VOL XXXVIII
BARGAINS
-IN
BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBER GOODS
BICKELS
If you want the biggest values for your money ever offer
ed come to this sale. A grand opportunity to get good solid
footwear at a big saving
Ladies' Kangaroo-calf spring heel shoes $ 85
Men's fine Satin-calf shoes 100
Boy's fine Satin-calf shoes 90
Men's double sole and tap working shoes 1.00
Boy's double sole and tap working shoes 90
Ladies' solid oil-grain shoes 90
Ladies'fine Dongola patent tip shoes .. 1.00
Hisses' fine Doiigola shoes 80
Ladies' fine serge Congress gaiters 35
Old Ladies' fine Dongola shoes 95
Infants' fine shoes 20
RUBBER GOODS.
Men's Storm King rubber boots $2.75
Men's rubber boots (regular height 225
Boy's rubber boots 175
Child.- en's spring heel rubbers 10
.iilll-FIiLT UOODS.-lllH'—#
Men's felt boots and overs $1.75
Men's knit boots and overs - • • 2.25
Boy's felt boots and overs 150
Youth's felt boots and overs 1-25
At «>l iin,t * a fu!l slock of G .kfy stin t-nivl; b >x-t >: b • ao ! shoja Gokey'*
high cnt c sh'H■» U.r boys and high cut •Ar.i'.-rpro >' for K'r
C "t- ■ t- cV <J( s .le leather and shoenn'<>-r» sap >lie*.
H'v> ir- ~ with four las'.s at 50c.
I.B't-r * foturent </ I adits', Gent's, MiM?a' ami Children's and overgaiters.
JOHN BICKBL,
lif Kllli bTRhKT - - HUTLF.R, 'A
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 compreh'-r.sivc exhibit of eveiythiirg that is new and correct
for the feet < f Man, Woma.. or Child. Every new shape, every de
pendable leather, every point of style, and every feature of good shoe
making fuily developed in this gre-"»t display.
MEN'S NKW PALL SHOES at ji.oo, WOMEN'S NEW FALL SHOES at
♦1.35. f 1.50. 00. *.£s. s>-50, $2 00 and *5.00.
MEN'S FINEST FALL SHOES at WOMEN'S FINEST FALL SHOES
$2 50,13.00, fj.so and $4,00. at *3 00, $3.50 an-' $4 00.
BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES at |r.oo, MISSES'SCHOOL SHOES at SI.OO,
•1.25. li.So and fj-00. * IS S an,i * f s°-
YOUTHS' SCHOOL SHOES at 90c ™K SHOES .t *.*,,.50
CHILDREN'S FALL SHOES at 50c,
h ' 65c aud 75c.
HUSELTON'S
BLTLEB'S LEADING OPPOSITE
SHOE HOUSE. HOTEL IOWRY
HATS AT JlßfelL
SMALL PRICES. j
Our assortment of Oaliug Hats, tioft 11 \\
Huts, Sail >r Hats, iu fact every hat and I I yg "
all-Millinery mu&tl>e cleared out at once. II y'' I
We are makiiu'a li'e it sictlfuc to cl >se \\ A //
out this line. Never bef ore haj tb*re Vk J II
brt 1) such ati opportunity to v-rur • bur- \\ //
gtiiuit and r-tlu'- a" h<» li'.ile Chutes.
Rockenstein's,
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II I ill I nt«nsliip, the fine-it in durability,
1 1 j< I II I where e'se can get rombina-
I 1 11 i tions, you gel thrm at
K E C K
G. F. KECK, Mercnsfit Tailor,
42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa
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LUfIBER.
BU TLER. PA.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER IO IQOI
M'MUKPHY S FLATS.
THE TENANTS CONTINUE TO MAKE
THINGS LIVELY.
H<mt Mru. O'Sollivnn Floored Ilfr
Eneniirii by GiviiiK a SwnKßfr Wa
termelon Forty and How She
Floored Herielf and the Guests n»
Well.
[Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Lerriv]
"I belief mnype you vhas on some va
cations" said the (Jirman procer as
the janitor of Mc Murphy's flats show
ed up the other day for the first time
in a week.
"Xo, I have had no vacation and
don't expect to have." was the reply.
