VOL. XXXXIII.
1 THE MODERN STORE.—
Hot Weather Stuff on the Rack.
lilg Bargains in Shirt Waist*. Stilrt Waiat Suit*, Kiinonas.etc
75c and ISBc white lawn waits 4** c. fl.oo and f 1.25 white lawn waist
NX". white lawn waists |1 00. 00 white lawn waists fl •>
Ii 50 and |2.75 white lawn, and silk waist* o*)and whit
lawn, and silk waifs f2 50 fj.OO silk waists fci 75. i off on all colore jg
shirt waisu suit.-. suits now $1.50. £> '") suits now
I suits now iii.OO Lot of colored duck skirts worth *I.OO and sl2 ) now .k-
White P. K. and lawn skirts were $3.00 now $2.00 Lot of cloth skirt
were 50 to $1 75 now $2.25 New fall skirts here in checks, plaids, et :•
$l5O to fIO.OO. All 50c and 75c white and colored lawn and percale
kimona- and dwsiing sacjues reduced to Biz Tjargaios in all whit.
and colored l*wn», organdies Swisses. eU-. Children s mull and lawr.
hata, i price. Choice of any trimmed hat in our stock this week, none
reserved. $1.50. Any untrimmed bat 25c.
Remiiant and Odd and End Sale Begins Monday, July 30th
EISLER-MARDORF COHPANY,
SOOTH KAII STKEIT | AA4
ZZtiZtSF' iLL I Samples sent on request. |
OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTTER. PA |
J HUSELTON'S
I Great Cut Price Sale
(I Of all Odd Lots in Summer
I Shoes and Oxfords.
I WILL OPEN
I Saturday at 9a. m.. July 14th.
h There will be great bargains to be had
m all through this immense stock. Don't fail
m to get some of these great bargains.
pi Remember the date, July 14th.
I B. C. Muselton,
i I Opp. Hotel Lowry. 102 N. Main Street.
BUTLER
RESULTS TALK.
Where Koine of our recent grkuiuat<-h are located:
int- 1 Heiiltr. »t*riii«[rapti»-r, li<!**e»ier K. li. Co., Matter.
Uoiwtt ik-%um oU-noterapiier, American Hri'lae < 0.. Ilvt»t,nr|t
Jeftn Weljjel. *tt:ti'>Kr;ipher. Holler Ba«le,
mar Tnoupwn. ilmnKraiibr, Tlx Lloyd Co., Iluiter.
W P. itatr. clerk, i-tan(l:ird tiu-cl Car Co.. Butler.
McClyift'md*. «-ltti tin: H *(i. H It <>>.. Itntler.
Marlon Nlcholun, *U-ii'>jri.ibher, Htaixlard Mte«i tar 'Jo , Hutlnr.
I.uilil i lt!n«\ ttMOfripbw, The lioctetter (Jo.. I'ltulmrif.
M. C. McMlllcn, UeKlNtrr Clerk, I'ltubn rg PotiotSo:. I'ltl»l»u rg.
PriMnley M'lwrejr, with Plttabarc New» Co„ I'ltuimrii.
Jali«t Wheel.rr, »l<-ii<«rapli<*r anil lx>okki*p<;i, W. 11. I>auirl«:rty 4c Hon, I'Hlrtilla. I
Arthur (tetUtrllag. with fh<; We»tlD«hou»e EU.ctrlcai Mf«. Co.. I'ltuhurß.
Ikrtba CoulU r, utenoifrapher. I'ltuhorc firm.
Oliver Cashdoilar caaolcr and suwt. mannaer, Hew Vork 1.. a»" A Trout Co., Pittsburg.
KllzaU'th l>|«hol<l. »t«D'>Krapli«r. Tho Ur uUtrenl <Jo., I'lLUliorK.
Wlnlfr<*d Shaffer, otenoirraplier, A. W. MW;io» A I'ltt«l.n ri?.
fICNMI NorrU. ht^n'vraph rr. Kcrnblc A Mill*. Attys.. I'ltlxl.u rg.
ilella <>H''hl<r*. public »u»nO(rrai>hcr, H<-«w.m<-r lllflif.. I'iimtmrg
Harry K. l'alntcr, bookkeeper. Monk* A Co., Allefflieny, I'a
Lillian Korcht, stenoicrapber. HapK«*>d». I'ark HU>k„ PltUiiars.
Valetta yiggui, Hteuographer. \bin : f<-r. Klanauari A Co., PltuhurK.
Kthel Urcenawalt, utenojrraphcr, VVmtllnKhouiK: Electrical Mtg. <>>., I'lttKhurK.
Mariraret Oraham. Pltuhurg Gaffe St Supply *A>,. Pltl-t>Ur«
.ffcrry Fljerhart. with the Penna. It It. Co., Boiler
Oliver McOrady. Penqm. II B Co., butler.
yaiph Miller, I'ei.ifa |{ 11. Co.. Hutb r.
K«y Meln'nck, with the T. W. Phillip* (ia* A Oil Co . Ilutler.
Sjellle Mebola*. stenographer, Wto. JtaoftDan, Peon Bid if.. Plittburj;.
fjcrtruae Craham. stenouraphi r, L. O. Martin, PituburK. Pa.
J. 11. Alexander; twiokkeepcr, Wabaab K. It. Co., I'lttaburK.
fay Thompson. *teno*rapber, U, B. ttevalopernent Co . PlttalmrK.
Emma Hurr. *t«iioi(riipher. PlttahurK liedactlon Co., New KeunlnKt'm, I'a.
I'earl Snyder, stenographer, The Itradstreet Co., I'lltahnrg.
it. P. I''rr.dt:rl-'k. htenoKiapher, Wabanh U B. Co., Pltishurir
Iprtonna Mcl.atijjhlln, itteoofrapher, Balrd Co., PltUhara.
