','ui
-"' " —"
Ubslin Underwear Sale I
CONTINUED ALL THIS WEEK
Great Crowds and Great Bargains. |j
-i * The Values in Sfcirto, Gowns, Corset Covers, Drawers, etc, un- 9;'
nwndfiitsil See thamake and finish of thess garments, t/Orset C overs, D.
STute to Skirta, 39c. 49,-, 63c. 83c to 34 50. Gowns, J9c, fe
tottS*£w£fc 19c, 35* B*> to Wc. New Wash Shjrt u
W*Uta *t»d Shirk Waist Saits jost opened Onr SI.OO. *1 -50. W B
are unequalled at the price Another new lot of those g ;
Silk* for Shirt Waist Suits ont on the counter for 48c a yj r _ h - 8
Wool Voiles 42 inches wide, plain and nnb patterns, SI.OO q y,
week ®3c a yard. - %
BKACTIFULL, Y TRIMMED HA.TS AT SPECIAL ■*KIl '- s |
We have the latest and beat millinery and can accomodate yon as to j|
nrice Daring this sale, we can name yoa bottom figures on anj thing *
youwant. ORDER A HAT NOW. N
' EISLER-MARDORF COfIPANY, 1
wmm *Ai*BTKraT i QQI
FO3TOFFICE BOX " nn L» i ■'
OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BLTLF.R, HA.
■LM———III" lesa^ssgasgsaaßS
The Best Ever Offered.
From the Cloth Maker to the Wearer
Men's Suits at a Saving of |5.00
and even more.
Lot 3393 Black Dressy Suit (Thibet Cloth)
Sale Price $7.50 worth 14.C0
Lot 3391 Fancy Worsted (very neat)
Sale Price $7.50 worth 12.00
Lot 3380 Black Clay for dress wear (all wool worsted)
Sale Price $7.00 worth 12.00
Lot 3435 Fancy Scotch mixed (all wool)
Sale Price $6.00 worth 10.00
Lot 3363 Scotch Tweed (all wool)
Sale Price $5.50 worth 9.00
Lot 3444 Black Cheviot (all wool)
Sale Price $5.00 worth $8.50
Bring this advertisment with you and come to this store,
and we will convince you of saving at least $5 on every suit.
PHILIP SCHAUL,
SUCCESSOR TO SCHAUL & NAST.
137 Sonth Main lilreet. Butler, Pa.
llßartincourt & Thorn, Ltd. 8
X There are two wajs of buying, one is before seeing and the other is
W alter eeeine, one is buying from a good reliable flrxn you know, the other v
Oiß buying from a firm you don't know, one is buying from a firm that
know you and that cares for your interest the other i* buying from a hrm
that don't know you and whom you do cot know. It is astonishing how
ft fast people are learning that the first one is the firui to deal with and
X from the amount of business we are doing this spring it looks as if we a
V would have trouble supplying the demand, we have already received car v
ft load after car load of Boggle* and Wijgons, but they are going very fsst, |)
5k of coursa our prices are so low it does not pay to get old ones fixed up. In /k
W all our twenty-five years in the Euggy business we have never had as nice
• (I and nobby Buggies and Road Wagons as this year. Come and see for y
gZ yourself and prove what we say or if you want a Harness you just save /k
" from two to ten dollars on a set, we guarantee it and our guarantee is v
4% good. Have you seen that full length Rawhide Buggy Whip we sell at
X 25 cts., you certainly have for it seems everybody has bought one. If ft
W yon want i Top or Wheels or anything belonging to a*driving or team V
O outfit come here. V
IMartincourt & Thorn i
A (LIMITED) o
A 128 E, Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. 0
a We are Headquarters for the Kramer Wagon. o
VENDETTA BOY
No. 35266,
is a beautiful bay
stallion , 161 hands
high and weighs 1280
pounds.
He is a model trotting
bred carriage and coach
horse, very attractive and
hitch acting and has shown
3:20 speed at the trot. Send
for tabulated pedigree and
particulars
$15.00 to insure
BRILLIANT, No. 27865.
Is a beautiful dark dapple grey Percheron Stallion, will weigh
1800 lbs. in flesh and has proven himself a fine and sure breeder.
Terms: —$10.00 to Insure.
Breeders should see these bi>i*e« b«foFe breefling as. ibey ura two of the finest
stallions of their respective breeds to be fourd anywhere.
ALONZO McCANDLESS,
Franklin Twp., Euclid, R, F. D. 45.
