W ANTED! JO.OOO Bnaliela Wheat. 10,000 Bushels Rye. 10.000 lSushels Oats, For which we will i>av the highest market price ill CASH. JN'O. BERG 4 SON, Aug. 3-3 m Butler, Pa. NOTICE TO FARMERS PRODUCERS OF GRAIN. GEORGE WALTER WANTS AT HIS MILL, 25,000 RuxticlH of Wheat. 25.000 HutilielM ot Rye. 10.000 Riifclicltt of Coru. Highest market price paid in cash at all times on delivery at the Mill, south end of But ler. 31aug'2m I. oca I and General, School commences next week. —Our merchants are paying twenty five cents for butter nod 124 for eggs. A fashion paper solemnly asserts that a drab-haired woman must never wear a jiongee duster. Guiteau will be liable for murder in the first degree if President Garfield dies be fore July 3, 1882. Henry Locke, of this county, has with another man, struck heavy oil iu Trum bull county, Ohio. One of our local sages is of the opinion that we will have rain as soon as the the dry spell is over. The rain that we expected to get last Thursday night, but didn't, dropped at Blairsville and vicinity. Beaver Falls is alarmed over three or four cases of small pox. Energetic measures are beins taken to prevent its spreading. The Fall Term of the Witherspoon Institute will open Mouday, Sept. 5. Send for catalogue to P. S. BANCROFT, Butler, Pa. H. 11. Goucher, Esq., of this place, returned home last Monday. His mother died last Friday and was buried on Sunday. The Renno Bros., of this place, are preparing some fiue Columbia marble mon uments for exhibition at the coming Fair. A terrible gale swept the coast of Georgia and South Carolina last Saturday night. Savannah, Ga., was inundated and many lives lost. Dr. Sadler, Oculist and Aurist, ~No. 256 Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. aug27-6t A Connecticut cow recently swal lowed a piece of wire used in bailing hay, and it was afterward found twisted about one of her ribs. The cow is dead. We are told by observers o hu man life that the maturity of mind expected of a man at twenty five is now looked for at thirty or even some years later. —The agent for the Singer Sewing Machine Company for this town, Mr. Spang, received a car load of machines last Saturday, aud he expects to sell them all within thirty days. Mr. John Bickel, our enterprising shoe dealer, has just returned from the eastern shoe markets with a large fall and winter stock of new goods. See his announcement in another place. After it had been announced that the model of a submarine torpedo boat had been discovered in the possession of a Fenian in Troy, the fact came out that it was a contriv ance for preserving beer. The first clue to the men who robbed Roessing's store was had at Kittanning, •where they shipped some of the stolen tobacco to Edenburg, Clarion county. Detective Ed mondson is on their trail. At the sitting of the Clarion coun ty Court last Mouday, the Catfish robbers. Wm. Jackson, Win. Hanop, Jacob Ott and J. W. Miller were each sentenced to seven years in the yenitcntiary. —Between high priced corn and a dull market for whisky the chances are that much less Kentucky bourbon will be made this year than last. Just us much will l>e swallow ed, though, #s ever. An inventive genius in Corrv has patented a motor that will furnish power for a Hewing machine, at a cost of one cent per hour. A company has beeu organized and will begin manufacturing the labor-saving machines. —A couplet from a hymn now pop ular in colored camp-meetings is certainly vig orous : "I'd rather pray my life away Than lay in Hell a half a day." —At Youngstown, Ohio, lately, six pntons, boarders and members of a family named Barclay, were poisonei by eating canned mackerel. It took the constaut attendance of a physician for four hours to bring them through all right. —We acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary for the third annual fair of the Lawrence County Agricultural and Horticul tural Society, to be held at Highland Park, New Castle, on Sept. 13, 14, 15 and 10. See no tice of the fair and races in another place. —Captain Howgate is thought to swindled the Government out of £400,000. It ia not to be wondered at that he urged the establia.iimeat of a colony within the Arctic cir cle. Th-' surprising thing is that Captain How gate did Q >t betake himself to those solitudes. The Mercer Di*patch says that twenty workman from Greenville are at present emploveil in building forty coke ovens at Coal ville, butler county, Mr. Moore, of Greenville, has just finished th« lost of twenty two-story buildings for the use of the miner* employed there. —An eagle was shot in Lapland not loiq: ago, which had a brass chain around its neck, to which was fastened a small tin box. In the box was a slip of paper on which was written in Danish : "Caught and set free again in 1792, by N. and C. Andersen. Boetod in F&lster, Denmark." —For the young men of this place, who have lately been marching up and down Main street, in the small hours of the night, yelling for *'a flower from iny angel mother's grave," we sound a note of warning. Some avenging angeis whose slumbers you have been disturbing are after yon. —Up to Saturday last but forty-six | of this county