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Pw rmr. In adTinoe : W W
No euhecription will bo dJacoctinoed until *ll
arrearage* «rc paid. Pa*tinaat«» neglecting to
nouiv oa wUeu do not take oat their
papers ail! be held liable for the aubecription.
■Scbecribetis removing from one poetofflce to
another flioold give ua tiie name of the former
as well att the present ottiee.
All comtoumeatious intended for publication
in thi» paper mn*t be accompanied f»y the real
name of the writer, not for publication, bat at
a gaaiante* of good faith.
Marriage and death notices moat be accompa
nied t v a responsible name.
AUdresa THfc _ UUTI ER CITIZKK.
BUTLER. PA. 1
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Bt TI.EK. KIRN* CITT AND PARKE* RAILROAD
(Hutler Time.)
Trains leave Butler for St. Joe, MiHerstown,
K: ri'» t-'itj. Petrolia, Parker, etc., at 7.25 a. m.,
and 205 and 7.90 m. (See below /or con
neti.on- with A. V K R.J
Train" arrjvi- at Butler from the above named
point* 7.1 7. 5 a. OJ.. liua 1.55, and 6.55 p tn.
Tl.. 155 ttain eonn«-ct* »itli iraiii on the West
Pi tin ririd tiruuirl. u> Httaburtrti.
-UENANOb ANii \LI.EOH*M KAII-ROAD.
1 raiuo leave WiliiardV Mill, Butler county,
foi H irri.-vilie. Oreenville, etc., at 7.40 a. m.
an i
Mi - lea e P«m>lia .it 530 a m lor 7*"
a., i at 10. Oa. in. lor 12120 tram.
K iurn .-tn.es leave.Milliard on arrival ot
Iraiut- fit i'W a. in. and 1.50 p. m
eia«e leaves Mirtinsburg at «30 for 12.30
train.
rE*S9TLVA*IA RAILROAD.
Tra;a* leave Butler (Butler or Pittsburgh Time.)
Market at 5.06 a. m., goes through to Alle
gheny, aruving at 9.01 a. m. This train con
nects at Freeport with Freeport Aeeotnraoda
tion, which arrives at Allegheny at 850 a. m.,
railroad time.
Exyreti at 7.21 a. m, connecting at Butler
Jni cti'in, without chance of ear?, it 8.2 C wtb
Eii>.cM west, arriving in Allegheny at »5S
a. m , and Ex-irnti eaat arriving al Blairsville
at 11 Oti a. in. railruad time.
Mail at 2.36 p. m., connecting at Bntler Junc
tlor. without cbai:ge ot cure, with Express west,
arriving In Allegheny at 526 p. in., and Ex
press cast arriving at Blaireville Intersection
at 6.10 p. m. railroad iime, which conueeta w'tb
Philadelphia Express east, when on time.
The 7.21 a. m train connect* at Biairtvi'le
at 11.05 a. m. with the Mail east, and tbe 2.M
p.m. train at 6.5» with the Philadelphia Ex
press eaut.
Trains arrive at Butler on Weat Penn R. R. at
fi.sl a. m , 5 CW and 7.20 p. m.. Butler time. The
BJSI and 5.06 Iraiu* connect with trains on
tbe Cutler <fc Parker R. R. Suu ay train arrives
at Butle- at ll.!l a. m., connecting with train
for Parker
Main Line.
Throasti tmin* leave for the Eai"
at'l M and 826 a rn. and 12 51, 4.81 ai.d 8.06 p.
m., arriving at Philadelphia at 3.40 and 7.20
p. !-i and 3.00. 7.0 and '7.40 ». m.; at Baltimore
aboui U;e «nni»- t n.e. at New York three hoi/n.
later, :«nd at Wa-tiincton about one and a ball
lIOIKn later.
PHYSICIANS.
JOHN E BYERH,
PHYSICI AN AND SURG KON,
wy't-lr] HU.TI.EK PA.
DENTTSTB
= bijJSfTISTJrcY"
Of# WAUiKON.On rtnnte ol the Phil
5 udeli'Ma Dental College, i» prejmred
• Ii• to do anything in the lin«* of lilt
prole* lon it: a «'.iti-f;.cioty manner.
