VOL. XXXXI.
J BEAUTIFUL SPRING 2
5 Choice Stock of Dress Goods Some Lines Com- $
5 plete. Others Arriving Daily. g
3Z_XHE modern STORE.— —jjj
Handsome new Scotch Mixed Suiting, grand assortment of colors, with (A
fIP a range of ten shades gj? c • T ~.
S 48-inch Scotch Mixture, elegant heavy cloth ya
m 53-inch Scotch Mixture, some captivating patterns and fine quality
W SI to Si.Z5 a yard a
tR Elegant quality Rain Proof Cloth 3, 52 to 57-iuch wide, $1 50 • yard
Splendid assortment Plain and Fancy Mohairs, so popular this sprtn., for ■
t<hirt waist suits. 38 inches wide. u 8 'gk
New weaves in Plain and Fancy Voiles, attractive and stylish m
R 85c to Sl* yard
U Just received new line of Shirt Waists in M idras. Poplides. ew . suitably
for early spring weir, som» interesting showing you will appreciate
Uk sl, $1.50. & 00. to $3 00.
SEISLEtt-MARDORF COTPANY,S
S SOUTH MAM STREET ) t\t\'f
Send in Your Mail orders 8
u| OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER. PA.
BICKEL'S
Spring Footwear.
A (WAND 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
kid. Many styles to show you. All styles, AAA to EE.
Misses' and Children's Shoes—The most complete stock of
fine shoes we ever had. All the latest styles in plain or patent
leathers. _ „ _
Men'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 $5.
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.
CKaoo wm be a Popular Style for
I all Spring and Summer Wear.
We received a large stock of all the new shades and styles
in Tan Shoes and Oxfords. Come in and see them. The styles
are handsome and are sure to please you and prices are the
lowest.
A Larce Stock of School Shoes to be Closed Out at a
BIG REDUCTION
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE-
John Bickel,
138 South Main St.. Butler, Pa.
i "Vi'lßtH
©a®b©©e©«©©©©©©©©o®©©©®©©®
§ GREEN & YOUNG'S §
§ THIRD GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL §
§ SALE §
0 Starts Jan. 23. at 9 o'clock in the Morning. O
© Every heavy garment in our store must be sold, ©
0 regardless of cost. This is the store that is a little JJ
§over one year old and has made a wonderful record for W
Itself, We have but two sales a year —one at this JJ
time, and the other in August—and when we say sale JJ
0 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 **
© will quote you a few prices:— 5?
© MOD'S heavy fleeced lined underwear, worth 50c. sale price. 28c.
4% One lot cf boys' heavy winter underwear, worth 253, sale price, 10c.
One lot of men's heavy working coata, worth $1 25 and $1 50. sale
price. #oc. Ji
A One lot of boys' knee panta sutys, siiea from 9to 16, at 4 regular price.
X One lot of ipfen'a and boys' suite, worth $6 to $?, sale price, $3 75. A
II One lot wen's and boys' overcoats, worth ft} to f?. sale pricp, $3 ?5. V
A All 500 overalls, aflo. k|
X All 50c working shirts, 80c. A
jr We have bargains all through the store.
O Remember the date and come early before the good numbers are %J
A all picked out. 0
| Green g young, |
x Oneiric® Clothiers and flatters, v
x 118 South /yiatn Street, 8
■ |7 Merchant Tailor. I
I Fall and Winter Suitings I
■ (\ JUST, ARRIVED. ( ) |
■ 142 North Wain st, vv ■
. ■ ■
COOPER CO,,
FINE TAILORS.
Are r\ow occupying their
old. locati or\ at corner of
Diamoi\d.
Suits from slf> to SSQ.
* _ - -1 .il 4i> i ■- > St* 4 ~>• **
Subscribe for the CITIZEN
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
NEW ™
l * fc - 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., Butler. Pa.
|C. F. T. Pape,
\ iJEWELERI
{ 121 E. Jefferson Street. /
F 7 amily
t^euni oris '
VV r e often cause ourselves end
less worry nnd remorse by neg
lecting M do some I'ttle thing.
Get a good picture ot your family
and home made at your first op
portunity We nuke the best at
$6.00 per dozen Bxlo inches and
gjiranree thein permanent. Let
us know <n time to go out.
The Butler Dye Works
Pyeing, Cleaning, l'iessing.
R. FISHER
feed'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 Stg. Butler. Pa
REMOVAL.
We have removed onr Marble and
Qranite shops from corner of Main and
Ctyy streets to No. 200 N, Main street,
(opposite ~9f. D. Brandon's residence),
where we will be pleased to meet our
customers with figures that are right
on
Monuments & Headstones
of all kinds and are also prepared
to give best figures on
Iron Fence. Flower Vases
etc., as we have secured the sole agency
from Stewart Iron Wprks of Cin
cinnati, Ohio, for this town and vicinity.
P. H. killer
| Wm. Foster, j
> Architect.
