VOL. XXXX. Nickel's Fall Footwear. Largest Stock and Most Handsome Styles of Fine Footwear we Have Ever Shown. a f>| Twenty new fall styles— D»ugola, Box calf, %APACIC \nnPC Enamel an.! Patent kid made in the latest up wUI Udlo vIIUCO to date styles in njedinm or high tops. {Misses' and Children's Shoes Extremely large stock of Misses' and Children s tine sbi>es comprised of many new and pretty styles for fall. mm 9 ni All the latest styles in Men's fine shoos. A fnll MAn O \hftOC line of Men's Patent kid, the latest style lasts. Ivlvll O WllUvO $2 SO to SB.OO. Men's ftue Calf. Vici-kid and Box calf shoes SI.OO to H 00. Large Assortment of Boys", Youths' and Little Gents' Fine Shoes | of Jamestown, N. Y., who failed sometime ago and who was closed down for over a year has started up again We him a UUItU ¥ very large order for Men s box-toe and plain toe shoes; also boys and Youths' copper tipped shoes The goods are all in. These shoes are cat from good water proof kip—hand pegged, sewed with heavy waxed ends. The beet of Hemlock out and insoles. Nothing lacking to make them a first class winter shoe. Every pair Stamped on sole, N. W. Gokey <fc Son, Jamestown, N Y- We invite you to call and see this well known line be fore buying your winter shoes. Large stock of Ladies' Kan garoo, Calf, Oil-grain and Kip shoes at away down prices. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN SCHOOL SHOES. Repairing promptly done. JOHN 51CK619, 128 South Main Street, Butler, Pa. _ . S STHE FIRST CALL FORSCHOOLg S Look Up the Hose and Underwear at Uk 5 THE MODERN STORE. g 9 CHIbDREN'S SCHOOfe HOSE SflbE g I Best 10c Stockings in town, all sizes, sto 9J. Fine one-and-one Itibbod Oirls' School Hose, 15c; two for 25c. Boys' heavy double heel, toe and jV knee Cotton Hose, worth 19c pair, now 15c pair; two for 25c. Girls fine Lisle Thread Hose, good weight and double toe and knee, 25c pair. Ok THE CELEBRATED NO MEND LINEN KNEE STOCKINQS P0« BOYS AND OIRLS. g The knee is made of pure Irish Linen, with extra width, adding IK strength and flexibility. In other words, no boles and no darning. Uk 25c a Pair- All Sizes & Boys' Extra Heavy Triple Koee Hose, wear like Iron, 25c s Psir. K EVERYTHING IN $ Boys' Shirts, Waists, Underwear. Etc. ft WE CAN FIT THEM OUT FOR SCHOOL. $ y,isler**Mardorf Co., £ > STRUT ) nOI [ LIA Send in Your Mail Orders, g OSITB HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLBR. PA. I A Linen Opportunity! | ■ A lot of Fine Linens, bought for Holiday trade, are » a here several months ahead of time. £ S This is the best assortment of hemstiched and fine uj S drawn work Linens we ever had and consists of Scarfs, X ® Squares, Lunch Cloths, Doylies, Mexican Drawn Work, in ■ Teneriffe Doylies, etc. Included in this lot are Fine Table #| A Linens, Napkins, Pattern Cloths, Match Setts and Towels. Uk tt GET WISE TO THIS. 3 A We sell Fiue Linens at all seasons, so this Holiday assortment goes on U JR sale at once, bnt at ranch less than Holiday prices We'll chance getting R A more for Holiday trade. Buy now and save one-fourth to one-half. Jn Fine Mexican Drawn Work 121 c, 20c, 25c and np Uk Teneriffii Doylies, 6, 9 and 12 inches 25c, 50c and Hsc Uk JQ Hemstiched Squares 10c up JO ■ 2 yards Pattern Cloth, worth $2 00 at f1.09 a S yards Pattern Cloth, worth |2.soat 11.98 ■P Match Setts—Cloth and Napkins |4.50 up if M Cleaning up Summer Goods at Bargain Prices. « M All Shirt Waists at half price. Wash Goods, half price and less. pk 5 NEW FALL VVAISTINGS. 5 S Two qualities Fancv Vestings at 40c and s>o<\ are worth your at ten- fIR tlon. Entirely new and very handsome for Fall Waists. V> IL. Stein & Son, » $ 108 N MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA 5 +X%XXX&XiXX<%X&XXXiX9e<XX+ 40 per cent. Discount « ijOn all Oxfords & Slippers | * mgmmnmiigmiai eeee»ee<i New Fall Shoes now being 11 j| shown in window. jjjj eeeeeefl |'WJ $ YOURS FOR SHOES, rj I Daubenspeck & Turner | ' ? Next to Butler Savings & Trust Co., || 108 SJ Main St., - - Butler, Pa. Ti? WCgiqiqiaiPgltfigigtaaiah-BgiqigigigiilWHlHliili (!■ - - KECK r > \ >rlK JIL SpHngTSßiieTWeigis \ E Have o n.ttineM about tUero thai \ f pi hi k Hj) / i Uk mark the wearer, it won't do to • J'l \hj W H wear the last year's output. You ) H (P X \ a U won't get the latest things at the r„v7l / 1 Ity n stock clothiers either. The up-to- BT /I Jy date tailor only tan supply them, ,A I II M 7777X1 L» U y°° want not °nly the latest I ! \. |'| \ II llf 11 I things in cut and fit and work- P. ill If 111 11 ft uiansbip, the finest in durability, uj. j U I I ill II a vhere else can you get combina ™| til y, • ' ions, you get them at F KECK K 1 1 G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 84 North Main Stroet All Work Guaranteed Butler Pe THE BUTLER CITIZEN. SHERIFFS SALES. Ry virtue of .sundry writs of Ven. Fr.. KI. ! Fa.. I.C V. Ka.. issued out of the I'ourt of i Common P!i*;ts of 11;11!« r ll*.,I I *., and to m<- dln-. t. il, Un-n? »ill »' ,1 Uj publlcsale 1 at the Court Mouse In th» N>n>ush of Butler. Pa. on Friday, tlir 4tti«l»jr of September A. I>. I'.<H. at one o'cock. P. M„ lh« following descrll>ed property, to-wit: E \). No 11. S-pteralo-r tertr. 