gUBMCKIITION BATEM: Per year, in advance 91 50 Otherwise 2 00 No subscription will be discontinned nntil all arrearages are paid. Postmasters neglecting to notify us when subscribers do not take out their papers will be held liable for the subscription. .Subscribers removing from one postoflice to another should give us the name of the former as well as the present office. All communications intended for publication n this paper must be accompanied by the real name of the writer, not for publication, but as a guaiantce of good faith. Marriage and death notices must be accompa nied by a responsible name. Address TUB BUTI'KR CITIZfcS. BUTLER. PA. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. CTLKK, KiRNS CITT AND PARKER RAILROAD Truiu:- leave Butler for St. Joe, Millerslown, Karns City, Petrolia, Parker, etc., at 7.27 a. in., and 3.25 and 7.2*> p. m. Trains arrive at Butler from the above named points at 7. 7 a. m.. and 2.15, and 7.15 p orat«<] 1819. /ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Asets J7 078,22+ 49 Losses paid In ftl years, $51.00 ,000. J. T. McJ NKIN A WIN, Auents, jan'3Bly JctleroOn ptreet, Butler, Pa. BUTTER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main and Cunningham Sts. G. C. ROESSING, PRESIDENT. • \VM CAMPBELL, Tkkasukkk H C. HEINEMAN, SECRETARY DIRECTORS: J. L. Purvis E. A. llelmboldi. William Campbell. J. W. Rutkhart A. Troutman, Jacob Schoene, O. C. Roesslng, John Caldwell, Dr. W. lrvln, W. W Dodds, J. W. Christy 11. C. Helneman. JAS. T. M'JUNKIN, Gen, As't- BUTLER FA. HENRY O. HALE, FINE MERCHANT TftILDR, COR. PENN akb BIXTH STREETS, Pit.t.*hnr(/h. Pa B. Roessing, [Successor to A. C. Roessing A Bro.] DEALER IN Groceries GRAIN, FLOUR, FEED, OIL, —AND— Anthracite Goal. THE HIGHEBT MARKET PRICE PAID IN i9*CASH"ei FOR GRAIN OF ALL KINDS. sep4tf 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 stamp for blanks. Address. STODDART & CO., Room t", St. Cloud Building, Washington, D. C. Notice Extraordinary. Persons desiring to have their Old Furniture repaired, or New Work made to order, each as Music Stands. Book Cases. Wardrobes, Office Desks, Office Tables, Ac..woulddo well to call on A. B. WILSON, Practical Cabinet Maker. T bold that a piece of furniture made bv hand worth two made by machinery, and will cost out little more, if any. Then why not have baud made ? All work made in the latest styles and of the best material. I guarantee entire sat isfaction in stvle, workmanship and price. Give me a call. Shop on Miffliu street, four doors weet of Main street, and opposite A. Troutman's ■tore, Butler, Pa. sepl7-ly BAUER & BAXTER" Livery, Sale and Feed Stables, REAR OF VOGELEY HOUSE, Jun9-3m BUTLER, PA. tn *9OPPr® r 111 bome Samples worth 2)0 U» aZu sfi free. Address Snusos A Co., Portland, Maine. deo3-ly VOL. xvn. M. FffiE & Bro. 100 4 102 FEDERAL STREET, ALLEGHENY. Will Hold A Grand Clearing Out Sale Of Dry Goods. All kinds of Summer Dry Goods will be Closed Out Kcgardless of Cost. At 5c per yard, very fine and beautiful LAWNB. At 6%c, DRESS I'LAIDS, and a great variety "of mixed Dress Goods. At 12J£c. a very large lot of Brocade Dress Gnod*, in all colors pnd shades. AT 20 AND 35 CENTS, ALL-WOOL DEBEGES. We Are also closing out at very low prices, our entire Mock ol Black and Colored Silks In these goods we oiler very decided bargasn*. | jagPWe would call special attention to our very large stock of Alpaca and Silk Sun Umbrellas, which will be closed out very low M. FIRE"! BRO., 100 Jk 102 Federal « O g HECK & PATTERSON'S p j NEW CARPET ROOM ! M NOW OPEN! * H ? Paap South off Glothicig otous© B b ~ 1-3 Duffy's Block, »ept2o-tf Butler. Pa. S iS'QOHHIVXS iSf)QH iSIVW iSHKHOIIO iSiLBdHVO Time of Holding Courts. The several Conrts of the county of Boiler commence on th« fiist Monday of March, June. September and December, and coutinno Iwo weeks, or so long as n> cessary to dispose of the business. No causes are put down for trial or traverse jurors summoned for the first week of the sevei al terms. ( ATTORNEYS AT LA W. _ _____ PA. ~~ J. F. BRITTAIN, Office with L Z Mitchell. Diamond. ATMTCUN NIN GH AM, Office in Brady's Law Building. Butler. Pa. S."HT PTE RSOL; ~ Office on N. E. coiner Dian ond. Riddle build ing ;novl2 "JOHN M. GREEK. Office on N. E. comer Di» ond. novl2 WM H LUSK, Office with W H. H Riddle. Esq. NEWTffi«n* N. E. corner of Dianion- F HAN CIS S PUKVIANCE, Office with Oen. J. N. Purviance, Main street, south of Court House. J I) McJUNKIN, Office in Schucidcinau's huildinir, west side ol Main street, 2nd square from Court Hous-e. G. WILLIAMS. Office on Diamond, two doors west of CITIZEN office. &p2C T C. CA^I^ELII Office in Berg's new building, 2d floor, ea u side Main at., a few doom south of Lown House. mar3—tt' N A. & VI. SULLIVAN, may 7 Office S. W. cor of Diamond. BLACK & BRO., Office on Main street, one door south o Hrcdy Block, Butler. Pa. (Sep. 2, 1874. JOHN M MILLER & BRO. Office in Brady's Law Building, Main street, south of Court House. EOOENE G. MILLEK, Notary Public. jun4 ly THOMAS ROBINSON, BUTLER, PA. JOHN H. NEGLEY, particulai attention to transactions in real estate throughout the coui'ty. OrncF. ow DIAJIOKII, NEAR COUIIT HOUSE, K HITIZEN BOILPINO E. K. ECKLEY, KENNEDY MARSHALL (Late of Ohio.) ECKLKY & MARSHALL. Office In Brady's Law Building. 