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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
POPULAR NAMES OF WARS.
The Conquered Nation Almost Invariably
Comes First-Many Cases


Comes First-Many Cases.
The conflict between the United
States and Spain has passed into
history as the "Spanish-American"
war. At first glance there 10 nothing
strange is this fact Nobody has ever
found out the real source of the names
of the millions of objects and events
Ordinarily il might almost seem the
names We're given by accident or
chahce. The matter of naming wars,
however, seems to follow a set rule
Examination reveals the fact that in
almost every case the designation of
war by n certain popularity accepted
name shows at once the victor and
the vanquished, and that in such cases
the first name, ii two be given, or the
one name, If there be only one, Is the
name of the conquered nation. The
two that VIII ut once occur to anyone's
memory are the Franco -Prussian"
war, in which the French were de-
feated. and our own "Spanish-Amer.
lean" war.
Rut-there are others. In the Tro-
Jan war, so-called, the Trojans were
defeated by the Greeks and Troy was
besieged and captured. The Macedon-
Kan wars were gained by the Romans
In the two Punic wars (Punicas:
Phoenician: Carthaginian, because
Carthage was Phoenician colony the
Carthaginians Were defeated and Car
thage was seized by the Romans In
mpdesn times the 'Napoleonic" wars,
so called. ended In the destruction Of
the armies of Napoleon and the cap
ture and Imprisonment of the emperor.
The 'Indah" war of 1S41 resulted in
the establishment by Great Britain of
its power over the Indian empire. The
'Crimean' war was significant of the
defeat of Russia by the allied armies
QSyil. The "Austro-Italian" war 1S-
59-1S60l ended with the defeat of Aus
tria and the independence of Italy. In
the ''Sehleswig Hostein" war QS64)
the Danes We're defeated and forced to
cede lUQlstein and Schleswig to the
victorious Austro Prussian coalition.
1t was Of this war about a very COM
plicated situation that Disraeli said,
when asked TO explain it, that only two
nfep, of wAom he was one, in the
whole United Kingdom had ever un-
ferstood what it was all about; the
other man was dead, and he had for
gotten. Next comes the "Austro-Prus-
siap" war, in which Prussia. by win
Ming the decisive battle of Sadowa,
defeated the Austrians. Then we have
the Franco -Prussian" war, ending at
Sedan efS1e) with the annihilation of
the French. The 'China-Japan" war,
in which the japanese were conquer
ors; the "Graeco-Turkish" war, result
ing in victory to the Turks, and our
own Spanish American" war COM
pletes the series, and seems 10 sustain
the contention that wars are named
ifom tho co1quered and not from tho
conquerors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
Knives Made NV Presaure.

1t Is announced that an entirely new
method for the manufacture of table
cutlery is being introduced into Shelf
field, England, and is exciting much
interest. A round bar OF steel is placed
in a machine, and by means of hy-
draulic pressure 4 perfect knife Is
formed-blade, bolster and handle. The
fash" is taken off, and it is subse-
quently ground and polished by ma
chinery. One such machine is capable,
it is stated, of producing 5000 OF these
all steel knives per day, at compara-
lively small cost in labor. The ma
chimes are capable of dealing With any
kind of cutlery or tools.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

however, to fend her off the forbidden
subject, for, without making direct al
lusion to II, she persisted in fluttering
so dangerously near it that | was in
n state of much alarm lest | should be
absolutely obliged to cover my ears
with my hands in order TO avoid glean-
ing unwelcome information. AS II
waa, she gave me to understand by
yelled hints and innuendoes that the
events which had desolated The Ivies
had also laid waste her sons life.
at is a dreadful blow to me that
David should throw himself away upon
a poor, miserable little village like this,
The loss of ambition Is to man what
the loss of vanity Is to woman; 1t
simply lets him run to seed. And n
man OF David's splendid attachments,
too. All, my dear, We mothers do not
lose the burden of our chidrens being
when we are deli"ered OF them; we
carry them with us to the grave"
The good soul followed me out to the
dog cart aud tucked the rug round me
with motherly solicitude, and finally
drove away from her comfortable
neighborhood with her warm entreat-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

