XXXVIII ■ HUSELTON'S ily Footwear for Winter One of the great advantages this store ofiers is the face that you can hrre select the Footwear for the whole family and at the same time have double the range of stjles and prices to select from than you hnu in any ether t.tore. THE FARMER, THE LABORING MAN, THE OIL MAN Will find sli<«:«io*t such is suitable to his wants in Veal, Kip, Oil OiaiD, Kangaroo K:p high air! r.gnlar cut with or without box toe; doable sole and tap at Si 00. $i 25. 50 «»ud *2 00. WOMEN'S HEAVY SHOES in Oil Giain V. sx o'»', Veal, Kangarr-o Calf, B>x and Velour Calf ail shapes, button at 0 law ai SSJ. |i jbt in L;gh-cut, nitial tips, extra heavy solts and uppers to, resist watfr Otter lints, irat cannot be duplicated in Butler, at ti co, 25, f1 50 and $2 o . FOR THE YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. All be tie v snap s. ' eav/ solts, stitched extension edges, rope stitching in Box, V't lour a d VV.-x Calf Vi -i Ki 1, Patent an ! Enaaiel leather* at #2 aj, 250 3 o°f 3 5* > r,< * 4 Oihe: fine lines at 85c, I 00, I 25 and I 50. RUBBERS, FELT BOOTS AND STOCKINGS. Men's FtH Ecots ami Kubbtis at $1 65, with non snag Rubbers, 2 00. 2 25 and 3 50; Mtn*» Storm Kin* Pubber Boots, 2 75! regular Lseight, 2 25. * Bo)V Woo! Book an I Rubbers, *i 50; Voutcs', 1 25; Old Ladies' A jrin hn >ej and Slipp^ l * h * 5 1 ' *75 100 anc * 1 2 5 ; Wool Boots nt fi 25 and 150 *ith OVtrf You ' a.i't ; fF'-ird to stay a*ay from thi- store, if you expect to wear .«• 110. st •» wirter. Try us. i HUSELTON'S B BtJTI-H: s I.EADING OPPOSITE ■ SH'»K HOUSE HOTEL lOWRV " BICKELS Our stock of Winter Boots and Shoes is the largest we have t\'s Jiigh-cut, hard pegged, x let-, JU coppt r lit >h»ts for Boy? and hifh cut water-prcof shoes f< 1 Girls. We »i>h ti c;ii ycur «pedal aiicntion to our large stock g of fell aid lubbtt goods which we me sellii.g at p ices ture to in terei-t you. NOVEMBER PRICE LIST. Ladies' solid oil-grain shoes.. 80 Indies' Kangaroo-calf, spring heel shoes 75 Men's h»nvy kip, 3 sole, box toe shoes $ 1 -2.5 Old Lsdits' warm lined shoes 75 ; Mer V fine timbreidered slippers 45 Mali's fine calf, latest style dress shoes 1.25 Bo's' fine frtlf, latest style dress thoes 1 00 6en's t-stin-calf, Lace or Congress sho»* 9" Men's heavy *ole working shoes 1.00 Ladies' fine serge Congress Gaiters. 35 Jims' htavy sole working shoes 90 Cnildren's heavy shoes 5° Felt and Rubber Goods. Men' felt boots and overs SL7S Men's knit boots and overs 2.25 Boys' felt boots and overs I -5° Youth's felt boots and overs 1.25 ' Men's buckle arctics l-OO Ladies' fine tubberr 35 Men's Storm King rubber boots 2 75 Men's rubber loots (regular height). 2 25 Boys' rubber boots 1.75 lyidi's' rubber boots 1.»5 Large assortment of J Ladies' and Children's Overgaiters and Leggins at reduced prices. High Iron Stands with four lasts for reparing at 50 cents. j JOHN BICKEL, 12 i SOUTH N A I.s STREET. - BUTLER, PA < ————— " Our Specialty is f Trimmed Hats '* I the pnets are astonishingly low. Our a f trinuued hats are artistic, practical W 1 styiish and of choice materials. The - ' styles wijl please tlr: mf>st critical customers and the prices will please all. Our price# cannot r>e duplicated in the Rockenstein's, MILLINERY EMPORIUM. JJB Sontli Main Street, - Butler, Pa I . KECK Jt Q Fa " 311(1 W ' D,er We '^' S ' i 1 /j Tli E Have a iilmut them tliut PJ v', i f > (c-\ /I mark the wearei, it won't do to rj [V K [ / J M wear t)>e last year's output, Vou / » '%- I//I I! things iri cut and fit and work- I I/ fill m«nship, the finest in durability, I fr I where e'se can you get combina 0. ■ l J I L 111 11 tions, you get them at KECK G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa Removal Notice! I 0 e. P. T. Pape, Jeweler and Watchmaker Will be found on and after April Ist at J2l Eftßt Jefferson street, opposite G. Wilson Miller's Grocery Store, Butler, Pa. 1 THE BUTLER CITIZEN. MORE MEN ARE LEARNING i ever) duv that its bitter to pay a little more for clothes made to measure than to try to save a few dollars, J simply because the tew therebv saved sacrifices the value of the clothes. It is impossible to cheapen the workuiaushipol gco l clothes without destroying their value. Give us jour order for our T3O sack suit and we will g've you an interesting example of comfort and economy. Our abundant assortment of new fall go• Piano in my store. I«»" COUPON f r ''i'- The bearer ot this Coup > 1 ij entitled to a credit of f2S 00 to apply as p"ir' cash payment 011 any piano in my store. Void A&. IrJ- ,ilt< r November I, 1911. -gfc W. R NE VTON -)k | 525. 