/,nna HMndy, ileu'tgrapher. Salvage He<rortty V-0.. IHttahuig.
Winifred shatrer, ktunogruphe*, Uermanla Bank bldg.. Pltuhurg.
Ileriha McClelland, uteriographer, A. K. Helber, Uutler
O. K. Wb-k, Standard Steel Car <>>., Butler.
Myra A*h. Stenographer. H. A It. C. Welnhau* Co., Pittsburg.
J. M. Wllwm II Afl, it. 1t.C0., Kutter. Pa.
A. A. Ile|»t, kti-nographer and clerk. Pickering*. PlttKhurg.
John Koater, C, I>. A P. Telegraph Co., PltUburg.
Ada Matu:*</n, xtenographer, Onarantea clearing t><„ Pltubure.
IJ race Ke/nor, *ten<acrapher, H. A L. T,. It It. Co.. Greenville.
Adelaide Urane. !x>okkeeoer. llotlerPnre Milk Co,
A.J. Illnbop, bookkeeper. Buffalo. N. Y.
f « Herbert K.ltankln, Butler Poat Office,
Carl LMehl, lamkkeeper, J, Oram, l.yn'iora, J'a.
Hadle MrOillough, kteuographer. Wood Fiber PlawterCo.. Ilutler.
Percy l < «ter with bee<l7>m A Worrall <>»., Butler.
'! M>
>."ileg» In >ye*t«rn Pehn*ylvanla. It recognlz«* no *ppt*r|or In p<jlnt of edjelency. Itt
Hr>ulDute« Nficceeii adporabty «her<f tb'we of otbpr vchwili fall
StfPTKMIJKH il, FAI.L TKltJ*f.
May enter ANV TJMK. Many arc already enrolling for the fall term. P*pe< t tie
|atife*l attendance the commit year that wf have ever had. Y'l*llor» always welcome.
W he_n In Butlor pay q* a vl»lt. If you can not dp nokooie r .call on uw when Ih Ilutler for
}l,< Half. Kend for catalogoe. Correipondence solicited.
A. Y. REGAL, Principal, Butler, Pa.
I Duffy's Store
wm Not one bit too early to think of that new Carpet, or
■ perhaps yoq would rather have a pretty Rug—carpet
■ size. Well, in either case, v/e can suit you as our Car
■ pet stock is one of the largest and best assorted in But
■ ler county. Among which will be found the following:
■ EXTRA SUPER ALU WOOL INGRAIN CARPETS,
■ Heavy two and three ply 05c per y<l aud up
■ HALF WOOL INGRAIN CARPETS,
H Beat cotton chain .Vic per yd and np
■ BODY BRUSBELS,
H Httnply no wear out to theae $1.30 yd
■ TAPESTRY BRUSSEL3,
Light made, but very Good <JV: per yd up
H STAIR CARPETS
P i ik>»ly and Tapestry BrnweK I{alf and All W(K>l Ingrain*
| HARTFORD AXMINSTERS.
ft ] Prrttleat Carpet made, aa durably too |l.«jr>
■ RAG CARPETS, Genuine old-faabfoned weave. JR
N MATTING, Hemp and Htraw.
II RUGS CARPET SIZES.
M Axininater Uuk«. lteautiea too t each and np
M Bruaaela Rn«*, Tapfatry and Bo<l/ |l3 eat-h and up
M Ingrain DruKneta, All aud Half Wool %r> each and np H
■ Linolenma, Inlaid and Common, all width* and grade*. p
■ 'MI Cloth*, Flwjr, Table, Hhelf and Htair.
H Lace Curtain*, Portier*. Window Hhade*, ( 'nrtaln I'OIch; Hmall Hearth K
fc| Kugn, all Mlylea an'l Hi/.ea.
k " I Duffy's Store. I
U MAIN STREET, BUTLER. fe
- THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
| Our Dollar Saving Sale Is On.
4 Men's. Boys' and Children's Suits will be Sold at the
C Following Discounts. )
j j Men's suit*, all styles and colors, (no old stock) ✓
I N great pur-c feeders at 2' > j>er cent.. -■> jm'-v ct*nt.. an<! . y
f off the regular price. >
! ( Young men's long pant -uits. all tlii- seasons b
/ purchase at 20 j»er cent.. 25 j»« r cent.. and -oM )
c regular price.
I s Knee pant suit.-. all,sizes at 1. : of]' regular price. {
\ Now i- your chance, come early and profit l>y tlii- \
Cgreat reduction sale.
\ SEE WINDOW. ;
| Douthett & Graham. j
X INCORPORATED }
%/nMi
i^—TTTllraar^ggy-
ANNOUNCE TH6IR Se/WI-ANNUAb
One=Day Special Sales
For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
July 24, July 25, July 26. July 27, July 28
FOB TUESDAY, JULY 24.
White linen jacket suits f2.9« formerly f.j.00. W T hite linen jacket suits
formerly SIO.OO. White linen jacket suits f 10. Jf-> formerly $20.00. White linen
jacket salts S4.!W formerly IW.OO. White linen ja< ket suits SIO.OO formerly
1 lot of Royal Worcester and K &G. cornets at \ price. 1 lot of children's color
e<l wash dresses, sizes 2 years to 14—i price.
FOK WEDNESDAY, JULY' Mr,.
Any separate cloth or wash skirt in stock } off th* marked price Vour
choice of any netdace-silk or wash waist in stock ± off Your choice of infant*'
and children's, new white slips and dresses i off. Your choice of infants' and
children's new white bonnets and hats i price.
FOK THURSDAY, JULY tin.
