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SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
£2 till JifitrtuuSM., lit.lltt. Pa.
W. R. TITZEL.
PHYSICIAN SURGEON.
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J. W. MILLER,
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C. F. L. McQUISTION,
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- J. W. HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on second floor ot the lluselton block.
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Office in Room No. 1. wound Boot ol Uuaelton
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A. E. RUSSELL,
AT TOItNEY AT LAW.
Office on second floor ot New Anderson Block
Main St..- near Diamond.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney al Law, Office at No. IT, Eaat Jeffer
son St.. Butler, Pa.
W. C. FINDLEY,
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Diamond, Butler, Pa.
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Att'y at I.aw—Offlce oil South side ot Diamond
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mond, Butler, Pa.
L. B. McJUNKLN,
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17 EAST JEFFERSON ST.
BUTLER, - PA.
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New Huseltun baildinx l; ear Court House.
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BUTISB - jP.TUJMHSr A
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NO. 10 SOUTH MAIN ST., BUTLEK, PA.
k^°'e Agents it r Butler, Mercer and Clar
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THE ELECTION.
LYNN R lIKLkI.VS IN llVKltit.S WEEKLY.
Matters did not go us well with the can
diducy of Aimer Green as the
had promised. lie had IM-. II nominated
tinutiimoH.-Iy. llhud IO copied with .-coin
iug reluct ui. v- The support iu parly line
hud been -olid, and th..TO was a strong 1.1
dependent sentiment in hi- favor. The
canvass had pngre-M d favorably and
every thii.g looked au.-piciou- And yet in
the clo-icg days of the eonte-t a batch of
clouds appiared upon the liori* n of bis
hopes.
With his good wife Jano he was sitting
in the partor of his humble house, the low
er part of which was a store, lie seemed
disconsolate. Jano busied herself with
sewing, while he gazed alternately fit the
lainji and floor and cogitated on his pros
pects.
"Abner," suid Jane, "something is
troubling you."
"Yes, dear, something usually is."
••Von haven't any doubt about your elec
tion, have you.'"
"Of course not. Bid you ever know a
candidate to have any doubts except as to
the size of his majority?"
"Now 1 know something's wrong. What
is it.'"
Abner did not answer, lie looked stead
ily and sturdily at the floor. J line waited
awhile and then resumed:,
"What is it, Abner? Yoa haven't been
comfortable since the mail came in yester
day."
Abner glanced up quickly. "Jane," he
said, "did you ever see through a brick
wall?"
"The idea of such a question! 1 believe
you are losing your mind. You've lost
about everything else since you got into
politics."
"Yes" responded the candidate for sher
iff, gloomily; "and I'm going to lose
more."
Jane dropped her sewing and gazed at
him iu open-eyed dismay. "What!" she
asked, "do they want money? Why,
they declared it shouldu't cost you auy
thing."
Abner shook bis head sud ly. "Its al
ways that way," he said. "They sugar
coat you with compliments, and for every
compliment they issue a note that you've
got to pay before the campaign ends. This
politics, Jane, is a great scheme to use a
man's vanity for opening his pocket-book.
It's got so that I'm afraid to hear a man
praise me, lest he should come around
afterward to borrow money, and I'm dis
appointed it he doesn't come, because
I feel sure he's going to vote against
me."
''Sow, Abner, if they said that you
would strengthen the ticket, and if that is
why they put you on, why don't they go
ahead and elect you!"
"Bless your innoceut soul, Jaue, you
don't know politics! Six weeks ago they
all said I'd go through with (lying colors,
and everybody was crow ding around prom
ising to put up money aud help me, but
six weeks in politics is about six yearsjon
ger than eternity."
"Didn't they contribute as they said
they would?.'
•Yes, some did. Major Powderdry for
one."
"Major Powderdry! Why, Abner.l nev
er knew that he contributed to anything
except the size of his debts."
"That's about what ho did It was this
way. Three weeks ago the major cauie
around and said he wanted to make a good
contribution to the campaign fund, and
after a lot of a-liemining and a-hawing he
asked me to lend him a hundred dollars on
his note. As long as 1 had takeu the nom
ination from hiui, and as the money
would help my own election, 1 loaned it to
him."
"And he contributed it to the fund:"
Abner smiled grimly. "Yes,twenty-five
of it. lie put the other seventy-live in
his pocket. It was the first time that I
ever kuew Major Powderdry was a finan
cier."
"A financier!" exclaimed Jane, indig
nantly. "I call it robbery."
"No my dear; its finance. As tar as 1
can see finance is the general barter of hu
manity, aud the biggest financier is the
fellow who manages to hold on to the most
money. Now old Canton is another finan
cier. We made him chairman of our
first mass meeting, aud gave him euough
honor for his whole family. Of course we
(jxpeeted to get a good contribution from
him. Well he promised aud promised.
