Butler citizen. (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, September 26, 1901, Image 1
VOL XXXVUI 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 \ comprehensive exhibit of everything that is new and correct for the feet ' f Man, Wo nan or Child. Every new shape eveiy de pendab'e leather, every point of style, and every feature of good shoe making fuUv developed in this great dis.pl a> . .n;^oa FALLSHOESat,,o °' SHOESat MEN'S FINEST EALL SHOES « WOMEN'S FINEST FALL SHOES - at ,3 00, an- fc.op. .t tim MISSES' SCHOOL SHOES at *l.oo, BOVS' SCHOOL SHOES *t SI.OO, 25 and fl 50 . •1.25. $1.50 and $2.00. MISSES' FINE SHOES at f1.25.i1.50 >. YOUTHS' SCHOOL SHOES at 90c and | 2 1 |i.oo, fi.25 and fi.so. High cut or reg- CHILDREN'S PALL SHOES at 50c, Inlar height, alt sizes and widths. HUSELTON'S ""sr hoTl°LJwrv I BICKELS Fall and Winter Footwear. I p or the oast three months we have been makii.g preparations lor our extensive fall and winter stock of Hoots and Shoes. Great care has been taken in selecting a line of good solid water r 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 S last season as prices on stock is lower and consequently will be able 1 to give much better 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 Co's., Duttenhoffer & Son's. A. E. Ncttleton'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, Dcngolas, Enamels, Box-Calls, and Cordovans in jj, medium or heavy soles, extension edges are more handsome and f up-to-date than ever. FOR OIL MEN AND FARM WEAR. i* We have a complete stock of Gokey's hand-made, whole stock, box-toe Boots I «id Shoes. Gokey's high cut copper-toe shoes for Boy's and high-cut water proof W shoes for girls. I and Felt Goods^l Our stock of Rubber and Felt Goods is extremely large, and I** owing to the large otders which we placed we were able to get very close prices and am in a position to ofler you the lowest prices for best grades of Felts and Rubber Goods. An immense business enables us to name the very lowest prices for reliable footv ear. When in mtd of try th inp in our lire give us a call JOHN BICKEL, 128 SOUTH MAIiN STREET. - - BUTLER, PA I IHATS AT SMALL PRICES. Our assortment of Outing Hats, Soft I \\ Huts, Sailer Hats, in fact every hat and 1 Spw ' all Millinery must be cleared out at once. 11 Jr I We are making a great sacrifice to close \\ \ "V" / J I out this line. Never before has tbere \\ J J betn such an opportunity to secure bar- \\ ix ifv. // gains and value at so little figures. Rockenstein's, * MILLINERY EMPORIUM fimiK M»i« Pit* - - r - Kutler.iPa K F. C K Spring Styles Ks Ht nnttit»-*s xlx.ut theru that }*' /j f* mark the we it) it won't do t > [if la [*s/ /_/ M wear ill? •#t vt-ar's oitpui. Yon / l*\ if 'vl Fl won't g> t the Intent things a; the U A \jr— 7 i 4 (.'•(t'H cl'it) i;". '-itber The up- to 1/IVK \ii E|y r t d.»te tai'or only can supply them, A II J f l \f yua want n«t only the latest I, If J</I If jhing- in cut and fit and work- II (//// in nsliip, the finest in durability. ! If *ll/ wti<u-e'v o»i> <Oll g>-t <"r«mbinH J , I I U"D- if*'t th'-'T' •' " I IJ t-1 j K 1: C K G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 42 f'crih Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa Removal Notice! C. F.'t. Pape, Jeweler and-i Will be found on and after April Ist at 121 East Jefferson street, opposite G. Wilson Miller's Grocery Store, Butler, Pa. Subscribe for the CITIZEN THE BUTLER CITIZEN. ibrarj jnlvO? THE Farmers' National Bank, BUTLER, PENN'A. CAPITAL PAID IN, $100,000.00. Foreign exchange bought and sold. Special attention given to collections. lOFFICERS: JOHN YOUXKINS President JOHN HUMPHREY Vice President C. *. BAILEY Cashier E. W. BINGHAM Assistant Cashier J. F. HUTZLER Teller DIRECTORS. John Younkins. D. L. Cleeland. E. E. Abrams. C. N. Boyd. W. F. Metzger. Henry Miller. John Humphrey. Thos. Hays, Lev. M. Wise and Francis Murphy. Interest paid on time deposits. We respectfully solicit vour business. TME Butler County National Bank, Butler Penn, Capital paid in (200,000.00 Surplus and Profits - $100,000.00 los. Hartmau, President; J. V. Ritts, Vice President; John G. McMarlin, Cashier, A. C. Krug, Ass't Cashier. A general banking business transacted. I uteres*, paid on time deposits. Money I janed on approved security. We invite you to open an account with this "mRECTJBS— Hon. Joseph Hart,man. Hun. W -. Waltiion. Dr. .v. M. Hoover. H. Mc- Sweeney. C. F. Collins I. U. Smith, Leslie }'. Hazlott, XI. Fineg*n. 