StJB&CBIPTIOM BATES s Per year, In advanoß. tl 6® 0 thermae 2 00 No tabaeription will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Postmasters neglecting to notify ua when subscriber* do not take out their papers will be held liable for the subscription. Subscribe™ removing from one poatofllce to another ahonld give na the name of the former •a well aa the preeent office. All communication! intended for publication n thia paper moat be accompanied by the real name of the writer, not for publication, but aa a guarantee of good faith. Marriage and death notice* must be accompa nied by a responsible name. Ail drees boti>Jßß CITIZKH, BUTLER. PA. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. BCTLZB, EARNS CITT AND PARKER RAILROAD Trains leave Butler for St. Joe, Miller*town, Sams City, Pelrolia, Parker, etc., at 7.27 a. m., and 8.23 and 7.25 p. m. Trains arrWe at Butler from the above named points at 7.17 a. m., and 2.15, and 7.15 p. m. The 2.15 train connects with train on the West Penn ro*d through to Pitubargh. SHENANGO IHD ALLEGHENY RAILROAD. Trains leave HilliardV Mill, Butler county, for Harrisville, Greenville, etc., at 7.40 a. m. and 12.20 and 2.90 p. in. Stages lea' e Petrolia at 5.30 a. m. for 7.40 train, aud at 10.00 a. m. tor 12 20 train. Return stages leave Hilliard on arrival of trains at 10.37 n. m. and 1.50 p. m. Stage leaves Martinsburg at 9.80 for 12.80 train. PINNBTLVANIA RAILROAD. Trains leave Butler (Butler or Pittsburgh Time.) Market at 5.06 a. m., goes through to Alle gheny, arriving at 9.01 a. m. This train con cects at Fri-cpon with Freoport Accommoda tion, which arrives at Allegheny at 8.20 a. m., railroad time. Express at 7.21 a. m , connecting at Butler Junction, without change of cars, at 8.2# with Exp;e9s west, arriving In Allegheny at 9.5S s. m., and Express east arriving at Blairsvllle ■t 11 00 a. m. railroad time. Mail at 2-80 p. m., connecting at Butler Juno tlonwitbont change ol cars, with Express west, arriving In Allegheny at 5.26 p. in., and Ex press cast arriving at Blnirsviile Intersection at 6.10 p. m. railroad time, which connects w'th Philadelphia fcxpress east, when on time. The 7.21 a. m. train connects at Blalrsville at 11.05 a. m. with the Mail east, and the 2.86 p.m. train at 6.59 with the Philadelphia Ex press east. Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn R. R. at 9.51 a. m., 5 06 and 7.20 p. m., Butler lime. The 9.51 and 5.06 trains connect with trains on the Butler A Parker R. R. Snn ay train arrives at Butle' at 11.11 a. m., connecting with train lor Parker. Main Line. Through trains leave Pittsburgh lor the Eat'- at 2.56 and 8.26 a. m. and 12 51, 4.21 and 5.06 p. m., arriving at Philadelphia at 8.40 and 7.20 |>. ra . and 8.00, 7.0" and 7.40 a. m.; at Baltimore about the same time, at New York three hours later, and at Washington about one and a ball hours later. PHYSICIANS. John eTlTyers, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, tny2l-ly] BUTLER, PA. DENTISTS. DENTIOTRY. 0 1/ WALDRON, Graduate ot the Phtl |K adelpbia Denial College, Is prepared • I* ato do anything in the line of bis profession in a satisfactory manner. Office on Main street, Butler, Union Block, op sMirs, apH LAND FOR SALE. FOR SALE. A handsome eix-roora frame house, located on Bluff street, northwestern part of Butler. Lot 50x176. All necessary outbuildings. TERMS—Oce-!blrd cash and balance in four equal anunal payments. Inquire at this office. janMtf For bale. The wall-improved farm of Rev. W. R. Hutch ison, in the northeast corner of Middlesex town ship, Butler county. Pa , is now offered for sale, low. Inquire of W. K. FBISBEE, on the prem ises. aplGtf FOR SALE. $5 will buy a one-half interest in a good bus iness in Pittsburgh. One who knows some thing about farming preforred. An honest man with the above amount will do well to address by letter. SMITH JOHNS, csre 8. M James, 93 Liberty sirret; PiiUburth, Pa. |au27-ly "INSURANCE. - Incorporated 1819. /ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Asets 97.078,224.49. Losses paid In 81 years, $51,000,000. J. T. McJL'NKIN A SON, AgenU, jan2Bly Jefferson street, Butler, Pa. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main and Cunningham Sts. G. C. ROESSING, PRESIDENT. WM. CAMPBELL, TREASUBRR. H. C. HEINEMAN, SKCRETABT. DIRECTORS: J. L. Purvis, K. A. Helmboldt, William Campbell, J. W. Boikhart, A. Trontman, Jacob Schoene, 6. a Roessing, John Caldwell, Dr. W. lrrin, W. W. Dodds, J. W. Christy H. C. Heineman. JAS. T. M'JUNKIN, oen. Ae't- JBTTTXJIEIR, PA. HEHBT G. HALE, FINE MERCHANT UIIOR, OOR. PENN *XD SIXTH BTRXXTB. Pittsburgh Pa B. Hoessing, [Suocesaor to A. C. Roessing A Bro.J ' DEALER IN Groceries, GRAIN, FLOUR, fEED, OIL, —AND— Anthracite Goal. THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID IN irCABH-®i FOB GRAIN OF ALL KINDS. sspitf PENSIONS] the U. S. service. LAW EXPIRES JULY Ist, IMO, for ARREARS. PENBIONS