VOL- xxxviii
Bick-el's
.February Prices
A GRAND CLEARANCE SALE fN
ALL LINES NOW GOING ON. x
LEATHER GOODS
Men's fine shoes, Vki-kirl, Box-calf and Enamels $2. 35
Boy's fine •■hoes, Vici kjd and Box-calf 1.00
Ywuth's fine shoes, Vici-kid and Box-calf So
L«»hes' fine >£joes, extended aolrs, patent or dull t'pe x.25
Mines' fine ljoneola sbccs. button or lace - 75
Children's fine Dongola shoes, button or lace - 50
luf-uts' fine shoes, button or -lace 20
Ladies.' warm lined shoes. 50
1>«!>«>" fe't slippers, size
Men's hij:h-cot. 3 soles, box toe shoes 1.35
RUBBER GOODS^->
Men's be>l jobber b«ots_„. sj. 25
Boy's te~ rubber hacts.- 1.50
Youth's l*st rubber tk vis 1.00
Child's best rubber l» ots 75
Ladies' best rubber U.*>ts 1.00
GOODS^^
Ilea , best felt boots mad Dock
ovrr —Jfi 75
Men's felt bnc s and seccod qu_J
i-yojwts. i.? 5
Bki"> frit t>vx> >c<i overs. 1.T5
Y«E' b s feU b. OS an«t ocas 1.00
At all times a full stock of sole leather and shoemakers supplies
of a!l knxis.
HIGH IRON" STANDS with Jour lasts at 50c
* it's a great chance. Don't Caii to t*k - tul! advantage of it.
JOHN BICKEL, |
123 SOUTH MAIN STRtET. - - BUTLER, PA
_____—
I Half Price Sale |
V* m a&T- rar m.'iri u "jt s&t jc 11a:
|tuc-3ral: :ftae iarner iiw grans. tTfas * * ai «sc j0 .jj
rnr 'ijuua. * mill fr m.
AUL GMttCEIfTS NOW HALF F®€£. f
FIRST COliE.. FIRST Ss-uefi ft
Jk ■GaSMI3KE CJf ft a:.T i lKavt -Jk
J?t! Xir urn tec nr will sue wiL It rrnmninet tuni.
stncfcf an JUIBC/T Tcdar- c ANT al adc JOB aiiC
%BEL farnferr, wn:i uitgna TO- closet: out
' "Wit* nuntf 1 low clearance »aie -prices (0
9 1 a ,JBHrv Silks Tedueen tc_ -fifcc
- I J i~n: fti ix anfl 75r Ilreas- Good*. reduced t» .30c
«L if \•' Out 50T Ittt* GonOf TBtiuaf to JSC fm
ft, \? D» lut%-5D all Wool Bimikes: reduced to 52.5 D
'w ft I l\ lot #4.50 all "Wool Burnt fts reduced t0....£5.25
1 ' : ]\ fi SD«b«T#IJg "U"*rapperF rtriuced to fi.oo
mil I I \ "Reduced -prices or. Table Lmt-n. Crashes.
t J j] \ \ Flannelettes, "Dndei mar, He.
-! K All goods are not reduced in the same proportion
* thost quoted Some goods are not reduced at all 3gk
but we giwe voc enough bargains all through the stock
to make it worth your while to come £
L. Stein & Son, |
108 N. MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA U
Important - Announcement!
We Have Sold Our Store Property.
In consequence thereof will offer our
entire stock of Diamonds, Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry, <fcc., at Auction. Com
mencing, Saturday, February 23rd, at
2:30 p. HI, Sales every da}' at 2:30
and 7:30 p. m. until stock is sold out.
Papes,
112 South Main St.,
subscribe for the CITIZEN
The Greatest
Railroad
■ in the World <*. JpFplj
uses Walkers Soap because it is free from alkali jf; H
II and saves the company thousands of dollars in a j|j| Bl [jj
P" year in preserving paint, varnish, and fabrics 1
I washed with it. Before the Pennsylvania Railroad ftT / J _ "If
used Walker's Soap, newly varnished cars were V ii MSLII
found to be shabby and need re-varaishing. The Pi
cause was a mystery till the company's chemist * -~ i 1.
investigated and found it was the alkali in common "~^ T
I soaps that was destroying property. A standard
of soap purity was then set up, and now the cars are washed with Bfl
I Walker's Soap I
Many housekeepers find paint and varnish washing off or losing its flfl
glossy surface. Blame the soap you use." Get Walker's
jJjL Soap and be as wise as the Pennsylvania Railroad. Look H
for the game rooster on the wrapper and you will know
Si (r you have the genuine.
Misses* best rubber boots ... 75 \
Ladies' fine rubbers 25 j
Misses' fine rnbbeti. - 25 |
Children's fine robbers 10
Men's extra aigii-cnt. Storm King.
rubber boots. 2.50
iler'shackle arctics. :.oo
Wooxa's bockie *- ctio 50
Child's bacile
' adies" ace Jcsey io
L*Se>' fiat jer*T legg:as. 75
Mi=ses* £ae Jersev
r -3 i
HIE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Constipation,
Headache, Biliousness,
Heartburn,
Indigestion, Dizziness,
Indicate that TOUT liver
Is out erf order. The
best medicine to rouse
/ the liver and core all
these ills, is foand in
Hood's
25 cents. Soid by all taeriici'ie dealers.
CATARRH
, LOCAL* DISEASE HCjS&ukiJl
and is the r*sirit cf cr -" H| = : -^r 0 -
uodea dmatic ch^ri.
