VOL XXXVUI HUSELTON'S Family Footwear for Winter One of the great advantages this store offers fact that you can here select the Footwear for the whole family and at the same time have double the range of styles and prices to select from than you hno in any other store. THE FARMER, THE LABORING MAN, THE OIL MAN Will find shots just such as is suitable to his wants in Veal, Kip, Oil Grain, Kangaroo Kip. high and regular cut with or without box toe; double sole and tap at $l 00, ft 25, ft 50 anJ °°- WOMEN'S HEAVY SHOES in Oil Grain. Wax Calf, Veal, Kaugtroo Calf, Box and Velour Calf—all ship.-s, button ard lace—at 85c, fit 00, tt 25 and $1 00. THE BOYS AND GIRLS THAT GO TO SCHOOL Will Snd theis delight in high-cut, metal tips, extra heavy soles and uppers to resist water. Other lines, that cennot be duplicated in Butler, at $1 00, $1 25. ft 50 and $2 o \ FOR THE YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. All be new s''ap s. heavy soles, stitched extension edges, rope stitching in Box, V« l"iir H-d Wax C 'lf, Vici Kid, Patent an'l Enaaiel L-athers at $2 00, 250 3 00, 35' »>n<! 4 o.) Other fine lines at 85c, I 00, 125 and 150 RUBBERS, FELT BOOTS AND STOCKINGS. Men's Ftlt Boots and Rubbeis at fit 65, with non-snag Rubbers, 201, 2 25 and 2 50; Men's Stotm Kin# Rubber Boots, 2 75: regular height, 2 25. Boys' Wool B< <'ts an 1 Rubbers, $1 50; Youths', 1 25; Old Ladies' Warm Shoes and Slipper® at 50c. 75c. 100 and 1 25; Ladies' Wool Boots at 25 and 150 with overs. Y» u • an't afford to stay a.vay from this *t'>rc, if you expect t<> wear -hots Uis winttr. Try us. HUSELTON'S BUTLER'S LEADING OPPOSITE SHOE HOUSE. HOTEL T-OWRY BICKELS Our stock of Winter Boots and Shoes is the largest we have evti had Fxtumtly 'uige stctk of Gr,kt)'s high-tv t, hai d pegged, Bf x lot, Be ots a. dS! ces Our line cf School Shoes is complete. G«-kt)'s coj ptr tre .'lues fcr lk.j.s and high cut water-picof shoes for Girls. We wis-h to c*ll youi tpecial atlci ticn to <ur large stock of felt ai d rufcbir goods which we are sellir.g at piices sure to in terest you. NOVEMBER PRICE LIST. Ladii s* solid oil-grain shoes 80 L&dies' Kangaroo-ralf, spring heel shoes,, 75 Men's heavy kip, 3 sole, box toe shoes f 1.25 Old Ladits' warm lined shoes 75 Men's fine Embroidered slippers 45 Men's fine calf, latest style dress shoes 1.25 Boys' fine calf, latest style dress shoes 1 00 Men's Satin-calf, Lace or Congress shoes 9° Men's heavy fole working shoes i.oo Ladies' fine serge Congress Gaiters 35 Boys' heavy sole working shoes 0° Children's heavy shoes 5° Felt and Rubber Goods. Men' felt boots and overs si-75 Men's knit boots and overs 2.25 Boys' felt boots and overs i-5° Youth's felt bcots and overs 1.25 Men's buckle arcMcs.... i-oo Ladies' fine rubberf 35 Men's Storm King rubber boots 2.75 Men's rnbber boots (regular height) 2 25 Boys' rubber boots 1.78 Ladies' rubber boots I.SS Large assortment of Ladies' and Children's Overgaiters and Leggins at reduced prices. High Iron Stands with four lasts for reparing at 50 cents. JOHN BICKEL, 128 SOUTH .V AiA STRhET, - - BUTLER, PA Our Specialty is Trimmed Hats. iL&J( f We save you monotony in styles, and j&jp j_jk the pricts are astonishingly low. Our ■r M f trimmed hats are artistic, practical W \ " styles will please the most critical customers and the prices will please all. r f,r- Our press cannot be duplicated in the Rocke nste In's, MILLINERY EMPORIUM. JJB South Main Street. - - Butler, I a KECK & <&> « Fall and IKinter Weights. ' 1 ! /^S W E Have a nattiuess about tbem that J] /! > k>A // mark the wearer, it won't do to [jJ K IK) I J (A wear the last year's output. You / N3 ,\ \r f F1 won't get the latest things at the ' r \rn j-A stock clothiers either. The up-to \s v\ Vjj date tailor only tan supply them, rrV, UX- 1 ( « you want not only the latest / I tlJJlf things in cut and fit and work \,jt J [ I I nianship, the finest in durability, I ' 7/1/ where else can you get combina . I \ It II 11 tions, you get them at K E C K G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa Removal Notice! C. F. T. Pape, Jeweler and Watchmaker Will be found on and after April Ist at 121 East Jefferson street, opposite G. Wilson Miller's Grocery Store, Butler, Pa. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. REGISTER S NOTICES The Kegbter hereby gives notice that the following account* or executors, adminis trators ant guardians have been filed In this office according to law. aud will tie pre sented to Court for confirmation and allow ance on Saturday, the 7th day of December, 1801. at !• A. M.. of said dav: 1. Final account of A. Tl. Barkley.executor of Samuel S. Wlnier. late of Worth twp. Final account or B. L. Hocken berry, ad mlnlslstrator I>. I!. N. C. T. A of Miles Cov ert. late of Adams twp. •i. First partial account of it. L. llocken lierry. trustee of Miles Covert estate, late of Adams twp. 4 Final account of W. C. ilawn, guardiau of James G. Black minor child of 11. C. Black, at • of Harrisville. horo. r>. First and final account of \\. i. Butler, administrator of John M. Wolford, late of Donegal twp. «. Final account of Lev Henry, guardian of Tin i Henry, minor child of sar:.li L. Henry, late of Connoquenessing twp. 7. l inai account of Belle Hutchison, ad ministratrix of Esther Hutchison, late of Oakland twp. H. First and final account of James \v.t.