VOL- xxxviii Bickel's Spring Footwear THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK WE HAVE EVER HAD. \t/T.r/o All the latest styles in Men's Shoes. lTieil fe OllOeh A f u u line of Men's latent Calf Shoes—the very latest styles, $3.00, $3.50, $5.00 and SOOO. \ ici-kid and liox- Calf Sh<>es $1.50 to $5.00. Also a complete stock of Men s Patent Leather ;tnd Vici kid Oxfords in the latest styles. Boy's and Youth's Shoes. vouthCshls^l/'on the 1 test s:\ les. Spring lasts, are very attractive. We have a full stork of Boy's a:iJ Little Gents' Shoes in Patent Calf, Isox Calf, \ ici-Kid. Ladies' Fiiif Shoes— SOHOSI.S—The New Shoe for Women f ,? Ir'toT comfortab'e atid All c tyles "AAA to E. We have a large assortment of the Celebrated Carter Comfort Shoes* and especi ally recommeud them for their comf rt giving qualities. Misses' and Children's Shoes, The most «omp!cte stock of Misses' and Chiidrtn s Slioes »ve have ever had. Ail the new styles in fine Dongola Tan, Red and Patent Leather All sizi*s, "A to EE." ranging in orice fr<>m SI.OO to $3.00. All Winter Goods to be closed out regardless of cost. Special bargains in Felt Boots and Rubber Goods of ajl kinds. HIGH IRON STANDS with four lasts at 50c. Sole Leathei cut to any amount you wish to purchase. JOHN BICKEL, 128 SCUT H MAIN STREET. - - BUTLER, PA 20tb Century UIIQCI THWQ 20th Century 31io Sale nUOCLIUIIO Shoe Sale Greatest of all Shoe Sales! Begins January 17, at 9:30 After stock taking we find broken sizes and odd lots all through til's immense stock which must be sold. Great Price Concessions Counteract January lull in trade and m«dc it one of our busy months Just think of it. Strictly high grade Footwear marked to seM at a Fourth, a Third and a Half less than our regular prices. I*or instance. Shoes that we sell regularly for SI.OO and fi.25 now selling for 50c Those at s2.oc and $2.50, now $1.45 and $1.85. Others at 1.25 and $1.50 now 75c and 95c. Iriesistible Values Compel Prudent People to Purchase This price cutting reaches every line and these values are not equated in any shoe house in Butler. DON'T DELAY. C<>me before the lots are broken. Sale begins THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, at 9:30 These goods sold only for cash. B. C. HUSELTON'S, Butler'# Leading Hhoe Hon** Om|iO«h« Hotel Lowry | These Are New | J Spring, 1901. jg Jk PATIX STRIPE ALBATROSS -A light weight fabtlc of fine lex- U JR ture and vtry handsome appearance. Solid Color* with \wiite satin Uk stripe. All wool 17 inches wide 75c H yard Uk S FRENCH FLANNEL—New Spring weight, soiid colors, all wool, JR inches wide 60c y'l K ■ FANCY SILK ZEPHYR—a (ilk and cotton fabric. Washes pf apleodidly Handsome stripes and plaids. Excellent for waists and yj dresses— 27 inches wide 35c il yl W ■ MERCERIZED COTTON FOULAROS-Very handsome and silky. Uk S Printed and finished like finest silk Foulards. 27 Inches wide. 35c >''' S MERCERIZED WOVEN SlLiC—Make of fine Merccri/xd Cotton. * jJk Go'xl l»*ly and very silky looking. Solid odors and corded strii.es WASH FABRICS-Complete lines of new Seersuckers. Oiuglmiiih, OT U Zephyrs. Lawns, Dimities and Sheer Fabrics Constant arrivals of * choice ,'ew g'xds keep the line comp'ete in every detail. jl WHIIE GOODi New L-wus. Dintines. Swis.es, Embroideries, rff fii Lice», All-overs and I.i»ce Curtains at low el prices. * NEW—Gold IJt-11«. Duckies. Buttons, Spikes and liraids. New Jlk Chain I'urses, Brooches anil Hair Ornaments. IL. Stein & Son,| S 108 N. MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA K E C K Spring Styles % p\ E H-«ve an E /fftK mirk h the wearer, it w >u't do to (d k |\k\ /i \\ we .r tiie 1 <st year's n tp t . You _yj l\ j/Ty (?>( fA won't get th • laics tilings 1 the Li jj t &~\V \J st-)ck clothic-rs .-ithe Tue no t » f/lO'V [rjf X~- s-* dale tailor only ia:i suiiply tb'-m, 7| I\A 0/ if you want not only the latest I ! / 1 /If Vv T~'/7 i things in cut and fit and work- ill 111 111 t ni .tiship, the finest in durability, 1 I II I I I I where- e'ne can vou get cotnhim- J 'I I If * I I 1 lionyou get them at 41 I ft jl j [ I KEC K r J • G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 142 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa FREE TO ANYBODY WKSRJL Mi'vcnwiul' CAMERAS, JRWBIHV, T9StaJlUik U" CK MAII>" T»t>i, t ,u,, , afiailt J*'. K.■ li j,:i. Itaijc m»kc» IO fici.irt, ~f ,I..||. clou. FKO/.KV CUffIARD, m w Kvery l.i.dy l»uy«. Sen.l y.Hir nsint un.l i,.1c1„ " n ' l ** 12 ?*<***",»n.i ur^c . P r «imu"» l'»t When told tend us ml.ill. .„..| . v i ■ I IIKI-; V ' w '" Wrlt« («>-ilay ami «. tinlru nri'Msnl PftKK. FBANKMN CIIKMICAI, I.OMJMNV, \ "30 Flll>ert Street, PlUliMlelphU, I'a. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Butler Savings Bank Hutier, IPa. Capita! - *60,000.-> Surplus Profits - - |2i5,000.'.0 [><-' i i'i tVIS President i. IKN'IIV IKOI'TMAN Vi?e-President tt'SJ. Ca MI'HELL, jr r * °> er LOI'IS t -TP::; ....Teller DIKKiTOU" -Joseph I- Purvis, J. Henry r .n'tit;.-".' 1 , W. )• Brandon W. A. Bi?in. J. s. rsp-oi*-!l. I The Butler f-avinzs Hank is the Oldest Banking Institution', n Butler County. Genera! banking business transactor We elicit accounts of At producers, mer chants, farmers and others. All basincss entrust**) to us will receive (..