v C )L« xxxviii HUSELTON'S Spring Shoes The greatest assortment of Stylish Footwear ever placed before the people of Bntler county. The perfect embodiment of fashion and service, at cur own nnncom parable prices. Our Eighty-cent and Dollar Shoes For men a' d women, for boys and girls forai a wonderful feature of our great showing, and we cluini j_reat things for them. Thousands of pa is have been put to the te-t. We have >et to hear of a complaint. You me«-t with such values only at HUSELTON'S. At $1.50, *2.00 and f2 50, Men's and Women's Lines, almost turpass our own ideas. These popular slices are defined and built especially for this f.tore. Vici Kid, Box Calf, Patent Leather. Russia Calf, Ken nine McKay sewed aud Goodyear welts. Solid, substantial service in every pair. At $3.00 and $3.50. we put out strong claims for your favors. The strongest probably ever made in sboedom. Tatent and Enamel Leathers, Vici Kid, Bor aud Russia Calf-skin— turn and wtlt soles for men or women; extension <dges, Cuban, military and French heels. All popular toe styles; all latest men's lasts; all latest women's lasts, and lepretenting #3.50 and $4.00 values as 4b<.wn in other stores. BOYS', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES Have rcceu-fd our expert attention. 75 cts, si.co, f 1. 25, $(.50 and $2 00; comfort I for growing feel; appearances that pleate the Hearers and s>tr\.ce that profits the j buyers of these shoes, are the strong points we claim for these lines as well as a. saving <'f 25 p«-r ccDt, in the prices. BUY V OUR SHOES NOW! B. C. HUSELTON. Bailer's Leading Shoe House. Opposite HotPl Lowry _ —— > Bickel's Spring and Summer Styles. The time of the year is here when you want a nice pair of fine shoes for summer wear. Our stock is ex- j tremely large,showing all the latest 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 PRICES Men's fine Satin-calf shoes, Ort Lace or Congress, at J Roy'* fine Calf shoes, light _ or heavy soles, at Ladies' Sne Dongola shoes,a.*4 Dongola or Patent tips, \ I I || I button or lace, at «•"" Youths' fine Calf or Vici kid shoes, at qIJQ Misses' £ne Dongola, OEZ spring heel shoes, at Qy P 1 We invite you to call and see our stock cf SOROSIS SHOES AND OXFORDS' *be latest styles for summer wear, made 111 fine Donpola, "a>nt-I calf aiin Patent Ideal Kid in ligbt. heavy or medium soles, high or low heel.*. They are handsome. All sizes, to 8; all widths, AAA io E. JOHN BICKEL, 128 SOUTH MAIN STREET. - - BUTLER, PA j C. E. MILLER. GETTING READY FOR SPRING. All Winter Goods 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. Misses' and Children's School Shoes, all sizes .... 69c Youths'and Boys' School Shoes, all sizes, 98c Men's Latrobe or Jamestown Box, Toe Shoes.... 48c Ladies' Fine Dress Shoes, button or lace 98c Men's Fine Buft Shoes, tip or plain, 98c Men's Working Shoes, high cut, buckle, 98c Our entire stock of Warm Shoes Less than Cost. Oar entire stock of Rubbers Less than Cost Profit and Coat lost sight of in this sale. If yon are in need of Shoes and Rubbers, act promptly: this is yonr last chance. C. E. MILLER, THE SHOE MAN OF BUTLER KECK Spring Styles jk> q, TO Have a nattiness about them that il I /| rtx marks the wearer, it won't do to ■'ls) / ] ' r\\ / I W wear the last year's output. You ' f/ (l? \jW) / . tV won't get the latest things a' the (/ NL *X-< / VJ M stock clothiers either. The up-to ('1 PA 1 C date tailor only can supply th*m, , /i J/ IV\ jU \~i if you want not only the latest (! 1 /I If \ i, thing* in cut and fit and work- J I r i /1 / ni.nsbip, the finest in durability, ; I / '.'/// j where e'se can you get cotnbina- - j1 k j 1 ' tions, you get them at .U | I j | j KECK G. F. KECK.SMerchant Tailor, 142 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa Removal Notice! C.F.-T. Pape, Jeweler and Watchmaker Will be found on and after April Ist at 121 East Jefferson street, opposite G. Wilson Miller's Grocery Store, Butler, Pa. •/ ' 7 Men's and Women's Oxfords. 75ct5,51.00 ft 50, $2 co, $2.50, $3.00 and /3.50. Black and Tan. A range of style and price beyond the reach of or dinary shoe stocks; snappv extension edges, rope nud cross stitched, low broad heels, full round toes, plain and per forated tips; Vici Kids, Russia Calf, Patent an.'l Knamel Leathers. Every taste for dress, street or business met in correct style. Men's, Working Shoes. SI.OO, fi 50 and $2.00 are not equaled 1:1 Kutler for servile. Shown in Veal, Calf. Slaughter Kip, Oil Graiu aud Kangaroo Kip and Calf with or without Box-toe; two soles and tap with Bellus tongues. Children's line shoes,patent O C tipped, sizes 5 to S, at j Your choice men's working k>*4 shoes.lace, buckle or I f 11 | grc s. heavy soles, at N' ■• "" Ladies' Kangaroo calf or Oil 4 Grain shoes, at | | Misses' line Patent Calf, lace <i f\ r™ shoes, extended Soles, at I Ladies' fine Dongola latent tiporfordsat ; THE BUTLER CITIZEN. HoßsSstche Is often a warning that the liver is torpid or inactive. More serious troubles may follow. For a prompt, efficient cure of Headache aud all liver troubles, take Hood's Pills While they rouse the liver, restore full, regular action of the bowels, they do not gripe or pain, do not irritate or : nflamethe internal organs, ! but have a positive tonic effect. 2oc. at all druggists or by mail of C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. CATARRH LOCAL'DISEASE and is the result of co!