All white ahirt waist suits J off, all this seasons styles. All finer black and
■ilk colored petticoats i off regular price. All black and * «»ilk p«ttic<>;>t
f.l.7s real value $7 50, F.ntir<. aUn-W - 'nrtains J ofl " price. Entire
Mtix-tc ot ■wMtr i »tr r~£r > -r ..
FID DAY, J t I.
All new style fine silk shirt waist fait- white, grays, bines, black, Jt off
regular price Balance of our stock of late spring style Eton and Jacket suits
mostly black will be sold on this day for 4 off original price. All hosiery and
underwear this day \ off regular price.
FOB SATURDAY, JULY 2S.
Millinery untrimmed hat*, worth #I.OO. to fcs 00 for 25c. Millinery trimmed
hats at t original prices Silkaline and all art linens at i off 10 dozen calico
wrappers staple collors, all sizes, 75c formerly SI.OO. Prices advertised for each
separate days selling good on Saturday in the department mentioned Be sure
and visit us every day during this sale it will pay yoq.
Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
I Bickel's Footwear B
Mk F00 L twear s n f the H
l/jSm/ 'fm We are showing many T4
styles In Ladies' Fine Shoes Wj
and Oxfords at prices sure Li
WJ Large stock of Men's and V
* Boys' Fine Shoes and Ox- J
¥ J|^ Hr fords in the latest styles.
< C" • Big bargains in Men's n
► anc * Boys' working shoes. 4
| Repairing promptly done. \
| JOHN BICKEL |
( !28 S Main St., BUTLER, PA. W
MEN * tal#|Lj>r
Won t buy clothing for the purpose of / . ■ j llj
spending money. They desire to get the 1 y ! ~ - \ j
best possl blc resultsof rliemoney expended. ll' I \i'/ ( f
Those who buy enstotq clothing have a ,1 ft/ \ ■ /V \ \ ']
right to demand a fit, tu have their clotiteii I|K| ( V-"'
correct In style and to demand of tho Ail I '< * . i
seller U) Kuarunte«j everything. Come to /j !• 1\ \
us and there will l>e nothing lacking. I • **/ /A, *
have just received a large slock of Bpring \>!x\ ill
and Hummer suitings in the latest styles, W 'i L '£7' ii ll
•hades and colors. \ ' 1
G. F. KECK, II r Irl
MEHCHANT TAIfeOR, ' t | 11
142 N. Muin St., sutl?r, Pd t <;S~ fflSs
I Spring and Summer Millinery.
Everything in the line of Millinery can be found,
•fo the right thing at the right time at the right price at **
I ROCKENSTEIN'S |
Phone 650. My S. Main St.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 190G
i A MARCH
MISTAKE
) By Jeanne O. Loizeaux
< >
/ Copyrieh*. 1806. by M. M. Cunningham (
"Elsie, John Fielding is waiting for
you downstairs."
Elsie looked up to see her mother in
the door and dropped the warm cloak
she was about to put on. She was a
quiet, gentle girl, so unassuming that
her dark prettiness was more unno
ticed than it deserved to be. It had
been long since John had come to see
her in the old friendly fashion of the
time before ICose Lisle moved to their
town. The girl gave another touch to
her smooth hair. Her mother stood
watching her and then remarked:
"Mrs. Dent told me today that John
and Hose have been out for over a
month. Ue has ju»t Come home. If a
quarrel with Rose is all that sends him
to you, X should think that" — Elsie
wheeled impatiently.
"Mother, John and I have always
been good friends, and I shall not ques
tion any motive that brings him to see
me. I shall always be the same to him.
Von can't expect a man so deeply in
love as he is with Hose to be regular in
his attention to his girl friends. Aud
no one could help loving u beauty like
Hose, She's good too."
Elsie greeted Jobn as if she had seen
him yesterday and soothed his evident
ly overwrought mood with a gentle,
half laughing tact. lie was tall and
blond, with fine blue eyes which to
night were clouded, and his face was
a little careworn. Sometimes he gave
random answers as if he had not heard
what she said. After a half uneasy
hour of the March twilight he turned
to her in awkward masculine gratitude
for her patience with him.
"Elsie, am I keeping you in? I have
not thought to ask if you were going
anywhere." She smiled and bethought
herself that Inaction was not good in
his present mood.
"I was going for a walk and can go
as well another time. I was going
quite by myself. You know, lam nev
er afraid."
"No, I never knew you to be afraid
from the time we were children at
school until now. I have always liked
you for that. But would you mind let
ting me go with you for the walk?
We used to like 'pushing the wind' to
gether. Shall we go?"
Elsie put on her cloak and little red
cap, aud the two young people started
away.
Hose lived not far from them, and as
they passed the house l>oth could not
avoid what they saw. From the broud
front windows tho light streamed
brightly. The shades were not drawn.
Ito. sat at the piano, and over her in
rapt attention stood Nornnin Cady.
John almost dragged Elsie past, though
he said nothing. He did not know that
he gripped her arm till It hurt aud
that he was walking at a pace that
would have put a less healthy girl than
Elsie utterly out of breath.
It was a raw wltli u sharp
wind. The moon was high and cold,
aud the sky was streaked with flying
clouds. The road was good, aud they
walked on and on, out of the town aud
along the river road. The girl was un
willing to disturb her companion's si
lent mood and swung gladly beside
him. At length they reached tho boat
house and a great pile of rough logs
In a sheltered corner. John stopped
hero and proposed resting.
"Elsie," he said, "1 must have tired
you all out. I am a selfish brute to
drag you i!l>out like this. 1 was trying
to get away from myself by reminding
myself what a stanch friend you have
always been. 1 had not Intended to
tell you my troubles, but I think I
must if you will let me."
"Tell me übout It," she replied In tho
matter of fact comrade's way that
made confidences easy,
"All light, but y* i must not try to
help me. No one can «do that. 1 sim
ply need the relief of words before i
settle down to forgetting as fast as I
can."
