StBSCHIPTIOW KATE*! Per j*u, in idnnoe Mo ■nbacriptioD will be discontinued nntil *1! UTMTigM tr« paid. rortnuuttert neglecting to notify o» when aubucrilicnt do not take out their p»l>er* will be held liable for (lie *alißcnj>licn. rtubacribeta removing from one po*toiiice to another ahoalii give an tne name of the former u well aa the present office. All communication* intended for pablication n thin paper most be accompanied by the real name of the writer, not for publication bat aa a guarantee of good faith. Marriage and death notices must be accompa nied by a responsible name. Address TBI BCTI-KR CITIZKJI. BITLER, PA. Planing Mill —AND— Lumber Yard. J. L. PURVIS. L. O. PURVIS S.G. Purvis & Co., MtMUFACTI'HFRS ANDDIALIKk IS Rough and Plansd Lumber or EVER* DESCRIPTION, FRAMES, MOULDINGS, SASH, DOORS. FLOORING, SIDING, BATTENS, Bracksis, Gauged Cornice Boards portou POSTS, STAIR RAILS Newell Posta and Balusters FENCE PALINGS, Ac., Ac , MICHIGAN SHINGLE**, Barn Bo*rda; Plastering Lath; lien look Bill Staff, such us Joint Raf ters, Scantling. Ac., all sizes constantly on hand. All of which we will sell on rtttnKWfkble terms iod guar antee satisfaction. PLANING MILL AND YARD Near Uermitn Catholic <imr«*b A. Haffner, StrOOESSOB T ) . H. BAUERIBROS., UUTI.KII, »*A., PLANING DILI AND Lumber Yard, MAMCtACTCBU AKD DWALER » Rough and Planed Lumber Qjf EVERV DESCRIPTION, DOQRS, SASH, . - FR4MRS, mouldinqs. SIDING, FLOORING, BATTENS, Brackets, Gauged Gomice Board?, PORCH POSTS, ' IJRWBLL POSTS <k BALUSTERS, I'PNCE PALINGS, sq., MICHIO AN SB JNQLES Barn Bonrds, hlanterin? Lath, Hem lock Bill Stuff, of all kinds, constantly on baud, All of which 1 will sell on reasonable terms and guarantee satisfaction. Placing «P (1 Ji o . l "!}® 1 " Y ard °P Jeflvraon etccet, Butler, Ra. |d«s(f ' uuTlsi# GRAND BOIT/EVARO HOTEL. Corner 59 1h Si. it Broadway, NEW YORK. On Both American and Europeau Plans. Mib.itim. (At ttkntnl P»»)f, the ((rand Boulevard, riNheJ ;it an expense ot over 5k*),WW. It Is one of ttietuosr elcttant as Well as belli* the flne-rt lo citp(fln'tlie city; has a naiweiu'er Blt-vatJir and (in miHlern Unptiivemants, mid Is within nne iil'iacß «»f the deints of the Sixth Eighth tVcllGf Bl.:vitul H h, yws SnfftlU tytUli Hroa.Tway car*—convenient and accessible from all parts of the city. llooma with board, i'c per day. Special rates for families and permanent Kuent*. E. HASKELL, Proprietor. -|-HE SB3KEIBER HODBE. L- NICKLAS. Prop'., MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA. \i\tine Uk'c.n' iMJwsWon 6l Vto Vb<He well lioVel.'ina t("belhg *ip tlio tijst of Ht'ylp (or the aocoijjoaation of guests. (his public tpe renpe<*t r ally invjte4 to give me » call. 1 have »i«o pos»®«MOu of th« barn m rear of kot«l> wUlota famtubw MaaUmit stabling, ac comodations (or my patrons. L. NICKLAS. BUTLER COUNTY" Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office 6or. Main suvTßunningham Sts. J. C. ROESSINO, PRESIDENT. VVM. CAMPBELL. TKKASUKKK H. C. HEFNEMAN, SKCBETAHT. DIRECTORS: J. L. Purvis, | E. A. Helmboldt, SLMi'fif 0. 0. K<>e*flntr, John Caldwell, Dr. W. lrvln, J. J. Croll- J. W. Christy I H. C. Helneman. JAS. T. M'JUNKIN, Gen. Ae't BUTLER PA. • ' t.« RESOURCES,» KANSAS puttJllHANiEq By 4 COUNi¥ MAM OP fHf FTT4RC A*? A FINE «» W« UNITEP OTATEB, WU U MAIUO PRES. WMTI torn a oem TO A. S. JOHNBON, LAM* OOMM«aKM». TOPEKA, KANBA& 11. Bickel, LIVKRY&mn STABLE STPP^T, WEST Of LOWRY UOUSE, BUTLER, PA. Having removed all my stock *4) the above Stable, tbe public are respect fully invited to calf. Tbe best Horses, Carriages, Bug gies, Ac. kept constantly for bire. Open all hoars, day and night. VOL. XVIII. BOOTS &SHOES. THE OLD AND RELIABLE BOO! jurajp HOUSE B. C. HUSELTON, Is now Receiving Fresh New Goods in the Latest Styles the Eastern Markets produces. All his Spring ami Summer Stock OF BOOTS A! SHOES Are now ready for inspection. These goods are made to his own special order bv the largest manufacturers, and coming direct from them to his House there are NO MIDDLE PROFITS TO PAY. lie intends to give to the public BOOTS and SHOES at prices that they can find no where else. It pays to sell goods low and he means to do it. The attractions which he offers in the as sortment, in the quality, and Aboire all in the prices, are such that no one can resist going to the LARGEST BOOT & SHOE HOUSE 111 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, B. C. HUSELTON, MAXIST STREET, BUTLEE PENN'A. Some and only a few of the Bargains Offered: Gents' Fine Buff Congress and Alexis $1 25 and upwards. " " Strap S{joee, SI.OO and upwards, V !! Calf Boots, warranted §2.15 and upwards. Rrognns and Plow Shoes, 90e and upwards. Ijarge line of the very finest Machine aud Hand sewed goods in stock. Ladies Serge Congress and Polish, 75c and upwards. " " Grain Fox and Polish, elegant goods, $1 00 and upwards. " Grain Peg Polish, elegant goods, $1 00. " " Standard Polish, elegant goods, $1 25, all warranted. " Kid Button