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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22
VOLUME 2.
The Three Gifts.

There was once poor weaver VINO pe'
came known to the three rich students
who. seeing that the man was very poor
eaye him for his housekeeping hun
dred dollars.
The weaver was oyerjoyed at the gift
and resolved on employing it to the great
est advantage; but would first, for a time,
feast his eyes on the shining money lie
concealed it where no one would think OF
looking for it, namely, among some oio
rags.
One dav, while he was out, rag cot
leo,or came to the house; and his wife
sold the whole bundle of rags for a few
nence. Now there was grief OF heart
when the weaver returned, and his wife,
full Of joy, showed him the trifie OF mon
ev she got for her old rags.
When year had passed the three stu
dents came again, hoping to find the
weaver in comfortable circumstances; IN
stead of which they found him poorer
than ever, and, on expressing wonder for
this, he informed them of hismisfortune
After warning him to be more careful IN
future they gave him another hundred
dollars.
Now he thought he would be more
prudent, so, without saying word to his
wife, he hid the money in the dust-tn5'
and this time it fell out just as on the
former occasion.
Tie wifi, excbonood the ashes with a
d,ytnoo f,r two Or tbrao pieces of SOAP.
mill hor br.hand was inst zone ont to
oorrv so,e work to customer. When
,''' , "'"'1 wv, va, ,, .,,I q ,ho BARGAIN
II" '''' '','' ~, Vs. -. 49, - thnt Lo
' -
S",v mo " .,,.I ,,o
" 'ie" '"o'"0 99',' ,.,
three students came Tor the th,fo time
and found the weaver IN ragsahd misery
They threw IL piece oi lcad at MS lee''
saying
"Of what use Is nutmeg TO a co"
To give thee money again wouia prove
US to be greater fools than even mo" "r'
We will never come to you a2e''l.
ThereuIon they went away IN anger,
and the weaver picked up the p'ece o'
lead and laid it on the winaow-s'lI' -. n
after his nelghbor entered the r'o'l--he
was h5herman-hode nm Sood -aay'
ana saii,-- ,
"J ''"'' "''' ' -, ,,.
P'o'o Va ''l''' W ""' ."'7
can use TOR my net! i'r nave just no"
nothing at hand
The weaver gave inm the piece oi 'eod
which the students ma 'ei'' tof wn'ch
the fisherman thanked HIM, and pr"miS
ell that he should have IN return the hf''
hSh ." ne eaNIn'; n :, r., -, u.,,,.,n ..hnt
,".,,, ' .,a.,-,,,.. aha.."
'''' wv, c - .I e7a,.,,,,, o,.n.r,.
~ ....,,:.,.. r,.,. ,n f,.o
p'""T"' "''' ,,'''
pounds, AMI Obliged ms ne'@hbor 10 ac-
cept it. He Immediately cut up the hsh,
anl found a bright stone IN his Belly
This stone the weaver also IaId on tile
winlow-sill In the evening, when 1t
bccame dark the stone began TO shine.
anl the darker il rrew the brighter the
stone hccame and lust like candle.
"That's n cheap lamp" said the wcay
or to his wife. "wouldst thou not like to
dispose of it us thou didst the two huud
red dolars?"
,,,,.i,otod tho whole room.
The next evening merchant CHANGED
to ride past the house, who, on seeing
l.: .4,uo ,,l,1hfnl AuI nuFpFpg
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22


