VOL XXIV.
Boot and Shoe
—O F
Fall 1 Winter Footwear
.A. T
B. C. Huselton's.
oooooooo— i— oooooooo
Our ftreat fall and winter sale of Boots and Shoes has
begun, the people of Butler county never saw such an im
mense stock of all kinds, shapes, f-izes and styles in any
ore home in Butler county, as we are now showing they
can't he matched in Butler county. They are worth com
ing 25 miles to see and 50 rules to buy. Our trade in
creased largely last season and we intend to sell more
Boots and fchoes this season than last. This has war
ranted us in placing the largest and greatest variety, the
• best values for your careful inspection that has ever
Iteen shown in anv house in Butler county. Our Mens ,
Boys'and Children®' Boots have been speaking for them
selves all over the county. Our boot trade is immense,
and why? Because we sell the best goods at the least
money, we sell to everybody alike, no three or four prices,
we don't say like some dealers do that a cheap toot will
icist water, or that an Oil Goat Shoe will do r children
to go to school, to catch trade. There never was an Oil
Goat Shoe made that would resist snow water, it takes
the be st of leather to do it—Calf-skin won't do it, hasn t
the hodv to resist. AVhat will? Nothing but the very
J.< st of K.p and that we have as you all know. We have
the cheap g</ods too in Mens' at $1.40 and upwards.
BOYS' sl.2*> and upwards. Youths' 7s cts., and Children*
:>o"cts . and upwards, will say these ere tl.e Wst thcrp
boots in the market —not auction goods either, but straight
goods. Our Kip Boots are the choicest makes in the
mailcet, have tested their wearing qualities lor years and
know what 1 am saying when I tell a customer they are
all light, we don't guarantee cheap boots as some dealers
do U> C resist water, we think to much of our reputation as
a square dealing house and tco much of otr ci«stomeis
to knowingly impose on thefli in this way. keep
Wool Boots "the best and warmest boot made for extreme
cold weather at low prices. Oil mens high top boot«
four soles with square box and without. Make a specialty
of mens' best Kip and Call Boots in low instep.
Our line of Ladies'Misses'and Childrens' Fine Shoes
contains the best styles in Prench Kid, Curacoa Kid»
Dongolia, Pebble Goat all widths from AA to EE,
Waukenphast, Common Sense md Opera lasts. No one
should fail to see these goods. Will especially call your
.attention to our Ladies' tine Kid and Pebble (xoat button
boot, a new thing with us at $1 50, best, style best value
you ever saw lor the money, better than is sold else
wherd at $2 00, vary stylish and will wear, selling won
derfully fast, one large lot sold already this fall and now
have a .'arge duplicate order in the factory. fSee our
Grain Button at 85 cts, SI.OO and $1.25, our fine Kid
or Goat £1 25, our old Ladies' flannel lined Shoes and
Slippers, felt shoes with ielt soles, old Ladies' wide grain
and goat Shoes, all these styles kept in Misses and
Childrens' Shoes at prices in proportion.
We make a specialty in Misses and Childrens spring
heel shoes, high cut shoes in Calf, (xoat and Grain.
MENS' AND BOYS' FINK BIIOES—We Lave thefee (roods
pi ode «-xp rehs'iy for our trade, of French Calf, Kangaroo, Calf and Eng
lish Grain leather, baud, mar-bine and standard, in wide, plain o> ua»-
row toes, with perfect fit, ea?e and cou.fort guaranteed to the
wcHrer. See our mens' fine shoes at SI.OO, $1 25, $1 50 and $1 75,
cau't b'j duplicated iu Butler. Our Calf Sh »es a'- §2.00, $2 *25, $2.50
$3.00 have no equal*.
Ladies' Missea' and Childrens' Calf and Kip Shoe*, owe*/ paii?
warranted, Calf, G ove, Grain, Heavy Oil Grain Button, are excellent
sellers. Goods made to order. Hepairiog nl! kinds done at reasonable
prices Large block all kinds Leather aud Finding*— low prices.
A few words about RubberP,* We kwp the largest stock of Rub
ber Goods in Butler. Have the following; Candces. Woonsockets,
Boston makes. Mens' Hubber Boots ns low an $2.00.
Buckle Arctics at 95 cts and will duplicate any price or any make of
Kubbers any little dealer may name. Have pleuty of thtra, they are
all warranted fresh goods made this year Come and He*; us will feave
you big money. B. C'. lII'NKI/rOJV
' AO./I, y. Knln Streei.
~~J. KLEE & CO.
MANUFACTURERS OF
MENS", YOUTHS'. BOYS, AND CHILDREN'S
iTnTTITT CLOTHING T TTTITTTTT
Of Fine and Medium Grades, at Closest Prices.
Also, i. KLEE & CO.'S SUPERIOR WORKING PANTS,
Every patr guaranted not to rip.
If©*. 02H and «»© Broadway, Mew York.
811 LIBERTY ST.. PITTSBURGH.
A. Troutman & Son.
Leading Dry Goods Bouse.
IB UTHi'-EJIR, PEJSIN'A.
1111111111 <[>llllllllll
A Troulman & Son,
The leading Dry Goods and Car
pet House, Butler, Pa.
>'ew Fall Dreua Ooodw at prlcca
which will make tbcm move very
fast.
We buvo tho largeftt stock ever
Bbown in Butler county,
all the new (joodfl in Checks, BtripeH
and Plain Weuvea in Foreign and
J)omeHtic
Black and Colored Silks,
Special Valuee
IN TRIMMINGS,
we have never had such a nice an
sortmcnt arid HO many of them.
BARGAINS
In Flanuel», Blankets, Tickings,
GiDghamp, White guilts, SLawln
Table Linens, Lace Curtains,
in fact everything which can be
found in a
FirsS-Ctais Dry Goods Store.
Da. B. C. McCUEDY,
rhjKk'lau and Kurgeou,
Ofllct ou M:iln St., ov< r Kenipot'n store.
JBvitlor, - JPerin'a.
dvcrtite in the CITIZEN.
Cloaks and WraPe,
for Children and Ladies.
We carry the greatest variety of
styles, our stock never was as large,
prices never so low, goodß never BO
nice.
If you want to see the nice goods,
please cull and examine our stock.
Ladies', Gents', and Children's
Underwear, every grade, all sizes,
best goods.
Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Velvets,
Plushes, Yarns, etc.
—oca—
Carpets and Oil Cloths,
never had so many—never were car
pets so cheap.
Our stock is complete. Don't buy
a Carpet nntil you havo seen our
stock. Body Brussels, Velvets, Tup
ettry, 3-I'ly Fxtra Super, Hemp, Cot
ton and Bag Bugs.
Window Shades, largest assort
ment, lowest prices.
CURTAIN POLES
You will find on examination our
stock ol goods to bo the Lowest
1 Priced in Butler county.
A, TROTJTMAN & SON'S,
JButler,, Pa-
NixoN'S HOME,
No. 35 McKean Street,
JPE"N JSI 'J\.
uH IIOIIIH, Opwi Nhfltl. brcaklao
I fic liiimcr ujc, !sU|i|K!r Sttc, bxliiJDg 'ihi.
• [H-4-IWI HIMKON NixOrf. Frppy,
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
ESTATE OF MABT A. HATES.
LATE OF BFTI-EB BORO. UEC'L).
Letters testamentary having been granted to
the undersigned on the estate ol Mrs. Mary A
i Mules, deed. late of the borough of Butler,
. Butter countv. l'a.. all persons knowing them
i selves Indebted to said estate will please make
: Immediate pavment and any having claims
| against said estate wlil present them duly
1 authenticated for settlement.
J AS. B. MATES, )
A. W. MATES. \ Kxr's.
Butler. Pa.
,
ESTATE OK ff. W. Irt'Hl,
LATE OF CUSTOST TOWNSHIP, DEC'D.
Letters testamentary in the estate of W. \V.
! McCall. clec'd. late of Clinton township. Butler
1 count v, Pa.. having been granted to the under-
I signed, all persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate w ill please make immediate pay
; meiit. and ativ having claims against 'aid estate
i will present tlie same duly authenticated for
settlement.
ROBERT McCALL. l, Kx - rs
ISAIAH McCALL, ( r> "
SAXONBCKG. Butier county, l'a.
Notice.
Notice Is hereby given that application will l>e
made to the Court of Common l'leas. of Butler,
Co . on Saturday, the Ist day of October. l**7. at
j luo'clock, for a charter of incorporation of the
•• Butler Law Library Association," the purposes
and objects of which are the establishment and
i maintenance of a Law Library to be'used as
provided by the By-laws of said Association ;
and the place of location oi tlie same will be at
or the Court House in the bora, of Butler,
Agreeably to an Act of Assembly, Approved the
L»)th day of April. 1874.
•P. W. I.OWiJY.
\V. C. THOMPSON".
Solicitors for Applicants.
BCTLEK, PA., Sept. 10, ISST. 9-iuat
Auditor's Notice.
In the matter of the assignment of James I*,
Robinson for the benefit or credJUirs.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Cutler cour.-
ty M's I). No. T. March T. ISBS.
And now Sept. 1. inXT. on motion of Hon,
CUa.-i, Necandless. Attorney for accountant, •>.
M. Cal breath. Esq. appointed to pass upon any
exceptions that may be tiled to tuls account, re
state the account It found necessary and make
distribution of the fund to and among the cred
itors.
BY THE COCRT.
BLTI.KU COTSTY. SS:
cert I fled from the Record ihls 9th Sept..
A, D. 18s7.
W. M. SHIHA, Fro.
All persons interested In the above matter
a»u hereby notified that I will attend to the du
tlieo of audiejr lu the ;ibove stated case at the
offlce of MeiJuiifcin ± (ialbreath. n Butler. Pa..
cm Monday the tlie :M day of October, A H. issT,
FTI 111 O'clock A. U., at which time pnd place a|j
parties Interested may attend If taey desire so
to do.
J, M, OALBBKATH.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITCTION
proposed to ttie citizens of this Com
monwealth for their appioval or re
jection by the Ceneral Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Published by
order (if U"" Secretary of the Commonwealth, m
pursuance nf Article sV|{{ (if t|ieConstitution.
.joint rewjiutioii propoxlna Hit arn<?'|Vdfrtcnt to
the constitution of the commonwealth :
SUCTION 1. Be It resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met.
That the following is proposed as an amend
ment of the constitution fcf the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in accordance with tlie pro
visions of the eighteenth article thereof :
AMENDMENT,
strike out hum stpjlpij o;ip, ol article eight,
the four qualification* f<»r whiffa rca'|s
as follows :
•'lf twenty-two years of age or upwards, he
shall have paid within two years, a state or
county tax. which shall have been assessed at
least two months, and paid at least one month
pe/ore the ejection," s,o tint the section which
lends UN follows i
"Every male citixen. twemy-oue ytsntn «.t
age. possessing tlie following 'lualilicatioiM,
shall Is; entitled to vote at all elections :
i'list. He shall have been a cltzen of the
United States at least one month.
Secoud. He shall have resided in the state
one year (or if. having previously been a <juah-
Iled elector or native horn citizen of the state.
!>e ahull have re,ni»vejl t|)erefr'>m »nd returned,
then si* months) Immediately p'reccUiiiit t.lit>
election.
Thitil, He Shall have resided In the election
district where he shall offer to vote at least
two months Immediately preceding the elec
tion.
Fourth. If twenty-two years of age or up
wards, he shall have paid, within two years,
a State or County tax, whleli shall have been
assessed at least two iniiui)is, and paid at
least one month before the election, shall
be amended, so as to read as follows :
Every male citizen twenty-one years of ag<\
possessing the following oiiallfteatlons, shall
he entitled to vote at tlie polling place of the
election district of wbicli lie shall at the time
be a resident and not elsewhere :
Kirs' lie shall have been a citizen of the
t ft fled Mates »t lettat thirty lla.X
Second. He shall have r.-slued in the state
Olie year (or if. having previously been a quail
tied elector or native born citizen of th<- state,
he shall have removed th'Tefrom and returned,
then six mouths) Immediately preceding the
election.