11»H V M. Chrlstley, Attorney. All the rt*ht, title. Interest and cistfn of The (iosjiei Prohibition church of Callery, Pa., John Flcbt and O. a. Ulchsrdson, Trus tees, of. In and to all that certain pleee ~r lot of land, situated In Adam* iowu>t,l|). Butler county. Pa.. as follows. U>- wit: Hestnnine at a post, on Main street at a corner of lands of Frank B. 11 aiu 1:.5> feet to a post; thence south by a;i alley. M feet to a post; thence wost by lot No. -l. I ."" feet h> ii p"*t on Main s!n- -t: thence north by said Main stieet 50 feet to the placw of be ginning, having erected thereon a frame church, together with all Improvements, Ac.. | being Ihe same property recorded In Mort gage book Page 220. In and for Butler O Seized and taken In execution as tne prop erty of The liospel Prohibition church of Callery. Pa.. John Flclit and I' A Ktchard son. Trustees. *»f the suit of titsirgf A Carothers. now for use of George TV. i)*t!s. E. I). No. 28. September Term. 1803 W. I). Brandon. Attorney. I All the right, title. Interest and claim "f W. v.. IJufTy. of. ill and to all that c rtati. piece or parcel of land, sitonted iu Concord township. Butler county. Pa., liounded as follows, to-wit: On the north by land* of Margaret Christy, on the east hy an alley, on the south by an alley aud on tns w»st by the Butler and Etnlenton road. Seized and taken in executl n M the prop erty of \V E. I>uffy at the snlt of Marr Brown and Joslah J Brown, for use of J. 11 Thompson. E. I>. No 3ti. September Tertr, IW. F. J. Forquer. Attorney All the right, title. Interest and claim of Louis Seaton, of. in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated In Marlon township. Butler county. Pa., bounded as follows, to-wit: On the north by lands of Thomas Hind man. on the east by lands of E. J. Walker, on the south by lauds of .lames Nutt and on the west by lands of heir's of John McClelland, containing 22 acres, Dior.- or less, mostly woodland. Seized and taken In execution as tbe prop erty of Louis Seaton .it the sslt of John Williamson. E. D. Nos. and 40, September Term, 1803. A. M. Chrlstley, Attorney. All the right, title. Interest and claim of Sarah B. Trumble, of. In mid to all that cer tain piece or parcel of land, situated in \7aihlugton township. Butler county. Pa., bounded as follows, to-wit: un the north by lands of Balncy. formwrly John Galloway, on the east by lands of William Stewart, on the South by 1 mds of Wllliai -tewart md Calvert Uilllard and on the west by now or formerly Barber farm; containing on, hundred and forty (110) acres, more or less. Selz«-d and taken In execution as th" prop erty of Sarah I! TrumOle, at the suit of John F. McCoy, et al. TERMS OF SALE—The following must b strictly compiled with when property is stricken down. 1. When the plaintiff or other lien creditor becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ must be paid, and a list of the liens. Includ ing mortgage searches ou the property sold togtther with such lien creditor's receipt" for the amount of the proceeds of the sale or such portion thereof as he may claim, must be furnished the Sheriff. 2. All bids must he paid In full. 3. All sales not settled Immediately will be continued until one o'clock. P. M.. of the next day at which time all property not settled for will again be put up and sold a' the expense and risk of the person to whom tirst sold. •See Purdon's Digest, Btb edition, page and Smith's Forms, Dage 3*4. MAKTIN L. GIBSON, Sheriff Sheriff's Office. Butler. Pa.. August 12. lv»)3 REGISTER S NOTICES. The Register hereby gives notice tr.at the following accounts or executors, adminis trators and guardians have been Hied In this office according to law, and will be pre sented to ('ourt for confirmation and allow ance on Saturday, the 12th day of Sept . !Uoa. at 9 A. M.. of said dav: 1. Final account of Andrew H. Thompson, executor of James Thompson, deceased, late of CrantK.'*ry township. 2. Final account of Sarah J. Crow and Harry J. Crow, executors of Samuel Crow, deceased, late of Mars borough. 3. Final account of Edward Morrow, ad ministrator of Earnest, Morrow, deceased, late of Worth township. 4. Final account of William H. Beighlev. executor of Samuel Belghley, deceased, late of Clay township. 5. Final account of C. F. Yaehnlg, guardian of Henry Lasslnger, minor child of Sodoula Lasslnger, deceased, late of Jefferson twi>. 6. H icond partial account of SV. F ton, one of the executors of John Uuselton. deceased, late of Butler borough. 7. Final account of Michael Hoover.exocu tor of Mary A. Hoover, deceased, iate of Falrvlew township. 8. Final account of W. P. Roessing. admin istrator of Margaret Mushrush. aecenseft. late of Butler borough. 9. Final account of George Angert and Conrad Angert, executors or Conrad Angert, deceased, late of Oakland township. 10. Final accountof Mary Brown and J arali J. Brown, administrators of R A. Brown, de ceased, late of Clay township. 11. Final account of John Nelthercoat and Anna St. Nelthercoat. executors of William Cox, deceased, late of Adams township. IK. Final and distribution account of Amos F.Cochran executor of Aunaliell Prior, de ceased, late of Concord towushlii 13. Final a rant of Jacob Miller and John Rlott, executors of Nicholas Rlott, deceased, late of Summit township. 14. Final account of Lewis M Double, executor of 11. 11. Double, iau> of Slippery rock township. 15. Final account of J. O. Oloson, adminis trator of Alice (illtson. deceased, lite of Allegheny township. 16. Final account of G W. Knimlnger executor of Mary Jane Emmlnger, deceased, late of Donegal township. 