VOL. XXXXIII
NOTICE OF FILING.
" P. ™Zth»o™'b °Je 3 North arm to the north »de of Mm-" «r.. t,
at HjuTICE is that, the viewers have fulfilled their «aid office
and have this 4th .lay of October. 190«, filed their report in the offi e of the
Prothonotarv of Butler Co , Pa. *>OQA u n f t'ri«
And, that they find the cost of said[improvement to ;-•» • s r£J' 1 * ™ .
am,,unt we find that Bntler borough shall pay the snra of!l74Lß'. lea™ g a
anee to be paid to Butler borough by the abutting property owners of *l4
or fl.t&i per front foot and assess said costs mi follows:
8 (V Purvis & Co ISO feet front (< $1.921 *W*SO
r rtS.v:.:::.v..v..v:.:| « » •• » ««
And™* dofind that the resetting of old curb acd relayinK ofjorty sq y=la.
paving in all amounting to *43.00 shall be borne by Bntler trough
And, we do find that S. G. Pnrvis 6c Co are benefited snffic.ently n ex.*. s
of assessment above, to cover all damages claimed by them thirtv
And further we give notice, that unless exceptions are filed with .n thirty
d»ys from the filing of this report, the said jx,"!*? ' lnte,y '
GEORGE ft. MCJONKIN, - \ iewers
HARVEY H BOYD, )
Notice of Filing.
In the matter of the appointment of viewers to assessdamagesand benefits,
and determTne the cost and'expens, of the improvementofFrankhn street But
ler. Pa., from the north side of Clay St. to the north side of North S~,
S '° that viewers have fulfilled :their said office and have
this 4th day of October, 190<». filed their import m the oftiee of the Prot lonotaiy
that they find the cost of said improvement to be $2155.39.
Of this amount we do find that Bntler borough shall pay the arioant of
*7l(| 89 leaving a balance to be paid by the abutting property holders of *1438..>0
~r $2 10 per front foot, and assess said cost as follows:
EdWeigand 92 feet front & $2.10 $ ft-.-O
Mrs Maggie L McQuistion 50 " * * 1«"-W
Henry DeWolfe 10 f* w
Paul Smoker 3 ™
John Lawall 1M ; •; \\ 40
German Catb. Cong 78 • ~
Katharine Shaffer heirs 44 " '
F P. Baldanf heiis 134 " " *
T. S Fletcher 44 " " "
Aunie Hempfling 43 " ,
And We do find that the costs of storm sewer on said improvement is flu. 17
and tbst said Improvement shall be at the expense of Butler borough
And further. We give notice, that unless exceptions are filed with n thirtj
days from the date of filing of this report the eaid report will be confirmed
" b * o,nU:ly T. JAMES DOIJDS, |
GEORGE R MCJUNKIN, > Viewers.
HARVEY H BOYD, )
THE MODERN STORE-
Best Values In New Goods.
Fall Millinery at Saving Prices.
New Fall Dress Goods Stock is now cotflplete with all the n> west
weaves and colorings from the best American and foreign lootm, all
marked at quick selling prices. Buy now while stocks are at their best
C 36 inch Poplar cloth all colors.
At 25c yard desirable J I inch Serges and Henrietta cloths
nnnHc I 34-inch Novelty Suitings.
00008 34-inch Fancy Plaids.
38-inch all wool Henriettas and St -gee.
42-inch all wool Cheviots.
3tt inch Silk and Wool Plaids.
At 50c yd novelties are •«»
here in abundance. different patterns in these.;
8Q inch all wool Batistes, all colors,
ipi-incb all wool Broadclotbt.
V. UU inch plain and fancy Mohairs.
{4O-in. all wool Crepe Suitings, all colors.
44-inch all wool Poplin Cloths
40-inch Prnnella Cloths.
38-inch Crepe™* Chinas.
44-inch all wool Plaiils.
I 46-inch silk-finish Henrietta cloth.
GO-inch French Serges.
"**?"> I 44 inch ChiflV. Ta/TVts Cloth.
SI vd. diffei Blu ' i 50-inch Panama Clothf.
.L thaca trnm 1' J fls»-lnch Broadcloths, iffl colons,
are tnese irom ID ') Mto Vi-incb Novelty Suitings (about .20
nrHinfit'V patterns at this price to select from,)
uruiiiui y. 46-inch all wool Voiles.
50-inch Brilliant Mohairs.
54-inch Cheviots. (,
52-inch Broadcloths, all colors.
56-inch Rain Proof Suitings.
CI 9K and <1 Sfl vd 54-inch Chiffon Panamas.
*L? L i .fit 52 to 56-inch Novelty Suitings, (big as
highest qualities sortment at this price.) *
stt-inch Covert Cloths,
56 inch Kersey Cloths. j;
In black goods, we have everything desirable in all weaves, 500 to
$2 50 yd Excellent values in silk and cotton linings, trimmings, etc. ;
30-inch Bntler silk, only 90c yd. here We cover buttons with any
kind of cloth or silk, also take orders for pleatings of all kinds.
Sole agents in Butler county for Ladies' Home Journal Patterns.
See Oar Handsome Millinery.
Do not fail to visit onr millinery -department before selecting your
new fajl hat. We can please yon, and at a big saving in price.
EISLER-MARDORF COHPANY,
I ryry |
f fcfcl Samples gent on request.
OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER. PA
BUTLER ;
New PoßltionM and Changes iteported Since Sept. Ist.