AT LAST.
Ar\ Eiigirje for the Farm.
J CUT FEED, PUMP
WATER, SAW WOOD.
CHURN, RUN THE
& WASHING MACHINE
Y WITH AN
"ALL PURPOSE"
Gas oi* Gasoline.
|M Engine.
TW An Electric Light
I mPlant Complete
With practically no expense
after the cost of installing.
Write for Catalogue and Prices.
THE EVANS MFG. CO , LTD.,
BUTLER, PA.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
'•f S Special for ; \
: This Week.g ;
j i M fJ i4\\ /Af\ !
i \ Here's the ]
\ » f) Story jj |
\ } V. * *
) .We have on dieplay, this week, the biggest and best line of $lO 00 /
! \ Suite ever shown in Butler. Two-piece Suits in Cornell Sack, with Pe* \
l Top Trousers, made for belt —just the suit for hot weather (
j J Three-piece Suits in all the newest fabrics. cuK patterns and colors t
i V—your §IO.OO will do a gushing business for you at the proper time and )
f place. Now is the time —here is the place. See window display—then J
t walk in and a.-k to try on one of these suits.
I I Douthett & Graham. j
INCORPORATED
| Bickel's Footwear.
j$ A Grand Display of Fine Footwear in rJ
All the Latest Spring Styles. |j
k!i we are showing many r4
f '•s aXem im pretty styles in Ladies' Fine & j
jmi Shoes and Oxiords at piiecs . $
sure to interest you.
Big bargains in Misses'
& \ <gjand Children's Shoes
P * imffii- Large stock of Men's and
flpflyyw dme Boys' Fino Slices and 0*? ft
in many styles. k;
Repairing promptly done.
| JOHN BICKEL|
j 128 S. Main St., BUTLER: PA. A
>1 h
ggg g EESESSSSSSBSSSBa
m \§\\j&r men
f i\ ' 1 I 111 Won't buy clothing for the purpose of
Jj I /7/5 V. J spending money. They desire to get the
ii j 1 is// I l| best poßsible results of the money expended
Jji \ I juf 1 W /Jfy }Jf Those who buy custom clothing have a
Irl y-rt/ Jtll f ? right to demand a fit, to have their clothes
A (>| i-vy" t.fr A* : | J correct in style and to demand of the
/3 i' i] seller to cr.araptee everything. Come to
us and there will be nDthini; lacking. I
'rv\ ? I have just received a large stock of Spring
-A '■ H < and Summer snirinus in the latest style-*,
\ itiiil 8 I shades and oolors.
Wr\\j G. F. KECK,
'i I H V(y. /VieHCHANT TAIfeOR,
iJjj 142 N. Main St., Sutler,
The Butler Business College
New buildings, new and splendid equipmeut. a strictly first-class and up to
date school that ACTUALLY PLACES ITS GRADUATES
A few of the hundreds of propiinept concerns that employ them:
The Butler County National Bank, Guaranty Safe Deposit & Trust Co., The
Farmers' National Bank, Butler Savings & Trust Co., John Berg & Co., Standard
Steel Car Co., Standard Plate Glass Co., B. It. & P. R. R Co , B. <t O. R. R.
Co., Penn'a R R. Co , etc., of Butler.
Pullman Palace Car Co., W T estinghons<* Electrical Mfg. po.. National Tube
Co., Union Steel Co., Jones & Laqghlin Hteel Co.. Germaina National Bank.
Bofrgs <fc Buhl, Pittsburg Dry Goods Co.. etc , etc.. Pittsburg
"A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT."
Catalogue and circulars mailed on application. MAY ENTER ANY TIME.
Fall term opens Sept. 4, 1005.
A. F. REGAL, Principal, Butler, Pa.
& -ft
1 Washers |
I J. O. &W. CAMPBELL, |
BUTLER, PA.
We take pleasure in announcing to tlie public that we liave
| REMOVED 1
w OUR /VIIIsIaINERy ESTABLISHMENT TO &
r t 148 SOUTH /V\AiN STR66T. f;f
Located in the Heart of the Millinery Centre, tl?
iji And are now open to the public with a large showing of
I Spring and Summer Millinery |
tj* ixxmprising all the latest effects for the Spring season." Exclusive styles
in Ready-to-wear and Tailored Streets Hats An entire new stock of V
nobby and up-to-date Millinery. With many thanks for.tl! pasf favors,
and eliciting your future patronage, we remain respectfully, »£«
J Rockenste in's |
New Location, 14a S. Maiu St- Next to Ricbey's Bakery. j|j
iliilfiliiKili III' ii? 31' ili Hi ili ilHli ili ili tli ili ili ili ii? ili tl; fli ili iji j|i
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1905.
