VOL. XXXVIII HUSELTON'S Autumn and Winter Styles IN FINE FOOTWEAR. First Fall Opening, today, on which occasion the handiwork of the foremost makers will be submitted to you for your inspection and criticism A comprehensive exhibit of everything that is new and correct for the feet f Man, Woman or Child. Every new shape, every de p'- dab'.e : ■i'"-' r, every point of style, and every feature of good shoe making fvT . • ve l, ;>eti in this rer«t d'.si-'aj. MFN'S NEW FALL SHOES at J/.00, WOMEN'S NEW FALL SHOES at ti *5. ft 5-". ♦' * i yj ' °° and fe.a»- MEN'S FINEST FALL SHOES at WOMEN'S FINEST FALL SHOES $2-50, #3.00, J3.50 and t4/«- at ti °°' an ' * 4 °°' BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES at SI.OO, |l " I^' (^ HO ° L SH ° ES at * , • 00, •1.25. a'" l * 2 °°. MISSES' FINE SHOES at #1.25,51.50 YOUTHS' SCHOOL SHOES at 90c an( j $ 2 fJOi fl.oo *1.25 and fi y> or re 8" CHILDREN'S FALL SHOES at 50c, ular height, all ai.d widths. 6s c and 7„c. HUSELTON'S BICKELS Fall and Winter Footwear. For the oast three months we have been making preparations lor our extensive fall and winter stock of Boots and Shoes. Great care has been taken in selecting a line of good solid water proof shoes for country trade, for well we know how people appreci ate good water-proof footwear. ; It is gratifying to say that prices this fall will be cheaper than last season as prices on stock is lower and consequently will be able to give much belter values for the money. It has always been our aim to have a large assortment of fine footwear made by the leading manufacturers and you will agree with us that the Sorosis', Barker & Bowman Go's., Duttenhoffer & Son's. A. K. Nettleton's, Schwab Bro's and P. Cogan & Son's line of Ladies' and Gent's, Boy's and Youth's, Misses' and children's fine shoes in Patent Leathers, Dongolas, Enamels, Box-Calfs, and Cordovans in medium or heavy soles, extension edges arc more handsome and up to-date than ever. FOR OIL MEN AND FARM WEAR. Wc have a complete slock of Cokey's hand-made, whole stork, box-toe Boots aid Shoes. Gokey'i hiffh cut copper-toe shoes for Eoy's and high-cut waterproof •hoes for girls. and Felt Goods^f Our stock of Rubber and Felt Goods is extremely large, and owing to the large ordtrs which we placed wc were able to gst very close prices and am in a position to ofter you the lowest prices for best grades of Felts and Rubber Goods. An immense business enables us to name the veiy lowest prices for reliable footwear. When in need of anything in our lire give us a call JOHN BICKEL, 128 SOUTH MAIN STRfcET. - BUTLER, PA HATS AT AsBSB&L SMALL PRICES. //'. Our assortment of Outing Hats, Soft ll * \\ Hats, Sailor Hats, in fact every hat and j [ wjjs ' ,Vl all Millinery must he cleared out at once. II ll J We are malting a t;reat sacrifice to close \\ \ /* // out this line. Never before liaj there // been such an opportunity to secure bar- \\ // gains and value a', ao little figures. Rockenstein's, MILLINERY EMPORIUM. JC s-.uth Malt - Bntltr.lFa KECK Spring Styles J>P Ok Have a oattineaa slsiut them that 1 /] f !I \ marks the wenrrt. It won't do t 1 t' 1 (jit |upl / J l\ wear the last vcar'a output. You / VJ L\ [A/ y* won't get the latest the -f >4 I In stock clothiers eith»r. The up to X/ |\\~J IT C date tailor only «nn supply them, | fl ) r\• J f if yoti want not only the latest (J 111 ll / I If thing'! in cut nnd fit and work- I II c///jf nunsliip, th<- finest in durability, I If lit wbcre-eV-can w>u get combine- 'v I L ill II tlons. you get them at Iff JIJ 11. KECK G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, A'i Norlh Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa Removal Notice! C. F. T. Pape, Jeweler find Watclininker Will be found on and after April Ist at 121 East Jefferson street, opposite 0. Wilson Miller s Grocery Store, Butler, Pa. Subscribe for the CITIZEN THE BUTLER CITIZEN. THE Farmers' National Bank, BUTLER, PENN'A. CAPITAL PAID IN, $100,000.0.,. Foreign exchange fx>ugiit and sold. attention eiven to collections. •OFFICERS: JOHN YOUNKINS Prtsident JOHN HUMPHREY Vice C . HAII.EV Ca a r E. >V. BINGHAM Assistant Cashier J. r. HLTZLER • Teller DIRECTORS. John Younkins, D. L. Cleeland. E. E. A brums. N. Boyd. \V. F. Metzaer, Henry Miller. John Humphrey. Thos. Hays. Levi M. Wise and Fran, is Murphy. I nt« rest paid on time deposits. respeetfullv solicit vour business. TM K B'MOF County National Bank, Butler Penn, Capital pai l in $200,000.00 Surplus and Profits - $100,000.00 fos. Hartman, President; J. V. Ritts, /i, . President; John G. McMarlin, Cashier, A C. Krug, Ass't Cashier. \ ra: banking business transacted. II tares', paid on time deposits. NV• >ivite you to open an account with this bank. IT I'.XC'T Jks— Hon. Joseph Hartman, Hon. . . Waldron. Dr. rt. M. Hoover. H. Mc- Sw.-eney, C. P. C<jlllns, I. G. Smith, Li >. •• P. Ha/.lett, M. Finejrin, W. H. Larkin, T. i. Mlf:ii:i. i<r. VV. C. McCandless. Ker> .>las set . W.J Marks. J. V. R'tts. A. L. Ueiher Butler Savlugs Bank Hiatler, Capital S6O, axj.uu Surplus and Profits - - 4225,000 fx) JO.