"You see, I am a janitor with the asth
ma. and if my asthma would permit
me to take a vacation it would permit
me to wash the windows and sweep
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"BIX 810 WATERMELON'S."
the halls. I've pot to he consistent
about things, you know. I shall take
my vacation in an armchair in the
basement, and I shall take <lue care
that none of the tenants forget what
a fragile pliyshjue I've pot. You know
what physique is, don't you, Mr. Was
herman
""He vlins somet'ings to do mit shump-
Ing around, maype."
"Yes, that's it, and I don't propose to
Jump. In the first place, a janitor
should move with dignity when he
moves at all, and in the nest it's be
neath his position to wrangle about
goats, dogs and children in the halls.
It also gives chic to a flat to have a
Janitor who doesn't sweat his collar on
a hot day. I think I know my gait,
Mr. Wassertnan—l think I do."
"Und how vhaa all dose bad peo
ples?" asked the grocer after an ad
miring plance.
"Just the same—no better, no worse.
They are still trying to outdo each oth
er, and that keeps things lively around
the house."
"Und does some one pull hair?"
"No, there hasn't been anything of
that sort for the last month. When
women quarrel, they try to find ways
to hurt each other's feelings, you know.
Up to three nights ago the barber's
wife and the Countess Divito had Mrs.
O'Sullivan crushed to earth, but then
she took a rally and is now at the head
of the procession again. I gave her the
hint myself, and she ought to be very
grateful to me."
"Und bow vhas It?"
"Why, Fhe gave a watermelon party.
The barber's wife gave what they call
an ice cream fling, and the Countess
Divito followed with a banana festival.
Hotli were successes, and Mrs. O'Sulli
van was feeling cast down when I
gave her a hint. Let me tell you, Mr.
Wasserman, that a watermelon party
Is considered the swaggerest thing on
the boards for the summer. It's the
real chic. You've got to get at least
six watermelons and pour a bottle of
claret into each and have the fruit fro
zen. Then you eat it with a silver
spoon and wipe off your chin with a
red bordered table napkin. I gavo
Mrs. O'Sullivan all the necessary point
ers, and the affair was a tremendous
success."
"Und she had six watermelons?" ab
sently queried the grocer. •
"Six big watermelons, Mr. Wasser
man, and each primed with a pint of
claret and kept In an Icebox for three
days. There were 40 bon ton people at
the feast, the very cream of society.
Not a hint had reached the barber's
wife or the countess, and when the
swapper began to swagger in there
was consternation in McMurphy's flats.
It was a cold cut on the two women,
and they were too weak In the knees to
stand up. Yes, 40 swagger guests, and
some of the women had on shirt waists
which cost at least Jfii apiece. I myself
counted nine different pairs of tan
shoes in that gathering, and all but
three or four of the gentlemen had col
lars on. An accordion furnished de
lightful strains, and nil the gas globes
were covered with red paper."
"Und it vhas some success?"
"It was, in two ways. In the first
place, the gathering was all that could
bo hoped for, and In the next not a per
son gave himself away. You see, every
one of those melon as as green as
I rass, and the claret soured them till
Ihey were like pickles. Mrs. O'Sulli
van went whiter than chalk when tlie
first melon was cut and was found to
be as hard as a rock and as tasteless
as an old shoe, but the guests came to
lier rescue In a way to melt your heart.
Swapper Is as swagger does, Mr. Was
serman."
"But vitas some preen watermelons
swagger, Mr. Sprocket?" asked the
grocer.
"Not exactly, but what did those
swagger people do when they found
them green? Just turned right In and
devoured the whole six to save the
feelings of the hostess. Yes, sir, the
melons were cut up and passed around,
anil everybody ate and smacked bis
lips anil said he had never tasted any
thing so good. It took them an hour to
flown those melons, but they left noth
ing but the rinds. If they had been
stuffed with cotton, It would have been
the Mine. Swell society never makes
any blunders, Mr. V.'iissi-rman."
"Ilut one time I cat a green water
melon und haf ci lie."
