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.
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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<BlNt«, PttSbIKKKT.
11. O, HEIL*KR.IA> , . ...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- ' -<A' ■■-
WHEN IN XEED OF
CALL ON
HFNRY HI Kill.
122 NORTH MAIN STREET,
BUTX/ETR • IPJE-N N'A
AVI .•!•<• veil f- n hn<e\, ur choice ~.'t of i 1 <• I«r<rest » sortment of cooking and
lient!i ;r t< v< ■it J'tiilcr i c.m.ij : ;.,m «'<»!« ii. Hardware, Lancing Vop ns, Wheeler
<£ "VV:I MI aril S'Hi.dnrd Stvirg Sh.chiMH l.l and Stand Lamps. Manufacturer
of Tinware; Tin Roofing and Spouting a Specialty.
WHERE A < liILD CAN iil'Y AS ( HEAP AS A M
WEST"*"END GROCERY;
F. VV. LIMBERG, PROP,
1-resli stock of teas, coffees, canned goods, country produce and
everything usually kept in a first class grocery, tobacco and
cigars; also dry goods, notions, etc. We make a specialty
of flour and lecd.
A 1 ull Line of Fall Dry Goods Just Received.
Ooods Delivered F"ree to any part of Town-
J.R.GRIF.B. PROF. R. J. LAMB.
GRIEB & I AMB'S MUSIC STORE.
NO. 16 SOUTH MAIN ST.. BUTLER, PA.
Ig Sole Agenin foi Butler, Mercer and Clar
isi'it ion counties lor i clu Bros. & Co s Magnificent
Shoninger, and Newby & Evans
lPackard, Crown, Carpenter and
New England Organs. Dealers in Violins,
:>>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 ; <Z>"£ 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> • an<l white home*. H .rewd onei to n< "ur oIJ straw hst«
Cooks to clean tho UteVe:. sink. Art lata to clean tl.i r j tint to. F« Idlers to brighten their nrms.
i'&lnturs W cli-an off surfac .. Wheelman to clean ... lea. Innovators to clean carpeta.
EVERY ONE FIMDS A NEW USE.
-BUTLER. PA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER24.I*9O
The Phillips Brothers' Remark
able Career.
A history of the oil development with
; the Phillips Brothers omitted would be
worse than the play of Hamlet, with Ham
let left out. They had been identified with
the oil country since Petroleum Ceutre and
Pithole were in their glory, and "things on
the creek were booniin'," as an old timer
expressed it the other day. The Phillips
Brothers were residents of Lawrence
county. Issac N-, John, Thomas W.. and
Charles were four brothers who left New
Castle early in the sixties and commenced
operations on the creek. Isaac Phillips,
who was the eldest, had been Prothono
tary of Lawrence county, and at the time
of tho first excitement was in the ware
honso business in New Castle with his
brothers. They were all religiously in
clined, aud Jobr and T. W. preached fre
quently in the Disciple churches in New
Castle and vicinity until a few years ago.
They were very successful at Petroleum
Centre, and when the excitement on the
"creek" had subsided they returned and
built a magnificent Disciple church on the
Diamond at New Castle. The attractions
of the oil country were too great for them
to remain idle, and they commenced wild
cattiiig ou nn extensive scale in Butler
county. Fickle fortune had deserted
them, l.owever, and in 1872 or 1873 they
failed, owing between $300,000 and $400,-
000. The largest amount of their paper
held by a single lirm or individual was
$70,000. This was io the hands of Phila
delphia parties, and it was this claim that
precipitated their failure. Their failure
caused a depression throughout the entire
oil country. The feeling in Butler county
was exceedingly bitter against them, and
threats against the lives of any one of the
brothers who dared to enter the county
were made 05 enly. The Brothers
at this critical period proved themselves
men of more than ordinarily determined
character, and developed the qualities
.vhicii bare enabk-4 thein to pay all of their ]
immense debt and »tna-s u fortune besides.
They hud been together in prosperity, and
the union was cemented only more firmly
in adversity. The homer, the jewelry and
silverware, and even the furniture which
they had accumulated when fortune smiled
upon them, were sacrificed. They lived
more economically than they had ever
done even before petroleum was discov
ered. Their wives pave op all their prop
erly and valuables which had been be
stowed upon them daring the palmy days,
and, throwing everything together in a
common fund, they went to work with a
determination to retrieve their fortunes.
It was not as Phillips Brothers, but as E.
J. Aguew. agent for the 'Rives of the Phil
lips Brothers. They commenced wild
catting again, and in 7fi they had opened
up the Bullion field. The tide had com
menced to turn. They wero»again on the
road to fortune, but it was all up hill work.