-, L pnavia Pr-OID^U' J TIEKRY TROTTMAN. .Vi«se-Pr»-si<l«ui W.M. '.' AM PHELf.. Jr I a' hi >r LOi'lS B. STK:N leV.tr DiRKCTOKS -Joseph L. ''arvls, J. Henry X'ro if.ian. V.". D. Brandon, W. A. Stein. J. s. ouf,iu;>ell. The Butler Savings iiank is the Oldest Banking Institution', n Butler County. General banking business transacted. We solicit accounts of -11 producers, inor chimts, farmers and others. A l bjsinfss entrusted to us will receive prompt attention. Interest Dald on time deposits. Real Estate Trust Co. of Pittsburg, 311 Fourth Avenue Pays 4 p. c. on Saving Accounts 2 p. c. on Check Accounts Don't wait for a windfall- The dollar in the bank is the dollar that counts. Write to-day for our book of instructions, "How to Bank by Mail." rri a You M Shouldn't WA Suffer Ll With ¥} L ,4 Corns or K [1 Bunions wA fl When 1% r| JOHNSTON'S f 1 Corn Cure kl will YA TA Cure Ll ► ~ Them fA YA In a kl V Short f w Time. ki Price y L 25 cents. L' 1 [ < Put f m Up and Ti sold m r At ly L Johnston s L Crystal | va Pharmacy, k' VA V. M. LOGAN, Ph. 0., Wk* Manager, j / f\<nJ N. Main Ht., Hutlcr, I'a I loth 'PbootM. A Everything in the kl drug-line. WA % H | DEALERS in nady made clothing represent their wares as "Tailor made' "custom made" &c., hut they ask the regular prices of ready madu and the boast is understood. But when they offer to take your measure, promise to have the clothes made for you and charge the tailors price, tliey impose .I|KHI your credulity Whether their misrepresentation in wilful or negligent the result to you is the same, Most men want what they pay for and are willing to pay for the superior quality of marie to measure clothes. Our garments are cut and made to your measure in our own workshop in Ilut ler, not by fair-to-middling work men, hut by expert tailors. Handsome Spring Goods At Business Bringing Prices. ALAND, Maker of Men') Clothes Ibe S Minute Breakfast Food, Purine health Flour Makes "BRAIN BREAD.** PURINA MILLS, ST. Louis, MU. BUTLER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 lfe>Ol Dangerous Kidney Diseases. Celery King has cured me of kidney dis ease. The doctor feared Uright's disease, and tried many remedies that gave me no help. Celery King has made me as well aa ever in my life, and It seems almost as though a miracle had been wrought In my case.—Jen nie O. Iteichard, Sprlngtown, I'a. Celery King cures Constipation and Nerve, Stomach, Liver and kidney diseases. i of a Eureka Harness Oil'm not only raakPathobarneM and tbe horso look better, but mnkw th* ' IA leather soft arrl pliable, put« It In |IIV im / Al dltfon to lost—twice ns loaf {'lltLgmJ//, it orrtlnarily would. JPft j J jfiZllli'/. Be 14 «rerT where la cac§—%lll|l ,| ilui. ilftd* hy jMljlfL r mMjli.,,l STANDARD 'rt \ OIL co. tDviij-Wk Your CATARRH LOCAL'DISEASE and is the rejull ol colds and Ci/prrCCLDw sudden climatic changes. - c./fff For your Protection A we fiisitively state tiint tliis y^H remedy docs not contain mercury or any other injur tons drag. ylB Ely's Cream Balmß^s3 is acknowledged to t>e the most thorooph enre for Naial Catarrh, Cold in Head ar.d Hay h'ever of all remedies. It orx-n» and cleanses the na.al i>ns«apes, a!lsy» ;>ain and inflammation, heals the B'.rcs, pro tects the membrane from colds, restores the senses of iv">nn>l smell. IMcervx:.atDnii'tMstaorbymail. ELY lJiiltS, OS Warren Street, New York. 5We Can Supply You With | J m'mwrm&m*. x-j&m**** r | iCORKS M -U ... .1/ 'is 'lf «11 •!> six -l* ■' -U 'V 'V •'* "V 'l' -1' f w vf* J;: Jf: Jf* Jf. Jf. T i• T T- i> i"p T- i- f \ Ail Sizes i \ Any Quantity 7 At Right Prices. r (Let r.s fill vour prescriptions * J and family recipes, we Kive thin / V work special attention.) r S Redick & Grohman,\ A mi;M>MI:NT TO TIIK CONSTITI TION |-|.( ,!•< )HEI) TO TIIE <IITIZENH «'I Til IH COM MONWEALTII I'oh TH Kill Al*- I'KOVAL Oil KF..IE<"T'ON l«Y TIIK <iEN EKAL AHHKMIiLV OK THE COMMON WEALTH OK PENNSYLVANIA ITH- M-I!EI> BY OHDKK OK TIIK sff'KtTAKY OK THE COMMONWEALTH IN IM KSI - ANCE OK ARTICLE XVHI OK THE CON STITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION I'nponliiK un amendment to tin* < 'oust Itutlon <if tin* Commonwealth. Section 1 Re It rew)' v«-cl hy the Senate and HOllH*' of Krprenenlatlves of tho CJoinmon w< ;th li in Ocneral met. That the following Im proiKwd an amendments to the < 'onstliutlon of the < onunoiiw«*alth of I'l-nn sylvanla. 111 ordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment One to Article Eight, Section One. Add at the end of the first paragraph of said section, after the words "shall he un titled to vote at all elections." the words "aubiect however to such laws requiring and ri the resist rutlon of electors as the (jencr&l Assernhly may • naet," so that the said seel lon shall read as follows: Hee.tlon I Qualifications of Klectors. Every male r|t l/en i twenty-one years of age, !>"-» sensing t in* following <|'ialiHeiit|(ins snail In* entitled to vote at all elections, nubject how ever to Niich laws requiring arid regulating the registration of • leetors as the General A sftembly may enact: 1. lie shall have been a eltlzen of the I'nlted Stati's at least one month. 