J. H. Alexander, bookkeeper, wholesale grocery company, Pittsbury H U.
Freehling. bookkeeper. Pressed Steel Car Co., McKees Rocks, Pa.; Wm Foster,
stenographer, American Bridge Co., Pittsburg; Lowry Watters, boo tkeeper.
White Fnrnitare Co., Allegheny; Lntitia Rlne, stenographer, W. S. A-nold &
Co.. Real Estate. Pittsburg; Bertha Mnrtland, bookkeeper, Blair County Hospital.
Hollidayabnrg, Pa., Jean Graham, Stenographer, with Geo. Walter 8c STUB, But
ler; Sadie McCollough. stenographer, Bntler Street Passenger Railway Co., But
ler; Carrie Gerner, stenographer. Bntler Wood Fibre Plaster Co., Butler.
Young people, It PAYB to attend a school that gets RESULTS. Mi.7 enter
ANY time. Best dates, Mondays, the first of each month, Jan. 2d and fl -st Mon
day In April. Catalog free. Correspondence solicited.
A. F. REGAL, Principal, Butler, Pa.
Showing the New Furs.
By having our Furs made up during the early sum
mer when manufacturers were not rushed we got a beUer
selection of skins and more careful work in the making.
We are now ready to show you hundreds of new and
nobby neck-pieces in Grey Squirrel, Sable Squirrel,
French Mink, Blended Mink, Nutria, Beaver, Otter and
ojher furs.
Muffs to match the neck-pieces.
The shapes are new, quality the best and prices the
I lowest.
Choice of many desirable styles at sb.oo.
Finer neck-pieces at SB.OO to $lO, sl2 and $15.00.
NEW PLAID SILKS FOR WAISTS.
Plaid silks hold first place for dressy waists. We
are showing a large assortment of very rich and handsome
plaid silks.
Individual waist patterns—no two alike—your's will
be exclusive.
Waist patterns at $2.48, $2.98 and up.
Come and look at the new fall Dress Goods we are
-eceiving;
L. Stein & Son,
108 N. MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA-
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
1! TO KNOW I
that you are getting full value and at a reasonable pri e must bring /*<
satisfaction to the heart of every woman. Sr
. That is why onr customers al-
■ON 3 | wiya retnru. on. * gained never (o)
'U s?= * := ot3 ::Sss; v lost seems to be ihe rnle of th ' s /Q\
STWYTYTTI Then again ar. her demand we @
■III! make upon onr bi.lesmen is conrt
@ 7v e-y. no .-harp, curt replys or noy
/?5\ W nn willingness to display goods to)
\2/ iVf i miilW wj ,j l>fc tolerated :n thin store.
® «rri rf '/ f r- r* Now jn»t think of the value ofW
ffs ts 5 c-5 ! i iC-pj&S •'■it - bach pieces of fui i.itirre as these, (5)
* flhis-VLriv k and the ridiculot.-ly low prices. <gk
fc) * :: .igked for them a» tbe store that Sf
:[ saves yoa money @
I Patterson Bros. |
® FURNITURE OF QUALITY, §
lirownTco? 136 N. ivlaiii tor ;Sn'st'i
sasasj
! Bickel's FaSI Footwear. |
I largest Stock and (Most Handsome Styles fj
\ of Fine Footwear we huve *?ver Shown,
* Sorosls Shoes—' Twerty fall styles. Dongola,
Patent-kid and fine calf shoes —made in the latest L 1!
i up-to-date styles for fail. TJ
» Men's Shoes— She Vint all the latest styles In
# Men's fine shoes. All leathers, >2.00 to . WA
►J Complete stcck of Boys', and
M Little Gents' Fine Shoes. pj
J Bargains In School Shoes -High cut copper toe
shoes for boys, and good waterproof school shoes if
Kangaroo-calf and oil-grain for country wear.
4 Rubber and Felt Goods— Our stock of Rubber f
tfA and Felt Goods is extremely large and owing to the
large orders which we placed we were* able to get 9
Pj very close prices and are in a position to offer you
the lowest prices for best grades of Felts and Rubber W
An Immense business enables us to name the
fi JOHN BICKEL|
/VYEIN
lr\i j it Won't buy clothing for the purpose of
II I]' lUlll /I spending money. They desire to get the
1 i Ijfj // /\I best possible results of t.. money expended.
I«L 1 I iuf \ -Ai/jr' I i Those wlto buy custori clothing have a
/I IT right to demand a 111, t< have their clothes
/%!• I! correct in style and ro demand of the
/ , ll» ) jgZMM g seller to guarantee evt.ything. Come to
/y IK A 1 us and there will be n ;thing lacking. I
UW* "' a have jnst received a la?,,:; stock of FALL
VrJ!IU i and WINTER suitings in the latest styles,
\ i (I shades and colors.
\l f"I G - F - HECK,
-- «11 Si MERCHANT TAIbOR,
LkJj 142 N. Main St., Butler, Pa
| Good Enough Fall Styles <
/ is not good enough these now in. and they are per- /
y days. Ready-to-wear feet. We want your busi- f
i clothes have got to be ness, that Is why we are
# better than that. They the early bird. Anything /
\ must bear the severest in style and pattern your
l tests. They must retain heart may desire, Harn-
C their shape and must be burger, Cloihc.raft and /
f perfect in style, fit and Horseshoe Clothes ready c
r workmanship. for you at (
\ Douthett & Graham.
