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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
sIeisht OF Hand for the Pastor.

Many years ago, when Hon. Joseph
Mnrsden lived in Hawaii, he attended
church on Sunday morning In Hilo.
Mr.. Marsden was then noted for his skill
In lcgcrdemain. When DIR. - passed
around the contribution bag Mt Sun
day service Mr.. Marsden held up
tcn-dollar gold piece between his thumb
and foreiinger so that DIR. - could
plainly see It. He then placed his hand
over the bag, palmed the gold piece,
and dropped In n silver quarter. DIR.
- returned TO the table with his col
lection. After the service he emptied
the bag on table, but could not find
the ten-dollnr gold piece. lie shook the
bag repeatedly, turned over the small
pile of contributions, got down on the
floor and looked under the table, walked
down the aisle, looking closely Mt the
cracks In the floor, felt In his own
pockets. fearing that he had mndc some
mistake, and then went home wonder
ing nt the strange loss of the gold piece.
Some time aftcrward the deceiver quiet
ly sent the gold piece to the church
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
sLooDHouNDs OF THE SOUTH.
Formerly Used to Catch Slaves, Lat
terly to Pursue Criminals.

Formerly Used to Catch Slaves, Lat
terly to Pursue Criminals.
The bloodhound is now used only in
the pursuit of criminals. Every south
ern penitentiary has brace or more
of them. They are not infrequently O
part of the sheriff's outfit. The breed
il not always pure, but the dogs servo
their purpose better than fairly well.
Their keenness of scent is one Of the
most remarkable things in nature,
though it is of value chiefly in the more
thinly-settled region. 1t seems incred-
ible that the mere temporary pressure
of mans boot or shoe upon the ground
should leave traceable scent for "a
hours, provided that there has been no
rain, but there is no doubt that 1t does.
Sometimes in the south n murderer
breaks Jail. Until the universal intro
duction of chilled steel cages this was
not difficult matter. Dogs are tele-
graphed for at distance probably of
$50 miles. They arrive day after the
escape. They are led in leash to the
point where the criminal is supposed to
have made his exit and uncoupled.
They take up the scent instantly and
follow 1t rapidly. The man must have
crossed much water or confused his
trail with the hurrying footsteps Of
dozens of others to throw him of.
Always supposlng that "a hours is
the extreme limit OF 'law" allowed the
fugitive, the bloodhounds are the best
means of effecting his capture. Having
far to travel, they do not bay. They
have no breath to waste.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
watched ms Well ms Prayed

Parson Adams, minister in Lunen-
burg, Mass, for over 35 years, at one time
stopped to pass the night at a friends
house The clergyman was both tired
and hungry. 1t was proposed to have
prayers at once, and then supper, after
which the minister could 60 directly TO
his bed. To this he agreed and the fam
lily were called together. The supper
was to consist mainly Of Indian cakes.
which were set to bake on platters in
front of the fire. The parsons seat
was opposite the kitchen door. The
service began, but In n moment Parson
Adams saw that one of the cakes had
fallen down and was burning. He
paused and looked toward his hostess,
who seemed unconscious OF any cul-
mary crisis. Mrs. Blank" he said,
gravely, eve are told to watch Us well
us to pray, | cannot help seeing that
one of those excellent cakes Is burn
ing. | will thank you to attend to It,"
The cake was rescued, and Parson
Adams resumed his Scripture reading
with IN easy mind.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
CHAPTER XXXIV,
AND LAST.