'V. H. Larkin, T. P. MlHliu. Dr. W. C. McCandiess. Ben Mas svth. W. J. Marks. J. V. Kltts. A. L. Reiber Butler Savings Bank i -uitier. Pa. Capital - $60,000.00 Surplus and Profits - - $225,000 to JOS. L PURVIS President J. HENRY TROUTMAN Vice-President WM. CAMPBELL, Tr Caihier LOUIS B.STEIN leller DIRECTORS -Joseph L. I'urvts, J. Henry Tro-.tinan. W. D. Bnnitor '-V. A. Stein J S. Ctvciubell. The Butler Savings Bank is the Oldest Banking Institution in Butler County. General banking business transacted. We solicit accounts of oil producers, m t chants, farmers and others. All business ontrusvod to us will receive prompt attention. Interest oatd on tlmo deDoslts. U T E OFFER FOR sale $50,000 of 4s per cent Borough of Irwin, Westmoreland Co., Pa., sewer and street improvement bonds. De nomination SSOO. A safe investment. Price and particulars on ap plication. C R WILLIAMS & CO, Bank for Savings Bld'g., Pittsburg, Pa. 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." Shouldn't f. J Suffer i! % With W *2 Corns or k 1 r« Bunions W 9} When < 4 JOHNSTON'S ► >1 Corn A A Cure M 1 Will i A Cure Them A A In a. f Short A Time. % Price *1 25 ceuts. % 4 Put >2 n Up and « A Sold n n Only < 7 A At k W Johnston s H Crystal | 4 Pharmacy, k' A u: M. LOGAN, Ph. 0.. * Manager, w A A 108 N. Main St., Butler, Pa Both 'Phones. A Everything in the drug-line. fA DEALERS in ready made clothing represent their wares as "Tailor made* "custom made" &c.. but they ask the reuular prices of ready made 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 prjee, they impose upon your credulity Whether their misrepresentation is wilful or negligent the result to you is the same, Most men want what they pay for and arc willing to pay for '.he superior quality of ta»;le tp clothes. Our garments are cut and made to your measure in our own workshop in But ler, not by fair-to-middllng work , men, but by expert tailors. Handsome Spring Goods At Business Bringing Prices. ALAND, Maker,of Men's Clothes BUTLER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2G l(r)Ol V The Cure thai Guras j p Coughs, fe. \ Colds, Jj I) Grippe, (k \ Whoopirif? Oouf»h, Asthma, / Bronchitis and Incipient A ConsumDtion, Is g The CrERMAN REMEDY* 4 P Cures IVTOA UTid J s,o\A a\\ . 25350:.^^ Don't tie tho top of j-onr s3fl;. Jelly »nd prsscrvo Jars in VS theoldfashionedTray. f them lijr tho new, quick, »s, "I"J VVv absolutely sure way—by a. thin coatlni; of Pure *SITwS. Rcliued I'arallino. Has C ° tanto |° r tKI^ r " t' sefui in a (tore A other fr iL -'P 1 Vfc wavn alout tho hours. jK»yV, l 1- Jg? Full directions with I •'' each cake. ! Jlfi' Sold everywhere. Made; ly STANDARD OIL C °' Druggist CATARRH for a generous IO CENT TRIALSIZE. Ely's Cream Balm containt no cocaine, mercury nor any other liiiurioDß drar It is quietly Absorlxid. HBBW vliH Gives Itelief at once. ' : It otiens and cleanses the Nasal Pa«w C ™. [*'olo J N HE AD Allays Inflammation. WWUV <>lLnil He-ils and Protects the Membrane. Kestore* the of Taste and fcmell. Full Size uOc.; Trial %un 10c.; at I)rii'_".':st» >■- i>7 miil. WtY BKOTIIEKS. M Warren Street, New Yorfc) We Can Supply You With 7 \ ICORKSI j $£ % 1 w *T» *» 4' * «T» n* "• "» "» *7* 'T» n l ' *T» * J \ All Sizes i \ Any Quantity / At Right Prices. ) r (Let uh fill your prescriptions f ' and family reeiiws. we give this / \ work special attention.) f S Redick & Grohman,^ TMENDMKVT TO THE CON ST ITI "TI OX PKOPOSBD TO THE CITIZENS OK THIS COMMONWEALTH FOh TH Flit Ai'- PKOVAIi OIJ HEJF.CTIOX BY THE UEN- F.ltAI. ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUB LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSU ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON STITUTION. A JOINT. RESOLUTION . Propositi# uri nim-iidmenl to tin? constitution of the Couimiuiweulth. Section 1. Bo It resolved by tliuSenate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth In fieneral Assembly met. That the following Is proposed as amendments to the' Const it ui ion of the Commonwealth of Penn sy 1 vanla. In accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment One to Article Eight, Hectlou One. Add ut the end of the tirst paragraph of said section, after the words "shall be en titled to vote at all elections." the words "subject however to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact," so that tho said section shall read as follows: MetU>n I QnalMcatfcmiOf Electors. Every male citizen 1 twenty-one years of age, pos sessing the following cjualllicallons shall be entitled to vote at all elections, subject, how ever to such laws requiring and rtgulating the registration of electors as the General enact: 1. He slnrfl have been a citizen of the I'nlted States at least one month. 2. He shall have resided In the State one year (or. having previously been a qualified elector or native Imm citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months,) Immediately preceding the election. J). He shall have resided In the election dis trict where he shall offer to vote at least two months Immediately preceding tho election. 