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VO- xxxvii
Look at Your Shoes!
Don't You Need a New Pair?
JOHN BICKEL
Has Just What You Want.
If you are in need of SHOES or SLIPPERS of any kind, no
ma'fer what si vie you may want, c?il ground and see us and \e
vi l l suit and please yo-j. A'l OVT ard winter goods are in. We
can show a betl r and finer select on of Lad ?s' jhoesthan eyer before.
Full stock of SOKOSIS SHOPIS in fine Dongo'a, Patent and Box
Call; also a lull s>ock of Women's and Miss?? \\a'.e r proof Oil Grain,
Kangaroo and Ca'f Shcs.
@r- MEN'S SHOES.-^
Big assor.mert of Genis' fine shoes in the latest styles ranging in
price from $1.50 to $5.00 Just received a large stock of the army
shoes, heavy uppers and har d sewed soles, making a good shoe for
ha<d wear, Price |2.50 per pair. Gokey's handmade box toe boots
and .shoes h'jh cut copper toe shoes for boys and high cut
waterproof »;ioes for girls. Largest and most complete stock ot
school shoes we ever had.
RUBBER AND FELT GOODS.
Full slock of Rubber and Felt Goods. F"u!l stock of the
M'shauaka Snag boots
vVe wa*it your money and we a-e going to give you more than
value for it. Now is your time to buy. Grand bargains in season
able footwear and from the immense assortment which we carry you
can never fail to find wb«t you want in footwear and what will suit
you. An i.n nen-e business enab'i-s us to fame the veiy lowest
p/ues for reh'db'e footwear. When in need of any thing in our line.
Give us a
JOHN BICKEL,
123 SOUTH MAIN STREET. - BUTLER, PA
Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman's
FALL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Ladies' New Fal! Jacket m
Correct in style perfect-fitting Garments- all man-tailored. Harly you say to think
of Fall anil Wijisr Style-. We guarantee tljeai to be the correct cut —both Jackets
Ljd SUiu>— for F»li i-id Winter of 19.0:
*gl Ladies' Suits-Real Value. 11l
DRESS GOODS
New Fall and Winter iityles in Dress Goods are here also in all the fashionabl
cloths, weaves and coloiings—Broadcloth, Prunel'a, Venetian and Zibeline cloths-
Black, Tan, Brown, Klu~, Castor and Grav Pticcs less than-you will find else
where; qual">y better. You know our p-inciple and motto is, "Best values, less,
piicea." Tiy us.
r—BLAN KSTS
Everv year we have to buy more Blankets to satisfy the increased demand fo
makes we offei onr trade. We aie selling l<etle'- Blankets for less pi-ice than yoi
can get them for elsewhere. The price i* all that concerns >ou when the Blankets
are all right. Our new Stock of /arnt>, Fwnnels and Flannellets ready for
your approval. no old stock; none over from last season. We re
opened otir store June 12, 1900.
MILLINERY FOR FALL^-^^
We are ready with an entire nt w stock ->f Fall and Winter Millinery. Our
Trimmets ate here tose ve you —one who has just returned from a visit to the
Kvtern market and can give you all the newest ideas for the present season. New
Velvets, nttv 1-eathers, Ciids, Ornaments and Ribbons—no old goods. Our recent
■tore fire is si ill fresh ill your mem r ry, and we ask you to bear in mind that our
entire ctock is new, fresh, clean, up-to-date—no old goods. A full line of all that
is new and novel in read)-to-wear Felt Hats. Our prices in Millinery being les.»—
as all over our store—is ihe prime factor in our ever-growing Millinery patronage.
Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
Out of Style. Out of the World!
(3m ..A I— u ° r S- h. ve a s.y'e ihat is
f wyj Ifl* ■' easily* d'sti igu'shjl fni.n .he ordin-
- a r y. Tney ire the result of careful
Study and practical appl'c-.'ion of ihe
S ideas gathered by frequent vi^j .:» .0
J 4 the fashion t«v c.s, and by pe:o<-nal
'.JjLJ ' contact with the lea>!iii}( tailo s and
fashion authorities of ihe county.
|l They are made in our own wo.k-
IU ji bhop by the paid journey
• men tailors in Butler, yet it is pos
isblc to (and we doj give our patrons these firsi-cla.ss clothes at the
price you would pay for the other sort. We believe we have j.;iven
good reasons why our tailoring is the best and cheapest and would
be grate.ul for the opportuni y to show you our handsome spiing
s.ock and give you prices to prove them.
/\ Ic, | MAKER OF
MEN'S Clothes
Spring STYLES n ! f \\Jfrf
§ Men don't buy clothing for the pu J j\ly j\ J /&' I
oose n- spend ug mf.ney. They desi'e.
u> get tae lient pos.ilde resu'ls for theM* A] . I Vjy v A '
•noney t ; ( >ended. Not cheap goodsvMv 1 / 2 /
goor's as cheap as they can be.-J/. lli 4j 'i '
JSs'jld for I 'd made U:J properly. Iffr; ti
vKyou want 'Je correct 'ling at the cor-*T . if 1
.■AC ect P'' ! ce, ra'.l am examine ouriX* \ II (
fTl'r ge sf)ck of SPR'NG WRIGHTS \ W'WIPV Vll if
SI VuF.S, SiIADKS \\ V Pjj '• ' ! ;
««»H(*aK»**iK)>CKCi|ci 1! TH f;L''
Fits and WorkmanshiD jLI Mjj*
Guaraneed.
