VOL. XXXX. s On Waek More of Summer Bargains. S » Positively the Last Week. 1 9 ENDING AUGUST 22nd S S A Few of the Many Snaps. § 8 THE MODERN STORE. j? (R Ledtoe' 80c and 75c Lisle Thread Veata. Pants and Union Snita. now 33c M tft doc lad tea' black and colored liale thread hose,2sc quality .now 16c » pair V In One lotTadiea' black and fancy lisle thread hose. 50c quality, for this sale J Uk 35c a p»ir, 3 pair* for Si QO u Many «wil lota of Summer Goods at a fraction of former price- a S Jost arrived and on aale newest things in Beads, Necklaces Uk 15 Shell H»ir Pins and Clasps, Shirt Waist Sets, Automobile $ Saga, Stock Co'lars. Belts, etc f* y^isler- Vlardorf Co., ' i nm & \ LL\ Send in Your Mail Orders, g OSITR HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER. PA. 40 per cent. Discount jf On all Oxfords & Slippers j I oi a? mas a.- ai a: ai a:- a:- a■aiain■ en ■ n ai a:- ''l^'M New Fall Shoes now being $ ?! shown in window. i i iJT r -Ii it'' ,: I=' : l= tf rft li . YOURS FOR SHOES, V II Daubenspeck & Turner 1 if _ _ $ |j Next to Butler Savings & Trust Co., W |! 108 S. Main St., - - Butler, Pa. !g f fflnß t£ fli 3* fli flHfi fli % fl*' «!•' '-I' '-I-' — I Still Greater Reductions! | Big Bargain sale all this Month * Wash goods have been selling freely at the reduced & prices, but we now make still lower prices on balance g of stock. Good assortment of choice styles, and in most tR cases they are now half, or less than half former prices. W Choice Lawns and Dimities, were 10c fc 12 1 -2c now 5c a Fine Dimities and Batistes, 12 l -2c and 15c goods for 7c £ 20c and 25c fine Wash Fabrics, now 10c and 12 1-2 c & SHIRT WAISTS AT HALF PRICE. £ Entire stock of Fine Shirt Waists now offered at U half. These are the well-known "Acorn" Waists, noted for style and faultless fit. £ EMBROIDERIES AND LACSS ONE-FOURTH OFF. jR Our stock of Fine Embroideries and Laces is too jB large and must be reduced. Twenty-five per cent dis- |l count is the inducement we offer. k) Special bargain price on Ribbons, Belts, Fancy t Collars, Silks and Dress Goods. & L. Stein & Son, g 108 N MAIN STREET. BUTLER. PA $ AUGUST SALE! BIG BARGAINS IN ALL LINES. You can buy goods during this sale at a big saving Men's $2.50 fine box- |- ft calf shoes at vI.OU Men's fine satin-calf oc $1.50 shoes at "OC Men's $1.50 heavy ei nn sole working shoes at wl.vU Men's fine box-calf, vtci kid and patent kid $3.50 R and 4.00 shoes at Boys' 1.25 heavy sole working shoes at Children's fine dongola Aft 75c shoes at All Oxfords to be closed out regardless of cost. Repairing neatly and promptly done, JOHN SICK6b, 128 South Main Street, Butler, Pa. KECK W jc&\ & Spring Summer Weights /|"A 1 t \ H' HivtinittiuH iW them thai jj f '&) C / j IV mark the wearer, it won't'do to i fJ \ |\ /ml (■a fi\ wear the laat year's output. Von j si " > j"*~\/ V __ t I\ won't get the latest things at the I rj IS stock clothiers either. The up-to : \ VI |A • JU /-< date tailor only can sppply tb*tn. t ~{ 1 AT \ j r n'fl Ij if you want nut only the latest ■ . \ II (111 / I things in cut and fit and work ■ll 1 If 111 manahip, the finest in durability, 11 I I i ll I vhere elae can you get cotnbina • U I In • Hons, you get them at KECK G. F. KECK, Mfrchapf TflKty t|4 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler Pa THE BUTLER CITIZEN. &tai« Library j olyO? Ladies' fine box-calf 1.50 shoes at wI»UU Ladies' fine dongola /%a welt sole 2.50 shoes at w«»OU Ladies' fine dongola a-. turn sole 2.50 shoes at •••OU Misses' fine dongola 1 25 shoes at Boys' fine dress shoes 1.25 grade at Youths' fine dress shoes at ' BUTLER ONE DAY ONLY Saturday, AUGUST 22 Grounds on Pierce Avenuej IMTWtUItMtNTItIUS. f Ji ci»* .TrViilS- «vrta , fsiti««mcu \ Sjcgjf/ -' BRIDGEPORT. CONK 3CW>»YSQUARI.LO«I>O*.D«; All The Attractions in The World Fit to Exhibit Grandest Triple Circus Ever Or^aoizsa WITH 100 ACTS BY 300 CHAMPION PEKFORMERS IN 3 Rings, 3 Stages, Race Track, Aerial Enclave and Grand Spectacular prelude and in addition thereto the unique and wonderfully VARIED VAUDEVILLE ENTERTAINMENT in the Coins- Double M< uagerle Tent with Scores of Odd, Curious and Surprising Artists A AMUSEMENT INSTITUTION Elegantly preeented with overpowerit