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VOL. XXXXIII. THE MODERN STORE- Furs, Millinery and Dress Skirts Reduced. Hollder Remnants Closed Out. _______ This week yon may h tve choice of any Fur Scarf or Mnff iD our stock at 66c on the dollar. Many handsome ones left to select from. Cola weather is only coming:. This is a far opportunity. MILLINERY t-2 PRICE All Millinery at 50c on the dollar. Choice of any trimmed hat in stock, no matter what th»- price. All birds, wings, plumes and braids are included in this sale. SKIRTS 1-4 OFF Some lively doings in Jrees skirts. You may have your choice at 75c on the dollar for anything you want. These are staple goods but we want to move them. . Remnant? have accnnrulated all over the store daring the Holiday rush. You can have them cheap. You will be sure to find just what you want among them for shir c waists, skirts or child's dresses. Our January Clearance Sale begins next Monday* January Btlx. "Watch for Big Bargains. Home Journal Patten's now here for January. Call or send for 12 page Style Book free. EISLER-MARDORF COfIPANY, SOUTH MAia STKZKT » « r%4 LLASamples sent on request. ij Remodeling and Sacrifice Sale [ M CONTINUES. U H Great Opportunity to < M Save Money. « rJ Stock The Most Complete 4 Ll This store has ever shown d W The whole stock —nothing reserved—must be >j 1 sold at earliest moment possible. Goods from fac- M A tory at almost fractory prices. Come, take your 1 choice of the entire stock at astonishing discounts 4 < from regular price. n < Every Yard of Carpet to be sold j J The entire stock of Ingrain Carpets—Linoleums | \ —Mattings at COST. Thousands of yards of best J all-wool carpets at loom prices. They're going; . \ come quick, or you miss a bargain. } W Bring the measure of your room and we can . r tell just what it will take. * r WATCH OUR AD. NEXT WEEK. [ \ BROWN &• CO. I M No. 136 North Main St., Butler. h Nrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN I 1 The Store That Dee* What it Advertises. < 1 > < > ' A Remarkable Coat Sale! > < > Just received one hundred beautiful mannish Coats, colors, tan. gray, Coverts, > black, green; lengths. All It 50 t0515.00 values at special sale price of 110.00. ) I > HANDSOME FURS < 1 ' Mink. Sable, blended squirrel, rich In coloring as Russian Sable, gray squirrel. ' ' I fox and martin; In flat effects; rovelty neck pieces and always stylish and com- , i ' fortable scarfs and boa effects, with muffs to match. Neck pieces 98c up to (30,00, ' ' , Muffsl7.Soto tes.oo. Match Sen of Furs|H.so, |lo 00,112.50, fla.oo up to|7s per set. j | > LINGERIE WAISTS < l i Another lot of those handsome Linegrie Waists and colored under slips to | } wear with them. Just what yoaaeed for evonlng wear. Waists «Bc, $1.50, £25 up )to 110.00. { I » RAIN COAT SPECIALS < » I Twenty-live handsome Rain Coats, Tan and Oxford. (15.00 values for 110,00. I I > HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT * ' Every department has the holiday spirit and from the Grandest Christmas i ' I Stocks we've ever shown, come these practical and fanciful gift suggestions. Dolls. Handkerchiefs. Oloves, Hosiery, Bath Robes, Children's Books, Leather , Goods. Run. Jewelry, Bureau jarfs, Stamped Linens, White Goods, Notions, Lace i k Curtains, Silk Waists. Sofa PU'.'.ws. Art Embroideries. Baby Outfits, Golf Blouses " " | and VesU, Shawls, aprons. Toilet Articles, Umbrellas, Combs and Belts. 4 j > MIKADO JAPANESE GOODS ' < > ( Of course you're'lnterested la the tilg cities. Mikado Japanese goods are * > known and sought for by everv woman. They comprise such tempting articles as Mancy neckwear, hand-drawn Handkerchiefs, dainty collar and cuff sets, dollies j and center pieces. Mlkako me ins better but no higher. ijMrs. J. G. Zimmerman.; Sp««i>te*.Viion6.m. Butler, Pa. 1 >00000000000<!ji>00000000000<x 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 . . . $} 94.00 -Total $1286.00 I have no store and can save yon tbia expense when yon bny of me. • I sell planoe for cash or easy monthly payments. I take pianos or organs in exchange and allow yon what they are worth to apply on the new instrument All pianoe fully warranted as represented. MY PATRONS ARE MY REFERENCE. A few of the psople I have sold pianos in Butler Ask them, t)r. MeCurdy Brlcker Dr. W. P. McElroy Fred Porter Sterling Club Fraternal Order Eagles D F. Reed Epworth League Woodmen of the World E- W. Bingham B. A. McPherson Geo. D. High Miss Anna McCandless W. J. Mates £. A. Black J. 8. Thompson Samuel Woods Joseph Woods Oliver Thompson McKee John Johnson A". 