G F. K6CK,
42 North Main Street, *-• Butler, Pa
1 I "frTii - LAVATORY APPLIANCES
1 I J 1 nowadays have to be of the best
| j to receive any sort of consider-
T :m mt a tion. Closed plumbing is a relic
'I °f the past- <j[Kii work only re-
ceivej, attention. Reason? It's
W 'tWii ' sanitary, cleanly, looks better, re
"Vvt" W* IW'^rESliiii quires less attention and is better
I cvcr >' respect, V\e make a
s I JCCIa up-to-date .styles and
Geo. VAI. \A/Hite-Hill,
318 Sonth Main St., People's Phone. 28. PLUMBER, Bu'ler, I'a.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Hood's Pills
Are prepared from Na
ture's mild laxatives, _ and
while gentle are reliable
and efficient. They
Rouse the Liver
Cure Sick Headache, Bil
iousness, Sour Stomach,
and Constipation. Sold
everywhere, 25c. per box.
Prepared by C.J.Hood & Co.,Lowell,Mass.
AMENDMENT TO Tlir CON-TITITION
a PKOI'OSEM TO T iI F. < ITIZF.N- OT
TH'ti COMMONWEALTH KOUTMEIH AP
PROVAL O'i REJECTION* BV THE GEN
FUAI. A>"EMi:o' of Tilt COMJON
WEALTH Of" I'KXNjVLVAMA. f'l'rf-
J E* ORDEK OF TilF SECRETARY
OF" THE COMMONWEALTH IN ITIM -
A\CE OK ARTICLE .Will OF THE CON
STITUTION.
A JOINT KMOUJTIOS.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth,
section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and
Boose of Representatives of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met. Thm ihe
following is proposed as amendment-* to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylv;>nia. in accordance with the provisions
of the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One of Article Eight, Section
One.
Add at the end of the first pa'S-graph of
wild sect'on, after the words • s.ia" • en.'
led to vote at all elections.'' ihe words "SP-J
ject uonever to sitcii iaws_ requir'az i<ori
r»*(:ulat : the regis. -*ation o' electors ;*s toe
Ceaerai Assembly r. -y enwi.'' so that the
-:-' d section shfll rej*<> *g Jollows:
Sec 'on 1. yui<lificat : oos o." Electors.
Ek*e.-y male citfzeo twenty-one ye*rs o" age.
possess'oz l ie /o'lowlogoualific.-tlons. shell
heeoiii.ed to vote at all elections, si' iic'i
however io such laws requiring and regu-at-
Inz ■ : »e registration of e'ectors as the Gen
er?l Asseiuoiy may enact:
lie snail have wen a citizen of the United
Steves at least one month.
He shall have resided in the State one year
(or I*. having previously been a qus> ;Bed
erector or native l<oen citizen of the >i.''te.
he sbi"! have removed therefrom re
i,i, n«l. within six months, immediately pre
ced'ng tiie election).
He siie't have resided in the election dis.
t . wnere he siiall offer .o vote at le;*.st two
1. Ou.bs Immeaietely preceding the elect'on.
I' 1 weriiy-two years o! age and upw? -ds.
he shall have jjSMd wiihin two years a Sti-ie
or county tax.which shall have been assessed
at least two mou'.hs and paid at least, one
month before the election.
Amendment Eleven to A-t'cle Eight, Se<-t n
Seven.
Strike out from said section the .%>>
• nut no elector shall lie deprived of the p v
ilefe of voting by reason of his name not i.e
ing r< .'stered." and add to said section me
follow .1% words, ' but laws regulating :>+<
requiring the registration of electors mav »■
eiinc.ed to Hpp'v todtieaoiily. provided .be
si' Cii laws .je uni.'orm for cities o* the *■ *nie
class ' so that the said se' ii"n «h»
read as follow-."
Section 7. I niformity of Election I ■ ■
All laws reii'latlug the Sto'ding of ele.-..0 ( s
I.v the citizens or for .he •<
e.ectors s.iail oe t'u "orm I'sui's •out t! e
Stale, but laws reguieibig and ie< ui-'rig t.n
rejlstrstion oi electors ir*. v ! >e e.oytted hi
apply tot .lies only, piovided »..iai such ln-v*
I»■ oti'. form for cities of same cless.
A 1 je copy oT the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GI.jEST.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE rON>T"Tt TiO\
n PCOPOBED TO THE < ITifcEN'fi <"
Till- <:OM.WONWEALTH l-'O.t Til R'A
IM.OVAI. <'K KEJECTION P.' TIIK CfN
i.liAi. A"I:M;H.Y ■HIE I.OM <>•-
WEALTH OK IV;NN-VLVAM V "I :
LIfcHKI) By OUIiEKOI THESE' I.ETA
Of Tl' fc COMMONWEALTH IN •'«. IV-I
AN:;k or .%KTH i.i. win ok riit-:
f-TITITIO.V
A JO! >T IIE-OLCIIOS
I'ri>.»<>.iri(r an i>fnen'lmeiit to the (.'oust'.! u. ii.u
of tin: (JorDfnf)QWe? •• il.
."♦• •.ion I. *:<• IL i-cviived »y ihe S« »ir
;h)(' ilot'se or v«-s o :
iijouwi-:«.Uh IVimi- 1 Jvi'.ju* : n «• .* Ai
Mtiimly ujfct.. Tli« «- LIH? 'ol'owltj'i »> o-wnec
as »«<» to ttie Cons*.' - i*.'•«»•» o' «-ie
<;o'<!uK> iw«'aUij o" !v ;h « o <•-
p.o<!6 wii .1 (.lie of mt E'fctuet'iiui
a.'**cie tuereoi.
A mend men
ha", o out «<■> i 'Hi '<> ■ «>f ;• I« «• , and
ins«* •. I a place • .ie»;eo ;-■» "u 'O A -
hee '.o»i i. At» elect,*ooh *»y . <-«»s
b ib • it*: iiy bP'iOtOi' iJV Ot.'i' t<xi
:>«• p«*ev;»-i ■*©'« -iy "*o
Tiini MX-very in voviir,' pe m ve^.
