VOL. >XV' KIRK'S WHITE mssrn The only brand of Laundry Soap awarded a first class medal at the New Orleans Exposition. Guaran tccd absolutely pure, and for general household purposes is the very best SOAR 111 CHUmi GBICERI STORE in Butler, three doors west of West Penn Depot. Having opened a freUi stock of GROCERIES t eons sting < f« otlee, Teas. Sucar. Syrup, Spices, Canned Goods of all kinds. Hams, Bacon, Lard, &c., &c„ Tobacco and Cigars, FLOUR oi be«t brands and low prices ; also, full line of Klmgler's popular brands of familj floor constantly on hands. , HAY. OATS, CORN and FEED of all kinds at lowest figures. lfo. l.«*l#,f.ower any other llouMe in Bnller. Country Produce ranted lor which the highest price wilt be paid. Call and examine our stock and prices Hoods delivered free to all parts of town. J.J. KSABNS& CO., 16 East .Jefferson St, - - Batler Pa WEST PENN HOUSE. This hotel. Just across the street from the de pot. hits been relitted in the new, and I an again prepared to accommodate the travelling public. liiyme ii lit mul DAY OR WEEK. Good Rooms, good attention, good slabtinf rates moderate. For further information enquire ou tk premises of R. B. GILCHRIST, Proprietor Xhe Reoole's G-reat EXPOSITION! itBTSMSIMU We annouuee to tlie people far and wide that we will exhibit our collossal aggregation of gtartllcg wonders, to secure which all parts of the earth—Europe, Asia, and portions ot tho U -8. liave been searched, and such an aggregation .as has never been seen since the day Noah enter «tl the Ark. The mighty Elephant.the great Rhi noceros. the Illppopottoinas.the chlmpanzic.the Ou-rang-outang or run-out-and-stlck-out-your tongue-out. the greatest living wonders of the 4ge will excite no wonder wnen compared with the multitude of monster attractions on exhibi tion at our great moral Circus and Menayerle. The roars aud hov.is of the would-be coiniietl torwho Apes the methods, but cries down the attractions of our own and ouly Greatest Show on earth will be drowned In the Joyful acclam ations of a delighted populace. Remember this show possesses no objectionable features sitkd Lithe delight of the cultured and refined. We show under one canopy four great shows, tue Largest stock—Greatest variety—Best Good* and styles—Lowest Prices. We have se cured a magnificent Brass Band which will be fx prominent feature of o'ir great show. 3 rings with a fteperate and coutinuoiu performance being enacted Iu each ring. NEW AND NOVEL attractions. 3 .lolly Clowns. Tlie greatest, liv ing. waUdii« breathing, talking curiosities of the age- Pl.unuv I'hellow.s—sure to sell you and all the laugh when they see the bar xalns- they i.tW. Other and greater attractions greet the delighted eye 011 everj' side—the Pro prietor aud Manager, swinging ill the tlving BMpcze attached to the highest pinacle of suc eem, give such exhibitions of nerve and daring In •weeping reductions, gorgeous displays and wonderful oargaiiw as to call forth the plaudits of the most prudent ana economical. The man agement beg Wave to annouuee that in their un tiring zeal In the search for the rare and curious, astonishing results have always followed and we open for your Inspection a collos sal collect ion of bright and new Fall Styles in Mens' Boys' and Chlldrens' nothing. Hats, Caps Underwear. Shirts, Collars, Cuffs. Ties. Hosiery-. chlefs.Miifflers. Gloves. Mittens, Cmbrel 'S. Trunks, Vali-ies, Hatehels. Straps, sli s, Combe, Jewelry, Corsets. Jer sevs StOv'kings with a full line of Notions, &c. Bfg bargaiPs all through the show. Song by the Clown : - Alen and youtli and boys and^all, Kliort and So'id.leali and tail. \\ no need a suit of eioth-.s this fall, We i!o invite you now to call For r.'e are rolling on the bail, And you are sure to make a haul, Whalevtryou purchase,great or small. Song 2"What fire the wild waves saying." Buy vourUiotliing and Furnishing goods of I). A. IIKCK. Song :i-ITfr bright smile haunts me sttil," The smile of satisfaction that beamed from the face of the laoy who dressed her little boy In one ol lleck s lriesl.stable suits. 11 yon w!»-.'t to save ntoney and Increase your pile dro|>i)iii and C HECK, and he'll make you all auiUe. He possesses the power to spread happiness around. And his store is the where bargains are louud. Doors open at 7A. m. at B'i'. M. Afl mitUuice. (Jents Free. Ladies nud Children n.tlf | price. Ueineniher the place. D. HECK'S, Xo. 11, North Main St., fluffy'* Bloek, I BPTI.ER, - PA. A J FRANK & CO. DEALERS IN DEUGS, MEDICINES, AND CHEMICALS, FANCY AND TOILET AItTICES, SPONGES, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY. 4c. r zw-ynjtf>'-\na>f Pres-rlptlons carefully c 0..,- isjimdwtt, and orders answered with care una -dispatch. O'ir stock of medicines Is complete warranted t mttlue, and of the best quality. 45 Scut'i Main Street, .a'UTLER, • .iu Aprovi J remedy tor Consumption aud dis eases of Throat and Lunas. New Life and follows its use. Ask for Baker's Oil and Malt, or write to JNO C. BAKER it CO., Philadelphia. inifEQfiCFttQ or ethirs.whovH-.h to»»omln» i MlVCil I I®CUd tM» paper,o. obtim MtimatM • on advartitinc a»t.'. wh«n in Chicago, will find it on fila at LORO ftTNOIAS. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. _D UTISIB X. . 