VOL. XXXXI. THE MODERN STORE- 1 Special Sale in Full Swing. j Closes Saturday evening, Dec. 3. I Opportune Time to Get Bargains. | Just Before Christmas. You can't Afford to Miss it. See Circulars for Prices. Not a few articles but all over the store I out of the largest stock of Dry Goods, Ladies and Men's Wear and MILLINERY. Watch for our Christmas Announcements. We Have a Surprise for Everybody. EISLER-MARDORF COfIPANY, | SOUTH luamirr » f\f%4 CCI send in Your Mail Orders, gj OPPOSITE HOTgI^ARXINGTOf^^^^BUTLKR^J^^^^I yijyyi campbells 00015 furn,ture | Useful I nm Christmas | 3 Presents! I pj The kind your friends appreciate. jp£ Hundreds of useful things here to select from. g( oak or mahogany finish BAt $3.50 and $5 00 we have Parlor Tables in golden |g oak or mahogany finish, polished and well made. jUj §1 Couches low as $lO, Music Cabinets at $5 and Writing Desk at $6. Us 5 Framed Pictures from 25c to $5 each. P;' Sideboards low as sl6} China Closets with round ends Op |l at S2O. g I Alfred A. Campbell I gf 3HP *1? # '!•' ############# Fall and Winter Millinery, f j j i ! j£ Arrival of a large line of Street Hats, Tailor-made j and ready-to-wear Hats. All the new ideas and jtj j designs in Millinery Novelties. Trimmed and Un- jp j I * trimmed Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children. All jti H the new things in Wings, Pom-pons; Feathers, & II Ostrich Goods, etc, etc. «l Rockenstein's 'i 2$ Millii\ery Emporium, & jjj 828 Sooth Main StoMt, .. . Butler, Pa. jjjj $75 to $l5O 1 For Fifteen Minutes Time! Pretty high wages, Eh? That's what people are Si making who take abvantage of Rj NEWTON'S I Price Sacrifice Piano Salel On account of cleaning out my store in order H to get it finished for Christmas trade. It will sell H Pianos at factory prices, and many less. I will H quote you a few of the bargains I have for you: £ Upright Piano, fully warranted, retail price, $275.00. k! Sale Price $lB5 00- gi Upright Piano, fully warranted, retail price, $375.00. is Salt Price $225.00 B| Upright Piano, fully warranted, retail price, $575,90. Hi Thj« plant ha* been used, but is a bargain, 5250- K Squre pianos from $25.00 to $125. Organs from p SIO.OO up. 10 per cent, for cash. jspj There are 24 of these Pianos to select from —new ||| and used—so you certainly ought to make a selec- M tion. Bring this advertisement with you. || I NEWTON'S I ■ MajR. Qpen Evenings, b —, i w.gqggggßgp .L I ■■ I._LL MJ. P Jewelry, 1 * i ? Now is the Time to select Holiday Goods, iji j t CALL A T St J(Cleeland's Jewelry Store® !j and loolc oyer a yery fine stock of Watches, Solid |I f Sijyenyarp, Hand Painted and Imported China, Gold «? | jewelry, finest plated ware and many other new and jg . up to date goods suitable for a nice wedding or T 6 Christmas gift. \\ D. L. CLEELAND, S '* i 125 South Mkin street, - - - Butler, Pa. jit Hi 31 ffiilMliil."!; ;Ii ill* ili THE BUTLER CITIZEN. |Say,XmasisNcar!f N YOU WILL BUY SOMETHING ►< I Useful for the HOfflC | Pi This store has the kind of Useful Presents it that lasts for years. Why not buy Furniture? r VA Our stock is large and assortment fine. Better K kl take a look at us before buying. VA How About A Rocking Chair J One of the most useful and pleasing articles of the f % home. Never can have too many comfortable Rock si ing Chairs. We are showing at least 100 different [4 patterns —all kinds—inexpensive —at $2.00, 2.50, in 3.00, 3.so—comfortable—durable. Parior Chairs— Uj [J polished—odd patterns at $5.00, 6.00 up to 10 00. pi Fine Leather Rockers for sl2 to 20.00. a# '•) PARLOR TABLES H TA We are shoving a large assortment. Neat polish- pj * ed patterns in small sizes at $1.50, 2.00 and up to 5.00. The better ones —in mahogany and oak from j SB.OO to 20.00. T® [J ODD PARLOR PIECES W M In gilt, oak, mahogany —artistic pieces to tone up JA —make home look beautiful —inexpensive, if you \ wish, or more elaborate, as yoa please. 91 *A Music Cabinets here from SB.OO to $25.00. mj J WRITING DESKS for the Ladies—in oak or ma- kl hogany —bird's eye maple—from $5.00 to 15.00. wl A How about a fine Rug oi Carpet for your best kj room? We have them. 7A 0 COME'IN'AND COMPARH. |i BROWN &r CO. H mb No. 136 North Main St., Butler. m i a- ] sultatian and examination free. Office Hours, 9 to 12 in., 2 to 3 p. m , People's Phone 573. 