INCREAS ED. Thousands of Pensioners are rated too low. BOUNTY AND NEW DISCHARGES PRO CURED. Information freely given. Send ■tamp for blank*. Address. STODDART k CO., Boom f, St Cloud Building, Washington, D. C. Notice Extraordinary. Persona desiring to hare their Old Furniture repaired, or New Work made to order, such aa Music Stands. Book Casss, Wardrobes, Offioe Deaka, Office Tables, Ac., would do wall to call on A. B. WILSON, Practical Cabinet Maker. I bold that a piece of furniture made by band ii worth two made by machinery, and will ooet mat little more, if any. Then why not hare hand made ? All work made in the latest sty lee and ef the best material. I guarantee entire sat isfaction is style, workmanship aad pries. Give me a call. Shop on Mxffiin street, four doors west of Main street, and opposite A. Troutman's stare, Butler, Pa. sepl7-ly BAUER ft BAXTER, Livery, Sale and Feed Stables, BEAR 07 VOGELEY HOUSE, jan*-8m BUTLER, PA. roOnilbta. M-U VOL. XVIL BOOTS and SHOES AL. MIFF'S IJIMON BLOCK, Main Streets - - - - Butler, Pa. I have just received my entire Spring 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 E\ 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. |3gf"All goods warranted as represented. AIJ« BUFF, C ARPETS! OIL CLOTHS! MATS! RUGS! STAIR RODS ~i " " n x NEW STOCK! NEW STOCK! H § HECK & PATTERSON'S 1 j ffiW CARPET BOOM ! C» NOW CXFEM! |j ©f Otatyrtg etettst, 5 Duffy's Block, septao-tf Butler, Pa. ffi =1 -L2 isaoaaivxs isntia isivk iSHJ-oiono isxaaavo Time of Holdnlg Courts. The aever&l Courts of the county of Butler commence on the fiiet Monday of March, June, September and December, and continne two weeks, or so long at) n< ceaeary to dispose of the business. No causes are pnt down for trial or traverse jurors summoned for the first week of the several terms. ATTORNEYS ~AT LAwl BUTLER, " J. F. BRITTAFN^ Office with L Z- Mitchell, Diamond. A. M. CUNNINGHAM, Office in Brady's Law Building. Butler, Pa. ~~STHT PIERSOTZ Office on N. E. corner Diamond, Riddle build ing Jnovl2 JOHN M. GREER. Office on N. E. corner Diamond. novl2 WM. H LUSK, Offioe with W. H. H Riddle. Esq. NKVVTON BLACK, Offioe on Diamond, near Court House, south side. "" E. I. HKUGH, Office In Riddle's Law Building. S F. BOWSER. Office in Riddle's Law Building. [marß'76 J. B. McJUNKHST Special attention given to collections Offic oppofile Willard House. JOSEPH B. BRED IN, Officii north-east corner of Diamond, Butler Pa. H7H. GOUCHER, Office in Bchneideman's building, up staiis. J. T. DONLY Office near Court House. r 74 w. dTbrandon, ebl7-75 Office in Berg's building CLARENCE WALKER, Office in Bredin building- marl7— t FERD REIBER, Office In Berg's new building, Main street.ap9l) F. M. EASTMAN, Office in Bredin building. LEV. McQUISTION, Office Main street, I door south of Court House JOS. C. VANDERLJN, Office Main street, 1 door south of Court House. Wm A. FORQUER, Office on Main street, opposite Vogeley House. GEO. R. WHITE, Office N. E. corner of Diamond FKANCIS K VIA NCE~ Office with Oen. J. N. Purviance, Main street, south of Court House. J. D. AIcJUNKIN, Office In Scbneidemau's huildiug-, west side ol Main street, 2nd square from Court House. aTgTwtlliams, Office on Diamond, two doors weet of CITIZEN office. ap26 T. C. CAMPBELL, Office in Berg's new building, 2d door, east side Main at., a few doom south of Lowrj House. mart—tf C A. A M. SULLIVAN, may 7 Office S. W. cor. of Diamond. BLACK A BRO., Office on Main street, one door sonth o> Hrady Block, Butler. Pa. (gep. 2, 1874. JOHN M MILLEIi «fc BltO. Office in Brady's Law Building, Main street, south of Court House. EUOENE G. MILLFB, Notary Public. Jun4 ly THOMAS ROBINSON, " BUTLER, PA. JOHN H. NEGLEY, VGivee particular attention to transactions la real estate throughout the county. OFTICK ON DIAMOND, NEAB CODUT HOUSE, IN CITIZEN KUILUI.NO E. R. ECKLET, KENNEDY MARSHALL. (Late of Ohio.) ECKLEY & MARSHALL. Office in Brady's Law Building. 50pt.9,74 C Q. CHRISTIE, Attorney at Law. Legal business cure fully transacted. Collections made and promptly remitted. Business correspondence promptly attended to and answered. Office opposite Lowry House, Butler, Pa. MISCELLA.NEOUB. McSWEENY & McSWEENY, Sme|bport and Bradford, Pa. M N. MILES, Petrolla, Butler county, Pa. |JnB WILLIAM R. CONN, Office in Brawley House, GREECE CITY. |june7-ly ~ M. C. BENEDICT, jan6 ti Petrolia, Butler 00., Fa HOTELS WILLAKD HOUSE, Main street, near Court House, BUTLER, PA. GEO. W. CAMPBELL, - - PROPRIETOR. stabling in connection. eitenmillTer house," On Diamond, near Court House, BUTLER, PA. H. EITENMILLER, - - - PROPRIETOR. This house has been newly furnisliod and pa pered. and the accommodations are good. Stabling in connection. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, On the European IPlan 54 to 66 North Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Single Rooms 50c., 75c. and $1 per day. O. 1-*. Schneck, Proprietor. Excellent Dining room furnished with the best, and at reasonable rates. for all Railroad Depots within a convenient distance. National Hotel, CORTLANDT STREET, NEAR BB DWAT, NEW YOItK, HOTCHKISS & POND, - - Prop'rs. ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN, The restaurant, cafe and lunch room attached are unsurpassed fcr cheapness and excellence of service Rooms 50 cts. to $2 per day, t3 to flO per week. Convenient to all ferries and city railroads. N».w FURNITURE, NEW MANAGE MENT. j an 15-1 V -|-HE SBHREIP.EU HOUSE. L NICKLAS, Prop'., MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA. Having taken poHession of the above well known Hotel, and it bein" furniHlied in the best of style for the accomodation of guests. the public are respectfully invited to give me a call. I have also possesion of the barn in rear of hotel, which famishet* excellent stabling, ac comodations for my paLrons. L. NICKLAS. JAMES J. CAMPBELL, Cossnty mm «»■»_ Office in Fair view borough, in Telegraph Office. janls] BALDWIN P. 0.. Butler Co., Pa. pxutnis AUMon, Justice of the "Peace, Main street, opposite Postofflce, jlylS ZELIENOPLE, PA. Union Woolen Mills. I would desire to rail the attention of the public to the Union Woolen Mill, Butler, Pa., where I have new and improved machinery for the manufacture of Barred and Gray Flannels, Knitting and Weaving Yarns, and I can recommend tliem as being very dura ble, as they are manufactured of pure Butler county wool. They are beautiful in color, su perior in texture, and will bo sold at very low prices. For samples and prices, address, H. FULLEItTON, Jn134.'78-1y) Butler. Pa Q'p flf H 13 stops, 3 set Reeds, 2 Knee UllUAllW Swells. Stool, Book, only $87.50. 8 Stop Or- O'Rvlen, Gen'l Passenger Agent, 'Pan-Handle Route,' COLUMBUS, OHIO. liIMiMiHP imlimh HOP BITTEES/^ (A Medicine, not a Drink.) | CONTAINS HOPS, BCCIIU, MANDRAKE, H DANDELION, G AND nut PfiiTST AND BitsTMii.ifAi.QrAU- H TIKS UK ALL, oTIiKB lilTTEJttf. 3 THEY CUKE P All Dl»ea«PSOf the Stomach, Bowels, Blood, 9 Liver, Kidneys, and Urinary Orßanc, Ner- H voueiifcae, Bleeplesjnci»«aiul especially u| Female Complaint*. ( J1 SIOOO IN COLD. Will be paid for a case they will not cure or|B help, or fur anything Impure or lujurloiw yj found In tlicin. jjS Ask your drupffist for Hop Bitters and try B tliem before yon sleep. Take uo other. H D I.C. It an Absolute and Irresistible cure for n Drunken nest, ute of opium, tobacco und narcotics. ■ SEXD FOB CiccrLAß. ■■BSABBBM All above «old by dmnrUt*. M Hop Blttore Mfg. Co., liocheiter, N. V., A On I. H MRS. LYDIA E. PINKHAM. OF LYNN, MASS. DISCOVERER OP LYDIA E. PINKHAM'B VEGETABLE COMPOUND. The Positive Cnre For all Female Complaints. This preparation, as its name signifies, constats of Vegotablo Properties that aro harmless to the most del icate invalid. Upon ono trial the merits of this Com pound will be recognized, as relief is Immediate ; and when Its use is continued, in ninety-nine cases in a hun dred, a permanent cure is effected,as thousands will tee tify. On account of it* proven merits, it is to-day re commended and prescribed by tho best physicians ID the country. It will cure entirely the worst form of falling of the uterus, Lcucorrhcea, irregular and painfiu Menstruation, all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation c*nd Ulceration, Floodings, all Displacements and the con sequent spinal weakness, and is especially adapted to the Change of Life. It will dissolve and expel tumors from the uterusin an early stage of development. The tendency to cancerous humors there Is chocked very speedily by Its use. In fact It has proved to be the great est and best remedy that has ever been discover ed. It permeates every portion of the system, and gives new life and vigor. It removes faintncss.fiatulency, de stroys all craving for stimulants, and relieves weakness of the stomach It cures Bloating, Headaches, Nervous Prostration, General Debility, Slecplossncss, Depression and Indi gestion. That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight and backache, is always permanently cured by Its use. It will at all times, and under rll clrcumstan ces, act in harmony with the law that governs the female system. For Kidney Complaints of either sex this compound is unsurpassed. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is prepared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mvs. Price SI.OO. 81* bottles for $5.00. Sent by mail in the form of pills, also in the form of Lozenges, on receipt of price, SI.OO, per box, for either. Mrs. PINKHAM freely answers all letters of inquiry. Send for pam phlet. Address as above Mention thin paper. No family should be without LYDIA E. PINKHAM' LIVER PILLS. They cure Constipation, Blliouaness, and Torpidity of the Liver. 