VOL. XXI. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. McJCNKIN & OALBRKATH, Office opposite Wiillard House, Butler. Pa. JOHN K. KELLY, Office with F. Reiber. K#q.. in Belber building- RTP. SCOTT, Aflumey at law. Butler. Pa. Office nearCour flous* 1 , t»vo doors West of CITIZKN office. JT. F. BRITTAIN, Office with L. I- Mitchell, " WMrH. LITSK, Offioe with W. H. H. Biddla, Kaq. " MKWTON BLACK, Offieeflfl Diamond, near Court Houae, south aide. _ _ K. L J3HUGH, Office In Kiddle'* Law Building. " H. H. GOUCHER, Office to tefatfidenaan's boilding. np atalia. " GBSTH-'WHITE, Office N. E. corner b£ Piamond THOMAS ROBINSON, BUTLER. PA. K. K. CCLIBT, JCBHHKDT Mamkall, (Late of Ohio.) ECKLEY & MARSHALL. Office U Brady's Law Bnilding. 5ept.9,74 J. It MAIWHALL, Attorn«->-at-l4i» . Office W- A. Forquer Esq , Main Street, ojiposUe Vogelej toiiAMJutler I'll. r ft vim* Ifm, S. F. BOWSER. Office IN Brady's IJIW Building 8. B. SNYDER, Office wtffe A/ T. Black, Estj., Main street, near Court House. JOHN «rOivet. particular attaoLan if pVtWtfifiQnM in teal wfif- throughout the ooux' f. Omato* OlA*oiu) t »w* Coz,*T BOUSK, IK ftmzcN *m u>ma j_ JOS. C. VAVPERLIN, Office Main street, 1 door south of House J. M. THOMPMOV. W. C. Thompson TJJtJWrSON U SON, Attorneys at Law. OWae oajlifi P&H <44e of Jtain street, few doors North of Troutmau's dry gpods store. A. M. CORNELIUS, Offioe with W. D. Brandon, Berg Building, Main Street, Butler, Pa. S. H. PIERSOL. Offioe on N. E. corner Diamond, Riddle build, ing. novlS JQSN M. GREER. Offioe on 11. S. comer Diamond. norl'i JOSEPH B. BHEDIN, Office northeast comer of Diamond, Butle . Pa. J. T. DONLY Offioe near Court House. - 74 W. D. BRANDON, •bl7-75 Office in Berg's building, OECBGE C. PILLOW, AUotutV U Ivftft' and SCBVEYOK, Main street, Butler, Pa. Om'ce J p. MeJunkin. CLARENCE WALKER, South eabt corner of Diamond, Butler, Pa, FERD REIBER, Office in Reiher's building, Jefleraon St. ap9l F. M. EASTMAN, Offlpe in Brady building. | "LEV. MCQDISTION^ Offioe Main street, I door south of Court House WILLIAMS & MITCHELL, Attorneys at Law N\ E, Cor. Diamwud, BUTLER, PA. Wm. A. FORQUER, «T Office on Main street opposite Vogeley Bouse. J. D. McJUNKIN^ Office in Schneideman's bulldinsr, west side of Main street, 2nd square from Court House. T. C. CAMPBELL. Office In Berg's new building, 2d door, east side Main St., m few doors south of Lowrj Home. marS—tf C A. SULLIVAN, may 7 Office S. W. cor. of Diamond ATTTBLACK, Office on Main street, one door south o Brady Block, Butler. Pa. (Sep. 3,1874. C. O. CHRISTIE, Attorney at Law. Legal business caretall) transacted. Collections made and promptly romltted. Business correspondence promptly attended to and answered. Election Notices. BUTLER MCTCAI. FIRH INSURANCE COMPANY. The annual election for 12 Directors of the Butler County Mutual Fire Insurance Com pany will be held at the office of the Secretary in Butler, Pa., on the second Tuesday of Janu try next, being the Bth day of the month, be» tween the hours 1 and 2 o'clock, P. M. H. C. HEIXEMAN, Sec'y. WORTH TOWNSHIP ML'TTAL. The stockholders of the Worth Mutual Fire Insurance Company will hold their annual meeting for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, at the ' school nonse in West Liberty, Butler county, Pa., on the second Saturday of January, 1884, being the 12th day thereof. W. E. TAYLOR, Sec'y. FARMKKB' AND BREEDERS' MUTUAL LIVE STOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the members of the Farmers'and Breeders' Mutual Live Stock Insurance Association of the United States, will be held at office of Secretary in Butler, Pa., on the last Tuesday (29th day) of Jan nary, 1884, at 10 o'clrck A. M., at which time officers to serve for the ensuing year will be elected. BY ORDER or THE DIRECTORS. JNO. E. BYERS, Sec'y. Notice. A general meeting of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Hannahstown, Butler Co., Pa., and vicinity, will tie held at the lmu.se of Mm. Krausie. In Hannalistown, on Saturday the 12th day of January, 1884, at one o'clock, P. M. A 1 members are respectively to attend. JACOB BECK, Pres't. HENRT HECK, Bec'y. * ds'B3-3t "ITX JP OSITION Visitors should not fail to call and examine the largest and finest stock of Imported and Domestic Liquors in the State, at Max Klein, 82 Federal Street, Allegheny City, Pa. Opposite Fort Wayne Passenger Depot. Union Woolen Mills. I would deeire to oall the attention of the public to the Union Woolen Mill, Butler, Pa., where I have new and improved machinery for the manaf actor* of Barred and Gray Flannels, Knitting ard Weaving Tarns, and I can recommend them aa being very dura ble, a* they are manufactured of pore Bntler county wool. They are beautiful in color, su perior in texture, and will be sold at very low prices. For samples and prices, address, H. FCLLEBTON, Jnlß4.Tfl-Ij Butler. £a fiT Advertise in the C'ITIXIN. LEGAL EitiHle ol Win. Park, Sr. LATE OF MIHDI.EBKI TOWKBHIP, DECEASED. Letters teotiraentary in the estate of Wm. Park, dec'd.. late of Middlesex township. Butler county, Pa , having been granted to the under signed all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment. and anv