Ati tle copy of Ifie »>soir. : o •
\v w < i: fcsr
Herretary of the Oom/DOiivea Mi
yOU'LL KNOW HOW GOOD
1 WHEN YOU SEE THEM.
Our 25c box papers.
Our IOC and 15c fine writing
paper tablets.
Blank books at the old p;ict-.
Albums bought before the ad
vance.
Kodaks with a special discount
in January.
Photograph supplies always
fresh.
Sporting goods.
Late fiction.
Bibles cheaper than ever.
Everyday needs at everyday
prices. At
DOUGLASS
1 )( )K STORK.
Eagle B'l'd.
New HOOHE. NEW I t.UVTt.KIi
********
Central Hotel
SIMEON NIXON, JR.. | ~
J. BROWN NIXON, ( M « r4 *
BUTLRfi. I'A
0|>1»|;. <• <;<>url ll<,:iKe
(»<> or to I'KIU T ••«•».. .
Sunday Dinners A Specially.
Meals 25 els. Booms 50 cis.
Regular l.'au-s 4-1.
Local and Long Distance Phone-
Hotel Waver ly
South McKean Ht t-et
J. W HAWORTH Prop'r.,
BUTLER, I'A
Stenm ICeitaivl Bl'ci l„ : -jjiit.
The iiiosi commodious oitice in the
ci.y
S.abling iu Connection. *
HOTEL ARAN DALE,
Bedford, Penn'a.,
Now ojxen with lncr«H A »•-
rsinpcniciit* tiavu .»«•«• » m.i.l.- */., • t h«-
HprliiK* Company >IT i. »« i*h rniut-r;tl
water to brought/ th«* ho.« l t\r\\y.
Term* moderate Wriui *'oi-
ALHil' &, HMiTH. Props.
****** * M. A A
JfrM -M*
* f* * * *
h\ 4
Butler People
Should Patronize the 1
| Hotel Kelly*
3 r 4;
n A. Kelly <t Sons, Prop'rs., |
h Cambridge Pa. |
y A flrst-cluiM hot«l, Ju*t opened, ¥
M lu a cburmlug country locution, £
I '< In connection with the famous *
\ Mitchell H|irlnnn; overytliluK, $
3 1 new. moUcrn and up-to-date; |l
I f further Information with rnlex, *
etc., cheerfully furnished on T
II application; free carriage* to £
■Ji- and from ull ralun. *
11 £
tii fy fp*
**** ********* *>****»*■#**.-***
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 19QO
A B!GH AND A SONG.
Lore's t sigh aii'2 love's a song,
Lore's a gloom and glory;
Shall vre linger xrith him long—
Hfar the eld sweet story?
Blights to climb aivi deeds to do;
Shall we dream the springtime through?
Welladay! Lore leads to Mar;
Though the winter's round us.
Somehow, in his artful war.
With a wreath he's crowned us.
Blights to climb and deeds to do,
Shall we dream a lifetime through?
Yes, if lore in gloom and gleam
Come in sweetest seeming;
If he but direct the dream.
Sweet will be the dreaming!
Shall we only dream and go?
Yes, if love will Lave it so.
—Atlanta Constitution.
}Tusf|Hiir|
1 It Kept John Hobb« From Marry- a
ing the Wrong; Girl and Led Him £
J, to Marry the Bight One. <|i
It was jnst 3:30 by the dusty clock
that did duty in the editor's office of
The Daily Telegram,, when John
Ilobbs, manager and peneral fti-totum
for that enterprising paper, from which
he derived a snug little income, sud
denly remembered the day of the week.
It was Thursday and on the following
evening the most select concert of the
season would take place, where the
social set of Wrensville would be in
evidence.
Now for nearly a year John had been
a frequent and more or less regular
caller on ifiss Mabelle Whitney, the
very pretty daughter of a very rich
merchant.
He had intended to invite her all
along, but this delay in his invitation
might mean a disappointment. He
would soon know and why not embody
in his note a declaration of his affec
tions, and so put to the test whether
she returned his love or not. This
seemed a happy thought, so he began:
My Dear Friend—May 1 hope for the pleasure of
your company at the concert tomorrow evening
by the Singers' club? 1 have a question to ask
you, the answer to which will make me either the
most miserable or happiest of men. If you accept
my invitation to the concert, 1 shall understand
your answer will not be "No" to the more mo
mentous question, and a refusal of my invitation
1 shall consider aa a refusal of yours, with deepest
regard, JOHS ELLIOTT HOBBS.
For a man of so brilliant a mind this
was really a very lame proposal, but
John signed his name with a conscious
ness of having said just enough and
not too much, feeling quite sure in the
dc-ptbs of his honest devotion to her
that her answer would be what he
hoped. With this load off his mind he
turned to the perusal of his afternoon
mail, with which his desk was littered.
Another story from the pen of Miss
Davenport. Well, this one he had bet
ter reject, for she was really getting
beyond her depth, or so it seemed to
him. To be sure, she sketched her
characters with an artist's skill and
was decidedly original In plot and ac
tion, but the public, his public, must
be amused, and her heroines never
seemed happy, and, what was more,
never married the heroes, nor any one
else, for that m> ter. lie did not
want to personally say "no" to tlda
girl, In whom unconsciously he had be
come so interested and whom he recog
nized as a clever writer, sure to win
for herself a name in the world. But
he had already made up his mind not
to accept more of her work, aud so
taking up the stub pen which had cer
tainly seen better days, he dashed off
as follows:
My Dear Madam—N'otwithntandinif our appre
ciation of ami admiration for jour style we find
we must diwontirue acceptance for the present.
Trusting to be of service at some future date, I
am, yours very truly, JOHN ELLIOTT HOBBS.
