The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 27, 1889, Page 6

ee BOYS WHO SUCCEEDED. of What Thoroughness and Per- severance Can Accomplish. There was once in Harrow school poor boy, the son of aemall desman in Harrow, who was very uch hurt by thoughtless taunts SORTER TROUT RTA MCR to say: ‘Never mind; I intend before I dic to ride inacoach and our;” not a very noble ambition; but Hong before Dr. Parr died he had be- a pme the greatest scholar of his age, nd habitually rode in a coach and | When Warren Hastings was a | ir. boy he used to grieve at the fact that family had lost their paternal es- e at Duylesford, and to say: “I will that back.” He grew up to be the proconsul of the age; he bought kc the estate, and he died at Dayles- Thad the honor of knowing Mr. ge Moore. You may remember he came to London a poor, un- mown, unbefriended Cumberland lad. hen he entered a great commercial blishment his ambition was: ‘‘I in- fend to marry my master’s daughter i become my master’s partner.” Both those things he accomplished. s not only became avery wealthy n, but, what was infinitely better, a man of great service tohis generation. bout sixty years ago there was a boy Jewish extraction, a clerk in a s0- licitor’s office, und to the intense musement of his companions he used osay: ‘I intend to be Prime Min- W@ster of England,” and in spite scorn he became Prime Minister, nd his name was Benjamin Disraeli. linety years ago there was a boy in Staffordshire who had been told ex- tly what Iam telling you—that any who determined to be this or that ould be, and he said: “If that be e, I will test it; and I am deter- Wgmined to be Prime Minister of En- land.” That boy became Prime nister, and his name was Robert el. Some fifty years ago there was very rude and ungainly-looking boy hho seemed as if all his limbs were tt of joint; when seven years old he fas shoeless and penniless, who at wenteen was driving a canal boat, at jwenty was a rail-splitter, at twenty- © was at the head of a small shop hich was very successful, but who #pised to amuse his comrades by saying: W‘Never mind; 1 intend to become President of the United States.” His mame was Abraham Lincoln. It is Hogged that does it, and it is thorough hat does it. After all his failures ncoln thought he would take to the w. He bought a law book, and after H@reakfast he used to go out and sit pnder a tree, and with his legs higher Wpban his head, move round the tree Mn the shade from morn to dewy eve. p that way he mastered the law book, nd in time became one of the greatest bf the modern Presidents of America. g—Archdeacon Farrar. —_——— « = —__ FEMALE PERFECTION. Key to It That Was Furnished Many Yoars Ago. | In the first part of tho present cen- ury there was published aclever little ire called ‘The Miseries of Human le; or, Tho groans of Timothy Testy @ Samuel Sensitive.” In it, under he heading ‘‘Miserics of Fashionable fe,” is a ‘Key to Female Perfection,” om which we give some extracts: “If you play at cards abstain as much as may be from the game of hist, which, without great care, may pngender a manly solidity of under yptanding, not to mention the lines hich the attention necessary to this me may impress on your counte- 8; games of chance and such as do tt exclude casual sallies of elegant mirth are alone admissible. Avoid chess as you would a tiger ora serpent. “There is a captivating method, ore easily conceived than described, f appearing inattentive and uninter- wgested when literature, politics, antiqui- and other such masculine subjects 8 canvassed, and of gayly and sud- enly interrupting them by starting lighter topics. “Cowardice is absolutely indispens- ble. To turn pale (perhaps leave the p0m) at a bare allusion to a rob- committed at any distance time or place, to scream at he report of a gun however remote, br the sight of a pistol known to 8 unloaded, are recommendations in which the most unpracticed candidate or female honors is seldom defictent. “Be it never forgotten that your powers of conquest are not to be more ly shaken than when you mix, however, slightly, in a political de- bate. It may be doubted whether you can justifiably be acquainted with any passing event of this nature short of ctual invasion Frailty of memory, if