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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
and we can come to some arrange

and we can come to some arrange
ment-"
Il may say that our manager has
written note TO Wentworth saying
that this mineral is of no particula:
use to us"
Exactly" said young Longworth,
with look of intelligence.
$50, of course, in speaking with
Wentworth about the matter, it is just
as well not to mention us in any way.
Il shall not do So"
VERY well. | will leave the matter
in your hands for the present"
Yes; do so. will think il over this
afternoon, and probably see Wentworth
and Kenyon tomorrow. There is no
immediate hurry, for happen to know
they have not done anything yet"
With that Mr.. Melville took his leave.
and young Longworth paced up ard
down the room, evolving a plan that
would at once bring him money and
give him the satisfaction of making il
lively for John Kenyon.
That night at home young Long
worth waited for his cousin TO say
something about Kenyon, but he soon
saw that she did not intend to speal,
of him at all. So he said to her:
Edith, do you remember Kenyon
and Wentworth. who were on board our
steamer"
do remember them? Certainly"
We'll, do you know they had min
ing property for sale?"
YES"
Il have been thinking about it. To
tell the truth, Kenyon called at my Of
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
WAYS OF THE ANT.
Members of His Tribe Made to Do Duty
Hnuav Pnfn

Members of His Tribe Made to Do Duty
as Honey Pots
1t has long been recognized that the
ant is very intelligent insect and
leads a very complicated social life.
There are classes among them-pluto-
crats, laborers and criminals.
tomology notes the curious habit of
one species of ant of turning soma
of their fellows into animated honey
pots"
Instead of placing honey in comb,
as the bees do, the ants select GER
tain number of workers and disgorge
the honey obtained from the Eucalypti
Ton which it is deposited by coccidae
and other insects) into the throats Of
their victims. The process, being con-
tinually repeated, causes the stomachs
of these workers to be distended to an
enormous size.
This extraordinary habit was first
discovered in the case of certain ants
in Mexico, and subsequently shown to
prevail in Colorado. 1t has been found
to exist in Australia also, and Mr.. Frog
gart describes and figures three ants
of the genus camponotus that pursue
this remarkable practice. The ants con-
tanning honey are fayorite food with
the natives.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14

fee a day or two ago, and at that time,
not having given the subject much
thought, I could not give him any en-
Couragement; but have been ponder
ing over it since, and have almost con-
cluded to help them. What do you
think about it?"
''Oh, l think ii would be an excellent
plan. | am sure the property is a good
one, or John Kenyon would have
nothing to do with it. l shall write n
note to them, If you think it best, in
viting them up here to talk to you
about it,"
''Oh, that will not be necessary at all
/ do not want people to come here to
talk business. My Office is the proper
place."
Still, we met them in friendly way
on board the steamer. and l think it
would be nice if they would come here
some evening and talk over the matter
with you"
"I don't believe in introducing busi-.
ness into persons home. This would
be purely a business conversation, and
it may as well take place at my office,
suppose he has" 80 :
''Oh, certainly; his address is"
"Oh, you know it, do you?"
Edith blushed as she realized what
she had said; then she remarked: SIS
there any harm in my knowing the
business address of Mr. Wentworth"
"Oh, not at all-not at all. merely
wondered how you happened to know
his address when I didn't"
"Well, it doesn't matter how know
it. 1 am glad you are going to join
him, and am sure you will be success.
full. Will you see them tomorrow"
81 think so. 1 shall call on Went
worth and have talk with him about
1t. Of course we may not be able to
come to a workable arrangement. II
not, it really does not so very much
matter. But if can make satisfactory
terms with them, will help them to
form their company"
When Edith went to her room she
wrote a note. 1t was addressed to
George Wentworth in the city, but
above that address was the name of
John Kenyon. She said:
DEAR Mr.. KENYON: 1 felt certain at
the time you spoke. although 1 said nothing
of II, that my cousin was not so much at
fault in forgetting his conversation as you
thought. We had a talk tonight about
the mine and when he calls upon you toe
morrow, as he intends to do. want you
to know that said nothing whatever TO
him about what you said to me. He men
toned the subject first. l wanted you to
know ais, because you might feel embar-
rassed when you met him. by thinking
had sent him to you. That is not at al
the case. He goes to you of his own ac-
cord, and am sure you will find his assist
ance in forming company very valuable.
/ am glad to think you will be partners.
Yours very truly, EDITH LoNGwoRTH."
She gave this letter to her maid to
post, and young Longworth met the
maid in the hall with the letter in her
hand. He somehow suspected, after the
foregoing conversation, to whom the
letter was addressed.
where are you going with that?"
ITO the post, sir"
81 am going out; to save you the
trouble, will take it"
After passing the corner, he looked at
the address on the envelope; then he
swore to himself little. If he had
been villain in a play he would have
opened the letter; but he did not He
merely dropped it into the first pillar
box he came to, and in due time 1t
reached John Kenyon.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
A. A,,.r.D,,,er D,,oovery.

