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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05

These are the Shapes ana sizes WHICH road
makers seek to obtain, but they are rarely
found in the everyday stone heap
weather. The upland or mountain
limestones, on the other hand, are fire.
quently well adapted for use as road
metal They bind quickly and make a
smooth and durable roadway. The
rubbing and wearing of hmestones
form dust which, when wet, becomes
a sort of mortar, filling the little spaces
between the pieces of stone and con-
solidating the entire roadway into a
solid and sometimes into durable
crust. Some of the best imestones are
found in the Devonian and the older
Silurian rocks.
Granite is generally inferior because
of excessive brittleness due to the
feldspar contained in it; but syenitic
granite often makes an excellent road
metal.
Sandstones are generally inferior;
but some sandstones contain iron.
which hardens and toughens them, and
in these eceptional cases sandstones
may be used to advantage.
Field Stone and River Stone. The
construction of macadam road in any
given locality generally involves the
use of material found near at hand, and
where a local quarry does not exist,
field stone and stone gathered
from the beds of rivers and small
streams may be made to serve every
purpose. Many of the stones and
powders thus obtained are of trap
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05

slave. And your honor win see the
immense Importance of this investiga-
ton. Not only does it affect the right
of this lady to her freedom-and | use
the word lady in the highest sense
that can be given it-but the evidence
taken here viii be used in another
tribunal, in establishing the disputed
question of heirship to the large Bos-
took estates. 1t will be a long and
complicated investigation, and l shall
see that the rights of both these inter
esting young people are most fully
protected. We ask an adjournment
of one week; that the defendant be
admitted to bail, and that the court
will commit this lady to the care of
my family pending the examination.
pledge my word that she shall be
here on the adjourned day"
81 object" said the other lawyer.
''We can prove our case in five min
utes.'
"Indeedr' sneered my champion. IT
don't think the unsupported word of
a professional gambler, and the party
in interest, as to Pierce Bostock's s
statements to him, will have control
ing weight against the proof | shall
bring"
1--WE will show by the prisoner that
Pierce Bostock admitted and confessed
to him everything we claim"
mo you won't. Because he is under
accusation, he will not be permitted or
required to testify at all"
1--WE will prove it by the girl"
A smile fitted over the judges face.
Lawyer Garnett laughed aloud.
Worse and worse! According to
your own theory and complaint, the
lady is a slave, and by the law OF
Louisiana can't be a witness Who
else would you like to call?'
1--WE will prove it by Washington LIE
Fevre, the late Mr.. Bostock's over
seer"
"You couldn't prove anything to your
advantage by him, if you could bring
him here, as you can't. He is at the
bottom of the Mississippi"
Conrad's lawyer began to fidget about
and his client looked troubled. After
whispering together, the former said:
1--WE shall be able to prove all we
allege, your honor; but the evidence is
not at hand to-day We consent to a
postponement. and we shall be entirely
ready In the meantime, we insist
that both the prisoner and the girl
shall be committed to the parish
prison"
My counsel was promptly on his feet
to protest; but the judge told him that
it was unnecessary for him to be heard
again.
This postponement will be or
dered," he said ''As for the custody
of the prisoner. and the female whose
legal status is so strangely in contro-
versy here"
A note was at this instant handed
him by an attendant. | learned after
ward that it was addressed to the
judge, with the words in the corner,
"please read Immediately"
He checked his remarks, and read it.
"This is most extraordinary, he
said. This case is filed with sur
prises. Let the people make room
there, and admit this gentleman"
had not the slightest premonition
of what was about to happen. My eyes
were fixed upon the crowd, and as the
people slowly parted and made way
saw a man come forward. My heart
gave q bound. 1t was Alfred Dorion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
CHAPTER XIV.
- .-r.nInr-..nnr.

