VOL xxvri: THE NEW YORK BAZAAR! A Notable Store [> a store here the (iiircb»a»r ineet> with nnrarving good treatment ami 1-. >^ ~' tied that be (Tt'ls tli.- best goods at tlu fairest price*. A Not-able Store m .store wio-re lb«-> ate »»«»t al»le to • • in " p(*tc in or piiees, au«l t*ut a fclur MII lln-ir l-flfc r coui|»Ktin»rs. There are KIN HUMS: Stores m.t able to *uil or satisfy the cus tomers. There is OHt MM STORE Where satisfaction is tiuuranU-ed. hO YOU TRADE THERE? IT IS THE New \ oi'lv Bazaar 00 and 0- S Main St., BUTLER, - PA. Christinas Goods for Everybody. A n>ltudiJ line of faDcy and use ful articles of ev«ry description. Match pa(eß—in bras?, nickel, eel* —Juloid, oxidi/.ed silver and rubber. Toilet ca6ee,manicure Beta, shaving sets, glovea and b.'ind kerchief boxes in leather and plush. Odor capes in leather, plush and celluloid. Smoker's sets, vases, per fume stands, and an endless variety of line goods, which must be seen to be appreciated. All finer, nicer and cheaper than ever before. The pub lic is invited to call at REIIICK'S Drugstore, next to Lowry House. Examine our goods and get our prices. M. H. Gilkey, Artistic Dress Making. So. f»2 8. MAIS' ST., GILKET BUILDING - - 2d FLOOH. Spring Millinery In all the latest styles. New Hats, New Bibbons, New Trimmings. All the new things in tlowers, laces, gloves, veils, caps, AT M. F. & M. Marks'. No. 0 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. R. S. StOllOLt-S, !-■ M. HEWITT NEW LUMBER YARD K S* NICHOLL3 & CO., Dealers iu all kinds of Rough and Worked Lumber. DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC., Hard and Soft Coal. We have a large stock of all kinds of Lum ber, Oil Well Rigs, Etc. Call and get our prices and see our stock. Mail Orders Promptly Attended To. Oilice and yard on MOMBOK SR., NkAB WEST PENS DEPOT, BUTI.EU, PA. Planing Mil] —AND— Lumber Yard J. L. t'U JlVli* L. O. FUKVIB. S.G. Purvis & Co. MANUJUOTtmKIUi AND DBALKRB IN sough and Planed Lumber UF KV«.V DKSCKtITION, SHINGLES, LATH & SEWER PIPE. Butler, Pa. L. C- WICK DEALER IN R«u|ti and Worked Lumber OK ALL KINDS Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath Always in Stock. LIME, HAIR AND PLASTEK. Office opposite P. A AV. Depot, BUTLER, - PA. LUMBER IS ADVANCING Saw Mills, Steam Engines. Shingle Mills, Hay Presses, &c. If YOU W illi n KIKST-CI.ASS SAW MUX wiiu for Catalogue ami special prl« c to intro duee in your *mion \n ,t. <» KAKIJI IIAII tO. (I.td.) lOKh. PA. oroth^rj.wnowi»h lotumnt ftl# df Cfl I IwWlw th:» pape ,or obtain 1 on t Jvirtiwng sfjf whon in Chicago, will f:nd it on i t LORD&THOmS. A / /' / THE BUTLER CITIZEN. PRO KESS I(>N AI i C AIIDS. A. A. RELTY, M. D. Physician :• ri«l Surgeon, offl. e « n iMauiuu.'. - .uin «.i <*..uri Hui.se. C M . „:.VI1\!1 KM A.M. t'Ut'RUli AN»» ?1 ftitil.S, ..,r r , / 4:.. :r. A.klla «UoH # t . -.Lit SL I lu'd in U/ . i♦•. l-iit 1 r p«t SAMUfcL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. So. 22 Es»t Jtfiercon St, l!i. tier, Pa. W. R. T ITZfcL. PHYSICIAN AND SUIiGKON. » W.Corner Main and Norlii t?t© Butler, Pa. J. W. MILLER, Architect, C. E. and Surveyor. Contractor, Carpenter and Builder. Mips, plan.-, specifications and esti mates; all kinds of architectural and en gineering work. So charge for drawing if I contract the work. Consult your best ia tcrests; plan before yon build. Informa tion cheerfully given. A share of public patronage is solicited. I'. O. Box 1007. Ollice S. W. of Court House, Butler, Pa. C. F. L. MeQUISTION, E\(»I\EEIt AND SI ItVEYOU, Orrios HEAR DIAMOND, BCN-tit, PA. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a. Artificial Teeth inserted ull.-.-t In Il.ilbi' be t makes or teeth. J. w. HUTCHISON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Ofllce on second floor of the liuselton block, Diamond, Butler, Pa., llooin No. 1. A. T. BCOTT. WLLISOH. SCOTT & WILSON, ATTOUNKYB-AT-LAW. Collections a specialty. Ofllce ut No. 8, South Diamond, liutler. I'a. JAMES N. MOORE, ATTOBNKV-AT LAW AND NOTABT I'l ui.ii'. Ofllce lu Boom No. l, second (loor of liuselton Block, entrance on Diamond. P. W. LOWRY, ATTORNEY AT I.AW. Koom N<>. Anderson A. E. RUSSELL, ATIOIiNKY AT LAW. I Mil. e on Heetifi.i floor of Ne* Andcisoii block Main St.. near Diamond. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at l.aw. Office at No. IT, East Jeffer son St., Uutler, I'a, W. C. FINDLEY, Attorney al Law and ileal hstate Agent. Of lice rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office on noith side of Diamond, liutler, I'a. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorney-at-law. ofllce ou sccoud floor of Anderson building, near Court House, Hutler, I'a. J. K. BRITTAIN. Atl'yalUiw Ofllce at S. E. Cor. Main SI, and Diamond, Uutler, i'a. NEWTON BLACK. Att'v at IJlW— Oillce on Hoiltli side of Diamond Dutfcr. I'a. JOHN M. RUSSELL, Attoniey-al-ljiw. Oillce on .South side of Dia mond, Butler. I'a. L. 8. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Eslale Ag't 17 EAST JEFFERSON ST. BUTLER, - I»A». E E. ABRAMS &CO Fire and Lite IN SURANCE Insurain u Co, of Noith America, incor porated capital $.'1,000,000 and other strong companies r HENRY BIEHL 14 NOIiTU MAIN STREET, BUTLER - - - - ' - 3?.T£LN 2SJ' A DEALER IN Hardware and House Furnishing Goods. Agricultural Implements, Kramer AV agons, Buggies, Carts, Wheel Barrows, Brammer Washing Machines, New Sunshine and Howard Ranges, Stoves, Table and pocket Cutlery, Hanging Lamps. Man ufacturer of Tinware, Tin Roofing and Spouting A Specialty. WHERE A CHILD CAN BUY AS CHEAP AS A MAN. 185<) E. GRIEB, THE JEWELER, No. 19, North Main St.,' BUTLER, PA., DE .A LER 11ST Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles, &c., &c. Sopiety Emblems of all Descriptions. Repairing in all branches skillfully dune and warranted. 18SO ESTABLISHED 1850 TIHS WEEK, And for the next 30 days we shall con tinue to clear our shelves ot Winter Goods to make room for NEW SPRING GOODS. Oome early as the prices we have reduc ed thein to will move them rapid ly as they are marked very low. You will tind some bi<> bargains at Til OUT MAN'S. * Leading Dry Goods and Carpet House, Butler, Pa-—— PBRI^SYER^ »'©fa.g.ood house-wife,who u§es SAPOLIO. it is well he mouse fs muzzled inherhouseVTry il'&nd Keep your house cleajwAll grocers keep tt- Cleanliness and neatness about a house are necessary to insure comfort. Man likrs comfort, and if he can't find it at home, he will seek elsewhere for it. Good housewives know that S A POLIO makes a house clean and keeps it bright. Happiness always dwells in a comfortable home. Do you want cleanliness, comfort and happiness t Try SAPOLIO and you will be aurpiised at your success. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. BUTLER I'A., FRIDAY, MAY 2. 1890 A CASE OF TRUE LOVE. IFBOit THE CALTiMCiBE SCTTLAY SEWS.) Jeff Hadley, a stranger in the comman ity, jaw Minnie Barnes at the ..Id meeting honse and fell in love with her. Jeff yearned to be presented to her but he knew no one. ar.d as he was not a diploma li-t his connection with the public having thus lar Leer, confined to the d«ck of a Mis sissippi river steamboat, he bad to content himself with standing on the outskirts of the crowd, and gaziug with eating tyes at the bewitching young woman, lie learned that old Barnes, the girl's father, was quite a well to-do farmer and the next day on a pretext of looking for a 'strayed horse, he called at the Barnes homestead, iliunie met him with a deligbtfal conrUty —she answered his questions with regard to the horse; told him with a tremor of pa thos in her voice that Lei mother Lad been d. ad a uuinber of years, and even brought hi in a »;la.j.> of cream li'oui the apnnfC-honsc where the graeu trog sat under the drip ping moss and sang a coarse accompan iment to the cricket's sharp-edge chant. Jell came again the next day, declaring that he had been told that the horse had been seen strolling in that direction. The girl told him ol her bird that had died, and with the corner of her checked apron wip ed a star away from her eye. When Jeff went away he ran into the wooda and pas sionately hugged a black oak tree. Three days later he called again and when she asked him 'f ho had found his hprse, he dropped on his knee , and desperately ex claimed: ' Lovely critter, oh! heavenly critter, I don't know a horse when I see hiui. Ob! first June apple of a backward season, lead me not into talkin' about you. Minnie, if love was a noise, you'd thiuk that a saw mill had been started in your ears. Sweet lilac on a spring morning; sweet perfume of wild plum blossoms in the June air. I love you." Minnie lifted the corner of her apron, wiped another star from her eye and de clared that her other bird was dead. "Oh, let the birds die," be cried. "Let everything die *cept you and me. Will you be mad if I tell you that I want you to be my wifef "Xo, I won't be mad, but I can't tell you that I will be. lam always going to do just what pap says. If he says that I mout marry you, w'y I am sure that I will." "Dumniin' bird that lives on honey,whar is yo' papt" "He is out in tbo field gittin' tbo hogs outen the turnips." "Mockin' bird that sings the song of a perfumed soul, I will go and see your pap." He found the old man in the field. Barries could not have stepped into a draw ing-room and posed as an ornament, still be was not ill-looking. He had set out so much tobacco that his shoulders were stooped and had cut so much grain with a cradle that be walked with a swing, but the expression of his face was kindly and his voice soft and persuasive. Jeff talked some time before stating the object of his visit, aud when he did de clare himself, the old man, instead ofshow iug offense, quietly remarked: "I reckon young folks know what is suit ed to their taste, but ain't alius got