Third, lie shall have resided In the election
district whLve ha sdiajl ojfof to "of: ;;t least
thirty days Immediately preceding the i Is'e
tiou. The legislature ai the session thireof
next alt< r the adopt lon of this section, shall,
and from tiui" to time thereafter m iy. enact
laws to p'operly enforce this provision.
rointn. Every male citl/rn of Die ago of
twenty-one years, who shall have been a citl
itill {fit Ih'rty dl'js siti'J an Inhabitant of tins
slate one year next un ejeetioii, t;«-
eept at municipal elections, and for the last
thirty days a resident of the el<-etl«u distri. tin
whleli lie may offer his vole, shall be entitled to
vote at such election ill the election district of
which he shall at the lime be a resident and
not elsewhere for all oflh'crs that now are or
hereafter may be elected by the people : Pro
vided. That iu time of war no elector In the
a»lna; iiiljijaty service of t he State or of the
I'iiitMi Waffs. In' lliil auny i>v i.ut.v |h,,i'!.of,
shall be deprived of his vole bv mason hi lil'i
absence from sie ii election district, and the
legislature shall have power to provide the
maimer iu which and the time and place al
which such ah st nl electors may vote, and for
the return and canvas ol their votes in the
election district In which they respectively re
side.
Fifth. For tin- purpoM: of votlnc. no person
iif!»U »•. Jo liitve '.Minril or lo.st ;i rc«l
dfiice by reinon' of nit* >y ;iI• rif-<■
while employed in the service of ITm tTrtlted
Stab sor tliu Slau*. nor while eiiKageil in the
navigation of the waters of the M!:ile or ol the
lil|(h neas, nor while a student of any college or
seminary of learnliiK. nor while kept at any
uljnyjpin'! or pntilte institution, except tin; lii
iiiiiten of any" nou.i; lor (JJ;i;;b1<"l anu indigent
soldiers and sailors, who. tut 'flie imiiwi. t ,l
Voting, fhall he deemed lo reside in tin- eleetloii
distrnc where said home Is loealed. I.aws
shall he made for ascertulnliiK. I»y proper
proofs, i lie citizens who shall lie entitled to
llie rlKhtof Hiiflraue hereby imtahiUhed.
A true copy of the Joint resolution.
CIIAKI.KS W. STONK.
Secretary of the Co;i iin>iiw<*nltli.
Aiir. ■ r >. f-f-t.
AMKNDMKNT TO 'IHK CONSHIt'ItON
proposed to fhe citizens of this Com
uioi|weal|h for their approval or rejee
tloii i IV thfi lii'.r.prM Awljibly « f the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. liiliiialiful liy
order of tlie Secretary of the ( oinuioiiweallli, in
purHiianee of Artlele XVIII of the Coiisfitutloii.
Joint resolution pri.posing an amendment to
the Constitution or lids Commonwealth :
SKCJION 1- He It resolved by the Xe||a|e apd
lloiwc id Hepreientathiek uf the CuilliriiiitWi'aitl,
of Pennsylvania Iti lleueral Assembly met. Thai
the following amendment is proposed to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of I'euusyl
vanla, In accordance with the Kl|(hteentli Article
thereof:
AMKNDMKNT.
There shall Ix; an additional article lo said
f 'l""^.r'' e ,u> Art,c '" XIX. M
AHTICI.K Xl*.
The manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale ot
Intoxicating Honors, to be used as a beverage,
is hereby prolillnteil, and any violation of this
prohibition shall be a misdemeanor, punishable
as shall be provided by law,
The manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale of
hiinxlcXlliK 'hiuor for other purposes than as a
ma'y no u|loW("J in s"Ji iiiipip.tr only
as may be pres'-rlbed bv law. The tieuerat AA
semblv shall, at the tlrst session sueeeedlliK the
adoption of this article of the Coiistltutloii, en
art law s with adequate penalties for Its enforce
ment.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
CIIAKI.KS W. STONIC,
K-5-llt Secretary of tlic Commonwealth.
rm Arcraatio Goncr/n Gi
ri'id' uil . / !,r tho
K Itinera and I rlnurjr
JAMKH K. MtJultlH, Hole Audit,.
105 cUAitiii-u'j ut„ new yottit
FOB HAI.K lIY
J. C. REDICIf, Druggist,
UI'TI.KIt, pkns'a.
L. S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance anil Heal Estate Ac'l.
l ire, Life and AccirJeut Insurance written
at this oSiee.
Also, I>e*iral»le Hnilding Lots, Dwelling
Houses aud Farms lor sale.
1 7 F.AHT JEFFKHBOK ST.
Leadmrf
Chemtis*
Send , —"m for medicinal
f he
beaut.'ful | WfITHLOPHOROS
color |^®rj«MsT£f?s. ,k
——: —; .
Woon&h tW fo jr s £ r *' n j, parn
Girl" bac/f,Slrfe orC/?f S t
. 1 fcfforwea^ess,coldssc
flTHLoPHof{Qs MmThey&re north ftelrWftA
s ru 32' * ,a r We™.
Tutt's Pills
stimulate the torpid liver, wtrength
cn thedlpeHtive organs, reicnl»tcthe
boHelH. mill arc unequaled as uu
•oli-bilious uivdiciue. In
Malarial Districts
their virtnes are widely ree«Kiilzed,
an tlie.v jH»**sess peculiar properties
In freeinK the Nystein from tliat poi
son. This popular remedy rurely
falls to effectually cure
Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick
Headache, Biliousness
and all disorders arising from a
joffid Liver and Bad Digestion.
A Proclamation!
Dr. I. «uy I.ewis, Fulton. Ark., Mym
"A year ««<) I had biliotis fever;
Tutt's Pills were MO hi«rhly rcicom
mended that I used tit em. Xeverdld
medleine have u happier effect. Ar
ter a practice of a quarter of a cen
tury, 1 proclaim them the best
ANTI-BILIOUS
medicine ever lined. 1 always pre
scribe ill,'in in my practice."
Sold Everywhere.
Office, 44 Murray St. New York.
Tuit's Manila of Useful Receipts sent Free.
„ , CATARRH
Cream Bairr;■P^FLY t S^l
Cleanses the
Nasal Passag Bl Rog ■ ■ r
es, Allay 12
pain and )n-JtM
flanirnati on mk- aM
sores,restore. 1 -
the Senses of
Taste a n uu.l
Smell. HAY-FEVER
Try the pure Elf's Ceam Balm,
4 particle is applied Into eaeli nostril and is
agreeable. Price DO cents at imiKKists :by mail,
registered, 00 els. Circulars Iree, EI.V liltOS,
105 (Jreenwlch St. New York.
