VOL- xxxviii HUSELTONS _ Popular-Priced Spring Shoes The g « atirst assortment of Stylish Footwear ever placed before th~ people of Butler crm.ty. The perfect enjb»xiiment of fashion and service, at cur own incomvsr b'e prices Our Eighty-cent and Dollar Shoes For m?n and .on-n for b"ys arid girls form a wonderful tV.iture of oar great showing, an we • . i . j,reat things for ihem. Thousands of patri have r.~en pnt to the te-t. ' e ave ictto hear of a coaiD'.nint. You meet, with such values only at HCRI.LIOS'S. At fr 5 , 'j.co and f2 50, Men's an ? Women's lines. almost surj--.*■< o " own ideas. Tnese popular >h* e» ar«- designed and built esprcia yf r th- re V'.ci K'd, Box C»lf. I'fcter.t I.eat! r. Hu-, la Calf. gen uine MCKJJ •<»«! * .d Goodyear -4«-it.v Solid, hi tMrfntial v.-r»ice in every pair At 53.00 and 53.50. we pnt out s>tror g c ims for your favors. The jktruugest prcba'ily ever made in sbocdom. Patent and Enamel Leather*, Vici Kid, hor and Russia Calf-skin tarn and w« It w/ts - for men or women; extension Cuban. military <tnd French htt All pcpalar toe styles: all latest turn's last*; ail latest women's lasts, and irpresenting $3 50 and $4.00 values as .-hoa nin other stores. EOYS'. MISSES" AND Ha e receded our expert attention. 75 ct», f 1.25, $1.50 and $2 00; comfort for growing feet; appt-aranc-fc that pleare the wearers and ser--.ce that profits the buyers of these shoes, are the strong points we claim for these lines as we'l as a saving of ?5 per cer.t. in the prices BUY v oi:r SHOES NOW B. C. HUSELTON, itatler'* Leading Shoe Hon**. OppOfJlt Hotel l-owrr 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 Men'* fin#- Satin-calf shoe#. (t\ 4AA I Children s fine shoes, patent QC. Lace or Congress, at TJ | tipped, sizes stoß, at 00C ! Boy'* fine Calf nhoes, light choice men's working a.• 4 P||"| j or heavy soles, at Ml l|V shoes,Jace, buckle or on-NI |.|| heavy sobs, at VI. W Ladies' Ire Dongola shoes,a.*4 AA Ladies' Kangaroo caif or Oil 4 f"\o | Congo!a or I'atcnt tips, jK 1111 I Grain shoe*, at 1111 I < button or lace, at H* __ Youths'fine Calf or Vici- Ol*! Miwea'fine Patent Calf, lace 4Q CT kid »h'*-s, at Klip shoes, extended soles, at I "JO Misaes' f.ne Dongola, AP lilies'fine IJongola ,atent AA. spring heel shoes, at tip orfords at..... J^IIQ We invite jou to call and see our utock f.f SOROSIS SHOES AND OXFORUS the lattst styles for Miuimtr wear, made in fine Jxmgola, ''alent e«!f and I'atent Ideal Kid in light, heavy or medium soles, high or low heel*. They are handsome. All sizes, 2% to all width*, AAA to H. JOHN BICKEL, 128 SOUTH MAIN STKhKT. - HUTLEK, PA C. E. MILLER. GETTING READY FOR SPRING. All WinterOoods must go regardless of cost; we need the money and we need the room; we must have It for our Spring Goods. $5,000 Worth of Shoes and Rubbers At About Half Price. M issen' and Children'* School Shoe*, all sizes.. ..09c • Youths' and Boys' School Shoe*, all sizes, <jHt Men's Latrobe or Jamestown l?ox Toe Shoes,. .. 48c Ladies' Fine I)resi« Shoes, button or lace rjHc Men's Fine Bufl Shoes, tip or plain 98c Men's Working Shoe*, cut, buckle 98c Our entire stock of Warm Shoes Less than Cost Our entire stock of Rubbers Less than Cost. Profit and ('/ml lost sight of in this *aJ<-. If yon are in n'-.ed •,\ Shoes and Rubber*, act promptly: thin 1* yonr last chance. C. E. MILLER, THE SHOE MAN OF BUTLER K 15 C K Spring Styles 'J*, lUve a nattiness about them that E i i\ T \ /■ * mirks tho w*trer, it won't do t-> , /J A?) / ( i\ wc<r the last v-ar'a output. You pj (sj| \ \h'l 't/ won't get the late «t things a 1 the J "j. ' , \ •tock clothier* tithe' The tip to • \ / "A date tailor only tan supply them, * ( 1 / >\ V"' ( I . if you want not only th<- litest ; l\ [ \ 'l -nhr things in cut and fit. and w >rk ' 11 'III / 1 111 .nship, the finest in durability, k I ( I'll I I where «•'*: can you get combina- "* I | 1 i' I j Hons, you get them at I I , jj K K C K " G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 142 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa FREE: Subscribe for the CITIZEN. -THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Men's and Women's Oxfords. 75cts *1 00 fs 50, *2 00. £2 50, $3 00 and I 3 50. B!*ck Knd Tan. A range of style and price beyond the r_;ich of or dinary shoe stocks: snappv eTtension edges, rope and cross stitched, low broad heels, fall roaryl f>es, plain and per forated tips; Vici Kid*, Russia Calf, Patent an I Enamel Leathers Every taste for dress, street or business met in correct style. Men's Working Shoes. SI.OO, ft »5, $1 50 and $2.00 are not equaled in Butler for servire. Shown in Veal, Calf, slaughter Kip. Oil Grain and Kangaroo Kip and Calf with or without B-x-toe; two soles and tap with Bellus tongues. CHILDREN'S SHOES Butler Savings Bank Butler, P.m. Capiial - - - - •• -" Stilus and Profits 5 JOS. LPCBVIS J. HENRY TROUT MAS Vice-1' WM. CAMPBELL, Jr <* LOUIS B.STEIS DIKE-'TOKS—Io-wrpfc Purvis. J. - ' Tro'itraan, W. D. Braa«Jon. W. A. Stein. I f &rai>be!!. The B<nler Sarins* Bunk i- the O! »-»i B.int.lnir Ir.»tit itior.. n But :>-r < ')'jnty. General tanking sju.sine-- ted. of wil prodnwii» chants, farmer* and then*. A" attention. r»»f-res* :>a*d on time dev^tta- TH E Butier CooDtv national r Hutter Penn, Of■ ■■ I p id in - - o >jt .