VOi XXXIX
H WAI STINGS!
m The Hodern Store
Fancy Fall Fabrics. S
i PRICES AND GOODS UNSURPASSED. S
Cotton fleece-lined Vicunas, 10, 12J, 15c.
All-wool Flannels, all colors, 2-tc.
Beautiful line Fancies, 25c.
Wool Challiee. satin striped. 85c. Qk
Grand variety fine all-wool French Flannels. 50c yd. Jn
Finer qualities all-wool, and silk and wool, 65c. 75c, 90c, SI.OO yd Uk
We have some beautiful exclusive Patterns not found elsewhere. V
Heavy Mercerized G>tton. all colors, 40c yd.
Corduroy, Metallic Velvets, fancy corded Paon Velvets, 75c, 85c, SI.OO yd.
Fancy Silks for Waists, all the newest patterns and weaves, including
Shepherd Checks. Plaids and Fancy Moires; etc.
OUR MILLINERY TO THE FRONT. jn
When you see some exclusive Millinery, some ont of the ordinary, (m
it's from this store That's the kind yon want. See onr superb exhibit.
Co., $
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5 ISmi' Mail Orders Solicited U
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• OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER, PA. $
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L The Patrician Shoe at $3.50, the best for the Ladies.
/ The Hanan, the best shoe for men at $5.00. \
V Ladies' fine shoes f1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, in all leathers, high and r
j medium tops. /
( Men's fine shoes, SB.OO, $2.50. $3 00, $3 50, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. i
J Heavy shoes in oil grain and kangaroo calf for Li dies' and Gents'. /
% A fnll line of school shoes \
J Large line of leggins and overgaiters. f
I NEW RUBBER GOODS. C
i DAUBENSPECK & TURNER, f
\ NEXT TO SAVINGS BANK. J
i 106 8. Main St Bntler, Pa \
BICKEL S FALL and WINTER
OPENING FOOTWEAR.
nirnv NEW STYLE IS HERE,
hyrnl NEW SHAPE AND
L,LIM NEW LEATHER.
In Ladies' fine shoes we are showing many handsome styles in
Enamels, patent-kid, velour and box calf, dull or patent tips, Opera
or Military heels.
Girls shoes in fine box calf and Dongola kid, low or spring-heels,
welt soles, all sizes and widths.
Men's fine shoes in patent colt-skin, enamel, vici-kid and box
calf, hand soles, all the newest lasts.
Large assortment of Boys', Youths' and Little Gents' fine shoes
in latest styles.
EVERY DAY SHOES.
Ladies'whole stock waterproof at $1.75. The same kind in
Misses'sizes at $ I f'railt:s in oil-grain and kaniraroo-
Large stock of Gokey's high-cut, hand-pegged, box toe shoes.
See our drillers high-cut, box-toe, bellis tongue shoes, hand
fitted, just the kind (or this time of the year.
Our stock of school shoes is complete. Gokey's high-cut, cop
per-toed shoes for boys and waterproof shoes for girls. Large
stock of best grade Felts and first quality Rubbers of all kinds at
prices sure to interest you.
Large stock oi Ladies', Gents', Misses' and Children's Leggins
and Overgaiters.
Repairing promptly done. Sole leather and shoemakers supplies.
JOHIN BICKEL,
128 South Main St., BUTLER, PA.
K E C . K
Fall ft Winter Weights jgb
E Hsvt a nattineas about them that J] .r"A \ A [ (\
mark the wearer, it won't do to kV AJ r fOv /, (1\
wear the last year's output. You ■ FJ |\ 12*7 (J It\
won't set the latest things at the \ U T> V" / V Ift
stock clothiers either. The up-to- J [Ah Rm la
C date tailor only can supply them, . /» if y\ V|l
if you want not only the latest ( ! 5 / /\W T n JrH
things in cut and fit and work- I II till 3 I
nunsbip, the finest in durability, jl If i//j/l
where else can you get combine- 1 I | 111
ttona, you get them at I II 111 II I
KECK
G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor,
42 North Main Straat All Work Guaranteed Butler,Pa
7i EARLY FALL STYLES .1
W In Footwear Now Open j
6 nusELiwrs. j
< Going to town tomorrow?
m Tea, I need a pair of boots. A
That's just what 1 want too.
k Where are you going for 'em? i
W. Oh I don't know, guess I'll look round. .
k Well, I won't I go straight to Huselton's! i
y Huselton's?—That so, he's all right, ®
L| I never got poor shoes there yet;
wl Yes, and I think he's right smart cheaper,
yl Let's go together. y
All right—let's! ! <
H Huselton's, ;
Opp Hotel Lewry.
-THE BUTLEF CITIZEN.
Nasal
CATARRH OMk
In all iu itage*. %, A JUI)/
Ely's Cream Balmv
cleanses, soothea and heals £ V §
the diseased membrane.
It cures catarrh and dr.ves
away a cold in the head
quickly.
Cri'cm Balm is placed into the nostrils,spreads
over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is im
mediate and a care follows. It is not drying—does j
not produce sneezing. Size, 50 cents at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents.
Well Worth Knowing
Facts not Fiction —Weak Neiv s
—All Run Down —Constant
Headaches —S'tcp rot Kcstlu !
—A V Ltim Gives the Kojil to j
I knllh
Mrs. L. Cuups of No. 4 Hammond row I
Lincoln Ave., Butler, Pa., says: "As a
nerve tonic Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve
Pills are splendid. 1 found them capable
of rapidly building me up—giviu£ me
strength—steadying my nerves and mak
ing good sleep a certainty. When I got
the h-jx at D. H. Wuller's Drug Store I
felt miserable but not long as the med
icine gave me the above results easily
and quickly. I gained also in weight
owing to the fine appetite and digestion
they gave me "
Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve I'ills are sold
at 50 cents a box at dealers or Dr. A. W.
Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. See
that portrait and signature of A. W.
Cliase. M. D. are on everv package
\ l
4 Johnston's M
M Beef, Iron and Wine Jl
Is the A
M Best Tonic' 1 M
►i and 4
A Blood Purifier. > J
j Price, 50c pint. 4
4 Prepared and
92 sold only at
Johnston's jj
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4 Pharmacy.
N It. M. I.OGAN, Ph. O . L<
v M aniiKer, V J
KM N. Main St., Hutli r. J'h
Both 'Phonei* y J
| Everything in the kl
, drug line. w A
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Have You a Neighbor?
If so why don't you get (a» ..jit
together and have a tele- >
phone system.
We manufacture them. I
Ask us and we will tell jflnfKLJ\
you all al>out it.
Electrical woik of all
iesei iptionsdoneon slioi 1 /aVOMH * : 1
notice
The U. S. Electric Mfg. Co
BUTLER. PA.
Of Interest
To you to know that REED
carries in stock the following
horse and cattle remedies.
Dr. Daniel's Gall Cure,
" Reno vat er,
" Wonder Worker Lineuient.
" Outer Co'mim or nerve and
mtus-le liuement,
" Cough, Cold, Fever Drops.
" Colic Cure.
Sloan's (Jail Care.
" Horse and Cattle Powders,
" Linement
Barker's How and Cattle Powders.
" Linement.
Newton s Heave, Couich, Distemper and
Indigestion Cnre.
Bowner's Barn I (nut.
Four Horse (jail Cure.
Foutz's Horse and Cattle PQwders.
Sheridan's Condition Powder*.
Reed's Pharmacy
Cor. Main and Jefferson Sts , Butler. Pa
Both Phones.
L. S. McJUNKIN
Insurance and Real Estate
Agent.
.17 P. IKFFHRSON.
BUTLER. - PA %
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1902
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2* ovi o 'ct cao 3a o«: oit<4cao *4 ca ga oA o m
1 am called an eccentric man, and I
am rather proud of the fact. Among
my eccentricities is that of carrying au
ur trumpet and preß-uding to be deaf
whenever 1 go on a journey. As a mat
ter of fact; my sense of hearing is most
acute, equal to that of a fox, I think,
but in carrying the trumpet I have
two objects in view first, nobody
thinks of asking me Questions on tri
lling matters or set'ks to draw me into
political arguments, and, second, I
have the fun of overhearing much not
meant for my ears. There are times
when my fellow travelers comment on
my personal appearance, much to my
detriment. Init I have to take the bit
ter with the sweet.
The day I went up to London from
Liverpool to be present at the funeral
of Piy old friend Stebbins the compart
ment was fuil at starting, t had my
trumpet along and copied the actions
and attitude of a deaf man. By the
time the journey was half completed
there were only three of us left. The
other two men were acquaintances.
Neither was over thirty-eight,and from
their general ioi»ks I sized tlnni up as
belonging to the gambling and horse
racing frateruity. It was esjsy to see
that one dominated the other, and'the
dominant man ljad a hunted, desperate
look in his eyes. I judged he was in
desperate straits for money and that
he would be willing to risk a great
deal to make a haul. As soon as tlje
three of us were alone he said to the
other:
"Now we can talk matters over and
settle particulars."
"But the old dozer there," protested
the otiier.
"Ho couldn't hear the explosion cif a
ton of dynamite. If I thought he had
£SO hi his pocket, I'd twist his neck
and heave him out of the door, but I
don't believe he's got 10 shillings about
him."
"You'd be a fool to meddle with any
one until we pull this affair off. Now
talk low and go ahead. It is on Pud
ding lane, is it?"
"No. 17 Pudding lane. Don't write it
down, but don't forget it. It is a fJill
mile from the depot. We take a cab to
the corner of Hoke street, and then we
have only two blocks to walk. The
place is open till 10 o'clock in the even
ing."
"And the name of the party?"
"Is Webb. He's a man of sixty and
not in good health. One crack 011 the
head will settle his business. When
you have done for liim, you raise one
of the front windows as a signal to me.
1 shall be exactly opposite. We can
loot tlie place in fifteen minutes If the
feafe is still open."
"I have told you I would not strike
to kill," said the weaker one after a
pause.
"I don't ask you to," replied the oth
er; "but Just remember this—if you
don't finish him we may liotli end our
days in prison. He's a foxy old rascal,
and he may get a peep at me. If he
does, then goodby, and you'll be In the
same boat. What's the use of being
squeamish over it? Why not make a
safe job? He is the biggest kind of a
robber and a man without a heart."
"Hut I couldn't strike to kill."
"Have your own way, but if he
comes to I shall finish him off in a
hurry, and you'll have to stand in with
me."
"Suppose he is suspicious of me ami
keeps me outgide the railing?"
"He won't be. You show him the
diamond ring I have to give you, and
he'll Invite you Inside fast enough.
Tell him it's a part of a big haul, and
you can steer the rest his way, and
he'll pat you 011 the shoulder and bring
out a bottle of wine. The only thing
Is that you must not make a bungle
of it."
They had agreed that I was deaf, but
at the same time they had lowered
their voices until an ordinary man
would not huve caught a word. I
heard everything, however, and I rea
soned it out that they were after either
a pawnbroker or a "fence." It was to
be a case of assault and robbery—per
haps worse.
In the same cautious tones they
planned where to dispose of the plun
der and In what direction to take
flight, and I came to understand the
affair as plainly as If I had been a
third man. I arn an Imperturbable
man. I sat there for two hours and
made no sign, but I was doing a great
deal of thinking just the same. It lias
always been my habit to mind my own
business. I have never cared who was
being robbed or murdered as long as
Jobbers and murderers let me alone.