had registered, al though it is estimated that there are from 150 ito 200 practicing in the county. Of the 40 who :have registered 7 had no diplomas and made statements to the effect that they have been for over ten years. —The Bald Ridge Oil Company ex ynrt well No. 2 to be down in a few days. M«e«rt, Barnhart and Warner are drilling a well «« l6e Rudolf Barnhart farm in Lancaster townsbt£> "Hi the Little Connoquenessing. It is said to J»e a line between the Bala Ridge territory ihe Rochester strike. —There bw been considerable loss to stock-raisers iu the west this season through the killing of atoek by lightning along the wire fences. The animals seem to think that the fences afford protection from the storm, and they gather close to them. A single lightning stroke killed sixty-five sheep in Nebraska. —We hear it stated that the propo sed Jay Gould railsoad has been let from Red Bank to the pine tract on the Counoquenessing, that the Company has not vet decided upon the route from that point to the connection with the P. <fc W. narrow guage road, and that a force U at work changing the P. & W. to a broad guage road. -DIATH IN THK LAGER BEER GLASS. —Our l*j e r beer makers use glucose. In some of the ncrgkborhoods where it is manufactured the twigs of trees wither and the people have sore throats. The sulphuric acid (oil of vitrol) used destroys pip«s, machinery and even build jugs. The oil of vitrol is fouud in the glucose ; also, lime, copperas, tin and lead.—iV. K. Her ald. —AN EXPERIMENT.— If we have no rain before the sth day of September every far mer in Butler county is requested, if he has any brush or log heaps, to burn the same at 7 o'clock, P. M. of tnat day and see if it will bring us a shower. Remember at seven o'clock P. M. next Monday evening. A FARMER. —During the seven days encamp ment at Saltsburg, the rations issued aggregate about as follows : 17,500 loaves of bread, 81 bar rels of hard-tack, 10 tierces ham and bacon, 30 bags beans, 8 barrels sugar, 21.000 pounds fresh meat. These were furnished by the State. The 70 barrels of beer and other luxuries, were indi vidual matters and paid for by the men who used them. $1.30 PAID FOR NO. I WHEAT AT KLIN'OI.ER'S MII.LS. The different assessors throughout the county are required by law to be at the pla ces of holiling elections in their several districts for two davs, the last one of which shall be the sixty-first "day before the election in November, for "the purpose of registering such persons as may present themselves for registration. The two davs thus designated will be Tuesday arid Wednesday, the 6th and 7th of next September. mountains of California two thousand pros pectors for gold who live on scanty food and hope. They are very poor, but imagine thiem selves prospective millionaires. A bit of quartz with three s|»ecks of gold in it large enough to be seen with a magnifying-glass sets them wild with excitement. They see millions in the un worked vein. One in a thousand of these ad venturers makes his fortune. —The late fire at Foxburg burned fifteen buildings, occupying 250 feet frontage on the Valley road, directly opposite the Greg ory House. The losses are placed at $21,000, and the insurance at SIO,OOO. The heaviest losers are J. C. Wales, building and hardware ; John Anderson, house and store; Farquar, lunchroom; Whitener, restaurant; B.Moore, grocery ; Oil Weil Supply Company, building and store ; L. E. Furneas and Allegheny Valley Railroad. Preparations are being made to re build the burnt district. While a number of men were threshing wheat on the farm of Mr. White, on the Kittanning road, sixteen miles from Sharps burg, Allegheny couuty, certain parts of the machinery became so hot that the straw caught fire. While John Collycr was attempting to extinguish the flames he got caught in the ma chinery and both his legs were crushed in a frightful manner, rendering amputation neces sary. The fire consumed the threshing ma chine and four stacks of hay and grain, making the loss About $2,500. The Juninta Herald says that Nicholas Bittner, of Turbet townshin, Juniata connty, who died on the first inst., had an in surance of about four hundred thousand dollars on his life for the benefit of sharks, while he died and was buried like a pauper. The_ ouly thing necessary to render the grave yard insur ance complete, is a system bv which the de crepit subjects will be killed off immediately after thev are insured, and they appear to be wortcing on that line, judging by recent devel opments at Reading and Williamsport, Penna. —From the Kittanning Times of last week, Aug. 26th, inst., we learn as follows concerning the death of a yonng man who was raised in this place : "Capt. George W. Smith, U. S. A., a son of Hon. George W. Smith, de ceased, formerly of Butler, but at the time of his death, a resident of Lawrence, Kansas, was killed bv Indians at or near Ft. Beard, New Mexico, a few days ago. The intelligence was conveyed here by telegraph, Mrs. Ab. Reynolds reciving a dispatch on Monday to the above ef fect." —A Georgia says that awhile back the darkies had a big revival at Crawford, aud one of the mourners near the alter