Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-01-16
Manufacture Of Lead Pencils.

work recently issued by Ernest Faber, !
on the manufacture OF lead pencils, pub |
hshed on the occasion of the business Of |
Johann Faber. OF Nuremberg, being turn |
ed into limited company, says that
there are twenty-six manufactures
of lead pencils in Bovarla'
twentv-three OF which are at
Nuremberg. These employed 1900 or !
10000 workrnen, and turn out 100000 !
lead pencils every week: In the above
number Of yvork1neu are not included
turner's, boxnakers, etc. The factory of
Johann Faber alone turns out I,2oo 600
pencils per week. The protective Gus
toms duties Of the United States prohibit
the importation OF cheap pencils, and
this country itself turns out almost as
many pencils as all the Bavarlan factor
! les put together The best cedar wood
of the State TCed-us VirginlanaI Will
soon be exhasted, but at present, having
the monopoly of internal production
considerable amount is exported to India
Mexico, Japan, and Australia, at extra
ordinarily low prices. The duties III
Italy 100 lire per 100 Eilogrammes) IN
France $50 to 500 francs per 100 Kllo-
| grammes), and i'll Russia IS copecks
per pound are also hindrances to I'M
portation. In France, it IS stated that
schools and government Offices, and even
railway companies, are forbidden to buy
| German pencils.
In the United States excellent lead
pencils are now being made of paper,
which is wound spirally upon the lead.
A young printer in country news
paper Office fell in love with clergy
mans daughter who did not seem to. re-
| ciprocate his affections. The next time
he went to church he was rather taken
| back when the minister announced the
text: "My daughter is grievously tor
mented with a devil. '-Er.
| Lowell said in 1865 that no greater
calamity could happen to this country
| than war with England, except being
afraid of war. His words seem to be
appropriate to day.
Horse Gyp-Are you satisfied that
the team sold you are well matched?
| Victim-Yes, they're well-matched.
One is willing to work, and the other IS
satisfied to let him
| Mrs Frank Dublew, for the discovery
1 rd Ct
| $5,was found on the mountains, near
Shamokin, after having wandered about
aimlessly for week.
| old Fine Gilman Brandy.
2 From grape wine, has been fourteen
years stored and cared for in the same
way that Brandies are cared for in France
and is as fine in flavor and mellowness as
Hennessy Brandy or Cognac. Ask your
druggist for Speer's Climax Brandy.
While doing a slight of hand trick
Albert c. Walters, Findlay, o., college
student, swallowed silver dollar, which
lodged below the windpipe. 1t required
the services of two physicians to remove
the coin
| Mrs Elizabeth Anderson, widow OF
General Anderson, has the flag which
her husband planted over Fort Sumpter
locked up in a fire proof vault in her
house in Washington. She expects event
ually to present it to the Government.
| c.1l- coon, q, bar moro fashionable
than overcoats in Philadelphia. Even III
this chilly cutting, weather overcoats are
very little worn by men who pretend to
do the proper thing. Philadelphia
doctors always were prosperous.
For Singers, an EGeetiUo Cure for Colds.
Old Aunt Rachael, the well-known
nurse of Holland descent, has gotten up
for some New York physicians, accord
ing to their prescribed formula, COM
bination of Horehound, Elecampane,
Grape Juice and Rock Candy, that is do
ing wonders in the cure of coughs, colds
and sore throat 1t is put in IS and IS
cent sizes. Public speakers should carry
a bottle in their pocket. Sold by drug
gists.
The greatest depth of the ocean as
vet known is 81 miles. The distance
was measured between the islands of
Tristan d'Acunha and the mouth of the
Rio de la Plata The average depth of
the ocean is from 1000 to 5000 fathoms.
| An Easy Cure for Drunkenness.
Drunkenness, Morphine and Tobacco
habits easily cured by the use of Hills
Double Chloride Of Gold Tablets. No
| effort il required Of the patient and stimu-
lants may be taken az usual until
given mp. Tablets may be given in tea or
coffee without the patients knowledge. A
cure guaranteed in every case. For sale
by all first-class druggists, or will be sent
; on receipt of 81 90. For full particulars
address The Ohio Chemical Works, Lima,
. OHIO.
The IG-year-old son of Mrs. Annie
: Brown, of Uniontown, disappeared last
, week and was found on Wednesday at
Oliver Coke works trying to warm
some food at an oven. He was badly
frozen and half starved.
, HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills,
BiIiousness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
r United States Minister Mr. Pile, OF
r Virginia once ventured to present him
self TO the President Of Venezuela on one
occasion minus a necktie. President
Blanco very sharply reminded him OF his
forgetfulness of etiquitte, and shortly
afterwards sent him about his business.
G 4 R COMMANDER