8ept.9,7-t C G CHRISTIE, Attorney at Law. Legal business carefully transacted Collections made and promptly remitted. Business correspondence promptly attended to and answered. Office opposite Lowry House, Butler, Pa. MISCELIi A.NBOITB. McSWEENY & McSWEENY, Sauethport and Bradford, Pa. M N MILES, Petrolia, Butler county, Pa. |JnS WILLIAM R. CONN; Office in Brawley House. GREECE CJITY. [jUHe7-lj M. C. BENEDIcfT" j jan6 tf Petrolin, Butl«r co., Pa In Housekeeping Goods I We are enable ! to oirer better bargains than ever before. Our stoek is very complete, and must be sold to make room lor Fall Good*. We offer an Extra Good Quality of Turkey Red Table Damask at 50c Bleached Table Ulotli, very good, at 25, 35, 50c. White and Colored Bed Quilts AT ALL PRICES ; Towels, S, 10, and 15 cents, j Towels, very tine and large. 20, 25 and Ssc. HOTELS GRAND BOULEVARD HOTEL. Corner b9th St. <& Broadway, NEW "YORK On Both American and European Plans. Fronting on Central Park, the Crand Boulevard. Broadway and Fifty-Nlntli St.. this Hotel occu pies the entire square, and was built and fur nished at ail expense of over SWO,(XIO. It is one of the most elegant as well as being the finest lo cated in the city ; has a passenger Elevator and all modern improvements, and is within one square of the depots of the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Elevated ft. IS. ears and still nearer to the Broadway cars—convenient and accessible from all parts of the city. Rooms with board. $'J per day. Special rates for families and permanent guests. E. HASKhI.L, Proprietor. ~KITKNMILLER HOUSE, On Diamond, near Court House, bUTLER, PA. H. EITENMILLER, - - - PKOPBIKTOB. This house has been newly furnished and pa • pered. and the aecommodafionti are good. Stabling in connection. ST. CHARLES HOTELS On the European 3?lan 54 to 66 North Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Single Rooms 50c., 75c. and $1 per day. O. JL-*. Sclineck, Proprietor. Exceilent Dining room furnished with the best, and at reasonable rates. Cars for all Railroad Depots within a convenient distance. National Hotel, CORTLANDT BTIIEET, NKAB BR DWAY, NEW YORK, HOTCHKISS & POND, - - Prop'rs. ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN. The restaurant, cafe and lunch room attached are unsurpassed for cheapness and excellence of service Rooms 50 cts. to $2 per day, $3 to $lO per week. Convenient to all ferries and city railroads. N'w FUI.SITCKE, NEW MANAGE MENT. janls-ly ■yHE SBnREII'ER HOUSE. L Nlf KLAS. Prop'., MAIN STREET, BUTLER, l'A. Having taken posesrion of the above well kcown Hotel, and it being furnished in the best of style lor the accomodation of guests, the public are respect fully invited to give mo a call I have also possession of the bam in rear of hotel, which furnishes excellent stabling, ac comodations for luv patrons. L. NICKLAS. JAMES J. CAMPBELL, Cwuiily «'« »»• «»■■«*- mr - Office in Fairview borough, in Telegraph Office. janls] BALDWIN P. 0.. Butler Co., Pa. FXIHIUH ARMOR, Justice of tlie Peace, Main etreel, opposite I'ostoffice, jlylfi ZEI.IENOPLE, PA. Union Woolsn Mills. I would desire t,o call the attention of the public to the Union Woolen Mill, Butler, Pa., where I have new and improved machinery foi the manufacture of Barred and Gray Flannels, Knitting and Weaving Yarns, and I can recommt nd them as being very dura ble. as they are manufactured of pure Butler county wool. Tin v are beautiful in color, su perior in texture, and will be sold at very low priceß. For samples and prices address. H. FULLERTON, 1U124.'7«-1t) Butler. Pa HTS ft W 13 stops, 3 Reeds, 2 Knee UIIUAuU Swells. Stool, Book, onlv .$87.50. 8 Stop Organ. Stool, Book, only *53.75. Pianos, Stool, Cover, Book, iBo ADULTERATIONS AND SUB STITUTIONS. People wo 'ike ;o mix chiccorv with theiV coffee should undoubtedly be allowed to do so although, for one ; who Knowingly use coffee • o unadul terated, probably there are a dozen who do it without knowing. So, too, in re gard to those who use oleomargarine instead of dairy butter, taking the for mer knowingly on account of its lower ; price, ;ir because a good article of but | ter may not be obtainable There are many other deteriorations, adultera tions and substitutions which are also allowable, if not even entirely h rm less, provided, as between manufactu rer, dealer, and consumer, there be a correct understanding cs to the article dealt in, and no attempt at deception is practiced. The difficulty is that de ception