\ INCORHORATEU. V
DON T FAIL TO ATTEND
The 30 Day Clearance Sale of
Clothing, Underwear, Shirts, Hats, Trunks, etc.,
Which is now Going on at
Schaui S Levy,
137 South Main St., Butler.
Prices have never been so low as they are at
this General Clearance Sale of all goods in the
store.
BE SURE YOU COME,
Don't Miss it. It Will Pay You,
SCHAUL & LEVY
1
187 bouth Main Street, Butler, Fa
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 11,1906
> ®
SOME RELICS FROM
THE NILE .
By C. B. LEWIS
Copvright, 100 C, by M. M. Cunninsbam
— i
Any one of the reading public of Lon
-oon could have told you tbat the lion.
Charles Bingham was a man seventy
>v»ars old; that he had wealth; that he
was democratic and rode around on top
of omnibuses; that he had fads; that
the greatest of his fads was picking up
relics and presenting them to museums
cf natural history throughout tbe king
dom. There was seldom a week that
his name was not in tlie papers, and en
ter any museum you might and you
would be sure to run across cases label
ed with his name and filled with his
gifts.
At his own expense the Hon. Bing
ham bad sent expeditions to the four
quarters of the globe, and the only
reason he bad not purchased some of
the largest pyramids of Egypt was be
cause of the difficulties of transporta
tion. If the chief of an African tril»e
had warclubs for sale the Hon. Bing
ham bought them; if a child in the east
end of London found a petrified bone it
could be turned Into cash in twenty
four hours.
Hundreds of persons had taken the
Hon. Charles Bingham for an easy
mark and sought to work him. Man,
woman or child could find access to his
house at any hour of the day, but as
for taking tlie old mau in with imita
tions. that was different. He had made
a few mistakes early in his career, as
might have been expected, but after ho
bad passed fifty his decisions settled
the question with all museums in Eu
rope. There was a weak spot in the
armor, however, and it was curious
that no one found it out for many
years.
One day there came to I,ondou an
American who had been exploring the
Nile for years. He had letters from
American and British consuls abroad.
He even had one from the secretary of
the khedive himself. ITe bad gathered
many wonderful things during his stay
on the banks of the historic stream.
He must have known of tbe Hon.
Charles Bingham, but be did not call
upon tbe man or open correspondence.
He dropped in at a club or two, said
very little, charmed everybody with his
modesty and refused all Interviews
with reporters. It was not until the
Hon. Charles had sent one messenger
and then written a letter over his own
signature that Explorer Blake grudg
ingly consented to a meeting. At that
meeting he named a few of h'.s souve
nirs, but only a few. Nothing whatever
was for sale. Tbe whole bag was to go
to the New York Museum of Natural
History.
The attitude of Explorer Blake was
churlish, and yet after a few days bo
softened enough to Invite the Hon.
Charles to n private inspection of his
treasures. This invitation would not
have been extended to any olh< r mnn
In 'be world, lie ap IUIMICII tbe hour
when he would call with a carriage, and
be was there to tbe minute. It was tho
general Idea that bis stin k of finds was
in a warehouse, and he was supposed
to be stopping at a hotel, but no one
was certain of these things.
The Hon. Charles didn't care where
ho was taken, so long as tho relics of
the Nile wore at the other end of the
Journey. He paid no attention to the
streets they passed through and very
little to tl.e house :it which they finally
arrived. Ho was ushered to the top
story, talking as lie went, lauded In a
room about twelve feet square lighted
by a skylight, and when he looked about
for the stock in trade he failed to find
it. Tbe only furniture in the room
was two old chairs. Kxplorer Blake
took one and lighted a el '.r, and the
Hon. Charles took the other and won
dered what was coming next. lie soon
a scertalned.
"My dear sir, 1 shall lie very sorry to
put you to any trouble." 1 1'-yrnii the ex
plorcr, "but tlio fad Is I :■ ID hard up
iiihl must raise >"i"i,o(m. Tli.it Is £5,000
In your money. I don't want to turn
burglar or murderer. I want to be
gentle and nice about it."
"liAw long have you been planning
this thing?" asked tlie Hon. Charles as
be looked around the empty and
"tumbled" to tlie fact that be bad been
taken In.
"All or six months, and It has cost
me considerable bard cash."
"Ami your figure is £5,(100, Is ItV"
"Not a penny loss. When you lmve
given mo a ebcek for the amount and
the same has been cashed, you will be
restored to liberty. I shall not demand
as one of the provisions that you prom
ise not to go to the pollco about It. In
tin? tlrst place, I have made my ar
rangements to dodge them, and In tlio
next you won't care to give yourself
away and be made a laughing stock
of"
"V<iu reason logically," replied the
lion. Charles as he also lighted a cigar.
"I have had this house hired for the
last five months. I am sup|K>sed to be
R bachelor and fairly well off, having
only a man to cook and wait upon m?.
Ills uaine Is Thomas, and ho Is an ex
cellent servant. Von can rest assured
(hat h«> never will bring you Into ridi
cule over this affair."
"To sum up, my friend, this Is a put
up Job. I have been lured here In or
der that I may be forced to buy my
liberty. You want i" 1,000. I must con
fess that, while the price Is not extrav
agant, I cannot see my way clear to
paying It Just now. What conclusion
I may come to after three or four days
I cannot say."
"Very well." replied the explorer. "It
Is thirteen feet to the partly opened
skylight, with no j:banco whatever of
your reaching It. Thomas will bring
you bread and water three times n
day, and at night you shall Uavt> »
mattress lo "b- TUt'«w> days hence
| sll'ill .Ui|M»ur again. There is no hur
ry about this thing. After my next
appearance the price of your liberty
will be added to at (lie rate of £IOO per
day. You can afford to pay, and I can
afford to wait."
