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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-19
KoWiiskey!

Browns IRON BITTERs
is one of the very few tonic
medicines that are not COM
posed mostly of alcohol or
whiskey, thus becoming a
fruitful source of intemper-
ance by promoting a desire
for rum.
BRowN's IRON BITTERs
is guaranteed to be a non
Intoxicating stimulant, and
it will, in nearly every case,
take the place of all liquor,
and at the same time abso-
lutely kill the desire for
whiskey and other intoxi-
eating beverages.
Rev. G. w. RICE, editor OF
the american Christian Re-
wezU, says of Browns Iron
Bitters:
Gin, o., Nov. I6, 1881.
Gents The foolish vast
ing of vital force in business,
pleasure, and vicious indul-
gence of our people, makes
your preparation necessity;
and if applied, will save hun
dreds who resort to saloons
for temporary recuPerahon.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-19
BLADDER AND KIDNEYS.

Most of the diseases of the bladder originate
from those of the kidneys; restore the action OF
the liver fully, and both the kidneys and bladder
will be restored.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-19

FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-07-19

This medicine will positively cure you OF thi
terrible disease. 1t is vain boast, but we asser
emphatically what we know to be true, Simmons
Liver Regulator will cure you.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
Agricultural Economics.

The profit OF the future is to come In
avoidance of wastes Of the farm. As
the country grows older. land dearer aud
heavier. competition wakes
ilcrccr in all agricultural production. A
ruinous share Of the hay 10 lost first in
cutting when ripencd to woodincss or
dried 10 hardened stems; then in giving
il out to sustain life and animal heat
rather than for fat and flesh. Corn is
also thrown away by insufficient or in
iudicious feeding. There is enormous
loss in keeping poor COW that yields
three hundred eallcns of milk per an.
mum instead Of one that produces six
hundred at about the same cost. One
may bring the owner in debt, while the
other affords handsome profit on ex-
pcnsc of keep. A cow that gives milk
only from April to November, and runs
dry when forage is costly and milk is
dear, should have Il few months extra
feeding, and 20 10 the butcher rs soon
aS possible That cow is dry fOrmorc
than SiN weeks is the fault of the owner
in not procuring "thc survival of the
littcst,' and again, perhaps in not sup
plying ample and succulcnt food at all
seasons, while the milk habit of the
young COW Is forming. The loss in milk
and meat by irregular feeding and n
change from fresh pastures to II straw
stack and coarse hay during an inrlcm-
cnt season, is an irrcparablc waste
which is projected into the succeeding
summer without regard to the abund-
ancc of lis pasture.
The losses from negligence, or want
Of skill in the preparation for market,
the manipulation or manufacture from
raw material, is enormous. Milk of the
same quality, of the same cost, makes
butter at fifteen cents and at half a dol
lar per pound. Mixed fruits sell in
market at half the value of assorted
samples neatly put up. The pig prod
ucls of II famous Massachusetts farm are
disposed of in New York City at TWEEN
ty-ihrcc cents per pound, while similar
goods from the average farm command
but thirteen cents skill, taste, neat
ness and wcll-carncd reputation fol
reliable excellence get the highest re
wards give better dividends than th'
capital and labor represented in th,
product ON which they are expended
There i, solid money in these intangible
valuablcS. But the wastes that may h,
avoided are numerous in every depart
mcnt # agricultural practice, and can
not be limited at in paragraph. The,
are illustrated in the differing costs an'
selling prices of the products of adioin
ng farms in every ncighborhond of th'
I aud A T. TyJIbDs
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
Some New Aritlmctical Problems.

