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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-08
Pretty Rough on u Bible
Scholar.

We'll, what occurred between you
and Baker asked the judge of James
Harker
wall, / was sittin' on a box down
dere talkin' to Abe Graham bout de
food an Noah's ark when long cum
de old man Baker, am said dat Noah
was one-eyed man. Jedge, am dat
sop
Il never heard it was So.
Nor l, an doan' believe it but de
old man stuck to it till / felt obliged
to call him liar
Called him liar, eh ? Why didn't
YOU say he was laboring under an
error p
why, jedge, dat old man doan'
knowSanutiin bout grammar He
wouldn't shay got dat speech frew his
head in two weeks!'
We'll, what did he do when you
called him liar?'
He cum for me an tux him by de
neck-tie an gin him de gravevine twist.
Bout dat time dis officer cum long an
axed me to take walk wild him fur de
goodness of my health. Now, jedge, l
didn't mean to make any row, cause L
allus abides de law, but when de old
man drapped dow On me wild dat one
eyed story, it was too muchs If Noah
was one-eyed man wouldhst de Bible
say SOP >
Perhaps, but that is not the point.
He had a rightlto his belief and you to
yours. But for you there would have
been no row. | shall be obliged to
hold you responsible! -
'Jedge, isn't yer pretty ruff on a BIZ
ble scholar
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-08
TAXED TEIE

Prothonntary's Office, February 20, 1Ss2.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-08

Res0Iued, That we have heard, with pro,
found interest, the lecture of our esteemed
brother, n. w. Miner, d. D. entitled Personal
"reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln The lee
ture has heightened the estimate (Which was al
ready exalted) of the character of the great
American Statesman and patriot, who was, we
believe, raised up by God for great crisis, and
who met the crisis with unsurpassed wisdom
and self-forgetful patriotism Especially have
we been gratifed with the view DR.. Miner, as
the result of prolonged personal acquaintance.
is able to give of the moral and religious char
acter of the martyred President. We hearth
ly commend the Lecture to our brethren every
where.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
Dinnondn Inn Georcia

Near Norcross, Georgia, there resides
an old German geologist, who loves to
live among the peculiar specimens of
mineral and vegetable matter which he
has unearthed and housed. He is an
elderly gentleman of little sociability,
but of great mental requirements. His
physical endurance is simply astonish-
ing. For days at time he wanders
over the hills and through the dales
near his home, collecting rocks and
stones, limbs and roots, the properties
and. qualities of which are unknown to
all but himself.
The room in which his collection is
Is wonderful. In one receptacle are
arranged a number of stones whose
bright rays remind the observer of
diamonds. In the centre of this long
room there rests a stone half the size of
hens egg, which was picked up by
the owner months and months ago. 1t
was found by its owner one rainy after
noon. For nearly week he had been
on tramp through the hills and daIes
near his home. and, weary with his
ceaseless toll, he was vending his way
home when his eyes fell upon something
from which the rays of the sun were
scattered in a thousand directions.
With little thought of what he was
doing, the geologist stopped down and
picked up the object. 1t was nearly
half the size of hens egg, and of an
irregular shape. 1t was covered in
many places with thick, heavy clay,
which was removed with great care.
1t was found to- be exceedingly hard,
and whenever struck with hard sub
stance gave forth but little sound. 1t
was almost colorless with hue and then
tinge of green. Its form was that of
an octahedron, but some of the faces
or sides were inclined to be convex,
while the edges were curved. 1t was
subjected to acids and alkalies without
experiencing any percepible change.
Some friends induced him to place it
on the market, and only day or two
ago he received letter from diamond
dealer in New York offering him $40, 900
for N
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
The white House Horses.

