VOL. XXXXI.
§ GREEN & YOUNG'S §
§ THIRD GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL o
§ SALE i
0 Starts Jan. 23. at 9 o'clock in the Morning. 0
0 Every heavy garment in our store must be sold,
© regardless of cost. This is the store that is a little
o over one year old and has made a wonderful record for _
© Itself. We have but two sales a year—one at this
© time, and the other in August —and when we say sale
© we mean an honest sacrifice of wearing apparel for _
© men and boys. We do not have much room in this ,
© small space to tell you about this wonderful sale, but g
© will quote you a few prices:— a
© Mmj's heavy fleeced lined underwear, worth 50c. sale pn«. 29c.
O One lot rf boys'heavy winter nnderwear. worth 2o=, sale price, 10c %J
One lot of men's heavy working coats, worth $1 25 and $1 50, sale 0
A One totof boys' kne- pants suits, sizes from 9to 16 at \ regular price.
One lot of wen's and boys' suit*. worth to f7. sale price, |3 < . CI
0 One lot men's and boys' overcoats, wortb to sale pnee, 75. _
OAII 50c overalls. 39c.
All 500 working shirts, 30c.
C 9 We have bargains all throngh the store. ffc
4% Remember the date «nd oome early before the good numbers are W
all picke«l ont
§ Green » young, §
8 onc-pricc Clothiers and Hatters,
118 South /Wain Street. 0
r.«3K* x&x&xa* x acapflcj
fSO Per Cent Off|
S LADIES'AND MEN'S WEAR.
u See Articles Enumerated Below V
B^-—THE MODERN STORE^— — g
S All Ladies' Flannel and Heavy Vesting Shirt Waists, all this season s
(K goods, to go at i price.
Uk Ladieo' Golf Vests, sold at $2.fX) will be closed ont at 9><c. K
S Lot Ladies' Flannelette Dressing Sacqnes, always |I.OO, take theui yk
■ for 50c Another lot 50c ones, 33c.
a I»t Men's 4-in-hand Ties, all good styles, yonr choice for 25e. V
C Lot Men's Wnite P. K. Bosom Shirts, good valne at $1 00, every one Qk
■ goes at 4«c. v
S SPRING GOODS ARRIVING DAILY. $
S An Immense Assortment. #
5 EISLER-MARDOkF COHPANY.g
S SOUTH iun rrurr T 001
S Send in Your Mail orders - s
S OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER. PA. £
%WX>
February Prices
AT
Bickel's.
Men u Gray Felt Bootn and heavy Goodyear-Glove overs $1 25
Men'* extra heavy Goodyear—Glove Perfections
Man's first quality robbers
Boys' first quality robbers
Ladies' floe grade robbers *•>
LEATHER GOODS.
Men's fine lace shoes, tipped, latest style
Boys' fine lace shoes, tipped, latest style J™
Little gent's fine lacethoes. tipped, latest style. ?•>
1 lot Men's $4 fine patent leather, vici and box calf shoes 2 .>0
Men's heavy sole and Up working shoes 1 ««
if en's fine slippers, regnUr price, |J •
LADIES' fXWE SHOES.
Ladiea' sl 2i5 warm lined CongTest ahoes W
Ladies' $1 SO warm-lineil lace shoes
One lot Misses' «t 2.5 fine shoes ••••••• ™
One lot ladies' $1 60 fine lace shoes, patent tips I <>U
Baker & Bowman's |4 flno shoes, hand tarns and hand welts J'.i
One lot Misses' fine Kani?«roo-calf *1 75 shoes 1 00
One lot Ladies' good every day shoes reduced to ->■>
Ladiea' $1 25 fine felt slippers reduced to <•»
Children's fine shoes, wedge heel, sizes 4 to 8 4.»
Infant's fine shoes' sizes 0 to 4
Ladies' II fine Jersey leugins reduced to w
Ladies' fine buckle Arctics reduced to • W
All winter goods to be closed out regardless of cost. Sols
leather by the side or cut to any amount you wish to purchase.
High iron stands with four lasts for repairing.
John s ic k e '»
128 South Main St.. But|er, ?a
--■ Jg Merchant Tailor. Q I
I Fall and Winter Suitings I
■ ( \ JUST ARRIVED ( ) ■
■ yy 142 North Main St. v y ■
cpqpe:r & co„
FINK TAIUOR^t
Are rjow occupying their
old at corner of
tl~ie Diamo d. fl
Suits from fy] s^^Q«
Subscribe for the CITIZEN
L • ' ' ■ ■
" THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
NEW =
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.. Butler. Pa.
jC. F. T. Pape,?
\ IJEWELERI!
/ 121 E. Jetferson Street. /
p T ami ly
Reunions!
We olten cause ourseives end
less worry and remorse by neg
lecting to do some little thing.
Get a god picture of your family
ar.c 4 h me made at your first op
portunity We make the best at
$6.00 per dozen BxiO inches and
jaranree them permanent. Let
us know <n time to go out.
The Butler Dye Works
Dyeing, Cleaning, Pressing.
R. FISHER
. .Sale Is On..
Our Annual Clearance Sale.
We always lifct Roods that jon need,
and not things that have proved un
saleable. Heed this.
China sale at i! 0 per ceut. off. Pic
tures, framed and nnframed, one-thiril
off. Sterling silver one half price. I'M)
piece dinner nets, one-fonrth off. Toyp.
