VOL. XXXX.
g Early Spring Buyers can be Found Daily atg
£ The flodern Store
2 Some choice new things here every day. g
S Mob airs, Secilians in Black and Colors; also neat Uk
5 stripes, 60c to $1.60 yd. Voiles, Crepes, Etamines g
IR Aeolians. New Silks for waists and shirt waist suits. g
S New trimmings in tie popular grape and fruit designs. S
* Handsome line of New Draperies in Silkalines, «
S Bungalows, Cretones, etc. &
The lalest and best at moderate figures. tR
Uk See us before you buy, Ub
£ Co., £
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jn phohes :f|^ L E S D- f //_1 Mail Orders Solicited iK
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OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER, PA. &
Mr We give ballots for piano contest.
BICKEL'S
Spring Footwear
A grand display of fine footwear in all the new styles for Spring
Jnst received a large shipment of SOROSIS SHOES
I ADIES' FINE and the styles are very handsome, made in lace or
button, light or heavy soles, with low or extra high
brill to. heels, made of the finest Dongola kid and Patent vici
kid. Many styles to show yon. All widths. AA to EE
MISSES' AND
CHILDREN'S SHOES the laleßt 9tyleß in p,ain or patent leathers
MEN'S -A fall line of Men's Patent-ki<l shoes —the latest styles
ruir Piinrp —s"- 50, $3.00, $3-50. $5.00, *O.OO. Men's fine Calf, Vici
rlNt oHUhb kid and Box-calf shoes, $1.50 to $.">.00; also complete
stock of Men's fine Oxfords.
ROY**' AND Our stock of Boys' and Youth's shoes made on the
wnMT-iVo? eunre latest style Spring last are very attractive We have
YOUTHS anUtd. a full stock or Boys' and Little Gents' fine shoes in
Patcnt-calf, Box-calf and Vici-kid.
Gokey of Jamestown, N. Y., has started up again and we have a full stock
of the well known Gokey hand-mads box toe and plain toe shoes for men, and
copper tipped shoes for the boys.
All Winter goods to be closed out regardless of cost.
Blacksmith Aprons, Shoe-makers supplies. High Iron Stands for repairing,
Sole Leather cat to any amount you wish to purchase.
JOHN BICKEL,
128 South Main St., BUTLER, PA.
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E Sale of Shoes 3
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V Lost and made in Shoes this month!
►T We lose—You win I
V 1250 pairs Fall and Winter Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's—so far not sold—will,
as is our custom —BE CUT IN PRICE and prompt- 'A
ly gotten rid of! *
; SALE IS NOW GOING ON! 4
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1 HOTEL HUSELTON S bON BIZES FOU N
LOWRY. IIUULiLI Wll W ASK TO BE FIT. f_4
KECK
ijfc Fall & Winter Weights
-A i /\ \ lii Have a nattiness about them that J*^
fJ k m?*) / ■tl mark the wearer, it won't do to
J f\ yZ/ (d( E-\ wear the last year's output. You
\ - J q V< ii J won't get the latest things at the
L/ v stock clothiers either. The up-to
lj l\j\ J W date tailor only can supply them,
I I rn J ll l! if you want not only the latest
I J * (1111 t things in cut and fit and work-
I f 111 inansbip, the finest in durability,
iill 11 m "vhere else can you get combina
-111 I ( " lions, you get them at
KECK
G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor,
24 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler, Pa
Now Is The Time
To begin to think about what papering you are goiiitf to do l>efore the
Spring rush begins. Our stock of Wall Paper for 1903 surpasses all
previous seasons. Double the amount we ever carried, tasty
designs and colorings can't be beat. Come in and look around even if
yon don't want to bay. It will be time well spent and a pleasure for yon
to cee the FINEST and LARGEST display of Wall Coverings ever shown
in Bntler. No trouble to show goods.
Picture and Mirror Framing a specialty.
Patterson Bros'
286 N. Main St. Phone 400. Wick Building.
HAMMILL'S CELEBRATED INDUN ROOT TABLETS
Greatest Kidney and Liver Remedy. Positive cure for Sick
Headache, Sour Stomach. Loss of Appetite, Constipation
\V Rheumatism, Blood Parifier.
A for Sale by all Druggists, or by mail, 25c, 50c, and SI.OO
HAMMILL MEDICINE CO,
'/ No. 302 MILTENBERGER STREET, PITTSBURG, PENN'A.
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Cream Balm is placed into the nostril s.epread*
{ over the membrane and is absorbed. Re' .ef is fm
| mediate and a care follows. It is not drying—does
not produce sneering. Large Size, 50 cents at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents.
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Poor man ! He can't help it.
It's his liver. He needs a
liver pili. Ayer's Pills.
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vi 103 N. Main St., Butler, Pa
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Do You Buy Medicines ?
Certainly You Do.
Then you want the best for the
least money. That is our motto.
Come and sec us when i:i need of
anything in the Drug Line and
we are sure you will call again.
We carry a full line of Drugs,
Chemicals, Toilet Articles, etc.
