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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-03-26
FOR s. ALE.

Is Acres Of land, with large two-story brick
house and large barn thereon erected. Good
orchard; situated i'll Bntler twp Butler county.
Pa, adjoining Butler borough ON the south, will
be sold cheap and on easy terms. For particu-
lars inquire Of Lev McQuistion, Esq, Butler, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-03-26
FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned desires to sell lis farm, locat,
ed in the Bald Ridge oil district, Adams town
ship, Butler county. Pa, containing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
NEW YORK As IT Used TO he.
Queer Advertisements that Reveal GlIn,pscs
Of I.iE. 1874 Years Ago.

An advertisement in the New York GaseHe
In 1850 offered for sale "a likely stout Spanish
negro fellow. about six or seven and twenty
years OF age. and understands the baking bust
ness we'll" This news was in the paper:
Last Week QUANTITY Of fresh butter N thrce.Pound
nearly half pound in each roll too Hight.
Among other notices are the following:
likely negro boy about IL years. country born can
speak Dutch and English to he sold. Inquire OF the
rhalspha whS We hear Inye ,nt-t ."mvsn i@
on H r9 ,G ,, pq d1 Mn H , u ts a In
Nassau street, where they intend to perform
.s . m and,s s @ at "rre n Mi
6e,presenied lie h.tortcai tragedy Of klGs niGhari
coliy tibber Erl y ""' "''e''' W
Mr.. Joseph Hildreth the city schoomaster
had some hard things said about him on the
occasion q the burning Of the city school house
Ibeg all those who have been iLnaturei AS to cast
ahlemi,li On my reputation AMI thereby added my
tie. wsrewt ihey has" chnrse d me- @ tx DO pu6iy
sna Tsa ns tes a ersHHT t.. let m @
loss have sustained by mean. OF their false
!, Accompanying this Is an affidavit by James
heard that the said Mr.. Hidreth did game or
was addicted to liquor. but. on tho contrary he
believes h IN to be- u very sober. diligent man"
Among other items were these:
Aswe have bnt little material sIligsnre to present
4. Tar ter sr we,f we hoPe na VIII no" M
assured that valuable lead mine WAS lgtey dis.
covered III Dutchess county III this province.
wanted, a Eood negro man that understands farming
to hir" or buy Inquire Of the printer
To he let on ground rent for Of
OF land in the city Of New York fronting John street
and william street, called the Horse and Cart
TINS 10 TO give notice that ms Majesty ship Hector
Capt. Samuel Mnlserson. will sail from New York FOR
Great Britain on the 18th day Of MAY next
Thu. 10 c,ge notice that on Thursday las. brought
TO Cornelius NamhOrne Esq negro " lu calls him
self Bri-tow; was taken up nj about Kings Bridge
and SAWS lie belongs tn Thomas freeman % Whippuuy
The owen-r by applying may have him demand, pay.
Ing charges
Asrnng, active negro man, new negro fellow and
fHe Young girls to be sold. Enquire ut Mrs Elizabeth
Carlton III Broad 81, or "f the printer hereof
John Brown hereby gives notice hi rienls and we'll
wisiera that having tried IN many different WAYS 10
SUPPORT himself and family, though with the utmost
honesty and care yet not being attended with III.
sired success has now. with the assistance some lnef.
chants, OPENED shop i'll Crown street.
TINS is TO acquaRt the public that there IL lately mr..
rived from London the wonder OF the world honest
barber and peruk- maker
Last week cold weather, which q hear hns
done very considerable damage up tile North River to
the fruits OF the earth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
CONNECTICUT READS THE NEWS,
Rapid Increase or the Circulation OF New
York Newspapers In that state.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. al is marvellous to
what an extent the circulation OF the great New
York papers has increased in this State within
the past six years. said an old newsman here
Il can remember when loss than a hundred
New York daily papers were taken in this city
They were not received here until lO,, O'Clock
and few people cared for them. Now they cir
culate as many papers hero as any OF our local
dailies. and the number is certainly increas-
ing. But the stranses' thing Is the matter Of
sunday papers. A few years ago Eli Hill I'M
dertook to receive some Sunday New York
papers for sale. 1t was about the time that
THE sun first issued its sunday edition. We'll
he sold perhaps hun rcd, and n good many
people were almost ashamed to buy them. 1t
was thought to be- Sabbath breaking Now. al
most everybody takes one
IT is estimated that the circulation OF the
Now York morning papers in Connecticut is
equal To that Of all the state papers combined
twas in response to the demand to have these
papers by breakfast time that the early nows-
paper train between Now York and New Haven
WAS put on. BY A., A. NJ. great wagons loaded
down with newspapers rush into the Grand
baggage cars. and by breakfast time they are
distributed to the subscribers as far east as
New Haven. BY noon every town In the state
accessible by rail has received its New York
papers, During the late election excitement
the demand for early and full news from the
New York daiies was so great that a special
newspaper train was run through to SPRING
field distributing the papers by breakfast time
and circulating thousands OF extra copies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
4 TINKER IN RUBBER,
The Peculiar Trad. Of nn q d Man who Buys
Csed.up Ovrr.ho-s from Raap,cker.