0 1/ WALPRON. Graduate of tiie Pliila . ft. doiphia Dental College. I s prepared todoaiijthiut; lu theliue ul liia inoleslun iu ;i satisfactory mMi ner. . Office on Main street, 1 utler, Luiou Block up stair*. J. S. LUSK, Has removed from Ilarmonv to Butler and h«s his cfPce at No. S>, Main St., three doors below Lowiy House. apr-30-tf. Dr. S. A. JOHNSTON, DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All work pertaining to the profession execut ed in the neatest maimer. Specialties Gold Fillings, and Painless tx traction of Teeth. Vitalized Air administered. Offlt'e on Jcffer»en Street, one door K«st of Lowrj Bonne, l°p Stair*, omce open dailv, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. Communications by mail receive prompt attention, N. B.—The only Dentist in Butler using the best makes of Ufth. JOHN E. BYEPvS, PHYSICIAN ANI) SURGEON Office No. 65 South Main Street, BUTLER, - PA. SAMUEL M. BIPPU3, Physician acd Surgeon, No. 10 West Cutninghim St., BUTLER. ZPZEITTZSP^- DR. R. C. McCURDY, Phjfticlan and Siirgfen, Office on M iu St., over Kemper's store. Butler, - IPenn'a. iinmmut urn, No. 88 and 90, S. Main St., BUTLER) - - Near New Court House—formerly Donaldson House—good accommodations for travelers. Good stuhlirig connected. [4-9-*xc-lyl II EITKNMI'I.LEIt. Prop'r. FAW FOBS&LE In Sugarcreek townslilp. Armstrong county, near Adams P. 0., one and one-fourth mile east of the ne v oil development In Sugarcreek twp. Farm coiitains 100 ACRES, •Willi tank barn, 32xoc> feet; BRICK HOUSS. lß\3o feet. 2 stories, with cellar, frame kitchen, 14xlti feel; ;rood spring of water, f-.irni well wa tered, good orchard of grafted fruit. Farm in a good state of cultivation. About 75 ACRES CLEARED, balance In good tin her. Will sell extremely low for cash. For particular inquire of J. R. WICK. lilmersburff, ClaitonCo., ''a. IHE ALLEN PATENT WASHER Why it is Superior to aii Others. | e f ITS being enclosed it retains tlie high 101. temperature so necessary In removing tho dirt from the goods, Qnrl THERE being no Friction on tlie fcllu. clothing to wear it. Q-H THE peculiar action of the water In the OrU. Machine (which cannot be understood unless one sees It) forcing a strong current of water through the clothing at every vlr brat ion of the Agitator, (which is caused by ihe peculiar construction of the top ot tlie .Machine. All* AND best of ail Is that a child of four years fill, enn do the work it being 80 light that the operator sits down while doing It Machines and County and Township eights throughout the Stjte of Pennsylvania. Sold by SHIRA.S & HAYS, Butler, Fa 8-19-ly m[ FIRM FOB SILL 111 Franklin twp.. half wav between Prospect and Wliltestown, oa the Pittsburg and Franklin road, contains fourteen and a cents at Druggists :by mail, ; registered, GO ci». Circulars free, KL\ BIB»S, Greenwich St. New York. BUTLER C<7UNTY Mutual Fire insurance Go. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Sts. •jr. C. ROESSING, PRESIDENT. WM. CAMPBELL, TKEASUBER 11. C. HEINEMAN, SECRETARY DIRECTORS: J L Purvis, iSamuel Anderson, William Citmpbell .r. W Burkina!, A. Ttnutman, Henderson Oliver, G C. 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ng that sped the plow? To the joyful song of the Harvest Home'/ So fWL-et, so fair are the days of youth; So fuil of i rornise, so gay of song: To the lilt of joy an i the dream of love Right merrily go the hours i.loug. Liut yet in she harvest time of life We I ever wish (or its '■piiug again. We have tried our strength au-J proved our heari; Our hands have gathered their golden tjiiu We have eateu with Sorrow her bitter bread, And Love has fed us with honeycomb. Sweet JOUCJ, we on nvtr w P I r thee, When Life had c iuie to iis Harvest Home. When the apples are red oa the topmost bough, We do not think of their blossoming hour, When the vine hengs .ow wit i its purple truit, We do not long for its pate green flower. So, then when hopes of our spring at last Are found la the Iruit of ih- busy brai". In heart's sweet lore and the bauds' brave toil. We shall not wish lor our youth again Ah, no! we shall say with a giad content; "After the years of our hard unVest, Thank God for our ripened hopesatid toils! Thank. God, the Harvest of Like is best." —lndependent. A GIRL CRUSOE. Thrilling Experience Of a Mis sionary's Daughter. Amonar the forthcoming fall publi cations of a well kuown eastern pub lishing house is a book which promi ses to be replete with interest, enti tled "Misssionary Life and Labors in the South Sea Islai ds." It is the production of Miss Haunah Duretan, a young lady who has spent her en tire life among the scenes which she describes, and who is now actively engaged in the work of promulga ting the gospel among the idol wor shippers and pagans of the far-away isles of the ocean. Miss Durstan is now eojouroing in San Francisco with friends. She has left her field of labor in the Fiji Islands to jour ney to New York and arrange for the early publication of her work, in which she takes much pride Iu her island home Miss Durston is often familiarly called by her frieuds the ' Youug Crusoe Missionary." To the Call reporter who visited her the other eveniug at her cozy quarters at 630£ McAllister street, Mi.