VOL. XXXXII. A Remodeling Sale | H of Furniture and Carpets w [4 The Entire Stock Offered at a Sacrifice to turn f] rJ It Into Cash by Jan. Ist, 1906. kj -K The largest and most complete stock we have W VA ever carried —fresh from factory at almost factory prices to you. Everything goes—nothing reserved. vA A A rare chance to make your Holiday purchases, as You can furnish your house complete or you can A j buy but one piece as you desire. 4 Out Goes Every Yard of Carpet 1 4 The entire stock of Ingrain Carpets—Linoleums >1 —Mattings—not a yard reserved —at COST. All % < wool super extras —granites —rag and cottage carpets J ► —in patterns suitable for any room in the house. W T 1 ! Bring the measure of your rooom and we will tell 1 > you just what it will take to cover it. i BROWN &• CO. [| < No. 136 North Main St., Butler. ISSSSSSSSSSSS^^^^^^^^St ikJ THE MODERN STORE- Big Stock Reducing Sale Continued all Week Until Saturday Evening, Dec. 2nd. Did yon see the crowd here? It was a record breaker. We are prepared to unload as much stock this week to make room for Christmas goods. Room Is what we want. Bargains In Silks, Dress Goods, Walstlrigs, Flannelettes, Table linens, Calicoes, Ginghams, Underwear, Hosiery, Lace Curtains, Waists, Skirts, Fnrs, Millinery, Etc. EISLER-MARDORF COfIPANY, SO cm MAD ITIXIT | r%r%4 Samples sent on request. OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. I THE TIME IS HERE I When it is of the utmost H importance that yourself I iflFVHfth ffUHK 0" r wool I and dry. Largest stock ■ 0 —7p and lowest prices in But ■ When we have Boy. high top Shoe., 2 soles and tap heavy Shoes for ■ Oirls that go to school. Made of the old-fashioned heavy calf skio / Don't ■ need robbers with these shoes. They will stand the hard knocks. I Ladles' and Men's Heavy Shoes H In great variety—high or low cut—from SI.OO and upwards. ■ Don't yon think it is better to get good Footwear ;than pay doctors' H bills? Think it over. I HUSELTON'S I 102 N. Main Street. \ WHY You can save money by purchasing your piano of W. . NEWTON, "The Piano Man." The expense of running a Music Store is as follows: Rent, per annum $780.00 Clerk, per annum $312.00 Lights, Heat and Incidentals . . . $194.00 Total . $1286.00 1 have no store and can s»ve yon this expense when yon bny of me. I sell pianos for cash or may monthly payments. 1 take pianos or or«ans in exchange and allow yon what they are worth to apply on the new instrument All pianos fnlly warranted as represented. MY PATRONS ARE MY REFERENCE. A few of the people I have sold pianos in Butler Ahlc them. Dr. Mc,Curdy Bricker Fred Porter Fraternal Order Eagles Epworth League E. W. Bingham (Jeo. D. High W. J. Mates ,T. 8 Thompson Joseph Woods 8 mT McKee A W. Root Mis* Eleanor Burton Mrs. Mary L. Stroup W C (Jnrrr P. J. Hanck Miss Etnma.Hughes A W Mates W. B. Williams Mrs. R. O. Rtitnbangh Chas. E Herr PEOPLE'S PHONE 426 Subscribe for the CITIZEN -THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Dr. W. P. McElroy Sterling Club D F. Reed Woodmen of the World 11. A. McPherson Miss Anna McCandless E. A. Black Samuel Woods Oliver Thornpson John Johnson R. A. Long well J Hillgard 4, E, Bowers . F. btepp W. J. Armstrong Mile* Milliard Mrs 8. J. Oreen J, R Douthett E. K Rlchey L. 8. Youch BUTLER , „ / . / v / New bnildine?. new rooms, elegant rev equipment, excellent eonra* "f stndv, best of teachers, expenses modtra'e. te-ms \ hKY L '*'^ L , nr6 Over $2,000 00 worth of new typewriters m r.se taliowmtr advanced students from 3 to"4 hours practice per day;, other equipment in proportion Winter Term, Jan li, ltKMi. Spring- Term, April 2, 1000. Positions secured for onr worthy grwluafes. Visitors always welcome. When in Butler, pav ns a visit. C«taloKue and other literature mailed on ap plication. MAY ENTER ANY TIME. A. F. REGAL, Principal, Butler, Pa | Fall and Winter Millinery, jg tit Everything in the line of Millinery can be found, & the right thing at the right time at the rig.it price at | ROCK ENSTEIN 'S | f jjj Phone 656. " 148 S. Main St. :g Don't You Need An Overcoat? We Closed out a Manufacturer's Sample Line at One Half Their Value. In this lot of 218 Overcoats there are all sizes. In the Men's overcoats they are sizes 34 to 44. In the Boys they are sizes 6to 20. Not 2 0 /ercoats of a kind. For want of space we cannot describe thes3 extraordinary bargains in these Overcoats. But will just mention a few of them. 29 Overcoats, Regular Price *22, Sale Price $11.98 33 Overcoats, Regular Price sl3, Sale Pries $9.89 28 Overcoats, Regular Price #ls, Sale Price $7.45 78 Overcoats, Regular Price $lO, Sale Price *4.89 23 Boys' Overcoats, Regular Price $9, Sale Price $4.62 27 Boys' Overcoats, Regular Price $6, Sale Price $3.13 Have a Look at These Overcoats. We Will Show Them to You. No Trouble Whatever. SCHAUL& LEVY 137 Sonth Main Street, Bntler. Pa. n7#ljK mein y! ' "P y |! '] /I Wrn't buy clothing for the purpose of Ail '■ / 11 spending money. Ther desire to get the \F 1 *■' ■' ' }'' k ! bast pcHwblc resultsoof'f f ' e money expended. X' ] 11,I 1 , ; t ' ■ IJI Those who bny enstrna clothing havo a /|J (. Jy he right to demand a fit, have their clothes M< . ,' /' ' correct in style and to demand of the / lv L£ i! 3 seller to guar-iir ee evtrytbing. Come to I jAI/Xv- '£/ S' , 1 ' \ us and there will l>e mtbint; lacking. I P\ * J f.' ' 'a have in at received a l.