VOL. XXXXI.
BICKEL'S
Spring Footwear.
A OB AMD DISPLAY OF FINE FOOTWEAR IN ALL THE NEW STYLES FOR SPRING
LADIES' FINE SHOES—Just received a large shipment of
Sorosis and Kum-Bak shoes and the styles are very handsome,
made in lace or button, light or heavy soles—with low, medium
or extra high heels—made of the finest Dongola, Patent Vici
kld Many styles to show you. All styles, AAA to EE.
Misses' and Children's Shoes—The most complete stock o.
fine shoes we ever had. All the latest styles in plain or patent
leathers.
lien's Fine Shoes—A full line of Men s Patent-Kid Shoes—
the newest styles —$2.00, $2.50. $3.00, $3.50, $5.00, $6.00.
Men's fine Calf and Vici Shoes in Black or Tan, $1.50 to 55.
Also complete stock of Men's fine Oxfords.
Boys' and Youths' Fine Shoes—Our stock of Boys' and
Youths' Shoes made on the latest style lasts, are very attrac
tive. We have a full stock of Boys' and Little Gents' fine Shoes
and Oxfords in Patent-vici, Velour-calf and Vici-kid.
CU/Anc Will be a Popular Style for
1 all Spring and Summer Wear.
We received a large stock of all the new shades and st3r.es
in Tan Shoes and Oxfords. Come in and see them. The styles
are handsome and are sure to please you and prices are
lowest.
A Large S»ock of School Shoes to be Closed Out at a
BIG REDUCTION
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE-
John sickel,
138 South St.. Butler, Fa.
QQQOGGGOQQOOOQQOOOGOGO&OOQ
§ GREEN & YOUNG'S 8
5 THIRD GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL §
I SALE §
0 Starts Jan. 23. at 9 o'clock in the Morning. 0
§ Every heavy garment In our store must be sold, ©
regardless'of cost. This is the store that i§ a little JJ
over one year old and has made a wonderful record for w
0 Itself. We have but two sales a year—one at this V
0 time, and the other in August—and when we say sale JJ
6 we mean an honest sacrifice of wearing apparel for **
© men and boys. We do not have much room in this
0 small space to tell you about this wonderful sale, but U
© will quote you a few prices:— 5?
O Men's heavy fleeced lined underwear, worth 50c. sale price. 20c. V
A One lot cf boys' heavy winter underwear, worth 25c, sale price, 10c. ||
Jc One lot of men's heavy working coats, worth $125 and $1 50, sale
it price. 00c. , Jv
X One lot Q| boys' knee pants sail*, sizes from 9to 16, at 4 regular price. {)
Jc One lot of men's and boys' adit*. WQrtb f* to $7. sale price, |3 75. rs
0 One lot men's and boys' overcoats, worth |fc fco fj. gale price, $3 75. V
A All 50c over*lis, s»e. 11
5c /VH Vc working shirts. 89c. 0
U Wa bare bargains *ll through store. K
A Remember tfc 4afa COW® early before the good numbers ar» W
X all picked oat |)
8 Green » young, §
§ On«'prU» ClotHI«f» and Hatters, ©
II us South Main Street, H
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« WHITE SPRING GOODS. 5
» Jieautiful and Extansive Showing. u
g Banibomeft ?atter»» §q4 &ovest |t|c§«. £
g THE MODERN STORED I
jn Not in the history of the store hare we shown such an assortment of a
m White Ooods, and deaplte the advance in cotton, we are giving our cos
» tomers the benefit of onr foresight in baying this before prices began to Ut
j5 'Suitable for Ladies' Bhirt Waists and Shirt Waist Salts and Children's U
ft Drosses consisting of Checked and Striped Dimities. Nainsocks. Fancy Jn
S Plgnrod Madras, Mercerised Cottons, Mooselaines, Swisses, Oxfords, etc , U
Mat a price »ahge follows;—9c, 19c. 13ic, 15c, 18c, 25c, Bt?c to 75c yard g
u Large New Assortmant Percmlsa, umjftyao}#. Of for da. fjrdsjj (.lisps, &
5 Beantifal aaaortmeat of Bmbroideries. Insertions, Laces, etc. fl)
R Something new in Ladles' Stock Collars and Collar and Caff sets every
Jj week. Come in and keep posted. (ff
1 EISUEBoMARDORF COMPANY,I
S 1 221 Send lp Your Mall Orders. j£
BUTLBB M.
I R merchant Tsilw>. W I
I Fall and Winter Suitings I
■ () JUST ARRIVED, n a
■ v 142 North Mein St. yj ■
latjju-^-'e l JLL. J*l, ... .1? ..... 'J;~T IT
COOPER & CO., I
FINE: TAILORS.
Ars tbei?
pl<4 e»t gciroer of
Di^rnortd.
Suits from sl3 to SSO.
' Subscribe for the CITIZEN
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
NFW "
118 - ww STOCK
I have purchased the C. J.
Harvey Pharmacy, in the Stein
building, at 345 S. Main St., am
remodeling and restocking the
store. I have twenty-two years
experience as a pharmacist, and
compounding of prescriptions
will be under my personal at
tention.
Pure drugs and honest treat
ment guaranteed.
When in town shopping, stop
and leave your packages.
J. L. McKee, Pharmacist,
Stein Block. S. Main St.. Bntler. Pa.
fC. F, T. PtptJ
(JEWELER!
/ 121 E. Jefferson Street. (
Family
Reuir|i oria -
We often cause ourselves end
less worry and remorse by neg
lecting t«i do some little thing.
Get a good picture of your family
and h >me made at your first op
portunity We make the best at
$6.00 per dozen Bxlo inches and
guarantee them permanent. Let
us know ?n time to go out.
