VOL XXXVIII - HUSELTON'S Family Footwear for Winter One of the great advantages this store offers fact that you «» can h<"r>: select the Footwear for the whole family and a r the same time have double the range of styles and prices to select from than you hnu in any ether store. THE FARMER, THE LABORING MAN, THE OIL MAN Will find shoes just such as is suitable to his wants in Veal, Kip, Oil Oram, iCanganso Kip ti'gh anil regular cut «ith or without box toe; double sole and lap at $1 o> #1 25, f 1 50 and $2 00. WOMEN'S HEAVY SHOES in Oil Grain. Wax Calf, -'eal, Kangaroo Calf, Box and Velour Calf—all shapes, button arri lace—at 85c, $1 00, $r 25 anl |r 50. THE BOYS AND GIRLS THAT GO TO SCHOOL Will find their delight in high-cut, metal tips, extra heavy soles and uppers to re&isl water. Other lints, that cannot be duplicated in Butler, at $1 00, $1 25, $1 50 and $2 ox FOR THE YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. All he new shapes, heavy soles, stitched extension edges, rope stitching in Box, V.l..ur a<-«i Wax C"lf, Vici Kid, Patent and Enamel Leathers at $2 00, 250 3 00, 35' and 4 00. Other fine lines at 85c, 1 00, 125 and 1 50. RUBBERS, FELT BOOTS AND STOCKINGS. Men's Frit Boots ar.d Rubbeis at $1 65, with non-snag Rubbers, 2 00, 2 25 a'nd 2 50; Men's Stoim King Rubber Boots, 2 75; regular height, 2 25. Boys' Wool Boots- an.l Rubbers, $1 50; Youths'. 1 25; Old Ladies' Warm Shoes and Slippers at 50c, 75c, 1 00 and 1 25; Ladies' Wool Boots at $t 25 and 1 50 with overs. You can't afford to stay away from this store, if you expect to wear rhots this winter. Try us. HUSELTON'S I BUTLER'S LEADING OPPOSITE SHOE HOUSE. HOTEL T-OWRY - BICKELS Our stock of Winter Hoots and Shoes is the largest we have «\ei had. Extumdy large stock of Gcktj's high-cut, hard pegged, Prx toe, Boots a».d Shoes. Our line of School Shoes is complete. Gokey's copper tf e shoes for Boys and high cut water-proof shoes for Girls. We wish to c; 11 your special attention to our large stock of felt and rubber goods which we are selling at prices sure to in terest you. NOVEMBER PRICE LIST. Ladies' solid oil-grain shoes 80 Ladies' Kangaroo-ealf, spring heel shoes 75 Men's heavy kip, 3 sole, box toe shoes t t 2 5 Old Ladits' warm lined shoes 75 Men's fine Embroidered slippers 45 Men's fine calf, latest style dress shoes 1.25 Boys' Fall and Winter Weights. \i -(\ Vi. Have a naltiness about tbeni tfcat J] "f, 1 /J • t'K // W mark the wearer, it won't do to ' '/ l?tl \ I I J cV wear the last year's output. You ' »-< / \ i\ won't get the latest things at the TA\ »5i {—? U stock clothiers either. The up-to- L/I\*V U TO date tailor only tan supply them, AfrVi U.V C». you want not only he latest I, I I li/j II things in cut and fit and work -11/ [III I * nionship, the finest in durability, 1 I V I 111 where e'se can you get combina- J IB i//j| tions, you get them at K E C K G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa ■_ ' ■ ■ m 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. REGISTERS NOTICES Th * Kc*£ lster hereby sives notice that the following a<'counts of executor:*, adminis trators and guardians have been tiled in this ofikv according to law, and will be pre j aeuted to Court for confirmation and allow ance on Saturday, th< 7tb day of Decamtn r, at ¥A. M.. of aid dav: * I. Final account of A, 11. Bark ley, executor of Samuel S. Wtgier. late of Worth 1 wp. 2 Final atvotiiU of ft. L. ilockenbcrry. ad ministrator l>. IS. N'.C. T. A of Miles Cov ert. late of Adams twp. •I. First partial account of B. L. Ht*?ken tierry. trustee of Miles Covert estate, late of Ad an is twp. 4. Final a count of VV. C. *awn, guardian of James G. iilark minor child of 11. C. Ula *k. .*it of llarrisv!lie, lioro. 5. First and final account of W. F. Butler. ; administrator of John M. VVolford. late of Done t «. I-inal a • -ount of L v s. Henry, git irdian of Tin t Henry, mln r child of fvin.h \. Her:rv. late of Connoquem'ssing twp. 7. 1 inal ;u*. , ouiit of Belle Hutchison, ad ministratrix of Esther Hutchison, late of Oakland twp. s First ami final a mount of James Wal lace, executor of Adaline Wallace, late of Zeiienople. 1». First and final account of I). G. Bastian. guardian of Katie Sciionts now Brown, minor child of Katli* rin • S. hontz, late of Harmony boro. 10. First and final account of W. O. Brjui don. executor of Mrs. M. M. M*rConnell, late of Clay twp. 11 First and final a. K N. of Margaret Shaw, late of Harris vllle. H I inal account of Hugh Shaw, as stated by Horner J. Rose and Hugh li, Gilmore. ex ecutors of 11 ugh Shaw, deceased, who was on; of the administrators of Margaret Shaw, late of Harrisville boro. lit. Final account of J. T. l»l;u*k, adminis trator <»f John Caskev, late of Marion twp. l«i. Final account of W. F. M c Col lough ; ad ministrator of Elizabeth Taylor, late of Muatlycreek twp. 17. 1 inal account of i'. W, Schuster, admin istrator C. T. A. of Jjicob Schuster, late of Butler county. Pa. Is Final account of W. P. McCoy, guardian of Haiile B. Heckathorn, miror child of John C. Heckathorn. late of Worth twp. 19. Final and distribution account of Christy Bobb, executor of Anne McCiung, late of Oakland twp. 20. Final and distribution account of Jolin C. Moore, trustee to sell real estate under proceedings in i art 11 ion in est ate of Dtiiiel licck. !ate of Center tw|>. 