) ea -=■?- BE - )
J Plan of all kind of v
} Varnished
y> Office iri Berg Building, 1
/ Butler, Pa. C
244 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
A SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
CONDUCTED BY E^PERJS
WE TfcA'CH S^Keeplij^.'Vesk^f'r.n tice
*7 " Higher Amounting, Audit
ing 9horthand and Typewriting Commercial
Arithmetic. Rapid Business Writing, Orna
mental I'enmanshlp, pto.
RFfIINNFRS preferred, we had
ppUlllllCKS many students come U> L
after taking IIP the pf u~KK U epin s
vesf-Uoftk. and ihe study of short
nand with inexperienced teachers, and wo
And that beginners are more successful.
Start Right and You Will Not Have
to Unlearn.
REGISTER'S NOTICES
The Register hereby elves notice that the
following accounts of executors, ad minis
trators and guardians have been filed in
according law. Old will be pre
sented to < ourt for confirmation and allow
ance on Saturday, the 12th day of Mar.
1904. at 9 A. M.. of said day:
1 Third part ial account of Joseph Gelbal
acting executor of Charles ficlbe'. Sr. de
deased. late of Butler borough
2 Final account of Charles Szeb - n-»lcie, ad
ministrator of Wilhelmlna Szebalskle, de
ceased, late of Clinton township.
3 Final account of Cliaries Szebalskle. ex
ecutor of Charles Sz.-balskie. deceased. laie
of Clinton township.
4 Final and distribution account of Elmer
P. Sutton, administrator of J.itnes Sutton,
deceased, late of Evans City.
i Final account of Catherine O'Donnell.
executrix of Joseph O'nonnell. deceased.
iate of Donegal townshi
fi First partial a •count of Mary A. Eich
enlauh and W. J. Klchenlaub. executors of
William Fichenlaub. deceased, late of Sum
mit township.
7 Final account of Charles 11. Conway, ex
ecutor of Francis I* Conway, deceased, late
of Oakland township.
* Final account ofJosenh I>. Fleming, ad
ministrator of Michael .1. Fl» mine. deceased
iate »>f Cleartieid township.
it Final account of Wilson ( Jarvin. admin
istrator of Elizabeth C Garvin, deceased, late
of Cranlterry township.
10 Final account of Conrad W Wlcgand.
administrator of Henrietta WUgand, de
ceased. lat.«* of Wintield township
It Second partial acc Mint i»f ivter Ntgh
one of the executorsof Peter I.vnebaugh. de
ceased. late of Summit township.
12 Final account of John F l owry. admin
istrator of Charles S Lowry. deceased, late
of Hutler iMirtiugh.
i:t Final account of X M Mcljityre. admin
istrator of Mary Jane Mclu'jrt. deceased
late of Buffalo township.
14 Final account of II I! Goucher, g.tar
dlan of Frank F Mcßride. minor child of I>r
C F Mcltrid". of Youngstown. O.
13 Final account of II II Goucher, guar
oian of Helen I Mcßriile. minor child of iJr.
C F Mcßride, of Voui <).
16 Fin;il account *>t S 1" Ci trk. adnuiuls
trator «»f Georpe W K nhn, * ased, late of
HufT.tlo ton?u? nip.
17 Final acvo nt t»f 'Urrlor A WiU*s. a«1-
mlnistratrlx t)f Henry K Wiles, deceased,
late of Fairv f ic>w town^liip.
is Final atvount, of Frank KoMer, trustee
of Kdith C Wrrtz, n<»w of Cumberland. \!<l.
1!> Final account of Jobn W t'owull. guar
dian «»f Bert M Witherup. tnli.nr child of
Tollii W Witherup. Je- easefl. late of For
ward township.
20 Final account of I? It Ramsey, adminis
trator of Ja'.e .Mc .eorjje, dec late of
Crautierry township.
21 Final ac ourt of 11 \ Mct'ainlless. ad
ministrator of Elizabeth Mi'l'aiidless. de
ceased. lat" of lJutler borough
23 j inai account of John A Oelbach, cuar
dlan if K Bruce Clark, minor child of James
A < lark, deceased, lati of Franklin town
ship.
23 Final account of H E Kepple. adminis
trator of Peter Ivepple. deceased, late of
Buffalo township.
24 Final account of John Reed, adminis
tratorc ta of Wm Trocker as stilted by W F
and 11 R Reed, administrators of John Keed.
deceased.
2."> Final account of 11 R Reed db n. c t a
of William Crocker, deceased, late of Center
vllle borough.
28 Final account of Gnaranty Safe De
posit i Trust Co.. guardian of Victor I
stehle. minor child of John 1" 1' Stehle, de
c« aseil. late of Butler borough.
27 Final account of Albert. It McCandies
administrator of Elizabetb J
ceased, late of Butler twp.
2s Final acceunt of Edward F Harley. ad
ministrator c t a of Sophia Harley. deceased,
late of Butler borough.
