VOL. XXXXIII.
I Just Loaded Down |
®With good things in furniture. Our stock for this seasons®
©offerings is at its best. It doesn't make any
©whether your need is for a complete outfitting, or only aW
©few odd pieces, or to meet some special purpose you 11W
©find here plenty of opportunity for wise selection. ToW
©merely look at such a display as this is as good as ay
©feast. Will you come and look. W
I Patterson Bros. |
® FURNITURE OF QUALITY, ®
©Successors to IQC M Main or * Main
©Brown & Co. lOU PL IVlain Mifflin St.®
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THE MODERN STORE-
Big June Sale Continued all Week,
June 18th to 23rd Inclusive.
ALL PiUCEfe FOB THIS SALE HULI> GOOD,
A FEW OF THE MANY BARGAINS.
44 inch, 85c an<l SI.OO, all wool fancy Voiles 49c yard
Yard wide Black Taffeta Silk, worth SI.OO «J}c
Yard wide Black Bntler Taffeta Silk c it
Lancaster Apron Ginghams 60 '
Hill and Lousdale Bleached 10c Muslin . "Si
10c all linen Towelling...
12(c linen towelling ')J C
Large lot light and dark, yard wide, Percale Remnants we
/ Fine 40 inch Persian Lawn, 25c quality ... .19c
New Patterns Fil De Soie, beautiful silky material, black, white
and grey • •••
Figured Batistes and Organdies, new floral designs, worth 15c. . 10r»
20 per cent off on our very low prices of all laoe curtains.
SpecUl in shrunk muslins and imitation linens now used so much
for shirt waists, skirts and jackets, 10c, 12$, 15c, 18c yd
j ALL COLOBED TRIMMED HATS AT 1-2 PRICE.
Also special bargains in mutlin and knit underwear, hosiery and men a
wear, etc.
EISLER-MARDORF COHPANY,
SOUTH JtADI STKEZT 1 f%Q<*
[ CIA Samples sent orrrequest.
V OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BDTLKR, PA
Women's Pretty White
Lawn Waists.
' Our exceptionally fine showing of
Wflgff dainty and stylish waists captivates
the fancy of all the ladies who see
H e walsts ,n the ma,n - are
// (,'jjl lf\ /§P copies of models imported from
f \ I 'jr' foreign fashion centers and the
styles can be depended upon as be
lnß authentic.
f Made of fine, sheer persian lawn,
I*. *■ / 11 elaborately trimmed with fine val
/ j\ lace and embroidered fronts special
* l\ ly Imported for the purpose. ' Long
V , or short sieves.
Regular |1.50 value at SI.OO. Regular $1.75 value at $1.25.
Regular $2.00 value at $1.50. Regular $2.50 value at $1.75.
Regular $3 00 value at $2 00
Pretty Wash Dress Fabrics.
This is a very attractive line of fashionable fabrics for wash dresses
and waists. Here you will find India Linens, Persian Lawns, Pari*
Muslins, Organdies. Batiste, Linens, &c . at lowest prices.
L. Stein & Son,
«<OS N- MAIN STREET, OUTLER, PA
W«« Hulidlngs. new r«ioni». now and ctegiiut enulpmcnt, excellent course-, of study, be* 1 ,
of ttachers, expenses moderate, term* VKUY LIBERAL!
Over 12,000 worth of new typewriters In use (allowing advanced students from .1 to 4
boors' practice per day. and other equipment In proportion.
Positions secured for our worthy graduates. Visitors ALWAYS welcome! When In
i liutler, pay us a visit. If you can not do so sooner, stop and see our school when In liutler
' for the fair.
Ten times as many calls for young men stenographers as we can supply. Hiould you
doubt this, stop at the office aoa ask about It. and see for yourself. MANY are already
enrolling for the fall term. Young men and women, arrange matters at home so that you
ran enter In September or tbo early fall months.
Ho far as we know, we have placed every shortlwnd graduate we have turned out tlii*
> year- both ladles and gentleman, and with two or three exceptions, all the graduates "I
our bookkeeping department.
FALL TEBAf* SJSPTEMBEK 3, 11MW
L' <-ata|< gue. circulars, etc., mall (id upun application.
A. P. REGAL, Principal, Butler, Pa.
J Duffy's Store 1
■ Not one bit too early to think of that new Carpet, or I
I perhaps you would rather have a pretty Rug—carpet ■
■ size. Well, in either case, we can suit you as our Car-B
■ pet stock is one of the largest and best assorted in But- ■
■ ler county. Among which will be found the following: j£
■ EXTRA SUPER ALL WOOL INGRAIN CARPETS, B
■ Htavv two and three ply 65c per yd and up I
■ HALF WOOL INGRAIN CARPETS, 1
■ Best cotton chain %0c yer y d and up ■
M BODY BRUSSELS, g
■ • Simply no wear out to these $1.«5 y*d ■
; ■ TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, 1
H Light made, but very Good.* j. or* per yd up ■
r ■ STAIR CARPETS, &
■ Body aud Tapestry Brussels, Half and All Wool Ingrains. I
■ HARTFORD AXMINSTERS, I
H Prettiest Carpet made, as durable too $1.35
■ RAG CARPETS, Genciue old-facbioned weave. < S
■ M AtTI G, Hemp and Straw! '
■ RUGS-CARPET SIZES.