having claims against said estate will present them duly anthentictted for set la ment „ HASNAH PA®K, I W i 1.1.1 AM PARK, Jr. - Eirs. JAMPS t'ARK. I Bakerstown P. 0., Allegheny Co., Pa, Estate ot Samuel Young. I.ATB or WASHINGTON TWP.. I>KC'l>. Letter* ot s<}ni'"' s,rn; ' on eßt4te ol Samuel Young, dec'd, »sfe of \\ ushiiifcton twp. Butler county, Pu., bavini: beau t*.reeled fo the undersigned, a" persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will | lease m .ke Imme diate payment and any having claims against •aid estate will present them duly authenti cate) for settlement, fc. 0, Hctchisoh, Administrator. North Hoye P.t». byllgr Pa. Estate of Jobu Oim, Dec'd. (LATE OF WASHINGTON TWP ) fitters of administration on the estate of John pAni. f i.yM late of Washington township, Butler countv bw granted to the under signed' all persohAttv^v#j:m^ ,veS ! ' ,ul, * bl l e . d to said estate will pleaM' ur.tte mo ment and all havlug claim* against sitfir will nrMent tllein duly authenticated for »ettle ment s. C. HL'iCH [SON, Adm'-. ro No.th Hoi>e, P. 0., Butler Co., Pa. Nov. }»Z3. ' Executory' Ssfje* By virtue ol the provisions of the will of Wll Ham Thompson, dec'd, late ol Middlesex twu., Butler rouuif, i 'he undersigned, his Execu tors, offer lor sjiU; pari of tup farfjl pf said Wil liam Thompson, located >u twu., Butler county, Pa., ooe mile weal of tlic Sutler and Pittsburgh Plank Koad, aud Jour miles east ot the P,<\ W. Railroad, containing FIFTY NINE AND ONE-HALF (59}£) ACRES, one halt cleared and iu good cultivation, the balance wall timbered and all u der fence, is convenient U) schools ,ipd cbnrches, ib well watered. For further ibfjt-fciiiuy l&juire ol on the farm or address, W. 8. THOMPSON,) F , R W. R. Thompson,! E* 6 ™ lo • Glade Will F, 0., Butfer, Co., Pa, npyl4-3m. ! Estate of |ara|; filler. (LATB OF CLAT TWL\, SUTLER ,CO., PTC'P.) Letter* of administration on the above named estate having been granted to ihe un dersigned, all persons knowing themselves in debted to said estate will please make imme diate payment and any having claims against ■aid estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. XIENKV MILLER, Administrator, Coullertville P. 0„ Butler Co , Pa. 6. F. BOWSER, Ait y. Administrator's Notice. Whereas letters of adminislraiion de bonus npn Jn th.e pstatc of D. Moore, dec'd, have been Urued to me by the Register of the probate ot wills lor Butler concty. This is to give notice to all; arties Indebted to said estate to call aud settle, and all persons having claims against the same will present them duly probated for pay ment. 8. F. BOWSER. Adm'r of D Moore, dee'J, Butler, Pa. Estate of Ebeuezer Christy, (LATE OF WASHINGTON TWP., BUTLER CO., PA.) Letters of admin inflation having been grant ed to the undersigned on the estate of Ebenezer Christy, late of Washington twp., Butler conn ty, Pa., notice is hereby given to all parties knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make immediate payment and any hairing claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for payment MBS. JANE CHRIHTT. ) . . , O. W. CHMBTY. j- Adm ra. North Hope, Butler county, Pa Auditor's Wot Ice. In the matter of the final account of Conrod Wagner, Administrator of John J. Rahyser. Dee. 5, 1883, Court, on confirmation of said account, ap pointed J. 1), Marshall Auditor to make distribu tion ol the balancp iu hands of administrator among those legally entitled thereto. BY THK COURT. To the heirs and creditors of said John J. Rahyser and all others interestered in above dis tribution, pleiise take notice that I will attend to the dunes of my appointment, at my office,in But ler, on Saturday, the l»tn day of Jaiiuarv, l«*4, at 10 o'clock A. M., at wnich time and place all parties IR interest may appear and be heard. J. 1). MARSHALL, Auditor. Dec. 29,18K3. jan2-3t. Auditor's Notice. In re the partial account of Mrs. Julia Reel ing. Executrix of the estate of Bernard Roessing dec'd. In the OrphanV Court of Butler Connty, No. 12 Dec. Term, 1881. Having been appointed by the Court an Audi tor to taKe testimony, pass upon exceptions, re state account, if necessary, and make distribu tion of the fund remaining. I hereby g'.ve no tice that I will attend to the dnties of said ap pointment at the office of W. D. Brandon. Esq., Butler. Pa., on Friday the 28th day of Dec., A. D., 1883, at ten o'clock A. M- where all parties interested can attend. A. M. CORNELIUS, Auditor. Jury Lisl for February Term. List of Travel se Jurors drawn to serve In the Fob. terra of Court commencing the lirst Mon day btiug the 4th day, A. D., 1884. Aldinger, C D Millerstown boro, druggist. Bovard, Robert Venango twp farmer. Barr, James Adams twp farmer. - Keatty, Jno M Oikland twp farmer. Bellis, Fred Forward two farmer. Black, J >1 Allegheny twp pumper, Brown, Samuel Slipperyrock twp farmer, Burk, P K Karns City boro grocer. Blakely, Joseph Million twp farmer, Cimpbeil Ezra Concord twp farmer. Craig, J 8 Allegheny twp Justice. Chandler, VVm Clinton twp farmer. Cooper, Samuel Jetlcrson twp farmer. Clousc, Peter Buiniuit twp farmer. Elliott, Perry Worth twp farmer. E:vin, J A Peirolia borofurniture denier. Kamsworth, Martin