4. If twenty-two years of ago and upwards, he shatl'have paid within two years a State orcouuty la*.which shall have been assessed at least two months at|d paid at. least one month .before the election. Amendment Two to Article Eight. Section Seven. Strike jiut from said section l lie words "but no elector shall i>e deprived of the privilege of voting or reason of his name not being registered, and add to said section the fol lowing words, "but laws .regulating and re quiring the registration of electors may be enacted to apply to cities only, provided that such laws lie uniform for cities of the same class," so that the said section shall read as follows: Section 7. I'lilfi.rmlt.y of Election Laws. All laws regulating the holding of elections by the citizens or for the registration if electors shall lie uniform throughout the State, but laws regulating and requiring the registration of electors may be enacted to apply to cities only, provided that such laws tie uniform for cities of the same class. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. W. W Gill EST. Secretary of the Commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS Ol THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR Ai'- PKOVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON WEALTH <>! PENNSYLVANIA, PUB LISHED BY OUDEIt OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN I'l RnC ANCEOF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON STITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to the Constitut ion of the Commonwealth. Section L Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and It Is hereby enacted by the author ity of the same. That the following Is pro posed as an amendment to the Constitution of vlie'Cothnlouwealih of Pennsylvania in accordance with the provisions of the Eighteenth article thereof. Strike out section fOuy of article eight, and insert in place thereof, as follows: Section 4. AH elections by the citizens shall be by ballot or by such other method as may lie prescribed by law; Provided, That secrecy In voting Imj preserved. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. VY. W. URI EST. Secretary of the Commonwealth. L. C. WICK, OKALBB in LUriBER, -aagie^ss VOICES. Wlra btoadroct bloom* and trilliina f«wn t'netasp their etars to sun and rain, My heart «irike» hands with win.is and mo vara And wander* In the woods again. Oh, ursine impulse, born of That makes glad April of my soul. So bird, however wild of wing. Is mure impatient of control I Impetuous of pulse it l>e*ta Within my blood and bear* mo banc*; Above the house tops snd the *treet* I bear its happy eloquence. It tell* me all that 1 would know. Of biixl* *nd buds, of blooms and b««a; 1 *ei-m to bear the blossom* bi-w And leaves unfolding on the triaa I st em to bear the bluebell* ila( Faint purple peals of fragrranc* and The honey throated poppies fling Their golden laughter o'er tWa Lin& It calls to me; II tings to me; I hear its far Tolee night an<t day; I cannot choose but go when tree And flower clamor, "Come away!" —Uadison Cawein in "Weed* by th* all." "i* ' 11 ui' "" "4* | Hunted Down I I BY n- QUAD. . 1 1 Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Lewis F ji»f»lHinFnm'i»w'^ii | m"'in l "ini''iniii'i;i^|'H I was putting In a month In a Swiss town, and as I was strolling along tho highway in the suburbs one day a vehi cle containing a single traveler appear ed. The driver pulled up that the travel er might ask if he could find accommo dations nt some chalet instead of at the hotel, as be was not In good health and wanted quietness. I was lodging at a private house, and there was room for another guest. The stranger was driven on, nnd 1 sat down on a rock to sum him up. Having come from the west In a country vehicle, he must have come from beyond the railroad station. The horse looked weary, the hour was 4 In the afternoon, and 1 settled It that he must have come from Thalia, 15 miles away. The man wore a hat which did not fit him and had the collar of his coat turned up. He had on goggles, though it was a dark day. A person who wears goggles for weak eyes will earry a finger to one of the glasses ev ery two or three minutes, even If he does not remove them occasionally. On this man's face was a newly grown beard about an Inch long. Every 30 sec onds up went his hand to scratch. He was not used to a beard, but had grown one for an object He thickened his voice when he spoke to me, and It was easy to detect the unnatural intonation. Why did be de It? Travelers searching for health are seldom to be met with In the mountains except In early summer, and this was late in the season. He might explain, however. Mr. Braceby, as he had given his name, probably had more reasons for seclusion than he had stated, and 1 had a curiosity to observe him further. He was taken In at the chalet, and that night we ate supper together. I saw from his table manners that he had been used to the quick lunches of a restaurant. He claimed to be an Englishman, but his American idioms would have given him away to a child. WAJS SMOKING OK THE VUAKDA. The heels of his boots, as I observe<l, were very true. He was therefore a man who did little walking. Ho ba<J