got pret ty demonstrative. At this interval Torn Pone who was sitting at the rear end of the churcn, felt the spirit working on him ; and, springing up, three bounds carried him to the nulpit, where he lit astraddle an old sister's baclc, and he rode the irate dame nearly around the room before he could be pulled off. That revival came near breaking up in a first-class row. Tom explained "dat he jes wanted to show dem un converted iii<:£»ers how to 'preciate religion." . \ frightful accident occurred on the inclined railroad connected with the lime stone quarries of Green, Marquis and Johnston, at New Cattle, on Mouday of last week. A loaded car standing in the quarry became unlock ed and went thundering down the incline. It demolished two empty ears and killed a mule in its descent, and at the foot of the incline at the end of the bridge it turned on its side and suddenly stopped, when pieces of limestone were thrown forward with such force as to kill one man named Jones, and seriously injure another named McCrea, who were running across the brid *e. —The curious.dcadloek in the Maine executive office still continues. Governor Plais ted wants to oblige both the Democrats and Greenbackers with his appointments, but he can appoint no one without the consent of his Council, which is composed of seven Republi cans, and the Council refuses to sanction his nominations. A few days ago the quarrel came to an open rupture. The Governor declared the Council ndjourned, subject to his call, but the Council refused to consider itself adjourned and set a day for another meeting. Withoit the Council the Governor can do nothing; without the Governor the Council is powerless. Thus the matter stands. —The drought has caused apprehen sion of a shortage in the tobacco crop, and spec ulators are taking advantage of the unfavorable reports from the fields to reap an excessive har vest in the markets. Prices of Virginia and Kentucky leaf have advanced sharply during the week, and the demand is increasing at all point". Apropos of this condition of affairs, the Toboreo Leaf says : "The seventh year has come again. As regularly as the seventh year comes around, an experienced observer says, we have exciting timtts in the tobacco markets of the countrv, just as at present. Thus it was in IS3O, 1846,1853, 1800, 1807 and 1874, the last the most memorable occasion. The present speculative movement has not yet assumed an irrational aspect." —We clip the following from a Pittsburgh paper of a recent date: BUTLER TAI.EN'T IN PITTSBURGH. We had a visit from Dr. Von Meyerhoff, of Butler, Pa., who is teaching the art of piano playing in that ancient town. Duriug his so journ he gave ns a specially fine performance at Kleber's music store, and he rather astonish ed our city players by the excellence, finish and high order of his pinno playing. We can not but congratulate our Butler friends upon the possession of so talented a professor. We are pleased to learn that Pitts burgh has within the last 15 years suf ficiently advanced to appreciate the music of ancient town 3. —The International Review for Sep tember is a very Kood number. Mr. Alexander Bliss, of Washington, D. C., contributes a val uable article on "Naturalization," and in view of the fact that one-fourth of our entire popula tion is of fpreign birth, the question of citizen ship is a very important one for this Nation. Mr. Bliss points out some very grave defects in our present national naturalization laws, defects that may lead to inter-national complications. Mr. John Codman contributes an interesting ar ticle entitled "Mormonisin," in which he gives a short history ot the rise of the Mormon sect, and states that the polygamy part of the Mormon faith is dying a natural death, partly on account of the introduction of the fashions of the east into Utah. The young men of Salt Lake City find it impossible to support more than one wife and dress iter as the Gentile , women dress. AND ACCIDENT. —Mr. Casper Wise, of this place, was awAkened by a crack ling noise last Sunday morning about 2 o'clock, and going out discovered that his bake-oven was in flames. With a few buckets of water he aud his neighbors soon put out the fire. The hose companies were on bands soon after but fortunately their services were not needed. The bake-oven stands near the house and it was a narrow escape for a whole block of frame build ings. The fire caught from a small furnace built in front of the oven and used as a summer stove, in which fire had been left standing. The children of Mr. Harper Mdjuistion, who lives next door to Mr. Wise, were awakened by the fire, and upon going down stairs found their father lying in a pool of blood at the foot of the stairs. He had evidently fallen down stairs, hod badly injured himself and had bled pro fusely from the mouth and nose. Medical as sistauce was summoned and he is doing well. —Gladstone having passed bis sev entieth year, having been born Decem ber 22. 