25 cents per boa GEO. A. KELLY 6i CO., General Agents, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sold by D. 11. Wuller, - Butler Pa. Notice to Tax Collectors. The Commissioners hereby give notice that taxes of 1879 must be paid in immediately, as the books for 1880 have been put in the handa of the collectors. The County needs the money and it must be paid. jel6:3w A PARABLE In a little log church in the State of Virginia Sonic negroes had gathered to worship the Lord ; Anil after the service they hail a class meeting, That each for the Master might utter a word. Their leader exhorted, and spoke of the warfare Which Christians should wage against error alway; And finished by asking the following question : "Which way is your musket a p'ntin' to-day?" One after another they gave their experience; Some brothers were happy, some lukewarm or cold; One saw his way clear to the portals of glory, Another had' strayed like a lamb from the fold. At last Brother uarkis—a regenade member, And Satan's companion for many a dav— Arose, cleared his throat, though visibly ner- vous, He folded his arms and proceeded to say : "Dear Brudders and sisters, I once was a Chris tian, I once was as happy as any one here ; I fit for de church like a battle-scarred soldier, And stood by her banners when traitors were near." "Hold on, dar," the leader excitedly shouted ; "Please answer de question I axed yon, I say: I've given you credit for all you tit den, sir— Which way is your musket a p'intin' to-day?" ******* * The Democrats talk of the glory of Hancock, And boast of the record of English as well; Then give them due honor ; for Judas was loyal, Till money was offered ; he took it, and fell. I would liken their boast to the boast of old Barkis, And then, with the class-leader, honestly say: "Hold on, dar, inv brudder, dat isn't de question: Which way is their muskets a p'intiu' to-day?" Shall men who are training with Brigadier Generals, Who fought to destroy our national flag, And rise from their seats in the Forty-sixth Congress, To eulogize traitors like Davis or Bragg ? Shall men who bow down in Confederate cau cus, And worship the masters thev humbly obey, Shall they rule the nation by Washington founded ? "Which way is their muskets a p'intin' to day." The question, my friends, is of vital importance; The nation is waiting in anxious suspense ; Each voter can wield a political musket. Then wield it, I ask, in your country's de fense, The issue before us is clear and unclouded ; Shall the nation be ruled by the Blue or the Gray ? I candic'ly ask fellow-soldier and voter, "Which way is your musket a p'intin' to-day?" NITRO-GL YCERINE. How it is Manufactured —The Care and Watchfulness that it Requires —How the Dangerous Explo sive is Handled to En sure Safety. About 100 yards west of the Hoosac tunnel is to be seeu a board fence sur rounding about ten acres of ground, with the announcement: "Nitro-gly cerine works ! Dangerous ;no visitors admitted." A drive leading between two rows of buildings brings the 'visi tor' to the acid house, a well ventilated building, 150 feet long. Here are eleven stills, each seven feet long and two feet in diameter. Under these a light, slow fire burns, which is careful ly attended to, for the temperature must be kept moderate. In each of these stills is placed a charge of nitrate of soda and sulphuric acid. The stone ware pipe conducts the gases, at a tem perature of about 180 degrees Faren heit from each still into a stone receiver or condenser, or rather a series of four condensers connected by stoneware pipes, ranged on a platform three feet above the ground. Into three of these sulphuric acid is poured, and the fourth is empty. The nitrous vapor passes from a still to the first condenser, where a portion of it, forming, as it condens es, nitric acid, is taken up by the sul phuric acid; the remainder passes on to the second, third and fourth condens ers, though a very small portion is left to pass into the last, which only re quires to be emptied once a month. It takes about twenty-four hours for the still to complete the conversion of its contents into nitric acid, at the end of which time the resultant mixture, about 600 pounds, is run off into carboys, twelve of these being filled from three stills. About 100 carboys are gener erally kept in stock, as the acid does not spoil when kept closed. These car boys are then emptied into a soapstone tank having a capacity of eighteen car boys, and an iron pipe, connected with the main leading from the blowers in the engine house, is inserted into the acid causing a current of air to agitate it, so as to remove the nitrous fumes, mix it thoroughly so as to bring it to uniform strength. Formerly this was effected by removing the acid into a glass vessel containing about forty gal lons, and it required boiling for hours; the mode now practiced occupies only five minutes, and the risk of fracture of a glass vessel in a sand bath is avoid ed. The acid is then carried into a converting room, about one hundred feet