Then he kept saying that times was bard,
and it all ended by his handing over five
dollurs out of his fifty thousand. Aud
now he is lending me money, and mukiug
me pay twelve per cent interest on it. The
old skinflint will make nearly a hundred
dollurs out of me."
Jane did not know much about politics,
but she had helped Abner in the store
enough to understand something übout the
rules of interest. This disclosure evident
ly alarmed her.
"Do you mean to say," she asked, "that
you have put a thousand dollars into this
thingf'
"As the day of execution is rear at
hand, my dear. I suppose I'd just as well
confess. Ath ousand is about the size of
it."
"lint, Abner, I don't see where you can
use all the money."
"Campaign expenses," ho answered,sen
tentiously.
"What arc they?"
"Printing tickets and mass meetings and
hiring music, and—aud other things."
"What other things? You don't mean
to say, Abner, that you pay to get votes?"
"Certainly not, my dear; but some peo
ple have to he persuaded."
"Persuaded."'
"Yes, persuaded. There are lot ;of men
who will vote our ticket, but they must be
paid for their loss of time. Now. for in
stance, there is Bill Simpson. i'.ill will
vote for our ticl.et but he needs pcr-ua. ion.
lie wants live dollars for his lu s of time
in going to the polls."
"But, Abner, you knovv that he never
does anything, and how can lu» time be
valuable?"
'"That's just it. His time isn't valuable
except when elections come round. Then
every body finds out that it is a very busy
season, and that it will be hard to get to
the voting places unless the party does
something for them. I went to see Bill.
He said he certainly wanted to vote for
mo. but he did not See how he was g >ing
to got away, lor lie had a big job ol work
to do, and it would ho worth every cent of
live dollars for him to lay off and go to the
polls. What are you going to do with
such a man unless you compromise:'
"Compromise?"
"Yes, compromise. He'll really expect
about two dollars, l.ast year he got one."
"Abner," suid Jane, after a pause, "isn't
it wrong to do this?"
"It may not be exactly right, dear, but
it's painfully neees-ary. At election time
every man is as big as every other man,
ami hi vote counts just the same whether
ho i a President or a loafer."
Jaue pau-cd ugaiu while her thoughts
struggled lor utterance. Presently she said:
"Abner, I'd rather see you defeated than
do anything that is not right. I hope aud
BUTI.FR PA.. FRIDAY. .It I.Y 11, I8!i0
pray that yo i do . baying i
votes."
• Of course uot of
ed. wiili some warmth. "What put sad; i
, , I
au idea into your head' Aud. moreover. j
what would he the use ol trying? Iho
other follows have got the most money
• Hove do you know .'"
"That's u hut the letter said, aud that'-;
v. hat 1.. - been troubling me. Why. Jane,
the unprincipled scoundrels on the other |
side have g>>t three hundred new two dol
lar hills fir use on Tuesday. Just think of j
it! That's enough to curry this district I
aguiust the Ai gel Gairiel! And if 1 lose j
Sussex. I 10-e the election aud my thous- '
and dollars. It's awiil."
Jane quickly jumped from criticism to
sympathy. She wanted Abner to be elect j
ed, and -he had thought ho would be until i
now, when the prospect seemed to change, j
"If women only hud the right to vote'." 1
was ail she could say at first.
Abner smiled sardonically. "Yes." be
-aid. "if they could. It's always 'if.' If
wishes were two-dollar notes I'd be satis
fied."
In his perturbation he picked up the pa
per that was ly ing on the table and began
to reud. while Jane returned to her sewing.
There was silence for some minutes until
Abner called for the scissors. Jace hand
ed thein to him. and he cut a paragraph
from the sliest.
"Jaue, how many people around here
take the Sussex JFeH'lyf"
She named several.
"Well, to-morrow morning I want you
to go to all the houses and get the paper.
I need them."
"What is it. Abtler?"
"Oh, nothing much. You know I al
ways make it a rule to cut things out *lbat
-trike my fancy, and|l liud in the long run
that a newspaper is the best investment
that I make, because it gives me more new
ideas than anything else. I ca'eulate that
this little piece of paper is worth a hund
red dollars, if not more."
He folded it carefully and placed it in
' his pocket-book.
The next morning after breakfast Jane
started out to visit her neighbors to bor
row the Sussex lVct l. h/. She succeeded in
bringing back five copies. Abner was do
lighted. At dinner sho questioned him
again, but his only reply was,
"Come down in the store when I close
to-night aud you will see."
