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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
roo P.fRYICULAR.

glrl may not ask Ran to become
her husband but there are many WAYS
IN which She may with propriety com
munleate to almost any bright young
man her ideas concerning him. They
are not set down in the glIide-books.
They are not part Of our written litera-
ture. They come not BY rule and regu-
lntion. They are above and beyond AL
these, and responsible 70 no law. I'M
possible though it be 70 define them III
words, the language Of love speaks them
more plainly than cornet voice. Most
girls start out in life with the intention
Of marrying somebody, though many Of
them are what is called too particular.
The girl who wants to marry, but is not
easily suited, looks around to see whnt
offers, and finds that this mans beard ii
too red, that ones eyes too blue, and The
other ones ears too long. She will look
a little farther She examines all that
are IN the market, and concludes to look
ttttNiiN' IOts AaiANt Wlltll, ulltI nHNlHB Hlr
most mconsciously become a hirt, and
having broken the hearts of half the
young men in the neighborhood, she
keeps on 'tlooliing little farther size
finds herself going down the hill on tie
shady side Of the way, still with On III
definable longing to marry somebody,
and wondering who will come along to
propose to her. It would be rash to al.
wise the Young lady to accept the first
marrying man who offers. II is equally
rash to advise her to wait, and wait, ana
keep on waiting, and at last marry no
body. But, if she desires to be "set-
fled il life, it is well not to he too par
ticular, o. too shy to give encourage
ment to the right man when lie comes
along.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

The meat-canning business is growing
to vast proportions in this country, es-
pecially in Chicago, which now has III
operation more canning factories than
the whole of the rest Of the country.
Prices at the factory are 20 cents a
pound for cooked beef and 25 cents
pound for cooked and pressed tongues,
the canned goods, of course, consisting
entirely of good, nourishing food. This
kind Of food should be used in many
more households than it is at present.
In country places where the butchers
cart is seldom seen, what greater con-
venience can there be than that which
enables the housewife at moments no
tice to place on the table the best Of
beef, tongue, ham, bacon, chicken or
turkey.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
4 DoG s1oRr WoRrH rnE TELLING.

II. $. Lapham has owned canary
bird and small cur dog about three
years. The two pets have, in fact, known
each other intimately all their lives, and
they have been on uncommonly cordial
terms, considering the radical difference
in their respective natures. On Wednes-
day last the bird escaped from its cage,
and very soon after the dog disappeared.
When Mr.. Lapham opened lis front
door yesterday morning there stood tho
dog with the truant canary in its mouth.
Remarkable as il is the bird was alive,
and it now occupies itsold quarters, not
particularly "chipper," it is true, but
still npassably good health.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
SnARP nARGArNS.

i Is exceedingly aggravatinS to fall a
victim 70 craft. The proprietors of a
comic magazine onco paid "humorist
$4,000 for the xclnsive right to the
product Of his pen for twelve months,
but, emitting e make any stipulation as
to the minimum quantity they we're to
receive, they had to be content with q
solitary contribution. just such an
other contemplate trick was that played
by Peter Pindar in making up as man
nigh unto death, thereby obtaining 1900
instead Of G200 Il year for the copyright
q his works an annuity the hypocrite
enjoyed for many year after his verse
found readers Tired OF fruitlessly de-
manding the settlement of an account,
Horace Greeley sent it on to d Western
attorney for collection, advising him lie
might keep half the amount for his
trouble. Some time elapsed without ~
ceiying any communication, Int at last
came this gratifying note
DEAR SIR have succeeded in col
lecting my half of that claim the bal-
ance is hopeless
Having nothing else to pocket, Hor-
ace was fain to pocket the Joke, md rc-
solved to be more cautious in Ills hu4i-
ness dealings with strangers.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
puRATIoN OF ETERNlrY