"That's another point, Mr. Wasser
nian, the greatest point of all," said
tiie janitor in a whisper. "I>on't you
give a thing away for love or money,
but I'm telling >' ti that every one of
those 10 guest.l 11:i>I colic to beat till!
band before the last melon was fairly
down. They grew pale and twitched
and ' shuddered ai d v. .' uli d around,
but not one of tlcm let out a hint of
what was the i attir. Swagger socie
ty in \it give-- It ulf away, not even
when it has the colic."
"Und did dey suil'i r?"
"You bet they did! Some of them
were almost tied up i:i knots with the
pains, but they laughed and smiled
Just the same. The party broke up
early, but n > one mentioned colic. They
had all sorts of excuses, and some of
them were doubled up as they walked
out, but they were game to the last.
They went out saylni; what an enjoya
ble time they had had and what a lug
clous thiinr a watermelon was, and nei
ther the l-ni.i r'ii wife nor the Countess
Dlvlto caught on to a thing. That par
ty almost broke their hearts, and nel-
ther has been out of the house for two
days."
"Und rhill somet'ings more hap
pen?"
"Oh, of course. Mrs. Torrington is
going to give a swell possum bake ear
ly next month, am' the ountess will
follow it with a candy pull and a pop
corn festival. You may crush a wom
an for a day or two, but she won't
6ta.v crushed."
"Can't nopody do somet'ings?" asked
the grocer as lie put two cucumbers in
a bap and handed them to the janitor.
"I'm afraid not, Mr. Wasserman."
"Und she must go right on?"
"It looks that way."
"Vhell, it vhas awful, awful, und I
don't like it. I like eaferybody to go
right along and ! e good und go oop to
heafen vhen he dies, und soocli bad
ness makes my heart ache, und I haf
some tears in my eyes v! < n I sells two
cans of peaches for dwendy-tife cents."
M. QUAD.
Indfr Xo Obligation.
"I don't think vt it ought to be rude
| to Mr. Glimmer: oil." s.iid Mr. Sirius
Barker's wife gently.
"My dear, the man Is simply a
theorist. He h.:s no practical ideas
whatever."
"It is true he is something of a
dreamer, but"—
"Well, if he Is a dreamer, that's
I enough. Let him drcaui. But there is
no reason why I should listen while he
talks in his sleep."— V,'.. . ::;_;ton Star.
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Lady (who lias just collided with cy
clist) Get down, John, quickly and
take liis name and address. I'm sure
he has knocked some paint off my new
cart.
Eiplilnrd,
At the boarding school.
I'irst Girl—What is the matter with
these pickles?
Second Girl—Don't they taste right?
First Girl—No; they're horrid.
Third Girl—l'm sorry, girls, but I
was Just out of hairpins, and so I took
a fork to pet them out of the bottle.—
Leslie's Weekly.
The Evolntlon of Wnr»h lp».
A man need not be a scholar to be
an inventor. One of the most success
ful aeronauts of old times who had
n.nde a study of aerial currents and the i
management of balloons once delivered
an address in /liich he referred to
"the anaconda" as "the largest bird
that ever flew." and he also remarked
that "the me:ital faculties of a man's
mind Is so constructed as to bring
things down to a pin's point." He also
referred to the currents of air as
stretchums, meaning strata, and yet he
was one of the foremost ballootilsfs of
his time.
Ho was an inventor also of many
useful things nnd was (ho first man
In the country to suggest an Ironclad
man-of-war with slanting sides. lie
built a miniature vessel on tills plan
of sheet iron, placing It In the water
ami tired musket bails at It at short
range. Every ball glanced off. The
Mcrrimac was built on a similar plan,
and from that humble beginning the
evolution or revolution in naval archi
tecture tooJ; its start.—Baltimore Sun.
Can Cure For 250,000,
Director (iencral Buchanan says the
only problem now confronting the Kx
positlon Is how to find days enough
within tlie closing weeks to adequately
take care of the many attractions and
features now being planned, lie pre
dicts a great attendance during the
month of October and one far In ex
cess of the highest estimates that have
been made by tlie* most sanguine. In
answer In the Inquiry as to whether or
not Buffalo could take care of the
crowds, lie said there was no dlfliculty
whatever in litis regard; that Buffalo
could easily care for 250,000 strangers
every day comfortably and at reason
able prices.