Four hundred thousand dollars of a debt
was constantly staring them in the face.
The new field, however, was prolific.
When Bullion died out they had a new
field to bring in, and gradually the debt
was reduced. Agnew died a few years af
ter he became their agent, and David Os
borne, also of Xew Castle, was appointed
in his place. Early iu the eighties, Isaac
Phillips, who, with T. W,, had always
been the active member and leader in the
firm of Phillips Brothers, died, and T. W.
was compelled to shoulder the whole Bur
den. Less than two years ago the last dol
lar ol the firm bad been paid off, and T.
W. Phillips took charge of all their pro
ducing interests. A producer who had
been associated with them since 1865 said
yesterday : "A more honorable, upright.,
honest and conscientious set of men than
the Phillips Brothers never looked at au
oil derrick. From one end of the oil re
gion to the other I do not believe a man
can be found who wi speak an ill word
of them. Their sterling qualities are
known to few outside of the business.
Most men would never have tried to lift
uch a load of debt as overwhelmed them.
Xot so with the Phillips Brothers. They
pinched and --tarred and scraped until dol
lar for dollar has been paid. Less than 18
months ago Thomas V. Phillips walked
into nn office in Pittsburg and paid a note
lor $5,000, which was over .twenty years
old. He said it was a!'>nt 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<i
traveled everywhere, and were well re
eeived in society; yet there WHS little «■
brightness in their lives. A laugh wa
rar"ly heard, or a look of affection ex
changed among them.
"The sun," she thought bitterly, ''•does
not shine in our house. There is no love
there to make us light hearted."
It was only too true. Her husband Irot
ted incessantly about his business, this
man had made a fortune by a lucky c'aance;
that one had succeeded iu politics; be was
envious and cynical. Her daughter found
a gay life unsatisfactory and hollow; yet
she sought nothing better, and pa *sod half
her time in sleep or complaints. Mrs. Jef
ferson herself, in all her splendor, wearied
of the monotonous days.
Vet these poor people, in tljeir meanly
furnished house, were healthy and- happy,
liven in old age they were to be alive.
Then she remembered tjie oj»en Bible,
and tlio tears rose to her ©yes.
The sun shone into their windows to
make their (lowers ( aU( J <iod's sun
was in their hearts tu make their li ves bloom
and bear fruit. — VoKth's I'omjMitiQn.
—Wife—Did yr,u notice JI rs. .Stunner'?
bonnet iu church this morning!*
Husband—-Xo, indeed. Iw» is lost in ad
miration r'f your own.
—To cure a felon, says a co;
tni&%qual parts of strong ai auionia and
•vuter. and bold your finger in it for fifteen
minutes. After that withdraw 'it aud tie a
piece of cloth completely sal arated with
•he mixture around the felon f>.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), <l>'»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<l during tw
r three days from time to tii je shaken up
intil the paradiue is <ii»M.lv; pd. To apply
t. the mixture i.- well shake j, spread up";>
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 <dtes, and the old
dosed cess pool is giving way to one which
-ball serve as the distributing reservoir for
a system of sub-surl'aco tiling. The distri
bution may be secured at short periods by
itie action of a siphon, or by flushing the
reservoir from the rain conduit*.
Of the matt rial for the oonatraetion of
the country house there are divers opinions
and practices, but there is a growing (and
wise) disposition to use homely material,
nearest at hand, if soand and effective.
The old bug bear that stones make a damp
house is disproved by those who build, with
such "farring off" of inner walls as insures
dryness as well as warmth in winter, and
best protection of all against fierce snn
•iits. If honse walls are not wholly of
one. multitudes show that bold one of It
u the ground story which has gone per
haps to make it too popular. By thU I
mean that its opportunities tempt finical
littleness of treatment. I have veen this
effect by use of over small stones, perhaps,
of regularly recurring si«e, nestled togeth
er like Child's work; and again by nndne
.-are to give all stones the same form, or
4ia>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 n<l of fresh insect powder, though it is
'omewhat expensive compared with other
r neoticidos. It is a curtaiu remedy for the
it tacks of the cabbago butterfly, sad de
•' roys rose bags if applied frequently. -As
it is now being grown extensively is Cali
-1 r iia, it will no doubtjba cheaper in a
< years.
When the pasture begins .to ran out and
li.o cows have diificully in securing'plenty
>t" 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 <lnipe of seeds, and especial
v from the pig pen.
The average production per acre of land
in be larguly increased, and
inning, with every foot of ground made
i> 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