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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
AN ANCIENT SELL.
Tho Huge joke Played Upon a Qnarry-
man of Carrara.


Not many travellers visit Carrara,
where the finest Of marble is constant
ly being quarried, as it has been for so
many centuries, but, once there, much
may be found in the way of legend and
scenery to occupy the curious mind. In
Vulnerable stories float about the place,
says a writer in Cornhill, concerning
the existence of hidden treasures.
Gold has often been found in the
ncighborhood of the town, and not very
long ago a crock of gold coins was un-
earthed beneath one of the streets.
A most curious experience, however,
was that of quarryman who, in one of
his rambles, stumbled upon an old de-
serted quarry, within which, half
buried in grass and brambles, lay an
enormous block of heavy marble. On
examining it, he found a number Of
letters rudely cut, and half-hidden un-
der a crust of dirt With some diff.
Guilty he managed to spell out the
words: blessed is he who shall turn
me over"
The man at once jumped at the con-
clusion that he had stumbled upon
hidden treasure, and that his fortune
was made. He rushed home and col
lected some of his friends to aid him In
the recovery of the concealed gold,
After some very hard labor they sue
ceeded in turning the hoary giant
over. Another rude inscription met
their eager eyes: Thanks, my friends.
was weary of reposing SO long in one
position!"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
NORMAN HUMOR.
The Legend of the Revolving Rock of
Normandy.

| The Legend of the Revolving Rock of
Normandy.
Superstitions about rocks, which were
once popular among the peasant classes
of Europe, are dying out The familiar
legend is of rock which, moved at a
certain time by some strange witch
craft, revolves or rolls aside and dis
closes treasure hidden beneath, the
time usually being specially inconven-
lent for witnesses, as for instance, ION
the stroke of twelve on Christmas eve I"
A peculiar story of this kind is still told
in Normandy. NJ. Julien Tiersot writes
of it in the Revue des Traditions Popu-
laires:
In the neighborhood of Caudbec-en-
Caux there is stone which, the coun-
try people say, revolves while the bells
ring the Angelus at noon on Good Fri
day. A walk in the country in the
spring at the hour of noon is an agreea-
BILE diversion, and the sceptical stranger
readily consents to go and see the al
legged magical stone
The stranger and his escort reach the
stone and wait Time passes 1t is af-
ternoon.
But the stone has not moved" he
says
''Wait, you have not heard the An
gelus rung yet" is the smiling reply.
and one might wait forever, for on Good
Friday the Angelus is never rung
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
An Ingenious Device.

The principle of the expansion and
contraction of a metallic loop made of
German silver and steel when exposed
to varying temperatures has been util-
lied for automatically shutting off gas
when it has been blown out instead of
being turned off in the usual way. One
end of the loop, which is adjusted close
to the gas fame, is free, while the other
lis secured to the fixture. valve con-
trolling the gas is attached to the free
end, and when the gas is burning the
valve is open and the gas freely escapes.
If, however, the gas is blown out the
loop viii quickly cool and contract and
the valve will shut off the gas. The
device is exceedingly simple and it re-
spends quickly TO the change in tenn
perature.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
A FORTY-pOLLAR MISTAKE.
Two Bidders for One Man at AN Auction
sale

Sale.
A. iowa man, who Is a great lover OF
horses. and who keeps b grocery store
and livery-stable, was desirous OF OBJ
tanning n certain horse which was to be
disposed of at public sale of gentle
mans estate He knew that Il would
never do for him to bid in person. as the
auctioneer, aware of his weakness for
fine animals, would manage by one
means or another TO run up the price
The story is told in the Chicago Herald.
The grocer and hvery-keeper ar
ranged to have another man bid of the
horse for him, but when the hour of the
sale arrived he felt that he must be
present and see to it that his instruc-
tions were carried out
He arrived little late, and Just as
the horse was being sold Yes. there
was his man Jones, true to his trust. In
the midst of the crowd that surrounded
the fine animal Just at that mo rnent
Jones bid one hundred and thirty five
dollars.
Some one must have Immediately
nodded Eve better, for in another mo-
ment Jones bid one hundred and fifteen
From some unseen bidder the auction
eer received another advance Of Eve
dollars
That was as much as the horse was
worth, but Jones had orders to buy it
at almost any price, and he promptly
raised his offer to one hundred and
twenty. So matters went on till Jones'
bid was one hundred and thirty five dol-
lars.
At that point the livery-keeper
mounted a box to see what fool wanted
the horse 50 badly On the further
edge of the crowd stood Smith, ard just
as he nodded another five, it flashed
upon the livery-keeper that ne had told
Smith to do exactly what. in his forget
fulnesss, he had afterward instructed
Jones to do.
He lost no time in stopping the fun.
which had already cost him about forty
dollars.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17

