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Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Ia PR1cKLY ASH B1TTERs good for any
thing? Read what Frank Griggsby of
Dodge City, Kas., says: "For three years l
suffered from a disease that my physicians
pronounced incurable. My friends had CIV
en- me up to die, when was induced to try
your remedy. l took it for three months
and have gained 81 pounds in weight. Am a
well man and Prickly Ash Bitters saved my
life. 1 am under lifelong obligations to
this medicine, and will never cease to rec
omuend it. -
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

It gives me pleasure to certify that Lieu
tenant Busick of the Central Police District
used Salvation Oil on a rheumatic arm. A
few applications relieved him and wrought a
permanent cure. Salvation Oil if called in
VIII verify this statement.
SERGT. H. A. RYAN.
Central Police Station, Balto., Md.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Arkansas City Dispatch: The Peo-
pies Voice is new weekly paper pub
lished in Wellington in the interest OF
the people of that county, BY Lyman
Naugle. It is rattling good paper,
and ought to find liberal patronage
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Nobouy out woman can write scientihc-
ally of woman's apparel. The man who at
tempts it is lost. Il is different with DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup. Either sex is fully &C.
quainted with the merits of this noted reme-
dv.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

A soap that is soft is full Of ,cater, half or
two-thirds its weight, probably, thus you pay
seven Freight cents per pound for water. Dob
bins Electric Soap is all soap and no adu!-
Grafton, therefore the cheapest and best. Try
D0bbins.'
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Highway Economy.-First Pedestrian:
There IS scarcely any water coming from
that sprinklIng cart.
Second Pedestrian; The driver is probably
saving it for the crossings.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Miss De PrettyN"Let's form secret so
eiety."
Miss De Pink-"Let's. Just like the Odd
Fellows, and Red Men. Call it the Ancient
Order of-of Kings' Daughters
of,Dianas."
Miss De Young-"Or the Ancient Order OF
American"
Miss Oldmaid-''Oh, don't let's call it the
Ancient Order of anything"
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

st. Louis Girl Visiting in Boston)-I new
er saw such lgnoramuses as you have IN your
bookstores"
Boston Girl Tin amazemeut)-"Ignora
muses.? Our books0res?"
St. Louis 0irl-"Yes: asked in half .
dozen place for Q book of poems like yours
Mr.. 0othe's poems, you know, and they saae
they nsveT heard cffham."
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

HIRAM c. WHEELER. ODEBOLT, Sac CO., Iowa.
Imported PercherOn and shire Stallions. Larg-
est Importation Of draft stations to America,
this season: Quality the very best First-class
horse, $l,00 two and three years time. per
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing SyrsP for Chill
dren teething, softens the gums. reduces imam
matioa allays pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Ebn Hkby ~ siek ws gave her Castoria.
When she was Child she cried for Castoria,
Whsn she became Miss. she slung to Castofia
WIN - I'D childrn ans savs them Cassofia
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

SWEDISH ASTHMA CURE never fails
Send your address. Trial package mailed
free. Collins Brothers Drug Co., st. Louis
Mo.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Docs Your Baby cfafe easily? Iazells
"LY-CO- DINE" Nursery Powder positively CUREf
CHAPING. Send &c. in stamps for large box. Sam.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

ALBERT BURCH, West Toledo, Ohio
says: "Hall's Catarrh Cure saved my life.
Write him for particulars. Sold by drug
gists, 75c.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

It seems to be the fate of coal to be forcet
from its bed broken up and pounded t.
pieces, and it is apt to be migrate.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

If you are in good health you do not need
medicine. but when you are srck you do need
Prickly Ash x3itters
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

A medicine that has been sold for years
must have merit. This is the case with
Prickly Ash Bitters
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Anthony Republican: It is time for
new deal in county politics. Time
to put men in Office who can attend to
their own Office business il necessary.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Prickly Ash tiers is a vegetable CON-
pound. pure and reliable. Give it trial, it
will help you.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