Mr.. Arthur brought on pair Of bay car
riagc horses from New York, bay saddle
horse he had used and black saddle horse
mat had belonged TO Mrs. Arthur. The
new horses are the leaders. brought here,
not because extraordinary, but because they
are matched in color, build and size, the
other bays with which they are TO be drl-
ven. These leaders are trifle snatler,
but in every way are handsome match.
All four have the square cut TAIL. Allen
Arthur has pair of pretty, light buggy
horses, also bay, but lighter shade. lie
drives them to a new, very light buggy
with red running gear. 1t is a dashing
little turnout, very pretty and just what q
young man of his years would delight in,
But the faverite of the stable is the blacK
horse that Mrs. Arthur always rode. The
animal is small and trim, with lovely
nead, and a coat smooth and shining as
satin. 1t is very gentle and is here for the
use of Nellie Arthur, who Is just learning
10 ride. The President does not ride ard
has rarely done so for two or three years,
but he is much attached to his saddle horse
and likes to have the animal here where be
can see 1t any ,ime. The fouI -ln-hand,
the two saddle horses and the light buggy
span occupy stalls on the north side of the
stable while the four Office horses stand on
the south side. Two of these horses be-
long to the presidents private secretary,
Mr. Phillips, and are a fast team," one
of the two having noted record for speed
Mr.. Phillips seldom gives them chance
10 show their speed here, tor the pavements
are considered ruinous TO good horse
| President Arthur is Ike General Grant II
his appreciation of the fine points of a horse
and knowing good horse when he seei
one. The stables are taking on touch o.
The days when the presidential turnou
was really worth looking at, and the beam
ing face and erect figure on the box of Al
oert, the colored ooachman, show tha
''Richard is himself again" But he look
upon the inquiring mind as having repor
torial designs and declares he is afraid o
''reporters."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
A woman's Grit and Grip.

Not long ago lady who resided in
Ivy Street, Atlanta, Georgia was cat
home" to quite q number of friends and
a pleasant evening was the result. Before
the hour for separation had arrived,
however, one OF the guests of the lady
was taken quite i'll and was escorted to a
bed room, where she was disrobed and
made to feel as easy as every possible
kindness could cffer. About IL o'clock
she fell into quiet sleep and the young
lady who was watching by her side,
thinking that her guest had forgotten
her ills in sweet slumber, laid down
upon a sofa, beside window in the
room, and was soon lost to the cares Of
this world. How long she slept she
does not know, but whilst in the midst
of a pleasant dream she felt something
brush across her face and with a start
awoke. Her awakening saved the life
OF her friend, but came near being her
own death.
The something which brushed across
her face and awoke her was the
night dress of that friend, who had, in a
somnambulistic fit, arisen from her bed
and walked across the room to the win
dow, beside which the lady was sleep
ing. To get to the window she crawled
over the sleeping form of her host and
then began an exit, which must have
resulted in death but for the gown.
Hardly realizing what she was dring,
the laly grabbed the white fabric which
had aroused her with both hands, and
as she did SO her ears were greeted with
screams just outside the window. In an
instant she realized that she was hold
ing her friend in mid-air, and that to
loosen her grasp on the cloth was to in
sure her death. She was not physically
strong. but with nerve rarely equaled
she frightened her hold and then joined
III with her friends call for aid. Soon
their combined screams awoke the in
mates of the house, who hastened to the
room and rescued the young lady from
her aerial position,
AS soon as the somnambulist, for such
she acknowledged herself to be, was
drawn into the room, the young lady
who saved her life tainted, and in the
morning her nervous prostration was so
great that her friends are in great anx-
iety for her.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
An Egyptian Lady.

She wore, first, a chemise OF some thin
white material, with loose sleeves, embrol-
dered roHnd the edge, hanging over her
hands; then large pair OF crimson silk
trousers, so long and wide that they entire
ly concealed her bare feet;then came gar
ment like the Turkish anteree, descending
to the feet before, hanging in a tram be-
hind, and opening at the sides, with long
sleeves open from the wrist to the elbow
and falling back so as to display those of
the cnemlse beneath. The dress was made
of CRIMSON damask and embroidered all
round the edge with black braiding, and
was conhned-not at the waist, but over
the hlps-with an Indian shawl wound two
or three times round and kuotted before.
The last garment was a jacket. reaching
only TO the waist, with half sleeves, made
OF an exceeding rich stuff or dark blue silk
embroidered all over, In a running pattern,
with gold, and edged with gold bralding
and buttons. Three large silver amulet
cases, containing charms, were hung over
the shawl girdle. The head dress ia the
prettiest part of the Egyptian costume, and
Sofas was exceedingly nch. Her hair was
divided into 20 or 80 small bralds hanging
over her shoulders. to the end Of each OF
which were affixed three silk cords strung
with gold coins of various sizes. Two
rows of gold COINS, as large as half crown
piece, laid close together, encircled her
forehead; and at each temple depended
cluster of smaller ones, with an agate Or
nament in the middle. The back OF her
head was covered with a small Egyptian
fez, ornamented with large ckoors OF
solid gold. and bound on by handkerchief
of embroidered Grape. She wore two neck
laces of gold coins thickly strung together,
and each individual piece of money de.
pending from massive ornament i'm the
TORN of fish; one of these necklaces was
long, and the other just eacIrcled her throat
and betW cen them was string of beads of
Egyptian agates, as large as BIRDS eggs,
ami strung together with golden links. Her
earrings were of gold filigree in the shape
of flowers. and her bracelets, of which she
wore several, of massive gold ard silver.
We computed that she carried about three
hundred and fifty pounds on her person in
coins alone, without including her other
ornaments.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
Smell of Paint,

