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SHBWANOO AND ALLEGHSNT RAILROAD. Trains leava HilliardV Mill, Butler county, for Harrisvilre, Greenville, etc., at 7.50 a. m. and 2J85 p. in. ..... Trains arrive at Hiiiiard's Mills at 1:45 a. M., and 5A5 p. M. Hacks to and from Petrolia, Mnrtinsburg. Fairview, Modoc and Trontuian, connect at Hil iard with all trains on the 3 A A road. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Trains leave Butler (Bntler or Pittsburgh Time.) Market at 5.06 a. m., goes through to Alle gheny, arriving at 9.01 a. m. This train con nects at Freeport with Frecport Accommoda tion, which arrive® at Allegheny at 8.20 a. m., railroad time. Exprett at 7.21 a. tn., connecting at Bntler Junction, without change of cars, at 8.26 with Express west, arriving in Allegheny at U..W a. m., and Express east arriving at Blalrsvllle at 11 00 a. m. railroad time. Mail at 2.36 p. m., connecting at Butler J unc tion without ebange ol cars, with Express west, arriving in Allegheny at 526 p. in., and Ex press cast arriving at Blsirsvlile Intersection at 6.10 p. m. railroad time, which connects w!th Philadelphia Express east, when on time. The 7.21 a.m. train connects at Blalrsville at 11.05 a. m. with the Mail east, and the 2.36 p. m. train at 6.5U with the Philadelphia Ex press east. Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn It. R. at 9.51 a. m., 5 06 aod 7.20 p. m., Butler time. The 8,51 and 5.06 traius connect with trains on the Bntler A Parker R. R. Sun ay traiu arrives at Butler at 11.11 a. m., connecting with train for Parker. Main Line. Through trains leave Pittsburgh tor the Ea»t 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 p. m. and 3.00, 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 halt hours later. PHYSICIANS. = JOHN E. BYERS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, myai ly] BUTLER, PA. "DENTISTS. DENTISTRY. OM WALDRON, Urrduate ot the Phll- K adclpbla Dental Collegers prepared ■ 11 •to do anything in the line of his profession In a satisfactory manner. Office on Main street, Butler, Union Block, up stairs. apll LAN D FOR SALE. FORSALE. A handsome six-room frame house, located on Bluff «treet, northwestern pari bf Butler. Lot 50x176. All necessary outbuildings, TERMS—Ore-third cash and balance in four equal annual payments, inquire at this office. janl4t( For teale. The well-improved farm of Bev. W. B. Hutch ison, in the northeast corner of Middlesex town ship, Butler county. Pa , is now offered for sale, low. Inquire of W. K. FRLSBEE, on the prema ises. aplGtf FOR- SALE. $5 will buy a one-half interest in a good bus iness iu Pittsburgh. One who knows some thing about farming preferred. An honeat man with the above amount will do well to address by letter. SMITH JOHNS, care 8. M. James, 93 Liberty street; Pttt-tbnrgh, Pa. |au27-ly INSURANCE. Incorporated 1819. £TNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Aseta $7,078,224.40. Losses paid In 61 years, 151,000,000. J. T. MoJUNKIN A SON, Aitents, jan2Bly Jefferson street, butter, Pa. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main and Cunningham Sts. G. C. ROESSING, PRESIDENT. WM. CAMPBELL, TREASURER. H. C. HEINEMAN, SKCRETART. DIRECTORS: J. L. Purvis, E. A. Helmboldt, William Campbell, J. W. Burkhart, A. Troutman, Jacob Schoene, 0.0. Roeaslng, John Oaldwell, Dr. W. lrvin, W. W. Dodds, J. W. Christy H. C. Helneman. JAS. T. M'JUNKIN, Gen, AC'FR STTTXJBIR PA. iiiir o. HALK, FIRE MERCRim TAILOR, OOR. PENN AJTD SIXTH STREETS, Pittuburgh Pa JB. Roessing, [Suocessor to A. C. Roaming A Bro.] DEALEB IN Groceries, GRAIN, FLOUR, FEED, OIL, —AND— Anthracite Coal. THE HIQHEBT MAREET PRICE PAID IN WCABH-W FOB GRAIN OF ALL KINDS. ■epttf PENSIONS) the U. 8. service. LAW'EXPIRES JULY Ist, 1880, for ARREARS. PENSIONS INCREAS ED. Thousands of Pensioners are rated too low. BOUNTY AND NEW DISCHARGES PRO CURED. Information freely given. Send ■tamp for blanks. Address. STODDART A CO., Room ?, St. Cloud Building, Washington, D. C. Notice Extraordinary. Persons desiring to have their Old Pnrnitnre repaired, or Naw Work made to order, such aa Music Standa. Book Cases, Wardrobes, Office Desks, Office Tables, Ao., would do well to call on A. B. WILSON, Practical Cabinet Maker. I bold that a piece of furnitwe made by hand it worth two made by machinery, and will ooet out little more, if any. Then why not have hand made ? All work made in the lateat atylea and of tbe beat material. I gmarantee entire sat isfaction in style, workmanship and prise. Give ma a oalL Shop on Wflii street, four doors weet of Main street, and opposite A. Trontmaa's ■tore, Bntler, Pa. sepl7-ly BAUER A BAXTER, Liveiy, Sale and Feed Stables, BEAR OF VOGELEY HOUSE, Jun9-3m BUTLER, PA. tfl s9ft pw day at borne Samples worth Addreea STDISOK A Co., Portland, Maine. deoS-ly VOL. XVII. BOOTS and SHOES AL. lUI FF'S UNION BLOCK, Main Street, - - - - 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 EVER. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Button, Polish and Side Lace Boots in endless variety, and at bottom prices. Reynolds Brothers' celebrated 6ne Shoes always in stock, and is tbe most complete I bave 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 iu my employ. LEATHER and FINDINGS will be found in my store in superior quality and at lowest market rates. |SJ%R~AIL goods warranted as represented. Al*. BUFF, CARPETS! OIL CLOTHS! MATS ! RUGS! STAIK~RODS a NEW STOCK I NEW STOCK 1 | | HECK & PATTERSON'S h 1 NEW CARPET ROOM ! ■«j j- M NOW OFEHSTI c g ©tf tfoelp ©!j®tb)«rog b 5 Dufly's Block, sept2o-tf Butler, Pa, S s ISDOHHIVXS iSf)flH ISXVK ISII.LOLO 110 ISI3C£HVO Time of Holding Courts. The several Courts of the county of Butler commence on the fiist Moudav of March, June, September and December, and continue two weeks, or so long as n< ceasary to dispose of the business. No Cannes are put down for trial or ( traverse jnrors summoned for the first week of the sevetal terms. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BUTLER, PA. J. F. BRITTAIN, Office with I. Z Mitchell. Diamond. A. M. CUNNINGHAM; Office in Brady's Law Building. Butler, Pa. STHTPIERSOII Office on N. E. corner Diamond, Riddle build ing ;novl2 JOHN"M. GREER. Office on N. E. corner Diamond. npvl2 WJI. 11. LUSK, Office '>;ith W H. H Biddle, Esq. NKWTON BLACK, Office on Diamond, near Court House, south side. ~ E. I. BRUGH, Office In Riddle's Law Building. S F. BOWSER. Office in Riddle's Law Building. [marß'76 J. B. RIcJUNKIN! Special attention given to collections Ofllc opposite Willard House. JOSEPH B. BREDIN, Office norib-ea«t corner of Diamond, Butlci Pa. firs. GOF CHER, a Office in Scbneideman's building, upstaiis. TTT\~DONLY Office near Court House. r -'74 w. D. BRANDON, ' ebl7-75 Office in Berg's building CLARENCE WALKER, Office in Bredin building- marl7—t FERD liEIBER, Office In Berg's new building, Main street.ap9lj F. M. EASTMAN, Office in Bredin building. LEV. McQUISTION, Office Main street, I door south of Court House JOA C. VANDERLIN, Office Main street, 1 door south of Court House. WM A. FORQUER, (9* Office on Main street, opposite Yogelej House. GEO. R. WHITE, Office N. E. corner of Diamond FRANCIS S~T , URVIANCE~ Office with Oen. J. N. Purviance, Main street, Bouth of Court House. JTD. MCJUNKIN, Office in Schneidemau's building, west side ol Main street, 2nd square from Court House. A. G. WILLIAMS, Offioe on Diamond, two doors west of CITIZEN office. ap26 T. C. CAMPBELL. Office in Berg's new building, 2d floor, eaul aide Main at., a few doors south of Lowrj House. mar 3—tf n A. A M. SULLIVAN, 1 may 7 Office S. W. cor of Diamond. BLACK & BRO., Office on Main street, one door south o. Hrady Block, Butler. Pa. (Sep. 2, 1874. JO HITLLER a BRO. Office in Brad/'s Law Building, Main Btreet, south of Court House. EUGENIC G. MILI.F.B, Notary Public. jnn4 lj THOMAS ROBINSON, BUTLER, PA. JOHN 11. NEGLEY, faFGives particular attention to tranaactione ia real estate throughout the county. OmoxoM DIAMOND, NEAB COUHT HOUSE, » CITIZEN BUILDING E. R. ECKLKT, KENNEDY MARSHALL. (Late of Ohio.) ECKLEY 2 Knee UliUxiiiO swells. Stool, Book, only 487.60. 8 Stop Organ, Stool, Book, only $53.75. Pianos, Stool, Cover. Book. to i 255. Illus trated catalogue free. Address apl4-3m W. C. BUNNELL, Le wist own, Pa. Public Hale. The undersigned, surviving executor of Jacob Shanor, late or Centre township, Butler county, l'a-, dee d, will sell at public sale on the premi ses, in Centre township, on SATURDAY, SEPT. 18th, 1880, at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day, the following property : Seventy-Are acres of land, in Centre township, being tbat part of the farm of Jacob Shanor, dee'd. lying east of the graded or Franklin road, about forty acres cleared and the rest in good timber, no buildings thereon. DANIEL SHANOR, July2B-4t Butler Pa. a ONLY S2O For this style Singer. We will send it to your Dej»ot to be examined be fore you pay for it. If it is not as represented it can be returned at our expense. Send a postal card for illus trated Circular. C. A. I WOOij A CO. 17 N. Tenth St., Philadelphia. | julyi4-3m BCTLER, PA., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1880. C.WATTLEY&CO ARE DAILY RECEIVING Fresh and Seasonable Goods! SCCH AS Spring Gloves, Cotton and Lisle Thread Hose, Fringes, Trimmings, Buttons, Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries, Ha n dk-erch iefs, Lace and Embroidered Ties, Summer Underwear, Elegant