(*r arid aS'J'f CCOTFL* sudden climatic changes. WJfoXm For your Protection vHWFEVEg g A we positively »:<c.e tuat t 's remedy dots uat contain H mercury or any oilier INJUR- S FJS Ely's Cream BalmF#^l is acknowledged to be the most thoronprh core for Nasal Catarrh, Cold in Ilead and llay Kevtr of all remedies. It opens and e'eansea the nasal passages, allays pain ana inflammation, heals the port-, pro tects tne membrane from colds, restores the senses of taste and smell. I"ricef>i2.at ImisgMs or by mail. KLV BUOTILEHS, ■ '> Warren Street, New York. \ The Cure tbai Oures i Coughs, Gj \ Colds, / I) Grippe, fk w. Whooping. Cnußh, Asthma, I jjj Bronchitis and Incipient A ej ConsumDtion, is fc? rotiosi f i A The GTERMAN REMEDY* (i P z.xA Vuwi J a\\ DEALERS in ready made cioti J reptesenl their waies as "Tailor made' "ci'slotn made" &c.. but they ask tlie reauiar prices of rendv made and the boast is understood. IJut when the offer to TAKE your measure, promise !o have the clothes made for V°u AND charge the tailors p ice, they U]K»N your credulity. Whether the misrepresentation is wilful or negligent tlie result lo you is lite same, Most men want what they ;»av for and are willing to pay for ;'ue super' ~ quality of made to measure clothes Our garnieuls are citlaud made io yi I' measure in oar own wo 'i;SHOP in Boi ler, not by fair-to-niiddliug wo men, but by expert tailors. Handsome Spring Goods Atßusiness Bringing Prices. ALAND, Mak<r of Men's Clothes. Chase Brothers Pianos Are endorsed by peo.ile who buy llieni and by first -class musicians PITTSBURG, PA., IAN. 27, 190'. MR. W. K. NKVVXOX, Butler, P :». Dear Sir:— lt gives me great pleasure in recommending the Chase Bro s I'iano, bo.H in tone, woi knienship and difcabd it v. The Chase Bro's Piano which you sold the Sterling Club of Butler, Pa , Oct. 3R, 1900, r.ud which I have tested in connection with my < ichestra. TLRS piano has given the best of SATISFACTION and I can recommend the same to a'L who wish to purchase a good piano. Wisliirg you ithonndnnt success, I am \ yours respectfully, C. B. STEI.ZKKR, Musical Director. I shall publish hundreds of letters from people you know who own Chase Brotli e s make ot pianos. They are '.lie BEST refe etice in the woiM. Call at my store and examine the pianos. Yon will find a full line at all times lo select from. TFKMS — Any way lo suit your con venience. VV. R. NEWTON, 317 South Main St Butler Pa J. V. Stewart, (Successor to H. Bickel) LIVKRY. Sale and Boarding: Stable \V. Jefferson St., liuller, I'a. Fii at class equipment—eighteen good drivers—rigs of all kinds — cool, roomy and clean stables. People's Phone 125. j. V. STKWART. Sunday Dinners A Specialty. .Meals 25 els. Rooms ;o cts. Regular Kales sl. L >ca! and L 011.; Dislance Phones South MtKe.iti Street, Hotel Waver Iy, J. W HAWORTH Pron'r. BUTI.ER, I A Steaui Heat and Electric IVIJ?HT. The most commodious office in city. Stabling in Connection. L. S. McJUINKIiN" Insurance - and Real Eslate Agent. 117 E. JEFFFR RSON. BUTLER - PA I lotel Nixort. 215 N McKean ST, Butler, Having rented this hotel for another year, I again 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 BUTLKR, PA., THURSDAY, MAY IQOI SWEET EVENINGS COME AND GO. Sweet evening# come and go, love; They came and went of vore. Thi> evening of our life, love, Shall go and come no more. When we have patscd away. lave. All things will keep their jaxne. But yet no life on earth, lov», With ours will be the same. HIP daisies will be there, love; The stars in heaven will shine; 1 ahall not feel thy wish, love, Nor thou my hand in thine. A better time will come, love, And better souls be born; I would not be the best, love. To leave thee now forlorn. —George Eliot. I THE BALEFIL EVE. 1 ig § I>i A Story of the Paria Commune. «| i 1 ft Bt ANTHONY P. MORRIS. 2 £— „ 3 A prominent store in Paris was that of Jean Guileau, baker, a widower with one child, Hortense, just 17 years of age anil very beautiful. Jean wisely took no part in the com munistic orgies running riot on the streets Immediately subsequent to the Franco-Prussian war; but, with plenty of provisions in his cellar, he philo sophically closed the doors and win dows, withdrew his sign of business and smoked his pipe contentedly in the seclusive companionship and filial love of Hortense. One so pretty and piquant as she could not be exempt from a besieging of lovers. The two most prominent of these were her father's graduating apprentices, Henri Kdouin and Giu seppe—"dark Giuseppe" and "the bale ful eye"—the latter was frequently ap pelated by his intimates, because of the treacherous glance in his hard, black orbs and a lurking smile forever fixed about his lips. To Henri Ilorteuse had long since given her heart. It was quite late one night when Henri departed from the embrace of his promised bride. As Hortense re treated through the narrow doorway an unexpected form, like an apparition from the gloom, confronted her. "Giuseppe!" she cried. "It is I," lie replied calmly. "Oh, you frightened me! Whence come you so suddenly?" "From close beside, girl. Ah, thou coquette! A word. I have heard all" — "A listener—you? Shame!" "Tell inc. is it true, indeed, I need hope no more to win you?" "You say you have heard all?" "Yes. I am not deaf." "And you have seen too?" "Yes. I am not blind." "Much good may it do you, then, for you are answered!" And with the sharp speech she slam