VOL. XXXX., f'^T Suggestions for < H The Holidays From J H BROWN CO. J Royal Morris I ► merit, in golden oak and Antwerpt finish. M i Music Cabinets— Prices start at ssoa Some r - ; MUSIC UtDUiew pretty patterns in Mahogany, U < with or without glass at SB, $lO and up. t ! * Rnrlcprs—Oak cobbler seats as low as $250. 1 i nw# Polished Mahogany or Golden Oak, * m .with panel back and leather cobbler seat $5.00. i L& Mahogany polished finish, low back, just what you j parlor, $6.50. k' H■T,:* - • =• " —r< yi Writinn nocta—ln Golden Oak, Birds Eye Maple, f B- Wr,t,n 9 Golden Birch or Mahogany, a V variety of styles, prices start $6.00. F, S Parlor and Library rM ever siiown tn polished goods, tables all sizes, shapes |>l ij and ffniati, prices $ 1.50 and upwards. J N Parior Upholstered Goodr-odd a™™ w ( W chairs and small pieces, at prices from $5.00 up. ► Vj lloofiil PrASPntfi — A variety of styles in Tabour- Cj H «s®fui rresenis etteSj Qak Mahogany or Burnt f ■3 wood effects, Roman and India seats. Jardiniers, L M| Toilet Sets, Pedestals, Pictures, etc., for Holiday WI 13 buyers at nominal pripes. Li B COMR IN AND COMPARE! Ll IBROWN&CO.H Kj | .(Bell-Phone 106; BUTLER. PA. [f *- .i : . •I% f» **|» 'Kh f . e, ■ « ■ £ Merchant Tailor. £ K I Fait and Winter Suitings W ■ ( 1 JUST ARRIVED. () P ■ 142 North Main St. vy ■ * HI I | I | The Davis 3ewlng tor Sale by W. B. McCaqdless, 46, Euclid, Pa. Also Ptantfs and Organs. H-li ■■ ' '.I ' - -iLI ■ ... - - - Cohn's Bargain Store, .-'>97;.* ■ 150 Main and Cunningham St. ' Wp arc rgady for fall business with a wonderful ihowipg of ladies' tailor-made suits, coats, skirts, : waiita and furs. Ladies' men's and children's under wear and hosiery, hats, caps and children's clothing. OJrl's dresses aiid. coats. We are not only ready with smart styles, but with interesting prices, which no store can meet. Ladle*' flannelette tIQ/\ Children's under- JC. nn wrappert wortfr $}.5P at (Jq() wear from|Q(J QJj Lftdien' ftwaelatto iwaaiaK IQ n Ladies' heavy ribbed vests f) aaeqnet worth 75c at and pants worth 35c at fa\y> Men's heavy .ribbed IQ n Ladies'all wool vests and AOn sweaten, in different tIAI. pants worth f 1.50 at MA" worth 75c at i / < •»? --n' ,1 ' tt . Cohn's tsdrgain Store, Not the handsomest looking store in town but by far the cheapest and best to TRADE AT. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Library ittljW Indigestion, Dyspepsia can be cured by Yutbl Try it and if it doesn't help yon we will pay back your money. Johnston's PHARMACY, 106 N. Main St. Reed's Wine of Cod feiver 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 find relief. It is 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 Sprirvg tonic to» give you Health and strength. For sale only at Reed's Pharmacy Transfer Corner Main and Jeff in) I't ntler. Pa Do You Buy Medicines? Certainly You Dq. Then you want the best for the least money. That is our motto. Come and see us when in need of anything in the Drug Line and we are sure you will call again. We carry a full line of Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet Articles, etc. Purvis' Pharmacy S. G. PUB vis, Pn. G Both Phones. 213 S. Main St. Batler Pa. • 1 i j HOJt if"tTHs? use || T i f-5 4 OUR STOCK OF . ? HAT§ AND 1 <j Men's Furnishings * t IS NOW COMPLETE. J \ Come in and let us show you J f the Lew fall shirts, r J Wfr have shirts at all prices. 5 £ Our leader of course, is the t # Manhatten Shirt. I The best in |ln Underwear j # we have all the ilitfereut yeightg i I and gvadeg. J a We can surely suit you if you Z J need underwear. p J Haven't the space to call atten- f J tion to all the good things we £ have. # w Just come in and see for vonr- f # self. £ S Strict attention paid *0 „:au d orders J | Jno. S. Wick 1 ]> HATTER and t i MEN S FURNISHER. 5 J People's 'Phone. 615 F J| BUTLER, PA. t i i \ * 1 BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1903. SHERIFF'S SALES. By virtue of sundry writs of Ven. Ex.. Fi. Fa.. !>< T. Fa.. &c.. issued out of the Court of Common Fleas of Butler Co., Pa., and to ni«* directed, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House in the borough of Butler. Pa. on Friday, the 4th clay of December, A. 1). 1903. at one oVock. P. M., the following described property, to-wit: £ D No 1-". December Term, 1908. W I* Brandon. Attorney. All the rizht. title. Interest and claim of Alex Dunbar, of. in and to all that certain piece or parcel'of land, situated in Forward township. 3utlt*r county Pa. bounded as fol lows. to-wlt: On the north by lands of Pfeifer heirs, on the east by lands of John Stewart's heirs and Matthew Williams, and on the south and on the west by lands of Pfeifer heirs aud John A Irwin's ln-irs. con taining AO acre l *, more or less, and having thereon eree'.te<i. two-story frame.house, and frame stable, and five producing oil weils thereon. Seized and taken in execution as the prop erty of Alex Dunbar. aX the suit of Mary II Straw, admr'x of the estate of E I Straw, dee'd. E D No 8. December Term, IHU3. II II Goucher. Attorney. All the right, title, iaterest and claim f G M Hughe >. of. in and to all that certain ple-ce rjr parcel of laud, situated In Venango town ship. Butler coUJty. Pa. bounded as follows, to-wlt: On the north by lands of Amos Seaton and widow Addleman, oa the cast by lands .jf Blair heirs and William Stalker. . h the south by landsof II C Wilson aud on hen west by lands of William and K'>l>cri Co« li ran, containing one hundred and thirty (130 acres, more or less, and having thereto) erected a one and one-half