XXVU. WALL PAPER! Believing that it is best to cloee out eech «axon's style* before the ensuing season begins, even at a great sacrifice, I have marked over two-thirds of my entire stock of pa per hangiegs, the largest and' be6t seclected line in Butler, AT HALF PRICE The balance of the paper was mark ed so low before that half price would be giving them away. These you will get below coat notwitheturding tbeir foimcr cheapness. Just imagine Frowns at 8c a double bolt, Whites at 10 and 12c, tiilts 15 and upward. Buy now for your fall papering, you will not iret such bargains tben My Wt»ll Paper, Stationary and i Art Store is eat-y to ncd. W. A. OSBORNE, E. Jeffrrson St., next to Lowry House, Builer, IV Wir eprechcn such Deuttcb. Dry Goods | AT LOWEST PRICES AT THE NEW STORE OF D. E. JACKSON. We are new comers, hut bovo come to stay. We buy our goods at lowest caf-h prices and as we sell Tor cash only. We are enaWed to s6ll goods at the smallest possible margins. We could quote prices on clean, new goods, no trash, from all parts of our store, especially on the following goods. Dress Goods, White Goods, Prints, Ginghams, Shirtings, Mus lins, Lace Curtains and Curtain Poles, Corsets and Corset Waists, Ladies', Children's and Gents' Under wear, Hosiery, Gloves and Mita, Kid Gloves, Ribbons, Silk and Velvet, Black and Colored Silks, Cloth Capes, Bead Wraps, Jerseys and Jersey Jackets, Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, &c., Ac , but au Dew goods are arriving all the time, we would not likely have the goods now quoted, but poßeibly have them at still lower prices as the season ad vances. We are proud to say that in this city and county our goods sod 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 our power to make our busi ness transactions pleasant and profit* able. D. E. JACKSON, Butler, Po. Next door to HeinemaQ'B. C. & D. WE Have the largest stock of hats and outfitting for men, hoys 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 Stonetnan handmade under wear. \V E Deal directly with the man ufactures and our goods are fresh, strictly reliable and j prices the lowest as we save | the consumer the middle j profit. W K Mark all goods in plain fig ures and have one price for all. COLBERT & DALE, 242 S. Main street, Hurler, Pa. Full Again. We mean our wall paper de partment, lull and overflowing with our immense and choice stock of paper hangings. You must help us out, we haven't room for hall 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 holt. Examine our Stock, J. H. Douglass, Near PostolMx, Lhitler,) Pa. SALESMEN] WANTED LOCAL OR TRAVELING. r jv» »©ll «i;r Nursery stock, salary, expends firtil 6 toady employ incut ( IIAKE BBOTIIKK* COMPART. Jtrocheater, N. Y. YOU CAN F!N ' t t io, I'mm-k if.«. Hi . : .. . ftilO K'.l WDUMt lor Hlmii,!!)({ iit !•,»■ t I.Vw. THE BUTLLK CITIZEN. PROFESSIONAL, CARDS. L. BLACK, rUYSIOIAN *sr> SI BIiEOK, >'o. 3M, X. Main St.. Butler, l'a Dr. A. A. Kelty, (•flU* at Kose Feint, Ijnvrence couuty. Pa. j E. N. LKAKK. M. 1). Ji E. MANN, M. U. Specialties: Specialties: I Oj-nxeolotrj- and Sur- Eye. Ear. Now arn! [ Iftry. Throat. DBS. LEAKE & MANN, Butler, Pa. G. ZIMMERMAN. riIVSICIAN AND SrKIiKON. Office at No. 45, S. Main street, over Frank £ Co"# Diu h ' Store. Butler, l'a, SAMUEL M. BiPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. i%c. 22 lel JeCerr»n IJi tier. Pa. j W. R. TITZEL. PHYSICIAN A - ;n SURGEON. ! S. W. Comer Mai* anil North St».. Butler. Fa. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a. ! Artificial 'i. Hi liiterti-d tn tlie latest Im- I proveil plan, i.old l ining a specialty. Office— over Sciaul a ClfjihiLig st^re. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All work pert.iliili:K to the pjoi* -ion, exeeut eil 111 the n«':lte--t n„ i.n r. | Specialties Oold Fiiliiir>. atid i ainlesi tx [ tr.iction al Teeth. Vitali/ed Air aflministered. I Offlre on Ji-fffr an Strce!, oil" door K*st cTLonrj l(o»«r, I |i St.int. I OR'.ce open Oally, except Wednesdays and I Thursdays. Coinmunlcatlona by inatl receive prompt atMsntion.f X. U.