It was 11 o'clock In tin- afternoon
when the Hon. Charles itliigham was
left alone In the garret room. lie did
not waste his energies by crying out
or tramping round, lie did not look up
at the skylight except at long Intervals.
The American was no fool. 110 had
taken his precautions before bringing
a prisoner to tlifc house. At 0 o'clock
the man Thomas came In. One look
at him was sufficient to prove that he
was loyal to his master. He hud a
frank and honest face, but In* also hail
a keen eye and was stoutly built. Ho
brought bread and wator. Ho was re
spectful Ui his demeanor.
"Horry for your poor fare, your hon
or," lie observed, "but It only depends
on you to get better. The evening pa
pers may help you on a bit. I'll bring
In the mattress later. Also a candle."
"A faithful servant Is a Jewel of rare
value," replied the captive as he ate
and drank and seemed very much at
hyuic.
Later on the mattress and a light
were brought In, but not another word
was spoken. The Hon. Charles was
not a man who Jumped at conclu
sions. That £5,000 could he paid with
out feeling the loss. but lie wanted to
think things over a hit. Was he worth
the ransom money to himself or the
public? Was the American prepared
to proceed to extremities in case he
did not get his .money? The Hon.
Charles held that the London detective
was the sharpest man on earth. The
great man would be missed ami a hue
and cry raised. Would the sleuths
strike the trail and follow it up?
The room was rather warm that
night, it being summer, but the cap
tive managed to put in a very comfort
able night. lie was up and ready to
bow to Thomas when the bread and
water and morning papers were
brought in, and he was in fairly good
spirits at the end of the third day,
when the explorer called for his an
swer. It was not ready for him. On
the contrary, the captive pleasantly
observed:
"You see, my dear sir, this experi
ence is so unusual with me that I must
have a little more time to think it over.
At the end of another three days I
shall doubtless be prepared to give you
a definite answer."
lie was told that the three days
would add £3OO to his ransom, but
there was no argument over that. His
captor retired, the same food aud old
mattress were brought in, and as the
evening grew old the prisoner stretch
ed out for a rest. lie was falling
asleep when he heard the skylight soft
ly raised. Then he caught stght of a
head and heard a voice asking:
"Is there anybody down there?"
"Only me," answered the honorable
as he realized that the voice belonged
to a young girl.
"Are you rich or poor, old or young?"
"I am fairly rich, and I am a man
seventy years old."
"That'won't do," said the girl. "I
am an orphan, living with my aunt
in this row, ten doors below. If I am
to rescue anybody, he must be young
and rich and ready to marry me, the
same as it is in the books. I'm sorry
for you, but I must say good night."
"But hold on a minute," called the
captive. "I can't turn myself into a
young man, but I can give some nice
young man money to marry you on.
That will amount to tiie same thing,
won't it?"
"Why, yes; I suppose so. Will you
give £."?"
"Yes - a hundred."
The girl ran away without another
word, but fifteen minutes later she
dropped a rope down the opening, with
one end made fast to a chimney, and
the captive soon stood beside her. He
found her a girl of only thirteen, but
he dowered her liberally. lie did not
go to the police, but straight home.
He did not seek the arrest of the ex
plorer, but wrote him a polite note to
say that, owing to unforeseen clr um
stances, it would be impossible to
make any further appointments with
liim regarding the Nile relics.
Curlou'. .
In wauy pails* of C va
lsts even today a very curious custom
which makes it imperative for the girl
friends of a bride to drench the door
step of her home with boiling water If
they wish other marriages to follow
very quickly. At tin? wedding, there
fore', great kettles of hot water stand
ready for this strange ceremony, and
long after the rest of the guests have
dispersed the young girls of the party
may be seen keeping the threshold
warm as long us the water supply will
last. Likewise, in Iceland, where va
rious Interesting and fantastic super
stitions abound, there is an ancient
custom that every bride must Invite
all her friends to a dinner in her own
home, and every article of food must
be prepared by the bride herself. If
she succeeds In pleasing her critical
guests she achieves not only praise for
her own skill alone, but she helps along
her own younger sisters, who nre then
assumed to be equally well instructed
in the intricacies of the culinary art
and consequently have tlielr chances
of Immediate marriage more than doo-
Wed In this northern country.
111. llrnrinsa.
"Who Is that big man?" asked ttji
stranger.
"That,*' replied the native, "13 Mf,
Pompous."
"Only plain 'mister?' Why, ha ha#
the bearing of a major general!"
"Yes, and the overbearing of a yotre®
lieutenant."—Philadelphia I-edgerl
WEIGHT OF THE SUN.
WOW THE ASTRONOMERS SOLVE
THIS WONDERFUL PROBLEM.
If \un Will Mtilth*! y by S*xvu
ScilllMona, You Will li«l \ |»|»i*o&l
--mntely the Number of Ton* of Mai
ler Contained In Ihe Great Orb.
T*) weigh the sun, moon, earth or
any other body, said Profes-or lOdgar
L. Lark In, the celebrated director of
Echo Mountalu observatory, to the
writer, is not a very difficult matter,
though to those ignorant of astronomy
and mathematics It would perhaps ap
pear so. Of course .weight Is merely a
relative term, for at the exact center
of gravity a Isjdy weighs nothing at
t)ll. Weight varies as we approach the
gravitation point or recede from It,
pud the expression as employed In ev
eryday life—when we buy a pound of
steak or a ton of coals simply means
the weight used ou the surface of the
earth because we live there.