-s Durston related the sad story of how she came to earu this title. She prefaced her narration by a short biographical sketch of herself aud a description of the missionary work of her parents The fair young authoress was bom in the Tientsin District, China, iu October, 185*>. Her father was en gaged iu Gospel labors 1 here at tho time The climate did not agree with Mrs. Durston, aud while llan uah was yet young the family re moved to the Sandwich Islands, where Mr Durston, in company with a lamilv named Johauusen, carried on mission work. The Durstons e ventuallv, iu 1874. settled in the is land of Vita Lt;vu, one of the Fiji group "Up to this time," said Miss Durston. "1 had beeu as happy as any child possibly could be. 1 was a great favorite with the natives wherever we went, uud learned their language thoroughly. Besides, fa ther aud mother took great pains to teach me everything, so my educa tion was not neglected. I was now old enough to realize the value of my parent's labors, aud I began to take a great iuterest in religious matters. Iu as able a manner as I knew how I talked with the worshippers of idols and tried to impress up ;ti them the teachings of Christiauty. "It was on a Christmas day that I remember so well my father telling mother that hp had decicd to change his re.'dence to the Islaud ot Karda vu, and there work in harmony with the Wesleyan ministers, who are nu merous ou that island. We made the change ero another month had gone by. I did not like Ivardavu al though there is a pretty biy and some fine island scenery. We lived in a hut made of cane, Beyr-ral miles from where the colony was located. "It was very louesome, and many of the natives hud ugly dispositions. They professed disgust and contempt opeuly for tho missionaries. Moth er's soft and kiud wajs seemed to have no effect upon them, and quite frequently they stole things from us Theft I wiil say though, is not a common practice anion the Fijians. One day father reprimanded a sub chief called Ko-Ko for stealing a jack knife, and in reply the chief threatened to wreak vengeance on us. Father had but little fear of him doiug anything, but two days after wards a frieudly native came aud told us that Ko-Ko und some of his friends would pay us a visit that night and probably murder father and mother and carry me into capti vity, for Ko-Ko bad an evil and li ceniiouß disposition. "Father became alarmed at this As the beach was near we resolved to take a few things and seek safety on the ocean in our Urge bark canoe until the next day, as Ko Ko aud his men would surely be on tho lookiut. From the door of our but to tno san dy beach was only a few steps llere was our eauoe, which father us ed iu visiting adjacent islands. Iu the bow was a capacious locker, where food and a few other necessa ries could be kept. Toward sunset we hastened to the beach, placed our things iu the looker, and pushed the canoe into the water. Ii would seem that wo weff.' none top soon ia get ling awj}', for ti:o cauoa was hardly a hiinrired feet from the beach when the treacherous Ko Ko and six others came bounaiug to the water's, edtre. brandishing their spears at us iu a threatening fashiou - They hud visi le 4 luc ."nd found that we had goaa. ICo-110, with ti,i Burled a spear at us, but it fell short uud dropped iuto the water. Father breathed a fervent prayer over our uerrow escape and hoisted a sail up ou the slender mast. Uuder the im petus of a {jeutle breewe the canoe eoou left tbe shore far behind. "Motber and I wraped ourselves up iu blanket# at fathtr's request and IV TL'R, pi. t FRIDAY, NOV KM H li li.!S>7 lay down in the bottom ■«( ttie canoe to re?t while he watch *d. It wa? 6ome time before the lapping of the water against the sides of the canoe lulled me to *leep I do DO! know hu\v long I aiutubered, but I was aroused by a sh-trp err from father and a tearful tossing of the canoe. My mother was already sitting up The stars which Lad studded the sky when I d"Z-d OFF were obscured by black tna?ses of clouds, gusts of wind were shritkiug ia a dismal way about us and the waves were larjre and high, at rimes rolling into the canoe. \V« knew that one of those terrible storms which up so suddenly ia the islands was abjut to break upon us "God help U3," murmured my father reverently, end he offered up a prayer for our deliverance 1 shall never forget what followed. The black clouds seemed to open aud belch out Gre and let loose batteries of thunder. Tue shrieking wind h:td the velocity ef a gale, and the canoe was tossed like a chip upon the tops of angry white waves that gleamed like the white fangs of a devouring monster. The sail was reut asunder and the rain began to f our down iu torrents. Neither father nor mother lost their self possession. They com menced to pray again and i joined ia It was all that ci.uld be done. We clasped hands aud crouched dov, n to await the inevitable "isuddenly above the roar of the thunder we could distinguish a con linoua rumbling sound "Those are the breakers and we will soon be an.oug them,' whisper ed father, adding words of comfort at Ije same time. It did not look as though our canoe would ever reach the breakers, as it was ia danger of upsetting each moment, the waves becoming wilder all the time. Our condition was truly miserable. O! I cannot dwell upon it! My dear mother's pale face rises before me as she leaned down and kissed me. but said not a word. The next thirg I remember is a deafening crash and a sharp cry from mother. I was struck by something aud consciousness left me. I can recollect opening my eyes as if from a profound sleep. The sua was smiling dowa from a blue and cloudless sky. 1 raised myself and saw the oceau at my feet. It was as placid as a lake. I was lying on the wet beach not three feet from where the waves were rippliug on the sand My clothes were dripping wet. The occurences of the storm came to me like an electric shock. My first thoughts were regarding father u,nd mother. Were they safe or?