VOL. XX. "S C H A T Z " We are now ottering a large and elegant line of LACE BUNTINGS, HERN AW EES AND GRENADINES. Bantings, all wool at 25c and up. Black and Colored Silks, Black and Colored Cashmeres, Cou leurs and Nuns' Veiling. Debeges, Gaster and Melang Suitings in endless variety. Laces, embroideries and Neckwear. Gloves, Hosiery and Underwear. Fall asbortmeut of PERCALES AND CHINTZES In all the latest designs. WM. F. SCHATZ, 110 Federal St., Allegheny City Agent for Mme. Demoreat'i Reliable Patterns ap26,12t Bickel & Qallagher, (Succeaaors to a A. Flick.) Livery f Feed and Sale Stable. FIBST-CLABS BIGS, FIRST-CLASS BARN. JEFFERSOU ST.. BUTLER, PA apr 4, Sm Onion Woolen Mills. I would desire to call the attention of the public to the Union Woolen Mill, Bntler, Pa., where I hare new and improyed machinery for the manufacture of Barred and Gray Flannels, Knitting and Weaving Yarns, and I can recommend them as being very dura ble, as they are manufactured of pore Butler oounty wool. They are beautiful in color, su perior in texture, and will be sold at very low prises. For samples and prioee. address, H. FULLEBTON, JolM.'7S-ly Butler, Pa Farmers and Gardeners! Look to your own interests and improve your crops, from 75 to 100 per cent, by using the Peruvian Sea Fowl Guano, or Bradley's Desolved Bone. On hand at Leonard Wise's in Butler, or Wm. Crookahank's at Sanrersville Station, Butler Co ; Pa. aplßtf DENTISTR X. o|# WALDRON, Graduate ot the Phil |K adeJ pbia Dental College, is prepared ■ la ■to do anything in the line of hit profession in a satisfactory manner. Office on Main street, Butler, Union Block, ■p stain, apll J. H. GROHMANN. CARRIAGE __ avp WAGON-SMITH. Work made to order, and repairing of all kinds dpne at reasonable rates and satisfaction guaranteed. Particular attention given to re pairing of farming implements. Buck-boards for sale cheaper than they can be purchased elsewhere, and always on hands. aprll,3m P. L. CLMLAHDJ WATCHMAKER ft JEWELER, South Main St., Butler, Pa, Keeps Constantly on Hand a Full Stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, —SPECTACLES— AND SILVERWARE, At the Lowest Cash Prices. Fine Watch Repairing a Spec ialty. t^OMLGLUE on urtb] ▲ Bimtfftr l *' l Olaot lnßtrcngth smotur all otharOluea ■ ■ andCementsl Absolutely IB- H fcreskaWe Inseparable I Uard Cue Tipeaa'd Cloth. kL-bl., ■RBI Metals, Patches on Leathar and ■H i Bubber fihoeft Brlc-» br*4, Book HdfVi. Btone. Furniture. Bicycle MBR Bobber Tiree, Ornaments of Every 911 |A[ Mis, Textile Ftbriot, FlnecSrritfre* mmua Piano., Fiowm, SUi n«l Olass aud Btraw Qooda.Cabt. litrraL WMs BettiefltniflD lod Tin Cover); by an all postpaid. 10 eta *-4oth sim» bottu. extra. lUIM only trf mjuaufaaturexii J.U.£MEARA«o;vfflg!te FOB BALK AT REDICK'S DRUG STOBB. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main and Cunningham Sts. G. C. ROESSING, PRESIDENT. WM. CAMPBELL, TREASURER. H. C. HEINEMAN, SECRETARY. DIRECTORS: J. L. Purvis, B. A. Helmboldt, William Campbell, J. W, Burkhart, A. Troutman, Jacob Schoene, G. C. Roossing, John Oftld well, Dr. W. lrvin, J. J. Croll, A. B. Rhodes, H. C. Helneman. JAS, T. M'JUNKIN, (Jen. A*'t BUTIiEE/ WANJEDipiS For Sale. An order eu Hall's Safe and Lock Co., of Cin cinnati, and several orders on different Sewing Machine Companies, also a certificate of mem bership to correspondence class of Pitman's Phonography. Enquire at this office. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Estate of James H. Heckling. Whereas letters of administration have this day been issued to me on the estate of James H. Mechling, late of Washington township, dee'd. by the Register of said county of Butler, no tice is hereby given to all persons owing said estate to call and settle, and those having claims against the same will please present them for pavment duly probated. S. C. HUTCHISON, Adm'r. June 5, 1883. North Hope, Butler Co., Pa. Estate ot Ernest. lVerner. Letters of administration on the estate of Ernest Werner, dee'd, late ol Forward twp., Butler connty, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please mike imrao diate payment and any having claims Against said estate will present them duly authenti cated for settlement, MAKIA WERNEH, Administratrix. Evans City, Butler Co., Fa. W. H. LUSK, Attorney. Estate of Edward Campbell. Letters testamentary on the estate of Ed ward Campbell, dee'd, late of Worth twp.. But ler county, Pa., having been granted to the un dersigned, all persons knowing themselves in debted to said estate will please make immedi ate payment and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. SAMUEL H. MOORE, Executor, Grant City, Lawrence Co., Pa. Administrator's Notice. Whereas letters of administration on the es tate ol Andrew J. Moore, late of Centre