"I flatter myself that is lu-atly done,"
thought John, so i.astily placing the
notes In their respective envelopes and
addressing the same he rang for the
office boy.
Friday morning dawned dull and
rainy, with little prospect of clearing
weather, and n.s John sat In his office
his courage and spirits were at ebb
tide. It waa all owing to the weather,
he thought, and not a premonition of
failure. Anyway he had stopped at the
llorlst's and ordered a box of gorgeous
violets scut his love, and they must b«
received by this time.
Just then the postman opened the
door. Not a line from her In this mail,
only some advertisements, a bill or two,
three cards of Invitation, a check,
thanks for that, and last of all, a small
envelope In the well known hand
writing of Miss Davenport. A reply
to his dismissal of the day before, he
presumed, aud, fearing to open the
note lie read:
My Dear Mr. Hobbf—The content* of your let
ter, although a very great *urpii»e to me, hav*
made me very happy. It ia hardly neceaaary to*
me to add that I "accept" your Invitation and
■hall expect you thl* evening. With regard* from
my mother and aelf, I am, moat alnccrely,
Miumr-u E. iMVK.iroitT.
What did it mean. What luvliauon
did she accept and why should his let
ter make her very happy? Quite the
reverse, he had supposed. It sounded
like some mystery of romance from her
versatile pen, but It was no Jesting
matter he reflected, remembering tho
concert and his anxiety of mind con
tenting his answer from Miss Whitney.
Just then, in his reflection, the door
was Hung open nnd a messenger boy
sang out: "Mr. Hobbs! Very important.
No answer." And depositing a pack
age handed John his book for signa
ture. John recognized the handwriting
of tin? address nnd hastily tore it open.
A large ounch of violets met his aston
ished gaze nnd a letter, which read as
follows:
Mr llobb*:
Sir—Allow me to return your property, which
l y (nine miftake waa aent to me. An to my atyle,
I consider it prcaumptuou* on your part to I< .'i■*
any comment on what cannot poaalbly be of in
terent or concern of yuura. 1 inuat heartily in
dorse your d>-alre to discontinue all future corre
(pondrnce, aa your luaulta aru only ieaa clever
than your compliment*. Your*, etc.,
Minr.i.l.r. WBITXET.
Poor John read it with sinking heart,
too utterly miserable to express the
surprise it merited. Another riddle to
read, he thought. Was the whole world
turning topsyturvy and with It his
powers of comprehension'/ First, a
letter of acceptance for an Invitation
which he had not given, and now this
withering refusal and the return of
his poor, despised violets. Well, good
by to his dreams of love and future
bliss and the castles he had built In
his vain ambition. The disappoint
ment he would bear so bravely no ono
would suspect Its existence. Hut how
explain to Miss Oavenport her mis
take, and, picking up her letter, he
carefully reread It. Ibfr quotation of
the word "accept" was a bit strange.
Its blindness suggested ills own use of
the word. What If he had made a mis
take In the letters and Inclosed them in
the wrong envelopes'/ In that case ho
could understand all but his own asi
nine stupidity. Was ever man In such
a box before, engaged by letter to a
girl he did not love and refused by the
woman lie did love and lu a way that
left no chance for explanation that ho
could see. Perhaps later lie might lind
a way to enlighten Mabelle as to mat
ters, but how to explain to Miss Daven
port without cruelly wounding her
pride and making matters worse? Of
course he must call tonight t.ud tako
her to the concert, trusting fur some i
chance to straighten out this tangle.
John Ilobbs never forgot that even
ing, and how he avoided actually com
mitting himself by asking that ques
tion he presumed he was expected to
ask, but in spi'je of his uncomfortable
position and unenviable frame of mind
he found himself enjoying the music,
and could not but notice his compan
ion's attractive face and charm of
manner, and that her well bred com
posure was enhanced by a quiet mod
esty and seriousness of manner to
which he had been blind before.
Somehow John found himself saying
he would call on Sunday evening,
which he did, and really enjoyed the
companionship of these two re lined
women. This call was repeated sev
eral times during the following month,
and still John had not asked the ques
tion, but ou the contrary had begun
to wonder why he had not before no
ticed the many attractive qualities
Miss Davenport possessed. As no
word of explanation had passed be
tween him and Mabelle Whitney, it
was useless to anticipate any hope in
this direction.
As for Mildred Davenport he had
grown to admire the many beautiful
qualities of her womanly sweetness.
As a daughter she was devoted aud
thoughtful, and then the thought grew
In his mind, would shenot make an ideal
wifetothe man wboslmuld befortunate
enough to win her? Had he really any
chance, he asked himself, a dozen
times a day. and one night soon after
he quietly told Mildred the whole
story, saying. "And now that my mis
take has l.een the means of my find
ing out what real love is and should
be, will you. knowing all the story of
my stupid blunder and happy awaken
ing to a better, truer affection, accept
a devotion which I will prove by my
whole iif> is yours and yours only?"
and Mildred's acceptance was given
and not Implied.—Boston Post.
The HutN Tbey Eat.
"The current impression that China
men eat rats —I mean ordinary Ameri
can rats—is all nonsense," said Dr.
James J. Mason, a well known Chi
nese missionary, chatting about his ex
periences in the Flowery Kingdom.
"The truth in regard to it is this:
There is a small animal in China
known colloquially as the tsui-cliow,
that Is often bred especially for food.
It infests the rieefields, and is about
the sU" of an ordinary rat. hut lias a
longer liody and a head shaped some
thing like that of a ferret. It is a very
prolific creature and is sold In enor
mous numbers in all the markets of the
great cities—neatly cleaned and skew
ered apart and strung in hunches of
20 or 3U on bamboo reeds.
