VOL. XXV. New Drug Store JUST OPENED, NEW GOODS, NEW PRICES, JIT 1 SO. I JEFFERSON ST., Where you will find a full line of Fine Drugs, Chemicals, Per fumes and Toilet Articles. Agents for Mi Alma* Montrose Dealer. Eeno, and Scissors Cigars. Best 6 and 10 cent Cigars in town. Prescriptions carefully compounded by an experienced Pharmacist. jfour patronage respectfully solicited. DR. D. E. WILES, Prop'r. GRAND OPENING. I. ROSENBERG Will open his new store on Saturday, Feb. 4tli with a full line of Clothing, Gents' Furnishings, HATS and CAPS. TRUNKS and VALISEs. I call particular attention to my full and complete line ol Foreign and Domestic PIECE GOODS, For making up suits to order. I employ the bent of work ineu and all garments made by me are war ranted. and guaranteed to fit. Our terms are strictly cash and ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY Give me a call before purchasing, In I. J. McCandlens* New Building, on Main Street, op posite the Post Office, Butler, Pa. 1. ROSENBERG. =lBBB= FIRST GMJJST. Great 60 Day Clearing Out Sale OF mDRY GOODS, CMS, POBHISHINQ QOODS, TRIMMINGS, WRAPS, For the next sixty days, that is, until March Ist, the time we (alee our inventory, during all that time we will offer .our stock at way-down prices. If you need dress goods, if you need domestic goods, if you need carpets, if you need furnishing goods, if you need wraps, call in and we will give you surprising bargains. WE have a very large line of Plush Sacques and Dolmans, Ladies' Newmarkets and Jacket*, Misses'and Children's W raps, all in new goods, and no reasonable offer will bo l*Pl nf RITTER k RALSTON! ■■ " ■— <"■ ■ • ■ ' L. 8. MeJUNIKLV, Iniiuee ud Real Estate 17 EAST JEFFERSON BT. BUTLER, - PA. BUTYOURHOMES Valtad te« atllr Life Inauraaee and Trust Co.. Money to Buy Homes. Mo* iWy 4vmn act »ore tbaa a fair rem. I'ay ■aMa dwnaaa yearly. In event of death «t* cbuptottoa U paviatDla. balance ot en raaot cueaM. Money to Loan. Baal aauto bought and aotd oa commission. Waata* bouase to reat aad route collected. L. O. LINN, No. 88 South Main Bt., Butler, Pa. Ovet Uoa.'a Drug More. 'B—UMll 'I »l>i •wSTHTTSKn MS H—a lainirr «o<aif aag iaiM|H|4 Nqac lajaaaoom tfwn «■* Mmaur THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Orphans' Court ' Sale. Til ? U £ °/ *" ord ' r of thfi Orphans' Court of Butler county, the unc'ersiirned •xocotor. of the laat will and testamen? of John Wyko, dec'd, late of Washington twp., Butler oounty. Pa., will offVr at public oit •aTd°oo«nty/©a"' n Wa ' hin K ton *»P-. Monday, February 20, 1888. ULY^-!? I V*L' tb S ! o,lowin * described real estate: One hundred aad fifty acres of IU lw P- bonded and described as follow*, north by lands of Mrs. L Mt by lanJs George Morris bTlud? Si? v ' ? merr et 41 * od J * ruum et *l. mostly ill* sood5 ood iUlte of clutivation, well improved and well watered. One-third purchase money ®5X d °? confirmation of sale bv the Court '■ two equal annual in ,Mten!" liefer red install* menu, to be secured by bond and mort K aL'«\ I N. MKALH, | JAH. H. CUBSON, )' w l). »/,''• No " hr "' FOR S4LE AJWf frame boarding houm. pood location and doing larjf« Terms ea§v. lor further jwrtiri l;tr« Inquire of '• MfItJIKiSI, 17 K. ioftTNon St., Hutlir, h. Advertise in the CITIZEN. Tlie t*eor>le's Great EXPOSITION! ; 4, GREAT SHOWS IN ONE, 4; ; We announce to the people tar anil wide that we will exhibit our collossfll aggregation of startling wonders, 10 secure which HI! parts of the earth— Europe. A«la, ami portions of the l' - s>. have been searched, and such an aggregation 1 as has sever been seen since the (l»y Noah enter ed the Ark. The mighty Elephant,the great Rhi noceros, the Hlppopottomas.the chlmpanzie.the on-rang-outang or run-out and stick-out your tongue-out. the greatest living wonders of the age will excite no wonder wnen compared with the multitude of monster attractions on exhibi tion at our grear moral Circus and Menagerie, i 'l'tie roars unit howls of the would-be competl j tor who Aprs the methods, but cries down the I attractions of our own and only Greatest show I on earth wl!l be drowned In the Joyful aeclam- I atlons of a delighted populace. Kemember this ! great show possesses no objectionable features i and is ihe <leli„-lit of the cultured and refined. 1 We show under one canopy four great shows, the Largest Stock—Greatest variety—Best Goods and styles-Lowest Price*. We have se- I cured a magnificent Brass Band which will be ! a prominent leature of our great show. .1 rings ' with a separate and continuous performance ! being enacted In each ring. NEW ANDNOVEL attractions. 3 Jolly clowns. The greatest liv ing. walking, breathing. talking curiosities of the at;e. I'liiiltnv I'liellows—sure to sell >ou und all the people "laugh when they see the bar gains.! lie* otter Other and greater attractions greet the delighted eye on every side—the Pro prietor and Managers swinging in the flying trapeze attached to the highest pinacle of suc cess. give snch exhibitions of nerve and daring in sweeping reductions, gorgeous displays anil wondfriul bat gains as to call forth the plaudits of the most prudent ana economical. The man agement beg leave to announce 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 collection 01 bright and new Kali Styles in Mens' Bo\s' and Chlldrens" <'tothing, Hals, Caps I'uderwear, sinrts, Collars, l uffs. I ies. Hosiery. Handker chiefs.Mi.fllcis. Gloves. Mittens, Umbrel las. Trunks, Valises, Satchels, ."straps, Brushes. Combs, Jewelry, Corsets. Jer seys, Stockings with a full line of Notions, &C, Big bargains all through the show. .Song by the Clown : - Men and \ontli and boys and all, Short and So'id.leau and tall. •Who need a Milt ol cloth* s this fall. We iio invite \ou now to call For v.