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would probably get into the papers. and there's
no telling what trouble II might cause" 1t was
pointed out to him that there were officials Of
high standing In the city who used bicycles In
going their daily journeyings but the fact failed
to create favorable impression. The official
still felt that 1t would embarrass him II he should
90 anything so divergent from the ordinary
course of his life His position calls to mind the
experience Of another man holding public Of
flee who does not hesitate to ride 10 and from his
office. but who some time ago felt that he ought
to give up riding sunday because some people
talking about II. and he did not feel fully at
liberty % act as Il he were a private citizen.
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"She wouldn't come. She hates boat
LII. L.. II.

"She wouldn't come. She hates boat
ing. Makes her III. she says"
Lillian hesitates for a moment. To
refuse now, after all these days, Will
seem like pique. Yes. whatever 1t costs
her. she must keep up the present state
of things to the end. There Is only to-
day-tomorrow she will be far away
from him. A quick. sharp sigh comes
in the most unaccountable way. on the
head of this thought
II should like to go very much."
says she. quietly; II love the sea-"
Your only love?' with a careless
smile. yet his eyes search her face for
the answer.
"Oh. yes" says she, smiling too, but
absently
I'VE shall have our last look at
Proudly river after ALL" says he, as
they push off. And after little while,
having rounded the bit of wooded land.
they enter the narrow strip of water
that leads to the mouth of the river.
Down this the boat gldes smoothly.
passing by gaunt black rocks that
guard 1t on either side. and that are
overhung with ivy and topped by
giant fir trees. And now here at last
Is the river. dashng, foaming over its
stones. cleaning like snow in the titful
sunshine that breaks through the trees
overhead, sending green tints upward
to the light every now and then. but
rushing always. as all rivers do, to their
eternal home in the ocean.
Tell me-" says Lansdale, abruptly.
''why did you change your mind about
going home that day-after l arrived?'
He had heard then.
II often change my mind" says she.
coldly.
Naturally. But why on that par
ticular occasion?" She makes no an-
swer to this. and seeing she will not,
he goes on, almost with the avowed de-
termination of provoking her
why did you want to gO?" says he.
Was it perhaps to prepare a welcome
for me? You knew. of course, that
meant to pay IA visit to your mother"
a." she stops. grows crimson. and
her eyes flash. 'lf you will insist on
avoid meeting you"
a pause.
What great deal Of trouble to take
about nothing" says he at last. II
can only express my regret at having
driven you to such extremes to get rid
of me- 1t is very good of you to have
made matters So clear-as otherwise |
might still have gone on to see-your
mother.
nope you Will do that STILL" says
Lillian. who Is now very pale. Her
voice Is trembling. 81 am sorry ! said
anything about It, lit all Sounds so
inhospitable. You viii come and stay
with us?"
II think not. thank you" He has
taken up his oars again. THAT river
Is beautiful here, is 1t not? Shall we
stay little longer, Or"
mo. Let us go home" says she. in
low tone. She does not raise her
eyes. They are full of tears.
ITO BE Concluded
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been engaged all this time to that other
girl. And yet-he had not been in such
over-great hurry TO get back to meet
her. Still. he had called her lovely.
Lovely. she recalls a photograph of
Miss Linton belonging to Aunt Bessie,
and surely a face that is all grey eyes.
set very widely apart, and nose that
distinctly turns up could hardly be
called that. Lovers must be blind in
deed. and Mr.. Lansdale the blindest of
all. Suddenly an angry desire to show
him what might honestly be called
at all events-pretty, seizes upon her.
She pulls down her hair. and does it up
again in her most coquettish style.
Takes out her latest silk blouse-a
charming thing, all pale-blue, with a
little chiffon of the same color. and
tries it on. Yes. it will do. She adds
skirt to 1t, fastens her neck k-band
with the little diamond star papa had
given her on her last birthday, and
finally, seeing pale-pink rose pushing
its way through the window as though
to get peep at her (and no wonder
tooD she plucks it. and fastens it near
her fair and slender throat.
just at this moment Aunt Bessie
opens the door
What. dressed already?" says she.
The surprise is involuntary. but she
quickly suppresses it. She has caught
the situation. Wise child! How
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wish were you. Now you can really
rest before dinner. And how sweet
you look. dearest"
Mrs. Musgrave is a student Of nature.
She Is quite aware that to tell any girl
i'm the world she is looking charming
is a greater help to her appearance
than even a new frock from Worth.
I'VE came in early. Mr.. Lansdale Is
expecting a friend this evening"
Lefty Linton? Yes, she has come.
She and Geoffrey are old friends"
And dear ones, apparently"
Are they" asks Aunt Bessie the
wise.
In spite of the early dressing. Lillian
and her aunt arrive a little late in
the dining room. Their own special
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CircuitOus,