My first Idea was to keep hands off,
but It looked like such a pretty case
that 1 changed my mind. It was an
opportunity for a Scotland Yard to
capture a couple of desperadoes red
handed, si ml 110 doubt I would tie
patted on the back for the pointer I
was to give them.
We reached London at 8:10 in the
morning, and while the two men took
a cab and drove away for lloke street
I called one and drove direct to Scot
land Yard. I was snubbed as soon as
I arrived. An official to whom I was
directed asked me If a horse had fallen
down or a chimney caught fire that I
came Into his presence in such a hurry.
I allow no man to rub my fur the
wrong way and therefore gave this of
ficial better than lie sent. We used up
ten minutes in passing compliments,
and then a detective was called to
hear my story. He heard It under
protest An soon as I mentioned ths
fact that I was not deaf be iudiguuuuy
demanded:
"Then why tarry that ear trumpet?
Your carrying the trumpet is a gross
deception on ih" public, sir."
"The public is not affected one way
or I In* oth'.'r," I replied, "as It Is no
one's business whether 1 am deaf or all
right. In this case my pretense of be
lug deaf has served the public a good
turn, unless you staud here and let
murder and robbery be done,"
'•'SU'," he continued, "I believe you
can be arrested for carrying an ear
trumpet when your hearing is per
fectly good, I believe such 11 tiling
couies under the head of misdemeanors.
Tom, will you look in the book?"
The book was consulted, and much
lo the detective's disappointment my
ear trumpet was not mentioned along
with pistols, knives and slungsbots.
"But you <•1111 be detained us a sus
picious person," lie said as a look of re
lief came to Ills face. "Yes, that is the
charge, and I shall detain you until
Hie Inspector a [rives."
"If you let thosv two men carry out
their plan, I will make London too hot
to hold you!" I shouted in my anger.
In reply I was locked up. An hour
later the Inspector on duty slrollcd in
from Ills dinner, and my case was laid
before him. It began with th.- trumpet.
•'I understand. sir," lie said as lie
fixed me with :i glare, "that you carry
nn ear trumpet to deceive the publlcr"
"Well, what if I do?" I yelled at him.
"Speak rt spi i*ifully, or it will be the
worse for you. 1 take it tUat a man
who will deceive the general public
will also deceive the police. You can
tell your story, howevt r."
1 told It "in a straightforward way,
but when I ha:l finished the Inspector
smiled in derision and shook his head
and replied:
"Too thin, iny man. -You want to
le.nl us off on a jolly, but you've fallen
over your own feet. 1 think it will be
safe lo detain you until morning."
At that hour of the night I could nut
hope to find one of my few friends in
London to identify me and therefore
submitted with as good grace as itossl
ble. 1 almost ltegg'd of the inspector to
send men to I'udding lane. He gave
me a look of ptty and disdain and
turnid away.
But I was not held all night. At
midnight a report reached the yard
that the pawnbroker at 17 Pudding
lane had been murdered and his rootus
plundered, and when I was taken out
of my cell into the presence of the in
spector I found him both abject awd
agitated. He begged my pardon in the
most servile way and entreated me not
to make iny story public and ruin him.
I refused to make any promises. 1 had
not described the men to him in telling
my story, and now I absolutely re
fused to give him a clew. I had t>een
humiliated and treated with contempt
while trying to serve the police, and
you stay be sure I bore them no good
will. Before I got satisfaction I had
the inspector, the detective and anoth
er man bounced, and it was through
my description of the murderers that a
private detective agency ran them
down in Germany and secured a big
reward.
The Town Had Offsets.
"I had been knocking about a Kan
sas town in the evening." said a Bos
ton drummer with a limp, "and in
heading for my hotel I walked plump
into an open sewer which had no red
light of warning. I had a bad faM and
broke my hip, and 1 wasn't yet out of
the sewer when I made up my mind to
sue for $20,000 damages. I was taken
to the hospital, and next day the city
attorney called on me to know what 1
was going to do.
" 'l'm going to sue the t#wn, of
course,' I replied.
" 'But what for?" he asked.
" 'For personal damages. There
should have been a railing or a light,
but there was neither, and my injury
will lay me up for weeks.'
" 'But don't you know what you es
caped by falling into the sewer?* he
asked.
" 'No.'
" 'Then let me tell you that the roof
of the hotel fell in last night and killed
three men, and If you had been In
your bed you would have been crushed
to pulp. You really owe this town
something Instead of talking about
damages.'
"When able to get out," continued
the drummer, "I found that public
opinion was against me and the peo
ple ready to stand a suit, and by ad
vice of a lawyer I settled the ease for
$125. I didn't even get all that, fti
tumbling into the sewer I broke two
planks and brought a. caveln, and th*
damages were assessed at $5.6fl and
taken ont of my money."
Still In the Itnalneas.
Lord Unities, a once famous Scottish
Judge, on his way southward to Perth
from the northern circuit, had to spend
the night at Dunkeld. Next morning
he made for the ferry across the Tay,
but, missing the road, ashed rt passer
by to show him the way.
"With all my heart," said the stran
ger. "I see your lordship does not
know me. My name's John Oow.
Don't you remember me? I had the
honor to be tried before your lordship
for sheep stealing."
"Now I recollect you, John," replied
the Judge. "And how Is your wife?
She, too, had the honor to appear Im>-
fore me for receiving the sheep, know
ing them to have been stolen."
"Ah, we were very lucky to get off
for want of evidence, but I am still In
the hutchetlng business."
