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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
CHAPTER XIV.

Meanwhile, Tad, possessed by one
dominant thought, which had flashed
across his mind at Mr.. Mason's men,
ton of the loss of his wifes fur-lined
circular, was speeding through the
half darkness up the street in the di-
rection of Potter's.
For, an hour or so before, while
walking the hotel piazza, pending the
arrival of the stage, Tad's eyes,
which, generally speaking, were every
where, happened to glance through
one of the long windows into the
dingy apartments dignified by the name
of Ladies' Parlor," where, rather to
his surprise, he noticed richly attired
lady, with vail before her face, sitting
on the worn, hair-cloth sofa. Guests
were not common at Potter's-par-
ticularly well-dressed ladies-and Tad,
secretly maryeling, gave this one more
particular attention as he walked to and
fro. One thing struck him as being
rather peculiar, which was that, de-
spite the warmth of the July evening,
the stranger wore over her other APP
parel q long silk circular, very similar
to the one which had played so impor-
tant part in his own exodus from the
city, even to the fur lining, of which
he caught a tiny glimpse.
Joe Whitney had joined him in his
walk, and, noticing the direction of his
gaze, had whispered confdentially:
"Say, that's nay passenger-Potter's
goin' to give me quarter to drive her
over to Middleboro, to catch the
train cause he can't spare the hostleS.
She's in a big hurry" added Joe, with
a gleeful chuckle, $50 they're harness
ing up Brown Pete, and there isn't but
one better trotter In the stable-that's
Potter's sorreI mare, and she's regu-
lar flier" For Joe, like most boys,
was very fond OF n fast horse, and, be-
ing an excellent driver for his years,
obtained gratuitous rides and occasion
al quarters by taking occasional pas
sengers to their different destinations
for Mr.. Potter.
But the arrival of the stage, with Mr..
Atherton and one other passenger-a
small, silent man, who only spoke in
monosyllables, whose features Tad
could not distinguish in the gathering
darkness-drove Joe's communication
and the mysterious occupant of the par
lor, alike, from his mind, till after the
discovery of the robbery of Mrs. Ma
sons room, when, as have said, her
husbands sudden reference to the loss
of the cloak caused new idea to occur
to him, which brought the incident just
narrated freshly to mind, and sent him
rushing from the room. Not only-this,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
SUNDAY BATTLES.
Some of Them Were tho Most Famous Z
History.

Some of Them Were tho Most Famous of
History.
Many of the most famous battles OF
history have been fought on Sunday.
To 70 on further back than the begin
ming of the present century, says the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat, the battle
of Eylau, won February 8, 1907, by Ma
poleon over the Russians and Prus-
slams, and the battle of Friedland,
June IA, 1907, won by Napoleon over
the same allies, were both fought on
Sunday.
On Sunday, May 81, 1909, Napoleon
was defeated at Essling; on Sunday,
May Q, 1918, won the victory of Lutzen,
and on Sunday, June IS, 1918, was over
thrown at Waterloo.
Wellington, besides Waterloo, won
several of the greatest victories at
vimeira, in Portugal, August 81, 1903;
at Fuentes de Onoro, May 5, 1911; at
Orthes, February 81, 1914; at Tarbez,
March 90, 1914, and at Toulouse, April
10, 1914, all of these battles being
fought on Sunday.
During the civil war in this country
the first battle of Bull Run, July 81,
1861, was fought on Sunday, and the
battle of Chickamauga September 10
and 90, 1868, ended on Sunday.
Vicksburg was surrendered on Sat
urday, July 4, 1868, and formally occu-
pied on Sunday, the following day, and
on the same day Lee began his retreat
from Gettysburg. Petersburg fell on
Sunday, April 2, 1865, and on the fol-
lowing Sunday Lee surrendered.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

THERE is no s'lucls" about farmir.y.
Every success is the result of well laid
plans and well directed efforts, and the
failures-with very rare exceptions-are
because of the lack of these.
In the wheat regions of the north
west, farmers are looking out for means
to diversity their crops. Flax will re-
ceive more attention this year than ever
before. This is move in the right di-
rection.
THE more thoughtful, studious and
business-like the farmer is, the more he
will prosper in his vocation, and the
more honor will he be accorded by his
fellow men. Get your boys started right
In this matter.
IF planting fruit trees this spring, do
not fail to include few peaches Cut
back to single whip two and q half
feet high, and set thirteen to fourteen
feet apart. Give good cultivation and
liberal manuring.
In order to have q COW do well
through the summer she must be In
good condition when she comes to grass.
Otherwise you will have to feed and
pamper her, and this is something that
the dairyman rarely finds profit in doing.
WHEN buying tools or machinery for
the farm, see that every piece is as
lightly made as is consistent with the
requisite strength. Both men and horses
waste much labor upon needlessly heavy
tools. With lighter ones more work
could be done and with less strain.
IT is great mistake to wage miscel-
ianeous warfare upon birds While
some OF them do the farmer considera-
BILE damage, he gains more than he loses
by them as whole The English spar
row is perhaps the worst OF them all,
but poison should not be put about tor
these because 1t will destroy many 9th
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28

