VOL.- xxxviii Look at Your Shoes!^* I^^ Don't You Need a New Paii ?^" -^ John Bickel Has Just What You Want.^ If you are in need of shoes or Oxfords of any kind, no maf.er what style you may want, call around and sec as and we can suit and pleas j you. Our stock of summer footwear is complete. We >_an show a b:tter and finer selection than ever before. rLTDTgmWE'SH'oB': | SORO y.S SHOES Have a world wide reputation. All the latest styl :> in fine Dongola, patent-kid or patent-calf, lace or butron, | cloth 1 than any other \ \ place in the C f Keystone State. f # - tx- ' K E C K * Spring Styles R Have a nattiness about thenj that p] | /j f mark* the wearei, it won't do to \ \ /J ' f\, / , wear the last vear's output. You Mj| \ [cj (*.; A won't get the latest things at the • '•%■ ■./ \. I. \ stock clothier* either. The up-to / "V,' ' C date tailor only tail supply them, [/ I\\ .' t if you want not only the latest C ' AIT \ S '''\ things in cut and fit and work- < J! 1 * 'fl j ■ jj nunship, the finest in durability, j V ( where u'ke can you get combina- ' 1 I ' tions, you get tlirtn at y | ' K E C K ' G. F. KECK. Merchant Tailor, 42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, P# Notice! C. F. T. Pape, Jeweler and Watchmaker Will bo found on and after April Ist at 121 East Jefferson street, opposite (i. Wilson Miller s Grocery Store, Butler, Pa. A PRETTY HAT if For »|'rcl»l <1 ntllnwy woa lr «v[ (tn Ik ickilcd fi»ui iliclarte aiwirtnent jJS* "figC* " of tiimmril h»t«, Tin ging fr«.in It «*> »»i»- Kurd*, cannot I r duplicated hy any sold ■ • v ' '«4 el«r*»hcte at *uch low price*. Our un«l ■ ; (■*» els on artistic and beautifully develop 1 (J 111 iht w« ttilliu«i| msiriiili wch u ImmmmJtl J*. !' Corded Cbiflons, IVri>ian, Moutsilitics, w'A i lrridc»rriit TutU and Oririital Gauxc. Vk A yA Value and atyfc are delightfully com f MM bind In our kuumut bats The display is js ■ decidedly intctcMitig; a'so our price*. M \ "'§L Come ami see Uufii at Rockenstein's, MILLINERY EMPORIUM. 3tH South Main Street, - - Butltr, ITa t , .. M • —; . Subscribe for the CITIZEN. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. CO YOU V"ant A PIANO OR ORGAN? It *»— Mjii :» 5 our umo u> A GBEAI mm AT HAMILTON'S. Fine Oak or Wair.ul Org > 3 at S3O to sls. Splendid l!srail:o;i Orgsns. 9 rjiJ -I sl.es, S4O to 545. Kag.iificer.t Hamilton Organs. 9 to !l s' ips, : "0 t. SSO. 6ia j' Eoi EV ORGANS frsm $33 hhtiiijm pianos. . )- . ial '\i v> oil aIxJU! Hi f-Jci'Siit at vie*, lu el »!.u k>t ac liave ca prices in hiiif—j- eh. icc from fcao t»j fj'jO. A. B. CHASE PIAMOS. Tbe Matchless A. B. Chaac Pbnos. tbe fliiest iu ibe wo; Id. About 25 01 W laii's style of cam at ALMOST COST. If joa would uit tloo to tIS4 oa a fine Piano, write at oaee to HAMILTON'S. Erery instrtuoeat groamoteed folly. Call or wrtte for Prtcei and Cat*lociei to S. HAMILTON, 535-7 Fifth Avemit, Pittsburg, MM Dangerous Kidney Diseases. Celery King has cured nvj of kidney dis ea.Ho. Tbe doctor feared Uright's diseaso, and tried many remedies that gave irie no belp. Celery King has mado me as well as ever In my life, and It seems almost as though a miracle had t>ecn wrought in my case—Jen nie O. Keichard, Hprlngtown, Pa. f'elery King cures Const I nation and >'erve, Kvoinacb, Liver and Kidney diseases. i CATARRH LOCAL 1 DISEASE and i» the result of eoldr and '«r>cOLua sudden climatic changes. For your Protection PjurfEVEfi & M we pooiUvcly state that tliis kJ, remedy does not contain mercury or any other injur loas drag. B* Ely's Cream Balm la acknowledged to be the most thoroneh cure for Nasal Catarrh, Cold In llcnd and Hay J-evcr of all reraedi"*. It op<-rm and cleanses the nasal papsapfs, allays pain and inflammation, heals the ■ore", pro tects the membrane from colds, restores the seizes of taste end smi 11. I'ric*: 50c. st or l>y mail: ' ELY BKOTIiEKH, M Warren Street, New York. 'A If it's in the i 4 DRUG-LINE £ ij YOU 4 J CAN 4 | | A Johnston's N ] Crystal i \Pharmacy. , It Nl. KKJAN, Ph. 0., Maii'tifcr, V M KM Y Main *t.. Hutler, Pa 1 Hi M.f YiiK CLIPPER Contains a Roliobio Record of all tho Events In the THEATRICAL WORLD AND TH| WORLD OF SPORTS. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. • 4.00 A YEAR. SiNCLC COPY, lOota. For Snlo by all Nowsdoators. SAMPLE COPY FREE. Addrosa NEW YORK CLIPPER, NRW YORK. ! \\' M 11 m;l,lkr. I FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE. Ot fiCK - Next door to CITSKIN olfi«*«, 1 Butl*r, Pa. BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JI'NE 0, 1901 r SMILES AND TEARS. •••r.Nt, when you Ptand and srailit You us all a woman wise. With a u-oman'i wit and wile, With a woms&'t mouth and eyet. Then I lcve you as my own. Calm Lnd level eyed, eerent. With a f»aMion Klier grown, As my lady arm my queen. Ah, hut dearest, when you weep. All the woman and the year* Blip awa • and go to sleep, Atid th« child wakes up in tears. Then, sweetheart. I see but this: Just a «mall, bright bead to feel *Keath my cheek, my child to kis Wilh a little heart to heal. —?ost Wheeler in New York Pre*. | How Littlepage i i Took Care of Her. :i Littlepage was a typical southern gentleman. A young man, be belonged to tbe old school. His family was one of the few in Alabama which were wealthy nfter the war had closed. He hail been brought up in the good old way. He had a quick temper, a ready revolver and what most people would say was an exaggerated idea of cour tesy and chivalry to women. He went through college and then through a technical school, coming out with a degree as electrical engineer. Then he came north to take a position with u large manufacturing corporation. With in a few months lie had made many warm friends who admired him both for his ability and for his courtly man ners. Finally be was ordered by his com pany to go east to look over an electric- j al invention which they were thinking about buying. The train left at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. He was de- in reaching the station, aud it was within a few minutes of traintime when he clambered on the rear end of the sleeping car. As he mounted tliu steps a man opened the car door and came out It was Larsen, a young law yer, with whom he was well acquaint ed in a business way. "Why. hello. Littlepage," said the lawyer. "Where are you going?" "New York," said Littlepage. "Great luck," Larsen answered. "Just got time to go back and intro duce you to my wife. She's called to New York by her mother's illness. I couldn't go with her, and I've been worried about letting her make the trip alone. I know you'll be glad to look out for her and see that she gets through all right." "It will be a great pleasure to me," said Littlepage, with one of bis best bows. Mrs. Larsen was a pretty wqman. After Littlepage had been presented her husband had Just time to get off the ear before the train started, Lit tlepage sat down In the seat with her and soon found that she was as pleas ant and entertaining as she was good looking. It was really a great piece of luck for blm. It promised to make a tiresome trip rather pleasant than otherwise. Sirs. Larsen had often heard her husband speak of him. Ho was from Alabama? He had fought a duel or two? Was it true that he had actually shot a man? Did he alwayq carry a revolver? Littlepage tried to explain his del(* cate Ideas of honor and the proper way to protect It. She seemed to be half afraid of him, and as Littlepage was a young man that did not detract from her charm. Half way across the state, at a little way st/itioii, a fut man with a big black mustache and a huge diamond stud got on the car and sat down across the aisle In a seat where he could stare Mrs. Larson full in the face. At the first glance Littlepage disliked him. He looked Impertinent. His appear ance put Littlepage almost Into a rage. He had au Insolent stare, and It seem ed that he could hardly keep his eyes off pretty Mrs. Larsen. Half a dozen |lmes Littlepage glanced up only to catch his bold, black eyes staring across the aisle. He wondered If Mrs. Larsen had noticed It. Finally ha spoke to her. "That man across tbe aisle la locking •t you In an Impertinent way," he said. "If you'll allow me, I'll go over and make him stop It." MTB. Larsen begged that he would do nothing of the kind. She had not noticed that he was staring at her. At any rate, she was sure there was no ( occasion to make a scene. Littlepage assured her that he was not In the habit of making scenes which could be embarrassing to wrw merv )Vbeu he spofce to Iwpefttnent people, they obeyed him without mak ing any loud objections. That was one reason why a gentleman should always carry a revolver. Presently the fat man got up and went out Into the dining car. A few minutes later Littlepage asked Mrs. Larsen If she was ready to dine. She explained that she had eaten luncheon Just before taking the train and did not Care for dinner.' So Littlepage went Into the dining car by himself. He de bated whether he should accost the fat Fiian and bold him to account far hi* Hi pertinences, but finally concluded that he would hardly be Justified under the circumstances. While Littlepage was drinking his coffee the fat man got up and walked cut of the dining ear Into the sleeper. Ten minutes later Littlepage followed. As he stepped Into ttye sleeper tfo stooped suddenly as If paralyzed by what he saw. I'p at the other end of the ear, where he had left Mrs. Lar son, she was still sitting, and In the same seat with her was the fat man. It took I.ittiepnge but n second to de cide on a plan of action. The imperti nent wretcli had evidently taken ui|- I vantage of Ills absence to g» over and tilt down by Mrs. Larsen. Khe was only walling fur him to return aud re lieve her of the man. Whatever he dlcj piust be done quietly and without mak jng a scene of any kind, lie tt«ik his revolver fr tn his hip pocket and put l| ill the side kel of Ills ei.at. Then ho walked quit tly ;IH possible up tlw , ; ,i Ind them Mrs. Lurscn loo'ted up. I illli pace icoogniited an appealing loo!; In her eyes. "Oh. Mr I. ttlepage!" she .