faithful to their allcGiau.c to . q
gossip ever 50 slightly Ut thii ;Aai
concerned their mistress ~ '..& al
ludrd to letters received llom l.. sal
So | knew that q correspond g.. r-a-
maintained between IN N. ht-i U...
not called upon either to read or ',
swrr these commUnicatiols.-L LSi;sl..s
ed. rs afterwards learnt was 1ass, 81,
that Mrs. Maybcrry served her Il,
such times.
One day however as we were sit
ting at twilight in her houdoiy, I't.
month being February. and til, bgil-
liant flames on the h.arth ail ihr IL
Elimination we required. She said 10
me:
dorothy. l am afraid l must lay
Il new duty upon you"
Even then my burden Of employ
Rlpnt will be a light one, Madam" |
answered.
Poor Mayberry's Handwriting is
getting so tremulous that it is bacom-
ing almost undecipherable II is Il ser
iouS misfortune to me. for. clever am
anuenSis as you are, my dear. you can
not be of such special service to me. as
my poor old housekeeper has been
Indeed. Madam, are you sure? |
asked. somewhat chagrined at the idea
that that poor wreck OF woman could
do better dIty than l.
Yes. sure" she replied. Il will tell
YOU why. She has acquired a very
faithful imitation of my own hand
writing. In oldcn times it was her wont
10 trg 10 fashion herself by such poor
model as l. She was Il clever girl, and
you would he surprised TO know how
accurately she copied Inc in many re-
spects | have spoken to you of my
son Darracott. He lives abroad, travel
ing from place to place, for he is n rest
less man and i'll content with monotony.
She paused, and sat awhile with her
unseeing gaze bent unOn the glowing
fire. while / occupied myself with re
hections upon the selfishness of a son
who could allow blind mother to drag
out so desolate and lonely an existence
as this of Madam's because, forsooth,
monotony wearied him. Youth is APT
To leap at hasty conclusions.
"Mayherry has been my means of
communicating with him, she went
on. presently. "Shc has read his letters
to me. and answered them in the first
person fer me. because, my dear. my
son is not aware Of the 3ttiiitioh which
has befaiien me, and II has been the
aim of my wishes u keep ii from him. -
cried aloud at this. | could not help
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
lCoNTINUED IN OUR NEXT.
The Many Different styles Used In A
Giant II M


While universally used by the an
clients, the form OF I he bow varied with
different nations. The Scythian bow
was in the form of the letter c, and the
bow of the Tartars- descendants of the
Scythians-still keep that shape.
The Greek bow was not more than
three or four feet in length, but so stout
and stiff that it required considerable
strength and skill to use it, 1t is said
that the first Greek bows were made
from the horns of species Of goat.
the bases being united by means OF a
metallic band. Afterwards other ma
terial was used in their manufacture,
but they still retained their original
shape. These bows were too short to
be of much use. and. comparatively
speaking, but small portion of the
troops were armed with them.
The Romans carried the bow to
Britain, where 1t at once obtained IA
vor, and during the Middle Ages, was
extensively used, forming an important
element of the armies OF that period.
The English archers were said to be
the finest in the world, and their skill
decided the battles of Crecy, Poitiers
and Agincourt. The bows used were
of two kinds, the long bow and the
arbalest or cross-bow. The arbalest
was made of steel or horns, and was
uf such strength and stiffness that It
was necessary to use some mechanicaI
appliance to bend it and adjust the
string. The arbalestiers carried a
culver with fifty arrows, and were
placed in the van OF the battle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
An Odd Railroad.

A horse railroad about a mile In
length, accommodates the residents OF
a suburb OF San Francisco. The grade
Is about 31a percent. A horse draws the
car and passengers uphill. the car de-
scends by its own gravity, and then
carries the horse on the rear platform
Of the car. The ascent is made at the
rate OF 21a miles an hour. the descent
averages at the rate of Is miles an
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

The largest flower in the world, II
is said, is the bolo. which grows on
the Island of Mindanao, one of the
Philippine group. 1t has five petals,
measuring nearly yard in width, and
single flower has been known to
weigh % pounds. 1t grows on the high
est pinnacle Of the island. about two
thousand feet above the level Of the
sea
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
I3adly Ratfad

Mr.. Erosser-It's no wonder that the
rats have refused to touch the poison
| bought at the druggists.
Mrs. K-1 don't see why. I'm sure
followed the directions.
Mr.. K.-pirections! Do they say to
spread the stuff on that jelly cake you
madeW
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
difference I'm Hair.