- lace, executor of Adalice Wallace, late of /.elienople. !l. First and final account of D. 0. Baslian. guardian of Ivatie Schontz now Brown, minor child of Katherinu Schontz, lilte of Harmony HP. First and final a ■count of W. D. Bran don, executor of Mrs. M. M. McConuell, late of Clay twp. II First and Hunt acoount of Harry Bauer, executor of Cath. Baiter, late of Butler boro. l:: Final and distribut ion account of Jennie Christie, .lames Christie and M. W. Starr, ex ecutes of Peter Christie, late of liutler : oro. 13. First and final account of U. J. Rose and 11. J. Ull more, administrators C. T A. D IS. N. of Margaret Shaw, late of Harris- 'l't' Final account of Hugh Shaw, as stated by Homer J. i!o.->e and Hugh K. Oilmore, ex ecute is of Hugh Shaw, deceased, who was one of the administrators of Margarot &haw, late of Harrisville boro. ... 1.. Final account of J. T. Black, adminis trator of John Caskev. late of Marion twp. 10 Final ac< ount of W. F. McColiough a 1- ministraU>r of Elizabeth Taylor, lute of Muddycreek twp. . , 17. Final account of F. \V. Schuster, admin istrator C. T. A. of Jacob Schuster, late of Butler county. Fa. .. , is Final account of W. I'. McCoy, guardian ot Baltic I!. Heckathorn, minor child of John C. Heck at horn, late of Wortn twp. 19. Final and distriburion account of Christy Kobb, executor of Anne McClung, late of Oakland twp. . , , 10. Final and distribution account of John C. Moore, trustee to -.ell real estate under proceedings in tartitionin estJito of l>%niel Hfuii. lute of « 'enter twp. . :;i. First tttul final account of C. i . -mith and U*. ii. Smith, executors of Edmund Smith, late of Slippery Kock twp. 22. Final account of Henj Hankin. guar dian of Sadie Is. McGarvey, minor child of Robert McCiarvey. late of Fairview twp. Final and distribution account of ssirali Wolford. executrix of Henry Woiford. late of Slippery Kock twp. 24. Final account of A. Kilpatrick. guar dian of S. Dean Crowe, minor child of Oliver C. Crowe, late of Adams twp. 2f». Final account of Micnael Zeigler, ad ministrator of George Stahl. late of /elie nople boro. _ 2i». Final account of Ellen Hays, adminis tratrix of Joseph Hays, late of Adams twp. 27. Final account of Thomas E. Taylor, ex ecutor of Catherine L. Fisher, late of Brady township. . :;s. Final account of Ira McJuukin, guar dian of Percy L. lvell. minor child of Henry G. Keil, late of Butler tx>ro. 29. Final account of John V. Glenn, ad ministrator of A. J. McCoy, lateof Merger tp. ot). Final account of J . F. Anderson, f?uar dian of Kalph Kirkpatrick. minor child of Laura Kirkpatrick, late of Renfrew. 31. Final account of J. F. IJarper. adminis trator of Margaret Harper. iato of Concord township. . 32. First and final account of Maria Blanch Lewis and Lizzie McCready, executors or Maria B. Brandon, late of Harrisville boro. 33. Final account of It. E Collins, guardian of Orene Cleveland ShcatT, deceased, minor child of Thomas S. and Mary K. Shoaff, late of Worth twp. 34 Final account ot Cliristianna Frederick, administratrix of Henry S. Frederick, late of Donegal twp. . 35. final account of John E. Kradel, ad ministrator of James L. Smith, late of But ler boro. 36. First and final account of Daniel Con way, administrator of Mary A. Gagen, late of Oakland twp. 87. First and account of George E.Robinson adm'rof estate of Heironymous Kirchner, late of Butler boro. W. J. ADA Mr?, Register. ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS. Notice is hereby given that the following roads and bridges have been confirmed nisi by the Court and will be presented on the first Saturday of December Court, 1901, being the 7th dav of said month, and if no excep tion s ar? tiled tliev will be confirmed abso lutely: K. P. No. 3. March Sessions, 1901. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Worth and Muddy Creek townships for a county bridge over Muddy Creek at. a point on the Prospect and Jacksville road. July 13th, 1901, reviewers were appointed by the Court, who, on August list, 1901, filed their report in favor of locating the said bridge. Now, September 7th. 1901. approved. Notice to be given ac cording to rules of Court tind to be laid be fore the grand jury at next term. BY THE COURT. R. D. No. 1, May Sessions. 1901. In the mat ter of the petition of the citizens ot Donegal township for a county bridge over Branch Creek at a point on the Chicora and Rattlgan road. March IS, IWI, viewers were appointed by the Court, who, on August 31, 1901. filed their report In favorof the said bridge. Now, September 7. 1901, approved. Notice to be f iven according to rules of Court and to lie aid before the grand jury at next term. BY THE COCBT. it. 1). No. 1, September Sessions, ISIOI. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Ve nango township for a county bridge, over Slippery Hook Creek at a point on the road leading from Milliard Station to the Mercer and Parker road. June 3,1901, viewers were appointed by the Court, wlio, on August 31. 1!)01. tiled tii ir report in favorof locating the said bridge. Now, September 7, lflOl, ap proved. Notice to be given according to rules of Court and to be aid before the grand jury at next term. HY THE Coder. I£. D. No. 3. September Sessions. 1901. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Cherry township for a public road to lead from a point on the Garfield and Anandaie road, about 20 rods west of the old coal tipple, to a point about 30 r.jds west of the Kenelian bridge on the road leading from the Sunbury roal to the Anandaie road. June 5. l!*il. viewers were appointed by the Court, who..on August 31. 1801. tiled their re port in favor of the said road. Now, Septem ber T, 1901, approved and fix width of road at 33 feet, notice to be given according to rules of Court. Bv TH E COURT. 