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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
The Great wall of China.

Authorities differ as TO the exact date
when the great wall of China was built,
but the concensus of opinion appears to
be that it was begun at least in the
reign of the Emperor Che-Hwang -Te,
the founder Of the Tsin dynasty, who
ascended the throne in 29l b. c., and
died 210 B. c. There does not seem to
be any reason for doubling its actual
existence. 1t is true that the late Carter
Harrison Of Chicago, when visiting
China in 1885, wrote home that he was
inclined to look. upon it as a myth.
Subsequently a paragraph went the
round Of the papers, copied from the
London Times Of Aug. 5, 1887, which
attempted 10 show ON the authority of
Aobe Larrien that the great wall does
not and never did exist" that there are
indeed square towers of earth faced
with bIick at considerable distance from
each other, but these were never joined
together by any wall, as originally in
tended. T"
This paragraph called out a lively
controversy which was settled in favor
of the wall. Among others, b. S. Ash
bee wIote to Notes and Queries insisting
that he himself had seen the great wall;
that he had climbed upon it, and though
he had never measured it nor travelled
along it for any great length he could
bear ocular evidence that it extended
from the point where he stood upon it
in q straight line, unbroken save in
places where it has been allowed to fall
into decay, as far as the eye could reach
in either direction. while crossing the
gulf of Liau-Tong plainly saw, from
the deck of the steamer, where the great
wall started from the sea. Further, in
the same part of China, but unconnected
with the great wall, I observed the
square towers in question.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24

some movement Slipping down 10 tie
cabin, said: Boys, everything is al
right. Keep perfectly cool Brags and
the police are pulling to the ship and
may search il. II so, il will take half an
hour to get here. Twill keep everything
in my eye and give you ample notice. "
] then returned GA deck and stood
among the officials. They conversed in
Portuguese, which was Greek 70 me-
Soon the agent dived below and reap
peared with the manifest of the passen-
gers and an enormous heap OF passports.
After some conversation they sent the
passports back; then, heeded by the
agent and purser, maniiSt in hand,
they began to verify tho list and scru-
tinize the passengers in the staterooms
Once more hurried below and reported
Mac was naturally very dignified, but
divesting himself ol coat, vest and dig
nifty at the same time he planted him
self under the berth. Very close and
very hot quarters he found it, and we
put the bags Of oranges III front, GiSpos-
ing of them So rs TO make it appear rs
if they filed tho whole space, when in
reality they were a mere screen.
Then We opened the door TO the full
est extent. We had taken off our coats,
1t being frightfully hot, and with bot
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
r~rtscolered Animals.

Almest every group of mammals has
some members conspicuously striped,
others spotted or covered with rosettes-
Even those that are plain or self colored
exhibit stripings or stars as a frequent
abnormality. Thus, most donkeys and
horses show some trace OF stars, OF dap
plipgs, or, in rarer thoceh ccmmon
cases. Of zebra markings. Most lions
show here and there ON their sides ro-
settehke markings recalling the spots Of
the leopard A very large number of
self colored animals have riueed tails
or spotted bellies. Another frequent oc-
currence is disparity i'll coloration be-
tween the young and the full grown
skin among many animals DR.. Bonavia
mentions that the plain colored puma
gives birth to spotted young, while many
deer, tinted a uniform brown when
adult, are barred and spotted when
young. He might have added that lion
wheips almost invariably are spotted,
and that tapirs are born with whitish
spots Gu brown ground color.
His general conclusion is that all
mammals were originally spotted. and
that stripes have resulted from the
fusion of rows Of spots, and self color
f.om the obiiteration of spots. 60 far
he might find many naturalists prepared
to agree with him and all r. 'eiis;s
wiling TO consider the ccllecti.. II old
and new facts tending toyf d con-
olusion. On the other !: .au. L yer,
Elmer, German naturalist ~ has
made special study of tl-u mar. .gs of
animals, has shown at least az equal
weight of evidence in favor of the view
that spots are the result of bands break
ing up and are newer than bands in the
history Of animals. For our own part,
we do not think that there is enough
evidence TO draw a definite conclusion
either way.-Saturday Review.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
CHAPTER V.