med the door in his face, angry at his having spied upon what was to her a sacred Interview. For many nights after that her dreams were haunted by the baleful eyes of dark Giuseppe, and in her ears continually rang the fearful impreca tion she heard him mutter, coupled with the name of Henri Edouin. The favored lover was greatly sur prised a few days later at receipt of a communication from the Versailles government. It was delivered by an entire stranger, who whispered these six ominous words: "For your eyes only. Be discreet!" The sealed billet contained this: Last dl?pat< 1 by balloon ac-knowledifpd. In closed herewith an order for 500 francs, payable when France is redeemed from her enemies. Paris. M. EBOCIS. Henri should have destroyed the mysterious scrawl instantly. Instead he stood gazing at it in sheer amaze ment. He had had nothing whatever to do with the Versaillese, though his heart was honestly with those who struggled so nobly to save the country from the doom of a bloody anarchy. The few moments' stupefaction prov ed his greatest misfortune. There was a peremptory tap at the door. Giuseppe entered, grinning infernal ly. Behind him "dressed" three ruf fians of the national guard. "Ah, M. Edouin!" he said. "Oh, is It you, Giuseppe?" replied Ilenrl. Giuseppe advanced with snaky quick ness and ere Henry could anticipate snatched away the fatal paper, nour ishing it aloft, he cried: "Away with him! See what I bold— a paper that will have him shot unless I greatly mistake!" And Giuseppe hissed maliciously into his rival's ear: "I am now a trusted spy of the com mune. Your death Is certain. You will never wed with Hortense Guileau!" Unfortunate Henri was soon In pris on. He fully realized his danger, and It required but little reflection to con vince him of the foul trick played by crafty Giuseppe. The days of his confinement went tediously by, while ever before him loomed the horrid prospect of a violent death. Then Gulseppe confronted his victim and accompanying him—could it be reality?—was Hortense. "I bring to you a gleam of sunlight, M. Edouin," said the dark browed vil lain, with grinning sarcasm. Henri sprang forward to embrace his betrothed, but Giuseppe interposed. "Hold! I did not bring here here for a love scene. Give ear to inc. Minutes fur Henri Edouin nre valuable. Judg ment is to bo given in your case with in the hour. You know what It will be—death! 1 come to offer you life." "You?" "And, pray, why not? I hold the doc ument that is to riddle you with bul lets. Say the word and I will destroy it. I will retract my charge as a stu pid blunder." "What word shall I say?" "Henceforth you will work and fight on the side of the commune. That will save you—if I choose. Giuseppe the spy is quite another person than Giuseppe the baker's apprentice. Mon ey and influence both are mine now. Besides, our prisons arc cramming with too many hostages. Exchanges are slow, a Liu \.o need men. So, come, I have your sworn word?" "Never!" burst from Henri's lips in dignantly. Throughout Hortense bad remained passive. Now she threw herself on her knees, with clasped hands, Ixtfore the man she so dearly loved. "Oh. yes, yes!" i;lie cried passlonate "For uie for your own precious life! An;. ' 11- for your life! Promise! Swear! Here on my knees 1 beg you, Henri!" Her voice was broken with wild sob bing; her eyes were brimming with tears. The yo:ing man's head drooped, then raised d< p'-rately, while his eyes flashed on the treacherous spy. "So be it. villain Giuseppe! I give my sacred promise as you ask." The mysterious and convicting letter was instantly torn into fragments. Giuseppe had not boasted vainly. Two days later Henri Edouin was liberated and mounted in the national guard. For a long time he found 110 opportu ~ T " nity of seeing Ilortense. When at last the lovers did meet, it was to realize the greatest sorrow of their two fond hearts. As the price of saving Henri's life Ilortense had solemnly agreed to wed with Giuseppe. Ever memorable will be the 2Sth of May, 1871, when the following procla mation appeared: INHABITANTS OF PARIS. Tlie army of France cam? to save you. Paris is delivered. Our soldiers carried, at 4 o'clock, the last positions occupied by the insurgents. Today the struggle is finished. Order, labor aud security will now survive. L)x MACMAJIOX, Drc DE MAGENTA, Marshal of France, Commander In Chief. Crowds and columns of prisoners were being marched to Versailles. The prisoners' camp at Satory was an anomalous picture, even shudderful to contemplate. A man with baleful eyes and snaky , lips approached one of the entrances to the stable pens. The prompt "Qui j vive?" halted him. "Pardon." was the affable, grinning j response, "but ! am a quartermaster. \ You have here, by a gnat mistake, a good cousin of mine who will answer to the name of Henri IV.ouin. Be so good as to summon him lo i.te. I am not so gn at a fool as LO ask lr.: release j'tst now. b:;t would rn. with him if I may." Villainous Glt.;-< pp<- i n-r ireacher otis and fearing i-I t T!<!ir: ::r'il <s cape to annoy him in the future and jealous to Insanity that t o • ;an should live to wliot.i Hoit; !. i avowed ly attai l.' u ad * .e prison ers' camp v•"t*i nr.rus Intent In his bosi i : !. c;:r:-.! ii a ; «?01. and with the weapon he was i. ■ Ived to slay the rival he hated His speech ait: • gate was inter ruptod by a wiv:: „• < y. A bronzed gendarme who was stand lug near threw aside li!.