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