SELECTING A FAVORITE!
That's what most of the well groomed men of Butler and vicinity have done
selected The Ideal Clothing and Hat Parlors as their favorite
shop for this season's newest and smartest garments.
The Famous Washington Co.'s Suits and Overcoats for Particular Men.
SUITS —Prices SB.OO, SIO.OO, $15.00 and up to *25.00.
OVERCOATS—Prices SB.OO, SIO.OO, $15.00 and up to *35.00.
These garments will retain their shape, fit your figure and sustain your reputati n as
a good dresser. Give us a call and inspect our goods.
Men of good taste wear Stetson & Ideal Hats. Prices range from $1 to $5.
BOY'S AND CHILDREN'S SUITS.
Our Boys' and Children's Suits were never so complete as they are now. Children s
Sufts from $2 to $7. Children's Overcoats from $2.50 to SB.OO.
NOUCE—AII Clothing Sold by Us Cleaned and Pressed FREE.
Ideal Clothing
AND
•Hat Parlors.
I ; i
228 South Main Street.
FLEMINGS OLD RELIABLE EXPORT.
AH Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
|l. Per Ot. 6 Gts. for $5. On all $1 orders we Prepay Express.
Are you using It. If not. write to us at once and get particulars of Its merit.
Our Stock of the Highest Grade of Champagne Vintage is Complete.
Qts , $2.75 Pts. $1.50
Abb THE READING BONDED WHISKIES AT $1 00 P6R QT,
PER QT. PER DOZ, PTS.
~ ... D i As a tonic we quote imported ales
Pinet Castilion Cognac, this Brandy and StQuts as {ollo^s;
is especially recommended . . $1.50 McMullen's (Bottling) White Label
Hennesy Brandy, One Star . . . 1.50 A 1« • • • $2.10
D , -r c» , 7 t Ross (Bottling) Ale 2.00
Hennesy Brandy, Two Star ... 1.75 Burke's (Bottling) Ale 2.00
Hennesy Brandy, Three Star . 2.00 Reed Bros.' Dog's Head .... 2.00
Cusenier's Creme de Menthe . . 1.75 Imported Stouts (Bottled by above firms)
~ , _ , , A will be furnished at the same price.
Old London Dock Imported Port .1.00 A supe rior grade California Wines,
Old London Dock Imported Sherry 1.00 per qt 50c
On All Purchases We Save You From to 50 per cent.
Jos. Fleming & Son Co., Incorporated.
410 and 412 Market St., Pittsburg, Pa.
The Family Drug and blquor Store.
. |inadain»™:;.Deairsl
■ A safe, certain relit 3T HDpprnwn] I
■ Mc-nntruatlon. Never kbuwn to un. Hafe! ■
■ Hnrel Hpeedy! Hatlsfactlon Guaranteed ■
■or money Refundod. Hon: prepaid Cor ■
■ (L.OO per box. Will send them on trlaJ to ■
■ be paid tor when relieved. Ham pies Free. ■
J uwrrm mspicsl co., so» T4. e». J
Sold In Batler at the Centre Ave.
Pharmacy
Iters to Din 6 When in Flttm
BUCK'S RESTAURANI
BLUE POINTS AND
ROCKAWAV OYSTERS
LARGE WHISKY A SPECIALTY
000-OOH LIIIKKTV AVESIK,
' PITTSBURGH. PA.
CHAS. S. BLACK, Prop.
Hammel's J^TC u Kf , V«
served In (Jermau «lyle. Imp«>rt««l light »n<l dark
heeron draught 141 lilsmond »t., rittnimrg
Miller's Restaurant retu U 'l'Uui)urj,
i» r».
Hath on eaeb floor free to guests. Absolutely fln
proof. meant heat an<l telephone In every toon
aumpaanplan.
HOTEL YODER NOW OPEN
li'jotni and conveniences as good as liest hotel K<
per night $1.75 per week. Come early and taki
jrour choice. Ho, 1114 Forlitu M., l'lttabur|{
Jmt Three Square* from Court II- iim.