15 D. No. ">. September Sessions, 1901. In the matter of the netition of citizens of Slip pery Kock township for a county bridge over Kelfer run at a point on the public road run ning tlnougli lands of A. W. Grossman. May 20, 1001, viewers were appointed hy the Court, who, on July 31, liHll, tiled their report iu favor of the said bridge. Now. September 7. 1901. approved. Notice to be givenlaeeordlng to rules of Court and to be latd before the grand jury at next term. BY THE COURT. K. I>. No. 7, September Sessions. 1901. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Alie fheny township for a county bridge over lttle Serub Grass Creek «n the Emlenton road. Juno 19,1901, viewers were appointed by the Court, who, on August 24, 1901. Hied their report in favor of locating the said bridge. Now, September 7. 1901. approved. Notice to be given according to rules of Court and to be laid before the grand jury at next term. BY THE COURT. It. 1). No. H, September Sessions, 1901. In the matter of the petition of cltlzensof Jack son township for a public road to lead from a point oh the Harmonv and Evans City road to a point on the Harmony and Prospect road July 13, 1001, viewers were appointed by the Court, who. on August 11. 1901, tiled their report In favorof said road. Now, Se ptember 7. tool, approved, and fix width of road at 33 feet, notice to be given according to rules of Court. BY THE COURT. Certified from the records this 4th day of November. 1901. WILLIAM 11. CAMPBELL, Clerk. WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS. The following widows' appraisements of personal property and real estate set apart for the benefit of the widows of decedents have been filed In the office of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Butler County, viz: Widow of Charles Mickley, personal property SIOO.OO Wlciow of Hiram Graham, personal property 300.00 \Y idow of John A. Goetz, personal prop erty 300.00 Widow of James B. Fulton, personal property 300.00 Widow or Daniel K. Graham, personul property ' 300.00 Widow of Christian Welman, charge on real estate 300.00 All persons Interested in the above ap praisements will take notice that they will be presented for confirmation to the Orphans' Court of Butler county. Pa., on Saturday.the 7th day of Dec.. 1901, and if no exceptions are tiled, they will be confirmed absolutely. WILLIAM 11. CAMPBELL,CIerk O. C. Clerk's Office. Nov. 4. 1001. New Liver" Barn W. J. Black Is doing business in his new barn which Clarence Walker has erected for him. All Boarders and team sters guarranteed good attention- Barn just across the street from Hotel Butler. He has room for fifty horses. 1 People's l'hone. No. 350. BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1901 Gsirs that Oures Coughs, (i) \ Coids, I rp Grippe, k Whooping Cn-jih, Af'hms, I Bronchitis and Incipient A Consumotion, is g I A The G&RMAN REAAEDY" g Cure; \UT.G } • ? 25^50.'- -... bed room or hall. Sold / ?1 > everywhere- Made byyfi'"jl I t STANDARD Druggist CATARRH I o CENT TRIAL SIZE. Ely's Cream Balm Gives Relief at once. It cleanses, soothes and heals tlie diseased mem brane. It cures Catarrh - B and drives away a Cold 1| Ay FEVER in the Head quickly. It §l™ • ™ ■'■ l* is absorbed. Heals and Protects the Membrane. Restores the Senses of Taste and SmelL Full eizo 50c.; Trial Size inc.; at Druggists or by mail. KI.Y BROTHERS, 56 Warren Street, New York. m [i Are ►] li You n H Healthy? N al I f you care to be strong ) J WA an 1 vigorous and have ou your cheek the glow of W J WA perfect health, take L^j JOHNSTON'S FA ?fA Beef, Iron and Wine k \ BkT tLe "true tonic" which W A o mbines in a pleasant k * k V foun the valuable nutri- W A 9 A tioistouic and stimulat f w i"g properties of its in- /: 11 gredknts. f J I rice, 500 a pint. kl Pr pared a.td sild only at w A I*l Johnston's r< Crystal kj Pharmacy. H U. M. LOGAN, Ph. G . T® Manager, Cj 1 106 N. Main St., Butler. Pa T® Both 'Phones £|. j Everything in the drug line. k. j S OUR WALL PAPER S § CLEARANCE SALE 5 Ty Is still on and will continue Mr for a short time at discount 40 of 40 per cent on the dollar. X Read these prices: Palters ;ii #c a BtNMtftdl will pay to attend flr this sale. flp | Patterson Bro's | Wick Buildine. Sdk 236 N. Main St. JR Phone. 400. JR L. C. WICK, Deader 11* LUnBER. ANTED—Honest man or woman to trave " for large houst. salary st>3 monthly and ex c<-rises. with Increase; position perman etit-.lnclose self-addressed stamped envelope M » NAUKH m (Jaxton bldg.,.Chicago. HOPE. And can a thing crc3trd live and its creator die? If worthy deed anJ worthy thought may not be lost, then why Should man pass down tiiis finite life and ruin mark his way? Who builds for eaf.b may well expect hia treas ures to decay. But he, the man of worthy deed or man of worthy thought. Builds not for time nor fame. The battle of this life is fought And won by him alone who climbs BO high that he disdains to look below for hope and fame and following* of their trainj. Oh, men of worthy deed! On, men whose thought ennobled life! We, watching for your footprints in the midst of toil and strife. Take courage and believe that there is no eternal night. And we press on to find as ve have found Eternal Light. —N. A. H. in New York Times. I COPPER I I AMD GOLD ! o «>«>• * • I was practicing medicine at the time in Hotherlium. a large, struggling town s!\ miles south of Sheffield, iu York shirt, England, in the heart of the South Yorkshire coal district. It is a rough class of people with whom a general practitioner generally has to deal in such a district, though there are some very big swells in t lie neighborhood, to be sure. Still, as is al ways the case in life among the rough est and most uncouth, one sometimes finds a gentle tlower. Such a sweet exception was little Elsie Underbill, to whose bedside I was called professionally 011 the even ing of Nov. 22. 