-riod in an excited tut t All I.Uth-page's hot south ern blot d was on lire In a moment. lie drew < ■ i his revolver and put the end of it utuier tlt • fat man's "INui'i \wrry. Wr«. larsen','" |ui sui<| .. . ante moment. "I'll take care of him." % Mrs. Larsen glanced ut the revolver and promptly fainted away. The fat man tunt< d a ghastly gray shade uml attempted to remount rate. "Ihn'l say a word to me," whispered Lltth'imge in a low voice. Tome right along with me. If you oj»on your mouth, I'll blow your head off " In perfeet sileuct pud Without at tracting the attention of anytMsly In the almost empty car Littlepage le«J his captive to tbe vestibule at the nearest end of the car. There, still keeping silence, lie opentfl the door lending to the steps and pushed tlx* fat man down on th- tpyest st^j). "Now Jump," saftl Littlepage. It happened that tlie train was slow ing up for a crossing, and the fat man had comparatively little difficulty in getting cfT. He landed on his feet, rolled over once or twice and finally got up uguin before the train got out of sight. Then Littlepage went back to tha aid of beauty in distress. Sht» was still lying back in a dead faint. With the assistance of the conductor the distracted Littlepage finally succeeded in bringing her back to her senses. She looked up at Littleuase and shud dered. "Did you kill Cousin George?" were the first words she said. "What do you mean?" asked the as tonished Littlepage. "I saw you draw your revolver on him just before 1 fainted." she explain ed. "I hadn't seen him before for ten yenrs. He thought he recognized me when he first came into the car, and that was why he looked at me so closely. When he came back from the dining car. he got a good look at me and made up his mind that be couid not be mistaken. So he stopped und asked if I was not Matthews. That was uiy maiden name, and of course I knew he must !••• somebody who knew tne. I e;;pi:i;..ed. ami he told me his name. He is my cousin. George Elliot. What did ycu do with him?" "He got off the train a few miles down the road." I.lttii pa .s Blatiimere.!. "Why. !. ! : i t.-i' he vv.u going through to Ne Yo:U. I believe you shot him aa.l u.ivw his hotly off tho car." "No." said Lit'lrp::"he got off without mr.klug any explanation. If you're worried about him. I'll cet off at the next station and see what's the matter, i ;css perhaps I'd better do that any way."—Chicago Tribune. Obaer-. e > a Street Car Conductor. "There are lots of thiu; s about wo men that can't be explained, and in our business we can't help noticing them." said the communicative conr tluctor. "For Instance, nine women out of ten v.ili invariably take u seut on the i ,g t hand side of a car if the car Is not crowded. I have often won. dered at this, nnd at last I think I have the correct solution. I started out from the barn with an empty car the other day. and in five blocks I had picked up seven women, and they all sat In a row on the right hand side of the car. It was Just about the hour In the morning when the women come down town to do their shopping. Three men got on, and they sat on the left hand side. "A couple of blocks farther dowu I picked up another woman, and, instead of taking a vacant seat near the door on the side the other women were sit-: tiug, as I thought she would do, she walked the entire length of the car and sat down beside one of the men. Tills bit of eccentricity puzzled me un til I went to collect her fare, and then I discovered that she was left hauded. See? All the other women were right handed. Yes. It does look like rain, doesn't It?" Philadelphia Record. Thomas Lincoln's Story. Thomas Lincoln, the fetter pf Abra: liam Lincoln, was a great story teller, and one yarn that he never tired of re : hearsing was a blood curdling Indiaq tale. One day, when he was atiout 7 or 8 years old and living in Kentucky, he was sitting on a fence, watching his fattier and older brothers at w«rk in the field. Without a moment's warn ing a small band of Indians came rush ing by on horseback. One of them with a sweep of his long arm seized the lad and galloped off. Little Tom my Lincoln