The Butler Dye Works
Dyeing, Cleaning, Pressing.
R. FISHER
Reed's Wine of
Cod fciver 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
Pod Liver Oil and find
rgljef.
It is stF&nger apd bgtter
than pure Cod Liver Oil.
Pleasant to tgkp and is
inoffensive to delicate
stomachs.
Indorsed and recom
mended by physicians
every The best
§pripg tonic to give you
Health and strength.
For §gle only at
Reed's Pharmacy
Transfer Corner
Main and Jefferson Sts. Butler, Pa
REMOVAL.
We have removed onr Marble and
Granite shops from corner of Main and
Clay streets to No. 200 N. Main stre«t,
(opposite \y. p rejiden^e).
FP W*M to bur
customers with figure* tnat are right
on
Monuments & Headstones
of all kinds and are also prepared
Iron Feno§r Flower Vases
etc-. a § W* secured the sole agency
from the Stewart Iron Works of Cin
cinnati, Ohio, for thiH town and vicinity.
P, H. Sechler
( Wm. Foster, J
I Architect, I
J Plan of all kind of buildings \
S furnished on short notice. f
I *
eAiys,
244 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
A SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS.
WF TFACH BooakecplDK. Oenlc Produce
VTC I C AVI I ]||g| ier X,o".untln K , Audlt
'"K Shorthand and Typewriting <Jon,mercial
Arithmetic. Rapid litmlrißHH Writing, Orna
mental I'enmnnahlp, etc.
BFOINNFRS preferred. we have had
DLUinilQIlO tnit „ y , luaunU C( , rm , U) UH
after taWln# up t(io study of hoAfckenplnsc
frojua texMAok, «n<t the *ru<ly <>t nh«>rt
hadtl with l t i«*pe r |r:n.:ml tcarher*. and we
Had tliat bvulnaert are more »n<t:<'s«ful
H|art Bight and You Will Not Have
to Unlearn.
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
The Kepister hereby cives notice tn«t the
following accounts of executors. admint>-
trators and guardians have been tiled in
according to law, and will »>e ore
sen t«d to Court for confirmation aud allow
ance on Saturday, the 1-th day. of Mar
1904. at 0 A. M.. of said day:
I Third partial account of 'Joseph Geih 1.
actinp executor of Charles <»»»ibel. ?*r . «!••-
dease<l, late of Butler lK»r- :i2h
'1 Final account of Oharl*v» SzeVuskie, rvi
ministrator of Wilhelmtna SzebaUklc «'• -
ceased, late of Clinton tnwrishio.
3 Pinal account of Ch*irle« Szt-balsklc. p\
eestorof Ghtries Si balskl •. i• •
ofClinto-' town-hl;\
4 Final aud distribution account of Eln:er
P. Sutton, administrator of James Sutt- n.
deceased, late of Evans City.
5 Final account of Catherine O'Ponm 1!
ex ecu»rix of Joseph CHonnell, tie § '.
late of Donepai township.
6 First partial account of Mary A. Ei-*h
enlaub and W. J. Eichenlaub. executors of
William b ichenlaub. deceased, late of Sum
mit township.
7 Final account of Charles 11. Con wiy . « v
ecu tor of Francis P Conway, drceased. : ate
of Oakland tow ".ship.
& Final account of Joseph T). Fleml p. ad
ministrator of Michael J. Fleming, df.'taM"!
late f)f Clearfield townshin.
ii Final account of Wilson Garvin, admin
istrator of Ellzabet !• C Garvin, deceased, lal«-
of Cranberry township.
10 Final account of ('onrad W Wifjrmi'l.
rat«>r <»f if* ri«*tta iepar»<l, <!♦*-
ceased, lat»* <>f Win field Uiwnship
II Second partial acc »unt of I'iter Nijrh.
one of the executorsof IVt**r Lyuebaupli. .e
--cea>ed, late of Surnruit township.
12 Final account of John F l-owry, admin
strator of Charles > Lowry. fieceased. late
of Butler borough.
i:i Final airountof N M M -Intyr . adm!n
--1 strator of Mary Jane Mrln*yrt\ d« 1
ialeof Buffalo towushit*.
14 account of H Ii Gouchttr.
rilftii of Frank F Mri'.ride. minor fhild of Or
C F Mcßrid . of Yonnicstown. «».
15 Final account of II If G«>ucher. euar
nian of listen I Mcßrido, minor <*!. i i "f ; 4 r.
C F Mcßride, of Yonngstown. O.
1»J Final account •»f S F Clark, admliriis
trator «»f Georire \V Kuhn, deceased, late of
Buffalo ton?LfcliJp.
17 Final acc«i nt of Harriet A al
- of Henry F Wil»*s t deceased,
late of Falrvfew t iwn^hlp.
1« Final ai'countof FranU Kohl r. tru-» , »*«*
of Edith C Wertx. now r>f CumfaTlan'l. Md.
19 Final account of John W Powell, iruar
ciian of Bert M Witherup. minor « hi!d of
'ohn W Wither up. deceased, late of i'- >r
ward township
20 Final account of li li Ramsey, admuii
trauir of Ja- e M*' eor/e, deceased, late of
Cranberry township,
Final ac ount of U A McCandless ad
mlnlstrator of Eiizii>eth MeCaniless, «1 • -
ceased, lat** of Hurler borough
Final a< <*i/unt of John \ Gelbach, guar
dian of K Bruce Clark, minor clil'd »f James
A Clark, deceased. lat • of Franklin town
ship.
11 Final ac ount >f II E K-pple. adniioi.-
trattjr of Peter Kepple, deceased, la'« of
Buffalo tiiwuship.
