VOL XXXIX f-xxxxxx xxx xx &NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED.? I? Surprising Snaps for Shrewd Buyers. £ The flodern Store 3 S Offers an array of bargains to its patrons, not of old she l f-worn 9 ** k fresh, new goods jnst unpacked, and every article that you need and want S§ during this hot weather season. . .. . JV The demand with us has been unprecedented in certain lines, so tha 0 we have 1 een enabled to take advantage of special offerings in jR 5 at greatly tednced prices right in mid-season. f>n<. will give our t nstomers mf the benefit of tuese fortunate purchases, as follows: £ New and Novel Dress Mercerized Oxford £ Ginghams Ginghams yk W in all the popular colors, and big Excellent (Quality, —sc yard, g bargains every one. Batistes fo K S, 10, 124 and 15c a yard. Pretty Patterns, 1-4, l >c a yard. W 5 Percales Madras * dk A Choice Variety, 10, 121 c yard. . R _ , Prime Qualities, 12*. 10, 2oc a yd. fx £ Plain and Fancy Duck JK 5 A Superb Article. IS*? yard. BWISBe S Dimities D : inty ™ uss o .£ l * B 8 yard , 5 g Giaud Values, s. 12*. 15c a yard. Ribbons, and $ Latest Ladies' Neckwear „ , , nnai;H „ & ££ , t> 1. all colors, widths and qualities. J MP ana oelt3. t h e latest designs and pat- We have bests of friends in this terns, not an old belt in the store, Vj line, we show you the new and all at prices which are fallj as Cfc things neat and elegant dressers up to date as the quality. We can appreciate, and at prices that are show vou a display of ribbons and 9k entirely satisfactory to well-posted an array of j)rices that will sur buyers! prise you. Ok Large Assortment of Ladies' Underwear 'd? and Hosiery at Special Prices. • jg Co., g yj 1221 Mail Orders Solicited $ POSTOFFICE BOX I dV OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON BUTLER, PA. Grand Clearance Sale RUMMER FOOTWEAR Bickel's. We have commenced a-Grand Clearance Sale ol all Summer Footwear. We have too many Summer C.ioes and Oxfords and will not carry a pair over. Every pair must go during this SAJ E and will go at away down prices. Men's $4.00 Wtlt Sole Shoes $2 25 Men's S4OO Patent Kid Oxfords 2 25 Ladies' $3 .50 Welt Sole, Patent Kid Oxfords 225 Ladi«.s' Fii.e Dongola l'attnt Tip Oxfords 95 Ladies' Fine Dongola Turn Sole Shoes 1 65 Ladies' Fine Dongola Patent Tip Shoes 1 00 Misses' Patent Tip Shoes 1 00 M isses' Strap Sandals 60 Children's Fine Shoes 45 Infants' Fine Shoes 20 P.oys' Lawn Tennis Slippers 35 Youths' Fine Satin Calf Shoes 80 Hoys' Fine Satin Calf Shoes 90 Men's Thite Sole, Bellis Tonque, Box Toe Shoes.. . 1 35 Sample Counters Filled With Interesting Bargains JOHN BICKEL, 128 South Main St., BUTLER, PA. PfSiiSffp'SZSZ22ZZSZS2S2S2S} HUSELTON'S SSWa, W C ■ The Latest Styles Sk The early Summer V j ft ] and Nobbiest style of Men's Shoes TM WA shown shown here now are W No—Not Or\ly tT|e I.tidies! V y j We have low Shoes for Patent Leather Bluchers CV MEN, Patent Kid Bluchers W BOYS and Patent Calf Lace. GIRLS as well, The slickest lot of BABIES too! Shoes in forty States ri m : -y) Take Your Choice! k [J Patent Lecher Oxfords B Patent Kid * Bluchers WA Vici Kid Colonials Take Your Choice k Velour Calf Sembrich Ties W W1 Wax Calf Oxford Button Li Welt Soles or Turn Soles T h is is not the only w S1 __ , nn Shoe Store in town M Wm /DC t0 SO.UU, but it is the only place L V to the newest and styles. W Fi We get more style and more wear into our jshoes at a given r V price than any one else you know of. kl Heavy Shoes for Farmers and Mechanics made to stand a lot of f a j A mauling and scraping, but GOOD LOOKERS and plenty of toe k* ft room, 95c to $2.00. A i 1 Huselton's. k t ■ 1 be fit. Ffl [ J The most satisfactory k j Shoe Store ii} Bqt)er. WM KECK % Spring & Summer Weights i | ji /1 ' l*j Have a nattiuess about them that J] J- [ fffiS / / I )\ mark the wearer, it won't do to [' j W \ icj f-jjj j wear the last year's output. You f u —j I frA won't get the latest things at the >' X/ \*\ |H j K stock clothiers either. The up-to I Ij \A j J,/ date tailor only lan supply them, I I \ik 17777/ S if you want not on 'y the ,atest (J 1 II (il l I things in cut and fit and work- I ( II I I nianship, the finest in durability, ! I I Jill where else can you get combina ' I 111 [| • tions, you get them at * KECK G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, t>2 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler,Pa subscribe for the CITIZEN THE BUTLER CITIZEN. I In every town L and village ma y \ GST Mica Axle c/ r Grease Vmit that makes your j "ou'cS? horses glad. I Nasal CATARRH /prat In aiT its stages. M °<o(s> JjUfl# Ely's Cream cleanses, soothes and heals the diseased membrane. 