VOL. XXIV.
ROAD REPORT.
the butler and Freeport fl£n
sarversvllle Jiicot) rrys iann.
aS&ggg
on the Bite of tl»e old bridge and report no
change necessary in the course or bed of t
public road to be connected with said onogi.
and assess no damages to anj one. kct*
No 3 March session, lfiST. Petition of citt
erns of Concord <p. to view, vacate, change and
that tStpart of the public road known
astfifl'uncord road, between the bridge on the
Hnrlng run and the farm of Allan Jenkins to Ule
brUlire on the farn of Kobert A Brown. ->une 1,
• ip\vpra renorfc the vacating. sup
to necessary, and Have
changed and
'ttmnu f o p nubile use, and report tne proiiauit
making tlTroad to be forty dollars. and
the «ald cost should be born by the township.
No damage*assessed.
w n r Udivh session 1887. Petition of citizens
of fonccHiuenesalng tp. for a public road leading
a ™Ant on the Bntler and Evansburg road
FrtuS. lieckart and Tnomas
<irav Ui % point on the Butler andilaruionj road
.ii/In<7iK>lween lilram tiraham and /eao Mar-
Sl JaSS viewers rep ort that the pub
lic road as nray«d for Is necessary, and ha\e
out Uw same for public use and
rpfMirt the Drobable cost Qt Hiding said road to
be about one hundred and Bit*'
Hitlii cost should be born by tne township, an
no damages aaaesecL
i No. c March session. IHBT- *Js2jjs°?
of Clinton tp. for a County bridge o\cr east
Hull creek In Clinton tp* where the
g yki|/. highway from Saxonburg to Tarentum
May A report |
ttoe brui&! proposed is necessary and ttiat the
erectk/tt Qt i\m same will require more cxptnsi
than It Is reatiOM-bte the township of i.llnton
M l/X»te the r slte thereol m a
county bridge and aiso WflPT 1 JJSL*nuMlc road
necessary in the course or pmifif Jht public roau
ta be constructed with said brlugn ift
K»«rectlon thereof at the mwt IffiU,
*\r ai the least expense or in the best inannb*,
SLdlSi« therefore caused asurvey to be made
'of aMy y&m4un therein as
•t tUu old raid 00 Jand of J- M, Kiddle In Clin
ton tp. thence 3. » e on land
of J M Kiddle, tte WJ) * 10ptrtneaion mnu
of K Kiddle, thence hto WOOI* D <* «' /"JJJI®
i&td'hcs to intersect the old IXIIW; ft distance of
{!we#U'-nlne and one-half rods. I*o dlW3?ages
iisscwacL . . I
\yu rvt> session 1887. Petition of citizens
Of We*6JflgUig tp- tor a public road to lead from
a point begiuums & (J* troin
llard. in said tp, «*» IM JWW* KU£
Ut* Pleasant Valley CU&Vb W Hlckoo Kur
lam,' road and ending at ap3b* M KlUanninfc
,AU4 Mercet road at Stoops' school Uow»J
whtliMv building No 4 In sala tp. Ot VfmU
Wwo. report the |
wayed tor iUfcW&sary, and have thereiore uuu
ini the same for |*Mlc use and they report the
pwfoible cost of maWji,- said road » be
JiimdrfUl dollars and that lufcj cost snomu in.
paid by liji- township and that l h" A?. ?,
titey assess tu following damagw and
any others; % John M illlllaro.
to James ThMBPSoe. Wve dollars and H. wasson
Butler county S3. „ >oo _
berimed from the records am*. «, J l *'-
lEUBEN McELVAIK.Cjfrk.
Register's Notices.
The Register hemfcy gives notice that the fol
lowing accounts vtilSx/'l}fors, Administrators
tuod uuardlans have oe«i ftW ifi li, ls ofllce ac
cording to law. and will be pre<-ourt
for continuation aDd allowance o# Wfiffigp day,
the 7th day of Sept.. A- P., 1887. at 3 o'cToc* p,
m. of said day.
1. Final account of John Blckel, ezecutor of
jfniui jumpp, dec d. late of Butler. Pa.
2. account of Wm McCoy .and George
Witter. 8/jo){nlstrators ot Abner jWlmer, dec d,
late of Worth Ufrp. , _ .
3. First undfldui Account of Fleming West,
administrator of MlchjijJ jinox. dee d, late of
Forward tp.
4. Final account of llenry Blehi. of
fitu}f Doershelmer, dee'd, minor child of Milt U.-
>1 ixierwjiclmer. dee'd.
a. Flnai jtccouut ot John Bubeck. administra
tor C.'t.A.jgf Carolina Bubeck, dee'd, late of
Ilarmony, Pa. J ,
it Final atcottftt fyi Daniel McMackln. admln
tstrator of John (lee'd, late of Clear
field tp.
7. First and Dual account ot Jos«n)i Bestler.
administrator C.T.A- of Peter then (}<&s, Jfttc
Centerville, Pa.
8. First and partial account of Samuel ijclifa
gel. executor ot Henry Scblagel, dee'd, late of
Sutler tp, _
it. Final account of Joseph G,
jiaoilfjlHti aror of JoUn Mcclymonds, dee'd, late
ot JtiMWiX'reek.
10. Fl&aJ A(xount of Ell Henshew, administra
tor of Idler, dee'd, late of Harmony
Pa.
11. Final account of J a/net) A Gallagher, guar-
Ulaii of liobert E UaliagUef. UfIUQT fhlld of Wm
Gallagher, licc't, late ot worth tp.
12. Final account of J C Snyder, atoinisifator
Ot Zepliaolah Snyder, dee'd, late of Brady tp.
13. Final account of William Irvine, admlnls
rator of Thos I Wilson, dee'd, late of Jackson
tp,
14. Final and distribution account of Wm
Irvine, surviving administrator of Margaret
WUsou, dee'd, late of Adams tp.
15. Final account of Catherine E Kankln. ad-
WluJtftr&trlx of Peter Kankln, dee'd, late of But-
Ur buruuisb.
W, l'us()4i account of Samuel Adams, admin
istrator of James U Frazlc, dee'd, late of Mu
dycreek tp.
.17. Final account of Muuwa JJuxwel). execu
trix of G C Maxwell, dee'd, late'of tp.
tS, Partial account of Elmlra Hlndman,execu
trix ot Henry Miller, dee'd, late of Clay tp.
19. Final account of Daniel Fiedler, guardian
of Edwant Hahll. minor child of C 'Sahil, dee'd,
late of Lan cantor tp.
20. Final account of Minnie Starke, adminis
tratrix of George F atsrku, dee'd, late of Saxon
burg.
21. First and final account ot \fw* Beaton
and Elian Seaion. executors of Wm
late of Venango tu,
'£L Final and distribution account of Zelle
Muntz, acting executrl.-; of Henry Muntz, dee'd,
late of Zellenople, Pa.
23. First account of Peter New, Joseph New
and George Trlmbour, executors of John New,
(toe d late of Summit tp.
mu. yinfti account of llultena W Trax. adm'x
oi Wm F IT ax, as llled by t Agnes Grossman her
administratrix.
Kejftoter 4)id Recorder's omce, Aug. 8,1887.