- The only lleiitL-t In Uutler using,the tie«t make* ofli-etli. J. W. MILLER, Architect, C. E. arid Surveyor. Contractor, Carpenter and Builder. Haps, plans, speciL'cati«i:.s nr.il esti mates; all kiDds of architectural and en r'neering work. N>> charge for drawing if contract the work. Consult your be«t in terests; plah licfiffe you builil. Inlorina tion cheerfully given. A sbarj of public patronage is solicited, p. 0. Box 1007. Office £. W. of Court House, Butler, Pa. C. F. L. McQUISTION, EXGLNEEfi AND SL BVEYOIt, Ovrica NKAK DIAMOND, Bum®. PA. J. W. HUTCHISON, AITOUNEY AT LAW. otTiCe on beroud lioor of the Ilusellon block, Diamond, Butter, Fa., Boom No. 1. A. T. BCOTT. 1. P. WILSON. SCOTT & WILSON, ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW. Collectlonß a specialty. Office at No. 8. South Diamond, Butler, Fa. JAMES N. MOORE, ATTORNEY-AT-I.AW AND NOTAKY FCBLIC. Office in Koam No. 1. second floor of lluselton Block, entrance on Diamond. A. E. RUSSELL, ATfOItNEY I.AW. Office on second floor of New Anderson Block Main St.,—near Diamond. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at Office at No. IT, East Jeffer son St., Butler, Fa, W. C. FINDLEY, Attorney at IJIW and lteal Estate Aj-cnt. Of ffce rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office ou north side of Diamond, Butler, Fa. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorne> -at-lav/. Ofllce on second floor ot Anderson building, near Court Uouse, liutler, Pa. J. f . BItITTAIN. \tl'y at Law—OlflC" at S. E. i"or. Main St, and Ulatnoud, Butler, Fa. NEWTON BLACK. Alt'y Rt Law-Office on South aide ot Diamond Buifer. Fa. - L S. McJUNKIN, j ' ; Insurance and Ileal Estate Ag't 17 KAST JICFFKIiSuN ST. UUTI.EIt, - PA. E E. ABRAMS &CO Fire and Life INSUIt A N 0 E lu.-urancA. Co. of North America, incor porated 1794, capitel $3,000,000 nud f.th<>r Htromc represent. '!. New York Life insurance Co., asueta i-H0,000,000. Office New iluselum buiidiDK hear Court House. UttSiHEIHSiUB. fA. All stock guaranteed to be in good con dition when delivered. We replace ull trees that fuil to grow. KEFEUENCES IX BFTLEIt: J. P. Lowry, W. T. Mecbling, Jame Sbunor, Jr., j. K. Porsythe, Geo. Bhafliier 6. Walker, Esq., Perd lteiber, Esq. and L> L. Cleelaud. G. F. KING, AGT. EnK.NMU.LhIi llol'SK, BLTLEU, PA. \i\ : i'i iui< ';« ft ■ N'T'Y 5 fire Innurai je Co. Office Cor. Wain & C Ninin; t am fc^ts, ■i. C. JiOKi , . ...O. UTAH*. UIHKCrOUS: O. .in'-, llnidei' oh Oliver, J. L I'urvis, laim : >p!u-n;«>0, A. Tioiitinaii, 1!. r. lleihKnmn, I Alfred \VH 1,. N. V. i M/rl. Dr. W. Irvi'i !>r. KlckenhacU, 4. W. Hurkiiart. !1. T- >.yi'rfci. LOYAL M\ilH UN, Uen. A«'t- BTJTXjTO'} •, 3 ; —Adyertihe iu the CITIZEN. IFAIAM ALAND. * * •: V | J\, t 30 S.MAIN ST. v y- ' ->yStriug3 Bruno Guitars, and All Kinds of Musical Instrume Is. SIIEEV ML> 1( A SPECIAL! Y Pianos and Organs sold on ii si ailments. Old Instruments taken in exchange. (or e and see us, as we can save you money. Tuning and iVpniriru: < i all kinds of Musical Instruments Promptly ! ! tended to. . Am.::-. - . .... (( BAKING' Satisfaction Guaranteed*, EACH CAN OF THE COOKS BAKING POWDER IS GUARANTEED i"ii l^-,? TRENGTH ' FULL WEIGHT, AND IS SOLD ON ITS SJfR'TS AX the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE CONSISTENT Wi I ti QUALITY. RETAIL AT 5 cts. COOKB Halves, Retail at 10 cts. GOOKB Poumss, JRAT 20 cts. Sold by j rid Can. EVERY WATERPROOF COLLAR OR CUFF | Not to a-reiit; | T S-3 E ; "£ C3 C.">. ? ——J BEARS THIS MARK. JUL - TRADE MARK* NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT. THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF COLLAR IN THE MARKET. STHERE ARE MANY | FOR • r.ioan tombstones. To renew oil-cloth. To renovate paint. To brighteD metals. To polish knives. To scrub floors. To wrLsh out sinljs. To scour bath-tubs. To clean dishes. To whiten marble. To remove rust. To scour kettles. EVERYBODY USES IT. l*«ntlßU to clean Ti. -<» t«cth. rn to clean part* -.f innrl.lnc*. OonMinalds to »erub marble floor*. Surgeons io |*r.i ,'j iholrlnatnuMiitt. Mini. I.l* to renovaiu 1 chape!*. Cbcmlata to removo lumo stains. Confect!oiu>ra to ecotir th«!r pans. 6<. \totjft !.»<:• an the b>mtrl-•*»«••. Carvers to sharpen Ibelr knives. Mochanu ntu brigh'.i-n U 'II • tli-rfi on l> • annt the last thing held against him, and ho wanted the rec ords cleared.'' John Phillips is now living ut Xew Castle, and Charles is at Los Au yeles, Cul. Both have still a small inter est with T. W. Phillips, but to him alone belong- all the credit which can bo given to a man who has accomplished what he has li.ouo.