/ entered that room with Coralic
and took a seat within the railing.
The crowd, eager for my condemna-
tion, and cruel as any mob, pointed
at us and whispered. sat down,
hopeless and sullen. In fifteen min
utes events had so shaped themselves
that hope was somewhat revived-at
least, I knew that the expected blow
was averted for the presens.
The judge came in and heard the
accusation. He was a portly, fine-look-
ing man, and ! thought looked with
some compassion at me.
This is a very serious charge, young
man. Where are you fron?"
New Hampshire, sir"
"Is it possible that SO young a per-
son as you has come down here in this
nefarious business of decoying away
our property"
mo, sir; have not"
"The complainant charges that you
were trying to abduct his slave. What
do you say?"
Ny recollection Of what Coralie's
father and LIE Fevre had said, told me
that was guilty of just that offense,
no matter what my motives were.
Still, did not wish to confess it. My
heart swelled with Indignation against
the assertion; could only keep silence.
Where is the slave?" the judge
asked.
~
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
Worked Half q Day.

The people of Manitou were enter
tained the other day, says CORE
spondent of the Denver Republican,
by the spectacle of man carrying a
stone around a triangular track, letting
it drop and shouldering it again at
every turn. The performer was man
who has q reputation for disincllna-
tion TO labor, and the incident was the
outcome of wall he was making
about the hard times and his inability
to get work. A citizen told him he
would not work if he got chance, and
offered him fifty cents an hour as long
as he would carry the stone. To the
surprise of all he accepted the offer
and held out for fve hours large
crowd gathered to watch the perform
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
HER BEST.
Pathetic Instances of the ChiId's Instinc
for FINN.

Pathetic Instances of the ChiId's Instinct
for Fun.
Mrs. Molesworth, who writes'a NOV
ing article in Woman's Work, concern
ing the necessity of obtaining fun,
food and fresh air" for all classes OF
children, says that there are among
London's poor thousands of little ones
who never had toy.
Yet still the child's instinct to make
believe" surmounts every practical OBJ
stacle, and there is a true story of one
little sufferer from a chronic disease
whose only plaything were the spots
of damp on the wall beside her bed.
She played they were real and alive;
she paye them names and imaginary
qualities.
Another true story showed how far
the little candle of wise and loving
word may throw its beams. teacher
at Sunday school for London's poor
was trying to impress upon her little
pupils some idea of the real meaning
of giving.
whatever it may be" she said, "our
offering to God should be of our best
of what we prize most"
In one baby heart her words founo
ready response. Next day little
creature confided her offering to the
teacher; it was carefully tied pack
age, containing few grains of rice
This was her most precious and per-
haps her only treasure.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05

Irregular pieces OF machine-broken stone
drawn from actual specimens taken at ran
dom from a stone heap These pieces, by
their rough surfaces, show the impossibility
Of obtaining straight lines OF fracture or regu-
larshaped pieces by the ordinary process OF
crushing stone for road making
rock, and in general it may be said
that all hard field stones and river
stones II broken to a proper size, will
make fairly good and sometimes very
excellent road metal. No elaborate
test is required to determine the hard
ness of any given specimen. A steel
hammer in the hands of an intelligent
workman will reveal in general way
the relative degree of toughness OF two
or more pieces of rock. Field stone and
river stone offer an additional adyan-
tage in that they are quickly handled,
are generally of convenient size, and
are more readily broken either by hand
or by machine than most varieties OF
rock which are quarried in the usual
way.
Breaking the Stone. II is simple
task TO break stone for macadam road
ways, and by the aid of modern inven-
tions it can be done cheaply and quick.
ly Hand broken stone Is fairly out OF
date and is rarely used in America where
any considerable amount of work Is TO
be undertaken Stone may be broken
by hand at different points along the
roadside where repairs are needed from
time to time, and by criminals confined
in penal institutions who could not oe
otherwise proftabiy employed; but tho
extra cost of production by this methoo
forbids its being carried on where *
tended work Is undertaken. Hano
broken stone is generally more uniform
in size, more nearly cubical in shape
and has sharper angles than thai
broken by machine and is undoubtedly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
ss:,5:,sRolAADss ROAD
R?atn SN
lMPROVE VEMENT.
STONE FOR mAcAoAMIzINe.