Finally, as the result Of many debates,
we resolved to abandon the Bank Of
England matter temporarily, possibly
forever, because it was too dangerous,
and the delay would be too great. Our
new plan was to go to South America
on a buccaneeriug expedition, there be
ing no cable il 1872, and it took, as We
ascertained, 10 days TO send a letter
from Rio de Jaueiro TO Europe and get
a reply, so that If we executed an opera
tion boldly and well we might hope for
anything.
Our plan was, IN the main, similar 10
the one we had lately used with SO
much success in Germany and France.
Only in this case we proposed to use
the credit Of the London and Westuiu-
ster bank, and therefore obtained the
documents required to cafIy through
such an operation successfully.
The steamer Lusitania Of the Pacific
Steam Navigation company was adver-
tised to sail on the 18th, and we deter.
mined 10 90 by her.
Modern buccaneers indeed were we,
engaged in a nineteenth century pirat
ical descent upon the shores of South
America. Instead Of the hurly, much
beweaponed pirate of other years we
were mild hammered, soft spoken, cour-
teous youngsters. yet our steel pen and
bottle Of ink were more deadly instru-
ments, CT at least of surer fire and Of
better aim, than the long toms and horse
pistols of the piratical braves Of the sew
enteenth century.
The Monday before we sailed for Bra
I'll I called at the bank and told the
submanager that l was going to st. Pc
tersburg and on TO southern Russia for
a timo to inspect some work / was doing
there, and I puposed to withdraw my
account. He begged me not to Go so,
said many fattering things to ne and
urged that it would be convenient to
have an open account in London.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
TO BE CONTINUED
Carrie's Bluuder.

Little Carrie had been instructed to
learn Scripture verse with the word
good in it. Accordingly her parents
taught her. "It is lawful to do good on
the Sabbath day.
The little maid repeated her text
many times softly to herself before the
beginning of the general exercise, in
which all the Sunday school classes were
to join. Then, when her turn came, she
sent a ripple over the audience by recit-
ing, in clear but lisping accents:
''It is awful to be good on the Sab
bath day. Youths Companion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24

is the man who buys the cheap and poor
ly made clothing simply because 1t Is
cheap. There are just as good bargin
to oe had in good grades of goods, sue
or instance as our $500 Clay Diagona
Suits.
Running Chances is the man wh'
rushes from this alteration sale" to tina
closing out barga ms The safe way
is to patronize the firm that does bus
ness on the same principles you do
You know that you have to deal wit
then. You get honest goods for homes
prices, and don't save twenty-five -cen;.
here to throw away seventy-five cen,r
there.
Chances are Not Running away from
you, but you are running aw ay from til
chances for the best bargius of the yea
in Suits and Overcoats when you fail tl
look at our immense stock.
Running hances is the man who buys
now when he can have Us make him 1
fine Overcoat for @z2.oo
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
ODDS AND ENDS.

Monazite. rare mineral which nei-
ther melts nor burns, is found in the
rich metallic heart Of the Appalachian
mountains that lie in North Carolina
1t is estimated that 293 hairs on the
head. so on the chin, 20 on the fore
arm and 10 ON the back of the hand are
respectively contained in an area Of
quarter of an inch.
II there were but one potato in the
world careful caltivator might pro-
duce 10000, 900, 600 from it in ten
years, and that would supply the world
with seed once more.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
More Than He Bargand FG. Looking Forward,

Is what every customer VI ours
thinks he has received after making
a purchase. We find that our Gus
toners being convinced of means
manv more customers for us. You
get more than you bargain for when
you get pair of our SHOES.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24

hawks eye on Mac and said: why,
sir, here's the word indorse misspelled.
Surely the clerks in the London banks
know how to speIl!"
Here was a thunderbOlt. indeed, that
pierced poor Mr.. Gregory Morrison
through and through, but he showed no
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
Mrs. ]. E. Zimmerman,
WuV ARE WE0
Hill THR0NG
WHAT IS THE 2
UuKN IS The O
UuA1 ATTRACTIONS.

begging Values and big
comparing prices elsewhere, will that this store
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
HERE'S THE BARGAINS:

awoo patterns
inches swider value, size real value SIGH
WIDE, ealva
inches real value, value 75c..
Mohair Novelty, 30 per hy county
inches
inc, vide value s1oo ,realva
ioolba
,6i,r,e wide deealyaue
ribbed
.Sroo ealvalu
yle
really
reava
dark
C1oaks aueS S2oo
reav
rva $3.50: H..
patterns fas cooeu 0ae
value lea Vaiue' 49,
n,anv goods
We fortunately the
in nprces andga the profits with
Dontfo Rothschlld
Dontfo tina w Standard
fashionable priced STOCK Oh
Millinery in the city of Butler
Don't forget that we have opened fine Art Department
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-10
The r..lnlnr.. ID pl.meaa..

