TOL. XXXIX
1902 BICKELS 1902
/
JANUARY SALE.
One lot Ladies' warm lined shoes Regular price |i 25 at r So
One lot L*<iie»* -fine dongcl» pat. tip shoes " ( 150 at '"°
One lot Mises spring heel shoes '25 a. - J
•• •« •« '• welt sole shoes : ' I 50 at t c>>
" Youths'high-cut box-calf shoes " 'j 1 *5 a * s°
Children's fine dongo'a pat. tip shoe? " ' 75 at 45
" Men's fine satin calf shoes, lace or Congress.. '' " 150 at 100
'• Ladies' best oil-grain shoes " '' 1 j|s at "5
•' Li'lies' felt Mi pers " " 75 al 35
• Meu's heavy working shoes " " 's''"' 1 "
" Boyt' • •• « " 12 5 at 9o
•' Hull'ay dippers " ' £•> J °
'• CHldr-n'a lace or button shoes " o° al 3s
" In/an'*' fine foft sole shoes " " 40 at
'• Urn's fine writ «o?e*boes. lateit styles " " 4o.at 2 ~ r >
Ho.idaj rlipi-eis. which s.-Id at 75c, |i to, fi 25 to be closed out at :»
Too Many Felt and Rubber Goods.
O 1 e lot Children's spring heel ruW er-. reduced t> * rj
•; Child's rub'ier j j
Chi d's ri»r.» as boots
•• W n;en - «ru:b.r boots.. 1
•• Men's rut Kinj? rubber boots j 2 75
M. il l buckle »rc ics
'• VV me-"» burke arctics
" vlen's fine i:elf zt-tiitj rubbers 5°
Men'g Mt b an-t oven " 1 75
B-\S ; " '
Sample counters filled with interesting bargains.
Leggins and over gaiters at reduced prices.
It will pay you to visit this great sale and secure some
of the bargains being offered
JOHN BICKEL,
S ITH VIAi.N STKfcET. - - V'JTLKR. 'A
Mrs.). E. ZIMMERMAN. I
I Sacrifice Sale. |
| |odi' Semi-Annnal Sacrifice Sale Takes Place as UsaalJ [
; J Beginniag Wednesday, Jan. Bth, and cootiDoing j'j
I > The many inquires we arc receiving daily asking if we in I I
I I end to h. ve our sale testifies to the popularity of these Sacri-| i
\ ifrce Sales among our many patrons who have been benefited \>y4 >
I attending them in the pa t. We are anxious to make this salt-A
, (the biggest success of all previous sales, and shall do so by A
. .ofit ring our goods at prices you connot resist. We cannot' '
quote all priced—only a few —consequently it will pay you to
< 'VO ApiTipA I All Vaists, Wrappers and Dressing >
lllww V All Millinery—trimmed «nd unttimmed. V'
. . All Munlins, Calicoes and Ginghams.
( j All Underwear, Hosiery and Clones. I
; Lj HI AAO I A"' Laces, KmbioidetiesA DressTrinimings ( |
( IV I luUd wl I I All Blanket!—wooltn ami cotton. I I
* 1 All Lace Curtains and Portiers. '| '
. k Battifite ptjcfd fqr <"a»h only. Come early to secure first choice .I .
' Sale twgim. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Bth, 1902 '
j Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman.: j
KECK
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'> 1 \ Have a nattiness a(K<ut them that
t.\ /]t \A // IV mark the,wearer, it won't do to
' P/ |\ )®/ Aj H wear the last year's output. You
' l~> |V\ / V il won't get the latest things at the
P F? fc3 stock clothiers either. The up-to
|/l\v i yj) r 4 date tailor only ian supply thetn,
I 1 irt y° u not ° n 'y l ' a; latest 1!
I f \h JlfjU I things in cut and fit and wcrk
ij li I ill 1 nunship, the finest in durability,
ir Jilt where else can you get cotnbina-
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42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler,Pa
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| Harness Oil I
make* a poor looking har- iSR
f; "T? »*■*« lllce n«w. Un'lo of ItSM
pure. heavy hodtod oil, »-s- ]tHn
foil pocially prepared to with- rKft
[jjfi atanri the weather.
Bold hera l|^H
/fcr/ In cans—all sizes. \Vjgi
fi Made bj STAMDARD OIL CO. S
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CATARRH fm&fh
In all its staff*. C °tonl\
Ely's Cream Baling"" m 'M/
cleanses, soothes and heals £
the d <-a*'-d membrane. M
II cores catarrh and dr. vf-s
away a cold in the head
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Cream Balm if placed Into thajio«tril9,Ps>rf;a<l.i
o\er t ? iC membrane and ia abaorbed* Kel»ef la im
mediate and a cure follows. It l» not drying—doc*t
pot produce sneezing. Large Size, 50 cents at Drtig
giata or by mail; Trial J.ize, 10 centa.
l 4 Johnston's fj
JA Beef, Iron and Wine Ll
A Blood Pnrifier. 1
j Price, 50c pint. r J
W Prepared and WJ
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>2 K. M. LOGAN, Ph. O .
V Man ujcer, A
' J I0»l N. Muln Ht„ Butler, Pa
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ri Everything in the
Li drug line. A
New Liver" Barn
W. J. Black
Is doing business in his new barn
which Clarence Walker has erected
for him. All boarders and team
sters guarranteed goot! attention
Barn just across the street from
Hotel Butler.