It was a busy day. The next morning
the election was to begin. Visitors came
constantly to consult the candidate for
sheriff. Tricks aud Tumors of tricks were
in the air. Workers wanted money. All
asked favors. Everybody whispered fears
of defeat in the private office, and boasted
of victory to the crowd in front of the
store. Major Powderdry, radiaut in his
optimism, and exhaustless in his declara
tions of victory, was there.
"We will sweep the country as clean as
the celestial dome," he said, "aud proud
old Sussex will lead the districts in the
great battle of free government and low
taxes, Gentlemen" — nodding to several
smiling members of opposition—"you'd
better join the army, aud march through
the sea of politics with the children of Is
rael. for, sure as you're born, it's going to
be a damp season for the Egyptians. Take
the advice ol a friend, aud get iu ont of
the wet by voting for Abner Green."
"Major,' replied one of the opposition,
"there was an Irishman once who happen
ed in a field whore there was a large
healthy bull. He pulled out a red handker
chief, and the bull began kicking and bel
lowing. It was very funny. The Irish
man laughed so loud that he had to hold
his sides, lint suddenly the bnll came
close, and when Paddy picked himself up
oil the other side of the fence he said sadly,
"It's a mighty good thing 1 got that laugh
in first.'"
"My dear fellow," said the major, im
pressively, "1 have profound respect for
the age of your story, but excuse mo if 1
say that it doesu't tit the case. To-morrow
wo shall take that bull by the horns, and
lead him to the slaughter like a frightened
lamb that has been fed on mint sauce just
to whet our appetites."
The major was in his element, and he
kept up his fire of repartee with uu
diuiished vigor. The crowds gathered,
and everybody talked übout the morrow.
Presently somebody discovered a news
paper clipping ousted on u board placed
rather inconspicuously near the tlesk of the
store.
"Hello, Abner, what's this?''
"What's whul?"
"This newspaper article?"
"Oh, that! 1 suppose it is something
that John has stuck up for reference."
Johu was the general factotum who often
helped Abuer in the store. He was a tomb
liko character who always did those things
that Abuer wanted doue without being
known.
Of course the people crowded arotiud to
see what it was. This is what they read:
"LOOK OUT FOIt BAD MONEY!"
"AVe are informed that a lot of counter
feit two dollar notes are in circulation in
this Stute, aud some of them have found
their way into this county. The bank
officers tell us that they are so clearly and
perfectly eugruved thai it is difficult lor
anybody who is not an expert to tell the
dill'erenees from the real artich'. Of course
our readers know that it is a crime punish
able by imprisonment to attempt to pats
these notes, aud there is a reward for the
arrest of everybody caught iu the act. We
advise you to be careful about this thing.
Beware of new two-dollar notes."
They read it carefully, aud wanted to
know its meaning. Abner was very
ignorant about it.
"John's simply stuck it up there, 1 guess.
John's a little absent-minded sometimes,
and he wants something to keep biur from
taking in another counterfeit. He took in
one, aud he looks as if he'd been to a
funeral ever since."
"You don't think that uu) of the bill
are around here?" put in one of Abner's
political opponents, rather experimentally.
"No; not that I know of. All the two
dollar I otes I've seen this week are old,
and of course they're all right."
The hour of breaking up came, and the
people started for their homes. As they
left the store. Mr. Powderdry stood on the
highest step and indulged iu more rhetoric.
"To-morrow's setting sun," ho said, "is
going to witness a sight that will east now
glory on the American eagle. Victory
w ill perch on our standards, and our ticket
will go through like a streak of greased
lightning. Sleep well, gentlemen, aud be
at the polls early."
"We'll be there " shouted the major's
opponents.
After they had gone and the shutters
were put up, Jane came down stairs. She
looked around until sho discovered the
clipping stuck on the board.
"Is that it?" -ho asked.
"Yes," said Abner, "that's it."
Good weather blessed the day of election.
The people were up early, .vromid the
poils there was plenty of life and noise.
An election in a rural district differs entire
ly from an election in the city. Your city
people walk to the polls, cast their bal
lots. and walk away. The highest privi
lege of citizenship is a matter for ex
pedition. In the couutry it is an occasion
for assembling. IV.r gossip and argument
and entreaty. Along the road are carriuge* ;
aud bors<-. ox cart-, wagons, aud all the ;
curious kinds of vehicles of the neighho."
hood. The voters -top to talk and to con
sult. J»o hurry disturb* them They
Stand around, -ouic whip iu hand some
holding ticket-, -ou.e smoking had tigar
aml >tll personally interi -ted iu the con j
lest. The fences are tie reserved seats of ;
the occasion. I'p the road iu quiet corners I
are the practical workers with the sinews j
of war. Behind tree- are jigs and bottles j
o! dangerous inspiration. A mercenary
voter is never in haste to vote. He can
vasses the situation, finds out the resources
of both sides, gets frequent exhilaration
lrom the jugs and bottles, and finally casts
his ballot with the largest pecuniary bene
fit to himself. The efforts of the workers
to monopolize this individual are earnest,
prolonged, and untiring.