if processions and marvelous diaplayx,form ing the in. *t stupendous exhlbiti'Jti ever dreamed of. Giving performances in 1 000 foreign cities. Its myriad wonderful attractions enjoyed doting five abroad by fully 50 Millions of People, including Royalty in the Great European Capitals and the Farming and Industrial People of all Countries. Kxhibiiing Mors T'oan Advertised and Advertising L-ss Turn iixbibitcd The Pride and Boast of America and the Wonder of ali Europe COMING HERE ENTIRE AND UNDIVIDED On 86 hugo Railroad Cars in Fiva Trains. Each one-half Mile long Presenting the World's Greatest Wonders beneath 12 Acres of Tents Electrically Lighted, the Largest Seating 15,000 Persons and containing Back Seats and a toot Kest for Every Soat. More New, Sensational and Exclusive Features than all Shown Put^Together^ C/yclo, T l'hie Kinetic Demoq Defyiug Gravitation's Laws and Ueata b> Wheeling at Right Angles on » Perpeii'li ular Plane Nearly 100 thoroughbred horses p rformiriy in 3 rings at one time National and Pa riotic Exhibit of MINIATURE UNITED bTATES WARSHIPS Constructed by and witli tli« Sanction ot the Oen< ral Government. Built ac cording to Scale and Representing all Types of U. S Meu of War. The Tribule of BALKIS stupendous Spectacular Surprise viUu 4') Elegantly ( '(.stained Ancient Charac ters; Dancing Girls, Warriors Idol M»*n Ch.roses, Ambassadors, Slaves, l'ri<its, Knight*, Ballet Dancers and Chariots. Floats, Woipons, Trappings, Banners, Armor, etc., etc. • THREE TROUPES OF ACROBATS ON THREE STAGES AT ONCE Twenty-five Clowns in Twenty-five Concurrent Acts Two Terrific Japanese Slides for Life at the Same Moment Five Champion Equestrians Riding Simultaneously in Three Kings PRODIGIOUS AERIAL AND GROUND DISPLAYS Tumbling and Leaping Contests, Combats, Bouts and Assaults Extraordinary Collection of Living Human Curiosities Including Krao the Minting Link. Korean Twins, Lion-Faced Boy, Tronpe of 10 Midget Actors, Telescopic Man. Expansionist and Contractionist. Fat Lady, Leopard Girl, Whirling Dervish, Fire Eater Elastic Skin Man, Armless and Leg: lap* Man, Tattooed Man, Unman Pincushion, Albino Dislocationiut, Needle K'ng, Iron Skull Man, Bearded Lady, and many others. High Jumping and Long DisUoce Leaping Tournament Ksr the Greatest Record Horses and Ponies in the World The Suckling Baby Flephant and Mother "SPECK" The Smallest Horse Ever Discovered I'hree Herein of £Clepl~m rj Im DROVES OF CAMKhS TEAM qf FOUR TIMINEI) ZEBRAS Two Towering, Graceful Transvaal GIRAFFES Triple Circus, Double Menageries, National Museum, Olympic Hippodrome, Gymnasium, Aerial Enelave, Court of Games, Sports Arena, Homus' Realm Racing Track, Acrobatic Plazas, Cycling Circuit, Aviary, Sptciacular Amphitheatre and Horse Fair, in which are seen 1000 Men, Women. Horses, Elephants and Animal Prodigies TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY AT 2 AND 8 P. M. Doors open one hour earlier for a tour of the Menageries, Museums, Freaks and Concert. Admission to Everybody, 50 cts. Children Under 10 Years, 25 cts Reserved Folding Seats, 75 cents. Reserved Chair Seats, sl. Private Boxes, Six Chair Scats, $9 to sl2. according to Jopation. Single sox Seats, $1.50 and $2. All Tickets are •old without extra charge. Beware of parties charging raoro than regular price. Private Box and Reserved Chair Tickets sold at Purvis' Pharmacy, 213 S. Main St., other on grounds at hours of opening. ALL SFATS HAVE:FOOT RESTS ALL TENTS ARE ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED. NEW ILLUSTRATE!/ STREET PARADE With Elegant Nove) Alienor ral Chalrots and Floats, giving Tableaux, pbrsef, JSJephanta, and 40-Horso Team Driven by One Man, etc., will take place at 9 A. M BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903. Cross ? Poor man! He can't help it. It's his liver. He needs a liver pill. Ayer's Pills'. Want year moustache or beard a j beautiful brown or rich black ? t",2 j Buckingham's Bpj j SOctt.of druggists or R. P. Hall BcC 0., Nashua, N.H J NdSal CATARRH In all iu stages. /P* JUo# Ely's Cream BalmV* Yrmß j|&/ cleanses, soothe* and heals t the diseased membrane. It curee catarrh and drives away s cold In the head quickly. Crcain Balm Is placed into the nostrils, spreads over tl»e membrane and is absorl*-d. Relief is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does not produce sneezing. Large Size, 60 cent* at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. ELY BROTHERS. 