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.
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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-'
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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
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(k rr.o-, -jrx- » «
0 Prepared ami
•» sold 'i !v •»'!
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j Johnston's I;
H Crystal |
Pharmacy. P-1
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&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.
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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? \
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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