This Commonwealth, as statedin tho
ast message OF Governor Curtin has
commenced proceedings against the At
antic and Great Western Railway Com
pany, an organization which however they
may have violated the law. was the first
TO dcvelope the oil regions of penns, Iva
MIA. 1t Is understood that one of tho
charges against the road is that it has
built branches without any authority.
There IS a bitter antagonism in the north-s
western counties of our State between
the corporation and tho Lake Shore Road,
put at the present. time travel is so great
hat both are making fortunes for their
managers.
--Desegters and Others who came into
The nat.onal lines ON last Friday night
unanimously concurred iu the statement
hat the cnemy's artillery on the north
side.of the James river, in front of the
'nion lines, was Icing removed. They
also said that orders had been given by
General Lee for the court martiaIing of
any Of his men caught at the distance Of
hlif mile in the rear Of his lines.
This would seem to confirm the former
report or at least to indicate that some-
thing more than ordinary was jp progress
among the rebels in the vicinity of Rich
mohd
"A letter received in New York from
Mexico states that DR.. Gwu's scheme
.or the Colonization of the Northw stern
States Of Mexico has failed, owing to its
Jein. his design to Introduce into the
country, as coIon,sts, large mum ers Of
Southern rebels, to which Maximillian 9b-
ectcd.
"A correspondent of a South Carroll.
na paper, who has Teen over the route Of
zen. sheFman's march through Georgia,
$ surprised t. fiud that that officer dealt
50 lenientIy with that State, and con .oies
ninise!i with the antjcipaiiouof the samo
gentle treatment for South Carolina.
Major General Schoied has assum-
ed command OF the Department Of North
Carolina. This places him at the bead
oi the military forces now operating in
the vicinity of Wilmington. 1t is ex-
poctcd that General Terry will command
corps under Scholieid. The latest adj
vices from Cape Fear River are to the
9TH.
! The Cheyenne Indians attacked the
fort at Julcsburg, in western Nebraska,
lately, burned the telegraph Office, harms
and warehouses Of the stage company,
and destroyed other property. TEay
have also captured and desiroyeda train
recently, west of Fort Laramie,
--One hundred and ten sick, FROST
bitten and repentant rebels Of Nose
by's gang, captured in the Shenando-
ah valley, we're sent to Washington
on the u. They were intending o
surprise on our ferces, but profess
Joy to be out of the re bel service.
The rebel Gen Chalmers, in a
speech at Corinth, is said 10 have denoun-
eel Hood, aud stated that the fcoafeder-
acy had gone mhfer,' aud to have advs-
ed his men to care for themselves. as he
should quit and try tosayc his property.
The rebe Gen. Morrow IS said to be watt
| ing to learn on what conditions he car.
susE.nder Aiasssltt
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ray- A Minister who had been reprov-

Ias- A Minister who had been reprov-
ing one of his elders for oyer-indulgence,
observed COW down to stream, take a
drink, aud thea turn away. There,
said he to his offending elder, lis an ex
amperf for you; the COW has qucnched Its
thirst, and has retired" YES" replied
the elder, "that is very true. But sup
pose another COW had come to the other
side of the stream. and had said, Here.
to you. there's no saying how long they
might have gone on.
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NUMBER IL

paper, and twist the strongest horse
shoe asunder.
A lion is said to have left the i'm
preston of his teeth upon a solid
piece of iron. The most prodieious
power OF muscle is exhibited bv the
fish. The whale moves with ayelo-
city through dense medium. ofwater.
that would carry him around the
world IN less than fortnight and a
sword-fiish has been known to strike
has weapon through the plank of a
ship,
MISS SLIDELL's MARRIAaE.--The
marriage of NJ. Erlanger, the banker. to
Miss slldell, is causing no small sensa.
tion. NJ Erlanger being just divorced
from NJ lie Odelle Laftte CHARLES La.
little $ daughterl, and the divorced lady be-
ing about to enter the bonds of matrimo.
~ with the cause of the divorce, makes
the events Of the highest order of pictur.
esque interest One of those curious cir.
ounstances which can never happen but
IN France, is recorded OF the ineident
which led to the divorce, the guilty marty
beng pursued by the offended husband
vas, OF course, struck with terror; but
philosophy aud contempt had done much
o mitigate the pursuer's wrath, and So
instead of " chastising the ins olenee,"
tecording to the fashion observed in nov
'ls, he very quietly placed his pocket
book in the hands of the fugitive. exclaim.
ing, An maHewemc. You have only
taken ten thousand francs, and YOU are
so'ngto Rome Knowing your fair COM
panion well, | can safely say that such a
plltry sum as thatwill be deyoured before
You get to Mlrseilles. There is double the
slm. This viii enable you to go further
1h-to Naples, perhaps shall be
amer for you will be forced to remain
here" Anawith this consolotary speech
the injured party cody turned upon his
heel and walked off SO goes the legend
at ieast.-iasis Cor, Lioe,pool Journal
iS,ph 9Eh
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22