WHERE TO DINE WHEN IN ALLEGHENY
Sauers Tavern
Allegheny. Pa. I .ad Ira lllulut Koom on ,
Rrinnal Floor.
k - PATENT OFFICE DRAWINGS FREE l.v Hie Iron
' Mv I'ranghtlijg t Vi-clianlcal Iti-idgnrrn ai>d '
l>mugtileuien Wyllw avenue, nitilmrxh. I'a. .
lI'.AA. I'lione 31-M.) ' orre.pondi.nts of II M.
sterling, I'ateul Attorney, WasliluKtvu. I>. >' j
Pearson B. Nace's
f * Livery, Feed and Sale Stable
Rear of
Wlclc House. Butler.' Penn'a
The best of horse* and first class rigs al i
Wart on hand and for hire. '
Bagkaccomtor-datlcns In town for perma I
gent Warding and transient rade. Hpecl ■
al Ctft guaranteed.
St«bl« Room For 65 Horaea
• a good (ASS of boraee, both driven and I
4raftbOMM always on hand and for eale
«' I#r a fUI gttu ran tee; and horses bough 1
u«(WfHini I ''>tloD bv
PEARSON B. NACE.
r«a«P»« :
AT LAST.
Ar\ Engiqe for the Farm.
i"ALL PURPOSE"
after the cost of installing.
Write for Catalogue and Prices.
THE EVANS MFG. CO , LTD.,
BUTLER, PA.
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Strictly High Grade 1 . <f .
PIANOS AND ORGANS. * L. C. WltK,
Come and see me when |
you buy; also sheet music 1 ;)*al*b »»
or anything In the music §
"w. A. F. GKOHMAN, LUfIBER.
Manic instructor and Piano Tuner, #
Next door to V. M C. A. z mu i _rnsi. --.i_i- r -nw..
People'fi Phone X —"— ; —*
1 QROHMAN H MUSIC STORK. I
I Orcheatrsforniahedforaii | Eyes Examined Free of Charge
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fc. S. JHcJUNKIN & CO.,
Insurance & Real Estate R L KIRK PATRICK,
117 E Jefferson St., Jeweler and Graduate Optician
BUTfcER, - - - - PA I Next Door to Court Honae, Lftitler, Fa
DR. E. GREWER,
No. 229 12 SOUTH MAIN STJ
NEXT DOOR TO GUARANTY
SAFE DEPOSIT & TRUST CO.,
BUTLER, PA. ROOMS 1, 2,
AND 3.
Dr. E. Grewer is n graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, is now per
manently located at the aboveaddress
where he treats all chronic diseases of
men, women and children.
Diseases of the Nervous System, the
symptoms of which are dizziness, lack
of confidence, sexual weakness in men
and women,ball rising in the throat.spots
floating before the eyes, loss of memory
nnable tc concentrate the mind on one
subject, easily startled when suddenly
spoken to, aud dull distressed mind
which unfits them for performing the
duties of life, making happiness impos
sible, distressing the action of the heart,
depression of the spirits, evil forebod
ings, cowardice, rear, areams, melan
choly, tire easy of company, feeling as
tired in the morning as when retiring,
lack of energy, nervousness, trembling,
confusion of the mind, dt pression, con
stipation, weakness of tie limhs, etc.
Thoee ao affected should consult us im
mediately and be restored to perfect
tiealth.
Lost Manhood Restored'
Weakness of Young Men Cured
and ail private diseases.
Dr. E. (irewer's varicocele Ring cures
Varicocele. Hydrocele and Rupture
promptly cored without pain and no
detention from business.
iHe cures the worst cases of Nervous
Prostration, Rheumatism, Scrofula,
Old Sores, Blood Poison, and all Di
seases of the Skin Ear, Nose, Throat,
Heart. Lungs, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bladder.
Itching Piles, Fistula, Stricture
Tumors, Cancers, Goiters, cured with
out cutting.