24 Final account. <»f John Reed, adn.o is
tratorc taof vv f rocker a- st ute.l 'iy U F
and if U Heedi administrators of John lieed,
deceased.
Ul"» Final account of II H lieed <1 l» n. <• t a
of Wi 11iam Crocker. doceas«»d. late of Cent«;r
ville Inirouffti.
2«; Final account of Gnaranty Safe De
posit \ Trust Co , <uardisit» of Victor J
Hehle, minor child of .fobp 1' 1 Stehle, <ie-
C> asod. late of llutler Iniroutfh.
27 Final account of A Jbnrt B McCandles-,
administrator of EllzaUrth \ Mc r*audless.de
ceased. late of Butler twp.
Final acceunt of Edward F' Ifailey, ad
ministrator c t a«»f Sophia iiar!ey, der'eased,
late of Butler t*oroupli.
29 Final account of Stephen Cumminps,
pnardian t»t Charles L Nipli. minor child of
Henry NJgh and Caroline Nigh, of Summit
txjwnship.
.10 Final account of Isaac Meals, guardian
of Sarali E Kinzer. minor child of Catherine
Kinzer, deceased, late of Concord township.
31 Final aiKi distribution acco mt of Geo,
W Wilson, administrator c t a of Thomas
Donaldson, deceased, late of Evans City.
J. P. DAVIS, Register.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.
Notice l» heriitiy glveji tin: fo|lowlin<
ROSDS WID H»LUGEN TINVU C UI.LLI I.i»J
hy the Uuurt snd will 111- p!■»:*«;tiled <>:• i In
liri.l Siiturday of .M:ir< h Court.. r.*4. buitiK
the l"th dny of said mouth, mid if u<>
tlons ars fifed tliev will l<« conflruied ti'is•>-
iutely:
R. I>. Vo. », Dci'embf'r Term. liXKI" In the
matter of the petition of citizens «if IliitH-r
townsliln for a county bridge across I'onno
qutMiessfng creek lu snld township, where the
creek crosses the uuhllr.- road leading from
the Three degree road to I'etersvilie, known
as the Kinzer bridge. September s. IWI3,
viewers appointed, who on November U, IlKi-'i.
filed tiielr rcj-ort in f.ivof of prop«>si-d bridge.
Now. (JeCetilier 12, I!WJ, approved. Notice to
be given according \ti ruU-s of Conn., and to
b'- laid before the (irsihri Jury at next' foiri.
f! j; Tjfi. CO^UT.
14. U. Mo.lt, iiei.uiuOee Term, iwi.'l. In the
milder of the petition of citizens of Clear
Beil township for a county bridge over
Little Hutfalo creek In said township, where
•aid creek crosses the public road leading
from Coylesvlil-' to I'enelton station, Sep
tember 17, l'.m.'i. viewers appointed, who on
NovemlK-r 27, ll*i;i, filed their report In favor
of proposed bridge. Now, December I.'. 11)03.
approved. Notice to be given according to
rules of Court, and to tie laid before the
Grand Ju»-y at next term.
' " • BF THE COURT.
R. I). No. 7, December Term, 190.'!. In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Wash
ington township for a county bridge over
South branch or Slipperynx-k creek, where
said creek' cfc>ss(.. tlli' Pl'ltH l ' roiuj leading
from fiilllardst to tVesl Sbiihury. September
?. 11* HI, .lewcr. appointed, who tin llticeuiliur,
■i. 11m:I filed their reports In favor of proposed
bridge. Now. December
Notice to lie given according to rules of
Court, and to be laid before the Grand Jury
at next term.
IJV TTLK COUHT.
K. D. No. n, December Term. Il*)3. In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Jelfer
son township for a county bridge ov>-r Thorn
Creek In said township, wiiwre said crick
cjoadeii -the pitbltc -roaxl Reading the old
Huth-r ahd'Freeport turnpfke to the htiiler
and Saxonburg road, at or nfear the puui|j
station. November 7, ylevyfTs ;if:tKu:iMtd
wlioop December 4. lllfW, (|lfcd the|i Vi pirtrt In
f»«»i> pf
j?, /flfw. HilprdVi.d.' Noll l',- to IK- jji WU accord
ing to rules of Court, and to be laid before
the Grand Jury at next term.
U* THE COURT.
R. D. No. fl, Decemtier Term, lfi6s. In tlie
matter of the |H-tltlon of citizens of llutler
townnlilp for a public road from a point on
the llarmoDy road at or near the residence
of William Wochmuth u t.ji it mi the
lifias*? 1 "4 s vUii nut:lf4 ahd <;u
lifiahd rO:;*, neav a p-dul \yhefe the
Brtvfttf V.'ld leading u, ilu, rei.ioenr.i- of
JOtiil Manny. intersects last, named road.
November in. 11*1:1, viewers appointed, who on
December 3. Ilw.l. filed there report In favor
of said road; no damages assessed. Now.
December lu', 11*8. approved, anil llx width of
road at ill feet. Notice to In; given according
to rules of Court.
liT tii<« Conn;.
Ht.rl.rK Conwrr,
Certified frhrn 1 the record this loth day of
Feb.; A. D. I*ol. GEORGK M. GRAHAM,
pierk y. s. court.
WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS.
The following widows' appralsem* itft of
nernonal property and real estate get apart
for the benefit of the widows at decedent*
have been filed in the office of the Clerk
of tl»e Orphans' Conr| of {ioLiJWi
Wiuovs ut Jubn Meeii, ptiv. pHip'ty f KKt
Widow of Isaac Donaldson, per prop'ty. ,'JOO
Widow of John I) Hover, per prop'ty .... :HHI
Widow of Thornas K. Ilunt«;r, per prop'y. M !