2D Final account of Stephen Cumnilngs.
guardian of Charles L Nigh, minor child of
Henry Nigh and Caroline Nigh, of Summit
township.
HO Final account of Isaac Meals, guardian
of Sarah E Klnzer. minor child of Cather'ne
Kinzer, deceased, late of Concnrd township.
:il Final and distribution account of Cieo.
W Wilson, administrator eta of Thomas
Donaldson, deceased, late of Evans City.
J. P. DAVIS. Register.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
roads and bridges have !>eeu confirmed ni."-i
by the Court uuil will be presented on the
(ir»t Saturday of March I'ourt, 1904, being
the 12th day of said month, aud if no excep
tions are Hied tliev will be confirmed abso
lutely:
It. I). No. 4, December Term. 1003' In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Butler
township for a county bridge across Conno
quenessing creek In said township, where the
creek crosses the uubltc road leading from
the Three degree road to I'etepsvlHe. BDO»II
as the Klnier bridge. September s. UXtt,
viewers appointed, who on November 14. 1903.
filed their report in fayor of proposed bridge.
Now. December 12,1903, approved. Notice to
be given according to rules of Court, and to
be laid before the Grand Jury at next term.
Br Tilt Count.
R. 1). No. 6, r>eceml>er Term, lflit'l. In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Clear
fiell township for a county bridge over
Little Buffalo creek in said township, where
said creek crosses the public road leading
from Coylesvill- to Fenelton station, Sep
tember 17. 1903. viewers appointed, who on
November 87, 1903, filed their report in favor
of proposed bridge. Now, December 1-. 1903.
approved. Notice to be given according to
rules of Court, and to be laid before the
Qrand Ju.-y at next term.
BY THE COURT.
R. D. No. 7, December Term. 1903, In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Wash
ington township for a county bridge over
south branch or Sllpperyrock creek, where
said creek crosses the public road leading
from Billiards to West Bunbury. September
7. 1903. viewers appointed, who on December,
3. 1903 tiled their reports in favor of proposed
bridge. Now. December 12. 1903. approved.
Notice to be given according to rules of
Court, and to be laid before the Grand Jury
at next terra.
By THE COURT.
B. D. No. S, December Term. 1903. In the
piatter of the petition of citizens of Jeffer
son township for a coynty bridge over Thorn
Dreek in said township, where said crt ek
crosses the public road leading the old
Butler and Freeport turnpike to the Butler
and baxonburg road, at- or near the pump
station. November T. 1908. viewers appointed
who on December 4. 1903. tiled their report in
favor of proposed bridge Now. December
12. 1903, approved. Notice to be given accord
ing to rules of Court, and to be laid before
the Grand Jury at next term.
BY THE COURT.
B. D. No. 9, December Term, 1903. In the
matter of the petition of citizens of Butler
township for a public road from a point on
the Harmony road at or near the residence
tit William Wachmuth, to a point on the
ppbtfe road kiiown as the Butler apd Gll-
Jeland Mills roacj. sj. pot tit where ih'c
private ruiid leading to the residence of
John Manny. Intersects last named road.
November 10. 1903, viewers appointed, who on
December 3. 1903. filed there report in favor
of said road; no damages assessed. Now,
December 12, 1903. approved, and fix width of
road at 33 feet. Notice to be given according
to rules of Court.
BY THE COUHT.
BUTLER Couhty, SS ;
Certified fronf thev record this 10'h day of
Keb.i A.I). 1901. GEOBGE M. GRAHAM,
Clerk Q. S. Court.
WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS.
The following widows' appraiser!)', its pf
personal property and real estate set apart
for the benefit of the widows Of decedents
have been filed In the office of the Clerk
of thp Cflurf qf Cfi4lity.
fWQW Ueed. per. ppqp t y
[(low pf imte nppftlaiiop. per jjiKip'ty.. #K)
idowof John D. Boyer, per prop'ty 300
Widow of Thomas K. Hunter, per prop'y.. 300
Widow of J. K. Kelly, per prop'ty 2'.<6
Widow of John T Wick. per. prop'ty 300
Widow of I.evi Lefever. per. prop'ty 300
Widow of Harvey I). Byerly, per prop'y 300
Widow of Hugh B. Hervey, per prop'ty .. 251
Widow of Phlio E. Morse, per pro-i ty. w
Widow of John Post tier yrop'ty 310
Widow of Samuel B.»lfouri-per prop'ty.... :**>
Widow of Leonard H. I'felfer, per prop .270 S©
Widow of Herbert O. Cricks, per prop'ty. 113
Widow of I. N. Harvey, per prop ty :-wv»
Widow of F. Si. toOper. per -;V
U jdojr of v , ijeKo'e, per prop'ty 300
P , ' r Prop'ty 23 00
iiflPW ft* fienUmiii ( White perbrop.. 300
SH« » «SVi." e Mt'Adoo, per prop. . 300
Wjdow of WlllitUa J. Marks, per prop 300
Widow vt Wm. A. lilnes, per and real prop.