• unpt attention. Ir.it-rt--* eaul on time de-tioslts- I'HE Butltr Ccuatj National Back. LJLI tier Pean, Capital pii.l in $200,000.00 •sitr'i'lus and Profits $25,000.00 Jos. Ha-'.man, President; J. v. Ritts, President; John G. McMarlin, Cashier, A C Krug, Ass't Cashier \ genera! oankinir nu>lness transacted. I uteres*, paid on lime deposits. *ioney I >aned on approved security. We invite you to op< n an account with this '1)1 VtECT JBS—Hon. Joseph Hartman. Ilor- W S Waidron. Dr. M. llo<Jver. It. Mc fweeuey, C. I'. Collins I. G. Smith. Leslie I'. \\h/ oil. M. W. H. Lnrkiti, I » • Mifflin >.lt '' Mc«\in<ii»»-. Ben Has seth. W.J. Marks J. V*. Kitts. A. L. Kelber THE Farmers' National Bank, BUTI.;:r, PENN'A. CAPITAL PAID IN. $100,000.00. Koreipn exchange «»-^nirlit. and sold. Speclni attention jjiveu v> collections. OFFICERS: .!<>llS vor XKINS President .101 l N HI MI'IIUEY Vice President 1 . u. BAI LEV ' "slier E '.v j;|\<;n \M Assistant Casii'er J. I", ill r/.i.KK Teller 1»IIIE( Ti John Vottukius. H. I. ( .'lceland. E. E. A ■ N Bov.;. W. 1 MeUj-'er. Henry v ... llnil . .:ev. Tims. Hays, I-evl Si. W,e I ran Muiuliy. lull-rent pa I .ion ti" e deposit*. We respectfully -oii.-it vour business. "Peerless" Wall * Paper Absolutely Without Equal. Tl ip* GREATEST VARIETY I Hr BEST QUALITY I IIL. LOWEST PRICES New Goods Now In For Season 1901. MCMILLANS Next Door to Postoffice. 3||£S TAKE A PEEP At our new designs and patterns in WALL PAPER- The pattern* for this season are beauti ful and artistic. House cleaning time will soon be here, and you wish to be one of the first to have your rooms repapered. Theitfore call ami look them over, and *et firat choice. We are prepared to nang the came at most r< a* .liable prices. Mirror and Picture Framing A Specialty. Patterson Bros., 236 N. Main St. People's Phone. 4< o. Wick Building ENJOYING LIFE. There is nothing all elderly perKou, who must rely upon artificial aid lot good vision, so enjoy* as good glasses. By "Good Glasses" I do not mean ex pensive frames nor elaborate mountings, but <*o mean a finely around k-nse, h lense refracting each and every atom of light accurately, and fitted by a c,m : petent opt iciau from scientific measure ments made in a scientific way. I have the latest and best scientific instruments, and ant a graduate cf the Spencer Optical College, N. V., ami the Philadelphia College, Ptaila., and guarantee satisfac tion. CAl<fe H. fceiGHNGR, JEWHXEU A N I > OI'TK'I AN, 209 S. Main St. BUTLER PA Now is The Time to Have Your Clothing CLEANED OR DYED. If you want gooo anil reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is just one [ilac: in town where you can get it, and that is at The Butler Dye Works 216 Center avenue We do tine work in out door Photographs. This is the time of year to liavi a picture ol your house tiivc us a trial. Vsf'-nt f'»r the Jttti.'. —'.a v n g mi k KK.;U Co. Sew ycrk. R. FISHER A, SON U/AXIKU It..ii. . ii<:t 11 01 ». man 10 trav. " f..r boux milwi iioaibly and **xjj« mat*, Ail 1 11 •1 • :lm LXfhiiitxj rinitri ♦-•«»I;iii I< < *4-lf inJ<lr<-s:,ri ituiiibcd • uVfcloufc 1 M A .N Aii Kti.i&iO.Cax t«<u bid#., Golcagu. BUTLER, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 100 l Is often a warning that the liver is g| torpid or ina< tivc. More serious B trouble-may follow. For a prompt, MR efficient cure of Headache and all jS li . er troubles, take Hood's PeSis | While they rouse the liver, restore B full, r'-eular action of the bowels, ■ they do not gripe or pain, do not ■ irritate 01 "nflame the internal organs, ■ but have a positive tonic effect. 25c. at all druggists or by mail of C. 1. Hood & Co-, Lowell, Mass. ■ l v&Bßssasam&aaammmm CATARRH LOCAL'DISEASE and is the result ol c - **' and "-;pt/>Sus:[<:COLD* sudden climatic changes. For your Protection v/^ we prwitively state tjat tl is remedy does not contain Bp mercury or any other injur- ny Ely's Cream Balm W~o^ is acknowledged to be the most thorough cure Tor Na«al Catarrh, Cold in Head and liay l eve r of ail remedies. It open« and cleanses the nasal passage, allays pain ana inflammation, lie:*!a the sores, pro tects tne membrane from colds, restores the senses of taste and ptop!!. J Vice 50r*. at J)rn2t;ifiLs or by mil, ELY BBOTEEHS, 3d Warren Street, New York. iTha Qure thai Giires / M Coughs, is\ \\ Colds, I fj Gre&pe, <\ Whoooinf? Coußh, Af»*hma, J J] Bronchitis and Incipient A cy Consumntion, Is folios] I 5 g The German g r C.\»« XV.Ttj^-ar.4 Wtv% J 25 6^50 v DEALERS in ready made clotbing represent their wares as"Tailo n.a e' "custom ma le" &c., but th y :sk the regular prices of ready made and the boast is understood. But when tLey offer to take your measure, promise to have the clothes made for you and charge the tailors price, they impose upon your credulity. Whether their misrepresentation is wilful or negligent the result to you is the same, Most men want what they pay for and are willing to pay for the superior quality of made to measure clothes. Our garments are cut and made lo your measure in our own workshop in But ler, not by fair-to-middling work men, but by expert tailors. Handsome Spring Goods Atßusiness Bringing Pric33 ALAND, Maker of Men's Clothes. I'RUE 14 EONIC T4 Aids digestion, stimulates V j y and enriches the blood, foitifies the sy-itein i against disease and 1111- ,P J k parts the glow of