Diamond powder and chips. and eyed
the finest dust. are OF great value 10 I'D
mechanical arts. Brazilian dlamon1s
are nov pui 10 a novel and in,eresilns
use a thia disk OF rse,l, seven feet ID
diameter. has spaces az intervals q
a0Jut one and one-hali riches
These spaces are filled In WITH
pieces Of steel that exactly a.
and into .hese are SET the dis
monds hxcl IN countersunk screu
heads. The.F are arranged Ia groups o
eight and ire 80 PLACED that they q
not follow Ine exactly after the othel
IN lne cut. but each linc ialcs iis owl
course. This circular saw is used 20
cutting up blocks OF stone. and 20 en
Gent Is Il that in less than two and one
half years Il has cut cut sour hundre'
and twenty thousand squsre feet o
stone. at a cost OF tribe less uisa -
cents a square foot. In this tire 4 b
been necessary TO renew twenty Of =
teeth. the average cost Of whsSa 81
been about two dollars per tooth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-10

Times. OF the World. or Of the Tribune.
Mr.. Towards personality. however. al
ways accompanies his work. and Il Is
perhaps no exaggeration TO say that he
has either written for or been quoted IN
every newspaper In the United States
lie Is certainly an unique hgure
American journalism. and bes. ehara-
teriIed as an "all-around newspaper
man"
sixty-two years old. Joe Howard Is 10
all intents and purposes a boy among
boys, a man among men. and littera-
teur among those who look TO style ~
the saving g.ace. lie has a manner
which suggests that he has said TO him
self at odd times: They thing I'm bet
ter natNred than am. and I'm darnet
n I'll allow the impression 10 prevail.
A tyro might enter his once az thi
Times building and PROFOUND the mos
boresome questions imaginable. an
Joe would explode. with the intentio
Of soaring hlm-but be wouldn't. Tha
tyro wouil stay right there. lie woui
see In the kindly eyes confronting biz
an intention TO help the young fello'
out" And be wouldn't be mistakei
for Joe Howard has a soft spot IN hl
heart for young and ambitious fellow
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-10

played, and Il Is all true. As true as
death, and ten thousand times more
horrible She has only few more
weeks to live. this little girl. aud those
few weeks she will live out at the hos
pltal. ! went TO see her there. It's a
big, clean sunny hospital and there's
q ward devoted especially 10 children.
Il was visitors hour when went there
and the halls leading 10 the children's
ward were full Of mothers and fathers.
and people who had come TO bring
books and toys TO the children. Some
of the children were In bed In the
wards. some OF them sat In big easy
chairs by the sunny windows. and some
Of them walked through the halls and
tried 10 look very IN. for In children's
hospital the ones who are ,he most
sick receive the most attention. Pit
lful little things they were. all Of them
with their pale. little, pinehed faces
aud heavy. tired eyes In the midst Of
the ones who walked through the hall
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-10

The fayoriie home Of Gen. slmoi
Bolivar Buckner Is the little log hous'
In the Kentucky hills In which be IA
born. From the day that be left al
army OF the confederacy be has spen
al his available time there. The caoii
is perhaps a hundred years old. and !
Is seventy-three years since Gen. Buck
neT first saw the light q day there. Thl
town 10 which g IL nearest "a Munfords
Vile. and no other house Is In sishs
Though handsomely furnished 10 a
antique way. there are no hangiee
TO hide the logs. Perhaps the most IN
teresting article In the house Is the pis
tol with which burr killed Hamilton
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-10

