THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
VOL. XXXXI.
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i.-cting d • jittle thing.
Get a g >-d of your family 1
and home rti.idc at yuur first op
jj-jttur.iry We the best at
$6.00 p-r 8v 10 inches and
iju irante them permanent. Let j
111 <tiov.- »r. time to go out.
The Butler F>yc Works
]\ < - Cir.fini™, Pressing.'.
R. FISHER
1
We h'IVH removed our Marble and
(Jrauite whops from comer of Main and ;
Clay .struts to No ?'i«) N. Main street, j
(opposite W. D. Brandon's residence), 1
where we will bf pleaded to nie<-t our I
cuaton-er* with (i/'irts that are ritf'it
on
Monuments & Headstones
of all kinds and ire ai*o prepared
0 4>ive best
Iron Fence. Flower Vases
etc.. as we have secured Ihe sole agency
from the Stewart Iron Works of Cin
cinnati, Ohio, for this town and vicinity.
P. H. Sechler
HiMianEiSTEH STANDS FOR HARMONY—
Whv)?
Should you bny your piano or organ
now.
because.
We are closing out our bi« stock at
factory prices
lloffin-in (slightly d>'iimKed in
shipping) |250.
Bcnfley fsliiib'lj'-sVif'pwornl
|125 A. L. Chase organs (good as new),
These and lots of others at similar
figuies, Ciju.e and aee them.
Pittsburg Organ & Piano Co..
Butler Branch Old P O- Bldg.,
JOHN C. DICKSON. Mgr
HORSES
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I have for sale at my barn,
one mile East of Prospect, on
the Unionville road, one team
of heavy horses, eight and four
years old, 1300 and 1100, both
good sound horses.
Call and see them
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Prospect, Pa.
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I began bnsiuess u 1893 Who
would then Lave predate 1 the
great advance iu wealth "hat has
sinc-» taken place?
Bat I tell yon. tbe coining
yea is will lit at it out of ci.^lit.
Get into the push with those
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margins.
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And if yon want Rood Milk,
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tnilk, call and see us or watch for
our wagon.
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work. I) you are thinking of
having some work done in this
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pleased if you have it done at
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Opp Court {Tonga
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the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoii'
iug inhalants, fuuics, smokes at;d .
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NOTICE TO TAXABLES.
A Court of appeals for the differeut
townships and boroughs will be held at
the office of the County Commissioners,
Butler. Pn.. on the following dates:—
Monday, March 14—Allegheny, Ven
ango and Marion twps.. and Ean CI tire
boro
Wednesday. March !i! Mercer and
Slipperyrock twps, liarrisvillo atid
Slipperyrock horeis.
Friday, March IS Cherry and Wash
ington twps. ami Bruin boro.
Monday, March 21 -Parker and Fair
view twps., Petrolia, Fairview and
Karns City l>oroH
Wednesday, March 2.'! Concord,
Clay and Centre twps
Friday. March 25 -Brady and Worth
twps., and West I.ibertv lioco
Monday, March 2H —Mnddycreek and
Franklin tw[>s., Portersville and Prcs
pect beiros.
Wednesday. March :iil Oakland and
Donegal twps., and Millerstown Intro.
Friday, April 1 --Summit and Cl»»ar*
field twps.
Monday, April 4 Connoqnenessing
and Lancaster twps , ami Connoqenos
slng boro.
Wednesday, April 6—Jackson and
Cranberry twps., and Zelienople boro.
Friday.April H—Harmony and Evans
burg fcoros, and Forward twp
Monday, April 11—Penn and Jeffer
son twps., and Saxonbnrg Ixiro
Wednesday, April 13 Win field and
Buffalo twps
Friday, April 15 Clinton «;j.l Mid
dlesex twp!'.
*!cniiHy\ April in Adams twp., Mars
and Valencia boros.
Wednesday. April 20 Butler twp.
Friday, April 22 First ward, Butler
boro.