the best artikle of jedgement. Come and see me at the houso to-morrer. Jeff called the next day. "Now," said the old man, "I have found ont that Minnie loves you, but that don't satisfy me for all the years of trouble and anxiety about her. Don't you think Wc ougLtcl' take that inter consideration? Of course you do. Well, now, here's my idee: You know Jacob worked like the mischief for Rachel, which was no more than right, considerin' the fact that Rachel's lather had raised the girl, and I tell you what it is, the sooner we git back to them Bible days the better it will be for ns all. Now, I won't be as bard a man to deal with as Rachel's father was; I am a mighty easy man, so, you work for one year an' Minnie is your'n. What do yon say?" Jeff threw his arms about the man. He declared that the old tiiue idea was a glorious one. "We'll draw np a contract," said the old man. "And it's got to be powerful bindin'," he added. "You must swar that you wont speak to nobody, not even your best friend, about this transac tion. You must jest go along an' do your work aud nobody must know that you ain't gittin' regular wages." Jeff agreed to everything, signed the contract and went out into the field where he was to work. The old man had made great preparations for large crop that year, had bought a number of new weeding hoes and hired two youDg fellows, Sam Drake and 'full Smith. Jeff found the two youiig fellows very easy to get along with —they worked side by side when the weather was so hot that blisters arose on the horse pond—they cradled the wheat aud cut the bay, singing the while the sweet song of contented labor. The creps were all gathered and the three men went into the woods to split rails. It was an October afternoon and the grasshopper had begnn to grow stiff in his joints. The lizard, knowing that winter was almost at hand, bathed in the sun shine, and the horse-fly, with ono wing ragged and torn, buzzed where the warm light fell on the dead leaf. The boys, hav ing felled a large tree, sat down to rest, when Jefl remarked: "I am mighty glad thut the end of the year is so close. I am tired of this hard work, and if I could I would rest to-day, for I ain't feelin' so well." "1 reckon you would lay oil to-day if you wan't afeered the old man would dock you," Sam Drake answered. . Tall Smith sat on a stump, chewing a sassafras twig. "No, I ain t afeered of bein' docked nur notbiu' of that sort, boys," Jeff' replied. "Say," he continued, "you boys won't say notbiu' if I tell you something, will youf" The boys said they would not and Jeff' continued: "I'll tell you why I ain't afeered of bein' docked. Ipromised to work here one year if the old man would give me Minnie—fact —what's the matter with you? Promised not to have anything to say to the girl durin' the time an'—" "Hold on," Sam yelled. "That was my contract with the old man." Tall spat out the sassafras twig, sprang to his feet and exclaimed: "That's my contract, and I want you to understand it." Then there arose such a controversy that neither one could have his say. They quarreled, fought and then finally agreed that the old man was 4 criminal. "Let ns go to the house and one of us talk to him at a time and not let liiin know that the other ones are near," said Jeff "Let us understand wliut right he has to make us work for him while he sets back in the shade." They hastened to tho house. Minnie was singing in the kitchen, boiling a cab huge and taking care ibut the cat did not snatch a piece of salt pork that lay on the table. The old man sat iu the family room greasing his rawhide boots. Jeff outer*J first. "Mr. Damea, urn 1 1o have Miuuie at the end of the yeart" the younjr man asked. "Of course, Jeffy How ure you hoys g'.tUu' along with the railst" "Never mind the rails, oid man I want to know if the girl is mine." "Of course VTe want rails enough to fence the new (trouud, Jeffy ' Jeff without saying anything more, went out and Sam came in "Mr. Barnes," said he, "the year i« gettin' sorter old " | ' Yes. Saicmy, time don't hang itself on a peg ' | "Ah, hah, and Mr. Barnes, I want to know it Minuie is to be mine at the eud of the yearl [ "Why. Sammy, how can you ask such a questiont You know she is your'n." Sam went out and Tall came in. i "Why, hello, Tall, what are fyou doin' round here this time of dayt lam mighty anxious to git them rails dose and I did hope you boys would suck to it. Ton know that I take a mighty, big interest in you bec&ze you are to be my son-in-law, Tally." "But are you goia' to jrive me Minnie?'' "Of course I am. Tally, lam a man of my word." Tall stepped to the door, n.adu a motion with his hand, and then the other two boys came in. They raved at the old man: they threatened to kill him; they threw him out of his chair and bumped his head against the wall. "Wait a miuit, boys," said old Barnes, pressing his hands to his head, "wait a uiinit. If