looked up Into the red war rior s face nnd said: "Don't kill me! Take me a prisoner!" The Indian smiled. Just then a rifle cracked. Indian and boy tumbled oflf tie horse, the Indian dead, with a bul- Jct in his brain. Tommy Lincoln's brother had come to the rescue. Making; Ends Meet. What different genii move thoHf, nearest of kin! I possess a penchant (or literature, while Clifford, my brother, pretends tu a talent for carpentering. At the time \ylien I am refashioning an ancient epigram he may be sharpen ing up an old saw. Though our father would prefer that Cliff had selected a more exalted pro fession, he takes comfort In the knowl edge that through divergent callings the family Iff able to mako both entyj meet.—New Yor|c Sun. A VERY BUSY MAN. It Would Br Impoaalbl* to !«• Mt, Wburton For S,,me Time, When I arrived at !acfc Hock, I In quired of the landlord of the village tavern for a man named Wharton, who had some land to sell. "l>o you mean old BIJJ WiWl'tailV* was queried In reply. ' ''Yes." "Got land down on Mass river?' "Yes." "Well, I know him. He Uvea about three wiles out of town." "Can I get a horse to take me out there?" "Yes, but It won't do you any good." "Is he seriously 111?" "Not that I know of, but he wouldn't so* the president of the United Stqivti teforc iivxf Wvdnc'sdKy. If you on a -alt seven or eight days, you can get to talk alK>ut that land with him." "Then Mr. Wharton has got some | special business ou hand for a week?" I asked. "You can gamble that he has, stran ger. Yes, sir. It's special business, an 6 no mistake. At noon today him and old I'ete Davis sat down to a game of checkers for the championship of this county, and you couldn't get to seo (si llier one of 'cm for love or money." '"But a game of checkers can't last a week," I protested. "Mebbe your kind couldn't, but this pue will, and perhaps loUKer. You seo, there ain't but four moves a day bo tween the players, and as they get drunk between the moves and sleep all night you'd better count on staying here ten days or coming back some other time." M. Qt'AO. A Valuable n»ar. vJ3* i "Nbw. I wouldn't part wld dls dor* to r no consideration, 'cept maybe some peanuts or - cents or somethln Ilk** KU."- New York Evening Journal. NEWEST CELERY CULTURE. Eaa»- and Rapid Jlarklns and Irrl gnllnK—BlancblnK With Boards. For marking the ground, making boles in which to set the plants and ap plying water I have a homemade ma chine which rapidly does the work. I can best describe It by saying it is a two wheeled cart carrying a small wa ter tank. It is 2*4 feet wide. Tiie wheels, made of wood and having bands of hoop iron, are two feet in diameter, and the rims are three Inches wide. Pegs made of very hard wood and sharpened at the euds are placed UEL MARKING AND IRRIGATING MACHINE. around the wheels six inches apart. The wheels, with the weight of the tank tilled with water on them, drive the pegs In the soil as the wheels re volve and make the holes for the plants In much the same way that holes are made by hand with a dibble. Two pieces of hose attached to the tank lead the water down behind the wheels and over the line of holes which they have made. The ends of the hose are placed in tin cups with the bottoms perforated with small holes. These prevent the water from washing or displacing the soil around the holes. A marker Is attached to the machine, so that it marks or nances the nest row. In the same way as the markers ou the garden seed drills. A line Is drawn on one side of the field to run the machine by the lirst time across. Handles are placed at the front and rear of the machine, so that two per sons can draw and push It. When the ground Is thus prepared by the ma- THE BLANCHING BOARDS. chine, the plants are placed In the hole? and the tsoll pressed around them very rapidly. Moro than one-half the work of transplanting is saved In this way. The secoud tigure shows the method of blanching with boards. There are two rows of celery In a 12 inch space, alternating with an 18 Inch space which Is mulched.