not natural, must be acquired. Names of unusual length or difficulty will naturally bur- a your recollection; this genuine orgetfulness is to be artificially pro- ted, a degree of mental weakness gvery happily harmonizing with that of 8 body which is to be inculcated. I jadd that a treacherous memory ex- bits to no small advantage a dclicate nd hurried with agitation across 8 forehead. _ “Continual health, which is but too en attended by strength and by iness, is by no means eligible. ous complaints in all their pro- O varieties and the more interest- Glasses of headache should be fre- [se@0 t ' 5 iD i E i \: “Never be chargeable with laugh- » but spare not animated smiles.” —<e —Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, who ms to have traveled a great deal, bnounces New York in point of mo- ity superior to any great city of the d world. bs ily, andhe | pout the poverty of his family, ee CaS SS KENTUCKY COLONELS. sana rors It is somewhat hard for an outside barbarian to understand why ‘Col- onels” are so plentiful in Kentucky. In the first place Kentucky furnished a great many soldiers, both to the ing the war, and naturally some of these soldiors are sure enough Col- onels by rank and service. Others who were minor officers, or perhaps high privates, are now dubbed Col- onele by way of courtesy. Then we have a very few Colonels who hold | over from the Mexican war, and there are other Colonels of militia, like the Louisville Legion, who come by their titles honestly. ‘The Governor of Ken- tucky has the privilege of appointing persons on his staff with the rank of Colonel. ‘These Colonels are expect- ed to look pretty and martial at the Governor's ball and to ride horseback when the Governor heads a procession. The last duty frequently gives them great pain and anxiety. There are scores and scores of these Governor- staff Colonels in this proud old Com- monwealth. Some executives have been more lavish than others in the distribution ofthese gilded honors. That kindly old gentleman, Governor Luke Black- burn, M. D., was fond of creating Colonels. During his term he made some sixty Colonels in the city of Louisville alone, if I remember the figures correctly. There are various reasons which entitle a man to this gubernatorial compliment. Colonel Will Hays is a Colonel because he is such a gifted poet, while Colonel Al- bert Dietzman was given his title by Governor Knott because he was the greatest business manager on carth. I trust these facts will make it some- what clearer to the wondering North- erner why Colonels are so plentiful fn Kentucky. But there are other rca- sons. Many prominent citizens are honored with this complimentary title simply as a recognition of their merit by the community. Thus every man who conducts a large distillery is ipso facto a Colonel; for instance, Colonel John M. Atherton, or Colonel Tom Sherley. Every prominent railroad official is also a Colonel; for instance, Colonel Milton H, Smith. Every Con- gressman is a Colonel, as Colonel Asher G. Curuth. Every mao with a Government office is a Colonel; as Colonel George Du Relle. Every great editor is a Colonel, like Colonel Henry Watterson. The Chief of the Police Department is a de facto Colonel, as Colonel Wood. ‘ihen there are other gentlemen who are Colonels because no other title fits them. But the law on the subject is a little vague and has never been formulated by the Legislature. If a man has been a Captain in the war, never call him Captain; call him Colonel. He iz entitled to this pro- motion twenty-four years after the war closed. The only men proud to be called Captain are the commanders of steamboats, the captains of fire companies, the conductors of railroad trains and the officers in « Salvation Army. The title of Major is compar- atively rare, and, therefore, is really more of a distinction than Colonel. Only prominent people who have seen actual service wear the title; for in- stance, Major Ed Hughes and Major J. Washington Wann. But still if you call a Major a Colonel he is not likely to get mad at you. By the observance of these few rules I have jotted down, the stranger can get along in Ken- tucky without committing any serious breach of etiquctte.