Games and Dolls at 2ff per cent, off
All Bric-a-brac. Bronzes, etc.. one-third
off. Brush Sets, Shaving Sets and all
fancy goods at one half price. Jewelry
one-third off. All books in fancy bind
ings at 20 per cent. off. Musical in
struments of all kinds at 20 per cent,
off. Callatouceat
DOUGLASS' BOOK STORE,
241 S. Main St. Bntler, Pa.
Peoples Phone 307.
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
Spring tonic to give you
Health and strength.
For sale only at
Reed's Pharmacy
Transfer Corner
Main and Jefferson Sts. Butler, Pa
REMOVAL 7
We haye rpipQvpd our garble and
Granitu shop* from corner of Main and
Clay streets to No. 200 N. Main street,
(opposite W. D. Brandon's residence),
where we will be pleased to meet onr
customers with figures that are right
on
IH|onuments & Headstones
qf all kirjds and arc qlsp prepared
Xu giye best hgurcs qq
Iron Fence : Flower Vases
etc., as we have seenred the sole agency
from the Stewart Iron Works of Cin
cinnati.Ohio, for this town and vicinity.
P, H. Sechler
j Wm. Foster,
| Architect, j
J Plan of all kind of buildings I
N furnished on short notice. /
r Office in Berg Building, S
BUTLER. PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2."», 1904.
REGISTER'S NOTiCFS.
Tbe Register hereby notice tfi.it the
folio-wins unts of executors, ad minis
trators and guardians liave been fiiea iu
this office according to law, and will be pre
sented to Court for coutirniai ion and Allow
ance ou Saturday, the 1-ih day of Mar.
19m. at 9 A. a., of said dar:
1 Third partiai account of 'Joseph Ge'bcl.
acting executor of Charles Gcibtv. >r . de
deased, late of Butler borough
2 Final account of Charles Szeb tUkie, i -
ministr trr»r of Wilhelmfna r*zeb.V»skle, de
ceased, late of CI hi ton townshi;>.
Final aci'ount of Chnrle* >/.'•! ilskie. ex
ecutor of Charles S/ balskie, d*v« :ised, hut
of Clinton township.
4 Final and <ii»f ribuiiou account i »mer
p. Sutton. administrator of J-.itj»e*» button,
deceased, late of Evans
b Final a'-cour.t of Catherine O'Donnell.
executrix of Joseph Q'Oootiet!,
late of Donegal township.
•> First partial acc*»nnt of Mary A. F.icb
enlnutt aud W. J. Kichenlaub. • xecotors of
William ichenlaub. dece i-ed. late of Sum
mit township.
7 Final account of Charles ({.Con way. ex
ecutor of Francis I* Conway, deceased, late
of Oakland towr ship.
H Final hoi* -tint of Joseph D Fiemir g. ad
ministrat4 rof Niclufel J. r U nhi|, M
late of Clearfield townsN.n.
it Final a'count o'Wilson <iarviu a- :n!n
isirator of Kiizabeti- C Garvin. d«*ce Us« d, late
of » r tuberry township.
10 Final account of Conrad Wiegand.
administrator of Ile'.r'etta Wiogand, «'•—
ceased, late of Winfield township
11 Second partial acc tunt of Peter Nigh,
one of the executors of Peter Lynebangb, de
ceas* d. late of Summit township
12 Final account of John F I. >WTV. admln-
Istrator of Charier S Lowry, deceased, late
of llutler borough.
lit Final account of N '«! V !ntyr-\ admin
istrator of Mary Jane McFntyre, deceased,
lateo' Buffalo t >wnshlp.
u Final account of 11 11 Goucber. guar
dian of Frank F Mcßride. min»>r child of I)r.
C F Mcßrid . of Yjiungstown. O.
15 Final a-count «»f 1! 1! Goucber. guar
dian of Helen I Mcßride. minor child of !»r.
C F Mcßri«J«* ' f Voungstown. O.
ig Final account oi g i Clark. adrollnU
t rat or • f George \V Kuhn. dec«-a.s»- lat«* of
Buffalo ton?r >hlp.
17 Final a -co nt of Harriet \ Tiles, ad
ministratrix of lienry I Wiles, deceased,
late of Fairv|ew town-hi^.
Is Final account of Frank Kohler. trustee
of Kditb 0 Wertx, now of Cumber laud, Md
-1 y Final account of John W Powell, guar
dian of Bert "-I Witherup, minor child of
.V»hn W Witherup, deceased, late of For
ward Township
!sf» Final account of X* U ISams* y. ad mini -
tracor of Ja'.e Mc leorge, deceased, late of
Cranberry township.
-1 Final account of H A McCandless, ad
ministrator of Elizabeth McCandless. de
ceased, lat«* of Butler borough.
'£2 Final account of John \ Gel bach, guar
dian «»f K Bruce Clark, minor chi'd of James
A Clark, deceased, lat * of Franklin town
ship. _ ...
•2'i Final account of II E lv.*pple. adm.uls
trator of Peter Kepple. deceased, late, of
Buffalo townshiD.
'i\ Final account of John Ket-d. adminis
trator c ta of Wni Crocker a* stated ~>y W I
and II B Keed, administrators of John Rtred,
deceased.
2T> Klnal iii"-ount < <l il R Uf< ii <1 tin. eta
of William (.'rocker, deceas'-d. late ofContor
rtlle 'Kirough.
'X Final account of Onaranty Saf-' De
posit Trust Co.. *uardlan "I Victor '
Stehle. inlnor child of John K 1 Siclile. de
ceased. lat<- of Bntler borouzti.