In front OF a small. dingy basement in
brooklyn is little board sign which reads:
Rubber repaired" After entering the shop
door, at the foot Of long steep flight OF steps.
one finds himself In a dark cellar, in which are
piled up on every hand rubber goods. patent
IRE escapes. models OF elevators. and a thou
sand and one things that have nothing to DO
with rubber at ALL
Good morning. CHEEKY voice exclaimed
from among this heap of goods MS a reporter
entered the door. Peering about he saw n III.
We oiu man. VINO proved tn be the proprietor.
h, tah ! mend itt' he remarked. smiling rs
pau which the visitor handed him. "Of course
can anu make IL stronger than when il was
new. Io put patch on the inside use a thin
n1oosr cioth. On one side Of which | put a coat
%, 81 cement. and then carefully place it inside
.ns cushion and smooth the torn edges Of tho
rmooer over 1t. When this Is done ! blow IN
tne cushion. and the air serves rs an excellent
easy matter to put y patch on the outside. and
the thing is done: l can mend anything that is
made Of rubber" ~ "
r, As 1he rubber member was talking an I,a'ian
t rubber oyersho1i He threw ,,bsin down win
i i,aI;sn sid ta' storekesper: This price ,ur
branch of my husInnss said tho oil man /
buy all the old rubbers the Italians brinc here
, nmu urn th.m into almost new ones. 4 81
them thes" s a sad he pointing to ong lines q
OF ash barrels by Italians and brought here. I
began this business about a year ana n Iali
ago. and l iini that not one in a tho,is"ni
ton " fnh, rnnnnrs can be- r"palred, In u Ii
shoes IN thl. way 50 thai the uarch caunn; hc
seen three feet away: and oftan uut rnhb,r
soies and heels on leather boots and shoes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
NEW YORk'y GENEROUS MEN.
Some OF the Gif,s that Have Made Life
Piensnnter In tho Great city.

Mr.. William H. Vandcrbilt's gift Of round
half million Of dollars to the College OF Ply
sicians and Surgeons recalls good many
benefactions by New York's merchant princes.
First OF all comes the hospitals. including the
great Roosevelt Hospital. the Presbyterian or
Lenox Hospital. the Domilt Dispensares in
every district the Woman's Hospital the add
ed pavilions of bellevue Hospital. and other
similar Institutions which are entirely inde-
pendent Of tho provisions made by the city au-
thorties. and represent many millions OF dol
lars given BY private citizens. Then come the
libraries. including Peter Coopers famous In
stitute. the Aston Library. with its choice col
lection; the LenOx Library. with its gallery Of
paintings; and the Apprentices Library.
works OF art. the gifts OF generous citizens. and
fine collections illustrating various branches
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in Central
Park, the COLLECTION of American natural woods
WE n AZ StrS nj esup res ihs 10 sGs NM
lodging over the list of 500 societies and in
situations OF q benevolent character in the city.
1t Is apparent that the charitable contributions
Of the wealthy are constant stream to be ro-
efficient than the organized official charities Of
the city. for they touch the remotest needs OF
every eve possible misiop.une. SONS Of these were
established with such ar-seeing wis dom that
they Goon year after year increasing in useful
moss. Take. for instance. the Sailors Snug
Harbor whose property extends along Fifth
avenue from Washington square to Tenth
street. to Fourth avenue. and TO Eighth street.
and Is worth nj least $S.O0O,000. while it sup
ports thousand old sailors in what to them is
lxury on Staten Island. All this was tho gift
Of robert Richard Randall. retired sea cap
tain Of this city
The puhic gifts OF James Lenox are esti-
mated at So. 900 600. Those Of the late Il. J.. X
A. Stuart. OF William L. Dodge. of Charles Nor
gan. OF the Astors and others. bear testimony
70 the lberality OF New ,Iork's wealthy mon.
We must not forget kind old Louis Bonard's
gift Of half a dozen tenement houses to the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
and We must bear in mind Mr.. Auchmuty's
trade schools and the public fountains that
have been erected at various points in the city
for man and boast.
New York has reason to he proud OF the great
gifts of her wealthy citizens. not only for tho
heal ing Of the Sick the relief OF tho poor and
the decoration Of the city, but also for the on
selves. and for the advancement Of science.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
swore loudly. Dandy stepped oft to lceward