525. J You kaow my prices; I publish them. See them in adv in store window, liuy your Piano NOW and save money. Call and examine foryour*elf. A full stock always at the leading music bouse of Butler county. W. 11. NEWTON. #/TN p§i?a Rinhi ,s a most attrac * o live and pleasing Rolnrp ,ine of goods for DulUlc fa) , and wjnter Th e wear. Special care has been Fi/OC taken in the se- J lection cf our Hats and Men's Furnishings. All the new things in Shirts, Neckwear Gloves, etc. Our prices are very reasonable, The good dressers buy here. Jno. S. Wick, MEN'S HATTER AND FURNISHER. Opposite P. 0. "Peerless" Wall * Paper Absolutely Without Equal. XI If GREATEST VARIETY I Hr BKHT (JUALITY I Ilk. I,OWES'f I'KICEB New Goods Now In For Season 1901. MCMILLANS Next Door to °ostoffice. Special Notice. "Bicycles nt cost' to close them out, come early and %ct a bargain. All kiiuls of repair work given prompt attention at Geo. W. Mardorf's Bicycle Store nnd Knpair Soop, ' 109 W. Cunningham St- BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 H'Ol a "/he dure that Gures Coughs, £ Colds, l ■ ; Grippe, fk V. Whooping Tough, Asthma, j Xi Ercnchitls and Incipient A pj ConsumDtlon, is l c } & The GERMAN REMEDY* g <\ ( £ t\A a\\ 25 8 50-A-. \ s'L.' c-jpisi u- .> '1 IWS /CordovAWS Inll No odor. | Many fityles. Sold fe* 1 everywhere. Nasal /£t CATARRH mmk In all its utaKCS. f °(o£\ tS^O# Ely's Cream BalmV" WB |§/ cleanws, Bootbcu and heals £ /V* m the d-'M'd membrane. a It enrea catarrh and drives V away a cold in the head quickly. Vream Balm la placed into the nostrils, »preald only at Ym 6 Johnston s 4 \i Crystal i H Pharmacy. 4 ■ 1 R. M. LOGAN, Ph. O , M Mm N. Main St., Butler. I'u 4 itoth 'Phones j >1 Everything in the A A drug line. n I B 1 5 OUR WALL PAPER 5 5 CLEARANCE SALE S 7S Is still on and will continue (ff for a short time at discount (0 of jo per cent on the dollar. W Kead these prices: h^<' It will pay you to attend flr this sale. fIP | Patterson Bro's | ▼ i Wick Huildiny. Uk 336 N Main St. W Phone. 400. L. C. WICK, DRAI.KR ll* LUfIBER. WUAN'I'KU lloni'Ht man or woman to irave ** r»*i i * 'l' • -j --{ FEAR THOU NOT j T A Tain of the Frsnch T J- j There are few who have not heard or read of the great French revolution of the last century, when cruel men seiz ed on the government of France, when human life was of no account ami When, as if wearied with its wicked ness, God seemed to have hid his face from the sinful land. No one may count up the tears that were shed, the moans that were made, the hearts that were broken in those dreadful times, but here and there out of the great mass of human misery his tory has preserved a record of the trials and sufferings of some hapless oucs, reading which we shudder and thank God that we live iu happier days. Some few years after the reign of terror as this outburst of sin and madness was well named—a man of middle age entered a small Inn lu Ger many aud called for refreshments. His manners were timid aud shriuklng. and he looked as if he might just have re covered from some terrible Illness—lie was so strangely, ghastly pale. The laudloitl supplied his wants, and, half curious, half iu kindness, lie made some remark as to tlie stranger's ap pearance. coupling it with tiie ques tion, "Do you want aught else for your comfort?" "Nay, uothlng," 6aid the pale man hastily. "I have food and light and air. What could 1 want more?" And he sighed deeply. "My friend," said the landlord, seat ing himself, "you speak as if you had known the want of these things. Have I guessed aright?" His guest looked u;i "Would you hear my tale?" he ask ed. "For years I have kept silence, but today It seems as If it would lighten my heart to speak. Listen aud believe It If you can. Less than seven years ago I was a gay, light hearted youth In this our quiet fatherland. Having uo near relations, I was led to visit some distant ones who had lived for many years In a small town In France. "My uncle, as I called him out of friendliness, was a kind, good fellow, well known and respected in the place, where he carried on tlie craft of a watchmaker, and he proposed that I should become Ills apprentice and part ner. I liked the little town, 1 liked my uncle, I liked my aunt, and I soon gave my consent. They had no children —1 thauk God for tlint now—but my aunt's kindly soul could not be content with out young peoplo around