'Si Final account of Ailjert H McCandless.
administrator of Elizalx-tU J Mc' andless.de
ceu»e(l. !»»«• of lintlt r t wp.
Final acreunt •>f Kdward 1' llarlry. ad
ministrator c t a of w>piiia Uarley, deceased,
laic of Butler borough.
2!) Final account of Stephen Cummlngg.
guardian of t'harles L N'lgli. minor child or
Henry Nlßh and Caroline .<ii|?h, of Summit
township.
■H) Final account of Isaac Meals, guardian
of Sarah K Klnrer. minor child of Catherine
Klnzer, deceased, late of Concord township.
31 Final and distribution account of <;eo.
W Wilson, administrator c t a of Thomas
Donaldson, deceased, late of Evans City.
J. MAVIS. Register.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS
Notice Is hereby given Unit tbt following
roa«J:. and bridges have lHn:n conflrmed nl»l
by the Court and will IKS presented on tiii
fir»t Saturday of March Court, l'.dM, being
the 12th 'lay of said month, and if no
tlons arc filed they will be confirmed a1)-.'i
luurly:
B. I). No. 4, December Term. 19KI' In the
matter of t lie petit lon of cltlxens of liutler
township for a county bridge a< ross Conno
queiieKklne creek In town->liip. where the
creek crosses the public road leading from
the Three degree road to Petersvllie, Known
as the Klnzer bridge. September H. !!*'(,
viewers appointed, who on November !). I'>Cl.
filed their reiort In fayor of proposed bridge.
Now. Ihwember 12. lapproved. Notice to
lie given according to rale* of Court, and to
be laid before the Orand Jnry at next term.
6r i Hfc uoi'UTi
11. U. No. 6, December Term, IMB. In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Clear
flel I township for a county bridge over
Little Buffalo crec.k In said township, where
sild creek crosses the public road leading
from Coylenvlll" to l ent lion station, Sep
tember 17, IMB. viewers appointed, who on
NovemU-r !f7.1M8, filed tljelr report in favor
of proposed bridge. Now, December 1-. 11)03.
approved. Notice to be given according to
rules of Court, and to be laid before the
Urand Ju. y at nei; term.
Br TIIB COt'BT.
R. D. No. 7. Itecemlxtr Term, I'.KB, In the
matter of the petition of <-|tU>-n« of Wash
ington township for a county bridge oyer
south branch of Slipperyro> k creek, where
said creek crosses the public road leading
from Billiards to West Hunbury. September
7. IMB. viewers appointed, who on Dccernlier.
IMB Hled their reports in favor of proposed
bridge. Now, December 12, IMB. approved.
Notice to IK; given according to rules of
Court, and to ins laid before the tirand Jury
at next term.
By xitK Coder.
R. D. No. K December Term. IMB. In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Jelfer
son township for a county bridge over Thorn
Creek In said township, where cajd ci't-c-k
crosses the public road fading the old
Butler and !•' rue port turnpike to the liutler
and Baxonbnrg road, at or near the pump
.station. November 7. I'JO3. viewer*appointed
who on December!. IMB, Ijled their report in
favor of proposed bridge Now Dei-ember
12, IMB, approved- N'otjce to be gl j ejt &cp4rd-
Ing to rules of Com!. and to bu' lit ill before
the Grand Jury at next term.
Br THE COURT.
It. I). No. 9, December Term, IMB. In the
matter of the petition of citizens of liutler
township for a public road from a point on
the Harmony road at or near tin; residence
of Wllilam \Vachmuth, to a point on the
public road known as the Butler and Cll
feland Mills road, near a point where the
Jirivale road leading U< the reslcence of
ohn Marlhy. Intersects last, named road.
Novepaber 10. li*J:i, Viewers appointed. Who ou
December 3. lMti. 11 led there repofl In favor
of said road; no damages
Deceuiber 12, HUB. apptovud, arid ii.x width of
road at Iff feet. Notice to be given according
to rules of Court.
By THE CODHT.
littTl.Kß COUNTT, KH:
Certified from the record this Kith day of
Feb., A. D. IMd. UEOBOK M. OR A HAM,
Clerk Q. S. Court.
WIDOWS
The following widow*' apprulftem<>'itM of
oervmal property and r«-al eHtate K«-t apart
for the: bene fit of tbft widows of de<w<l«'nt.H
have fllud in the offlco of the Olcrk
of the Orphans' Court of liutler County, viz:
Widow of John ICeud, p«-r. prop'ty |s2
Widow of Ih.'uu* flonaidMm p'»r b?f/ij ty .'SOP
Widow of Johh D. Isr»ycr
Witlor df Thomas F. nuAtcr, rtff prop'y. uiO
Widow of J. I Kelly, pur ptoh'ty "41#
Widow <)f .lohn T Wi« k, uvr> prop'ty ■*>>
Wlilt»w of Levi Lefever. pvr. prop'ty.. v¥»
Widow of liarv«?v l>. liyrrly, p« r prop'y urn
Widow of liuirh 11. Il'-rvey, per prop'ty. Z>l
Widow of I'hilo K. Monte, p«-r prop ty... 'i)o
Widow of John i'mt. pt*r prop ty
Widow of Hamuel Balfour. p«r "rti* »/.. .Jf>o
Widow of Leonard IJ, I'ielfer, |Wr prop 270 :<u
Widow of Herbert 0. Cricks, |« r prop'ty li:t
I Widow of I. N. llarvey, per prop T ty . . am
Widow of V. IV). Cooper, per prop'ty ;xxj
Widow of John L. McKue. per prop'ty JUO
Widow of John fumney. pi-r prop't" „i mi
Widow of Benjamin K.''.'Liiv :>m
Widow <•' iv. |l'-\ditii. .J*i
WinoW of willlim 3. Mark!', [irr prop :n«i
Widow A. Win ell, jii-V and real prop.