«r (?e stock of Fall \Jf/p'' t ' 'il i s'litinKS iu the latest styles, 'rl« > ' '2 f'ne Footwear we Have Ever Shown. H S Twenty Fail Htvles - D"n' 1 f Hhocs luade in the M « latest np-to date styles. F.xtrf-iu ly stock of Miv.es' and Chil- B dren's tine shoes in many new and pr» tty styles for fall. f i 4 MFN'S all the latest ft,vies in Men's ; WCH a 2BSg Fine atom, all leather-, f 2 «u.«l *O. F. Complete Stock of Boy*', Youth*' srd Llt.le (ieuts' Fine Shoes. W 1 Bargains in School Shoes. £ Hi«hcnt copper-toe pbo»*s for Boys and Rood water proof School L* ( Shoes for Girls. . Larfre stock of Women'-t llfary Shoes in Kangaroo calf and Wi ' Oil Grain for conntrv wear. Li l Rubber and Fell Goods. f< Our stock of Rnbber and Felt (»o3 to «et very k* close prices and are in a position t<> offer yon the Invest prices for A WM best grades of Felts and Rubber Goods. r, Wjk An immense business enables us to name the very lowest k m prices for reliable footwear. Al Wiien in need of anything in onr line Klve us a call 4 Repairing Promptly Done. \ JOHN BICKELt A J. Q. &W. CAMPBELL, 1 BUTLB, PA. || BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .30, 1905. ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS I X' '.ice is hereby given that th<- folic , roads and bridges have been confirmed nisi ! bylbeCoffrt and will be presentrd on the first Saturday of lK*c. t'ourt. l.« j. the !th day of said mi.nth. and If uo excep tions are filed thev will be confirmed a!»so lutely: 1! r>. No. 1, ?<>pt« mber Term. 1."5 In the matter of the petition of the citizens of Sum mit and Oak land townships to ch liipc, va cate and supply a public road leading from a point at or near Winner's In Donegal town ship to a point at or near Evan's mill in lim it, r township and to supply same so as t,> be gin at a point 011 said road at the foot of the hill near the dwelling house of John Uille land in Summit township. Hutler county. 1 I'a., and to end at a point on the Butler arid • Bonnie Brook roak when the Kast Butier! I.and and Improvement Companies' road, in tersect-, the same and that part of the Gille land road between .lohn (lllleland's dwelling house and the point where the Fytli and Davis j<>ad intersects the same t>e vacated and discontinued, .lune sth. 1805, were appointed by the Court, who on sep teraber 2nd. 1905, filed their report in favor of said change. Estimating tlie probable cost of making said road at ?>«' and should be borne by Summit township. Xo damages assessed. Now. September :tii, 1305. approved and fix wldt ii of road at '■{< feet notice to be given ac cording to law and rules of Court. BY THE COUHT. IS. I>. Xo. 3. Septemliei Term. l'.Oi. In tlie matter of the petition of citizens of Cherry township for a bridge across the mirth branch of Sliopery Bock creek, at Bovard, south of the grist mill now owned by James Grossman, where tiiesaid creek crosses the public road leading to Branch ton, Forest ville and divers other points. June '.nil. llffi. viewers appointed. «ho on September in(l. I'.mr., filed their report in favor of pro posed bridge Xow. Sept. Mb, l'.«X>, approved notice to lie f i veil according to rules of Court, and to lie aid before the Urulid Jury at next term. BY THE COCKT. B. D. No. September Term. l!. In the matter of the petition of the citizens of Concord township to change, vacate and supuiy a putlic road; that a public road leading from William McGlU's in Concord township, to a point on the road leading to the Great Western near James Storey's in Fairview township, that a portion of said road within said township of Concord, to w it: That portion beginning at a point on said road at or near a sratc at or near the residence of (). T. Sheakley ami from thence eastward to irpoint on said road at or near the residence of K. R. Stewart, where above mentioned road Joins the road leading from Modoc to William Baiston's be vacated and supply it by a road beginning at a point on aforesaid road at or near a gate at or near the residence of O. T. Sheakley. being one fif the points above mentioned and ending at a point on the road leading from Modoc to William Baiston's at or near where the line between lands of John lialsljger and Wil liam Curry crosses the said road leading from Modoc, to William Baiston's. all