twp., Bntler county, Pa., dee'd, have been duly is sued by the Register of wills in and for the county ot Butler, Pa., to me Nancy J. Moore, widow of said decedent. Notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves indebted to the said estate to call and settle the same, and all persons having claims against the said estate will please present the same duly probated lor payment. NANCY J. MOORE, Administratrix of A. J. Moore, dee'd, Butler, Pa, Estate of Jacob Runnel. Letters of administration on the estate of Jacob Hnnnel, dee'd, late of Buffalo township, Butler Co., Pa., having been granted to the un dersigned, all persons knowiug themselves in debted to said estate will please make imme diate payment and any having claims against •aid eetate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. Q. C. ROENIGE, Administrator; Sarvers Station, Butler Co., Pa. Estate of John Walters, Letters of administration on the estate of John Walters, dee'd, late of Jackson township, Butler Co., Pa., having been granted to the un dersigned, all persons knowing themselves in debted to said estate will please make imme diate payment and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated lor settlement. JOHN A WALTERS, Administrator. Evans City, Butler County, Pa. NOTICE. Sealed proposals will be received by the Conn ty Commissioners at their office in Butler, Pa., up to Jnne 11th, 1883 for roofing the Jail building and Sheriff's house, (roof to be o' tin). The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. BY OBDEB ON COM'RS, 8. McCLYMONDB, Clerk. Commissioners' Office, Butler, Pa., May 23d, 1883. Farmers Looli I To your own interest and dont buy a grain drill till you see the FARMER'S FAVORITE. Double distribution and grain seeder, force feed graas seeder, and double cast-steel reversible mints. Steel axletrees. Grass seeder either >ehind or before. For SO 1 * by Wm. Crooluthank, Sarversville, Bntler Co. Pa. aplßtf ICE FOR SALE. The undersigned has about 35 tons of good clear ioe ou hands, which he will sell in large or air all quantities on reasonable terms, and de li ver at the houses of his customers during the summer Orders can be left at Wick's meat •hop. D..HOWE LYON. BRICKS! BRICKS! The subscriber continues the making of bricks common, pavement, bay-window anifother qual ities at BIS kiln on the Fair GROUND road, half a mile west of Butter He will keep on hand a lot of bricks at all times. He will also make and burn brick in the country for anyone desiring to have them made on their own farm or premises. As he Intends carrying on the brick making business, he invites the custom of all, promising to give entire satisfaction to all who may patron ize hiin. All orders promptly filled at reasonable rates. Call on. or address, J. GEORGE STAMM, mar2B-6mo Butler Pa. County Superintendent's Exami nation of Teachers for 1883. Prospeot. June 18 North Washington " 19 Pisgah " an Six Points " 21 Bruin •• 22 Middletown " 26 Fairview " 27 Millerstown •" 28 Coyleaville " 29 Baxonburg July 3 Butler " 6 Glade Mills «• T Centreville '• 17 Harrisvllle " 18 Book S. H. Cherry district " 19 Sunbory «• 20 Portersville " 24 Harmony 25 Evans City » 26 Witherspoon " 28 Teachers will please come provided with "UOAX. CAP'' and a LEAD PENCIL TABLET. Exami nations will begin at 9 A. M. SUAHP. Teachers are expected to attend the regular examinations or give satisfactory reason for non-attendance. A short TALK will be given at each examination on the "Course of Study," for the ungraded schools of the county. Special examinations in the public school building at Butler, the last Saturday of each month, for four months, be ginning August 25. Directors are cordially in vited to attend the examinations. JAMES H. MURTLAND, County Hup't. Butler, May 28, 1883. 3t HFIFC % /A what fun you can have •WJW W V with our new false-,mous ' (IIA M W Just thething. V W L| for a little harmless mas queradmg. These mustaches are made of the , best material, with genuine hair and wire attach ment, and when worn cannot be told FROM a gen uine mustache, Jtoys and young men can have lots o( fun by putting thein on in a crowd of friends who will be greatly astonished at the transformation. We will send you a mustache for only 5 three-cents stamps (15 cents), or a mus tache and goatee for 25 cents. There are three colors— light, dark browe and black. State which coloryou want. Address HUDSON M \NI FACTVH INU co„ Astor Place and Broadway. N. Y MEN AND WOMEN ■orOood Salary and Expenses Paid. OUTFIT FREE. Noexperience needed JAMES E. WHITNEY, Nurserymen, Rochester, SI. Y may9-3m. ROUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. K VKBT cozr Two-Storied Frame House ot six rooms, cellar, out houses and two lots ot ground In Butler will b sold ou reason • able terms: Call at office of T F. M. EASTMAN Mar-14tf. Butler Pa. » low ia price; telling 7-n. seeded everywhere; Liberal term* Bradley, UarreUaa k 66 N. 