Neckwear for Men, AND FULL STOCK OF Ladies and Men's Furnishing Goods. >ur increased Room enables us to give pur chasers the very best value for their money. C. WATTLEY & CO. 109 FEDERAL ST. ALLEGAENY CITY PA. OPPOSITE FIRST NATIONAL BAXK. TIi E Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St, Louis RAILWAY CO. i««nii!i Offers the best facilities and most comfortable and expeditious Line for families moving to points in KA.JNTSA.S, ARKANSAS, TEXAS , COLORADO, A, CALIFORITIA, OR ANY OF TIIE WESTERN STATES AND TERRITORIES. THE VERY LOWEST RATES TO ALL POIN'TS IN TIIE WEST & SOUTH-WEST CAN ALWAYS BE SECURED VIA THE * OLD RELIABLE PAH-HANDLE ROUTE. Tickets Sold and Baggage Checked THROUGH TO ANY POINT YOU WANT TO GO. We offer you the Lowest Rates, the Quickest Time, the Hest Facilities and the most Satisfac tory Route to all points West and South-west. We run no Emigrant Trains. All classes of Passengers are carried on regular Express Trains. If you are unable to procure Through Tick ets to points in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Kan sas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa. Ne braska or California, by the direct "PAN-HAN DLE ROUTE," at your nearest Railroad Sta tion, please address IV. K>. , Gen'l Passenger Agent, 'Pan-Handle Route,' COLUMBUS, OHIO. HOP BITTEE&I (A Medicine, not a brick.) :i> CONTAINS |1 HOPS, BCCIin, MANDRAKE, j| DANDELION, f'l AXDTHF. PIT.KST AXT> I>E*vr METRICAL QU AH- H TIM OK ALL OTUKU UITTKKS. T THEY CUIIE All Diseases of the Stomach, Bowels, fllood, Q Liver, Klilnejrs.and UrlnuryOrgans, NIT- jj| voluntas, Sleeplessness and especially P Female Complaints. SIOOO IN COLD. "Will be paid for A ense they will not cure or^J help, or for anything Impure or lujurloua E found in thcin. ? Ask your dnipplst for Hop Blttorsnnd try 3 thtni before you sleep. Take no other* £ D I. C. Is an absolute and Irrcslsifblorure for S Drunkenness, use of opium, tobacco and g ■■■l SEN*D roc CXRCTLAI:. WT ITILI'TO All above »old by drujnn»U. ■£■ Hop Bitter* M%. Co., Rochester, N. Y., A Toronto, Onl. MRS. LYDIA E. PINKHAM. OF LYNN, MASS. DISCOVERER OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND. ThePosltiveCnre For all Female Complaints. This preparation, aa its name slgrnlflo*, conabt.i of Vegetable Properties that are barmkva tu the moat del icate invalid. Upon one trial tho 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 drod, a permanent cure is effected,as thousands will te» tify. On account of Iti proven merits, it is t'xlay ro commended and prescribed by the bent physicians in the country. It will euro entirely the worst form of falling of the uterus, Lencorrhaa, irregular and painful Menstruation, all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation and 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 uterus in an early stago of development. The tendency to cancerous humors there is checked very speedily by its use. ia fact it has proved to bo the great est and best remedy that has ever been discover ed. It permeates every portion of tho system, ar.d gives new life and vigor. It removes faintness.flatulcncy, do •troys all craving for stimulants, and relieves weakness of the stomach It cures Bloating, Headaches, Nervous Prostration, General Debility, Sleeplessness, Itepresalon and Indi gestion. That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight and backache, is always permanently cured by Its use. It will at all timet;, and under rll circumstan 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, Ma.*. Price SI.OO. Biz bottles for $5.00. Sent by mail in the form of pills, also in tho form of Locenges, on receipt of price, fI.OO, per box, for either. Mrs. PIXKHAM freely answers all letters of inquiry. Send for pain phlot. Address as above Mention this paper. ho family should be without LYDIA E. PINKHAIT LIVEIt PILLS. They cure Constipation, Biliousness, and Torpidity of the Liver. 25 cents per box. GEO. A. KELLY fit CO., General AgeDts, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sold by D. H. Wuller, - Butler Pa. i 17 I) |7 T. - * Outfitt to agents ol 3 doz. fast selling I; I \ f i Pj articles, sent to every person ans wering this adv., and enclosing 4 3-et. stamps to iiay postage and packing. This Is honest. We re fer the puolie to Postmaster, or any business house In this place. American Manuf 'g Company, ]un23-3m Franklin City, Mass. I A COOL FOURTH. Independence Day in the Arctic Cir cle— Sunshine at Midnight— In the Land of the Laps. [We find the following letter of our former townsman, Rev. Robert A. Ed wards, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, of the sth inst. It will be read with great interest not only by his many friends here, but