REGISTER S NOTICES.
The liegintcr ht-reby Ktvos notice tlj.it ihe
. loilowing acccuats ot, executors, udcilnls
; trators aud fru;u-di;ins li.ivo bei-n filed lu
his ofSce according to law. and will be pre
sented to I'ourt for confirmation and allow
ance on Saturday, the 10th day of June.
IW3. at » A. M.. of said dav:
1. account of .1 A Mortland, ad
ministrator of Cat! R Mortland. dee'd,
! l.i to of Butler boro.
•J. Final and distribution account of
. J (i Kapp. administrator of Fanuie M
R»pp. deceased, late of Fairview twp.
3. Final account of Chas W Nash, ad
ininiMrator of Casper Naf'n. dee'd, late
i of Donegal twp.
4 Final account of Fred Glace, guar
'Man of Min'-!',- Glrv-e. minor child of
>;a t !ii - Gl.- cc. decd.!a'<'of ttntler l-jro
5 t iual ;-c • :uct of «ii*o VV Nix >n. W
.j Nixon aud Walter J Nix-,u, executors
! of Ella Nixon, dee'd late of Penn twt>.
: (>. Final account of J C Snyder, ad-
I ministrator of Rachel Sn>der. dee'd.late
: of Brady twp
i T. Final aceouut of Annie R Koenig,
admintetrxtrix of Wm Koenig, dee'd,
late of Bnt'.er boro.
! 8. Partial account of Lev McQuis
' tion administrator of Andrew Maya,
dee'd. late of Fairview twp.
0. Final account of Jacob M Schwab,
; administrator of Yan Owen Schwab,
j dee'd, late of Butler boro.
10 Final account of Ira McJunkiu.
j guardiaii cf Mary I Keil (now Jack)
i minor child of Henry <T K<-il, dec'd.late
! of Butler boro.
I 11. Final account of Wm H Miller,
j guardian of Rowland Armstrong. Elsie
J May Armstrong and 110-sie E Arm
, strong, minor children of Martin Arm
j strong, dee'd.
13. Final acoouut of Laura Jack, ad
1 miniatratix cta of D H Jur-k. d#-..*'d.
I late of Marion twp.
13. Final account of John E Atwell,
i administrator of Robert \V Atwell,
dee'd. late of Marion twp,
14 Pinal account of Hedwig H-lei-
In-ld. gumliau of Adolph Haeppel. rui-
U'-r chil't of Auieli.i Haeppel, dec'fl, late
of Allegheny county.
IS. Fiuhl account of Charlotte 11
Wallace, administratrix of Thomas F
Wallace, dee'd. late of I'ntler boro.
10 Final account of J A Kennedy,
administrator of Ellen Kennedy, dee'd,
late of Witifieid twp.
17. Final account of Dennis A Dulf,
executor of Dr Pt-t>-r S Duff, dee'd, late
of Jefferson two
18. Final account of W H Witte, ad
ministrator of .1 I D-ivis dee'd. late i f
Buffalo iwp
19 Fiual account of Francis Habits,
executrix of Bernard Hagins, dee'd. lafe
o r Butler boro
20. Fiual account of Eliza McCafftr
ty. guardian of E!iz*i>etli MoCafferty.
minor child of Patrick MoCtffertv,
] dee'd, late of Penn twp
| 31. Final account of Ellen Stiley, ad
ministratrix of Rebecca Staley. dee d,
I ia»e of Clinton twp
23 Final acc >uqt <■* Joseph T Stehle,
administrator of L>-u.i M Srehle, dee'd,
late of Bn.Uer b«jro.
23. Final account of T W Wimer, ad
mini.-trator o.' I F Wimer dee'd., l»te
of Brady twp
24. Final account of J B Stephenson,
administrator of Nancy Stephenson,
dee'd,, late of Cherry twp.
2. r >. Final account of Jas W Hutchison,
trustee appointed by court to sell the
real estate of John Feigpl, dee'd, late of
Butler borough.
20. final account of Christina Baker,
administratrix of John Baker, dee'd,
late of Miljerstown borough.
27- Final account of A T Black, exec
utor of Rev N E Brown, deceased, late
of Worth twp.