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I testify to the most excellent qualities of Prof. Darbys Prophylactic Fluid As a disinfectant and detergent it is both theoretically and practically •uperior to any preparation with which I am ac quainted.—N. T. LUPTON, Prof. Chemistry. Darfrys Fluid is Recommended by Hon. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Georgia; Kev. CHAS. F. DEEMS, D.D., Church of tht Strangers, N. Y.; Jos. LBCONTE, Columbia, Prof..University,S.C. Rev. A. J. BATTLE, Prof., Mercer University; Rev. GEO. F. PIERCE, Bishop M. E. Church. INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOME. Perfectly harmless. Used internally or externally for Man or Beast. The Fluid has been thoroughly tested, and we have abundant evidence that it has done everything here claimed. For fuller information get of your Druggist a pamphlet or send to the proprietors, J. H. ZEI LIN A CO.. Manufacturing Chemists, PHILADELPHIA * HOUSEHOLD WORDS. « •• 11 For Sick Stomach, had taste, sinking E? 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It. llartmaii A Co.. - 0 Osboru, Ohio, proprietors. ■■■■■■l o For Constl|tatlon, Liver, Kidneys, take * IFLFNFTWMBT? _ CAUGHT A BAD COLD! 1 The SUMMER COLDS and Coughs are quite as dan gerous as those of midwinter. But they yield to the same treatment and ought to be taken In time. For all diseases of THROAT, NOSTRILS, HEAD or BREATHING AP PARATUS TerryDavissf Miller Is the SOVEREIGN Remedy ALL DRUCCISTS KEEP PAIN KILLER s*?', I LOSS IT HAS I RESELLFJISSeCO^A I"PROPRIETORS. PITTSBURGH. PA. I 111,11 .nr- The richest, crMWr BEER ever quiflßd. FEOOT BTTRG uTnM If I in mint Sent by Mall 13 " on receipt ot 26ct«, in pottage stamp*. Addrest: BEAN k RARE, Wholetale Druggist*. Not. 47 * 49 N. 2d St.. Philadelphia. BUTLER, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. 1883 COMMUNICATIONS. From Coaltown. COALTOWN, Bt TL.ER Co., June 4, 1883. } EDS. CITIZEN :—Gentlemen allow me space in your valuable paper to mention a few items. "MUSICAL TREAT." On the 25th alt. thecitizens of Pleas ant Valley were agreeably entertained by a concert under the jurisdiction of Prof. J. M. Bovard, of New Hope, Pa. The convention met at 8:30 P. M. and was opened by a quartette, entitled, "Friends We Greet You." This was followed by a choice selection of sacred and secular music. Miss Carry X. Black, of Forestville, Pa., then greeted the audience with a song, entitled, "I'm Going Home to Clo." This was so beautifully sung as to show what can be accomplished by a human veice, when the singer enters into the spirit of the music. This was followed by a character song, entitled, "The Poor Old Tramp," which was performed so perfectly that several of the audience persisted in claiming it to be real. Next was aglee song, entitled, "The "The Hunter's Horn," after which was a short intermission, thus affording a privilege for friend to meet with friend, which was very highly appreciated by every person. Next was a selection of anthems, as "I Will Extol Thee," "Thou Wilt Keep Him" and others. A beautiful solo, entitled, "Told in the Twilight," was so accurately sung by Mi3S Black and Miss Sproul as to attract the closest attention of the audience. The attention of the audience was next attracted by a comical quartette, entitled, "Call John," which was dis posed of very nicely. Miss Lecca Morrison, of Harrisville, presided at the instrument, where she very accurately performed her duty. The few which we have mentioned, with many other beautiful pieces of mußic, constituted the programme. We are much pleased to say that Mr. Bovard's concert was rewarded with a full house, there being quite a number of the citizens of Grove City present. Old and young alike were there. So great was the interest manifested that the young folks were much sur prised when calling at Mr. Christie's store to treat their ladies to candy, to find doors locked and owner and clerk both enjoying the music From beginning to end the concert was a success. Prof. Bovard has given perfect satisfaction in both his series of singings and concert- Suffice it to say that he bus our best wishes in his profession during his course in the Musical Normal atMead ville, Pa., which he is soon to enlist in. "PHONO." Correspondence. PROSPECT, BUTLER CO., ) June G, 1883. > EDS. CITIZEN :—As I am a devoted friend of our public school system and the noble teachers who are spending their best days in the service, I would like you to publish a few facts, for they can thus be brought to the notice of school authorities more directly than in any other way. It is apparent that the teacher is