Ottiee on Yi:iln «tret-t. Butler. Union Hlurk,
0|»»"ir«. ipl'
LAND H»H SALK.
LANO FO I JALK
-ANI»—
EXCIIANGE.
* Wil'inm H. B .yd h»n 320 »cre« of No. 1 Prairie
Land in Bntler conntv. Kuimu«, which ho will
ex' l.iirii e f >r 109 acrea in thia county, and pay
diff' ieri' e if an* .
A Urge numl er of CHEAP FARMS for aalo
in iliif oouiity. Weet VirKinio, Missouri and Kui
aaf Apply to WM. S. BOYD,
tuHfH-'liik Vogeley Honne. Butiar. Pa
FOR SALE.
A ii!)nd»onw» -tx-rooni fiame honw, located
on '''isfl "Ire. I. mirtliaeftrtn J art of Butler
L«>> VK'7l. A!I ti' ceMary ouibulldinir*.
'I El'Vt"*—<)• e-'hlrrt eiu»h md balauee In four
equ-i." nntiual pajraenla. li.quire at this ofllee.
Jm.ltl <
\ jilii »!>!«' Fiinri for JSalc
Tin- nndf"nij{rifcd often at privato Hale the
farm. Int.'y owned by Robert Ollleiand, deo'd,
lat «f Middle*! fowrinhip. containing
162 Arr«N,
more or lean. with a two-etorr brick boose and
baiil' bam, bay botue wagon abed and otber
out'.nildiiigi". Two good orcharda thereon. 130
acrnr denied, balance in good timber. easy of
acc-**, bv *t«>ut o e-baif mile from Butler and
Pittsburgh plank road and paten from new
narrow-g*nf-e railroad, in well improved and in
good ooiidmou and ia well adapted for dairy
pariweee. For term* apply to
JAMEH WIIJtON. Agent.
decl7tf] Bal.cmtown, Allegheny Co., Pa.
For t^ale.
The well-improved farm of Rev. W. B. Hutch'
laon. in the ncrtbcaat corner of Middlesex town
ahip, Butler county. Pa , ia now offered for Hale,
low Inquire of W. K. FBL3BEE, on tbe prtm
toea. aplOtf
FORHALE.
§5 will Jfuj a oue-balf interest In a good bus
ings In Fituhurtrh. One who knowa aorae
thli if about farmlnir preferred. An honeat man
Willi the above uniount will do well to address
by .i-tter. SMITH JOHN#, «ire 8. M Jumee,
U3 ! Ilxrty Kr'-et, Pittsburgh, Pa. |au37 ly
BANKS.
Tl! h BITLKE
SAVINGS BANK
•* it ri„ K ii. t* A .
NKARLT oppos.tk lowby hocsk
CAPITAL STOCK 60,000.
Wm Ounmi. Jam. D. Awdkjwos,
Fre*i<b-rit Vice President.
Wm. C4Mi'HKi'L>, Jr., Cashier
OIKKCTOHN
Wll'i«iu Campl*ll v J. W. Irwin.
Jan. D Andwn'«n. Qeorge WeUi,
Joaepli L. I'urvia.
l>o. r a General limkini* A Exchange biininenn.
pud yi» time {epoetin Collection)- marie
an<l prompt retnrux at low rate* of Exchange.
Ool'l Exchange and Government Bond* bom lit
ant Commercial paper, bond*, |ndgm«nl
aii'l <»tber«iMmritie» bonght at fair rate* la2'i:tv
[NSITH \X<;k,
■ iMorpiiralH] IHI9.
/ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
<«F IIAKTFORD, CONNECTJCUT.
Affi» vt.vn,m 40
t.ooMf p»ld in Bl yenrs, 151,000,000.
J T McJCNKIN A HON,-Agents,
jan'JSly J< fU-rroii street, Sutler, Pa.
~ KIT ITKTMTouMT
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Often Cor. Main and Cunningham S S.