in some form, or at some stajje, seems to be an invariable accompani ment of this kind of business. The manufacturer may not deceive the large dealer, who is supposed, equally with himself, to be an expert ; from the large dealer to the retailer, and from the lat ter to the consumer, however, the op portunities for deception, without the commission of any fraud in the eye of the law, are wonderfully increased. Perhaps one of the most successful of the comparatively new adulterations is that of the use of glucose, made from corn, for the adulteration of sugar and sirup supposed to be made from the sugar cane. Considerable prominence has been given to this matter on ac count of a trial which took place in Buffalo in July, the suit growing out of a difference as to the ownership of stock in a company which had made immense profits out of the business. Glucose, or starch sugar, is not neces sarily harmful, but it has very little sweetening power Mr. 11. C. Kedzie, the president of the Michigan State Board of Health, in a recent report, gives a list of the seventeen table sir ups he had examined, of which only two were less than half glucose, while most of them were more than three quarters, and four were all glucose. One gallon of sirup is estimated to have the sweetening power of 4.17 gallons of glucose sirup. The writer concludes, however, that there is comparatively little glucose in 'granulated'and 'crush ed' sugars, of which he had examined many samples, although he found it easily in many samples of light brown sugars. He says: "The existence of clean, well-defined, non-coherent crys tals, free from floury dust, is i;Ood evi dence of tl e absence of glucose from commercial sugars," and adds: "In the common candies, where the crystalline form is purposely avoided as far as pos sible, glucose is often used in large quantities." The ense assumes a much graver as pect, however, when we come to the sophistication of drugs, and all that class of articles known to our materia medica, where a single instance of adulteration or substitution may put health of life in jeopardy. The Nation al Board of Health has, therefore, done well, in the absence of any yellow fever damage this year, to devote some at tention to this subject, and they have accordingly issued a pamphlet in rela tion thereto, embodying a report fur nished by Mr. C. Lewit Diehl, on 'De teriorations, Adulterations, and substi tutions of Drugs.' The writer, after mentioning the practical difficulties at tending the'collection of specific infor mation in regard to particular drugs, to determine how general may be the adulteration, proceeds to set forth mainly such facts as are recorded in the current literature of the last twen ty-five or thirty years, most of it c ni ing within the published proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Asso ciation. Previous to 1848 large impor tations of adulterated and inferior drugs were thrown on our market, but in that year Congress p ssed a law to regulate such importations, and design ed to exclude inferior and adultera ed drugs. Under this law the 'special ex aminer' for the port of New York, at which most of the importations had been made, had occasion, during the first ten months, 'to reject pounds of drugs, such as rhubarb, opium, jalap, gamboge, senna, yellow bark, iodine, croton oil, sarsaparilla, etc., while from 1848 to 1857 the same examiner rejected over 900,000 pounds of unsafe, adulterated, and improper drugs and medicines.' It was at once demonstrated that the law had been of great benefit, for the quantity of drugs rejected within a short time after the appointment of the examiner was much larger than a brief period later, and continued to diminish for several years. The record of drugs rejected is not now kept, but the same law is iu force, al though it is complained that it is not as effective as it should be, because the examiners are not always appointed solely with reference to their fitness for the office. The National Board of Health have no remedy to recommend for the pres ent state of things, but from the print ing of their report, and the diffusion of such information as is here presented, much good may ultimately result. The National Government can exercise more care, or make more stringent reg ulations if that be necessary, to prevent importations of inferior or adulterated drugs, but what seems even more neces sary than this is uniform action by the various State Legislatures to more ef fectually control the manufacture and the dealings in a class of goods where the detection of inferiority or delete rious adultera.ioas are generally so diffi cult, and where any fraud is likely to have a direct effect on the health of the community.