An authority on microscopy states
that the hair of woman can be dis
tinguished by its construction from
that OF a man when examined through
he microscope.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
Too Inquisitive .

Tomny-Dh you do much fighting
during the war, par
Papa-I did my share of it, Tommy.
TemmXrDid you make the enemy
rum"
Papa-You're right, l did, Tommy.
Tommy-Did they catch you, pa?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

| WAS >trollng up the avenue, then
some time after dusk had fallen, when,
NJ about the spot where | had foun1i
Madam standing many months ago,
came to an abrupt halt. l had chanc-
cd To look down IT the Stone House
standing amidst its shadows. and
could have sworn that | saw n figure
fit by one Of It's windows,-l approach
ed the edge Of the cliii and scanned the
house closely. There was certainly 4
shutter open, tor 4 dark space inter
vened between the outlines of case
ment where as in the other windows
should have been cleaning whiteness
This in itself was strange. for never In
all the time | had been at The Ivies
had | seen any sign of occupancy or
caretaking about the place. Indeed,
had sometimes wondered that Madam
did not have it aired occasionally.
Still. unusual as this evidence of lii
in the grim mansion was, it did no
seem TO me then suspicious. l though
that perhaps during my absence Mad
am had availeG herself of the aid 0f
either Mayberry oF Franklin to carry
out the intention tc revisit the scene OF
her former happiness, and my chief
sSuSdiiuA as continued my nOneWarU
way was one of regret and disappoinI-
ment that l had not been with her on
that occasion.
But as | reached the door of The
lvies Franklin opened it with an ex-
PRECISION of annoyance on his face
Have you happened TO see Mrs.
Mayberry, Miss Lothrop?" he asked
fretfully. Here Is Madam wanting
her, and she is not 10 be found about
the house"
NO, have not met her." answered.
Then l remembered what / had just
seen. DO you think she could be
down at the Stone House, Franklip1"
| suggested.
The old man looked at me in amaze
ment as profound as If l had said:
DO you think she could be at the bot
tom of the sea-" He did nc: even
reply TO my question. Contenting HIM
self with calculating: The Stone
House! he continued: 'T hen you have
seen nothing of her, missT" and as
replied in the negative, he stood aside
to let me pass, suggesting at the same
time that l should 80 TO Madam and
see if could render the assistance
she needed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

The faintest stars visible to the naked
eye are OF the sixth magnitude; the
'aintest telescope stars are reckoned
If the sixteenth or seventeenth magni-
rudp
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
Ancient Glass.

The British museum contains the
oldest specimens OF pure glass which
bears any date. This is little lions
head, having on It the name OF an
Egyptian king OF the eleventh dynasty.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
XNnInan Bank President.

Nbsrs Frances r. Mason is president
Of the National bank in Limerick.
Ne, one Of the sound institutions Of
the state. 1$Ie bank was founded by
her father, J. NJ. Mason, and its in
terests have Been ably promoted under
her leadership.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

A Convenient Sewing Table.
Get two wooden boxes exactly sim
liar in size and shape, about 12x1S.
and i've ot six inches in depth. Cover
these with cretonne and line with
bhIn cambrlc to match. Cover four
legs about two i1ches square with
sretonne, and fasten the boxes to thsm
with screws. The legs can be of fny
length resired, and need not be planed,
ss they are TO be covered. One box Is
fastened at the top of the legs and the
OTHER about foot from the floor. Gre
tonne curtains cen be shirred full and
fastened around the upper box, two
on each side, then draped and tied to
each leg with ribbon bows just at the
top of the lower box. Brass-headed
furniture tacks to tack the covering
give n finished appearance.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
S~x petermined by Hair.

An authority on microscopy states
that the hair of n woman can be dis
tinguisned by its construction from
that of a man when examined through
the microscope.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
Nurue nf HALLWAY

Railways represent an enormous ad-
iition to public wealth. The value OF
he railways OF all countries is some
hing like 5 1856 millions sterling.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
ExpIosIyss Galore.

