VOL.,- xxxviii
HUSELTON'S
Popular-Priced Spring Shoes
The greatest assortment of Stylish Footwear ever placed before the pe<"v'e o:
Butler ccui.ty. The perfect embodiment of fashion snd serv.ee, at cur own ,
incomparable prices.
Our Eighty-cent and Dollar Shoes
For men and women, for hoys and girls form a wonderful featui e of our great
showing i»,.1 we claim great things tor them. Thousands of pairs have been put I
to the test »"e lave yet to hear of a complaint. You meet with sucti values;
only at lIUhKLTON'S.
At $i 50, f-\oo and $2 50, Men's and Women's Oxfords. |
Men's and Women's Lines.
almost surpass our own ideas. These
popular fclic cs arc designed and bui»t
especaiily for ibis store. Vici Kid, B' x
Cnlf, Patcm Leather. Rus-ia Calf, gen
uine McKay select and Goodyear
Solid, substantial service in every pair.
At $3.00 and $3.50.
we put out strong clfaims for your favor?.
The strongest proba'ily ever marie in
shoedom. Patent ami Enamel Leathers,
Vici Kid, Lor. and Russia Calf-skin —
turn and w< It soles -for mtn or women;
extension «<!ges, Cuban, military and
French heels. All popular toe styles; all
latest men's lasts; all latest women's
lasts, aud iepresentiug #3-5° a "d °°
values as chown in other stores.
BOYS', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES
Ha ve received our expert attention. 75 cts, si.oc, $1.25, $1.50 arid $2 co; con fort |
for growing fett; appearances that pleace the rearers and s-er 1 ce thai profits tlie
buyers of these shoes, are the strong points we claim for lines as well as «i
saving of 25 per cent, in ibe prices.
BUY \ OURBHOES NOW
B. C. HUSELTQN.
JJotler's Leading Shoe Boose. Opposite Hot*- Lowry
Bickel's
Spring and Summer Styles.
The time of the year is here when you want a nice
pair of fine shoes for summer wear. Our stock is ex
tremely large,showing all the latent styles in fine shoes
and Oxfords in all leathers
We are offering some big values in fine footwear
and it will pay you to see us before buying your
summer shoes.
A FEW OF OUR PRICKS;
i
Men's fine Satin-calf shoes.
Lacc or Congress, at | , \J\J
Boy's fine Calf shoes, light AO
or heavy soles, at ,
Ladies' foe Dongola shoes,ti*'f
Dongola or Patent tips, |III |
button or lace, at N' * * V w
Youths' fine Calf or Vic'- f%f\ _
kid shoes, at qIIP
Misses' f.ne Dongola, Q l*"
.spring heel shoes, at flfjP
Wo inv t • you to call and see our stock cf SOROSIS SHOES AND
OXFORDS the latest styles for summer *e3r, made in fine >'atent- j
call and Patent Ideal Kid in liglit, heavy or medium soles, high or low heels.
Tlit-y are handsome. All sizes, 2% to S; all widths, AAA to E.
JOHN BICKEL,
128 SOUTH MAIN STREET. . - i-UTLER, PA
£ X&X»XiX&X IIMIVX
| These Are Mew |
i Spring, IQOI. |
£ SATIN STRIPE ALBATROSS-A light weight fabiic of fine tex- tR
Jn ture and very handsome appearance. Solid Colors with white satin
jdfc stripe. All wool 27 inches wide 75c a yard
FRENCH LANS'EL —New Spring weight, soiid colors, all wool, W
|f FANCY SILK ZEPHYR—A silk and cotton fabric. Washes
splendidly. Handsome stripes and plaids. Excellent for waists and iw
(K dresses— 27 inches wide 35c a J' 1 ' X
|| MERCERIZED COTTON FOULARDS-Very ha ndsotne and silky. jR
fS Printed and finished like finest silk Poulards. 27 lnchss wide.- 35c yd JS
MERCERIZED WOVEN SlLK—Make of fine Mercerized Cotton.
Jjp Good body and very silky looking. Solid colors and corded stripes, flr
® 27 inches wide 25c yd
W WASH FABRlCS—Complete lines of new Seersuckers, Ginghams,
U Zephyrs, Lawns, Dimities and Sheer Fabrics. Constant arrivals of fF
choice :'ew goods keep the line complete in every detail.
JP WHITE GOODS—New Lawns, Dimities. Swisses, Embroideries, *
Licet, All-overs and L?ce Curtains at lowest prices. I
B NEW—Gold Belts, Buckles, Buttons, Spikes and Braids. New &
■ Chain Purses, Brooches and Hair Ornaments.
sL. Stein & Son,|
S 'OB N. MAIN STREET. BUTTER, PA
KECK
Spring Styles ,gv
Have a nattiness about them that Jjj f ~~l\ i /j /( y k
mark s the wearer, it won't do t:> ..J tjY /J " Kt\ j I j A
we ir the last year's output. You _yj MI \ \hJ \"K fh
won't get the latest things at the /7 V 1-4
stock clothiers either. The up-to X / I*" i k-
C date tailor only lan supply th«*m, ( J\ [/ i\j\ {
if you want not only the latest Vy / | / /\* |7T '
things in cut and fit and work- • 1 If J/// j 1
niotisbip, the finest in durability, 11 If /1}
where e'se can vou get combiua- "ill I f !l 11
ttons, you get them at ,| • f :' ' t
KECK
G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor,
142 North Main Street' All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa
FREE TOMYSOBY
CD to H'.li/ aii'l we vail
H • iend KREK your choice of premium
MB' ***
V " " H3O l illn il .Str«-i(. riiilu<l<'l|>lila, I'g,
75 ets,8i co 50, £2 co, £2 50, *3 00 and
£5 50. BUck and Tan. A range of
style and price beyond the reach of or
dinary shoe stocks; snappv exten-ioi.
edges, rope and cross stitched, low broad .
heels, full round toes, plain and per
forated tips; Vici Kids, Rassia Calf,
Patent an.t Enamel Leathers. Every
taste for dress, street or business me: in
correct style.