— Scientific American. A GREAT BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTED. —The great work of reconstructing the famous railway suspension bridge across the Niagara river has just been completed without interruption of traf fic. The task was undertaken some months ago by Engineer E. A. Buck, and, though mauy prominent engineers doubted the feasibility of th • plan, he has carried it out, making an iron and steel bridge out of a wooden bridge by process of substitution which has not occasioned the slightest interruption of trains. The casual observer would never have suspected that anything more than alittle repairing wasgoingoa. SHARP PRACTICE. A number of very clever though by no means new swindles are described jby a writer in Chamber's Journal. A i precious pair of sharpers, desirous of changing their abode, summoned the | waiter at the tavern, and craltily in duced him to join in "blindman's-buff," each being blindfolded in turn. The waiter's turn to be the blind man came, when if he caught either of his two playmates, he was to receive a guinea and a bottle of Champagne. He crept about. lie searched the corners. They were crafty hiders; but he would find them. He groped tinder the table ; he tried the chimney, and every place which could afford concealment for a rat; and at length jerked the bandage from his eyes, found the room deserted, and rushed down stairs to discover that he had been duped, and his em ployer swindled. ■""" This reminds us of the stoy of two fellows whose money was almost en tirely expended, and who determined that a wealthy hotel-keeper should be the means of replenishing their purses. Accordingly, one of them giving up the money he had to the other, entered the premises of the selected victim, while his confederate kept out of sight. The visitor inquired for the landlord, to the query, "Can you give me a good dinner ?" Of course the resources of the establishment were equal to such a demand, and in a few minutes the "good dinner" was served and duly discussed. Then came the question of payment; but the guest had no money, and pointed out to his host that he possessed the "needful," he should have ordered what he had consumed, in the usual manner; that he had sim ply sought information concerning the ability of the house and the inclination of its owner to supply him with a good dinner, and was much obliged for the same. A policeman was called in ; but his decision leaned toward the im pecunious diner : it might be consid ered a debt, but the criminal law could do nothing. The guest departed. The landlord ground his teeth. Not long after this, number two arrived with the query, "Can you give me a good dinner ?" A smile of terrible meaning crossed the "landlord's face. "Yes, yes," he replied ; "take a seat," He hastened out, and returned with a bucket of wa ter, which with his own hands he dashed over the applicant for a good dinner, who thereupon jumped to his feet, and demanded an explanation of such extraordinary treatment. "Ha ! ha!" laughed the incensed Boniface, as he glared about for something where with to chastise the object of his wrath—"ha! ha! you fellows can't fool me twice in the same way." The visitor appeared astounded ; the irate landlo'd appeared anxious to kick the visitor out. A violent scene occured. The would-be guest was denominated a swindler and a robber. The officer of the law was again summoned. Each made charges against the other. The infuriated host called in his solicitor. The visitor declared that he was per fectly able and willing to pay for what he required, exhibited his money, threatened proceedings for assault and battery, and vowed he would bring his action for slander as well. The landlord's solicitor considered his cli ent was getting cheaply out of the scrape by paying down fifty pounds as a solatium for the wounded feelings and the wet clothes of swindler num ber two! A swell-mobsman oiicc made a wager with a gentleman that the latter could notcarry aten pound note from the hotel at which both were staving to a place indicated, along a .specified route. The bet was accepted ; and the gentlemau, with a grim smile placing the note within the lining of his hat in the pres ence of the swindler, started to accom plish his object. He had nearly arrived at his destination, when, passing a place encumbered with brick, timber, and other building materials, his at tention was attracted by a little boy searching amongst the impedimenta, and crying piteously. The gentleman approached, and desired to know the cause of his grief. The boy had lost a ten pound note, which had been given him to get changed, and he was afraid his father would kill him. By this time a crowd, attracted by the roars of the unlucky lad, had assembled, and the builder's materials were being thoroughly overhauled. A confederate among the crowd now managed, while engaged in the search, to knock off the hat which contained the coveted note. Its owner naturally stooped to pick it up, and replace it on his head. Instant ly the confederate collared