Boots, $1.50 and upwards. " Grain and Peb. Button Boots, $1.40 and upwards. " " Sewed Polish Boots, good, $1.25 and upwards. Very large stock of the very finest styles in Kid, St. Gout and Peb. Button Side Lace Shoes. In Ladies, Misses aiu| Children, t|ie stock is t}ie largest J have oyer offered- Low and Huttori NewpartS' Boys AND VoiTfis'SHOKS in proportion to Men's. Can't give many prices, space will not permit, suflve to say you ttnd every thing in the Boot A Shoe line and very low figures at B.C. IIUSELTON'S. LARGE STOCK OF LEATHER & Findings of all jnnds Reasonable Pripvs. Be tiprtaiu to examine this stock and prices before you b(iy. Thanking you for past favors f still solicit a continuance of the same. >■'itj _i r_i ■ " ''' • ■ • • ■ ■ gmmm—mm ■ ■■■■■■■! EVERY man. WOMAN AND qhxlo fHuiii.it cai it. Tierbaline Syrup, THE (iItEAT MEXICAN REMEDY. Tlic only Medicine in tlie World Comjimuled from the Natural Root* and Herbs of Mexico. j H ISRBALIN K BYRUP. (NO AI<COHOI4('DRINK,) Tfic PtONt valuable rt-jviedy evpr discovered -t» th> talde llmtsdoiii for tl t c spei-ay :i,.u pM iuatu ui.wuc ot, pverund Ki#nfy cniiipmlritai, Kt'roflira, Rhffl'ftn'aThni.Tlfes, Dfopsy, Heart' Disease; Ner vous A fleet lens aud Cliroiiic Diseases. HEKK4I4NE ST BU F, (NO yiNEtiAU COMPOUND.) TJie purest and be:,t Mpulcjpe in Ihe worltj foj delicate KcinalpM whether voiiiik or old. piarried f(r sinifli: at llttf dawn of »> or H'MtJEU at lllil, wun«s tlu.irfcuUiPau,U XVn by ftitfclb" 1 Pttf (to; and the feeble ifil* ronie Syrup lias no equal. HKRHALINE S Y II U (NO MINERAL POISON.) A le.vift and sure relief in Menial and I'liysieal Prostration caused by over-taxing the mind and body with business aud professii ual cares. H 15 R H A. LI N E B"Y R U F, (A VITALIZING TONIC.) lTnet|iialed as a medieinc for Children, beinj; easy of ndinm istration, pleasant and refreshing to take, prompt in its iietlon : eertain in its results, and alwavs safe and reliable. No Vermifuge, Lozenges, or oilier nuHlie|)it-s will fife the.syun teni from Wonns llUo this v otiderful WIUJ Herb'4l.uj,.. •• r * * M K n B A" T/t N" K SYRU P, (iTll! LIKE (MVtNO PRIM'TIM.K.) SUin OiM'ane* v,f whatever name or nalure.sueh as Eruptions, leoiclifs, Pin'iples, l(iuirwoni|i. SorofnU. &tt., are literally dun up and oarrled out of the sysfini by Hits great Tonic and Alternative, while the complexion is rendered i elear and beautiful, MKRBALIN E H Y R U R, (PURELY HERBAL.) A genuine medicine warranted free from Calomel, Arsenic, Opium, Quinine, and Alcohol In all Its forms. The most valuable Family Medicine In the World. • ■ . BC 'VW Atk ■» is offered for a rase of Chronic Disease that this great Tonic Syrup will fall to cure or greatly benefit, If the directions are strictly followed. | TRY IT, PRICg SI-PQ PER BOTH*, PUt-;p\»UiU BV THH STANDARD MEDICINE COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PA. FOB ULS IT ALL DRUGGISTS, D. L. Cleeland, (FORMERLY OF UARRL^VILLE) PF.AT.R.II T7F WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY SPECTACLES 4 VIOI IS STRIXOS, (J- Fir.e Watch and Clock repairing a speci-' ality All work warrented. Store between Wulior'a Dine store and Butlcj Havinj/s Bank. Main street. Butler. Pa. IMS' tJMI StU. Bv virtue ol on order ot the Orphans' Court of Bullet countv, the undersigned iidmliiiatra tor ol J H Wimer, late ol Worth township, Huiler county, Pa., will expose to bale liy pul>- lle vendue or outcry, on WETFNCMLNY. MAY 25, 18S1, at one o'clock v M., on the premises, all the riirht. title, interest and elniin ot ?aid decedant, being the undivided one-hall of all tint certain trad of land siluate in Worth township, Builer coun'.y, Pa., bounded on the north I y lands ol Jonathan Wimer, <|cctnse<|; pp the past l>y ol Catherine Kautlmau; sc.utli h> lands at J. W l iner, et al-. tontnlninir »bout thlrty.fuur acres, all cleaicd: log house thereon. TERMS OF PAYMENT: On -third ol purchase money in hand on con. drmation of sr>le. and the balance in two < qual annual Installment* thereafter with interest, to be secured by bond and tnoriimte, including tlvc per cent, attorney'* lee in case the same rliall have to be collected bv leifal process. JEFKER-QM W IMS It DIRECTIONS. MB7)rv>,, - n i| %tW& For Catarrh, hay fever fssr LHEAM OAL'" w "eiwi. &<•„ hmfi #os, n vn v Camilla insert with little Auger fm L ATARRH, COtO?A • i\l a particle <»f tne B;tfin @l*t*Vr r GtasMtt [J;lnto tlie nostrils ; draw P6u£» n 1 s troitgbreallisUirom»h Br *s^- I,l ' it k*f E&>l# aV*.