—Ohio Farmer. APPLEJiORERS. Three Kt-utedlrs, All Old, bat Not Yet Improved I'pon. lyow, liorers are difficult things to fight under all circumstances, and no course of treatment Is known which Will entirely eradicate them. Never theless every one that Is killed Is Just so nitich gained for the general good. There are three practices that have been found useful, though no one of them, or all of them combined, will rid an orchard of an Insect that breeds in so many host trees. They are the same old remedies recommended many years ago and which have not since been Im proved upon. They consist In protecting by means of a wash, binding the trunk with pa l>er and digging out the young larva'. Whitewash or whitewash and glue applied to the tniuk and large limbs Is said to have a very beneficial effect. It should be applied early in June and kept on In good condition through most of July. Soft soap Is also used for this purpose. Second. Minding paper alxrnt the trunk and larger limbs. For this pur pose uews patter is best used next the tree and building paper outside. Third - Searching for the young lar vir during August and September. At this time the young have not gone Into the sap wood, but live In cavities Just under the bark, excrement being ptishefj flii'HukJj Bui«li lioies. When any iusplcioua waste Is seen protrudiug from the luirk, it Is well to Investigate with a stiff pin and if a cavity Is found to extract the occupant liefore he goes so deeply into the wood as to be beyond our reach. A little time spent each fall In this way will be wcl| repaid by ylgflf (if our or chards. Gumption About Cowa. Farm Journal folks figure that a cow giving 5,000 pounds of 4 per cent milk will produce only SSO worth of butter, While uuo that will produce 8,(H)0 pounds of 5 per cent milk will produce SIOO worth of butter, and her calf IB worth three times as much as that of the first. There will Is; little different© in tho cost of keeping the two cows, so that Where'tlie tirst gives a profit of S3O the latter will net the owner SIOO, If we count the first cow's calf nt $lO and the other at S3O. Some people do not think there la much difference in cows, bu{ some cows forget to pay their board bills, white others take great pleasure In supplying the table with luxuries, pay ing the interest, clothing the Imlty paying the hired girl. Th.e gissl cow Is a poor farmer's friend. HIGH FARMING, Thins. M lliit I.oil of Klßbteea, !fo llrothrr to flu* Oi, COM DO, One of the most restless creatures in existence Is an ambitious farm lad of 18 who has not yet decided what he will do for a living. Jacob Higgle, in Farm Journal, advises such lads that It Is very often the best way to settle down at home and hew way to peace and plenty ylglit «>n the 9UI farm. J:ul Mr. llin>rlc very sensibly adds a rograinme of some Interesting und profitable thinks a live l>oy can do to begin with: First. Me can learn how to bud and graft and always be ready to do BUch work for the neighbors; also to supply Scions of valuable kinds of fruits, lu time mauy a dollar can be made In this way. Second, lie can learn all about In jurious Insects uiyl funs* that assail the fatuuepa' crops and how to apply remedies to tticir devastation. Get the best sprayer, learn how to use It aud take contracts w Ith the neighbors to protect thein at ull seasons of the year. There Is money In It, aud the neighbors will be glad to be relieved of such re sponslbillty. Third. Take a course lu surveying and learn to write simple legii^ meats and In time find that you are a very important man in the neighlior hood. There will be plenty of business. Fourth.—Learn about landscape gar dening and take contracts for laying out lawns. Get up clubs for trees, shrubs, seeds, fertilizers, newspapers and magazines during tbe winter sea son. Fifth. Grow rare strawberry and small fruit plants, fruit and shade trees and other things that no one else has near by, so that the folks around will know where to come for such things. Sixth. Get a Babcock milk test and be prepared to tell the neighbors the individual standing of their cows at so much a head. There is room in every dairy neighborhood for a person of this kind, and he will have plenty to do. Seventh.—A neighbor's plum trees do not bear, he has yellows among his peach trees, his apple orchard Is blight ed, dying from some unknown cause— you can help him out of his trouble#, and he can afford to pay you for It. "Harriet" suggests that the proper training of colts ought to have been In Mr. Biggie's list, and so it goes in. PROTECTION FOR HAY. A Cheap Cover That Will Soon Pay For Itself. On the farm where hay is stacked rather than stored in barn or mow there are tons wasted and spoiled ev ery season. In feeding, though the greatest care be taken, it will be im possible not to open a stack in some weather that will ruin the exposed hay. A cheap and convenient cover can be made that In one season will more than pay for itself in the hay It will preserve, says an Ohio Farmer writer. Cut two 10 foot 2 by 4's in two pieces each, of equal length, which will be eight feet. With some rough lum ber board up a side by laying the stud ding sis feet apart and cutting the boards of that length. When you have HAYSTACK COVER. the two sides boarded, place the two ends of the sections together. This will be the apex of the cover. The ? by 4's should have been left projecting a few Inches In order to .bolt the two sides together »t the apex. This cover will -form a roof that will turn all storm and preserve the hay as well as though stored In a barn. As the cov ers are made in sections of six feet each, only that much of a stack need be cut down at a time. In order to hold the covers firmly In place an Inch hole In the lower, ends of the 2 by 4's and with a piece of smooth wire or rope hang a heavy weight to it or staks It down to the ground. Vic pi Lime In Carina Alfalfa Hay. Alfalfa hay half cured In tbo field may be completely cured in the stack or mow \vlthout rust or mold. Air slake the lime before using it. so as to have it ready when needed. I sprinkle free ly as I put the alfalfa In the stack or mow. Stock will relish It and receive no injury. Lime will make some dust, but horses fed on It two winters show no Injury. I used four barrels of lime In putting up over 100 tons of hay, \ have used lime two seasons, and 1 do not hesitate tq say it is all right.—Kan sas Farmer. Arrlcultarat Drfvittci. A four years' test on Long Island soils supports the that 1,000 pounds Is the most profitable amount of'hlgh grade fertilizer to use per acre for potatoes. Cow and horse manure supplement one another, the former being rich In potash, the latter In nitrogen and phos phoric add. Together they form a complete manure, furnishing In good proportions the three essential constit uents of plunt food. Dwarf Essex rape, if sown early May, is likely to become infested with lice. It is plant which does best sown In July and allowed to rw In the late summer and fall, says A. Clinton In Country Gentleman. In buying manure preference should be given to that of grain fed animals. Ilia Reward. "And don't you believe In sharing with another, Oetend?" "No, (nft'aiU- Last time I gave baby brother half of my Jelly cake I had to five half of the money In my bank to pay tlie doctor's bill."—Chicago Newa, Origin qt Ik* Pead. "Deacon Passnlp and Deacon Hay rake don't seem to be on speaking terms." "No. You see. Deacon Ilayrake pray ed for rain when Deacon Passnlp's bay was down."—San Francisco Uulletln. Another View of It. "Shure, Maggie Donavan Isn't goln |o marry a man what's ownly a hod carrier!" "Indade, and that's a compliment to her. He must be after thinliln she's a brick."—Philadelphia Bulletin. No Imagination. "The trouble with your society novel, my young woman." the publisher said, handing the manuscript back to her, "Is that the conversations are I»> seashore Is so re atlMtly (hat it actually seems as If my Suet were In the water. Twenty Lust Gold Mines. There are at least 20 lost gold mines In various parts of the world. Many of them have yielded rich ores and then have been deserted and entirely lost. There is one in the north of the Transvaal, for instance, that was dis covered by accUJ -ut in the eighties by two Englishmen. The tinders had en camped one night and had. a.s they thought, securely tethered their horses when they suddenly beard a loud neigh from one of the animals and a m aieut later saw them both raeiug away ap parently in the greatest terror. Soon after dawn iliey were up and after an hour's tramp found one of the poor beasts lying on the ground with a broken leg. In its struggles it had kicked up the ground and had exposed rich gold quartz only a few inches be low the surface. The two men marked the spot and returned to the district a month later to start work on the mine. But in sp'te of all their efforts they could uot find the place, and to this day the mine has not been rediscovered. In the late seventies there was tre mendous excitement in California when a prospector described a gold mine he had found. A party soon pre pared to set out, with the discoverer of the mine as guide, but the mine has never been discovered, though thou sands of dollars have been spent In prospecting for It.—Stray Stories. Time to Leave. The late D'Oyly Carte always safe guarded himself by refusing to see any one who had not an appointment or stated his or her business on a printed form supplied at his office. Alfred Cel ller used to tell a delightful story in this respect. He hod a manservant, a Swiss Italian, and one day, having been invited to dine with Mr. and Mrs. Carte on Adelphia terrace and forgot ten the time, he sent down his hench man to learn the hour of the repast. This was about 10 In the morning. The day went on, and no emissary appeared till past 5 in the evening, when the henchman crept wearily in. "Where have you been, you asked Cclller Indignantly. "Ah. sare," replied the poor fellow, "I go Mistare Carte. Jgo In room. A gentleman 'e come and say, 'Vhat name?' 1 tell him and say, 'J vsnt see Mistare Carte.' He say. 'All in good time; valt (or your name; sit down.' 1 sit down. Lots gentlemen and ladles. 