00 * R - A - Long well Miss Eleanor Burton J. Hillgard Mrs. Mary L. Stroup J. E). Eoweia W C Curry d F. Step® j; J^* uck „ W. j. Armstrong Miss Emma HngUw Miles Hilliard 4- W- Mates Mrs. S. J. Green W. R. Williams j, r. Douthett Mrs. R. O. Rumbaugh E. K. Richey Chas. E. Herr L. S. Youch PEOPLE'S PHONE 426- Subscribe tor the CITIZEN THE BUTLER CITIZEN. BUTLER . „>? ■/' , C / $7 New buildings, new rooms, elegant new equipment, excellent courses of study, beet of teachers, expenses moderate, terms \ EBi LlßfcttALi. Over $2 000.00 worth of new typewriters in use tallowing advanced students from 3 to 4 hours' practice per day), other equipment m proportion! Winter Term, Jan 2, 1i»0<l. Spring Term, April 2, lOOG. Positions secured for our worthy graduate?. Visitors alwayswelcome! When in Butler, pav us a visit. Catalogue and other literature mailed on ap plication. MAY ENTER ANY TIME A. F. REGAL, Principal, Butler, Pa { Fall and Winter Millinery- | !•? i?i Everything in the line of Millinery can be found, !g jg the right thing at the right time at the right price at TT | ROCKENSTEIN'S | jjj Phone 656. 148 S. Main St. jjj 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 Overcoats of a kind. For want of space we cannot describe these 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 $lB, Sale Price $9.89 28 Overcoats, Regular Price sls, 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 South Main Street. Butler. Pa n.l#L*r /VIEIN iK| ' Iji 11 Ijj Won't buy clothing for the purpose of J[i | i'Tx—£ XIUJ l| spending money. They desire to get the V 1 i • / i ■'v -vyN, ji! best possible results of the money expended. ■1 J . frg ](J Those who buy custom clothing have a ! ' '*' / right to demand a fit, to have their clothes I '' ji correct in style and to demand of the / 1 : .V ' ' seller to guarantee everything. Come to / /■' ■ j ua and there will be nothing lacking. I fc/*- j \ ■ 1 have just received a large stock of Fall ** i 'Tv ,j.l and Winter suitings in the latest styles, r — "-f'y /X >' ij j| | shades and colors. Will i G. F. KECK, ' ■ v IjtV MERCHANT TAItOR, ? L'J-J V'<s 142 N. Main St., Butler, Pa \ Bickers Fall Footwear. U r largest Stock and Most Handsome Styles of ► Fine Footwear we Have Ever Shown. li SADA<kK CIfIAFC Twenty Fall Styles—Dongola, Patent- V.M ► WKWW kid and Fine Calf Shoes made in the LI i latest up-to-date styles. Extremely large stock of Misses' and Chil- § 1 dren's fine shoes in many new and pretty styles for fall. f M i MFN'£ €tMF« Showing all the latest styles in Men's » > J Jnvw ' Fine Shoes, all leathers, $2 and *(i. WA J Complete Stock of 3oys', Youths' and Little Genti' Fine Shoes. * ! Bargains in School Shoes, [j High-cut copper-toe shots for Boys and good water proof School Ll i Shoes for Girls. 1 . Large stock of Women's Heavy Shoes in Kangaroo-calf and wjM ' Oil Grain for country wear, LI I Rubber and Felt Goods. . Our stock of Rubber and Felt Goods is extremly large and r, owing to the large orders which we placed we were able to get very k ► close prices and are in a position to offer you the lowest prices for B i best grades of Felts and Rubber Goods. Fi f An immense business enables us to name the very lowest k < prices for reliable footwear. W When in need of anything in our line give us a call. w 4 < Repairing Promptly Done. w j JOHN BICKELH j 128 S Main St., BUTLER. PA. j '''' j V J. Q. &W. CAMPBELL, }g BUTLE, PA. BUTLEB, PA V THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1900. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PHYSICIANS, DR. L. R. HAZLETT. 100 W. Diamond St.. Butler. North side of Court House. Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat work, a j specialty. N M. ZIMMERMAN IT. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON At 327 N. jiin St. JA t \IES C. D. j PRACTICE LIMITED TO Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. OFFICE HOURS— 9 to 10 a. in., 1 to 8 p. m., 7toßp. m. Sunday by appoint ment. 121 E. Cunningham Street, Butler, Pa. BOTH PHONES. OSTEOPATHY. DR. JULIA E. FOSTER. OSTEOPATH. Consultation and examination free. Office hours—9 to 12 A. M., 2 to M., daily except Sunday. Evening appointment. Office —Stein Block, Rooms 9-10, But ler, Pa. People's Phone 478. DENTISTS. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON, PROSTHETIC DENTIST. I Teeth extracted absolutely painless. Take Vitalized Air or Nitrous Oxide. All work satisfactory. 