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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
4 TRI8UTE

9C1 made - +, huT-o "a he IA
Wherefore men shoult not ciee
~ those quaint Oddities Of his
f-iciI rs.--r,s -4.iA ->e.t1---4-.sSl-si ---
Ills s,oCUy E5U1ntulncss. HIS meek
Ard dilctory way:
HIS morals more or less oblsque.
and eke his do!eful bsay.
Therein may be-and, indeed. there are.
Beasts tairer far 10 see;
The lion, IA particular.
Or horse Cf Auaby, -...-
or proud gszeilc. or elephant.
or doe OF slender limb
SGt ali OF these united can't ..
Scale uy -Sd iCr atm. s
A stranger. seeing him at first. r.t
With bowed and hGmbied head.
Would count him above the worst
FsuT 81 Z 3radruped; i
But let that stranger. studtous. . .'
Ponder the beast sedate.
AUG soon he'N count the little cuss
a thing supremely great. ....... ....
Although devoid of style or speed.
Or any sort OF fame. -....
Or pedigree. or blood. indeed.
He gets there just the same; ls.l
Wbh more than half a ton Of freight
AtAS4lSC on with ropes ana stays
Re starts CT at a Jogging gait H'.st
. That t.ls you With amaze. B.. .-,-.
To 6issihes aew he slowly steerA u
and leads the mining horde
Hes first among the engineers
NaCn mountains must bo bored,
Or brldses spua from height 70 heigh
For traific's whirring wheel.
Eiesring with nple-minded. might
- II.s-Lura Iadd-.af. af.stasl.-.---.-.----r.----
He tve the world the bovDdles5 west
Treasured with precious ore;
He climbed the mountains' snowy crel
And stole taetr precious store. q
Promoting commerce where no goes.
The ragged brute - found
Detected, gloomy, with his nosa
Swung just above the ground.
And -@feH when ne IL retired. ..!
4 SupeEanuate, ......... -.. ......... 3.
Hes yet q creature much ADMIRED
And held In honor great: 'fs.
Tor all the children roundabout,
4 gladstone, merry pack,
Lift up their oheery tones and shout
Six deep upon his back. i.i.-...,
% God made the burro as heis. .s7uE
Wherefore men should not gibe.
AT those small oddities of hig '+''++
Which mark his worthy trtbedi ~
No Yondrous speeding has he scored
Like Star. or Robert -
He's quito content TO serrsthe Lord
3.s With steel7trussed vertehrae. id,.f.
-Cnicago New
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
No. 2S


don't mean IT." '09 'o4
On looking at ny watch found that
We had yet another quarter Of an hour
before the train would stop. All at once
70 my alarm. he said. quite unconcern-
-rvttv-- ------------ - - = - -
II feel 1t my solemn duty to inform
you that am changing, and that In q
Jew minutes l shall be the king Of
slaml" .......t
InstinetiYely l looked around for some
means Of escape, at the same time
graspipg mF umbrella firmly, resolved
at least to sell my fingers dearly.
As we neared the station the train
slackened speed and at last stopped
Just as jumped out the man made o
spring at me, but fortunately avoided
him and slammed the door in his face.
got into the next compartment, which
was empty; and as the guard closed the
door, called ont: .5 ,s. +. .....-
Here, say, guard, there's mailman
in, but the whistle drowned the rest
! OF my sentence, and the train moved of
before l had time to complete It.
At last the train stopped at the sta
uQ. II
jumped out l transacted my business,
and ms i had ume to spare turned
( into the first hotel came to, where I
\ met Fred Charlton, an old schoolfeliow
J of mine. He seemed surprised to see me
and asked how I got there. / told
him had come down there early that
morning: and then proceeded to give
Z him sketch of my adventurous Jour-
: ney. Fred smiled, and said: 7TTH
!! ''Ah, yes. old man. I've just heard
something about H." ,
You heard hear .f9nething2" I, said.
From whom2"
'Wells" ne replied, "old Harris, the
! diamond merchant, told me that he had
inst come down from london. When he
I had taken his. seat Ia the CARRIAGE at
Euston all alone, just as the train
! started some. fellow rushed nt the car
ringe and jumped H.. Harris said he did
| not puch like the looks of the fellow,
hnd as he had about fs,o00 worth Of
diamonds with HIN In a small box he
began TO feel uncomfortable! 80 he
determined 70 try and frighten Him out
of the hecarriase by pretending madness,
which, he saSa. hevdid so efYeetually
that the fellow IN sheer fright ,bolted
nt the first stopQaee, and left him 10
finish his Journey here alone, Brt
! little Knew thai You were the hero, old
rnati,- . said I'red, lhughihg @You must
4 stay and be introduced to him affeshs
he will bo here to-nisht.r--Londnn
! Evening Ncws.s..zy a531nh2 nisl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
How sbc ACauircd IL.