It was this way in Sussix District.
Vbuer Green's friends made a cordon
around the polls The candidate for sheriff
was not present at his polling-place.except
for a short time to cast his vote, but he
was ably represented. The opponents,
however, were jnst as strong, and were all
tue more dangerous because they remained
in the quiet corners up the road, where
they could barter without discovery.
In Abner's store matters were quiet, as
the chief interest centered at the polls.
John was ostensibly in charge. Abner
kept watchfully and quietly in the back
ground. He was waiting for develop
ments. About half past seveu o'clock he
saw a figure coming trom the voting place,
and his heart beat more excitedly with an
ticipation. The man was a surly fellow
named Timson. an unconscionable bribe
taker, who had the reputation, to use the
phrase of Major, "of being able to raise
more fuss over over a two-cent staaip than
Shyloek could over a whole carcass."
Tiiuson came into the store, which was
the only one near the polls, and bought
some tobacco. Iu paymeut he proffered a
new two-dollar note.
"N'o, you don't," said John.
"Don't what?"
"We ain't taking no bad money here."
"What do you mean?" said the fellow.
! with a mixture ol indignation aud alarm
"This is what I mean," said John, and
taking down the board, he read the article
< about counterfeits.
Timson was dumfounded. Then he rc-
I covered h's powers cf speech, and deluged
the place with bis surcharged feelings. In
I the midst of it, Abner made his appear
! ance.
' Good morniug, Mr. Timson. It's a
pleasant day for the election. Have you
voted.'"
Without replying, Timson called him
self various uupriutable names, and told
Abner how he had been imposed upuu by
some unnamed scoundrel.
"This is very serious," said Abner. "Of
course you thought the money was good,
aud I don't believe you would want to run
the danger of getting arrested by trying to
pay a counterfeit. But if I w ere you I'd
make the fellow who gave it to you pay
for it with interest."
Timson, with unmistakable emphasis,
declared that he would, and left the store
in hot haste. He had jusi disappeared
around the beud of the road when .Major
Powderdry drove up and dismounted. H«
rushed to the store, and led Abner into the
back shed.
"It's all right." he said. "Our men have
got the articles at every polling-place, and
they're going to raise the devil just as soon
as a two-dollar note appears. How are
things here?"
"Timson's jusi been in with a two-dollar
note, which we refused to accept."
"Good!"
"And he's gone back to the polls to see
about it. lie's hotter than a tiu roof iu
August."
"That's simply magnificent. I'm going
down there to help him. You stay here."
The major was lost iu a cloud of dust.
He urged his horse on until he came near
the voting-place, and then slowed up aud
approached with an easy dignity which
seemed to indicate that he had only a pass-
I iug interest iu the momentous events of
I the day.
But ho did not remaiu passive. All
around him the people were talking ex
citedly. Timson's \oice was loud in anger,
llis charges were takeu up by the other
rascals who, like himself, had sold their
suffrages for two dollars each. The man
agers of the opposition tried entreaty and
pacification, and it looked as if they wore
making some headway uutit Major Powder
dry jumped into the breach. His face
flushed, his fists beat the air, his voice
rang out iu fury. The people crowded
around him.
"It is the most atrocious outrage I ever
heard of," he exclaimed. "'These men try
to pollute the l'auie and corrupt the citizen
ship of this district; they insult every
honest voter; and not only that, but they
impose on their victims by giving them
worthless money. Gentlemen, I repeat
that it is the most damnable affront that
was ever offered to the decent seutimeut
of the sovereign people. Where is the
mau who will swear out warrants against
these persons?"
In the face of the indignation the oppo
nents heat a retreat to.un obscure corner of
the road where they could consult. Major
Powderdry took charge of the work. Every
arrival was deluged with stories of the
worthless money, were told how the oppo
nents of Abner Green were trying to defeat
him by debauching and bribing voters, and
was led to the polls through a line of
Abner Green's friends. The other sido did
not recover from the sot back: it could not
cope with the tireless energy and exhaust
less adjectives of Major Powderdry. '
Aud so the work went bravely on until—
until—
Major Powderdry, dust-covered aud
husky, rushed into tie liouso of Abner
I Green. It was past sunset, and the voting
was over. Abner jumped forward to hear
the result.
"Not yet—not yet," exclaimed the
major, with a majestic wave of his orator
ical arm. "Bring out your demijohn—
your largo demijohn. 1 have got four
of du-t aud five summer fogs in my throat,
and I'm doomed to certain death unless I
get a drink within the next five minutes."