her, so she kept and clothed two house maidens, children of some poor neighbors. Trim and neat they looked, too, wearing the costume of that part of Germany from, whence my aunt came, a pretty fancy of her own. It seemed quaint enough lu a strange land. "It was a happy household. No won der I was xlad to belong to It. But, alas, it was soon to be swept away by terrible affliction! For some time we had heard of strange troubles going on In Paris and the largo towns, but our little place was still quiet. One morn ing. however, we woke to find every thing In confusion. Our mayor had been ordered to resign, and his place was to l>e filled by some ono sent from Paris. "Still, we never dreamed of what fearful misery this was the forerunner. We had no time to dream, cither, the blow fell so suddenly. There bad been a stir going oti In the market place for the two days following the arrival of the new official, but my uncle and i were busy over a discovery which he hail made In our trade, and wo were less than usual In the streets. "At noon on the third day, however, he went out for a stroll to rest his eyes and look about him for a few moments. My aunt and her maidens arranged, as usual, the midday meal, and we were all ready to sit down, only my uncle was missing. He was usually so punc tual that we wondered and waited, and at last we dined without blm. At the close of the meal I stepped out to look for him. "I had not got a dozen yards from our house when I met our baker's wife, her eyes staring out of her head. "'Go back!' she said. 'Go back! It Is too late. The monster, the wretch! He lias executed the honest man, with out even the farce of a trial, on the ac cursed guillotine yonder!' "I was petrified with horror. Could she lie speaking of my uncle, so re spected, so quiet as he was? It was too (rue. Tlie wretch In office had lost no time, but bad begun ids work of bloodshed at once, and my uncle was his first vlctltp, Ids only crime being that he was of foreign birth and had sheltered under Ids roof some months since a poor Swiss. I retraced my steps to the house. My aunt's anxious face met my troubled KIIZC. She had begun to suspect evil. Tlie two girls waited fearfully In the background. I tried to speak, but 1 turned away and burst In to tears. I was young then, Master Landlord, and had tears to shed. My aunt passed me by and rushed Into tbq street straight Jv market place. 1 VUUId not follow. What happened thero was told me later. "Wild with agony at her husband's fate, my gentle, loving aunt bail burst Into a flood of reproach of Ills murder. In those days this was crime enough for Ibe heaviest punishment, and be fore evening she had fared the same fate as my uncle. "The reign of terror had Indeed be gun with us. The girls hail fled, terri fied at the fate which had befallen their protectors, and I was meditating In a half stupefied way the same meas ure wheij a kt(ojl. came at tlie door, and two men, who liml often eaten and drunk at my uncle's table, came In and made me a prisoner, confiscating ail the possessions of the family to the state. "In those days a man's foes were of ten they of Ills own household. I of fered no resistance. The shock of the day had completely unmanned me. 1 made certain that I. too, should (lie that night Itut my time was uut yet come. "In consequence of the latcliCMS of the hour I wax 'akeii to the town pris on, a dismal building which I had nev er known lo be occupied. There 1 was thrust Into a deep 'fitngeon and left In total darkness till the morning, when I doub'ad not I should be conducted to the same cruel fate as my poor rela tives had met. But morning came, as I had guessed by the sound without, and still no summons. Worn out with sus- : pense and waiting. I fell asleep. When I awoke, hunger and thirst oppressed me. Happily I had stored some bread ] and meat and a small bottle of wine in one of the pockets of uiy coat prepara tory to my intended flight. Of this I ( now ate and drank. No one came nigh , me, and yet I could hear sounds as if ( wretched prisoners were being led forth out of ueighboriug cells, doubtless to ' death, for they wept and pleaded vaiu- ' ly as it seemed to me. "But the third day a great stillness i fell on the prison. I could not under- i stand it. My senses were enfeebled for want of food, for my small stock had , long been exhausted, and I almost lack ed strength to wonder why I was left to live so long. Presently arose an aw ful terror lest this should be my sen