1 It cures catarrh and drives Jf. away a cold in the head quickly. Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils, ppreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does not produce sneezing. Large Size, 60 cents at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 centa. R M Johnston's rl Beef, Iron and Wine £ Best Tonic j A Blood Purifier. ► 1 Price, 50c pint. soldjoniy at] L « ! Johnston's H Crystal K Pharmacy, H R. M. LOGAN, Ph. G . Manager, Ef 4 ICB N. Butler, Pa k « Both 'Phones Vi Everything in the drug line. VA ft| We Guarantee ALL THE PAINT we sell and'the largest paint M'f'g Co. in the world (The Sherwin- Williams Co.) stand back of u s in this guarantee. Does that mean anything to our paint customers? You will do well to consider this proposition. Estimates cheerfully furnished. REDICK &GROHMAN, 109 N. Main St., Butler, Pa. Eugene Morrison GENERAL CONTRACTING PAINTER and DECORATOR. Special attention given to FINE PAPER HANGING GRAINING and HARDWOOD FINISHING. Office and Shop, Rear of Ralston's Store, Residence No. 119 Cliff St. Pcopie a Phone 451. EYTH BROS' Big Wall Paper Store, Next to Postoffice. Special bargains in Wall Paper, liUnds and ftoom Mould ings. Farmers find good accom modation and satisfaction here. EYTH BROS., Formerly, C. w. McMILLIAN, 'Phone 453. 2515. Main St. BUTLER, PA.'THURSDAY, JUNK 26. ISO 2 U U U Q u ££ Ethan aj Realm'l Copyright. lUJJ, ,f t ■j-j- 4, By C. N. Lurie <|> .tt ft i$ ±r fcC U JULY 4, 1777, the first anniver sary of Independence day, didn't mean to the people of Vermont what it did to tlie other colonies fighting for free dom. The settlers of the Green mountains had a revolution of their own to look nfter, and. according to the traditions met with among the ever green hills lying between the Connecti cut river and Lake ChamplaJn, it was lucky for the rest of the colonies that "Ethan Allen's boys" were making war 011 their own hook in 1777. It was ill 1777 that Burgoyne was beaten nt Saratoga. Tin? victory saved the Hud son valley and all New England to the patriot cause. Although the battle was fought almost In sight of the Green mountains, no Vermout troops took part. They had given Burgoyne's men a drubbing at Bennington a month be fore. In this affair the Green Moun tain boys put twice their number of British out of fight, enough to have saved Burgoyne had they been on hand at the right moment. But Burgoyne lost more than bis 1,000 soldiers on the field of Benning ton. The troops killed and captured THE QUEEN MOUNTAIN BOTB APPEALED TO IN VAIN. there on Aug. 10, 1777, had been sent into the mountains by Burgoyne to seize horses for mounting a corps of his troops ami to bring beef cattle and the military stores at Bennington Into his camp on the Hudson. So the mountain eers had good reason to look upon Bennington as their Saratoga, the de cisive battle of the Green mountain revolution. Just as Saratoga decided the fate of the American colonies. But July 4, 1777. would not have been a day for rejoicing in the hills of Ver mont had the settler 3 there been in hearty sympathy with the congress, which one year before had declared the American colonies free from the yoke of England. They had 110 love for con gress. Ethan Allen was a prisoner in Irons to the British, and the heroism which won Ticondcroga had been un rewarded. All this is Involved In the story of Vermont's little revolution, her Independence, her existence. Vermont became an independent col ony July 8, 1777, and maintained her "sovereignty" until 1791. For the rea son why she did not cut loose on July 4 one must look to the delays of legislative assemblies and the limita tions of horseflesh. The settlers of the wilderness lying between the Connect icut river and Lake Champlain, "in convention assembled," formed an In dependent colony in January, 1777, and petitioned the Continental congress for admission into the confederacy of states. New york state claimed the territory as far east as the Connecti cut and