■UBSCBIPTIOST BATES: Par rear, in adraiioe •* 50 Otherwise a 00 No knbacriptioD will be discontinued until ill irreanefx are pud. Po*UM«teri neglecting to notify ob when anbecriber* do no* take oat thatr papers will be held liable for the subscription. Sobecribem removing from one pontofflce to another ahonld give ua the name of the former ■a veil aa the present office. All communication* intended for publication In thi» paper maM be accompanied by the real name of the writer, not for publication, bat aa a guarantee of good faith. Marriage and death notices moat be accompa nied by a responsible name. Addreus THE ICTIiBK CITICBV. BCTLER. PA. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. BUTLIR, XARNS CITT AND PARMR RAILROAD (Bnt'er Time.) Train* leare Boiler for St. Joe, Milleratown, Kanu City, Petrolia, Parker, etc., at 7jis a. Hi , and 2.oft and 7.30 p. ra. [See below for con nection* with A. V R. R.J Trait,* arrive at Butler from the abOTe named point* at 7. 5 a. m.. ana 1.55, and 6 55 p. m. Tbc 1-55 train connect* *itb trilu on the West Penn ron i '.brooch to Pittabargh. shccaxgo and iLLEone*T *Aii.*oaD. Train* leave Milliard'* Mill, Boiler county, for HarrUvillc, Greenville, etc., at 7.40 a. m. and 12.20 and 2.20 p. ra. euge* lev e Petrolia at 530 a. m for 7.40 tnin, and at 10.00 a. m. tor 12 20 train. Return »t-ige« leave Milliard on arrival of train* at P>.27 a, ra. and LSO p. m. Stage leaves Martinsburg at 9.30 for 1-.30 tnin. J>«*KBTI.VANIA RAtt-ROAD. Train* leave Boiler (Butler or Pittalmrgh Time.) Market at 5.06 a. m., goea through to Alle gheny, arriving at 9.01 a. m. Thin train coo cecta at Free port with Free port Accoramoda tion, which arrive* at Allegheny at 8.20 a. ra_, railroad time. Expreti at 7.21 a. m , connecting at Butler Junction, without change of car», *1 8.26 with Expie** weat, arriving lo Allegheny at KJW a. ra., and Expreaa ea»t arriving at Blair*vllle at 11 00 a. m. railroad time. Mail at 2 p. m., conncctinr at Butler Junc tion witboot charge ol cur*, with Express weal, arriving in Allegheny at 526 p. in., and Ex pre** ca*t arriving at Blairavlile Intersection at 6.10 p. m. railroad time, which connect* w'th Philadelphia fcxprra* ca»t, when on time. The 7.21 a. m. train connect* at Blairaville at 11.05 a- m. with the Mail ea*t, and the 2.36 p.m. train at 6-59 with the Philadelphia Ex pri-M eaat. . Train* arrive at Boiler on Weat Penn R. R. at 9M a. tn , 5.06 and p. m., Dntler time. The 9,51 and 5.06 train* connect with trains on the Butler & Parker R. R. Run ay train arrive* at Bulle* at 11.11 a. in., connecting with train for Parker. Main Lint. Through train* leave Pittsburgh for the Ear' at 2-Vi and HJiti a. m. and 12 51, 4.21 ar.d 8.06 p m.. arriving at Philadelphia at 8.40 and 7."J0 p. m. and 3.00. 7.0 and 7.40 a. ro.; at Baltimore about the aame t'me, at New T»>rk three hour* later, and at Waiting ton about one and a half boor* liter. PHYSICIANS. JOHN E. BYERS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, my2l-ly] BUTLER. PA. DENTISTS" "OEIsTTISTIiY. o|# WALDRON, Unduate of the Phil ■ adelphia Dental College, ix prepared • It *to do anything in the line of hi* profession in a aatiafactory manner. Office on Main atreet, Butler, Union block, np stair*. apll BANKS, the butler SAVINGS BUNK II UT L Elt, PA. NEARLY OPPOSiTK LOWRY lIOUBB. CAPITAL STOCK] 60,000. W*. CAWITIKX.L, JAM. D. AXMIM, President. Vice Preaident. Ww. C*sr*«.L, Jr., Cashier. DIRKCTORI Willl*ro Campbell, • J. W. Irwin, Jaa. D. Arulemi/ri, Oaorga Weber, Joaeph L. Porria. Doe# a General Banking A Exchange bnainaaa. I titer eat paid on time depoaita. Collect lona made and prompt retnroa at low rataa of Exchange. Gold Exchange and Government Bond* bought and sold. Commercial paper, boorHr.Min\t. WKAKKKna.Hi'itmiATOKioiKA, iMi'orr.jM V, ami all dtwaaea that follow a* a i nn »Miu<-n<-»- of *-lf A l>u"M-; iw l»wi of Mi-mory. I nl vanal Vlaion. Pertnatun: Old n#c, anil mony otluT . or will iM-nt by mall on receipt of the money by ,'ulilre«iiliiK THK GRAY MKDICINK < 0., No. 10 Mechanic'* Block. Ijktiii.it, Mini. (WHold in Butler by J. r. Ilr.i.n s. and by all f»riii(i'l*t» everywhere. r*r-|!AHKl*liKwis<»». Wholesale A|ei»t value for their money. Gc WATTLEY & CO. 109 FEDERAL Ht. ALLEOAENY (,'JTY Pa. opposite riasr xatioxai. iiask. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, On the European l^lan 64 to 80 North Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Kingle Rooms 50c., 7. r »c. and $1 per day. O. I-*. Bclinock, Proprietor. Excellent Dining room furnished with the best, arid at reasonable rates. Kgr"('ars for all Railroad depots within a convenient distance. CANCER. Thi» diaeaae like many other* I* rennled a* Incurable. It ia not *o. if it I* taken in time It i* a* nanily cored a* a wnrt or a corn. We know yery well that It i« a fearful dineaae and will eat away until it de*troy« life that la If It I* neglected, but If It I* attended to when it flrat make* It* apjiearance. or *oon after, there ia no trouble in eradicating It from the *y*tem. Pernor.* will have to if. here daring part of the treatment «oMe<|ttently there I* no aae writing to me for Information whether it can be cured without my necing Hie caae. I al*o treat with *ucce*e, Rupture, Pile*, PUtula, lllcer*, Ulcerated leg*, Varicoac Vein*, Varlooeele Tumor*, Hydrocele, and every form of Hkln Dlaeaae. Dr. Keyser, 240 Pens Avenue, Oppoalte Chriat'a Church, PitUburgh, Pa. Important to Soldiers. Points, Wl hill for the Penalization of Rountle*, of lnlere«t to every Soldier of llie t'tikm Army. Send *t»mp for circular. I'en*l.->n*Obtained, Pen non* Incrca*«d, Thousand* Untitled. Addreaa (with *tampi H. H. BEBUN • CO., i Lock Boa aw. WartiingHwi, D. C. THE Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & SI Louis IUII.WAV (JO. IHI-HIIDH BOIITfI I Offer* the bc*t facilitie* and rno*t comfortable and expeditions Line for families moving to point* in KANSAS, ARKANSAS, TEXAN, COLORADO, NBBRAyKA, O A LIPORNIA, OK ANY OF TIIK-WKSTERN BTATEB AND THKHITOKIKH. THK VKRY I.OHKNT ItATKN TO A 1.1. POINTS 15 THK WKST & SOUTH-WBST C'AX AJ.tt'A YH IIK HKT'VHKB VIA TUB OUt RKUAIH.K PAH-HANDLB ROUTS. Tickets Sold and Baggage Checked TIfROVOIf TO ANY fOfXT YOI WANT TO 00. We offer TM the I/Ow«r*t Kate*, the Time, the Ke*t Facilitie* and the newt Satisfac tory Koute to all point* Weat and Houth-weat. We run no Kmigrant Train*. All CIUMC* of l'a**enger* are carried on regular Kxpreaa Train*. If you are unable to procure Through Tick et* UI point* in Miwiouri, Arkanan*, Tex**, Kan *aa, Colorado, Wi*con*!n, Minnesota, lowa, Ne braaka or California, by the direct "PAN-IIAN DLE ItOUTK," at your heareat Railroad Hta tion, pleaae tuldre** "W. 1.. «I'N**l<>». fjen'l l'a**enger Agent, Tan-llandle Koute,' COM MUCH, OHIO. MARX THESE F4CTS HOLLOW AY 8 HLLB.| Kxerclae your Juilgnient. A newer and better |>bllimophy. To putt down all iilmurd and autl qnnted notion* of di*ea*e* and It* curea. and to eittablwh a rational «y*tem on the ruin*, ba* been the cblef endeavor of llr. Ilollowav tbroiiKb life. Henri- tin- orlvln of III* celcbratdd I'lll* and Olnt tnenl remedlea to ki-<-t»intc with common aenae, la-eawe *ni«ervlent to nuture. rather tliau at variance willi tier law*, like tbo*e In general u*e. To the *lom;u li we trace dy*jx-ii*ia, lieapai'lie and general debllß* J to Hie liver, Idle, Jaundice, and yellow fever ; to the Itowclii, dlarrlnea, dynentary. coiiitliHilion. jdlei mid n«tnly ; to the limit*, coh *uiiiptiou. etc.: to the blotal, wrofnla, acurvey, and all cutaneous eruption*, liy keeping thewi organ* luid vital tlutd pure ;tnd ln iillliy we may *afe|y defy the attack* of iltwuiM-, Mini no nn-dliine yd prepared for till* purpow* can eipiiil the aetlon of tlieiw I'lll* and Ollitmeiit, a* they illvc to the neat of the dloordcr, and extirpating it* caiiw, de *l ruy It* effect. Imi oiitawi I'ai rioir. None are Ki-nnlne nn |e** the klgnatiire of ,1. llavimm k. a*agent foV the t'lilted State*, *urroiinil* each Iku of I'lll* and HHKAMTM. t'ontrscted oj Htlff.lotnt*, «H>ITT, BIIKfMATIHM, and all Hkln IMnetwe*. Imi-iiHTAST CAttTION.-None are genuine tin 4e»* the *lgnature of J. It* vri'x'K. a* agent for the t'nlteit Mtatj-*. »iirrotind* ewh »MIX of I'tlla and I>l ntmeet. Boxe* at » cent*. 