Men's Working Shoes.
SI.OO, ft $1 50 and $2.00 are r.ot
equaled in Butler for ser\i:e. Shown in
Veal, Calf, Slaughter Kip. Oil Grain and
Kangaroo Kip and Calf with or without
Box-toe; two soles and tap with Bellus
tongues.
Children s fine shoes,patent Qf° |
tipped, sizes 5 to 8, at
Your choice men's working »,.4
shoes.lace, buckle or ..'on-jk I I 111
gress, heavy soles, at N' ■•V? w
Ladies' Kangaroo-calf or Oil 4
Grain shoes, at I IJIJ
Misses' tine Patent Calf, lace 4 OET
shoes, extended soles, at | 11
Ladies' fine Dongola patent jjT\/"%
tip or fords at |
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Butler Savings Bank
Butler, L-Vj.
Capi .a! - - - *60,0u0.0;
Surplus and Profits - - *215,000.4/
JOS L Pi'RVls Prem ien
J. HENRY 7 ROUTVI AN Vice-Pr. -i
WU. CAMPBELL, Jr r * *;»«
LOUIS B.STF.IS ......leller
DIKE< TO Its-Joseph L. PnrTls. .1. He®*?
TitwtraaD. W. D Branfioo W. A. Bfiu. .1 ».
Campbell.
The Butler Savings Bank is the Ol lesi
Banking Institution. 11 Butler County.
Genera! Ijiinkind business transacted.
Wesoll.-itii.countsofi.il producers. mer
chants, farmers and others.
Ailbjsintss Mutriisied to »» *l»> receive
prompt attention.
Interest t?a ( d on time douoslts.
I'M K
Bafier County National Bank,
Bli tle rPen n,
Capital p-ii>i in fi00, 000.00
Surplus and Profits - f85.00D.0f
los. Hurtcian, President; J. V. Ritt*.
Vice President; John G. McMarlin
Ciishie?. A C Krug, Ass't Cashier
\ £**uera.l b iiikinif trunsa- u < .
paid on tinic dpjjosits.
Mouey 1 mv.vd on approved security.
We invite you to open an account with tbl?
DIRECT ;RS~llon. Joseph Uartmm, Hon.
W. S. Waldron, I>r. .v M Hoover. U. Mc-
Sweeney, C. I'. * ollins I. C». Smith, Leslie I
Hazleit, M. Finegin, \Y. H. Larkin, I. i.
Mifflin. I>r. \V. C. Mef.'andless. "en rtan
seth. W. J. Marks. J. V. Hltts. A. L. Kelbtr
THE
Farmers' National Bank,
BUTLER, PENN'A.
CAPITAL PAID IN, $100,000.00.
Foreign exchange bought and sold.
Special attention given to collections.
OFFICERS:
JOHN VOCNKIN." President
JOHN HCMI'IiaEV Vice President
(' HAILKV Cashier
E W HINOHAU Assistant Cashier
J. F. HCTZI.EK Teller
OIKECTOKS.
John Younkins. D. L. {'lceland, E. E.
A brums. C. N. lloyd. W. I". Metzcer. llenry
Miller. John Humphrey. Thos. Hays, Levi
M. Wise and Francis Murphy.
Interest paid on lime deposits.
We respectfiyiv solicit vour business.
"Peerless"
Wall * Paper
Absolutely Without Equal.
*l*l 3f" GREATEST VARIETY
£ H b BEST QUALITY
I I BL. LOWEST PRICES
New Goods Now In
For Season 1901.
MCMILLANS
Next Door to Postoffice.
J.LW GOO6\ ' W*
LAT " T 1)151
TAKE A PEEP
At our new designs and patterns in
WALL PAPER-
The patterns 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 vour ruoms repapered.
Theiefore call and look them over, and
>;et first choice. We are prepar- d to
uang the same at most reasonable prices.
Mirror and Picture Framing
A Specialty.
Patterson Bros.,
236 N. Main St.
People's Phone. 400. Wick Building
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IP-|£ I
BICYCLE SEASON
is here and we are in the market again
with the well known Cleveland and
Crescent wheels we have sold for
years and know that they will g've satis
faction. Referances hundreds who are
using tlieui. They .ire cheajier and belter
this season than ever before. Prices
{25.00 to $50.00. We carry a complete
line of sundries, including tires and
everything needed about a wheel; also
Cameras Photo supplies, Edison and
Columbia Talking Machines and Records.
R. L. KIRKPATRICK,
Jeweler and Graduate Optician-
Next to Court House
Now is The* Time to Have
Your Clothing
CLEANED OR DYED.
If you want good and reliable
cleaning or dyeing done, there is
just one place in town where you
can get it, and that is at
The Butler Dye Works
216 Center avenue
do fine work in out
door Photographs. This is the
time of year to have a picture ol
your house. Give us a trial.
Agent for the Jau.entown Sliriine
Blind Co.—New York.