Special attention paid to the treat
ment of Nasal Catarrh.
OHe will forfeit the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars for any case of FITS
OR EPILEPTIC CONVULSIONS that
he cannot cure.
Consultation free and strictly eonfi
dential. Write if you cannot call.
Office hours—From 0 a. m. to 8:30 p,
in. On Sunday from Itoß p. m. only
m ms
C. F. T. Papej
a— Bsg—i aa—9 f
f JEWELER! i
121 E. Jefferson Street. /
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PAROID
READY
OOFINQ.
pAKOID. The Roofing with NO
TAR. Won't dry out. Won't
tjrow brittle. •
ANYONE can apply it. Tins,
Nails and Cement in core ol
each roll.
L> EPRESENTS the results o
■-*' years of Experience and Ex
perimenting.
/"\NLY requires painting every
fcwyears, Not when first
laid.
F S Cheaper than Gravel, Slate
or Shingles,
I\EMAND for TAROID is world
lJ wide.
MADE IN 1,2 AND 3 PLY
Other Fae*4, Samples and Prices are
yours if vou will ask us.
L C. WICK,
BUTLER, PA.
GEO. S. LANGDON & CO.
New York and Pittsburg Stocks
Orders Solicited. Purchase or Salo.
Cash or Margin. Correspondence Invited
i nil in.- o, V • '.i.
Keystone* Builiiii,.
lijr do you touk t>>< '• Jul" 1
Harry —Wuon you attain! iVoonokon'a tfurbr.
.Vi;l»ool,'ih«n (lie people will lie looking lor yoi
11 *.voik for tliom—terjr llit!» exmiM—Send fo
rntaioifiie. 1406 I'i-on inn-nut ritunurgh. Y».
It you want to buy or wil any kind of liunlncM in*
CAVANAGH CO.. Kourth A it., I*llt«l»ui |{li __
IMH'TOIt (iIMVKII, (I'll I'run Avtnnr,
l>Ui>l>iir>|ti, euren I'llen anil Kl»liila# lo »ta)
cured; slao cancer an*] all chronic ilkea*-* and III'H>4
iioin|>latnl I'oili m.ten and all bkm. < onaoltatlm
sulci I)' private Cull and #«o tlio ' ' H.tor. Utile*
lioum * finti it [i in lo t> l> in
HARDWARE AUCTION
Established Firm of
SHIVELY 4. GUE
KetiriuK from Business
Tools and Hardware KlaiiKhtered.
Rales Daily from 10 a. in, to 10 p. m,
'JO4 Umithßtreet. Pittsburg, i'a
BILLIARD TABLES
D«'nkn, HHIVH, Mar Fixture*. Itovsliti«
Alley*, Hoila Fonntalu*. Chmli K<'«iKtorH,
Hhow Canen, Conut«rn, Btooln, Chair*,
etc.
DELP'S,
Cor. Fourth and Liberty Htn.. Pittsburg
BIRDS AND DOGS
MITI.TI'M IN I'AKVO at l-'OX'h PET HHOP.
The llttli' < Ity 11 nil ltlr<l Htor<\ Oliver av«.
and Smltlillild Htroot. I'll tulmru. Pa.
Importation Angora kltl. im, IwautloN;
trained fend*. KIIIKI»K eaimrlea, liauditome,
vnil] H»lj, all color#, i»lI •» I/.i-h. lu»t arrived, a
p/ntitl dlnplay of ttiiuarluioK. \y«* an* loadi'd
mi for llio holiday* at regular l>M»>». Par
rota that talk iifl tame Mjulrrnli. I'alr
young fo* bound*; KIIKUIII beagli*. hr< <1 In
Ihu purplt ; all kind* of thoroughbred pup*
bought and wM. "Iv" u* a call.
