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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-07-06
FIRM TONES SAID
GUIrEAU's PRAYER

GUITEAU's PRAYER
"My dying prayer on the gallows-
| Father, now I 90 to thee and the Sa-
vior. I have finished the work Thou
| gavest me to DO, and am only too
happy to go to Thee The world does
not yet appreciate my mission, but
| Thou knowest ii. Thou knOwest Thou
didst inspire Garfield's removal, and
much good has come from IL. This Is
the best evidence that the inspiration
came from Thee, and i have set II
forth i'm my book that all men may
read and may know that Thou, Faith
er, didst inspire the act for which
am murdered. This government and
nation, by this act, l know will incur
Thy eternal ennIity, As did the Jews
10y killing my Savior. The retribution
in that case came quick and sharp.
and know Thy divine law Of retri-
butio, will strike the nation-strike
this nation-and my nurderers in the
some way. The diabolical spirit Of
this nation, its government and the
newspapers toward me will justify
Thee in cursing them. and | know
that the divine law Of retributiOn Is
memorable. I therefore predict this
nation will go down i'm blood and my
murderers, from the executive to the
hangman, will 60 tn hell. Thy laws
are memorable. d. Thou Supreme
Judge woe unto men that violate Thy
laws. Only weeping and gnashing of
teeth q wait them. The American
press has q huge bill to settle with
Thee, Righteous Father. for their vim
dictiveness in this matter. Nothing
but blood willeatisfy them, and now
my blood be on them and this nation,
and its officials. Arthur, the Presi-
dent, was a coward and an migrate.
His ingratitude T. the man that made
him and saved his land from over
throw has no parallel i'm history. but
Thou, Righteous Father, will judge
him. Father, Thou knowest me, but
the world hath known me, aid I 20
to Thee and the Savior without the
slightest ill-will toward . human
being. Farewell, We men of earth"
At several points he had paused and
endeayored to impart increased EN-.
phasis to his words by the peculiar
facial expressions 81 often observed
during the trial when he was an
gered at something said or done.
This was particularly noticeable when
he alluded to President Arthur and
when he declared this nation would
go down in blood"
When he had finished reading his
prayer he again surveyed the crowd,
and said, still with . firm voice /
am now going to
BEAD sOME VERSES
which are intended 70 indicate my
feelings 1t the moment Of leaving
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
ORPHANS COURT SALE.

BY virtue Of an order Of the Orphans Court
of Butler County, the undersigned executors Of
the last will and testament Of Conrad Stutz,
late Of Summit twp, Butler County, will ex-
pose to sale by public venduc or outcry upon
the premises ON
T'hursday, July 20, A. ID. 1852.
at one o'clock r. NJ, all that certain piece or
parcel Of land situate In the township OF Sum
nit, county of Butler, and State OF Pennsylya-
MIA, bounded and described AZ follows; On the
north by lands Of Joseph Eichenlaub,. on the
east by lands Of George KDause and stutz,
south BY lands Of John Shcetz and west by
lands OF Joseph Eichcnlaub, containing fifty.
three acres more or less having thereon erected
q log house and log barn, also good orchard
growing thereon.
re Inns OF SALE
One-third Of purchase money on confirmation
of sale by the Court, and the balance In two
eoual annual installments with interest from
confirmation, 10 be secured by bond and mort
cage. with clause waving inquisition, stay ol
execution and with attorneys commission oi
per cent, IN case payment.of said has TO be en-
forced by law.
PETER sLgrz, Ex'rs.
J. .B. McJUNKIN Attorney.
June 28, 1882.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12