1573. It is a long while ago, and I doubt much if any of the persons connected with the little story I am about to tell, should auy of them still be surviving, will remember Dr. Newman. At any rate, not one of those who knew me will be hurt, and the one person against whom I shall have much to say is so mean and contemptible, in my opinion, that I care little for his. It was a poor little home I was call ed to in Church street, where Elsie's parents lived, but very differeut from the dirty, carelessly kept cottages and small houses in the vicinity. But I am not going to weary you with a descrip tion. I was met by the dear, old kind ly faced mother at the door, where, be fore taking uie up stairs to the tiny room where lay her suffering daugh ter, she told me something of her his tory. Elsie was only just turned nineteen, but she had already made herself a reputation which was honorable and ennobling. The years before, when just turned sixteen, being a pretty and well developed girl, with more than the average amount of intelligence, she had obtained an engagement at the lo cal theater, where she had appeared in the character of Jeanie Deans in An drew Ilalliday's adaptation of Sir Wal ter Scott's novel, "The Heart of Mid lothian." She had attracted a great deal of attention. The local corre spondent of a London theatrical paper, The Hornet, then the property of Ste phen Fiske, had spoken highly of her, and more than one London manager had visited Rotherbam to see her act. There were stock companies in those days. . Among the many young fellows who had become infatuated by her beauty was one Horace Willington, the son of a physician in Sheffield, a very rich man. This young man's attentions were very marked. He obtained an intro duction to the young girl's parents, and through them to Elsie. And then he began a serious courtship. In every way his manner and appar ent object were decidedly honorable. Only one thing he omitted—he did not take her to his own home. In order to be near the man who had completely won her heart she refused more than one lucrative offer to go to London, where she would have at once been on the highroad to fame, and ac cepted an engagement at the Sheffield Theater Royal, which, being close to her own home, she could also reach very easily. Here her opportunities were wider than in Kotherliam, it is true, and here she succeeded in in creasing her already high reputation. She remained in Sheffield two seasons, playing during the summer a series of traveling engagements throughout the northern counties. Then came a proposal from a great London manager which was so good that she could not afford to neglect it. Her aged mother went with her to the oily of smoke and fog, and in Septem ber, 1573, she made her debut before a London audience at the Princess' thea- KT. Less than a month later her health entirely gave way, and she found it necessary to throw up her engagement and return with her mother to the lit tle home in Ilotherham in which she had breathed her earliest breath. So much lior mother told me, then took me up to see her daughter. Did I say just now that she was suf fering? That was hardly the case. She was dying of rapid consumption. She was too weak to suffer much physical ly, but the broken heart was giving her exquisite torture. Such a lovely girl I have rarely seen. Brown curling hair swept back from the sweet face and long dark lashes shaued the blue gray eyes that were all Intelligence and had been wont to All her audiences with blind enthusiasm. The little room in which she lay was filled with delicate feminine knick knacks, reminiscences of her favorite roles, souvenirs of her professional friends, all arranged about the room A-ith gentle, thoughtful love by her stricken mother. But most interesting of all was a rather curious thing hang ing above her pillow on the bedpost by a narrow blue ribbon. It was some thing that would attract the attention of the least observant. A large gold split ring, elegantly chas ed and evidently of antique manufac ture, to which was suspended a com mon copper English penny piece. The combination was so incongruous, so lu dicrous, that 1 could not refrain from taking it in my band to examine. "Oh, please don't touch that," ex claimed the dying girl. "It Is all I Vive." Then there was a story to it! When I had prescribed a simple pal liative for the rucking cough and had given instructions for other simple treatment, I went down stairs again tvith the mother. "You saw the penny and the ring, doctor," she said, "and you wondered. Is it not so?" I confessed that I had felt a little curious to know its history, and here is what the old woman told me: The old gold ring had belonged to Elsie's great-grandmother. It had once been a thumb ring. Elsie looked upon it as a sort of heirloom and had car ried it with her us a sort of talisman since childhood. One day. after she had known Mr. Willington a few months before they were engaged to i be married, the young man had laugh ingly pulled from his pocket a penny through which some foolish person hatl bored a hole. Elsie was just about to appear in a new character, so Hor ace, in fun, remarked: "Take this pen ny and keep it for luck. You will nev er fail in a part so long as you keep it." Elsie entered into the spirit of the thing and said, "Now, if I could only