How did you get iu The habit Of
lying" asked the rgaogdHR angel Bgmr
pathGiNolly. b.
"GiviuR recommendation 10 Bqrv-
ant girls thnt I ~dhttl 10 gst rid of
without any fuss" replied the house
keeper rcKrctfully. Chicago PoaG
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
" 4 Royal rove Mateh.h


The marriage OF the prince ofWales
and Princess Alexandra of Denmark is
generally beliesedyto have been a1lovc
match When q, yappg man the prince
Yas travelling In Germany with bis tu-
tor, Among other places they Visited
the old cathedral city OF, Wormsma city
which evety oWhgnerihno' enthusiast
mnltes q point or visiting for The 4ake
of it's eathedrals which figures I'm tho
"Niebelhngeu hiedlt Asithe princeiand
his tutor walked up the aisle of the
cathedral they heard 4onnds Of steps
behipd them. .TYrnipg, the primes. saw
a young girl, enter, as beautiful as the
princess df aty fhity tale, owitf q q deli
cate, rose9ipk. I9pmplexion and brown
hair fun OF sunlight. When she spoke
the .yoiee, was hpshed aud gentle, al
exsndra, princess of Denmark" muir
INJURED the tutor. This was indeed the
first meeting Of the prince and princess
of Wales, and 1t is osserted that the
impression made upon the prince was
an ffumediate one, and the princess at
once associated the English stranger
with the h,Isoiiengrip of her girlish
drcams---itlanta Cousutntionia,d
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
Their Obl.rt.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gaswell had moved oDly
Il few weeks before into \ fasbionnblo
ncighborhood and were preparing TO
Issue Invitations for their silver we'd
ding.
"Fm nfrnid," said Mr. Guswell, look
ing obviously at the pile Of costly sia-
tIoncry before him, most - these will
20 begging" ...
why. James," responded Mira. Ooe
well, "thnts whit We are sending them
out Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
Ten thousand live oystcra form,

Ten thousand live oystcra formed
the queer cargo recently delivered from
u Spanish 3choouer 20 tie order OF q
firm at Marseilles, The feeding ofguch
numerous living freight was pot
over by the simple expedient OF placing
the cruHtaccans in "a compartment oi
the hold through which Ee,s winter Wat
allowed to flow. cnrryipG With IL ihc
necessary food supplies Ia the form oi
smull fsb aud infusoria dear 70 tho
crustnccnn paInte
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
]"oid aandrra, Too slow


Hastings. tells o few wamusinS,anecdote
of the eccentric '.Old Parson"5 Whistler.
One day he'yent pp tho belfry and there
he found a bricllayAr whItowashing the
waI1s.. y lie wdisi member of the local
band and was whistiing d dhnce tu1e as
hard as he could CO. So that he didn't
hear the ipareonzcoiatng up. '.Is that
n proper tune for oplace OF worahipT
shouted Whistler, and the, young chap
was taken aback and shamefaced.
beg your, pardon, sir,Y he ,said, '"but I
forgot where I was" and then, TO show
he was sorry, he started whistiihg "oid
Hundred" Now, being a member Of
the band. his hand kept time WITH the
music, ind 40 'Old JIundreR' made tho
whitcwash BRUSH Eo,wondorfnlly slow.
-"0h. get back TO Sppr dance tune" the
old parson shouted, FOR the John never
DO done."--5N,. y, Times. .as.c., mi
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
10y, shr xicrrdIt.

Perhaps she wna oIpus; perhaps rhe
wnsn't. Anyway. she had just heard of
the engagement. and shc could not he'll
noticing the engaged girrs pride Ia her
captured youth.
Really" Bbc s0id. and her lips ourlcd
rcornfully, there's no accounting for
Tastes. Ia thcrc2 Somc people think
they hive won the game when they get
the BOBBY prihq."--C Chicago Poat
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

Uncle 2cI,c- Use bin ed' got chen wild
dat niRRah hubGoh fer DE insults he
glib me, ... ..
Uncle 'LIgr IIow'H dai2 . +.
Uncle Iclso-- l'ao bin m married dc
wlddah dat owns d" house he libs la,
an Isc iuircd de rcnt..-N. : journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
A S,naIy prsrau,ivn

"JuddoclB H. an necsdiuRly kui-
hearted mnu.'
"Yra. indeed. lie had his dop'n ta'l
dOcl,ed the other dhy for frur h, might
ntcp on II some day" ~ y journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
QUICK CHANGES.


