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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02

friends should yet clear up the mystery
associated with his memory and bring
the murder home 10 the guilty man.
At this point the magistrate slightly
raised his hand, and ny heart beat
wildly rs I interpreted the action. Now
that victory was near at hand, felt
strange sickness and a buzzing il my
ears. l felt that thEever had not quite
left me, and the strain of the past sew
eral hours had almost been TOO trying.
As in a dream l caught the magistrate )
words
Prisoner at the bar, you are dis
charged. l regret that in the exercise
of Justice you have been placed in such
a position. The facts Of this case have
been of such an extraordinary nature
that in the whole course of my expert
ence | have not met with anything ike
them. feel that there is yet much to
be cleared up. l am not quite sure but
that the conduct of one of the witnesses
for the prosecution justities criminal
proceedings being taken against him. |
have no proof that the prisoner is John
Farduharson or the murderer of Sexton.
Neither has there been anything said
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02

away peerlng all about.
And then "a cu0-fe was shrilled out
making me jump o. my feet and bring
ing me 10 my senses in second II was
Norah Mackenzie. WHO had called as she
stood by my side. She was evidently
not a little excited and beckoned 70
Gordon t. come back In a second all
the camp was astir The girl watched
appreheusiycly the figure Of Gordon.
who came slowly back t. camp. hnger-
iug and looking around as if he Won
dered why he was being 50 energetical-
" recalled
''Look! cried the quick eyed Austria
liam girl Don't You seer There they
are blacks-dozens of them If Gordon
doesn't look sharp. some Of them viii
sneak on him and have him yeti Oh.
why doesn't he hurry upr'
looked, bat for the life Of me could
see nothing to alarm any one Only
Snowfall and Vary uttered exclama-
tions Of surprise and CONSERVATION.
My wordr' they chorused big
mob black fellowi'
And now, as if it We're the stage of a
puppet show and a string had been
pulled, semicircle of dusky figures
sprang from the grass. from behind
trees and from behind rocks. How such
a large number of human beings could
have sneaked upon us without being
seen, and how they managed 10 conceal
themselves, only those who have had
some experience of savage life can un-
derstand In another second a shower Of
spears was sent after the astonished
Gordon, making him face about. Pick
ing up my Winchester which. luckily.
| never kept far from me-and without
a thought, | sprang from the ledge. 4
thick golden waffle bush broke my rash
leap; otherwise it might have gone bad
IL with me in another minute | was
alongside Gordon. The blacks made an
ugly rush upon rs. but stopped short
the onward career of two Of them, and
Gordon stopped another. We had few
minutes respite, in which we backed
slowly toward the cave.
never saw a man take anything so
coolly as that highlander.
Dash themr' he cried, relapsing in
TO his native Doric. "Are We 10 be beaten
back 10y parcel of blackamoorsG Come
ON, Parker. and scatter the looms! The
dell tax sic ongaunsr'
And. suiting his actions to his words,
he did charge. OF course l followed
him, but we reckoned without our
hosts, for the savages stood firm, send
ing such a shower of spears and boom
erangs at US that Gordon got spear in
his left arm and / received a blow on
the cheek from a spent boomerang that
drew blood and made me feel sick and
dizzy. In another minute Savile. Jack
and DAILY were alongside. Surely now
that there were FIVE of us we could
turn the blacks But, no; they We're not
the blacks Of Victoria, New South
Wales or even of southern Queensland
They We're as different from the puny
specimen that is generally accepted as
typical Of tfS Australian black fellow
as a Bengal tiger is from cat. They
were the aboriginal highlanders Of the
Carpentarian gulf. resembling the stall
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
IrO EE coyTTxCxD.I
Married Couples Walls Adorned
with Literary Patchwork