get my own talisman split I would iiaug the penny 011 to it." "That is easily done," said Horace, as he took the ring in his baud and admired its chasing. "I will take it to Evans', in Sheffield, and have it split." Accordingly he took the ring and in a few days returned it with the penny hanging to it. Elsie fastened a ribbou to it aiid wore it around her neck. Alas, that ring and that penny were the parallels of the characters of the two persons to whom they had belong ed! The one pure gold, refined and chased by a master hand, destined to lie broken by the owner of the baser metal which entered the golden heart and broke it in two and left it. When she went to London. Willing ton followed Elsie, and there, amid the follies and excitements of the great Babylon, he cam." out in bis true col ors. a conscienceless, loveless scoun drel. It seems unnatural and untrue that a man could deliberately lay plans aud take years to mature them for the ruin of a young girl's life, but so it was with Willington and Elsie Under bill. Plenty of people there are living yet who rememl: r the success of the young actress on the Princess' Loards and who remember with sorrow her sudden departure and death. Willington succeeded in his designs, then left her, as it was afterward known he had left others, to droop and die or to go from bad to worse. He eared nothing. Elsie's sensitive nature was too high strung. She could not survive the dis grace even though it was apparent only to herself. Her heart broke, and in the early weeks of December, when the narrow little Church street and the roofs of the neighboring cottages were covered with snow, when the timid robin bail become so tame as to fly to the windows of human habita tions for the food of charity, when the world was beginning to prepare Its an nual festival of "peace and good will toward men." the poor little actress, who was a delicate flower iu the midst of a life of nettles and brambles, with ered and passed away, to be trans planted in the garden that is kept for ever beautiful by those angels whose duty it is to soothe and comfort those poor waifs of humanity who are not strong enough to overcome humanity's blows and buffets. What became of Willington? 1 have never heard of bim since. Somewhere, probably, be holds an honored position on earth, for be was rich, and wealth on earth covers Innumerable sius; but surely when his time comes to go to that bourn from which no traveler ever returns he will be met by the dark re cording angel with a page not yet blot ted out, on which he will be shown— A penny suspended from a pure gold ring. The Jntlas Tree. The Judas tree is a native of the southern countries of Europe, and is a handsome low bush with a flat, spreading top. In the spring it Is pro fusely covered with purplish pink blos soms, which burst out before the leaves begin to unfold. The blossoms have an agreeable acrid taste and are made iuto salads aud sometimes fried. There is an ancient tradition that Ju das hanged himself from this species of tree. A tree called" the Judas tree is common to some parts of the American continent. It differs somewhat from the one described, but the blossoms are made into good pickles, and the young twigs are bought by dyers for the brownish pigment contained in them. The Judas tree draws great numbers of bees around to feed on the sweets tontained in its blossoms. To Prevent Paint From Scaling. To prevent the paint on iron or wood from scaling off when exposed to the weather first thoroughly wash the parts to be painted and then brush over the surface with hot linseed oil. By following this method, especially with iron articles, no scaling of the paint will occur. Iu cases where the trticles to be painted are small and ;an be readily heated it is better to neat them and plunge them into the oil. The thin liquid oil when hot en ters into the pores of the metal, ab sorbs the moisture, and the paint then applied so firmly adheres that frost, rain or air cannot effect a separation. Hearing n Fly Walk. As the fly glides rapidly over a smooth surface every step presses out a supply of gum strong enough to give him a sure footing and to sustain him In safe ty if he halts. So strong is the cement that that upon one of his six feet is quite sufficient to sustain the weight of his whole body. But if he stands still the gum may dry up anil harden quick ly and so securely fasten the traveler's foot as to make a sudden step snap the leg itself. If you wish to hear a fly walk, you can do it without the aid of the nuga phone. Having made friends with the fly, spread a silk handkerchief over your ear and induce the insect to crawl across the handkerchief. As he ap proaches your ear you will distinctly hear a harsh, rasping sound, made by the contact of the Insect's feet with the filaments of silk. TITO Good Armament*. "I say that Adam and Eve never ex isted," declared the first theological disputant. "Oh, but they did," answered the sec ond theological disputant. "How do you know they did? Were you there?" "How do you know they didn't? Were you there?" —Baltimore Ameri can. Glanta Nearly Twenty Feet Tall. The giant Ferragus, who was slain by Orlando, the nephew of Charle magne, was eighteen feet high. He al ways accompanied the army on foot, there being 110 horse tall and strong enough to carry him. I'laterus in bis pub'ished writings tells of a giant whom he examined at Lucerne whose body measured 19 feet 4 inches and H lines. Politely Pnt. Anxious Father (from top of stairs)— Say, Mary Jane! Mary Jane—Yes, papa. Anxious Father—ls it 11 o'clock yet? Mary Jane—Yes, papa. Anxious Father—Well, give the young man my compliments and ask him to kindly close the front door from the autside.