VOL. XXXX H HUSELTON'S | n G. o. D. FT H Sale of Shoes H W There M %2 Is a M Bunch of iMoqey PA Lost and made in Shoes this inopth! yA Si We lose—Yon win! L (l 1250 pairs Fall and Winter Shoes. wA W1 Men's, Women's and Children's—so far not sold—will, I'V as is onr custom—BE CUT IN PRICE and prompt- yA Wl ly gotten rid of! k« ] SALE IS NOW GOING ON! fj j TAKE DUE NOTICE! f4 JUSELTON'S :SIRJ 1903 January Prices 1903 Bickers. Men's Coon Tail Excluder Knit Boots and Heavy Dnck Rolled Edge Overs at $2 2r. Men's Ball-Band Felt Boots and Heavy Dnck Rolled Edge Overs at 2 -•> Men's Gray Felts and Extra Heavy Goodger Glove Overs at 1 •> > Man's Extra Heavy Goodger Glove perfections at 1 Men's Buckle Arctics at Men's first quality rubbers at Boys' first quality rubbers at • Misses' and Children's fine rubbers at • ~«j Child's canvas boots at *' ,J LEATHER GOODS- Nettleton's $.5.00 tine shoes in patent-colt, box-calf and vici kid at $• J 50 Packards' <4. 00 fine shoes in patent-colt, cordovan and box calf at 3 00 One lot Men's $2 50 fine shoes in velour-calf, vici-kid and box-calf at 1 50 One lot Boys' $2.00 fine shoes at 1 4'J One lot Youths' fine shoes at Ho LADIES' FINE SHOES Baker & Bowman's $4.00 fine shoes in Dongala and patent-kid, hand turns and hand welts at One lot Ladies' fine patent-kid shoes, stylish lasts, $3 00 grade, at. - 00 One lot Misses' $2.00 fine shoes, welt soles, in box calf, enamel and patent l6fttb6r at .. «#•••••••••••••■ ••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• i One lot Ladies' $1.50 fine shoes, box-calf or fine dongola at...... •••••••• 10° Children's fine shoes at 25c, 35c, 50c and f>oc Leggins and overgaiters at greatly reduced prices High Iron Stands with four lasts at 50 cents. All warm lined shoes and slippers and balance of our Holiday slippers to be closed out reguardless of cost. A grand reduction in all lines. ... It will pay you to visit this great sale and secure some of the bargains being offered. Repairing neatly and promptly done. JOHN BICKEL, 128 South Main St., - BUTLER, PA. 1 BIG SALE j ) OF \ I Winter Goods. < S We have r i had a very J J large business { 1 the past three £ C months and find we now J i have odds and ends in all de- \ \ partme*nts, which we have placed S % on sale at a price that will make them / C move in a few days. Come in and see for yourself. I S Yours lor Clothing, \ fDOOTHerr & GRAHA^.| ~ KECK Fall & Winter Weights f\ . /'] Have a nattiness about them that '■ J«y rjj » I\ l\ mark the wearer, it won't do to •—[ J i\[A/ W PI wear the last year's output. You | -/ P j—7 won't get the latest things at the ■rf X/ \*\ C J stock clothiers either, llieup-to- 1 v ] JV date tailor only can supply them, i I II J, nlTl IJ If you want not only the latest (J jil 111 {fill things in cut and fit and work t ij.l I | '■ 1/ / I >n«nship, the finest in durability, jijl It li 11 m -vhere else can you get combina- X/ * | 111 * ions, you get them at K E C K G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 124 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler, P* LEVINTONS' Great Reduction Sale of High-Class Clothing. This great sale gathers force as it grows. Immense stocks have T>ecn brought from the stock room and thrown upon the Bargain Tables to take the place of the lots depleted by the terrific onslaught of the buyers since Saturday morning. Everything under our roof is price-slashed- no thought of profits exists now. All our energy is bent upon clearing out as much merchandise as possible before this sale is over. /Wen's Suits and Overcoats. Regular Price $6.00, sale price $ 3.75 Regular Price 7.50, sale price 5.00 Regular Price 10 and sl2, sale price 750 Regular Price 13.50 to $1 5, sale price 9.75 Regular Price 18.00 to $22, sale price 14 50 Regular Price 25.00 to S2B, sale price 1 y.50 LEVINTONS' Reliable One Price Clothers, 122 S. Main St., Butler, Pa THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Nasal Z?f?y?X CATARRH cleanses, soothes and heals f m the diseased membrane. It cures catarrh and drives M a cold in the head quickly. Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Rel ef is Im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does not produce sneezing. Size, 50 cents at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. va L® 13 Fi li " H Pi Johnston's Vi | V •'*- L ? rj Beef. Iron and Wine L^S >A 3 is tbe f «l A Best Tciuic & 1 and M A Blood Purifier. & J k Price, 50c pint. ¥ & A S Prepared a tad trJ Isold only at Lsj Johnston's n Crystal N ■4 Pharmacy. M £ It. M. LOGAN. Ph. G.. Manager, §j? ..; lOS N. Main St., Butler, Pa Both "Phones J Everything in the drug line. A Just Arrived Early Fall Goods lii Latest Coronation Suitings; Also Black and White Novalties. Wedding Suits a Specialty. Call and examine before leaving your order for suit. eooPKR, Leading Tailor, With Newton, Pi ano JYI an. An Almanac FREE If anyone living in the country who cannot call at our store will send us a postal card giving their name and address we will mail them free of charge our best 1903 Almanac. Prescription work a specialty. REMCK & GROHMAN, 109 N. Main St., Butler, Pa. Both I'honcs. Pearson B. Nace's Livery Feed andlSaleStable Rear of Wick House! Butler Penn'a." The best of horses and first class rlf?s al ways on hand and for hire. Best accommodat ions In town for perma nent boarding and transient trade. Speci al care guaranteed. Stable Room For 65 Horses. A Rood c ass of horses, both drivers and draft horses always on hand and for sale under a full guarantee; and horses bough pon proper notification* by PEARSON B. NACE. Telephone No. 219. BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1903 ♦!