VOL. XXXX.
! DRESS GOODS. $
ALL THE HEW AMD SMART THINGS. £
'He Moderr\ Store fc
itest novelties as well as staple weaves. A splen- P
rtment of Venetians, Cheviots, Zibilines, Mohairs, m
ovelty goods, etc., 38-42 inches'wide, at 50c yd
Bwest fancy Hovelty Goods, Zibilines, Broad- £
tc., 50-54 incbes wide, SI.OO a yard. P
choice and exclusive styles in finer qualities Ufc
ial designs, SL3S to $1.50 a yard. &
Velvets for Waists and Suits, some values yoa J
reciate. only 75c a yard. m
plete stock of black and colored Silks, at lowest Uk
r reliable goods. &
s up-to-date Trimmings, Buttons, etc. *
jceived this week an entire new line of Fancy |i
i for waists. Beautiful patterns, 50c, 75c and &
rd. &
& Eisler-Mardorf Co., 1
» SOOTH Mill STOUT I AA4 1^
X
K OPPOSITE HOTBL ARLINGTON. BUTLER. PA. (R
J jMp Different j
r , L h Ready-to-Wear Clothing than you N
I SSu ever wore. This Clothing has that f
v tone of about it, that swag- J
r 'V ger hang to it. tl»at veiy hijjh chas? \
J m 1 l ililiulMlllflfci made-to-order lo«>k a>>"ur it. J
i li I ißyi\\ill\llV\nlß&. Coui© in and see the Swellest Suits 1
and Top Coats you ever looked at, .
«>nch celebrated makes as /
| HAMBURGER'S J
PRICE $lO TO S3O. >
J Our fall Soita aiid Overcoats are /
111 certainly the greatest value we ever )
U offered. All have padded ghonldns i
uj and firm fronts See for yourself. \
f See onr window display. v
f DOUTHETT &!
]
I New Fall Goods. |
We are showing an extensive line of advance j J
Styles of Fall Hats, Tailor- MA TO 11
Made, Ready-to-Wear, HA In il
Dress and Street Vl ::
- Always- first to Show the New Ideas. }\
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Ropkenstejn's J|
838 Sooth Main Street, , , t , , , Butler, Pa. i j
I nni/IMi* n\/rp our splendid stock of Wall Papers
LUUlflllU V W Cfl will bring a smile of satisfaction
to the most gloomy face. The NEW DESIGNS are clever,
artistic and harmonious. Yru don't know how welcome you
gre to come in ajid just see the new designs we're shpwing.
Mpuldings to all Pape;r§.
Picture «nd Mirror Frames made to order.
Patterson Bros'
236 North Main St., Both Phones, Wick Building.
I g Merchant Tailor. I? ■
I Fall and Winter Suitings I
■ ( ] JUST ARRIVED. ( \ ■
■ 142 North Main St. ■
llui M
—|P . I ~
Cohn's Bargain Store,
150 Main and Cunningham St.
W« are ready for fall business with a wonderful
showing of ladies' tailor-jnade suits, coats, skirts,
waists and furs. Ladies', men's and children's under
wear and hosiery, hats, caps and children's clothing.
Giri's dresses and coats. We are not only ready with
smart styles, but with interesting prices, which no store
Udiea' ttannatetto AQn Children's under- A t- __
wrappen worth |1.50 at wearfrom|Q() fIR
l4tdiea' flannelette dressing IQ. Ladies' heavy ribbed vests ft I* „
*cqn«» worth 76c at and pants worth 85c at JJQC
He w
Cohn's Store,
Not the handsomest looking store
in town but by far the cheapest
and best to TRADE AT.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Indigestion,
Dyspepsia
can be cored bj s
I
w
YiWs!
|
Try it and if it
doesn't belp yon we
wilt pay back your
money.
Johnston's
PHARMACY,
106 N. Main SI. I
Reed's Wine of
Cod fclver Oil
will build you up and make
you strong, will give you
an appetite and new life.
If you feel tired and
worn out try our Wine of
Cod Liver Oil and fipd
relief.
It i§ stronger and better
than pure Cod Liver Oil.
Pleasant to take and is
inoffensive' to delicate
stomachs.
Indorsed and recom
mended by physicians
every where. The best
Spring tonic to give you
Health and strength.
For only at
Reed's Pharmacy
Transfer Corner
Main and Jefferson Sts., a tier, Ph j
Do You Buy Medicines? i
Certajnly Yqh Qq«
Then you want the hest for 'lit
least money. That is -ur mottc.
Come and see us when H need of
anything in the Drug Line and
we are sure you will call aga'n.
We carry a full line of Drugs,
Chemicals, Toilet Articles, etc.
