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Yourattfii' ils called to the store of W. E.
Rabton. the : r No, #<;. South Main street,
where you v , tlnd a choice selection of
W itehes <'li« ;.nd Jewelry of every descrip
tion. Watch : 1 Clock repairing a specialty,
V . E. RALSTON,
- No. DC. South Main street,
iiutler, Pa;
Hot A Brady
T. W'. TAIT, Prop'r.
New Hotel ;■ Kesiaurant on the Dluinoml
duller. Pa.
Mr. T. W. T has refitted and furnished the
Brady House i is now prepared to accomino
date the pub!
His Restaur .t. In connect lop v.lth the hotel
•will oe oneu (' i i.dnicht The tables will b
furnished wit.i wvcrytlnug the market affords,
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-11 f] | vels aventl -n. Those who sir- lu
Sf L«.l »i«M3ii pi iltabio woi k that en a be
dono vrhile 1 g at lame should at uee
send their ad. ato Haliett st 0.. Portland.
.M '.liic, uad Tf fn;e, f .11 ti)forin:tfti>u ii iw
elt her sex, of ,;es cm earn tr :ni 15 to i
per day and i id f ; wherev r they Uve. Vou
are started fr . Capital not required. Home
nave made ov- o 1,1 a i-.lxiglo d ay ut Uils work.
AU nuvcewi.
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THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
The Jfeonle's Grreat
EXPOSITION!
[
4, GREAT SHOWS 111 OSE, 4,
We announce to the people far and wide that
we will exhibit our collossal aggregation of
startllugr wonders, to secure which all s of
the earth—Europe. A«la. and portions of the t"
s. have beea searched, and such an aggregation
as has never been sieu since the day Noah enter
ed the Ark*. The mighty Elephant,the great Khl
noc -ros, the Illppopottoma-s.tlie Chimpanzie.tbe
Ou-rang-outang or run-out-anl-stlct-out your
tongue-out. the greatest living wonders of the
ajje will excite no wonder woen compared with
. the multitude of monster attractions on exhibi
tion at our great moral Circus and Menagerie.
The roars and howls of the would-be competi
tor who Apes th" methods, but crk-s down the
attractions of our own and ouly Greatest Show
on earth will be drowmnl In the Joyful acclam
ations of a delighted populace. Kemember this
great shuXv possesses no objectionable features
tnd is the delight of the cultured and refined.
We show under one canopy four great shows,
the Largest Stock—Greatest variety—Best
Goods and styles—Lowest Prices. We have se
cured a magnificent Brass Band which will be
a prominent reuture of our great show. 3 rings
with a seperare and coutlnuous performance
being enacted in each ring.
NEW AND NOVEL
attractions. 3 Jolly Clowns. The greatest liv
ing. walking, breathing, talking curiosities ot
the Pliunny Plieilows—sure to sell you
ami all the |K*upit-'laUKli when they see the bar-
Kalni 1 hey oiler, uiher .u.d greater attruction.-,
greet the delighted eye on every .siue—the Pro
prietor ar.d Managers swinging 111 the living
trap /- attached t > the highest pinacle of sue
eess, give such exhibitions ol ner»e and ilarm*:
in sleeping reductions, gor/eno* displays auu
VYondtrlul baigains as to call lorth tti« piaudiU
01 tue piuiieut alio eeoiioiiiic.il. Tlie man
aiieiiiHni beg leave to annouiit'e tliat in their un
tinag 7.< ..I IJ. HiC i«-.:rch lot the :are and curii -us
a-itoniiiitiig resnlti have alvvfiys ioilowe<t ane
we i.js'i. fur }our liispettioa u coll'js
s.d collection Oi bright ana new Fai.
atyie, iu Alens' Boys' and Chlldrens'
( KKhiriK. Hal*. Caps Underwear, Shirts,
< -..liars. Culls, 'lies. Hosiery, lianuker
-1 liiets.Miifllers. Gluves. Mi i.-n», t'mbrel
las. Trunks, Valises, Satchels, Straps,
Brushes, tombs. Jewelry, t orsets. Jer
seys, Stockings with a full line of Notions, ic.
Big bargains all through the show, •
Song by the Clown : -
Men and jouth and boys and all,
snort and So.'lU, lean and tall.
Wno need a suit of clothes this fall.
We do invite you now to call
For we are roiling en tbe Dall.
And you are sure to make a haul.
Whatever you purchase,great or small.
Kong 2 "What are the wild waves saying."
Buy your Clothing and Furnishing goods of
I>. A. HiiCK.
Song 3"ller bright smile haunts me still."
The smile of satisfaction that beamed from
the face of the ladv who dresseu her little
boy lu one ol Heck's irreslstable suits.
If you want to save money and increase your
pile droppin and C HECK, and he'll make you
all smile.
He possesses the power to spread happiness
around.
And his store Is the place where bargains are
found.
Doors open at 7 A.M. Close at sr. M. Ad
luittance, (Jents Free, l.adii s nnd Children hall
price. Kemember the place.
D. A.. HECK'S,
Xo. 11, Xorth Main St.. Itnfly* lilork,
BUTLER, - PA.
Organs! Organs! Organs!
The Dyer & Hugh's leads,
them all, 35,000 in actual use.
The following are a few of
the many using thi* organ in
liutler county: Win. Sarver,
Sarversvillc; Jas. Dougherty,
Donegal; D. Lardin, Bald ridge;
I. Thorn. Thorn Creek; Jacob
Shoup, Thorn Creek; Bnptiat
Church, Butler; Presbyterian
Church, Muddycreek; St. John
Church, Ilallston Station. J
These all recommend the '
Dyer & Hugh's <'rgan highly.
I have contracted to sell A
hundred ol these organs during!
ISSB, and will oflei them at
greatly reduced prices, organs
lroin $47 to S3OO. Come to
Butler and take one of them
home on trial.
A full line of violins, guitars,
banjoes, horns and all musical j
instruments. Don't forget
the name and place
ALLX WILLIAMS.
Next to Berg & Cypher's hard
ware store, Butler, Fa.
