VOL. XXXXI.
r%^ir
[i Stock Nearly Complete H
Ljj The targes*, Best and Cheapest Line of rd
| Furniture and Carpets |
I We have Ever Shown You. yi
r Carpets and Rugs—all kinds —at lowest prices.
h} Bed Room Suits from $25.00 to $150.00. 7M
w. Combination and Library Cases $7.00 to $40.00. k 1
k Music Cabinets and Writing Desks —any finish — 7A
T $8 to S3O. I
a Couches —velour or leather —steel construction —
t ( sl3 to S6O. % \
Parlor Suits —Davenports and odd pieces—from 7A
¥ { $5 to SBS.
\ Buffets —Sideboards —latest designs—from $lB
f, to SBS. . kl
k Chiffoniers and Odd Dressers —oak, mahogany f J
f. and bird's eye maple—s7.oo and up. kl
k Special line of Mirrors and Pictures at very low Fj
f. prices. L]
L * One hundred different patterns in Rockers of all
kinds—at prices you cannot dispute.
k * We are showing a large line of Round and Square
r A Extension Tables —and Diners to match. It will pay kl
al you to see us before buying.
?J We will show the largest line of medium-priced \ •
fancy Parlor Stands and Library Tables this store f
TJ has ever carried —dainty and inexpensive Xmas
kl presents. [ *
«Ask for what you don't see. We can furnish your !■
house from attic to basement. f 4
'J DON'T wait for DISCOUNTS later. It's a mis
take. Come, make your selections and get our best
J prices NOW! We are Ready-to-Sell. #
J There Are No Installment y
j Prices Asked at This Store,
< COME IN AND COMPARE,
3 BROWN &• CO. t]
I No. 135 North Main St., Butler. u
.J SESfSS^
sexxskkxmxxx jr«* meat 4 *
8 Stylish Furs at Low Prices, £
3 Last Season we did an Immense business $
g and Sold Out Our Entire Stock. $
Q) This we show <1 complet« new stock of fin<- fnr« oiadenp in th>- yfj
latest «tyle». Ihe qnalitv of skins and of workmanship are tbe v<*ry
m and oar prices are exceptionally low.
Beaver, Bear. Fox. Marten. Mink, Sable, Squirrel and ->ther fnrs ar<j
tm shown in all trim sessous »b «pes. 4?
JO Cluster Senrfs at f 1 00. $t 50 %l CO tip. .V
40 Beaver Scarfs. Special, at $4 00
American Stone Marten. Special, at s■'> 00 \
M Amenpan Sable, f*pedal, at >.
« Morteo. *B.OO. *#.oo $8 00. *12.00
9 Fox, SB.OO, fia.OO. (16 50 up. f*
g Kid and Fabric Gloves.
Tb« ' Joeephine" i» without exception the very beat Kid Glove ever
• retailed for $1 0"), black aud all the new shades of brown, mode. tan fl*
Jl naalor and gray. Great value at SI.OO. - U
m Splendid Caobmere Gloves. silk lined, black, browns and grays
U Oan't bear at 50a. fleeced Cashmere Gloves, extra good at ilk:. VA
$ Fine Linens. $
■ We have received a large shipment of fine linens for Holiday trade ■
Tbe lot owiitl of fine table linens, napkins pattern cloths with napkin 7*
(0 t-, match flue towels. beautiful Mexican drawn work, hemstitched and tf
S ouibroided doylies. nqnarea and acarfs. Ou sale now at wpecial low prices
i L. Stein & Son, |
U 108 N MAIN STREET, OUTUER, FA
I $75 to $15o'""l
For Fifteen Minutes Timei
Pretty high wages, Eh? That's what people are
making who take abvantage of £
INEWTOIN'S
Price Sacrifice Piano Sale
On account of cleaning out my store In order
to get it finished for Christmas trade. It will sell
Pianos at factory prices, and many less. I will
quote you a few of the bargains I have for you:
Upright Piano, fully warranted, retail price, $275.00.
8a l« Price St 85 OO
Upright Flano, fully warranted, retail price, $375.00.
Sato Price $225.00 $
Upright Piano, fully warranted, retail price, $575,90.
Thla piano haa been used, but ie a bargain, $250
Squre pianos from $25.00 to $125. Organs from
SIO.OO up. 10 per cent, for cash.
There are 24 of these Pianos to select from—new "Jj
and used—so you certainly ought to make a selec- \
tlon. Bring this advertisement with you. t i
NEWTON'S I
317 South Main. Open Evenings, jm
keck
Merchant Tailor. |7
Fall and Winter Suitings
0 ,-i UST ARRIVED. p.
w 142 North Main St.
KECK
> ii *
-THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
THE MODERN STORE.