I
Purvis' Pharmacy
S. Q. Puiivis, PH. G
Both Phopes.
21? a. Vain St- Butler Pa.
— Shirts JLHose. tits
4 * OUR STOCK OF . !
I HATS AND
J MeFurnishings I
;; {S NOW COMPLETE. #i
II Cqwe m and jet «« nhc.w yun f
1 ! the riww fall shirts. r
V We have sh.rts at all prices. r
Ij Onr leader of conrae, is the 9
!j Manhatten Shirt. I
] | The |jest In tUe World. j
In Underwear
|l we have all the different weights 4
and grades. \
± We tan Barely suit you if yoa J
\ need underwear. *
J Haven't the space to call atten- *
J tion to all the good things we r
f have. A
I Just cornu in ann seo aor *.our #
1 selt "' )
Strict attention paid to lusil A
( orders. * J
Jno.S. Wick |
j| HATTER and t
2 MEN'S FURNISHER. 5
\ People's 'Phone. 615 P
|> BUTLER, F.\. J
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BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1903
H E syrup El
»■ with a KJB
Kgro *»i
CORN SYRUP De J! ciOUS |H
|gyg Kfl 9c and»
yi cm rr*jMii c*..
VA S*w York uU
For Rheumatism,
Cold in Chest,
Sore Muscles,
Stiff Joints.
FOUR-FOLD
LINIMENT.
"in use OVER FIFTY YEARS."
Liver Pills
That's what you need: some
thing to cure your bilious
ness. You need Aycr's Pills.
Want your moustache cr tcL-J a }
bemtiful brown cr rich black ? Use j
Buckingham's Dyo
sOct* of drugg»»tf or R P Ha'l &Co , |
H Jill*
In all It* stages. /K JjUjj M
Ely's Cream BalmV' ,,w^f4/
eleanaes, soothes and heals f M
the diseased membrane. M
It cores catarrh and drives M r\\
away a cold In the head
quickly.
Cream Balm Is placed Into the nostrils, spreads
over the membrane and Is absorbed. Relief Is lm«
mediate and a cure fallow,. It li not drying—doe*
But produce snoealng. Large Size, 50 cents at Drug
gift* or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cent*.
ELY BROTIJEKS. 56 Warren Street, New York
II "111 OWNER
NtW »»
1 have purchased the C. J.
Harvey Pharmacy, in the Stein
building, at 345 S, Main St., am
remodeling and restocking the
store. 1 have twenty-two years
experience as a pharmacist, and
compounding of prescriptions
wii: be under my personal at
tention.
Pure drugs and honest treat
ment guaranteed.
When in town shopping, stop
and leave your packages.
.1 L McKee, Pharmacist,
tftn Blook. S, Main St.. Untler. Pn.
Nasal
CATARR
f CRAMPS?
t HARRIS'"
CRAMP CURE,
ItnllrviK pain Oul'klv.
-erMUnz remedy for Every A oh®
l P:<in. Highly recommended for
1 'holcra-Morhn* ami Puiiu 11. the
Stomach.
iIMOLUTKI.V IIARm.KS.
. Liniment Dr. Harris' Cratnu
.j Cure excel* all othera.
I Prepared bj 11. A. PAIINKSTOCK CO.
\ Pittaburs, Pa.
Jk At Drnnliu 2Sc a Dottle
B. & B.
dry goods
p iced in your favor
F> r years we've been selling Dry
(J 'xi- by mail—over all IJnited
npd ip luofct every country in
wo,-id.
Stiipds |o reason must be gouio extra
itrdiniry powerful inducemect to impel
people to send hundreds and thousands
of miles for Dry Goods.
fSend for samples of anything you
want note superior quality for ui iney
—an ! t!ie abundant variety we send—
You'll see it's—"selling for a Small
Profit with large assortment of careful
ly k» ted goods to choifig £rqitv"
Biylt uudineati uu that basis-and
WeW* K'ling to let well enough alone.
K< . example:—
"I 'O, rich hla(J; t Ckthuiere de L'lnde,
7sc H iuohos wide.
.'< double width Clan Tartan Plaids
■! k colorings, 25c.
\* n now our line of Tweeds at SI.OO
P its money's worth you won't often
gt f. » fiance at—s2 to 56 inches wide—
G: • , Tans, Browns, Blq?a, Qreens
shim - 'f«t aq(\ wwjV wauted goods shown
ytn- . «JIL
Zi dimes—all colors—7sc to $3.50 a
yard.
Oir 'JOO page Catalogue, Just ont, tel's
in >• explicitly and copiously just how
t' r V t)» large and energetic depart
ing tH are doing this mail order business
so in itch to the advantage of the people
—•s. iit free if you send name and address.