why did she marry Fiddleback?
Because she was in love with another
man, and the man was in love with another
girl. and the girl was i'm love with Fiddle
back. 1t was the only way she could
Life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
Chance
Meeting.
By The Duchess.

rCopyright. 1885,. by Irving Bacheller.1
What hour do you expect Miss Lin
ton to arrive" asks Lillian. presently.
Il daresay she has come by now; 1t
Is also possible she may not have come
Mt all. l have told you she is not
famed for punctuality.
Then | think you had better get
back as soon as you can to meet her.
She may by chance be punctual this
time
Better have a last look at the river
first" carelessly.
II think not. and besides I am sure
the mist is thickening; it will be wet
night"
"Well, 1t looks like it," says Lans-
dale, with a glance above: after which
he rows her back in silence to the land
ing slip.
Lillian runs lightly up to her room
and throws herself into Il chair. After
all what fool she has been, or rather
Aunt Bessie has. OF course he has
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table is waiting for them, as well as the
man who attends on them, and who
regards them with a reproachful eye
but Lillian scarcely notices his mild
reproof. Her glance has wandered in
stinctively to the small table little
beyond hers. where four people are a
sitting. Mrs. 'Musgrave Is nodding to
them. There is an elderly lady, very
fat, very good-humored-lookin a girl
yes, certainly her nose has heaven
ward tilt: young man with brown
eyes and a rather weak mouth. who is
Captain Westroph, and Geoffrey Lans-
dale
A parti carree! And all seem very
merry. The waiter is pouring out
champagne. and Lansdale. leaning a
little over the table. is evidently tell
ing some absurd storytelling it to
the party generally of course. but GER
tainly more particularly to Miss Lin
ton. The lamp, dantily shaded with
pink. casts a soft glow on the four
faces. Presently little low chorus
of laughter arises. The story has come
to a delightful finish!
How happy he-they all seem!
When dinner is over. the fat lady
rises and comes toward Mrs. Mus
graves table.
Dear Mrs. Musgrave," she says, in
tones that suit her size. you must
Introduce me to your niece" She holds
out her hand to Lillian. who tries to
grasp 1t. 1--WE are connections, I think.
And this is my girl-Letty."
How dye do?" says that young
lady, in a loud. clear tone. and with
the friendiest smile at Lillian. "Geoff's s
told me all about you. Great chums
you and he--eh?"
Really, Miss Linton, I"
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When next afternoon Geoffrey Lans-
dale copling up to Lillian asks her to go
for row with him. ii is with difficulty
she suppresses her establishment. There
is a touch of scorn in her eyes as she
answers him. although her voice is
studiously ordinary:
Are you not going with Miss Lin
tom" asks she.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05
THE BICYCLE FACE.
Its Several Horrible Details Carefully
AnAlNxed and IrplaIned

