Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-03-10
THE CITIZEN
EVERY BOY In BUTLER COUNTY
SHOULD READ 1.-THE ADVENTURES OF
TAD" OPENING CHAPTERS IN THIS
PAPER
A Remarkable Bicycling Tour.

&. c.. after making a tour of the world on
bicycles. On June 80, 1890. they finished
their course OF study at Washington Uni
yersity, ST. Louis, and then started. They
visited Washington, d. C., and on June
% sailed from New York, landing in Liver
pool on July 1. Their bicycles purchased
and a tour made of the British Isles, thence
10 France, their route took them through
Rouen, Paris, Chartres, PoItiers, Bordeaux
and Marseilles The Riviera route along
the shores of the Mediterranean was FOL
lowed. and Genoa, Rome and Milan, III
Italy, were visited. At Athens the frst
long halt was made. To Constantinople
was the next jsunt, and their preparations
for the invasion of Asia were begun
"Our first exploit, of which we are lit
tle proud.- says Sachtleben, "was the seal
ing Of Mt Ararat. We are the first Amer
leans that reached the top, and the natives
could hardly believe we had succeeded
We started on July 2 and reached the sum
nit July 4. There we celebrated the
American holiday by waving the Ameri-
can flag and firing off shots from our re-
voivers.
"On our return the Goveror of Bsyszid
gave dinner in our honor.
Through Turkey in Asia we rode, and
through Persia. visiting Teheran on our
way.
| -.Our journeying was along camel paths,
there being no other roads At Tashkend,
| the capital of Turkestsn, We remained
from November, 1891, to May z, 1892, and
spent a good deal of time in studying the
Russian language. We often had occas-
sion to notice the eager attitude OF Russian
sentiment regarding the advance upon
British Afghanistan. The Russians are
very friendly TO the Americans, and on
this account we received many courtesies.
Our last stopping place in Russian terri
tory was at Yernoe, and here the people
tried to dissuade us from making the at
tempt 10 go to China. Relying on spec
ial passport which had been given Is by
Chinese minister in London, we deter
mined on trying to get through.
after leaving Kuljah the route was TAX
en- By way of the Urmpse to the border oi
the Cobb desert, at Hami. and there We
were sgreeably surprised at the character
of the roads. In some places the desert
had hard bed, and this enabled the ma
chimes to make moderately COED progress
during the twelve days it took to cross"
| Pushing On to Suchew, the. western
end of the Great Wall was reached, lead
ing on to Ian Choo. Then they proceed
I'd singan, Ping Yang, TaiYuan, and Po
ting Flu, arriving at the latter place on tb'
10Th Of October, whence they rode toPe
| in. The fact that they had already tra
v-rsed China without personal inconven
lrnce sstonished all:the diplomatic rep.e
sentatives there.
| After resting there they went to Shang
hal, where the machines were repaired
| Afterward they intended TO go to japan
but they received letters asking them u
return Eome, so they lett at once, touching
| At Nsgasaki, Kioba and Yokohama, whence
they sailed December last. Sachtlebei
stated tnat while the trip in many respect
had been hard one, they enjoyed it great
iy. They met with no annoyances from
he natives in any OF the couhtries passes
ibrongh, excepting China.
quires one ton of coal to produce from fv
| 10 ten tons Of ice.
II is generally conceded by all who hav
tried il and their name il legion, tha
| salvation oil ia the best liniment In tn
market to-day. 1t is compounded only
| the best ingredients. and Is guaranteed L
be positively pure. . cts.
Frederick Krause, of Boyerstown, Pa
died last Friday. He was the son of Isaa
Krause, and was Sc years old. Althoug
man in years be was child in statur
and all his life he spent in cradle.
-Optim-"America is good enough 70
mc-a country where every right is give
to the meanest citizen" Pessim-''Ye ef
indeed. The meaner he is the more b
makes"
That cure of G. W. Turner of Galway
N. Y, of scrofala, BY Hoods Sarsapai
lila, was wonderful.
Stephen A. Douglass on one occasio
was able 20 give utteraDce to historicf
retort. After some one had been assai
ing him in the Senate by most sever
personal denunciatioD, Douglas rose an
said: "What no gentlemen should soy u
gentleman should answer"
USE DANA's sARsAPARILLA.- ITS
THE KIND THAT CURES"
do you get your pretty complexio
from the maternal OF paternal side Of you
house 2" asked Mrs. 0akmont of Miss Rosy
cheeks.
From the paternal side" was the re
ply. and on investigation it was found tina
the paternal side was in the drug bus
ness.
-Seversl soldiers were executed durin
the Civil War for desertion, treachery. mui
der and so on; but Lieutenant A. V. Wad
hams Of the Navy, says that not singl
sailor cn tie Union side was sentenced t
death.
Lanes Family Medicine
Moves the bowels each day. In srder I
be healthy this is necessary.
"A company has been organized in CHI
cago which proposes to erect tents in th
fields near the grounds for the accomodO
tion of Fair visitors. II will be the onl
chance offered those who go to lie in cloy
er while in that city.
The greatest number of people eve
killed by an earthquake since the dawn Q
history was I90.0 900. The date Of the tel
rible disaster was 1903, and the scene q
: the scene OF the most violent disturbanc
at Yeddo, Japan, and vicinity.
One hundred tons Of cat tails were re
Gently sold at once FOR the purpose Of or
: nameniing ladies wearing apparel. Thi
means that, assuming an average cat
: tail to weigh two ounces, no fewer tha
,702, 900 pussies had to be killed
{ A bill has been introduced in some @
the State legislatures To prohibit wome
: from wearing the style OF hoops, in fashio
! several years ago This IA the way not L
+ do it, When you tell a woman she shan