Wi:en sending for samples mark your
letter B. C. t£ Uo au intimation
of Vtiat j.ou Want -also give u* an idea
o( price and colors
Buggs & Buhl
ALLEGHENY. PA.
M. C. WAGNER
aBTI§T PHOTOGRAPH FR
180 South Main St.
I LOVE'S I
INTUITION!
By MARY WOOD J
Copyright, 1902, by the X
S. S. McClure Company ♦
Above the shrill whir of the crickets
rose the hum of feminine voices. Un
der the green apple boughs the ham
mock convention was in full swing.
Miss Maybrick called it a hornets' nest
and preferred the doubtful coolness of
the piazza. But, then, she was a col
lege professor, too superior to appre
ciate the Joys of the youngrr set.
Jane Carew, however, sometimes
agreed with her. This afternoon she
hid her face behind a book, while girl
ish fancies carried her far above the
swaying leaves up into the perfect
blue of the July sky. How lovely na
ture was this summer, how full life of
new delights!
Mlm May-brick's name brought her
back to earth again.' M.j>s Maybrick.
the one clond in her sky.
"Oh, yes, she approves of him," sau
cy Madge was saying. "She can put
up with his sunburned face, roughened
hands and the general boorishness of
a farmer. But I suppose at her age
any man is acceptable. To tell the
truth, I have almost reached that con
dition myself in this man forsaken
spot." And she shook her head in
mock despalt.
"Jane agrees with her," some one
added a little maliciously. "She never
seems to mind sharing his attentions
with her."
A book went down with a crash and
angry spots of scarlet glowed In Jane's
cheeks as she said defiantly: "John
Staunton Is not a boor; he is a gentle
man. Just because he scorns to talk
fhe twaddle that men usually think
good enough for us girls you vote him
a boor. lie often makes me ashamed
of the little I know, and the books he
lends me have opened up a new world,
a world bigger and better than all the
flirting and shams and heartaches
that go to make up society. No won
der he likes to talk to Miss Maybrick.
She's worth the whole lot of us when
it comes to knowing the things that
are worth while!"
The girl stopped short with a gasp
aa she realized the horrified hush
VHKiiKUFON HAMBLIK BECAME AN ENTHU
SIASTIC DEFENDER.
which had fallen ou the circle. "Oh,
what have I said?" she cried aud bur
led her face in her cushions.
But Madge's gay voice was tender aa
■he stroked the brown head. "You've
read us a lecture, Janle, dear," she
said gently, "but I fancy we needed it
a bit. It's horrid to talk about one
of your friends the way we talk
about Staunton, and we ought to ask
your pardon. As for Miss Maybrick,
she's a stuck up old thing, and you're
ever so much nicer than she in spite of
all she knows. Just wait till Cousin
Ale* comes next week, and see the
pew world that he opena to you. He
is really literary and writes things for
other people to read."
Jane's face was still hidden. Slie
was battling to overcome her tears
and even harder to drive out of her
heart the unreasonable jealousy of the
older woman that somehow hud cropt
Into it. The time had been when she
would have scorned her us a rlvul, but
love had made her humble. Youth
and beauty seemed of small weight
to cast into the seales against years
9f scholastic training and study.
Cousin Alex came. He was a slim,
dupiier young man, with an Important
muuuer rather at variance with his
size. Isut he had a way of retailing
old jokes that made them seem new
and a stock of compliments suited to
every age and was therefore greatly
In favor among the guests at the
sleepy old farmhouse. As befitting his
pretensions as a journalist he rattled
on unceasingly about books and Utera
ture. He knew this man and that
book, and, above all, he was one whose
(tame should some day stand foremost
In the world of letters. The chite was
not yet sot, but ho si>oke of "his novel"
mysteriously, even reverently, and his
feminine audience was accordingly Im
pressed.
More or less unwillingly Jane was
compelled to listen to many of these
predictions, for "Cousin Alex" at once
developed n fondness for her society.
I'erhaps certain glances that Staunton
f.ist In h's direction added zest to the
fliaset perhaps it was the elusive
fashion in which the girl received his
advances. Certain it 1b that a week's
time had earned him the very fitting
QUiue of "Jane's shadow."
Yet to Jane herself each day seemed
to bring more unhapplness. Staunton
came us often as ever, but at sight of
Alex by her side he left the laughing
group to chat with Miss Maybrlck In
Intimate aloofness. And a? the girl
law the doot to the beautiful new
v'tafelug becuvue the hand of him
\vtao UeW U open was withdrawn the
pain and weariness of her old frivo
lous life teemed almost past bearing.
Her eyes were more wistful than she
knew one evening as she saw a tall,
muscular figure swing up the walk
with the easy, confident stride of tho
man who was master of his fate.