In tin* Mimic Temple.
The organ recitals In the Temple of
Music are dally features of the Pan-
American Kxpnsition. Many celebrated
organists are on (lie programme for
October. Victor Herbert's famous or
chestra will be at tlie Temple of Mu
sic from Oct. I I to the close of the Ex
position.
Dokn iiml Noinrriiinlti.
As there Is more than one way of
tooking a goose, .so there Is more than
one method of teaching a dog to throw
somersaults. But the most practical
and thorough manner Is to fasten a
cord around the body of the animal
close to the forelegs, and two people
should hold the ends of tlit? cord on
cither side of the unfortunate dog.
A third party armed with a stout
rope takes a position immediately in
front of the canine acrobat and with a
measured and masterly stroke flogs the
floor at close quarters to the dog's
nose.
At each stroke of the rope the dog
springs backward, and that movement
Is the trainer's golden opportunity. As
the dog spring backward the rope pass
ing under its body is jerked upward,
and, although tlie first few attempts
may prove futile, the somersault Is ac
quired In course of tfcne. An Intelli
gent dog soon sickens of tills order of
things and throws somersaults with
out the assistance of ropes.
A ftlnnt Qu«*ry.
A good story Is told of one of the dig
nitaries of the Scottish church. Beforo
be became known to fame he was min
ister of a remote parish In Perthshire
and was not considered a particularly
attractive preacher. At his suggestion
extensive alterations were made In the
transept of his church, and these had
the effect of sweeping away considera
ble seating accommodation. One day
after the alterations had been effected
lie visited the church to see how It
looked.
"What do you think of the improve
ments, John?" he nsked of the beadle.
"Improvements!" exclaimed John In
disdain. "They're no Improvements at
a*. Whaur are ye goln to put the folk?"
"Oh," said the minister, "we have
abundance of room, John, considering
the size of the congregation."
"That's a" very weel the noo," retort
ed the beadle, "but what will we do
when we get a popular meenlsterV"
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LIVE STOCK BUILDINGS. PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
AT Chicago October was the
great month in point of at
tendance at the World's
fair. There is every rea
son to believe the same re
sult will come to the Pan-American Im
position at Buffalo, where October is
always a month of delightful weather.
The Exposition in point of beauty and
interest is at its climax, and the pro
gramme of special events is such as to
attract and please. September started
with great crowds, and only the trage
dy iu the Temple of Music, which stun
ned and shocked a world, halted an
overwhelming success in that mouth.
The Exposition management as a trib
ute of respect closed the gates for one
day, Thursday, when the state funeral
of the third martyred president took
place. The crowds since then have
poured to Buffalo. The Temple of
Music, now hallowed and historic
ground, has been the Mecca of thou
sands.
Buffalo has demonstrated her ability
to care for great crowds satisfactorily,
not only in hauling them to the Exposi
tion by street car and steam railway at
a fare of but 5 cents from any part of
the city, but to house and feed them at
prices In the reach of all. The stories
of exorbitant prices were long ago
shown to be fables, and every visitor
who makes the slightest effort to get
accommodation can do so wholly with
in ills means.
j The Exposition Itself, with Its beautl-
I ful buildings. Its coloring by day. Its
magic lighting nt night, its walks and
courts, Its canals and lakes. Its foun
tains aud statuary, Its exhibits and Its
amusements, has been a delight to the
5,000,000 visitors wbo have already
been to the Pan-American.
The Expositiou Company opened up
the month of October, beginning Mon
day, Sept. 30, with a Carnival week of
splendid events. Including a baby
coach parade, with .'I,OOO school chil
dren singing in the procession, a mon
ster pageant with the floats used In the
New Orleans Mardi Gras and alle
gorical parade and the feature of the
beautiful floral parade at Saratoga.
These will take place on Thursday and
Saturday. Oct. •'! and 3. but every day
from Sept. 80 to Oct. 5 will be replete
with Interest. Special fireworks on the
lake, with decorated and Illuminated
launches in a procession of fiery grand
eur. will affot'.l new and wonderful
sensations to the visitors.
Thus October will be ushered in with
a pre gramme so arranged as to give
the American public a delightful week.