Wfi"lir<i I tuny AUKWerllllf Culls
M »ny riwtoinere want io buy Knrtrin ol''J"rii
litiftlnuxa opoorturittU'< and borne*. >«•'
ran llnd yotl what you wart. Help you buy
or null .) 11. MMOfcH. Real Ruraie. 21 i-18
I «rgti*on Kullrilng, Pittsburg
<*hm mill (iiiHulliii)
From two horttft power up. For farm uto.
etertrlr UichLliiK plant*, or for power of any
kind. Write for < atalogue and Information.
i
children at play, with the childless liffme
where the clock tick can be heard hour
c'ter hour In the dull silence? But there
are a great many who would
like to people the silent
house with tho children that
fate has refused them. Fate
is often In this case only
another word for Ignorance.
\\i Many a glad mother dates
'her happiness from the
7 d4 T sho lirst began the
LIJ pZzz—X use of Doctor Pierce's
Ur 1 Favorit# Prescription.
X. Jt ofton happen ß thftl
with the euro of female
weakness and the establishing of the deli
cate womanly organs In sound hMlth, th<
way is opened for tho joy of motherhood
"Favorite Prescription" Is a specific fo
the chronic ailments peculiar to womer
It ourea them perfectly
aud permanently.
I<o other medlciao can
do for women so milch as
"Favorite Prescription."
Do not therefore let any
other medicine be palmod
off on you as "just as
good."
" Favorite Prescription "
contains no alcohol, opi
um, cocaine or other nar
cotic. It is strictly a
temperance medicine.
"I can truly say your medicine is a friend
of mine." Witas Mrs Arthur Hratt. of Am
herstburg. Ontario. Canada. ""I am mother
of four children and suffered greatly at times
of birth of first three. When three months
along with the last one I Wan to think of
trying some medicine to easo those terrible
pains, and asked our doctor whether there
was anything ho could giro me to leisen la
bor pains. He said there was nothlng that
could help me. I then thought I woullwrite
to Dr. Pierce. Ho advised me to take bis
favorite Prescription. 1 I started to take It
at fourth month. I was very wealt. haa heart
trouble an" s would faint away two of three
times a Say. Our doctor could not help me
and llfo was a OrajT- I would often aay. ol;, ft
I could only die in one or these spell!; b , ut J
took fire bottle* of 'Fa*orit«
and felt better every Way. Got alonrf Well at
the time of delivery. I bad heard of painless
childbirth, and I thought It mutt be a good
medicine that would help those pains, but I
know now for myself, and can not tell It Plain
enough. Your' Favorite Prescrtijtlon is the
best medicine as w# mothers Know. I advise
my friends to try it. Baby Is now '{J ur
months old and is a strong healthy boy.
Dr. Pierce'* Pellets Cure Constipation,
HUMPHREYS'
Specifics cure by acting directly on the
sick parts without disturbing the rest of
the system.
No. 1 for Fevers.
Jit>. 2 " Worms.
Tio. 3 " TcUhing.
No. 4 " Diarrhea.
No. 7 " Coughs.
No. 8 " Neuralgia.
No. 9 " Headaches.
No. 10 " Dyspepsia.
No. 11 " Suppressed Periods.
No. 12 " Whites.
No. 13 " Croup.
No. 14 " The Skin.
No. 15 " Rheumatism.
No. 16 " Malaria,
No. 19 " Catarrh.
No. 20 " Whooping Cough.
No. 27 " Tho Kidneys.
No. 30 " Tho Bladder.
No. 77 " La Grippe.
In small bottles of pellets that fit the vest
pocket. At Druggists or mailed, 25c. each.
Mecfical Guide mailed free.
Humphreys' Med. Co., Cor. William ft John Street*
Mew York.
CATARRH
Ms
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ELY'S CREAM BALM
This Remedy is a Specific,
Sure to Cive Satisfaction.
OIVKB RELIEF AT ONCE.
It cleanses, soot lies, heals, and protects the
diseased membrane. It mires Catarrh and
drives away a Cold in the Ileud quieklv.
Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell.
Kasy to us<-. Contains no injurious drugs.