- mnsket and, springing forward, gripp. d the pseudo quartermaster by the throat. "This wretch lies!" he vociferated excitedly. "He is Giuseppe of the commune, Giuseppe the spy, who or dered 4<) of my comrades shot. I alone escaped! I know him well!" A fierce struggle ensued. There were a flash, a bang, and the gendarme dropped dead. But simultaneously a musket butt crashed down through the skull of Giuseppe. The baleful eyes were dim med forever. It would be difficult to describe the tearful pleadings of beautiful Hortense before the gentlemen of the military bureau in Rue Satory. She knew and revealed the trick which had placed Henri in <: ins-. ppe's power. She told the story of her heart's sacrifice to save her lover's life and his unwilling yield ing to the proposition of his arch ene my. It was an appeal to touch the deepest sympathy of her hearers. Henri Edouin was forthwith set at liberty. He and his true Hortense were short ly afterward wedded, and when Paris had subsided to comparative quiet old Jean Guileau gave a merry feast to the handsome couple.—Saturday Night. Plant Life and the Sniilieom. Even In the brightest room plants are never of so rich a green as those grown out of doors. In a dark cellar no chlo ropbyl is produced at all. Every one has seen potatoes growing there, with ' their long attenuated stalks and little white leaves, which exist but for a time and when the reserve material In the tuber Is used up wither away be cause they have no light. To produce chlorophyl the light must be at least of sufficient intensity that this page may be easily read by it, and to act as n reducing agent it must be very con siderably stronger. Every one has learned by sad ex perience how impossible It is to keep plants in their rooms for any length of time, and the reason is that the light is not bright enough, and what there is does not last long enough to produce the necessary quantity of food material to support life. There Is another fatal thing to the growth of plants indoors — viz, the dryness of the air—and this can only be overcome by covering over the plant with a glass shade. As plants die from want of light, so, too, there are some which die from too much. Many of the mosses which cover damp shady walls and banks with their soft covering of green vel vet die from too great an exposure to sunlight.—Good Words. IVli> She ma it. Mrs. Greene —For the land's sake, how did Miss Prettiwun ever come to marry that homely old fool of a Hudg kins? Mrs. Gray—l understand he was at tached to the money she wanted.—Bos ton Transcript. Wnnteil Irony. "See here, waiter, I've been calling for half an hour, and you have stood there without mo zing! Have you pa ralysls?" "I don't know, sir, whether there's any left, but I'll inquire!" MIkHI Have Bern Worse. Ma—Gracious! What's the matter With the baby? Pa—Oh, he bumped his head against one of the pedals of the piano. Ma—Poor little dear! Perhaps he's seriously hurt. Pa —Nonsense! It was the soft pedal be struck.—Philadelphia Press. Still In nrlit For I.n.t Ypnr'« lint. "I suppose you enjoy those fllppnnt flings that you see In the newspapers about Easter bonnets," she remarked in a tone of gentle forbearance. "No, I don't," answered Mr. Sirius Barker. "I don't enjoy anything that brings up tlie subject."—Washington Star. TIIOBO tiood !*e»v L)«r>. "Are my codfish balls as good as your mother made, David?" "Better, my dear; 100 per cent bet ter. We didn't have boneless codfish In those days, and every time we bad coiltisli balls somebody got choked."— Chicago Record-Herald. Hcnvy Wright. Friend—So you made a lump sum off your wife's cooking? Hingso— Yep. Friend —Bakery? Hingso—Nope. Took her loaves of bread, painted 'etn black and sold 'em for old iron. Exchange. The average weight of a sheep fleece Is pounds. ZKP. WHITE S MULE. HOW IT CAME TO HIS RESCUE WITH BOTH FEET. The Old Potanin Hunter of Tenne»*ee Wax IlnvinK n Hard Time of It Whpm the Animal Stei>i>rd In and Saved the Day. [Copyright, 1001. by C. B. Lewis.] "Soon after the wall," said the old possum hunter of Tennessee as we sat before his cabin fire, "some fellers come along yere with a drove of mewls, and one of the critters fell sick, and they gin him to me. He was about the meanest lookiti mewl I ever did see, but 1 kinder hoped he'd make up fur it in liein good. He didn't, however. Doggone his hide, but when lie got well lk k VV |'l || jr '• '4f U. " '/<//'u less* "HE WAS PEART IN H:-i FI I LIN'S AND A HAUL) ItITTEH " lie was meaner'n skunks. He'd bite and kick at anybody who come within, fen feet of him. and if I hitched him to the cart he wouldn't pull a pound. I was kecpiu him around in tlie hopes to trade him off when along comes a stranger one day from Arl ansaw. The old woman was gone to a naybur's and I was sittin on the doorstep when this stranger halted and said: "'Kin I everlastin'ly and eternally flatter myself that I am addressin the celebrated and notorious Zeb White?' " "That's me,' said I. " 'The critter who has killed D.OtM possums, 3,000 woodchucks. 