Staunton's face softened as he met
them, and, though Cousin 'Alex Ham
blln was on band, as usual, he settled
himself on the top step with the air
of a man who had come to stay. The
brown eyes were downcast now. but a
■by blush o< pleasure still flushed her
cheeks.
There was always a visible air of
constraint between the two men, but
Hamblln rose manfully to the occa
-400. oer« waa a moat longed fpr op
portunlty to prove to Miss Jane that
Staunton was but a boor of a farmer,
after all. and no for a man of
the world like himself.
If the older man detected his half
veiled tone of patronape. he only
smiled quizzically. Indeed his posi
tion soon srrew more untenable than
that of his adversary. As the conver
sation ranged fr<>ni books to men and
back to books again Jane saw, with a
thrill of pride, that Staunton more
than held his own. What Is more, he
held his temper, a precaution neglect
ed by the other.
At last the talk fell upon one of the
recent novels, a book of unusual
strength and breadth of view. Jane
had read it several times, for it had
seemed to point her to the new life she
longed to live. Staunton was silent,
as though in uuspoken condemnation.
Thereupon llamblin became an enthu
siastic defender and openly scoffed at
his lack of appreciation.
A shadow crossed the moonlit porch,
but the three did not see Miss May
brick till her voice broke in on the
controversy.
"You would not expect Mr. Staunton
to criticise his own Look, would you?"
she said calmly. Tbeu, as her ear
caught Jane's low exclamation of won
der, she a3ded in a tone of surprise:
"Had you not guessed that he was an
author. Miss Carew? I heard that
you defended him very eloquently one
afternoon In the orchard and said a
good word for me too. For that I
want to thank you."
Staunton's face was turned toward
the blushing girl, and in full moonlight
Miss Maybrlck could read his secret.
If it sounded the deathknell to some
hope of her own heart, gratitude to
her champion made her lead the be
wildered Alex for a walk down the
lane and a gradual restoration of his
•elf confidence.
"And I have to thank you, too,
Jane," Staunton said tenderly.
But he took her down to the orchard
and told her in his own way.
"How did you guess that 1 was not
the farmer I preteftded to be?" with a
hint of wonder under his gladness.
Jane raised a face radiant with the
realization that the new world was
opened forevermore. "Just because
you are you." she said Joyously. "Love
Is not always blind."
Lectured bj Carlyle.
There are some amusing memories at
ivyleakin, in*kye, of a visit once made
there by Carlyle traveling in the train
of Lady Ashburton. The Kyleakiners
felt a lively curiosity concerning the
distinguished author, and whenever he
appeared iu public he was surrounded
by a crowd of admiring men, women
and children who had heard sensation
al reports concerning his "cleverness as
a scholar." Carlyle seemed to like this
hero worship until these admirers clus
tered round liim while he was In the
midst of his sea bath one day. Then
he assailed them in language much
more emphatic than elegant, which
soon made them take to their heels and
scamper off with all speed out of his
sight. Lady Ashburton had prayers
with her daughter and servants morn
lug and evening, but the sage was nev
er present. During these periods Nell
Maclnnes, the lunkeeper, used to re
late, "he would lead me to the coffee
room, and there, laying hold of me by
the coat buttonhole, he would lecture
to me for half an hour on end on all
sorts of subjects, and he would be so
Intent on It that he wouldn't allow me
to put In a word. Fancy," said Nell,
"that 1 should be lectured to In such a
way by Tommy Carlyle!"
Grral Hrn and Their Opinion*.
Dr. Johnson in nil his greatness de
fled the world of fashion and opinion,
living the life of a sloven. Our own
Dr. Franklin was like the Englishman
in some respects, and he appeared to be
fond of imitating him In others, for he
persisted In wearing a shaggy, shabby
old cap even among the savants and
crowned heads of the old world when
he was the United States minister at
the court of Frn nee.
Kvery schoolboy has heard how Nero
defied public opinion, living In riot and
revelry when the souls of bis country
men were iu woe and blood. Napoleon
rubbed his hands over burning Mos
cow, saying, "This Is comfortable."
Half a million soldiers were at the
same time reading the doom of death
In the lurid flames.
It was the conflict of opinion which
gave birth to the maxim that "Where
Ignorance Is bliss It Is folly to be wise."
Correctness and taste, even these fre
quently depend upon the mental stand
point of the individual sitting in the
Judgment seat
A Quaint Examination.