Furs Direct From the World's Best Furriers. ■
5 AN ELEGANT LINE OF RELIABLE FURS. s
We Can Save You Money on Your Furs Th>s Season-
Just reid a few of our Fur orices taken at random:
I Cluster Scarfs «%£■"'■ 8800
New Tie Scarfs g& *"*■ <4 W * M
Extra long Fur Boas g,^* 950 '♦ mso ' #:3W "
I Ah t " nlnr Fnrs. Fox, ?qnirrri \liok, M;irr«-ij. M ile
<>po- u nin. lV*r. Con-v. etc. j
Sillß 1 WAISTS is the p<ipnl;ir F annels, Wool Chal
etc., |1 IM>. $1.25 #l.•'»<», $2 tto t > fi.W.
WALKING SKIRTS. We lundle the Qa-en Walking Skirr ß
Perfe«-t littimr. nwde of all- wool materials in rh>- newest styles,
£."> 00. onr Others $2 o<i aud 8$ ?4.50 to 50.
OUR WINTER MILLINERY A WINN-H
Ir t ler- t.'r i'r-lf We leave th- cerdict to the discriminating and ap
jjreci paolic Just oue trial will unke yon a cnj-touier.
EISLEU-MARDORF COTPANY, [
I' SOUTH KAIH STREET ) 001 I
| Send in Your Mail Orders. I
m OPWSITE HOThh -\RU: GT'I-.'. Bi'TLKR, I'A. |
The Great Sacrifice Sale
of Clothing, Men's and Boys' FurnishiDg Goods, Hats and
Gaps is still going on.
Owing to the dissolution of the firm of Schaul & Nast, prices
on all goods in the store have been sjashed regardless of cost.
The following are a few of the many bargains we have to offer yo j.
Men's fine all wool, black and blje, Kersey HCR Qft
Overcoats, regular price sls, sale price w"
Men's Oxford, black, very dressy, Overcoats, A ft
regular price $lO and sl2, sale price i"0
Men's very fine English Rain Coats,
regular price S2O, sale priee lU.fcO
Men's fine Hodgmans Alexombrice Rain and *3\Q Qft
Storm Overcoats, regular price $lB, sale price *P v v/O
Men's heavy Rain and Storm Overcoats, fit C OC
regular price $9 and SIQ, sale price
118 pair of Men's and Boys' heavy Cassimere Qftp
Pants, reguiar price $2, sale price wOl
389 pair Boys' Knee Pants (all wool) sizes 3 QQp
to 16. regular price 75c, 3'le price yyy
All we ask is for the reader of this advertisement to stop
in the store and be convinced that we make good all v/e ad
vertise. No trouble to show goods.
PHILIP SCHAUL,
SUCCESSOR TO SCHAUL & NAST
137 Sonth tyain Street, Untler, Pa.
| CAM PB ELL'S GOOD FURNITURE
|A Well Furnished Home!
1 Sfil BX£*
kind you will enjoy, .sliouldLll
be furnished with Furniture that 6
is right in style, quality and finish. ©
This store s stocls of reliable ®
fi furniture is now at its best H;
B
J UPHOLSTERED DIVAN $14,00 g
' ' 'aSi Mahogany Uuish tiiree li4nniat<;rs in UaoH
ar " (iliurhr carved. Polished tu[> and cqrvcd lews. Uuat up- Jsgj{
j hu]*-t(,rcd in a ttri-.tu veronu A fiu« parlor pleoe.
hROCKING CHAIRS $5.50 IS
Solid wood HeatHin oak or mahonanv fiuinb; jjoli-liHd and wvU jUg
•pes;! Bbap«d wat. bauuiMter back. cnrvM top. A ks*
SB parlor chair.
j DINNER SETS 514 00 ®
SgK| Twi —(iiib a border othuy a dflttl'V " ,
! dfcorntlop bqudlui. Moral jaf
. apiece B*3tH. Best
I Alfred A. Campbell 1
I I Fall and Winter Millinery. |
|LI Arrival of a large line of Street Hats, Tailor-made 3;
; 3; and ready-to-wear Hats. All the new ideas and 3;
it designs in Millinery Novelties. Trimmed and Un- 31
3" trimmed Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children. All 31
the new things in Wings, Pom-pons; Feathers,
4; Ostrich Goods, etc, etc. 3;
I Rockenstein's I
W -f *
6 Mi 11 i r\ery Km pori um, 4^
828 Sonth Main Street, Bntler, Fa.
MTRICM I
(V TffE WOMAN 'S SffOE M
p/o/fT
THE FATIGUE OF SHOPPING
i» greatly Ifnnencd by comfortable footwwar. Th« flexibility of Patrician
Sb'« H for women uiaken waljtintc n pleasure. All the attract!ve'iecii, Ht>le
arid »ervic.e of ft cuntum-made nhoe in foand in the Patrician There ar«'
27 Htyk-H to Helect from.
DAUBENSPECK & TURNER.
People s Phone 633. 108 S. Main St., Butler, Pa.