I have wronged any of you I am sorry for it. I mout have made prom ises that I don't know anything about. The doctor tells mo that I ain't well; he says that I have lost my ricollection. If I have made contracts with all three of you I don't know anything about it. The Lord knows that I lore you all. Jest set here till Igo and speak to Minnie. If she takes one of you the others can't object." They could not object. Each mau knew that be was the favored one. When the old mau came back he declared that he could not find the girl. The lovers ran out to find her, but she was gone. Several days were spent in a resultless search. The three men brought suit ajraiust old Barues, each suing for the girl. The case came up before 'Squire Tonny Peggleworth. Just as the trial was called the girl Minnie entered. "This is a very complicated case," said the judge, "and if I agree to give justice every one interested must swear to stand by the decision." All the interested parties swore that they would stand by the decision of the court. "I must consult the authorities," said the judge. "What we want is justice. The authorities," he said, after a few moments spent in turning the leaves of an unabridged dictionary, "are silent as to this particular case. I must, therefore, act with caution. Mr. I.arnes, lam a widow er, as you know." "Yes, your honor." "Mr. Barnes," the judge continued, "we had a transaction once, and 1 now hold a mortgage against you for $500." "Yes, your honor; that is true." "Well, Mr. Barnes and gentlemen, to settle this cause iu a satisfactory uiauner, I will dismiss the whole affair and take the girl as a litter of the mortgage. Gentle men, the wedding will take place to-night. You are all invited." OPIE P READ. Of Interest to Teachers. The following letter from the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction will prove interesting to the teachers of the county and in itself is explanatory. The letter is in reply to au interrogatory from Prof. J. C. Shaw, of Westmoreland county, relative to the holding of township insti tutes and the power of School Boards to impose a fine for non attendance: Department of Public Instruction, ( Harrisburg, March 6, 1890. s Mr J. C. Shaw, Delmont, Pa.; Dear Sir—Semi-monthly district institutes are no longer authorized to be held under existing laws. The Act of June 25, 1885, (P. L. page 176) prescribes 20 days of actual teaching as a common school month —the school* to be closed on Saturdays, legel holidays and during the time of bold ing the county institutes in the several counties. The teachers may organizo district or local institutes if they desire to do so, but attendance upon such meetings must be left entirely to their own volition without any restriction or compulsion whatever, on the part of the directors or other olliciuls. In case such district or local institutes are organized by the teachers, they cannot consistently be held on regular school days interfering with the proper and legitimate work of the school. Directors have no authority to impose a fine on teachers in any case whatever. The law simply provides for nn annual term of not less than six months, of twenty days each, and provides for compensation for County Institute attendance. Directors cannot impose conditions or restrictions by resolutions of the Board or otherwise, not authorized by the law governing their ollicial actions. In reply to your inquiry ot the 4lh inst. Very respectfully, JOHS Q. STEWART, Deputy Supt. Public Instruction. Some Jewels of Sentiment. Everything good comes by suffering. Ueart pangs are the price of great thoughts and great actions. Heaven is not gained by a single bound, But we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly hearth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to itb summit round by round. Gratitude is the tairest tloWer that sheds its perfume in the heart. What matter) Though the winds may take In ruthless hold the seeds we cast, Their heedless course a bloom may wake Within some desert place at last. Van Bulow's contribution to a friend's album: "In art. bate respectability and respect ability." Even the snowflake lets a shadow fall As to the earth it softly sinks to rest. So may the whitest, sweetest souls of all Seem sometimes wrong to those who know them best. Kind words are the fragrant blossoms of the heart. Smiles are the sunshine of tbo soul. Though low our years may be, It matters not the number given If we can feel that, like the tree, Each year hath found us nearer neaven. The Goat and the Hunter. A goat who bad observed a hunter beat ing a thicket for game went and secreted himself at a *favorite spot, and when the hunter came near the goat attempted to growl iu imitation! of a tiger. The hunter fired at random, but the bullet laid the goat low. "Alas! but you might have known it was not a tiger'" exclaimed the g..at in his dy ing agonies. "But how could I tell it was not a wolf?" replied the hunter liORAI. A large and varied assortment of Calam ities may happen to the man who was in tended for a goat but wants the Public to think him an elephant. Camphor The reUii price of camphor has recently advanced from thirty to sixty cents a pound This will no donbt occasion sur pnse to many person-, and especially to those who will soon require to make small purchases of the dntg for the purpose of prot«ctiug fur and woolen «»rni«ut3 from moths during the summer se&sou. Ihe Scarcity and consequent hijib price of camphor is caused by the large quanti ties of it which have been taken by Euro pean governments for the manufacture of sm.