VOL- xxxviii HUSELTON'S Popular-Priced Spring Shoes The gteatest assortment of Stylish Footwear ever placed before the people of Butler county. The perfect embodiment of fashion and service, at cur own ncomparable prices. Our Eighty-cent and Dollar Shoes For men .T d women, for boys and girls form a wonderful feature of our great showing, »iid wtclai.ii great things for them. Thousands of pairs have been put to the te-t We have vet to hear of a complaint. You meel with such values only at HUSELTON'S. At v 1.50 ,, S 2.00 and f 2 50, Men's and Women's Lines, almost surpass our own ideas. These popular shoes are designed and built especially for this store. Vici Kid, Box Calf, Patent Leather. Russia Calf, gen uine McKay seived and Goodyear welts. Solid, substantial service in every pair. At 53.00 and $3.50. we put out strong claims for jour favors. The strongest probably ever made in sboedoni. Patent and Enamel Leathers, Vici Kid, ior. and Russia Calf-skin turn and welt stiles - for men or women; extension v Pi Have a nattiness about thera that Jj] i marks the wearer, it won't do to /SjA /J ' \t\ / / t\ wear the last year's output. You '/ \ \j&) £\ won't get the latest things at the / NL 'a—if/ \'j I M stock clothiers either. The up-to Y/ lF~f P C date tatlor only can supply thfm, . [/ \"\ ;L/ >'j if you want not only the latest Al/ \ I—r1 — r " things in cut and fit and work- ! r \l { i i ni.nsbip, the finest in durability, 1 [ "'// I where e'se can you get combina- - , j I j » ■ '/ / I tions, you get them at y | j j I K E C K G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 142 North Main Street l All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa FREETOMYBODY WATCHES, CAMERAS, JKWKLKV. ; silvek« tm-, and many other valuable premiums for selling 44 QUICKMA1JD•• Tablets at lO cents a package. Each package makes lO quarts of dell f clous FKOZKX CUSTAIiI), in 10 minutes time : Every body buy*. Send your name and address and we will -j premium list. When sola send us and we will ■\J send FREE your choice of premium. Write to-day ami gttextrn FKEE, FRANKLIN CIIKMICAI. COMPANY, j? ' 830 Filbert Street. Philadelphia, I'a. Subscribe for the CITIZEN. Men's and Women's Oxfords, 75 cts,$i.oo ft 50, $2.00, fc.so. Black and Tan. A range of style and price beyond the reach of or dinary shoe stocks; snappv exten-ion edges, rope and cross stitched, low broad heels, full round toes, plain and per forated tips; Vici Kids, Rassia Calf, Patent aurl Enamel Leathers. Every taste for dress, street or business met in correct stvle. Men's Working Shoes, SI.OO, #i i's, ft 50 and $2.00 are not equaled in Butler for servije. 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 SHOES THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Tonight If your liver is out of order, causing Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart burn, or Constipation, take a dose of Pills On retiring, and tomorrow your di gestive organs will be regulated and you will be bright, active and ready for anv kind of work. This has been the experience of others; it will be yonrs.. HOOD'S PILLS are sold by all medicine dealers. 25 cts. CATARRH LOCALDiSEASE and is the result of co!i!r and L&jß -Cj/prpCOlDa sudden climatic changes. |W H&j? 1 For your Protection A we positively state taat tills vJj&SfS remedy does Dot contain fegi . mercury or any other injur- Ely's Cream BalmP^^l is acknowledged to be the most thorough care for Nasal Catarrh, Cold in Head and Hay l ever of all remedies. It open* and cleanses the nasal passages, allays pain and inflammation, heals the sores, pro tects the membrane from colds, restores the senses of taste and smell. at ELY BROTHERS, 6-3 Warren Street, New York. ll Makes Restful Sleep. Sleeplessness almost invariably aoromp-i --nies constipation and its manifold attendant evils—nervous disorders, indigestion, head ache,loss of appetite,etc. To attempt to ii> duce sleep by opiates is a serious mistake, for the brain isonly benumbed and the body snl fers. Celery King removes tliecauseof wake fulness by its soothing effect on tne nerves and on the stomach and bowels. Celery King cures Constipation and Nerve 'itouiuch, Liver uud Kidney Ciseaaes. 3 DEALERS in ready made clothing represent their wares rs"Tailor "custom made" &c.. but they ask the regular prices of ready made and the boast is understood. But when thev offer to lake your measure, promise to have tile clothes made for you a id charge the tailors price, tliev impose apoii your credulity. Whether their in:s ep"esenlatioi' is wilful or negligent the result to you is the same, Most men want w'nit they oay for and are willing to pay for Che superior quality of made to measure clothes. Our garments are cut and made to your measure in our own wo kshop in Cul ler, not by fair-to-middling work men, but by expert tailo s. Handsome Spring Goods Atßusiness Bringing Prices. ALAND, MnVer of Men's Cloititr^. Chase Brothers Pianos Are endorsed by people who buy them and by first-class musicians. PITTSBURG, PA.. JAN. 27, IGOR. MR. W. R. XKVVTON, Biule . Dear Sir:—lt gives me great pleasure in recommending the t'iu-i* Kro s Piano, both in tone, workmensh'p aud durabil ity. The Ciiase Bio's I'muo which