VO" xxxvii
Footwear.
All our Fall Stock is now in and ready for your inspec
tion. New stock of Fall Styles that will start the new season
off with a rush.
v t ~ ♦ SOROSIS~The New Shoe for Women-- All the new
"""styles in fine Dongola, Enamels, Patent, Calf and
Box-Calf in medium and heavy soles.
rme DUTTENHOFFEB'S line f Ladies' welt and turn sole
CI shoes m Dongola, Vici Patent Leather and Box-Calf are
DilOco. very handsome. All sizes, AA to KE.
We have a fall liwe of the Celebrated Carter Comfort Shoes and
especially recommend them for their comfort giving qualities.
Af i •' Complete Stuck of R. T. WOOD & CO S. line of Missc.s'
IfllfebeS an ,j r.u, da i's fine shoes —mado in light or welt soles—
m ill H x-Calf.md heavy Dongola.
" fecial Liar;, tins in Misses' and Children's school shoes.
Vf x Fifteen to Twenty new styles in
*--*• ''' ''l' Men's medium and heavy sole welt
tfirw* fhoes, Patent, Calf, Enamel, Yici
Men S 1? IliC olioe.-. and Bex Calf.
Full and medium toes — Close Welt or Extension Sole.
TJ,-.,'. ~ J V^,, + l ' CJ 1 , „ Mad- of same material
pUfoy s and Y outn & oliof s. an( j jn same g .yj es as the
Men's Shoes.
TiV»v Oil \fr>n c have a complete stock of Gokey's hand-
V . i ILil rna( j e box-toe boots ;inti shoes; also a full
Ami Woor stock of Army Shoes, heavy uppers
• -*■ ' *** • and hand sewed sol js. Gokey's high
cut copper toe Shoes for Boys.
Gokey's high cut waterproof -hoes for Girls.
See our Drillers Shoes—High-Cut—Bellis Tongue- •
Box Toe—Double Sole and Taj).
RUBBER AND FELT GOODS.
FLII stock of Rubber and Felt Goods. Full stock of The
Mishawaka Snag-boots and Ball Band Knit Boots.
When in need of anything in our line, give us a call.
JOHN BICKEL,
128 SOUTH MAIN STREET. - - BUTLER, PA
■— -
Tlw 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
1 every new style brought out for early Fall wear, embracing every
popular style from tlu; finest Patent alf to the Heavy Working
M an's Shoe. School Shoes for the little Boys and the little Misses.
The prices are modest.
"Queen Quality"
Shoe for Women 53.00
| TJ7 Mannish
Caif. J W Street Boot
J [|L that this
Kw
! ls BRANDED
, EVER/
| Heavy Sole.
Hand Welt.
j Handsome, well wtr'i ~nrf as »;.sy a.« an
old afci « —that's M-.At'l V. Of all fhoes
»d\eitifcri this is the only one that lia» a
fi\e dollar le nt a il.tn j.riie
B. C. HUSELTON.
7
flotlor•* L'.ail nx li" «. OytoMte Hotel l,owry.
r .V.I kmflf ( \fjRN Men don't V-uy < lothii:y for tin
1/ JmUf 1 Wjtfa J. ~Li purpoM; of sj.< ndinj; n.oruy. They -* i
Xjlfi J J J d»-s»rc to K< t the bent t«>sil>le re-
A!k\-\ tdjJKjM Milli for tin- money expended. Not
f 411 icheap but cheap an
Ukl they can le sold for hr.d made up
}] proper!). If yon want the correct
II I thing nt (lie comet price, call and
\ Qriw lifll /! /" < < I'll It e 'lit lutw -t'.ck of FALL / <
\f Iw I'll II I AM) WINTI-.k WKIGHTK (/
\ 1 AN'V t? J ( RS VfJ ' S ' BIIAI>HS
Fit and WorkmanshiD Guaranteed.
G. F. KECK,'Merchant Tailor,
142 North Main Street, Butler, Pa
I'll LAVATORY APPLIANCES
9 i 1 nowadays have to be of the best
1 ■ |j Ijli to iativc ;niy sort of consider
li 1 '' atio "' ' s ;t rt-lic
Tagt |2f 1|!;' i ( ■% sanitary, cleanly, looks better, rc
'« wKllljl! I'daKT: quins less attention and is better
T Wi cv,:f y re-pfcl, We make a
W ' ' spec ialty of up-to date styles and
y%LsTj' /' mthods.
Geo. YA/. \A/hltehill,
~ 318 tioii'h Main St , I'«ople'» I'lir rn »8. I'l.t .MM.K, Uutler, l'a.
'1 RAPES, JEWELERS.
z i # rn
o*! DIAMONDS, * 1/5
p WATCHES, J o
oj CLOCKS, s"°
J JEWELRY, J £
2. * SILVERWARE, ? r "
g J SILVER NOVELTIES, ETC. J 2
x * Wc repair all kinds of f
S3 £ Broken Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc *
# Give our repair department a trial. £
j*j£ We take old gold and silver the same as cash. *
* PAPE ' S '
122 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. *
• They are made by artist shoemakers and
you'll need ri" "."j/ecs" to see that thej
, are fine shoe a—the HANDSOMEST ever
i made foi $3. Any si/.e and any width
md a raft of different styles.