The next morning we fell early TO
work, for the transportation OF this
great mass Of gold near n mile by land
to the beach, and thence three miles by
boat TO the "Hispaniola, was q consider
able task for so small u number OF
workmen. The three fellows still
abroad upon the island did not greatly
trouble US; a single sentry on the shoul-
der OF the hill was sufficient TO insure
US against any sudden onslaught, and
we thought, besides, they had had more
than enough OF fighting.
Therefore the work was pushed on
briskly. Gray and Ben Gum came and
went with the boat, while the rest dur
ing their absence piled treasure on the
beach. Two OF the bars, slung In u
ropes end, made a good load for
grown man-one that he was glad TO
walk slowly with. For my part. an
was not much use Mt carrying, was
kept busy all day in the cave, packing
the minted money into bread bags.
1t was u strange collection, like Billy
Bones hoard for the diversity Of coin
age, but 30 much larger and so much
more varied that ! think l never had
more pleasure than In sorting them.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese,
Georges and Louiges, doubloonB and
double guineas and moidoreB and
sequins, the pictures Of all the kings OF
Europe for the last hundred years,
strange oriental pieces stamped with
what looked Ike wisps OF string or bits
of spiders web, roundpieceB and square
| pieces, and pieces bored through the
| middle, az IL to wear them round your
neck-nearly every variety OF money
| In the world must, think, have found
| a place In that collection; and for num-
| Der, 1 am sure they were like autumn
leaves, so that my back ached with
STOPPING and my fingers with sorting
| them out.
Day after day this work went on; by
| every evening fortune had been
slowed aboard, but there was another
fortune waiting for the morrow; and
all this time we heard nothing OF the
three surviving mutineers.
At last--I think H. was on the third
! nipht-thc doctor and ! were strollinG
| on the shoulder OF the hill where II
overlOoks the lowlandB Of the isle
! when, from out the thick darkness be
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
RECASTlNG AN OLD GUN.
IL Was Formerly known DE
structive Engine of War.

structive Engine of War.
The old Antietam gun recently sent
to the McShaue foundries 10 be recast,
says the Baltimore American. has been
reduced to condition of absolute
harmlessness. Its laundering roar has
been silenced forever Its military util-
ity has become a thing of the past No
longer does ii maintain its original
identity. No longer is it recognizable
as an engine of war. In the language
of Abe foundry ait has been badly
broken up"
The old bronze destroyer has lost
its primitive power of death and now
lies ruined and mutila5ed In the shop
awaiting the next process in its course
of transformation. 1t has been cut into
anumber of comparatively small pieces.
This has been done in order to reduce
it to convenient state, such as is re-
quired, in order that it may easily enter
the crucible. This breaking process is
forced by special tools particularly
adapted to just such work.
Already the old gun has been split
up into six or eight pieces. The break
ing process may be still further contin-
used until it is sufficiently reduced TO
make it perfectly workable. 1t will then
be melted and reIast. issuing from it's
final process in condition proper TO be
used as index plates. This, however,
will not be effected for several weeks
yet. There still remains some detail
planning to be completed before the
gun will be carried through its final
stages of gradual transformation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
No. IA
An OLD CROWS TREASURES.
Like "a Hiser lie Hoarded and Gloate6
Oyer Ihenl.


One day while watching 1 saw a crow
crossing the Don valley with something
white in his bealS, writes Ernest Seton
Thompson in Scribner's. He flew to the
mouth of the Rosedale brook, then took
q short flight to the Beaver elm. There
he dropped the white object, and, look
ing about, gave me chance to recog-
nize my old friend Silverspot. After q
minute he picked up the white thing, a
shetland walked over past the spring,
and here, among the docks and the
skunk cabbages, he unearthed pile
OF shells and other white, shiny things.
He spread them out in the sun, turned
them over, lifted them one by one, nes-
tied on them as though they were eggs,
toyed with them and gloated over them
like 4 miser. This was his hobby, his
weakness. He could not have explained
why he enjoyed them, any more than
boy can explain why he collects post
age stamps, or girl why she prefers
pearls to rubies; but his pleasure In
them was very real, and after half an
hour he covered them all, including the
new one, with earth and leaves, and
few off. | went at once to the spot and
examined the hoard; there was about
hatful in all, chiefly white pebbles,
clam shells and some bits of tin, but
there was also the handle of q china
cup, which must have been the gem Of
the collection. That was the last time
saw them. Silverspot knew that r
had found his treasures, and he re-.
moved them at once; where, never
knew.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
THE USE OF CORAL.
1t Ia by No Means General ms 1t
Was Formerly.