17. Final account of George administrator of Anna I!. Mlnner, deo ased. late of Lancaster township. lh. Final account of Sherman Foulk. ad ministrator of Lydia Foulk deceased, late of Butler borough. 19. Final account of D. B. Douthett, execu tor of Eliza Martlncourt, deceased, late of Prospect borough. 91. rlnal accountof Roliert M Roll, admin istrator c. t. a. of John P. Roll, deceased,late of Cranberry township. 21. Final account of Ann J«ii» Mill, r. ad mlnlstrator of W. C. Miller, deceased, late of Concord township. 22. Mnal account of William 11. Miller, guardian of Mary Gladys -hirley, n,lii r child by adoption of Mary 1. -hirley. de ceased, late of Butler borougl . 23. Final account of Maria lltlllard, execu trix of Samuel Milliard, deceased, late of Washington township. 34. Final account of William C. Klndler, administrator of James C. Keed. df-cea«.e<J, late of Sllpperyrock township 2a. Patttal account of A. M Chtstley, ad ministrator Thomas F Chrlstley, deceased, late of Cherry tewnshlp. 26. Final account of D. G. Basilar.guardian of Myrtle Schontz. minor child of Cat harine Schontz. deceased,late of Harmony borough. 27. Final accountof Joseph W. McK'silck, administrator of D. S. McKlsslck. deceased, late of Cherry township. 2S. Sixth partial account, of J. M. Mc Burni'y, trustee under the will of George A. Wenzel, deceased, late of Zelleuoid-. 29 Final account of Carrie Tnomas, ad mlnlstratrlx of M. 11. Thomas, deceased, late of Butler borough. 30. Final account of T. W. Mcl.'aw. adminis trator c. t. a. of Margaret M. M Caw. de ceased, late of Mars borough 31. First partial account of R. M..F... H., W. C., andJ.F. Anderson, executors of James D. Anderson, deceased, late of Penn twp 32. First pwrtial account of W II Parker, one of the executors of Thomas Parker, de ceased. late of Buffalo township. 33. Final account of W. P. Grazier.executor of Mary McClure, deceased, late of Forward township. .11. Final accountof Samuel II Knox, ad ministrator of Cyrus Knox, deceased, late of Evans City. 35. Final account of Lydia C. Kennedy, ad ministratrix of James O. Kennedy, deceased, late of Butler borough. 3(1. Final account of 11. T. Turner.guardian of Ida Pearl Kamerer minor child of Adam Kamerer, deceased, late of Butler lioroutfli. 37. Final account of Elmer E. Schantz. ad ministrator of David 11. Schantz, deceased, late of Jackson township. 3K Final account of Theodore C. 11. Keck, administrator of Henry G. Kell, deceased, late of Butler Isirough. 39. Final accountof G. D. Thomas, guar dian of J. C. McMurtry, minor child of J A and Ellen McMurtry, deceased, late of Fair view township. 40. Final account of G. D. Thomas, guar dian of Herbert 11. McMurtry. minor child of J. A. and Ellen McMurtry. deceased, lato of Falrvlew township. 41. Final account of G. D. Thomas, guar dian of W. R McMurtry. minor child of .I A. and Ellen McMurtry, deceased, late of Falr vlew township. 42. Final account of G. D. Thoma*. guar dian of Harry A. McMurtry, minor child of J. A. and Ellen McMurtry, deceased, late of Falrvlew township. 43. Final account of G. D Thomas, guar dian of Mable McMurtry, minor child of J A. and Ellen McMurtry. deceased, late of Falrvlew township. 44. Final accountof L. M. Brackney. guar /Nn of Cleo and Twlla Brackney. minor Idren of ( has. L. Brackney. deceased, late J- Butler borough as stated by Lue Brack ney, adm'x of L. M. Brackney. deceased, J. P. DAV IS, Register. the si(D direct J- Q opposite the Postofflce, J©! Theodore VogMfy, £< Best Estst* and losarsoce A(ency, W M 8 S. Main St. CT Butler, Pa. If you harp property CyTM or, wont t<i btiy or Ak rent tail write or VJI übone me. List Mailed Upon Application. RI'TI.EI:. PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S. 1903. Liver Pills That's what you need: some thing to cure your bilious ness. You need Aycr's Pills. Want your moustache cr beard a } beautiful brown or rich black ? Use J Buckingham's Oyo SQcta of R P Hall utCo , Nashua N&s&l CATARRH In all iu stages. M- ft Ely's Cream c'.canses, soothes and heals £ m the diaeased membrane. It car<*scatarrh and drives ' a'.vay a cold in the head | qaickir. Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils, spreads ovrr ihe membrane and is absorbed. Rel'.ef is im xneAMC and a cure follows. It is not drying—does nni produce sneezing. Large Size, 50 cents at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. ILY BROTHERS. 66 Wancn Street, New York l Johnston's Beef. Iron and Wine t A f4 s 0 Best Tonic ■' a 8100 l Purifier. Hk 1 Price, s<>c pint. & V Prepared an<i mrA y J soUl only al] i Johnston s jy »Crystal H U Pharmacy. \\ V] KM. LOGAN, Ph. G., W 2 10H N. Main St., Butler, Pa r a Both 'Phones w J f1 Everything in the L* k i drug line. fA. t' I I? » N.r»l IOWNER -W STOCK I have purchased the C. 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. S. Main St., Butlf-r. P i. Binding of Books Is >ur occupation. We put our t-iuire time to studying the best and latest methods of doing our wo-k. If you are thinking of hiving some work done in this line I am sure you will be well pleased if you have it done at The Butler Book Bindery, W. W. AMON, Prop. Opp. Court Honse. P 1 CRAMPS? ' DR. HARRIS' CRAMP CURE, Relieves Pain Qulekly. i V neyer failing remedy for Kve'ry Ac-he anil Pain. Highly recommended for " Cholera-Morhii* and Pains iu the Stomach. ABSOLIJTKI.r HARMLESS. 