« and fronts - #85.0f- .oc Ur». Hartman, President; J. Vice Presi !ent; John G. McMarlin, C-is' rer, A C Krug, Ass't Cashier A ifeneral taiuking rjU!*ine>»H transdu i* ' . !liter's** paid on time deporits. 1 >aned on approved security. »V<- invite you to open an accooiit with i h-tnk. IfliiZCT >Kr- -Hon. Joseph Hartman. lion. •V. ». Waldron. {>r. M. floorer. II- *c- C. P. Collins <-». Smith. Lesjle r Haziett, M. fin- I V. H. Larldn, I I • Mifflin, br. W. U. Mc<>andifcj«4. H"V f '' LS W. J. Mark*. J. V. Kitt*. A. L. Kei**»r THE Farmers' National Bank, BUTLER, PENN A. CAPITAL PAID IN, $100,000.00. I'orcizn exchange l<ooght and »ol<l Sp' .-ial att.-ntioix Riven to collections. OFFI< EKS: JOHN VOI NKIN- I'r. ,l<|.-sit JOHN III'«tl'IIKE) .. Vice President ISA I LEV ' ashler E. W. Ill.\*f»IIA M Assistant < :t^liler J. K BDTZLEB T-il. r IJIKEOTOKK. John VoanUlns. I> I. Cl< < land, E. t. Ahrarr.t.« N. Boyd W. I . Metzi." r. Il'-nry John llur/>nhr<-y. Thus. Hays, Levi M. Wine :ind Kran' - ls Miir[>hy. Interest patil on tir>e We r« si/«-<rtfuli» wjll'-it vour business. "Peerless" Wall Paper Absolutely Without Equal. TTISr* GREATEST VARIETY I Hr REST QUALITY 111 I— LOWEST PRICES Now Goods Now In FOl Season 1901. MCMILLANS Next Door to Postoffice. wA We are still mak ' '"9 that popular and W A j A we " known tonic kl JOHNSTON'S VA Beef, Iron and Wine rS ] and every tin:'- «<• make TA it we 'tiubl' th< quantity, wl WA Try it for your " Spring k V r® Price 50c a pint. S-J V j Prt-part-d ?.nd «.oldon.y kfj W JOHNSTON'S fJ r# Crystal Pharmacy, WA ki WA .N Main . ISdti'-r I'.i. L v lusi !• ' l'lfon* H. u A BICYCLIC SEASON is here and we arc in the market again with the well known Cleveland and Crescent wheels we have sold th?in for years and know that they will g've satis faction. Kt-ferances hundreds who ;<re using them. 'I hev are cliea] <-r and better this v.iv>n than ever before I'riies ,if>Xn r'/i.'/i. VV<- < a '-omplete line of sundries, including tires and everything needed altou* a wheel; also Cameras I'hoto sut/{<li< l, liiliwin and Columbia Talking Machines and P'cord*. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician. Next to Court llous^ Now is The Time to Have Your Clothing CLEANED OR DYED. If you want jjooo and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is just one place in town where you c.ui Re* i', and that is .it The Butler bye Works 216 Center avenue B*®uWc do fine work in out door Photographs. This is the. time of year to have a picture d your house. Give uk ;t triai. Ag'-nt. for tl < Jnii.eMo . n H'i'ii-«f hlitid <w York R. FISHER SON BUTLER, THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1901 Constipation, Headache, Biliousness, Heartburn, indigestion, Dizzinessg Indicate that yoax liver Is cut of order. The best EiCdleine to rouse the liver and cere all these ills, is found in Home's 2 "J cents. Sold by all medicine dealers. CATARRH LOCAL 1 DISEASE and is the resalt of et • c-a a tudden climatic For your I'roi -i - - M *'■ ; - 't. r '*i . O / i:.'- rj or tuy other iuji.r- X S-3 Ely's Cream Balm is wha«rt*%rt to he '.he most thoronph core for < atarrl., <>■ '1 in lieil snd llay Fcvtr ef ail remedies. It opei - and c'tmc* the n.isal passages, aliay-i r»a:n ar (i jr.lliiniTia'.rin, li' ils the f»'<rr*. pro- the merobr~.i.e from < ■ !«, r'-'tdr* 1 * the .• * ®es of :i"p«ni| »n,» :. I'r.' ' -.at IJnirfi-lsf.rhy miU. ELV UKO'i UKltri, &•} V, arr<;ii Street, New Voric. ~'iiht yurefhs'Ost.23 J rc; Coughs, fe V GoßtiSf p GHszpe, L V, V/hoopinpr Co j: h. Ap'hron, ' 5j Erc"ichitl3 r.r.d Inc.f.ier.! A ftl Consurr.Dtior , i 3 I g The (yERMAH PEMED 4 /* f' >. Cures'iVitoA aTsA \ottva &\iza.i^ r . W -jW Ar\wpj*Va" 256 5 0 DEALERS ready i;i;«le tl<,ll.iiig represent their w ares as "Tailor "custom tii-ide" &c . ljut lliey ask the regular prices of ready uisde and tlv lxiasi. is uii'lerstoo i. Hut when they < flt-r to take your measure, promise to have the clothes made for vou and charge the tailors price, they impose upon your credulity. Whether their misrepresentation in wilful or negligent the result to you is the same, Most nun want what they oay for aul are willing to pay for :he superior quality of made to measure clotln-!-. Our garments are cut and made io your measure in our own workshop in But ler, not by fair-to-middling work men, but hy expert tailors. Handsome Spring Goods Atßusiness Bringing Pr;c3S. ALAND, Maker of Men** Clothes. Chase Brothers Pianos Are endorsed by people who buy them and by first-cl'r.s musicians PX'rrsnt;nf., Pa., lan. 27. n/-i. Mm. W. K. NjWTON, liutler, ''a. I>-;ir Sir: It gives me dI-ms't in recommending the Chaso Uro s Piano, trfith in tone, workmenship and dureabil ity. The ChaM- Uro's Piano which yo-i »->ld the Sterling < lut; of Butler, Pa , (let jf, 1 </*>, and which I ha> - e tested in connection with '.