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.
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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 <r ! -I?her tops, turns or light welt soles.
DUTTENHOFfERS line of Ladies' welt and turn sole shoes in
fine SXi :t™TpaT™«h e « are very handsome. All sizes and
widths, ranging in price from sl-75 to $3-°° ° w ' s h to ca |' y our
special attention to our extremely large stock of Oxfords and strap
sandal- in fine dongola, box-calf and patent leathers in low, medium
or higi. heels—Bsc to $3.50.
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All the latest styie* in Men's fine shoes. A full line of Men s
patent leather shoe*, the very latest styles, $3 00, $3.50, s£.oo $6.00.
Also complete of Gent's patent leather and vici kid oxfords.
La.est hiylc? in Boy's and Youth's, Mioses and Children s fhoes
and sappers at away down prices.
Sample Counters Filled With Interesting Bargains.
JOHN BICKEL,
128 SOUTH MAi/v STREET. - BUTLER, FA
/ .we haven't a thing
y against c ur neighbors \
f BUT,- ? well, say!! \
C Farmers and )
f mechanics S
\ get better shoes /
f and more for /
/ their money V
\ at /
5 Huselton's >
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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
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stock clothier* either. The up-to / "V,' '
C date tailor only tail supply them, [/ I\\ .' t
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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 '
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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.
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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<l 1> > 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<m stu
pid. They are evidently taken from
real life." —Chicago Tribune.
The All Powerful Janitor.
"I see that a Chicago Janitor has
painted a picture that the critics pro
aounce extraordinary."
"You bet they'd speak well of any
thing done by the Janitor."—Cleveland
lllualoa.
Professor Remarkable how lifelike
these klnetoscope pictures are! This
bathing scene at U>»> 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