Widow of J. F. Kelly, tier prop'ty V.\r,
Widow of John T Wlea. per. prop'ty 111
Widow of Levi Lefever, per. prop'ty
Widow of Harvey I). Ilyerly, per nron'v
widow of Hush m. J!er T qy i>et pi*rt) ty
\VlJow of I'liTlo ft. 3lo rwß, per ero;i*ty. . -4*)
Widow of Johh Post, ner prvip ty
Widow of Harnuel Ha I four, per prop'ty »«»
Widow of Leonard 11. I'feifer, per pr0p.270 .vt
Widow of Herbert O. Cricks, pel* prop'ty in
Widow Of I. N. H'arvey, per pr*r*. •••
Widow Of F. !y> t.Wjjis . fi.'i 9Ki
3 )l"ii 'tivTlf I'ff ty .uri
JflUuW of JOfiii ouuiuiy, per prop ty JW
widow of Benjamin K. White. p«*r prop. :JOO
Widow of Cleorffe K. Mc per prop... .'KHJ
Widow <>f William J. Marks, per nrop. :wx)
Widow of Wm. A. lllnes, per and real prop.
All persons Infere* * "J attove an
wot mbhtCi/filide bhat they will
be presented for con fir runt lon to the Orphans'
Court of Butler OOuntv. Pa., on Saturday tin
Uth day of Mar., lt#H, and if no exceptions
are (lied, they will ixi confirmed at>solutcly.
UROROF M. C;U Alf AM CJe'rU
( lerk* CfUce. Fef»fnarv I" • ' 1
Do You Buy Medicines ?
Certainly You Do.
Then you want the best for the
least money. That is our motto.
Come and see lis when in need of
anything in the Drug Line an<J
we are sure you will call again.
We carry a full line of
Chemicals, Toilet Articles, etc.
Purvis' Pharmacy
H. U. PUKVIS, I'll, o
Both Piiontnt.
218 8 Main Bt. Butler PR.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1904
W CORN SYRUP
The new table delicacy that f . j
i coaxes a new appetite t'.-. '
fcks and makes you eat. F
IBBj 10c, 25c, 60c, at ail probers. I. j
CORN PRODUCTS CO.. V' !
j |j Nam York and Chicago. i j
: V™/7 f-v - '
| A UUt
13 it acting veil? Be.'.v.
reguhr? Digestion
not, remember Avcr's Pi'
j vvaut your -- o .il u- . - - i -.,. * t
I , beautiful brown or rich black? Us. i
BueNrngliam's Oye!
'sOcU.of(Jtugg;j':c"- P H; S;Cs f.'sshuj W r j
'AI bSEAT " RUB-S3WN." j|
: t. yyte h-yLiiii
j LINSKIIT.
1 For Sore Muscles,
y Pain in Back,
Sore Thr.it
Drying preparations simply di\
op dry catarrh; they dry up the Becretii,
which adhere to the membrane and deer
pose, causing a far more serious trouble i i
the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid a!!
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and bi;u.
and use that which cleanses, soothes i.
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a remedy
and will cure catarrh ui cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
SOc. size. Ely Brothers 56"Warren St., N.Y.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself
over an irritated and angry surface, reliev.
ing immediately the painful inflammation.
With Ely's Cream lialm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.
£yes Examined Free of Charge
V; /
R. L. KIRKPATRICK,
Jeweler and Gr»dua ! e Optician
Next Door to Conrt Hoo.se Bntler, PH.
indigestion,
Dyspepsia
can be cored by |
Ytnbl
Try it and if it j
doesn't help yon we
will pay back your
money,
Johnston's
PHARMACY,
106 N. Main St, I
COITCERT6
PIANOS
a ' Everything
w--,.\ Mimical.
's% fr* yfj A-Wrw;
?. 'jfc rtr,UP LOVe
! -W**' ffi KEEIIERS
I JM MUSK; MOUSE.
li
pil|tb«ri(, P*.
Don't Know That?
That Stwn's Creamery and Milk
depot at tl»e tear of '(l7 South
Main nlr<t«t in in oii-ration?
WELL, IT IS!
And if you want koo<l Milk,
Cream. Creamery Butter or Butter
milk, call and see ns or watch for
onr wagon.
People's I'hone 430 Bell Phone 2'lii
ASK YOUR OltOCElt for Stcun's
Boiled Cider in quart jars
We guarantee >ur product* pure
u»d free from any adulteration.
J H STIIbN'S CRbAMIiRY.
I THE VILLAGE I
I PINCUSHION I
*
t By Sara Lindsay Coleman ?
♦ ♦
f
O Copyright* Ij-..3 9 by T. C. McClurc ♦
One can't be comforted and deceived
ty any su.-h pie;.-ing epithet as bache
lor maid when one lives in Arcady.
Splusterhcod is a grim fact.
Betty dwelt in Arcady. She lived
ttiere with her aunt in a tiny two room
house and sewed from morning until
niglit, sometimes far into the night.
Betty didn't mind work. There was
something she did mind, though.
It never occurred to the Arcadians—
for their hearts are kind—that they
made a pincushion of Betty and that
the pins they eternally stuck into her,
little pricks really meant for pleasant
ries, were to a soft eyed, tender, sensi
tive, brown little thing like Betty ac
tual stabs.
