V >L XXVII.
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WALL PAPER!
Believing that it is best to close
cot each season'a style* liefore the
(DBQing pea sen begins, even at
a great secrifice, I have narked over
two-thirds ot my entire stock of pa
per hangings, the largest andj best
•eclected line in Butler,
AT HALF PRICE
The balance of the paper was mark
ed so low before that half price would
be giving tbcm awav. These you
will get bo!ow coet Eotwithstanding
their foimer cheapness. Just imagine
Browns at 8« a di nble bolt, Whites
at 10 aud 12c, Gilts 15 and upward.
Buv now for your fall papering, you
will rot jjet such bargains then.
My Wall Paper, Stationery and
Art Store i* *a<-j to find.
W. A. OSBORNE,
E. Jt-fferscn St., next to Lowry
House, Butler, Pa.
Wir sprechen auch Deutscb.
Dry Goods
AT LOWEST PRICES
AT THE NEW STORE OF
D. E. JACKSON.
We are new comers, but Lave come
to stay. We buy cur goods at lowest
cash prices and as we sell for cash
only. We are enabled to sell goods
at the smallest possible margins. We
could quote prices on clean, new
goodx, no Irani, from all parts of onr
store, especially on the following
gocds. Dress Goods, White Goods,
Priut9, Ginghams, Shirtings, Mus
lins, Lace Curtains and Curtain
Poles, Corsets and Corset Waists,
Ladies", Children's and Gents' Under
wear, lloßiery, Gloves and Mits, Kid
Gloves, Ribbons, Silk and Velvet,
Black and Colored Silks, Cloth Capes,
Bead Wrop?, Jerseys ar.d Jersey
Jackets, Table Liuens, Napkins,
Towels, &e., Ac , but as new goods
are arriving all the time, we would
not likely have the goods now
quoted, but possibly have them at
still lower prices as the season ad
vances. We are proud to say that
in this city and county our goods
and prices have met with approval
and commendation, although subject
ed to close scrutiny and comparison
with the goods offered by others.
We solicit your patronage, and will
do all in onr power to make our busi
ness transactions pleasant and profit
able.
D. E. JACKSON, Butler, Pa.
Next door to Ueineman's.
C. & D.
WK
Have the largest stock ol
hats and outfittings for men,
boys and children in the
county,
WE
Are especially strong in un
derwear for Fall and Win
ter. Besides many stand
ard makes in all grades; we
are exclusive sellers in this
ccunty of the celebrated
Stoneman handmade under
wear.
WE
Deal directly with the man
ufactures and our goods are
freeh, strictly reliable and
prices the lowest as we
the consumer the middle
profit.
W K
Mark all goods in plain fig
uiCK and have one price for
all.
COLBERT &,DALE,
242 S. Main street,
Butler, Pa.
Full Again.
We mean our wall paper de
partment, lull and overflowing
with our iuimeiise and choice
stock of paper hangings. You
must help us out. we haven't
room for hat I our goods, until
you relieve us of some of them.
We have the choicest selec
tion of patterns in every grade
from Brown Blanks at 10 cts
to Gilts at from 20 cts to $1
per double bolt.
Examine our Stock.
J. H. Douglass,
PoHolTce/ Sutler,] Pn.
SALESM ETNJ
WANTED
LOCAL OR TRAVELING.
To sell oar Nursery stock, salary, expenses and
steady employment cmrantced.
CIIAhK lIKOTID.Its C'OMPAM,
Urochesler, N. V.
YOU CAN FIND P
on Cli in Pms*Cß»ii at Ad»erti.| D * I ~re.m'
ssssmm'SßsSi
THE BtJTLLR CITIZEN.
PROFESSIONAL, CARDS.
L. BLACK,
PHYSICIAN AND FX B .EON.
No. 354, N. Maiu Ft.,—Butler, l'a
Dr. A. A. Kelty,
Offlce at Kose Puint, Lawrence county. Ta.
E. N. LEAKE. M. ». J. E. MANX. M. V.
Specialties;
Gyca-colosy anil Sur- Ej e. Ear. Niise ao.l
pry. Throat.
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pa.
G. M. ZIMMERMAN.
rnysiciAN AND SIROFOS.
omce at No. 4.V S. Main wruet, o% cr Kr vnk s
CVS 1)IUK Store. Butlrr. I'.'.
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
£c. 22 East Jeflerfui. R>.;!ir, Pa.
W. R. TITZEL.
PHYSICIAN ANU SURGEON.
S. W.C«ner M:.in aid Nortii Sw., Butler, Pa.
J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.
AHlficial Teetli 'n the latest im
proved plan, colli FliUnij a sr«clalty. Office—
over Schaurs Cloihing su.re.
DK. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
All work pertaiuinc to the profession, execut
ed in the neatest manner.
Specialties <Jo!d Klllmss, and Painless hx
traction of Teeth, Vitalized Air administered.
Olßce J*ffer»on Strc«t, onr door bit of Lowrj
Hou««, I'p Stair*.
Office open dally, except Wednesdays and
Thursday*. Communications by mail receive
prompt attention,-
S. B.— Tl:e only DentLst In Butler
best makes of teeth.
J. W. MILLER,
Architect, C. E. and Surveyor.
Contractor, Carpenter and Builder.
Map*, pilaus, specifications and esti
mates; ail kinds of architectural and en
pineering work. Xo charge for drawing if
I contract the work. Consult your best in
terests; plan before y»u build. InTorina
tion cheerfully given. A share of public
patronage is solicited.