M. JJ. BVERJ.V, Keg. and Kec.
Widows' Appraisernentfi.
The following widows' appraisements have
bot'n {tied in the oSlce of the Clerk of the Or
phan*' Court of Butler county.
Widow of AIM W, WaddeU. dee'd. Kno oo
" A. E. BhQQfC, dee'd, 74 oo
" John C Martin, lifted. 300 00
" Franklin Klshejr> Wd, jf 'J oo
The above will be presented to Court on Wed
nesday, Sept. 7,1887. and If no objections are
made, be confirmed absolutely.
Butler Co KB>
Certined from the records this Bth day of Aug.
I*B7.
REUBEN McELVAIN.
Clerk ot Courts.
B. & B~
GRAND CLEARANCE SALE.
—OF—
SUMMER DRESS GOODS,
SUMMER SILKS, SUITS,
PARASOLS, ETC.
To make room for the largest and most elegant
stock of
FALL GOODS,
Foreign and Douaatle. yet opened In thl« inar
ket. This is your opportunity for bargains
REAL LIVE BAKUAIM PrUm put on the
balance of our spring and summer stocl: aiu
meant to move the goods, and that quickly.
Many all-wool 11.00 Dress Goods go at r >o cents;
60 cent Dress goods go at 25 cents. This sale to
be emphatically a cleajance sal e us we must
have tne room.
line of it lack Tricots, mostly light
shades, at w cents.
36-lnch All-Wool TrlroU at S7 1-3 CeaU.down
(rum B0 cents.
Very large assortment of Printed Challla—the
best goods-wool or mohair tilling, at S> cents a
yard. Sold regularly everywhere at 35 cents.
Suits and Parasols.
In tb(«edepartments, the greatest cut* Uavf
been made in prices, many parasols offered at
one-half their real vujw aua price; tlj.e sauie
may be said ofall made uo Summer Suits. La
dles' and Children's White Nulla, Salines, Light
Weight Wool Suits, etc, etc.
olack and Colored Silks,
We continue to offer the VERY BEST VALUES
In Black Siliut from 75 cents to f2.M> and up,to be
obtained anywiaw.- This Is beyond question,
and we cheerfully ntnlco out reputation upon
comparisons. New lines of l'nk>fr4 Silks, es
pecially good one lo Inches y/fde at SQ (U-iftM.
New Fall 6ood§.
Early anlvala comme/wdng, a tow of which are
W lark All-Wool Soveltf Ckerka, 46 aiuU, Very'
stylesh effects.
it lark All-Wool Ck«rkt, 15 CU., 87 1-S Cta.
*I.OO, special values and large Uue of shades.
UttW lines Fall Dress Goods arriving dally. 3s
to 52 Ibrihes wide, at 4S cents to $1.23 a yard.
Send Ui our Mall Order Department for sam
ples, and secur* jwjue of these bargains before
aU sold.
Mpecjal values In aii iuaw ,".f Ktaul* HOBM
%•** « Bry Hoot*, Pfe. Ktr
BOG6S & BUHL,
115,117,119,121 federal St,
All«gheny> Pa.
UnvilWw '£s%**
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
I A DRAMATIC SENSATION,)
The Throbbing, Thrilling Drama, How to '
Save Money.
By D. .A-.HECK,
duv and evening during ttje coining
season at D, A. HECK'S
GREAT CLOTHING EMPORIUM,
So. 11, Xorth *«lii St., DuiTjN Block,
BDTLER, - PA.
CntlljfurtUer notice. This powerful vyork Is a
wonderful and variegate'! combination of
tragical comedy, unu coiiiicuj irujrcu>
and never lalls to bruit; down the
The actors are all stars. The costuming
will be a strong lcature. The iollowiug bru Hi
outlined Is the
PROGRAMME:
SONG- Tae liuppy man no more reilects.
Who buys his clothing at D. A. Heck s
ACT I,—SCENE 1- 'NU~ 9 a-rn: Enter young man
with mend. Young '-xpiulns to his
trlend that the direct cause oi'uls engage
ment to the wealthy farmer s aaugut.er
was his purchase of an elegant suit at
J). A. HECK'S Great Clothing Emporium.
FrJeiMl lUUib|es t<> (be idea and is made
hai>py with a uew suit. Jlf't, shirts, (itlLug
Ties. Underwear, tiloves. Hose, .fruw-
Valise, I'mbrellu. etc. Scene closes will,
song, joined In by the audience.
Soso—The day will be Intensely cold.
When D. A. lleck is undersold, &c.
«
ACT
people, ol& IiIOD, >.y\i"g men, ladie-s, clill
uren, managingmalrtthsTViHj jviin larablc
daughters, who with one aca>tCl ta):„
shriek with delight at the wonderful bur
gains shown, lilt beaulllul joung »adj,
Cinderella ilnds some Jewe»ery, a palrol
Corsets, a pair ot Klu (.loves, an elegant
pair ot Hose that set her off so exquisitely
i;in'adude lrom I'nlonvllle and a joung
miiu"f.-twj Greece City both propose.as the
Greece City iiiii. k;:p on one ot U. A. Heck s
ii-reslstable suits, jtetldes to
patronize home industries ullu
nlm. The t'nlonville dude talks ui Uiu-fc
suicides, ix., but decides not to leave (IILS
world v. hlle he can get clothing so cheap
at D. A. HECK'S Great Emporium.
Song by company, jotae*
*Tl h our experience, one am* «!+♦,
\iiti every one who tries It knows,
mat D. A. HECK lias got the call.
And takes the town in selling clothes.
Acr III.— SCENE a. -Time ten years laten
lIECK'd LARGEST EMPORIUM.
T*a wars are supposed to have elapsed.
1). A' UU-'tt'S store quadrupled in size,
nu'.ler a tueiropul},. \rrl\ui 01 several
excursions, electric truYtje asil munber
ot balloons, with crowds oi peoplS CO 'oujr'
Clothing, Underwear,
Hats, Caps, Cellars,
Neck Ties, Hosiery,
Suspenders, Handkerchiefs,
inibrellas, Trunks
Valises, Satchels,
mil aoa . ~
Clotli, flair Brushes
and innumerable other itftf'J'-i3"TViy.»;L
space lorbUls to melitlOU. Kcoros ot prrn
perous uien and plump matrons
uround the proprietor, all that
their rise in the world began rroui the nio
incut they began to buy their g<xxl3 Uom
D A. HECK.
Cinderella and her husband about to de
part for Alt. Chestnut (tills is no chestnut)
The I'nlonvllle dude, a dude no longer but
a rl'-i' business man In the city of Hutler.
population ww noted chiefly tor being
the most untertinslijtf cjty In rljf county,
and lor fair dealing anil fOr the rac? ;J. £.
IlEe.'K'S Emporium. Duffy's lilock. is lliv'
headquarters tor good goods, fair dealing
and low prices.
AU wUI now Join In singing:—
How I). A. Heck Is selling clothes.
TO I). 4. to Hu'ry /'ty*,*.-
Curtain falls to slow but siir6 rcus^?.