Silence, It appears, is an unknown
quantity at a divinity examination In
Mandalay. The commencement Is sig
naled by the clashing of cymbals and
the beating of drums. While the can
didates are writing their answers they
are surrounded by a Jabbering crowd,
who pass audible remarks about what
Is being done. The test lasts ten days,
and the people make the examination
the occasion for gulning merit by
feeding the candidates, and cart loads
of provisions of all sorts find their
way to the pagoda precincts, and Bur
mans from every quarter go round col
lecting money to provide the competi
tors with the necessaries of life and
luxuries as well. —Kangun Times.
Tlx- Dentil of Mark Antimr.
Mark Antony gave the world for a
woman's love, but found himself so
poorly compensated by the exchange
that In desperation at the approach of
Octavlus and being Informed that Cleo
patra was endeavoring to make terms
for herself by surrendering him he
stabbed himself with his dagger. Be
ing revived, he received the message
sent by Cleopatra that she desired to
see him. He was carried to her place
of refuge. Cleopatra and her maids
raised him by ropes to the window of
the tower where the fallen queen
found her last home. He was lifted In
and died In her arms.
IVculliirllle* of Flab.
There are two popular delusions
about flsli —one that they cannot live
out of water and the other that they
can live In any pure water, the food
supply taking care of itself. As a mat
ter of fact, there are fish In Africa
which, having to exist In absolutely
dry rivers for a portion of the year,
lave developed lungs, while In many an
amateur's aquarium fish cannot live In
the water provided owing ta lack of
food.—Loudon Field.
Ilruaannblr Certain.
"1 understand old Skinflint has got
religion."
"It's possible."
"Do you really think so?"
"Well. If Skinflint and religion hare
come together at all I think It is safe
to any that he has got religion. There
certainly Is nothing to indicate that re
ligion has got him."—Chicago Post.
The same boy who Is taught to be
lieve that the drumstick Is the boat
part of the turkey grows up to Imagine
that his wife always gives In to him.—
Nov York I'm
FALLING FROM ALOFT.
PfcnlUr Exemption of Sailor Men
Front Accidents of Tlita Kind.
"One of the wouders of seafaring
life," writes Charles Protheroe In "Life
In the Mercantile Marine," Is the sin
gularly small proportion of sailors who
meet with death or accident by falling
from aloft. Whether or no the cherub
who is supposed to sit aloft and watch
over poor Jack is responsible for it I
am not prepared to say. but the fact
remains.
"Having to tumble up aloft at all
hours and In all weathers to perform
ncrobatie feats that would almost puz
zle a monkey, the saying among sailors
about 'hanging on by the eyebrows' be
comes almost a truism.
"One would think the situation was
highly spiced enough by danger with
out needlessly increasing it. Yet; It is
not altogether an uncommon thing to
see a man. if he happens to be bare
footed, ruu out along the yard In pref
erence to using the footrope placed un
der it for the purpose, to reach what
is a post of honor, the weather ear
ring.
"In spite of all this, although not
knowing the actual percentage, I make
bold to say that not more than one
sailor man in hundreds is killed or in
jured by falling from aloft. If I use
my own as a base, the pro
portion would be less, for in over
twenty years of sea life I was never
caused the pain of witnessing such a
catastrophe."
I
Parents aa Teachera.
Of all the teaching in the world
ninety-nine one-hundredths at least Is
done by fathers and mothers. "Every
child learns more in the way of actual
facts from the day of its birth until
the end of its seventh year than it can
j possibly learn In all the rest of its life
put together. During these first hours
and years of life the child learns to
walk, to talk, and. what is far more
i important, it learns the beginnings of
self control. During the first years the
child puts itself in touch with the
world Into which it Is born, and in
these early years the parents, and the
mother especially, are the teachers.
They start the operations of the mind,
giving It its first bent. And however
! able the teachers of the future may be,
: however conscientious aud learned, in
j the great majority of cases the child's
future. Its success or failure, depends
upon the first teaching Influences of
the mother and father. —New York
| American.
A Live Oak Too.
The bride was fair and slight and
the bridegroom was dark and stalwart.
They made a most interesting pair,
and the people on the long distance
train who had watched them more or
less openly from San Francisco were
cheered by the sight of a shower of
rice which fell out of the bride's par
asol two days later.
The bridegroom saw the smiles, nnd,
putting his arm round his' blushing
wife, he faced the earful of friendly
strangers.
"I reckoD there's no need for me to
say we haven't been married long," he
announced la full chest tones, "but I
can tell you one thing. You don't want
to smile any more than 's polite, for
she's my violet and I'm her sheltering
oak. aud I weigh '204 pounds."
EVAHTS' QUAINT HUMOR.
Iloir Ue failed a Poet and a Statea
■aun Into the Senate.