the parlors on account of the curtains?'
sit does turn 'em yellow" observed
Mr.. Micl1le berry, thoughtfully.
''Granted-but what becomes of your
conjugal superiority? And then you
didn't buy that corner lot because she
advised you not to! What is a woman s
judgment worth in a matter Of business
like that, Micklebcrry?'
''Mary knows more than half the
men going" parenthetically asserted
Mr. MiciIleberry
Excuse me. Micl1leberry, but you
don't keep her IN her place! Don't the
Scriptures expressly say that woman is
the weaker vessel? should like to see
Mrs. Partanbridge venturing to oppose
mer'
Mr. Micllleberry looked admiringly
at his big friend
How do you manage it, Partan-
bridge?' he questioned little timidly.
Tact, my dear fellow-tact, dig
nifty, supremacy. I wouldn't have
mentioned it if circumstances hadn't
pointed directly to the fact, but you
are getting hcn-pecked, Micllleberry.
Everybody notices it. You must
gather up the reins of domestic man
agement-you must assert yourselfr'
Mr.. Micl5lcherry laughed.
"But what is the use of asserting N.Y.
self?" he asked, joeosely. Every
thing goes on like cloclSw orlz at home
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17

Mary always meets me with smile
she spends the money sensibly, and
never asks me for an unnecessary
cent?
docs she tell you how she spends
ftp"
Not always, but"
Mr. Partanbridgc interrupted his
friend with groan.
''Oh, these women, these womenl
should like to see my wife buying n
silk dress, as Mary did last week, with
out first consulting me-"
but she had saved the money ont of
her housekeeping funds
''Then, my dear fellow, it's a sign
that you give her too much money for
housekeeping. Cut her down-draw
the purse-strings little tighter"
Mr.. Mickle berry looked uncomfort-
able.
IL should hardly like to do that,
Pantanbridge.
you'll never be master of your own
house until you do"
Mr.. Moses Miclzleberry went home
and told his wife all about what Part
anbridge had said. Mary laughed and
colored, but she was a little angry
withal
81 wish Mr.. Partanbridge would mind
his own business" said she. I'm
tired of hearing about my wife She
must be poor, spiritless concern"
"Partanbridgc is man of great abil-
tty," said Noses gravely.
'Fiddlesticks." said Mrs. Mickle ber-
ry. "a regular hen-hussy-a thorough
going Miss Nancy!'
I'm sorry you feel so about him, my
dear" said Moses; ''for he doesn't like
the place where he is boarding now,
and l told him he might occupy our
spare room for Il few days"
''Oh, I've no objections to that" said
Mrs. Mickleberry, composedly. I'm
always glad to entertain your friends,
my dear, even if they are not the most
agreeable people in the world, and
dare say can get along with Mr. Par
cambridge for few days"
you're little jewel, my dear" said
Moses, and he forgot all Partanbridgc's
insinuations at once.
Mr.. Partanbridge came, bag and bag
gage, and took possession of the spare
room" in the Aiiekleberry mansion as
Importantly as if he had been the
Grand Turk. And thenceforward my
wife" began, figurativcly speaking, to
trample Mary Mickleberry into dust.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
DEBT.

We PITY n man who's IA debt;
No pleasure In life Goes he gcbt;
His head II will ache
From lying awDche
At nights to worry and frebi
ae borrovs from every friend
Until they refuse Kim 20 liend;
In time he becomes
To even his chofnes
A nuisance despised to ne lend
He looks no one straight In the eye;
Without ready cash he must bye
On tick and take tough,
Unstable slough
Aad pay for Il awfnlly hye.
BE isn't free man at all:
To those whom he owes he must Grail
And eringe and obey
And hide from their wcy
Disguised In bonnet and shall
Without any sys I'm OF guard
His money melts quicker than luard,
And when it is gone
His watch be must psne;
For others he has 10 work huard
When old not a comfort he knows:
Dead broke to the poorhouse he COWS
And suffers OF course,
The keenest remourse
TIL "Potter's Field endeth his vows.
MORAL
Down hill 1t is easy to roll
But once you get into the holl
OF debt you may climb
Yet never in limb
Get out 10 save body or soil
H. C. Dodge, in Goodalrs Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
VISITORS EXPENSIVE.
The Cost Of IntcrruptipG n Large Body
of WorISwomen.