"The tsui-cliow is strictly an edible
animal, and. feeding entirely on rice, it
naturally has very delieate and savory
flesh. I have eaten them, and if I had
been able to get the rat idea out of my
mind would have relished the dish.
They taste something like young squir
rels, aud alive or dead are certainly
much less repulsive than many things
we commonly esteem as delicacies—
eels and frogs, for example."
A Mountain of Hnlplmr.
The Soufriere, or sulphurous moun
tain, Is considered to be the greatest
natural curiosity of St. Ducia, aud, in
fact, of the West Indlas. It Is situated
about half an hour's ride from the
town of Soufriere, to which It has
given Its name, and nearly two miles
to the east of the I'itons, and Is at the
foot of two small hills, both of which
are <julte bare of vegetation on the
sides facing the crater. It covers a
space of about three acres, and Is crust
ed over with sulphur and alum. There
are several caldrons in a perpetual
state of ebullition. The water Is quite
black in the larger ones, but In the
smaller ones It Is quite clear. Visitors
never fail to boil some eggs In one of
the smaller caldrons, obtaining them
from one of the Creole guides, who
keeps a supply on baud for that pur
pose.
T)o Ant* Plnnt f
Ants are very Industrious seed col
lectors, and may be seen tolling along
their paths laden with seeds, which
are stored up in granaries in the nest.
In the cU-ar space round the nest there
is frequently a patch or patches of a
peculiar kind of grass that produces
seeds that are much sought after by
the ants. It lias been said that the
ants make the clearing, and sow the
seed of tills grass on purpose to reap
the crop, but evidence is yet wanting
to show that the grass Is Intelligently
sown and not accidentally. The fact
remains, however, that on or around
many nests there are crops of the
grass, and that It Is not destroyed like
other vegetation by the ants.
The Only I.o».
"I believe," said the well meaning
man, "In giving your friend a little
wholesome advice whenever the oc
casion arises. It doesn't cost you any
thing."
"It costs you your friend, very
often," said the wise man.—Philadel
phia Press.
Hlne Miitiflaf.
"Yes, we had quite a blowout at our
house early this morning."
"Peculiar time for It."
"Yes. The new hired girl blew out
the gas In the gas stove, and the gas
blew out the side of the kitchen." —
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Not Ilia I'd nit.
Jones—l notice that your uncle left
an estate of half a million.
Brown—lt was not his fault if he did.
Jones— How do you mean?
Brown—He would have taken It with
him IT he could. Detroit Free Press.
I nnaturnl History.
The Bottle of Hair Tonic was In a
self congratulatory mood. "Well," It
boasted, "1 think 1 can tell 'hair rais
ing' ghost stories If any one can."
The coy Peach was very angry as
well as "stirred up" when the house
keeper ladled her Into the preserve Jar.
"Now, wouldn't that Jar you!" she ex
claimed, rather slangy.
The False Tooth spoke with Icy
hauteur: "I belong to the 'upper set.' "
"I'ossllily." retorted the bobtalled Kite
incisively, "but let It be distinctly un
derstood that I myself move In the
highest circles."
The cracked piece of psuedo antique
China spoke frankly: "Of course I'm
not what I'm 'cracked up' to be"—
Then her femininity asserted Itself,
nnd she Unlshed coyly, "But I'm not
nearly ith old iih 1 look."
The angry Ktlck of Giant I'owder
stormed at the proud patrician Tack.
"You have a 'big bead' because you
have laid a few carpets low." The
Tack was silent. "I'm supreme," boast
ed tin- Powder, waxing bold. "No one
can 'hold a candle' to me, and every
one Is afraid to 'blow me up.' " "Well,"
retorted the Tack pointedly, at the
same time striking a match, "nobody
can walk over a member of the Tack
family with Impunity."—Philadelphia
The Mill, Small Volco nml the Other.
"Do trouble In dls life," Bald Undo
Eben, "Is dat de voice o' duty can't do
110 mcj'n whisper, while de voice o'
pleasure uses a megaphone."—Chicago
News.
STORAGE OF WATER.
Smnll Irrigation Reservoir® l'*ed t»y
Western Frnlt Grower*.
While the large reservoir involves
great problems, the sruall reservoir
which will yield value a hundredfold
its cost to a farm or a small group of
farms perhaps and be a perpetual sure
ty of profitable production is neither
expensive nor difficult to secure. The
small distributing reservoir Is really
the key to the satisfactory use of small
sources of water. To distribute water
satisfactorily, which involves even
spreading over a considerable area in
1 i:mt: i , i^iX^'
[For the collection of water from a pumping
plant.]
a short time, with the best results to
the land and the owner, the water
must be had with a certain volume, or
"head," as it is usually termed in ir
rigated regions. A little rill from a
spring which, if left to its course,
might make only a little sedgy strip
across a field or a marshy spot in a
corner can be led to a small water
tight reservoir, and it will accumulate
until It has a volume which can be
spread over a considerable area of
ground and possibly increase produc
tion the first year because of the irri
gation more than enough to pay the
cost of the reservoir which collected it.
Yet millions of such springs are allow
ed not only to waste themselves, but
destroy much good land unless drain
age intervene and the water only be
lost. Only people who have learaed
the value of irrigation can appreciate
the value of tills waste and the ease
with which it can be turned to profit.
A little spring which runs a gallon a
minute yields 14,400 gallons in ten
days. This Is water enough. If kept
from leakage and evaporation, to cover
half an acre of ground to the depth of
one Inch, and the same volume flowing
continuously would be equal to an an
nual rainfall of 36% inches for the
same area. Thus a trickling stream
from a spring becomes a measurable
factor in production, and from this
minimum flow and acreage one can
easily calculate what large flows will
amount to, whether they come from
spring or windmill or other source.