To get rid of this most Objectionable
odor in O chamber or O living room,
slice few onions and put them in a
pail of water IN the center of the room
close the doors, leave the windows open
little, and In few hours the disagree
able smell will have almost gone. An
other method is to plunge handful of
hay into pailful of water, let it stand
III q newly painted room over night.
This plan is also effectual. The fore
going have the important advantage OF
being simple remedies, as the necessary
materials are always easily attainable.
Yet another plan, but it is rather more
complicated. Place CRATE of lighted
charcoal on piece of flag or slate in
the center OF the room, and throw on
it handful or two of juniper berries !;
shut out all ventilation from the room
for twenty-four hours. The doors and
windows can then be opened, when it
will be found that the nasty, sickly
smell of paint has entirely gone. The
furniture may be left in the room during
the process, and none of it will be
injured.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
A Sampson Mushroom.

A fungus of the mushroom tribe, has
exerted the wonderful strength which
belongs to a growing plant by pushing
its head through solid asphalt floor at
the Niagara elevator, in Buffalo. On
Wednesday last the surface of the floor
was observed to have bulged upward at
a certain point, and the next day the
mushroom made its appearance, to the
great astonlBhment of everybody who
saw it. Speaking of mushrooms. an in
genious Frenchman is now cultivatlng
an experimental bed of the edible
variety in Mammonth Cave. Forty
pounds of extra fine mushrooms have
been thus raised III Cimmerian dark
ness, and the enterprise is likely to be
put on a commercial basis in the near
future.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
Pulling CallIe's Tooth.

''That tooth must come out, said man,
ma. Because, you see, it was loose and
there was new tooth pushing right along
behind It."
eth hui urtI said Callie, with doleful
quiver.
''Not much, guess" answered mamma
cheerfnlly. "Open your mouth dear, " and
she managed to tie strong liner thread
around the tooth before Callle shut her
mouth again, tight.
81 ca ant have it pulled said she.
Every well, said mamma, vexed little.
''you must keep the string around 1t until
you can"
Then Callie's trials began. Papa was
going over to the village, and he said
Callie might go with him. But how could
she, with that awful string hanging out of
her mouth.
"Maybe Can pail 1t now," said CaIlie.
''Count ten. mamma.
''One, two three, four, i've, six, seven
eight, nine, ten, counted mamma with
long pauses.
och, can't" cried Callie.
And she dIdn't; and papa went to the
village without her.
w
was TO be picnic in the grove, and Mel
he Slater said her mother was going to
make currant pies. Callie liked cuETant
pies aboYe everything else, to eat.
''But you can't go TO the picnic with that
string, said mamma,
So, one day, Callie went out on the door
step and sat down to think 1t over. Joe was
splitting wood in the yard. Joe was papa's
choreboy.
'Tll tell yeu how to pull 1t, said he."
"How9" asked Callie.
Stitch it TO the door-knob and then
open the door," said Joe. If you're
fraid twill hurt you needn't open 1t but
little"
"Well, will" said CaIlie; and she tied
one end of her ''tcoth-stringr TO the door.
knob. But 1t wasn't a mite Of use, for
when she opened the door she walked right
in after IT.
Joe's eyes began to laugh.
Il guess III get drink of water. said he.
he went In, and pretty soon he wanted TO
come out again.
go e easyl o-ohI" screamed Callie.
But Joe did't 20 bit easy. He banged
the door open so quick that Callie couldn't
keep up with 1t, And there hung her tooth
on the door-knob.
What made you2" she demanded, and
sat down to cry about It. But when she
found 1t didn't bleed the least mite, Ao- hurt
any she began to laugh instead.
Anyway, now can go to tie picnic
and have some currant pie" she SAID, land
that's one comfort.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
A Dangerous Deposit.