The life saving drill, daily, has be
come one of the great attractions of
the Exposition. It tells the story of the
work of the In ii ii i.ieii who guard the
j bores of occ .ri and (rroat lakes, al
wa.\x on the n: tto drag from death's
brink the xi.., ivcl.cd sailor or pas
r.en- r-rs. The mo lei camp of (.'lilted
St.itcK inarlt c the seacoast guns, the
ordnance and all the i \liibits showing
war's panoply and our defensive meas
ures have been a great educator to
thousands of \l.Uors Some military
company Is always encamped In the
park, ami that part of the grounds is
never without Interest.
With the magnificent exhibit of the
I'nlted States Government and the
Suniii and Central American States'
hulhliugs every visitor can spend a
day. No exposition has ever provided
In KO compact a space, with such
beauty of architecture and with so
TEMPLE OF MUSIC, MAIM ENTRANCE—PAN
AJUUUOAM HfflHnw.
much curt' for the comfort of tlie vis
itor, HO mucli. All exhibit buildings nrc
free, Including the Stadium, the great
aiiiplilthi'jitc'i', the art gallery, stale
buildings, and never was so much
given for so little.
The gorgeous pyrotechnics -and no
exposition has ever been so lavish In
the display of fireworks—are free to
all Exposition visitors. The programme
provided by L'alu In October Includes
the magnificent water carnival with
gorgeous luillet, wonderful figures In
liquid (Ire, anil aerial bombs and rock
ets of startling beauty and mystifying
construction.
To the millions Interested In agricul
ture, stock and poultry rearing, the
I'an-Atm rlcan Imposition especially
appeals. The cuttle show was a tre
mendous success and the sheep show,
iM-giunlng Sept. 23 mid continuing to
•>ct. !:::s proved an attraction for
those Interested, from every section
from Maine lo California and Canada.
? , Among the states represented are Midi
• | i*ran, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York,
» 1 Pennsylvania, Illinois, Vermont, Ohio,
• i New Jersey; Texas and Missouri. Ol
the total number of Hooks ou exhibi
tlou twenty-seven have been scut hort
' from the Dominion of Canada, most o(
the exhibitors being located In tin
' province of Ontario. The province o<
Quebec is also represented. During
TEMI'LE OK MUSIC, MAIN ENTRANCE CTIO*
AUDITOKIUM —PAN-AMHHICAN EXPOSITION
the course of the sheep show there will
be held in the New York State building
a series of meetings of prominent Nortl
and South American sheep breeders.
The Buffalo Review of Sept. 24 sal<
that "this ought to lie a great time foi
the farmers to visit the Pan-American
Every farmer In New York State, uo'
to mention those in other parts of tin
country, ought to see the attractions ol
the Rainbow City during the next tliret
or four weeks.
"The cattle show last week was n
j big feature of the Exposition, and tlilf
week there Is a great sheep show lr
j progress.
"The New York State farmers and
! the sheep raisers from other states will
find it most Interesting to compare tin
South American breeds with those ol
North America.
"It will surprise many to learn thai
the pa villous for animals at the Pan-
American cover ten acres and are ca
pable of housing 35,000 animals."
The programme for October so far af
made up at this time Is as follows:
11. Atlantic City day.
I It. International Sunshine day.
12. U. of 8.-Brown football, fireworks.
13 15. Free organ recital, Clarence Eddy, New
York.
14 31. Victor Herbert'* orchestra, Pittsburg, six
ty men.
IS. Merchanta' Association of New York, Paln'l
fl reworks.
17, IS. Free organ recital, Harry Row* Shelley,
New York city.
17. University of Buffalo day, flrewurka.
19. Buffalo day, Cornell-Carlisle football, fire
works.
20. Tree organ recital.
20, 21. Free organ recital, N. J. Corey, De
troit, Mich.
21 31. Exhibition of poultry and pet stock.
Judging 23, 21.
22. i'uln'i fireworks.
23. Wesleyan U. of B. football.
21. Pain's fireworks, American Buff Plymouth
Rock club, American Polish club.
24. American Ijangahan club, Eaatcm White
Wyandotte club.
24-20. Pigeon club, American Magpie club.