A Wisconsin school teacher had nino-
teen scholars and she figured up at the
ond of three months that she had be-
slowed l2S licGngs on the school. AL
lowing that one boy received seventeen
OF them, and that three of the girls
escaped entirely, how many lickings did
each of the others receive.
The average fisherman gets four nib
blrs to one bite, and three bites to a
fish, and half his fish are not worth
carving home. At this rate how long
will il take fisherman to exhaust the
supply OF sheep-hcadS and dog-tshP
The friends of certain man chip in
four cents apiece and purchase sponge
TO present him on his birthday rs en-
blematcak of his daily life. The GER
tain man lets himself loose on the donors
and damages each ones head to tho
amount OF S3,47. How much is each
donor out of pockctp
Ayoung man wagers fifty cents that
ne can put billiard ball into his mouth,
and he wins the bet A surgeon charges
him - for four hours work in rcmov-
ing it. What was the exact gain in be-
liH oh"iN'
A man pays fifty cents extra to take
lau,hinr vas while having y tooth
| M led, The dentist could have pulled
| six AS well as one and without any
further cost How much did the patient
lose by being so stingy OF his molar'P
The candy eaten by u school girl costs
lust as much as her srhool-boo%s the
peanuts she devours cost more than hel
singing lessons; her icc-cream cost:
more than her french, and the gas anc
fuel she consumes while sparkling foo
up twice the cost of learning her t.
| paint landscapes on old jugs and pitch
= ers. Therefore, how many daughter
. must man have to be richP .
An Alderman pays reporter 20 70
; write him a speech favOring the ereo-
tion of new school house. but after 90
iiyerinr eleven cents worth Of the ora
ton he is informed that there is no ques-
ton before the meeting, and he ialls
back and breaks p;ir of suspenders
worth th,rty-live cents. How much is
the great man out of pocketp
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
WIT AND WISDOM.

Dean Stanley said; Tho best rem
edy for all evils is TO look forward.
1t takes clever man TO conceal
from others what he doesn't know.
Said young miss the other day as
she examined cat that was shedding
it's feathers" :" really believe this cat
has been moth eaten"
"A girl vino sets out to look grace
ful in u hammock has as much work on
hand as tho man who tries TO be languid
with n saw-log following him down hill.
-DCtrOH Free Press.
IS said little Edith TO her doll:
There, don't answer me back. You
musn he saury, no matter how hateful
am. You must remember am your
mother" Strange, what curious ideas
children get into their heads sometimes.
our Continent
A New York paper says "the leo
pitcher is moro fatal Than alcohol
That depends. An ice pitcher is g
harmless thing in itself; but If II man
were TO swallow one he would no doubt
wish he had taken u pint Of alcohol in
stead. -NOrriStOwn HcrdId
y should like to have n coin dated
the year OF my BIRTH said maiden
lady Of uncertain age TO male ac-
auaintance. "Do YOU think you could
get one for me?' al am afraid not,
he rrplied. "Thcse very old coins are
only to be found in valuable collec-
| lions.
She was an up-town lady Of culture.
| She stood watching boat loaded with
ice "What is that boat loaded withP'
"lcc," was the reply. "Oh, N.Y. she
exclaimed in surprise; If the horrid
stuff should melt, the water would sink
the boat.'-N y. Sun.
Don't you known how hard it is for
some people to get out OF room alter
their visit is really oyerP One would think
they had been built in your parlor or
study, and were waiting TO be launched
-H6'mcS. We think there is typo
graphical error in the last word of tho
above. 1t was probably n lunch, and
not launch, they were awaiting.
There are such people. le.-7erds SittingS
| "A JtThcN lllilu N'lll W AihuNh Nhuhh,
Pa, to spend his vacation, and during
his first night three old hens, which had
zone TO r5ost on tree outside his bed
room window, were disturbed by cat.
and flew into the apartment. Tho
.Icrscvman awakened and slashed pill
low around until they found their way
out. The next moruing he told his
host that he should come there every
summer, for during the whCe night ne
had seen but three mosquitoes. ~-f"'to-
dciphia Nc,CS.
An official in the Water Board of 6
Western city having departed This life.
the city Government, who esteemed
him NJ faithful cmploye, sent his sal
airy for the remainder OF the year with a
letter of coincidence to the widow. A
, friend of the latter in speaking of her
loss remarked that the action of the city
hal been very consdcrate, etc. Yes, "
said the bcrcavcd one, "but seems ii
they might have shut of the water for
!, half day at least, as a mark of respect
: for John. ."-BOStOR Commercial Butlc'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
How to Catch Frogs.

