Vol, XXVII "Vi:: AM AIAM) » 4 . /' ' 30 S V MAIN ST HENRY BIEHL 11 NORTH MAIN STREET, BUTESB t' tL'JNI ' A DEALER IN Hardware and House Furnishing* (-roods. Agricultural Implements, Kramer Wagons, Buggies, Carl?, Wheel Narrows, Brammer Washing Machine*, New Sunshine ami Howard Ranges, Stoves, Table and pocket Cutlery, Hanging Lamps. Man ufacturer ot Tinware, Tin Reeling and Spouting A Specialty. WHERE A CHILD CAN BUY AS CHEAP AS A MAN. There is no Doubt Am to where you should buy your new dress, il economy is the object you have in view, and you will agree with us, alter you have examined our line and prices in Silks, Satins, Cashmeres, Serges, Ilenrettas, Broadcloths, Flannels, English Suitings in plain and novelty plaids. UNJ3E H W E R For Ladies, Gents, Misses and Children which we know can not be equaled anywhere for value and price. Blankets, Flannels, Yarns, Plushes, Velvets, Ribbon, Hos iery and Notions of all kinds. CARPET, OIL CLOTHS, AND LACE CURTAINS In till the new fall patterns and designs. • We are showing the grandest line of Ladies, Misses and Ohildrens orli=:o—A=K=S Ever brought to Hutier, tu convince you that the place to do your trading is with us.all avc ask is that you call and examine prices and be convinced. Til 0 UT MAN'S. ■ Leading Dry Goods and Carpet House, Butler, Pa- J. K. GRIRB. PHOK. K. J. LAMB. GRIEB & LAMB'S MUSIC STORE. NO. 16 SOUTH MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. a Sole Agents for Butler, Mercer and Clar ion counties for Bohr Bros. Magnificent Pi anos, Newhy & Evans' Pianos, Smith- American and Carpenter Organs, Importers of the-Celebrated Steinmeyer Pianos, and Dealers in Violins, Bruno Guitars, and All Kinds of Musical Instruments. SIIEKT MUSIC A SPECIALTY Pianos and Organs sold on installments. Old instruments taken in exchange. Come and see us, as we can savt you money. Tuning and Repairing of all kinds of Musical Instruments » Promptly attended tu. 1850 Kstablislicd 1850 E. GRIEB, THE JEWELEU, No. 19, North Main St., BUTLER, PA., DEALE Ii I IST \ Diamonds, Watches, Clock?, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles, &c., &c. Society Kmblems of all Descriptions. Repairing in all branches skillfully done and warranted. 1880 ESTABLISHED 1850 THE BUTLER CITIZEN. PROFESS ION A L CA R DS. A. A. KELTY, M. D. fjffl.■ 3 doors south of the v.«jc-lc> House, Mam M , IfuUir. on secon.l ii.Rir ot Hei | lerer's building. Iti stdefcce on W. Jefferson bu r, \j. ZIMMERMAN. Offl.-H ilt No. 4 • - M.l In Mr.tl, ..,.-r hlAl.Cj.t Cos 111 Ui; .tore lirill.T. I'm SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. No. in »Ve.t t'unuinghtin St., JTLEB, P i!J ISTJNf'JV W. R. TITZEL. PII YSICfAN ANr ' SURGEON. b \V.« 't»riier Main ai««l .Norih bl». BOTLEB INT-A. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - LtUTLER, PA. All work pertaining In the profession esecut co in the neatest manner. Hpec-ialtle* ; Cold Killings, and Painless Kx traction of Teeth, Vitalized Air administered. Ofllee OH Jrlfernna Street, one iloor E*»t of Lowrj lioufte, I p Stain. Oillre open daily, except Wednesdays anil Thurslays. Communications by mail receive prompt attention, N. H.— The only DenUst in Kuller using the bevl makes of teeth. J. W- HUTCHISON, ATTOBNKY AT LAW. Otllce on second floor of the Huselton block', Diamond, Butler, Fa., Itoorn No. i. A. T. Sl("T. J. I' WIIJBON. SCOTT & WILSON, A'l lOItNKYH-AT law. I olk-cllon* a specialty. Oftiee at No. 8, South Diamond. Itutler. l'B JAMES W. MOORE, AnORNKY-AT-LAW ANU NOTARY I'ITBIJC. ofllee in UooniXo 1. second floor of lluSCltOii llloeic, entrance on liiamond. P. W. LOWRY, ATIOUNKX AT LAW. Hooin No. :t, Anderson linildim,', llutler. Pa. A. E. RUSSELL, ATTOIINKV A t I.AW. Office on second fl.M.r of New Auderson UloeL Main St.. -near Diamond. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at I .aw, Oitlee at No. 17, Kast .teller h.iu St.. Ilotler, I'a. W. C. I INDLF.Y, Attorney ai I.aw and I .vat lstate \pini of 11. e rear of 1.. /. Mil. hell s office on lioith bide ol Diamond, Isntler, I'a. H. H. GOUGHER. Attorney-at-law. Office on second floor of Aiideisoii liuiliiliitj", near ( ourt House, libtler, I'a. J. K UKITTAIN. Att'y at l.aw- Office at H.