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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21

got away. Inspector
Yes, sir, from the passage.
ASK Mr.. Sholto to step this way
| Mr.. Sholto, it is my duty to inform you
that anything which you may say win
be used against you. arrest you in
the queens name as being concerned
in the death of your brother
There, now! Didn't l tell you?"
cried the poor little man, throwing out
his hands and looking from one to the
other of us.
Don't trouble yourself about IL, Mr..
Sholto," said Holmes. II think that
can engage to clear you of the charge"
Don't promise too much, Mr.. Theo-
rist--don't promise too muchl' snapped
the detective. You may find It a hard
er matter than you think"
Net only will | clear him, Mr..
Jones, but will make you free pres
ent of the name and description of one
of the two people who were in this
room last night His name, | have
every reason to believe, is Jonathan
Small. He is a poorly-educated man,
small, active, with his right leg off
and wearing n wooden stump which is
worn away upon the inner side. His
left boot has coarse, square-toed sole,
with an iron band round the heel. He
Is middle-aged man, much sunburned,
and has been convict. These few in
dications may be of some assistance to
you, coupled with the fact that there
is n good deal Of skin missing from the
palm of his hand. The other man"
"Ah! the other man?" asked Athel-
ney Jones, in sneering voice. but inn
pressed none the less, as | could easily
see, by the precision of the others
manner.
"Is a rather curious person." said
Sherlock Holmes, turning upon his heel.
~ hope before long to be able to intro
duce you to the pair of them. A word
with you, Watson"
He led me ont to the head of the
stair. This unexpected occurrence"
he said, "has caused us rather to lose
sight of the original purpose of our
Journey"
II have just been thinking so,'' an
swered. "It is not right that Miss
Morstan should remain in this stricken
house
mo. You must escort her home.
She lives with Mrs Cecil Forester in
Lower Camberwell; so IL is not very
far. l win wait for you here if you
will drive out again. Or perhaps you
ure too tircd2'
by no means. / don't think l could
rest until know more of this fantastic
business. ! have seen something OF
the rough side of life, but ! give you
my word that this quick succession of
strange surprises tonight has shaken
my nerve completely. | should like,
however, TO see the matter through
with you, now that have got so far"
Your presence will be of great serv-
ice to me-" he answered. 1--WE shall
work the case out Independently and
leave this fellow Jones to exult over
any marc's-nest which he may choose
TO construct. When you have dropped
Miss Morstan | wish you to go on to
No. Pinchin lane, down near the wa
ter's edge at Lambeth. The third
house on the right-hand side Is bird
suffers; sherman Is the name. You
viii see weasel holding young rab-
bit in the window. Knock old Sher-
man up and tell him, with my cumpli-
psRtg, thai kwag4 42Ry AEpaSs 4gyi
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
roof cried.

Roof, / cried.
'Of course he did. lie must have
done SO. II you VIII have the kindness
to hold the lamp for me, we shall now
extend our researches 20 the room
nbove-the secret room in which the
treasure was found.
He mounted the steps, and, seiziLg a
rafter witt either hand ne swung him
self mp into the garret. Then. living on
his face, he reached down for the lamp
and held it while followed him.
The chamber in which we found our
sel,,s was about ten feet one way by
six the other. The floor was formed by
the rafters, with F.. 0th-and-plaster
between, so that in waIk.a~ 20 had
to step from beam to beam. The roof
ran up TO an apex. and was evidently
the inner shell OF the true roof of the
house. There was no furniture Of any
sort, and the accumulated dust of
years lay thick upon the floor.
Here you are. you see" said Sher-
lock Holmes, putting his hand against
the sloping wall. This is trap-door
which leads ont onto the roof / can
press it back, and here is the roof it
self, sloping at a gentle angle. This,
then, is the way by which Number One
entered. Let us see if we can find
some other traces Of his individuality"
He held down the lamp to the floor,
and as he did so l saw for the second
time that night a startled, surprised
look come over his face For myself,
as I followed his gaze my skin was cold
under my clothes. The floor was
covered thicllly with the prints of q
naked foot-clear, well defined, per-
fectly formed, but scarce half the size
of those Of an ordinary man.
Holmes" | said, in q whisper. "a
child has done this horrid thing"
He had recovered his self-possession
IN an instant. Il was staggered for
the moment" he said, ''but the thing
is quite natural Ny memory failed
me. or I should have been able to fore
tell it. There is nothing more to be
learned here. Let us 60 down"
What is your theory, then, as to
those fOotmarlls?" | asked eagerly,
when we had regained the lower room
once more.
My dear Watson, try a little analy-
sis yourself" said he. with touch of
impatience You know my methods
Apply them, and It viii be instructive
to compare results"
Il cannot conceive anything which
viii cover the facts" | answered.
"Itwill be clear enough to you soon. 3"
he said, in an off-hand way. Il think
that there is nothing else of impor-
tance here, but ! win look" He
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
sonlng.