The Washington Star thus tells how
frogs are caught in the Potomac; The
manner of catching them is to DRIFT
about at night in skiIf among the
swamps which line the Potomac and its
creeks with bulrs.cyc dark lantern.
When the frogs tegin their loud, gut
ternl conversation with each other. the
hunter edges up MS near as possible to
his game and throws the intensely re-
ilected light from the bull s-eye direct
" upon The frog which appears TO have
the elect OF completely paralyzing him.
Once the light strikes them they are
immovable, and will suffer themselves
to be bagged without murmur. One
expert stated to u star reporter that he
took Il dozen from of one old rotten log
in Hunting Creek, but big moccasin
snake struck out for him, and in getting
away he lost nine of them. The frog,
are particularly plump this year. ana
their saddles tender as squao mea"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13


The existence of coal in the Arctic re-
zion, and the nature OF its composition,
constitute one Of the most remarka, a,le
discoveries in modern geology. This
coal seam, it appears, is found n the
side of narrow mountain gorge me
prevailing rock OF the surrounding dis
trio, being shingly claystone oil very
irregular arrangement, but mainly dip
ping to the westward, and, so far as as
certained, devoid OF fossils, though the
vegetation presents no less than sixty
species of plants. The coal has q bright,
shiny appearance, is somewhat OF
pitchy character. and very brittle; ou
ANALYSIS, it cannot be distinguished Iron IRON
bituminous coal OF exceeding go1a q,n tune
;tv and is found to belong 20 .n' s,ne o
y, csyr,boniferous period. II contains shse sD'ae
s;xtv.6ye per cent OF coke; an" ,,r,ovs ,
s,S' sSSc are acquainted with the ,fi various ,a'
onaI m" fields Of England trace s'ronS 10. re
somhIance Goa, between the Arctic and the
English, \ Sun
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

lT WILL be remembered that General
Sherman, not many years since, visited
the scene Of the present hostilities in
Egypt, is perfectly familiar with the
theater Of operations, and during our
civil war had great deal Of experience
in flank movements He said that
Wolscley showed great nerve in taking
the sacred bull by the horns. so to speak.
without waiting for the result OF nego-
tiations at Conslantinople. "Ah, he is
great soldier, that Wolselcy," said tho
General. "a great soldier. The English
people will pay him well, and he knows
it," The General was evidently thinking
Of the difference between the pay of II
General in the army of the United
States and n successful General in the
English army, with his titles and their
substantial ElO0,000 attachments. Ho
says Wolseleys recent movement on
Ismailia was equal to anything Of sim
liar character undertaken by the first
Napoleon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
A Concert in India,

We were once misguided enough to
inouire of some native officials III India
what Instruments Of music their town
possessed, and were waited upon next
day, in consequence, by all the music
ians of the place. First came n group
of nine women who sang some wild and
plaintyo strains in unison Ill a minor
key; one of them kept time by
occasionally swapping her fingers, while
another performed a rude accompanl-
mcnt ON small barre-shapcd drum,
the ends of which were covered with
goatskin. The head-dress of some OF
these singers was peculiar, and consisted
of folds Of calico over the head and
round the throat, rather like the drap-
cry of some orders of nuns and similar
to that given by painters to st, Anna,
and other holy women Of the Bible. The
grouping of these people, as they sat
close together ON the ground, was ex-
trcmely picturesque; and listening to
the sad swcctnCss Of their strains, ono
could easily imagine such to have been
| the appearance and the melody oi the
/ daughters Of Jerusalem NJ they la-
mented by the waters Of Babylon.
The singing ended, n man was seen to
rise in the background, lifting un cnor-
nous brazcn trumpet nearly rs long us
himself, on which he blew two most ter
rife blasts, excruciating in English cars.
These sounds were prolonged, and
seemed to sink down through long
waiing discord rnexprossibly painful to
listen to, but not unfrequently to be
heard in that district of the Punlah.
The effort of blowing the trumpet Is
considerable, and we We're glad to make
this an excuse for hearing no more OF II,
and submitted with the best grace We
could to performance OF tom'tom
while two more men exercised then
lungs upon horrid little trumpets OF
smaller size. When these were dis
missed we had kind of duet all on on,
note from two men, one of whom beat
small drum open at one end, like yer.
deep tambourinc, while another playe'
upon something like four-stringe'
banjo. The lower part of this insiru
ment was made of gourd, and two o
the strings were passed through blu
glass beads, while the other two wer
raised by cowries of different sizes tn
banjo was further adorned by the green
and-gold label from some English cot
ton-reel or piece of calico, stuck on tn
stem by way of ornament.
Perhaps this concert was mn unusuf
amount of native music for English pee
pie to hear at once, but no one can .
long in India without meeting wit
some Of it. Temple Bar.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
Straw In the Manger.