Tutt's Pills
atlwqlble tb« torpid livor, «»rcn«lh.
eu Ttie (|i|f*Ktfv« otyutJN, rcKiilate tho
tM>wela. ■ud lire' liiitiijuttletf jiH au
antl-bllloua inedlclrte. IHf
Malarial Districts
their virtue* arc widely rcrofalicd,
utbty poMwe*H peculiar pro|*erties
In fMeinir tbe nynlem from that |>«>l
(M. popular remedy rarely
fCTIf fare
Dyspepsia, Constipation, Siclf
Headache, Biliousness
and all disorders arising from a
Torpid Liver and Bad Digestion.
A Proclamation!
Or. I, Uny I.ew 18, Fulton. Ark., NayHl
•'A Ik»r WiO I had bilious fever;
Tutt'a PHI* wero *0 tMtflily rcf«'o»<>
■tended tbat I u*e«l tbeni. Keverflld
■aedlelue bave a happier efrect. Af
ter a practire of H quarter of a cen
tury, I proclaim them the bent
ANTI-BILIOUS
ptedlcine ever nacd. I alwaya pre*
jycrfbe I hem la my practice."
Sold Every where t
Office, 44 JJlqrruy Ht. New York.
Tutt's Manual of Uteful Receipts sent Free.
SSsSSi™-
Is an iuiiallied eon
luKwlp nostrils, fear 'iucta
WWfand throat, lifted
ilit-rc ka re severe
1 spasms of sneezing.
p>Uy f frequent attacks of
U AXX— fPUP B headache, watery
!UH ' inflamed eyes.
Try the cure Elj's Ceam Balm,
K. particle Is applied Into each nostril and Is
agreeable. I'rice "JO cents at unionists ;by mall,
roistered, •» cts. Circulars free, KIA BltOS,
Z3B Greenwich St. New Vork.
EUREKA SPRINGS
BAEGEKTOWN, PA.
This already Kanunw ltusorti though but a lit
tle over three years old.iiaa met ttitll <tn unpar
alleled patronage hy tho
MEBITS OF ITS WATERS—
Ihe cures performed. There is no oilier Kesort
011 the continent where Rheumatism, Dyspepsia,
Kidney l)iseaxe, Scrofula, lilood and SKIII Dis
eases, Diabetes, Female Tioubles, etc,, are so
treated. A complete cure is the
rule, W'lk'fe whefe a cure is possible. It is ade
lUflitfiiJji' cool ami pliant, Kesort for TIIK
Fl.KlKl UK as ivefj a» Inr liie aflllcted.
Uotel accommodations Unu c(asi' nil.-s
ftble, Kucupdous rates on all leading It. It. II
Instrated pamphlets containing full information
In regard to place and treatment sept tree op
application. Address
KIIBKKA MIMKHAL Sl'Hl.VfiH CO., I.IMITKf*.
8-5- Ht HAKUEKSTOWN, I*A,
• —THE—
"Bradford Bestaurjnt,"
South Alain Street,
In the Bishop Building.
BUBALS AND LUNCHES
ui v*l Lgy* ut r»a*<niahle rates.
OYSTERS, tiAHK,
And everything In season.
The patronage of the oil men and travelling
public r>-s[MTtflilly solicited.
Fine Cigars and Tobacco always kept on
hand.
j. y/ f Anthony & Eckelberger,
ty Advcrtiee in tbe CmtfSN.
THE IVY GREEN.
Oh, a dainty p'.ant is the ivy gretu,
' That creepeth o'er ruins old!
Of right choice food are his meals, 1 ween,
In his cell so lone and cold,
The wall must be crumbled, the stone ut
cayed,
To pleasure his dainty whim;
As the mouldering dust that years have
made,
Is a merry meal for him.
Creaping where no life is seen,
A riire old plant is the ivy green.
Fast he stealeth on, lii&uijh he wears no
wings,
And a staunch old heart has he;
llow close he twineth, how tight heelings,
To his friend, the huge oak tree!
Ar.d slyly he trailelh along the ground,
And his leaves he gently waves,
Ami Us joyously hugs and crawlt-lh round
The rich mould oi Rjen's
Creeping where grim death has oeen,
A rare old plant is the ivy green.
Whole sges h.ave fled and their works de
cay c<i t
And nations have scattered been;
But the stout old ivy shall never lade
From its hale and hearty green.
The brave old plant in its leuely days,
Shaii (alter ppon the past.
For the stateliest building man r.an
Is the Ivy * foc(J al iasj.
Creeping on where limp has iieen,
A r&rp old plant is the ivy green.
( (c.'/f j
An Operator's Tale.
From Pittsburg Dispatch.]
Away up on the slope of the Allo-
i!o;;ntains four or five miles
from Uniontown and ojiijT »tPw stejif
off the line of the old Cumberland
pike, a little plain board cabin stands.
It isn't much bigger than a good siz
ed dog kennel and it is set so far
wiicjt among the recks and trees that
it cannoi; lie ii}°r e tVI ,Q
yards away. But there in a' liie&dlf,
home-like air about the place that
speaks as positvely as words of the
refinement of the owner. The owner
hfmseit Is £orpewhat of a mystery to
the great majority of ttie
ed mountain folk who live in that vi
pipity, but to the select few who en
joy hid poptldsnjfce he is a- friend
whose friendship u «»» solid a? the
recks on which his little home is
cuilt. A reporter rambling over the
mountains stumbled all unexpectedly
upon tie grinded dwelling. The oc
cupant was sititihg i& *
hammock just outside the door ad
justing a fishing line to a pretty,
joic.ed rod. A daily paper lay on
the ground at hia feet. He wa3 a
young P.?t more than 30 years
of age, but uair aiid'uiystaphp wre
as white as silver, and there was an
expression of sadness oc his face
which seemed to be habitual. His
clothing was old and worn, but it
was weii end neat for all that,
and it was worn wftii a j~
not born in the mountain districts.
lie welcomed his visitor as heart
ily as if he had known him for years,
tinjl his invitation to take a seat and
reut almost amounted to a. zocflifldnd.
During the two hour's conver3aiion
which followed, he told the sad story
of his life and the combination of cir
cumstances which led him to leave the
habitations of men and go away into
the mountain by himself.
"I used tq !jve in Pittsburg," he
said', "and yo# are the ftrst man
there that I have seen for five years.
It doesn't make any difference what
my name is. I bave relatives living
and it is better they should not know
where am. You want to know
what made my hair so gray and why
I am living here? Well, I don't mind
tell yon, althoyg I've been trying for
ten years or more'to forget it all.
•'I WBS raised and educated in
Ptitsburg. I learned telegraphy in
the Western Union office, and when
not 20 years of age was put in charge
of an office on a railroad out in
Ohio. Jt doesn't make any differ
ence whet otlicc it waa or what road
it was on, it was an office and a
rather importaut one at that. I
hadn't been in my new position more
than six weeks when I fell desperate
ly in love with a girl who lived only
a block lrom my oflice. The attachment
was mutual, aiid when six weeks had
lengthened into six months we were
engaged. One night—it was in Feb
ruary, 1877—1 had been to see my
sweetheart and about midnight was
sitting in my office thinking of the
coming wedding, and feeling as hap
py as any yoqng roan with bright
prospects ahead of him could feel,
when word came over the wires that
a special train w»s coming over the
main track westward. It was still
.'lO miles away, and after recording
the fact that it coming, my thoughts
recurred to the little girl down the
street.