>/ii(. r (V uicjtnsinir. and heit/inif the <lln- j iffi * ase( ' n,e w»*>raiie, I ;*S For Deafness, lY'l'ly a particle into ' ELY S CREAM BALM TIAViNG gained an enviable reputation dlsplan inv all "titer preparations iit the «t\«w>« Lfy is, t,i|. it j nwrifs aHniV. /ecAtyilzcd an a \vpli: dtrfiil ri'medy Whetpver ktniwn. A (air trfal will convince Hie most skeptical pf its curative low ers. It effectually cleanses the nasal passages (if t'aturriial virus, causing healthy secretlnn*. al lays intluuimatlon nml irritation, protects tiie mcmbranal linings of the liead from additional colds, completely heals (lie sores and restores the sense of taste and smell. lleneflclal results are reall/.ed bv a few applications. A thorough treat ment as directed will cure Catarrh. As a house hold remedy for cold in the head is unenualed. Tin- H.i lin Is easy to use and agreeable. Sold bv druggists at 'A> cents On receipt of «> cents will mall a package. Send for circular with full infor mation. ELY'S CREAM BALM CO.. Owega, N Y Korsale in Butler py I). 11. Wullcr, •f'.i.i. Rtalldk, ajm<peffiWi ft U Ull(:r. f'miller t Linp, Union Woolen Mill, BL TLEK, PA. If. FUIXEItTOX. Frnp'r, Mauutacturer ol BLANKETS, FI.ANMI.H, YAKN», Ac. Ali>o custom work doue to order, such a» carding Koili*, making Blanket*, Flannel* Knit ting and Weaving Yarns, <&c., at very low price*. Wool worked on the si.arcs, 11 de «|r«.(» m v7-l »• i ra BIJTLER, PA.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 11,1881. taiilcit FOB KiiMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of ihe Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Threat, Swellings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tuoth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and ell other Pains and Ac has. So Preparation on earth equals PT. JACOBS OIL cls 11 sttrr, r.itnfilo arc! cheap External Keincdy. A trial entails but the comparatively trilling outlcy ,f C'osiJs, and every c ue suffering with pain •un have cheap and positive proof of its claims. Directions in Eleven Languages. &OLD BY ALL DSUGGIBT3 AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE. A.VOGHLER & CO., Dultimore, JUd., U. A JL fftfio. Liiim £. Or LYNN, MASS. DISCOVERER OP LYDIA E. PINKHAM'B VEGETABLE COMPOUND. Th^PoMHvj^ure For all Female Complaints. Thl* prennrAtion, ai It* ■frninrs, cnn-i»ta of VejotoMo 1 Tope, ties tl:-t are L irn;lv _J to the ».:o-t del icate invalid. L'i>cn or.o triil the merits of tl.i* Cora pound will b« PCCojni-?.l, as relief la Immediate ; and Trhcn It* use Is continued, in r.lnety-nlno cases in a txu:i drod. aprrmauertcx:rcLi fv!2l tc» Oi amount y £i-« proves merit*, it i to-<'r.y ro lbd prjcsorib-jJ ly tho .t |>!. w vljLuh iu tb|? epuntry. It will euro er.ll:el7 t«k3 vorfc form of cf tho utcrua, .Menbtrwttiv-n.rJl Ovarian Troubkj, ]r..lammatlca Ule«rat*on, aud t!i« con wcakneta, ttd is crucially adaj tcd to ti»o Cliangr© of Life, ltrriildlssolre and expel tumor* from t!:c uterus In an early of development. The tcadoncy to e.-»-ncorou3 humo:-s t lie re ij cLccLvd very ■poedily by ils u»e. in fact it J:?* proved ij bo the rreat est and best remedy that Law ever 1ht:» discover ed. It pck-moatcfl evcrv jio;tl-a» ot eystcrn, an J circa Muw v <£or. ■troys craving for rtiruulanta, an 1 relieves vcalinL-ct of the stomach It curcn General Debility, Slecplcsi.ee», ju.d ]ud( txiuriuft causing veirrht ar.<i kachc, U idwaya 6crjxiwiciil!y cured ty tU, H frill at alVuruc". fiaundcic!! clrcumstan 003, in hannony viththo law that pore me \bs f«ipai^»y»tem, lN>r lLuiitey Complaints of either sex this compound is unsurpassed. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is prepared at 233 and S3 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mars. Price SI.OO. 81* bottles for Scut Ly ina.l in ti:e form of pills, also in the form of Lozenges, on recrt of price, t'.QQ, per |ips, for elthes. ficcly aofVers all of iuyuiry. (or pam |)!lh t. Xddr»>ss as aftovo IHuiSivii IhU paper. No farnL'. j l!iouM b© without LVDU II riNKIXAII* |JVHnnLt-3. They pure riliousnca, luivl Torpidity of the Lir^r. 2»c uts per bo* Qf.O, A. UHY & CO. Geflfidl Age • t&. Pittsburgh Pa. Sold by D. H. Wuller, - Butler Pa. RIOP BITTERS^ R (a not r. ErinltO i ■ I E HOPS, VVCtIV, niAXDtt-VItK, 2 DANDELION. A*»Tnr. ri-rssT *x;> l'i"T?!»i'T'M.Qr*u ■lit* ii R AU. oTiixu l.i rikua. TIIEY CUIIE AM PlscftßPtof theStomnch. Bowclt, Plnod, l.'iVt r. Kldncr«,»inJ Urinary ()rfc:in«. Ner \ u-«ut«*,cireplvMDi'MiniKl especially Ft-uuue Complaluta. - I stooging SQJ»p, Wir« r* M for n cane they frill not rw tela, or ior. art > ml hi? fni;»tirv or iwjui.oua m 1 fouud ia lUt ui. Ip AOcyJMir dranrlst f'»r JIo»» Wtfc* nr»4 t-y H litem before you sKcp. Take 1.0 fcibvr* H Q D T. C. f* iin nbfolatenri'MrronlsMh]#»rnw for I ■ Drunke.iiieb#, u*»e of opium, tobacco aad V| n narcotuH. B BaOMHUMI SKXI> FOB CICCVLAB. HIkWWIM I i ' "^"' r •'i 'fenoil, jP WEI IT CUM HE? Said a man, whose woebepone counten ance ami broken-d'>\"> i. nsliuiu.iM plnttt ! ly 'hi \vert iMiyf ;(sr' fi sutlcret v. ilti tytfftfllti l)ysj)e|»ir. ill whose stoiuaoli the I most delioale morsel lay like lead. lie trenhlUK sleep and quiet nerves were strnn ' gars to Film, and lie despaired of ever being well. We advised him to take mm [\m M M OR, which lie did. and in a short time was j only relieved bill wired ■ li^atfai, it vaware Vnrvrum vyillt Dvspcp siit 'in- wvFr i)isease m ;m\ form, no pot wait until ilie