P. 0. Box 1007. < »tlioe S. W. of Court
House, Butler, Pa.
C. F. L. McQUISTION,
EKUIKEER AMI SL'KVKYOB,
OFFICE KKAK DIAMOND, I»*"TLEK, P*.
J. W. HUTCHISON,
ATTOHNEV AT LAW.
Cfflce tu second floor of 1 l.e Iluseiton block.
Diamond, Boiler, Pa., Koom No. 1.
A. T. SCOTT. J. F. WILSON.
SCOTT & WILSON,
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW.
Collections a specialty. Office at No. 8, South
Diamond, llutler. Pa.-
JAMES N. MOORE,
AITOBNEY-AT-LAW ASI« NOTARY I'CBLIC.
Office In Koom No. l. second floor of Husclton
Block, entrance on Diamond.
A. E. RUSSELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office oil second floor of New Anderson Block
Main St..—near Diamond.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at Law. Office at No. IT, East Jeffer
son St.. Butler, Fa,
W. C. FINDLEY,
Attorney at Low and Ileal Kstate of
flee rear of L. Mitchell's office on north side
o( Dlainoiid, llutler, Pa.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attorney-at-law. Office on second floor oi
Anderson building, near Court House, Butler,
Pa.
J. K BRITTAIN.
Atty at Law-Ofilce at S. E. Cor. Main St., and
Diamond, Butler, l*a.
NEWTON BLACK.
Att'y at Law—Office on South side of DlamonC.
Butler, Pa.
L S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance ami Real Estate As'l
17 EAST JEFFKKSON ST.
BUTLER, -
E. E. ABKAMS & CO
Fire and Life
INSUR A N C E
Insttrs'ipi, Co. of North America, incor
porated 17U-*, capitnj ra.OOO.ftcO am) other
strong companies represented. New York
Life lofuranee Co., »»ct» > :•<),« 00,0<i0. Office
New lluseltou building near Court House.
UMII MIS'.
ERIE, h*x\.
All stock guaranteed to be in good con
dition when delivered.
We replace all trees that fail to grow.
REFERENCES IN BUTLER:
J. F. Lowry, W. T. Mecliling, Jutno
Shanor, Jr., J. E. Forsythe, Geo. Shail'ner
(•J. Walker, Esq., Fcrd Keitier, Ecq. and I)
IJ. Cleeland.
G. F. KING, AGT.
EITKXMILIfcR UofSE, BUTLKX, I'A.
BUTLER COUNTY
Mutual' Fire insurance Go.
Office Cor. Main & Cunningham !>•■!>.
C. KOE&SING, PBSSIDENT.
H. C. HKINEMAN, Skcckfakt.
DIHKCrORS:
Ci.t'. IliH'S.slii!.', Henderson Oliver,
J. I. Purvis, James M«'|tlieuson,
A Trout man, H. <'. Heiiienmu,
Altrod wick, N. Wfltxel.
Dr. W. Irviu. Dr. Ktckeubach,
J. \V. liurkliiirt. D. T. Norn*.
LOYAL M'JUNKIN. Qea. Ag'l
BUTLER,
Advurtise is 'he CITIZEN,
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WHEN IN NEED OF
CALL ON
HENRY BIEHL
122 NORTH WAIN STREET,
BTJTLEB - 3P.TTJM IST'A
Where yon can linye y< ur choice out of tbe largest assortment of cooking and
he*t:i>g stoves ir ru'iT i i.nntv: Blmi dealer in Hardware, Lansing Wagons, Wheeler
&■ W : lroii i.i.il StuMV.id . t 'i v. y.- •. I!i.: • ir.j; m:d Stand Lamps. Manufacturer
of Tinware; Tin Roofing and Spouting a Specialty.
WHERE A CHILD CAN Bl VAS CHEAP AS A M
WEST END GROCERY.
F. W. LIMBERG.iPROP.
Fresh stock of teas coflee.-, canned .tools, country produce and
everything usually kept in ;> fir-t c'a?s grocery; tobacco and
cigars; al«o dry good.-*, notions, etc. We make a specialty
of Hour and lecd.
A Full Line of Fall Dry Goods Just EeceivedS
Gioods Delivered Free to any part of Town-
When in need of
=R=E
Don't forget the old stand.
CHAMBER SUITS,
PARLOR SUITS,
BOOK CASES,
CHAIRS, BEDS,
BEDDING, ETC
All first cla-p goo;ls at rock bottom prices.
One price and square dealg with all.
K. S. 13 R JE W,
Successor to Miller Bro's & Co.
JE. Jeffersori - Sutler* JPa.
THE "
(C (CT)(f^fT©BAKING
Satisfaction €uaranteed°
EACH CAN OF THE COOKS BAKING POWDER IS GUARANTEED
FULL STRENGTH, FULL WEIGHT, AND IS SOLD ON ITS
MERITS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE CONSISTENT
WITH QUALITY.
QOQKB QUARTERS,RETAIL AT 5 CTS.
COOKS HALVES, RETASL AT 10 CTS.
COOKS Pousse, Retail AT 20 CTB.
Sold by all Ou:.i • y* und Can,
WAT IPROOF COLLAR or CUFF~
n' " ] THAT CAN BE RELIED ON
yp \ ysi 'cyfe to *3lAf 5
| tk; : a ar to Diaoolor!
