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£ 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commoi.place or out of date.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)
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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,
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/ 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
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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 ( '////
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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.
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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.
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drug line.
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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
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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 <<n a aiill hunt for three months,
u:id during that time he covered every
district In London and became famil
iar with every suburb. Luck and In
tut ion guided him aright. One ulght
he called In the aid of the police and
made a descent on a house, bagging
eight of the men he wanted. The pa
pers did not call them nihilists, but
counterfeiters, for the papers were not
told of the Ijombs, infernal machines
and treasonable literature captured
with them.
There were ten nihilists In the group,
and Frazer had secured but eight of
them. The eight were given up to
Russia to become Siberian exiles, but
the other two were left behind to
avenge them. That they would seek
his death Frazer fully realized and
prepared himsel* for the rtrugglo. If
they had to do with a crafty, aggres
slv: man who knew no fear, he had to
do with two cunning, yind'etive men
who had sworn to tuica his life and
would dare everything accomplish
their object. Their Identity was un
known to til in, as th. y had been out
of the country while lie was working
up*his case, while it was more than
probable that they knew him by sight.
They also had the advantage of hav
ing friends among the criminal classes
who would aid them in various ways.
Having concluded his labors for the
English government, the English gov
ernment wanted nothing more of De
tective Frazer. Were it known that bo
had received orders from the cabinot
there was 110 telling what public build
ing might be blown up iu revenge. An
Infernal machine In the house of par
liament or a bomb thrown through a
window of Somerset House would
awaken all England In an hour, aud
questions might be asked that the gov
ernment would flud It embarrassing to
answer.
While England aud Russia have long
been 011 the most friendly terms, there
are plenty of Englishmen, aud many
of tlKMii people of intiuenc*, who sym
pathize jyith the struggle for freedom
in Russia und argue that the czar's ob
stinacy has driven his subjects to
adopt extreme measures. The govern
ment would have been glad to hear
that Frazer w:;s going oflf to Australia
or America for a long vacation, and it
so hinted, but he refused to go. Ue
knew he had been marked down by tho
two nihilists, and pride prevented him
from running away. While they hunt
ed for him he would hunt for them. It
should be a battle to the death.
lie madf an Immediate more, and
perhaps It was with a feeling of ex
ultation that he discovered thht the
enemy was Just as prompt.. He was
in a low dancehousc In disguise when
the point of a knife thrust at his heart
was buried In the momoranduni boot:
la his pocket, and the would be assas
sin got away. Frazer was not Injured,
but his nerves were a bit shaken. In
leaving the street behind hini a brick,
dropped from a third story window,
missed his head by an Inch. The next
day he called other officers to his aid
and raided a house of doubtful charac
ter, but of all the persons pulled in
none was detained beyond a day.
From that day on, for months and
months, Frazer was hunting over Lon
don. lie was never Frazer as his com
rades knew him. He had a dozen dif
ferent disguises, and If he was a "toft"
one day he was a costermonger the
next. Here and there he picked up a
Clew until it came to pass that he
knew the lodgings of his foes and
would have recognized their faces on
the street. Then they suddenly dls
ippeared, and within a week they had
taken a leaf out of his book and adopt
ed djsguises. A seeming mendicant ac
costed him one day and sought to stab
him in the back. As he walked the
streets one night a bullet whizzed by
his head. A box was left at his lodg
ings which proved to be an Infernal
machine, and in the crowd at the en
trance of a theater an attempt was
made to assassinate him.
It was a game of life and death
well played, but though the detectivo
realized that the odds were against
him he would not give up. He shifted i
his lodgings, had the press announce j
that be bad left England and went into
the slums as an evangelist. After two
weeks lie spotted one of his men, but
before he could make a move he was
assaulted and laid up for a fortnight.
He was traced to his new lodgings,
and a bomb was used to blow out the
front of the house.
He was determined to give the nihil
ists no rest until he had them in limbo,
and oo the other hand a new "center"
appeared a :.I s>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.
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Of DOROTHY 1
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By EMILY S. WINDSOR ►
Copyright, 18. i. b> E. S. Windsor
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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
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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. _ . ...