66 Warren Street, New York m ,i Johnston's <f\ $ ' 3eef. Iron ani 'Air.e ' v *2 r t *"■' -A f a Bltxxl Purifier. 1 jv f A (k rr.o-, -jrx- » « 0 Prepared ami •» sold 'i !v •»'! \ fj j Johnston's I; H Crystal | Pharmacy. P-1 'A h &4 li M. UXi \N. I'l.. O . LI V 4 m} A tOe N. Malu St., Butler, !•:«.. k 4 . B«.t.h 'Ph"i»s« $ :/ A Everything in the * * tLruo; line. fJL V? 1 NFW S STOCK 1 have purchased the G. J. Harvey Pharmacy, in the Stein building, at 345 S. Main St., am remodeling and restocking the store. I have twenty-two years experience as a pharmacist, and compounding of prescriptions will be under my personal at tention. Pure drugs and honest treat ment guaranteed. When in town shopping, stop and leave your packages. J L. McKee, Pharmacist, Stein block. 8. Main St , Butler, Ph Binding of Books I 3 our occupation. We put our entire time to studying the best and latest methods of doing our work, if you are thinking of having some work done in this line I am sure you will be well jil'-ased if you have It done at The Butler Book Binder), W W. AMON, Prop. Opp Court House P CRAMPS? \ \ j 1 BR, HARRIS' CRAMP CURE, ltoll«v«*i I'itlti Oiiickly, A n« v< r falling remedy for Kvsrv Aolui I'nlii. iliuhly recommerul« «I fur ('holcra Morriijn niul I'uiiui In the Kiomach, .'i AiMourrn.v .. AH u 1.1 111. ■«* fir. llMrrln' Cramp • N»r# «*miU a&ll oMicm. J Prepared bjr 11. A. I AII NKSTOCK CO. I PUtiburff, I'a. At DruffglaU }Mv. m IlottUs n M. A. BERKIMRR, Funeral Director. 5; 'i. Main S'. Rutle' "P NO SPAVINS^—, ennxt iu ininutfj. IjUiiiji Jhw, »fOiuUi ikhvl rin«bonog just an quick. N'ot. iiuiiiful iiinl never h*H i'uilc<t. I>t<Uile<) luforiiiutiou hlw iiit thin new liii tiiixl mint free to hor»« ownurn by T. M C'LUUB, KnoxdMle, Jefferaon Co., Pa. THE WOOD LOT. Farm Fomtrr In 9onthe*» Knclnnd—Snocfmlrt Cotilnjc*. TLo nicthixl of successive cuttings for the reproduction of tlnibiT de scribed by Professor H. S. Craves of the Yale forest school in the Woodlot, a handbook for owners of woodland* In southern New England, holds points of Interest for any one Interested In good forestry. This method consists in cutting and at the same tin.e provid ing for the reproduction of n iner- A FIFTT-YXAB-OLD -WOOD LOT. [This Is to be reprodue<vl by th* method of successive thinnings. The picture was taken Immediately after the first thinning.] chantable stand by a series of rather heavy trimmings. A period of ten to twenty years elapses between the first thinning (see the first cut) and tlie time when the last old trees are cut away from above the new crop of seed lings. It Is a good method for those owners who do not wish to cut their woods clear at one time, but prefer gradually to transform them Into a new and thrifty crop of desirable trees. The method of successive thinnings Is also applicable to slants of such kinds of hard woods as bear heavy seed, like hickory nnd oak, because the seed will then be dropped In abundance all over the ground, whereas. If the land Is cut clear, the seed must be brought by animals, and a longer Ume will be required for reproduction. This method Is well suited to tracts belonging to water companies, where a constant forest cover Is required for the protection of the wntershed. It may be used also by owners of country estates who maintain woodlands as parks, and therefore prefer, as soon as the woods become mature, to have A DKNHB STAND OF IIAKD WOOD. [About forty yearn old and in need of liupruveuivnt cutting** ] them cut gradually rather than all at once. After the tlrwt thlnulug a young growth <it new seedling* and sprout? front the stumps of the old trees will come In. As noon as the ground Is well covered with this young growth the remaining trees can l>e removed In sev erul successive cuttings, stretched over a period of ten to fifteen years. This metlKjd is particularly applicable to linnj wood stands which are relatively even aged, like old sprout woods sixty to eighty years old. 