Abner supplied the demand, with wel
j come alacrity.
"Consider yourself decorated with a life
i saving medal," said the major.
"Now tell me how il all went."
"You know when I left here this morn
: iufs?"
"Yes."
"Well, us soon as I arrived there 1 be
gau to raise thuud. r. and, by Jove, we
kept it raised until the polls closed! We
simply knocked them out on the first
round, and then hollered them mum. The
fates favored us when Timson came up to
the store. When lie got back, he bellow
ed like a bull, and the more he bellowed
the more we egged him on. aud pretty
soon we had thing- our owu way. 1 dis
covered :kat nbout live or ten years ago.
Cartridge, who was handling the money
for the other side, had got mixed up in
some of that green-goods business in one
of the cities; he was innocent undoubtedly,
but that didn't make any difference.' I
i.cut up to hiui aud whispered; "Look
here, ilr < urtridge yon i.ui't come any
of your preen (foods game « n these people
We want rt fair election ucd we're soing
to have it If yea pay out any more of
those two-dollar note* we'll put yon in the
penitentiary, ami Veep yon there till your
b< ail gets bald!"
• What did lie -ayf"
"Nothing " I didn't give him time to
-ay anything Wo wore too busy keeping
up the cry of bribery and counterfeit to
discus- side issues. We laid it on heavy.
The people backed me up nobly. I talked
more than I ever did in all my lift- A *
the voters eame tip. we never li t them go
until we gave them the whole story with
a lot of ornament. We told them of the
plot to defeat yon. and let them know
plainly that the decent people were not po
iug to allow any snch au outrage. And
'.he negroes! Oh. Abner. yon ought to
have seen how we managed them! I got
hold of Big Jim. for I knew he had more
influence with his race than anyone else,
and promised him that you would pay him
five dollars to morrow if he wonld scare
the negroes with the counterfeit story, and
keep them away from those new two-dol
lar notes. It worked beautifully. The
other fellows are swearing like pirates.
They're beaten. I know that we have
carried this district.'
"But how about the county!"
"I haven't beard a word. Let's wait
for awhile, and see if we can get any
news'"
They waited. In an hour the result of
the precinct came it. The counting of the
vote had been completed It gave Abner
a majority of 167—fully 100 more than he
expected. An hour later c. rider brought
news from the adjoining voting-place. The
counterfeit dodge had worked successfully.
Abner had a majority there of 45. when he
did not expect more than 15 or 20. Matters
looked bright. About ten o'clock a mes
senger from the opposite direction arrived.
He came from the district adjoining the
county town, The counterfeit dodge had
been a failure. As soon as it was sprung,
the workers had rushed on horseback into
town, and had their new money changed
for oli. They got back without much loss
of time, aud swept the district against
Abner by a majority of 284.
"I'm nearly dead." exclaimed the major,
"but I can't stand this. I'm going to
town."
Others joined him, aud off they started
at full gallop. Abner remained at home.
If he was elected, alt well and good; if not.
he wasn't going to be in town to let the
people see his disappointment.
Ho and Jane went to bed, but not to
sleep. Ho tried to l'eel calm, but his mind
refused to be (jniet. He tnrned and twist
ed. His eyes would not stay closed. The
clock struck the honrs. Time seemed to
crawl along. Four o'clock came. Toward
five the minutes were traveling when he
heard the sound of horses' hoofs coming at
breakneck speed up the road. A minute
more there was a bait before his store,
and a mighty shout of "Hurra for
Green 1"
"Above the diu was the major's voice,
"conic out, Abner."
Abuerapoeared at the window in short
order, aud as soon as his white robed form
was seen, the shouts were trebled in vigor.
The major tried to make a speech, and his
companions tried to help him but it was
not a brilliant success. They were full of
very bad liquor, and Abner was full of the
emotions of a man who has run his first
campaign and won.
"Come away from that window,or you'll
catch cold," said a small shrill voice; but
Abner did not hear.
11c stood there listening 10 the revelry.
By-aud-by the revellers got tired.and with
more hurrahs started on their way,making
the night hideous as they went with bac
chanalian sounds, which might be inter
preted into something about not going
home until morning.
Abner felt proud of the exhibition, but
Jane lost no time in declaring that it was
scandalous.
A week later Abner and Jane were sit
ting in their room. The store had been
closed for the night. In the lire place the
logs burned lazily, and the shaded lamp
sent its rays upon Jane's knitting and Ab
ncr's newspaper.
"I am certainly thankful it's all over,"
said Jane. ' I hadn't any peace from the
time the campaign started. But I am
truly glad that you are elected, and it did
my heart good to read the fine things that
the newspapers said about you. And yet,
Abner, I feel rather sorry in having to
leave this store aud our old friends."