■ Axminster Rugs, Beauties t00.., $2:! each and up
■ Brussels Rufts, Tapestry and Body , sl'i each and up
■ Ingrain Druageta, Ail end salf tVool $5 each and up
■ Linoleums, Inlaid and Common, ifll Widths and grades "
P' , ■ Oil Cloths, Floor, Table, Shelf And Sfair.
■ Lace Cqrtains, Portiefs, Window Shades, Curtain Poles; Small Hearth
■ Iluge, all siyjes and sije?.
I Duffy's Store.
•v I MAIN STREET, BUTLER.
fe tmi j. jjMti i,™, -l. 1 —I
I Advertise in the CITIZEN,
"THE BLITHER CITIZEN.
Men's Suits
and
Young Men's Suits
AT HALF PRICE.
We still have a small scattering of medium and heavy weight
garments which rather than put away in camphor we
j i
are pleased to offer you at prices v/hich will
induce you to buy.
MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S SB.OO SUITS GO AT $4 00
MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S SIO.OO SUITS GO AT SS.UO
MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S $12.00 SUITS GO AT $6 GO
MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S $15.00 SUITS GO AT $7.50
MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S SIB.OO SUITS GO AT $9.00
SCHAUL&LEVY
137 South ilain Street. Butler. Pa.
[fßickd's Footwear i
M— —1 «
< I|| A Grand Display of Fine M
► " Footwear in all the
J Latest Styles. fJ
► MPw W e are showing many Ll
and Oxfords at prices sure
* ■ » Large stock of Men's and Ll
t Boys' Fine Shoes and Ox- PJ
F fords in the latest styles.
i o Big bargains in Men's
► yQgP Boys' working shoes.
\ —— Repairing promptly done, k*
i JOHN BICKEL
i 128 S Main St., BUTLER. PA.
MEIN :
Won t buy clothrtig for the purpose of , I I! ll f
spending money. They desire to get the JJ! i/f>! v>M I
best possible results of the money expended. if I ,i /'/ .1 If
Those who buv custom clothing h:ive a -W J .Jit,/ I m
right to demand a fit, to have their clothes /I H l ; I\\
correct in style and to demand of the Aj j.| iJr M>.\\
seller to guarantee everything. Come to /If / 11
uh and there will be nsthing lacking. I 1 '''
just received a large slock of Spring l|\\
and Summer suitings in the latest styles, ll •
shades and colors. ' ' \ fji KsSr- ¥ijlfj 1
G. F. KECK, pff-1 '
/ViEHCHANT TAIbOR, p |l
142 N. Main St., Butler, Pa
| Spring and Summer Milljnery-1
Everything in the line of Millinery can be found, • j ?
X the right thing at the right time at the right price at 2?
| ROCKENSTEIN'S I
H TJT
r a Phone 656. 148 S. Main
T : :
$ an any °^ i6r
°n the market. i
| J. Q. <& W. CAMPBELL, 1
g BUI LER, PA. tft
' ; \
I WAIL PAPER!! |
1 BIG LOT! £
||! Sipecilaliy low Priced. All New Patterns. 2j
& We sell our border by the bolt same price |1
i| as wall and celling. w
-1 Hiyth Bros., 4
M NEAR COURT HOUSE.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1900
1 WORK FOR |
SYLVIA
"By Joanna Single
1 > Copyright, 190G, by K. C. F'arnclls < [
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Sylvia Maine stretched out a gaunt
Bmi and slammed down the window of
her little dressmaking shop.
"Looks like spring wanted to git in
here, too," she remarked precariously
through the mouthful of pins which
she was deftly transferring to the
folds of the gleaming white satin gown
draped on the lovely girl who stood pa
tiently before her. She continued:
"The laycock buds is all bustin' out,
and the wind smells good enough to
eat. but I can't have it blowiu' your
hair into my eyes and settin" these
folds skew in'. You'd have a conniption
lit if your weddiu' dress didn't set
good, and so would I. It would dis
grace me. I've made every weddiu'
dress in this village for fifteen years,
all except Mandy Butler's, which was
city made, though I dou't Just say that
had anything to do with her l>eiu' di
vorced In a year's time." Nelly laugh
ed as she replied:
"I'm not sure that I'd know It If it
didn't fit, Svlvy. Is It silly to be so
happy? Hero Ilarry and I' y ve been en
gaged only a year, and our folks all
like it, and now his grandfather leaves
him all that money, and everything's
perfect" She blushed with shy pleas
ure to the roots of her beautiful blond
hair. The withered little spinster dress
maker sighed. Her only love had In
anger married another woman and had
been unhappy till his early death.