4 D
Z YARRTVED at Eustol station Just as
the train for the north was about 10
start. Jumped into the nearest frst-
class compartment, the door of which
st0ed open, and in which there was but
one other occupant. 49,. ~"
Ks the train moved or my first Inn
presBions or my fellow traveller wero
the reverse of pleasant Tie was syi7
deutly n fidgets, nervous sort ofHmAp;
he had restless gray eyes. without N Sch
expression in theryiWhlle his hair dnd
beard were of u reddish hue. i. .,f "
There Mes on. the seat beside hin a
small oaken box, strongly bound with
braSs and hrs eyes were constantly
rTancing from this box To nie in NAY
that ! did not atialll like. o IjheeanI TO
hhVs visionaof inferDa al machines and
do not know what. After regarding me
steadily for q few mlnptes he said. '''
is it possible, sir, that you are pot
aware Of this carriage being reserved
Tor stlte ofiiciol8?'" -- .-''''' .iil IA
I looked around, and seeing no inh-
cation 81 the fact, replied that was not
aware Of such being the case. l4
Then, sir" he replied III must beg
Of you instantly 10 yqsate It, and leave
me here Ia solitary silence" 4.-. rj
f-75ITfTc7fIfT-.- Y ts5 nci1
going at the rate OF about 40 miles an
hour, and would not stop until It
fedched u small town halfway 20 tny
'i1tstiuatioh IN about an hours time, I
could not quito 200 how'll Iwasdo com
ply with his Ieqnest, ior. rather. cqm-
iuapdl sndI frankly tah him so. 1J
lie replied with . most solemn solIelmy air ~
Then your fate be on your own
head" E,
This began 10 frighten me. FOR the
mans manner convihted me that he
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

Con ticts In the pcnltoh'inry o.
Boi1c, Idaho are permitted toPlay base.
ball on Saturday afternoons They hpec
organized two teams, and their playing
H. considered quite clever
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

II wisb you were not nlwayi want
Ing to 20 out riding, clara You ought
70 pay n li'tlc more attention 20 The nc-
rious things of lifc Itcmcmbcr you
can't go TO Heaven iu u carriage.
why, pDpn. Elijah did.' chicago
Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
Tba AIert IsaraOri. /.

Worldly, Pari.bioner - I was ex-
tremcly annoyed by your sermon from
the Acts this ItioriifnR. f''''
Parson- Naturally; you couldn't go
out between them, OF course.-Boston
Courier.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

Tho Shumnrkt, a8Jtradei paper OF
Franbfortnwshe Main. Germany, gives
information RI startling ipnoyation
which is projected In woman's shoes In
Europo1 Et rhes sdfrrsset shoes next
summer viii rec grScn leather oncspre-
sentcd for public nprrobation.,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

Weary Willie (rVRding) Tennyson,
dc poet. used ter git "a dollar word.
Cheuncey Chillblalns bats about dc
same rate used ter git-7wben Issssed
do IudRr-JudRe
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

1om-You say you have got money
enough 20 get married md live COM
fortpbly2 ... .....|,.
Juolt--Noi ] Euid ! had got money
enough 30 get married or I've comfort-
ably. Puck ..
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
she Agreed.

Hea-Do YOU know that have never
dared TO kiss n girl In my HfoP MY
bashfulnSss in positively painful.
Shell ahould soy u was'--Detroit
Errc prchs. L---- ---.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
AZ IRUIE,
Nm Fool.

n, Though Noah had, shortcomings,
~, In this much he gained. q
lilo know qtiite ehough TO
Go IN when II raincd. '''
AUp-to-Datc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
An Honorable Function

what does ycz do at the new
club2 ...l ....
Mike -Ofm on the hqusq wqrr-min
committee. q
Pnt-What'a Tint?
Mike Oi run the furnace IfnrIcm
life '.' '
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
nrliuht tm,

"ormpy eayS he saved $1,000 extra
last yctr" 7ot i"4. 1.i. ~ rH"
"1fow wns thatf'fo su '1o''
"Gaye HIS wife $500 not TO 60 near
a borgaih .9ooptsr. ."TDetroit Free
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

iic.-abo ia GA the word ~ uto.
She You must hose felt, Inst nigh {.
hss n you had the world or your rhoul-
ders.--Yonkcrs Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
Aftcr thc shingi..