Advertise in the CITIZEN.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1904.
"■'Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. It is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
sell the 50c. size; Trie! size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou
ble*, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. PTice including the
spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties of Ihe solid preparation.
PROFESSIONAL CAKDS.
PHYSICIANS,
I BOYLE, M. D.
'T « Eyh, Ea.r, n'OSE and THROIT,
S; E IA LI ST.
121 East C'nnninnbam Street.
< ifti'-e Hours. 11 to 12 a. in.. 3 to 5 and
7 t>> 9 p. in.
BOTH TELEPHONES.
Dlt JULIA K FOSTER.
OSTEOPATH
Consultation and examination free.
< iffice hours -9 to 12 A M.. 2 to
M., daily except Sunday Evening
appointment.
Office—Stein Block, Roomi* 9-10, Bnt
ler, Pa. People's Phone 478.
IvR H J NEELV
1' R*>olllß 0 and 7, Hughes Bnild'ng,
South Main St.
Chronic diseases of genito urinary
organs and rectnui treated l'y the mos
approved m-thoda.
PLARA E. MORROW D 0.,
vv GRADUATR BOSTON COLLEC.? qf
Cm-rgofiATtiY
Women's diseases a .specialty. Con
sultation Hnd examination free.
Office Hours, 9 to Ii m., 2 to 3 p. m
Peop'e's Pbone 573.
if6S. Main street, Put r Ta
1 < M. ZIMMERMAN
'I. PHYSICIAN AND §DRGgqN
At 527 N Main St.
LI; HAZLKTT, . D.,
• 106 West LMamoi.fi.
L>r Graham's former ofl'ce
special attention g ve,. to Kye, e
and Throat Pet/ole's Pbu£p £7^.
vAMUELM. BIPPUS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
ioo West Cunningham St.
DEJJTISTS,
UR Jj-ORi) H HAYES,
OtNTtST.
Graduate of Dental Department,
University of Pennsylvania
Office —215 S. Main Street. Butler, Pa.
DR. S A. JOHNSTON.
twmne'rfy of Butler,
Has located opposite Lowry Honse,
Main St, butler, Pa. The finest work
a specialty. Expert painless extractor
"f t»-eth by his new method, uo medi
cine used or jabbing a noedb* :sV' tbe
gnms; nlj,o aeti fitter u«tid ' Com
munitions by uih|l 'receive prouipi at
t^ntion.
DR J. WiLilHßl McKkIT
SUSCRON DKWTIST.
Office over Leighner's Jewelry store.
Bntler, Pa
Peoples Telephone 505.
A specialty made of gold filling, wold
irro«m anil brl(tee «*o*k 6->*
A J HIND^AN,
*' • Dkntist
12South >s'Un <!»«*-», rov MetarrV
Bt'oo Store.)
| |R. H. A. MCCANDL SS,
•' DKNTIST.
Office in Butler County National Rank
Building, 2nd floor
hK. i»I D. KOTTRABA,
SucceSKor tp Df. Jtthtfcuon.
UffliK »%t No 114 S. Jefferson St., over
<; V Miller's grocerv
ATTORNEYS.
f> P SCPW.
V» Atiornky-at-Law,
Office in Butler County National
liHUk building.
v T.SCOTI,
■%, vTT <l tt''KV AT L»~-
UtfctK-idi«« " ~ , ~
. . went Diamond Kt. t'u
.cr, Ps.
t COULTER & BAKhR,
' -ITTOkNHVa *7 r .AW.
Office in Batler C-mnly Nation*!
Bank building.
JOHN \V. COULTER,
ti ATTORNKV-AT-LAW.
Office on Diamond. Butler, Ph_
ripectal attention given u> collectioni
*nd business matters.
I D McJUNKIN,
rt . ATT()IiNHV-AT-UW.
Othce in Reiber building, cornei M*m
nnil K. Cunningham rits. Entrance on
Main street.
| H. BKKDIN,
•I. ATTOHNKV AT f,AW.
■ thee on Main St. near Court Hoiw
ii ii
' I. ATTomnkv at Law.
»*=Srr in *-'i»e '••ll' ')•!/
P H NEGLEY.
Pi• ATTOHNKV AT f.AW,
0«i"» in >h» N K ley H-ilding W. M
Diamond
W r C FINDLEY,
• ATTOHNKV-AT-I.A W. AMU
PKNHION ATTOKNKY.
Office on Houth side of Diamond,
B irler, I'a
MISCELLANEOUS.
V. L. McQUISTION,
"J. Crvii. Enc.inkkr and Siiuvkvh
Iffr nrnr Court Hnnw.
I P. WALKKR,
L. Notary Pi'bi.ic,
Btrrt.it»,
office with BerVmer. nc*{ door to P. O
F. MILLIARD.
OENKKAI. Hukvkyino.
Mines and Land Ootintv Hurveyot.