.. 300
All persons Interested In the above ap
praisements will take notice that t|i»y will
be presented foy cpplff mutiuu to the Urphans'
Court of IS.uler uountv. l'a., on Saturday t h>
12111 day of Mar.. IMH, and If no exceptions
are filed, they will be confirmed absolutely.
OKORfiF M. U RAH AM, Clerk.
Clerks Cilice, February 10. !'«>!.
Do You Buy Medicines ?
Certainly You Do,
Then you want the best for the
least money. That is our motto
Come and see us wher. i:i need ol
anything in the Drug Line an<
we are sure you will call again
We carry a full line of Drugs
Chemicals, Toilet Articles, etc.
Purvis' Pharmacy
8. G. PURVIS, PH. U
Both Phones.
213 R Main Ct. Bntler P*.
'"'Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Baku, which is agr. e
ably aromatic. It is received through tUo
1 nostrils, cleanses heals tho vrliole sur
face over which it x-tself. Druggists
j Bell the 50c. size; Ir.al R76 by mail, 10
! cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
' the treatment.
Announcement.
To accommodate those "who are partial
j to the use of atomizers iu applying liquid
I into the nasal passages for catarrhnl tro
bhi, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
• liquid form, which will l e known as El\ s
| Liquid Cream Balm. Trice including the
| spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by
i mail! The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties of ihe Bolid preparation.
* *TBWF* #//Q
A Si&o
That's v/hat ycu need; some -
thing to euro yc : r biljous
nccs. You r.c~d Rfls.
IVvant your nocctac!:; c: tcirJ n j
beautiful tro~n cr r::a tli-.it? Use j
BsgrJfjjir* ff b o rv j-o Flt |
j-nrv, f*cr- ; -
FOUR-FOLD]
LINIMENT. 1
\ FOR MAN OR BEAST.
Cures Rheumatism, I
Neuralgia,
■ Sprains and Bruises. |
1 AT ALL DRUGGISTS. 21c, 80c, $1.00." 9
Eyes Examine*} Fr*e o f Oharft
/'> • ■
KIRKPATRICK.
e vil*>t »-> I > r J3: ; 11
r r-: n t:. r P*
ama—awg
| Indigestion, j
Dyspepsia j
I can be cured bj j
V ;10l
Try i' and if it j
doesn't help you we I
j will pay back your 1
I money. I
Johnston's
PHARMACY,
100 N, Main St.
ea—HKad— aanrwar wuiLji—j
CONCERTS
~ ] PIANOS
'■ Jgli Everything
i • £& Musics)
i A* ; J *rttw Uvfc
> 1 • ma K LEBER'S
j -Jj&g, MUSIC HOUSE.
I I'l" , He.
■) ■
5
j Don't Knovy That?
i
! That titefn's Creamery and Milk
i depot at the tear of 417 South
' Main street in in operationV
WELL, IT IS!
i
Ami if yon want good Milk,
Cream, Creamery I4ntt«-r or But'er
milk, call h nd nee ns or watch ' n T
our wagou.
People'* Phone 435 Hell Phone U<SH.
ASK YOUK (HtOCER for Stem's
I Moiled (:ider in quart jars
We gnarantee >ur pure
and free nyy adulteration
J. II STFIEN'S CREAMERY.
Binding of Books
Is our occupation. We put our
•ntire time to studying lite b-st
tnd latest methods of doiny our
■vork. 11 you art- thinking of
l iving some work done in this
line I am sure j'ou will be well
I >leased if you have it done at
The Butler Hook Bindery,
W. W. aMoN, I'rop.
| Opp Conrt Honse.
i BETWIXT DAD!
: AND JOE
* By JOHN SEATON BLAIR +
♦ ?
•J. Copyright, lZjS.bu T. C. McLlure <»
•!•<• + «> +'. + •j'T + ■<• t V + v
No one around the frontier towu of
Levrisburg knew much of Dr. Davy.
He ha«l tome into the locality without
ostentation, taken up a claim four
miles away ami built a sod house, hart
; liove and half below ground. For a
year he had dwelt there alone and had
only come into town once . fortnight
for provisions. He was call -d doctor
because he was a doctor, though not
: coking to ply his art, and no oue was
able to say just how his title came to
be known. Ilis next neighbor was a
laile away, and travelers who stopped
at liis house for a drink of water or to
inquire the way were treated with
scant courtesy. There was considera
ble gossip about the stranger, and many
I eople shook their beads and whisper
ed that the officers of the law would
turn up in search of him some fine day,
but after awhile, as nothing was heard
i, linst him. he was put down as a re
el i'se and left undisturbed.