A nappy New Yew To - All.
*
I take thiis means of show
ing my appreciation of the
liberal support given me dur
ing tlie past year, and extend
to all heartfelt w ishes for their
happiness the corning year.
Having gained the confi
dence of my customers by hon
est dealing and fair prices, I
shall endeavor to continue to
deserve it in the future.
Hoping fur a continuance of
your patronage, I am
Very respectfully jours
J. 11. DOUGLASS,
No. 03 S. MAIN ST.
BUTLER, - - L?A F
2-4-R7-ly
SURVE Y I NG
LAND,
COAL BANKS,
AND LEVELING.
Particular attention given to the KetracluK oi
old lineo. Addresa,
H.F. IIILLIARD.
Co, Surveyor
NortU Hope P. 0., butler Co., I'a.
8,ft,54.1y
tlj l&r iUDICIOU3 AND PERSISTENT
jggj-fe Advertising bae always proven
Bftjg successful. JVjf' ro i lacing any
fjfTO* Newspaper Advnrtlbiinr consul;
JFJ LORD ST THOMAS,
STjjjfa/ iDVErristni IOEXTH,
WOP il to U CHICAGO.
A GOOD " COMBINE."
I * two, with a voice like
j * cracked fog-horn,
' • t o°d the corner.
' Hi® wagon was very
/i . ,'J!. small, about three
a y/ -r~* times the size of a
| boy's "Express," and
held a half dozen melons. The donkey
was tall, lean, lank, and seemed afraid of
the little k'yart to which he waa harnessed.
The huckster singly was not a novelty,
nor the donkey, nor the wagon, but the
combine,'' the trinity, from which all
sorts of comparisons could be drawn, wa.°
a sensation which drew a crowd of little
folks and servants. The little folks talked
about it at home, and so he was advertised,
and his example points a moral. It is
this: to say a remedy will relieve, for
instance, is not saying much. The heat
from the friction of the hand will some
times do that. Nor is it all to say it will
cure; for the cure may be temporary and
the pain may return; nor will it do to
boast of a permanent cure, unless there is
no relapse, no return of pain for a good
length of time against changes of weather.
But a remedy which relieves all pains
promptly and surely, which relief is a cure
beyond all question, which cure is proved
in a thousnud cases permanent beyond any
fear of relapse, is a "combine" of virtues
beyond all" competition, upon which the
public eye is fixed. And this is the supe
rior merits of St. Jacobs OiL As a proof,
Mr. R. G. Troll, Western Union Telegraph
Co., St. Lottis, Mo., states: "In March,
1881, I suffered terribly with neuralgia. I
applied St. Jacobs Oil at 8.40; at 9 A. M.
went to work. In five minutes after the
pain was gone. I have never hnd it since;
that one application cured me." Ttiese
points repeated in so many instances are
given to clinch its superiority. As in the
case of the huckster, it is not a single
thing that tests. It is not one but many
virtues that are required to subdue pain,
and this combination, by long years of
experiment, has proved itself unfailing in
efficacy and unsurpassed in merit. It
requires no loud voice to proclaim it; it
■peaks and acts for itself, Always true and
sure.
a ■ gk | L'r-vk.SpmM.Wrc.-icl-es. Khca
dnAKr SeiAtioa,
_ _ __ __ ! Ilcurisy Palm, Stitch la th»
I lU Si le, Backache, Swollen Joints.
H ■ la W* | Heart biocase, Sore Kuacle*.
Pain In the Chert, and all paiiu and a< h.-s either local or
deep-seaici arc last antly r lieved and spwxjily cored by
t'.e well-'xjiown Hup natter. Compounded, a* It I*. of
the cirdKAco. rlrtuui cf fresh Hope, Ouma, RaJkams and
Extracts, it la indeed the brrt paln-killinc. ft,muUU!iifr,
•Oothins aid »tr«B«rtUeninc I*ormw Plaster trer ma le.
Hap [last, rt are told L-y ail country Korea.
K rente or Sve for 31 00. I ■■ M
■ailed on receipt of M M
price. Hvp natUrCo.,\__ __
|• PLASTER
"^s^soSSSdtonJoe|T«!dTrriuhr^wTst"!ra»ch"and7rrer
dljwiw^uredlgJjUwiyTjLjttoT^^
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
G. M. ZIMMKKMAX,
PHYSICIAN AND SOU*EON,
Office at No. 4;>, S. Mali, street, over Frank &
Co s Diuk Store. Butler, I'a.
J F. BKITTAIN,
Att'y at, Law—Office at S. E. Cor. Main St, and
Diamond, Butler. Pa.
NEWTON BLACK
Att'y at Law—Office od South side of Diamond,
Butler, Pa.
IKA McJDNKIN,
Attorney at Law. Office at No. IT, Kast Jeffer
son St., Butler, Pa.
MR R J. LAMB.
Organist and Choir Master,
St. Peter's German Cli'irch, Butler.
OUOAN. PIANOFORTE, VIOI.IN. SINI'IN'Q AND HAR
MON V.
Pianofortes and Organs Tuned and Regulat
ed. Tirmson application. 50 West Jefferson
street.
Insurance and Real Estate Ag't.
17 EAST JEFFERSON ST.
BUTLER, - PA.
Dr. S. A. JOHNSTON,
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
AH work pertaining to the profession execut
ed in th»" neatest manner.
Si»ecialtles : —Gold Fillings, and Painless Ex
traction of Teeth. Vitalized Air administered.
(Mice on JeflTerkon Street, one itonr Kail of l.owrj
Hume, Lp Malm.
oniefi open dally, except Wednesdays and
Thii»sdays. Communications by mail receive
prompt attention.
N. 8.-Thc only DentLst In Bntler using the
bel t oiakcK of teeth.
JOHN E. BYERS,
PHYSICIAN AX,) SURGEON
Office No. CT> Smith Main Street,
BUTLER, - PA.
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS,
Physician and Surgeon.
No. 10 West Cunningham St.,
BUTLER.