R F D. <!) Wn*t Hunbnry. Pa.
;C. F. T, Pape,|
gJEWELER | 1
? 121 E. Jefferson Street. /
ji
| Lox)e and
L,tina.cy
By Troy Hi-son
Copt/right, l'-OL. )>■/ Troy Alliron
"I hope you will remember it has
been my pet scheme for the last five
years," said young l>r. llilyer, polish
ing his glasses with a vigor due less
to necessity than to a desire to avoid
his sister's flashing eyes.
Bettina ftave her head a disdainful
toss and helped herself to another
chocolate.
"I know I shan't even like liin," she
said, finding it difficult to express dis
approval with any great amount of
dignity when one cheek was distorted
by a chocolate drop.
"Now, Bettiua, that's simply preju
"dice. He was the nicest fellow at col
lege, and he is tfce only man on earth
I would be willing for you to marry."
Bettina's fingers seized a candied vio
let which she discovered in the corner
or the box.
"Of course 1 know he's a wonder,"
she said. "That's the reason I know I
shan't like hiui. He is probably so per
fect that he chews his food a regula
tion number of times before swallow
ing."
Hilyer laughed.
"I've seen him swallow sandwiches
BO fast it would take a lightning calcu,
Jator to keep up with him. Now, Bet
tina, please b$ reasonable! I haven't
seen pent since we left college, but if
jie is as jolly a doctor as he was a med
ical student you certainly will not have
cause to complain of his primness. He
will be here in time for the dance to
night, and I simply want you to be
nice to him. I don't know what it is
women do to themselves when they
\rni4 ix be especially charming, but
you can do it when you try, little sis."
Bettina balanced the somewhat de
pleted candy box on top of a skull that
ornamented the doctor's desk
'."That's to keep U>> wrvma from eat
ing ihe u*st ui it," she laughed. "Mag
gie wouldn't dare touch it now. Well,
Brother Doctor, I'll see what effect the
new pompadour silk will have on Dr.
Dent. If It is immediate ar,d utqrtlli«M
and you sc» mo fritting »u the consery
holding his hand don't be u|arm
yd; it may be necessary to take his
pulse,"
Pr. Hilyer smiled as his erratic little
■lster flitted from the room.
He had been resident physician at
the Burton asylum for two years,
where It was customary $ uu oc
casional dau<-y tor the" inmates. Ilet
pu.i found suiuething unusual in these
dances that she fairly reveled in, and
slie had not been known to miss one
since her brother had been In charge.
She would take the electee {l*4lll
the city nnd tm-ivfc at (tie sanitarium
bearing a box containing
tier upwest party drf**, produced by
iiome tahiftt. The girl's mother en
eooraged her Industry by giving her all
the material for party dresses that she
would make up, and her chic creations
were the envy of her girl friends*.
When she had arrived iluit Mfteruoun
she had showi* her brother a gay little
iiluv uud pink pouijtadour frucU that he
tad vowed would m/ike it necessary
to send all harmless patients back
Jo p.ol.ttd c»lls and leave a paucity of
dancing men.
Dr. Dent's train was late. He hur
ried Into his dress suit, and tbe twtj
friends started down {jiti hall
the ballro(,:o .Mi attendant came up
41 urriediy aud whispered tliat Hilyer
\vas needed immediatviy,
"I'm sorry, c*Jt| iitan," lie said, turn
j|i(l tn go with the nurse. "You'll have
to find your way In alone. There's no
hostess, so go in and talk to any one
you like. You'll find Bettlnn
where. Look for a yyjjuw haired little
girl in a 'ijue and pink dress. I be
%o the little minx hus sprinkled din
mond (lust In her hair and put a black
patch 011 her cheek to be in (tupping
with her pompadour costume, so you
will fcavc no trouble iu recognlalng
tier."
Bettlim was partly hidden by a group
Of Pttln>" ■y-ia-n Dent entered the room.
She saw him speak to several of the
patients near the door and fln«Uj' ash
one dark eyed girl to dance.
Bettina recognl/.ed him Immediately
from the photograph in her brother's
room and studied him calmly as he
and his partner passed her.
Certain she wa« that Will had not
told her Dent wu« a perfect Hercules
and that even the photograph had been
misleading Klie acknowledged to her
aelf the Improbability of a man of his
type masticating food according to net
rules and wu* rather Inclined to think
Will might have mentioned his atyle of
dancing an a point in his favor when
lie had given a list of his friend's many
virtues that afternoon.
When she saw him coming toward
her with the evident intention of speak
ing alio thounht he mistook her for a
patient, and her eyes sparkled with
mlachlef.
"May I Introduce myself?" he asked,
bowing before her.
Bcttlna raised a haughty llt'le head.
"It is somewhat unusual for royalty to
be approached with ho little formali
ty," she said Icily, "but of course the
(laughter of the lost dauphin of France
has had to put up with a great many
trlHls."