It was a year or more after I>r. Da
vy's appearance that he came to town
oue evening to meet a youni; woman
v. ;,<» stepped off the train from the
east. The family resemblance was so
marked that it was agreed by all that
tL-.- newcomer was his daughter. She
was hurried away ns if the father fear
ed to let the townspeople get sight of
her, but It had needed only a glance to
show that she was good looking and
about twenty years of age. Her com
ing revived the gossip, but as she was
n>>! seen in town during the next three
months she was in time forgotten by
ail with one exception. That exception
was young Joe Taylor, who had l>ecn
made sheriff of the county a year be
fore and who was being talked of as a
candidate for the legislature. He had
only to accept a nomination to be elect
ed, as he was a general favorite with
nil. He made it his business while
scouting the country for horse thieves
to call at the Davy cabin, and he was
the tirst and about the only one to see
the daughter Mollie in her own home
and to be hospitably received by the
father.
If he had any curiosity to gratify as
an officer of the law he was disap-
A UIFt<E TRACKED, AND TIE -JTCIIKt) FOB
WAIiD Tli« Olt ASM.
ppinted. The doctor was free to talk,
(nit not about himself nor his past. Ilc
was made welcome by the daughter,
but he could not question her us a
HUSpt Ct.
He (Vl lied thtvu or four times "by
nc<ideut." but after that he was a
weekly visitor from choice and Invita
tion. In time he was quite ready to
acknowledge to himself that he \yai» tu
love and to hope that fwlrngs were
reciprocated, tie was feeding up his
(ourngc to speak his mind when some
thing happened to make him turu pale
and set his heart to ttniiMpl'ig. A#
sheriff, he received un official document
by (nail one day iu which lie was com
manded to arrest one Dr. James Bird
as nn embezzler. It was Bird instead
of Davy in the warrant, but per
sonal description fit'.vu tne man who
was living utit on tin? prairie with his
daughter. His offense had been com
mitted many years before, but com
plainant had kept th" warraut alive
Wild fullomd the embezzler's trail like
bloodhound. The demand was that
lie be arretted and securely held until
extradition papers could be secured,
and as even the locality In Which he
was In ld(\it\# was pointed out the
realized that he must do his
jluty if it broke u woman's heart.
An hour after receiving the lct'.r-r he
was on Ids way to the doctor's place,
All the wav out there lie \vu# hoping
that the doctor have been given
" '"'.Vit fled or, If lie had not, then
Biat he might have indisputable evl-
Jences of his Innocence at band, ills
fn'e betrayed Ids pertuiUulMn of mind
to the girl tUu Instant he dismounted
at thf. tioof, ttlio wns alone, and as
she stood forth in'the June sunshine
and looked up at him she quietly tutidi
"Mr. Taylor, 1 know your errand
here. You have come to arrest my
father on the old charge."
"They—they have sent on this war
rant"' stammered Joe, as lie banded li
to her to read. "But Pin baplng thnt
pur father (up tivvay by this time."
ike m down at the lake fishing. We
/iail hoped that this matter was dead
at lust, but it seems that the man
desires a malicious revenge, it suyn
cmliezzlemcßt,"
juu nodded tits head us he looked
uvvay over the prairie.
"But It Is false. It was a partner
ship busliiei. , and the other man WHS
seeking to chest father and fell Into
his own trap,"
' it was likely that way." nodded Joe.
"But father even restored the money
lifter awhile, all but a paltry sum. He
would also have restored that, unjust
lis It was, but lie has be«»n Itouudeij
and driven Hl\ be has become des
jir.iU' and determined. Is that wretch
to follow him to his graveV"
Joe s.it down ou the ground snd
dropped Ids chin ou his hands and
appeared to be thinking. The girl had
put the warrant back Into his hands,
and there was a sob Iu her throat as
she turned and entered the house. It
was a quarter of un hour befy,. #tiv
reappeared. Joe lovtktxt up Into lier
face -.villi *»>'•- telling of sympathy and
»»*>•■, and a blush came to her cheek
as she asked:
"Well, what are you going to «1«
about it?"
"It's going it' going to be the hard
est thins of my life," he replied, "but
I've got to do my sworn duty. I must
do It or stand impeached. tJirl, you
don't know"—
"Joe." she interrupted, culling Ulm
by that name for the tlrst time, "a
girl knows when she is loved."
"Yes, sUe ought to, and you ought to
know that 1 love you."
"I do, Joe. and 1 love you in return,
and you will break my heart if you
drag my old father to jail. Say that
you won't do It—that you will leave
the warrant unserved."
"Duty, girl." he whispered as he rose
up and put his arms around her and
kissed her for the first time.
"Then you will arrest him?"
He ki-sed her again and turned
away toward the lake, looking at the
paper in his hand through tears in his
ey>'s. He had not taken a hundred
steps, however, before a rifle cracked,
and he pitched forward on the grass.
His horse would have dashed off at
the sudden report, but It was secured
by the girl.
"How did It come about?" asked the
doctor, who had hurried home at the
report of the rifle and found his daugh
ter standing over a wounded and un
conscious man.
"He—he started to the lake to find
you, and a gun went off"' replied the
girl between her sobs.
"And—and did he have any legal
paper with him?" queried the father in
a whisper.
"If he had. It has been burned. Tell
me, father, is he fatally wounded?"
"No. The bullet plowed along his
scalp, and be will be all right In a
week. I will load up the wagon, and
we must move on and find another
asylum."
"Ilut the man—Mr. Taylor—Joe?"
she asked.
"We shall take him with us. He
will need my skill and your nursing
for some days to come."
It was two weeks later when the
sheriff opened his eyes and saw Mollie
Davy seated near his bedside. The
old claim had been left a hundred miles
behind and the abandoned cabin of a
settler had been taken possession of.