■CZEISRI-TSTIR, *.
o|/ WALTiBON, Graduate of the Pliila
• l\. del pli I a Dental College, Is prepared
to do anything ):■ the line of his profession In a
satisfactory iiiannef?
office on Main street, Butler, Ctilon Block
up stairs.
J. S. LUSK, M.O
Has removed rrorn Harmony to But.ler and lia,-.
Ills ofllce at. No. 9, Main St., three doors below
liOwry House. apr-80-tf.
EITERSDLiER HOTEL
No. 88 and 90, S. Main St.,
BUTLKR, - -
Near New Court House—formerly Donaldson
House —good accommodations for travelers.
Good stabling connected.
[l-O-Wr-tyl 11 EITKNMIJI.LEK. Prop'r
A J FRANK k CO.
DEALERS IN
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
AXD CHEMICALS,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICEB,
SPONGES, BRUHHES, PERFUMERY. Ac.
Physicians' Prescriptions carefully com
pounded.
45 S Main Street, Butler, Pa.
BUY YOUR HOIVIES
United Security Llfr* Insurance and Trust Co.,
of Pa,
JVJoney to Buy Homes.
Mor. thlj dues not more than a fair rent. Pay
ments decrease yearly. In event of death
prior to (ompletlon of payments, baluuec of < n
cuiubrance canceled.
Money to Loan.
K«'&1 estate bonjjlit and Bold on CODQUIIHSIOD.
Wanted bouses to rent and rents collected.
L. G. LINN,
No. 38 South Mnin St.,
Butler, Pa.
Over Linn's Drug Store.
QA L E 8 M EAT
M .WANTED \
Jto canvas* for rhe sale of Nur~A_ 1
sery Stock: steady employment truaranteod.
RAI.AKV ASU EXPKSHKM PAID. Apply at
onEtuttillage. (KeXer to tUlsjtaiier >
Chase Brothers Cc., "JT"
I AJYTRTIEE io tbo Citizen.
;Sister Wiggins Ear-Trumpet.
Sister Wiggins had made herself
mildly conspicuous in the village of
Kecewaw by procuring a shining
t-ar-trumpet which she made use of
every Sundsy when she went to
"meeting" in the little bare church
on the bill.
If there was anything which Sis
ter Wiggios had all her life contend
ed against it was the sinfulness of
vanity; and now that her hearing had
become sufficiently impaired to sanc
tion the u.-e of artificial aid the devil
promptly stepped in and with plausi
ble arguments added another article
to the long a:ray in arms agaiaet j
Sister VV iggin's soul. lu the first j
place, she had possessed more than
the usual amount ot comeliness as a
lass, and when Absalom Wiggins
' won tbe promise of her hand the
jealousy of her female friends was
carried to such »n extent that it was
; only after a great deal ol coaxing and
iof condescension oa her pirt thil
' two of them were persuaded to act as
i bridesmaids. A moderate amount of
1 envy on the part of her friends might
have been a pleasant spice to her
good fortune; but she oftea sign ;d
when talking it ever af;erward, and
lamented that she had beea the in
nocent cause of such unholy pas
sions.
•'But it wasn't my fault if I was a
little better lookiug than tbe rest, of
Vm,"she would say deprecotingly;
"and I couldn't help Absalom's fall
' ing in love with m". Sometimes I
I wish I had red bair and freckles like
j Sallv Jones if 'twould make people
• any kinder and keep me away from
i the pitfails of vanity."
Then Sister Wiggins WA* noted
tweuty miles around for ber cooking,
for her housekeeping and for tbe ex
cellence of her weaving. Xo otto
could make such bronze-like rusks
and such sponge-like cakas H;r
house was as free from dust from at
tic to cellar as if she had mads ready
for a troop of Orientals who were ex
pected to eat off the floors As for
her carpets, who in New England
surprised ber neighbors with such
original and striking desigus as Sis
ter Wiggins' fine woven webs?
The state of things was becoming
critical, and the chances for Sister
Wiggins' ooul were steadily growing
leas, when HEP eighteen-year-old girl,
Alamanda, became enjaged to her
French music-master. If anything
had been needed to give a touch of
exclusivenees to Sister Wiggins'
popularity, it was just this; and who
c«n wonder that she became a little
more absolute, a little more arbitrary
and a little less movable in her stands
and opiuions from that time forib?
It did not signify to her that the
Frenchman was only a handsome
bourgeois and without a sou to bis
n me. Blinded by tbe glamour
which is apt to fall upon things
across the sea, she deferred to him as
if he bad been a peer of the realm;
and when he and bis wife departed
this life, a few years later, she cared
for their child as if he had been the
only scion of a kingly bouse.
Matters were in this condition—
the international unfortunate being in
bis tenth year — when Sister Wig
ging broached tbe subject of the ear
trumpet to Absalom, her son, his
father having died some years be
fore.
"It ain't," she said, "as if I didn't
need it. It's dreadful to sit there
wondering what hymn the parson's
giving out, and sometimes never
kuowin' till they've riz to sing. If
'twasn't for that I should feel as
though we ought to save the money
for Louee."
"Seems to me you hear pretty tol
erable well, mother, "Absalom replied:
"as well as Deacon Botsford and two
or three of the others."
"Oh ! but the Deacon's old I
shouldn't wonder if he was most a
year older'n mo If I was as old as
he I should expect to B; mortified iu
the flesh "
So the infirmity became a vanity,
and what would have been intoler
able as a common misfortune was
thus converted into a mark of distinc
tion hardly less dear to her soul than
the foreigu alliance. But I think the
dr-vil hiuir-elf must have been baffled
arid uncertain whether to howK or re
joice wheu it was quite determined in
Sister Wiggiu'a mind that the trum
pet should be used only on the Sab
bath-day, or for state occasions, so to
speak. When she laid it away be
tween fold, B of cotton in the chest of
drawers did she do so with a sense of
putting temptation from her during
the coming weak and humbly step
ping down to the place of common
mortals ? or was the thought upper
most in her mind to the effect that
frtiniliHrity might breed contempt, and
that by this stratagem her own dig
nlty and importance might retained ?