"Tep minjites later the conductor
of the eastbound express came jn for
orders. "All right, Bill," I said, as I
glanced up and saw him, and a min
ute later he was on his train, speeding
away at a 25-mile an-hour gait. The
rear lights were scarcely out of sight
when I happened to look at my desk
There was nothing there but my in
strument and a bjt of paper, but that
bit of paper waa enough, Tb'ere in
plain letters on it, were the words 1
had written not more th*n a quarter
of an hour before, "Extra freight, tell
Bill to sidetrack." The express had
to Bidetrack, you know, because the
r;witches were not long enough for
'freights. My hajr fairly stood on
end. There was that freight ooming
on with full Bteam, with the express
coming to meet it at rate of 25 miles
an hour. I fell back iu lr.y ohair,
and the cold perspiration broke out
all over me. Then I grasped the key
to my instrument and called in suc
cersion all the offices intervening be
tween the two trains. The were all
day offices, and the operatoas had
gone home hours Ueforp. The click
ing of the instrument Bounded, to my
excited imagination, as loud as the
discharge of cannons. For five
minues I called in the desperate hope
that some one would hear mear me in
time to stop the express. But it was
po use. Every oflice was closed.
•>l dropped the key ani} ran down
stairs and out onto the track. I
think I had a wild hope
that I oould overtake the
express, but as I got into the open
air I realized the folly of any such at
tempt and with a feeling of utter des
pair I returned to the office and drop
ped into the chair. But I couldn't
c|t still The instrument on the
desk seemed to and
the ollice seemed stifling. I walked
out on track again and walked back
and forth along tho cross ties waiting
for the result. I knew it must come
and I instintively stayed within hear
ing distance of the instrujwent.
"It seemed and age. Kut in reality
>t wore fcalf an hour u"
the sounder clicked and I ran up
stairs, hoping almost beyond hope
I that some lucky circumstance had
i averted a disaster. I was so ner
[ vous that I could scarcely hold the
key to answer. Then laid laid bax-k
and waited as the instrument clicked
what seemed to be my death sentence:
"Express and freight collided. Nine
teen killed; many injured."
"Two weeks later J regained my
senses. I been hovering
around between life and
death during the interval and I was
so weak I cculd scarely move finder
But I recovered rapidly and they told
the awful details. Both engineers
and the conductor of the passenger
train as well as 1G passengers had
been killed. The list of injured ran
up to nearly 50. The trains had met
on a curve 3nd the passenger had been
thrown over an embankment 30 feet
high.. -Jthe Coroner's jury had heard
a l the details and exonerated me, al
though, I tell ycu now, I would rath
fir, at that time, they had hung me.
All through my sickness mv sweet
heart watched over me and nursed
me, and when I recovered she was
kindness and consideration itself.
But I was in no mood tor love mak
i Dg.
"4 s soon a 3 i ss to |eave
the hospital I went to Pittsburg, and
from there I came cut here, intend
ing tq ptay a {jiontji or so. till my
nerves would get stronger, i stayed
all summer, and then it was so quiet
and secluded here that I built me this
little cabin und I've been here ever
since.
"How do I live? Well, I had a
little money jc bank and it d->n : t
cost tnuub to life up hero. When
the money's all gone, I reckon I'll be
ready to go myself. Igo to Union
town or Connellsville once in a while
but outside of those places I have not
beon awav here for ten years,
'"Vonte goitsgf Well, fiji so»«/.
It is'nt often I have anybody to talk
to and I get lonesome sometimes.
If ycu are up this way again, come
and see me."
Dunder Distinguishes Himself.
"What! you here?" exclaimed Ser
geant JJendal, the other day, as he
looked up and round Carl Dunder
standing by the desk.
"Vhell, I pelief it vhas my duty
to come down un roport ou some
sag*.—May»e I vhas swindled
again.'' r
"I presume so; most anybody can
swindle you. It's a wonder you
have a dollar left."
"I vhas awful jrreen. eh?"
you an?."
"Ond ( vfiaa innot-ent, liuo a,
shild?"
"About as innocent a3 a boy
three years old. What's the matter
now"
"fcjerjeant, Ptayne you hal seeu a
feller take thrGe 'cariH uuq throw
'em all around ou a-tablo like light
ning?"
"I have."
"Und lie lites yon to bet dot you
can pick oqiit dot a„e ot hearts? 7 '
"Yes. That's called three-card
monte. How much did they get out
of you?"
"A man comes to my place yester
day and says vhas I Carl Dunder. I
vhas. All right Mr. Dunder, but I
like to Gbow yp£ & tricjj to play cp
der poys. It vhas called parlor mag
ic, and everypouy was wiidt oafer
her."
"I see! And he got SSO out of you
I presume?"
"Vhell he take a seat at der table
and pulls oudt three cards uud does
so—nnd so—und so, wnd he laughs
all der time mid says it *33 &, g6ou
shoke on der poys. Py und py he
like me to pick out ace of hearts."
"And you bet you could."
"Of course."
"Mr. Dunder, you arc a biggcrfool
than I thought for."
"Sergeant o*cuse me, if I vba3 a
fool I can't help it. I bed dot man
S2O I can pick oudt dot card. Shake
comes oafer und holds der money,und
I pick oudt a card "
"And it wasn't the ace of course,"
"Oh, but he vhas' I pick her
oudt ash slick a 9 jMUjaso, und I put
dot money in my west pocket. I)er
feller shumps oop und says dare vash
a pig mistake, and he vhants me to
try oafer again, but I vhas not on
some try."
"You don't say'!?
"Und he gets madt and says he
put some some heads on me If I doan'
gif oop dot twenty. Vhell, I vhas a
greenlioin and a fool, you know.'*
"And you gave It up?"
Oh, no! 1 take dot fellow by der
neck and make his heels break two
tables and five beer glasses, und his
coat und we3t vhas all in schmall
pieces, und he cries oudt dot he gives
me 5; 10 more if I let oop on him Hot
vhas very reasonable, und i lot him
go,"
"And you made $30?"
"You see lor yourself. It vhas a
twenty und a ten, uud in dis package
vhas his boot heels and west-buckle
uud coat buttons. I lik3 you to put
on a tipUet of 'kost Property' und
take schargc of 'era, Sergeant, good
day.'^
"But, I want to talk with you
some—"
"Sergeant, I vhas a greenhorn
und a fool, uud I can't shtop any
longer."
"Bijt, here—"
"JJot vhas all rigLt. Maypo I
vhaß some oldt Dutchman from a
pack country, uud eafrybody can
chwindle me, und maypo I vhas oop
to some shuuff. Good pye, Sergeant.
It vha3 going to be a hot day, und
Shake vhas all alone iu der saloon!"
When Doctors Disagree?
j)r. Cyrus Edson says: "(t is best
to wear dark olothos in Hummer. The
black absorbs heat when it is in tho
sun's rays. On the other h-.nd, the
heat will pass out through the black
textures rapidly, so that the radiation
of the heat from the body would be
much freer in a person clothed iu
black than white, '('his statement is
forcibly illustrated by the wuito coats
of animals who live in the Artie re
gions. They are clothed that way
for the reason that the color holds the
bodily heat and does not allow it to
radiate as rapidly as black."