Monday, April 25 wecond ward, But
l«r ! ■uiv.
Wednesday, April 27—Third watd,
Butler boro.
Friday, April 2»--fourth w«rd But
ler boro.
Mondiy, May 2—Fifth ward, Butler
bora
Assessors are requested to be present
on the day of appeal for their district.
J L PATTERSON.
ROBERT Mi CLUNO.
(i IiEER Mc CAN I)LESS,
Attest: (.VJUIIJI ihsioners.
J. C Kiskaddon,
Clerk.
CociuiisnJuuers' <»tttce, Butler Pa.,
Feb. 2U, I<X)4.
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| SHORTY - , T , 1
1 MAHAN'S |
! PASSING f !
2 1
J Copyright, 1:03. by T. C. McClure +
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It is very obvious, of course, that his
first name was not Shorty: but, what
Is not so ob* ious. his last na:i.e was not
Mahan. The name the rector pronounc
ed when t<e >.tui«i before the font with
the wriggling Infant In his arms was
Jefferson Douglass Jerrold. They were
a finr old family, the Jerrolds. with an
abundance of heirloom s !ver, faded
u. cjtrv! portraits, ou.; of them a Cop
ley, aud enough fauill,» pt'lue tp sink 4
*lilp.
When Jefferson l>oug!ass had grown
Into a short, thick set youth, with
sandy red hair and a mobile face,
which effectually concealed his thoughts
and eme: :":is. tie family con?: 'll set
about to choose a career for him > h
would do credit lu the silver, the iioi 1 -
tr.dts uinl the family pride. Ills fa
ther's mind was divided between medi
cine aiul the law. His mother made her
gentle arguments for the ministry.
Jefferson Douglass went to college- with
his mobile face as inscrutable as ever,
but with linn determination to choose
his own caleei'.
The exact moment when he decided
what that career should be was that
October afternoon whan Michael Ryan,
athletic trainer and ex-middleweight,
rose groggily from the floor of the gym
nasium and rubbed the point of his
jaw In a dazed fashion. Itefore him,
unlacing the boxing gloves which In
cased his hands, stood a short, thick set
young man with sandy red hair and an
impassive fuce. Ryan pulled off his
own gloves and extended his band,
which the other shook gravely.
"If 1 could hit like that," said Kyau,
"I wouldn't be here. Man, I could
make a wonder of you In a year's time."
That was why Jefferson Douglass
cut short his course at college, where,
to tell the truth, he was not succeeding
tremendously along prescribed lines,
and, in u stormy interview at home,
announced his Intention to seek bis
fortune in the world in his own way
and by his own efforts. How those
efforts were to be directed he neglected
to state, but when the identity of
Shorty Mahan, the newly arrived stel-
"IF You'ia, PERMIT ME," HK BAID, "I'Lli
OKT THE KITTEN."
lar attraction in the lightweight class,
was tinally forced upon his unwUlUiK
family and their suspicious fear be
came bitter truth his father swore
roundly, and his mother looked long
at the ancestral portraits, especially
the Copley, and wept.
For three years Shorty Mahan en
joyed a series of brilliant ring victories,
which made his name a household word
iti the sporting world and added very
materially to the foundation of his for
tune. Then it was announced that the
fight between Mahan and Hilly DevlQo
of the l'acilic coast for the lightweight
championship of tho world had tinally
been arrauged to be pulled off In a well
known sporting club In the east; that
the purse had been put up, the articles
of agreement signed by both men and
the forfeits posted.
Just two weeks after this announce
ment Shorty Mahan, with his trainers,
his sparring partner, his rubbers aud
his bull terrier, took up his abode In a
little cottage on the shore of Freshwa
ter lake, prepared for the monotonous
three months of training which was to
lit hiui for the tight of Ills life.
Freshwater Uke was a charming bit
of water but half a mile from Thora
ton village and a scant ten miles from
the club where the fight would take
place. Shorty Mahan upon his arrival
looked the place over, grinned his do
light and entered upon bis training
with a vengeance.
