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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
GOLD IN THE RIVERS.
Europe's Streams Are FILLED with Pre-.
cious Metal.

Europe's Streams Are Filled with Pre-
oious Metal
In the River Seine ~ snaali nmauAstv
fine as TO be invisible to the unaided eye,
and IL is said that when the sand of the
river near Paris is used In making glass,
the crucibles in which II is melted are
frequently found to be gilded over at
the bottom In former times, In fact,
says the New York Sun, n sort OF mining
was in vogue on the Seine at Paris, car
ried on by men who would buy a francs
worth of quicksilver, and, after passing
the sand of the river over II all day,
would sell II in the evening for six or
seven francs-a kind of work which,
however, for some reason was di5con-
tinued. Almost all the rivers Of Europe
carry small quantities of gold In their
sands. such as the Rhine, the Seine,
the Aar, the Reuse, the Danube and 9TH
ers; also the Clyde and many other
streams In Scotland, Ireland, Wales and
Cornwall; and, though one ton OF sand
from the bed of the Rhine, for instance.
yields only 9H grains OF gold, or one
ffth of an ounce, yet the total amount
OF the yellow metal in that ono river
Is believed to be immense. It has been
found, indeed, by careful scientific ex-
animation and calculation, that that
part OF the River Rhine alone which
flows through what was formerly q
portion OF French territory contains no
less than 10000 tons of pure gold.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
CHAPTER XL.

After all, it must be admitted that
George Wentworth was n man OF some
what chungcablc character. For tho
last two or three days. he had been mop
ing around like one who mcditatcd sui
eide; now he suddenly became the
brightest individual aboard when
every one else was wondering what was
going to happen to the ship. For nmon
TO be moody and distraught while dan
rcrwns impending wasnotut All Eurpris-
ing; but that a man, right in the midst
OF gloom, should suddenly blossom out
into O smiling countcunuco and gen
craI hilnrity of manner, was something
extraordinary. People thought itmust
be- Il case OF brain trouble. They
watched the young man with interest
ag hc walked with "a spriugy step up
and down deck Every now aud then
3. bright smile Illuminated his face,
and then he seemed to be ashamed that
people should notice hc was feeling
hilarious When he was alone with
himself he had habit OF Gmiting his
thigh md bursting out into a laugh
that was long and low, rather than sbud
and boistcroua. No one was more ass
toniahcd ot this change than Fleming,
.l-c politician. George met him on
deck, aud. 10 the great surprise Of That
worthy gentleman. smotc him on the
back ard Gaid:
"My dear sir, | am afraid the other
day, when you spoke to me, answered
q little grully / beg TO apologize.
Come and hnvo q drink With me-"
"Oh, ,don't mention IT.. said Fleming
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07

lucky enough 10 win her. And | am not
going to see that girl put to any trouble
by you, understand that?"
"And how are you going TO prevent
#, may I usll?'
MAY you ask! Why, of course you
may viii tell you how I am going to
prevent it. Simply by restraining you
from doing another thing in the mat
ter"
"If you think you can do that you
are very much mistaken. / am going
to have that girl put in prison, If there
IS law in the land"
"Well, in the first place, we are not
on land, and, in the second place, you
are going to do nothing OF the kind;
because, if you do, / shall go TO the
London correspondence Of the other
New York papers and give the whole
blessed snap away. I'll tell them how
the smart and cute Miss Dolly Dimplc,
who has bamboozled 50 many personsin
her life, was once caught IN her own
trap; and I shall inform them how IT.
took place. And they'll be glad TO get
It., you betl 1t will make quite inter
tSllup ItaullB III Tue tNtN plh bpl''ol-
tion papers some fine Sunday morning
about a column and n half, say. Won't
there be some swearing in the Argus
when that appears? 1t won't be your
losing the dispotch you were going TO
send, but IL win be your utter idiocy
In making the thing public, and letting
the other papers onto A.. Why, the
best thing in the world for you TO do,
and the only thing, is TO keep as quiet
about it MS possible. l am astonishcd
at girl Of your sense, Dolly, making
public fuss like this, when you should
be the very one trying to keep itquiet.'
The newspaper correspondent pom
dcrcd on these words.
And if keep quiet about it, win you
do the samc?'
Certainly; but you must remember
that If ever you attempt my of your
tricks OF interviewing on me again,
out comes this whole thing, don't forget
that"
81 won't, 4" said Miss Jennie brewster.
And next morning, when the captain
was anviously awaiting her arrival IN
his room, she did not appear.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
A RAiNEs LAW SANDWICH.
Tho Absent Minded Man Ate tho Paste
board.

