VOL. XXV.
BARGANS in WATCHES,
Clocks,
Jewelry
And Silverware.
Finest stock of Sterling Silverware in the county,
and at prices not to be equalled for cash.
Watches and Clocks repaired and warranted, at
JT. R. GRIEB'S
ISTo. 16 South Main St., 'Sign of Electric Bell),
Hutler, Pa.
CREAT SALE
TO QUIT TBE BUSINESS
All Our Immense Stock of
MILLINERY,
ConsiHtiDp of all the pew thing in Hats, Bonnets, Flowers,
Feathers, Tips, Plumes, Ornaments, Silks, Velvets, Plushes,
Ribbons, Satins, and everything comprised in a first class
MILLINERY STOCK.
We intend to close oat all the above goods by July Ist and
will sell tbem at prices that will enable us to do so. Remem
ber you have a full line
OF NEW GOODS
to select from. Also the greatest bargains ever offered in
Dry Goods and Carpets,
AT
RITTER & RALSTON'S.
St'ECTAL New York Hat that combines
i,\ all t lie goo<l points of sevt r;U acc ptable
jr\ ones. Designed to suit ail face*, It is
becoming to everyone.
Comes In all the different Straws and the
cl annlng new spring- colors, Siige Green, Gobe
lin. Golden Browns, Boreal and Electric.
It admits of many styles of trimming and
each seems an Improvement over the last. Our
cut shows It trimmed In one of the many ways
it comes from our experienced designers.
These hats arc going so fast that It would be
best to come Immediately to see it In its many
styles and trimmings. We have a very large
stock Just now but when a th.ng catches the
eye and fan'-y of the public a.s It has. It Is
bound to go. Remember our buigains cannot
be duplicated in two weeks.
We've opened, this week, over a hundred dif
ferent shapes, with all the new trimmings, di
rect trom the largest house in America. Among
them are the "K.M Q." and the "Bunny."
There seems to be an Impression that because
"THE MATCHLESS." we are patronized by the fashionable people, we
4oa*t make any eflort to care for those w hose pocket books arc limited. This 1- a great mistake.
While being obliged, by having the custom of the f:ishlunable women, to make special efforts to
provide for them, yet we think we can suit the taste and means of anyone, However odd the taste,
or limit**! the means.
Jasi a word abo'it "LEI.IA PITH." To thone who have used It we say nothing. Their once
using It lr>urea its use always. To those who never tried It we say. "protit by the experience of
■nay and try it."
Miss M. H. Gilkey,
New Building, No. 62 S. Main St. THE LEADING MILLINER
The Greatest Spring Stock
IH BOOTS, SHOHS and SLIPPERS BUTLER
HAS EVER SEEN, NOW OPENING AT
HUSELTON'S
All (re-li clean new spring styles did not buy out any
ouea old Stock, neither do we advertise fictitious amounts '
in goods bought thinking it sounds big, No tricky
drives, no deceitful leaders, no tempting baits, no auc
tion goods or old sample lots, but uniformly low prices
on every article and same price to all.
One element in our spring Stock of Shoes speaks to
you with special force, the beauty of the Styles, the ex
cellence of the Stock and workmanship, as to prices you
can't tell what Shoes are by reading prices you must see
the goods especially when unscrupulous dealers will ad
vertise for instance: Ladies' fine Kid Button Shoes worth
$1.70 selling for $1.00; Mens'fine Shoes worth 2.00 selling
at $1 .00, this is an old jew trick in trade that has been
discounted long ago, people don't take any stock in such
trickery.
Ladies' fine shoes unusually large selection especially in
hand turns, they are glove fitting, very soft and easy to the
foot. our $2.50 turn French Kid Vamp boot is a beauty
can't be matched in the county, cheaper turns we won't
use as they are worthless, then the finer grades at $3.00
3.00 to 4.50 in all widths both in common sense and
Opera lasts, our Kid Button at 5i.25, 1.50, 1,75,2 00 and
3.00, McKay sewed flexible soles are daisies, no sheepskin
genuine Kid, the 1.50 boot is selling as last as we get
them in, warrant every pair, they are stylish, as good as
other dealers sell at 2.00. See our bright Dongola very
fine ttock, is tough, will notscuffin wearing like some Kid
does. Ladies Grain Button boots the best you ever saw at
1:00 and 1.25, Pebble Goat 1:50, 1:75, and 2:00
Ladies' fioe ehoes with Pattou leather tip, now very stylish for street
wear $2 up to $3. Old Ladies' wide easy shoes ia Bals. and Cong. up
to No. 8, Slippers, in Opera 50 cents, best in the land for the price.
Lmwn Tennis Shoes in Mens' VVomena'and Childrens'. Wigwam
Slippers, Tery easy and comfortable, cheap, our full line fine Slippers is
not in yet, is a little early, will tell you about ttem later on. Misses'
nnd Childrens* fine Shoes in Spring heel and heel, in Kid Goat and St.
Goat, high tops, Misses' Kid §I.OO and upwards, 1| Childrens 50 cents
and up,extra fine Shoes for Ladies that wear small sizes 1 to 2,Shoes for
Baby's 25 cents and up.
Mens' fine f-hoes very fine style $1 00, 1.25, 1 50 to $2 00, extra fine
Cmlf Shoes $2 00 to 3.75. Kangaroo, one of the most popular Shoes of
the day in McKay Day sewed and Hand sewed in an endless variety of
styles and prices.
Ail those in Button Bale. or Cong, all widths tip narrow toe or full
plain toe, we show the best and Gnest shoe at $1.25, 1.50, 2 00, 2.50
3 00 in Butler.
Boy«' and Youths' in Calf, Veal, Calf-grain in regular and extra high
tope, new goods , teamless at $1 50 to 200 and 2 25. Plow shoes. Bals,
and Cong. Boys Button 15 I 25. Mens' Plow Shoes, lace and Brogans.