1 An a 1.1 II I men t Dr. Ilarrtn' Cramp Cure excels all others. J Prepared bj U. A. IA U N KsTOCR CO. 1 PlttsburK, Pa. At 2Sc a Bottle JL L. C. WICK, OSAI.XK J LUHBER. ♦"GOODBY. i DORA" HOWA.'R'D * FIELT>IS<fG 1 Onf yr<2liU liLcr, t>!/ Charge* ir. liuuKe fl> X>»C^^3«XXO«®0®0*0«0«0«0# I WAS roused by a lond knocking at my door. Stumbling forward, I sprung back tha catcli of tha lock The man without had turned the knob and was pressing upon it so that he soi'Cipd to fall Into the room, lie was my uncle's butler and WHS obvious ly shaking with alarm. My first thought was that my uncle, whose health wan very feeble, might hare died in the night. "Mr. Halstead is worse?" I began The butler shook his h<wl with a sort of shuddering convulsion that swept down to his toes. "It's Mr. .Tolin," he replied. "He's dead." The news struck to my henrt. Jaafc Ilalstead wns my cousin and a fine fel • »viciuvr HH fcfll'LlKD. low In every way. A great grief that he had had of lato had brought us do.* together, and I held him to be my best friend. "Dead!" I exclaimed. "An accident?" "Suicide," was the reply. I was conscious of surprise In the midst of my confusion, for this servant had hated Jack with the unforgiving persistence of an Indian since a day loug ago when my countn had exposed him in a trifling dellnqiwncy. I dressed with all haste and hurried across to my uncle's bouse, accompa nied by the trembling servant When we entered I saw a grnup at the bend of the broad stairway Mr. Ilalstead whs upon the topmost stair and tow ered above the others. Upon a lower stair stood Arthur Morrow, of tho Into Mrs. Ilalstead by a former marriage. A step or two higher and ascending was l>r. Norton Cnrr. tbo oUI nbjskiau ot tbo fnmlly As I approached the stairway my uncle extended his long right arm over the heads of the others and shook his fin ger at me. "This U no better than murder!" he cried. "You are responsible for this." "What do you mean?" I demanded. "Ooine here, and I'll show you." lit* replied in a choking voice. We entered Jack's bedqpom. The poor fellow lay there in Mfc bed, his mortal part reposing In the final sleep- Mr. Halstead paused by the head of the bed and tapped with his finder up on a small table. I came forward and looked down. There lay a little vial containing white tablets imil beside It a small tube. There was n label on the vial, ami I knew what wjrs marked up on It—"Morphine, one-half grain; f>r Halstead." "He got these things of you," said my uncle. "I call It murder. What pos sible excuse? Fou knew that he was heartbroken for Dora. Hhe is going away; he has lost her. You have seen how he has been of late." "I did not give htm this." said I "How can you Imagine that I would do such a thing? He took them out of my office." "And you knew It!" thundered Mr. Ilalsteud. "You knew It, and you didn't tell me! You made no effort to save him. Why did you suppose he wanted this poison? Had he any prop er need of this drug?" I shook my head. "I loved him," said ray uncle, laying Ills hand upon the dead man's breast "He should have had the bulk of my fortune, and you knew It You ruined bis life"— "Yon are mad to say so!" 1 exclaimed. He sneered at mo. "Why Is that girl going away?" he demanded. "Do you think I don't know? Because a penniless rascal hat won her away from my l>oy her». She couldn't marry you because you hadn't the money to buy her a roof and her bread. But you would have had a lit tle at my death and were content to wait" "As long as I have known Dora," said I with all the earnestness at ray command, 'T have never spoken one word of love to her. Do yon suppose I would step In and rob Jnck? Why. you yonrself have praised me for my loyalty to him." "I was deceived!" he cried. "Yon were too deep for me. You hare caused his death. Look at this." He picked up from the table a card upon which w as written In Jack's hand the simplest possible message, "Good by, Dorn." Tls- tears sprang to my eyes, but it was necessary to control emotion In this crisis. I turned to Dr. Carr. "There can be no doubt as to the cause of death?" I asked. He did not reply in words, but bent forwurd and tapped the VIHI with hU finger. "Tell me how It happened," I asked. "Who s^iw him last?" It was Thomas, the butler, who re plied. ne seemed to have risen through the floor at my elbow. "He was out during the evening, sir," he said. "We don't know where he •was. It was near midnight when I let him In. Mr. Morrow was writing In the library, and Mr. John went In there. I brought them a glass of wine. It seem ed to me. If I may make bold to say so. that Mr. John was In better spirits than usual." "I thought so, too." said Morrow. "We talked awhile of ordinary topics I didn't notice that Jnck was d"pr« ss ed. He seemed quite like bis oltl self We sat together for half an hour, and he came up here t$ bed," "Do*#* anybody know." I asked, "whv he opened this?" I pointed to an ebony box containing j some papers. It was open. n:id a small I bunch of keys hung In the lock "Is there any indication that he de i stroyed anything?" I continued. "Not that I know of." answered Mor row. There was u moment's silence. "It may l»e. sir. th»t the poison wa» in there," suggested Thomas. "He wouldn't have kept It lying ronnd the room. sir. and where else should he I have been likely to pnt it?" "That is probably the explanation." said I. "I wish I'd thought of It before, j When he confessed to me that he had taken this bottle froui my offlee I tried ' to find It. You will readtly understand why, Mr. Halstead." "I understand that yon have been criminally negligent," he retorted. "And let nie tell yon now that I am done with you." He turned to Arthnr and In his char acteristic, Impulsive, headlong way j went on: "You were never n favorite with me. Arthur, but you're all I've got now. You're the only one bound to me by arry tie. Dora Melvin shall have something, with a condition." He glanced fiercely at me. "And you'll have the balance, Arthur. Much good may it do you!" "No money will do any one good that comes 1u this way," replied Morrow, with a shudder. "Thomas," said I. addressing th*> but ler, "you let Mr. John Hnlsteiul In last night Did ho have anything in hU hand?" "No, sir," ho r«plWd. "!