Minister Wei, BBGby, what do you
~nnt to he aben you grow UP?
Bobby (sufYerinR from parental dis
, cipline) An orphan.-Iloston Traveller.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
A. In,cr~.tins Me~tisw.

what tlid you discuss at tho club to-
day ?"
Nothing Wa just talleed."--liar-
per'a Bazaar. 3.if Hf
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
A Spring It~n~rtion

A spring Reelection.
she paid for the b"ll
And ipprDvefrtuts they BrlI-
Tg-p u9Uy to mention ky name.
Tho boIHei ana bike"
QuDth she. are alike:
The trimmings cost moro thsu Tho frame
--WBahinEtDu star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

Jack Bprhft rouiG eni no fat.
ITia wifs could eat no lrhu.
For they waro nt tiIs Eioudike. whtre
Tho psOplo lly9 on SNOW aud slr.
And meat 10 never seen.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

l iNlj near
Tzly u contains
yJsE wasercd and In
ll'T terms inquire "A
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
OIL MEAL "rnoGp PROCESS.
GOOD FARM FOR SALE.

The PpTd arI .a
Millsf4lpwtI s. ioi
about $50 acres, is
good cGuditfona
his oMcej
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23

don't mean IT." AGA
On looking at my watch I found that
We had yet another quarter OF an hour
before the train would stop. All at once
20 my alarm. he said. quite unconcern-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-18

has been fought since that time. Col
onei Moore and his trains we're with
Crook from 1867 10 1871 IN California.
Oregon and Idaho. IN the Piute cam
palgns: from 1871 20 1875 he vas In
the Apache campaigns Of New Mexico
and Arizona: IN 1876 he was called TO
aid Creos In the Sioux campaigns IN
Wyoming and Montana. In 1877 he
was with General Merritt In the pur-
suit Of the celebrated Nez Perez chief
Joseph. In 1856 he was In at the death
with his mules and packers when Ge-
ronimo surrendered. In isso-N he was
In the Pine Ridge affair. putting two
trains In the field in six hours notice.
Colonel Moores last service was In the
Jackson's Hole expedition with Cop
plnger In 1895. Physically he seemed
a man 81 iron. but the hardships OF
thirty years Of campaigning under
mined bis health. and he died suddenly
In 1896. Colonel Moore was looked
upon IN army circles az an authority on
army supply transportation. Generals
Crook ana Merritt and other officers In
dorsed his views that pack train ser
vice was much superior 10 wagon
transportation for supplies with rap
idly moving body Of troops In the west.
The chief postmaster at the present
time Is Tom Mooney. He served a
twenty-five years Apprenticeship under
Colonel Moore and Is an exceedingly
capable man. lie Is at present with
the train sent to Alaska.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-18
AMONG TITLED ONES.

China Is decidedly waking up. The
new Chinese minister TO England "
a good English scholar and his wife
is studying the language and customs
with a view to taking her place In
society II Is understood that she Will
be presented next year, and that she
and her husband will then be enter
tanned and 90 into society. II is in
decd a great change. and no doubt Is
due as much az anything to ii Hung
Changs reception at the court Of 81
James.
The Empress Frederick has been SER
lousy III at Berlin from Influenza and
bronchitis and all her maiesiy's plans
have been changed In consequence OF
her physicians having prescribed sea
air as essential to her speedy recovery.
The empress IL. therefore. going 10
Kiel. on a visit to Princess Henry OF
Prussia, and will stay there for sew
eral weeks. II is now probable that
the empress will not go back 10 her
place near Homburg until she returns
TO Germany after her visit TO Eng
land.
The emperor and empress OF Russia
have abandoned their intended visit
10 Copenhagen at Easter. The empress.
who has been seriously III for several
weeks from measles and bronchial
complications, will not be able to leave
her apartments in the winter palace for
at least a fortnight. and then the i'm
perlal court will remove from ST. Pet
srsburg TO Tsarkoe Zelo II is very
likely that the empress will soon go
TO Liyadla for a few weeks, accom-
panied by her sister. Princess Louise
OF Battenberg.
The young duchess Of Marlborough
has evinced great judgment and abil-
ity In restoring Blenheim palace TO rs
former magnlncance. Since her resi-
dence at Blenhelm all fees taken at the
gates from tourists who visit the pal
ace have been devoted TO charity, and
out Of her own pocket the duchess de-
yises many schemes for amusing and
beneftlng her husbands tenants. In.
side the park gates her presence Is
quite as emphatlcally felt as In the
village. for since her coming the park
lake has been dug out, cleared Of weeds
and stocked with water fowl and the
garden IL in perfect order. Ten years
ago Bltnheim palace looked neglected;
now II blossoms again In all the glory
for which Il once was famous
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-18
Tue Middle Ages.