also for the informa tion which it gives of life and nature in Norway. — ED.] THOMSOE, Norway, July 12,1880. Here I am iu the Arctic Circle, and addressing you from a latitude of C9|. This may be called the metropolis of the Arctic region, numbering, as it does, six thousand people. It is beau tifully situated on an island some dis tance north of the Loffoden Islands, and is known as the Paris of the north. While many of tbe bouses have roofs covered with sod and earth, from which grass and wild flowers are springing and waving to the breeze, yet on the outlying heights are handsomer villas and velvet lawns, and from flagstaff's here and there flags are gavly floating. It is summer here, but the snow lying on all the surrounding bills and the wood crackling in the five story stove in my room, as I w T rite, would seem to tell a different story. In December they have but one hour of daylight, though jet now the sun never sets, and perpetual day reigns absolute. We left Cbristiania on last Monday morning, where we spent Sunday, and celebrated the Fourth as best we could with four Americans at dinner. We attended services of the English Church held in a wing of the universi ty, and heard two good sermons. The congregations were small, there being but eight communicants at the morn ing service, the reason being that so many of the English-speaking residents had removed for the summer to their country seats. We came to Droutheim, or "Trou yeur," as it is called here, by steamer over Lake Mjosen, the largest lake in Norway, and by rail The journey oc cupied tw o whole days. Tbe scenery on the lake was beautiful and grand, on one side well cultivated farms slop ing down to the water's edge, while on the other massive hills stood oul bold ly against the sky. The last day's rail roading from a place called Koppang, carried us through scenery wild and impressive. Now we wound by the side of mountains, covered with rein deer moss to the their summits, which made them white as snow. Then we swept down into a valley of Tyrolian beauty by a piece of railroad engineer ing tbat, by its vast sweeps and grace ful curves, recalled, while it excels, tbat on the Pennsylvania railroad, near Altoona. We reached Droutheim at nine o'- clock, with the sun an hour high before setting. We sailed at midnight for this place (500 miles), and arrived here Saturday noon. The time seems long for the distance, but we were constant ly stopping at little stations and put ting oil' everything conceivable from stovepipes up to hogsheads of flour. The steamer was very much crowded with passengers. Thanks to the cour tesy of Consul Gade, of Christiania, who called on us there, and who tele graphed for us to Trouyeur, we were able to secure a little stateroom to our selves. The maiu cabin at night was a sight. It was only six feet high, and after supper, was fitted up for a sleep ing room, two berths deep. Men stowed themselves about in every conceivable way, and the snoring was enough to frighten old Neptune himself. How ever, everyone came expecting to rough it more or less, and, for once in life, he was not disappointed. The table accommodations were pretty good, ex cept that for two days we saw nothing but black bread, made of rye and bar ley. The captain spoke English, and was exceedingly kind and obliging. The scenery through which we were carried was among the finest in Europe. We were constantly witnessing views of fiord, lake and snow covered or gla cier-risen mountain, which the tourist in Switzerland can only obtain after a great deal of hard climbing and weary toil. Thursday afternoon we crossed the Arctic Circle, aud later witnessed that most wonderful of natural phe nomena, the midnight sun. The day had been sparklingly clear, and the west was free from speck of cloud. At half-past eleven we were all on deck, and stood there like so many sun wor shipers, until the king of day had driv en the powers of darkness before him and beyond the western horizon, and, having hung for a moment on the bor ders of the sea, swept upward again in glowing beauty and increasing splen dor, the monarch of day As his full orb rested on the horizon a ship with sails set passed across bis disc, and for a moment intercepted our view, while she became radiant in his softened, sil very light. A few minutes afterward wc reached Bodo, aud a party of us went ashore to find one part of the inhabitants wrapped in slumber, while the other was up aud active. One industrious housewife was bending over her wash tub as we passed her dwelling. As soon as the Finmarken was moored, on Saturday, ten of us started on an expedition —l can't call it an ex cursion—to the encampment of Lap landers, about two hours from here. 