1 shall not attempt to enter into
the details of this complicated ques
tion, but will only stale as a fact
worth recording that never once did
she swerve from ber resolution, and
that at neither Dorcas Society nor to
Missionary Meeting was Sister Wig
gin's ear-trumpet ever known.
Deacon Botsford was a modest but
dipuified little man with gray hair
and (i forward stoop which gave him
something of an iuquiriog look. Now.
the Deacon had known Sister Wig
gins all bis life, and watched with
sorrow a career so fraught witn van
ities as ber's had been. Was it any
wonder that, his sorrow and anxiety
culminated in dismay when be saw
that the very infirmity which in him
self ho accepted as a proper chastise
ment for sins in the way of commis
sion aud omission should in her case
be a stepping stone by which the
devil was likely to grain an ascend
ancy over her soul '/Were all his pray
ers in her behalf to go for naught ?
Could nothing avail to make her see
the evil of her ways ?
The Deacon was the soul of sim
plicity and single-miudedness. and
for him to see a way which seemed
right unto him was to tako it in spite
of all opposition, though the end
thereof might bo death. And when
he once felt it to be his duty to pray
with deeds as well as with words, a
loaded cttunou could not have driven
him from Sister Wiggin's d jor.
Louis was fond of the Deacon with
that fondness which has back of it
the remembrance of ciunamou drops
and candied orange-peel lie was a
queer combination; more Freucb than
American in appearauce in spite of
bis homespun clothes, and be spoke
a strange jumble of English and
French which was a little bewilder
iog to the Ivouewaw folk. I Lin nat
ural vivacity was toned down to ab-
Rclute gravity by the atmosphere of
; Yew Krryltind cribo'dvsy, wbfcb bad
BUTLKR PA.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20,1888.
| surrounded bim from birth, and all j
his force and spirit were given to be- '
| ing entirely and inteusely religious, j
OA this* particular, Sunday, which
■ the Deacon had set apart as the day
for expostulating with the erring sis
ter, L iuis walked home from moruing
preaching with a graver air than usual,
una as soon as he entered the house
called for his implements of deliver- J
anee.
"Gran' mere, give me my stool,
bring me my desk, hand down the
Bible, and — merci Let us pra\!" j
"Hut we havn't had dinner yet. I
and K bsalom, 'el be expecting a pot- '
pie si D a couple o' chickens " timidly !
remonstrated the stiff-necked sister.
He transfixed GX>d he with a
glance, "Vanity OF vanities, saith
the preacher. Woman, let ua piay!"
The woman prayed; st least she
bowed her bead with loosened bonnet
strings and a troubled countenance,
and he prayed
Then he sang a hymn.
Then he gave out his text; "Vanity
of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity
of vanities; all is vanity;" and in her J
inmost soul sister Wiggins knew that
all was over for the chickens and pot- j
pie that day.
It was toward the close of this j
lengthy and somewhat complicated !
versioa of tbe morning's sermon that
Deacon Botsford knocked and was ad
mitted.
Perhaps the sister's patience had
been tried a little harder than usual,
or perhaps she felt it due to her self-
RESPSCT to MAKE up to the Deacon for
what T-be had yielded to "Lou ee."
However that was. the worthy
brother inwardly quaked before her
countenance arid majestic mien.
Louis had come out of his religious
fervor a little bealid and somewhat
weary, aad never once spoke while
the Deacon remained, appearing to be I
quite content in satisfyiug those long
iugs of the FLRTSH with the usual pieces
of orange peel and cinnamon drops, I
which the Deacon supplied with freer
hand than was his wont. !
Indeed, his supply was quite ex
hausted, and he was beginning to de
spair of ever being able to ease his
conscience of the load it had accumu
lated when Sister Wiggins paused in
her deliberate sweep to and fro across
the sanded floor, saying, "I S'pose
you'll have some dinner with us.
Deacon, such as 'tis. Absalom's out
'tending to the sick heifer, but I ex
pect he'll be in afore long "
Then the anxious Deacon rose to
his feet, fairly quivering with the in
tense excitement of that critical mo
ment.
"No, Sister Wiggins," he said,
"I'll not deceive you; I did not come
here to break bread with yon today.
The object ot this visit is something
that has laid heavy on my conscience
this many a day. That is, your ear
trumpet."
He paused.
"MY — ear — trumpet!" slowly re
peated the sister, half believing that
she must be dreaming. "MY — ear —
trumpet!" What is that to you?"
' Why, you see," replied the Dea
con, finding it a little difficulty to ex
plain, but determined to go through
with it at any cost, "why. you see,
the fact is, some of the brethren and
m<3 have been talking this matter
over, and not wishing to be in no
ways barsh, we calculated that the
matter might be compromised b/
making it a little less —A little less
exclusive, we might say. Now'
there's one or two of tbe other sisters
in the Church that can hardly hear
what the parson says. Sister Price
is too poor to buy a trumpet, and Sis
ter Stebbius is saying money to buy
a monument, aud we calculated that
it would ouly be showing a proper
spirit if you was to let one or the
other of them take tbe trumpet whaa
you wasn't usiug it."
Sister Wiggins stood aghast. They
hid struck at the root of ber vanity,
luid the shock seut the coLr from her
fair round face and rendered her
speechless. Sne would have given
up the ear trumpet entirely, she
would have sacrificed it on a Pyra
mid of Vanities with unction if re
quired to do so; but make it a com
mon thing, a thing to be passed from
hand to hand and from ear to ear, a
thing without individuality, a mere
article of convenience for the multi
tude—never! And the Deacon, watch
ing her returning color and her tigbt
enipg lips, knew that the devil was
not vanquished, but aroused.
"Have you got through, Deacon
Botsford?" at last spoke Sister Wig
srins in an ominously low voice; "be
cause if you haven't I wouldn't wish
to interrupt you; but if you have, per
haps you'll just allow me to say that
the ear trumpet's mine, bought with
the money from my own fleece, and
that I don't intend to give it up to
PLEASE the envy of anybody "
"Sister Wiggins, Sister Wiggins,"
expostulated the Deacon, making a
movement with bis bands us if he
would save not only ber soul but bis
own from being trampled under foot;
•'Sister Wiggins, Sister Wiggins, let
me entreat you to consider what you
say; let me admonish you to remem
ber that the Book says pride must
have a fall; let me implore you turn
from this highway of destruction and
seek the narrow way."