Applied into the nostrils and absorbed.
Large Size, 50 eentu at Druggists or by
mail; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail.
ELY BROTHERS. 55 Warren St., New York.
HOLIDAY CHEER
For Christmas and
New Year
Table wines from California &
European vineyards—pure and whole
some at lowest prices. Once a customer,
always a customer, is trne of this
house. Your choice of any of the fol
lowing whiskies. $1 00 per full quart. 0
quarts so.oo, We unarantee purity and
quality.
PURE LIQUORS
ALWAYS iN STOCK.
risen, LAiMJk, ovKuuoi/r.
Nt l kKMIKIIIKU, MT. VKUXOX THOMPSON,
UIHKO*. IHLLINUKK. ItUI IK.KI OHT
And remember we 'are sole agents for the
celebrated
GRANDFATHER'S CHOICE
A RICH AND MELLOW
whlnkey guaranteed 3 years old, 00 per gal
lon. We pay express cliarKct on all mall
orders of SSOO or over. Goods shipped
promptly.
Robt, Lewin & Co,,
WHOLESALE DEALERS
IK WINES AND LIQUORS,
Ho. 14 Smlthfleld St„ PITTSBURG, PA.
'Phones: Bell 21'* P. * A. 1458.
IF
you want pure liquors for your
money, send your orders to
MAX KLEIN & SONS. Your
order will be as carefully filled
as if you made the selection
personally, and delivered at
your door in a plain box with
out any marks denoting the
contents. We have an excellent
Penn a Rye Whiskey at $3 00
ppr gallon called Cabinet Rye.
Try it and see how surprised
you will be with its high quality.
/WAX KfceiN & SONS,
Wholesale biquors,
1818 20 Penn'Ave., Pittsburg, iV
"Everything in Liquors."
W S. & E WICK,
I)KA I.ICKH IN
KOUKII and Worked l.uinbor of til Kinds
Mourn, Hitxti and MouldlfiKS
Oil Well ttlica a Hjjwialty. '
unii i- and Yard
K Uuniilngliau, md Monro# Ht»
nnar Wnnt t'ann Depot,
• IjrtTl'i <4
Special Offer
To those purchasing photos
of groups or views, Bxlo, at
50c each, to the amount of $lO
I will/present free a fine 20x40,
exact reproduction that will
stand washing and not fade
away. No bum work, but a
fine permanent Bromide en
largement, fully guaranteed.
FIBHEJR,
The Outdoor Artist,
The Butler Dye Works
CEMENT BUILDINGS.
Rapidly Growing l»c ol Hollow
Build ins Block* For Hou»c».
The use of cement and of concrete ,
building blocks appears to be decidedly I
on a boom. The cement block cottage j
can be made an extremely attractive i
Btructure, aud it may be that it is des- ■
tined to solve tbe problem of building
JIAG
CEMENT BLOCK COTTAGE.
satisfactory but not too costly country
cottages in this day of high priced lum
ber. It is claimed for the concrete
block that it Is now made practically
impervious to dampness, and wherb it
ia cast upon the site local labor may be
employed.
There is, of course, nothing new in
the employment of concrete. It was
used by the Romans in the construc
tion of many of their iargest works,
and Its economy and strength have
been reoognixed for years by our own
builders, but this adaptation of the
material to the erection of cheap coun
try cottages is still novel here, aud it is
not at all surprising that it is begin
ning to excite much interest. The il
lustration shows a neat cottage com
plete.
Advocates of this system of building
urge its substantial nature and great
cheapness. Tliey claim that cement
building blocks can fairly be consider
ed fireproof, and, being non absorbent,
a house built of them would be much
drier than one with walls of brick, a
yuality which must influence favorably
the health aud comfort of the occu
pants; also, they say, owing to their
nonconductlve properties a house built
of cement blocks is cool in summer
and does not radiate the heat gener
ated within in cold weather, and the
walls, which can be finished without
lath and plaster on their interior fuee,
afford no refuge for mice, certainly a
considerable advantage.
lima Eatlnic Kroien l>r<ina.