1t was Just after dinner, and they
found the little girl crying piteously
to herself. It had been good dinner,
and she had eaten heartily, and they
could see no reason for her distress.
"What Is the matter, dear?" her moth
er asked sympatbetically. The tears
were running, and she could hard
" spenk. She managed to sob out
finally: "Oh, my dinner aches so hard
TINT wish that did not have it."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
.Tbe Noisv PIebeian."

She-Mrs. Parvenooh talks in such
loud tone.
He-Yes, her voice is better raised
than she is.-N. Y. World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
Enough Torture.

She-It's pity you haven't mind OF
your own.
Cholly-Jove, I ought to have. You
give me a good piece of yours often
enough.-Harlem Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
A TerribIe Accident.

"Did you ever have any serious acct-
dents while traveling?"
did 1? 1t was while was travelling
through Italy that I met my wife,
Tit-Bits.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
The Purilist.s Weapon.

The jawbone of a humble ass
Strong Samson used to kill
The Philistines. Our champion class
Fights with that weapon s.ill.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
A Di.ciple of Rousseau.

White-Why do you send your SON to
college?
Black-Because believe that the less
we know the happier we are.-Up-to-
Date
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
An EngIfsh Joke.

Mrs. Vulger-James, the doctor
says 'ow as 1 wants Frightening hup.
Mr.. Vulger (who has married be-
meath him, sarcastically)-Yes, you Ger
tainly do want polishing.-Fun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
This La Your Opportunity.

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
a generous sample viii be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Elv's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren St , New York City.
Rev. John Reid Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me- L
can emphasize his statement, 1T IS posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used as directed. "
Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, SO cents
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
Regardless of Expense.

Brown-What beautiful complexion
your wife has.
Jones-Yes, she buys the best there
is.-Town Topics.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
Iro BE Continued
He Was Not Handsome.

Observation-Disclosures the matter
with your friend Muggs?
Yeast-Oh, his face troubles him.
"Well, ] should think 1t would
Tonkers Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
A Strange Duck.

Peastraw-Barnes is a man who is set
in his opinions.
Oatcake-Yes, and he matches ou:
some mighty funny ideas.-N. Y. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
Diagnosis.


"Uncle Simon, what's chagrin?"
"It's what o fat man feels, sonny,
when he runs and jumps on train that
doesn't start for half an hour.
vile Courier-Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14
rh. s,zs NJ IT.

"The principal Ingredient in all these
patent medicines is the same"
"It must be a powerful drug. What
Is ft?"
Printers ink."-Brooklyn Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14

him up, ParlSer?"
I'VE picked him up in Cheapside,
sir
''Ah, very good. l will just step in
side" and with that. murering some
imprecations on the cheek of Kenyon,
he stepped into the carriage and drove
home.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14

It's quite a problem to please
eve:yone's taste in any line you
may select and particularly o,
jcwclry, silver novelties, cut gas,
cts. but I'm sure you will H.
what you want in my large stool
and at such prices that defy con-
petition. | am making a spr.
cialty Of nobby and find Good
and want your trade.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
ABOUT POSTAGE STAMPS

Selling stamps is an old business. A
st. Louis firm ndvertises 1641 varieties
of stamps, catalogue price S13I.05, for
$50 cash! This is a confession that the
stamps are catalogued at four times
their actual value.
As a result Of the recent destruction
of large quantities of Hawaiian stamps
by the authorities In Honolulu, there
by setting at rest the possibility of
their being put upon the market, it
would not be surprising of Hawaiian
stock should experience a slight boom,
1t may not be generally known that
the Fricdl museum, in Vienna, Austria,
is to be given up. 1t vas established
nearly Is years ago, and has been the
center of much interest to collectors
abroad and visiting philatelists from
this country, Wealthy collectors in this
country and Europe are eagerly wait
ing for a chance to bid on the choice
specimens that will he sold.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
ABOUT STAMPS.