- v •> -> * •<—> 4* -S- -> •»- *> -> 1 ABORIGINES 1 * % Z f 'By Esther Harlan * X T * Copyright. 1" 1, by A. S. Richardson «£ .j.-t* •> -t- -t- •> vv♦ •> The "cliff dwellers," from the dizzy altitude of" tin ir apartments in the old studio building, were on terms of semi rivalry (veiled of course by the usual billowy court sies) with the "mound builders," who "burrowed" on the first floor. The f rmer "drew with a pencil." and the latter "did things with a pen," and there was absolutely no ground for collision in their work, but instinctive ly they pretended there was (each se er tly wondering if the others guessed facts) merely to disguise the real cause f,. r the friction—a man, as usual, or, rather, three men, who also "bunked" in tli studio building. The sum of the situation was the cliff dwellers were the poster sort both as to occupation and personality. They dressed snnrtly, chatted entertainingly, even wittily, were trammeled by no traditions and w ; re a match in most ways for any up to date young man of their ac quaintance. Whereas the mound builders were not full fledged Bohemians and far from "smart," they still had ideals and Hlusi ;ns. also a chaperon, who was the mother of one of them. They had taken the ground floor apartment be cause the rent was lower. When Dal and his chum and "the other one" spent an evening either sep arately or collectively with the mound builders, they came away feeling de cidedly Jolly, almost boyishly so, on good terms with themselves and the rest of the world. "A call on the builders leaves a good, wholes me taste in a fellow's mouth," "the other one" had remarked one night. # • The little girl's mother's a brick," Dal chimed in. "She makes one feel 1: ■ the time when the treetops 'seemed eh ye again: t the sky.' " Dallas Sinclair had dropped in this afternoon just for a word with Yiva cia. she of the cliff dwellers, and had sttpped batk of the screen to examine soiiie of her latest sketches. Ylvacia h: 1 paused in the next room to slip on a pretty house gown. Somehow she al ways liked lo look her best when Dal came. h'o it happened that while Dal was back of the screen they left the eleva tor and paused to study the card care lessly left in the ground glass door. " 'Back at 2.' It's ten minutes of. Let's wait. I can never screw my cour age up to this point again."' It was the voice of "the little girl," she of the mound builders. Then the door was pushed farther open, and the two entered. "Oh, mamsie, dear! If our den only looked like '.ids! I wonder people ever come to see us—we're so 'sparse.' " Dallas we jr.i an agony. It would certainly net uc to disclose his pres ence. Hiss 11 loathed the role of eaves dropper. Y.'l he did so want to know which one she cared for, himself or "the other one." "If only my last wee bit story will bo a 'go,' " the sweet voice went on, "then I can accept Mr. Sinclair's invitation at last. I suppose most of our friends real ly believe our 'no place like home' ex cuses by this time." "Is that the bachelor girl story— ' Tins?' " the older voice asked. "Why didn't you let Mr. Sinclair have that, Dorothy? He told you he was on the Dp to Date staff," "Now, mother mine, you know I couldn't do a tliiug like that. I would rather never have it printed." "Well, maybe not. You're a funny little chick cf a daughter, but one can overdo even so desirable a thing as in dependence. If Mr. Sinclair wants to be of service to you, I don't see why— even if he is merely a casual acquaint ance"—t lie color crept up over the girl's fair throat—"you would do the same for him, I am sure." "But, anyway, it's lots more fun, inamsie, dear," the girl began, with an effort at lightness, "to blaze one's own trees." "And that is why you said 'No' to Tom Davenport last week and refused Aunt Sageman's gifts"— "Now, mother, dear, you know Aunt Sagenian treated you atrociously not so long back. I'm not going to swallow that just because I happen to need togs." "Still it doesn't do to be too proud, dearie. Who was it—Elijah—who let himself be cared for by—wasn't it ra vens?" "Mamsie, you must read up," the girl exclaimed, laughing. "Havens are all right, or even English sparrows, for that matter, but I draw the line at relations. And as for Tom, he was good, and he had pennies and ances tors and all the usual means of grace, but—well, I just couldn't, that's all. It would seem nice, though," reflec tively, "not to have to calculate whether my shoes will hang together till I get back before I accept an In vitation for a stroll. I'm afraid