long and well lighted, where it is divided among one hundred and six teen stone pitchers, arranged in nine wooden troughs placed in the centre and at the end of the room, and these troughs are now filled with ice-cold water, or ice and salt, so as to rise within four inches of the top of the jar. On shelves above the troughs are ar ranged glass jars, one to each stone pitcher. Into each of these glass jars chemically pure glycerine is poured, and this, by means of a siphon, with a rubber tube attached, about two feet long, falls, drop by drop, into the cor responding pitcher of mixed sulphuric and nitric acids. Immediately below the shelf on which the glycerine jar stands is a two and one-fourth inch iron pipe, which brings a current of cold air from the receivers connected with the two blowers above mentioned. The current of air is distributed to each jar, while the acid and glycerine are mixed by a rubber pipe, to which is at tached a glass tube 16 inches long and with a one-fourfh incb bore. During the hour and a half or two hours that the glycerine takes to run off into the pitchers, the greatest care and closest attention is requisite. The three men whose duty it is to attend to the mix ing process have each a row of pitchers to watch, walking the whole time up and down beside them, with thermom eter, in hand, and, as the nitrous fumes rise from the forming nitro-glvcerine, they stir the mixture with the glass tube before ment'cned, in a pitcher that may be giving out too violent fumes. Sometimes this is caused by the glycerine running a little freely, which fires the mixture, wastes the I glycerine, forming oxolic acid, and de- velops unpleasant vapors. In such case, by pushing back a lit tle wooden peg in the glass jar, the flow of glycerine is lessened, and by stirring with the glass tube the nitrous vapors are dispelled. Should the en gine stop working by any unforseen circumstance, the current of air, will, of course, be stopped, when the mix ture will take fire. In this case it is necessary to stir the mixture, and at once stop the flow of glycerine. When the glycerine and the acid are all mix ed, and the nitrous fumes cease to ap pear, the nitro-glycerine from each pitcher is dumped into a large tank of water, at a temperature of 70 degrees, about 450 pounds of nitro-glycerine be ing the amount of each batch manufac tured. The nitro-glycerine sinks to the bottom, and is covered by about six feet of water. Here it remains for fif teen minutes, to be subsequently wash ed free from any impurities. This tank projects through the floor into a base ment chamber, its bottom being on a slight incline, so that the nitro-glycer ine may run out easily. The water is first drawn off from the top of the nitro glycerine, and then the latter is run in to a wooden swinging: tub, in shape somewhat like an old-fashioned butter churn, but a good deal larger in diam eter. In this it is washed five times, three times with plain water and twice with soda, a current of air working through it at the same time. The wa ter from this tub is run off into a wood en trough, which conveys it to a barrel buried in the earth, in the side of which a hole carries it to another barrel a lit tle lower down the bill, and this into another barrel, whence it finds its way to the dump of rocks which were re moved from the tunnel; any nitro-gly cerine that may have escaped in the washing process being collected and re tained in one or other of these three barrels. The nitro-glycerine is by this time thoroughly washed and ready to store in the magazine, 900 feet distant, to which it is carried in a couple of pails. In the magazine the nitro-gly cerine is poured into the "crocks," as they are called, earthenware jars, hold ing 60 pounds. T1 ese crocks are then placed in a wooden tank 2i feet deep, which hold 20 of them, and immersed to withih six inches from the top of the jars in water warmed by a small pipe from the "boiler, to raise the tempera ture 70 deg., at which temperature it is kept all the time, as nearly as possi ble. They remain in this water about 72 hours, during which time any im purities still remaining rise to the sur face as scum and are skimmed off with a spoon. The nitro-glycerine is then chemically pure, transparent as water, refracts light powerfully, and is ready for packing. The tin cans, lined with parafline, and containing 56 pounds each, are placed in a shallow wooden trough, and the nitro-glycerine, being poured from the cracks into copper cans, is again poured into the tin thro' a gutta percha funnel, the bottom of the trough being covered with a thick layer of plaster of paris, which absorbs and renders harmless any drops of ni tro-glycerine that may be spilled. The tins are then placed in a wooden trough containing iced water, or ice and salt, where the nitro-glycerine is slowly crystallized or cougealed. - In this con dition it is stowed away in