swore loudly; Dandy stepped oft to leeward
and touched his hat.
in Ees s said h' ss Gne sar
leave, that bout adrift.'
Alice. and then turned to thrash Dandy.
a., Both men were very, rod In the fsce when
iialdy. but he only reached Dandys arm, aud
NE next instant ne was sprnwing on tho deck;
svn .d c to- a. rbs he Was fs Sn
across the CAPTAINS body and Dandy was tying
him with piece Of, the signal haIliards which
meantime. that he would cut the heart out OF
the one M ,hnt moved lrst: Ealdy was alongside
his head out OF the companion way he got a
rap on y. Others Of the crew took q hand in.
an three M 'hssn 1 S , TsT
hands behind their backs and their legs tied
together like the two parts Of baskstay. ,.,.
1t over TO tho lawful officers again. II 50 be that
little scrimmasc. jump nloit there. some Of
you, and get in those stun sails
a Tsss M ro sns
breeze was freshenl1g and IN less than fifteen
lturnod to look. I could see worry plainly into
bojtom cHiId was e CRAWLING about. Wits k.
tarpaulin was stretched over the three after
tnWafts, ana In the DOW waS the form OIL man
huddled w and motionlcss. Then q small
white hand reached out from under the tar
paulin. rs II to find the child. Once 1t waved
above the rail. and Dandy. who, with the men.
stood on the quarterback. said: There. that
was the motion saw. and it is n woman.
Jumped down on deck. Dandy was n born
sailor. When the main yards were thrown
aback md the ship lost her Roadway. tho
strange boat was under the stnrhoard quarter:
| was quick rs n monkey in those days. l
landed at one jump on the fore thwart with tho
end Of II rope in my hand. l made il fast. and
then secured tho baby. which was crying
roundly. in n big market basket which Dandy
lowered down Then I Skinned up the i'm
promptu painter. determined TO see to the
baby, for had u brother OF his size Mt home. ]
reached the rail as Dandy lifted the youngster
from the basket. At the same moment Can't.
Salisbury by violent effort freed one hand.
leaped to his feet. bound az he was. aud then
fell headlorg toward the child. He had tainted.
Let me see" continued the merchant after
moments pause. in viii CHI he picked an old
scrap book from shelf and opened it. This
tells the rest OF the story" He pointed to q
newspaper clipping which read:
MARINE.
Ship Alice. Graham. fernauihuro 2b days with sugar
TO Carmen 4 " elch vessel 10 Jacknan 4 Jackman.
sugar to Carmen 4 W.lrh; vessel 70 Ogden Go.
Reports picking UP ten days ago qnnrterboa contain,
ing living woman and child. the wife AMI child -
Capt SALISBURY and the dead body Of capt Halliday or
the packet Ranger. now overdue from Liverpool The
Ranger burned in longitude So 90 west latitude
81 10 north Mrs salisbury ami her child "re the sole
SURVIVORS OF the crew and passengers who numbered
l.s. Full particulars in our next edition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
RUB-A-DUB! RUIZ
a Few Particuinrs Concerning the Snare
Drum Of Common Use.