*K for. Main at, and Diamond, Ituller, I'a. NEWTON OLAC.K. All y iti |.av\ < oil South bWf 1 «»f blatmnnl IHi I In. )';t. JOHN M. RUSSELL, Attorney-at Law. (Hike oil South .stile of l»ia luoit.l, I:utier, I'a. C. K. L. McQUISTION, KNfiIVF.EIt I.M» SI ItVEVOK, IIFHI K KKAII DUUONU. lIITI-UK. I'A. L 8. McJUNKLV, Insurance iiinl Krai Kslale ilji'l 17 KACJT JEFFKUSOfi ST. BUTLER, - PA. E E. ABRAMS &CO Fire and Idle IN S U IIA NC E Insurance Co. of North America, incor porated 17'J 1 , capital 4'.(,tHHi,lioo and other stroiic companies represented. New York Life Insurance Co., assets .•ji!iO,iKKi,(Ksi. Office New Huselton building near Court House. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Sts. >3. C. ROESSINU, I'ftßHiiiKNT. WM. OAMPBKLIi Trbasukkk. 11. C. IIKINKMAN, SKUUKTAKV. DIRECTORS: J, I. Purvis, Samuel Anderson, William Campbell .1. W. Ilurkhart, A. Trontniaii, Henderson Oliver, • i.C. ltoessiui?, .lame* Stephenson, I>r. W. Irvln. Henry Wlutliilic. J. I*'. Taylor. 11. C. fleliieiiiau. LOYAL M'JUNKIN, Uon. Ae't. P.A. Millinery. •/ New Fell llats and Bonnets. New Tips, flumes, lslt.li una Wings. New velvets In all colors. New satins, ribbons, velvet ribbons, brocade ribbons and striped ilblums. New tinsel cord, twisted coid, bead coid. I.adles' and children's furnishing goods. Ladles' und children's underwear. Ladles' and children's hosiery. Ladles'and children's Cor sets and corset waists, ladles and children's hose supporters. Khl giuvt s. easbuiere gloves, silk mittens and wtMil mittens. I.atest novelties hi m-rlcweai. M. F. k M. Marks. WUEN voir VISIT PITTSBURG CALL ON JOHN R. & A. MURDOCH, r.OM Slll i I Mich) SI., for Trees, Seeds, Lilies (■rape Vines, llarilv I'o-es, Canary Birds, Hold Fish, etc. Descriptive Fall t'atalouge mailed free. MEMORY Minni» riming. T.gnmoiiii!» from all f '' o • C ' o * K »* Pr<«p«ctu4 ion W |S|? 1 lIH JPPUMtinq to Prof. W IS! A. laiiKtM., 837 Filth Ayo, K«w York. THE NOMINATION. (LVS> R UEKKIKS IN liABPEK'S WEEKLY i Abner Green ami his good wife Jane were sitting in their e > . .hair- retiiig after the Jay work He had c losed his store at nine o'clock. It was a little cool for September, ami the window- Were down The light was turned low. I.ecaic e A liner and Jane, were economical, even in the Biatter ot con I oil They seemed s.ui.-,- tied vit 1. life They haJ the contentment ilfill W.iitS ..11 ,:.....l up].. lit.- and V«di employe J energy. Indeed, they ha.l >:••• ten along unexpected!/ veil since ( i.e ijuiet marriage ceremony <«f eight } eai l.c li.re. uoth being pracli. nl -..i1l- no -neh useless expense of time and money as a wedding tour had entered their thought Alter the parson said his prayer, they marched out of the ehnrcli and went direct to the small store that Abner hud started two years before. They gradually extend e l that store, saving the pennies and in vesting the dollars, ami putting over their heads a large financial umbrella for rainy days. Abuer was a burn success. I'euple always .-aid he would get along. On days when other boys were oil' gunning and playing, he was contriving and working and saving, ilis Salntday holidays were turned to strict account. l>y the time he was seventeen he bad the business weight of a mail in the neighborhood. 11 is wisdom ran ahead of his years. When he was eighteen he determined to inaugurate an enterprise. Susses District (or rather the Second District of Choptauk County) was probably the only territory id its .size that did not have a good country store. The people did their dealing in the town, eight miles away. At the point near the aw mill where three roads met, an old residence stood. It was vacant. Abner rented it, and surprised the neighbors by turning it into a store. He got a stock of goods and began liu inc. At fir t the r. - turns were .slow , but Abner was content with small profits, and the customers grad ually saw that it was fully as cheap to patronize him as it was to drive to town over indifferent roads, and a great deal more convenient. Moreover. Abner quick lv gained a good reputation. He was look ed upon as shrewd but just—the strongest kind of lame in a rural community. So he Rent along, saying little, offending no one, and attending strictly