' BEARS THIS MARK.
"
Mark.
NEEDS NO LAUNDERIMC. CAfJ BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT.
THE ONLY LINEN-LINED VMTERPROOF
COLLAR IN THE MARKET.
Thrilt is a. flood revenue
resuiS f a nai j/^
cleanliness -OMr vLI v *
If is a soli cl cake scouring soa^p
Try ibinyoLtrnexh house-cleaning behfiippys
Looking out ovor tic many hour 3 of this country, we see thousands
of women wearing- away tL ir lives in household drudgery that might be
materially lessenad by the use of a fi .v cukes of SAPOLIO. If an hour
ia saved each time a cako is used, if one less wrinkle gathers upon the
face becauso the toil is lightened, s'.ie must bo a foolish woman who
would hesitate to make the experiment, and he a churlish husband who
would grudge the few cents which it costs.
-Bl' I.Ku. . A
The Red-Headed Girl.
Oh. give me the girl with the auburn hair !
The lass with the peachblow curls;
The one that the white horse always is near.
For she's the boss of all girls.
The one whose topknot is flamingly red—
The color we paint-the town —
Of a rosy tinge, most luridly spread
O'er a carroty, sunset crown.
Oh. jfive me the girl whaec 1 ranium's hued
With Harvard's selected shade;
The tint of neckties worn by the dude.
The pink of the blushing maid.
The one with the wavy raspberry bang,
That easts forth fiery rays ;
Whose cherry bow-catchers witehingly hang
Like a bunch of currants ablaze.
Oh, give uic the girl with the ketchup crop,
Crab apple, cranberry tinged;
Whose dome's adorned with a tomato mop,
All crinkled and coiled and fringed.
With a sorrel Psyche knot on her pate,
Like grape juice or old port wine—
AVith the coral, the ruby, garnet plait.
Like peppers or drug store twine.
Oh. give me the girl with the gold fish crimps;
With the ringlets like beefsteak rare;
The one wiih the locks of fricaseed shrimps—
The one with the lobster hair,
The weinerwurst. frankfnrt sausage girl
With soft shell crab-like braids.
For tbe one with the danger signal curl
Lays over all other maids.
So give me tbe girl whose canopy's down
Is the rouge, like a toy balloon;
Whose cupola's capped with a scarlet crown
Of carnation, brick, maroon.
The one with the strawberry knob so fair.
She'll make things torrid through life;
Oh. give me the girl with the raw meat hair—
The red-headed girl for a wife !
Luck in OH.
When I'etrolia was in its prime, there
was a certain producer whose name shall
he "J," if you please, who always insisted
that there was no such thing as luck. "It
was all management—good manage
ment—or judgment —good judgment."
He always repeated those words to add
force to his point He had been very suc
cessful and had accumulated a considera
ble store of this world's goods in the shape
of greenbacks and oil leases, and was on
the road to a competence. All or most of
his fortune had been made from a single
good oil farm near I'etrolia, which he had
acquired by the accident of marriage with
a relative of the owner of the farm, a maid
en lady. That made Mr. J the first choice
out of would-be lessees, and he secured the
lease. After having drilled and developed
the farm for third sand, and it had proven
only moderately productive, another man
demonstrated the fact that there was a
fourth sand underlying the third, and
much more productive. Mr. J at once
pullc-d the tubing in one of his wells aud
proceeded to drill it down to the fourth
sand. It started off at 3,000 barrels a day.
Several others followed suit, and of conrse
j became wealthy, ar.d it was all from his
wonderful "foresight and judgment—good
judgment."
Before Mr. J had drilled his wells down
to the lonrth sand, he was willing to part
with his wells and the farm at abont junk
price, with a small allowance for the de
pleted production, but could not find n
purchaser. To illustrate how persistently
he stuck lo bis idea of judgment, I will tell
a little story: At one time when he was
bringing in one of his wells, he stepped be
hind the derrick to go to the tank to see
her flow. Now tho drillers in order to fill
the forge had dug a hole about two feet
deep and four feet square. This hole had
become filled up level full with sand pump
ings, and the tool dresser in cleaning out
his forge had thrown light dry ashes on top
ol the mud, aud it looked like dry land.
Air. J walked briskly toward tbe tank, as
a producer usually does when she begins
to flow.
Well, one foot went into this hole, and
to prevent a fall the other quickly follow
ed it. The driller, on hearing somethiug
like a swear word, looked around tho cor
ner of the derrick, and seeing Mr. J's con
dition, said with a smile that presaged a
laugh at a more opportuno moment, "Mr.
J, that is hard luck." Tho reply came
promptly: "Xo hard luck at all; bad man
agement—bad management." To illustrate
luck in oil affairs a little further, I will cite
a bit of inside and unwritten history of the
Wildwood pool, to show that all fortunes
in the oil business are not the result of
"good management," but are sometimes the
result of accident. About three years ago
a man conceived the idea that a section of
country in the vicinity of Wildwood con
tained an oil field, and acting on this idea
he went to work and leased a largo tract
of land for oil purposes and, after many
trials, succeeded iu getting np a company
to drill a well. This company was gotten
up by giving another party one-half in
terest iu the leases to drill the first well.