The British government has reso,r,o
~ refused to issue any jubilee stamn
inns year, although the temntatia'
must have been very great to tins sasi
y ADD to the revenues of the kingdom
Before stamps came into use nos,,o,
was paid over the counter to the noe,
master and the amount written on n.
envelope. 1t is amusing to hear TIM,
people OF high social standing did No,
consider a postage stamp an ornamen,
20 a letter. and preferred to pay the
postage in money. Family crests md
stamps on n and the same letter wa,
a sign of poor taste in those DAVIS. way
When the first perforated ,ss,,,
oni'ed States (1S55-6O) came upon ths
scene some post offices had large onans
u,ies OF the 1851 imperforates on bond
when were not exchanged for the ne,.
stamps. 1t was understood that IN.
Stamps OF the old design had to he sold
eeiore any of the perforated issne v,a.
disposed Of. This seems to explain ths.
reason for the existence Of ths o,a me
s,onai cover found bearing 1851 stamns
si'hough postmarked at some time d,.s'
ing the 1850 issues vogue.-Mekeel',
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
HOME WRINKLES.

A stale loaf of bread may be fresh.
ened by wrapping in a clean cloth and
dipping in boiling water for 80 Sec
onds. Remove the cloth and bake the
loaf for ten minutes in a slow oven.
To cool a hot room wet thoroughly a
large sheet and hang up. The temper
allure will go down ten or twelve de-
grees. This custom is practiced in east
ern lands.
Kid gloves that have a tendency to
rip may be neatly meuded by turning
wrong side out and pasting a bit Of
court plaster over the rip, bringing the
separated edges closely together.
When the glass globes of chandeliers
become smoked and grimy soak them
in hot water and sal soda, then put
them in hot ammonia water and scrub
with a brush. Rinse first in hot, then
cold water.-Chicago Record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
WAXING.
In hts good armchair meath the apple tree,
Mid the blossoms falling white,
With a little grandson on his knee,
My father sits tonight.

"
In hts good armchair meath the apple tree
Mid the blossoms falling white,
With a little grandson on his knee.
My father sits tonight.
There's a look OF peace In his clear, blut
eye
That tempers the old-time fire
AS he watches the rose-hued western sky
With a ooh Of calm desire.
His hair is white as the ripened grain;
lie dreams of the flight of years,
And he lives once more in his prime again
Far back of life's cares and tears.
He sees in the gathering purple sheen
Dear faces of long ago;
The boys at play on the village green,
Their sleds on the winter snow.
He hears the call of the whlppoorwill
And the brown thrush In the hedge,
OF the plover's cry when the air is stun,
And the pea fowl by the ledge.
He gets a glimpse of his mothers face,
And presses her loving hand;
He gathered back, with a fond embrace,
Forms over the borderland.
He sees four feet on the fender snug.
BY the light of the hickory pile;
Ane mouse cat pufrlng upon the rug,
While the showers Of sparks arise.
AS birds of the night on silent wing
His thoughts have flown away
He's listening now to the voices sing
sweet songs of llfe's yesterday.
High, swung on the bough In the evening
breeze.
Sings the golden robins call
Ihat's answered back from the maple trees,
Ihat grow by the garden wall.
with a smile he kisses the little face
Ihat sleeps on his kindly breast,
And says: I'm nearing a day Of grace
Ihats sweeter than all the rest"
AND his soul takes wing In a flood Of prayer
That raises an earth-tied clod
rom the level plane Of a worlds despair
10 the sun-crowned hills of God.
"A. M. Bruner, In Chicago Inter Ocean.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17