He has room for fifty horses.
People's Phone. No. 250.
t^-~=gSs~3g=JJss^-S3f^ic=a»
L. C. WICK,
DKAkKB I"
LUHBER.
Karl Schluchter,
Practical Tailor and Cutter
lift W. Jefferson, Butler, Pn
BuftiiAjina. Cleaning and
1 RUPAIRINGA SPECIALTY.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 1002
4 A Confidence t
♦ ' ♦
0 <&<s>■s> <>
♦ A Story of One Who Misjudged ♦
» His Wife.
"Twenty years: I aru notchod and
grizzlwl. You are only mellowed, rip
ened." My friend smiled and lighted a
fresh cigarette. He puzzled me. Hu
mor had led me to expect to find him,
afu-r my long absence, a disappointed
If not soured man. I had sought him
here In the retreat where he and his
cold, uncongenial wife lived, it was
said, like a pair of hermits. Arriving
at a moment when the lady was ab
sent. I thought myself fortunate and
prepared to prot? the unhappiness of
one whose affect! ti in early youth had
left a very sunny spot on my memory.
1 was, in fact, ready to give him all the
pity and sympathy which a bachelor of
experience can feel for the irremediable
mistake of a married friend. '
"Have you been bearing tales about
me?" he asked. "Shall 1 tell you the
stcry of my wedded life?"
"If it does net pain you."
"Po you know that I have been a
millionaire?"
"1 have heard something of it."
"The wealth of an ancient relative
poured in cn me after his death. How
the golden wave came and wer.t Is a
story by Itself. For live gilded years I
was transfigured in the eyes of the
world, and it was during that period I
met and fell In love with my wife."
1 had beard all this and more, and 1
felt sorry. I lookc I steadily at the op
posite wall lest my pity should daunt
him. I knew the story of the worldly
mother and daughter who had forced
him into a loveless marriage for greed
pT the fortune which had proved so
elusive. He went on:
"It was not I alone who thought her
supremely beautiful. The world had
already bestowed on her a queenship
before the June day when I first saw
her at on open air fete, all in white,
pale, cold, severe and sweet, like a
goddess In marble. Her mother walked
beside her, a woman of a different
type. As I gazed after her In what you
would call romantic enthusiasm a
friend laughed and bade me veil my
admiration, as those women were
known to be In quest of a golden mil
lion. If It lie the case that what every
body says must be true, then true It
was that the cold, exquisite daughter
and the haughty, hawklike mother
were adventuresses playing a game for
fortune, beauty against n slender purse
and a year or two of prime youth. Al
ready beauty had over and over again
dared to reject love, adoration and for
tune considerable. Their figure has
not yet been reached,' whispered mj
cynieal friend. 'Your million will do it.'
By this time I had proclaimed myself
an open worshiper. I am bound to ad
mit that all the encouragement I re
celved was from the mother. The
daughter remained Icy. I persisted In
my suit and In a short time was the
accepted lover of the woman who held
me In thrall."
"She accepted you willingly?"
"Tacitly so. The mother seized on me
with effusion. My afllanced wife ap
peared Jurt to endure her new position
with patience, nothing more. The
mother as ured me that her daughter
had a most affectionate nature hidden
under that elrtll exterior. She loved
me, and she had never lowt any other
man. I tried to believe her. And so
we were wed.
"After a time, when the excitement of
my first pride and happiness had sub
sided. I l egsn to feel reluctantly con
scious that there was something want
ing in our life together. My wife's be
havior was perfect from every point of
view, but there was a wall of reservo
between us which nothing was able to
break through. Wherever we went I
was aware that people said I had been
married without love for the sake of
my million. How was I to feel sure
that tin verdict was not a true one?
Had she given her heart to some wor
thy fellow who was mllllonless and re
jected him even as she had accepted
Die at her mother's bidding?
"I resolved to take tilings as they
came and to make the best of tho
goods tlie gods hod provided for me.
We led n life of amusement and pleas
ure. Our house In town and our coun
try house (not this house; something
much grander) were as perfect as mon
ey could make them. My wife went
everywhere dressed and bejeweled as
the world expected to see her. Wo en
tertained the smart crowd known as
society. I was proud beyond the prido
of man when I saw the woman I had
chosen receiving the admiration which
no one could refuse her. I even thought
she seemed glad of my pride in her,
for once or twice as I looked at her
across the shoulders of a crowd that
Divided us I thought I saw something
fn her eyes of warmth which was ab
sent from them when wo found our
selves again In our home.
"As time went on her reserve, which
was my despair, communicated itself
to me. and tiie Impassable barrier be
tween us was complete. Do you ap
prehend the situation?" he asked.
"Perfectly," I said.
"Does nil this agree with what my
frivnds say about me?"
"I confess I had heard you had un
fortunately married a cold and heart
less woman," I said.
We went on smoking In silence. At
last he said abruptly, "I have more to
toll."
"Hurt yourself no further, dear old
friend. I think 1 can Imagine all tho
rest."
"Can you? lam not so sure that yoti
can."