the curve of shoulders and neck which come to one who sits a great deal. Now and then he leaned back and locked his fingers, as most public offi cials do when a caller enters, ne claimed to have nervous trouble. That was or was not a good excuse for his presence. A door elnmmed, and he Jumped. That showed nerves. The diligence rattled past on Its way from the railroad station to the big hotel, and Mr. Braceby slyly and furtively peered out of the window. That was the action of a fugitive from Justice. In the course of four or five days I had the Ktrauger sized up to a dot and would have bet five to one that my diagnosis was positively correct. He was a straight haired American. He was a public official. It was his first time abroad. He was In disguise and a fugitive. Whatever boodle he had with him was In his undershirt pocket I knew this because he was constantly raising his baud to the spot. That boodle was probably In drafts, as he made cautious Inquiries about bankers. Mr. Braceby removed his goggles and turned down his coat collar and spoke in natural tones after be got Installed, but he did not wander far from the bouse and sought no other company. He asked for no papers, but when 1 bought copies of a New York dally at the hotel and took them borne to read Se could scarcely control his Impa tience until he had Ills hands on them. 1 am no man hunter. I did uot go to the police or drop a hint to any one. Of whatever crime he was guilty, he waa sufe from uie. I knew It wasn't murder unless done In the heat of.passlon, for be was sentimental and tender hearted. 1 think It was 011 the fifth day of his stay that he became feverish and called In 11 doctor and went to bed—mental worry, you see. 1 had finished my sup pt-r and was smoking my pipe on the little "veranda when I saw ft stranger coining up the path from hotel. From his gait I Judged him to be an American. From the way he furtively eyed the chalet and Its surroundings ( reasoned that lie' had other business than seeking for lodgings. As lie vutuu to u halt and looked ine over he gave himself away as a detective. He bud taken me for the ninii he wanted, and Chagrin showed clearly on his face. He was from a western state and on tho trail of a defaulting city treasurer It was queer enough that he dldu't ask If there v.as another traveler In the house, lie took It for granted that I was the only one, and ho told me the whole sto ry of Braceliy's theft and flight. My diagnosis had been positively correct. There was the man under his thumb. He had followed him for three months and had only to climb a flight of 11 steps to lay hands on him, but it sever happened. I was mum. I was not in terested In the ease beyond proving my observations. He talked for two hours and then went away, saying that he should ha tig abouf for a C6w days. Half nn hour after his going It was dis covered that Braceby was missing. His bedroom window was over the veran da. and he had heard all. When three DNVS hnd passed and BO ' trace of the inl«Mng man hnd been had, : he was iriven away to the detective by one of the town officials. lie had left the chalet lightly elad. without food or baggage and In a fever, and the idea was that he had lost himself on the mountains and would perish If not found. Parties were sent out In search, and it was not long before evidences were found. When the fugitive discov ered that ha had been hunted down and wan about to be arrested for his crime, there was nothing left for him but to take to the mountain* and find a tem porary covert until he could plau a lit tle. Ileliix ill. without food and thinly clad, he could not keep his life over two or three days, lu the glootn of that first night he bad traveled nearly two mile*, making up the mountains by a path. ; Then he had wandered from the pa.tbj and fallen over a bank 30 feet high in to a stream, 'flu- rushing waters had carried him down a mile or more, and ; they found his dead body wedged be- ' tween two jrrcsit rocks. When 11;:- coroner overhauled the cf- ; fee'.* found on the body, there tame to light ?s.li(!'i it! :*;iir" •:i money and drafts for nearly -V-.JO. > more. Ills name nrs net f rneeliy. of i-onrsc. hut as Ihe city tr- of a town in the wes: ho had g' i '.iii 1! its last dollar nt:il fled St enjoy Irs 111 " :ti :i gains on the other side of the nn tie had not spe:it a thousand dollars us yet or tak en a moment's comfort. lie had too much c..r:se!enef and not enough nerve. If ha had got t-afely away, he would never hnvr- enjoyed himself. As 1 look ed down 0:1 hi* d;'::d body and thought of his «h::tteri'tl and disgraced life 1 felt something more than a passing sor row. As 1 h.