tence—to perish miserably for want of food in this damp dungeon. Death on the scaffold appeared iiglit by compari son. 1 clamored at my prison door. 1 shouted as loudly as I could, all to no purpose. Then 1 burst into an agony j of tears. My fate was 100 dreadful to I bear. With the soft nature of my youth I pitied anil bemoaned myself | sorely. All at once words came into my mind that I had learned years ago as a text In the school, 'Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for 1 am thy (Jed." "Tliey came like a ray of light into.! my prison, and I clung to the promise as if it had hat moment been made to uie by a pitying God. I felt soothed and hopeful, and In this condition 1 sank back iu a doze or swoon. "How time passt J I could not tell; day and uiglit to me were alike in my cell 1 woke up to find light and warmth and kindly faces alwut me. Slowly I regained consciousness enough to understand what they told me. I had lain five days forgotten. The still ness I had noted the tliTrd day was ac counted for by the fact that the news had just reached our town of the death ot one of the greatest leaders of the revolution and the consequent decline of the party. In fear of his life, our terrorist mayor had tied, and the old mayor, resuming power, had ordered the prison doors to be set open. I In my solitary cell had been forgotten, and but that some one had been sent to ex amine all the cell# and collect the fet ters used therein 1 might have perished most miserably. As It was, I was car ried out perfectly senseless and brought to life with some difficulty. "I am safe now. as you see, com rades, in my own country, but the an guish of those few days will never be forgotten I bear about with me In my face the remembrance of it. I>aHy 1 thank God for light and air and food, and yet these good gifts of his fall to make my heart rejoice. Still those dreadful days in the dungeon have giv en me a firm reliance on his mercy, and I know that I shall one day be Joyful again In tlu i-i-i of which the gates are never shut and where there is no darkness." Good Old ThliiK*. Certain things are good for nothing until they have been kept for a long while, and some are good for nothing until they have been kept long and used. Of the first wine Is the Illus trious and Immortal example. Of those that must be kept and used I will name three—meerschaum pipes, violins and poems. The meerschaum Is but n poor nlTair until It has burned a thousand offerings to the cloud compelling del ties. Violins, too—the sweet old Amatl!-- the divine Stradivarius! Stained, like the meerschaum, through and through with the concentrated hue and sweet ness of all the harmonies which have kindled and faded on Its strings. Now. I tell you. a poem must be kept and used like a meerschaum or violin. A poem Is Just as porous as the meer schauin; the more porous It is the bet ter. I mean to say that a genuine poem Is capable of absorbing an Indefi nite amount of the essence of our own humanity, Its tenderness. Its heroism, its regrets, Its asplratlous, so as to be gradually stained through with a divine secondary color derived from ourselves.—Oliver Wendell Holmes. or Two KVIIK. "All those stories the papers are printing about you are HPS." said the politician's friend. "Why don't you make them stop ItT* "I would," replied the politician, "but I'm afraid they'd begin printing the truth then."—Philadelphia Press. Buakolnir a Jupunof. "J. P. O." was only an enlisted man In Uncle Sam's navy, but his mess mates called him "the Swell" because whenever he went ashore he carried u suit of civilian's clothes. At Yoko hama, in his fine raiment and a white felt bat, lie passed himself off to a Japanese coal merchant as the pay master of the fleet and contracted for several thousand tons of coal. The jirlce named was sl4 a ton. "What Is my rake off?" he asked the dealer, who offered a generous commis sion. "Make the price sixteen dollars v ton and have thousand tons ready for delivery at the earliest pos sible hour tomorrow morning," he said. The merchant opened wine, and when thoroughly warmed up the sailor remarked, looking indolently at hiu watch! "Uy the bye, I'm expected to visit the club tonight, and it is prob able that I may need a little more money than I have in my pocket. Per haps you had better advance nif three or four thousand dollars on account." Of course he got what lie wanted. Next morning the vessels were sur rounried with scores of barges laden with coal, and it was all the officers could do to prevent tl'e Japs froiu un loading (heir cargoes. The dealer dar ed say nothing, for lie had entered into a conspiracy to defraud the govern- , ment, so lie pocketed his loss In si lence.