We smoked In silence for about a
minute, and then he continued:
"Some other time I may tell you of
how my unexpected fortune departed
as suddenly and surprisingly as It ar
rived. The news of what appeared to
be total ruin reached tue first iu u tele
gram which 1 found waiting for me
one night when I returned home from
H dinner party alone, my wife Inning
pleaded a headache and retired to her
room early in the evening. I gathered
up tiie letters which had come by the
last post and carried them to my dress
ing room, where I sat down to read
them. Imagine casting one's eyes on a
bit of paper as the eyes of the owner
of a million and raising tliein with the
knowledge that one does not own a
penny in the world! I sat long Im
movable, stunned with the suddenness
i"if the blow.
VJlow wum I to tell my wife? How
Would hlio boar It, she Who bad mar-
Tied mo for tlie HplendorM which sbo
nniHt relinquish, the woman whom)
l>eauty, whose gentle If cold compan
fouKhlp «ml perfect conduct toward me
nnd the world I had hotiKht with gold?
If who could not love ine before, bow
bitterly would hlio turn from me new!
"I had *at for two or three bourn mo
tlonlcH* an otone. The tlrnt gleam of
dawn crept In at thg edges of the
blinds, and I stirred and writhed In my
clialr. The door opened, and my wife,
lo a white rolie, appeared on tbo
threshold In the gray Uxht.
» -vvuftt uil» you'/' Hlut nald gently.
" 'Nothing that I can tell you at pres
ent.' I said. 'Go lack to your rest.'
" 'Will you not tell me what is the
matter?'
" 'Certainly. I will tell you tomor
row. It Is only some bad news.'
"While I was speaking her keen eyes
caught siciit of the open telegram and
of the letters sprawled on the paper
which spelled ruin. The next moment
she was ru iter knees beside me.
" 'Oli. my dear, will you not share
this trouble with me?'
"I was so stupid from the shock I
had borne that the sweet vords and
pleading tone came on me like a sec
ond blow. The next moment 1 was
not sure I had heard them, did not tie
lieve in them. I answered cruelly,
'Unfortunately you will have to share
it w:?h me.'
" "No. say "fortunately." Oh. my
love, my husband, am I so unworthy?
Must I be counted as a thing bought
with gold, living on' gold aud for gold,
and cast aside when gold fails and
love might well take its place?"
" - ls it not absurd.' I said, 'that yoi
should imagine you could love me r ,v
when you could not love in - th jgb
u!l the five years of my devoted ss tc
you ?'
"She crept nearer to • _• ..ad wound
her arm around my
" - l lovi d you,' she said. 'I loved
you s.uce the first day I knew you.
But I knew there was a plan made by
others to force me upon you that your
possessions might be useful to me and
those belonging to me. The kncwl
edge of this paralyzed my actions, even
my looks. I knew you thought you
wre taking a loveless wife, and seeing
you were willing to take me so 1 was
too nervous, too timid, too proud, too
unhappy, to have any power within me
to undeceive you. Now for the first
time my heart has found a way to
speak. We will work, we will laugh,
we will be happy together.'
"She tightened her sweet bold of my
neck My anna closed around her" —
He stopped suddenly. He had been
talking as if unaware of my presence.
There was a long silence aud before
It ended my hand found its way to
his shoulder.
"I understand now. old friend," I
said softly.
He shook himself up and laughed a
little bright laugh.
"Yes," he said, "I thought I should
give you a surprise. So much for the
opinion of tho world and a man's
penetration of a woman's heart and
mind. And here we ore, after all, with
enough saved out of the wreck to live
on simply and with content. Hark.
1 hear wheels. My wife is arriving
home. Come and be introduced to
Iter."—Taller.
Rn1»lf»» Unrc.
In trade three classes of rubles are
distinguished—rubles of the orient, ru
bies of Slam and spinel rubies. The
ruby of the orient Is the first of all col
ored stones In beauty, as In price. Its
marvelous hue is that of tho human
blood as It Jets from an open artery,
that of the red ray of the solar spec
trum at Its maximum Intensity.
The ruby is one of the most exqui
site products of nature, but It Is be
coming more and more rare to find it
perfect. It even causes astonishment
to find an oriental ruby as large in
size as the topazes and sapphires of
the same countries. If It reaches a
certain size. It Is almost always filled
With defects. Rubles of all sizes aro
put (o use. The smallest, down to
"t,- r.r thirl* to the carat, are em
ployed specially for delicate Jewels,
for numbers, figures, etc. Many of the
smallest are cabochons. When a ruby
exceeds the weight of a carat. It com
mands a high price. A ruby may fetch
ten or twenty times the price of a dia
mond of the same weight if It is really
of a superior quality.
How I.lneoln lief used.
Judge Olcnnl W. Rcofleld was a per
sonal friend of Abraham Lincoln. A
Warren county private, having knock
ed down his captain, was tried, con
victed and sentenced to the Dry Tor
tugas. Ills friends urged Rcofleld to
have him released, so ho went to see
the president and told his story. Lis
tening attentively, Lincoln replied: "I
tell you. Judge, you go right down to
the capitol and get congress to pass
mi act authorizing a private soldier to
knock down his captain. Then come
back here,, and I will pardon your
man." The Judge says that there was
such an air of quizzical earnestness
anil desire to serve him about tho
president's manner that they both
broke out in an outburst of laughter.
The Judge did not press tho case fur
ther.
In Darken! Africa. Ilonhtfnl.
