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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

the dim light which came through a
cobweb-craped window at either end
of the barn chamber.
Don't hurry yourself, cap'n," re-
Joined Sam, in jeering tone.
AS the captain plunged into dark
corner there was jingle, and the
string of bells, suspended from nail,
hit him directly on the neck, so like
the grasp of death-cold fingers that he
could not but start.
''Ohr' said the captain, nervously.
Here they are. Catch 'em, Saml
Hal-lo! Where's the trap door?"
And it took the worthy captain fully
sixty seconds or more to realize that
the trap door was closed and fastened
on the lower side. He rushed to the
window and threw it up only to see
Sam speeding up the hill
"Hal-lo-o-ar yelled Capt Logan.
Come back, you scoundrel! You ILL
conditioned loutl You imp of evilF'
Sam turned around and executed that
peculiar gyration of the fingers in con-
nection with the nasal organ which is
supposed to express the extremity of
scorn.
You'll find the ladder on the barn
floor, cap'n," hooted this young rebel,
"an' don't be afraid O. the ghost; it's
very harmless if you let it alone"
"But, Sam-Sam, come back! I'm to
be at Mr. Browns at half-past seven. p"
Don't worryp bawled Sam. miss
Carrie won't wait long afore Mr. Fred'll
be on hand"
The captain danced up and down on
the floor in an ecstasy of rage as Sam
disappeared over the crest of the hill
He knew very well if he possessed the
lungs of Boreas he could make no one
hear.
He sat shivering down on the hay,
starting nervously at the sound OF
horses feet below, and thinking how
disagreeably bar of moonlight, which
streamed down from crack in the
roof, resembled tall, white figure
standing under the center beam. He
could almost fancy the rope round its
neck. Pshaw! And the captain jumped
up again, with starting dew on his tenn
pies, even in the freezing atmosphere
of the barn chamber.
"What is to be done?" he asked him
self And echo, if echo had had any
common sense, would have answered:
"Just nothing at air.
Sam had outwitted him. And pretty
Carrie, and Fred Jones, with his red
cutter and great chestnut-coloredh horse!
The captain was wild at the thought;
surely he was vanquished.
IL won't wait another minute for
him." said Carrie Brown, coloring up,
with the tears in her blue eyes go
on, girls, ! shall spend the evening at
home"
There's plenty of room for you in
our sleigh, Carrie" coaxed her brother.
Bessie Andrews will be glad to have
you along"
''No, she won't, either" pouted Car
rie LAS if | would spoil all her fun!
No; if ! can't have an escort of my
own I'll stay at home and mend stock
ing5; and never, never will speak to
Capt Logan again"
Charlie Brown was on the point of
arguing the matter with his sister,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
In FIxa Acfa.

Bilger-Which of the new plays did
YOU 90 to see last night-the three-act
farce or the fve-act tragedy?
Roommate-Heml Lemme think was
/ drunk when came in?
"Yes, you were"
"It must "a been the Ave IN.
Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
How He Won Her.

Mabel-Yes. give you my hand with
my heart in It
Jack-You cannot do that
Mabel-Why not? -,
Jack-Your hand is too daintily small
to hold such large heart
That made the engagement irrevoca-
ble.-Harper's Bazaar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
FIG. s.

sprinkle the flesh side with salt. Fold
the hide flesh side in and put where 1t
will not freeze.
If the above is too much "bother" 1t
is very likely the hides you remove
will be in the shape of the one in Fig.
8, and probably it will be hung to
dry" in the same position. and the
price you will get-well 1t will be hard
to get any price that will pay. Take
care of the hides--Farm, Field and
Storlmap
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
,y. w.nt.d To IA Sure.

"I beg your pardon" remarked man
on his way home at three g. m; are
you policeman"
Eyes, SIR" responded the officer con-
fdently. ..,
Excuse me-" continued the man,
wasn't sure, seeing you were awake :
Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
A USEFUL DEVICE.