within the township of Concord. Butler Co., I'a. June 17th. viewers appointed by the t'ourt. who July 27th, IWS. tiled their report in favor of said road. Now, Sept. trth, lyor., approved and fix width of road at 33 feet. Notice to be given accord lug to rules of Court. BY THE COURT. K. I), Xo. »i, Sept. Term. 190.">. In'.the matter of the petition of citizens of Marlon town ships for a public road beginning at a point on a public road known as the Anandale and New Hope road, near the corner of lands of Duffy heirs, Theodore E. Smith and David M. Atwell In the township of Marion and ending at a point on a public road known as the Murrinsville and Slippery Kock road, near the store of Joseph Bailey in the town ship of Marion. July 2tth, llioa, viewers ap- pointed by the Court, who, on August 1»05. report In favor of said road. Damages assessed to Hugh McAnallen In the sum or twenty (tSOVD dollars. Now, Sept. Hth. approved and tlx width of road at St feet. Notice to be (,'lven ac cording to rules of Court, uv the coritT. B I), No. 7. Sept. Term, HX>j. In the matter of t he pet Ition of citizens of Marlon township to vacate a public, road beginning at a point on a public road known as the Anandale and New Hope road on lands of It. M. Atwell near the residence of T. E. Smith, iu the township of Marion and extending In a northwesterly direction for a distance of about one mile and ending at the residence of S. (J. Seaton, near a public road known as the West Sunbury anil 11 arris vl lie road In Marlon township, Butler Co., Pa. July attli, 1906. viewers appointed who. on Aug. l'.Mli, ISOfi, report In favor of said change. No damages assessed. Sept. tit h, 1005. approved, notice to be given according to rules of Court. ay thk comer. K. I). No. 8, Sept. Term, IVJ&. In the mat* terof the petition of cltlxens of Slllppery Hock township for a county bridge over the run in said township on road leading from Wick Station to franklin road. July 21th, 1905, viewers appointed, who on August I Ith, l!m*>. report In favor of said bridge. Now, Sept. nth, WOT,, approved. Notice to be given according to rules to Court and to lie laid before the grand Jury at next term. BV THE COUKT. Certified from the record this Hth day of Nov., A. I>. liXJi. 1,. E. CHKISTbEY, Clerk l. H. A. WOS, presented their petition to tlm Court of < omrnon Pleas of •aid count v. at M's. I>. No. J.'l, of September term of salo Court, netting forth: "That on the Kith ('ay of July. A. I). IkT>4. the said M. S. Adams, made, executed and delivered to Henry (JraJT, his certain mort gage In the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the dellverence of two hund red tons of pig metal to said Ih nry Graff, In I'lttshurg. 100 tons November IKw, and 100 ton h A prl 1 15, Iwhh'h said mortgage was recorded In the office for recording of dend*. &i'., In Hutler county, in Mortgage Hook, No. page 113, on the l» dar of October. MM, and by the terms thereof bccouio a Hen upon, Inter alia, all that, certain tract of land situ ate In Allegheuy township. Hutler county, Pennsylvania, commonly calleo the Maple Kurnance Tract, bounded on the notth by lands of W.C. Adams; east by lands of Pierce A Black; south by lands of Alisworth heirs; and on the west by lands of Andrew Cump hell, containing 4ff7 acres, together with all the machinery, engines. Implements, tools, &<■., of and belonging to Maple I'uruaee tbi 11 '"I ert cted. That the said M. H. Adams, having corn plied with the condition of said mortgage and delivered the pig metal therein men tioned to In- delivered to the said UrafT. the following «ntry was made on the margin of the record of said mortgage, by John <»ra haru, attorney of said Graff, to-wit: "I here by enter satisfaction of this mortgage by written authority from the plaintltT. John Graham, att'y. 20 Dec. IKjfl," Hut no legal sall*fa<-tlnn of said mortgage was ever entered on the record or Indices of sat(i iMort gage, I•' 'i ••"'ii tin- Mortgagor, M. H. Adams, and the Mortgagee, Henry GralT, an dec< :t-.> d That the s*ld described lands are now In the hands of the petitioners for the purpose of raising money with which to nay the costs of administ ration and the Indebtedness of M H. Adams, deceased, In which they are meeting with dlfllculty by reason or the atKive stated legally unsatisfied mortgage. Wherefore, the petitioners Dray tne salcl Court to make an order dlrecluig the Hberitf of said county, to serve miUco according to law, the A<-t of June 11, Hit', upon the legal representatives of llenrv Graff, deceased, the mortgaseu. requiring them to appear and show cause why nahl mortgage should not be yatisflefi of record, and upon their failure so to do, and upon proof being made as to the compliance with the conditions thereof as above stated, t hat the Court do cree and direct, that satisfaction thereof be entered upon the record of iti.trt^v l as provided by said ED. A I'A MM, C. C. /.INN, Executors, Ac. Whereupon the said Court made the fol lowing oro er. to wit: And now, Hentembvi 2.'