2. He shall have resided In the State one year (or. having previously been ;i <jualifled elector or native born citizen of the State, he shall have, removed therefrom and returned, then six months,) Immediately preceding the election. .'J. Il«- shall have resided in the election dis trict where he shall offer to vote at least two months Immediately preceding the election. i. Ift wenty-two years of ago and upward?. h« shall have paid within two years a State or county ta*,whlcb shall ii;t <.« been ;i - • d at least two months and paid at least one month before the election. Amendment Two t4> Article Eight. Section Seven. Strikeout from said section the words "but no elector shall lie deprived of the privilege of voting br reason of his name not being registered,' and add to said se<-t lon the fol lowing words, "but laws regulating and re <iulr!ug the registration of electors may be enact «l to apply to cities only, provided that such laws in- uniform for cities of the same class," so that the said section shall read us follows: Section 7. Knll rmlty of Election Laws. All laws regulating tlx h'lldlng of elections hy the citizens or for the reglntration <»f electors shall be uniform throughout the State, but laws regulating ami requiring the registration of electors may be enacted to apply to cities only, provided that such laws be uniform for cities of the same class. A true copy of t lie Joint Resolution. W W Ol&l EST, Secretary of t lie < Common wealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION |'K< i|N . ED TO ril» < lI I ZENS Ol THIS COMMONWEALTH I OR THEIR A I' I'KOV A L OR KEJK< TION lIY III.: OEN- K.RAL ASSKMHLY OK TIIK COMMON WEALTH OK N.N sSYLVANIA. I'lJll- LISIIED RY ORDER OK THE SECRETARY OK THE COMMONWEALTH, IN I'l RsU ANcKoK ARTICLE XVIII Ol TIIK CON STITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Kroposlng an amendment to t iic ( oust It tit lon i»f the Commonwealth. Section I. Re It enacted by the Sunate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth of I'euusyl vanla In Gcueral Assembly met, and It Is hereby unacted l»y the author Ity of the same. That the following Is pro posed as an amendment to t he Constitution «>f the < Commonwealth of l'«nnsy I vanla in accordance with the provisions of the j Eighteenth article thereof. A menduient. j St rlke out. sect lon four of artlc.le eight, and j insert In place thereof, as follows: Section 4. AII elections by the citizens shall be by ballot or by such other method-as may 1 i»e prescribed by law: Provided, That secrecy In voting be preserved. A t rue copy of the Joint Ri-solul lon, W. W. ORI EST. Secretary of t he Comuiouwealth. L. C. WICK, DiCA I.ICB IN LUHBER. gßfßEwffgig BOBOLINK. D«lii«s, clover, buttercup, i Red top, trefoil, meadow sweet, \ Ecstatic wing, staring up, Then gliding down to grtbay seat. Bunsl ir.e, laurhtcr, mad desire#. May d«v, June day, lucid skios. All reckless things that love inspires, The gladdest bird that Binge and fiiea Meadows, orchards, bending ray^ Rushes, lilies, LUlowj* wheat, and frolic fill his days, A feathered rondeau all complete. Pink blocm, gold bloom, fleabane white, Dewdrop. raindrop, cooling shade, Bubbling throat and hovering flight And jubilant heart as e'er was made. -John Burroughs in McCluie's Magazint. I DAPPLES T MISTRESS;; I A Story of the Civil War. 4t ♦ i "Stoi>, l»ai>i>le. We must look to this." Tbe sceuc was a green stretch of euiumer lawn In front of n flue old Virginia farmhouse; the speaker a •light, bright faced girl, gracefully mounted on a small, gray pony. The sun was dropping out of sight behind the green hills, and far away down the silver bcud of the Aecoceek came the tramp of retreating troops, with now and then the muffled roll of a drum or the shrill bray of a bugle. Old Virginia, the queen mother of the 6unuy south, was overrun with soldiers, devastated by fire and sword, shaken to her very foundations by the thun ders of the civil war. Colonel Moreton was far away from his pleasant home In the front ranks of death and danger; but Irene, bis only child, still braved the terrors of invasion and remained nt the farm house with her invalid mother and a few faithful old servants. Cantering across the grounds an hour after tbe retreat of the invading troops, something attracted the young lady's notice—a prostrate figure under the shade of the great Cottonwood treo. "Stop, Dapple. Wo must look to this." Dapple stopped, and Miss Irene leaped lightly from her saddle, und, throwing the silken reins over the pony's neck, she went tripping across the grounds to the spot where the figure lay. It was a tall, soldierly figure, clad In army blue, with a pale, worn face and an abundance of curling chestnut hair. Colonel Moreton's daughter looked down upon the senseless soldier with all her woman's divine compassion stirring within her bosom. "Poor fellow 1" sho murmured, laying her soft hand upon his brow. "I wish I could help hiin." The soft voice and the softer touch called back the veteran's wandering senses. He opened his eyes and looked up In the young lady's face. Great, luminous, handsome eyes they were, that somehow reminded Irene of her brother Tom's eyes, and Tom was down In the trenches In front of Itlch mond. The compassion In her heart stirred afresh. She smoothed back the tangled curls from the soldier's brow. "My poor fellow!" she said. "Can 1 do anything for you?" lie struggled up to his albow, with a stifled groan. "My