127* S. Main St., BUTLER, PA. DR. FORD H. HAYES. DENTIST. Graduate of Dental Department, University of Pennsylvania. Office —215 S. Main Street, Butler, Pa. DR J. WILBERT MCKEE, SCRGEON DENTIST. Office over Leighner's Jewelry store, Butler, Pa Peoples Telephone 505. A specialty made of gold fillings, gold crown and bridge work. DR. H. A. MCCANDLESS, DENTIST. Office in Butler County National Bank Building, 2nd floor. DR. M. D. KOTTRABA, Successor to Dr. Johnston. DENTIST Office at No 114 E. JeSerson St., over G. W. Miller's grocery ATTORNEYS. RP. SCOTT • ATTORNEV-AT-LAW, Office in Butler County National Bank building. AT. SCOTT, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. But ler, Pa. COULTER & BAKER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office in Butler County National Bank building. TOHN W. COULTER, TL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office on Diamond, Butler, Pa. Special attention given to collections and business matters. HH. GOUCHER, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Wise building. D. McJUNKIN, . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Reiber building, cornei Main and E. Cunningham Sts, Entrance on Main street. JB. BREDIN, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on Main St. near Court Honst WC. FINDLEY, • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, AND PENSION ATTORNEY. Office on South side of Diamond, Butler, Pa p F. L. McQUISTION, V. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR Office near Court House EH. NEGLEY • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in the Negley Building, West Diamoud WM. WALKER. CHAS. A. MCELVAIN WALKER & McELVAIN, 307 Butler County National Bank Bld'g REAL ESTATE. INSUUANCK, OIL PROPERTIES. LOANS. BOTH PHONES S INTERNATIONAL S / Stock and Poultry Food } C 25c, 50c, SIOU and $3 50 > r packages. 7 \ ALSO { 3 Heave Cure J v Worm Powder v * Colic Cure i t Silver Pin 6 Healing Oil \ J Pheno Chlor f r Louse Killer j \ Harness Soap J f Honey—Tar Foo? remedy S 3 Gall C'Hre C Hoof ix-*- I f _*ment * J Redick & Grohman> i 109 North Main St, FALL SUITS We can save you money on your fall suit and fit you as well as the best and highest-priced city tailors. New Fall Goods Just Received. Write us. C. P, JOHNSTON & SON CUSTOM TAILORS, | PROSPECT, PENN'A | Tom's Wife By A. M. DAVIES OGDEN I Copj-right, 19Q3. by E. C. Parcells I l ' Down in the street a sudden bursting j of bombs announced an ''extra,*' and : the sick man lying 011 the bed in the > little hotel room stirred wearily and { opened his eyes. A touch of "chuehu" 1 bad taken strength and vitality, and an intense depression weighed like a stone on body and soul. There could be no news in this South American repub lic that interested him. The president had probably made a speech; the weekly steamship from England liad arrived. At the thought a sob surged up into his «liroat. England, his coun try, how far away and how dear: Resting there, motionless, passive, picture after picture began to flit through his brain—the trim little coun try houses, covered with vines and with trees where the rook* cawed eter nally; the narrow, honeysuckle hedged lanes. And Tom—dear old Tom. The man's face softened. And Alice, lie moved restlessly and strove to think of other tilings, of his life In the ten years since he had watched the white cliffs of the Xeedles fading Into the dis tance. Sheep raising, farming, mining, he had tried his hand at them all. And now, ill and forlorn, he lay alone in this room iu Buenos Ay res. It. was time for his medicine. The doctor had bidden him be particular about tt, but Rockhill frowned. What was the use of getting well ?he mused listlessly. No body cared; there was nobody to care. The thoughts of England came throng ing back, strong, insistent, refusiug to be suppressed. Rockhill, weak physioal- Iy and mentally, let himself drift on the tide. What had become of Tom- Tom, with his brave blue eyes, his glorious voice? He could not remem ber the time when he and Tom had not been sworn companions, robbing the orchards, whipping the pools to gether. To Rockhill, a lonely boy liv ing with a stern old uncle, .the com -1 pauionship of the other lad had been the brilliant web woven against the dull woof of home life. And the golden thread worked into the pattern, giving it the final touch of beauty and pre clousuess—ah, that had been Alice! Closing ills eyes, the mau saw again the sweet, girlish face surrounded by Its tangle of gold brown hair. How Joyously they all bad lived and frolick ed together until the time when Itock hlll, eager and ambitious, had departed for college. The man 011 the bod shivered, the memory of that return from college was yet so poignant. In one night the hope of a life had b«eu undone. It was then that be had left England. And from that day he had heard no word of those behind. Were they hap py, those two? That Alice and Tom were long since married he never