R. FISHER dc SON
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1901
I One Ifese |
». . tr-: s.-'rv. When your h- .• 15
\ ,- -, you feel bilious, consti- \
£ ited, and out of tune, with your #
®'-tonu)(l; sour ;.nd no appetite, just#
0
| |
5 ". Hi tak;' a dose, from 1 to 4
i You will be surprised at how easily J
# they will do their work, cure your#
i liea'dach" and biliousness, rouse the#
# liver and make yoa feel happy a #
AS> cent s. Soi.: In til medicine dealers, f
CATARRH
LOCAL' DISEASE
and is the result cf cosd'- ana CLO«
sudden climatic changes. 'cjfrff 1
For your Protection A
we positively Btate tliat t 3WU . As
remedy does not cont . a
mercury or any other iLjjr- j
ious drug. S"tS|
Ely's Cream BelniP^^
jp acknowledged to he the most thoroneh cure for
Nasal Catarrh, Co d in Head and llay Fever of all
remedies. It open* and clcar-acs the nasal
allays pain art! inflammaUon, heals the sore*, pro
tects the membrane from cok!.% restores the F' • «es
of taste and pxc!l. I*rlceCOr.at I>n:ssi-:s or by n:ail.
LLY
a The Sure fhaf Gum ; /
it/ Gough&, &
\ Goid&p I
S. Grippe, (k
\ Whooping Courrh, Asthma, /
Bronchitis and Incipicr A
Cv Consumotion, is *'C?
P s i
•| Tv-.e German REMEDY*
\ Curti tVw'oat j
" - J
DEALERS in rta«ly made clolling
represent their wares as "Tailor made'
"custom made"' &c.. but they ask the
reeular prices of ready made and t.ie
Itoasi is understood. P.ut when they
fter 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 Ihe superior
quality of made to measure clothes.
Our garments are cut and made to yt.ur
measure in our own workshop in But
ler, ' not by fair-to-aiiddling work
men, but by expert tailors.
Handsome Spring Goods
Atßusiness Bringing Prisjs.
ALAND,
Maker of Men'j Clothes.
r^h. A&.:- J,
ii TRUE N
Li TONIC ri
T® Aids digestion, stimulates WJ
fSk, j and enriches the blood, Vcj
WA fortifies the system kl
t • and im- 9 A
m * parts the glow of health J
W A to sallow faces.
L\j TRYJOHNSTON'S ri
y'A Beef, Iron arid Wine
kl and you will get results WA
Price 50c a pint.
Prepared and sold only at
F# JOHNSTON'S
Crystal Pharmacy, TC
7 J 106 N.'Maln St., Butler, l'a. kl
Chase Brothers Pianos
Are endorsed by people who buy tliem
anr. by first-class musicians.
PITTSBURG, PA., IAN. 27, 1901.
MR. W. R. NEWTON, Butler, Pa.
\):ar Sir:—lt gives me great pleasure
in recommending the Chase Bros Piano,
both in tone, workmensliip anil dureabil
ity. The Chase Bro's Piano which you
sold the Sterling Club of Butler, Pa ,
Oct. 31, 1900, and which I have tested in
connection with »:iy orchestra- This
piano has given t'.ie best of satisfaction
and I can recommend the same to all
who wish to purchase a good piano.
Wishing you üboundant success, I am
yours respectfully,
C. B. STE'.ZNER,
Musical Ihrectcr.
I shall publish hundreds of letters from
people you know who own Chase Broth
ers make ot pianos. They are '.lie best
reference in the worl'l.
Call at my store and examine the
pianos You will find a lull line at all
times to select from.
TERMS—Any way to suit your con
venience.
VV. R. NEWTON,
317 South Main St Butler Pa
j. V. Stewart,
(Successor to H. Bickcl)
LIVERY.
Sale and Boarding Stable
VV. Jefferson St., Butler, l'a.
Firat class equipment—eighteen
good drives —rigs of all kinds—
cool, roomy and clean stables.
People's Phone 125.
}. V. STEWART.
L. S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Esiate
Agent.
117 E. JEFFKRSON.
I BUTLER, - PA
WHILE HE WAITED.
Tho clock upon th? mantel stands;
It tkLj, and to I know it's (roinj.
But as to speed its gili*W h«:ds
Don't mat-' a \cry rapid showing.
My lady's miid an a»;e ajro
Sai l she would ho down in a second;
rd give a tiifle just to know
Exactly hc»* her time is reckoned!
The thin? is pretty of its kind;
Two chub •. loves support its dial.
One love, a strong oiu;, though, I find.
Supports n»e in this present trial.
Perhaps by l.or lair band *tl» v-vund;
I wonder this the while 1 linger.
My lady can—that, too, I've found-
Wind me—around her little finger.
Bhe knows it, too; I'll bet a dime
Htr purpose is to k ;• ?ue.--inj.
It set !..s I'm only marking lime.
Whereas I thought 1 was progressing.
Time! Tl at is why this clock is ret —
To mind us of the more en ts fleeting.
But lim. completely I ferret
From the sweet moment of cur meeting.
Tick. tick. 11:* tiny pendulum;
Click, c llv k, her ' : ! X oak and leather;
Thump. tiiuL* . ,i -rt! I kn v. -he'd come-
All ti. , !•••-- • Cm i- • ;:.er.
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The air was mild and clear. The
children fiolic!:ed merrily auHiug Ihe
trees iu the park. The white capped
nurse.-; sat oa the i r.st.;- seats here and
there and watcheu their charges or
played with the smaller children who
nestled in wicker carriages with gay
colored canopies.
