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
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Cure; \UT.G }
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bed room or hall. Sold / ?1
> everywhere- Made byyfi'"jl
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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.
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WA an 1 vigorous and have ou
your cheek the glow of W J
WA perfect health, take L^j
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BkT tLe "true tonic" which
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f J I rice, 500 a pint. kl
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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*
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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
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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.