The well was drilled, and as is the usual
result of the first venture, was a dry hole,
with merely, as he says, the ear marks of
an oil well, and, as usual, again his com
pany deserted him, and he was forced to
try other fields aud pastures now, while
the leases were held on to, to take tho
chances of someono else drilling in that
vicinity. Another party came iu and took
up a block of leases adjoining the first,
drilled a well and struck oil, and wildcat
ter No. 1 was saved. Theyear before that,
when wildcatter Xo. l's leases came due to
do some work or pay his rentals (it was in
March, 18SD,), his company said to him,
"Give the leases back; we don't want them;
they are no good." In compliance with
this order lie went to the laud owners and
offered to give the leases back and quit
claim to the land, but they refused to take
back the leases unless be paid the last
year's rental, which amounted to quite a
sum of money. Money with my wildcat
ter was scarce ut this time, as he had been
playing in hard luck for many years, as
wildcatters usually do, but by giving his
company a good talking to and reiterating
his belief in the value of tbe leases, he suc
ceeded in getting the money to pay tho
rentals for another vear.
The rentals paid kept the leases alive to
the 28th day of March last, and on the 24th
day of March last the (irillith well, adjoin
ing, came in large, and then there was
souie tall hustling to put the money in
bank, as per contract, to pay the rentals.
Now it was tho landholders turn to kick,
and they refused to take the money, but
it was in the bank and the leases were
saved to my wildcatter and his associates.
To-day this same property has a produc
tion on it of nearly 4,000 barrels a day, and
is known as the Gibson <fc Giles by some
and by others as the Koth Oil Company, be
ing one and the same, Gibson and Giles be
ing the men who drilled the first well for a
half interest in the leases. Their half in
terest is intact, but the other interests are
somewhat split up since. Gibson .t Giles,
seeing the ear marks of an oil field in the
well, stayed with their entire interest.
Now the indulgent reader of this may in
fer that I am a firm believer in luck. That
would be a mistake, for I believe that a
man who has made it a life study can get
nearer to an oil pool the first time than tho
man w ho knows nothing about, it.
There are plenty of instances of new men
jumping in and making a strike tho first
time, but there are innumerable cases
where they have not even got in tho oil
belt. We never hear anything about those,
and it is the iucky strikes that are conspic
uous.
Tho trouble with the wildcatter is that
his cempany does not stay with him long
enough. They will -t»y with him for one
well, and if he doesn't strike the first they
throw him overboard, regardless ot the fact
that his well has all the ear 111 irks of an
oil well and there is no reasonable doubt
but that he is in the near vicinity of an oil
pool.— D. S. C. in Oil City Derrick.
Two Ways of Doing It.
"Come, Sophy, pick up your playthings
now," said mamma. The command was
given decisively, bat Sophy, a pretty three
year-old. with firmness written on every
delicate feature, demurred. The mother's
face showed the same characteristic, and a
battle was soon i. progress, physical
strength, of conrse. gaining the victory.
Not only was Sophy's evening meal of
graham mush and milk, which immediate
ly followed, eaten between sobs, but even
after sleep had settled over her face the
cheeks were tear stained aud red, and a
tiny frown marred the white forehead.
Unfortunately this program, with slight
variations, was carried out daily.
But one afternoon it was necessary for
Sophy's mamma to leave home for a
few hours, and a friend volunteered
to stay with the child until the
mother's return. "I will try to be at home
at 5," the latter said as she was buttoning
up her gloves, "but if I fail, that isSopby'.-
supper hour. Jane will have supper ready.
As soon as she has eaten, as she is usual
ly very tired, I put her to bed. I do not
think she will give you any trouble. Oh,
I nearly forgot—do not try to have her
pick up her playthings. I always make
her do it before she has her snpper, but
she dislikes the work so much that we
have a battle scene every day. So, if I
don't get home in time just let tho things
lie and I'll put them away after she is
asleep."
The afternoon passed pleasantly to Sophy
and her friend, for the latter possessed that
sixth sense, tact, which so soon finds tbe
way to a child'sbeatt. When it was with
in a few minutes of 5 o'clock the mother
had not returned. Sophy showed no signs
of weariness, but the friend said: "Come,
now, it's time for Sophy's supper."- The
child climbed into tho friend's lap and
turned her ecowlingeyes on the toy-strewn
floor. "I'm to make an experiment,"
was the lady's silent resolve. So she began
to chant softly and musically, thus:
"I wonder where Sophy's wooly lamb
i.-T Oh, I see it lying on the floor; hear it
cry baa-ba-a-ba a-a. I want to go to bed in
ray basket in the corner."
This appeal to Sophy's very lively imagi
nation brought her to the floor with a
laugh. With many coaxing words and
caressing pats the lamb was at once de
posited in its proper place. Then the lady
began again: "I wonder where Sophy's
blocks are? Oh, I know ! They all went
off this morning to play, aud now it's al
most night, and they're so tired, and they
can't find their way to the basket in the
corner."
This song was also effectual, and Sophy
was,' soon showing the blocks "tbe way
home." So the pluy went on merrily until
every toy was in its place. Then supper
was eaten amid smiles instead of sobs, and
when mamma returned, a few moments
after, it was a very gay little daughter
who met, her in tho hall.
"Oh," she thought, anxiously, "I'm al
most sorry to find her awake; now I shall
have another battle over those playthings,
and I am so tirod I don't feel equal to it."