horse threw me," bo explained, "and they left me behind. I think 1 must have fainted from the pain. I thank you very much, but I can't see how you can help me. I suppose I must lie here till they take me prisoner, and I'd almost as soon be shot." Irene smiled—a smile that lighted her dark, bright face Into positive beauty. "1 am In the enemy's country," she said, "but If you will trust me I think I can help you, at least I will see that you are refreshed and made comfort able." She put her hand to her bosom, and drawing forth a tiny whistle she put It to her lips and blew a sharp little blast. Dapple pricked up his gray ears und came cantering to her side, followed Instantly by a colored manservant. "You see," smiled Miss Irene, flush ing a beaming glance on the soldier, "I hold my reserve forces at a moment's warning. Here, James, help this gentleman to the horse and then ride for Dr. Werter to dress his limb." James obeyed without a word, and by the time the sun was fairly out of sight the Union soldier, refreshed and made comfortable, lay asleep In the best chamber of the pleasant old southern mansion. Meanwhile, on the long veranda, Irene kept watch, her slight, willowy llgure wrapped In a scurlet mantle, her flossy, raven tresses floating on the winds. Ity and by, as the midnight stars came out and glittered overhead, above the dreamy How of the river, above the murmur and rustle of the forest leaves, arose the clash and clang, the roar and tramp, of advancing troops. Irene's dark face flushed and her lus trous eyes dilated. She crossed the veranda with a swift step and tapped lightly at the door of her guest's cham ber. "They are coming," she whispered. "They will lake you prisoner If you re main. You must go."* The soldier started to his feet and made his way out,but he reeled against the doorpowt, faint and gasping for breath. "I can't walk!" lie cried. "There's no hope of escape!" But Irene held out her lithe, young arm. "Yes, there Is," she said cheerfully. "Lean on me. I can help you down, Mid you shall ride Dapple. He knows the river road, and you will overtake your comrades by dawn. Hurry; thero Is no time to lose!" The soldier leaned upon the brave, helpful young ann ninl succeeded In reaching the lawn below. "Diipple," the young girl called In her clear, silver not< s. "come here!" In a breath Dapple was at her side. The KIII stood and looked at the gen tle creature and then threw her arms nround Ills licek. "Oh, Dapple, pretty Dapple," she sob bed, "It break i my heart to part from you! <ioodliy. 1 >upp! •!" In the next bren I HIIC stood erect, her eyes (lashing through a mist of tears. "Come, sir," slie said, "allow me to help you to mount. Dapple, take this gentleman down the river road and at your utmost speed." Dapple uttered a sagacious whinny, but the soldier hesitated. "Why don't you mount, sir?" cried the Klrl Impatiently. "Will you remain here and ruin both yourself and me?" lie vaulted into the saddle without ll word. "Away, I tipple, like the wind!" cried Irene, mid the little mountain pony shot oIT like an arrow. The war was over, and once more over the blasted and desolate homes ot Virginia peace and freedom reigned. Captain Uutherford made it his busi ness to go back to the Potomac hills and to Colonel Moreton's farmhouse the moment he was discharged from seri Ice. But where the stately old homestead stood he found nothing but a mass of ruins, and of Dapple's mis tress not the slightest tidings could he obtain. Three years went by, and the ex-cap tain found himself the wealthy heir of an old uncle and took himself off on a tour amid the Swiss mountains. Dap ple went with him, as he always did since that eventful night when the brave little pony bore him safely be yond reach of the enemy. lie had been the captain's inseparable companion in all his wanderings, lie was with him now, ambling over the green Tyrol val leys and climbing the Switzer steeps. One September afternoon, when the captain's tour was drawing to a close, somewhere In the vicinity of Mont F'.UIIC he fell i:i with a traveling party from New ■' re It consisted of >!s''ata l,ilr. In r s •» r.n-l two daugh ters r.;:d a yon:.- .V.i. . truly who was hor con:p:r:i J:I I:;T. : etcr. Captain lir" fa:. I madam a ehamiiu.T wo: • an : v. Itithe young pct*"ju.« ■ f i!.i party !i: i V.-. mselves In r-p: • ad!ng oi:t a r .i .- .uu under the tri • - hi' l::y i;i I 'lie loJtJ. rustling gra-si-i listening f'i madam's pretty feminine chatter 1 : : ' •< turn lelat Ing incident 4 ::!:d i .u '.: eelie s of iiis own war experience for l r edifica tion. Among otlur thin":* he told her of Dapple a::d of his ; : ride among the 1 lue hills of old Yiig'. M. lam vrai Intensely interested. the callant little pony carried you Faf.'l*- iron'.'lil'" she cried, with beaming cy. -. "Safely through, madam, with the enemy ot my very heels." replied the captain. "Mi.