story frame house, frame barn and outbuildings. Seized and taken in ext'culion as tbe prop erty of G M Hughes, at the suit of P D Gt-1- bacli. now for use of II H Goucher. E DNo 43. December Term. UTO. Marshall Brothers, attorneys. „ All the right, title, interest and claim of Samuel Shaner and Daniel S Shane r. of. In and to all that certain niece or [.arcel of land, situated in Muddycreek township. Butler county. Pa. bounded as follows. t<>- wit: Be ciuniiig at the northwest corner at line of lands of V Whltner and Henry Shanor; thence by lands of Henry Shan or north degrees east HI rods to a ste)ne; thence by lauds of Jane English, (J Y Eng lishy south ! i degree west 134.5 rods to a stone; thence by lands of same south silS degrees east (U rods to a post at iauds of A Shanor; thence by slime south H degree west 53.4 rmls; thence by same north sr^ 1 , degrees west 37 rods; thence by same south 3 and ; degrees west 111 rods; thence xeutli I'i'i de- j grees west rods to a stone, thence by same south 4ii.is rods to a post; thence by lands of Thomas Garvey north 8!) degrees wesf 02.- rods to a post: thence by otlur lands of John ! Scott, Henry Hay and V Whltner north 'i degree east J74.4 rods to place of beginning; containing 131 acres and il perches, aud ha\ - Jne reop erected a frame house, o irn and other out buildings, a! >'i an orchard thereon Seized ;uid taken in execution :is the prop erty af Samuel MianeT and Daniel s Shaner at the suit of John S ott. for use. E D No 44. December Term. 1903. Grecrs, Attorneys. All the right, title, interest and claim of Ottilia M Baa be, of. hi and to all that cer tain piece or parcel of land. situated in the lk>rt>ugh of Saxonbarg. Butler county. Pa., bounded as follows, to-wit; On the north by Water street, on the ea«t by lands of Theodore Helmbolds' heirs, Henry Batten tielder, W I) Hoffman, Mrs John Krumpie and August Krumpie. on the south by Main street, and on the west by lot of Au-ust Steubgen and George Maurhoff. being one hundred feet on Main street and containing three acres, more or less, and having thereon erected one large frame hotel, one frame barn, one ice house and other outbuildings, and being the same property conveyed to the said Ottilia M Haalie by deed of Frances Lauble, et, ux, by deed dated Decemlier 13th, 1890. Sel2ed and taken in execution as the prop erty of Ottilia M Kaabe at the suit of Chris tiana F Helm bold E D No 26, December Term, 190-3. W C Findley, Attorney. All the right, title, interest ana claim of John C Dight and Blanche T Diglit, of, in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated in Cherry twp, Butler Co, Pa, bounded as follows, to wit: On the north by lands of lloliert Hogs, on the east by lands of Annie Billingsley and Mellon, on the south by public road, known as the Anandale and New Hope road, and on the west by lands of K S Bryan, and being tho same piece of land conveyed to John Irwin by Elizabeth Irwin, widow, by dt:ed recorded in deed book iJ2, page H, and by John Irwin to bis two MM by deed recorded In dei>d book 177, pa,,.- In*, and being the same piece or parcel of land conveyed by William W Irwin and Martha Irwin, nis wife, to Blanche T Dight. ono of the mortgagors, by their deed dated the litth day of December, I'.POS, arid recorded In the Kccorder's office of But ler. Co, Pa, in deed beiok 214, page ltt«, and containing K'4 more or let*, and Lav In? thereon nrrtM a rr.imw tmrti ■■ '.l (lu, buildings. Seized and taken in execution as the prop erty of John U Dight and Blanche T IMglit at the suituf John M Dight. ED No 40, Decemlier Term. 1903. Frank X Kohler, 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 Marion township, Butler county. Pa. bounded as follows. t*>-wit: On the north bv lands of Thontt BMui,OD tIN east by lauds of E J Walker, on the south by lands of James Nutt and on the west by lands of heirs of John McClelland, containing twenty-two (22) acres, more or less, mostly wotidlana. Seized and taken in execution as the prop erty of Louis Seaton at the suit o,f Mjiggle Christie. E D Nos 53 and 54, December Term, ltwi. F j Forquer and Mnrrln 4 Murrin, attorneys Ali the right, title. Interest and claim of Mary Wuller and Johanna Wuller, of. In and to all t hat certain piece or lot of land, sit u ated in Butler borough, Butler county. Pa. bounded as follows, to-wlt: On the north by lot formerly of W E Balston now Elizabeth Fetgel, et al, on the east by Seiuth Main street, on the south by lot of Christ .-•<■ and an alley, and on the west by io; former ly of Rl' Scott, now fhe Butler County National Bank s"aid rot having a frontage pf twenty-two fuet on said South Main street, and extending bock westward SO fuet. more Or less, to said western boundary, which boundary is 42 feet, more or !es:-t, in 'width, aud having ther-eou erected a two-story brick building, used as a store and dwelling house. ALSO—AII that certain other lot of land situated In Butler borough, Butler county. Pa. bounded and described as follows.to-wft, (in the north by lands of Butler Savings and Trust Company.John Lawall, n Pillow heirs et al, on the east by South Slain street or, tbe south by other lot of D M neirs. and on the west, by aa i,Woy, Vald lot front ing 2-4 faoi and ono Inch on said South Main street and extending back westward one hundred and eighty feet, to said alle-y and having thereem erected a two-story brlcV store building. ALSO—Of in *nd to alt tpat certain piece ;,r lot of laod, situated in Butler borough. Mutier county. Pa. bounded its follows, lo wlt: (in the north by other lot of D II Wal ler heirs, on the east by Souil, street, on the south *iy lot of"' AI Buff and on tho west by an alley, said lot having a frontage of twenty feet on said South Main street, and extending back westward one hundred eighty feet to said alley, and having thereon erected a two-story brick store building Seized and taken In execution as the prop erty of Mary Wuller and Johanna Wnlfer at the suit of Joseph WeU« - .