>kele3»'powder and also by the the in creasing demand lor celluloid go.«ds iioth iu Europe and in this country. Previous to the invention of celluloid, about all the uses to which camphor was put were for preserving clothing and fur goods against moths and in medicine. 2iow the two great inventions above al luded to are using such large quantities of this article that the supply will probably prove to be entirely inadequate. The principal source of this supply is southern Japau, and on April 3 a plant built in this couutry for extracting the gum from the wood by improved process was shipped to Hiogo, Japan, which some thiuk may in stitute a revolution in preparing the drug for commerce. This plant is composed of stills, engines and boilers and when ship ped at Pittsburg, Pa., weighed lifty-five tons and occupied two cars. 11 has been erroneously stated that the object of send ing this machinery to Japan is to obviato the necessity of bringing the wood or fiber here, thus paying freight on much useless material aud incurring loss by evaporation. The truth is, hower, that the camphor wood has never to any extent been brought to this country, the work of extracting the gum being done in Japan, but it it put through a refining process after arrival here. The processes in Japan are very primitive indeed, and it is possible that the machinery now going forward may be so great an improvement that the supply of camphor will be increased by its use. It is the opionion of those who have given thought to the subject, however, that some substitute will have to be found for camphor in the manufacture of smokeless powder, if not in the production of cellu loid, as it will be impossible to pay the high prices which the unusual demaud creates. Wasn't Losing His Memory. [Scene —Scotch railway station. Ticket collector, in making his collection, finds an old geatleman fumbling in his pockets for his ticket.] Ticket Collector—Tickets, please.'' Old Gentleman —"I'm just lookin for it." Ticket Collector—"Well, I'll look in again in a few minutes. See and have it ready then." Ticket collector returns shortly; but the old gentleman is still hunting for it. Ticket Collector (suddenly)—" Why jou have it in your mouth, man!" Old Gentleman (giving him the ticket) — "Oh, so I hae! Here you are!" Another gentleman in the carriage, as the train moves on, to the first gentleman —"l'm afraid you're losing yonr memory, sir " Old Gentleman—"Nae fear o' that; nae fear o' that! The ticket was a fornict ould, and I was jist sookin' the date aft't!" Tableau. The Guileless Peddler. Peddler (respectfully)—" Madam. I have not called for the purpose of trying to sell yon anything, but to inquire if there is a man named Jones in this vicinity." Lady of the House—"Mr Jones lives neit door." BIJiCEM "Thanks, np has u boy about 12, has ho not?" "He has." "I think he is the man 1 am looking for. I was directed n few moments ago by a friend of his to call upon him. I am mak ing my last trip as u traveling vender of merchandise, and have closed out all my juvenile wares except this bras3-tipped drum with ebony sticks, which I shall offer to; Mr. Jones at such a figure that—bnt pardon me. 1 had no intention of detain ing you. Thanks for yonr kindness, madam. Good day." "Hold on! What is that drum worth?" "It is really worth $5, but I bad decided to offer it to Mr. Jones for his boy at the nominal figure of seventy-five cents." "I'll take it." Good Enough to Be True. Ajnew story of Abrahau Lincoln is told by the Sew York Herald. It is good enough to be true. Secretary Stauton was once greatly vexed because au army officer had refused to understand an order, at all events, had not obeyed. "I believe I'll sit down," said Stanton, "and give that man a piece of my mind." "Do so," said Lincoln, "write hiiu now, while you have it on your mind. Make it sharp; cut him up."—Stanton did not need a second invi tation. It was a bone-crusher that he read to the President. "That's right, "said Abe, "that's a good ono." "Whom can I get to send it byf" mused the secretary. "Send it!" replied Lincoln: "Send it! Why don't send it at all. Tear it np.—You have freed your mind on the subject, and that is all that is necessary.