small mag azines, 300 feet distant, in amounts of 30 or 40 cans each, until required for use. When the nitro-glycerine is to be conveyed to any point by teams, the cans are packed in open wooden boxes, with tw(J inches of sponge at the bot tom and four rubber tubes underneath; these are long enough to allow the ends to come one inch over the top of the tin on opposite sides, thus interpos ing two elastic tubes between the out side of the tin and the inside of the wooden box, rendering it perfectly safe to carry. Each tin is cellular, i. e., from top of each tin to the bottom a tube passes about 10 inches deep and l£ inches in diameter, for the purpose of throwing the congealed nitro-glycer ine when the blast is ready to use it, liquefaction being effected with water of 70 to 90 degrees. The tins, being closed with a cork wrapped in bladder, are put into a sleigh or wagon, cover ed in summer with a layer of ice and blankets, and may thus be carried any distance in this purified cystalline state as safely as so many tubs of butter. GUARDING AGAINST DANGER. Perfect system pervades this factory, and it is necessary to insure safety. The steadiest men possible are selected for the work; three are employed in the acid house, working in three shifts of eight hours each, but they do not actually work more than seven hours. Every movement is like clockwork; every man has his place and special du ty, which he is expected to perform at the proper time. In the morning at 7 or 7:30, two men dump the carboys of acid into the soapstone tanks and mix them, while a third is filling the glass jars with glycerine. This operation takes about an hour. One draws the acid, another weighs it, and a third carries it to the troughs. After an in terval, during which the acids cool, three men attend closely to the con verting of the glycerine into tri-nitro glycerine. After the nitro-glycerine is dumped into the water tank, two men are employed in washing it, while two wash the stone pitchers with water. The floors are kept scrupulously clean and perfectly free from atoms of nitro glycerine, which, stepped upon while the men are at work, might send them to eternity and the building to smith ereens. The room is then prepared for next day's operations, and, by about one or two o'clock, after six, or at most seven hours' work, the day's work is done. Nothwithstanding the extreme care used to avoid accidents, the Mow bray works have been blown up three times, and of the nine competent super intendents that have been in charge, eight have been killed outright and their bodies blown to fragments, while the ninth is yet living, totally blind. The highest wages are paid, and, in order to render transportation easier and safer, Prof. Mowbray, within the past two years, has built a car express ly for the purpose. Boston Herald. A cruel husband calls his wife "green fruit," because she never agrees with him. A SPANISH HULL FIGHT. How splendid and terrible is a bull fijrht in Madrid ! The amphitheatre is filled fully three hours before the fight. Seats command the highest prices. Persons without money borrow monev to go to the fight. Men and women fill the seats and boxes. Everybody drinks, eats and shouts. Spicy jests tickle the ears of the most noble young ladies. The sun sh'nes and burns. There is an uproar worthy of pande mouium. The spectators hiss, applaud, slap each other's faces, and drawn knives flash in the air. At last the President ol the Fete enters the box. Frequently the King is honored by the office. He is accompained by the Queen. He waves his handkerchief. There is a tremendnous outburst of ap plause. The trumpet sounds. An officer in the costume of Philip IV., astride a prancing steed, rides to the President's box, who drops into his plumed hat the key to the toril, or pen where the bulls are confined. He gallops away and tosses the key to the chief of the band of bull fighters. This ceremony concluded, a dazzling, romantic, and living panarama is presented. It is called the despejo. All the terreros, en snares of death, salute the President. The chief is termed Vespada. Each es pada has his assistant or cuadrilla. They move slowly and gracefully, their costumes shining in the sunlight. The chulilos, whose duty is to distract and tire the the bull by the incessant movement of their cloaks, and the ban derilleros, who throw darts into his skin, follow Frascuelo, La Gartijo, Machio, Arjona, and old Sanz, the great matadors who are favored by the women and saluted by the men. The picadors, in yellow leather, stiff brimmed gray felt hats ; and iron-en cased legs, follow those on foot. They are invariably too heavy for their poor bony $lO horses. The menial cachetero, whose sharp knife gives a wounded bull the coup de grace, comes next. The procession is closed by the mulil las, or mules covered with parti-colored blankets and laden with noisy little bell. They drag 1 the dead