TOl XXXIX £ Dainty Dressers Shop at £ $ The flodern Store 4 Because we ofier the latest and best at prices within the reach of all. We Charge nc more than you would pay fur something commoi.place or out of date. & £ TREFOUSSE GLOVES, THE HIGHEST GRADE g OBTAINABLE. GRAND GLOVE OFFERINGS: £ ■ Kit Gloves, all ."I TS Gnnrantet-d, 75c, si,oo, $1.25, $1 5° tn Wh)- pay more. « Golf Gloves, 25c, 50% would easily soil for double Heavy Street Gloves, one pearl clasp, real beauties, SI .OO. C <5 '--AktJAINS IN SEPARATE SKIRTS. § U) Bp*»cial valuta* #4.Oi». #4 ."H> and *•">. New black and white Skirts. See them. Uk DID YOU REE OUR TAILOR MADE HATSr 0 JO Onr Millinery has no rival. One trial makes you a customer. Try Sift as ODCC uu an outfit. fl) 8 Co., $ J# SOUTH MAIH STREET | M & PHOW£S ;P| ONIS 11, //] Mail Orders Solicited £ POSTOFTICE BOX K OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLRR, PA. $ 1 4*olo*;* .HP*** &WX First Showing Of New Pall and Winter Clothing! For weeks everyone about this establishment his been on the jump, making and airanging our immenrc Fall and Winter .stock. We have now re id/ A regular feast of new and beautiful things in Men s, Boys and Children s wear. We are especially proud of our men's Suit display We have the best suits, made by the b.-st makers wc know an> thing about. It would take colu nns of talk to do them justice. Compare our suits with any to be had anywhere workmanship for workmanship —garm lit for garment thread for thread. Then compare prices. l?o this ai.d jou will buy your fall suit here. Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS 137 South Main St., Butler. THE AUTUMN BUYING | Is now in Full Swing. J and our store is full of good durable footwear at rock bottom | prices, fail to look T his store over and examine prices be- ■ fore b'.ying your winter stock of f .otwear as we arc often" ng I keenest inducements for your trade. You'll be surprised at large selection, delighted | with the qualities and more than pleased with our g money saving prices School Shoes for the Boys and Girls. | Never in the history of the shoe business in Entler has there been so & large and strpng a line of school shoes shown and at such ridiculously M low prices. All heights of tops, all weights of leather, all widths, all ■ shape* of toes in button or lace and all marked at bargain prices. J Ladies' Fine Shoes I We have been appointed exclusive agents for the famous Dorothy I Dodd fine shoes for Ladies. This line of shoe* is being handled by the ■ leading shoemen all over the country and the sale of this very popular shoe has been phenomenal; besides having a full line of the Dorothy Do Id shoe we oarry a Urge line of the well known K. D. & Co. and many other leading makes of Ladies'fine shoes which makes this store the best place in Butler Co, to buy tine shoes. { j Hen's Fine Shoes YJU will find here the largest stock and greatest variety of styles in Men's fine shoes to be found in Bntler Ca All the now toes, all the new leathers, all sizes and widths in the very best makes of Men's fine shoes in the country, such as WALKOVER, W. L. DOUGLASS and many other of the leadidg make* of Men * fine shoes. Rubber and Felt Goods. Do not fail to see our line of Rubber and Felt Goods before buying your Winter stock as it is the most com plete stock ever shown in Butler and at prices never be fore offered in Butler county Come in and exmine goods and prices whether you want to buy or not. C. E. MILLER, Y —--r / The Patrician Shoe at $}.5Q. the best for the Ladies. 3 y The Hanan, the beat shoe for men at |f> 00. ( Ladies' flue shoes f1.50, $2.00, $4.50, SB.OO, in all leather*, high and f S medium tops. / f Men's fine shoes. *3.00, $3.60. fci 00, #3 50, #4.00, $5.00 and *0 00. f J Heavy shoes in oil grain and kangaroo calf for Lidies' and Gents'. J v A full line of school shoes V / Large line of legains and overgaiters. / f NEW RUBBER GOODS. f \ DAUBENSPECK & TURNER, I » TO SAVINGS BANK. S kT E O K Fall & Winter Weights j|>> q. PJ Have a nattiness about them that \ (i ? 7\ mark the wearer, it won't do to j.\ /] ' J j \\ wear the last year's output. You /<•j \ won't get the latest things a' the / / \i i\ stock clothiers either. The up-to- rIF? K date tailor only can supply Lf jw yjs . if you want not only the latest I. j 1 \ things in cut and fit and work- I I Jl/j II qiatigbip, the finest in durability, I ( '//// Vhere else can you get comhina- ' ■ I 11 tvms, you tjet them at i . 11J [I I KECK G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 42 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler, Pa THE BUTLER CITIZEN. NaSa l CATARRH El,Vc™ a ;ialm^|# ue&Gße* BOTH Iwib4heals M tiie diseaaed membrane. It cures catarrh aud drives away a cold in the Lead quick! j. C'r«-a.ni Dalm ie placed into the nostrils,spreads over the membrane an'i is absorbed. Relief is im mediate and a enre follows- It is not drying—does not produce sneezing. Size, 50 cents at Drug gists or by mall; TiLil Size, 10 cents. I u I kf r a Johnston's M [4 r > Beef. Iron and Wine k" r 4" L } ts lhe '• f Best Tonic S j VA Bloc J kl Price, 50c pint f 9 [| Johnston s tj 1 Crystal N Pharmacy, W ►3 H. M. LOGAN, Ph. O . v M.niiipt'r, a/ jj ICS N. Main fit., Rutler, I'a* k 1 V Roth 'Phones 92 *1 Everything in the al drug line. i MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU- A TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section ten ot article one of the Constitution, to that a discharge of a jnry for failure to agree or other necessary cause shall not work an acquittal. Section I. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen eral Assembly met, That the following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution: that is to say. that section ten of article one, which reads as follows: "No person shall, for any indictable offense, be proceeded against criminally by information, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the inilitia, when in actual service, in time of war or public danger, or by leave of Ihe oourt for oppression or iiiis demtanor in Office No person shall, for the same offense, be twice pnt in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall pri vate property be taken or spplied to public use, without authority of law aud without just compensation being first made or secured," be amended so as to read as follows: No person shall, for any indictable of fense. be proceeded against criminally by information, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service, in time of war or public danger, or bv leave of the court for oppression or misdemean or in office. No person shall, for the same offense, be twice put in jeopardy Of life or limb: BUT A DISCHARGE OF THE JUITY FOR FAILURE TO AGREE. OR OTHER NECESSARY CAUSE, SHALL NOT WORK AN ACQUITTAL. Nor shall pri vate property be taken or applied to public use, without authority of law and without just compensation being first made or secured. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. W. W. GRIEST, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 4 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU- A TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen eral Assembly met, That the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment. Add at the end of section seven, article three, the following words: "Un less before it shall be introduced in tbe General Assembly,such proposed special or local law shall have been first f.ub mitted to a popular vote, at a general or special election in the locality or locali ties to be affected by its operation, under an order of the court of common Eleas of the respective county after earing and application granted, and shall have been approved by a majority of the voters at such election: Provid ed. That no such election shall bo held until the decree of court authorizing the same shall have been advertised for at least thirty (30) days in the locality or localities affected, iu such manner as the court may direct. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. W. W. GRIEST, Secretary of the Commonwealth. L. S. McJUNKIN Insurance and Real Estate Agent. U7 K. JEKFKRSON. BUTI.ER PA. BUTLER, PA.,THI;RSDAY, OCTOBKR:SO. 1902 • r,:;N HUNTING i «> ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Copvriijl 1301. hy A. S. liichanltnn The English government had been aippeak'd to by Itussia to make Kng lai.d too hot to hold the nihilists who were hatching plots against the life of tlu- czar, aud Detective Frazer had been t iii;>l »yt (i to take the preliminary steps. Ho tva3 to locate the "center" and sp >t the individuals comprising it, aud wheu all was ready .he \yould call for assistance aud draw a full net. Frazer was the right man in the right place, lie was a human bluodhouud by instinct. He was without mercy or pity for a criminal, lie was ainbi tious, /.eat.-us and uutiriug. If any pill-lie oiiie- r iu Loudon could locate tue blootlthirsty theorists who were causing the tzar so much uuxi-'ty, it was Frazer. He was a man of wou derful intuitiou, and he was trained iu the ..i t of ruuuing down shadows till he found them, liesh and blood. 'i'li • gj\ ernment did not let it be tou:e publicly known that It was mak ing a move against the refugee con splrators, and Frazer took care that no one should know of his mission. He went <ilci(ui oaths were taken jo run Fuzer lo UU dentil before car eying out any other work. He was warned by anonymous letters of what was being done and what was inevita ble unless he drew off, tut each new development only made >iim the more determined. He felt now that it was a losing game on his side, but he would continue to play it to the end. In four months Frazer shifted his lodgings seven times. During the same time he shot and wounded two men who had sought to corner him, and he arrested eight or ten suspicious char acters. A man who had entered his lodgings at midnight was almost Hilled by a blow from a club, and auotlier, yr'lm was surprised in the act of throw ing a hotub through the window, was flung Into the gutter