G. C. ROESSING, President,
a m CAVII'BELL. Tkkaschbu
H C. IIEINEM AN, BKOKETAKY
DIRECTORS:
J 1,. Hurvm E. A. Helmboldt,
WillUm Campliell, J W. Huikhurt,
A. front man, Jacob Scboene,
G. C. John Caldwell,
p. W Irvln, W. W Dodds,
J. W. Christy 11. C. Helneman.
JAS. T. M'JUNKIN, Gen. Ae't
BTTTXjBR PA.
FOR EfeNTr™
Urea acre* ot ground. I area bona* and atora
room, with outbuildings, good water at tbadoor,
M l good young orchard, b ate mils* Irow
Butler; and a good location tar a wastry atora.
Will gira possession immediately. Inqoirs at
... CimtV OFFICE.
tnarStf Butler, Pa.
I 1! I'lk "'. CLi^
* P*- --
VOL. XVII.
'NOW IS TBE TIME TO BUY!
I
GALL AT THE
Boot and Shoe Store
ok
MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA.
The Largest and most complete stock of Goods ever brought
to Butler is now being opened bj - me at my store. It comprises
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers,
Misses' & Children's Shoes,
in great variety. All Goods were purchased for CASH
in the Eastern markets, and therefore 1 can sell them at the
Old Prices, and
NO ADVANCE.
Lines ol Philadelphia, .New Yoik and Boston Goods embrace
n v stick, and customers can take their choice.
I Mean What I Bay:
•fcSr'NO ADVANCE ON OLD PKICES
All can call and see lor themselves. Ihe best of satisfaction
will be given fl.r CA6H.
THE IV/KE, STYLE AND FINISH
<»f Goods in my store cannot be excelled by any other house in
the county, for proof of which a p< rsonal inspection is all that is
necessary.
Leather oucl Findings
at Pittsburgh prices Shoemakers should come and purchase it
they wish to obtain material cheap.
SUPERIOR MILLING!
c "" =
WALTER & BOOS,
Proprietors of the Well-Known .Splendid
FLOURIMi MILL
13UTLKR, PA.
We wish to inform the public that we have remodeled our Mill with the
latest improved
Gradual Reduction System Machinery,
which is well known Ijy Millers to bo the in existence. We enn nay to
Farmers and I'ruduterf of wheal that it will Im- profitable to them
to give.us u trial. We eluiin that w« t sni make a
BETTER ARTICLE OF FLOUR, AND MORE OF IT,
out of the same number of buKheltt of wheat than any other Mill in the
county, and equal to any firHt-elaBU Mill in the city, or Western Mills.
Tbe Mill, m-ed f« r Hegrimiing, bought of Munson A Uro.,
Utica, N. V.; the George T. Smith Middlingn Purifier, bought
at Jai khon, Mich., together with IJ«iliitig Cloths,
Heals, Conveyers, <kc., suitable for
the Machinery, cannot be
Excelled in the United States
or elsewhere. This may seem an exaggeration to some, but we winh the pub
lic to kuow that we are able to perform all that we publish, a» we have given
our machinery a thorough test in the presence of several good Millers and
Millwrights, and it has proven even better than it was guaranteed to do.
We are also remodeling our Mill for
Grinding Other Kinds of Grain,
which will lie entirely satisfactory to our customers. Farmers wishing to
have their grist home with them the same day, can do so on
short notice. They will thereby save another trip.
WE IIAVE ALWAYS ON HAND TliE BEST OHADES 0E
WHEAT FLOUB,GRAHAM FLOUR. BYE FLOUR.
Buckwheat Flour, Bolted and Unbolted Corn Meal, different kinds of Chop,
Bran and Mill Feed, all of tbe best quality and at tbe
LOWEST PRICE?.
t-y?" Parties in town purchasing from us will have their orders promptly
atended to and articles delivered at their place of residence.
We Pay tbe Highest Market Price fer all Kinds ef 6rain. •
BUTLER. PA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH '24, nSO.
OPENING DAILY
AT —
THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT OF
Boots and Shoes
To be found in any House in Western Pennsylvania, em
bracing ail the Newest Spring Styles in the Market.
I am soiling all this stock at
I , KICES.S
VmSSSSf Recoiled, NO ADVANCE.
Several lines of Boots and Shoes at even lower prices than ever. All niv
customers have the benefit in buying 1 by getting Boots and Shoes
that come direct from the manufacturer to my house.