him. "Give it up ! give it up!" he criqd. "Give up what ?" demanded the gentleman, endeavoring to set himself free ; while the crowd, leaving off the search, be gan to throng round the sharper's vic tim. "Give the boy his money—his ten-pound uote, you thief!" shouted the swindler. The gentleman angrily protested ; but the swell-mobleman cut him short by exclaiming: "He's got it, men. I saw him put it in the liuing of his hat." The hat was instantly ex amined, and conclusive proof obtained, for why should any one be found car rying his money in his hat? And des pite the struggles of the real owner, the note was handed over to the bov confederate, who immediately made off with it; while, had it not been for the arrival of a constable, the vicftm of the conspiracy would have fared badly at the hands of the infuriated crowd. Of all the bottles that have been thrown overboard from imperiled ships, no despairing man gave up hope so ut terly as to fling into the sea a bottle of fine old brandy. THE BRADFORD AND BUFFALO PIPE LINE.—The United Pipe Line Compa ny has recently completed an oil pipe line between Bradford and Buffalo. The pipe is 3 inches in diameter, and will transmit 125 barrels an hour. There are pumping stations at Cattar augus and North Collins. Extensive refining works are being put up in Buf falo. A system of racks for loading tank cars and capacious ranks have been erected in East Buffalo. The racks are built along the railroad tricks at a distance of about 500 feet, and there are 24 spill pipes for discharging oil into the cars. FAST BROKEN. Charles Livingston, at 1 o'clock yes : terday, finished the eighth day of I his fast in the hall at No. 5 Willough by street, Brooklyn, and cheerfully en- I tered upon his ninth day. He was ! encouraged by the visit of Dr. Yail lant, one of Dr. Tanner's watches, to j think that he could complete his fa>t ! of forty-two days, and, notwithstand ing wife's objections, he said that he was now going through with his task. Early yesterday morning he and his watchers walked down to .Montague Terrace, and, as he filled his lungs with the pure air blowing from the bay, he said that he felt better. On h s way back to the hall through Ful ton street he passed a restaurant whose window contained a fine custard. He looked longingly at it, and said that he was tempted to go in and get it, as a strong, hungry feeling came over him, but he resisted the temptation, and returned to the hall. Mrs. Liv ingston kept her word in the morning not to return to the hall, because her husband had disobeyed her wishes in continuing the fast. But at about II o'clock she sent word that she was sick in bed with heart disease, and tha she must see him at once. He and two of his watchers went at once to her house, and they had a private interview ; but, as far as is known, he obtained no food. Livingston re turned to the hall, and in the after noon his wife, apparently as healthy as ever, entered and took a seat by his side. She still insisted that he should stop the fast, aud told him that if he didn't he would surely die. Livings ton said that the doctors who visited him daily would not let him die, and, moreover, that he was not afraid of hurting his health. Mrs. Livingston ( said that she had the heart disease, and would get so excited about hiui that she might die. Livingston, how ever, remained firm, and told her that he would not be at home to stay for thirty-four days more. "I have read the news from Maine," Livingston said yesterday, "and it makes me feel better. All I care for now is to finish this fast of forty-two days, and then to help elect Winfield S. Hancock." Livingston is such a strong Hancock man that bis watchers formed a Hancock aud English Club. The fast came to an unexpected eud last night when Livingston's German landlord ran excitedly into the hall and exclaimed: "Your wife has taken poison! come home, quick!" Livingston darted out of the hall and with his watchers running at his heels, started for the residence of Dr. Stuart, at Clinton and State street. He than ran at full speed to his house at 358 Atlantic avenue. The neighborhood was in a state of great excitement, and the other tenants said that Mrs. Liv ingston had taken bedbug poison and was dying. Livingston ran to her room, his watchers following him, in tent on seeing that it was not a ruse to give him food. He entered his wife's bedroom and found her appa rently suffering from a dose of the mixture which was in a teacup at her side. She was moaning, "Where is my husband," but when he came she would not speak to him and, as he believed that she was dying, he was in great distress. He came out to his watchers and announced that he would stop his fast, as his wife was bound to get him home; and if he attempted to go on, it would be merely a continua tion of the trouble. The ambulance was summoned to remove Mrs. Livingston