doubted. Did they ever speak of him, wonder about hi 3 abrupt disappear ance? He brooded over it wistfully Had they cared? Still drowsing in the grip of old memories, Rockhill lay, as the daylight faded, half dreaming, half awake, when suddenly the sound of a voice In the next room brought him up with a start. A man was singing softly below his breath, but still ijuite distinguish ably. Rockhill, clutching the bed clothes with shaking hands, tried to reason with himself. It was a dream, an Illusion conjured up by fancy and fever. But the voice kept steadily on. There was 110 mistaking those clear, mellow tones. It was Tom's voice. Tom himself wua singing in the next room. Rockliill's dry Hps tried to form a word. "Tom," he breathed, "Tom." But no sound came. A suddeu unrea soning despair seized him. Tom was there, close to him, and he could not call him, could not attract his atten tion. He would go and Rockhill would be left alone again, this time forever, lie must make Tom hear, he must. And then slowly, carefully, his voice breaking on the feeble notes, the man on the bed began tu ' tug. Weak, bare ly audible, in phrasing and intonation the notes were yet a recognizable imi tation of Tom singing liia favorite song as he had sung it so often In those old days. There was a stir in the next room, then the sound of the hasty opening and shutting of a door. The next mo ment Rockhili's own door Hew open and on tho threshold stood a uian, tall, eager faced, with clear blue eyes. "Tom!" cried Rockhill. "Torn!" And he fainted. When he recovered con sciousness Tom, Ills eyes suspiciously bright, was kneeling by tue bedside. Jle held ltockliill's two wasted hands tightly clasped in his own. "Gilbert, old fellow," lie was saying, "Gilbert, where have you kept yourself all these years?" he pursued, and his Voice was tenderly reproachful. "How could you run off that way?" Gilbert smiled in pure content at hearing the well known voice. "I—oh, never mind me," ho answered. "I was all right {ll} i was taken ill in this ccntuuntled hole. But you, Tom— vou," as If famished for news—"how /lid you come here and your wife"— his voice faltering on the word. But Tom did not notice. "Yes, my wife H with me," »>*. Ha ld cheerily. "But how d* - you kno ';. thnt 1 WUM , oil, guessed," as the „„.jer nodded. "You must know, too, then, that 1 am now a celebrity," with mock seriousness. "No? You hadn't guessed that? Well, at least you were aware that I had taken up singing as aiy profession. Therefore I let myself De persuaded into coming to South America for a series of concerts. And so here 1 am," shrugging an amused shoulder. "But now you must tell me about yourself," he went on, his tone suddenly changing. "Why did you slip off so, Gilbert? Was it kind to leave us all these years without a word?" The sick man hesitated. What he had done suddenly seemed to him small and foolish. But at twenty-one heroics are sometimes strong in their appeal. And he had tried to do his best. It was all over now, though. The truth could do no harm now. He looked up into Tom's face. "Do you remember the night after my return from college," he began slowly—"how we sat In your room and talked? I had come home feeling that at last I had accomplished something; that I was nearing the goal on which my eyes hail been set since 1 could re member seeing anything. And then he paused again— "that night you told me of your love for Alice," he said quietly. "And in that moment 1 re nounced my dream. Oh, d >n't mind, he added hastily as the other started. | "It is all ended long ago. I should not tell were it not," lying manfully. "I have long since left that love behind. But, then, 1 felt that there was nothing for WE but flight. And BO" ''Ajid you sacrisced yourself foe me?" cried Tom, deeply moved. "Oh, Gilbert!"' But Gilbert stretched out a remonstrant hand. "Dear old boy," he said tenderly, "was there ever anything that I could not have done for you? You loved her"— "Yes," said Tom musingly, "I loved her. But now—you are sure that you have quite, Quite forgotten"—with a sudden eagerness. "Sure," returned the other, with loyal lips. "I can meet her without a pang. And—and anyway I am going to die." he added faintly. "Die!" shouted Tom. "Die: Not much. We will see what Mabel has to say about that." "Mabel?" questioned Rockhill. "Why, yes,-my wife," laughed Tom. "Oh, of course, I forgot she was only a child when you went away. She is Alice's little sister." "Alice's sister!" gasped Rockhill. Tom's face altered suddenly. "Why—you didn't think—did you be lieve that I had married Alice?" he de manded. "You did?" He stopped. "Al ice refused me," he