—THE
ußradford Restaurant/'
South Main Street.
In the Bishop Building.
MEALS AND LUNCHES
Served at all iiourK itt I'lEiKOfiatiio raUta.
OYBTERH, GAME,
And ever> thing In season.
Tlie patronage of tlie oil men and travelling
public respectfully solicited.
i-'le.: ('ii'Hlj uijd W'MW ""
hand,
S. K. Eckelberger,
Proprietor.
FARM FOR SALE
In Sugarcreek township. Armstrong county,
nci.r Adatrm I'. <).. one anil oue-fourllvmlle e»st
•it tlie new oil development In Sujfarcreek twp.
F'arni contains
100 ACREB,
with bank barn. .Tixco feet;
BRICK HOUSE,
18*!U; feet. 2 stories, with cellar, frame kitchen.
UMiifect; good Hprlie,: of water, tarm well wa
tered, good orchard of grafted lrult. Farm In a
good Mate of cultivation. About
75 ACRES CLEAR LCD,
balance in good timber. Will sell extremely
low lor cash. For parlicuht.n Inquire of
J It. WICK,
ItlmerKburg,
Clarion Co., j'a,
THE ALLEN PATEKT WASHER
Why it is Superior to ail
Others.
Ittf I,K '"""H •••"I'l*: , v , ;ij retains the hhrli
101. leinpenilure ko nei:();'.aary 111 I'eiuok'illH
the dirt from the goods,
Orifl TO KitK being no Friction ori tho
£IIU. clothing to wear It.
q r |l TIIK peeulhir act.ion of the water In the
"• Machine (which cunuot be understood
unless one sees it) forcing a strong current of
water through the clothing at every vlrhrallon
Of the Agitator, (which Is rauneil by i lie |w:cullar
conslrin ilori of the top of the Machine.
Ath AND best of all Is that a child of four years
H-111. can do the work It. being so light that
the operator sits down while doing It.
Machines apd County and Township Mights
|h;i Hfatj: (if Pennsylvania, fjold by
SHIR AS & HAYS,
Butler, Pa
B-miy
ma FOB
In Franklintwp., half way between Prosivct
and Whltestowii, on the I'lltihurg and Franklin
road, contains fourteen and a quarter acres, has
good buildings
A New Frame House,
flood barn and all other neeessary outbuildings.
I.and all level, and In good *t.»li - of cultivation,
good well water, both hard and soil, and good
orchard of all k:nds of lrult. lor price and
terms apply to me at my furniture store in I'ros-
C. M. EDMUNDSON
'J2-.HI I
Wantsd
Wo want a few live men
to take orders for a (till line
of choice nursery stock. Our
stock is all selected and guar
anteed first class. We fur
nish a hanoHoine Outfit Funk.
jvJso fruit Bami'Lkh in Ska son.
A Worker never fails with
us. Don't delay hut write at
once for terms, tf*c. to
KDW. O. GRAHAM,
NURSERYMAN,
Rochester, N. Y.
M.F.&M, Marks
Invite your inspection ot their
stock of Fai-l «fU<l Winter
Millinery Goods.
Receiving goods every week
their stock is always
FRESH AND COMPLETE.
BLITLEK, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBKK 30.1887.
The New "Hail Columbia."
The new verses of Hail Columbia,
written by Oliver Wendell Holmes,
were sung in Independence Square,
Philadelphia, during the exercises of
the Constitutional Coutennial. They
are as follows:
1798.
Hail, Columbia! Happy land!
Home of heroes—heavec-lurii l).ind,
Who fcuglst and bled in freedom's cause,
Who fought and bled in freedom's cause,
And when the storm of war was gone
Enjoyed the peace their valor woa.
Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what it cost;
Ever grateful for the prize,
Let its altar reach the skies.
Firm—united —let us be,
Rallying round our liberty.
As a band of brothers joined,
Peace.aud safety we shall liad.
1887.
Look our ransomed shores around,
Peace and safety we have found!
Welcome, friends, who once were foes!
Welcome, friends, who once were foes!
To ail the conquering years have gained
A nation's right, a race unchained!
Children of the day new-born,
Mindful of its glorious morn,
Let the pledge cur fathers signed
Heart to heart fort ver bind!
While the fctars of heaven shall burn,
While the ocean tides return,
Ever may the circling sun
Eind the many still are one.
Graven deep with edge of steel.
Crowued with victory's crimson seal,
All the world their names shall read!
All the world their names shall read !
Enrolled with his hosts that led,
Whose blood for us-for all—was shed.
Pay your sires their children's debt,
Love and honor—nor forget
Only I'nion's •jolden key
Guards the ark of liberty !
While the »-tars of heaven shall burn,
While the ocean tides return,
Ever may the circling sua
Find the many still are one !
Hail. Columbia, strong aud free,
Firm enthroned from sea to sea!
Thy march triumphant still pursue ! 5
Thy march triumphant still pursue !
With peaceful stride from zone to zone,
And make the western land their own !
Blest is ths Union's holy ties,
Let our grateful song arise
Every voice its tribute lend
Iu the loving chorus blend!
While the stars in heaven shall burn,
While tliß ocean tide.s return,
Ever shall the oircliug smi
Find that »iany still are one.
The Old Mare's Last Race.
Every summer of my girlhood was
(■pent on Grandpa Adam's farß)
i crhaps Heaven wiil be moro beauti
ful, and perhaps the eternities will
yield a fairer host of delights, but 1
doubt it. The old farm bouse was
set behind a row of poplar trees, and
even yet J can see, when I close nty
eyes, the sway of their stately tops
when the harper of the wiuds called
time for sudden storms, or when, on
breezy summer afternoons, the
changeful silver of their reversed
leaves gleanied like tho treat of a
breaking billow. Leading up to the
house was a garden bordered with
pink, bachelor buttons and ribbon
grasf-es. Tho lower windows were
hidden beLiud syt'ing* bushes arid
plumy lilacs, and the big time-worn
flagstone which formed the doorstep
was bordered with scraggy tufts of
chickweed. brood-leafed plantain and
jolden of that stealthy marau
der, the mustard weed; —an uncanny
crew which grandma's patient weed
ing could never quite eliminate.