— Pith-burg Di*; atcli. The Way o Glory. Mr. Iluxley's latest little sermon runs ent'Ttaiiungly as follows: "In the summer of 1871 I met two Prus sian officers. I once asked them how the German troops behaved when going into battle. Did the*' cheer and encourage each other? The reply I received was this: 'Never in our experience has the cry, •Wir muss siegen' (we must conquer) been heard from German soldiers; but in a hun dred Instances we have heard them reso lutely exclaim, 'Wir musson nnsere Pflicht thun' (we must do our duty)." It was a sense of duty rather than love of glory that strengthened those men and filled them with an invincible heroism. We in England have always liked the iron ring of the word "duty." It was Kelson's talis man at Trafalgar. It was the guiding star i f Wellington. When, in his days of fresh ness and freedom, he wrote his immortal ode on the death of the Duke of Welling ton, our Laureate pours into the praise of duty the full strength of his English heart: Not once or twice in our rough islaud .story The path of duty was the way to glory ; lie that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden Lore of self, before bis journey elopes, He shall find the stubborn thistle burstiug Into glory purples which outredden All voluptuous garden rose. Not once or twice in our rough island story, The path of duty was the way to glory. Rothschild's Wish. A story is related of one of the ltoth schilds which may never have been said by him, but which nevertheless is true, as every business man will testify. "I hope," said a friend to Kothscbild, '•that your children are not too fond of money and business. I am sure you would not wish that." "I am sure I should wish that." replied liothschild. "1 wish them to give mind, soul, heart, and body to busi ness—that is the way to be happy. It requires n great deal of boldness and a great deaj I.f caution to make a great for tune, and when you have got. it, it require.; ten t u.es as much wit to keep it." —Mrs. Passitier (reading)— Whitewash will de-troy the cholera germ. Passifier—lf I meet 0110 I'll jrive it a toat immediately. "The tall pines pine, The pawpaws paure. Ami the bumblebee bumbles all day, The eavesdropper drops, An . ;u g.-a ilH'i'pe hop.. While gently the cow slips away." A Balloon Accident. An ascension of tho balloon Patrie took place from the Avenue do la Defense de j Paris, at Courbevoie, at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday. August 31. Mr. Paul j Leprince, the n-ronaut, and Mr. George i Dnmuit. one of his friends, both of the age of 19 years, were in the car. The ascent was very rapid. The spectators who were present fav the balloon a.-sume suddenly a peculiar shape. First it flattened out, then it assumed tho shape of a spindle, then that of a ball. They supposed at first that the balloon was a dirigible air ship; but I the real facts became apparent by the | swaying of the balloon, and then by the awful drop that followed. "The balloon has burst, and the poor un fortunates are lost!" cried the spectators. This is what took place, as narrated by Mr. Paul Leprince, who has been good enough to give us the facts of the case: '•There was nothing nnusual about the inflating operations. For a moment, how ever. the balloon was tarried by the wind against the branch of an acacia tree by the the side of the road, but I only heard the rustling of the branches, and I did not think of the incident again. My iriend and 1 embarked and in a *hort time reach ed an elevation of 1,500 feet, when we be gan to hear a peculiar whistling sound. 1 looked in the space about, but seeing nothing, I climbed on to the ring and then discovered a tear of u few inches in length, partially filled by a branch of acacias which had penetrated the interior of the balloon. At this moment the sun dispell ed the clouds and shone with all its luster upon the ballon. This produced .