The curtains were pulled down, the
big kerosene-lamp lighted, and Miss
Smith, at the head Of the dining-room
table, was pouring ont the tea, on the
evening when the arrival of j. Fl. \.
was expected.
Il s'pose the stage'H be late; ii
always is when there's any thing of inn
portance on hand,'' observed Miss
Smith, glancing disconsolately at the
pale-faced clock, whose hands pointed
to the hour of seven.
'sDear me, l hope notn' said Mrs.
Mason; ''for, to tell the truth, ever
since | heard about Tad and the mys-
terious sachel, have been fairly de-
voured with curiosity to know its con-
tents"
"Of course. Miss Smith, you've got
the article safely under lock and key
Mr.. Mason remarked, helping himself
to biscuit as he spoke.
LOCKED up in the secretary drawer,
and the keys in my pocket" returned
Miss Smith. Had the old-fashioned
secretary been n burglar-proof safe,
with combination lock, she could hardly
have spoken with more confidence.
Anybody might slip in the front
door and pick the lock, though" slyly
suggested Mr.. Mason, who dearly loved
to tease Miss Smith.
"The front doors locked and bolted,
directly it's sundown," answered Miss
Smith, scornfully; land as the settin'
room winders all button down to the
top, l guess there's no great danger"
"But our room opens directly into
the sitting-room, and, you know, we
always keep our windows pushed up
persisted Mr.. Mason, winking at his
wife.
Don't mind him, Miss Smith," said
his wife, "he's always trying to fright
en- somebody, if he can"
Il wasn't born in the woods, to be
scarf by owls" answered Miss Smith,
at which retort Mr.. Mason laughed,
and passed his preserve-dish for a
second installment.
'How will Mr.. j. H. A find his
way here" asked Mrs. Mason, after a
brief pause.
'Tad's gone up to Potter's to meet
him, returned Miss Smith, glancing
into the teapot-'Potters" being the
old-time country tavern where the stage
coach stopped, and from whence it
started. A little general conversation
ensued, and then, rising from the table,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason stepped out on
the piazza, to enjoy the cool of evening,
while Miss Smith called Samantha TO
her own supper.
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FIG. /.

side to the other. These compartments
are about IA inches square, just large
enough TO accommodate hen of mod
crate size. Langshan, Cochin or light
Brahma hens are sometimes large and
need l6-iuch boxes. because they are
often SO awkward in their movements
that it is necessary for them to have
elbow room. Each pen has door CD
leading into the nest pen beyond.
Roosts (R) stand up against each di-
vision partition. These partitions can
be made of strong wire netting
fastened to wooden frames, or they
may be made of lath and erected in the
shape of fence. The wire is the
lighter, and, to my mind, neater; it is
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
FARM POULTRY HOUSE.

It IL Not Beautiful. But Planned to Ex-
cellent Advantage.
Our illustration does not show beau
tiful poultry house, but docs show
practical, substantial structure. built
for servise. 1t is so feet long. 90 feet
wide and 10 feet high, n good proper
ton and admirably suited 10 accommo-
date about fifty laying hens. have
not shown the fences and the runs in
the illustration, as everyone knows
what fence is. and that tloclSs of fowls
should be restricted at intervals during
the day. Each run is located where the
entrance to the building is shown on
the side Zig. ~. The boards lead in
and out of the building, and the hens
soon learn what purpose they are in
tended for.
The arrangement is easily understood
by referring to the ground plan in Fig.
Q. The nests on are at the north side
of the building and extend from one
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
FIG. ..

also very cheap and does not shut out
the light like wooden lath. The work
room contains cupboard (C), heater
(H), work bench CIV b and feed bins
Of B). These constitute the necessary
articles about the poultry house. This
building is supplied with stone foun-
dation, keeping the floor free from
dampness.
Farmers should try this plan If con-
templating building house for the
chickens, keeping them out Of the barn.
OFF the barn floor and out of the horse
and cow stable. A house will pay you
many times it's cost If you but do your
part to care for them properly. w.
Caughey, in Ohio Farmer.
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AN uNLuCky MAIL CAR.