28. Final account of Martha Ellen
Iman, executrix of Joseph Iman, dee'd,
late of Donegal twp.
_2li. Final account, of W C Raki.ua. .
executor of Sarah {iindman deceased,
late ot Bntler borough.
30. Final account of Mamie A Drush
el. executrix of Caroline Drusbel, dee'd,
late of Evansburg borough.
31 Fiual account of Theo<lore P
Kelly, administrator 01 Richard Kelly,
deceased, late of Venango twp.
32. Fiual account of John Stein and
.Tames Baker, executors of Henry Stein,
deceased, late of Brady fWP
-33. Final account a£ George B Turner,
admiuistrator of Clarence E Pearce,
dee'd, late of Clay twp
34 Final account of C F Yaehnig,
gnardian of Wm Lassinger. minor child
of Sedonia Lassinger: dee'd, late of Jef
ferson twp.
25. final acpouut of Aunu F Morse,
executrix of .Phila E Morse, dee'd, late
of Butler borough.
30. Final account of F W Witte.
guardian of Clarence E Helmbold.miuor
child of Theodore Helmhold, flec.'d, hte
of Saxouburg horonyh,
OT- Final account of A M Douthett,
administrator of Alexander Douthett,
deceased, late of Penn township.
38. Fiual account of Emma C Fleepy,
executrix of George W Fleeger, dee'd,
late of Butler borough.
89. Final and distribution account of
Magjjip A post apd Clarence A Post,
administrators of John Post, dee d, late
of Centre twp
40. Final account of Harry S Klinger,
executor of George Murisch, dee'd, }at?
of Millerstown borongtj
Fina 1 , ucu3Uu«r or Mrs. Nellie
Barues executrix of William E Barnes,
dee'd, late of Penn twp.
43. Final account of R B Maliood,
executor of George W Mahood dge'<}
late of Washington fowiis^ij,
43 Flpftl >wtuu»'t of Men Parada,
t of Jolid Parada, deceased, late
of Butler borough.
44. Final account of E H Adams, Jr.,
and H S Daubenspeck.executors of John
Daubenspeck, dee'd, late of Parker twp.
4">. Final account of Augustus Hoch,
guardian of Richard L Vensel, miuor
child of Isaiah Vensel. <\ec'd lafe Of
tw tl ' "
■*(!. Final &ct>mn{ of
guardiaii iJ " -."S Hoch
NHII'* ~ ..I. .J Veusel. minor |
ui isaiah Vensel, dee'd. late of
Donegal twp.
47. Fiual account of Augustus Hoch
guardian of May A Veurel, minor child
of Isaiah Vensel. dee'd. late of Donegal
twp.
4s. Final account of Robert S Irwin
and Margaret F Irwin, executors of
Charles F Irwin, dee'd. lare of Forward
twp.
40. Final account of J N Kirker, exe
cutor of Mrs. C S Beighle, dee'd late of
Lancaster twp.
J. I'. OAVIS. Register.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS
Notice Is hereby Riven that the following
roads and bridges have been confirmed nisi
by the Court and will be presented on the
first Saturday of June Court, 1905, being
t he 10th day of said month, and if no excep
tions are tiled thev will be confirmed abso
lutely:
K. I>. No. I, March Tt?rm. I!«>.V In the matter
of the petition of citizens of Forward twp., to
change, vacate and supply Jjart of a public
road^bea inning at or near Hunter's farm on
the Butler and Pittsburg road and ending at
the Evans Citv and Kutier road at or near
Brown's Mill in said township. .Jan. 14, ISWS.
viewers appointed, who on Feb. 23. IWS, filed
their report in favor of proposed change.
Damages assessed to Edwin Allshouse s£3. t-o
be paid by Butler county. March 11. !!*'».>. pre
sented in open court and approved, and
width of new road flved at 33 feet. Notl eto
be given as re<|-.ircd by law and rules of
Court. BV THE COtTltT.
R. r. No. 2. March Term, IWIS. In the matter
of the petition of citizens of Center and Oak
land twps.. to vacate a certain road and
supply the same, beginning at Clark liooa's
house in Oakland township aud running to a
point on the road passing the McOrath farm
in Centre township, at or near the northwest
corner of the "Pine Tract " I 7. l'JiV>. view- :
ers appointed, who o i March 10. 11RT>. filed ,
t heir report in favor of proposed change. No
damages assessed. March 11. 1905. within re-j
port presented in open court arid approved '
and width of new road fixed at .'{.'i feet. Notice
to be given as required by law and rules of
Court BV THE COURT.