21. First and final account of C. F. Smith and W. li. Smith, executors ot Edmund Smith, late of Slippery Bock twp. 22. Final account of Benj. S. Bankln. guar dian of Sadie B. McGarvey. minor child of Itoberi McGarvey. late of I ail-view twp. 33. Final rnd distribution account of Sarah Wolford, executrix of Henry Woiford. late of Slippery Bock twp. 24. Final account of.A. Kilpatrlck. guar dian of S. I Jean Crowe, minor child of Oliver ('. Crowe, late of Adams twp. 25. Final account of .Michael Zeigier. ad ministrator of George Stahl. late of Zelit noplt lioro. 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 lira Iv township. 2s. Final account of Ira McJunkin. guar dian of Percy L. Kell, minor child of Henry G. Keil, late of Ilutler boro. 2!'. Final account of John W. Glenn, ad ministrator of A. J. -McCoy, I ate of Mercer t p. 3li. Final account of J . I. Anderson, guar dian of ltalph lvirkpatiick. minor child of Laura Kirkpatrick, late of Benfrew. 31. Final account of .1. R Harper, adminis trator of Margaret Harper, late of Concord township. 32. First and final account of Maria Blanch Lewis and Lizzie McCready. executors of Maria B. Brandon, lute of Harrisvllle boro. 33. Final account of it. K Collins, guardian of Orene Cleveland Shoaff, deceased, minor child of Thomas S. and M'iry B. Shoaff. late of Worth twp. .14, Final account of Christiatina Frederick, administratrix of Henry S. Frederick, late of Donegal t wp. 35. Final account of .John E. Kradel. ad ministrator of James L. Smith, late of But ler boro. 3een confirmed nisi by the Court and will be presented on the first Saturday of December Court, idol, being the 7th day of said month, and if no excep tions ar3 filed they will be confirmed abso lutely: U. D. No. 3. March Sessions, 1901. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Worth ar.d Muddy Creek townships for a county bridge over Muddy Creek at a point on the Prospect and .lacksvllle road, .luiy 13th, 190!. reviewers were appointed by the Court, who, on August 31st, 19ul, filed tin Ir report in favor of locating the said bridge. Now, September 7th, 1901, approved. Notice to be given ac cording to rules of Court and to be laid be fore the grand jury at next term. BY THE COURT. K. INo. I. May Sessions, 1801. In the mat ter of the petition of the citizens of Donegal township for a county bridge over Branch Creek at a point on the Chlcora and Battlgan road March lx. 1901. viewers were appointed by the Court, who, on August 31, 1901. filed their report in favor of the said bridge. Now, September 7, ISUI, approved. Notice to be given according to rules of Conrt and to be laid before the grand jury at next term. BV THE COURT. B. I). No. 1, September Sessions, 1901. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Ve nango township for a county bridge over Slippery Hock Creek at a point on the road leading from Hi 1 Hard Station to the Mercer and Parker road. June 3,1901, viewers were appointed by the Court, who, on August 31. 1901, filed tin ir report In favorof locating the said bridge. Now, September 7, 1901, ap proved. Notice to be given according to rules of Court and to be 'aid before the grand jury at next term. Bv THE COURT. B. 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.xis west of the Kenehan bridge on the road leading from the Sunbury roa-l to the Anandaie road. June a, 1901. viewers were appointed by the Court, who. oa August 31. 1901. filed their re port in favor of tlie said road. Now, Septem ber 7, 1901, approved and fix width of road at 33 feet, notice to be given according to rules of Court. BY THE COURT. B I>. No. 5, September Sessions, 1901. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Slip pery Bock township for a county bridge over Heifer run at a point on the public road run ning tliiough lands of A. W. Grossman. May 20, 1901, viewers were appointed by the Court, who, on .July 31. 1901, filed their report in favor of the said bridge. Now. September 7. 1901. approved. Notice to be given.according to rules of Court and to bo laid before the grand jury at next term. BY THE COURT. I{. D. No. 7, Septemlier Sessions. 1901. In the matter of the petition of citizens of Alle gheny township for a county bridge over little Scrub Grass Creek «n the Emlenton road. June 19, 1901, viewers were appointed by the Court, who, on August 24, 1901, filed tueir report in favor of locating the said bridge. Now. September 7. 1901, approved. Notice to bo given according to rules of Court and to be laid before the grand Jury at next term. BY THE COURT. K. No. 8, September Sessions, 1901. In tin; matter of the petition of citizens of Jack son township for :t public road to lead from a point on the Harmonv and Evans City road to a i>oiiit on the Harmony aud Prospect road. July 13. 1901, viewers were appointed by the Court who. on August 14. 