"We won't leave them all, deur. I saw
Major Powderdry to-day, and told him that
1 would like to do something to show my
appreciation of his work, but the best I
could do was to offer him the position of
deputy, which I would be very glad if ho
would accept."
"Did her
! "Yes; he accepted; lie's been alter an
office for twenty years, and this is the first
real chance that he has had, so he did not
let it escape. And speaking of the m«jor
reminds me that we took in three of those
new two-dollar notes to-day. 1 gave one
to John. Hero is one that I want you to
frame with that newspaper clipping, as a
souvenir of our first campaign.''
"And the other?"
"I guess I'll send that to renew my
subscription to the Sussex Weekly.
The Swedish Cure for Drunk
enness.
The habitual drunkard in Norway or
Sweden renders himself liable to imprison
ment for his love of strong drink, and
during his incarceration he is required to
submit to a plan of treatment for the cure
of his failing which is suid to produce
marvelous results. The plan consists in
making the delinquent subsist entirely on
bread and wine. The bread is steeped iu a
bowl of wine for an hour or more before
the meal is served. The first day the
habitual toper takes his food iu this shape
without repugnance: the second day he
finds it less agreeable to his palate; finally
positively loathes the sight of it.
Experience shows that a period of from
eight to ten day of this regimen is general
ly more than sufficient to make a man
eyinco the greatest aversion to anything in
the shape of wine. Many men' after their
incarceration become total abstainers.
—One of the. most disastrous wrecks to
the Atlantic and I'acific Kailroad occurred
Friday evening, May 30, two miles west of
its junction with the Santa Fe Kailroad.
A train of double-decked car-, loaded with
some live thousand fine merino mutton
sheep, on the way from California to the
Chicago inurket, was wrecked by the
breaking of a truck. Every car but two
was destroyed aud about one thousand
sheep killed outright. The Indians of the
neighborhood worked all night skinning
carcasses. They will have mutton for
months to come.
—The admirers ol birds are now trying
to induce ladies to wear stuffed kittens on
their hats instead of birds, which shows
that a per-ou who ha.- intimate relations
with birds cannot be trusted to do justice
to any other animal.
Warping of Wood.
A- lumber is n. w sawn, every board but j
oco kill wajj» *b«i uj> ib U»e fn»i— '
of iKoniDj: The reasou f«>r th:~ i> )<Uiu
If the board be «awn from the side t>f n
lop the grain rings of the wood ii* in cir i
clcs, which have h greater leugth <>t <'mi
than cm iLc other *ide i)f the board A
board cut from the Terr centre r>f the lo*
has grain circles of equal length 141.11 1 «cb
side. and will lie perfectly fiat when s e .| ;
soiled
When selecting the lumber for a t>* i !
chest or some other fine job, pick out toards
which show that they came, as near a - |
possible, from the centre of the lop, A
method is iu use which compensates for
this tendency to curl in seasoning. Thi<
is known as quarter sawing, r.nd quartered
<>ak, of whicu so much is said at present, is
sawn by this process.
It consists in cutting out boards radically 1
from the centre to the outside of the log. I
Suppose a log to be split into four pieces,
each of these pieces is sawn diagonally so |
that the grain rings run through, instead
of the circles running into, part way
through and out upon the same side of
the board.
Quarter sawn lumber will not warp in j
drying, neither will it yield»so readily to
changes of weather. It has the disadvmn-!
age of being more expensive, as in sawing |
each quarter a narrow board is first takeu
off then one a little wider. The boards in I
crease in width until the middle of the j
quarter is reached, making the widest |
board equal to half the diameter of the
tree. The narrow boards may be glued up
into wide strips, but that shows consider*
ble sap. and they cannot be used in some I
kinds of work.
To prove that the circles or sap rings |
cause curling daring the seasoning process 1
it is only necessary to take such curled
boards and wet the concave side, or apply
heat to the convex side. If each or both
be done, the boards will straighten out
forthwith. This method is often taken ad
vantage of by carpenters, in working
twisted or warped beards. The seasoning
process is also controlled by frequently
turning boards over so that each side may
receive just enough heat and air to keep
the boards flat.— Woodworker.
I
The Acids of Fruils.