OF WorlSwomen.
A party of ladies and gentlemen were
shown through large carpet establish
ment in Broadway few days ago, says
the New York Times. They were per-
mitted to look into every nook and cor
ner of the building except one. At the
bottom of the stairway leading to the
top floor they came upon closed door
upon which were the words: Positive
" No Admittance" The curiosity of
the ladies was awakened at once.
''What is up there?" inquired one
eagerly. That is our workshop" ex-
planned the representative of the firm.
Eve have one hundred and fifty women
on that floor sewing carpets" so, L
should so like to see them at work, :"
said the fair questioner with playfully
beseeching look.
81 am sorry that l cannot take yon
up there, replied the firms representa-
tive, "but the rules are very strict.
Really, there is nothing worth looking
at, and there are no trade secrets there.
The reason why the firm interdicts
visitors is because the presence of
strangers in the room causes every sew
ing-woman to look up and it takes her
attention off her work from one to five
minutes. Suppose each woman loses
an average of two minutes. With one
hundred and fifty women that means
a loss to the firm of three hundred min
utes, or five hours of time. That is too
much time to lose when we are work
ing under a full head of steam, as we
y-a noun
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
THE BABIES PROTEST.

Baby Brighteyes:
I'VE are three babies. earnestly protesting
Against the things which torture US and kill
Wen try to make our story interesting"
AL (sweetIy) We Will"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
ROYAL GAME.
ssre disappointment OF Hunter Who
Missed Gn Ihcr.

ssre disappointment OF a Hunter Who
Missed en Ibc1.
The ibex IS of a light-brown color,
the males being rather darker than the
females; but the oldest males undergo
a complete change in appearance, be-
coming light gray, with clearly-de-
fined black shoulder stripe, which
gives them a very smart appearance.
1t Is sight TO stir the heart of = hunter
to see such n one summing himself on
some tower of rock, and, by way of
morning exercise, bending his head 10
the ground aud driving his ad-like
black horns into some bush, of which
he ''malzes hay" in about two minutes.
/ only once got chance at one of
these grand old "billies," and that
muddled. We had taken refuge from
sharp shower in \ cave, or rather shelf
on the cliff, protected by long over
hanging rock. The rain driftcd in. and
Celestin carried my rife to one end
where it was more sheltered. We
made fire at the other end, and were
sitting over it, when, with fixed stare,
Omar pointed with his finger over my
shoulder. There, about a hundred
yards off, was a splendid male ibex
such as l have described. with black
horns which curved back nearly to his
tail There are not more than two or
three like that on the mountain. He
was quite unsuspicious, and calmly
moving down the mountain. on account
of the bad weather, suppose
RislSing discovery, | crept to the
place where my rife lay. Two trees
grew across that end of the opening,
and / could not shoot from there. Back
crawlcd and sat down for the shot
He was slowly stalking down the rocks
but still within easy range. | leveled
my piece, but ut that moment gust of
wind blew the flame and smoke across
my line of sight, and ! could see moth
ing The next instant he was round
rock and gone. ! nearly turned sick
with desperation. OF course, we fol-
lowed and tried to find him again--an
all but hopeless task in the complica-
tions of this hill. In the course of the
search we got wet through, and in try
ing to dry my coat over the fire Celes-
tin burned the back of it, my best
''go- o-to-meeting' one, as it happened;
but would give twenty coats to have
got that beast.-Nineteenth Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
was hurt
An AntI-Panic Chair.

A new form of chair for use in
theaters, music halls, etc, is now being
introduced into England. This chair is
already in use in several theaters in
Germany and is intended not only to
prevent panic in case of fire, etc, by
enabling the audience to gain the exit
doors more easily than hitherto, but
also TO allow officials of the theaters
and members of the audience to move
with freedom from one place to an
other. For this purpose the seat and
back of the chair are free to move, and
are connected suitably together, SO that
by means of n counterbalance weight a
mere touch of the hand will cause the
seat and the back TO move simultaneous
ly on hinges TO a vertical position, the
seat by raising and the back by lowering,
thereby allowing free passage along or
through the tiers. The very idea of
such n device, when the absurd amount
of inconvenience and annoyance
suffered in comparative patience by the
ordinary theater-gocr is considered,
raises up visions of comfort and pleas
ure which it seems hard to believe viii
ever be realized.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
AM ENGLISH HERO.
He Saves His wouIdBe Rescuer from
Watery Grave.