-ipi-d earry the bruised and battcrrd corpse down to the townhouso for iuijuesi and burial I found tears In my eyes and pity lu my heart. Manila In 13SS. Manila is well planted and Inhabited with Spaniards to the number of or 700 persons, which dwell in a town unvalled. which hath three or four small blockhouses, part made of wood and part of stone, being Indeed "of no great strength. They have one or two small galleys lielonglng to the town. It is a very rich place, of gold and oth er commodities, und they have yearly traffic from . A capulco in Nueva Eapana and also 20 or 3» ships from China and from the Stlnguelos (people from Sanga, in Japan), which bring Hiem many sorts of merchandise. The merchants of China and the Sangtielos are part Moors and part heathen people. They bring great store of gold with them, which they traffic and exchange for silver and give weight for weight. These Sangtielos are men of marvel ous capacity in devising and making all manner of things, especially In all handicrafts and sciences: and every one Is so expert, perfect and skillful in his faculty, as few or no Christians are able to go beyond them In that which they take In hand. For drawing and embroidering upon satin, silk or lawn, either beast, fowl, fish or worm, for liveliness and perfectncss both In silk, silver, gold and pearl, they exceL— "Cavendish, First Voyage." Hanger and Ideas. If you wish to Increase your imagi native powers, says a scientist, go with out food. Abstinence from food till the pangs of hunger make themselves dis tinctly felt will quicken your mental powers and stimulate the flow of Ideas, such ideas being of a kind that agree with the regular bent of your mind. This seems to offer good prospects not only to literary men, but also to ma chine makers and all those who are on the watch for some Improvement or in vention that will revolutionize some in dustry. But you must be careful or you will overdo It. Prolonged fasting, according to the same authority, cre ates a desire to commit some horrible irime. makes you wild and cruel. The prolonged faster becomes a prey to hal lucinations. Is unable to sleep and likely to go mad. In short, abstinence from food for lopg periods—and "long perl ods« Is a term that varies with the In dividual—lnduces the same effects as drunkenness. Ctoklng Vegetables. A cooking teacher's directions for bolllnK vegetables, even onion, cabbage or cauliflower, without filling the house with an unpleasant smell, are to cover the vegetables with boiling salted water and stand the kettle aside, where they cannot boll rapidly again, until tender. It Is the 6team, according to this authority, that Is driven off by rapid boiling that carries away not only the odor but the flavor of vegeta bles. Row a Claelnnntl Man Waa Bunkoed on the latliiiiaa, "I made up niy mind before I went away," said the Cinclnnatian who had been down to the isthmus, "that when I got to I'anania I'd have a genulnt Panama hat at any cost. That was the only thing I cared to buy, ami I visited the store having the largest stock and took my time about the purchase. 1 planked down flu for the hat and was assured by the merchant that It was one of the finest ever made. It wa» overhauled by a dozen different people on the steamer, much admired In New York, and it was ruklshly cocked 011 my ear when I arrived home. I hadn't yet reached my house when I met u Florida friend of mine, and after it little he said; " "Iteen laying you»*» on a wt»w hat, I see," " 'Yea. How do you like It?' "'Oh, so KO. Buy In Slew York?' " 'No, sir. I got this hat right where they grow—ln Panama.' "'I see. I bellevo tliey do sell some of our goods dowti there, but of course they add 50 per cent to the price.' " 'What do you mean?' I asked as I felt my heart tunk my ribs. " 'Oh, nothing much,' he replied, yfltb a laugh, and, runnliiK bis lingers be hind the band, be turned up the trade luurk of u Florida straw hat maker." M. QUAD. The I<ait Sliot. For some {lieicuKubiu not of impti vlcm-e find rebellion Bridget had receiv ed two weeks' pay and a notice to quit Mrs. Highiuore's service Immediately. "You've accused me o' wearin' flashy Jooiry, too, mem," snapper] Bridget as ■he hastily gathered her belongings to gether, "but I'd rather wear that th'u tb' ugly old rings you're always dis playln' yoursllf wheniver you go out I" "What uply old I'IIIIJBV" asked Mrs. Hlghmoro indignantly. "t'ndher your eyes, mem!" replied Bridget, slamming the kitchen door be hind her as she went out.—Chicago Tribune. To Be Considered. "I»o you play golf?" asked the niun who was looking for a new clerk". "No," answered the applicant. "Well," was tbs thoughtful rejoinder, "I don't kqow but I'd rather have some one who is already skilled In tl»e game. The time ,vc;u will want away from work when you do start to learn It will I !■ something enormous."—Wash ington Star. BEAN DISEASES. Trouble* and Remedies. Point* of Bean Grdwlng. Even the humble gardeu beans are ■ot exempt from fungous enemies which have so asserted themselves as to become troublesome to the growers of this useful vegetable. Since 1894 the New Jersey station has been study ing diseases of truck crops, and bean* have received a full share of attention. In bulletin 151 seven fungous diseases iif beans are considered, namely: f 1. The nnthracnose or pod spot. 2. The bean bacterlosls. 