< are lolling Oil the bull. And >Oll are sure 10 make a haul, Whaicvi r you purchase,great or small. Song 2 ••What are the wild waves saying." Buy your Clothing and Furnishing goods of D. A. iIKCK. Song ." "Her bright smile haunts me still." Tile .smile of satisfaction that beamed from the face of the laoy who dressed her little boy m one ol Heck's iriesisfable suits. If you want to save money and increase your pile droppiu and C HECK,'and he'll make you all smile. He possesses the power to spread happiness around. And his store Is tlie place where bargains are touud. l>oors open at 7 A.M. Close at s r. M. Ad mittance touts Free. Uidies and children half price. Hcrneinber the place. D. HECK'S, Xo. 11, North Main St.. Uilf)'« Blork, BUTLER, - PA. Planing Mill —ANh— Lumber Yard J. L. fUftVIS. L. O. rUKVIB 5.6. Purvis & Co. MAXCFACTI KKRS AND DEALKRS IN Rough and Planed Lumber OK £V»KY DESCUIJriION. SHINGLES & LATH PLANING MILL AND YARD fteprUerman (Jnfholl^dhnrcli PROFESSIONAL CARDS. G, M. ZIMMHUMAN. rnVSICIAN AND SIKIiEON. Ofßce at No. 4r>, S. Main streel, over Frank & Co's Uiuc Store. Butler, I'a. J. K. KIUTTAIX, Att'\ "at, Law—Office at S. E. for. Main St, ;ind Diamond. Butler. I'a. NEWTON BLACK Att'y at Law—Office on South side of Diamond. Butler, l'a. lUA McJU!*KIN, Attorney at I.aw. cni<e at No. 17, East, Jeffer son St ~ Builei. I'a. Dr. S. A. JOHNSTON, DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All work pertaining lo tlie profession execut ed m the neatest manner. Specialties Gold rillines, and Painless Ex traction of Teeth. Vitalized Air administered. Ufllce on JeflVrsou Htrwt, one door Kant of Lowrj HOIK, L'p Stairs. (itllce open daily, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. Communications bv mail "receive prompt attention, Si. B.— The only Dentist in ButJer using the best makes of teeth. JOHN E. BYERS, PHYSICIAN ANl> SURGEON Office No. <35 South Main Street, BUTLER, - PA. SAMUEL M. BIPPDS, Physician and Burgeon, No. 10 West Cunningham St., BUTLER, IPEJsnSFA. DE^TISTR^. 0 1/ \VAI.I>!!<»\, Graduate of ttic Phila • "■ delphia liental ( ollege. is prepared to do anytime lit the line of bis profession in a satisfactory manner. Office on Main street, Butler, Union Block up stairs. « J. S. LUSH, M.I) , H;is removed from Harmony to Butler and hiu his office at. No. 9, Main St., three doors below Lowry House. apr-.'io-tf. MR. R.~ J. LAMB. Organist and Choir Master, St. Peter's German Church. Butler. OBOAN, I'IANOFOKTE. VIOI.IM, SINC'I.NO AND HAR MONY. Pianofortes and Organs Tuned nn'l Keirulat ed. T;rins on application. :ki West JctT.ison street. YOUCAN'FINjj® ou filti in H II »t 1 la** Advert nip » I nit; 7 ' S'SS: REMINGTON BEOS vr ho will couiract tor advertising at rule** in d .g e sf< on peps ia, constipation f orcjeneral defc»l'fy% headac/ie lassifuc/e, diseases of Women, sc. Near]/ joutujp lOGforSOt. ylfhlcbhoro'.. Remedies, are sc id by 'alldruaqi&S Send oeents for Ihe beauti'ful colored picture, the /<\ooftiSHGmi.ffrtilcl>l\oroiQc.ii2 W&II St-N.Y$ | Hop Plaster I ▲ A peculiar and suoceeeful combination of 8 OOth* » I ;ng, pain-killing; & strengthening agents + ♦ Fresh Hops, Hemlock (jam and Pine Balsam. * A Pain, soreness and weakness in the back, side, . J kidneys, chest, shoulder, neck or limbs, are ail A Instantly relieved and cured. f T Sweet, freeh, reliable and never-Calling-war- ! ranted the best plaster known. Sold every- J t where. Price 25cta; 5 fortl. Mailed for price. , ♦ II OP PLAKTEK CO., Proprietor*, lio» to a. ▼ LECiAL. ADVERTISEMENTS. Executor's Notice. Letters testamentary having been granted- by Hi" Register, totlie undersigned on tin? estate ot Samuel Snyder, dee'd. late of WinlleUl twp Butler county. I'a.. therefore all persons having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticate.! for :-ett'.ein.'*nt and all per sons knowing themselves indebted to the said estate will make immediate payment ot the same, N. M. KIKKI.ANO, Ex'r Len.su rvllle. Dec. :<o. I*B7, Butler Co., i'a. Insolvent Notice. Notice is hereby given thai 1 will make appli cation to the Court ot Common Pleas of Butler <o.. Fb.. on tlie first Monday <>i Marcb Term, lsss. foriny ilnal discharge under the insolvent laws, m me suite ot Pennsylvasla, the court having lixed said date lor a nnal hearing of the ease. J. A. STKVVAKT. Dec. 5, 'S7.-3t.pd List for Feb. 13, ll^BB. List of .1 urors drawn to serve in a Special tei m of Court commencing the id Monday of Feb. ts»H IK-lng the l.'ltli any. At well David. Marion twp.. tartiier. Bowers Martin. Middlesex rp.. farmer, liryson \V. .J.. Mercer tp.. larmer. Iturkhart Joseph, I'etrolla. shoemaker. Campbell J. H.. '• .grocer. Denny Wm.. Wlntleld tp., farmer. Daulienspeck 0.K., I'f-jker tp.. farmer. Kuglisti (ienrge. Muddycreek ip„ farmer. Kiliot.t Joseph. Butler Boro, 2d w, painter. ' Ekas David. Buffalo tp.. farmer, Kdmuiidson John, Conno'g tp, farmer. Kvans J. Karns City. Laborer. Kngelhardt Philip. Jefferson tp.. farmer. Fleming Samuel H.. ltulTalo tp. farmer. Fetzert;. F , MUlerstown. producer, l'ornnger Sltuoii. Fnlnlew E., farmer, Uraham James. Butler Boro 2d w.. laborer, Grossman John cl«y tp. fanner. (iraham \V B. Baldrldge, farmer, tilbson G. 11. Venango tp., mechanic. (iraham I. .V. Evans City. J. P. llockenberry B. L. Cherry tp. larmer. Hemphill S. Clinton tp. farmer, Houston W. J. Buiralo tp. farmer. Hllllard K. J.. Barker tp, farmer. .Tatuis.'ii K. K, Venango tp. faimer. Kohlmeyer M.'B. Venango tp. farmer, Kennedy Fierce. Muudycreok tp. farmer. King (ieorge. Fall-view E.,farmer. Litzlngrr H. (>, Mllleistown. laborer. McCoy John F. Mercer tp. farmer. McGucken John, Cleartleld tp. clerk, McMurry Hnph. Farkertp, farmer. Mllllnger Lewis. Oakland tp, farmer- Markle Daniel, Forward tp. farmer. Miller Henry. Butler Boro 2d wwagoner. Maxwell J. J. Falrview Boro. Livery. Xeyman J. 11, Oakland tp, farmer. Parks Joseph L. Middlesex tp, farmer. Plsor.l. H. Worth tp, farmer. I'atton Kob'f, Fairvlew