• IVmit), tl»e iltii day of Deo., A. D. 1903, at 1 o.clock p. m., the following described property, to-w|t: E D No. fp, pociWber Vera, I*o3. Kvrret L Balston, Attorney. All the rljjht, title, Interest and claim of Homer ft. Kelster and Ellen A. Kelster. of. In and to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated in (Mlpperyrock township, llut lor county, I'n... hounded as follows, to wlt: On the north by lands of Tho': Han key, et al. on the east bv af potter*? Italston, et »1 cr. joutn by lands of Ro'-e-t and urorgu Kelster and on inn West by landhof W. M. Humphrey, con taining 100 acres, more or less, and having thereon erected a frame house and out buildings. Seized and taken In ex«-"-;,,0u as kbb prop erty of Homer " hi'lsti r and Ellen A Kels|er .» theVult'of fcveret L Italston, for use uf Elizabeth Qltkey. ED No. 55, December Term, 18ft:, Voroner and Murrin & Murrin, A ivuruay. All the rtjl.t. line, interest and claim of J. t'. Coulter, J. 11. Coulter and M. Coulter, of, in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated lu Centre township. Butler county, Pa., hounded as follows, to-wlt: On tho north by lands of Mrs. Wllhemina Fleeger. on the east by the Butler and Mercer road,on the south by landsof Heck aud ou tho west bv ~K Ehrter J. Kennedy, co"-tLt,,a t K,i»t® acres, moro or os Having thereon erected a frame tiotf&e.fTaiue store building and frame stable. ALSO—Of. In anil to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated In Centre tow ship, Butler county, I'a., bounded a-, follows, to-wlt: On the north t,y lands' 6f Abe Fleeger, I)r. Hn',',111,.11, et al, on the east by land: of II 11 lilllotf, Clinton Elliott, Qeortfti Dawfttitt's heirs and Andrew Beige, „ r , the wjuth by public road, l.'twU of 3 D Smith and •Joseph Carnahan. on the west by landsof Oliver Henry Voland, George Vamum. Samuel Allen and J D Smith con taining :»0 acres, more or less, and having thereon erected a frame house, log barn arid outbuildings. Seiied and taken In execution as the nrcn. erty of Jo Coulter. J II Coc',%. ~au 'Si Coulter at tho suit of icL_ Uerg Sc Co. OB' SALE—The following must be strlfctty complied with when property 11 stricken down. 1. When the plaintiff u» ulhpc lien creditor becomes the purchaser, Che costs ou the writ must palu, aid a list of the lio„s, tnclrnl lug mortgUso searched on the property ><>ld together With Kttcb lien creditor's receipt* for the amount of the proceeds of the sale or such portion thereof as li« may claim, must be furnished the Sheriff. 2. All bids must be 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 ujid at the expense and risk rf ILo person to whom first sol' l •JIC VHioon'« Digest, tali edition, page MB. ana Smith's Forms, page 3h4. MARTIN L. GIBSON, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office. Butler. Pa.. Nov. 9. IBWt. A^rol WORN SYRUP 3 is not a molasses, bat a pore, ■ wholfson-.e syrup fittj tat. tfl Alierocers,Xoc,2sc,soc. ■ _ Corn £| The Qrcat Spread Product* f) r rea d Co.. and Chicago. rxT"r' XvfcSf' I For Rheumatism, £ Cold in Chest, Sore Muscles, 3tif? Joints. | FOUR-FOLD LINIMENT. U "IN USE OVEH rirrr VCABS." ! Cross ? Poor man ! He can't help it. It's his liver. He needs a liver pill. Ayer's Pills. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich biack ? Use Buckingham's Dye j SOcts. of druggists or R. P. Hall Sc Co., Nashua. N.H J Nasal /gJX CATARRH In all it* stages. f p- Ely's Cream Balmf cleanses, BbotUes and heals m the diseased membrane. It core a catarrh and drives away a cold in the bead quickly. Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does not produce sneezing. Large Bize, 60 cenU at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Siao, 10 cents. KLY BROTHERS. 66 Warren Street, New York NEW bkj STOCK I have purchased the C. J. Harvey Pharmacy, in the Stein building, at 345 S. Main St., arrt 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.. Butler. Pa. REGISTER S NOTICES. The Ki'Kistcr hereby gives notice that the following iuvi<unts of executor., adminis trators jmiu guardians have been tiled in this office according to law, and will IK- pre sented to Court for confirmation aud allow ance on Saturday, the 12th day of Dec., lOtti, at i) A. M.. of said dav: 1. Klnal account of WII Cooper, admin istrator of John Cooper, deceased, late of Adams township. 2. Partial account of Albert Neubert anil Charles Gunst, executors of John tiunst. defeased late of Jefferson township. 3. Final account of 1' s 4 Harnlrirt, admin istrator of Joseph Harnliart. deceased, late of Kalrvlew township. 4 Klnal account of Mary A Jack and A 1' Jack, administrators of A J .lack, deceased, late of Wasutuxuiu Xownship. j. k-'inal account of E C ThonittMon, guar dian of Oeorgle William*, minor child of Grant Williams, late of rilippery rock township. 0. V'i"al account of O A Wise, executor of Frederick I'llugh, deceased, late of Franklin township. 