SI.OO, $1.25, $1.50.
PORE-SIGHT is letter than IIINI'-
SI'.IIT. Before you buy school #hoe«
look at ours. It'll pay you.
Women's Fine Shoes.
Yoit can buy f 1.50 and 12.00 shoes
anywhere, but there is not a 'lore in Rut
ler that will j'ive you SO STYLISH A
SHOE or so lasting a one as this store
will at fi .yj and S2O.
MEN'S SHOES
If your work requires shoes with no
particular style, but a WHOLE LOT OF
WEAR, try us. They'll wear till the
cows come home and besides being %'><><]
looking shoe<», they have soles wide
enough MI JOU can just stiind in them all
day and not feel them. Price $1.25,
$1,50 and fi. oo.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Constipation,
Headache, Biliousness,
Heartburn,
Indigestion, Dizziness,
Indicate that ycnr liver
la oat of order. The
best medicine to rouse
the liver and cure all
these Ills, is found in
Hood's
25 cents. Sold by all medioiue dealers.
AMENDMENT TO Tin: CON-TITI'TION
A IMiUi'OSEH TO THE < ITI/KN- Hl'
Til ft IM MOM WEALTH FOK TIIEIIi Al'-
PKOVAL OK KEJECTION l(V THE tiEX
EKAI. AS?EM 1:1.V OK THE tO.MMON
; WEALTH ol I'EN X~VI.VA XI A, I'I'B
LISIIEII 15Y or.DEI: OK TilE >K< UETAKY
OE THE CO.MMOX WE \ f.TII. IN ITU-f
--; AM E Ol A BTI< LE XVIII OK THE < ON
j STITI'TTOX.
A .lOIXT REBOI.UTION.
j Proposing an amendment to the l ousti t Q tion
of the Commonwealth.
1 Si rtlon l. Ii« it resolved l,y the .Senate and
I llous" "f Representative* t)f the (."nnirnon
i wealth In General Assembly met. That the
following l.s proposed as amendments to the
| t (institution of the Commonwealth of IVnn
[ sy I > anla. In icmteM with the pRnMm
| of the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One of Article Eight, Section
One.
| Add at the end of the first paragraph of
said section, after the word-* "-.hall he entit
led to vote at ill elections," the words "sub.
ject however t > su' h laws requiring and
regulating the registration of electors as the
General A»»einbly may ena. i," that the
saiti section shall read as follows:
Section 1. yaalifications of Electors.
Every male citizen twenty-one years of age,
possessing the following qualifications, shall
!*• entitled to vote at all elections, subject
however to such laws requiring and regulat
ing the registration of electors as the Gen
eral Assembly maj enact:
He shall have been a citizen of the United
states at least one month.
He shall have resided In the State one year
(or if. having previously been a qualified
elector or native torn citizen of the State,
he shall have removed therefrom and re
trirned* within six monllis, Immediately pre
ceding the election).
He shall have resided In the election dis
trict where he shall offer to vote at least two
months immediately preceding the election.
If twenty-two years of age and upwards,
he shall have paid within two years a State
or county tax.which shall have been assessed
at least two months and paid at least one
month before t ho.election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, Section
Seven.
Strike out from said section the words
"but no elector shall be deprived of the priv
ilege of voting by reason of his name not lie
lng registered." and add to said section the
following words, "but laws regulating and
requiring the registration of electors may be
enacted to apply to cities only, provided that
such laws be uniform for cities of the. same
class." so that the said section shall
read as follows:
Section 7. t'nlfornilty "f Elation Laws.
! All lawn regulating the holding of election**
l>y the citizens or for the registration of
electors shall l>e uniform throughout the
rtate. but lawn regulating and requiring the
registration of electors may b«* enacted to
apply to cities on Isr« provided that sucti laws
be uniform for cities of same clas 4 *.
A true ropy of the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GUI EST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITI TION
™ I'lCOl'O.-En TO Tin < Tn/,EN> <>|
Til 1 COMMONWEALTH FOKTHEIIC AP
PROVAL OK KEfh< TION HV THE OEN
EKAL A-SKM.ILY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF I'r.N.N.*• VLVANT A. PI" K
LIHHED KY Ottl'EK Ol" THE .SE< iCE I AKV
or THE COMMONWEALTH in it km -
AN E OF AKTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Const itution
of th«- Commonwealth.
Section 1. He it resolved by the Senate
and Hon-.<• of Represent at Ives of the f'om
mon wealth of Pennsylvania In General As
sembly met. That the following Is proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution of the
Common wealth of Pennsylvania In accord
ance with the provisions of the Eighteenth
art tele thereof.
Amendment.
Strike out ser tlon four of article eight, and
Insert In place thereof, as follows.
Section 1 All elections by the citizens
shall In? by ballot or by such other method
as may l>«- prescribe*! by law: Provided,
That secrecy In voting be preserved.
A true copy f>f the Joint Kesolutlon.
W W. GUI EST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
yOU'l.l. KNOW HOW GOOD
1 WIIEN YOU SICE TII KM.
Our 25c box papers
Our ioc and 15c fine writing
paper tabids.
Hlank books at the old price.
Albums bought before the ad
vance.