Provi dence has grown a trifle absentminded in my direction of late." "Dorothy, my dear," the older voice cried, "you frighten me. You must not talk so," and then with a change of tone and apparent irrelevance: "Dal las Sinclair was talking to me last night about his home. He has a very lovable nature, Dorothy, such a con tract to Mr. Mortimer." "The other one? Oh, he's just a nice playfellow. What—what did Mr. Sin clair say to you, mother?" There was a clatter of heels In the ball, a momentarily astonished face In the doorway, the glibly false as surances of welcome and delight, dur ing which Dal silently and unnoticed slipped fiom screen to open door. He too!: the first cab for his office in tho I p to Date building to Importune the Fng suffering manuscript reader as to a story entitled "Tips," which he rep r> seiiltd as having been turned in by hims If incog, after a bad quarter of an hour. "But wait till I touch it up, and you'll howl for it," he said. "I believe she'd forgive me if she knew," he assured his conscience, "and I'll tell her all about it after ward." A week later a typewritten note of acceptance, with a double dosed check, which Dorothy in her inexperience did not stop to scrutinize (it was not from the ,! p to Date checkbook), made sun shine in a certain dark studio and made possible a certain long deferred outing, from which two people return ed tired and happy as the children they really were at heart. "The flat seems so stuffy after—to day," Dorothy had said. "Let's go up on the roof just for a sendoff''— •H)h, the cliff dwellers staked that off long ago as their claim," Dorothy ob jected wistfully. "Nonsense! What's that to 'us es?' We'll counterstake." And they laugh ed as they entered the cagelike old ele vator. Up among the chimneys and under the stars, sitting without dis comfort on ; e edge of the ugly brick cornice— "lf I only had space Hko tills to write In." Doroth; - said, "but in ray slice of a room— just a pigeonhole"— "Why. that's all right." the man re turned ehet rily. "You're just a sketch yourself yet. Pigeonholes are the places for such things. Wait till you get to be a volume and a number of them" — "Then I'll be laid on the shelf?" "No; you'll have a whole library to yourself." "I think I'll tell you a bit of luck that came my way lately," Dorothy began after a pause, and then she re- . lated all she knew of the Up to Date incident. Dallas Sinclair was properly 1 surprised, appreciative and congratu latory, and when conscience twinged he repeated, "I'll tell her the truth— afterward." It was so good to be there hi the mellow autumn starlight, so free, so still, so—yes, so near together. "To getherness" is one of the good things of this dear old earth. For a moment the thought of it all thrilled the girl's sensitive being, the little white hand that was nearest Dai's trembled and turned its pink palm half outward, then its owner drew it back into her lap and put the other demurely over it. The man had seen, and his heart, throbbing joyously, had understood. "Why don't you let it have its way?" he said simply, taking gentle posses sion of the little fingers. "How could you know?" she acqui esced happily. A pair of eyes, unnoticed, emerged from the trapdoor and as quickly van ished. "No, I don't feel like going up on the roof tonight," their owner said wearily a few minutes later to the other cliff dwellers. "I—l don't feel— I think I'll say good night." "Don't squeal till your hundred dol lar 'Autumn Leaf' poster comes out, Vivacia," somebody called after her. "Oh, I'll be all right In the morn ing." Women are all alike, whether they make red and green posters or dream dreams on housetops. A Conscientious Man. "I am still without a father-in-law," said the drummer, "and I guess a Long Island farmer is more to blame for it than anybody else. I met one of his daughters while 1 was on my summer vacation and fell In love with her, and after six months' correspond ence I went down to tackle the old man al>out it. I drove up to the house with a horse and buggy and went in, but before I could get around to the subject nearest my heart he said: " 'As a deputy sheriff of this county I'll have to arrest you, sir.' "'What's up?' I asked. " 'Driving fasfer than eight miles an hour.' " 'But I was in a hurry to see your daughter. I want to ask her hand of you.' "'Wanter marry Sarah, eh?' " 'I do.' " 'Waal, that's kind of you, but I must do my duty as an officer and make 0 shillings in fees. You'll have to go along.' "I went along with him," said the drummer, "and was fined $5 and costs, and, though I'm not a thin skinned man, my feelings were hurt, and I left Sarah to find a better man. She was a nice girl, but her old dad was too conscientious for me." JnmeH Returned, He had returned from his two weeks off looking much the better for it, and as he entered the store the proprietor advanced and shook hands with him and gave him a warm welcome. Tho bookkeeper was puzzled and put out, but only for a moment. Then the pro prietor explained. "James, we have had an expert on your books during your absence." "Y-yes, sir." "He