Dent looked startled. "Perhaps I
have made a mistake"— he com
menced.
"Oh, don't mention It," she interrupt
ed, with an airy little wave of the
hand. '"Tin within royal power to par
ilon, and even I, Princess Fleur de-lls,
feel that It Is no condescension lo talk
to Alexander the Great on an equal
footing."
Dent bowed again profoundly, so
profoundly that when he stood erect
he had gained control of the ainllethat
threatened to convulse his counte
nance, for he knew he could not be
mistaken about that patch and dia
mond dust. It was scarcely probable
that two girls would be dressed Just
like this.
"Your highness, no battle trophy ev
er tilled me with a Joy that the effect
of your approval does not far exceed.
Permit me," he added, seating himself
beside her.
"It's really a pleasure." she contin
ued affably. "It Is so seldom that one
meets royal blood In this democratic
America. It will positively be the
■^ause of my being an old uiald, for of
course a princess could not marry a
commoner, could she?" Bcttina's wick
ed little dimple was now 111 evidence,
and the patch on her cheek called at
teutlon to It in a way that seeiucd
positively audacious.
"No. Indeed." be assented eagerly;
"of course prince ,i< must inarrj <v
Icings and things."
llettlna irxhlt l approvingly. Her bine
eyes looked into tils with guilelcas i s
presslon that threatened I lent with a
second attack of convulsion <
"Yes, of cour-"," she smiled Into his
face with a coiilUlenll.il f' en.Ulne s.
"I rather think I would like a Icing my
self, but I have met so few," sighing.
"In fact, you are the first one."
He leaned over and took the fan
from her hand.
"Fair princess, I feel that one could
wish the first might be last and the
last might be first."
"Oh. don't: please don't." she en
treated hurriedly. "Don't wish for any
thing. I'm afraid yon might—cry."
Dent stared in astonishment.
"Perhaps I ought not to have men
tioned It"—she drew the corners of
her small mouth down in an absurdly
contrite manner—"but we heard about
—Alexander the Great's weeping: it's
really a matter of history. I would
not start you to crying and spoil the
evening for you—not for anything."
"I feel n lump in my throat right
now." he declared. "I am perfectly
sure that if you don't dance this next
waltz with me I shall burst into tears
according to history."
She rose quickly.
"Anything to please the ba—l mean
anything to keep you from crying,"
she said as they joined the dancers.
Hilyer peeped into the conservatory
an hour later. "I guess I'll not disturb
that." he muttered and tiptoed away.
On the last day of Dent's holiday
Bettiua's maid carried a box into her
ro^m.
It contained delicate purple and
white lilacs tied with a royal purple
ribbon strangely decorated. On one
streamer was a hand painted shield
of strange device, and another end of
ribbon was tied around a »mall scroll
of paper,
The girl opened It eagerly.
Little Princess Flcur-de-lls—Alexander
the Great feels another lump In his
thrnat, H« wants to call this afternoon
and ask you that the fleur-de-lis shall be
bound always by the royal ribbons of his
house.
Later that afternoon Bettina smiled
into his eyes admiringly,
"I certainly am glad to marry a man
Who knows so much," she said, point
ing to the painted ribbon that she
wore in a knot on her breast. "Now
I was so ignorant that I had uo idea
how Alexander's coat of arms looked."
Dent (Irew the curly head over on
pis shoulder and laughed.
She asked him why he laughed.
He didn't think it necessary to teU
her that he had paid a girl itt un art
store to copy the strangest looking
hp (Hiuki Und in the dictionary.
A lion couchant or u charger rampant
was all the aaiue to him—he had trust
ed to luck that she would not know the
difference, aud he now added a touch
of diplomacy that promised him great
future success as a married gi*iv
"What am I laughing at, little girl?
You migh{ kn° w 'h«t a wan who was
enough to cry for mere
worlds would laugh when he found
heaven."
Th* Bird* In the Fkl«n.
George Chamber*, an artist, was
Qncp tiMinmlssloned by King William
IV. of England to paint a picture of
the Attack on a fortress on the Spanish
const by a frigate commanded by his
majesty, who was then the DuKo of
Clarence. The attack tQQi» place at
night. Chambers completed a beauti
ful picture from some rough sketches
{h«i were in the king's pcMtaeaHlon. and
when submitted for approval his maj
esty w»& delighted with it. but Cham
bers had taken an artist's liberty with
the picture and for the purpose of re
lieving the somber veil of nlghf—had
introduced some sea gulls skimming (lie
waves. "Hello, hello. Chambers!" said
his majesty. "Thl« will never do to
have the blixis (tying about at night.
They were all gone to roost." "So they
were, your majeety," replied f'ham
tWX l 't>ut you gave such a rousing
broadside with your guns that they all
woke up and flew about." "AU, so 1
did; so I did, Chambers. I forgot that.
Very good, very good!"