Purvis' Pharmacy
S. G. PURVIS, PH. G
Both Phones.
213 S. Main St. Butler Pn.
MARSH ROOT
No better combination, as we prepare
it, could be formulated to act more sj>e
cifically upon the Kidneys and Liver
than Marsh Root. As a Liver Invigor
ator .Marsh Root is now a conceded fact,
and where the Liver is torpid and slug
gish Constipation manifest, the body
tired, the eyes blurred, and weakened,
the complexion poor, a sensation of dull
headaches, and languor prevailing,
Marsh Root will overcome them.
As to the Efficacy of Marsh Root, and
its fight against Kidney Diseases, you
can lie your own judge if you are an ;tf
flicted, and if it fails to relieve or cure
you, take the bottle back to your
gist and he will give you your
money back. Marsh Root stands for
the cure of Inllammation or Catarrh of
the Bladder, Blocked Kidneys, Scalding
Urine, Rheumatic Gout Gravel, Uric
Acid. etc. The organs that require the
most careful attention (and are the most
ofteu neglected, and the human filters
or strainers—the Kidneys, and therefor
doubly require your attention
l>o not delay when the Kidney machinery
needs repair. l)o not allow a lirenk down to
({O along when It is too late "A stitch In
time saves nine." In'.ni eases out of every
100. a Ijoltle of Marsh Root for a small out lay
will relieve you of your trouble and worry.
For sale onlv at
Reed's Pharmacy
Cor. Main and leflerson Sta.. Butler. Pa
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Her name was Priseilla, liut through
abbreviation and corruption it became
"S'llla" and finally degenerated into
"Silly." "So easy do even names go to
the dogs, you know," she explained to
Dick.
There were some people in the vil
lage who did not hesitate to say that
Silly herself would "go to the dogs"
tome day, she had such "shiftless
ways." She preferred to wear plain
clothes rather than spend time indoors
on needlework. She could not be
counted on for the sewing circle nor
dragged to the debating society. More
over, she was not as fond of going to
church and Sunday school as she
might have been.
"It lits me, Dick!" she cried, her
face, pink and white as their petals,
framed in u bough of apple blossoms.
llir eyes were as blue as forgetme
nots, and her hair was like the golden
tassels of the corn. "The name tits.
I haven't any sense, you know."
"That's one of your attractions,"
drawled Dick. "When a woman hasn't
any sense, it's really a drawing card
In these days. She's a novelty, you
know. Women are so awfully wise
and clever that they put a fellow to
the blush."
They were sitting on the green grass
within a fragrant bower of pearl and
rose. Something like dewdrops gath
ered in the girl's forgetmenot eyes.
"What's the matter, sweetheart?"
"Dick, it's the name and the fitness
of the name. It seems so absurd to
care about it. But I do. When I was
little, it seems to me they might have
cared enough about me to let me keep
the sweet name my mother gave me. I
suppose they thought it was a waste
of time on me to say 'Priseilla.' If I
had been their own child, they'd never
have called me Silly. And to think It'll
stick to me all my life!"
"If it were your last name, now,"
said Dick, "I could change it for you."
"Don't be silly!"
"You're that when you laugh at my
lovemaklng. It's poor, but honest."
"Dick, do you think, like all the rest,
that sensible talk is wasted on me? Do
you, Dick? Oh, what would I not give
to be a wise, clever woman with a dig
nified name! Nobody in the world will
ever take me seriously as long as I am
called Silly!"
"I'll take you seriously if you'll let
me; take you and never let you go."
"Dick, would you be willing—you, a
varsity man—to have a wife called
Silly? l'ou wouldn't! I can see it in
your eyes. Oh, to do something very
wise and learned! I'd die happy!"
"For heaven's sake," cried Dick in
alarm, "dou't do anything wise and
learned!"
«»>•»»«
"She never has a serious thought,
that girl," her aunt remarked. "If her
name don't fit her to a T!"
She was coming tip the walk, her
arms full of apple blossoms, her hat
dangling at her side, singing one of the
ragtime tunes with which she scandal
ized the town.
"She do seem to be light headed," ob
served her uncle, Samuel Morris. "But,
then, she's a good hearted thing."
She could not remember her parents.
Th"y had died when she was so little.
She seemed to be a sort of accident in
her uncle and aunt's family, a rather
burdensome and unpleasant one, which
by God's grace they must put up with.
They lived in an old, old house on the
outskirts of a quaint, rambling old vil
lage. It was set about with orchards
where many birds loved to nest. Silly,
when she might have been embroider
ing herself a petticoat, making a crazy
rjuilt or doing some other sensible
thing, preferred to stay out in the or
chards with the birds.
*•«»**•
Mr. Samuel Morris dreamed that a
burglar was pressing a pillow down
over his face. He tried to cry out, but
could not. lie heard a great bauging
lit the door and a voice calling:
"Uncle, uncle!"
"Somebody is killing poor Silly," he
thought, but he could not move.