Hob Nailed at 90 to $1 50. Calf Boots $1.90 to $3 00. Leather and
Findings, large stock We do all kinds repairing, we use the best lines
in the market in Boots & Shoes, we have positive proof of this in their
excellent wearing qualities, and still better some of our little competitors
have lately been making every fffert to get same line of Shoes and have
•o far failed. We control all the lines we use for this town Come and
ae« us, will save you money. No trouble to show our goods.
B. C. HUSELTON
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
j PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
G. M. ZIMMERMAN.
PHYSICIAN ANl> SCRGEON,
Office at No. 4"). S. Main street, over Frank A:
C'o's Diug Store. Hutler, Pa.
J. F. BKITTAIN,
Att'y at I.aw—Office at S. E. Cor. Main St, and
Diamond, Hutler, Pa.
NEWTON BI.ACK
Att'y at Law—Ottice on South side of Diamond,
Hutler, Pa.
IlfA McJI'NKIN,
Attorney at Law. Office at No. 1", Kast Jeffer
son St.. Butler. Pa.
Dr. 2V. M. Hoover,
office over Boyd's Drug store,
DIAMOND BLOCK, ... BCTI.EB, PA.
W. R. TITZEL,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
N. E. Corner Main and Wayne Sts.
BUTLEB ZPZEHJN 3ST' A.
Dr. S. A. JOHNSTON,
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
All work pertaining to the profession execut
ed 111 the neatest manner. .
Specialties :—4iolU Killings, and Painless tx
traetion of Teeth, Vitalized Air administered.
Ofllre on Jefferson Street, one tioor East of Lowrjr
Mouse, Up Stairs.
Office open daily, except Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Communications by mail receive
prompt attention,
X. B.- The only Dentist in Butler using the
best makes of teeth.
' JOHN E. BYERS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office No. C 5 South Main Street,
BUTLER, - PA.
SAMUEL M. BIPPDS,
Physician and Surgeon.
No. 10 West Cunningham St.,
BUTLER, IFIEZrvTHSPA.
DENTKTE/ * .
01/\V A I.I)HON, Graduate of the Phila
. IV. delphla Cental College, Is prepared
to do auvthiug In the line olhls profession in a
satisfactory manner.
Office on Main street, Butler, opposite tlie
Vogeley House.
J. S. LCSK, M.D.,
Has removed from Harmony to Butler and has
his office at No. a, Main St., three doors below
Lowry House. apr-30-tf.
L. 8. McJUNIKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate Ag't.
17 EAST JEFFEItSON ST.
BUTI.ER, - PA.
C. F. L. McaUISTION,
ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
OFFICE ON DIAMOND, BUTLER, PA.
Stewart & Patterson.
A. M. STEWART and S. A. PATTERSON. Con
tractors and Builders, are tx»th men of years of
experience in tine house building and framing.
All persons thinking of building will do well
to see them and look over their designs.
Residence on Falrvlew Ave., Springdale.
PoslofUce, Hutler, Pa.
FOR NALE
A large frame boarding house, good location
and doing large business. Terms easy, ki'or
further particulars inquire of
1,. S? McJt'NKIX, 17 K. Jefferson St..
v -2!i.tf Butler, Pa.
For Sale.
The undersigned Administrator of Ebenezer
Christy, dee d, late of Parker twp„ offers at
private sale a farm of 117 acres, situate In Wash
ington twp., near Milliard's Station. It is all
cleared and in good statu of cultivation; well
watered, i.nd lias a two-story frame bouse, and
log barn, large orchard, and good out buildings
AI.SO. a 7.) acre piece in Washington twp.,
near the Allegheny slope coal mine, with rail
road running through It. two-story frame house,
partly cleared and balance good timber.
ALSO, a farm of so acres in Parker twp., be
tween Annisviiie and Eldorado, one-half cleared
and other half well timbered with chestnut
timber, good land, but no buildings.
All the above pieces are underlaid with coal,
and will be sold either for cash or on time.
For further particulars enquire of
(i. W. CHRISTY,
3-'--.'jm North Hope P. 0., Butler Co., Pa
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
A rare chance to buy a good farm, situated In
Wlnflekl twp.. llntler County, Pa., on the Butler
Branch of west I'enn Railroad, and within half
a mllo of tiie station and village of Delano, con
taining
One Hundred Acres,
Seventy-five acres of which are cleared and
the balance In good timber, lias a two story
frame house of live rooms, cellar, wash-house,
spring-house, bank barn, and orchard of a goo*
variety o^fruit. The land is In a high state of
cultivation, it is rolling but is not broken by
bills, ami Is well adapted for stock raising as
there Is living water In every tleld, and the
fences are In good repair.
Terms easy. For further particulars enquire
of
AUUUKTL'S JAI'KMAN,
4-20-3 m Herman, P. 0., Butler Co., Pa.
QA L E SMEAT
WANTED I \
* —' For the HOOKER NURSERIES, es—l
tabllshed 1835. Steady emyloyment and good
pay. Send for terms at once. U.K. HOOK Kit
CO., Rochester, N. Y.
J\ GENTS WANTED!
TO CANVASS FOR OSS OF THE I.AKGKST,
OLDEST ESTABLISHED, BEST KNOWN NUR
SERIES in the country. Mosl liberal terms.
Uneqiialed facilities. GENEVA NURSERY. Es
tablished is 16.
W. * T. SMITH. GENEVA, X. Y.
LOOK! READ!
|
I have enlarged my store-room. In fact, made
It almost twice as large as it was before, and
have also Increased my stock. I have, by far,
the largest and best selected stock of
Fine Drugs and Chemicals
In Butler county, and arn now In position to
supply the wants of the people of this county
even belter than In the past,
Vou will do well to call on me when in the
neejof anything in the line of
Fine Drugs and Medicines,
Mv stoek is very complete and PRICES VERY
LOW In medicine quality Is of the tlrst Impor
tance, so we give particular attention to filUng
Prescriptions.