SOUND AND Fuzzy in Our HOMES.
There are abodes male daily to resound
with quarreling and scoldng; there are
families where mother and children all
talk IN loud, angry tones. Escaping from
such, "the solitar " may well bless God
for his own lot, which, when viewed in
the warm loving light of well ordered
and happy home, sometimes seems almost
intolerable. Ye sed, lonely msidens, ye
sour, fretful bachelors, when your desola-
ton becomes too great burjen for you
to bear, just 90 for two days visit to the
family of " he brawlng woman" ana
you will be, for the time, cured. You
silent, lonely room will be as harbor Of
refuge for you during many subsequent
days.
Is wires aud mothers could but realize
what they are doing when they begin the
loud voiced scolding system, how quickly
they would desist. But there must be
authority and punishment in the family ;
and there is in many cases nothing So gopd
as the rod. Mothers, do the little chill
dron swarm about you, and weary you by
their wants and their ways? Try for one
year the virtue Of low, mild tones, decid-
ej measures, and, in case of intentional
naughtiness, the rod, and if at the end OF
the year you are not satisfied that this is
not the best course, break the rod and de
pend for discipline on scolding aud loud
threats never made good. Children imi-
tate as readily as do monkeys, and if the
mothers voice is loud aud harsh theirs
will probably he the same; if her Why's
are rough with them, theirs WILDE So wal,
each oyher, and their home will be a place
from which We shall be only too happy 70
escape.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22

One branch OF the Legislature Of
Illinois has sted bill appropriatug
twenty FIVE thousand dollars for the pu !.
chase, on bchtii Of the State, ol the
grounds in which reposo tho remains OF
Stephen 4. Douglas.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22

What is the only thing that can live
on lses \ I've eoal.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22

We confess s,naii faults by way Of
ins.lu.ti 8 that W. Aass W ereat vIss,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
THE EYES! THE EYES !
DR., {. H. PARDEE,
OCULIST AND AURIST

A FTER A PROTRACTED BLINDNESS OF
~ more than five years, DR.. Pardee has made
himself thoroughly and scientifically acquaint-
ed with all diseases ofthe Eye, and is now prac-
ticng with a success not surpassed in the Uni
ted States.
All operations performed, such as Strabismus,
or cross eye, Cataract by linear extraction, De-
preston or Absorption, Ptervgium, feshy
membrane growing over the eye, Reduction of
Staphyloma, bulging out of the eye. Artificial
Pupil, Fistula Lachrymalis or closing of tear
passage, and all detormities of the Lids, etc.
Artificial Eyes inserted without the least pain,
and possessing all the movements and brillancy
of the real eve. A large assortment constantly
on hand and for sale at reasonable prices. The
Doctors Eye Bath for the treatment and cure of
all nervous diseases is used all over this coast.
Thankful to those physicians who have sent
him for operations, he hopes that his uni
versal success will warrant continuation of
their confidence. His celebrity as an operator is
co-extensive with his success, as patients are
presenting themselves for treatment and opera
tons, from New York and Boston, alnostmonth-
ly. Many patients can be seen at the Doctor 5
office daily, in different stages of recovery.
0ffice-767 Clay street, (above the Plaza
near Dupont street. lily.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25

AMEND THE LAw.-The Assessor of San Fran
cisco in late report to the Supervisors, makes 4
good recommendation to the Legislature anG
notice it in order to call the attention OF
members elect to the matter The Assessor re-
commends that household furniture should be
exempt from taxation when the value is less than
$3.50. The family with household goods valued
under this sum ought not to be oppressed with
State, city or county taxes Under the revenue
law there are millions of property exempt from
taxation, when every dollar in justice, should
be taxed before the poor mans bed, cooking
stove and pork barrel. We say let property pay
the taxes. Don't tax the labor of the poor man
-NayysrWe appeal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25