-itch an expansion of the gases within that the gas was not able to escape sufficiently rapidly from the valve. The fabric was stretched to its utmost, with a dry. cracking sound, and 1 at once knew what would follow. "George," 1 cri. J. "the balloon is torn aiij will not be able to beer tho strain of expansion, and will explode!" I had scarcely uttered the words before the tearing of the fabric like the rustling of leaves could be heard, and a blue clond appeared about the opening where the ga» was pouring through in great volumes. "We are lost!" cried George. "The ballast!" I cried, "the bullast!'' Fortunately he did not lose his head, and in an instant two bags were thrown out. I glanced at the barometer und saw that we were 4,740 feet from the ground, and the fall commenced. AVithout losing an instant, and without relying at all upon my equipment, I cut off the anchor, 1 threw out tho ropo and my overcoat, in fact everything of any weight, and we prepared to throw off our clothes and to cling, at the moment of striking, in the netting above. I noticed that, fortunately, there was a strong wind blowing, which was carrying us along in an oblique line at the rate of 36 or 40 miles an hour. We were falling at an angle, and this perhaps would break the fall somewhat. The balloon was violently shaken in its flight, and kept swinging and swaying in a horrible manner, but it was this that saved us. During one of tho most violent of these swinging movements the lower part of tho balloon was thrown to the upper part of the netting and rested there agaiust the valve in the form of a dome, forming an immense improvised parachute. At once the fall was arrested sensibly. Still wo were only about one hundred yards from the earth. I cried to Dumuit to throw out more ballast, aud about 150 lbs. more ballast in the form of sand was pass ed over the side. Now for our clothes. But there was no time. Scarcely had we reached the ropes attached to the ring when a terrible shock was felt, and we and the basket and the balloon and all were relied over on the ground together. We were not injured, nor did we even lose con sciousness. This fall of nearly a mile was accomplished in less than four minutes, daring which period, may be seen, no time wus wasted. I believe that our safety is due to the fact that, neither of us lost our presence ol rind. The conclusion to be drawn is that..even in an accident as serious as the bursting of a balloon in mid air, the stuff ■>ut of which the balloon is made is likely to be formed into n sort of parachute ij ■ the upward current of air during the downward flight of the balloon. The other lesson is that however near death imy one may be, it is alway • necessary to keep one's courage.— Paul Leprince, Aeronaut, in J/ J Illustration. Stub Ends of Thought. A short auswer—Haven't gotia cent. An action in attachment—Marrying. A broken silence is never repaired. Energy is tho sand in the craw of enter prise. You can't climb a telegraph pole by shinning up a fence post. Who plants potatoes must dig pot* toes. Your bank account, unlike yourself, never gets tight by getting full. A little woman can tell just as big a lie as a big woman can. Slang is tho warts on language. The bible says it is not good for a man to be a loan, and that is why ho gives him self wholly to his wife. Labor is always seeking a hire plane. Nothing about a uiulo occupies less space than his hind foot and makes less noiso. The Speed of a Horse. While the public is still marveling over Salvator's wonderful performance in run ning a mile in 1.35 A, there aro few who have, through comparison and analysis, sought to realize what a terrific burst ol speed this is. It is nearly forty miles an hour—a rate averaged by very few of oui fastest ruilwuy trains. There are ">,280 leet in a mile, so that for every one ol' these ninety-five seconds—for every beat of n man's pulse—this wonderful horse covered fifty-five and three-tenths feet of ground. The shortest space of time noted by the turfman's watch is a quarter of u second— an interval so oricf that tho eye can hard ly observe, the mind can hardly appreciate it. Vet in every one of the 382 quarters ol a second that mugnifiicent creatnro leap-jJ sixteen and three-tenths feet. Such an the nmnzing results ol iureful breeding HI exhibited in the American race liOrse. L tho human race improving in the same ratio? Scarcely.