<ot this, for luaiaive?" sal«l I. lay ing my band up»»n a small packagw ttuit was on the mnntelpUc*. "No. sir," said Thomas. "He bnrmgbt j that in day before yesterday. Ton re . member It. Mr. Morrow," lie continued. "He took It into the library whure you j wert» writing." "I had forgotten It" answered Moe row "Are you »ers. Thomas?" This Is a seriotis matter." said I, lay ing my hand on the butler's alioulder. 'l>o not commit the folly of beginning the affair with a falsehood." "I don't know why I sbonkl lis about It air." he replied dogjjedfy. "You saw hlra take this parcel Into the library." I conttnued. "By the way, does anyho<Ty know what's In It?" My unci* interrupted te ask angrily what all this was about. "Grant me two minutes," ssM I. And then I repeated my qassfloa. Thsrs was no reply. "Thomas," said I. "what did young Mr. Ilalstead do with this parcel nfter he took It into the library?" "1 saw him untie the string." he an swered. "Then he took up a pen from the table, hot I didn't see him wrtte anything." "IMd he write anything In the library last evening?" I asked, turning to Mer j row, who answered me In the negative. "Are you sure?" I insisted. "Yon I were there all the time that he was | present" 1 "Yes," w»ui the answer. "He didn't I write anything while I was there ! Why do yoti ask?" "Because this message on the card la i written with the Ink that Is used In the : library and not with Jack's stylo , graphic pen. 'There Is no Ink In this room that I can see." "What Is the purpose of these | tlons?" demanded Mr. Halstead. Without answering him I took up ' the parcel and removed the wrapper. There was a dainty bo* within, and upon opening fhat I discovered n small ' plaque, beautifully painted. The de sign was In lilies of the valley, which | v? «nu Lioia'g /uvurllu iluwur. "Unless I am greatly In error," said > I, "this farewell message on the card ; was intended to be put Into this box. ! It was a parting gift to Dora." } "Its purpose Is obvious." said Mr. j Halstead. "It lay upon this table, and j fills bottle of poison was on top of It. It was his last word, poor fellow." "But why did he buy the plaque?" 1 Insisted. "Was It for you? For me? For Arthur?" "For her, of course," said Mr. Hal ; stead. "Then why did not the gift and the message go together?" said I. No one ventnred a reply, i "I will tell you why," I continued. •This card was put into the parcel and was taken out again, but not by Jack." , "By whom, then?" asked my uncle. '"By some one who knew of Its exist ence and perceived that It would an swer quite well tlie purposes of a sui cide's last message." Mr Halstead caught me by the shoul der. "Do you mean to charge actual mur der?" he cried. "Will you try to shift your own guilt upon another?" "I charge a wlllfnl and deliberate murder." I replied. "By whom?" he screamed. "Let us see," I responded. "He isust have swallowed this poison Just before retiring. If he did not take It hlm*lf ! In this room he must have done so else i where In this bouse. Ho drank a glass ; of wine In the library." "And you brought it to him?" cried Mr Halstead. turning upon Thomas, i "Yes, sir," said the servant calmly. I "I served him and Mr. Morrow." "And you («ited him?" "I did not like him, sir. bat I i*m not ! a murderer," was the answer. ! At this point Dr. Carr put In his word. "But the man died from these tab : lets," he said. "Tliey were locked In ! this private l>ox, and he had the key." "Thomas," said I, "do you know of ! any other key to this box?" | The man was pale as paper, but he | did not falter. 1 "Yes, sir." said he. "I happen to have i seen Mr. John unlock tMs l>ox and lock It again and put the key In this draw er." He stepped forward and opened a | small drawer In a desk, from which he ) took a key. "I know when yon saw him do that" said I. "It is heaven's mercy to you that you saw him. And I saw him too. I count»>d upon you remembering and ; upon your honesty, Thomas." ' "I try to speak the truth, sir," said | the servant. "And now. Mr. Halstead." said I, "let me state this case as you see It, or as you saw it at first. Jack came up | hero; he opened this box In which he had hidden the vial taken from my of j flee; he dissolved some of the tablets In this tul»e and driuik the fluid. Is . there any other posffble way to plc ; ture it?" "No; certainly not," was the answer. "Let ine picture It for you," suld I. ; "He cutne to this room In better splr its than usual. He went to tied in the ; full confidence of waking on the tnor ! row. But Instead he sank Into a stu por from which he never aroused, j When a sufficient time had elapsed a ; man stole into tills room. He took a ; bunch of keys from Jack's jiocket, for I he was one who did not know of the I other key in that drawer. Had he : known of It obviously he would have 1 used it and would not have searched j through this bunch for the right one. I Time was precious with him. "Having secured the vial aud this I card wjtb the fat"*'well message, be put j tliem on this table. Then he stole out "Rut." Interrupted Pr. Carr. "wlio knew the vial wns there?" I pointed to Thoma* and then tft Morrow "One of the men niuat lia*e know* it." <alil I, "for no one else could hnre hsd 11 motive for this crime. One hated him; th<- other, knowing that my nnel* must aor>n dt<v phw a ohanre of a jrrrat Inheritance. Which of them la §ti!l;.v— the one wlio frankly «ald. 