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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
CURIOUS CONDENSAIIONS.

More than one hundred collisions oc-
Cured on japanese railroads in 1897.
Railway wheels made of leather have
been experimental with in France.
A South Sea Islander greets friend
by finging a Jar of water over his
head
American pulp-making machinery Is
gaining considerable headway in Scan
dinavia.
Farlnelli could sing 800 notes with
out drawing breath. while fifty exhaust
most singers.
In the Japanese temples there is a
large drum used in worship. II Is call
ed kagura-ta -taiko, and gives a tone much
like a gong.
England holds the honor OF having
first formed societies for the prevention
of cruelty to animals, and OF having
first legislated for its punishment.
A lion hunter who has made study
of that animals peculiarities says "all
lions are left-handed. When one
strikes a forcible blow 1t always uses
its left paw"
If the Prusslan conscription were ap-
piled in India, England would have
2, SOC. 900. regular soldiers actually in
barracks, with 100000 recruits coming
up every year.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

till weary. and could not find her AZ
last I gave up the search. and. re
tr,arfnc to the library. shut myself in.
There. taking down from the shelf the
volume of "Psychr's Sorrow. from
the point where the student had left
it, thinking ii. al the time, my own
unfinished work.
When | wore il the morning. the
chamber of ghosts. in which | had
fallen asleep had vanished. The sun
Shone =. through the windows of the
library: and on its dusty tale lay Won
Sails. open at "Psyche'S Trauer." The
sheet of paper, with the translation
on it. was not there. | hastened to
leave the house and effected my es-
cape before the ser1 ants We're astir.
Sometimes | condensed my whole
being into q single intensity of will
that she should colle to me; and sus-
tanned it until l fsinted with the ef-
fort. She did not come. | desiSted
altogether. at last, ior | bethought me
that. whether dead or alive. it must
cause her torture not TO be able TO
obey it.
Sometimes questioned my own san
ity. But the thou -ht of the loss of
nv reason did not in itself trouble
me much. What tortured me almost
to the madness it supposed was the
possible fact. whi, h return to my
RIGHT mind might reveal-that there
never had been a Lady Alice. What
il | died aud awoke from my madness,
and found a clear blue air of life. a
ioyous world of sunshine, a divine
wealth of delight around and in me;
but no Lady Alice she having vanished
with all the other phantoms of sick
brain? Rather let me be mad still.
| said. IF mad am; and so dream on
that | have been blessed. Were | to
wake to such heaven. | would pray
God to let me go and live the life |
had but dreamed. with all its sorrows,
and all its despair, and all its mad
ness: that when | died again. | might
know that such things had been, and
could never be awakened from, and
left behind with the dream" But
was not mad any more tnan Hamlet;
though. like him, despair sometimes
led me far along the way at the end
of which madness lies.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
SOLAR FACTS AND FIGURES.

Matter weighing one pound on the
moons surface IL transferred to the
earth would weigh six pounds.
II the sun was to be divided into
smaller planets II would make $780,
900, each the size OF the earth.
The moon moves through space at
the rate OF 1888 feet per second. Its
mean distance from the earth Is 238.S50
miles.
The number OF asteroids known to
astronomers is 423. Some OF them
nave not been observed since their dis
.overy and are practically lost.
A ray Of light travelling at the rate
)f 1S6.230 miles per second would re-
,uire eight minutes and eighteen Sec
,nds to pass from the sun to the earth
The diameter OF the sun in miles =
estimated at S66, 400; Jupiter. $500;
Saturn. 7l.0OO: Neptune. $4,000: Urar
10, olsJOVs NChuot
dars. 1890; Mercury 5000; Moon. q
62.
Dream of Success.
From all that / can hear. said
Senator Sorghum's friend reprovingly,
IL shouldn't be surprised to fnd that
you were actually a member OF the
sugar trust!"
my boy" replied Senator Sorghum,
with a far-away look OF ecstacy, you
always were such a delicate fiattereri"
Generally the Case.
de married TO get home, you know:
He was weary Of boardlng-house
fare:
10 married to get . home-but, oh.
You can seldom And him there.
We still depend on France for wines,
But none on earth competes
With Uncle Samuel In the line
Of hEh-grads bottled AsAtek
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