"It's silly not to be as liappy as the
Lord will let you be, Nelly. I don't let
myself git too old to forgit that. You
and Harry be as happy as you can and
be good. There— ain't that sleeve
sweet? I got to git this dress of yours
done this week so's I can git at Annie
Falue's. Her weddin's iu June too. It's
the Lord's own month for weddin's,
and there had ought to be another be
sides yours and Annie's In this vil
lage." Nelly's resplendent image in
the glass made her ask absently:
"What other wedding do you mean?"
"John King's and Alice White's."
Nelly considered the fit of lu-r little
girdle before she said carelessly:
"Why, they've been engag<nl forever.
Everybody's used to It. I guess they
are themselves, or they'd do something
about It. I know Harry would not
wait that way for me—he —lie cares too
much."
Nelly at twentj- saw no romance In a
ten years' engagement, but Sylvia
knew that no woman gets used to be
ing always engaged and never \nnf~
ried. She fot>k tlip last pip from h»»r
mouth and explained:
"It's his mother and her father that
stand In the way. They are selfish old
cc'm to stand In the way of the chil
dren's happiness. Even If Alice's fa
ther had any one to look after him I
doubt whether Alice, who Is the sweet
est thing that ever lived, could gey
along with John's She's a
heaily old piece if she Is smart and
handsome, aDd she likes her own way
too well to want a daughter-ln law to
have first place In the house John has
earned and built with his own bauds.
His father was no earthly account, and
folks do say all Mrs. King married him
for was to spite Cornelia Jones, who
was dead In love with him and was
never married on that account, they
say." Sylvia took the soft satin care
fully off over the girl's pink shouldera.
Nelly's sympathy was aroiutcd : As she
dressed sbv m n, l»i a laughing proposal.
"Well, something ought to be done,
and it's work for you, Sylvy. You're
always setting tilings straight for peo
ple. Why don't the old folks get them
selves out of the way? Why, they
might get married—tliey might marry
each other! You attend to It—you've
done harder things—ami I'll help you
out."
As the girl stepped out luto the sun
shine Slyvla sunk Into a chair.
"She beats time!" she muttered. "Rut
it ain't a lm<i Idea. It ain't a half bud
idee, and I wonder nt myself foi uot
tblnkin' of U '.'
Mt-.uuiime Veliy. sauntered toward the
King cottage, where, .lohn's mother
was at work among the flower beds.
The wjdow was a tall, slim old lady,
ns neat as wax and still handsome In
a warliko sort of way, with very black,
snappy eyes, white teeth and thick
gray hair. Nelly stopped nnd leaned
over the fence.
"Good mornljyf, jus. King." The old
i(idy uiu lie "along, with her trowel, to
Mnlle lit tho pretty girl. She was ex
tremely fond of any girl who was en
gaged or uot likely to want lw-r son
John. Nelly chatted uwav
"I've been fftr Uie last'fitting of my
wedaing dress. Sylvy's a genius! She's
perfectly lovely! When Is—John going
to be married, Mrs. King?" she inquir
ed innocently. The aid lady stiffened,
but Nelly continued: "I'm so happy
that I want everybody to be! Sylvy
nays that Cornelia Jones is setting bef
cap at Abe 4l ''* fathey, and 1 hope she
jets blm, sq Ahce onu come hero with
you and John. Hhe would take tho
woijk off your hands, and she's so
sweet! But I'll be rather sorry for Mr.
White. Cornelia is such a desperate
old maid and no cook or housekeeper
at all, aud he's so good looking and
well off that bo deserves a better wo
man tc»takc cjty* yf things. Well, men
are qu»er, nnd sfcc 'certainly must have
been awfully pretty once."
. Mrs. King snorted.
"She was never a mite pretty, to toy
mind. She set }\er paR at John's father
whun \vti were girls, but she didn't get
hint. Oh, must you go?"
Nelly said goodby nnd weut her wuy,
seemingly unconscious or tlie storm or
wrath she awakened In the widow's
boeom. John's mother knew ho would
marry some day lu spito of (l andf
she dreaded the., Uay. '
toward" evening Sylvia weut to see
Alice White, though she knew perfect
ly well that the girl would be at choir
practice. She lingered a moment on
the porch, where Ali<-e'« ""ntluM sut
smoking was, a straight, blue'eyed
old man. Sylvia sat down on the steps
to rest.
"I lieen awful busy," she remarked.
"Folks will got married, pud that
means dresses. I'm just fin-
Ishlu' NtUly Dean's, and next it will be
Aunle pafne's. l( what I hear is sa,
perhaps It'll be. your Allco'n before
long." The old man squirmed and
asked what she meant. Ho wanted no
son-in-law, though he could not object
to John.