—New York Press. Hon They Sevfr Sp'nU. A coolness growing out of the fol lowing conversation lias sprung up be tween Jones and Smith. "I had a splendid time last night," said Jones. "I spent the evening at a little social gathering at the Goodman mansion." "Are the Goodmans nice people?" Queried Smith. "Well, I should say so. They are very aristocratic. To get into their cir cle one must have either a great deal of money or a great ileal of genius." "You don't tell uie so? And you say you were there?" "Yes." "You were Invited, Were you?" "Of course." "And to l»e invited a man has to have plenty of money or a great deal of gen lus?" '.'Precisely .<• "Well. Jones. I nm very glnil to lienr you have become rlcli all "f a sudden. Lend me five pounds!"— London An swers. JARPEN DO YOUR COWS PAY? Hon to Ascertain Spring; Balance For WelßhinK Milk—Milk Te»ter. Granting that it takes nearly the same capital and practically the same amount of labor whether the return from a herd is large or small and that from every point of view a good small herd is much more profitable than a large poor one, the question arises what a farmer with a herd of dairy cows is to do. First of all he should find out not only what his herd collectively, but what each cow is doing. In other A ® ; A \ I J BL'KING BALANCE AND MILK TESTER. words, he should begin a record of 1 Kitb the quantity and the quality of milk produced by each cow. The means.for keeping the record are available to every farmer. The milk tester, which is a simple means of de termining the richness of the milk in fat. and the scales or spring balance for determining tlie yield of milk cu able any dairyman to ascertain the value for milk and butter production of each ccw iu his herd and whether she is a source of profit or loss. The scales will show the total amount of milk produced in a year and the tester its fat contents. An individual record shows whether or not the farmer is boarding the cow and drawing on the profit from the better cows In order to do It. No amount of guesswork can take Its place. FERTILIZING IN THE FALL. Feed the Strawberry anil the Grain. Corn Fertlllmcr For Small Frnlt». I believe in feeding the strawberry heavily In late summer ami fall, says Editor Colliugwood In The Itural New- Yorker. The fruit buds which are to produce next year's crop are started and form ed usually during September or Octo ber. Some growers believe that the crop Is completed from bud to berry In tlie short spring season. That Is au error, I am sure. The fruit buds will be formed in the next sixty days, and the plant must truly "work like sixty" to produce them. It will need potash and phosphoric add in particular. I shall use corn fertilizer on all the small frultH. What other plants should be fer tilized In the fall? The fall grain should l»e fed. Where one Is using chemicals 1 think most of the potash and phosphoric acid might well be spread In fall or winter provided some green crop Is left to grow. On ottr hilly farm It would be folly to use much nitrogen In the fall. If I were to use stable manure In the fall, I should plow It In and not leave It on top of tlie ground. On level land or that with a gentle slope tills advice would not bo entirely sound. rorlinpai Your Paatnrra Nrrd 11.-lp. Tile severe drought lias l»een hard on pastures, both on account of lack of moisture and on account of overstock ing. The sod Is killed out In places, and weeds will come In. The lifetime of these pastures could be prolonged by some attention right now. The best way to control weeds Is to crowd them out, and there Is no better plant than timothy to do tills with until better pasture grasses can get a new foothold. In September, no mailer If the weath er Is dry, a grain drill with sharp hoes should lie run over ail thin patches in tlie pasture, distributing one-fourth to one third of a bushel of timothy seed an acre In connection with 2<*> pounds an acre of a high grade acid phosphate. The drill holes will cut the thin sod so that some of the seed will find fresh soil for starting when the fall rains come, and flic trash of the ohl sod will furnish some winter protection to the new plants. If some stable manure can lie spared for a light top dressing, It will pay well In making a sod that will