to trade. Two years shoved him what he eonhl do. and told hiin that he needed a wife. I,il;e a good business man, he did not postpone a necessity. lie looked around, and found a girl ofstrong practical ::en. e and line phy icial health, not much for beauty or bril liancy, but a great hand in the house and a general fa\orite with the people. Inside of a month they were married, and every body said il was a good match. The} had worked and prospered. Abiier, uh In* . in the l»ig r«»rk».'i\ wan a man with a good «|ui«t face inula rugged frame, lie had quick cye.l, which looked ul tiling" cauti.msly lull: -hreudh , a M>m<: what didactic tongue that wan used lor busiuc. s ami operated liy discretion Ilia best confidence- seemed to IK; his second tli'.nglitri. • • Abner," said Jane, "what is this talk al>out yon ami the sheriff's office. Ho looked up quickly and .shifted his position l»efore replying. "Where d;d you hear thai noineime?" he asked. "All the folks are talking about it 1 heard some men distil. ; il while Jon were nut of Ilu store to-day, an.l »ying that Colonel Short had been to see you about it. The people seem to think yon II make a mighty good man for the place Abner smiled in a sober kind ol way, uud nursed his knees with bin two hands, j'lv.seully he looked up, aud .said: • June, a man of convictions should take an inteie.it in polities for the good ol the party which represents his principles, and not for any ambition which merely represents his own pride. I have voted the ticket and done noiiie work for it, not with the hope of an* office, but because my conscience and my judgment dictated that course. If people misconstrue my motives, it in very wrong "But, Abner, if they should give you the ofliet—" "Yes, it they should give me an oflieo, what thenf lour years ol laziness, ami utter ward a return home to lind our busi ness all gone, or taken up by smile one else. Nn, Jane; you and I ha'.e had 100 hard a time building up this trade to have it ruined by polities. Let us keep on in our course, for we know not what a change might bring forth." Jaue was silent for a while. The men tion ol the possible honor had aroused a quiet but unexpressed ambition tor town life, had suggested the possibility of some of that change which every woman from Jive down bus always secretly longed lor. lint Aimer's practical words had brought out her common sense, and shoved the ambition back into the closet ol her heart. She closed the door upon it anil sighed "I gness you're right. You'most always are. Hut who do you think they'll take in your place!" "I am for Major Powilcrdry," suid Ab ner, with couiiiderablo emphasis Mrs. (liven was greatly astonished. "Major Powderdry!" she exclaimed. •'Why, goodue s gracious, Abner! be hasn't done a thing in his life except l«> run for office and run into debt." "That':! JUHI it, Juur. TllC good Lord liu.. laid out for ascertain duties in this world. A man may sometimes get away from his path, ami wander over the lield; but In; always lia a kind ol' an idea what lm i liv ing for, and lie is pretty apt to hit the road while he is tramping around. Now Major Poffdenlry'd busiueiu is running for office. It don't pa)' ninth, hut lie at irk to il Mine is running a tore. I'm? got along all right in tin- tore, because the people have encouraged inc. Now what the major want., i more encouragement. >• let him have it, 1 nay, and let in all elect him. Tliun, too—hut of cour. e you needn't men tion it if he get -through, lm may pay u that little hill he owes ui' ' Well, A I'll*- ■, you ccltaihl) look at thing* with both eyes," saioii't go oat of your way to »ay this, but it anybody makes you talk, ft by, just put il to em tiaight and earnest like; and if you want to, you might add (something about your not caring for me to give up it goii.l business for any ueh fool ishness, and so lorlh and .10 toi l 11 Jane said . eWs was so scarce iu Sussex that it had tl.e volatility of hy drogen w ilh the . oiuhiui I c j.ai.diug .j.. il itics of all the kjonn gas. - Somebody i had uieiitioned Abner (iteen's name for tho ! dirievaliy. Il met with favo. it v.as j time the di.