you sold the Sterling Club of Biuier, Pa. Oct. 31, 1900, raid which I ha>e tested in conuectiou with my •rchestra. This piano has given t'.ie b; >t of satisfaction and 1 can recommend the same to all who wish to pu:ojiase a good piano. Wisliirg you .i iouud:tut success I r 1:1 yours respectfully, C. B. STE'./NER, Musical D:rectcr. I shall publish hundreds of Idlers from people you know who own Chase Broth ers make ot pianos. They are '.he brsL reference in ihe wo:M. Q>!l at my siore and examine 'the pianos. Vou will find a full line at all times to select from. TERMS—Any way to suit your con venience. W. R. NEWTON, 317 South Main St Butler Pa J. V. btewart, (Successor to H Bickel) LIVERY. Sale and Boarding; Stable VV. Jefferson S\, Butler, I'a. Firat class equipment—eighteen good drivers—rigs of all kinds— cool, roomy and clean sUibles. People's Phone 125. J. V. STEWART. Sunday Dinners A Specialty. Meals 25 cts. Rooms 50 cts. Regular Rates sj. Local and Long Distance Phones South Mi Kean Street, Motel Waver ly. J. W HAWORTH Pron'r. BUTLER, PA Steim Heat and Electric The most commodious office in city. Stabling in Connection. L. 5. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Eslate Agent. 117 E. JEFFFRSON. BUTLER. - PA Hotel Nixoi| 215 N McKean St, Butler, Having rented this hotel for another year, I invite the patronage of of my old friends and the public gener ally. R. O. RUMBAUGH. A. M BERKIMER, Funeral Director. 245 S. Main St. Butler. PA BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, API-ill. lt)Ol AT SEA. Oh. we pj down to sea in ships, But Hope remains V hind. And Love, with laughter on his lip% Am! Peace, of pas.-ive mind, White out acrt'ss the deeps of night, With lifted sails of pruyer, We voyage quest of light Nor find it anywhere. O thou who wrovr.rhte.-t earth and sea. Yet keepest from our eyes The shores of an eternity In calms of paradise, Blow back upon ot;r foolish quest With all the driving rain Of blinding tears and wild unrest And waft us 1 ne attain. —James Wliitcomb Riley in Home Folks. C 0 ♦Ov 2 v £ v>) n/v^ IA CIVIL ENGINEER f 1 WANTED. I | | | BY M. QUA I) ♦ ♦ Copyright, IWI, by C. li. Lewis. ♦ <> ♦ One morning in my bachelor apart ments in London I read the following advertisement in my newspaper: "The undersigned desires the services of a competent civil engineer for sev eral days in a rather strange enterprise and promises a most liberal reward. He must he n man who can keep a secret. Address ." I was a competent civil engineer and just then on; of employment. I was a man who could keep a secret. I was therefore naturally interested in the advertisement. It might possibly be some job which would get me into trouble with the law. hut if so 1 had only to decline to take hold of it after an interview. I was inclined to be lieve that some laud or mine owner wanted a private and secret survey made for his own satisfaction, as is often the case. It is sometimes the case that where two neighbors quarrel one of them builds a house or barn on what he believes to be his line, hut which is found to trespass by a few inches. I could see a dozen good rea sons why the person should advertise as he did, and I hastened to answer him and post the letter. He gave his 111 f HE ATTACKED WE AND THREW ME TO THE FLOOR. address as the office of the newspaper, but after four or five days I received a call from him in person. He gave me his -name as James Bennett and his address as Loudon and left me to infer that he was a man pf leisure. I was not cxnr>tlr „;ti. u«. uennett's personal appearance. lie was a tall, dark faced man of troubled countenance. His eyes had a furtive look, and he was nervous and ill at ease. Ilacl I met him while traveling I should have been inclined to look upon him with suspicion. He told a straight enough story, however, though a rather queer one. Being left an orphan at the ago of 12 years, he had been brought up by an uncle living in Hertford coun ty. He had always been given to un derstand that he would be his uncle's heir, and be was sure that a will had been made to that effect, but three years previous to his call on me the uncle had passed away, no will had been found, and the property had gone to the next of kin. While the uncle was rich, he was also an eccentric. Be ing a single man and living almost alone, he had been almost a hermit The house he had occupied was a ram bling old structure at best and now that it had been untenanted for several years was in a bad state. What Mr. Bennett had come to believe was that the will was concealed in the old house. He had searched and searched without avail, and he wanted my assistance for a new search. There might be secret closets he had passed over. If I would give him my faithful services for three days, hp would pay me £25. If the will was found, he would present me with £2OO more. I was to say nothing of my quest, make my appearance at the old house on a certain date, and he would assist in the search. I didn't like Bennett's personal ap pearance and actions, as I hare said, but there was nothing out of the way with his story, and I was glad to ac cept iiis offer. It would, be combining romance with business to come upon the hidden will and restore the ousted heir to his own. His caution to me to make my way alone from the nearest station without asking or answering Questions might have seemed queer but for the fact that we would both be tres passers while making the search. 