—Chicago News. The MisHiMMippl. Before the coming of the whites to America the Mississippi river was known by a different name every few miles of Its course. Each tril- that dwelt along Its banks gave .t a name, end more than thirty of these local designations are preserved in the nar ratives of the early travelers. BRAVE MR. BOWSER. GETTING A TOOTH PULLED WAS NOTHING FOR HIM. And After the Operation He Seemed Greatly Snrprlaed to F"lnd Mr«. Boiraer nnd the Cat In the Dentiat'* Office. [Coprriglit, ISOI, by C. B. Lewis ] Mr. Bowser had toothache. He had suspected it for two or three days, but now. after eating dinner and sitting down to his newspaper, he was dead sure of it. He had gone to and fro with a growling at tlie roots of a certain old tooth, but had shut his jaws and tried to make himself believe it was only a small gumboil, which would disappear in an hour or two. When asked by his oliic-e boy if he didn't have toothache, lie warned the lad that his Creshness would cause his discbarge, and when -==, L \ I »s TliK "JUMP" STIifCK HIM HE LITKBED A OI to AN the same question was put to him by an old man on the street car Mr. Bow ser had savagely answered: "You are an old man. sir. and I re spect your gray hairs, sir, but don't presume too far on my good nature." "But can't I ask if you have tooth ache?" queried the old man. "Xo. sir: you cau't. You oan mind your own business." Yes. here it was at last —a full jewel ed. swell front, rubber tind case of toothache, and all the peppermint es sence. cloves, cinnamon oil and other remedies be had used on the sly and all . the white lies he bad told Mrs. Bowser for three days had been In vain. As the "jump" suddenly struck him he ut tered a groan aud clapped his hand to his jaw, and the family cat walked over and sat dowu iu front of him and looked her sympathy. "What's the matter with you?" que ried Mrs. Bowser as she looked up from her book. "N-nothing," he replied, hoping that no other jump would follow and that he could make a sneak for the pepper sauce later on. "I didn't know but that you had the toothache." she carelessly observed. "If you had, I was going to ask you why you didn't have it pulled out." "I think I am old enough and big enough to know what to do when I have the toothache or any other ache. What in thunder is that old cat looking at? I've had enough of her around this house." Mrs. Bowser knew that act No. 2 was coming, and she had no more to say. Mr. Bowser started to whistle and got up aud walked into the hall, but as soon as out of her sight be kick ed himself aud held his jaw. When he returned, he casually remarked that Aguinaldo hadn't been captured yet and that it was mighty singular weath er for that time of year. He was do ing his best, even to smiling at the cat, to make himself believe that old tooth hadn't a hollow iu it big enough to tuck away a tield bean when the jump hit him agniu. Up went his bands, and up went his feet, aud he groaned out a sort of death cry. The cat Ihuckled, and Mrs. Bowser exclaimed: "What on earth Is the matter with you tonight? You act as If you had the colic." •'lt's—it's just a slight attack of toothache." be replied, with a ghastly smile; "got my big toe damp the other rainy day, I guess. It won't amount to a row of pins, however." "If it does, you'll go to the dentist's in the morning of course?" "Of course. You don't suppose I'm the sort of man to suffer around with the toothache for six or seven years, do you?" Mr. Bowser's voice had no weight in it, and his face was pale, but he had made up bis mind to bluff the tooth ache and Mrs. Bowser In addition. The idea of going to the dentist work ed an ice cold streak up ond down his solne and made bis toes crack, and he was secretly determined to die first. He sneaked into the parlor and tried "laying on of hands" on bis jaw, but It was no go. He went and sat down on the stairs and tried Christian Science, but the sinful tooth got in an extra Jump on him. He prayed softly to himself, and he cursed in louder tones and kicked at his own feet, but there was no panacea. By and by he wan dered into the sitting room and re marked th«t he guessed he'd go to bed end catch up his sleep. Mrs. Bowser noticed how he suffered as she acqui esced, but she didn't express a word of pity. She had had eight or ten teeth filled or extracted, and on each aud every occasion Mr. Bowser had ridi culed her lamentations and made sport of her tears. Only a mouth previously, when she had had the toothache five minutes, he had heartlessly offered to pull it with a pair of fire tongs and had v, anted to kil! the nerve with a reilhot poker. There was but little sleep for Mr. Bowser that night. He wanted to kick and gioan and curse, but he thought of forceps. He wanted Mrs. Bowser to get up and apply hot hops, hot salt, vinegar, mustard or something else, but the dentist seemed to be looking at him with a cold, cruel glare. When morning came, he had a lump on his jaw. the fires of desperation in his eyes and a scared feeling clear down to his toes. He couldn't eat a mouthful of breakfast, and he said nothiug of going to the office. Mrs. Bowser sat down with a good appetite and took ten minutes louger than usual to satis fy it, and when she rose up she said: "You have got the toothache, aud we will go to the dentist." '•lt's g-gone!" lie whispered in reply as he pointed to his Jaw. "We ore going," she curtly continued, and she put his hat ou his head and his