health 'j i ' to sallow faces. k* I TRY JOHNSTON'S P. f Beef, Iron and Wine k J and >ou will get results W at once. T < { Price 50c a pint. m Prepared and sold only nt < JOHNSTON'S h | Crystal Pharmacy, Chase Brothers Pianos An- endorsed by people who buy them am' l.y first-class musicians PITTSBURG, PA., IAN. 27, 1901. Mf< W. R. NHWTON, Butler, Pa. I) -ar Sir: -It gives me great pleasure in recommending tHe Chav Bros Piano, both in tone, workmanship and flu• 1 itv. The Chase Bro's Piano which you colli the Sterling Club of Butler, Pa , Oct. 31, 1900, and which I have tested in connection witii »:iy < rclx-stra This piano has given t'.ie best of satisfaction and 1 can recommend the same lo all who wish to purchase a good piano. Wishirg you üboundant success, I am vouis respectfully, C. 1!. S'fKI.ZNKK, Musical Director. I shall publish hundreds of letters from people yon know who own Chase Broth ers make J1 pianos. Thuy are the best reference in the world. Call at my store and examine the pianos. You will find a full line at all tunes to select from. 'i J-.RMS—Anyway to suit your con venience. W. R. NEWTON, 317 South Main St Butler Pa |.Y. ir-tcwart, (Successor to H. Bickcl) LIVERY. Sale and Boa rding Stable VV. Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. Kirat class equipment—eighteen good drive: s—rigs of all kinds— cool, roomy anil clean stables. People's Phone 125. I. V. STEWART. L. S. Mc.IUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. 117 E. JEPFKRSON. BUTLER, - bA SONG. —• - "=3 We •re bo jolly, contented and gay, Enid and 1 and the baby; What do \vc ( «ir - i r the Appian way, Enid and 1 an 1 the baby? Politics, wars and the tariil may go; Little u*e reck how the fickle winds blow; We're a triumvirate, mighty and low, Enid and I and the baby. Climb up, My little son, here to my kree— Enid and 1 and the baby; Isn't he sturdy and brave as could be? Enid and I and the baby. Take him, my dear, he ij weary with play; See how he blinks in that Slecpytown way; Here is a kiss al) around, and hurra- Enid and 1 and the baby. —Robert Loveman in New Lippinc-ott. ♦ • • * • *♦•?>? t UNDER SIXTY ? FIET OF ICE. I t s Z BY M. QUAD. <; J ▼ COFYUJGIIT, 1000, BT C. ». LEWIS. -V Cherry island l>s 1.-t >0 miles directly north of Sweden and is the dividing line between the Greenland and t':e Barents* sins. A line drawn from cast to west would Pt;-::;e Nova Zemhla on the oni- end and iliid-. u's Land on the other. There are abev.t fio days in the year when the island enjoys the heal and the verdure of summer, but during the re mainder tlieie a:;- i . ■• !i cold and bleak ness and loneliness :;.s .1 can lit .1 no where else outside t.f l'.:.- north pole it self. In the I'. ..1. u;:ik ravines the earth lias nevi 1 thawed since frozen tens of thousan : . f years ago. and ou tin north side a;v blocks of ice which were cast up there vvheu the Creator was seeking to bring order out of chaos. In the year ISiVo an English scientific society lilted out what was known as the Cherry island expedition. It was purely in the interest of natural his tory. Certain fish and birds which had become extinct in the south were still to be found up there, according to the reports of whalers, and that was the object in fitting out the brig Albatross for a voyage from Aside from a strong handed crew, three professors and four or live students accompanied the expedition, and after a voyage al most without event we reached Cherry island soon after the beginning of its brief summer. The last -'■*> miles of our run was made through tivld ice, with giant Icebergs to be seen on every hand, and we found a great length of shore piled high with blocks of ice from to 25 feet thick. It was a three days' job to warp the brig into a safe anchorage ou the south side of the Island, and when we had her secure most of the people went ashore to live for a time lu tents. Notwithstanding the sunshine and verdure, there was a loneliness about the place to make one afraid. We had expected to find polar bears and rabbits in plenty, but there was not a bit of animal life, excepting a few stray seals, to be encountered. Birds then* were In plenty, however, and ot the species desired, while tish of all sorts were to be had for the cast ing of a hook. Each professor had his work cut out for him, and 1 was attached to Professor John Saunders of the Royal museum as a helper. lie was after birds and their eggs, and when we had been on the Island a week I helped him to capture a specimen of the great auk, which species was sup posed to have l>eeij extinct for a quar ter of a century past. But three of these birds were seen during our stay of 40 days, and we took one away with us Into a captivity which lasted for ten years. It was said that the cap ture of this bird alone was worth more to natiu:il history than the cost of the expedition. The Island, which Is of volcanic ori gin, is a mere Jumble of rocks. It is II miles long by ft lu breadth and at the time of our visit had 110 tree higher than ten feet. These grew between bowlders and on the slopes, with patches of coarse grass all about, but there was not u level spot iialf an acre In extent on the whole Island. It was Intersected In every direction by ra vines. some shallow and some of awful depth, and during a storm, when the surf