On one of the benches not far from
the entrance sat au elderly man. He
was straight aud square shouldered,
with a white mustache and grizzled
hair and a strong suggestion of early
military training. He sat there be
cause he liki-d to see the children at
play. They were better company than
his thoughts. Anyway, he had little
else to do.
Ou this particular day he had watch
ed the playful elves as they darted iu
and out among the trees until he had
grown tired. The warm sun made him
sleepy. His gray head slowly dropped
back, his shoulders found a restful
corner of the high backed seat, aud
presently he was soundly sleeping.
A slight concussion awakened him.
He opened his eyes with a little start.
The sun was peeping through the
foliage, and the rays dazzled him. He
tried to raise a hand to draw his soft
hat over his eyes and could not. Both
hands were pinioned fast. He looked
down. A rope was encircling his body
aud holding his arms fast to his sides.
He made au effort to release himself,
but without success. He fancied he
could sympathize with the feelings of
Gulliver when he fouud the pygmies
had caught and bound him. He was
sure it was oae of the playful fairies
whom he had watched so many times
among the trees. He was right. A
child's laughter broke on his ears. Ilis
captor was close behind him.
"Aha," lie said In what was intended
for a very gruff voice, "are you there?
Unhand me at once or twnblo for tho
consequences!"
The cord—it was a child's skipping
rope—was rapidly drawn from about
his waist, a»d a moment later its own
er danced in front of him.
She was a little girl of possibly 7,
though at times her varying expres
sions made her seem much older. Her
hair floated about her head in careless
waves and tendrils, her eyes were gray
and deep, her mouth was small and
beautifully shaped, and there was a
saucy upward tilt to her short nose.
"Pooh, pooh," she said, with a mock
ing courtesy, "I ain't a bit afraid of
you!"
"And why not?" the old man asked.
She was a charming fairy, a natural
little coquette, and her every move
was full of a subtle grace. "And why
are you not afraid of such a gray old
mustache as I am?" he asked again as
she pirouetted before him.
"Because you are my grandfather,"
she carelessly answered.
The old man's face darkened.
"What do you mean by that non
sense V" lie harshly asked.
" 'Taln't nonsense," said the little
maiden, "unless grandfathers Is non
sense. Anyway, you're my grandfa
ther." And she started to leave him.
"Wait," he cried. "Come here. "What
did you mean by saying I am your
grandfather? Ho you call every old
man you see grandfather?"
"No," said the child. "Only you."
He studied her face sharply.
"Come a little closer," he said in
coaxing tones. She inarched boldly up
to him Her little hand flew up and
touched the front, of her cap.
"That's the way to salute a soldier,"
she said, with a merry laugh. "Mamma
said you was one."
He caught his breath.
"Perhaps," lie slowly said, "you can
even tell me my name?"
"Ye 3, 1 can," replied the child. "It's
tasy. Your name is Philip. An now
£uess what mine is."
"Is—is it Mary?" he gently asked.
"No," laughed the child. "That's
mamma's. Mine is most like yours.
It's Philippa."
The old man was silent for a mo
ment.
"Is jour mother here, child?" he sud
denly asked. "Is she lurking about
anion? the trees?"
"Who? Do you mean mamma?"
cried the child. "She isn't here. She
hasn't no time for trees. She's always
too busy. Didn't you know she paints?
Yes; slie paints lovely little pictures.
Miniehoors she calls them. They're
pictures of people, don't you know,
only much prettier. But sometimes
people don't pay very quick, un some
times they think mamma charges too
much, an sometimes she doesn't huve
any pictures to do. Then, you know.
It's pretty hard to have the landlord
call. 1 guess you know how that is."
"And where is your father?" and the
dM man's voice suddenly grew hard.
"He's deaded in < 'allyforny," said the
•hild. "He was an actor, you know; a
stage actor. I don't 'member him very
well. I was 100 little when he went
away. I've tried to act, too, but Delia,
that's the janitor's wife, she says I
can't act for shucks."
"Good tiling," muttered the old man.
"Well, I don't know," said the child.
"You see, I wanted to do sometliin to
help mamma, an if I can't act I don't
know what I can do. But I s'pose It's
no use. Delia said that as a child won
der I was the wust she ever seen, an
Delia goes out a good deal."
A faint smile crossed the old man's
stern features.
"And what made you think that I am
your grandfather?" he asked.
"Oh, Marie Kramer told me!" replied
the child. "She knows everybody.
She's lived out more places. She's
Bessie Leigh ton's nurse now, an Just
as soon as she saw you sittin here one
:lay she said, 'There's old Colonel Itob
son.' Shi' knew you 'cause you used
to go to the Bronsous, where she was
Uvln then. Au pretty soon she looked
at me an said. 'Why, he's your grand
father, ain't he?' An I said I didn't
know, an she thought it out an said,
"Yes, he is, 'cause your mainina Is his
daughter, an she ran away with a play
netor, an the old bunks shut his door
on her forever.' That's what Marie
said. An when I went home I said to
Delia, 'My grandfather's sittin over
there in the park, an he's the lonesorn
est lookin thing.' An Delia says: 'lf
he's settin in the park, he's either a
tramp or a mlllunaire. If lie's a tramp,
you must keep away from him, but if
he's a mlllunaire you want to rope him
in.' An when I looked at you again 1
saw you didn't look like a tramp, au so
I thought I'd take my chances an rope
you in ; au that's just what I did."