— but I reached tho horrible alternative! About thirty feet away I saw the ca noe cast high and dry upon the beach. Its side was stove ia where it bad struck the rock. Running up to it I saw it was empty. Along the btretch o! beach uo other object was discernible. "I eyed the expanse of water and percived a dark object bobbing up aud down iu the surf. A closer view revealed what caused my blood to almost freeze iu my veins. That which was the sport of the waves were the bodies of my dear parents. They were clasped together Overcoming ti.e feeling of horror and sickness that came over me I dashed into the water up to my waist, and, with almost super human strength, b/ought out the bo dies from tho waves. Dragging them to a dry spot I fell over the cold forms in a deadly faint. I re covered my senses only to faint again. I will uot dwell upon what followed. I sobbed and moanad where I lay all day and night, and prayed that I might die beside my father aud mother. The following day I was calmer, and using one of broad bluded oars of the canoe, which I 'ou'id under one of the seats of the yeesel, I dug a deep hole in the sand, and laid the bodies of my faiher and mother in the graye. I was so stun ued and overcome with anguish that the occurences of the two or three fol lowing days are dim in my tuemoty. I know I found sorno water-soaked food in the locker of the canoe, and that I waded out to the reefs at low tide and gathered shell fish. In a grove of cocoanut trees near the shore 1 discovered a spring of fresh water. As streugth returned to me, I resolved to explore tho vicinity and see if I could learn where I was Being afraid of meetfug hostile na tives, I acted with great caution, moving stealthily through the palm groves. "At night I laid down in some sheltered nook and ust d fern leaves as a protection against the damp dews. Four days passed and I learned that I was ou a small island, which ap peared to be uninhabited except bv a nasty looking species of bat and small pigs aud rats. The were wild and savage, and I had to evade them to keep from being attacked. My ouly sustenauce was cocoa nuts aud a species of wild berries. The uuts I found on the ground, where they bad falieu during storms. Ac cording to my reckouiug about three months of this monotonous existence passed away. My clothes were worn into tatters. Every morning I bathed iu the sea aud made a frugal meal on fruit. The rest of the day I spent ia exercise aud reading a stained copy of the Bible which 1 found in the locker of the canoe, I did not fail to place fresh greens on my parent's grave The cauoe when turned over made a comfortable abid ing place at night, I crawliug in through a hole ia the side. There were threa storms dining my stay there. Of course I was drenched I think that if my existence as a Crusoe had lasted much longer I would either have gone crazy of died As it was, the pons >latiou af forded one by reading the bible gave me strength "Oue day I saw a party of natives land from a canoe. I hid and watch ed them, aud soon recognized among them several friendly faces I hud seen at the Wesleyan Seool at Kar davu I called to them, aud on cotu ingjup they knew me. I cannot tell yo;j ho\y glud ! was to be taken in their canoe to the colony at Ivaud i vu, where I was heartily welcomed The deepest reg et was expresed over the fate of my poor parents. That is all I have to say iu relation to tho subject* I deter iued to fol low un the good work of my father, and I think i have been s-veessf'ul Tho treacherous Ko Ko was bauish ed from the islaud and died i:i a lep rosy colony a year or so afterward. I had my parent's remains removed from tho lom ly island aad daceatly interred at K tnd tvu " —lied jackets are tho latest lash jonuble c/ajse, A Low Price. Ministers tn«pt with amusing as well as pathetic circum stances in the performance of their parishional duties. The pivmentof the wedding fee is one of the most trying things to the reverend peutle man's gravity, when it is made by a certain class of men whos°em to have uo original ideas on th* -u'ije<;t. The following incident was related by a minister's wife, and occurred in one of the manufaeturitg towus of Massachusetts: Ou one of the wildest of mi l-winter nights, about nine o'clock, when we were just thinking of putting out the lights and retiring, there came a furi ous pull at the bells. "Who can that* be this time of night?" said my husband. "Go and see for yourself," I an swered, "Good evenin', parson, I heard a i3eep voice utter as the door ope :ed "Purty powerful storm aout, aiu't it? Guess you wasn't lookiu' for callers sich a night, was you ?" By this time the parlor door was opened,aud there eatered a tall,gaunt, laatern-jawed man of some forty years of age, and a little fidgety woman wrapped to the eyes iu shawls and veils. They both seemed very much abashed at mv presence aud to my remarks about the weather, aud my questions about the warmth of the room, whether it was comfortable, they answered ia the merest mono syllab es I succeeded, however, in unwrap ping the poor little woman, and the conversation grew less and less,while they both sat bashfully side by side, seeming at a