Our Dispensing Department is complete. We
dispense only Pure Drugs of the
Finest Quality,
and our patrons may bring us their prescrip
tions, feeling certain that they will be carefully
and accurately filled.
Thanking the public for the very generous
patronuge they have accorded me In t he past . I
hope to !><• able to serve tbem more acceptably
In the future, at the old stand.
No. 5, North Main St.,
BUTLER, PA.
J. C. REDICK,
HopPlaster^ic
A peculiar and successful combination of
Hoothlnc, Mtrciißthpnlng and l*uin»Ktll
ing utfcnis frosh hops, hemlock gum and
pine balsam. Pain, soreness or weakness
| In the back, side, kidneys, chest, shoulder,
neck, limbs or muscles are all Instuntly re
lieved and cured. Warranted ____________
the best plaster known,—
sweet, reliable. Infallible. Sold DC AI M
everywhere. 26c., Ave for sl. TA
Mailed for price. HOP PLASTER 1 . v y
CO., Proprietors, Boston. PA I Ni
The Rhyme of the Doglet.
Two lovers lingering on a stooplet.
Beneath the stars so still and grand—
I In dreams he saw the wedding hooplet
i Of gold upon her tiny band.
He slightly leaned upon his canelet,
A timid youth, and frail to see,
And in his heart he felt a j.aiultt,
For love was youug, and so was he !
They had partaken of a creamlet,
As lovers will while they are twain,
And now were busy on the schemelet
Of where and how to meet again.
Meanwhile, unto the lone back yardlet
Her father sneaked; a chain let go,
Alack, fond loye, and alack, bardlet,
That must relate this tale of woe !
» ® » « a
The youth went bounding, like a goatlet,
With yell and shriek he outward sped,
The dog returned. A. piece of coat let
Hung from his mouth. Love's dream was
dead.
UNCLE JACK'S IDEA.
Uacle Jack Dalrymple was the
best nalafed old soul ia the pariah.
His home was a trim little house at
the end of the village, the front ot
which in the summer time, with its
two windows above the door aud
narrow porch beneath, and the vines
overhanging the roof, looked not un
like the face of an old woman in a
green bonnet.
Here the flowers bloomed, bees
hummed and Dame Nature, as if
pleased with her surroundings, seem
ed to do her best.
Uncle Jack's vegetables, pigs and
chickens thrived and nothing came to
mar his enjoyment until the sad day
when his sister Debby, who for many
years had been his housekeeper, was
laid under the turf in the church
yard.
For two months Uncle Jack lived
alone; but, one evening,after thought
fully smoking his pipe, he jumped up
with the sudden exclamation. "I've
got an idea!" Having performed an
extra ablution, he donned a clean
shirt, combed the side locks over the
bald place on the top of his head, put
on his Sunday coat and hat, locked
the kitchen door, and started for the
other side of the village.
Here had lived Dr. Bell, an old
physician, who had retired from prac
tice, aud had moved to the city.
With him bad lived for several years,
as housekeeper, Barbara Fleury, who,
on account ol a certain infirmity of
temper, bad been nickuamed "Barba
ra Fury," and the name had fitted
her so well, that many persons who
knew her were not aware that it was
not her real name. With the excep
tion of this one fault,she was a model
in looks, neatness and industry, and
was also a most excellent cook.
Barbara, who had come to look
upon the doctor's house as her home,
sat wondering with many misgivings
on this particular evening, what sort
of life she would be likely to in
the next town, at Ler sister's house,
where the rooms and accommoda
tions were small, and the children
numerous. Hearing a rnp, she open
ed the door aud found Uncle Jack.
"Good evening, Miss Fury.
"My name is Fleury," she respond
ed in icy tones.
"Why, so it is," said Uuele Jack,
rather shaken, but smiling blaudly.
"It's quite a nice evening, Miss
Fluery."
"It will do," she said coolly,stand
ing to hear his business, aud not in
viting him to sit down.
"I was feeling," he said with a lit
tle hesitation, sort of lonely, aud
thinkin' you might be feelia' the
same, I thought maybe you'd think
it no harm for me to offer you a little
of my company."
The possibilities of the situation
struck Miss Barbara at once, and its
superiority to anything else that was
likely to offer was equally clear, aad
ia a momeat she had decided in the
affirmative.
"Take a chair and sit down," she
said in a tone greatly modified.
"I don't care if I do," replied Un
cle Jack. "The truth is, Barbara,"
he said, bolting into* the subject
which he had previously thought
might take him aa hour or two to ar
rive at, "I was thiakia' if you was
willin', we might as well joia hearts
aad haadß, aad let oae roof cover us.
I've a comfortable home as you
know, I've a pen full of as pretty
pigs as you'd see in a day's ride, I've
been lucky with my chickeus—"
"And I reckon they scratch aad
make more dirt thaa pays for their
keeping," she said.
"Well, if you come and take charge
you can do as you like with them.
Sister Debbie always got the chicken
money, and I reckon I'll not be less
generous to my wife, ha! ha! ha."
"I'm able to keep myself, and need
be no man's wife to get a liviu', oven
if 1 never do another stroke of work,"
she said tartly.
"Of course, of course," said Uncle
Jack, "I meant no reflections, buc if
I take a wife I keep and pay for her,
and if she has money of her own, she
may bury it in a vault, give it to the
heathen, or buy a silver mine; it's all
one to me. I thought as I could'nt
get along alone, maybe I'd take a
partner, and concluded to give you
the first chance. Now, what do you
say?"
"I ain't use to makin' up my mind
ia a minute, and like to turn things
round a little before I make a bar
gain. I won't say yes to night, but
if you are of the same mind to-mor
row, and come arouud about this
time, you'll get your answer."