7. Final account of John C Graham execu tor, of llurbara Maxwell, deceased, late of Duller borough. » Final account of W S t'ashdollar, guar dian of Edwin C Gillctand, minor child of John Crawford Gilleland, deceased, lat* uf Adams township. !). Final and distribution of S M Bailey, executor or Margaret Halle}-, de ceased. late ',f Marion township. I", iinul account of Ada M Kumbaugli. administratrix of H O Kumbaugli, deceased, late of Kutler borough. 11. Final account of M I execu tor of William Mc('on,U.. deceased, late of Adams toVMMu. I ' L'iuui account of Margaret A Bryan a«a Marine!a c Bryan. execut<iy* uf Ii S Bryan, deceased, late or Cherry township. 13. Final account cif .1 Ii Wassoii. guardian of BarthtileUii 'V aw-e-eny, minor child of l'at r\>'V rfwtteny, deceased, lute of Barker two. 14- I inal account of .1 1( Wasson. guardian of Minute May Sweeny, minor child of Pat rick sweeny, deceased, late of Barker twp. 15. I 1 inal account of J B Wasson, guardian of Mary Ellen Sweeny, minor child of Pat rick Sweeny, deceased, late of Barker two. 1« First partial account of i'hiluuiena Lensuer and Wm M I an*, executors of Charles Wiy'oyi', Tate of Jefferson V.vn v '„,p 17. Tlnal account of WUlitun H Carson, administrator of Mary D Cftivon. deceased, late of Buffalo vowushin. IS. plnal account of Mary A Baurnan, ad ministratrix of Frank J F Baunian, de ceased. lafc« of Jefferson township lb. Final account of Margaret Turner ex ecutrix of William Turner, deceased, late of Connoquenessing township. Unal and distribution account of Henry N Trout man. i>f Baul Troutman, deceased, late < ' ktutVcr borough. 21. final account ni *an<jy C McCall. ex ecntr'v of C Smith, deceased, late of v jay township. 82- First and final account of A W punn. administrator of Effie M<■< ';indl'deceased, late of Muddy creek township. •£i. Final account •» M I'ight. executor of Sarah A |{i,k>wy. deceased, late of Jackson * ; Ct. Final account of J II Kldd adminis trator of Robert Kidd, deceased, late of Adams towushiu. Final aeoount of Mary O'Nell. execu trix <»f lielle O'Nell, deceased, late of Butler borough. -ii. Final account of Henrietta Eagan, ad ministratrix of Patrick Eagan, deceased,lute of Butler borough. Zl, Final a of Thomas II Greer, itd rnlnistrator of SI) llaziett, deceased lau> of Wlutield township. 2*. Final account <.f Alexander Pollock, administrator J Addison Elliott, de -it e* t£) Centre township. Iffl.' Final account of Jacob C Brown, ad ministrator of Kosanna Brown, deceased, late of Clay township. HO. Final account of P 0 Prtujh. guardian of Clara Brown, now I'ulute., minor child of Mary A Brown, dv-v^ased. 31. 1 roV t'artlal account of Frank H Murphy 1 , executor of the last will and testa ment of Dr J W f Moore, deceased, late of Butler borough. Final Hirount of Mary A Black and O F Black, executors of Archibald Biack, de eeancd, late of Donegal township. SI. Htial account of the Guaranty Safe Depostaud Trust Co. administrator 1> B N. C T A of Dr S D Bell. deceaf 'J.late of llutb r borough. M. Final account or 11 A Bell, executor of I>rS Ii Bell deceased, late of Butler Imro as hta'ui toy Guaranty afn Deposit aud Trust 'ilaonrnlstniior of 1! A Bell .now deceased. 'St. Klnal account of Guaranty Safe De posit and Trust Co, administrator of Harry A Bell, deceased, late of Butler borough. 3U. Filial account of I) 11 Black, adminis trator of W C Black, deceased, late of Bruin 1 borough, il7 Final and distribution acceunt of Lewis M Double, administrator of Mary M Double, deceased, late of slipt«?ryrock iwp. a*. Final account of G A Wible and W S Wlble, Jr, administrators of Wm S Wible., sr. deceased late of I'enn township. ■H. i inal if-countof Geo G l>ul'«y. admin istrator of the estate of KeyUn Mutter, de ceased. late of Counojjuenesslng township. 40. I'lnal ac.roaut or Little Ki'dh k, adruin- Istratr'v of W W Bedlck, deceased, late of borough. 41. Final account of Wl' McCoy, adminis trator of Hugh McCoy, deceased, late of Worth township. 42. Final account of Kathrlne Flancgan. administrator of John Flanegan, deceased, I late of Butler borough. 1 J. P. DAVlS,Register. -A*4I'IJ.A-aAA.AIA.', „ i MARRYING [ 1 A TITLE t o ; By Frank Leslie Bowen ► Copvright, IXJ, by T. C. McClure tuywi'ilwyiiryrvf'fifif'lfflT Gerald Elkins was seriously disturb ed over his mother's cold blooded pur pose to secure a titled son-in-law. Ue loved his sparkling, vivacious, warm hearted sister, and his soul was in re volt at the idea of forcing her to make a loveless marriage. lie was still pondering over the ques tion in the lobby of the Breslau hotel when Inspiration came to him in the person of Tom Carrington, a former college chum. After the first greetings Gerald dragged his friend into a quiet corner and immediately began to unfold his brilliant scheme. "Tom, old man, yon are still single and heart free, aren't you?" The other nodded in mild surprise. "Good! I didn't know but that you had met your fate duriug the throe years you've spent in England. Do you know, the sight of you put a queer Idea Into my head. You remember my little sister, Elnore? You saw her once about sis years ago. She was only a little girl of fifteen then, but I remem ber you said you thought her deucedly pretty." The other's brown syes kindled at the recollection. "Well, of course she is a young lady now and, if I do say it, one of the loveliest girls that you'll meet In many a day's travel. Most unfortunately, mother has determined to marry El nore off to some duffer with a title, and she's badgering the life out of the poor girl about it So far Elnore has turned down all the lords, counts, et cetera, for, though she says she is willing to marry one provided she loves him, she draws the line at the half baked speci mens of nobility