#, iwofr, the within petition Court, and in accordance with the prayer thereof it l«* ordered and directed that the HherllT <»f Butler county, serve notice, stat, Ir;g t he facts .set forth in the wit hin petition, upon tin legsl representative of Henry GralT, if to In- found within the said county of Hutler. and In cane said parties raunut 'h* found within said county, then to give notice a* a fores »ld In ot 04- more news papers published within said county, once a week for f'>ur weeks successively prior to the uext term of said Court requiring the said parties to appear at the next term of said Court, December 4th. I'.tfKi. and answer said petition and show cause, If any tlo-y have, why the said mortgage should not. be satisfied as provided by law, and Tuesday, December .*l, at 10 o'clock a. m.. In fixed for a hearing hereon. nv the cor nr. Certified fr >lll the record, this 2&th day of September, A. D. 1906. JOHN O. CI.AUK, Profhonotary. To the legal representatives of Henry 1 irafT, dec* aned. : You are, by virtue of the alcove stated order of Court, hereby notified and | required to appear at the next term of said \ Court, Decernn t ». lUlfc", and answer the said petition nfi'l show cause if tihy you have why said mortgage should not b« sa'Uhcd j in default wheieof the said Court will mak< . an order and decree directing salUfaction [ thereof, as provided by law. I MAUTJN L. GfRHON BILLY BOY, MATCHMAKER j B> MARTHA MXIIiOCH-HULLAMS Coi 'jriijht, 190S, tjy 1.1). MimhiiU t? =o "I'rettyl It is profane to call bur merely pretty," Wheaton said, staring covertly at Helen Marr. "She is well named," lie went on. "Can't you'fancy her's the "Face tliat launched a thousand ships And burned the topless towers of Illium?" "Xo," Norris answered with a laugh ing shake of the head. "Uemember, I'm neither artist nor painter, nor even Bohemian—merely a village landlord, whose chief concern is to keep terms with his tenants, ami used to seeing pretty girls, even very pretty girls, every day in tlie week." "If you call her pretty, I repeat your case is hopeless," Wheaton persisted. This time he spoke very low, but not so low as to escape Helen's ear. She was coming toward them on her dap pled pony, her hat hanging at the back of her head and a sheaf of wild roses in the hollow of her arm. The pink of the roses was deepening in her cliet*ks. and she would liave ridden past with the merest inclination of kie head but that Billy Boy, spoiled beast, was of another mind. He whinnied Joyously to Norris, and when he got abreast of that gentleman planted his four legs, obstinately refusing to budge, his whin ny changing to a plaintive whicker of protest. "I see Billy Boy is constant—not proud and haughty like his mistress. He does not ignore his friends if he •Joes happen to find them in bad com pany," Norris said, stepping to the pony's head and letting him rummage a sugar lump out of his pocket. Norris tried to speak with his usual bantering friendliness, but not very successfully. He wished, indeed, Billy Boy had been less his conr.tant friend, since he did not want to present Whea ton to Billy Boy's mistress. However, there was 110 help for it—it served him right for spoiling the creature so. But th'-re were mitigating circumstances to the spoiling. The Marr paddock adjoined his own, and while holding converse with Billy Boy across the fence of It, giving him bread, sugar or sweet apples, he need ed 110 excuse for likewise holding con verse with Miss Helen. She was shy of him when they met socially, for, thoueli Norris would have scrupled to admit It, he was the catch of the vil lage, much courted by the eager and rather lot alone by the self respecting. Beyond their pride and their pedigree the Mam had little. Helen's chief di version, Indeed, was the rides she took about the red roads and the shady lanes which led from the village Into the deep country. Wlieaton was not a bad sort, but he was a city man and, Norris more than auspected, a trlller, making love to every very pretty or very phjuant face he encountered. He was, moreover, disgustingly good to look at. Thus Norris contrasted mentally Wlieaton's supple elegance with his own burly strength. Wheaton played at being an artist, chiefly by way of diversion. He had Just enough money to keep himself in luxurious idleness and no will what ever to Increase the sum of It or divide the spending. Norris knew all that; therefore he raged Inly, mainly at him self, while Wheaton talked to Helen, the while coaxing Billy Boy to stand obstinately still by giving him tuf(s of tender roadside grass. It 'was play fully done, so playfully Helen