A Stove Pipe ventilator which Has MANY
Advantages.
We live in an old-style rented house
without an open Fireplace or venti'
lating fue. For heating we use the
largest size base-burner, which mas .
ventiduct lue, causing circulation OF
mir, but no ventilation This taII
bought T stove pipe and ran a drop
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

Mrs. De Flatte-We must move away
from here at once. The janitor is des-
perately in love with our daughter.
Mr.. De Flatte-My stars! How do you
know?
Mrs. De Flatte-Ever since she grad
mated and came home to live he has
been considerate and respectfully. 4.
waalr1r
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

"Jerusalem!' said Farmer Kendrick
It was past ten o'clock at night, and
the old gentleman had come out as
usual before retiring TO rest to see
that the dumb members of his family
were all safe and comfortable. 81 do
believe that's old John Kendrick'I
ghost come to lie again, poundin' like
all possessed on the barn chamber
foorl''
Its me-el It's me-el' bawled the
captain. "Unfasten the trap-door and
let me outl.
Slowly the farmer lifted the ladder
to its place. With rheumatic awk-
wardness he climbed the creaking
hasp.
How in all creation came you
here?" he demanded. "Why, l thought
YOU was out a-sleighridin' with the
gals"
cit was all the doing of that villain,
Saml" gasped the infuriated captain,
his teeth chattering with mingled rage
and cold. 81 won't stand this sort of
thing I'll leave the place tomorrow. ;"
"As you please" said the farmer, to
whom the prospect of losing his guest
was not unpleasant I'm dreadful
sorry this should have happened,
though, and I'll talk seriously to Sam" !"
$50 will l." gnashed the captain.
"I'n break every bone in his body"
But Sam had taken particular care
to go over to his grandmother's, six
miles across the snowy fields, to spend
the night, and the only person the
captain saw was old Mrs Kendrick
sitting by the kitchen fire.
You've lost your chance, captain. p"
said she, good-humoredly. "Dorcas
Smith has just gone by on her way
home from the sleighing party, and
she says Fred Jones brought Carrie
Brown in his new cutter, and they're
engaged"
The captain left next day, and Mrs.
Fred Jones has never seen him since.
And when the affair came off Sam got
a piece of wedding cake big enough'to
give him the dyspepsia for a week.
Boston News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

Hamlet Jones-"So you have lett
the Tin Monkey Company" Buffo
Booth-"Yes, / didn't like the way
they cast me-" Hamlet Jones-'1n-
deedl How did they cast you?" Bufd
Booth-"Out" Kate Fields Washing
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
HELPING THE MILkMAN.

a New French Device for Delivering Milk
at Retail.
A hole shaped like a speaking tube.
is made in the door or near it Inside
there is little shelf on which the can
or other receiving vessel can rest The
milkman comes with little funnel,
shaped as shown in the picture, and
easily pours his milk through it INTO
the can, which is inside where it will
not be stolen Many of the families
in the larger towns and cities have
bread, milk and other articles of food
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
SANS STRATEGY.
The Trick That Cost Capt. Logan
His Girl.

AEMER KEN
D r I G z b a d
brought in an
armful of snow
C ov e re d logs
from the wood
pile at the north
end of the house,
throwing them
down on the
S t ne hearth
with a noise
like q small
ca T t h q u a X e,
W b e n Carrie
Brown started
up.
Five o'clock!
Oh, l had no
idea it was so
late. I must be
noipn boma -
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
Farm For Sale.

farm, improved. and In a high state OF
cultivation, situate in Adams twp. Butler coun
ty, Pa. on the Three Degree road, two miles
from plank road, and two miles from Mars
station on 4 W. railroad. Sufficient timber
thereon to fence same; good spring OF water at
door in oil locality Unbiased. and containing
So acres. two-story fra,.e dive hing house
with five rooms ald hall. and bank barn S6x56.
p.fh In excellent order,
ALSO another farm convenient to above:
same twp. containing 60 acres, with small
dwelling house and barn. Owi er, on account
OF age. desires to sell and quit farming. Terms
OF address
JAMES PERRY
Postonice ValenGA. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
A Bad Sign.

EVEN with low prices for wool, with
the increase, sheep can be made proht-
able on the average western farm
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
FIG. q

when removed. The horns do not 70
with the hide-nor does the tail bone
the tail and ears do.
After the hide Is removed spread IL
out as in Fig. .. Cut of all pieces of
fat and flesh (for II you are not an
adept you will probably either have
some such pieces on the hide or some
holes in it, and it Is better to have
meat than holes, as very slight cuts.
especially at or near the center makes
q badly damaged hide" and 1t like
wise damages the price badly and
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

when the door opened and in walked
Fred Jones.
Not gone yet. Carrie? Where is the
captain?"
81 don't know" said Carrie, tartly,
"and don't care Am Capt Logan's
keeper"
"Will you go with me?"
''Yes, WILL" said Carrie, her eyes
lighting and shy smiles dimpling her
face,
"Of course" said Fred, ~ can't ex-
pect to make myself as agreeable as
the city captain, but
THE CAPTAIN. the eaptaiQ!" eTiea
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
THE CARE OF HIDES.