Certified from the record this 10th day of
May, A. I>. lIHO. L. E. CiIKISTLEY, ,
Clerk Q. S. Court.
!
WM. WALKER. CHAS. A. MCELVAIN
WALKER & McELVAIN,
307 Butler County National Bank Bldg.
REAL FSTATE.
INSURANCE.
OIL PROPERTIES.
LOANS.
BOTH PUONKS
| The Witch ofll
1 Cragenstone |
;S By ANITA CLAY MUNOZ, |ft
■' *il Author of "In Love and Truth" iAw
jll Copyright, 1905, bu Anita CUi 1 Maooz .
CHAPTER V.
days of constant rain, my
Hetty!"
Margaret Mayland, half slt
ting, half reclining on a lounge
In her bedroom, glanced at her cousin,
who sat In a low chair opposite, with a
petulant expression on her face.
"Such storms," she continued com
plaiuingly, "such deluges of water
with blustering winds, I had ne'er
thought to witness in this life! 'Twere
well thou wert with me, cousin, or I
should have died twenty times over of
homesickness and megrims."
Hetty sighed sympathetically.
"Last night 'twas awful!" She shud
dered and drew her soft gray shawl
closer about her shoulders.
"The wind screamed about the house
and whistled through the lattices, mak
ing such eerie nobies that I covered up
my head with fright. 'Twas a fear
some night, Margaret, and methought
the elements at war affected thee, for
thou wert restless in thy dreams."
With an air of mystery about her,
Hetty reached over and touched her
cousin's arm. saying in a lower voice,
"Didst think of witches, cousin, an'
hobgoblins?"
"Nay, not of witches," Margaret re
plied, with a light laugh, "but of a
truth the thought occurred to me more
than once that 'twas the devil's night
and he was holding, forsooth, high rev
elry with his Imps and demons. But If
what folks say is true—that witches are
his hirelings, having sold their souls to
him—l doubt not thnt many of them
also were abroad to rouse the elements
aud disturb poor mortals."
"Margaret, hist!" Hetty's face grew
white, and her eyes opened In fright
and horror. "Speak not so frivolously
of the uncanny, wicked spirits that
dwell in the air or they will do thee
pvtl. Didst never hear of the fate of
Sarah Goodwin, a woman In Sterndorf
who denied the malevolent spirits who
ever hover near us and laughed at
witchcraft?"
"Xay, good Hetty," Margaret smiled
indulgently, "I have ne'er heard of her.
An' so, besides frightful storms, long
faces, lonely hours and almost impass
able roadways, this country is beset
with spooks and witches? Tell me of
Mistress Goodwin, good cousin."
Throwing herself at full length on
the couch, Margaret prepared to listen.
Hetty drew nearer, her face still pale
and casting timid, furtive glances all
about her.
"Lower thy voice, Margaret, or il)
may happen us. I see soft mockery in
tiiine eves, but 'tis e'en so. Why, one
w uwn day last summer," she contin
ued earnestly In her desire to convince
her cousin, "two journeymen were
mending the spire of our meeting house,
and as they worked they discussed tl)o
bad effects of evil spirits and said that
all witches should be burned, thereby
destroying the wicked devils In them."
Hetty's voice trembled. "Just then a
burst of thunder rent the air, great--
black clouds gathered In the heavens,
but no rain fell. Lightning s«eU »»
never was seen before dashed across
the sky, striking one of these men to
th>* earth, who tn falling brought the
other one down with him. The former
ne'er spoke again, although he lived,
and t'other's arms were powerless to
do a stroke of work again,"
The blue eyes of Mistress Mayland
reflected the seriousness of her cousin's.
"Hetty, thy tale is a tragic one, an'
I wot the poor men but ill deserved
their fate." she said. "But of this wom
an. Sarah Goodwin? Sold she her sowl
to Satan that she bocamo u witchV"
"Alt, iuckaday," with a deep drawn
sigh, " 'twas never known, but on her
U country » fcwt u tth • and
bort " „ u e bore the witch mark," Hetty
whispered. "An' so, as the evil spirits
controlled her, she became bedridden,
and naught of medicine or physicians
care could cure her. All who came in
contact with her suffered, although for
years no one suspected her. First her
daughter died in childbirth, leaving a
vacant minded son to roam the village,
neglected and unenred for. Then a fear
ful drought set in, drying up the land,
spoiling all the crops, and folks at
Sterndorf had to walk to the Skollvent
stream, halfway down the mountain,
for water wherewith to slake their
thirst. Then people all about heard
Tappings, strange noises—doors flew
open when there was no wind; horses,
well at night, were found dead I' the
morning, an', Margaret, all the village
people trembled in terror, with a sure
knowledge of evil spirits lurking in the
air about them. One day a neighbor
passing Sarah Goodwin's hut, hearing
strange sounds, looked through an
opening and saw the woman In contor
tions on the floor, one convulsion fol
lowing another in rapid succession.
