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
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BUTLER'S LEADING OPPOSITE
SHOE HOUSE. HOTEL T-OWRY
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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' <ine calf, latest style dress shoes., 1.00
Men's Satin-calf, Lace or Congress shoes 90
Men's heavy sole working shoes t.oo
Ladies' fine serge Congress Gaiters 35
Boys' heavy sole working shoes go
Cnildren's heavy shoes 5O
Felt and Rubber Goods.
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Men' felt boots and overs fi-75
Men's knit boots and overs 2.25
Boys' felt boots and overs 1.50
Youth's felt bcots and overs 1.25
Men's buckle arcMcs 1.00
Ladies' fine rubber? 35
Men's Storm King rubber boots 2.75
Men's rpbber boots (regular height) 2 25
Boys' rubber boots 1.75
Ladies' rubber boots i.ss
Large assortment of Ladies' and Children's
Overgaiters and Legging at reduced prices.
High Iron Stands with four lasts for reparing
at 50 cents.
JOHN BICKEL,
128 SOUTH MAn\ STRfcET. - - BUTLER, PA
Our Specialty is
Trimmed Hats.
( f We save you monotony in styles, and
Ifiy the prices are astonishingly low. Our
Ur M f trimmed bats arc artistic, . practical
J \ stylish and of choice materials. The
' styles will please the most critical
customers and the prices will please all.
~, r , r- Our prices cannot be duplicated in the
Rockenstein's,
MILLINERY EMPORIUM.
328 Spnli l Main Street. - - Butler, Fa
KECK
<£k> 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
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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<viount of Harry Bauer,
executor of Cath. Batxrrr. late of Butler boro.
12 Final and distribution account of Jennie
Christie. James Christie and M. W. Starr, ex
ecutors of Peter Christie, late of Hotter boro.
13. First and final account of 11. J. Hose
and 11. J. Gilmore, administrators C. T. A.
l>. 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.
3<i. First and final account of Daniel Con
way, administrator of Mary A. Gagen, late
of Oakland twp.
. 37. First and account of GeorgeE.Koblnson
adm'rof estate of Ueironymous Kirchner,
late of Butler boro,
W. .1. ADAMS. Begister.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.
Notice is hereby given that the following
roads and bridges have !>een 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
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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
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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.
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S OUR WALL PAPER 5
S CLEARANCE SALE 5
■P for a short time at discount 4IP
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JR Phone. 400. JK
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| THE OLD MAID'S j
I BALLOON ASCENSION |
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k' A Story of Ac'it Lovemaking; M
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§ By John H. Raftery.
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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.