choke out the weeds. We expect too tuucli of our pastures and help them |.H> little, says u Farm aud Fireside writer. LITP Stork Men n» tlio I'mi-Amorlrnn. Superintendent Converse arranged to hold several large meetings with the various large stock exhibit*. It Is the purpose of these different meetings to unite and bring into closer relationship the proprietors of the different kiuds of live stock represented by the vari ous states and provinces and also the countries of Central and South Amer ica. Invitations were sent to various government officials In the different states and countries, anil a large ma jority of them accepted. In addition to meetings of the swine breeders, cattle breeders and dairymen lu September, there remains to IK- held tlie following: Sheep breeders, Oct. .'1; horse breeders, Oct 17; poultry and pet stock, Oct. 25. ON MINERAL LANDS. No llettcr Opporliiiilly For ntrh mid Hmfroltil Knrnid. 1 There is no place on earth quite so rich as Pennsylvania, according to an enthusiastic son of that soil. He be lieves there are vast tracts with mil lions In lIM in ill timber, eoal oil or uat ural gas which may still lie fanned profitably after timber and minerals lite gone. As quoted in an exchange, lie sayr;; "It Is not too Info to derive some benefit from farm treasures yet. Many farmers have sold coal during the past two years. When that coalJs mined, tlie surface will become more or less cracked, destroying springs, wells and rivulets. The first tliltitf the land own er shouM do with the nnmey received for his eoal is to drive artesian wells at suitable places to obtain water from below the coal level. These should be equipped with windmills, cas engines or other pumping ma- VhllU'i'j The wells should be followed with a system of tile drains so disposed a to drain tlie fields when rain Is abundant or lo Irrigate them when wa ter Is needed, irrigation Is valuable even here lu the east. "Good farm buildings, good inachln try, thoroughbred and coiufortu blf will !»ii!*£est themselves to every man with a *i' :, rk of farm sense, j Hut the p.ilnt is that with this attain- ; able equipment farming will be found ti, l.e i»otli profitable and pleasant, j There need be no drudgery about it. j and some of the 'accidents of nature* are eliminated from the calculation. Crops become more certain and more abundant. "But hold! That Is not all With ready money in hand who would not ] have an orchard? Coal money or oil money or stone money will buy young trees that will grow while the happy | owner is sleeping. In the fullness of time they will bear (teaches, plums, pears, quinces and apples for the ever eager Pittsburg market and the home table. A few dollars' worth of vines will produce more grapes than the average farmer ever dreams of, and spare land may be found for raspber ries and currants. These things are a better investment for the man who has lived on the farm all his life than stocks and coupon bonds." FERTILIZER VALUATION. An Knttrrii Schedule of Prices—'The C ost of Ihe Head > Mixed Goods. The following is the schedule of prices adopted by agreement by the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island In the valuation of fertilizers for the year 1901: Cents per pound. Nitron- n in ammonium aalta 16-5 Nitrogen in nitrates Organic nitrogen in dry and fine ground fish, mcftt and Mood and in mixed fertilizers.... 18 0 Organic nitrogen in fine bone and tankage 16.0 Organic nitrogen in coarse bone and tankage. 12.0 Phosphoric acid, soluble in water G.O Pho-1 l.orie acid, soluble in ammonium citrate 4.S Phosphoric acid in fine ground fish, bone and tankage Phosphoric acid in coarse fish, bone and tanka n 'i> ®*o Phosphoric ac id in mixed fertilizers, i( insolu ble in water and ammonium citrate i.O Potash in high grade sulphate and in forma free from muriatic (or chlorides) 6-0 Potash in muriate 414 , A commercial valuation of fertilizers based upon the foregoing schedule Is nothing more or less than a statement of the average price at which the same amounts of potash, phosphoric acid anil nitrogen in the same or in equally good forms of chemicals and fertilizer stock could have been bought at retail during the six mouths preceding March 1, 11101, In such cities as Boston, Provi dence and New York. The difference l>etweeu the commer cial valuation and the cost of the ready mixed w>muierclal fertilizer goes to cover grinding and mixing, interest on the investment, freight, rebagglng, agents' commission*, l>ad