defeated the petition In con gress. The case was decided late in June, and the swiftest couriers could pot reach the Green mountains until after July 4. Then the colonial as sembly promptly initiated the defiance of the parent colonies and adopted July 8 a constitution which had been prepared for the emergency. Meanwhile the fighting men of the hills, "Ethan Allen's boys," were on the warpath. The elders might look kfter diplomacy, and the sons would back them up. It was In vain *hat the spokesmen of congress appealed tu the Green Mountain boys to join the colonial armies in the field. They would take no orders from that quarter and In this attitude did not stand alone. New Hampshire had a war leader not less renowned than Ethan Allen, Colo nel John Stark. Some of the Qreen Mountain boys had fought with Stark ft Bunker ill 11, and be loved them as they loved him. He was a man after their own heart, too, because when congress refused him the rank of'brlg ndier general he resigned to fight oq bis own hook. A common peril drew the settlers of the northern New England colonies to gether. The whole region was open to lncursiou from Canada, to forays by Indians from beyond the Hudson and to the march of Burgoyne's army in case he won the battle at Saratoga So when Burgoyne >vas pushing bis van yastward in June the mountain eers rallied on the slopes to defend their homes and chattels. Stark cross ed the mountain westward with a fe\y militiamen and fixed his camp at Ben nington. He had no food supplies, no ammunition except the private stock of his men. But the colonists were in for a tight and didn't leave it all to prayers and resolutions. Their fame had crossed the border, thanks to Ethan Allen. Stark had friends, too, even if congress was cold to hiߣtyi»fc. One of these a merchant of Hdmpshlre, named John Lang don, offered his wealth to buy powder for Stark's men. "I have three thou sand hard dollars," said Langdon, "and plate which I can pledge for aq much more, besides seventy hogsheads of tobago yum, which may go for what U will bring." This speech has become a classic throughout the mountain region to typ ify the spirit of the rude settlement in July, 1777, when Burgoyne was just across the valley and big p-.av-audlug eoldiers climbing iue foothills toward Bennington. Even western Massachu setts and Connecticut are proud of the glories of BeuulugtoQ. Stark van » nun h u u u • ? r-v; t i e * "» | [' Alton's Itt l» I .... By .... |tt x y Z Wa».yne ~ f \ TT tt tt ii" tt tt ii 1 i w. t -i '!«»•« ■)■»!« *s**l* ** m »I"i* character suited to the more rugged of the Yankee element, like Putnam and Ethau Allen. Plain spoken pa triots have handed down the names of Stark and Putnam as "Old Stark" and "Old Tut," and whenever one of the oldest Inhabltauts tells the story of Bennington he makes a climax of the incident of the Green Mountain boys fighting and winning on powder scratched together for the occasion by the sacrifices of a private citizen. Another tradition in the mountains is that a parson who had the blood of Ticouderogu's hero in bis veins—a cousin, in fact—brought all the able bodied men of his flock to the battle field with hunting rifles in hand and, after waiting for the fun to begin until the patience of all the camp was near ly worn out. called ou Stark to protest against the inactivity. Said he, "Gen eral, my people have often been sum moned to fight and have never been given a chance, and now If you don't give them a fight they'll never turn out again." It happened to be raining at the time, and Stark responded brusque ly, "Well, do you waut to light now, in the rain?" "No, uot Just this minute," said the parson. "Then," said the gen eral, "if the Lord once more gives us sunshine and I don't give you all the fighting you want I'll never ask you to come out again." But Stark was not idly talking while waiting for powder. lie built lntrencli ments around his camp on the Hoosick above Bennington and sent scouts and couriers throughout the mountains, even down into the Berkshires. All western New England was aroused, and, although soldiers were scarce, for the army recruiting officers had gather ed in the youth, every township had its few patriots able to toil over the hills to Bennington. No one cared and very few knew that the Green Mountain boys were "DO YOU WANT TO