Betly tried so hard not to mind. On
her twenty-eighth birthnight she did a
courageous tliiug. At midnight she
itole from the house to bury something
very precious to her. In the blackness
about her the wind shouted and jeered,
the rain dashed in her face. Half
laughing, half sobbing, she put the
beautiful thing deep In a heaped up
mound of wet, dead leaves. Groping,
her hand touched something that she
knew to be a late white rose, and with
Blinking fingers she laid It on the fu
neral pile.
She was never going to mind again.
One couldn't mind after one's youth
was dead. She was going to be n cheer
ful aud philanthropic pincushion for
the rest of her days. Jeering at spin
sters had been in fashion In Arcady
long before her birth and bade fair to
remain popular for some time after her
death.
When she had slipped back Into the
■r.feness and warmth of her tiny bed
room she stood long before the dingy,
cracked mirror that never encouraged
vanity and whispered;
"You're twenty-eight, and you've been
to the funeral of your own youth. It
would be mighty funny to folks if they
knew—mighty funny—but they don't,
they don't!"
Betty sighed. Beyond her barrier
mountains were cities where youth did
r
J,
) Ju,
--
"HOW DAIUS YOU BPKAK TQ MFCV PFVIF
941Q FIERCE!*.
tiut go so pitifully soon. She held the
caudle high above her head and looked
critically ut the slender oval of u palo
face, at the shadows under unsatisfied
eyes.
Betty trernbjofy crept luto bed and
luy theru, wide eyed. Her heart ached.
At a bitter memory that crept out nf
an old past a lire of swept wver
greatly didn't Know that a romance
had ulmost come Into Betty's life. It
knew that she had kept steady compa
ny with a lad about her own age some
twelve years before; knew
afternoon tln-y yfvut buggy vlding and
day young Ki'uborly shook
(lie of Aroudy's main street from
hU »lioes, but it attached no signifi
cance to the fact.
The winter went. Spring came, 'fh#
earth sweetened with ojjftra. tl thrilled
and <|Ulvere<l jvilh expectancy. When
* r liv: »i«-sh little folded leaves burst their
buds, Betty brought her machine out
on her tiny porch. She sang UH #hc
sewed.
tiU'l sauntering past stopped just
beyond Betty's doorstep and without a
"By your leave" stooped to pluck a
!>uuch of fragrant purple violets.
"Old maids don't need vMet*/' she
said. She fastcunt vtoiets under
\iur Uwu noting chin and eame nearer.
"Isn't it a lonely business getting old
by yourself, Betty? I'd hate It awful;
but, la, I'll never be an old male!'"
Too young to be glad of lief yuiitn, she
went on her way, leaving the
llnie pincushion In tears.
Betty went to church on Sunday
feeling In harmony with the day In
spite of the last pin Jabbed tutu b«r.
'•'Not pi arr led y«tj" asked a young
,nuu w<K! bad been away from Arcady
iu u voice that thundered through the
church. "Well, well, I'll swan! An' a
good lookln' woinuJs too!"
"She's still hnplr,'.'. u was a woman
wlie and'sue fixed the pink rib
bon about B<'tty"s throat with n sus
picious eye, the poor little luxury of a
pink ribbon that Betty had se\vw\
the night to POHSV-H
Uuug up live bernl augriiy and
looked into a pair of eyes that had
some years before been the very light
of her own—the eyes of Henry
berly.
'ij'ho color left her face. Her hands
eiasped themselves nervously. Tears
of distress gathered, but she drove
thuui back desperately.
"Howdy do, Miss BeJlj V' said Klm
berly, rrn 1,1 u« Ills way through the
and holding nut his hand.
"Howdy do, Mr. Kliuberly?" Betty
flung back, disdaining die
She inarched past liiut down tti« aisle
«iu<l |urued toward home, looking n"l
iber to the r'Kbt nor left, There wan
a murinur of laughter that grew as
Kliuberly strode afte- her.
"How dared you speak to me?" snld
Betty fiercely.
Kliuberly had overtaken her »n the
quiet lane {Uuk »«•*! to ber home. "Now,
u<-tty" - Ills voice was firm "I'm not
foln' to put up with any of your tan
trums. You've got to listen to me,
you've got to tell ine what you meant
by Uliigln' tbeui crabapple blossoms In
iny face twelve years ago. I've come
a good ways to find out. I was asklu'
about you. You know Jim li.ilc's come
out our way. I was hopin' you were
happily married, but you ain't. You
might have married a better an' a wis
n An' a richer man. but you haven't.
I've com* a long way to find out why
you flung them blooms at me. They
were so pretty. Betty, like your pink
cheeks, an' as we drove under the
trees —Lord, I couldn't talk! The words
choked me, an' I couldn't get 'em out.
Do you think It was a nice thing for
you to do?"
"Do you think It was nice to give
them to me?" Betty's voice shook.
Klmberly looked at her in amazement.
"Didn't you mean it?" she asked.
"I meant every word of it, Betty. I
mean It now."
Betty stiffened.
"I wanted the flowers to tell you.
Betty. I thought they would."
"They did." Betty laughed shrilly.
"Oh. 1 hate crabapple blooms, and I
hate the mouth that brings them, and
I hate the man that gave them—crab
apple blossoms, that mean"—
"What?" sternly.
"As If you didn't know!" scornfully.
"What?" more sternly.
"Don't you know." sobbed Betty,
"that crabappies mean 'I wouldn't,
wouldn't have you if I could?'"
Doubt went out of Betty's soul at
sight of Kimberly's face, and a red
rush of joy ieaped to her brow.
Ivimberly opened his arms. Betty
was never to be a pincushion again.
A little brown bird, sore pressed by
the chasing hawk, she swept Into shel
ter with a glad cry.
Early Glimpses of Grentnoss.