in a place of great power ; he is where he can exert a mighty influence; he is responsible for the proper use of this power. This has been long felt by all classes of people. It is not the money he receives as a compensation that a hold upon the teacher is obtained ; and the teacher cannot be excused for not doing his duty because his wages are small; if he undertakes the work he is responsible, wages or no wages, and noone wants to lessen his responsibility. The public demand educational prog ress. This ia plain enough and very few deny this. Now, seeing the de mands that are made of the teachers— skill, fitness, obligations to pupil and public—the question naturally arises, does the teacher receive a living com pensation for his work ? It is true the teachers, in some parts of our county, are miserably paid, and the public-spirited citizens admit that the teachers are shockingly treated as to recompense for their labors. We can understand the sensitive teacher who knows he gives his best strength to his school room work; and when any one asks him what wages he gets, he blushingly says, "$lB and board my self, in the summer, or $25 or S2B in the winter." Living wages for so •noble a profession! No one doubts that teaching is a profession, just as much as is surgery or the law business. Webster says a profession is the busi ness which one follows for subsistence, etc. If a person wishes to be a live teacher he must devote his whole time to the profession. Imagine a doctor, or a lawyor, or a minister practicing for six months in the year and then thinking of becomiuga noted physician, or an expounder of the law, or a Simp son or a Talmage, by resting the re mainder of the year ! If a profession will not admit of any saving to the practitioner, it is a blight to tiie whole system. Bat who Is responsible if the "laborer does not get his hire ?" The fault may lie with the teacher or with the directors Teachers may be afraid of asking for living wages by fear of losing their position ; and the directors may refuse to allow good wages because they have the power and the sleight of holding ou to "retrenchment and reform." Public sentiment is for living wages and why is this sentimeut disregarded!' Because the price of instruction is counted by cents and mills 1 heard Prof. C., of P. A., say it was an enig ma to hint to know how teachers man aged to get along, especially if they had any dependencies resting upon them for support. I shall ask a careful consid eration of what has been said, by those who are trying to fulfil their duties be fore God and man, and shall stop this time by asking, how is a teacher to live and get a start in life if his pro . fession does not return hiin sufficient ' reward ? How can a teacher buy the necessaries of life and of his profession, if his salary is not "worthy of his call ing ? Let every teacher work what he can; but by the time his school is done ' in the spring, all work in his neighbor hood is engaged, and he trust often carry the name of "being afraid to work.'' LIVE AND LET LIVE. Harrisville Items. MERCER TWP., May 30, 1883. Decoration Day was observed in Harrisville in the usual manner. The procession was formed on Franklin St., in the following order: Ist. Old sol diers. 2d. Knights of Honor. 3rd. Martial band of Mechanicsville, Ve nango county. 4th. Citizens. Aftej decorating the graves, the procession returned to the Presbyterian Church, where speeches were made by W. Mc- Cortnick, of Mercer, and Prof. Mc- Clintock, of Mercer twp. There was a general turnout notwithstanding the rain. . The corn, although backward is not as yet seriously injured by the contin ued rains. The prospects for large fruit crops are good, but in some places the rasp berry plants were winter-killed. A. B. Gildersleeve of this township has bought the patent-right of Butler county for a ring for holding sacks while filling in grain and is preparing to furnish them throughout the county. Kokane, Green & Co., have removed their steam saw mill into Venango county. MILO. Sanding the Axles. A person who can help but little, is sometimes able to hinder a great deal. It requires but very little talent to stand in the way of others' usefulness. It would require but small ability for a roguish boy, standing by a machine, to sprinkle a little sand upon the oiled and polished axles on which the wheels revolved. It might be done easily and quickly, and remain unobserved ; but that sand, mingling with the lubricat ing oil, and being carried around on the axles, would decrease the speed, consume the power, cut the axles, in jure the boxes, hinder the work, and derange and ruin the machine. If the boy was trying to introduce pebbles or rocks into the machine, he would do less damage, for they would be observ ed, and