bulls and horses from the ground. The King is saluted. The mulillas are trotted from the arena. The pica dors range themselves close to the toril, with lance in rest. The chulillos throw into the outer inclosure their silk caps, and take up their capas de combat, all torn and in rags. The trumpets again sounds. The applause is redoubled. A massive door at the end of a narrow and dark passage is opened, and the bull comes out. To make him furious, he has been kept in a dark prison without food or water, and has been tormented by thrusts from lances. Blinded by the torrent of light, astonished by the shouts with which he is greeted, undecided as to his first attack, he stops, angrily paws the sand, lowers bis head, and glares at his enemies. Like a flash he may dart upon a picador. The horse re ceives the terrible shock, and wounded or killed, be is thrown upon his back against the barrier. The picador is usually burried beneath the poor animal Then, again, the bull may se lect a chuliilo for his first attack. The expert either drags his cape behind him or throws it aside, to distract the infuriated animal's attention, and on reaching the barrier vaults over it like lightning, a bird without wings. The fun now begins in earnest. The crowd becomes enthusiastic, maddens the bull, insults the toreros, and clam ors for the killing of other unfortunate horses. When a picador falls the chu lillos provoke the bull to prevent him from goring the man. They surround the animal with their capes, and finally, at the sound of the trumpet, the work of the horses is finis! Ed and that of the banderilleros begins. The chulillos, encouraged by the cries of the crowd, advances upon the bull. They shake before him wands on which pieces of bright-colored paper are pasted. Their fluttering sounds like the rustling of silk. Darts at the end of the wands are shot into the neck of the bull. At times a banderillero stations himself almost between the horns of the mad dened beast, with the animal's nose at his fe«'t, ami flings darts into its quiv ering flesh. The bull roars and bellows. He charges, backs, Ptands still charges and recharges, and finaily moves about the arena, his great shoul der covered with the plumes of the darts tint are fastened in his neck. More horses must be killed. Al though the bull's feeble legs can barely sustain him, although streams of blood are flowing from his body, and although he fills the plaza with his roars of pain, a fiery bandar ilia is driven into his neck. As the darts en ter* the flesh the fire in the bai/uette is ignited The odor of burning flesh fills the air, and a black smoke rises in curves from the bleeding neck. The bellowing of the unfortunate animal becomes frightful. Sometimes the bull throws himself on the ground and re fuses to fight any longer. Then a man comes forward, carrying a pole at tached to a sharp reaping hook, and, amid the applauses of the crowd, cuts at the kuees and legs of the animal. Tears are forced from the bloodshot eyes. The fallen bull endeavors to rise. He drags himself upon the ground. He still wants to live, but they finish him with knives. The matador generally follows the banderilleros. In this red muleta he hides his sword. In his right hand he carries his montera, a handsome round cap, and walks gracefuliy toward the President's box, in frout of which he offers up his victim. "Al Re.! Ala Reina! A las jembras andalusas/" In this toast the most original and ex travigaut things are said. He throws his cap in the air. The crowd gives vent to a hollow murmer. The mata dor points out to his cuadrilla the spot where he wishes to kill the bull. The chulillos brandish their cloaks in the nostrils of the tired animal, and tempt him on to the spot chosen by the ma tador, who steps to the front. The an imal has been pierced by the lances of the picadors, weakened by the darts of the banderilleros, and stupefied by the shouts of the crowd and the chase of the chulillos. The espada dazes him by quick flourishes of a criwsou cape, ADVKBTVHIKG BATES. One square, one insertion. *1: ca.?h snl#e quant insertion. 60 cents. Yerrly advertieemtnta eioeeduig oae-fonrtb of a column. 50 r" r inch. 