VO* xxxvii Fall 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 aff with a rush. t i • ' SOROSIS-Thc New Shoe for Women--AH the new battles """styles in fine Dongola, Enamels, Patent, Call and TT* Box -Calf in medium and heavy soies. X* 1110 DUTTENHOFFER'S 'inc of Ladies' welt and turn sole qi shoes in Dongola, Vici Patent Leather and Uox-Ca i are OnOeS. v rv . handsome. All sizes, AA to EE. We have a full line of the Celebrated Carter Comfort Shoes and especially recommend them for their com.ort g'\i-' « 'jualities. * r • ' Complete s'ock of R. T. WOOD & CO'S. line of Misses' iVIISSeS aiv i L -[,i drc:! S fine shoes—made in light or welt soles— ; ni i. Hox-C:*f~nd heavy Dongola. Olioes. bargains i.l Misses' and Children s sciiooi shoes. . »y ,i » Fifteen to Twenty new styles in i xV. lli* i\ ettietOll _\'s<_.n's medium and heavy sole welt ! ■* f » TV L shoes, Patent, Cad, Enamel, v iei i Men s r me Alices. Kid( and box caif. Full and medium toes —Close Welt or Extension So! . -*-» » i ,1 > ai .Made of same material 130y S alld J. OUli] S k_/110( S. ant ] ; ri same styles as the Men's Shoes. "I? . /'l'l Yf We have a complete stock of Gokey's hand- J? 01* V/ll Men box-tof-boots and shoes; also a full \ IT?. WnoP stock of Anny Shoes, heavy uppers AllU a <ll lH ▼▼ Cell • anc j hand sewed sol.s. Goke> r 's high cut copper toe Shoes for Boys. Gokey's high cut waterproof c hoes for Girls. See our Drillers Shoes—High-Cut—Bellis Tongue— Box Toe —Double Sole and Tap. RUBBER AND FELT GOODS. Full 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 The New Fall Footwear Ready for your inspe* tion in such large assortments as this store is known to carry. We plaed our orders early and secured advantages which we pass to ihe buyer. Never before have we made such a generally good exhibit of ea.ly Fa'l and Winter footwear. There is every new siyle broi'jht out for early Fa'l wear, embracing every popular style from the finest Patent Ca'f to the Heavy Working Man's Shoe. School Shoes for the little Bo>s and the little Misses. The prices are modest. "Queen Quality" Shoe for Women 53.00- jjjjj I J Mannish cat HStreet Boot / LL that this IS BRANDED EVERY Heavy Sole. Jj Hand Welt. Handsome, well made and as easy as an old shoe—that's BEAUTY. Of all shoes advertised this is the only one Miat has a five dollar style at a three doller price. B. C. HUSELTON, Sutler's Lending Shoe tloUKf. Ouuoslte Hotel Lowry. # :-¥ > r' K E 0 K \V 1 hi /j I Men don't buy clothing for the j nl'jf 1 if | purrose of spending money. They -j^ 111 [f Hfl t Ti desire to Ret the best possible re- Pj C&W/MaiP'A I suits for the money expended. Not X ' f sffZ-4E\\ cheap goods but goods as cheap as jK/A |v i'rjj they can be sold for end made up Or W\ (tXyiltn i ' properly. If you want the correct I \ m:fl 1 f \ examine our large stock of FALL / { \ T ff'flr V/l ff AND WINTER WEIGHTS— \ I if LATEST STYLES, SHADES m II 1 AND COLORS. lU g£r KECK Fit and Workmanshio Guaranteed. G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 142 North Main Street, Butler, Pa H LAVATORY APPLIANCES ! tr "-£==: nowaday s have to be of the best | ; Mill/ KHUi/ s!_J t° receive any sort of consider im'nTj ■■ || ||i zH. g ation. Closed plumbing is a relic ?it I ' / of the past—open work only re- MI/' 1 'I k ceives attention. Reason? It's WtiiSr i '*fa sanitary, cleanly, looks better, re i quires less attention and is better ' y sF i 111 CVCf y respect, We make a JI specialty of up-to-date styles and Geo. \AI. YA/Hiteh ill, 318 South Wain St, People's Phone. 28. PLUMBER, Butler, Pa. i PAPES. JEWELERS. 51 7 * a: =£ 4 m oj DIAMONDS, J" 00 1 WATCHES, J o ©# CLOCKS, * ""J JEWELRY, J £ ** SILVERWARE, # r " SILVER NOVELTIES, ETC. J 2 ;c 5 We repair all kinds of cJ>\ Broken Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc. * So # * Give our repair department a trial. =*># We take old gold and silver the same as cash. if FAPE'S, {| g J 122 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. £ 3 They are made by artist shoemakers and you'll need no "sjjecs'' to see that they are fine shoes—the HANDSOMEST ever made for $3. Any size and any width tuA a raft of different styles. SI.OO, $1.25, $1.50. FORE SIGHT i.i beUer tliaa HIND SIGHT. Before you bu p school shoes look at ours. It'll pay you. Women's Fine Shoes. You can buy $1.50 and (2.00 anywhere, but thete's rota store in But ler that will give you SO STYLISII A SHOE or so lasting a one us (his store will at £1.50 and s2.ci. MEN'S SHOES If your work requires shoes wilh no particular s*yle, but a WHOLE LOT OF WEAR, try us. They'll wear till the cows coine home and besides beitig good looking shoes, they have soles wide enough so you can just stand in them all day and not feel them. Price $1.25, $1.50 and s2.co. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. f H pILLSi Rouse tor |pid liver, and cure biliousness, sick M headache, jaundice, nausea, tion, etc. They are in valuable to prevent a cold or break up a fever. Mild, gentle, certain, they are worthy your confidence. Purely vegetable, they can be taken by children or delicate women. Price, 2T)C. at ail medicine dealers or by mail of C. I. HOOD & Co., Lowell, Mass. CATARRH LOCAL 1 DISEASE KpSlSl and is the result of colds and HVCOLO* sudden climatic changes. For your Protection @2 k* M */T ' B9 * /V mercury or any other injur- Ely's Cream Balm is acknowledged to be the most tborongh cure for Xa?a 1 Catarrh, Cold in Head and Hay Fever of all rrrr.cd'' • !: or nr.l cleaned the i:asal a!!aye pain ana inflammation, heals the wren. pro tects the membra;.