116 S. Main street, JJut'cr. Pa * ' M. ZIMMERMAN '1 • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON At '327 N \b.in Sr. [ R UAZLETT, D., Li» 106 West Diamond, Dr. Graham's former of^ce Special attention to Eye, >ir.c aud Throat Peodt's Phone 274. JAMUELST. BIPPUS, U PHYSICIAN AND SURGKO-- 200 West Cunningham St. DENTISTS. DR. FORD II HAYES. DENTIST. Graduate of Dental Department, University of Pennsylvania Office —215 S. Main Street, Butler, Pa. DR. S A. JOHNSTON, SURGEON DENTIST. Formerly of Butler, Has located opposite Lowiy House, Main St; Butler, Pa. The finest work n specialty. Expeit painless extractor of teeth by his new method, no rnedi " cine used or jabbing a r.eedle into the gums; also gas and ether used. Coin luunications by mail receive piompt at tention. RJ. WILSERT MCKEE, SURGEON DENTIST. | Office over Leighner's Jewelry store, Butler, Pa Peoples Telephone 505. A specialty made of gold fillings, gold crown and bridjre work. WJ HIND AN, . DENTIST. 127 J South Main street, (ov Metzer's shoe store.) DR. H. A. MCCANDLESS, DENTIST. Office in Butler County National Bank Building, 2nd floor. DR. M. D. KOTTRABA, Successor to Dr. Johnston, !)• nasi Office at No 114 E. JeSerson St., over G. W. Miller's grocery ATTORNEYS. RP. SCOTT, • AriORNEY-AT-LAW, Office in Bailor County N; tioi'i-1 B.n.k bnildin.: AT. SCOTT, • ATTORNEY A* LAW. Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. But ler, Pa. COULTER & BAKER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office in Butler County National Bank building. JOHN W. COULTER, J ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office on Diamond, Bntler, Pa. Special attention given to collection* and business matters. T D McJUNKIN, • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Reiber building, cornel Main and E. Cunningham Sts, Entrance on Main street. ] B. BREDIN, 'J . LAW. Office on Main St. near Court Hons' MH. GOUCHER, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Wise building [7 H. NEGLRY, ARWAXKV AT LAW. Office In tke Negley Billdlng. West Diamond TIT C. FINDLE\, It • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, A.V{; PENSION ATTORLF&Y. Office on South side of Diamond, Butler, Pa. MISCELLANEOUS, n F. L. McQUISTION, v. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR Office near Court Hou«e, I P. WALKER, IJ. NOTARY PUBLIC, BUTLER, Office with Btrrkmer, nt-vt door to P. O 1) F. HILT lAttll ~ !)• GE'NERAL, SURVEYING. Mines and Land. County Surveyoi. R. F D. 49. West Sunbury. Pa. |C. F. T. Pape.i \ IJEWELERI I / 121 E. Jefferson Street. I I * • G/)e Mission of the Tomato Bisque By RUTH SANTELLE Orpyright, 190 H. by Huth Siintdlc fe = A Major Blackburn was possessed of a temperament no more irascible than that of the average gentleman of his age. Moreover, the dignity of that age might have gone unsuspected by virtue of his boyish face and genial If somewhat pompous manner had it not been for the telltale appurtenances of a veteran's title and a great grown up son of the modern, broad shoulder ed type. But the major was inclined to take it good naturedly. Aspiring to youth fulness in old age was not one of his hobbies. He was guilty, nevertheless, of two—a pet ideal and a pet aversion. The first was an imaginary picture he had conjured up of an old time girl who scorned "higher education" and devoted herself to the acquisition of an endless string of housewifely ac complishments. The second was to matoes. Utterly unfit to eat! He knew It beyond hope of conversion. Furthermore, they sickened him unto death—upon his word as a gentleman and soldier. His thoughts were neither of the visionary maid nor the detested vege table ns he strode up and down the aisle of the chilly car. They had been fighting snow and wind since 4 p. m., and now it was 10, and the drifts piled higher. Something had happened to the steam pipes, and comfortable warmth was fast becoming a more and more distant memory. Worst of all, they had not yet succeeded in reaching the place where the dinner was taken on. and, dinnerless, the ma jor was unhappy. "Where in the world are we, and what are we stopping for this time?" he growled as a blue nosed brukeman swung through. "Stopping because we can't go no farther," was the answer. "This here's Graves Station, and we're telegraphing for relief. Let you know directly," as he- disappeared. "Comforting, to say the least! Win dows so fronted you can't see out. Probably nothing to see if you could. llow a cup of coffee now would cheer a man's soul!" The major's dismal reflections were interrupted by a clear, ringing laugh. Irresistibly he stopped by the seat of the fresh cheeked, tailored girl in tho wide hat who had been variously min istering to the hungry, cold, tired car full. Now, she