No. SOC Is veritaoIe Trrror to the Erie
Railway a1cn.
Railroad men, as a rule, are far from
being superstitious, but there is n GER
tain mail car on the Erie railroad
which trainmen always dread to have
on their train. This car, which is re-
garded with such a super.titious dread,
aversion to it, this car is kept at the
shops, except when it is absolutely
needed on the line. This car, accord
ing to the Chicago Tribune, has a
record which perhaps no other car in
existence can equal Not this car
alone, but all it's predecessors bearing
the same number have met with dis
aster.
In the great disaster at Tioga Center
thirteen years ago, mail car No.
800 was wrecked and burned. A new
No 500 was soon after built at the Jer-
sey City shops. After being in num-
Der of minor wrecks, it went down the
steep bank at Shohola few years ago
in one of the worst wrecks the road has
ever experienced. The remains of this
ill-fated car were burned and a new
one bearing the same number was built
at the Buffalo car shops. For short
time the bright, new car ran from one
end of the road to the other in safety,
and the trainmen began to lose their
fear of 1t when it was in their train.
It's luck was short-lived, however, and
it has been in nearly every serious
wreck the road has had since. A little
over q week ago train No. 1o ran off the
track at a switch. AS was expected,
this car was on the train.
Recently there was wreck near
Laekwaxen. A railroad man at that
station the day of the wreck, in talk
ing to some passengers, said: 'I'n bet
500 was in the train" When the train
had been put on the track and pulled
slowly into the station the railroad
man said: There, / told you So" Sure
enough there was the mail car with
the unlucly 500 in big figures on its
sides These three figures are terror
to every man on the road, and until
the car is laid up for good the railroad
men say frequent wrecks may be looked
| for
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28

DISCUSSING THE COMING OF ~. II. A. p"
Half an hour passed, and the distant
clatter of the crazy stage coach was
heard coming round the bend in the
road at the entrance of the village.
| The lamp was carried into the sitting
room, and Captain Flagg, with his wife
and Polly, who had just arrived, in
compliance with Miss Smiths express
invitation, were shown into the quaint,
old-time room, followed, q moment or
two later, by the Masons-Miss Smith,
wearing her best alapaca, bringing up
| the rear.
There was brief period of waiting,
| in which every one spoke in sort of
undertone, and presently steps were
deard on the piazza, whereat Miss
Smith nervously hurried out, to en-
counter the gaze of the tallest and
stiffiest gentleman she had ever seen,
who had just entered the door with
| Tad.
This is Mr.. j. III. Atherton-M
Smith" said Tad, awkwardly.
Miss Smith courtesied, primly. The
lall gentleman inclined his head about
mn inch and half, after which cere-
mony he was ushered into the sitting
room, and formally presented to the
assembled company, whose presence
he evidently regarded with great sur
prise.
"Bein' lone woman," explained
Miss Smith, Il thought best, for my
sake and Tad's here, to ask in these
| frien's and neighbors of mine, so 5 to
make sure that ev'ry thing II be done
straight and square,"
Mr.. Atherton did not seem particu-
larly well pleased with the explanation,
but he silently bowed, and seated him
self in Miss Smiths rocking chair.
Then, mounting pair of gold-bowed
eyeglasses across his Roman nose, he
| glance over the top of them, and
| cleared his throat in an impressive
manner.
"This-er-youth, whom / dimly re-
member having seen once before, J"
said Mr. Atherton, with dignified move
ment of his slender white hand toward
| Tad, who stood near the old secretary.
''has, while on the way to your house.
Informed me concerning the manner
in which-a-my property came into
his possession, and presume his-er
-veracity need not be called into
question"
Miss Smith shifted audibly.
Hes as truthful a boy as T ever
saw, she said, concisely, and Captain
Flagg was heard to murmur that no
truthfuller one never chopped down a
cherry tree with his little hatchet.
THAT being the case" continued the
speaker, who had ponderous way of
moving and speaking, 1--WE will proceed
to the business in hand"
| Drawing a notebook from his pocket,
Mr.. Atherton opened it, and began
reading:
Contents of sachel as follows: Item
first, white pasteboard box, containing
certain articles of jewelry, two wit:
One gold star pendant, containing
seventeen diamonds with large straw
colored stone in center; one pair sol
itairc ear drops, 81 carats weight
each; one diamond ring; one heavy
| gold bracelet. Value of the whole
six thousand five hundred and fifty dol
lars. These valuables," he observed,
| pausing 4 moment to note the effect of
| his announcement, "arc family jewels,
now belonging to myself as sole sur
viving heir of the late Atherton family"
Item second" he continued, re-
ferring again to the notebook, family
| papers, az follows: PGwer.of attgIpsY
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pieces; 3, the ends of the platform
boards; 4, piece fastened to under side
of bed, the ends projecting SO that the
side bars can rest upon them; ), q block
fastened to the bed to prevent the ends
of the bar from raising up. The ar
rangcment is shown without the at
tachment, in the lower cut. This at
tachment is easily put on and taken off,
and assists materially in the unloading
of corn. The platform catches the corn
when the endgate is taken out, and
shoveling can begin at once.-Ohio
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
ABOUT FARM PESTS.
An Optimistic Quaker Tells Why They
Arc Not an Unmitigated Evil.