'Jlie woodsman would make the cut tings in the following way: In the first thinning he would take out the dead, dying and defective trees. Defectlvo trees include those having frog stools «r canker scars on their trunks, hollow trees, those partly girdled at the base by fire, those whose trunks have been attacked by borers, top dry trees and those badly broken or bent by Ice and snow. Suppressed trees and those crowding more thrifty trees are also cut, Just as In Improvement cuttings. Very small trees are cut because they are usually suppressed so badly that they would never recover, and It Is therefore 1 >etter to remove them and make way for a new crop. The largest crowned trees are also cut, because later on they would Injure th« uew seedling undergrowth much more than the trees with smaller crowns. The re moval of all these classes of trees would take away about 30 per ceut of an average second growth hard wood stand and leave about 125 to 160 trees per acre. The woodsmau would make the sec ond thinning as soon as the young frowtli Is well established and begins by retarded height growth to show the need of more light. In the second thin ning some small growth woukl neces sarily be broken, but with care the damage would be very slight and un doubtedly would be remedied by new growth from seed of the trees still standing. TU« young growth might be so rur advanced at the time of the sec ond thlnnliiK out tlmt the whole stand could be cleared. On the other hand It Oilglit be ili xlrable to make a third thlunliiK before the poinovsl of the last old trees Uii'H'.'.vvrl will not do In the dulry mill l < the c.ui -c of keeping wore "cow botr<! rs" than all other things com bined rt-ESH AND FAT IN BEEF. The flotation of llrcrder, Krodrr. ilutchrr nnd r^naiinier. As Improved cattle take the place of our common stock the prol>(cut of reed lug for lean in< -it, \\ iU Imcoine toon* and more To have high grade or pure bred cattle does not always In spire the man who raises cattle for tlio feed lots to Improve Ills stock by pur chasing pun* bred cattle. w t our best judges of l>*vf cattle, both alive vU 1 lie block, Is quoted as suylnic, ''Our Improved breeds of beef cattle were getting to contain su large a per cent of fat that thry were not as profit* able fernu the butcher's standpoint as a plainer bred sti-er, and, as far as quali ty is concerned, a plainer bred steer's carcass would have sufficient quality If the steer has Ix-en properly fed and rip ened." It would uudoubb-dly be a lietter ad vertisement to a pure breed to ha\« ti*» slaughtered anlnialtt Miow us nearly the L.lejit condition iih possible oil the block. Unfortunately, rut in excess is fre quently upheld as the standard of ex cellence. In the public sales of today it Is the fat animal that brings the high est price even though there Is by Its side u Is-tter framed auluial that Is in far better breeding condition. for breeding purposes fat la a hindrance rather than a help. Breeding stock fitted for the show ring must have its fat reduced after the show season la over. It taxes the skill of the breeder to the utmost to reduce this fat. as a mistake at this time may ruin an ani mal for future usefulness as a breeder. The fanner or amateur breeder visits the fairs and stock shows and sees stock in plump, fat condition, and. as this condition Is pleasing to the eye. he holds up these animals as Ills standard and demands animals In fat condition when he buys. As long as the demand Is for fat animals the breeder will sup ply this demand even though It is a det riment and useless expense both to the seller and buyer. When we are able to recognize merit without its being pad ded with fat It will mean a saving of thousands of dollars to breeders of live stock. Utility, not excessive fat. should be our standard of excellence. Fat. or the fat tendency, that would be condemned by the butchers may have its place in bulls that are to be crossed us>on scrub or common cows that are deficient In the fat element, but all such crosses should be made Intelligently by the breeder. Ylif Feeder. The average feeder may not be guilty of getting his cattle too fat. For this reason It Is sometimes suggested that lie be encouraged