loss how to proceed with their important business. At last the man twisted himself to edge of his chair and leaning toward his companion said: "Shall I tell tne person what we come over here fer, Melindy?" "Yes, tell him, oleourse," she an swered. "We are come to—to git married. You see Meliudy an' me'sbeen keep in' company goia' on tew years last Christmas, an' she says how aa we might jest as we 1 git married right away, an' she r d do without a trossy. So I said that right ttway means to night, an'so I got the license and here we be Melindy air you ready, old girl ?» It did not take many moments to make them mau aud wife, and when the last words of prayer dropped from my husband's lips, the newly made groom crammed one of his horuy bands deep iuto his pocket,and pulling out a handful of coiu asked: "What's yer price for sich a job? " "Oh, I always leave that matter to the generosity ot the parties concern ed " "Well, 3ay, look a here (in an un dertone aud turning his back to me.) do you tbiuk you could git along with a dollar au'and a half?" Here Meliudy pulled his coat tail aud whispered: "Say a dollar an' a quarter, Sam ! That is a great pienty " Then all was silent for five min utes, iu which"Sam"counted out a dol lar aud a quarter iu one, two, three and five cent pieces, aud at my hus band's direction, emptied the pile in to my lap 1 asked them to sit down and get warm before goiug home, which they did. I noticed that the bride was breath ing very heavily, uud 1 asked her if she had a cold. Ob, notbiu' but the azmy. I've been half dead witb it nigh unto five year. Sam thinks mebbe if I quit working in the mill I'll git better of it I think myself beiu' married will be good fer me " When they departed Sam told us where they were to live, aud insisted on us calling to see them. So one day when we were driving past their home 1 went in a moment. They had beeu married only six months, but it seemed to me Melindy had growu much older and had the most uuhappy air about her conceiv abl. As soon as she had greeted me, she began pouring out her woes into mv ears Oh, if I'd a' known what it was he was briugiu' me to, I'd a'come to live with him an' to be oue of his family. Why, he told me married life was Farrydise on earth, so he did, an' I never kuowed as how he'd been mar ried four times,and hat! a lot a' youug uns scattered all over creation be was a-goiu' to have me take care of. liut after we had got down to housekeep ie' thev all came home, aud umong 'em his sister's two young uus, That's one of 'cm beating the dishpau with the poker. He's the strongest six-year old you ever see. He's beat everything iu the the house to flin ders But the wost of all is Sam takes a dram now au' then,aud comes home so cross an' ugly I don't what to do 1 An' Sally Ann,by his second wife, is a stuck up thing and mocks me when I get to wheezin' unusual An'my agony ain't no littler, and be side that I'm gettiu' a weak back 1 promised you I'd come to church, but such people as I hain't time for much religion." Here the six-year old got into trou ble with the cat, which objected to being pulled from under the stove by the tail, and Melindy flying to tue rescue, I made my escape. I'oor Meliudy, with no time for re ligion ! Who could have greater need for it than just such poor strug gling souls as you ? I told the state of affairs to my bus baud svbo remarked that he thought that marriage tie was hardly worth even a dollar and a quarter, at least to ono of the pat ties. Couldn't be Fooled a Second Time. An enterprising firm in Ehnira has recently stationed in the trout door certain dummy figures which are at tired iu full dress suits, aud they look very humau. A few days ago a countryman approached one of them, and, extending the baud, said "How dy-do " The dummy neither seized the proffered hand nor smiled an ac knowledgement o' the salute. The boys iu the house .AUgbed, und the couutryman, seeing that bo was "sold," walked en dowu the street. A few door below a stiff young man, dreaming perhaps about his best girl, was standing with his features fixed and his back against tho door facinx The country mau cast an inquiring telauee into his face aud tbeu slapped him ou the b,;ad, remaining contempt uously, "Here's aaothor oao of them damphools !" Returning a Favor. A tinker was traveling in a coun try town and, having traveled many miles without finding anything to tfo he stopped weary and hungry, at a tavern. Here he got into conversa tion with a glszier, to whom he relat ed his troubles The latter sympa thized with him deeply, aad. telling him be should have a job before long, advised him to go to his diuner aud eat heartily. The tinker took bis ad vice, ate heartily, and, when h* re- I turned to the bar room, he was over joyed to hear that the landlord requir ed his services to mend a lot of pius and kettles which bad suddenly "sprung a leak." The tinker was at once set to work, accomplished the task, received a liberal sum in pay ment, and started on his way rejoic ing. Upon reaching the outside of the house, he found the glazier, who said, "Well, you see I told you the truth. I procured you a job; and how do you think I accomplished it?" "I am sure I cannot tell," replied the tinker. "I will tell you," rejoin ed the glazier. You told me you were weary, hungry and dinnerleas I knew the landlord was well off, and doing a good business, and so I watched the