to the hos pital, but Livingston said that she should not go. Dr. Stuart said that there was nothing the matter with Mrs Livingston, and that, although she appeared to have taken poison, she probably had not done so. Mrs. Liv ingston grew better after her husband said that he would stay at home, and it is thought that she will be all right by this morning. She was once a female pedestrian, known as Mine. Walder. NEVADA'S NATURAL PHE NOMENA. Nevada is a land of curious phenom ena. Iler rivers have no visible outlet to the ocean. She has no lakes of any magnitude. She has vast stretches of Hjkali deserts, however, that give every indication of having been the beds or bottoms of either seas or lakes. Down in Lincoln county there is a spring of ice-cold water that bubbles up over a rock and disappears on the other side, and no one has been able to find where the water goes. At another point in the same country is a large spring, about twenty feet square, that is ap parently only some eighteen or twenty inches in depth, with a sandy bottom. The sand can be plainly seen, but on looking closer it is perceived that this sand is in a perpetual state of unrest. No bottom has ever been found to this spring. It is said that a teamster, on reaching this spring one day, deceived by its apparent shallowness, concluded to soak one of his wagon wheels to cure the loosuess of its tire. He there fore took it off and rolled in into the, as he thought, shallow water. He nev er laid eyes ou that wheel again. Our mountains are full of caves and cav erns, many of which have been explor ed to a great distance Speaking of caves, a redeo was held last spring over in Huntington valley. During its progress quite a number of cattle were missed and for a time unavailing search was made for them. At last they were traced to the mouth of a natural tunnel or cave in the mountain. The herders entered the cave, and followed it for a long distance, at last found the cattle. It appears they had probably entered the cave, which was very narrow, in search of water. It had finally narrow ed so that they could proceed no furth er. Neither could they turn around to get out. They had been missed some days, and if they had not been found must inevitably have perished in a short time. As it was they were ex tracated from their predicament with difficulty, by the herders squeezing past and getting in frout of them and scaring them into a retrograde move ment by flapping their hats into the faces of the stupid bovines.— Eureka Leader. A CHANCE FOR INVENTORS— THE $5,000 CAR. Our readers will remember that a prize of $5,000 was offered last year by the American Humane Association for a cattle car so constructed as to allow cattle to lie dowu while in transit, and to be fed and watered while in the cars. This to prevent the suffering caused by long standing and the injury and delay incident to unloading and reloading. The president of the association, Mr. Lee Brown, announces in a circular that the money has been pledged and nearly all of it paid over to the secre tary of the association and deposited with trust-worthy bankers, All com petitors for the prize are required to send their models and plans, with full descriptions, to Mi*. Brown, corner Clinton and Jackson streets, Chicago 111., before the Ist day of October next All communications with regard to tho prize should also be addressed to Mr. Brown. The judges appoiutedare Edwin Lee Brown, Chicago, 111. ; John B Wins low, Boston, Mass.; A. Kimball, Dav enport, la ; William Monroe, Brighton, Mass.; E. T. Jeffery, Chicago, 111 The judges d » not prescribe the siz» or the internal arrangement of th'i need ed car; but among plans which meet the conditions, that will have the pref erence which can most readily aud cheaply be adapted to the citttle car now in use. Of course, also, that car which can be most easily adapted to the transportation of other live animals and merchandise, if in other respects satisfactory will have the preference. It is expected that competitors wi.l take out pateuts for their inventions, before submitting them, or not, as each shall choose; but the judges must be full}' satisfied of the legal title of a claimant to his invention, before award ing to him the prize, or any part of it. The prize winner must also convey to the American Humane Association, or to such persons as its Executive Com mittee shall designate, a patent for the United States and Canada of the inven tion, which shall be satisfactory to sai 1 committee, before any part of the prize money will be due to him. As models and plans may be seen by others than the judges while in their possession, they suggest, as a precau tionary measure, that each inventor file a caveat at the United States Patent Office before sending them.