No middle profits to divide up that parties .
are compelled to pay that buy
from jobbing houses.
This Stock of Boots and Shoes is Very Large in the Following Lines:
Ladies' Kid and Pebble Button Boots, - $1.50 and upwards.
" " " " Side Lace Boots, - 1.25 " "
" Grain, Pebble and Kid Button and Polish, - 1.25 " "
" " Polish, 95 " "
" " Standard, very prime, ------ 1.25 " "
" Serges, in Congress and Polish, - 15 to sl.
" Calf Peg Shoes, all warranted.
MY STOCK EMBRACES, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE, A FULL LINE OF ALL
THE FINER GRADES IN WOMEN'S, MISBE&' AND CHILDREN'S.
Th«* Cit'iif** I>« par iiM'if is very complete in every line in Calf
Button, Dom Pedros, Congress and English Walking Shoes, and especially in
Calf Boots, at $2 and upwards,
Brogans and Plow Shoes, at SI and upwards,
Fine Buff Alexis and Congress, at $1.25 and upwards,
Low Strap Shoes, in every style, at $1 25 and upwards.
Boys' and Youths' Shoes in same styles as Men's, but.lower in price.
Infante' and Children's Shoes, in Coio:s and Black
Fancy Slippers and Walking Beets, All Colors.
This e-toek is the most complete I have ever offered, the prices an? lower
than ever, and the styles are elegant. Ladies' Kid and Pebble Button New
ports, good, §1 to 51.25.
LARGE STOCK OF LEATHEH AND FINDINGS
Always in stock. None but the best brands of Leather kept, and prices guar
antied at lowest market rates.
|sgp*Give me a call and 1 will save ycu money in your Boots and Shoes
A can iul inspection of this stock will convince you that the above is correct.
No other house can give you lower prices or better goods.
B. C. aUSELTOH.
Established in 1836.
Hats, Caps & Straw Goods.
n.iiivi:y colbi:rt
,yf*.
2f * N " "KM PLEA St' BE IN ANNOUNCING to mis FRIENDS AM) PA
'' 'IRONS THAT lIK IS NOW OPENING
FINEST Ml) MOST COMPLETE STOCK
OF (iOOOS EVER OFFERED.
511.1t.. FUII, W<tOL i\ 1>
HATS AND CAPB
FOR MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN,
AND WILT. PE HOI. I) AT LOW'EHT I'OS'HI IJLE PlitOEß
EVERY NOVELTY OF THE SEASON WILL HE INTRODUCED
AS SOON AS THEY APPEAR IN THE EAST.
WE ALSO KIEP A FULL BTGCK OF
en*
fgfTHK PATRONAGE OF THE PUBLIC SOLICITED.^!
HEM EM BP H THE PLACE:
R Doors of Berg Co,'s Bank.
CAKI'K'JS! OIL (JLuTHS! M \TS! IU HiSI STAIH K<>l;S
= HEW STOCK t HEW STOCK, t >
g -=
5 HECK Bc PATTERSONS
t REV CARPET BOOM I
—-
OT NOW OPKN! *
H
One Door South of their Clothing House, 2
m 2
x UuSy'N Itlocli. «o|)t2o-tr Ituflcr. l*a. 2
£ jj£
»sdoa MIVXs' iS'f) i S.I, VIV i SILM » r L) r II< > iS.I>MMV;>
- • '• - | ~~
Union Wcclsn Hills. |
I would deniro to t-nll lliu altentior, of the
public to tho Union Woolen Mill. Hurler, !*».,
whore 1 have now and improved machinery for
the manufacture of
Barred anr* Gray Flannel*.
Knitting aud Weaving Yarns,
and I oar> roouniuiMid them an heiri# »«ry dura
ble. an they ai« iu»iiuf.utur«d of pure Itull. i
county wool. TLiey urn beautiful in rotor, en- !
potior in texture and will hn ».M >it very low i
i rimNt. I i nawiiice nei i)i K ■ ii)di< Hl*
U. HU- .a ON.
Jutfi.Luwr*, i'» 1
RK SfBCIIIIT TlllOß.
OOIt. PKNN *WB HIXTII HTBEETB.