With Literary Patchwork
A young married couple who recently
went housekeeping on Clybourn ave
nue. had just enough money TO buy the
necessary furniture. They had not
sufficient cash 10 invest In notices and
pictures. The young wife Is handy
with n brush. but has considerable Jet
TO learn In books. she made an effort
TO supply the deficiency In notices for
the wall hy working At odd times on
pt1fu cnrurusfrw WIN wut~r ~rrrwr~s
Here are some OF the notices that now
adorn the Ciybourn avenue home:
"A Stitch In Time Is the Noblest
Work Of God"
What Is Home Without n Fool and
His Money!
People Who Live In Glass Houses
Flock Together"
Birds OF a Feather Gather No
Moss"
Honesty Is the Thief OF Time"
"He Who Fights and Runs Away
Gets the Worm"
"If In Union There Il Strength. Then
'Tis Folly 10 BE Wise"
"ProcrastinatIon Is but skin Deep
''The Sword Amt In II With the
Pen"
How Sharper Than a Serpent's
Child II Is TO Have q Thankless
TOOTH
Early to Bed and Early 20 Rise Is
| as Bad as n Fire"
"He That Goes A-borrowing Makes
4 Man Healthy. Wealthy and Wise
Great Oaks should Keep Near
| Shore"
Economy Never Did Run smooth
use the Rod and Save the jam
| Chicago Inter Ocean
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
No. IA

the dauutless stubborn pluck Of his
countrymen. Savile showed a supreme
Indifference and coolncss that bcEdered
on the sublime Everything had cOms
about 50 quickly that the whole affair
resembled more series of scenes from
a dream than anything else And what
gave them al the more the incOngruous
character Of dream was Savils's whis-
Per O. his dog "Helia there SamsonI
Lo0i, out. old fellow Rats And then
h gave a low whistle and a ''Histi"
for the edihcation Il his canine friend
But the most serious feature 0f the
situation was that we had lost our
h,rses. one II which had been SpeNred.
while the others had stampeled
But We were not q he left long idk
We could -ee surging and swaying
mass If blacks. who with hoarse gut
tur5ls and wild. strange cries. which for
all the world ressmbled those Of a pack
Of wild animals. came toward rs and
surrounded the mouth Of the cave An
old fellow whose head and beard were
as white a. driven snow was evidently
leader IN immense feather piercing
the cartilage Of his nose. stuck cut on
either slide q his face. giving him
peculiarly fierce and sinister expression
He had been and was still q remark
ably powerful man Carrying an arm
ful cf spears behind him. and uttering
words of announcement. was n huge
gin whose arms were - long that she
bore a striking resemblance 70 a gigan-
tic ape Most Of the warriors were
smcared with white and red clays in a
grutesque and hiicors fashion. We no
tic,d that there were many aged anna
IONS who. like the chief wife, follow
ed mp their respective warris.s. carry
ing bundles Cf spears and urging them
on u the fight
suddenly there was wild cry. and
Jack sang out
Here they comeI Now then. boys.
let tn becgars have IL Don't waste
shot i
just at that moment however. as IL
at given signal the savages stopped
short. and a tall warrior advanced
alone holding ont two spears with the
shafts crossed
by JoveT exclaimed Jack. his face
lighting up with anticipation The
beggar wants to settle the business by
fighting duel What lucki I'm your
man. old Hullabaloo. Here goes'''
But before he could leave the terrace
the squatter daughter blocked his way
"You r. not goingr" she cried DO
you suppose for second they'd give
you fair playr Stay where you arei"
Ny mate looked at the girl. surprise
and some other emotion ! could not
fathom showing ON his face do you
really carel' he asked
What a question to ask . But II
my senses did not deceive me there was
a hint Of resentment in her voice
Anyhow you re too late. for here they
come again. The ball has begun Duck
your heads They're going 90 throw
spears 7"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02