Simply collect the water Into a recepta
cle of known capacity and note tho
time required to fill it, aud calculation
as to reservoir capacity needed and
the area which may be covered In tho
distribution are easy. Allowance must
be made for approximate evaporation
from the surface of the water In tho
reservoir. Further nllownnce must he
made for loss by leakage, which will
vary with the nature of the soil In
which the reservoir Is constructed and
the manner of construction.
An inch over the whole surface Irri
gated once In ten days or three Inches
once a month, according to the depth
and the receptive character of the soil,
will Insure against drought and in
crease production even In a humid cli
mate, while In the arid region It will
establish an oasis of fruits aud vege
tables In succession through the dry
season.
Obviously the small receiving and
distributing reservoir should be above
the highest point of the land to be Ir
rigated and below the source of the
water except with pumping outfits. The
flrst thought in small affairs In hilly
regions is to Imitate largo undertak
ings and dam the natural channel and
back the water in the small ravine
whence the stream flows. This Is often
wise perhaps, but It Is also difficult to
escape loss of seepage and to get suffi
cient capacity without too high a dam,
aud there is such great danger of
washouts by excess of storm water
that a reservoir out of the course of
the stream to which water may be
conducted Is better. In a coarse soli
thorough puddling of bottom uud sides
MKASUBING BOX.
[Uaed In connection with dlatrlbutlon from small
rciwrvolr. J
with clay loam or a mixture of clay
with the local soil will make tho res
ervoir hold water, but a lining of
cement or aspbaltum will be better
where there Is not frost enough to
break up such materials. In California
well constructed small reservoirs, with
concrete bottom and walls thoroughly
plastered with pure cement, are fre
quent and very satisfactory, though ex
pensive. Probably a small reservoir
which Is most generally attainable and
Is easily homemade Is a tunk of dirt.—
E3. J. Wlckson, California.
l'ho«pltiit«n of Lime,
Phosphates of lime are used exten
sively in agriculture, being furnished
through the medium of bone, South
Carolina, Florida and Tennessee phos
phate rock, slag phosphates and vari
ous guanos. These are really used for
their phosphoric acid rather than for
lime.
THE BELGIAN HARE.
rinlnira to Bp n Lively Little Motley
Maker of Mnny Mrrll».
Among the general merits of tho
Itelglan hare It Is evceedlngly domestic
(ttid will thrive ill close confinement.
It is therefore In preference to all Oliv
er* the animal to be raised in cities
where space Is a Consideration. A liox
H by -1 Is ample room for a doe and her
little ones. Another Important factor
In the breeding and care of animals
lu cities Is cleanliness. In this respect
we have no domestic animal or fowl
that will compare with the Itelglan
hure. The demands for feed that the
Itelglan hare makes are small. It may
be kept on the trimmings of garden
vegetables or hay. A little grain should
be ({lven tho doe while the youngsters
are kept with her, but the amount then
Is so small that it Is hardly worth the
mention, drain must IK; fed when
fattening for the table.
AH a meat producer the Belgian hare
stands high, not only In Its superb
quality of meat, but In quantity as
well. It will excel In the latter regard
any animal that can be kept lw equal
spaco or at no greater expense, Cpon
this solid economic basis must rest tbe
business of propagating tbeiu. The
Belgian hare Is the most prolific onl-
THE NEW YORK STATE BUILDING, PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
Gopiritfht. 1900, by the Pan-American Exposition Co.
The New York State Building at tlie Can-American Exposition, to bo held at Buffalo in 1901, is to be an edifice
of substantial ami enduring character. The architect is Mr. George Cary. of Buffalo. He has chosen for his guidance
ID the work a Greek temple of the Dori- order, adapting his plans to the purposes for which the building is Intended.
The site chosen is on high ground near Kim wood Avenue, overlooking the North Bay of the lake in Delaware Park
and near the principal entrance to the Exposition grounds by street cars. The location is not only thus convenient
to the electric cars, but one that is fortunate and beautiful as well from every standpoint, so that the buttdlng will
add to the beauty of this popular pleasure ground. Immediately in front and across the park bay the Albright Art
Gallery will stand as a companion piece in the park picture. The building will be used during the Bzposttlon as
New York State headquarters, and will cqntain curtain of the State exhibits. After the Exposition it will become
the permanent home of the Buffalo Historical Society, whose large collection of pioneer and other historical relics will
be placed therein. The lloor area will be three times that no« u*ed by the Historical Society In the building of the
Buffalo Public Library. The dimensions <>f the building are 130 xB2 feet, the north front to be 20 feet less than the
south. The height is 33 feet on the north and 4n feet on the south wails. The height of the basement is 12 feet, and
the second floor walls reach to the roof, making the ceiling 18 feet high. In the basement are Janitor's quarters and
bicycle rooms (which may be entered at grade from Elmwood Avenue), boiler and coal rooms, storage rooms, etc. A
dining room containing 1,906 square feet faces the park to the south. On the ground floor is also one of the Mu
seum rooms, which communicates with the floor above liy a grand staircase.
mal that lias thus far been domesticat
ed. In this respect it Is a marvel. It
will produce Its young every 00 days
and on an average of from 8 to 12 at
a time. Fifty per year is a conserva
tive estimate of what a single doe may
produce. Thus It will more than make
up In number for Its small size. There
Is nfter all no little advantage In Its
being small. An ordinary family can
not readily care for the meat of a large
animal, but the hare can be served
fresh, the four or six pounds meeting
the demands of the average family.
Thus writes a California correspond
ent to American Agriculturist.
A I.ennoii In Fleet Planting.
Ry means of the accompanying cut
the Michigan station gives a lesson In
the pjantlng of sugar beets—the dis
tance apart anil position In the ground.