to get his cattle as fat as possible in order not to fall bo low the market requirements. While it is doubtless true that many feeders fall to get the proper finish to their cat tle, this is no reuson why they should remain in ignorance of what consti tutes a proper finish. The feeder should be taught as to what is meant by an ideal beef and encouraged to reach that ideal whenever it is possible and to be able to recognize it when it is reached. Such knowledge will inspire a feeder to do better feeding and will undoubt edly result in the marketing of better cattle. Another class of feeders may market their cattle in a finished con dition, but not i>eing able to recognise this condition may be led by unscrupu lous buyers to Imagine their cattle are not fat enough and sell them according ly. Feeders need to know what they have and what theifr cattle will show upon the block. The more knowledgo feeders have along these lines the more certain they are to be respected and to get their Just dues. Batcher and Coinaer. The butcher buys a beef animal for the amount of lean moat he is able to cut from it and especially for the amount of lean In the high priced cuts. He wants Just as little waste as possi ble. It is his business to cater to the desires of the consumer, and whatever the consumer demands he tries to se cure in the purchase of a beef animal. The consumer dictates to the butcher, the butcher to the feeder and the feeder to the breeder. In other words, the consumer is the supreme Judge as to what constitutes good beef, and all the others must bow to his Judgment. There Is no question but that the con sumer Is demanding more lean and l'~s fat. As indicated In cooking tests, tli'*re must be enough fat distributed among the fibers of the lean to make the meat tender and well flavored, but the heavy layers of fat nrc now rele gated lo the tallow box and not served on the meat platter. If this Ik> true It behooves both the breeder and feeder to produce l>eef animals that will fur nish the largest amount of well mar bled meat In the highest priced cuts with the least amount of extraneous fat.- I>. 11. Otis. Kansas Kxj>ertuient Station When n«wu>iua ~ 1 «<m». The Illustration, from New Kngland Homestead, shows a simple, effective and very eonvenh nt Implement for pull ing up stakes when removing an old ~t —| i fence, A stout 111 I vy ' ms two U | round iron arms IB 1 attached by sta ll- to 1,8 1,8 I Cshown. The iron M rjf mm has its ends Ml// d turned In and Mil Iff ™ drawn to a point, driven Into thu stake, when the —————J latter can be STAKE PULLER. pulled Up with ease. If the stake Is large the anus can easily be sprung apart so that the points can be driven In on each side. Salt For the Cows. When cows have free access to salt at all times they will give more milk and milk that will keep sweet longer than when they have none at all or re ceive it only at intervals. 80 claims a dairy authority. NEW YORK'S NIGHT HAWKER The Onl Cabman Who Haaat Its Tta derloln Diatriot. Just where Broadway crosses Sixth avenue at Thirty-third street is to bo found a dingy triangular little park plot In which a few gas stunted, smoke stained trees make a bravo attempt to keep alive. On two sides of the trian gle surface cars whirl restlessly, while overhead the elevated trains rattle and •hrlek. This part of the metropolis knows Uttio difference between day and night, for the cars never cease, the arc lights blaze from dusk until dawn, and the pavements are never wholly empty. Locally the section Is sometimes ealled "the Cabman's CJraveyard." During any hour of the twenty-four you may find waiting along the curb a line of public carriages. Hy day you will sometimes see smartly kept ban solus, well groomed horses and drivers In neat livery. But at night the character of the line changes. The carriages are mostly oue horse closed cabs, rickety as to wheels, with torn and faded cushions, license numbers obscured by various devices and rate cards always missing. The horses arc dilapidated, too, aud the drivers, whom you will generally find nodding on tho Ikix or sound asleep Insldo their cabs, harmonize with their rigs. These aro the night hawkers of the Tenderloin. The name Is not an assur ing one, but it is suspected that It has been aptly given.