*iy • rchestra This piiino has given t'.ie le-st </f satisfaction and I can recommend the same to all who wish to purchase a good piano. Wishir « you uSoundmt success, I am yours respectfully, C. li. S/KI./.NBIt, Mitsiiral Directcr. I 'ihall publish hundred*of letters from p'ople you know who ov 11 ' 'hase Broth er* mak'- ■>! pianos. Tliey arc the 1« st reference in the world. Call at my store and examine the piano* Yon will find a full line at all timet to select from. TKKMS Any way to *uit yuir con venience. VV. 11. NEWTON, 31/ South Main St Butler Pa J. V.; to wart, (SucccHHor to H. Bickcl) LIVERY. Sale and Boarding Stable VV. Jefferson St., Jiutlcr, Pa. Firat class equipment eighteen good drivers rigs of all kinds— cool, roomy and clean slables. People'* I'hone 125. |. V. STKWART. Sunday Dinners A Specialty. Meals 25 cts. Rooms 50 cts. Regular Rates sl. and South McKeun Htreet Hotel Waver Iy. J. W HAWORTH Pron'r. BUTLEU, I'A Ste-tm I feat awl Kleetrie Light The most commoiliuu* office in city. Htaijlinjj in Connection. 1.. &. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. 117 I',. JKI'Hf RSON. I r> UTI.F.R PA I lolel Nixoi| 215 N McKean St , Butler, Having renfeil thin hotel for miolher : year. I aKain invite the patronage of 1 of my oM frieml" anil the pnlilic gemr ' ally. K. O. KUMBAUGH. u/AM'l li llnnem mini or woman to I riu ■ ■ WW r.., ;11 Y 1 |KIU I ,■ HOTHLY MI'L "X )(■ til''*-. «v 11 It Ire I'u+i , ixMtUiirt IM'rinilli . < HI .IN'-LOW WI-lf .11M0 <1 Muiityeri ■' MANAOKIt. AKJ VntUio liliJlt . OIiICHK" BURIED THOUGHTS. llow often does the chopper of some st ne. While toiling at bis task of heave »nd shock. Find in the heart fpiee of a severed roti The impress of seme ft rn that once had grown. Full of a-piring life and color tone, Deep in the fon«: where the shadows floe*. Till, caught within the adamantine block. It lar for ages hidden and unknown! ?o many a beauteous thought blooms in the mir.J, But, unexpressed, droops down into the soul And lies unaltered in tlie si.Vnre ther^ Until v mc openor of the soul shall find That fernlike, fossiled dream complete and whole And marvel i: its !.<auty past compare! —Alfred S. Donaldson in Outlook. F.OocOOc 00000000 OOOOOOOOOCO 1 THE SPECTER I | OF GORUCKPOOR | 0 BY M. QUAD. 2 Copvrieht, 1901. I v C. 11. L'wis. 3 ijQc cOO -j» . j cvJo - J J ■or >,< j The garrison of (Joruekpoor in the province of Ondh. India, in the year IMB COBSiSted of !.'MM i.,"U. and about lialf of the>e wen* •;- , :t t:p i:ito • mall fletachn:ei:ts and siatio., <1 here and Ihere in the north t> !: :> • rder among Ihe hill men and ; u ' ng d:: oits. Uncoils ale baa. under command of a chief who holds a re ligious influence over them, and they ore yet th - pest- > f India along the foothills of the Him. d They are daring n;- :*. :. au*rs. and vi ;y few li; !! ii Idwho f r:11 into their hands a.e spared. Vie of the i rih. comprising W) men. were stall ! ■'•.i ;:;; the y. ar 1802 almost as far no.til as the bor ders of Nepal. We lia 1 plenty of :.Uir nilshing with th • dac.iits for a time, but linally dealt them such heavy blows I lint they drew off and left us lu py.ee. We were in the midst of what seemed to be peace when the government dispatched a large train of treasure and military supplies front Goruckpoor for Ohoorka. t'olonel Keni blc, who had li>en ordered to take command of the garrison at the lattei place, being Just back from a year's leave of absence iu England, was with the train, and the whole was escorted by cavalrymen. The route for the , "DO YOU KKK THAT HOY BITTJNO ON TIIK CMKST ?" tiain brought It. pa <t our ntatlon, where It r< it< d for a « 1 ii y and thru moved oil. lii a dcflle !•"> miles to the north of uh it wan ambunhcd by over n thou sand «laf olt -t and Buffered ft neverc misfortune. There was not only a heavy los* In killed and wounded, hut tin- It mtrr and a portion of the *up plies were captured and run off. The remnant of the train returned to wh and went Into camp until re-en forcement* could come tip, ami the bullet headed, tyrannical Colonel Ketn hie, who 1 e obKtinacy and rerklr*nne*B had brought about the dlwifder, pro ceeded to make It redhol for every hody. Any net i f men except llritinh soldier." would have mut inled and taken bin life. Itaglng over his de feat and feeling bin helples snenn. In; or dered out detachment* and command ed them to bring in every native they could overhaul. It wan a well populat ed country, with hundred* of loyal na tive to he picked up, hut the colonel proceeded to look upon caeh and every one an trulltj of having had a hand In the attack on the train. More than a neore were nhot or hung offliand, while other* were wlilpp' <1 at the punt or ordered out of the dlntrlet. It W:IM a reign 'if terror for three weeks, ami the end wan a lilting one. My own detachment one day brought In a mere hoy whom we had found cowering In 'i thicket. Ido not believe he had the -light' »t knowledge of the atuhnth or took any part In It. He wmt ri timid lad. win e father had been one of the fir*t otie« hung, and he wan «o frightened that hut little eould he got out 'if him. The colonel bulldozed and browbeat liitn and filially ordered his execution on the ground that he wan a npy It wan only when lie knew that he mint die that the young fellow hraeed up and nboweii bin courage, and tin he wan being led away to execution he wild to the colonel: "Sahib Colonel, I am Innocent, and you will be puniHhed for my death You may KhooL me and bury my body, but my Mplrit will follow you to the i;ra ve." Half on hour Inter he wan dead, but lie wa* the laM one to be executed, l'hat evening an the colonel