!"
The major sat down at his desk and
lighted the stub end of a cigar.
"You come out of that and pay this
bill, or I'll bust the door down!" shout
ed the creditor as he gave two or three
kicks.
The major calmly puffed away and
gazed out of the window, and the look
on his face would have reminded a be
holder of buckwheat cakes and mo
lasses.
"Then I'll lay for you out here and
punch your old head! Do you hear
me?"
The major did not hear. He was per
fecting the organization of the Veal
Cutlet Tablet company and wondering
whether the Canadian general agency
should be placed in Toronto or Quebec.
M. QUAD.
AN UNLUCKY HARE.
t'ncle Ell Tells the Children an In-
Mtrnctive Fable.
[Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.]
A Hare who was safely resting in
her burrow one day received a call
from the Fox, who invited her to come
out for a walk with him.
"But you will eat me," protested the
Hare.
"Nonsense! It is true that I have
eaten Hares, but it was only when I
could get nothing else. I pledge you
THE FOX AND THE HARE.
my word not to harm you. Yeu must
realize that it will be a feather in your
cap to be seen walking with me."
The Hare hesitated for awhile, but
finally came out, and the two walked
away together, but they had not gone
far when they heard the baying of
dogs.
"What's that?" asked the Hare as
she stopped to listen.
"I am sorry to say that the dogs are
after you," replied the Fox. "You'd
better take off through the brush at
once."
As the Hare flew through the forest
the Fox hid himself in a brush heap,
and when the houuds came up they
followed on after the Hare and caught
and killed her.
Moral.—What you win at policy you
are sure to drop at poker.
M. QUAD.
Getting; Some Returns.
The principal magnate of the Great
American Sure Thing Investment com
pany stood on the top of the Eiffel
tower and threw handfuls of gold and
silver coins down upon the pavement
far below.
Foremost in the crowd of persons
who braved the shower and picked up
the coins as they fell was a gaunt, hol
low eyed man who spoke not a word
of French, but could express himself in
excellent American.
"By George!" he exclaimed. "This
Is the first chance I've had to collect
a cent of dividend on the stock I've got
in the concern that chap runs!"
And he went on collecting it. —Chi-
cago Tribune.
A Dad Memory.
The train swept into darkness.
"George," she whispered, "we are ia
a tunnel."
"I know that," he responded.
"Well, do you know the usual cus
tom ?"
"What custom?"
"What does a young man generally
do when he is seated by a girl?"
"I d"-
"Does he sit still?"
"Oh. yes, I know what he does. H"—
"Too late. We are out of the tunnel,
George."—Chicago News.
An Overnlifht.
Sunday School Teacher—Why, Willie
Wilson! Fighting again? Didn't last
Sunday's lesson teach that when you
are struck on one cheek you ought to
turn the other to the striker?
Willie—Yes'm; but he hit me on the
nose, and I've only got one. —New York
Telegraph.
WHERE IS THE POTASH f
The Melt Great Agricultural Prob
lem, According to a Scientist.
"Where is the potash of the United
States?" asked Dr. Edward Atkinson
of the scientists recently gathered iD
convention at Columbia university,
New York. "The world now depend!
for Its entire supply upon a single mine
In Saxony, and yet there should be
vast deposits of that mineral In the al
kaline and salt plains of tbis country.
"Where are they? It is the duty of geol
ogists to find them. When they are
discovered the geologists who find them
will confer a greater blessing upon
this country than they would by un
earthing all the gold and silver In the
world."
A few years ago Sir William Crookes
startled the world by the prediction
that nt no distant date the world's sup
ply of nitrogen available for the growth
of wheat would be exhausted and csops
could no longer be produced. "Pea
vine" farmers, however, have very
quietly solved that problem by growing
leguminous crops, which accumulate
In their roots nitrogen from the air,
and thus enricl) the land where they
are grown preparatory to other crops.
"The great reservoir of the atmosphere
Is now available In combination with
phosphates and potash to maintain the
perpetual fertility of the soil," accord
ing to Dr. Atkinson.
Phosphate has already been found In
large quantity in the coast lands of
South Carolina, Florida and Georgia
and in Tennessee. Potash is now the
problem that agriculture must face.
All the potash of the world Is now sup
plied by a mine at Stassfurt, Saxony,
Germany. This was discovered by
accident while salt was being bored
for.
Dr. Atkinson says this history may
be repeated In the west. He thinks
potash should be found by deep bor
ings In the neighborhood of those
springs of the west, which contain so
much potassium that ranchers have to
keep their cattle from drinking the wa
ters. It may also be found In the re
gion extending from West Virginia to
the arid lands of New Mexico and Ari
zona.
Snirar Beet laTMtlfatlMi#
Conclusions from investigations by
J. D. Towar of Michigan:
Subsoil plowing practiced Immediate
ly before sowing the beets, owing, per
haps, to the severe drought which fol
lowed, resulted in the complete loss of
the crop.
Coarse manure applied some two
months before sowing the beets result
ed in Increased yield and beets of a
normal percentage of sugar.
Carefully prepared home mixed fer
tilizer gave higher yields and better
beets than stable manure.
Nitrate of soda alone gave no mark
ed Increase in yield, but, In combina
tion with other elements, generally In
creased the yield, with a normal per
cent of sugar.