opportunity, and started a leak in every uteDsil I could get hold of." The tinker, with many thanks, and a heart full of gratitude, resumed his journey But he had not proceeded many yards before h« reached the village church, when a brilliant idea struck him; the glazier had befriended him; he would be friend the glazier. The church, he thought, could afford to bear a slight loss in a good cause; so, taking up a position where he could not be seen, he riddled most of the windows in the eaiSce with stones, and then highly elated with his exploit, here traced bis steps to notify the glazier he would speedily have aa important job. "Gluzier," said he, "I am happy to inform you that fortune has ena bled me to return the kinduess 1 re ceived lrorn you an hour since." "How so?" asked the glazior, pleas antly. "I have broken nearly all the windows, in the church," said the tin ker, "and you, of course will be em ployed to put them in agaiu." The glazier's jaw fell, and his face assum ed a blank expression as he said, in a tremulous tone, "You don't mean that, do you?" "Certainly," replied the tinker; there's not a whole pane of glass in most of the windows. Oae good turn deserves another, you know." "Yes," answered the gla zier, in despair; "but, my dear fellow, you have ruined me, for I keep the church windows iu repair by the year!" Tlie Latest Swindle. A reputable citizen cf the county writes us, that not many days ago a man took a large load of grain to a mill iu this county to have it ground. Thinking he would be compelled to remain sometime he put bis horses iulo the mill shed and g.ive them a half bushel of oats iu the feed boxes prepared for that purpose. He then weut iuto the mill, but immediately returned to get a bag, when he beard his horses pawing as though tbev were wautiug something to eat. He weut to their heads, aud what was his astonishment to find their oats all gone. He tbeu began to investigate, and he found that the boxes had false bottoms. As soon as the horses put their noses iuto the oats it press ed the bottom of the box down so that the oats would run through into another box, the bottom of which wan filled with augur holes. From this box the oats would ruu down into a long trough where they were access ible to the miller. Often last winter the poor horses that were hauling logs were supposed to be fed in this | shed, and the thief who robbed the uoble animals of their food ought to be punished if there is any law to reach him—McKean Co. Miner. Etiquette by the Hired Girl. "Madame," he began aa the door opened, "I am selling a new book ou etiquette and deportment " "Oh, you are!" she responded. "Go dowu there oa the grass aud clean the mud off your feet." "Yes 'em. As I was saying, ma'am, I am sell—" "Take off your hat! Never ad dress a strange lady at the door with out removing your hat." ''Yes'em. Now, then, as I was saying—" "Take your bands out of your pockets! No gentleman ever carries his hands there." "Yes'm. Now, Ma'am, this work on cti— ' "Throw out vour cud. If a gen tleman uses tobacco he is careful uot to disgust others by the habit " "Yes'em. Now, Ma'am, in calling your attention to this valuable—" "I'ut that dirty handkerchief out of sight and use less grease on your Imir. Now you look half way decent You have a book on etiquette aud de portment. Yery well. I don't want it. lam only the hired girl. You can come in, however, aud talk witb the lady of the house. She called me a liar ibis morning, aud I think she ueeds something ol the kind." Thought He Was Too Personal. A housemaid, after being a short time iu her place, gave warning. Her mistress usked her what she had to fiud fault with; was the work too hard, or what? No, she bad nolh'ng to complain of on that score, but she could not stand being prayed at by the master at morning prayers. Mistress (loquiture) What on earth do you mean, Mary? your master tioos uot pray at any one. "Oh. yes, he does, marm; he prays at me every day, aud I wout stand it any longer." "What does he say, then?" "Why, he says, 'O Lord, who hatest nothing but the housemaid.' " Mistress, after a little reflection and further inquiry, ascertains that Mary has tbi}3 interpreted "Oh Lord, who hatest nothing that Thou hast made." —Oh! ye who teach the ingenious youth ot our great nation, let him leiirn the noble art of self-defense, as Salvation Oil is Ihe specific for hurts. Little Anuie yesterday told us, in her way what a good medicine Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is; it bad cured her of a very severe cold. Before you mention the fact that a pig has no use for bis tail, just remember that yott wear two buttons on tue lower back of your ooat ibat dout button anything- It's all do'ue Wr tftyte. , Fatal Accident at Federal St. Crossing. Death, a long-expected occupant of the locomotive piiot, rode iu up >□ en gine No 3S" at the Federal >'r.