The Union at Oxford must have beeu
a fine school of debate for more than
one student successful in after years
as public speakers. William Charles
Lake, formerly dean of Durham, says
In his memoirs that he has heard Lord
Coleridge say:
"Well, I have never heard better
speaking anywhere than I heard at the
Union."
Dean Lake recalls two speeches
which he heard there at different tlmea.
When he was president of the Union
an unknown gentieman commoner
made a striking and very poetical
speech. Especially memorable was his
description of the Alps,
"Who is this?" asked Lake.
"Kuskln. a gentleman commoner of
Christ Church," was the answer.
I The Alps bad already set fire to the
imagination of the man who was to
describe them as they never have beeu
described by another man.
| On another occasion, some years lat
er, Lake heard a brilliant speech of
quite a different character.
"Who was that?"
"A young gdutleman commoner just
come up to Christ Church, Lord Robert
Cecil."
This was Lord Salisbury, who be
came the great figure In public life
Which on hearing that boyish speech
ke predicted he would be.
Manic urn a Study.
The study of music is equal to the
study of literature and languages as a
means of Intellectual growth, superior
to the study of matheinatictf and In no
way inferior tu Ihe study of the nat
ural sciences. It Is more available and
adaptable than the study of psychol
ogy, because, while calling forth tb*
Intellectual powars, it engages the emo
tions and assures that condition nec
essary to the best development of
thought—viz, genuine enjoyment of the
menus employed.
It strengthens the memory, £al)a NA'
son into lively play, habits of
exact tho\\plit, inspires the Imagina
tion, «nhances the perceptive faculty,
facilitates physical expression, arouses
the emotional nature, cultivates the
(esthetic principle * ires breadth of
vuujprehension. In all these
things music stands In the front CPA*
of the sciences. If lßfleetl It does not
lead ttiftg aU Oan auy science do
as a factor in intellectual growth
to develop the many sided nature of the
man Intellectual?
How She Moved
The little glr| «Ux»d Uy the street let
hl**. \veepi»g bitterly.
"What Is the matter, my childV ask
ed the elderly philanthropist, who hap
pened a ion*,
wanted to mall a letter," she
sobbed, "and I hadn't any st-stamp.
So I—l dropped two pennies In
slot at the top, and the—tU* stamp
won't come out!"
Here Jh.a t»H>e«ly philanthropist burst
Into tears,
"Wli-wliat are you crying about - .'"
she asked.
"I weep, iny child," he said, wiping
his eyes, "to thluk that a nice Utile
girl like you should try to work me for
9 cvn(» with such an old chestnut as
that."—Chicago Tribune.
Star« hy l>nyll||l»t.
It b» worthy of remark that but for
tbe bright of the sky the stars
could be seen In daylight. Even as
matters stand, some of the brighter of
them have been seen after sunrise by
explorers on high mountains, where
the air is very clotir and the sky dark
blmv 11 we could go above the atmos
phere the sky would appear perfectly
black, and stars would IK; visible right
close up to the sun. Astruhotuera ob
serve bright stars daytime by using
long foetid (*teaeopes, the dark tubes
Of «vhlch cut off the side light, and per
sons in the bottom of deep wells have
noticed stars passing overhead, the side
light being riHlucevl by the great depths
of the well*. * T. J. J. See In Atlantic.
Thr .Moitcst)- ut llrnl>. lua.
At an Interesting dinner party given
by Joachim, at which werv present also
his friends, fro,lfiu*»or l»orn of Naples
and YftW M»m>geubcrg, the composer,
*ii amusingly characteristic scene oc
curred. Joachim In a few well choscu
words was asking us not to Kste the
opiKirtunity of drlnMng the health of
the gv*>al*#' evuiponer, when In-fore be
CvuM say tho name Brahms bounded
tu Ills feel, glass in hand, and culled
out: "Qnlte right! Here't MtMifa
health!" and walH'-d round, clinking
glasses w\<b n* ull. Ills old hatred of
twwuiHl eulogy was never more pret
tily expressed. Leisure Hour.
Krrplnic t |t
Wife TherO WHS a man around to
day billing big brass burglar alarm
IM'IIS to put on the front of the house,
so I ordered one.
Husband What! Yon know we
haven't anything worth stealing.
Wife | Know that, but It Will make
the neighbors thluk we have.—Phila
delphia Ledger.
• \ Little Off.
"Itenlly," said Mrs. (i|d<u-»t|e, "your
little dinner last night was quite
rechcrel(p"
♦ in, dear," her hostess groaned, "1
Just knew thai new cook would make
$ botch of It some way!" ChicaitU
ord Herald.
Tlx- Ksarnllsls.
"Which would you rather marry,
Ethel, brains or money?"
"Money, of course-. I can get along
without the luxuries, but I must have
the ii -ce- ties." Brooklyn Life.
Ten met have failed from defects In
iiKirais where one has failed from do
fe«"ts In intellect.—Mann.
NOTES ON KGTCEDS.
fcvlint C*«t Be Cirowu !n tlio IlutUrd.
An Karly Start l)r>lrublr.
The question as to what can be grown
in a hotbed often arises. Very much
depends upon the kind of plants grown
and how closely the space is occupied.
For purposes of comparison a by 12
foot hotbed was used, and the kinds of
plants were onions for transplanting,
tomato, lettuce, radish, beets, cabbage,
cauliflower, cucumber and melon. With
the hotbed must also be included a cold
frame of the same size. The bed was
sown April 1 as follows: One sash of
onions, two of tomatoes and one of let
tuce, cabbage, cauliflower and radish.
The onion seed of cours;- was sown
very late, which was bad p tice, and
the plants occupied the sp . tutil too
late for further use. All > Is were
sown four inches apart in Is. The
tomatoes were transplant!..': lien the
second set of leaves appeared and sim
ply occupied the same space as when
standing in the drills.