FIGHT IX THE RAD*?' "rebels" against the constituted author ity, the CqutiHental congress. Ver mont's foes were everybody's foes Just then—redcoats, Indiaus and Tories. All of Vermont's neighbors were glad in the end that the little colony was "revoluting" on her own hook. But for that her Gre«?n Mountain boys would have been away with Gates at Sara toga or with Washington In New Jer sey. Bennington would then have nev er been fought, Vermont and the region east of her would have been overrun, and victory might have gone to Bur goyne at Saratoga. Bennington cost Burgoyne one-sixth of his whole army. It was his first check. And a?ter feennington no voice :ould be found in congress or else where to deny to the Green Mountaiq State her sovereign independence. A Drllont* Point. ''lt seems to make Scaddington's wife as mad ns a hornet every time he boasts that he began at th» foot and worked his way up." "Well, be started lo as a bootblack, Ton kuow."-Chicago Eecord Herald. No fight was ever won by parrying alone. Hard hitting Is the best parry. The offensive is the only sure defen- Hive. WQST OP^OHTUNITIES. Don't Waate Your Yonttai Use It la GMIIne an Education. How the handicapped millionaire en vies boys in school or college and would give half bis wealth for the chance to lay a foundation which they are think ing of spurning! How many nn embar rassed man in public life longs to re live boyhood that he may correct the mistakes of his youth! How much more he could make of his life, of his posi tion, If he had cultivated his mind young! He does everything at a disadvantage. His grasp of documents, speeches and books iB weak because he does not know how to study. He must employ a literary secretary to save him self from blunders of grammar, errors In history and biography or in politi cal economy. is forced to petty ex pedients to hide his ignorance. Oh, what a pity It is to see splendid ability made to do the work of medioc rity! A man of magnificent parts, feel ing that he Is by nature Intended to shine as a leader, is pitiable when compelled to do the work of an inferior and plod along In hopeless obscurity. The eager unrest of youth that chafes at restraining school walls and longs to rush to action makes havoc with count less careers. In after days the old prov erb will ring mockingly in rtjeuiory; He that WUI Moi when he may When'he would he shall have nay. What are investments in bonds and stocks. In houses and lands, compared with Investment In an education. In a broad, deep culture which will enrlcii the life and be a perpetual blessing to one's friepda? tfo rob oneself of the means of en joyment which education and culture give has no compensation In mere mon ey wealth. No material prosperity can compare with a rich mind. It Is q per petual welUprlng of satisfaction, of en joyment- It enables one to bear up un der misfortune, to be cheerful under discouragements, trials and tribulations which overwhelm a shallow mind and an empty heart—Success, | A FOURTH OF JULYI g MUDDLE PETER i: •p !ilililililliUUn'\\iiTi l>ete,r^ ,lcArtl 'i' r |jjji' THINGS were happening so rapidly to May Wellwood that, to bor row a phrase from the prize ring, she was forced to "spar for wind." Both Tom Murray and Harry Smythe had managed to arrange for their holidays about the Fourth of July and had both descended without warning on the little seaside town where she was spending the summer with her mother. From the moment of hi 9 arrival each acted in a way that made it clear to both May and her discern ing mother that he had something on his mind. The rivals kept such a care ful watch on each other, however, that neither made any progress, and perhaps this was as well, for both wire tine fellows, and May found it very hard Indeed to make up her mind which she would accept. While she was puzzling over the hypothetical question a very bright idea occurred to her. "I'm going to tell those two boys that as tomorrow will be the Fourth of July I am going to celebrate it by being as independent as possible and I want them both to help me. Then 1 can see which one can think up the best scheme for celebrating Independence day." When the rivals called, as usual, that evening to see May and keep an eye on each other, she told them what she wanted. Immediately each young man saw In his mind's eye the