'I snppoae the vial wa* In that ho*,' or the on* who dared not say what was sufficient l&ME 3 '"ißTurß Momaow, i »rmax »T an BOOR." ly obvious? Who saw Jack wrtte o(>-a that card the other day In the library?" "Tlila la lunacy!" exclaimed Morrow. "The man Is a suicide." "You killed him," said I, "and now you defile his memory. Arthur row, when I say that thla waa murder I speak by the book. There Is no pot son In that vial. I found It days apt. I knew why h« was saving tt. I I fftanfed Art tablets for othei* preclss ly similar fn appearance, but contaln- I k** a harmlcas substance flavored with qalnlne to make tt bitter. I said tn myself. Tt Jack takes this desperate rtep he shall have a chance to repent of It' I did not remove the tabteta, for then he would simply have bought oth ' arm. Tou don't believe me?" I eel sod the vial and emptied the son tents into my month, crushing til# tablets with ray teeth. "If those were what yon thought them, Morrow," said I, "my fife would not be worth much. Oh. you double ' villain. I wlah you could have got into this box that yon mlßht have uwd thoan harmless things in yotir desper ate plot! But Jack had the only key you knew of, and you were forced to b-7 your drug. Arthur Morrow. I charg? you with this ciimer He tried to answer me, but bis vok* was not articulate. It roue gradually , Into a scream of terror. Then sudd*n t ly he fell forward across the little t*- i bte, crushing It to the floor. Th« IMf Alt**. It Is a strange omission that tha day after, supreme and epoch making period of time, should have faitad to r«wiv« tlw liuoMf* whk'li la Ma Jw< prerogative. I)e Qulncey. in hla powerful Mt of word painting entitled "Tbe Knocking at the Gate," dwells on the thought that In "Macbeth" the climax of th« tragedy, the moment moat truly : fraught with terror, la not the ona tn which occurs the murder of Dunran, j or when the guilty pair n«rva thein i selves for Us accomplishment, but tbe j nioineut when the first knocking at tha gate Is heard. With that summons ; from without comes an Instant and : terrible realization of what haa taken place. In that moment of horror ta condensed all tlie meaning of peat crime and future retribution ss in a | lightning flash. The magnitude of what has i cannot be measured until the first touch of reaction has been felt Wa j cannot tell what hus roally occurred Oil ttw dny after. -Ationtic. T>»o Small to OWr When a certain conple w«» married tho wife was sixteen years old and big 1 and buxom. The htm band wns two year* her senior, but slim to thinnesa and not up to the average In height i Ten years passed, and tha couple got along as well as many conples do, but ; the wife was hard to manago. With the flight of time she liecamc larger, while ber theoretical lord and master added not an Inch to hla stature uor an ounce to his weight One day bw want | ed her to do something, and aha re- I fused, at first quietly, then vehemently and finally exploelvely. "I'll not do It" she declared, "and I'd Ilk® to aee you i make me." | "lint, Maria," exj>owtulated her hus band, "when yon married me didn't yon promise to otmy toe?" "I did," she reddled. Then, ckrtng up ' his dlmlnutlvw [iroporfJona, ahe added. "But I expected you'd grow." __— Dow to Make Pin* Wwfc. Fanners In the White n*>antaliw bnve (Tim-nwrrd, or b«n md. what fann ers etoewfaere are slow to ascertain. It i to that If yon lop off th« lower ltmtm of balsams when th«?y are young the limbs will not gTow again. Thus tlie ■ tree as Inuiber will be Improved. It will be freer of knots. Certain hotel owners, desiring r^ n ° lands near their hotels on account of ; healthfulnesrt, asked a government for ester how to get them. The reply was: 'Tut off the hard woods, then turn the cattle in to pasture for three years That will keep down the shoots of tl>? bard woods, and the pines, which c.t ! tie avoid, will grow up, and their noodles will keep down other growths." Trlrky l>ynaml»*. j "I'erliaps nothing is more uncertain In the line of accidents than dyna mite," said a denier in the dangerous stuff. "Yon might dr.>p a cartrldg. l out of your hand, and It would explode and tear your lx>dy to atoms. Another cartridge taken out of the same case might be hurled from the top cf a tall building and would laud wu the pave | lueiit like no uiuch huriijkfw wax, to be ground up under the wheels of heavy trucks and to bo exploded with frightful hnvoe by th.j aoft cushion tire of a bicycle." fnlufal. "As a general tiling," says a Inwyer. "one doesn't i xp<-ct to Olid a sense of 1 liunior In the employees of a prison. Yet I know i a rather catchy K reply made by a pn on truanl to the query of a visitor wI . . > the • xlstence of j tin guards w i ii.it a painful oue. "'l'ainful." ii ! iM'il the guard. 