VOL XXXVIII
Big Bargains in Winter Footwear at
BICKELS
DECEMBER PRICE LIST.
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i t<-n t> i it slippers
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Felt and Rubber Goods.
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Bojs' liibijn .1.60
iHoliday Slippers.)
Have v r w been thinking of Christmas.
We ha ve & large stock of Holiday Slippers -all the new
ard Jat* sit p<eics-at very low prices.
Ccmpkte stock of Ladies' and Gents Misses and Ch.l
diei't cvcj'gi ileis and leggins at reduced prices
.lOHN BICKEL,
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K JACKETS. I
5 RAGLANS, $
§ NRWHARKETS. $
Our Cloak Department is in better shape to supply you with stylish jR
Jk Garments than it ever was i ,wt,=
m Our slocks irclnde all the wanted styles in all the popular cloths.
3 Ycu can't find newer or nobbier Garments or as low prices anywhere.
Stylish Jacketsss, SB, $lO, sls. &
J Raglans and Newmarkets sl2 to S2Q. »
6 Fl N Tbis F iVtbe S best p'ace to buy that Cne Fur Scarf you expect to give
jp a Cbristtms Gift. Our Fnrs are well made from best selected skins,
sin ccmet, sty'ub shapes We show Mink, Beaver, Marten, Sable and Ok
W ell 01 her Furs
« Cluster Scarfs sl.co up m
flr Splendid Marten and Sable Scarfs $5 <»■
6 Mink Scarfs $7.50, sio.co, $15.00. 4#
S FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING. g
K We have an unusually complete and well assorted stock of useful
a aiticl's suitable for gifts, with « moderate price attached to each article £
X Lei us show jou thl Dress Goods, Waist Cloths, Table Linens Fine g
j f viflf Blsnktts, Eid Spreads, Wrappers, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, £
R {jp-.bipjjp!?, Turses, Chatelaine Bags and Sterling Silver Articles. 0|
8 ANY PATTERN 10 CENTS. g
m We sell tbe New Idea ioc Pattern and carry all s ; zes and styles in
S etcck for immediate delivery. We don't ask you to wait untill we ejfc
■ order them.
|L. Stein & Son,g
S 108 N.-MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA $
A Charming Creation, I
fu.: rec >/er/ of tile famous
painting of i\e ! >uchcss of Devon- in ftj j
Shijv, h4» interested in the
Gainsborough We are shewing
Rockenstein's,
MILLINERY EMPORIUM.
328 Soolfc Ttfaln ?>tr«-«*» - - - Butler, I a
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j A'skX Jjj Ha\e a nattiness about them that
tv V /1. f tA. // mark the wearer, it won't do to
■y ffj Ik /J U wear the last year's output. You
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p \ \rt tj stock-clothiers either. The up-to
Cy \tj) ss. date tailor only can supply them,
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I I \i /J Jf I things in cut and fit and work-
IJ ( / I I manship, the finest in durability,
j, j If j 111 I where else can you get combine
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42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler, Pa
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Men's rubbi r lm.»t 2 2 5
Ven'.-i buck f arc"tc«. '-O 0
VV'omrn'" buckle arctici.. . 75
Women's übher li ots 1.15
Men's fi' t rui.l) r« 5°
La<lits' fine rtr> 35
Children's spring heel rubbers 15
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
KIH<J
It Wakes Restful Sleep.
Sleeplessness almost invariably arcompa
ries constipation and its manifold lUtenua? t
evils—nervous disorders, indigestion, lieat •
acbc, loss of appetite, etc. To attempt to it.-
dace sleep by opiates is a serious mistake, (■
the brain isonly benumbed and iiie body set
furs. Celery King removes the cause <•: wake
fulness by its sootbinir effect on mo nerve
and on the stomach and lx»w els.
Celery King cnrea Constipation and .Nerve
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is absorbed. Heals and Protects the Membrane.
Restores the Senses of Taste and SmelL Full size
50c.; Trial Size 10c.; at Druggists or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren Street, >'ew York.
ij Holiday |
!j Goods |
Comprising a fine as- [■
A sortinent of Perfumes,
IB Perfume Atomizers, W J
> J Leather Goods, Parses, [■ •
jj Bill Books and Card
« Cases. Brushes—Hair WA
and Cloth in Foxwood Fs
A anil Ebony, with Gold Kl
and Sterling Silver WA
>1 mountings.
M Toilet Sets in Wedge- kl
LI wood—The latest fad. WA
a J Palmer's Perfumes— [ C
r « The finest of all Ameri
can makes—in all styles, WA
ft | shapes and sizes-rang- [ ■
fA ' n P r ' ce from 25c to *■">. a^
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% J look Yon'll be pleased, f®
fJk Agency Huyler's Jjk^
JConfections. & A
vj Johnston's
ft Crystal |1
R Pharmacy, h
3 ; R. M. LOGAN, Ph. G . k «
If « Manager, n j
J 100 N. Main St., Butler. Pa ? S
Both 'Phones b1
J Everything in the :«
g drug line. h. j
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*
Barn just across the street from
Hotel Butler.
