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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-05-25
Mixed.

There is a question of veracity stick
ing out at Lonaconlng.
The Star says there will be no high
school, but the Reoieao and M. G.
Porter, M. D., assume that the high
school law has been stretched.
The JOURNAL hardly knows which is
worse-for doctor to agree or dis
agree with newspaper.
Or whether diagnosis is better than
prognosis in the case of law that has
been, or is threatened with a sprain.
A PICKLE Judge.
The income tax part of the current
tariff Act was decided unconstitutional
practically by a judge who hardly
knew his, own mind on the subject long
enough to cast his vote.
The majority opinion is, therefore.
the achievement of vacillator, and
its text necessarily a hair-splitting
essay.
The five ma ors cast the votes, but the
four minors delivered the arguments.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-05-25
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quality of goods, prices, reliability and way of
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We believe in Enterprise and Advertising and that everyone
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We wish everyone in this region of the country know that
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We respectfully ask you trade with and got one of these
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e. STERN K co.
MAY
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-05-25
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Take Up a Paper

On that account | am very
careful what | say in my adver-
tisements. But | believe it is
perfectly truthful to state that
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
Ahnnt the Osier WiIIorY.

We do not doubt that the willow
crop can be grown successfully and
with profit. ioigh prices of willow
have greatly declined within the past
ten years. 1t is important to get the
right kind of willow The true osier
makes very long, slender shoots in
single season and without branches.
A willow plantation in moist ground
will last for years, but care must be
taken to cut so as to leave six to eight
or ten buds for next years growth. If
not cut down in the fall each bud on
the whole length of last years shoot
will make short shoot and the plan
tation will be ruined, No matter how
low the price, the crop must be cut
and disposed Of 1t is likely that on
account of low prices n year ago some
plantations will be given up. The
willow is a very bulky crop and should
be grown near where it is to be manu-
factured. ed.-Colman's Rural World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24

The patient had on the previous day
walked to his troops quarters, where
he was given an ovation by his COM
rades.
1T is a lovely warm morning,
Brown" the surgeon said, ''and if you
will walk slowly and not over-exert
yourself you can go and surprise the
colonel and your little nurse with a
call. | am sure they will warmly well
come you"
He needed no second bidding, and
leaning on cane for support, walked
slowly to the colonels quarters. On
the way he met several officers, and
warm were the congratulations poured
upon him over his recovery. Again he
crossed the porch as he had done few
weeks before, but not now with fear
and trembling.
Entering the hall he raped lightly
at the coloncls door. The same sharp,
harsh Come in, greeted his ears, but
it did not now fill him with alarm.
Turning the knob, he entered.
Private Brown, by all the gods of
war;" cried the bluff old soldier. aris-
ing and grasping his hand. Out
again, eh? Once more on your pins?
That's right Take chair. am
very glad to see you"
For half an hour they conversed re-
garding his wound, his return to duty
and variods other topics, but the young
soldiers thoughts were in another
apartment with his loved one, aud he
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24

'How Is YOUR PATIENT, SUNsHINEY
strict orders not to allow him to talk,
and have just been scolding him for
attempting to do So"
That's right. Make him keep his
mouth shut only when he takes his
medicine. and if he refuses to obey or
ders, gag him." A broad smile rested
on his face as he spoke. Then for a
moment, again contemplating the wan
face of the soldier, he said:
private Brown, | am a gentleman,
sir, and think I know what is due
from one gentleman to another. Give
me your hand, sir, and accept my warm
est thanks and most hearty gratitude
for your noble, gallant rescue of the
light of my life, this sweet girl here,
from horrible fate at the hands OF
those murderous Apaches, and for your
courageous defense of her life when
attacked by overwhelming numbers.
Your action was that of a soldier, sir,
and you honor the uniform you wear" "
Col. Sanford, I"
''Stop, sir, not a wordr' the old man
interrupted when Brown essayed to
speak. You have orders to not talk,
and good soldier always obeys orders.
Eh, Sunshine? Not q word, sir, nor an
attempt to utter word. Ihope to soon
see you ready to return to duty. When
you are ready to leave the hospital re-
port to me for instructions. will see
you again, sir. Sunshine, take good
care of him. And the old officer
walked away.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24