entered the iiflleerN* menu tent for wupper all of n* noticed that lie had a queer, troubled look on Ii 1M faee and that lie rant fur five glance* behind him. After a lilt he tried to be jocular, but the effort wii'i a failure, lie said Kometlilng tbout not feeling well, but nobody dar ed <|iie Hon Ii I HI. At midnight that night we got an explanation. The colonel called the nentltiei Into hi* tent, and with white faee and trem bling voire and the pcixplratlon ntand Ing out oti hi* forehead lie aid "Man, do you «e«< that boy Kitting on the clientV" "I nee nobody, sir," replied the nentl pel, "tie In there, I tell you! He fol lowed me to ineMM and iiaek, and he ban been here 111 plain Might all the evening. Take him ai»ay!" "Itilf I liere'M nobody here, nlr." And there wa«n't. The *enllncl call ed 111 two otliiei'H, who looked and Henretei) in vain ami annurrd ''olonei Kemlile tiiat no boy wan pi'-nit. lie tried in turn It off with a laugh, but In lex» tliiin i!l IIOIIJ every man In r-<mp knew that the colonel wax haunted by ii Mjieeter. lie made a brave effort to bluff It out. but It wan iin legw. The Hpcelei followed at bin heel* by day und ii by iii- bed-id'- nt night, and ill II week the Htrong, aggro- Ive matl wan becoming a mental wreck. lie turned to iim for pity and sympathy, bill we li;i<l little to give. ||e lin<l beetl brutal 111 III* veugeatiee. Tie- Miirgeoii lool. l'd upon tin- ca*a at lii t n< Koine dl'iorder of the brain, bill later on aeknowledged Hut It wa* Momethlng beyond III* medicine. No one el e eould nee the npeeter. The colonel would nay thai it Mat benlde him or xtoo'l In the door, but there wa* nothing for other eye# to rent upon, lb- would draw hi* i word and cut and nlanli and thrii't ill the npeeter, but he eould not harm It. My tin- Burgeon'* adVlre th< rolom I returned to Oortlck poor It wa« reported an a rime of breaking <II«VII over iiiental anxiety, lint hiiiidiriU of people came to know better. The specter followed liim back, followed liiru to the house of a friend, sat with him through every night and dogged at his heels through every hour of the day. He could no more shake it off than he could change the color of his eyes. He made the gamest sort of tight, knowing that his future career was at stake, and at length all men came to pity him—pity him and avoid him as one accursed, lie was medically treated, given brief furloughs and every effort made to build him up, but at the end of eight months, every day and every night of which had lieen a terror to him, he ended by blowing out his brains. Was it a case of a man haunted by a spirit seeking revenge? It was not so reported officially, but from first to last and from the highest to the lowest, and this includes two surgeons, it was fully and firmly believed that it was, and the uncanny affair had a great influence over other officers in their future treatment of the uatives. ISiittory of the ••IIIw*." There is not an actor, an actress, a vocalist or other public performer, in cluding the politician, but must be in terested i;i the hiss and its origin. Dr. A ins lie llollis iu The Humani tarian tells, under the title of "Before BalaI." of his researches as to the pre vailing lai . age before the "confusion of tongues." lieferring to the aforesaid awesome wor 1. hi- v i; .: "Perhaps the sibilant ss < ; i. i 'is one of the oldest sounds in ; ... . r..i:ure. as it undoubtedly Is o::.- • f t:.e simplest to produce. "Vocalized in the Kuglish hiss (hist, h i.i v.'e l 1 the p:ire sibilant adopted by i.e." : birds and reptiles as an ex ;ive i ! the warning In times of stre. - » "I i the crustacean eirrhipeds can produce Ihe sound, when 'there Is an adjacent -:n-e of dagger.' although liny are i:ol supplied with a proper vo cal apparatus. "Beslih .-iciing as a warning not to itown Idtli. some predatory animals, as. for In. tance, some of the smaller carnivora and certain snakes, utter the sound in a minatory manner to ward oIT objectionable intruders from their lair "K(;ilivalet't in the former case to the expressions "Keep «j'iict "Stand stMl.' a hiss Is construed iu its un.re widely known Beti';• among animal of differ ent species as 'Come forward at your peril.' Imprt ing a visitor In search of hospitality much in the same way as did the legend 'Cave canem,' on the threshold of 4 Unman mansion." The paragraph concludes sagely: "Our English hiss Is mainly restricted to tlie Use of dissatisfied playgoers. The sound here retains its primitive mean ing a warning note." lie Barred Soitrmlle, When Edward VII as Prince of Wales visited America in IHOO. Canada went wild over him, and iu Detroit and Chicago the crowds were so dense Hint the party could scarcely reach their hotel. 