25. National White Wyandotte club.
20. Pain'a fireworks.
27-21). Free organ recital, William B. Coulton,
Cleveland, 0.
28. Alaska day.
til. Pain's fireworks.
81. Pain's fireworks.
WHEN Superintendent
Converse promised a
better series of llv»
stock shows at the
i Pan-American Exposi
tion than was ever before attempted,
the statement was accepted as an ordi
nary pleasant and pardonable exag
geration.
The complete success of the dog and
the swine shows, however, proved to
be the lirst steps toward redeeming his
promise.
The cattle show was an agreeable
surprise to every stockman who saw
it and at once established a new stand
ard of excellence that will not be
equaled for years to come and possibly
never surpassed as regards quality.
Tiie sheep show, now fully under
way and lasting to Oct. l'. r >, Is In every
way a worthy successor to the dog,
the swine and the cattle shows. The
best flocks In the United States and
Canada are represented, together with
their recent additions of Imported
stock, consisting of about twenty fine
animals now shown In this country for
the first time.
The sheep show, taken as a whole. Is
one of the most complete ever brought
together. Every Important breed lias
a strong representation, while every
breed known has au exhibit of some
kind. The Island Hhtck Face, of which
there are but three or four flocks In tho
United States, are well represented,
and they are creating a great deal of
Interest among the exhibitors and vis
itors.
All classes In the middle wools nru
particularly strong. among which lire
noted prizewinners from the east, west,
north, south and Cannda. The stron
gest representation of all Is from tho
Merinos. Vermont, the homo of the
Merino, where the only distinctive
American breed of sheep originated, Is
represented by many of her best breed
ers. This fact deserves more than a
passing notice, as our domestic ani
mals of American origin are not nu
merous. We have borrowed almost ev
erything of tbla nature from other
! countries. 'I hc <n:ly other exception Is
possibly ihe A inericati trotting home.
*ni:';r# <.onl*.
In connectio:; ".villi ihe sheep show is
au exhibit of ' Jit' Amjoi-.-i fronts Those
Interesting an in ais lill one of the live
stock pavilions Tin growing or An
.gora goats is u comparatively new
I business in this country, and very lit
tle is known n!»ont it in the east Their
i qdnptablllty to rough. rocky pasture
lands, win re they graze tint! prow con
tentedly. has brought
ly into consideration e. heiv stieh lands
h.T e proved useless 01 in arly so
Wool Cilobll.
As another feature of the sheep show
Superintendent Converse has arrang;*!
| nil exbibitiu.'i of wool This is mierna
tlonal in scope having fleeces from the
■ different slates Canada and several
| South American countries Argentina
I a 101 l r ceiilril.; les inort- than -IK) sam
j pie fleeces Chile. Costa Idea. Bolivia.
; Salvador and other Central and South
I American countries are also represent
ied Such an international wool exhibit
! was never before altempletl It can
; not fail to produce lasting benefits that
i will be shared by growers of sheep.
| manufacturers of woolen goods and
through them the general public.
£X*e(irlnfc Machinery.
1 Still another accessory to the sheep
; industry Is elaborately illustrated In
| one of Hie stock buildings :i platform
was erected about three feet above the
floor, upon which Is Installed the latest
and best shearing and clipping machin
ery Some of the machines nre oper
ated liy electricity, while others are
worked by hand. To show to Exposi
tion visitors their practical working,
twenty sheep are brought from the
East Ituffalo stockyards every morn
ing One machine Is set In motion each
half hour during the day, and one of
the men in charge removes a fleece
with it. One of the operators claims a
speed of one and one-half minutes to a
fleece.
■lnnate Sheep.
In a pen outside of the regular sheep
exhibit is a carload of range sheep di
rect from the Canadian northwest.
These nre sent as an advertisement of
the rich pasture lands and an Illus
tration of what may be produced there
without additional feed and without
artificial shelter.
The Pnn-Aiuorlonn Horse Show.
Dame Fashion may have withdrawn
her smile of approval and the different
styles or autos turn their backs In deri
sion. but the horse still holds favor
with the great majority of mankind.
The horse show at the Exposition
which holds the boards for two weeks,
from Oct. 7 to Oct. 10. will be uo excep
tion. Five hundred horses nre coming
which are carefully selected to faith
fully represent the best of every breed
found in the United States and Canada.