tp. gent. Rllev Samuel, Forward tp. farmer. Scott William. Franklin tp. farmer, schont/. A, B, Jackson W., farmer, Schenck Peter, Butler Boro 2d w„ carpenter. Stoner Henry, Washington tp. fanner. Shancr Charles, Conno'g s. tp, farmen-. Taylor John. Sr.. Mercer tp. laborer. Thompson I). M, Fairvlew w. tp, farmer. Vozel George. Butler tp. farmer. Wahl Martin, Forward tp. fanner. Wler A. D. Butter Boro 2d w„ gent. Wendllng A. 1). conno'g tp, s. farmer. Wasson w. J, Washington tp, N, carpenter Jury Lists for March Term. List of Grand Jurors drawn to serve iu the < ourt of (Quarter sessions, commencing the tlrst Monday ol Murch, isss. being the ot 11 day: Adams Leander. Marlon twp.. fanner. Baily Thomas, Marlon twp., farrier. Brown 11. J.. Mercer twp., farmer. Black R. P.. Allegheny twp.. producer. Brown A.Penn twp., farmer. Garvey Milton. Baldrldge, producer. Gleun'Gally, Jr.' Muddycreek twp., farmer. hllroyJ. 8.. Petrolla. merclutnt. Kirkpatrlck David, center twp., farmer. LutzJohn. Lancaster twp.. laborer. John it., Middlesex twp., farmer. Musser Jacob. Muddycreek twp.. larmer. V.cClymonds Joseph, Worth twp., farmer. Miller Peter. Muddycreek twp., farmer. McKinney Alex.. < lay t wp., farmer. McDeimott own s. Bulfalo twp., farmer. Niggle Dav:d, Butler boro., wl ward, merchant, orr Joseph. Parker t« p.. carpenter. Hose John M.. Forward twp.. runner. Hoital Henry. Washington twp., N„farmer, lienno i;™., Butler boro . :td ward, marblecutter Trouttnan tieorge. summit twp.. farmer. Wlckline David. BtKTalotwp.. tiasketmaker. Weber Adam. Butler ixjro.. iward, mason. List of Traverse Jurors drawn to serve In the Court of quarter Sessions. March Term. lsss. commencing the 2d Monday, being the 12th day: Adams E. ('., Sunbury lioro., merchant. Bikerl Andrew. Jefferson twp.. farmer. Brannon Isaac. Franklin twp . farmer. Bovard Jonathan. Mercer twp., farmer. Bowman I'red. Saxonburg boro., stonecutter. Blair John, \ enango twp., farmer. Bard Robert. Sr.. Centervlile boro,. motllder. Buhl I'red. Evans City, merchant. Bell Wm. M„ Mercer twp.. farmer. Cooveri F. R., Jackson twp., w, farmer. Christy Wm.. Clay twp., fanner. Campbell John s.. sunluirv boro., teacher. Christy Plumincr, Washington twp., N, larmer. Campbell Samuel B , Concord twp., farme. Dunbar Si lomon. Forwari ttrp,, farmer. Greer Joseph, Venango twp.. farmer. Ganther L. F..Butler boro. id ward, carpenter. Gordon Samuel, Concord twp.. farmer. Harper Fllmer, Washington twp., X, marble dealer. Hull James, Forward tup , laborer. Hlldcbraud Frank. Donegal twp., farmer. Ivlrk Harvey, Butler boro.. ad wartl, liveryman. King v. Baldrldge, pumper. Kllngler('lirlst. Penn twp., tanner. Uitran James, Wltiileld twp.. merchant, l.eldeeker J. A.. Butler boro.. Ist ward, operator I.afever Isaac. .Jefferson twp.. farmer Morrison .1. L, Butler lioro.. :td ward, grocer. Mi inks Weslev, Middlesex twp., farmer. MaurhotT K. K., ( llntoii twp., farmer. Mcl'.i lde Robert, Franklin twp. farmer. Melntyre John. BufTaio twp.. farmer. McKee W. l'., Washington twp., n, laborer, l'alnter Jobit S.. ( lay twp.. farmer. Few Joseph s.. Mercer twp.. painter. Patterson W. (i.. Baldrldge. farmer. Hummel John. Wlnfteld twp., contractor. Klcliardhon Newton, Cranberry twp., tanner. Kenlek (». \V., NUpperyrock twp., farmer. Stewart Leonard. Washington twp.. farmer. Slilra W. 11.. Parker twp., farmer. Thompson N. 11., Brady twp., farmer. Thompson T. J.. Hay twp.. farmer. West John, Butler boro.. _'il ward, plasterer. Webb John. Mlpperyrock twp,. farmer. Wick .1. 11., (oinotd twp., farmer. Walters Jacob, Jefferson twp.. farmer. Wiles Joseph, Venango twp., farmer. Orphans' Court Sale. ON MONDAY. FEB. 27, 1888, at 10 o'clock a.m. on the premised, I will expose at public sale the following real estate of Samuel Braham, late of Centerville, Butler county, Fa., dee'd. All that piece of land situate in the borough of Centreville, county of Butler, and Htate of Pennsylvania, bounded and de scribed as follows: Commencing at a post and running south by New Castle and Scrubgrass road sixty-one fwet to a post, thence west by an alley 180 (Vet to a post, thence north by an alley sixty-five and one-half leet to a post, thence east by land of Reformed Pres byterian Church 180 feet to the place of be ginning, having erected thereon a frame dwelling house of six rooms and a kitchen, frame stable and oilier outbuildings, TERMS:—One-third cash on confirmation of sale by the Court, remainder in two equal annual installments with interest to be secur ed by bond and mortgage. HI GH BRAHAM, Executor ofSainuel Braham, dee'd. T. C. CAMI'IiELI., Att'y. H|nigl si Krwiirdod arc those who read tills U]| Ul land then art; they will Mud hou- Btj I I f| I lorable employment that will not 10 2 IS U I- I take them from their homes and families. The profits are large and sure for ever} - Industrious persou. ujan.v have mad'- and an- now making several hundred dollars a month. It Is easy for any one to make fo and upwards per day, who Is willing to work. Either sex, young or old; capital not needed: we start you. Everything new. No special ability re quired; you. reader can do it as well as any one. Write to us at once for mil particulars,wUk b we mall free. Address stinson 4' Co.. Portland, Me. TB!S PAPERW«»^ IMI B . , Mil £i*nvjf i»f &lin»nk N. W. 4YEH A SON, our nattMiirviti* BUTLER. PA., FRIDAY, FKBKI ARY 10.1888 Origin Of St. Valentine When old St Valentine was youne, lie lot v i a maiden for above him: He told his tale with trembling tongue; She plainly said she could not love him. Hut he was of persistent kind; And midnight saw him by his taper, Revolving rhyme* in his tortured mind, To tell love's story fond on paper. 