could be easily removed ; but the mischief would come from intro ducing the sand—so fine, that it makes its way everywhere ; so small, that no one would notice it. There arc men in the Church of Christ who never have shown great ability to plan or execute anything of importance. Their main lorte seems to be sanding axles. They can get in the way of others; they can hinder, find fault, pervert and sow jealousy, dissension and suspicion as invisibly and as effectually as a boy can sand the journals of a machine. No one sus pects what they are doing; nor can any one fasten their misdeeds upon them; but the air grows thick with distrust, and work is hindered by secret contrivances and combinations ; good men are burdened, disheartened and worn out; noble enterprises falter, fail and are abandoned. Every one notices that things are going hard and that something hinders their progress ; but no one seems to know what the trouble is, until the day comes for a general cleaning up ; and then, lo and behold, the axles are found covered with sand. It requires very little ability in a man to fill the position of sand-thrower. Neither intelligence, talent, grace, nor godliness are abso lutely necessary for the accomplish ment of this work. Conceit, envy, jealousy, sourness and meddlesomeness are sufficient qualifications under ordinary circumstances. It does not take much religion for a man to find fault; some men have been known to find fault who did not have any. It requires no long apprenticeship, or great skill, to throw sand on axles ; a man who does not know enough to oil a machine properly, could sand it quite effectually. Here, for instance, is a church, where there are a few people who try to do something, and a number who succeed in doing nothing, except grumbling because what is done is not done in a different way. Here is a person who, from love to the cause of God, desires to labor earnestly, ener getieally and effectually in the Master's work ; but by the time he is well under way, others, who have never succeeded in accomplishing anything of import anc, are ready to throw sand on the axles and neutralize all his efforts, until the workers ate discouraged and the work abandoned ; after which the sand throwers relapse into a condition of quietude. They have done what they could—which was simply to hinder others from doing anything; and now their song is, "I told yon so; I knew that nothing would be done." Most churches have a surplus of these sand-throwers, who could be spared; aud if in their place could be substitut ed a few of those uien who oil the machinery, who lubricate instead of irritate; who feed the fires instead of throwing water upon them, and who are as ready to work as these sand throwers are to grumble, nobody would be damaged by tho change. Better still it would be, if some of these very men should cease throwing sand, and begin pouring ou oil. They might be a power for good aud good men might be thus spared one of the grievous vex ations of their lives.— From the Chris tian Safeguard. LONE JACK, Mo., Sept., 14, IB7ih I have been using Hop Bitters, and have received great lienefit from them for liver complaints aud malarial fever. They are superior to all other medi cines. P. M. BARNES, —That human symphony in black was quite right when he said that in our mtercouse with the world "we ought to have our pockets stuffed full of charity." How Tacks are Made. The iron is received from the rolling mills in sheets from three inches to I twelve inches wide, and lrom three feet to nine feet in length, the thick ■ ness varying, according to the kind of work into which it is to be made, from one-eighth to one-thirty-second of an inch. These sheets are all cut in about thirty-inch pieces, and by immersion in acid cleaned of the hard outside flinty scale. They are then chopped into strips of a width corresponding to the length of the nail or tack required Supposing the tack to be cut is an eight-ounce carpet tack, the strip of iron, as chopped and ready for the ma chine, would be about eleveu-sixteeths of an inch wide aud thirty inches long. The piece is placed firmly in the feed ing apparatus, and by this arrange ment carried between the knives of the machine. At each revolution of the balance wheel the knives cut off a small piece from the end of this plate. The piece cut off' is pointed at one end, and square for forming the head at the other. It is then carried between two dies by the action of the knives and these dies, coming together, form the body of the tack under the head. Enough of the iron projects before the face of the dies to form the head, and while held firm ly by them, a lever strikes this project ing piece into a round head. This as we have said before, is all done during one revolution of the wheel, and the knives, as soon as the tack drops from the machine, are ready to cut off an other piece. These machines are ran at the rate of about 250 revolutions per minute. The shoe-nail machines for cutting headless shoe-nails, are run at about 500 revolutions per minute, and cut from three to five nails at each revo lution. 