—Cincinnati /■'nrjiiirer. The Old, Old, Story. "We had more fun at the party the other night than I ever saw in my life,' 1 said a little St. Anthony llill gi.l to her mother. "What was the cau ■ of your hilantvf" ! inquired the interested parent. "One id the girN fell through a chair and j - verybody laughed be me." I "Why didn't you langhf" "I—l—l w.i i the ! ttle girl who fell j trough the chair." For headaches, 1-iliousuesw, constipa tion, dizziness, sleep '-tsness. tl.a blues, croiula, the blood an ail skin eruption >r. Pernor's Mood a:. i Liver Itemed v and j Serre Tonic never ;ail». Warranted to • satisfy or money refuuded. Fortunes in Small Inventions. Every little while the newspapers take up the subject of inventions and tell their readers bow many have made fortunes out of small inventions. The Pittsburgh patch gave the other day a list of small things that have made their inventors wealthy. It commences with the pen for shading in different colors, which yields ail income of $200,000 per aannm. The rub ber tip at the end of lead pencils has al ready made SIOO,OOO. A large fortune has been reaped by a miner who invented a metal rivet or eyelet at thy end of the month of coat or trousers pockets to resist the strain caused by the carriage of pieces of ore or heavy tools. In a recent legal action it transpired in evidence that the inventor of the metal plates used to pro tect the soles and heels of shoes from wear sold upwards of 12,000,000 plates in 1579. and in 1887 the number reached 143,000,- 000, producing realized profits of $1,250,- 000. A still more useful invention is the '•darning weaver," a device for repairing stockings, undergarments, etc.. the sale of which is very large and increasing. As large a suiu as was ever obtained for any invention was enjoyed by the inventor of the inverted glass bel! to bang over gas to protect the ceilings from being black eued, and a scarcely less lucrative patent was that for simply putting emery powder on cloth. Frequently time and circum stances are wanted before an invention is appreciated, but it will 1h) seen that patience at times is well rewarded, for the inventor of the roller skate made over sl.- 000.000. notwithstanding the fact that his Piitent had nearly expired before its value was ascertained. The gimlet pointed screw has producer, more wealth than most silver mines, and the American who first thought of putting copper tips to children's shoes ha* realized a lnige lortune. Upwards of SIO,OOO a year was realized by the inventor of the common needle threader. To the forego ing might be added thousands of trifli g bnt useful artich - from which handsoi u: incomes an- derived, or for which large sums have been paid. Few inventions p..y better than the patented toys. That fit»- orite toy, the return ball, a wooden ball with an elastic attachment yielded the patentee an income equal ,t° $50,000 a year, and w\ income of no less thau $7"i,000 fell to the patentee of the "dancing jiincrow." The invention of "Pliaroab's Serpents." a toy much in vogue some years ago, was the outcome of some chemical experi ments, and brought the inventor more than $50,000. The sale of the little wood en figure, "John Gilpin," was incredibly largo for many years, and a very ingenious toy, ki.own as the "wheel of life," is said to have produced upwards of SIOO,OOO pro fit to its inventor. One of most successful of modern toys has been the "chame leon top," the sale of which has been enormous. The field of invention is not only vast anil varied, but is open to every body, without respect to sex or age. sta tion of means. Living In the Dark. Mrs. Jefferson, the wife of a wealthy gentleman in New York, wished one day to send some direction to a seamstress. "I will drive over to see her," she said "It is easier to explain what I want done by talking than by writing. - ' The girl was found in a poor little house i»y the roadside, just out of the city. She came out smiling to meet her customer, and Mrs. Jefferson entered the house The father and mother, white haired old Germans, rose to greet her, their faces beaming with kindness and welcome. The room was bare but clean. An open Bible lay on the stand; a fat cat slept in the sun by the door. But Mrs. Jefferson's eyes were fixed with delight on the roses i hat climbed over the sido of tho house and he plants that filled the windows. "How is this, Mary T" she said. "I ant a dear lover of flowers, and pay a skillful lorist to attend to my plants. This rose never grew so luxoriantlv under his care; tis actually covering your roof. The ilants I have iit my house, too, soon lose .heir freshness, while yours run wild with jlossoms. Why is it?" "Wo have the sun and air, madam," said Mary. "That is all." As Mrs Jefferson drove homeward these wolds remained in her mind. She was an loved at her failure with flowers. She had never considered money in the pur olia.so of the costliest roses and the rarest irehids, but their beauty soon faded Money could not bring sunlight and fresh iir into her stately and dark palace. It seemed to Mrs. Jefferson, she drove >n silently, that there wore other flowe which woutd not blooiu in her house. !