— Scientific American. REASONABLE DILIGENCE. A very recent decision of the Su preme Court, at Washington, strikingly illustrates the importance of an inven tor's using reasonable diligence and promptness in prosecuting his applica tion. It is well understood that de lay in this respect does necessarily not forfeit one's rights. Inventors may, if they can, keep their inventions se cret, and if they succeed in doing so, no postponement of the application for a patent will deprive them of their rigtttoone. The delay may be sat isfaetorialy explained or excused; as where poverty, sickness, absence from the country, or the like, hinders early action. But, generally speaking, who ever has sufficiently matured a valua ble inventi" n will do well to seek a patent without dallying, as Mr. Wood bury in the case now to be narrated, has learned. In the fall of 184t> Woodbury com pleted au improvement in planing ma chines. The nature of it is not im portant to the story ; it involved the introduction of a "yielding 1 pressure bar" to keep the wood to be planed firmly in position, instead of the rollers employed in previous machines con structed on the "Woodworth" general plan. It was a real improvement; and, as developed in other hands, has now acquired value. But i i 1848, when Woodbury filed application for a patent, his invention seems not to have been appreciated. It was rejected (in 1849,) and he was notified he might "withdraw or ap peal." lie did not appeal. In 1852 the attorney through whom the appli cation was made withdrew it. This was done without authority, to be sure but Woodbury made no attempt, when informed, to have the case reinstated. Meantime he took out other patents, showing that be was not prevented from acting in the matter by ill-health or want of money. At last, in 1870, he renewed the application, and a pat ent was (in 1873) granted, lie organ ized a company, which commenced in troducing the machine to profitable use. But meantime the principle of the in vention had been adopted by other persons. The planing machine com pany sued these for infringement; and one "of them resisted the suit on the ground that Woodbury's delay was an abandonment of his invention to the public. The Supreme Court has sustained the defense. They say that there is no rule requiring intention to abandon to be declared in words. It is the un questionable right of an inventor to confer his invention upon the public, and this he may do by his conduct, and may do it alter applying for a pat ent as well as before. The patent law requires him to be vigilant and active in taking steps to procure a patent if he desires one. He cannot, without cause, hold his application pending during several years, leaving the pub lic uncertain whether he intends to prosecute it, and yet keeping the field closed against other inventors. It is not Unfair to one who has for many years neglected a claim, that the pub lic and the courts should treat it is abandoned. One of the hardest lessons to learn in life is that the man who differs with you, not only in opinions, but in prin ciples, may he as honest and sincere as yourself. If the evening' shadows are longer than those of noon, it is not because the sun is then farther away. Ho is near, but has changed bu position. And when our other shadows grow about us, it is not to suggest that the Father has departed from us. He has not; he is only "for a small moment" smiling on us from another point of view. ADVERTISING KATKS. One square, one insertion, $1 ; each subset qaont insertion, SO cents. Yeirly advertisemenl* oxceoding one-fourth of a column, >5 per inch. Figure wor* doub'e these rate*; additional chariot) where weekly or monthly changes are miule. Local advertisements 10 ceuta per line for iinft insertion, and 5 cents per line for each additional insertion. Marriages and deaths pub* lished free of charge. Obituary notices charged as advertmetneuts, and payable when handed in Auditors' Notices. 94 ; executors' and Admin is tratont' Notices. #3 each; Estray, Caution and Dissolution Notices, not exceeding ten lines, each. From the fact that the Citizbx is the olde* 1 established and most extensively circulated Be publican newspaper in Butler county, (a Repufc lican county) it must be apparent to business men that it is the medium they should use in aJvu-tising their business. NO. 44 ABSENCE OF MIND. "Speaking of absence of mind," said the Rev. Sidney Smith, "the oddest instauce happened to me once in for getting uiy name. I knocked at a door in London, and asked if Mrs. was at home. 