disease lias taken i fa*l lipid upon you, but use Hie |:cg\i|a*or win n Hit' s\|iipioii|s first show ifirir.mlviw. stIM JSOSM I IVFH RfctH LATOK Is not mi al coholic stimulant, but a IM'KKI.Y \ K(lh- TABLK KKMKDY lat will cure when everything else fail-. Il Is a faultless fam ily medicine, lloes noi disarrange ihc system. Is no violent drastic purge, but nature's own remedy, t'iie friend of eve ryone, and will not disappoint you. A single trial will convince you that it Is the cheapest, purest and best Family Medicine in the world. ASK the recovered dyspeptic?, I".Ill u* sufferers, yittluM pi wvi't'aptt "Ugife, tne ■aeivytVil awe&ecl patiepf how thecv re covered IJielr health, cheerful spirits und HlHid appciltc they Will tell you by taking Simmons Uver Regulator. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR Simiiions Liver Regulator! Original and genuine prepared only by 4 to., ft»lill*. PICKETT'S CHARGE AT GET TYSBURG. The command came alonjr the line, 'Front forward!' and the column re sumed its direction straijrh' down the center of the enemy's position. The destruction of life in the ranks of that advancing host was fearful beyond pre cedent. officers ijoinjf down by the doz en and the men by scores and fifties. Kemper had gone down terribly man gled, but Garnett ptill towered unhurt, and rode up and down the front liue, saying in a stronjr, calm voice, 'Faster, men! faster! Close up and step out faster, but don't double quick !' The stone fence was carried without a struggle, the infantry and the skir mish line swept awav before the divis ion like trash before the broom. Two thirds of the distance was behind and the one hundred cannon in the rear were dumb and did not leply to the hotly worked guns in our front. We were now four hundred yards from the foot of the Cemetery Hill when away off to the right, nearly half a mile, there ap peared in the open a line of men at right angles with our ov n, a long line, dressed in blue, and coming down at a double quick' upon the unprotected right flank of Pickett's men, withtneir mu.-kets 'upon the right shoulder shift,' their battle flags dancing and fluttering in the breeze created by their own rap id motion, and their burnished bayonets glistening above their heads like forest twigs covered with sheets of sparkling ice when shaken by a blast. Garnett galloped along the line saying: 'Faster, men! faster!' and the front line broke forward at a double quick, when Gar rett called out : 'Steady, men ! steady! Don't double quick- Save your wind aud ammunition for the final charge!' and then went down among the dead, aud his clarion voice was heard no more above the roar of battle. The enemy were now seen strengthening their lines where the blow was expect ed to strike by hurrying up reserves from the right and left, the columns from opposite directions passing each other double along our front like the fingers of a man's two hands lockicgto gether. The distance had again short ened and officers in the eneniy'a lines could be distinguished by their uniforms from the privates. Then was heard be hind that heavy thud of a muffled tread of armed men that roar and rush of tramping feet as Armisted's column from the rear closed up behind the front line and he (the last brigadier) took command, stepped out in front with his hat uplifted on the point of his sword i nd led the division now four ranks deep, rapidly and grandly across valley of death, covered with clover as soft as a Turkish carpet. There it was again ! and again ! A sound fillipg tho ttip above, below, mound us, like the blast through the top of a dry cedar or tho whirring sound mode by the suddeu flight of a flock of quail. It was grape and canis ter, and the column broke forward into a double quick and rushed toward the stone wall where fo:tv cannon were bleaching forth gra}>e and canister twice and thrice a minute. A hundred yards from the stone wall the flanking party on the rig in, connng down on a heavy run, halted suddenly within fifty yard.- and poured a deadly storm of musket balls into Pickett's men, double muck ing ftcfosi? ffOMi, #nd under this Wrriblp cross fire the men reeled and staggered between falling comrades and then came pressing down upon the centre crowding the companies into confusion. But all knew the purpose to carry the height in front, and the mingled mass, from fifteen to thirty deep, rushed toward the stone wall, while a few hundred men, without or ders, faced to the; right and fougbi the tlaiikiny: party there, although fifty to to one, and for a time held them at bay. Muskets were m'U crowed a« some jneii |)red to the right andothors to the front and the fighting was terrific—far beyond all other experience even of Pickett's men, who for once raised no cheer, while the ■weikin rang around them with the 'Union triple huzza' The old veterans saw the fearful odds against them host*gathering ilarker and (leeper still. The tiioc was too precious, too se rious for