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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-23
J. II. stevenson az Co.'s
X + A l. ES "A T Z A @ f. NCY
100 Fifth Ave. PIftsburgh Pa

offers for sale fine 1l6 acre farm near New
Wilmington, Lawrence county, Pa; has fine
large buildings, orchard, &c, for 50 900, near
Westminster Collegeg IS acres half mile from
railroad station and near New Castle, has fine
large buildings, for 81 800 splendid frame
dwelling, barn, ice house, carriage house, &C.,
at New Waterford, o., large lot, for s., 900;
fine nine room brick dwelling, large lot, fruit,
stable, &c, at Freeport, Pa, for 50 900. List
free TO any address. We want more farms TO
sell, also country stores, mills, &c.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-23
THE SCENE SHIFTS.

The motion, however, which came
next, to take up the Morrison bill, pro-
voked quite a different scene. Mr..
Eaton, who had come down to a front
seat near the centre aisle, rose at this
juncture and objected to considera-
tion. Judge Kelly, in almost the same
breath, also objected. The first objec-
ton, as if by design, was made to come
from the Democratic side TO save
time it was suggested the yeas and
nays be called at once. The Speaker,
in the usual formula, put this to the
unanimity on going on the Record
provoked burst of laughter from all
sides. Perhaps roll call was never
listened TO in the House more atten-
lively. AS one Of the members sup
posed to be pledged to Randall voted
aye, and then presently another, there
was q slight sensation-more seen than
heard. When the tally sheets were
figured up, this sensation was apparent
among the clerks, who were besieged
by pages and members for the result
Journal Clerk Smith wrote the figures
l40 to 1873 in large characters, and
turned them up on the reporters in the
gallery and members on the floor. Mr.
Randall smiled Mr.. Morrison sat az
grim as the sphinx. If it had been u
crushing defeat he could not have
looked more serious, for it indicated
certain defeat for the Morrison bill, if
not, indeed, for the defeat Of any tariff
legislation this session. A single vote
more would have been tie.
The Republicans who voted for CON
sideration were three Minnesota mem
bers-Strait, Nelson and Wakefield;
Anderson, Of Kansas, and James, Of
Brooklyn.
The following Democrats voted
against the bill: Randall, Wise, Bar
bour, Shelley, Glasscock, Tulley, Hen
ley, Budd, Eaton, Finerty, Lamb,
Hunt, Findlay, Ferrell Fielder, Nc
Adoo, Muller, Hardy, Van Alstyne,
Wemple, Spriggs, Arnot, Stevens,
Converse, Warner, Page, Foran, Eli
OFT, ErInentrout, Mutchler, Storm, Con
nelly, Post, Duncan, Curtin, Boyle,
Hopkins and Patten.
RANDALL's ROLL OF IsCARIoTs.
Mr.. Randall is very much chagrined
tonight because Of the failure OF those
who had personally given him assur-
ances Of their support to carry out his
programme. The list Of delinquents is
"a fnllnma. Tillmnn of Snnih Inrnlinn.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-23
2ANDALL's ROLL OF IscARIoTs.

Mr. Randall is very much chagrined
tonight because Of the failure OF those
who had personally given him assur-
ances Of their support to carry out his
programme. The list Of delinquents is
al follows: Tillman, Of South Carolina;
Garrison and Cabell, Virginia; Snyder,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
He Came to IL.
Detroit Free Press.

The railroad passenger who leaves
from any depot in Detroit must show
his ticket at the gate. The idea is to
keep dead-heads off the trains and
prevent people from making mistakes,
but it's poor day when dozen kick
ers don't show up.
The other morning a man with a
very, very iron jaw and lots of width
between the eyes reached one of the
gates with a parcel under each arm.
Ticket sir. ="
"In my pocket.
'Show your ticket"
Cant you take my word that I've
got "A ticket2'
please show your ticket"
"Am a liar2' demanded the pas
ssnger,
Ticket, sir; show your ticket
III be hanged if | do"
"All right; please stand back"
"IIook-a here, said the man with
the metal in his jaw, I'll stay here a
thousand years before I'll show my
ticket at that gate.
A dozen people laughed at him, but
/ Ht leu NlO lAdti SO Nfb NtiNt NsAA'NNN'
around with his parcels under his arm.
He got no consolation for long two
hours. Then a chap with a battered
white plug nat, rundown boots, and
4 last years clothes slouched up to him,
held out a greasy paw, and SAID
"Pardner, put 1t thar! Both of us
dead broke. Both of us want to get
out out o. here. Both OF us got left at
the gate. Pardner, I'll toss up to see
whether you pawn your red whiskers
or | spout my old hat for two schocn-
erS of beer!
The wide eyed man laid down his
bundles, and kicked the other with
such force that he fell fiat. When he
hal picked himself up he walked
straight to the gate, exhibited his
ticket, and passed through with the
remark
There itis-there it is but I'll beat
the conductor or die with my boots
on
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28

consisting of five gunboats and a
schooner, under command of Lieu
tenant Jones, offered but slight resis-
lance. The enemy approaching in 43
boats, mounting as many guns, and
carrying 200 picked men, met them
at Point Malheureux, and after a
gallant and bloody fight, compelled
them to surrender. The pass thus
cleared, the English made their way
with ease through Lake Borgne to
Bayou Biehvenu, and up that stream
to the high ground beside the river,
where General Jackson gave them the
historical warm reception. They left
but few traces of their visit, and the
only name which directly recalls the
event is that of English Lookout,
given to small shell bank near the
mouth of Pearl river, where, at that
time, grew a solitary pine of great
height, from which a lookout for them
was kept The railroad now runs
close by, and it is the home Of several
clubs of hunters and fishermen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
The Honest COnntrEman.

There is a cheap clothing dealer on
Kearny, near California whose con
fidence in mankind has received a
severe setback. The other day an
honest looking countryman walked
into his store, and said
You remember that second hand
overcoat | bought here for IS yester-
day2'
Never dakes pack anythings ven
vonce solt, my trent, said the hand
me-downer.
"Oh! that's all right. Ijust wanted
to say that found this $500 bill
sewed in the lining. Perhaps the
owner may call for it.
"Of gorse he vill-he has call al
ready, my tear trent. D." exclaimed the
dealer, eagerly capturing the money.
You is Won honish man. Here, / gif
you feefty tollar ash a reward. Dot
will pc all right"
When the honest customer got
around the corner he murmured soft
ly: II guess I'd better take the fifty
and skip up to Portland before that
Sheeny tumbles to that counterfeit
It's getting mighty hard to shove the
queer round these parts, and that's a
foo ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
HE WAS Died RED.
An Honest Citizen Has Little Scare
and Receivers.
San Francisco Chronicle.

These are precious times, full of
dread end fear, Of wars and rumors OF
wars, epidemics, sensational scares
of all kinds There is a man in the
Western Addition who is better now.
He awoke the other morning feeling
remarkably well. He is a good look
ing man and he went to the mirror to
take look at hi.nself. His face was
rich red, IN great blotches. His
heart stood still, he almost tainted.
He took another look, but every mo
ment his face grew redder, the blotch-
es bigger, till he seemed an exact COPY
of the sun on a lark, as seen in "Or-
pheus and Eurydice. He was evil
IDENTIFY breaking out with something.
The dispatches were full of cholera
But that was not the place for cholera
Measles it might tie; a hundred and
fifty possible diseases flashed through
h mind. AT last he decided it was
scarlet fever, rushed back to bed and
yelled for q doctor. That satire on
the goodness of God, an NJ. d. arrived
in due time. He looked at the patient
Scarlet fever, clearly. He felt his
pulse and was puzzled 1t was per
fectly healthy. Hediagnosed around
awhile, and then he sat down on the
bed and said:
I'm dashed If l can find anything
the matter with you"
"Have in another fellow. Have a
consultation doctor. You don't know
a -- thing. I'm dying of scarlet
fever, / tell you.
The doctor, deep in cogitation over
this strange phenomenon, happened
to throw back the bed clothes and dis
covered a red blanket. 1t was the
color Of the dying mans face. 1t was
the cause of all the trouble A rather
free persp ration had washed the color
out and the patiene had picturesquely
blotched his face. He was not dying
he was only dyed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
FREAKS OF WATCHES.
Sensitive TO Magnetism and EIec-
trfcity-Che Results of These sndu-
/

Watches are queer things, SAYS a
writer in the jewelers. Circular. They
I possess some unaceountable peculi-
arities. For instance, some time
I last summer, when there had been a
succession of fine displays of the
aurora borealis, it was estimated IN a
single night in the city of New York
that the mainsprings of not less than
5000 watches broke. This estimate
IS based on actual inquiries Fine,
sensitive watches are particularly
liable to be effected by electrical at
mospheric disturbances. During the
months of June, July, and August,
when these phenomena arc most
frequent, there are more mainsprlngs
broken than all the remaining months
OF the year. They break in t variety
Of ways, sometimes swapping into as
many as twenty seven pieces. 1t is a
fact that since the introduction of the
electric light has become so general a
large number of watches, some of
them very fine ones, have become
magnetized. While in this condition
they are useless as timeSeepers. THIS
defect used to be incurable, and be-
cause OF it thousands Of watches have
been thrown away after much money
had been spent on them in vain at
tempts TO persuade them to keep good
time. Among the methods resorted
to were washing the parts in garlic
Juice, re6nishing, and passing them
through the fire. But all these de-
wees were entire failures, or only in
part effective. l know of a man who
had fine and valuable movement
which kept excellent time. He trans
ferred it from a silver case to a second
hand gold one. Immediately il lost
all its characteristics of steadiness and
reliability, and in fact did not keep
time at all. When replaced in the
silver case it kept good time again
The owner, jeweler, puzzled himself
and experimental in vain TO discover
the cause OF this strange partially on
the part of his watch for silver. At
length he sent it to an expert. He
discovered that the lifting spring Of
the gold case had become magnetized
On substituting another for it, the
watch kept as good time in the gold
case as in the silver case.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
lie Outstayed the Train Boy.
Chicago Herald.

odd you ever go to see your girl
on a Saturday nightl" inquired the
train boy of the brakeman, but The
autocrat of the ventilators disdained
to answer except by a smile that irdi-
Gated the frequent and repeated atlir-
NATIVE. Did you ever stay late2"
The brakeman continued to gently
smile.
"Tll bet I've stayed later than ever
you did. You won't tell me2 Well,
last Saturday night after / came in
off my run | went up to see that girl
of mine. 1t was quite pleasant, and
! stayed and stayed. She didn't get
sleepy, neither did /. We were just
getting along nicely when / heard a
noise at the front door, and what
do you s'pose it was7 The butcher,
by jimminy, leaving the meat for
breakfast Did you ever beat that2'
The brakeman resumed his smile of
superiority
Say, bet you cigar you never
beat that
The brakeman at last deigned to
speak, and replied
"Go you"
Howe
Stayed and helped eat the meat at
breakfast.
The train boy gave him loade d
cigar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
HE SAW THE SIBYL.
Fortune-TeIling That Turned N Min
er's Claim into n Gold Field
Boston Times.

"You can believe in fortune telling
or not" said a hard headed mining
man to reporter but | would like
to tell of an experience of my own in
that line that happened about eight
nonths ago. | had been down on my
luck and had spent nearly all the lit
tie had, putting it in the ground,
YOU know, and was seriously thinking
! OF leaving mines alone in tho future.
when something induced me to call
on Nine Wilson, who used to be on
Sixth street.
II never did such thing in my life
before, and felt like fool when /
went into the house and laid down
my little two dollars After that
didn't care so much: | was in for it
any way, you know, and there was
something about the proceeding just
sufficiently mysteriously as TO give
me a grain of faith in it. If the
woman had told me that | would die
within a month | don't know but
that | would have believed her, and /
am certain that l would not have
cared copper.
We'll the madame got out pack
of cards-two packs, | ,believe, one of
them with pictures on. She wanted
to know if | wasn't a Mining man,
and inquired what | had come for,
and told her that l wanted to know
what to do to make some money. She
asked me if | wasn't thinking OF sell
ing some property, and [ said that l
Rad some that | would be mighty
glad to sell. Then she told me there
was man, a dark, tall man, then in
LeadvilIe, who would buy it, and
that when | got the money, | must
use it in developing another claim |
had, on the mountain to the west, as
she expressed it.
| thought | knew what she was
driving at, and went away with my
mind about half made up that the
woman was really an oracle. | was
certain of it, within a week, whea |
was introduced to a fellow from Phil
adelphia who agreed with her
description exactly, who was out there
to buy mining property. | hung on
to him like leccn, showed him she
town, spent $50 on him, in one way
and another, and finally, by little
iudicious lying, sold HIM prospect
hole that l had for a clear 81, 600 in
cash
what did you do with the money!"
event to work developing the
claim in the mountain to the west,
put every dollar of it into the ground,
aud just as the pile was about gone,
struck lead that assayed three
ounces to the ton"
"Well?n
THE other claim, the one ! had
stuck the Quaker on, was paying him
and some other fellows he took in
with him about $4,000 a week the
last | heard of it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
SUM WEIR.

4 drift Of sweets, a flash OF roses,
Moonlight over it all discloses
Summer the sweet is here.
Summer the fair with golden hair,
with lilies broken upon the air.
Summer the queen Of the year.
A messy sweep, with clover growing,
And langud sounds OF water flowing
Summer the sweet IS here.
Summer that holdeth tenderness best,
Aid careth for young birds in the nest
Summer the queen Of the year
There comes a hum from the dreary clover
SONGS drop down from birds that Heat over,
Summer the sweet is here.
she taketh am motnerles things in her arm
And forbideth them ont z ON chill Alarms
Summer the queen OF thr year.
Send down thy measures Of sweetness
I-pon us in the fullest completeness
summer the queen Of the year.
Let us chant the pulse of the sea-
with song down dropping aud hum 81 pee
Summer the sweet OF the year.
Jennie Maxwell Pains
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
a Big Casting.
SAN francisco Bulletin

Yesterday afternoon the Pacific
Iron Works made one of the largest
castings ever made in this city. L
was a hydraulic press. The casting
weighed over 40, 600 pounds the metal
for which was melted in little over
one hour and a half Larger presses
of the same pattern have been cast ~
New York and New Orleans, but never
before has one so large been attempted
in any foundry of this city The
press viii have FIVE foot stroke, and
a resisting power of 10000 pounds. to
the sqsare inch. In preparing for
the casting six experienced men We're
kept busy for two weeks. IL Will re-
quire six days for the metal 70
thoroughly cCpl.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
Jackson and the Battle of New
Orleans.

Robert S Day, in The Manhattaa for September
Besides the dates which recall the
old French colonists, the map had
others more recent, relating TO the
stirring time when old Hickory came
down with his raw militia and gained
his needless victory over our English
cousins at Chalmette 1t was by THIS
corner of the Gulf that the British APP
preached New Orleans. On the 18th
Of Decent Der, 1914 Admiral Cochrane
brought his fleet of eighty vessels to
anchor behind Ship Island, and on
account of shallow water proceeded
from there in boats and barges with
a large force.
The poor fleet of the Americans,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
A Parsons Experience of Weddings.

Generally speaking, marriages pass
off very smoothly, and frequently with
very pretty effects. The brides are
credited with careful study and per-
usal of the service for many days be-
forehand. Sometimes there has been
a rehearsal. | have known brides,
when the grooms have failed to make
the proper responses, prompt them inn
medlatelg and with the greatest facili-
ty. The most common mistake of the
bride is to take off only one of her
gloves, whereas both hands are
brought into requisition in the service.
AS for the men, they commit all kinds
of blundeIs and bunglngs. | have
known man, at that very nervous
and trying moment, follow a clergy
man within the commandments, and
prepare take a place opposite him.
have known a man, when a minister
stretched out his hand to unite those
those OF the couple, take it vigorously
in his own and give it hearty shake.
Sometimes more serious difficulties
occur. Some ladies have had an al
most uncOnquerable reluctance to use
the word obey one or two, if their
own statements are to be accepted,
have ingeniously constructed the word
"ncbey" The word, however, has
still to be formally admitted into the
language. There was one girl who
was being married by a very kindly
old clergyman, who absolutely refus-
ed to utter the word obey" The
minister suggested that, if She were
unwilling to utter the word aloud, she
should wisperit to him but tn young
lady refused TO accept even this kind
of compromise. Further, however,
than tins the clergyman refused to ac-
commodate her; but when he was
forced to dismiss them all without
proceeding any further, the recalcit
rant young person consented to
"obey."
The difficulty, however, is not al
ways made on the side of the lady.
On one occasion the bridegroom
wished to deliver little Grafton quail
flying his vow and describing IN what
sense and to what extent he was using
the words of the formula He was, of
course, given to understand that moth
Tag Of this kind could be permitted.
There was one man who accompanied
the formula with soto voce remarks,
which must have been exceedingly
disagreeable to- the officiating minis
ter. He interpolated remarks after
the fashion of Burcl ellis "Fudge!"
with this ring | thee wed; that's III
perstition.n "With my body / thee
worship; that's idolatry.n "With all
my worldly goods thee endow that's
a lie. 1t is a wonder that such a
being was not conducted out of church
by the beadle This puts one ia mind
of an anecdote that is told Of man
who in his time was a cabinet minis
ter. There was a great discussion on
the question whether a man can
marry ON three hundred year. All
can say, said the great man, Is
that when said, With all my world
~ goods | thee endow, So far from
having three hundred pounds, l ques-
toned whether, when all my debts
were paid. [ had three hundred pence.
yes, my love" said his wife; but
then you had your splendid intellect
II didn't endow you with that,
ma am, sharply retorted the right
honorable husband.
The gum on postal notes has been
found to be poisonous.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
Hints to Manageable Girls.
Baltimore American.

Some of our contemporaries have
become indignant by learning to how
great an extent the practice prevailed
at our principal ports of filling orders
for wives sent by western men with
newly arrived immigrant girls They
look upon this as a discrimination by
Americans themselves against the
American product, and insist that 1t
ought to be stopped. There are places
ia many parts of our broad western
lands where women are scarcer than
possessions to support wives, and are
anxious for mistresses of their hearts
and homes. Indeed, their great eager
ness for be ter halves is shown by their
willingness to waive the great mari
tai privilege of mon - the right to
make their own selection. There is a
law of political economy that goods
will seek the best market. The Amer
lean girl is an exception, for the cen
sus shows the east to possess a super
hulty. There does not seem to be an
indisposition on their part to 90 west.
The trouble seems to lie in a lack Of
system by which they may be dlstrib-
utcd where needed. If those who are
crying out against the Castle Garden
scheme will devise some means where
by western man in need of a wife
may secure healthy American girl,
they Will probably be gratifying the
Westerner by securing him help
meet more congenial to his taste, and
be rendering a grateful service to the
so-called superhuous American girl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
Curious Facts Of Suicide.
New York World

A weekly contemporary prints a
table Of suicides in the United States
during the months of March, April
and May, which presents some curl
Gus and interesting features OF the
whole number reported, 423, Ameri-
cans furnished the most, 22l with
GermaHs next, 81. There were 16
Irish suicides, and, contrary to what
might have been supposed, only 3
French. In point of occupation,
farmers head the list with As, IN di-
rect contradiction to Horace's asser-
ton that "happy is he who, far from
the maddening crowd, tills the pater
nal acres" AS to methods, shooting
was the favorite, being preferred by
1865. Suicide would not seem to be
malady most incident to maids, -
of whom % resorted to it. Still less
Is it favored by widows and widow
ers, of the former of whom but 9
thus made their quietus. and of the
latter, II; while 1913 bachelors, 10S
husbands and % wives used it to
shuttle off their mortal coil. Whether
this is an engagement to matrimony
or the reverse seems a little doubt
ful
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28
Feat of an Opium Eater.
Norwich Bulletin

A Norwich doctor was called to {.
frightened family Thursday to attend
the the paternal head of the house,
who had swallowed at one gulp one
ounce of laudanum. The laudanum
taker was cool and collected when he
arrived, ana informed the physician
that there was nothing suicidal about
the act. He had merely taken less
than his daily dose, and needed no
assistance. He said he had been in
the habit of taking seventy grams of
opium daily for twenty years, and
could stand a fluid ounce of laudanum
without any unpleasant effect, and
had done SO repeatedly. He was lett
to himself, IT,. doctor departing with
out using any antidotes or lis stomach
pump. The laudanum drinker was
all right last night. He consumes
regularly, by his own confession 400
grains of opium week.
TIE decent people Of Jdano, A. T.,
and adjacent Territories are alarmed
at the inroads Mormonism is making
INTO that section.