He has room for fifty horses.
People's Phone. No. 250.
L. C. WICK,
DKAt.fia
LUHBER
Karl Schluchter,
Practical Tailor and Cutter
125 W. Jefferson, Butler, Pa
Bustling, Cleaning and
1 BDJinna ■ Specialty
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, DECKMBER 12 1001
f TRIMPETER MUELLER, |
| - - SOLDIER - - t
The Story of a Maa Who Was ♦
1 Thought Fit Ouly to lllow £
Uutflo Call*.
BT EDWARD li. CLARK. &
f> , V-«" •0 °
Hans Mueller used to toot a trumpet
in the Third cavalry. Hans was more
or less of a butt fcr the jokes of the
men of his troop. He took all kinds
of gibes with a good nature that was
as perfect as it was stolid. The trum
peter knew more about music than he
did about muskets. When for awhile
he tried what the other tuen called
straight soldiering, he was continually
getting tangled up with his equip
ments, and on several occasions at
skiruiUli drill he came within an acc
of shooting himself. His comrades
told Haus that as loug as he contined
his efforts to killing himself they would
offer no strenuous objection, but that
if he got real careless and shot the
head off some one else he must look out
for trouble. As a matter of fact, he
did one day come pretty close to put
ting a bullet through the heart of Ser
geant Peter Nelson, who forthwith
thrashed Hans in an approved style.
Captain Roberts called Ilans "gross"
and said that he must stick to his
trumpet.
The edict of his chief made Hans
feel bad. He blew the whole scale
of calls from reveille through fatigue,
recall and drill to taps, but his soul
wasn't in his music. Down deep in
Hans' soul there came the thought that
somehow he was not like other men.
The sn>;. :c:;s of appearance which
characterised Sergeant Nelson. Corpo
ral Brady and a score of privates he
knew could never be his. There was
lacking in his makeup that something
which gives, dash to a soldier. Haus
used to fall over his feet in a most un
military way. and his hands were nev
er in the proper places. There was
one thing, however, that could be said
for him. he always fticd to obey orders
Implicitly. He generally blundered
while making the attempt, but the In
tent was right, at*l that covers a mul
titude of sins much more serious in
nature than mere blunders.
The Third cavalry was in the Wyo
ming country in the Eikhorn creek re
gion. There had been a good deal of
trouble with the Noz Perces, and L
troop had been kept 011 the jump most
of the time for a month. L troop wa»
Hnns' out ft. There had been one con
stant suet ssion of scoutings. It had
been necessary to send small squads in
half a dozen different directions at one
and the same time. The trumpeter had
been forced to stay with the main
body, wliu h was not a very big main
body at that, at all times. He had
been In everything in which the whole
troop was engaged, but the idea of
sending Hr.:is out on a reconnoissance
where coolness and the subtlety of the
devil were necessary for safety was
the last thing that ever entered the
head of the troop commander.
One day, however, one of the coldest
days of the second winter month, it
became necessary to send a scouting
party to investigate the rumor of the
approach of a band of savages. Now, it
happened that the whole command
was fagged out, and this In a nutshell
Is the reason why Hans Mueller found
himself fo: the first time in his life In
a position of acute responsibility. He
was ordered by Captain Roberts to
proceed with Sergeant Nelson and two
privates northwest until something
was "felt" or until the sergeant was
satisfied that a wrong report had been
turned Into the camp.
When the little body set out, the fa
tigue of the individual members of the
troop showed that it was not, so to
speak, si: lg enough to keep these
same indi'v ;.iuals from giving Hans a
Bendoff. Hans had a carbine and a re
volver. His trumpet was hanging up
on a peg. One of the bystanders said
to the sergeant in command: "Look out
for Hans if you happen to get into a
scrimmage. The first thing you know
iie'll forget himself, and lie" 1 <ry to
blow 'retreat' on his carbine. . may
lose one man if Hans puts his mouth to
the wrong end of the barrel."
Then they said a few other things to
Haus. He was told to be sure not to
get his canteen mixed up with his car
tridge belt and to make sure that he
took note of the landmarks on the way
out so he could get back to camp in a
hurry if he happened to hear an Indian
shoot off ills gun. Hans took all this
Tjvell enough, because the thought of
actually going out on a scout was suf
ficient to knock all other things out of
his head, resentment along with them.
They had left the camp far behind
them. Sergeant Nelson, who was an
pld and tried campaigner, turned to his
men and paid, "We are getting near
the place where we may expect to see
something." Then he spoke seriously
to nans. "Mueller," he said, "you're
not half as bad perhaps as the troop
makes out, but I tell you honestly that
I'm kind of afraid of you when it
comes to a pinch. Do the best you can
and don't run. As a matter of fact, 1
think that Jim Crosby was pipe dream
ing when he brought the rumor of reda
In this vicinity into camp, but you may
have a chance to see trouble and if you
do please stick."
