Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-07
Daniel Webster's WA

While It cannot be said that the great
writers and speakers of history have stoop-
ed to the frivolity o. incesssnt punnin g.
yet most of them have not neglected to
make Use OF good pun when in order
Daniel Webster was once addressing the
Senate on the dry subject of internal i'm
provements when the clock hands came
around 10 the hour of 2. But instead of
striking twice the clock continued TO
strike without Cessation more than forty
times, Till it run down. All eyes were
turned to the clock and business was
suspended. Mr.. Webster remained silent
until about twenty strokes had sounded,
when he thus appealed to the Ch4ir:-
Mr.. President, the clock Is out of order.
| have the floor.
The stsid and august Senate broke into
an uproariUns laugh at the timely With
cism. The Joke can never be repestedin
the Senate, however, for the striking part
of the clock is no longer ever wound up
The drouth in the vicinity Of Hazel
severe that it has driven numbers of wild
animals from their mountain haunts down
into the lowlsnds in search of water. A
few days ago man. when waking to n
mine at the base of Spring mountain, came
suddenly upon two full-grown bears.
Next day party of three women We're
carry ing water from the artesian well two
miles distant, and having to pass through
= strip of timber land when big black
bear came out of the brush sad began
following them, and all fled to the village,
passing several other wild animals on the
way II then dawned upon the villagers
that thirst and be scent Of the water had
emboldened the animals to pursue the
carriers.
The best fall medicine is Hood =
Sarsspsr,iia because 1t purifies, enrIchcs
aud vitaiizes the blood.
With SIGH, or with song,
Suil he old world rolls along;
But, go quickly tine is fly irg,
Can't spare very much Tor sIghin',
Move along
And sing your song,
Till the angels are replyin!
"As grow old more dross than gold
Appears in Iife's alloy;
And buc kwhest cakes don't seem a. big
AS when | was boy"
Owing to 80 many Western and SOUTH
ern sheriff. having procured blood -koucd,
the price has gone up la'eiy, being now
800 for pup Kentucky people have
taken to raising them in considerable NUN
bers
Que careful house IN Wall streat, N-N
York, auy > pos, .ge stamps by the hundred
OF sheets At i time, aud at once, wiih
rubber stamp, marks its nams On the hacs
Of them This checks thi-very OF Stang
by boys in the ofics. There still exists
a large trade in this form of currency q.
lunch counters.
People of all nations have belieyeG
tnat ants lay up TO I'd for winter. The a
legged fact is mentioned many times in an
cient and modern literatures and is direct
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do no such thing During rne winter the,
remain III torpid or semi torpid eondi
ton.
Throat Disease Cured Wih Grapes ana
HorehOand.
The noted old nurse decenla ant Of Hoi
land Dutch, discovered tnat a 9 rtain c. II.
binatiou of grapes with the h0rehOuu,
Herb end the root of ElecampaDe M CO
into cnrdiai will cure sore threats aa
coughs aud ~ .Xr-irnt iUr colds. catani
aud ali irritation of tne Bruncnisl tu"'s
toi.eiis aud throat, and for singers nj.
pubic speakers. Druggists say the sal
are iiDme;Ise, IL IL doing great good 1t 3
called Aunt R.Gha-l'- E:ecsm pane ar
durehonud Coryial.
The 0eio preacher who withdre v
rom the candidacy for the Legislature
because his offer to receive q bribe Vac
exposed will not finish gooG job until he
also resigns from the ministry.
A Letter to Aunt Rachael
Carlo, ILL.,, August 29.-To Auni
Rachael Speer at Passsic, N. J.-Dea-
Madam: We have used your Malaria
Bitters for several months past and iind II
the very host tonic We have ever used L.
effectuaily wipe out ali traces Of malaria
fever.
My wife has been sickly, feverish, weak
and laDguid Tor the past four seasons, and
tried almost everything We heard 81
much of your bltteis tn 4 conclu ded u
rry il; my wife's appetite has returned snd
she is strong, well ard spright!y again al ,
all owing to your Peruvian Malarisl Bit
ters. g h Woodward.