sonIug.
oh. come, now, come! Never be
ashamed 10 own up. But what is all
this? Bad business, Bad businessi
Stern facts here-no room for theories.
How lucky that happened 70 be out at
Norwood over another easel / was at
the station when the message arrived.
What d'you think the man died OFF"
''oh, this is hardly case for me to
theorize over" said Holmes, dryly
No, no. Still, we can't deny that
you hit the nail on the head sometimes.
Dear mel Door locked. understand.
Jewels worth half million missing
How was the Window
FASTENED; but there are steps on
the sill"
Well, well, IL 1t was fastened the
steps could have nothing to do with
the matter. That's common sense
Man might have died in fit; but then
the jewels are missing. Ha! have
theory. These flashes come upon me
at times. Just step outside, sergeant,
and you, Mr.. Sholto. Your friend can
remain. What do you think Of this,
Holmes? Sholto was, on his own con-
fession, with his brother last night.
The brother died in a fit, on which
Sholto walked off with the treasure.
How's that?"
''On which the dead man very con-
siderately got up and locked the door
on the inside"
Hum. There's flaw there Let
us apply common sense to the matter
- al. I.
brother; there was a quarrel; so much
we know. The brother is dead and the
jewels are gone. So much also we
know. No one saw the brother from
the time Thaddeus left him. His bed
had not been slept in. Thaddeus is
evidently in a most disturbed state of
mind. His appearance is-well, not at
tractive. You see that ! am weaving
my web round Thaddeus. The net he
gins to close upon him.
You are not quite in possession of
the facts yet" said Holmes. This
splinter of wood, which have every
reason to believe to be poisoned, was
in the mans scalp where you still see
the mark; this card, inscribed as you
see it, was on the table; and beside 1t
lay this rather curious stone-headed
instrument. How does all that fit INTO
your theory?"
Confirms it in every respect" said
the fat detective, pompously. "House
iI full of Indian curiosities. Thaddeus
)ught this up, and If this splinter be
poisonous Thaddeus may as well have
made murderous use of it as any other
man. The card is some hocus-pocus-
a blind, as like as not. The only ques-
tion is, how did he depart? All, of
course, here is a hole in the roof"
With great activity, considering his
bulk, he sprang up the steps and
squeezed through into the garret, and
immediately afterwards we heard his
exulting voice proclaiming that he had
found the trap-door.
He can find something" remarked
Holmes, Struggling his shoulders. He
has occasional glimmerings of reason.
II ny pas des sots 81 incommodes que
ceux qui ont de respritv'
You seer said Athelney Jones, re-
appearing down. the steps again.
Facts are better than mere theories,
after all My view of the case is con-
firmed. There is trap-door commu-
nicating with the roof, and it is partly
open"
1T was | who opened it,"
''Oh, indeedl You did notice 1t,
then?" He seemed a little crestfallen
at the discovery. "Well, whoever no
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
The DIghton writing Rock.

At Dighton, Mass, lying well out
In the tide water of Taunton river, is q
rock of great antiquarian interest. 1t
Is granite bowlder about eleven feet
long and five feet in greatest height,
and is known throughout New England
as the "Dighton Writing Rock" One
side Of the bowlder is almost perfectly
smooth, as though worn by glacial ac-
ton On this fiat surface, In clear-cut
outlines, are dozens of characters,
hieroglyphics and pictures, chiseled by
some prehistoric engraver. The
archeologists have never been able to
decipher these characters, but they are
of undoubted antiquity.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21