140 Wagon Loads of Beer Con sumed. Moscow, June 2.—The fete at Pe troffsky Park to-day was or a colossal scale. The land upon which the en tertainments were given embraced adout 100 hectares. There were four immence theatres in which perform ances were given, a circus performanca, ballets, pantomines and processions of horsemen. It is estimated that fully one million persons were at the fete. One hundred and forty wagons loaded with barrels of beer arrived on the grounds during the morning, and by noon all this supply of beer had been exhausted. The Czar and Czarina, on their ar rival in the Park during the afternoon, were received with deafening cheers by the multitude. Large numbers of peasants had walked from the distant provinces to attend the fete. One feature of this immense gathering was the lack of disturbances, the people throughout the day behaving in a most orderly manner. It is stated that the Mayor of Mos cow inteuds to resign, in consequence of the disapproval that has been ex pressed of a speech which he delivered at the banquet given to the Mayors of cities. Washington's Strength. Great commanders have not, as a rule, been notable for the possession of extraordinary physical power. Wash ington was an exception, being a man of great strength. In his youth he was once looker-on at a wrestling contest, and, growing weary of the sport, threw himself at the foot of a tree to enjoy his book. By and by he was challeng ed to try a fall with the hero of the oc casion. At first he declined, but find ing his refusal attributed to fear, he en tered the arena, and, without taking off his coat, grappled with his opponent, and after a brief struggle hurled him to the ground with such force that the best wrestler in Virginia was in much the same predicament as the Duke's wrestler when he tried conclusions with Orlando. Later on in life, while watching some fellows contending at throwing the bar, sent it flying through the air, to land many feet beyond the limit attained by any of the competi tors. And still later, when he might be said to be getting old, he showed that he had not lost his strength of arm. Taking his morning ride he saw three of his workmen vainly endeavor ing to raise a stone. Jumping off his horse, he pushed the men aside, and without any apparent efford, lifted the stone to its proper place, and then re mounting, rode on. The Oil Tax. It is singular with what presistent efforts some of the members of the legislature are endeavoring to force a tax upon crude petroleum. When the bill was brought before the House some one moved to amend by taxing coal; this was, however, immediately voted down. There is a fairness in all things and oil is a commodity produced in the same manner as coal or any other min eral. Why, then, make an exception aud tax it to the exclusion of placing the same tax on any other commodity '( This discrimination against the oil re gions of Pennsylvania should be de nounced by the press throughout the State in the most decisive and earnest manner. It is a blow at the industry of the northwestern part of our State. The result will be that oil operators will go to other States and other coun tries to explore for this hidden treasure ; if the Legislature commences to oppress J them. It is time the members who are pres j sing this measure should pause and ! reflect before going further. The peo ple of the oil regions will not stand it, and woe betide the man or party that j attempts it. Justice is all the oil man asks.— Ex. IJCgfTwenty four beautiful colors of the Diamond Dyes, for Silk, Wool, Cotton, Ac., 10 cts. A child can use with perfect success. j Advertise in the Cmziv Selling to Decent People. A temperance discussion once sprang up in a stagecoach crossing the Alle ghenies, and the subject was handled without gloves. One gentleman main tained a stoical silence until he could endure it no longer; then he broke out strongly, saying, "Gentlemen, I want you to under stand that lam a liquor-seller. I keep a public house, but 1 would have you know that 1 have a license, and keep a decent house. I don't keep loafers and loungers about my place, and when a man has enough, he can get no more at my bar. 1 sell to decent people, and do a respectable business.'' When he had delivered himself, he seemed to think he had put a quietus on the subject, and that no answer could be given. Not so thought a Quaker, who was one of the company. Said he, '•Friend, that is