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No tongue can utter words more ferocious thau the epithets hurled at the matador by the disappointed crowd, who expect a skilful sword thrust. You would think they were going to kill the matador. They hiss him aud tear pieces of wood from the seats to throw at him. But if the thrust is successful, cigars, hats, cloaks, and even the fans of the ladies darken the air. The quantity of offerings that fall into the arena sometimes prevent the matador from going over to make a new bow to the occupants of the Presidential box. Then there is music and more shouting, while the mulillas, rattling their bells, drag off the dead horses and the still warm bull. They leave behind them a great trail of blood. The trumpets sound a third time. The toril is once more opened, and another bull appears. They prod him ; they burn him, sometimes with ten and sometimes with twenty sword thrusts. At each fight they kill eight bulls. If a bull goars a man, and he is left upon the ground for dead, nobody minds it. They go on with the per formance all the same, and sometimes applaud the bull. If ha tosses an as sistant upon his horns, and catches him before his comrades can come to the rescue, not a single cry of fear or mur mur of pity comes from the crowd. The man is taken to the hospital, wounded or dead The affair naturally produces a little stir, but the sport goes on, and the women never quit their places. When a bull wounds two or three fighters and kills sixteen or seventeen horses, his photograph is in great demand. Every body buys it. His head is sold at a high price, and eventually ornaments the appartments of some lover of the sport. AMEAN TRICK. Probably the meanest trick that was ever played on a white man was played last week in New York, and the fact that there is no Vigilance Committee there is the only reason that the perpetrators of the trick are alive. A business man had just pur chased a new stiff hat, and he went into a saloon with half a dozen of his friends to tit the hat on his head. They took beer and passed the • bat around so all could see it. One of the meanest men that ever held a county office went to the bartender and had a thin slice of Liniberger cheese cut off, and when the party were looking at the frescoed ceiling through beer glasses, this wicked person slipped the cheese under the sweat leather of the hat, and the man put it on and walked out. The man who owned the hat is one of your nervous people, who is always complaining of being sick, and who feels as though some dreadful dis ease was going to take hold of him and carry him off. He went back to bis place of busi ness, took off hrs hat and laid it on the table, and proceedeu to answer some letters. He thought he detected a smell, and when' his partner asked if he didn't feel sick he said ho believed he did. The man turned pule and said he guessed he would go home. He met a man on the sidewalk who said the air was full of miasma, end in th street car a man who set next to him moved away to the end of the car, and asked him if he had just come from Chicago. The man with the hat said he had not, when the stranger said they were having a great deal of small pox there, and he guessed he would get out and walk, and he pulled the bell and jumped off. The cold perspiration broke out on the forehead of the man with the new hat, and he took it off to wipe his forehead, when the whole piece of chaese seemed to roll over and breathe, and the man got the full benefit of it, and he came near fainting away. He got home and his wife met him and asked him what was the matter. He said he believed mortification had set in, and she took one whiff as he took off bis hat, and said she should thiuk it bad. "Where did you get into it?" she said. "Get into it?" said the man, "I have not got into auything, but some deadly disease has got hold of me, and I shall not live." She told him if any disease that smelt ed like that had got hold of him and was going to be chronic, she felt as though he wa3 going to be a burden to himself if he lived very long. She got his clothes off, soaked his fee*, in mustard water, and he slept. The man slept and dreamed that a small pox Hag was hung out in front of his house and that he was riding in a # butcher's wagon to the pest house. The wife sent for a doctor, and when the wan of pills arrived she told him all about the case. The doctor and the wifo held a post mortem examination of the hat, and found the slice of limberger. "Few and short" were the prayers they said. They woke the patient, and to pre pare his mind for the revelation that was about to he made, the doctor asked him if he had made his will. He said not, but that he wanted a lawyer sent for a once. The doctor asked him if he was prepared to shuffle off. The man said he had always tried to lead a different life, and had tried to be done by the same as he would do it himself, but that he might have made a misdeal some way, and he would like to have a minister sent for to take an account of stock. Then the doctor brought to the bedside the hat, opened up the sweat leather and showed the dying man what it was that smelled so, and told him he was as well as any man in the city. The patient pinched himself to see if lie was alive, and jumped out of bed and called for his revolver, and the doctor couldn't keep up with him on the way down town. The last we saw of the odoriferous citizen be was trying to bribe the bar tender to tell him which one of those pelicans it was that put that slice of chees iu his hat. It will take a pretty heavy frost to kill this speech crop that is coming on now.