That was a pretty tough thing to
have to say to a soldier with Uncle
Sam's uniform on his back. Stick!
Mueller's face went almost white un
der realization that the true signifi
cance of that admonition was that the
sergeant had a pretty strong fear in
his heart that this trumpet tooter was
a coward. Stick! He would show them
if he was only given a chance.
Sergeant Peter Nelson was an old
and fried campaigner, indeed, but that
day he made a mistake. He led his
three men straight into an ambush.
There were a score of painted Nez
Perces straight across their track. The
Indians had very little cover, but they
used it so artfully that the old soldier
sergeant had actually thought that the
bit of embankment and the few scat
tered bowlders did not offer cover
enough to conceal a jack rabbit.
The first intimation of the Indians'
presence was a volley. Sergeant Nel
son went to the ground with a wound
In his side. One of the privates, shot
through the shoulder and leg, (ell with
him. The two men crawled behind a
couple of rocks and secured temporary
shelter. At the savage volley Hans
Mueller's heart went to his throat.
With the other private, who, like
Hans, was unliit, he fell back about
forty yards and went behind an ade
quate cover. There for five minutes
they exchanged shots with the reds,
who, in accordance with Indian cus
tom, would not charge across the open,
but depended rather upon being able to
pick off the soldiers and then to go for
ward without danger and take the
scalps. Hans Mueller found that be
could use his carbine. Ills heart went
down out, of his throat- He looked
around him and saw that there was
some chance of holding the savages off
for hours. Out beyond ho saw his two
stricken comrades. They were tit
dead. He knew that because hp saw
them move and occasionally weakly
raise themselves and sent! a shot iti the
direction of the red foe.
Ilans said to himself, "Those moil
must be Jir ujrht back here." Then he
handed his carbine to his comrade and
with it his belt and ammunition. "Yoti
mav lie."' th. se." he said, "if those fel-
lows hit me." Then he jumped over
the rock hi front of him. and with li is
long, shambling, ungainly stride he
made for the side of Sergeant Nelson.
The Indians pumped at hint. The balls
whizzed by his head, cut his clothes-in
three places and spat spitefully into
the dust at his feet. Telling Nelson to
grab his carbine. Mueller raised the
sergeant in his arms and made back
fcr cover, his track all the way marked
out for him by the shots of the sav
ages. He dropped the sergeant under
the shadow of the rock and then stood
on his feet.
"Where you going. Mueller?" said
Sergeant Nelson feebly.
"I'm going after Dodds." said Muel
ler, and he cleared the little rock to the
front once r.-.ore.
"God bliss you, Mueller." was what
he heard above the cracking of the ri
fles to his front. He reached the side
of the wounded Dodds, raised him and
started br.ck with him across the strip
of hell. Twice he staggered as volleys
rang out. but he reached the side of his
comrades and placed Dodds between
Nelson and the unwounded trooper.
Then Hans Mueller fell dead.
ltelief came to the three surviving
cavalrymen. The two wounded lived.
In the little cemetery at a post In the
far northwest there is a headstone
which is Inscribed thus:
"Hans Mueller. Trumpeter and Sol
dier. llis C Was llullet Proof."
—Chicago P. < : ' Ilerald.
Attacked by n Heron.
"I've hunted everything from gray
squirrels to grizzlies." taid a veteran
Philadelphia sportsman, "and the near
est I ever came to being seriously in
jured by any sort of game was one
time when a wounded bird attacked
and tried to kill me.
"I was a boy then and went down to
a creek that flowed through my fa
ther's farm to watch for a mink. It
was early in the evening, and a blue
heron came and sat within tempting
gunshot I knew it would spoil my
chances at mink to shoot the bird, and
I didn't intend to do it; but, kidlike, 1
raised the gun and took aim just to see
how 1 could kill it if 1 would. I lower
ed the gun and then raised it again.
Every time I raised it I would touch
the trigger gently. After awhile I
touched It too hard, the gun went off,
and I started toward the heron, which
was wounded.
"I thought it would be a good scheme
to catch the bird and started to do so,
when Its bill shot out like a sledge ham
mer and struck me between the eyes.
When 1 came to my senses, it was dark,
and It was several minutes longer be
fore I could remember where I was or
what had happened. A little harder
and the bird would have killed me. 1
shudder even yet when I think what
would have been the result If the bill
had struck one of my eyes."
Tamed Him.
An American drummer, fresh from
our direct methods of business, drop
ped In on M. de Witte, the Russian
minister of finance, one morning to get
certain information necessary for the
tale of his goods. The minister refused
it. The young man persisted. The
minister still refused. Then the young
man made the eagle scream. "You're
the only man who can give me what I
want," he said. "I'm not going back to
my folks and tell them that I couldn't
do any business. I've got to know. I
could get the same thing in two min
utes in America, and I'm not going to
leave the room until"—
The minister pressed an electric but
ton. In walked two guards. The min
ister spoke to them iu Russian, and di
rectly the drummer found himself
walking down the Nevslcy Prospect
with an uncongenial escort. As he
thought the matter over in jail he con
cluded that his hand was not strong
enough, as he put it, to bluff the whole
Russian empire.