the meadows A fair crop would be
about two and one-halt, one and one
half, and three-quarter tons for the
three cuttings. Considerably moro
{ than two and one. half tons has been
raised in this vicinity for first crop
but the quality of the hay was not
good. When crop will make p tons
per acre, if the weather is good, cut it,
and let the rest of the strength GO into
the next crop. | NOW after O'Clock
in the afternoon, when the weather
promises to be fair for some days, and
rake the next day, between 2 and 5 !;
the following day, about 10 o'clock,
turn over the windrows, and after
dinner cock up. If the weather is
bright and warm all the time, it goes
in the next day, without opening the
cocks. keep plenty of help at work
in the potato field about the time of
haying, and at the least sign of rain
we rake and cock up, in which case it
may be necessary to open the cocks
more or less before drawing in But
unless rain does threaten, we never
cock up merely wilted grass or clover
The great point in haying is to have
the nerve to cut largely just at the be-
ginning of fair weather.
How many times | have known
farmers, alter three or four days, to
say: "Well, | guess we are going to
have some good weather and | will cut
some hay" And tn y cut it, to get
wet, just when they should have been
drawing their hay into the barn. They
had not learned ain time of peace to
prepare for war" AT the beginning of
feir weather it is usually cool, and
grass cut after o'clock will not cure
enough to be injured by the dew that
night, and the next night. being left in
large windrows, the injury is very
slight. used to turn by hand heavy
crop of grass when it was cut with
side-cut machine.
Inquiry is often made in the Country
Gentleman about hay caps. They are
nice things and sometimes will save
their cost in single storm; but the
farmer should be a good weather
prophet, and, if he is, he will very
rarely need to use them. We have
lot of them, but / do not remember
that we have used one in three years
If you wish to use them, put the hay
up in cocks of 200 to 800 pounds each,
and make caps about six feet square of
heavy sheeting. Fasten string, with
loop in it, to each corner of the cap.
Use pins made of strips of shingle
about | ! inches wide, with notch in
the thick end and the other end sharp
ened. Pin the caps down tight, and
they will protect the hay through a
storm that will blow down rail-fences
A man will sleep better with his clover
hay covered, unless perchance Gas hap.
pened to friend of mine) some
stranger wakes him up 10 tell him
"there are lot of white cows" in his
meadow Country Gentleman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12

TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.

BUTLER, KARxs CITY AND PARKER RAILhcAD
Trains leave Butler for st. Joe, Millerstown
Karus City, Petrolia, Parker, etc, nj 7Z1 a. ID
and 2-25 and TBS p. m
Trains arrive at Butler from the above named
points at TIT a. m, and 2.l5, and 7.l5 2. m
The 2.15 train connects with train on the West
Penn road through to Pittsburgh
sHKNASeo AND ALLEGHENY RAILROAD.
Trains leave billiards Mill, Butler county,
for Harrisville, Greenville, ETC., at 75O q M
Trains STRIVE at billiards. Mills at las A. n.
and SIS r. n.
Hacks TO and from Petrolia, MartinsbuT :,
Fairview, Modoc and TIoutmsn, connect at Hill
lard with all trains ON the 8 q road
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains leave Butler Butler or Pittsburgh Time.
Noyket ct sos a. m, goes through 70 Ane
nects ut Rreeport with Frecport Accommofa-
tion, which arrives at Allegheny at SO .. m,
raiiroad time.
Kxpress At TIC a. m, connecting at Butler
junction, without change Of cars, ~ SO wnn .
Express vest arriving In AnsgsenS .11,rIIe T. me
.. m, and Express east arriving ~ Disns'hie
st less q. N. railroad time.
Noiy ut 2l6 p. m, connecting at Butler Jurc-
tiouwithout change OF cars, with Express wssI,
arriving In Allegheny at sol p "a, ana Ex-
press east arriving at Blairsviile Intersection
st SIS p. IN. railroad time, which connects VILE
Philadelphia Express east, when on ume. n'ss,,.
The 7I6 q. m train connects at Blairsvine
st IL .05 a. m with the Mail east, and the $50
o. m. train 1t 6.59 with the Phiiadeipnn kx-
press east.
Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn Il. q. ~
s.5i .. m, 5.l7 and 6.5l p. m. Butler time. Inc
0,5l and SIT trains connect with trains on
the Butler q Parker 3. Il.
Nain Linz.
Through trains leave Pittsburgh for the Ear
st 2.56 and 826 q. N. and IL 81, 4.2l and o.oo ?:
NJ, arriving 1t Philadelphia at $40 and ~
.. m. and 400, TOO and 40 .. m; y baitimoIe
sbout the same time, at New York three hours
later, and 1t Washington about one and nail
bours later.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
NO. SO

/ because carbon is black. All plants
! contain q great deal of carbonic acid.
When plants breathe or decay they
give off large quantities of carbonic
acid gas. hence this carbon became q
part Of the coal
The constant pressure above, and
the water caused this decaying vegeta-
tion to take Grst the form of peat.
Peat is soft, spongy sort of coal
and is much used by the poor yeo-
many Of England and Ireland for their
fires.
After the peat has lain many thou
sand years under great pressure and
deeply buried in the dark bosom of the
earth, it gradually and slowly bardens
into the coal we use in our CRATE.
Sometimes, in splitting open block
of coal you can plainly see the impress
of beautiful and perfectly formed leaves;
branches, twigs and vines. Our coal
is really, then, nothing but decayed
forest. 1t has only been within the
last few years that coal has come into
extensive use in Europe and the United
States Not until the forests were fast
disappearing did coal come into de-
mand, and yet it has been stored away
in measureless abundance generations
before we were born"
We were all gazing into the blazing
fire that burned so brightly as to pain
the eyes. Julia said it seemed to be
trying to make as much light as possi-
BILE, in order to make up for having
been SO long IN the dark.-N. Y. Tri-
blno
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12