The snare drum OF familiar use-and of
particularly familiar use during the last month
is OF two sorts. designated as the "Prussian"
and the regulation" Both sorts are in use
but the Prussian pattern OF late years has got
rather the better Of its rival. The differences
between the two arc these: The regulation
drum is fifteen inches deep. il strung with
cord. and hangs at the side from shoulder
belt. The Prussian drum is eight inches deep,
is strung by metal rods which are worked by
key. and hangs from the waist belt. a followed
rest further supporting 1t upon the knee.
Maiden lane is the great warehouse for snare
drums. which are manufactured all about.
They are cassed with musical Instruments.
and are sold by those who sell guitars. violins.
flutes. Nc There are seven such wholesale
Stratton. Is suppl led with drums by two manu-
tfactur.rs, Crotch in WilIiamsburgh and Buck
MANUFACTURER. and there is no corner Of the
country to which the art OF drum making is
the shell. 1t is made OF brass, plain or nickel
plated. or Of bird's,eye maple. mahogany. rose
drum "a ar S made Of caskn Or % she s sla
S:Sheepskin is used in cheap drums for children.
The drum seen in the bands has rS ca1kn
prepared with great care. in order, that all the
fatty parts may be removed. and that there
The drum OF the Prussian model. as has been
said. is tightoned with metal bars instead OF
cord. The bars are, simple screws, and are
worked with key. The regu alton model has
the old-fashioned cord ing and the leather ears
or braces. The ends Of the cord are secured in
what is called a drummer's knot--about as in
COMPREHENSIVE knot AS there is. The pur..
pose OF the knot is to regulate the length Of
the cord. and 1t does this in u singularly facile
fashion, growing larger or smaller and taking
up or letting out slack under merely tho SIM
plest manipulation
The ordinary drum has further seven snares
made OF catgut. and frightened nowadays by q
simple apparatus called snare strainer. The
snare strainer is not many years old. but drum
merS now call 1t n necessity, Drummers in the
war OF tho rebellion got along without 1t. FL
nally every snare drum has a little hole in the
shell called n vent If it were not for this the
drum head would burst Mt tho first good tap.
Snare drums. Prussian or regulat ion. cost
from $3.50 to Sl2. The ordinary drummer
prefers perhaps II $40 drum with a mahogany
shell. Drumsticks are made OF rosewood. co.
coawood, and ebony, the Two woods last named
being preferred.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
FLYING FINANCIAL KITES.
worrIment that will Make n Man Wrinkled
and Grny In Less than u Year.


"There goes the Prince Of Kiters," re-
marked a former bank clerk OF Newark. as he
pointed to middle-aged man. with a look OF
trouble on his face. who was leaving the bank
at the corner OF Broad and Bank streets. I've
been in the business pretty extensively myself.
but must give him the credit OF being able to
fly q bigger debt. keeping up q respectable
show all the time than any other poor devil
who has been ground between the Shylocks
who lend money and the notaries who protest
checks. There are more kiters than you
dream OF. l can soon tell one. Just as gam
recognize another. Every species OF animal
has its own marks and habits; When l see a
mn b sninninE arouhu fewarR every morning
borrow, somebodys check here and having
too: In some way he contracted a small DEBT
and he thought to pull through By doing H Iittle
e-flying. It's costly expedient. l can
assure arss You from eiTPersnee It. costs time
the longer you go on the worse 1t is.
q III LIVED too ,e1pensiyely. and 90. behind
nay , Re epsssS5S m TO
sn 6 s until t9rrOwed frend check for
hounds who we're aftsr ms. When i. ' besa tns
duel due gave my own check to meet it. and then
Cu.
My creditors wanted the rest Of their money.
and therefore borrowed $500 from brother
clerk. paying good discount for it. So kept
on borrowing money and checks. l found ii
s essSms at d FIRST to repay the loans as they
raise more money than l really needed and
TO waste IT, When you are sustaining your
credit BY Eiting 1t doesn't make much differ
ence whether you add n little to the size OF
was worrying his life out in kiting. and one
day went to him and asked him what load he
was carrying. He said $3.50 What with dis.
counts and protesting expenses aud reckless
hhorrowlng beyond my needs. had got my
pity the young fellow. should be rskng his
situation and fretting himself about a paltry
SOU; ldeciied to put him out OF his misery
ana borrowed another check OF 1850. and flew
ms debt beside my own. can't tell you OF the
hours spent in working the scheme.
Every morning before the banks opened I
was flying around town borrowing friends
checks for two or three days. getting loans OF
money money nj nigh rates OF usury and trying to fix
d tlnG ,s WIN the notaries And every day the
niillrult. Fortunately, was lucky in q specu-
intlon. ana was WISE enough to use the money
mus made IN paying of every claim again It
me. ana getting out OF the kiting business II
lore this. for there is no such thing as avert
ing grand collapse some time or other in
kltinE, unless you make an outside strike
Now look on and see other fellows nj the
Of them Day after day they 90 the round OF
banks. notaries. friends and Shylocks. and n
more careworn and perpleXed SGT of unfOrtu-
mates YOU can't find anywhere. They are al
ways At their wits end to know where the
h hsXo eneck Is coming from. and unless they
natures, as | have fortunately. they viii GET
wrlnkled and gray in less than a year Nv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
jim FISK'S GENEROSITY.
A Tailor Tells How the Late Color., or -.
Ninth Rewarded Good Work,