Dr. Williari Parker says: The
best way to dress is to wear thin
woolen material next the skiu, as lit
tle otjtside clothing as pos ible, and
that 01 a light color. Dark colors
draw the heat and light ones repel
it."
A special from New Bedford,
Mass , makes the startling statement
that "Mrs. Cleveland is resting !"
If<3t her rest.
BUTLER, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 19. 1881
j Marcus Hulings.--The one time
! Oil Prince Financially Em
barrassed.
' A correspiudent writing trom Km
lenton to a Pittsburg paper, under
date of July 30th tells the following
' remarkable story of a former K-ittan
ning man ;
j "The advertisement of Sheriff
I Crawford that he would offer for sale
among other property owned by Mar
-1 cus Huling the old Hulings home
; stead in suggests a point
! or two of interest in the career of this
wonderful man. Mr. Huling has
hundreds of friends all over the oil
country who regret sincerely that he
has encountered any obstacles in his
business. In Emlenton, where he
lived many years, and where, indeed,
he began his wonderful career as a
business man, the keenest regret is
felt, and everybody hopes that hi 3
embarrassment may b? but tempo; - - j
ary. Iu 18f5 Mr. liulings was elect
ed here a director in the Emlenton,
Shipponville and Clarion railroad,
and from about this date his career in
the petroleum world began. Mr.
liulings is a tall spare man, with j
dark hair, blue eyes and thin chin
whiskers. lie is of a nervous tem
j'erainect and dispatches business
rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for his
own good. It was in that he
went into McLean county, then a
lumber county, and secured an inter
est in the Clark and Babcock tract of
laud. This land was well timbered,
and was regarded as valuable princi
pally on that account A little oil
had been found in McKean county,
or what js 'qetter ]>nov/n as tlje Brad
ford field, but oil men scoffed at tho
idea of finding it iu paying quantities.
The sand was black, and black sand
was no good as was then believed.
Mr. liulings bought six thousand
acres of the Clark aod Babcock tract,
iigrvvin;; to -jay for tho satce,
so,ooo of the amount to be paid ia
cash, the balance in easy payments.
At that time Marcus liulings was
full of hard day's wotk but he had
little ready money. Clark and Bab
cock knew him to be a man of push
and eu'-rgy, and bad faith in hi? abil
ity to handle the sis thousand acres
Mr. Hulings probably calculated tLat
he eould &et his money out of the
land in the bark and timber that was
on it, even if no oil was found, anil it
is likely that he could have done so.
But oil was found. lie didn't have
tpe lauu but a suoi t tiu.e until a good
well was opened up not far from
him. He had borrowed $3,000 from
J. M. Guffy, now well known in oil
circle?, to make the first payment
The land ir»ade the rest of the nay
i+jCiliC uifiii/ tit+ioa £»/er. it is likely
no other real estate purchased ia the
oil regions yielded such enormous
profits as did this investment of Mr.
Hulings. He cut the six thousand
acres into leases, and he could hardly
cat it up f"abt eiiougu to meet tho ex
traordinary demand made upon him
by oil operators. It lay in the very
centre of the rich McKean county ba
sin. and every foot of it was
He received iae«a loyaitiea and
bonuses, and in a lew months he was
the wealthiest individual operator ii.
the oil country. Fortune lavished
her bounty upon him to an extraord
inary degree, and it became a problem
with Mr. Hulings what to do with
iiju niGny. "He iavge' invest
ments in other parts of the oil field,
and a number of them were singular
ly fortunate. The Kinzua pool, which
he bought and developed, was one of
his oil bonanzas, and netted him
many thousands of dollars It is un
derstood that he did not forget Mr
t|u}{ey v;hen ya? d e t e i°P< n S tbia
d'istrist and let him in on terms that
showed his appreciation of the loan of
the five thousand dollars that enabled
him to secure the rich slice ef the
Clark and Babcock tract. It has
never been know how much money
county lands, but the amount ran into
millions. When the Bradford field
was at its zenth, two million dollars
probably represented his wealth, all
made, say in six years or less. Mr.
Hulings no doubt sees now that
•jotuethiUu iq the uatqw) of govern
ment bonds would have been a very
good thing to have put his money
into, but he was ambitious. He had
a natural taste lor mining, and the
great bonanza fortunes of the west at
tracted hie*. \\n into fcolu and
silver mines with a boldness that
staggered his friends. He made sev
eral trips into Arizona, Nevada and
New Mevico, and rnade many heavy
investments in mines, lie bought
tho famous "Tough Nut" mine in
Arizona, and at one time it promised
to be another Comstock. Mr. Huling
bought the stock at a low fiure, but it
is supposed to have aggregated some
where about two buudred and fifty
thousand dollars. Some develop
ments rapidly increased the value of
the stock, and at one time he could
have sold his interest in the mine and
cleared a quarter of a million dollars.
But he didn't sell. The stock was
then nine dollars on tho market. Mr.
Hidings was ijrged tq gpt out with
his profits, but he said I'll sell when
the stock touches twelve dollars."
The bottom fell out of the "Tough
Nut," about this time. Mr Hulings
held on with commendable pluck, and
probably lost everything he put into
it, This was the beginning of hia
reverse:;. He purchased and improv
ed a iarge farm in Crawford county,
near Meadville, which is to day tho
wonder of the couutry around. A
lurge amount, not less than
one hundred thousand dollars,
was expended ou this farm. He
built a handsome addition to Alle
gheny College, called" Hulings Hall,"
which he could not finish. After
spending a large amount of money on
this fine building, Mr. Ijuling9 asked
the trustees of tho ooliego to take it
off his hands and relieve him. He
began to seo the necessity of tighten
ing the purse strings. Mr. liulings
is a firm believer in spiritualism, and
some attribute his reverses to this
fantasy, but this is not likely. He is
a man of broad and liberal idea 3, and
an excellent citizen. He still has a
large amount of property, and is sim
ply "land poor." Several flue pro
perties that oost hf iii much money,
are unproductive at the present time,
and not easily converted into cash.
Mr. Hidings will no doubt yet come
out on "top of the heap." He lives
in a fine residence which he built at
Oil City, and has a wife and large
family. Colonel W. J Hulings,
formerly a member of the Legislature
I and now Colonel of tho Sixteenth
j llcgiment N.U.P., is the eldest son.
; A. A. Hulings, who formerly publish
cd a weekly paper here, is also a son.
j The property advertised for sale at
I tho suit cf tho Illion National bank,
was fifty acre's of land iu Sandy Creek
township, Venango county; one
hundred and thirty-six acres in same
township, house and lot in Oil City,
and two pieces of property in Ern
lenton, one beiug the house in which
be formerly resided. There are in all
judgements amounting to twenty-five
thousand dollars entered. There are
thirteen hundred dollars ahead of the
Illion bank. The judgment of the
latter creditor amounts to twenty
three hundred dollars, with interest,
in all about twenty-seven hundred
dollars."
Retrenchment was Necessary.