'I shiMjid ay it was when you consider what a of feiout» we have on our bauds.' A MOLE TRAP. A Rcnnait* AMlr—''S(T*r FalUnS," 9ar> Its Inventor. An effective mole trap that can be r-.'.de at home and Is «.ire flosth whoa sot over the burrow* of thr*e snnny !tg little pests Is shown In the draw ings The description and key to the drawlaga sre ss complete that any man F i n w U I ( l?*-"- y% ail }f« rO 13 tu«M res a aou ma*. or boy can make the trap wtth a tew ordinary teoia. The designer. Mr. A. O. Turner, says, "It never falls me." Key to Drawings.—Fig. 1 shows a cor ner view ef the trap. Fig. X a front j view of the trap. Fig. 3 shows the trap with one side off to show the works. Fig. 4la the plunger wtth Its two sharp points for spsarlng the mole, rig. 5 la ths trip and trip lever. 1. Backboard 15 Inches kmc, 4 Inches | wide and 1 Inch thick. 2. fildeboerd 10 I lncfcas long. 6 Inches wide and 1 Inch j thick. 8. Hole where the wire goes through which holds the trip. 4. Hole where the wire goes through which holds the lever. B. Plunger 24 inches long, I>* laches wide and 1 Inch thick. 6. Spring. T. Stakes to hold the trap In place. 8. Heavy tin to hold the plunger in place. 9. Wire which the trip lever rests on. 10. Wire which I holds the trip. 11. Trip when set. 12. Trip lever when set. 18. Block which | pushes the trip off. 14. Wire around j the end of the plunger to prevent split ting. 15. Sharp wires to kill the ani mal. 16. Notch In the trip. 17. Place where the wire goes through to hold the trip. 18. Part of the trip which pushes It off, 4 Inches long. 10. Trip lever B*4 Inches long, one-half Inch wide and one-half Inch thick. The trip! should be 8 Inches long and lfc Inches wide, with a piece of wood 4 inches long, onc-balf Inch wide and one-half I inch thick tacked on the bottom, aa shown by No. 18. The wire which holds the trip should go through an Inch from each way. as shown by No. 8, and the one that holds the trip lever should be Inches from each way. as shown In No. 4 and the dotted lines. Press tb« ridge down and place the traps over the place. When the ridge Is raised It snaps the trap.—Farm, Field and Fire side. Pttpnlar New n«r—sfc»». j The Memphis shoe, so called from »>eing tried extensively by tratnei* at i Memphis, has i - Jumpc«f Into pop I _£- \ i nlsrlty with a \ ! bound. " It con /■ u slsts of an ordl //?,■ j nary horseshoe with the excep lion that acroas PJrSjH Its face are fIC /fl Qy welded two bars Ku ftS BKh Mr parallel to each « KsSj |L other. The first ii Is from one and l one-half to two Inches frotn the toe nnd the sec- ™ «***■» "■<» oud the same distance from the heel, according to the demands of the case. , The shoe Is used on mixed galted horses with the result of making them 1 go square and steady. The Illustration I gives a good Idea of the devk», con vludes American Agriculturist. The First Year With Con seas. Farmers who have planted eowpeas I for the first time. If they propose to use ! them for forage, should not make the : mistake of letting thein grow too old. | They should t>e mowed when the beans ' are woll formed, with thepods Just tlnge lng yellow If left much loeger the lower loaves will begin to fall and some of the peas scatter out. Oowpeas are cured not unlike clover, although, ow ing to their larpe water content, they ' require longer Most large oowpea 1 fields which are planted for ased are now cut by machinery and tkraSbed. Probably the most satisfactory way, however where a comparatively small quantity of the beans are wanted for j planting next year. Is to pick them by hand and then thrash. After thrashing particular attention should be given to drying the beans thoroughly, as they may otborw se ferment—American Cul tivator. THE DAIRY COW. Form of the Anlmnl and Milk and Butter Prednedon. There is a certain type of cow ex hibiting marks that Indicate dairy ex cellence. Tl.ls is so well established as to mako thff decisions In the show ring and to enter In as an Important factor In the buying and selling of dairy animals. This matter of type la Illustrated In our station herd, the tend ency being for the animals scaring highest In the Judging ring to be the largest and most economical producers of milk and butter. The animal sew tig highest In the station herd has mr.da a yield of fen times her weight in milk and CS p?r cnt of her weight In butter In one year. Taking the whole herd Into consideration the type will not always follow the yield, the excep tions to the rule being sometimes quite marked. Bogdanow. a German au thority. mado measurements on eighty cows whereby they wcro formed Into 1 groups of types. From the results, knowing the records of the nnlinals. he concludes that there Is an unmistaka ble relation between external ft>nn and production of milk and butter. Beach. tfoio Vhe rvpults of U£f) ol> wrvatkm. state* ttyft tl}e type of the No. *5. oow la more eaaentlal than the breed at indicating the ability to prod oca milk and batter economically. The final teat of any dairy cow la tto amount of milk and butter fat abe iHB yield for the food consumed. The dif ference In cows In thla respect Is quite marked. With the scales and the Bab cock test It la eaay to learn what each Individual cow la doing. While eras* animals in the dairy may be making profits others may be losing to