AIRISEss AT DIscoUSr.-The following story
of R. Barnwell Rhett is told by the Washington
correspondent of the n. Y. Times:
Among the watch-and-wat company at the
White House for the past three days, was r.
Barnwell Rhctt, Of the Charleston Mercury, son
of Hon. r. B. Rhett Mr. Rhett fually got an
audience with the President and with assump-
ton Of great Importance, prohered his advice to
Mr. Johnson as to the policy that should be pur-
sued toward the South, etc. Mr.. Rhett then Wis
tied the Freedmen's S Bureau, and stated to Gene
raj Howard that his family had some negroes,
several hundred III all, in Alabama, for whom he
wanted an order for transportation, that they
might be brought ut Government expense to
South Carolina, where it appears these negroes
belong, and whence they were hurried by their
owners When Gen Sherman arrived in Savannah
and was threatening the liberation of slaves un-
der military occupation Mr. Rhett made this
absurd demand in such an arrogant, impudent
manner, that General Howard was compelled to
order guard to eject the offender, but Rhett
vamosed before the order could be executed.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
HAPPINESS OR MISERY
THAT rs THE QUESTION.

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of Energy and Vital Power the great Social
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These invaluable Lectures have been the means
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Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25

WHY THE REBELS FALED.-The New York
Times says General Longstreet declared while in
Washington that the rebellion could and would
have succeeded if it had not been for the inca
paci'y of jeff. Davis, whose ntermeddling des-
troyed all their hopes, and that on several occa-
sions he prevented the rebels from taking Wash
ington, and making that their base of offensive
operations. When the arch traitors trial comes
on, Longstreel will probably be introduced as a
witness on the part of the defense
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
Woman in all her Difficulties

Is invited to test the reulung and restorative powers
this harmless but effective preparations the two epocls
Of life in which the female system umergocs the i'm
portant and critical changes the Pills will prove positive
safeguard against evil consequences They
y recommended ~ specific in every disorder which
males exclusively e.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25


UHIS CELEBRATED INSTITUTE HAS EN-
| | loved on this coast an uninterrupted success
of fourteen wears and has become of the
renowned Hospitals of the age. What the cele-
brated Lock Hospital is to London, and the no
less renowned establishment of Ricord to Paris
/ this Institute has become to the Paclhc Coast
The thousands annually received and cured place
it in point of number of patients among the
very first of the world, and the success OF It's
treatment ranks it second TO none
PRIVATE DISEASES IN MALES and IR-
REGULARITIES IN FEMALES are the great
destroyers of health They insiduously attack
the system and gradually undermine and destroy
it they drive the bloom from the cheek, the
lustre from the eye, the strength and ylgor from
the frame they give to the world puny and
diseased offspring, and poison, through success
Sive generations of the race of man. The marks
can be seen in Scrofua Consumption Crpples,
the Idiotic the Paralytic, the Insane, etc
There is no more terrible scourge to the human
race than those diseases arising from the con-
tamination of Venerial Poison. The mldest
forms by retreating to the blood, hold ever over
the one afflicted, the sword of destruction that
/ is liable at any moment to fall and bhght-to
utterly destroy-all earthly hopes
MERCURY, recognized as the most fatal medi-
cal enemy to man, combining with the Venerial,
doubles his dangers Those who have been
treated with that pernicious mineral poison are
not cured the disease has only assumed new
form.
Do not be satisfied with Partial Cures,
that leave the poison to crawl through the sys-
tenn, eating its way into the tissues and organs
beneath the apparently smooth surface, to burst
out in the future with a virulence that will
battle the effects of medicine. WHEN PERFECT
CURES be obtained by consulting a physi-
clan whom long practice and thorough investi-
CATION into causes of DISEASES of the URINA-
RY ORGANS enables to determine at once the
nature of the disease.
In all diseases entrusted to the Doctors care,
PERFECT, SPEEDY and PERM ANENT
Cures Always Guaranteed,
In Syphilis and its adjuncts; GonorrhGa and its
accompanying diseases; all disorders of the
Bladder, Kidneys and PROSTATE; Seminal Weak
ness Diseases of the Heart and Lungs Dys-
pepsia Indigestion Impotency lnsipient Con-
sumption, and all diseases of the urinary organs,
in either sex. always warranted, OR NO
/ PAY REQUIRED at the PRIVATE
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25