A queer little island is Navassa. A
ship load of negroes was landed in New
Jersey the other day from the Pater-
son, hailing from this rock Of four
miles area, down in the Caribbean, of
Hayti. Hayti claims it and the United
States controls it. Hayti never pushed
her claim. 1t is totally bare-all pro-
visions are sent there, and several hum
dred negroes are kept at work, being
shipped like the hands of a vessel. In
fact, the laws of a ship are in force
there, officers and all. The product,
and the only one, is sold by the Navassa
Phosphate company, There is no
wharf or harbor, and the work is very
laborious. There are frequent COM
plants of hard treatment from the re-
turning crew, which is usually shipped
for six months service. The headquar-
ters of the company are in baltimore.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
Winter Work In the Garden.

Because frost has destroyed most of
the flowers and the tender vegetables,
it does not follow that all garden work
for the season is ended. There is yet
much to do; in fact, there are but few
days in the year that some work in
the garden cannot be proftably done.
We do not always work for the pres
ent only, and quite as much depends
upon our preparations as upon making
of our gardens. To be ready when the
time come with all our plans and ap-
pliances is to find the garden nearly
completed. The first garden requisite
is manure, which should be furnished
with liberal hand and long before
wanted, in order that it may become
thoroughly composted. In this state
too much cannot well be employed,
and in this state it must be for root
crops in order to have them smooth as
we'll as delicate in flavor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
THE VALUE or Trees.
Sure to Make an Annual Increase in the
Price OF the Farm.

Plant iilss n abundant and diverse
supply of fruit tree ior home use, for
there is as much pro-: N This as in
those planted for sale, but plant
neither unless you intend to cultivate
and feed them 1t is useless and
wasteful to do otherwise. When about
to put out fruit trees do not wait for
some lying agent to come along and
tell you what you want and ask you a
high price for them, but study trust
worthy catalogues and search out the
best varieties and send for them.
Neither is it policy ever to buy sec
onds, even for the sake of saving a
few cents They take up as much
room, grow more slowly and amount
to less in the end.
The city fathers provide shady parks
and sheltered sire cts, but many a
farmer plants his house in the open
field and gives his wife and children
not single tree. Does he never long
for the shade and the grass himself
after his long stay in the sunny field?
Let there be thought of the beauty
of it, if there is no signing for comfort.
Oaks are hard to transplant, but the
pin oak and the swamp oak are ex-
ceptions. Nearly all birches and ma
piles are easily removed. Set them
about the dooryard and for shade IL
the barnyard, that they may lend an
air of thrift and foresight to the home.
While at it, place some of them that
they may grow in a convenient place
and order for the swinging of ham,
moclzs for the children.
You may not live to cut the wood,
but plant an acre or more of timber on
your farm every year, anyway They
viii make an annual increase il the
value of your place. In twenty-five
years an acre of tim Der, if of the right
varieties. can be made to equal in
vaulue an ordinary ffty-acre farm.
Select kinds suitable to your latitude,
plant eight feet apart, give clean cul-
tivation, and do not thin out until
there are some fit for use.-Connecticut
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
ARE WOMEN ABUSED BY MeN9
A General Feminine Disposition to Grum-
BILE ut Their Hard Fate