The trouble began one May evening
just at sunset as Mahan and Jim De
laney, his sparring partner, were re
turning from n ten mile run along the
country roads. They bad reached the
village and were Jogging ensily along
the elm lined streets when Mahan ***•
tlced a young woman standing beneath
a cherry tree and calling In tones of
coaxing anxiety to an Angora kitten
which sulked among the branches at
the top of the tree. He stopped short
and turned into the yard.
"If you'll permit me," he said, doffing
his cup, "I'll get the kitten for you."
"Oh, If you would be so good," sultl
the j;lrl, flashing becomingly.
In another moment Shorty Mahaa's
red head was pmong the topmost
branches, and then, with the kitten in
his nr HIS, he slid deftly to the ground.
"Gee!" said Delaney when Shorty
joined liiiti outside the fence, "i'retty
nifty, wasn't she?"
Shorty wheeled on him suddenly.
"Jim," he said shortly, "that was a
lady, lteniomber It, If you please." Anil
then he cut out a pace for the training
quarters which landed Delaney tliero
perspiring and well nigli blown.
Delanuy remembered afterward that
it wiiit directly after the kitten affair
tlu't Mahau began to behave rather
strangely. lie Insisted un taking his*
tinily run quite alone. He found or In
vented numerous errands which took
Mm to the village, and lie went there
nlone also. Every Sunday night pre
cisely at 7 he slipped off for a quiet
walk by himself, so he said.
The weeks went past, anil the time of
the flKht approached. Instead of In
creasing Interest in his training
Shorty's real showed unmistakable
sinus of Having. IManey begged and
the trainer threatened, but Shorty Ma
lum could In- neither wheedled nor
driven. The light was to take place on
a Wednesday evening. The Kunday
evening It Liulauigr aud L>aw
k , . shadowed Shorty when he
set out fr-iin the cottage. They followed
hiui to the little church and stood be
fore the uncurtained windows of the
vostrv. Shorty entered and took a seat
well (l inn in front, and even a* they
a hyuin was started, in which
Uicy could recognize Shorty's hoine
mniie bass. Dawson, who was the head
triii'ier, gasped.
" '.Member the kitten I told you
aboutDelaney whispered. "Well,
I've found out that the girl was the
par- n's daughter."
"Humph!" Dawson grunted, and they
s : r. "d back.
When Shorty returned to quarters
Dv-li.il' y was waiting for him.
"Now. about this prayer meeting
bu. ii!' ss. Shorty," Dawson began.
Shorty's eyes flashed tire.
"If you fellows have beeu shadowing
me there's likely to be a rough house
! lie said. He stood glaring about
him for a moment, then turned on his
heel and went to bed.
There have been many vague theories
ad.:;nc.d and many absurd stories clr
cula'cd as to why the Mahan-Devlrje
n ver took pia--o £,.n,a will tell
>o-.i Shorty Mahan was terror stricken
ut the- h-.-t moment. Others affirm he
W • paid a liberal sum to forfeit the
fli i.t to Dcvine. The real reason, set
forth in a letter by Shorty himself, Is in
the p ise~-sion of Jim Delaney. It came
ihe morning of the figl)ti
J!::1 it > all off. You Know I have
,-j'ten said that if I was ever defeated I'd
r.tver tight again. Well. I lost this flcht
before it began. Clean knockout—by a
v. Oman too. We were married last night
beneath the tr<.e where I caught the kit
tan. I'm out of it tor good, Jim.
Aud that is why Shorty Mahan faded
from the eyes of an admiring public
and also why Jefferson Douglass Jer
rold is custodian of the family pride,
the silver aud the ancestral portraits,
one of which is a Copley,
A Slight Mlxcunceptlon.