Within an hour he was led back into
the presence of De Witte, who told
him that a decent apology would save
further trouble. After the drummer
made it De Witte gave him the in
formation, with the reminder that it
was not wise to be rude to ministers
of state.
A Matter of Pride.
"I'll give you SSO for that bit of can
vas," announced the man of wealth.
"Couldn't think of accepting it," an
swered the poor artist. "It is not that
I don't need the money, but my pro
fessional reputation would suffer if I
let anything go at that price."
"x\.h," replied the man of wealth. "In
that case I will give you $lO for it and
agree to tell all my friends that I paid
$500."
"Now you are making a proposition
that I can afford to consider," said the
artist. "Hand over the ten."—Chicago
Post.
To« Much to Expect.
Farmer Swaekhammer I lost my
wife yesterday.
Farmer Pildecker —No! Dead?
Swaekhammer—Naw! Hun away
with a lightnin' rod peddler! -
"Waal, Josh, I offer ye my sympa
thy! I'm mighty sorry fer ye."
"Yes, I never did have any luck
a-losin' things. Why, I lost a yaller
dog fourteen times before he stayed
lost."—San Francisco Bulletin.
Severely Practical.
"A woman who gets married," re
marked the man with cold eyes and a
square jaw, "should know how to
cook."
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "But
I have sometimes questioned \vhetlier
a woman who knows how to cook
ought to marry. She might become
more prosperous by opening a restau
rant."—Washington Star.
Antomoliillug; Expnxed.
"How many horsepower is your au
tomobile?' inquired tlie man in the
dogcart.
"Ten horse and two 1110:1." responded
the owner. "The ten horsepower runs
It 011 the level roads, and my chauffeur
and I get out and pusli it up the hills."
—Brooklyn Eagle.
He Could Cook.
"Can he cook?" asked the proprietor
of the restaurant.
"Cook?" echoed the caller, who was
rooting for a friend out of a job. "Can
be cook? Say, I've seen that man make
four squab pies out of one old pigeon!"
—Chicago Tribune.
Apropos of the money question, nary
a man in public life or out lias yet de
veloped a scheme which will give ev
erybody all the money he wants.—Phil
adelphia Ledger.
RIDING IN CHINA.
rilng the Donkey* the Shentzu and
the Wheelbarrow.
Here comes a gorgeously clad lady
riding a donkey, her husband by her
side. She rides straddle legs, but round
her is drawn an embroidered petticoat,
displaying all Its beauties when riding,
her face is painted and powdered, her
lower lip is one large daub of Vermil
lion, and her wonderfully dressed hair
is shining with grease and gum. She
wears no hat, however hot the day,
but she carries a fan or an oil paper
parasol, and she looks very glum as the
barbarian passes, for lie is not sup
posed to see her, though very probably
she stoops and chatters to her lord and
master once he is well out of the way.
Next there comes a slientzu that is,
n long chair with a hood hung between
two mules walking tandem fashion.
Sometimes there is another gayly dress
ed woman in it, sometimes a magis
trate or other grandee, but oftenest of
all come the shrieking, creaking wheel
barrows. the universal vehicle of Chi
na.
The wheel is in the middle, and there
is a si at on eitner side, and 'he way
tlios. 1 tortmvd wheels cry out is ex
cruciating—t'ue air is full of the sound.
The Chinaman cannot be prevailed up
on to grease them. In the first place,
he is economical and would not waste
the grease, and in the nest he looks
upon a silent wheel with suspicion.
"Would you have him going like a
thief?" he asks plaintively.
Neverthel. s these wheelbarrows are
the only wheeled vehicles, and a cooly
will wheel two men and their baggage
easily. The bishop of northern China
declares he has traveled thousands «f
miles on a wheelbarrow.—Empire Ue
view.
THE FIRST CAMERA.
It West Invented by an Italian In the
Sixteenth Century.
Tlie c. R.it rn was Invented by an Ital
ian named Ilnptista Porta, though it
was tit at first used for photograph
ing. It was in reality merely a dark
room, into which the light was admit
ted through a little round hole in one
side. The rays of light coming from
objects outside of this room entered It
through this aper'tire and made a pic
ture on the oth 1 t.f the room glow
ing In all the beauty and color of na
ture itself, but rather indistinct and
upside down.
This dark room was contrived by Por
ta about the middle of the sixteenth
century. He improved it later by plac
ing a glass lens In the aperture and
outside a mirror wiich received the
rays of light and reflected them through
the lens so that that image upon the
opposite wall within was made much
brighter, more distinct and In a natu
ral or erect position. This was really
the first camera obscura, an invention
which is enjoyed to the present day,
being situated often upon a hilltop,
where a picturesque country surround
ing may be reflected through a lens
which Is placed In the center of the
conical roof.