During tho last flays of Oliver Wen
dell Holmes' life he visited Washington
In cotnpauj' with Itobert C. Wiuthrop,
aud both of the venerable men visited
the senate chamber on the occasion of
some ceremonies which crowded the
galleries with people, so that they were
unable to obtain seats. They sent their
cards to Mr. Evarts, hoping that he
might arrange a place for them, and
when he met them in the marble room
he explained the difficulty.
"The galleries are crowded, as you
know," he said, "and the rules of the
senate admit to the floor of the cham
ber only members of the two houses
of congress, members of "the cabinet.
Justices of the supreme court, ex-sen
ators, persons who have received the
thanks of congress and private secre
taries to senators. I cannot get you
admission in any other capacity, but
if you will accept highly respectable
and remunerative employment as my
private secretaries I will find you seats
on the floor." Both the poet and the
statesman accepted, and Mr. Evarts
took them to tho door, where he ad
dressed the doorkeeper as follows:
"My dear sir, these two young men
are my private secretaries. You will
observe that they are both very green
and Ignorant, but I am trying to have
patience with them and overlook their
deficiencies. I wish you would take a
good look at them so that when they
come here again to see me you will
know them." And with that ho pushed
open the swinging doors and motioned
Dr. Holmes and Mr. Winthrop to pass
in, while the doorkeeper In a bewilder
ed sort of way remarked in an un
dertone:
"Well, I'll be blanked I"—Chicago
Beeord-Herald.
Growth of the Papal Crown.
Originally the headdress of the popes
was only a cap, but Clovis. king" of the
Franks, to show his respect to the
church of Home, sent to the palace of
St. John In Kateran a royal crown of
| gold, which Anastaslus. emperor of
| Constantinople, had presented to lilin.
j The I'oi lo Honnlsdas placed upon the
tiara this crown, which was at that
time nothing more than a circle of
| gold surmounted by leaf work, being
| much such a coronet as Is nowadays
j borne by marquises in France. The
successor of I'ope Ilormlsdas con
tinued to wear the tiara with one
crown only tip to the time of Boniface
VIII., but this pope, having claimed
authority over things temporal as well
as spiritual, wished to mark this dou
ble dominion ou the pontiiical tiara,
on which he placed two crowns In
stead of one. Ultimately l'ope John
XXII. added a tldrd crown.—St.
James' Gazette.
J Mark Tvraln'a Joke on the Illahop.
Bishop Doane of Albany was at one
i time the rector of an Episcopal church
I In Hartford, and the services at this
I church Mark Twain would occasionally
j attend. Twain one hunday played a
Joke upon the rector.
"Dr. Doane," he said at the end of
the service, "I enjoyed your sermon
this morning. I welcomed It like an
old friend. I have, you know, a book
at home containing every word of it."
j "You have not," siild Dr. Doane.
"I have so," said the humorist,
j "Well, send that book to me. I'd like
l to see It."
j "I'll send it," Twain replied.
I And he sent the next morning an un-
J abridged dictionary to the rector.—Bos
i ton I'ost.
j
I
There are no elevators running l'.p
and down the ladder of fame.
Herd your troubles; don't >let thetn
i run wild.—Atchison Globe.
FOR ROUGH HAULING.
A llnndj Snl>atltntr That Savfa the
RcKul-ir Hnii'in H«»*.
For handling manure, earth, stone,
etc., a good farmer does not like to use
the regular box of his farm wagon, and
Le may for some kinds of rough and
dirty work replace the box with rough
boards laid loosely between the stand
ards in the old way. This method has
some disadvantages, however, as the
bottom boards are apt to work out of
place and the side boards to fall down
at the least provocation. An Ohio
Farmer writer therefore suggests that
It is best to go to a little more trouble
and arrange the boards as Illustrated
|Mhl>
Wit.*.
A firBSTITCTE FOB A WAGON BOX.
In Fig. 1. Fse the required number of
boards planed on edges to suit space
between standards and nail or screw
to two or throe crosspiocos to hold them
in place. Hinge the boards at side so
as to stand up supported by the stand
ards when on the wagon and fold up
when not in use. Or the hinges may be
put on on the outside, having back of
hinges next to the boards. The side
lioards will then turn out Instead of in
when folded and will Just turn In far
enough to stand erect when on the
wagon bod.
Another way to overcome the main
disadvantages of loose boards on the
bed Is to have each side board and the
bottom l>oard Immediately under It
nailed and strapped together m In Fig.
2. A couple of cleats nailed on the bot
tom will keep them in place when put
on the bed, and tho required number of
loose boards laid between in the usual
manner will make the wagon ready
for service.
i
Record Better Tlian Gaeaawork.