Under the subtle influence of the new
world the foreigner becomes a good
citizen, willing to do his duty by town
and state n:iJ to extend it In time of
n d to his adopted country. But he
does not always grasp the eutire polit
ical scheme. Angt |o, a newly naturulla
cd Italian citizen, lived, says the Brook
lyn Kngle, in one of a row of neat little
cottages built by a man of philanthrop
ic nature In a factory town.
The cottages had pretty front yards
that faced on a street as nicely kept as
n parkway. Before each gate was
un ornamental hitching post. One
evening when on a rent collecting tour
the philanthropic landlord found one
of the posts torn up aud thrown Into
the street. Angelo lived In the house
to which the post belouged.
"Angelo," said the landlord, "how
came that post to be torn up?"
"Me teara him up," Angelo answered.
"Me no wauta de pole. He costa too
inucha mom" Aud, turniug to his wife,
Angelo commanded, "Brlnga de little
pape."
Obedient Mrs. Angelo brought the
paper, which turned out to be a poll
tax notice.
"Lookn disa," said Angelo, passing
tlie notice to Ills landlord. "Dey niaka
me pay de doll' for de pole. De pole
he 110 k(kkl to me—me liava no horse.
Me no paya de doll'. Me diga de pole
up and t'row him away."
KiiihnrraaiNmcnt of Scats.
I live in one of tin? suburbs, and the
train on which I ride to the city is gen
erally crowded. The other day, how
ever, an extra car was put oil, and
when I got aboard there were many
vacant scats. I noticed when I sat
down that every man who got aboard
looked around as if he didn't know just
where to sit. One old fellow in par
ticular attracted my attention. He first
took a seat near the door. Then he got
up and started toward the middle of the
car, but Anally, after a good deal of
hesitating, he went back and seated
himself near tlie place he had decided
upon first. Still he wasn't satisfied,
lie looked at the vacant seats around
him and several times seemed to be In
clined to change over to one of them.
Now 1 have seen this man hundreds of
times scramble upon the cars when
they were well tilled and rush for the
first seat he could get, but never befors
had I seen him exhibit so much uneasi
ness and dissatisfaction. When the car
is crowded he Is glad to find room to
nit down anywhere. At such times hs
doesn't stop to sec whether the vacant
seat is ut the end or in the center or
on the right or left side. He Just taken
It and is tickled at his luck.
The more a man gets the more he
wants and the less Is he satisfied with
what he has. Chicago Record-Herald.
Mixlrra Method of Tool Itppnlrlna:.
Every engineer la now familiar with
the fact that in all modern works of
any size the making and repairing of
tools Is managed by a special depart
ment of the works. The "good old
days" when a gang of men would stand
In line waiting for their turn at the
grindstone have gone by. In a modern
shop when u tool needs grinding It la
scut to the tool department, and anoth
er one, all ready for use. Is obtained at
once.
It la easy to sec how much more eco
nomical such a method is, for the prep
aration of tools is kept in the hands of
people who are doing nothing else and
who are necessarily much more expert
than the general workman would be,
while the latter docs not waste time In
waiting for a turn at the grindstone.—
Cassier's Magazine.
(l»r E»t«f».
Consumption of earth as food Is said
tq bo common not only in China, New
Caledonia and New Guinea, but In the
Malay archipelago as well. The testi
mony of many travelers in the orient
Is that the yellow races are especially
addicted to the practice. In Java and
Kumatru the clay used undergoes a pre
liminary preparation, being mixed with
water, reduced to a paste and the sand
and other hard substances removed.
The clay is tbeu formed Into small
cakes or tablets about as thick as a
lead pencil and baked In an iron sauce
pan. When the tablet emerges from
this process it resembles a piece of
dried pork. The Javanese frequently
cat small figures roughly modeled from
clay which resemble animals or little
mi>n turned out in pastry shops.
Tlie First l(nlluH) Trip.