Now, our modern photographic cam
era Is merely a stnnll comera obscura
In its simplest form, carrying a lens at
one end and n ground glass screen at
the other. It is, however, often much
more complicated in its construction.
Shopping In Athens.
In his volume on "Modern Athens,"
George Horton says that shopping in
the Greek capital is a more elaborate,
time consuming and minute process
even than with us. "The oriental
method of doing business still prevails.
The dealer sets a price, the buyer an
other, and often three or four hours of
patient will contest pass before a com
promise is reached. The patron asks,
'How much Is this piece of silk?' 'One
dollar a yard,' is the reply. 'Thirty
cents' is offered. The merchant is
thrown Into something resembling an
apoplectic fit. He swears by his fa
ther's soul that it cost 95 cents.
"The lady takes a seat with a sigh
and after twenty minutes inquires in
nocently, 'Finally. 30 cents?' 'Never!
But to keep you and not lose your cus
tom, you may have it for what I paid,
05 cents.' 'You poor tiling!' sighs the
lady sarcastically. There are a dozen
or more women sitting about the store.
When finally the proprietor comes
down to a price that one is willing tq
pay, she rises, receives her bundle and
departs, declaring good naturedly that
she had been swindled and that she
will never come back again."
A Question of Ovrnernhip.
"Are you the man who advertises
'Own your own home?'" said the de
jected looking caller.
"I am," answered *the real estate
dealer.
"Well, I'd like to get the recipe."
"The what?"
"The recipe. The modus operandi. I
want to know what to do to own my
>wn home. Our cook has a temper like
6 raging lion and muscles like Her
cules. If you can, tell me how to dis
possess her. Money's no object."—
Washington Star.
Aa One Being;.
Edith—l hear that you and Fred are
quite interested in one another.
Bertlia—Don't you tell a soul, Edith,
but really I believe Fred and I were
made for each other. We have played
golf together three times, and we never
have quarreled, except two or three
times when Fred was clearly in the
wrong,—Boston Transcript.
He Waiin't It.
"My dear Miss Billmore," sadly wrote
young Hankinson, "I return herewith
your kind note, in which you accept
my offer of marriage. You will observb
that it begins 'Dear George.' I do not
know who George is. but my name, as
you know, is William."—Chicago Trib
une.
SINGULAR MAXIMS.
Old Time Ralei I-"or tlie Table lir tlio
German Poet Vol Zlrkler.
That our ancestors were not so well
managed as we are is evident from the
following rules, which were laid down
by Tommasin von Zirkler, a German
poet, in regard to the conduct of a host
§nd his guest at a dinner party. These
singular maxims were recently un
earthed and have now been reprinted:
"Every host should take care that
his guests have enough to eat and that
they are not served with dirties that
they do not want. In return the guests
Should behave properly and should bo
satisfied with whatever is placed be
fore them.
"A guest should not eat all his bread
before the first dishes are served, nei
ther should he eat with both hands nor
drink nor talk when his moutli is full.
"It is not polite to turn toward one's
neighbor and to offer him a winecup
from which one is still drinking.
"One should not eat greedily and
hastily, as though tlie dinner had been
paid for, neither should one take any
food from his neighbor's plate. 111 ft
word, each person H!«OII! i aeeept what
Is offered and ask for not! inr else.
"When there is s> :<• one <; i t'.e riglit
band, it is permissible to eat with tlie
left hand.
"While one is driuking the eyes
should be steadily fixed on the wine
cup.
"It is improper to place one's band iu
a dish while another person is taking
some food from it.
"One should always have the hands
clean and the nails out short, as other
wise those persons who are eating from
the same are likely to become dis
gusted.
"A guest should never put his el
bows on the table, neither should he
chatter all the time nor clean his teeth
with a knife."—Chicago Herald.
FLOWER AND TREE.
Tobacco water will destroy bugs and
worms on rosebushes.
Only well rotted manure should be
allowed t > come in contact with the
roots of trees.
Don't try to transplant a cyclamen
after the bulb has begun to throw up
green leaves. If you do. you will lose
your bulb.
Vines may be set in the spring and
also iu the fall. It is said the clematis
docs b st if set in the latter seas n.
while the wistaria, honeysuckle and .J;v
pan ivy are by preference to be planted
In the spring.
One reason why plants often do not
succeed In window culture is the want
of moisture in the air. Anything that
-gained. - n bis account plants often
do lM'st in t';e kitchen window.
The p t; is i.f a single tlower fall
sooner tl.. '>■ iio those of a double one
for the re n that the inner petals are
transform. more slowly a:ul retain
the pyv.vi ( adherence they need
when pert' J; tiling their original func
tion.
Tliere \V:tx 11 Tale to It.