bills, etc., aud, finally, profits. Shenrlnit Lamba In October. At the Wisconsin station it was found decidedly beneficial to shear la mI is In October before fattening them. Five wether* were shorn Oct. 14 and fed for fifteen weeks against another lot of 5 left unshorn. The shorn lot gained 225.5 pounds and the unshorn 210.5 pounds, or an average weekly gain per head of 3 pounds for the shorn and 2.8 pounds for the un shorn. The cost of 100 jwuuds of gain was s(>.ll with the shorn lot and $0.07 with the unshorn. In another trial with 1(5 wethers, 8 were shorn Oct. 0, ami the same number left unshorn. In ten weeks' feeding the shorn lot gained 11M.4 pounds, or 3.4 pounds per head weekly, while the unsliorn lot gained 100 pounds, or 3 pounds per head weekly. In both of these trials In October and In a November trial It was observed that the removal of the fleece hastened the early maturity or fattening of the wethers up to the time the fleece had again grown over one Inch In length, or until about eight weeks had passed. Acrtcnltnrnl Notes. "Nature study" In the schools Is now urged. The Ferron Is a new tomato, very meaty and with few seeds. Caterpillars and fall webworras ga lore are a feature of the season In many localities. While "self blanching" varieties of celery do blanch to a certain extent. It Is thought by many that thoy ore not so tender as that which Is banked. Whatever the cover crop may be put It In for the winter safe keeping of orchards aud vacant truck and garden ground. If you have spare tile of good size, they may be utilized In blanching cel ery, says Farm Journal. After the plants have been handled once or twice and the earth drawn up slip the tile# over. f'oiillnir o British Visitor. A big British battleship coming here to attend a patriotic function of some kind oil the Invitation of our govern ment ran short of coal, aud Uncle Sam, lis host, agreed to fill her bunkers free of charge. This courtesy was done through tlie medium of a Jersey City merchant, who supplied flue fuyiaee coal, worth from $0 to $7 a ton aud presented his bill to the English cap tain. "Bend it to the navy depart ment," said the latter, and to Washing ton It went, lo be returned by the next mall with a memorandum attached saying that an error had been made In the charge, "the government con tract calling for coal at f3 a ton." Aud that Is all the smart Jerseylte ever re ceived,—New York Tress. No Hrlmlr. When Adellna Pattl visited Madrid one time In company with her husband, Slgnor Nicollnl, who thought himself a tenor singer, there was an effort to en gage the noted artist for au especial occasion. The opera director asked: "How much will you charge us If you and your honored husband appear on this occasion for one night?" "Ten thousand francs, sir." "And how much If you come without the signor, iuadame?" "Ten thousand frunes." t'nthcrln* Uf' Medlol. Catherine do' Medici of France was a fall, dignified womun of striking per sonal appearance. Iler manner was of ten cold and repulsive, her language haughty. She was never popular or well liked. Iler features were regular, and the chief merit of her countenance was a full black eye that seemed to fascinate those on whom she looked. Jimls Talk. "Hello! Where are you going?" cried the Hon as the fleet footed stag dashed by him. "Oh,l'm Jtmt traveling for my health," (muted the stag. "Why do you ask?" "My friend the tiger Invited me to participate In a ntnic dluncr purty to day, and I was Wjouderlng If you were the party."—Philadelphia Press. A I.eaaon In Washing. Pliny tho Great could see things In front of bis nose as well as afar off. "I notice that the women rub the wash liik In cold water," he wrote oue day. i "l-ct them heat the water, and the al | kail In the soap will be freed and take far better effect." Aud ouly nftur that , did womcu kiiyw how to WMji. ' No. 40 ■ i A MATTER OF TEMPERAMENT. "The day is fine," quoth Mary Jane. "Vi t, lest it should come on to r*in. My waterproof and umbcrell And rubber shoes I'll take as well; For, though these may l»e troublesome In case the showers do not come, Mrthinks 'twere better, after all, j To be prepared, lest worse be fall. 0 "The day is fair," cried Jeanne ICarie; "The day is fair—ah, tres-jolil My gayest hat, my prettiest drets, I shall put on. What happiness! But if it rains—well, what of thatf I'll get another dress and hat! Ah. but I'# look so fresh and gay The sun will have to shine all day!" —Alice Reid in Harper*A FLAVOR IN FOODS. Tills