■'Why, you won't believe It, but that
half blind, hobbling r>ld Judsn ,n
lug iu» \\ IdvttV Kli|£,"tl(t>y nay.
ptie.'s Uaifdsume und young looklu' and
well heeled, the best cook lu town und
economical too. She's good tempered,
except ulxjut John's marryln' Alice,
alid I kind of bate to see her throw her
self away. But Judson's a sly old
coot. Anyhow, I hope she marries
leaves Jobu free. He and Alice have
waited long cnougli—it ain't rl?ht!
Well. I not to lie poin'. Vou tell Alice
I was here." She walkrd off. leaving
the old man witli a new fear—and with
a new idea in his head. Tlwt Judson!
He and Judsou had always conflicted.
He prunted and lit his pipe.
Spring passed Into early summer,
and in June Nelly and Ilarry and An
nie and likhard were married. Alice,
sweet and grave and dark eyed, sang
at the weddings. Her rit-h soprano
was indispensable. John watched her
in love and despair and began to won
der If, after all, prudence and caution
were not sometimes vices as well as
virtues. Would he never be free to
take Alice to his own home? Would
she never leave her father to come to
him? He went to see her much oftener
than had been his habit, and, strange
to say. of evenings her father disap
peared. no one asked where, and left
them to themselves. John and Alice
were again almost the l»oy and girl
lovers of ten years ago. They took
twilight walks and long drives unmo
lested and unquestioned and were very
happy.
With surprise John began to realize
that his mother no longer nagged lilm
about his engagement nor bad tits of
weeping, during which she declared
that he was going to make her a stran
ger and a dependent In her own bouse.
Then one evening he took courage
and masterfully laUl before Alice a
plan to fcrave even'body. Finally she
yielded, though she dreaded the ex
planation that would have to follow.
One soft September evening John,
with a license in his pocket, drove to
her door and told her father he was
going to take her for a drive to Lynn
vllle, ten miles away, and that they
would not be back till evening. The
old man was used to their driving and
said nothing. In fact, he seemed al
most auxlous to have Alice go.
I-ate in the evening they returned
man and wife. John tied the horse
and went lu to have It out with Alice's
father. But the old mat}, strangely
enough, was not to be found. They
waited awhile, and then John left her
to go tell his mother.
When he had gone Alice sat, silent,
in the big chair on tho porch, happy lc
spite of the probable trouble John's
mother would make, happy in the fac«
of her father's certain anger. At any
rate, nothing on earth could make het
anything but John's wife. So she wait
ed for John and wondered where hei
father could "possibly be. In half an
hour she heard John's quick, eaget
footsteps. He swung In at the gate
and almost ran to take her in his arms
He kissed her, and he laughed—actual
ly laughed—like a boy. Then he ex
plained:
"He's at my house—your father. I|
seems they took advantage of «ur ab
sence to marry oach other, Alice
pow's that for sly? They braved me
to my face, but they were so afraid
that we would be angry thnt they were
positively relieved when I told them
what we'd done. They are coming
over here tomorrow, dearest, and then
our home will be our own."
Then John, being a mun, could not
just see why Alice could declare thai
s'le perfectly happy and still
should weep on his shoulder. But
Sylvia was a woman-she would hi\v?
known the reason.
Vli* World'* Water Supply.
A German scientist predicts that th«
time will come when there will not b«
water enough remaining on this globe
to support human life. We are left tc
suppose that our shrinking sphere will
form caverns In its interior Into whlcfc
tho oceans will *mk. For u similar
feawm, «s fcorne astronomers believe,
there is no man In the moon, the for
mer waters on Its surface, if there evei
were any, having retired Into Its cav
ernous Interior. We have no evidence
at present of subterranean hollows oi
any extent, and tho earth's crust is con
tlnually adjusting Itself by earthquaki
dislocations to the pressures within and
without. Besides, nature has provided
this planet of ours with a rathor large
water supply. Nearly three-fourths ol
the earth's surface—or 144.712,8W
square miles—are covered by tho oceatfc
which is reckoned to be of an average
depth of at Veast two miles. The globt
must contract enormously und leave
some huge cavities before our oceans
disappear. At prexeut its crust by nc
means resembios a rigid arch. It Is t
curve, tho tops of its mountain!
more than five miles high aud the low
est of its sea floors more than five
miles deep. We may safely comnt oe
several millions of before tb<
last mat; fcas not a drop to drink.
THE DUST SPRAY.
Cheap and Eany to Tranaport~Tla»
No Oilier Ailvaiitaic«»
Experiments at tho Illinois station
testfr,g uie relative merits of the dry
and wet sprays In apple orchards have
extended over three seasons, und some
of the conclusions arc as follows:
With rogord to the effects upon foli
age the results were Identical lu all
orchards and in all seasons. Trees
spruyed with liquid bordeaux and paris
green retained their foliage lu healthy
working condition throughout the sea
son. Dust sprayed and check trees
may be placed together, because the
behavior of foliage was the same In
both. Leaves began falling lu July,
and In early September these tree*
were practically denuded. TUs loss.of
foliage by (lust sprayed and check
trees vcu» due to apple scab, agalust
which disease the dust spray wus en
tirely Ineffective. The effects of this
loss of foliage ure very serious Tho
asslmllatory processes ,tf live* are
active lit ju«ipui t ton to tho working leaf
surface. As leaves fall these processes
diminish until brought to a stop by tho
entire loss of foliage, long before the
work of the season should normally
end. The fruit Is starved, does not ap
proach normal size nnd buds for *Uu
next year cannot be properly ',ln\ek'ped.