All persons Interested in the above ap
praisements will take notice that they will
be presented for confirmation to the Orphans'
Court of Butler county. I'a., on Saturday tut
12th day of Mar., 1904, and If exceptions
are filed, they -.yii,V cinutmea absolutely.
'uftARGK M GRAHAM, Clerk,
ylerks Office. February 10, 1904.
QQ YOU Buy Medicines ?
Certainly You Do.
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 of
Cheir.Lals, Toilet Articles, etc.
Purvis' Pharmacy
5. G. PURVIS, PH. G
Both Phones.
213 S Main St. Butler Pa.
BUTLER. PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1904.
Good Pills
Aycr's PiilS zro good pills.
You know that. The best
family laxative you c°n buy.
l' V.'ant your moustache «• I-...-
i beautiful brown cr rich black i >.
{Buckingham's Op
CaUtrrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Ualm. which is agree
ably aromatic. It is received through the
nostrils, cleanses anil heals the whole sur
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
sell the 50c. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are 6ure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for cuUivrhal troit
blet, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely s
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is 75cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties of the solid preparation.
(FOUR-FOLD
I LINIMENT.
I FOR MAN OR BEAST.
| Cures Rheumatism,
« Neuralgia,
I Sprains and Bruises. I
B AT ALL DRUGGISTS. 25c, 60c, SI.OO. J
Lyes Txaminsd Free of Charge
y- •>
R. L. KIRKPATRICK,
Jeweler and Gradua'e Optician
Next Door t > Con:t House. Butler, Pa.
Indigestion, jj
Dyspepsia
can be cored by I
Ytnbl
Try it and if it J
doesn't help you we I
will pay back your j
money. I
Johnston's |
PHARMACY,
i 106 N. Main St.
CONCERTS
ii PIANOS
' ' H Everything
Musical.
Address
i .'Jr Arthur Love,
L i-jjaß Fifth Ave.,
Pittsbnrij, Pa.
Don't KiiowThat?
That Stem's Creamery and Milk
depot at the rear of 417 South
Main street is in operation?
WELL, IT IS!
And if yon want Rood Milk,
Creatn. Creamery Bntter or Batter
milk, call anil see ns or watch for
OUT wagon.
People's Phone 435 Bell Phone 203.
ASK YOUR UUOCER for Steen's
Boiled Cider in quart jars
We guarantee _>ur products pure
aud free from any adnlteration.
J. H STEEN'S CREAMERY.
Binding of Books
Is our occupation. We put our
entire ti;r,e to studying the best
and latest methods of doing our
work, II you are thinking of
having some work done in this
line I am sure you will be wl.I
pleased if you have it done at
Tfee Butler Book Bindery,
W. W. A MOM, I'rop.
Opp Court House.
I What Peter |
I Old HARRIET I
G. CANFIELD f
f I
C opyright, ISOO. bjr T. C. McClure
"Peter!" Mrs. Grayson called. "Come
In and get your face washed. The min
ister is cominjr to tea!"
Peter was little. He bated soap and
t.'ater and ministers, so he said
"I'lasue take it!" under his breath and
came in at a snail's pace.
"What's he comin' for?" lie asked re
sentfully while liis mother poked a
wash cloth uncomfortably around in
his ear.
"To visit your father and me," Mrs.
Grayson said complacently.
"No. be ain't neither! He's cotnln' to
see Aunt licptlia and eat all the chick
en he can hold, jest like he did last
time!"
"Peter Grayson." his mother said se
verely. "go right straight tip to your
room and undress and go to bed. I
■! pi. l i i -mm
'WUY, JIR. PniLT.ET," SHE SAID, "WHAT 13
THE MATTEK?"
won't allow such disrespectful language
to go unpunished! And there isn't a
word of truth in it!"
Peter started for the stair door, sniff
ing hungrily as lie passed the loaded
table. "You can come down and eat
your supper when you're ready to say
you're sorry for telling such a story,"
his mother called relentlngly.
Peter's room was directly over the
parlor. When there was talking down
below he could hear it distinctly. It
was warm weather now, and the stove
had been takeu down, so that he could
■ee as well as hear. When the door
bell rang ha lay flat on his stomach
and watched his mother usher the Rev.
Mr. Phillet into the parlor. "I shall
have to ask you to excuse me," she
said, "while I whip some cream for the
peaches."
Peter's mouth watered. Peaches and
whipped cream!- He didn't know they
were to have that. Xo wonder the min
ister looked pleased! He watched him
•eat himself iu the easiest chair in the
room; it was directly under the stove
pipe hole. An idea came Into Peter's
little, closely cropped head—he would
flsh the tidy from the back of the min
ister's chair! Tiptoeing over to the
dresser, be took a pin from the cushion
and bent it into a hook; then he rum-
maged in his pockets and brought out
a glass stopper, a horse chestnut, half
a dozen "brownies," the stump of a
lead pencil, four corks, a "lucky" stone
and a piece of twine. The twine was
what he wanted. He fastened one end
of it to the bent pin and lay down tQ
flsh at bis leisure. The book swung ta
and fro over the head of the unsuspect
ing Mr. phillet. Ho was a young man,
with a "tine head of hair," and the
hook lifted a lock of it iu passing. He
put up his band and "shooed" at an
imaginary fly. Peter giggled so that
he missed the tidy, but that wasn't all.