Great was her surprise when she entered
the sitting room. "How did you manage!"
she exclaimed turning to her friend. The
explanation, however, was deferred uutil
Sophy had gone happily to bed with a
smile on her lips. Fortunately, the moth
er's common sense was quite as large as
her firmness, and thereafter the daily
"picking up" time became a delightful sea
son of plifV to Sophy and an undreaded
duty to her mamma.
Climbing Snakes.
My farmer friend, niram Carpenter, who
lives three miles out of towu. invited me to
call at his place and see where he found a
snake four feet and three inches in length
and one and a half inches in diameter. The
swallows nest under tho eaves of his barn,
which project some twenty inches from
the building. The rnftcrs do not run out
more than one-half or two-thirds of this
distance, tho space between them being
quite thickly studded with the mud nests
of the swallows. One pleasant day in June
his son noticed quite a commotion among
tho birds, aud called bim to the spot.
They were amazed to see a largo snake
clinging to the end of a rafter, with its
head in one of tho nest, evidently devour
ing the young birds. The reptile was able
to cling to the end of the rafter by hug
ging it tightly, and was only dislodged
after some effort. It had swallowed two
young birds, aud another was part way
down its throat. Tho young man had not
"believed in killing snakes," but on this
occasion ho dispatched the reptile forth
with. The bam is sheeted np with rough
pine boards, upon which there are two
coats of paint, and from the ground to the
point whence the snake was dislodged the
distance is nineteen feet and four inches.
How it managed to get to the spot seems
altogett er a mystery. There was no holo
through the side of tho barn nor under the
roof boards, not did it seem possible for it
to have worked its way from the top of the
roof. Then, it was quite as dillicult for it
to have found a way to tbe roof. Mr. Car
penter is a most reliable observer ot all
natural phenomena— an investigator, real
ly—but he was unable to form any opinion
as to how the reptile reached its prey. He
described it as resembling the common gar
ter snake, except in the matter of its great
size, hence I could form no idea as to the
species to which -pccies it belonged.— ('has.
Aldrich, Webster City, Jotca. —American
Naturalist.
—Dr. Fenner's Golden Relief is warrant
ed to relieve toothache, headache, neural
gia, or any other pain in 2 to 8 minutes.
Also bruises, wounds, wire cuts, swellings,
bites burns, summer complaints, colic,
(also in horses), diarrhtea, dysentery and
Dux. If satisfaction not given money
returned.
—Many a man, says an exchange, will
willingly pay a tax on a worthless car, but
when the school tax collecter comes around
he swears by the bearded prophet that
these taxes will ruin him.
—The new census report of religious
bodies in tho United States shows that
there are 134 socts.
—Fashions always run to the extreme.
Tho low-necked drtss is being supplanted
by the Elizabeth collar, which is so
lofty that the top of a high hat is barely
visible above it.
—Eyery man has a right to his own
opinions about matters and things, so long
as they are honest, but he has no right to
force them upon others.
—"lf you've money to spend, there are
chances on call.
If you've money to lend, there's no
trouble at all.
»Tf you've money t • make, the chances
are lew.
If you've money to borrow, the Lord
pity yon."
Bashful Bridegrooms.
Minister., declare that in nine cases oat
of ten brides are innch more self-possessed
than are bridegrooms when the tnamage
ceremony u being perlorined
A shy, tnodest looking little creature
robed in white u ill stand perfectly erect,
locking the minister calmly and squarely
in the eye, without for an instant losing
her self poise, while the big, blunt six
footer of a bridegroom by her side is pale,
nervous and trembling, llis fingers are
likely to twitch nervously, and he may
even hitch at his trousers legs or twist a
corner ol his coat skirt.
I was once "best man" to a stalwart,
middle aged bridegroom noted for his
c iurago and feats of daruig. and when the
time came for us to go down stairs to meet
the bride and her attendants he nearly
had a tit, and he looked like a walking
corpse all through the ceremony. I had to
keep saying: '-Brace up, old boy," and
'•Come, come, you've got to go down," to
get him started at all. and at the door he
was idiotic enough to clutch at me and .»ay:
"Say, Fred, how would it do to have
Mary and the preacher slip in here aud
have it all over with before we go down at
allT I can't go through with it before all
that crowd."
"Idiot!" I said, briefly aud pointedly
enough to leave no doubt as to my mean
ing. "Mary won't oome iu here and you
will go down this instant!''
He got through it at last without doing
or saying anything ridiculous, in which
respect he was luckier than another stal
wart bridegroom of my acquaintance, who
was so dazed and overcome that he held
out one of his own fingers for the ring when
the minister said: "With this ring I thee
wed."
Another bridegroom I know lost his head
to such a degree that when it came time
for him to say "I, Horace, take tbee,
Annie, to be my lawful wedded wife," he
said in an unnaturully loud tone, "I, Mary,
take thee, Horace, to be my lawful wedded
wife," and when the time came for him to
introduce his bride to soine of his friends
who had not yet seen her, he did it by say
ing awkwardly, "Ah, er—Miss Carter, this
is my wife, Miss Barton," calling her by
her maiden name.
Few men say "my wife'' easily and nat
urally the first time they use the words iu
public.