Butfer twp farmer. Frnzier, John Bufler boro, 2/i ward farmer. Oallbaeh, W H Zelienople boro merchant. Gibson, Samuel rt Winfleld twp farmer. Glenn, John Muddyereek twp fanner. Heplar, A O Oakland twp farmer. Htberling, Gott'eib Lancaster twp laborer. Herr, C E Pefrolia boro editor. Ladrer, Jacob Lancaster twp merchant. McMichael. Joseph Clay twp farmer. McCollougb, J \1 Fatrview twp E farmer. McGarvey, Matthew Washington tw 8 Inrmer Nelson, R J Middlesex iwp farmer, Nicholas, H TV Butler twp firmer. Rohner, John Cranberry twp Justice. Robb, ChristieOiklncd twp farmer. Robinson, Tbos Cranberry twp farmer, Smith. Henry Fairview twp farmer. Skiilman, Jas Center twp farmer. Scoti, I-ha i bers Fan view boro merchant. Stamm, Solomnn Forward twp farmer. Bhatlner, G VV butler hor lI<I ward contractor Bproul, Perry Cln-rry twp tarmcr. Thompsou. Chas Buffalo twp farmer. Wallers, John Evans boro farmer. Wheimore, J C Fairviow twp E merchant. WANTED! AN AGENT FOII THIS COUNTY TO SELL FERTILIZERS. Those engaged in selling Agricultural Imple ments or in buying grain or other farm pro ducts. and who are well and favorably known in the neighborhood where they reside, pre ferred. Address FARMERS' FERTILIZER Co., Syracuse, N. Y. G. D. HARVEY, Bricklayer and Contractor. Estimates given on contract work. Resi dence, Washington street, north end, Butler, P»- jan2.ly. Pure Bred llolMiein Ntoek. 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TI'TT'S MANUAL OF USEFUL RECEIPTS FREE. FOUND THAT D, 1. CLEELASD, JEWELER, Is again better prepared than everjbefore to furnish his customers wilh Holiday Goods ia liis line. Silverplated ware of the very best makes and Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, AMD -BPECTACLEH of all kinds and prices. Everything warranted just as represented. Please call and ex amine goods and price which will be as low as goods of the same qual ity can be sold. Fine Wafeli Repairing a Spec ialty. Don't forget the place, one square South of Court House, BUTLER, PA. Butler's New Departure For Pianos, Organs, Violins and other Musi cal Instruments, call at the NEW MUSIC STORE. OF ; Kleber Bros. & Stauffer, Main Street, Butler, Pa. Sheet Music and Music Books always on hand, or furnished to order. Orders for Piano anil Orsran tuning and repairing prom >tly attended to by John B. Eyth of Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 14, 'B3, 3m. Hard Wood Furniture lor sale at extremely low figures, A great variety of Beds. Tables, Chairs, Childrens' Chairs, Ladies' Koekers, iCxfra Heavy Arm Rockers, Marble and Wood Top Purlor Tables, Bureaus, Stands, Double and Single .Lounges, Spring Mattresses, Ac., Ac., at WM. F. MILLER S, Nortli Main Street, BUTLER, IP A., FACTORY ON WASHINGTON STREET. dia'Bß-tf. for the CITIZEN- BUTLER, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1884 A RACE FOR LIFE Chased by Bear and Snow Thrilling and marvelous are the adventures of those who go up into the mountains in search of gold and many are the hair-breadth escapes experi enced ; but it seldom happens that such a combination of terrors are met with as were encountered by George T. Clark, of Denver, in his recent trip to Breckenridge, near which place he has some valuable mining property. "I started out one morning," he said, "to visit a mountain located about six miles southeast of Breckinridge, for the purpose of fiuding whether the assess ment had been done on some valuable property. I w?n{ on foorgeback to th? base of the mountain, tied inf hori-e and went up the side on snow-shoes, carrying a rifle and staff. The snow was four feet deep. The walk was a good, stift one of four and a half miles I attended to the work i bad in band and as the day was fine I determined OH enjoying a somewhat more extended hunt than I had origiually intended. I skirted around a clumo of aspens on northeast side of the mountain, keeping the location of my horse ia sight, and passed over the rauge and struck up through some straggling pines for a mile or more keeping close to the ridge. I got on a fresh tfsck of g beaf and followed this tip cjua'e to timber line, and finding that the game had crossed the rjdgc J determined to fol|o\f. J again crossed over the ridge and for the first time discovered that I was much higher than I had any desire to be. Still there was a good decline before me, nearly five miles, over which I cov.ld skim with my snovshoes like a bird ou the wing. Jt was very steep, however, and bail I bnen less expert in I should have hes= me use u» itated to attempt the descent, bat bracingruy staff under my arm, setting my coursp in t|ie direction of rny horse and slinging my rifle in such a manner that it could be brought readily into Uce in case I cought of the bear, which I observed had taken the route that I was about to follow, I started. "The snow was just right for coast ing, and I swept along like the wind down thp ljiountain gide. I had ouly proceeded about a quarter of a mile, however, when I was forced to slightly deviate from my course to avoid a thick clump of trees. Suddenly the head of a huge grizzly bear was pusn ed out from under some wild rose bushes, on the seed of