the most damning part of thy business. If thee would sell to drunkards and loafers, thee would help kill off the race, and society would be rid of them. But thee takes the youDg, the poor, the innocent, and the unsuspecting, and makes drunk ards and loafers of them; when their their character are gone, thee kicks them out, and turns them over to other shops to be finished off; and theo ensnares others, and sends them on the same road to ruin." A Just Judge. Judge White, of Allegheny county, furnishes a rare example of justice in these modern degenerate days. It seems that the Judge went fishing in the Ohio river for jack salmon recent ly, under the belief that jack salmon were in season. OwiDg to the inher ent perversity of the finny tribe, a black bass persisted in impaling itself on the Judge's hook, regardless of the fact that it was violating the law in allowing itself to be caught before the Ist of June. When Judge White's attention was called to the matter, he vindicated the law by promptly ap pearing before himself and pleading guilty to a violation of the game law. The judge then proceeded to fine him self ten dollars, but in view of the fact that this was supposed to be the first offense, he remitted the costs. He es caped the disagreeable necessity of committing himself until the fine was paid by promptly paying to himself, as the court, the amount of the fine. —Mr. Charles F. Duden, Hellam, Pa., says: "Brown's Iron Bitters has a happy effect on the digestive organs and a debilitated constitution." —No man has got hold of the right end of the Christain religion who does a good turn to a neighbor with the ex pectation of an appointment when the neighbor stops running for office be cause he has got the one he wants. —An attractive, youthful appear ance secured by using Parker's Hair Balsam to all who are getting gray. —A middle aged lady applied to Mr. Barnum for the position of circus manager. When asked about her pro ficiency she naively replied that she had been married three times, and if any one could explain tho word circus she was the person. —A recruiting officers says: "It is astonishing how many men can only see out of one eye and yet don't know it. Most of these have no use of the right eye—a rather necessary member for a man who's going to do any shoot ing." —Science declares that it will yet be able to tell us how to prolong our lives indefinitely. This is all very well for the old gentleman who has acquir ed a fortune, but for the expectant young man who is anxious to inherit and spend it the prospect is not so agreeable. —According to the Cleveland Press the devil's not as black as he's painted, nor the society bell as white as she's powdered; the elephant with the cir cus isn't as big ill the tent as he is on posters and the wheat crop of the country isn't going to be such a mis erable failure as the croaking predict ed. —lt is perfectly safe to say that the Czar of Russia is by all odds the hap piest man in Kurope. He is not only glad but greatly surprised that he is not dead. He can face a cannon ball without winking, for he is a brave sol dier, but a few ounces of dynamite is an ugly present for a people to give their emperor. Even kings and potentates prefer to die of old age. —A long time ago a celebrated preacher delivered a discourse on the text, "He giveth his beloved sleep." Observing that a large number of his hearers were nodding their heads he suddenly stopped and said, "Berthern, it is hard to realize the unbounded love which the Lord appears to have for a large portion of this congrega tion." —The world moves, nevertheless. Not more than sixty years ago Hannah Adams went into the Boston Athe nteum to consult certain authors. Bos non's sense of decorum was greatly shocked, and declared that the woman who went into a public library subject ed herself to needless insult and was a long way from the proper sphere of the other sex. Two generations have changed all that, and now more wo men than men frequent that literary resort. [lev. Jo. Cook bad a quarrel with a Chicago drummer in a railroad res tauraut a low days ago. The drum mer had ordered a beefsteak "just warmed through." Jo. fastened his eagle eye upon the drummer aud re marked that "no gentlemau would eat his meat raw." The drummer invited Cook out on the platform and offered to lick him in two minutes. The great lecturer refused the challenge, but said he could have mopped the ground with that drummer, but it would have spoil ed his reputation at Boston and Chau tauqua. AN OLD COUNTRY CHURCH. I stopped to rest in the gross grown yard, To gather the autumn bloom*, And lazily dream on the velvet sward That mantles the sunken tombs. The raspberry briars obscure the words Affection has carved on the stone ; With ripening