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
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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
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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.