Tho nt-Minded Man Ate tho Paste
board.
The absent-minded man took his seat
ut the restaurant table and, as usual,
buried his face at once In n newspaper,
says the Hotel Mail. A waitcr placed q
bill OF fare, n napkin and n knife and
fork In front of him and stood two or
three minutes unnotlced before ask
ing:
what shall l bring you, sirT
whats that?" said the absentmind-
ed man, starting up suddenly, not ro-
membering what 1t was all ohout.
what do you want for lunch, sir9"
the waiter asked again.
"Oh, yes" said the abscnt-mindeh,
trying 20 collect bis wits. 'Bring mo
n cup OF coffee and ham sandwich"
The waiter supplied tho order ap9
put large pastcboard check for "
down on tho table, the absept-minded
man continuing TO read his paper. Tho
waiter went AWAY To attend TO tho
wants Of other people, and about 10 min.
utes later came back.
"Do you wish anything more" he
asked, politely. .
"Yes,h snapped the absent-mlnded
man, somewhat yiciously. go and get
me n fresh ham sandwich. The one
you brought me was "a dry ns bone"
'"yNhy, here IN the sandwich ] brought,
SIR" said the waiter. pushing the plate
howard him You have eaten the
-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
THE CORPSE DEEIED TIME.
Kept In Good State of Preservatioa
Thirty Years.


The grave of Capt. Jacob King, at
Marietta, O., who died In the army 33
years ago, was lately opened In order to
make room for his wife, who has just
passed away, says an exchange. Capt.
King was buried in steel casket, sealed
and perfectly air-tight. In consequence
of this fact there was quite crowd OF
relatives and friends of the family pres
ent when the coffin was exhumed to
view the remains. When the plate over
the glass was removed and the remains
exposed to view the whole Of Capt,
Kings features were plainly visible.
His face had not even blackened to o
great extent and one of his grapdchil-
dren who had never seen. him in life
declared that he could recognize him
from the picture he had LETT. Capt,
King was buried in full uniform, which
was rs fresh-looking as the day II was
inferred. The buttons had lost none Of
their brightness, and even the cotton
on which his head rested was not dis
colored in the least.
The only part of the face that showed
the ravages OF time and decay were
his eyes, which were gone entirely,
The glass was broken and the effect Of
the air on the corpse wns not ascer-
tanned. Capt. King was mason and his
badge was plainly visible. He was ly-
ing in Mound cemetery, whose soil is
quite sandy, but whether this had any
thing to do with his preservation is
unknown.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
No 1
SUBSTITUTES FOR BULLETS.
Nuggets OF Gold and Wooden Slugs TseA
by Hunter. in Emergencies


When hunter in the old days lost
all his bullets or hadn't any to shoot
with he usually devised substitutes that
on occasion served the purpose we'll
All sorts of things have been fired at
game or Indians. as the case might be,
! Old Hank Ellison, living up in jefferson
county, y. Y, told tC his dying day how
he was cooped uP BY Indians out west
once, with little lead. lots of powder,
belt full of gold nuggets, fine rife
and bullet mold. IL was on the top Of
knoll where his log cabin had been
built, and he had barred of water and
lot of wood for emergencies. The In
disns kept just ont of range, dashing
in once in awhile TO draw his fire. He
soon used his bullets up, and then used
the gold. He fired nearly half his for
trre at the redskins before they left
him.
Many hunter has used pebble In
the hope of getting close deadly shot.
Jackknives and ramrods have we'd
their time as missiles. Fercs; and
Stream tells about a hunter vii had
only q single bullet, but lots OF pc, Ter.
The bullet shot the horn Of big luck
off, and the buck charged the man, who
took to tree top. He spent half an
hour whiting off two-inch lengths Of
branches and putting them into his
rifle. Then he rammed them down on
the powder and fired at the maddened
deer. His partner came along after
awhile with n belt full of bullets, and,
making a run for the tree, gave o bull
let to the shooter, who quickly killed
the deer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
How do you know that o.