fell backward head frst.
wart inhabitants of Arnheim's Land
savages pure and simple, uncontami-
mated by civilization, perhaps with
tinge of Malay or Papuan blood in their
veins, for one could see that some Of
them We're not black but copper colored
We fired together and attempted an
other rush, but the effect was disas-
trous. Gordon dropped with spear
protruding from his right side
'Stand them off. boys, until pick
him upv' cried In another second l
had him fairly balanced over my right
shoulder and was running with him to-
ward the cave. The others covered my
retreat, but / saw something that gave
me bad scare before getting there, for
clambering up the terrace toward the
two women were n couple of black fel-
lows. One of them had just gained the
ledge, carrying a spear in his teeth.
when saw Norah Mackenzie rise as If
from the floor of the terrace. In her
right hand she held revolver. In an
other second she had fired right in the
face of the savage, who staggered for
moment, then fell backward kead first
The other savage was so much taken
aback at the white Mary's" summary
action that he changed his mind about
entering the cave and dropped to the
ground again.
This wayl" the girl cried to me,
Don't hurry, but make sure OF your
footing. You've lots of time. +"
The very sound Of her voice gave me
that courage which l had been far from
feeling the minute before.
"Mr Parker" she said, ''carry Cor
don back into the cave. He has only
tainted. and Wen see what damage the
spearhead has done. Elsie, my dear,
your crying can only make matters
worse. Go back into the cave and lie
down. We will look after your brother.
l carried Gordon into the cave and
ripped open his shirt with my knife. In
another minute, with the help OF the
girl, had made cut in the flesh over
the ribs, forced through the barbed
spearhead and withdrawn it Having
completed the operation and given Cor
don a drink Of water, | noticed that
now, womanlike, the girl had turned
deadly pale beneath her sun Drowned
skin. But She declared ii was only the
fresh air that she wanted when l hand
ed her a pannilin of water. and with "A
sigh. as if of relief, she went 10 the
mouth of the cavern.
We had now time to realize our posi-
ton. There We're fye of us-one laid
off, however al well armed. but
my heart sank within me when | saw
the mob of blacks There must have
been 200 of them swarming round the
cave forming half circle and dodging
behind the rocks and trees. They had
evidently made great muster; probably
a couple of friendly tribes had Joined
to make last vigorous effort to wipe
out the white man.
For few minutes there was a lull In
the hostilities, during which the blacks
carried on an excited discussion among
themselves Jack and DAILY knelt with
their rifles ready so as to offer smaller
front to the enemy's spears Savile )
| black ewes roamed curiously from side
to side trying to pierce the scrub. as If
that bloodthirsty mob rather amused
| him than otherwise. If Gordon showed
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
CHAPTER XIV
A MnMANS s PIrCK.

After travelling some few miles we
began to explore the numerous caverns
and gullies of this ancient seabeach,
where, at the foot of the cliff ON the
strip of yellow sand, we gathered shells
the like of which none of us had ever
seen before. On some of the terraces
were long rows of extinct fires. indicat-
ing that large mobs of savages had fire.
quently camped there. When express
ed surprise that the blacks should fol
low the example of the cliff dwellers of
the North American continent, it was
the squatter's daughter who showed it
was a matter of necessity, not of
choice, and she pointed to the forked
limbs of tree several feet from the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
HEARTY EXPRESSION.
Hundreds tell of the Charge
Which they Have Felt.
The Time Comes for Butler Peo-
pie to Tell What Has Been
Done for Them.

The time has come when people IN
Butler feel the change. Many people IN
this city have given voluntary endors-
ment of the great change they have tell
after using Morrow's kid-pe-o DIS.
Kid-ne-oids will cure a lame back, kid
ne backache, urirary and kidney dior
ders, sleeplessness, restlessness and ner-
vousness We always like to give refer
ence as to the merits of MorrOw's h1d-ne.
oids, and Il is time refer you to Mr.. D. y,
Heck, Clothier I2I North Main street,
who says For about year have had
symptoms of disordered kidneys. had a
dull heavy pain in the small OF my
back Just over the kidneys, which would
exend up my spine to my shoulders and
sides. | was so nervous could net sleep
l took different kinds of kidney remedies,
but they did not prove effectual as Nor
rows Kid-ne -oids After taking Kid ne
oids for a few days l noticed decided
change for the better, will continue to
take Kid-ne-oids, for l believe they Will
effect a permanent cure.
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills but
Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents a
box at all drug stores and at Redick *
Grchman's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manutac-
tured by John Morrow & Co., Chemists,
Springfield, Ohio.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
CHAPTER XII.
THE BLACKS SHOW UP.