Beet No. 1 grew in soil where the
bead bad an abundance of room in
POINTS is onowi.NO snoAR HEETS.
which to develop, as did also beets
NOB. 2 and 8, while No. 4 is a normal
beet, growing In properly spaced rows,
witli near neighbors on either side.
The following are the weights of beet
No. 1: Leaves, 3CV6 ounces; head or
top of beet, 20 ounces; trimmed beet
or the portion which would bo received
at the factory, 28'/i ounces. It will be
seen that over two-thirds of the growth
of this particular plant Is not mer
chantable beet.
Beets NOB. 2 and 3 luillcato the
amount of waste where beets are
grown on hard soil and project a con
siderable distance out of the ground.
The position of the lower knife In
beet No. 2 and the knife on No. 3
Indicates the line of demarcation
Which separates the portion growing
above the ground froui that below
and, according to Instructions from
factory men. Is the place at which the
beet should be trimmed.
Meet No. 4 is a typical beet, having
S'/j ounces of head and 32 ounces of
merchantable beet.
Xrtv* ami K«»M.
The apple outlook as a whole remains
good.
The corn acreage Is the largest ever
reported, with all Indications for a
heavy harvest.
The condition of the oat crop on July
1 was slightly below the average for
ten years.
Recent experiments In Louisiana
show ttint the Irrigation of forage crops
Is exceedingly protltable.
For the production of a salable to
bacco much depends upon the charac
ter of the Roll, and a great deal de
pends upon the skill In curing. Fully
as much, however, depends upon the
proper grading and sorting of the to
bacco and the style of package in
which It Is sent to the manufacturer.
Too much cannot be said about the
necessity for very careful attention to
these apparently small details, accord
ing to an authority on the handling of
tobacco.
The average condition of potatoes on
| July 1 was 01.8, as compared with 03.8
lon July 1, 1800, or>.r> at the correspond-
I lug (late in 1808 and a ten year average
of 03.2.
Over one-half of the agricultural
j produce imported Into the United
j States during 1804-8 came from coun
' tries that lie wholly or In chief part
' within the tropics.
The introduction into the United
States of the English or European
bouse sparrow, the starling, the fruit
bat or Hying Tox and the mongoose,
known also as the Ichneumon or Phara
oh's rat, is absolutely prohibited by
law.
Failure.
Manager—l— or—am sorry to say that
we—er sliall have to dispense with
; your services here In Loudon.
Actrens—Why? Haven't 1 acted
splendidly.
Manager—Certainly.
Actress-Haven't 1 lost my jewels
and found them again?
Manager—Y—es.
Actress -Then explain this conduct.
Manager—Well, you have been In
London two weeks and you haven't
i become engaged to a duke yet.—Byru
' «... • *
SHORTHAND WRITING.
Accuracy la of Math More Impor
tance Than Speed.
"Speed Is by no means the most
necessary thing in shorthand writing,"
explained au experienced stenogra
pher, "but with some teachers It is
made the great consideration, often
at the expense of everything else. The
big thing in shorthand is legibility,
for there are many who can write
fast enough, but who are unable to
tell what It means after It has grown
cold. I have been a stenographer, de
pending entirely on it for my living,
for 25 years. During that time I have,
of course, picked up some knowledge
on the subject I have been the
stenographer for two cabinet officers,
four assistant secretaries and three
or four senators. Incidentally I have
worked for a year as the private sec
retary of one of the big bank presi
dents In New York city.
"All of this experience has proven
one thing very conclusively, and that
Is that there Is no necessity for any
stenographer who does amanuensis
work to write over 120 words n min
ute and In 90 cases out of 100 no ne
cessity to write over 100 words a min
ute. Indeed, I know of at least 25
stenographers who are drawing the
largest kind of salaries as private sec
retaries who have assured me that
they have never been required to aver
age as much as 00 words. Under these
circumstances It' seems strange that
some teachers of stenography will ex
cite pupils to write 150 to 200 words
per minute and endeavor to make them
believe that such a railroad speed Is
a necessity. Such a practice does
actual Injury, for It discourages many
from even learning a moderate speed.
"There have been Instances where
It may have been necessary for stenog
raphers to be able to write over 200
and more words a minute, and there Is
a legend hanging about the senate
chamber that General Hawley, for
10 or 12 minutes In a speech, once
spoke 225 words a minute. The aver
age speed of senators In speeches does
not reach 110 words and In dictating
letters rarely reaches 100 words."—
Washington Star.
SOME SURE THINGS.
Bets to Be Avoided br Those Who
Never Tried the Feat*.
Bets to be avoided by those who are
cocksure they can do all things are
those relating to athletic feat*. It
would seem that a good runner could
easily give a Btart of 50 yards In 100
to a man who was doing the 60 yards
by hopping on one leg. But few run
ners, If any, can afford to give that
amount of start to any man who la
at nil strong on his legs. For the first
five yards or so they go at practically
tho same pace, so that to run 95 yards
while his opponent Is hopping 45 he
has to go more than twice as fast, and
It Is n weak man Indeed who cannot
hop 50 yards In ten seconds.
An ordinary wooden match Is easily
broken In the fingers, but, although
there are many who will bet they can
do It, none succeed In accomplishing
the tusk If tho match Is laid across tho
nail of the middle finger of either hand
und pressed upon by the first and third
fingers of that hand, despite Its seem
ing so ensy at first sight.
No one can crush an egg placed
lengthwise between his clasped hands
—that Is, If tho egg be sound and has
the ordinary shell of a hen's egg.
It Is safe to bet a man that he cannot
Kct out of a chair without bending
his body forward or putting his feet
under It, If he Is sitting on it, not at
the edge of It.
Another equally certain wager Is
that a man cannot stand at the side
of a room with both of his feet touch
ing the wainscoting lengthwise.