1 valt, I valt, I vait. ] get ongrl and doorstl, but still I fait I valt, I valt. Den at last I 'ear my name. I gg in Jeetel room. Gentleman 'e say, 'Vat voce?' I say, 'I not know.' 'E say, 'Den vhat cotao here for?' I say, 'I vant know vhat time Mistare Carte 'sve dinner?' Den 'e svare, and I come 'owe." "Henry ft* It Is Interesting to recall that, Just as Edward VII of England chose his second baptismal name as the one by which he wished to be designated when he mounted the throne, so llke his great-uncle, William Henry, would have preferred to be known as Henry IX. One of the reasons for this preference was the desire to establish Jawful right to a title which had al ready been arrogated by the cardinal of York, the last of the Stuart pre tenders. When the question, however, came up for discussion In the privy council, the latter decided in favor of King William IV. This story was told by the king himself to Miss Helen Lloyd, the governess of his children. He added that the privy council was moved to this choice partly by fear of exciting tbe superstitions fears of the populace, wb.Q SlUl bore In their mem ory 3 prophecy dating from the seven teenth century, which runs as follows: Henry the Eighth pulled down monka and that* cella; Henry the Ninth ahall pull fowm hlthope and bell*. —Literary Br*. Bismarck's Philosophy of Life. With dutiful trust In Ood, dig in the spurs and let life, like a wild horse, take you flying orer hedge and ditch, resolved to break your neck, and yet fearless. Inasmuch as you must some ' time part from all that Is dear to you on earth, though not forever. If grief 1B near, well, let him come OQ, but until he arrives do not merely look bright and blessed, but be It, too, and when sorrow comes you bear It with dignity —that Is to say, with submission and hope.—Love Letters of Prince Bis marck. Grandpa's Pet. A little boy was sitting on his grand father's knee, talking about various things, when grandpapa pulled out his watch. "Grandpapa, when you die will you leave that watch for me?" said tbe boy. "Well, I don't know—yes, I guess I will," retorted the old gentleman. "Well grandpapa ; how soon are you going to die?"— Columbus Dispatch. A Toucher Rail. "Excuse me," said the cltlxen of tbe plains, "but didn't we tide you out of this town on a rail some ten years ago?" "Believe you did," responded tbe fearless barnstormer. "Well, look out this time." "Oh, I am used to traveling by rail." "That may be, stranger, but we only have barb wire fences out here now." —Philadelphia Record. Borax Soap. To mako au excellent soap out of tbe scraps and broken pieces that come from the soap dishes In bedrooms and kitchens, drop them Into an old tin can, and when It is full dissolve three ounces of powdered borax In two quarts of warm wafer, and stir till the soap Is melted. When cold, It will form a Jelly. This borax soap is ex cellent for cleaning and does not fade articles washed In It Valor of the Footbath, To break up a cold, which certain!/, disfigures the face of beauty, as well as a valuable adjunct in the removal of facial eruptions, the nightly foot bath is Invaluable. The largest sw«M glands of the body are located In tse puluia. armpits and soles of tbe feft. it U* of primary importance that tbe multitudinous outlets should be unclog ged. Where facial eruption exists and the whole attention Is devoted toward the care of the face, every pore Is ac tive and open to afford the escape of clogging Impurities. This Is all wrong. The feet should be made the gateway for the escape of effete deposits. The temperature ef the footbath should rsnge from 100 to 110 degrees or as hot as can be en dured wltb comfort. Should there ex ist chronic profuse and offensive per spiration. add a lump of washing soda to neutralize the add exudation. The feet should be rubbed briskly to Ujaw the blood down to the extremities. Cool the water before withdrawing the feet, BO that they may not become un duly tender. Bub long and thoroughly with a soft towel. Good pedal circulation Is a foe to ceres and chilblains. Frequent warm footbaths prevent nillwilKl 4£d Mk§ No 23. walking a pleasure, tfot beauty and complexion take extraordinary care ofl the feet.