Joe Taylor had been nursed and tend
ed through fever as the wagon rolled
along.
"Mollie, I take it that It was betwixt
dad and me?" he said as she saw that
he had come back to earth again.
"It was, Joe," she replied. "But,
now"—
"But now It's betwixt you and me,
and as soon as I can shake myself to
gether I'll lit things so that you won't
have to do any more moving. Thanks,
dear, that you shot a little too high!"
Moshroonia.
Mushrooms, even cellar grown ones,
which are everywhere to be had lu
large quantities, however good and
genuine they may be, may develop a
violent poison n few hours after they
are picked. They nre generally safer,
however, than the wild mushrooms.
The latter, though the genuine article,
will sometimes absorb poison from the
spawn of dangerous fungi which He
in the ground they grow in nnd be as
deadly as any toadstool; in fact, a
great many of the deaths reported ev
ery year as caused by toadstools mis
taken for mushrooms are caused by
the true mushroom which has absorb
ed poison. Out of a single field one
butch of mushrooms may be excellent
and others not fifty yards away per
fectly poisonous. Yet there will be no
difference in appearance, nnd both will
peel and show all the marks of the
genuine article. There is one test
which Is generally safe—put a silver
spoon among the mushrooms when
they are frying, and if it turns black
reject them; also if they show a yel
low tint round the edges throw them
Iway.—London Standard.
No Inventors Anionic Animal*.
It hut been said by a writer of nature
bonks that a coon will amputate Its
wov.nded foot and treat the stump in a
rational way to allay the Inflammation.
If one coon will do this, then all coons
will do Jt under like conditions. The
same writer avers that he has seen a
•roodcoek with a broken leg mend the
leg with a cast made of clay ami dry
grass. Then will all woodcocks with
broken legs do the attuie thing. Excep
tional Intelligence of so extraordinary
%. character does not occur among the
animals. If one fox has been known to
itch crabs with his tall, then will all
other foxes, under the stress of hunger,
wliwe crabs ntiound, fish with their
tall*. An animal will not do anytblug
wV.lch necessity has not taught Its
nrosenltors to do.—JoJia Burroughs ID
Independent.
For Their Stomachs' Sake.
Sunday school treats must come round
oftener in England than In the United
States, for the dean of Bristol has In
eluded In his book, "Odds and Ends,"
many stories of the hold of such fes
tivities on the Juvenile heart and Stom
ach.
The hand of ft small boy wavered for
an instant over a plate of cakes before
be took one. "Thanks," he said, after
his momentary hesitation, "I'm sure I
can manage It if I stand up."
Another boy, still smaller, who had
stuffed systematically, at last turned
to hU mother and sighed: "Carry me
home, mother; but, oh, don't bend me I"
The average boy In Yorkshire knows
why he attends these feasts and docs
not relish l>elug furnished forth scan
tily. A solicitous curate approached one
who was glowering mysteriously. "Have
you had a good tea?" the curate asked.
"No," Raid the boy, in an aggrieved
tone, laying UW bund on his diaphragm.
"U dout hurt me yet."
THE MODERN NOTE,
II In Not Drntlw**!, «>"' Bravery
Willi n of Humor.
According to the modern notion, a
man »u<Mild be something of an artist
In life. He should at least appear to
play his part easily, with dash and
gnsto, like the acrobat who performs
each dangerous feat smiling. This is
la punuche, the feather lu the cap of
courugc bravery with humor uddi-d
It Is the eplrlt In which I.unglutigpcii
was taken. In which Cyrano composed
his ballade wlille he fought a duel, for
Cyratio and Aluti It reck, no less than
Mulvaney and Sherlock llolmes, are
very modern heroes.
Steven- MU'S whole life WIS one lons
devotion to this ideal. lie curried his
111 health and penury bravely and wit
til}' into fur corners of the earth
through many strange ail ventures. As
he wrote t« William Archer; "The
medicine bottle* on my chimney and
tlie bland on my handkerchief are acci
dents. They do not exist in my pros
pect."
The melodramatic gloom of Itynm.
tin' lachrymose pathos of lie. Keus and
the shallow scntlineuUltt)' «*f Thack
eray touch M»urc<> of our tears less
eii'.ly than the sheer gay heartcdness
ami courage in the face of disease, dlf
lii iilty or danger. This Is the
not". A ci'-ver woman told mat
{•\ i y i; man «' acquaintance
when lie i' ... w i a certain degree of ln
lUtuicy. quoted these lines of Henley's:
t'nder the tilinlconlrss of ehnnro
My hr.-id hi bloody, hut utabowed-
A WAGON BED.
tarrol For ( nrrj lng Stork and la
Other Farm Work.
Some of his neighbors built a wagon
for carrying shoep and hogs which
proved so convenient that a correspond
ent gives its dimensions and plan In
New EnglntfU Homestead: The framo
for the bed is 14 feet long and 3 feet 8
inches wide. The sidepieces are of
7 by 2 inch stuff and the end pieces of
0 by 2 Inch, allowing an inch differ
ence for tongue and groove flooring.
There should be four crosspleces to se
cure the bottom of the bed. Take an
old buggy tire and have straps made
with a hole In each end. Five of these
should be bolted on each side and two
on each end, as shown in cut Stand
ards which are to slip into these are
made of 1% by 2 inch stuff 40 inches
long.