3. The lima bean mildew. 4. The lima bean pod blight. 5. The bean rust. 0. The beau leaf spot. 7. The beau leaf blotch. All of these were met with In the • field studies of the diseases, hut the first three, being the most common and | serious enemies, have been the subjects for special treatment. The bean seed Is often Infested with the antliracnose and becomes thereby ANTIIIt ACS OS ED lIEAN PODS. a prominent, if not the chief, means o( tiding over the Inactive ot winter sea son. The same is doubtless true with bacteriosis. It lias been shown that soaking the seed in femicides, while destructive to the is not always without ill effect upon the seed Itself. Experi ments differ upon this point, and fur ther Investigations are here needed. There Is only one opinion as t« the desirability of discarding all diseased seed before planting and using only that which Is mature and healthy. This Is strongly urged. It has been demonstrated through seven consecutive years of beans upon the same land, two crops each season, that the anthracnose Is checked by fungicides. The same Is true of the bacterlosls. The bordeaux mixture has proved of substantial value as a rem j edy for bean mildew. While the experimental sprayings ha-ve been at Intervals of ten days, It Is not recommended that they be more than three In number for the ordinary wax sorts. For pole varieties or any that require the whole season spray ings once In three weeks would per haps be most profitable, and yet the distribution of the drenching rains should determine the times of the ap plications. It was shown that old spotted pods when used as mulch greatly Increased the disease upon the area thus covered. All such refuse, whether of pods or stems and leaves, should be burned. A rotation of crops Is desirable from the standpoint of freedom from dis ease, but It has been demonstrated that with frequent spraying beans may be grown with profit indefinitely upon the same land. The leading points In bean growing are: First, to have strong, healthy seed of the least susceptible growing; sec ond, planted not too close or deep; third, in rich, well drained soil, and fourth, spray with bordeaux or Its equal, soda bordeaux, at three week Intervals. To this Is added the not less VMM wrrii Important point of burning all the ref use of the field as soon as possible aft er the enjp Is harvested. These experiments indicated that no distance Is superior to six Incite? U the row for bush beans of tUv golden wax sorts when tUc » - «»vs are 20 Inches but It should be stated that less space Is required In the second than In the first planting of any season. GRAIN SHRINKAGE Whnt WhcjJ, v'vvu Hud tint* I.otr by The Corncob. 1 Wheat fluctuates In weight according to the dryness of the air. The extent of tills variation under ordinary tlons does not exceed i\ |«r cent, but where the »s taken from an In tensely dry climate to a comparatively diynp one the gain may amount to 25 per cent. "Oats stored In thx fall lost In one Instnqcf t'ver <1 per ceut by the follow ing May, less than 2 per cent in the sec ond lustauce and i aetly 2 per cent In the third and In a l .urth lost but seven pounds In 100 bushels. «'orn, when the entire plant is stored In the silo, suffers a very considerable | loss In weight. As an average four tests this loss amounted to 8.32 per cent. In 9t(icr .•ases the loss varied from 14. to 20.U0 per cent. When the entire plant Is cured In the field, subsequent variations In weight are determined by the dryness of the air. At the C«iUUeotleut station, where 27.:5ij toils (>r corn were cut Sept. 1 Into shocks, I,«mlrd to the barn later and stored for fodder, the gross weight was but 4.8 tons. On Feb. 8 following the weight was 7.5 tons. In a duplicate . test 25.5 tons of green corn weighed but ' 5.2 ton - ou Nov. 11 and gained to 8.5 tons by Feb. 8. When the corn i* husked in the field, the of weight suffered by the ears depends on their condition when hauled to the crib. Very damp corn cribbed early in October shrunk in weight 30 per cent by the middle of February, while dry corn cribbed Oct. 21 had shrunk by the last of January 11 per cent. In another case corn very dry when hauled shrunk by New Year's less than 3 per cent At the lowa sta tion the loss In an entire year was 20 per cent in one case and 9 per cent in another. The relation between the weights of kernels and cob does not stay constant as the ears dry. When first husked, fully 25 per cent of the weight of the ears lies in the cob. By spring less than 20 per cent of the weight of the ear Is in the cob. An elaborate set of experi ments at Houghton farm showed that the shelled corn lost in weight but about 7.45 per cent from October to March, while the cobs lost fully 3G per cent.