blossoms and bees and birds Forgotten they sleep alone. And of all the men who wore this path Or the threshold of yonder door To hear of a Father's love or wrath, Are found on earth no more ; The spiders lazily spin their threads Secure from intruding feet, While autumn its leaveso'er the pulpit spreads Aud the list'ner's sunken seat. | I close my eyes and 1 seem to hear » Some sacred old hymn arise, Or the pastor inviting, in accents clear, To "mansions above the skies," Or I hear the bearers, with reverent tread, Their charge to the chancel bear, And the murmurous sigh for the honored dead Floats out on the autumn air. Theu the call of the robin dispels my dreams ; So, rising with bated breath, I mark where the sun through the casement gleams As life in the midst ofdeath. "He careth for sparrows l thank Thee, Lord, For a temple not made with hands, And a love that unto the l»ast affords • A gift from Thy outstretched hands, —There is nothing in the world that will cure certain complaints so quickly or completely as electricity. Only last week a man who had both chills and fever was struck by lightning and he has had neither a chill nor a fever since. —' Dr. Benson's Celery and Cham omile Pills for the cure ot neuralgia are a success." Dr. O. P. Holman, Christianburg, Va. 50 cents, at drug gists. —Speaking candidly and without any abstinence prejudices, what condition would you judge a man to be in who entered a restaurant and told the waiter that he would like a plate of "tied fraterd and chork pops?'!. Charity says he may hare had an im pediment in his speech, or that he was excessively bashful and became con fused, but the cold world would say that he had quenched his thirst two or three times over a beautiful spring of clear water by the roadside of life. —People of all classes take tea. Dead people take eterniT ; gay people festiviT ; free people liberT; fashion able folks socieT; good people pieT; successful candidates majoriT ; unsuc cessful ones ir i loriT ; editors hojcsT ; solemn citizens graviT; funny roosters leviT ; orthodox citizens DeiT; polite people suaviT; bashful fellows uiodesT; kind ones chariT; bachelors singulariT; short people breviT; cunning folks rascaliT ; romantic simpletons novelT ; respectable people ChristianiT ; artistic people beauT ; strong people responsi biliT ; criminals penalT ;—The T pot cracked at this juncture. Deservedly Popular. Unless it had great merit Parker's Ginger tonic coula not be so popular. Its sale has spread remarkably every where, because invalids finds it gives them new life and vigor when other medicines fail entirely.— Ohio Farmer. Commissioner of Pensions Dud ley has notified Mr. Rounds, the Gov ernment printer, that- the list of pensioners of the United States is ready for the compositors, and it is probable that the work of printing this document will begin July I, 18S3. In response to the demand for this infor mation, Congress, at its last session, authorized its printing as an executive document for distribution. The Pen sion Bureau, however, has delayed furnishing the manuscript till this time, in order that the necessary cor rections may be made up to Jan. 1, 188.3. An idea may be formed of the extent of the work when it is stated that forty-eight volumes of 600 pages each will be required to fill the Con gressional enactment. It will give a complete list of all the names on the pension rolls. Erie's Experience. ANOTHER CURE UTTERLY WITHOUT A PRECEDENT. ERIE, PA., Sept. 10th, 1881. I)A. IIARTMAN: I cannot but express my thanks to you for the great benefit I received from the use of Peruna and Manalin. One bottle of each placed me squarely on my feet, after a long sicknes, which had laid me in bed and then left me lame and crippled. Three days' use of these remedies dispensed with the cane, and in a week 1 was perfectly well. X. J. WTTIUIIT, Business Agent, Erie Evening Hrr aid. Ask your druggist for Dr Hart man's book on the "Ills of Life." He will give it gratis. If not, address Dr. H. at Osborn, O A C AHI>. To all those who are suffering from the e;« rors and indiscretions ol' youth, nervou weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, tic., I will send a recipe that will cure you, FRKK OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis covered by a missionary in South America. Send a self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH T. I NMAN , Station JJ, Xew York City ly. In* lira nee. Geo. W. Shaffer, Agent —■ office with K. Marshall Esq., Brady Block Butler Pa. mayl7-tf —Sewing Machine attachments and repairs of all kinds, at E. Grieb's Jewelry store. mav3l-tf. —Send or leave your order for a Sewing Machine, of any make, at E. Grieb's Jewelry store. may3l-tf NO.::O
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