did not in the lenst see through It. Kin- Kot over her shyness very i|iiiek ly and talked brightly to Wheaton, giv ing him now and again dazzling smiles. It took her all aback to have Norris at the end of fifteen minutes Jerk Hilly Boy's bridle sharply and send him can tering homeward with a sharp slap on the rump. As the pony cantered Helen won dered what she had done to displease Norris. He had looked gloomier and older than she ever had seen him ami had growled In answer to the goodby stio bad thrown to hint over her shoul der. Before the week end she had ceased to think of Xorris, of Hilly Boy, of anything, Indeed, save and except Wheaton. They had ridden tlirough the long summer mornings together and spent the sliver moonlit eveuingn strolling about the village, never net ting beyond hall or the range of friend ly household lights. lielen wept bare- Leaded; Wlieaton Insisted upon It. 110 Insisted, too, that ho must paint her— not In tlio heat of the summer, but when he eauio back In the fall. He was coming, of course. He had not dreamed that his own country held such beauties an the region round about had disclosed. Possibly he would B"tye down there and make himself famous by perpetuating the charm of Its grassed reaches, its towering hills, the sliver of Its brooks and the soft. Il limitable purples brooding ..hove Its big fields. Helen listened as one enchanted. Hho was Just nineteen, unworldly as n new Hedged dove and full of romance and the worship of romance. Whcatou seemed to her a creature apart, a denizen of another world, one In which she herself belonged of right, although she would no doubt be the .simplest, the humblest, there. Ills tales of the city, of the studios, the cafes, the spar kle and foam of existence, faselntttwl her as nothing else has Norrls had been to her a soil of com bined knight errant and fairy god father, There was no hint of romance lu them, for all she had so beautifully and (lung up her head In telling of the traps Ittd pitfalls the vil lage had set for him. It was plain she knew Norrls to bo a prize of the chase matrimouiul. Perhaps that was why Wheaton felt moved to ask one day as they sat under the Mg apple tree at the c ! ffe of the paddock: "Little Helen, why don't you save Norrls from his pursuer ? Vou could do It, you know by taking hlui your self." "Thank you. 'l.lr t'« Just what I've becu wuuting to ask this last two years," Norris said, vaulting over the fence, in why so ambush ho had cvtuy upon them unseen. ' Will you take me. Helen?" he went on. Ui>edle> of Whea ton's presence. Helen gave a little crj" and hid her face iu her bands. She had risen. Wheaton also stood up. Both men towered above her, look ing defiantly Into each other's eyes. "Will you take me, little girl':" Nor ris related, catching her hand and laying it against his cheek. He felt it tremble delicately before Helen snatch ed it away. She looked up at him al most piteousl.v, then turned to Whea ton. Wlieaton's face was a battlefield. All at once he was discovering that he did not know all of himself. T'nder the dilettante, the man of leisure, there was another, somewhat primal, self, with somewhat also of primal force. And .this fellow was wild to spring at Norris' throat, to rend and strangle him, and, having rent him, bear away the prize. Yet with the other half of him Wheaton knew that if he had but heard of rather than heard Norris' love making lie would have smiled approval of It as a good ending to something otherwise tangled. This other man saw, too—and was shamed bitterly by the sight—the love light playing in Helen's innocent eyes. She was not for him. He had better break her heart at- once than at piece meal. That would be the end should he be mad enough to marry her. .He would tire of her—of any woman. But, oh. the twinge at thought of her anoth er man's wife! He shut his teeth 011 It and took both her hands—slim bands, hanging helplessly at her sides. He wanted to clasp and kiss them and lay them against his breast, but a certain fiber akin to manliness made him in stead hold them firmly as one might bold those of a frightened child while be said huskily: "The play is done, Helen. I'm going away, straight abroad, never to come back. Won't you let me think of you as—happy Helen Norris?" "Why think of me at all?" Helen be gan proudly. Billy Boy Interrupted her—Billy Boy, who felt he must be in everything. lie came between her anil Wheaton and gently crowded her toward his favorite Norris, then, whirling about, kicked Wheaton heels over head. Thus a tense moment became filled with comedy. Thus also Helen found out that laughter Is balm for lovcslck ncss. Who could be sentimental over a lover sent sprawling to grass? Not Helen, certainly. By this token slie married Norris be fore the new year came. The fioil of Fortune. The Chinese