*? from co! restores the eenset of tasti and smell. i"rice 60c. at Druggists or by mail. ELY BKOTILEKS. 66 Warren Street, New York. AMENDMENT TO THE CON-TITCTION PKOPOSED TO THE CITIZENB OF Til Is COMMON WE A LTB FOB THEIR AP PROVAL 01: WE.IF.CTIUX I!V THE GEN ERAL ASSEM lILY OF THE coJIMON WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUB- Ll>H FO HV ORDER OF TilE SECRETARY OF. THE ( OMMONWEM.TIL. IN PI'RSU ANCF. OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON STITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment tot lie Constitution of the Commonwealth. Section l. Be ii resolved by ttie Senate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth In General Assembly met. That the following is proposed as amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, in accordance with the provisions 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 words "snail be entit led to vote at ill elections," the words "sub ject however to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact,'* so that the said section shall read as follows: Sectiou i. Qualifications of Electors. Every male citizen twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall ue entitled to vote at all elections, subject however to frach laws requiring and regis mat ing the registration of electors as the Gen eral Assembly may enact: lie shall have been a citizen of the United Slates at least one month. He shall have resided in the State one year (or if. having previously been a qualified eleetor or native l*>rn <»f the State, he shull have removed therefrom and re tnrned. within >i\ months, immediately pre ceding the election). He shall have resided in the election dis trict where lie shall offer to vote at least two 11 onths Immediately preceding the election. 1 r twenty-twoyears of age and upwards, he shall have paid within two years :i State or county tux.which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the 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 Imj inu registered," and add to said section the following words, "but laws regulating and reouiring the registration of electors may be enacted to apply to cities only. pro\ ided that such laws be uniform for cities of the same class." s»» 1 hat the said section shall read as follows: Section 7. Uniformity of Election Laws.— All laws regulating the holding of elections by the citizens <>r for the registration of electors shall be uniform tnrougimut the State, but laws regulating and requiring the registration of electors may be euacLed to apply to cities only, provided that such laws be uniform for cities of same class. A true cony of the Joint* Resolution. W. W. GRIEST. Secretary of the Commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION i»,:« h' 11 •; < * ; ! 1 \ - <>r THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL oil RE.I ECTION 15V THE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY Ol THE COMMON WEALTH or PfiNNSY LVAN lA. ITU LISKIEI) l;Y ORDER or Til E SECRETA RY OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSU ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON STITUTION. A .JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Re it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth or Pennsylvania in General As sembly met. That the following is ptooosed as an amendment to the Constitution o-' the Commonweali n of Pennsylvania jn accord ance w'tii the provisions of the Eighteenth article thereof. Amendment. out section four of art'ele eiglit, and iuse. „ ia p'aco tuei^io'.as follows: Sec. ,o«i 1. All elections by «ne c ; i. : £eos s'viaM oe by ballot or by such other as may lie oresci'-bed by law: Provided, Tha. secec.v iu voting be p r ese -ved. A t.*ue copy o! the Joint Resoti'l-on. W. W. GRIEST, Secretary of the Common wea'th NEW HOUSE NEW FURNiTUER Central Hotel SIMEON NIXON, JR.,\, f J. BROWN NiXON, / s \ BUTLER, PA Opposite Cou^tfHouse. Ne::*, Door to Puik Theatre Sunday Dinners A Specialty. Meals 25 cts. Rooms 50 els. Regular Raies sl. Local and Long Distance Phones. Hotel Waver ly South McKeau Street J. W HA WORTH Prop'r. BUTLER, PA Steam Heat and Elecf/ic Light. The most commodious office in the *<y- . Stabling in Conuect.on. '"TIME "and TIDE & f'%) Mi 'uitl Nor will the beautiful stock of Watches that we now have on hand at such aston ishing low prices wait very long, as they are sellers on sight. Call and examine them. We repair all kinds of watches at a low price. We also sell Cameras, Photo Supplies, Cleveland and Crescent liicycles, Edison and Columbia Talking Machines. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician* Next to Court House. Karl Schluchter, Practical Tailor and Cuiter 125 W. Jefferson, Butler, Pa. Busheling, Cleaning and i Repairing a Specialty. BUTLER, VA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1900 • THEY KNOW A GOOD THING!" 