Mt long ago a number Of carpenters
began tearing out the floor of the OLD
Campbellite church, in Dallas, Texas, the
congregation having sold the property to
a business firm. While the removtl OF the
floor was gong on a piece of oil cloth
about three feet square was discovered,
and In the folds of the cloth was some
hard substance, The workman who had
found the object drew his fellows around
him by his exclamatIons and unrolled the
cloth in their midst. Three round pack
ages were revealed. The finder did not
know what the packages contained and
was about TO toss it into corner when
some one shouted, "That looks like dyna-
mite IL The man who held the explosi We
had sense enough to place it softly down
during the stampede that followed. After
while the workmen mustered up the
courage to look further. Each piece OF
dynamite was q foot in length and two
inches In diameter. Two bottles of nitro
glycerlnc were found also as was q
full set of burglars tools. The carpenters
were SO much excited over their narrow
escape that they hesitated awhile before
they could be induced TO go on with theil
work. 1t was evident that burglars had
used the church as hiding place
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07

|
employed herself at the spinning whee
and had little need of table, and beau
tiful in design and form rs all Greek fur
niture was, one striking natural charac
teristic proclaimed itself in the furnish
ing of the homes.
They never had that for which they
could find no practical nse, and conse
quently, as the tables were only needed
for the purpose of meals, they appeared
only at those times, were mere slabs oil
wood, which were brought in at the
dinner hour, and set down loosely upon
their legs.
The meal over the tables vanished
with the empty plates.
In Homeric days each person had q
separate table, and it was only when
luxury crept in that larger table for
the men became common, while the we
men dined at separate ones.
Then the custom of lounging on
couches, the elbows resting on the table,
became usual. and the ladies were ex
pected to sit, while their lords assumed
the most comfortable attitude they could
find.
Even then, however. the table played
so entirely n subordinate part that we
never read of it as being of handsome
material. or, indeed, as being of any
Importance at all, except to groan under
the food, which was of the most luxuri-
GUS description.
The Romans, on the contrary, held
their tables in the highest estimation;
they even made collections of them.
Seneca possessed 400 small ones.
1t is curious to trace in the accounts
old writers give us of Roman luxury in
this respect n sort of likeness to taste of
modern days.
No article of furniture in the Roman
house cost so much as the table, Those
with one foot or pedestal brought enor-
nous prices.
Plmy says that tables were brought
in the first instance from the East, and
were called orbes, not because they were
round, but because they wera massive
plates of wood cut from the trunk of o
tree in its whole diameter. Yet, oddly
enough, we hear very little of tables in
the East or in ancient history.
Moses made table for the Taberna-
Gle, as if it were something uncommon,
upon which to lay the shew bread.
Philo Judeus describes it as having
been two cubits long and one-half high,
and dwells upon it as remarkable piece
of furniture.
Fashionable tables in the luxurious
Roman homes were called ''monopedia,'
and were made of massive plate of
wood, resting upon a column of ivory;
such tables were enormously expensive,
and, according to Pliny, the wood was
brought from Mauritania and cut from
the trunk of the citrus tree.
Some of the pieces of wood were four
feet in diameter. and the ivory column
which supported them was extremely
massive. They were polished and cover
ed with thick cloths made generally of
coarse linen, the first indication we meet
with of the modern table cloth.
Cicero had such table, for which he
paid the enormous snm of one million
sesterces. just as to-day the handsomest
walnut tables are those made of wood
cut from the trunk nearest the roots, so
in the days of Roman magnifcence
highest prices were paid for the tables
made from the last cut of the citrus
tree, because the wood was dappled and
marked.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
SUN SONG.