The girl . t the music counter has
some fanny i ieuees. For instance,
the other a well d.e ed woman
bustlid i.;. .o the music department of
a great >-*,<. • and sa d in a loud voice:
"Have you got a phi e of music called
•The »':• "e,; ;e\; Til.IV "
"No. maiiaiu." answered the clerk.
"We have ene callid"—
"But you had it ere .ast week. 1
saw it." she interrupted. "It is from
'The r..iig)3iiaster,' and 1 want it to
day."
"Are \t ii sure that is the name of
it?" askid tlie clerk.
"Yes, that's {he name. I remember it
distinctly. Are you sure you haven't
got it?"
"We have one called 'The Tale of the
Kangaroo,' from 'The Burgomaster,'"
volunteered the clerk, and after some
hesitation on the part of the customer
"The Tale of the Kangaroo" was sold.
—New York Herald.
The Rlvnl Gorillua,
Once upon a time a gorilla was in
love, and while he delayed his proposal
a rival appeared on the scene, gained
the affections of the one he loved, pro
posed, was accepted and soon married
her.
A year passed, and the disappointed
lover called on his successful rival
while he was swinging on a hickory
limb, with a crying baby in his arms,
and silently listened to his wife scold
ing him for some fancied breach of
household regulations.
"That was a narrow escape," he said
as be turned quickly In his tracks and
hurried away.
Moral.—Delays are dangerous for the
other fellow. —New York Herald.
He Didu't Think So,
"Do you believe nil geniuses are ego
tists?"
"No. Look at me. Ever since I can
remember I have kept myself back by
placing too light an estimate on my
importance and ability."—Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
No Screaming:.
Gladys—Were you alarmed when he
kissed you?
Ethel —Dreadfully!
Gladys—And did you scream?
Ethel Oh, no! It was a still alarm!
—Puck.
Not For His Business.
"But they say," remarked the patron,
"he has a gooJ head for business."
"Nonsense," replied the barber.
"Why, he's absolutely bald!"—Pbila
3elphia Press.
Proud of the Boy.
Doctor—'l'ears to me laik de boy dun
got acute indegesliun.
Aunt Lucy (smiling through her tears)
—Dat's It, doetali! Dat boy, sick er
well, dun eb'ryt'ing cute!— Judge.
The tait Niekel,
The Philadelphia Record tells of a
little Sunday school boy who always
receives a nickel from his father to
place in the collection plate. Last Sun
day his father gave him two nickels,
saying, "One is for the Lord, and the
other is for yourself." As it was too
early to start for Sunday school the
little boy sat on the porch steps, play
ing with the two nickels. After awhile
he dropped one of them, and it disap
peared down a crack. Without a mo
ment's hesitation and still clutching
the remaining coin in his clinched fist,
he looked up at his father, exclaiming,
"Oh, pop, there goes the Lord's nickel!"
Polla,
The ivory doll of the Roman child
was too costly for the ages that follow
ed the fall of the empire. For many
centuries dolls must have been chiefly
of home manufacture. The first shop
made dolls after the middle ages were
the joiuted wooden dolls of the Nether
lands. These were known in England
nud in this country, too, In colonial
times as "Flanders babies."
There Is a good deal of quiet satis
faction in seeing somebody else run
against fresh paint—Milwaukee Jour
nal.
There la one admirable thing about
u dog—he always acts natural.—Atchi-
Bon Globe
HE WAS REFEREE.
nut Sow Wlaliea Thnt He find !*erer
Taken the Job.
"No, I didn't run against a load of
hay," said the man with a black eye.
"It was worse than that. I had three
hours to wait in a Connecticut town
the other day, and while I was wait
ing some fellers got up a running race
and asked uie to act as referee."
"And you didn't kuow any better?"
asked the man with the broken nose.
"Not then. I even thanked 'em for
the honor shown me, and I have no
doubt that I looked very dignified and
important over it."
"Well, tha race was run?"
"It was."
"And you made a decision?"
"I did. Yes, one of the runners came
out ten feet ahead, and of course I de
cided in his favor."
"And then?"
"Why, the other Mix hopped on to me,
of course, and a part of the result Is
before you. Yes, sir. they licked blazes
out of me and left me for dead, and the
next crowd that wants to honor me will
see me growing wings to fly aiit of it.'- 1 j
M. QUAD. 1
FIEL^^ARPEN
FORCING CELERY.
Snpplj Inc tin* Knrly Market In Mny
or Jiiin*—Blnnrliiag With Paper.
Tlie Nov Y rl; Cornell station re
ports results i*i forcing celery for the
purpose of s- : ; '.ving the early market
demand for this crop in May or June.
The seed was s wn In late fall or early
winter in fiats and transplanted twice
at intervals of about a month. About
six weeks or two months after the
plants were :et in permanent J^sitions
1
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BLANCHING CELXKV WITH PAPER.
they were ready for bleaching. In tha
experiments reported * all the usual
methods of bleaching were tried, but
without success. When, however, the
plants were wrapped with a thick, hard
wrapping paper with an almost sized
surface, the bleaching was successful.