IN THE COURT or COMMON PLEAS or BuTLER
COUNTY, EQUITY NO. SEPT. TERM, 1882.
In he petition OF John Grossman TO have
perpetual testimony relative 10 o deed from
Jacob q. Grossman and wife to John N. Hoon
which deed 10 now lost.
And now, to witt Dec. 8, 1881, petition pre-
eented and on due confederation thereof, subpe-
M is awarded to John N. Hoon and Jacob q.
Oroesman, and TO any and oil persons who may
be interested In tho said petition or bill TO Ap-
pear In the Court OF Common Pleas OF said
county, on the 4th day Of September. 1882. to
make an oath or Affirmation to said petition or
BILL and In case no answer thereto s fled, and
In case the said persons subpoenaed. or any
others do not attend on or before said day,
George G. Pillow Is hereby appointed commits
sioner 10 proceed on said 4th day OF September.
1882 at 2 O'Clock, p. NJ, Of said day at the Office
OF the Prothonotary Of said county TO take the
depositions Of ali witnesses who may be produc-
cd by said petitioners respecting the proof Of
the facts alleged In said bill or petition, aud 10
sscertain snd establish the same and TO make
return Of said dspositions unto said Court when
such order and decree In the premises will be
further 1t appearing from said petition that the
residepce OF the said Jno. ". Hoon and Jacob
q. Grossman is unknown and believed not to be
within this commonwealth, II In ordered that
notice Of this subpoena and order Of Court be
given by publication thereof for three (3) sue
cessive weeks In one Of the weekly newspapers,
published I'm Butler prior to haid 4th day Of Sept.
1882. By THE CoURT.
Butler County 8. q, Certified from the re-
cord this 10th day Of June, 1882
NJ N. GREER, Prothonotary.
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, county OF
But Ier, To John N. Hoon and Jacob q. Cross
man, Greeting: We command you. that all
business and excuses beirg laid aside, You be
and appear Ia your proper persons before our
Judges 1t Butler ut our County Court Of Com
mon Pleas, there to be held for the county
Aforesaid ON Monday, the 4th OF Sept, 1882, TO
show cause II any yon have, why the Witnesses
ON behalf OF John Grossmsp, on his petition to
have perpetual testimony relative TO . deed
from Jacob q. Grossrnan and wifc TO John N:
Hoon, (deed now iosD should not be examined
and other testimony reduced 10 writing. and
hled OF record In our said Court In order 70 per-
petuate the same agreeably 70 the constitusion
of our 0overpment and this act Of Assembly IN
such case made and provided, On the part Of
petitioners and herein fail not, under the penal
ty Of one hundred pounds.
Witness the Honorable Z. McJunkin, Presi-
sent Of our said Court, at Butler, this 10th day
Of June, A. D., 1882. II. N GRkER,
iunel4-3t. Prothonotary.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
CArARRH EIys'CreamBaIm
$4,000 REWARD |

Will be paid for the detection and con.
viction Of any person selling or dealing
In any bogus, counterfeit or imitation
Hop BITTERs, especially Bitters or
preparations with the word HoP or
Hops In their name or connection there.
with, that Is intended TO mislead and
cheat the public, or for any preparation
put in any form, pretending to be the
same as Hop BITTERs The genuine
have cluster Of GREEN Hops (notice
tbis) printed on the white label, and
are the purest and best medicine on
earth, especially for Kidney, Liver and
Nervous Diseases Beware ofafl others,
and Of all pretended formulas or recipes
Of Hop BITrEas published in papers OF
for sale, as they are frauds and swindles
Whoever deals in any but the genuine
will be prosecuted.
Hop BITTERs MIRO. Co,
Rochester, N. Y.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
Worse Than blowing Out the
GJns

Did you hear the story of the man
in the hotel who, meddling with the
old style of bell rope in bedrooms to
see what it was, rung it unknowingly
and servant appeared I?
Why, how do you do p he said, ex-
tending his hand to the astonished
servant whom he thought visitor; sit
down what can l do for your
Did you ring p said the servant.
Ring? Why, no. Ring what
There amt no bell here.'
Then the servant explained the bell
rope and left
After he had gone the man thought
ne would try the bell rope for fun.
He gave it terrific pull, and just
then the gong rang for dinner, and,
thinking he had created an awful catas-
trophe down stairs, he was greatly
alarmed, locked and bolted his door,
and sat up all night expecting the ar
rival of the police.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
Where Coal Con, es From.