'Twas only to be done by walking and such a tramp I never did take, the only approach to it being one I took once from Bedes to the Ausable lakes, in the Adirondacks. It had rained the pre vious day and night, and after the first half mile every step was mud and wa ter. But, what of that? Wer'nt we out for a good time ? There was but one lady with us, the wife of an Eng lish barrister in the party. The streams running down from the snowy heights were wild and swollen, and dry feet were not to be thought of. With char acteristic courage she plunged in and through, and was the heroine of the day, as we all gladly testified afterward at dinner. At last we drew near three little mounds and a fenced inclosure, and saw near by a herd of does and their young ones feeding. Soon we entered one of the "Gammer," as the huts are called, and were squatting about as best we could. An old stump was smouldering in the centre, while the smoke escaped partially through an opening in the roof. The rest hung about the hut, drawing forth tearful sympathy from the visitors. By this time the herd of stags had arrived from the mouutain pastures — the captain of the steamer having telegraphed to Tromso, on the previous day, of our expected visit. Altogether there were nine Laps — five men, two women and two boys. Escaping into the open air, they soon beseiged us to buy mocassins made from the skins, and spoons, etc., made from the horns of the reindeer. Those of us who got through first amused ourselves with a little game of snowball; then we went to the inclosurc and watched the men lasso the does, while the women milked them. The milk, which we tasted with our newly purchased spoons, was rich and pleas ant to the taste. They were all dressed in reindeer skin. The women were quite nice-looking and retiring, and some of the men had attractive faces, but two of the old men were wretched looking creatures. The oldest of them, after we had paid expenses and were waving our adieus, took off his night cap chapeau, ana as he swung it round his head and his tattered hair fluttered to the breezes, he looked a perfect per sonation of the Pagan satyr. These sea Laps, however, are of a better class than the land Laps who live in the in terior. Two of these who had followed their deer to the sea, where they come every summer, got on the steamer on the way up, and were filthy looking, degraded fellows. One of them told a a gentleman, who understood their lan guage, that he was not married, be cause he had not found any one he liked well enough, and then he chuckled over his situatiou with amusing glee. We all roared. Yesterday we quietly rested here. There is no English service, but we went to the Lutheran Church, which was fnll, and though we could not un derstand the language, yet sought to share the spirit of the devout worship ers. With kindest regards, Yours truly, R. A. E. AFTER FORTY DAYS. Dr. Tanner's long fast Accomplished. NEW YORK, August 8.—"O for 12 o'clock." How slow the time goes." "Will that whistle never blow ?" Such were the muffled whispers of Dr. Tanner and his watchers between 11 and 12 o'clock yesterday forenoon. Tbe doctor sat by the window in the northeast ante-room iu Clarendon Hall dressed in his customary well-worn bl&ck suit, which hung in loose folds about his shrunken form. A recent visit of the barber had left the lines of his worn face plainly visible. His hair brushed neatly back showed a high forehead and hollow temples, over which the skin was tightly drawn. His eyes were hollow and deep sunken, but a new light shone from them, replacing the apathy of former days. The deep rigid lines at the corners of his mouth served to set oft' his still slightly pendulous cheek bones stood out like grim sentinels. His thin lips were tightly compressed save when they quivered with a slight nervous trembling. His heavy chin looked firm and rigid as ever. Most of the time he sat looking down at the peach in his band, or apparently not ing the baggy folds in which his cloth ing hung. Occasionally his head dropped forward as if with weariness, and a dim film seemed to come over his eyes. Then he would brighten up, rousing himself with a start, and cast an almost fierce glance around the room. As 12 o'clock drew nearer a slight flush suft'used his withered cheeks. His jaws were set more firmly together. Frequently be looked at his watch. His limbs shook slightly as if with eager anticipation. Occa sionally he MOISTENED 1118 DRY LIPS. In one hand he held his heavy black cane, while from the half-closed fing ers of the other peeped out the rosy cheek of a luscious peach. The doc tor's fingers worked nervously as he clutched the peach, and his eager eyes were fixed hungrily upon