1 had not a single suspicion. I was to arrive by a train which would enable me after a walk of three miles to ar rive at the old house at dark, and he would have provisions at hand and fix up the best lodgings he could. I was especially warned not to betray my destination to any one I happened to meet en route, and I was to bring no baggage. All these things seemed all right to me at the time. I reached the station by the train named, but found the distance to the house to be five miles instead of three. This brought about my arrival quite a spell after dark, and Bennett was waiting for me a quarter of a mile up the road. The iirst question he asked was if any one had spoken tc me, and when 1 assured him that even the people at the station did not know where I was bound for hi- was somewhat elated. I found he had provisions for a cold lunch, but nothing very api • tizing. while we mtrst sleep on the l..re boards of the family siitin-,: re,mi. it was while eat in.s supper that 1 noticed a wild, itmug-' ! i :.i t:V' man's lace and lie pan to doubt him. lie was restless and <:i i..::t and watched me in a f tivo v."..'. and it v..: ill will, of course, but i;.- > t 11•::t 1 he returi d to the asylum. i 1 1 I.vehe is liv g today, in that eld house. far f.cm help an 1 a p!a.*e i ver , isi:e'. ! • would have wn. 'ght my death iy inches but for my p fki tUnife. ar.d months or years m: t lave |.as • d before my eo:; . wa ; ever round V.'iirre f" 'J:ior. e;- Ii \ nsU'll. It mi;, ht lia i ■ . » id that Addison, the i t > ... t. writer or our At: ;a : . at :':trfce. with his versatile iiiteilec and estllie:ant eloqtuti • si::* 1 "a h. with ids almost <■!'. . ... t;g. or that Jekyll. v ; tables i: a : '■ ■! one a:. I ail L: i .> • us success in the B: .. .a.. Uh.» pointed out. exactly the r: verse a : tiio ease Their sp.. , iii s .. -iV. i ■ i . i t They wearied and iu-wiah n -i the ir audience. And ti • i i ■ ■ - '•> 'P- ak was too often the signal for a general exodus: in fact, as wtis raid ci' i:i:rl\. they acted as a dim: r bell. Even Macaulay himself, thoi'ih ■ u two occasions his speeches cha .ed the fate of a division, was in no seii>e of the word an orator or even a great debater. His voice was too shrill and monotonous, and he poured out a torrent of words with such bead long fluency as to confuse his hearers as well as to bailie the quickest of par liamentary reporters. P.ulwor Lytton, again, could recite an admirable essay, but his delivery was bad, and the see saw gestures which accompanied his speech were as "grotesque as those of an old fashioned postboy." In our own generation no two men probably have had more highly culti vated minds than John Stuart Mill and Mr. John Morley, but as far as their parliamentary utterances go their names are "writ in water."—Black wood's. Tit For Tat. The diners at a popular New York restaurant are said to have had the privilege of witnessing an amusing lit tle incident one evening not long ago. An Anglicized young man seated himself at a table at which there was only one other person, a writer well known throughout the country, but evidently a stranger to the newcomer. The writer is a man whose dress is always fastidiously neat, but by no means fashionable in cut or expensive in material. When the young man took his seat, the writer glanced up at him and. seeing that it was no one whom he knew, returned to his study of the bill of fare. Tfif* ynriim I■■ wy whily pliTggtl his monocle in his eye, and, screwing up his face to keep the glass in position, treated the other guest at the table to a prolonged stare. The stare ended abruptly, however, for suddenly the writer looked up. Quick as thought lie seized an empty tumbler and. applying it to his right eye. stared gravely through its bottom at his vis-a-vis. The monocle was dropped in a very few seconds, and then the tumbler was replaced on the table. But the young ,Vnglomauiae's face was crimson, while that of the writer remained grave and unmoved, and through the dining room rustled the sound of some thing that suggested repressed merri ment. Adjnstnltie Aatliora. The most cheerful author—Samuel Smiles. The noisiest—Howells. The tallest—Longfellow. The most flowery—Hawthorne. The holiest—Pope. The happiest—Gay. The most amusing—Thomas Tlckell. The most fiery—Burns. The most talkative— Chattertou. The most distressed—Akenside.—Chi cago Times-Herald. Speculation ni:«l Theft. Some statistician, in emulation of Lombroso perhaps, has been figuring out the habitual employment of con victs. He concludes that more men and women whose employers are the national, state or municipal govern ments fall into evil ways and come to untoward ends than those who work for private individuals or corporations. A very large proportion of the men and women who have been handlers of pub lic moneys seem to yield to the con stant temptation and begin to peculate, and some cynic avers that peculation is the corollary of speculation. As a matter of fact, most of the big and lit tle thieves who confess how they were led to take money that did not belong to them declare that speculations of one sort or another brought their eventually behind the bars.