motber told me-" / replied. And ! be
,on uarrating when and where | first
hoard the sound: and then gave her
,s nearly aS / coull. the legend which
nurse had recount,d 10 me. | did not
tell her its association with the events
of my birth. for feared exciting her
imagination too much. She listened
Ia il very quietly. however, and when
7 came to n close. only said:
~Of course we - mot tell how much
of il i true. but ,here may be some
thing in it. l have never heard any
,hing Of the sort, ind l, too, have an
old nurse. She is with me still. You
shall see her some dav.'
She rose to 20.
VIII you meet me here again.
soon?" | said.
As soon as you cish," she answer
cd.
Then tomorrow at midnight"
Yes
And we parted st the door of the
haunted chamber | watched the
fiickering with which her whit"ness
Just set the darkness in motion, ana
nothing more. seeming 10 see ii long
after | knew she must have turned
aside and descended the steps leading
toward her own room. Ihen turned
and groped my way back to mine.
We often met aft,r this in the haun-
ted ROOM Indeed my spirit haunted
ii all day and all night long. And
when we met amid the shadows, we
were wrapped in the mantle OF love
and from its folds looked out fearless
on the ghostly world about us. Ghosts
or none. they never annoyed us. Our
love was talsmdn; yea, an elixir
of life. which made us equal TO the
twice horn-the diSembodied dead.
And they were as a wall of fear about
us. TO keep far off The unfriendly foot
and the prying eye.
In the griefs that followed | often
thought with myself that | would
gladly die for thousand years. might
| then awake for one night in the
haunted chamber. ? ghost, among the
ghosts who crowded its stained moon
beams. and see my dead Alice smiling
across the glimmerins rays and beck
oning me TO the old nook, she. too,
having come awake out Of the sleep
of death. in the dream of the haunted
chamber Might we but sit there, J"
| said Through the night, as of old,
and love and comfort each other. till
the moon go down. and the pale dawn,
which is the nigh, Of the ghosts. be-
gin to arise. then gladly would | 20
to sleep for another thousand years.
in the hope that when | next become
conscious of life, It might be in an
other such chostly night. in the cham
Der Of ghosts"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
FACTS WORTH KNOWING,

Two-thirds of the beef consumed by
Englishmen comes from America.
The Empire OF Japan compriser to-
day about 1000 rocky islands.
Iodine Is a crude alkaline matter.
produced by the combustion of sea-
weed.
There are more public holidays In
Honolulu than in any other city In the
world.
In Australia spring begins Aug. 20;
summer. Nov. 20; autumn, Feb. 20. and
winter, May 20.
The young woman who possesses
The seacoast line OF the globe Is
computed to be about 10000 miles.
The oil of tobacco found in the stem
Of long used pipes Is one OF the most
active and powerful poisons known.
The atmosphere is so clear in Zulu
land that II is said objects can be seer
by starlight at a distance OF seven
miles.
There are 70,927 people in Iceland
and they are so free from crime tina
but one policeman Is kept. and his
place Is a sinecure.
There Is 81 per cent. of water and /.
per cent. of solids in milk. The susai
in the solids is in greater proportion
than in any other solid.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
ODDITIES IN PRINT.

Alexandria possesses the largest ar
tificial harbor In the world.
There are 230 glaciers in the Alps
said to be over five miles In length.
Among the Chinese a coffin is con-
sidered neat and appropriate pres
ent for an aged person, especially II In
bad health.
The greatest height ever reached In
balloon was 26,160 feet. Two OF the
.hree aeronauts who made this ascent
were suffocated.
The grape cure, which is popular In
southern Europe, was advocated en-
Enthusiastically by medical writers as
early as the tenth century.
The Italian criminologist, DR.. Fer
riana. found that of 1000 Juvenile
criminals LIP were idlers. The pre-
vailing crime was theft, being 1,162 OF
the whole.
A LONDON specialist says tue mosl
expensive drug is called physostigmine,
an ounce OF which would cost nearly
81, ,00O. 900. 1t is prepared from the
Calabar bean, and is used in diseases
4 the eye.
The Goldfish industry OF Newfound-
land is the largest of It's kind in the
T. Il
four centuries. The annual export
amounts to an average OF l, $4,000
hundredweight.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