<*t eroding of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne aad Chicago Rai way ia Al legheny, la-t Thursday evening, tuk iug away the lif* from the manly idol of a beu iful home, aud terminating . the earthly CX'SUJUCO of a beloved sis t"r of two of Pittsburg's prominent business men John M Culp. toilet of the Odd Fellows' Savings Bank, ' aud M isa Harriet Weyman were al | most instantly killed while on their I way home in a Pittsburg, Allegheny , and Manchester street car about fi ; o'clock that evening, j Ou the car were Mr. Gregg, of La-: j gan, Gregg & Co , Councilman Thos , i Parke, Howard Williams and a nuin- i J ber of other promicent citizens At I the rear end ot the car were seated, |on either side, Mr John M Culp, teller in the Odd Fellows' National Bank, and Miss Harriet Weyman, sister to the tobacconist of that name. Mr Culp was dressed in his bast clothes. He was going to a euchre party, given on Western avenue by his brother-in-law, Charles E. Lie, where his wife already was, and he had been detained at his office, and was rather hurried. Miss Weyman had started out that alternoon to do some shopping She had been at Home's and McClintock's purchasing a number of articles, and now, with her little hand-satchel resting on her lap, she was preparing to return to her home. 183 North avenue. The driver of the car whipped up the horses as he passed the bridge, aud started briskly up Federal street When within a few yards of the Fed eral street crossing of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne aud Chicago railroad the warning rings of the lowering safety gates was heard, and the driver slopped the street car with the noses of tbe horse right at the gates. In a minute a short construction train bearing the debris of some wrecked Cir passed west, though running on the east-bound truck. The old gate keeper, Patrick Tarr," with his luzy swiuging lantern, stood by the gate holding it open for the construction tiaiu to pass, while bis Assistant, Mr. Cunningham, stood looking on in 'he littly watch house. In the space of a mmute the train sped quickly by and while Cunningham raised tbe safetv gatts Tarr slowly closed the yard en trance With a crack of his whip, street car driver Carrol started No 23 across the track. Happening to gaze down toward the West Penu track he gave a cry of horror, which was echoed from the pejple in the car Within a few yards of the streetcar, was time-freight No. 337 —Alexander Mackain, engineer—with a draft of tweutv-seven cars, speeding towards them at the rate of leu miles an hour. Carrol tcuve his team a terrific cut aud they fairly jumped across the track Everybody in the car arose to their feet,to be thrown dowu in en instaut, aud then, ere auyone could think how it was, there was a crash at the rear, tbe car was thrown from the track at the rear end Auotber crash and si lence. The moment the car stopped it was seen that two of the passeugera were missing. They were Mr Culp and Miss Weyman. The great freight had stopped, but every wheel on six cars was red with human blood and torn clothes were scattered every where. The engine had broken the gate at Ihe yard entrance and about twenty feet inside, ground into an un recognisable mass of mud, clothes aud humanity, J. M Culp's body lay iu front of the cowcatcher, while his right arm A'as bick in the middle of the street. He bad evidently seeu the approachiug train, aud springing to his feet attempted to escape out the back door and was knocked off by tbe collision right under the wheels of the car. His right arm was cut off and then dragged twenty feet, while his head and body was crushed into a pulp. Miss Weyman also rushed out on the rear platform and met her death She was knocked off, but fell with her bead resting on the track, which was struck by the front wheel and split right in the center, cutting her brown hair as neatly as possible, Her left foot was also on the rail. It was al so split in two up to her aukle. Her forehead also bad a deep ugly gash, deep into her braiu. She wore a double set of false teeth, and they bad been dislocated by the shock, comiug half out of her mouth when a wheel crushed them through her upper lip and making a solid bloody mass which lay by her side. Her little satchel was absolutely torn to shreds, and the only vestige by which to identify her was a reeking handker with the initials E P. on one corner. Extraordinary Attempt at Suicide. An unknown mtm jumped from tbe top of tbe Arc de Triouiphe, wbieb in almost 200 feet in height, in Paris last YVeduesday. Before taking tbe leap be swallowed a strong dose of poison. Tbe determined efforts of tbis would-be suicide to put an end to bis life were, however, doomed to disappointment. "£la If way down a friendly projecting Qook caught bin trousers and arrested bis fall. He hung there, suspended in mid nir by bis nether garmeuta, for a lull hour before tt was possible to rescue bim from his somewhat, awkward posi tion Ou beiug tuken to the hospi tal it was fouud that he had sustain ed no injury from his fall, and the strong antidotes applied speedily counteracted tbe effects of the poi son he had swallowed. He absolute ly ref tsea to disclose hia name. She Got the Flour. A bright little woman recently gave ber forgetful busbmd the fol lowing letter, with instructions that it should not be opened until be got to bis place of business: "I am forc ed to tell you something that I know will trouble you, but it is my duty to do so. lam determine 1 you shall kuow it, let tbe result be what it may. 1 have knowu for a week that this trial was cooling, but I oannot keep it any longer. You must not oeusure mo too harshly, for you must reap the results as well as myself. I hope it won't crush you." Hire be turned over the next page, bis hair slowly risiuir. '"The (lour is out; please send ma tUid after noon. J thought that by tins meth- j oii you would not forget it." Tni : husband telegraphed forthwith for a i barrel of tbo bj&i li u o bj dj'ut i Bdroe ujstuuter. 