—D. C. Smith, Michigan Station. A GATE WORTH TRYING. A Correspondent Warrant! It to Clone Itself and Star Closed. I send you the following sketch of a gate that will absolutely close itself and stay closed. Take any ordinary gate and attach binges as shown (to be made from old wagon or biiggy tire), SELF CLOSING GATE. Just so the same will work easily on the post. Then attach trace chain at brace A and also to post at B on re verse side from gate. By opening the gate the chain Is wound around the post, raising the gate about eight Inches. It will close by its own weight. The hinges are cheaply and easily made and attached, using only two small bolts on each. If people will adopt this hinge and method of swing ing a gate, they will have no further trouble by having gates left open. I have used three now for four years and have had no trouble. Before it was nearly impossible for me to keep them closed. The gate is suspended by the chain, and the brace at A is for the purpose of letting the weight come on all four slats and should be about 18 Inches from the rear of the gate.—Cor. Farm and Ranch. Sowing Grasa Seed. There are many who think they can get better crops of grass by sowing the ■ee<l In August or early In September without grain than In any other way. We think this is correct when the laud has been well prepared and the season Is favorable. The one drawback is the chance of a fall drought, which will not allow the seed to germinate or burns out the tender shoots as they come up. Yet there is scarcely one year In ten when this will happen If the land is well worked and the seed quick ly follows after the stirring of the soil. And one may take his chance almost at any time from July to Sept. 15 to ob tain good weather. We seldom have six weeks of weather in succession un fit to sow the grass seed.—Boston Cul tivator. Tk« Tim* to Cat Timber, A good time, if not the best, to cut timber or fell trees Is in midsummer, when the leaves are full grown. If the trees are cut from the Ist of June to the Ist of September and left two or three weeks until the green leaves are • dried before cutting or splrtting, the leaves will draw the sap from the body of the tree and thus quickly season the wood and prevent sap rot and worms. The Ist of August is one of the best times to deaden trees, says Field and Farm. Air Dried Swamp Mack. Air dried swamp muck Las a high value for the nitrogen It contains and Its power to absorb and retain liquid excrement. It Is best employed as a litter In conjunction with straw and can be mixed wltb manure in tbe barn yard to advantage. llOilrdln* Bis Faada. Old Gentleman—My friend, what do you do with your wages every week put part of them in the savings bank? Bus Driver—No, sir; after paying the grocer, butcher and the rent I pack what's left away In barrels. I don't believe In savings banks. More Space Reaut**'. Mr. Gooph—When I tUe, I don't want anything but the truth about me carved on wy tombstone. Mrs. Gooph—l am afraid we will have to put up a stone wall, then, in stead of a monument. Baltimore American. Wanted to lie Sarc of Her. "I want to buy a monument for Ma ria's Brave," said the Blllvlile citizen. "A large one?" "Well, I reckon 'bout ten ton will do. It'll take Jest 'bout that much to hold her downl"—Atlanta Constitution. Variety* First Neighbor—The piano tuner wu at your house yesterday, wasn't he? Second Neighbor—Yes. "It w#a »ucb a delightful change."— {k'trort Free Press. Up to Date. Caller—Pay me that fiver yovi owe me! Ililkson—Wh-wby, thla 1» luurder! Caller- No, It aliVt. I'm Just "break ing off diplomatic relations."—Chicago News \ CHEERED THE CENSOR. Ron a Gallant Irish Regiment Too It mi After Battle Scolding. The leading regiment of our column was tile Fifty-third, commanded that day by Major I'ayn, afterward General Sir William I'ayn, K. C. 8., a very fine regiment who, being mostly Irishmen, were eager to meet their enemy. Meen whlle I receiveil orders to cross the riv er by a ford and get round the enemy's right flank, and I bad gone for thia purpose and was crossing abont a quar ter of a mile lower down, when sud denly I heard loud cheering and a heavy musketry fire, and then I saw our troops gallantly advancing across the bridge to the assault. It turned out to be the Fifty-third, who, tired of the delay under fire and, it was whispered, hearing that Sir Coliu had sent for his pet highlandera to take the bridge, took their blt» be tween their teeth and without any further orders determined to rash the bridge themselves, which they accord ingly did. and with great success. The enemy, onee forced out of their posi tion, showed but a poor, desultory fight and, as at Cawnpur, fell an easy prey to the cavalry, who, having cross ed, some by the bridge and others, in cluding myself, by the ford, fell on them and pursued them with such suc cess that we captured every gun they had. The Fifty-third were well pleased with themselves and the result of the fight they had so suddenly Initiated, but we beard that Sir Colin was great ly annoyed with them and after the ac tion rated them soundly for their in subordination. But little did theaa wild Irishmen care. They had had their fight and a real good one, so far as they were concerned, and as Sir Colin concluded his speech of rebuke they gave him three cheers, and giving three cheers more for General Mans field, Sir Colin's chief of staff, who had formerly commanded their regi ment, they quite npset the chiefs equa nimity, but at the same time cleaited away his wrath.