Its Several Horrible Details Carefully
Analy1ed and Explained.
In these DAYS of athletes every form
of sport seems TO develop some variety
of disease. Baseball lslayers become
afflicted with that mysterious sounding
ailment known as charley horse
Devotees Of tennis acquire tennis
elbow" an undesirable species of mus
Gle stiffening. Bowling makes the
practicers arm-bouud. and even writing,
which isn't so much sport as it might
be, occasionally is followed by writer's
cramp. OF course, the latest mania
must have its little i'll to bear it COM
pany. says the New York sun. and here
It is fully portrayed. 1t is the bicycle
face.
The bicycle face is the discovery of a
doctor who rides the bicycle with his
face, as well as his feet. He discovered
it first on other people, then on him
self, and finally came to the conclusion
that everybody who goes forth on two
wheels acquires the expression in
which the new term is applied This
expression may be divided into three
parts:
preston of the eyes.
Q Strained lines about the mouth.
s. A general focusing of all the fea-
lures toward the center.
Scientists took hold OF the matter
and advanced theories about it. One
learned man said that the bicycle face
was the result of constant strain to
preserve equilibrium. Up popped an
other scientist, who stated that the pre-
serving of equilibrium was purely an
instinct, involving no strain, and that
If the first man knew a bicycle from a
bucksaw he'd realize it. Thereupoa
the first scientist said that the second
had a bicycle brain, and hundreds took
sides in the discussion. A prominent
bicycle academy instructor here is posi-
tive that he has solved the secret. The
three component parts of the expression
he ascribes to the following causes:
The phenomenon of the wild eyes is
acquired while learning the art. II is
caused by painful uncertainty wheth-
'er to look for the arrival of the floor in
front, behind, or one side, and, once fixed
upon the countenance, can never be re-
moved.
The strained lines about the mouth
are due to anxiety lest the tire should
explode. Variations in these lines are
traceable to the general use of chewing
gum.
The general focus of the features is
indicative of extreme attention direct
ed to spot about two yards ahead Of
the front wheel. This attention arises
from suspicion that there is probably
a stone, bit of glass, upturned tack,
barrel hoop, or other dangerous srtiele
lying in wait there. 1t is temporarily
lost when the obstacle is struck and
the bicyclist's face makes burrows in
the ground, but reappears with in
creased intensity after every such ex-
parieuce
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05
Experience of an Innocent Young Man
with a Hungry Girl

Experience of an Innocent Young Man
with n Hungry Girl
A certain young man living on the
North side went out to call the other
evening upon a young woman of his ac-
quaintance whom he especially de-
lighted 10 honor. He was quite a
young man, says the Chicago Tribune,
and his experience with florists had
been neither deep nor varied. 1t oc-
Cured to him, however, on this partic-
ular evening to stop at flower MGR
chants and choose some blossoms for
the pretty girl towards whose home he
was vending his way.
''Give me a bunch of roses" he said,
carelessly, to the man of nosegays.
Eyes, sir; how many, please?"
80, a couple of dozen or So"
In a.few moments they were ready,
and the purchaser was feeling in his
vest pocket for two-dollar bill to pay
for them. How much?" he asked be-
fore the bill made its appearance.
Eighteen dollars, sir" replied the
florists assistant, with what his hear
er said afterward seemed diabOlical
glibness.
The young man felt giddy for a mo
ment He had unwittingly selected
roses that were seventy-fve cents
apiece. But, as has been said, he was
very young, and it seemed to him a
very serious thing to go down before
that flower clerk. So he paid his
money and took his bouquet, 'and," "
he says, II spent the next hour
watching a pretty girl nibble and
chew up eighteen dollars worth of
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05
Suicide of a Brave Old Salt.

China's fleet is now a thing of the
past, and many gallant men have per-
ished with it, striving vainIy to Sd We
their country's credit, with fate
against them, and handicapped by cor
ruption, treachery and incompetence
on shore. Chief among those who have
died for their country is Admiral Ting
Ju Chang, a gallant soldier and true
gentleman. Betrayed by his country
men, fighting against odds, almost his
last official act was to stipulate for the
lives of his officers and men. His own
he scorned to save, well knowing that
his ungrateful country would prove
less merciful than his honorable foe.
Bitter, indeed, must have been the re-
Elections of the old wounded hero in
that midnight hour, as he drank the
poisoned cup that was to give him rest
Commander McGifii n, of the Chen
Yuen," in Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05
An Egyptian Wonder.