deity of fortune is al ways represented as a jolly god, and the rich votive offerings which cover his altars are speaking testimonials to hlr) popularity. On the 2d of the second month a special festival Is held In his honor, on which occasion his temples are crowded with worshipers, who manifest a devoutness which Is strange ly wanting in the services offered to the less material deities. Feasts of fat things are jfreedlly pre sented to secure his favor, and, not content with leaving the lots on the knees of the god, his practical minded worshipers seek to lift the veil which conceals his counsels from mankind. For this purpose they adopt a curious device. In some open space or market square a large wooden cannon loaded with a small charge of powder and a circular rattan wad is fired perpendicularly into the air. As the wad descends the sur rounding crowd struggle to catch It, In the belief that he who is successful will enjoy the blessings of peace aud plenty during the ensuing year. True Art. John Kuskin said that In matters of criticism one should never come to par ticulars, for authors are apt to come down upon you with "authorities," there being an authority for almost ev ery absurdity that can be committed, either In literary or practical matters. In a letter to a college friend Ituskln wrote: "The object iu all art Is not to Inform, but to suggest; not to add to the knowledge, but to kindle the imagi nation. He Is the best poet who can by the fewest words touch the great est number of secret chords of thought In his reader's own mind anil set them to work In their own way. To put plain text into rhyme and meter Is easy; not so to write a passage which every time it In remembered shall sug gest a new train of thought, a new sub ject of delightful dream. It Is this mystic secrecy of beauty which Is the setil of the highest art, which only opens Itself to close observation and long study." DIAMOND SMUGGLERS. Km Tlielr Inire- In IliilliiK Uran. "Ptamond smugglers are a constant source of worry to us." said the cus toms house Inspector. "Despite every precaution taken here and abroad to Kp'>t them, not more than 10 per cent are caught with the go ids. There seems to lie no limit to the devilish Ingenuity employed by these I was going to say gentry but there sire quite na many women In the business as men. "It Is really wonderful, when you conic to think of It, that wo are ever able to make a good haul when you consider how easily diamonds can be concealed. Hollow heels are a favorite receptacle for the precious stones, and I understand that there nro places in Kurope where you can buy shoes spe cially constructed with spaces In the heels. "! remember one woman—she Is still lu the business who displayed great In genuity lu smuggling diamonds. It was only by chance that we caught her at one of her tricks. Hhe arrived with a very striking Paris bonnet, which was ornamented with bunches of grapes. While we were examining her baggage this dream <>f a hat blew off and was smashed by a passing truck. I rushed gallantly t<> recover the hat anil then saw that each of the grapes contained a diamond <>r precious stone. She got what was left of the hat, but nothing more. "What can a man <>f ordinary per ception do with such people? They will best hi in every time unless he's gifted with see >lld sight. I never Sco a chap with long hair but I think of the day we picked .fio.oiwi worth of stones from a fellow's liead who wore n pompadour like a brush heap, "No, we can't I "p up with all their trick 'I rind dm't • \ I>l • t t>. I t's the be ha \ lor of the sniiir :ler that generally gives him away. \\ lien we see a mail or woman acting uina v. nervous, be traying his or her guilt by gestures, we have him or her searched. One gets to know the smuggler face after a time, and so captures are made."- S'ew York Herald. A J»nrl of n Juryman. Lawyer Have you formed any opin ion on this case? Juryman No, sir. Lawyer l»o you think, after the evl d« uce mi both sides Is all lu, you would be able to form any opinion? Jury man—No, sir. Lawyer-You'll do.— .ifcw l'ork Weekly. A UAMBLEIt'S SI HEME IT TOOK AN EXPERT'S CAREFUL STUDY TO UNMASK IT. Stor> uf the Cl«»rr Swindling Trick With Which a Sharper Fleeced London Clnlimcn and the Way la Which It Wait Ei|>«aed. Some years ago I used frequently to attend ''at homes," in addition to giv ing lessons In legerdemain to ladles mid gentlemen who amused themselves as amateurs in giving exhibitions of their skill at evening parties, etc. Up on one occasion, it was an "at home" at Lady A.'s town house, I had given a display of card manipulation in addi tion to other sleight of hand tricks. After my performance I was approach ed by one of the gentlemen guests. "Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. Devant," he said, "your entertainment