—New York Herald. By Wnj- of SnccoMlion. "The trouble with me," spoke the young man who was on his way home with his best and loveliest from a par ty at the Kcnhurst club, "is that I al ways feel embarrassed when I am out in company. I never know what to do with my hands." "Suppose you just hold them up," said a hoarse voice in his ear. The voice pertained to a large, rough looking man with a mask on his face and a large, rough looking revolver in his hand, and the youth lost no time in complying with the suggestion.—Chica go Tribune. tlie Same Rnlc. "See here, sir," exclaimed the suc cessful manufacturer to Mr. Adam Upp, his dilatory bookkeeper, "you are not so attentive to business as you might be. It has been my rule through Ufe to be at my desk early and late, and"— "Me, too," replied Mr. Upp. "Some times I get there early and sometimes late."—Catholic Standard and Times. Libel once meant any little book, but its many small tracts in the early days of printing were personal and offensive in character the word acquired its pres ent significance. Envelopes were first used for letters In 1839, and the first issue of postage stamps was authorized in 1.547. Many great men have been poor spell ers. Orthography does not make the man.—New York World. THE GEAND SCHEMER A CRISIS COMES AND MAJOR CROFOOT MEETS IT JOYFULLY. His Frowning? I.andiftd) I'reMontu Her Iludly Delated Rill, and She I» Promptly Taken Into tlie I niverwal Mcnical Com pany. [Copyright. 1900, by C. B. Lev.is.] Major Crofoot, grand promoter ntul geueral organizer, had observed signs ■ f n coming calamity around his hoard ing house. lie hadn't sat down with pencil and paper and figured that it was three months since he had paid his landlady a dollar, but in a dim. unde fined way he put it at about three, lie hadn't taken half an hour to wonder how much longer things could run on tick, but hoped it might be for three months more. lie was living 011 in a blissful state of certain uncertainty, finding fault with the steak and sttg- sting a change of puddings, wh; n the d meaner <>f the landlady warned him that a crisis was at bund. He was the man for the crisis. It was at the dinner table that the notes of the Ik m r MM m l|fe :";N y.r.'j --—"'A * /\\ 1 / "\K f V f "WHY SPSA& OF DOLLARS?'' warning bell struck his , ar, and when he had finished his uieal he rose up be fore the other IK ardeis with the digni ty of a millionaire and observed: "Madam the landlady, if not too much trouble 1 wish you would come to my room this evening for your check. I like to balance my books once a month." The shot told. The landlady's frown changed to a smile as soft as jelly and the three or f air boarders who had been hinting that the major was -a deadbeat and would bilk the house felt a large feeling of awe steal over them. Half an hour later the woman knocked at the major's door and found him seated with his checkbook in front of him. "My dear woman," he began, as he motioned for her to sit down, "your trust and confidence in me are some thing sublime—really sublime. I am not a man given to emotion, but In this case —in this ease"— "You owe me three months' room rent and board," she said as he paused to find other words. "That is the ease exactly, as 1 found to my surprise in footing my ledger this afternoon. Yes. For three long months I have occupied this ronm and sat at your table, and you have uot even hinted at filthy lucre in payment. 1 don't exactly remember what Cleo patra did to wTiY uiiuying fame, but if she reposed the sublime confidence in a man that you have reposed in me I don't wonder that her name is engrav en on the scrolls of time forever more." "1 have been trying to catch you for the last month, but you have dodged me," replied the landlady with exceed ing candor. "In other words, madam, I havej>een too wrapped up in gigantic specula tions to remember that I owed you a few dollars. However, the fact re mains that you did not worry over my indebtedness." "But 1 have worried. 1 have been afraid you'd get your trunk out and skip." "The fact remains, madam," repeat ed the major as lie nibbled at the pen holder and looked into vacancy "the fact remains that you have not wor ried. You knew and felt that the debt was safe. You tnigbt have worried about others, but about Major Crofoot —never. Ah, it makes me feel better toward the whole world to have a per son trust me thus! Such trust! Such confidence! Such childish faith in the midst of universal wickedness!" "And now you will pay me for 13 weeks at $8 per week?" she queried as she laid the bill before him. "My dear woman," he replied as he rose up to walk about, "why specify the flight of time? Why speak of dol lars? Thirteen weeks at $8 per week makes a total of $lO4, of course, but should we thus brutalize sentiment? Lot me say that you have trusted me. Let tne say that you have put me down as a man of honor. Then let tne repay you for your confidence rather than for your room and board. =» We will say that I hand you a check for $200." "You mean it, major," she ex claimed, with a catch of her breath. "I sit down thus. I fill in a check for S2OO, so. I tear it off and hand it to you, and with it goes a deeper feeling than I can explain. If there are tears In my eyes, you will please excuse them." "1 knew you would pay. I told them you were no deadbeat," said the over come landlady as she held the check in trembling fingers. "And your confidence was not mis placed. Let me call your attention to the fact that this check is made out to the order of J. Jordan. He is the treas urer of the corporation, you know." "But what corporation?" "The Universal Musical company, my friend. The organization was per fected last week, all the necessary cap ital paid in. and we shall begin work next Monday. Having an instinctive feeling that you trusted me and wish ing t i prove my gratitude in something beyond words, I have reserved SIO,OOO worth of stack for you at ground tloor figures. A dividend of 50 per cent on this stock, which is a low estimate,- brings you in $.">,000 per year. All you need do is to sit with folded hands." "But I don't want stock in any of your companies," she protested. "I've got to have money to run my house." "The object of the company," he ex plained, "is to provide music for the world nt the cheapest possible price, I. ml in supplying music we supply sen timent. raise the social standard and make the whole world happier and bet ter. We also make a saving in provi sions and fuel. A man with a fiddle will sit for hours and never know whether a room is hot or cold. A wom an who is giving Mozart a twist on the piano wants neither dinner nor supper. Give a bey a mouth organ, and he will not ask for bread and butter as long as he has wind enough left to blow. It is the scheme of my life, and millions of profit will soon be rolling in." "But about this check?" she insisted. "A great scli me and iu many ways a noI)le enterprise. Let us take a city block, for instance. We will say there are U(H> futilities on the block. The Universal supplies those families with pianos or organs, zithers, lidilles, harps, hand organs. uiauth organs, brass baaii . hi.'lvs, tifes and drums. From 7 < U in tlio morning to 10 o'clock at ii 1.... t there is music. Xo one Las tiuie to ij..arrel or g» t drunk. No one stops to rat or wonder whether it's cold or hot. Music evokes sentiment, love, i pity, charity. Human nature is ele vated and purified, and the rent for the various instruments comes rolling iu as fast as two men can count the dollars. My dear woman, you see" — "But this check." "You will take it to J. Jordan and de posit it as security for your stock, and you will order two pianos, three lid dies. four harps, two drums and a set of bagpipes for this house. The effect on your hoarders will be"— "But 1 thought you were going to square up," exclaimed the landlady. "What do I know about your company or stocks? Whenever I present my bill, you always dodge and twist." "In case you do not wish to use the check to secure stock you can ask Mr. Jordan to indorse it over to me. I will then indorse it to the vice presi dent. he will indorse it to the secre tary. and the secretary will indorse it to you. You will then have to be iden tified at the bank. It will take some few days or weeks to obtain the mon ey. but it is a mere question of time. Meanwhile things go over. Ask your self if it is not your to help us ele vate the moral tone of society? Ask yourself if it is not better to have $5,- UtHi a year dividends than to be slaving your life away in a boarding house. Ask yourself" "Can't you give mc 510 on account?" asked tiie landlady in desperation as she put the check on the table. "What: Discount my own paper aft er your sublime confidence in me?" he exclaimed. "Never, my dear woman, never! You must be paid in full. In deed. you have been paid in full any how. and now it only remains for you to leave me to balance up my cash book and write 15 or 20 business let ters of a pressing nature. You trusted me, and you have your reward. Don't fail to he identified at the bank. If there should be any trouble, just call on me. And now good night and pleas ant dreams to you." "Major, I want this room tomorrow," called the landlady when she found herself outside the door. No answer. "And you'll have to go!" But she talked to the silence of the grave. M. QUAD. She tvuew. Marjorie is the small and only daugh ter iu a family which boasts of several sous. Aged -1 is Marjorie, petite and imperious and enjoying excellent op portunities for becoming spoiled. She has lately attained to the dignity of the kindergarten and comes home daily with some fresh acquisition of wisdom. A few days ago It was addition, and she proclaimed proudly at the diuuer table: "I know how much two and two make and free and two and four and two." "And what," said her father, "do you and I make, Marjie?" Without a moment's hesitation over these new factors in her problem, the little maid answered, with a dimple and a smile: "Sweethearts." And all the family were satisfied with Marjie's arithmetic.