-tiict wa getting the office, j Abner was a good party man, a reliable | conservative citizen, and a neighbor who | wa.? p..pul.il The people talked tjpiietly | it lirct. but oiler it wa? known that Abner I not Colonel Short bad bud long tall: the j diSCUaSioU look a «idel Tauge. As it tie I came more public it aroused a iactional i opposition, led by the voluble uud orator : ical Major I'owderdry a talkative npholder I of party principles and an inveterate seeker for a place on the ticket Abner ilreeti ?aid nothing, and attended to busiueoe The next day alter their liltle talk Jane left Abner al the store, and made a few j visits The matter of the office came up for discission everywhere she went. She was not slow iu making prompt and as In ease his eon science ami ...livimhiuisclt of what he never believed. That wa.t a peculiarity of his oratory » v\ <-11 ot his conver. iitiuii He eonhl talk himself into any I,diet, while llie cold and li tless crowd stood by and ir?" Tin; majoi said this with great personal applause, and Abner seemed very much itripi'o-o.e.d by it The tucriJifint was doubt till He rubbed his chin HI a meditative way, ami took some time to respond "Now, major, I want to keep out of pol itics." ■'I)o iiot say that, Mr Green. Retract it in thought and purpose. It is upon such men a t you—upon tie yeomanry of the party, if I may say so—that the selec t ion of good .tamlard-bearers ami the per petuity of free institutions must depend. Vou owe it to your district, sir, to be a member of that convention Abner paused again; lie paused HO long that the major walked back and forth in great uneasiness. '•Well, since you put in that way, of course T guess I'll have to think about it," said the dry-goods Sphynx at last ' lint arrange it as quietly us yon can A light of joy burst upon tin- soul and il lumiuufrd the face of Major I'owderdry. lie grasped Mr. Green's hand and thanked hint not once, Inn countless time: . I'r«-4- ently the emotional equilibrium was re stored, ami Aimer told the major that the next day lie was going to starl through the county on a Inline trip. lie had the agency for a new machine, ami lie had been directed to place its nale in different stores of thai territory. "11l see how things look in politics." he said, ".mil put in as many good words for you an I can The major's genero itj sprinkled itself out again, but the interview wa brought to an end by the entrance of u family J>UI I) iu curcli of . Imcs and inolusses Major I'owderdry went home with a huppy heart, lie was all* a occupied three day lie enjoyed it. lining well known and Well edeemed. it was agreeable to meet people and lalk T\itli lliem. More ever, he sold more lnaiAues tlotu In- ex pected. Ity the time he arrived homo the delegation had been agreed upon, and lie hud l.ecn placed at the head o| it by the miaiiiiiioiirt deslru of hi.4 colleague;-' He reached the store just before twilight, and he had scarcely fini shed In < ; u|n><-r lie tore Major Hamilton Powderdry called The major wan more than auiions to hear the iv.-uli of the journey 'I am I'ltnl lo ce )<"U ba« k, Mt lirecu very gluil, and I hope vou ale the me sender of good news "Well, yes, major; I did retaarkabl} well with ray ui&ebiue*; agreti deal lipt ter than 1 espeeled I congratulate you, sir—l congratulute you moat sincerely. How did you liml the political complexion? Was it favor aide?' '•Oh, politics? Oh yea! So I reinernher Of com e, major, I wan loaiuly on hu.-d ne.i but in the demands husiue • I did not forget you. 1 did not toiyet our din trict." The major rubbed hi* hmd M and smiled, in anticipation ot glad tiding*. Thank you, you, Mr. Green— thfltik yon. What —what did you heart" "Weil, I I better give you an itemized account- a bill of parti, nlais. so to speak 1 Tile major wa-great I; plea d ••First. I Went to Fork town I i..uiid ilist thej are going to send a .did deh-ga ' lion down lor Hogg They wcie quite | earnest about it; *aid thai their diMiict i oiigbt to have the noiiiilistioii. ao.l that I they were going in to win. <>i e.our . it ' wasn't much u-c tn talk against sUeh . feeling a- that although I did <>-11 them , that in M.ij..r I'oviderdry. :-o-k yon that you help us to nominate him."' '■Thank you —thank you! Bill you con viucc them of the wi -loin ol that eour-et "Not quite. So, to keep them from go ing t<> Boggs or Jones, 1 persuaded them to put up their own candidate. 