General feminlne Disposition to Grum-
BILE ut Their Hard Fate
Do you think women are really
abused as much as they claim to be?
asks the Quiet Observer" in the Pitts
burg Gazette.
1t seems 10 be fact that majority
of them, married and single, believe
they are abused by the men just be-
cause the latter happen to have control
of business affairs, run politics, and do
the courting
The woman of manageable age who
is still living at home feels that men
are not doing right by her She natur-
ally wants to marry, have n big we'd
ding, and go on tour of the eastern
cities, or western, as the case may be.
But she has to go on waiting because
no man asks her to join him in these
festivities. For this reason she feels
that she is an abused creature.
The old maid who has settled down
to earn her own living just hates the
men because they allow her to wear
her finger nails off ratching for bread.
The sight of man walking comfort
ably along the street, or driving, or
even lounging around some resort,
causes her Indignation to rise to the
top notch. Why do they thus continue
to abuse her?
The shop girl wonders why the boys
do not gather around and ask her to
choose one of them to be her defender
and supporter. She is quite certain
that she should not be permitted to
live by the sweat OF her brow, and the
whole of the blame is placed on the
young men who are earning money
enough for two and spending it for
their own comfort.
Married women are the loudest COM
planners and their complaints are gem
orally against their husbands. 1t is all
right during the honeymoon, but when
that is over and they turn to face the
realities of life she feels that she is be-
ing abused. Her household duties are
heavier than when she was at home;
her husband is not the signing lover
who filled her heart with joy, and her
days are not as thicllly interspersed
with picnics as when she was girl
AS she thinks over this she becomes
more deeply convinced that she is a
much abused woman, that husbands
are not half as nice as beaux, and is
quite certain she never would have mar
ried had it not been for the men.
Yet, in spite of all this, the abused
woman is n most inveterate match
maker, revels in gossip about prospec-
tive unions and reads the paper
that publishes the longest list of
marriage notices. No matter how un-
happy her life, nor how much of it she
blames on her own marriage, she finds
her greatest delight in getting others
to do the same thing she feels like kick
ing herself for having done.
No doubt some women are abused,
and sadly abused, but how about the
men? Think of the life of the man who
has been so unfortunate as to get
wife of this stripe. He may be no good
and fully deserve his punishment, yet
it often so happens that he does all in
his power to stop these complaints.
Suppose we call 1t a standoff or agree
that both parties are greatly abused.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
THOSE BACHELOR GIRLS.
How They Radiate Happiness and Have
Fun,

How They Radiate Happiness and Have
Fun.
The world has improved in one re-
spect. There was a time when the
woman who did not marry was sup
posed to be subject for jest; when 1t
was concluded that she remained un-
wed because she could not do anything
else.
Nowadays it is all changed, and the
woman who docs not marry has
recognized position socially, and we
have all grown wise enough to know
that any woman who wishes can
marry, says the New York correspond
ent of the Pittsburgh Press. 1t is true
she may not marry the man she most
adm,-es, but always she can marry
some man; so that If she stays out her
life alone is by her own choice.
Then, too, the beautiful friendships
that may exist between women are
recognized, and the possibility of q
home being made without a man In it
is certainty. In fats, in dainty little
houses, two or three bachelor women
(they don't call themselves girls,
whose lives are so arranged that one
can be the homekeeper while the other
is out in the world, are happy and COM
Portable from day to day.
And better still, they are not only
happy themselves, but they make less
fortunate women glad by bringing
them in to share some of their pleas
ures. They give agreeable little dinner
parties, they entertain In quiet ways,
and always these women whose names
are not heard In connection with votes,
nor whose pictures are seen in the
papers, as among those who intend to
remodel the city government
The editor of well-l1nown literary
paper is one of those women, and she
ms kos for all nephews and nieces
lovely resting place, managing to give
it all the attention required in few
hours before and after business. An
other, very abode of beauty, is the
home of two women friends, one
well-known actress, the other the only
woman dealer in plays in this country.
And there are innumerable little homes
where women are bound by ties of
blood
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
Remedy for Bugs on Plants.

For killing bugs on plants the fol-
lowing is recommended: Take the
leaves and stems of the tomato plant
and boil them In water until the juice
Is all extracted. When the liquid is
cold it is to be sprinkled over the
plants attacked with insects, when it
at once destroys caterpillars, black
green flies, gnats, lice and other
enemies to vegetables, and in no way
impairs the growth of the plant The
Fruit Recorder says that the juice
leaves an odor that will keep insects
off for a long time.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
A WOLF FOND or GIRLS.
Curious Partially Shown by q Chicago
Park Animal.