—London An swers. She niil "Heat" It. A Milford (Mass.) man engaged as a helper a girl just from England. The letter II was a capital letter in her vo cabulary. A very rich pudding was 6erved for dinner, but as two members of the family were delayed the mis tress put on a plate two large portions, rang for the girl and said "Heat it" for the absent members. Later, when tie girl was found struggling and Elufling with the pudding, she besought tuy friend to let her off, as she couldn't "heat" aaother bite. Johiiny'ti Compliment. Johnny, a Sunday school boy, having arrived at his eighth birthday, thought it would be real nice to write a letter to his papa, and this is how he began it: Dear Papa—Whenever I am tempted to do wrong I think of you and eay, "Get thee behind me, satan 1" —Exchange. Sand registered the hours in the mid | die ages. For this purpose black mar i ble dust, boiled nine times In wine, was a favorite recipe with learned monks. The Chinese boy's ambition is to be come a civil magistrate. Even servants save money to educate their sons with this aim. SnaS Spoons. All the world is familiar with snuff boxes, but snuff spoons are pretty little refinements of which this generation has hardly heard. Very probably they came into use about two years after Sir George Itooke's expedition to Vigo bay iu 1702, when he captured half a ton of tobacco and snuff from the Spanish galleons, and snuff thus be came a common article in England. One of the characters in a comedy published nt Oxford in 1704, entitled "An Act at Oxford," by Thomas Baker, says, "But I carry sweet snuff for the ladies," to which Arabella replies: "A spoon too. That's very gallant, for to see some people run their fat fingers into a box is as nauseous as eating without a fork." Iu the forties and fifties snuff spoons were still in use on the Scottish border. They were of bone and of a size to go Into the snuffbox. Feople fed their noses, it was said, as naturally as they carried soup to their mouths. As late as 1577 a farmer at Norham-ou-Tweed was seen using one.—Gentleman's Mag azine. Marvelons Chicken I.PKH. The mechanism of the leg and foot of a chicken or other bird that roosts on a limb is a marvel of design. It often seems strange that a bird will sit on a roost and sleep all night without fall ing off, but the explanation is perfectly simple. The tendon of the leg of a bird that roosts Is so arranged that when the leg is bent at the knee the claws are bound to contract and thus hold with a sort of death grip the limb around which they are placed. Put a chicken's feet on your wrist and then make the bird sit down, and you will have a practical illustration on your skin that you will remember for some time. By this singular arrangement, seen only In such birds as roost, they will rest comfortably and never think of holding on. for it is impossible for them to let go till they stand up.—Pres byterian. I'n feminine. Fogg—lt isn't such a difficult thing to read character by the handwriting. I believe I can do it myself. Bass—Well, try your skill on that let ter I received a short time ago. What do yuu say to that? Fogg—ln the first place, the writer Is a very unwomanly woman. Bass How do you come to that con clusion? Fog-,' None of the words are under- Jeored.—Boston Transcript. FiW-yJARm RED CLOVER SEED. Thinis* Worth !vno;vlnjr When Ilny in;;—lnipnritlex end Adnltcratioua, Reports coming from various sections cf the I'nited States show, according to 1 lota n Ist Pieters of the agricultural department, that with advancing prices a large amount of adulterated clover PI d is ofTered and that wlisre buyers are i. t sufficiently careful or well in fornu 1 mrch is actually sold. This au thority further telis that the clover T ivp for ISm'O has i: t been up to the a_v erage in either quality or quantity, es pecially in the states that furnish the higher grades. European dealers are offering seed in America, and although much of this is doubtless American seed that was exported during times of low prices, it is possible some seed of the European variety may find its way to America. The use of European clover seed would undoubtedly prove disappointing to the American farmer, since the plant seems to be ill adapted to the climate prevailing in the clover growing sections of the United States. The variety has not been extensively tried in America owing to the high price the seed usually commands at home, but as far as trials have been made it is clearly unfit for planting in the latitude of Washington. The quality of a sample of clover seed depends upon its cleanness, the per centage of germlnable seed, the vigor of germination and the origin of the seed. The cleanness of a sample de pends both upon its freedom from bro ken seeds, dirt and other inert matter and upon the absence of weed seeds and the seeds of other cultivated plants. The seeds of timothy and of white and alsike clover are often pres ent. and although they must be consid ered Impurities they cannot be called Injurious. Timothy may sometimes be present in such quantity as to lie ob jectionable, not from the nature of the plant, but because the seed can be pur chased at a much less cost than clover seed, and a farmer does not want to pay for clover when he gets timothy. More serious is the presence of a con siderable quantity of weed seeds, espe