It is a positive fact that if you feed
a cow a certain amount of hay aud
grain from the bam aud let her out in
the middle of the day into a field where
there is a lot of frozen grass she \fill
like It and will fill, up on it Just as
full as she can get. but will give less
milk than she would on just the same
amount of fetnl from the barn without
going out and tilling up with this "old
fog," as we call it. It is a positive in
jury to them. So 1 say Just as soou
as your feed Is killed by the frost, and
It doesn't make any difference what
time of the year or what season It is,
you had better put your cows in the
barn and keep them there aud feed
them from the barn. —Cor. American
Cultivator.
The Onion Yield.
Commenting upon the onion crop, an
exchange remarks that while this
year's report indicates a shortage of
some JIO.OtX) bushels, it must be taken
Into eonsideratiou that the past wet
season has been an ideal one for the
small gardeners to grow onions in
small patches on the upland, and often
these small acreages supply many of
| the town and city markets for a con
siderable time, and again a short crop
Is not always itu Indication of a high
price.
Whrrt the Cauliflower lielgM.
From the I.ong Island cauliflower
district, perhaps tbo most Important
center of production, come reports of
big niouey In tho crop that ure llke
' ly to give Hi Is vegetable n boom and
lead to extended planting In otlier re
gions. Tills year It Is estimated that
tlio I.ong Island crop may come closo
to 190,000 barrels, or 5,100,000 beads.
[f* " •
TIED VT TO WIIITEN.
The cut shows cauliflower wltb tbo
large outer leaves gathered twgether.
and tied over tbo bead so as to protect
the Inner part from sunlight. When
properly pleached cauliflower will 1)0
I almost suow wblte. The hong island
grower:* have a cauliflower associa
tion, through which they not only mar
ket the crop to their o\yn advantage,
but buy necessary supplies at a very
considerable saving, especially seed,
which la costly.
FOR POULTRY YARDS.
■ulvliic llm I'roblriu of Mantle, Wind
ui».l lluiik Cover.
It has long been conceded that poul
try yards should lie at least partially
planted with trees or shrubs to furnish
shade and shelter during hot or storm.*
weather, i'ltnu trees have been much
used for this purpose with excellent
results. Kut the coming of Nnu Jose
scale and the great susceptibility of
all plum varieties to this miserable
pest ha\e changed the situation.
Kleffer pears are being planted for
poultry shelter to some extent as more
resistant to scale, but the trees are In
L-llned to overbear and break down In
such stimulating situations unless tho
fruits are very carefully thinned and
aro usually upright In growth to cast
gißxl shade. As our plum trees die out
from our poultry runs we hope to plant
clumps of privet and silver thorn,
Elueaguus parvllloru, a fruiting branch
of which Is skowu In the cut. Several
species of elaeagnus ure referred to as
silver thorn, but tho name Is most
commonly applied to IS. pa rvl flora,
which forms a dense, compact shrub
eight to ten feet high as grown In this
country. It blooms profusely In May,
ami the jilnk mottled cherry like fruits
ripen early lit September. This eluc
agutis makes a dense shade, Is fairly |
hardy and appears quite free from In '
sect pests and other diseases.
The berries are too dry to be palutu |
ble to humans, like those of 10. lon ;
glpes, but arc greatly appreciated b.\
chickens, which clamber all over tie
branches to get at them It is not to
be supposed that the berries contain
much nutriment, but they uro certainly
moro eagerly sought by fowls on the
rural grounds than any other fruit of
the season. Tho crop of berries Is so
regular uod abuaiiuut tUut a hbo'li
clump brTilwl|)eelnJiil J
xtiMid a suDetihtlfll
o the season's diet. We have not no
Iced bad effects from the eating ol
B v \ ,tr
1 -B4*
FBUITB OF ELAEAGKTB PAJRVIIrXORA.
elaeagnus fruits. On the contrary, the
fowls appear particularly lively at this
season.