4,200 coons and 50 b'ars?' " 'Them's about the Aggers, stranger.' " 'The man who crowded a circus ele phant into the ditch, flung a buil over the fence and licked three wildcats barehanded ?' " 'That's mostly me.' " 'The man who has outrun, outjuiup ed, ontwrassled and outfit every critter in Tennessee who would tackle him?' " 'Kinder that.' " 'Waal, now.' goes oil the man as we shakes hands, 'yo' seem to be some pumpkins, and I hope yo' are, fur I've walked over from Arkansaw to gin yo' a trial. I'm goin to do my best, Zeb White, to lick yo' outen yo'r butes.' " 'What fur?' said I. " 'Jest to take yo' down a peg and let yo' know that thar Is two or three oth er folks on airth. Yes, I'm either gwlne to make yo' holler or else live on roots all the rest of my days.' "I didn't want no quarrel with any body," said Zeb, "but I soon disklvered that the critter from Arkansaw was bound to hev a fuss. He bragged and crowed and had so much to say that I had no other way but to tackle him. We peeled off coats and jackets out thar on that level spot, and I noticed the old mule standln with his hind quarters out of that shed doah. " 'l'll tell yo' what I'm gwine to do,' said the stranger as we made ready. 'l'm goin to bite off yo'r right ear and carry it back to Arkansaw with ine as a sort of certificate, anil 1 hope yo'll write tlie date on it with pen and Ink before t leave.' "Then he crowed and flapped his arras and jumped up and knocked his heels together. I hadn't got skeart of him, however. 1 reckoned it might be a tough fout, but I was bound to win IL What made it better fur me was that me 'n tlie old woman had had a Jaw that day, and I was feelln onery and mean and anxious to whop some body. Waal, we finally got to work, and I soon found that critter all I could manage. He was peart In his feelln's and a hard hitter, and as he danced around lie said: " 'Yo' might as well begin to holler right now, Zeb White, fur I've got yo' licked. I reckoned a heap of this talk about yo' was all wind.' "Jest about that time 1 fetched him a swat that keeled him head over heels and broke my thumb. He got up as peart as yo' please, and, secln my thumb was broke and my right hand useless, be put on mo' steam. It did seem to me that fur the fust time In my life I was gwine to be licked, and I had a feelin of goneness clear down to my butes. Broken bones don't count In a fout down In this kentry, yo' know. The man who comes out on top gits the credit, and the other feller hasn't a word to say. Yes, sail, I jest dun reck on I was hevin a powerful clus shave !>f It when Providence Interfered. I was beln banged ail around when I happened to see my old mewl liaekln up on us from the shed. He'd heard that row and wanted a hand in. T'oth er feller's lmck was to'ard the mewl, ond I played to keep it thar. He never had no warnin of what was comin. The fust thing he knew the mewl backed up to within kickin distance and then let go both feet, and old Arkansaw went rollin most down to that bresh fence. His breath was gone when he stopped, and I was also sittin on his stomach. In three or four minits he opened his eyes and looked around and said: "'Are I back in Arkansaw ag'in?' " 'Not skassly,' said I. " 'Was I hevin a fout with a critter named Zeb White?' " 'Yo' was.' "'And did I wliop tiui and make him holler?' " 'Yo' didn't. Yo' kin look upon yo'rself as a licked man.' " 'And I didn't git his right ear to take back to Arkansaw with tue?' " 'Nary a ear.' "With that he began to cry, and I let him up. He went over and sot down ou that stump and cried like a boy, and after lie had wept away his tears he said to me: " 'Zeb, I acknowledges to beln a licked man, but I'd like the eonsola sliun of knowln how 'twas done.' " 'lt war a fa'r fout.' "'I reckon it was, but I was glttin the best of It when yo' fastened a couple of boss-shoes to yo'r hands and reached over my shoulders and bit me in the back and sent me tumblin. Was that what licked me?' " 'Reckon It was.' " 'And was it allowable under foutin rules?' " 'Alius has bin.' " 'Then I hain't got nutbln tno' to say,' said he. "'I cum, I saw, and 1 j got licked, and I'm goin back to Ar i kansnw to tell 'em that yo' are the rooster of the flock. Shake hands, Zeb White, and bid me goodby.' "And he shouldered his bundle and went off whistlin, and »o this day he don't know why that fout went him. I heard that he went back to Arkansaw and tried to tight with his boss-shoes tied to his hands, but the other critter evened up by shootin fo' bullets into him." M. QUAD. \ot Him n*i*ineMH to Inquire. "Uncle," said the dusty pilgrim, "how far is it to Sagetown?" " 'Bout a mild and a half," replied the farmer. "Can I ride with you?" "Sartin. Climb in." At the end of three-quarters of nn hour the dusty piigrim began to be un easy. "Uncle," he asked, "how far are we from Sagetown now?" " 'Bout four mild and a half." "Great grief! Why didn't you tell me we were going away from Sagetown?" "Why didn't you tell me you wanted to go thar?"