The minister huard lilni and looked up,.
He smiled, and Teter thought be must
always rejuember to brush bis teeth,
they \vere sq white,
"i'oiiie down and see me," he said
just like an everyday man.
"Can't," Peter said.
"Why not?" the minister asked, get
ting up from his chair. "Have tA caicb
flsh for supper?' "ue *at<V laughingly,
\vUU « glance at the hook and line.
Peter blushed through his freckles.
"Xo, sir," he said. "Ma says I can't
come down till I say I'm gprraf.'*
"Sorry for what, Peter?"
"Sorry I told such a story 'bout you."
"About me?" the minister said.
"Yes, sir. I—l—said you was foq4
4'aicken."
3(ly. phillet huighed heartily. "That
isn't a fetory," lie said. "I am."
"That ain't all," Peter confessed. "I
said you ate all the chicken you could
hold."
Mr. Phillet blushed cu'ltllj.. v t'ru
afraid I am sometbiutf of a p-l-g when
ckiicken before me. Was that
ail you said, Peter?''
"No, sir. I said"—
"Yes?" the yovmpted blm
q«ntu . '.-\uu sais"-=
'.'4 ijakl you cam* * nßre to see Aunt
tiCl'tlia blurted out.
The liev. Mr. Phillet sat down again
in his chair and gasped. "Did your
Aunt Bertha hear you say that?" he
asked feebly.
"No, sir. Don't you worry, sir. Mhe
wa'n't anywhere around."
Mr. Phillet was silent so long that
Peter grew uneasy. He cleared hla
throat in hopes that the minister would
look up, but he didn't. He sat still, so
very still that Peter imagined all man
ner of dreadful things—probably he
was dead or ha Ting a tit! That was
it —he was having a lit! They threw
water on folks when they had tits.
Billy Barnes had said so. Peter was
thinking seriously of getting his pitch
er and treating Mr. Phillet to a shower
bath when the doorknob turned, and
his Aunt Bertha came into the room.
To his delight the minister rose from
his chair.
"Why, Mr. Phillet," she said, "what
is the matter? Your face is so flushed.
Have you a fever?"
"No," peter called down. "I guess
it was a tit."
Aunt Bertha looked up. "What does
the child mean?" she said, turning to
the minister.
"Don't talk to them," Peter shouted.
"They have to be kept quiet. I'll tell
you. I said he ate all the chicken he
could hold, and he says it's so. and I
said lie came here to see you. and he
says it's a story. He didn't jest say so,
but he thinks so, and it give him a tit,
I guess."
Bertha's face wns as red as the min
ister's. "Or course Mr. Phillet doesn't
eohie here to see me, Peter," elie said
severely. Aunt Eertfc* liad never §i>o
ken to liiui like that before. He shut
liis ryes to keep the tears back. When
lie opened theai the minister was look
ing up at hitn.
"Come down here, Peter." he said,
"nnd change places with your Aunt
Berthn. It Is she who tells a story.
You ure truth Itself. I do come here to
see her. but I've been afraid to say so.
You see. she doesn't care for me at all,
Peter."
Then his Aunt Itertha said something
very disrespectful, l'eter thought, to
the minister. She said very low: "Who
Is telling a story now? It is you who
should jto upstairs."
But neither of them went up. They
moved over into a corner of the room.
wli.-re Peter couldn't see them at all.
And by and by his mother came in and
said supper was ready.
Peter began to undress very slowly,
for his stomach was empty, and he had
almost decided to go down and say
that he was sorry, but it was all true.
He was putting on his coat again when
his mother cause into the room. She
kiss< d his frecliied little face and said
soothingly: "Go down. dear, and eat
your supper now. Aunt Bertha has a
big dish of peaches and cream ready
for you. The minister has explained
everything. ll* says you did him n
great kindness."
Peter wondered what it was.
The Stnsre In Rooka.
There have been many young girls
ready to believe as gospel truth any
thing they saw in a book, and the more
innocent the lass suited they were to
analyze the statements made In these
inconsequent tales. They only saw
that by way of the theater any pretty
girl in poverty, in trouble, could in the
briefest time become great, powerful
and wealthy. No word was said of the
long toil in obscurity, the yearniug for
recognition, the perpetual disappoint
ment, the thousand hopes always with
ering like leaves before frost, the
wretched life in poverty, of struggles
against numbers and perhaps Jealousy
and malice, of slow increase of salary,
of equal increase of expense. The old
time novelist was silent as to all these
and ouly dwelt in large and vague
splendors— never adequately accounted
for.