8o many were the recep tions, dinners and other social func tions in which tbe prince participated that he finally broke down through sheer fatigue and overexcitenient. The Duke of Newcastle, who was the prince's companion, decided, therefore, fo Mop off on their way to St. Louis at Dwlght Station, n quiet village famous for Its shooting. The prince brought down a bag of 14 brace of (piaii and four rabbit:-. But the pleasure of the day was marred by the following inci dent: As the royal party approached a farmhouse an unmistakably British settler appeared at the door ami Invited every one except the Duke of Newcas tle to enter. "Not you. Newcastle!" lie shouted. "I have been a tenant of yours and have sworn that you fdiall never set a foot an rny land." Accordingly the party parsed on. and Die fa I'iiu r, though revenc 1 on his old landlord, had to forego the honor of en tertaining royalty under his roof. Dlinnlrt; Ihr tlrnd. A firundy eot:nty (Kan.) physician recently < lit to the address of one of ills patients a bill for professional serv ice mid within ten days received the following letter written on the back of his memorandum: "Deer Sur this noat was put In my box by- mistake I han't the man bee's dead and alnt any relation of mine any way. I don't see how your cotishens will let you dun the dead. Why dont you live a belter chrlslori live and let live and try to meat that man who dlde In heaven which Is worth nioar than *4O to enny doctor." INDIAN SIGNALS. I.OIIK IUKIII tier * iiite by U'hlrlt I In* Ileal lien < nil vrma'al. The traveler on the plains in the early days soon learned the significance of the spire* of smoke that he sometimes saw rising from a distant ridge or hill and that In turn he might sec answer ed from a different direction. It was the Mlgr.al talk of the Indians across miles of Intervening giound, a signal used in rallying the warriors for an at tack or warning them for a retreat when that seemed advisable. The Indian hail a way of Mending up the smoke in rings or puffs, knowing that such a smoke column would at once be noticed and understood as a signal and not taken for the smoke of some campllrc. He made the rings by covering the little lire with his blanket for a moment and then suddenly re moving the blanket and allowing the smoke to ascend, when he Instantly covered the lire aen In. The column o t ascending smoke rings said to every Indian within TW> miles: "Look out. There Is an enemy near." 'I liree smokes built close together meant dan Rer. One smoke merely meant iillen Hon. Two smokes meant "('amp at this place." Travel the plains, and the usefulness of this long distance tele phone will ijulekly become apparent. Hometlmct nt nirhl I !»«• mHIIot or tinvc|<*r miw H't-.v 1i• i«• ' fin ilntt Mi' 1 nky, #>.li»<i)imr up nml fnlllii'i, |ierlntjm fnlillllt li <ll reeflofl «Hiitr»»rinl IN 111' 1 II"" of vlmloii ll' l might KUPMH Hint tliw were (lie *lkiiiilk "T hidlnnn, lull iiiilcnm lie were mi old timer lie iiilklil riot I >«• nhl<> to Interpret 'ln* idgiiiilu. 'I ll'' old timer ntnl tti«* wpinw mini knew Unit fit lire nrrow (nit nrrow pre|inred liy trenllnic tli»* <>f tie* idinft with (fl)li|MMVil'r lind fine linrlii niennt. Hi' 1 until'* ii* tin' I'oliitnti «.r ntnoke puff* viz, "An enemy U nenr." Two nrrow* iii'-iint "l utttgi-r." Threi• nrrow* wild liiijm rntlvi'ly, "Tlilm diiiijfrr N tcrent." Hevernl nirow* mi Id, "Tin- enptny nro inn tunny for tin." 'l'wn nrrown wlol up liiin tin- nlr fif «>fi» - «* mennt "We uluill nftnek:" tin !"• nt otiee mild. "V.'O tit link now," An nrrow shot nff In n dlnftotml illi'""tl<ni "Hid no pin I uly ii» jiiilntltiK ii fin*'*! - , "Tluit wny." Tlttin th«' unt iit <>r> 'I Mnvnifi' eotihl telephone fnlrly well nt night n« will n* In dnjr tlllH'." lilcydi'M ni" generally eontildwd very modern Invention*. lull Koine of (lie Kgyptlnti ol'ellnhn hear figure* molltlleil oil two Wheeled vehicle* riv ft'Ulbllllg I he old veloe|jiei|i\ii. mKff! ONION SMUT. erd'iiiK Onions firoivn In llenlthj- Soil Are Exempt. Onion smut, prevalent to a consider able extent, is one of the most destruo tivo of the smut fungi. This onion smut, unlike the oth er smuts, propagates itself almost in d< finitely in the soil when this once becomes infested. Whenever a new crop of onions is grown from seed in this infested soil the smut attacks the yor.ng seedling onions in whole or in part, and a very considerable loss re sults therefrom. If, however, onion sets are put in such soil or seedling on ions that have been started under SMUTTED AND SOUND ONION SKEDLIN'GS. glass iii healthy soil are transplanted to smut Infe. ted soil, the smut fungus cannot attack them. The explanation seems to b • that the smut threads are only able to penetrate the leaves of the young, tender seedlings. Onion smut has been troublesome lu some places to the growers of sets, transplanting liclug. of course, out of the question for this work. Flowers of sulphur have been used to sow with the seed hi infested soil, and this rem edy lias ki veil good results. Forty per cent formaldehyde, known commercial ly also as formalin, has, in some in stances, done even better, according to the Ohio station, which presents the cut of smutted and sound onions. Of course, lb lirst remedy Is to plant some other crop In the infested ground. A RHUBARB BED. A (iooti Site— I'rc'jm rl iik the Soil. Rent It oof m ntnl How to Set Them. Select if possible a Hlte with a south exposure and slope enough to give good natural drainage. Fork or plow the ground deep, and thoroughly level and pulverize. I .ay off furrows live feet apart and plan to set plants three to four feet apart In rows. If the soil lacks humus, mix with well rotted conipo-1 half and half and use the mixture to till In about the roots. Ke cure divided roots