First Girl (proudly): Our baby can say
pa and ma.
Second Girl: OATS muffin. My cousin
wot's rich, US got er wax one wot kin do dat.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

"Jones the coal merchant has sold out
and gone to sea-" at is possible? How he
will cheat when he eighs the anchor"
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

The big gmonopolist, like the pugihst, takes
bis corner.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Don't fail to read about Prickly Ash Bit
ters in this issue. 1t may be of benefit tc
Won.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

The man who went fishing and caught
good eel of fish did not take the usual ju
of bait along.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Love may be blind but he skips the gir
with the squint.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

The men who hold up trains for robbery
should themselves be held up for example.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Business is picking up in the cotton re-
gions.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

The pack-mule knows all about back tax
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

ga Patent Leather shine
Try Bixby's .,rhree Bee" backing. Polishes quick
Preserves leather. Family box has patent handle
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02
Central Police Station, BALTIC.
A PLEASING SENSE

81 live on my WITS" said Scribbler, ''How
do you like fiat life?" asked CHuicus.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

"It's all up with me-" said the aeronaut as
his balloon collapsed.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

No man is as good at home as his picture
looks in his neighbor's album.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

It is the cooper who does "staving bust
ness"
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Because q girl has no figure II no sign
she is not q good mathematician.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-02

Shoe Manufacturers Omaha. Nebraaka.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
Fortunes in Small Inventions.

Every little while the newspapers take
up the subject of inventions and tell their
read ers how many have made fortunes ont
of small inventions. The Pittsburgh Dis
patch gave the other day list of small
things that have made their inventors
wealthy. 1t commences with the pen for
shading in different eolors, which yields an
income of 500, 600 per aunum. The rub
Der tip at the end of lead pencils has al
ready made 800, 600, 4 large fortune has
been reaped by miner who invented a
metal rivet or eyelet at the end of the
mouth Of coat or trousers pockets to resist
the strain caused by the carriage Of pieces
of ore or heavy tools. In a recent legal
action it transpired in evidence that the
inventor of the metal plates used to pro-
tect the soies and heels Of shoes from wear
sold upwards of 1000, 900 plates in 1879,
and in 1887 the number reached l43, ,000,-
600, producing realized profits of 81, ,25O,-
00O
A still more useful invention is the
"darning weaver" device for repairing
stockings, undergarments, etc.. the sale of
which is very large and increasing. As
large sum as was ever obtained for any
invention was enjoyed by the inventor of
the inverted glass bell to hang over gas
to protect the ceilings from being black
ened, and scarcely less lucrative patent
was that for simply putting emery powder
on cloth. Frequently time and circum
stances are wanted before an invention is
appreciated. but it will be seen that
patience at times is well rewarded, for the
inventor of the roller skate made over 81
600, COO. notwithstanding the fact that his
patent had nearly expired before its value
was ascertained.
The gimlet pointed screw has produced
more wealth than most silver mines, and
the American who first thought of putting
copper tips to ehildren's shoes has realized
a large fortune. Upwards Of $4,000
year vas realized by the inventor of the
common needle threader. To the forego-
ing might be added thousands of triAiug
but useful articles from which handsome
incomes are derived, or for which large
sums have been paid Few inventions pay
better than the patented toys That ias
orite toy, the return ball, "A wooden ball
with an elastic attachment vie lded the
patentee an income equal to so, 600 year,
and an income of no less than $40, 900 fell
to the patentee Of the dancing jimcrow.
The invention OF ''Pharoah's Serpents."
a toy much in vogue some years ago, was
the outcome of some chemical expert
ments. and brought the inventor more
than $50, 900. The sale of the little wood
en- figure, "John Gilpin,' was incredibly
large for many years, and very ingenious
toy, k-own as the ''wheel of life," is said
20 aave produced upwards of 800, 900 pro-
fit to its inventor. One of most successful
of modern toys has been the ''chame-
leon top" the sale of which has been
enormous. The field of invention is not
only vast and varied, but is open to every
body, without respect to sex or age, sta
tion Of means.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
The Speed of a Horse.