U ti»su frequently happens that un
der the stimulus of rains and high tem
peratures lu October leaf buds of the
defoliated trees that normally should
remain dormant until spring y.ufvJti and
expand clusters uuw leaves. This
aud abnormal activity of the
trees affects fruit buds also. A consid
erable portion of them have been ob
served to swell and some expaiui tho
flowers. All this U to Iheaetrl-
of tho trees and fatal to the crop
Cor the next year.
differences lu fruit were as marked
as were dlfferoneos lu foliage. Liquid
sprayed trees gave smooth fruit of
good size. Dust sprayed and check
trees gave small, 111 formed fruit, bad
ly marked by scab aniV of very little
value even as evaporator stock
Dust spray Is 5*4 v<*nt 'cheaper
than muni spray[ 'and It is easier to
transport about the orcbanl. It has
no other advantages.
Snf? I»f of I.line.
Dr. Hopkins 14*1 Is the farmers of his
state (Illinois) that lu* never w(U rec
ommend the use of #i«y material on
land that Mould Injure It In the long
run. He suggest* ouly natural nia
teclals. The source of the lime now
lu the soil is limestone. The tendency
of burnt lime —caustic lime —Is to burn
the soil. Ground limestone will correct
acidity just as effectively as caustic
lime If u*od In sufficient quantity. It
is the cheapest form of lime for this
purjiose. It is absolutely harmless,
and It does the work of destroying
acidity.
The srroutid limestone cannot stimu
late nor do any Injury. On poor land
It would not secure as much clover un
aided as dues caustic lime, but It would
do all that may 1h? required of It safely
—lt corrects the acidity and It feeds
the clover directly when that Is re
quired. A ton of ground limestone ia
the equivalent of more than half a ton
of caustic lime—"ground lime"—ln neu
tralizing free acids In the soil. The
price 1% low. usually $1 a ton at the
works. —Alva Agee in National Stock
man. '
IMnchlnsr nntl Sloppiuf.
"Pinching" and "stopping" are tech
nical terms used In horticultural writ
ings, which, although well understood
by the initiated, have a very indefinite
meaning to the general reader, at least
in their horticultural application.
Pinching or stopping is a method of
summer pruning whereby robnst
shoots are checked at any desired
height In their growth by removing
their extreme points with a pinch be
tween the finger and the thumb with
out the further removal of foliage.
Tlds operation retards for a time the
extension of such shoots. Induces ad
ditional growths In other buds and en
courages the development of lateral
shoots as well as of other shoots
where a more active extension Is re
quired.—L. C. Corbett.
Working For Comb Honey.
For comb honey one should watch
very carefully at the time of putting
the first sui>erß on the hive. I think
one has made a great mistake, and It
will cost him money. If be defers many
days after the proper day to put on
the supers. To get the greatest flow of
honey the supers should be put on
early. If the honey flow holds out put
another super on below when the first
one is but half filled, says (fn Illinois
apiarist.
Practical Pointa.
When asparagus cutting ceases let
the shoots grow up, but keep the weeds
down and the soil well stirred. The
roots should now gather materials for
Iho next crop. The application of
Home quickly available fertilizer will
assist in that direction.
Dig around currant bushes and ln
eorporate barnyard manure or bone
fertilizer with the earth.
Do not penult grass or weeds to
grow up In the orchard, since tho
moisture and best fertilizing elements
required for the growth of the trees
and fruit will be absorbed by the vege
tation.
If you see gum or sawdust near the
base of apple, peach or plum trees dig
or cut out the borers. A sharp point
ed kptfe will cut them out. A wire
way be used effectively in probing the
borer holes and then killing the pests.
Jar plum and cherry trees In the
morning, when the cureullos are torpid.
Let the chickens eat them.
Itnch out lateral growths of grave
vines to one or two eyes, so that all
clustern will have a chanco at the
light.
Wealth In Old Roman Time*.
Our wealth, as much us we boast of
it. Is comparatively puny as compared
with the wealth of men of old. There
was Mark Antony's house that was
sold to Messala for over $500,000, and
Scaurus' villa was burned at a loss of
over $12,000,000. Otho spent over $14,-
000,000 in finishing one wing of a
palace commenced by Nero. Nearly
$30,000,000 w»s found In the coffers
Of Tiberius, and Caligula spent tit all In
less than a year. Paulus could make
a trifling present to the mother of Bru
tus of a pearl worth over $30,000. So
let us l>e modest. We uro a cheap
people, even the wealthiest of us.