1901, liled their report In favor of said road. Now, Sep tember i, 11(01, approved, aud lix width of road at 33 feet, notice to be given according to rules of Court. itv THE COUUT. Certified from the records this 4tli day of November, lyoi. WILLIAM 11. CAMI'BKLLJCIcrk. 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 otHce of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Butler County, viz: Widow of Charles Mickley, personal properly SiOU.OO \Siuow of Hiram Graham, personal property 300.00 Widow of John A. Cioetz. personal prop erly 300.00 W'ldrfw of James B. Fulton, personal property 3110.00 Widow of Daniel K. Graham, personal nrop< rty 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 piesented for confirmation to the Orphans' Court of Butler county. Pa., on Saturday,the 7th day of Dec.. 1001, and If no exceptions are Hied, they will be confirmed absolutely. W ILLIAM 11. CAMPBELL, Clerk O. C. Clerk's Office, Noy. >. lliol. New Liverv 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 1 Barn just across the street from Hotel Butler. He has room for fifty horses. People's Phone. No. 250. BUTLER, PA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IQOI \tSSsf A Great Nerve Medicine. Celery King cleanses tlie system and builds ltun. It makes the blood pure. It beautifies the complexion. It cures eonfftipat ion and liver disorders. It cures headache and most other aches. Celery King cures Nerve, Stomach, Liver and Kidney diseases. 1 s'isu ihe damp, VJr y \ 1 | PNo rough sur- \ \ JfW I U w \\ft ±:rJ Oil l Company /j & \ Nasal CATARRH /!» cleanses, soothes and heals & m the diseased membrane. It cures catarrh and drives aVray a cold in the head quickly. Cream Balm is placed into tlie nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—doei not produce sneezing. Jjuge Size, 50 cenU at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. I B ! 14 Are H 0 You H pi Healthy? [< pi-. 1 1 f you cart to b - strong f M T A and vigorous and hnre on k <■ your cheek the glow of W A W A >e: ect health. lake L® K* JOHNSTON'S wi pjj Beef, Iron and Wine k* 'A* " 0 "true tonic" which W A o in'oines in a pleasant > k w form the valuable nutri- W A Sa tio ;s toi.ic and stiinulat- IV B ing properties of its in- V 1 i gradients. A Trice, 50c a pint. Prepared a.id sold only at y <►] Johnston's r« h Crystal j!j Pharmacy, ji »J R. M. LOGAN, Ph. G . f< [I Manager, R a J 106 N. Main St., Butler, Pa Both'Phone B k; Everything in the M Tm drug line. k S OUR WALL PAPER 5 S CLEARANCE SALE 5 ■P for a short time at discount 4IP n| of 4»» »* » r | THE OLD MAID'S j I BALLOON ASCENSION | t, M k' A Story of Ac'it Lovemaking; M * 5 § By John H. Raftery. if M It was some time in June that Miss Denby began to "make a show" of her self. From the modest responsibility of neutral tints, cotton gowns and a sailor hat she suddenly burgeoned forth into such a splendid radiance of millinery and mode that all her neighbors won dered. For Miss Denby was an old maid. She liad accumulated a modest fortune making dresses, and, being tifty-two years old, as she admitted with a weazen smile, she had retired permanently from business and settled down to a routine of tea drinking and novel reading, relieved, if not illu minated, by daily strolls in the park and a Sunday visit to church. Homely? Xot exactly, for she bad bright, busy little eyes, a straight nose that had not always been as red as now and a cute mouth that puckered lip at the corner when she smiled. Her form was of the "ironing board" style —that is. neither plump nor angular— but Uo:- Lands and feet were the chief pride c« her romantic little hear* for they were as small as a childV In deed, what most astounded the neigh bors when they first began to "notice" the old maid's transformation were the marvelous sl:-oes, slippers and gloved she wore. For instance, the day Mrs. Gallegher followed her over to the park Miss Denby's little tootsies were in cased in gray undressed kids, with—oil, shocking!— French heels. But that was not what finally set the venomous tongue of gossip to wagging. Mrs. Gallegher had actually caught the old maid keeping tryst with a man! From that day the poor old dress maker's suddenly glorified wardrobe was explained. Mrs. Gallegher had watched her foregather with a hand some, dark haired stranger and, lean ing on his stalwart arm, stroll away among the trees. It was evident that Miss Denby was In love and that her suitor was a young and dashing fel low. "After her money, I guess," said Mrs. Jenkins to Mrs. Jones over the back fenea. "No fool like an old fool." winked Mrs. Jones. Some said It was "disgraceful," otb ers suspected that Miss Denby was a "little cracked," but they all became very friendly with her, drank her tea, admired her gowns and put themselves in the way of becoming her confidants. The good women even began to take morning tramps in the park, and the queer little dressmaker, walking with her young suitor, was mortified and puzzled at the frequency of these acci dental meetings. Finally Miss Denby decided to open her heart to Mrs. Gallegher, and she did it like this: "Have another cup of tea before you go, Mrs. Gallegher." "Sure