went on a moment later. "She has never married. I think she never has cared but for one man," he said with slow significance. "Yet— if you have forgotten"— The sick man, stirred by a sudden energy, sat up in bed. "Give mo my medicine, please," he said concisely. "I am going to get well. Where is Mabel?" TIIP Clianicr In Dlsrarli'ii Xante. In the year 1572 the prlntir.g plant and effects of the late John Grundy (a successor in the business of Vine Hall, author of "The Sinner's Friend" and father of the late Rev. Newman llall> of Bank street, Maidstone, were sold by auction, and after the sale, as an apprentice to John Grundy, I was em ployed in the clearing up process, dur ing which I came across file and other copies of Conservative literature print ed at that establishment in connection with the election by which Disraeli was returned one of the two members of parliament for Maidstone. Some of It had the name spelled Disraeli, but a roll of from a dozen to a score of cop ies of an election address bore the printed signature IVlsraeli. I asked the overseer (Highstead, who was then elderly and had been continuously in employment in that establishment since boyhood days) for an explanation, and he said that when Disraeli came to ex amine a proof of his election address somebody suggested (the overseer's be lief being that It came from Vine Hall) that the name would look more Eng lish-like* if the apostrophe were taken out. Disraeli assented, and it came out, and in further printing work a like omission was observed.—John H. Burrows in Athenaeum. Tlie Man Wltli the Toothache. A man with the toothache doesn't care about anything else. The glories of the world j>ail on his taste, the won ders of creation seem as naught. The tooth becomes a volcano of belching fury and the rest of life hid den in a cloud of its billowing smoke. You can't borrow anything from a man with the toothache. You cau't In struct and improve him, You tell him that the world travels at tlu; rate of J.OO) miles a minute and it doesn't startlo him In the least. He simply groans. You say to him, "My friend, there are stars so far off that their light has not yet reached this world," but he doesn't mind it. He only howls. Yo« toll hiry that some of the sun spots are 100,000 miles in diameter, and that one of Uiem would take a Jupiter at one mouthful, but it is noth ing to him. The toothaclio is neglect ful of scientific truths.—London Tit- Bits. A Cane of Pronoona. Tommy Mulligan of the seventh grade was absent from the class room ti-'r one entire day. It would appear Ui.",t he had played truant, for, un known to Tommy, his teacher had spied hiui trudging homeward with pockets bulging suspiciously when she, too, was homeward bound that afternoon. But Tommy brought a noto of excuse iic next morning, whtch, of course, would prove that he had been detained at home legitimately. The writing was hardly that of a feminitio hand, and the note appeared to have been written laboriously aud with much blotting. Furthermore, the penmanship seemed io be strangely familiar to his teacher, Tlie note read as follows: "Dear teacher—l'leaao oxcus Tomy for not comeing to shool yestiddy. he ludnot outue I tore my pants.—Mrs. Mulligan."—Philadelphia Inquirer. A Queer Festival. A queer festival is celebrated In Ma lacca every ten or twelve years. The opening of the festival is signalized by ?, grand procession, In which huge piles of eatables take a large share. At the end of the third day the viands are burned. On the last occasion the piles of food were pluced in a specially con structed boat which was towed out to aea and there consumed by Are, togeth er with all the contents. A large sum of money, amounting to several thou sands of dollars, was subscribed, large ly in Singapore, for the proper observ ance of the festival. Tht Point of Viefr. "Henry, if I were a young man like you and eipeeted to have to make my own way in the world some day I should try to make my expenses come within my income." "Father, if I were as rich as you are .nd had only one son I'd try to bring Ids income up to his expenses."