that the mater has sprung on her. I want you to come to the rescue, Tom. Go in and win the little sister yourself and save her from the titled fortune hunters. You'il fall In love with her, I'll wager my head. My plan is to introduce you to mother and Elnore as an English nobleman whom I met a couple of years ago in England. I remember you once told me your father was an Englishman and distantly related to the Earl of Wel don. That's what made me think of the plan. Of course, having only seen you once for a few minutes years ago, Elnore won't remember you. Join our party for the next two months while wo are doing Germany and Austria. What do you think of it?" "For heaven's sake, Elkins, are you serious?" the other gasped. "Never more so in my life." "But your sister! You are not con sidering whether she will like me or not Then think of the position it would put me in. She would despise me when she discovered what a trick I had played on her." "Oh, she'll like you all right, and you can tell her the truth when you pro pose. You need not care what the oth ers think so long as dad and I are sat isfied, and I can vouch for the gov ernor's views. At any rate, as long as you are In the party m&llior " • inflicting any more of these fossilized and impecunious nobles on the poor girl." There was a peculiar twinkle in Car rington's eyes, and he gazed medita tively at the opposite wall a full min ute before answering. "I'll do it" he said briefly as be swung around. "You may introduce me as Lord Carnleigh, the courtesy title of the heir apparent of the Earl of Weldon." Tom Carrington was tall and broad shouldered, with polished manners of a man of the world. Mrs. Elkins was In a flutter of ecstasy that evening as her son presented to her "my Lord Carnleigh, heir apparent of the Earl of Weldon, Castle Weldon, Sussex, Eng land, a genUeman whom I met two years ago in England," the last state ment, at least being a literal truth. Elnore's face bore a look of doubting surprise as her eyes first rested on the clear cut features of "my lord," and the letter's quick glance caught it It worried him a bit but he soon forgot tt in blissful enjoyment of her so ciety. "By George!" he exclaimed as he paced up and down his own room later In the evening. "Gerald was not a bit too partial iu his praise of her. She's the handsomest, brightest, most adorable little girl I've ever met I'm not sorry I entered into his plot now. I'll carry it through and win her if I can." Cnrrington's courtship of Elnore dur ing the next few weeks was of the most Industrious aud persistent char acter. Gerald smiled contentedly as he watched the couple so absorbed In themselves, so oblivious to externals. Mamma Elkins, too, was complacent. True, "Lord Carnlelgh" found no easy victim to his noble charms. "She's a girl of the most dlstractlng ly variable moods," he declared In half despair one day to Gerald. "I believe alio likes me. At times I almost think I've won her, she Is so sweet and gra cious to me, and then Just as I am getting my courage up to the proposal pitch she'll suddenly turn cool as au Iceberg." Taking consolation from Gerald's wise commonplace, "That's a woman's way, my lord," he kept up the siege most valiantly. Finally one day his eager eye saw a signal of distress In her mantling cheeks and drooping eyes. Then he boldly demanded a capitula tion. When she whispered, "I love you, Tou.," he took her In his arms and shamefacedly acknowledged the deceit pe had practiced upon lier and Mrs. kins. Mischievous dimples danced about the corners of her sweet mouth as she raised her head from his shoulder. "Tom Carrington," she cried gleeful ly and to his great consternation, "I knew who you were the moment I saw you there In Breslau! A schoolgirl of flfteen never forgets a young man she meets, particularly If he Is a—a—well, rather good looking fellow. 1 knew you were not 'Lord Carnleigb.' I don't believe I should have learned to like you so well if you had been. I have grown prejudiced against titles since I have been In Europe. Of c-Ofrse, I forgive you, you bad, deceitful fellow, but I can't say what mamma will do." "Mamma" did Just what Tom antici pated when he told her of his love for her daughter and bravely confessed that he hud been guilty of an atrocious hoax In passing as Lord Carnlelgh. Apologies availed him naught. Even when Gerald broke In and attempted to assume responsibility for the whole affair and to explain that Carrington was rich and really connected with a noble English family, Mrs. Elkins' wrath was not abated one jot. In a storm of passion she ordered the young man to leave her apartments and never again to intrude his uresuuce on her or her daughter. There was a conference that evening between Gerald and Tom at another Rerlln hotel, with the result that the next morning, long before the hour of Mrs. Elkins' awakening Elnore stole out of her room. She was dressed for traveling. Gerald and Carrington met her In the lobby, and all three entered a waiting cab. Two hours later Mrs. Elldns' French maid brought a large square envelope to her bedside. On both envelope and paper was the Weldon crest. Her as tonished eyes read the following lines: My Dear Madam—l humbly beseech your pardon for defying your commands, but I have obeyed the dictates of my heart, and this morning at 6:30 o'clock. In the pres ence of your son and my private secre tary. Mr. Holcomb, at the Fourth Luther an church, your daughter and I were mar ried. W"e start at once on our wedding trip, and after a few weeks In Italy and France