was bringing in great blocks of Ice and heaving them upon the rocks, there were rumblings and echoes In those dark ravines to make a man pale with fear. We had been on the island about .",0 days and had pretty thorough ly explored It when Professor Saun ders and my humble self met with an accident one day which led to a most strange discovery. We had set ofT to gether on a hunt after birds' eggs, and In walking along a slope we struck a spot overgrown with a short green weed. As we walked over this bed we suddenly found ourselves slipping. There was water under It, and the whole mass gave way and sent us slid ing Into a ravine. We went slipping, sliding, clutching and bumping a full !50 feet'before we brought up, but nei ther of us was hurt beyond a few bruises. Owing to the wet grass we could not clamber out at that spot and so continued on down the ravine. Hav ing presently come upon a few bones, which the professor pronounced as be longing to a polar bear, we decided to follow the ravine to Its mouth. It led almost north and south. It was dty now, but there were times when It must have been filled with water from bank to bank. It was a toilsome Journey we made, but It ended at last at a wall of Ice within half a mile of the surf. At that point the depth of the ravine was about 100 feet, and, though the sun was shining above, It was like evening down there. A few yards before we were brought to a standstill we found the body of a man lying against the wall of rock on the hand side and ten feet above our heads. It was caught and held fast on a point of rock. We were both a good deal startled by the grewsome sight, and hail it been a sailor with me I know I should have taken to my lieels. "We have a mystery here and must solve It," said the professor as he re covered from his surprise. "Let us get the body down and make an investiga tion." It was neither a body nor a skeleton. The cold had preserved the flesh to u certain extent, but the action of the water running down the ravine had also worn li away. The face was well preserved, and the hair was as firm #h In life. It was the remains of a man who had weighed perhaps 100 pounds, but I had no difficulty lu de taching It from the rock and lowering It down. What remained of the cloth ing proved that the inan had cither been a fisherman or a sailor, but his nationality could only t>e guessed at. "Al some time or other," said the pro fessor as he looked alxiiit, "this ravine has been a creek of considerable size flowing down to the sea. This man came up the creek from the beach, but we now find a wall of lee blocking It up. The Ice has formed since he came. There should be u boat frozen up In tin.- wall between us and the sea." We had nothing to innke a torch of, and, retracing our Htf|»n to a point where we could climb out of the ra* vine, we left the mystery to be solved another day. There was much discus sion around the cainpfires that even ing, and early next morning we set out to see if the ravine had once upon a time opened to the sea. We soon found that it had. Its mouth had been in a small l>ay, bnt a storm had filled it with bowlders and dammed back the waters flowing down. Between the sea and the spot where we found the body the ice was from 50 to 70 feet thick. If the sun melted it for a few feet in the summer, the rains and snows of winter speedily replaced what had been lost. We found this ice as clear as glass and as hard as Iron, but powder was brought from the brig, and holes were drilled, and in a couple of days we had blasted out a great rift to half its depth. Everybody had a suspicion of what was frozen in down there, but yet ttie discovery gave us a shock. When but 30 feet of ice lay between us and the bottom of the ravine we could see through it well enough to make out the hull of a ship standing on an even keel. It was the hull of a brig, with masts gone, but otherwise intact We could even make out the ropes which had been frozen stilT as iron while they streamed along her decks, but there were no bodies of dead men in sight. 'i'ii blast ont the remaining depths of ice and clear the ravine was a task re ,;:tring more aid than we could span- and uiore powder than we had aboard We had to be content with what we could see. Years before—perhaps half a century —a merchant vessel had made that little bay in distress. Wave and tide bad carried her up to the creek, and wave and tide had blocked her exit. Then she began to freeze in. No man can say how long it took for the ice to bury her until it was a solid mass (U) feet above her decks, but decades must have passed. If one of her crew got away up to the ravine why not all of them? And yet no other body or re mains were to be found 011 the island. This man, who may have been the cap tain. probably started out by himself to see if there was a chance of escape, but In mak.ng his way up the ravine he perished of cold and hunger. There was scarce a hope for the others. If they left the hulk they were forced to return to it for shelter and food. There came a day nvhen food and fuel were exhausted, when avalanches of snow covered the decks and the cold of win ter froze the marrow of their bones, and they hid away in forecastle and cabin and died with open eyes staring into the darkness. Upon our return to London the