Kodaks with a special discount
in January.
Photograph supplies always
fresh.
Sporting goods.
Late fictiop.
Bibles cheaper than ever.
Kveryday needs at everyday
I>t ices. At
DOUGLASS
B* >< >K is*r< >ivi-:.
Kafj'c K'l'd.
NFW lIoCHF. NEW KICNITUF.H
Central Hotel
SJMKON NIXON, Jk., \
J. BROWN NIXON, / MKrH
BUTLKR, I'A
Opponltc Court Hmih«-
N»*xt IhMtr to Park Tbcntrf)
Sunday Dinners A Specialty.
Meals 25 cts. Rooms 50 cts.
Regular Kates $1
and Lorn; Distance I'honcs.
Hotel Waver! y
South MtKean Htreet
J. W HAWORTH Prop'r.,
BUTLER, I'A
Htetm Kent and Kleclricr I,i«ht
'lll'.- most commodious office in die
city.
.Stabling in Connection.
"TIME and TIDE
Nor will the beautiful stock of Watches
that we now have on hand at such aston
ishing low prices wait very long, an they
ar<-sellers on sight. c a l 1 and ' examine
them. repair all kind* of watches at
a low prici-. We also sell Cameras,
I'lioto Supplies, Cleveland and Crescent
bicycles, Kdison and Columbia Talking
Machines.
R. L. KIRKPATRICK,
Jeweler and Graduate Optician-
Next to Court House,
BUTLER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, ISOO
'*
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PICTURE.
BOWSER WAS JARRED
HAD PLANNED A SURPRISE, BUT IT
FELL VERY FLAT.
And In the Illtternenii of III* Grent
Dldoppiilnliiient the Worthy Man
Forxot to Pot Into Prsctlce Some
I.nmlithl<- Moralizing In Which He
llnd Indnlsced.
[Copyright. 1900, by C. B. Lewis.]
For a few minutes after dinner the
Bther evening there was something of
l mystery around the Bowser mansion.
Mr Bowser insisted on answering a
ring at the basement bell, and there
was a whispered conversation, and a
large package was taken in. Then he
asked Mrs. Bowser if she wouldn't run
op stairs and busy herself for a quar
ter of an hour. She complied without
*
TTJK PICTURE OF TIIK UEST I.ITTI.K WIFE.
asking any questions nnd by and l>y
was told she might come down. She
found Mr. Bowser beaming with good
nature, lie was even holding the cat
on his lap.
"And now about all this mystery?"
queried Mrs. Bowser.
"Kit down, dear, nnd let's have a lit
tle? talk. I'm an old kicker of a IJUH
band, ain't I?"
"Why, I suppose you are like all oth
er husbands."
"I'm a heap worse, and I'm ashamed
of it. I've been thinking thing* over
for the last week, and I'm wondering
how you have stood It with me as well
fis you have. If I'd married any other
woman, there'd have been it divorce
long ago."
Mrs. Bowser fully realized that Mr.
Ikiwser in too good nature was Just as
dangerous fis Mr. Bowser in kicking
mood, and she simply replied that she
had no fault to litid and called his at
tention to a new book she had I>olight
that day. He was not to be switched
off, however.
"I>o you remember our first meet
ing?" lie asked as ho melted a little
more. "I was at your house to see
your father, and you entered the room.
I fell In love with you at Ilrst sight. I
thought you the cutest, sweetest, cozi
est little woman in all this world, and
in five minutes I had made tip my
mind to win your heart and your hand.
Years have passed since then, but I
st ill think of you as I did that day."
"That—that is good of you," replied
Mrs. Bowser, as her face flushed with
pleasure and she forgot the peril of
the situation.
"It was a ease of love, and I hope It
will go on to the end. There are times
when I lose my temper and talk about
divorce- and all that nonsense, but you
shouldn't lay It up against me."
Mr. P.owscr's eiiln quivered, his voice
broke and tears started In his eyes.
The; cat made up her mind that torpe
does were being planted for a grand
blow up, and she got down off his knee
and sought shelter under the piano.
Mrs. Bowser said there was nothing to
forgive, and, wiping the tears from her
own eyes, she began talking about the
new cook who had arrived that day.
Hiie had got as far as to say that the
girl appeared to know her duties when
Mr. Bowser Interrupted with:
"If I ever do any more kicking
kround this house, 1 hope you'll call
ki the neighbors to boot me around the
block. It Isn't the right thing to do.
A wife has Just tho same legal rights
us a husband. He has 110 legal or
moral right to set himself up as a big
Injun and run things. It would have
served me right If you had turned on
me Home- time with the ax. I never
read of a wife killing her husband
without wondering If he wasn't Just
such a mean man as 1 am. Ho you can
forgive me and give me another
show 7"
Mrs. Bowser assured him that she
could, and asked blm for the latest
news from Manlln. II<• didn't acem to
licar the question, hut got up and pass
cd Into the junior nnd lighted nil the
Kas Jets. When ho returned, he was
bubbling over, and It was a minute or
two heforo he could say:
"Well, angel of earth, your old klrkei
has got a little aurprlao for you. It
will allow you that I'm not no had aft
er all. I may raise rows and Hay mean
things, hut I appreciate you at your
full worth JuHt the name."