development of a glorious opportunity. As soon as they could they bade her good night, after each had vainly thrown out hints for the other to go first, and "then went to their different boarding places to mature their plans. Precisely at five minutes before sunrise Harry and Tom met at the gate of May's home, and each bore a nice new silk flag. In thinking matters over each had decided | that he could not begin his campaign too early . V }k9| and felt that the character of the holiday would | fcH*; Justify him In making such an early call with Efe such a present. While they were still glaring p wm efi at one another and trying to pass the matter off y _jßhfrV fl Jl as a pood joke May appeared with a servant and ' \ \ prepared to run up the family flag on the staff JBjJ|(!i "Good morning. Miss May," said Tom. "I J thought I would give yon a little surprise by "™* bringing you an American flag." Harry gurgled ,j something inarticulate to the same effect. "How thoughtful of you both!" May laughed. _ "Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts *>IJl|W that beat as one. But you must hurry if you are I—MKg <■ f , -1 to have them flying at sunrise. I think it would "TOO SOULS WITH Brr A BDl be a good idea for you each to select a gatepost GLE THOUGHT." and nail your staffs to them." At the command each brought a hammer from his pocket, and May laughed so heartily at their evident confusion that she could hardly salute the flag when the sunrise gun was fired at a nearby fort. She then assumed as much gravity as she could command and invited them to stay for break fast. Once more each had the same thought, and both declined. Neither had the courage to return to her vicinity until the shadows began to fall In the evening. Then each gathered up the rockets, pinwheels and firecrackers that he had bought late on the previous night at the one novelty store in the town. Again they met at the gate, and, though May was inclined to show her independence by treating them coolly for having left her to herself all day, their evident chagrin and the similarity of th» bundles they carried were too much for her risibilities. "I thought perhaps you might let me set off some fireworks down bera," growled Harry, with a side glare at his rival, g "And yon had the same idea, too, did yon, Tom?" May asked, noticing that he had ap parently lost his voice. Then she added: "But ffjSS L' 1 cant let J" ou kee P right on doing the same thing at the same time in the same way any WJ' PTvtl longer. If I did, you would both be firing the —' l\ Wu' vJ fl- ' rockets together, and that would make the cele- limj •: bration end too soon." BIU •': When the shadows had fallen sufficiently, an 11 U mi i' ii:l■' ■: : Idea occurred to Harry. If he would set off hi» 1 Bjfei \ : vij jjj fireworks first, he could get the seat on the H jj veranda next to May while Tom was giving an exhibition, and then Tom would be obliged to -J content himself with the mother for the rest of 0 * the evening. In doing this, however, he under — rated his rival. "MAY I HOPE, MIS 3 MAI?" 'TM set mlne off first »" Harr J" Bald ' With fIS " sumed gayety. "Oh. thank you!" said May, and Tom chimed in with a "Thank you" that was rather disquieting. He went down on the lawn by himself and fastened a pinwheel on either gatepost. Then he started his first rocket, and as it exploded In bright colors it struck him that the "Alis!" from the end of the veranda where May sat seemed to blend. But while he was noticing these things this was the conversation he missed: "Miss Wellwood —er —May—I may call you May, mayn't I? No, I didn't mean any pun by that, but —er—l've been thinking of a way to enable you to make this a memorable Independence day." "Ah!" said May as another rocket exploded. "You were saying"— "I was going to say that If you would—er —consent to be my wife you weuld be independent for the rest of your life. I would do anything"— "But," said May. "I don't think I'd be showing my Independence by giving It up on Independence day." "Oh, you wouldn't be giving it up," Tom protested. "Our marriage could be one of the modern kind that has the word 'obey' left out of the service. May I hope. Miss -71--j'\jj 1 . At that moment Harry returned from the I/ J II lawn sucking a burned thumb and growled ec "lt's your turn now, old man." jAQnS i In