Poor, romantic little maids! One does
not like to think what the effect of the
gilded nonsense of such books about the
stage may have been, but in my own
mind I compare them with such a book
as "The Mummer's Wife," that fright
ful and realistic story of Mr. George
Moore's—that horror in stupendous
realism, but "Oh, Son of David, have
mercy upon us," it is the truth!— Clara
Morris in Reader.
About Sceeclnar
"God bless you!" said to a person
when sneezing is doubtless a relic of
the past, as sneezing was looked upon
OS a symptom of the plague.
Sneezing is nowhere noticed so much
at the present time as in India. There,
to sneeze on starting on a journey, on
entering a place of business or on un
dertaking any sort of enterprise is sup
posed to betoken ill luck for the sneezer
or some one with whom he comes In
contact. On hearing any one, either a
native or a foreigner, sneeze in a public
place, a Brahman will immediately cry
out: "Live! Live!" and he will continue
to do so aa often as the sneezing is re
peated.
Among Indian soldiers sneezing Is re
garded with real terror, the movements
of an army being influenced by a
chance sneeze. A certain rajah once
withdrew his army from a besieged
city because one of his forerusuers
happened to sneeze just when he made
up his mind to give the command to
attack. Then a Brahman priest was
consulted, and the time to renew the
siege was fixed by him, for only thus
could good luck be expected to the en
terprise.—American Queen.
Discovery of the Maurnetlc Needle.
The discovery of the magnetic hoodie
was one of the most useful and remark
able of human discoveries. The needle
When placed parallel to a conductor
carrying an electric current would be
deflected from Its position to the right
or left, as the case might be. This
discovery created great excitement
among sci-eitists, who disbelieved in
its power. It was too simple to be of
value, so they thought, but scientific
minds begafl to study the relation
ship between magnetism and electrici
ty, and some went so far as to declare
there existed a missing link and be
jan to investigate, experimenting
silently, so that if they failed wo one
should say, "I told so," as they
jften say nwhjrtunate Investigators
U btwder'u times
APHORISMS.
Rest is aw«et sauce of labor.—
f^ui&reh
To read without reflecting is like eat
ing without digesting.—Burko,
Better a little chiding than a great
deal of heartbreak.—Shakespeare.
Repentance Is the golden key that
opens the palace of eternity.—Milton.
A straight line is the shortest In
als as in mathematics.—Maria fcdgv
worth.
Tiling before you speak or act
uaee, and you will speak or act the
more wisely for it —Franklin.
There Is no ImpossiUMHy to him who
stands prepared to conquer every haz
fearful are the falling.—S. J,
ilalo.
There never was a person who did
anything worth doing that did not re
ceive more than he gave.—H. W.
Beecher.
Refinement creates beauty every
where. It Is the grossness of the spec
tator that discovers anything like
grossuess in the object.—Hailltt
Bvala.
The brain Is an important organ,
serving as It does to keep the head
from collapsing. Almost all styles of
doing the hair call for a head of some
sort. Again, there is nothing like a
head to set off a fine neck. Finally, we
should feel rather foolish without our
heads.
For a long time scientists were una
ble to discover why it Is that the brain
is divided into white and gray matter.
It remained for a clever French savant
to solve the difficulty.
"Quite likely," said he, "the loud col
ors had not yet come in when man was
created."
Psychology deals with the organic
aspect of thought To psychology we
owe the knowledge that calf's brain
makes good soup.—Puck.
Sir Colin C«mpbfir> Cownlaaloa.
When the Duke of Wellington was la
India lie "discovered"' the soldier who
afterward became Sir Colin Campbell.
That dashing warrior was in the com
missariat service and had volunteered
for an assault on n hill fort. The duke
saw a little round man run up a ladder
and. receiving a pike thrust at the top.
roll down like a ball to the bottom, lie
was. however, up again in an instant
and. running up like a squirrel, was
the first or among the first in the place.
The duke laughed, inquired about him i
and procured him a. _
tStSSi
A HANDY PLANT FRAME.
Eaatly Made and With a Convenient
Device la the War of a Cover.
There are a great many people who
take an interest in gardening whose In
comes and positions do not admit of
their having a greenhouse. A number
of gardening enthusiasts thus placed
do, however, possess a garden sash or
HALF OF TBS OCTXB FRAME OPXXXD.
two, and there are others still who
would and could possess them were it
not for the tedious work during cold
weather of covering and uncovering the
sash lights, shoveling snow and other
disagreeable things. The illustration
herewith presented depicts a handy,
simple and Inexpensive device. We
take an ordinary garden frame of four
lights.the average proportion being 6by
12 feet, each sash being six feet long by
three feet wide. At the back the frame
ordinarily stands three feet high and
eighteen Inches high in front. Around
this ordinary frame we have to make
an outer frame of rough planking, leav
ing a space between the two of eight
een inches, which has to be filled in aft
erward with fresh leaves, stable ma
nure or litter, preferably stable manure
and leaves mixed.