—Tear it up. You never want to send such letters; I never do." Preservation oT Lard. James L. Dcmoville, Pb.G., finds the alum process for purifying lard all that can bo desired. The lard is melted, a little powdered alum being stirred in; then strained, cooled, and upon an inclined slab rubbed briskly with a muller, while a stream of water is allowed to trickle over it. For preserving the lard, experiments were made besides with benzoin, with balm of Gilead buds, atorax, salicycle acid, tur pentine, aud tolu. The best results were obtained by using one per cent of balsam of tolu; the lard was white, kept well, and had its peculiar odor well masked by the slight but pleasant odor of the balsam. A Nervy Boy. An exceedingly cheeky thief made his appearance iu Boston ono day recently. He was dressed in overalls. He went into the office of a life insurance company, and, while whistling one of the latest tunes, be gan to unscrew from the walls of a toilet room on the fourth door a mirror valued al about S2O. Fully twenty occupauts of the building saw the man at work, and every body thought he had been hired either to repair the glass or clean it. They did not suspect anything was wrong until he left Then it was learned he was a thief A Fortune for Somebody. A fortune awaits the man who can make a watchspring that won t break. Every now aud then fumtonn mines to the front with the claim that he has made the dis covery, but all have so far failed. The breaking of watchspriugs is largely due to electrical influences After a watchspring has been demagnetized it is less liable to break, ot course But to say that a watch rpiiug will not break or that some will break is nomens*. The Girl Who Helps. Her Mother. There ale girls who paint aid girls »U p'»r. Anil girlj who dance with grace And girls who steal onr hearts away With charms of form and face. Bat there's a girl whom 1 respect ilach more tbau auv other Ami as a wife I shall select The girl who helps her mother. Although it may be out of style, She grant* her mothers wishes Nor does she idle all Ihe while Her ma is washing dishes. She has a kindly, loving way For parent, sister, brother, She proves a blessing every day. The girl who helps her mother. She may not read the latest trash Xor sigh for a flirtation. She may not care to make a mash Nor pine for a sensation. Such lives as hers with grace abound Add love for one another. She scatters sunshine all around — This girl who helps her mother. Dr. Lewis A. Sayre's Sayings Here are some of them from the N'ew York Herald: '■Whisky cannot be considered injurious under all circumstances. There are times when it is useful, like castor oil, calomel and quinine, but it is not beneficial as a beverage." '•Consumption can be cured. The way to cure it is to put the patient in the moun tains, where the air is dry. and keep him away from the doctor and the apothecary shop." "There is too much medicine used in many kinds of disease." "Insanity, I should say. is increasing, and the explanation is to be found in the way in which we live. Men rush to secure millions when they ought to be satisfied with hundreds of thousands. They like wise rash to spend their money and then worry to meet their financial engage ments." ■'lf a person keep? his mouth shut he will not snore. If he cannot keep it shut in any other way he ought to tie a bandage under his chin and over his head." "A giggler is a fool." "Some people are so solemn they have not life enough to die, and keep on earth to curse everybody they are acquainted with." "Disappointment in love is injurious, as great grief is always harmful." About living to be a hundred years old the doctor says this: "Everybody, under ordinary circum stances, ought to live to be 100 years old. As it is, people live from eight to fifteen years longer than their forefathers did. They have learned how to eat and drink, how to keep their homes ventilated and their sewers drained, and how to generally tuke better care of themselves. Siill they do not live anything like as long as they ought, because they do not yet live as they ought to. They have too much to do, too much to thiuk about aud too much care to bear. Many are very much distressed as younger men to know how they are going to make snre of a living. By and by,when their reputation is grown, they are driven to death with the work forced upon them." Had to Suspend An amusing anecdote is told of a Scotch man who started a paper called the Daily Record, in 1840, in a town near Edinboro. The canny Scot, however, soon tired of his labors as a journalist, and shortly alter discontinued bis newspaper. During the next ten years the French revolution, the flight of Louis Philippee, the Chartists riots, the anti-corn law agitation, and many other notable eveuts took place, but in 1850 the editor renewed his Btcord, without explanation, except these words: "Since