"And you've got a surprise for me?"
HIIO naked.
"I have, and It's a corker. Come
right In and hehold It."
On the wall In the parlor, where he
hail taken another picture down to
make room for It, hung a pontralt of
Mr*. HOWHI'F In a KILL frame. It WIIH a
portrait done In crayon. It Will after
a photograph 12 yearn old. It had
been done hy the ofllco boy in Mr.
Itowser'a office. 110 UIIF, an office boy
without a lazy hair In hlsiicad. When
he wasn't going to the postolflce or
sweeping out, he was making portraits
or huntlUK around secjTidhund stores
to llud frames which could be cut
down to lit them. Ills Industry had
given Mr. Bowser an hlea, and Mrs.
Bowser's crayon was the result. It
had all come In for per week except
the frame.
"Why why, who Is It?" asked Mrs.
Bowser, as she stood before the pic
ture. Being from her oldest photo
graph and the style belli# so ancient
she could not recogulxo berxelf.
"Who Is It?" echoed Mr. Bowser, n*
ho slipped hla arm around IKT ajid
gave her a kiss. "Well, It's the pic
ture of the best little wife on top of
this earth, and she's standing right be
side me at this moment. What have
you got to say abont it?"
"It—lt was awfully kind of you."
"Don't mention it. I wish I could
have presented you with 40 of 'em.
It's you to a dot. I think it the best
piece of work I ever saw. That boy
will make his mark i£, he keeps on.
Now, then, I'm going to ask Davis and
his wife to run in and look at it."
"I don't think I would—not tonight."
"But why? Davis claims to know all
about art, and I want his criticism.
He'll try to find some flaw, but he'll
have mighty hard work. Mrs. Davis
will probably want one done by the
same boy."
"I don't think they are home this
evening," said Mrs. Bowser as she
tried to hide her feelings and took a
closer look at the picture.
The crayon was the work of black
and white and industry. The office
boy wasn't lip on backgrounds. He c"
sidercd backgrounds and foreground
a useless waste of material. He had
never taken particular notice of how
the licad and aruis of his fellow beings
were nailed on. and In working from a
photograph he had corrected several
mistakes of the photographer. He had
enlarged the moutli, been generous
with the cars and given the chin a
slant on an entirely new line. He had
also Improved the eyes to match the
mouth that is, one <<f them was cock
ed up in surprise and the other drawn
down in a Kq.iinl. Mrs. Bowser's heart
stood still as she noted all these things
und n II IXIMI more. That crayon was a
token of love. atel how could she Hud
fault with It? She couldn't She gave
Mr I tow scr a kis* und ran tip stairs as
If tn Idde her coyness He Was calling
It i-oyness and chuckling ami rubbing
his hands when Davis walked in.
"What on earth is that?" he queried
as lie looked at the crayon.
"And you don't recognize it!" ex
claimed Mr. Bowser.
"Hanged If 1 do. or you either! It
may be your cook, your grandmother
or the woman who sells horse radish
on this street Ye gods! Bowser, take
It down!" •
"What's wrong with It?"
"It would scare a horse If you hung
It up in the stable! Why, I could hold
u stick of crayon between my toes and
do better work! For heaven's sake,
hut don't let your wife see It!"
"But she has seen it."
"Then go and apologize; hny her off;
lie out of It. Poor woman! I can un
derstand how KIII* is suffering! Fix It
up, Bowser- for mercy's sake, fix it up
with her! Good night! I was going to
ask you to step around to the club, but
you want to get rid of that."
Mrs. Bowser was listening on the
ntnlrs. The cat ciuue creeping In a#
Mr. Bowser stood there and wondered
Where the shrapnel shell would burst.
I'tie clock ticked five minutes away In
to eternity, and then Mr. Bowser
moved. He moved with a Jump. Ho
rushed forward and grabbed that cray
on and pulled on it until he broke the
wire. Then be raised It 011 high and
brought |t down with a smash and
jumped on it again and again. The cat
flew out of the room, and Mrs. Bowser
uttered words of thankfulness. By
and by Mr. Bowser came up to go to
!><•<l lie was silent and stern.
"Old did anything fall down stairs?"
asked Mrs. Bowser after awhile.
"Yes: something fell!" he sternly ro
plled "Ami It will probably be bettor,
while our lawyers are consulting about
the divorce, fur you to go home to your
mother. I brieve the train leaves at
noon!" M. QUAD.
Worils of Wisdom,
Aunt Malludy laid down the rolling
pin, set her hands on her hips and de
livered herself of tills profound bit of
wisdom:
"CJreat trouble In dls world-Is dey Is
too many people who don't know
enough to be fust cooks an knows too
much to be second."- Indianapolis
I'ress.
Hum ll«* Know Hon lo llnrriin t
"You ought not to be so hard on Ku
dolph, papa," said Miss Klttlsh. "He
really Is a very smart young man."
"What Is smart about libnV" asked
papa.
"He says that he thoroughly under
stands the currency (juestlon."—Chica
go News.
<>l*iatlf>l Klli|in'tl«*.
"The Chinese are said to be models
of polite conduct."
"Yes; they would rather kill the mis
slonarlcs than hurt their feelings by
telling them to leave the country."—
Chicago Bceord.