and had his leg broken. At his last shift of lodgings Frazer moved clear across London and assumed the disguise of a tramp. For a week lie heard nothing from his foes, but if they had dropped him he had not done with them. He had subordi nates who were picking up threads for him as lie rested. One afternoon, as | he sat in a small park after having so licited alms in his disguise, a middle aged man of the dress and bearing of a clergyman turned in from the street and sat down b s : de him. At first the detective ros • up i:i an excited way. as If to flee: th u h-• sat down and seemed perfectly helpb >s. His face grew pale, his eyes dilattji. and. though he made an effort to -.peak, his words stuck in his throat. All tLt* v..is witti. ss.d by two other si rollers in tli- vicinity. A nurseglrl who was wheeling u child up and down the walk said that his Dps were blue cud his chin quivering. She heaid the supposed clergyman address him several tlm -s. but there was no an swer. The sun was shining, the peo ple about him were laughing, and it was a summer's day. but the disguised detective shook and shuddered. It could only be said afterward that the chill of death was upon hiui and that his ii rvous system had been suddenly upset by the unexpected appearance of one of his foes. By and by the clergyman went away and l"ft I-'razer sitting there bolt up right. his hinds clasped sud bis eyts staring Into vacancy. It was ten min utes before a p die. man came along and bad his attention attracted by the pallor of the man's face. He laid his hand oti tie' tramp's shoulder and asked him if lie were ill, and the body toppled over sideways on the bench. The disguised Frazer had been stab bed to the heart bv a small dagger la the hands of the clergyman, and the man who had been marked down had been removed at last. What was called "the park mystery" created a good dual of talk and wonder, and It was announced that the best talent of Scot land Yard had been put on the case. No arrests were ever made, however, nnd to this day it is a mystery to the English public why the murder should have been committed. Tlie Driver Knew Htm. It Is related of the late Bret Harte that he was once traveling through a mountainous region by coach. His seat was next to the driver's, and it oc curred to hi in to entertain that func tionary and incidentally his fellow passengers by narrating a series of hair raising episodes in the coaching history of the wild west. With mischievous ingenuity he cal culated each tale so cleverly that its bloodcurdling climax was reached at a particularly bad bit of road, thus forcing present peril to heighten th<; effect of imagined adventure At first the adventure* were not imagned: they were true stories, but the widening eyes and breathless Interest of his au dience was too great a temptation, and he soon began to improvise his own fictitious hero, Yuba Bill, nnd other wondrous whips of equal power were pressed iuto service; Indians, land slides, holdups, blizzards, broken bridges, forest,fires and runaways were sprinkled In to taste, and the result was a marvelous conglomerate of dime novel, epic, racing annals and local hJs tory. Even the slowly stirred perceptions of the touring Britou at length recog nized ihul this was no common story teller, and when Mr. Harte left the coach speculation ran rife among those why remained. The driver let them all have their guitss, and then, turning on Lis perch to confront his load, be tri umphantly decided the matter: ■ 'B may think 'e's traveling hlncog, but "e ain't! I knows 'lm, I do! 'E don't look much like 'is picture, but 'e cawn't be nobody else. 'E's Buffalo Bill, gentlemen, that's 'o 'e is!" Too Long. An old lady of his flock once called upon Dr. Gill with a grievance. Thp doctor's neckbands were too long for her ideas of ministerial humility, and after a long harangue on the sin of /ride she intimated that she had brought a pair of scissors with her and would be pleased if her dear pas tor would permit her K> cut them down to her notions of propriety. The doctor not only listened patient ly, but handed over the offending white bauds to be operated upon. When she had cut* them to her satisfaction and returned the bibs, it was the doctor's turn. "Now," said he, "you must do me a good turn also." "Yes, that I will, doctor. What can it be?" "Well, you have something about you which is a deal too long and which causes me no end of trouble, and I t bould like to see It shorter." "Indeed, dear sir, I will not hesitate. What is It? Here nre the scissors. Use them as you please." "Come, then," said the sturdy divine, "good sister, put out your tongue."