Uncle Jack took this as a dismissal
for the present, and with a smiling
good night departed, ralher encour
aged than depressed, for, thought he,
"if she did not think well of it, she'd
have said no, and done with it at
once."
Uncle Jack was as punctual as the
clock the next Bight at the appointed
place, and after having the subject
sifted from one side to the other, bis
Dulcinea finally gave in by saying,
"She supposed she might as well
make up her mind to it; livin' with
him woulda't likely be much worse
thaa some others Bhe knew of."
"I suppose, Barbara, you wouldn't
be williu' to go to the parson's to
night?"
"Not much!" she replied, with a
perceptible sniff. "I'm not in such a
hurry as that to make a fool of mv
self."
"How about to morrow then," be
asked anxiously.
"This tini3 next week and no soon
er. I don't see anyhow what started
you on this track at your time of
life."
Uncle Jack smoothed down his
beard. "There were several things
seemed to combine. First, there was
BUTLFR PA.. FRIDAY, JUNE 1.1888
! the blos3oms all comin' out at once,
and somehow or other they always
make me thiuk of brides aud grooms
and weddings. Then the robins arc
buildin' nests by the hundreds, you
might say, but I don't know but that
I got the first idee from Shake
speare."
"Jake Spear! and what business is
it of Jake Spear, whether you get
married or not? If there is anything j
in this world I hate, it's a man that ;
don't know his own mind, and is !
afraid even to sneeze without he gets I
leave."
"Shakespeare isn't a man," mildly
replied Uncle Jack, "or I suppose he
is too, either a maa or a woman,ain't
quite sure which it is; but Shake
speare writ a book I've been readin'
lately, and there was one piece struck
me called—called"—he was about to
say, "The Taking of the Shrew," —
called —well, it was a kind of a story
of a man who wanted a wife, and was
determined to have her, and he got
her and she turned out first-class.
His name was Peter something, and
hei's was Katheriae Then there
was another fellow and when he got
married they called him 'Benedick,
the married man,' and that's what
I'll be next week, by your leave, my
dear, ha! ha!"
"For a man to want to be called
Benny or Dick, when his name is
Jack, is silly, and I'll give you fair
warning you need't expect any such
nonsense from me."
"Just as you please, just as you
please," returned Uncle Jask, serene
ly. "As Shakespeare says, 'A rose
by any other name will smell as
sweet.' But tell me what shall Ido
to the house; inside I mean?"
"Nothing at all," said Barbara. "I
will haveuo old women gossips pry
ing around. It's not likely to be
clean, but there'll not be dirt enough
to choke one before I can get it put
to rights."
"It's not so bad as you may think,"
said Uncle Jack. "Debby kept it
spick-span clean, and I've tried not to
let it get much behind. But you
shall do what you like about it."
Uncle Jack took his leave. He
met at his own gate his nearest
neighbor, Joshua Wilson, who often
came in to take a smoke with him.
"Walk right in Joshua," he said
blithely, "I'm glad of your compa
ny."
Uncle Jack lighted the lamp, and
Joshua struck with his holiday attire,
asked if he'd been to a funeral. UnoJe
Jack roared
"If you'd said a wedding, you'd
been warmer. The truth is, Josh, if
you wait till this day week you'll
find me settled down with a wife."
"That's startling," said Joshua, "I
was thinkin' if you was going to keep
chickens you'd need to get married.
It takes a woman to tend to them.
But who's the lucky woman?"
"Barbara Fury."
"Bab Fury! For the land sake!
Why mau, are you crazy? that can
tankerous old sarpint?"
"Hold on,"- said Uncle Jack, "I
don't allow to have my wife called
names if I can help it."
"Now Uncle Jack, you know you
have no better friend in the world
than me, and I wouldn't ba doin' my
duty if I didn't speak discouraging of
such a team as that. You might as
well yoke together a lamb and a tiger
for you know as well as I, what she
is for temper."
"Yes, I know; but I've got an idee
that we're goin' to suit, that is, after
we get used to one another."
"I kinder enjoy," said Joshua, "a
good smart shower in summer time;
it freshens the arth and clears the air.
I get that kind at home from my
wife. It comes hot and heavy, but
it's soon over; while a regular cold
northeasterly drizzle that gives you
crawls up your back, that's too warm
for a fire and too cold without one, I
hate, and it there is anything that
will wear the life out of a man it is
an infernal scold. Think well, Un
cle Jack, and be thankful for a little
warning."
"I'm not easy scared, Joshua; come
to see me this day three months, and
we'll eompare notes."
Joshua Wilson was not the only
one in the villiage thunderstruck by
Uncle Jack's choice. He had calls
and friendly warnings by the dozen;
but to all he returned the same an
swer, "that he expected to abide by
his choice."
The wedding came of at the time
appointed. Barbara was escourted
into the house by the front door in
Jack's best manner.
"Welcome home, my dear," he
said, giving her a rousing kiss, to
which she responded, "Don't be a
fool, Jack, but tell me where I can
lay off my bonnet."
"Look at this first." said Jack,
opeuing the door of the little parlor
and pointing to an iced cake which
stood on the table, He had ordered
it from the city, and the two doves
billing on top had been his own sug
nestion.
"It was baked in the city. What
do you think of it?"
"Then you may know it is only fit
for the pigs. Made of stale egg 3 and
Btrong butter." nnd she walked up to
take off her things.
Uncle Jack's eyes twinkled.
"Not fit to eat; only good for the
pigs," he repeated. "Well, here goes!"
and raising up the cake he marched
out to the pig pen, and tossed it over
to the pigs. Then he brought in the
plate, placed it on the table and sat
down to read his newspaper.
Barbara evidently found things
more to her mind up stairs than she
had expected. There were piies of
soft blankets, comfortables, and bed
ding of the very best, while every
think was as clean as a new pin.
Seeing the plate, she asked, "What
did you do with the cake?"