A funny case was that of tho badly
rattled bridegroom who starod blankly at
the minister until asked if he took "this
woman to be his lawful wedded wife,"
when he started suddenly and in the
blandest manner said:
"Ah, beg pardon—were you speaking to
met"
A village preacher says that ho once
married a rural couple at the home of the
bride'i parents in tho presence of a large
company of invited guests. The bride
groom was a big, bony, red-faced young
fellow who looked as though ho could have
felled an ox with his first; but he shivered
and turned pale at tho beginning of the
ceremony, and at its close he fell down in
a dead faint, to the manifest annoyance of
his bride, who had been as "cool as a
cucumber" throughout the whole cere
inon;.
LINCOLN'S MELANCHOLY.
His Sympathetic Nature and
His Early Misfortunes.
Those who saw much of Abraham Lin
coln during the later years of his life, were
greatly impressed with the expression of
profound melancholy his face always wore
in repose.
Mr. Lincoln was of a peculiarly sym
pathetic and kindly nature. These stroug
characteristics influenced, very happily, as
it proved, his entire political career. They
would not seem, at first glance, to bo
efficient aids to political success; but in the
peculiar emergency which Lincoln, in the
providence of God, was called to meet, no
vessel of common clay could possibly have
become the "chosen of the Lord."
Those acquainted with him from boy
hood knew that early griefs tinged his
whole life with sadness. His partner in
the grocery business at Salem was "Uncle"
Billy Green, of Tallula, 111., who used at
night, when customers were few, to hold
the grammar while Liucoln recited his
lesson.
It was to his sympathetic ear Lincoln
told the story of his love for sweet Ann
Rutlidge; and he, iu return, offered what
comfort he could when poor Ai n died, and
Lincoln's great heart nearly broke.
"After Ann died," says "Uncle" Billy,
"on stormy nights, when the wind blew
the rain against the roof, Abe would set
thar in tho grocery, his elbows on his
kneos, his face in bis hands, and the tears
runnin' through his fingers. I hated to see
him feel bad, and I'd say, 'Abe, don't cry';
an' he'd look up an' say, 'I can't help it,
Bill, the rain's a fallin' on her.' "
There are many who can sympathize
with this overpowering grief, as they think
of a lost loved one, when "the rain's a
fallin'on her." What adds poignancy to
the grief sometimes is the thought that
the lost one might have been saved.
Fortunate, indeed, is William Johnson,
of Corona, L. 1., a builder, who writes
June2B, 1890: "Last February, on return
ing from church one night, my daughter
complained of having a pain in her ankle.
The pain gradually extended until her
entire limb was swollen aud very paiuful
to tbe touch. We called a physician, who,
after careful examination, pronounced it
disease of the kidneys of long standing.
All we could do, did not seem to benefit
her until we tried Warner's Safe Cure;
from the first she commenced to improve.
When she commenced taking it she
could not turn over in bed, and could just
move her hand a little, but to-day she is as
well as she ever wus. I believe I owo the
recovery of my daughter to its use."
—Kev. David Kaufman, of Lancaster,
n a., is creating a sensation down that way
by preaching while apparently asleep. On
the other hand, plenty of church-goers
sleep while their minister is apparently
preaching, and yet don't create any sensa
nation unless they happen to snore loud
enough to waken the other sleepers.
—lt is not the boy who behaves him"
self the best, but tho boy who can straight
en up his countenance and assume the
most innocent look after committing some
deviltry, that gets the reputation of being
the best boy in school. Tho good boy
with sereuo meekness on his face and
devilment in his heart is the cause ol bis
less artful schoolfellow gotting mauy an
undeserved thumping.
—One of tho first duties ol a reporter in
writing up au accouut of a murder trial or
an execution is to dilate upon the "won
derful nerve" of the prisoner.
—Most ol the cough syrups sold in the
stores are failures, but a remedy in which
onions from an important ingredient is
made by taking one cup of molasses, one
-■up of vinegar and ono half cup of cut up
onions, l'ut on the stove and simmer
about half an hour, or until the onions are
Thou remove and strain. Take a
teaspoouful of this frequently, whin
troubled with a cough, and unless it very
deep seated it will not last Tery long.
The Case of Gibson.
The carpenters bad just finished re-shinfrj
ling hiM kitchen, and he was raking the old
shingles up into 1 pile.
"Hello, CiikMn!" said « neighbor, "you'll
have kindling enough to last *ll winter,
won't youf"
"Yen," he replied, with an inward glow
of satisfaction, '-and it make* mighty good
kindling, too."
"Good morning, Gilmod!" called ont the
family doctor, who drove along a few min
utes later. '"Been making some improve
ment*?*'
"Tea."
"It looks like a good job. Aud it will
give kindling enough to last all winter."
"Tea, I'm getting a good deal of com
fort out of that."
"Gibson," said the deputy sheriff, who
passed along shortly afterward, "if you
take good care of those old shingles they'll
last you for kindling all winter."
"Yes," replied Gibson rather shortly. "I
suppose they will."
The driver of the ice wagon was the
next.
"Hello, Gibson!" he said, "You'll have
kindling enough to last all winter.".
Mr. Gibson made no reply. He went on
raking his shingles somewhat viciously.
"Morning, Gibson!" exclaimed tlu Sun
day school superintendent a minute or two
afterward, as he stopped and leaned over
the fence. "You'll have kindling enough
I see to last yon all—"
"Darn the kindling!"
The superintendent passed on with a
shudder.
"The next man that says that to me."
muttered Mr. Gibson, "will have a fight
oa his hands."
"How does thee do, friend Gibsont" in
quired the next passer.a genial old Quaker,
"I see thee will have enough kindling to
last—"
"Go to thunder!" roared Gibson.