An Optimistic Quaker Tells Why They
Arc Not nm Unmitig gated Evil.
Some years ago the farm was literal
ly overrun by rats. They were all
through the house from cellar to gar
ret. They were in full possession of
cribs, granaries, ba rms, sheds and out
houses; they were in haystacks, straw
stacks and corn fodder shocks all over
the farm. All measures for driving
them off We're of the least possible
avail. 1t was of no use to kill them,
since two seemed to come for everyone
that was killed. The situation was so
annoying that ''the rats was a topic of
conversation among neighbors when
they met, even on Sundays.
We had q Pennsylvania Quaker for q
neighbor, a very intelligent man, and
one of the best and neatest farmers in
the country. He came to see US on
business one day, and among other sub
jects that came up for remark was ''the
rat nuisance," with which we were all
afflicted. To our establishment this
good farmer, unlike nybody else, took
the opposite side Of the question from
us and everybody else, and said tlie
farmers were to blame for the whole
flood of rats He said he had none to
speak of about his farm or building,
because he had no harbors for them;
there were no places for them to hide
and breed; that his dog and cats coul
not follow them. He said the few he
had were in the woodpile, and he was
ashamed of the fact, because he ought
to have had his men pile the w. ri
when it was prepared for the house m
stead of leaving it in one great lo :
pile.
He said what we called pests We're
sent to make us more tidy and careful.
/ thought could catch him on weeds
on the farm, but he took the lead even
better than on the former question by
saying weeds made us better farmers.
more Industrious, more thorough Guilt
vators of the soil. The thought was q
new one, and thirty years Of observa
tion has confirmed the impression
made by this good man that pests
serve a valuable purpose in farm econ
omy.-R. M. Bell, in Farm and Fire
side.
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such time as che had never excelled
even at the Middleboro trotting-park.
If wheel should como off,
But now, as they gained rapidly up
on the team in advance, II was evident
that the pursued had become aware Of
pursuer. Up the long hill sped
Brown Bets, but the feet strides Of ths
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
AN1l-RRoopING COOP.

How to Remove the Notion OF Hatching
from a Hen.
A useful contrivance for removing the
notion Of Matching from sitting hen is
shown in the engraving from a sketch
by NJ. E. Brown of New Hampshire.
The top and bottom Of the box are
boards two feet long and one foot wide.
A board door, one foot square, is fast
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28

~ notice that your husband has never
much to say in the morning when he
has been out late ut night" said the
wife's mother.
NO." was the reply Of tho wife, "he'e
mum then. extra dry. ~. Y. RTsoA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
A Happy Suggestion

Histrionic Aspirant-Now, my dear
Mr.. Scribble, won't you write me q
play suitable to my attainments9
Scribhle-Why, yes, Mrs. Holloway.
Suppose I write comedy in which you
appear Us an amateur actor? You
could do that splendidly.
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His Method.

Mamma-Why do you linger SO long
over your pie, Douglas2
Douglas-Because you said ] couldn't
have another piece, and l want to make
this piece about two hours long, il pos
sible. Harper's Young People.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
FOR FARM WAGONS.