we shall proceed directly to Castie Weldon. England, my country seat. The countess sends her love and a most earnest plea for forgiveness. In which I heartily Join. She also was deceived, basely deceived, and did not learn the truth until she saw my signature on the marriage register. Tou see. I was not Lord Carnleigh. but the Earl of Weldon. my father, who died more than a year ago, having unexpectedly succeeded to the title only a few weeks before his death. I need not add, I am sure, how very great pleasure we take In extending an Invitation to you. your husband and to my dear friend. Gerald, to pay us a long visit at Castle Weldon after June 1. With deepest regards. WELDON. Facial Rearmblnnce. "Physiologists tell us," observed a well known lawyer tbe other day, "that no two faces are exactly alike, and I think they are correct, although we of ten hear of one person being the exact Image of another. That this is largely a matter of imagination can be proved by Investigation, for example, I have lu my oflice a clerk who Is constantly mistaken for myself. Several people say he resembles me so closely that I must be joking when I deny the rela tionship. In order to ascertain how much reason there was for these state ments I took the fellow to a photogra pher's one ilay last week, and we both had our pictures taken together, and I would defy any one to point out a single point of resemblance. "My clerk, however, regards the matter as a good jcke, and I half sus pect that he acknowledges relationship In a good many cases intentionally so as to cause complications. I have shown the photograph to several peo ple who have made the mistake, but It has no Influence upon them whatever, and It is Impossible to convince them against their will."—New York Mail and Express. Disraeli's Loves. In his young days Disraeli fell under the spell of the "gorgeous Lady Bless ington," to whom he wrote letters breathing something more than friend ship. For example, In 1834: I was so sorry to leave London without being n moment alone with you: but, al though 1 came to the opera the last night on purpose, fate was against us. I did not reach this place until Sunday, very 111 Indeed from the pangs of parting. In deed I feel as desolate as a ghost, and I do not think that I ever shall be able to settle to anything again. It Is a great shame, when people are happy together, that they should be ever separated, but It seems the great object of all human legis lation that people should never be happy together. "Dyspepsia," he writes a few months later, "always makes me wish for a civil war. iu the meantime I amuse :r lj county politico." Four years afterward "dearest Lady Blesslngton" had become "my dear lady," but the friendship lasted after his marriage "with my dear Mary Anne, who I am sure will be delighted by finding her self under n roof that has proved to me at all times so hospitable and de voted."—Meynell's Biography of Dis raeli. She Did Not Drop. "Delia!" "Yes, ma'am." "I am very tired, and I am going to He down for an hour." "Yes, ma'am." "If I should happen to drop off call me at 5 o'clock." "Yes, ma'am." Bo my lady lies down, folds her hands, closes her eyes and Is soon In the land of dreams. She Is awakened by the clock striking C aud calls Indig nantly: "Delia!" "Yes, ma'am." "Why didn't you call me at B o'clock as I ordered?" "Shure, ma'am, ye tould me to call ye If ye dropped off. I looked In on ye at 5, and ye hadn't dropped off at all. Ye was lyin' In the bed In the same place sound asleep." THE TOWN OF YAFA. Famous In HUtnrr tend the Most fa terewtlnir Spot lu Palestine. Yafa Is a little town tliut was man/ times destroyed all', Jews, Assyr ians, Egyptians, GreeKs, Honians and Turks. It was to Yafa that Illram, king of Tyre, sent the cedar wood "In flotes" which from there were taken to Jerusalem for Solomon's temple. Jonah sailed from this little town to Tarshlsli when fleeing from the face of the Lord. It was In Yafa that the humble Dorcas lived her life of good deeds and upon her dying was raised to life by Peter. To this shore the great Itlchard Caeur de Lion swam, girded lu armor, fighting for Christen dom, and won a victory for the cru saders over the Arab. Bonaparte left a memory of his cruelty here by his massacre of several thousand prisoners and the poisoning of some persons af flicted with the plague. Simon the tan ner's house, where Peter learned that all nations were acceptable before God, is one of the few sights to be seen in Yafa. In the courtyard there is a large well of spring water, and from the roof of the house a most beuutlful view of the surrounding country presents itself. Another site of Interest In the tomb of Tabltlio, which stands In the garden of the Greek monastery, close to an old foun tain, amonn the orange groves and fruit orchards. Of all towns In Pales tine, Yafa Is one of the most interesting for Its antiquity and Its strange mix ture of the oriental in Its most primi tive form with European civilization gradually admitted. Too Sninll n Steak. "I'll match pennies with you." said the hungry man in the boarding house dining room, "to decide whether you take in}' share of beef or I take yours." "No, thank you," replied the other hungry one. "I never pluy for small •teaks." The llroken Eninfrmrill. Isabel—Weren't you congenial? Arabella—Not at all. He made me Jealous, and l couldn't make him jeal ous. —Detroit Free Press. Famf. "now do they get on together?" "Famously! They quarrel continual ty, nnil their quarrels till get Into the lewspapers."