"Gave it to the pigs, and they real
ly seemed to like it," he said, in his
usual tone.
"Can't you give a civil answer to a
civil question ?" she said, tartly.
"Why. my dear, you said that it
was only fit for the pigs, and as I
don't propose to feed you on anything
but the best of food, I took it right
out to them."
"Jack Dalrymple ! you are enough
to provoke a saint!" and she flounced
out into the kitchen, where she found
the tea kettle singing and the table
spread for supper.
"It's one or two things," she ad
mitted to herself; "either Jack's a fool
or I have met my match."
So the days wore on, Jack always
assenting to Barbara's proposition,
however absurd, which often caused
considerable damage and derange
ment; but Uncle Jack never lost his
temper, though he was often the
greatest sufferer through her whims.
One afternoon she had been chasing
| the chickens from her flower beds,
| and, as Uncle Jack headed them off,
' he remarked, "Them's fine chickens,
Barbara "
"Fine chickens, indeed ! I wished
everyone of them had their necks
twirled," and in a rage she dashed in
to the house.
"Hum!" said Uncle Jack. Into
the chicken coop he went, and ere
long nearly a dozen hens lay in a row
outside.
"Would you like me to help you to
pick them ?" he asked innocently,
putting his head in at the kitchen
door.
"Talk sense and I'll answer," she
replied snappishly.
"I thought," ho said mildly, "that
they had better be got ready to-night,
if they was to go market in the morn
ing."
"W r bat chickens ? Jack Dalrymple,
what do you mean ? You have never
gone;and killed all my chickens?"
Opening the door and seeing the
row of headless chickens lying in full
sight, she sat down and cried.
"Why, Birby," said Jack, a little
more scared than he cared to show,
"Did you ever ask me to do anything
that I did not humor you if I could ?
I hated awfully to kill them Shanhais
but I heard you say that you wished
their necks were twisted, and as they
was yours, I did as you wished."
"The finest chickens I ever saw,"
mourned Barbary, "and layin' eggs
so steady, too. .I'd rather they'd
scratch up every green thing in the
garden than lose them."
But without saying more, she went
out with Jack to pick the chickens.
Barbara's face was still very grave as
she stood looking at the chickens,
ready dressed for market, lyiug on the
kitchen tabic.
"Do you know, Barby," asked
Jack, his eyes twinkling, "what is
the reason these chickens will have
no hereafter ?"
"No," she said.shortly.
"Because they have had thc«lr
necks twirled (next world) in this,
ha, ha, ha !" But no smile appeared
in Barbara's face
Uncle Jack harnessed up the light
wagon next morning and went off to
market and returned by noon. He
brought with him, tied ia pairs, a
dozen chickens of th» choicest breeds
he could fiud, aad placing them in the
coop and throwing them some corn,
he went into the house.
The subdued look was still in Bar
bara's face, making Jack mentally
exclaim. "She hasn't got over it yet."
He handed her a roll of bills.
"There's your pocket money Bar
by," aud went to hang up his coat.
"Come with me" he said taking
her by the hand, aud leading hor out
to the coop. "Now I want you to
take all the pleasure iu these you can.
I'll build you a chicken yard aud
fence it in so vou will have no trou
ble."
She glanced at tbem and them at
him. Her lip quivered.
"You are better to me than lam
to you."
"Not a bit of it, ' he said, putting
his arm about her and kissing her. I
am well satisfied with my part of the
bargain, I had an idee, and I car
ried it out, and as I said before, I am
well satisfied."
As they sat together after tea,
Bajbara said, "You are always talk
ing, Jack, about your idee; what do
you mean by it ?"
He gave her a curious look.
"I am afraid you wouldn't like to
bear it."
"I'll take the risk, for it is some
thing I'm mixed up in, isn't it?"
"Well, you are warm in the game,
as they say. And as you promised
not to mind, I'll let it out," You see,
I wanted a wife, and as I looked
around, I thought of vou. Now, I
heerd you wasn't easy to get along
with," stammered Jack, feeling as if
he was about to touch a lighted
match to a bombshell.
"Go on Jack," she said composed
ly, "I know worse things about my
self than you can tell me."
"I had an idea," he contiaued,
"that maybe the reasoa you wasn't
always —always—easy-like ia your
mind, and maybe a little—rough,"
striving for a soft a word as possible,
"might be, because other folk are
cross-grained to you;" so thinks I, "if
Barbara is treated right, she'll come
around; the good's all in her, just
ready to be drawed out, and so I've
found it."
"I have always heard that Jack
Dalrymple was a friend to everybody,
and that everybody wa3 friendly to
him; but I never knew how good you
was until I had a trial of you; and I
want to say once for all, that I am
going to be as good a wife to you as
I know how, and if the old Adam
crops out now and thaa, as of course
it will, just shut your eyes as you
have done all aloag, aad shame me
out of it. And if there is anything
you would like me to do would give
you pleasure just let me know."
"There is one thing I would like,
if you will agree to it." said Uncle
Jack. "We have been married now
about three months and I would like
to give a tea-party—just a lew of the
nearest aeighbors to supper; and I
would like if you would be just as
pleasaat to Joshua Wilson as you
can."
"lie never liked me I know," she
said.
"That was because he never knew
you "
Barbara laid herself out for that
party, and outdid Unele Jack's fond
est expectations. Such waffles, stew
ed chicken, poaches and cream and
other delicacies had never been seea
in that house before.
Joshua Wilson was placed at the
right side of the hostess aud received
specials attention, which so astonish
ed him that he could hardly eat for
wondering; and he gazed at Uncle
Jack in a dazed sort of a way, that
the host could hardly keep his mirth
from exploding. As he bade him
good night he said, "What was that
you called her, Josh ? "Cantanker
ous old sarpiut,' wasn't it?"