It i. not at all difficult to rot down n
straw pile, and by so doing to gcrminate
and kill most of the weed seeds con-
tanned therein; by making the stack
very flat, so as TO catch much water,
il rots rapidly and so soon as It gets
once thoroughly wcttcd, by rcpiltng, it
soon heat, and decays. But the stack
or pile of straw at best contains car on
and silica in quantities, and these are
the most common and least valuable OF
all the elements of plan, food, Inc
quantity of potash, nitrogen and phoS.
| rhoric acid is very small indeed, and
there is no method by which this pile ol
straw can in any way be changed into
manure containing any more ol thrS'
valuable elements than were in tho
stack originally. II we tread this pile
down il will only he pile of wet straw
and il we rot il ever so thoroughly, |
will only he Il smaller pile of thorough,
rottcd straw, and, at best, little bette
than so much swamp muck.
II is only by the use of straw as n
absorbent, and as n coarser food 10
fattening animale, and by using with
much r.ch food, such as corn, bran, OF
or cotton. seed meal, etc, that we cni
change it into manure that shall real,
be very valuable to use. and that WI,
largely increase the crops where uscu
We must no. expect that we can rais'
large crops of grain year alter year
and sell the most valuable part, anu D.
any method turn the straw into ,,.,. maa,r an ,h'
that shall keep up the fertility OF TN M
soil if we manure only with straw W.
must expect to grow only 5traw nGposl
the land. 1t is unfortunate for b. A
r., or any other man, to be SO si'uate
that he cannot afford to raise stock
cat I'M and tread down the straw, an
to be fed richer foods, so as to make
full supply of rich manure. with an
, system of farming we now have III
land must, sooner or later, become e,
hausted and cease to yield prohtan
crops II we fail to return to the SOIL VI
essentirl elements of plant food remove
;; in such ,rops.-Cor. ~ Y Tribune
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
JESSIE IN THE LANE.

The tlelds are clover.iaoen,
Tho bees arc on tho wing
As Jessie, loyeliest maiden,
Goes gayly saunterlna
hn0wn tho breezy iane.
the merry birds around her sing,
NOT warble they In VAN,
AZ through the lane she moves along.
i.
ehe loves the purple clover,
, Tho drone OF hrrrying poes,
Inc songs that noat above hcr,.
Inc blossOm.scented breoLe
That rufs her sunny hair;
For Jesslos maiden hearts at ease,
untouchcn Dy loVe ssweet care
fnu nnus dear Mother Nature ylclds
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

During the night lions have been
prowling about and Keeping up a
hdcous roaring, so hurry away in front
with the prospect of meeting one stroll
ing home in the gray light Of the early
hours. The mir is raw and cold. 50 |
march at the doublc-quick and reckless
" thrust my hand, to the bottom Of my
pockets in the happy CONSCIOUSNESS of
not being in Regent street. My two usual
attendants in my hunting expeditions
have considerably shrivclcd up. and
have developed an ashy complexion I'M
pleasant to behold, aud they stink around
shiycring with the cold and doubtless
envying me my pockets.
We soon get considerable distance
ahead Of the caravan, and begin 10 keep
sharp look ont for game. Several
herds are described at n distance;
but, not caring TO 60 far out OF the way,
We leave these mmolc,lcd. Matters,
however, do not become more promis-
ing, and we begin 10 conclude there Is
To be- no sport this morning. just rs
that thought shapes itself down sinks
the guide in n crouchmg position, while
he rNcitcdly whispers: "A lion' lion, ~
lnstinctivcly we follow his example.
After hurried glance at my rifle |
cautiously raise my head. Looking in
the direction indicated by the guid"
| am mortified at seeing u tine lion
lci,urcly bounding away through the
long rrass. Rising erect | fire pro
cjnitatrly. The lion, umharmcd, simply
plr,cs for Il mOmcntary stare and then
continues its course. Grinding out an
EXPRESSION OF intense NcNaDloI ANA
Welding to the impulse OF the moment
| | rash after the animal in hot haste, MY
servants, less eager and more wise lllan
| |, remain where they were. IT never
occurs to me that have only the re,
naming cartridge ofmy doubIc-barrc'cd
rifle for II possible encounter with the
enemy.
The movements of the lion can only
be traced hy lh; shaking oI the grass,
and with eve in'cntly nXcd on that |
dash ON rcll-mcl!, tripping, stumbling
and gaspng for breath, while my heart
pnlpitatcS with the excitement OF the
chase. We thus keep up the race Tor
about 800 yards when all at once the
shaking of the grass ceases, rrmln'lhg
me that must proceed with much more
caution lest rush abruptly into The
fcrvrnt embraces Of his lconinc hlgh
ness il consummation most dcyoutly l'
be deprecated, seeing have no amni
ton for the worlds rcprobation and
..,,,,,,,h MnNinn Nnr'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