— London Telegraph. All Sirloin. Holman F. Day's "Pine Tree Bal lads" tells in verse a number of sto ries that actually happened "down in Maine," and are remembered there to day by old narrators. One relates to Barney McGauldrle, a landlord of that state, at whose house famous men liked to stay, that they might enjoy a merry joke. Barney was always loyal to bis friends. At one time a new meat dealer came to town and tried to se cure the landlord's trade. "I have always bought meat of Jed Haskell," said Barney, "and I guess I won't change." "But," said tliexother, "old Haskell doesn't know his business. lie doesn't even know how to cut meat." "Well," drawled Barney. "I've al ways found that be knows enough about it to cut sirloin steak clear to tlie lioru, and that's good enough for me." The IVIIKIIIII'II Hump of Loenllty. On shore the penguin Is an awkward creature. Water Is its element. When hunted on the Ice floes, the birds gen erally try to run away In an upright position, but just as the hunter thinks he has got one the bird lies down on Its white belly and paddles along over the snow very quickly, the bard, smooth quills slipping over the snow crystals almost without friction. A remarkable characteristic of the penguin Is his bump of locality. Both on shore and In the water he never loses his way. To human eyes one Ice floe Is precisely like another, but under that roof of similar ice floes I have seen a pengulc of the larger species find its mate on o floe after diving and swimming for a full mile under water.—Leslie's. Naturally* One Girl—Jack tried to kiss me last uiglit. Another--What in the world did yoii do? "Ob. I was up In arms In u minute." —Smart Set. A Definition. Little Clarence—Pa, what Is experi ence? Mr. Callipers-Experience, my son, Is the headaches you acquire from butt ing against the world.—Puck. Russians who are religious do not eal pigeons because of the sanctity con ferred on the dove In the Scriptures. Gab Is nine points in an argument- Portland Oregonlan. • L \A/ A/ A/A/AAAA/ AAAAAAA^A* t THE MISSION * Of DOROTHY 1 s By EMILY S. WINDSOR ► Copyright, 18. i. b> E. S. Windsor • T/TVWWWWvTTWWT /T. Cyril Moore, lawyer, was not noted tor the suavity of bis manner nor the mildness of his glanca. Both were un usually severe this morning, and he was not Inclined to deal gently with his disturber. He had been Interrupted in the consideration of an important matter, but Dorothy Dale's brown eyes never flinched before his deep set gray ones. "Please, may 1 talk to you a few minutes?" she asked in her soft little voice. "1 am very busy," he returned, "and gave orders that I was not to be dis turbed." "The elevator boy showwd me your office, and there was no oJie in the otli tr room, and so I came in," said Doro thy. The luwyer made an impatient move ment. mentally resolving upon the cen sure which Wilson should receive for leaving the entrance to the office un guarded. Two little red spots had crept Into Dorothy's face, but she went on brave ly: "You see," she began, "I" The lawyer again moved Impatiently and frowned, but his small visitor per sisted. "It is so Important, you see." There was a keen note of anxiety in her voice, but the brown eyes never wa vered. And what was there in their* depths which brought to the lawyer's mind a vague memory and made him look at his visitor with a stirring of In terest, then hesitate and finally push aside the papers over which he had been absorbed and say shortly: "What Is it? 1 can give you a few minutes." "Oh. thank you," said Dorothy po litely. "It Is about that position In the Hilton school." Cyril stared In surprise. What could this little, old fashioned girl have to say about that? It would be interest ing to know. He pushed his papers farther away and leaned back in hi 9 sea t. "Sit down," he said, pointing to a chair. Dorothy obeyed with a grave "Thank you." settling herself comfort ably in the chair which was so high that her feet were quite a distance from the ground. Her blue felt sailor hat was pushed back on her head, apd several soft brown rings of her hair had found their way to her forehead- She lifted her clear eyes to the lawyer, and again their depths vaguely stirred bis heart "You see, auntie lost all her money In Boston, and so we had to come here to live. Auntie owns a little house here; and she says that is better than noth ing. And yesterday Mrs. Pruden told her they wanted a teacher In that school and that auntie must try to get It right away." "Oh. indeed." ejaculated Cyril. "You see," she went on In a confiden tial tone, "auntie knows a lot of things. She belonged to ever so ninny clubs In Boston. Every one says that she is so clever." Dorothy paused to see If the lawyer was properly Impressed with the Im portance of her aunt's acquirements. "Yes," said Cyril politely. "Mrs. Pruden told auntie that you could let Uer teacli that school, but last evening a letter came from Mr. White In Boston to say auntie must come to see him right off. Vou see, he attends to all of her business. So she had to go on the early train this morn ing." Here Dorothy stopped, out of breath. Cyril uttered an Interrogative "Yes." Dorothy smiled up at him. "And I was afraid she might be too late when Bhe eqme back, and then it will be such a nice surprise for her when she does come back for me to tell her I came to see you about it." "Then she doesn't know what you are doing?" queried