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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
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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.
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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. «|
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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
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'• '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.
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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.
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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
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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.