the excitement of the proposal Tom had TjWTkk f gTasped May's hand, and he felt sure that she Hlju'twS bad given it a slight pressure; so he went to the Vlj|nKQZI lawn to set off his rockets in the spirit of true y/^jyC' Jl celebration. When he was safely out of hearing, "I am so glad to get a minute alone with ®|j||]}\/ ' HflUllw you at last, but that fellow seems to be always "You are speakiug for yourself, I presume," 11 * * said May, who for some unaccountable reason "THEY GOT ME ALL BATTLED felt it necessary to defend the attacked. Harry BETWEEN THEM. TOitlzed that he had made a blunder, but he thought the best way to get out of it would be to hurry and say what he had on his mind. "You said, did you not. Miss May, that you wished to make this a notable Independence day?" She nodded an assent that he was able to see by the blaze of one of Tom's Jubilant rockets. "Well, I have thought out a scheme that I think you will admit is original," he continued. "I shall be glad to hear it," said May. "I thought if you would let me give up my independence to you that I would in that way make the rest of your life one long Independence day. Will you—er—Miss May, will you consent to be my wife?" But Just at that moment Tom's last rocket exploded in a blaze of glory, and he came back with a hop, skip and a Jump to take a seat on the other Side of May on the veranda. When they at last went away. May shook hands with them at the door, and one went away treading on air because to hiß farewell May had added a tender "Yes." Laughing and crying at the same time. May laid her head on her mother'# shoulder and began to explain. "You know how they both came in the morning with their flags?" "Yes, dear." "Well, didn't you notice that they arrived at the same moment this evening and that both had exactly the same kind of fireworks to set off?" "Oh, they could hardly help that," said the mother, "for you know there is only one store in town that sells such things, and there is no variety." "Yes," said May, "but there was something else they did in exactly the same way. Each one thought that the best way for me to celebrate Inde pendence day would be to consent to be his wife." "And give up your independence?" asked the mother. "Oh, no!" said May. "They both argued it out very prettily and showed that they would be giving up their in<l nendence while I would be simply establishing mine. Oh, they got me all 1 led between them." "But which did you accept?" May was about to reply when she suddenly straightened up with the air of a tragic queen. "Oh, mother!" she exclaimed. "What is it, my child?" "I was so confused when they were going away that I can't for the life of me remember whether it was Tom or Harry I whispered 'Yes' to." InKaMi on Ilnttcr. Kq Names Vt-oded. I Many years ago. when John J. In- A western Kansas story shows how j galls, the brilliant Kansan, was a mem to be personal without mentioning i ber of the senate, oleomargarine was a names. | bone of contention. The debate led Jn- It was lu a poker game at Colby, galls to utter one of those eplgrammat- The sheriff of I.ogan county had been Ic sentences which made him famous, steadily losing to the treasurer of Ellis "1 have never, to my knowledge, tasted county. The tra surer of E'Hs county oleomargarine," said Ingalls, "but I hail the misfortuuv to be possessed of have stood in the presence of genuine but one eye. »unt he was a little clumsy butter with awe for its strength and \\\ handling the cards After a play J n reverence for its antiquity." which tlie treasurer look a hig pot from the sheriff the sheriff said. "Gen- It SonnileU. tlemcn, I ain't a-nainiu' no (tames, hut "How Is the board down at your If some of y< eo.,'t , t at raisin' cards Jilace?" as! Ed the ribbon clerk, from the floor •' get his other eye "Oh, we have nothing but health knocked out!"— Kansas City Journal. food every meal," responded the lace clerk. Anxyrlrin Seal*. "Then I don't think I'll come." The nucient Assyrians nearly 6,000 "Why not?" years apo put in 111 ist clay their seals. "I'm not looking for the board of engraved in Intaglio U|»ni precious health."—Chicago News. stones. 011 chests «ud doors, in order to preypnt tuelr being opened. There were A M*iter of Enr». 