The beautiful coral necklaces and
brooches that were once so fashionable
are seldom worn now by women in this
country" said a New York dealer in
rare and curious ornaments to Wash
ington Star reporter recently. "Thir-
ty years ago the material was in great
demand for all sorts of articles of per-
sonal adornment. At the present day
coral is used largely only in such coun-
tries as Abyssinia. the Congo, the Cape,
India and Ceylon, Siberia, China and
Japan. The choicest pieces are used
for the buttons of Chinese mandariEs
or for ornamenting the turbans of rich
Mussulmans, while the inferior quail
ties are sent to less civilized countries,
where they are employed for various
purposes.
Coral has been often used as money
in oriental countries, but that use of 1t
is now declining. Barbarous and semi
civilized peoples employ it largely for
ornamenting arrows, lances and pixies,
and also for decorating corpses before
interment. Prices have varied much
of late years, rapid decline in value
having taken place, owing principally
10 the scarcity of good and the compara-
tive abundance of inferior qualities.
Besides the loss accruing to the fish
erman the present scarcity of coral is
very seriously affecting the large num-
Der of people employed in preparing the
material for market. There has been n
great decline in the number of women
thus engaged at Leghorn, and the same
state of affairs is evident at Naples and
Genoa, the other principal seats of the
industry. Nowadays the proportion of
inferior quality is so much larger that
fewer persons are required TO manipu-
late the quantity No machinery or me-
chanical process is employed. The
workman simply takes pieces of coral
into his or her hands, one after an
other, and. according to their thickness,
quality and defects, works them into
certain forms. Their wages run from
Is cents to 35 cents per day"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
THE EASTERN CHEROKEES.
Decision of Federal Court That They
Are Not Citizens.

Are NOT
In q decision by the United States
court of appeals in the western district
of North Carolina, says the New York
Sun, it has been virtually declared that
the eastern band of Cherokee Indians
ere not citizens OF the United States.
Some of these Indians have been vot-
ing for 30 years. They have more than
once held the balance of power between
the two political parties in western
North Carolina. The chief question In
volved Is the right of the eastern band
of Cherokee Indians to sell the timber
from land for which IL holds deed.
The decision of the court Is that the
band has no right TO make nny con-
tract whatever without the sanction OF
the United States government. The
court says the eastern band did not
become citizens by virtue of the treaty
of New Echota In 1895. 1t Ia remarkable
that the court In it's decision ignored
the case upon which the defendants
mainly relied, that of the case OF the
eastern band OF Cherokee Indians
against the western band, decided by
the supreme court Of the United States,
1T U. S. Rep. wherein Justice Field
held that the members OF the eastern
band were citizens.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
TROUSERS ORIGINATED IN ITALY
First Pair of Bifurcnted Garments
Wnn Worn by "a nomnn Prisoner.

First Pair of Bifurcnted Garments
wns Worn by Homnn Prisoner.
Tetricus, the barbarian, was the first
gentleman to wear trousers, says the
Boston journal. He had no heart in
the inauguration of the new fashion;
he simply had TO do it; Aurelian the
Roman had captured Tetricus on one
OF his raids and determined to carry
him In triumph to Rome us one OF the
Fpoils OF conquest. To make the cap
tive appear as ridiculous as possible, he
was arrayed in n two-part garment
which in Boston might have been called
pants" Instead Of appearing ridicu-
lous, Tetricus seems TO have made n
hit" for the garment he wore slowly
but surely grew in favor with the people
Of Rome. We might find the origin Of
many customs in the same way. 1t rs
known that Charles VII. of France wore
n long coat to conceal his crooked legs.
Not all the French were crooked, but
coats became fashionable, nevertheless.
The process by which Peter the Great
put civilized clothes on his unclvilized
subjects had more method in H.. The
gntes OF the towns were hung with gar
mcnts Of the new fashion and the peo-
pie were obliged TO adopt them or be
publicly punished.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
FLOWERS RESTING AT SEA.
Pacific Ocean Captain Sees Several
Swimming Enr from Land.

Pacific Ocean Captain Sees Several
Swimming Far from Land.
Up to within few days of the ar
rival here from Honolulu of the Oceanic
Steamship company's steamer Austria
lia, reports the Sah Francisco Call, Capt.
Houdlette was the owner of plover
that came aboard while on it's way
from Alaska TO Hawaii. These birds
are not web-footed, and the captain
seems TO have solved the problem as
to whether they ever rest on the
water during their long flight. Capt.
Houdlette says they do. ut was dur
ing the run from San Francisco to Hon
olulu that l saw several plovers in the
water resting" said he. 'When the
steamer came too near they would rise
out of the water with II few flaps of
their wings, but, being very tired. they
would soon settle back into the water
ngain. In it's efforts to get away one
OF them came on board and IL lived
until n few days ago. always thought
the birds made n continuous flight
OF over 1000 miles, but / am now salts
fed that the birds rest on the waves
when tired"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
1OSETTES ON BRIDES.
what They Arc Made OF and what
They Cost.