Look here!'' He pointed to what looked
like a long, dark thorn stuck in the
skin just above the ear.
1T looks like thorn, said /.
1T is a thorn. You may pick it out.
But be careful, for it is poisoned"
I took It mp between my finger and
thumb. 1t came away from the skin
so readily that hardly any mark was
left behind One tiny specl< of blood
showed were the puncture had been.
This is all an insoluble mystery to
me-" said l. 1T grows darker instead
of clearer"
son the contrary" he answered. 1T
clears every instant. only require a
few missing links to have an entirely
connected case"
We had almost forgotten our COM
panion's presence since we entered the
chamber. He was still standing in the
doorway, the very picture Of terror,
wringing his hands and moaning to
himself. Suddenly, however, he broke
out into 4 sharp. querulous cry.
The treasure is gomez he said.
They have robbed him Of the treasure!
There is the hole through which we
lowered it, I helped him TO do it.
was the last person who saw him!
left him here last night, and heard
him lock the door as ! came down
stairs"
What time was that?"
1T was ten o'clock And now he is
dead and the police win be He'd in
and shall be suspected of having a
hand in it, Oh. yes, | am sure shall.
But you don't think so, gentlemen?
Surely you don't think that it was ]?
Is it likely that / would have brought
you here if it were II Oh, dear oh,
dearl ! know that | shall go madr
He jerlxed his arms and stamped his
feet in kind of convulsive frenzy.
you have no reason for fear, Mr..
Sholto," said Holmes, kindly, putting
his hand upon his shoulder. Take my
advice and drive down to the station to
report the matter to the police. Offer
to assist them in every way. We shall
wait here until your return"
The little man obeyed in half
stupefied fashion, and we heard him
stumbling down the stairs in the dark.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
No12
VIII bring Toby back in the cab WITH

Will bring Toby back in the cab wItf
you
"A dog, suppose
"Yes-n queer mongrel, with a most
amazing power of scent. would
rather have Toby's help than that
OF the whole detective force of
London.
Il shall bring him, then" said !. 'It
is one now. l ought to be back before
three. if can get fresh horse
And L." said Holmes, "shall sec
what can learn from Mrs. Bernstone,
and from the Indian servant, who, Mr..
Thaddeus tells me. sleeps in the next
garret. Then shall study the great
Jones's methods and listen to his not
too delicate sarcasms. 'Wir sind Qe.
wohnt dass die Menschen verhohnen
was sic NIGHT verstehen.' Goethe is al.
ways pithy."
tTO BE CONTINUED
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
Sandwich Bread.

Box bread, as 1t is called In some
bakeries, and sandwich bread, as 1t Is
known in others, is loaf with per-
fectly square corners. The loaves can
be stacked up like bricks. 1t is square
I'm cross section aad about twice as long
as 1t is thick. The crust can be cut
from 1t with very little waste, and the
slices can be cut into the desired tri-
angular shape for sandwiches without
anv WASTE whatever
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
Hotel Butler
Fl FAUBEL, Prop'r.

This house has been thorough
ly renovated, femodeled. and re-
htted with new furniture and
carpets; has electric bells and all
other modern conveniences for
guests, and is as convenient. and
desirable home for strangers as
can be found in Butler. Pa
Elegant sample room for use OF
ON mercial men
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
A sIander Refuted.

Wife twho is very homely)-You never
did kindly thing in your life.
Sarcastic Husband-Whatl Not even
when married you?-Texas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
WHY He Looked DIRTY

Chicago Mother-Dear me, Augustus,
what makes your face so dirty2
Her Son-I've been playing In the
snow y-Tife
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21

raIsaIg Of the eyebrows
In the light of the lantern read,
with a thrill of horror: The sign Of
the four"
In Gods name. what does it all
mean?" ! asked.
1T means murder" said he. STOPPING
over the dead man. ''Ah, I expected it.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21

great rubbish heaps which numbered
the grounds. Miss Morstan and stood
together, and her hand was in mine. A
wondrous subtle thing is love, for here
were we two who had never seen each
other before that day, between whom
no word or even look Of aHeetion had
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
~ JEW

Southside Restaurant
No. Oil Centre Avenue, (Wh t.
mire buildiDR,) convenient to Z. &
w depot Open all hours An
kind of lunches and regular meals
Tobacco and Cigars. fne corrections
and everything TO he found IN "a
first class Restaurant Give us y
call ana We viii do our best TO ac-
commodale you.
w. j. MATHS,
Manauer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
There's the Rubi

The man who sings on rainy days
Is happy"-so they say;
But how about his audience,
wlu juss rap 't'get awayp
-AeIgura To1sGncJru
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21