Consoling,
Mr. Hoodley Alas, our friend Hpout
er has gone to that bourn whence no
traveler returns!
Mr. Hardart Yes, (hank goodness,
he can't come back and lecture about
It! I'hlladclphia I'ress.
All A |it»r( lx«r.
Townc—Bo you went homo with
Htingiman for luncheon today, eh?
What did you get?
Brown An appetite for dinner.—
Philadelphia I'ress.
'f*lM True I'OI-IN AIM* All llrntl.
"A true poet writes poetry because
he can't help It."
"Oh, no; a true poet writes poetry
because nobody can stop him."—Chi
cago Kecord.
■ are of Ills Job.
Magistrate What is your business?
Witness Matrimonial agvnt for my
eight grown up daughters!-Kllegeudu
Blatter.
THE ELEVATOR BOY.
HE TELLS OF ONE OF HIS UNIQUE
EXPERIENCES.
In Which the I.rndini; Actor# Are n
llrick A|*ent, the Hoy Himself, a
Stenographer, nn<l the Wife of the
Aforenitid llrick Aft^nt.
[Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.],
When Mr. Hopewell, the New Eng
land brick agent, moved into room No.
42 a month ago, I wanted to show my
friendly spirit, and so I called on him
to see if there was anything I could do.
''Yes. Sammis; there is," he replied
as he looked me up and down as if I
was only a codfish. "Yes; you can do
something for me by minding your
own business. You look to me like a
very fresh kid, and I am glad to have
the opportunity of telling you that if
you play any of your monkey shines
on me you'll get your neck broken!
That's all, lJubby."
"Hut I'm neither fresh nor tricky," I
protested.
"Then it will be all right. I/, 'nay be
that your looks are deceiving."
"And I'm a fatherless boy, with a
widowed mother and a mortgage on
my hands."
"I'm glad to bear it. and you needn't
expect any help from me. When I
have any money I don't want, I'll
throw it into the river Instead of giv
ing it over to you. I'm from the gran
ite hills of the Granite State, Sammis,
but there is no moss on my back. Run
along now and keep your face clean."
I never had a tenant talk to me that
way before, and I went down and told
Mr. Rasher, the agent, what had been
said.
"Well, Sammis," he said after lis
tening to my story, "there are what
they call nonappreciatlve men In this
world, and Mr. Hopewell seems to be
one of them. I think you'd better go a
little slow. lie is evidently a bad man
to deal with. In time perhaps he may
come to recognize your merits at their
full value, tint for awhile he will prob
ably be a little distrustful."
I saw that I had Mr. Rasher's good
will and sympathy, but that didn't
Tim LADY APPEARS.
comfort me altogether. There are ele
vator boys who can be walked Into the
dust, but I am not one of them. Mr.
Hopewell had humiliated me, and I
wanted to get even. It wasn't over
four or five days before n woman cnino
In anil asked for his ollloe. She spoke
In such a way that I knew she was Ills
wife. She was a monstrous fat wom
an, wltli hands like hams and a snub
nose, and thore was a look in her eyes
that told me her jealousy could easily
be aroused.
"It's awful about theße men," I said
as we went slowly up.
"What men do you mean?" she asked
at once.
"Certain men In this building, ma'am.
They are married men, and yet the
way they flirt with the typewriter girls
Is something awful. If I hadn't prom
ised not to say anything, I could tell
you"—
"Roy, what could you tell!" slio de
manded as she laid a hand on my
shoulder and begau to breathe hard.
"I dasn't say, ma'am."
"Is it about my husband? If I catch
him flirting, he'll think a house fell on
him! Is ho one of the men who are
' cutting up?"
1 wan silent and after a minute she
handed me ft quarter anil said she
wanted to see me again. When she
came down, she was with her husband,
and both looked mad. As she left the
elevator she sort of winked at, me, and
I knew she'd be back next flay. Next
morning I bought a bouquet for 00
cents and sent It In to the stenographer
Iti room No. CO, and two hours later the
fat woman came waddling In. I saw
suspicion In her eye while she was
yet 20 feet away and as she got Into
the elevator she handed me u dollai
bill and said:
"Now, bub, I want to know about
these men. Do they unfile at the type
writers as they ride up and down?"
"They do, ma'am."
"And they tidk with 'em?"
"Yes; they whisper behind my back."
"So they whisper, do they? Nice
state of affairs! And do they go out
lo lunch together?"
"Every day, ma'am."
"They do, eh? 1 suspected as much.
Now, boy, 1 want the truth from you.
You must know my husband by sight?"
"Yes'm."
"And Is he one of the fllrters?"
I was silent.
"So he's flirting with the typewrit
ers, Is hi;!" she said as her breath came
hoarsely. "He never wants me to
come down and lunch with h I in. and
the reason Is because he's taking some
one else out. Roy, your silence tells
me I am right!"
"I don't want to get anybody Into
trouble," I replied, "but If I was a mar
ried man I wouldn't send bouquets to
room No. f>2. One went there this
morning."
"Ah! Got to sending bouquets, has
he! I haven't had 2 shillings' worth
of flowers In the last five years, but
lie can send bouquets to typewriters!
Well, we'll see about It. Room .12, eh?