The first locomotive was built by
G«-orge Stephenson for the Stocktou
and Darlington railway. The first rail
way Journey took place Sept. 27, 1825,
anil it is on record that the tire was so
•veil fed that tlie chimney of tlie loco
motive been me nearly rot\ hot; but,
though the engine was uio't boisterous
ly skittish, the Journey was safely ac
complished, the engineer being Stephen*
sun himself. The train consisted of six
loaded wagons, a passenger carriage,
twenty-one trucks fitted with seats and
six wagons filled with coals. The num
ber of passengers was 150. On the re
turn Journey they Increased over 000,
many of them "hanging •" tin- wagons
In a state of delight, suspense and even
four "
AX HANDLES.
Ilenet or Sup n'ond Csrvd mr
Straljjht—llxnulua ike Am.
When buying an ax liandle always
select one tl»t la made entirely from
the aap wood or the heart wood, but
never one that la made partly of each,
for It will split along the line of union.
Handles made from sap wood are more
elastic and better for chopping, and a
man will not tire or get sore so quick
ly when using one, says an Orange
Judd Farmer correspondent
I prefer those made from the heart
wood for splitting, although they are
not so durable. The proper length and
curve of the handle depend upon the
habit and method of chopping of the
user. With a long handle u man will
strike a much harder blow, hut with
a short handle he will strike
so there is practically no difference la
the work accomplished.
The curve, too, depends upon the
habit of the user. A curved handle !<«■
no advantage over the one that la per
fectly straight Most people prefer the
curved because they are accustomed
to its use. As a rule, the straight han
dle is more durable. The size of the
handle depends upon the muscular de
velopment of the user. If it Is too
small it will cramp the fingers, and If
too large it will lame the hands and
wrists.
If one will examine the end of a
piece of wood he will see that It is
made of layers, each layer represent
ing the growth of one year. Wood
splits much more easily along these
lines than across them; hence when
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AX HANDLES AND AXES.
selecting an ax handle always choose
one in which the layers are parallel
with the line of force, as shown In Fig.
1. If they are at right angles, as In
Fig. 2, a few days' use will cause the
handle to split along the dotted lines
shown. The difference In quality In
this respect Is so marked that many
dealers sort their handles and make
the price of one about double that of
the other.
In hanging an ax considerable at
tention should be paid to the kind of
work which is to be done. For small
wood hang an ax pointing In, as shown
in Fig. 3. For very large trees bang it
squarely across or at right angles to
the handle, and for splitting, especial
ly block wood, hang it out according to
Fig. 4. This gives one a chance to
strike a heavy blow squarely across
the block, using the whole bit of the
ax, and without making a tiresome
bend of the back with every blow.
The relative position of the blade and
handle tnny be changed by inserting a
small wedge In the eye of the ax, ei
ther above or below the handle, as oc
casion may require.
Cheap Shelter For Sheep.
A cheap shelter will do for sheep In
winter. An open shed facing the souUi
and east on a high piece of ground to
let the water run away from the build
ing is the best. This is an ideal place
to winter sheep. A tight board fence
as a windbreak Is better than a barn
cellar or basement A shed made of
spruce -boughs would answer the pur
pose well, but room enough must be
provided. Sheep know very little. They
should nlwuys have at least twice as
much room as they would need If they
were more Intelligent. We need no
fe<Hl racks. The clean snow Is an Ideal
place to feed a sheep hay. Move the
well shaken hay a little farther out
each feed, and at every storm begin
back at the shed, and always feed on
clean snow. If you have a few roots,
feed them whole. If you do not con
fine the sheep In a yard, and you should
not. you need not lwther about water.
If they can always have clean snow,
they will eat that and thrive, but with
out clean snow they suffer for want of
water quicker than any other animal,
says a New England Homestead cor
respondent.
Rrhoea From (he Press.
When scalding a hog put It in a cask
or trough and throw three or four
hatulfuls of air slaked lime over It
then put In your boiling water. It will
make the bristles fly, says an Orange
Judd Farmer correspondent.