Cyril. "Oh, no. 1 waited till she was gone." "Where do you live?" questioned Cyril. "Over on Rose Crescent." The lawyer did not recognize the lo cality, but there had been many changes In the old town during those years In which be had been absent from IL "Auntie will be a splendid teacher. You see, she's so sweet. Won't you please try her?" In her eagerness Dorothy arose and stood beside Cyril, placing her hand In Its woolen mitten on his arm. The littfo action thrilled him. A sud ten realization of the loneliness of his life smote him. and again the child's brown eyes awoke that memory. "Please, won't you?" urged Dorothy, with an unconscious pressure of his arm Cyril looked down Into the eager face with an expression In his own that few had seen there during later years. "Pll see what I can f.o. 1 must know more of her qualifications. I mean," he explained iindly, "If she knows all the things that the person who teaches in that school must know I'll do my best." "Oh, thank you. I'll go now." Doro thy slipped off the mitten and gravely tendered her hand to tlje lawyer. He rose and bowed over It with more cere mony than he had for many years shown any other member of her sex. Dorothy flashed a confiding smile at him and tripped Jauntily away through the outer office, much to the surprise of Wilson, who was now at bis post. Wilson was still more surprised that afternoon when on going into the law yer's private room he found him put ting his desk in order and was waved away with: "Don't bother in • with that now. It's such a flue afte.tioon I think I'll take a walk and look at that Dorren property." Wilson went back to his desk. He furtively watched the lawyer as the latter put on overcoat, hat and gloves. It was the first time within his knowl edge that Cyril had set aside an impor tant matter. What had happened? The lawyer walked on with rapid stride. There was in the air a sugges tion of the spring which was not yet near. On the corner an organ grinder was playing popular airs. A little farther on a flower vender was offering bou quets of violets for sale. The scent of the flowers floated up to him, and the memories awakened earlier in the day by a pair of childish eyes were again stirred. Cyril bought one of the fragrant purple clusters, fastening It in the lapel of Ills coat with a smile. When had he done such a thing? As he walked along Ills glance fell upon a lamppost bearing the name "Rose Crescent." A sudden remembrance came to him of his little visitor of the morning. That was where she had said Bho lived. He recalled his promise to do what he could for her aunt. Why not cull upon her and find out her Utiles* for the position? He [wused to glance up an«l down the street. But the child had not told him her aunt's name or their number. Then It was useless to consider it further. Still he would like to please that child. He was walking 011 when he heard a tlying of small feet behind him and his name called. He turned around to stt* his little visitor of the morning. "Oh." she exclaimed. "I was at the window and saw you passing. I thought |>erbupß you were coming to see us." "Well." said Cyril, smiling, "you did not tell me your number." "I forgot," she laughed. "It's in hero." They had been walking back, and now she stopped iu front of a modest house standing back from the street. "Come in." she said. "Auntie's Just got home. I didn't her about it yet." Cyril followed her up the garden path and into the house. She led him into a room opening off a small ball. A lady seated before an open tire rose at his entrance. She was not very young, and she was very sweet look lug. with great brown eyes. "Madam." began Cyril. "1" He broke off abruptly, looked bewil dered. then ejaculated. "Rebecca Pow ers—you I" "Cyril! Why"— "You see. auntie. 1 went to see Mr. Moore about that s.'bool. I was afraid you'd be too late, and"— began Doro thy. Itut neither her aunt nor the lawyer seemed to hear her. The latter was saying. "She has eyes like yours." "You see, auntie," began Dorothy once more, but stopped as Cyril spoke again. "To flud you here!" His face was flushed, and his eyes were shin ing There was a bright color In the cheeks of Dorothy's auut 100. Dorothy was looking at her iu surprise. Why, she knew Mr. Moore. Then she would surely get that school. "Are you still Rebecca Powers? Wheu I saw you last. I thought that you were going to marry"— Miss Powers Interrupted him quietly. "You were mistaken, but I remember you had, a bad habit iu those days of Jumping at conclusions." "That one has cost me dear—all these lonely years," be Baid. He took the bunch of violets from his coat "I remember you were al ways foud of violets. Rebecca. Are you still?" He held the fragrant blossoms toward ber. and Miss Powers, after a glance into his face, took them from bis hand. She held them to her lips a moment, then fastened them carefully iu her bosom. Dorothy was becomiug Impatient, but to her great amazement just then Cyril stooped down aud kissed her aunt Then he turned to Dorothy "I am going to ask your aunt to take charge of one pupil," he said—"one who needs her very much." "One pupil!" exclaimed Dorothy. "Why. I"- Dut again neither ber aunt nor the lawyer seemed to hear her. \ol Categorical. No self respecting Persian ever an swers a question by a bold affirmative or a blunt negative. He always re serves a margin. Mr. Wilfrid Spar row, a tutor to the Persian royal chil dren, asked Mlrza Saieh, a turbaned linguist, in regard to a servant Haji Istna'll. "Is he honest?" MU'za Saleb was busy with the pages of a dictionary. "Little—take care—Haji Isma'il'a |od— money is," said he. "That is no answer. I want one word Is he honest?" Mlrza Saieh closed his eyes in medi tation. opened them and shook his bead, closed them again and then sat buried in thought his lingers on his eyelids. By and *jy he looked up. baffled. "One word, sahib?" said he as one who should assert "The task is im possible!" "Certainly. One word." He shut his eyes for the third time, as if he would keep the truth from popping out unawares. When he opened them at last. It was to search for the English of the word he had chosen. When he had found it, his face broke into an expansive smile. "Sahib," he cried triumphantly, "de fl-ci-ent!" "Deficient is good." "It Is not bad." he replied in a tone of modest pride. "1 will engage another servant, then." said the Englishman laboriously in Persian. "It behtar would be. sahib." DUMAS ON SNAKES. A. Character In tic Story of the Impr cuuiouM French Anthor. When M. do Villemessant was found ing Le Grand Journal, lie wrote to Du mas, asking for his assistance. Duiuai at once prepared a romance In six vol umes. In the meantime the editor asked him for some articles or cause rles. which were to be published imme diately. "I have the very thing!" cried Dumas. "I was just about to start 011 a whole series about snakes." "On snakes?" "Yes. I have the entire sub ject at uiy fingers' ends. I spent half my life studying them. There's not a soul who knows anything about the dear, interesting little creatures. You will find It will be a great success— this article." The editor, half con vinced, agreed to accept this article "011 snakes," saying to himself, "After all. Dumas is very likely to bit on something effective." "If you want a little cash in advance, you can draw on me." "1 have plenty," said Dumas, "for the lirst time in my life, I confess; but still, 1 really have enough." They parted, and the editor returned to his ollice. On arriving there be found Alexander's secretary waiting for him with the following paper, ready signed: Received the Bum of DO napoleons on account of my story. A hearty squeese of the hand. A. D. The next day the secretary arrived with the first feuilleton and a letter, which ran: My Hear Friend—Be kind enough to hand the bearer the sum of 9 napoleons. A. D. The very same evening came a dis patch from Havre: Cn receipt of this please send 20 napo leons to my lodglnys at Fruscatl. A thousand thanks. A. D. An hour later came another: My Dear Hoy-I should have snM 13. not :!). r.a; You are my best friend. The feuilleton la on the road. A. DUMAS. The finale of this capital siory Is no less characteristic. The feullletou ar rived by post on the following day and was f.-.aiid to contain exaeily four Hues of Dumas' composition, tw» at the b'sjii.nlng and two al the e::d of the paper Thus it ran: "1 c «p> from my >1 frh tt*l. Dr. Revolt, the follow ing particulais about snakes." Tbeu came a long essay on that subj et. all copied out in tits own II at handwriting and do ed by this original remark. "In my n xt I "' II deal with the b a con strl r. ti.. most curiius of i.il the snakes."—lilucU anil White. ALFALFA AND BACTERIA. Inoculation and Air Slacked Lime aa a "Starter" For Good Crop*. The Illinois agricultural expet ment station seems to have established some conclusions from experiment and ob servation about the influence of the ni trogen gathering bacteria lu growing alfalfa that are of general interest. Many farmers have tried to grow al falfa in various sections of Illinois, but lu ui j-st cases it has been pronounced a failure. Where blfalfa has been grown v. ith success it has usually been neces sary to sow it on very rich ground or to keep it well manured. And this experi ence is common not in Illinois alone, but from Indiana, Ohio. Michigan. Wisconsin and lowa come reports of similar experience. The Illinois station explains it as follows: Alfalfa bacteria are not usually pres ent lu Illinois soil, consequently the al falfa is not able to obtain nitrogen ALFALFA PLANTS. tUnlnoculatcd plant at the left and Inocu lated plant with root tubercles and In creased growth at the right.] from the atmosphere, which it would be able to do by means of its proper bacteria, but it is entirely dependent upon the soil for its supply of this most valuable and important element of plant food. To produce good crops of alfalfa without the "nitrogen gathering" bac terla requires exceedingly rich soil and liberal applications of