He hesitated, A man finds It hard
to confide.
"Is It about Jim 1 ';" She trhsl to
make It easier for lilin.
"Elsie, I loved her almost from the
minute I saw her. Everybody must
know It, for I didn't hide my prefer
ence, and when I want anything under
the sun It Is my way to do my best to
get It. I wanted her. Soon I made
Iter my friend and then-- well, I thought,
she loved me, though we had not spo
ken of It In "words. About a month ago
I wrote and asked lier to marry rue. I
her everything n man tells the girl
In : love*. I asked her to send me a
note In answer and added that I should
Interpret her failure to do no an a re
fusal, though I van overconfident
enough not to dream of such u thing,"
He looked off across the river urnl
ilruinuied lilt heels 1114:11 tint the logs.
"Klsle," he went on, "she did not Mend
me 11 word! Not one word! And that
very nlgiit she was heartless enough to
smile nnd nod and blush at me at u
Concert where we were nml seemed to
think I would wee her home the same
as ever! Then the next time we met
she did not even speak!"
"Are you sure she received It?"
"Yen. I sent It by my brother, and
An put l|; Intc« liei OWII band. lie did
not'wait f>»r an answer. 81m could
have sent Hint anyway. Well, then I
went away a few weeks. I could not
stand It here, nnd. now that I mil back
It Is worse than ever. I despise myself
for caring, but I hate Norman Cndy for
being near her. | thought If I told you,
perhaps jtisi puttlnx It Into word*
would wear off some of my anger and
help me forgot her. Kliile, be good to
me and help me forget her. Will you?"
The girl touched his arm with Iter
hand.
"You should k •> to her and have It
out In words. There may he yotuu mis
take."
"There is no mistake. She was slm
ply playing with me. Klsle, you were
always my comrade, be so now 111 time
Of need." Klsle laughed, but It hurt
her a little.
"Very well, John, come to me when
lever you want to. We will talk and
walk and you shall try to forget. I
will not fall you."
March was gone ami April had had
her bint day of grace. It was the even
iuk be.fore May day. Klsle, happy
hearted, was waiting en Uie |torch lu
the twilight- John was to come. Now
ho nearly always came. They were
going for another walk In the spring
twilight to wander across the green
hills am! back along the roadways In
the white moonlight. Klsle though'
only of the moment, hut umld not
help little tui'oli of gladness that he
So seldom spoke of Hose. Hhe did not,
as at first, regret the coolness that had
sprung up between her and It',-sc.
Nothing seemed to matter but Isdng
happy without thinking why. John
Called her "Mister" half jokingly, but
with entire affection, awL while he
sometimes wnudewd off lacoußoliiluly 1
by himself he seemed content to be
with her. Aud so she waited. As she
waited licr fifteen-year-old brother call
ed distressingly from his room:
"Sis, for goodness sake get my good
coat from the closet In the hall! I'm
goin' to be late to that party."
Elsie went to the dark closet and
emerged with a coat. She knocked at
his door.
"Oh. come on iu and help me with
this fool tie! Great snakes, if you
haven't got the wrong coat! Just like
a girl! Haven't worn that old thing
since winter!" He snatched it from
her Impatiently upside down. A letter
fell from the p<K'ket.
Elsie picked it up, and as she glanced
at the address her face went white.
"Terry! What is this?"
At the sound of her voice he turned
to look, and then stood stricken with
tardy jienitence. It was addressed to
John Copelaml. and in the lower left
corner was inscribed in Rose's hand,
"Kindness of Terry." Terry stared
and struggled with the refractory tie.
"A pretty mess! Hose gave me that
months ago. and I promised to take it
straight to John. And like a fool I for
got!" Then he cheered up. "Well,
they're off anyway now. Probably
she'll be glad he never saw it. I will
take it back to her tomorrow." He
wondered at the strange brightness of
his sister's eyes, at the extreme white
ness of her face.
"Gee! Not even Hose can touch you
for looks. Sis. I don't wonder that
John"— She turned from him as John's
whistle sounded below. She still held
the letter.
"I shall give It to John. It Is his. I
shall tell him you forgot. I"
Then she went down to John.
He sat contentedly on the porch with
his hat pushed back on bis fair head,
lie looked careless and happy enough.
At her approach he rose.
"Ready, sister?" Iler smile was odd,
and she held the letter out to him. She
spoke as if she had been running:
"John, take this into the parlor and
read It. No one is there. I told you
there was a mistake. It is to you from
Rose. She gave it to Terry, and he for
got it. I just found It in the pocket of
his winter coat." John did not know
he almost snatched It from her hand.
When he came back from the parlor
his face was shining.
"Elsie, you are an angel! You have
the heart of a sister! You have given
her back to me. She did love me. She
does! I"
Elsie smiled aud gave him a brave
little push.
"Well, you silly boy, go to her this
minute!"
He snatched her hand and pressed It
hard. Then he went from her with an
eager swiftness that ho had never
shown in coming to her. She knew It
she had always known It, but never
theless it was not easy to see. And un
der her breath she whispered bravely:
"The heart of a sister"'
The Robber's Grave nt »lonlicomery.
In a corner of the churchyard of
Montgomery, writes a correspondent,
Is a bare space, known as "the rob
ber's grave." It is not a raised mound
of earth, but Is below the surround
ing ground, which Is especially luxuri
ant. The date of tho grave is IXUI, and
numerous attempts have boon made to
grow grass upon the bare spot. Fresh
soil was frequently spread upon it, but
not a blade of grass Is to bo seen. Tho
shape of a cross Is still distinctly visi
ble, It is the grave of a man named
Newtou, charged with highway rob
bery and violence and sentenced to bo
hanged. He protested his Innocence.