cheer ; they buckled down to the heavy task in silence, and fought wi'h a feeling' like despair. The ene my were falling hack in front, while officers were seen among their breaking lines striving to maintaintheir ground. Pickett's men were withifta £-w fret of tjie £tpp|j when thV artillery deliv ered their lust fire from guns shotted to the muzzle—a blaz" fifty leet long went through the charging, surging host with a gapping rent to the rear, but the survivors mounted the wall, then ovey and onward rubied up ifop bill close over guuceyji, woo waved their rammers In the face of Pickett's men and sent up cheer after cheer as they felt admiration for the gallant charge. On swept the column, over P^Y cred with dead «ptl dyifig fl>vn. where the eurt|i ta be on fire, the riiioke tU-nse and suffoctUlug, the sun j shut out, Uatnes blazing on every side, J friend could hardly distinguished from foe,hut the division, or the shape of an inverted V, with the point flattened, pushing forward, fighting, faUiutf and melting away, till htdf \\p the hill tbey were jupt by a powerful body of fresh troops charging down upon them, and this remnant of about a thousand men was hurled back out into the clov er Held. Brave Armistead was down among the enemy's guns, mortally wounded, but was last seen leaning upon one elbow, slashing at the gun ners to prevent them from firing at his retreating men. Out in of the breastworks the men showed ft sition to reform anotuer charge, and Mil ojlicer looking at the frowning heights, with blood tri' kling down the side of his face, inquired of another. 'What shall we do ! The answer : If we get reinforcements soon we can take I that bill yet.' But 110 reinforcements j caiiie, none were in sight, and about a thousand men fled to the rear over dead and wounded, mangled, groaning, dying men, scattered thick, far and wide, | while shot and shot and shell tore up the earth and minnie balls flew around i tLCtn fof oTOfe tZtau d CBdud&£<i yaW3. THE U TILIXA TIONOFKSO WL EDGE. It is a suggestive circumstance— suggestive to youn? inventors at least, and encouraging withal—that the very first manifestation of action observed by men, namely, the attraction which an electrified body has for light objects, is the last to be signally utilized in the arts; aud that, too, not in some new or original art by some learned investi gator in eleet-icul science, but by a couple of boys, and in an industry which is as old as civilization. The development of what is called frictional electricity by lightly rubbing a poor conductor, like ambtr. wax, glass, or hard rubber, by another like silk or fur, is and long has been an in itial experiment in all courses of elec trical instruction. It is the earliest experiment made by or for the studeut; nnd one of the substances co nmonly mentioned as well suited to exhibit the phenomenn of electrical attraction aud repulsion is bran The desirability of some more effect ive meaus ol separating bran from fl >ur has been recognized by millers, doubt less, from time immemorial. Latterly the desire has been very strongly felt Frictional electricity satisfies the re quirements of the case absolutely and with singular economy and siiuplicity of apparatus. That its availability should have waited so long f<>r recog nition is little less than marvelous, since multitudes of millers have been as familiar with the property of elec tricity now utilized as with the needs of the flour mill. Why was the electrical bran separa tor never invented before? While it may not be possible to give a specific answer to this question, it is still possible to discover causes which must have contributed materially to keep the now so obvious application of electricity from being made earlier. Chief of these, it is safe to say, is the non-sugfrestiveness of familiar knowl edge. Men are apt always to overlook the means which lie nearest at hand and seek assistance from afar. When a new discovery is made in science scores of practical men stand ready to consider whether it can be put to use ful purpose. The possibilities of any old truth they are apt to assume to have been already explored, forgetting that it is but a little while since the utilization of knowledge became the occupation of any considerable class of men, and that new developments in the arts are now coustantly opening up opportunities for applying old knowledge—often knowledge which previously gave no promise of utility. Thus, while the newly discovered phases of electrical action—e'ectro-mag uetism, thermic electricity, action, dynamo-electric energy, aud th« rest—have become influential factors it the arts, fi ietional electricity has lain neglected, every one tacitly assuming that its possible utilizations must al ready have been worked out. The moral to the young investiga tor, who would like to be an inventor, is plain. I)o not wait to acquire a ltirge store of knowledge before you be gin to seek original applications ior it. As each new fact or phenomenon come.