But the sister remained obd irately
silent, and the Deacon weut on again
with scarcely a pau?e:
"I speak not for myself, not for my
own benefit. You who kuow me
must allow that I never giye my mite
iu the hope of returns. lam here
pleading for the salvation of one that
is dearer to me than life; aud may the
Lord forgive me for saying it, but I'd
give my own soul to the devil to make
sure that yours was saved!"
The Deacon fled with a groan, and
tbe widow sank into a chair, quite
helpless from the shock of his last
words,
On Saturday afternoon, between
the hours of three and five, the zeal
ous sisters of the Church of Kene
waw might havo beeu seen congregat
ed in the "parlors" of tbo church edi
fice, each giving her modicum of
time toward the making of socks and
necties in behalf of the heathen.
Sister Wiggins was there, and her
face looked more blooming than usual
as she bent over her work. Her
manner had acquired a certain mel
lowness which was bard to account
for in face of the fact that Sister Steb
bins had u new fall bonnet, while
Sister Price had been showing tho
ladies a piece of "homespun" equal to
anything that had ever come from
Sister Wiggins' loom.
Was a gentler (lower to do for Sis
ter Wiggins' soul what all the august
official power nf the Church had failed
to accomplish? Sbe herself could not
have told what spirit moved her to
this unwonted miJduetfs, or what, all
j through tbe weik, she had expected
' to coine of that outburst on Sunday
|on the Deacon's part. But, somehow,
the ear-trnmpet seemed of little im
portance to ber as she walked home
today musing whether it would not
be best to put it quite out of reach,
and so have done with tbe vexatious
thing
J "Yes," she eaid emphatically and
| in conclusion as she reached the door
and stooped to take the key from un
der tbe mat. Every one in Kene
j waw knew where she kept that key.
j "Yes, I'll give the ear-trumpet to
Sister Price, and she can do as she
' likes about lending it to Sister Steb
j bins There's other things in the
world besides ear-trumpets, and per
haps I shall be better off without it,
after all."
So she went straight to the chest
of drawers, without taking off her
things, aud drew forth the cotton that
had preserved the metal in all its
pristine brightness. But, lo 1 no
trumpet met her baud, aud the more
she turned things about in her frantic
search tbe mo e bewildered SHA grew.
She gave it up at length, and with
uncertain air sat down to think.
"It'U Deacon Botsford!" she gasp
ed. "I never should a-beleived it —!
and after all he said about my soul !"
* * *
("By hook or by crook," laughed
the devil as he saw ber rage. )
Tbe next day was Sunday, and
Absalom, though slow to take im
pressions, felt, as they start-id for
church, that Something uuusal must
have happened to exclude the impor
tant item from ber outfit.
"You've forgot your ear-trumpet,
mother," he said as he helped her in
to the wagon. "Shan't I go back
and fetch it?"
Sister Wiggins closed her lipa. "I
ain' got any ear-trumpet," she replied.
"Just drive along, for I want to get
there before the preaching's commen
ced."
The parson was giving out tbe
hymn when they entered. Absalom
dropped into his accustomed seat near
the stove, but Sister Wiggins never
paused until she stood before the lit
tle white box that served for a pulpit.
"Parson." she said iu a distinct
voice, fixing her eyes upon tbe little
man, who could only gaze down up
on her in astonishment; "Paraon, a
good deal has been said about pride
and stiff neckeduess, and tbe sinful
ness of the desire to be exclusive;
but I want you and the peopie here
assembled to know that you've got
something worse than that among
you here today, aud that is a thief;
aud that thief is a deacon ot the
Church."
Here she fixi-d her eyes upon Pea
con Botford'S li vid face lie raised
his hands with a gesture which might
have silenced her had she understood,
but blinded by her passion she went
on to t he bitter end ;
"He took my ear trumpet yester
day without my knowledge or con
sent, and I demand to have it restor
ed before the members of this
Church."
I will not attempt to describe THE
consternation that fell upon the con
gregation at her words
Louis had followed the irate sister
down the aisle, but at so slow a pace
that he barely reached her as she fin
ished speakiDg.
"Taise toi. grac'mere," he drawled
in his outlandish French Then in
an English which was sufficiently un
derstood,"! gave your trumpet to the
Lord I"
Sister Wiggins almost sank to the
floor, but Louis went on with graud
indifference :
"I found "un pauvre homme" (a
poor man) in the loft. He wasn't
exactly blind, but he said be was half
blind in one eye, so Igave him that and
my tin bank. Now let us pray."
And the parson, being young and
inexperieuced, aud not knowing what
else to do, began to pray; but the
overwhelming mortification of that
hour was too much for Sister Wig
gins, and she fainted there and there
When SH® opened her eyes she
found herself reposing on a settee in
the entry, with her head on Deacon
Botsford'S breast.
"I hain't no kind o' doubt, Sister
Wiggius," he aaid anxiously, " but
we can overtake that man aud get
your trumpet back."
But Sister Wiggins answered with
a shudder," "Deacon Botsford. ne-ver
let me hear tbe words ear-trumpet
again. It's all a judgemeut on me for
my foolish stuck up ways How can
you hold me so? Let me lay in tbe
dust at your feet."
But the Deacon helder her closer,
saying, "Xo, Ftay here, stay hero."
A Most Remarkable Story.
A farmer named Steiumetj;, living
in North Sewiekley township Beaver
Co, near tlw Liwrence cou'ity line,
tells a most remarkable story. He
says that about three years ago a far
mer. whose name ho would not give,
with his family moved into that vi
cinity from New York State. The
house into which they moved was
horribly infested with roaches and
bedbegs. Not long after their arrival
io the vicinity tbe wife of the former
betran to get queer attacks of head
ache, which seemed ouly to increase
as time wor« on, until finally the
pains became so violent at times that
the poor woman grew delirious Med
ical skill was powerless to cure her or
to give ber much relief. She com
plained of a fearful pressing pain up
ou her head,-, nd often begged to those
about her to cut open her head and
relieve her of the pressure. Last
week she died.