110 locks or keys in those days. If they "You should 1 ,et your ears lopped, wished to send a private letter, they O'Brien." said a "smart" tourist to an would often s;ai it with a hlppogriff, Irish peasant whom he was quizzing, which fabulous winded nurse was re- "They're too large for a man." garded «s tU(M tal i". 1:1 i f secrecy. Cen "An", bednd." replied the Hibernian, tuvit n titief the Greeks and Romans "I was just thinkin' yours would want adopted similar devices for the same- to be made larger Sure, they're toe Qurnose. rmull for an ass."—Tit-Bits. nnnn n n n $± i »} A Small " Copyright, ISO-*, by A, t| ; Douglas Malloch 4 I t>: ±± i± ±± ±± ±± ±X V , Ti «T TT •» i 1 14 IF there is one day in the year de signed, set apart and intended for the small boy, it is July 4. He is up betimes, and often ten or fifteen minutes earlier than that, and his patriotism and his appe tite never lag until the ambulance drives over the field of battle and picks up the wounded. A correct transcript of his proceedings during the day would read about like this: 4 a. tn.—Arose. 4:02. Best of the family arose. 4:o3.—Arose once more. Pa kicked me. 4:o3.—Threw a squib through the window. Ma wanted some new lace curtains anyway. 4KXS.— Pa came outdoors. I rose for the third time this morning. 4:o9.—Put a firecracker in sis' room. She put "It" out first. 4:l3.—Baby began to cry, and I lit s firecracker and gave it to her to plaj AROSE ONCE MORE. PA KICKED ME. with, but ma took it away from her. Ma is awful stingy. 4:2o.—Threw a torpedo against the front door of the house across the street. Pa sat down and laughed. 4:2l.—Set off a bunch of firecrackers under pa's chair. Pa got up and didn't laugh. 4:3o.—Had breakfast. Ate a piece of custard pie and an onion. 4:3s.—Set a cannon firecracker off on the fence. Only broke four pickets. 4:30.—805e again. 4:40.—G0t the milkman's dog to smell of a firecracker that was Just go .lng off. I think maybe the dog beat the milkman home. s:lo.—Pa said he would show me how to set off these big firecrackers without danger. It was one of the whistling kind that gives a signal Just before it is going off. Pa didn't know that I forgot to tell him. Pa lit It In a minute It whistled, and pa thought it had gone out ne went and picked it up; then he put it down again. He put It down more suddeu than he pick ed it up, but not quite sudden enough. Ma put a bandage on his hand for him. s:ll).—Ma's big rooster came along, and I threw It a lighted firecracker. It grabbed the cracker and started to run with it but it didn't run far. It sat down kind of surprised and scratched the smoke out of its eyes. s:2s.—Sizzer sizzed the wrong way and burned my fingers. Seems more like the Fourth now. s:2o.—Ma rubbed witch hazel on my hand. 5:34.—Pa said he would hold a fire cracker in his hand until it was pretty nearly ready to go and then throw It high In the air. Just as It was ready to go I lost my punk, and I told pa I guessed he was sitting on it He got up kind of quick to see and forgot to throw the firecracker. It went off all right, though. s:3B.—Found the punk burning a hole in the porch. Pa is getting witch hazel rubbed on him now. s:47.—Had another breakfast Ate a cold pancake and four oranges. s:sß.—Shot off my last firecracker. o:oß.—Asked pa for money to buy more. o:l4.—Coaxed pa for money to buy iuore. o:2o.—Coaxed pa for money to buy more. o:2s.—Coaxed pa for money. o:33.—Coaxed pa o:4o.—Coaxed. o:s7.—Found a firecracker that hadn't gone off. Set it off. 7:o2.—Asked pa for money to buy more. 7:ll.—Coaxed pa for money to buy more. 7:l9.—Coaxed pa for money. 7:3l.—Coaxed pa. 7:40.—G0t the money from ma—3o cents she had saved to pay the grocery bill. 7:4l.—Went to the store for the fire crackers. Set them all off coming home. 7:3o.—Went down town to see the parade. The parade is at 10 o'clock. B:so.—Waited for the parade. 9:50. —Waited for the parade. 10.—Got 10 cents for holding a man's horse. It waj worth it. 10:10.—Bought firecrackers. 10:50.—Waited for the parade. 11:05.—Parade paraded. 11:00.—Threw a firecracker under the marshal's horse. He ought to sell that horse to a dog and pony show. It can waltz Just splendid. 11:40.—Saw ma st a soda fountain, and she bought me a lemon soda. She said it was a shame pa didn't give me any money to spend the Fourth and gave me a quarter. 11:45.