In whatever form disease attacks liver it repeel
and exermnaed by this searching painless and Irresistible
curative Billions remittens bilious purcinc and all the
ordinary disorders the organ Indicated by pain in the
right side and between the shoulders yellowness of the
whites OF the eyes weakness and debility. &C. relieved
and removed by the remedy with ceery which astonshs
the sufferers and their friends Let the sick whom the fac
uy have abandoned with confidence this powerful
anti-hious agent and restoration health and activity
will be tie unyar vir,r
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
DISORDERS OF THE STOMACH

Are the sources of the dcalest maladies Their effect
to vate all the fluids of the body and poisoned
stream through all the channels circulation Now what
the operation of the Pills, They cleanse the bowels req
uate the liver hr" the relaxed or irritate1 stomach into
natural condition and acting through the ORGANS
uF9S THE BLOOD ITSELF, change the Of the system from
sickness TO health by exercising simultaneous and whole
etiec all its and
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
all Mankind.

This is a history written by one man. or even derived
from the experiences of nation II consists Of conpil-
alton Of testimonials the sick of cuunry-n
mpctchable record the like of which aluc-
&c n Jftn time
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
Dyspepsia. DiarrhGa, Weakness, &c.

The terrible bodily and mental pans which characterize
constipation headache, physical prostraon nervous
mors hot lusies. spasms affections Of the kidneys hen
roids piles, and in fact all internal complaints rom
whatever arising. give before the sanitary
OF this extraordinary remedy. As spechc ior
and the disorders with it, growing out OF IL M
pills always be relied when every other
and mode of treatment has utterly flei
H0Il0WkYiS PILLS ARE THE BEST REMEDY kNomH IN
THE WORLD FOR THE FOLLOWING DISEASES
Asthma Bowel Complaints Coughs Colds Chest Diseases
Costiyeness Dyspep.ia Darrhea Dropsy Debility Fever
and Anue Female Complaints Headache Indigestion, IN
fuenza determination Inward Weakness. Liver Complaints
Lownes Spirits, Piles stone and uIaTe; secondary
svmrtoms yenereal Affections, Worms Of all kinds
CautiOn!
If tho reader of this .notice cannot get box Of Pills
or ointment from the drug in his place. Jet him write
rense MANY dealers keep medicine hand
cau.e they much profit other persons
make.
None are genuine unless the words oiocay Ns,c Iorl.
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4 the hook of directions around each box the same NAV b
planly seen by hoding the ieaf tie light A handsome
reward will given oany ering such infoaon
the detection of party parties
feng medicines vending the same knowing them to
be spurious.
Sold at the mandatory Of Professor HOLLOWAY so
Maiden Lane New York. and by all respectable
and Dealers in Medicine throughout the United States
the civilized world in boxes at 35 cents IS cents and 81 10
each. -
r There is considerable saving by taking the larger
sizes. 500 ~,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
VAN BE FOUND IN
IEol!0Way's Pills !
BE Of Good Cheer: The Sinking may
SAVED BY THE USE OF
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The history these Remedies is the wonderful
medical revelation that the world has known 1t estab-
fishes the ampliant fact that WHEREVER. and in
internal disease exists. the iisiniecn. searching
and hc.lin ncIte, of the Pills fully equal sub
lection aid and that, with the Ointment. they
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-11-25
These Mighty Healers, World Known and
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The want Of sterling medicinal to meet the ills
sites Of the suffering portion of humanity one entirely
free from mineral and other eeterou particles severely
felt till this all powerful medicine uscrcd into world
IO, iYs INVALUABLE Pulls have become sEHofD
REMEDY of all nations Their attribute is well
to they attack the of the COMPLAINT
and thus y removing the hidden of disease rc-invi-
and restore the dropping energies Of the system