Cannibals of Africa are said to pre
fer pork to human meat. Savage prac
tices have thus been checked by cul
tural methods, and the pig attracts at
tention as the greatest clvliizer of the
age.
Fourteen ounces of pins welded into
a solid mass were found In a cow's
stomach at one of the Chicago packing
houses. That cow must have been full
of good points.
This going to a farm for a living Is
serious business, with the chances
kgalnst any one who thinks that farm
ing Is a soft Job or an easy business to
learn.
Farmers In sentiment occupy a mid
dle ground between capital and labor,
with little sympathy for the method
wt either.
Turc food laws should not be objec
tionable to the honest citizen, while
the practices of Uie dishonest clans
Atiould be chicked by legislation.
Farmers who fall to read regularly
think In ruts.
Illustrated Ills System.
It was a habit of the wise French
man Arago to look during his lectures
nt the young man who appeared the
dullest of the students, and when he
perceived that this one understood he
knew all the others did.
Once in a drawing room he had Just
explained this habit of Ills to some
friends, when a young man entered
antl saluted him familiarly.
"But to whom have I the honor of
speaking?" asked the scientist.
"Why, Professor Arago, you do not
know me? I always attend your lec
tures. anil you never take your eyes off
of me the whole time."
A Trrlng llanqnet.
A Japanese banquet is especially try
ing for a foreigner. I'ollteness demands
that you should make a separate ex
cuse for each dish that you cannot eat.
This Is not the slightest use, for as you
get into your rickshaw the mous
mee who has waited on you hands you
a pile of white wooden boxes In which
she has carefully packed everything
that yon could not eat for you to take
home to your family, and etiquette de
mands that you should take them,
though you give them to your rickshaw
boy as soon as you are out of sight
No. 10.
DON'T ALWAYS SEE SNAKES
' Btllrlaa Trtani Pat lasts Oftaa
H«T» PIMMK Hallucinations.
The generally accepted belief that
when a man la suffering from delirium
tremens be sees snakes In bis boots
was dispelled by a hospital superin
tendent, who says he bas observed
thousands of cases. He declares that
be never encountered one patient who
Imagined that he saw serpents, but
that, on the contrary, the hallucina
tions of soma of tbeui are very happy.
He said that it was customary in the
local hospitals treating such cases to
keep the men fresh from prolonged
sprees in a general room, where they
are allowed to play card- or other
game* and engage in convert srion with
one another. For misery i.kes com
pany. He relates as an ill narration of
the freaks of men so deranged the case
of a bartender who was happily play
ing cards in this general room, seem
ingly at peace with all the world and
to the average person perfectly free
from liquor. The man suddenly began
to tell a story, laughing heartily as be
did so. He said that he bad Just served
i two gentlemen with drinks of whisky
and that when he turned to restore the
bottle to the shelf bis two guests dis
appeared as though by magic. He had
: turned bat an instant but the empty
glasses were all that was left to Indi
cate that any one had been there. The
bartender said that he leaned over the
bar to see If the men had hidden there
to avoid payment and that be could not
see them, but that to satisfy himself
he had stepped around the bar to the
front.
"Do you know," said be, relating the
■tor?, "that those fellows had shrunk
to little bits of fellows not more than
alx Inches tall, and they were engaged
In a spirited argument over who should
pay? As I walked up to them one of
thoee little fellows leaped Into my right
pocket and the other jumped into my
left trousers pocket and, do you believe
It, try as much as I would I could not
dislodge them."
As the old habitues of the tremens
department of the hospital listened to
this story, relates the superintendent,
they looked knowingly at one nnotber
and quietly walked to a drainpipe
passing through the room and rigor
ously rapped on it It was a signal for
the attendants below, who came in
with handcuffs and removed the story
telling bartender to the "booby hatch"
below, a name they have given to the
padded cell in which recalcitrant men
erased from liquor are thrust for their
own protection and for that of all con
cerned. The hospital superintendent
told me that that fellow was raving
ilka a mad bull within half an hour
and that for three days they despaired
of his life. He said that in their rav
ing condition the victims believed that
some one was pursuing them and that
to all intents and purposes tbey were
maniacs, the only cure for which was
sleep, Induced by more liquor. He said,
however, that the premonitory signs of
approaching madness were always
some queer speech, such as that of the
bartender.—Pittsburg Tost
Where Meerschaum Cornea From.