The doctor who had last attended
her obtained permission to hold a
post mortem examination. Ou lifting
the top of the skull off he found, as
thouqh wedged uetween the brain and
the inuer skull, a mass of dead bud
bugs The only solution which he
could ofTer for the strange case was
that the bugs had found their way in
to the lady's head through ber ear at
night while sbo was asleep. The i
physician has tbe mass of bugs now
iu bis possession, and has sent a re
port of the case to the Surgeons' In
stitute in New York Citv.
—Mrs. Gaineß Carpenter, of Fox
boro, Mass , spent the most of her
life iu poverty and in the poor house
last summer. Now it transpires that
her husband, *hu died in Texas be
fore tho war, owued laud there which
is now worth SOO,OOO
Adaru Kerpen, now living iu
Chicago, once bad a beard 13 feet and
2inches in length. It was 31 years in
growing. Iu 1883 he had it cut off.
and it is now anions a saloon keep
er's collection of curiosities. At pres
ent his beard is 2 feet and S inches
kfp;f
i Modern Love Songs.
I As inspired by the evidence in the Arbnekle
Caaii-bell breach of promUe cue:
Bunuie had a dear pet limb,
She called hiui Baby Buuting,
j And everywhere that B. B. went,
Bunny for him went banting.
She led liiua into court o e dly
And told a story fancy,
Of "h's," "k's" and "K. M. QY'
The guileless, tjirly Bunnie.
AS hat makes her pet shun Bunnie so;
And otfer her the shake ?
j His golden fleece, with legal shears,
Would prudent Bunnie take.
Hearken, ye lovers
Whatever ye do,
l>on'c write to your srirls
With a '"K. M.Q;"
And uikiess you are auxious
A husband to be.
Don't call her —iu writing
Your little "B. B /
When lovely woman stoops to bleaching,
And finds tw late it does not pay,
How oan she mrtke a just atouement,
What art can wash the trick away.
Th? only art the trick can cover,
And briug her lover to her side,
Is juat to have him nuke confession
That his old mustache, too, ii dyed.
O! shining sun! Oday begun!
Hear me my vows renew,
1 love my love all loves above!
Come, darliug, K. M. Q.!
Let poets sing in words that rin^
Of Cupid's tickle crazj,
But poet's speeca ciuuoi impeaca
My darling's H's aal K's.
I pine ! I pine! Oh, love of miue,
1 pause but to pursue !
Turn not aside, my joy, my pride.
But, K. l^.
The flowers fair are blank despair,
Lite's spark goes with the days,
But beyond all d-iatn endure) tlia breath
Aud the balm of thy H. aud !v.
Oh, K. M. Q ! Oh, K M. y !
OU, K. M. y. always !
Siuue I must die, thea die will t
In the s*wn of thy H's and K's.
EM l| and go my iiou^y,
K M Q and go,
K M Q and give me money—
A quarter century or su
With loving and and never a doubt,
Uis letters at first begun.
And this is the way they flattened out:
'Dear Bunnie'—then 'Bunuie'—then 'Bun.'
There was a young woman named "Bunnie"
Who captured a big pot of uiouey ;
Her affections were hurt
By it weak-liverud flirt
Who'll never again be §o fuuny.
The squirrel wears a bushy tail,
And when the days arc sunny,
She frisks along the topmost rail,
And is a charming Buunie;
But when the cruel sporting man
Comes with his charms a gunniug.
Theu to his arm*— delightful plan—
This charming Buna comes running
And then with hugs and k;:ss he toys,
In love's delightful amours;
Just like all other spooney boys,
He heeds no warning clamors.
"I cannot stay, I am t-)o sick,
Just now to sue your dear P ipi;
So dearest Bunnie kiss ra i quick,
For I must see my dear Mamma."
So off he went, —and she to court,
A hundred thousand limiting,
To cure this heartless hum in sp >rt,
Of his dt-sire, to be her Hunting;
His Lawyer's plea would not avail,
T'.e Jury said he must knuckle,
And end this everlasting wail,
'Bout Kiss Me Quick Arbuc'- le.
—B. B. Hro KM. Q
DANGEROUS CRANKS.
Notes from the Experience of a
White House Deiective.
Detective Henry Kolb, who has
constant nupervision of the White
Housft at Washington, ia one of the
beat posted men on cranks and their
peculiarities iu this country, writes a
correspondent to the St Louis Globe-
Democrat. He can tell a great many
new and interesting stories of his ex
periences at Washington, but as he
ia a quiet, modest man, it is rarely
thai he can be induced to talk on tbe
subject. It was Kulb wbo first point
ed uut Guiteaa to Secretary-of State
BUiue and warned hiui that the fu
ture assassin of President Garfield
was a dangorous crank. Tbe detect
ive allowed himself to be interviewed
by a Jersey friend tbe other day,
however, and what be said is worth
making public.
Referring to tbe subject of cranks,
be said most people snppose they are
dressed creatures with long, unkempt
bair and bristling beard. This belief
be characterized as being far from the
truth o'ie class of cranks answers
the above description, but there are
numerous classes. Tbe poorly dress
ed, unkempt cranks are usually from
country places. They are poor and
come to Washington to collect a
niouuts of money they imagine tbe
Government owes them. As a rule
this class is not dangerous.
Tlie fallows most to b« feared are
the well dressed, oily-tongued, who
draw enough income from somewhere
to support themselves, aud who im
agine that they own the earth and
have a first mortgage on the sun,
moon and stars Guiteau belonged
to this latter class, lie wanted a
high position under the State Depart
ment, aud used good and apparently
sensible language to convince Mr.
Hlaiue that he was entitled to the
place. Failing in this, God ordered
him, so he said, to remove President
Garfield, which he did.