"In meek dependence of a merciful
fjod, whom I have offended, but who.
through the atonement of his blessed
Hon, has, I trust, pardoned my offenses,
I venture to assert that if I am Inno
cent of the crime for which I suffer the
grass for one generation at least will
not cover my grave." Men of eighty
bear witness that never plnce they
were children has there been gnm:i on
the grave.- Westminster Gazette.
Trareiliiic IneoKnlln.
Some investigator of curious sub
jects has discovered that the inventor
of traveling Incognito was I'eter the
(irent of ltussia. The next after the
famous Kusslau sovereign to adopt the
practice was Joseph 11. of Austria, who
In 1777 made a little stay in Paris un
der the title of Count von Falkenstcin.
Inning the revolutionary period Louis
XVIII. burled his temporarily useless
royal dignity under the privacy of
Cottlte de Lille, while Charles X. pass
ed as the ('omte de Maries. The ex-
Kispress Eugenie In her splendor fre
quently took little trips tin the Corn tease
de I'ierrofonda.
CONTROL OF ENERGY.
fa It l'nsslbla For tl»e llumnn Hare
to Arrrt IC»f Inctlon f
The only conceivable way In which
the human Intelligence can ever suc
ceed in averting the "procession of the
great year" Is not by postponing the
Issue, but by reversing the process.
The Question Is this: While energy Is
being dissipated In accordance with
the natural law, can we so manipulate
things as to accumulate energy, milk
ing the unavailable available notwith
standing the fact Unit cosmic processes
seem to be essentially Irreversible?
Now there is assuredly no inherent
reason why we should not accomplish
Uils. It Is true lh(it hitherto all the
atomic evolution that has been ob
served is atomic disintegration. Wo
may speak now, Indeed, of the analysis
of the elements. Hut so It was, we
may remember, that the older chem
istry began, and yet analytic chemis
try was the preeursur of synthetic
chemistry. We began by breaking up
compounds, but now we can make
them can, Indeed, make compounds
hitherto unknown lu nature. Similar
ly, It Is more than probable that wo
shall ere long learn to achieve the
synthesis of the eiaments as well as
their analysis. No energy Is ever lost.
Even when the radium atom. It n If the
child of the uranium atom, breaks
down and dissipates Its energy, ending.
It Is supposed, as the dull atom of lead,
the original energies are not destroyed
Why should they not be "d up
again and tlmu again become avail-
Able? Are matter and energy to go 011
their way, ultimately destroying the
human race? Kor myself, I Incline to
the view that victory will rest at last
with "man's uncon<|Uuiable mind." •
V. W. Hulesby, k\ H. H., In llarper'a
Magazine.
LIZARDS OF BARBADOS.
Tln-r fan I IIII»K<- Color mill Drop
Their Tails nt Will.
The green lizards which swarm on
every tree certainly have the hardest
life of any creatures In Bnrbndi . <iic o
their flesh Is S'„. delicate that every
th! Hi. "ins them which can catch them.
Cots, fowls, birds, monkeys nnd snakes
all devour the poor lizards, which I-ivi,
only two methods o{ duVCkUmu them
selves, both very InadequuMJAfor the
purpose. One Is their power of ' hang
lug their color, whereby they <llll up
peer bright green at one moment 9l\
the leaf of an aloe and thOIJ dark choc
olate brown y 1 u piece of damp earth.
this does not cotycvul thorn fryui
their enemy they drop their tails. The
caudal appendage Jumps from the
ground and makes a frantic dance all
l>y itself, and if the pursuer is delud
ed into seizing it the lizard avails it
self of the chance to escape and grow
another tail.
For tho rest the poor lizards are
harmless things, with pathetic eyes, in
which lurks an expression of weari
ness and disillusion, as though they
were as old as the world itself and had
found it all vanity and vexation of
spirit. They are fond of plaintive mu
sic and will enter at the open windows
when a piano is playing and sit listen
ing and nodding their queer tlat heads
and looking out of those wistful eyes
at the player till he or she, if of an im
aginative temperament, might fancy
she were playing to an audience of
transmigrated souls.—Chambers' Jour-
CLEVER ANSWERS.
Cases Wliere They Won I'roiuotlOß In
Civil and Military Llle.
A long list might be given of men
who have owed their advancement In
life to a clever answer given at Uie
right moment One of Napoleon's vet
erans, who survived his master many
years, was wont to recount with great
glee how he once picked up the eni
poror's cocked hat at a review, when
the latter, without noticing that he was
a private, said carelessly, "Thank you,
captain." "In what regiment, sireV"
Instantly inquired the iuick wltted
soldier. Napoleon, [>crceiviug his mis
take, answered with a smile, "In my
guards, for I sfee you know how to be
prompt." The newly made oilicer re
ceived liis commission next morning.
A somewhat similar anecdote is re
lated of Marshal Suvaroff. who when
receiving a dispatch from the hands of
a Russian sergeant who had greatly
distinguished himself on the Danube
attempted to confuse the messenger by
a series of whimsical questions, but
found him fully equal to the occasion.
"Ilow many tlsli are there in the sea?"
asked Suvaroff. "All that are not
caught yet," was the answer. "How
far is it to the nioonV" "Two of your
excellency's forced marches." "What
would you do If you saw your men giv
ing way in battleV" "I would toll them
that there was plenty of whisky l>e
hind the enemy's llue." Baffled at all
points, the marshal ended with, "What
is the difference between your colonel
and myself?" "My colonel cannot
make uie a lieutenant, but your excel
lency has only to say the word." "I
say It now," answered Suvaroff, "and
a right good officer you will be."
A WOOD SAWING FLY.
The Tool Willi Which It Makes n
Cradle For Its Vouiirt.