Mrs. Bixby became convinced the
ether day that retrenchmeLt was ab
selutely necessary iu her household
expenses.
"Business is dull," she said, "and
I must make our bills as light as pos
sible poor husband is quite worried
over our affairs. Now, how can I
save $5 or $lO and show Mr. Bixbv
that women can be economical if
necess'ary? I know," she said sud
denly, in the joyful tone of one who
has had a happy thought. "I will
do without the hat I intended getting
to wear with my new gray suit. I
can wear my blaclj imported straw
with it very well, and I will, too. I
just must learn to economize."
Then she put on her hat and went
down town, so elated over her "clear
saving of five whole dollars," that
she intended walking home with Mr.
Bixby at noon and telling him all
about it.
"I wonder now," she said, as she
before t'ue windows ot a glove
store, "I wonder if X couldn't afford a
new pair of those tan kid gloves with
stitching on the back. I really need
them, and I've saved $5 by going
without my hat, so—yes, I'll get
them; they'll cost only $2."
Ten minutes later she stood before
the ribbon counter in a dry goods
store.
"This ribbon is really very cheap,"
she was saying to herself, "and I
need a lot of ribbon awfully. I won
der if I could affjrd it to day. Let
me ace. I—oh,1 —oh, of course I can, eftcr
on that bat.-'
And she bought ten yards of rib
bon at twenty live cents a yard.
"Oreat sale of embroidery,'.' she
read on a flaring placard a moment
later.
"Just what I need," she said, "but
+'re doins without because I
wanted to economize; but I'm sure
Charlie couldn't say anything if I
bought a little when I've saved five
whole dollars."
So she bought "3, little" for $1.75.
4'hen aitc got 'itue greatest kind of a
bargain' 1 in remnants of French ging
ham for $1 50.
"I never would have bought it,"
she said to herself, "but it was so
cheap, and then I'd saved five dollars
this morning,"
Before reaching her husband's oiijee
with the cheering news of her econo
my she had bought four yards cf lace
three of insertion, r* por ( nd of candy,
two collars ana a pair of cuffs, a pair
of slippers, two pairs of hose, hand
kerchiefs, three yards of lawn, a fan,
a bunch of roses, another pair of
gloves, and six linen handkerchiefs
and two neckties for Mr. Bixby.
Then she repaired to otyce
with tiiG taie' 01" heir economy, and
ended by aaying;
"And here's a few things I thought
I could afford after saving so much
by going without my hat."
Bixby asked a few questions, made
a rapid calculation, and said in an ut
terly heartless tone
''uec here, tidily, don't you econo
mise any more. You'll break me
sure if you do. You've got sl(s 98
worth of things already out of that
$5, and "
"You're just too mean for
Charley Birbv."
Capturing a Catty.
Front Louisyille Courier-Journal.]
"One day I was eatin' of my dinner
when I seed a big black water snake
swimming rifjht Vip to-ards mo,
Qnd i just throwod him a piece of
bread, thinking it would skeer him
away, but he just grabbeel it and
went under, and pretty soon he come
up again. I dropped him a half a
biscuit, and he iest made with
Auer'awhilo be come back
agin with another snake as big as he
was. Well, I divided my dinner
agin with the snakes, and off they
went with it, and by and by the same
two snakes oome back, bringing about
15 or 20 more with them. I didn't
have no more grub, and they jist
played around the rock tame as chick
cnt. I never thought much more
about it, till I went dowu to the rock
agin and coqiqienced fishing, and tho
first thing I knowed thar waa them
snakes come playing around agio.
I'd pitch down bread to 'em, and
they'd scramble for It like minnows
arter crumbs.
"My grub give out agin, and they
all left but the big old fellow and he
r.ravyled on the rook and curled
iiisaelf around, and laid dnr right by
me, jist like he had sorter took up
wid me By and by I felt a jerk and
I knowed I'd hung a cat, kase the
water was muddy and I was fishing
wid worms. 1 give a right smart
pull, and my line broke jist above the
pork, which was bobbin' under and
out at siph a likely gate that I know
ed thar was a big one on my hook. I
reached out to tho cork, and was try
ing to git the Hue below it wrapped
around the tip of my pole so I could
save my fish, when all at once de
snake 'peered to git skeered and dart
ed off the rock; but he went straight
to the cork, and 'fore I knowed what
was up, he wrapped his tail round do
line below the cork and grabbed do
cud of my pole with his mouth.
"Well, 1 pulled and pulled till I
thought that snake would pull in two
but he only stretched a little, and
when I got that 10-pound cat out and
landed him on the bank, the snake
jist let go with both ends and wep.t
on back in the v/atyr jist like nothing
had ever happened. You needn't tell
me nothiu' about it—snakes is got
sense,"
—Andrew Carnegie addresses a
graduating class on inherited wealth,
saying: What a blessing it is that you
were not born wealthy. You should
be grateful to a kind Providence for
fathers who have not burdened yoq
vyith Hy bequeathing tho ne
cessity to work, the poor man leaves
a richer heritage to his son than the
millionaire eau possibly give his.
Poverty at tho beginning of life is a
positive blessing.
—Woman may be a puzzle, but a
man is not willing to give her qp.
Learning to Think.
Sir Isaac Newton, of Newton Ceu-
I tre, Mass , was one of the greatest
thinkers in his bootleg. Whatever he
! saw he endeavored to find out the
; cause for it. But as he was thinking
all the time he didn't see a great deal.
, One day, as he was sitting in his gar
den oiling up his thinker,
!he saw an apple, fall from a
1 tree. Most men would have suppos
ed that it fell of its own accord, but
Sir Isaac had been a boy himself long
before founding the theological semina
ry which perpetuates his name which
by the way is a very easy one to
spell. He at once began to wonder
what made the apple fall; some fool
ish people say that he wondered why
it didn't fall up and instead of down,
but that is all rubbish. Sir Isaac
was no 100 lif he was a philosopher,
and be knew that everything falls
down except a wig, and false hair.
After (prononnced awfter) much
thought and study upon the subject,
he discovered the cause; he
noticed that the apples
were, more apt to fall down af
ter school was dismissed than during
study hours. So the next time he went
Into the garden he laid low,and when
the applo fell he held his breath until
the cause came swiftly oyer the fence
to pick up the effect. Sir Isaac col
lared the boy, for it was he, and
taught him how easily pain might be
produced by the the rapid impinge
ment of a common apple switch upon
exposed or only partially protected
portions of the humsQ form. He il
lustrated bis theory with a few sim
ple experiments such as a boy of ordi
nary intelligence could easily compre
hend. This valuable discovery of Sir
laac's has been a great boon to
grown-up-humanity. It is now uni
verally known that apples are more
apt to fall \v£ep there are a few boys
at large in the vicinity than at any
other time, and that apples will fall for
a boy when they might have defied
the laws of gravitation for months
longer. This sublime fact teaches
us that modifications that are at first
artificial are rendered epoqtaneoaa by
foercjlitary
The incident of the apple tree,
however, had one bad effect on Sir
Isacc. It led him to hate boys, and
he devoted much of his time to mak
ing life a burden to them. With thig
revengeful object in Yiew Uo invented
tjip attraction of gravitation, and by
a joint resolution of Congress, which
he accomplished by persuading the
members of tho house that there was
big appropriation in it, he got it es
tablished a fundamental law of nature
vyitb jurisdiction over the tides, the
seasons and the movements of plan
ets, and many other things which
boys have since been compelled to
learn. So it is whenever a boy sees
an apple he thinks of Sir Isaac New
ton first, and then he thtnks o.f
uome way tq get tie apples,
and by and hy he wonders 'if
if he can get some pain-killer in the
darls, and then ho thinks how awful
it would be to die there, all alone in
the night, and then he thinks if he
lives till morning ho will give his
apples to his little brother, and thus
you see quite a train of thought is
awakened in tho boy's ifiinci by bir
great ai3coVery.