While at the White House Detect
ive Kolb was compelled to use great
vigilance to keep tlio well dressed,
smooth talking cranks from entering.
Their stories were plausible aud their
appearance respectable. The fellows
with u week's growth of napoy hair
and beard, and wearing clothing fad
ed by the storms of many seasons,
could be driven away like an old wo
man "shooing" chickens in many in
stances. The former, however, stood
ou their dignity, and it was frequent
ly necessary to use force to get them
off the executive premises.
"One afternoon duriog General
Grant's first term," said Mr. Kolb,
'*a tall stylishly dressed man, about
forty-live years of age, came to the
main floor and in a very dignified
maunor demanded to Bee tho Presi
dent. Wo informed him that the Presi
dent was not receiving that day.
'Ab,' be rejoiued with tho utmost
sang froid, "General Grant is ulways
at home to Uepablicaa members of
Congress.' It was during the sess
ion of Congress; and believing that
the caller was what he represented
biivself to bo, I pointed <hit the W»y
!to the reception room upstairs. lie
| quickly disappeared u:> the velvety
j stairway, and we resumed uur con
versation. Pretty soon there was a
commotion at tb-) beii of tin svtirs,
and t;a u.- l, er up there sang out;" Come
up bere, Kolb. quick!' I bounded up
stairs and into G'lTeral G.aat's offi ■«,
and there was tte Congressman g. a
! ticu'atinif wildlv, ta-kiug loudly, aad
following the President about the
! apartment in a very excited manner.
"The President was as oil as a
norther, bu' tb- re was an angry
gleam out of bis eyes, 'Put this fid
| low out!' lie commanded, imperative
ly, and as I seiz'd Mr. CoLgressmaa
he quietly resumed his seat and con
tiuu-d his work a? tb >Uirh nothing
had happened. After a brief strug
gle 1 (jo' ibe fellow to tbe bead of the
| stairs aud told Liui I would throw
; dowa if he did u>t go peacefully lie
i went It was several days before I
| learned the true cause uf the disturb
' ance. la the meautlme the President
! rebuked me for uot being more care
ful who admitted into the building,
j 'i am not afraid of such fellows,' he
■ said, 'but tbey annoy me aad occupy
valuable time, all of which you cvjld
avoid by not admitting them.' Had
I known at the time what the fellow
did 1 would have banded him over to
the police. I learned the particulars
from one of the children. He ciraa
ia and claimed that be bad been elect
ed to Congress lr ;rn the Baltimore
district by 1,000,000 Republican maj
ority, aud notwithstanding that, fact
hid seat i:i the House was occupied
by a Democrat. lie wanted the
President to go to the capitol with him
at once aud demand that the Demj
crat be ousted forthwith. The Gen
eral uot ouly refused to do this, but
he touched the button and summoned
the door-keeper. Ia the meantime,
before my arrival on the scene, the
crank followed the President about
threatening tbe most dire vengeance
unless bo went to tbe capitol with
him at once. I have al ways believed
that General Grant narrowly missed
being assaulted or perhaps assassina
ted on that day, as tbe crank was ia
a white heat rage when I fired him
out of the White House."
The detective also described how
the late Secretary of State Freling
buysen was grappled by a cranky
German, who wanted to be made a j
special envoy to England and Canada,
for tbo purpose ot worktng a secret
scheme to overthrow the English
Government, raise tbo stars and
stripes over St. James' Castle, and
declare England, Ireland, Scotland,
Canada and other provinces to be ad
ditions to the Republic of the Uni
ted States. When Mr. Freli'jghuy-
ordered this fiery and extremely
crt>tiky riiplomate from his office the
latter seized him by tbe lappel of the
coat, and would haye assaulted him
but for tbe presence of a door-keeper
and messenger, who bustled the fel
low out.
Kolb said s crank called on Secre
tary Lamar and wanted 1,000,000
acres of 1 nd in the West to establish
a new "Land of Canaan," where the
followers of the "unborn lamb" could
worship in peace, away from the vice
of civilization. He termed himself
the High Priest of tbe new order.
Secretary Lamar jokingly informed
him that the festive red man was still
a predominating feature in tbe wild
w est, and that the followers of the
unborn lamb might find tbe scalping
knife slightly more unpleasant than
the vices of civilization.
Room At The Top.
"Ttll vcu how I commenced in
life? Certainly. Sit down and make
yourself comfortable You look thor
oughly disheartened lor a young
man."
"I am discouraged, Mr. Myers. I
have tried every day for six weeks to
get a position, and there is none to
be had. This is tbe sum and sub
stance of the whole matter."
As he spoke Dxvid E lwards drop
ped into the proffered chair. The
bright carpet, glowing grate and com
fortable atmosphere of Lawyer Myers
cozy library were very home-like and
attractive, especially to tbe young
man who had spent the whole day
out in the rain trying to secure a
hoped for position.
"There is no use," he said, with a
long-drawn sigh ' I've tried for the
last time. Prosperity is not for every
body."
Lawyer Myers laid down his even
iug paper.
"You have asked me to tell you
how I got started, and I will. And
I want you to profit by the rehearsal
"After I bad taken my course of
law, had graduated with honors and
obtained my diploma, I supposed my
self qualified to enter uoon the duties
of a professional man. So I packed
my satchel, uud came to the city to
look for an opening.
"The first man 1 applied to was
Col. Hawkins, the uow famous crimi
nal lawyer. He w£s a particular
friend of one of the professors, and I
supposed that my diploma would be
all the introduction I should need—
tbat he would actually take me into
his confidence at once,"
"You discovered your mistake, I
presume ?" interrupted the youug
man in a dejected tone.
"Yes, I discovered it. I went to
the Colonel and told him my plans I
shall never forget tbe look be gave
me. A look over a pair of steel rim
med spectacles that made me feel as
though I wa3 about the siza of a
spiudle.
" 'Young man,' he said, in a sonor
ous tone that made me shiver, 'take
my advice aud uever enter law ! The
profession is crowded to death ! Men
are actually starving, sitting in their
office chairs, waiting for clients !