1809, now announces his inten tion to retire from politics. Like all the eminent Commoners of England, his life has been laborious, performing duties which prevented bim from en gaging in light pursuits, aud carrying responsibilities which were crushing as burdens. He believes that he has ful filled his mission as a statesman. He has ruled ever in the spirit of peace. There is no blood on his career, no bat tle-fields smoking with carnage and horrible with suffering, to illustiate his record. When iuch amm retires it is to enjoy peace. Wan ie«l. All kinds of grain for which I will iiay the highest market price in cash at my mill. GEO. REIBER, Nov. 3, 1880. Butler, Pa IniportMut to Traveler*. Special inducements are offered you by the Burlington Route. It will pay you to read their advertisement to be found elsewhere in this issue. (umy2stf Stttlee Citinm: UntUtt IP*** 3t, 1831. GARFIELD. So fit to die ! With courage calm Armed to confront the threatening dart, Better than skill is such high heart And helpfuller than healing balm. ! So fit to live ! With power cool Equipped to fill his function great, To crush the knaves who shame »he State Place-seeking pests of honest rule. Equal to either fate he'll prove. Mav Heaven's high will incline the scale The wav our prayers would fain avail To weigh "it—to long life aud love! —London Punch. To Colleetorfl of County Tax for You are hereby notified that you will be expected to pay into the county x easury two-thirds of the amount of tax on your duplicate on or before Mondav, Sept. sth, 1881. Do not fail to comply with this notice as we must have the money. By order of Com'rs. S. MCCLYMONDS, Clerk. Butler, Pa., Aug. 17, 1881—24-3t. Our Coining Fair. Now that the harvest is safely gath ered the progressive farmer is looking up the various premium lists issued by the numerous agricultural societies of the county, with a desire to embrace the first opportunity of exhibiting—not for his own improvement and advance ment alone but also that of his neigh bor—the best products of the field, or chard, vineyard, dairy, flock, herd and stalls, and, last but not least, the inge nuity and industries of the household. The Butler Fair, with its increased premium list over last year, is the first on the list. The management is now engaged adding to their present facili ties for the comfort of visitors, exhibi tors and live stock exhibited. The com ing fair promises to excel both in inter est and pleasure that of any former ex hibition. Especially in recently im ported fine-bred horses and sheep, in the raising of which Butler county staDds at the head of tLe list in the great State of Pennsylvania. The association has secured the ser vices of a first-class band, and will have music on the ground during the entire day. This feature is alone worth the price of admission. The entry books are now open. Enter by mail, giving articles, number of class, and your ad dress. A Terrible Fall and Wonder fill Escape from In stant Death. On Saturday last there came to this town from Sewickley, Allegheny Co., a large, robust man, named H. C. Moos. His errand here wa9 to pay some rent due to Mr. Herman Berg." Getting through with bis business that evening and being out of money he started to walk home by way of the plank road, but when he came to where the Dutch town road intersects the plank he did not know which to take, and as every person in that vicinity seemed to be asleep, he entered the shanty covering the mouth of the shaft of the Kirk, now McCafferty, coal bank. This shaft is 52 feet deep, and by mistake or carelessness the cage had been left at the bottom and the mouth left un covered. Here Mr. Moos sup posing he was on a solid floor, took off his coat and hat, and thought he laid them ou the floor for a pillow, but in reality dropped them down the shaft, and stooping forward to arrange his pillow, followed his coat and hat, bead first down the shaft. His head struck the side of the shaft violently, stunning him and throwing him back against the rope. He then fell, bumping back and forth, to the bottom, where he struck the cage, bending the inch iron handle of the cage and breaking an inch and a half plank upon which the cage was resting. Wonderful to re late, he was not killed outright. Up on recovering his senses, he took a match from his pocket and lit it, and ascertaining where he was, and seeing a sort of a ladder made ol scantling and pieces of board up the side of the shaft he crawled up, laid down on the floor and called for help. Mr. Bloss Sheffel and his wife who live near and who were up tending a sick child, heard his cries, and going to the shaft fonnd him and carried him to Mr. Ben. Dickson's house near by. Medi cal aid was immediately called, when it was found thai no bones were broken, but the bones of his right hip joint are supposed to be splintered and he is supposed to be injured internally. He is still iying at Mr. Dickson's and up to yesterday was still alive. —The census report on the anthracite coal production of this state for 1880 shows that the number of collieries had increased from 225 in 1870 to 273, the average number of hands in each from 235 to 550, and the average product from 99,320 to 100,488 tons. The mines were worked up to about two thirds of their capacity, the total mer chantable product being 27,433,329 tons, valued $1.47 