"And your mother knows nothing
about my being here?" the old man
asked.
"Yes, she does," replied the child.
"I told her. nu she looked so queer, an
her face got red. au she said: 'Pbilippa,
dear, it jnar not be your grandfather.
P.ut anyway you mustn't speak to him
unless he speaks to you tirst.' An I
made you speak to me tirst. didn't I?"
The old man leaned back and looked
at the chil 1.
"Philippa." he said slowly, "how
would yon like to come and live with
uie? Yo«i «• uld have your owu beau
tiful room, and a!i the playthings you
could want, and somebody to wait on
you. and a pony to drive, and every
thing that could make a little girl
happy."
"An wcj'.kl luauitna come, too?" the
child ask; d.
The eld !. :::i shook his head.
"I'd like the room." said the child,
"an the i :>y an all the rest, but I
g; i - I'd be too lonesome without
mamma."
"But you'd have me." urged the old
tuan.
"We'd I e jr. t •me ones to
gether." • i.eu she add
ed. "If you •' > "a. you'd see
how it is."
"Perhaps I :. .i l.;'giauing to see,"
said th old M.;:t sof'lv.
"HI tell yot: what we'll do." cried the
child. "You can borrow uie. How's
that?"
"It sounds well," said the old man.
"How must I set abcut it?"
"Oh, it's <asy." replied the child.
"You just come to our flat an send up
your card, an then mamma will whis
tle down au say. 'Please come up.'
Then you go up, an I'm thete. an I say,
'Mr. Grandpapa, this is mamma.' Then
you bow 1111 say. 'Pleased to know you,'
an mamma says, 'Where have I seen
you before?' an then you say, 'Can I
borrow your eharmln daughter for the
rest cf the day?' for you've come very
early in the mornin, you know, an
mamma says, 'Have you any s'curity
for the rent—l mean for the child?' an
you say, 'Oh, yes; Indeed I have,' an
then you put up a silver quarter for
s'curity au take ne, an we go away
somewhere an have a splendid time to
gether au get home when It's real dark,
an mamma Is gettin fidgety. I'd like
to see that house of yours an that room
an those ponies. We ought to get bet
ter acquainted—we ought to, really."
The old man smiled at her enthusi
asm. Evidently this was a delightfully
original child.
"Do you think your mamma would
paint ray portrait?" bo aslccd.
"She'd be real pleased to," said the
child. "An I'd get the commission, too,
wouldn't IV She told me If 1 got any
orders I'd get the commission. You're
my order, ain't you?"
"Yes," said the old man as he slowly
arose. "Come, we will go and seek your
mother. I must get that picture before
I grow any older —and before your
mamma's memory quite outgrows the
reminiscences of her childhood. Come,
Philippa."
And hand in hand they passed down
the graveled walk and through the big
gates and presently found themselves
in front of the huge apartment house
that the lonesome Philippa called
home.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Too Hungry to Study.
A certain teacher who had studied
a particular bad boy from every con
ceivable standpoint finally found the
cause of his apparent wickedness. He
had been especially annoying all day,
and at the close of the school the teach
er sat down by him and said: "John,
what is the trouble, anyway? Why Is
It you find It so hard to behave In
school ?"
Poor John, In a burst of confidence,
blurted out, "It's cos I'm so derned
hungry!"
Then the teacher knew that John's
reformation must begin in his stomach.
—Exchange.
Poorly Xoorlnlicd.
Subbubs—No, I won't bother with a
garden this year. I had one last year,
and it kept me thin as a rail.
Citiman—Worked too hard in it, eh?
Subbubs—No; I tried to live on what
I raised.—Philadelphia Presa.
EXPENSIVE LAUGHTER.
(t Cont tlie Promoter of Trnnti a
Good SUcil Fortune.
"Oh, I U«MMI to appreciate T lie
humor of the situation when a pedes
trian fell down on an icy corner," said
the promoter of trusts, with a weary
smile, "but that was years ago, before
I had come to realize that humor and
business didn't mix very well. I was
making my way along an Icy street
in Boston one day when a very stiff
aud dignified man just ali#ad of me
suddenly came down with a crash. His
heels flew up, his hat flew off, and he
had such a look of surprise in his eyes
that I leaned up against a lamppost
[ and laughed till I cried. When the
victim finally picked himself up and
found that all his teeth were yet in
| their sockets, he stood before me and
| said:
" 'Sir, you seem to be amused
about something.'
" 'Yes, I am,' I said.
" 'ls It about my fall?'
" 'Yes. You were going along, you
know, and all at once—ha, ha, ha!'
"'And all at once what happened?'
"'Why, you slipped and clawed and
yelled out, and then your toes shot up,
and you played circus, and—ha, ha,
ha!'
" 'Sir,' said he as ho turned away,
'it may have been very funny, but we
shall meet again and see about it.'
"Three years later, when I had the
biggest kind of a deal on hand and
needed only one more factory to com
plete it, I called at the proprietor's
office to put on the finishing touches.
He was a stranger to me, but I had
only begun my story when he held up
bis hand and said:
•' 'That will do. You were going
along, you know, and all at once—ha,
ha, lia!'
" 'I don't understand, sir.'
"'Why, you slipped and clawed and
yelled, and your toes shot up, and you
played circus, and —ha, ha, lia!'
"That was enough," continued the
promoter. "I remembered him, and I
also realized that he would never for
give me. I took up my hat and walked
out, and when I had figured up I
found that my laughter had cost me
about $40,»R)0." M. QUAD.