bad a youngster in her Jap, stilling his fretting with bites of Juicy orange. It looked inviting. "I am sorry to say." came the con ductor's voice from the doorway, "that the drifts make it impossible for us to g> on. We have sent for the plow to release us, and it can probably here In two hours. As all trains after 8 o'clock are through expresses, the sta tion is closed for the night, so I am nfraid"— A chorus of groans drowned the rest of the announcement. Helplessly and hopelessly they looked at each other. The tailored girl alone, slipping the child from her knees, held a moment's consultation with the conductor. Then she called cheerfully: "I am organizing a foragipa expedi tion. May I f«'' " •Hiuteera, please? Ppu.r- Uieri, I thin' ng ones. We'll let the rest of you . olp when we see what's to be done." The response was instantaneous. SUq had to be firm in accepting the four who reached her first. Like a captain, she managed her crew in undisputed sway, and before the now interested crowd could grow impatient they found themselves liling through hastily shov eled paths Into the station's single building, almost warm already with a huge fire in the stove. "It wasn't a bit hard to get in," war bled the captain, now playing hostess. "We found quantities of wood, and if you're all very gojd and don't h'U'lr-i 1 we may lind you sompthjiia eatable in duo timg. XmW. you." to the flattered major, "keep everybody else amused some way while we get supper." "That girl is a—a—brick!" lie mur mured admiringly and proceeded to obey orders to the best of his ability. The merry cries from the end of the helped him in his (Ulorts. "Crackers!" carroled the captain en couragingly. "Half a barrel full. And a can of cream frozen almost sulid, VII hyve .to sweeten some for dessert," A few moments of laughter and ap parent investigation. "Now, a girl like that!" the major was pondering, unable to keep his Jealous glance from wandering. Then a burst of triumph from the kitchen; "Oh, see what I've found! Cans and cans of them! foe u feast!" a period of busy silence aud strengthening odors. In less time than the famished trav elers had dared hope they were ranged before bawls brimming with a steam lug aud savory conception, the very gight of ■\yhich increased their faith In |i sheltering Providence. 'Tall to, fall to!" urged the appar ently untlred girl, waving a long ladle like a magician's wand. "There are gallons and gallons, and I don't want to see a motionless spoon tAU every drop has vanished." They ne£d»»* 110 second invitation. As Wic major leaned back after a fourth polishing of his bowl the girl came up with a platter. "Take this,' 1 she whispered, "nud gather the biggest sort of a collection to leave in payment for uur entertainment," Aud the plate grew heavy as he went the rounds, supported by the voice of the girl from her stool pedestal. Then came the dish washing—("ls there anything that girl won't think of?" wondered the major)—and a round of lively games, upqp. which liroke the welcoming; smiw. of the snowplow. how the winter night was rent with cheer upon cheer for the captain as once again they boarded the train with a fair passage ahead! The major by force car-tvu<--U the seat beside her '..We can't begin to thank you. of course. It was a case of salvation pure and simple. And that stew -perfectly delicious! If I might asH you to accept my card"-. Aa slie took the hit of pasteboard she started and flushed; then, with a fluttering apology, was off to adjust the wraps of an old lady who was try ing to get a nap. And when at the fir t stop she left the train, escorted by a bodyguard six or eight strong, with a musical "Goodby, everybody. nnd bou voyage!" over her shoul >r. the n> felt that hi; r.iivanee-- nor bee a warmly "i ,\,u, v/uiKuc'Viic two days which the ma jor and his son. who bad gone ahead, spent over the business nvich bad called thc;.i from li >n:e the youjv or man found his? patience tried by the Incessant allusions to "the girl who saved our lives." "A girl like that. Warren, would make a wife worth having! Capable to the last degree! None of your aesthetic ethics about her. What you can see in that college creation you'rt so determined to"— "If you please, father, remember that I am engaged to marry Miss Berkeley and cannot countenance slighting re marks even from you. If you would only consent to see her.you would not feel so. I know. "Well, well, never mind! But a girl like that I could welcome as a daugh ter." was the regretful response. On the return