For your Protection Si w*
we posiirriy *&:* u: t: s ~
tra.<-Jy dots ex coati.a <Svv
xaertzry o: *x.J oclker " cd
Ely's Creani Balm
is to be tie y."«t tiwsA nre ft
Nml CSLii, C'-« <1 in Head iad liay I er*r of ail
reeedsesL It oprv *=d tiana the rfi pes.-w,
Lit? p*ra *.'< l tie mo, pro
tects tie mrcirire fro* coi-K i*«tr res the eeates
•f taateaaian-IL Pr3ceSV.*tl>m-: --t by c-v-L
LLY 1-Kvl
ft&r
miNef
Pain is Head. Side ara Back.
For y»srs I klSkwl T-ii» p*iH toe nea«l» j
-m-rt -n Hi* siite. xaii n Wfr
I -raj* aifrvncs aa»i «m»t-aaserf an<l not
deep. Tie pills aaii outer ai«aik*irn»9 I arert
«ni? ■ w « Al x Jsui "**ir3e- I Zrt*i
f»x_u IT T-. ' art paesacß orreit ma fflit
matte 1 3»*t thimii ®f mti- —Mr*. Xi. E-ue- j
i:itvTnT, '"rTtin nn ffrrih"»Ti T
f»ii j fin T» raucpacin UHC S«r-*i.
stemii«a. Usw aait SLumc _ «»*•;"•■»>- -
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TOXIC h
CC iam, Sip'«:iuiL. arfvnfitftß V m
j an; *'iru:ua- lie uiuac. FA
wA 3arus» £fat watim
iS Kpiims aw*-«aii mid iti- Vj
•1 -pertf dc luatiti J £
Wjk n suliuw ~iwrrf.
1% Td
fA Dee:, ITDT, an£ Wme k *
and yon will "result? WA
S? at (met * C
f # Price 5Dt s pmt »J
B j J*reparerl and soid on)r Ml
f« JOHJTSTOJf'S Ij
li Crystal Pharmacy,
4 V li. M. LOGAN. Pii. G..
Manager. w JM
10*. N. liain Ht.. Butler. Ptt.
Both y J
Karl Schluchter,
Practical Tailor and Cutter
125 W. Jefferson, Butler, Pa.
Bushefing, Cleaning and
Repairing a Specialty
J.V.Stewart,
(Successor to H. Bickel)
LIVERY.
Sale and Boarding Stable
\V. Jefieison St., Butler, Pa.
Firat class equipment—eighteen
good drivers—rigs of all kinds
cool, roomy and clean stables.
People's Phone 125.
J. V. STEWART.
BUTLER. THURSDAV, FE
iiviiiiiMif
11 ffi^r
SuME ONE WAS MOVING ABOUT ON THE FLOOK BEEuW.
MR.BOWSER S LATEST
THE DOCTOR ADVISES HIM TO TAKE
MORE EXERCISE.
H« Uir> Timr IK Followisg ibe
Advice. aa K*eaias * 1 a
Busline Oifc and f»mn Heat ia
a Happ; Fraat of Miad.
[( I*l, br C. B. Iniil
Whea Mr. &)s-*r reached tome th€
ct:.-r ereninit. hi~ levks arc away
the fa<t that he had some scheme «!
haod_ an-l all throwzh th.- -1 inner h"mr
Mrs. B-/*wr was womieriasr whether
fcf La-i bocsht a family Stos or taken
st->rfc in an 9fe : wiiefc cwikl be
carr >1 in rhe rest puefc. r when sot
1E es.- She waited pat - itly for his
■n» and at fc**t te amHz
~I doa't *iat t.> ■*tazr>- y« u. Mr?
bet I feci it z-j duty to teU
«a^
1 O « wOj
WS - - -
KUWUST "U&M'V
tttt mrnnra.-us. .A*- wj -svife yuu irnpitt
~te tnw T.lan She Ou'.:<ut joc"* ui«uut
Hie."
"Str what eaa he «irj uinnrr yuu
exoejr tlnrr jwd are in iii-«l claw;
heultb'r" 3b< a+skefl.
"lee; 3 liwi; to be in lirst claw
health. jQeu puss dk on the street
and eurT iue: hut. alar, they don't
know! 1 hart- mwijiected it To: several
month* past, btrt only today have J
been f'lilh- Batislied."
"Xou've pitne off to some quack doc
tor and let liiin stuff you v.-itb a lot of
■aa«aue. I'ou've cut an qyetite like
a horse, you sleep like a Inc. and I'd
like to sec a benltkier man llumi roo
are. What did the fool of a doctor
say?"
"Mrs Bowser, you are addressing
your husband!"
"I knor. iiat. and he'* pot another
fad on bain! 1 really believe that if
anybody should come around with a
tin born yo;."d buy it aud try to pet
up a new t <ot."
At almost auy other time those
words would have jumped Mr. Bowser
a foot btgh but on this occasion be re
marked '-aim and placid, and there
was a touch of pathos in bis tones as
be replied:
"Very well. Mrs. Bowser; we will
let the subject drop right here. If 1
die a few years before my time, odds
Is ibe difference."
lie dropped Into a chair aud held bis
head in bis bands, and the cat came in
from the ball and sat down in front of
him and looked so mournful that Mrs.
Bowser melted enough to say:
"Well, what did the doctor say?"
"General decay of the muscular sys
tem above the waist," answered Mr.