511!. BOWSER'S TONIC. HE TURNS TO ROOT BEER AS A PRE SERVATIVE OF HEALTH. Ami Trie* to Brew It IIIm»eIf, With Kenultn That Would Sorely Not Hnpiicxi to Anybody but Worthy Mr. Bonier. [Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.] "You may have observed," said Mr. Bowser as he left tlie dinner table the other evening—"you may have ob served, Mrs. Bowser, that for the last three or four days I have not eaten enough to keep a chicken alive?" "I hadn't observed any falling off in your appetite," she replied as she wondered what new fad had got hold of him. "Probably not. There are wives who never observe anything until their husbands are ready to be buried. The fact remains, however, that I have lost my appetite and have such a weak and languid feeling that I can scarcely move about. If something is not done I shall be down In bed." "Well, why don't you go t* a doc tor?" "I have lost all faith in doctors. They would feel of my pulse, look at my tongue and order me to take a voyage around the world, so that I might not die on their hands. Nor I shall not go to the doctor." "Then what will you do?" asked Mrs. Bowser, with considerable solicitude. "Doctor myself. Knowing what ails me as I do and having a remedy at hand, 1 shall be my own physician and hope to be all right within a couple of weeks. In talking my case over with Brown today he recommend ed something which lie has tried him self with the grandest results." "Yon—you are going to dope yourself again!" she exclaimed in despairing tones as she turned away. "Dope! Dope! I wish you would be a little more choice in your language. I have lost my appetite. I have found something to restore it. Do you call that dope? It makes no difference whether you do or not, however. I shall prepare the remedy and take it according to directions. Tell the cook that I shall want to use the range for half an hour or so." "What is your remedy?" asked Mrs. Bowser. "Something as simple as it is effica cious. In the old days of pioneer life what did our grandfathers and grand mothers do when they lost their appe tites?" "I never heard that they lost them." "There are several things you never heard of, and I am always willing to post you on what you don't know. When our progenitors lost their appe tites, they turned to roots and barks and made tonics. I have followed their example. Here is a package of pow dered roots and barks—five kinds of roots and four kinds of barks. I pro pose to make four gallons of what you may call root beer and take it as an in vlgorator." "Very well," repliefl Mrs. Bowser as she started up stairs. "But if any thing happens I want you to remember that I had nothing to do with it." "Nothing will happen—that is, noth ing will happen except that my appe tite will be restored *nd my life move on again as before." The cook vacatc<7, the kitchen at his approach. There were directions on MR. liOWSEK EXPLAINS. the package as to how to prepare the root beer, and Mr. Bowser followed them as far as placing a boiler over the stove with four gallons of water in it. Then it occurred to him that the decoction ought to have a twang to it to hit the lethargic appetite. There was mustard in the pantry, and he dropped a liberal quantity into the wa ter. There was ginger also, and after a little thought he decided to add some of that. "In that way I'll kill two birds with one stoue," lie said to himself. "I'll have root beer and ginger ale out of the same bottle." lie was wutchlng the boiling when the cook came down on an errand. Bhe was a woman of 30, with a do mestic look, and it struck Mr. Bowser that she must know more or less about the tonics of our forefathers. He told her of the mixture and asked if she could think of anything to add. "I've seen my brother make root beer," she replied, "and I think he put In about a dozen different things. They say you can't get too much in it." "No; I don't believe you can," he mused. "The roots and barks are all right for a foundation, but the stuff wants spicing up into an elixir. I'll make something that kings of old ■would have howled for." He found lemons and squeezed In a couple. He found nutmegs and grated up one. There was cinnamon, and he threw in a liberal quantity. The last thing he got hold of was a bottle of extract of vanilla. He didn't Intend to use over half the contents, but when all went in he thought a high vanilla flavor might be the best, after all. When the mixture had been given a good boll, It was removed and carried out Into the back yard to cool. A pltcherful was dipped out and placed In the Icebox for Immediate use, and while it was cooling Mr. Bowoer sat down and felt that he had struck a good thing. The smell from that boil vr wasn't half bad. As he sat watch- It half a dozen cats appeared ou the back fences and sniffed and yowl ed. "They smell It and know a good thing!"* he chuckled. "If 1 have any to spare I'll leave It out here. I suppose cats lose their appetites, same as human beings, and I shan't begrudge 'em a pint or so." Half an hour later he went up stairs with pitcher and tumbler. There was Joy in his heart and a smile on hia face as he sat down and said: "My dear Mrs. Bowser, if you want the spring of youth which Ponce de Leon looked for In vain Just quaff a glass of this. If it don't knock five years off your age, I'm a goat." "Thanks, but I don't care for any," she replied. "All right—more left for me. Ah! but that Is good—that is delicious! Wine a hundred years old is not in it with root beer. I'll get up in the morn ing with an appetite like a horse. I suppose about three glasses Is enough for a first experiment? Do you know, I believe tliere'd be SIO,OOO a year profit in making this beer and selling it by the barrel?" Mr. Bowser went down aud