It Is a grout mystery to us why thou
i sands of other dairymen do not keep
| accurate records of the milk yield of
| their individual cows. It has boon
1 demonstrated over and over again that
| even the most careful dairymen and
! the best judges of cows are frequently
i deceived. Even so careful and exact a
man as Mr. Gurler of Illinois, after
taking extraordinary pains to weed out
all the poor cows in a lot of fifty,
found four that brought him in debt
for feed and labor. The average profit
for these fifty cows was SIO.OB each,
but among tho number there was one
In debt to him sll, another SO.BO, an
other $5.34, another $1.15, and one
other made a profit of only 44 cents,
while the four beat cows In the lot
made an average profit of $53.77 each.
We venture to say that there Is not
one herd In ten where there are twelve
i or more cows that does not have on-; or
; more cows that it would be profitable
! to kill outright Excellent spring bal
ances can be bought for or jeoo. and
the tlinc required to wolgh the milk
both night and morning Is less than
one minute per cow. Who Is there,
I then, that cannot afford to keep rec
' ords?—Hoard's Dairyman.
Snails Destroying Corn.
Many moisture loving animals, like
snails and thousand legged worms,
have been unusually numerous and de
structive tills summer. It seems <|ulte
reasonable to think that the excessive
moisture of last year enabled them to
breed In unusual numbers. We are
now getting reports of snails Injuring
corn, and similar damage was reported
last year, says Professor Sllugerland In
Iturnl New Yorker. As the snails feed
openly upon the surface of the plants
and eat much like a biting insect, It is
reasonable to suppose that they would
succumb to a dose of poisou, but some
report little success from the applica
tion of paris green. I still have faith
that they can be effectively poisoned.
I should think they could be hand
picked with profit In a bed of seedlings.
They work at night, and with a lan
tern one could soon go over a bed and
pick them. In a corn or other larger
field I should resort to a dose of poisou.
A narrow strip of salt seems to keep
outsiders from getting Into a bed of
seedlings.
Corn Sbrlnkacr.
At the lowa experiment station In
1808 7.<HH) pounds of corn were husked
and stored in a crib on Oct. 10. Tho
crib was built upon the platform of a
p ilr of scales, so that weighings could
t)e made at any time without moving
the corn or destroying the normal con
ditions of storing. The weights taken
weekly during an entire year show
<ioiue variations due to the weather.
The shrinkage during the year was 0
per cent of the original weight for the
first three months. 5 1-7 i>er cent for
the second, 3 1 7 per cent for the third
and 2 5-7 per cent for the last three
months Tho loss for the entire period
amounted to 1,130 pounds, or a little
more than 20 per cent.
Formalin For Seed Grain.
Formalin has proved more easily ap-
Vlled and more efficient than any other
fungicide tested at the Montana exper
iment station. It is used upon the seed
grain at tli<> rate of a pint of formalin
lo forty gallons of water. The seed
may be treated either by dipping In the
solution or sprinkling over piles of
seed, the grain to be well stirred to In
crease the thoroughness of the appUcs
tlon.
NEW ENGLAND FARMING.
AdvanliiKON of lOnstern Farms as
They Ai»i»enr l<» Outsiders.
I moved here from Shiawassee coun
ty. Mich., in April. IW2, and bought a
farm of 100 acres for h». It Is sandy
land, level, free from stones, fenced
with rails and wire, one mile from the
post office, railroad station, church and
Ktori-s and forty rods from a seliool
hotise. The buildings are in fair re
pair, and there Is some fruit. I also
own a half Interest in a fine fish pond.
Michigan, I think, leads them all, but
land is too high for a poor man to
think of owning a farm where it sells
for s4o to ss«> per acre. Working farms
on shares makes no home for any one.
I have farmed in the states of Michi
gan and New York and had claims
three seasons in North I'akota. I have
been in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Wis
consin. Minnesota, lowa and the New
KnKland states, and I honestly think
u man with a few hundred dollars will
do better here in the east if he wants
n home and what goes with a home
than any place I have been. I was
born and raised on a farm. I Intend
to keep jsjultry and do light forming.—
J. I». Miller, Ithodc Island.
A thorough
No. 42.
tages of New England farming as com
pared with tuore western states ts Mr.
J. A. Uavenscrgft of Kennebec county.
Me. Mr. Kavenscroft has recently
bought a Maine farm, after having ha<l
forty years' experience farming iu
Ohio.
••I am a strong believer," said Mr.
Ravenscroft to a representative of tho
Homestead who recently visited his
farm, "In the possibilities of New Eng
land farming compared with those in
Ohio and other western states. I have
traveled a great deal through the west
and believe I understand conditions
there. The gradual Increase in the
value of New England farms is simply
due to the fact that people are just be
ginning to find out the many advan
tages these eastern farms possess. So
well satisfied am I with conditions as I
have found them since coming to
Maine I am endeavoring to induce my
two sons and two sons-in-law to give
up their farms in Ohio and settle on
farms near me here.