I've had seven." "Just one more." Then she whis pered, "I've got a secret for you." Miss Denby blushed and simpered demurely as she poured the tea, and her fat guest could hardly wait to come at the long deferred mystery. "What's your secret, Sophronia? Sure you ain't going to move?" "Guess again," giggled the old maid. "Not another new dress?" "Not that." "I'll give up," admitted the other, who enjoyed tlio deception. "A wedding!" gurgled Miss Denby. "But, mind now, it's a secret yet. I'm going to Invite him up—hee-hee, hce hee-e—and I want you tc come and chaperon me"— Mrs. Gallegher was staring open mouthed. "Sophronia Denby!" she gasped. "Married! You going to be married!" "To the finest, handsomest, uoblest, richest—he's a prince"— "Ah, bother!" "A Greek nobleman. Count Sardana palus." "And what business is he In?" "Business! Oh, dear, none! lie's a nobleman; owns an Island and all that sort of thing." The old maid seemed almost trans figured with enthusiasm. She said she had met her noble lover quite by acci dent while strolling near the beach. He had found and restored to her a novel which she had left on a bench. The casual acquaintance thus begun had flourished by reason of his won drous ardor and the fact that she walk ed dally In the park. The count had wooed and won her "with the fierce and swift gallantry of the old world," Miss Denby said, and she had resisted him as long as her sympathetic heart could withstand ills eloquence. "He's In Chicago to float a loan for the Greek government," she explained. "As soon as Crete is annexed the count—my count"—a smile and a blush —"is to be absolute ruler of the Island. But he Is very anxious to depart, and the wedding day must be fixed tomor row night. Turkish spies are constant ly at his heels. There Is hardly a day that he does not point one out to rae. I have seen them lurking behind the bushes, and every time we part I am In agony of fear lest something should befall him." Mrs. Gallegher was staring now like a big bullfrog watching a red flannel bait. "Will you come up tomorrow night and meet him?" she hears Miss Denby say. "I will." murmured the duinfounded Mrs. Gallegher, backing toward the door. It was midnight when she had fin ished her rounds of the flats, and at tbe hour appoluted for the count's ar rival the population of the building was on the front steps. Sure enough, at 8 o'clock the hand some foreigner came striding along, lie paused a moment in front of ARss Denby's entrance, looked up and down the street and then sprang nimbly, up the stairway. The fluti.erin.i; old maid, "assisted" by Mrs. I'l'.elim Gallegher, received hiui. To tiic latter he bowed with the punctilious : race of a cavalier of France. "With your permission, madam," he laid, taking a parcel from his pocket, "I have brought mademoiselle a little gift. It Is an heirloom in our family. My ancestors captured It from King Priam In the Trojan war." He handed the package to the blush ing Miss Denby and kissed her tiny baud as she bowed over it. "It is one v' the gold shoes from the Trojan horse,'* he resumed with rare dignity. "Each iiaii it set with a price less diamond, and" He was Interrupted by a little scream from Sophronia. who had unwrapped the parcel and found an old, rusty horseshoe, very dirty, twisted and worn. Hut the !i• kt moment she had tapped his wrist with her fan and laughed: "What a wag you are, count; forever cracking jokes!" Mrs. Gallegher didn't know what to say or do. She stood there staring nt Count Sardanapalus as if in doubt whether to hit him with the horseshoe or run away. Indeed 6he was sidling toward the door when the hell rang. She opened it in time to bear the strange guest shout: "Bar the door or we are lost'" But Mr*. Gallegher opened it. A sandy haired, heavy set man brushed rudely in, laid a hand on the count's shoulder and said: "Come, your grace, the balloon is ready." "Aha!" said the dramatic Greek. "My country first'. Forward, gentle men'. To the balloon!" With a ;:n:nd bow he stalked out ol the room like a monarch going to the block. Miss I»enby collapsed into a i chair. The sandy courier followed his | master. Mrs. Gallegher followed the courier. "Who is he?" whispered the fat wo j man to the count's attendant. "He's a bug," growled the man; "went nutty on balloons: acts all righl till you mention his balloon. Then lie gr es home and gets into a swing. 11l thinks it's a war balloon, and he sails all over the world in it. Good uight!" Miss Denby <'ii! move on the Ist ol Septemlier.—Chicujro Ueeord-llerald. A Story of Trnnriiin. A]>roi>os of Tennyson's life at Fresh wr.ter Mr. T. S. K; •" t tells this story, says a London j urnal: "The only stranger 1 can rem ••uiber to have fven there was a young American author, already of distinguished performance and of even ti» re brilliant promise, who had brought with him a letter ol commendation from Longfellow. lie was painfully shy and abseutminded at the dinner table, nearly forgetting to eat and quite. 