Various illustrations have been sup-
gested to convey 10 the mind some idea
Of illimitable duration. II has been
said, suppose that one drop Of ocean
should be dried mp every Thousand years,
how long would it be ere the last drop
would disappear and the oceans bed be
left dry and rusty? Far onward as that
would be in the coming ages, eternity
would but have commenced. 1t has
been said, suppose this vast globe upon
which we tread were composed Of parfi-
cles Of the finest sand, and that one
particle should disappear at the termi-
nation Of each million Of years, oh,
how inconceivably immense must be
the period which must elapse before
the last particle would be gone /
And yet, eternity would be in its
morning twilight. II has been said,
suppose some little insect, SO small as to
be imperceptible to the naked eye, were
to carry this world by its tiny mouth
fllls to the most distant star in the heav-
ems. Hundreds Of millions Of years
would be required for the single journey.
The insect commences on the leaf Of
tree and takes its little load, 50 small
that even the microscope cannot discover
that it is gone, and sets out on its almost
endless journey. After millions and
millions Of years have rolled away it ar
riyes back for its second load. Oh,
what interminable ages would elapse be-
fore the whole tree would be removedl
When would the forest be gomez And
the globe? Even then, eternity would
not have commenced.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

A DIFFERENCE Of opinion exists among
European engineers in regard to the
practicability Of establishing sea, as is
now proposed, in the great Sahara, the
chief problem being, it would seem, how
to keep it up. 1t is argued that, sup
posing the sea to be created by means Of
canal, it would lose an enormous
quantity Of water by evaporation every
day, without the introduction of an
equal volume of fresh water. The water
eyaporated being replaced by supply
coming through the canal, the whole
body wfll soon reach the maximum of
saturation and thus, the evaporation
still continuing, deposit of salt will be
formed, which in time must fill up the
whole space Of the interior sea--the sa-
Unity of the water being such that no
animal life would be possible in it, and
the ultimate result being simply the ac-
emulation of an immense deposit of
salt. On the other hand, the projectors
of the enterprise claim that the presence
Of this water and its evaporation must
produce copious rains, which will in
large measure return into the sea, and
thus not only accomplish the object re-
ferred to, but also convert sterile waste
into fertile country.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
4 VERY INTERESTING PUZZLE.

In storm at sea there was Chris
han Captain on board vessel with fif-
teen seamen, who chanced to meet with
n Turkish vessel with the same number
Of seamen in her, who were in danger Of
being lost. The Turkish Captain most
earnestly entreated the Christian Cap
tain to take him and his men on board
his vessel in order to save them from
the danger to which they were exposed.
The Christian Captain consented and
took him and his men on board his yes
sci, but, the storm still increasing, until
their destruction seemed inevitable, it
was then agreed by both Captains to
place all the men on deck and cast off
every ninth man, until half the men
we're thrown overheard, in order to save
the other half. The Christian Captain
performed this with such simplicity, ac-
curacy and ingenuity that, by casting
off every ninth man, he drowned all the
Turks and saved his own men. Tho
question is, how were the thirty men
placed in line?
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

In Harper's Monthly, Mrs. Har1ies
Woods Baker, thoroughly truthfu;
person, gives dream of the drowning
of Rev. Caleb Stetson's son on a voy-
age. The facts of the fall from the mast
are given exactly as they occurred, and
were told by Mrs. Baker, before any,
thing had been heard of young Stetson,
to several persons, whose testimony is
given in this article. Mrs. Baker, sis
ter of President Leonard Woods, was
very sick at the time, and generally
thought to be dying.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

THE Chicago Times presents the lat
est estimates of the grain production in
this country and Europe, together with
the statistics Of our recent production
and exports of breadstuffs. II appears
at the present time that our wheat crop
will amount to between 475, 900, 900 and
494, ,000,0 600 bushels, and The corn crop
will also be very large, exceeding that Of
1879. But the European haryests prom
Use to be much better than last year, and
the foreign demand for the next year
isn't expected to be more than two
thirds as large as for the past twelve
months, in which period the United
States exported about 10000, 600 bush
els of wheat and 100, ,O0O,O 900 bushels Of
corn.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