It is marvelous how many of the tiiif
creatures In the Insect world conceal
and preserve their eggs. Home will
,- ...if «i»m in extraordinary places;
otnera win insert them in the skins of
living animals; others, again, deposit
their eggs where the young grub, after
coming from the egg, finds food close
at hand.
Among these last mentioned are In
sects who bestow great lal»or in the
cradle of their young. The place they
select Is a hard part of a leaf or the
woody branch of a tree. In this they
saw out a hole large enough to contain
their eggs, whence their name, saw
files. For this purpose they are pro
vided with an ovipositor of peculiar
construction. It consists of two long
pieces closing like a sheath over a
third.
In the tenth redo tills third piece con
tains two little saws, each of which has
been compared to the tenon mtw used
by the cabinetmakers. The tenon saw
Is single, but that of the tenthredo Is
double, confuting of two distinct saws.
The insect In using theni throws out
one saw and while it is returning
pushes out the other.
This alternate motion Is continued
until the cut Is made, when the two
iiaws, receding from each other, con
duct the egg between them Into Its
place. Not only is the edge of the saw
notched Into teeth, but on every tooth
a uutnber of smaller teeth appear.
Til Kor Tat.
He rejoiced In the not very humor
ous name of Wood, and In* prided him
self on his Jokes nnd smart repartee.
Few' of his friends had escaped the
IIIKII of his tongue, and he had victim
I zed many by his practical Jokes —lu
fact, he never lost an opportunity of
being funny. Olio day ho met a friend
whoso name was Stone, und naturally
a name like that was too good u chance
to miss.
"Good morning, Mr. Stone," he said
gayly; "nnd how Is Mrs. Stone and all
the little pebbles V"
"Oh, quite well, Mr. Wood," was the
withering reply. "How's Mrs. Wood
und all the little splinters?"— Stray
Storlea.
Milk In On- Sickroom.
Milk Is the chief article of food nnd
nourishment In every sickroom and
hospital, and every physician and
nurse should know the source of sup
ply, Its purity, Is-fore ordering It In
any form for Invalids and convales
cents. It Is not enough Hint It comes
as "country milk." There must Is? In
tegrity and experience back of It. It
hus Imhmi scientifically demonstrated
and proved that pure milk products
are the most nutritious, economical
and easily digested foods when the milk
Is obtained In all Its purity and kept
so from pasture to consumer. • 'harles
Kllcy Hall In Leslie's Weekly.
STRIKING LYF GLA'SSLS.
No Law Wlalch Hectares II 1111 Auuru.
vnlril lllTriisr.
It Is the common opinion Hint for
striking a man with glasses on there
Is a severer penally than for striking
Mm under similar circumstances when
he Is not wvariug glasses. Careful
svarch, however, does not bring forth
liny statutory provision which declares
the offense greater when the man who
Is struck wears glasses 'l'lin preva
lence of tills ldtti l» due, no doubt, to
tho probability of the Judgo In such
cases giving tho convicted the extreme
penalty. The legal term for assault un
der such circumstances Is "mayhem,"
signifying that the assailant has In 0110
way or another deprived his victim of
the power of defending himself.
1 luring an altercation from which u
struggle Is apt to ensue any one weur
big glasses would be wise to remove
them, unobserved if possible, however,
because If noticed It might act as a
signal to begin hostilities.
Many think that glasses would a
source of general protection In tlieso
cases and often take advantage on that
gi*»uud, but this Is wrong, because 110
court would hold It worse to strike a
man with glasses than «*>*• without
unless the assailant struck directly at
his 1 \t -,ii**ii t'm eyes, with the Intent to
wound or malm him, and whether one
were hit elsewhere than on the ey,
gla hhi's would not enter tli- im> nt all.
Jewelers' < 'lrctllsi- Weekly.
I'M ra tlot Icial.
Brown Walking down this steep hill
Is pretty Hying, Isn't it? Ulecti It Is,
indeed; It I*. regular uphill work.
AMONG THE
LILACS
By Virginia LciU Wend
Copyright, 19U6. by W. R. CiUwU
It was a warm spring evening. BO
warm that they had ventured to sit
out ou the little wooden veranda.
Then; was a suggestion of approach
ing summer In the breese, and the air
was redolent with lilacs. By glancing
toward the right it was not difficult to
see where the fragrance came from.
On the other side of the hedge lii the
deepening twilight was a purple forest
of plumes, and beyond that, white in
the gray light, rose the old Howard
house, the oldest in the tiny village as
well as the largest Selden Howard
was the only living representative of
the family.
Presently the group on Mrs. Jones'
veranda began to speak of Selden,
leading up to the subject from the fra
grance of the bushes.
"Them blocks is sickishly sweet,"
observed Mrs. Jones herself.
"Really nauseating." acquiesced the
boarder who had been spending the
winter here in this little cottage among
the Berkshire hills. "By the way, i
saw n strange man at the postotfiee
this morning and I overheard some one
say he was Mr. Howard. Very good
looking man he was and seemed to
know a thing or two."
"That's him," confirmed. Mrs. Jones.
"But why shouldn't he know a thing or
two? lie don't do nothln' but travel
and trapse round the country. Hardly
ever home and won't have a thing to
do with the people in the village."
The moon was beginning to show
red and low in the warm dusk, and the
lilacs made superb black shadow ef
fects on the lawn. The little tired out
city girl who sat on the lowest step of
the veranda and who had Just arrived
that day had nothing to say. She was
tilling her whole soul with the beauty
of the coming night.
Pretty soon, carrying her lamp, aha
went upstairs to her bedroom. She
looked at the high mound of feather
lied and at the small window at the
foot Into which was already flooding
the spring moonlight. For a moment
BIIC stood irresolute; then she lowered
the shade, slipped on a cheesecloth ki
mono, drew the pins from her hair, let
ting it fall about her shoulders, blew
out the lamp and followed her whlra to
lean from the casement.