White with fear, he ran for the leech,
who, after trying every remedy known
to medical science, pronounced the wo
man possessed of devils."
Hetty paused, watching her compan
ion intently to observe the effect of her
words. Margaret drew a sharp breath
of interest and sympathy.
"And what happened to the poor
creature?" she asked. "Was there no
one there to free her of the evil that
possessed her?"
Hetty shook her head quickly in the
negative.
"Nay, Margaret, the whole village
was wild with fear, no one but the
leech being venturesome enough to go
near her. The town council, having
great authority in these parts, met In
consultation, hastily brought the wom
an to trial and sentenced her to be
burned at the stake!"
Margaret shuddered and covered up
her eyes a.j if to shut out the sight.
"An" was this cruel thing done? Burn
ed they the poor creature?" she cried
pityingly.
"Aye, Margaret," Hetty replied; "they
did ao in the presence of a crowd of re
joicing neighbors. And my mother said
'twere well done, otherwise the woman
would hare spread constant disaster
all about her. Mayhap an her evil in
clination induced her," she continued
mysteriously in a low voice. '"Sarah
Goodwin had changed human beings
into animals, called up the resting
spirits of the dead and put the curse of
her black magic 011 those who might
have innocently approached her. But.
i prithee, good Margaret, look not so
downcast at the outcome of my tale,
for witchcraft among our mountain
people hath ever been thought the
blackest of crimes, no punishment or
torture being considered too great to
suffer in expiatiou. "Tls a thing with
which we have no tolerance, cousin,
for of all evil happenings in the world,
of a truth, it is the most vicious and
mallguant."
Margaret shuddered and turned
away.
"Metbinks thou eouldst have choseu
a cheerful subject, Hetty, wherewith to
while away the hours of a gloomy
morning." she said reproachfully.
Rising from the couch, she walked
to the window and, throwing open the
lattice, looked out of doors.
"Ah. happy day!" she exclaimed.
'•Sunshine at last! See youder cloud,
cousin. Bright rays are breaking
through it. Old Giles was right this
morning when he said that "the fierce
wind had shifted and now lay In the
western quarter, promising that we
would see the sun before night. Re
joice with me, sweet Hetty."
For a time In silence they watched
the beauty of the golden tinted clouds
breaking apart and drifting about un
der the blue sky: then Margaret, whose
face expressed great happiness ami
who seemed unable to contain her high
ipirita, said: 'Art not aweary of the
close, damp air of the house? Come,
let us walk on the old stone wall by
the pasture, for the ground is mu« h too
water soaked, and witness for our
selves what havoc the storm hath
played,"
Hustliy procuring a light cape, she
threw it over the muslin house dress
she wore, and, Hetty following, the
girls, refusing to listen to the protests
of Elsbeth, who met them on the stairs,
against going out of doors on such a
I jorning, stepped out on to the ground,
picked their way daintily—with much
light laughter—over the wet paths,
climbed the wall and, holding hands,
ran gayiy with the light heartedneas of
school children set free after long con
finement along the top of the broad
stone wall.
out into the open and breathe fresh
air again!" Margaret exclaimed, her
blue eyes sparkling and her cheeks
aglow,
The ribbon that bound her hair came
loose, and in very abandonment of
youth and health she threw it away,
freeing her heavy masses ot Ufvlr to tho
embraces of the wind, which caught it
up tenderly, allowing the sun to kiss
it with Its sparkling rays, gently toss
ed it about her head; then, as if catch
ing the gay mood of its owner, it grew
more playful and roughly s>wept the
tresses before Margaret's eyes, so that
she aimo-st stumbled as she ran. A
largo oak branch hung low over the
wall. With a cry of pleasure Margaret
caught hold of it and, lifting her feet,
swung out into the air and back to the
wall again, laughing Joyfully at her
achievement as sl\e ran t»n to the end
of the yraU>
''Margaret!' 1 Hetty exclaimed, run
ning after her cousin, rather breathless
lit the whole proceeding. "Wlwt merry
t pirit of inisehief doth possess thee?"