Mr. George W. Johnson, iu his Chemis
try of the World, says, in describing the
••vegetable food of the world:"
"The grateful acid of the rhubarb leaf
arises from the malic acid and bin-oxolate
of potash which it contains: the acidity of
the lemon, orange, and other species of
the genus Citrus is caused by the abnnd
: auce of citric acid which their juice con
-1 tains: that of the cherry, plum,
j pear from the malic acid in their pulp;
I that of gooseberries and currants, black,
red, and white, from a mixture of malic
and citric acids; that of the grape from a
mixture of malic and tartaric acids; that
I of the mango from citric acid and a very
1 fugitive essential oil: that of the tamarind
from a mixture of citric, malic, and tar
-1 taric acids; the flavor of asparagus from
| aspartic acid, found also in the root of the
marshmallow; and that of the cucumber
I from a peculiar poisonous ingredient called
; fungin. which is found in all fungi, and is
the cause of the cucumber being offensive
I to some stomachs. It will bo observed
that rhubarb is the only fruit which eon
tains bin-oxaline of potash in conjunction
with an acid. It is this ingredient which
renders this fruit so wholesome at the ear
ly commencement of the summer, and this
is one of the wise provisions of Nature for
supplying a blood-purifier at a time when
it is likely to be most needed.
"'Beet root owes its nutritious quality to
about 9 per cent of sugar, which it con
tains. and it flavor to a peculiar substance
containing nitrogen mixed with pectic
acid. The carrot owes its fattening pow
ers also to the sugar, and its flavor to a pe
culiar fatty oil; the horse-radish derives
its flavor and blistering power from a vola
tile acrid oil. The Jerusalem artichoke
contains fourteen and a half per cent of
sugar and three per cent of inulin (a varie
ty of starch), besides gum and a peculiar
substance to which its flavor is owing: and
lastly, garlic, and the rest of the onion
family, derive their pecnliar odor from a
yellowish, volatile, acrid oil; but they are
nutritious from containing nearly half
their weight of gummy and glutinous sub
stances not yet clearly defined."
Needed Kicking.
Just before the battle of Antietam five
recruits came down for my company.
There were no bounty-jumpers at that Btage
of the game, although the courage and
patriotism of all recruits could not be
vouched for. One of the batch was named
Dan forth, a farmer's son, fresh from the
cornfields, and as we took up the line of
march to head Lee off and bring him to
bay Danforth said to me:
"Sec here, sergeant, I've made a mis
take."
"How?"
"I hain't got no sand. I alius thought I
had, but when I came down here and see
what war is, I find I hain't got the spunk
of a rabbit."
"That's bad."
"So is is. We're going to have a fight
purty soon, aud I know what'll happen. I
shall bolt as sure as shooting."
"Then you'll be called a coward, and
disgraced forever."
"That's so, and I don't wau't it. I
you to do me a great favor."
"Well? - '
"Wall, if 1 kin git mad I'll be all right,
aud forgit my shaking. Keep your eye on
me. aud as soon as we git within five miles
of the rebels kick me good and stout."
After some further talk I promised him.
We were in Hooker's Corps, and as we
moved in against Jackson, Danforth
obliqued alongside aud said:
"Sergeant, kick me or I shall bolt. I
haven't got sand enough to sec a chicken
die."
We were moving through the timber and
I stepped up behind him aud "lifted"' him
twice as hard as I could kick. He shot
aside and the uext time 1 saw him we were
at a fence on the edge of a corn field. The
fire was hot and tho men were falling
thick. I had just fired from a rest on the
top rail when Danforth came up, faced the
other way a.id said:
"More kicks, sergeant! 1 know I've
dropped two o»" 'cm, but my sand is going.'
I kicked him again with a good deal of
vigor, and just then we got the order to
advance and he was the first man over the
fence. Half au hour later we were driven
back, considerably disorganized, and as I
reached tho fence I came across Danforth
again. He had a rebel captain by the
collar and carrying the officer's sword in
his hand. As he saw me he called out:
"Sand is all right, sergeant. So more i
kicks. As soon as I take this chap to the '
rear I'm going back and collar old Stone- 1
wall himself or die trying.'
The Young Man Graduate.
His sye hath a dreamy, far off stare,
A marvel is his cravat.
Hu walki-th about with his nose in tho air, j
And hu wcurcth a high plug hut.
NO 35
AGHJ.-TILTH RAL.
Keep a shaip loakoat l.r the peach tre*
l>.'rer at this season
A >1 i.l limb 1 s au incumbrance to a tr««
•b.i -n.ukl le removed
WLi never you see a rat bole poor a lit
tl.» i rin it. The rats will cot come near
it
To secure a growth of white clover on a
grass plot t;so pleutv of wood s*hes as a
top dressing. f
l.ale potatoes will do well on a piece of
land from which a crop ot clover hay ha*
been cut.
The surest way to remove paint is by tho
u*e of turpentine. If used immediately
the paint will never fail to be erased.
I»uring the warm days of summer a tat
hog suffers severely. Avoid grain, and
feed on grass or succulent food of any kind.
"Cse plenty of manure and cultivate
well." should be rule for young raspberry
canes. The first year is the time to push
them
If you have no time to plow the weeds
iu mow them down. Treat them iu any
manner yon prefer, so you prevent them
from seeding.