While the public is still marveling over
Salvator's wonderful performance in run
ming a mile in 1851, there are few who
have, through comparison and analysis,
sought to realize what terrific burst of
speed this is 1t is nearly forty miles an
hour-a rate averaged by very few of our
fastest railway trains. There are 5, 5,2s0 feet
in mile, so that for every one Of these
ninety-fye seconds-for every beat Of o
mans pulse-this wonderful horse covered
fifty-f and three-tenths feet of ground.
The shortest space of time noted by the
turlman's watch is quarter Of a second
an interval so brief that the eye can hard
ly observe, the mind can hardly appreciate
it. Yet in every one of the 3S2 quarters of
u second that magnificent creature leaped
sixteen and three-tenths feet Such are
the amazing results Of careful breeding as
exhibited in the American race horse. Is
the human race improving in the same
ratiol Scarcely. Enquirer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
Dying Usually a Painless Ex-
perience.

4
The signs of impending death, says tn,
Medical Journal, are many and variable
NO two instances are precisely identical
yet several signs are common to many
cases
Shakespeare, who observed everything
else, observed and recorded some of the
premonitory signs of death also. In the
account Of the death OF Falstaff the sharp
ness of the nose, the coldness of the feet.
gradually extending upward, the picking
at the bcdclothes, are accurately described.
For some time before death indications
of its approach become apparent. Speech
grows thick and labored, the hands, if
raised, fall instantly, the respiration is
difficult, the heart loses its power to pro-
pei the blood to the extremities, which
consequently become cold, clammy moist.
ure oozes through the pores of the skin, the
voice grows weak and husky or piping, the
eyes begin to lose their luster.
In death at old age there is a gradual
dulling OF all the bodily senses and of
many of the mental faculties, memory
fails, Judgment wavers, Imagination goes
out like candle. The muscles and ten
dons get stiff, the voice breaks, the cords
of the tabernacle are loosening. Small
noises irritate, sight becomes dim, nutri-
ti"n goes ON feebly. digestion is impaired.
the secretions are insufficient, or vitisred.
or cease. capillary circulation is clogped.
Finally the central organ OF the circulation
comes to stop, and this stoppage means
adissolution This is the death of old age.
which few attain to.
Many people have an idea that death is
necessarily painful, even agonizing, but
there is no reason whatever to suppose
that death is more painful process than
birth. 1t is because. in a certain proper
non OF cases, dissolution is accompanied
by visible spasm and distortion of the
conntenance that the idea exists, but is as
nearly certain ss anything can be that
these distortions Of the facial muscles are
not only painless. but take place uacon-
soiously. In many instances, too, coma
tose or semi-comatose state supcrvenes,
ana it is altogether probable that more or
less complete unconscious then prevails.
We have, too, abundant evidence
of people who have been nearig
drowned and resuscitated, and theg
all agree in the statement that after
few moments Of painful struggling, fear
and anxiety pass away, and state of tran
quillity succeeds. They see the visions of
green fields and in some cases hear pleas
ing music, and so far from being miserable.
their sensations are delightful. But where
attempts at resuscitation are successful,
the resuscitated persons almost invariably
protest against being brought back to life,
and declare that resuscitation is accom-
panied by physical pain and acute mental
misery.
Death is a tact which every man must
personally experience, and consequently is
of universal interest, and as facts are facts.
the wiser course is to look them squarely
in the face, for necessity is coal black and
death keeps no calendar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
The Way 10 Glory.