The coal fire in the CRATE sparkled
and crackeled and sent its sharp-point-
ed flames up through the dark mass,
giving even the smoke lurid hue.
We all sat gazing into the fire, max
ing fancies and thinking our own
thoughts, when Uncle John interrupt
ed the silence by saying:
"And 80, at last, this coal fulfills its
mission"
What do you mean, uncle 7" inter-
rupted Julia, who sat on her low stool,
leaning her face on Uncle Johns knee,
and smoothing the tabby cats pretty
fur.
"Why, / mean that after 80 many
long years, this coal has Mt last become
an agent for the use and comfort of
man. Perhaps you do not know how
coal is formed ?"
We all drew our chairs nearer, as
Julia exclaimed, "do tell us? 7"
"Well," began Uncle John, stroking
his long white beard, "many thousand
years ago, in fact, more years than any
of YOU can count even in whole life
time, there grew vast forest. There
were no North a:J South American
continents, nor even an Eastern or
Western World. An exceedingly
small portion Of the globe was land,
the rest was o wide sea. In many
places the ocean was shallow, and as
years went by the sand and drift mat
ter filled up the shallow places, until
they became great swamps. In these
swamps grew great forests.
The great amount Of carbonic acid
gas that mingled with the air, and the
high degree of warmth, along with the
constant moisture, caused these forests
to grow very rapidly. The pine tree
grew to immense size; ferns grew as
high as trees; and sort OF club moss,
that in our forests never grows over
three feet high, in those forests grew
eighty and ninety feet high.
Along the damp warm valley OF the
Amazon, in South America and the
tropics grow our richest and most pro-
fuse vegetation, but even that is moth.
ing compared to the ancient forests
that grew from the swamps.
In these forests the trees and vegeta-
tion grew so rapidly tina. they crowded
upon each other. Being too much
crowded, too much Of tLy vegetation
died as rapidly as IL Rad grown. Thus
year after year, the old forest died
down, and about it grew the new, un-
til one forest was piled upon another.
After thousands of years, gradually,
the whole surface Of the land began TO
sink, until the sea once more flowed
over the places where forests had
grown.
And again, after more thousands OF
years, the DRIFT matter and sand again
filed up the shallow places, and other
forests grew in new swamps.
AS years went by, they too, were
submerged in the gen.
This continued for numberlcss years.
Between each layer OF decayed forests,
there was layer Of sand and mud, and
shells and drift matter that finally
hardened into rock, forming the lime
stone or sandstone that is found In our
coal mines.
Miners can tell just how many times
the coal-beds have been submerged by
the number of layers Of sandstone or OF
limestone.
Most of tho trees OF that ancient
forest were pine trees.
Pine contains tar and pitch and n
great deal Of resinous matter. Coal
also contains tar and pitch and rosin,
which Is received from the decaycd
pino. Coal is pure carbon, and is black
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
iN0T1CE,l1N DIVORCE.

In the matter OF the sppIcstion Of Mary X
Elliott for divorce vinculo matrironia from
her husband, Harry A. Elliott.
A. d., No. IS, March Term, 1882, To HarJ
A. Elliott, respondent.
Whereas subpoens and m alias subpoena IN
the above stated case haye been retained n. T.
I. Nov this 10 to require you to be and appear
iu vour proper person before saii Court, ON the
first Monday Of September Torn next, A. D.,
1882, being the 4tlf day OF said month, TO answer
to said complaint, and to show canse, y any you
have. why the prayer thereof should not be
Granted. THOS. DONAGHY, Sheriff.
And now, June 9Th, 1882, having been appoint
ed Commissioner by the Court 70 take testimony
in above stated case and to report the same 10
Court notice d hereby given that will attend
to the duties Of said appointment. st my ofice,
at Butler. on Friday, the 14th day ct July, a. d.
1882, 1T 10 O'Clock, A. n. Of said day, ut which
time and place all persons Interested may at-
tend II they rec proper.
GEORGE 9. PILLOW, Commissioner.
june14-Gt.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
NewIy.Marrted Coupre.