from a reliable grower. Seedling plants have a strong tendency to degenerate, and the great er percentage of seedlings will bring disappointment. Plants with one, two or three buds to the clump of roots are the best. Place the roots perpendicular, with the crown one or two inches below the level of the surface. Fill In about the roots with the compost and soil. Never put fresh stable manure next to the roots. Firm the soil thoroughly, so as to leave no air spaces. If the soil lacks In general fertility, give a good dressing of fresh stable manure, either from the horse or cow stable. Spread over the entire surface and at once cultivate It Into the soil. Moisture In liberal supply 1h demand ed In the growth of rhubarb. The HIIIII 11 toothed cultivator, properly ami. regularly used nt Intervals of nix to eight days, IK tin- best possible con server of 801 l water, t'outinue Km use up to tin* lirMt or middle of August, ad vises an American Agriculturist cor respondent. K.itrly f'lnntlnic For Niiunr Beets. Onion growers are united in (lie prac tice of nowlng the weed early to avoid the packing and baking of the soil which comes later. Hugnr beet grow era have apparently met the mime dlf llculty experienced and largely over come In the growing of onions from seed. The simple remedy of the onion grower seems worth trial by sugar beet growers. It would eeotu that sug nr beet need should be planted In March or early April. This early plant ing requires that ground be plowed In fall or winter. The need may then he ■own at the proper time In the noil which baa been looaened and disinteg rated by winter freezing. Another advantage baa been sug gested for early planting—namely, that In the early season the growth of weeds la slow compared with their growth In Into April, May and June. This would afford I lie young beet plant* a better chance In their conflict With weeds. The danger from frost la covered by the exfierlenco of the gar deners and beet growers generally. The beet la rather n hardy plant and wltlisliind.'t frost better (linn onions do. I'lir I'ru l.otlac »m»1 I'.nrly Sotvn <ri>|>« I'ctt grower# arc Inclined to believe that the ravages of the pea louse aie not no much to lie fen red on tnrly sown crops for seed purposes a* when planted later for other uses, fuijrs <lnr dcnlnir. POTATO PLANTING. lion |u l>» <■ \riil no* 'lln.roiikl> .lob I» y llic 11 find Mrlliolf. VVIilU' the Improvements In potato planting machliicry offer the cheapest, (jUlckcKt mellioit, there are many growers wlio do not own nor have ac cess to the use or n planter and there fore ihe ancient I>tii always reliable hand planting method I-* dcwi'lbcd by mi <>hlo I'iirincr writer. With a mark cr line oni the Held In rows three feet apart, the striilghter the better, for lifter i nl llVll tlnii, aside from the pride that should lie taken In doing a me cli,ini> ill piece of work by any grower. Next use a large ningle shovel plow mid open up a furrow along these marks nix or eight Inches deep, goluu twice in a row If necessary to K''t an even furrow and to take out any crook". In Hit" furrow the complete fertilizer IN m-nttered by hand from pails or, far better, with it blind bar IOV. feitlll/.cr drill, which every fertl lIBCI ll'icf otiollM lilltc, nI. Iliey will easily pay for their MIIIIII! CO-U In hall a day's use. The auioiiut of feitlll/.ei applied 111 the furrow Khotild laimi from I.tHMI to l.fiOii pounds p' i acre. depending upon tie natural fertility ol the kind and whether or not " bmndcimt application lias been made. This is stirred into and uilxed with ti.e •■•oil by [Kissing : ! the furrow with a -mall tootbed horse cultivator. i!o:.il tightly to ad mil it v. .!1 into tin- fr.rrow. Following this, the i-'iii'.e si. vtl is again used to reopen the furiotv. i;nd this stiK fur thei mixes the f. rtliizer wirh the earth. Into this furrow tin* iwd pieces are dropped at from i;» t > 10 inches apart, and the greater distance is recommend ed as more conducive of early and rap id maturity. The seed is covered either ' by the single shovel throwing the ridge i between the rows back into the furrow or with a horse hoe with the wings or hoes set to draw the earth from each j side to the center, tin- horse walking in I the furrow. Makemt a point t<> leave as high a i ridge as possible directly over the cen ter of the row. This serves to shed heavy rainfalls, usual at this early sea son. into the gutter between the rows and exposes at least twice the amount of soil surface to the warming and dry ins rays of the sun. These ridges are readily leveled by one or two passages of the heavy harrow. SOWING CLOVER. KnccrM \\ lih Clover Menn> n SnfH eleney of Soil Moinlnre. As to time of sowing clover 1 do not think there is any sure time, although It may be called a very reliable crop If good seed is sown on good soil any time between February and April. Early seeding favors deeper rooting before dry, hot weather. In fact, 1 have found that clover will grow at nn\ time on good soil where the sup ply of moisture is ample. The pres ence of plenty of moisture in early spring makes this the most reliable time. It is with red clover, as with crimson, necessary to consider well the conditions of soil that favor germina tion and growth. I