Meerschaum is a kind of clay. It is
composed of magnesia and flint, with
sometimes traces of iron and other min
erals. All of it comes from the prov
ince of Esklschla, in Asiatic Turkey.
It has been dug out of the ground there
for centuries, and the manner of pro
curing it is to this day extremely prim
itive. The material is found in lumps
of all sorts of shapes and sizes. The
mines extend underground to a depth
of thirty feet and are aired and kept
dry by windmills. There are ten dlf-
ferent qualities distinguished. The dis
covery of the usefulness of the process
of boiling in wax was made by acci
dent. Imitation meerschaum Is manu
factured from chips left over from the
carving. They are ground Into a pulp,
treated chemically and finally pressed
into the shapes desired. Every one
knows that pipes made out ot. the
counterfeit will not color.
The Proper Amonnt of Sleep.
A proper amount of sleep Is, of couree,
absolutely essential to continued good
health, but If dietetic habits are cor
rect It is a matter which will regulate
Itself. If a rule Is needed, one will fol
low naturally from the fact that al
most every one feels languid on wak
ing and Is disposed to take another nap,
no matter how long he has been sleep
ing. This la a morbid sensation which
it would take too long to explain here.
It Is enough to say that lack of sleep
should be made up. If possible, at the
beginning and not at the end. The best
general rule Is to rise at a given hour
every morning, whether tired or not,
and go to bed when sleepy.—ltoger 8.
Tracy in Century.
Admiral Brnf'a Fate.
On March 14, 1757, Admiral John
Byng, having been adjudged guilty of
cowardice In not lighting the French
off Minorca, was shot to death. He was
a victim of party hatred really. The
British government found Itself In bad
odor with the public because of its fail
ure to protect Minorca and took Byng
as a scapegoat. He hod done the best
he could with the bad ships and sup
plies lie had. When he found the
French in force nt Minorca he retired
Instead of trying to fight their large
fleet with his own miserable squadron.
But he was shot Just the same.
A Cheerful Caatom.
In certain back country districts at
England on Jan. 1, which Is called
Childermas, every child Is soundly
spanked before breakfast. The date li
supposed to be the anniversary of the
actual day upon which Herod slew
the innocents. Therefore, to keep the
memory of the slaughter fresh In the
minds of the rising generation, sub
■cribers to the ancient customs are
hidden to whip their children before
Ibey rise ou the morning of that day.
Yl«» Got Stout.
A Scotchman paid n visit to London
to Inspect the electric npparatus of
that city, with a view to its introduc
tion In iiis native town. On his return
his wife exclaimed: "I>eor me, Jamie!
That trip has dune ye a power of guld.
Hoo stoot ye hae gotten. I hope ye did
as I telt ye and put on ane o' the dlz
«en clean shirts that I gied ye every
day." "Oh, aye, Elisabeth," was the
reply, "I did Just as ye said—put on
■I clean shirt every day, an' I hae tbem
a' on noo."
No Heaven Bent Mob For Hlaa.
At an evangelistic service at Glasgow
the other day the preacher nt the end
of his address cried, "Now, all you good
people who menu to go to heaven with
me. stand up:" With a surge of enthu
siasm the audience sprang to their feet
nil but on old Scotchman In the front
row, who sat still. The horrified evan
gelist wrung his hands and, addressing
him. said. "My good man. ray good
man. don't you want to go to heaven?"
Clear and deliberate came the answer,
"Aye, A win gongin. but no wl' a pair
eonally conducted palrty!"—St Jamee
Gazette.