the publication of our last number nothing of interest has occurred!" An editorial utterance which will serve to go with this is credited to an English editor, whose journalistic enterprise, the Exeter Wettern Echo, a total abstinence paper, was actually so overwhelmingly successful as to be obliged to suspend pub lication. The editor referred to his totally unparalleled good fortune with the charac teristic modesty of the craft in these words: "Since adding our steam machinery, the large increase of business has far exceeded our expectations. Wo find that, notwith standing the building of un extra office,the enlargement and rearrangement of the p remises, and the utilizing of every availa ble space for the various departments, wo have still insufficient room for the require ments of the trade, and the only practical remedy we can devise is to suspend the publication of our journal." A Nut to Crack. About ono month ago a young man named Joe Darpster was struck on the back of the .bead with a pair of brass knucklers by a footpad, knocking him senseless, and for more tbau a month he lay unconscious. A few days ago he sud denly recovered his senses, but when he did he was able to converse only in the German language. He was lKtrn of American parents who spoke Ger man, and that was the language be first learned. He gave that up, however, and learned English, using it at all times, en tirely forgetting his German. Now he can remember nothing of English. Scientists are wrestling with the problem. Treatment of Burns. A physician writes: "Quite often I see formulas for the treatment of burns. As I have been burned all over my body, ex cepting the soles of my feet, upon which I stood while being burnt so severely that twelve physicians said I could not live, you will see why I am so interested in such formulas. Please say from me that the free use of soil soap upon a fresh burn will remove the fire from the llesh in less time than it takes to write these words. If the burn be severe, after relief from the pain use linseed oil, and then.sift upon it wheat flour. "When this is dried hard, repeat the oil and tlour until a complete covering is obtained. Let this dry until it falls off, and a new skiu will be formded without a scar. This treatment leaves nothing more to be desired." A Great Pair of Trousers. The North Pole may at length be reach ed, and all on account of a pair of trousers j —oilskin ones—which were on board the I ill lated Jeannette. The garment is said to have been found on the coast of Green land, showing that on theii journey from the Pacific to the Atlantic the breeches must have passed the J'ole, tarried that way by a current. Dr. Nansen, who dis coTered this fact, thinks that it is possible to make the same ronte. The fight between Cleveland and Dana is over, but it contributed two picturesque expressions to American Billingsgate— "senile liar' and "stuffed parrot." AGRICULTURAL. THt MTcHK.N GARI.KV For domestic purposes, and where the ground is limited, tne kind of vegetables to rfrow ir su.'h a-- come in early and that ( utter most troin exposure in the market : man's . itre One of the very hrst things j lor example that can be got trom the ear | dens in the north is green onions, a not I very notable one we admit, but withal | admittedly a very health-giving oue to ! partake of. Now the top onion stands out readily aii winter, and a small bed of these iu a >audy location adord.- its crop pretty uoou alter frost has left us. Those who have not provided themselves with these can by the purchase of a quart of "sets" from the seed store, aud planting them at once, in a v«.rv short time have them ready. They may be set ont in rows a foot apart, by three inches apart in the row. When large enough for use just pull out each other one Another early and always acceptable crop is spring radishes. These may be sown every two or three weeks, and a fine succession obtained. Only a small space need be sown at a time. Many scatter a thin sowing of these between other crops which come off before room is wonted for the growth of such crops as cabbages, peas and the like. Lettuce is another salad easily gri.wn, either from seed sown in the open ground or transplanted from hot-beds. By having a bed of seedlings, taking up but a few square feet of ground,saccesaional planting is easily provided for. Those fond of salads can also have one * ithin a couple of weeks by sowing mus tard seed in some warm spot. To give pungency to this, a batch of crees should also be sown at the same time. This can be cut over, again and again. The mus tard once cut does not grow again. For greens, one of the first crops that can be got at is a sowing of spinach, By the time this is over, young beets are in aud then follows a first crop of early cab bages to keep up the procession. The idea should be to have one follow another to the end. SAVE THE POCLTR7 