1 think, forgetting t« drink. In the latter respect he resem bled his host, who on that day, while the dishes were on the table, touched only one of them. "With the dessert a small bottle ol the laureate's favorite port, unfortified —such, he said, as "Will Waterproof once could get at the Cock In Fleet street—made its appearance. It was only sipped by the pet after intervals between conversation with his trans atlantic guest or of reveries with him self. At last, however, the decanter was drained. The poet, as If surprised to find it empty, with a touch of plain tiveness in his melodious monotone, said reflectively to the visitor, who had not touched the wine. 'I)o you always drink a bottle of port after dinner?' " Tea nnd Theine. Theine is known to most people as the active principle of tea or that sub stance which confers upon the cup its cheering and stimulating properties. Caffeine is the analogous principle ol coffee, although this latter substance also occurs in tea. Some investiga tions into the development of theine shows that it is in the skin or covering of the leaves of t-o plant In their young state that the active principle is best developed. 1 have always been given to understand that the young shoots thus amply provided witL theine and representing the finest ol the crop are sent to Russia, where they fetch a high price. What we get in England is presuma bly the older leaf, with, 1 should say, less theine and a deal more tannin. It would be interesting to know wbal proportions of theine and tannin ex ist in some of the cheap teas that are so largely consumed by the British public. Theine Itself is a nerve stimu lant of undoubted power, but the quan tity we get In our cups is, of course, in finitesimal. Sometimes. I should say, It is so microscopic in amount as to render it doubtful whether we can be cheered at all by the tea tray festivi ties.—London Chronicle. Popular Qiiotntioni. Mr. Cburtou Collins, in discussing popular quotations, exclaims: "How V«w, for example, who quote the well known sentiment, 'Salus populi su prema lex'—'The health of the people is the highest law'—know that they are quoting the Roman law of the twelve tables, or when they talk ot 'leaving no stone unturned' that they are quoting the reply of the Delphic oracle to Polycrates, or when they talk of 'calling a spade a spade' they are quoting an anonymous Greek comic poet Thus, too, 'There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip' is a literal translation of an hexameter in an ai.onymous Greek poet. So Is 'The mills of God grind slow, but they grind small.'" The I'roof. Then the defiant, militant spirit took possession of the devoted missionary. "You think I'm a pudding!" he cried. "I'll show you I am not." "The proof of the pudding Is in tin eating!" rejoined the savages darkly.— Detroit Free Press. Her Timte. Mr. Fussy (rearranging the things in the parlor)— You have wretchedly poor taste, my dear. Mrs. Fussy (resignedly)— That's what everybody said when I married you, Henry. Proof of Square Dentlnß. "Is the storekeeper honest?" "Honest 1 Well, rather! Why, he'll let you open either .end of an apple barrel before purchasing." Chicago Post. Maeh Worn*. "What is worse than a giraffe with a sore throat?" "A centiped w-lth chilblains."—Bos lon Christian Register. Exact Mm. A Conundrum. Jiinei. pmmmmmrnmmm- Mrs. Brown (indignantly)— Is It true that he said I was i "fair, fat and j forty?" MfrZ'i-J Mrs. Jones— ((f I'm not sure iMljlfl that lie said Tlie Cure. "Gladys, If y you knew how T* my heart burns A for you!" "Try some ■ ~r baking soda. Jimmy—Say, pop. If They say that's I'd been born twins a splendid cure 'stead o' me, what for heartburn." would my other name —New York be?— New York Jour- World. nal. Wouldn't Aimvrer (he Purpose. "No," said the patent medicine 1111111, "that circular won't do at all." "Why not?" asked the assistant. "You haven't euoii'ti symptoms In corporated In It," was the reply. "Why, it would be pos- .hie for a real healthy man to read It without helm: convinced that there was anything serious the matter with him." t .lii-ugo Post. THE BOWSERS' PIANC THE OLD MAN DISLIKES THE WA> MRS. BOWSER HANDLES IT. He Indulge* 111 a Lectore on Aeon*. tie* and Come* (<> Grief In Turnini Tlilnjt* I pulde Don n Trying to Lo cate the Aliened Dineord. [Copyright, 1901. by C. B. Lewis.] Not being much of a musician, anc knowing th;it Mr. Bowser lias no lov« for tlie strains of a piano. Mrs. Bowsei seldom touches the instrument wlier he is ai)out. The other evening, how ever, he came home to find her play ing. and after a minute she saw bin look up at the ceiling, tt the oppositi wall and around the room in an inquir lug sort cf way. and she instinetivelj felt that something was about to hap pen. lie had nothing to say just then i but at the dinner table he sudden lj paused with knife in one hand and fori • in the other to observe: "It is a singular thing, a mighty sin i gular thin?, and I can't understand I how I have neglected it." "What is It?" she queried. "We have lived in this house for tei ! yenrs, and for ten years we have hoc n piano, and yet I have paid no atten tio:i to the matter of acoustics. It was only this evening that I felt the dis cord." "Is