-J Moreton." cried madam, "will you have the kindness to pass the claret cup? And. pray. Captaiu Uuther ford. whatever became of Dapple?" The captain raised himself to a sit ting posture. "Dapple. Dapple," ho called. "Come here!" From the forest shadows near at hand a small gray mountain pony came ambling forth. Madam I.enoir's companion, advancing with the claret cup In her slim white hand, uttered a sharp little cry and wasted all the luscious liquor on the rustling leaves at her feet. "Oh, Dapple, Dapple!" she cried. Dapple heard the sweet voice and knew it in an instaut. He broke Into a Joyous neigh and shot like an arrow for the young lady's side. She caught his shaggy head and held It close to her bosom, sobbing like the silly child she was. "Oh, Dapple, my pretty Dapple, have I found you at last?" Madam Lenoir, comprehending the denouement, looked on with glistening eyes. Two weeks Inter the pleasant party was breaking up. Madam ami l'C r party were going back to France. "And now, Irene," said the captain, "how Is it to be? You will not listen to my suit or accept my love? Then you will be forced to part from Dapple again. She Is mine by the right of pos session. I cannot give her up. Come, now, give you final decision —are you willing to part from me and Dapple forever?" Irene looked up with her old, glorify ing smile. "I could bear to part from you." she said wickedly, "but never ngaln from Dapple. If you take Dapple, you will bnve to take her mistress, too. Captain Rutherford." And the captain made no objection. A month later saw Dapple's mistress his wife. Elm Leavrd Qoldenrod. It Is well known that when a plant grows In shady places It Is likely to have a greater leaf area than when It grows In the open sunshine. It must have a larger surface to collect the light when the latter is comparatively dim. Now, moM of the goldenrods live In the open fields, having rather nar row leaves, but the exquisite elm leaved goldcnrod lives in woods and copses, where the shadows are thick and di rect sunshine Is a fleeting thing. And so we find that this species has the broad, thin leaves of a shade plant— leaves with well developed stems, but otherwise so similar to those of the elm tree ns to give this goldenrod Its distinctive name. But It gives a touch of color to the somber shades of the woods that we would not willingly do without.—Woman's Home Companion. ANIMAL LIFE. The army worm Is essentially a grnss eating Insect, though It often fieds upon other plants, und Is said to prefer oats to corn. The malaptecttrus, a fish only eight Inches long, can develop a shock of 200 volts of electricity In the two-thou sandth part of u second. Several pairs of pigeons which n sci entist has observed in Purls have rais ed their young In nests made entirely of hairpins collected on the paths of the Luxembourg. The lurgest nest In the world Is built by the mound bird, a sort of Austra lian fowl. It makes mounds some times 150 feet In circumference. In which It buries its eggs live feet deep. The heaviest bird that flies Is the great bustard. In size It exceeds the Norwegian blackcock. The old males welKli about 35 pounds, but when food Is plentiful the young males may weigh lo pounds. Great bustards were formerly as plentiful In western Europe lis partridges. Now they are rarely found. Ht, Cbrlatopher, The belief WIIS that any one who looked at a representation of St. Chris topher was safe for that day from an evil death. The saint was always por trayed i)f colossal size and Is so paint ed at the entrance of most Spanish eu thedrals that all may see him. None of tin- many curved figures of (his saliil approaches in sl/,c one which was re moved from Notre Dame at Paris in ITS."., It was said that St. Christopher's original occupation wus to carry people across n stream, and the legend is that once a child presented himself to lie conveyed over. AI first his weight was what ml«ht lie expected from Ills in fant years, but presently It began to Increase and so went on till the ferry man was like to sink under his burden. The child then said: "Wonder not, my friend I am Jesus, and you have the weight of the sins of the whole world on your bark." Hence St. Christopher Is represented carrying the Infant Sav iour across ll river with the globe In Ills hand, St. Christopher has an Interesting place In the history of typography In consequence of a wood engraving of his figure, supposed to be of date about 1423, being the earliest known example of thai art. HANDY FARM DERRICK. A Cheap Contrivance For Handling Darrein and Sacks of Proilnce. A simple and cheaply constructed boom derrick arranged as Illustrated will be found of much service by a great many farmers, and the time and labor that will be saved by its use will more than equal that required to make It, says an Ohio Farmer writer. When boxes, barrels or sacks of produce are stored In a basement, one man without some mechanical assistance of this kind will lie unable to lift them from the cellar way and load on a wagon conveniently, and even If several men engage In the work they cannot remove and load the articles as easily and speedily without the derrick as they can by its help. A derrick made in the A MJU'I.E DEItBICK. same way and supported as best suits the case on hand will often be useful for ot'. er purposes, such us getting out ! stone, londiti'.' ice, < te. For the derrick post use a piece of stout timber not less thau 4 by 4 Inches square, or a round pole If preferable. IQic length of this poie will be govern ed somewhat by the leugth