By this method the stalks were
brought together and tied and a width
of paper reaching to within two or
three inches T)f the tops of the leaves
was rolled tightly about the plants. As
the plants grew another width of pa
per was rolled about the first and again
reaching nearly to the top of the plant
Two applications of the paper were
found to be sufficient. From a month
to six weeks was required to bleach the
celery by this process in a cool house
In April and May. The Kalamazoo va
riety of celery was found to be well
adapted to house cultivation.
GARDENING ITEMS.
Winter Green* and Vesetablea For
Forcing; — Hotbed Soil.
If the spinach bed for winter greens
has nut materialized, a substitute
equally as good may be provided and
grown very easily. Select some of the
overgrown beets too large and woody
for table use and set them In sand or
soil on the cellar bottom or other con
venient place, where they can receive
sufficient heat to grow the tops rapid
ly. The hotbeds banked up with ma
nure sufficiently to turn the frost will
grow a good crop. Ia this case maaurt
underneath the beets, and the sast
on top will be necessary. Lacking
these, the rhubarb or house cellar will
do, as they will grow equally well In
the dark. Turnips may also be grown
In the same manner, but growing in
the hotbed with exposure to the light
will be most generally satisfactory, as
when grown in the light they will re
tain the naturally green color instead
of the lemon color which Is the result
of growing In the dark.
Soil Fur the llothe4-
The radishes, lettuce and early to
matoes will need to be started long
before the frost Is out of the ground
next spring, and soU far tie hotbeds
should be secured this fall. A con
venient way is to pile the soli In a
large cone shaped heap, firmed down
to avoid wasting by the rains or melt
lug snow; protect with litter or straw,
hold on with a few boards, to avoid
too much freezing, and then It will be
accessible at any time. Very satisfac
tory results may be obtained In the
hotbed with- lettuce, radishes and cu
cumbers for the late winter market.
The greenhouse, white very desirable, is
not a necessary adjunct of the work.
Rhubarb For Winter Forcing.
Make sure that the rhubarb roots are
in condition for the best possible re
sults for the winter forcing. Try forc
ing enough for home use at least, as
few fresh fruits are obtainable at that
season, and apples will surely be scarce
and high this year. For sauce and pies
the rhubarb will prove the most ac
ceptable substitute for apples.
Witch Hazel la Asrlcaltnre.
Agriculturally the witch hazel plant
has no value, as it hardly grows large
enough for fuel, but makes a bushy
clump full of branches. It Is found
abundantly In bush pastures, and the
only good thing to be said übout It Is
that It acts as a nurse plant for better
forest growth, to which it gives way.
Medicinally It has a great reputation.
Extract of witch hazel Is manufactur
ed by thousands of gallons In Middle
sex county. Conn., as a remedy for
wounds, bruises, etc. It Is sold by the
bottle and the barrel and Is In wide de
mand. Now comes In the agriculture.
Witch hazel brush—the whole plant,
body and branches—is cut up short In
a huge straw cutter, and a fluid ex
tract is prepared. The farmers get just
enough for cutting and delivering the
brush to pay for the labor, thus get
ting pay for clean pastures within the
reach of th» factories. Meehan's
Monthly.
POWER FOR FARM WORK.
The Gaaoltne Engine Popular-It la
Cheaply and Easily Operated.
Cheap power on the farm Is as Im
portant as anywhere. .Horses cannot
always be had when wanted, wind
power 1s not constant enough for all
purposes, steam is expensive, so the
gasoline engine supplies an Important
need. From its introduction It took
well, but of recent y<?ars has made
wonderful progress. The mechanism
has been so perfected that the dlsu
greeable odor and frequently faulty
operation urged against the earlier
machines have disappeared entirely.
All sizes and styles are now available,
from the small upright for running a
churn or separator to the twelve horse
power traction engine operating a saw
mill or thrasher or drawing large loads
along the country roads.
What is the secret of their popular
ity? Probably the most attractive
feature is the small cost of operating.
By following directions any one at all
familiar with machinery can run a
gasoline engine, no engineer being re
quired. In fact, after the engine is
once started further attention is un-
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grinding feed, for example, one man]
can do nil the work. He starts the en-;
' gine, then has nil his time for keeping
i tin' hopper full and removing the
ground material. The same is true of
pumping water, sawing wood, separat
ing milk, churning butter, cutting feed,
thrashing grain, cleaning seed, etc..
Then the cost of fuel is very small. A
twelve horsepower engine will con-i
sumo 10 to 14 cents' worth of gasoline 1
per hour, a live horsepower stationary
engine 5 to (J cents' worth and In that'
proportion for various sizes. The first
cost is no greater than a steam engine
of like capacity and In some instances
Is much less.
A great advantage when the engine;
is to be used about barns and stacks is;
almost no danger from fire. The engine
can l>e placed in the barn, hay shed,
granary, dairy—wherever most convene
lent. The uses to which it can t>e put!
are so many that It Is needless to enn- t
merate them.