There is no money in it, sir. Law
yers have had their day, and the ris
ing generation must look up a new
business.'
"With that, he bowed and dismiss
ed me.
"Of course, I did what any otbor
young man would have done under
similar circumstances—went back to
the cheerless room on the third floor
of my boarding bouse, with the blues.
1 considered Col Hawkins aa auto
crat. If bo said there was no chance
in the profession, I accepted it as a
foregone conclusion."
"What did you do then, sir?" asked
David, his interest already becomiug
aroused.
"I was going to tell you what I did.
While I sat there feeling so bomfc
eiek, and wishlug tbat I had never
been horn, Mrs. Green, my landlady,
came in. She wanted to know what
tbe trouble was, and I told her. Sho !
said Col. Hawkins ought to know,
and advised rue to abandon the idea
ot tryinir law. I was to a J
vice, ay'd counsel."
'But,' she said, 'cheer up, I can
1 get you a position ia a bank. lam
j sure of that, if yon want it-'
. "Of course I wanted it. 8 > she
wrote a note to one of the bankers of
i the city, inclosed a letter of introduc
tion, and sent me out agaia, not for
getting to add the usual best wishes
for success.'
"I have often thought of it! How
I put my hand on the railing end
stepped into that bank that after
noon! Confidence lifting my feet as
on a carpet of dewn! Imagination
measuring tbe siz* of tbe baak I
would be proprietor of in a few
ears!
"1 banded my letter to a clerk, and
he delivered it to some one behind a
desk. Then be took bis hat aad
went out, and I stood there and
Raited an hour at least.
"Finally a gray-haired old gentle
man came out and said:
i ' You are the young nun who
brought this letter in, I balieve?'
j "Yes. *ir."
"Ahem! Yes; well, please say to
Mrs. Green tbat I am sorry not to ba
able to do her the favor, but we haye
no vacancies at present.'
! "I made no reply. Only stood
and looked at him.
" 'Young man,' he said at last,
'take my advice and never attempt to
■ learn banking. You could hope for
| nothing better than the position of
. bookkeeper for years, if ever; and it
'is nothing but a dog's life! Besides
i tbe business is crowded, sir. There
are more banks than there people to
i support them. Every paper yon
pick np is full of bank failures.'
"And be bowed me out,
"I went back to Mrs Green and
told her the result. 'Well,' she said.
'Mr. Switzer ought to know. He
has been in the business thirty years.
How would ycu like to be a drug
gist?'
"I told her I would like anything
that was a paying business. She
had a friend who was a druggist,
aud she was positive he wanted a
clerk.
"So she wrote another note and let
ter of introduction and sent ma off to
her druggißt friend "
"I walked slower this time and it
wasjast as well this time. The po
sition had been Clied before I got
there.
. "But just as I turned to leave the
store, the proprietor, who was quite
an old man, stopped me and said:
" 'Young man, don't spend an
hour in trying to be a druggist. I
have been in the business forty years
and I know what I am talking about.
You've got to work like a slave,night
and Sundays not excepted, and proba
bly in the end get sued for damages
on account of some careless prescrip
tion clerk. Besides the busineas is
overdone already. You will find a
drug store springing up on every
other corner. Take my word for it,
there is no money in droge.'
"That night 1 sat in my room try
ing to decide which way to turn
next, when Charlie Griffin, the felon
who roomed next to me, dropped
in.
"Got the blues?" he asked.
"Yes, I have,' I answered with a
great, deep sigh. 'I am perfectly
sick of the whole of it.'
"O. pshaw, he said, in a cheerful
tone that brightened me a little,
' there are plenty of chances. Y'ou
will get in somewhere. I believo the
book business would just suit you.
Why don't you try that?"
"lhadn't thought of it,' I replied.
"Well, that will be just the thing
for you', he said with great confidence.
'I cau help you on that too !. I am
acquainted with a man in the book
business and he wants a partner.
There is your chance. I will go
down with you in tbe morning and
give you an introduction '
"Then be rattled on for half an
hour about subscription books aud all
other kinds of books. The fortunes
that bad been made out of them and
the chances there were for young men
in the business, aad I went to bed
with renewed hopes.
"The next m>rniag we went down
to the office. Charlie introduced ma
and told tbe proprietor I wanted to
learn tbe business
"Want to learn the book business!'
he exclaimed as though there was
something terrible in the very
thought. 'lf yon bad the experience
I have you would never try handling
books! It is the mpst tantalizing
busiuess on earth. Take a new sub
scription book, for instance. It treats
of a popular topic and you know there
is money in it. The books take, the
agent secures large order and every
thing looks prosperous: But wait
till tbe delivery comes. Some of the
subscribers have changed their minds,
some of them moved away, and pro
bably those whom the agent felt sur
est of will have diptheria or scarlet
fever so that be can't see them at all!
The result is, two-thirds of the books
come back on yonr hands. It is the
most discouraging business in exist
ence. I don't want any partner. I
want to sell out.'
"Do you know of any opening in
my kind of business?'
"No, sir, I don't,' he replied, with
a wild shr.ke of the head. 'Every
profession and every branch of busi
ness under the sun is over-crowded!
There is not even a possibility of suc
cess in anything.'
"Charlie went back to his work
I and went back to my boarding bouse.
"Mrs Green,' I said, in a defiant
tone, 'will you trust me for my board
for two months?'
"Why, yes, Mr. Myers, I will trust
you,' she replied. 'What are you go
ing to do?'
"I am going to open a law office. *
I save spent ray time and money in
fitting mysalf for a profession, aad I
propose to follow it and make a liv
ing out of it.'
"That afternoon I rented a small
office and commenced busioess for
myself. I have followed the prac
tice of law ever since aud have pros
pered. Any young man can do the *
same. Ask neither sympathy, assist
ance nor advice, but qualify yourse! f
for the vocation you wish to folbw,
and then go to work in earnest.
"Daniel Webster only voiced tbe
experience of a life-time when be re
plied to a young man who usked him
if there was a chance in bis profession
"Yes, sir, there Is room at the top'.'
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