barnyard ma nure or other nitrogenous fertilizer. Even the rich black prairie soil of Il linois does not furnish sufficient avail able nitrogen for maximum crops of al falfa. Applications of available nitrogen to Illinois soil produce crops of alfalfa which yield from two to four times as much hay as crops which obtain all their nitrogen from the natural supply of the soil. The Inoculation of Illinois soil with the proper alfalfa bacteria enables the alfalfa to feed upon the Inexhaustible supply of free nitrogen in the air and the Inoculated soli produces just as large crops of alfalfa as soil which has been heavily fertilized with commer cial nitrogen. On most Illinois soils, excepting lime stone soils, applications of air slacked lime us well as inoculation with bac teria will be advantageous. Most cul tivated soils are more or less acid. The lime corrects the acidity and promotes the development and activities of the bacteria. On some types of soil, probably, phosphorus can bt applied with profit for the production of alfalfa. Corn Raskins. There are several methods of husk ing corn and handling the fodder or sto ver. The most common one Is to drag four or more shocks to a central point, husk and throw the corn in a large pile on the ground and tie the bundles of stover In a large shock. The wagon follows, and the corn Is picked up and loaded on and hauled to the storing place. Later on the stover Is hauled In from the field and stacked or placed In the barn. The husked ears thus must be handled twice where once would do, says an Ohio Farmer writer. To save this needless work some farmers make "loaders" of strong bur lap or canvas about four or four and a half feet square. A loader Is laid down at each shock that Is being husked, and the ears are thrown on it. When a ►.agon load has been husked, two men 110 the loading, picking up the loaders one at a time and dumping into the wagon with a swing motion. This will require twenty or more loaders. If the wugon is kept in the Held while husk ing, a smaller number will do. Another way la to use old or new fertilizer or grain sacks. The open sack is suspended on a simple tripod. A sack is thus suspended for each busker, and when each sack Is tilled it Is da tuched. and another tokes Its place. When the wagon is kept with the busk ers. the one bushel corn baskets may be used. They cost but a few cents each. Where the Lima Bean la Grown. While the lima be*n Is grown in veg etable gardens for local or home use In nearly every state In the Union, Its cul ture on an extensive scale as a com mercial product Is confined to Califor nia. In Ventura county, in the south western portion of the state, and In; counties adjacent thereto oil the l*a ;lflc coast, between 40,000 and 45,000 *cres are devoted to the lima bean in lustry. BEEF PRODUCTION. What the Preaent State of the Mar ket Henna to Kaatern Farmer*. Whether the present advanced price of beef and dairy products, especially beef. Is due to the controlling Influence of the so called beef combine or to the shortage of the feed supply, to the con sumer the result Is the same—namely, Increased price. To the eastern fann er there Is u deeper meaning from tbe Important bearing It has on Ills future course of operations and methods. If due entirely .to combine control, he should lend his assistance to help de stroy such an octopus, both ns a duty to his fellow man and to let the busi ness of beefinaklng settle to a perma nent basis that we may know where we are. On the other hand, It may be due to shortage of food supply incident to the western drought of last year, as some of us are Inclined to believe, together with the facts that In five years beef cattle have decreased 14 i>er rent and the population increased 15 per cent. Most of us who kuow what It means to produce good beef at the present price of feed can appreciate this Then the question arises. Shall our past be a guide to the future? Ue the cause what It may, tryst or supply and No 43 demand, we cannot belp agreeing that? if the eastern farmers irith land con taining i>er cent clay and over bad given their attention to stock raising with herds with a natural tendency to beef and left those with lighter and better adapted lands to do fruit raising we would uot have been so entirely de pendent on the west for our beef sup ply. Neither would there have lieen such a Itountiful table spread for the propagation and sustenance of the ninny insects and fungous diseases that now make fruit growing both a science and an art as well as more expensiv® than formerly. The stock farmer, requiring less help 1 011 the same acreage than the fruit farmer, would to that extent have helped the lal>or supply and decreased' the money sj>ent for concentrated fer tilizer a lid increased the land fertility] by the- application of stable manure. Our producing good beef here in the east by using uiiy of the strictly beef breeds, with"the assistance of the mod ern si!o tilled with corn and cowpeas for winter feeding, crimsou clover and winter c.ats to supplement the pastures In summer, places the feasibility of thia ( enterprise beyond question, concludes an American Agriculturist writer. I Crm«> For Applen or Potato**. Some years ago 1 made quite a num ber of bushel boxes like the one here with illustrated. 