trip, by daylight, Uie major grew visibly excited as they Ilea red the town where the girl had stopped. "I'll watch closely. Warren. If she should happen to be at the train I could point her out."' "Ye-es," drawled Warren absently; then he started forward as the train pulled in. "Marcia! Why. what in the world"— But his father was peering through the window. "By Jove, there she is! And she's—no—yes—she's getting on! Don't be excited. Warren, if you can help it." And the major turned to see his dignified son dashing down the aisle; then he held his breath as he saw him warmly greet the angel of the mid night feast. "Father, this is Miss Berkeley— Marcia," began Warren persuasively, when, to his surprise, the maiden said: "I have met your father before, though Major Blackburn did not at the time know me." Father and son gazed from each other to the girl. Comprehension dawned simultaneously. Then the ma jor put out both hands, with laughter in his eyes. "But. Marcia," questioned Warren, as they seated themselves, "I don't understand yet. Why are you away from the university?" "Three days' leave of absence for experimental sociology." "Marcia," said the major, admira tion and wonder controlling his voice, "that stew! I didn't know college girls ever did such things." "My tomato bisque?" she laughed. "I am famous for that In my chafing dish and found just the right things." "Tomato!" gasped the major, sinking back weakly. "That wasn't tomato? I—l—guess I never tried any before. It was very nice." Seed Armor. Plant seeds are incused in a hard covering, upon which the gastric juice of animals takes no effect, and it is this natural protection which preserves what is so necessary to reproduce the support of animal life. It is only when a seed Is crushed and its vital princi pal in cousequeuce destroyed that the gastric juice acts upon it, and It Is »oou dissolved. It is for this reason that birds are provided with gizzards to break the protecting coats of the grain, and ani mals that feed on seeds and nuts strip them of their shells and husks. In succulent fruit, such as the straw berry, raspberry, currant, apple, orange and melon, which from their nature are attractive to the taste, the seeds, which are often likely to be swallowed, are fortified by a doubly protective coat'.ug so that they pass unli'irmcd through the digestive organs, and their germinating powers may even be improved by the warmth and trituration of the sLomm:ll.—Lon don Standard, Swedish Women. Reverence for women id oue of the immemorial Scandinavian characterls tics. The women themselves are emu lous of masculine achievement anil are keen for obtaining the same civil rights. The woman of the south dom inates by her charm, the woman of the north by her force of mind. Each has a love of physical activity and a thirst for knowledge. Coeducation prevails everywhere Utc schools. In no oth er coi'UUy la the woman who is oblig ijd to earn her own living better cared for. All positions and all the profes sions are open to her. She may U« doctor, professor, journalist, manufac turer, without losing her woman's posi tion in the wwld. The. first transpor tation company of Stockholm was founded by a woman and by her di rected with success. Many printing shops employ women exclusively. There has. of course, been the unpre vpnti*blo const"luence of this, that Swed ish women have grown indifferent to ward marriage, and the number of In dependent woman has increased—Re vue de Paris. LOVE. Love is kindly and deceltless.— Yeats. t,eve can sun the realms of night.— Schiller. Love's a thing that's never out of season.—Barry Cornwall. They do not love that do not show their love—Shakespeare. lie that shuts out love In turn shall be shut out by love.—Tennyson. The greatest miracle of love Is tba cure of coquetry.—La Rochefoucauld. Love is master of tba wisest; it la only fools thut defy him.—Thackeray. Love never dies of starvation, but tftten of indigestion.—Ninonde l'Enclos. The magic of first love is the Igno rance that it can ever end.—Beacons field. Man'® love Is of man's life a thing apart; 'tis woman's whole existence.— Byron. It Is impossible to love a second time when we have once really ceased to love. —La Rochefoucauld. Everyday 9nU square or two away from home. '•They hop on the car, wait till it has started and then want to know If the car doesn't go to some place which they know it doesn't come within a mile of. In this way they get their tide for uolliing and go on their way in the be lief that they have fooled the conduc tor."