Sir Isaac nevor took out a patent no
his discovery, but the Bell Telephone
company claims that the principle is
covered by their invention and patents
relating thereto, and if the courts
sustain this claim, as they
will, every tisp A uua picks up
it,ny that he haa dropped down
he will bavo to pay to tht teleohone
company a royaty, and every time he
has any thing to do with the telephone
company he will drop something.—,
BURDETTE.
Family Poisoned.
A very singular and serious case of
poisoning occurred in Pulaski town
ship, this county, Friday, to a family
named Musser.
The cirpvwgtuUkjCfa attending the
sadden illness are as follows: William
Musser, a farmer, of the above named
township, with some three other
members of the family, were taken
suddenly ill late in the evening, vom
iting violently suffering excruci
tjting jiaia. A message was dispatch-
I ed to Dr. 11. M. Shallenberger, of
Rochester, who lost no time after re
ceiving the summons in reaching the
alllicted family, XTpon arriving at
tho house he found all tha members
of the family except one boy suffer
ing intensely and showing unmistak
able evidence of poison. After ad
ministering strong antidotes, which
succeeded in somewhat relieving the
sufferers, he proceeded to investl
frato the cause. The fact that one
member of the family, tho boy above
referred to, was not afflicted, led the
doctor to believe the illness was caus
ed by something that had been eaten
for supper. Upon inquiry he learned
that a piece of cheese a d been pur
phftsed by Mr. iMusser from a F ee
dom grocer during the day, which all
bad partaken of except the son.
The cheese which remained was given
the doctor for inspection. Upon mak
ing a minute examjqation he found it
to coptaia ehromatc of lead, which
had been used for coloring matter in
quantities sufficient to cause the poi
soning. That this was the oause of
the trouble there ia not a shadow of
donbt, aa every circumstance warrants
that verdict. Chromato of lead is
frequently used to give a rich color
to edibles, a case having recently been
developed in Philadelphia where buns
had been colored with it. The Mus
ser family, although in a very serious
condition, will all recover, but the calj
was a very close ono. WI4O tho gro
cer v/4s that sold tho oheoso and who
the manufacturers are was not learned.
—Beaver Argux.
A Triumph in Transportation.
A freight train i-ouluming 17,0 00
wutprmelu.ns,' fresh and fine, just from
the vine," left Yaldosta, Ga., on Fri
day and reached Boston on Monday
tuuking the run of KtOOO miles in 75
hours, Tho melons were in good
condition The train passed over ten
different railroads,and taking account
of the time lost in examining trucks,
packing boxes and changing engines
at junction points, and the transfer
at Jersey City, which has to bo
by ferry-boats, t{ip train uiu-t have
&t an average speed of twenty
five miles an hour. Fi»e or ten years
ago it would have been impossible to
have accomplished such a feat. The
change of gauge on the railroads has
wrought a revolution in the trans
portation business. The Valdosta.
melon-growers, with tbe the assist
ance of tbe rftilrcadc, ayo to
i bring the country together. ' " J
A Thief Caught..
A Quaker was returning home one
evening on a particular fine horse,
i when he was stopped by a mau with
' his face blackened, mounted oa a
! nag whose ribs, bones and joints one
1 could count through its skin: but not
j its teeth, for those had disappeared,
j not through eating hay, but chaff.
"Holy man," said the new comer,
j "my horse, which can vet dimly re-,
; member the landing of Julius C';esar
stands sorely in need of such atteuf
j tion as yours appears to enjoy. I
you like, we'll exchange. Yon have
no pistol, and I have."
The Quaker considered: What's to
be done? At any rate I have a sec
ond horse at home, not a second life.
So they exchauged, and the robber
quietly rode off townward, with the
Quaker's horse. The Quaker, how
ever, led the robber's starved beast
by the bridle, and. upon arriving at
town, threw the reins upon its back,
sajing:
"Lead the way, thou bag of bones;
thou canst batter lind thy mister's
stable than I."
He followed the horse up street
and down till it stopped at a stable
door and would go no further. The
Quaker entered the house, and found
the thief just rubbing the soot from
his face with an old stocking. ' Lo,
thou hast got home, friend," said the
Quaker, "and if thou hast no objec
tion we will amend our exchange, for
it was not lawfully made. Give me
back my horse; thine is at the door."
The rascal, seeing he was outwit
ted, bad no choice but to deliver up
the stolen horse Good Cheer.
"White Africans.
The statement oofitalned in Rider
Ha-zjard's new novel. "Allan Quar
termain" concerning the existence of
white races in the interior of Africa,
has received a most remarkable con
firmation from the man who above
all others is qualified to speak on the
subject, says the New York World.
Zabhr fasba, the grand old slave
iiing of Central Africa, whom the
German traveller, Dr. Schweinfurth,
describes in 1871 as living in a place
•'where visitors were conducted
through halls of state by riehly dress
ed and attentive slaves, aud where
chained lions guarded the doors, and
soldiers in mail armor waited on his
will, is now a captive in the British
fortress of Gibralter, whither he was
deported from Egypt some two years
ago, in consequence of his suspected
complicity in "the Soudan rebellion.
Talking the other day to a corespon
dent about the slave countries of the
White Nile, which are entirely savage,
he remarked: "At Sakara and Ben
ghieh, in the very heart of the slave
country, there are tribes as white as
Europeans, with long and silky hair.
The beards of the old men sometimes
yeaeh down to their feet." Zebhr, in
describing others of the black tribes,
asserts that cannabalism still prevails
and that many of them eat none but
human flesh. "Men and women arc
sold in the markets by the pound, ex
actly as one Bells mutton and beof.
Tue old and fat are protep?ed. Some
times. t&ey apo sold dead and cut up.
A Cup of Cold Water.
Don't you believe that when Christ
asked us to give cups of cold water
to his "little ones," l{e thought not
only of Ilis cjiaciplos, and IJis human
but of all poor, thirsty help
leßß creatures in the world? We be
lieve so, and we were glad to read
this anecdote in an exchange:
Mr. Harvey was riding slowly
along the dusty road, looking in all
directions fry? a stream, or a house,
whew he might refresh hia tired,
thirsty horse with a good draught of
water. While he was thinking and
wondering, he turned an abrupt bend
in the road, saw befora him a com
fortable farm house; and at tho same
time, t boy ten or twelve years old
aasuo out into the road with a pail of
water, and stood directly before him.
"What do you wish, my boy?"
said Mr. Harvey, stopping hia horse.