"Hold on, Uncle Jack, I'll surren
der ! For the first time 1 caa wish
you joy of your wife, with all ray
heart. Such a change really makes
me leel as if the millennium might
have begun to dawn.— Youth's Com.
panion.
—Ernest Butler, of Milleraburg,
Ky , has a friend in the Indian Ter
ritory who six months ago sent him
an Indian pony. He was kept con
fined in the stable until the last four
weeks. When he got out he wander
ed off through the several States,
swam several rivers, and arrived ia
tho Indian Territory lust Monday.
Ho traveled in four weeks, 1200
miles.
i "Always Sunrise Somewhere."
1 BY NATHAN 1). I'RN'EK,
! There i>' always suusbine somewhere !
Though the night be round thee drawn,
Swuiewhere tlill the Knst is bri:,'hUning,
With the rosy Hush ot'dawn;
What though near the bat is Hitting,
And the raven croaks his lay;
' Somew here still the sun bird's greeting
Hails the rising of the day .'
I Let us lay to heart the comfort
j In this sweet reflection found,
That however dense our darkness,
.Somewhere still the world around
Dtws are glistening, flowers uplifting,
Wild birds warbling as re-born;
Lakes and streams and woods and moun
tains,
Meltiug in the kiss of morn !
i Ne'er was night, however disrual,
But withdrew its of gloom;
[ Xe'er was sorrow, but a day star
Hinte l of the morrow's bloom;
I Xcrer was woe, Lut in its bosom
Was the seed of hope impearled;
I There is a suurise somewhere
Speeding, speadiug round the world !
| The Presbyterian Centenary.
Thursday week was the centennial
d«y ol the Presbyterian Church and
| the members of the two General As
semblies united in great mass meet
ings in th" Academy of MusicandHor
ticultural Hall Phiia. The ceremonies
began in both buildings at 10 o clock
that morning and the crowds in at
tendance at both were enormous.
The immense Academy of Music
with its seating capacity of over 3,-
500 was jammed to suffocation, and
every inch of standing room was oc
cupied by a struggling mass of hu
manity anxious to have a part in the
first reunion of the t.vo great bodies
ot t.he Presbyterian Church in Amer
ica since the division more than a
quarter of a century ago. In the
Academy of Music the Key. J. J.
Builock, D. D., Moderator of the
Seuthcren General Assembly, presid
ed, and seated with him on the plat
form were the Rev. Win. H Roberts,
I). I)., Stated Clerk of the Northern
General Assembly; Rev. Joseph T.
Smith, D. D., of Baltimore. ex-Mod
erator of the Northern Assembly;
Rev. Jas. McC'osh, D. D , President
of Princeton College; Rev. Jno. Hall,
D. D., of New York; ltev Chas 11.
Stoddard, editor of the New York
Observer, aud many others. Mrs.
Cleveland occupied a seat in the up
per right hand box. She was with
the family of Rev. Charles Wood, of
Germautown, whose guest she is
during her stay here, and bore the
battery of opera glasses aimed at her
with perfect composure, and was eyi
dently a deeply interested listener
and spectator.
The great audience was apparently
made up in equal proportion lrom
representatives of the two assemblies,
and when Kev. I)r. Bullock was in
troduced as presiding officer there
were thunders of applause. He was
presented by Dr. Smith, ex-Modera
tor of the Northern Assembly, and
when Dr. Smith said in welcoming
the Southern guests that the audience
should remember that the members
of these great assemblies were Pres
byterians above all things, and that
the brethren from the South had
crossed Mason and Dixon's line al
most without knowing where the di
vision was, there was another round
of enthusiastic applause. They were
of the same ancestry, the same faith,
the same glorious history. Then the
5.000 people rose and sang "Praise
God, from Whom all Blessings
Flow."
Dr. Bullock, as the representative
of the Southern Assembly, made a
brief but eloquent address. He cor
dially reciprocated the fraternal sen
timents of the brethren from the
North, and said that whatever might
be the final disposition of the ques
tion of orga.nic union, there was no
feeling of alienation or prejudice or
want of faith iu the doctrines of their
sister assembly. There was no ob
stacle that he knew to fraternity and
fellowship.
Then the congregation sang "All
People That on Do Dwell"
and "All Hail the Power of Jesus'
Name." Rev. Dr. Cuyler, of Brook
lyn, was the first orator, and spoke
for an hour on the "History of Pres
byterianism." "The Work of . Pres
byterianisin for the Future" was the
subject of an address by Rev. T.
Dwight WitLerspoon, of Louisville,
A great audience also crowded
Horticultural llal!, adjoining the
Academy, and here, too, there was
the same commingling of the blue
badges of the Northern Assembly
and blue and white of the representa
tives from the Southern branch. The
same fraternal feeling was manifest
among the commissioners of both
bodies. Rev. Dr. Charles L Thomp
son, of Kansas City, the Moderator
of the Northern Assembly, was in the
chair, and seated with him on the
platform were eminent divines repre
senting both branches. The opening
ceremonies were "brief but fervent,
and when Moderator Thompsoa in
troduced Congressman Wm. C. P.
Breekenridge, of Lexington College,
there was much enthusiasm. He
spoke on "Calvinism and Religious
Liberty" and eloquently sketched the
work "of the Church in advancing
civilization and great moral truth.
His references to Church uaioa were
received with extreme warmth.
When he had finished there was a
whirlwind of applause.
Rev. Howard Crosby, D. D , fol
lowed with an address on "Presby
terianism and Biblical Scholarship."
He defended the verbal inspiration of
the Bible.
The Academy and Horticultural
Hall were both jammed this afternoon,
although rain was falling heavily at
3 o'clock, the hour at which the cere
monies of the reunion celebration was
resumed, lion. Wm. Strong, ex-
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court, was in the Chair at the
Academy meeting, and around him
were grouped some of the mauv dis
tinguished Presbyterian divines and
laymen of both General Assemblies.