What makes the birds so merry?
What makes so ripe the cherry2
Ii il. the sun that comes along
To mellow fruit and mellow song;
This makes the birds so merry,
This makes 80 ripe the cherry.
What warns the blood that rushes
To bring the tint that blushesG
Ii Is the sun imparting heat
To rosy lips TO make them sweet.
This warns the blood that rushes
To bring the tint that bushes.
Why are the flowers growing,
WIKI odors overrowing?
Because the sun each blossom loves
More than the honey-bee that roves.
For this the flowers are growing,
With odors overhowing.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07

"WE'LL shake once more for the qui
nine," as the ague said to the victim.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07
"A Novel Telephone.

1t is suggested that the wlre-fences
which bound a multitude OF Western
farms might be turned into telephone
connections at small COST TO the great
social advantage OF lonely wives whose
husbands are away from mNning until
night.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07

Il natural wool-velvet Is now made
in France Dy new process for treat
ing sheepskin with the WOOL on. The
woolly hairs stand by themselves like the
nap of velvet, and yet adhere firmly to
the skin,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-09-07

FoGa, who had been fed on pie for q
lay or two, informed his land-lady that
ne was not fond of pasteboard. Fogg
was given his walking papers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-06

Rev. J. B. Ford, Sunday school agent for
the NJ E. Church, is to hold Sunday school
institutes at Whitesburg, April 18th and
14th. and at Morristown the 18th and 10th.
According to the Nashville Amerlcdn,
President E. w Cole, of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia and Memphis and
charleston Railways. says that the Georgia
extensions of that line viii be completed by
the LIST of July. and that the Knoxville
branch of his road will be constructed 10
the Kentucky State line by the LIST OF next
September.
The CHRONICLE was honored with 8 COM
pimentary 10 an entertainment by the
Jolly Sixteen" at the courthouse at
Greeneville, last night for church benefit.
The entertainment was 10 consist Of music,
song and the drama
Mr. Joseph Il. York. clever and oblig-
ing clerk in the post-otfice, is subject to the
congratulations. of his numerous friends
upon the occasion of Il new arrival at his
home-the first daughter of a round half
dozen promising heirs. She Is doing timely
The fellow Thos. Gogan, from Richmond,
who was fined SO by Justice King, Mon
day. for drunkenness, had abseonded and
was not present yesterday to prosecute Or
ange Winston on the charge of stealing his
watch, hence the case was dismissed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-06

these persons had the very worst possible
symptoms. Vague aches IN different por-
tons of the body were followed by agonles
the most intense in some particular spot.
Acute ard throbbing pains succeeded each
other aud the coursing poisonous
acid infialned all the veins. Troubles
which began with slight disorders
increased to arrangements the most Sc
rious. 1t is sad to think that this suffering
was endured when it could have been SO
easily relieved. Acting upon the theory
aud using the remedy above mentioned the
kidneys could have been restored to their
usual vigor the uric poison expelled from
the system, the inflammation removed and
the pain entirely banished.
These are some of the real and scientific
facts regarding rheumatism, attested by the
highest authority and they are, beyond
question, the only correct ones ever brought
forth We are aware they are advanced
IDEAS but ten years hence they will be the
accepted belief and practice of the world.
If the people suffer from rheumatic troubles
in the future and with these plain truths be-
fore them, they certainly can blame no one
but themselves.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-06

Hon W L. Duggan, of Sewer County,
came in yesterday evening, en- route for
Nashville
Hon. Alex Reeder, of this city, departed
this morning for Nashville. Hon. L, B.
McLemore went yesterday morning.
Mrs C. H. Allen, who has been visiting
her son, Mr.. John N. Allen, left yesterday
evening for Virginia.
Capt D. NJ Taylor, progressive Mabry
street merchant, went up the road on yes
terday evenings train
Hon 5. A. Rodgers came up from Lou
don yesterday evening.
Mr. David Haas, of the clothing firm of
Nathan Stern Il Co, went up the road on
yesterdays evening train.
Mir Mel II. Dickson, of the law firm of
Nelson u Dickson, left yesterday evening
for business trip to upper counties
MIR. Henry Harris, of cambridge, arrived
in the city on yesterdays train.
Rev. ]. S. McCulloch and wife, of the
Knoxville college, arrived on yesterday
evenings train from an extended visit West.
Mr.. j. L. Milan, a well-known emigrant
agent, arrived on yesterday evenings train.
Capt w. c. Chumlea, clerk of the Circuit
Cont at AIaryville, was in the city yesterday.