For slats get poplar four Inches wide
by three-quarters inch thick. Bolt these
to the standards four inches apart. The
top railing Is made extra strong by
putting on an extra strip which has a
quarter inch groove. A tenon should be
cut in the top of each upright to fit into
this. The corners at the top should be
fixed with ordinary strap door fasten
ings bent around the corner, fastened
at one end and with a staple over
which to slip the other. These can be
held In place by small wooden wedges
to lit the staple. By means of this
strap fastener at the corner the sides
and ends can be quickly unfastened
and taken off, and the bottom can then
be removed with ease. The wagon will
carry twenty sheep or hogs at a load.
I have also found It most useful in
farm work. Taking off the sides, I
have a good bed for holding fodder, to
bacco and other things. Aside from
your own labor it Is very inexpensive.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
Some Thlnars Ther Are Accomplish
ing—The Independent Institute.
The demand for farmers' institutes
is genuine when local communities are
willing to pay all expenses in case the
state is unable to grant their requests,
says Alva Agee in National Btockman.
In the first week of January I attended
two such meetings in Indiana while on
my way to Minnesota. The first one
was at Carthage, and it has not been
my privilege to be present at a more
enthusiastic meeting anywhere this
season. There Is a sufficient number of
the Friends at Carthage to remind one
constantly of towns In Chester county,
Pa. Evidences of prosperity are on ev
ery hand. The last few years have
been exceptionally profitable ones in
the corn belt, and the farmers are very
glad that they are on earth.
At this institute we had Mr. S. F.
McMatian and Mrs. Virginia Meredith,
two veteran Institute instructors of the
state. Mr. McMahan probably knows
as much about corn as Is known, and
that means a great deal. It has been
a revelation to me to learn how thor
oughly these breeders of corn have
studied and developed this grain. They
nre after an ear of corn that is so form
ed that it contains a high percentage
of grain that is rich In protein, high in
vitality and very prolific. That means
deep, wedge shaped, thick grains, with
big germs, all placed on a cob that
holds Its thickness to the tip and that
is covered with grain to the very tip.
There are states farther east whose
corn growers would be pleased and
profited by the Information Mr. McMa
han lias about our great American ce
real.
Mrs. Meredith Is a farmer and a
breeder of Shorthorn cattle whoso rep
utation extends over many states. She
has been successful because she has
ability and a love for her work. From
her example we do not tnfer that wom
en should or should not turn to farm
management for a livelihood. All de
pends upon the Individual. We do
leurn, however, that If an Individual
has ability and natural Inclination that
person may win in practical farming,
whether man or woman.
The other Independent institute was
at Plttsboro, Ind., In the corn belt,
where bogs have been adding to the
wealth of the people. Many ladles at
tended the mooting, and the Institute
committer arranged early in the sea
son to secure Mrs. J. W. Bates, one of
the well known Indiana workers, to
discuss topics of special Interest to
housekeepers. The luterest of the peo
ple in all subjects on the programme
was of the sort that should cause all
speakers to do their best work.
American Orleatal Trade.
A consignment of 400 tons of mess
beef, the first shipment of an order for
8,000 tons to go to the Uusslan army
In Manchuria, has left San Francisco.
In addition to this an order has been
placed for 4,000,000 pounds of Ameri
can Hour. The latter Is to be shipped
to supply depots of the Japanese army.
In a talk before the Minnesota state
agricultural convention at Minneapolis
President J. J. Hill of the Great North
ern railroad dwelt upon the Importance
of American farmers holding the ori
ental trade already built up. The rail
roads are doing their part, he declared,
by making equitable rates westward.
Flour can be shipped 30 cents cheaper
from the northwest to the Pacific than
to York - Exchange.
The Fanrr Umpi That Paai(il»
C'ondartura lard to Carry.
Modern railroading has driven the
passenger conductor's lantern almost
out of use. Years ago the pride of a
passenger conductor was his lantern.
Then tin- cars were not so brilliantly
illuminated as they are now, and the
ticket taker was obliged to carry his
light on his left arm in order to see the
pasteboards as he passed through the
tliuily lighted car.
At one time the conductors indulged
iu considerable extravagance In the
matter of lanterns. Some of them were
gold and silver plated. The upper part
of the glass globe was colored blue, and
the name of the owner was cut In old
Kugliab letters. At the meetings of the
Conductor*' association manufacturers
would arrange a great display of costly
iiutits at one of the hotels In the city in
which the meeting would be held.
Some of the conceits iu the lights were
unique, and the prU*** ranged from $25
lo ten timcH timi figure. The glass und
were kepi In a highly polished
•tiite. and none dared to lu'sitllc wi"'
ll.i* part <>f tin' ticket puncher's equlj
mint.
Conductor* Mt(11 carry their own lan
tertvs that is. they are on the train
ready for use hut there Is nothing like
the need of th<'iu that formerly existed.
No. 8.
THE SALE OF WIVES
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM THAT STILL
SURVIVES IN ENGLAND.
This Bar barons Practice Uaa Almost
the Force of Local Law la York
shire and Sheffield—>lt Is, la Factt
the Poor Man's Method of Divorce.
The custom of selling wives still pre
vails In some parts of England.
For precedents of this commercial
form of divorce some Journalists hare
searched the records of a century ago
and produced numerous instances of
wives being led to the cattle market
and there knocked down to the highest
bidder. But It is not necessary to go
back anything like a hundred years
for such sales of wives. There are
sufficient modern instances to maintain
the assertion that wife selling is still a
British custom. There are hundreds of
people who still believe that to transfer
a wife to another man for a cash pay
ment is a legal transaction and a valid
dissolution of the matrimonial ties. As
a popular error It ranks with the Idea
that if husband and wife be absent
and unheard of for seven years the
other is free to marry again. In York
shire generally, and in Sheffield In par
ticular, this doctrine of wife selling la
■till so firmly established and frequent
ly practiced that it has little less than
the force of a local law.