Under the Standing rules OF the mouse
Of representatives no bill can be eonSid'
cred, unless it has been favorably re-
ported from a regular committee, eN-
eept ''by unanimous consent" Even
under existing rules, if a popular mem
Der of congress receives recognition
from the chair, and can induce the
house 10 give unanimous consent" he
can have a bill passed, But there is
always some one man in the house OF
representatives who opposes the pas
sage of bills in that way, and when
unanimous consent" is asked, sOme-
body shouts: Mr. Speaker, object"
That settles it, As long as one mem-
Der objects there can be no "unaai-
nous consent" and hence he bills can,
not be considered.
Speaker Reed has decided that he will
not now appoint any of the committees
of the house. That power is placed in
lis hands. The senate appoints its COM
mittees by election; but the house Of
representatives contides that impor-
tant power to the speaker alone. and he
can appoint the committees when he
gets ready. Speaker Reed does not in
tend to appoint the committees for the
Fifty-tifth congress until the beginning
of the regular session of the congress
in December next.
M,
The greatest number of people affect
ed by the failure of the speaker to APP
point the committees will be found
among the old soldiers, their families
aTd friends. The rules of the pension
Office are strict, and apparently unjust,
in some cases. Consequently there are
many old soldiers who can never re-
ceive pensions unless they can secure
special acts of congress. But no pri.
waite pension bill-can be passed. except
by Unanimous consent" because there
is no committee on pensions. Before a
pension bill can be considered in the
house 1t must be referred to the com.
mlttee on pensions, and be fayorably
reported by that committee. But there
is no committee on pensions, and there
will be no committee on pensions un.
til next December. Consequently the
old soldiers and their friends must de-
their hopes until the beginning of
the regular session.
There are many ambitious cities in
the country, with populations of TO-,
700 or more, who desire that the gov.
eminent shall appropriate money for
buildings.
The same rule applies to these bills.
They are all to be referred to the com
on public buildings and grounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17

up against it again." gloomily remarked
the man who pronounees athletic" in four
syllables.
wears white gloves with black stitching.
Thought | had a sure thing the other
DAY, and was thrown as usual. Was in n
Dlcyele store when a young fellow came in
TO buy a eycIometer. Said his had given out
after he had ridden 500 miles. Was irving
Tor a seasons record, and hated to bepin
over again. Salesman said he could fix II,
look new cyclometer, fixed it on wheel, m.
ended the thing in the store and began to
turn. Reeled off $50 miles in no time.
thought l saw my graft. Went to ruy 1
know and bet him | could ride more miles
IN a week than he could. 1t was to be de-.
cided by our cyclometers. Bought new cv.
clometer, went up in the attic and began 70
turn Struck a hot box at the two hundred
AND eighty-seventh mile and stuck fast
Never happened to a cyclometer before
Just my ck."-Buffalo Express.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
THE BIG ~
BLUE STEER.
BY G. 3. DUNHHM.

'I'HE talk around the campfire
turned upon the decadence of
the range cattle business. Various
theories had been preached, but Rob
ert, the oracle, dissented from them all,
and gave the following explanation:
What ails cow-punching nowadays
amt the low price of cattle, for the
best times we ever had on the range
was ten years before steers went sky
rocketing up to SIS. And it is not set
tiers nor wire fences, though both are
bad enough, and ought to be forbid
by law. But this is the fellow that is
responsible for everything" and Rob
ert held up in the freight a tobacco
package showing the figure of a Dur
ham bull.
when stockmen began to grade up
their herds" he continued, they be-
gan to take the wind all out of the
business, and the s~hort-horned, short
limbed, short-winded cattle that are
raised now can't outrun a three-legged
bronco nor go through a three-wire
fence. When | first came onto the
range, the stock was all Texas and Mex
lean, and their wind was as long as
their horns. You could calculate that
every thunderstorm would start a
stampede, aud I've known 'em to run
40 miles without letting up.
NO, sir" he retorted to my express
sion of a mild doubt; 81 couldn't pos
sibly do it for less. Why, boy, you
don't know anything about real live
cattle. Any schoolgirl can handle
now. Ask Scotty."
Right you are" said scotty, taking
up the word; "you should have been
with us down in the Panhandle Is years
ago. 1t used to take a granted horse
to get near enough a COW to see her
brand. Those were the days! Did |
ever tell you about the big blue steer?
lie was a daisy, and cost the outfit more
han $1,000. ,
About the first year l worked down I
here, we noticed him on the beef ,
fat and fine, and we took him ,
II. He stayed in the herd quietly
for several days; but one =
morning, after a dark night, he was 7
Missing, and we did not see him again +
Until we rounded up the same range -,
or beef again in the following year. n
THAT time we got him half way TO
he RAILROAD, when he led a stampede Z,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
EARLS OF ELECTRA
Preparing for the Coming of Their
Queen.
srhcmc for the Grand Pageant Is Com
slcte-n WIN lie the First of Its Kind
Ever Attempted Ia America-Plans
for the Trolley Floats.