A Box Attachment of Far More Than
Ordinary Utility.
send you sketch of an arrange
ment to be attached to a wagon-box,
to stand on while starting to unload
corn. Anyone can make it, and now
is good time to do it. In the figure,
are the pieces or bars that run along
the sides of the bed, to which the plat
form of boards (D are nailed. These
pieces should be heavy enough SO they
viii not spring with the weight of a
man. In the middle cut, are the side
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28

"There is always something wrong
with the conditions in this state" re
marked the Kansas pullet. I've had
occasion to notice that when we don't
,havc grasshoppGs our crops are gener.
ally small ~ Z. GEEald
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a Natural Preference.

An impecunious man stood at the
corner of one Of the Jersey City cross
streets during the recent bad weather,
watching a brakeman as he helped to
shunt a freight train into one of the
great car yards. The roofs Of the cars
were slippery and wet, the brake
wheels looked cold, the brakeman had
red nose. watery eyes and general
appearance of discomfort, and he
looked as if he had been out all night.
Turning to u bystander, who was also
waiting for the train to pass, the inn
pecunious one remarked as he looked
up at the detected and grimy figure:
''On the whole, think I'd prefer to be
q banker"
Didn't Have the Accent.
"I WISH" said the ragged man to the
saloon-keeper, "that you would give me
a sandwich"
"a what?"
"a sandwich"
The saloon-keeper cut off a large
slice Of ham, put it between two pieces
of rye bread and handed 1t over without
q word.
What did you do that for?" asked
n friend. "That mans either pro-
fessional beggar or professional
tramp"
"Oh, no, he's not. If he had been /
wouldn't have given him anything"
"How do you know he isn't?"
because he said sandwich, instead
of sangwich. buffalo Express.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
CHAPTER XII.

[Coprigttsd, 1886 by D. Lotsrop d Co., and
Published By Sps:tal arrangement
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
Adventures Of Tad,
OR THE
HApS AND MISHAPS OF A LOST SACHEL.
4 Story for Young and Old
BY FRANK H CONVERSE

AUTHOR on :. PEPPER ADAMS, 'BLOWS OCI
TO SEA- '.PAUL GRAFTON ETC.
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Domestic Department.
sPR56E PgRH56SEEsF0R EVERYBODY.

SHOFSTUn Ely YEn1DUU1.
An immense exhibit Of spring shoes. All
CAN the shades and Russia
FITTED WITH calf and styles of lasts We
HUSELTONS SHOES. show everything in the line Footwear
worth the having-but no trash
SHOES.
beautiful
showing this spring. drawing by
prices backed with quality There nothing
price unless the quality is back Of it,
LADIES'
Ladies' fue 81 So Don't
Phls last
showing goat
up Fine dongo patent spring only
chdrens oxord all Infants sole
shoes 25 so
MEMS FINE SHOES.
New attractions in high grade goods of make
quality they straight every
price, brogans only
g. 90 and $25 Mems fine shoes $780, Mems fine
calf only plain
buchers beauties
sewed in calf and cordovan at 50 so and up
in BOYS AND YOUTHS SHOES
We lead usual style quality and low Boys fine button
at 81 and 25 81 Youths fine shoes rs and 500
Full line Mems and kip $40
box booa three so $50 Repairing all
done at reasonable prices. Game and for yourself
3. G. HUSELTON.
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sorreI mare followed with increasing
speed. Down the log incline-and
now the distant lights Of Middleboro
town were distinctly visible.
(To BE CoSTINUeD)
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His Terrible Revenge.

"Sor' exclaimed Harold We're dc We're,
folding his arms and regarding the
young woman with a stern, pitiless
gaze, "you have cast me aside, Mabel
Featherbone, in order to get rich Wild
over. have your"
'If you choose to speak OF 1t In that
coarse manner, Mr.. We're de We're" she
replied. raising her head and meeting
his gaze haughtily, II have. sirl have
promised to marry Mr.. Wagonsellers." "
Harold We're de We're crushed his hat
down over his eyes and started for the
door.
mabel Featherbone," he said, paus-
ing with his hand on the door-knoo,
"you have thrown me over for man
with bar'll You will find he Is not
the only man with a bar'l I have one
at home filed with your love letters!
shall sell them to the raRman! Good
eveningl"-Chicago Tribpne
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-04-28
AN ANTI-BRoopINa COOP.

tened by hinges at one end. The sides
OF the coop are SLATED for ventilation.
The brood hen is placed in the coop.
the door is fastened and the box Is
tipped up with blocks on one side so
that the hen has to stand up and can
not sit down comfortably. Under these
conditions the Matching fever soon
leaves the thoroughly discouraged hen,
and she is soon laying again.-American
Agriculturist.