—Ledger Monthly. Wit ...d Wl.dom of Children. One very cold day Tom, In his first trousers, was walking out with hla tiny overcoat turned back to Its ut most limit. "Tom," said his father, "button your coat" The boy demur red. "Look at mine," added bis father* "Yes," said Tom ruefully, "but every* body knows that you wear trousers." Mamma—Why, Susie, yon've offered your butterscotch to everybody but Ilt« tie brother. Why didn't you hand It tt him? Susie (with innocent candor)** Because, mamma, little brother alWSjrft takes It " I A Sunday school superintendent Ws9 happened to be a dry goods merchSjtt ami who was teaching a class of TGfJj Uttlc tots, asked when he had finl&ra explaining the lesson, "Now, has any one a question to ask?" A very small girl raised her band. "What is It, Map tba?" asked the superintendent "TO, Mr. Brooks, how much are thoss little red parasols in your window?' Mud Martha. Mary was a very conscientious child. One day she was allowed to go and spend the day with soaie little cousins about her own age. After taking off her wraps she went to her annt and said very soberly, "Now, Aunt Cassle, if Sallie and Lizzie are bad today please don't hesitate to punish them because 1 am here."—Current Literature. A Large Order. The man from the country took bla green necktie and his best girl into the restaurant, and, like some other men, he was disposed to be facetious at the waiter's expense. "Waiter," he said, "I want yon to bring me a boiled elephant" "Yessir," replied the waiter, perfect* ly unmoved. "And, waiter, bring It on toast" "Yessir." Then he stood there like a statue tot! a minute. "Well," said the man, "are you not going to bring it?" "Yessir." "Why don't you, then?" "Order is, sir, that we get pay In W« ▼ance for elephants* sir. Elephant on toast sir, is £1,600 os. ?d. If you tak* It without toast sir, it is only £1,500," sir." The waiter did not smile, but tbs girl did, and the man climbed down>-Lon» don Tit-Bits. A Savin* Quality. Gilbert White, the was once a university proctor, and of bla performance of the office this anecdete Is told: "On bis rounds one evening White discovered an undergraduate ly ing on the ground, sleeping the sleep of intoxication, with bis outer garments removed and neatly folded up at hil side. The proctor awoke him and sent bim to his college with an order to appear the next day for judgment The culprit turned np in a highly con trite frame of mind. White said to him: 'You deserve an exemplary pun ishment, but I observed one circum stance which shows you are not wholly, degraded. Your clothes were folded up by your side, Indicating habits of care and neatpess which appear In compatible with habitual degradation. I shall therefore say no more.'" v , One Still lflcer. Mrs. Newma—Ob, I wish you could see Mrs. Winkler's baby. It's perfect ly lovely! Such a delicate, sweet llttlO creature as it is! It's a perfect little cherub, with the loveliest eyes, the sweetest little mouth, tbe cunnlngett little nose and eyes of heavenly biufe. It looks as if it had just dropped from heaven and* every tiny feature bad been fashioned by the angels. Mr. Newma—ls it as nice as our baby? Mrs. Newma-Mercy 1 No; not bfclf fcs nice.—Pearson's Weekly. A Coatly FimmL Tbe most costly state funeral wblcb has ever taken place was perhaps that of Alexander the Great. A round mil lion was spent In laying Alexander to his rest. The body was placed In a coffin of gold, filled with costly aro matlcs, and a diadem was placed on tbe head. The funeral car was embel lished with ornaments of pure gold, and Its weight was so great that It took 64 mules more tban a year to coh» ▼ey It from Babylon to Syria. Tbe Bank of Venice, the first estab lishment of tbe kind in Europe, wiJ, founded In 1171. It continued In qX> istence without Interruption until the overthrow of the republic In 1T97 by, tbe revolutionary army of France. iMMUit. "When I 'members bow many people Is layin awake nights bein sorry fob' wbut dey's done," said Uncle Bben, "an how many mo' Is layln awake wif schemes foh mo' Iniquity, I 'clubs I bain' habdly see whut sleep were In vented fob."—Washington Star. Vo»t on the OmL "Your friend flteckson Bonds looks bad. What's tbeJttatter with bim? Dyspepsia?" "Wen. yon mlgbt call It physical dys pepsia. He went In for pork, so they tell me, on tbe street and be toek too much of it"—Philadelphia Press. Coantry ie«ulitM«N. She—You have been away In tbe country, haven't yon? He—Yes; visiting some people I used to know when I was a boy. She—Particular friends? He—Oh, no. Father and mother. — Leslie's Weekly. All lur-*t the Game. Spent an < Hour Trying to get a hearing J With prominent bualnea* SMB. Each one diaappearing Before I could even start to Unwind My Line el Talk. Each on* tinging th» MM Aid t«nt, "Buataeaa engagement* Ukis atUrsoos." Oar* op I Decided I'd kill time Until time Tor my train by taking la H.e Ball fame. 1 arrived! Hich man. Poor man. Beggar maa, Thief, Broker, Banker, Merchant, j Chief! i Ta, They wen all thaw, Ererjr Blasted One of then, Ever/ Lu«r Minnie Who Hadn't Time To talk Business. Shouting. "Bosk 'cm I" "Kill the umpire!" "BobUrl" "SUdtl" Each oat jelling like a loan, Buar •»*■> that atteroeeal —Fnl MpMt