Mr.. Huxley's latest little sermon runs
entertainingly as follows:
lin the summer of 1871 | met two Prus-
sian officers. once asked them how the
German troops behaved when going into
battle. Did they cheer and encourage
'Neyer in our experience has the cry, 'Wir
mass siegen' (we must conquer) been
heard from German soldiers; but in a hun
dred Instances we have heard them reso-
lutely exclaim, 'Wir mussen unsere Pnicht
thun' Eve must do our duty)." 1t was a
sense of duty rather than love of glory that
strengthened those men and filled them
with an invincible heroism. We in
England have always liked the iron ring
of the word duty" 1t was Nelson's tails
man at Trafalgar. 1t was the guiding star
Of Wellington. When, in his days of fresh
ness and freedom, he wrote his immortal
ode on the death of the Duke of Yelling
ton, our Laureate pours into the praise OF
duty the full strength of his English heart:
Not once or twice in our rough island
story
The path Of duty was the way to glory:
He that walks it, only thirstins
For the right, and learns to deaden
Love of self, before his journey closes,
He shall find the stubborn thistle bursting
Into glory puppies which outreiden
All voluptuouS garden rose.
Not once or twice in our rough island
story,
The path Of duty was the way to glory.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
Stub Ends Of Thought.

a short answer-Hayen't gotta cent.
An action in attachment-Marrying.
A broken silence is never repaired.
Energy is the sand in the craw of enter
prise.
You can't climb telegraph pole by
shining up fence post.
Who plants potatoes must dig pota
toes.
Your bank account, unlike yourself,
never gets tight by getting full.
A little woman can tell just as big "a lie
as big woman can.
Slang is the warts on language.
The bible says it is not good for a man
to be a loan, and that is why he gives him
self wholly to his wife.
Labor is always seeking hire plane.
Nothing about a mule occupies less
space than his hind foot and makes less
noise
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24

Mrs. Passi6er (readiug)-Whitewash
win destroy the cholera germ.
PassiGer-If | meet one I'll give it a
coat Immediately.
"'rhc tall pines pine,
The pawpaws pause,
And The bumblebec bundles all day,
The eayesdropper drops,
Ana TIE grasshopper hops,
While gently the COW slips away"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
The Old, Old, Story.

ave had more fun at the party the
other night than | ever saw in my life,',
said a little st. Anthony Hill girl to her
mother.
"What was the cause Of your hilarltyf'
inquired the interested parent
zone of the girls fell through chair and
everybody laughed but me"
"'Why didn't you Taught"
"I-I-f was the little girl who fell
trough the chair"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24

No one should suffer with boils or
humors when Hoods Sarsaparills cures SO
quickly and well.
There is great pleasure in showing
some other fellow up as fool. 1t takes
away that lonely feeling, as il were.
The trouble of it is that people do not
get well enough acquainted before
marriage, and get too well acquainted
after.
-Smithfeld, Va, did business OF more
than $500, 900 in peanuts last year.
-sI don't want all this" said the con-
ductor. you've given me 2l cents. The
fares only fve." C. saiu
Blobbs: ave been trying to do this new
puzzle"
One of a lot of tramps who made their
escape from Oil City, chalked the following
verse ON a board fence short distance this
side of that place:
Farewell now to Oil City;
To thee bid adieu;
may migrate to hell some day,
But never back to you
"a little bit of patience makes tho sun
shine come,
And little bit of love makes very happy
home;
A little bit Of hope makes d rainy day lool
little bit of charity makes glad wear
way"
Alaska has the largest gold mine In tn
world 1t is lighted by electricity, ana
worked day and night
Thirty two physicians OF Bordeau'
havo volunteered for service at the ironte
preventing the spread of cholera.
= Butter wrapped in parchment pap'
: said TO be greatly improved in flavo
This is especially true in warm weather
The government telegraph service
.:rA At Britain transmits, il is said, on q
vera. .ye ! ,53s, 27O words. day to rew,
| papers alone.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
A LEVEL HEAD
The Advantage of Presence OF
Mind in an Emergency.