has given me much pleasure. Your card manipulation especially interested me. It occurs to me that with your ob vious knowledge of cards and card de ceptions you might assist me In a per plexing affair which has been exercis ing my mind for some time. If you will be so good as to give me a few minutes of your time I will describe the nature of this dilemma to you. Al low me to prqpent my card." Having signified my willingness to accord the Interview requested, Sir George L. escorted me to the conserva tory and said: "Let me come to the point While watching your card manipulation. It struck me that you might probably be acquainted with some of the tricks which are resorted to by card sharpers and could set at rest some suspicions of mine concerning a certain gentle man whose luck at cards is prodigious. I am strongly of opinion that he Is nothing more or less than a profession al sharper. This man I first encounter ed at the B. club, of which I am a member. He has been a frequent visi tor there as n guest of a young friend of mine, also a member, who has con ceived a partiality for the skillful card player and is paying a rather high price for the acquaintance. "It is not necessary that I should state more than that my young friend Is a man of ample means, obstinate to the degree of pugnacity and not a little self opinionated. Although I have tried again and again to convince him that tho 'luck' of his acquaintance seems too consistent to be legitimate, he steadfastly refuses to listen to me, declarlug that he is not to be intlm-~ Ida ted by a little Hi fortune. And so he goes on playing—and g al!ld face and broad shoulders. lie did not altogeth er lack a certain air of refinement. Tho play proceeded. I had previous ly taken the opportunity of examining soiee of the club cards, but had found nothing In any way suspicious about them. Our neighbors wero playing solo, aud tho luck appeared to be fluc k touting n good deal. Mr. V. winning occasionally. But this did not last long, and presently Mr. De l.acy began to gather In a rich harvest. I watched closely, but could detect nothing to tho discredit of tho sospectr 1 one If you except a faculty for winning. Now and again a half muttered Imprecation I from Mr. V. told that De Lacy had | once more scooped the pool. The evening was unproductive of anything practical In the way of dls covering trickery, yet there was some thing Indefinable about this aiau De Lacy which suggested fraud to mo and which made ine more than ever deter mined to solve the mystery of his won derful "luck." I therefore arranged to attend another night under slmllur cir cumstances, hut even then nothing of moment occurred. I obtained, how ever, a kind of vague Idea, tho accura cy of which I was desirous of putting to the test. At tho close of play I spoke to Kir George. ••I not Ice that Mr. De Lacy Invariably went* smoked glasses at the table," I said, "lias lie weak sight?" "I believe so. He says that the glaro of the gas troubles his eyes." "I have an Idea that those glasses play some sort of part lu the trickery," No. 47. I said thoughtfully. "I don't know how; but, coupled with a certain move ment of one of his hands, they &ic sug gestive. I propose to make a teat, and I should like to make the following ar rangement; I will take my place at your table, as usual, another night. After having played for awhile I shall - ask to be allowed to give up on the score of being tired. You will agree and take no further particular notice of me. If I make a discovery shall I expose the man openly?" "Certainly!" replied Sir George em phatically. The appointed night arrived. The room was full, as usual. As before, our table was situated close to that at which sat De Lacy and others. The man wore his customary look of Im perturbable good humor— and his smok ed glasses. His party was playing solo, with the usual varying luck, prepon derating in the long run with De Lacy. The cards wero shufiled and dealt Two "passed," Mr. V. "propped," but De Lacy called, "Abundance." "Again:" ejaculated Mr. V. in amaze ment. De Lacy smiled Indulgently. He had a splendid hand and got home easily. At this juncture I gave up as ar ranged, and, rising carelessly from my seat strolled a few yards with the ap parent desire to "stretch my legs." I worked round by degrees until I bad got directly behind De Lacy and quickly donned a pair of smoked glasses, with which I had come prepar ed. He had just scored another "abun dance" when, gazing over his shoulder at the cards through my smoked glasses, I discovered the secret of his trickery. "There is no playing against such luck!" protested Mr. V. half angrily. "There is no playing against such cheating!" I exclaimed, snatching some cards from the table. Then, ere De Lacy could make a movement I thrust several fingers into one of