per ton at the mines. The product in 1870 was 15,596,257 tons, showing an increase in 1880 of over 75 per cent. To put this out em ployed 08,239 hands, of whom only 28.7 per cent, were miners, the rest being laborers above ground. The to tal wages paid were s2l, 680,120, and the average yearly income of each man but $359.08. As the miners, of course, command much better wages than that, it may be guessed to what slim figure the average income of the other 71.3 per cent, of laborers shrinks, and what a fight with, the wolf they must have. Estimates as to consumption and the capacity of the Penhsvlvania fields are to the effect that the production of 1880 can be maintained for a matter of a century and a half yet without ex haustiou. —Some of the newspapers in Geor gia are advocating the passage of a law by the legislature of that State making the propagation of the doctrine of poly gamy a penal offense. The theory of the proposed legislation is to protect the peoplo against the invasion of Mor monism. We are in hearty sympathy with the end sought to be attained, but utterly opposed to the means. Polyg amy, as a practice, is undoubtedly a gross immortality, which it is the pro vince of the civil authority to suppress by the proper penal measures ; but polygamy as a religious or economical theory, preached and advocated, but not practiced, does not come within the scope of penal legislation. Mor mons have the same civil right to preach and propagate their doctrines that Christians have to preach and pro pagate the religion of the Bible. The law should protect both in the peaceful exercise of this right. To make such au exercise of the right criminal would be a violation of the very first princi ples of both civil and religious liberty. If Mormon polygamy cannot be sup pressed except by this method, then we prefer to let it remain. The remedy would be worse than the disease. Fair and Raees at New Castle, Pa. Sept. 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1881. Com petition open to all. Premiums over $5,500. 3 big races each day ; S3OO for speed. Governor Hoyt, of Penn sylvania will be present and deliver an address. TWO GRAND BALLOON AS CENSIONS, 3rd and 4th days of the Fair, by Prof. David Thomas, sus pended from trapeze bar, while ascend ing Into the clouds. Exhibition of eight trained ARABI AN HORSES, by Prof. Hamilton. School of educated Dogs, for the amuse ment of little folks, and a host of other novelties. Entries fur the LARGEST EX HIBIT of thorough-bred Horses, Cat tle, Sheep, Swine and Poultry, ever held in the county, have already been received. The exhibit of Agricultural Implements, Machinery, Farm Pro ducts, Fruits, Flowers, Fine Arts, &c., promises to be a grand affair. Good music will be in attendance during the Fair. Grand Bicycle tournament and Glass Ball Shooting Match Excur sion rates have been secured on all railroads centering at New Castle ; don't fail to attend at least one day of the Fair. Probably very few people have any idea that under the laws of Con necticut no Englishman can hold real estate in that Commonwealth. Neither can a Russian, a Greek or Turk or Prussian, but a Frenchman can. It is easy to conclude that the origin of this law must have been in the feeling growing out of the aid which France gave to us in the Revolution. Con necticut was a profoundly patriotic Commonwealth, and her law-makers set aside Frenchmen as a peculiar peo ple, apart from all other foreigners, and gave them the right to hold, in herit and transmit real estate within her borders. This curious provision of law came up the other day in the case of a woman who lately died in the State leaving real estate. She had one brother living in the United States and another living in Great Britain. A question was raised about the property and the law was looked up, and the fact was ascertained that the brother in this country is entitled to all of the property. If the other brother had been a Frenchman he could have claim ed an equal share ; but if in spite of all temptations to belong to other nations he remains an Englishman, then he is left out in the cold. —The fundamental idea of the Land bill, which has received the Queen's signature is the recognition of the ten ant's share in the ownership of the soil. Under its provisions he will have fixity of tenure for fifteen years on the payment of a rent which may ha adjudged fair and reasonable by a special court, and he will have the absolute of free sale of any improve ments he may have made and also of whatever is implied by the good will of the occupant. The principles famil iarly known as the "Three F's" are in corporated in the measure: Fixity of Tenure, subject to revaluation at the end of fifteen years ; Fair Rents, as ad justicated by a tribunal of which the tenant has no reason to complain ; and Free Sale of that new species of prop erty which has been created by the peculiar conditions of the Irish land system and which was only partially legalized in the Land Act of 1870. The Land Commission is empowered to advance to tenants three-quarters of the money required for the purchase of a farm, and also to promote emigration to