'lf it's to he a grab game,' I mid. 'why don t you lake a hand?' Then I left, and went on down to the lower districts, where tliey don't care who gets the nomination, for the good uuil sufficient rea-on that Ihey have had il for the last three time However. 1 came hack by Brawbridge and Forks to-day. and I found that they had put up their men- Hanson for Drawbridge and illier' for j Fork." The major' blight face . eemed clouded. •l)o you think." lie ask Oil, that it was wi e to bring two more men into I lie lield" Won't it complicate maters? "Well, major, I'm a business man and I look al it in a bnsine..- way 1 argued that if those two districts were disposed to go against us, the best wav would be to make them tight each other as well a.i our .-1 vt It'take them awm from Boggs and Jones. Now We have cielit distru ts, and no noinination can be made until one of the live breaks to . ..me olhei candidate. Vod stand well, major, and youi genius must make a successful combination ami win. Fou can do it, can't you? ' , When the major saw it in that light ho was radiant. ' Why, Abner." be exclaim ed, growing more familiar, "you arc a Na poleon of politics. It's a great arrange ment. I know Hanson and I know With ers. I'll see them; I'll deal with tbeinjand when the convention op. us we'll give Boggs and Jones the biggest surprise party they ever saw " This was Saturday. The convention met on the following Tuesday. The inter val was fully employed. Everybody tnlk politics The major led Ho was exhaust lev . Hope beamed on his smiling conn tenance like sunshine on a morning glory "Well, I never saw such a sight in all my boru days," said Mrs. Green •The major &( ts as n he'd been elected and got all the offices iu the State "Yes. 1 said Aimer, ' the major is en thusiastic He has a se.nguine tempera ment." "lie used to talk against you so Now he's praising yon to the -kie There ain't any word too high or too big for you It s a strange thing, this politics." "Very strange —very .itrange," replied Abner, nodding his head It shows the changeablent -of huuiaii nature, Jane; the instability of character. If I had run for this office in an open way, as the folks wanted me to, the major would have been going around abasing me and getting up his movement ; against me, and 1 gues - he'd come near downing inc. Hut now I am one ol hid delegate.:, and lie is as sweet us a hogshead of molasses. Ilow much better it is, Jano, to have the friendship of everybody, even though we have lo put ambition aside!" The del cgalCK from Sussex met al the crossroads and started to town bright und early Abner accepted his importance us the head member of the delegation mod cstly. Major I'owderdry was gorgeous in a new high hat and an enlarged vocabula ry. '•Now, Vluier," he said with confidential earnestness, "you hold the delegate.: lolid. I'm an old hand ut this bu .'HICKS, you know and if you stick together while I do the work and pull the wires, we'll win in fmru us the him will shiue." "That's it, major," lo- an-Wered "Well depend 011 you. I wa.i never iu a coin en tion but twice before, you know, and both times they bad the ticket made out, and all we lmd to do was to vote if through. This bnsines :is a little new to us, and I guess it'll be a heap more exciting lust let ine MI/ one word dou't let'em bully you. Slii k light up to if ml slay in the field a long a : you lan This warning aroused tbe niujoi latent pugnacity. "Abner, he said, ''l'm 111 tills light lo win, ami I 11 stay al the fiont till the battle i over and the cows coine llOliie." with ili.-it ii it'll «n*l warning a large square Out-door 1 and in-door: the groups were discussing and canvassing Opposite llie ..quure Was the law office •»! * oloncl ; hurl To and from that |da< .