—Saw pa In a cigar store talk ing to some men. Went in and brnced him for some money to spend. The men laughed. Pa didn't, but he gave ine half a dollar. 11:50.—Met sis and her fellow. Sis said it was a shame pa and tua "ny ther" of them gave me a cent to spend. No 26 is x£ s~c £a i± jj. is i» VT «. »• TT T% 14 Boy's |« % tt <•> X I By .... IH Douglass Madloch 4 !++ tt «: 8 tt tt tt a: She gave me a nickel. Her fellow gave me a dollar and a ticket to the ball game. Two "good thingsP' 11:31.—Bought as follows: Pink lem onade. 5 cents; peanuts, 5 cents; fire works. $1.70. 12:43.—Went home to dinner; ate a dish of ice cream and a frankfurter. I.—Went to the ball game. I:33.—Pound the place where the board Is loose. 2:3s.—Waited for the game. 3:33.—Game commenced. 3:so.—Man bought me a bottle of pop. Drank the pop and threw the bottle at the right fielder. s:2o.—We won. s:22.—The man gave me 5 cents for car fare—another 5 cents for firecrack ers. o:lo.—Had supper. Ate some angel food and liver. o:2o.—Began shooting off skyrockets. G:3o.—One went through the front door. <s:32.—Firemen arrived. G:47.—Fire chief says the fire's out Pa says he's out $127. o:so.—Pa made me go to bed. o:s2.—Tore my pants coming down the waterspout C:ss.—Pa caught me going out the back gate. He said I could set off the rest of my fireworks, but he would help me, so there would be no accidents. 7:lo.—Pa dropped a firecracker in among the fireworks. The display was one of the largest and handsomest ever given in the city. 7:3o.—Commenced to feel kind of funny. 7:3s.—Guess it was the custard pie and onion and cold pancake and or- HE MEETS TWO "GOOD THUfOfl." anges and pink lemonade and peanuts ftnd pop and angel food and liver that did it B.—Doctor says I'll be all right in the morning. B:3o.—Can hear the skyrockets down town go sh-sh-sh-sh-poohl 9.—Gee, but I'm tired and sleepy! Why We Celebrate. A schoolteacher recently asked her pupils why we celebrate on the Fourth of July, and after a long silence one of the boys answered as follows: "We celebrate 'cause ifs the only day in the year we kin make a noise without gittin' a lickin'!" Wouldn't Thta Jar Tout Said young: master monkey, "I will not tell ma. But I'm going to smoke A fine, fat cigar!" But a big firecracker He mistook for tobaccer. And he never got over the Jar! NATURAL HISTORY. There are forty-eight different kinds of house fly known and classified. The pig is the only domestic animal in which no case of cancer has been noted. The Spanish mackerel Is one of the fastest of food fishes and cuts the wa ter like a yacht. Fish swallow their food whole be cause they are obliged to keep contin ually opening and closing the mouth for the purpose of respiration. Siamese cats, both in appearance and character, closely resemble pug dogs. Even their tails have the curious curl so familiar in these stolid dogs. Animals are found to be subject to hypnotic influence. Lobsters, it is said, can be hypnotized by standing them on their heads five or ten minutes. There is no wild breed of fowl to which the Brahmn or Cochin can be traced. The gamecock seems to be de scended from the Cingalese Jungle fowl. The flesh fly produces about 20,000 young in a season. The larvae are hatched almost instantly from the egg and at once begin their work of de struction. A Contrast. "Papa, who is that gentleman over there on the porch?" "Don't you remember him, my child? He is the gentleman we met in the restaurant today who chatted so pleas antly with us while he waited about twenty-five minutes for his lunch." "He doesn't seem very pleasant now, papa." "Oh, no. He's at home now. See him tearing the newspaper Into shreds and trying to throw his hat through the door. lie is very angry because it has taken his wife a little over four minutes to get his supper ready."—ln dianapolis Sun. A Hindoo Snperatltloa. When visits are exchanged by the friends of the Hindoo bride and groom to complete arrangements for the wed ding, great attention Is paid to omens, which are considered especially potent then. For Instance, if the groom's messengers should meet a cat a fox or a serpent they turn back and seek a more propitious time for the errand. After the bride's father has received the offer he must delay re plying until one of the übiquitous liz ards in his house has chirped.—Wo man's Home Companion.
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