- within the range of your investigation be sure to consider its possible utiliza tion. Think how it may be practically applied. Use it as a factor of inven tion, and follow It, if you can, through tho range of its present applications. You will find again and again thai your inventions have been anticipated bv others; but that should not be a source of discouragement. Invention is the best school for the inventer, The ability to ipyeqt grows with practice. Great inventions are never the first fruits of a mind unpracticed in the art aud our greatest inventors have achiev ed their moat valuable results 0..1y al ter years of more or less successful ef fort. The young nan who invented the electric purifier is no exception to this rule. The habit of inventing is a long-established on" with him, early deqeloped and urged on by an inherit ted tendency to invent, h'« family being gifted in that direction. His knowledge of electricity was limited, but he had been in the habit of applying his learning as he got it, and that habit brought him the oppor tunity to make the invention referred to. One of the jrreat mistaV«'S of stu dents, fostered unfortunately by the conventional methods of instruction, Jipa i}i unking edncation acquisitive mainly. The idea Is to get knowledge, much knowledge, and then if possible, apply it, forgetting that the mental habit acquired by the search for knowl edge for its own sake is rather calcula ted to mute thu man an intellectual j uitse»', a hoarder of information, lhan a ' practical use of knowledge. Much less information, coupled with a habit of turning information to use, is worth in j finitely mew \o the possessor aud to society. acquired as an end in itself in a delusion, a source of weak- j ness rather than power. It is apt, also, to be of a shadow elusive sort, in no way to be compared with the real knowledge which remains after eaeb fact or idea has been work* d over, | tested, weighed, v»ud measured by prac-, application. And the student who aims to become something more than a /earner, namely a doer, possibly a creator, must never allow himself to think that the possi bilities of any fact or phenomenon have been exhausted, so far, we mean, as its utilization is concerned. The habit of inventing, in other words, seekintr nov el and useful applications for the know ledge gained, should go hand in hand with. Requisition. The apparent pro gress will not be so rapid, may be, as by the method of cramminp, but it will be real and not liable to backsliding*, whiie the possible profit of it will tie real and not liable to backsliding, while the possible profit of will lie in comparably greater.— Scientific Amer ican. To many j ersons, mint-sauce is es sential to the completeness of their en jovment of spring lamb. To make it, take two tablespoonfuls of gree'n mint, cut it fine, add to it half a teacupful of A CURIOUS INHABITANT OF THE SARGASSO SEA. What is generally known as tbe Sar gasso Sea is the vast area of 2(50, JUO square miles, mure or less, to the west and southwest of the Azore Islands, reaching to the Bahamas westward, and fiuding its northern ami southern boundaries in the 3jth and 19th de grees of latitude. Other areas, notably that in the Pacific, fire hundred miles K S E. of New Zealand, and, again, one thousand miles west of San Fran cisco poj-sess tbe same characteristics, but tbe former is the best known and defined. The great Atlant'c currents form a gigantic eddy, thus collecting tbe alga 1 that forms its component parts. The vegetable fauna is general ly comprehended in tbe two genera, Fucus and Sarga.*sum, of the latter two species, namely, vulgare and bac ci/erwn. The disconnected masses of weed that make up the "Sargasso Sea" are usuaillv "from n couple of feet to two or three yards in diameter, sometimes much larger ; we have seen, on on»» or two occasii ns, fields several a.-res in extent, and such expanses are probably more frequent nearer tbe center of its area of distribution. They consist of a single layer of feathery bunches of the weed ( Sargajsum bacciferum), not matted, but floating nearly free of one another, only sufficiently entangled for the mass to keep together. Each tuft has a central brown thread-like branch ing stem studded with round air vesi cles on short stalks, most of those near the center dead and coated with a beau tiful netted white polyzoon. After a time vesicles so incrusted break off. aud where there is much gulf weed tbe sea is studded with these lit tle separate white balls A short way from the center, toward the end of the branches, the serrated willow-like leaves of tbe plant begiu ; at first brown and rigid, but becoming, further on in tbe branch, paler, more delicate and more active in their vitality. The young fresh leaves aud air vesicles are usually ornamented with the stalked vases of a Campanularia. The general color of the mass of weed is thus olive in all its shades, but