It had been a very long while alnee
Katherine Hope bad looked from a
window over a Harden when the moon
was shining. True, from the window
of their xtodtry city lodgings on Elev
enth :-t, her mother's nnd hers, she
had leaiied out at times when her head
was hot and aching with too much
work and had caught a breath of out
side air. But that was so different.
From that window she could look out
only on clotheslines, sheds, the back
windows of the boarding houses on the
next street, and there whatever restful
thought* might come to her were made
havoc of by an accordion, cheap coon
songs or the caterwauling of feline
creatures oil the fences below.
And now—oh, the fpathery, pala flor
escence of the lilacs over yonder!
Katherine drew her breath In with de
light as their dominant scent came up
to her. If only her dear mother could
be with her to enjoy the beauty of It
all! But that had not been possible.
When the physician had shaken his
head gravely over his young patlent'a
wornout condition and commanded On
Immediate change In the country It
had been all that mother and daughter
could do to scrape together the meager
savings for Katherlne's rest of 4 fort
night. And Katherine was not one to
mew and whimper over Impossibilities.
She was here now, and sb« would
make the t»est of every moment to
grow strong and well again that she
might go back with new life to her
office work and the companionship of
her sacrificing little mother.
The mild country air and the thou
sand iMlors of the spring played upon
her face and lifted her loosened hair,
glided by the moonshine Into the like
lies* of mi aureole. Her white kimono
fell softly around her; from the position
Iti which she held her arms her soft
elbows were plainly visible, and her
exquisite face, leaning back a bit
against the dark painted frame of the
window, stood out like a cameo.
The girl was little conscious of any
thing except the wonder of the night,
nor was she aware of one who watched
Iter a moment from the shadow of the
lilacs iu the garden lieyond the hedge.
Selden Howard was returning from his
dog kennels, whence he tied gone to
look after a sick collie, when his eye
1 hail chanced to fall npon the figure In
' the casement, and lu sheer artistic ap
preciation hail rested there.
••She's like some young princess," lie
(bought to himself, pursuing his way
toward tli«> big house, "or a goddess
ller hair's like the silvery floss around
corn. Her name ought to be Perdlta,
Mar|>es*a or Ariadne. How ever lu
the world did the Jones family stumble
across such a creature?" The glamour
of the gill wots Itself Into his dreams,
and In waking Intervals he i*onderts|
on plans for an acquaintance. "Ah, ha,
I have It!" at last laughed he.
Karly the next morning he went u
fislilng. As luck would have It, he
sei ured a well filled creel. On his way
home, without ceremony, ho lifted the
latch of Mrs. Jones' low back gate and
entered. lie walked right up to the
kitchen Window, f<* there stood Mrs
.1 ones follitiK the doush for breakfast
biscuit.
"tiood morning, Mrs. Jones," said Ue.
"I've got such a Jolly big creel full of
fish here that I don't know what to do
with tlieui. There's no one over there"
—noddlug toward the big white house -
"but my housekeeper, and she's *l< k
this morning; so I'm wonderlug If you'll
ucecpt theseV" With the gallantry of a
knight lie held out to her his creel.
"Oh, Mr. Selden!" exclaimed the goes I
woman, a bit flustered, but smiling with
unmistakable appreciation. (Would the
heavens fall next? When had Mr. H«-l
den Howard last honored her humble
dwelling like this'/ Hurely not since his
mother died, poor soul!i "Accept them ?
Well, I Just guess I will! And so Mrs.
I'lltch Is sick! Well, you'll Just stay
here to breakfast. It'll lot all ready hi
fifteen aitriutes." This was us much
us Howard had bo|>ed for.
"You're awfully kliel, Mr*. Jones."
he said, affecting surprise. "And yes.
I believe 111 stay. I've a sick rollle
ever 111 the kennels. I'll go back aud
look nfter lier, then I'll lie Inn k to
cept > our hospitality."
When Katherine Hope filtered the
dining r«*>it; Mm. Jones of course pre
t'.eiited Mr. Howard.
"Ilow do you do, Mr. Howard," said
she conventionally, with u smile, n lit
tie tired In spite of the play of childish
tlli.ipl- i Itut Seidell was looking down
admiringly on the fine, white parting
that separated the braids of purest
flux.
No. 28.
"And how d'ye like them, Mr. KH
don?"• asked Mrs. Jones ■ Wt later, re
ferring to the biscuit.
"I love them," answered he, rtfeiing
to the girl's dimples.
Of course that was only the begin
ning. After that Selden Howard mi ti
nged almost daily to meat Katber \
j or at least to catch n gltaapee of hn.
J Her lovely, tired eyes and little. qr>t
ways appealed to him In ao Infinitely
more tender and real fashion than hid
those of many a pampered beauty
whom he'd met in the courae of bis va
ried travels.
One moruing Katherlne was reading
"The House of Mirth" out on the veran
da. At least she was supposed to be
reading it. In reality she had eh*»ed
the I took, keeping the page marked
with her slim forefinger. She had only
two days more liere In God's grcn
earth, and the lilacs seemed to be call
ing her InuK-ratlvely. She had b»—a
breathing In lilacs to that extent tli.at
her thoughts seemed to lie fairly scent
ed with them. All at once an lmpu:-<e -
of yielding tame to her. Why in tiie
r-jrld should stie not step over the low
hedge aud go into the lilac garden*;
She did. liees bung altove the pur-.de
bloom, and a little attenuated fount i n
tinkled in the distance. Oh. It was al
together enchanting. Just then a gold
en eyed sable collie caase leisure iy
down the curved walk to meet her.
