Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-15

knees. Her life has been a fountain of
strength to me. In ten long years l
have never seen the look of pain out of
her eyes, and for more than half 30
long I have seen her sitting in patient
helplessness, and I have never heard q
complaining murmur from her lips
while she has served as those who
onlv stand and wait, never doubling
the wisdom and the goodness of the
Father whose hand has been laid upon
her 80 heavily. The beautiful patience
of her life has been constant rebuke
to my own impatience, and in her suf-
ferings / have seen and known and be-
lieve the love that knows no fear and
the faith that knows no doubt"
Such letter needs no comment; 1t
tells its own story.
Change your clothing according to
the weather.
Old fashions are being revived in
every direction.
The lawn mowers will soon 60 into
winter quarters.
Even the small boy has contracted
the political fever.
1t is better to give than to receive
advice and medicine.
An aged woman died in Philadel-
pbia from fright at seeing her son and
q burglar in conflict.
The moon, like some men, is bright
est when it is full like them again, it
soon begins to loose its lustre.
Westfield, Mass, has a blind phys
ician with large practice. He is not
the only doctor who goes it blind.
An old colored woman died at Put
nam county, Ala, the other day, whose
only living child is eighty years old.
Never mistake perspiration for in
spiration,' said an old minister in his
charge to a young pastor. just being
ordained
"What is the worst things about
riches" asked the Sunday school su-
perintendent. And the boy said, "Not
having any"
A little Rochester boy said, Lets
play butcher" and carried out the sug-
gestion by chopping of one Of his CON-
panion's toes.
A Western paper said bangs were
worn to hide wrinkles on the forehead,
and the next day every girl in town
shot her bang.
To peel peach nicely dip 1t mo-
ment in hot water, and then in cold,
and the skin peels of readily and the
fruit in not injured.
In front of grocer's on the Rue de
Rivoli is sign which reads: 'Madei-
rs, francs old Madeira. 8 francs;
genuine Madeira, 10 francs
Bishop (reproving delinquent page):
"Wretched boyl Who is it that sees and
hears al we do. and before whom even
am but as q crushed worm ?" Page
"The missus, my lord p'-Punch.
This is what the PhiIadelphia Sun
day Dispatch calls political economy
for young ladies: Buying half-dollar
straw hat, then putting eleven and
half dollars worth of trimming on it,
Josh Billings is reported to have
made $780, 900 by bis writings He
has cleared $25, 900 on his "Allminax"
alone. He receives 500 for half col
umn contributed weekly to New
York story paper.
At recent marriage, the bride was
q young damsel who had been great
firt. When the clergyman asked the
usual question, Who gives this woman
awayr young fellow present exclaim-
ed: 4 can, but / won't
Now that it is en- regle to endulge
in oysters. it may be well to know that
the heat used In cooking oysters des-
troys the union of glycogen with the
hepatic diastase which produces In the
raw oyster spontaneous digestion.
The owner Of a pair Of bright eyes
says that the prettiest compliment that
she ever received came from child Of
four years. The little fellow, after
looking intently at her eyes moment,
inquired, naively. "are your eyes new
ones? 2"
Mr.. Wendell Phillips is described
by The Boston Courier as riding up
Mt. Wachusett and meeting on the
summit q friend who addressed him
thus: "Well, Mr.. Phillips, I never
expected to meet you 80 near Heaven
as this" "You never will again."
Mr.. Phillips retorted, dryly.
Mr.. Suel Foster writes us: II have
often found the tires of wagon wheels
getting loose this dry, hot weather. /
have found gas tar-coal tar which we
get at the gas-house-tbe best paint
for wheels. 1t costs but ten cents q
gallon, and one quart will paint four
wheels, making the best and cheapest
paint ] ever used l have used it for
several years, and know whereof /
speak. This year / painted my old
buggy wheels, body, shafts, iron work
and all with gas tar. 1t appears to dry
as quick as other paint"
The following from the New Or
leans Observer is not without interest:
IAN itinerant magic lantern Snowman
was in West Feliciana Parish recently,
exhibiting his show. His audience
was largely colored people. A last
scene (tbe man was an Englishman)
happened to be the death Of Lincoln.
Said the exhibitor carelessly: You'll
now see the death Of the martyred
President That night the Snowman
was interviewed by 20 armed bull
dovers, taken from his stopping place
and on the road beaten with IS stripes,
the same number Of dollars the ruffians
found and took from the showman's
person. Warned on the peril OF his
life never to come into these parts
again, the poor beaten wretch was told
his treatment was in consequence of
his temerity in talking about and ex-
hibiting to the blacks q show picture.