has discovered that you have embezzled $350,000 from us during the last two years." "But, !' ' "Don't deny It, James. Figures won't lie. Yes, you have embezzled $350,000" — "But I-I"- —"and I am glad to see you back. We happen to be hard up just at pres ent, and if you could lend us $25,000 we'd take it as a great favor and re member it the first of the year. There's a check, James, and please fill it out and go on with your work as usual. Glad you had a good time, and I hope it won't inconvenience you in tho least to pull us out of the hole. That's all, and thank you very much." An I2ml>arrassin«r Answer. A man sent a note to a rich neighbor with whom lie was on friendly terms to know If lie could borrow an ass for a few hours. The worthy old man was no scholar and happened to have a guest sitting with him at the time, to whom he did not wish to expose his Ignorance. Opening the note and pre tending to iread it, he reflected a mo ment and turned to the servant. "Very good," said he. "Tell your master I'll come myself presently." The Inventor'* Triumph. "You say that Arbelter's inventions have made several men millionaires, but did ho ever make anything out of them ?" "Oh, yes. He was singularly success ful with his devices In that respect. He made enough to perfect all of them." —Indianapolis News. All In Vain. Clara—l suppose I shall have to give Mr. Flddlcback the next dance. Maud-Why don't you sit it out with him? "Well, I've tried that."—New Yorker. The Whole Thing. She—None of your "love In a cottage" for me. I want a browustonc house in a fashionable neighborhood. He—And I suppose you want it in your own name too. —Brooklyn Life. Clrcanatancea Alter Face*. "But she used to be considered quite i a beauty." "That was before her father failed." —Detroit Free Press. The world is full of people who would break their necks any time rather than wait for the next car.—Atchison Globe. Started IllKht In. "My dear," said the caller, with a winning smile, to the little girl who occupied the study while her father, the eminent literary man, was at his dinner, "1 suppose you assist your papa by entertaining the bores?" "Yes, sir," replied the little girl grave ly. "Please be seated." No Feara For the lloy. Teacher -Your, son, sir, has a very high temper, I am sorry to say. Fa I her—l am glad to hear It, sir. If you will grind him Into shape, I'll teach him to keep his high temper for high purposes.—Chicago Tribune. flgSr&RMlfafr FIELp.^QARPEN A HANDY FARM BUILDING. Sninll Hothouse Planned For Datoh- «in«l Other Jobs. A Farm Journal reader wanted a plan for a hoghouse where be could keep four brood sows and fatten twenty to thirty young hogs in fall and winter. He wanted to cook all the food in it and keop the corn in the second story; also to be able to heat water for butch ering time and have the lire safe. In reply to- his request he was advised by the journal mentioned that such a bouse may be built for little money, the price of the lumber varying according to the locality: First dig trenches below frost depth and lay walls for the sills 10 by 2! and pi. in for a planl; floor one foot to eighteen inches above the round. Have the first story only high cnoeeh to clear a man's head, as it is warmer in winter, lu the cor: er have a chimney and f<-oil cooker which will also hat t! e water. Here is a room S by 10 where the cooking, ~ocor • I t r • : run lioouocscs. butchering and cutting up of meats may be done. When five p 'us are !:eeded a movable partition may 1* put i.i at r::iki!iT an.-th \ Over this should 1-e a large traj ioor In the sec ond ii.;or, thro, gh which ropes and blocks may be 1 t C wn from the raft er.-; to raise the pi; s when dressed. Thus the water w i not need to be carried far. s id the work may pro ceed even if the day be stormy or se verely cold. Another pLin is better b cause more roomy, but act so easily In a ted at fat 1 - rowing time, the woikroonj being in the center of the building, 'ibis has the further a i vantage of permitting tue operator to feed direct from the workro; is. .Such a place v»*i!l be fauna convenient to (i i many odd farm jobs like painting, oiling harness, washing wagons, etc. The ;'ar end of the work room has a roli.ng door large enough to run in a w.-:;;o:i. FO//L KILLING. |(OH to llniiille Chicken*. Turkejn, •) . l lifc Kilt! . «*N«. Farmer.teiJo.a have any difficulty in killing tli ii bir;'.s painlessly, but amateurs sometimes find the operation a difficult matter. An Ignorant opera tor may uniuientioualli be guilty of cruelty. An attempt to wring the neck has been known to end in the head of the bird bc.ng twisted round and round, the result be ng that it comes to li.i again, says A. V. Meersch, the poultry taan, who gives the following ii:. traction for proper killing In New England Homestead: V« riniciiiK tlie Neck. WriugLng the neck is one of the most pai diss ways of killing u fowl, and with care this should not bj difficult, i !:.• fowl must be held firmly by the legs with the left hand, while the head is grasped with the right hand, with them'i and fingers round the l.r. a . 