___________ He—l'd offer
myself to you
/ f " r a Chrlstmaq
pre "" nt lf 1
jlf*y 11 'll Urs thought you'd
IJLu rl <> 1 ,nl{o ""*•
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SEP { afraid I'd have
'^">•3x11 A trouble In ex
•f cbHn K ,n H you.—
■ Wonderftally
/'•dlf don't you use
•' " that Christmas
Missionary-How! p^" ent , T ° U , r
, ... , , , girl made you?
does It happen, chief, No)J _ j. f0
that some tnlsslona-1 n f rn |,i \
rles get closer to you ,i on' t kn o w
than I seem to? | whether she lu-
Cannibal Chief— }tended It as a
Don't worry. You'll, tobacco pouch
be on the Inside soon, or it necktie.—
—Brooklyn Eagle. |Town Topics.
I.lsten to Papa.
There is a man who fancies he Is the
head of the house. This particular man
has several huhill children, and It
pleases him to discourse a great deal
Oil the training of the young.
A few days ago he had friends visit
ing liiui. Ills two little sous began to
play about noisily. It Is one of ills theo
ries that children should obey implicit
ly, and he wanted his friends to see
how lie carried It out In tiie training of
his own family,
"Johnny," he said sternly, "stop that
noise instantly."
Johnny looked up In surprise, then
grinned a little.
"Oil, Freddy," he said to his brother
us they went on With the noisy romp,
"Just listen to papa trying to talk like
mamma!"
Not In Ills linn,
Gayboy I say, parson, this lady and
myself want to get spliced. Will you
oblige us by tying the knot?
Parson Um—let me see. If I remem
ber correctly, 1 married you and this
siiino lady two years ago.
tiayboy- Itlght you are, parson, but
you see we were divorced moqthq
ago, and now we want to couple up
ugaiu.
Parson Well, you'll have to go else
where. I'm not running a repair de
purt ment lu connection with uiy busi
ness. Chicago News
THE LIMEKILN CLUB.
Brother Gardner on the
Subject of tTreani*.
[Copyright, '.•01. by C. B. L wis.]
"Do odder eatet. n'." boc;'-!i Brother
Gardner as ho rose up after the close
of the regular proceedings of tiie Lime
kiln club—"de odder cnvenln* Samuel
Skill came ober to my cabin an' woke
me up out of a sound sleep to tell me
dat a great calamity was at hand an'
to ask fur my advice. He had fallen
csleep in his cheer by de stove an' had
dreamed dat he saw a black cat chasln'
a white rat up an elm tree. lie had
dreamed dat same dream three tin.es
befo' in his life, an' a calamity alius
follered. I had skassly throwed him
ober de fence when Waydown Be bee
arrovo. He had also been dreauiin'.
lie l.ad dreamed of seein' a black man
on :i white boss in chase of a yaller
c >v, an' he was suah dat his wife was
wine to drop dead or his cabin burn
up. Next day I made some Inquiries
an' diskivered dat about half de mem
bers of dis club carry dream books
around wid 'ein an' believe in 'em as
dey do in deir Billies.
"1 jess want t<» remark 11 few re
marks 011 dis matter of dreams. Dar
was a time in my life when 1 didn't
know de fore kick from de hind kirk
of a mewl, an' when I walked up an'
down de road lookin' fur hundred dol
lar bills. In dose days I was a fool,
an' bein' a fool I believed in dreams.
If I dreamed dat I saw yaller cats sit
tin' on de roof of a yaller barn I be
lieved dat somebody was gwlne to die
an' leave me fo' hundred dollars.
"If I dreamed dat I saw a white boss
gallopin' across a green medder in
chase of a brindled dog I believed dat
1 should find a diamond pin In de hack
yard.
"If I dreamed dat I saw a black hog
walkin' around wid a white ribbon
tied to his tail I believed It meant
sickness in <le fam'ly an' de loss of my
Job.
"I'll tell yo' what cured me. One
night an angel come to me in my
dreams an' patted me on de head nn'
beckoned me to folic" her. I follered,
an' she led de way to a coop what* ten
fat pullets was waitin' to be pulled off
de roost. In my dream I pulled 'em, an*
I got safe away, an' dem chickens was
yum. yum. I dreamed dat dream
three times dat night, an' next day I
took a wall; an' spotted de coop. When
night fell ag'in, I was dar. Ten fat
pullets awaited me. So did a man an'
a shotgun. I had jess grabbed de fust
pullet when he fired a charge of bird
shot into me, an' though I've bin pick-
In' fur years I hain't >;ot 'em nil picked
out yet.
"I ain't gwine to say dat as members
of de Limekiln club >o' must do thus
an' so to please me, but I am gwlne to
remark dat tonight 1 shall probably
dream of seein' fo' old coons cliasln' fo'
young possums up a steep bill, while
a bobtalled dawg un' a crosseyed cat
am lookin' on at de fun. Yes, I shall
probably dream It, an' If I do I shall
ax Samuel Shin fur de dollar dat he
owes me, call 0:1 niveadam Jones to
return dat coat of mine, an' give Way
down Beliee live miuits to squar up
dat old note of his. If I meet up wid
Elder Penstock I shall hit him on do
Jaw fur ills mother's sake, on' if
Hwamproot Taylor, Torpedo Johnson
or Moses Kocklngbnm git in my way
I'll make human wrecks of 'em. Don't
any of yo' go out of de dream blznoss
on :ny nerount, but Jess li'iir !t In mind
tint I Uiu iliuuiu two dreams to yo'r
one, an' every single one of 'em will
mean achln' hearts fur at least three
members of dis club. lint's all, un' wo
will now go home an' dream of seein'
a lilac colored dawg chasln' a chocolate
colored woodchuck around n plum col
ored co'nfleld." M. QUAD.