One OF the wolves in Lincoln park
used to be n pet. 1t was brought from
Arkansas when very young by Lake
View man who used to make hunting
visits annually to she southwest, says
the Chicago Times. Before entering
public life it used to enjoy large de-
gree of freedom, and it seldom abused
the confidence reposed by its owner.
The Lake View man had a number Of
berry bushes and pear tree. When
fruit ripened il had been the habit of
boys in the neighborhood to steal most
of the fruit. But the young wolf
stopped them the very first season
after its arrival. No boy was safe in
the neighborhood of the vines or pear
tree.
But the wolf did have a liking for
little girls-a liking more amiable than
that of its relative who is embalmed in
the tale of Little Red Riding Hood"
After one season of disappointment the
boys learned of this partiality on the
part of the wolf and then they used to
get little girls to steal the fruit for
IN. The girls would walk boldly in
to the yard when the boys told them
there was no one watching, and If the
wolf approached one would stop and
play with him and the rest would get
the fruit. But no amount of attention
would distract the VOLTS attention so
that boy could come in. He would
break away from the most enticing lit
tie girl and chase any boy over the
fence in short order. And he would
play around the little girls who were
stealing the fruit, but he would never
offer 20 harm them.
However, the girls didn't like to be
used in that manner, and there came O
day when the boys could not get them
to steal the fruit. After repeated trials,
and after watching the fruit grow so
ripe that if not soon removed it would
be ripe enough for the family, one
of the boys hit on an excellent
ruse. He went home and bor-
rowed his sisters dress. Putting it
on, he climbed over the fence and ap-
preached the lair of the wolf. AS he
prepared for seductive gambol with
the wolf, another boy, clad in another
calico dress, climbed over the fence and
approached the pear tree. But the wolf
was not to be deceived. He made
rush for the one nearest him and caught
the dress in his sharp teeth. He tore
the garment into shreds before the lad
could escape. And then he went after
the one who tried to beguile him into
play. This boy was little less for
tunate, for the wolf bit him rather Sc
verely; so the Lake View man sold him
to the park commissioners, and now he
frowns at boys and girls alike from be-
hind the bars.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
CHAPTER XXI

What bright. generous flood OF sun
light he left behind him. Two young
hearts glowing with an encouragement
that filed their souls with happiness
supreme.
The days passed rapidly, and despite
the pain he suffered they were happy
days to Private Brown, for Alice was
ever by his cot encouraging him with
her devoted love. Nor was she alone
in her attentions to the wounded man.
Every officer and lady in the garrison
called daily and bestowed upon him
the kindest attention, their hearts
glowing with admiration for his hero
ism. | said every officer. That was
not true. Lieut.. Vandever never came
near him. That officer now kept close
in the seclusion of his own quarters
only when obliged to come forth on
duty. When his troop was ordered
hastily into the saddle to fly to the as
sistance of Brown in his defense of the
commanders daughter Vandever
pleaded illness and took to his bed for
day The looks of contempt which
were cast at him by the other Off GERS
after that day made his life one not to
be envied, and it was not long before,
at his own request, he was transferred
to distant garrison, where he vowed
he would begin his military career
anew.
With tender, loving hands Alice ad-
ministered to her lovers every want,
and the roses deepened in her cheeks,
her eyes grew brighter and her musical
laugh took on n more joyous ring as
she noted his fast increasing strength.
When he was at last permitted to rise
from his cot and walk slowly about
the ward supported by her arm, she
seemed happy ans joyous as a child.
One fine morning before Alice had
come to the hospital on her daily mis-
sion of love, the surgeon and Brown
sat talking in The formers office.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
Heaps OF Idle Gold.

Since the present year began the
stock of gold at the Bank of England
has increased by 20, POI 900, and now
amounts to e34, Ill ZOO. This Is
smaller total than that Of July, 1879,
e35 ,694, 900, which was the highest ever
seen, says the Investor. But the note
circulation is also now smaller by e3,-
9s6, 900 pounds, and as the fiduciary pa
per money of the bank has also been
augmented by sl,sOo,0OO during the
same period, it follows that the reserve
in the banking department Of the Bank
of England was on the esd of May last
fully ee6, 900. or the highest figure
ever known.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
An Irish Lawyers Queer Habit.