"Maine people, I find, are as fine as
can be found In any other part of the
Union, schools are excellent, the water
is the best in the world, and the mar
kets for all kinds of farm produce can
hardly be Improved. It has
great surprise to me to find lfovr'iPlwil™
good land with substantial farm build
ings can be bought here. Any poor man
can buy a farm in Maine."—New Eng
land Homestead.
Cattle Slen Klclting.
The cattle men of the far west are
kicking vigorously over Chief Coburn's
ollicial order that horned cattle at the
world's fair cattle show must be re
ceived by a halter. The cattle men say
if they can't exhibit range cattle they
have nothing to exhibit. They also
want premiums for cattle in car load
lots, and this has also been vetoed by
tho fair management on the ground
that It will not bo a fat stock show
where grades will compete, but a show
which will Include pure bred stock of
every known breed, and that there will
be no facilities for such an exhibit as
the range cattle men desire. The cattle
men of Texas south of the quarantine
line are rebellious over their exclusion
from the south on account of the dan
ger of splenetic fever. The disgruntled
cattle men say that If they can get re
dress no other way they will appeal
the case to the president.—Farm and
Uanch. ,
rnoerlala Onion Crop,
Onion growers will do well to care
fully weigh reports concerning the ma
turing crop before placing too much
faith in dealers' estimates of a large
yield. Preliminary reports received by
the New England Homestead from the
principal growing states Indicate that
Ohio will probably have a considerably
increased yield, but New York, Con
necticut and Massachusetts are not
likely to exceed last year's returns and
mny fall below them. The yield in the
western states Is still very uncertain,
but fairly promising as a whole, espe
cially in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Device For Cultlntc Corn Fodder.
A correspondent sends the Ohio
Farmer a sketch of a fodder buck he
uses to cut corn fodder, using the tops
A FODDEII BOCK.
for horse feed and the rest of the stalks
for cattle. He uses an ordinary buck
saw, sharp, to cut with. The cut ex
plains itself.
Note* From Texaa Farm and Ranch.
If you want runt pigs wean them
early and feed them lightly. You can
raise runts successfully.
Every up to date fnrmer should be
his own seed Improver. To improve
seed is entirely practicable, but re
quires some know how and some do
how.
There are many new crops and new
methods that are great Improvements
over the old. Every progressive farm
er should devote a portion of his time
to experimental work.
One expensive abomination often
seen on farms is a wide mouthed well
inside the burn or near enough to be
come foully contaminated by drainage
from stables or manure heaps.
In buying fancy farm seeds at fancy
prices require satisfactory evidence
that the seed is genuine and true to
name and sec that It Is thus assured
by a known and competent authority.
One View of Dlnleet.
Dialect tempered with slang Is an ad
mirable medium of communication be
tween persons who have nothing to say
and persons who would not care for
anything properly said.—Thomas Bai
ley Aid rich in Century.
Where there is one scholar who be
comes Insane through ovcrstudy. there
are hundreds who remain inane by
reason of understudy.—Boston Tran
script.
No man who need* a monument ever
ought to hare one.—Hawthorne.
Fish Sired Air.
Fishes, like all other animals, need
air. if they could not get It they
would bo suffocated Just as you would
If you were locked in an air tight
trunk. When tho sea is frozen for
miles, as in the Arctic ocean, the fishes
find it very hard to come to the top,
and must then "breathe" the air which
Is dissolved in the water. You have
often seen the tiny bubbles which col
lect on the Inside of a glass which lias
been standing full of water overnight.
Well, that Is the air which has been
dissolved In the water, nnd after the
glass has been tnp|>ed, so that all these
bubbles come to tho top, fishes could
not live in that water.. In other words,
they would drown.
Fueling For
Thousands of years before It was
practiced as a religious rite fasting
was practiced as a health measure in
Egypt. India and China. Coutemjio
rary to Cicero was Ascleplades, a Greek
physician, who strongly advocated this
Idea, and 1,000 years after his day Ibn
Sinn, philosopher and medical sage, ar
gued the virtues of temporary absti
nence on the ground that it came eas
ier than constant moderation.
Trlmmlnir Anils*
"Charley, dear," said young Mrs.
Torkklng, "how do they trim the sails
ef a yacht?"
"Why— or— they Just trim 'em, that's
all."
"1 know. Hut what kind of trimming
do they use?"— Washington Star.
Tour Health.
You young people, don't forget that
health Is greatly prized in old age.
Young people can stand abuses to their
her Ith in youth, but terrible interest Is
collected later on.—Atchison Globe.