'T was dainty ver*e when it was done, It's golden letters ranged in order, Cupids and hearts each line upon, And roses running 'round the border. He signed no name, but .just the date— The fourteenth day of February A ki-s for seal, a prayer to fate, Then sent it to the I'riucesa Mary. She read it once—her cheek grew red; She read it twice—her heart grew lighter, And love it warmth around her shed, While wit soon told who was the writer. She wrote one little word-twas "Come!" And sent it to the ardent wooer, A moment he with joy was dumb, The next his leet were flying to her. Aud they were wed: and Valentine And Mary often gave thankgiviug; She liked to quote his grand old line: *• Without love life's uot wort a the living !" As lovers' friend he gained renown, And proved that love was all 'twas painted. The greatest matchmaker in town (Jot what he merited when sainted, 'Tis many years ago since then; Vet leap-year, 'SB, discovers That Valentine, by maids and men, Is still beloved —the saint of lovers. Court and Jury, Law and Law yers. Goo. W. Merrick, in Wellsboro, IV, Agitator.] I ask space for a few articles on the above topics without,so far as I know, any main purpose in doing so, unless the pleasure anticipated iu the writing BDd the possible interest others may take in the reading bo such purpose. It it be said this is uot the highest purpose, it may still be thought a per missible one; and should it lighten an occasional leisure hour for the writer it will repay him; whether it will do so for tho reader—he must take the chauces. Many an incident in Court, a wit ty remark from the bench, sharp shooting between counsel, some strik ing phase of a trial, a happy hit in ex amination , a quick retort from wit ness, a telling anecdote, strong appeal or blilliant argument,—unless gather ed up aud saved in some way, all these fade from the memory and are soon forgotten. To recall and sketch as well as may be with a somewhat unused pen these fleeitng scenes and impressions, among other things, not to forget old things already saved, it is thought to do; but without claim to originality in matter or manner. Anything coming to hand which will serve, of thought or sentiment, fact, fancy or story, will be used withont always stopping to credit the author ship. The Law, written and unwritten, is the Science of order and justice. Human society is bnilt up by the and cross-play of mutual and diverse interests; and Law, in a word, is the Science which reconciles and regula tes the clash of conflicting interests, not only in the relation of individuals and groups to each other, but in their relation to the state And as the stu dent observes this intricate maze of manifold interests and relations and notes the order and harmony which the law has evolved out of conflict and confusion, he begins to see glimp ses or outlines of the science which will continue to discover unsuspected truth and beauty to him so long as he remaius its student. It is well for the law student that he cannot, during his novitiate, real ize the magnitude of his task; | otherwise tie might be daterred from undertaking it Hut learning by de grees the inimeusity of the fields which open up to research, he be comes fixed iu his profession before learning much of the dimensions of his undertaking, and must perforce go on Fully equipped, such student, to begin with, should have a high order of intellect, a broad grasp of mind lie should have a collegiate educa tion; be must have a fair education [t is a wrong to any young man to urge him to undertake the law short of this. He may, by native force and application, succeed signally without a classical education, but without a good English education he will al ways feel his limitations and seldom reach distinction in his calling The standard for admission to the bar in tbis district ban in receul years been considersbly raised, and the re sult in observable in the superior at tainments and standing of many mem bers of ibe junior bar. Tbe writer has served twelve years upon tbe Ex amining Committee, and can speak with knowledge of the brilliant exam inations of many of the younger mem bers of the bar. Once in a while, of course, there is one w ho fails to" make the ritHo," and of such an instance I have a case in mind. The applicant was of a hoptlul and confident tem perament, and was before us for tbe second time. Confidence is said to be a plant of slow growth, but in some breasts it has a phenominal growth; and it is not always the child of knowledge, for it grows less as we more fully appreciate what we don't know; and this latter condition in creases as our intellectual horizou ex pands. In this case a number of easy questions received problematical an swers. Tbe following are given as a sample: "We now give you a suppositive question, but you are to deal with it as it it were true:lf t«ven is one-fourth of twenty, what is one-half of twen ty?" He dropped his meditating head into bis hand, where it rested seem ingly a full minute, when suddenly raising it, he said: "That's not a fair question." "Not a fair question; bow so?" "Because you don't give me any thing to Btart from!" "Well, we'll give you something to Htart from. Suppose I should sav, We should have went to tea before this examination began. Would that be correct? "Instantly tbe an swer came: "Yes that is correct, but it is not so elegant as if you bad i*aid, We ought to have went to tea before this examination began " Additional poiut is given to tbis when it is stated tbe applicant bad been a school teacher. lie thought tbe Committee's standard too high, for, after a third trial, be failed to reach it. A story is told of Wilmot. Ad tun - am Pierce, of tbe Bradford countv bur i who were appointed to examine i young man who imagined he hud oh tained "a borozontal view"' of Sii ! William Blackstoue, but who on ex i aminatiou proved to be inuocenl ' of knowledge of that ancient worthy, bis commentaries or any other rudi ments of law. But he pleaded for fa j vor on the ground that he wanted to I "go West and grow up with thecoun j try," aud.'he examiners promised to ! move his admission. But how to ; comply with the rule of Court requir i in? the Commitee to certify that the ! applicant was well-read in the ele ments of law and qualified to practice —that was the question. Pierce, however, was equal to it, aud moved his admission in these words: "May it please your Honor, we have exam ined this young man, and we (lad him grounded in the law, aud quali fied to practice—out West." Courts are honorable institutions where just ice is dispensed—not dis pensed with, as disappointed suitors sometimes are inclined to believe. Rightly constituted and conducted, their decisions should generally do command obedience and respect in settling disputed questions ot fact and law. Dignity ajd gravity char acterize the bench; but occasionally a cause gets into court, or witnesses in support ot It do, that prove too much for vbe dignity of the Court itself I Lave in mind such a case occuring in ihls district about ten years ago. There are witnesses and witnesses, but perhaps the most trying of any are tbe garrulous sort, generally old ladies. This cause was, I think, the re sult of an affray of some kiud in which the witness and her two sons were in some way mixed up. She was from an outlying district, of full habit of body and unstayed by the trappings of fashion. She was rather more than "fair,'fat and forty"—perhaps bixty. Her features were round and dimpled, with prominent eyus>; her voice was low and soft,and her complexion, which bad on«e beeu fair had now chang ed to the appearance of a suet puddle. She proved to be, what her appear auce indicated, a great talker; indeed oue of those inveterate talkers whose "gift of gab" is sometbiug wonderful to thoso uot so gifted She went on with her story for a- loug time iu great detail, and then ran oil, iu her soft.insinuating way, upon au outside irrelevant, interminable matter in greater minuteness of detail and cir cumstance, until the opposite counsel, and then her own counsel, and then both together in their uuited strength of lung-power, tried to bead her off and bring her back to the case in hand. It was of no use,' and they gave it up. She still ran on and like the brook in tbe Bong, seemed likely to "go on forever." Finally the .Judge concluded to take a hand in it aud sharply accosted her several times; but still tho stream of talk ran on like a flood tide. She was irrepressible and bound to finish that story or die in the attempt. Tbe Judge got tired and gave it up as an incur able case, and settling back in his chair with an expression of enforced resignation, said : "She seems to be wound up—let her run down!" The law is progressive in much the same sense that theology is, perhaps. Tested by the smallbov idea, theolog ical advance is marked. ,The earli est account I heard of the exodus from Eden was from a five year old boy repeating his version of it fresh from the lips of his teacher - "And then the Lord He let the bars down and said: 'Now you git!' and they got!" From that to the laßt answer of the bright Sunday school boy tbe advance may be observed: "Tommy, will you tell these gentleman what kind of boys go to Heaven?" "Yes, sir; only the dead ones " The progress of the law is seen, not only as a science but as an art, in its practice and its practitioners In tie matter of fees of counsel this Colony in the seventeenth century not only refused pay for legal services but put each lawyer under bail not totake"any reward whatsoever for his pleading;" and tbe first case iu which the coun sel was alio we I to "go snacks" with bis client was thought to cast great reproach on "'the dignity of the robe." The idea was, I suppose, to save the poor lawyers from the dangers of the "gift-bearing Greeks " ' Presidents of tbe courts" were not always requir ed to be learned iu the law. nnd sen tences varied from "adjudged to shake hands aud forgive each other" to "receive at the cart's tail thirty-five lashes on his bare back round two squares of this city aud pay the costs,' aud "to stand iu the pillory one hour with tbe offense wrote on his bead." Causes used to be, it is said, tried more by main strength, so to speak, thpn by tact and skill iu development of evidence and application of tho law. Advocacy may be used as a bludgeon or as a rapier. Tho old time couutry practitioner resorted sometimes to avocations more clumsy than tbe law, and thus perhaps brought to the p actice methods and manners more awkward thau were suited to it. His office did not entire ly keep him. and he did no better by hia office. It was indeed a dark and dingy den, aud black enough for black-letter law; where the soil from innumerable feet overlaid the floor and the accumulated dust of years obscured the few and narrow windows. The primitive yard square, saw-dust spittoon—if not thought too luxurious to be indulged in—formed the central flower piece of this appro priate surrounding I well remember bow forbidding it looked to me as a boy from the outside—was afraid to venture inside, it seemed to my boy ish fancy, colored by tbe pi.pular no tions about lawyers, like a vast spi der web spread to entrap unwary hu man flies. What wonder that the occupant should be called dry-as-dust and the law a little musty and rusty, emerging from such a plact-! All that iB largely changed now Law offices as a rule are as cleanly, airy, habitable and iuvitirg as the neatest of busiuess offices, and clients may visit them without danger of in fection, loss of health or temporary re turn to the "dark ages " And what is true of the offices may also be said of the practice and practitioner. As the industries of a country become diversified and classified a tendency to subdivision of labor is observable in the practice of the law. Specialties or single branches of the profession are