ease was- reported and made much of In the papers, but no government or Individual has ever gone farther than we did. A hulk lies there full of dead men—a hulk which sailed the waters of the frozen seas half a century ago, and there it will lie until time is no more and chaos reigns again. It might be blasted out, but of what use? The solving of one mystery of the sea more or less would count for but little. The Proper Wnj to Rut. At a recent meeting of medical tnen Dr. F. A. Hurrall spoke of the amount of mls-hicf done by the very common habit of eating the meals rapidly, ac cording to the farmer's motto of "Quick to cat and quick to work." Thorough mastication was of the ut most' importance, and of course this presupposed a proper condition of the teeth. Gastric digestion was often weakened and mudfe distress was caused by the Ingestion of too much fluid with the food, particularly at the beginning of a meal. Another factor In causing dyspepsia was the habit of eating food In silence or without that mirth and good fellowship so necessary to Insure a nervous condi tion to the normal action of the di gestive organs. These little details might seem trite and unimportant, but It was the duty of the careful physi cian to Instruct his patients in regard to them. The long continued and free use of digestive agents served to make the digestive organs lazy and inactive. —Medical Iteeonl. Files. No wonder we have flies! The com mon liohse fly lays 20 eggs every 14 days; there are thus about a dozen (fcnenßlons during the fly season. The bluebottle or blowfly, however, ex reeds this and In one season Is estimat ed to have K00,000,000 descendants. Therefore every fly killed early In the season, when they emerge from their winter's hiding place, means a big re duction In the fly crop of the coming summer. We couldn't get on without flies, however, for they do a most Im portant work as scavengers. Small Cbanice. "You know, I feel just like a counter feit bill," observed a young man to 11 friend with whom ho was walking, stopping In front of a barroom. "Why?" queried his partner. "I cannot pass," the other explained, waving his hand toward the entrance of the place. "Oh," remarked his 'friend, "don't let that feeling worry you. You kuow, I'm somewhat accustomed to shoring tße queer." And he took the man with a thirst by the arm and carried him ou down the street.—Memphis Scimitar. Ho IIII<I to lie Aurnpabl*. Holiday Tourist How long Is this road, my man? Yokel A liout 24 mile. Tourist Twenty-four miles? Why, surely It Isn't so long as that? Yokel Waal, p'r'aps it muy be about ten or so. Tourist—lt doesn't seem more than two miles long to nie. Yokel—Well, p'r'aps you're about right. Tourist—Confound you! I don't be lieve you know anything about It at all! Yokel Waal, I cannot say as I do, | mister, come to think on It! It WfIN ll I>• IST Ml***. "Is your wife dangerously ill?" asked j the druggist as he filled a prescription , for a colored man who looked rather | sober faced. " "Taln't Illness, sail," was the reply. I "She dun met up wld a sarcumstance — ! fell ofT de roof of do house an struck on a stone heap an got what de doctab calls combustion of de brain," HIE GRAND SCHEMER HIS TAILOR CALLS TO SEE HIM WITH HIS LITTLE BILL. I'lie Account Hrnwini t'naettlrd, bat the Clottiinß Artist Is Taken Into (lie Great American Steam Trou ser* Greater Company. [Copyright, 1000, by C. B. Lewia.] Major Crofoot had left the door of lis office open by accident, and as he sat smoking with his heels on his desk ae was suddenly accosted with: "I vhas come for dot leetle bill." "What—er—eh—ls it you?" exclaimed the major as he almost fell out of hia ;hair in getting up. "Well, well, but this is luck. Why, man, I was just making out a check for you. I happen td to remember that I owed you a dol lar for cleaning my suit." "Yes, it vhas a dollar," replied the iailor as be held out the bill, "und you Jon't pay me for a year." "A year? How time flies! Yes, It Is 1 bill for a dollar for cleaning a salt ind pepper suit, and if you had only waited half an hour you would have had a check for it The check would »ave been filled out for §IOO. My dear "I VHAS COME FOR DOT LEETLK BILL." man, you are one of the few people who had confidence in me when my fortunes were at the lowest ebb. The check for a hundred was to prove my gratitude." "VlielL I'll take him now," said the tailor. "Ah, I remember that salt and pepper suit and the days yf my adversity!" sighed the major as he walked about and Ignored the check. "You brought the suit up here one day thoroughly cleaued anil rehabilitated, and 3*oll went away saying not a word about the bill. You treated me as If 1 had millions of dollars, and uever. never can 1 forget your consideration. Major Crofoot re members those who remember him." "Vhell?" queried the tailor as he looked at the bill in his hand. "I said a check for a hundred," re plied the major, "but I shall do better than that. A hundredfold is not enough. I'll make a rich man of you. I'll put you right up among the millionaires. The more I think of how you trusted in my integrity the more anxious am I ro prove my gratitude. Tailor, shake hands. Tailor, accept my congratula tions." "But how vhas he?" asked the cred itor, with a puzzled look. "It was this way, my