Ideal and Real Shapes and Sizes-Break-
Ing the Stone for Road Purposes - Pic
ture or n Simple Crusher.
An important item in the making of
n macadam road is the obtaining OF
broken stone of suitable quality aud
size. 1t should have careful considera-
ton, since it relates to the wearing
surface of the roadway, and upon the
quality of the stone used will largely
depend the life of the macadam crust
and its smoothness. A hard stone
should be used; not hard in the sense
that 1t is brittle, for many brittle
stones are quite unfit for use as road
metal, but rather stone of a tough
texture. such as will resist the abrasion
of wheel tires and the crushing force of
heavy loads
Trap rock is generally regarded as
excellent. AS commonly found 1t
breaks in the crusher with a loud,
swapping noise which suggests great
resistance. and il properly handled it
is easily broken by machinery to a
fairly uniform size.
Limestones are both good and bad.
The softer limestones wear rapidly,
form a road on which mud quickly col
lects, and roads of softer limestone
yield readily to the action Of the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
MO 1

by hand two steel-faced hammers Of
different weights are used. One,
weighing from five to six pounds, IN
used for sledging the powders and
large pieces into smaller sizes, and the
other, n small steel-faced hammer
weighing about one pound and having
strong flexible handle, is used for
breaking the stones into proper size for
use on the road In breaking by hand
skilled laborer will break from one
half cubic yard to three or four cubic
yards per day, according to the skill of
the workman and the toughness of the
stone. OF the toughest stone one-half
cubic yard will sometimes supply a
full days work; but ordinarily stones
will be broken at the rate of one to one
and one-half cubic yards per day.
Limestones break somewhat. more
readily. and may be turned out at the
rate Of two cubic yards per day, while
field stone and river stone, when found
In convenient sizes, can be broken by
hand at the rate of two and one-half to
four cubic yards per day.-Good Roads
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
Chinrso Gosnips.

Some of the women in China have
curious profession. They visit various
houses and retail gossip at SO much an
hour. II the hostess be especially
pleased with the information thus I'm
parted she makes the lady present IN
addition to the regulation charge
Many of these gentle gossips are
bright and witty takers. and by keep,
ing themselves well posted in the local
ueYs earu handsome ipcuDesA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
-. -
a Triumph.

Mr.. Parvenu Ito his wife who has just
returned from the seaside)-Wen, did
you make an impression on s'ciety, my
love?
Mrs. Parvenu-Didn't /, though?
Wore my diamonds down to breakfast
every mornin' an not another woman
in the hotel had any on.-Chicago Rec
nrl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
Not Hor Fnult.

Jennie-Hasn't Gus Clamwhooper
proposed yetp
Fannie-Not yet. He hasn't even
kissed me, and have accidentally met
him six different times in the dark
hallway. ! can't do any more than
thnt can I?-Texas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
An Incnmnlefn Sale

Mrs. Rifter-I ordered q piece OF
dress-goods here yesterday, and wish
to know IL it has been cut yet
Floor-Walker latter investigation)--
No, ma'am, it has not; the salesman
said you hadn't been in yet to change
your Wjpd pd<PHnlSs4
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
A vvIsEcToR IN AFRICA.
How q Scientific Gent Was Dcspoiled OF
Five Thousand Dollars.