8 cent*, and tt IIOI.LOWAY & CO.. New York. BRENT GOOD L CO.. Wholesale Agent*, WKw YORK. mayl»-ty BUTLER. PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1880. BOOTS and SHOES A L. HUFF'S UNION BLOCK, Main Street, ----- Butler, Pa. I have just received my entire Sprinp and Summer stock of BOOTS and SHOES direct from the manufacturer, and am able to sell them at OLD PRICES, and a great many lines at |LOWER PRICES THAN ER. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Button, Polish and Side Lace Boots in endless variety, and at bottom prices. Reynolds Brothers' celebrated fine Shoes always in stock, and is the most complete I have ever offered. The prices are lower than ever, and styles elegant. Parties wanting BOOTS & SHOES made to order can do no better than by me, as I keep none but the best of workmen in my employ. LEATHER and FINDINGS will be found in my store in superior quality and at lowest market rates. |sgf~All goods warranted as represented. Alj. BUFF, OPEN INC DAILY AT B. L KELTOITS, THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT OF Boots and Shoes To be found in any House In Western Pennsylvania, em bracing all the Newest Spring Styles in the Market. I am selling all this stock at " c 2^fT BBGSt OT,T) PRICES. S Recollect, NO ADVANCE. *=^r Several lines of Boots and Shoes at even lower prices than ever. All my customers have the benefit in buying by getting Boots and Shoes that come direct front the manufacturer to my house. No middle profits to divide up that parties are compelled to pay that buy from jobbing bouses. 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 " " Orain, Pebble and Kid Button and Polish, - 1.85 " •• Polish, »5 " " " Standard, very prime, 1.25 " " Serges, in Congress and Polish, ... - 75 to sl. " Calf Peg Shoes, all warranted. MY STOCK KM BRACES, IJf CONNECTION WITH TIIE ABOVE, A FULL LINE OF ALL THE FINER OKAItES IN WOMEN'H, MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S. The flenlH 1 Department is very complete in every line in Calf Button, Doiii Pcdros, Congress and English Walking Shoes, and especially in Calf Boots, at $2 and upwards, Brogans and Plow Shoes, at )1 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- Infants' and Children's Shoes, in Colors and Black. Fancy Slippers and Walking Boots, All Colors. This stoek is the most complete I have ever offered, the priees are lower than ever, and the styles are elegant. Ladies' Kid and Pebble Button New-' ports, good, $1 to $1.25. large stook. or leathek aho findjmgs Always in stock. None but the best brands of Leather kept, and prices guar anteed at lowest market ratios. me a eall and I will save you money in your Boots and Shoes. A careful inspection of this stock will convince you that the above is correct. No other house can give you lower prices or tatter goods. B. O. HOSELTOM. OABPKTBI Oil. CLOTHS! MATH! BUGBI STAIR RODS a NEW STOCK I NEW STOCK t > EH 3 § HECK & PATTERSON'S | | NEW CARPET BOOM ! w NOW (XPE3ST! 5 l>ufly'N Blork, »o,,taotr Kutler, Pa. J J L iSCIOHHIVXS I Wf>n?l iSJiVIM iSHiLOID r HO iSJ^dHYD Union Woolen Mills. I wonM rliwiro to Rkll th» »tUintloti of tlia ptildln Ui th« Union Woolun Mill, Hntlnr, wlmrn I barn tmw Mill improved ra»' liinory for tha niktinftolnr* of Barred and Gray Flannols, Knitting and Weaving Yarns, anil I can raeommsnd tlmm an bnltiK rmrj rltira> hi*, aa tliny ma mannfartnrnd of |>nra Ilntlar county wikil. T\>ij ar«i l<«a>illful in color, au ■ p«Hor In t«- rlal litmltii aa 111 MinltiK HtiK-ka. Full ptrtlotllw on application. JAMF.H HIM)WN. Daalar in Ht«K'ka and lion da. 6« A »M 1 liroMiway, New York marl7-9ni IIof»««. ('arno to prcm laea of tha aubwribrr, In Middlaaax Vtiwnahip, Bntler county, Pa., on the tith Irmt., taro atrar horww, una a t>ay and "jay t>« 12 ream old, hfpah ot and ourhed on tha iefl hind la> ; the other a amall bay mare with no particular naiirka exoa 'pt one ear alightljr de fiHTned. Tha owner ta reiueatwi to come for ward, prarra propartr, P«T «har«aa ami take awajr, otharwiae they ♦will be diapoaed of ao ooruloir to law. JOIN B. MAHAN, May 10, 'BO-9 tj Qtato V. O. BatUr Co. Fit A UDS IN FOOD. SOME OP THE COMPOUNDS WHICH PEOPLE FEED ON. Toiling up two flights of stairs and I suddenly invading a large apartment [ where, in confounded confusion, were scattered abnormal glass bulbs, amaz ing jars aud