"Oh. 1t Is a long story. She went 10
the captain with her complaint, and re-
celved very little comfort there. Twin
tell you all about it on deck. Get q
wrap and come with me"
As Kenyon gave this peremptory
order he realized that he was taking q
liberty he had no right to take, and his
face flushed as he wondered If Edith
would resent the familiarity of his
tones; but she merely looked up at him
with a bright smile and said:
Il shall do, sir, as you command.-
NO, no." said Kenyon, sit was not Il
command, although il sounded like one
1t was a very humble request. at least.
intended it to be SUCH
We'll, will get my wrap"
As she left for her stateroom n rous-
ing cheer was heard from up on deck
She stopped and looked at Kenyon.
What does that mean?" she said.
Il don't know" was the answer
please get your things on and we will
go up and see"
When they reached the deck they saw
everybody at the forward part OF the
snip. just becoming visible in the east
ern horizon were three trails of black
smoke, apparently coming toward
them.
The word was whispered from one
TO the other: at is the tugboat 1t is
relief"
Few people on board the steamer
knew that their very existence de-
pended entirely on the good weather
The incessant pumping showed every
body who gave n thought to the matter
that the leak had been serious, but as
the subsidence of the vessel was i'm
perceptible TO all save experts, no one
but the officers really knew the danger
they were in. Glad as the passengers
were 70 see these three boats approach,
the one who most rejoiced was the one
who knew most about the disaster and
its effects-the captain.
Edith Longworth and John Kenyon
paced the deck together, and did not
form two of the crowd who could not
tear themselves away from the front
of the ship watching the gradually APP
preaching tugboats. Purposely John
NciN Oi pIoub III inc BlIl VINO was with
him past Miss Jennie Brewster, and al
though that person glared with good
deal of anger at Edith, who blushed to
her temples with fear and confusion,
yet nothing was said; and Kenyon
knew that aftervard his companion
would feel easier in her mind about
meeting the woman with whom she had
had such n stormy five minutes. The
tugboats speedily took the big steam
er In tow, and slowly the four of them
made progress toward Queenstown. Il
having been resolved 10 land all the pas
sengers there and 10 allow the disabled
vessel TO be towed to Liverpool, if an
examination of the hull showed such
course to be II safe one. The passen-
gers bade each other good-by after they
left the tender, and many that were
on board that ship never saw each
other again. One, at least, had few re-
grcts and no good-bys to make.
TrO RE cONrIgrunl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07

charge You hring2"
Certainly not. have no proof. II
there had been q witness there the
thing would not have happened. If
could have called for help it would not
have happened. How could have any
proof of such an outrage"
well, do YOU not see that it is i'm
possible for me TO taks action on your
unsupported 'tyord2 Do YOU not see
tllat if YOU take further steps in this
extraordinary affair. Miss LOugworth
Will ask YOU for proof of what you
/ state? If she denies acting as you say
she did, and you fail 10 prove your al
legation. it seems 10 me that YOU will
be In rather bad predicameut. You
would be liable 10 a suit for glander
just think the matter over calmly for
the rest of the day before you take any
further action upon it, and I would
strongly advise You to mention this to
nobody on board. Then, if tomorrow
you are still in the same frame OF mind,
come to me-
Thus dismissed, the young woman
left the captains room, and met Mr.
Fleming Just outside, who said:
Loo, here. Miss Brewster. want to
have word with you. You were very
curt with me just now"
Mr.. Fleming, L do not wish to speak
&, you"
ooh, that's all right. that's all right;
but let me tell you this: You're a
petty smart young woman, and you
have done me one or two very evil turns
in your life. I have found ott all about
this affair, and it's one of the funniest
things I ever heard Of"
Very funny, isn't it?" snapped the
young woman.
"Of course it's very funny; but when
il appears in full in the opposition pa
pers to the Argus. perhaps you won't
see the humor of it, though everybody
else in New York will, that's one conso-
lation."
What do you mean"
Il mean to say, Jennie Brewster, that
unless you are fool you will drop
this thing. Don't for heavens sake
let anybody know you were treated
by an English girl in the way you were.
Take my advice, say no more about it,"
And what business is it of yours?"
1T isn't mine at ALL that is why l
am meddling with it. Aren't you well
enough acquainted with me to know
that nothing in the world pleases me
so much as to interfere with other
peoples business? I have found out
all about the girl who kept you in, and
Ii mighty plucly action it was, too. l
have seen that girl on the deck, and l
like the cut of her jib. l like the way
she walks. Her independence suits me.
She is a girl who wouldn't give man
nny trouble, now | tell you, if he were
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
Close Friends Not Valued.