-ii and her husband and daughter lacked in. luxury which wealth could command. They were people of culture; they ba.ni keep i! there till dry. —Uranium was unknown a erntury ago. but a lode has been lound iu a mine in Cornwall, England. It sells /or #.'2,000 it ton. Dr. Fenner'a Golden Itvijefi** arrant "(I to relieve toothache, headache, neural i.i, or any other pain j'_, -j to 8 in inutc ; VI so brnises, wound*, wire rtnts, -«t lling j >iU'H burns, suutiD' r conivlamt* col. | also in horses), '»rrh.ea. d yeuteci "■ Ins. If satisfaction not ( »iven mom;. | x-turaed. —To clean ir on parts of mac Jiilier}°,t- " ' -*, to three cents' worth of parafi • hipped tino are added to one 1 jter of peir ' cum in n stoppered bottle, or i hn metal to be (leaned ' f in uus ot t rag or brush, and ct. . the f« ii.jWiaf Jay rubbed off with a dry v> to»iui rag.. Dying Usually a Painless Ex perience. The signs of impending death, says the Vrdtcal Journal, are many and variable. Xo two instances are precisely identical, yet several signs are common to many cases. Shakespeare, who observed everything else, observed and recorded some of the premonitory signs of death also. In the account of the death ot Falataff the sharp ( ness of the nose, the coldness of the feet, gradually extending npward. the picking at the bedclothes, are accurately described. For some time before death indications of its approach become apparent. Speech grows thick and labored, the hands, if raised, fall instantly, the respiration is difficult, the heart loses its power to pro pel the blood to the extremities, which consequently become cold,a clammy moist ure ooses "Ji rough the pores of the skin, the voice grows weak and husky or piping, the eyes begin to lose their luster. Iu death at old age there is a gradual dulling ot all the bodily sennes and of many of tbe mental faculties, memory tails, judgment wavers, imagination gocb out like a candle. The muscles and ten dons get stiff, the voice breaks, the cords of the tabernacle are loosening. Small noises irritate, sight becomes dim, nutri lion goes on feebly, digestion is impaired, the secretions are insufficient, or vitiated, or cease, capillary circulation is clogged. Finally the central organ ot tbe circulation comes to a stop, and this stoppage meaus a dissolution. This is the death of old age. which few attain to. A! any people have an idea lhat death i« i. ■: essarily painful, even agonising, but 'l i e is no reason whatever to xnppose at death is a more painful process thau birth. Iti.- because, in a certain 4>ropor ison of msec, dissolution is accompanied " a visible spH~:i] and distortion of the mntenance that the idea exists, but is as i.carly certain as anything can be tlmt these distortions of the facial muscles are not only painless, but tako place u.;con scioutdy. In many instances, too, a coma lose or sen.i-comatose state supervenes, and i; is altogether probable that more or less (ouiplelo unconscious then prevail*. \\ e have, too, abundant evidence of people who have been near drowned aud resuscitated, and the. all agree in tbe statement that aft. r a few moments of painful struggling, feii ami anxiety pass away, and a state of tran quillity succeeds. Thoy Bee the visions of green fields and in some cases hear pleas ing music, and so far from being miserable, their sensations are delightful. But where attempts at resuscitation are successful, the resuscitated persons almost invariably protest against being brought back to life, and declare that resuscitation is accom panied by physical pain and acute mental misery. Death is a tact which every man must personally experience, and consequently is of universal interest, and as facts are facts, the wiser course is to look them squarelv in the face, for necessity is coal black and • ieath keeps no calendar. A LEVEL HEAD. The Advantage of Presence of Mind in an Emergency. During the late strike on the New York Central Railroad, the militia were ordered to lie in readiness in case of a riot, bat they were not called out. In an interview, Gov. Hill said the troops were not to be called upon except in case of an emergency. The emergency hud not arisen, theretore they would not be ordered out. lie remarked that this was :ho first great strike with which he had ! iud experience, and he diJ not propose to lose his head; the only point at which thare had then been serious trouble was at Syracuse, and there a deputy-sheriff had !