The North pole, as seen by Balti-
more clairvoyant: "The pole is stu
ated on an island, having a gradual rise
from the waters edge to about the mid
die Of it. On some parts Of it appear
only bare rocks on other parts it has
an abundant vegetation. About half Of
it, the east side, is covered with frnit-
trees. In some parts they grow in dense
thickets in some they grow not SO close
together, and have grass thicllly inter-
spersed among them. The fruit con-
sists Of oranges, lemons, bananas, cocoa
nuts and other tropical fruits. This
part of the pole is inhabited by beetles,
white and black ants, grasshoppers, and
many other kinds Of insects, all unusn-
ally large also by many different species
Of the monkey tribe. On the west side
Of the island the vegetation is not so
dense. 1t has many tropical fruits, but
the trees are small. Among the natural
products are the gooseberry, blackberry,
grape, currant, raspberry, and man
drake. But it differs from the east side
in having monkeys, and in having vast
numbers Of birds Of every size and plu-
mage. Among them are the ostrich,
swan, goose, duck, quail, robin and
humming bird. On both sides are many
small streams"
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
RARK BURSTING,

This occurs on thrifty Young apple
trees near the ground. II nsed to he
thought that freezing Of the abundant
liquid sap occasioned this. But then ii
occurs as frequently before the first an
tlmn frost as after it. The sun has
been supposed to cause it because it
is oftener seen on the southerly side Of
the stem than on the north. But some
times, like the tides, it occurs On both
sides at once. The College Qudrtciir
prints theory Of explanation given BY
some German observers, who have made
this phenomenon q special subject Of
study. They say that the protoplasm III
the cells Of the newly-formed wood and
bark is extremity microscopic, imbibing
water and swelling like a sponge. The
aggregate force Of expansion Of thou
sands Of cells is sufficient, certainly, to
account for the disruption. The editor
adds the remark that some sorts Of trees,
more liable to burst in this way, seem to
have an open bark which imbibes water
from without readily. Some aerial infu-
ence is implicated, for we always find
the injury at or just above the surface.
Sudden change Of temperature proba-
lily determines the actual crisis Of the
burst.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
SONNET
AZ ArLnEp sAer LArenrEn.

Twould nave been better had we never met,
For then no tantalizing memory
OF summer hours that enjoyed with thee
Conld haunt my winter days with vain regret
May not hope thou wilt almost forget
One pereon whom thou canst not quite forgiven
But in my thought thy name may ever live,
Like eves bright star when sun Of love has set
Into the worshipers who throng the pave
Of marble through the grand cathedral asles,
Music's sweet voice TO all alike doth tell
charm for curing woe. Thus, by open grave
Ny folly digged for love, thy pardoning smiles,
Warm loves cold lips kissed for deaths farewell
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

The California magnates are credited
with an amount Of wealth which would
comfortably support a small country.
Mr.. Charles Crocker is stated to be
worth $34, ,495, ,45S; Mr.. Leland Stan
ford, $S4, ,64s, 1908, and Mrs. Mary F. $.
Hopkins, S25, ,2SO,972
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

THERE is no real life but cheerful life !;
therefore yaletudinarians should be
sworn, before they enter into company,
not to say word Of themselves till the
meeting breaks up. Addison.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08
ADVERTISING RATS.
PLEAS4NI,RLRS.

Gan tough fowl he made tenderP"
asks housewife. Certainly in many
boarding. houses the boardcrs find the
landlady tenders tough fowl.
:" Tom, soid 4 girl to her sweetheart
you have been paying your distressea
@ me long enough. II Il time YOU
made known yom contentious, q III not
to keep me in expense any longer
WnrN a Chicago girl comes homo by
rail, She opens window and slunts her
car toward it. All She has 10 10 when
she arrives is q empty her eur into tho
1oal-hin md tho family are supplied
with i couple ol scuttles d fuel for the
winter.
4 DARKr WHO was STOPPING 10 wash
his hands il creek didn't notice tho
peculiar actions d gont just behind
him; s., when hc scrambled ont of the
wntor AMI was asked how it happened,
hc answered ~ dunno aactly int
'PeaFed rs il ID shore kinder histod and
frowed mc. I
4 RAPID recital of the following son
tence Is said to ~ certain ero for
lisping Hobbs meets Snobbs ana
Nobhs Hobbs hobs 70 Snobbs and
NobLa; Hobbs nobs with Snobbs and
robs Nohbs' fol-. "This Il, says
Nohls, the worst q Hobbs jobs,
and Snobbs sobs.
a PHYSICIAN was lecturing lately Oh
the ignorance y people of their own
complaints, ana said that young Indy
once asked him what his next lecture
would be upon, md, being told 'the cir
euation of The blood, replied TINT 81
should certainly attend, for shc had been
troubled with tliat complaint for long
time.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