The Khedive has prescribed treat
ment of officers who come back to him
from Arab. which is calculated to wash
out their treason, but not to encourage
others to return; it is to have them keel
hauled by the frigate Seanda. Keel
hauling is to pass a line under the ship,
hitch the victim to one end, let him
down on one side, haul him under the
ship and up on the other side, making
no haste in the hauling. 1t is intended
to fetch the keelhauled to the next to
the last gasp.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

Prof. Henry A. Ward, of Roches-
ter, has taken contract to purchase for
the American Museum of Natural His
tory, in Central Park, New York, the
specimens of two valuable collections.
One is to be a complete collection of the
mammals and birds of North America,
including some seven or eight hundred
specimens, and its cost, to be defrayel
by Morris X. Jessup, will be $4,000
the other will be q collection represent
ing all the quadrumana of the world
About 800 mokeys will comprise the
latter collection, the expense of which
$1,000, is provided for by Robert Col
gate. 1t will take Prof. Ward upward
OF two wears to make the collections
N Y zyn,ss.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

Of Col. Sellers, who lives in Camden. He
reckons that in Camden County there
are 10000 people, half of whom swear.
That would be S35, 900 for an oath apiece.
Each fellow swears fifty times a day.
That makes 81, $4,000 daily income,
So, ,250,OOO per week, and, counting
twenty-six good working days to the
month, 1918, 800, 900 each month.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

HENRY WARD BEEcHER says that if he
was newspaper man he wouldn't be-
lieve in anything or anybody that had
an AK to grind. Yes, Henry, and there
are lots of things that newspaper mer
don't take much stock in.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

IT MAY be creditable to the Washing.
ton police that more instances of insults
to women are detected there than in any
other city of equal size in the country,
but at the same aimo it does not speak
very well for our statesmen.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

THE Je,Cish Messenger rcbukcs the
Hebrews for leaving their religion in ;he
city when they go TO the summer resorts,
and says: "We have yet to learn Of Il
sjNgle instance OF public worship on the
Jewish Sabbath at any country place
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

DECREASE of the public debt fol
August $l6,OOO,OOO. During the next
two months the Government will dis,
burso 81, 800, 200 in payment of called
bonds, interest on the public debt and
pensions.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

Tile cook at tho White House during
she illness Of President Garfield, wants
20 know why her name has been omitted
from tho list of employees who are to re-
ceive extra compensation. This is q re-
markaple oversight, perhaps due to the
cooks lack of cheek.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

A newly-married Iowa farmer,
whose blis,ful slumbers were dispelled
by the Tin horns and horse fddles of q
"charivari" party, put to disastrous
fight the disturbers of his peace by
overturning among them half dozen
bec-hives. The proverblal industry OF
the pugnacious insects proved more ef-
fec ual than shot'guns or hot water
CHICAGO journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

Rev. GEORGE G. Min is preaching
at Watkins Glen, where he will soon
have an opportunity of meeting Herbert
Spencer, the man whose writings, he says,
first led him to disblicvc in the Church
and finally to renounce the Christian
faith altogother.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

Six inches of rain fell all over North.
western Texas during the recent heavy
storm, and it is estimated that $4,000
sheep, besides horses, cattle, mules, and
sixty to seventy.tive persons were swept
away. About fifty houses are gone in
Laredo.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
A corEMroRARY significantly asks:

How does it happen that the British in
Epypt get regularly beaten in the after,
noon papers, and come up all right and
setting on in the papers of next morning.
ITow comes it that the afternoon papers
,o ,ro' ,o destructive to the Britishp By what
line do they get their newsY
Those who have access to both morIl-
inc and evening papers may have often
noticed this irregularlty.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

Jordan Perkins was plowing with a
mule near Eufaula, Ala, and when IN
the act Of turning the animal at the end
of furow, made it mad by striking IT,
when Il kicked him on the chin, shat
tering it and his teeth, and cutting his
tongue anarly off.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13

WHILE General Swain is still of opin-
ion that the confinement of Sergeant
Mason is illegal, the confinement goes
OH, and in time the sentence will be
served out.