his waistcoat pockets. With an exclama tion of anger he rose to his feet, but staggered back when he perceived that I also was wearing smoked glasses. "Gentlemen," I exclaimed, "it is my painful duty to Inform you that yov have in your midst a professional card sharper!" The whole room was Immediately in an uproar. All the men left their ta bles and crowded around us. De Lacy at first betrayed a trembling lip, but presently, with an effort, he gained control of himself and thereafter main tained an air of dogged defiance. "This man," I continued, "has bee* marking the cards with luminous paint, a small quantity of which he keeps in his wastcoat pocket and conveys to the cards with hi* finger nails. The paint quite invisible in this brilliantly light ed room, he is able to see by means of his smoked glasses. Will some of you kindly examine these cards through the glasses I brought with me for tho purpose of unmasking this man? Look at my fingers, too, which I just now thrust luto his waistcoat pocket" Eagerly tho clubmen crowded round me, and an examination .was made all round. By the aid of tho glasses tho tiny paint marks of the cards were clearly detected, as well as the smear on my fingers. The fraud was fully, exposed. With cries of indignation the clubmen advanced upon tho trickster, and things began to look ugly for the ingenious Do Lacy. He was very, roughly liaudled, denuded of his U1 gotten gains and then literally kicked out of the club. Mr. V., convinced at last that he had been fleeced by an unscrupulous rogue, tendered an apology to his fellow mem bers for Introducing under a misappre hension such a disreputable individual Into the club, an apology that was, of course, at once accepted. He also thanked Sir George and myself. I have not since heard or seen any thing of Mr. De Lacy, under that or any other name. lie doubtless con sidered It expedient to seek fresh woods nnd pastures new after his dis concerting experiences, but his trick was a smart one, perhaps tho smartest I havo ever encountered.—Wide World. Some Grout Singers. Some of the world's greatest singers .mvo been discovered accidentally. Once upon a time Wachtel, the greatest tenor of his day In Germany, waa •'racking his whip and hailing fares In n musktil rondo. Mme. Scalchl, tho greatest of contraltos, Is said to have called her wares In the street before she was found for the opera stage. Campaninl, the king of tenors, was a blacksmith, but was heard singing like an angel and was enabled to deswt the forge for the footlights. THE GARDEN OF EDEN. Ceylon'* Tradition About AIM Ui ttve'a First Habitation. Ceylon, In local tradition, was the garden of Eden, and you will bo ' shown Adam's poak to prove It, and Ado ui'm bridge, tho chain of rocks and Islets which the maps show stretching across from Ceylon to the coast of In dia. Eve, or Ileba, as the eastern sto ry calls her, was well satisfied with her lot in the garden of Ceylon, but Ataml, manlike, showed a disposition to rove, or, as we might now say, emi grate. One day while wauflering on the west coast he met a strange man, who in the courso of conversation hold before him a fascinating panorama of the lovely country across the waters — gardens aud rich orchards, valleys teeming with birds and gazelles and all the rest. Atuml had seen nothing like It iu Ceylon. He had always been trying to coax Heba Into emigration without success, but now his mind was made up, aud he went home to the shades of Adam's po.'.k end ordered her peremptorily to pack tip aud mate ready for a start. Heba pleaded !n vain, but Ataml was persistent aud led the way across "Adntn's bridge" to India, where he fouud, to his dis may, a dreary and forbidding wilder ness. The panorama man (It will be readily guessed who he was) had de ceived Ataml, and the disappointed wanderer fell Into despair. Then it was that the angel messenger came anil gave the disobedient Ataml orders to go on Into the desert and wild places and suffer the punishment that was his due. Ataini's nobility of spirit showed Itself here, for lie begged the angel to Intercede that his own pun ishment might lie doubled and Heba permitted to return to the garden of Bdeu aud be given n fresh mate and II fresh start! You will be apt to think that this chlvalrle example of gallan try set by the heroic Ataml has not been generally emulated by his de- SceiidautH In that corner of the world when you see a native walking along enjoying a smoke or a chew of bhang while his wife struggles wearily be hind with the family load on her deli cate head! _________ Nearly 10.000 Spanish Immigrants enterisl Cuba during the first three mouths of the present year. The Cu ban consuls In Spain sro Instructed to act as Immigration agents add to forth the opportunities Cor independ ence and wen Ith In the Island republic.