I'ittuhnrfih /'rt
Stock Speculation and Investment
Op< r»ti'.n. <-,11 MaiKiti or l>jr Privll«i»M-M H|>«-
ciiil l.iicin. r in Minim-. Full ptrticmlsfH
i.i, np|'lic" ixii. Jill H UIIOWN. Da»l-r in
bt..< i. ti, i lloi^Oe,Oi 4Wi AisMd*»y, w iwU
mtuil-Uiit
■LINCOLN'S S TOIiIES.
, NEW ANECDOTES NEVER TO;.D BEFORE
, HOW MR. LINCOLN GOT RID OF
A CONSUMMATE BORE.
Mr. Lincoln was undoubtedly the
champion joker of the United States.
When care sat heaviest on his heart
and the prospect of a favorable solu
tion of the war seemed most doubtful
Le would turn away from his troubles
and lighten the gloom of the hour by
one of those jokes which soon became
national in their reputation. It was
this faculty of casting away care that
enabled the President to endure the
j wear and tear of a great war. that
would have killed most men.
.Many people will, no doubt, always
believe that many of the jokes attrib
uted to Mr. Lincoln were manufactured
outside of the White House and laid
to the great President's account, and
while this was partly true Mr. Lincoln
' did tell thousands of anecdotes, and if
some credited to him were told by
| others there were scores of Lincoln's
jokes that lave never been repeated or
published.
I remember one day going to the
W bite House with Senator Ben Wade,
when Mr. Lincoln assailed us with a
i perfect avalanche of jokes. Mr. Wade
j was in a hurry, having to be at the]
| Senate by 12 o'clock, and it was then '
1 after 11.
"Sit down, Mr. Wade; sit down.
General,", cried the jolly Presided;!
"I am going to tell you a story."
"Mr. President, 1 should be most
happy to listen to your storv," said
Mr. Wade, "but I have some little
I business with you this morning, and
then I must go to the Senate, as it is 1
almost the hour for it to assemble."
"Well, well, I guess you will be in
time, but 1 want to tulk to you, and if
the Senate meets without, you, why
let it meet, that's all *' Then turning'
abruptly to me the President inquired:
"How are the people out in Ken
tucky?" I was then in command of
the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky,
where Mr. Lincoln had many friends.
"They are pretty well," I replied.
"Are they loyal now V asked Uncle
Abe, with a smile.
"Sometimes they are and sometimes
they are not," I replied. "When they
think the Union is going to win they
get loyal until Lee gains a battle on
the Potomac, and then when it looks
better for the Confederacy they become
disloyal again."
"That reminds me of the high and
the low-combed cock," said Abe, "and
as it is a capital story 1 must tell it to
you."
"Now, Mr. Lincoln," said Wade, "I
must be going, as it is nearly twelve,
and I have barely time to reach the
Senate l>efore it assembles. I have a
liule business with you, and"—
"Sit down, sit down, man," cried
Lincoln ; "the Senate can assemble, I
say, without you being there, and I
must tell you this story; besides, I
won't be five minutes, and you can
surely give mo that much of your
time." Uncle Abe then related the
following story, which 1 will repeat as
nearly as 1 can recollect in his own
words: i
"Whrn I was u youiifrxtpr out in
Kentucky thoiv was 11 (hap wlu> had u
hijrh-comtK'ri cock that could lick all
the roosters in the country. Otic dny
an emigrant came in to settle who said
he had u low-coinbed cock that could
thresh anything in theni ptirts, the
high-comlwd cock included. The in
terest became intense and the chickens
were examined by all the boyf. Both
looked well and seemed to be genuine
jrame cocks. A meeting was arranged
to come off between the cocks and the
whole neighborhood was excited over
it. 'Squire C was a noted man
and very sharp. The' Squire wan-al
ways riffht, but no one could ever find
out exactly what his beliefs were, his
reserved opinions being the correct
ones. The 'Squire was consulted con
cerning the roosters, as he was about
everything el.-e, and putting his spec
tacles on his nose he examined both
roosters carefully. Jle s. id the high
conibed cock had 'pints' about hint
which indicated he would win, but the
low-combed cock was much the heav
iest rooster of the two and by sheer
weight might beat his antagonist.