A round at the side door was a low
bench where the milk-pans were al
ways sunning, and arj old well s'yeeo
ualanoed lightly among tho apple
trees A few hollyhocks formed a
a pretty barrier to a spot which was
set apart for bee-hives, and a long
line of currant bushes was tho chosen
ambush for troops of amazed hens
aud an astouished rooster wbo&e
chuckle of dismay proclaimed the ap
proach of every \yaudcrjng footstep
There wore three girls of us, who
reigned supreme in this lovely spot
—cousins, all of us, and each tteut
down from Boston by our respective
parents to be got of the way while
the elder sisters took the triumphal
rouud of summer watering places.
Our turn came later, but nothing that
it ever brought equaled the rapture of
those perfect summers on the farm
Our priveleges wero absolute, and
only at the stable-door did dpaf old
graudpa dravy the line
"You may take tho old raaro, girls,
just whenever you like, harness up
and drive to Jericho if you want, but
| can't have you breaking your necks
with tho colts."
"But, grandpa, she can't go fast,
and she trots like a chicken on a
stove-lid,"said Kitty.
"She'H homely as sin !" rcmonstra
ted Sue.
"And she breatheu so hard I'm al
ways afraid she's going to lie down
and die !" murmured I.
But our remonstrances availed us
nothing it was tho old mare or stay
at home ; HO finally we jrrew rcfonci!-
io her, ami her peculiarities gave us
little concern.
One lovely August morning we
harnessed her up for a drive over to
tho village to get the tri weekly mail.
The sun promised a sultry day, but
t|»e morning hours were fresh with
undried dew, and the breeze of of the
night, like a belated bird, was loiter
ing and rustling in the tall poplar
brat ehes.
"Better drive her along middling
smart," said grandma; "the wind'll
die down by ten o'd >ck, and | reck
on it'll he a powerful hot day."
"Grandma," said Sue, "if' you tied
'kingdom come' to Lor tail the old
mare couldn't make over u mile In
forty minutes."
"i don't know about that," said
gradpa »H IKS unfastened the gate for
us to ride down the lane; "t.he k,Bed
to be considerable of a traveller in her
day, and once in r, while she lets out
even now , and shows that the old
go ain't quite dead yet."
"Uon't you think we had better
take one pi the colts. dear?" said I
sweetly ; "perhaps she may "let out"
t-uddenly ami njn away with \u»."
"(lo 'long wiili you, sauce bos,"
said the in lie* i tile old fjentleiuan: "I
wouldn't &ive live coppers for your
necks if you were behind one of them
lirinky colls."
So away we drove out of the
blooming laue and into the dusty,
level highway, which marked th«
good two-mile distance to the yiV
I lagre.
I We sat crowded ia one seat, for
j there was always a drawu battle as to
/ who should drive, aad things were
; easier adjusted if we al! sat together
so that the reiaa could be easily
| shifted. Sue carried a bi:r gingham
umbrella, which flipped in the wiud
like a yellow sail; Kittie held raliaut
ly on to a big earthen crock filled
with butter aud bound to the vil
lage storekeeper, aud I temporarily
bandied the reias We harl no whip,
we had loDg ago found it to be a
matter of utter indifierence to the
mare whether we wished to go slow
: or fast, and the sight of the old girl
| playing tag on the village green or
skipping a rope in the stable-yard
i would have given us less surprise
j than to behold her break from her
hippety-hop gait.
We reached the village, deposited
the butter, took in exchange a mighty
jug of molasses, gathered iu the mail,
carefully counting it all over to bs
sure of no mistake: the Baptis' Week-
I;/, the Advocate und Guardian, the
Western lieacon, the Southern Clar
ion; yes,all were there; and «ve labor
iously turned toe old mare and start
ed her for home. The breeze had
(iowu away, like a belated bird to join
its flock, and the snn was as ardent
as grandma had prophesied.
"Ob, hurry her up!" said I, finding
the ecstasy of holding the molasses
jug to my breast palling upon me,
"Do for Heaven's sake hit ber with
the umbrella, Kit; I'm scorching."
"I'm afraid she might kick! Don't
you do it," said Sue, whose grasp on
the lines was rather languid.
"Here,give it to me," said I reach
ing over and snatching at the umbrel
la; I wish to gracious she would run;
it's the only thing to keep us from
FUC stroke."
But my first whack with the um
brella wus met with a geutle flourish
of the old mare's tail, as though
dreamilv mindful of a settling fly, at
the same moment a strange voice
said:
"Shall I get out and lead her for
you? or would you wait long enough
for me to get a charga of dtnamite
aud tie it to 'he dashboard?"
We looked behind us, end there, ia
a gossamer sulky drawn by a satin
skinned bay, eat a strarge young
man. Nothing like hnu had ever
met our ejes out of Boston lie
was immaculate as to linen and bea
ver, and upon his shapely hand glis
tened, like a chip of the radiant sun,
an undoubted diamond.
The girls nudged me, as the ever
ready; but for once surprise had seal
ed my tongue.
"I should hardly have thought,"
said the mocking voice again, "that
such a lovely cargo would have been
iutrusted to such a reckless stoed.
"We're holding her in," said Sue.
"She wants to go, b'jt it'a too warm
to give her her head."
"Ah," said the unknown, "the um
brella then was then used only as a
check to her frantic ambition."
I shaded my face behind the molas
ses jug-; the umbrella descended like a
pair above our young heads, and the
dust of the tormeuter's Hying whclls
blew iu our faces as his l'ght whells
fl ished by. Ho went at a rattling
pace up the level stretch of road
then ti;rne<} aty! a;;pruaoiicd us, tip
ping his hat jauntily as he again fell
to the rear.
As the sound of his horse's rattling
pace came up the road once m ire to
overtake i}.s learisrjrm ition
began iri the old mare. Her ears
pricked up like a squirrel's before the
wind. Her tuil fluttered out like the
spume of an angry sea. Her head
went up and a sport lii»o the blast of
the trumpet rent the air
"Good gracious!" said Kit. "she's
mad I can't hold her."
With the first shock I had prompt
ly dropped the mulassej jug, and its
contents were strewing the road with
stiffened gore. The umbrella sailed
out of Sue's hands and went to join
the the heavenly constellations.