Thirty years ago there were only two
dozen explosive compounds known to
chemists; now there are over thou
sand.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
wild Beasts of India.

Official statistics for British India
alone show that about 21,000 people
and 10000 d9pestics animals are kill
ed there every year by wild beasts.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

CHAPTER l. The scene of the story is
laid in the village OF E.GoI. at an old home
stead, ''The Ivics. about which there 10
considerable mystery. Dorothy Lothrop,
the heroine. applies FOR the position OF com
panon to Mrs. EldredSc, the mistress OF
the house. At the station she makes the
acquaintance OF DR.. Spencer, one OF the
prominent characters OF the story,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

CHAPTER ii. Dorothy is engaged by
Mrs Eldridge. who she discovers is blind
ami enters at once upon her duties as
companion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06

CHAPTER IIL-She makes the ac-
quaintanct of the hou,ckceper, Mrs. May
berry, a curious character who has lived
at The Ivies great many years. On one
of Dorothy's visits &c the village sudden
Illness drives her 20 the house OF Dr.
Spencer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
Lon don's Policemen.

London has 1864 policemen, or
nineteen to every one Of Its 6SS squafe
miles.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
The Flosle and Her Captain.

Capt. Tibbitts, who has been at Daw- son this summer, and also made trip to Seattle, is still on the Flosie. We were fearful that the sight seeing he did would unsteady" him, but he is stay ing by the Flosie in good shape and we are assured that he will do so for the winter. We think the Captain and the Flosie ought to be together and they are well suited for each others compa- ny, or in other words that there is an affinity between them because of the striking resem blance in many respects.
 The Flosie is a neat handsome little craft, and in this, is like the Captain.
 She is good goer, faithful and true, and sure, is not the Captain the same?
 She is a great favorite from Juneau to Skagway and Capt. Tibbitts is just as popular.
 She never acts unseemly, bucks or refuses to do the right thing by the man at the wheel, and the same can be said of her Captain.
 We might continue these illustra- tions, but it is unnecessary. The Cap. tain and the Flosie are going to stay by each other-this is as it should be.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
Goodbye Steamer woIcott.

The good old ship Wolcott has been taken off of the Skagway run. She left for the westward on the First and from Unalaska will go direct to San Fran cisco. It is reported that the Walcott will be overhauled and supplied with some better machinery. If this is done she will probably outrun anything in Alaska waters-she is built that way. Capt. Crockett and Purser Baker will stay by the ship, in fact, we guess the whole crew will. Two better and more popular officers never struck Alaska than the captain and purser of the Walcott. We hope they will return to us again and bring with them the good old ship.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
THE NEW TAIL BOAT.

If reports be true, the City of Seattle, and not the Cottage City is the fastest boat on the Alaska run. Between Ma " Island and Seymour Narrows the Seattle gained about two miles in the race which took place on the last run down. There is one thing about the Seattle that causes admiration for her, she always goes. When other boats lay by, the City of Seattle is making from twelve to fourteen miles an hour.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04

Special East bound rates offered to Alaska passengers by the Northern Pa cifc Railway, Elmer B. Smith, Agt, Douglas city. Second Class rate Doug las City to Chicago, HIS $500 or s46.0o from Seattle, Wn, reduced from $65.5o same rates will apply to intermediate points via any direct line. S40OO Sc. attle Wn, to St. Paul Minn. The North ern Pacific By, is the only line run ming Two Through Passenger Trains Daily from Seattle to St, Paul Minn and all points East.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
The Red Man.
for you.

A meeting will be held Thursday night, Oct. 5th in Ohman's hall for the purpose of making arrangements to or ganize Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men. The Deputy for Alaska will be present and explain the bene. fits of the order, it's usages and GUS toms etc. A number of the prominent Chiefs from Taku tribe No. l of Juneau will also be present. The meeting will be entirely informal. All who feel in
 terested are invited te be in attendance.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
Noted rLInIng Engineer.