Of course ho couldn't got a fight out of a
Quaker, so he kicked a stray cat oat of the
yard by way of relieving his feelings, and
continued raking the old shingle* without
looking up.
The pastor of Mr. Gibson's chuch was
taking bin afternoon walk. He saw his
parishioner at work, stopped a moment
and looked at him, and then remarked:
'■You will hare kindling enough, Broth
er Gibson—"
That was all be said. Brother Gibson,
without pausing to see who it was, yelled
out:
"Blank Ibe blankety-blank old shingles
to blanknation! Blank your blank med
dlesome mouth! If you don't light out of
this blank quick I'll set the dog on you!"
Fire minutes later Mr. Gibson, with
trembling haste and his pockets full of re
volvers ready for instant use. was burning
his shingles in the alley. Ilis case will
coine up before a meeting of the oburch
officials next Sunday afternoon.—Pittsburg
llispa tch.
Japhel's Opportunity.
There were fifteen or twenty people—
passengers on a Hudson rirer steamer —sit
ting together on the promenade deck
when a young man who bad evidently
reached his majority, suddenly fell off his
stool with a great crash, baring lost his
equilibrium while taking a nap.
"Consarn his pictur'!" growled a gray
haired farmer who was smoking a rery bad
cigar. ''That's my son Japhet, and he is
alius puttin' his foot in it."
"He seems worn out," replied the man
addressed.
••He shouldn't be. I're had him down
in New York for a week, to see if I could
not polish him up a bit, and get gome new
ideas in his bran box; I'm just clean dis
couraged about Japhet."
"Good worker on the farm, I should
judge T"
"Yes, Tery fair; but I wanted him to
tackle somethin' better. If he was only
like his brother Bill 1"
"What sort of a boy is Billt''
"He's regular XXXX flour, and 200
pounds to the barrel. Up to the time he
was 20 he didn't know enough to slice tur
nips fur ealres. Then ho suddenly began
to hump himself. He went toreadin' about
nnti-poverty and free government, single
tax, free lands, the grindin' monopolies,
the oppressed classes, the bloated bond
holders, the electire franchise, and all that,
and inside of a year be oould out talk any
raau in the country."
"That was nice."
"Guess it was! He begun to talk to the
mill hands, and in a week they were on a
strike. He got 'em to gtrike ju the factory,
conrinced all the farmers' hired men that
their life blood was bein' pumped out, and
drawed $T> a day and boarded at a hotel."
"A working man's adrocate, ch f"
"That's it. He tells'em all about how
the rich are growin' richer and the poor
poorer, how capital has 'em by the throat,
how Jay Gould and Vanderbilt are gnaw
ing out their beatin' hearts to make a
profit. Gets $2,000 a year now and ali
expenses, and wears as good clothes as the
Governor. Has a S3OO watch and a S2OO
diamond pin, and I reckon he has oysters
and turkey at erery meal."
"I see."
"And when I see this dander-headed
brother Japhet hillin' up 'taters for sl4 a
month the comparison knocks me clean
out. I hare slight hopes, though, that this
may be the means of changing him. I had
him out with an agitator for three days at
$.") a day, and to-morror he's goin' orer to
the cooper shop and pro\ e to the six coop
ers that their boss is sackin' up their life
blood by the gallon, and that if they don't
stand up like men and demand $4 a day
he'll soon be walkin' on their neck and
makin' faces at their starrin' children. It's
n golden opportunity, and if Japh don't
seize it and make a hit I'll boil him up
with carrots for the steers."— New York
Sun.
Exploration of Alaska.
A bill introduced in the House of Repre
sentatives prorides that the Secretary of
War be authorued to send an expedition
to the interior of Alaska for the purpose of
making a thorough exploration and surrey
of that Territory, with a view of ascertain
iug its resources and capabilities. It is
proposed that the party sent out should
locate near the center of the Territory, and
from that point as a base push expeditions
into all parts of the interior. The party is
to remain not less than three years. In
this way a thorough knowledge of the
topography and other features of the
country may be gained. An appropri
ation of SIOO,OOO is asked.
—The range and penetrating power of
' the modern rifles are tremendous. The
i i>ix-inoh rifle will hurl it# projectile throngh
I ton and a half inches of wrought iron a
■ thousand yard* from the muwle. The
j eight-inch rifle will pierce aixteen and
: three-tenth inches of iron at the same dis
: Uuce. The ten-inch rifle that the rejuven
ated Miantonomab will carry will send Us
miw-ile throngh twenty one incbet of iron
a thousand yards away. The twelve-iuch
ritle, of which we are to have a supply in
tne future, will penetrate tweuty-eight
, inches of iron at a range of three thousand
I feet.
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AGRICULTURAL.
how TO PACS moc.
Gather eggs fresh. Roll i„ » w —,
about six inches square. Beginning at one
corner, roll and twist at oppomto corners.
Lay in a box anyway and keep Ln a dry
i place. They will be frosh as loaf at ym
wish to keep thein. I have kept fifty dosn
at a time, not losing one. Have paoked
them in this way for fiv* year*. Tail*
Talk.
•JCICK TRACT.
