Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-06-01
What is Electricity.

So, until its happy end,
Your life shall never lack friend
What is Electricity.
IL is not at all strange that the almost
universal use of electricity should raise
the question Of what this subtle power is.
We see its effects on every side, but the
wisest of men have very Imperfect un-
derstanding of what the mysterious force
is which moves the loaded car, changes
darkness into light, enables friend TO talk
with friend without reference to distance,
and accomplishes a thousand marvellous
things with the ease of magician. Spec
ulation has been active as to the probable
origin of electrical forse, bat, like gravlta-
ion, light, heat and chemical action, phil
osophers and physicists know almost
nothing in regard toit.-Baltimore to Herdtd.
More people, adults and children, are
troubled with costiveness than with any
other ailment Dr.. Henry Baxters MAN.
| drake Bitters will cure costiyeness ana
prevent the disease which result from 1t.
"Lives of Coxies all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind US
Footprints on the grass OF time.
Survival of the ftest. Downs Elixir
! has outlived every other cough remedy
simply because it is the best.
Grains of wheat found in Egyptian
mummy cases have been known to germin-
ate after living dorment for 5000 years.
The plant they produced is almost identi-
cal with the heat grown IN Egypt at
the preseEt time.
"A Utica man whn shot his physician
because the latter had failed to cure him
of disease, was cunsid-rare enough to
wait 13 years before proceeding to extremi-
ties.
If your nerves are weak or if you are
are all tired out take Hoods Sarsapailla
this season.
In the Asbantee nation every man
who can keep up on the march Is 0bhged
to serve. and alter an expedition has set
out, the woman scour the streets and
almost beat to death any man whom they
may discover skulliDg around.
A successful remedy for diphtheria is
said to be five drops Of sulphuric acid in a
tumbler given so the child can swallow
it. If the throat is obstructed give 1t
with teaspoon until the passage is clear
ed, then administer wine glass every two
hours Burn sulphur in the room az
strong ss it can be borne.
Rheumatism cured in day-'Mystic
cure" for rheumatism and neuralgia, radio
ally cures in l to days. Its action upon
the system is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the dis
case Immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly benefits. IS cts Sold by J. G
Redick, druggist Butler.
Connecticut has an odd stock farm de-
voted to the raising of guinea pigs for use
in vivisectiOn and other experimental
work OF the scientists. 1t was Professor
Koch's researches which brought the
guinea pig into market. Formerly this
little pig stayed at home.
Jared Lezyman, of Green Bay, Wis,
bias taken the preliminary legal steps u
have his nsuie changed Ia Jared Layinan.
He Is a shoemaker, end says his nauIc i'll
terferes with his business.
LOS Angeles, Cal, has domestic cat
that weighs thirty-two pounds. 1t has
twice given battle 10 big tame raccoon,
and in each encounter has come off victor
ious.
Robert Winthrop, who started Satur-
day on his eighty sixth year, has had per
sonal acquaintance with every President
of the United States. except Washington
and Jefferson. He is the oldest living
ex-Speaker of the National House OF Rep
resentatives and the oldest surviving Mas
sachusetts senator.
Some one who is crank on brevity
writes: Don't eat stale Q-cumbers.
They'll w up.
Like the buster prodigal, Brecken-
ridge says to his constituency, 81 have
sinned against heaven and in thy sight.
Make me one of thy hired servants"-at
$1,000 year.
AN item is current TO the effect that
bunch of sweet peas in each room, re-
newed each day, will kill every fly in the
house. We express no opinion. Try it
for yourself.
One of the amusements Of a summer
resort in the mountains of Vermont Is
gold mining. A little stream carries down
some gold, and visitors patiently 90
through the band-washing process of the
old California days, procuring perhaps lO
cents worth ofthe light yellow metal as
the result Of half an hours labor.
Robert Hart, ESQ.,, of Brookfeld, Mer
GER county, aged so, has this spring sowed
by hand 40 acres OF oats, besides doing
lots of other farm work. Where is the
young man who can show such recordf
-Namie Shcehan, aged Ii, of Cincin-
natl, skipped q rope 600 times without
stopping. Then her face became suffused
and she tainted. The doctors believe she
has ruptured blood vessel in the brain,
and have no hope OF her recovery.
Henry Black of San Francisco, was
accidentally locked up in large refrigera-
tor. and remained in the freezing atmos
phere for four hours. Pneumonia follow
cd; but Black recovered, much to the sur
prise of his physicians.
Ono OF the oldest tunes in the world
| ia said to be the air sung to the words
1--WE won't go home till morning" 1t is
known to cate back to the time OF the
Crusaders.
Thompson (telling a story)-'And so
when we lost our money. ] told Peters
was donkey and he was another" Listen
er-"And what did he say TO thatf" Thom-
pson-''He said Let us bray
Few men do the best Of which they
are capable They lack the energy and
| selfconfidence. They loyo rather to lead
| an aLimal than an intellectual existence.
The very thought OF making any extraor-
djnary intellectual efforts appalls them.
i6That tired feeling" prevents many man
| Of fine mental streDgh and attainments
| from accomplishing anything in this world.
As rule those who exert themselye in
| tellectually TO the full extent Of their pow
er are those who are absolutely driven to
| il by force OF circumstances.
Some of the tired young men OF But
Ter can find an object lesson in John
| Chambers, of Lawrence Co, Mr.. Cham
bers, although rs years of age, from
| O'clock in the morning until 4 in the after.
noon. tore down Al rods Of rail fence and
put il up again. Some Of the fence was
| six rails high while the remainder was
seven rails
| Across the blue sec OF the sky,
The stately cloud swans float,
| "a baxLt from vonder elm there comes