the golden olive of the young and growing branches greatly predominates. This color is, however, greatly broken up by the delicate branching of the weed, blotched with the vivid white of the incrusting poly zoon, and riddled by reflections from the bright blue water gleaming through the spaces in tbe network. The gener al effect of a number of such fields and patches of weed, in abrupt and yet mobt harmonious contrast with the lanes of intense indigo which separate them, is very pleasing." The animal life of this area is char acteristic and has certain peculiarities well worthy the attention of the stu lent. It consists of shelless mollusks, as the Scillcea prlagicia. a short-tailed crab, the Nautilograptu* minutux, quantities of membranipora, aud a pe uliar fish, known as the Antennaria* inarmoratua. The winter was fortu nate in observing the latter on the out skirts of this vast area. It forms one of the most interesting examples of the many creatures that find safety in pro-, tective resemblances As above men tioned, the weed as it floats assumes all shades of olive, and the fish in color is its exact prototype, flecked with ir regular patches of darker and lighter shades. Not only in color does it mim ic the weed, but in general appearance, the head and fins being dotted here and there with fantastic barbels of flesh that to the ordinary observer eoern bits of weed growiug upon it. Even the white polyzoon growing on the alira 1 is imitated, and a careful examination is .ecessary to distinguish the fish from its surroundings. It was oltener found lying in among the w«»d, but where the patches were small, was frequently seen lazily swtmming around in clear water. Its nest is no less a curiosity. It is a round or oval ball of weed, in twined and wound together in a most complicated manner bv an invisible yiscid se. retion from the fiah. Th« pieces of weed are first ronghly caught together, and the eggs deposited among the branches; then the invisible bands are wound around, gradually drawing them into the oval form, about as large u base (inII. The instinct, and its |ieculiar endowment by nature, place this fi.-h among the most interesting of the finny tribe. IiULBB OF COSIJUCT. N"ver exaggerate. Never point at another. Never betray a confidence. Never wantonly frighten others. Never leave home with unkind words Never neglect to call upon your friends. Never laugh at the misfortunes, of others. Never speak much of your own per formances. Never give a promise that voti do nut fulfill. Never send a present hoping for one in return. Never fail to be punctual at the time I appointed. Never pick the teeth or e'ean the nails in company. i Never make yourself tbo hero of I your own story. I Never fail to give a polite answer to a civil question. ; Never question a servant or a child about family matters. Never present a gifl saying that it is of no use to yourself. Never read letters which you may find addressed to others. Never associate with bad company.— Have good company or none. Nevercall attention to the features or form of any one present Never refer to a gift you have made or favor you have rendered. Never look over the shoulder of | another who isreadinir or writing. Never appear to notice a scar, deform ity or defect of any one present. Never arrest the attention of fin ac quaintance by a touch. Speak to bim. Never answer questions tn general company that have, been pot t/o.others Whole years of joy follow the wear ing of Days Pad for a> f«w ADYEIITISISU UATt.S, One «(|:uie, one inaoitiou, fl ; each anbi-a •I'ienr inaernoo. iowntn. Yeirly advertisement ■ aceeding one-fuurtb of a column, ti per inch rV, worn dotiole there tale*; aoditiona whose we-klr or monthly cbangea are .j i.it?. Looti advert leeiuente lb cente jer hue iii -t iib-aiiiou, and 5 cente per lin* lor each i .a.orjii iiirertinn. .Maina-e.- ami death* pob -11 iie»l tieeot clixrg*. OLituu) notice* charged a-!vortii<einenti«. and payable handed in Auditor*' Notice*, fl; £iectHoiu' and Auminis ratorc" Notice*. *3 each; Enray, Caution an* D.mclutioii Notice*, not exceeding ten line*, each. Fmm the fact that the Cmzitx i* the cldea' established and ra< >t extonuv. ly circulated lie- I ul icau n«w*uapir in Uuiicr count r. (a lleput- Ucan county) it mint be apparent *to bu*ineb» tn.u that it ia the medium they abould uco in vlrertiiuag their tin-inert.. \ <>. *>:> A NEW DEPARTURE. An advertising agent for o::c of the great circus combinations had been in Detroit for a week past, and yesterday sat down along enough to answer a few questions. The interview started off as follows : 'How many diamond pins will you wear this summer, and what will be their value ?' '1 shall not wear any. Our show has made a new departure iu that matter, and nobody except the man in the tick et wagou will be allowed to wear dia monds. lam just going up to tbe ex press office to send my seven p:ns, four aud sleeve buttons home to my brother.' 