cially if among the lot are the seeds of some of the more pestiferous weeds. In some localities low grades of clo ver seed are demanded because the clo ver is to be used as green manure, and it is thought that the weeds will fur nish green material for plowing under and can thus do no harm. This is true to a certain extent, but the weeds fall far short of the clover as a green ma nure, and the value cf the sod will be reduced iu proi»ortion to the abundance of weeds. It is poor economy to pay for weed seeds and to allow them to occupy the ground at a saving of 25 to 50 cents on the acre for seed. More over. when a sample of clover seed is very foul, it nearly always contains large quantities of the seeds of the worst weeds, such as sorrel, buckhorn, plantain and sometimes dodder. The seeds of dodder are fortunately not yet common in American clover seed and arc most rare in well cleaned, homegrown seed, but the danger of the spread of this pest should not be under rated. When it is realized that a dod der plant can attack one clover plant after another until it has destroyed the clover over an area of several square feet, it will be seen that not even one dodder seed in a pound of clover seed should be tolerated. Cerenl Rnst In the United SUtei. According to the investigations of M. A. Carleton, it appears that at least six and possibly seven distinct rusts affect the cereals of the United States, as follows: Orange leaf rust of wheat, orange leaf rust of rye, crown rust of oats, black stem rust of wheat and barley, black stem rust of rye, black stem rust of oats and maize rust. Of these the black stem rusts of wheat and oats are by far the most destruc tive, that occurring on maize being of slight Importance. The leaf rusts are evenly distributed over the United States wherever their hosts are grown. The stem rusts are most prevalent between the Alleghany mountains and the ninety-fifth degree of west longitude north of the thirty seventh degree of north latitude and in portions of Texas and California. The leaf rusts and crown rusts are proportionately more important in the Atlantic and southern coast states. The author believes that the damage to wheat and oats from rusts probably exceeds that caused by any other fun gus or insect pest and in some localities is greater than that due to all other enemies combined. Preventing the Melon Louae, Melon growers should consider at this time of year any steps that they propose taking for preventing the rav ages of the melon louse during the coming season, says American Garden ing. It is too late to do anything after the lice appear. Their habits are such that no effective spraying or other gen eral treatment is possible. Two methods have been suggested looking toward the prevention of loss. One consists in tborougbly cleaning up and plowing the old melon fields be tween the seasons if melons are to be planted on the same land next year. This serves to destroy many of the in sects which pass the winter in the trash and litter of the old melon field. Perhaps a better method is to change the crop on the old field and grow mel ons in a new place. If this plan of ro tation is followed, it discourages the Insects and gives them nothing to work on at the old location, and it takes con siderable time for them to find the new jne. RAPE AND VETCH. Greon Soiling and Cover Crop*. Vetch n Mtroften Gatherer. As a crop for green soiling and as a cover crop rape Is rapidly growing in favor. It has been found that the crucifers, as rape and turnips and mus tards, will grow fairly well where many other less hardy plants will fall entirely. During the past summer rape sown about Aug. 1 made a good growth, and the ground is now cov ered thickly with the plants. They will not grow in this latitude (New York) through the winter, yet the tops form a valuable covering for the soil, says Country Gentleman, which gives the following information about rape and vetch: Where rape Is sown for a cover crop it would be well to sow not more than three pounds of rape seed per acre and to sow with it four quarts of red clover or the mammoth clover seed. If in a locality where clover does not produce well, then one bushel of rye may be sown per acre with the rape. The long cow horn turnip is also a valuable soiling crop. Vetch belongs to the leguminous or der of plants and Is supposed to be like the clovers, cap_able.of_se<;urlng a part No. I 7 of its nitrogen from the free nitrogen of the air. .There are two varieties of vetch in common use, Vicia sativa, or spring vetcli, anil Vicia villoma, or the sand vetch. The variety most com monly grown is the Vicia sativa. It grows best in a cool, moist climate, yet it may l>e grown successfully in almost every section of the United States. This plant, like rape, is used for' two purposes, as food for animals and as a crop for green soiling. As a food for animals it ranks high. It is rich in protein, furnishing an ideal ration for milk cows. The vetch plant is weak and if grown alone will fall to the ground, where it is likely to undergo decomposition l>efore it matures. It is better sown with oats or barley, prefer ably <>ats. In the southern states the climate of summer would be too hot