Then some one was pulling him out
of bed. There were smoke and a gleam
Df shooting flumes. Something wet was
slapped over his face. He was being
dragged over the floor and down the
steps by one who panted hard. A voice
—Silly's—was screaming:
"Help me save uncle! Somebody go
back for aunt! I couldn't find her!"
"No use!" voices cried back. "Come
out quick! The house is about to fall
In!"
"I'll save her or I'll die trying! Take
Jnele!"
They told him afterward, the few
neighbors who had seen the fire after
It was well under way and had come to
help if they could, that as she went
back the steps fell down behind her.
She had jerked the wet blanket from
around him and thrown It about her-
BClf.
How she found her aunt In that
smoke filled house, with the roar and
singing of the flames In her ears, the
Hash of fire In her eyes, she never
could tell. But find her she did, lying
insensible 011 the floor. She Jerked the
sheets from a bed, tore them into
strips, tied these together and bound
one end around her aunt's waist, think
ing as she did so:
"Ah, how can I lift her and lower
her from the window without killing
her!"
But she did It, tills wise, strong young
f illy, who looked to those below like a
goddess of the Haines. Younger and
more daring help had come. A ladder
reaching part way up was against the
uncertain walls. Dick was climbing It.
He rccelt od her burden as she lowered
II and parsed it 011 to those below. Then
he held out his arms.
"Come, beloved," he said. "Come
quickly!"
Sli'- had fastened one end of the rope
about her waist, the other about the
bedpost. She was looking down.
"Come!" Dick called again. Sin; climb
ed out of the window and began to de
scend hand over hand. Her senses
seemed leaving her. She let go.
W hen she came to herself, she was
lying on a big white bed In the village
parsonage. People were talking.
"She had more sense than any of us;
never lost her head; knew just what
to do."
"And she's brave! Think of going
back Into that house with the steps
falling behind her!"
"Yes." The pastor was speaking
slowly and ponderously. "She's our
village heroine, is Priseilla."
Through the door the voice of the
rich man of the village rang out:
"I am going to name the new library
I'm giving this village for her."
"B-sh!" The village doctor was
speaking. "We must have quiet now.
BUTLER. PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 1003.
She's recovering consciousness."
"What is it, Priscilla:"
"Apple blossoms," she murmured
foolishly. '"My hands are so hot.
Dick!"
He was kneeling by her bed. The
pretty face and hands -were bruised
and blackened, and the flames hail not
altogether spared the beautiful golden
hair.
"Dick, it hurts so bad to be clever
and brave. They're saying I'm that.
And I've got my name. liut, oh. Dick,
I don't want to be wise. It's so pain
ful. Let the others call me Priscilla."
in a whisper. "It sounds dignified,
and I like it from them. Hut you—
you just call me Siily. I'm not wise
or brave, Dick. Don't teil anybody.
I went back into the tire because I
didn't have any better sense."
"You are right, beloved." said Dick.
"Wise people do not run back into the
lire to save others. Only the brave,
the fools and the angels do that."
Th<* I'assluw: of llii- rtc.
A word as to the causes of the dis
favor with which pie has come to be
regarded. I.lke other things, it kept a
place by force of tradition after its
special work was done. and. being al
ways a "hearty" dish, when the savory
piece of pie was added to the plenty of
the prosperous table in the nature of
things it proved the one straw too
much and broke down the digestion
already weakened by indoor life and
airtight stoves.
The pie is not ns black as it has been
painted, having had to bear the load of
many circumstances not its own fault.
The viand which bus usurped its place
at dinner is not as blameless as it is
commonly held to be. For children
eating no meat podding may well be
dinner, but for grownups a helping of
pudding gives as much unnecessary
food value as did pie. It must be re
membered in discussing pastry also
that it was in good bands not the
heavy, greasy kind so often found to:
day. The early cooks attained great
skill in preparing light, flaky "crusts."
The passing of the pie is not to be re
gretted in \ iew of the greater abun
dance of fresh foo<s, especially as the
making of the pie requires not only
skill, but time, and the baking of the
pie in modern stoves is a matter of
large experience.—G*od Housekeeping.
PerhlinliU* Goodn.
In n Vermont village there lives a
young man who has, reached the age
of twenty-four with no apparent
thought of taking to himself a wife, al
though all his companions have either
"settled" or left the place. He is re
garded by the entire community as a
confirmed bachelor. His mother looks
upon his state with a sadness which
has afforded more or less amusement
to her summer boa rders.
"There's one of his last pictures,"
said the mother, displaying a photo
graph on a small card. "It's a good
likeness, ain't it? Getting kind of
drawed round the month, same as his
pa, he is. I said to him that I'd been
wanting he should have a dozen taken,
so I could give 'em round to his friends
—young ladles—for sometimes a picture
standing on a bureau, facing right to
you every morning, will start a kind of
affectionate feeling. I've l>een waiting
in the hopes he'd think of it himself,
but when I saw that he was beginning
to fade and show his age I took mat
ters right into my own hands and
marched him to the photographer quick
as I could. I only hope roine good may
come of it." —Youth's Companion
llron Uinu 1 Ite Silence.