"Then," quoth Lord Karnes ns he
came In sight of the ferry, "we may
have the honor of meeting again."—
Scottish American.
Hardly That.
<'holly Miss Mabel, do yoH know
you've stolen my hmirt?
Mabel Ob. well, that's only petit
lareeny.—New York Journal.
The .1011, null.
The bay of Naples abounds, iu me
dus&> or Jellyfish, often growing as
large as, two feet In diameter and
weighing fifty and sixty iwunds. Some
of them shine at night wlih a greenish
light and are known as "nocllluca"
(night lanterns) by the natives. The
Jellyfish sometimes make migrations
In great groups, sometimes so large and
so thick as to Impede the navigation
of vessels, like the floating plants'ln
the Sargasso sea of the tropics. These
shdals of medusa*, as they are called,
may be so dense that a piece of timber
plunged In among them will be held
upright as If stuck In the mud, and
ordinary rowboats cannot foree their
way through them. Their migrations
have never been explained. They are
Irregular and* occur at no particular
season of the year and under no par
ticular Influences.
W hut Homn Name* Mrnn.
The following gives the meaning of
the names of the? principal highland
clans In Scotland:
Mcintosh, the son of the First.
McDonald, the son of Bro\\yt Byes.
MeDougall, the sou of Black Eyes.
McOnnecliy or Duncan, the son of
Brown Head.
McGucgor, the sou of a < J reck man.
McCulthbert, the son of the Arch
Druid.
McKay, son of the Prophet.
Campbell, Crooked Mouth.
Cameron, Crooked Nose.
Stewart, ills Stay or Support.
A Correction. •
When President Blanco's administra
tion In Venezuela was overturned, that
Official, who, report said, had accumu
lated great wealth while In office, went
to Paris, lb- was strolling In a boule
vard In the French capital when a
passing pedestrian arrested the pace
of his companion and said: "See that
man? lie stole $:j,0(M),000 when his
government was overthrown." Quick
as a flush Seuor Blanco turnud. "Beg
pardon, sir," lie saljl Icily, "but It was
$.">,000,000."
Her View.
A little tliree-year old miss while her
mother was trying to get her to sleep
became Interested In a peculiar noise
and asked what it was.
"A cricket, dear," replied her moth
er.
"Well," remarked the lINle lady, "he
ought to get himself oiled."—Chicago
Nuwk.
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.'lie Henderson farm had once blos
>;ned like a well kept Hewer garden,
l.i those days the white house, set back
from the road in a clump of live oaks,
•..ms astir with life and youth. The
ster had been a justice of the peace
ai.d laid run for the legislature. Men
hi d called him Judge Henderson, and
lie had walked w.th his bead erect.
He had had a neighbor then
heart was very near to his own, but
the war had come and changed- every
thing. Robert Stephens, the neighbor,
Uad gone away to join the Yankees,
and friendship was changed to bitter
hatred.
The master's sons, nephews and
friends had also gone to the war, some
from the nocth and others froia the
sou Hi. Hi* slaves had left him at the
first rumor of freedom, and the old
place soon fell into decay.
A thick carpet of crab grass and wild
morning glory vines had spsead over
the fields where had once beaa rows of
cotton and cern. All was silent now in
the house among the live oaks.
I'pon a bed in the large sunny front
room upstairs lay the master, sick mid
d'-serted no, not quite deserted, for
there was left old Jerry, the last of a
htsidred slaves. The old man turned
over restlessly ki his bed and. putting
tip a thin, bony band, pushed the gray
hair out of his eyes.
"Jerry!" he called in a feeble voice.
A wrinkled black face appeared at
the door. "Yes, Ma'se Tol, heah I is."
answered the old servant.
"What do you mean leaving me here
alone? Where have you been all this
time?"
"I ain't be'n nowhar, Ma'se Tol, 'cept
in' In de kitchen. I ain't lef yo' but a
li'le minute."
"You have! 1 say you have, Jerry.
You've been gone an hour. Why don't
yon bring me something to eat? Do
you think tluit because a man's a little
sick he doesn't get hungry?"
"Yes, sah, Ma'se Tol; yes, salt. De
dinnali be ready t'reetly; would 'a*
be'n done, sah, only de bins somehow
don't lay no mo' today no, sah, uot a
single aig! An' de co'ukieal am done
till gone an' de bac'u an' de coffee."
"Nothing to cook, eh! Not a thing to
eat iu the house, and I'm to lie here ut)
my back and starve, am 1. just be
cause you're too lazy to go to the store
and get something?"
"Yes. sah. Ma'se Tol; yes. sah," said
Jerry uneasily. "I'ze Jes' a-gwine to de
sto' now—Jes' a-gwlne when yo' cull
me. Yes, sah, Ma'se Toi, but—but de
money done all gone too."
"Money! That's what Is the matter,
is It? Well, why didn't you say so?
What do you stand gibbering there for
and not tell what you wait? Do yo*
think I'm a beggar?" He turned over
In feverish haste, his old hands trem
bling nervously, and, reaching under
the pillow, took out a large wallet,
which be opened, displaying a number
of crisp new bills. "Money! There,
ti'ke what you want!"
A look of uivu Ui— rtvcf the tilil »»«*-
g'-o's face; then he smiled as with
trembling hands he took one of the
bills ami folded it tenderly. "Yes,
Ma'se Tol; yes, sail. De di<nnuli be
ready t'reetly," said he, and, bowing
and smiling, he shambled out of the
room.
Two stores, In one of which was the
jajstoffice; a glnhouse and a blacksmith
shop constituted the town. One of the
stores was owned by Judge Hender
son's former neighbor, who had gone
out Joyfully to tight for the Unlen and
had come back broken, one legged, al
most a pauper.