A Common Enourh Auisuai Ihat CO.
Nsf no seen N Asy Collection
sim less known In this cauntrg. sad
never seen, eithor In menaEeries o. mu-
Eoums. are the two species Of Iaptrl
found In Central America. The sleek.
pIump-bodied. chocoiate-broun Taplr|
Of South America We do ses occasion-
ally. both alive and dead. but OF Baira'sl
Taplr there u not even one aduis
stuffed specimen In existence. either IS
this country or IN Europe A ie~
skulls and skeletons, and two or three
mutilaled and unmounted skins arc
positively all the world possesses 81
representation Of this species, and
what Is stilg worse. no naturalist hts
yet had an opportunity 70 even write
a description Of the fuil-grown anlmai.
The young animal Is known 70 Be q p
reddish-brown color. me-ked with ir-
regular white spots and strips.
Our universal poverty IN AVecimeat
Of the TapiF named in honor Of Prof
Baird Is not due to the extreme garits
a the animal. bot rather 10 lack 81
enierprise on The part Of the iniell'-
7 gent white men who from time 70 time
have had Il In their power 70 procure
and 10 preserve specimens. The au's
nal Is well known In Panama. Costs,
Ric1. Nicaragua, Honduras. and south-
ern Nexleo
Although Tapirs are usually iouna
along small and weil-Hhaded rivers ~
the hot iowlands Of the tropics thr1
are frequently found on foresi-coyefcd
mountains as we'll. Dr. Franizius ~
forms us that In Costa Riea Baird
Tapir Is found both In the iowlands aui
on the highest mountain ranges. ~
says also that 1t is much hunted. ioi
IL flesh Il very delicate; the back
woC ismen salt Il. or dry Il In the aif
and thus provide themselves With larE
, stores. Its thick hide Is very usefu
Tapirs are very fond Of IN
} sait-lioks which are formed 10 %
\ neighborhood Of the numerous miners
springs by the evaporation OF the 81
3 line water. Here they are either SO
!. with bullets on moonlight nighis.
are hunted down with dogs. and kilie
with spears. "--CW. 7. Horuaday in 5
Nicholas.
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her face down to the duh face Of the
baby In her arms-and rubbed US
cheek with her own as she talked
The baby Struggled into It's mothers
neck and the little girl looked up from
basket and said. Pvt. pvt, bella bel
a." Just as little girls the world over
do when they want people TO look at a
baby.
They were Woodworking industrious
people. the neighbors told me. The man
was not q drunkard. Winch, to be
sure. whisky-yes. a little. u a Holt
DAY. aud TO begin the day with. Beer
Of q certainty one could not 20 thirsty
10 bed.
The childrcn-well. the children
were good children and obedient. Why
should they not have little sup Of
good wine now and then. Ell. 70 warm
the blood9 Sickg OF a verify. no. Too
much. that Is bad but who would give
baby too much whisky? A drop now
and again to soothc a.: An. yes. that
was without doubt. the best
Aud an the neighbors smiled amia-
bly, and shrugged their shoulders. and
said that Lucia was a good child, and
the mother was a good mother, and
that Il was growing colder. and that
winter would now soon approach.
And | went home and read an able
article In defense OF foreign missions.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-10

anne one like a icpcr among the clean.
aud the moment ! looked upon the poor
little. da1ed. stupehed creature. ]
knew that the dreadful stories J had
heard WCrr irac She came into the
reception room when J called her and
she stood by my l.neo and looked al
mo. Her hair was black. and SILKY and
nne. aud her features were Very good.
Tier face Was white, and dull. ana
Vaxen. gnd her eyes we're glazed and
vacant.
Are you feeling better to-day " J
said to her.
She nodded
DO you like this place.
She nodded again.
why she stared 40 me and ticd
10 smile
"wha, Is YOU name?'
Lucia"
Have you brothers and sisters
Two brothers and enc sister" she
said.
Are they well. these brothers and
sisters"
"Yes."
Would you like to have them come
here and stay"
Yea" The childs soddon face had
not one CLEAN Of interest or inse'i-
gence In Il.
DO you gel good food here"
"Yea
what do You play all day.
"Play dol"
she does not suffer as she did. - said
the nurse. bustlins In, all red cheeks
End white apron and cap. and whole
some and rosy smiles She was In
great pain when she came. She can't
live tong. Her liver Is enlarged YOU
know: Just like any drunkards. She
may 20 at any moment, She cries toi
whisky. don't you Lucla|
''Yes." said Lucia. stolldly
DO you see many such cases sal'
the nurse TO me.
Il have never seen but this one,
said.
This IL my second case Of alcoholism
In child" said the nurse. strange
isn't Il? Why do you think they d.
a? To keep them sting The doe'o
avs lis one OF the most pronounced
cases he ever saw In all his practice
, Very regular. wonderfully resulaF'
Lucia stood and watched the nuss
0 with iaek.lustre eyes. When ! ross Z
, 70 she held out her little hand. !
, shook like the hand Of a man In IN
, palsy. Good BY" she said.
| lett the clean. sunny hospital an
went over into the tenement dissrie
on the west side Of town, near the !ei
!, sies. The place was looking for turne
cut " be IN a naTrew street. lined vii
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-10