Next morning Gordon hired a China
man cook, no white man being found
in a sufficient state of sobriety to take
the billet. We recrossed the river, load
ed up the teams with the most perish
able goods, and prepared to start for
the station Gordon's S intention was to
leave one man in charge of the remain
ing stores, stacked on the bank, until
we could send for them.
After dinner we were ready to start
back again to the station. Gordon told
me that he had hah a mind to discharge
DAILY, but that individual gave him no
excuse for summary dismissal Mr..
Mackenzie was always averse to parting
with good hands, because they were
scarce s'out back" " Although l agreed
with Gordon that it would be a mistake
to dismiss him, l knew well enough
that DAILY had endeavored to make him
self useful to Gordon for the sake of his
sister. But l also had a vague idea that
by keeping sight of Daily we might, in
course of time, get some clew to the
murderer of Sexton.
And now we were all jogging along
at an easy pace in the bright sunshine
| but had not as yet left the track.
was strangely glad to think that we
were leaving the scene of so much trou-
BILE behind us. But perhaps the fact
| that Norah Mackenzie had not been left
| behind on the Macarthur under the
wing of the police magistrates wife
had something to do with that. l should
- L,y e., ,irrlnt i,h
would give me an opportunity Of max
| ing myself better known to her, perhaps
winning such share in her regard as
would encourage me to hope for a GER
tain happy consummation. But she was
10 utterly unlike any other woman
/ had ever met that hardly knew what
/ 10 make of her. Was she simply a
bright, excitement loving and impul-
! give creature, whose strange ways might
be ascribed rather to a craving for
/ change and novel experiences than to
/ any sterling individuality Sometimes
! it seemed to me that she only adopted
those erratic ways in order to disguise
her warm, sympathetic nature. At 9th
/ er times l thought they were merely
the outcome of a want of heart. Then
the questions would suggest themselves:
Would she have done for me what she
had done for my mate? Would she have
masqueraded in the outre character OF
half caste boy and have braved that
strange rough throng for my sake?
But was | jealous Of Jack, ard di.she
not show a decided preference for him
Here her conduct baflled me. Sometimes
the evil one made me wish my friend Il
thousand miles away, and | was not
quite so civil to him as one mate ought
to be to another. Bat Jack either did
not or would not see these signs So fan
as his relations with the squatter'
daughter were concerned c.Hlld take
no exception to them. His manner TO
ward her had changed since the trial
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
In ola vFadrlA

The proud don and the hearty Aneri-
can met In the cafe.
after all. we Americans"-began
the latter.
"It would sound better the other
way. senor." interrupted the don
'Why not say. We Americans are
after all; are after everything. are
after the whole. whole worldY"
And there was n tinge OF bitterness
that even the sweet wine could not
veil.-CEicago News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
Modern improvements.

Were you annoyed by that resigna-
tion rumor?' inquired the friend
Not in the least" answered Dom
Paul, turning for moment from the
telephone in the brewery. IF we are
going TO show that the Transvaal re-
public Is first class article. with all
modern Improvements. it's time we
were having few resignation ru-
mors. Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02

Mamma" said the slatternly daugh-
ter, eve ought 10 have n screen door
10 keep the mosquitoes out"
"AIy child" answered the woman ai
the sewing machine. 1--WE can't keep
out both the wolf and the mosquitoes" J"
Chicago Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
tn E
Butler County National Bank,

Butler Penn,
Capital paid in $Ioo,ooo 90
Surplus and Profits $3.50, 7o3. .95
los. Hartman, President; J. V. Ritts,
Vice President; c. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Asst Cashier.
| ~ general banking business transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
| rJMoney loaned on approved security.
| c We invite you to open an account with this
| bank.
| DIRECTORS-Hon. Joseph Hartman, Hon
J W. s. Waldron, DIR. N. NJ. Hoover. II. Nc
| Sweeney, f. f.. Abrams, G. p. Collins |. G
/ Smith, Leslie p. Hazlett, NJ. Finegan
! W. II. Larkin, Harry Heasley, DR.. W. g.
| McCandiess. Ben Masseth. 7 " Ritts
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02

He saw A"r standing by the So <hur'-
with a dreamy look in her eyes
"She Is composing poem" d. said
perhaps a sonnet on the sea"
But suddenly she turned and said.
Mister. how fur does this here min
pond goT'-Atlanta Constitution.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02

Or receipt of ten cents. cash or stamps,
a generous sample will be mailed of the
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CFly's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
56 Warren st New York City
Butler Savings Bank
Butler, Pa.