drove the cats away and brought in the boiler, and half an hour later the family went to bed. He went around patting him self on the vest and telling how the tonic had gone to the right spot, and Mrs. Bowser finally got the Idea that he might have struck a good thing. She had JtiKt fallen asleep when that idea was dispelled. Mr. Bowser suddenly uttered a groan like a horse stricken down in tiie prime of life, and next mo ment he sat up in bed and exclaimed: "For the land's sake, but how I do suffer!" "What's the matter?" asked Mrs Bowser as she Jumped out of bed. "My stomach! I'm deathly sick, and pains shoot through me. \N hew! Ouch! Say. I'm a dead man!" "It's that appetite restorer. Prob ably it was inunded to act this way. Just lie quiet and let it get a good hold." But Mr. Bowser couldn't. In five minutes he was being twisted into a dozen strange shapes by colicky pains, and his nausea made him sweat like a steer in a cornfield. Mrs. Bowser had not said half she wanted to about ap petite restorers, but she lost no time in teleph jiilng for the family physician. When he arrived. hcfWOTId a very sick man. and it was a long two hours be fore the pains eased up and gave him a cbane? »• JnquSr.- what had brought them on. With tears if, his eyes Mr. Bowser owned up to the roots and barks and vanilla and nutmeg and other things, and the doctor made no reply to him. lie turned to Mrs. Bow ser instead and said: "I will try and find the fool killer's address, and uext time you have to telephone get him instead of me and tell him to bring his biggest clubs along!" M. QUAD. The Charm of Wheelinsr. "What, you've taken up the illustratr ed postal card fad?" "Yes, hut only since I took to riding the wheel. You see. when I'm riding I haven't the time to study the beauties of the scenery, so I just buy the picture cards, send them home and en joy the view at home at my leisure."— Fliegende Blatter. Before nml After. "During the first year of her married life a woman's proudest boast is that she gets up at 0 o'clock and prepares her husband's breakfast." "And after that what is It?" "That her husband carries her break fast to her while she remains upstairs In bed."—Chicago Times-Herald. The Tower of Famine. The Torre della Fame, or Tower of Famine, was noted for its grewsome history. It once stood in Pisa, Italy, but there are now no traces of it. Count Ugolino della Gherardscba, whom Dante immortalized, was the head of the Guelphs, and because of his tyran ny and accredited attempts to place his country in bondage he was antag onized and finally conquered by the chief of the Ghibelliues, who imprison ed him, with his two sons and two grandsons, In this tower, the slow method of starvation being employed as the manner of their death. The door of the tower was locked and the keys thrown into the Arno. Manieal Flnh. Many fish can produce musical sounds. The trigla can produce long drawn notes ranging over nearly an octave. Others, notably two species of ophidum, have sound producing appa ratus. consisting of small movable bones, which can be made to produce a sharp rattle. The curious "drum ming" made by the species called um brlvas can be heard from a depth of 20 fathoms. TQ Hide It. Hewitt—What are you raising whis kers for? Jewett—Well, I don't mind telling you that I am wearing a necktie my wife gave me.—Harper's Bazac. We are all Inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, gnlded each by a private chart of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension wait ing to be struck. In London there is nearly an hour less daylight at midsummer than In Glasgow. Had Smoked Some. First Citizen-lie lias spent a good deal of money laying pipes for this of fice. Second Citizen—Too much for pipes and too little for cigars, I fancy.—De troit Journal. Shudea of Feeling, "Bo Dobbs convinced you by his ar guments, eh?" "I don't know whether 1 was con vinced or whether he wore me out." — Chicago Record. Wouldn't Commit Himself. "Excuse me, but didn't I uioet you in Chicago some time ago?" "Not unless I was there at the time." —Cleveland Plain Dealer. SILO MAKING. Make the Silo Deep, With Smooth W«Ua anil Pack Thoroughly. Make the silo deep, for the greater the depth the greater will be the pressure on that below, thus forcing out air from the fodder and insuring better silage. Shallow silos as a rule give less satisfactory results thaqutieep ones, as there are larger air spaces i« FILLING A SMALL ROUND SUA the silage owing to lack of pressure. Wherever practicable the silo should have a depth of not less than 24 feet, while more satisfactory results may be expected if It is ten feet deeper. Make the silo walls smooth. After the silage is placed in the pit it should settle evenly and easily. If the walls are perfectly vertical and smooth, the conditions for settling will be favora ble. Where stone Is used, a coat of water lime cement must be used to make a good surface. As silage con tains acid, this smooth surface will gradually become eaten and rough, so that from year to year, as seems nec essary, a light wash of cement should be brushed over the wall to make it smooth. Where wood is used, the lin ing boards should be dressed on one side. The wall on the inside should be perfectly plumb and smooth from the top of the silo to the foundation wall, from the top of which there may be a slight bevel to the floor. In any form of