How to Take Them on without Reducing
Their Commercial Value
At this time of the year farmers kill
more or less beeves for home use or to
sell in their nearest town or city as
dressed beef Beef Is low and 1t should
be the aim Of each one to get out OF
each animal all that is In It To do this
we must begin with the outside-the
hide.
II hide is taken on and properly
cared for it will often bring ffth or
fourth as much as the dressed carcass
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

THE seed potatoes for next season re
ouire some attention. Every potato
that shows the slightest indication OF
disease should be removed The SEED
is the agency by which many diseases
are spread. and If the crop was attacked
last wear it win be well to procure new
scod from elsewhere
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

Carrie, little IrriraDIy. I'm SICK uI
the sound of his name. l never want
to see him again. What a nice new
cutter this is, and how easy the wolf
robes are!'
Carrie" whispered Fred. as he
touched up the horse and felt her nest
ling close to him, sis it for always?"
"Yes, always" she answered.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
A. E. GABLE,

lUSl S.UUU ". We want more re sales.
mon. and will guarantee permanent positions
with salary and expenses paid weekly. Full
or part time. Experience not required. STOCK
complete. including many ias: selling special
ties. Elegant ouIfit free. Address
C.. III. HAWKS g. CO..
.Nlrseryman. Rochester N. Y.
established 1875.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
love of him, SAM" said Fred Jones,
laughing.

love of him, SAM" said Fred Jones,
laughing.
81 heerd him talkin' with Miss Car
rie about goin' sleigh -ridin' tomorrow
night" said Sam, shrewdly. "Td jes'
like to put Kicking Tom in the shafts;
I would if it weren't for Miss Carrie.
He don't know nothin' about horses,
that there militia cap'n don't" And
Sam chuckled.
II say, Mr.. JONES'" he resumed,
"why don't you get beforehand with
him? Miss Carrie don't really care for
him; she's only dazzled like"
Fred Jones frowned slightly; honest
Sam was not exactly the kind of Gany-
mede he cared to have meddle with his
love affairs
Miss Brown must choose for her.
self, SAM" he said, and Sam went
back to his work. secretly wondering
how a young lady gifted with ordinary
sense could hesitate for o moment be-
tween the captain and Fred Jones
The next night came-a perfect night
for sleighing expeditions and rustic
lovemaking, the roads hard and we'll
packed and glorious moon shining
down whitley, as if a rain of silver
were deluging the whole world.
Couldn't be better weather." said
the captain. "Sam, where are the
sleigh bells?"
Dunno" said Sam There's them
old jinglers in the garret that used to
belong to Deacon Joe Kendrick that
was in the revolutionary war, and
fhere,s the two COW bells. that Mary
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

ALLOW me to accompany you, Miss
Brown"
You will let me see you home, Car
rie?"
Capt. Logan and Fred Jones both
spoke at once, but Carrie shook her
head
II prefer to walk alone" she said,
gayly.
"a About the sleighing party to-mor-
row night?" said Fred, anxiously.
IL half promised Capt. Logan"
said the village beauty. a rosy tint suf-
fusing her cheek.
But Carrie, thought it was settled
between you and me two weeks ago"
exclaimed Fred. with frown.
WAS it? I'm sure ! had forgotten
it"
Fred was silent Capt. Logan's
smooth, soft-toned voice broke the
silence.
II exact no promises" he said. gal
lantly; but if ] am not punctual to the
hour and the spot Miss Brown may
draw her own conclusions.
And Carrie went home.
She was very pretty, this bright
eyed. New England damsel Fred
Jones had loved her ever since they
were children together, and Capt. Lo-
gan, who had come down to spend the
Christmas holidays with his cousins,
the Hendricks, had become SO fond Of
those bright, blue eyes and golden hair
that he had prolonged his visit into
January.
"'Pon my word. she's a regular
beauty" said the captain, staring
through the tiny window panes at the
retreating figure of Miss Brown.
Fred Jones looked quickly up at him,
as if he would have liked to knock him
over into the fireplace, but he refrained
from any such demonstration.
"A beauty" went on the captain,
''and it's thousand pities she should
be wasted on any of the country bump
kins who vegetate among these wilder
nesses. Sam, you young villain, are
those boots of mine blacked YETI"
Farmer Hendricks hired boy, who
had just come in to warm his purple
hands at the merry red blaze, looked
glum.
No, they amt" said Sam. Grossly.
well, what's the reason?"
"'Cause ] amt 'ad time
'See you find time, then, and that
quick, too" said the captain. And
Sam glowered after him as he went
gayly up the stairs.
Just wish had the firm Of him out, "
said the boy, gloomily Its Sam do
this, and Sam do that and Sam,
where's the warm water?' and Sam,
what do you mean by lettin' my fire GO
out2' and not a red cent has he guv me
yet-no, nor as much as a pleasant
word. wonder if he means to stay
here Always?"
You and l are about equal in our
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
SHOES +!
Worth Looking
Into.