complex contrivances, such as scientific wizards use in probing the mysteries of nuture and exposing the wickedness aud cunning of men, a i knight of the pencil yesterday found Professor Ilenry LefTmau profoundly engaged in scientific research. The laboratory of this scientist is at 920 Walnut street, and though the copious rains had cleaned the streets of that highly respectable neighborhood, yet over all there hung an odor that seem ed from its multiform variations to have been compounded bv Beelzebub's first apothecary. The Professor ob served that something was wrong and, elevating his shoulders and eyebrows by a sympathetic and scientific move ment, said it was strange, very strange, he was not aware of any peculiar odor, and then smilingly remarked: "Just take a seat and you will get used to it." The fact was, at that time the Professor was experimenting upon the stomach of one "whose soul is march ing on" to discover whether poison had been employed in hurrying the body that once it fed into the grave. For reasons the interviewer appreci ated, the man of science ceased his in vestigations on the stomach, and en tered into an interesting talk upon food and food adulterations. "Well," he said, after turning the subject over in his mind, "from my observations the damage done by food adulteration is not so much to the people's stomachs as to their pocket-books. There is not much really serious tampering done. The progress of chemical analysis ren ders certain methods unavailing ; but just as the chemists discover some frauds other swindles are devised. I know of some large establishments that employ scientific men simply for the purpose of doing the adulterating and inventing new processes. The object of adulterating may be to enhance the value of an inferior article, as where yellow sugars are mixed with some tint to whiten them, or it may be to increase the bulk or weight, as the common addition of water to milk. Frauds are often consummated by the complete substitution of a cheap article for one more costly, as the selling of oleomargarine for butter. Many of the old methods of adulteration are now almost obsolete. For instance, the adulteration of sugar with sand seldom occurs any more, and the introduction of calves' and cows' brains to milk to thicken it again after the cream had been skimmed from it is now scarcely ever practiced. In detecting such prac tices as these the microscope comes in very handy. "In my opinion, the expensive arti cles of food, and all that are in a mixed or powdered state, are particularly lia ble to adulteration. Mustard is often compounded with cracker dust and col ored with various drugs, and there are scarcely any spices that are not mixed in some manner with some foreign pro duct before they reach the consumer. A very common method, and one ex tremely difficult to detect, is mixing in ferior grades with the finer ones. All green teas which reach this country have been colored artificially by the Chinese with Prussian blue. This is not a very injurious substance, but I have always refrained from using green tea on that account. Black teas are not so often artificially colored, but they are sometimes faced with plumba go. Some of the larger restaurants sell their tea grounds to dealers, who dry and re-color them, mix them with good tea and still them over again. Ho it is possible for a single leaf of tea to see a good many tea-pots tafore it finally finds the slop pail, 1 have examined a #Tcat number of samples of tea micro scopically," the investigator went on, "but have been unable to find much of the leaves of other plants in them." "Flour is liable, of course, to acci dental impurities from being made from an unhealthy grain, and there are a few cases on record where lead used about the machinery employed In the manu facture of the article has given rise to lead poisoning. It is subject to taing mixed with inferior grades, and is sometimes whitened by the addition of alum or blue vitrol. Persons convict ed of the latter adulteration art! severe ly punished in Kngland. The detec tion of alum, however, is extremely difficult, anil It is talleved by a number of English chemists that jktsoiis have been convicted