Middle Ages" IL term o. no def
mite period. bu, varies a little with al.
most every nation Roughly. q may be
regarded as including a period Of about
thousand years. or from the fifth 10
the end Of the fifteenth century: or u
reckoned hy events. az extending from
the subvorslon Of the Roman Empire
and the transfer Of the imperial dlgni-
~ from Rome 10 Constantinoplo a..
d. 400. to the outbreak Of the Ref
ormation tA. u. 1920. Hallam In bio
History Of the Middle Ages" says.
1t IL not possible TO fx accurate limits
to the Middle Ages. but though the
ten centurits from the 9Th TO the NJ
teenth seem. In a general point OF view.
TO constitute that period q less arbi-
trary division was necessary 10 render
the commencement and conclugion Of
an historical narrative satisfactory (.
and he accordingly makes the period
10 extend from the invasion Of France
By Clovis "a. ID. 1897. to that Of Naples
by Charles VIII. di9D." For his pur-
pose this might be Advisable. but for
common use there Is little advantage
Of any such arbitrary restriction. The
term must be accepted for convenience
rather than precision. and TO under
stand II a. comprising a thousand
years. from the end Of the nth to the
beginning Of the sixteenth century. is
for an ordiMry purposes sufficient.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-18
ORIENTAL NOTIONS SHOCKED.
Indian wns Founa ne Hss - E-sk
IN 20 women.

W - N'AaN|4
What an educated inhabltart OF In
Ola thinks Of modern women. her ways
and the ways OF men outside the orient
toward her Is told In an ingenious and
dlvertlng book recently written By an
Indian gentleman after his hrst visit
70 western Europe. In LONDON and
Paris Through Indian speciacles." by
G. p. Pillai. y. A.. Of Madras. the au-
thor comes 10 the great woman ques-
ton IN his oun way. His visit TO this
country increased his respect for wo-
men a hundredfold. In England you
have 10 talk up to the woman. In In
dla Il Is all talking down. But the
privilege has It's endorsements for
the native. His embarrassments In
crease on reaching the drawing-room
and entering the presence Of his
friends mother" She drops her hand
kerchief What Il he to dog II Il the
proper thing to pick II up? Al home
you dare not do that. Then. In comes
your friends sister. and her "eagerness
TO shake hands with you sends thrill
through your whole frame. Fancy
your friends sister being introduced 10
you al home in India Can anything
be more atrOclous7 But Il Is the Gus
tom In England" lie Is still far from
the end Of his troubles: And then,
the time for dinner arrives. And as
the chief guest Of the evening. you are
asked 10 lead the lady Of the house,
your friends mother. 20 the dining
room. You are more perplexed than
everl The Idea Of giving your arm 70
a lady whom you respect az your own
mother! You never touched your own
mother-at least not after you became
a man. And how could you now touch
your friends mother? Secondly. what
Is the proper thing 10 do? Are you
10 give your right arm or your left arm
10 your friends mother? But hardly
have you time to reflect on these things
when you are led away by the mother
into the dining room. followed by all
others. And at the dining table your
perplexitles multiply still further. You
are placed TO the right Of your friends
mother That Is bad enough. But
what Is worse. to your right you find
your friends sister" The only set-oil
TO all this Is the shocking taste OF your
friends sisters hat. These decorative
vegetables and plants are all very well
but they had better be grown in the
kitchen garden-not on your friends
sisters head.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-18
To- K..n silver from r.,nl.hInr.

Silver articles tarnish often from I'M
suspected causes A collection OF Ill
yer hatpins. brooches and a belt buckle
or two suddenly grew almost coal
black. although kept In drawer where
they had been Tor months wi,nout los
ing their brightness. The change was
80 sudden and marked that the owner
Of the articles was interested 20 dis
cover what had produced Il. and finally
iFhtfully traced u 10 her carelessness
In throwing into the drawer a pair Of
new rubber dress shields The shields
were removed the silver things pol.
ished. and no further trouble was ex-
psrIenced silyersmlths will tell you
that care 10 10 be exercised even 10
the choice ~ tissue paper used 10 wrap
up sllyerware There Is a special kind.
which any reliable dealer viii advise
sou about. that Is entirely free frola
any chemical treatment which can az
feet the silver.