—Life. Tlie range of hearing In adults under Ifty-tive years of age Is approximately 10,000 to 48,000 vibrations per second. ALONG PICCADILLY. Tkrrr thr Tltlr of j«ocl*l London Fiona (o tlir I nllnt. Piccadilly seems cold aud blatant by contrast as one charges down It. Yet even here, be the suushine ever so bright, the visitor is crowned in the pearly haze that tones, attenuates, uni fies, most if not all of London, that haze that has tantalized and defeated how many artists! Even over Piccadil ly, even over this the most mundane of all I.ondon streets, it throws its saving glamour. Indeed the whole splendid avenue might serve for a studio, not for its values alone, but for the com plexity of the types that throng It. It is the quintessence of London, the dis tillation of all London humanity, to be studied nowhere so narrowly as from a bus top. Perfect Du Mauriers in the original approach, pass by and are left behind or stand in groups looking from the club windows. Phil Mays In the life swarm beneath one, aud characters from Thackeray and Dickens jostle unsuspectingly on the sidewalk. The clubs alone, which never look so thor oughly clubbable as when hastily glanced at from a passing bus. will store one's memory with a hundred recognizable types. All England, all the empire. Indeed, sooner or later Muds Its way to Piccadilly. One cannot pass down It without a sight of some glit tering, turbaned, alien figure, majes tically isolated, majestically unheeded. Regent street may claim a grander sweep, and by virtue of its shops a more devoted femininity, but it is along Piccadilly that the tide of social Lon don flows brim full.—Sydney Brooks In Harper's Magazine. In Froien Ranala. In Russia, where the coid in winter Is very intense, the markets are very curi ous things. The meat is frozen, the car casses of dead animals, as sheep and pigs, stand upright outside the stalls; everything, even game and jioultry. re quires to be thawed before it can be cooked, and the market people's dress is as picturesque as it is warm and comfortable. Then the rivers are frozen over all the winter long, and so thick Is the Ice that every one can skate anywhere and any time. Stalls are put up on the ice and busy markets held there. In the Asiatic part of Russia the peo ple live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and the fur of the Russian animals is very beautiful—the ermine, fox, sable, sea otter and others. At the end of the winter, when the snow melts, the huntsman pursues the elk, wearing long shoes. In which he can glide over the snow very quickly, while the poor elk sinks into the snow deeper and deeper every step and Is at last overtaken and killed. His Two Purchases. A story Is told of a Louisiana mer chant who came to New York deter mined to secure a bargain. He wanted cheap cloak*, and after trying In vain to suit himself at the wholesale houses he bought a Job lot at auction. He ex amined the goods hurriedly and had them shipped home. In due time he was confronted by an excited bead salesman who said the garments were out of style. "They didn't look that way," said the merchant. "But they are," replied the clerk. ~ TUP nwrctiant persisted that the cloaks would sell, but they didn't. ID desperation he returned them to New York to be disposed of to best advan tage. On his next trip to New York he again visited an auction boti9e and bought a lot of cloaks. When he re turned home and examined his pur chase he saw that he had bought the same lot as before.—World's Work. The Dlrd Monopolist. As Is generally known, the cuckoo lays Its eggs In the nests of other birds, leaving them to be hatched and the young cuckoos reared by their foster parents. The young cuckoo throws the other birds out of the nest and gets all the care itself. After murdering its foster brothers and sisters In the most deliberate nnd callous way it is thence forth tended with the greatest devo tion. Long after It has left the nest the great bird, apparently big enough to get its own living nnd many times larger than its foster parents, is fol lowed about and fed by them with the same care as when In the nest. Oak Wood. The oak is a historic wood. As early as the eleventh century it became tlio favorite wood of civilized Europe, and specimens of carving and Interior finish have come down to us from that early day, their pristine beauty en hanced by the subduing finger of time. The early colonists brought with them to the shores of America their love for this wood, and here, too, the oak ac quired historical Interests. Impudent Mascnllae Assumption. Mr. Ferguson—Whose character were you and Mrs. Tarrup discussing when I came in? Mrs. Ferguson—What made you think we were discussing anybody's character? Mr. Ferguson—l noticed you were busily talking—that's all.—Exchange. Taking and Giving. "You can't," snld the philosopher, "take from a thing without making It less." "Oh, I don't know," the fool replied. "Have you ever tried taking a light from one candle with another?" —Chi- cago Record-Herald. A Natural Desire. Bm-th—l wonder what Br-wn Intends to do with all the money he got for those historical novels be wrote. J-n-s—He Intends to travel. He feels that he ought to visibsome of the places he wrote about just to see what they are like.—Life. Their Mntnnl Fcrvt-nt Wish. She—l trust, .lack, our marriage will not be against your father's will. Jnck—l'm sure I hope not. It would be mighty hard for us if he should change it.