—Chicago Tribune. V A CHINES- CLASSIC. «s- Sjf COMRADES IN " Bow say we havi* no clothes? One plaitl for both will do. 97 Let but the Kins:, in raiding mc% Our sp«ars and pikes renew; We'll fight as one, ue two! M How aaj we have no clothes? One skirt our limbs shall hide. Let but the kin*, in raising me* Halberd and lance provide; We'll do it. side by side. Ife Bow say we have no clot lies? My kirtle thou shalt wear. Let but the in raising men. Armor ami arms prepare; The toils of war we'll share. —Book World. RIVER BOATS IN RUSSIA. Nearly Every Known Means of Loco motion 1m In I fte. Everywhere up the Volga and its hundred tributaries ascend the iron barges of the Caspian sea oil fleet, while through the canals to St. Peters burg alone pass annually during the 215 days of free navigation thousands of steamers and barges bearing mil lions of tons of freight. Every known means of locomotion is used, from men who, like oxen, tramp the tow paths. hauling the smaller barges, to powerful tugs that creep along by means of an endless chain laid in the bed of the canals and minor rivers, dragging after them at snail pace great caravans of heavy barges. From the greater streams immense craft nearly 400 feet long. 13 feet in depth, carrying O.OtiO tons of freight, drift down to the Caspian, where they are broken to pieces to be used as fire wood on the steamers going up stream. In all there are 8,000 miles of naviga ble waterways In the valley of the Vol ga, or if the streams which float the giant rafts that form so large a part of the traffic of the rivers are included the mileage is increased to nearly 15,- 000, or as much as that of the valley of the Mississippi. Fifty thousand rafts are floated down the Volga annually, many of them IGO feet long by 7 thick, and this gives but a faint idea of the real traffic of tlie river, for in addition there are 10,000.000 tons of produce passing up and down the river during the open season. Much of this centers at Nijni Novgorod. To this famous market steamers and barges come from all parts of Russia, bringing goods to be sold at the great annual fair, over ?200,000,000 worth of merchandise changing hands in a few weeks. Thir ty thousand craft, Including rafts, are required for this traffic. They come from as far north as Archangel, as far cast as the Urals, from Astrakhan in the south, St. Petersburg and Moscow to the west, while great caravans of ships of tlie desert arrive daily from all parts of Asia.—Engineering Maga zine. Didn't Cat III* Corner.. A writer in the Boston Transcript gives tiiis reminiscence of the Kev. Dr. Elijah Kellogg of Harpswell, Me.: "One Sunday before his sermon the doctor announced from his pulpit: 'The widow Jones' grass is getting pretty long. I shall be there with my scythe, rake and pitchfork at 4 o'clock tomor row morning, and I hope every male member of the congregation will be there too.' "The next morning they were all there and among them Captain Griggs, six feet two in his stockings, with a weight of nearly 250 pounds. 'Par son,' said he as they were working up the field near each other. Tin goin to cut your corners this moruln.' "Now, Dr. Kellogg was a little man, weighing scarcely more than 130 pounds, but be knew how to handle a scythe, and,* as be told me, with a lit tle shrug of his shoulders, 'lie didn't cut my corners that morning.' More than that, the man who had thought be could beat the parson at mowing dropped under a tree exhausted from working with such a pacemaker." The Worit Paved City. Moscow Is probably the worst pav ed city in the world. Great cobble stones driven by hand Into a loose bed of sand form a roadway which is al ways dOßty in summer and muddy in antumn. and in many of the roads there Is no attempt at a roadway of any kind. The streets are badly wa tered aud cleaned. The city Is regarded by the Russians as "the holy city," probably because of the large number of monasteries It con tains. It was once the capital of the empire and still enjoys the distinction of being considered the capital of the interior, but there does not seem to be any particular desire on the part of the authorities to make It more worthy of its title. Dry Hot In <tie Pulpit. The "unkindest cut of ail" among un intentional sayings capable of a satir ical application was that of an old pew opener in a southern county. She was in attendance on the rector, the church wardens and a city architect down with a view to church restoration. Said the architect, poking the wood work with his cane, "There's a great deal of dry rot In these pews, Mr. Hec tor." Before the latter could reply the old woman cut in with, "But, law, sir, It ain't nothlnk to what there Is in the pulpit."—Chambers' Journal. A nitf One. An octopus which had been In a fight with some other monster once drifted ashore 011 the Malay peninsula, lie had feelers, or arms, which were from 12 to 17 feet long and weighed altogether 550 pounds. It was calculated that he was big enough and strong enough to drag a two ton fishing boat under the surface by main strength. The Inhabitants of Palmyra get all their salt by dipping buckets Into the neighboring salt lake and allowing the Water to evaporate. Both of the sons of Thomas Jefferson were members of congress from \ ir ginia while he was president. One of these was Thomas Mann Randolph and the other John W. Kpjies. iffiMNCiWfcN >; S IRRIGATION CANALS. Tlieir Carrying i HjiavUv--Effect of Form, Friction xir.d I'ir.al East and south, as wi '.l as west. tUe Interest grows in Irrigation. Samuel Fortler of the Utah statlan has inves tigated the carrying capacities < f a number of irrigatlcn canals and pre sents in a recent bulletin the results of his work ia the hope that they may aid those who operate irrigation systems iu the west to arrive at a better under standing regarding the behavior and carrying capacities of irrigation canals. In planning new systems it Is neces sary to know the approximate volume of water which each new channel \v. 11 carry, aud Mr. Fortier's experiments may therefore be also of value for sec *r~ * 5FEgr --• _* - b A3 FEET. ; V -> CIIOSS SECTIONS OF WESTERN