"Take my sweet cousin, and
VHH bujijo of the I'urltan stiffness out
of thee," Margaret replied with flush
ed face and smiling lips. "My Wood Is
coursing through inj- voiua and my
heart beats gayjy today because the
roftgt, rtio drying up that lead from
London to this village. Look not so
bewildered, sweet. Thou'lt know
anon wfoy itty cousin welcomes wind
tun sun. See, the clouds are scatter
ing and drifting far away! Cinne, Het
ty, once more!" And.taking her cousin's
hand, they r{n» together to the end of
the yraH,
''l'm out breath, but back again!
l'"_ wager I'll get there before thee,
slow Hetty."
She paused a moment, looking to
ward the house.
"What man is that demanding admit
tance''" she asked. "Methinks he looks
on us with disapproval."
"Thou knowest well 'tis Joslah," fal
tered Hetty. "Dost think he saw us
running, cousin?"
"Aye, even so an he did. What careth
thou or I?" Margaret replied indiffer
ently as she proceeded calmly toward
the house along the top of the wall, fol
lowed by Hetty, now white faced and
greatly abashed.
"We will go to meet him, Hetty, and
give him greeting."
Josiah Taunston busied himself with
tying his hoise to a tree until his cous
in and sister approached, then, stand
ing erect, regurded them coldly, with
an unsmiling expression in his small
gray eyes.
"I give thee good day, Cousin Josiah,"
Margaret said quietly. "How can I
serve thee? Wilt enter?"
She threw open the door.
"Thauk thee, Cousin Margaret," he
replied in a hard, rasping voice. "I but
rode up with a message for my sister."
Until then he had ignored Hetty, but
now turned upon her suddenly with
great sternness in his manner.
"But before I deliver it, Hetty, I
would like to ask thee If In thy recent |
conduct on yonder wall thou bethought
thee that the servants were taking no
tice, also neighbors who might be pass
ing by?"
Margaret, tossing her hair back witfi
her hand, disdained to answer, and
netty, much'crestfalleu, replied hasti
ly: " 'Twas but the pleasure of an idle
moment, Josiah. What message sent
my mother?"
"She thinks, as I do. that thou hast
been here long enough," he said signifi
cantly. "Thy mother hath need of
thee."
"I'll go at once, brother," she answer
ed in nervous haste.
"It is well, Margaret," turning again
to her. "I would have converse with
thee an thou hnst this hour idle."
His cousin's face fell slightly, but she
said pleasantly: •'Thou'rt ever welcome,
Josiah. Step Into the withdrawing
room, and when I have bound my hair
I will couie to thee. Sweet Hetty,"
tuinlna to her cousin and embracing
V 1 s
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No. 20.
I lnal lots of corn above were probably
better than tlie average seed corn
I planted in Illinois in 1004.
A Bis A|«r«tal* Lou.
Granting, then, that 8.81 per cent of
the need planted failed to grow and
that there were 1,000,000 bushels of
| corn used for seed in Illinois, toe
; amount of corn planted which did not
grow was 88.100 bushels. Valuing it
nt s•_' per bushel, it represented a dead
loss of $170,200. This amount alone
; would pay for testing practically every
| c-ar of corn planted in Illinois, count
i lng labar at $1.50 a day. The great
loss, however, consists in the shortage
of the crop due to this poor seed. The
valuation of the corn crop in Illinois,
as given in the year book of the depart
ment of agriculture for the year 1903,
was $95,000,000. Counting the propor
tionate lo6s, therefore, which might
have been prevented by proper testing
of seed corn, we have $5,3G0,300.
Flarares For the Individual Parmer.
To bring the matter as closely home
as ]>ossible to the individual farmer,
suppose that he raises eighty acres of
corn and that his normal yield is sixty
bushels per acre, giving a total of 4,800
bnshels. His average loss this year
was 8.81 per cent of that amount, or
422.88 bushels. Valuing this at 40 cents
a bushel, we have a loss of $100.15 due
to the use of untested seed.' This
amount would pay the necessary wages
for testing every ear of seed corn
which would be used on 7,555 acres of
land, counting the wages at $1.50 a day.
These figures ought to appeal not so
much to seed dealers as to farmers and
corn growers. They are the people di
rectly Interested.
Reasonably Safe Seed.