The young fellows w ho wanted to bet
questioned the 'SouiiV closely, but they
could not get any nearer to his opinion
of the real merits of the chickens.
The day came for the battle anil with
it a great crowd. The 'Squire pre
sided, for in those days, more than
now, racing, fighting and lietting was
the height of a Kcntuckian's glory.
Close attention was given to the
Squire's position on the light, as he
was both oracle and judge. '1 pro
pose,' said the 'Squire, 'this yere shell
be a fare lite, anil tharfore we will giv
three cheers fur both roosters.' It was
done with a will and then the fight
I began. At every turn in the battle
I the 'Squire would cry out: 'Hurrah
for the high-combed cock!' 'Hurrah
for the low-combed cock !' Once he
made a bet on the high-combed cock,
but he immediately hedged by betting
■on the low-combed cock. At last, after
a bloody contest, the low-combed cock
. got the worst of it, turned tail and
I ran. 'Hurrah ! hurrah 1 hurrah for the
high-combed cock ! Gentlemen, 1 knew
1 that rooster would win in the end, but
it is always unfair to express an opin
! ion in a contest like this in advance of
the rale issoo. Now, gentlemen, you
have had all the fun, but you see that
i high-combed rooster was bound to
| win. Why, lot k at his comb! Any
' man can see with half an eye he is a
| real game chicken, while that other
one is only a dunghill fowl!'
"Now," cried Uncle Abe, "that is
' the way it is with those fellows out in
Kentucky. They want to be on both
j sides in this light, and hurrah for the
high or I'iw-coinbed cock as policy dic
i tates. If we win, they will lie good
j Uuion uieu, but if Jeff Duvia were to
I win they would be the beat rebels in
the world. General," he tsaid, serious
ly, "I think we have got the high
combed cock in this tight. We must
sen to it that our rooster wins, arid
then ill the end we will lie all right."
I -at and looked iu astonishment at
i tUu gitui uutu buiure ue. X tu<l wwu
| to Washington to explain t«» him my
! embarrassments in Kentucky on ac
count of the anomalous position of the
State and the varying temper of the
people. Kentucky was then a State
iu the Union with a representation in
our Congress, hut she had sent no less
thiin thirty-fuiir thousand men to the
rebel army ami had also i representa
tion in the rebel Congress at Rich
mond. I had expected to have some
difficulty in making: my embarrass
ments understood, but here was a man
who knew everything, and by a simple
story had not only explained my situ
ation, but had pointed out what I
should do. 1 related the story to Mr.
Stanton, and after that always referred
to the contest in Kentucky as that be
tween two roosters. Once 1 wrote
Mr. Wade: "Tell Mr. Lincoln our
high-combed -cock is doing very well
and can hardly fail to win. The
'Squire bets three to one on him at
present." In his next letter Wade re
plied: "I delivered your message to
.Mr. Lincoln and he laughed heartily,
and told me an ant story, which you
should get him to repeat to you the
first time you see him."
"Blessed Old Abe, was there ever a
man like hint ?" Certainly not in this j
country, and I doubt if ever in any
other.
******
One day not long after Mr. Lincoln
issued his Emancipation Proclamation,
Mr. Wade came in, laughing all over
his face and said :
"Well, Old Abe has just done the
funniest thing you ever heard of. He
has iriven out he has the smallpox to
keep the politicians and office-seekers
awav from the White House."'
The story ran thus: Mr. Wade went
to the White House to see Lincoln,
who had been sick. He found the
President a little pale, but as jolly as
he could lie.
"Sit down, Wade, I am .triad to see
you. Oh, I have the funniest thing to
tell you; it will make you laugb. I
never did such a thinjf before in my
life, and never will again." Then the
President laughed until the tears ran
down his cheeks.