it. "See what I've got here," he whispered once, not relaxing his hold, as some one came near him. On Dr. Tanner's right sat Dr. Gunn, and on his left Dr. Reily,both pale and nervous under I the straiu to which they were sub jected. Prof. Wark, unable to sit still darted around the room from one per son to auother, his agitated manner and hasty speech showing the excite ment that he was endeavoring to sup press. "Three-quarters of an hour more," said a watcher, looking at his time piece. The great crowd in tbe hall had swarmed to the doors of tbe ante room. The people forced their way past the polieceman who stood on guard, and pressed close to tbe doctor. "Let everybody leave the room except those haviug business here," shouted Prof. Wark as Dr. Tanner's head drop ped feebly forward upon his breast. "He has fainted," ran like wildfire through the crowd ; but the doctor was vigorously fanned untill he re vived. "For Heaven's sake have mercy upon him in his condition," ex claimed Prof. Wark again, as burly men and delicate women pushed and shouldered their way toward the doc tor. Then policemen and attendants turned the mob back by force, but it was impossible to stem its tide. Men and women climbed on chairs and tables to get a far-off glimpse of the faster, as soon to break his fapt. Op posite, the windows of the factory were filled with eager faces, and curi ous crowds were collected on the roofs. Another rush, and the room was filled. The doctor gasped for breath. "Gentlemen, for heaven's sake give me air," he groaned. "Everybody must go out of here and the black cane came down on the floor with a thump that recalled old-time decision. AJTER HIS BLOOD. Suddenly an old man entered the room carrying a huge rosewood box. The curiosity of the crowd rose to fever heat. Was the doctor to be pub licly diseected in the interest of science ? But the stranger was Prof. Van der Weyde, and although he came for Dr. Tanner's blood, it was with the innocent intention of subjecting it to microscopical scrutiny. He shook hands with the faster, then opening his box, produced a large microscope that was placed upon the table. Dr. Tanner held out his arm. His wrist was pricked aud a tinny drop of blood oozed out. It was carefully collected on a glass slide and placed underneath the lens of the microscope. Prof Van der Weyde, sitting down, leaned for ward and applied one eye to the in strument. His face instantly grew sober. He gazed lonp and earnestly and then turned away, doubtfully shaking his head. What is it ? instantly asked a dozen voices. "The blood cells have lost their shape," replied the microscopist in a low voice ; 'and this indicates great danger. The white cells have increas ed in number eomparitively —looked squeezed together. The red cells are pentagonal instead of round. His sys tem is very much reduced." And the old man glanced apprehensively at Dr. Tauner as if fearing to see him drop dead from his chair. Others crowded to the instrument. They distorted their features and squited their eyes in vain attempts to read the story of the little cells aright. One more fruitless effort was made to clear the room. It was all in vain. The crowd was mad with cu riosity and excitement. Dr. Tanner looked at his watch— -11:5o—only0—only 10 minutes more, and the firm lips quivered a little and the nerv ous fingers grasped the peach more tightly. Then the doctor leaned back comfortably in his chair and a half smile as of happy anticipation fitted over his face. But again the rabble rushed into the room, and again, as Dr. Tanner felt himself growing sick, Professor Wark implored the mob to have mercy on him. "Eight minutes of twelve," and Dr. Gunn for the last lime in the fast began to take the old, monotonous observations. "Tempera ture 99°," rang out Dr. Uunn's voice, and 20 pencils instantly jotted the words down. "Pulse 92 and respira tion 17." PARING HIS PEACH. "0, I wish that whistle would blow," groaned the doctor as he im patiently glanced at the peach so tan talizingly near him. The time crept steadily though slowly on. "Five minutes of 12." "Have a glass of milk ready," ex claimed the doctor. A new light flash ed into his eyes. Eagerly fumbling lor his knife he began to peel his peach. As the delicate skin dropped off, and the mellow, juicy fruit lay before him, the doctor's lips twitched convulsively, and his nostrils began to expand. The temptation was too great. A paper was procured and placed over the doctor's knee, and the peach was hidden from view. "Two minutes of 12." Everybody was silent. The great crowd that beat up against the doors of the ante-room was for an instaut still. Breathlessly the seconds were counted, and seconds never seemed so long. The doctor