—Chi cago Tribune. A Saco (Me.) florist lias been raising pond lilies for the market. His pond is 300 by 60 feet and yields thousands of blooms in a season. During the height of the teason the daily yield went above 500 blossoms. The usual price was $4 per hundred. Ingenious CipcdUnt Devi«c<l to Save the Steuiuer Flavian. An ingenious expedient was devised some years ago to refloat the steamer Flavian, which struck on a ledge near Cape Race. She was fixed in cn awk ward position for tugs to work at her, and half her hull was submerged. It was in the late fall, and proper salvage outfits could neither be obtain ed from abroad in time nor used advan tageously, so a series of holes were cut in her sides below the 'tween decks aud huge pitch pine logs passed through these apertures. Meanwhile two cofferdams sixty long by twelve wide and as many deep had been built at St. John's and, being carefully calked, were towed to the scene and allowed to sink by opening a valve, being then placed beneath the logs which passed through the ship and protruded on each side. Th;- water in them was next pumped out. and as they rose they caught the lops and fairly lifted the ship off the rocks, she being towed to Si. John's with them upbearing her till perma nent repairs could be made, which In volved patching her bottom for half her leDgtft,— World. NELSON'S FIGHTING MEN. Had Ken Plfitorei wd Fared D(Mb With * Jnt Of the "wooden walls of England," the great sailing ships In which Admi ral Nelson won his victories, and of the men who worked them, a critic writes: "Though beautiful to behold and terri ble to fight with, those old men-of-war were more often than not abodes of tyranny and wretchedness. The vio lence of the press gangs, which seized mc-n of all ages and occupations, was but a prelude to the oppression that followed. Decent men were herded In discriminately with ruffians, the rights of free born Englishmen were rudely snatched from them—for them thence forward there was no law save the will of the captain and the dread arti cles of war. Shore going leave was nonexistent, the food was atrocious and scanty, punishments were barbar ous, and the only thing served out with any liberality was rum, on which the men got drunk and then were flogged for that offense at the gratings next morning. "In Nelson's time the seaman had few pleasures save the prospect of 9 hot fight and his dally pint of rum. But to these must be added the vain glorious satisfaction he took In his clothes. When rigged out in his best he frequently wore rings in his ears and silver buckles on his low shoes, his short blue jacket would be decorated with gold buttons and colored ribbons sewed down the seams to give ap addi tional gayety, his waistcoat might be red or canary, and a black silk hand kerchief would be knotted loose!.' round his throat. As the finishing touch his hair would be hanging is a cue down his back. The broad collars were first worn as a protection against the grease and pomatum used in dress ing the pigtail. "But all these fripperies were dis carded when the guns were cast loose from their lashings and the linstoclss were lighted. It was the custom of the men when going into action to strip to the waist They took their black silk handkerchiefs and bound them very tightly round their heads over their ears, so that the roar of the guns might not deafen tbem for life. It was re marked that men going into action al ways wore a sullen frown, however merry they were In their talk. "Methods followed in that day were curiously primitive and toilsome, but the results were undoubtedly satisfac tory save to the nameless and number less sailors who met grim death en the black and blood stained decks or in the dark horror of the cockpit. That those hardy and careless men often faced death or disablement with a Jest or a cheer only renders their unconscious heroism the more impressive."—Chica go News. Four Good Reaaona. An amusing Incident happened the other day at a club which had hospi tably thrown open its doors to two other clubs. A certain well known offi cer In the brigade of guards was guilty of the offense of smoking in the morn ing room. As a matter of fact, be was under the Impression that it was the smoking room. A brother officer told him of his mistake. He went up to the only other occupant of the room, an old gentleman dozing in a corner, and apologized for having Inadvertently broken one of the rules of the club. The old gentleman replied, without haste, as follows: "My dear sir, pray do not apologize. In the first place, I am sure you would not bare smoked had you known that It was prohibltedi in the second, I should be the last per son to blame you if you had done so; in the third, I am not a member of the club, and in the fourth, I have Just been smoking myself."—London Globe. The Empire of Dollars. Wall street Is the capital of the em pire of dollars. Like all other capitals, It has Its intrigues. Its favorites, its duels, its cabals and its camarillas, and, like ail other capitals, it gives its color to those who spend their lives there. It has even a sort of patriotism —"wolf honor"—which brings its citi zens together at times in defense of the dollar and of property rights. The empire of dollars is not altogether a noble spectacle. We are not thrilled at the mere thought of those Venice bank ers who "financed" the crusaders. We do not like to think of those Wall street manipulators who tried to corner the gold supply during our civil waf, when the nation needed gold.