of using it without hav ing really been guilty of the offence. lu fact, none of the adulterations in Hour are easy to detect. Articles of the kind are more likely to Ist adulter ated when put up in small packages for special sales." "Concerning sugar, within the past few years an imitation known as glu cose has been made from starch and other material—even saw-dust, it is stated. It has been used to a great ex tent in syrups, candies and fruit butters. The great drawback with it has been the difficulty of granulatiiiK it, prevent ing its insertion in line sugars. Late ly, however, a means of partially crys tallizing this substance has been at tained, ami is now used as a mix ture with the lower grades of granula ted or ordinary table sugars. It is much cheaper than ordinary be ing furnished at about one-half tho price of tho good article. Brewers are getting to use it quite extensively as a substitute for malt. I think," contin ued the Professor, "it very probable that chemists will soon discover ft way of completely crystallizing glucose, thus making a cheap and perfect sub stitute for sugar." "There is in the market a number of articles well known as 'coffee essences,' many of which are the most outrageous impositions. They consist principally of cracked corn made into a sort of paste with molasses, and roasted so as | to ta given a sharp taste like that of ! I roaJ coffee. The reason these imposi -1 tions find favor is that they give when ' treated with water a bitter-sweet taste ' i and a dark color, which Is mistaken by . I people who do not know what a good i>errv is, for a stronger and superior quality. Possibly, however, the* es sences are not so unhealthy as bona fide coffee. "The adulteration in milk is of course with water. The water is not always added direct, though. In most cases the cream of one milking is skimmed off and the remainder, or 'skim milk,' is added to the next irri!k iug which is sent to market. Some conscientious farmers adopt this meth od in order to be able to say that their milk is not wanted. But it is, never theless. What we generally receive here in the city as milk is a matter from which not only cream has l>een taken, but to which water has been added. A firm in Brooklyn is now manufacturing what is termed 'milk wafers,' for the detection of adultera tion in milk. It is actually stated now that farmers in New York are adulter ating their milk with oleomargarine, giving it a creamy appearance after the genuine substance has been ex tracted. It seems hardly credible to us that oleomargarine should remain sus pended in milk, and I shall not believe it Until I have proven it by test. "Oleomargarine itself may be de tected in several ways. As a general thing one can tell sham butter by its greasy smell. Then it has a whiteisb appearance on the outside, and is not so dense as pure butter. Under the microscope pure butter shows a mass of globes, similar in size and appearance, with intermediate layers of salt and water; while oleomargarine shows fan shaped and fibrous crystallizations, en tirely different in character and ap pearance from butter. The best test that I have found is that of Professor I)e Smedt. He performs it in this way: A piece of oleomargarine the size of a walnut is placed in a wine glass and ether poured on sufficient to cover and dissolve it, which is hastened by stir ring it with a teaspoon. The whole be comes soluable, but the salt is imme diately precipitated, when the liquid mass is poured off into a saucer or, what is better, a small glass plate or saucer. The work of evaporization com mences at once, and continues until every trace of the ether is goue, leav ing the stearine or tallow substance openly exposed, with its offensive odor and appearance. The character or ap pearance of good butter is not changed l»y a similar test; the fatty substance left after the evaporization of the ether retaining that of pure butter, totally unlike that of the stearine from oleo margarine. "Frauds in liquors arc now princi pally done by substitution. For exam pie, a rectified Hpirit is mixed with proper flavors and coloring matters, and is made to do duty for a genuine, high-priced liquor. Sometimes very ac curate and dangerous imitations are gotten up in this way. "If I should enumerate to you the many ways in which tobacco is tam pered with, it would not only disgust but terrify the consumer. "-Phila. Rec ord. THE COFFEE PRODUCT. From an exhaustive review of the coffee trade of all countries by the managers of the .lava Back (Hatsvia,) it appear* the total crop of the world for 1855 was .'