Jspnnrie riaylnic Cards.
"Japanese playing cards," write* a
correspondent who bns given some
study to the playing cards of differ
ent countries, "are unlike those of any
other country ou earth. In sbnpe they
resemble those used In France and oth
er countries on the continent, but they
are very much smaller thnn ordinary
wirds, being but two inches In length
by one In breadth, The backs of the
rards lire almost Invariably black and
With true Japanese artistic Instinct nre
pasted over the edges of the cards so
as to leave a narrow rim to form a
frame on the face of the curd. Th#
symbols are stenciled and the card var
alshed or enameled, thus causing It to
Ms extremely Slippery. The pack con
lists of forty-nine cards, the exU-a one,
which has a plain white face, being
used or not at option as a 'Joker,'"
An Airknaril Compliment.
Jones Is notlilug if not gallant. Mrs.
Brown Is exactly the same age as her
husband, but she will not aduiit It.
"My husband is forty," she said to
pome friends the other day. "you
wouldn't believe It. but there's actu
ally ten years' difference In our ages."
"Impossible, dear madam," hastily
Interposed Jones, anxious to say some
thing agreeable. "I'm sure you look
every day as young as he does."
Not Nerloua.
Mr. Hhort—My dear Miss Kate. I
have a very serious question I wish to
ask you. Miss Long What Is It. pray?
Mr. Short Will you marry ine? Miss
Long (scornfully) Do you call that se
rious, Mr. Hhort? Why, I don't think
I ever heard anything so ridiculous.
Cym I ml.
< 'ynlcus The propagation of the hu
man race depends upon early mar
riage. Hlillcus- Ho\v do you make
that out? <'ynlcus Well, •If a man
waited until he was really old enough
to get married he wouldn't. —Philadel-
phia Record.
Foolish men mistake transitory sem
blances for eternal fact and go astray
more and more. Carlylc
J ampin*.
Long and high Jumping alike give
elasticity of movement to the person
with sluggish, heavy gait. The high
Jump should be practiced over a piece
of cotton fixed to two poles or other
supports. This cannot possibly occa
sion a fail. A piece of white paper run
on the cotton near the center will be
easily distinguishable The student un
used to Jumping should begin with a
nominal height, say twelve Inches. In
creasing this as advance Is made In
proficiency.
Left the Pnrm Perforce.
Oolllfer You used to make a good
living In the country, hut you don't
deem to be making your salt in town.
Why did you leave the farm? <loach-
Because I couldn't bring It with me. It
Was held down by a mortgage.—Chica
go Tribune.
Uttod Taat*.
"What a homely shirt!"
"Yes. My wife picked It out."
"Why. rnau. haven't you any taut*
yourself?"
"Not for a yiarrel with my wife."—
Claveiaod Pl&tu Doafor. .'
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE
Health unci Enrr()r Flourish Brut la
lb* Temperate Zones.
Grant Dexter iu Lis book on •"Weath
er Influences" says that "inhabitants
of hot climates are usually listless, uu
inventlve. apathetic and improvident
An equable high temperature, especial
ly if moist, weakens body and mind.
No long established lowland tropical
people is a conquering race iu the
broadest sense of the word. For the
inhabitants of the higher altitudes,
even under the tropical sun, this may
be true, for as we ascend the tempera
ture lessens about 1 degree every 270
feet on an average, and even at the
equator we may have a temperate
climate. The most favorable tempera
ture for health, which carries with it
an aggressive energy which leads and
which has led the world march of civ
ilization, is about 45 degrees on an
average, and this is found In the tem
perate races. From there have come
the brawn and brain of martial con
quest and intellectual attainment. The
dominant peoples are shown between
the latitudes of 25 degrees and 55 de
grees.
"During the London fogs and on days
when the weather is particularly de
pressing In the Bauk of England cer
tain set* of books, an error In whicto
would be cumulative and produce dis
astrous results furt'ier on, are locked
up and the clerks set to tasks less in
tricate and important in character.
Experience has taught those in charge
that the percentage of error increases
many fold during such climatic condi
tions and that it is money in pocket
to yield to them. The same necessity
for cessation of certain lines of work
during bad 'spells of weather' is recog
nized by the larger banking institu
tions in New York and the other east
ern cities.
"It has been the universal experience
of the superintendents of prisons and
asylumq for the Insane that the per
sons In their charge varied so marked
ly with the meteorological conditions
that no man could doubt that the rela
tion between the weather and emotion
al states waa any other than that of
cause and effect. When asked, how
ever, what definite conditions of the
weather tended to be the most pro
ductive of emotional abnormalities no
satisfactory answer could bo made."
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Do the best you can and you will be
surprised how well you do.
It is one sign that you are all right
when you believe that others are.
The smartest man we ever knew and
the one who could use the longest
words could not hold a job.
Bu many of us act the fool while
thinking we are acting smart. Look
yourself over. Do you do it?