FEATHERS. A Vermont woman who has made ponl try pay says: "I save feathers not nnh from ducks and geese, but from chicken and turkeys. I have two big bags, on. for the geese and duck and one for chitkei and turkey feathers. When enougl leathers have been collected to make pillow or cushion I cut the shape out o. the bed ticking aud stitch closely all arounJ the edges, with the exception of a small opening left at the top in which to put the feathers. Before filling I turn tfce the bag or case inside out and rub what i the right or outside of the bag well will, common bar soap, then pat iu the feather tie up the hole in tho bag and place i. with its contents iu a clothes boiler an . boil for a few minutes, moving it abou with a stick and lifting it up and dow. Finally, I take it out, drain and squet: out the water as well as I can and hat: up in a light, airy place to dry. Iu .i fe days the feathers will be light aud Dull and free from any unpleasant odor." POSSIBILITIES IN CORN GROWING. Some of the results following the coute ! for prices for the largest yield of c'oru from a single acre by the American Agnail t.. ist, show* what may be done iu the line . i corn production. Z. J. Drake, of South Carolina, succeeded in growing 239 hu li els of crib enred shelled corn from a mea 'urcd acre of land. But in order to seciu.- this unusual result the following feriili. ing material was applied to the soil: 1,00.• bushels of stable manure, ploughed iu, which is equivalent to about nine an t three-fourth cords; also 807 pounds of Ger man salts, 867 pounds of cotton seed meal. 200 pounds of acid phosphate, I,ooopout..i manipulated guano, 200 pounds of animal bone, 400 pounds of nitrate soda, and t'oo bushels of cotton seed, about five and on. - third cords. This with the labor of aj plying cost $22G.92. To this must be t H ed the cost of cultivation and harvesting, and when it is found that the value of tho entire crop is but $194.25 it will be discov ered that returns must cowo from ui . : pected fertility in order to get pay for pro ducing large crops when no premium i» in cluded. A farmer gives the following as a sugar cure tor hams which ho has used for "!0 years: To each gallon of water add 1 j lt< . salt, I lb. sugar, i oz. saltpeter, } 02. sulu ratus. Put together cold and stir v .11. Boil aud skim well and when cold 1 >;ir I over meat. Put weights on the ine.it to hold it down. Tho brine must cover n.:- meat. Six gallons for 100 pounds of j ork and 4 gallons for 100 pounds of beef. '1 •11 can keep any meat in it. Hams will . ;im in six weeks. All the animal heat 1:111 bo out of the meat. While aiming to produce good butter do no forget that one of the most important essentials is the purity of the salt. Butter may be injured by salt, and as no miti. 1.11 is more difficult to rid of impurities II ;>i salt, extra care should be exercised iu securing the best to be obtained. A French scientist states that his ex periments show the colors of growing plants to indicate the presence of complete plant food. When the soil is lacking iu nitrogen and the mineral elements, the color of the leaves of the plants are yellow. Light-gTjen color shows a deficiency 0! some particular substance, and deep-gr. > u indicates that tho plants are particularly supplied with nitrogen, lime, potash and phosphoric acid. An excellent mode of growing early tomatoes, egg plants, tie., is to scoop » «it a potato or turnip and fill the hollow with rich earth. Have only one plant to n li potato. When the plant is of the .1> ire I size plant the potato (earth and - plant,) and no check will be give 11 1' growth, as the decay of the potato vill . sist in providing food for tho plant. \\ 1., re turnips can be had they should be pivl.-ir. I to potatoes. Egg shells have also been used for the same purpose with sucee • Fersons living in unhealthy localitie • may avoid all bilious attacks, by taking a dose of Laxador occasionally to keep the liver in a healthy action. Price only -•> cents a package At all druggists. It is the only inediciuc I would uivo to my baby, a mother said, speakiug 01 l>r. Bull's Baby Syrup. It is safe At .ill diug stores, 25 cents. —Joseph Cook says that man's life mean tender teens, teachable tweutie., tireless thirties, busy forties, forceful Blti*'. eri ous sixties, sacred seventies, achm- eigh ties—shortening breath, death, the 0.l —Whether early, whether late, theie is one thing women hate; there is one thing they all do against their wishes; there is nothing 'neath the skie3 they so mortallj despise as to have to go and wash the blasted old dishes They can cook and play the host, fry potatoes, fix a loaM, make a puddiug, apple pie and cake delicious, but they rave around like sinners, when they all get done their diuuers, aud go out to wvh the blasted old dirty dishes. - Though time flies it ii the niaa tvlig goes »lcw wbo keep* up vith it. NO%