One of the greatest wonders of an
cient Egypt was the artificial body OF
water called Lake Moeris. According
to Herodotus ''the measure of its
circumference was thirty-three hun
dred furlongs, which is equal to the en-
tire length of Egypt along the sea-
coast" The excavation, which was
made in the time of King Moeris the
Memnon of the Greeks and Romans),
was of varying depths, and its center
was occupied by two pyramids, the
apexes of which were three hundred
feet higher than the surface of the
water The water for this gigantic
artificial reservoir was obtained from
the Nile through a canal, which SIX
months of the year had an inflow and
the other six an outflow, corresponding
to high and low water in the river.
The canal gradually filed with sand
and the lake has long since evaporated,
but the bottom is still one of the most
fertile tracts in Egypt.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05

which they pass the winter. They
cease to- feed about the middle of Sep
tember and do not begin again until
about the middle of April, having
passed the winter attached to the
twigs of the tree. After feeding awhile
they make a second and larger case.
shaped like diminutive cigar, and
from which they can stretch forth the
forward part Of the body and, eating
circular hole large enough to admit
the body, commence to eat out the sub
stance of the leaves, leaving the lower
and upper skins intact 1t still retains
Its cigar-shaped home and retires int
1t when at rest or disturbed. In June
they cease to feed, fasten themselvc
to the leaf and in a short time erte..
the chrysalis stage, from which the
moths issue.
These cfgar-lilse objects can be seen
moving over the leaf of a plant, al
though scarcely more than one-fifth o.
an inch in.length, and when disturb
the little creatures retreat into the,:,.
The first indication of the insect
presence occurs on the swelling bud
of apple, pear or plum trees. Two or
three have often been seen on a sin~l
bud busily at work eating holes IL
them no larger than pin. The work
on the expanded foliage is seen In slse'
etonized dead areas, which have nea-
their center a clear cut round ho':
through one skin, usually on th
under side OF the leaf. The oaterp;.
lars also often attack the growing frui
The Cornell station says that the l..
sect can probably be kept in check b.,
two or three thorough sprayings vii
paris green, il used at the rate of or
pound to two hundred gallons Of wate-
The first application which may be
fectively combined with the Bordeaa.
mixture for the apple scab fungu
should be made as soon as the litti
cases are seen on the opening buds. =
second and perhaps third applicatio
may be necessary'at intervals of froil
four to seven days on badly infestl
trees These. .sprayings will also chec'.
the bud moth. 1t has also been four
in Canada that a kerosene emulsio;
spray applied'at the same time as u
rected for paris green Is still mo-
effective check upon the case-bear:-,
and will probably be so on the b.
moth. In pear orchards this inse
and the Psylla can be checked ly
spray of the same emulsion when t..
leaves are opening. 1t should be
nSnbera faat a fruit tree ous
gssE b sprayed when in blossoi'.
ssfSat1S4&aEss in any case will d.
psFA M4N.t! tirely upon the the
5xflwyyS2A~hich the work Is doi.e.
Yf H.Aa
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shadow of smile on his sad and sal
low face.
That's a stand-of on me- laughed
the deputy, nervily. Il hope, how
ever, you won't make it any longer
than you. can help, for my arms are
getting tired"
Jim passed this sally in silence.
II reckon, he said, gloomily, that
you and yer pardner thar come pokin'
round here fer me, didn't you?"
That's about the size of it." admit
ted the deputy, frankly.
Il reckon you know what a revenoo
gifts when he gifts ketched in these
parts, don't your
The deputy lowered his hands just a
hairs breadth.
Don't do that ag'in," warned Jim,
''er you'll make me fergit my dooty.
What will they do with me eff 1 kill
both NV youun he went on.
Hang you as high as Haman,"
promptly replied the deputy.
"Ef it's only one of you, will it be
the same?"
Exactly"
Jim smiled at this as if justice were
somewhat of joker.
He stood as he had been standing
since he had stopped the two officers,
with his gun at his shoulder, then
without word of warning a sharp re-
port rang out and the man by the
deputy marshars side dropped dead in
his tracks.
The deputy was almost unnerved by
the awful suddenness of it, but he
never hinched.
Jim threw his smoking Winchester
at the deputy's feet.
I'm yer prisoner" he said hopeless
ly, and then with a nod toward the
dead man, at want him that Marthy
loves"
And thus Jim Blatchman vindicated
his honor as moonshiner, and re-
moved the obstacle in the Path of Mar
tha'S happiness.-N. Y. Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05
DRINK I'm m COfifn.