there anything wrong with tlit piano':" "Perhaps not; but It must be moved at oiiiv to a different p. s'.tlon. We wil experiment a little and correct the dis cord. As I said. I can't understand i" '&SS THE CASE TOPI'LEI) OVEIt WITH A CRASH, why I should have so long neglected the law of acoustics; but better late than never." "I—l think it sounds all right," sh( ventured to observe after a silence. "Um! Very likely you do, as you have anything but a musical ear; but a few more such jars as I received hall an hour ago would make me screair out. I presume you have heard or read of acoustics?" "It Is something about sounds, isn'l It?" "It is a good deal about sounds, Mrs Bowser. It Is the life of oratory 01 music. You must study a room or ball to find the best spot for either effort A curtain, n fireplace, a picture even may deflect and ruin the softest, sweet est notes of tlie-finest piano ev.er made Clay, Calhoun and Webster always turned their backs to a window when sponkiug and Patti always stood In the center of the stage to warble. It won't take me fifteen minutes to find the spoi for our piano." Mrs. Bowser said no more. She knew that piano would be moved if It took twenty horses to.do it, and she finished her meal in silence and wondered what the damages would amount to. Mr. Bowser expatiated at length on acous tics and the benefits to be derived by a student of them, and as dinner was ended be removed his coat and vest, collar and cuffs, and stood in the mid dle of the room and said: "It's 110 woude* - there Is a discord. The tones of the Diano strike the wall and rebound. We have got the book case where the piano ought to be. I'll make the change In five minutes." "But you ought to have help," pro tested Mrs. Bowser. "Never mind the help. The first thing Is to haul that lw>okcase out of the wav. You'd better take care of that ; blamed old cat or she'll get hurt." It was an old fashioned bookcase with a couple of hundred books In It. Instead of removing the books. Mr. Bowser tackled the job at wholesale, and of course he hadn't got the thing fairly clear of the wall, where it had rested for years, when a caster fell out and the case toppled over with a crash that shook the house from top to bot tom. lie escaped by jumping over a chair, and the cat just missed It by a long leap, and when Mrs. Bowser sug , gested calling In a man to help Bhe wag met with: "When I don't know enough to run a bookcase, I'll apply for admission to an idiot asylum! If you hadn't lieen fool ing around here it never would have happened. Go up stairs and let me conduct this job in my own way." The cook came to the head of the basement stairs to see it the roof had I fallen In, and she seized the opportu ' nity to whisper to Mrs. Bowser: "Is it powder or dynamite this time, ma'am? If we are to be blown up or scattered In pieces I'll take kindly to ye to Riv 3 me time enough to pronounce my mother's name before I die!" When Mr. Bowser had the room to himself, he gave the old bookcase sev eral sturdy kicks and then dragged it aside and tossed the books after it. 111 a quarter of an hour he was ready to tackle the piano. When he jumped for it, he hadn't the slightest doubt in his mind that it would prove an easy mstomer, but after a tug and a pull which broke both suspenders he real ized that It had settled down to stay. He took a rest for a minute and then braced himself for a push. After an effort that bulged his eyes and redden ed his face to a seashore sunburn he effected a move of two inches, but could not gain another hair's breadth. Mrs. Bowser came down and suggested that she call In a passing pedestrian, and the cook called up from the base ment that she was used to toying with Ice chests and barrels of ashes, but Mr. Bowser yelled at them: "Didn't I say I was bossing tills job? It's simply that the blamed old thing has settl"d down In the quicksand or something." Then he seized it by a corner and braced his feet against the wall and heaved, but there was 110 give. He worked his way In behind it and gave a mighty push, but only the brick wall behind him seemed to give way. He crawled under it and sought to move It by humping up his back, but though lie persisted till his spinal col umn was twisted out of plumb nothing moved. The law of mechanics ought to ap ply to a piano, but It doesn't. .Mr. Bowser sat panting and studying for five minutes before he decided that It didn't and that he had got to spring a sudden surprise or acknowledge his defeat. lie Rot tip and walked about in H careless way, and when the cook called up that she bod once moved an 1- e chest weighing IMH> pounds with her own hands he didn't reply. lie was giving that piano time to dissipate its suspicions and relax it.s guard. It was only twenty minutes before he felt the time was ripe, and then he can tiously s| -;i t on lils bands, edged Intc position, and of a sudden he sprang forward and p,ibl«ed a corner of the instrument a ltd put forth all bis strength. Mrs. Bowser and the cook heard the grant uttered by a mnr when he tries to push a smokehouse up hill, and this was followed by a