A little tot of about five summers
held a place recently in one of the
United States supreme court seats
while the learned justices were hand
ing down their weighty decisions. The
court was the embodiment of dignity,
BO much so that it was almost oppress
ive. The little girl lidgeted in her
place as the Justices in monotonous
tones expounded line points of law, and
she shook her head, adorned with a
big picture hat, in impatience.
There came a pause. One justice
ceased to speak, as he had given forth
all he had to say on some important
litigation. The silence was thick
enough to be cut with a knife, as they
sometimes say in the books. The mes
senger by the noiseless folding doors
shifted from one foot to the other, the
throng of lawyers within the bar wait
ed breathlessly for the next decision to
be announced. Still no Justice spoke.
It was more than the little girl with
a picture hat could endure. "Mamma,"
said she in a voice audible even UTY.to
the judicial bench, "why don't some
one laugh?"— New York Tribune.
A Couple of limeriptlOllM.
"I was in New York one day and
took a trip down to Coney Island,"
said the agent of a I'ittsburg nail
mill. "I had heard of the slick fellows
ilown there, and so I left my watch at
home • and carried a dummy across
which I pasted a slip of paper bearing
the words, 'Look Inside for a fool.' 1
hadn't got the salt taste of the ocean
yet when the watch disappeared, and
It was threo hours later, as I sat in a
booth drinking beer, when I felt that
watch In a side pocket of my coat. I
pulled It out In amazement, and I
found my slip of paper replaced by
one bearing the words, 'Look outside
for an ass!' It may be that I got the
bulge on the gang, but somehow I
have always thought that they came
out a trifle ahead - Just a trifle."
Itarfierliisi: l'ne<l to lie an Art.
Time was when barberlng was a way
up art. In ancient times barbers were
surgeons, the only persons who could
scientifically "let blood." In London
there Is still a barber surgeon class.
They possess a cap given the guild by
Charles 11. Around the barber's polo
still twines the snake, the subtlest
beast of the field, a survival of the bra
zen serpent lifted up In the wilderness,
the symbol of the healing art.
Not Concerned.
"Why don't you try to hand an hon
ored name down to posterity?"
"I don't know," answered Senator
Sorghum. "Maybe I don't look far
euough ahead. S<> long as my signature
Is honored at the bank I can't see that
my credit with posterity makes much
difference." —Washington Star.
Cynical.
Inquiring Young Man—When a per
son says something nice about another,
why Is he said to "pay" a compliment?
Crusty Old Man—Because he expects
:o get Something for It.
There Are Other*.
Old Emdee—Well, how do you liko
your profession?
Young Emdee--Profession Is O. K.
It's the practice I'm kicking about. —
Town and Country.
: : i i :i will i t out of bed at 1
' :> tl i.iornlng and run to a
i! I Induced to get up at
; • '.:rt one In the furnace.--
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CELERY VARIETIES.
Colder S:ii niaschiss; and Giant
rascai—Defect# and MerSt*.
I K1I:I 11 hereafter grow only the Gold
en Self Blanching celery for summer
and fall use, says a New York garden
er In Country Gentleman. The White
I'lunje is easier to grow. h'ss liable to
blight, but the quality is much inferior
to the Gulden Self Blanching. I would
never eat the White Plume myself, and
my customers will not buy it after I
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GIANT PASCAL CELERY.
[Three feet hlj?li. f>s the two foot rule In
dicates.]
have sold the Golden Self Blanching.
The stalks are shorter, thicker, and
when rightlj grown, with plenty of
manure and water, it Is very erisp.
tender and has the flavor which makes
such winter varieties as the Giant Pas
cal so good. There is no better celery
than the Giant Pascal when well
grown and blanched, and any celery is
to be desired that approaches it in fla
vor. I have been able to blanch the
Golden Self Blanching wall boards to
a beautiful golden yellow and have
grown plants with my system of
mulching and irrigation so large that
my customers have been very willing
to pay 10 cents each for them. In
spite of these desirable qualities the
Golden Self Blanching la a weak grow
er and so liable to blight that I would
not advise any one to try to grow it for
market if he can give it only ordinary
culture. It muF't be planted in very
rich soil,'supplied with water when it
is needed and thoroughly sprayed with
bordeaux mixture.
The best celery to follow the Golden
Self Blanching and for use about
Christmas is the Giant Pascal. I am
through trying to blanch this variety
out of doors with l>oards or soil. Sever
al times I have banked It early in the
fall, hoping to get It ready -for the
Thanksgiving trade, and have never
succeeded in doing so. The latter part
of October, before It hr.s become in
jured by the frost, I store it in the cel
lar. It is taken up with the roots on
and planted in soil on the cellar bot
tom, with boards set up between the
rows across the cellar about two feet
apart. This is to keep the plants apart
more and admit of a circulation of air.
The water is let down around the roots
with the lio<e, care l>eing taken not to
wet the foliage. By making the cellar
dark and giving the plants plenty of
water they will blanch In four or live
weeks, or in n light cellar with less
water the celery can be kept nearly ail
winter. There are better keepers than
the Giant Pascal, and it cannot be left
out so late in the fall as some other
varieties, as It will not stand as much
frost. For late winter and spring use
Evans' Triumph is good, also the Win
ter Queen.