pursued exclusively. Oonveyrfncing, or the law of real estate, arid trusts, criminal, constitutional, insurance, aud maritime law are uiuoug such special brauches. Tho study, practice, growth and dtfvelojmH-ot Of Uje law and of Its | priest, the lawyer, will he touched } upon in a few succeeding papers. Life in the Oil Regions. j It used to be related of Vncle Jim my Kelly, of Wilkensburg, that he wad such a free indorser of other peo ple's paper that he carried a bottle of ink and pen around with him that he would always by ready to accommo date a friend This was probably true for when Uncle Jimmv died be was supposed to be worth a million or two, but it was found that the most ot his estate was required to pay other people's debts. Col A. I. Wilcox, the good natured president of the Bradford Board of Trade, used to be troubled himself with too much ! of this same milk of human kindness. ! So did Philo Eckley, burgess of Tar-! port. When Tarport was a bigger town than Bradford and the oil ex- ! chauge was over there Col. Wilcox I bad au office in the exchantro build ing. (Joe day a tall, lank country man, with burrs in his hair, came into the colonel's office and said to him: "Be you the public indorser?" The colonel smelt a mouse, but in ! order to pet the game in sight asked j the countryman what it was he re- \ quired. "I hev a note fer $3OO and they ; said if 1 could get the public indorser j to sign it thet I could get the money I at the bank. They said you was i public endorser, an would fix it fer ! uie.'' "Well," said the colonel, "1 was public indorser last year, but this year I was defeated by only seven votes. Philo Eckley, just around the corner, is public indorser now. and you will have to see him.'' So the countryman carried his pa per around to Mr. Eckley's shop. "Yes, Col. Wilcox is right," said Mr. Eckley. "1 was elected public indorser, but he forgets that 1 have not yet received my commission or Bled ray bond. I would be clearly transcending ray official duty and would lay mvßelf liable to immediate suspeusion were I to sign your uote " Mr. Eckley regretted exceedingly that he could not perform the duties of the office to which he hud been called by an overwhelming'vote of the peo ple. "Hold 011 tberfl, cap," interrupted the countryman, "Col. Wilcox told nie that von only beat bim by seven votes I kiu wait for my $3OO all rijfLt, but I don't waut any <;aine 'bout overwhelming majoritiefl. when I know better. lam no d d fool if 1 do have fits," and llusticud with drew iu dome heat — Oil Cit't Der rick. Reciprocal Jnfluence of Sense Organs. Some interesting experiments on the reciprocal influence of organs of sense have been recently made by Herr Urbanschitsch, oi Vienna His general conclusion is. says Nature, that any sense excitation has for re sult an increase of the acuteness of other senses Thus, sensations of hearing sharpen the visual percep tions. If colored plates are placed at such a'distance that one cau hardly distinguish the colors, and various sounds are then produced, the colors become generally more distinct the higher the sounds. Similarly, one can, while a sound affects the ear, read words which one could not read b-fore Again, the ticking of a watch is better beard when the eyes are open than when they are closed. Red and green increase auditive per ceptious; but blue and yellow weaken them. Several musicians, however, were agreed that red, green, yellow and blue caused an intensification of souDd about one-eiirht; while violet had a weakening effect. Tasle.smell and touch are under like laws. Light and red and green color, increase their delicacy; while darkness, blue and yellow diminish it. Under the influence of red and green, taste ex tends from the anterior border of the tongue to the whole surface Ou the other hand, a strengthening of smell, taste, or touch exalte the other sensitive perceptions. Specially in teresting is the reciprocal influence of touch and the sense of temperature If one tickle the skin with a hair, aud plunge the hand iu hot water, the tickling sensation ceases; on the con trary, if the hand be placed in cold water, aud a part ol the body tickeled, the temperature is felt more vividly Ilerr Urbanschitsch finds in this re ciprocal action an explanation ot sup posed double consecutive sensatious on excitation of one sense. An Antl Slang Society. A largo number of Chicago girls met one evening last week for the purpose of forming a "Ladies' Anti- Slang Societv." The meeting was called to order, and Miss Sadie de Pork elected President Before tak ing her seat she said in a clear, calm, well-modulated voice: "Realelv girls, I'm too badly rattled by the honor conferred upon mo to give you much of my guff It's the first time I've ever tumbled to anything of this sort, aud 1 hardly know just how to catch on. However, I'll try to be sufficiently up to snuff not to let any flies light on me while doiug the President-ofthis-sooiety act. I'm with you in this move, and don't you forget it. All over our land slang words and phrases are multi plying like flies in sorghum time, and it is our duty to help knock this cry ing evil as silly as possible. Let our motto be 'Shoot the jSlangish.' •' What Crushed Her. "I sav, Cbolly, what d'ye think? I took Clara Upstart to the concert tne other evening and she askod me what, an 'opus' was." -No!" "Yes, she did. But I made her ashamed of herself. I (?ave her a withering look and told her lound enough for the people around us to hear that an 'opus' an andante in crescendo time with a rallentando fugue embellishment, and vou bet J crushed her" Or. Bull's Baby Syrup accom plishes its object so quickly and so satisfactorily that its praises aro in tho mouth of every mother. Sold for 2f» cents. Persons living in unhealthy local ities can easily avoid all bilious at tacks by taking an occasional dose of Laxador. Prico only 25 ceute. —There was paid for locomotives last year about $20,000,000. —Florida tigH treus are putting ou tl»e &rsi crop oi (or vte year Quoting Poetry. j The next time tho Hon Semutd S. Cox undertake!