May 3-4 300 plants were potted and
removed to the cold frame, and the re
mainder were left in the bed until sold
or otherwise disposed of. The potted
plants were all used at home, and by
an accident 150 of these were destroyed
after planting In the open ground.
These were replaced from the hotbed,
and the remainder, mostly sold by the
dozen, brought 57.50. A portion of the
cold frame by filling and banking with
manure was used for hotbed, into which
the cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce
were transferred from time to time. Of
the cabbage and cauliflower plants 200
were planted out and the rest sold for
80 cents.
The first radishes were ready for use
April 17, and thirty-two bunches were
grown at G2 cents. These were follow
ed by beets for transplanting. As the
lettuce and cabbage plants were trans
ferred to the second bed the space was
used for cucumber and melon plants
started in berry Forty-sis In
all were thus put In and later were
transferred to the cold frame. Of the
beets, sufficient were grown to set 200
feet of drill and onion plants enough
to set 30 by 40 feet of space. The let
tuce sold during the month of May
amounted to $3.50. Considerable was
also planted In the open ground of
which no account is taken. These re
sults are not to be taken as the maxi
mum or minimum, but rather a me
dium of what may be accomplished
with the hotbed and cold frame.
An earlier start would very likely
have added conslderablo to the amount
grown. There coroes a time when
plants will no longer thrive well in
the hotbed, but will do much batter
In the open ground. So, generally
speaking, there Is much to be gained
by nn early start. For the kitchen
garden, where only a bed or two will
be found practical, then of course the
time of starting must be arranged to
accommodate the greatest variety of
plants. One kind will require more
time than some other, ond holding
plants in the beds after they are ready
to go out for soil and weather condi
tions to become favorable Is poor prac
tice. Onions, for Instance, for best re
sults should have gone In four to six
weeks earlier than April 1, as also let
tuce and early cabbage. For extra
early the tomatoes should have been
started at least by March 15, and two
crop* of radishes might easily bare
been crown.—J. E. Morse In Rural New
Yorker.
A Plan For m Good Farm Garden.
Should the ground slope to the west,
plow or throw the land up Into sliarp
ridges, the topa of which should be four
feet apart. The ridges should run from
east to west, the object being to have
the south side exposed to the full rays
of the sun very early In the spring.
For an extra early crop of potatoes,
peas, beans, etc., take a spade and
throw out the dirt on the south half of
the rtdges and cover the things planted
with the richest dark colored soil that
EARLY PLANTING.
1 uiay be at band. The north half of the
ridge should remain undisturbed so as
to shelter the young plants on the south
side, and In case the nights are very
cold or there Is real danger from an un
expected frost the plants can be easily
and quickly covered with large sheets
of dully or weekly newspapers and the
plants thus be effectually protected.
Whenever the mercury In the thermom
eter falls as low as 34 degrees the
plants should be covered immediately.
After the plants are well established
and two or three Inches In height scat
ter enough ultrate of soda along each
side of the plants to glvo the soil a
grayish appearance and work It Into
the surface soil, being very careful,
however, not to use too much nitrate
nnd to keep it from coming in contact
with the Ktctn or roots of the plants.
AH originally outlined In Farm and
Fireside, tills plan was for tho fall,
when the soil If of clay and not under
drained received n heavy coating of
well rotted Imrnyard manure which
was plowed or spaded, to thoroughly
Intermix It with the soil and was aft
erward ridged, as shown.
Marketing Oarka.
In nluo weeks ducklings should weigh
four and a half pounds each and are
ready for market. They should be
marketed before the plnfetitherH begin
to grow, which la likely to occur after
the ninth Wfcek. Ducks are best killed
by cutting Into the base of the brain at
the roof of the mouth. Before killing
the feet of the birds should he caught
In a loop, with head hanging down
ward. Immediately after being killed
the picking (dry) should be done. (Jure
■hould be taken to prevent Injury of
any kind to the carcass,
HOW TO FOLD A LETTER.
Only ■ Small Percentage of Appli
cant* Kmin the Might Wax.
"I we you have lots of applications,"
said the advertising manager to tho
business house manager who had ad
vcrtlsod for a typewriter and book
keeper.
"From all over New England," said
the business man, Jamming his pockets
full. "Hut what some of the girls who
answer are thinking of 1 can't Imagine.
Hero is one girl who will come fifty
miles to take u place at $5 a week."
"Can you tell much as to their quali
fications by their letters?"
"Can IV Well, rather. For Instance,
there is the wlrtlng; there Is the spell
ing of the words; there Is the way tho
toter Is put together; there Is even the
wuy the letter is folded. Ever think
tit at letters urc folded so \ v to suve
time nowadays?"
"No," said the advertising man. "It's
all I can do to get the stamps to put on
'em. Sly stenographer folds 'cm all
right, 1 guess. How should It be done?"
"Easy enough, slmplo enough, but
folded wrong often enough." said tho
business man scnteutlftusly. "If your
typewriter her business she ,
tufce* the sheet and folds U up from Uw I
No. 9.
bottom toward the top, leaving the
1 proper width for the envelope, then
over from right to left and from left
to right—so. Then when your letter Is
opened It la right side up. See?"
"I see," murmured the advertising
man. "And how many applicants fold
their letters that way?"
"Oh, three or four out of a dozen,
perhaps. Quite a commentary on busi
ness as she is taught, eh?" remarked
the business man as he strolled away.—
Springfield Republican.
FRENCH POLITENESS.
It la Widespread, Oppressive ud
Time DeToarlnc.