Gillirrlss nuil Cnmiliiit "Inplc Sap.
In gathering we use a three barrel
galvanized tank with strainer in the
top and strain the sap again when we
draw it into the vat and again as we
draw it Into the heater. From there It
is conveyed through a pipe to the front
pan, and from there it flows through
the several pans to the back end of the
arch where we sirup it off. When our
sachrometer denotes 28 degrees, we
draw off the sirup, straining carefully,
and let it stand in a can for twenty
four hours at least to settle and then
pour it off and put it back Into the back
pan on the evaporator. Cook it down to
32 degrees and can while hot. This
way saves all of tho work of canning
at the house. By using a flannel to
strain sirup through all sediment and
silica are removed, and a sirup good
enough for the president Is left. We
have a bush of over 1,000 trees, and we
commence to gather the sap as soon as
the buckets are one-third full, as it is
necessary to boll the sap as soon as
possible after it leaves the tree.—Cor.
Ohio Farmer.
The ForcliiK of Pole llrnnn.
The forcing of dwarf or bush beans
nnder glass lias been a favorite prac
tice at certain seasons of the year with
most gardeners, but the use of the pole
or running varieties is Just beginning
to receive attention. The pole bean,
like cucumbers, tomatoes trained to one
stem, sweet corn, etc., must have plen
ty of head room or space above tho
bench or bed In which to develop, nnd
doubtless this accounts for its not hav
ing been considered heretofore. The
modern lettuce and cucumber houses
with the beds directly on the ground
are well adapted for this crop. The
soil should be well enriched, contain
ing an abundance of available plant
food, preferably a sandy loam com
posted by mixing equal parts of rich
dark loam, sand and manure. The
beds may be made directly upon the
ground, with the prepared soli averag
ing about seven Inches in depth.—Den
ver Field and Farm.
DAIRY TALK.
Work Mnkca Potiire Proflt.
Put In Your "Heat l.lrku" Now.
Some men feed their cows as they
would a thrashing machine and with no
more thought as to the power of the |
animal to assimilate the food given
than they would give the a foresaid
thrashing machine. The results gained
prove that in this wnj a great deal of
good food and well meant effort are
wasted. The cow is not a machine. She
is a thinking, rational being. Why not
treat her soV
The cow that Is thin in flesh has an
aim in life quite distinct from any we
have in view. She is determined to put
a good coat of fat on her back, while
we want it In the butter ttil>. The cow
has the advantage of us, and we might
as well admit It first as last. It is the
cow that Is In good order that gives
good milk and plenty of it.
It does not pay to give Just enough
food to keep an animal alive. Knough
more must be given for profitable
growth or production.
A cow well fed and perfectly nour
ished this year will produce more next
year and so on from year to year.
Give the cows a chance every day to
get out and rub themselves and get
the fresh air. It will not hurt them if
the siir is oold. provided they do not
stand around in the wind until they
are chilled. Cattle as well as uien
need regular exercise.
Strrw put under the stock for bid
ding is l>y 110 means wasted, although
some men seem to act us i£ it were.
It not only adds to the comfort 'of tire
stock, hut goes out to Increase the sup
ply of barnyard fertilizer, without
which the farmer is undone.
Winter is the time to put the stock
in shape fur the next season's work.
A they come out in the spring so they
will be all summer long. Put in your
l>est licks now.
Get out the Babcock tester and go
all t':r-.5?U the herd again.
I>on't let the heifers form a habit of
drying up early.
IV-I well and keep them milking
well up to calving time.—Farm Jour
nal.
WESTERN HEMLOCK.
It* 113 a Substitute FOP Spruce
and White I'luo.
Western hemlock has suffered so se
verely through the reputation of its
eastern relative among lumber manu
facturers and consumers that it h:is at
present scarcely any market standing.
To remove this prejudice and to intro
duce tin? western hemlock to the mar
ket by pointing out its uses, its eco
nomic value and the conditions under
which it may profitably be grown and
manufactured was one of the purposes
of a two seasons* study on the ground
by the bureau of forestry. The con
clusion-. to which this study has led
have been summarized ns follows:
First.—The wood of the western hem
lock is far superior to that of the east-
WKSTEBN HEMLOCK.
[On Cascade mountains, Washington; al
titude, 3.000 feet, showing thick, rough
bark of mountain form.]
ern tree. It is suitable for use in all
ordinary building work, it furnishes
good pai>er pulp. It is sufficiently light
and strong to make excellent wooden
ware stock, and it is particularly valu
able for indoor linlshing. Its bark is
half again as rich in tannin as that of
the eastern tree.
Second. Under favorable conditions
the western hemlock reproduces abun
dantly ai:d grows very rapidly. Since
these conditions are usually disadvan
tageous to red lir, hemlock may often
be counted upon to reforest cut over
lands when red iir would probably
fail to establish itself.