crash. Mr. Bowser had lost his hold and gone r*»!llng over the Boor. Wber the- women got to him. he was sitting up ami look! - about him iu a dazed way and wondering If he had pulled the side of the house out or yanked the piano across the street. Not a word was said for a long minute. Then Mrs Bowser softly observed: "You will And the arnica on the mantel in my room, and if you will give your back a good rubbing and get ictc bed I'll fi\ up the bookcase with the help of tlie cook." Mr. Bowser looked at her with an ic* cold glare. anil once or twice he open ed his month as if to speak, but pros eutly he got to ILS feet in a weary W AY made a faint kick at the cat. and wenl creeping tip stairs like a man who had no further interest in life. M. QUAD. FlUfpN LIFTING A HOG. Hon to Make a Wlndlau That Will Greatly Lighten the Work. When butchering day conies, to most farmers it means plenty of hard work ind much lifting. An American Agri culturist correspondent presents an il lustration of an apparatus which will lighten this work greatly. Make It so that it will be strong enough, he ad vises, and that is all that is necessary. The bearing of the arm of the derrick THE WINDLASS IN DETAIL. at a Is arranged to allow the arm not only to move up and down, but to re volve round the center post in a circle. The windlass can be attached to the post with a stationary bearing or with one like that used for the arm so that it also can revolve round the post. The diameter of post can be four inches or sis inches or whatever Is thought strong enough for the work it Is in tended for. The bearings of the arm and windlass are one and a half Inches or two inches less in diameter. Any good blacksmith can make them, as well as the other iron fittings needed. The entire cost of the derrick is very small when compared to the work It does. A scalding vat can be Bet where It will be convenient. FROST AND FERTILITY. Renlatant Effect of Vlfforona Growth In a Variety of Planta. In a recent visit to a large nursery I saw two striking examples of the ef feet of vigorous vegetable growth in counteracting frost, says a writer in Ilurai New Yorker. Part of a field ol cowpeas planted as a cover crop was green and making some growth, while In the other part but few living plants could be seen, nearly all having been killed by a recent heavy frost. The nurseryman told me that the space covered by green peas had been heav ily manured just before planting time and that the rest of the field had re ceived no enrichment. The second illustration was even more marked. A large block of young apples, two years from the graft, had on one side several acres of rather weak growing trees. On these were few fresh green le'aves, nearly all hav ing been browned by frost. On the re mainder of the block the trees had made a good summer growth and were full of vigor. The foliage of these was gre»en and almost unharmed, especially on the strong growing upper shoots. In this case the less vigorous plants were on land from which trees had been removed but two years previous and which had not recovered from the depletion of fertility by this former crop. The more fertile part had gone through the usual nurseryman's rota tion of several years without trees. In both Instances the land was flat, where elevation or air drainage could have had no effect and where there were no forests or water or changes in soil or other apparent factors that could have brought about the differences mention ed. A number of similar examples along the same line which have come under my observation could be given. I call to mind a fiedd of celery at Kal amazoo In which soil fertility seemed to offset a hard frost. In a forestry experiment In Utah I noticed two see cesslve seasons that the upper leaves and shoots, which we usually speak of as "tender tips" and which of course are best nourished and most vigorous, kept green after the lower leaves were badly frostbitten. Winter killing of grains is most common on poor soils. Vitality in plants varies with the fer- Villty of the soil. Seed Cora For Next Season. As the season advances evidence ac cumulates iu support of our position that seed corn will be scarce next year. Iu some of the corn states there will be more or less corn which, if husked and carefully husked, will grow. Much of tiie corn Is late and comparatively Immature, and the moisture must be removed before freezing weather ar rives. But large sections will produce no corn suitable for seed. The supply for these must come from outside or from last year's crop. Ix>ok out for your seed this fall, advises New Eng land Homestead. A Wrinkle In Planting. A Kansas man puts In a field of soy beans on one side of his wheat and flax >n the other side as a protection from chinch bugs. The hogs do not attack either of these crops, and the flax ground can be plowed In August and put in wheat again. No. 47 ! IRRIGATION IN THE EAST. } Why It la Important—The SIo«t Available Methods. I'rofr-jor Phelps of Connecticut has j itu article in a recent Massachusetts] cr->;> report upon irrigation in humid i c'irn iii s which may ba of interest