—Louisville Post. 2 +e “MY WIFE'S BRIDGE.” The Romance of One of Japan's Finest Specimens of Mechanical Skill. At Tokio is a bridge as broad as the Maloo and twice as long as the White bridge (North Szechuen road). The people crowd over it like ants in an ant run; there is a continual wa-et- vient which reminds one of a weaver's shuttle. Horse carriages pass in the middle, and at separate sides pass foot passengers and jinrickshas. This fine bridge bears the extraordinary name of Adzuma-Bashi, ‘‘My Wife's Bridge,” and the following touching account is given of its origin: A brave General bade farewell to his dearly beloved wife in Yeddo, and went at the head of an army to quell a rebellion. With one roll of the drum the rebel banditti were scattered and fled, but when the General was preparing to lead back his victorious army the hour of tri- umph was embittered by the arrival of a messenger from Yeddo announc- ing the grievous illness of his wife and urging him to hasten back ere it should be too late. He hurried home- ward by forced marches, but on the last day he found his impetuous courss barred by a bridgeless river, -and when, after long and anxious waiting, he managed to find a boat to cross in, he was met by messengers bearing the sad tidings that his dearly loved wife had just died, before he could arrive to press her hand for the last time and say adieu. “My wife could not wait for me,” was all that the stoical war- rior would trust himself to say, as he stood there as if frozen by the shock. His sovereign, touched by compassion for the blow that had fallen upon him while away fighting for his country, ordered a bridge to be built at the spot and named it Adzuma-Bashi. Now the People tell the traveler with pride that the cost of building the bridge was $24, for the Government paid the large sums employed in its construc- tion in paper money, made and stamped for that special purpose, and the cost of the production of this Government — money was exactly $24.—Shea ‘oa. For Sale or Trade. Ihave a good farm of 56 acres, good improvements and orchard, in Bates county, which I will sell on! She has accumulated 200,000, and is, easy terms, or trade. Also a first- class livery outfit, (the best in But-| | —Coroner Levy, of New York, sits. ler) which I will sell or trade This outfit consists of 12 head of horses, 4 buggies, 2 ph:etons, one carriage, one three seated drummer wagon with good top, 5 sets of double har- | ness, three sets of single harness, lap robes, whips and other fixtures. The right man can get a bargain by ealling on C. B. Lewts. tf HOFFMAN Novelty Store, Has been receiving new goods for a week or more and is too busy ‘to write an adver- tisement. —+ese+--— BATES COUNT LOAN and LAND C0, TAS. K. BRUGLER & SON, MANAGERS, Butler Mo. This Company invests money in real estate, buys notes and School Bonds, and dealsin all kinds ot good seuuriteis. FINE IMPROVED FARMS U 40 to 640 acres each, and good grazing lands from 400, to 1,500 acres in a body for sale or ex- change LUMBER: H.C. WYATT & SOW. Save money by calling on us for prices on. LUMBER. LATH, SHINGLES, PAINTS, ———And all—_—- Building Material ——Onr motto is—— HIGH GRADES ——And——_ LOW PRICES McElree’s Wine of Cardui and THEDFORD’S BLACK-DRAUGHT are for sale by the following merchants in Bates{County. Elliot Pyle more Adri to Smith er Altona Ballard Burdett Johnstown Maysburg Foster pSsOR TR MACS “aay [PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL. | —An Augusta, Me., lady started out } to collect 1,000,000 postage stamps. | Teady to sell out. lin inquests in seven languages. Cor- \oner Messemer insix. But the latter | is liked by the Iris trade. should be in the prime of life. street is not conducive to good health | or a long life. | ical speeches from printed copies. He wonderfully clear. as an orator. great California ranches—one near Sacramento of 44,500, and one in Kern County of 400,000 acres. They are stocked with something like 15,000 horses, brood mares, colts, fillies and yearlings. —Mrs. Amanda Nedsoo Williams, the last of the Pequot race, died late- ly. She had been living on the reser- vation set apart by the State of Con- necticut for the Mohegan and Pequot Indians for many years, and was the only full-blooded one on it. —Balfour, who is called ‘‘the