have sown crimson clover at seven different times in the season and find it a very sure crop sown the latter part of June, as the soil moisture Is then ample to favor germination and strong rooting. Common red sown beside It does as well whether sown in June, July, August or September, but sown later than August neither gets strong enough, even in very favorable seasons, to survive the winter, and both are al most sure to fail If the season Is dry and hot. Success with clover means a sufficiency of moisture. Because of the need of moisture we must put the ground In tilth to retain moisture. Farmers have so long trust ed to setting the seed covered by the frost <t rains that they have not given it as good a chance as they have their oats, wheat and barley. This trusting to nature to cover the seed has led to tin- custom of sowing only in the freez ing and thawing season. A friend asked me why we cannot sow medium red clover after we lay by corn and have clover to turn under the next spring. I told him that we could If we secured the moisture and then covered tin- clover seed. lie claims that clover, tints tried. Is as sure a crop as wheat or barley. Just how deep clover will bear covering I do not know, but to get a stand In June or July It Is as nec essary t-> cover medium red as crJmHon and for the same reason. These unusual notions on clover seed ing are advanced by a well known <tlilo farmer. Onion* For Mnrkctlnar In Spring. Onions should be kept In a dark, dry cellar with temperature below -10 de grees on open slat platforms In tiers, the layers of onions to be eight or ten Inches In depth. A thermometer and kerosene stove should be kept In the coldest part of the cellar, and when the temperature falls to 34 degrees the stove should be lighted, As warm weather approaches air the cellar by night and close It during the day. For marketing in the late spring onions may be kept from freezing. They may bo stored In any convenient outbuilding In layers elg'it or ten Inches deep and, after being solidly frozen, covered with a layer of waste hay. They should not be handled while frozen. What the I Tritdr Hunt". In regard to the government free seed distribution the Wholesale Seeds men's league expresses Itself thus: "What the seed trade wants Is the abo lition of the congressional distribution as applied to sorts of seeds obtainable nt every seed store, and In lieu of this an earnest effort by the government to search out In the undeveloped portions of Asia, Africa, South America and the Pacific Isles the many thonsnnds of val uable plants yet unlntroduced." Silk goods are snld to tnko dyes more readily than any other fnbrlc. The Worm Turned. "I notice," couiplnlucd Mrs. Ilcnpeek, "that you never call mo 'dear' any more." "No," confessed Mr. Ilenpeck; "I couldn't consistently." "Indeed! And why not?" "Well, talk Is cheap, you know."— Catholic Standard and Times. I npnrifonnblr, Mrs. Ondcgo (making a call)—I am sorry to hear you nr« having troulfle with your cook. Mrs. I'pjohn Yes, 1 shall have to let Serena «"• I didn't mind her prnetle Ing on the piano now and then, but she wants to Join our golf club!— Chicago Tribune A BOOMING FAMILY. Kim the timnirat Member W«« on the lliiwfle. The only occupant of the Nebraska cabin was i girl about 12 years old, mid when the colonel rode up and nsk ed her tin- way to Scottsvllle she re plied: "Dad IIIIKIII tell you If he was here, stratiKer, but dad's off over there lay In out a new town to boom." "And your mother?" "Mann might fell you If slio was here, but inarni's off down fills way layln out another new town to boom." "Any brothers?" "One, and thill's Bill. 1111 l might tell you If he was here, but lie's over the river layln n third new town." "And how about you? Can't you di rect me?" "I might, stranger, If this wasn't my busy day. You see, I'm layln out ti hundred acres or this claim for it new town, and I've Just made Mary Jane avenue run from here !o tho creek. Want to speculate, stranger?" "No; I guess not." •"Cause If you do I'll give you the first pick of lot* along Mary Jane ave title for $lO apiece and lake half of It In store pay nt that." "You i» "in f<> be a booming family." I observed as I got ready to ride on. "You bet!" she heartily exclaimed. "Itail booms, inarm booms, Bill booms, and I'm either goln to boom or tear down the shanty! Don't want nny cor ner lot* in the new town of Primrose, eh? All right, stranger. Selling for slo now. bin six months hence you can't buy 'em for So long lo you! flood by I" M. fJUAK. No. 15 A MOUNTAIN LAKE. s/ 1 } Oh, limpid listener, in your placid soul Are mingled all the songs that brooki htfl tunj When years and years, the shagrgr hllla among, Th« > babbled of their trials, with foamy tears. Until, all wearied, having reached their goal, You softly soothed their sorrows and their fears. Like sentinels the stolid mountains stand About you, dres't in garb of gorgeous gr^n; At early dawn their mirrored shapes are seen In shimmering outline, painted by the sun, Upon your face, athwart the gleaming sand, Nor fade from view until the day is done. 4 A fitting figure of eternal rest You typify the changeless fate of man When, having coursed mortality's brief span J Adown the hills of Time, his