— Philadelphia Press. Discretion a Failure. "I was at the husking bee one day. Great fun." "Find a red ear?" "Yes." "Kiss tprettiest girl?" tf-Jvope. Didn't dare. All the pretty girls were engaged to husky farmers." "What did you do?" "Kissed the homeliest girl," "Did that give satisfaction?" "Not a bit of It. Each of the husky farmers felt that I had personally snubbed his best girl." Cleveland Plain Dealer. THE QI'EEN OF SIN'BA A PARAGON WHO RULED IN KOREA IN THE SIXTH CENTURY. Lraradarr Storr of Tek Mu the IntrlllKenl—Aa Oriental Rival «• Joan of Arc—Hair She Baflnl Her Foes. Wooed China and Saved Her Country. Korea in the sixteenth century was a series of independent and warring kingdoms. On the earterly side of the peninsula lay the monarchy of Sinra, which was ruled over by King Chin Pyeng. On the western side were the kingdoms of Paikchyei and Kokourye. Near these lay the kingdoms of Baljl and Gaoli. Each land had an am bitious ruler and each was desirious of extending its boundaries at the expense of its neighbors. Though Sinra was not as rich as many of its rivals, yet It preserved Its autonomy through the sleepless energy and wisdom of King Chin. To other monarchs he seemed the embodiment of craft and power, but to the great nobles of his land he was merely a good natured man, who was guided by a singular daughter named Tek Man. Strange stories were told of the maiden. A dragon, it was said, had made his home near the palace about the time of her birth and had guarded her during the first ten years of her life. Fairy foxes, who were the wolves of Korea, but without the cruelty and bloodthlrstiness of the latter, were her playmates and taught her the myste rious knowledge which they possess. When Bhe reached the age of twelve she was so respected by the people of the palace that she was taken from the "market" daughters and Invested with a rank altogether peculiar to herself. For in those days prevailed the cus tom, which has been the law of the land up to the present time, that the king should have as many daughters as possible by his wives and concu bines and should marry or sell them to ' the great nobles of his realm. In this way the royal family was connected with every prominent blood, and inci dentally a large income was derived by the royal treasury. The other daughters of King Chin— and their names were legion—were edu cated and sold according to the custom of the country, bu. Tek Man and her sister Seung were raised to a rank equal to that of the lord councilor. There were disputes between the father and Tek Man, but in nearly every Instance subsequent events proved the girl to have been right. Thu9 on one occasion when she urged the fortification and garrisoning of a pass between Sinra and Gaoli her fa ther refused on the ground that the latter country would never dream of using so dangerous a defile for mili tary purposes. Only six months after ward the king of Gaoli took possession of the pass and fortified it so as to ren der it impregnable. King Chin in con sternation admitted that he was wrong and appealed to Tek Man for advice. Attended by a well armed escort she traveled swiftly to the mouth of the , pass and, studying the configuration of the land, changed the course of a small stream so as to block the defile and then fortified the Sinra side of the new water course. At her instigation her father was in duced to build walls around many towns in the neighborhood of the passes and to furnish these with gran aries, cattle sheds and barns so that In case of Invasion the country could retreat and offer a firm resistance to the invaders. She it was who first advocated the Importation of Japanese swords and spears to replace those of native work manship or of Chinese origin. The wisdom of her advice was displayed a few years afterward, when In an en gagement between a company of Sinra soldiers and one of the Baljl the for mer wun the day, merely by the supe riority of their weapons. When It came to a hand to hand combat the Japanese blades cut through the Baljl swords with almost as much ease as if they had been of wood or horn. It surprised the outside world when, on the death of her father. King Chin, the royal council unanimously elected her queen of Sinra. She was but twenty-eight years old, tall, broad shouldered and erect She could handle spear, sword or bow as well as any soldier; could equal any cavalryman In horsemanship and was an expert swimmer and diver. Several times, when leading her army, she attired herself in armor and