Vermont Is again courting promi
nence by sending a fine lot of Morgan
horses, a breed that should receive
more attcntlou than It does.
Draft horses, especially the Clydes
dale and I'ercheron breeds, are well
represented. These are principally from
Canada and the western states.
German coach horses attract a great
deal of attention. One large Importa
tion of these horses will be brought di
rect to the Exposition.
French-Canadian horses from Quebec
are entered more as a special feature of
the horse show. They are little known
in the United States, but their style
and endurance will commend them as
superior coach horses and those that
will command favor In nny market.
Instead of enumerating the different
breeds It Is only necessary to select
any kind of horse wanted, with the as
surance that it will be on exhibition.
The finest stables on the continent are
contributing to the show with sufficient
enthusiasm to Insure the finest repre
sentation possible. The Judging takes
place in the Stadium on the oth and
10th of October, when this Immense
structure will be none too large to ac
commodate those who will want to sec
this crowning climax to such an elab
orate series of live stock shows.
Poultry mid IX Stock.
From Oct 21 to the close of the fnlr
the stock pavilions will be once more
filled with life, though In a very dif
ferent form. Poultry of high degree
from all parts of the United States and
many places In Canada will fraternize
without regard to politics or tariffs.
As near neighbors the poultry will have
mice, rabbits, cats, cavlcs, prairie dogs,
squirrels, ferrets, rats and Belgian
hares, besides a great assortment of
pigeons, owls, magpies and a great
many cage birds.
Fight thousand animals and birds
are being gathered together to form
this complete cosmopolitan assemblage
of birds and animals.
The Pan-American Exposition Is prov
ing a great success. While the enter
prise suffered for a few days from the
national tragedy, the crowds that have
put off going until tbo fall are rushing
to Buffalo In great numbers now.
President Roosevelt said of tbo Pan-
American Exposition, "It Is well worth
the while of every man, woman and
thlld In the country to visit tho Pan-
American Exposition."
More than 5,000,000 people have visit
ed the Pan-American Exposition. As
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said
on Sept 11, after a visit, "No one can
afford to keep away."
Thomas A. Edison said of the Pan-
American Exposition after viewing the
Illumination, "This Is the apotheosis of
tho Incandescent light."
Poultrymen from all over the United
States will be meeting at Buffalo and
the Pan-American Exposition the last
three weeks of October.
The stock shows at the Pan-Amerl
;an Exposition have been most popular.
The sheep show began Sept 23 and
lusts until Oct 25.
I nues' band, one of the best ID the
country, will give concerts free to all
Pan-American Exposition visitors from
Oct. 7 to 20.
Hour AdmntMri.
"I presume you appreciate the ad
vantages you derive from being assimi
lated by a civilized country?" said the
Interviewer to the sultan of Bazzoo Is
land.
"Yes, Indeed," assented bis majesty.
"Why, I got a thousand dollars dam
ages because of Injuries sustained by
swallowing the false teeth of the last
missionary we pul In the royal con
somme." —Baltimore American.
lie Was ItlKlit.
"But I—was right!" he protested
with his dying breath. "I'd rntber be
right than be king-so I"
"My poor man," said the parson
soothingly, "what was the conten
tion?"
"I tohl my wife slio couldn't—lilt—
the side of a barn with—a—brick.
She didn't, reverend Blr—she— used an
-uJtl'VJUenvcr Timet.
No 45.
DOWNY MILDEW.
A Serious Mennre to tt»n« Beans.
Conditions That Keep I« Down.
Downy mildew is the moat serious
disease of the lima beans. It Is met
with in other states, and at the present
time it is a serious menace to the grow*
ers of lima beans in New Jersey. From
a bulletin on beans and their
Just issued from the station of Hi«»
state It appears that In some Instances
polo lima beans have been so badljJ
attacked that few or no pods wecg
picked. The mildew was worse witK
plants growing upon rich lowlands and
where the same crop bad been opoff
the ground the previous year.