Bowser. "1 forget what medical term
he used, but that's what it amounts to.
Too vigorous action of the heart, com
bined with lack of exercise, is what
lias brought it about.- I may collapse
any day."
"Didn't the doctor say there was a
remedy ?"
"Yes; he advised Immediate and
vigorous exorcise—something for the
aims and shoulders in particular. I
went right out and Joined a bowling
club, and I thought I'd drop in this
evening and roll a few balls. If it
wasn't a case of life and death, you
know"—
"I see."
"And under the circumstances you
won't raise a row about my being out
for the evening?"
"Xo. If you have decay of the mus
cular system, you must see to it at
once."
"That's what the doctor said. You
needn't sit up for me."
"No?"
"It may be a little late, you see. If
I find my muscles limbering up. I shall
keep right at it. Just go right to bed
at the usual time and don't worry
about my condition. I think I have
taken it in time and will come out all
right"
It was true tiiat a pain under his
Bliouider blade had sent Mr. Bowser to
a quack doctor and that he had been
told to exercise more and- eat less. lie
had imagined about all the rest. After
getting out of the house he let no grass
grow under his feet before reaching the
club. He was warmly welcomed and
was told that the first thing in order
was to take a drink. It came out soon
after he had swallowed his glass that
he was attacked with decay of the
muscular system, and by advice he
took another. The 20 men at the club
that evening were all thoughtful, kind
hearted men, and when Mr. Bowser
got his coat and vest off and his sus
penders tied around his waist and was
ready for bowling they suggested that
he have a little something to drink -to
take the stiffness out of his shoulders.
When he rolled his first ball, it jumped
out of the alley and knocked a colored
boy into the middle of next week and
then crashed through a window, and
some enthusiastic individual suggested
cocktails. His second remained on the
alley and jumped over the pins and
knocked the side of the house out, and
that incident created thirst for more
drink.
Mr. Bowser was limber on his legs
and seeing 24 pins and three or four al
leys when he made ready to roll his
third ball. lie meant to make it a win
ner. lie got a firm grip and swung it
to and fro and then took a short run
and let her go. The action caused him
to sit down on the waxy planks with a
jar that shook his teeth in their sock
ets, and he heard shouts of excitement
and enthusiasm as tl>« ball knocked
| down four pins and a p«.-t and follow
ed the first out of the window. When
they had assisted Mr. Bowser to his
feet and all had taken a drink over his
mira-bowl>nz. thv tL ;izht sud
denly struck him that he ouzht to so
hume. He also got it into his head that
he must •arry the victorious ball with
him to show Mrs. Bowser, and as he
seemed inclined to be rusty about it he
was permitted to have his own way.
He departed with his coat and rest on
one arm and the hall under the other,
and half an hoar later the sleeping
Mrs. Bowser -.i as awakened by a rack
et which scarvd her half to death. Some
one was moving about oa tfc* floor be
low. and thtre were hiccough iz and
chßckling and znrzi'nz. She threw on
her wrapper and found Mr.
Bowser had lighted the gas and was
Jair ai-oct t» bftwlins. He was
hatless. «iatles» aa<i restless. and he
wearing ahont ma t-.-t t-zs».
"Wiar »D earth alls y•mT she *ie
mmai. ti a_* she rook in the statM*.
~X-,zzia alls me—oozzin tall."" h*
thrf-kiy replied as he J«»>ked at her
blankly- zheo. ererylMdy
"iitaoii ash:«> wliile I kaoi ker 4nwn
idp l '! a, a'. Uioa j>ins»~
Be *:.w«£ in the fmm: window ami
war r.:.- £ail MtOng and •pap'.ng' and
ferantfing: &wm the- QnrUic afrer riie
car. i»r aar a ar -se rftn~ *<tfet ap pe»»-
pie ;i<-~ • > r.u- ■*&»&r. j~u! t .ien wlu. a
lagns ;u a. &u» he -ainle
•6l«v t lit (£»• htWjHtS iu:miOPM
""".i n» Ejvx-w*s_ S"il oaili jut fr *<e
rtf.au.-> I w.ii .\nrvr -thee
iHwi' if <sr -mo | aauute- "UiutiUE.
Kaiicu. B Biti aSiiic dW!all.» sati
ii an ui. il ao»w.. :hur' fiirrw
was —Siottlb Ha*'';—■jku' <nr life
ibaifl - flJtimqp'" 3"j oieK! Mikb'-* «j<tMTZ
• <K''i«Uiti* i£o v nH-fi 'XUugg* ttte
uiaa; 2Jw—fcwf—
Jftaili _Ut -tutijr; luiti +amt«(i
M <%£*&-
Kui'im'tlwi S«tw
H iiud ai ca««' thi* -uwtutug." saiil liiv
dtociur. "viwr** ! h vvla? -tt< Urt
well <muugh.itluue.~
"•fci'?" replied liu- Irieufl. "'What wtm
XIT
*•& patioirt uT -miiie «aid be va* well
enoiurh to pun-bury ln-ad if 3 uixi«t*>d
uiioii lit* taiiiur the horrible dose J had
prescribed."—Philadelphia .Press.
Prentirt
"Yes, tlmt's si beautiful Uiuud booh
tif your »- -ru*anv. ilj vit ■■• ;• '..w...
no. <!' Uasu't read it yet. He
onlv wine to read at yon
knuw. Yes. lie uuder.stands it's for
the snviug of sotlls. But George is so
jinictical. He thought lie'd rather save
his eyes first." —Cleveland I'lain Deal
er.