'i he bird is then placed across the knees, breast downward, with the :nc!; held ov r the right knee. The ici. is '.hen quickly and firmly e*- :< !'e ' a;: ! the head bent back sudden ly w.tli s me force. By this means the n .-k s!i u d be dislocated just below h • juacti n w.tli the head. Another ht.iaaae way < f killing is to hold the fowl by the legs with the bead hang ing t'.on ii aed strike a sharp blow with hei. stick across the back of the hea l A simple and effectual method s to ho'.d tli • fowl firmly by the neck with the hand and swing the bird icuad. hoK'ing the iU'ck tightly, when tli ■ weight of the fowl breaks the neck. With the linlft*. I :> Us : re usually killed by thrusting a knife through the roof of the mouth lilt i t'.e I rain. A usual mode of kill -5- g < s • is to strike them a blow at !: ae|; of thv neck and run a sharp I oi tie! keil'e into the hollow at the eoa of the head and neck. Tur key. are k'lied by thrusting a knife th:o:i,".h the roof of the mouth, the wings beL.g crossed to prevent strug gle.Fowls must be bled also when killed. When the Calf Feel* Blue. In stormy weather it will pay the feeder to slay in the feed lots with the cal.es all day. In bad weather a oalf f. els "blue," just as a human being, and often if left to himself will not eat. When the calf does not eat, he will not gain. At such times if the feeder who has petted his calves will stay in the feed lot, stir up the feed in otic box, freshen it In another ar.rl offer a hand ful to the calf that is not eating the ealf will eotne around his feeder for companionship and after he has had a few muiithfuls of feed will find that he Is hungry and will eat a hearty meal. The alf makes a good gain from that day's feed. THE ONION CROP.' KKlitK For I.ate Winter t*e and Sale— Chicago t/urliiu Slied*. Onions need especial care to keep the bulbs In good condition for late winter use and sale. If carefully dried before being stored for the winter, the hardi est part of the battle is over, as by per fectly drying the bulbs the life germ becomes dormant and will remain In that state until nearly spring, if condi tions are favorable. Near Chicago, where thousands of bushels are raised every year for the city trade, the grow ers have small movable sheds with tight roofs. In which shallow boxes fit, with air spaces between. The onions remain in the sheds in the field where they grow until perfectly cured. Winter Cure. During winter onions keep best in a dry cellar where there is a good circu lation of air and where the tempera ture can be kept only a few degrees above freezing. It is almost useless to attempt to keep the white sorti all win ter, most of them being suitable only for early use, the red and jcllov. vari eties being more hardy and less liable ito rot. When it is impossible to keep the onions at the proper temperature in a cellar or pit, some growers freeze them, having theiu >-0 protected that they feel little change iu temperature, and once frozen they remain so all winter. A tight l»ln is built lu some outbuilding, a layer of chaff or saw dust-a foot deep is placed iu the bot tom, and as Hie layers of onions are put in more chaff is added, and care Is exercis d to keep a layer of it between the onions and the sides of the bin. When the onions are all iu. a very heavy layer is placed over the top. They will freeze in a cold climate, but wi'l t:oi freeze and thaw, which is the only way in which freezing hurts them. When wanted for use or sale, they can be thawed out gradually and will be as sound as wh.'n li. st pulled. The last of lhern wiil pro'.ub'y be disposed of by February, there will be 110 dan ger or the'r thawing too rapidly when the weather becomes warm. Sortins In liarlj- Winter. It is a goo.l pi.in to sort onions when storing them i:i early winter to save handling theji so much iatir. The sinali oni s can be sold f'>r pickles, brin ing a much better price than the larger ones. Pa it of the small oues should be kept <.ver to plant in the spring to grow l;>r • onions for sum mer use and to provide early green onions. OUR FOOD PRODUCTS. Official FlßiirrN For the ConslJera tlo'i of rrodnt-er it ml Coomiuicp. The preliminary estimate cf th«» aver age yield per acre of ccm. according to the government'* report. Is 'iO.S bush els as coii.par* d wi'.li an average yield of 1(5.7 bushels in 1901. The general average as to <;u:'!l.y is Mi.7 per .cent as compared with 7:;.7 pi-r cent last year. It U estimated tliat about 1.0 per cent of the corn crop of l!)0t was still in the liai:i!s of farmers en Nov. 1, 1902. as coiuj arid \. itli 4.5 per cent of the crop of 19er acre of rough rice in bushels is a; follows: Louisiana. a 5.5; Ni.rth Carolina, 31.C; South Carolina. 