—Samuel Merwln in Success Magazine. Time For • Chance. What shall we do with our parents* There Is my father ruining himself and me by his willful ignorance and my mother ruining us by her extrava gances. It is a great development of the times that the ordinary child who is past twenty Is altogether better edu cated, more experienced and wiser than are his parents! It has occurred to me to suggest that after the eldest child reaches twenty the parents should therefore corns under the con trol of the children.—Letter In London Graphic. Btlflma Shrimp Flahera, Horses play an Important part In shrimp fishing along the Belgian coast. A procession of weather beaten fisher men starts from the shore, each man mounted upon the back of a trained horse, dragging the trlangulai purse shaped net which scoops in the shrimp as it passes over the saads. These fishermen on horseback frequently make hauls of several hundredweight In a single trip. "David Harum,'' the novel written by the late Edward Noyes Weetcott, netted the author's estate about $128,* 000, according to a statement made in the surrogate's court, Syracuse, N. X. MAKING BILLIAUD BALLS. Few Men Capable of Learning Thla Peculiar Trade. Few men are competent to turn ft billiard ball, and the business Is exact ing more skill than ever before In the history of Ivory turning, for the reason that never before in the history of the lathe was it so easy for an unskilled workman to eat up his salary in a wasteful manner of cutting and turn ing. A first class billiard ball must be two and three-eighths Inches in diam eter, absolutely round to the five thou sandths part of an inch, free from "barky" outside and sand cracks, of live ivory, white aud clear. In order to make a selection of a tusk's possl biiities—always to get three balls of this regulation size and clearness from a tusk weighing from 75 to 150 pounds, allowing for the hollow portions and avoiding the enamel and sand cracks— here is the art of the competent Ivory turner, for which he is greatly under paid and underappreciated. The making of a billiard ball in volves headwork and handwork. There Is uo automatic lathe combination tliat ever will turn out ft perfect blllitrd No. 1. ball however it may produce the pool ball in its irregularity of form. But before the trained hand can main ready to turn out the perfect sphere of the billiard ball the trained eye and judgment of the turner will have been taxed to their best effort In the first place the man will need to recognize the quality of Ivory. He most know, whether it be of the best quality, as well as of the most economical form In the tusk. And when he has made his purchase of the best possible material, a single drafty window In his shop when the mercury Is 10 degrees above zero may ruin his ivory stock In AT* minutes. Zanzibar and the general west coast of Africa produce the best elephant Ivory, while the Siberian Ivory from the dead mastodon Is the least valu able, yet requiring good judgment to distinguish it In many cases. This "dead" ivory from Siberia Is less val uable in a ball than Is the composition of celluloid and bone dust The tusk of the African elephant will run from seventy-five pounds to 150 pounds. But no two tusks, even of the same weight present like possibilities In ball mak ing. One tusk may be blnnt and short while the other Is thin and running to a sharp point. In a general way, how ever, a tusk that weighs 150 pounds will be about five feet six Inches long. Its general structure Is that of the cow's horn, running from a shell at the base, gradually thickening until the hollow disappears, a little shnrt of half the tusk's length. From this end ing of the hollow the tusk tapers sharp ly until, if it makes three billiard balls of standard size and best qnality, it la all that may be expected of it for that purpose. This means that a little lesa than eight inches of the tusk's length Is available. How to dispose of the remainder of it to the best advantage, leaving only a few ounces to loss, Is the chief business of the ivory worker. Cutting a tusk for the three ball blocks Is a Job in Itself. In th« first place, the length of the hollow cannot be certain; also the outside of the tusk almost certainly will have sand cracka in the enamel, and whether they be deep or shallow will be of much con sequence. But, allowing for these mi nute cracks, which must be turned out to the last shadow from the best ball, together with the last microscopic trace of the enamel, the first block for the ball Is cut as close as possible to the point of the tusk. After this first block is cut to the last limit of econ omy the others may be cnt compara tively easily.