Now, supposing you are desirous of
weighing the earth, how would you go
about It? Well, If your education had
been neglected and you were In conse
quence Ignorant of mathematics you
might decide to cut up this terrestrial
globe of ours In blocks aud bring each
block-to the surface of the earth and
there weigh It ou an ordinary pair of
scales. The operation would doubtless
be a cosily and fatiguing one, and per
haps many unscientific landowners
might object to your carrying off their
property even though you explained
that it was merely as a temporary
loan. But let us for argument's sake
suppose that you succeeded.
Well, having carried each block to
the surface (aud man.v of them would,
of course, have been bronubt from tlio
very center of the earth) one at a
time (returning each to Its proper place
before weighing the next) and having
discovered that each block weighed a
ton, theu before your labors ended and
the last block of earth had been placed
on the scales you would have dealt
with rather less than seven - - till I- »f is.
This of course Is a treineudoii mini
her of tons for any moving man* t'»
weigh, but there is a time twice each
year when the earth actually weighs
nothing at all In Oetober l:i t this
earth gradually began to !«• «• weight
like some huge ulunt dying of a de
cllne until at a certain moment of time
it weighed only an ounce, then half an
ounce, tlicu a quarter, and finally, Just
IVT.ytolM th '-- UJUt-ur
a *e<'' ;nl. It v . uli.'tl al>- ■■ it.-.; •• u
whatever —not ev<-a n> iau« b •••■ .1 -
bubble which a b.iby iuti;ht IJow sy.
To realise thi-i you mnst rem -uil.or
tbat tbe earth d "-> not trax.'i r»> ... t
tbe sun In an exact circle. that the
distance from tlie -<iin ts aln-.i < varr
lng. which of course alter* the jviwer
of attraction or. In other w<>r.ls. t!ie
earth's weight. But in n< * ■— and
April of each year tbe earth is at an
exact average distance .lurinir tlie frac
tion of a second, at which time, a* I
have said before, it weigh nothing.
How short a sj>ace of time thN 1» may
t>e Judged from the fact that the earth
moves at the rate of eighteen and a
half mile* every second.
But to weigh the earth In the manner
suggested woujd be a very eo<tly mat
ter. and so It is found to lie more <at
lsfactory to employ Mathematics, when
we shall arrive at the same results, as
suming of course that we are correct
in our deductions. And v. w as to the
most usual means employed in weigh
ing the sun. Having satisfied ourselves
as to the true weight of the earth, we
call that '"One" or "I'nlty." That Is
the basis ou which wc work.
The next thine to do is to mount to
some elevation- the ton of a tower or
the root" of a house .11 answer our
purpose very well drop a Mone and
And out bow far it will fall in one sec
ond of time and what Its exact rate of
speed will I>o at the end of tbe first
second.
This Is uot so easy as it sounds, but
we can spare ourselves the fatigue of
calculating, for after ;!«*•» years scien
tists have l»y means of the most deli
cate instrumeu'-S arrived at the proved
conclusion that at the end of the first
second the stone will IK> at a distance
of 10.1 feet from the startiaa point and
will l»e then traveling at the rate of
82.2 feet pei second, 'ibis .'iis the
most important factor in o ir calcula
tlons and has been called the astro
nomical scales, for by means of it we
ci>u weigh the sidereal universe.
Now, here, said Professor l.arkiu.
taking a paper from his desk, is an ar
ticle which I wrote some time ago on
the weighing of the sun. and I do not
think you can do better than make an
extract from It. which will save me
much needless repetition, and he hand
fd me the manuscript, from which I
quote the following paragraphs:
"Every object In the celestial vault
seen bj the eye of man Is a falling
body. The earth Is a l>ody forever fall
ing toward the sun and the moon for
ever toward the earth. If we can iind
with what speed the earth Is fulling to
ward the sun at the end of our exact
second a clow is obtained that will lead
through a maze of figures to the mass
of the sun. This must be irue, for" It
has been discovered that if the earth
contained quadruple Its present nuan
tlty of matter the stone would fall at
the rate of Oi. i feet per second. And
Newton discovered that If the stone txi
taken 3,5)5* mile-, away from the earth
and dropped its speed at the end of the
first second will be H.uij feet. But 3.0U8
miles from ihe earth Is twice as far
from the center as is the surface, and
8.u6 feet is one-fourth of JfJ.i; ltut 4ls
•• |„«. «i tnnoo IncrMNi
and dtrecUj ;i* 'tor lucreasea.
"Tlie earth Is iio,'«)o,(XK» miles from
the sun, and this, divided by 3,958,
equals approximately 23,4911. There
fore, tfike "a stone to the distance of
the sun and It will be :>a,490 times far
ther from the center of tbe earth than
the surface Is. Now square this "3,-
41(0. Multiply 32.1! by 12 and the prod
uct will be 3.50.4 tin- number of Inches
la 32.- feet. I>l vide 3K0.1 by the big
uuinber squared and the quotient will
be .0000007 of an Inch, the speed with
which the stone will be falling at the
end of the first second.
"This Is exceedluglj slow, but then
gravity exerted bj the mass of the
earth 1)3,000,000 miles aWay Is natural
ly somewhat weak. Bnt the center of
the earth Is that distance from the cem
ter of tbe sun and actually falls every
second toward the sun with a speed at
the end of a second having a velocity
of .2S32HT< of an inch, which Is some
thing less than one fourth of an Inch.