Legends of Sheffield grinders who in
drunken bouts sell their wives for a
quart of ale are well known. But now
adays such transactions are no longer
conducted offhand. They are invested
with formality, as witness this docu
ment which figured in a case at the
Sheffield county court in 1887: "At the
Royal Oak, Sheffield, I, Abraham
Boothroyd, agree to sell my wife, Clara,
to William Hail for the sum of 5
shillings." In another case the bar
gaining was accidentally overheard in
a public bouse by a Sheffield Journalist.
A collier's wife had transferred her af
fections to another man, and the hus
band was willing to renounce his claim
for suitable compensation. So the par
ties assembled In a public house to ar
range matters. There were the hus
band, with a friend; his wife, with her
father and mother, and the prospective
purchaser, with a friend. The husband
demanded £3 for his wife. She herself
said it was too much, and her new man
said he wouldn't give more than a sov
ereign. Finally 30 shillings was the
sum agreed upon. It was paid over
and this document drawn up, signed
and witnessed: "Mr. Taylor to have iny
wife, Elizabeth Smith, free from me
forever, to do as she has a mind, this
day, Dec. 11, 1893."
These are merely two recent cases
which have come to light The major
ity of such sales of wives never attain
publicity. At Leeds assizes in 1805
Benjamin Gibbons was tried for big
amy. He admitted that he had mar
ried a woman while his first wife was
alive, but he pleaded that as be had
•old her he was entitled to marry again.
She was a young woman and unruly.
Even though he constantly gave ber
good hidings she troubled him, and,
tiring of her, be sold her to a soldier
for 3s. fld. She went quite willingly
and had married ber purchaser.
Again, at Leeds assizes in 1000, an
other bigamist offered the same de
fense. On his arrest he stated, "When
I married her I knew I had a wife liv
ing, but I sold her for 50 shillings."
More recently at Stockport an elder
ly man told the magistrates that he
thought be was entitled to marry again,
as be had sold his first wife to a chim
ney sweep for 18 pence.
In each case It will be noted the pur
chase money is small. This Is not due
to a low valuation of the woman, but a
nominal sum is agreed upon to make
the bargain an actual one. The legal
doctrine of "value received" is so far
understood by the vulgar mind. The
sale. Indeed, is the poor man's divorce.
His honesty in this matter is shown
by his retention of the children of the
marriage and his maintenance of tbem.
In a case at Doncaster in 1800 the pur
chaser, Instead of paying cash, agreed
to toko over the vender's four children
with the wife. This was the document
which figured later in the police court:
"New C-onisboro, March 28, 1800.—I,
Enoch Cbllds, Is quite willing to tuko
your wife and children as mine—that
la your wife, Ellen Tart and Sarah,
John. Henry nnd Eliza. Signed, Ellen
Tart, Enoch Chllds."
Though Lancashire Is so kin to York
shire, no sales of wives are known iu
the Conuty I'alatlne. But at Alferton,
in I>erbyshire, a collier sold his wife
for fourpence In 1882. In 1873 there
was a remarkable case at Belper. The
wife of an absconding debtor had a
halter placed about her neck and was
led into the market place on Saturday
afternoon and offered for sale by auc
tion as one of lier husband's asset*.
But there were no bidders and no sale
About four years ago Irthllngborough,
near Northampton, supplied a southern
instance. A shoemaker paraded the
streets with a bell, calling upon all
persons to know that he had that aft
ernoon "sold and bequeathed" his wife
to John . He proclaimed the names
of two companions as witnesses to the
transaction. The purchase money was
2 shillings. Mr. Baring Gould cites
similar sales in the west country, and
to go back more than thirty years
would mean the extension of this sub
ject to Intolerable lengtli, for a cen
tury ego wife selling was almost com
mon. That it Is practiced as frequent
ly as It Is will come as a surprise to
most readers. In addition to these
northern Instances, many a wife Is
sold today In the east end of London,
but of all such cases over the country
only a few are revealed to public
knowledge.— London Glnlw».
Dark* and DrtktS.
A schoolboy In Jewell City, fcfOi
assigned to prepare an essay on the
eubject of "I)ucks," and this Is what
he wrote: "The duck Is a low, heary
set bird, composed mostly of meat and
feathers. He Is a mighty poor singer,
having a hoarse voice caused by f«t»
ting so many frogs in his neck. Hi
likes the water and carries a toy bal
loon In his stomach to keep him from
sinking. The duck has only two legs,
and they aro set so far back on hi*
running gears by nature that she cams
purty near missing his body, Somt
ducks when they get big have carl*
on their tails nnd are called drakM.
Drakes don't have to set or hatch, but
just loaf, go swimming nnd eat. If I
was to be a (luck, I'd rather be a drake
every time."
It Was Jaat Possible.
"I don't understand," said MrtL
Youngmother, "why It Is that baby
won't go to sleep. Here I have been
sitting and singing to him for the last
hour, and yet he keeps crying and
seems Just as wide awake as ever."
"Well," said her husband thoughtful
ly, "I don't know, of course, and per»
haps I am wrong, but it may be that
feaks feat a musical ear."