Hinged to the back of the outer frame,
as shown in the illustration, we have a
permanent cover for the top. This is
also made of rough planking. Is nine
feet long, three or six feet wide, as de
sired, and six or nine Inches thick. As
will be seen from the Illustration, this
is merely a frame packed full of salt
hay.
At the back of the outer frame and
nine or ten Inches away from It is
firmly placed an upright post 6 by 6
inches and rising nine feet above the
top of the outer frame. On the top of
this post a pulley is fixed; a wire is
run from the front of the outer cov
ering over the top of the pulley and
attached to a weight at the back. This
weight can be of any rough material
so long as It counteracts or balances
the weight of the covering. It is mere
ly to aid In raising and lowering the
covers in the same way as window
sashes are raised. This is very much
superior to mats or litter, which many
people still use, and the danger of
breaking glass is done away with.
Moreover, on a bright day when the
covers are raised—being at the back or
north side of the frame—they act as a
shelter, and air can be much more
safely admitted.
With such a frame and covering the
season for growing lettuce in frames
*< .
!
IXNEB FRAME.
can be greatly extended. Parsley and
violets can be kept nicely all winter,
and work can be resumed much earlier
in spring. In the illustration one guide
post and wire are shown for the raising
and lowering of two covers. Tliis sim
plifies the illustrations, but If It de
sired one can be used for each sash,
and in such cases tho covers could be
made stronger.—James T. Scott in
American Gardening.
Young People Torn to Manual Artn.
It has been decided to open an agri
cultural department in the Mount Her
mon school, founded at Northfleld by
the evangelist, Dwight L. Moody. The
various courses of Instruction planned
will be under very competent direction,
and the new department la expected to
become most Important to the school
work. Tbl* Is the first Industrial course
eatnblislicd in the school, which is not
an institution of technical instruction,
and serves to show the growing inter
est In technical and Industrial educa
tion that is manifesting itself through
out the count 17. Young men and wo
men ore turning more and more to the
manual arts as a means of livelihood,
End they are bringing to them the en
husiasni hervTOfore directed In circum
scribed channels. They demand an
equipment which shall make their
work a science as sure as mathematics
and Insure positive results, and to meet
these deiuaiKla the schools and eol-
Icfir-s ure opening departments where
such studies may be carried on.—New
Idea Magazine,
Ciibbaffe Plant*.
Sow seed of Jersey Wakefield In flats
Jlled with light, loamy soil the last of
February. <3ow thinly, cover lightly
and place the boxes in a gentle hotbed
or any warm, sunny situation. When
the plants are strong transplant them
into Hats one and a half inches apart
each way. As growth begins gradual
ly expose them to the open air on all
favorable days. Late In March remove
to a cold frame and harden off before
Betting them In the open ground.—Rai
ley.
Grnrala of Uttioarraplir-
About a hundred years ago a strag
gling Bavarian printer, Alois Senefelder
by name, having no paper at hand
with which to indite hla washing bill,
used for the purpoae a flat slab of pe
culiarly soft stone which he had in his
workshop. The ink he used was a rude
and greasy mixture. The appearance of
the writing on the stone suggested to
him the possibility of reproducing the
writing. His experiments were crown
ed with success, nnd lithography natu
rally took Its place among the great
Industrial arts of the world.—London
Strand.
Qarrn Tae«.
There Is a pretty story In connection
with tho late Italian ambaaaador, Baron
de Kenzis de Montanaro, who, on ar
riving at Windsor to present his cre
dentials. ask I'd one of the gentlemen in
waiting if be should kiss Queen Vic
toria's hand on presentation. Unable
to give a reply, he referred him to an
other official, who, in turn. n<k>tl the
late Martinis of Salisbury to decide th<
point. But ho. nonplused, applied ill
rect to her majesty, who graciously an
swervd that it was uot the custom, but
she would !*> vory pleased If his excel
lency would do so.—LouUuu Onlooker.
No. 9.
A SAFE DIET RULE.
I:at the Smallest Amount of F«#4
That Will Prmene Health.
How shall one determine how much
food to eat? Too much mystery has
been thrown about this subject Let
your sensations decide. It must be kept
In mind that the entire function of di
gestion and assimilation is carried on
without conscious supervision or con
currence. It should be entirely unfelt
nnd unknown, excepting by the feeling
of bien etre which accompanies and
follows its normal accomplishment.
Satiety is bad. It implies a sensation
of fullness in the region of the stom
ach. and that means that too much
food has been taken. The exact cor
respondence in a healthy animal be
tween the appetite and the amount of
food required is extraordinary. As a'
rule, "the meal, unless eaten very slow
ly, should cease before the appetite Is
entirely satisfied, because a little tim«
Is required for the outlying organs and
tissues to feel the effects of the food
that has been ingested. If too little has
been taken, it is easy enough to make
it up at the next meal, and the appe
tite will be only the better and the food
more grateful.