He was demure, countrifed-looking
man, and was remarkably awkward and
shy. He had been to the restaurant
once before, and the smart waiter by the
name Of William had palmed off bad
quarter on him. He came second
time, and, on handing over a $b bill, he
remarked in timid way, "Last time
you gave me q bad quarter; please 10
more careful this time" No danger"
said the pert waiter, that was the only
one Of the kind had. Sorry can't ac-
commodate you with another, as he
shelled ont the change. All the after
noon William was chuckling to himself,
but the last time he smiled right heart
lily was later in the evening, just before
he settled with the boss, when that indi-
vidual chucked him bad So bill, with
the humorous remark, "Ill make yon
present Of that $5, William, and take it
out Of your salary at the end Of the
week -HdWk- Rye.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-08

ATcourt, TO make advances is as dan
gerous as not to make them, La
Bruyers,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-08-25
DEATH or EX-GOVERNOH
BIGLER

CLEARFIELD, Pa, August 9.-Ex'
Governor Bigler died this morning at
nine o'clock, of heart disease, aged
sixtysix years.
William Bigler, Ex-Governor OF
Pennsylvania, was born in Shermans-
burgh Cumberland county, December
4, 1913. He entered the Centre
Democrat Office in 1880, and remained
until 1888, when he removed to Clear
field, where he started tho Clearfeld
Democrat, which he continued until
1886. He married in 1887 a daughter
of A. b. Reed, Of ClcarGeld, by whom
he had five sons, three of whom are
now living. He disposed of his print
ing Office when he married, and en-
tered into the lumber business with
his father-in-law.
In 184l he was elected to the State
Senate. In l843 he was elected
Speaker of the Senate and reelected
in 1914, and in the following October
reelected q Senator. In l848 he was
brought forward as candidate for
Governor, but his rival, Morris Long
streth, of Montgomery county, was
nominated, and defeated at the polls
by William +. Johnston. In 1850 he
was appointed Revenue Commits
sioner of the State. In 1851 he was
nominated for Governor and elected.
He was renominated for Governor in
1854, but defeated by james Pollock,
the Native American candidate. In
1855, prior to the expiration of his
Gubernatorial term, he was elected
president of the Phila and Erie railway
and at the same tine the Legislature
elected him Senator of the United
States. While in the Senate he was a
member of the committee of thirteen
to whom the Crittepden Compromise
was referred, and sustained it's adop,
ton. In 1928 he was elected q
member of the Constitutional Conven'
ton, and at the same time was mem.
Der of the Centennial Commission. in
which body his services were invalu'
able
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-08-25

TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

BUTLER, KARys CITY AND PARKER RAILROAD
Trains leave Butler for 81. Joe, Millerstown,
Karns CITY, Petrolis, Parker, etc, nj 1-27 A. IN
aud 225 and z -25 p. IN.
Traius arrive at Butler from the above named
points at TIT a. m. and 2.l5, and 7.l5 2: IN.
The 2.15 train connects with train on the west
Penn road through to Pittsburgh.
sHESASGo AND ALLEGHENY RAiLkOAD-
Trains leave billiards. Mil, Butler county,
for Harrisvillc, Greenville, ETC., at 75o A. 10.
and 2.25 p. 10.
Trains arrive at billiards Mills ct las A. NJ,
and 5.55 p. N.
Hacks to and from Petrola, Mertinsburg.
Fairview, Modoc and Trortman, connect at Hill
Iaid W ith all trains on the d road.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains leave Butler (Butler or Pittsburgh Tiine)
Market at sos a. m, goes through to Alc-
gheny. arriving at 9.0l g. IN. This train con-
meets at Freeport with Frecport Accommoda-
tIon. which arrives at Allegheny at $50 a. n-,
railroad time.
Erpress at 7.21 a. m, connecting at Butler
Junction, without change of cars, at S26 with
Exp.css west arriving I'm Allegheny at 9.5s
a. m, and Express east arriving at Blairsyille
at II 90 a. rn. railroad time.
Mail at 23G D. m, connecting at Butler juno
tionwithout change OF cars, with Express west,
arriving in Allegheny at 526 p. m, and Ex-
press cast arriving at Blairsviile Intersection
at $40 D. m railroad time, which connects with
Philadelphia Express east, when on time
The 72l a. IN train connects at Blairsyille
At II .0j a. M. with the Nail east, and the 2.36
D. m. train at $50 with the Philadelphia Ex-
press east.
Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn X X. at
9.5l a. m, O6 and 100 p. m. Butler lime. The
9,5I and sos trains connect with trains on
the Butler & Parker z. r. Sun 'ay train arrives
at Butler at I'LL a. m, connecting with train
for Parker.
Main Line.
Through trains leave Pittsburgh for the East
at 2.5S and 8.26 A. m. and ~ 81, 4.2l ard 500 p.
M, arriving at Philadelphia at $40 and 72O
y. IN and 300. 10 and 7.40 a. rn-; at Baltimore
about the game time. at New York three hours
later, and at Washington about one and half
hours later.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-08-25
ST PETERSBURG, August 1st


We did not arrive here until yester-
day morning at O'Clock. [ wrote you
on the steamer Finland Thursday even
ing. That night storm swept over
the Gulf and knocked our boat about
like cork, so the Captain took refuge
behind a small island, where we found
ourselves anchored Friday morning.
There were nearly a dozen of ships
and steamers keeping us company.
| am looking out upon the great Ca
thedral of st. Isaac, as / write from my
room in the hotel opposite. 1t is built
as are nearly all the Russian churches,
in the form of a Greek cross. It's mas
sive dome, formed of copper, overlaid
with gold, is burning and flashing in
the clear sunlight of this perfect sum-
mer's day. 1t cost more than million
of dollars to lay its foundations and is
one solid mass of glistening beauty.
Immense columns of marble support
the roof and dome, while porphyry NAL
acbite and lapis lazuli are to be seen
all around. The pillars in the chancel
part alone cost $500 dollars. The
Greek churches have no pews or organ,
nor have / as yet seen any pulpit.
This morning / went to the Greek
American church; there were six priests
officiating, done up in all sorts of col
ored vestments, and eight people wor-
shipping-the worship consisting, ex-
ternally, in numerous crossings and
bowings until the forehead rests on the
floor. The place was almost sickening
with the smell of incense. Then look
ed in at the Kazan Cathedral, where
the Emperor attends, but found his pew
(the sole one there) empty. The same
kind of worship was going on there,
of the priest was varied with sweet
outbursts Of music from the little Choir
lister boys, who stood rear the altar,
dressed in fancy regalia of blue and
gold. The devout worshippers buy
candles, which are passed over the
shoulders Of the people till they reach
the uniformed sexton at the altar He
is engaged all the time of service rush
ing about from one candle stand to an
other-before the shrines-to light and
insert the candles | was very glad to
get, at IL o'clock, to the English
church, where we heard our own sweet
service, loadened down though it is
with prayers for the Queen and Royal
Family. There is no service this after
noon and SO spend my time writing.
There are few Roman Catholic
churches here, one of which ! entered ;
young priest was preaching very
earnestly to large congregation, most
ly of the poor. | was sorry | could
not understand him.
Our passports have just been return
ed to us. Every traveller has to give
them up to police headquarters on en-.
tering one of these cities. We leave
for Moscow on Tuesday, where we ex.
pect to stay till after Sunday next. We
are very glad 10 be done with steamers
for while and to be back to the conti
nent and railroads. / enclose few
flowers, plucked in the polar circle
which l forgot to send in my other let
ters. / hope to receive some more let
ters on reaching Moscow. Please send
] me paper or two. The only Ameri