During one summer which I spent
among exclusively French people in •
hotel at Saint-Germain I estimated that
I lost quite twenty-four hours out of
each week saying good morning and
good evening to the men, women, lit
tle children and dogs about me. If yon
encounter the same person twenty-five
times in the same day, you must smile
rapturously, pause, at least shake
hands if you do not kiss, ceremoniously
inquire how he or she is "going" and
ceremoniously bid him or her "an re
voir" at parting. Not only every maa
and woman expects this, but all the
little children toddle up to you, shake
hands and exact the same amount of
ceremony. Then every well regulated
French family has a dog that more
than likely occupies a chair and eats
off a plate beside you at the table, so
that it is considered churlish if you do
not also stop and tell the dog "boa
Jour" and "au revoir" a dozen timet s
day, pausing to take the paw which he
is prettily taught to extend to you.
When the washerwoman brings home
your linen, there are at least five min
utes spent in ceremoniously greeting
and parting from her. In the operation
of receiving and paying for linen yon
exchange "mercis" and "pardons" not
fewer than ten times. Any other serv
ing person or tradesman who comes to
do business with you throughout the
day you similarly receive with "bon
Jour, monsieur," and "au revoir, mon
sieur," and you thank him and beg his
pardon _ as often as you can possibly
get the words into the length of time
he has to stay.—Harper's Bazar.
No Place For Icessea.
"I had letters to a prominent official
in Porto Rico," said a New York manu
facturer of artificial ice plants, "and I
went down to that island, thinking I
had a sure grip on a big thing. I made
an appointment by letter and on a cer
tain day and hour was ushered Into his
office, and we had no sooner shaken
hands than he turned to the attendant
and said:
" 'Jose, bring the gentleman a fresh
glass of lemonade and see that It Is
good and hot.'
"It was hot enough to melt a dog,
and I felt rivers of perspiration run
ning down my back, and when that*
boiling hot lemonade was brought in I
knew that I was dished. So It turned
out I might have sold red peppers
or horseradish, but as for ice—they,
didn't want any in theirs."
THE COLOMBIANS.
Tkey Are Hospitable People sal
Like Oosd Llrlaf,
Th«* Colombians are a hospitable peo
ple and reoelro strangers eordlnllj\ It
is customary for a stranger to send
cards to those whose acquaintance he
desires, and etiquette demands that the _
recipients of the cards call within a
few days.
The dining tables of the rich are
spread with fine linen and set with
handsome cut glass and china. Among
their beverages, In addition to "
are cebada, barley water; orchada, m
which contains almond Juice and sug
ar; agrass, the Juice of unripe grapes;
naranjada, orangeade and a prepara
tion of chocolate thick as gruel. A dish
for Invalids is sopa do pan. A raw egg
Is broken upon a slice of toast, and a
boef broth is poured over It A break
fast often consists of several courses—
for instance, fruit, poached eggs, wltli
stewed tomatoes and rice; fish, chops
fried in eggs and herbs and a tortilla,
con seso, brain omelet, sweet potatoes
or other vegetable and coffee. Saf
fron is a favorite flavoring for soup.
Chicken or name pies contain a variety
of vegetables, hard boiled eggs and
other Ingredients. A common dish
among the poor is a stew called sin
eoche. Another standby is rice and red
beans. Ilice cooked In lard, with a lit
tle tassado (dried beef) for a relish, is a
tidbit among the lower classes. Tbo
flesh of the Iguana, a species of land
lizard, Is regarded as a delicacy and Is
said to resemble chicken. The natives
slit the sides of living female iguanas
and take from them strings of eggs as
large as plums. They hang these eggs
In the sun and dry them for future
consumption.
ACTING WITHOUT ORDERS.
Oen»r«l Grant'* Tribute to General
Nlierldan's Judgment,
Senator Iloar In his "Reminiscences"
says that at a dinner where General
Grant and other distinguished men
were present Commodore Alden re
marked that there was nothing he dls<
liked more than a subordinate who al<
ways obeyed orders. "What is that
you are saying, commodore?" Mid Pres
ident (Jrant across the table. The com
modore repeated what he had suid.
"There Is a good deal of truth In what
you say," said Generul Grant "One of
the virtues of General Sheridan was
thnt he knew when to act without or
ders. Just before the surrender of Lee,
General Sheridan captured some dis
patches, from which he learned that
I.ee had ordered his supplies to a cer
tain place. I was on the other side of
the river, where lie could get 110 com
munication from me until the next
morning. General Sheridan pushed on
at once without orders, got to the place
fifteen minutes before the enemy and
captured the supplies. After the sur
render was concluded the first thing
General Lee asked mo for was rations
for Ids men. I issued to them the same
provisions which Sheridan had cap
tured. Now, If Sheridan, as most men
would have done, had waited for orders
from me Lee would have got off." Sen
ator Hoar adds this comment: "I lis
tens! with wonder at the generous
modesty which, before that brilliant
company, could remove one of tbo
brightest laurels from his brow nud
plac«» It 011 the brow of Sheridan."
Whlttler'a tafenard.
When an overtlmld visitor from the
Hty once commented to the poet Wlilt
tler upon the Insecurity that seemed
Inseparable from so many doors open
ing out from all sides of the large old
country home, the master of the house
strove gently to restore confidence by
pleading that most of them were lock
ed at night.
Not to Be Tbossht Of.
Mrs. Newlywed—Yes, Harry has only
one fault, dear fellow! He will smoke
cigarettes. Mrs. Oldglrl—Why don't
you break him off it? Mrs. Newlywed
—And leave me nothing to scold him
about? No, indeed!— Cincinnati Times*
Star. /