■mnklntr the Tfarirlle.
j£ Greek thus tells how the nargile
Is smokod by his brethren: •
"Only pure tobacco Is used In the
nargile. It Is grown expressly for the
purpose In Persia. The weed there Is
called tumbeky. This kind of tobacco
is first washed two or three times by
the man who keeps the restaurant. He
puts it under a faucet aud squeezes
the Juice out, Otherwise the tobacco
would b* too strong. Then, when the
smoke.of It Is drawn through the wa
ter, the tobacco having, of course, been
dried first, all the nicotine Is deposited
Jn the water, and a delightful and in
nocuous smoke Is the result."
Ancient Ri»f».
' Flinders Petrie, the nrcbaeologlst,
while excavating among some ancient
Egyptian tombs, found a wreath of
roses which had been bound into a
garland and burled with the dead thou
sands of years ago. M. Crcplu, the l>ot
anlst and mlcroscopist, made a care
ful examination of this queer find and
prepared a paper on it which he read
before the Hoyal society of Belgium.
From this paper it appears that in
places where the flowom were matted
together they still retained their color
us well as a very faint odor. The
species to wbU'U they belong is now ex
tinct. '«>ut »« rose resembling them in
several particulars U still grown In
Egypt nnd Abyssinia.
«A Dure Iloilktu."
"Bare" means "uicfe" as well (is
"^afced, H nnd 1 cannot doubt that by
''bare bodkin" Shakespeare meant
"mere bodkin," the point of the passage
being with how contemptibly small an
Instrument we could, If we chose, put
an end to life and all Its bother. "Bare"
probably was used Instead of "mere"
for the sake of i-ffvcth'e alliteration.
(Cf. Hamlet's "bare bodkin;"
Klchprd 11.*s "little pin," 111, 'J, 100.)
For "bare" In the sense of "mere" I
need cite only "bare Imagination of a
feast."—London Notes and (Queries.
Four In <he Year.
pilule ure but four days In the year
(Then the sun and clock exactly cor
respond. In other wonls, tiler© are but
four days of the 305 in which the sun
Is directly "OUlh ui noon.
Is»h of April and tho 17th of Juno re
member,
August 31 anil J-lth of December,
pit theM four duya <an>l none else in tha
year)
The sun and clock both the same tlmo
declare.
The Miracle.
Woodland—^What Is tho difference be
tween a wonder tityl a miracle? Lo
rain—Well, if you'll touch me for $5
<iuq I'd lend It to you It would be a
wonder. Woodlaud—That's so. Lorain
—And if you returned It that would lie
n miracle.
Ilatl Her (<ae»«ln*.
Margie—l wonder if Mr. Smnrlly
tneant fi> give me a left banded compli
ment? Rita— Why? Margie-He said
these artificial flowers I am wesrln?
Just Biatch my hnlr.
Discontent is the want of self rett-,
UOA ft la tnftemltv at CTtll—SmtlMS.
QUAINT PRESENTS.""
Odd Wedding Glfta That Mara Beam
Received hy Celebrities.
Celebrities are often the recipients of
quaint presents. For instance, on tbe
marriage of Queen Vlctoris the farm
ers of East and West Fennard, Somer
setshire, wishing to show their loyalty,
manufactured from the milk of 750
cows an immense cheese nine feet in
circumference. The gift was gracious
j ly accepted and was stored at Buck
ingham palace, where it would un
doubtedly have found its way to the
royal table had not its donors .wished
to exhibit it as an advertisement
Their request was granted, but after
it had been exhibited and the maiers
would have returned it her majesty
signified that owing to the altered con
ditions she could not accept it as a
gift.
An equally homely gift was made to
the late King Charles of Wurttemburg
on the morning of his marriage to
Princess Olga of Itnssia. Jb A peasant
woman sent him a pair of trousers of
her own design, with a note expressing
the hope that they might be found a
better cut and fit than those which she
had last had the honor of seeing his
majesty wear.
The Italian'slnger, Signor Mario, in
spired a hopeless passion in the hearts
of so many women that at the time of
his wedding some of this affection
found expression in various strange
gifts. One was In tbe shape of a
cushion stuffed with tresses from the
hearts of many oCJiis hopeless.admir
ers. Another was from a lady in Mu
nich who had had one of her teeth set
In a scarfpln surrounded with pearls
and emeralds. In an accompanying
note she expressed the hope that by
sometimes wearing the gift he might
be reminded of his unknown worship
er.—New York Herald.
THE FIRST SPECTACLES.
They Ware Made la Italy la the
Thirteenth Century.
Spectacles were invented late In the
thirteenth century. The use of glass
to aid the sight of defective eyes is,
however, much older. Nero looked
through a concave glass in watching
♦lie gladiatorial games, and many other
historical men of his day were depend
ent on similar devices for lengthening
their sight.