In conclusion it is asserted that ev
ery corn grower ought to know beyond
any peradventure just what kind of
seed corn he pours Into his planter
boxes at planting time. It is added,
however, that "if we were to test, say,
1,000 ears of seed corn from a seed
house and found them to grow perfect
ly we would be ready to admit that the
next 1,000 ears were reasonably safe
for seed, provided they were the same
kind of ears, kept under the same con
ditions as the first 1,000 had been, but
we would not take too much for grant
ed."
The Pepper Fad.
A sort of pepper fad prevails In cook
ery at present; therefore don't forget
this useful plant In planting the gar
den this spring. In addition to their
value in the cuisine peppers are desir
able in the home garden from an aes
thetic point of view. With their thrif
ty habit of growth and glossy polished
green and bright red or rich golden
yellow fruits the plants can be made
quite a handsome decorative feature.
From the latter part of March on
through April seed Is sown In the hot
bed or In shallow boxes in the house
for May planting. The large bright
red bell pepper is of such mild flavor
that it is eaten as a vegetable, though
It is largely used in pickling. Swoct
Salad is a new pepper which, it is
Mid, may be eaten like an apple or
fried like meat.
Groirlig Horaeradlah.
If you wish to increase your horse
radish plantation cut off small lateral
roots from tlio main roots, cut thtfflß
Into four Inch pieces and plant. Be
quite sure to place them In the ground
right end up or horizontally. For this
reason It is well to make a slanting
cut at the base and a square cut at
the top when preparing the cuttings.
POPULAR GARDENING
Sow seed for an early crop of spinach.
Clean, fresh manure is necessary for
the hotbed and should be tramped
hard.
Fork in a dressing of well rotted ma
nure around the old artichoke plants.
Sow early carrots, like the Early
Forcing, as soon as the ground can be
worked. Carrot seed germinates slow
ly.
Dig the parsnip roots that were win
tered In the ground early In spring be
fore they grow and become pithy.
To secure a satisfactory growth of
all trees, shrubs, flowers and grass In
the garden the soil must be rich and
deeply worked. That attempts at gar
dening may prove failures from other
causes Is possible, but lack of attention
to these points is the most common
reason why many places never look
well, all the trees and plants having
an unthrifty, half starved appearance.
Just before growth begins In the
spring the surplus rough litter around
roses should be removed and all the re
maining fine particles forked In. Deep
cultivation is not desirable, as the roots
are likely to be Injured or broken.
Three or four Inches in depth is quite
sufficient to dig a bed that has not been
tramped upon, and this is best done
with a four tined digging fork, which
Is less apt to Injure the roots than a
spade. The beds should then be neat
ly edged and the surface raked off
evenly.
Arltaiiaaa' Dig Debt.
A mighty small proportion of the peo
ple of the United States know that
the state of Arkansas owes the famous
Smithsonian Institution, in Washing
ton, nearly $2,000,000, which It has not
the faintest intention of paying. In
1838, the first year of the reign of the
late Queen Victoria, the United States
received on account of the Smlthson
bequest, the details of which are too
well known to require repetition, a
•urn aggregating $500,000. A good pro
portion of this was by act of congress
invested in bonds of the state of Ar
kansas. Not a cent of the principal or
interest of this ever has been paid.
The bonds now are moldering in the
vaults of the United States treasury in
Washington, with coupons untouched
by the scissors. And there they prob
ably will remain for all time. TTie fed
eral government was forced to make
good Arkansas' delinquency and appro
priate money for the inauguration and
maintenance of the institution which
is now famous all over the country.—
Brooklyn Eagle.
Chicken For Invalid!.
Some x>eople think it would be Im
possible to boll less than a whole chick
en to produce a satisfactory result, and,
as an Invalid can only cat a very small
portion, the rest would have to be
eaten by other persons—a needless ex
travagance, as a half or even a quarter
of a fowl can be prepared thus, and so
both monotony and waste can be avoid
ed.
If possible, stew the piece in stock,
enough to cover the chicken, but if this
Is not at hand put an onion, a carrot
and a few pieces of bacon rind into the
water to give it flavor. Bring the
liquid to the boll, put in the piece of
chicken, boil for a minute and then
pull back the pan off the flre and sim
mer gently until the chicken is tender.
When It is done take it out and make
a sauce by adding to one cupful of the
stock in which it was boiled four table
spoonfuls of milk and a beaten egg.
Stir this over the flre for a minute or
two, but do not let it boll, and serve
stblleJiail