{.'10,1(15,000 kilos; for 1805, 421,950,000 kilos, and that the average of the three years 1870—7—8 was 41)0,840,000 kilos. The figures represent an increased consumption of 27 per cent, over over fifteen years ago, and of 47i per cent, over 1855* In the Dutch Indies the increase since 1855 has been below the average rate in other countries. In the British In dies and Ceylon the crop has nearly doubled. The total for Asiatic coun tries is in about the average ratio for the whole world. Brazil fails some what below the average ratio of pro gress ; and the same is true of the West Indies; while the most notable increase is in the case of Central America, where the crop has risen from 3,500,000 kilos in 1855 to 32,- 500,000 in l87«-7-8. In the South American countries other than Brazil the production has risen from 22,300,- 000 kilos to 35,5)00,000, which also is above the average ratio. It may not be generally known that Guatemala produces some of the best coffee that is grown in any coun try ; but such is the fact. From the plantation of Mr. Jose Guardiola, of Chocola, tin-re has been sent to New York, the past year, a grade of coffee surpassing in quality either Java or the celebrated Mocha. The kernel of of the Guatemala coffee is small and plump, resembling the l>est quality of wheat and but little larger. Mr. (luardiola has introduced drying machines of his own invention, which enables him to cure his coffee in wet as well as sunny weather, and he has also patented in this and other coun tries a hulling and polishing machine, which he uses with great success on his entenuive plantation. To the in troduction of these machines is no doubt attributable the preservation of the delicious flavor and aroma of Gua temala cofTne. Coffee growers in other countries will do well to introduce Mr. Guardiola's machines on their planta tions. —"Well," HHHI fin old Lincoln Ho* publican, 'we may have a dark horae or a light horae ; but wo don't want a political aiohra." TIIE angel who flop|>cd hit* winga at Hurriahurg when Handull und Wallace foil upon each othor and wont, bluahcd whori he looked round and bo hold Hill McMullin'a gang of door kooporH.— Williumnjnirl Omelta ami Bulletin. A correHpondont, writing from Col orado, naya thoro iamuch need in thoae partH of a portahlo Htcam drill for pros pecting purpooea. It ahould la> HO con- Htructcd that it could lie packed on a niulo or carried in parta hy two men, Ila weight ahould not exceed 150 pounds, and it ahould not coat over S2OO. The machine ahould be capable of drilling granite to the depth of 60 feet, making a bore threo-eightha to three-fourtha of an inch iu diameter. Our correspondent la confident that a large market would be found for audi » drill in Colorado for gold and silver prospecting. ADVERTISING BATES, rooches. Down the back it was plaited like a horse's tail on a muddy day, only the hair was coarser. When an ludiun wants to crimp his hair he has to run it through a rolling mill first to make it malleable. Then the blacksmith of the tribe rolls it up over the ordinary freight car coup ling pin, and on the following morning it hangs in graceful Saratoga waves down the back of the untutored sav age. I said to the interpreter, who seem ed to act as their trainer: "No doubt thebe Crowb are going to Washington to try and interest Hayes in their caws." He gave a low, gurgling laugh. "No," said he with a merry twinkle of the eye, as he laid his lip half way arcos.s a plug of Government "as spring approaches they have de cided to go to Washington and ran sack the Indian Bureau for their gauze Schurz." I caught hold of a car seat and rip pled till the coach rang with my mirth ful, silver laughter. These ludians have high, expres sive cheekbones, and most of them have strabismus in their feet. They had their