Till the latter part of the thirteenth
century only the single glass was in
use. In 1290 the double glass was in
vented, and in the fourteenth century
spectacles were used quite frequently
by the very wealthy and high born, al
though they were still so scarce that
they were bequeathed In will with all
the elaborate care that marked the dis
position of a feudal estate. The first
spectacles were mode In Italy.
Somewhat later the manufacture of
cheaper glasses sprang up In Holland,
and it spread late in the fourteenth
century to Germany, Nuremberg and
Rathenow acquired fame for their
glasses between 1490 and 1600.
For many years glasses were used
only as a means of aiding bad eyes, un
til the fashion of wearing merely for
the sake of wearing them sprang up in
Spain. It spread rapidly to the rest of
tho continent and brought about the
transformation of the old thirteenth
century spectacles Into eyeglasses and
eventually Into the monocle.
Quicksilver.
Quicksilver is found in veins of
rocks, like gold, silver and other met
als. Sometimes the tiny globules of
the mercury appear In the interstices
of tho rock, but usually it Is found In
the form of cinnabar, a chemical com
pound containing 13.8 per cent of sul
phur and 80.2 per cent mercury. When
pure and reduced to a powder it Is a
bright red color.
Tho principal uses of quicksilver are
for removing free fcild and sliver in
placer nnd quartz mining, for manu
facturing vermlliion paints and dyes,
for backing mirrors, for making ther
mometers and many other scientific in
struments.
What Water Did.
A certain liquor dealer, a hard head
ed old Scot, grew rich In the trade.
After he had grown rich the old man
built himself a fine house, a limestone
mansion on the hill, with IT park
around it, with conservatories, stables
and outbuildings—ln a word, a palace.
One day the old Scot rode In the omni
bus past his fino house. A temperance
man pointed up at the grand edifice
and said, with a sneer, "It was the
whisky built that wasn't it?" "Na, na,
man; tho water," the Scot answered.—
Loudon Mail.
The First Sapphire.
There Is an Indian legend that Brah
ma, the creator, once committed a sin
that he might know the torments of
remorse and thus be able to sympa
thize with mortals. But the moment
he had committed it he began repeat
ing the mantras, or prayers of purifi
cation, and in bis grief drapped on the
earth a tear, tho hottest vlat ever fell
from an eyo, and from If was formed
the first sapphire.
Happy Thought.
l»octor—Your throat affection is one
of tho rarest In tho world snd is of
the deepest interest to the medical pro
fession. Patient—Then remember, doc
tor, when you make out your bill *aat
I haven't charged anything for letting
you look down my throat.
The Strong Point.
He—Beally, I never loved anybody,
before. She—That isn't tho point. Are
you sore you'll never love anybody by
end by?
In so far as you approach temptation
to a man, you do him an Injury, and If
lie Is overcome you share bis guilt.—
r:tl<{uctte Aawtl Forest Rangers.
While in tho forest reserve in .which
We hunted I met several of the forest
rangers, all of them intelligent men,
some with college education, men who
seemed peculiarly adapted to their
calling, who knew the mountains thor
oughly, handy with an ax ami gun and
full of resources. A degree of ethics
obtained among the sportsmen, guides,
trappers and forest ranger* that was
interesting. When any oue goes to a
deserted cabin, In most of which would
be found food, l>cddlng. a stove, etc., It
is proper fovui for him to stay all
nlglit, eat all he can put away under
his bolt, If In dire need divide uny sup
ply of tobacco aud matches he may
find, but lie must take away nothing
else, since to carry off an article of lit
tle value, such as hammer, hatchet,
pinchers, snow glasses, screw driver,
fish hook, pipe or other similar article
might inconvenience the owner greatly
when he happened along and wanted
them and was forty miles or more from
a source of supply. If a belated wan
derer fails to wash the dishes and leave
a supply of dry wood sufficient to build
a lire aqd cook a meal be Is at once
tabooed and his companionship is not
sought after. Northwestern Sports-,
No. 25.
ASSUMING A VIRTUE.
What CM Be DM* by Hlfkt Tklak
l°r and Self Control.
Zopyrus, the physiognomist said,
"Socrates' features showed that he was
stupid, brutal, sensual and addicted-to
drunkenness." Socrates upheld the
analysis by saying, "By nature 1 am
addicted to all these sins, and they
were only restrained and vanquished
by the continual practice of virtue."
Emerson says In effect, "The virtue
rou would like to have, assume it as al
ready yours, appropriate ft, enter into
the part and live the character Just as
the great actor is absorbed in the char
acter of the part he plays." No mat
ter how great your weakness or how
much you may regret it, assume steadi
ly and persistently its opi>oßlte until
you acquire the habit of holding that
thought or of living the thing not In its
weakness, but in its wholeness. In its
entirety. Hold the ideal of an efficient
faculty or quality, not of a marred or
deficient one. The "way to reach or to
attain to anything is to bend oneself
toward It wijli all one's might, and we
approximate it Just in proportion to the
Intensity and the persistency of our ef
fort to attain It.