IL IL I'M N
Capital 800, ,ooo.oo
Surplus and Profits SI7o,ooo.o 90
JOS. l. PURVIS President
J. HENRY TROUTMAN.....Vice Vice-President
VIM. CAMPBELL, Jr..-.... .......... Caf hior
lOU1S IS. SiIVi
DIRECTORS-Joseph L. Purvis, J. Henry
TroHtman, w. ID. Brandon, w. A. STEM D. y
CGupbell
The Butler Savings Bank is the Oldest
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General banking business transacted.
We solicit accounts of oil producers, mer-
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All business entrusted to US will receive
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Interest paid on time deposits.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-04-20
DYED DIAMONDS.
Yellow stones Can Be Made TO Look
Like Gems of the First Water.

Yellow stones Can Be Made to Look
Like Gems of the First Water.
"There are tricks in every trade ha5
grown to be an adage, and this proverb
holds especially good with regard to the
jewelry trade, which for "ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain fair
ly takes the palm for roguery.
Although a great deal of capital, time
and labor have been devoted to counter
feiting the diamond, very little success
has been obtained from a fraudulent
point of view, as the diamond Possesses
extraordinary qualities of hardness
and brilliancy. with which no imi
tation, up to now. can attempt to vie
Paste. of all kinds can be tested by
means of sharp steel file, which
scratches its surface.
A method of successful imposition
with diamonds has. however been dis
covered, and the originator Of this swim
die actually defrauded the pawnbrokers
of London alone in one year of upward
of 5000, 900
The general public. as well as jewel
ers. are aware that diamonds of a yell
lowish tinge, or, as they are called in
the trade, "straws. are worth very lit
tie. Large stones of this color, even
when weighing from 10 to 100 carats,
are quite common and will only fetch
in the market from So to $50 per carat.
the value. of course. increasing in ratio
with weight Diamonds of the same
weight. if of the first water, or perfect
ly eolorless. would be worth from five
TO ten times as much.
The methods of the individual refer
red To were as follows He purchased n
quantity of yellow stones, and then
by a simple yet ingenious process sue
ceeded in imparting TO them an eyanes-
cent purity of color This was done by
procuring two ordinary glasses "A kettle
of boiling water and a threepenny
packet of mauve dye
The yellow diamond, which was
perhaps set in gold ring or pin. was
merely dipped in the glass containing
the dye, and then in clean boiling wa
ter half a dozen times, and allowed to
dry, when it presented all the appear
ance. even to the eve of an expert. of n
magnificent stone of the first water
The next move was To place the ring
ON the finger and the well dressed dia-
mond dyer would sally forth. enter a
pawnbroker' and pledge the ring for at
least three times its worth Within ~
hours, however, the effects of the dye
would have disappeared, and the pawn
broker could only wonder what on
earth was wrong with his eyes when he
advanced SO much money ON such n yell
low stone.
Fortunately, owing to the magnitude
of this individuals operations the
fraud was discovered and now pawn
brokers, if they are suspicious of dia
mond color, immense it in nitric acid,
which destroys any dye that may be
present without in any way injuring
the stone London Mail
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-04-20
EnyI.nd Loau. Most Money.

England is the great money lender of
the world. A statistician estimates
that she has $550000,000 invested in
land and mortgages in countries
abroad. She lends TO foreign govern
ments and municipalities an average of
S200,000000 annually. She finances
railways in India, Canada, the United
States, Australia, South Africa and
South America, her Investments of this
class aggregatlng $2,100, 100000 Eng
lsh capital is invested in this country
In water and gas companies, cattle and
horse raising, breweries, flour mills,
street railways, iron manufacturing
and mining
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-04-20
A New Light on Iisnn.

These Sunday school teachers gel
queer answers to questions sometimes,
and the lrreyerent smoker In their
sleeves when they hear of them. A
very pious lady, who has class of
boys In u local church, has taken the
greatest pains TO instruct her charges
and keep them posted with regard 10
biblical events and characters. One
of the pupils is n remarkably bright
boy, raised almost entirely with grown
people, and, like most children who
spend their time in the society of their
elders. has little of the child about his
thoughts and conversation.
Recently as the good lady ehatted
with her pupils she began asking them
about the various characters they had
read OF In the Old Testament.
Now, my dear" she remarked, turn.
ing toward the sedate small boy al the
head of the class. .'ean you tell me
about Esau? Who was Esauw
oh, know all about him." replied
the youngster, wagging his head de.
llghtedly; he was the man who wrote
fairy tales and sold his copyright for
mess of potash"
The history of Esau will need inyesti-
eating II this latter version be correct.
Louisville Times.