In every case nitrate of soda gave
higher yields than sulphate of ammo
nia.
Wood ashes and salt Increased the
yield of beets slightly.
One ton of air slaked lime per acre
Increased slightly the yield of beets on
the uplands without affecting the per
centage of sugar.
On muck land one ton of air slaked
lime per acre In combination with oth
er fertilizers decreased the tonnage 11
per cent and reduced the sugar con
tent from D.G4 to 7.08 per cent When
lime was applied alone on muck land,
Increased applications Increased the
tonnage of beets, but decreased the
percentage of sugar.
Early planting gave larger yields
and slightly higher percentage of sug
ar.
Clay loam soil produced the largest
tonnage and the highest percentage of
sugar, followed by other soils In the
order below, except that the tonnage
on muck is next to clay loam —sandy
loam, sand, clay, muck.
During the past season there was a
slight falling off In sugar content of
growing beets from Oct. 19 to Nov. 23.
A SnffKCßtlon For a Safe Fuse.
It often happens that the farmer
wishes to blow up a stump or a rock
or other tMng and Is at a loss for a
safe fuse. a. train of gunpowder is too
quick and other things too slow, all
more or less uncertain and dangerous,
says a Farm Journal correspondent,
who therefore suggests the following:
In a pint or more of water dissolve as
much saltpeter as the water will take
up. Then thoroughly soak some can
dle wicking (common white twine will
do) in it. Dry it In the sun or at least
not over a Are. This fuse when lighted
will not go out If dry, but will burn
steadily and slowly. Its rate of burn
ing may be tested by timing a foot of
It. All made ill one solution will burn
It the same rate.
Alfnlfn In Ohio.
J. E. Wing, who has done more than
any other writer to encourage farmers
In Ohio to grow or at least try alfalfa,
says that on average soils and with
average treatment It is inferior to red
Mo. 38
clover. It requires very rich soil and
to be sown after danger of frost is
past on well plowed and well prepared
land, either alone or with a very light
seeding of oats or a seeding of barley
and covered by using a heavy roller.
It should be mown three times the first
year to make It thrifty. If sown In
oats, these should be cut for hay as
soon as headed and the alfalfa be mow
ed and let lie twice more. He also ad
vises trying It only in a small way at
first to see If one's soil Is suited to It—
Ohio Farmer.
Indian Repartee.
An Indian agent who was a militia
colonel desired to Impress the Indians
with the magnitude of his dignity.
He dressed himself In full uniform,
with his sword by bis side, and rising
In the council told them that one rea
son why the great father had had so
much trouble with his red children
was that be bad sent civilians to
them.
"You are warriors," he said, "and
when the great father saw me he said,
'I \vlll send this man, who Is a great
warrior, to my red children, who are
warriors, and they will hear his
words.'"
An old chief arose and, surveying
the speaker from head to foot, said
calmly: "Since I was a small boy I
have heard that white men have great
warriors. I have always wanted to see
one. I have looked upon one, and
now I am ready to die." —"Reminis-
cences of the Bishop of Minnesota."
Dumas' Dramatic Intuition.
A story Is told of the elder Dumaa
which illustrates his remark»bie dra
matic Intuition. An eminent Parisian
critic who sat beside him at a first
performance noticed that he seemed
abstracted.
"You are triste, my master," observ
ed the critic.
"No," replied Dumas. "I'm not bor
ed, but I'm somewhere else than here,
►so to speak. I am unable to follow
any play to the end. I listen closely
to the first act, and then my mind car
ries me off into thoughts of the play
I would make of It."
Supplied Another.
At a dinner in Rottingdean a Royal
academician stated to the company
the curious fact that sugar and sumac
are the only two words in English
where su is pronounced as shu.
There was much Interest shown In
the discovery, when Rudyard Kipling
was heard from the other end of the
table, "But are you quite sure?"
The sword of Sir William Wallace is
In the Wallace tower, a stone structure
In Stirling, two miles from the castle.
It Is a two edged sword of massive
proportions nud great weight, and it
la said four strong men are required
to wield it.
Jumping the rope Is suggested for
middle aged people afflicted with liver
troubles.
Ont of the Month of Babes.
Tommy—l wonder wedder dls 'ere U
a plum or a beetle?
Bobby—Taste it—Punch.
The Deal He Wanted.
"I expect a great deal from you," lie
said, as he looked knowingly at the
gentleman across the table.
"All right," replied the other.
And he dealt him four kings, but had
the forethought to deal four aoes to
himself.—Baltimore American.
What Be Meant.
Browne—We were talking of contrib
uting to the campaign fund and
Phoxy declared he'd gladly put his
hand in his pocket.
Towne—Yes, as a measure of pre
caution, so none of the committee get
theirs In.—Philadelphia Press.
Easy.
"George, dear, you remember that
lovely sideboard that was so cheap?
Well, I've discovered a plan to make
room for it."
"How, my dear?"
"By taking a larger house."—New
York World.
Corrected.
First Pedestrian—Say, you jabbed
me In the eye with your umbrella.
Second Pedestrian—Oh, no, I didn't.
This is a borrowed umbrella.—Chicago
News.
A Crucial Dilemma.
The Fashionable One—Just thlnb,
my husband proposes to take me to
Spain to see the next solar eclipse, and
I haven't the faintest notion what the
style for a solar eclipse tiilet should
be.