went the rounds, of the sentries to test the discipline of her troops. On one of these nocturnal trips it is recorded that she found two Sentlnols asleep. One had been drink ing and was sleeping off the effects of a debauch. Him Tek Man dis patched with a single blow of her sword. The other had been wounded during the day and had fallen asleep from sheer weakness. Him the queen raised into her own arms and sent him back to camp with a kindly reproof and a sliver coin. When the neighboring kings recover ed from their surprise they immediate ly began preparations to invade and conquer the land of Sinra. Had they acted unitedly, there would have been no hope for the realm; not even the strength and valor of Tek Man the Intelligent would have been of any avail against such a coalition. But here her craft came Into play and proved as efficient as her courage. She fomented dissensions between Gaoli and liohai, which resulted In a long and tedious war in the far north. She applied the same method in the south, where for several years a con flict between Kokourye and Baljt was kept alive and bitter. This left her only one foe to deal with. King Wu Wang of Paikchyei. He made exten sive preparations, pretending that they were to be directed against South Gaoli. But tlie queen, who had spies at his court, kept herself well informed as to his movements. The common people of Sinra said that she got her infor mation from the frogs aud the birds, but the real frogs were the gossips at the court of Wu Wang, and the birds were her own secret emissaries. On her side she gathered a strong force, but did it so quietly that neither Wu Wang nor her own people knew about the fact. When, therefore, the king in vaded lier country, confident that he would meet with no opposition and would overrun the laud, he was sur prised, routed with heavy slaughter a"d driven to the mountain passes far into his own country. So severe was the defeat that it was fully nine years before he recovered from the effects and again made war upon Sinra. This time Wu Wang was alive to the difficulty of the task. He accordingly made a treaty with the king of Ko kourye. by which he agreed that if the latter would remain neutral he would give him a large tract of land of the most fertile portion of Sinra. Finding that she was unable to meet the vast army Wu Wang had thrown into the field, she sent an envoy to the Emper or Tong Tal of China, asking bit ijd No. 4G and promising many concessions in re turn. Tong Tal loved nothing better than a war and came promptly to the rescue of Tek Man. He dispatched two armies, one under the command of his son. which invaded Paikchyei and routed the forces of Its king, and the other* under bis own personal com mand, which invaded Kokourye and ntterly defeated It. Tek Man was grateful to the Chinese war lord and, reserving for herself a slice of the territory of each kingdom, allowed the Chinese monarch to be come suzerain of the remainder. The aid granted to her by the emper or of China she never forgot Every year she sent him magnificent presents, which her envoys were Instructed td display to all other envoys of neigh boring kingdoms. There was diploma cy as well as gratitude in the act Ac cording to Chinese etiquette, the em peror was In duty bound to send her presents in acknowledgment of her own. These she exhibited at the Sinra court and, according to tradition, in creased the splendor of the display by adding to their number from her own treasures. They were kept in show for weeks, during which time envoys of neighboring kingdoms were Invited to Inspect them. Thus throughout the Ko rean peninsula went the rumor that Sinra and China were allies or else that the great emperor of the west was the lord suzerain of Sinra. On several occasions Tek Man took advantage of the rumor to prevent war. When the king of South Gaoli de manded a large tract of territory from 81nra, threatening war in event of re fusal, she begged delay until she could get the consent of the Chinese emper or. This ended the controversy, for Gaoli, north and south, had about the same fear of the Mongolian arms that a little child has for a full grown man. —New York Post Ancestor Worship In Japan. The restoration in Japan has brought about no change in the practice of an cestor worship. Religion is no bar to it, and it is probable that all the Chris tian converts in Japan are also an cestor worshipers. It is interesting la this connection to recall the fact that In China the early Jesuit missionaries made the most