wooden silo, excepting the round. It is desirable that the Inside lining boards be nailed on vertically. The silage will then slip down easily. Have as few corners as possible. Upon the thoroughness of the packing usually depends the character of the preservation. Most of the waste which occurs where silage has been well put In occurs at the surface, against the doors, at the sides and in the corners. Use gas tar oil wooden silos, for when applied hot it is considered the best known preservative of wood avail able for common use. Even put on cold. If not too thick for rapid painting. It is a superior preservative. Tar may also be thinned with gasoline without the use of heat. As gasoline rapidly evaporates Into a gas which is very In flammable much care should be used. The illustrations, from publications of the Wisconsin station, give an idea of the appearance and method of fi'Ung a round silo and explain in a measure the process of constructing a silo of this kind. Fig. 1 shows a method of laying and leveling the foundation. A Is a center post with top level with top of proposed wall. R B are straight edge boards nailed to stakes driven In the ground. C is a piece of straight edge timber fixed to turn on a pin at A. B B are all nailed level with top of post A. Fig. 2 shows the construction. The sills are 2 by 4 inches in two foot sec tions, with the ends cut on the slant of a radius of the silo circle. These should be sawed out with much care. After being bedded in mortar they may be toenailed together. The plates are the same, spiked to top of studs, which are 2 by 4 inches, a foot apart. Short no. i. UOTBUNG — m ii. METHOD OK CONSTRUCTION. lengths of studs may be used lapped to get the depth. Slxteens and fourteena will give a silo 30 feet deep. Linings are made from Irncing sawed to give one-half Inch in thickness; outside sheathiug the same; siding for silos un der 28 feet, outside diameter, common siding, rabbeted. For diameter over 28 feet outside common drop siding or ihlp lap may be used.—C. 8. Plumb. Blunrliliiur Celery. In the market garden all sorts of schemes have to be followed to save labor in blanching the plant—the art of removing the natural bitter quality. At times the plants are set close to gether so as to partially shade one another, and Anally boards are set up right against the plant in the rows. At other times albino varieties are cm ployed that seem blanched because they develop no green or chlorophyllous matter In their structure. But the bit ter taste remains. To have good celery the process of earthing up must be continuous. It requires a very rich sell, and if plenty of water can be giveu so much the bet ter, says Meelian's Monthly. Onlf One Ohatacl*. Old Gentleman —So you'd like to be come my son-in-law? Mr. Hardup— Yes, sir, if you can af ford it.—Tit-Bits. The Only Authority. Uncle ntram— You mustn't prod the Harm animals, Johniih-. City Hoy—(Jo on; you ain't the jani tor of this flat! A rhlneae Solomon. Three men appeared before a jiidn? In Honan. China, and each laid claim to the same woman as his wife. Not one of them would retire In favor of the other two. but each insisted that justice should be done to him. Finally The Judge exclaimed, "Well, if you three men cannot come to some agree ii.i lit nothing remains for me but to t id' r that the woman shall be killed, .•> there is no other way in which the l.iti ■ r can be satisfactorily settled." i. then called for a large cup of wine, pmi when it was brought he poured in- I ',t some dark powder and compelled the woman to drink it. Excited as she w :;-. ill ■ woman speedily began to feel the effect of the strong liquor. She stammered when she tried to speak, nm! her fir. shcil cheeks were an indica tion to the observers that the poison wa- working and that her end wai near at hand. This was the climax for which the judge hail waited. When he saw that the woman was apparently dying, he called one of the three men who claim ed he.- as wife and bade him remove her from the courtroom. This man, however, showed no inclination to do ss>. and the judge thereupon insisted that he renounce all rights to het. This h willingly did and so did the second man. Only one claimant was now left, and he agreed to remove the woman and to care for her until she died. Sat isfied that he was her real husband, the judge called him and said: "You will not be sorry for acting in this manner. Have no fear for your wife, since she is in no danger of death. The liquor which she has drunk was ordi nary wine, and the powder which I poured into it was nothing but brown sugar." She'd Had Enough. There was a colored baptizing at Sandy Bottom, Billville. The last con vert to go under the water was an old colored woman, who all the while had been seated in a rickety buggy drawn by an ancient mule who had been through the civil war. She came up out of the water all right, but after proceeding a short dis tance on her way home the mule be came unmanageable and upset the bug gy in the middle of a deep creek. The old woman, with drenched gar ments. clung to a "foot log" Just as the parson who had recently baptized her rode up. lie heard her swearing at the refrac tory mule in vigorous terms; then, tak ing her in his own buggy and driving to dry land, he said: "Sister Ca'line. you bez done los' all de salvation what come ter you by de fust baptism; so you must stop right heah en be baptized over ergln." "No, sub!" was the reply. "I ain't gwine in dat water no mo'! Didn't dat ole mule baptize me de secon' time?"— Atlanta Constitution. A Cnriom Wood Carvlngr. Salem, Mass., is the home of the East India Marine hall, which contains col lections of the Essex institute and of the East India Marine society. The scientific cabinets of the Essex insti tute are extensive and well arranged, and the collections of the Marine soci ety include many curiosities from ori ental countries and other distant na tions. Among the numerous curiosities Is a piece of wood carving in the form of two hemispheres lMs inches In diame ter, in the concavities of which are carved representations on the one hem isphere of heaven and on the other of hell. There are 110 full length figures in the carving, and the whole Is very skillfully executed. It Is said to be the work of an Indian monk of the fourteenth century. Smart Alex. A man being About to die summoned his four Sons to his side and said: "My sons, I will leave to John one third of my estate, to Alex one-fifth, to James one-half and to Thomas one fourth, and thus you will all Share Equally." John and James and Thomas took Paper and reneil and began figuring, but Alex took his Hat and started out. "Where are you going?" the other Three asked. "Do you not Intend fig uring out the Problem?" "Not much," said Alex. "I am Going for a Lawyer to break the Will." Moral—Sometimes the Lawyer can Relieve the Ileirs of Much of the Fig uring.—Baltimore American. Idle, lint Witty. He was an idle Irish boy, but he had the Celtic wit. He had shipped on board of a man-of-war, where he an noyed the boatswain by his laziness. Seeing him on the maintop one morn ing gazing idly out to sea, the boat swain called out to him: "Come down out of that, ye rashcal! Come down out of that, and Oi'll give ye a dozen whacks wid me rope!" "Faith, sorr," replied the boy, "Ol wouldn't come if ye offered me two dozen."—Harper's Young People. Deep Water Conference. "You are not a real flsh; you are only an imitation," said the flying fish. "You can stay under water only an hour or two, and then you have to come to the surface to breathe." "That's all right," retorted the whale. "You are only an imitation bird. I can live under the water longer than you can live out of It." This, dear children, teaches us that those who dwell in water should not try to put on airs.—Chicago Tribune. Ahßentmlndcd. "Absentmindedness is a bad thing in business," said the fat man. "Ain't it. though?" responded the lean man. "Just look at me, for instance. I went and lost one of my best custom ers last week by addressing a letter to him as 'Jjohn Hhenry Lloyd.'"—ln dianapolis Press. Hon- It Happened. "How did Mr. Holdover get the rep utation of being such a deep, intellec tual person?" "Well," answered Farmer Corntossel, "we all listened to his speeches, an we Jedged by Ills actions that he under stood every word he was sayln. We concluded from that that he must be a most extraordinary smart man, so we didn't have no more words about it, but sent him right along to congress." —Washington Star. Too Tame For lllra. "No." said the St. Louis man, "I did not enjoy tin* street car ride you gave nie. The scenery was all right and the roadbed good, but it was too tame." "Tame?" "Yes. At home I'm used to being blown up at every second street cor ner."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Her Explnnutlon. "Your honor," said tin* lawyer, "my client acknowledges that she struck the book agent with a piece of gas pipe, but she pleads that It was a case of mistaken Identity." "How's that?" asked the judge. "Well, she thought It was lier hus band."—.Baltimore American. A DISMAL FAILURE. The Uif Joke He Tried to Play o* Hi* Dear Wife. "I don't thirl: I'll try any more prac tical jokes on my wife. "They don't pan out well." "Elucidate." "Yon see. she has n habit of hoisting the window in our room every night. As I usually go to bed last, she de pond* on me to hoist It. Sometimes 1 fi ' _-. t it. and then there's a wild squabble. Frequently she wakes me ni> in tlie night and asks me to sec If it is open. If 1 don't she nags at me until morning. A night or two ago I resolved to give her a hard scare. I rolled up a lot of old newspapers Into a long bundle and laid the package down by the window. Of course she was asleep and didn't hear me. Then I opened the window a little ways and crept into bed. Some time after midnight she nudged me and said: 'Jim. I'm sure you didn't open that ti indow. It's like a bake oven In the Mom. Get up and see.' So I got up, Vent to the window and threw the sash as high as it would go. A l . I did so 1 gave a little shriek and theu flung ray bundle down to the walk below. It struck with a dull thud, and I dodged behind the curtain to await developments. The room was very dark, and 1 couldn't see my wife, but I heard her raise herself to a sitting posture. Then she spoke. 'Poor old Jim," she quietly said, 'he's tumbled out of the window In his raggedest nightshirt What a spectacle he'll be when they find him In the morning!' Then she lay down again and went to sleep." "What did you do?' "Stood there like a fool for a minute or two and then sneaked Into bed."