But It was not there Jerry went. He
well knew that his master would cat
lio food from that store. So he passed
It by and went on to the other, where
a busy, practical newcomer did a gen
erfl'l merchandise business for cash.
"Evctiln', Mlstali Boss," said Jerry
to the man who came forward to take
Ills order.
"(Joou evening, Jerry. How is Mr.
Henderson today?" asked the proprie
tor.
"Jedge Illndl'son, sah, am bettah,
t'auk yo'. He am heahty, sah," re
turned the old negro, straightening up
bis bent form and looking with con
tempt on the questioner.
"Can 1 do anything for you?" asked
Mr. Boss.
"Yo' kin, sah," responded Jerry, and
he gave his order as If he were speak
ing to a servant.
"Yes, to be sure," said Jhe proprietor
when Jerry had finished, "but excuse
me. Ah, but Jerry, did Judge Hender
son send the money? You know we
do only n cash business."
Jerry looked at him for a moment In
silence, "hi co'se 1 bruitg de money,"
he said. "Does yo' t'luk I done come
tieggin' fo' Ma'se Tol sump'n to eat?"
The proprietor unfolded the bill
which the old negro handed him, and
as he saw what It was smiled 111 aW»u«
perlor manner. "Why, Jerry, this is
no good. Tills Is not legal tender,"
said he. "Tills is Confederate money.
The Confederacy fell six months ago,
and Confederate notes are no longer
legal tender. They tiro not worth tho
paper they are printed on."
"Ain't no good? Yo' say de money
ain't no good?" responded the old tie
cro, trembling with anger and disap
pointment. "Ain't Ma'se Tol's money
good as any mofiey? Ain't my Ma'se
Tol Hlndl'son a ge'm'u? Ain't he pay
bis debts?" Ills voice broke to a sob
and tears filled his eyes. "Ain't do
money to buy my po' marster sump'n
lo eat when he hongry?"
"Jerry, you don't understand," ex - -
plained Mr. Koss. "Confederate money
Is no lougcr legal tender. Judge Hen
dersou must have sent the wrong bill.
Tell him If he will send coin or United
States notes we will be glad tu s«*ve
him."
The sick man awoke from a lltl'ul
slumber as lie heard a step upon the
stairs. For a moment he lay staring
up at the celling and trying to straight
en out the tangle In his thoughts.
"Jerry," he called at length Impatient
ly. "You lazy nigger, why don't you
come on with my dinner? Didn't 1
tell you I was hungry?"
"Yes, sah, Ma'se Tol, heah I Is, sah,"
answered Jerry, coining half fearfully
Into the room. "But but, Ma'se ToJ"
Ills lips were trembling, and the tears
were streaming down his fata*.
"Well, what Is It? What do you
stand there whimpering like a baby
for? What's the matter?"
"(»h, Ma'se Tol," cried Jerry, falling
Upon Ills knees beside the bed, "lie say
de Cornfede'cy done busted, an' de
money ain't no good!"
"The money no good! Sam Rosa said
that?" cried the old man in a shrill,
cracked voice, "lie's a liar, Jerry! 11l
go tight down there and .tell hi ill so."
lie lifted himself upon his elbow and
struggled lo sit upright In bed, 1 tit the
exertion was too much for his feeble
strength, and he fell back weakly upon
h | pillow.
The* he lay for au hour raving In d<'-
I rium, alternately, cursiug the man
who had Fi'ftixed tb take hi> ia<>u»y
and UeggiiSg Jerry to l>rinf his dinner.
The old nesio rem:iin- <J for a long
tlim\ kneeling by the l>e<l. moauing
a;:i4 praying a'n<i-J-tiding "Ma'se To I"
just to lie <}uiet, and Jerr.v would swm
have tiis dinner readj*. Then a light
broke upon his darkness. ?1»> arose
and, taking the discarded hill, went
again dnwn the road toward the vil
la; r He would try the ofher store.
X# doubt Captain Boh would take the
money, and his master liewd never
kn.c where the rtijngs c.-wne from.
■•Kvenin", sai_J Jerry to
the one legged who came foujvnrd
to meet him.
vtTcod ej"eninj{. .feirr." answered the
old soldier. "How Is Jmtge M .krfer
!.uu today':"
'.•flighty po'Jj", sab; mighty po'ly,
C'.ap'n Bob. t 'ahi't aomehuw eat nuffin',
:iu" he liongry Inik. too, aU de tiiu'.*.
l>on' reck'n yo' j;«t tiulfia' fo' a sick
man— cm bac'n vr eo'Htnnil er coffeeY'
Jerry hatnieil the storekeeper the bill
and stood watcMng him closely while
he examined it. When lie had looked
at It carefully and turned it over and
examined it on the other he tnwiod
10 the old no«ro with au uiKlersialid
ing l«K>k. "Why, of course I have, .Fir
ry; anything you want," said hv.
"An"—nn', C«[p.n Rob, am <le money
k'kxl?" nsk<-(| ntixH>iv*ly. "t-'a'se
Mistah U»sx. he say de <sornfede'ey
«lone busted aif" de money ain't n« legal
ti.idah."
Hoss is fi liar, Jerry, and a
scoundrel too. I'll tell him su the tirst
time 1 see liim. The money is t;ood for
anything in this store."
lie stumped about noisily on his
W'O.len swearing softly to himself,
until he had made up a dozen paclanges
and iJaeed them on the counter— nxjtft
and eggs, conmieal and coffee and
whatever else the meager resources of
the small srore afforded.
"Jerry, tell Jml;;e Henderson that I
j:hi pleased to serve him," said he as
he handed the parcels to the old negro,
"and say to hnu that 1 will call tonight
li> ask about his health and to break
with him a bottle of the aid '42. I'll
vrait<T he hasn't smacked his lijis over
a'ii.rthliig as good as that thes<" twenty
years."