gathered himself up as for an effort. His watchers eyed him with looks of undisguised anxiety. Suddenly the steam whistle rang out loud and clear. A murmur ran through the crowd, relieved from its suspense, and the doctor, half leaping from his chair, raised the peach to his mouth. Almost, but not quite, it touched his lips; a watcher seized his arm. "For sake don't eat that, doc tor ; you,ll kill yourself," he exclaimed. An ugly scowl settled upon the doc tor';; face. He writhed and struggled and at last shook off the hand from his arm. lustantly the peach was raised to his mouth, his parched lips opened to receive it, and with a long drawn "Oh" of intense satisfaction, the faster tasted the first food that he bad had for 40 days. PENNS YLVANIA TANK ERIE S. The largest hemlock tanning in the world is now done between Sterling Run and Warren, Pa., along the line of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. The district includes thirteen tanneries in Cameron, Elk, McKean, Forest and Warren counties. Large tracts of land in these counties are covered with dense growth of« hemlocks. Littk clearings are made in the wilderness, a tannery is erected on some splendid trout stream, and an unpainted village sprinps up within a few months. The thirteen tanneries have facilities for tanning 775,000 hides a year. This would produce 1,550,000 sides of sole leather, averaging 17 pounds to the side, and aggregating 26,350,000 pounds of leather a year. At a fair av erage, the hides weigh 21 pounds a piece; so that the 775,000 go to the tanueries with an aggregate of 16,275,- 000 pounds, and emerge in the shape of sole leather weighing 26,350,000 pounds. This gain of 10,075,000 pounds is made in the face or fleshing, hair scraping, and trimming. It is made by the absorption of the tannin leached from ground hemlo< k bark. These tanneries almost exclusively use South American hides, worth, on an average, 23 cents a pound. The 775,000 hides, therefore, cost $3,712,- 250. The leather averages 25 cents a pound, and the hides t|yit cost $3,742,- 250 turn out leather that sells for $6,587,500, the gain in value being $2,845,250. All this, however, is not net profit. It represents the labor of nearly 1,500 men at an average of $1.25 a day for 312 days a year, and the value of 155,000 cords or 340,000,• 000 pounds of hemlock bark, worth from $4 to $4.50 a cord delivered. The aggregate of the cost of labor is $585,- 000, and that of the cost of the bark $658,1,50, a total of $1,243,750. This leaves for the tanners $1,21)1,500, out of which come taxes, cost of acids, wear rud tear of machinery, fuel, lights, insurance, and other incidental expenses, leaving a fair profit at the bottom. The bark runs 2,200 pounds to the cord, and a cord will tan about ten Bides of leather.— New York Sun. Al>l JKUTISIIVO KATES, On* *qnare, one insertion. 91; each robM* inc*nt insertion, 50 cents. Ye irly. advertisements exesedutg one-fourth of a column, (5 per inch. Figure n irk doable these rate*; additional where weakly or monthly change* are m-io Local advertisement* 10 oent* per lin* for first moertiou, and 5 cent* per liu* for each additional innortiou. Marriage* and death* pub tithed free of charge. Obituary notice* charged as adv&rt>*oraeiit*. and payable when handed in \oditorb' N.'tiees, #4 ; Executors' and Admin la tratorn' Notices. $3 each; Estray, Caution an 4 Dissolution Notice*, not exceeding ten lines, each. From the fact that the Cmxci is the oldes* established and moat extensively circulated lie i iiblican newxpaper in Batlor county, (a Repuk bean countyj it must he apparent to business men that it is the medium they should use in advertising tbeir business. NO. 38 CIIAS TINE COX. An elderly woman, married many years to a very weak-minded and most impecunious Xew Yorker, made her way into the inner circle of a strong miuded set of women and adopted the worst ideas of the extremest of them ail. They confined themselves to talk, but our elderly friend put: their prattle into practice. One thiug led to* another. Poverty overtook her hus band, aud she, like many another fool of a woman opened a boardiug house. Her husband was sent to steep in a small attic room, but she, for her own purpose aud comfort, utilized the ex tension room on the parlor floor. Be hold the scene of the dra*na. Enter now the third of the dramatis persona* "in the smoky guise of a comely colored waiter, who in a brief period passed through the stages of servant, friend and admirer, until he became—l really blush for the old lady —her secret laver. His visits were frequent, and in her infatuation the mistress of the house broke down all social barriers, and, so far as she and hers were concerned, he became