A couple left the train at the Union
depot and walked up Jefferson avenue
yesterday. She had long curls and a
pink dress and yellow sash, and he
had standing collar saving bis ears
oil, buttonhole boquet and n pair of
new boots freshly creased and one size
too small They hadn't walked two
blocks when they came to man sitting
on box in front of store, and as he
caught sight Of them grin crept over
his face like molasses spreading out on
q shingle.
'Grinning at rs | 'spose p queried
the young man, as be came to o halt.
Yes, frankly replied the sitter.
'Tickles you most to death to see US
take hold of hands, don't it?'
1T does.'
And you imagine you can see us
feeding each other caramels, can't your
Il can
And you shake all over at the way
we gawk around and keep our mouths
open p
That's me-
We'll, this ia me Pm not purity,
and haven't been cultivated between
th rows, nor hilled up nor fertilized.
/ ant what you call Stalled, and the
old man looks twenty per cent worse
than do but it won't take me over a
minute to jam you seven feet into tho
ground told Lucy / was going to
Legin on the first man who looked
cross-eyed at US, and you are the chap.
Prepare to be pulverized =
Beg pardon, but didn u mean p
Yes, you did Lucy, hold my hat
while ] mop HIM?
'Say-hold on--say-!'
He took up the middle of the street
lik, runaway horse, and the young
man took after him, but it was no use.
After race of a block the man who
grinned gained 80 fast that the other
stopped short and went back to his
girl and his hat. Stretching forth his
hand to the innocent maiden, he re-
marked.
Lucy, clasp on to that, and If you
let go for the next two hours, even to
wipe your nose, I'll never call you by
the sacred name Of wife !'-Detroi
Free Pre-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-12
Estate of Harriet Hays.

IATE OF CoSSoQUESEssING twp, dec'd)
Letters testameitary on the estate of Harri.
ct Hays, decd, late Of fConnoquenessing twp,
the undersigned, all persons knowing them
selves indebted to said estate will please make
immediate payment and any having claims
against said estate will present them duly au-
thenticated for payment
RoBERT 8. HAYS, F~,ra
JAMES s. HAYS,
Whitestown P. o., Butler Co. Pa.
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AudffOrs' Notice.

pet;tion Of James Morrison. Ex'r of Daniel
MilIison. for appointment of Auditor. o. c.,
No.SO, March Term, 1882.
And now to wit May 18th, 1882, J, NJ. Gal
breath Is appointed an Auditor as prayed for.
BY THE COURT.
Butler County, o: Certify from the record
this 3ist day Of May 1882. W.B DoDDs.
Clerk o. C.
Notice In hereby giyen, TO all concerned, that
the undersigned has been appointed Auditor,
TO make distribution in the matter of the estate
Of Daniel Miilison, decd, and that he will at
tend to the duties Of said appointment at my
Office in Butler, on Thursday, the 29th day OF
June, at the hour of 10 o'clock, A. h.
iune7-3t. J. ID. GALBREAfH.
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Standard Time.

Representative Belmont, to whom
was referred the joint resolu tion recent
ly introduced by Mr.. Flower, Of New
York, authorizing the President to call
an international conference TO fix a
common prime meridian for the regu.
lation of time throughout the worlG,
submitted report to the full commit
tee, in which he says that there is at
present no common and accepted
standard for the computation OF time
for other than astronomical purposes;
that in the absence of such an agree
ment serious embarrassment is felt in
tho ordinary affairs OF modern COM
merce, especially since the widespread
extension Of telegraph communication
aud railway transportation; that navi.
gators, geographers, and all who have
occasion to use charts or maps are put
to the greatest inconvenience; that an
international agreement on the subject
Is demanded more impcratively every
day, both by science and trade; that
the United States Government has
adopted the Greenwich meridian for
nautical purposes by the establishment
of the Meteorological Bureau; that q
signal service system, with postal and
other stations, extending over nearly
four years of solar time In North
America, has already compelled the
adoption of the standard time of 1886
A. NJ. at Washington as the moment
for making telegraphic reports from all
stations, and that the observations on
our naval vessels are made ut the
same hour of Washington time.
The same report concludes as fol-
lows; "The propositions embodied in
| the resolution have been discussed In
this country and in Europe by various
commercial and scientific societies, and
the necessity for an international con-
vention generally conceded. At the
recent meetings In Bolognc and Venice
the idea Of holding such convention
in Washington was very much favored.
1t is obvious that the United States,
having the greatest extent Of continu-
Gus longitudinal area OF any country
traversed by railway, postal and tele-
graph lines, should take the initiative
In movement so important TO science
and the worlds commerce"
The report was unanimously adopt
cd by the committee, and Mr. Belmont
was directed TO submit IL TO the House
| at the first opportunity.