"tiawd bless yo', Cap'n Bob." an
swered Jerry, with tears »f gratitude
in his eyes. "To" am a sho' 'uuff white
man."
"No thanks at all. Jerry—just a little
matter of business. And, Jerry, wart—
here's your change."
When the old negro hart gone. «'ap
tain Itobert Stephens, Rome time soldier
and gentleman, hobbled back to the
rear of his small store, kicked open the
stove with his wooden leg and, unfold
ing a fresh, new Confederate bill, tore
it into bits and dropped it inside.
"Legal tender! Legal tender!" he
muttered. "Why, Hie brute—and the
old man starving to death!"
It o:im rknl»l«* Cntofii.
Santa Cruz is famous for Its aaves,
»ne being, without doubt, the munt re
markable cavern of the kind hi this
country. It-is aeavhed after passing a
rough pnlnt, Woint Diablo, and from
the ocean is seen to be a large black
domelike object nt the base of the
mountain. .ipproaeUing, the boat is
forced through a tliiekly matted kelp
l>ca and eaters the envc, which ia now
seuii (• be made up •( sevaral large
and lofty rooms. In the first two the
walls are curiously decorated in all the
colors of the rntnbo.u, caused by cheai
ical acMon. "Wie boat is pwaived Into
the second and third chaiifbeva, drlft
'iiu' In water of a delle#te green tint
Iml remarkably clear, the bottom cov
ered with algfe of many colors and
slmpcs. Ahead is a black opening not
much larger than the boot, through
which the gPOHnd swell passes every
few seconds, produelng a pmideinonl
-11 in (»f sounds- groans, roars, sucklug,
seething nolsvs like tiß' hissing of
steam from some gigantic caldron, ac
companied by explosions, ootnw rushing
forth to warn and uupall the inaHner,
but the boat Is pushed on directly after
the Ingress of a i-oiler Into the largest
chamber of tWs wonderful ocean caw
ern. It Is absolutely ditrk except at
the entrance, which now appears hke
a great star shut out a*
the waves come rolling In.—World's
W<*Mt.
A|i;roi>rl>lr.
.Mr*. Sharpe They call the bell boy
lu the hotel Buttons, I believe. I won
der why.
Mr. Sharpe Probably because he'e
always off when you need tiiin most.—
Philadelphia Press.
The* Oldest llrlttiali (iniue.
.11l one form or nnotlier football, the
oldest British name, h.m existed for
centuries. Some see It- In the game
"Unrpastou," played by the tlreeks, the
name of which, ijiey iay,. 1»■ derlvo
tllni, suKgesM that'the ball might be
seized-and carried Into g<vdl. No trace
of the gome, A libw understood, is
found outside but In ling
hind.lt has flourished, for centuries.
Shjove Tuesda'y, in olflen, flmea, was
the" (treat- annual friofball (lay, wheh
tho fun was fast anil furious, shops
and houses closed for fear of
damage uwd bot-h sexes ages
taking p.^rt.
Vltzwtephen In his "History l4on
don, 117 ft," innkes the mention
of tho game'in lOngland. He tells us
of yowtig pien of the mnma|ly no
lute Into the tlehhi after dinner to play
at the well t known game of. laill <yi
Shrove Traditions of Chester
and lterby bear this out.'Wlfere It. w,us
loiik the custom to do tht? same, Ches
ter's first" ball beliiK the head of a
I lane.—Pearson's Weekly.
\\ I Jilt He WoiHeU l» Jinny.
It may not bo generally known, but
a eertyln p|-omlnent resident bchmga
to a-family lu wlrtch.he Is on'e of nveii
[y four brothers and slstyrs, sixteen of
whom nro now ilvlhg. T'lhm-c were two
nuithers in t'he family, the first having
eleven children and second thir
teen. 'Uie ( m.iu In tyieslion belongs t<>
tho second group. <»n< v of his sisters
grew to maturity, married, had seVen
children antl died before be was born.
He was an iju<-le befoh* birth* and a
greijVuucle at llvi> years of age. It IS
said the latter event nainw
to-pass and the ytiuugsti-r was l uf> rm
td that he was now really and tVuly a
great undo ho who lis.d been an inv-le
for live I >njt yenrs cocked bin fffturci
Into nn exprt-sslo'n of sadness and re
pjled, •tTlnit may be all rtuht, but when
am l goln« to be a gran'pa?" Ann Ar
bor Times.
Ilcitirnf y.
If honesty is the be t policy 111 bu I
liess. It Is also the best policy when
one I.as (Tone ivroue and i < onl'i•'iitud
with the nun-llon wl;etliei he shall
confess every I hint: frankly or make
excuses. A transparent < \ei:-e Is worse
than none at all.
After a isan Is maarleil he dlseorera
that his wife's ; olden 11 • -- are noth
Ing in tlu .oild liilt li-d hi.'. Plilla
delphai Itecord.
m?mv!
CORN AND SOY BEANS.
A Rciirnlilp Horige Crop F«r I.ate
tiininirr—suilahlt \ arlr/lra.
of corn«and soy beans i*
recununended l>y the Hatch station of
MaVsaohicsetts as a most £od
drr crop for the last ten dafrls of Au
gust and the first two or three,weeks in
Septt u*er. A medium early corn,ft
preferred. Some of the fweet varieties
are excellent. Tbe % €qnadh «r Ix>np
fi-1 Wr. fs nl*o desirable. The medium
ureeii sny lienn is the most sn'tnble va
riety. Thw Japanese beaa is mw so
well l«".wn that a description fc hard
ly necessary. 'l*lie seed can be pur
chased of all large dealers. It grows
three Jo three'and oi)c?ha|f feet ffigb;
ikhil« 110 support and" is thickly stud
ded with loaves.