The first speaker was Hon. .John
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, who
spoke on tho ''Adaptation of Presby
terianism to the Masses." The ad
dress was a theological analysism of
the religious system that shows that
al! things work together for good to
them that love God, and repudiated
every phase of skepticism, intidelity
and agnosticism "Calvin may be
our father, but Paul was our grand
father," was a sentiment thut brought
a round of applause.
Itev. .1 S. McPhersou, I>. D., of
Chicago, spoke on "Presbyterianism
and Education." lie begnn his
speech: "Fathers and brethren of
these two—alas two—but for this his
toric and let us hope prophetic day—
one re-united General Assembly."
The big audience broke out into baud
clapping at this allusion to the possi
bility of organic union
At the conclusion of Dr. MePher
son's address the great congregation
sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul." Mrs.
Cleveland, who had arrived during
tha speaking, and occupied a seat in
the Prince of Wales box, rose and
joined in the singing. She remained
to the close of the exercises which
lasted until P M
"Calvinism anu Human Progress"
was the subject of au address bv Con
gressman James S. Cothrad, of South
Carolina. If Calvinism is "Narrow,"
said he, it is because it s?eks to euter
by the straight and narrow way; it is
"illiberal" in that it makes no com
promise with error; it is "intolerant"
of ein, but not of sinners. The
speaker in a few brilliant sentences,
sketched the conflict of the civil war,
the division of the Church and the
present movement for reunion, and
continued: "Its solution depends upon
cur own worthiness. If as Chris
tians we have faith. Lope and love,
and as citizens courage, fortitude and
patience, that kind Providence that
has ever watched over bis people will
not forsake us in this emergency.
Hut if on account of unworthiness it
be decided by that Providenco that
not unto us be the accomplishment of
that sublime purpose—if by reason of
blood guiltiness the privilege of rear
ing the sacred temple of union be
denied us, let us hope and pray that
those who come after, our children,
and onr children's children, be freed
from the passions that so easily beset
us, may not only behold that land of
promise from its Mount Pisgah's
height, but go in and possess it, a
grand, puissant, militant, united
Church." A storm of approbation
went over tbe vast concourse as the
South Carolina Congtessman took his
seat.
The last address of tbe afternoon
was by ex-Uuited States Senator S.
•J. It. McMillan, of Minnesota, who
spoke on "Presbyterianism and Re
publican Government," and the exer
cises came to a close with the bene
diction by the Rev. Dr. Frances L.
Pulton, President elect of Princeton
College.
The lion. L. Marye, of Virginia,
presided at the afternoon meeting in
Horticultural Hall. Rev. Dr. John
Hali, ot New York, spoke on the sub
ject of "City Evangelization—lts
Necessity," and was followed briefly
on the same subject by his alternate,
Morris K. Jesup, of New York. "City
Evangelization—lts Methods," was
the subject of Rev. Moses D. Hogue,
D. IV, of Richmond, Va. Rev. S. J.
Niccolls, D. I)., of St. Louis, made a
very vigorous address on "Preaching
to the Masses.'. The closing address
was made by the Hon. Bennett H.
Young, of Louisville, Ky., who spoke
eloquently aud earnestly on "Lay
Efforts Among the Masses."
The centennial celebration closed
with immense missionary mass meet
ings in the Academy of Music and
Horticultural Hall. Gov. Alfred
Moore Scales, of North Carolina, pre
sided at the Academy meeting. An
address on home missions was made
by Rev. George P. Hayes, of Cincin
nati, and one on foreign missions by
Rev. Matthew Hale Houston, D. D.,
of Baltimore, a Commissioner of
the Southern Assembly. Rev. C'has.
L. Thompson, D. D , of Kansas City,
delivered an eloquent address on
"Historic Presbyterian Characters,"
and tbe closing address was by Rev.
Jerry Witherapoou, I). D., of Nash
ville, Tenu.
Gov. Beaver, of Pennsylvania, pre
sided at the Horticultural Hall meet
ing. Rev. Dr. Walter W. Moore, of
the Union Theological Seminary at
Hampden, Sydney, Ya, spoke for
home missions, and Rev. Charles S.
Pomeroy, of Cleveland, made an ad
dress on foreign missions. Rev.
Givens B. Strickier, I). D., ex-Moder
ator of the Southern Assembly, de
livered an address on the "Children
of the Covenant," devoted to the
cause of missionary work amonur the
young people. Rev. W. P. Breed,
D. D., of Philadelphia, delivered
the closing address.
At tbe co'nclusiuii of the two meet
ings the members of both assemblies
exchanged fraternal greetings and tbe
spirit of fellowship was marked. The
members of tbe Southern Assembly
will return to Baltimore to-morrow
morning. The Northern Assembly
will resume its busiuess fitting to
morrow, and the regular order of the
day will bo the question of organic
union.
They are Overworked.
We see that the Mississippi editors
are overworked. It is stated that a
moulder of public opinion in one of
tho towns there didn't commence
work one day last week until 8:30 A M.
This what he did before dinner:
Wrote a column editorial in support
of the Mills free trade bill, drank a
quart of whiskey, and killed the editor
of a "vile aud slimy contemporary."
We cannot but regret that the life we
lead here is devoid of such excitement.
True we sometimes refer to a contem
porary as "a worthless sheet." but
we never kill the editor. On the
whole we get along very well up in
this settlement.
A Shocking Kiss.
Two young ladies of South Ches
ter, Pa., went into a store where there
was a galvanic battery, and the pro
prietor asked them to try it. Each
grasped a pole of tho battery, and
wondered why no shock was felt.
The proprietor suggested that they
kiss each other. They did so, and
then there was a shock indeed. One
of the youn# women shrieked and fell
over backward. The other mado no
sound, but fainted. Cold water
brought thein both around, none the
worse for the kiss.
—A Philadelphia doctor says, "If
you want to make your wife healthy,
make her cry once a fortnight."