which bears feed, almost directly in front of me and not more thaa ten rods ahead. Quick as a flash I brought my rifle to my shoulder and fired. I knew that I had struck the bear, for he gave a roar of pain and rushed after me. I went by like a flash. Setting back on his haunches and placing his fore-paws in front of bim he started after me. I was not much alarmed at this, however, as as I had frequently seen grizzly bears slide down the mountains in this way and I felt certain that I could beat one of them. But in the rush he had made at me I noticed that he had loosened a lot of snow and the fear of a snow-slide shot across my mind. I took a quick glance over my shoulder and saw that my worst fears were realized. I knew that nothing could stop the slide. If it were not for the pursuit of the bear I could have stopped at the start and al lowed the comparitively light rush of snow to pass me, but it was already too late for this and the bear was paining on me. The bear roared with pain from the wound I had inflicted on him until his voice was gradually drowned out by the increasing roar of the snow slide which was already an awful aval anche. I did not dare "to look again for several moments, during which I shot through half a n.ile of clear space and struck through a clump of heavy pines. Occasionally a boulder which had be come disengaged from the main mass of snow and debris would come along of me and then leave me in the race, carried on by its greater gravity. En tering the clump of pines I again glanc ed back momentarily and through the mist of flying snow, not more than a rod behiud, I saw the gleaming eyes of the gii/.z'y. Then all mv attention was required to steer my course safely at the niad gait at which I was going through the trees. „ "In an instant I had whisked through the forest, the trees of which appeared to be flying up the mountain in a grand charge against the now overwhelming mass of suow and rocks, and in auother insiant they had joined the conquering avalanche and were en gaged in hot pursuit of me and the bear. "I could scarcely see on account of the blinding drift of loosened snow which hud been aroused and the speed at which I was sweeeping down the mountain side. Suddenly I found myself flying through the open a'r and then again I struck the mountain. I had passed over a dreadful gully at least a hundred feet in the clear, and the thought flashed across me that I bad at least got rid of the bear. But hot breath upon my neck convinced me of my error. The bear had also crossed the gully in safety and was still gaining upon me. He evidently felt that he had me and gave a savage roar of triumph which sounded above the roar ancl din of the avalanche. 1 was saved by a miracle. I glauced over my head just in time to see a huge boulder crush the bear's skull and bound harmlessly over my head. But while the bear was out of the race the odds were largely in favor of a snow slide for a winner. Already the drift ing snow was above my knees and I expected momentarily to share the fate of the bear from so/ne of the boulders hurled out of the terrible mass of mov ing matter so close behind him. I had still a mile and a half to go, and while I was sweeping along with almost lightning speed the conviction was growing upon me that I would soon be a part of the snow slide. Suddenly, as if by inspiration, a thought flashed through my mind. It was that 1 could increase my speed by adding to my ' specific gravity. I cast my eve quick ly to one side, acd seeing a boulder bound out of the mass of matter I | grasped it in my arms. The effort ; almost cost me my life, for if the snow ] had not been piled up to my arm pits j I would doubtless have been carried i off my feet. In an I saw that ; I had reasoned correctly, for my speed ! began to increase at a frightful rate, j I fairly flew along, and before I had i made half a mile more of the distance ! the snow around me scarcely covered iny snow shoes, and boulders were quietly sailing along by m_y side, some times knocking gently against me, but doing me no harm. ' The speed was too great to keep my Lead, and for a moment I mu9t have lost consciousness \yhen J to myself I felt my 6peed greatly dimin i»bed. In an instant I realized the sit uation. I had struck the gulch, and was sweeping over it at a still frightful speed, but with the dreadful SRQW glide tumbling down upon my bead. In an instant I threw the boulder away and dropped my rifle and staff, and prepar ed myself for a dash up the opposite mountain in the hope of getting above tue tremendous vorrenf, whfbh was Ailing up the gulch. I seemed to bound into the air as I struck the moun tain and swept up its side, carried on by the fearful impetus which I had at tained. The great wave strqck the mountain, ;00, 'and H? fary in one wild dash, which raised a column of snow hqndrefjs of feet jn height and shook the bills with its deafening roar. The column fell and closed around me, burying me completely under it just where I had come to a standstill. I put up my hand and I felt the open air above me and If new that I ?afa. I 4 worked my s&oeS up kd &nd "incline and soon found myself on top of the enow, 1 looked around me and all was quiet again. I knew that there was no need to search for my horse, as he was buried beneath hundreds of feet of sqow and rock, I" ut protruding through the snow I saw the foot of a grizzly bear. I went ever and pulled It out. It was the bone aad foot that was all, but it was evidently a portion of the cause of the trouble. I threw it over my shoul der and walked to Breckinridge, where I dined jipon the bearis meat." ALASKA UPHEAVAL. . Recent Violent Volcanic Erup tions. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. —Professor Davidson received from Alaska, to-day, the particulars of the volcanic disturb ances in October last near the entrance of Cook's Inlet. On the morning of the Cth of October, at a settlement of fisherman an English boy heard a heavy report. Looking iu the direction of the sound he saw immense volumes of smoke and flame suddenly sburst forth from the S'unmit of Mount Augustin. The sky became obscured a few hours after and great quantities of pumice dust began to fall, some fine and smooth and some gritty. At 3:30 the same day an earthquake wave thirty feet high came rushing over the hamlet, sweeping away all the boats and deluging the houses. The tide at the time being low saved the settlement from utter destruction. This was fol lowed by two other waves about eight feet high, which succeededat irregular intervals by others. Pumice ashes fell to a depth of five inches, making the day so dark that lamps bad to be lit. At night the surrounding country was illuminated by flames from the crater. Ordinarily Mount Augustine is covered with snow. This year it is completely bare. An examination after the dis turbance subsided found the mountain split in two from base to summit. The northern slope had fallen to the level of the suyrounding cliffy. Simultaneous with the eruption was the creation of a new iftaiid in the passage between Chernaboura Island and the mainland, seventy-five feet high and a mile and a half long. The violence of the volcanic action was so great that two extinct volcanoes on the peninsula of Alaska, lying to the west of the active volcano Ilarnna, twelve thousand feet high, burst into activity, emitting immense volumes of smoke and dust. Flames were visible at night. It isstated that the wives of a party of Aleut Indians engaged in that locality in otter bunt iug became afraid of the subterranean noises, refused to stay and returned home. None of those who remained can be found. - Railroad Construction. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—The liailicay Age publishes a summary of railroad building iu the United States for the past twelve months. It shows that 6,600 miles of main track was laid at an approximate cost of $165,000,000, making the total miles of railway in the country to date about 120,000. The construction during 1882 was the larg est iu the history of the country, 11,- 600 miles; the year before it was 9,800. The States and Territories which lead in construction this year are as follows : Montana, 413; Dakota, 409; Michigan, 406; New York, 375; Pennsylvania, 339; Ohio, 326; Mississippi, 305; New Hampshire. Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Nevada and Wyoming are the only States and Territories in which no new roads were built. This is a free country, sure, but you cau't get Dr. Bull's Cough Sj?rup free of charge, it costs you a quarter every time. —'How long have you been mar ried?' asked the clerk at the hotel desk, as the elderly bridegroom registered. 'Two weeks,' replied the happy man, 'Front,' cried the clerk: 'show the geutleman to parlor B ; sls a day, sir,' •Third wife,' camly said the guest. 'Oh! excuse me Front, show the gentleman to 824 back. Take the elevator, $4 a week, sir.' Mi. B. Leiby. Wrightsville, Pa., says: "I used Brown's Iron Bitters for rheumatism and think it a very supe rior article " THE EVENTS OF 1883. Old Faiher Time bas cut ano'her c< upon and we now write 18 84 on our noes. It is customary on such occasions to bid the old year an affectionate fare well, and to pretend to be sympathetic and sorry at his departure—a little piece of poetical folly that has come down to us from the time when the human miud seems to have been unable to conceive as an entity anything it could not personify, and hence personi fied the facts set down in the almanac, that it might regard them as one whole in a series. But it is useful to take note from time to time of the relation of fixed peri >ds in our lives to current history, and the beginning of a new year is a good one for this purpose. In the his tory of humanity 1883 will not be counted as one of the years, in deed, yvito regard to historical events of the first order, it was what the poli ticians call an "off year," but, as if compensation were an indispensable in gredient in the destiny of yeqrQ, i'*3 dull poverty In the chronicle of human actions is balanced by an unusual glory in the succession of startling natural phenomena There were in the year just completed as many famous earth quakes as the small geographies refer to for the preyioi;s course of reoorded calamities of that kind. Spain led off with the earthquake