1 made them more as an aid to sorting apples In midwinter than for any other purpose. After I iiad used them for a year or two I liked them so well that 1 have made a num ber. and 1 have found them to be very us< ful in handling either apples or po taioes, says a correspondent in an ex change. Apples may be sorted, put in these bushel crates and stacked up la - i tiers as high M «■ irfgmh i (>!-.<• can reach and In this man -5 j&n ner save room In the cellar. If the apples decay, sorting Is very UUSHEL BOX. easily done, and they may be removed and placed In an other part of the cellar if necessary. These crates will not withstand as rough handling as a galvanized half bushel or basket, but they may be used In an emergency as a substitute for them In careful hands. To make these boxes cut your end pieces from twelve inch lioards twelve incites -long and the bottom pieces and sid!> strtps ___ sixteen and three quarter inches long. Nail the end strips to the bottom and afterward put on the side strips about one and a half inches apart. When the box Is made, the inside dimensions should be 12 by 12 by 15 Inches. This —- will make a good bushel. How to Keep Late Cabbage. Late cabbage laid in shallow trenches roots up will keep well if not placed too close together in the trench. Dig a trench about 8 or 10 inches deep and 2% to 3 feet wide, putting some cross pieces of wood in the bottom of the trench for some odd and end boards to rest upon, making a rough kind of plat form, leaving a space of two or three inches beneath. A little straw is spread over the boards and the cab bages are packed In head down in two layers, the upper layer being placed be tween the angles formed by the cab bages of the lower one. A coping Is placed over to keep them dry and at tention paid that they do not get fro zen.—Cor. American Gardening. Fall Work With Aiparagu. Cut off asparagus tops close to the ground and burn them. Then broad cast rotten manure until the soil is completely Jeered. This treatment will help to prevent the rust next year and to Insure an early growth of grass. A sprlug dressing of nitrate of soda will be an additional help. Agricultural Notes. Darkness and low temperature are the primary requisites in the success ful storing of potatoes. Potatoes have rotted considerably In New England, New York and New Jer sey. A new York state exchange reports the Niagara grape crop practically a failure. It Is a guess, but there must be some guessing In farming, and I believe that this Is the year to sow wheat in the Ohio valley, says Alva Agee In Nation al Stockman. Concrete buildings are much talked About of lnte. Experiments In lowa go to show that | grass Is the roost economical sheep feed. Beef production in the eastern states i Is becoming an interesting proposition, j Jack Cadc'a Monument. At Ileatbfield, In England, is a farm on which still stand the remains of an old stone house that is said once to have been the home of the notorious Jack Cade. Whether or not Cade ever lived there can never be accurately de termined, but there Is no disputing the fact that he was killed In that neigh borhood. On the main road, not far from the rulus of the house, stands a mon ument with this inscription: "Near this spot was slain the notorious rebel Jack Cade by Alexander Iden, Esq., sheriff of Kent. A. D. 1450. Ills body was carried to London and bis head fixed upon London bridge. This is the suc cess of all rebels, and this fortune chancetli ever to traitors." Ilia Sympathies Too Stromc. "You might think," said Meandering Mike, "dat 1 don't know how to work. If you do, lady, dat's a mistake. I'm a wonderful hundy man at a lot o' things." "Then why don't you get employ ment?" "It's me principles dat keeps me from followin' me Industrious inclina tions. Every time dere's a strike de clared I goes on a sympathetic strike to help along de cause. An' dere's a strike somewhere or another purty near ail de time."—Washington Star. A Unlet Place. There are queer nooks and corners In England yet. A country parson went to preach in an old remote parish one Sunday. The aged sextou, in taking him to the place, insinuatingly said: "I hope yer riv-rence won't mlDd preachln' from the chancel. Ye see, this is u quiet pluce, and I've got a duck slttiu' on fourteen eggs In the pulpit." DMn't Care to Know. Laflfan—l've got a new conundrum. Do you know why I am like a mule with a sore head? Grofat—No; 1 know you are, but I don't know why you are. Chicago Tribune. Spilled Milk. Dc cow kick de milk over kase she ain't got no sense, en folks stan' roun' en cry 'bout It kase dey In de same fix »z de cow.—Atlanta Constitution. The muscles of a bird's wing are twenty times more powerful, propor tionately speaking, than those of a man's arm. _ . ...