of the boom and by the situation of the derrick. For the boom use a round or square piece of lluht but stroug wood 10 to 15 feet long. Insert a heavy Iron pin in the top and the foot of the post and put ou Iron bands. Illnge one end of the Istom with iron straps and bolt it to the post about five feet from the bot tom, and on the other end put a band with eyes or hoops, as Is shown In the partial illustration of the derrick. If the post is round instead of square, as pictured, the boom may be attached by using a band on the post and the Iron device on the boom, like those shown In one corner of the same illus tration, both of which may be made from n heavy wagon tire and fastened In place by bolts In the holes made for this purpose. The top of the post nnd the end of the boom are connected by a rope and a pair of single pulleys or, better, by a double block tackle. The lower pin of the derrick post re volves In a wooden block having an Iron socket or a heavy stone with a hole drilled to receive It, and the top pin Is held by a strong projecting wood or Iron cleat or one of the building timbers, The part of the post above the point at which the boom is hinged should be as long us the boom, so as not to have the tackle work with too great loss of power. When the boom Is elevated to a hori zontal posltiou, the article being lifted will be about the right height for load ing on a wagon, and the end of the boom mny by means of the revolving post be swung round to the point de sired. With a double block tackle one man by ordinary exertion ought to be able to handle conveniently a weight of 800 or 400 pounds. By attaching a hay rope pulley to a firm stake near the foot of the derrick DETAIL. OF DKKUICK. or to the building the rope mny be conducted over It and have a single tree attached for a horse when It Is necessary to lift a more than ordinary heavy object from the cellarway. Tin* Ohio Stomach Worm Remedy. One tnblcspoonful of gasoline and Tour ounces of sweet milk well shnken together Is a good dose for sheep weigh ing anywhere from 60 to 100 pounds. The quantity of milk may be reduced or Increased slightly without detrimen tal results. Each sheep or lamb should be set on his rump nuil so held that he will not struggle while the dose Is given ns a drench, and Ills head should not be thrown back farther than the natural position while standing. This stomach worm treatment should be given only after 12 to 18 hours fast ing, and neither water nor feed should lie given Inside of two hours after giv ing the medicine. Treatment should be given three days consecutively, then repeated one week or ten days later for the same number of days. FEEDING WHI.AT. Brat In the Kiirin of Menl Mixed Willi Other Urnln. A Inrge production of wheat nnd a corn crop cut by drought In many si>c tlons bring up the question of feeding wheat In place of corn. J. T. Wlllurd of the Kansas station tlnds from a study (>f experiments and standard statistics on the subject tlmt wheat and corn fed In the form of meal are of equal value for fci-dlng. In feeding wheat satisfactorily a number of considerations must be kept In view. The kernels being much small er than those of ecu there Is much more danger of their escaping mastica tion and passing out undigested. Many farmers who regarded It as unprofita ble to feed wheat whole found on crushing or Kt'liidlug It that all difficul ty disappeared. It Is especially neces sary when fed to sfis-rs or milk cows. In utilmitls with smaller mouths there Is less waste than with cattle, und some have observed u positive advantage with sheep In feeding It whole. This was due, however, to the greater con sumption of whole grain than ground. (Sround wheat has an Important dis advantage In feeding In that It Is apt to form u gummy mass, which adheres 'u the teeth, milking It dilllcult nnd dl'j H-revtible to handle by the animal. This f:i;ilt hr.s brou the source of some of the iK)t>r results In f«-ftlliiK It and is best obvlattd by feeding It mixed with some other Brain, us coru. oats or Kaiiir com. Aniiunls fed upon a mixture are also less liable to become cloyed than when fed ou wheat alone. Iu discussing the feeding value of wheat the grain only has thus far been In mind. In this year of extreme scar city of roughage It may not be amiss to Inject a word of suggestion that wheat Straw is much better than nothing and that In all probability the farmers of the wheat belt can contribute to the needs of their less fortunate fellow citi zens and add to their own profits by preserving, baling and marketing their straw Instead of burning It as usual. HAIRY VETCH. A Fornfff Plant !S"ow In the Fof®» Itronnd For Fall Sowing. n.'