"Would your horse like a drink,
sir? 1 ' said the boy, respectfully.
"Indeed he would, and I was won
dering where I could get it."
Mr. Harvey thought little of it,
supposing, of course, the boy earned
a few pennies in this manner; and
therefore, he offered him a bit of sil
ver, and was astonished wheu he re
fused it,
"I would like you to take it," he
said, looking at the boy.
"No, I thank you," said the boy,
"I don't want it. You seo, sir, the
distance from Painsville is eight
miles and there is no stream crossing
the road that distance; and 1 like to
water the horses."
Mr. Harvey looked into the gray
eyes that were kindling and glowing
with tho thought of doing good, and
u moisture gathered in his own, as
he jogged off ponderiug deeply on the
quaint little sermon that had been
given so innocently and unexpected
ly.—Sunday afternoon.
Ttie Correct Principle.
Many parents may learn a lesson
from the negro mother who led her
toddling baby to the table in the
church, and lifted him up so that he
might drop the penny into the basket
from his own fingers. "Have pa
tience, brudder," she said, to a scowl
ing deacon; "I wants to bring him up
to it." She had struck the right
principle. Let the children's money
be their own, and bring thcrc up to
bo such chee ful givers as the Lord
loveth
Praying, But Not Working.
A good many Christians pray that
the world may be ooa verted,and tnen
sit dowp, t;> wait for God to answer
their prayers. But if they are farm
ers, they never pray that God would
plow their cornfields, and then get
upon the fence and wait to see dirt
"y-
Sold Him too Cheap.
"What crime did Joseph's brothers
commit in selling him?"
All the pupil's in chorus.*
"They sold him too cheap."
"The maiden now o'er ice-ereaiu doth
gush,
The j>e.sky (lies are humming ;
The ice man holds a royal Hush,
Hut the plumber's time is coming."
—St. Louis says she can point out
nineteen millionaires on one thorough
fare, Locust streot.
have been made to
light tho British busses with eldctrici-
j Pretty is That Pretty Does.
i The spider uears u plain brown dre-s
And .-be i* a steady spinner:
I 'I o see her, quiet as a mouse,
Going about herailver house,'
\ ou would never, never, never guess
the way she gets her dinner?
She 1. oks as if no thought of ill
In all her life had stirred her;
But while she ruoves with careful tread,
Aud while she spins her silken thread,
She is planning, planning, plariuing still
The way to do some murder.
My child, who reads this simple lay
With eyes down-dropped and tender,
Remember the old proverb says
That pretty is which pretty does.
An 1 that worth does not go nor stay
For poverty nor splendor.
'Tis not the Innse and not the dress
Thai make the saint or sinner;
To <e> the spider .sit and spin,
Shut with her webs of silver in,
ou would never, never, never guess
The way she gets her dinner.
The Snow Plant of the Sierra
Nevadas.
Fron Truckee Repeblican.]
One of the most interesting prod
ucts of tte Sierra Nevada Mountains is
the beautiful 6now plant. The sci*
entifjc name for this (lower is Sarco
ids rartyuiue, meaning "blooded
June is its month of bloom
ing, and it can be found growing in
secluded spots in the mountains,
where the snow fall deepest in the
winter, and where the grass grows
thickly and casts an unbroken stade.
ihe plant itself is from four to ten
inches in height, and is of a bright
scarlet color, including leaves and
flowers, although the stem is pink
and whi:e. The flowers are attached
.close to the stem, and the leaves curl
upward and partially hide the flow
ers lrom view, the "whole being in
the form a cone. The leavps have a
delicate frost like edge, which makes
them extremely beautiful- Every
visitor to this vicinity always mana
ges to secure one of these curiosities
to show to frinds below. How these
plants grow is not known to botan
ists, as there is ueither seed nor bulb.
Tboy are supposed to be parasite, and
cannot be propagated. Localities
where they are abundant one season
may not produce a single specimen
the next. A beautiful Indian legend
is connected with the origin ol this
flower, which is to the effect that
once upon a time a lovely Indian
maiden died of broken heart on ac
count of the faithlessness of
her lover that her spirit
sought refuge in the dark-,
est nooks in forest, where sounds of
her sobbing and wailing are frequent
ly heard among thetrees; that tbo
tears she shed are drops of blood, and
wherever one of these touch the
earth there springs up a crimson
plant.
The Cross-eyed Clerk.
During the last Christmas holi
days a large firm in employed as
an assistant clerk a young man who
was exceedingly cross eyed.
The especial duty assigned to him
was to act as watchman and prevent
the peculation of all sorts of small
fancy articles that were lying about
the eounters for exhibition at that
time.
One day a half-grown boy came in
to tho store, and looking around,
pricing first one thing und another,
among which wero some very nics
socks, he finally started to go out of
the door.
At this moment the new clerk touch
ed him on the shoulder, and inviting
him to come to the back part of the
store, said to him, politely, "Obige
me by giving me at once the socks
that you have in in your back pock
et."
"How do you know I have any
socks in my back pocket?" demanded
the boy, in a bold tone.
"I saw you put them there,said the
clerk, very gently.
Tho boy looked up into the young
man's face in utter amzement. "Are
you looking at me now?" he asked,
earnstly. u Do you see mo this very
minute ?" he asked still more earn
estly.
[ "Of course I do," replied tbe clerk.
"Good Lord, mister," mister?"
cried the boy, with a blanching face;
here's your socks." And with a
bound he was out the back door, over
tho fence, and away, having learned
a lesson concerning all-seeing eyes
which it is to be hoped be may never
forget.— llarper'3 Weekly.
—At the present rate of decrease
the national debt will disappear in
twelve years.
—There are over 1 .COO inmates in
the insane asylum on Ward's Island,
New York City.
—ln the last twelve years the
United States has received 4,000,000
emigrants from the Old World.
—Colorado potato beetles are mak
ing havoc among the potato patches
of New Jersey.
—Martin Dexhoimer, of Hillsdale,
N. Y., has a pig two years old that
weighs 1)00 pounds.
—The 4-months old child of 11. 11.
Pollaway, of Middletown, died from
the effects of a spider's bite.
—A Xcwburgh horse dealer has
recently imported a drove of Mexican
donkeys. They are meeting a
reudy sale.
—Leavenworth County, Kansas,
claims the largest orchard of fruit-
Ijearing trees in tho United States.
It contains 50,000 trees.
—Tho monkeys in Forepaugh's
Circus had the measles, and spread it
out among tho farmer's children of
Cattaraugus county, N. Y.
—Tho sweetest and best flavored
pork in tho world is produced in tho
islaud of Madeira. The hogs there
subsist mainly on fruits, nuts, grass
and roots.
Pine City, Washington Territory,
claims to have the smallest living
woman. She is twenty-seven years
old, twenty-nine inches tall, and
weighs thirty-three pounds.
—"How is the work progressing in
Dakota?" asked a Boston minister of
a good brother at the Baptist anni
versary the other day. "Well, I am
getting along pretty well, but atilT its
rather discouraging, Tho first week
( went there I had big congregations.
One day there were 150 down on
their knees weeping and praying. A
man came in and said there were two
detectives coming down the road, and
every blessed person got up and skip
ped.
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