All persons Interested in the above ap-
,irascrL .nts will take notice that they will
be presented for confirmation 70 the Orphans
Court ~ butler county. Pa. on Saturday. the
10th day OF Dec. 4. D.. is9,. 'ind II no eX-
ccptions De filed they will be confirmed alb
ISAAC MEALS. Clerk o. c.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

In order to prove the great merit OF
Flys Cream Balm. the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St, n. y. City.
Isuffered from catarrh Of the worst Kind
ever since a boy, aud I never hor.d for
cure. but Ely's Cream Balm seems - do
even that Many acquaintance Lav- '1f-i
il with excellent results.-Oscar Ostruln,
45 Warren Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cr,rs for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. P e,
SO cents. st druggists or by mail.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

somehow or other | was not satisfied
with the daisies. They did not seem
TO me so lovely as the daisies | used 10
see when | was a child. | thought To
myself. This is the cloud that gatff-
err; with life. the dimnvss that pas
sion and suffering cast over the eyes or
tut mind" That moment my gaze fell
upon single. solitary, red-tippcd
daisy. My reasoning vanished, and
nv melancholy with it. slain by the
red tips of the lonely beauty. This
was the kind of daisy | had loved as
n child. and with the sight OF ii.
whole field of them rushed back into
my mind-a field of my fathers where,
through the multitude. you could not
have found a white one. My father
WAS dead: the fiel Is had passed into
other hands: but perhaps the red
timed gowans were left l must go
and see. At all e"ents, the hill that
overlooked the field would still be there
and no change would have passed up
on it. 1t would receive me with the
same familiar lock as of old, still
whose sides had trst heard the sound
of that clanking horseshoe. which,
whatever might be said to account for
il. had certainly hs d fearful connec-
ton with my joys and sorrows both.
Did the ghostly rider still haunt the
place? or if he did, should / hear
again that sound of coming woe?
Whether or not. Gefied him. l woull
not be turned from my desire 10 see
the old place by any fear of ghostly
marauder. whom | should be only too
glad To encounter, if there were the
smallest chance OF coming off with
the victory.
AS soon as my friend would permit
me. | set out for Scotland.
lTo DE CONTINUED.
SHORT AND FUNNY.
In matrimonial engagements men
have to face the powder.
A late supper embraces such things
of which dreams are made.
Life is short, but it only takes two
seconds to fight duel.
It's better TO marry and be boss
than never to have bossed at all.
business man always reads the
postscript of woman's letter first.
There's something crooked about the
business of a corkscrew manufacturer.
A girl never acquires a reputation as
vocalist until she begins to render
her songs.
Whenever a woman reads of man
going wrong she always wonders what
the woman in the case was like.
mans meaning is the same during
courtship and after marriage, but 1t Is
expressed in different language.
The wise man always knows enough
to cast his lot with woman who has
enough money to build substantial
house thereon.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

1t has been proven that the young
American is just as much at home in
shooting Spaniards as he is in shooting
the chutes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Little girls are fond of dolls, but af-
ter they grow up they have fondness
for dollars.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Wise is the son who admits the GU
preior wisdom Of his father.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
PiTH AND POINT.

Unless man possesses self-control
ne is little better than q slave. r
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

The majority Of people seem to for
get that tomorrow never comes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

A man makes more good resolutions
when he's broke than at any other
time.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

A st. Louis doctor refuses to allow
his wife to raise ducks because they
make such personal remarks.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

An office-seeker seldom runs for the
postoffice to mail his wifes letters.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

1t doesn't take m :ch to make a ONE
legged man hopping mad.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Reformers should devote more or
their time TO reforming reforms.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

When the sun doesn't shine woman
has the blues and when 1t does she
worries for fear it will fade her carpets.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Putting porcelain egg under a hen
Is setting good eggs-ample.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
WIDOWS ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following widows appraisements of
personal property and real estate set apart
Tor the benefit Of the widows of decedents
have been fled in the Office OF the Clerk
of Orphans Court Of Butler Co. viz:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.