"You beauty!" cried the girl exnltant
ly, stooping to pat the dog's queenly
head. The collie, with slowly swish, ug
tail, gently kissed her »ehlnd the ear."
A commanding whistle from around
the turn of the walk, and then:
"Mollie. Mollie. old girl, where are
you?" Mollie sat with one ear op, the
other down, as collies will when per
plexed. She loved her Muter— but
also she loved her new found friend
"Ah:" cried Selden. coming upon
them unexpectedly. "But It la beauti
ful to tlnd you In my Kardaal" be said,
looking gladly uc»on Katharine. "Do
you know, last uight 1 dreamed yon
were here. You are very, vary wel
come. little lady."
"You see." she explained hatplcssly.
trying to bide her telltale Washes, "It
WHS the lilacs. They called me.**
Suddenly he took both bar bands In
his and drew her toward the hashes.
"l>ear lilacs," he whisperad whlaw
cally, "she is lie re now— on enchanted
ground—and we must keep bar. Yoai
lielong to my ganlen." he added mas
terfully, turning fnll upon Katharine,
"aud I will not let you go. The fcaose
yonder Is very lonely and waits foe
yon. You will stay?"
Her answer? Well, abe m • girl
and very tired, and be waa a man and
strom;-and It was spring—and they,
were among the lilacs!
Tkr Kairrn* at May.
When pursued the kangaroo. If possi
ble. directs his flight toward the river.
it he reaches it he enters aa*. (tank*
to his great height, la ahta t« go oa
font to a depth where the dega are
obliged to swlui. There he plants him
self on his two hind lege and hta tail.
aud. up to his shoulders la the water,
be waits the attack of the dags. With
his fore paws he seises by the hand the
first dog that approacbea htm. and. as
be is more solidly balanced than his
assailant, he holds the dog'a noae un
der water as long aa he can. Unless
a second dog spe«dily cornea to the
rescue the flrst on* la anre to foe
drowned. If a companion arrtvea aad
by his attacks on the kangaroo van
ages t<> set the captive free the half
drowned brute la glad to regain the
shore as quickly as posaibte. la th.a
way a strong and • ourageoas ma So
kangaroo will hold his owa against
twenty or thirty dogs, drowning some
aud frightening others, and the hanbr
Is obliged to intervene with a ballet.
Tk» <irnr»hn mt l
,A more disagreeable object than a
scorpion of l 'eylaa It would bedMcnlt
to Imagine Although, as a rale. It du>s
not measure mora than seven laches la
length, tltere Is a «j>eclea found la the
woods that are longer fian a tent.
They crawl out of some dried woo>l.
and. taknig«*it> their |>oettloa aa a con
venient r<«-k or stone, l"oh. aa they
hold their (treat Joiated stiag mn-1
over their Itacka and their claws held
aloft, the very picture of agaissalv.i
warfare. Here they stretch tbeawelv-s
in the broiling suu and await their
prey. These are the small, basatifnl
lioneyblrda that dart from Bower to
flower and take the place of the bom
inlng birds of the east. Aa oae ap
proaches the scorpion won to atari rk
Into the sit-n until It heeoaMa almost
Imperceptible. Suddenly the great la
st* t will ial»e Ita claws aad dart at Its
licautiful victim, which la a aoaeat
Is destroyed.
TAMED BY KINDNESS.
Tkr Srltnli «f thr KUfkail Mlllrr
IK Iki Ist Kut.
Tills l« bow elephants are boated In
Ceylon The |wople Iwgla by clearing
■III ojien space near a foreet. part t.f
which la strougljr fenced In with tronk*
of lre»-s, with open placao foe door».
Then the elephants are fouad aad with
blaring torches, rattling of uihj In
strtiiiients ami siiears are drtvea t<»
w inl tin* «*|>«*n doors.
At ht*r, It lilt a rush, rite great berl
enters, the enlrant-ca are barred, and
the |KM»r giants of llie wood flad them
selves hopelessly Imprisoned Aa elc
pliaut'a rage l« dreadful to wltaaes, huf
the ingenuity of man baa round a war
of suMuliig It. One l.y oae each prl
oner Is freed again. and tame elr
phnnta, reninrkablc for their aagaHi',
come up ••• ft I in. stroke him with their
trunks and otherwise • ajole Mas until
they lead hllll on to a good atToag tree
The natlres creep up Ix-blnd, aad la a
minute the elephant Is uiade faat to the
tree by bis leg.
All the time this la iiolng oa the tane
ele|>haiils are humoring tbelr delude)
victim, but as soon a a he la aai urv-l
they go away aud leave hta. Then
the tuen bring him locoanuta an<l
learaa to eat. which, of coeree. be re
fnses, ns be Is t« aa I n In a great paaelon
nnd struggling to be free
lint hunger HIIIMIIIC* even the ttfi-»'.
and at last his wild roaring pesasa. and
lie eniN I'roni that (line the taming
process 1* comparatively easy. Again
ami again he |« fed, aa he require* It,
by a kind hand, nnd the elephant, an*
crptlble to kindness, l>e< omeo at last a
rto« lle servant of the man.
While tula nt Urlts.
Natives of Ihe rut • oast of A Mot
do not ..I.je. t to the preacace of It
great white ntil colonies In their aetgh
liorliootl The ants exercise great fer
Milling jMittcr ua I lie cropo. A resl
dent of fli.tt country writes: "Every
season I h.tte neen the wonderful »f
ft- tn the white nnt bill produces on the
KniilrH' maize ami corn. Whenever
there bapp<-ns to he an nnt bill la a gar
■len lis Immeillate vicinity can tie at
once distinguished, us the matae and
corn ure fully double tlte stac of the
surrounding • rop The buah country
a few miles from this place la awart <
Itig with white ants aad baa also a
large native population The anta «V»
not attack greea trope to any extent."