EPHRAIM'S BUSINESS WAY.
Ifot Mnrh Homnnrc About 111 in Fvcn
In <'oll rtl ii it n Girl.
"No, there wasn't much ronianco
about Gphraim," said the postmaster,
strokiiiK Ills beard thoughtfully. ICphra-
Im iiad been the great man of the
town, and bis death the day before had
called out reminiscences lo which tlio
postmaster seemed anxious to contrib
ute. "I don't s'pose If you'd b'lled
Kphralm or put him under the stone
breaker you could have drawn a tear
out of him. Never saw him laugh.
Likely enough ho never kissed bis wife
ar one of his children.
"And yet he wasn't a mean man or a
hard man. I eai'late he often laughed
ar cried Inside, but 'twasn't his way to
show It. And ho was a natural born
business man, up and down, top to toe,
and that partly accounts for it too.
"D'ye ever hear bow he ptipposcd to
know, because she and my wife was
Aunt Eleanor, his wife? Happens 1
cousins, uud thy perseedln' tickled
Eleanor so't she had to tell of It.
"Ephralui wntn't ever a talkative fel
ler, and lie didn't go around much with
tlio other young folks, Jest stayed
home and 'tended to his knlttln' work,
as.lt wore, but he wan well thought of
by everybody, and Meaner and lier pa
and ma always made liliu weleome.
"So he came In sort o' casual one
p'tle'lar Hat'day night and set around
an usual, putlln* lit a word now uud
then, till Eleanor's pu went out to see
n sick cow he had and HJJeanor'n inu
started off up chamber somewheres.
And then Kphralm speaks up all at
once, and he says:
" 'l'd kind o' like to marry ye, Elea
nor,' says lie.
"'Who!' says she. 'Would ye?' She
was dumfotindcd and couldn't think of
anything else to say.
"'Yes, 1 would,' says be. He never
moved out of liI H chair, but he looki d
her right square In the eye, reel friend
ly. 'l've got a place o' my own, ye
know -rented, l>ut I can tako it l>ii''k
'most any time and ?2?>o out on Inter
ust and enough besides to stock the
place. I make ye an offer,' he says,
'and I'll hold It open for y« till next
Hat'day night.'
"Eleanor was starlit' at him all the
time, mind ye, with her mouth open,
and before she could get any word to
put Into It. 'lt's time I was gettin'
■long home," ICphralm says, 'so I'll hid
ye good night. Eleanor.'
"Well, that was all there was to It.
First off Eleanor wa;« mad at Ills inak-
In' an offer so fashion and leavln' it
open Jest
lieen dlekerln' for H yoke o' steers,
lint when she came to think It over
she realized It was only Ephraliu'a
way, and she believed lie liked her,
and she knew »lic liked him, and so
she took hint up. and neither o' 'em
was ever sorry for It.
"No, Epliniim didn't make love ro
maiitie no getllu' down on hi* kneen
and wrltln' poetry tiud seeh like doln's.
I'ut if ye i-ver woin.'iii better per
vlded for and more and more
waited on liv Inches limn Aunt Kle.'r
nor wa I'd like to have ye p'lnt her
out.
"Actions speak louder'n words, they
say. anil I cal'late that's true. Tbere'a
women in this town would bo wtliln'
to forget ih y was married If tliejr
could t< - tl -it' I like human beln's
cow."- Yo'l'h's (Jvtnpaulon.
NEWFOUNDLAND TRAGEDY
A Fi«bermim'« Wild Sail to Procure
Medical Aid.
"The lack of physicians is one of the
horrors of the isolation iu which the
Newfoundlanders of this coast live,"
says Norman Duncan in Ainslee's.
"There is uoue within fifty miles of
most harbors; none within reaching
distance of many. It is related of a
well to do fisherman who was some
thing of n merchant that his wife,
whom lie fonCly loved, lay in agony
for many days while an autumn gale
raged, .'o man iu the harbor would
put off in a skiff to fetch the nearest
physician, who lived fifteen miles down
the coast, for there was no possibility
that he who ventured could survive.
Oil the fourth day the wind moderated.
Two men volunteered to accompany
Allcrton. They set sail iu the first
hours of a snowstorm, which abated,
however, before they reached their des
tination. i-'ighting doggedly, they took
the boat safely in. after indescribable
hardship and through ever present dan
ger. The gale had gone down when
they knocked ou the physician's door.
A heavy sea was running, but the dan
ger of wreck on the return voyage was
quickly passing.
"•What's the matter with the wom
an?" the physician asked.
"He was informed.
"The husband minutely described his
wife's agony. Then lie offered what
amounted almost to half his fortune as
a fee.
" 'l'll take that,' said the doctor, 'if
you feteli her here. (!o back and get
her, anil I'll attend to the case.'
"'ln an open boat!' the husband ex
claimed. lie pointed out that his wife's
condition put such an arrangement be
yond the bounds of reason.