I^EFFoifcl 1
jjggg? *H (SMIRIMiKt
SPRAYING IN FULL BLOOM.
Wlint Bee Men nn«l Other* Have to
Say About It.
At the reeeut New York state eon
vention of bsekeepers Professor Beach
of Geneva made an address on the
matter of spraying trees "while in full
bloom," and of this E. It. Root, the
bee man gives a resume In American
Bee Journal:
In the experiments conducted it was
found that the blossoms that were
sprayed just at the time they were in
full bloom were either killed or injured.
If the spraying were administered only
during the blooming time, the poison
ous mixtures did not go the right spot
in a good many cases, for the simple
reason that no cluster of apple blos
soms, for example, opened out at one
and the same time. Some blossoms
would be closed and impervious to the
effect of the spraying liquids, and if no
more spraying were administered after
blooming time then these blossoms
that were not open would not receive
the benefit, and the fruit eating insects
would then get in their work. The pro
fessor brought out the point clearly
that if spraying were applied before
blooming and after the leaf eating in
sects in the other would be destroyed.
He further showed that the spraying
mixtures are exceedingly harmful to
the development and growth of the
delicate pollen.
A certain set of trees was set apart
and sprayed while in bloom, and only
then, and others were not sprayed.
Even though the bloom was exceeding
ly abundant, it was found that those
trees that were not sprayed during
blooming time yielded from a third to
a bushel and a half more of fruit. In
some cases they sprayed a half of one
tree several times during blooming
time, leaving the other side of the tree
not sprayed. There was a marked dif
ference in the settii»K of the fruit on
the two sides of the trees, and that dif
ference was decidedly in favor of the
side not sprayed.
A certain fruit mau who believed
that spraying during blooming time
was the right thing to do estimated,
after he had sprayed his whole orchard
at such time, that he had lost near
ly a thousand dollars. He had had
enough of that business.
POTATOES THAT PAY.
Heavy Ylel«lcr», Including: Carman
No. 1 n»<l Empire State. <
Sixty-two varieties of potatoes have
been under trial for five or six succes
sive years at the Canadian experimen
tal farms, and, while the 12 most pro«
duetive sorts have averaged during
that period 352 bushels per acre, the
remaining 50 have given an average of
S3
JJIO PRODUCERS.
294 bushels 51 pounds, an average dif
ference in favor of the best 12 sorts of
57 bushels 0 pounds per acre.
Some of the heaviest yielding pota
toes, average of six years' trial, are:
No. 1, Everett, early, pink; 2, Carman
No. 1, medium early, white; 3, Roches
ter Rose, early, pink; 4, American
Wonder, late, white; 5, Late Puritan,
medium late, white; C, Empire State,
medium late, white.
If farmers would choose the. most
productive sorts for sowing, such a
practice generally followed would uo
doubt result in a material increase in
the average crops of the country.
How to Tent Seed Corn.
The vitality of all seed com should
be thoroughly tested before planting.
To do this satisfactorily fill an ordi
nary china dinner plate a little over
half full of fine clean sand. Pour wa
ter on the sand until the fluid runs
out of it, after which the extra free
water can be drained off. After shell
ing off the tips and butts of the ears of
seed corn pick out one kernel from near
the top, one near the middle and anoth
er near the butt of the ear. Mix these
kernels from all of the ears together
and press 100 in the plate of sand.
Turn another plate over the first to
prevent too rapid evaporation and set
in a warm place near the stove. Ex
amine from day to day. Do not let the
sand dry out, but keep it thoroughly
moistened. At the end of seven days
all of the kernels should have sprouted.
If less than 05 sprout, discard the seed
and secure other seed that will test
95 per cent or more, recommends A. I>.
Shauicl of Illinois university.
ItolllnMT Wheat-
Wheat that has been heaved out to
some extent by frost is greatly benefit
ed by rolling. It presses the roots—
both wheat and grass—back into the
soil and gives them a chance to take
hold again. A good stand of wheat does
not need rolling-, says nu exclunge.
THE SMALL FRUITS.
Slri»Tvl>errl«-« of Today—Decline In
CurrnnlH —lllnrkrn|» I'opnlnr.
A few of the profitable strawberries
of ten years ago are still cultivated,
yet a vast majority of the varieties
that one would advise planting today
were entirely unknown ten years ugo.
Excelsior, Sample, Clen Mary of the
great market varieties, and Nich
Olimer, Maximus and Mammoth, as
fancy amateur varieties, are all prod
ucts of the past ten years and superior
In many ways to our older varieties.
Eight or ten years ago currants came
to be planted quite extensively in
many sections of our state, and while
there has been no hint of overproduc
tion a considerable abandonment of
jelly making by families lias brought
about less demand for currants, and
they have been steadily lowering in
price In our markets for some years.
Fay and Victoria are the standard va
rieties. Wilder, a variety of more re
cent Introduction, is a stronger and
more upright grower than the Fay,
full as large a berry and a more per
fect buii' li, somewhat lighter in color
and later in ripening, which tends to
make it more valuable, both for home
use and market.
Bed raspberries have suffered the
same depression ns currants and are
selling at 30 i« -r cent lower prices and
are It in demand than they were ten
years while the demand for black
cap raspberries seems to l>e somewhat
on the iiK'reyr<e.
Loudon smd Columbian, red. and
Kansas and Cumberland, blackcaps,
are the valuable developments of the
past ten years, and with the old relia
ble Cutlibert make up the best list of
raspberries for planting at the present
time.