Mrs. Sevenup-Yes, l like this aat
very much, but, unfortunately, wo have
only taken it by the month, because We
will have to move out.
Caller-Why, what Is the matterP
Mrs. Sevenup-Somc very dear friends
of ours have taken fat in this same
building, and you know It's perfectly
horrid to have friends 30 close.-N. T..
Weekly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
This Is Your Opportunity.

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
Q generous sample viii be mailed Of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strste the great merits Of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
SO Warren st New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Eiy's Cream Balm to me. !
can emphasize his statement, 1T is posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used as directed. y
Rev. Francis ". Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
- Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
Tn, Approciat.d Present.

Jennie Chaftle has way of talking
that Is liable 10 cause her to lose some
of her friends.
One OF her friends, Birdie McGinnis,
who is not very well Off in worldly
way, brought her simple but pretty
gift on her birthday.
ut Is only a trile," said Birdie, when
Jennie interrupted her with:
"Oh, that's all right. l shall value II
almost as much as some Of the presents
l got that were really worth some
thing."-Texas Sitter.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
ro BE coNTIsuED.l
Securing "a Scoop.

well-llnown Dublin journalist tells
the following anecdote:
One night as n messenger from the
Office of an evening paper was passing
along the quays on the banks OF the
Liffey he heard the sound of some one
struggling in the water.
"Are you drowning?" he shouted.
II am" replied feeble voice FROM the
WHAT n pity" said the lad, consol-
ingly. "You are just too late for the
last edition tonight; but cheer up,
you'll have n nice little paragraph all
to yourself in the morningl"-Tit-Bits
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
Jakie-Why, two, Of course.
foundations TO Error.

'Tis not the man whose feet are large
Who makes the swiftest sprinter:
'Tis not tho girl with temper hot
Who best endures the winter.
'Tis not tho hen that cackles loud
who makes tho steadiest layer;
'Tls not tho biggest head OF hair
That makes tho football player.
-Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
barred Out of Society,

Sally Guy-What has become of Mr.
6licksmith, that we never see him any.
more?
Jack Swift--Slicksmith has done
somcthing TINT has completely barred
him out OF society.
MY goodnessl What was it?"
"He died last month."-N. y. World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
HeIping Us Out.

"Li Hung Chang says that American
women ought 10 have more than one
husband"
"H'ml somebody has been posting
him on the big dry goods bills American
men have TO pay."-Louisville Courier
journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07

"Do YOU think ! smoke too much,
doctorT
ayes; IL You have any cigars with you
you had better give them TO me-.
Town Topics.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN
'Tis
Never too Late

To give friend present Now the rush oi
Christmas is over and you have had yolr pres
ents and have given to your friends, you have
probably thought of some one to whom you
should have given present but forgot to do so.
To those Of you who have done this we say it
is never too late to give present Now
that the Christmas rush is over, we find that we
have left about 100 pairs Of Holiday Slippers,
made up Of broken lots. These will be closed
out at cost price Come early and get the size
you want,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
Home Education.

rs Il true. Gruffy, that you have
taken your son out of collcge?"
ayes, sir. lie can board at home and
acouire Observation-Disclosures Free Press
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
somo Of Them Should he.

SmHh-pid you ever sce anyonD
hung?
Robinsonv-Ycs. saw 12 men at one
time.
Smith-Get out!
Robinson.-Fact-a hung jury.-Up-
to-Datc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
Sense of shame.

Wiclls-Thcrc Is one thing VIII say
Yor Blaxtcr; he never talks about his
own writing.
Hicles-Pm glad 20 hear that. Where
there's a sense OF shame there's always
some hope for reformation.-Boston
Transcript
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
would Have cot Enough.

Tho bard who wished TO see himself
As others saw It's plain
Had never been nominee
An Office for 10 gain
Can you extract teeth without pam
asked the grooming caller.
Doesn't hurt me n bit. In fact |
rather enjoy IT," answered the smiling
dcntist.-Dctroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
A. RUFF & SON.

TO those holding our Premium Tickets for
photographs By special arrangement with
the photographer these tickets will be good
up to February /, 1907. These tickets en-
ables the holder to get full dozen of cabinet
photos, the regular price for which is So, for
100. If you haven't a ticket call and get
one.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
A Possible Reason.

'T wonder what De Broke wears such
fearfully loud clothes for2"
Probably no hopes TO drown the inn
portuuities OF his tailor" - Chicago
journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
HeiIrf lima cd.

she-How long were you under treat
mcnt with DR.. Sticly,m.
He-A year and n half.
Shc-Did he relieve you?
He-Yes, OF all the money I had.-Up-
to-Datc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
A yurtubIe weight

Teacher-How many ounces In q
pound2
Tommy-It depends on the grocer
Harlem life. .
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
Dcpends on the Point Of View

Jakie-What does 1t mean by "seciug
the humorous side OF things?"
Father-Well, my son, take banana
peel, for instance How many sides has
it2
Jakie-Why> two, Of course.
Father-Exactly; and when some
other man steps on that banana peel, he
sees the serious side of 1t, and you SEQ
tho humorous side.-N. Y. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
yItlcnec.

Wasn't that dinner We just had
grcat?"
Elegant don't know when | have
felt so uncomfortable" brooklyn
Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
SeanOr 4 NaCe'S
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable
Rear OF Wick House, Butler, Pa

Tbe best OF horses and irst class
rigs elways on hand and for hire.
Best accommodations in town for
permanent boarding and transfer,
trade. Special care guaranteed.
Stable room for sixty-fve horses.
4 good class Of harses, both driv-
srs and draft horses always on hand
and for sale under full guarantee;
and horses bought upon proper nc:i.
6cation by SEANOR & MACE.
All kinds OF live stock bough. and
sold.
Telephone ct Wick House.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
4-DayS, 4DayS, 4-DayS
EIGHTH SErII=ANNUAL
SACRIFICE SALE.
THIS OUR REGULAR SEHIANNUAL SACRIFICE SALE
WILL TAKE PLACE ON
JANUARY 6, 7, 8, 8.

Immediately after this sale
take cash than Merchandise
that object these sales get
cash which need make spring goods and
give a year up
date goods manufacturers prices.
Tc who have formerly attended Sacrifice Sales
say nuchsmply extend cordial
this January Clearance Sale They know the past they have
been Genuine Sacrifice Sales We mead the public have
fake sales Everything regardless
during this days Sacrifice SlWednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday January 8, 7, 8 and 9.
Please remember the place and date this Great Sacrifice Sale
Remember also that during these four days has the purchasing
power Of $500 a any other time.
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN
BThis sale for cash only No cards accepted goods
purchased at this Sacrifice Sale Mrs. T.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07

It's quite problem 70 please
cvcryonc's taste in any line you
may select and particularly Of
jewclry, silver novelties, cut glass,
etc, but I'm sure you will find
what you want in my large stock
and at such prices that defy com
petition. | am making a spc.
cialty Of nobby and find Goods
and want your trade.