'"Well, 1 can't do anything,' said the
physician. 'lf you bring her over, I'll
attend to her.'
"When the husband got back to his
home, the child had been born, but the
woman died the next day."
PARRY A COMPLIMENT.
Accept One Alna)», but Never Take
It ScrloUKl)-.
The famous Mme. Becamier said that
siie always found two words sufficed
to make her guests seem we come. Up
on their arrival she exclaimed, "At
last!" and when they took their leave
6he said "Already?" If taken literally,
we should deprecate the flattery, flat
tery is insincere praise and wrongs
him that gives anil him that takes.
It is sometimes kinder to accept a com
pliment than to parry It.
One may say "Thank you, It is pleas
ant to tie seen through such kind (or
partial) eyes," or perhaps, "It Is a com
fort to know that friendship is partly
blind as well as the mythological boy,"
or any nonsense that serves to show
that one appreciates the spirit that
prompted the kind expression, howev
er wide the truth.
The frgqucnt repetition of the name
of the person addressed holds a subtle
compliment, Implying more complete
concentration of the speaker'* thought
upon his or her personality.
Do Quincy says: "More Is done for
the bene tit of conversation by the sim
ple magic of good manners than by all
varieties of intellectual power."
It Is the sympathetic and respouslvo
listeners that call forth the l«st efforts
of a talker. For such are reserved his
choicest stories, his tlnest thoughts.
A ready smile nets IN Inspiration,
and Interest shown In the conversation
of others stimulates and vivifies their
thoughts.
To a Rood listener the diffident will
say what they think, and the verbose
will think what they say.
There in nothing more trying than to
find that one's conversation Is receiv
ing but a divided attention uud noth
ing more rode than for a person to
pick up a book or paper and look over
It while pretending to listen to What
one Is saying.—New York llerald.
UnylnicN About Hrcn<lcrnmb«.
In the days when the "bread loaf"
was clear careful mothers had a set of
thrift sayings which are seldom heard
In this time of the big, cheap loaf.
Crumbs were rt-gularly swept up and
kept for some useful purpose. If a
child threw crumbs In the lire, the old
fashioned mother lifted u warning fin
ger imd said, "If you throw crumbs In
the fire, you are feeding the devil."
Children were told that the better part
of a loaf was the crust, and when a
child was sent to the shop for bread
the order was to ask for "a crusty
loaf." If a child left Its crust, came tho
warning: "Yes, my ludy (or my lad),
you'll want for a loaf some day. You'll
find - hunger's n sharp thoru."—Notes
and Queries.
On the I<"rr« I.lnt.
Some years ago there was a tollgate
nn a plank road leading to Elm wood
cemetery, Detroit. All funerals were
allowed to pass along Ihls road with
out paying.
One day Dr. I'lerce, a well known
physician, while paying his toll. Jok
ingly remarked to the gatekeeper:
"Considering the benevolent charac
ter of our profession, I think you ought
to let us pass free of charge."
"No, no, doctor," said the gatekeeper;
"we cnn't afford that. You send too
luany deadheads through as it Is."—
New York Times.
A I'rlaoncr.
"I thought you guaranteed that suit
•»f underwear you sold mo not to
•brink," said the customer who en
tered the store and stood it) ft some
what cramped attitude.
"I did." replied the merchant. "If It
shrinks, bring It back."
"I have brought It back," said the
customer In evident embarrassment,
"but I got caught out In the rain and
can't get It off." Ohio State JoUfML
POULTRY POINTERS,
Ducks and geese need no grain when
they have plenty of grass.
Chicken fatten faster on cooked food
than on raw because It lu more easily
digested.
When soft feed Is given to either
young or old fowls. It. should never be
thrown on the ground.
When closely confined, tho loose grain
fed to fowls should be scattered among
litter of some kind, so that they can
scratch It out.
There Is nothing so bad for the health
and well being of poultry as confining
them In close quartern and preventing
them from faking needed exercise.
One of Hie most Important Hems to
Insure success In the hatching of chick
en* In winter Is to gif the eggs from a
flock of healthy and vigorous fowls.
There l« better health among roving
fowls because they get the food that Is
best for digestion and get the necessary
grit to help the glr.xard do its work.
When necessary to administer medi
cine by placing It In the drinking wa
ter, keep the birds from drink for sev
eral limn They are then thirsty and
more apt to get a good swallow.
piiiis
BELGIAN HARES.
The Development of a Handsome
I'nre Hlnrk Variety.
The development during the past
four years of a pure black variety of
Itelgian hare has illustrated the value
of variation in breeding domestic ani
mals and has demonstrated again the
possibility of perpetuating a desirable
variation. In 18i»8 a number of pure
bred Itelgian uares were purchased by
the then director of the Ithode Island
experiment station. These were of
standard type, showing the rufous red
BLACK I'.lilAilAN IIAItES
colors and characteristic points of the
breed. Tiny bred freely, and several
litters included one or two. sometimes
thr. e, dark or black colored young
ones. The darkest and sleekest of
these were saved and on reaching ma
turity were bred together. The process
of selection of the nicest specimens
and the rejection of the others has
been continued until now the rabbitry
of the station Includes a large number
of ,'et black, gleasy hares which breed
true to cob r and are fully as largo and
early maturing as thv genuine rufous
red breed 'rom which they originated.