The silver ilioru might be planted iu
clumps four feet- or more apart and
would soon afford protection from
weather hawks and in a year or two
bear great crops of acceptable fruits.
Plants two to three feet high are of
fered by nurserymen at 35 cents each.
This species transplants well and
quickly becomes established.
By planting In our poultry yards
fruiting varieties of mulberry for tree
shade and silver thorn for shrubby
clumps the problem of shade, wind pro
tection and hawk cover would be solv
ed.—W. V. F. in Kural New Yorker.
%
Item* In Pork Maltluv-
In cattle feeding experiments at tlie
Illinois station the amount of gain
made by hogs following steers appears
to be largely regulated by the amount
of undigested corn 111 the droppings, of
the steers In an available form for the
hogs to recover. Therefore larger gains
are made by hogs following steers fed
corn only than where it is supplemont
ed with oilmeal and gluten meal, thus
rendering It more efficient for beef
production. Where enough pigs are
provided to consume undigested feed
in the droppings of steers It requires
fully twice as many where corn Is fed
whole as It does where meal Is fed to
the steers.
Dau't Force! the Sqnaah Big.
As the squash bug winters In the
adult state under rubbish, etc., cleanli
ness becomes advantageous in avoid
ing Injury the following season. Where
the pest lias been troublesome, collect
ing the cucurbit vines after the crop
Is taken and destroying them will be
the means of killing or starving many
of the immature bugs.
FARM BREVITIES
A largo wheat grower of Washington
claims a combine of the Washington
tulliers and the exporters of the north
west to hold down wheat prices. lie
urged the farmers to pool their lnter
»sts and offer Uielr heavy wheat to the
San Francisco buyers in cargo lots,
thus Becucing better prices and defeat
ing the alleged agreement iu Washing
ton.
Millennial Is one of the newer grape#
very well spoken of. It Is said to have
made a fine record in California as a
grope of high quality for the table and
making of white wine.
Apple prices continue In favor of the
growers.
The commercial hop crop an grown in
Washington, Oregon, California and
New York ruin somewhat larger than
last season.
MOURNING CUSTOMS.
Orlfflu of the WWow'n C'mi and Bl«tk
Strcro ltun«l«.
The customs of mourning as prac
ticed in various parts of the wo: id
seem at tirst sight to have little rela
tion with each other or with the In
ward grief which they are su[ipos.-d
to typify. Yet by the exercise of a lit
tle patience many resemblances m:iy
f be discovered among thorn. The wid
ow's cap, for example, dates back to
1 the days of ancient Egypt. Egyptian
men shaved the board and head as a
t token of mourning. The women, ln
» stead of cutting off the hair, concealed
It by n close cap. The Romans, who
were nu a race cKian shaven, shaved
the head In mourning and wore a wig.
The black baud ou the sleeve as a
Mlgn of mourning cornea to us from the
days of chivalry. The lady tied a scarf
or napkiu, as the handkerchief was
called, about the arm of her knight.
If he was killed In battle she wore the
band In memory of him.
lilack has so long been the color of
grief lu Anglo-Saxon countries that it
seems a part of the upside down civ
ilization of the east that Japan and
4'hiuu wear white. Hut no longer ago
than the time of Elizabeth the unfor
tunate Mary of Scotland wore white
ou the death of Darnle.v. Even now
the hearse used for chlldrun Is white,
and in Etiglaud the mourners at fu
nerals of young unmarried persons
wear hatbands and sashes of white.
( A queer Kngllsh custom Is that of
' decorating the bluck hoarse horses wllh
, long false black tails. They attract no
more notice on a street In Liverpool
than do the black nets used In th!s
country to cover the horses.
A great many sensible people protest
that wearing tokens of mourning Is a
barbaric custom that should be abol
ished or greatly modified, but when
loss and grief actually come Into the
individual life one discovers that there j
Is a strange, subtlo fitness lu gloomy
garineuts and that they answer to the
need of the soul for silence and sepa
ration.