Our Boots and Shoes are making
an impression "on the sands of time"
We help our customers to make their
walk in life easy by fitting them with
Shoes that fit their feet comfortably.
We pay special attention to this, as no
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
f. r E e 3!
A Handsome Three-quarter Life-size
Cravon Portrait Free.

: TO patrons and the puohc
et.eTaIy shor going give TO every
purctaser of Ten dollars worth of goods
FINE THREEQUARTER LIFE-SIZE CRAfoN PohlfAlI'
There il family but some picture OF
Father Sister which would IKE TO
have reproduced life and durable manner Call at
and sees specimen store
suitable for a presenH And as our hoera
orders large numbers your early
8 desired.
To secure of portraits you first trade Ten
Dollars worth and then give picture OF your
selfo that wish have enlarged The frame
of together the
and noun will only cost you 81 70
These portras made by the celebrated Acme Copy
and West Van Buren Street, Chicago
III which guarantee quality of work intend to give
RITTER & RALSTON.
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WHOLE No 1249

ers to GrainIy.' - -. s.. x, - -.
No, but you put the memorandun n,
on the slope of your desk with the. ink
side up, and you copied Mr.. Young's
!etter IN the copying-press,. and while
notes in unhlotted copying ink. and
the numbers of the notes were family
put clearly copied, reversed, of course.
on the tly-leaf of Mr.. Young's letter,
ana. ME-. Young sent. the copy back to
me privatelyl Looks - ,,i... s,...l
Mr.. Strangway handed me the fly-
leaf OF Young's letter, and there we're
the numbers of the notes, dim, to be
sure, but not quite as dim there as
they are now under the glass let into
the oak OF the over-mantel, Grain1y
had put a few of the notes in circu1a-
ton. and they had been traced back to
him. - . sa@=a i'i
"'He stole the money, Mayfie1d, said
Mr.. Strangway to me, and he tried to
ruin you, or anyway he wanted to sad
die you with the theft, and for while
more than suspected you. But all is
clear at last, and III pay you hand.
somely one day for suspecting you.'
~And SO he did, said my father-in-
law; He lent me. the money TO buy a
partnership in the firm, and l am the
firm all to myself now-and shall be
until the new partner comes in to-
morrow, a..l. e.5 "a
He rose and shook me by the hand
and tapped me on the shoulder, saying:
"Your partner for life will be wonder
ing what has kept you. Run away to
Kate now, my boy." 5s,.4 =.
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bottle-w which Is quite iaree-ls opene-
once OF twice, the carbonie acid gas
escapes to greater or less extent. and
the later draughts from it are compars-
lively Hat Still, where the soda foun-
tain cannot be afforded, this is a good
/ substitute forsit Z Nk itfsI
A few kinds of root beer are still
made, plaeedin the retorts and charged
with earbonie acid gas.=The trouble
with such, beveages, owing to the
Esaeeharine ingredients in them, is
that when drawn from the faucet they
foam to snch an extent as to he un-
drinkable, and to dispense them in
probable form the shopman must draw
the beer in large vessels and. allow it
to condense; when glass OF beer is
called for he places it under the faucet.
draws a small amount of foam in it.
and then fills in the beer from q
pitcher. s;'sss - -. iasi;.s3
There is, another class of summer
drinks styled nerve foods. nerve tonic,
&C., whose bitter or tonic principle is
usually an extract of wormwood or
some other bitter vegetable juice or
extraet-which may merit mention,
as they have grown into extended use
on account of their tonic properties. in
part, but quite largely from liberal
advertising. These nerve food beers
are made In the same way that the
ordinary tonic beers are, only. that in
addition to fiavoring extracts they
contain the bitter principle aforesaid,
and sometimes only that alone in COM
bfnation with the syrup. & aisas,a
These "nerve food" drinks are very
agreeable to some palates, the bitter
principle acting as a tonic, but no
doubt some!of their good effects may
be asoribed to the Imagination of the
users of their faith in the claims made
for the drinks. .ts
From the. above enumeration of
summer temperance drinks twill be
seen that in them all the Preventative
principle has been altogether elimin-
ated, and its resultant carbonic aeid
gas artifcially produced and inter
dtced. SIS Fs{sifils.:8 81 81 asssFiaasa sas
Gold water is perhaps the ideal sum-
mer drink,a if it is pure, ndfgtheratore
pure soda water ins cities is the best
summer drink;ia Is siFlsa ssfl sssaasi s
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sixty GLASSES OF Beer DAILY. 4 y
The Rations Upon which New York Brew
f., (. -. cry Employees Thrive.