life shall end, And all his doings, be they banned or blest, Forevermore, with other deeds, shall blend. —John A Foote in Rosary Magazine. BUSINESS OF THE SOAKER. An Expert In Pannbroking Wlio Has His lleirular Customers. In the neighborhood where pawn shops n bound the soaker flourishes. The soaker acts as middleman between the pawnbroker and his customers. He explains his mission and accounts for his usefulness thus: "The people down here employ me," said he, "not because they are asham ed to be seen going Into a pawnshop themselves, but because I can get more for the goods than they can. There's nu art in pawning a coat or a ring, just the same as In everything else. "I've known people to go into a pawnshop with some old article to pawn and to look the proprietor over with a supercilious air, as if they con sidered themselves so far above him socially that he couldn't touch them with a 40 foot pole. Naturally, for sheer spite, the broker offers them only about half as much as they would get if they approached him properly. Hav ing had a wide experience of my own, I know how to avoid such difficulties. I am not servile, but I am polite and respectful, and as those two qualities touch the most generous chord in the broker's bosom I get all I want on the proffered chattels. "As recompense for my services I charge my customers 10 per cent com mission. I have regular customers, and then, of course, I do many odd jobs for occaslotials. There are fam ilies down here for whom I pawn tho same things over and over again, one week after the other. On pay day they take their things out of soak. Three days later they put them In ngain, and the next pay day they take them out again. And so It goes, month after month. I canvass the houses Just like a book agent or corn plaster peddler or Insurance solicitor. "'Anything to be pawned today?' I nsk. "And If there Is I take It around to some shop and raise the necessary dough and take It back and get my commission. Once in awhile I come ncross somebody who nbuses me and calls me n shark, but I'm nothing of tlie sort. I'm earning a decent living at a legitimate business."—New York Hun. A Point nt Inane. Several of the lawyers had told their stories, some of which ridiculed the continued use of legal verbiage and the absurd lengths to which members of the profession Sometimes go In taking advantage of technicalities. "A rank outsider," announced tho member of I tie profession who had been a good listener, "a client of mine, supplied the best Instance of literal in terpretation that ever caine to my knowledge. lie was executor under a will that, among other provisions, re quired the payment of an annuity to a venerable aunt of tho testator. But proof of her being alive must be mndo before each payment, and this Is tho rock on which the executor struck. "The old lady proved herself in tho flesh, drew her money and went to Cal ifornia, where she spent two years without putting In her claim. On her return she went In person and demand ed the double allowance due lier. "The conscientious executor got out the will, studied It, scratched Ills head and llmilly handed down his opinion: " 'Madam, you aro allvo uow. Thcro enn l>«' uo reasonable quostlon as to that, for I have the conclusive evidence of my own eyes. Hut I ain possessed of no legal proof that you were allvo a year ago. I am, as you know, within the restrictions of the will. 1 will pay the annuity for this year, but must In itio upon satisfactory aflldavlts that you were not dead when the preceding annuity was passed.' "It took me the better part of a day to convince him that lie should settlo In full."—Detroit Free I'ress. Ilia Wife* Gilbert -1 believe In a man being tbo master of the house, 110 should liavo the say In everything. Mason How about the naming of that baby of yours? Gilbert My wife gave way to me In a very proper and wifely manner. She ■aid she didn't care what namo 1 gave the little fellow HO long as It was Hen ry. So that's the name I gavo lilin. You know I felt, after the hearty man ner In which she deferred to me, I ought to yield a single point merely out of appreciation of lier humility.— Boston Transcript. Family I'rlilr. "1 suppose you take a great deal of pride In your business." "No," tuiwered Mr. Cuuirox. "I used to take pride In my business, but ma nud the girls don't approve of it. The only thing we take pride In now is my daughter's husband's pedigree."—Wash ington Star. Ungues are always found out In some way. Whoever Is u wolf will act as a wolf; that Is the most certain of all things. Fontaine. The I'nlted States has a lower per centage of blind people than liny other country In the world. •*" Sutillme I'Vlrnilslil J». "Illnklns and Jopps aro great friends, aren't theyV" "They're simply Infatuated. Each Is willing to listen while the other brags." - • 'hlcauo Record. An Interloper. Old Gentleman Here, sir, how Is It I cateli you kissing my daughter? The Ixiver By sneaking In on us, (ilr. Philadelphia Press. N»t nl All St In* J. Irate t'ltlKen— I<ook here, sir, I just fell down yotir confounded coal 11910. What are you going to do about It? landlord Oh, well, here's a nickel! Go buy a eake of soap.—New York
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers