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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-01-24


spects For instance the girl born this year
will probably not be married before the year
A. D. 5000" If this be true it is sad news
for the girl born this year. Think of waiting
IL, years for husband, with probability
that, as usual with her sex, she will get poor
excuse Of fellow after all. Long ere the wild
bells shall have rung out old 1899, the girl
born this YEAR will feel like the western belle
who had held her position like statue among
the wall-fogers at dance, until long after
midnight. At length an eastern exquisite
timidly ventured to inquire if he might have
the happiness to lead her in the next dance
you just bet you can, Gully she replied;
Pm doggoned if haven't jest sot and sot and
sot till thought I'd almost tuck root"
"A correspondent of Pittsburgh paper
writing from New Castle, says that lately a
young lady of that town, the only daughter
of widow, was married to one of three men to
whom she was engaged, and as she married the
enc her mother disliked the most, there was
weeping, waling and gnashmg of teeth on the
part of the aforesaid mother. One of the
men to whom the young woman was engaged
to be married, was farmer aud lived IN But.
Ter county. The other two lived near New
Castle. To avoid marrying the one whom her
mother wished her to marry, she wrote letter
to the Butler county farmer, telling him that
she wou d marry him on Tuesday. In the
mean time her mother made things so Lively
for her that she married the New Castle man to
whom her mother objected. Their marriage took
place on Friday. When Tuesday arrived and the
Butte. farmer appeared ready to be sacrificed
on the alter of malrimony, he found the fail
object of his affections the wife of another. Ii
saw that he was greatly astonished expresses
the fact very mildly. Indeed, language is in
adequate to express the disappointed feelings
| of his lacerated heart.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-01-24

BERG & CYPHER, Butler, Pa.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
sHRINkAGE OF PRICE.

Some of the leading businessmen in
the country appear to have made up
their minds to regulate their business
upon the supposition that the present
shrinkage of values of goods, wares and
merchandise is not likely to be tenn
porary character, but must probably
through the remainder of the present
year as well as the year 1874. This pro-
ceeds upon the assumption that the en-
suing session of Congress will be occu-
pied by efforts to legislate on the sub
jects of the tariff, the internal revenue
system, and the currency, and that
whatever the result may be in Congress
the whole agitation will be carried into
the great National election canvass for
President in 1884.
However, this may be, We certainly
regard it us both wise and prudent to
keep business as active as possible at
the current prices, and to avoid as
much as possible participation in these
gigantic speculations between the adj
vocates of high and low prices which
have really caused so much mischief by
producing stagnation of business, for
it must be evident that, as the manu-
lecturers and importers are all alike de-
pendent upon the activity of trade and
the sales for home consumption, the
longer the stagnation is protracted the
worse it must be for the domestic in
dustries, the railroads and the importing
merchants,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
FOOLS THEIR MONEY.

The London Daily NeCs announces
that a number of English holders OF
Confederate bonds have raised pool OF
10000, or S50,O0O, to be used in an en-
deavor to induce some of the Southern
States to recognize a portion OF the debt.
Lord Penzance and two members of
Parliament, Mr.. Gorst and Mr.. Bruce,
have been appointed trustees of the fund
and managers of the movement, and
some influential Southers" are to be
solicited to assist the effort.
There is a pleasant delusiOn in the
public mind that men of wealth always
possess a great deal of shrewdness and
have excellent noses for successful ven
lures. How else could they have grown
rich?
The truth is that rich men are the
best pigeons in the financial market.
They can be plucked with very little
difficulty. AS they share in the public
decisions as to their own shrewdneSs
they ore ready to rush into any specula-
ton presented to them as compliment
to their peculiar sharpness.
There is an old saying that "fools and
their money are soon parted" The
truth of the proverb will be practically
discovered by the Englishmen who
have put $4,000 into this wild, idiotic
attempt to get Confederate bods paid.
They will find influential Southers" to
aid them, under the circumstances, no
doubt. But that is about all they will
yet for their money.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
SCIENCE AND UTILITY.

In Krupp's great gun factory at Essen,
compressed carbonic acid is used for the
Manufacture of what ice and settler water
may be required by the workmen.
NJ. Victor Saint Paul has placed $1,000
at the disposal OF the Paris Academy OF
Medicine as prize TO any person, what
ever may be his vocation or nationality,
who shall succeed in discovering an infalli.
BILE means of cure for diphtheria.
For period of 40 years none Of the men
employed in a German ultramarine had
been observed 10 suffer from consumption.
The immunity of the employees is attrlbu'
ted to the constant production OF sulphur
Gus acid by the burning of sulphur in the
course OF the making OF the ultramarine,
At meeting of the Linnean, Society,
London, last month, Mr.. G. Murray ex'
hibited specimens OF dace killed by the
fungus disease, (Saprolegnia feraXl. the re-
suit of incubation. He asserted that this
was the first recorded experimental proof
OF the possibility that this disease could
be communicated to fishes.
It's mistake to suppose that the crum-
bling OF brick is due solely TO great vari.
atoms OF temperature. NJ. Parive traces the
disintegration TO a microscopic organism.
Atmospheric action will. of course, readily
second the destructive effects of that pion.
eer penetrator OF all but the most compact
and well.burned bricks.
.. Contrary to the statement in the last
edition of the United States Dispensary,
that the drops from full bottle should be
less than from one more or less emptied,"
Professor G. +. Hines of Carlisle, Pa, has
experimentally demonstrated-what any
body can find out for himself in few
minutes-that drops diminish in size as
tn bottle is emptied.
Mr. J. +. H. Gordon, net later than three
years ago, was a strong advocate as he ac'
knowledges himself, OF dynamo.eleCtrlc
machines occupying very small space and
driven at high rate of speed. Now, after
a costly series Of experiments, he finds
that large machine driven at compare
lively slow rate gives incomparably the
best result and does not endanger life by
living to pieces.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
PERSONAL CHIr.CHAT.

GOVERNOR BUTLER is threatened with
writer's palsy.
GENERAL ScHoF1ELD is the youngest major
general in the army.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON is catching
trout among the mountains of Virginia.
OLIs l.. WARD, the scultor, is at work on
statue of William Lloyd Garrison.
JAY GOULD is said to be one of the best
botsnists in America.
CONGRESSMAN Horn, Of Michigan, will
introduce the base.ba influence into poll.
tics.
The aesthetic young ladies of Delaware
part their peaches in the middle before
canning them.
The Syracuse ladies are taking chlorine
baths. 1t not only blesches the hair but
the skin at the same.
MRS. LANGrRY is really writing book on
America, and it is to be especially critical
as regards our morals.
4 sTALwARr young female student in q
Texas high school was delivered of vale
dictory one day and twins the next.
THE Louisville Coarier-Journal thinks
that DR.. Dix and Jane Swisshelm should
have met before they had lost the vigor OF
youth.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR has in his library an
old deed showing that Washington once
speculated in Mohawk Valley land.
JUDGING from the anecdotes Of Bob Lin
coin that are turning up in the Northwest,
he has Presidential bureau there.
HENRY IRVING has 200 pairs of suspend
ers. But what doth 1t profit man, says
the Philadelphia News, if he hath 200 pairs
of suspenders if he Lose one button?
QUEEN VICTORIA is a newspaper reader
and that is why she has reigned longer
than Elizabeth. Elizabeth however, used
to get Shakespeare 10 read his plays to
her.
GEORGE w. CHILDs, OF the Philadelphia
Ledger, will probably run over to England
next month and pay his friend Walters, OIL
The London Times, brief friendly visit.
THERE are now only three men in the
British House of Commons who were there
when Victoria ascepdened the throne, forty
six years ago. They are Mr.. Gladstone
Mr.. Talbot, member for Wolyerhampton
Earl Grew is the only living member Of
the Cabinet that was in office at that time
"MR. MACEAY," We learn from the Lon
don World, has been living for some years
between Paris and Mentone, but he con
templates returning home this fall He
is building magnificent house in New
York for a winter residence, and for sum
mer abode he already possesses splendid
domain in Nevada on which he has erected
house as large as Buckingham Palace and
quite as sumptuous in its interior arrange
ments. Mr.. Mackay's income averages
Gl50,OOO per month, and there does moi
seem any prospect OF the mines from
which he derives his wealth becoming ex
hausted, but when they do he will have d
mighty pile to fall back upon"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
WOMEN,S WORK.


There are now said to be in the State
of Massachusetts,, outside Of household
labor, no less than two hundred and
eighty.four different branches Of busl-
ness in which women can find profit
able employment and earn living.
This fact is of some consequence, be-
cause, according to the same authority,
no less than a quarter Of a million OF
women do actually earn a living by
their own labor in these various en-
Payments. 1t is also interesting, in
view of the consideration that the State
of Massachusetts has for many years
had surplus of female population,
which is accounted for by the large and
steady emigration of the male Yankees
to the Middle, Southern, Western aud
Pacific States in search of better open
ingings for business purposes than they
could find at home.
1t may be said with good deal OF
truth, that the increasing number of fe-
males employed in business Of various
kinds in the Northern States and cities
show the influence exercised IN this
country by the agitation. Of what has
been called the women's rights ques-
ton. Yet. nevertheless, it is a we'll
known fact that in France, Austria and
Germany, female labor is employed in
many branches of business that are
wholly beyond their reach in America.
In Germany, for instance, a large part
ofth agricultural labor is performed
by women; and in tine city of Vienna
women are used as hod-carriers on new
buildings.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15

circulated By the German and slso IN.
American press, giving accounts OF M,
JacksOn's rather rema rkable entree -
court favor, have been mostly imaein.
ary, and certainly hr from the truth
auainted with the king In the "a.
d.ns attached to the palace, ana
took care to meet the sovereipn
every day, and then always behsyed
with such respectful admiration as first
attracted
The MenaPch's Alteration
and then won his favor. All Of which
h untrue, as Mr.. Jackson never dream.
ed OF counting royal favor, and ONLY
met the King accidently while going to
or from the consulate and his boarding
house, or occasionally while taking an
afternoon stroll in the parks rs would
any other private citizen.
Other stories, too ridiculous and
foolish for repetition, have been circu.
lated in regard to his great influence
over the King and forcing himself con.
spicuously upon his attention.
One paper, speaking OF Mr.. Jsckson's
personal appearance, says: "He is tall
and slender, very handsome, with a
blonde mustache, brown hair, and very
dark eyes, etc. Whereas, he Is ju:t
the opposite from this, Though he is not
what would be called homely. He is
in appearance more German than
American. He Is about five feet eight
inches high, weighs nearly two hun.
dred pounds, is broad shouldered, with
q square face, clearly shaved except
his mustache, which Is brown like his
hair, instead OF being blends. His eve,
are more blue than gray, and have
pleasant, winning expression that lights
up his face and makes 1t almost f.sci.
mating to those with whom he comes in
contact. He Is, withal, perfect gen.
tleman In department, Is finely edu.
Gated, an excellent conversationsli.t,
and, with well.balsnced mind and
good American head on his shoulders,
will not only be able to take care Of
himself, but will do honor to the coun.
try from which he has severed his ns.
tionality.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
The SUMMER GIRL.

Peculiarly an American Product
Pretty. Sentimental. Convenient aud
lneXpensive.
The summer girl Is peculiarly Amer.
lean product, says a philosopher in the
Trenton Times. No other soil, so far ss
known, has ever produced her. She
seems to have been discovered several
years ago b. some college students, and
has since been cultivated to large ex.
tent all over the country. She is u
very popular creature In certain quar-
tiers, and possesses undoubted chsrmS
and has her advantages. Ii might not
be amiss Just now to enumerate few
of her uses.
The summer girl Is great conven-
fence. She does not expect to be fon.
died and fed on dainties during the
winter. The young man who cult.
Yates her acquaintance knows just
when and where to find her. lie isnot
expected to become acquainted with
her before strawberry time. She does
not display her airy fairness, so TO
sneak, until the ice cream season IL
thoi oughly ripe. The hammock in
which she swings and the perforated
sleeves that she wears do not appear
before June.
The summer girl Is sentimental.
Having an active existence only dur.
ing the warm months, It becomes nee.
essary for her to lay ina stock of senti.
ment during three months that will
last throughout the year. Therefore,
she IL very sweet, very tender, very
caressable. The young man who claims
her for his own from June tn Septem.
Der is believed to have o very soft"
time Of 1t. He Is supposed, IN senti.
mental slang, to have all the hugging
and kissing that he wants. The sum-
mer girl always has q supply Of kisses
on ha nd. II Is true some Of the kisses
are rather stale, having been kept all
winter, but when they are warmed up
The. pass very readily for fresh ones.
The youpr man who cultlvates sum.
mer Urls 1s not very particular what
kind of kisses he gets 80 long as they
are the clinging kind.
The summer girl Is pretty. IL she
wasn't pretty she wouldn't be = sum.
mer girl. She wears pretty girls
dresses, has pretty girls teeth, and
puts on a pretty girls smiles. She also
ture. She il usually plump, but not
stout; well formed, but not rolund. The
young man who pays for her straw
berries and cream, and takes her ~
picnics where they play copenhagen, Is
always proud Of her. The summer
girl never gets sOiled orlooks dirty. She
even manages to keep her back hair In
good shape after hugging match.
The su INNER girl is not very expen-
sive. Her wishes are few and cheap.
A row Oh the river now and then, an
occasional buggy ride, . plate OF Ice
cream Of q warm evening, and MI ~.
cort to picnic about once In two weeks,
nearly sums up her wants. Being only
a summer girl, she does NOT expect
those presents and that devotion that
belongs to the regular eveYy.day-in.ths
week and twice.On.Sunday .all.the-
yeaI.round girl. The summer girl IL
more like some luscious fruit that come,
only for time and then II gone for
that year, but is peculiarly sweet while
lasts
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
rMETRADE DOLLAR

Congress having failed to respond to
repeated appeals from the commercial
classes of the leading cities for action
looking to the withdrawal from eireula-
ton at home of the well-known silver
trade dollar, an organized movement
has been commenced by the business
men of New York city to refuse TO re-
ceive the coin at its nominal value OF
one dollar and thus subject it to q forced
depreciation which would drive it out
of circulation. This movement has
since been joined by the corresponding
classes in Philadelphia for similar
reason, and seems intended to Danish
this coin from common use and thereby
to compel Congress to adapt some
measure with reference to it. This
trade dollar contains in reality larger
quantity of silver than the regular
standard silver dollar, but the latter has
the advantage of being made by law a
legal tender in payment of debts, where
as the trade dollar has no such quality
and is in facts only q tOked. 1t was
coined originally for the purpose Of Sc
curing the control of the commerce OF
China, Japan and the East Indies,
where silver has for ages been the sole
standard of value, and in order to do
so this trade dollar was stamped as
such and made intrinsically more VAL
liable than any other silver dollar. But
when specie payments were restored at
home these trade dollars went into im-
mediate circulation and have there re-
,,,ainoH
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15

of history, thank thee for "The Quaker
Invasion of Massachusetts," is, IS 1t
should be, full and candid presentation
of the facts in the case, and its position
cannot be successfully assailed.
Mr.. Edward King, whose "Gentle Say.
age" was SO favorably received on both
sides of the Atlantic, is writing q new
novel, 1t is to be entitled "Damiano," and
the scene is laid in Europe and in Florida.
The French translation Of THE Gentle
Savage" will be published in Paris next
month.
Wellesley College has beautiful room
named in honor of Mrs. Browning, and
containins Story's bust of the poet and the
manuscript of her poem, Little Matte"
This manuscript was the gift of Robert
Browning.
Mr.. James Payne, the novelist, declares
that he is a slow writer, only producing
three or four pages day. He has, how
ever, published thirty. three novels, and he
is not an old gentleman by any means.
The publication of Mr.. r. P. Hallowelrs
book on the treatment of the Massachu-
se,ts two and quarters centuries ago calls
forth from Mr.. Whittier the following
note
The late J. R, Green's Short History Of
the English People" first published IN
1874, has now reached circulation OF TO-
900 copies.
Lee & Shepard have just issued the four
tenth and fifteenth volumes completing
the Life OF Charles Sumner
The frontispiece in Vick's Monthly for
July is handsome representation in col
ors OF the annual larkspur.
A second edition of AustiR's Life OF
Longfellow" is being published by the pub
fishers, Lee and Shepard.
Miss Constance Fenimore Woolson is
staying in Venice. city beloved OF liter
airy Americans.
Mr.. Edgar Fawcett is at work on a new
society novel, entitled, IAN Ambitious
Woman"
Prince Krapotkine, the Russian Mill
list, is writing an elaborate work on Fin
land.
Our Little Ones, for July, is as bright
and attractive as usual.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
MAKE HOME Attractive.

Mother where is your daughter TO-
night? Is she at home and enjoying the
comforts of that heaven on earth, or Is
she roaming the streets flirting? Father
where is your son tonight? Is he at
home in your library, and improving
his mind, or is he trying to play both
ends against the middle in brace game
of faro, or reveliDg in shame with de-
graded women? Father, mother, ask
yourself this question, and find out
where your children spend their time.
No matter how humble there is no pace
like home, sweet no me. Don't imagine
because your floors are not covered with
Brussels and your chairs cushioned with
velvets that you cannot make your
home a little empire of love and happi-
ness. If you have spacious parlors don't
lock them up and open them just to Te-
ceive company. Throw your folding
doors open, light the gas, and make ev-
erythiDg as cheerful and pleasant as
possible, and give your children the en-
tire benefits of the comforts Of your
home. If you do not do this they will
seek pleasure some place else, and the
result of this can be seen every day in
the sad faces of downfallen women aud
men. your home is humble, try and
make love reign supreme. Let the
father and mother address each other
kindly and avoid gruf words in the
presence of children. Make home so
attractive that your children would
rather spend their evenings there than
any place else, and you will find your
sons and daughters at the Preside with
you instead of roaming about the
streets. Every home in the land can
be made heaven Of joy if love and re-
spect are held paramount. We have
too many households where man and
wife simply live together because they
are married, and that are mere place
of residence. Don't allow the fire of
love to burn to ashes; keep on feeding
the fire until the cold wave OF death
0nsnches the flame. Treat your chill
dren TO all the comforts Of home no
matter whether it be a mansion or an
humble cottage and impress upon their
minds that beautiful phrase: "fhere IS
no place like hOme,n ard hyour son
and your daughtrr don't nelp you make
home happy, then the fault is none o.
nsyours Don't allow the THERMOMETERS
Of love to go below zero; its dangerous.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
SEPARATED.

Beneath the quaint old bridge you hear
This waves m axe music as y on pass;
And winding 10 the elm tree near,
You see the pathway through che grass
Where We were wont to walk. alas!
The river wanders as OF old
Beneath the shade of willow trees;
The sunlit waters gleam like gold,
And ripple TO the gentle breeze;
But am far from thee and thesei
The sky bends over, broad and blue,
And IN the soft and mellow light
You tread The lane our footsteps knew
In former times, when days were bright
Do these days bring such sweet delight
And still that lane with grass II green,
With fragrant flowers The bank are fair
In golden gloss and silver sheen
The bees still haunt the balmy air:
But you Will fair to find me there.
Again, perchance, may not see
The rustltng rows OF willow trees
(Which lent q leafy canopy
When We strolled underneath at easel;
For l am far from thee and these.
Our joys forsske us. Soon does spring
Pass by and for the summer call:
Boon do the birds lose h cart TO sing
When fading leaves In autumn fall:
And winter Is the end Of all,