For severmJ years we hare sewn .the
euiui with a corn*planter'in rows three
CORN AND SOY HEASH.
and ouolialf feet apart and tlieuplont
< d the beans with a liqnd oorft planter
iu the same rows with the corn, one
lot_of benns being placed every few
Inches. It Is considered preferable,
however, to mix'the com and beans .to
gether In the proportion of about Hen
quarts of corn to seven quarts of "beans.
This mixture own be planted with
planter so related that the kernels
will be -filwit two Inches apart in the
row. K will. ef course, be -impossible
to lfiajnt.-ifn this regularity, but It will
he sHlllnienffor the purpose. ihe crop
is to he cultivated arid harvested In the
same manner as corn.
The first seeding should % be made
May 15 mill a second June 5. One-half
acre is ample for ten cows two Wrecks.
The first sowing will b'a ready to cut
about Aug. 21) and the Second the,first
week in September. When cutting be
gin*., the corn will have many well
formed en'rs, and the beans will have
begun to seed. The yield to the
acre wMI be In the vicinity of twelsr*
ton», equal to two and three-quarter
ton# of dry*matter containing 3.0Q0
pounds of aoMiaJ digestible material.
If corn fs gro.wn extensively upon the
fartu, one planting of eorn tTrid be.4ns
may be sutfiolent, the farmer prefer
ring fo feed from his field cerri'after the
first week In September. Fodder worn
without the heans (flso makes an ex
cellent green food.
Varieties of (.'unprni For tbe K»rMi.
As te the varieties of eowpea* lv>Jt
for the Hortli The Rural Now Yorker
says: It depends on wh'at you want
them for. If for seed, the early va
rieties, like ( Ea*ly Biagk, New Kra and
Mount Olive, should be u*eif. These
will usually produce seed as far north
as central fs'ew York, hut we Doubt
whether seed growing will pay. 'Hie
chief value of the crop to the northern
farmer will be In the vine, to be usi-d
as pasture or for plowing under. For
these purposes'we advise the later va
rieties, such as Whippoorwlll, Wonder
ful, Clay and Unknown. These will
make large vines, but axe not likely to
mature seeds, although we lfave grown
seeds of all except Unknown in north
ern New Jersey. We think it Will pay
the northern farmer to buy seed *of
these later varieties from the south
rather than t« try to grow seed ef the
earlier varieties on hfs own The
cow pea looks much like a beau, though
it Is njiJiLe any true Ucan in cultivation
except that it Is very tender and must
net bo planted until the ground Is
warm enough for corn.
I>ry Matter und I'roteln I"» Alfnlfn.
It is tin I tned that the yield of dry
matter per acre in alfalfa far exceeds
that of any of the other crops, while
the yield of protein, with the exception
of red clover. Is more than five times
that <if any otlfer crop Included, besMes
possessing the further advantage that
It requires less labor to produce it, Ihe
x-nse after the first year being lim
ited-tp cost of manures and harvest
ing; duo tli.'it a ton of alfalfa hay,
when carefully handled, contains more
dry matter and protein than red clover,
timothy and.pea hay, although
that iu tlre red clover hay Is nearly
equal.
Daitrm \ emu Writrrn Mnikmrluna.
The western inuskmclons arc well
graded and umifilly uniform lit quality.
These points of excellence have greatly
assisted their popularity; If melons
approaching hi flavor those of the Ar
kansas valley can be provided in the
east without Irrigation, surely proxim
ity to market shutfld so Influence
freight rates as to place the home
grower on even footing with the west
ern producer. Especially Is uearncss to
market an important factor in the case
of a tender "fleshed, delicate Havered
fruM like the muskmclon.
E£HLY MUSKMELONS.
Wfulrrii t'ompetltlon In Sbaklnir l'|i
.ill' i:n«ti-ru liulu»fry.
Eastern markets have been success
fully invaded If not Captured by re
t miii < ful tveutern melon growers, abut
ted-by the fuyoralde soli and climatic
toudltious of tire Irrigated rwgk>ns of
the Arkansas river. Itealiidbg sppar-
that it liehoores the eastern
growt'r tn gpt a' very decided "more
on" himself It! order meet this cotn
petition styrji>*fully, the Cornell (N.
Y.) station oilers the I'wllowhig hnfer
nation anil advice:
The early muskuielon crop is obtain
ed hy growing the plants, in betbod er
greenhouse. In one region west
UoHiesler glass houses have been spe
< In 11 \ erer(ed for the pit r pose of grow
ing the plairtH di'sluned for early crop.
TliV'd houses are of the simples!" type.
Tltej are 'usually even span, twelve
feet wide, and provided with a center
U'nch and two side benches. Conical
hollers are ordinarily cipplbyed to fur
ulsh hent. a Tire houses also aid mate
rially In growing early tomatoes. The
usual method of raising the plants l-i
as fviU»ws;
Specially constructed bottomless vo
No 41
neer hemes approximately 3 incite)
square and 4 inches deep are made by
the growers. The jioxefr ore placed oil
Hie'beitch. and into the bottori of eacU
is passed a wad of rotted barnyard
manure.- after which they are filled
with light garden loam. "Tfie s<»il IS
then packed down with a "tamper,"
when they are ready for the seed*-
About five seeds are planted In each
hox and covered by sifting Sell over
them. The usnal care la given in wa«
tering. The plants<should hare a teiu 3
porature of about 8o degrees In the
daytime and 00 to 70 degrees at nlfclit.