Early last winter the employees In
the New York breweries made an
agreement with the bosses which al
lowed them to drink, all the beer they
wanted while at work. In every brew
cry in the cityathere is now a bar and
a bartender. The latter does nothing
but draw beer for the workmen. No
charge is made and the men can get
beer in as large quantities and as FREE
quently as they wish. Some time ago
dispatch from a western city said
that a man employed in a brewery
there consumed on an average 100
glasses of beer daily. a sam reporter
called on the secretary Of the brewers
association, in East Fifteenth street,
the other day and learned from him
some facts about beer drinking in the
local breWeries.a All the breweries
keep records. of the amount of beer
consumed by, their employees, and sub
.ject the men to frequent medical ex-
aminations for the purpose of learning
what effect beer has on their systems.
| Every year areport is made out about
such employees which contains this in
| formations sias 81 ~ lsas hl,.f4 sssa,ss
| His age, length of time employed in
brewery, height, weight cireumfer-
ence of chest, difference in. forced in
aspiration and expiration, average daily
consumption of beer, general state of
health, condition of liver, kidneys and
heart. According to number of re-
cent reports, there are few men en-
/ ploYed in the local bfeweries who av-
erage more than sixty glasses OF beer
during the working hours OF. day.
| That does not, however, preclude the
possibility of their drinking hundred
| during the entire day. Brewery en-
| ployes work ten hours day. If they
sleep eight hours they will have six
hours to boost their average. Perhaps
it is fair; to presume that the man who
drinks six glasses of beer an hour
! while working will drink a good deal
! when idle. If he maintains his aver
age it will place ninety.six glasses to
his credit in day. A few men are re-
ported as drinking seventy five glasses
daily during working hours, and .
large number are credited with fifty
and sixty. The average, however,
seems to be below forty, and some are
put down as having averaged only
five. .asts,3s. .Is.s
According to the reports of physi-
clans employed by the Brewers Be
nevolent bureau, which looks after sick
and disabled workmen and the families
of deceased workmen, this large con-
sumption has no sdeleterious effects.
Among 1000 workmen in one district
included in the operations of the bu-
reau, the death rate was only five q
year during five years, and the death
of only one was due to alcoholism.
Most of the men are. big and strong
/ and the tabulated reports show thai
nearly all can alift more athans 40C
pounds. The brewery physicians, say
that the brewery workmen who aver
age more than twenty-five glasses OF
beer a day are in better health thar
any other class of workingmen in the
community. snsssss7 si'i ~ a ssissist'sees
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ssCold water is perhaps the idealsum-
mer drink if it is pure, and d.therefore
pure soda water ins cities is the best
summer drink;ia Is ssiTHlsa ssfl sssaasf IS
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Getting in the Crop. 8


2 First to bloom in the spring, the ale
mond is last to mature in the fall. The
whole spring and summer long it
hangs there, a green peachsfor all the
world, and after the fiFsta few weeks
never increasing in size or changing
in appearance. The seam is deeper
than in most peaches, but not deeper
than in the ripe apricot. ssszs 49,
Late in August, according to the
Popular Science Monthly, this seam will
be seen to have opened in a 'fewsof the
earliest. The growers anxiety now
reaches its climax. VIII his almonds
open and remain open until harvested,
or will the drupe remain closed or
only partially open and then close tight
againp The whole, profit of the crop
NAV depend on this. question. 1t may
cost half they are worth to pick and
husk them. aau .aa 8 ssasssa -s7s.l1t.ss sIaa5s
4ss The nuts are knocked of the trees
with long poles. Where they have
opened nicely they are allowed to drop
on the bare ground and are, husked as
they are picked up The picker's de-
light, if he is working by the bushelcr
box, is to see the ground covered with
nuts that. the stroke, of the pole and
the impact against the clods have com
pletely husked, so that he. has nothing
to do but throw them into his basket
Those that do not are husked with ths
| fingers. -s es.= E,r.. rjs7s z E5sr r,sf.,s za