Commercial blackberry growing has
suffered severely from southern com
petition and is not as satisfactory or
profitable as formerly. The Eldorado
is the one valuable variety of recent in
troduction.
The I.ucretia dew-lierry has come into
prominence and favor during recent
years and with some planters is found
commercially favorable. —J. 11. Hale,
Connecticut.
BEEF AND OTHER MEATS.
Cut I i» In Scores of Different Waja.
Flftf-tteTen Kinds oi Sr.n:<aKe.
Like every other business, the pack
ing companies do their utmost to cater
to all manner of tastes. These likes
and dislikes they gather from the de
mands of the retailers and consumers.
It is through this channel that they
keep in touch with every possible de
man !. I?eef is cut up in 53 different
ways, pork 29. mutton 12, veal 5. Boil
ed ham is prepared in six different
ways. Of ordinary sausage there are
43 varieties! of delicatessen sausage
11, making a total of 57 kinds.
Dried salt meats are prepared with
10 different cuttings, the bacon meats
also with 10. From the packing house
report, from which the foregoing is
taken, we gather, concerning canned
meats, that among them are the fol
lowing: Corned beef, pigs' feet, gela
tin, boar's head, Oxford sausage,
tongue, roast beef, boiled beef, chip
ped iK-ef, deviled ham, i>otted ham and
tongue, minced ham, chicken, turkey,
park ami beans, ox marrow, etc. In
addition to all this, there are soups of
many names, all of which are found on
the shelves of groceries everywhere
throughout the land.
It is reasonable to suppose that men
will "learn war" for many years to
come; also we may depend on the no
mad in man to cause him to travel
whenever his means will justify. He
will crisscross the continents yet un
explored until he will know them thor
oughly. lie will probably In due course
of time tiud the north pole. Already
he is feeling around the antarctic re
gions anil thinks he will set his foot
on that pole also. The gratification of
this restlessness in the race Is made
i possible and with comfort by these
canned meats.
"Gather up the fragments, that noth
ing be lost." From the standpoint
herein set forth there is no greater
economist among men than the pack
ing house, concludes lowa Homestea
Low Grade Red Clover Seed.
Low grade red clover seed usually
contains a large amount of brown,
dead seeds. In order to use the right
amount of seed for a good catch of clo
ver it is necessary to know how much
of Hie seed will grow. When 15 pounds
are sown on an acre and only one-half
the seed sprout", it Is equivalent to
using only 7% pounds of seed which Is
good, and a poor stand Is Inevitable.
Not only should the percentage of ger
mination be known, but the seed
should germinate vigorously. Weak
seed will produce weak plants. These
seeds are generally light and are blown
out in well cleaned samples, but may
be present In large amounts In low
grades.
Agricultural Brevities.
Plants cultivated for their foliage,
like cabbage, should be pushed by fre
quent stirring of the soil.
A heavy, cold clay soil, particularly
if badly drained, should be avoided in
planting asparagus.
The rotation that Is wanted is the
one that will rotate most fertility Into
the farm and most cash Into the pocket.
Cucumbers put under glass about the
Ist of April will begin to bear the Ist
of June.
Hotbeds in spring require constant
vigilance. Everything depends on the
right care and at the right time. They
must be covered aud uncovered every
■lay, aud the proper temperature kept
always.
Asparagus roots are best set In the
spring, say about the end of April.
Dandelion is one of the most healthful
of all spring greens and should be
sown in drills as early in U»e spring as
possible.
Writ Large.
"I tell you there's something In It.
That fortune teller looked at the palm
of my hand and said I'd had a hard
life."
"Great Scott, she could read that In
the callouses!" —Chicago Tribune.
A Causa For Th»nkf»lnm.
"How does your new servant get on
with you?" asked the caller.
"She seems to be contented."
"Does she work well ?"
"No, but she doesn't find fault with
the way I do it." —Plck-Me-Up.
A WALL STREET DEAL.
It WI&N Qnlok nn«l K*pen»lve For the
Old Farmer,
"Waal, it's jest as the papers and
my old woman said," remarked the old
farmer from western New York who
was on his way back home from the
metropolis.
"And what did they say?" asked the
man who shared his seat.
"About Wall street and how the
lambs are shorn down there."
"Oh, I see! Then you took In Wall
street, eh?"
"I did," was the solemn reply.
"What was your llier?"
"Didn't have no flier."
"But what did you speculate In to
lose your money?"
"Nothin 'tall. I didn't have time to
speculate. I'd just bsught two apples
for 5 cents off a stand and was won
derin whether I'd take a flier in wheat
t or copper when a man come along and
takes my sl7 out of my hind pocket
and said:
" 'You are too late, old man. Wheat
has gone up six p'ints and shrunk you
out of $8 margin, and copper's gone to
Texas and shrunk you out cf the other
SO. Better uiove on now and come
down and strike beeswax when It's on
the boom.'
"That's what he said, sir, and I pick
ed up my feet and dug out. I had fO
in another pocket, and I didn't pro
pose to hang around until turnips
Jumped eight or ten p'ints and left me
dead broke In a big town."
M. QUAD.
A I)imt» at Settlement.
"Did Mornau give you the lie?"
"Yes, aud his second has Just been
trying to adjust matters peaceably."
"Showing the white feather, eh?
What did he propose?"
"That Morgan should withdraw the
epithet if I would admit the fact"—
1 eslie's Weekly. /
No. 14
Wanted to Broadea dim.