• flowed a »M»udy .treaui of delegate < Colonel Short was the county leader—the "boss." Some came from thai office iu -miles, some in frowns, and some so much in doubt llnil their expressions were untranslatable Abner was button holing a man from a I lower district, and wa putting in a word 1 I'm- I'owderdry and a word for hi machines, j when some one touched hiin 011 the sboul- I der. It wa) the major. lie been lo bee Shoi i whispered he. 1 talked plainly to hill!, a a loan V ilh tie-ugth should I told bioi 1 had thu united support ol the r-u --ei l'i -inct and j that our district was entitled to the nomi nation *Vou'ie probably right, major,' ' .-an! he -but Iher.- ire- four othci gentle , lUell tlolll lour other ill lliils ft ho the . aiue thiug and 1 lion I ■ e hoft We rc go ing t.i settle it eicepl by tiglitins- il (nil. Whoever wins -veil get a t ood sherilt' ami j I wish you luck!' Now, Abner. what is I here iu that? K looks stormy Do y..u il.iuk we v. ill get through' * W I'll, Ui lj..| iv e- te doing all We tall, and tiustiug to vs.it t . uphold the r> ht ~ ol our district the major s backbone ctnteucd ami lie proceeded » Second time to Work. Be saw every body, made a hundred indefinite prom i-i and attempted every coalition that a iiiaii of twenty live year-of polui. al fail ore could invent lie wa- till .it it when the hour for the a-sembliug of the couventton ariired the delegates were in their .-eats, too much in,pre -e,I by their importance to my mueh The crowds struggled iu and filled the benches of the court room. A buz* of speculation and expectation aro.-.- i . the ceiling and resouuded between the wall ticeasionully u laugh iuteriupied the m<> uotouous hum, or a pouipous citizen came sell heard above the noise. A clapping ol hands and a few Ihtld* ol heavy boots on the floor announce the ap proach of tin- chuirinan of the County Committee, lie mounts the ro.drum,bows, calls the body to order, and saj ; a few words v. hi. h result in more dapping ot hand.- aud more boot thud W lib onu ol two soaring exploits in oratory, the elec tioii of the officer of the convention, the appointment of the committees, and the neci sary preliminaries are arranged There is a recess for dinner The iutcr \al is a time of heroic effort on the part of M ijor I'owderdry and hi competitors bnl the more they have worked the great er has theii doubt grown. "Abner," whispers the major again, rather more agitated than before, "I'm afraid its aca !• of even man standing pat, and .-laying iu till the light goes out.'' Abner did not exactly grasp the iinile, but he tells the major lo remain firm. The ■ .ion opens. There are more speeches anil more enthusiasm. anil then the real work begin . There i. not much hitch over the tir. l nouMnations, but when the lieriil is reached a general movement seiz. the delegates and the on looker-. They expect something worth .• -inßut jut a ; they jot fixed for the excitement, a delegate arises and moves that the nomination for sheriff be pi.. I poneil until the rest of the liiket i.> agreed upon This causes a little fight, but it ends in the desired postponement In an hour's time the tieket i complete with the exception of the sheritl The contest opens with great earnestness For the purpose of saving time the notnina tii.u speeches are brief and formal. The voting begins. Five districts have then candidates The three other dis tricts distribnte'lheir voles with impartial favor. Ballot after ballot ii fast with out an approach to a result. The feeling becomes intensified. Two hours go by, and still there is no nomination. The dis tricts are sticking to their men, and a nomination is impossible unless one of them break . Supper-time draws near. Some delegates begin to get hungry All want to go home. Cut their earnestness i tmqners over appetite. ,\ new ballot dioi loses no change. Major k'owdrrdry's hopefulness ii oodng ..ut, but he -t'eks like glim death Suddenly s.'iiic one whispers in hi* ear, "Major Colonel Short wants to see you in the jury room. ' A great hope surges through the major's ~oii 1, and be tiptoes to the door, and in a minute be is in the presence oi the party dictator. •Major," siyt the. colonel, "what uro you going to do?" "Stick! he answers. "Listen to llie a minute We've got a good ticket, ami we've got a tough light ahead. You five men in there are getting so hot against one another that not one of you can possibly win. You can't They can't Now why not name the mail." •• Whot" "Who is your choice?" "Abner Green would be a