It Is safo to bet any man, save one
who Is blind, that he cannot stand
for llvo minutes without movlug If
he Is blindfolded.
The Original Seven Wonders.
None of the original seven wonder#
of tho world remains, except tho great
pyramid of Egypt. The tomb of Mau
solus, king of Oarln, built about 350
B. 0., was destroyed before 1400 A. D.
The third wonder, the temple of Diana
nt Ephesus, was built 052 B. C. ond
was destroyed 850 B. O. The fourth
wonder, the walls nnd terraces of
Babylon, were erected about 570 B.
C. They decayed gradually after Baby
lon had ceased to bo the capital of tho
Assyrian empire. The Colossus of
Rhodes, erected In 288 B. 0., stood 0-4
years, was destroyed by an enrtbyuuko
und lay In ruins for nearly UOO years,
until a Jew bought It and took It on
1)00 camels to Alexandria. The statue
of Zeus at Olympus was made 487-
433 B. 0., was removed to Constanti
nople und was destroyed by Are 475
A. I >. The Pharos at Alexandria was
built about 283 B. C. and was destroy
ed by un earthquake about 1300-1400
A. D.
Many n Mtckle Makes a Muokle.
Many men of small Income Bpend
5, 10 or 20 cents a day for drinks,
cigars or other unnecessary things.
ITlve cents a day saved and at the end
of each year put to Interest at 5 per
Bent would ut the end of ten years
umount to |2<*.6o; 20 years. 9000: 25
I Mo. 37
years, $Bl5. Ten cent* a day ao treat
ed would In the same periods respec
tively amount to $405, $1,120, $1,630.
Twenty cents a day would amount to
$9lO, $2,240 and $3,200.
A Question of Fllldl.
"My doctor ordered a trip to Europe
for me."
"Did you follow his direction?"
"No. He presented his bill and then
took the trip to Europe himself."—
Washington Star.
A Fanltleaa Reply.
Examiner In Physics—What happen®
when a light falls Into the water at an
angle of 45 degrees?
Pupil—lt goes out.
"LOPES TOO BLOOMIN MGH."
The Enffllahman'a Only Comment
When the Broncho Threw Hint.
"Most Englishmen are considered
pretty fair horsemen, but when It
comes to riding a bucking broncho some
of them are not In or on it for long,"
said the owner of a large cattle ranch
In Wyoming to the writer the other
day. "For Instance, a rich young Eng
lishman recently came out to my part
of the country In quest of some good
Investment. He was at my ranch as ft
guest for a few days, and one after
noon as the cowboys were about to
round up a bunch of cow ponies tho
young man said that he would enjoy ft
good ride In the saddle. He said he
was used to riding only thoroughbred!,
and he didn't think we had ft horao
good enough for him. The boys con
vinced him that they had one of the
finest horses on the plains, and If bo
knew how to ride he was welcome to
the animal. He was apparently U»-
sulted when questioned about his abil
ity to ride and answered that he could
ride any kind of a horse. A sleepy
looking broncho was accordingly,
brought out from the corral aid sad*
died. Though the beast appeared half
dead, he was the worst bucker In thO
herd.
" • 'E's lifeless," said the foreigner
when the pony was brought to him.
The boys said the nag would wake up
after the first mile, and milord got Into
the saddle. The first buck Jump placed
him horse's neck, and after tho
second he was In the atmosphere. He
turned a double somersault and land
ed on the sharp end of a cactus plant.
When he picked himself up, one of the
boys asked what he thought of the
thoroughbred now. The question made
the Englishman turn pale.
"' 'E's a good 'oss,' he answered,
'but he lopes too bloomln 'lgh.'"
Washington Star.
THE MYSTERY OF DREAMS.
A Case In Which th« Oolilll(S«M
Were Hemnrkable.
On one occasion during the civil war
I dreamed that.l was standing beside
a road when there came marching
along It a strong column of prisoners,
with guards at Intervals on the flanks.
1 asked one of tbeso guards who the
prisoners were and where they had
been captured. He Informed me that
they had been taken In an engagement
with the eneiuy on tho day before and
that there were 1,000 of them. I then
asked some bystander what day of the
month It was and was told it was snch
a day of a certain month, some six
weeks Inter than the date of the dream.
The whole drenm was extremely dis
tinct, aud It made a strong impression
on me. 1 related It to a number of my,
comrades within the next few dayi
and then thought of It no more.
Six weeks later, on the morning of
the very day that had been mentioned
In the dream as the date when the col*
nmn of prisoners had passed before
me, 1 was on picket two miles distant
from the point where I had seemed
to bo when I saw them. It was soon
after breakfast, and I was standing
by the side of the road at tho Are talk
ing to the officer of tho picket when an
aid to the commanding general came
riding down the road. lie had been t
schoolfellow of our officer's at Weet
Point, and he reined up when he recog
nized his friend. He told us that he
bad good news; that there had been a
sharp engagement with the enemy the
day before and that our people had
captured 1,000 prisoners, who had Juat
passed tho headquarters that morning
on theln way to the rear.— St. L*>uii
Already l>aylnsr Taxes.
"You say your wife 1» worth ho»
weight In goldV"
"I do, sir."
"Arc you willing to pay taxes on bel
at that valuation?"
This, of course, was bringing thlnga
down to an extremely practical basis,
but it feazed tho husband only for a
minute.
"My dear Blr," ho replied, "I am air
ready paying taxes on her at a higher
valuation than that, and she make*
the collections herself."—Chicago Post.
One Defect llrinedled,
"What's the matter now?" asked the
hard up landlord.
"Don't you see the plaster's all fallen
off the ceiling'/" snld tho tenant
"Well, now 1 hope you're satisfied.
The llrxt 1111(1(1 you did after moving in
was to complain about the ceilings be
ing too low."—Stray Stories.

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