During the late strike on the New York
Central Railroad, the militia were ordered
to be in readiness in case Of riot, but they
were not called out.
In an interview, Gov. Hill said the
troops were not to be called upon except
in case of an emergency The emergency
had not arisen, therefore they would not be
ordered out. He remarked that this was
The first great strike with which he had
had experience, and he dill not propose
TO lose his head; the only point at which
there had then been serious trouble was at
Syracuse, and there a deputy sheriff had
lost his head and precipitated an en-
counter.
The strike continued several weeks and
there was riotous action at various points
along the road, but the civil authorities
we're able to cope with it without calling
IN the militia.
The test of q mans real ability comes
when an emergency arises which makes n
hasty call on his good Judgment and dis
erection. The man who retains his presence
of mind, maintains his equipoises and ex-
eroises sound discretion at such critical
iunctures is to be relied ON and will be put
10 the front.
Men with level heads have the staying
Qualities which do not falter in the face OF
danger. Otis A. Cole, of Kinsman, o.,
June 10, 1890, writes: "In the fall of lsSO
was feeling very i'll. / consulted
doctor and he said l had Bright's disease OF
he kidneys and that he would not stand
10 my shoes for the state OF Ohio" But
ne did not lose courage or give up; he says
81 saw the testimonial of Mr.. John Cole
nan. 100 Gregory ST. New Haven, Conn,
and / wrote to him. In due time l re-
ceived an answer, stating that tho testl
monial that he gave was genuine and mol
overdrawn in any particular. l took
good many bottles of Warmers Safe Cure
have not taken any for one year"
Gov. Hill is accounted very successful
| mamie is cool and calculating and belong
| To the class that do not lose their head
when emergencies arise.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24

For headaches, biliousness. constipa-
zion, dizziness, sleep essneSs. ths blues,
!erolula, the blood an all skin eruptions
Or. Ferner's Blood ala Liver Remedy aud
Nerve Tonic never isils. Warranted 10
satisfy or money refunded.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
ROthSch hild'S Wish.

a story is related of one of the Roth
schilds which may never have been said by
him, but which nevertheless is true, as
every successful business man will testify.
~ hope" said friend TO Rothschild,
''that your children are not too foud of
money and business. am sure you would
not wish that" ~ am sure | should wish
that" replied Rothschild. Il wish them to
give mind, soul, heart, and body to busi-
ness-that is the way to be happy. 1t
requires a great deal of boldness and Il
great deal Of caution to make a great for
tune, and when you have got it, it requires
ten times as much wit to keep it,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24

We are new comers, but have come
to stay We buy our goods at lowest
cash prices and es we sell for cash
only. We are enabled to sell goods
at the smallest possible margins. We
could quote prices on clean. neto
goods, no trash, from ell parts of our
store, especially on the following
goods. Drees Goods, White Goods,
Prints. Ginghams, ShirtiDgs, Mus
Inns, Lace Curtains and Curtain
Poles, Corsets and Corset Waists,
Ladies', ChiIdren's and Gents Under
wear, Hosiery, Gloves and Mits, Kid
Gloves, Ribbons, Silk and Velvet,
Black and Colored Silks, Cloth Capes,
Bead Wraps, Jerseys and Jersey
Jackets, Table Linens, Napkins,
Towels, &C., &c. bat as new goods
are arriving all the time. we would
not likely have the goods now
quoted, but possibly have them at
still lower prices as the season ad-
vances. We are proud to say that
In this city and county our goods
and prices have met with approval
and commendstion, although subject
ed to close scrutiny and comparison
with the goods offered by others.
We solicit your patronage, and will
do all in our power to make our busi-
ness transactions pleasant and profit
able.
ID. 4. JACKSON, Butler, Pa.
Next door to Heineman's.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-02-28

Ex-STATE Treasurer Col. VIM.
l. Hemingway, of this State, is
being investigated, and so far the
special committee and experts
have not as yet made their final
report, but it has come out that
there is a shortage in his account
of $25O,OOO. Still Col. Heming-
way thinks the examination when
concluded will prove that the ap.
parent deficit is an error in the
books. The examination goes
back fourteen years. If it does
turn out that Hemingway is all
it will show to the world that
his books have not been kept right,
and that alone is sufficient to in
jure him for all time to come as a
public official. We hope he may
show that the State has not been
robbed Of a dollar.