Ths bride of pretty much every har-
ness has upon it rosettes, more or less
ornamental, one on each side, placed
at the ends of the front or brow band
These rosettes are made in very great
variety. Some are made of tin, some
of German silver, and some of German
silver covered with n thin sheet of sill
yer. Some rosettes are plain, some are
embossed. They sell at prices ranging
from practically nothing to two dollars
pair. Rosettes of this kind are often
engraved with the monogram or with
initials. Engraved rosettes are not in
frequently seen on business harness.
There are costlier rosettes that are
used on carriage harness only, and are
made some of leather and some of silk
ribbon. These are made by hand in
various sizes, and of various colors and
combinations of colors. Handsome ro-
settes of leather sell at $3.50 to IS n
pair, depending upon the size; the rib
bon rosettes at from five to ten dol
lars n pair. Rosettes of this kind are
not sold with the harness. They are
bought separately, as ornaments. Rib
bon rosettes costing ten dollars n pair
might, for instance, be bought to at
tach to the brides OF fine double har-
ness costing. say, S400 n set.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
OYSTER GROWING IN A BOTTLE.
Interesting Curiosity Found In the
Rnppnhnnnock River.

ID. NJ. Nelson, agent of the Weems
Steamboat company at Urbana, on the
Rappahannock river, lately brought up
to Baltimore curiosity discovered by
him which has created considerable In
terest among steamboat people about
Light street wharf, reports the Balti-
more American. 1t is live oyster of
large size growing out OF the
mouth of yeast powder bot
tie, which was found on the
shore of the Rappahannock river. The
oyster is considerably larger than the
bottle, and only n small portion is In
side. Upon the sides of the bottle are
several small oysters OF tiny size, firm
ly fastened there. Mr.. Nelson has
brought up story more wonderful
than his oysters, and for which there
has as yet been no evidence produced.
1t is of an old gentleman who lives near
Urbana, and who, so the story goes,
while bathing during the summer lost
a set of false teeth, which floated away
or went to the bottom. Lately, while
dredging, an oysterman brought up to
the surface n pair of false teeth
around which number of oysters
were clinging, some of them of good
size, and fastened on firmly. The old
gentleman promptly identified his
teeth, and keeps them as n curiosity.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07

gulf, and were Immediately surround
ed by shore boats full of negroes, and
Mexican Indians, and hulf-bloods, sell.
ing fruit and vegetables, and Offering
TO dive for bits of money. The sight Of
30 many goOd-humorcd faces especial
ly the blaclss), the taste Of the tropical
fruits, and above all, the lights that be
pan to shine in the town, made most
charming contrast to our dark and
bloody Bojourn on the island; and the
doctor and the squire, taking me along
with them, went ashore to pass the
carIy part Of the night. Here they met
the captain Of an English man-of-war,
fell in talk with him, went on board
his ship, and, In short, had so agreeable
time that day was breaking when we
came alongside the "IIispaniola."
Ben Gum was on deck alone, and, as
soon as we came on board, hc began,
with wonderful contortiona, TO make us
n confession. Silver was gone. The
maroon and conniyed at his escape in
a shore boat some hours ago, and hc now
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
Ghnrncfcrn Three.

The Oldest Inhabitant nccosted Any
Schoolboy. saying: Being fond Of
reading controversial literature / have
always been greatly impressed with the
variety and scope OF your knowledge.
VIII you kindly tell me how you learned
the many things which such n multi
tude of persons rush Into print without
having nscertained?" at would do no
good to tell YOU" replied Any School
boy; IN person OF your astonishing In
experience would not profit by any
thing told him" The colloquy was
overheard by the Fiend In Human Shape,
who sighed TO think how easily these
persons had won their distinction.
whereas his own renown WINS the Mig
gard reward OF n diligent activity.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07