'Yes, sir; pray what name shall I say ?' I looked in the man's face astonished—what name ? Aye, that is the question—what is my name ? I believe the man though me mad, but it is true that during the space of two of three minutes I had no more idea of who I was than if I bad : never existed. I did not know wheth er I was a dissenter or layman ; I felt as dull as Sternhold or Jenkens. At test to my relief it flashed across me that I was Sidney Smith. I heard also of a clergyman, who went jog ging along on a road until he came to a turnpike. "What is to pay?" "Pay sir ; for what ?" asked the turnpike man'. "Why, for my horse, to be sure!" Your horse, sir; what horse? There is no horse, sir!" "No horse! God bless me," said he, suddenly looking down between his legs, "I thought I was on horseback." LITTLE TANGLES.' Once there was a king who employ ed his people to weave for him The silk and patterns were all given by the king. He told the workers that when any difficulty arose they should send to him, and never to fear troubling him. Amoug men and women busy at their looms was one little child, whom the king did not think too young to work. Often alone at her work, cheerfully an patiently she labored. One day, when the men and women were distressed at the sight of their failures, the silks were tangled, and the weaving unlike the pattern, they gathered round the child and said : "Tell us how it is that you are so happy in your work. Wo are always in difficulties." "Then why do you not send to the king?" said the little weaver; "he told us that we might do so." "So we do, night and morning." "Ah," said the child, "but I send directly I find I have a little tangle." So let us take all our wants and troubles directly to the Lord in prayer. He invites us to do so and promises to help us. THE ONE SAFE WA Y. The pilot of a United States revenue cutter was asked if he knew all the rocks along the coast where he sailed. He replied: "No; it is only neces sary to know where there are no rocks." These words suggest a deep moral and spiritual truth. Sermons, lectures, and books abound on the temptations which lie along the life course of the young to eternity. Over the most dangerous stones are lifted the solemn notes of repeated warning. This is well. And yet how much more frequently does the Word of God present and enforce, with all the ur gency of motive love can suggest, the very truth contained in the pilot's answer—the "King's highway of holi ness." Looking unto Jesus with sim ple faith, the soul is secure ; whatever the perils that lurk on every hand, there arc no rocks ahead. The real wealth of a man is the number of things which he loves and blesses, and by which he is loved and blessed.— Carhjle. If wc praatice goodness not for the sake of its own intrinsicexcellence, but for the sake of gaining some advantage bv it, we are cunning, but we are not good. t Jamrach, the wild animal dealer of London, has imported the biggest ourang-outang ever seen in JEurope. These creatures when imported almost invariably die of lung disease. It is a desolate thing, indeed, to for bid the love of earth, if there were noth ing to fill the vacent space iu the heart. But it is just for this purpose, that a sublimer affection may find room, that the lower is to be expelled.— F. W. Robertson. A lawyer and a preacher were dis cussing the direction of the wind. The former said, "We go by the court house vane." "And we go by the church vaue," replied the parson. "In the matter of wind that is the best au thority," sail the lawyer. And the preacher went home to cogitate. The wealth of heaven never per ishes, never departs, never ceases, never brings with it care or envy or blame, destroys not the body, corrupts not the soul, is without ill-will, heaps not up malice; all which things attend on earthly wealth. That honor lifts not men into folly, doth not make them puffed up, never ceases nor is dimmed. Again, the rest and delight of heaven endureth continually ; ever being immovable and immortal, ono connot find its end or limit. Nothing which comes to an end is much to bo desired; whatever ceases, and to-day is and to-morrow is not, though it bo very great, yet it seems little and con temptible. Tbeu let us not cling to fleeting things which slip away and depart, but to those which are endur ing and immovable.— Chrysjatom. To TELL THE AOE OF COWS. —The ages of horned cattle may be known by the rings on their horns till their tenth year; but after that time they give no indication of age further than the ani mal has passed its tenth year. The first ring appears on the horn after the animal is two years old—soon after, as a general rule, th >ngh sometimes be fore that age. During the third )*ear the ring gradually increases, and at three years of age it is completely formed. The second ring appears dur ing the fourth year, and at the end of the fifth year is complete. After that period an additional ring is formed each year. This rule is sufficiently plain, and even a young farmer needs but little practice to enable hiiu to read a cow's age on her horns. A cow with three ring* is six years old; with four, seven years old. No now rings are formed after tha tenth year. The deeper rings, however, and the worn appjaranne of the boras, are pretty sure indication) of old ago —. Farmer'* Adrocat*.