Divide .2332K* by .<»MKUIHT and the
quotient Is 333,204 that is to say, there
are 333.204 times more matter in the
sun than In tbe earth. If. therefore,
we multiply this number by seven sex
tlllious we find how many ions the sun
weighs."—London Tit Hits.
EASTMAN JOHNSON.
He Wnn Oner Invllril llr ('nan
Pnlntrr nl Thf llnuur.
Holland, the countrj altove all oth
ers to which art owes gratitude for tbe
creation anil maintenance of sane tra
ditions of painting, rendered a signal
service to American art In the middle
of the last century Iu the solid tech
nical training which it gave to East
man Johnson.
The educntlon of our oerlter painters
bad been various When the nineteenth
century was nearing it < middle |>erlod
then; was a general exodus of student'*
to Inisseldorf, and It was to pursue his
studies there that In IM*.» Hast man
Johnson took ship for Kurope.
The vessel on which .Johnson sailed,
bound for Antwerp wa.< detained at
flushing, and It Is to le regretted that
no written record has is-eu made of
the stori which .fubmuiii delighted to
tell, and told so well, of bow be and
his comrade, (Jeorge Henry Hall, who
survives hlin impatient voting i»ll
grlms desiring to plunge i>t once into
the promised land of irt left the ves
sel anil. Ignorant of the lanipiago and
customs of the countrv. trudged on foot
along the river Scheldt toward their
goal.
On thetr way each step revealed to
their new world eyes n; •• detail filled
wllb romance and pro:*., e, nnt!l after
uightfall tUc.l found thel .-Ues before
the closed gates of tbe city of Aut
werp, which was then a w died town
obedient to the old cu -t mi of curfew
After an amusing parle\ In conflict
lug tongues the capital of I lemlsb art
received them Kin I ■ mid Iteuccfor
ward the art of l-'bitub ts and Holland
made *o direct and -ymp.ilhHie an up
peal to Johnson that bis sojourn In
Inisseldorf was comparatively brief,
aud Its lessons bail little or no visible
effect IJI his llfework.
■ His earlier student stai'e passed, he
settled at The Hague, where bis sue
cc*s was so marked that win n after an
absence of long duration be determin
ed to return to the I'nltel States his
patriotic purpovc w; carried out In
the face of a temptation to accept the
formal proffer of the | > (lon of court
Jiiitnter lit The Hague S. r'l.ner's.
liiutKliinn
Tli" lii 1 ' ! H.M ■
Hi . ||) ii linn Mil • •4j H .11
• 111 ' I : || • : . '..11 l
trui* to tin* oli! maxim. "S*t. i. . MuiiU
boi tturftatur ' I; « xittn m IMi
ii . y IK» IM t!»«• t. „!IUH>U-» iih
111 jt iJr I ' if If tin* rr .1 «*l»il of
au> U» • I !••».« « i #*v'«*ll
tliomcii (li«* '•uiTiTiiitf l»u iuittgitiarjrV"
(I
Nurse Helen
B> l/OLA FORRESTER
C'"p> I**. by Ruby Douglas
1 C '
The first recollo tion Derrick bad of
her was very baxy.
There bad l«fu tbe fight outside of
Kid Murray's. He remembered tliat.
every detail of it For nearly a week
he had been waiting for it to come off.
ou a t : i> from tbe anion secretary. And
it had ail come true. Tbe very night
that Barker had landed from Pitts
burg tliey had prepared his reception
iu memory of the speeches he had
made before the cool barons. He bad
been faithless; Barker bad. He had
dallied and parleyed and dined and
liol>uoM«ed and. as Murray said, play
ed the fool generally, and tbe wine of
it all had uindc liim heady, and this
while thousands of strikers waited on
his word and their children and wives
waited for daily bread.
It was not wise of Barker. Even
Derrick could see that, and Derrick
was merely reporter for what Murray
called the "pink sheet." S > the night
that Barker returned to make bis ex
planatory adtiress in Central hall Der
rick was ou hand to see tbe fun. He
saw ft. Not ouly that, but be was
right down iu the middle of it, and
wlten the boys made a dash for Barker
as he trieil to glide out the hack win
<l \v be went with them, not knowing
exactly why, but crazy with the sight
of the running fox, like the rest of the
hounds.
They caught hint outside of Mur
ray's, aud those who could not jet
their hands on him began to tb _»w
things. Some of the things sent
astray, and when the melee was clear
ed and Barker had been thrown up by
the tide into an ambulance Derrick,
the "pink sheet" reporter, was beside
him with a lettered cranium and ft
faintly riotous sense of victory, as he
dropped into unconsciousness, of hav
ing got a "beat" on tin* other pajiers.
But tiie "lieat" ne\er came out. be
cause for days the "piuk slieet" re
porter lay up at Bellevue. and tbe
world spun round him In gray circles
like a view of the fifth heaven. Then
gradually out of the circling grayuesa
he distinguished oue shape that came
and went with more tangibility than
the other dreams. Ami one morning
he oi»eucd his eyes and saw two real
objects clearly, without the gray film.
They were Nurse Helen .iud Barker.
Barker lay a couple of l>eds away
from him. He could see the face on
the pillow. The redness had left It.
and Wne of the unctuous mildness.
The outline of the profile looked harsh
and almost forcible against the white
pillow. Aud he was asleep.
1 »erri<-k glanced up at the nurse. She
was dressing ♦'"* on his head
irtly. iii:(Ujr. easily, ttupersonally A
ward surgeon In white came by.
lied and l>eut forward to examine the
wound.