Notice Il hereby given that the following
road ana bridges have been confirmed nisi
by the Court and viii be presented on the
first Saturday Of Dec, Court. 1S.IS, being the
10th dag Of said month. and II no exceptions
are filed they will be confirmed absolutely.
Il. d. No. l. September Sessions, 1s9s, In re,
pctitition of Citizens Of Winfield township,
FOR a county bridge over Rough Kun on the
saxon station and Dcnny's Mil road. Court
appointed Geo. G. Pillow. j. :. Christley and
Redick McCandless as viewers. Aug g. 1s!s;
Report of viewers filed in favor of proposed
bridge. September 10, ls3,, Approved. notice
to he given according TO the rules OF Court
and to be laid before the Grand jury at next
term.
z. D. No 2. September sessions, i59s, In re.
petition of citizens OF Clearfield township for
a county bridge over Hunter Creek on Kit
tanning Pike. Court appointed Frank >hearcr
Homer Martin and y. VI. slater viewers sept.
5th. 1888. Report OF viewers filed In favor OF
proposed bridge. September TO- 1885 approx
ed, notice TO be given according to rules Of
Court and to be laid before the Grand jury
BY THE COURT.
r. -. No. 3. September Sessions, 1895. In re,
petition Of citizens OF Nenango township for
vacation of a public road. Court appointed
Levi Porter Wm. Orr and j. !. McGarvcy
viewers August ~. lsJ- Report of viewers
hied In favor OF vacation september 10. Is
81. Approved, notice TO be given according
BY THE Court.
r. D. No 4. September Sessions. 1895. In
re. petition OF cltlZcuS OF Butter township
for "A public road to lead from the Powder
Mill Road to point on the road leading from
the Three Degree Road to the Meridian road
near McCalmont Station. Court appointed
Geo. G. Pillow. Kobt. McClung and W. G.
Fleming viewers. September ;, 1893. Report
of viewers filed in favor Of proposed road
September 10, 1898. approved, and fix width
of road at 20 IT, notice 10 be given according
to rules Of Court
BY THE Court.
X. -. No. ;. September Sessions. 1895. In
re. petition of citizens OF jefferson township
Tor vacation, change and supply Of "A public
road. Court appointed !. y. Meals. Robert
smith and John A. Watson viewers. Septem-
Der 3, 1895, Report OF viewers hled In favor Of
petitioners. september 10. 1888. approved
and nx width of road at 81 IT. Notlce 10 De
given according to rules of CouLt.
BY THE COURT
November 1895
ISAAC MEALS.
IL "a =
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
VOL. xxxv
OwISYOur Time
To Buy
-
Winter Footwear
=
q HHAcEH&E&H

enhely
stock and red ncs quickly ue;1 n,e an1 We are
gong
will miles to attend this great Shoe Sale or here
oxricet th willie
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

When you take Hoods Pills. The big, old-tash-
toned. sugar-coate6 pills which tear you all to
nieces arf not Ia II with Hoods. Easy TO take
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Some men are worth more than 9TH
ers and some are worthless.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Cmplete stock of Rubber and Felt
Goods of all kinds Boots and
Shoes made to order. At all times
q full stock of sole leather and shoe
makers supplies. of all kinds.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Friendship and confidence are plants
of slow growth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

The water soon escapes when it's
half-tide.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Whenever a girl tells young man
that she dreamed OF him the night be-
fore he might as well begin to save up
money for the furniture.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

and easy to operate. is true
Of Hoods Pills. which are
up to date in every respect. HEE>
Sare certain and sure. AL
Thousands are Trying 1t.

druggists. Sc C. l. Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass
The anIy Pills 10 take -Eith Hoods 'arsanarilis
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
No. 46
10 a married woman.

A thing OF comfort is seldom Joy
10 the woman OF fashion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
CHAPTER XVI.