2.1.3; Georgia, 31; Florida. '2l: Ala .ama. -5-2; Mississippi, 10.4; Texas, 45. The Tillering Habit of Wheat. The tillering habit eliffe'rs quite ma terially between varieties of wheat. In some It is very "id as much seed of these varieties would not be required as those 111 which this char acteristic was not so well developed. Many have noticed how profusely the Turkey wheat tillers. New* ami Note*, An English invention Is a gasoline motor plow which. It is claimed, will do the w. rk of thirty men and eighty hor es at a <-ost of $2 a day. It is to be exhi'tit d at the St. Lou s exposb tiou. Commercial estiutatss Indicate a flax si ed crop jn the United State's in 1902 ot about 27.000.000 bushels, a record crop. A London authority estimates the world's wheat crop of 1902 at 2,892,- 000.000 bushels. Prof ss' r Bolley of North Dakota ti'id; the two ends of the i>otato tuber practically equal in seed value. With i>eef. mutton and pork at high prices, lien meat and eggs should be better property than ever. Tins year's yield of nay is. with the exception of 1898, the highest ever re l.orted by the department of agricul ture. The Company'* Iteason, An amusing extract from a Belgian paper gives the following incident; A woman whose husbaud had lost his life in a railway accident received from the company 10,000 francs by way of compensation. Shortly after she heard that a traveler who had lost a leg had been paid 20,000 francs. The widow at once put on her bonnet aud shawl and went to tbe oflice of the company. "Gentlemen, how iu this?" she asked. "You give 20,000 francs for a leg, and you allowed me only 10,000 francs for the loss of my husband!" "Madam," was the reply, "the reason is plain. Twenty thousand francs won't provide him with a leg, but for ten thousand you can get a husband," Adam's Htaeff. The Talmudic writers tell us that "the blt'ssed God gave to the first man in paradise a staff which had been created between the stars. Adam gave it to Enoch, Enoch to Noah, Noah to Shem, Sliern to Abraham, Abraham to Isaac, Isaac to Jacob. Jacob carried it into Egypt and gave it to his son Joseph. When Joseph died, his house hold goods were taken to the house of Pharaoh. Pharaoh took the staff of Adam, which had descended to Jo seph from the first man, and put it amoug his special treasures." Economical Man. The native pointed out to the stran ger an old man who was passing. "That man," said the native, "beats the world ou close figuring." "Makes a little money go a long ways, does lie?" "Well, rather. In the winter he put revolving doors into a big building that he owns, and he never took them out again all summer." "Pure matter of economy?" "Exactly." "Itather small and mean, I should think. The cost of taking out and put ting back the revolving doors ought not to be great, and he's giving his tenants and their patrons a lot of unnecessary labor." "That's just it," explained the native. "He's making them work for him for nothiug. Why, he stores up the power generated by those de>ors and uses it to run the elevators. Why, the man is so close that, he den'sn't get mad in summer because he thinks his anger would cause him to give out heat that he'll need in the winter." —Chicago Post. THE DOMAIN OF DESPAIR, j That Awful Great Basin Bctwcca th» Horktra and the Slerraa. There are various kinds and degrees | of deserts In this country, but the most i utterly hopeless are found In the so j celled Great basin between the Rock ies and the Sierras. This is a vast re- | giou of deserts, with here and there an area where nature in prankish mood seems actually to have made an effort to produce spectacular effects of hor ror. From the Wasatch mountains to ; the Sierra Nevada extends a ghastly stretch of territory which is Intersect ?d by a series of high mountain ranges running parallel north and south, with valleys between. A birdseye view of the landscape shows three principal ranges, two of which are known as the Aiuargosa and Panamint, and between these is Death valley, so called because It Is the very abode of death. Imagined narrow strip of add plain shut in between twe mighty mountain walls, the peaks stretching up 10,000 feet Into a burning sky. The surface of this plain, which Is 175 feet below sea level. Is a mere crust of salt and alkali, through which a ridden horse breaks up to his knees Into a horrid paste than eats both hair md bide. A gray haze that never lifts makes everything indistinct and puzzling to the view. Xo vegetation is to be seen save a very scanty sagebrush, with leaves that are not green, but gray, and here and there a sort of cactus that grows to Ave or six feet In height, with extended branches. It is called the "dead man" because in the night each stalk looks like a corpse by the way side. But the supreme horror of the place Is the heat, which Is unspeakable. There Is a breeze, but it Is so scorching hot as to blister your face. Streams flow from springs down toward the valley, but never reach It, because the hent dries tbem up on the way.