..ry vetch Is so much in the agri cultural foreground Just now that the accompanying sketch may not come amiss to those who have not seen the plant. It Is a perennial or biennial from western Asia and has given such 21 I Tib sßji IIAIRY VETCH. flue promise lu various parts of the United Sttaes as to elicit much ap proval. The seed Is generally sown In drills,- with some kind of grain to hold It upright. It Is recommended to sow In fall—Au gust to middle of September—for winter and spring forage. If sown with rye and successfully grown. It will give excel lent feed at a time when there Is usual ly a shortage. Wheat and vetch also furnish good green fodder in spring. The Chinch nun. The Ohio experiment station is re ceiving letters Indicating an extensive outbreak of chinch bugs in certain parts of the state. The following rem edy, the formula of Professor Forbes of Illinois, Is therefore offered: "Dissolve one-half pound hard or soft soap In one gallon of water and heat to the boiling point. Ilemove from the stove and add two gallons of coal oil, churning the mixture with a good force pump for 15 minutes. When the emul sion Is formed, It will look like butter milk. "To each quart of this emulsion add 15 quarts of water and apply to the corn In a spray, preferably before 10 a. in. or after 3 p. m. The bugs should be washed off so that they will float in the emulsion at the base of the plant. A teacupful to a hill is generally sulH cient, but the quantity must vary with the number of bugs infesting the corn." The progress of these bugs through a field may be obstructed by making a shallow, V shaped trench with the cor ner of a hoc and filling It with coal tar, the tar to be renewed In two or three days. They may also be destroyed by plowing them under and harrowing tml rolling. Agricultural Brevities. Eggplant Is one of the most delicious vegetables known. Gather the plants before they become seedy. Tan bark Is a splendid thing to put In the apiary to keep the grass and weeds from growing up In front of the hives to bother the bees. Nothing but the very earliest tobacco grown on light soil and especially treated for that purpose will produce anything desirable In domestic spotted tobacco, says a New England Home stead correspondent. From now till frost tho battle with weeds should not cease. In spraying potatoes with bordeaux for fungous disease two or three spray ings are generally made at vary lug dates between July 1 and Sept. 1. Preparing For * Journey. Jerome K. Jerome recalled, with reverence, a habit of his methodical uncle who, before packing for a Jour ney, always "made a list." This was the system which he followed, gather ed from his uncle's own Hps: Take a piece of pat>er and put down on It everything you can possibly re quire. Then go over It aud see that It contains nothing you can possibly do without. Imagine yourself In bed. What have you got on? Very well; put It down, together with a change. You get up. What do you do? Wash yourself. What do you wash yourself with? Po»p. Put down soap. Qo on till you have finished. Then take your clothes. Begin at your feet. What do you wear or. your feet? Hoots, shoes, socks. Put them down. Work up till you get to your head. What do you want besides clothes? Put down everything. This is the plan the old gentleman al ways pursued. The list made, he would go over It carefully to see that he had forgotten nothing. Then he would go over It again and strike out everything It was possible to dispense with. Then he would lose the list. The llnckßlltler. ''Many years ago," says the Provi dence Journal, "In a village not 20 miles from Providence n revival was In progress. A young miiii, one of Indis tinguishable twin brothers who had previously been observed, as was sup posed, In nn attentive attitude at the meeting, rose for prayers, walked to the anxious seat, and there walled aud moaned to such good purpose that the deacons were sure he was on the high road to salvation. The next day he was overheard In Die back yard at home chopping wood and swearing painfully at a refractory leg. When remonstrated with for his sudden backsliding, he merely said, "Oh, brother Jim couldn't go to tho meeting last night, so I went and hol lered for him." Meant What I) Snld. "No," said the Impecunious one, "you can't believe all that you see In the newspapers." "Are you prepared to specify?" the Other man asked. "I am. I saw a statement In the Oniinclal column* that money was easy, but when I tried to negotiate a loan I found that the reverse was true." "You misunderstood the paragraph. It dldu't say the people were easy."— No 42. AN" INDIAN CEREMONY THE "MEDICINE SWEAT" THAT MAKES THE RED MAN CLEAN. It Is Ills TnrkUh Bath, So to Sp?nli« •ml It la to Him a. Rite, Both Ph;i< leal and Spiritual - Making Medi cine to l!ie Great Spirit, Few, If any, of the writers on th<J habits, folklore and history of tho American Indian have devoted any space to the red man's Turkish bath, an Institution homemade, to be sure, but a recognised necessity in everjj camp and a feature of the daily life of the Inliau. On the contrary, com* mentators have conveyed the impres sion that habits of cleanliness are for eign to the Indian and that he has an Inboru aversion to water except foe culinary purposes. By the avidity and frequency with' which the Indian Indulges in his home made Turkish bath he proves the fal lacy of this belief aud shows that he, as well us his white brother, can live up to the precept "Cleanliness is next to godliness." only In the practice the Indian puts cleanliness first The term Turkish bath Is unknown to the Imliuu. lie calls that method of ablution a "medicine sweat." It is to him a rite both physical and spiritual, for he cleanses his person and then "makes