Time passed. We began to feel very
secure in that room, watched as it was
by the sleepless sentry, Fear. One
night | ventured to take a light with
me.
How nice TO have a candle 81"
said as | entered Il hop they are ~
in bed. though II VIII drive some OF
them into fits if they see the light.
Il wanted to show you something |
found in the librarr today"
What is it,"
| opened a book and showed hel a
paper inside it. with some verse
written on II.
"Whose writing Is hatT' | as';ed
"Yours. of corrsr. As if | did not
know your writing
"Will you look at the date?'
Seventeen hunired and ninety
three! You are making game of II. '.
Duncan. But the paper does loo,
yellow and old"
II found It as yov see il In that book.
1t belonged to Lofl IIilton's brother.
The verses are translation Of part
of the poem beside which they lie
one by Won Sails. who died shortly be-
fore that date at The bottom. | will
read them TO you, md then show you
something else that is strange about
them. The poem II called Psyche 5
Sorrow. Psyche means the soul, Al
ice"
81 rcm mber You told me about
her before, you knrw.'
"Psyche's signing III her prison dark
ems;
She is moaning fer the far-on stars;
Fearing, hoping, every sound she
hearkens-
Fate may now he breaking at her
bars
Bound, fast bound are Psyche's airy
plnons;
High her heart, aer mourning soft
and low
Knowing that in aultry pains domln.
ions
Grow the palms shat crown the vic
tors brow.
-, A.. .,. +.
Ihat the empty h'iu 'iie "'e"'n ih'
cioses'
Earth colu "'niS '"' iii"Ne 'n'
spirit praF''
knowing that the prIers Dear the
roses
"oiuei h'"''' wv '''
era'o'
III 'Ie :! ~ VS. '''' my '' e''"
.'n'
-,
n"tii porlie' 49,, ,..,
~. ,,a.,1,
7"'
On 10 meet III" ~ 'he breaking
morn.
''''' "a" ''"
Here the tranhihtloh ceases, you
see; ana then lolo"S tle datc' win
the words IN "erihMh underneath 1t
How weary ann Now what Is
strange, Alice ls' that TINS datc Il
the very month AMI year IN which
was born"
She did not reply to this with any
thing beyond mere assent. Hel
mind was fixed Oh the poem itself
She began to talk about it. and was
surprised 10 una now thoroughly sh,
I entered into II and understood il. She
seemed to have crowded the growth
a.
At length | told her how unhappy
had felt for some time, at remaining
In Lord ETiltons house, as matter.
now were.
Then you must GO" she said quite
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

1t ought to be some consolation to q
widow to know that history repeats IT.
self.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Why should woman always act as
though she were ashamed OF q good
appetite?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Some OF the most disgraceful acts are
performed by the most graceful sim
ners.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

The noblest study OF mankind may
be man, but his favorite study Is wom-
An.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Was there ever a husband born who
gave his wife more money than she
wanted.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
DON'T.


Don't get the bighead-it will cos,
you too much for hats
Don't yawn when your employer Is
telling an alleged funny story.
Don't neglect to know little more
than you let people think you know.
Don't use a gallon OF words in ex-
pressing a teaspoonful of thought.
Don't air the faults of other people
until you have renovated your own.
Don't think all the medical students
are snobs because they cut people dead.
Don't despise little things. The mos
quito is more bother than the ele-
phant.
to rule and women TO obey that they
always do,
Don't employ a physician who rec
ommends n change-and then takes all
you have left.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Snake charmers ought to make ex-
cellent bartenders.
The tongue OF liberty usually belongs
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24
FEMININE FANClES,

1t is always the prettiest frock that
receives the baptismal first.
The woman with pretty rings can
not be persuaded to wear gloves.
To love once is to love always-but
not necessarily the same person.
1t ought to be some consolation to o
widow to know that history repeats It
self
The noblest study Of mankind may
be man, but his favorite study is wom-
An.
Some Of the most disgraceful acts are
performed by the most graceful sin
ners.
Why should a woman always act as
though she were ashamed OF good
appetite?
Was there ever a husband born who
gave his wife more money than she
wanted.
Fifteen women in the parlor car ask
for hassocks Who never think OF using
them.
Rain on the roof may sound very
soothing unless you happen 10 ue OUT,
IN 1t with your best frock on.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

1t is always the prettiest frock that
receives the baptismal first.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

To love once is to love always-bu,
not necessarily the same person.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Whenever a woman reads of a man
going wrong she always wonders what
the woman in the case was like.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Fifteen women in the parlor car ask
for hassocks who never think Of using
them.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

Snake charmers ought to make ex-
cellent bartenders.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

A girl never acquires a reputation as
a vocalist until she begins to render
her songs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

The woman With pretty rings can
not be persuaded to wear gloves.