- .Aa uutn ,o,r, no,
49,. 9, - -. r,,o.ro Goa.
a.. -, -, o., ,ha I,laetr,c
S|., naasSs .na, ~. .rhtect
- - mmatu.toa T., 49, 30 hor coming
y, o~.ort zot 9TH In order that
ho,,rh,., oar,htt,rs Va ,iyo, onnortunitv
a. go. 49,, ha nronorn6 "a anrreciate
w S'""S ""N " fa'f"'N1 " -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
SHE SPANKED FOR THE FAMILY
h Strangers Kind Offer Was In
dignnntIy Refused.

feople never get encouragement for doinI
the Good Samaritan act in the interests o
the public, as the man decided who Offered
TO assist a distracted woman and amelioratt
the sutferings of a lot of people on a SUI
burban car.
The boy who bowls was in evidence, the
ourled darling of his only own mother and
the terror of everybody else, and he had
Kept the car in a state of wild excitement
ana exhausted the patience of everybody, in
Guiding his doting parent.
oh, if your father were only here!" she
had said for the tftieth time, as she tried
Valnly to restrain the bowling terror.
AT that he stopped bowling long enough
to beat the air with his small shins. and the
woman on the other side of him remarked
audibly that a cage was the proper place for
savages like him.
Johnny, dear" asked his mother, won't
you be a good boy?"
Roars and kicks from Master JOHNNY.
"Oh, | wish your father were here to give
you a good trouncing this very minute!" she
walled, as she struggled with him.
Then it was that the philanthropist of the
company asserted himself. lie had been
trying in vain to read his morning paper ever
since he started from home.
Allow me, madam" he said, blandly. 81
am a father myself, and | will be banpv to
parent" "'en'
.Oh, no, you won't, not if | know it,n
SAID Johnny's mother, rising in her wrath
NE a tlgress. There amt that man living
aare lay a finger on that boy-his own ia.
ther or any other ugly catamount who
d dninks ne knows it all" and she shut off
ueoate by going. into the next car and TAX.
Times Herald ~ " ShieaSo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
There Was Fight in Him StiII.

What's the natter" inquired the fore.
man, as he entered the sanctum for copy
n noted the editors bleeding nose, swot.
len forehead, pulled, red eye and tattered,
dusty coat. Fall downstairs?" "No~only
that" replied the editor, pointing with his
hnger to a paragraph in the paper before
Smith wedding. 1t ought to read: Miss
Smiths dimpled, shining face formed a
pleasing contrast with Mr.. Crapley's strong,
bold ~physiognomy.' But see how il was
printed" And the foreman read: Miss
smiths pimpled, skinny face formed a
pleasing contrast with Mr.. Crapley's stony,
bald ,physiognomy."' "Crapley was lust IN
here, continued the editor, throwing one
basket and feeling in his pockets for a clean
one, and he-but just send that fool Of a
proof reader in here! There's fight left in
me yet!'-Typographical Journal,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-17
No Better.

The businesslike way that children
have OF considering the most sacred
things is often a little startling to their
elders. A little Lynn girl came home
from Sunday school one day impressed
with the need of Divine assistance to
enable her to be a better girl. Her
mother encouraged her and explained
to her how she could seek aid, but she
said:
NO, mother; you speak to Him about
it; | don't like to-"
A few days afterward she suddenly
inquired:
Did you ask Him, mamma ?" at the
same time explaining her question by
an upward jerk of her thumb.
Yes, my dear, | did,"
We'll, He doesn't attend to His busi-
ness very well, then; | haven't behaved
a bit better."-Albany Argus.