"Now, Wade." he said, "you are
not to repeat this outside, for it would
give offense*, and it by no manner of
means comports with. the dieiiity
which is supposed to hedge a Presi
dent about. The doctor put me up to
it to rid myself of a bore; I oujrht not
to have done it, but I couldn't hHp it,
'it was so funny. You know I have
1 been ill, and a great many people have
wondered what ailed me, but none of
them could find out. The truth is I
was worried to death, and talked sick
pretty much by one man, the most
everlasting bore you ever saw, who
wanted an office, i knew he would
come again as soon as 1 was able to
sit up. and the doctor put me up to
get rid of him by saying I had the
smallpox. 1 only got out yesterday,
and sure enough this morning he Was
here. 1 had determined to lie polite to
him. but be stayed so long the humor
seized me and 1 sent for the doctor.
Giving him the wink, I held out my
hanil and inquired:
"'Doctor, what marks are those on
my hand V
" 'That's varioloid, or mild small
pox,' said the doctor.
" Well,' said I, 'its all over me. Its
contagious, is it not, doctor ?'
" 'Very contagious, indeed,' he re
plied, 'and you should see no one.'
"My visitor, who had been getting
more and more nervous every moment,
now could stand it no longer and,
rising, said :
" 'Well, Mr. Lincoln, I can't stop
any longer. I just called to see how
you were, 1 and then he started to hurry
out.
" 'Stop a minute; I want to talk to
yon,' said 1, 'about that office.'
" 'Excuse me, Mr. President. You
are not well this morning and I won't
bother you,' s:ii<l he, shoving toward
the door.
" 'Never mind,' said I, 'don't be in a
hurry. It's all right, and if you are
going to jret the varioloid you will get
it now anyhow ; so you might as well
sit down.'
" 'Thank you, sir, but I'll call some
other time,' he replied, fairly turning
livid and executing a masterly retreat
from the fearful contagion with which
he supposed me to be afflicted
"Now,'said Uncle Abe, 'it will be
all over the city in an hour that 1 have
the smallpox, and you can contradict
the story, but 1 want you to promise
that you won't repeat what I have
just told you '
Wade laughed until he was weak,
and when he could jfet his breath suffi
ciently 10 speak he looked at the clock,
as was his custom, and said :
"Now for a little business and then
I will go."
"Don't go," cried Uncle Abe, and
layinpr his head in his hands on the
desk in front of him he laughed until
he shook all over. Presently raising
up his face from between his hands he
wiped his eyes and blew his nose until
the report sounded like the winding of
a horn. After another lit of laughing
he said :
"Wade, you should have seen him,
anil how scared lie was. I'll bet that
fellow never comes back here while 1
am President."
As might have been expected, hardly
had Mr. Wade quitted the White
House when he heard the President
had the smallpox, and was very sick.
Wade promptly contradicted the story,
but that, night it was telegraphed all
over the country, and many people
will vet remember the story of Mr.
Lincoln's having the varioloid during |
the war.
Commenting on the report. Uncle ;
Abe said to Wade: "Some people said j
they could not tako my proclamation i
very well, but when I get the small-1
pox, Wade, I shall then be happy to
say I have something fiwrt/lxxly can
take." JAMES S. HKIBUIN.
—Jupiter has a pink spot many
thousand miles in diameter. The old
fellow is supposed to be perusing the
latest news from lirooklyu.
Seven doctors were called in great
I haste to sic a professional beauty It
I was feareitlUul aku was to Lave
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NO. 18.
A BABY ELEPHANT.
AN EVENT OF INTEREST TO SCIENCE
BIKJ il OF A FEMALE ELEPHANT.
[Philadelphia Times, Jfytrch ll.]
j A most important event in,the
zoolog'cal world occurred at the stables
| of Cooper k Ilailey, the circus men, at
Twenty-third street and Bridge ave
nue, at pri early hour yesterday morn
j in;/. This was nothing more nor less
| than the birth of a young elephant.
The importance cf the affair to the
world of science will be realized when
it is stated that it is the first instance
of the kind that lias ever taken place,
so far as is known, among these ani
mals in a state of captivity. Hereto
fore all ideas and theories, written or
unwritten, on the subject of propaga
tion among this species of quadruped,
| duration of the period of gestation and
| so forth have been more or less speeu
i hitivc. The one fact that seemed well
established was that the female ele
phant would not bear young in her
captive state, t although from time to
time, both in Europe and America, an
nouncements have gone forth from
showmen and others to the effect that
they had reason to believe this theory
not well founded and expected to be
able to disprove it. Nothing ever
came of this, however, and the fact re
mained that the birth of a baby ele
pliunt was a thing unknown to natural
science outside the animal's native
wilds, and the theory above mentioned
continued in full force. The event of
yesterday morning upsets everything
in this direction, however, and affords
occasion for scientists to shift their
position and look at the question from
a new standpoint.