A Large Contract.
Willie Bootblack—Chee! Just look
i-hat wants a shine!— New York Even
ng Journal.
Shocking;.
"How many youthful criminals there
are nowadays!"
"Ob, that's nothing new. Years ago
the leader of all the pirates was only
1 Ividd."—Philadelphia Bulletin.
An Experiment In Joarnnllim.
Once there was a really radical pa
per, "in London it was, but the man
who made it now lives here and tells
the tale. It was one of those papers
which are a tragedy. They represent
the wreck of the enthusiasm of strong
men who must find the outlet for their
apostolate. This paper began by being
at odds with all that was established,
and it had readers. But as time went
on the man who made the paper drove
off singly and In groups all those who
had begun by being his supporters. It
was found a little too radical for them,
and they no longer kept step with its
newest march.
"Of course 1 now can see that such a
paper was foredoomed to failure," the
editor said after he had recited the ear
ly history of his venture. "1 confess
It was pretty strong even for British
radicals. After the circulation had
dwindled down to the extremists 1 suc
ceeded in alienatiug about half of them
by denouncing social democracy as feu
dal oppression, and the other half left
me when I attacked atheism on the
score of its superstitious tendencies.
After that I ran the paper as long as 1
could without any subscribers. Hut 1
had to give it up. Nobody would read
it except myself, and toward the end I
had to give up reading it myself. I
found it too unsettling. So it stopped."
—New York Commercial Advertiser.
Possible Solntinn.
She—\Yliy is it. Cousin Bertie.
you always smile?
He—l haven't the least idea.
She —Yes; perhaps that is the teasou.
—Chicago News.
BRUARV 28, 1901
RESPITE.
A Httle w?t;>. dew God. i t.w ! rief da*a,
I |nf tkK. let ■< keep Ob lore of mine
Just ia rrv inn; -t ait. sif< fr a the worldl
Too «itar, I*o deep, it \i 5 f r earthly gare.
A fee brief davi!
A little wSiile, oh. prant the l*oon I a«k.
For MM can eter know save heart diriae
II -v life's emirorra- rts l ave bound mr goal*
Dear God: Oh. say 1 need net wear my mask
A few brief days!
A little while, oh. just a little while.
To have asd hold the k>ve I've prayed »o lens*
Thvugh dark the way and drear my may
smile.
For evermore my life will hold lore's shrine,
lore hut linger here
A few brief days!
Vacß. Speece in S*. ran ton Trihune.
! "IS DAME H U CLEF." I
k* *
K S
I By Waller LittMeld. *
There.wt i ? three of us one evening
in tbe reading room of the Press club
—M. Par.l Biouct. Vietter known as
"Mar O'Rell" through his sketches of
Fr*-n«-h and English life and character;
11. Charles P. Lebon, instructor of
French, wbo. by the way. is a littera
teur of se:i.e little note, and myself,
i lie ccnver-ation. af er various floctu
atic-ns. hafi assam'-d a story telling
drift. M Bl'.net bad just related an
aißV'ig anecdote of his Brstoo so
>inm. and we were sifently putEng in
that agreeable languor that arises from
a good weed aa.l a story.
Ob drawinar bis c-ardcase from hi*
!*>:kef 51. Lef-»>ri broazht forrh a <mail
brizht afeject reat zKst- a secon«i in
tlie hinspl:ght as it fell to the floor. He
stooped for it with rather cadiir- haste;
with so mr.i:h haste, ia fact, tliat he
eaile»l oar attention to a aiover.ient That
wherwise would hate passed un
noticed.
-ITliat is itr iaqairnl 3f. BJooet.
WiThrtor a word Lebon han«ied him
the' object he' ha«i dropped, bat eyed
him earefnliy as fir was examined.
"X key." remarked M. Wooer; **a key
aa«i evi.learly of gsiid.'' ,va>t he passe»t
it tu rue.
I he-id ia suy hand X isey <rf jerhatw
an ineh in U»iurrh and hay as wide.
Tter» wa~ twfiiinsr pH; .ettlarly »-
mart«ai»U» ifwiir it aßiesii it «<ew» rtie
Af wiueh SS wa»
ftiar fi » He
aiy 'auirtir xt a ta*v aa>f an.
;u.«cr'.oc;na npna tCie frur >\t t2ie- Ifcey—
"fee Jhfni ■>rat>Vtv auvt^"
■"J6 'iey.."*" 8 >iiflgp»!itv»«D aw Sue*--
ittrae<f ,« flw 18.- 3>>!w«u- ""Belli ut Uwutt
iiC
Tie- uH" jJttftet
J*« ai amiuieui W iiwui jn ii»» -ts*!i»;i»di -tie
«.• ji u»*W«a! U»
•uut! tbuuii btr nniii« an
*" iuuie. ssaifJ DC- 3Uiuu»s Si»*
4euiitj(] Surv.uvti vttli urw.iaml. "tliw
miinf. -W *uui'.*tiuuf M> "Wll uUout u 'Jwy
like that. VI; aim J«fi ui- tmm it?"
"s'uli aw tS^lll.mmtfeuiuu. "2'lrtjce ks.Ji.
cufioms «ti y wtMtsnßiMg tUW kej - . ttufl
sitlee you il 3 AVlli h "tci .VuU,
lor truiv. g utl<nii«u. without exuggetu--
tioc. tlite lr.tk- bit uf uietui tlitrt 3 Uoifi
hi my liuud lia-s uue uf tilt uiuitt sv
luat'kublc uf liitnui'iet."
"Tell it: Tell it!" vi e butb esoiahiied
in a breath.
Fresh cigarette* were lighted, aud.
still Loldiug the key iu Lis hand u.s if
4v iwov Trrtorw tr rrtxart. "tltr Cfflt!, "!BT.
Lebuu begiin bit; story.
"It was ill 3*71. just after the surren
der of Paris. The second empire bad
fallen. M. Thiers and Lis party held
the government. Evidences of the ter
rible ccnnnune were on every hand,
still the city was beginning to look like
the habit a" ion of a civilized people.
One morning Le Journal des Debats
announced the death at Versailles of a
Russian la- y who far more than 20
years had Kept all the gossips of the
Paris saJons busty concerning a mystery
that seemed to surround her. For rea
sons that I shall presently explain she
became known as 'La Dame a la Clef.'
Now, a in Paris means a
great deal more than it does here.
When one is nicknamed there, one car
ries that name to the grave.
"The notice in Le Journal des Debats
mentioned 'La Dame a la Clef est
morte.' It did not give her own name.
That would have signified nothing. The
paper concluded by saying that she
died, aged 45, in complete solitude. It
seems that her husband, who was much
older than she, had visited her regular
ly every six months during the past ten
years and then had disappeared, no one
knew where. All was mysterious about
this 'Lady of the Key.' One day came
to her the news of her husband's death.
She survived him but a short time, and
it was whispered that she had allowed
herself to die from hunger. That was
all the notice of her death had to say
about the matter. The mystery still
remained unexplained, and the interest
concerning her grew less and less and
gradually died away altogether."
M. Lebon paused to relight his ciga
rette, which he had allowed to go out.
After doing this, he settled back in his
chair, puffed once or twice, but did not
seem at all inclined to continue tlia
story.
"Well,'* I ejaculated, "go on. That is
no story. Why, you haven't even said
what the mystery was, or why she was
called 'La Dame a la Clef.' "
"Ah, yes," he replied pensively,
"quite right. I had forgotten. Gentle
men, I have not said that she was
beautiful, yet such was the case. Her
face was one of the loveliest that I
have ever seen, her figure was perfect,
and"—
"Well?" interrupted M. Blouet some
what impatiently.
"Gentlemen, I will not bore you,"
continued M. Lebon smiling. "Simply
imagine her beautiful in face and form;
then, gentlemen, around her neck,
which was of the purest mold, was
riveted a golden chain to which was
attached this key. And, gentlemen,
from the Ist of June, IS4S, to the day
of her death the chain never left her
neck, nor the key."
lie paused again aud once more
eeeined disinclined to go on.
"Well," said M. Blouet, " we have the
mystery; now for the solving of it."
"Gentlemen," continued M. Lebon,
smiling sagely as he tipped off the
ashes of his cigarette, "I have told you
all that anybody but myself knows.
Is that not enough? You nqw know
what all Paris knew. Are you not satis
fied?" aud he laughed quietly to him
self.
We smoked for a few moments in
silence, both M. lilouet and myself sur
mising that the best way to hear the
rest of the story was to leave the nar
rator completely to himself. In a mo
ment the latter began again, speaking
rapidly aud in short sentences.
' - Iu 1848 her husband owned a
country bouse near Passy. She was
then young anil gay. No chain or ke3"
adorned her nock then. One day she
was surprised l>y her lord, shutting
somebody in the wardrobe. A servant
iiail betrayed her. The Muscovite
Othello turned the key twice in the
wardrobe, took it out, then told his
wife to follow him. A traveling
brittska stood a few paces from the
vil'a. More dead than alive, tlie un
happy woman obeved. When the iius-
band had placed her in the carriage he
pave an order in a low voice to the
coachman. "Keep this key." he said to
, his wife. 'I hare f something
j and will return.' thes went back to the
i house.
"He returned, according to his prom
ise but as the carriage descended the
hill the poor woman saw flames issu
ing from the window* cf Slie
fainted. Three days she
e<.ms. Sous. On rezaininz her souses she
per- ved that a g..ld chain was riveted
around her neck, to which was attach
ed a z 1.1 n key. the exact counterpart
of t!i-.* original. bearinz an inscription-
She wished to kill herself, but her hus
liand pointed to the inscription and
added that if she would save her fam
ily from dishonor she must ever ob
serve «t. She was therefore condemned
to live. Her strange necklace excited
much curiosity in Paris. At last her
tyrant allowed her to retire to a quiet
retreat «.n the express that
she would not attempt to destroy her
self duriuz his lifetime. Jl;s death re
leased her from till.- condition."
• *•••*•
Some three w« 'is later I was calling
CD n;y friend I--*v>n. who wished to
•bow me sonic old manuscripts that be
bad lift. collecting. He produced a
larze box of rosewood, which be casu
a":ly remarked contained bis family pa
pers. To my astonishment. he drew
fr ai his packet the mysterious key and
in rted it in the lock, which yielded
r-L. .lily to bis pressure, and the lid flew
back.
"Way" I exclaimed in wooder. "that
Is tbe fceyr"
"Tt? kej ?' be interr>gated. Then be
hi j. li iz and loud. 'Aadyoarwal
fcwrf all tL.-tt," he *a;d »h*n be could
eoorrol his merriment.
-Certainly." I replied grimly.
"By the way. though, it wouldn't
n:ak<> ,i had stcry. w.-.uUl it? I think I
win w:>rlt it sp—elaborate It a Htrle.
yrwi ksow."
I left rh<* house feeliag deeply morri
ffiHf t.v thln'i T had been » effectually
""srvirt." A for took JW
.if ate. and X .ietemjiaed to steal
a march in him. I hatve done- ~CvP
•erion.
H"MKt V#*!.
fit ail of hnmaa effnrr aad
erePTtrlnn t» 1»» 3»<vW
TSTiea a pMMM. a 'iupmiuitt. a srsuirr*»S
(W he in iodbfvu* S"W
geojtfe t)ft> mmSi i* indier-vat* aw hoe
■* ! rt a .Itav>r»j|ep aarf iwsne-vtly tae
d!tr..f -j,... «. tn ttle MfU" vattts -H'te
Hf> dbtf auif mt-w *lll ttiy aay «m
aa? & vsj( M Ha** fha» much iiarm.
se-vlitttU? 4SIW-T M> H# a> AtfttWt
*>■■* aiii «uXi»rw.-ti S«satu»- <vf tsi»
Wf «vne nu* -»!<■•» «nc
"trente* Vu
■V& iwli iamt: rbeaiM«e -m# ft<Mj
M H* jKsaeaP -*tw
hubtt -vat j'eiitiwti lv fly vie si >W «i<
| -tin*.
Swidtug i* M -Mitw a«Kta»-
vfl t'f»trti tiur kt»rt \v jfct
ti»*»- M%if even tu«k» utiy £*ew< thuJSt
U)«ni the pyysieui t/eing At»y AtiNMife
alive «-au be a gruud wueves* ttt freflltl
tUJC. Why eutapete Wftl) i»W?
fceoldiug should l»e compelled to per
ish truiu tue earth. Tin- -tongue. tbe
-voice, tbe eye, the taw —nil should be
trained uot to Bitild -y«!. and the pec,
for of all things u scoldiug pen is the
worst. And tbe habit once formed
tot top pec ie apT oem to Be entirely
shaken off.--Ada C. Sweet in Woman's
Home Couipauiou.
Millions SjM-nt In Aiuu*euent(.
"Tbe American people are great TUea
ter goers and spend about $112,000,000
annually for sueb amusements," said a
prominent theatrical manager to tbe
writer recently. "Tbis vast sum of
money Is paid into tbe treasuries of
some 1,000 companies, which were esti
mated to be playing in all pans of tbe
United States last year. 'lbis includes
everything that can be considered
strictly professional companies, to say
nothing of the countless amateur or
ganizations.
"Of the strictly theatrical organiza
tions It is safe to say that the average
receipts per night for tbe 1,000 compa
nies is S4OO each. At seven perform
ances per week for each company the
weekly average would be $2,800. Tbe
average theatrical season is 40 weeks.
The entire 1,000 companies, with aver
age nightly receipts of S4OO, would
produce weekly receipts at seven per
formances per week amounting to $2,-
800,000. This multiplied by 40, the
number of weeks in the theatrical sea
son, will yield gross receipts amount
ing to $112,000,000, which is probably
far below what the people of tbis coun
try really do pay every year for the
atrical amusement." —Washington Star.
A Little Saver.
Mr. Miserly—Now, let's see, little
wife. Have you saved anything this
month?
Mrs. Miserly—Oh, yes, indeed. You
will find the expenses considerably less.
I have just been to see the grocer and
persuaded him to delay sending his
bill until next month. —Boston Journal.
Not a French Scholar.
"Here, son, you've studied French.
What's this word here on the eatin
list?"
"That's 'fillet.' "
"Fillie! Do they think I want horse
meat!"— Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Unappreciated Activity.
"I tell you that idleness doesn't pay.
The surest way for a person to get
ahead is to keep moving."
"I fancy you're right. That's the way
four of my tenants got ahead of me
last week."—Stray Stories.
Throe of n Kind.
The iceman and the plumber and the coalman sat
apart;
No gild or joyous sentiment was found in either's
heart.
The coalman and the plumber sighed some sighs
both long and deep,
And then the iceman hung his head and soon be
gan to weep.
"Now, what is this?" the plumber cried; "I
know I have my woes—
The weather is so warm and mild no pipe is ever
froze."
The coalman said: "That's my complaint. The
weather is so bland
That coal is a commodity which is not in de- ,
mand."
fhe iceman wept. He Bobbed aloud. The others
then inquired:
"Why do you wail? What sadness has these bitter
tears inspired?
You had your chance last summer, when the days
were fierce and hot;
We waited for the winter, but the winter cometh
not."
The iceman raised his tearful face and ruefully
began:
" "Tis true you have your troubles, but I'm the
unhappy man.
The ice has not begun to freeze, and, oh, I sadly
fear
I'll have to raise the prices very high the coming
year."
The plumber and the coalman then gave him a
scornful stare;
It might be impolite to say they were inclined to
swear,
But slowly and with dignity they took themjelvea
away,
While through the iceman's briny tears a smile
began to play.
—Balti norj American.
In the Grammar Claw*.
Teacher—Willie, what's the mascu
line of laundress?
Willie —Chinauian.—Trained Mother
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GARDENING TOOLS.
n'rcdlas Iraplemrats That Apply La
bor to the Uernt Advaatajte.
Among conveniences that may be
fciaiie and utilized in gardening opera
fiou.s are some weeding tools Illustrated
and described in Ohio Farmer:
A more than ordinarily useful weed
ing tool is easily made. Taking an
old. worn out hoe of tbe riveted type,
remove the blade, leaving only the tri
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CEHrri. WUDTC r> EVICTS.
'angular shaped handle clip shown by
!A. Fig. 1- Rivet on this clip a mower
. knife section. B. on tbe side next tbe
handle socket and fit the tool with a
handle of suitable length. The edges
; of the weeder may be ground or filed
; ss starp as required.
Ti>. tool shown by C is intended for
j use !n removing stickers and weeds
from raspberry patches and may be
1 useful for other weeding pnrpr<ses. It
I is c.ade by removing tbe middle tines
lof an oM manure fork, cutting off
somewhat shorter the two outside
tin** ao«1 SaTteniajr and bending thorn
into the position «ho*a. A piece of the
b!a4e of an old hash scythe is riveted
on the tines a»rf after sharpening the
inipletjient it fe» ready to nse.
We have f..a»d what we <*aH a "posh
hoe'' very ro»v»nient for enttiajf up
wee»fc» in the garten or in gravel paths.
If Is ma<V by hearln? the shank of a
eoruaftDß hoe and headin* it <mt so that
the hoe will *r.ck forward as shown is
Fig. 2 and lie nearly Sat when the aan
* tuvs.
<(&•- S#Vf «i fAOf file !*# W*tt
tie itoee "an- lie '"iw B*.
fiie sUHJer larnt uiMit -'ae ■VfrQrV o#
■ r .W uuntW> .*<&#&*? {ft* >st tf s*Vn*«n»
«virt« ijtnwH'
<tuM' "Vv jjnM' •til*' line;, nut- pwv ~HI\M
-Hurt V? po»}U>ttf t*i*i
Jin: V ."WW -WlXtHp -ib*
iMiWtk.. "inn 'ik#** -tMUIt. iivwe UfW fib*-
-tv HO'ltt M> rW «ttW
t> Af •
H-'tur tbttti *S*m> JIH'H'. V
Mij4U' cuutl w> h it Stvyn«4Jrtlf' Veetie<fl.
loruifc vrti tie* U»tU»m Uf lb*' billlH^
jm 1,.- atitl <;utu»«t much WrwUblt* "3Hih>
Us otii r».'}U>irii v'M? «b««t bruU
punt- without imrtitiotu- Wt* jKvlwftbh .
The lapid boUiiig ovtjj- wboi* 1 t>ur
lact• ch«ck tie- pmcipHatioi).
aud uu <»eriout unubk' k experiencwd
t>otu»' e\ apuJiitoj* ate sd constructed
; line Uii M&g
jt, a ijttarbelp. as i>y the slrnp
puns, on which tbe formation is iuo«t
ly, farther nhead in the arch it can be
boiled off. Diluted muriatic acid in
the proportion of one part of acid to
two of water is probably as good as
anything to clean tbe pans. This should
be carefully applied and tbe pans thor
oughly washed afterward. A small
amount of this acid in the sap would
spoil the sirup. I have tried several
ways of getting this substance out of
tbe sirup. I have strained through
flannel, felt aud sponge and have final
ly returned to gravitation an being the
most practical, says an American Agri
culturist correspondent. Tbe sirup is
tested with a saccharometer. drawn off,
strained through two thicknesses of
cheesecloth and poured into small, deep
settling caus holding six or seven gal
lons each. It remains in these from 12
to 24 hours, when it is poured off care
fully into the 30 gallon canning can.
The settlings are all turned into one
can, hot sap is put in and all well
stirred. When this has settled, the
clear portion is drawn off and the
process repeated until the sweetness
is washed out and the silica •is left
nearly as whitp as flour.
Rye Ground and Potato Scab.
The difficult side of the potato scab
question is how to kill the germs that
are in the soil. An Ohio man had a
piece of land where the potatoes were
quite scabby, so he sowed rye on it
and let it grow to about the height of
18 inches, then plowed it under, and
as the result of that experiment he
said he never saw a clearer crop of
potatoes. For four years he has prac
ticed rye sowing there.—Professor
Butz, Pennsylvania.
Beekeeping at the. Pan-American.
The busy bee will be in big business
at the Pan-American exposition the
Coming summer. The Bee Journal says
It has been decided to construct a spe
cial building for the proper display of
the working colonies of bees and the
great variety of beekeepers' supplies
which will constitute this exhibit It Is
expected that this will be the most ex
tensive bee exhibit ever prepared in
this or any other part of the world.
The Broadening Corn Belt.
Probably the production of corn lies
been increased in North America by
the development of early maturing va
rieties during the past 25 years more
than it lias increased in all the rest of
the world from all other influences.
The corn belt has broadened hundreds
of miles by this means, and the end is
not yet, remarks National Stockman.
CROP ROTATION.
Rexults In Increased Profit From
Crops and Soil Improvement.
A short rotation of crops practiced at
the Ithode Island station has been:
First year, potatoes; second year, win
ter rye; third year, clover. It embraces,
therefore, a root crop, a cereal and a
legamineris crop.
The soilTipon which the rotation was
conducted was extremely exhausted.
The average yield of hard shelled corn
obtained per acre upon the plots the
year before the beginning of the ex
periment (1802) amounted to but 18
bushels per acre. Similar soil in an
other portion of the same field, under
a system of continuous cropping with
out mauure, became so exhausted by
the year ISOO as to produce Indian corn
scarcely five inches high.
In the course of the three year rota
tion the yields of merchantable pota
toes upon these plots were but CO, 117
and 75 bushels per acre respectively.
In the second course of the rotation
the yields were 233. 193 and 2GB bush
els per acre respectively. These in
creased yields illustrate well the im
provement ln-t{ie condition OF -tbe BOIL
Noi)
During the first course rota
tion the value of the crop# wms Irets
tUan tlie total expanse* ia fire out of
nine lu>taacts. The average loss per
year amounted to 10.79 per acre dur
ing the first course of the three year
rotation.
During the second coarse of the rota
tion there was an average profit of
per acre annually.
After deducting the losses during the
first course of the rotation from the!
profit* in the second coarse there re
mains an average net profit of $16.75
per acre annually during the entire
period of six years.
The returns in the second course of
the rotation and the tilth and general
character of the soil at the present time
all lead to the expectation that the fu
ture returns ought to equal or exceed
those in the second course of the rota
tion. in which case the profits, even
after allowing for interest on the in
vestment. wear and tear of tools, ma
chinery. etc„ ought t* be good.
It should lie remarked that the crops
(potatoes, winter rye and clover) grown
in this rotation are not all such as
would be expected to yield large finan
cial returns per acre, though tbey are
soe'o as are usually or often grown in
one or more of tbe rotations upon a
general farm.
It i- not expected that tbe three year
rotation would lie practiced exclusively
upon a general farm except possibly in
rare instan'-e*. but that tt might be
either as one of several rota
tions to be conducted upon tbe varioos
portions of the farm or in alternation
with some other desirable rotation,
each of wbich would run Its course
successively.
Irrtcatt*( Deriec*.
A'water wbeel for lifting water for
Irrigation, illustrated in Ohio Farmer,
is planned m utilize the enrrent of a
nearby stream without tbe expense of
a dam. The wheel Is six feet in diam
eter. wit h 14 paddles one foot wide by
four fret lone, and is suspended between
two boats which rise and fail with tbe
iltiyxtl tb**Uiiv ivwjlrttf i**oo« -Vf
•ti* #*iiW'i Mifl ii*- <iiev**Urf M
<i»f ;pCup«-< (ieptii Ml •!»»*' -IM»te*' tflV
ttfu«« VKiiUlf t»Utri«f«ut yib*
e»»oi. viii l*j- tin«» by \*tu twe*. ll'bt alt
v#K* buCMH*, of wbwh tjitttct *u-e
*-u<}b uolii uuv nuue\ null mwfre on* *vm
pleU: <3<-Uk every *ecvWo*- A? ait
vtttiuii tiiftt tbe www te -etuat** te
ImA.
A«J-i<'*LUurMJ *U <-vitW
Tbe establishment oi iatge electrical
ers Is reported fioai Buvarie The eur
rent it generated partly by wtiler pow
er uud lib sent & disumc of seven miles
to be utilised by ween* of maiplt' mo
tors iu running thrashing uutcinnwt.
cutters, etc.
Interest In varieties of wheat among
New York farmers seems to have in
creased of late. The depredations of
tbe Hessian fly aud losses from winter
killing bring to tbe front the question
of tbe resistant powers of tbe various
varieties.
Tbe barnyard millets are cultivated
forms of our common barnyard grass.
Healthy trees planted in spring ought
to succeed, and tbe usual counsel giv
en by the authorities Is to plant in
spring.
American Cultivator thinks the high
prices apples are bringing compared
to those at picking time holds a plain
moral for the apple grower. Vermont
apples especially are good keepers and
January, February and March the best
months to selL
Name your farm. It "adds dignity to
It, increases your appreciation of the
importance of farming and your pride
in your vocation and In the end will
really make you a better farmer," ad
vises Country Gentleman.
The little green pea louse makes
good prices for those who manage to
grow a crop of peas.
A Cautions Answer.
"Where is Josiar?" asked Mrs. Corn
tossel uneasily.
"Well," answered her husband as he
proceeded to fill his pipe, "I won't say
fur certain. If the ice is as strong aa
he thinks it is, he's gone skatin, an if
it ain't he's gone swimmln."—Boston
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"There goes a man with a very In
teresting history," said the clerk in the
bookstore.
"You don't say so?" inquired the
customer. "How do you know?"
"I just sold it to him."—Philadelphia
Press.
Vocal Training.
Edna—So you have accepted that
young lawyer, after all, after having
refused him once?
May—Yes; he appealed the case and
won his suit. —Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Story of > Mean Man.
This is tbe story of a mean man. He
may not be the meanest on record, but
he carries a very fair brand of close
fistednessf lie Lad a contract to sup
ply a certain amount of crushed stone.
The machine he used could turn out all
the work he could get by running eight
hours a day.
The mean man had an engineer who
was a genius. The genius went to hlB
employer one day and said he thought
he could make some improvements In
that machine so It would do more work
In less time. The genius was paid by
the month.
lie worked on the machine for sever
al days, taking it apart and putting It
together again. When reconstructed,
it proved to have greater efficiency
than before, so much so that it did the
same amount of work in one minute
and a half that It used to take four
and a half to do.
The mean man, however, could get
co more contracts than before. He
could fill all his orders by running
about three hours a day. The mean
man then went to the genius and said:
"See here, Henry, I've been paying
you by the month, but there Isn't as
much work as there used to be—not
enough to keep you busy. I shall have
to pay you by the hour after this."
Henry demurred. lie had been too
faithful, but he didn't think that oughfc
to reduce his earnings over one-half.
His employer was firm, however, and
Henry resigned.—New York Mail and
Express.