"She's got the bit between her
teeth, ''saug Kit. "She's running
away !"
"(Jive her head! Let her go! (Jo
'lang my beauty I" shouted I.
••■J can't hold ou. "I'm falling out'
shrieked Sue.
"Hold on to the seat!' cried I.
We'll get in ahead of that nwc or
die."
Faster and faster flew the mare.
The road behind her unrolled like an
old-gold ribbon fringed with flame.
The sound of her breathing was like
the advance of a brass band. One
glance oyer my shoulder showed the
stranger two lengths behind and
breathing heavily.
"(let'ep 1 Fly 1 Scatter! (Jo 'long
forever ! That's my nica girl! Oil,
my beauty !" shouted I to the mare.
She made a white streak of herself.
She leaped through tho duut like a
rubber bail, i looked over my shoul
der again,—three lengths behind and
losing.
In the road before U3 appeared a
band of familiar forms waving milk
pans and shouting "Whoa I"
But tlu> maro, regard less of tho
voice to which she hud listened si
many years, darted by the restrain
ing group that to rc trnin her
and bravely pai.ied the sec rid <|uir
tcr.
A liut giiiitp'ti over my shoulder
discovered the tlx; total backdown of
of the strange horse, which had turn
ed tail and disappearing down tie
road.
The old mare died that night, but
she djed in a hinge of glory, as a
victorious warrior ilies on the battle
field his prowesi has won She liv
ed long enough to accept sugar
from our Irinds to a cloying extent
and I think her bravo equriine spirit,
appreciated our homage and tender
mlnstratioiis to the last,
"After all," said Kit, "she brought
her fate upon herself. I could not
hold her in."
"And would not have done so if I
could," said I I'd rather die as she
did than live to beaten."
"Yea," interpolates Isaac at thiH
late day, "and don't you know the on
ly reason 1 turned back and gave
you the race was because you looked
so scared each time von glanced over
your shoulder at me. 1 did not want
to uee you die."
A young farmer in Ueorgia hires
a negro to plow, and in order to see
that UQ time ii fooled away, he rides
tlie mule so as to face the plowman,
carrying an umbrella over his own
head in order to keep cool.
—A Massachusetts newspaper
compositor tried to set up "A llig
Fire in Hull " When it appeared ><»
the paper it had an e where thou
Was meant to be.
I Sketches of the Doomed An
archists.
j August Spies came here front Ger
many six years n<jo and settled iu
Chicago. In 1879 he became manag
ing editor of the Arbsiter Zcilan<j
and used it as a vehicle for his Ari
! archistie views. His brother, Wil
liam, having been killed by a police
-1 man for resisting arrest he vowed
vengeance and began to teach his did
! ciples bow to manufacture dynamite
He is gentlemanly iu appearance, 33
j ears of age, of an exceedingly ner
vous temperament ana grows faint at
the sight of blood.
Michael Schwab is by trade a book
| binder, and was some time associatt)
editor of the Arbeiter Zeitung He is
a follower of Most and joiued Spies
|in ISB3 He is of a ferocious appear
ance and is not cleanly iu his habits.
, He has often said that he would like
to be hanged for his devotion to An
archy. He knows bow to handle a
musket and build a barricade,
Samuel Fielden is an American by
I birth and a mere tyro in the doctrines
jof Anarchy. His practice has been
ito repeat in English what Spies and
j Schwab have said in German. He
j says he helped to create several
| "groups" of English Anarchists He
| is 40 years of age and a carpenter by
trade.
A. B. Parsons is a native of Mas
sachusetts and about 45 years of age.
He edited ih e Alarm two winters ago
and taught iu it to throw bombs and
manufacture dynamite. For some
time he was a scout in Texas, and
was reputed to be a dead shot. He
has seldom done hard work of any
kind. His wife is as strong an An
archist as he.
Louis Lingg is 23 years of age, ex
ci ptioually well educated and one of
the most trusted agents of the An
archists. lie is intensely devoted to
the and has frequently ex
pressed his willingness to die for
it.
M Fischer is fairly well educated,
and has been an Anarchist for many
years. lie is married and has child
ren, but is charged with seldom hav
ing done auything to provide for
them, It was generally suspected
that he threw the bomb at the Hay
market meeting.
M. Eugle is a German and a well
known Anarchist. He has never,
however, attained as much promi
nence as Spies and his colleuguea.
Hiiilory uf iho Constitution in
Brief.
From dates it will be seen that the
patriotically inclined will have sever
al more opportunities for celebrating
Centennials of the Con
titution, which has four distinct
dates fixing its adoption and ratifica
tion, Us going Into effect, aud organ
ization of government under it,
which are all worth remembering.
September 17, 1787, the constitu
tion was "done in Convention by
the unanimous oonsent of the stc,tes
| present," George Washington sign
ing first for Virginia as president of
the Convention. This step is cele
brated this week, it needed to be fol
lowed by the ratification ol nine
States before a government could be
\ organise 'd.
June 21, 1788, the last of these
nine States needed to put the "new
roof" over the Constitution over the
hint], (\s tlia pill-ape then ran,
ratified the Constitution and it be
came the law of the land as far these
Slates were concerned. This is the
event whose celebration jri I'hi'.a..
July 4, IfBB, waa desoribed in the
&u/iday I'rens
March 4, 178J), the first Wednes
day of March, the Constitution be
came "practically operative." The
Supreme Court was called upon to
pass on this question (Owing vs.
Speed, 5 Wheaton, 420), aud it de
cided that while the Consti'.uion was
adopted September 17, 1787, und was
ratified June 21, 1788, yet these acts
were only preliminary and prepara
tory to the creation of a government
whose effective operation under the
Constitution be-all oulv with the
date set for its organization.
April IJOth, 17H!>, General Wash
ington was inaugurated as tho first
President ami the government, which
wont into effect March 4. or nearly
two months before, was set in motion
with two of itn departments, execu
tive legislative, complete. The judi
ciary was not organized until after
the approval of the act of September,
24, 17811, creating the Supreme Court.
Of Interest to Doctors.
The Supreme Court has just hand
ed down its first decision under the
act of 18SI, which provides that no
physician ean practice in a county
without first registering therein.
This decision is of great importance
to medical men, an the act was pass
ed owing to the efforts of the recog
nized schools of medicine to prevent
the growing evil of traveling quacks.