One of the most scrioas difficulties
i« caused by the "damping off" fun
gus. When afflicted with this trouble,
the plants wilt down during periods of
eloHdy weather soon after the s«4d
leaves develop. Occasionally the trout
I<K> appears f>ef>re thJt time. The
fungus is promoted by lack Of ventila
tion and sunshine and by overwater
ing. By watering carefully, ventilat
ing freely and keeping up the heat
during cloudy periods it Is checked.
The disease may also be appreciably
prevented by spraying the plants and
soil with potassium sulphide, uainj?
•ne ottnee dissolved iu three gallons of
wnter. Soil rifh In vegetable' matter
may expected to encourage the dis
ease.
Melons^rrowu,uuder .glass ire started
late in April or early in May. Care
must be exercised if the seed is sown
earHfr te keep the plants from becom
ing drawn aud "leggy The house
urenvn plants are sot on tiie warmest
site possible for tlio The site
should be chosen with due regard to
immunity from late frosts.
Ordinarily in Niagara county the
plants iwe set ont during the third or
fourth week of May. The house grown
plants are set very expeditiously. The
boxes-containing the plants are distrib
uted by a man or boy and the set
nnet her. In mellow soil a hole is
made with the hand, the box qwickly
torn ajsirt and the cube of earth with
plants pressed into the prepared hill.
It is important that- the soil should have
been thoroughly tlll.ed so that the nat
ural shall have been coy
ser.ved. gjxid eWface tillage lias
been given, watering wiH be ttuneces
sftry.
THE CODLING MOTH.
The Gr«*nt Prat of the Apple Grower*.
Controlled br Spra^rlaf.
'*lh*codhqg moth is our most seri
ops apple pest.
M Is likely to be a serious pest wlier
c\4.t the apple can be successfully
grown. Apple growing regions how
it are mot likely tTlAig re
main se.
The <n;erage of fruit iu- _
Jured by tile codling- moth Is not great
er in Hregon thfin in other apple.grow
ing regions.
There are bnt two annual broads,
not thsee»or fcnif, as Gas been stated.
Owing to irregularity-of development
these broods overlap ao that larvae
may be found in fruit from' Abo tlmo
the first wormy apples occur in spring
until after the fruit fs gathered.
In the Willamette valley there ap
pears to be ifo relation between the
besoming of the apple trees and the
time at which the moths appear.
'Bh'c eggs are "deposited principally
en the /surface of the fruit and not In
th* calyx. At Corvallis egg laying
does net begiu until toward the end of
June. It probablv dees not occur whon
the evening temperature falls much
below GO degrees and Is probably most
active when such to£parature Is ab&re
75 degrees to 80 degrees.
I'rebably a considerable number <4
larvae pjipate under eleds and robWsb
un the ground.
Birds are the most effectivt natural
nlds In controlling the codling math.
No benefit' Is to l>e oxpected from the
Introduction of fosflgn UrtU or frt>m
artificial use of fnngous and bacterid
dfseaflcs.
Farm and Garden lotci.
Squasiies require rich, well manured
soil.
melons and other cucurbits to
ward tfie last of M*y. Uis useless to
do so before nettled weather.
Mulching conserves moisture, Jitaders
iweedis and keeps strawberries .
The main crop of tomatoes
not be st>t until nfter the'iOtli of May
or when danger of frost Is past.
Bow lettuce and peas for a anccos
slon.
Every home gai>den should have n
Iwrder of sweet herbs.
The ground Into which young seed-
Ungj, mieh' a's t«mut,o and ciilfcigse
plants, ari' tpansplanted shjmld'hs fine
and well firmed about the roots of the
plants.
tri'iiuiiioilatlns th« CapVatn.
One of the sea captains In the em
ploy of Htepheu Oirard had a rural
Yankee's fondness for whittling with
his Jackknife and on one trip suc
eeedt-d in getting away with a large
purl of the rail, although, feeling that
he was not without the artistic sense,
he really regarded the rail as greatly
Improved In appearance. When the
vessel camo to Philadelphia, Glrurd
went aboard, made a general Inspec
tion lu the captain's absence and as he
was a hoot to return to shore asked
one of the seamen who had been cut
ting the rail. The seaman told blm
the captain and then, sfrahl his telling
mlcht have unpleasant consvqueuoes
were the captain to learn of It 111 a
roundabout way, Informed that official
of the Interview with (Jlrard. The
captain was hi terror of a reprimand,
but, hearing nothing from his employ
er, supposed the incident closed. As
lie was about weighing anchor ready to
leave port a dray loaded with shingles
drove down to the wharf, and the driv
er hailed the vessel.
"There must be some mbtake!" shout
ed the captain. "Our hill of lading
doesn't mention shingles!"
"This Is where they belougl" sung
back the driver. "Mr. Oirard himself
told me to deliver them! He said tlicy
are for llie captnin to whittle!"'—Phila
delphia Times.
Tim Cat Nature.
The cat's spirit of Independence is
the most distinct characteristic of her
nature. As Mine, de Custlne rightly
said, the cat's great difference from
and. according to her sentiments, su
periority tn, the dog Ho In her csli»
insistence on selection which lnvwl
ulil* aceomimnles her apparent docil
ity. To the dog proprietorship is mas
tership; he knons Ills home, and he
recognises without question the man
tvho tins paid for, feeds, on occa
sion kfHis Irim with all the easy famil
iarity of ownership. He follows that
man undoiibtlng and uuuotleed, grate
ful for a word, even thankful tor an
oath.
Rut the eat Is a creature of a very
different stamp. She will not even
stoop to conquer, nor l>e tempted out
of her nature by offers of reward. She
absolutely declines Instruction; nay,
even persuasion Is lost upon her for
any permanent effect It may bo de
signed to have. You may be the legal
possessor of a cat, but you cannot
govern her affections.