at Mutcia in Jan uary; and in July came the fearful cat astrophe at Iscbia, by which a favorite summer city was tumbled down in two or three minutes and the population buried in the ruins. Java was shaken terribly in August, pud Asia Minor and the Jsles of Greece in October; and in October also, as recently reported, we contributed a first-class earthquake and volcauo of our own up in Alaska. It is only lately that we have entered the field as producers of earthquakes, this ol oi\r infant industries is clearly not in need of protection. Rut though the North American earth quake is little known, the North Ameri can tornado has a reputation which has been sustained this year by six dread ful experiences. In on? tornado alone, in April, two hundred persous perish ed. Perhaps when science has classi fied all the earthquakes and tornadoes of this year it may guess out the meteorological significance of our fiery sunsets. In the Old Weld there were several little wars As a curiosity it may be noted that England did not help her self to any new countries either in Asia or Africa, and consequently did not have any war of conquest on her hands; but in the war of Egypt against the re volted tribes of the Soudan, led by the Mahdi, England had thie interest of one who perceives that the possession he covets is thrust upon him. Perhaps it may be written down that the Mahdi has made Egypt a British prov ince. In July that province was rav aged by epidemic cholera—a pestilence that followed naturally upon the war of the year before; but the mortality vfas nearly confined to the natives of the couutry. In March England man aged to have a missionary get into a scrape in Madagascar. Commonly sach an event wonld lead to a war of conquest against some barbarian prince, but on this occasion the missionary was troubled by a European State, and England conteDted herself with much complaint and a little indemnity. Ire laud was apparently more prosperous than in former years, but equally un easy under the influence of the various organized agitations, and there was a great deal of dynamite talked about and some exploded. In March a gov ernment office in London was blown up and there were in October two ex plosions on the Underground Railway. These events excited opinion in Eng land very greatly, and as some persons arriving in England from this country were captured with dynamite in their possession, aud societies here ostenta tiously declared their intention to make a dynamite war, these tt ings became the subject of diplomatic correspond ence. Joe Brady, the famous Pha*nx Park murderer, was hanged; Ca-ey was sent abroad and murdered in turn, and his murderer was also hauged, and the rope proved upon the whole more fatal than dvnauiite. France burned some gunpowder on the coast of Madagascar, sent troops to Senegal, and, through the killing of Captain Riviere in May, became invol ved in the hostilities in Touquin which still engage her attention. Early in the year some adventurous persons thought that a French throne was to be had by a little scrambling, and Bon apartists and legitimists were equally ready to scramble. But that little farce ended with the arrest of Prince Jerome Napoleon and the passage of a bill giving the President discretionary power to expel other pretenders. By the death of the Count of Chambord there was a fusion of the monarchies, since the heir of Louis Philippe be came also the heir of the elder line of Bourbon. Through the disappearance of every dangerous imperial pretender and the consolidation of other royal claims there was realized a union of the dynastic interests the division of which first made possible the organiza tion of the present Republic. But no harm seeuaa as yet likely to come of this, even though Europe has lately bad a demonstration of the existence of a triple alliance made especially against France, and which appears inclined to coquette with the royal pretender. On this side the sea—the natural phenomena of tornadoes and earth quakes aside—the year has been one of exemplary calm. I'erhaps the most in teresting single event of 1883 was the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge. Peace was signed between the lately warring States in South America. We had our share of small political excitements and of labor troubles; and the one magnifi cent (?) occurrence was that the Demo cratic party having hung up its shock ing for Chnstnias, discovered that somebody had put into it a national policy. Proceedings of the Teachers' In stitute Held in Evans City, December 22, 1883. The Institute was called to order by J. F. Shanor, and after music and prayer, was organized by electing Couuty SuperintendentJ.il Murtland Chairman, and Sidney Shever Secre tary, and after the organization the Chairman addressed the Institute in his usual pleasing manner. Music, "Beautiful Home," by Dillie White and Allie Belles. Primary arithmetic was then takeu up by Prot. E. Bixler, who gave bis method of | teaching the fundamental rules of arith metic to primary scholars. Mr. Bixler certainly understands the subject and we may infer from his remarks that he has greater success in teaching it just