The UuHfihohl says; "Twelve medium
sixed potatoes boiled, mashed; »tir into the
mashed potatoes three tahlespoonfult each
of dour and snpar, and two tabiespoon
fuls of salt. To this add one pint of boiling
hot potato water, one quart of boilinc
water, aud one quart of cold water. Stir
well, and when cool add two or three yeast
cakes according to strength. Let It atand
over night before using, or until a white
scum rises to the top. When you want to
make your brea 1, take what flour yon are
likely to need and heat it thoroughly oa
the stove, then use one pint of yeast to
eath loaf of bread yon want. Work ia
plenty of flour, and make up into loaves to
bake. When light, pat in the oven and
bake an hour. We have the nicest bread
when made this way."
PRACTICAL HIKTS.
Manure never made land poor.
Healthy stock stands many a knock.
Well laid plans are easily hatched.
One dog only, but lei him be a good one.
Carrots for horses are better than currr
combs.
l et no man stmd between you and yonr
c istomer.
The best seed is the medium sited If
otherwise well grown.
The roam for improvement; how many
of your acres does it covert
Hoots of all plants tend downward*, let
you plow make it easy for them.
Money, manure and mental (acuities
must be kept busy, or they get mouldy.
Land never stands still; it i* either grow
ing better or worse. How is yoursf
The man who uses poor tool* » a poor
tool himself; birds of a feather flock to
gether.
Don't let yonr wife chop all the wood;
do as much as ono stick a week to encour
age her.
Whatever you do, do well; even if you
lounge around and let your farm work it
self, lounge vigorously.
A QCICK WAY TO GBT RID OP MOTH*.
When moths once get into a room it is
difficult to extirpate them. Harper's
Bazar gives, however, the following pro
cess for destroying them, which is easy and
worthy of trial: Close all the windows and
all doors leading from the room about to
undergo treatment; open wide each drawer
and closet and bang the content* over
chairs or upon n clothes horse brought into
the room for the occasion. Take a piece of
gum camphor as large as a haielnut for an
ordinary room (as large as a walnut for a
room 20 by 16) put it in an iron pot or
upou an iron stand. Set fire to the cam
phor. It burns very fiercely, so set it at a
safe distance from the furniture and hang
ings: the middle of the room is the best
place for it, unless this is dirootly under a
chandelier, in which case It can be placed
more to the side, as the heat is apt to in
jure the gilding or bronze.
The dense smoke soon permeates every
nook aud corner aud suffocates every in
sect that inhales it. Canary birds and gold
fioh arc to bo carried from the room before
beginning operation?, and as soon as the
camphor begins to burn the operator may
leave the room, as. provided, she has taken
the above precautions, thore will be no
danger of the lire spreading. The camphor
will buru from a quarter to half an hour,
but it cah be extinguished at any moment
by placing over it a stove lid or the oover
of the pot. Let the smoke remain in the
room about hall' an hour, then open the
windows wide, leave Ihem go all day. All
the rooms can be treated in suooeesion or
all at once, a care being taken to guard
bgainst fire.
Why He Got the Job.
Farmer Crane, who lives over on the
town line, says the Toledo Bind*, has some
very unique methods of examining the
men who apply to him from time to time
for wortc.
Last evening a tall, big bbned fellow in
his shirt sleeves asked Crane if he had any
work to do.
"I don't know," said the farmer; "can
yon 'tend horsest"
"Yes, indeed, I've worked about horse*
all my lite."
"Come around here to the pnmp," said
Crane, and ho led the way to a oommon
sucker rod pump near the barn. Going in
side he got a long, narrow pitoher and
placed it under the spout. "There," he
said, "pump that pitcher full of water."
The big boned fellow complied, carefully
pumping the pitcher fnll withont spilling
a single drop.
"That'll do," said Crane, "go inside and
get ready for supper; I'll give yon a job in
the morning."
About a week later the big boned fellow
asked Crane what pnmping the pitcher lull
of water had to do with his getting a job.
'•Well, I'll just tell you. Thli is mighty
dry weather, and water is getting scarce.
Yoh must have thought that far, for yon
didn't spill any water. If you hadn't
pumped hard the water would hare been
spilled, and if you had pumped too hard
the water would have gone over the pitch
er. Now, the way I argue is this: If *
fellow don't pump hard enough he won't
work hard enough. If he pnmps too hard,
ie'll work too hard for a little while, and
1 don't want either kind to work for me.
You puuiped exactly right, and yon got a
job."
How to Sweep a Store.
We don't nse a leaky old sprinkling pot
to sop tbo floor all over in puddles when
sweep. Xo, sirl We have wet sawdust,
and I put a row of it across one end of the
store and sweep that right along to the
other end, just like a regiment marching
across a ten acre lot. It catchea all the
dirt and carries it along. If it get a little
dry. I add some more. Some folks scatter
sawdust all over the floor, bat Mr. VandeA
says that's no good; that the reason for
using sawdust is to avoid wetting the floor
all over and to have something that will
absorb the dust.— Com. Enquirer.
—For headaches, biliousness, constipa
tion, diiziness, sle'eplessnes*, the bine*,
scrofula, the blood and all skin eruptions
Dr. Feuner's Blood and Liver Remedy ana
Nerve Tonic never fails. Wananted to
satisfy or money refunflefl".
—Tbo thin girl Is coming into atyle
again, and the big. fat girl will have to
take a back seat, or two back Kitt If sh6
requires them.
He could not afford a paper—
Tbe price ol it made him sick-
But one fine dar there came his way
Two men who were very "sliok,"
And he paid them a coo] ten thousand
For a worthless gilded brick.