paint on. It makes them look like a chromo of Powhatan-mash ing tie eternal soul out of John Smith with a Bologna sausage. One of these chiefs, named Raw- Dog-wit h-a-Bunion-on-t he-Heel, I think chief of the Wall-Eyed-Skunk-Eaters, looked so guileless and kind that I ap proached him and said that no doubt the warpath in the land ot the setting sun was overgrown with grass, and in his mountain home very likely the l>eams of peace lit up the faces of his tribe. He did not seem to catch my mean ing. I asked him if his delegation was going to Washington uninstrncted. In reply he made a short remark, something like that which the short stop of a match game makes when a hot ball takes him unexpectedly be tween the gastric and the liver pad. Somehow, live Indians do not look so picturesque as the Bteel engraving does. The smell is not the same, either. Steel engravings of Indians do not show the dccalcomania outline of a frying pan on the buckskin pants where the noble red man made a mis step one morning and sat down on his breakfast. A dead Indiau is a pleasing picture ! The look of pain and anxiety is gone and rest, sweet rest—more than be really needs—has come at last. His hands arc folded peacefully and his mouth is open like the end of a saw mill. His trials are o'er. Hiß swift foot is making pigeon toed tracks in the sands of eternity. The picture of a wild, free Indian chasing the buffalo may suit some, but I like still life in art. I like the pic ture of a broad-shouldered, well-formed brave, as he lies with his nerveless hand across a large hole in the pit of his stomach. There is something so sweetly sad about it. Tbero is such a nameless feeling of repose and security on the part of the s(>ectator. Some have such sensitive natures that they cannot look at the remains of an Indian who has been run over by two sections of freight; but I can. Somehow I do not feel that nervous distrust when I look at tho red man with his (esophagus wrapped around his head and tied in a double bow knot, that I do when be is full of tbe vigor of health. When a train of cars has jammed his thighbone through bis diaphragm and flattened his head out like a soup-plate, I feel then that I can trust him. I feel that be may bo re lied upon. I consider him in the char acter of ghaxtly remains as a success. He seems at last so in earnest and as though he could be trusted with large sums of money. When the Indian haß been mixed lip so that tho closost scrutiny cannot determine whether the head adjourns and the thorax begins, tbe scene is so suggestive of unruffled quiet and calm and gentle childlike faith that doubt and distrust and timidity and appro, (tension flee away like the devil.—Den ver Tribune. Usks or tiik Potato. —ln France farina is largely used for culinary pur poses. The famed gravies, sauces, and soups of Franco are largely in debted for their excellence to that source, and its bread and pastry equal ly so, while a great deal of tho so called cognac, imported into England from Franco, is tho product of tbe potato. In Poland the manufacture of spirits from the potato is a most ex tensive trade. "Stettin brandy," well known in commerce, Is largely im ported into England, and is sent from thence to many of her foreign posses sions as tho product of the grape, and Jh placed on many a table of England as the snmo, while the fair ladles of our country perfume themselves with the spirit of potato, under the designa tion ran dr Cologne. But tbero are other uses whl< : h this esculent is turned to abroad. Aflor extracting the farina the pulp is manufactured Into ornamental articles, such as pic ture frames, snuff boxes, and several descriptions of toys, and tbe water that runs from it in the process of manufacture Is a most valuable scourer. For perfectly cleansing woolens and such like articles, it is tbe housewife's panacea, and if tho washerwoman hap |K>ns to have chilblains she become# cured by the operation. Forest liros are increasing and wideniuft in all parts of tbe State. —Burglars are operating on tbe postofflces In the Schuylkill valley. Talrnago wants to go Bonth again. lie is tho only msu who was ever able to eat a long slice of watermelon at one bite.