—Town and Country. Thanksgiving In Porto Rleo. In Porto Rico Thanksgiving day. or "Dia do Graclas," as It Is there termed. Is honored by the closing of govern ment offices and appropriately ob served. The stores are opeu on half time only, the plantation works are Idle aud the people of town nnd coun try seize the occasion for an Inter change of visits. As an excuse for Idleness merely the Porto Rican labor er halls the "Dia de Graclas" with Joy and promises himself indulgence in a "danza" or perchance a surreptitious cockfight. The bulk of the population has been convinced thnt Thanksgiving is a day to be celebrated with almost as much gusto as the "Cuatro de Ju lio," or glorious Fourth, and even with out the mental reservation many were accustomed to make at the commemo ration of our republic's nntal day. no official affirmation being needed as to its right to "follow the flag."—New York Post. No. 48. —— A CORN PRIZE. The lowa State Trophy to Be Con tested For Annually. The cut shows the lowa state corn trophy, valued at $430, to be presented by Will C. Whiting for the best speci men of com growu in the state of lowa In 1903, the corn to be used as an ex hibit at the Louisiana Purchase expo sition. The design is of a representative ear of corn resting on an ebony base. Th« coax TBOPHT. husks of this ear are of sterling silver, with outer husks turned down to serve as supports. The ear itself Is of gold, with a hollow cob cavity. The top be ing detachable gives ample space foi holding the champion ear of corn with in this unique base. The trophy will be contested for an nually and awarded by judges appoint ed by the head of the department of agronomy of the lown Agricultural col lege. CATTLE FEEDING. The Crowd Is Not Running That Way—Favorable Signs. The cattle feeding problem is now before a great many farmers who have produced a crop of corn, and the Na tional Stockman looks at it thus: Farm ers had a hard experience last year with high priced feeders, dear corn and an oversupply of fat cattle. They hesitate to embark agr.in in a business that is fraught with such risks. It is bad enough to lose one corn crop, but a serious matter to risk losing two. Sheep feeding paid better last year, and the price of grain is attractive. In the face of all this will It pay to feed cattle? That is a question to which no direct answer can be given, but cer tainly the outlook U much better than it was last year. Feeders are cheaper by at least $1.50 per hundredweight, an Important dif ference. Last year they were entirely too high; this year they can be had at a reasonable price. And this is a car dinal point in the matter: If feeders cannot be bought right It is seldom wise to feed. The price of corn is high, but there is no reason to expect it to be higher than it was last year be cause a good many people expect to sell it. Still others may be forced to sell It instead of feeding it Money is very tight now, and banks are not lending any more than they can help, a fuct that may tend to restrict feed ing operations and at the same time to enlarge selling of corn. But perhaps the most hopeful sign of all to the prospective cattle feeder is the fact that the crowd is not run ning his way. A year ago everybody wanted to feed cattle. Many were burned and dread the fire now. Today sheep seem to be very popular, but there Is no great rush into cattle. All of these things are more favorable for the beef producer than the circum stances of last year, but still it is im possible to say that cattle feeding Is to be a paying business. Signs favor It, however. Bran Feeds Well. My Judgment is that bran should make up at least one-half by weight of a cow's ration, says J. L. Hills in American Cultivator. I like it, not be cause it Is particularly rich, but be cause of Its light, flaky character and because it helps lighten the ration. It is less digestible than the heavier Ifeeds, yet seems to aid digestion. The remainder may be made up of cotton seed and linseed or cotton seed and gluten. One of the best rations we have used contained five pounds of bran, one and one-half pounds of cot ton seed and one and one half pounds of linseed meal. Apropos of Advice. If it is evident that by following a Tule laid down by any writer in any magazine or paper yon nre Injuring yourself don't follow that rule, and if satisfied beyond the shadow of a doubt that It is for your well being to do this or that thing do It and turn a deaf ear to all well meant advice to the con trary. Strike out a level path between the don'ts and the do's, pave It with common sense, have the courage of your own opinions nnd allow yourself to consider but one don't, to accept but one do. "Gee, no!" exclaimed the pretty cash girl. "I don't want nothln' to do with you. I wouldn't marry you if you wns the last man on earth. Is that plain enough English for you?" "It is certainly plain enough," said the mortified bookkeeper, "but it Isn't English."—Chicago Tribune. A Contrast. A light supper, a good nlglit's sleep and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by Indiges tion, a restless night aud a rainy morn ing would have proved a coward.— Chesterfield. An Explanation. Schoolmistress—Johnnie, who was It thnt prompted you then? I heard some one whisper that date to you. Johnnie—Please, ma'am, I expect it wns history repeatin' Itself again. A Hark Number. Deferential Barber—Where do you part your hair, sir? B:tld Headed and Irritable Customer —I parted with It twenty-seven years ngo.-Chicago Tribune. Man's recuperative power after an Injury is In an Inverse ratio to his »o clal advancement.
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