Quality Is ais Mack m Necessity' as Is Nutriment. Chemists tell us that cheese Is one of the most nutritious and at the same time oue of the cheapest of foods. Its l nutritive value Is greater than meat, while its cost is much less. But this, chemical aspect cf the matter does not express the real value of the cheese as a food. Cheese is eaten not because of its nutritive value as expressed by the amount of proteids, fats and carbohy drates that it contains, but always be-; cause of Its flavor. Now, physiologists do not find that flavor lias any food value. They teach over and over again that our foodstuffs are proteids, fats and carbohydrates and that as fowl flavor plays absolutely no part. But at the same time they tell us that the body would be unable to live upon these foodstuffs were It not for the flavors. If one were compelled to eat pure food without flavors, like the white of an egg, It Is doubtful whether one could for a week at a time consume a sufficiency of food to supply his bod ily needs. Flavor Is as necessary as nu triment. It gives a zest to the food and thus enables us to consume It properly, and. secondly. It stimulates the glands to secrete, so that the foods may be satisfactorily digested and assimilated. The whole art of cooking, the great development of flavoring products, the high prices paid for special foods like lobsters and oysters—these and numer ous other factors with food supply and production are based solely upon this demand for flavor. Flavor Is a necessity, but It is not particularly Important what the flavor may be. This Is shown by the fact that different peo ples have such different tastes In this respect. The garlic of the Italian and the red pepper of the Mexican serve the same purpose as the vanilla which we put In our Ice cream, and all play the part of giving a relish to the food anil stimulating the digestive organs to proper activity.—Professor H. W. Corn In Popular Science Monthly. The Hamming Bird's Flight. The flight of the little humming bird Is more remarkable than that of the eagle. We can understand the flapping of the eagle's immense wing supporting a comparatively light body. But our little bird has a plump body. His wings are not wide, but long, so he must move them rapidly to sustain his weight, and this he can do to perfec tion. The vibrations of his wings are so rapid as to make them almost Invisi ble. He can use them to sustain hlm s?tf lu midair, with his body as motion less as If perched on a twig. In this way he can sip the nectar of the deli cate, flue stemmed flowers without alighting for a moment. He never alights while so engaged. He moves from flower to flower with a graceful and rapid movement, sometimes chas ing away a bee or humming bird moth, of which he Is very jealous. Nor is he much more favorably Impressed with any small birds that Bccm In his way. Ho knows Ills power of flight, and he has no fear of any other bird.—Henry, Hales In St. Nicholas. I.emnra For the Zoo. The national zoo has Just received through an animal dealer In Philadel phia a magnificent pair of the large black and white lemurs Indigenous to the Island of Madagascar. This makes the fourth pair of these animals brought to this country, and, In addi tion to being highly attractive by rea son of their coat of long Jet black and snow white lmlr and their abnormally large and luminous eyes, they are of very great Interest from tho viewpoint of science and evolution. The lemur stands In tho same rela tion to and monkeys as they In turn stand to the human race, only In the case of the lemurs and apes the "missing link" connecting the two gen era Is In real aud actual existence, be ing realized In the "aye-aye," a pecul iar animal, also of Madagascar, that Is as much lemur as It Is simian. The Retort Coarteoaa. A story oft told Is that of Lord ——, who when a young man was opposing Mr. Sugdeu, subsequently lord chancel lor of England, jn a parliamentary con test. "lie's tho son or a country bar ber," tl Strata. "Feeling blue, are you, Mr. Light way te?" said Miss Jlmplecute sympa thetically. "You ought to do something to occupy your mind. "I don't menu," she added after a moment, "that you ought to work vary hard at anything."—Somervlllo Journal. Gloomy News. Underthum—Oh, he's tho worst kind nf a pcssimlKt. llenpeck—You don't say? I'ndertbum—Yes; he declares there rrc more people getting married now Hutu ever before.—Philadelphia Press. 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