A curiosity lu the slmpo of a puff
ball as big as a man's head Is on ex
hibition lu a store at Bowdolnham, Me.
I'eta Tlilit Cannot Walk.
In oriental countries it is customary
lo have valuable fish as household
pels, lu the same way as we have
cats and dogs, and lu almost, every
house lu Japan one can find jars con
talnlng some fine specimens. Jupanese
nobles iihvu large acquurln, In which
are to be found spocies of odd and
curious fish that have been bred and
cultivated for the last 600 years and
more, lu (litna the paradise fish Is a
goirtl example of the result of careful
cultivation, for It Is nowhere found in
a wild state and Is remarkable for its
colors, which surpass In beauty those
of any other fish extant. Another
household pet Is the Chluese comet
goldfish, which is equipped with im
mense' caudal tins that spread out like
«ial|p when tlio creature Is swimming.
Put un the* Urakr.
If the people about you are carrying
' on their business or their benevolence
nt a pace which drains the life out of
you, resolutely take a slower pace; bo |
called a laggard, make less money, ac- I
complUh loss work than they, but be
what you were meant to bo and car)
he You have «your natural limit of
power n* much as an engine—teu
horscpow *r. or twenty, or a hundred,
Yoii are lit to do certain kinds of work, i
and you need u certain kind and '
amount of fuel nnd p certain kind of
handling.—(Jeorge 8. Merrlnm.
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Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN:
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I The Store That Does What it Advertises. <
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> A Remarkable Coat Sale! <
. . , Just received one hundred beautiful mannltb Coats, colors, tan. gray. Coverts.
> blark«4creen: lengths. AII #12.30 to $15.00 values at special sale price of nO.CO. <
> HANDSOME FURS <
' Mink. Sable, blended squirrel, rich In coloring as Russian Sable, gray squirrel.
I fox and martin: In flat elTecU; novelty neck pieces and always stylish and com- ,
I fortable scarfs %nd boa effects, with muffs to match. Neck pieces Kc up to 130,00. <
y Muffs to CS.OO. Match Set- of Furs (B.SO. fin 00, *12.50, *15.00 up to r* per set.
> LINGERIE WAISTS <
I Another lot of those handsome Linegrle Waists and colored under slips to i
ro ear o with them. Just what you for evening wear. Waists i*c. $1.30, &25 up
RAIN COAT SPECIALS <
Twenty-fl ve handsome Kaln Coats, Tan and Oxford. $15.00 values for #IO.OO. <
HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Every department has the holiday spirit and from the Grandest Christ mas
Stocks we've ever shown, come these practical and fanciful gift surest ions.
Dolls, Handkerchiefs. Gloves, Hosiery, Hath itobes. Children's Bonks, leather
Goods. KURS. Jewelry. Hureau Scarfs. Stamped Linens, White Goods, Notions. Lace ,
f urtains. Silk Waists. Sofa Pillows, Art Embroideries. Baby Outfits, Golf Blouses '
and \ ests. Shawls, aprons. Toilet Articles, I'mbrellas, Combs und Belts.
MIKADO JAPANESE GOODS '<
I- Of course' you're interested in the big cities. Mikado Japanese goods are <
known ana sought for by every woman. They comprise such tempting articles as
L) fancy neckwear, hand-drawn Handkerchiefs, dainty collar and cuff sets, doilies
■ :ind center pieces. Mikako means bettt r but no higher.
{Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman.
& People's Phone. 126. Butler, Pa. j
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Christmas joys soon fade —but the gift
SPPSffIH ofanewpass lt)oo ' c to a w, * e or
remains a thing of beauty and a joy
while life lasts. Then think of the in
centive it would be, especially to the
young—to add to the amount 'till Christ
vSSf/ 4Ar±_ mas comes again. Wise parents should
Iwi&On M this out and act upon it. Why not
Hthink it out to-day? Come right in—
don't hesitate or the good will never be
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