I.and me at that floor."
"Rut you won't give mo away,
ma'am?" I asked.
"Of course not. You've done me a
great favor, and I'm much obliged to
you ami won't bring you Into It. I
think I have a little surprise on hand
for James Uopewell!"
Sho also had one for somebody else.
Hhi! walked Into room fi", and tin- bou
quet was ou a table and the stenog
rapher was at work. The bouquet
went sailing across the room from a
blow of the fat woman's parasol, and
then she stood before the surprised
stenographer and told her what was
what The row lasted ten minutes,
and they had to threaten her with the
police before she would go out. Hho
went from to II!, ami what happened
there no one could tell. The brick man
happened to IMI alone and Ills wife
locked the door ou him and sailed Iti.
When she came out she went down the
other elevator, and the boy said her
hair was down, her hat broken and
her shirt waist torn in three rr four
places. An hour later Mr. Hopewell
asked If I wouldn't please be so kind
as to step up to his office a few min
utes. I put my sitings hot in my pocket
and prepared to sell my life dearly, but
he met me with a smile and shook
hands. He had seven or eight
scratches on his face and had lost con
siderable hair and half his buttons.
"Sammis," said he, as he handed me
a 52 bill, "this is for the mortgage."
"Thank you. sir."
"And others will follow and we shall
be the best of friends. I'm a little
slow. Sammis. but I finally get around
to recognize true merit. You've got it
and I want to be friends with you.
Just how you managed to bring about
this little affair I don't know, but
please don't do it again. That is, work
it off on some one else. That's all to
day. my dear boy—ta-ta."
I went down and told Mr. Rasher all
about it, and though he said he would
not allow any elevator boy to create a
disturbance among tenants, he added
that it was positively wonderful how
my merits were being recognized and
the money rolling in to pay off that
mortgage. Mr. Hopewell and I aro
quite chummy now, and I shall be glad
to continue the friendship. When a
tenant who has sized me up wrong ad
mits his mistake and holds out the fra
ternal hand, he will always find one
who will meet him half way in Sam
mis, the elevator boy. M. Quad.
To Rlvnl the Sea Serpent.
As the whale swallowed Jonah, an
ancient patriarch stroked his beard
and gazed out to sea.
"Jonah, Jonah!" he shouted, and as
Jonah thumped on the whale to signal
that lie had heard, the old man con
tinued:
"Jonah, if you could only Induce the
whale to do that little act every after
noon in sight of the seacoast hotels,
there would be a fortune for some
one."
Thus we see that even In the okl days
men recognized a good thing when It
came their way.—Philadelphia In
quirer.
Thcrf Are Rxo^ptlona.
"I thought she was such an advanced
woman that she always insisted she
would not give up her name when sho
married, but would hyphenate It with
her husband's."
"She did say so."
"But she hasn't done It"
"No. You see, things sometimes hap
pen very queerly In this world."
"How Is that?"
"Her name, you will recall, was
Black, and her husband's name Is
Hart. She didn't like the combina
tion."—Chicago Post
Tlie Tnble* Tnrnpd.
"After bugs, perfesser?"
"No. Bugs after me."—New YorU
Evening Journal.
IMffcra-ncc of Opinion.
"That fellow," ho said, "always
seems to come when he Isn't wanted."
"Who doesn't want him, Mr.
Brown?" she asked. And after less
than a minute of thought he reached
the conclusion that possibly he had
made a mistake as to who was not
wanted.—Stray Stories.
Resources.
"Will you give It up now?" demand
ed the scorpion, administering another
■ting.
"Never!" shrieked the centlped,
coming back at Its antagonist gamely.
"Never, while I have a leg to stand
on!'C h lea go Tribune.
An Anted.
"Do you think I will have any diffi
culty In learning to float, (Jeorge?" sho
asked.
"No, Indeed," he replied enthusias
tically. "Willi a little practice, I'm
sure you could fly."—Philadelphia
Press.
fly the Minister.
He—Do you think a fellow ought to
be locked up for stealing kisses?
She—N—no, not Just that. But I
think he ought to be tied up.
So now they're engaged. -Philadel
phia Bulletin.
The purest Chinese Is spoken at Na
hln and Is called "the language of tli
mandarins."
No It oo in For 'lCtu.
Ain't room In this country for people who say
She has seen her bright day!
The bloom'* bending bright 'nesth the weight o'
the bee
' Hie rivers are ainging In mualo to ava—
Oh, the country's a* bright aa the country U
free.
Thli *'iig to her, then, In the morning I
—Atlanta Constitution.
Tlmt Glimmer Cllrl.
Wan there erer so winsome * maiden
Aa ahe whom I met by the s«*s 7
Her tres«es with sun gold were Isdwn,
Her blue eyes were spsrkllng with glte.
Wss there ever a summer to blended
With nil that gives rapture to life 7
Itut. alna, our romance was soon ended,
For *f became husband and wife!
Answer*.
A Nil m MM* r Picture.
The fields are all alive,
Tin-re's n buxxln around the hive.
For the Iwea ure mighty busy makin honey.
T)«- maple leaves sre bllnkln,
And the wutcr lilies drinkln
Till they stagger where the river ripples sunny!
—Atlanta (' institution.