— Hcwell Ford In "Horses Nine." When tho Mnan Had a Bad Kdect. Your grandmother or veteran aunt can tell you that when hogs were killed In the wrong time of the moon the >ll>-i"< of )■>• in would shrivel up more t li■ 111 half aud ditch would all fry away, leaving only small cracklings. Apples or any kind of fruit dried In the wrong time was certain to mold or become wormy and elder vinegar to refuse to become sharp. An llluatratloa. He What would you call a "polite fiction r* Blie Why, If 1 should soy to you, "Iteally. Mr. Jones. I hope you are not thinking of going so soon!" Judge. ami 11 ( lull. Mike (teaching I'at jstker)—WelL j •vim t li«>v ye Kot ? I'll I Four trowels .uwl • black sham tot k. Biu-k. J SOME OLD THEATERB. pltrkomiM That FloarUk*4 la Am cleat Or*ra u< Roae. You may wonder what there could be injurious to public morality in a theater made of stone. Consul P. Cor nelius Scipio Naseia knew, but history doesn't tell. The Crst attempt to build a stone theater in Rome was made a short time before be was elevated to his office. It was sanctioned ny the censors and was nearlng completion when Scipio persuaded the senate to command it to be polled down, ad vancing as his reason solicitude for public morality. The Romans did not possess a regu lar stone theater until a very late pe riod. and, although dramatic repre sentations were very popular In early times, it appears that a wooden stage was created when necessary and was afterward pulled down again, and the plays of Plautus and Terence were performed on such temporary scaffold ings. In the meanwhile many of the neighboring towas of Rome had their stone theaters, as the Introduction of Greek customs and manners was less strongly opposed in them than in the city of Rome Itself. Wooden theaters, adorned with the most profuse mag nificence, were erected at Rome even during the last period of the republic. A magnificent wooden theater plan ned by M. .Emlllus Scaurus was built in his sedileship 68 B. C. Its scena consisted of three stories, and the low er of them was made of white marble, the middle one of glass and the upper one of gilt wood. The cavea contained 80,000 spectators. In 55 B. C. Cn. Pom pey built the first stone theater at Rome, near the Campus Martins. It was of great beauty and is said to have been built after the model of that of Mytilene. It contained 40,000 specta tors. C. Curio built In 60 B. C. two magnif icent wooden theaters close by one an other, which might be changed into one amphitheater. After the time of Pompey, howeTer, other stone theaters were erected, as the theater of Mar cellus, which was built by Augustus and called after his nephew Marcellus, and that of Balbus, whence Suetonius used the expression, "Per trlna thea tre." —Cincinnati Commercial. APHORISMS. Patient waiting la often the highest way of doing God's will.—Collier. Both man and woman kind belie their nature when they are not kind. —Bai- ley. Duty and today are our*; result* and futurity belong to God.—Horace Gree ley. The future destiny of the child is al ways the work of the mother. —Napo- leon. The more you speak of yourself the more you are likely to lie. —Zimmer- man. The wise are polite all the world over; fools are polite only at home.— Bacon. A laugh to be Joyous must flow from a joyous beart, for without kindness there can be no true Joy.—Carlyle. A great deal of knowledge, which is not capable of making a man wise, has a natural tendency to make him vain aud arrogant.—Addison. Four Wars to Health. Hygienic living demands Imperative ly the absolute purity of the four fol lowing necessities: Air, water, food and thoughts. Granted these, you have the constituents out of which nature for tuulHtm sueb a perfect creature Unit the inward purity seems to lend a radi ance to the personality. It is not sim ply a few breaths of fresh air a half dozen times a day that a woman needs, but a continuous supply, and Just as the greater purt of women are half starved for fresh air, so they aro also stinted, oftener from ignorance than necessity, In the quantity of water the body re quires to keep It clean and healthy. Pleusure