—"Old Memories." LINCOLN'S LOGIC. How Old Abe Learned to Tell When a Thing la Proved. A man who beard Abraham Lincoln speak In Norwich, Conn., some time before he was nominated for president, was greatly Impressed by the closely knit logic of the speech. Meeting him next day on a train he asked him how he acquired his wonderful logical pow ers and such acuteness in analysis. Lincoln replied: "It was my terrible discouragement which did that for ma. When I was a young man, I went Into an office to study law. I saw that a lawyer's business 1b largely to prove things. I said to myself, 'Lincoln, when Is a thing proved? That was A poser. What constitutes proof? Not evidence; that was not the point. There may be evidence enough, bnt wherein consists the proof? I groaned over the question, and finally said to myself, 'Ah, Lincoln, you can't tell.' Then I thought what use is it for me to be In a law office If I can't teH when a thing Is proved? "So I gave it up and went back home. Soon after I returned to the old log cabin I fell in with a copy of Euclid. I had not the slightest notion of what Euclid was, and I thought I would find out I therefore began at the beginning, and before spring I had gone through the old Euclid's geometry, and could demonstrate every proposi tion in the book. Then In the spring; when I had got through with it, I said to myself one day, 'Ah, do yon know when a thing is proved?" and I an swered, 'Yes, sir, I do. Then you mag go back to the law shopf and X st£Bi.' r —Exchange. What to Read. ' Road the good old books that haw lived and held their own by the vital ity of matter and style that makes them standards. Don't read a lot ot new books about the Bible. Eead the Bible, and -4hen you will understand what yon may afterward read about the Bible. Read Shakespeare, not con* troversies on Shakespeare; read Scott and Thackeray and Dlckena and George Eliot. Do not be content with a short history of literature that tells you theia best works and makes a few discon nected extracts and tells you their standing and what you should thlntt of them. Read Intelligently and with Interest, and every book you read will guida you to the next that Is good for you personally far better than a Strang* mentor can do, who Is often full of theories and prejudices or perhaps ha* got up a course of study as a "pot boll* er" and has no real love of his subject* Horaea' Snmlioameta. The wearing of sunbonnets by horse* In hot weather Is by no means a mod ern Invention. In an old Italian print; dated 1542, a gentleman la shown rid ing on horseback with an umbrella fix* td over Ills own head and another over that of his horse. In Mexico horses aro often protected by a small parasol rla» lng over the head, and a horse similar* ly accommodated has lately been seen In Itegent street Unfortunately this headdress nnnoyed the conventional "horse In the street," and It came very near causing more than one disaster on the way to Langham place.—London Chronicle. Rot Needed. 'According to the London Vanity Fair, a celebrated surgeon met a young offi cer In Piccadilly one day and greeted him with surprise. "Well, lam pleased to see you! I am surprised! Do yoo know I have a portion of your brain In a jar at home?" "Ah, well," laughed the other, "I can easily spare that I have got a berttt In the war office." Viluom Canada. One-third of the area of Canada la practically unknown. There are more than 1,260,000 square miles of unex plored lands In Canada. The entire area of the Dominion Is computed at 8,450,257 square miles; consequently one-third of this country has yet been antraveled by the explorer. Exclusive of the Inhospitable detached arctic por tions, 954,000 square miles are for all practical purports entirely unknown. Most of this unknown area Is dis tributed In the western half of the Do minion ID impenetrated blocks of from 25,000 to 100,000 square miles—that Is, »r*as as large as the states of Ohio, Kansas or New England are yet a I lee ret to white man.—National Geo graphic Magazine. I A Doable Runaway. "They bavo a new coachman at the Rlppenbangers." "What's the matter with the old one?" "He let the horses run away." "Did they run far?" "Clear oat Into the suburb*." "Anybody with bim?" "Yes, Mamie Itippenbanger. She andi U* coackwm havwft gotWyet.*-'