Don't be too confidential; don't tell
every one the story of your life. It
will be soon enough to tell that when
you stand before St Peter.
They talk about getting into the rut.
Remaining in the rut isn't so bad.,
Most successful men are found in the
rut; most failures are found outside
of it—Atchison Globe.
SMOKING A CIGAR.
In* Wa> •( Data* It That la Said to
Be aa Impossibility.
"I hare a customer who thinks he
smokes twe.sty cigars a day," said a
downtown dealer. "As a matter of
fact, he gives away many of them and
throws away some that are only partly
consumed. However, he Is firm in the
belief that he smokes more actual to
bacco than any man in New York, and
a boast on the subject in my store
yesterday led to a curious bet.
"lie declared, to begin with, that he
could smoke three ordinary cigars In
half aii hour. A bystander remarked
that no man alive could smoke oven
one cigar continuously until It was
consumed without taking It from his
Hps. 'Bosh." said my man. '1 do that
right along and think nothing of It.'
" 'l'll bet you a box of perfectos you
can't do It right now,' said the other,
and In half a minute the wager was
made. By its terms the cigar was to
be consumed in steady consecutive
puffs and not removed from the Hps
until burned to a mark one and a half
Inches from the tip. A clear Havana
Colorado Madura was selected for tlie
test, and the smoker took a seat and
began.
"He puffed like an engine for about
two minutes and accumulated some
thing under half an inch of ash, and
then he began to wabble. He shifted
the cigar from side to side, pulled
slow and fast and seemed to have
difficulty getting his breath between
the draws. At any rate, he kept turn
ing his head to avoid the smoke and
finally got to laughing. I could see
he WUH In torture, but he stuck to it
until lie got within half an Inch of the
mark. Then ho Jumped up suddenly,
throw the cigar away and walked out
of the shop.
"I paid the bet and charged tt to his
account, nnd lie told me ln»t evening
thHt Hit: very Idea of tobacco mad* blm
»lck. I doubt whether It would be
possible for anybody to amoke even a
moderately strong cigar through In
the niunner I have described."— New
York Press.
WORST KIND OF POVERTY.
A Man «l«r HIT* PUatr "» Moaey
mod T*l B* Very Poor.
Much of what Is called success Is but
the most vulgar kind of prosperity; it
is the success of the brute faculties at
the expeuse of the divine. To develop
a few of one's brain cells, and these
the lowest, by everlasting digging and
grinding for money, to cultivate one
huge gland which secretes nothing but
dollurs and the exclusive cultivation
of which crushes out of life all the
finer sentiments, all that is sweet and
beautiful and worth while, makes a
man as dry and barren as the great
Sahara desert. He who follows this
course cannot be rich, no matter how
much money be may have. A man Is
rich when every faeulty within him
has followed his highest ideals, when
>-c has pushed his horizon to its far
thermost limit.
A man Is poor when he lias lost con
fidence of his friends, when j>eople who
are nearest to him do not believe In
him, when tils character la honeycomb
ed by deceit, punctured by dishonesty.
He Is poor when be makes money at
the expense of hla character, when
principle does not stand clear cut, su
premo In hla Idea. When this la cloud
ed he Is in danger of the worat kind
of poverty To be In the poorbouao
Is not necessarily to be poor. If you
have maintained your Integrity, if your
character stands foursquare to the
world, if you have never bent tho knee
of principle to avarice, you are utl
poor, though you may be compelled to
beg bread. —Orison Swett Marden in
Muccasa.
fttruK«Un* With the Unsafe.
A story Is told of u German teacher
at an American girls' college who waa (
not thoroughly acquainted with the
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| English language and the college slang
had not helped her In solving the pui
; rle. She had heard the girls talk about
going off on larks. Returning one day
from a picnic she said to some of the
| girls, "Oh, I have been on such a cana
ry." She startled her class one day by
complaining against some of the cold
days of September, say inc. "Why, it
was so cold one day 1 had to stay ill
my room all the morning and alt with
my feet over the transom trying to
keep warm."
Salvation With read.
Fourteen-year-old Emma, who had
come home from her first day's school
ing in elementary physiology, waa
questioned by her parents as to what
she had learned.
"Papa," she complained, '1 don't
liink I like physiology."
"Why not, my dear?"
"Well, teacher was explaining diges
tion to us today, and she said we had
to mix salvation with every mouthful
ef food."—Harper's Weekly.
Bat Ha Knit Well.
The good man was comforting the
Stricken widow.
"Do not grieve, sister,"* said he.
"Think how much better off he is."
And the good man wondered why
she refused to be longer comforted by
him.—Browning's Magazine.
His Negative.
Bunsby—They speak of Multby's
negative virtues. What are they? Daw
son—They're something I don't Ilka.
He always says no when you want to
borrow anything of him.— Boston
Transcript
Had to HIT* It.