of a pure, elevating nature has come to be recognized as having a distinctly therapeutic office and hence to be one of those factors which merit the same consideration and attention as other necessuries in a well ordered life. When Pens Were First Used. About the year 000 A. D. pens made of quills were Introduced. This Is shown by the fact that the word pen nu, n quill, Is not found. It la claimed. In any work bearing an earlier date. Previous to that time the word cala mus, signifying a reed, was exclusive ly employed as a designation for the vehicle used In transferring the ink to the parchment or other surface se lected by the writers of that early age. Steel pens first came into use in 1803. and about twenty-two years composed of gold made their ance. A Startling Krqnest. Percy Is n little boy who makes plans to shirk his bath sometimes. But the Dther evening he came in from play tired and hot and sticky. "I>o I get a bath tonight, ma}" he ask<-d. "Yes," answered his mother. "Well," lie suld cheerfully, "the Lord knows I need It."—Brooklyn Eagle. A llrvlvril Toplo of Dlicuaaloa. "It looks ii H If we were In for an other Nupoleonlc revival." "What makes you think so?" "! understand the Lime and Plaster club linn revived the old debuting ques tion, 'Uesolved, 1 >i«t lloiuipurte urn a greater man dun Nupoleon.' "—Cleve land l'lnln Dealer. Kriil Aaunilrr. Tom Have Maud und Kthcl quar reled? I don't see them together lately. Dolly No, they huven't quarreled; but Maud's new gown Is lavender and Ethel's new gown Is blue.—Somervllle Journal. An Exception. Faeldlng—l thought you didn't object to a man who talked shop? Qulggler— But that fellow Is an un dertaker.—Brooklyn Life. Striking resemblance has been point ed out between the remarkable ancient ruins ut Zimbabwe, In Itliodesla, and antiquities In Cornwall, Kuglund. He Uot the Limit. "Do you believe there is anything prophetic In dreams?" ••Believe it I I know It Only the other night I dreamed that I was at a church fair and awoke to find that my wlfo had been through my pockets and takuu my last sou."—Baltimore News. l*ermlj>loa. Pond Mother—My son, did not your father forbid you learning to amoke? Young America—No, ma. When I asked him If 1 might siuoke, be said, "Not muchr' Distant Hrlatlves. "I hnvo only the most distant rela tives." "Has the family died out?" "No. They have all tttco— rich." J m. 33. AN INDIAN'S TE3T. tlaw He DUe*rcr*4 Tkat s Ma a Wu a Cuail "The Indian has a queer way of de termittiug whether or not a man M game, judging from an experience E had some years ago," said a man who cnce made an educational tow of the west, "and the same little experience convinced me that the Indian's system of reasoning along this line la by BO means a bad one. ••Stories Intel been told which brought about a clash between the Indian and a white man. The two men originally, had nothing against each other. Tha Indian had a bad reputation— that !■» he had the reputation' of being a bad man. a desperate, dangerous fellow, who would fight a buxzsaw at the drop of a hat. The white man who blew into the section had in some wsyi gaiucd a similar reputation. He was said to be a dangerous character and a man who had never been whipped. We concluded that we would have soma fun. We met the Indian and told him a long story about his new rival and reminded him that his laurels were in danger and succeeded in getting his pride stirred, and his Indian blind Was soon up to the fighting point IMB after this we met the whits IMB, and we filled him up with the same kind of talk. He said be would take care of the Indian all right in due time, and, in short would make him taka to tha woods. Shortly we met the Indian again and told him the desperate white man was after his scalp. He smUsit and shook his head. "A few days later we were talking to the white man when the Indian came up to Join the group. He bad s]>otted the stranger and knew him by sight. Without saying a word to him he walked up within arm's reach and struck the white man In the face with a rough, heavy glove. He paused for a few seconds nnd hit him again. 