good man, but — "Well?" "He won't l ake it "Get him out ol the room, and give us time to uomiuate hiln, and he'll have to take it." The major sees the situation. He pauses. He considers. He could not be nomina ted; why not nominate! He could not be Edmund, why not Warwick? Colonel Short argues. The major decides. Ho will do it. Hushing to the court room lie gets Abner Green, and brings liim to Short. Then telling liim to stay there till called, be rushes back. Everybody leaves the jury-room to watch the conven tion, except ShoiL and Green. Al the furthest window they whisper earnestly. A new ballot is about to begin, when, at the request of Major I'owderdrv, one of Colonel Short's i.inarte.t lieutenants— young Car, from ft lower district—arise and ask i pcrini : discordant note is a little differ ence ot opinion about the sheriff. | Laugh ter. | We are burdeued with five good men. eiubarrus.-ed with riclic My fellow delegates from this district a:.d mj, sell have Voted loi in CIV one t lie in ail the Na tion ballots, ami lo save our live.-t* we can't nay which is thu best man |Ap pluii. e anil laughter. | \\ e'd like to noni inate you all (More laughter) I'ut it would he like pulling 100 much auce on the apph dumpling; it would make the ticket too liili. [More laughter an.l up plause] Now I waul to get home .>OlllO time to night, no do you. We want to leave with the knowledge that we have done our woik. We don't want to carry away any hard feelings II is for that purpose that 1 ani' all right As AUiii'i siuito* lu reply, tbc door is hurt open an.l in raAu 'J.ij'.r Powder dry, hi.' face Uilitted with nuauimons joy, hi* arms pnlaUJ in ecstatic gedute, l.ij coat tail- flying with IK-rTuos enthusiasm, au.l Liy ftlu'lij being fall nt the l.li ~> of vic tory —fur hu district It i' take Ahliei, tli Ig tlllil I'i Ihic the c..mention. and shorn.- flunah f..r Su = - and oar next oheritf' Is the . heei • go u|>, Abner a-k > what it .U1 ui> uii • ile i the idealization of inno i.elit Ustttui?hlliellt Tin* Serin til CUJoJ* It. Ainl s i due • Culoiiel Short i\ bo is stand iug iii the "jur > room do«t and looking SMltlng on ll.' j, thinking lit tin: possible iuturo for a in in of A liner tireeu's tact au.l scheming ii was late lute wbeu Mr. Greeu reached home, hut Jane was patiently waitiug for him. The I left's .lai.nl her and lie did the talking. "Su* •lout say a word about it, my .tin. lt 3 the be.it paying office iu the county The people think it's beeu shov eil nil liie Let tlirlu think nil. Colonel 1 ' ■ ' ue ..king • 11\ 1 iliJu t tell yon all about j it. \\ ell my dear, ruuniiig a store anil running politics are two ilitfere.it thing*. j tf you want anything in the tore, the beat. < way to get it i to ask for it If vou want i anything in politics, the best way to gel it is to get it \vitliout asking lor it. And. j moreover, my dear, a t rut hi ill woman like : you l- never safe in politics, unless .she i dou't know what .lie i i talking about." No Reformation In Degradation. The following are the closing sentences ol ('..1 1 iiger.-uilt's remarkable address to tiie ltar A ociation of New York, at its late Hireling in Albany. "There is no reformation in degradation. 'l'o mutilate a criminal is to gay to all the w..rlil that he i; a criminal and to render his reformation substantially impossible. Whoever ii degraded by society becomes its enemy. The seeds of malice are sown in bis heart and to the day of his death lie w ill hate the baud that sowed the seeds. Tin iv i : also another sido to this tjnes- I tion. A puiii.-buu-nt that degrades the punished w ill degrade tl»«> man who in llu-l Ili«* !• ilkii hmcut, mill Will degrade the government tlllll procure;' till- itlflic t ion Till' w)iii-loi the re formation of the criminal? lie should he treated with kindness. Ev ery rielit should be given him. consistent villi the rifely id -ociety. lie should neither he degraded nor robbed The State should the hij;h»->t aud noblest example. The powerful >-hould never he r them so." A Novel Modo of Warfare. A New Jcrey inventor thinks ho has hit upon a method of establishing peace per inani nt ly upon the earth by meatis of electricity. lie does not propose lo re model human nature, bnt experts to make warfare in deadly that it will be sheer madne s for one nation to attack another. According to his plan, warfare would re wilt in tlic lib-talitial extermination of all who ventured to engage in it. The inven lor de tribes his idea thu "lu a word, my -eherne i to produce artilicial light ninj'. Thu i far the experiments have been ctinliiKd within narrow limits,bat with the II •• of a . in.ill dynamo attached to my in vention a slight shock 1 have hinted at. Would it retard or facilitate war,' fl r ti i>i f'lt ctrii'Uin A our .