Third.—The western hemlock has
now to contend mainly with a preju
dice which is based upon a knowledge
of the eastern tree alone. The impor
tance of bringing it into the market on
a large scale as a substitute for spruce
and white pine Is growing rapidly. Its
qualities entitle it to rank among the
valuable timber trees of this continent.
To tlic Farm Dairyman.
I want to advise you about appara
tus for making butter. If necessary for
a little while, use what you have, but
as soon as possible get a good separator
and a good chum, and when you get
tired of a hand separator use some
kind of power and build a suitable
room for it. I have used a two horse
tread power for six or seven years, but
last spring got a four horse gasoline
engine, and I like it best. —John I'atter
son, .Missouri.
WLUII OIIMTN Say.
Is black water running away from
the barnyard? Then there Is a hole in
your pocket.
Does it pay to save a cent's worth of
food in tlie dishwater containing wash
ing powders and kill s'_'o worth of pigs
by feeding such slops?
Corn will bring twice as much in a
hog as in a sack. So will hay In a cow
bring twice as much as in a bale.
THE LONDON TAPSTER.
Ilnril Luck Slorte* That Take the
Place of o|>«*n '"Pfl:.
The plain and open tapster who ac
•osts you in the street purely to beg
nay generally be known by an arnaz
ng overpoliteness in opening the con
versation. He is the only person I
snow who begs pardon for taking the
liberty of speaking to you, and by this
»lgn you shall know him. They all be
jin by begging pardon for taking this
not so very rare liberty, but only the
luffers go 011 straightway to tap. The
proficient tapsters approach the tap
sideways, so to speak. Something like
this, with r. quick touch of the hat
brim:
"Bog pardon, sir, I'm sure I 'umbly
l)eg your pardon for takin' the great
liberty of speakln' to you in a public
thoroughfare like this, which I am
ijuite aware it is a grent liberty, sir,
though trustin' you will kindly pardon
the great liberty of a pore, 'ardworkln'
man, sir, in takin' the great liberty of
uskin" it tills street Is the 'Aymarket,
sir?" (Or the way to the Strand or the
lay of the month, or something.)
You answer the question, bot you
flon't stop the stream of apologetics.
"Thank you, kindly, sir," pursues the
tapster, pouring out the words, "thank
you kindly, sir, if you'll so far pardon
the liberty of u pore, 'ardworkln' man,
sir, In askln' the question, which un
fortunately I was forced to take the
great liberty, sir, through bein' out o'
work eighteen months an' nothlnk to
eat since last Toosday fortnight, sir,
upon my word of honor, which nothlnk
but the cries for bread of fourteen
young children in arms would prevail
on me, sir—so igstreme kind as you've
bin to me, sir, which I shall never for
get to take the very great liberty, sir.
In a public thoroughfare, of askln'
which is the nearest work'ouse?"
If once more you give him informa
tion Instead of coppers, you only pro
voke another speech of the snme sort,
for lie can go on llko that for a deal
longer than you want to listen. It is
only In the extreme that he will direct
ly ask for money, though I fancy that
it is merely caution that marks his
guarded way, as they say in the lyric,
for If accused of begging by some
watchful policeman he can always
plead that lie was only asking a harm
less question. And the questions are
endless In variety. I give my solemn
word that I was once buttonholed by
one of these seedy tapsters wlUl the
apologetle request that I would tell
lifm the number of stars on the na
tional flag of the United States! This
Is a simple fact.—Leonard Larkin In
the Strand.
The Title of "«n."
The title Mrs. was in olden time ap
plied to unmarried as well as to mar
ritnl women and to young as well as
old. Sir Walter Scott spoke of Joan
ua (unmarried) as Mrs. Joanna Balllle.
Although it was not jierhaps so univer
sal to address quite young children as
It was those over twenty-one by the
title of Mrs., yet it was frequently
done. The most ludicrous example of
this occurs in the register of burials
for the parish of St. Margaret, West
minster. The burial of Milton's second
wife and that of his infant daughter,
named after her, who died at the age
of tlve mouths, are both recorded in
that register, the name in each case
being entered as "Mrs. Katheriu Mil
ton," without any mark of distinction
save the letter "C" for "child," after
the second name. Even In the reign of
George 11., as we read In 'Tope's Let
ters." unmarried ladies used to be
styled Mrs.
AVou<l<-rful luseet Vitality.
It Is a standing puzzle to the ento
mologists how frail little insects of the
mosquito and butterfly order can brave
the cold of an arctic winter and yet re
tain their vitality. The larva of the
milkweed butterfly has been exposed
to an artificial blast 08 degrees below
zero. Taken out of range of this arti
ficial blizzard and gradually "thawed
out" this same worm was able to creep
In less than half an hour afterward.
Butterflies have been found flitting Joy
ously about in the highest latitude man
has ever penetrated, and the mosqui
toes of Alaska and Greenland are
known to be the healthiest specimens
of that race of little pests.
Encasement Rlngi.