—Satur day Evening Post. IMPROVED ON NATURE. A Point That Won a Lawsuit For William McKlnley. A year or two after William McKln ley had bogun the practice of the law at Canton, 0., he distinguished himself In a humorous fashion In one of his first successful cases. As hap pens In court, the humor w«ft>ot mere ly for the sake of the Joke/but for seri ous purpose. Mr. Edward T. Roe In "The Life Work of William McKlnley" tells the story. The case was a suit against a sur geon, whom the plaintiff charged with having set his leg so badly that*lt was bowed. McKlnley defended the sur geon and found himself pitted against John McSweeney, one of the most bril liant lawyers of the Ohio bar. McSweeney brought his client Into court and had him expose the Injured limb to the Jury. It was very crooked, and the case looked bad for the sur geon. But McKlnley had both hie eyes open, as usual, and fixed them keenly on the other man's leg. As soon as the plaintiff Jvas turned over to him he asked that tße other leg should aU"» be bared. The plaintiff and McSweeney objected vigorously, but the Judge ordered It done. Then it ap peared that his second leg was still more crooked than that which the sur geon had set. "My client seems to have done better by this man than nature itself did," snld Melunley, "and I move that the suit be dismissed, with a recommenda tion to the plaintiff that he have the other leg broken and then set by the surgeon who set the first one." Heedleaaneaa. Heedlessness may not be one of the seven deadly sins, but could the perpe trator oftener witness the result of his act a whole list of casualties would be come obsolete. A little Italian boy, lightly clad, was recently helping to sort out bottles from a city dump heap. In trying to remove a stopper from a condensed milk Jar he accidentally broke the glass, and a powerful add poured down his side. The child fell screaming to the ground, terribly burn ed. lie will be crippled for life. The person who, after finishing some exper iment or process, corked the cupful of Innocent looking acid In the bottle and threw it into the ash barrel "didn't think."—Youth's Companion. Tha Only Exception. "She's unusually conscientious, you say?" "Yes, indeed; even in the smallest de tails of life." "Able to resist any sort of a tempta tion r "U nquestiona bly." "Has she ever been to Europe?" The champion of woman looked star tled. "Oh, well," he said, "of course, If she had a chance to smuggle a few gowns into the country, why—why—that's a different matter." —Chicago Post The Eyes and the Temper, There are experts on the eyes who hold stoutly to the theory that troubles In vision often cause serious lapses from u well ordered life amo«g chil dren and that disobedience, ill temper, cruelty, wanton destructlveness and hysterics arc frequently due among youngsters to aberrations and to ail ments which uffect the sense of sight Such a theory may appear to be car ried so far as to be almost a fad, yet there may be something in it The Anchor. "Sailors are awful forgetful, ain't they?" asked little Elsie. "Why, what makes you think that?" Inquired her papa. "Because every time they leave a place they have to weigh their anchor. If they weren't forgetful, they'd re member the weight"—Exchange. Remember that four out of five bluffs arc called and that a full hand seldom loses.—Atchison Globe. Grnpra. "Grapes dissolve and dislodge gravel and calculi." says the doctor. They bring the stomach and bowels to a healthy condition. Even tlie consump tive finds new life in tliein and should »ake grape Juice by the tumblerful lally. us 11 make* new, rich lilood. It builds up the tissues and feeds starved nerves It U also cleansing. l.lclittilnu Itnjildity. It Is absolutely Impossible for us to conceive or the rapidity and brilliancy of lightning. It has been estimated that a Hash occupies less than one mil Itonth part of a second As one-tenth of a second is needed for the full effect of any light upo i the eye. we get only a very faint Idea of the brilliancy of the Bash. ( none For ll»f Condition. "YOII don't !.H!NE so brilliantly as of vore." remarked tin-oil "No." said the wick: "I have been turned down by Miss Maude because thut young simpleton Is comlMg."— Town and Country. UNIQUE PROPOSALS. SOME RATHER CURIOUS METHODS OF POPPING THE QUESTION. Writing an Order of lUnUce With a Shotgun—lnditing a Lore Letter With a Waterfall—Fireworks and Vegetables Pressed Into Service. Miss Annie the champion rifle shot, was practicing In a London shooting gallery one day, firing at the regulation cardboard target when a' stranger happened along tip a spare rifle, fired 100 shots thereat, the whole spelling out the following message: "Will you marry me?" The lady was naturally somewhat surprised; but not to be outdone, she promptly replied after similar fashion with her own match rifle, "Certainly; not" This is probably unique as an offer of marriage, but it is a fact that a young matron living in a south London suburb has in her possession at this present moment several rifle written love letters. The lady in question was formerly, an attendant at a shooting gallery in a certain popular place of amusement (soon, alas, to be closed forever) which la "down Westminster way," her sweetheart that was and husband that Is used to drop in of an evening to practice. He became so expert after awhile that he could place the shots where he liked to within a fraction of an inch, and he frequently used hid skill when no inconvenient onlookers were around in the manner indicated. Needless