In tho caae passed upon by the Su
preme Court, however, thero is no
charge that the defendant is other
than a reputable physician, the only
allegation being that he practiced in
a county where he was not registered.
The ease passed upon is that of Dr.
John Kge, who was found guilty of
practicing in Lebanon county without
being registered tin rein. I>r. Ego
resided in Heading, Berks c unity,
where he was registered, but wouid
occasionally g > to Ij'lianou county,
where he was not registered, where
ho would rent an office for a short
period and receive patients.
The court held that a physician
duly registered, residing and practic
ing in one county, but having also an
office iu another county, of which he
made advertisement, and where ho
received anil prescribed for patients
without being there registered, is a
sojourner within the meaning of the
act of IHKI, and is therefore guilty of
a violation of the act. The language
of the act applies to all physicians,
Whether resldiug out of tho State or
within it
l>r. lOge carried the case to the Su
preme Court, who, however, affirmed
the decision of the lower court.
—An ignorant old man listening
to the eulogy of uri American states
man, was moved to enthusiasm in
his description of it to his wife.
"Malviny 1" he exeluimed, "It was
grand. It was the most glowin' par
egoric 1 have ever hail 'casion to lis
ten to. !"
—ln feeding pumpkins first remove
the seed. To store them place tkciu
under the hay. or coy«r in any man
ner that will keep off the frost. If
they become fronted they will not be
injured unless thawed out too sud
denly.
Division Of Townships
The Supreme Coart has recently
rendered a decision iu regard to the
division of township.-* iut-j vothir pre
cincts which will greatly siiuulsfv the
proceedings iu such cases. The case
was briefly as follow.*:
Pet al , certain of the resident vo
ters of Berks county, petitioned the
court of quarter sessions to divide
Bern township into two election dis
tricts. Subsequently 1) et al , other
resident voters, filed a remonstrance
alleging, infur alia , that such method
of procedure wtis contrary to the Act
of May 18, IST6, dirtciiiig the divis
ion of townships into precincts to be
made by commissioners, and the pro
ceeding to be by view, review, and
exceptions. The court below grant
ed the petition ot Pet al , and order
ed the division as prayed
The Supreme Court on
1887, in affirming this decision said:
"Article VIII, § 11, of the Constitu
tion declares tha; townships shall be
divided in such manner as the court
of quarter sessions shall direct, it
lies not within legislative discretion
to take that power from the court
The Act of May 18, 187(i, by its
terms, commands the quarter sessions
to confirm the report ot commission
ers, unless exceptions be filed within
a given time The court correctly
held that the power still rests with
the quarter sessions, where tbe Cou
stituuon placed it."
Art VII! § 11 of the Constitution
is as follow.-:
"Townships aad svarJs of cities or
boroughs, shall lorm or be divided in
to election ditsirc;s of compact and
cjntiguous territory, in *-ucb manner
as the court o! quarter sessions of the
city or county iu which the Kiooe are
located may direct; but districts in
cities of over one hundred thousaud
inhabitants shall be divided by the
courts of quarter sessions, having ju
risdictioa therein, vvheuever at the
next preceding election more than
two hundred aad fifty votes shill
have been pulled therein; ami other
el etion districts whenever the court
of th?. proper county shall hi', of op
inion that the convenience of the elec
tors and the public interents will be
promoted thereby."
Under this provision of the consti
tution therefore the Court of (Quarter
Sessions can decree a division of a
township into election precincts
whenever satisfied that "the conven
ience of the electors and the public in
terests will bo promoted thereby."
It is not necessary to hold a view.
The court may proceed in whatever
manner it choose to ascertain wheth
er the division should be made. Pro
ceedings under this decision will not
be so tedious or expensive as hereto
fore.— Washington, Co., I'a. Obser
ver.
Bees In September.
Successful wintering of bees de
pends, to a great extent, on their man
agement this month. Late, unsealed
honey is poor food for winter, and
f-hould never be Ufwd for feeding pur
poses. If extracting be continued
late, there Is more or less danger, un
less lull sealed combs have been set
aside for that purpose: otherwise the
late unsealed honey may bo extract
ed, and good sugar syrup bo substi
tuted.
Thi're are many localities where fall
flowers abound, and where
the principal surplus of the year is
gathered this month In harvesting
fall huney, the extractor M invalua
ble, for the bees will not store the
honey in boxes when the combs must
be built, nearly so fast as in the brood
chamber, where instinct teaches them
it must be filled for winter. This is
alao a good month to introduce new
blood into the apiary Keep no
qtieenless storks after this month, un
less it is intended to introduce queens
In which case, 1 or 2 combs of hatch
ing brood, from stocks that can best
spare them, should ba inserted, i>i or
der to secure younff bees for winter
If there are still mrp'us boxes on, it
is quite necessary to keep the cap of
the hive warm at night hy artificial
means, as the bees aro very apt to
leuvo boxes when the nights are cool,
and thus retard their work to such an
extent that we have many unfinished
boxes, where, with the necessary
warmth, they would have been com
pleted.
Whore the honey harvest ceased
last month, the bees may now be di
vided, giving them young queens.
The honey flow of this month will en
able them to get in good couditiou by
the time they go into winter quarters.
When any stocks have old queens,
these should be destroyed, and younpj
queens introduced. With a little
care, the supply of queens can be
kept on hand- At this time of the
year, should feeding bo necessary for
this purpose; feed as fast as possible,
unless it is desired to stimulate brood
rearing, when the entrance feeder
may be used with good effect. Keep
the queens laying as long as possible,
to have a populous stock.— American
A<jricul(urint.
Shot In II IK Own Doorway.
Wayne township, Lawrence Co.,
was the scene of a sensational shoot
ing Sunday, the I lib inst., which
came near being a murder. An Ital
ian namedSofl* becoming incensed at.