medicine" to his Oreat Spirit. That the rite Is religiously observed was showu by a band of Brule Sioux Ituli&ns, who made a Journey across the continent to the east and went into encampment In, to them, a strange land. On their arrival, even before they raised their tepee poles, they erected a "medicine sweat" tent. The framework of this tent is of hoop poles so trained that it Is about nine feet In diameter, four feet high, flat topped and almost circular lu form. Just within the framework there is a bedding of straw about two feet wide, aud In the center of the tent there is a whole lu the ground about three feet In diameter and three feet deep. There are no steam vents or pipes, no marble slabs, no rubbers and no sheets. When the Indian Is ready for his "medicine sweat" a number of stones or rocka are heated to almost white heat and dumped Into the hole In the ground. Then the red men, 20 or 25 of them, ia a costume even scantier than Adam's after the fall, range themselves upon the straw. They sit mummy fashion, their chins on their knees and their arms around their shins, packed so close together that even if they would they could not move. When they are all ready, blankets, skins and canvas are thrown over the framework until the tent Is almost air tight, two or three buckets of water are passed in and thrown upon the hot stones and the "medicine sweat" be gins. The moment the steam begins to rise the Indians begin a chant, which' Is kept up without Interruption until the sweat is over. Packed together, enveloped In steam so thick that none can see his neighbor, the Indians sit, singing and perspiring for an hour or more. Not an Indian moves. He neither can nor wants to. At u signal from the chief or the medicine man a section of the tent ia torn away, and with a heave and a whoop all the bucks make pellmell for the water. A run and a Jump, and In they go. It Is Just as much sport for the oldest warrior as for the boy who has not yet wou his war bonnet. Onco more on land, the Indian, having per formed a duty he owes to himself and his neighbor, Is ready to "makp medi cine." This Is always done after tho "medicine sweat"—in fact It Is part and parcel of the ceremony, for It la regarded as a ceremony. The Indian, clean in person and at this moment, before his communion with the God of his fathers, supposed to be equally clean of mind and guile less of soul, now proceeds to the high est point of land In the vicinity of the cump, thus getting as near to the Great Spirit as It is possible to do while on earth. Ou the way he gathers up a little soil, a stray leaf, some old tobacco quids, a dead fly or bug or two—in fact anything which may be deemed refuse, for he Is about to convey to the Great Spirit that he has cleansed his person aud that all things unclean have gone from him. These things that he has gathered be places lu u piece of white cloth, which In turn Is fastened to the end of a long stick. The other end of the stick Is thrust Into the ground at the top of the hill or knoll, and the good Indian has made medicine. Two days seldom pass without the repetition of this cere mouy. It never varies. The scene may change, the Indi. i may wander to new lands or be driven to them, but where he Is there also is his "medicine sweat" tent and there he "makes medicine."— New York Times. No l'lpen Smoked In Cab*. Cuba produces no tobacco for chew ing or for pipe smoking. The Cubans who smoke pipes might be counted on Ine's Angers without making a second found of the fingers. The cigar and tho cigarette prevail. To extent the Cuban cigarette might ever become popular with American smokers Is a matter beyond determination. It Is cer tain that most Americans of prolonged residence become. If they be smokers, addicted to Cuban brands and find diffi culty In weaning themselves back to American brands on their return.—Re view of Reviews. Joke In a Needle'* Point. Some 30 years ago a firm In San Francisco sent to a Chinese house In Canton the smallest and finest kind of needle as n sample of our skill in deli cate handicraft. It was returned to them with a bole through the point, Wlilck could only be seen with a mlcro icopo.-Stereoscopic Photograph. SIMPLE REMEDIE6. IMlutud ammonia Is good for Insect bites nnil stings. A raw ogg swallowed at once upon getting a fishbone lu the throat beyond the reach of tho finger. It Is said, will dislodge it aud carry it down. A simple remedy for indigestion Is the white of an egg beaten to a stiff froth nud stirred Into a wlneglassful of cold water. This should be taken nfter each meal. For burns and scalds, when no other remedy Is at hand, try the effect of piece of rag steeped In vinegar and bound round the scar. This is espe cially useful when cooking, for the vinegar is generally ut hand. To cure ii severe case of colic take a ttaspoouful of salt lu a pint of water; drink and go to bed. This Is one of tho speediest remedies known. It will also prove efficacious In reviving a person who seems almost dead from A heavy, fall. 111* Record as an Abst*ia*r. She—Aro you a total abstainer, Colfr Uel Blue Crass? He Vcs, ma'am. 1 hain't touched water for 40 yeMi.-KJbicago tfeir*
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