Sergt. Kelly, a celebrity Of the
Irish bar, had a remarkable habit
of drawing conclusions directly at
variance with his premises, and was
consequently nicknamed Counselor
Therefore" In court, on one occasion,
he thus addressed the jury: THE case
Is so clear, gentlemen, that you cannot
possibly misunderstood it, and should
pay your understandings very poor
compliment if l dwelt upon it for
another minute; therefore, I shall at
once proceed to explain it to you rs
minutely as possible"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
PICKING UP LEAVES.

A ContrIvance which, Although Simple,
Is Very Effective.
gather several tons of leaves for
bedding, annually, and am using de-
vice which, while very simple. con-
slider better than any fork. 1t con-
sists of sheet of burlap of heavy
sheeting, about seven feet square,
nailed on two opposite edges to heavy
laths, as shown in the cut. To use it,
the cloth is laid upon heap of leaves.
the middle of each lath is grasped and
the laths are then brought together
under the heap, thus inclosing more
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
Old PledUeR.

At the Paris Mont de Piete, the Off.
cial pawnbroking establishment, a
wedding ring pawned in 1857 has been
redeemed. Only seventeen francs was
lent upon it originally, but the ticket
was renewed thirty-six times, and the
owner paid fifty francs in interest.
Tickets are still renewed every year
for a pair of cotton curtains pledged
for four francs twenty-five years ago,
and for an umbrella pawned in lS49.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
The Modern Folding Bed.

Mrs de Flat-Have you anything new
In folding beds?
Dealer - Only this, madam, and 1t
really Is quite success. On rising in
the morning you touch spring and it
turns into a wash stand and bathtub.
After your bath you touch another
spring and it becomes dressing-case
with a French-plate mirror. If you
breakfast in your room slight pressure
will transform it into an extension
table. After breakfast you press these
three buttons at once and you have an
upright piano. That is all that 1t will
do, except that when you die it can be
changed into rosewood cofin.-Spare
Moments.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
Did Not Dare To.

Maud-It is no use my trying to in
tiuce Ned to give up smoking. The
more / poster him the more he smokes.
Marie-Why don't you do as / did
with my darling? I never asked him
to give it up, but encouraged him to
smoke more and insisted on buying
cigars for him.
Maud-You must be insane.
Marie-Not at all. He has not smoked
for six weeks.-Brooklyn Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24

than a sugar barrel solid full at each
haul They are carried to the wagon
upon which a very roomy box has been
constructed) and dropped in by simply
separating the laths. My box is about
3x5x11 feet, and will probably hold
more than half ton, when properly
tramped down. One person should
load while another tramps the leaves
and drives the team.-Rural New
Xnr-lrnr
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
Probably Guessed 1t.

no, don't want it cut and ! don't
want il trimmed" snarled the shaggy
haired young man, seating himself in
the chair and glaring savagely at the
barber, ''and I'm not a football player,
nor pianist, and l haven't taken any
VOW not to have it cut. Perhaps that
will save you the trouble of asking
questions. All want is a shave"
Yes, SIR"
The barber worked in silence for ten
minutes.
Il have a brother" he remarked at
last, that's got a head shaped just
like yours. He has to wear his hair
the same ay."-Chicago TRIBUNE.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
EunesfrIan Item.

''Do you see that lady on that trot-
ting horse?" said Charlie Kniclxer-
booker, pointing to female who was
alternately rising in the air and pound
ing saddle.
"Yes; what about her?" asked Gus
Snobberly, eagerly.
Nothing, except she reminds me OF
paper ON Wall street-always rising
SRd taIliug."--Taxss SftipGs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-24
90 in and take a look at him. -

go IN ana Idhe q lOOh dl AlLl-
The old man entered the ward and
walked up to the wounded mans cot.
There was a look of unmistakable ten
derness in his face as he gazed on the
pale features of the wounded man, and
then on his daughter.
How is your patient, Sunshine@" he
asked in the mildest tone of voice she
had ever heard him use outside of his
own home.
20, he is doing real nicely, papa, and
we now feel sure he will recover from
his cruel wound. The surgeon gave me