Need Not Prop Her UP In Bed
as we had done for months, and next
night she surprised US still more by roll
ing over across the bed. From that time
on the Improvement was very rapid and
she soon began to creep about the house
and then to walk on crutches. Now she
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
Cured
Permanently Cured
Constitutional SCrOfula
Hoods Sarsaparilla

The cure of Olive Carl by Hoods
Sarsaparilla has few equals in medical
history. The testimonial was first
published two years ago, and a letter
lately received from her mother says
Olive continues in good health and
awe are satisfied her remarkable cure
of constitutional scrofula by Hood's
Sarsaparilla was permanent"
Briefly stated the case was this: "When
Olive was 8 years old she had the whoop-
ing cough and measles, followed by in
tense pains in every joint in her boz u
like rheumatism. Physicians were p z.
zled, but after a consultation, pronounced
the disease some form of
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21

HB. Dill, the aft r-dnne- pill and
AAOVu . liIo family cathartic. 25c.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
Constitutional scrofuIa.

ConCtItutionaI SCrorUIA,
"When we began to use Hoods Sarsa-
perilla, she could not be moved without
crying out with pain, and we were com
PEELED to cut her hair, as she could not
bear the weight of it. At first the change
for the better was very gradual; thep pains
seemed to be less frequent and the swell
ing in some Of the Joints subsided after
using about one bottle. Then improve
ment was more rapid and one night she
surprised US by telling us that we
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-21
FORTUNES IN FURS.

(To BE CoNTINUsp.)
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-03

pIaIos Will pe much usea. as a gown
one little beauty has recently had
made Of black crepe with a deep cein-
ture Of white silk striped with pink
with collar Of the same and sleeves
slashed with IL. This was made for
small dinner parties, but my lady says
1t is not at all too light for calling
Possibly not; a fashionable woman
wore a gown Of black crepon with a
deep belt of daffodil velvet in the
street the other day. Light cannot be
too light this season, when combined
with black.
Satins of delicate colors or white
are chosen for debutantes' gowns.
They have full baby" waists slashed
to disclose plated chiffon or point d
esprit. the slashed edges being en-
broidered with paillettes or seed
pearls, and the round necks having a
full, soft trimming OF rosettes of lace
or chiffon. Sleeves are short and full,
but gracefully manipulated to fall in
fiower-like petals or spread like but
terfly's wings. An ivory-satin gown
has a baby" waist of emerald-green
velvet, which drocps over the jewelled
girdle. The satin sleeves are veiled
with chiffon flounces edged with yell
low Valenciennes, and a band of jew
elled passementerie set in rosettes Of
lace finished with low neck
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-03

aits for a uoment through the shadows
utterinp the most commonplace remarks;
JuIius Caesar nulIs somebody's nose, and
ceorge wasbington masses NV with a little
ak on his shoulder
put nhw this o,d order NJ things is
ohonaod TO tho snirits ara not nrogress-
inc in sniritua1 things thev are in material
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT same of them nIav the
niono ch.rn,ingIv and reco,tlv a seance
~. , IT. ,,,a r;n,Iu
was heiu "heie spiii uiu -
quick WORK on typewriter Inc spillls'
too, are doing some excellent things-ror
them-in art. They have a great love for
flowers and often shower upon their earth
lv fr;ends o,l-nainted roses and daisies and
$3.50, IT. ,,ho hoIio,,o. t. 1,oor,I,,,r u,
ieeei' sPti" WY 'eSS ~ "
touch with the Styles ana the seasons,
painted on the under side OF slate held
firmly on the floor by the foot of his liv-
ing friend an immense chrysanthemum.
Tho snir;ts natnt animals landscanes and
-...ft. ,o,, 49,, a. i. a. H. -.
-
tnat they nave uol'e solhetnihs lnat might
be called tangible. Some spirit, whether
be be ancient or modern, has painted in
oil a striking picture of 1.-THE Nazarene."
These visitors from the other world have
haaY, oIto0athar cfo otor1, ,boo o,,oo
go ~ que'
t,onea III resaru 70 'ne Cnrls'' lime ana
tlme anu again tney nave peen asked, is
He the son OF God? Has He the power to
save? So small has been the spirits know
ledge of Christ that many spiritualists have
wandered from the fold "The Novoro,o -,
.'.t,,ah 49,. .a,,.oa thro.h
"Atnn was p~.o ,ne heululn'
M Eugene beste' Is must striking picture.
1t is an artistic production. The face has
In 1t both the elements OF command and
of submission. The features are perfect.
the eyes being wonderful orbs, little up
raised, looking into the distance, yet not
absolutely losing the quality of present
consciousness. There is no halo over the
head, but the expression, though strong
and masterful, is essentially spiritual. The
mouth is sensitive.
When these pictures In oil or water color
come, the person for whom the spirit is
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-03
PAINTED AND DYED.
saeh Are the Arab Girls Before They In
ter the Harem.