—A lawsuit in Indiana brought to
the front a single woman 42 years
old who stated that she had been en
gaged -J!) times, but that every chap
backed down when the pinch came.
—A Maryland widow named Hal
lets set a bear trap at her smokehouse
door, and the first catch was tho man
who was courting her He had pack
ed up 100 pounds of bacon to carry
off.
—Most of 4,200,000 needles daily
itfoms'imed in this country come from
; Redditch, Eng. A Brooklyn N. Y.
; firm's output is about one-sixth of
I the above sale.
The Approach of Summer.
The festive goat is browsirg
On the hoopskirt in the lane,
Au<l the organ grinder's grinding
In the street his plaintiye strata.
The robin in the orchard
Is singing all the day,
The frog let in the evening
Thrills his tender roundelay.
One day we wear an ulster,
Next day a duster thin,
An< so we think the summer
Is beginning to begin.
Her Lesson.
The wife of a prominent citizen, a
year or two ago, was turning over a
box of jewels, when she drew out a
siring of opals.
"I value that necklace above my
rubies or diamonds," she said to a
friend >.
Her companion looked at them.
"Why, they are not real!" she ex
claimed.
"I kuow, a potor imitation. But I
will tell you their story, and you will
understand why J value them: My
husband when I married forty years
ago, was a poor school-teacher in a
Western town. We lived for a year
happy in a little house, keeping with
in our means. We had a few good
friends, intelligent. unpreteatioas
people, whose habits were simple as
our own. We met them often at
quiet dinners or teas, in which there
was no display, but hearty cordiality
and much real enjoyment
"But I bad a secret ambition to en
ter a rich and fashionable set in the
town, though I saw no way to ac
complish it—At last, the mother of
ons of my husband's pnpils, a weal
thy and influential woman, asked us
to a reception which she gave. I
was greatly excited; examined again
and again my black silk gown and
lace collar, wondering how they
would look among the other rich cos
tumes.
"One day, passing a shop, I saw
in a window this necklace of opals.
Ah, if 1 conld own snch magnificence
as that! I went in to look* at them
closely, and asked the price.
"Twenty dollars,' the man replied.
—'They are paste, of course,' he ad
den, 'but only an expert conld detect
it."
"Twenty dollars! Why conld I
not take the money we had laid by
for the rent? It would be supposed, I
reasoned, that the jewels were worth
thousands, and consequently my
right to enter fashionable society
would be settled. For I was so ig
norant that I thought social position
depended on dress.
"I bought the necklace. Then I
convinced myself that it needed a
handsome gown to set it off. I bought,
on credit, a pale blue satin, white
slippers and gloves, and all accessor
ies of an evening toilet, I kept it all
a secret frcm my hnsband.
"He knew nothing of my purchases
until I took off my cloak at Mrs.
Blank's, and appeared before him in
all my cheap splendor, the opals en
circliug my bare neck. I shall never
forget his look of amazement and dis
gust.
"We entered the drawing-room.
To my dismay, I found all the ladies
in dark, rich dresses and hats which
they would have worn in the streets.
As I walked through the rooms I de
tected looks of curiosity and amuse
ment on the faces of some of the least
well-bred among them. My hostess
received me with cool civility, but
made no attempt to introduce me to
her other guests.
"As soon as I could escape, I fled
to the dreßsing-room, full of shame
aud misery. Two ladies were in the
next room, and through tbe open door
I heard one ask, 'who is that woman
in cheap satin, with a string of paste
about her neck?"
"She is tbe wife of a poor teacher
down town,' answered the other.
'She is tryiug to push herself into so
ciety.— Her husband is a respectable,
sensible man, they say. I pity him,
"We went home. I was surely
the wretrhedest woman in tbe village
It needed two years of hard saving,
and work to pay for that night's fol
ly.
"The lesson was a hard one, bnt it
lasted me all my life. I have kept
ti e paste opals, and whenever I have
been tempted to make a display on
false grounds, I look at them, and go
Luck to reality and common sense.
Do you wonder that I say they are
worth more to me than rubies and
diamonds?"
Sunflowers and Malaria.
The sunflower has long been popu
larly supposed to be a preventive of
malarious diseases. The opinion is
well founded, and for the reason that
hairy soft leaved plants are supposed
to greedily take up malarial gases.
The sunflower has broad leaves, and
in relation to tbe size of the plant a
large leaf surface. The leaves of the
sunflower were long considered to be
a specific for asthma, when dried and
smoked in a pipe. The value in this
direction has not yet been successful
ly controverted. We recommend the
planting of the sunflower freely about
tbe bouse in all regions where malar
ial emanations are likely to be found.
This is always the cape in all prairie
regions or those where the original
sod is turned. Tbe seeds are produced
in profusion, form a fattening food for
poultry, aud may be fed to all farm
animals occasionally with profit. Tbe
stalks broken up make excellent kind
liugs for fires, and thus every portion
of the plant may be put to good use.
When raised in regular field rows,
plant four feet apart between rows by
twelve inches in the row. Cultivate
precisely as you would Indian corn.
When tbe beads are ripe cnt and car
ry to the threshing floor, or cut parti
ally off and leC them bang down in
the stalk until dry and then thresh.
Tbe stalks may be cut next to the
ground and stacked up uutil wanted
for fuel.— Farm, Field and Stockman.
Farm and Garden Hints.
The safe way to get good milk
cows is to raise them.
Remove the seeds before feeding
pumpkins to cattle.
Dampness is a great producer of
disease among poultry.
Water cattle frequently or let them
have free access to it.
For growing calves, oatmeal may
have scaled milk added to it.
Dirty boots are as mnch out of
place on tbe hay as on the carpet.
Keep the poultry, old and young,
out of the spring slop and slash.
| Poultry are fond of milk and hotter
[ milk, and they promote laying.
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