If the land for the tnruip crop is not
ready there is no time to lose. It should
be well worked and made fine. As soon
as the new crop of seed, comes in is the
time to sow.
Hogs will find quite an amount of food
on field; that are covered with weeds. If
too busy to plow in the weeds keep the hogs
at work on them; but the safer method is
to keep the weeds down with implements
It is not too late for a garden yet. In
fact the warm weather is very favorable
for some crops that may be planted now.
such as beans and turnips. Late cabbage
may bt> set ont as soon as the plants are
large enough.
Take no heed of those who tell you that
fruit trees, plants and vines will bear as
well without cultivation as with, but re
member that cultivation should be given
early, and that ill timed, injudicious culti
vation is worse than none.
How to cheapen the cost is to apply the
cost where the product will be the largest.
It is not profitable to feed some animal*,
for a pound of food given to inferior
stock will cost just as much as a pound .
of food given to choice animals.
In case of depredations by squash-vine
root-borers, one remedy has bMb found in
covering some of thfe with
earth in a manner to iafeuw + throwing
out of new roots. Of the destruc
tion of the borer woulß bt preferable, if it
is possible. •"
The hills of beans, tomatoes and melons
will be crusted on the surface unless there
are frequent rains, and a hard crust radi
ates heat instead of permitting it to enter
the ground. By working the hills over so
as not to disturb the plants the toil, will
become warmer and plant* grow mora rap
idly.
Avoid as far as possible getting goods to
market on Saturday morning, as they will
keep much better in the country than in
the city. Monday morning the receipts
are generally light and the market bare,
and shipments started to market on Satur
day evening will strike a good market on
Monday morning.
The lice that infest poach trees in some
sections have been found to be very tenac
ious of life, and growers should not oease
work on the trees, with tho object of rid
ding the trees of the peats, by a single ap
plication of the remedy, but apply it fre
quently. Strong soapsuds well sprayed on
the trees, is recommended as an excellent
remedy.
Sweet potatoes will endure dry weather
as well as any crop grown, but when the
plants are yonng the top soil should be
be kept loose. Weeds and grass should
not be permitted to choke down the plants
as is sometimes the case when tho tains
are frequent. As soon as the vines cover
the ground well they should not be dis
turbed unlesi for cultivation. Warm days
and nights will push the plants rapidly.
The striped beetle is the enemy thatjire
vents the melon and cucumber grower
from realizing a crop. The Rural Net c-
Yorker's remedy it one that should be tri
ed. Into a pail of land plaster put suffi
cient spirits of turpentine to give the plas
ter a strong flavor. About a tablespoon
ful of turpentine to two gallons of plaster
is sufficient. In the morning (after the
plants hare made sufficient growth) scat
ter a small pinch on each hill. The odor
drives away the beetles, and a second ap
plication is seldom necessary.
Soapsuds do good service whjan used 011
celery and asparagus.
Young turkeys should be given full
liberty now that the weather is warm.
Florists generally agree that riagle
dahlias surpass the double forms and bring
about excellent results when treated as
annuals.
If you do not want the ailla of your bams
and sheds to decay keep the dirt away
from them, so that they will remain
constantly dry.
Pop-corn is profitable, as the grain and
cobs are sold together by weight. A New
York farmer raised 100 bushels per acre
last season, which he sold at $1 per bushel.
Lice will destroy the young chicks
during the worm weather unless their
quarters are kept very clean. The lice
that prey on the heads and necks are the
most destructive.
The fence comers must now be looked
after, as they are tho harboring places for
weeds and insects, being seedbeds from
which the whole farm may be stocked with
pest«.
Surprised His Wife.
A good story is told of a certain well
known farmer residing near Bmaus Pa.,
who went to Allentown on Saturday
evening to buy a suit of new clothes, but
who, after making the purchase, got a jag
on. While going home at night the idea
came into his maudlin brain to surprise his
wife by appearing dressed in fine clothes,
and stopping in the road he undressed and
threw his old suit into an abandoned ore
pit, not knowiug that ho had lost the new
one out of his wagon. Unable to find
either suit he was obliged to wander home
arrayed like a Zulu, and of course succeed
ed in surprising his wife.
—"I notice one thing," says an ob3erv
-1 ant manufacturer, "and that is that hard
wood logs, especially oak, that have been
placed in the water immediately alter out
ting and allowed to thoroughly soak, make
brighter lumber, with less tendenoy to
sap stain, than that from logs that are left
on the ground for several months. I find,
also, that in green logs, if sawe4 im
mediately after cutting, and the lumber is
thoroughly steamed preparatory tc placing
it in the dry kiln, the same remit! Will tie
obtained, greatly enhancing the valu# of
the lumber for line finishing poiyoafifc