An exciting story OF the rescue from
drowning of n Japanese, by an English
man whose life the Japanese himself
had set out to save, is told in a Japanese
paper, the Kobe Shimbun. The Eng
lishman was resident of Toxic. Be
ing on his way to Yokohama, and find
ing no ferryboat, owing to the swollen
state of the river, he determined to
swim across with his clothing in bun
die tied on his head.
The daring attempt attracted crowd
Of sightseers, one of whom, observing
that the stranger was apparently in diff
ficulty, plunged in and swan to his res
cue. The japanese was a good sw inn
mer, but the waters ran swiftly, his
strength gave out, and he was carried
downstream. Then arose a cry from
the spectators, for they saw that the
Japanese was going to sink.
by this time the Englishman had al
most reached the opposite bank, but
when he heard the cries of the crowd
he turned about, and seeing the drown
ing japanese, he again faced the cur
rent, and coming up with the drowning
man caught him with one arm, and
swimming with the Sther hand he
brought him ashore amid the cheers OF
the crowd.
How chivalrous was his action!" ex-
claims the japanese journalist in con-
clusion. His name we know not but
he has our highest admiration
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
ALuckx Lawyer.

An Austin lawyer caught tramp in
his Office stealing some law books,
which the latter intended to pawn.
Selling the intruder by the collar, the
lawyer exclaimed:
"You scoundrcl, I'll have you tried
and sent to the penitentiary."
"Let go my neck, colonel II you are
going to have me tried, / reckon I'd
better engage you as my lawyer, as you
have the luck to be on hand" replied
the tramp.-Texas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
NO.3e


There is such thing rs mistaken
economy. Some things we can hire
done more chcaply than we can do
them ourselves II would not be eco
nomical for our young doctor to saw
his own wood and take care of his
horse II these interfered with his duty
to his patients, any more than IL would
be for the wood sawyer to prescribe his
own medicines to save the doctors fee
do You know" said a prosperous law
yer TO his fcllow-traveler on the suburb
an train, ~ believe I'll reshingle my
barn during the court vacation / might
just as well a. not save the money" I"
''H'm!' said his friend, dubiously. II
hope You will save money, but doubt
IL that is an economical way to do ii. +"
The lawyer did not see the force of this
remark until he slid OF the roof and
broke his arm. Then he counted up hin
pain, the doctors bin and the expense
of shingling, which had to be done any
how. and sent word TO his friend that II
he saved much more money that way,
he would be ruincd-"-Youth's Com
paniOn
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17

we are three babies. earnestly protesting
Against the things which torture US and kill
Wen try to make our story interesting"
AL (sweetly) I'VE Will"
Baby Goldenhair;
iswhen riding in our carriage clever.
Please keep the sun out OF our eyes so blue;
1t hurts us and may spoil our sight forever
All (pleadIngly)-"Please, do"
Baby Sweetheart:
"In case we're being brought up on bottle
(Against which fraud we kick with all our
might
Please watch it so ourselves we do not thros-
tie"
All (thoughtfully)- do"
B. B.-"And keep it cIeani don't let the milk
get soured
BY being churned while riding in the sun.
II infant food is not with zest devoured-"
All (decidedly)-"Gtve none
B. G.-"In sumner keep US cool and bathe us
often.
Or else well be real angels in the sky.
Then when you see US in our coffin"
All (sorrowfully)-"Youll cry"
B. s.-"we don't want cruel nurses to neglect
US,
And slap US little nuisanees-no good
Our nammas ought TO care for and protect US"
All Qovingly)-"They should"
B. B.-"We do not want old ladies or young
misses,
With teeth decayed or foulsome stomach
breath,
Tosmother poor helpless lips with kisses"
All (angrily)-"It's death"
b C. - 1--WE don't want folks to trot, rock,
dance or iounce US
Till we throw up from being sea sick made;
We don't ike men to toss us high and bounce
US"
All Cshivoringly)-"we're 'fraid."
B. S.-"Strange women mustn't say, whene'er
they greet US:
We're too. too sweet TO live and at US fly,
Like Robin Hoods big wolf and play they'll eat
us
All CfearfulIy)-"we cryt"
B. B.-'When women, making faces, say to
charm US:
90 little pittie tootsie wootsie co.
They seem so soft-or crazy, they alarm US"
All neutrality-suspicious.
B. Give don't want clothing tight enough TO
bind us
So we can't kick 20 make our bodies strong;
And we don't like small sisters forced to mind
US"
All (sympathetically)-'T wrong"
B. S. When we grow big well pay you
more than double
For all the care your duty it's to show
And We won't ever say you are trouble"
AL (tenderly)-"Oh, no."
H. c. Dodge, in Goodalls Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
Money Enough.