best hated man in England,” is still young. He was born in 1848 and went to Par- lament in 1874. He does not look like a strong man, either physically or mentally, but he has shown in an un- popular way that he is both. —Lewis Purdy, postmaster at Shrub Oak, Westchester County, N. Y., was appointed by President William Henry Harrison in March, 1841, and has served continuously from that time. now in his eighty-fifth year srous, his memory and vision are clear, and he still receives and dis- tributes the mail twice a day, as he has for long years. —General Albert Pike, the head of all the Masonic orders and rites in this country, is in his eightieth year. He was born in Boston and was grad- uated at Harvard, went West in 1831, served in the Mexican war, and was a Confederate Brigadier in command of the Cherokee Irdians. He is an old newspaper man, but has been practic- ing law in Washington for many years. —The man who built the first roll- ing mill in the United States is in At- lanta, Ga. In 1826 Major Walton built at Bunton, N. J., the first rolling mill in operation in this country. He was then a young man, having been born on the Isle of Man in 1808, and had just finished his apprenticeship in New York. In the same year he built at Piumpton, N. J., the first blast fur- nace, which is still there. In 1827 Major Walton also built at Luckige, N. Y., the first mill for manufacturing implements and articles sold in hard- ware stores. The Major has been in the iron business ever since he was fourteen, except such times as he was fighting Indians, Mexicans and the Federal soldiers. —_ + = —____ “A LITTLE NONSENSE." —‘“T'm all worn out,’ remarked the pants, “I've been so roughly treated. IT wish some one would come along, And ask me to be seated.” —A Violent End.—Wibble—“I hear that your cousin out West met witha violentend.” Wabble—“That’s right, he did." Wibble—‘‘What was it?” Wabble—“The rear end of a mule."— Terre Haute Express. —Lady (to sea captain)—‘‘How do you manage to find your way across the ocean?” Captain—“By the compass. The needle always points to the north.” “But suppose you wish to go south?” —Texas Siftings. —Professor (making himself agree- able)—‘‘Aluminum is a wonderful metal, Mr. Struckoyle.” Struckoyle —“Yes, itis. My son James belongs to the aluminum association of the college he graduated from, and I've heard him speak of it." —Cheerful friend—‘‘Well, you're all ready to start—baggage checked, insurance ticket bought, and all that. If you're killed, old boy, you'll get five thousand dollars, you know.” Traveler (gloomily)—“Stuff and non- sense! No such luck for me. I'll go through all right.”—Puck, —First boy—‘‘So your uncle is not dead after all?” Second boy—‘‘No, he was supposed to have died, and they confined him in the back parlor to be buried to-morrow. Grandpaand pa got drunk and played freeze out over the corpse, and banged so on the lid that it woke uncle up, who was in a trance, and he raked in the pot be- fore they could get their hair to sit down again.” —Epoch. —Paterfamilias (serenely)—‘There was ayoung gentleman with you in the parlor last night?” Sweet girl (gently) —‘‘Yes, pa—Mr. Stayer.” “And it was after eleven before he went home, Miss. I'd like to know what kept him so late.” ‘Well, pa, you looked so angrily at me when you came in and saw him that I guess he thought I needed a protector, and so he stayed until he thought you were asleep.” —‘Is there anybody from Vermont in the car?” asked the conductor, opening the door and letting in about forty- two rods of Western blizzard. ‘‘I be,” responded a tall, lank individual, rising up in the seat next to the stove. “Well, if you will be kind enough to come forward in the Pullman car,” re- plied the conductor, “‘there is a lady there who has got her spruce gum mixed up with a paper of rosin, and she wants an expert to seperate ’em.” |—Burlington Free Press. i i and catches their | —Jay Gould is a broken-down old | man at the age of fifty-three, when he Wall | —General Mahone reads his polit | | speaks slowly and his enunciation is | Though a small | man physically, he is quite impressive | | —Haggin, the horseman, has two | subscribers should begin with November. 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