How q Scientific Gent Was Dospoiied of
Five Thousand Dollars.
One of the most curious expeditions
ever planned by man was that once
undertaken by DR.. ]. G. Bunting, OF
Portland, says the Lewiston .(Me.l
Journal. During all his life he had
been a close student of the philosophy
of digestion, and for the purpose of his
investigations he had that remarkable
Canadian, Alexis ST. Martin, In his
care for twenty years In order to
clinch matters and provide facts for
some of the doubling Thomases DIR.
Bunting cast about for some one else
upon whom he might continue to ex-
pertinent
He could think of but one plan. and
that was to go into Africa, buy two
slaves, and operate upon their stom-
achs. By opening the body near the
fifth rib and perforating the stomach
a condition could be produced similar
to that existing in the person OF St.
Martin. Therefore the doctor pur-
chased his supplies and sailed across
to Tunis In the north of Africa. There
n
his followers, paying them liberal
retaining fee and promising them al
Turing largess when the trip should be
ended. They set forth. The doctor
carried one thousand pounds in his in
side pocket, and the chief probably lay
awake four nights thinking about the
matter.
At any rate, on the fifth night he
sneaked into the doctors tent and de-
livered little address over the muz-
zles of two pistols. When he had con-
cluded the doctor passed over his
ducats and the chief passed over the
border along with his renegade band
They helped themselves to such sup
niles as suited their artless and unen-
iightened tastes. The doctor came
back without a retinue and with a deal
of experience that will never appear
In a medical work.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05

A telegraph station near the river
had sped the news of the disaster and
the return of the Prentiss with the vic
tins and survivors. A thousand peo-
pie were gathered at the Baton Rouge
landing as we approached. Several of
ficers took possession of the gangway
of the boat and permitted nobody to
land. The captain was called for; a
long telegram was handed him, and
brief cslloquy took place.
81 know nothing of the Cotton
Queens passengers" he said, nor
whether these people were saved.
You'll have to search for yourself"
A faint hope sprung up in my breast
that we might escape in the crowd and
the confusion. 1t quickly died. While
the officers were keeping the clamoring
passengers on board, and preventing
any access to the shore, small steam
er came up the river and landed. I
saw Conrad Bostock and his gang jump
ashore and hail the officers on the
Queen. They were allowed to come
aboard, and Coralie and were at once
arrested.
In her presence / was handcuffed
She clung to me, and begged them not
to separate us.
"You are to go before the magis
trate," said one of the officers. Come
all these poor wretches in the saloor
can't be removed till you are gone"
Hold onl" said Bostock 81 musi
find that cunning devil, Wash La
Fevre He's at the bottom of al thiI
mischief"
From the depth of my misery raised
my hand and cried:
"He is beyond your persecution. He
bravely perished in the wreck"
Its just as well for him. 1t would
have been better for you, my fine fell
low, if you'd done the same"
We were taken up to the magistrates
office. Coralie, unveiled and clinging
to me, was stared at by the crowd.
The news of the arrest for attempted
abduction of slave-girl was limited
about, and public attention and curl
osity were divided between US and the
victims of the accident, who were now
being brought ashore on stretchers
from the hospital. Hundreds of men
and boys followed us up the street, and
the magistrate IS Office, the passage and
the stairway were thronged. | saw
threatening looks directed toward me,
and heard the words muttered: Yam
kee," and "slave-stealer."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
National Road system

The high point to be aimed at in high
way improvement is the recognition OF
the Importance of the whole situation
by the national government, and the
establishment by congress of nation
Al system. Col Albert A. Pope
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05

ASHOhEs chOO O1ED.
on eek. faint with the living misery
O. The scene.
The Prentiss was overcrowded and 1T
was difficult to move about. But
quickly my attention was arrested by
the fact that we were moving with the
current.
Glow is this?" | asked of man
whose hair and eyebrows were singed.
'We're not going down stream?'
That's what we are doing"
NV heart sank within me.
''What's this for?'
"It's all right We're much nearer
to Baton Rouge than to Vicksburg,
there's only one doctor aboard, and no
opiates, and the captain of this boat
decided that he must get those poor
wretches below to place where they
can be cared for, as quickly as possible.
need the doctor myself, and l got off
pretty well, too. You was on the
Queen, wasn't you?"
/ rushed along the decks, half-dis-
tracted, demanding to see the captain.
He was overwhelmed with care and
responsibility; but when l found him
he did listen to me for an instant.
Captain, put us ashore-Coralie and
myself" I cried. ''We can't go back
to Baton Rouge"
He stared at me.
'sOne hundred dollars to put us
ashorer' I shouted.
'fTake care of him" said the captain,
turning away. "He's been crazed by
the accident"
1 wandered through the crowd,
pleading with every man whose at
tention | could get that we might be
landed quickly. Some looked COM
passionately; others avoided me. One
of the officers told me to keep quiet, or
he would lock me up in his cabin.
1t was too cruel to believe. On the
Wy to freedom and safety, just es-
capped from the jaws of death, at the
last moment we were turned back to
certain bondage. For me, the bonds OF
prison; for her, the bonds of living
deathl
leaned over the rail, restrained
only by the thought of her from fling
ing myself into the dark, turbulent
waters.
Was there no escape? No hiding on
the boat?
No. The quest would be as thorough
as eager.
We were doomedl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05