"You married me for my money!" aba
exclaimed angrily. »
"Oh. well," he replied soothingly,
"don't blame me. I couldn't get it any
other way. you know."
A PERSIAN TRAGEDY.
tnbllate Coarase by Which Princess
Salome Escaped Her Master.
James Baker, a well known traveler
and writer, tells a curious story of a
war 100 years ago. The Persian shah
was besieging Tifiis, and the husband
of the Princess Salome bad been slain
in the siege. When the Persians en
tered and sacked the town Salome
tried to save her young son, but ba waa
torn from her arms and hacked in
pieces before fier eyes. Her own life
was spared and she was borne to the
camp outside the walls of Tifito to the
shah. He Bold her to Djafar Bek, who
abut her up in a castle—a part of which
still remains—near where now is the
lovely tropical botanical garden of
Tifiis. Charmed by her beauty, he ask
ed her to become his wife. She re
fused and begged her purchaser to
slay her. The Persian gave her a night
to reconsider the matter and on the
next day he lay reclining on a great
cushion under a tree on that hot »un*
ny hillside and awaited her answer.
Presently she appeared before him,
veiled in a long, pure white robe, calm
and stately, her face deathly pale. She
advanced, her armed jailers following
her. The Persian waved his followers
aside and asked the princess, "Yon eon
sent to be my wife?" "Yes," was the
solemn answer. "I consent to lore
you, for after the death of my husband
and son It to my destiny; there to no
other fate for me.
"In Georgia," said the princess,
"there are certain families that possess
strange powers and dark secrets. Hy
mother foretold I should be the wife of
a Djafar, and from my mother i, too,
receive these powers to read the fu
ture." The Persian was impressed by
her manner and her presence. She saw
her power. "Give me your hand," she
said. "Let me read there if I shall
have long years of happiness with
you." He held forth his hand. Shs
held it until it slightly trembled in her
fingers. Then she burst forth with a
cry of horror, "Oh, my master, know
est thou that death awaits thee, per
cbanco this very night?" Dpjafar Bek
trembled now. "Thou wilt die by the
hand of a man thou hast this day of
fended." "Is it by Assa Dhoulla Bek?"
he asked. "We quarreled today, and
about you. He would have bought
you." "Oh, my master," exclaimed
Salome, "to save thee I must have
some object upon which he has looked
today, then I can avert this evil and
make bis arms useless against thee."
"What! You can do this?" exclaimed
Djafar Incredulously. "Most certainly.
Give me your dagger." He drew It and
handed It to her. She held It up and,
looking up to the blue heavens above,
murmured a prayer; then, banding It
back to him said: "Now it to useless.
It can slsy no one." He looked at her
unbelievingly. "Try it" "he exclaim
ed. "Strike here!" He struck the blow
where her finger rested full upon her
heart. The koen blade went swiftly
home, and she fell at his feet, exclaim
ing, "O God, receive my soull" Then
she lay dead.
Iroa Maklaar la Early History.
Iron was used before history was
written. The stone records of Egypt
and the brick books of Nineveh men
tion it Genesis (ix, 22) refers to Tn
baicaln as "as Instructor of every ar
tificer In brass and iron," and in Deu
teronomy (111, 11) the bedstead of the
giant Og was "a bedstead of iron."
The galleys of Tyre and Sldon traded
in this metal. Chinese records ascrib
ed to 2,000 B, C. refer to it Horace
speaks of it as superior to bronse. The
bronze age came before the iron age
because copper, found as a nearly pure
metal, easily fuses, and with another
soft metal—tin or zinc—alloys Into
hard bronze, while Iron, found only as
an ore, must have the impurities burn
ed and hammered out by great heat
and force before it can be made into a
tool.
Rot • Favorite Breed.
Lovers of good, plain dogs which
have been allowed to grow naturally
will appreciate the story of tbo Eng
lish peddler who went to a dealer in
dogs and thus described what he
wanted:
"HI wauts a kind of dog about so
'lgh an' so long. Hit's a kind of gry
'ouml, an" ylt It ain't a gry'ound, be
cause 'ls tyle Is shorter nor any o'
these 'ere gry'ouuds an' 'is noso Is
shorter an' 'e alu't so slim round the
body. Hut still 'e's a kind o' gry'ound.
Do you keep such dogs?"
"No," replied the dog man. "We
drowns "em."
•'Yankee Doodle."
As for the origin of the tune of "Yan
kee Doodle," over which there to much
controversy, this can be said —that most
of the views expressed about Its origin
are right, but only partly so. It to
true the tune is the same as that of
"Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket" "Yan
kee Doodle Came to Town," and that
of the Dutch reapers' song, "Yonker
Dudal, Dudal Daun." but it to also
identical with the old Btooayan "Dan
m Kspnrta" (sword dance) and that of
a German song which waa published
at Cologne In the year that Colombo*
discovered America. .