alter pay day. Prof. Murtland gave a general talk on the subject and urged ► the teachers to be more careful in the teaching of arithmetic so that better re ! suits may be realized. Music l "He member The Old Folks at Home," by j the Miss Jrviaea, J. F. Sbanor aud .lobn Irvine. Declamation, "Yankee l Courtship," by J. C. Gallagher. The j declamation was well delivered and it was highly appreciated by the audience. Penmanship, by Prof. R. O. Waldron, who gave a brief history of writing [ from the early ages down to the present time. He favors the Spenccrian system of penmanship on account of its sim plicity. His time was too limited to di&cuss the subject as fully as he desir ed. Mr. Waldron is one of the best in structors in penmanship in this &tate and certainly teachers some valuable information on the sub ject. Music, "Bright Sparkles in the Church Yard." Institute adjourned until 1 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. Music solo, ' Nearer My Qosd to Thee," by M' XJOI* Ash- History, by Prof. J. C. Tinstman, who gave his method of teaching the subject to ad vanced pupils. He organized a class of twenty-one teachers to represent the presidents of the United .After the class was organised he asked a number to ri9e aud relate all the impor tant events that occurred in the admin istration he represented. The subject was further discussed by Profs. Murt land, Crowe, Bixler and Rodenbaugh Music, Lead Me Gently Home Father," by Miss Clara White, Miss Lin Wal dron, John irvine and J. F. Shanor Essay, "What is Education ?" by Miss Annie Irvine. The subject of English grammar was then taken up by Prof. 1. Q. A. Irvine, who discussed it for a short time. Mr. Irvine is one Qf the best grammarians in the country and he certaiuly understands how to teach the subject successfully. Declamation, "The Polish Boy," by F. A. McKin ney; Select Reading, "Culture of the Will," by Miss Dillie White; Music, ' Junita," by Miss Clara White and Henrietta Irvine ; "Obligations of Par ents to the School," by prof. J. A. Braudon, who read an admirable paper setting forth aud defining the duties of parents and guardians to the school. | The subject was discussed by Rev. J. M. Digbt, Profs. Irvine, Crowe and Tinstman. Music, 'He Holds the Pearly Gates Ajar," by the Miss Irviues, John Irvine and J. F. Shanor; j Essay, "Education," by Miss Clara | White; Music, "The Moonlight," by the Miss Waldrons. W. H. Roden baugh, C. 11. Geohring and Yirginia ! Cookson, were elected to prepare a | programme for an institute to be held at Harmony January 20, 1884, at which all teachers and friends of educa tion are requested to be present. There ■ were fortv-tjight teachers in attendance and the room was filled to overflowing j during both sessions with an attentive audience. Tie institute was a grand ' success in every particular and I be- I lieve it was profitable to all present. I The County Superintendent took a very active part in the exercises of the j institute and gave the teachers such ideas in regard to their work as only a ! practical teacher, such as be is, and one who kuows the teachers and schools as he does, can give. During the after noon session the pupils of Mr. Shanor's room presented him with two beautiful albums as a token of their love for him aud their appreciation of his labors among them. After singing "Praise I God From Whom All Blessings j Flows," the institute adjourned. SIDNEV SHIEVEB, Secretary. "Say 'Yes,' Grandpop." Thomas M C. Giveney was before Judge Allison, in the Desertion Court, ! on Saturday, for leaving and neglecting his wife. He was so old that he bad been married 30 years, and had a pretty little grandchild." His wife was gray haired and wrinkled. She said the cause of all the trouble was drink He thought it was "too much tongue." The pair argued in a good-natured way for a quarter of an hour, and then ad mitted that perhaps it was a "little of both driuk aud tongue " "Look here,'' said the Judge, "you two people ought not to be living apart after so rnauy years of life together." "ludeed, sir, we oughtn't,'" replied the woman with tears. "We wouldn't, I suppose," said the aging husband, "only—well—we are both to blame." "Now,. you will go home together again, won't you ?" asked the Judge. The old man hesitated. I "Say 'yes,' grandpop—why don't you say 'yes?' cried a childish voice in the crowd of auditors. In a moment the owner of the voice had wriggled through the throng and was clinging to graadpop's legs. "Yes, sir, we'll go home together," grandpop said. "My granddaughter, sir," he remarked to the Court. "She 1 lives with my wife and me. She'd be kind 'o lonely at Christmas without grandpop, wouldn't you, dearie?" "Yes, grandpop." As grandpop and grandma with the child between them, turned to go the Court began : "After Christmas yon must—" "After Christmas we will begin a brand new year," said grandpop.