The cost of the application of gaso*,
line motors to trucks, carriages, m<ro->
ers, farm wagons and the like Is still
great enough to be prohibitive on thsr
farm. Doubtless the time wll come
when gasoline motive power will be
applied to portable farm implements
and machinery, but this Is still a long
way off, concludes Orange Judd Farm
er. 9
MARKETING YOUNG PORK. •
Ita Popularity a Boon to the Farmer.
Fall Plga Profitable.
The popularity of young pork with
plenty of lean meat on It has proved a
boon to the farmers, for it is far more
profitable to raise the first 100 pounds
of any animal than the last 100 pounds,
says an American Cultivator writer.
This is partly due to the fact that na
ture forces the growth of the young
animal rapidly, bones, muscles and
flesh all growing so that every ounce
of food is almost entirely converted into
live weight. There is practically no loss,
and all the animal requires is fair at
tention and good food. Nature is then
able and willing to do the rest.
When an animal reaches maturity,
the laying on of additional weight be
comes a slow process. We may by a
good forcing system increase the weight
quite rapidly, but not nearly so easily
as in a young animal. Yet it costs more
to feed the old hog because there is a
larger system to feed, and a jjtjod deal
of the nourishment goes to make suffi
cient strength to carry the animal
along.
Forcing Young Pisa.
The young pigs that can be forced to
2CO pounds in six to seven months are
the most profitable things raised on the
farm. If wise foresight and attention
are given to them, this is not too much
of a growth to expect; but, like every
thing else, the work must be performed*
after some good, practical and well test
ed system. From the day they are born
until they are ready to market see that
the growth is continual and steady. It
Is a good plan to have some arrange
ments to weigh them every few weeks
or months.. When they reach maturity
and show increasing signs of lagging In
flesh making, send them to market. Do
not keep them another week unless
prices happen to be very low.
Fall Pisa In Favor.
Spring pigs are the best for this busi
ness. They will add more weight In six
months than fall pigs. Yet the latter
have points in their favor, and they
should not be discarded. The best way
is to raise both spring and fall pigs.
The Time of the Turkey.
It is the time when turkeys are
worth at least a dollar apiece. They
shoul 1 never be allowed to stay away
from home a single night If they fall
to come up, go after them. Feeding
them corn every evening makes home
seem more pleasant to the wild crea
tures. They require generous feeding
to get them fat. —Cor. Farm Journal.
Kotea From The Farm Jonrnal.
To keep turnips successfully do not
bury too many in the same hole.
Cranberries will bring a better price
than usual on account of the scarcity
of other fruit.
There is always a demand for pure
cider vinegar that cannot be supplied.
Only the ripest pumpkins will stand
a heavy frost; it is useless to store any
others.
For the table the flesh and eggs of
game fowls are of the highest quality.
One quart of grain food per day for
ten hens is considered liberal feeding.
Arrange paddocks on the sunny side
jf the barn for the colts to run in duiv
Ing pleasant winter days.
Save every bit of manure.
He Wanted to Ehcplaln.
The man up by the front door of the
car was badly bow legged, but no one
had noticed it as he entered, and the
fact would have entirely escaped ob
servation had he not suddenly queried
of the passenger on bis left:
"You noticed my legs, of course?"
"Not particularly," was the reply.
"I thought I saw you squinting. My
legs are bowed."
"Sorry to hear It."
"But I want you to know how it
came about," continued the man. '1
wasn't born this way."
"No?"
"No, sir. I wasn't. It has all come to
me from having to hitch along on the
roof and climb through a win
dow when the old woman locks me out
of nights, and I want the blam« placed
where it belongs."
Hla Refnaal.
"That man once offered me money
for my vote," remarked the practical
politician.
"And you refused It with scorn?"
"I did. My conscience wouldn't per
mlt me to take it. It wasn't more than
half of what is customarily paid, and
I couldn't have looked my fellow mem
bers of the legislature in the face If I
had cut prices."—Washington Star.
The Rin*a of Saturn.
"I wonder if Mars really is inhabit
ed."
"Give it up, but if Saturn is I'll bet
the politicians own It"
"Why?"
"Because you can see the rings."—
Philadelphia Press.
That Lovely Age.
"There is an age." said the wise
man of Willow Hollow, "when a girl
is too old and too young for kissing
games. Just at that time in her life
she does not need any excuse to get all
that she wants."—Chicago Post.
Ilia De-rotlon.
"When 1 make a mistake," said Mr.
Meekton's wife, "I do not hesitate to
confess It."
"Yes, Henrietta," was the reply, "yoo
can afford to say that You never
make any."—Washington Star.
Conclnalve.
Maud—You think Mr. Blushrose Is
not as bashful In the presence of girls
as he seems to be, do you? How did
yon get that Impression? ,
Mabel—l had it from bs ®WH- Hips.—