-ami has lev. points ovet the jolly rogue. \ double play Marrrying to prevent a lawsuit. - Alotto oi the ginmblci. •• Whatever is, L wiong." Our Poultry Yard. BY A KARMKK. Jt H popular to have I.i P'tyyc just now. 11..a main of \ oar chickens l.afo it, { leaderf j weathei tine, far has been high I* propitious to it.- development j Old vou note last week tt.it the Citizen ii- h.-i. lining right aiou* Thar make:- the editor smile. and we are helping to do it ; out our way. \ Ui\ e i r.ii iiciu.) this ing before* The old gentleman who spent a fortune iu eiidcavoniig ti. hatch colts from horsiN, • In -unit.- is now cultivating the egg-plant with i . iew of raising chickens from it " li..up ia gcuerally infections among ti wl. 11 appears from an apparent in i:ji.ito atit cause— dampness draft from broken panes ui e\en a knothole. or stauJ mi; under insecure shelter tJive as much coiuf.»rt He? itoasible l.'cui.dir- for roup: Tincture aconite a tea spoonful iii a .ptait ot water, two drop do.-es ot coal oil daily onions chopped very tine and mixed in feed; and in the very nr-t stages nothing is better tbau a granule of raw i auiphor a little smaller il r i I iri - I 1 Francis A. Mortimer says, ' Com is the best evening food during winter mouths, especially when the weather is very co'd. It keeps up a comfortable heat. Cive steamed clover the liiti thing iu the nioru nig. t lia\ e mentioned this before, but 1 give it from so good authority to make it all the more observant. Here is , irnther pertinent advice from the same same man: '"Don't forget that clover hay is the best food you can give your poultry. t'ut it up fine and put in a lack on the wall of the house and let them help themselves. It is not necessary to scald, although when scalded and mixed with a bran and fed rrarm, it makes the best breakfast you can give tho hens." Fanners, make a note of this, this is cheap feed for yon Is it right to caponuef There is no doubt that a capon is a more desirable table fowl than a rooster; that the tlesh is possibly more tender, palatable, and the bird more plump Prices, too, ol capons is always iu advance of other fowls, and the dainty epicure don't <|itcation the differ eiicc. Hut in justification of all these reasons, is il right, is it liuinaue to take u live bird aud mercilessly scalp and dig the live, quivering flesh with instruments often iu the hands of bunglers, aud tear opeu the healthy body of a male chicken aud rip out the undesirable parts* I cannot pronounce utheiwise lmt it is highly nnjnstifinble. Nature has not placed these parts in a fowl with the intention of removal. It is simply u matter of taste, and that only of the aristocrat, and this consideration along with tho difference of a few cents in price, is certainly not enough to justify the wanton cruelty exercised in caponizing. TO START fOFLTRV. .1 Ft'ic Seasonable Ht he healthy, and this comes only by a careful study of the subject from reliable authority. Then select the site for the house. Let this be ou the most protected spot at command, and facing toward the ban. Thai is, locale the hoiikj so that th» sun shines inside of it from as mauy sides uud as bmg IU the day as possible. 1 shall nut describe v\hal plan of a bouse is uiost desirable. This is a matter of taste, eoon omy and means, and according to how ex tensively the business is to be carried on; but however built, it must be spacious enough, convenient indide, uud go adapted us to give the fowls the best comfort circum stances allow. Much of the profit is to be derived from a comfortable house Supply all the necessities belonging to it —water troughs, roo3ts, uests, dust-baths,