overcoat on his back. lie hung on to the halitree and the door, but she made ready, and he had to follow, l.'nseen by either, the cat followed at their heels, and after a walk of two blocks they arrived at the dentist's. Mr. Bowser would have run away, but Mrs. Bowser took his hand and led him up the walk and into the bouse. The dentist was at home, and there was an inexorable look ou his face. One glance at it satisfied Mr. i Bowser that he could expect no mercy, but he stammered out: "I—l was Just fooling! I haven't got any toothache." I "Get into the chair!" commanded the I dentist, with a murderous look In Ula eyes "It must couie out!" said Mrs. Bow ser as unfeelingly as if referring to a pes In a board. Mr Bowser uttered a groan a yard lon : ami feebly climbed Into the oper ating ebair. "Open your mouth and bite on this rubber!" "It's gone—all goner* "So wonder your tooth aches. Here's a hole big enough for a rabbit to hide in." Mr. Bowser looked at Mrs. Bowser and tried to make her understand that he wanted the cavity filled with soft tilling—bread crumbs or cotton or som.;!i;u;» extra soft—but she simply said to the dentist: "Pull it OUi !" "Oh. I'll yauk it quick enough!" re plied tb.> man of the forceps, and he made a pass, grabbed on to something, ai d Mr Uiiwser felt the earth heave up at:d the heavens to take a drop. There were tears in his eyes as iie handed out his dollar an J took the tooth as a sou venir. but lie had reached the sidewalk before he ivas elated and exultant. He was also ready to give Mrs. Bowser a setback, and when she asked how he felt be turned on her with all dignity and replied: "What! Are you and the blamed old cat here? Wliere've you been? 1 had a tiny toothache, and as I didn't want it bothering arouud I had ft pulled. Easiest thing In the world. I rather like it. If it had been you, now— But that's the difference between a man and a woman!" M. QUAD. No Vendnble Idem. "Dear." said the poet's wife, noticing his abstracted look, "you are worried about something." . "Yes?" he ejaculated. "Tell me. what have you on your mind?" "Nothing. That's what worries me." —Philadelphia Press. Why Will They Act 9nt First Theater Patron—What » robust and magnificent amazon she nukes! Second Theater Patron (who knows her)— Yes, but she's breaking her heart oec mse they won't let her play little boy parts.—Chicago Tribune. In Scotland a twentieth of the area Is 'orest land The greater portion of the •ouniry is mountain heath and lake. The cultivated land is comparatively •ery limited in Its area. I.emion In Economy. A Nannie—What are you doing, Willie? Willie —Puttin' away somethin' for n rainy day. See?— Chicago News. Not Entirely Happy. "You remember Thrailkill, who used to have such hard work making both ends meet?" "Yes. I heard he Inherited a fortune. Poor fellow! He needsd it badly enough. What use did he make of It?" "You know, he had a mania for old and rare books—would rather handle them and gloat over them than do any thing else in the world. Well, he bought out a secondhand book store." "And I suppose he's happy now." "Yes, except when somebody comes In to buy a book."—Chicago Tribune. Mere Opinion. The independence of the people of this country is strongly demonstrated by the man who wears a straw hat and an overcoat. . A woman's love for her husband causes her forever to suspect him. Her love for her son makes her forever be lieve in him. Many a man has thought he had a mission when It was merely a disincli nation to work.—Chicago Record-Her ald. Not the Way He Wanted It. "You promised me a kiss. May I take it?" "Surely," she replied. "A first class baseball player like you would derive no satisfaction from simply taking a kiss. Stand off across the room and I'll throw you one." Even meritorious proficiency in some lines may be regretted at times.—Chi cago Post Yonkera Girls' Ways. Patience—l always like to see the prices printed on the menu card oppo site each dish when I'm with Will. Patrice—Why so? "Oh, if the prices are not printed I'm afraid of ordering something cheap."— Yonkers Statesman. In the Dim Pint. Weary Walker—l don't know o' noth- In' w'at makes yer madder dan ter git soap in yer eyes w'en yer takin' a bath an' de towel's outer — Dusty Rhodes—Gee whiz, you got a great memory!— Philadelphia Press. An Acknowledgment. "A man sometimes attaches a great deal of importance to himself," re marked Mr. Meekton's wife. "Yes," answered Leonidas. with a Chesterfieldian air, "especially when he gets married."—Washington Star. A Palace Sleeping Car. Hare you loitered in tbe smoking room Of a palace sleeping car. Keeping tab upon tbe water tank As you smoke your last cigar? Have you observed the tumbler? Has it occurred to you The many different use* That people put It to? Here's a fellow with a colic— Hi* face is pale and drawn- Pours paregoric in it And bida bis pain begone. Next comes a bilious drummer, Who at th* tumbler baits And fills tbe vessel blithely Witb a slug of epsom salts. He's followed by a person With the customary whim That a seidlitz power nightly Is just the thing for him. And on bis heel* comes some one Who fancies something hot And takes a swig of Bad way To touch tbe chilly spot. One takes a morphine tablet, Which tne tumbler has to drows. And another drinks a bumper To help a blue pill down. One mixes up a gargle And one a lemon squash; Another gives his mouth a bath And then his teeth a wash. You may talk of golden beakers; You may boast of pewter mugt; You may chortle over tankards And rave of silver Jugs, But there's not a drinking vessel In restaurant or bar