The custom of giving engagement
rings ranks back to long before the
Christian era. With the ancient Egyp
tians ongagement rings were always
of Iron, to indicate the mutual sacri
fice of liberty of the contracting par
ties.
One of the very earliest adornments
of betrothal rings was a loadstone,
which symbolized the attractive force
which drew a maiden from her own
family circle into that of her husband.
It is believed that the fourth finger
has always been the bride'B ring finger.
Hard to Part With.
The man at our boarding house has
the remains of a once prosperous
pocket comb, from which the teeth
have long since fled.
"Why," we ask him, "do you carry
that thing around with you—that
worthless old comb?"
And he replies :
"Well, I can't part with it."—Balti
more News.
A Ha>U For Social Snecni.
Mr. Blank—l was rather- amused to
hear the children gossiping about their
little playmates.
Mrs. Blank—The little dears! If they
only keep on, how they will shine in
polite society when they grow up!—Tlt-
Blts.
Ideas generate Ideas, like a potato,
which cut In pieces reproduces itself In
a multiplied form.
MADE TO STAND PULLING.
The Great Tensile Strength of the
Government's I'apcr Honey.
"The way some cashiers pay out
small bills in exchange for large ones
must make other men as tired as It
wearies me," remarked an observing
business man to another Washlng
tonlan as» they watched the cashier of
a fashionable uptown cafe pull at and
strip the ones and twos In exchange for
a ton as though he were pulling a piece
of molasses candy over a hook and
hated to let go.
"It does," acquiesced his friend, who
happened to be a United States treas
ury expert. "The way some cashiers
Jerk, snap and pull at bills as they pay
them out Is utterly absurd. The old
adage about pinching a silver dollar
until the eagle screams pales before
the way the up to date flip cashier
jerks the long green he handles.
"In this connection I will give you a
fact that Is not generally known, and
that Is the weight a new treasury sin
gle note, and four notes in a sheet, will
sustain without breaking. The figures
may be accepted as official and ac
curate.
"A single treasury note measures 3Vfc
Inches wide by inches long and
will suspend 41 pounds lengthwise and
01 pounds crosswise. Notes are printed
four to a sheet. A sheet will suspend
108 pounds lengthwise and 177 pounds
crosswise.
"The remarkable strength of a Unit
ed States treasury note may thus be
seen at a glance, and I venture to say
that not one person In a million would
have guessed the great tenacity of the
paper which, when properly printed
and stamped, becomes good money."
The cashier had Interestedly listened
to the treasury expert's explanation of
the weight sustaining and necessarily
resisting power of wear and tear of
our paper money, and then ho said:
"You see. It is this way: Bills stick
together, see, and we cashiers have to
make up any shortage out of our own
pockets, and that's one reason why we
snap and Jerk the bills so hard, so wo
will not pay out two for one, as might
be done. Again, a two dollar bill Is fre
quently mistaken for a live, and vice
versa, and by counting out our money
as If it were drops of our lifeblood we
are less liable to pass out one for the
other."—Washington Star.
PICKINGS FROM FICTION.
Ambitious people must always be dis
appointed people.—"Fame For a Wom
an."
The l»est kind of courage often comes
from a full stomach.—"Captain Mack
lln."
Love Is like honey—lt must be taken
by sips. One must not swim In It—
"The Pharaoh and the Priest."
The man who Is weakened In well
doliiK by the Ingratitude of others Is
serving <»od on a salary basis.—"The
I*ower of Truth."
Nine times out of ten a woman falls
through love, and r.he must be reached
by lovo If she Is to be restored.—"Down
lu Water Street."
Don't call yourself a friend and bo
thinking all the time what the other
side of the friendship can do for you.
"Aunt Abby's Neighbors."
Philosophy Is primarily a matter of
food: secondarily, a matter of clothes;
It does not concern the head at all. -
"Two Thousand Miles on an Automo
bile."
Half the trouble of this troubled
world comes from the fact that, for
one reason or another, women are not
able to look tt)> to the men with whom
they have dealings—"The Vultures."
No. 10.
CHINESE MAG»C LANTERNB)
Haw Their Instruments Dlftr Kroal
Those In l'w In This Country.
The magic lantern, like porcelain,
gunpowder and printing, may hare
been an invention of the Chinese. For
uiore than twenty centuries it has been
a staple amusement In the Celestial
empire and has been developed into
many forms unknown to the Occident.
The Middle Kingdom, which has been
well termed Topsy Turvy Land, uses
the magic lantern in just the opposite
inauuer from what we do, having the
light and picture behind the screen,
the same as in our parlor amusement
of shadowgraphs. The commonest form
of the magic lantern in the extreme ori
ent is a large box supported on a tri
pod or four logged table. The box Is
about 4 feet wide by 2 high, and it>
front is made of ground glass, oiled
silk or oiled white paper.
Over the box is a light framework of
bamboo and cloth, which reaches to the
ground and conceals the operator from
the audience, but leaves the glass ex
posed to view. A powerful lamp In
front of a concave reflector throws S
strong light upon the glass or screen,
as the case may be. The top of the box
and the sides are half open to permit
the introduction of small figures. This
arrangement gives four distinct classes
of instruments. With all four Instru
ments the exhibitions are given In the
streets, squares and market places.