FORESTRY PRACTICE.
I'nre and Mixed Wood*—Some Treen
I)«»miiiitl I.IkIiI—OTLIRIM Ilcitr Slandr.
A f. rest may consist of a single spe
cies. when It Is known as a pure wood,
or of different species, when It is
known as a mixed wood. Pure woods
are seldom found. While they are
more easily managed thun mixed
woods, the dangers are greater,.and
the practice Is seldom advisable. How
ever. mixed woods of few species are
generally more desirable than those of
many species.
When different species nre grown to
gether, the light conditions demanded
by each become of paramount Impor
tance. Certain trees demand full ex
posure to the sunlight and will not
grow In the slmde of other trees. They
are known as light demundlng trees al
together, Oeuerally trees with light
and scanty foliage belong to this class,
although there are some exceptions.
The birches, pines, honey locust, black
locust, black cherry, ash and chestnut
belong here. Other species thrive In
partial shade and are known as shade
bearing trees. Among these are the
beech, maple, hemlock and oaks. If,
then, light demanding and shade bear
ing trees are plauted together, care
must be taken that the former are more
rapid growers or el»e that they are giv
en Hiillicicnt start to r>nable them to
keep In the lead.
Thinning becomes one of the most
Important operations In forestry. Here,
again, the light conditions are all .Im
portant and must !>e studied carefully.
It Is well known that a tree which
grows lu the open field becomes broad,
sturdy anil vigorous, beautiful to look
upon, but useless to the lumberman.
In forest management Just the reverse
of this type is demanded. The boles
must be tall and straight and taper as
little us possible. To secure this the
forest should be thinned but lightly In
Its earlier years until the trees have at
tained their principal height. Thinning
may then be lncrensed, and these tall,
slim boles will Increase in size, making
the type of tree most desired. By this
method the annual layers of growth
will be more uniform and the quality
of timber better because the tree grows
less rapidly In Its earlier yenrs than It
would do under normal conditions.
Nature must l»e made to do her own
prunlnc In forest management, and,
like all other pruners. her work will be
more effective If done when the branch
es are small. When trees stand thick
In their "iirller years, the branches nre
killed out from want of light while yet
small; hence no large knots remain to
Injure the quality of the timber.
Stn 11st Irs taken from the Black forest
ns to the number of trees per aero
growing l« forests of different ages
show the averages to be about ns fol
lows: At 20 years, 4,(KM) trees per acre:
at 10 years, 1,000; at oo years, 450; at
Ho years, 850; at 100 years, 250. The
number of trees |>er acre will need to
vary with conditions of soil, climate
and altitude, but these figures may give
a Reneral Idea of the «reat difference In
number betweeu young forests and old
forests properly managed.
The Suirnr n«rt Room In Michigan.
The beet sugar Industry In Michigan
Is making more rapid strides than In
any other section of the country. This
year over 83,000 acres of beets are go
ing Into sugar. Next year the seventeen
factories will require 5,000 acres each,
or a total of 83,000 acres. This Is rap
id development, but when It Is remem
bered that It will take 300,000 acres of
beets to supply enough sugar to furnish
Michigan alone it can be seen that the
Industry Is far from being overdone.
It also Indicates the possibilities of the
sugar beet culture In the United State?.
Orange .ludd Parmer.
SHALL WE UUOW WHEAT?
A Sllnnllon Which Cnrrful Fnrni
llookkeepliiK "lunvi.
The farmers In central New York
have received such an Impressive lea
son tills season In the growing of
wheat lluil prollt and loss In the busi
ness Is now for the first time a subject
of serious consideration. Whether to
continue the liuyitiK of costly fertlll*
vrs and trying to raise a crop of wheat
lu coti)|>etitlon with the ureal and
trrnwliig west and the llesslan fly or
udopl some other system of farming,
and, If s<>, what, is a question of seri
ous, special ami ImiiH'dlutc Interest to
the farmers lu at least twenty counties
of central and western New York.
Aided by farmers' Institutes, expcrl
mental stations and the practical pres
cutatlon of farming methods by ac
knowledged stnln|-<I publications, the
agricultural people nil over our coun
try and especially In (lie lOmplrc State
are begliiulng to "keep books," and In
the account book of one of our prac
tlcai fiiruiers Is found, for the season
of lINII. the following estimated cost
oi Krowlnic one acre of wheat: I'iovv*
Inn. s.l; harrowing, rolling, dilltliic.
J.'!; reed, fI.THI; plioKplni92; thrash
liik, fl; total cost, s»o.r<o. The product i
of the tleUl was an average of twenjy
No .5
bushc'a, which is probably a liberal
n\\ ru.-e in central and ■western New
York, and the charge for thrashing
does not iuelude the feeding of horses
< r a dinner for hungry men. The
cr< dlt Bide had twenty bushels of
wheat at 70 cents a bushel, or a bal
auee for one acre of $3.50. Deduct
from this the interest on the land at
SSO an acre, which is $2.50, and we
have $1 left for taxes, insurance find
a new point for the plow.
The continued low price for wheat in
all of this section, taken in connection
I with losses by the chinch bug, the spar
row and the Hessian fly, has com
pelled our farmers to consider whether
! there may not be some product substi
tuted in the place of wheat in at least
a part of farm management.