dear, confiding friend: I was just about to Incorpo rate the Great American Steam Trou sers Creaser, with a cash capital of sl,- 000,000. The papers go to the secre lary of stale trtday. Next week the lirst machine Is set up. In three • uouths we shall have DO of them at work in the principal cities of the United States. The stock Is supposed .0 sell at par, but I can get you SIO,OOO worth at SB7. The dividends won't be less than 50 per cent and may go a hun dred. For the first machine out we want a practical manager. You shall have the position at $20,000 a year. Tailor, shake hands." "I don't see how he vhas," said the tailor after a lymphatic shake. "You don't? That Is because your good fortune has for the moment upset you Look at my trousers. Look at the trousers of all the men you meet. There are creases In them. When you buy a pair of $lO trousers, you pay $6 for the creases. You must have 'ein to be In the swim. Can't go Into society or get a check cashed at the bank without 'em. The creasing, as you know. Is now done by hand and Is slow work. Our company will crease by steam. The trousers will be fed In, the same as straw, and at the rate of 30 pairs a minute. They come out beautifully creased, at a cost of only a quarter a pair, and there you are. Each machine will crease 18,000 pairs per day of ten hours, and that's an In come of $4,500 a day. We shall steam crease the trousers of the world. Ev ery royal head will be among our pa trons. Isn't It plain to you now? Isn't It as clear as daylight that you will be rldlug lu your own barouche In less than six months?" "But you owe me a dollar," persisted the tailor. "Great Scott, but you talk about a dollar when hundreds of thousands ar» falling at your feet! Let me go over 1 his once again. We are the Great American Steam Trousers Creaser. We don't steam trousers, but we crease 'em by steam." "I know." "Wo crease 18,000 pairs per day at a quarter a pair. We make $4,400 per day clear money on every machine, anil we have 20,000 machines at work. Your share of the profits will be at least half a million <lollars per year. In ten years you are worth $5,000,000. tailor, shake hands. It all comes from your confidence In me." "Hut I don't have some confidence. 1 vhas here for my dollar." "And the dollar Is your deposit ou your ground floor stock. It Is an evi dence of your good faith and will eventually he returned to you. Can you sell your shop today V Can you tiv ready In three days to take bold of the lirst machine and feed 18,000 pairs of trousers through It? You can, of course. You will lie ready, and I cau depend ou you. Shall I speak to some hank about your opening an account?" "If—lf—you could pay"— "You'll get your first mouth's salary In advance, and If you want to use half a million 1 can lend you the cash. That's all, except that we'll shake hands again. You will excuse me, I know, but I've got to go out for an hour or two. Call again. See you later. Don't fall me." The grand promoter put on his hat and overcoat and left the otllce. The tailor had come for that dollar. lie took a chair to wait. The (ire was low and the room was cold, and In an hour his teeth were chattering. lie stood It for another hour, and then ho rose up and softly tiptoed out and Went down stairs. At the foot of the itali's lie met a man who queried: "Do you know If that old deadbeat Major Crofoot In up stairs?" "He vhas gone out." was the reply. "Have you been trying to collect a bill?" "Yes." "And how did you come out?" "I vhas put Into dot Creflt American Steam Trousers Creaser uud creased all over 18,000 pairs a da v. und now 1 vhas glad to go home mit :ny life und lot dot bill go. Shako hands. 1 con gratulate you!" M. QUAD. A WOMAN'S STRATEGY. She Fount! a Way la Qolrltei ■ Uu card l.ovcr lit Action. After the athletic young man. resting lazily in an easy chair. h:u! studied the ceiling at which he was blotting smote he replied to the pretty sister who had twice asked him the same question: "Hess, you know I don't care the turn of my haud for women. I'm saturated with what the politicians call apathy. Of course 1 remember the Georgia girl that visited us last summer. She was a magnificent creature to look at. but I'll warrant she is Just like the rest of them. I paid her some attention for your sake, little one. but really 1 had to think twice before recalling her. Her name was Molly, wasn't It?" "Tab Twing writes uie of a report that Molly is going to marry Captaip Howker of the army. You know him," and the sister look observations from the corner of one eye. "What, that chuuip? The Infernn! feather headed flirt and egotistical ig uoramus! What right has a conceited puppy like that to marry a woman like her, to drag her from garrison to camp and from camp to garrison? Don't her .family know enough to prevent It? Good heavens, Bess, you have influence with her! Why don't you interfere?" "And get snubbed for my pains? I guess not! But you seem agitated about the matter, my dear boy." "No: it's not that, Bess." Yet she could see the blush on the back of his neck as he looked out the window. •Tin ill. I've felt It coming on for eev eral weeks. The truth Is that the doc tor says I must go south for awhile," and he never hesitated at this whop per, and she was gushing In her hypo critical sympathy. "It's a confounded nuisance, but I'll start tonight!" - Within 15 minutes she sent this: "Darling Molly, he's coming. I told yon I'd find a way to stir him up."