for the successful growth of the plants, but it could be sown in the fall with winter oats and would be in condition i for feeding in early spring. Vetches will grow well where peas will grow. A clay loam is preferable to a sandy soil. In fitting the land for , vetches it should be given as thorough i preparation as when fitted for oats or j corn. Where vetch is sown alone about j one bushel of seed per acre should be used. When vetch Is sown with oats or rye, from one bushel to one and a half bushels of oats or rye should be mixed with three pecks of vetch seed for oue acre. If rye be sown with vetch, one bushel of rye and three pecks of vetch seed will be sufficient for one acre. The seed may be put in with a drill or be sown broadcast and harrowed in. Drilling is preferable, as it will then be more evenly covered with soil. If the vetch is to be fed to live stock green, cutting should begin when the plants arc- in blossom and may con tinue until the plants are in the early stages of maturity. When cut for hay, allow the plants to develop until ap proaching maturity, when cut and cure same as clover hay. The "Silent Snbsoftler." It is claimed very generally by clo ver growers that a field upon which a good crop of clover is grown for two successive years will when replowed and planted to corn yield from 15 to 25 bushels more corn per acre than it did before sown to clover or than similar land by its side will which has not been thus treated. The percentage of in i crease is quite as large in raising wheat, oats, potatoes and other crops. The plant draws nitrogen from the air and stores it in the soil for the use of succeeding crops. The roots of the clo ver penetrate to a great depth In the unplowed subsoil, drawing nutriment therefrom, assisting in holding mois ture, which when the roots die and de cay increase the fertility of the soil as well as the storing capacity for mois ture and with its sister, alfalfa, has justly earned the name of the "silent subsoiler," whose success and efficien cy are generally admitted and admired. —Bradford Miller, Kansas. The But Leghorai. The Buff Leghorn, a variant of the already existing chamois Leghorn of Denmark and Italy, was the creation of Mrs. Lister-Kay, a fair farmeress in England. Her old birds are fed twice a day. They have soft food in the mornings and wheat at nights, the young ones getting three meals a day. The originator of the Buff Leghorn kas much that is useful to say upon the egg producing qualities of the breed and its unsultabiiity for table use, and she finds with her Leghorns, as with all other varieties, that it is very diffi cult to obtain the good meat maker and the good layer in one and the same bird. Plotv For Clearing Atvay Snow. There may be nothing new about this snow plow, yet there Is always some body to welcome the simplest hints When knocking up a convenience of A SXOWPLOW. this sort in brief order. Two lengths of lumber 2% feet each; have one end beveled and are nailed together and held firm by a crosspieee nailed on. When snow Is deep, a weight is neces sary on the sled. Such a plow and horse power save much labor in clear ing paths and roads. Gave Him A Tray. They had been at the masquerade, where she had recognized him at once. "Was It the loud beating of my heart, my darling, that told you I was here?'" murmured he. "Oh, no," she replied. "I recognized you by the size of your feet."—Town Topics. Waiting For Hla Turn, "Speaking of drinking as a cause for headaches," said an old practitioner, "reminds me of a trip I took several years ago with a special train full of western physicians going to the annual meeting of the American Medical as sociation In Philadelphia. "On such occasions as this, with perhaps 150 physicians congregated In a special train, a good many manufac turers of wines, liquors and carbonated waters are anxious for the opportunity of putting bottled goods on ice, with a representative in charge to see that samples are dispensed at just the right temperature. "On this particular occasion I remem ber that one firm dealing in mineral waters had an especially competent agent on board the train. Dinner was Just over In the dining car, tables had been put up in nearly every section of the sleepers and champagne corks were popping. Redder liquors were on all sides, and the rattle of cracked ice was nearly as loud as the clicking of the trucks. "It was just at this juncture that this especial agent for the mineral wa ters made his hit. lie recognized that It was not his deal, and he started through the train, beginning at the rear end of the baggage car. With a profound bow to all present he said: " 'Good night, gentlemen, good night, but I'll see you In the morningr "110 went through the train with that, making the hit of the whole trip. My greatest wonder at it, too, has been that It has not been seized upon as an illustrated advertisement for his house."—Chicago Tribune. Silk goods are said to take dyes mora readily than any other fabric. Both of the sons cf Thomas Jefferson were members of congress from Vir ginia while he was president. One of these was Thomas Mann Randolph and the other John W. Eppes. The average weight of a sheep fleece is pounds.