Way t'p.
Hugged Keglnnld's Idea of comfort
and safety. Chicago News.
U*tll»s Srrlona.
"A guest at a Ht. Paul hotel who
didn't like his pinto of beans was made
to eat every blessed one of them by a
stranger who carried an ugly looking
revolver."
"Seems to me these Boston fellers
are carrying their loyalty to home In
stitutions a little too far."—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
SUGAR BEET INSECTS.
One Not Wholly Bad, For It Also
Mp» C>ra>tbopperi In the Bud.
It has been said that, no matter what
plant or weed be selected, if we at
tempt to grow it on a large scale In
sects and diseases perhaps hitherto un
kuown will attack It and render Its cul
tivation difficult Whenever a new
crop is raised a number of our native
PALLID FLEA BEETLE.
species usually take to It changing
their food habits to that extent Thu
sugar beet lias had Its full quota of In
sect enemies, and not the least among
them has been the pale flea beetle.
This Insect measures about one-eighth
of an inch In length and Is yellowish
brown in color. Down each wing cover
extends a yellow stripe.
All the severe Injury has been dur
ing dry weather. is con
fined largely to the ear\ part of the
season, while the plants are young and
it Is not too late to reseed. It appears
the best course to spray with parls
green, using one pound to 175 gallons
of water and adding one pound of
quicklime.
Like several other Insects, the blister
beetles were satisfied with the food
provided by nature until the advent of
the beet. True they did occasionally
levy a tax on potatoes, but they dearly
love the wild vetches and almost any
plant of the pea or bean family.
With the advent of the sugar beet
the blister beetles were provided with
another source of food very much to
their taste and one which they seem to
prefer to uiost others. As a rule, the
blister beetles appear during the latter
half of July and become numerous dur
ing August and September, devouring
the leaves and doing great damage.
All this looks very bad, but when we
Inquire Into the early history of the In
sect we find a very good record, which
helps us materially to forgive a part of
tlie later depredation. The young blis
ter beetle of the varieties noticed here
passes his larval stage In the egg pod
of one of the grasshoppers, devouring
usually from 30 to 40 cgßa, after which
he burrows a short distance Into the
ground, passcß through the pupal stage
and comes out ready to collect pay of
the farmer.
All tho common blister beetles of this
region except tho steel blue one have
this beneficial liablt, so when we see a
blister beetle eating our crops wo may
be certain tlmt he represents from 26 to
40 grasshoppers literally nipped in tho
bud. This fact should have its Influ
ence In considering the Insect and so
long as the number of the beet' « Is
small and the crop does not appear to
be HUlTerlng It is perhaps well to for
bear destroying them. There are three
varieties which have been reported a#
Injurious (luring the season of 1899 -
Eplcauta clnerea and Its variety con-
/ v Xi
liLIHTKIt 11ICKTJ.K.
color nml Kplcauta penusylvaulca. The
Innt named species In the uuc found no
abundantly In the early fitll In the
heads of the goldenrod.
When the danger of real Injury be
comes apparent, there 1m usually llttlo
difficulty In rI<I• 11■ i K the plants by a
spray of parls green and lime, applied
at the rate of one pound of the poison
to 175 gallons of water. Often the bee
tles will keep coining In from the out
side, ami when the llrst spray has lost
Its effect from rain or other cause It
Jimy be necessary to repeat the treat
ment.—lt. 11. l'ettlt, Michigan.
Thr Boy Ilcun.
Of the three recent agricultural ac
quisitions Kaffir corn, alfalfa and the
soy beau- Secretary Coburn of Kansas
says: Of tin- tlireo the soy beau Is the
latest Introduced, the least known ami
for that reason only tho least appre
ciated. It Is very rich In fat aud mus
clo making materials. I r ed to milk
cows, fattening cattle, hogs and other
animals soy beans have given astonish
Ing results. The soy bean responds
readily to good HOII and abundant mois
ture, but w 111 thrive and produce a crop
on land too poor or In a season too dry
for ordinary crops ami Is not molested
by chinch liugs.
A 1,1(11* Kneoiir«i»enmii(.
n,„ K | ti Rlt« m»
no hope? At some future tltue per
haps—
Nlic Well, come to m» ngnln In ten
ycnra, and If I nlimilil !»• ntlll uuuinr
rl««l I 11-I ll tbluk of Judy.
Mo. 40
Tke Future of Oar Le|a.
Professor Yung of the University of
Quef, Switzerland, entertains great
fears concerning the future of our
lower limbs. This sage Is of the opin
ion that within the next thourouJ
years human beings will have forgot
ten how to use their legs, and that
these limbs, if evolution will not do
away with them, will serve as more
ornaments to the rest of the body.
Professor Yung states that at tha
present age human beings show a de
cided aversion to personal or physical
locomotion, and this Is more manifest
every time a new automatic traveling
instrument is inveuted and rendered
practical. Steam, electricity, cable
power and the different velocipede ma
chines all bear an influence over us
and create a dislike for walking, and
the future generations will likely have
the convenience of steerable airships
at their windows and electric auto
mobiles at their doors, and these con
veyances will be so cheap that almost
every one can own them, and this
means the doom of our legs.