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. ONE MEAL A DAY. Pronounced n Secret of Human Health and Happiness. It is by no means Impossible that the newest world lecturer will allude to the delays of the single meal re form. The one meal a day plan was successfully practiced by some 80,000,- 000 men of the healthiest wealthiest and most intelligent nations of an tiquity for nearly 1,000 years. No unprejudiced observer can deny that for the vast plurality of our fel low men there is no other practicable way to live up to the principle of the sanitary maxim, "Never to eat till we have leisure to digest." Nine out of ten laborers have to hur ry from the breakfast table to their dally work and cannot count upon more than a few minutes of afternoon meal rest. The same In rolling mills, shipyards, railway yards, workshops and schoolrooms. Less than a year's time would suffice to give the one meal habit the force of a second nature, and those who would like to form an Idea of Its universal observance during the classic period of antiquity should read Peter Bayle's dissertation on "Domestic Life In Athens and Home" or De Qulncey's humorous essay, published in the sec ond volume of miscellanies under the title, "Dinner, Real and Reputed." There would be time for play, for reading, for the enjoyment of art and entertaining conversation. Sunstrokes would be known only from the traditions of Insanitary barbarism. The granger's youngsters would get afternoon sports enough to think life on a farm decidedly worth living. No after dinner martyrdom would tempt truants, housekeeping drudgery would be lessened two-thirds. —Felix M. Oswald, M. D., In Health Culture. A Telegram That Talked. At one time when the late Qeorgie Drew Barrymore was playing in San Francisco a fabulous sum was offered her by a local theater for her services for a few weeks. The offer was ex ceedingly tempting, but her contract with Charles Frohman stood In the way. nowever, on the nothing ven ture nothing won theory, she tele graphed a detailed statement of the offer she had received to Frohman In New York, explained how anxious she was to accept it and wound up with the plea, "Will you release me?" In due course of time she received the following telegram in answer: Mrs. Ceorgie Drew Barrymore, Palace Hotel, San Francisco: NO I CHARLES FHOHIUJT. Albeit disappointed, Mrs. Barrymoro at once sent this characteristic reply: Charles Frohman. New York City: Obi GEOEQM DREW Biß&Txoaa. —New York Tribune. A Mighty Old Table. A wealthy man was once exhibiting proudly to a younger acquaintance a table which he had bought He said It was 500 years old. "That Is nothing," remarked his young visitor. "I have In my posses sion a table which is more than 8,000 years old." "Three thousand years old!" said the host. "That is impossible. Where was it made?" "Probably in India." "In India. What kind of a table is It?" "The multiplication table!" Onr First Pianoa. The first pianos known in America were imported from London In 1784 by John Jacob Astor, but as they could not stand the rigors of this climate they soon became ruined. This fact led to the attempt to build pianos In this country, and In the early part of the nineteenth century pianos made their appearance. The Filling. Miss Gabby-What Is the hardest part of writing poetry, finding the rhymes? Amateur Poet—No. I think the great -1 est strain is in filling up between them. —Baltimore American. An Impromptu Ring. A marriage ceremony was performed In Toronto recently, with a substitute for the ring which, though odd and amusing, was appropriate for the oc casion. The couple went over from the American side of the St. Lawrence river, but forgot to take a ring. As there was no ring to be had In the house the resourceful clergyman sent for his wife's sewing scissors and, with the finger clasp, completed the cere mony. Drinks and Thirst. It Is a mistake to suppose that cold drinks are necessary to relieve thirst. Very cold drinks, as a rule. Increase tho feverish condition of the mouth and 6toinach and so create thirst Experi ence shows It to be a fact that hot drinks relieve thirst and "cool off the body when It Is In an abnormally heated condition better than ice cold drinks." Saturday, Sunday and Monday are the favorite days lu tbe week for mar riage—Sunday In rural districts and Saturday in towns. Sunday weddings seem to be generally less numerous than they were, while the number which take place on Saturday are greatly on the lucrcase. No. 41 111* Life For a fla *r. In a little town or village in Glottces-j lershire there Is a church -which contains the mortal remains of one of the old Crusaders. lu moldering ef figy he Is depicted on the tomb, •while by his side In cold eloquence is Imaged the form of his wife. It will be noticed by even the casual observer that the female linage Is bereft of one of thej hands, and the story runs that thej Crusader, while lighting in the east,' was made a prisoner of war and brought before Saladin, who, before executing Judgment upon him, asked him if there was any reason why he should not be put to death. To this the knight replied that lie was but young, and would leave a newly wedded wife, who would bitterly mourn his loss. "The love of woman is as a fleeting breath," retorted the sultan. "Your wife will forget that you have ever lived; she will love again and marry another." To this the sad knight could only reply that on her fidelity he could rest his soul. "Well, then," replied Saladin, "I will promise on my oath as a soldier that if thio man's wife will cut off one of her han*Js and send it to me I will set him free to go to her." By tedious and slow jour m-yings the message came, and she, in all piteousness for him who was her lover and her lord, caused her hand to be cut off and sent it to the sultan, who kept his word and set the Cru sader free. —Notes and Queries. A Wonderful Bird. One day a wonderful bird tapped at the window of Mrs. Nansen's —wife of the famous arctic explorer—home at Christian!