headway when they had declared that ancestoral worship was not to be considered as a religion, and that therefore there was no necessity for converts to relinquish this, the most prized of their beliefs. The coming of western civilization only brought con veniences for the gathering together of the members of a family; it did not re duce the occasion of such gatherings. To quote Mr. Hozuml: To western eyes the sight would appear strange of a Japanese family Inviting their relatives, through the medium of a telephone, to take part In a ceremony of this nature, while oquaUy incongruous would seem the spectacle of the member* of the family, some of them attired In European and others In native costume, assembled In a room lighted by electricity, making offerings and obeisances before the memorial tablet of their ancestors: The curious blending of past and present is one of the most striking phenomena of Japan. —Alfred Stead in Monthly Review. She Wanted an Experienced Artist. A woman who had become suddenly rich was traveling in Europe, and while there it occurred to her that it was the proper thing to have her por trait painted by a prominent artist Accordingly she called at the studio In Paris of a painter of high reputation. "Will you kindly sit down and wait a few moments?" asked the attendant when Mrs. Newrich had stated her er rand. "Well, I'm in a hurry. Is your mas ter busy?" she asked. "Yes, madam. He is engaged on a study." "On a study!" exclaimed Mrs. New rich. "Well, no matter, I guess I won't wait. I shan't want him to paint my picture. I want an artist who has got all through with his studies!"— Success. Presidential nominations. The statement is often made that no man ever declined a nomination for president. A convention of the Abo litionist party was held in New York city In November, 1847, and nominated John P. Hale of New Hampshire for president and Leicester King of Ohio for vice president. Mr. Hale declined the nomination, and the ticket was abandoned. In 1852 the Free Soil Dem ocratic party held a national conven toin in Pittsburg ond nominated Hale for president He accepted and at the election received 156,149 votes in twen ty states. Party nominations for vice president have been declined a number of times. _ . . . LENGTHY SERMONS. rive or Si* Honrs at • Stretch Divisions Cp to "Ei*hty-slathly." No English congregation would have listened to such sermons as used to be popular in the Presbyterian churches of Scotland. There is indeed a story told of a dissenting preacher named Lobb in the seventeenth century who, when South went to hear him, "being mounted up in the pulpit and naming his text made nothing of splitting It up Into twenty-six divisions, upon which separately he very carefully un dertook to expatiate in their order. Thereupon the doctor rose up, and, jogging the friend who bore him com pany, said, 'Let us go home and fetch our gowns and slippers, for I find this man will make night work of it.'" But Mr. Lobb himself was humane in the pulpit as compared to a certain Mr. Thomas Boston, to whose sermons Sir Archibald Geikie has drawn atten tion In his "Scottish Reminiscences." Mr. Thomas Boston, who wrote a book called "Prlmltlae st Ultima," was min ister of the gospel at Ettrick. In a ser mon on "Fear and Hope, Objects of the Divine Complacency," from the text Psalm cxlvli, 11, "The Lord tak eth pleasure In them that fear him and in those that hope in his mercy," Mr. Boston, "after an introduction in four sections, deduced six doctrines, each subdivided into from three to eight beads, but the last doctrine required another sermon which contained 'a practical improvement of the whole,' arranged under eighty-six heads. A sermon on Matthew xi, 28, was subdi vided into seventy-six beads.' " On this text, indeed, Mr. Boston preached four such sermons. • It is more than doubtful whether any brains or hearts south of the Tweed could have stood the strain of such discourses. But a Scotch preacher, not in the present degenerate age, has been known to preach from five to six hours at a stretch, and sometimes when one preacher had finished his sermon another would begin and there would be a succession of preachers" delivering sermon upon sermon until the unhappy congregations were kept listening to "the word"- for as many as ten hours without a break—Bishop Willdon In the Nineteenth Century. One-half of our life is spent in mak ing experiments; the other half In re gretting them.—Brown Book. It is better for a young man to blush than to turn pale.—Cicero.