No one was ever sorry for having
voluntarily eaten too little, while mil
lions every day repent having eaten too
much. It has been said that the great
lesson homeopathy taught the world
was this—that whereas physicians had
been in the habit of giving the patient
the largest dose he could stand, they,
have been led to see that their purpose
was better subserved by giving him
the smallest dose that would produce
the desired effect. And so it is with
food. Instead of eating, as most peo
ple unfortunately do, as much as they
can, they should eat the smallest
amount that will keep them In good
health.—Roger S. Tracy in Century.
THE MINISTER'S WIFE.
She llaa Her Trlala mad Sorrows, bat
Alao Her Reward.
The minister's wife exercises the
statesmanship necessary to maintain a
well ordered and cultured home on a
small income—a home constantly un
der inspection by the whole parish.
She sets a fashion in becoming dress
which tones up the taste of many of
her parishioners whose husbands' in
comes are two or three times as large
as the minister's salary. She is the
pastor and the actual head of the too
numerous women's and children's or
ganizations in the church, and she man
ages to keep most of the jealousies of
their leaders from coming to the sur
face. She listens sympathetically to
the confidences of the young women of
the congregation, and the small wed
ding fees which occasionally fall Into
her lap are meager wages for all the
time and thought she has given and
the teas she has served to bring about
these weddings—services which her
neighbors may laugh at, but which are
the most delicate and valuable of all
ministries when they Issue In happy,
homes.
She knows the pains, the joys and
the sorrows of motherhood, and she has
strengthened the courage of many &
shrinking wife faltering on the thresh
old of an unknown realm. When she
has closed the eyes of the darling of
her heart In the last Bleep she goes
out to cheer weary watchers by sick
beds and to give her silent sympathy,
to mourners who will not be comfort
ed. She holds her queenly way in pov
erty, trial and not seldom under on
kind and nnjust criticism, and as she
grows older a light radiates from her
patient face which moves discerning
friends who otherwise would pity her
to say, "Verily, she has her reward!"-*
Congregationalism '
She Wu Too EatkuUlUt.
"Teaching to me," said an enthusias
tic young schoolmistress, "Is a holy,
calling. To sow in the young mind the
seeds of future knowledge and watch
them as they grow and develop Is a;
pleasure greater than I can tell. X
never weary of my work. My thoughts
are only of"—
"I am very sorry," Interrupted the
young man to whom she was talking,
"that you are so devoted to your profes
sion, Miss Clara. I had hoped that
some day I might have asked you—ln
fact, I called tonight—but I hardly dare
go on, In the light of what you"—
"You may go on, Mr. Smith," said the
young lady softly. "I am a little toot
enthusiastic at times perhaps."
She Had to Porfire.
Mrs. Winks—Mrs. Ayres and her hus
band have had a dreadful quarrel just
because she gave him a letter to mall
and he carried It around in his pockets
for a week. Isn't it too silly of her?
Mr. Winks—Maybe that would make
you mad too. Mrs. Winks—Oh, John, I
wouldn't lose my temper over a little
thing like that. Mr. Winks—l'm glad
to hear you say it, my dear. I Just re
call that I've still got that letter you
gave me last Wednesday.—Phlladel*
phia Press.
Escaped Her Notice.
"How did you like the way the min
ister animadverted upon our colloquial
isms last Sunday?" asked Mrs. Old
castle.
"I didn't notice it," replied her host
ess. "Me and Joslah were crowded out
of our own pew and had to set where
we couldn't see him when he wasn't
fctandin' up."—Chicago Record-Herald.
The Spinster Aunt's Opinion.
Carrie—Do you think a woman is
Justified in marrying a man she doesn't
know? Aunt Jane —She oertainly
wouldn't be Justified in marrying a
man she did know.—Boston Transcript
Kothlav In It.
"I understand, professor, that Mlas
Bquawker is coming to you to cultivate
her voice. Is there anything in It?"
"Not for her."—Houston Post
Laying Down the Law.
Lady (entertaining friend's little girl)
—Do you take sugar, darling? The Dar-'
ling—Yes, please. Lady—How many,)
lumps? The Darling—Oh, about seven,i
and when I'm out to tea I start Wltfii
cake.—Punch.
Premature Fatlrae.
Wealthy American Father-in-law—
Look here, count! I'm getting tired of
paying your debts. Count Boylon de
Bakkovlsnek— So soon? Sare, you haf
not paid ze half of ze debts yet!— Ch
icago Tribune.
Mnst Go Abroad.
"What makes you think they are rich
Americans?"
"Because they know so much more
ibout other countries than their own."
—Town Topics.
Kot In His Line.
Employer—You don't seem to be able
to do anything. New Clerk—Well, I al
ways had a political Job until I struck
this one.—Judge.
There have undoubtedly been bad
great men, but inasmuch as they were
I bad they were not great.—Hunt.