* to quote aa ancient New Englaud canticle bo wi!! m-ike an attempt to pet it as near in ac cordance with the original as possi ble There are too ninny literary gen tlemen in that section of the country jealous of the honor of their hymns to allow them to he misquoted with im punity in the halls of Congress, even by so distinguished a quoter as ''Sun set," late Euvov Extraordinary and M inister Plenipotentiary of the U. S to the Sublime Porte, and aow mem ber of tfie House of Representatives for th« Ninth district of the State of New York. Tne quotation alluded to was re cited in the course of a discussion of the Fish Commission's Salary ques tion in the lower House. A great deal of ill-feeling had been engender ed by the remarks of several of the honorable gentlemen, when Mr. Cox arose and threw oil on the troubled water by a little speech in which he quoted this stanza: "Ye monsters of the bubblin*deep, Your Maker's iiame upraise; l"p from the Mod* ye codlings peep, And wag your tails alwars." The quotation was not accurate, i but none of Mr ('ox's auditors were | aware of the defect Although not. , written as a humorous poem, hut j rather as a solemn hymn for public : worship, the Congressmen regarded it as very fnnny, and its quotatiou had the effect of relaxing the tension on the salary question. When the speech was quoted in the papers the correctness of the stan za was challenged, an influential Philadelphia pa per declaring that the verse Mr. Cox intended to recite was this: "Ye monsters of the briny d«ep, Your Maker'* praises shout: l*p from the deep ye coddling* peep, And wa? your tails about.'' By this time a Connecticut paper, the Hartford Couranl, recognized as an authority ou New England psal j mody, took part in the discus sion, and sat down alike on Mr. Cox and his Philadelphia corrector. The Congressmen, says the Courant, ' mangled" the lines, aud its Phila delphia contemporary "falls short of accuracy." After searching for the verse in an ancient psalm-book, the Courant quotes it as follows, explain ing carefully that in the origiual tho word "the" is contracted i,o "th" and "your" to "vr" after the abbreviating style affected by the Pilgrims and their immediate descendants. The capitalization of the origiaal is rigor oaslv fallowed: "Ye Mounters of the briny Deep, Your Makers Praises spout; Up Iroin the Sands ye Codlings peep, Aud wag your Tails about." It in a subject for deep thankfulness that this vital point ia settled. It is to be hoped that the Fish Commiss ion did not suspend its work while the subject was under discussion If it did, though, it should resume op erations at once, and paste the revised edition of Mr Cox's quotation on its bait bottle. — Pilts. Tilegraph. A Cure For Diphtheria. The following extract from a South African paper is republished by re quest: "We can vouch for tho efficiency of the following remedy for diphtheria: A few years ago, when this dreaded disease was raging iu England,a very simple and rapid remedy for it was discovered by the celebrated Dr. Field. He put a teaspoonful of flour of sulphur into a wine glass of water, and stirred it with his finger instead of a spoon, as the sulphur does not readily amalgamate with water. When the sulphur was well mixed he gave it as a gargle, and in ten min utes the patient was out of danger. Brimstone kills every species of fun gus in man, beast and plaut in a few minutes. Instead of spitting the gar gle out.be recommended the swallow ing ol it In extreme eases,to which he had been called just in tho nick of time, when the fungus was too near closing to allow gargling, he blew the dry sulphur through a quill iuto the throat, and, after the fungus bad shrunk to allow of it, then resumed the garbling, aud ho never lost a pa tient through diphtheria.—Toronto Mail. Preserving Telegraph Poles. Telegraph poles are preserved io Norway by making auger hole?,about au inch in diaTete;*, in each pust, about two feet from the eround, aud pointing down at a small angle till the center of the post is reached. From four to five ounces of sulphate of cop per, in coarsely powdered crystals, is inserted, aud the opening is stopped with a plug, which projects sq that it can be pulled out to admit of replac ing the charge every three or four mouths. The chemical is gradually absorbed by the wood, which, It is said, permeates to the very top of the polo, the whole outside surface assum ing a greenish tint, due to the pres ence of copper in the pores. This simple means of preservation sug gests the application of the same ma teerial to other purposes tele graph poles. Americanisms. Fit to kill—corsets. The Irish Question: ' Have you seen John L Sullivan?" Getting up with the Ron is common practice where there is a teething boy baby in the family. There will be Gfty-three Sundays next year. That GIVES UH one more day than usnal in which to go fish ing. "I will not leave my post,"remark ed the hitched horse, when he found he couldn't break the halter. Ruskin vayp: "Man should resem ble a river " Some men do, in one respect at least* The biggest part of them is their mouth. —The total production of the oil fields of the United States f.iuco the first discovery of oil in Pennsylvania has been 317,095,723 barrels, of which Pennsylvania and New York have produced 307.6C8.283 barrels. The total production of oil in the Un ited States for 188(5 was 28,110,115 barrels, an increase of 20 per cent, over the production of 1885.' Penn sylvania gained 21 P'T cent. Ttio displacement of* coal by natural gas has been put at 6,468.000 tons. Rheumatism is caused by lactic acid in the blood, which Hood's Sar saparilla neutralizes, wud thus curvs pbviUirtfU'Hifl. j Please Send Me A Valentine, j Somebody. ' St. Valentine's coining tomorrow, And I'm ail old woman, I know, Who ceased thinking of posi«« p.ud Cupids And true lover knots long ago. My autumn is very near winter, I've almost forgetten the spring, But please send me a valentine, some body, Just for the fun of the thing. That the women still youthful and pretty, Whose lives are yet happy and bright, Should got all the rhy.n<M of the sexton, Really does not appear to me right. I.et then take the love poems. 