*. Instantly the window was opened and in another moment she covered the little messenger with kisses and caresses. The carrier pigeon had been away from the cottage 30 long months, but It had not forgotten the way home. It brought a note from Nansen, stating that all was going well with him his expedition in the polar reglotj^- Nansen had. fastened 3, griSssage to the b'rd and turned ft loose. The frail courier darted out into the blizzardy air. It flew like an arrow over a thousand miles of frozen waste, and then sped forward over another thousand miles of ocean and plains and forests, and one morning entered the window of the waiting mistress and delivered the message which she had been awaiting so anxiously. We boast of human pluck, sagacity and endurance, but this loving little carrier pigeon, in Its homeward flight, after an absence of 30 months, accom plished a feat so wonderful that we can only give ourselves up to the amazement and admiration which must overwhelm every one when the mar velous story is told.—Atlanta Constitu tion. Braahlna • Derby Hat. Some men will buy two or three black derby hats a season, and these will always look rusty and old. Other men will buy not more than one a year, and that will never lose Its deep and brilliant gloss. "I'll tell you why It is," said one of the best dressers In town the other day. "It Is because one man brushes bis bat with a stiff bristled whisk, and the other rubs his softly with a piece of woolen cloth. The felt of a hat is such a delicate stuff that a stiff whisk applied to it has pretty much the effect that a currycomb or a rake would have on a suit of clothes. It wears the nap off, exposing the bare gray foundation In short order. "A piece of woolen cloth, rubbed over a hat with a circular motion that cou forms to the grain, doesn't rub off the nap at all, but keeps It lustrous and firm and of good color. I buy one $2.50 hat a year and rub It each morning with a bit of flanneL I guar antee that it outlasts three $5 hats that are raked and scraped with whisks ev ery day."— Philadelphia Record. An Extraordinary Island. In the bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Is one of the most extraordinary Is lands in the world. It is called White island and consists mainly of sulphur mixed with gypsum and a few .other minerals. Over the Island, which Is about three miles in circumference and which rises between 800 and 900 feet above the sea, floats continually an Immense cloud of vapor attaining an elevation of 10,000 feet In the center Is a boiling lake of acid charged water covering 50 acres and surrounded with blowholes from which steam and sul phurous fumes are emitted with great force and noise. With care a boat can be navigated on the lake. The sulphur from White island Is very pure, but little effort has yet been made to pro cure It systematically. Put L'p the Price. Senator Frye of Maine was once of fered S4OO to write an article for a leading magazine, but refused, saying the figure was not large enough. "How much would you require?" asked the editor. "Twenty thousand dollars," answer ed the senator, which, of tfourse, put an end to the negotiations. "And, do you know," said Mr. Frye to a friend afterward, "I couldn't bare written the article anyhow." Lrarnlnff. Wear your learning like a watch, In a private pocket, and do not pull It out and display it merely to shot? that you have one. If you are asked what o'clock It Is, tell It, but do not pro claim It hourly or unasked, like the watchman. The nails of two fingers never grow with the same degree of rapidity. The nail of the middle finger grows with the greatest rapidity and that of the thumb the least. Nothing makes the earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance. They mark the latitudes and longitudes. Too Much For the Tigtf, A keeper at the Philadelphia zoo told the following Interesting story of ail encounter he once had with a tiger In India: "With several companions I was on my way to visit some native friends In a neighboring village, and as the Jungle paths were the shortest j-oute we made the trip In chairs slung on carriers' shoulders. I was about half asleep from the swinging motion when I was pitched out by the native drop ping the poles and scampering off. That's how I met my tiger. With a bound he was 011 me and had taken a mouthful of my coat. Intending, no doubt, to carry me into the dense un dergrowth. "Fortunately for me I had a big bot tle of ammonia In my coat pocket, car ried it snake bites, you know, and when the brute took the mouthful he broke the bottle. The whiff be got mado his whiskers curl, and one was enough. lie rolled over a couple of times, gasping and waving his paws, and then made off as quickly as he appeared. Hurt? No, only a few bruises from the fall, but the close shave took my nerves for some months." . i
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