when l was head cutter for the late Mr..
L'nthicum.' said Fourteenth street tailor
Yesterday. Col. Fisk was among Mr.. Linthi.
GUMS customers. Tho store was under tho
metropolitan Hotel. The first time saw the
colonel was when he came In and ordered
three OF the finest suits OF clothes that could
ne ma Ma. The Colonel on account q his fat
out to please him. The suits wore tried on
s and 'sw days afterwnrd he dropped in and
finest lines. Of Broadway jewelry. stores. and see
what he's got for you | thought he Was
1 ni but as soon as knocked of that after.
noon went to the store and asked II Col, Fisk
hau ieit any orders for me.
SHOULD say he had. replied the pronri
osoI. lie SAID that YOU were TO choose "a sou
Sehr from these three rings. and he put three
slnenulo diamond rings on a velvet mat ON the
coShter; Take your choice, pcase I've other
S Sim the 6 for the ring that YOU chose to
part pa With It for any amount OF money. unless
hys VIE Il. anu we're starving. 1t hns twenty
rnIet oianonns. you see and the leweller told
ne that the diamonds, without the workman.
EMP on the ring, were worth about 5000. Col
sy S mo .hs MS faults they say but I'll never be-.
70 q poor workman had any very grave faults I"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
ECCENTRIC JOHN SAMMONS.
Announcing hls Own Funeral and then Hid.
ing IIImself in an Oven.

NEwBURGH, Dec. 2-Johu S. Sammons, the
eccentric old farmer who on Thanksgiving Day
had paraytic fit and. falling upon his red
hot stove. was found alone insensible with his
face and head burned to n crisp. and who now
lies in critical condition. is known all over the
county. He lives in the town OF Crawford.
Years ago he provided himself with n complete
burial outfit. He also purchased collins for the
burial Of his dogs and cats his only compan-
ions. He bought his own coffin and set the
day for his own funeral. His arrangements
were complete for the burial service. Even the
shroud was arranged and tho under
taker engaged to oliciate at the cere-
mony. lie also bought dozen pairs
OF black gloves for the pail bearers and
i is said olergyman, was engaged.
when the time arrived for the ceremony
E 0uHEhs were Jt. stopped. farmers donned their
shrns ssna s and arsq u, let their
drels congregated at the old man 5 house. and
hardly a farm house within fifteen miles was
vaGares of the old man and attended. not with
the honn of seeing him dead and laid out in
self, but with a desire If he really was dead. to
pay him tribute OF respect; Others made fun
T oa he ros aqe
lined with wagons bound for his little old farm
h house; and every tree hitchinG post. and fence
Tho crowd soon grew entarely TOO large to be
accommodated within tho walls OF the two
story house and as the visitors roamed about
the place 1t was discovered that even stone
tomb had been built among the, rocks by the
hands % the old farmer. lle had prepared
tn, tomb both for himself and for his dogs
and cats. As his friends and neighbors en-
tered the house they naturally, looked for the
bearers wearing the black gloves he had fur
nlshed. but the corpse was missing Every
body was mystifled. and n search was made
Every nook ana corner in the old farm house
from cellar to garrett was ransacked. No one
had seen him leave the place. and all were
sure that It had been impossible to spirit away
his body either dead or alive. At last the dingy
old kitchen was overhauled. Closets were
thrown open, boxes uncovered and drawers
pulled ont. but no trace Of the missing man
could be found.
Look in the oven" suggested an old lady
who had taken an interest in the search; may
be he might have crawlad in there"
The door OF the huge oven soon swung OMEN,
and the eccentric old farmer was discovered in
his hiding place. 1t was the last l.lace in the
house TO look for person either dead or alive
and but for the fore bought Of the old lady
would probably have been passed by. The old
man was pulled out hv his heels and found to
be in good health. Then the 400 friends and
netEhbors silently returned TO their ploughs
and chuIns, vowinG TO let John Summons bury
himself when he did die. But this feeling has
since died out. and now the news Of the ser-
Gus accident to the old man has been received
with much regret among all his acquaintances