An incorrigible drunkard was being
treated in the Tenon hospital, Paris,
for hallucinations. One evening one Of
the nurses was passing through the dis
secting-room where there were lying
two or three empty cofins, and, walking
close to one of them, hand was thrust
out from under the lid and caught the
girl by her dress, and a voice from
within called out: II say, where are
you going to bury me?" The girl
screamed with terror, and fed through
the passage, calling for help. Half the
house came down around her, and
when they heard her story they laughed
and chided her; but she maintained the
truth of it SO persistently that they re-
paired in body to the chamber of hor-
rors. When they opened the door they
saw to their great amazement man
sitting up IN a coffin. 1t was the drunk
ard, who by some means had made his
way to this room and conceived the
idea of getting into his coffin before his
time. The girl was made seriously Ill
by the fright.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05
A UNIQUE REVENGE.
The Trick n Passenger Played Upon
Grouty Railroad Ohicial.

The Trick n Passenger Played Upon
Grouty Railroad Ohicial.
At station on one of our great rail-
road lines there is gate-man noted
for his gruffness. One day there came
a man who lived on the line and had an
annual ticket. The gate man always
passed this passenger without troubling
him to show the ticket; but one day,
being more than usually grpff, he
ordered him to produce it, adding, In
a severe tone: Mind, 1 want to see
this every time you take train"
week later, at two o'clock in the morn
ing, the gate-man was aroused from
sound slumber by a ring at the door
bell Looking out of the window, he
saw a man in great state of excite
ment. Come down, quickl' he cried.
Railroad business" The official hur-
ried on his clothes and came down to
the door. II want you to look at this
ticket said the visitor. I'm going
ON the three a. IN. train, and you said
YOU wanted to see the ticket every
time" The gate-man uttered an ex-
clamation of rage, and slammed the
door, without even glancing at the
ticket and, Furthermore, he never
afterward asked to see it at the gate.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-05


Living in the mountains of the Cum
berland as he had since his birth, it
was not to be expected that he could
be of the higher type of manhood
which tradition assumes to be found
mostly along the broader paths OF civ
iiizatiOn. yet Jim Blatchman was not
found wanting when the time came,
albeit there was strange tumble in
his ignorant mind of what constituted
heroism.
A. least it may be called heroism,
though Jim didn't know it by that
name.
But to the story of it.
Jim was a young mountaineer of
twenty-five, tall, loosely coupled, sal
low of face, slow of speech, devoid Of
grace, and still having heart in him
which for a year or more had been
wont to beat as a trip hammer when
ever his eyes fell upon the pleasant
face of old Z2lze Munyon's daughter
Martha.
And it was noticed by the gossips of
the Fork that Martha rather favored
Jim, for he owned little farm with
hewed log house on it, and Martha, be-
ing ambitious in her social nature, felt
that hewed log house was none too
fine for her feather.
True, she had not been accustomed
to the luxury Of hewed logs as house
material, for her fathers residence
was only of logs in the rough, but this
lack rather inhamed her ambition and
made her wish the more for those
things which she had not.
Neither had it any appreclable effect
upon her conscience that Jim made
more money selling the ''moonshine"
that he made than he did selling the
crops that he made.
1t was the end, not the means there
to. which most interested this noun
tain maid.
To Jim, however, these slight dis
crepancies of character did not appeal
He was in love with Martha, and when
a man is in that condition nothing else
counts.
So time trotted on, until the wedding
day was almost in sight, and Martha
went to the county town to spend
day and buy herself a calico gown and
few other ''weddin' fxin's."
Bad day for Jim.
At the tavern where Martha put up
she met ine-looking fellow, not of the
mountaiI 5, who was deputy United
States marshal by appointment, and
''revenoo" by mountain title.
Usually the love of the noun taiueer
for "revenoo" is not of the kind that
passeth understanding, but Martha's
ambition led her in advance of her peO-
pie, and she looked kindly on the Off
Ger and listened with many blush to
his pretty speeches.
When she left for her home the officer
told her he would come to see her, and
Martha was so pleased that she forgot
all about Jim.
Whether the officer was in love with
Martha or not may not be known, but
it is known that he came to see her;
that he came often; that the oftener
he came the better pleased he seemed
to be, and the upshot of it all was that
Jim felt called upon to speak to her
about the officer and his own relations
to the then existing situation.
"Tain't that don't like you, Jim ),
jist ez much ez ever did," she said to