11 A Certificate of Character. The editor of a Virginia paper in vindica i'i<> the private character of a friend who had been arrested for the crime of sheep S'"alinir defended hiin as follow-): "We have known Mr. Thomas for twelve years, Oar ac quaintance commenced with the equi noctial storm which blew down oar g andlatber's barn. At this time he was a young man in tbe prime of life, and, we biuk. raisen the best mar rowfat peas thit w.) ever ate. He was a good unth-matician, kind to tbe p>or aud bid fits In ail the re lations of husband, father, uncle and trustee of common lands he has fol lowed the direct standard of duty. Mr. Thomas is at this time 43 years of age, slightly marked with the small pox, an estimable citizen, a church member, and a man of known integiity for ten years He doesn't kno.v enough to steal sheep." Chaffed the Wrong Man. A citizen who had just laid down S9OO for a epaa of carriage horses was driving out Woodward avenue the oiher day when he met a farmer coming with a load of apples. De siring to chaff the stranger a bit, he drew up and inquired: "Say, how'll you trade teams?" The farmer halted, got down from bis vehicle, looked the team oyer, and slowly replied : '•Wall, by gosh I" "What's the matter ?" "If you hadn't stopped me, I wouldn't have known the team." "Did you eyer see these horses be fore ?" "Did I ? Why I raised 'em ! Sold 'em both to a horse-trader in town three weeks ago. That nigh one has the heaves, and the other one is a cribber and has two spavins. I'll trade you for $75, and that's allow ing $25 apiece more on your horses than I got." The owner of the "spankers" hasn't seen a peaceful hour since that meeting.— Detroit Free Press. A Snoring. Gertrude Kingr, the principal wit ness at the Coroner's inquest on Mrs. .Ime Haag, who drowned herself Friday nt Adrian, Mich., caused a long wait Saturday. She took tbe stand and immediately fell into a deep sleep. A snore was the indica tion to tbe officers that she was not awake. The snore was repeated with increased energy. A woman companion was shocked and gave the snoring beauty a vigorous nudge. It had no effect and she slept on, snoriug louder and louder every min* uto. At last tbe officers took a hand aud tried unsuccessfully to rouse her. They shook her, stuck pins in her and pulled her hair without avail, and liually sat down to await her waiiiug. The time dragged by, and tbe case waited while the girl slept as souudly and beautifully as if she was iu her bed. It was 4 o'clock when she went to sleep and at 11 she was still sleeping,* Theu the Coroner adjourned the in quest for the day, and left the officer to watch the girl. It has since been learned tha". she is given to taking naps of from 20 to 25 hours' duration. The Better Way. A gentleman who had a little daughter of a very inquisitive turn of miud invited a friend to dine with him. It chanced that the friend bad just been divorced from his wife, and little Annie, who bad heard some thing about it, was curious to know m ore. " Why didn't you bring your wife with you, Mr Todd?" asked Annie when they were all seated at the ta ble. The guest blushed and stammered, and said that be hade't any now. Then Annie,in spite of admonitory scowls from her papa and mamma, contiuued: "What did you get divorced from her for?" "Well, Annie, don't yon think it is better," asked Mr. Todd, "when two people can't live happily togeth er that they should separate ?" "No. I don't," answered the child; "I think it is better to light it oat; that's the way my papa and mamma do." An Opportunity Unimproved. She stood in tho press room of the country daily, where the agile "fly" of the press was slapping down the papers with admirable precision, She was a motherly looking creature,with a blue cotton umbrella "That 'fly' delivers tho papers at the mte of fifteen hundred an hoar," modestly remarked the proud proprie tor "Fifteen hundred an hour!" she ex claimed, "Mercy on us! you don't meau ii!" And then, moved b 7 motherly instinct she added: "What a place to spauk a baby!" No Chance for Prohibition. Omaha Prohibitionist—My friend, i hope we will have your help in our prohibition campaign. Way back Native No, siree. Tbere ain't no autidote for rattlesnake biles except whiskey, an' I ain't goin' to vote wbifkey out of reach in case of emergency I tell you." "But, sir, there are uo rattlesnakes in vour section." "No. but we're goin' to import some right off." —Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whosoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise aud happy purchase. —A fashionable lady, in boasting of her new "palatial residence," said that the windows were all of stained glass. That's to bad!" cried her mother; "but won't soap and turpen tine take the stains out?" An lowa girl who was voted the ha-udsooicst lady in the county faint ed away three times in succession when the joyful uews was brought to her. A different man caught her each time. —This country consumed eighty one and one-half tons of quinine dur ing th'! last year. And yet even that great dose was not able to keep the country from shaking. There are now cables on almost every sea and ocean bed, the total length of wire laid being nearly 113,» 000 nautical miles. There are nine cables connecting Europe with Amer ica, the first that was laid dating from 1638. NO. 1