a limited extent, but these are side issues. The main object of the meas ure is to remove the sources of discon tent at home by providing redress for the abuses of landlordism and recogniz ing the tenant's claim to a partial pro prietorship in the soil. This object is secured through the intervention of a court empowered to fix a fair rent for a statutory period and through definite regulations for the sale of tenancies. —There have been many strange manias of speculation in the world's history—the tulip craze, the John Law schemes, the English railroad mania, the petroleum craze, the California mining stock speculation when even the servants girls and the little school children bought and sold stock, and others too numerous to mention—but none, we veuture to say, so remarka ble and at the same time so revolting as the speculative fever known as the Graveyard or Death-Bed Insurance business. No complete disclosure of this infamous traffic seems ever to have been made, but the meagre de tails which have crept into the news papers from time to time are sufficient to show a moral condition in the spec ulators which seems hardly possible in a civilized country. The mania has reached its highest development, ap parently, in this State, although it has become prominent in Maryland also, and perhaps in other States. In this State things have come to such a pass that the Governor and several State officers were publicly accused the other day by being interested in this nefari ous business, and of using their official positions to further it. No ono, of course, for a moment credited the charge, but the fact that such an ac cusation could be made, and obtain any hearing at all in the newspapers, proves that the stories respecting the extent of this speculation, while perhaps much exaggerated, have a substantial basis of truth. The mode of death-bed insurance ap pears to be as follows: A company formed for the purpose, or a decayed life insurance company, adopts the as sessment principle of life insurance. All the policy-holders are assessed at a certain fixed rate upon the death of any person whose life has been insur ed. For example, whenever a death occurs, every person owning a policy of a thousand dollars, usually upou the life of some other person, is assessed a dollar and a quarter, and larger policy holders in proportion. A is a faring who has a neighbor, 8., generally be lieved to be at the point of death. Now if A, can take out in some accommo dating company a policy of SI,OOO on B.'s life, aud B. dies after, say, only ten deaths have occurred in the compa ny, A. will have paid sl2 50 in as sessments, and can collect SI,OOO, get ting a very handsome return on his in vestment. This is the whole story of death-bed insurance—speculating upon the chances of death among one's neighbors and acquaintances, and among strangers us well. It is proba ble that the number of so-callei re spectable people who have resorted to this method of making money by gam bling in corpses is small, but the fact that the business itself should grow to the proportions it seems to have reach I ed, even among the brutal and igno rant, is a matter for serious reflection. The stories that are told of the amounts for which lives are insured, and of the suspicions attaching to the deaths of some of the insured, are al most incredible. It is said that doctors, base enough to do so, are bribed to disclose the condition of their patients, or even employed to gain information respecting the probability of death. Men go about from place to place, spy ing out the weak and sick, and either take out policies themselves or furnish the information to principals. Carpets. Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods. Fine all wool two ply Carpets at 50 cents, at Heck <fc Patterson's. The best stock of Gents' Fine Cloth ing at Heck <fc Patterson's. New styles in China Mattings, cheap at Heck & Patterson's. The best and cheapest stock of Gents' Furnishing Goods at Heck & Patter son's Good Rag Carpet at 30 eta., at Heck & Patterson's. Trunks and Satchels, cheap at Heck & Patterson's. The finest and cheapest stock of Carpets in Butler at Heck & Patter son's. Children's Clothing, large stock and low prices at Heck & Patterson's. The best Brussels Carpets at 62 and 65 cts., at Heck & Patterson's. Fine Straw Hats for Men, Boys and Children's wear, less than cost at Heck & Patterson's. Good two ply Carpets for 30 cts., at Heck & Patterson's. The cheapest place to buy Dusters white vests &c., is at Heck & Patter son's. Good wear floor Oil Cloths at 25 cts., at Heck & Pattersons. —On the 26th of August, 1880, there was a trial of plows on the lurm ol E. A. Mcirn bold near Saxonburg, this county, with the fol lowing result . Uncle Sun, with wlieel: Average depth 8 inches; width 13% Inches ; draft 599 pounds ; to turn 110 square inches. Without wheel: Average depth inches; width 14 inches; draft <SOB pounds ; to turn 1U« square inches. Oliver Chilled. Average depth inches, width 11 inches ; dralt 940 pounds ; to turn 93 square inches. Ohio Chilled, Average depth inches; width inches ; dralt 660 pounds ; to turn 108 square luches. Diamond