ash barrels and refuse. and bourded
xlth rickety red brick tenement houses.
A dozen children bolted out OF the door
when knocked.
"upstsirs." they cried In a chorus,
upstairs"
went Up the stairs. II was stu
daylight In the street, but The stairs
were AZ dark as midnight. When I had
stumbled up two shakins fights
found narrow door set siantwise IN
the wall. Then knocked. and wo-
man came 20 the door. She was 1T
tie. slender woman. with a pale. thin
face. Her teeth we're gone, but she
had brilliant black eyes. and she looked
like a decent woman. She was wash
ing Her washtub stood on a table next
10 the stove. The wet clothes happed
from a string stretched across the room.
Il was 80 low that We had to duck our
heads to get under IT, There was bed
In tie sodden cornor-and there was
baby In the woman's arms-and 1T
I tie girl sat on the clothes basket-and
the windows we're black with dirt
Lucia said the woman. she sick
she very 1ck Three, four month she
slck-sho NJ right now. She In hos
pltal. What make? ] not know that
Mo, You think eau tell?
-Four children have. All good. yer
good The baby-he Is boy She hell
NJ the nodding little baby and let NJ
look At him. and be was 20 much Tx
the little gill in the hospital. that
looked aNSy.
/ asked Tho woman II she needles
anything.
NO. no" she said. Il well. M
husband work"
A little boy came running In. A hand
some little boy he was, with grea
shining eyes-and a mop Of silke
black curls
wi Hsrie." said his mother h
spik EnElis'. lie 90 TO school She vi
proud OF her children. this woman u
! there In the tenement. And she p'
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BLuNDEsroNE HAIL.

nlundes,onc is the very place 90 appeal |
10 such a mind az that OF Dickens. II
= thoroughly English. with ijs church.
he mill. ils pound and 10 irregular
street. free from any faint Of the jerry
builder. The hall IL "a plain cdihce.
Nesting IN a little hollow amid males
Gle Gins. Here are the long passage
o. enormous perspective ana the
dark siororoom. "a place 10 berun past
At night" and here are "tho tNo par
iorE: the parlor Ia which We ~ on an
evening my mother and aud PegroN
for PgEoty o. quite olr companion
when her work Is done ami Sc are alone
aud the best parlor. where We az on
a SUNDAY. grandly. bat no, comfort
ably" The church. like many another
in the district. has an embatiled circn-
lar tower. at the western end OF nave
and chancel. and Il has a roomy porch
surrounded by sun dial; "and ! see
the red light shining on the sun dat,
and think within myself IL the sun
dlai glad. I wonder. that !, can tell the
time again." II 10 rather a dlsap-
polntment when you thisk Of that high
backed pew" to note that The church is
nov seated with benches 90 course
when Dickens name Is mentioned you
are pretty certain 10 elicit rccol.cciions
~ a sort. why. slr." says one. Il knew
the old carrier what Mr. Dickens writ
about. Tie nor a right good SORT he
wor. Many a glass o. ale We had to-
Fsgher at the Plough. hut the girl Peg
roty az he kept company with she NOT
a bad an az she turned out Perhaps
YOU suggest that there has tecn mis-
take somewhere and ask u the carrier
name was narkis Well. sir." Is the
answer. Il can't exactly say, but ihinl
n was Bill.
The nymen from Lowes,oft, again
wiu remark TO their fares pointlnl
With their whips b. the hous'
Of Nr. copperheld. Nice old gentleman
he Wor. 10 BE- sure. and very k.nd t. a
neor drivers. Never gave rs less thai
bsif n soy' when We driy him into Lowe
roft" OF the male inhabitants a good
., proportion IL TO a great extent am
phlblous. For when not harvesting o
otherwise working on the farm. the
sch their bread on the waters. as hand
ON the feet OF nssiug boats that sal
from the ncighborinR ports The resul
10 that they may be seen In the field
rastesl a. afien N ggsrnseys and sou
westers az In smocks And their ideai
formed partly on the land and partl
an the sea. are equally mixed on man
subject. Some have notion tia
Dickens vas a wealthy smack owner
Yarmouth. and that the Copperns'
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With many Of its oldtimo associations.
10 judge iron the pages Of The book
Itself Dickens mus, have had shrcwd
knowledge not only OF the Suffolk VII
lage, vher the place is situated, but rs
well OF lis surroundings and the habits
VI It's people
Ia IA said that the master. In driving
from isowestof; to Yarmouth, observed
the ZANE Blunderstone-no written
blundesiono-on a sign post and made
note Of II" as was his wont For the
sketches OF the famous old place which
are herewith reproduced. the writer IL
indebted 10 the London Black aud
white"
Situated on a slight elevation, and
partly surrounded by nne old trees