Rough, cubical pieces OF stone broken by hand
These are the shapes and sizes which road
makers seek to obtain, but they are rarely
found in the everyday stone heap
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-13

the rottenness and dishonesty OF
the system, but it is also the duty
of the press and good citizenship to
seek a remedy only by peaceful
methods.
These evils exist only because
majority Of the labor votes OF the
country have always been cast
against their own interests. They
will continue to exist as long as la
Dor misuses the power Of the ballot
The organization Of which Presi'
dent DEBs is the head has already
demonstrated what labor acting as
unit could do at the polls. If in
stead of dissipating their power po-
litically, they would make it
point to support candidates for Con
gress and the Legislature, regardless
Of the party responsible for their
nomination, who will pledge them
selves in advance to carry out the
reforms demanded not only by la
Dor but by the great mass OF society
they can control both houses after
the next November election on the
questions involving the interests OF
the masses as against the greed o
the classes. They will in 1896
have a homogeneous party organized
for the complete overthrow Of cor
porate powers and the consequent
restoration Of the government e
The People. 1t should be a mat
ter of no consequence whether
member of Congress calls himself
Republican, Democrat or a Pop
ulist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-13
Still hot and day.

Still hot and day.
The golden grain is harvested
and the farmers are busy threshing
Mr.. Odd Schnarr will be seen be.
hind G.. Dillin's store in Otwell, il
the near future.
The y. p. S. C.. +. of this place
will have lawn party on Saturday
night, July Dist. All are invited
to come and partake of the luxurie'
Of life.
We do not know whether th'
young folks will get to trip the ligh
fantastic toe or not, as Mr.. McCor
mick would not rent the hall fo
that purpose.
/ believe, if l had an advertise
ment in the county paper for Ii
cense, to sell intoxicating liquors,
would try to keep the boys sober
and not let them disturb my neigh
bors, for fear there might be a re
monstrance pending before tn
Commissioners court.
Boone township needs a graded
school. Why send your younl
men and ladies off for graduation
Put another story on the schoo
house in Portersville.
We always play our hand as !
is dealt US, but if the cards arr
stacked and cut on us SO that ther'
is but one point, we will do ou
best to make that one, for we pla,
honest, and LOVE FAIR PLAY.
JOHNNY.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-13
EMBEzzLEMENr.
Is The Crime With Which 0eaeral Nc.
Dowell, Of Washisgtos, Is Charged.

The trial of General Mcdowell,
charged with embezzlement, will
probably come off at the next term
of the Daviess circuit court.
The plaintiff in this case, John
Smiser, of this place, alleges that
he gave the defendant, Mcdowell
$175 last March with wuich to pro-
cure license to start a saloon ut
Bloomington, this state. Smiser
claims that the license was not pro-
cured nor the money returned to
him.
DcDowell formerly owned the sa
loon now run by w. s. Mitchell.
He moved from this place to Wash
ington last all.-Petersburg Press.
The COURIER would not be at all
surprised if Mcdowell is guilty.
He owes this paper $3.50 for pub
lighing an application for license
for him when he had saloon at
Birdseye in this county, and al
though dunned three times has
failed to settle.