Mir. w. A. Sanders, we'll and faVora- bly, known in Alaska and who has resi- ded in Juneau for the past six months, left for California on the Cottage City. He will also visit New York. Mir. San. ders is mining engineer of much ex- perience and superior ability, being member of the Mining Society, of No. va Scotia and the Canadian Mining h. stitute. He has a large and most fla vorable acquaintance in the mining cir cIes of the North American continent.
 Mir. Sanders has some valuable min ing property on Douglas Island and near Juneau, part of which, proof has been made. He has great faith in this part of Alaska. He once lived at Hali- fax, N. S., where he operated the Mount Uniack and other mines for about seV
 en years. He also owned the property known as the Lake Lode mine in Cari
 boo, N. S., which property he developed and upon which he placed an extensive plant for which he made the property pay for the improvements as the work advanced and which was finally sold to Pittsburgh syndicate. The property i is a good paying investment and has paid handsomely from the surface down to depth of HOO feet. The av- craze width of the lode on this proper ty is fifteen feet wide. This shows that there certainly must be good properties in that country. We are in touch with mining journals from that SS%nsEy
 which give accounts of the operations
 of Mir. Sanders in that country.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
GOVERNOR BRADY.

Gov. Brady was in Juneau last week. He was a passenger on the Perry, and made trip to Wrangel, Ketckikan and Metlakahtla. The Governor is keeping in close touch with the needs and wants of Alaska, and if we do not se- cure such legislation as we need it will not be. because his reports do not con- tain the necessary recommendations and suggestions. When Gov. Brady's biography is correctly and truly writ ten, it will give him credit for being the best executive that Alaska has ev- CT had.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
EXPANSION.

The last issue of the Juneau Truth contains a long article written by W. E. Crews from an anti-expansion stand point. We are not surprised at the stand the Juneau lawyer takes, for he belongs to that branch of the great democratic party that is always anti the government and anti the best inter- ests of the people.
 The class of democrats to which MT. Crews belongs came into existence as an "anti" gang in the latter days of slave times, and it is interesting to note the amount of good the higher grade of democrats and republicans have done in the way of national legis lation, while the antis were believing and bawling that this or that was un- constitutional. Has it ever occurred to your minds what a condition our country would be in if any attention had been paid to those fellows? Why, just think of it!
 Slavery would have been introdu eed into every territory and state in the Union, and slavery would now be in existence.
 Our blessed Union would be dissolv- cd and the southern states would be seperate government.
 The south could not have been whip ped back into the Union.
 Drafting men for the service could not have taken place.
 Reconstruction laws could not have been enforced.
 The war debt would have been repu- diated.
 Alaska could not have been pur- chased.
 The trans-continental railroad lines could not have been built.
 Manufacturing industries of the country could not have been built up under a protective tariff.
 We could not own Hawaii and Porto Rico.
 The Floridas could not have been purchased.
 The Louisiana purchase would be null and void.
 Texas would not be a part of the Union.
 The slice of ground we received from Mexico we could not hold.
 The government could not issue greenbacks.
 The national banking act would be void and we would have the old demo cratic wildcat banking system, instead of good safe currency.
 Oh Lord! what condition we would Be in if any attention was paid to such constitutional statesmen as Crews. The country would be in the hands of the eternal bow VOWS ever since that species of statesmen came into life, if there ever had been enough of them to control and carry the elections Alaskans, the Western and Pacific coast states ought to be for expansion to a man, and it is only a few antis, that can't see the good results that will fol low from the effects of expansion, that are against it.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
The Franklin.

The Franklin Hotel, of Juneau, is still gaining in popularity. The out side of the building has been nicely painted and the inside thoroughly renovated and re- papered, and it is now unquestionably the finest hotel in all Alaska. Try the Franklin. Col. Spick- ett, the "mine host" is a thorough ho- tel man and he will make it homelike for you.
Douglas Island news., 1899-10-04
"Agin" The Paper.

The editor makes enemies. He also makes friends, and good ones, too. A little squib aimed at no one in particu- lar will hit some hollow headed indi- viduaI on a sore spot and he at once declares himself ''agin" the paper. The paper may have given him many com plimentary notices, but the imaginary thrust puts him on his dignity and he establishes himself as critic, but he hasn't nerve enough to go to the editor with his supposed grievance. Just mo- tice and you will see that the men who are "agin" their home paper are, as a rule, men who would not be mourned or missed if they should leave the com munity forever. On every question of local interest the home paper stands ready to make fight for the best inter ests of the town.-EX.