'Ughr he exclaimed as he wheeled around and walked away. The white man looked at the Indian In amasement, bnt made no show of resentment. Later in the day when we asked the Indian why It was that he did not follow up the insult with blows he told us the white man was a coward. In explain ing how he knew it he said the man's 'Jaw dropped' when he struck him in the face the second time with the glove nnd that this, with the Indian, was an ! unfailing sign of cowardice."— New Op* leans Times-Democrat PICKINGS FROM FICTION. ' If s never too late to laugh.— "Soos of tie Morning." The next best thing to a somebody is a nobody in a good set—"A Study In Temptations." In life, as well as racing, all the worst accidents happen at little ditches and cut down fences.—"Plain Tales From the Hills." One's parents are a necessity, one's grandparents an ornament and one's husband's parents a nuisance.— "A Double Thread." The truest philosophy is not to long for anything in particular, bnt to ac cept everything as It comes and find out the reason of Its coming.— "A Ro mance of Two Worlds." Gin ony man has sae muckle land that he dlsna ken the folk that sow an' reap It, then a'in Judgln' that he's ower muckle for the guide o' the common wealth.—"The Days of Auld Lang Syne." Ills religion was of the kind that is carried Into everyday life, "not a cloak to bo thrown around the soil begrimed vestments of shady business life to hide them on Sunday."— "Richard Hume." Properties of Cellaloae. Cellulose absorbs water and by It* swelling provides the softest possible obstruction. On account of Its low specific gravity, less than that of cork, it Is valuable for life belts and may be used In large quantities to keep a seri ously damaged ship afloat. Cellulose compressed and packed In the coffer dam of a ship, to form a leak belt; does not emit any unpleasant odor and does not decay for two or three years. When penetrated by a projectile it is not Ignited nud does not glveoff any dis agreeable smoke, possessing in this re spect a Kre-it advantage over rubber armor. If dry, loose cellulose be ignit ed, it give* out white smoke. ItlKhlr Rrroaatidrf. It was fair time in Selkirk, and San dy and his sweetheart wore wandering round, arm In arm, enjoying the sights. Presently they espied a smart look ing pie shop, which they promptly en tered. Sandy ordered one plo, sat down and commenced to cat It. Meunwhlle the girl looked shyly on. "Is't fine, Sandy?" she timidly asked. "Aye, 'tis awfu' fine, Jennie," he an swered. "Ye should buy one!"— Gla sgow Times. The Roman Lupetto. The Roman lupetto, which is almost indistinguishable from the so called Pomeranian dog. Invariably tries to bury or cover over any food given him which ho docs not like. If fed on a loose drugget he will skillfully cover up the obnoxious food; If the carpet is nailed down so that he cannot do this he goes through the exact process with his nose which would turn over tlie plato If It wero movable. Tl»e lupetto has a general contempt for any but meat diet, and, though he may conde scend to accept bread and milk out of deference to his owner (many of them would not make this concession), ho Is sure to go through the form of protest first Dlrilakla Uarmeata. Eskimo women wear tho most cu rious kind of midcrclothlng, lis pecnl larlty being that It Is made of tho skins of birds. These skins, before be ing sewed together, are chewed well by the women in order to make them soft. About a hundred skins are re quired to make a shirt, nnd the labor of chewing the skins which form their garments is quite enough to account for the massive, well developed Jaws of Ksklmo womeM. No I>lvlna<i«n Nrrilrd, lie—Tho astrologer described you ex actly and said that I would marry you. She—Don't you think it wus a wasto of money to consult him? "Why?" "I could havo told you the same thing myself If you had asked me."—Stray Stories. Conl<ln't TJilok of Pillar. Teacher-And whut happened to j loot's wife? Scholar—She was turned to salt Teacher—lnto a what of suit? Scholar Why or n sort of Job lot* of salt, I guoss. Exchange. Ills Art. "Why do you say bo's a woudortul actor?" "He sat through an umateur dramatic entertainment and actually made poo- 1 pie think he enjoyed it"—Chicago Pont
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