'How many ejnsolidated shows do you advertise?' 'Only thirteen, but we have exactly sixteen. We do not intend to do any blowiug this summer, but will practice the modesty dodge. We have twelve clowns, but advertise only ten. We have teu elephants, but advertise only eight, aud so on right through. 'Have you the only man iu the world who can turu a somersault over sixteen horses ?' 'No; there is another man who can do it, and although he is in the State prison we didn't want to say we had the only one. We shall practice no de ception and carry no humbugs.' 'Have you "he only baby elephant V 'Yes, sir, but we don't advertise it. We don't want to be mean towards other combinations.' 'Have you twice as much capital in vested as I'.nv other traveling" show V 'Yes, sir, but we don't say so on the bills. The public don't care about the capital, but want to see tbe animals.' 'Will your street parade be a mile long ?' 'Two of them, sir, but we don't ad vertise that fact. We let the people come aud be agreeably surprised.' 'Have you got an eiepbant that has killed seven men ?' 'Seven ! Why he's laid out eight this very winter! I think the list foots up thirty-two, but we don't advertise it. An elephant is an elephant, and what's tbe use of bl wing about it ?' 'You have three or four man-eating tigers, of course ?' •Of course—seven or eight of them, and we also have a list of the names of people who have been eaten by them, bu we make no blow about it.' 'Have you a boa-constrictor forty eight feet long V 'We have one sixty-two feet long. He's the longest and largest snake ever imported, but we give him only one line on our bills.' 'Have yon the sacred cow of India ?' 'Yes, sir, and the sacred ox of Japan, and a sacred calf and a sacred pig, but we don't blow over 'em. Wo let the public come in and separate the sacied from the unsacred themselves.' 'Will you have two circus rings?' 'We shall have four, but we don't put it on our bills. As I told you at the start we are making a new departure. We shall not exaggerate. We shall not even tell the plain truth. No dia monds—no trumpets—no snide chall enges—no humbug offers, no field of tbe cloth of gold. We are going to sail along in a gentle, modest way and give tbe people five times the worth of their money. That's all, children half price and no lemonade sold in the tent. THE TR UE PRINCIi LE. Paul lays down tbe true principle in this grand passage (I Cor. VIII. 9, to the end): "Take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to them that are weak. For if any man see thee which bast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of bitu that is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother peri'sh for whom Christ died? Cut when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak con science, ye sin against Christ. Where fore, if meat tuake my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to of fend." Here we have a declaration of total abstinence as strong as ever was utter ed. Just change the terms from meat offered to idols—which Paul and other !-trong believers could eat without in jur v, askincr no questions—to intoxica ting drinks, and see bow the noble and generous principle laid down by tbe apostle applies to it with even greater force, biuding the disciple of Christ to abstain for his brother's sake, even though he himself is not supposed to be iu danger. This principle will apply to wine or other mild intoxicants, as well as to distilled spirits, which had no existence in Paul's day. Standing on this foundation, the advocate of to tal abstinence and of prohibition can defy tbe world and even extort its ad miration. Hut when he betakes him self to extravagant and untenable posi tions, he does violence both to physical science and sound interpretation, and i enters an arena of doubtful disputation, thus weakening his cause and insuring | his failure. In Paul's day the eating of meats offered to idols imperiled weak believ -1 ers by drawing them back to idolatrous practices; hence tbe importance he at taches to it. Tbc r e were no distilled ' spirits at that day, therefore it was not so necessary to insist upon total abstinence from intoxicating drink as it is now. Hut the principle which he lays down in tbe matter of idolatrous practices, which were so dangerous to weak souls then, is just as applicable now to the drinking usages of society, by which multitudes of weak and in cautious people are led astray and drowned in destruction and perdition A dirty hog, besides being disgust ing to look at, says Col. F. D. Curtis, cannot possibly be healthy. ; Hence the pens should be kept clean. There is no reason why 'creamery' butter should be better than that made in a private dairy. It is only lack of care that makes the latter inferior in quality. The proauct of Borne dalriet is so superior that it is always 'snap, ped up' for private consumption before 1 it jVttvWa Ufe auttXett}.
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