'Tie can leave tomorrow," be ssrld
briefly and went on.
And suddenly l«errick changed his
mind. He did not want to leave. He
wanted to stay there forever and let
this girl iu pray and white rmt him
and wrap him np and ease him. Then
he thought ti Barker.
"Is he badly hurt?" he asked.
The nurse look<-d startled for an In
stant. At least lier eyes lost their im
personal look and met those of Der
rick. Then she understood.
"Yes. He will not lie out for several
weeks," she said quietly.
Derrick remembered swiftly. Sev
eral weeks! That would carry him past
the |oth, tg)d the 10!h was the decisive
day in Pittsburg. And If Barker were
not on hand at that arbitration meet
ing to dally and |iarley and fool around
generally something definite might re
sult. There was only one man to send
In his place, Ntrogutid. and If Strogund
went there would Ih> no parley, no fool
ing. He would win the strike.
"Have I Urn here long?" he asked.
The nurse was clearing the table be
side the Imhl of bandages and Unties,
lierrick noticed that her lair was red
illsh brown Itenssth Iter cap. He could
■tee the little curls around the edges.
"Two weeks ago yesterday you were
brought In," she replied. "It is tbe
!>th."
l>errlck tried to sit up In bed.
"Two weeks!" he gasped and dropped
heavily back on his pillow.
"You must not do that.'' wild the girl
severely. "You have bad a high fever
and are still very weak. Don't you sit
up again."
She went on, and lterrlck closed l is
eyes. The grayness swept around ui,
circling, wheeling, waving, until he
could not stop himself and was lost in
its void. When lie awakened it was
nlglit. There were two tlgures stand
lug lieslde him. the girl nurse ami an
older woman.
"lie Is worse," tlie girl was saying
"Dr. Ingraham sakl be might leave to
morrow. I will he ou again at 7. Yon
had better Dot let them take bite be
fore Ingrahaiu *ei s him again."
"Xurse."
it was barely sltove a whisper, but
she heard anil came to tlie liedside.
"Will you send a telephone message
for me?"
"To your friends?" The nurse was
used to such requests, and this partlc
ular patient had seemed particularly
friendless
"Yes." Derrick tried to «»ilnk clearly,
to keep his grip 011 things U-fore tbe
grayness should come again "fail up
:>** .Main, ask for the "lity" room -
for Yates. Tell htm that Marker la laid
up in Bel lev tie with a swathed head
and can't go to Pittsburg tomorrow.
Tell liim oh, hang It, if 1 could only
get ou the wire for half a minute
"You must not excite yourself." said
the nurse calmly. "You could not po«
sibly travel to Pittsburg tomorrow.
ViU must lie <|ii.ct «ikl ost worry "
Jierrlck stared at Iter. She thought
he was Parker. And her eyes were
dark blue, almost hazel, aud she was
young.
"1 will -tend the message tonight,"
she said and wtiiked away.
Aud Derrick sullied for the first t in#
iu many days aud weut to sleep with
out the gray 1 owl around htm. Sbe
would keep her word. Yates would at
tend to the rest. They would be able
to follow up tbe tip. He wondered
vaguely which of the boys would be
sent to IMg'urg to cover the barons'
end of the story, and then be smiled
again, reun mlierlug the little nurse
w lib tlie close curved lips and dark
blue eyes who thought that be was
Barker.
The next day Yates came to see biui.
Yates himself, clean sbaveu ami cokl
blooded, but with tbe glimmer of ap
preciatlou In tils eyes as be saw Itarker
two Issis sway.
"it went Iu tliig. nioruing. ' be told
Derrick. there baa been a gvueral
No. tB.
kUkup over Barker's i.suppsaraacsi
Pome said be was dead But riejr
thought he was simply L ying km. to
turn ut> high and dry at ttw atee* .g.
Now luey.e MUt St.- iuod sik« tkr
extra came out."
Derrick grinned happily. He had <u4
aa Idea it would be that way. Aad
Barker was watchiag them. grimly..
naderataadiagly. his face looking b>M-
It Ini-rasraiMn la its bolas at wa.ro
bandages. Yates sodded to Mm.
"Badly knocked out. BarkerT" ho
asked pleasantly.
"But not done for yet." mttami
Barker
When he ruse to go Yates gripped
Derrick's hand.
"It was a very decent, timely thing
to do. l>erry." be said. "The ohl nua
will appreciate it."
That was all. bat it left Derrick radi
antly Joyous. When the nttrse rtae
around he amidst help It. lie had to
tell some one. and he told her wtuto
she dressed his bead. It was after «t
then. At 7 sbe weat off doty for the
night. When be had finished she *a
smiling, too. sad her eyes were bright.
"I am glad for yoa. Ifstielur I
thought that yon were Barker, aad I
didn't want ts semi the uewsae. f
am froia Pittslmrg. aad we know a It--at
Barker there/* she added serfously.
"But yoo sent It!"
"I knew it dlda't matter so teag as
be ceoldat go."
Derrick laughed. The dear, detiefca*
foolish deuseueaa of her. IHdn't mat
ter! 11c looked over at Barker aad r»-
joiced over the smashed head that d.d
not matter.
"They had an extra eat again t» _
night" tbe little nurse was saying.
"The strike has lew settled by arbi
tration. but the strikers wt.i."
tiod bless Stingiiadr* said DerrVh
fervently, ami Barker beard bins. Ths
nur«c added gently:
"Yon are to leave la tb* moraine,
perhaps before I come 00. Don't srartl
hard at first ami you'll ho all rigal
Goodby."