The discussion lias not yet become
general, but up to this time the predom
inating opinion is for the raising of cat
tle for the da'ry or beef or for both,
and the Inducement for this change is
the belief that beef, in average price,
will never Ik> lower and that wheat will
never be higher; that the ranges on the
vast plains of the middle west are fast
decreasing as pastures and are being
taken up as farms for the growing of
wheat and corn.
A discussion of the subject Is not In
tended in this article, but simply and
very briefly to call attention to a mat
'er of increasing interest in this state,
concludes a Rural New Yorker writer.
CATALPA POSTS.
Durable. Light, Take BtaJla East!
mul Hold Tbem Well.
There is something in the soil in this
locality that destroys a fencepost In a
very short time. I have seen good
white oak posts eaten off in five years;
in fact. They seem to last little, if any,
longer than elm or cottonwood. Today
I took up a Catalpa speciosa post five
Inches in diameter which had been Bet
seven years and found that about half
an inch of the outside had been eaten
away, but the rest of it was as sound
as when It was set. The post had sea
soned about a year before it was set,
and to look at it one would suppose
that it would not last more than a year,
but today It looks as if it might stand
twice seven more years.
Six years ago I cut down a tree and
used it for a post in a cheap shed with
out seasoning it, and In five years it
rotted about an inch deep all around.
At the same tlite I cut another aliout
the same size, six Inches through, and
used it as a dividing pole between two
stalls something over a year, then as
a temporary post something over a
year, and it has lain on the ground
exiKJsed to the weather ever since, and
it is perfectly sound yet.
Catalpa, wheu seasoned? is light bnd
almost as soft ns seasoned cottonwood,
and to look at it one wottlc' think Jt of
very little value, especiall for fence
posts. but experience and observation
have satisfied me that It is worth for
this purpose about four times as much
ns white oak. It is strong, and when
seasoned nails can be driven into It as
easily as into cedar, and they will stay
in. I have never seen It tested with
Osage orange, but I am satisfied it will
last about as long wheu used for posts,
while it has a decided advantage over
Osage in the fact that nails can easily
be driven Into It when seasoned, while
Osage will turn anything but a short,
thick, pointed stub agd will very often
split where the nail is driven in. 1 feel
sure that It will pay any farmer to
plant Catalpa speciosa for posts, poles
and all Bitch pin p'me*. T t does not
grow any faster at the start than
Osage, but it soon outstrip* the latter.
lu planting catalpa one must plant
Intelligently or he is sure to bo disap
pointed. When set singly, It grows
crooked and almost scraggy, and It
will be years before it will make even
short posts. To make a good, upright
growth It must be planted in groves
and rather thickly. I have seen It
planted four feet apart in rows six
feet apurt, and the growth was up
right and rapid while the trees were
young, and when properly thinned out
when they reached pole slue those left
standing msde a satisfactory growth
nfterward, writes Fred Qrundy In
Farm and Fireside.
Afrrlcnllnral Brevities.
American Agriculturist has estimated
the commercial onion crop at 2,090,000
bushels against 3,738,000 bushels in
11)00.
Radishes nre one of the easiest early
uprlng forcing crops.
The Cornell (N. Y.) station has been
testing a new potato planter which has
dropped over 08 per cent of perfect
Bills.
TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
Caps, Ilrnahea and Sponirea That An
Lett In Barber Shops.
"What becomes of all the old shav
ing mugs?" was the question asked-tho
barber.
"What becomes of the owners?" was
the response.
Neither side seemed disposed to an
swer the query, and there was an awk
ward silence. The barber slapped his
razor on the strop, smeared some extra
lather on the victim's mouth BO he
wouldn't be Inclined to Interrupt and
said lu n stage whisper:
"Now, I'll tell you, but I don't want
It shouted from tho housetops. We
use the mugs again."
He paused and sighed as ho tossed
the questioner's head tho other way.
"Yes." he continued, "we use them
ngnln. We don't like to lose custom
ers; but. If we must lose them, why, wo
don't mind If they leave their cups,
etc., behind. It's surprising how many
do; but, then, barbers do mostly a
'shifting trade.' It's no secret that wo
urge customers to have their own cup.
Most of them are satisfied If the}' have
a private cup. brush and sponge. Wo
supply them with the man's name on
the cup for 91.50, mul our profit on tho
transaction Is 50 cents. When a man
has a razor and comb nud brush be
sides the other tools, he generally takea
the whole lot away when he's leaving,
but countless cups, brushes and
sponges are left behind in every barbel
•hop.
"The cups are always good. Many of
them contain such common nainaa as
John Smith, William Jones, etc., and
when some other John Smith or Wil
liam Jones orders a cup wo simply sup
ply him with the cast off one. Some
times they need a llttllo touching up
with gliding; but, on the whole, It'a
very profitable.
"The brushes and sponges? Oh, WO
use them on the transients."—Now
York Telegram.
R«t Ho Ilrava. .
Illobbs— He says he would rather
fight than eat.
Slob*— Pugnacious, eh?
Ilioblm—No; dyspeptic.—Philadelphia
Ilecord.
A bachelor soya that love la a combi
nation of diseases—an affection of tho
heart and an lutlauuuatlou of tho
Drain.— Chicago News.
Mouses In London are sold with or
without their "furniahiafs and At*
incuts." j