The latter will be regarded as super
fluous appendages, no use will be made
of them, and who knows but that they
may disappear altogether? But so
much more will our arms develop In
length and strength. These are the
cruel laws of evolution, and it will bo
due to their pranks that futuro gen
erations will again resemble the apes.
There will come another epoch of short
legs and long arms.
Compiled With the Law,
M A certain well known Mobile law
yer, who was lame and had something
of a reputation as a lighter," said a
southern gentleman, "was at one time
attorney In a suit Unit caused much 111
feeling, lie won the suit for his client,
and the loser vowed vengeance. 'ln
pursuance of that same,' In the lan
guage of Truthful James, he one day
went Into the lawyer's office and sub
jected him to a tirade of abuse that
would have caused a 6alt water cap
tain to die from pure envy, such was
his talent In vituperation.
"The lawyer answered him nothing,
to the surprise of two or three men
who were present, but, getting out of
his chair, began to hobble backward.
Ills enemy, thinking he was retreating,
followed him up, with more abuse and
threatening gesture*
"The lawyer's foot finally struck
against the wall, when he suddenly
straightened up and saying, 'Gentle
men, I call on you to witness that, on
account of this wall, 1 have retreated
as far as possible' (the general law of
homicide), drew out a derringer and
•hot his opponent.
"At the trial he was acquitted, bis
Witnesses being the men present at tho
time of the killing, who testified to tho
lawyer's having retreated as far as
possible."—New York Tribune.
A Cold Night In Canada.
Tbc sky nt night Is a deep dark blue,
and the stars are like dropping balls of
Are, »o close they seem to bo almost
within reach. Tbc northern lights look
flu If n titanic paint brush bad been
dipped In phosphorescent flame and
drawn In great, bold strokes across
the heavens.
As you pass the electric lamps 709
see very flue particles of snow caught
up by the wind and glittering high In
the air like diamonds. But it Is a cold
night, and you are not sorry to get Into
your room. First of all, you take a
blanket or so from the bed, for there
are people In Canada who sleep all tho
year round with only a sheet over
them, to Buch a pitch of perfection
have they brought the beating of their
rooms.
After you have tucked yourself In
the stillness of tho night Is broken oc
casionally by a report like a cannon.
Have you ever been Inßlde a bathing
machine when n mischievous boy
threw n stone at It? And, If 80, do you
remember how you Jumped? When tho
walls of a wooden house crack In tho
bitter cold, the effect Is similar, onlr
magnified. But you know what It
means here, so you only draw tho
clothes closer round you, thankful that
you nre snug and warm. And so good
night—Black wood's.
Alwars Face the Kngln*.
In his prime the late Mr. John Cook,
the great tourist agent, was a man of
Iron frame. But when years of rail
way traveling, which averaged annual
ly some 40.000 miles, produced certain
alarming symptoms, bo made a dis
covery that may bo worth giving to
the public. Ho found that tho threat
ened trouble, something spinal, dis
appeared when he 110 longer sat with
his back to the engine. He always
thereafter faced It, and that the prin
ciple Is sound bo borno out by,
others whom bo advised to do tho
same. All who aro called upon to do
much railway traveling will bo wise to
sit "facing tho horses."
ItrMon for Rate.
Mr. Verlrash Talker (who did nol
catch the name of his partner)— You
see that man behind mo. Well, If
there's ouo man In '.his world that I
bate, he's tho one.
Ills Partner (In surprise) Why,
that's my husbandl
Mr. Verlrash Talker (quickly)— Yes, .
of course—that's why I hate blm, lucky,
dog I—London Fun.
No Kncoarairmrnl.
Mrs. Short—Ob, dear, I do wish wo
were rlchl Just think of the good we
could do If we only had lots of moneyl
Mr. Short—True, my dear, but we
can do a great deal of good In a quiet
way now.
Mrs. Bbort— Yes, of course, but np
one will ever bear of It—Chicago News.
Tkr Hatter She Wanted.
New Wife—l wish to get some but
ter, please.
Dealer—Roll butter, ma'am?
New Wife— No; we wish to eat It OH
biscuits.—Chicago News.
JINQLEB.
Whon We'll All It* (Mi 1
I don't know when the day will totylt
llut rou and I, we know
That aftir awhlla our good reaolreg
Will lntu bring a row
km. ilar, when we both have the time.
We'll mat our taulla away,
And you'll be (food, and I'll be goo#—
Wa'Jl all be Rood aum« da/.
Wr'll run our buniorw affairs
With I bought (if Mluw man.
Fur wr will Irl our good Intent
«Jo Into action then. j
We'll make our frh Ilia all happier.
Ami life will really |»ay.
For you'll I'i' good, and I'll be good—
Wa'll all be good aw day.
Sum* day—of com, It'a way ahead—
llut I know ao do you—
That mof day we will take a turn
And try the good and true.
We'll do our l<i-at for other folk*.
The world will ha more fair,
And you'll be good, and I'll be good
When we're the time to apara.
—Jvah Wink lu llalttmore American.
Th* Nattr blttle Jmfm.
"It's no wonder those Japanese troops
cover themselves with glory."
"What do you mean?"
"Why, the other foreign commandera
are polite enough to let them do all the
dangerous work." Cleveland l'laln
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