— i Philv. Times. Milo on "Hidden Law." EDS. CITIZEN:— IQ a former article I promised to write more fully on the wonderful order and design of Omnipo tence in nature. To show how certain phenomena are the result of certain laws in nature, (or in other words the result of natural laws) does not in the least tend to deprive the great Creator of an j glory as the great originator whose band holds the Universe. Not at all. If we should show that the Earth is kept In its orbit by the attrac tion of the sun, would it not give as greater conceptions of the unbounded power of a being who could decree ' such laws a 9 would govern the solar system and cause each planet to bear ■ its part iu balancing others, and the whole— depending on each other should move in perfect harmonv? Man, after having done his utmost in search and research is not supposed to be able to "measure arms with the Al mighty. But we are created in the image of God, in that we have intel lect and immortality. And while we may never be able to comprehend the Creator nor h:s creation, yet little by little, as the fullness of time arrives, God is leading scientific meu oat by shining into the intellect be hAB given them more perfect conceptions of his laws. Not that we will say that man is scientifically inspired, lest some should object to the term, (although that would better express our mean ing) The intellectual and scientific man receives an impression. Gets an idea, if you please. By philosophy and reasoning, be comes to the conclu sion that certain causes will produce certain effects. He begins experiment ing and soon demonstrates the fact, and the prejudice of the skeptical world must give way, aod it is soon accepted and adopted as a well-known fact, and we are enabled by it to know more of the wonder and wisdom of the Creator. There are only sixty-seven known ele ments io all the creation, and all things that exist are the result of different combinations of these elements. These elements do not nnite at ran dom, but each one has its certain pro portion in which it unitea, and in no other proportion will it unite under any circumstances whatever. This (in chemistry) is called "Definite pro portions," and has been demonstrated by experiment. To open up the way we will briefly explain the theory of "Definite and multiple proportions." Hydrogen is the lightest of all the elemeuts, therefore the smallest pro portion in which hydrogen will unite with any other snbstauce is lighter than the smallest uniting proportion of any other substance. Therefore, hydro gen is taken for the data, and is called one. The smallest proportion la which oxygen will unite with any other snb~ stance is eight times as heavy as the smallest uniting proportion of hydro gen. Therefore the combining number for oxygen is 8. Then as water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen, one proportion each, water will be described thus: Hydrogen - • - • • 1 Oxygen • - • 8 «• The number for water is by weight 9 The smallest proportion Ln which oxygen is found in union with any sob stance throughout the entire world is eight times heavier than one proportion of hydrogen. The smallest uniting proportion of iron is 28 times as heavy as tbe small est uniting portion of hydrogen. There fore the number for iron is 28. Tbe uniting proportion of gold is 200 times heavier than tbe nniting proportion ot hydrogen; therefore gold is 200, hydro gen 1. (When two substances unite in more than one proportion, tbe second or third proportions are multiples of tbe first by a whole number.) These laws never vary, so Qod has uot made the elements and left them to act at random, but has also made fixed and exact laws to govern tbem, and who can say tbat man has been led to see these hidden laws without a divine inspiration in tbat direction, or who ean say that tbe developing of the laws that govern nature would take from the glory of him who made those laws. This I have given as an introduction to the subject and am aware that the explaining of tbe law of definite and multiple proportions is a very difficult task and I have never seen it attempt ed in the columns of a newspaper, and if it fails to be interesting to your read ers I hope they may be better enter tained at some time in tbe future. Myua. Ilarrisville, Dec. 18, 1883. —Our stores are filled with shoppers in tbe evenings. —Samson with all his muaoels, never lifted a mortgage. —The Boards of Pardons keeps lip its reputation of pardoning nobody. —A lady was reproaching Mr. Wil liam Warren at a recent reception for for going into society so little. "Ton ought to let us lionize yon a little," she said. "I never beard of but one man," replied the veteran actor, "who was not spoiled by being lionized.' "And who was he?" "Daniel."' —The French are very provident people. The poorer classes make mon ey in every conceivable way ont of the neglect of the rich. One great indas-. try is the going about hospitals collect ing the cast-off linseed poultices.. The linen is washed and sold to paper makers, and the oil is pressed from the seed and put on the market. Thus you may get an idea of tbe parity of iinseed oil "imported from France" Epilepsy of Nine Years. "I thank the giver of all good gi'ts," writes J. X. Marshall, of Granbr, Xewton Co , Mo., "for giving me Ba maritaa Nervine. It cured my da< fil ter's epileptic fits, of 9 years Get at druggists. SI.4QL NO. 8
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