to say that as soon as he had finished the little perforated squares of cartridge paper were carefully re moved and preserved by her for whom alono the messages so curiously writ ten thereon were intended. The most farfamed feature of the beautiful Yosemlte valley, In Califor nia, is the Bridal Veil falL It descends from the plateau, nearly 3,000 feet above,, in a single ribbon of silvery; water" limned luminously against the dark vertical face of the precipice. Perhaps It was its romantic name which suggested to Charles Evelyn, a young and wealthy San Franciscan, to utilize the falling streamlet In an alto gether novel fashion. Anyhow be spent several thousand dollars in construct- Ing at the summit of the cliff, Jnst where the water gathers Itself together for Its final terrific leap Into the abyss below, a sort of vertically sliding sluice door which worked so smoothly; and so perfectly that it could be low ered and raised several times In the~~*~ course of a single minute. Then when his preparations were complete he brought to the valley from her far eastern home the young lady to whom he was engaged, and by alter nately raising and lowering the sluice gates above for longer or shorter inter vals, as the case might be, he caused the cascade to tell her in spurts and Jets, corresponding to the dots and dashes of the Morse alphabet of the love he bore her. Whether the lady ex actly approved of this blazoning abroad of what should have been a message sacred to ber eyes alone Is not record ed, but she has, at all events, the su preme satisfaction of reflecting that she is the only woman in the world to whom a love letter has been Indited by. a harnessed waterfall Love letters spelled out In fireworks are of course common. One such writ ten aloft in particolored globes of flame and addressed by a Magyar noble to his affianced bride at Herrmannstadt is said to have cost £BOO. In a Sussex garden a lovelorn but bashful swain sowed In mustard and cress a marriage proposal to the daugh ter of bis next door neighbor, and the fair one, not to be outdone, answered, "Yes," In radishes. They were mar ried without delay, and both the pro posal and the answer were served and eaten at the wedding breakfast After all, however, It Is doubtful whether the modern lover has, on the whole, progressed very far In the mat ter of Inventing novelties, either In marriage proposals or love letters. Nearly 4,000 years ago a proposal for the hand of an Egyptian princess was inscribed elaborately on a block of solid stone and can be Been to this day by any one curious In such mat ters in the British museum. Machares, an old time king of Colcbla, wooed his wife by sending her presents of young and beautiful child slaves, each of whom bad some tender and loving message tattooed on the skin of the back, while, coming down to more recent times, it is recorded of the Prince de Conti that he sent to a cer tain great lady a proposal Indited on a golden plaque, exquisitely engraved, the letters of the words of the epistle being formed of diamonds, rubles and emeralds set In the metaL The lady's answer was, however, In the negative, whereupon the prince re quested that she would at least do him the honor of accepting a ring con taining a miniature of himself. To this she assented, but stipulated that the ring should be destitute of Jewels. The tiny portrait was accordingly set In a simple rim of gold, but to cover the painting a large diamond, cut very thin, served as a glass. The lady promptly returned the Jewel, where upon the prince had It ground to pow der, which he used to dry the Ink of the note he wrote to her on the sub ject—London Tit-Bits. There by Rlfht. One of tbem went over and Whis pered to the stranger who had come in and taken a seat: "I beg your pardon, but this Is a gathering of working women, met to protest against"— "I am a traveling preacher's wife," said the stranger. And they made her the president of the meeting.—Chicago Tribune. HARD QUESTIONS. tome of the Bumpi a Query Editor Occaalonally Geta. A correspondent writes a sorrowful letter regarding his experiences in run ning "a correspondents' column" in a weekly paper. After he had written both questions and answers for awhile the public Anally became warmed up to the Idea and began to send in ques tions In whose presence the encyclope dia lt8»lf was all nerveless and trem bly. In one Saturday's mall the follow ing letters were received addressed to "the editor of the correspondents' col umn:" Dear Sir—Where Is the universe? Please five Illustration. Yours truly, J. PAUL SMITH. Another read: Dear Editor—How does a corpuscle dif fer from u germ and why? I can find nothing on this subject In our psycholo gies. Yours truly, FRANK EATON. Still another read: Dear Mr. Editor—ln our examination paper today the teacher had tha following Question: "Mention the various func tions." I couldn't do it. Will you please mention them? Thanking you in advance, 1 am, yours most truly, CLARA E. JONES. These questions may look easy, but If you think so take pen and sit down aud answer them.—Minneapolis Jour- No 5