They draw audiences ranging from five
to thirty and give an entertainment of
from five to fifteen minutes In length.
Each spectator is supposed to contrib
ute 1 cash, or a twentieth of a cent,
when the hat is passed around. (Gener
ous or enthusiastic patrons frequently
give from 10 to 15 cash, so that the av
erage performance nets the proprietor
about 2 cents. This seems ridiculous
to Americans, but In a land where an
ablebodled man can be hired for 5 cents
a day the owner of a successful magtc
lantern is looked upon as a very well
to do Individual.
The little plays which are written
about the magic figures are as conven
tional as our own immortal Punch and
Judy. The "wicked tiger" depicts the
career of a dissolute animal who from
killing pigs, dogs and buffaloes finally
eats a beautiful maiden and 1s slain by
a Mongolian chief in full armor on
horseback. "The wicked wife" forms
a compact with the devil, squanders
her husband's substance in rlouum liy —
lng and, in the last scene, hangs her
self in a blaze of red fire, while the
evil one expresses wild Joy In extraor
dinary oriental gesticulations. "The
cruel magician," "the grateful dragon,"
"the fairy foxes" and other bltß of
eastern folklore afford brief sketches,
which are as familiar aa household
words.—New York Post
To Oln the Sack.
Two noblemen in the reign of Maxi
milian 11.—1564-1560—one a German,
the other a Spaniard, who had each
rendered a great service to the em
peror, asked the hand of his daughter
In marriage. Maximilian said that ss
he esteemed them both alike it was Im
possible to choose between them, and
therefore their own prowess must de
cide it; but, being unwilling to risk the
loss of either by engaging them In
deadly combat, he ordered a large sack
to be brought and declared that he who
should put his rival Into it should have
his fair Helena. And this whimsical
combat was actually performed in the
presence of the Imperial court and
lasted an hour. The unhappy Spanish
nobleman was first overcome, and the
German succeeded in enveloping him
In the sack, took him upon his back
and laid him at the emperor's feet.
This comical combat is said to be the
origin of the phrase "give him the
sack," so common in the literature of
courting.
One Phaae of the Kilt.
In the Shab Luka pass we have one
of the many instances in which the
Kile has hurled Itself at an opposing
mountain barrier and cut its way
through. In fact, it often Beems to se
lect these unpropitious places for Its
course when on each side a few mllss
away there is a tolerably level, unbro
ken expanse of desert For ten miles
the river twists in and out before es
caping to the open once more. Its cur
rent is very rapid, making It well nigh
impassabje at low water because of
the numerous rocks, but at the time of
my descent the summer flood was well
along, and all but a few* of these bar
riers were hidden below the surface,
their presence being marked only by oc
casional eddies.—Century.
Krank Census Iletnrna.
British census returns are more In
formative than diverting, but the same
cannot be said of the Indian. The Pun-
Jab returns Include professional crick
eters under the bending of "Clowns
and Tumblers." regarding them appar
entlv in the same light as Mr. Kipling.
The Clienab lias forty-six male, seven
female and sixty-seven "dependent"
piano tuners, and the inland state of
Nahau rejoices in the possession of 205
shipowners. In the schedule nlso ap
pear 117 "receivers of stolen goods"
and 126 "witches, wizards, cow poison
ers, etc." There Is a frankness about
these returns which is very engaging.—
London Kx press.
Fiippniiire Virtue.
A southern judge who had a fine lot
of bogs one day met a colored man no
torious l'or stealing and said to him:
"Uncle .lack, I'll tell you what I'll da
You pick out two of those hogs you like
best, and I'll give them to you, provid
ed you won't steal any of the others."
The negro pondered awhile and final
ly said, "Jcdge, you've always been a
good neighbor, an' I likes yuh, an' I
wants to do right by yuh an' so accepts
de offer yuh makes, but I wants yuh to
know dat I'll lose meat by It"—Phila
delphia Telegraph.
KIT<I«MI L lie Dlnpnte,
Two ladles at a tea party got quar
reling about their respective ages. At
last, to end the dispute, one of them
said In a conciliatory tone of voice:
"Don't let us quarrel over the matter
any m«ce. dear. I. at least, have not
the heart to do It. I never knew who
my mother was. for she deserted me
when I was a baby, and who knows
but that you may have been that heart
less parent?"—Pearson's Weekly.
A Silent Man.
Jorklns There's Perkins—you know
Perkins?- entered Into an agreement
with bis wife soon after their mar
riage. twenty years ago, that whenever
either lost temper or stormed the other
\vas to keep silence,
llob— And the scheme worked?
Jorklns- Admirably. Perkins has
kept silence for twenty years.
The Cheerful Man.
(live us, oh. give us. cries Carlyle,
tiie man who sings at his work. Be his
occupation what It may, he Is equal to
any of those who follow the same pur
suit In r.lleut sullenness. lie will do
more In the same time; he will do It
better; he will persevere longer.