— Detroit Free Press. When the Chief Cook Leavou. The importance of a chief cook be comes evident when the time for his departure arrives. One day last week the. proprietor of a popular restaurant on Fifth avenue decided for reasons of his own to part with the services of the man who had for some years looked after ills kitchen. The chef retired and with him more than 20 of his as sistants. This number Included his as sistant cooks and every man In the kitchen, even to the unimportant func tionary who presides over the refriger ators. This exodus did not surprise the proprietor. The chef had brought the others with him. and they were in a way more closely attached to his service than to the proprietor who paid them their wages. When a substitute was hired, he also brought the same complete corps of assistants who are supposed to know the methods of their chief bet ter than any assistants not directly employed by him. This manner of employment exists In all the large restaurants, where the head cock Is absolute master In the kitchen and controls all the branches of his department down to the most unimportant. He Is held responsible on this ground for all that may happen under his direction even if he was not personally concerned in the matter.— New York Sun. Evolution. Johnny was spelling his way through a marriage notice In the morning pa per. "At high noon," he read, "the cler* gyman took his stand beneath the flo ral hell, and to the music of the wed ding march the contradicting parties moved down the"— "Not 'contradicting,' Johnny," In terrupted his elder sister, "'contract ing.' " "Well," stoutly contended Johnny, "they'll l>c contradicting parties after awhile."—Youth's Companion. P.y the Cab-.n»n'» W«tch. Blinks 1 hear the cabmen are going to strike for shorter hours. Minks (who sometimes rides)— Why, goodness me. their hours are not over 40 minutes long now!— New York Week ly. Faith Shattered. She— Do you believe that everything In this world is worked out according to a prearranged plan? Ile- No. I put SSOO into a mining scheme several years ago because friends guve me a chance to get In on the ground floor, and I guess It's never going to work out at all. —Chiea- go Times-Herald. A BOOMING FAMILY. Eirn the Vaaniirnt Member Wan on (he IIUMIIC. The only occupant of the Nebraska cabin was t girl about 12 years old, and when tne colonel rode up and ask ed her tile way to Seottsvllle she re plied: "Dad might tell you if he was here, stranger, but dad's off over there layln out it new town to boom." "Aud your mother?" "Marni might tell you If she was here, but inarm's off down this way layln out another new town to boom." "Any brothers?" "One, and that's Bill. Bill might tell you if he was here, but lie's over the river layln a third new town." "And how about you? Can't you di rect me?" "I might, stranger, If this wasn't my busy <lay. You see, I'm layln out a hundred acres of this claim for a new town, and I've just made Mary Jane avenue run from here to the creek. Want to speculate, stranger?" "No; I guess not." '"Cause if you do I'll give you tho first pick of lots along Mary Jane ave nue for $lO apiece aud take half of it In store pay at that." "You seem to be a booming family," I observed as I got ready to rido on. "You bet!" she heartily exclaimed. "Dad booms, iiinrm booms, BUI booms, and I'm either goln to boom or tear down the shanty! Don't want any cor ner lots In the new town of l'rlmrose, eh? All right, stranger. Selling for $lO now, but six mouths hence you can't buy 'em for s.">o. So long to you! Uoodby!" M. QUAD. The Star. "Now," we asked him, "who should be considered the star of your com pany ?" "The bloodhound, me boy, the blood hound," said the gentleman that played Degree, "lie has something to eat ev ery day, whether the rest do or uot."— Indianapolis i'ress. Home One Who Wuultl I.lke It, "I don't llko Muggins' face," said Twynn to Trlplett. "lie hasn't n pleas ing countenance." "But an auctioneer would like It," suggested Trlplett "How so?" "it Is u countenance forbidding."— Detroit Free Press. ■No 12 pllii. OAT SMUT. The Hot At* Treatment of Seed—>An I'p to Date Idea Tested. One of the most discouraging fea tures of farming Is the partial loss of a irop through agencies which cannot be remedied after the crop has begun growing. It is unnecessary here to go Into the details of the life history of the parasitic fungus which causes the very destructive smut on oats. But It Is a point of interest to every wide awake farmer to know that a new or at least a comparatively unused and undiscussed method of combating it is now suggested. At the Oregon station an experiment in treating seed oats to destroy smut spores was conducted last year. It in cluded soaking the seed in hot water and In various chemical solutions and exposing it. to hot air in a sterilizer. In the hot air treatment several degrees of heat were tried In a range, from 132 degrees F. to 200 degrees. All this of course Is based on the Idea that smut is not a contagious disease transmit ted from one plant to another, but one produced by spores which are present on the seed grain or in the soil at the time of sowing. When spores occur only in seed, they may be readily de stroyed, but when they are in the soli other crops should be grown to eradi cate them, as treatment in the soil is Impracticable. E. F. Pernot In report ing this experiment says: This germinating test, although made on a small scale, would indicate that the hot air process admits of a wide range without Injuring the germinating quality of the seed. The treatment of seed oats for smut with sulphate of copper, sulphate of zinc, formaldehyde and hot water has long been known and practiced, but there Is a serious drawback In using a treatment which requires a liquid for several reasons. First.