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."
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Shouldn't WA
Suffer Ll
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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
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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
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\ 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
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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*