— Chicago Tribune. A Popular Storr- People who find It tiresome to read a book more than once will scarcely credit the story which Is told of one of the Scilly isles. The entire Horary, of this little island consisted, a cen tury or more ago, of a slngf* copy of the "History of Dr. Faustus." A* most of the Inhabitants were able to read, provided words were not too dif ficult the conjurer's story had taen handed from house to house, until from perpetual thumbing very little of hla enchantments or his catastrophe was left legible. When this alarming state of things became evident a meeting of the principal inhabitants was called to discuss what could be done to remedy it for the people must have something to read. A proposal was made and car ried that as soon as the season permit ted any intercourse with Cornwall a supply of books should be ordered. The question arose what these books should be, but at last it was settled amicably that an order should be transmitted to Penzance for another copy of the "His tory of Dr. Faustus," and then the meeting joyously broke up. Cooking Snails. Escargots are at their best when taken in the vineyards at the end of March and the beginning of April. They UTO on the shoots of the vines and daring the winter bury themselves in the ground, during which timo they are purged of all gross humors before they return to enjoy themselves in the fields In the spring. Cooking these snails is not an easy matter. They are dr?wn from the shell, which Is then carefully scrubbed and washed. Their beads are cut off, and they are well soaked in salt and water, then returned to the shell, which is stopped with parsley batter and laid to simmer in a hot dish over the fire. Though there may b« two opinions about the flavor of the eacar got, there Is no doubt that both in taste and substance It Is an edible unlike any other known. The fHltsblre peo ple, especially the population of Sain ton, eat the large garden snails as * common dainty. They are sold In the market like periwinkles. B nailing along the banks and hedgflrOWl Is s popular amusement in winter. ODD DERIVATIONS. Ctrloii History of the Worl "Vote." How "Reticule" Got Ita Name. "Vote" is a word with a curious his tory. To the Roman a "votum" was a solemn promise made to a deity. From the solemn promise itself the meaning of "votum" gradually became the prayer or Intense wish that accompa nied the promise and then any intense wish whatever. So far the develop ment proceeded in Latin, and "vote* 1 passed into English with the same Bense. When Ben Jonson wrote of "public votes" to heaven he meant not mass meeting resolutions, but prayers. Finally "vote" acquired its present meaning, the formal and emphatic ex pression of a wish, while the old sense remains with its double "vow." That openwork bag for shopping, called a rotlcule, gets Its name directly from the Latin "reticulum," "little net." Popularly, however, the word la supposed to owe its existence to the fact that when an Englishwoman visit ed the first Paris exhibition with her little bag In her hand the Parisians cried "Ridicule!" The Englishwoman, misunderstanding the exclamation, is said to have thought it the correct translation of "little bag" and return ed to England calling it a "reticule." Philologists claim that the phrase to "sleep like a top" comes from £je French "dormlr comme une taupe," to sleep like a mole. It is said, too, that Cinderella's slippers were not made of glass, but of "vair," the old French word for ermine, which in time becaiie corrupted into "verre," glass.—Chicago News. The Reaver'® Tooth. No carpenter's chisel can do more ef fective work than is turned out with case and neatness by the beavtr's tooth. This is the principal tool with which these patient clever builders construct their dams. The outer sur face of the tooth is a scale of very hard enamel, while the body of it la of softer dentine. As the softer sub stance wears away in use the end of the tooth takes a chisel-like bevel, leav ing a thin, slightly projecting edge of hard enamel as sharp as any carpen ter's tool fresh from the oilstone. The thin scale of enauiel gives keenness, the softer dentine supplies strength, and thus the combination (onus a for midable tool, which actually sharpens Itself by use.