—The oat kernel Is Inclosed in a husk, and beneath this husk It is cover ed with small hairs. Either one or both of these prevent the liquid from com ing In contact with the mlDute spores of the fungus, which may be lodged among the hairs or beneath the busks, so that there are more or less spores which escape being destroyed. Second.—Oats which are dipped into a solution are difficult to dry, especially In rainy or damp weather, and they are liable to germinate or become moldy before being sowed. Third.—lt requires a large floor space to dry them and considerable time and apparatus to perform the operation of dipping successfully, especially In the hot water treatment, where barrels, kettles, thermometers, furnaces and other appliances are needed. • The hot water method. If properly performed, is very effective, but If im properly or carelessly done there Is danger of simply attenuating the spores Instead of destroying them. The water In this method is simply a ve hicle to convey heat. It has no other virtue. So in order to obviate the ne cessity of so much apparatus and trou ble in drying one sample was treated with hot air In a laboratory hot air sterilizer. The temperature was raised to 200 degrees F. and main tained for ten minutes. Although this temperature was too high, the table shows that the sample germinated 00 per cent of the seed. The plot sown with this seed contained only one head of smut, which may have come from one kernel of accidentally untreated seed. In the Willamette valley there are many hop and fruit driers which could be used for treating seed grain by this hot air method with good ad vantage and at a slight cost. The seed could be treated at any time and stor ed until seeding season, but It mast be remembered that seed which is treated for smut should not be returned to the sacks again without their having been treated In like manner because the meshes of the fabric offer an excellent place for spores to lodge, so that If the sacks were not treated reinfection of the grain would occur. In treating the oats they should be spread in thin layers on the drier trays In order that all may receive the same exposure to the heat. If they were placed In the heater In saekfuls, thoso In the center would receive little or no heating, or If they were placed In the heater in large piles It would bo neces sary to stir them continually, as in roasting coffee or peanuts. In order that they receive equal exposure to the heat. It Is a well recognized fact In all bacteriological work that there is noth ing known to be more efficient in de stroying germs and spores than dry heat, so that the advantages of the hot air methods are: First.—That It completely destroys spores. Second.—That It peuetrates to all yurts of the grain. Third.—That tho seed is ready for sowing Immediately after treatment. Fourth.—That there is no danger of injuring the seed through germination, mold or decay, as iu tho wet method. Beat Time to Top Graft. "Top grafting Is performed In spring. The best time," says Bailey, "Is when the leaves are pushing out, as wounds made then heal quickly and clous are most apt to live. But when a large amount of grafting Is to be done It is necessary to begin a month or even two before the leaves start. On the other hand, the operation can be extended until a month or more after the leaves are full grown, but such late scions make a short growth, which Is likely to perish the following winter." IIIM Riaict Wordi. Interviewer—Alderman Swelhed, I have come to tret your views on the proposed change in tho curriculum of the grammar school. Alderman Swelhed Curriculum! What's that? I'm ag'ln It, whatever It Is. Alderman Swelhed, reading the re port of the Interviewer next inomlng: "Our distinguished townsman, Mr. M. T. Hwelhed, was found nt Ills charming home, surrounded by abundant Indica tion of ripe scholarship and sturdy common sense. In reply to our report er's questlou he said: " 'I do not desire to force my opin ions upon the public, but this I will say, that I have glveu to this question long and studious attention. Incidental ly examining Into the curricula of Insti tutions of learning both at home and abroad, and, although I find in the ex isting course of study not a few mat ters for condemnation, still, upou tho whole, I cannot say that I should ad vise any radical change until I have further time to exanilue Into the sub ject.' " "Uy George, that feller's got my ex act language, word for word! And ho didn't take no notes neither! By George, what a memory that feller wuat have!"— I Tit-Bits.
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