assured US he had only done so to pre-
serve our lives, which would certainly
have been forfeited if that man with
the one leg had stayed aboard" But this
was not all. The sea cook had not gone
empty-handed. He had cut through
bulkhead unobserved, and had removed
one of the sacks of coin, worth, per
haps, three or four hundred guineas,
to help him on his further wanderings.
I think we were all pleased to be so
cheaply quit of him.
Well, to make a long story short, we
got few hands on board, made a good
cruise home, and the ''Hispaniola"
reached Bristol just as Mr.. Blandly was
beginning to think of fitting out her
consort. Five men only of those who
had sailed returned with her Drink
and the devil had done for the rest"
with vengeance; although, to be sure,
we were not quite in so bad a case as
that other ship they sung about:
with one man Of the crew alive,
What put to sea with seventy-fve."
All OF us had an ample share of the
treasure, and used it wisely or foolish
ly, according to our natures. Capt.
Smollet is now retired from the sea.
Gray not only saved his money, but,
being suddenly smit with the desire
to rise, also studied his profession; and
he is now mate and part owner of a fine
full-rigged ship; married besides, and
the father of a family. As for Ben Gum,
he got G1,OOO, which he spent or lost
in three weeks, or, to be more exact,
In 10 days, for he was back begging on
the twentieth. Then he was given a
lodge to keep, exactly as he had Jared
upon the island; and he still lives, a
great favorite, though something of a
butt, with the-country boys, and nota-
BILE singer in church on Sundays and
saints days.
OF Silver we have heard no more.
That formidable seafaring man with
one leg has at last gone clean out OF my
life; but / dare say he met his old
negress, and perhaps still lives in com
fort with her and Capt. Flint. 1t is
to be hoped so, l suppose, for his
chances of comfort in another world
are very small.
The bar silver and the arms still lie,
for all that | know, where Flint buried
them; and certainly they shall lie there
for me. Oxen and wain-ropes would
not bring me back again to that ac-
cursed island; and the worst dreams
that ever l have are when l hear the
surf booming about its coasts, or start
upright in bed, with the sharp voice of
Capt. Flint still ringing in my ears:
pieces of eight! pieces of eight"
THE END.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
When I'm Homo.

An American who had left his nativc
country TO trnvcl in Europe, with tho
maxim "Whcn in Rome do as tho Ro-
mans do" wei IN mind, found himself
In Marscillcs. He wanted some ice
cream and went TO restaurant and
ordered It. "Whnt flavor will you
hnve?" asked the waiter. The Ameri-
can hcsitatcd moment and then re-
ncmbcrcd his maxim. "Oh, gnrlic, j
suppose" he answered.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
How Bnvnrinn Count Announced
the wedding of His Daughter.

the Wedding of His Daughter.
The following engagement notice ap-
peared the other day in the Frankfurter
Zeitung: Herbert Wildbart, count OF
the empire Won Drommelsheim, knight
commander apitular-comthur) of the
royal Bavarian Order of the House
Knights of st. George, royal Bavarian
chamberlain, gives suitable notice here
with in his own and in the name OF
his wife, the high-born Countess Ursula
Won Drommelsheim, of the approaching
marriage of his and of his late wife,
now resting in God, the high-born Coun-
tess Friederike, Countess Won Drom-
melsheim, nee countess of Leisenbeurg-
Alsheim's daughter, the high-born
Countess Elsbeth Won Drommelsheim,
with the high-well- Baron Won und
zu Neuenburg, royal Bavarian lieutcn-
ant of the reserve In the Tenth regi-
ment, royal Bavarian gentleman OF the
chamber and knight of the royal Ba-
varian Order OF the House Knights OF
St George, son OF the high-well-born
baron OF the empire, Friedrich Won und
zu Neuenburg, royal Wurtemburg
chamberlain, commander fcomthur) of
the royal Bavarian Order of House
knights of st. George, and of his late
wife, resting in God, the high-and-well-
born Baron Iildegard Won und zu
Ncuenberg, nee baroness of Hohen-
Kapenberg."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
An Absurd Comparison.

YEAST heard your ncighbor call his
wife giraffe.
Crimsonbcals-Ycs; did you ever hear
such ignorance?
Ignorance, did you sayP"
"Why. certainly; ignorance. Don't
loJ know that the giraffe In the only
animal that IL really dumb. IL Is un-
able TO express itself by any sound
YonlScrH Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-07
Poor Tourist season In Europe

In spite OF Queen Victoria's jubilee,
the American tourist season In Europe
has been the worst in many years.
Shipping returns show decline OF no
lcns than so per cent. In the first and
sccond-class passenger traffic below the
hRnrca for tho Rcnson OF 1896.