Charles B. Han ford while playing In
a Texas town was approached by a
young man in typical cowboy fashion,
who said:
"Are you the manager of this play
that comes tonight?"
Mr. llanford said he was.
"Do you want to hire a maff to help
net?"
"No. My company Is complete."
"Want to hire a man to help count
money?"
"No." ■»
"Want to hire a man to get out In tho
back of the theater and holler and ap
plaud ?"
"Not this tour. The audiences are at
tending to that very satisfactorily."
"Want anybody for anything on
earth?"
"Not that I think of at present."
"Well, that's just our luck. We've
got a man here who recites pieces In
consideration of being treated. If he
doesn't get treated, he'll hang around
and make the barroom unpleasant for
hours. We don't want to hurt him, for
he's a good sort In the main. But he
ouly knows three pieces—Mark Anto
ny's oration, Hamlet's soliloquy and
Iticnzi's address to the Romans. We
thought that If you could flatter his
mind Into the belief that he's a great
genius and haul him around the coun
try two or three trips, so that he can
learn a few new pieces from you, we'd
be willing to make up a purse that
would come mighty near making it
worth while."—New York Telegram.
Emenoi'i Last Lecture.
In his "Eccentricities of Genius"
Major Pond tells the pathetic story of
Ralph Waldo Emerson's last lecture,
delivered In the Old South church in
Boston for tho fund to save that build
ing from demolition:
"As he began reading his lecture the
audience was very attentive. After a
few moments he lost his place, and his
granddaughter, sitting in the front row
of scats, gently stepped toward him
and reminded him that he was lectur
ing. He saw at once that he was wan
dering, and. with the most charming,
characterisi.c, apologetic bow, he re
sumed his place, an Incident that seem
ed to affect the audience more than
anything else that could possibly have
occurred. A few moments later he
took a piece of manuscript In his hand
and, turning around with it, laid it on
a side table. Just then one of the audi
ence said to me (I think It was Mrs.
Llvermore or Mr. Howe), 'Please have
the audience pass right out,' and, rush
ing up to Mr. Emerson, said, 'Thank
you so much for that delightful lec
ture;* then, turning around, waved the
audience to go out
"ne probably had been speaking
about 15 minutes. The audience pass
ed out, many of them in tears. It was
one of the most pathetic sights I ever
witnessed."
Jlrw England Vonngitera.
One of Detroit's lawyers, who has
had such professional success as en
ables him to spend a portion of each
summer in a quaint New England KPC
titm. farms* race some very Interesting
facts.
"I take my outing in one of those
parts," he says, "where the farms are
so run down that you can't hope for a
good crop of anything unleiw It be
beans or goats. One of the conse
quences is that the young men have to
find some other part of the country in
which to make a living, and I'll wager
that there is not another community In
the Union where the average age is
higher.
"Knowing me to be a lawyer, some
of the residents called me Into a con
ference about the township treasurer
who had been guilty of advancing a
teacher $2 on her salary without the
consent of the trustees. There was not
a man there except myself who was
not past 82, and two were over 90.
"While I was making a talk in favor
of the treasurer and tcjrlng to minimize
his transgressions without offending
the selectmen, as they called them, a
man of at least 65 slouched through the
door and took a seat.
" 'Just a minute,' said one of the old
est veterans as he Interrupted and
glowered at the Intruder. 'How often
have I quoted that there quotation to
you 'bout old men for council and
young men for war? This is a council.
Now you just run out till we get
through, Willie. If there's any a'rest
to be made, we'll call on you.' And
Willie went without turning a word."
—Detroit Free Press.
Finding: Dnya of the Week.
The prematurely aged young man
whose duty it is to get up The Rec
ord's "Answers to Correspondents"
column says that queries of the same
nature always come In bunches. They
seem to be epidemic. Just at present
a great many people seem eager to
know what day of the week they were
born on, and It keeps him busy flgur :
ing the dates out. He has a system
which he uses, and for the benefit of
others who may be in search of like in
formation it is herewith given:
For instance, take Jan. 15, 1868. A
man born on that date writes to know
what day of the week it fell on. In
order to ascertain this divide the fig
ures representing the year by 4, reject
ing the remainder, If any. To this div
idend and quotient add the number of
days in the year to the given date, in
clusive, always reckoning 28 days in
February. Divide the sum by 7, and
the remainder will be the number of
the day of the week, 0 signifying Sat
urday. Here is the illustration, taking
Jan. 15, 18C8:
4)1868
467
Number of dayf to Jan.
7)2350
835-6
Thus, by this calculation, which is in
fallible, it will be seen that Jan. 15,
1868, fell on the fifth day of the week,
which is Thursday.— Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Star.
"Now," we asked him, "who should
tH? considered the star of your com
pany?"
"The bloodhound, me boy, the blood
hound," said the gentleman that played
Legree. "lie has something to eat ev
ery day, whether the rest do or not"—
Indianapolis Press.
Some One Who Would Like It.
••I don't like Muggins' face," said
Twynn to Triplett "He hasn't a pleas
ing countenance."
"But an auctioneer would like It,"
suggested Triplett
"How so?"
"It Is a countenance forbidding.
Detroit Free Press.
She Knew.
A clergyman while catechising his
Sunday school had occasion to the
children tho meaning of tho word
"epistle." A little girl In the youngest
class was so certain that she knew
that she did not hesitate a minute, but.
with the greatest of nfi^ CC ' f
rwered, "An epistle Is the wife of an
ipostle."—New York Sun.