< «t his head and precipitated an en counter. The strike coutinued several weekß and there was riotous action at various points long the road, but the civil authorities -re able to cope with it without calling •ii the militia. The tost ol a man's real ability comes vhen an emergency arises which makes a uisty call on his good judgment and dis eilon. The man who retains his presence •fuiind, maintains his equipoises and ex , ises sound discretion at sueh critical noctures, is to bo relied nn and will be put o the front. Men with level heads have the staying utilities which do not falter in the face of lunger. Otis A. Cole, of Kinsman, 0., iune 10, IS9O, writes: "In tho fall of 1880 feeling very ill. I consulted a , tor and h.- said 1 had Bright's disease of Ht kidneys and that ho would not. stand in my shoes for the state of Ohio." But ■e did not lose courage or give np; he says: « 1 saw the testimonial of Mr. John Cole nail. 100 Gregory St. Sew Haven. Conn., mil I wrote to hiui. In duo time I re ceived an answer, stating that the testi inouial that he gave was genuine and not overdrawn in any particular. I took a good many bottles of Warner's Safe Cure; have not taken any for one year." Gov. Hill is accounted a very successful man;he is cool and calculating and belongs to the class that do not lose their heads when emergencies arise. Xo one should suffer with boils or humors when Hood's Sarsaparilla cures so quickly and well. There is great pleasure in showing some other fellow up as a fool. It takes away that lonely feeling, as it were. —The trouhlo of it is that people do not got well enough acquainted boiore marriage, and got too well acquainted after. —Smithfield, Va„ did a bnsineas of more than $300,000 iu peanuts last year. —"I don't want all thi»," said tho con ductor. "You've given mo 21 cents. Tho faro's only five." " ! Biobbs; "I've been trying to do this now puzzle." —One of a lot of tramps who made their escape from Oil City, chalked the following verse ou a board fence a short distance this side of that place: "Farewell now to Oil City; To thee I bid &di«u; I ntav migrate to hell some day, Hut nevor back to yon." 'A little bit of patienco makes the sun shine come, And a little bit of love makos a very happy home; A little bit of hope makes a rainy day look gay, A littlo liit of charity makes glad a "weary way." —Alaska has tho largest gold mine in the vorld. It is lighted by electricity, and is worked day und night. Thirty two physicians of Bordeanx 'iavo volunteered lor service at the frontier I u preventing the spread of cholera. ! —Butter wrapped in parchment paper , » said to be creatly improved in flavor, riiis is ially true in warm weather. —The government telegraph fervioe ol I . v »' Britain transmit", it is ssid, ou an ! • :rV J 4,539,270 words] & day to i.ewi -1 paper* filone. No 50. AGRICULTURAL. Mixed grasses are better for «tock n... * single variety. Xo matter how valuabl* *ny "particular grass crop may b« or how large the yield, the stock will thrive brtt* if fed on a variety. The individual pref erences of cattle differ, and they will at all time* accept a change of food, which pro motes appetite and thrift. Hrau ia rich in phosphate*, bat it Is a food the ben* do not like onleae it ia -raided. Never feed it to them ia a raw condition, a* it ia liable to cause bowel di» case. A mixture of equal parte of brw, corn meal and ground oate, scalded* an 4 allowed to remain until the mesa la cool, ia the best grain food that can be fed. If there in any value in prevaatiag tree* from over bearing, the fact that aD ul fruit trees have been free from fruit this reason should give encouragement for v pecting an unusual yield next season. PORK AXD t'OßKgp; Save