to. many eastern farmers. His reasons) for the importance of irrigation to Newj England fanners are: First, the uneven distribution of the rainfall and the occurrence of frequent severe droughts during the growing •enson; second, the large amount of water used by all crops and especially; by most crops of high market valaoa third, the large amount of water lost to the plant by leaching and by evapora tion from the soil; fourth, the high val ue per acre of many of the crops best adapted to New England; fifth, the high price of lands and the changed conditions of agriculture; sixth, the many small streams and ponds by means of which irrigation may be made practicable at small expense. Ttie cheapest method of Irrigation! Professor Phelps finds to be from] ponds so located that water can be tafc-j eu from them to lower ponds in open, ditches. Perhaps the use of rams is the' next cheapest when available. Good! windmills on high ground, with a large storage tank, may do work enough to water three to six acres. When water is only wanted for a short time on crops that give a good profit, steam may be used economically to pump the water. Naphtha or gasoline en gines of five or six horsepower are eco nomical of fuel and easily operated, while of lighter weight than coal en gines. The oldest method was to let the water into a furrow between the rows at the upper end of the field and back through the next furrow until the i lower rows are reached. A man with I a hoe is needed to remove obstructions! mul direct the course of the water. SHEEP RAISING. Conditions That Make It Profitable. Lamb* For Early Spring Market. The first essential in sheep husband ry is to hare a large, warm, dry base ment facing the south and east. The sunlight can get into this and be of un told benefit in keeping the sheep quar ters in good condition. It is also very desirable to have the.sunlight for sheep and lambs during cold weather.'; If you hare a hundred ewes, divide your barn space into four parts. When the lambs begin to come, transfer the ewe and lamb to another pen, and keep filling up the pens as fast as the lambs appear, keeping the older ones togeth er. This win prevent injury to the young ones. See that the pens are well bedded with sU-aw and that tbe ewes get plenty of salt and fresh water. Si lage from corn Is probably the best feed for sheep. It should be cut after the corn has glazed. Feed this morn- i ing and night, and at noon feed roots Lid hay. Do not give more than the sheep will eat up clean every time. The lambs should begin to come about the middle of December or Jan. 1. The basement should be warmi enough so that the temperature will! reach 65 degrees during the warm part' of the day. Of course sheep must have plenty of fresh air, but be sure that drafts do not strike them. Let the lambs run out in the yard as much as possible, and when old enough to wean put them into a pen by themselves and give them cornmeal, bran and all the silage they will eat By this treatment the lambs will be ready for early spring market, says an American Agri culturist correspondent. Colony Poultry Hour. This is an excellent colony house fori hens or growing chickens. The con struction appears plainly In the cut, from The Farm Journal. There is a closely protected room for roosting and laying, if used for hens, but one in stantly accessible. Eggs can be gather- 1 COLONY HOUSE FOB HENS OB CHICKS. Ed from the outside through the open lugs at the end. The space behind the netting aud below the second floor gives protected space for the fowls or chicks during a storm or shower. For chicks a roost can be placed in both compartments above, the doors being left open and netting placed across the front. This glres protection and vent!-'; latiou also. The height in front is four, and a haif feet. Asricnltaral Brevities. Provide soli for next spring's hotbed! now. Gather, pile and burn the old cucum ber. squash and melon vines and thus; reduce the next crop of beetles. Sourkrout by the ton is a Pennsylva nia industry. Rhode Island authorities believe that the best winter celery Is produced by covering it with earth and forest lea res in the field where it is grown. Recent trials indicate that malted barley Is not an economical feed for Work horses. Black rot has done great Injury In New York state cabbage fields. An airtight silo, a mature crop andj tareful packing are the essentials of successful ensilage. A Bnfcseatlon. Mrs. Hanskeep—The dishes you hate put on the table of late. Bridget, have been posltirely dirty. Now, some thing's got to be done about It. Bridget—Yls, mum. Av ye only had fiark colored wans, mum, they would not show the dirt at alL—Philadelphia Press. - Ho Facilities. -Why don't you go home and get warm, little boy?" " 'Cause we live la er steam heated flat, lady." —New York Journal. Womanlike. Hi—l think a woman's club, to be success ful. should aim at something far removed from "female pufT rage." She I can't agree with you. I believe that nhould be Its sole object. He—Exactly. But If It alms nt something else It Is more likely to hit thM. - Phila delphia Press.