1 twk bat A verse that will pleaaant thoughts bring; So please send me a valentiue. somebody, Just for the fuu of the thing. Remarkable Story. "Cover my defenseless head. With the shadow of thy wing " A party of Northern tourists form* j ed purt of* large company gathered on the deck of an excursion steamer that was moving slowly down the historic Potomac one beautiful even ing in the Summer of 1881. A gentlemen who has since gained a national reputation as an evangelist of song had been delighting the party with tne happy rendering of many familiar hymns, the last being the sweet petition so dear to every Christian, "Jesus, lover of my soul." The singer gaye tho first two verses with much feeling and a peculiar em* phusis upon the concluding lines that thrilled every heart. A hush had fallen on the listeners that was not broken for some seconds after the musical notes btd died away. Then a gentleman made his way from the outskirts of the crowd to the side of the singer and accosted him with: "Beg your pardon, stranger, bnt were you actively engaged in the war ?" "Yes, sir," the man of song an swered couiteously. "I fought under General Grant." 'Well," the first speaker continued with something of a sigh, "I did my fighting on the other side and think, indeed am quite sure,l was very near you one bright night eighteen years ago this very month. It was much such a night as this, If I am not very much mistaken you were on guard duty. We of the South had sharp busi ness on hand and you were one of the enemy. I crept near your post of duty, my murderons weapon in my hand; the shadow hid me. As you paced back and forth yon were bum ming the tune ofthe hymn you have just sung. 1 raised ray gun and aim ed at your heart, and I bad been se lected our commander for the work because I was a sure shot. Then upon the night rang the words. Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of thy wing," "Your prayer was answered. I couldn't fire after that. And there was no attack made upon your camp that night. You were the man whose life I was spared from taking." The singer grasped the hand of the Southerner and said with much emo tion: 4, 1 remember the night very well and distinctly the feeliog of depres sion sad loneliness with which I went forth to my daty. I knew ray post was one of great danger, and I was more dejected than I remember to have been at any other time dur iDg the service. I paced my lonely beat, thinking of home and friends and all that life holds dear. The thought of God's care for all that he has created came to me with peculiar force. If he cared for the sparrows, how much more for man created in bis owu image; and I sang the prayer of my heart, and ceased to feel alone. How the prayer was answered I never knew until this evening. My Heavenly Father thought best to keep the knowledge from me for eighteen years. How much of His goodness to us we shall be ignorant of until it is revealed by the light of eternity ! 'Jesus, Lover of my soul' has been a favorite hymn; now it will be inex pressibly dear." Justice and Mercy. The quality of mercy is not strain ed; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven apon the place beneath: it is twice blessed. It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it be comes the throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, the at tribute to awe and majesty, wherein doth'sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptered sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings; It is an attribute to God him self; aud earthly power doth then show likest God's, when mercy sea sons justice. Therefore, Jew,though justice be thy plea, consider this— that in the course of justice,* none of us should see salvation; we do pray for mercy; and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of mercy, Shakespeare Agricultural Education Abroad. It is in point that the little king dom of. Bavaria, scarcely larger tban Massachusetts, has twenty-six agri cultural colleges, besides more than 200 agricultural associations. Wur temberg, still smaller in area, has six teen colleges and seventy-six associa tions Baden, with only a million of people, has fourteeu agricultural col leges besides four schools of gar dening and forestry. Saxony, with its dense population of two millions compacted into a space hardly larger tban two American counties, has four higher colleges and twenty agricultu ral schools, besides a veterinary col lege. and a department of agriculture with twenty professors at the Univer sity of Leipsic. Saxe Weimar, with no more tban 23,000 souls, has throe agricultural colleges and an agricul tural department, with fifteen profes sorships at the University of Jena. Firemen Clothed in Asbestos. The London firemen are about to t>e uniformed lor duty in asbestos cloth, a material which has already been adopted by the Paris fire brig ade with satisfactory results. Equip ped in this incombustible apparel, the fireman is practically master of the tlaraes. —lt is said that enough Bessemer ore has already beeu located iu this country to supply its wants for 100 years, and more ie being found every month. —The coke produot of Colorado lost year was • little over 200,000 tow. NO. 14
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