Not only the young pods, tint tha
whole flower clusters, are destroyed,
and the dead leaves of these stand op(
lOLDim BEAN PODS AND PTiAJTT Trp.
above the surrounding leaves of the af
fected plants. The general appearance
of mildewed pods Is shown in the cut,
and n ruined plant tip also.
This mildew, a mildew of the grape,
another of indoor lettnee, another of
the onion and potato rot fungus all
belong to the same family.
It is believed that both insects (espe
cially bees) and the prevailing winds
play n great part in disseminating
downy mildew of the lima bean. Also
It is greatly Influenced by moisture, as
excessive summer and autumn rains.
Conclusions drawn from experiments
show that even in a season most favor
able for the lima bean mildew a thor
ough treatment of the vines with bor
deaux mixture will insure a crop. The
selection of well drained land and t
light soil, reducing the number of vines
in the hill and planting the poles erect
will insure conditions as little favor
able to the development of the fungus
as possible.
The late autumn growth of lima bean
mildew is remarkable. It thrives on
pods after the plants are killed bj
frosts.
WHEN FILLING THE SILO.
Ensllaore Mast Be ETenly Distribut
ed if It Is to Keep Well,
"While the silo is being filled a man
should be there all the time to keep the
surface level and especially to pack
the silage next to the walls, where tkA
greatest friction occurs in settling,"
says an Ornnge Judd Farmer writer,
"If the silage be allowed to fall fronl
the end of the carrier to the bottom of
the silo, it will quickly form a conical
heap, down the sides of which th#
heaviest parts of the silage will roH
and thus a separation of the coarse
aud fine portions of the silage will be
effected. This should be avoided.
"To overcome this objection and to
facilitate the work in the silo I had a
flexible metal spout made that hog
been In use now for several
and It works very satisfactorily. It if
made of a series of round galvanized
Iron pipes that overlap each other fotXK
Inches nml arc fastened one to the oth»
er by means of a strap and a few:
links of small chain on each side of ev»
ery section. The snap engages a ring
that Is riveted to the lower end of the
section of pipe next above, etc.
"These sections of pipe are 28 Inches
long, 10 Inches in diameter at the small
end and 11 Inches at the other end.
Enough of these sections are made to
reach from the end of tho carrier to
within four feet of the bottom of the
silo. The two sections next to the car*
rier are made gradually larger than the
others and of such shape as to accom'
modate themselves to the end of the
carrier. By directing the nozzle of this
spout the man in the silo is enabled to
place the silage exactly where It 1S
wanted, and, most important of all, the
grain, leaves and stalks are distribute
ed in the proper proportions."
Yellow I'ciclifi to the Ftfrtk
There seems to be n growing tenden
cy In the Michigan peach belt at tlx
present time toward the planting o!
yellow peaches to the exclusion largely
sf the white kinds. This precludes to •
great extent the possibility of any ol
the newer white varieties becoming
widely popular unless coming at a sea
son when there are no good yellow va
rieties ripening. The open city market
gets the bulk of the white fruit now
grown. Bayers much prefer yellow
fruit, and special orders sent direct
from consumer or dealer to the or
chaidlst usually call for yellow peach
es. This preference for yellow varieties
doubtless comes about largely through
the fact that as a rule yellow peaches
handle better than white ones, arriving
at their destination freer from dlscol*
oration and In better condition gener
ally. No doubt the advent of the me
chanical grader, which subjects the
fruit to more severe handling than
grading by hand, will further enhance
this preference for yellow varieties.—
Michigan Station Bulletin.,.
MISTAKES TO AVOID.
An English paper gives what It terms
"thirteen mistakes of 114 c:"
It Is a great mistake to set up our
own standard of right and wrong and
Judge people accordingly.
To measure the enjoyment of otherr
by our own.
To expect uniformity of opinion In
this world.
To look for Judgment and experleneo
In youth.
To endeavor to mold all dispositions
alike.
To look for perfection ID our own ac
tions.
To worry ourselves and others with
what cannot l»e remedied.
Not to yield In Immaterial matters.
Not to alleviate all that needs allevia
tion as far as lies In our power.
Not to make allowances for the Infir
mities of others.
To consider everything Impossible
that we cannot perform.
To believe only what our Unite minds
cau grasp.
To expect to be able to understand
•very t bl ug.