"What's your name, anrso from Pitts
burg?" asked lierriek. looking ay at
tie dark bine eyes.
She flushed It Is against the rahm
for nurses to flirt with fellow norass
or doctors In Bel lev nc. hat they hsro
not passed any rule harriag patients aa
yet.
"Helen," she said -'Tlelea Hay
ward "
"Mine's Derrick- W.lfred HerrWt"
Ho lowered t» 4 voi«s» so that Barker
could not hear. "I'm going to see ys%
Nur«e Helen, after 1 get oot of thto
place tomorrow. beranse yoo sad I
broke that str.ke You dsa't kaesr
bow we did it. hot I do. and 1 'Htak
you're a brick. May I. Niirse Helen 1"
"Yes," salt I Nurse Helen under hag
breath. And I"erricfe held 00* at the
slim white humls cbise to kia llpe sod
kissel it. There was 00 oae to deny
him. for Bettrrae had not barred ke»
from the patients yet. and itarker waa
looking the other way.
The FMNt mt a »ln»
Site waa Ituu *iy and to moat putli—1
unattractive y«t aa aba euisssd Has
trutn it • e»f **' • meO saersnflgf
her as on. sport from < >nnaaam W
tals. There was no ludicatlaa eg ex
ceptional talent, ability or eadosniaadK
about her, no evidence of snpettualQPl
but a certain Indefinable diotlartlMk
It waa not quite aa air of t
though suggeotlve of satisfactefjf
achievement She bore her bead high
ami wore a Bnddha like expresalaa 1#
proud serenity.
Only a moment was sbe settled la her
teat when off came her gloves, aad
then tbe key to tbe problem waa erl
ilent. Tlie long. Joyous look beatwsred
upon ttie sparkling ring »a the 'bird
finger of her left ha ml told the story.
That left band had a bnay time, tt
Investigated tbe lingerie bat poised »-o
•Hiettisbly over the faea of one no lon
ger young, it made sure tbat her broach
was fastened. It pulled her silken skirts
closer about her. it tightened the straps
to her traveling hag sitting la the abb,
and so on indefinitely. '»<aslooatly
[mi using for a caressing gtanee from the
tired but liej ming eyes.
Tbe gay little scintltlatloss from ths
diamond flashed out the soag. " engag
ed. engage*l. etigageil!"- New T.wk
Press.
Thtaa* That Ha»*ea» Oaty »rnl.
She was an obvious Arnerlcaa. aad
tbe brought a tsreatk of hominy into
tbe isilfiTenr's la Hanover street. Said
the, "| want yoa to send a man, right
• way, down to the Cecil to shingle my
laughter's bang."
M. Toupet Madam, lam a dffear.
not a building Contractor - Pall H«H
Gaaette.
Wilklaa >• HnHfc.
When there la no organic weahnms
which is aggravate*! l»y the exertlsa It
is tbe eaaiest aisl plefisautimt thing la
walk right Into health. • f cuars* tbeea
la no virtus la a dasrdling walk The
slow aud languid draggiug of oae foot
after the other, which «'U«e psaple cad
walking, would ttre an athleta: tt Ot
tetly exhausts a weak isrrsoa. aad that
Is the rrisou why many ieitcato pea
pi.- think they cannot walk. To de
rive any benefit fr»»m th«' esesrms It la
ne« essary to walk witu a .'ghf, elasOs
step, w bich >r. ugs rh - sretgkt eg tas
lx dy s*i essily front one lea to the oth
er that Its weight is ie>« felt sad which
pr »luces a healthy glww «howthg that
the sluggiati l»i»»»l ia stirred to actio*
In tbe moat reuwae veins. This awt
of walking exhilsrates the wfaots i>otly.
gives lone to the nerves aid piudHSS
Just that sort of hraitbfat fatigna
which em-ourages sound restftd siesv.
« lilllMlhui IK»» S»•■»< <S*»
We need not hate tlie sogbtest fssr
that civilised man is going W» IMMM
degenerate from city dwelllag or Wf
of the other strains of •ivillsslilia
Coutrary to po{>tilar tielisf, tbe whtta
man of to«lay has a lower destk rate,
a higher average leie 't «f life, la tatt
er. heavier ami stne.ae* rhsa aajr mt
his predecessors or any ki».*w» rase of
savages Almost an.. mpaay d t
Xmeritan a»«l l*iigksh »<«i«Hera
niu(:»iu m*m wbn '"un 'Hitrtai '>utwr«i
tU* ami o^txwmt tU<* mhlilw mi
ikuy uafiTw trtt** Maglrtt,
lllwM H«l|» It i -t—M.
"Yes." young Mr Tiatathl idaUttsd;
"I've always tu-bfn. < tuosg ths
girl"-"
Itut sir .haald jmm he!** aidtad
\l.ss ru eu-.ojragiugly
"1 caa't help siyaelt."*
"I "|S» Isa '"* she exelairned. p«nM|
up her ilps "If yoa <i>a t Uetp yoar
self. how can you expert la get Mf?"
SyrratollM.
Experience proves that those whe
gala money rapotly hj '- nlatloa at
must never keep It. and waes tboy
have lost it tliej are inltmtety wueas sff
than they were Iwfore surcees Msga
llne
riMr*.
linest ita cheep ""t.i>iraah-ld%
waiter, this meal Is simply Tito 8
won t pay for it. Whers'a toe uropW
tor? Walter-He s eat at Itwh. Mr.