William Ritchie loaded a double bar
reled shot gun with birdshot, slugs,
etc., and went to Mr. Kitchen's resi
dence Sunday morning. Ho called
Mr. Ritchie to the door, when a
wordy altercation took place. The
ungovernable temper of the Italian
finally put him in u state of frenzy,
and he discharged one of the barrels
oftho gun point blank at Mr. Kitchie's
head. The latter fell buck in his own
doorway, and th.> would-be murderer
thinking that he had finished his vic
tim fled to the brush and rocks, where
by the aid of some of his Italian
countrymen, he was enabled to elude
those who wore endeavoring to cap
ture him. Mr. Ritchie's head and
lace WHS perforated iu many places
by the contents of the gun, but it is
not thought that his wounds will
prove fatal uulcss Mood poisoning
should set in. Sofia, who has been
employed at the ore banks iu Wayne
township, hits, so far, with the aid
of his eoun'.rvmen been able to uvoid
being arrested by the officers who are
searching for him. Guardian.
(living hitu no show. ' No,
Bobby," wttid bin mother, "DUO piece
of pie i«quite enough for you." "It'*
funny," responded Bobby, with un
injured uir: "you way you ureanxiouß
tlnil I should to eat properly oud yet
you won't tfivu me a chance to prac
tice !"
I How he Reads an Advertise
ment.
The first time a man looks at aa
advertisement he does not see it.
The second time he does not notice
it.
The third time he is dimly con.
scious of it.
The fourth time he faintly remem*
bers seeing something of the kind be
fore
The fifth time he half reads it.
The bixth time be turns up his nose
at it.
The seventh time he throws the
paper dowu impatiently.
The eighth rime be ejaculates,
I "There's the confounded thing
airain!"
The ninth time be wonders if
' there's anything in it.
The tenth time he thinks it might
: possibly suit somebody else's case
The eleventh time he thinks he
, will ask his neighbor if he tried it or
kt-ows anything about it.
The twelfth time he wonders if the
advertiser can make it pay.
Tne thirteenth time he rather
thinks it must be a good thing.
Toe fourteenth time he happens to
think it is just what be wanted.
The fii'teeut h time be for a long
time resoiven to try it as soou as he
can afford it.
'i he sixteenth time he examinee
tbe address carefully end makes a
memorandum of it.
The ?eventt<uth time he is tanta
lized to t Link be is hardly able to af>
ford it.
T L< <i{.htt<nih tince he ccnnts bis
mcKj ic see lew mm b be w» old
have left if he bought it.
The twentieth time te rushes fran
tically forth and buys it.
How Men Drink Farms.
The Plowman, in a characteristic
way, tells how men "drink farms:"
My homeless friend with the chro
matic nose, while you are stirring up
the sugar in that ten-cent glass of gia
let me give you a fact to wash it
down with- You say you bare for
years longed lor the free, indepen
dent Mte of a farmer, but yon have
never been able to get enongb money
to buy a farm. But that is just
where you are mistaken. For sever
al years you have been drinking a
good improved farm at the rate of
one hundred square feet a gulp. If
you doubt this statement, figure it
out yourself. An acre of land con
tains forty-three thousand five hun
dred and sixty square feet. Estima
ting, for convenience sake, at $48.56
per acre, you will see that brings the
laud to just one mill per eqnare foot,
one cent for ten square feet. Now
pour the fiery dose aDd imagine you
aro swallowing a strawborry patch.
Call in five of your friends and have
them help you to gulp down that fire
hundred foot garden. Qet on a pro
longed spree some day, and see how
long a time it requires to swallow a
pasture large enough to feed a cow.
Put down that glass of gin; there's
dirt in it— one hundred square feet of
good, rich dirt, worth $43.56 per acre.
Doing Injustice to the Hen.
This little story Major Ben Butter
worth bad from a worthy 8cot: "I
visited our agricultural fair," said be
"and I was disappointed to find that
tho premiums offered for the best
horses were so large as compared
with the poultry premiums, Well, I
was called on for a speech, you know,
and I took advantage of it to call at
tention to ' the matter, I said: 'Gen
tlemen, it seems to me that your com
mittee has made a mistake and done
an act of injustice to the ben. Tbe
horse is a noble animal and is worthy
of auy encouragement you feel able
to give him in the way of a premium.
Hut, gentlemen, you ought not to
forget that our exports of the products
of the hen—eggs—exceed in value
the exports of horses. Besides, gen
tlemen, your horses, once exported,
are gone. Not so with the ben. Sbe
remains at home and keeps right on
doing business at the old stand.'
Well, you know, that speech made
such an impression that tbe commit*
tee determined to give the hen a bet
ter show hereafter."— N, Y. Tribune
Gunning Accidents.
This is the time of year for gun
ning accidents and below we give a
pair of them as a sort of warning :
"The other morning a young man
named Harvey Qensler went bunting
at Curwensville, Clearfield county,
with an old fashioned gun. The iron
ramrod Btuck fast in tho muzzle, and
he attempted to shoot it out, when
tho weapon burst and fractured tbe
young man's scull. He was taken to
his homo and is not expected to live.
James Morris, of Uniontown, while
out hunting Wednesday, sat down on
a fence to rest, with right arm care
lessly hanging over the muzzle of bis
gun. His dog struck the hammer of
the gun was discharged, the load
shattering his arm all the way up to
tho shoulder joint, making it neces
sary to amputate the arm. Part of
the contents of the gun also lodged
in his chest. He will hardly recover.
A Huge Document.
CuioAuo, Sept. 14—The decision
of the Illinois Supreme Court in tbe
Anarchist case is said to be the moat
voluminous document ever banded
down hy the Supreme Bench in tbe
history of the State. The local pa
pers made extraordinary effort* to
capture the prize (the full text of tbs
decision) and in doing so tbe Timet
and Daily News each secured special
engines of the ilock Island to convey
their messengers bearing tbe bulky
document from Ottawa to Chicago,
a distance of eighty-two miles. In
addition to this many thousand
words of special despatches wore
transmitted to the various papers.
The Associated Press alone, carried
about 20,000 words, employing six
Western Union wires between Otta
wa and Chicago.
ile Was insane.
He was being examined as to bis
Kanity lwforo a jury, and a great dsal
of evidence had been introduced with
out proving that his mind was out of
repair. Finally bis bister was called
upon for her testimony and was ask*
cd:
"Do you believe your brother to be
insane?"
"Yes, I know he is insane "
"What proof do you offer?"
"Best in the world."
"Let us hear it."
"Why. just yesterday I beard him
tell his wife that she must really get
u couple of new dresses and bonnets
aud not thiuk of the expense."
An application for his sdmittaace
to the asylum wan made oat at
once.
NO. 45