If you are inclined to be very excit
able and nervous, if yon "fly all to
pieces" over the least annoyance, do not
waste your time regretting this weak
ness and telling everybody that yon
cannot help It. Just assume the calm,
deliberate, quiet, Imlanced composure
which characterizes your ideal person
In that respect. Persuade yourself that
you are not nervous or excitable, that
you can control yourself, that you are
well balanced, that you do not fly off
on a tangent at every little annoyance.
You will be amazed to see how the per
petual holding of this serene, calm,
quiet attitude will help you to become
like your thought.—Success.
CATCHING COLD.
SaKKOsftiona That. May KM| Oat
From the Doctor.
A person in good health, with fair
play, easily resists cold, but when the
health Hugs a little and liberties are
taken with the stomach or with the
nervous system a chill Is easily taken
and, according to the weak spot of the
individual, assumes the form of a cold
or pneumonia, or it may be Jaundice.
Of all causes of cold probably fatigue
is one of the most efficient A Jaded
man coming home at night from a long
day's work, a growing youth losing two
hours' sleep over evening parties two
or three times a week or a young lady
heavily "doing the season," young chil
dren overfed and with short allowance
of sleep, are common Instances of the
victims of cold. •
Luxury Is favorable to chill taking.
Very hot rooms, feather beds, soft
chairs, create a sensitiveness that leads
to catarrhs. It Is not, after all, the cold
that is so much to be feared as the
antecedent conditions that give the at
tack a chance of doing harm. Some
of the worst colds happen to those who
do not leave their house at even their
beds, and those who are most Invul
nerable are often those who are most
exposed to changes of temperature and
who by good sleep, cold bathing and
regular habits preserve the tone of
their nervous system and circulation.
Probably many chills are contracted
at night or at the tag end of the day,
when tired people get the equilibrium
of their circulation disturbed by either
overheated sitting rooms or nnderbeat
ed bedrooms and beds. This Is espe
cially the case with elderly people. In •
sucli enses the mischief Is not always
done Instantaneously or In a single
night. It often takes place insidiously,
extending over days or even weeks.—
London Lancet
Fighting the CiRWt
Papua has swift streams well stock
ed with fish. An explorer tells of Pa
puan fresh water mullet which some
tines weigh as much as fifteen pounds.
"These flsh are wonderfully provided
by nature with an appliance which
helps them to combat the extraordi
nary currents. At one isoment yon
will see them being swept down reslst
lessly, but suddenly they shoot off Into
the quieter water and attach them
selves to the rocks by a strong sucker
near the mouth. There they hang Just
outside the current, their talis moving
gently with It, and when they have re
covered their strength they make an
other dash through the swifter wa
ters."
Observance ot the Sabbath.
There was the minister of Tweeds
muir who on a certain Sabbath found
a salmon stranded In shallow water
and who, being unable conscientiously
to take it out on such a day, built a
hedge of stones around it and, return
ing on the morrow, claimed his prise.
There was the old farmer who could
Dot go to the kirk because he bad neg
lected to shave on the Saturday night
and ho would not profane the day by
the use of any edged tool.—Macmlllan's
Magazine.
A True Flah Story.
Here is a flsh story told by a British
nobleman: An Irishman bad caught a
big pike. Noting a lump in its stom
ach, he cut It open. "As I cut it open
there was a mighty rush and a flap
ping of wings, and away flew a wild
duck, and when I looked inside there
was a nest, with four eggs, and she
had been aftlier sitting on that nest"
Shocking Precocity.
"What is tbo result," asked the tesch
tr of the primary class in arithmetic,
"when you put two and two together?"
"A kitli," lisped the curly headed lit
tle girl In the front row.— Chicago
Tribune.
There ore many diversities Of Tlce,
but it is one never falling effect of It tt
live displeased and discontented.— Sen*
tea. '
l.anßnagt ID PrMC*.
There are several districts In Franc© /
.Where the very ancient tongues still
survive. Basque is spoken by about
100,000 persons, who are naturally
proud of a language that is their ex
clusive possession, for it is unlike ev
ery other spoken tongue, and the as
sertion '• commonly made that to un
derstand It one must have learned It In
the cradle. This peculiar property
gives In tbe mind of the Basque people
Bupport to their belief tbot it ,was the
language of Adam and Eve. Tbe same
claim Is advanced, though, for Breton.
The Iloinaus when they conquered
Gaul compared Breton to croaking of
ravens. About a million people speak
Breton. Then there are Flemish, still
spoken l>y u comparatively small num
ber in northeastern France, Catalan In
the Pyrencos-Orientalcs and Langue
doe and Provencal, whose gradual ex
tinction has been delayed mainly by
the efforts of a few literary enthusi
asts.
The More the Merrier.
"I want to introduce yoo to a young
lady—a very nice girl—and she's worth
her weight in gold."
IRIRI T hone."— London Tatler.