THE BABY'S APPEARANCE.
A queer-looking little black animal,
not much larger thau a newfouudland
dog, with a very diminutive specimen
of a trunk, and with a disposition vo
run at things blindly like a young
colt, fairly describes the appearance of
the stranger as it waddled about in
the large brick stable known as the
elephant house, yesterday morning.
The mother, a large Asiatic elephant,
known by the attractive name of Hebe
stood in the centie of the large stable
room, with both hind legs chained to
two posts. This precaution was abso
lutely necessary, as will be shown.
At the upper end of the stable room,
about a dozen yards from llel>e, stood
six other large elephants with their
heads turned toward her, likewise
c hained to posts. It was a most ex
citing scene among these elephants
when the birth took place. For
months past Hebe, on account of her
condition, had been chained on the
same spot where she stood yesterday
away from the other elephants, the
room being always in care of a watch
man or keeper at nig;ht. This watch
man was at his post yesterday morn
ing at half-past two o'clock, when the
event by which Hebe distinguished
herself occurred.
SCENE AMONG THE OTHER ELEPHANTS.
The scene that followed he describes
as lively. Instantly all the other ele
phants set up the most tremendous
liellowing ever heard of and threw
their trunks about and wheeled around
and stood on their hind legs and ca
vorted and danced in the highest glee,
as though they had gone mad. The
excitement communicated it; elf to
Hebe and she became almost frantic.
Willi a terrific plunge she broke the
chains and ropes which held her, and,
grasping up the little baby elephant
with her trunk, threw it about twenty
yards across the room, letting it fall
near a large, hot stove—where a fire
is always kept burning to keep the
place heated—then followed with a
mad rush, bellowing and lashing her
trunk as though she would carry every
thing before her. The keeper lied for
his life, and not a moment to soon.
Around this stove was a stout railing
formed by heavy timber and intended
as a protection for the stove in case
any of the elephants ever got loose
and took it into their heads to be vic
ious. Against this railing Hebe
charged with such effect that she re
duced it to kindling wood in short
order. Not stopping here she struck
the stove and knocked it into the posi
tion of the leaning tower of I'isa in an
instant and badly smashed the pipe.
The keeper meantime had jfiven the
alarm, ami three or four others coming
to his assistance the animal was, after
some trouble, secured and chained to
the po«t again. Meantime the other
elephants kept up their liellowiug and
the lashing of their trunks as though
they could not make noise enough and
never would get through rejoicing.
The baby elephant, which at once
showed a disposition to make friends
with anybody or everybody, was
piloted back to its mother, where the
keepers and others who had now been
attracted bv the general commotion, •
became at once interested in nursing
it. It would run about with its mouth
open very mu< h like a young colt.
The old elephant would net stand still
long enough to suckle it, being con
stantly swaying and swinging about,
ho the keep rs hit on the happy ex
pedient of procuring a funnel and a
rubber tube about a yard in length.
Inserting one end of the tube in the
baby's mouth they fed it by milking
into the funnel ut the other end, the
little newcomer taking its sustenauce
with a relish until it declared it could
take no more by promptly jerking its
mouth away. During all the day it
was necessary for two or three keep
er* to be present to attend to It. their
fear being that it might get entangled
in the chains which held its mother to
the posts and get crushed. The
mother herself is a line specimen of
the Asiatic elephant, being twenty
three years old and very large. The
sire is Mandrie, an elephant of about
the same size as the mother and two
years older. The baby is thirty-five
inches high and weighs iJI4 pounds.
The period of gestation is put by sci
entific authorities at twenty months
and a half. There will probably be a
scientific Investigation of the case by
Professor Leidy and others.
—Two soldiers Bleep at the foot of
the Czar's !>ed at night, and whenever
he hollers in his sleep they U{L«a4
kill a uu principle-