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 $5 each. P;'
Sideboards low as sl6} China Closets with round ends Op
|l at S2O. g
I Alfred A. Campbell I
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Fall and Winter Millinery, f j
j i !
j£ Arrival of a large line of Street Hats, Tailor-made j
and ready-to-wear Hats. All the new ideas and jtj j
designs in Millinery Novelties. Trimmed and Un- jp j
I * trimmed Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children. All jti
H the new things in Wings, Pom-pons; Feathers, &
II Ostrich Goods, etc, etc.
«l Rockenstein's 'i
2$ 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 <W.II~"<kp —iji —cj ~
1 Kelsey, Crown, Boomer
I FURNACES.
I jjMT
p' Coal and Slacl< Heaters, Gas and Coal
9 Ranges and Gas Stoves. 1904 Washers,
9 Sowing /Vlachincs, Needles Ifor all mal<es of
S Sewing Machines. Sewing repaired.
I Roofing and Spouting, and House Furnishing Goods
I Henry Blehl,
E N. 3|ain St, I'eo, 'l*l»one 404.
The Great Sacrifice Sale
of Clothing, Men's and Boys' Furnishing Goods, Hats and
Caps is still going on.
j Owing to the dissolution of the firm of Schaul & Nast, prices
i on all goods in the store have been slashed regardless of cost,
i The following are a few of the many bargains we have to offer you:
| Men's fine all wool, black and blue, Kersey u-C QQ
Overcoats, regular price sls, sale price vv v/O
Men's Oxford, black, very dressy, Overcoats, AQ
regular price $lO and sl2, sale price yT- «0
Men's very fine English Rain Coats, 4*1(1 9R
regular price S2O, sale price I
Men's fine Hodgmans Alexombrice Rain and QR
Storm Overcoats, regular price $lB, sale price
Men's heavy Rain and Storm Overcoats,
regular price $9 and $lO, sale price
118 pair of Men's and Boys' heavy Cassimere' QRp
Pants, reguiar price $2, sale price v/Ol»
389 pair Boys' Knee Pants (all wool) sizes 3 OQ
to 16, regular price 75c, sale price Ov/tr
All we ask is for the reader of this advertisement to stop
in the stpre and be convinced that we make good all we ad
vertise. No trouble to show goods.
RHILIR SCHAUL,
SUCCESSOR TO SCHAUL o. NAST,
137 South Main Street. Butltr, Pa.
KE C K
Merchant Tailor.
Fall and Winter Suitings
n JUST ARRIVED. ( ]
Vv 142 North Main St. w
KECK
I II II
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 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; Trial 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 aitarrhal trou
ble,i, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be krown as Ely s
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties of the solid preparation.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
PHYSICIANS,
JC. BOYLE, M. D.
• EYE, E\R, NOSE and THROAT,
SPECIALIST.
121 East Cunningham Street.
Office Honrs. 11 to 13 a. m., U to 5 and
7 to 9 p. m.
BOTH TELEPHONES.
DR. JULIA E. FOSTER.
OSTEOPATH.
Consultation and examination free.
Office hours—9 to 12 A M . 2 to
M.. daily except Snnd*v Evenirg
appointment.
Office—Stein L'loek, Room? 9-10, But
ler, Pa. Phone 478.
Tilt H. J NEELV
1' Rooms 6 and 7. Hngbes Bnild'ng, •
Sonth Main St.
Chronic diseases of genito urinary :
organs and rectum treated liy the n os j
approved methods.
("1 LARA E. MOKRO'.V D 0.,
V GRADUATE BOSTON COLLEGE OF
OSTEOPATHY.
Women's diseases a specialty. C >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<ilert.
"There it goes again," said the trol
ley conductor us he rang the bell to
let off a passenger who had only rid
den for a square.
"You'd be astonished," continued the
knight of the bell strap, "to know how
many people try to bC!\t the trolley for
a free ride wheu they want to make a
•> 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
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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.