That's In it witb the tumbler Of a palace sleeping carl —UtUoIt Jaurnal J No. 4G i^FPoIS EARLY SWEET CORN. Teep of Day Leads the Procession, but Has Some Weak Points. The subject of the illustration, Peep of Day com, gives American Garden- Ing an opportunity of speaking as fol lows of what it has so far found to b© the earliest of all sweet corns: Hitherto we have depended on Cory; as the earliest. This season the first |*2>lanting of Co py was mads May 2. On MM 17 we planted Mills' Early va riety, that was spoken of in the catalogue aa ranking among the first to ma ture. Minneso ta and Potter's Excelsior wero both planted the same day, to get he r with Peep of Day. The first blos som noted on was on June 30. lt was in silk PEEP OF DAY SWEET JU , Y G AN( , COB??. thirty ears were gathered July 22 and eighteen on July 25. The first picking from Cory, which was planted May 2, was on July 25, thus giving an advantage to Peep of Day of eighteen days. The extremely early variety of Mills was not ready for gathering until Aug. 11. At that time Peep of Day had been cleared away and a new crop of spears several inches in height was already upon the same ground, thus making it possible to get two crops of corn from the same plot If necessary. The chief value of Peep of Day lies in Its extreme precocity. The cobs are not particularly large. The plant Is not a heavy bearer, two and three cobs being the limit. The growth Is weak and dwarf, being from 30 to 60 inches, but the grain itself is delightfully sweet. The Mills variety, which was tested alongside of It, but which has failed to come up to time, is turning out to be an admirable kind; cobs are of im mense size, grain is well ranked and the flavor all that can be desired. IN ORCHARD AND GARDEN. Tbe Newly Planted Trees Latest Sweet Corn-Asparagas Plants. Here are some breezy hints from Thrf Farm Journal: Hoe around newly planted trees, water them and mulch with strawy. manure. Cut off the suckers from newly graft ed trees. Get the borers punched ont during this month. Make a thorough job of it. Now look out for the yellowo in the peach orchard. A sure sign is pre mature fruit. Is there a. limb contain ing highly colored fruit ripening away ahead of the others? Then that tree has the yellows and ought to be grubbed out. Please be vigilant now in looking for San Jose scale louse. If the tree is in fested, the Insects will appear on the fruit. Look for circular, purplish blotches—then you have It As soon as tbe pods of cabbage seed show dark red seed inside when broken open It. is time to harvest Most people wait until the pods are ripe and brown and the seeds black. This is a mistake. When frosfs seem imminent cut stalks of sweet corn which still have ears suitable for table use and store them In a building. The husks will protect the ears, they will ripen no further on account of the loss of sap and often remain in perfect condition for two weeks. Use only male asparagus plants— those producing no seed—for a perma nent bed. They make stronger roots, larger stalks and are more productive. Cut out those plants when seed begins to form, and when seedlings are old enough to bear seed they can also be destroyed. Quick and Easy Potato Plekla*. Picking Is much easier done than for merly. Now the average potato grower uses a horse hitched to a narrow sled of 2 by 4 for runners, about eight feet long, with slats nailed upon run ners crosswise, for a bottom eighteen or twenty inches long. He places upon this sled anywhere from five to seven potato boxes made to hold one bushel. The size Is twelve inches wide, ten deep and twenty-two long, outside measurements. Start the horse be tween the first two rows of dug pota toes. The picking is usually done by the younger members of the family If there be any, one picking from each lide into the boxes on the sled. If I wish to sort the potatoes at this time, one box is used for the unsalable stock, the remainder for the market potatoes. When the boxes are full, they are pulled off on one side of the sled, and it is again filled with empty boxes. Proceed as before, working across and back to suit your convenience. This method, says Orange Judd Farmer, leaves the boxes of potatoes in bunch ts, so that loading for the cellar or market is done much quicker. Tbe Hard Worked Peanut. It is the fashion to speak lightly of the peanut, but this hard worked nut is eaten both raw and roasted, and from it is made butter, paste, oil and cattle feed, while it is capable of pro ducing beer, adulterating chocolate and aiding In dyemaklng. HE WANTED WORK. Bat Ills Little Scheme to Get It WM| a Failure. "Yes, we've all read the story about the man who picked up a pin on the street and thus attracted the attention of a rich man," said the chap with the red necktie, "but things don't work that way in real life. Take my case, for instance. I wanted to get solid with a railroad superintendent and strike a conductorship. I knew at what hour to look for him at his of fice, and I was waiting for him one morning with a brass collar button in my fingers. As he approached I let the button fall, and as he came nearer 1 picked It up." "Ah, young man, you have found something," he said as be halted. "Yes, sir. It Is only a brass collar button, but I never overlook small things." "That Is right Keep that in mind and you will succeed. Are you out of work just now?" "Yes, sir," 1 replied, with my heart in my mouth. "Then you might look for the mate to tiiat button and so make a pair!" he said as he went op stairs. M. QUAD.
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