CANALS. tlons other than those for which they are designed. The following are con clusions which he finds himself justi fied in drawing: Sections of canals In earth, although carefully built of a trapezoidal form, with the bottom width horizontal, soon change to segments resembling those of an eclipse. The carrying capacities of new irri gation canals and ditches during the first season of their operation are less than in subsequent seasons, providing the saire conditions are maintained. The coefficient of friction in canals well lined with sediment in good order and long in use is less than has been usually supposed. The frictlonal resistance of coarse materials, such as gravel, pebbles or cobble rock, depends to a large extent on whether such material is well packed or loose. A rough channel exerts a greater In fluence in retarding the flow of a small ditch than the same degree of rough ness exerts on the large canal or river. In the past canal builders have to a great extent overlooked the Injurious effects of the growth of aquatic plants. The effect of water plants in check ing the How and lessening the capacity of irrigation canals may be much greater than a rough, uneven channel. In parts of the arid west where such vegetation grows abundantly the canals should be built in such a way as to prevent its growth, or, if this is Impracticable, to facilitate Its removal. ABOUT ALFALFA GROWING. Some Tilings to Know - The Best Year—Always Cut on Time. A large and Increasing desire for In formation about the culture of alfalfa by farmers throughout Ohio leads the station authorities to the following statement: On the thin clays of the station farm the results of the experiments thus far made with this plant have not been encouraging, but there are large areas within the Btate where heavy sheets of drift clay are found which, when underdralned, should pro duce this crop to advantage. Again, there are other regions of well drain ed, black soils and rich, upland clays and bottom lands, which are naturally drained by underlying gravels. These offer conditions that have been found most favorable to alfalfa. Mr. Joseph E. Wing of Ohio, whose laud is of the kind last mentioned, has furnished the following hints ns to culture: "The best way to sow alfalfa is to plow the land deep in the spring or winter. Turn up a little new soil, har row down and sow beardless spring barley at the rate of two bushels to the acre. Sow IT> pounds or a peck of alfalfa seed at the same time. I usu ally roll the land well after sowing. This makes the alfalfa do better, but Is sometimes hard on the barley. Al falfa will come up through very firm soil and thrive better than when It Is too loose. Let the barley ripen, and cut it for grain. Then when the alfalfa starts up a little clip it with the mow er. Clip it close. It will start again, aud after a month or so clip again. "Keep the stock off until next year. It is better to keep stock off for two years. Begin mowing the second year as soon as blossoms form. After the first crop Is taken off it will mature another In exactly 30 days. Do not delay cutting this second crop. It will take about 33 days for the third crop to grow. Take it off promptly. Then In 35 or 40 days there is the fourth crop. Take it or graze It. "The third year is the best in the al falfa's life, though it may not decline for ten years. Keep all stock off it after frost; It Is deadly then. Stock in jures It by treading on It after It Is fro zen. Do not pasture it close In summer. "There Is a point of great importance In the growth of alfalfa. If alfalfa Is left standing too long, there comes on the leaves a reddish rust. Tills rust causes the leaves to fall. Then the stem becomes woody, and the hay Is of little value, and If it Is not cut there , will not be any growth of consequence. ' As soon, therefore, as this rust Is seen the alfalfa must be cut, and it must be cut no matter if it is a small growth. "Another point: During a dry time the growth may be short. Cut It Just the same when the time comes. It will then be ready to take advantage of a rain and make the next crop." THE SOUTHERN COWPEA. Steadily I'nsliliiK Sorlliwnrd—Should lit Treated Like a Bean. The cowpea is, In fact, a bean in the matter of seed, nature of growth and cultural requirements, a native of trop ical Asia and Africa, probably Intro duced Into the United States from In dia. The cowpea should be treated as a bean by the grower. Sunlight, heat, a well prepared, dry, mellow soil, plant ing only after the earth has become thoroughly warmed In the spring, the selection of the variety best adapted to the locality in which grown—these are among the more Important essentials to successful culture. Whether or not the cowpea is adapt ed to profitable cultivation in the lati tude or location of the grower Is the only serious question with which he Med concern himself. In localities where it is possible to successfully grow It the farmer should not fall to avail himself of Its advantages either as a green manure or for soiling pur poses. It has lieen grown in northern Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and In New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. A field of cowpeas In Rhode Island 3 No. 18 has been reported that was a mass of vines throe feet deep at the time It was ready to cut for preen feed, and similar results were later obtained In central New York. While unusually favorable weather conditions may have largely contributed to such desirable results, yet the cultural and manorial treat ment was very properly given the greater credit. There are probably only exceptional reasons why any farmer between 40 ami 42 decrees of latitude could not .crow them in ordinary sea sons with as much success providing equally ROO<I culture is given. Several years ago the supposed successful northern limit for cow pea growing was thought to be 40 degrees of latitude, but it has lately been grown with sat isfactory results at points as far north as the lino Including the cities of Bos ton. Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, Detroit and Chicago. Varieties range from the stocky, bush kinds to climbers and trailers or creepers. The more dwarf, or bush, varieties are recommended for the grower above 40 degrees latitude. The Ohio station reports the Black cowpea to l>c the most vigorous grower, produc ing the largest amount of green forage and the only one maturing the seed of the several varieties tested, and that, while the Unknown produced a sub stantial quantity of vine, It remained green too long. For a green soiling crop this objection does not seem to be very material. Dr. Wheeler of the Rhode Island experiment station says that the Whlppoorwill did better than any of the varieties grown there. Dr. Voorhees of the New Jersey station re ports that the Clay, Black and Whlp poorwill varieties gave best results for soiling crops at New Brunswick. The climbing, trailing or creeping va rieties will naturally shorten with the season in going north and will, besides, give a weaker, more slender and spin dling vine, and the reverse is true of the bush types in going south.—Ohio Farmer. RrrolTlnx Roof For Apiary. Two views are shown in American Bee Journal of our apiary, which ex ploits a novel idea in the matter of red roofs. One presents the apiary with the revolving roof in a horizontal posi- REVOLVING BEE SHED BOOF. tion to shade the hives from the noon day sun. The other shows the roof on a slant to protect from the afternoon summer sun or chilling winter blasts. The owner of the apiary says: "The hives are the ten frame, with an all wool blanket between the brood cham ber and the super, but held up from the frames so the bees can jiass over from frame to frame. The super is then fill- ed lightly with short straw. The venti lation seems to be enough for this cli mate (Adams county, Ills.) under a trial of four winters—south of the fortieth parallel - and three miles east of the Mississippi river. EffHTplnnt. Sow eggplant In. the hotbed and transplant high to other beds or pots, rinnts must have good beds, for a check in their growth means all the difference between profit and loss, says Bailey. Aarrlcnltnral Brevities. All the world seems to have gone to raising mushrooms lately. Luckily, their popularity seems to be increas ing with the supply. The farmers of northeastern Ohio are making a great thing of the onion crop. To push along the lima beans and cucumbers start them on sods in the hotbed or cold frame. Transplant the early sown lettuce. Cheap farm fire Insurance on the mu tual basis at low rates is the Interest ing experiment Inaugurated by r Mas sachusetts grange. Spurr.v is said to be of value as a j catch crop on light, sandy soils, which It Improves when turned under. It re quires considerable moisture. J A Masculine Lady's Maid. A Bostonian while exploring the flle» of a paper prluted in his town a cen tury ago came across this rather star tling advertisement: "S Rogers Informs those ladies who wish to be dressed by him, either on assembly or ball days, to give him notice the previous day. Ladlfcs who engage to and don't dress must pay him half price." Censorship In China. The censorship Is a very real thing In China. There any one who writes an Immoral book Is punished with 100 blows of the heavy bamboo and ban ishment for life. Any one who reads It Is also punished. Oare Him Away. 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. A Sentimental Farmer. ••These sheep pictures of Mauve's are beautiful," said Mr. L., the art in structor of the summer art school, to his class as he turned over a lot of re productions froai the great artist's paintings. "They arc so gentle, so ten der, so suggestive of pastoral peace and quietude!" "Oh, I do love sheep!" exclaimed one of the girls. "They are so dear! Don't you think so, Mr. L.?" Mr. 1,, looked thoughtful for a mo ■lent; then he said: "My father, who was a farmer, kept sheep for 20 years, lie was an old man when he decided to give tip the practice - an old man, but as full of sentiment and feeling as he had ever been. I shall never forget the day when the purchaser of the (lock came to take them away My father stood in the barnyard and watched till the last sheep had passed through the great gate Into the road, waited till the last faint bleating of the flock had died away In the distance; then he turned to me with a face full of emotion." There were tears In the eyes of the "class," and their girlish hearts wrre touched by the pathetic word picture. Somebody said "Ah!" In a long drawn fashion. "He turned to me, my poor old father," the artist continued, "and said in a low, earnest voice, "William, I'd go live miles any day to kick a sheep!"— Leslie's Weekly.
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