The rich woman who was shocked -
henr her daughter say: "A penny for
your thoughts" when she ought to have
offered dollar, has a relative In Cali
fornia, of whom the San Francisco Ex-
amincr relates true anecdote."
She is not unknown in fashionable So
ciety, her wealth drawing about her q
set of adIniring followers Lately she
had some affection of the throat, and
called physician After an examine
ton, he said:
Madam, shall have to touch two or
three OF the affected spots with nitrate
of silver"
"Oh, doctor, please don't do that" an
swered the patient use nitrate of
gold. The expense is quite immaterial." /"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
v.rx Remarkable.

Miss De Pink-Did you hear abou'
Miss Bullion's engagement TO foreign
nobleman?
Mr.. Goodfello-Yes, everybody Il
talking of IL.
isn't it remarkablep"
"Yes, indeed. They say she is marry
ing him for love. N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
Oie Mars-How do you mean?
safety.

The Blase Girl-Don't ask me for an
other dance, Van Rensy. Go and dance
with Kitty. There she Is ready to fail
down and worship you.
Van Rentsarelow-Aw, yesl But
don't you know she lets everyone know
that she worships me while you conceal
II. It's safer to be with you--Munsey's
Wee1xlv
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
He WASN'T Equipped

az cannot marry you, Reginald" said
Maud, ''but you mustn't mind There
are as fine fish in the sea as were ever
caught, you know"
II know" replied Reginald, "bu'
they won't take anything but the mos
expensive kind of artificial bait, and
am going to quit fishing. Detroit Free
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
Proner Discipline.

Meek little Hennpect lay at the point
of death. With streaming eyes the
family had assembled about the bedside
TO hear his last sad words.
"John! Johnl" cried the weeping wife
.vou mustn't leave mey Slowly HEM
poets dimmed eyes sought her face and
In an apologetical little voice he muir
INJURED meelxly: Just as you say
Maria, lust as you say."-Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
A Perennial Mystery.

Average Man-These Sunday papers
lust make me sick. Nothing IN them
but commonplace personal items about
a lot of nobalies no one ever heard Of.
Friend-I saw a little mention Of you
in the Sunday Cannon.
Average Man (hah an hour later, to
messenger boy)-Here. rush around to
the Cannon office and get me forty
copies Of the Sunday edition.-N. Y.
Weel<lv
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
Those In-Natured People.

Clara (haughtily)-I went to the tho
ater every night last week and had
different escort each time.
Rival Belle (vindictively)-You should
be more cautious, my dear.
'Cautious?"
"Yes, my dear. Ill-natured people
all over town are saying you can't get
the same man to go with you twice. -
N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
TIE Champlon Jumper.

They had been speaking of big jumps.
There's friend of mine in the circus
business" said Allround, who thinks
nothing of jumping over I've men in
line"
"Pshawl" said Fishlets, 81 know a
man who once jumped about hundred
people"
''Oh! say. nowl What do you take me
for?"
Its just as said. The people he
jumped were creditors"
And then they smiled all round
Light
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
California I'm 1Sie.

In an old geography printed in 1912
appears the following; california is a
wild and almost unknown land.
Throughout the year it is covered with
dense fogs, rs damp rs unhealthful- In
the interior are volcanoes and vast
plains of shifting snow, which some
times shoot columns TO great heights.
This would seem nearly incredible
were it not for the well-authenticated
accounts of travellers"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
New Light ON Raleigh.

The earl of Leicester, alone OF all
Elizabeth's court, declined to enthuse
over the gallantry of Sir Walter Rar
leigh in throwing lis cloak into the
mud so that her majesty's feet would
not be wet.
"why are you SO glum over 1t, Leiceas
ter?" asked Ben Jonson. Not jealous
hope?"
mot at ALL" returned the earl; "but y
was NV cloak"-Puck
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
No Kind Of a Fellow.

Kate-I'm not going to have Clarence
Bashley call on me any more Hcs
too bashful for anything.
Della--How is he?
Kate-Why, asked how long his arm
was, and he said 80 inches then told
him that was just the size Of my waist
and he never did anything. Boston
Herald