such aft extent as to even wipe oat the profits of the better cows. Daring the yea* under experiment oar best cow gave an amount of milk and butter mors than twice that of one of the yiw osm% The difference In the gross rsosipts tm the milk during the first sight mouth* following calving wss *184.80 In taw* of the better cow. Waters and EM found s difference of 985.10 In tM profits of two cows for ISO days. Be tween two others of accepted dairy form the difference waa $14.90, and b» tweon two of almllsr typo fiXdS. The cow Is n creature of ha bit, and therefore the time and manner at milt ing should vary as little as possible from day to day. The ylsld of milk will sometimes vary by reason of mat ters of such small moment that we fall to reckon them. From oar results • change In milkers shewed a small av«r» nge loss In yield. Borne cows war* not affected at nil. while others gave • slightly reduced yield. Ttda will to OAT OBFKAM, M.9M. (The foundation cow of ths Kentoek? s«- pertinent station herd.] pend, however, upon the ability of the milker. Carlyle found no appreciable difference In the frequent changing o( milkers. Tracy found by a good-milks* following n careless one an Increase with five cows of 244 pounds of milk tn two weeks. Cows fed nt milking time are apt t® hold their milk when the customary feed Is withheld. Thla may occur eren when the aulmals have access to abun dant pasture. This la so noticeable with some of the station eows that It Is advisable to give them a little grain through the fmmmer season to Indooa them to give down their milk. Emery notes that a cow that gave over Sevan pounds of milk gave only two when her customary feed was withheld at milking time.—D. W. May, Kentucky Experiment Station. Milk Contamination. The whey tank Is a common loaiat of infection at those factories where the whey Is returned to the patrons in the milk cans. This practice to detri mental to successful cheese making, but when It cannot be arranged to have the whey disposed of In some oth er way the tanks should be kept thor oughly clean In order to lessen the dan ger of contamination. They should be emptied at least once a week. —W. A. demons. ▲ bill has been totiedoeefi Into th* Canadian parliament wbkfe Is Intend ed to prohibit the sale of any commer cial seeds that may contain seeds off such weeds aa wild mustard, peony cress, oxeye daisy, perennial sow this tle, ragweed, bindweed and several others. M«wa and Notes. The recent preaching of the "goapai •f good seed" has Induced a popular de mand for the l>est recleaned grass seed. It appears to be n fact that when the conditions are favorable clover may be stored much greener than was formerly thought possible and that the very best yiality of hay may be secured In thla way. It is now told-that Rhodesia. South Africa, Is a groat corn growing country. Nitrate of soda nnd muriate of potash are about as soluble as sugar or salt. re marks an exchange. Professor Smith of Michigan, as quot ed by Rural New Yorker, warns farm ers that vetch on fertile soli may to generate Into a troublesome weed. It Is Impossible to gather all the ie« 4 and, where wheat follows, vetch seed c&nuot be screened from the whttt seed. When you pound your finger don't blame the hammer. Same way with • great many other things In this world. ■■mi of Pabllotty. Mrs. Nagguss—What an odd, Inter esting piece of furniture I It looks Ilk* an antique. Is it a chiffonier or a bookcase? Mrs. Borus (wife of straggling au thor)— Neither. Ifs my husband'! writing desk. He calls it bli bureau of publicity.—Chicago Tribune. Hla Part. Tbo Doctor—You regard society as merely a machine, do you 7 What part of the machinery do you consider ins, for Instance 7 The Professor—Tou are one of the «ranks.—Exchange. Hel«rm«d HU Low. Friend—What's the matter, old man? Doesn't she return your love 7 /Uted One —That's Jost the trouble. Bbe returned It and toM me to give It to some other girl.—Princeton Tiger. One man makes n fortune to eight that become bankrupt In England. SCIENCE AND OLTTAGEr , Kan Should Live Long Knnn Kh tO Welcome, Not Dreitd, Death, From twenty to fifty a man should lire for himself and Ills family, from fifty to 100 for science and humanity and after a hundred for the state. Hon ored, useful, In full possession of -all his faculties at slxscore years and t*B, the graybeard of the approaching fil tOre will be among tho most enviable of mankind, for the fear Of death Is an aberration. The fact Is that only one man la » million at present dies a natural death. We should live till 140 years of age. A. man who expires at seventy or eighty Is the victim of accident, cut off In the flower of his days, and be unconscious ly resents being deprived of the fifty years or so which nature owes him. Leave htm a little longer and In due time lie will desire to die, as a child At dusk desires to sleep. The sandman will pass! All our Instincts drop from us one by one. The child cries for mother's milk. The Idea of such an ailment is repug nant to the adult. The desiros for sweets, for play, for love and lovemak- Ing. for long walks and adventures are all impulses that have their day and pass, and the wish to live Is an in stinct which falls also with satiety. Only at prescut none of us lives loyg enough to l>e satiate with days.—Pro fessor Metrlyilkoff's "Studies to So man Nature."
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