sueh Are the Arab Girls Before They En-
ter the Harem-
Arab girls before they enter the harem
and take tho veil are curious sight to
behold. Their bodies and faces are dyed
a bright yellow with turmerie. On this
ground they paint black lines with an
timony over their eyes. The fashiona-
BILE color for the nose is rcd. Green
spots adorn tho cheeks, and tho general
aspect is grotcsquo beyond description.
My wife tells me that the bellies in
the sultan's harem are also painted in
this fashion, and that they also paint
gloves on their hands and shoes ON their
feet, and thus bedizened hope to secure
the affections of their lords. At Shief
the men would not allow my wife to ap.
proach or hold any intercourse with the
Arab women. using opprobrious epithets
when sho tried to make friendly over
lures, with the quaint result that when
ever Mrs. Bent advanced toward group
Of gazing females they fed precipitate-
ly, like flock Of sheep before collie
dog. These women wear their dresses
high in front, showing their yellow
legs above tho knee, and long behind.
They are of deep blue cotton, decorated
with fine embroidery and patches of
yellow and red sewed ON in pattern.
It is the universal female dress in
Hadramut and looks as if the fashion
had not changed since the days when
Hazarmaveth, the patriarch, settled in
this valley and gave it its name (Gene-
sisx, 2S). The tall, tapering straw hat
worn by these women when in the fields
contributes, with the mask, to make the
Hadrami females as externally repulsive
as the most jealous of husbands could
! desire. -Nineteent Century.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-03
Girls in Society.

"There is one senseless custom that
I would like to see abolished" says a
prominent New York woman, and
that is the introduction Of half-edu-
Gated and. undeveloped girls into So
ciety at the obviously immature age
of eighteen. l say half-educated," she
continued, "for whatever the amount
Of learning and accomplishments
crammed into their poor little heads
before that time, it is impossible that
the mind can receive and digest first
class education before twenty or twen-
ty-one.
1T would not be expected Of the
cleverest boy, nor would it be advis-
able, for learning, take it, should
not be 'bolted' any more than food, but
should be absorbed slowly and inward
! ly digested, to really develop the in
| tellect. So why should a girl, whose
mind is quite as crude, if not cruder,
than her brothers at that age,be sup
posed to be finished just at the time
when she might really study to ad-
vantage?
Moreover, it is not fair either to
| uuuS SHIIeGS W lOICe IueoS vi eau
and-butter misses into our social life
and expect that we should ask. them
to our dinners and opera boxes. 1t is
really dreadful to have a crowd of raw
recruits enter the ranks Of society year
after year, expecting recognition and
consideration; and mothers make a
great mistake in introducing thell
daughters at an age when they canno1
help being at a disadvantage.
There is mo use in forcing veal
upon the market-people do not like
it and never will. Let these children
have their own dancing classes and
their own reunions; but for their owr
sakes, if not for ours, keep them out
of general society until they are
twenty, at leastp
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-03

Boston, but later OF New York, who Gre
ated such furore by taking spirit pictures.
He had very sensational trial on charge
of fraud, but the jury acquitted him. and
he went back to his camera and his spir-
its and his people who paid him well in
the hope that some beloved ghost would be
photographed beside them, One Of the
most celebrated Of Numbers pictures, but
one which few. people have seen, was that
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Lilcoln, taken
ten years after death of the great emanci-
pator. 1t is no new story that the mar
tyred President had leaning toward spir-
itualism, shared in full measure by his
wife. Neither is It new story, coming
generally from spiritualistlc sources, that
Mrs. Lincoln often received communica-
tions from her dead husband. The story
Of this spirit photograph If Lincoln runs in
this wise: Mrs. Lincoln, though inclined
to believe in spiritualism, had not full
faitF in all of its professional professors,
and was very much inclined to investigate
on her own behalf She heard Of Mumler.
who was then in Boston, and his work. SO
without telling anyone where she was going
she went there and appeared with her veil
down before the celebrated photographer,
She would not raisA hnr rail- though asked