abso lute in every wish. Well ? And it wasn't well Some months ago the favored darkey became in solent and wanted money, more money and then all that the old lady had. With his pass-key he found always unimpeded access to the house and madam's rooms, and with unparalleled effrontery combined in his individu ality the suavity of a lover and the tactics of a black mailer. The inevita able came. After a lover's quarrel resulted violence, then a faint, then appreheusion and dread What should he do ? Obviously divert suspicion. But how ? By binding the woman as she lay prone upon her couch, by over turning a chair or two, snatching hastily the few and by no means costly articles of jewelry she had on her hands and person, by throwing open a window and stealing quietly away as he had entered. In time it was discovered. The old lady was dead. Her husband, known to be ou bad terms with her, was ar rested and was at the very depot to be railroaded to the gallows. Accident detected the darkey. And the darkey confessed. Confessed what ? Well he confessed—and proved—. such a condition of affairs as horrified his not over sensitive counsel, and in spite of his earnest protests the switch was used instead of the main road— and the man was hanged. Now, the police justice, and the counsel for the prisoner and several press men knew all these facts from the first, but a mock sentimentality induced them, one and all, to keep them from the public. The counsel argued that the average person would be so shocked by the idea that his client would suffer more if the truth were known. What nonsense! He couldn't have had anything worse than death, in any event. He didn't com mit murder intentionally. The judge gave the jury the law, which is to the effect that a man who accidentally kills a person while in the commission of a felony is guilty of murder. The felony consisted in breaking into the house. But if the fellow was there on invitation and had a pass-key in his pocket he clearly was not a burglar, aud therefore not guilty of murder ! Queer isn't it ? Hut it isn't any more queer than a thousand others which luy half con cealed in social circles. Now and then some evolution, some outburst, some accideut, brings this, that or the other to light. The world oh'a and ah's, laughs or shuders, and rolls on as mer rily and busily as ever. A REMARKABLE TRIAL AND ITS RESULT. •What is probably the last chapter in a tragedy the Bcene of which was laid in Alexandria, Egypt, exactly twelve months ago, has just come to light. In July, 1879, one Mirzan, who claimed to be an American citizen, shot down in broad daylight, in the most public part of the city, a promi nent Egyptain lawyer named Dahan Bey, and immediately surrendered him self to the United States authorities. Under a treaty between this country and the Sublime' Porte, made in 1830, it is provided that United States citi zens who may be guilty of any offence shall be tried, not by the local authori ties, but by their Ministers or Consul, lu accordance with this stipulation and with the laws of Congress framed under it Mirzan was tried by the United States Minister, Mr. Maynard, and sentenced to death. At this point the interesting constitutional question arises, "Can an American citizen, merely because he resides outside the geographical limits of the country, be tried for a capital otfence by a purely executive officer, without the aid of a jury, and sentenced to death ?" The constitution and at least one of its amendments declare to the contra ry, but Mr. Maynard, falling back up on the wisdom of Congress, held the very reverse and so affixed the limit of Mirzan's right, to the pursuit of life, lil»erty and happiuess. In this wholo question Mirzan is of little or no ac count whatever. He may be an Ameri can citizen from the technical point of view, but it is very certain that he be came one not from aiiy love for our in stil utions, but purely to subserve his purposes, and his foresight, as it turns out, has served him pretty eflectualy in the position in which he finds himself. The great question in which every American is more or less interested is this:—ln such u proceeding as that which has just taken place in Mirzan's case in accordance with the constitu tion? Iu other words, are those consu lar courts which absurd treaties and still more absurd legislation have fastened upon us so far as the treat ment of our citizens in the Ottoman Empi-e, in Persia, China, Japan, Siara and other countries, iu accordance with the principles of the supreme law of the land ? The President in his dispo sition of the case in saving Mirzan from the gallows, has not settled or attempted to settle this point. The bric-a-brac fever is dying out.