and cook the small potatoes for the pigs. The hog dfesn't object to a season ing of the curcullo in his fruit. The hog ia ••mniverous and is much benefited by the right sort of vegetable food. Whea the hog gets more variety in his food and lea* >ariety in his drink, he will not have the "cholera" HO often. Tbe first point in mak ing cheap pork i«:to get the bog to mar ket in the shortest possiole time. The same loud makes more pork in early fall than ia ■ridwinter, for less of the food is used to produce animal heat. .'it:: CHOICE OP SITE AXD MATERIAL JOB A corxTRT norss. The question of a site for a country Uouie is an important one, Bast or Wert, find involves otbor ami quite different oon ■titions from those to be considered on a nburban street. The vagaries of our cli mate within the last bait* doxen years have unuwhat disturbed the old notion* about -belter irom the north wester*, but I think here will be gtiner.il agreement that a ank of a hill ia belter for a site than th* Ureme summit; aud the opinion i* vail -npported that n .southwestern expoaur* -nd slope for the ground) ia, of all, the ■ ••St. tbe cheeriest, aud kindliest, whether •>r bouse or gardens. The perfeot drain • ith every wise .an will seek for ia »ll utr■. Lo ,su is, of course, more easily Mvur.d by elevated i lack of form, both these methods be ing bad and defeating that sensible pur pose—simple as it is sensible— to make a staouch wall wholly sufficient, and with out those affectations of petit maifre-lsm, in quality or tone, which defeat every a ; m of honesty and all heroic simplicities. —Donald 0. Mitchell in September Bcrib ner. There is nothing so effective for destrey cg imeets as buhah, dalmation, or any c nt" food feed more grain or hay at the barn, r.t keep in full flow of milk the sows most - supplied either irom the barn or the 1 .isiire, and as the pasture fluctuates in iU pply of grass, it must not be wholly de luded upon. Throwing weeds in the pig pen, in order make uiauure, is an old custom, but * eeds that contain seed should bo deetroy . !in some other munuer. It is from the inure heap that weeds are hauled ont and iroad iu the 3 ield to its fullest capacity, the produc tions iu this country would equal toose ~f China or Japan, where all farms are bat little larger than our gardens. Use a machine whenever it can bt dona, if you wish to keep up with yonr enter prising neighbors, and get a machine that ran be applied to all kinds of work done in the house ulso, whon possible. The la bor of farmers' wives should be lessened in every possible department. Keep down all growth around the trunks of trees. Suckers grow very fast, and take the nourishment that should be giTen to the tree. All undesirable shoots should be pinched off as soon as they appear. —To givo a brilliant white light, a lwp needs a thorough cleansing every little while. The oil should be poured the fount, leaving no dregs on the bottom. The fount should then be washed in strong soapsuds, rinsed in warm water, and dried. It should then bo filled with fresh oil. The burner should bo boiled in soda and water until the network that crosses it is freed from dirt and dust. If t ' ie has be come clogged with the sediment, replace it with a new one. —At Scran ton'" rail mill. Bcranton, Pa., beginning with cold pig iron, 1,800 meo turn oat one finished steel rail every «lx teen seconds. TUe men are aided by fttel and the moat effective machinery. Each mil i» 3° f cct l° n E an< * weigh# 60 to 70 Ibi. per yard. Tho pig iron is melted, convert ed i».to steel, sent through the various roll*. i» sawed into proper lengths, punched and delivered, all in one continuous operation. 350,000 tons of steel raila i» the lannal product of the establishment. —A New York swindler entered • mont, Neb., store, leaned his elbow heari.y on thu glass case and brote it through. Tiic owner demanded damagee, but the stranger claimed lie was strapped. Tho htorekteper, seeing a S3O bill sticking out oft he other's vest pocket, seirjd it and pave bacu sl7. It wus as 2 bill raised. _]>o not «paro sulphur from the mix i t are * ben yon suit your cattle. It w4l cool anil parity their blood, and probably iVB them from having distemper or ;,W'dy murrain. Sulphur i* the only ujutly 1 have ever found, oays W. TT. 1 nobson, in oue of our exchange*. __ StXcitA