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.
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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
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Boys' Shirts, Waists, Underwear. Etc. ft
WE CAN FIT THEM OUT FOR SCHOOL. $
y,isler**Mardorf Co., £
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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
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$ YOURS FOR SHOES, rj
I Daubenspeck & Turner |
' ? Next to Butler Savings & Trust Co.,
|| 108 SJ Main St., - - Butler, Pa. Ti?
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\ 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."
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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
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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."