Iron. Average depth 7%; width dralt 565 pounds; to turn 99square Inches. Red Jacket. Averge depth 6>f iucbes; width II W"; draft 775 pounds; to turn Ti square inches. The ground was a very stlfl sod, not having plowed for thirteen years. The judges closed their report as follows : We report the "Uncle Sam to hove done the best work in this sod and done it with the lightest dralt on the team. JOHN HKKSELGESSKR, GEO. LOVE, JOHN MCCAFFKKTV, WM. DENNY. £. BKCKMAN. Uncle Bam and Ohio Chilled plows for sale by J. Niggel & Bro., Jeffersou street, Butler, Pa. Agents wauted in every township. Apf ly to the above firm. aug3tf A Reiieficient Aetion. The worn look and miserable feel ings of those cloaely confined in mills, or at desks, or work tables, are caused by weak Stomach, Kidneys or bowels, and show the necessity for some mild tonic to build them up. No one need suffer thus who will use Parker's Gin ger Tonic; for without intoxicating it has such a beneficient action on these sluggish organs and so cleanses the poisenous matters from the system, that rosy cheeks and good health and spirits are soon brought back again.— Express. See adv. For n Slriclly Pure Article of Whisky, Wine, Brandy, &c., go to E. Bauck, 34 Federal Street, Alleghe ny city. This gentleman makes a spe cialty to keep nothing but of first qual ity. * —BEST ON RECORD. I believe Ely's Cream Balm the best preperation for Catarrh now on record. My patrons all speak well of it. I have sold one hundred and forty-four bottles in less than five months. I ordered another gross a week ago, and have sold twenty one bottles from the second gross. It sells upon its merits. John H. Phelps, Druggist, Scranton, I'a. Jan. 28, 1880. Price 5o cents. —AN INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE. —The readers of the Argus have no doubt seen the advertisement of Ely's Cream Balm in another column. An article like 'Cream Balm' has long been desir ed, and now that it is within the reach of sufferers from Catarrh, Hay Fever, etc., there is every reason to believe they will make the most of it. Dr. W. E. Buckman, W. E. Hamman, Drug gist, and other Eastonians have given it a trial, and all recommend it in the highest terms.— Easton, Pa. Daily Argux, Oct 7, 1879. DEATHN. HALL—At the residence of her father, Win. Carson, Esq., in Marian township, Butler Co., Pa., Mrs. Kiisie E. Hall, of consumption, in the 2i>th year ot her uge. MARRIED. SUTTON—-McQCISTION —By Rev. J. R. Coulter, Crawford's Corners, Pa., August 25th, Mr. Jerome Sutton aud Miss Nancy A. ' m \. Mc- Quistion, both of Venango county. Pa. ~ TRESS-MAKING I Go to MRS. T. J. LOWMAN'S, Fashionable Dress-maker, if you waut your work done in the latest sty leu. 31aug2t PERUVIAN" QUANO. I have brought from South America, nud now have on h.mds a supply of Peruvian Guauo. It will increase your crops from 'M) tn 40 per ceut. Try it. WM. CROOKS-HANKS, nugSltf Sarver Station, Butler Co., Pa. LOST-~s2o REWARD. On Saturday night, the 20th of August, 18S1, I lost ray pocket-book, containing over 1150' between Jacksvllle (Mechatiiesburg), Worth towusblp, Butler Co , Pa., and my residence, about two miles south ol said Jacksvllle. A reward ol twenty dollars will tie giver :be finder who returns tbe same to me with Its con tents. ABRAHAM BROWN, Jacksvllle, Worth Twp., Butler Co., Pa. Sportsmen Take Notice! All persons having Guns needing repairs can b »ve them made in good order by calling on the subscriber on Water street, Builer. Pa. STOCKING, BORING & RIFLING done In a neat and workman-like manner. Does all the work at bomn, which saves extra charge of sending to Pittsburgh. ANDREW STRAWICK, 81aug4t Gunsmith, Butler, Pa. B. L. Cleeland, WATCHMAKER & JEWELER, Store bctweeu Savings Bank and Wuller's Drug Store, Main Street. Butler, Pa. A stock of Walcbes, Clocks, Jewelry aud Spectacles constantly on band. Spectacles and Jewelry ol all kinds repaired to order. C&r Fine Watch and Clock repairing a speci ality. All work warranted. (■JO-V WEEK. sl2 a day at borne easily made 9 Outfit free. Address TBUIC & Co.. Augusta, Maine. ttu&rly | The Largest Stock of | J f STRAW HITS 111 BUTLER 111K I £ — A ' r — • ® I ; C CHABLES R. GBXEB'S, ? I «-I MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA, | 1 X A FINE LINE OF 3. | ds >k Icq ' s P .a lit IJSt | State Normal School, INDIANA, Pa. BUIIJ»IXG. brick. 5 stories high, heated by steam throughout. The Best Buildup: of the kind in tin' United States. EVERY FLOOR is provided with hot and cold water, Bath Rooms. &c. GBOI'NDS. a beautiful campus of 12 acres, in cluding a delightsome grove of forest trees. Shady Promenades, Croquet I:rounds and Base Ball field. LOCATION. Easy of access by Railway, and re nowned for healtlifillness, ACCOMMODATIONS for four hundred (too) Boarders. THE FACI'LTVis composed of Eminent Educa tors. DKPAKTMKXTS, Normal, Classical, Commer cial and Musical. The fall term of 15 WEEKS will open. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1881. Expenses as low as any other Normal School of fering equal at 1 vantages"aud accommodations. For particular* an-l catalogues, address, R. WILLIS FAIR. M. S.. Principal Pro-teni. EXECUTORS' SALE!! The undersigned executors of the last will and testament of Captain Robert Thompson, late of Clinton township, Butler Co , Fa , dee'd. by virtue of the power conferred 011 Ihem by the will of said decedent, will ofler for sale at public vendue, on the premises, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, A. I)., 1881, the following described real estate, to wit: Ala:m*of 100 ACRES of laud, about 50 ot same cleared, and the balance in good limber, frame ami log bouse combined, good tpring ot water, first rate orchard of good bear ing fruit, spring house, coal house, wagon shed and other outbuildings thereon. Tliis farm is situated 011 (he 3 degree road, 4 miles south ol Saxonburg, and is convenient to churches, schools, mills, coal banks, etc., and ii in a good slate of cultivation. TERMS OF SALE—One third ot purchase money ou continuation ot sale, and the balance in two equal annual payments, with interest, and secured by bond aud mortgage. ABSOLOM MONKS, I V . J. W. MONKS. F RE ' Notice lu Divorce. Martha M. Cooper, by her next friend, Hugh Young, vs James J. Cooper- In the Court of Common Pleas of Butler county, Pa , A. D. No. 5, December term, 1880, libel in divorce. And now, June 6th, 1881, on motion of G. A. & A. T. Black, attorneys for libellant, iu open Court, and it appearing by the Sheriffs return to the subpoena aud alias subpoena in above cause, that the respondent cannot be found iu this couuty, publication is awarded in the BUT LEK CITIZEN according to law, returnable to next term. BY THE Cot KT. To the Respondent, James Cooper : You are hereby notified to l>e and uppear in your proper person before our judges at Butler, at a tV>urt of Common Pleas there to be held on the sth day of September, 1881, next, to answer the petition or libel of the said Martha M. Cooper, and to show cause, if any you have, why the said Martha M. Cooper, your wife, should not be divorced from the bonds of matri mony, agreeably to the acts of Assembly in such case made and provided. W. 11. HOFFMAN, juneßtf Sheriff of Butler County. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the linn of Walter & Boos, of Butler, was dissolved by mutual consent on July sth, 1881. Parties owing the late firm will please call at the Mill, in Butler, where the books are iu the hands of Walter, and settlr, as the accounts of the Arm must be settled immediately. WALTER & BOOS. NOTICE—I would say to ray patrons that 1 am now miming the Mill myself and will be thaukful for their patronage as heretofore. We hive the mill in lii f.t class running order and aic able to do as good work as any. Orders through towu will be attended to punctually and goods delivered. Orders tor Flour and Feed can be lelt at Vogiley's Tobacco Store on Main street, and they will l>e promptly attend ed to. GEO. VVALTER. AN OXIYI>AHiIITF.R CUR ED OF CONSUMPTION. When death was hourly expected, all remedies having failed, and Dr. H. James was experiment ing with tbe many herbs of Calcutta, he accident all)' made a preparation which cured bis only chid of CONSUMPTION. Ills child Is now in this coun try, and enjoying the best of health. He has proved to the world that CONSUMPTION can be positively and permanently cured. The now gives this Kecipe free, only asking two three-cent stamps to pay expenses. This Herb aNo cures Night Sweats. Nausea at the Stomach, and will break up a fresh cold In twenty-four hours. Ad dress Cradttock & Co., ltace Street, Philadel phia. naming Ibis palter. • STRAY COW. Came to the residence of Lewis George in Fairview township, Butler Co., Pa., on the sth day of August, A. D., 1881, a stray cow, about five years old, dark red color, with short horns, no other particular mnrks. The owner is re quested, to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take her away, otherwise she will be disposed of according to law. LEWIS GEORGE, Fairview township, Butler Co., Pa. 2VOTICK. Notice is hereby given that J. C Beighley committee of Adam Beighlev, has tiled bis par tial account in the office of tbe Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler county at C. P. No. 32. June Term, 1H35. and that the same will bo presented to said Court for confir mation and allowance on Welnesday. September 7th, IHBI - RDSHELI., Prothonotary. Prothonotary's office. Aug. Bth, 1881. Portable Saw Mill FOR, HALE. The undersigned will sell his Portable Saw Mill which is in perfect order in every respect. Addrces, C. M. EDMUNDSON. July 27;ttw Prospect, Butler Co., Pa. Dr. Frease's Water Cure. A health institution in Its 28th year. For nearly all kind of Chronic diseases, and espe cially the diseases of Women. Invalids are in vited to correspond with us. Circulars tree. Address, 8. FREASE, M. D., New Brisrhton, Beaver Co., Pa. lyjune2B A n n\ITO i WE WANT YOU in every J\ Ijr Cj-LN 1 O 1 County, to sell our NKW AI; •roMATic CAUPKT SWKKI'KM. YOU can make from $3.00 to ?S.oo |mt day the year round. <!<« xl profits and rapid sales. Capital not necessary if you can furnish ginxl references. Address at once PAfiK CAKI'ET SWKKPKH t'O. Toledo, O. PATENTS. T. F. LEHMANN, Solicitor of Patents, cor ner Sixth avenue and Smitlifield St.. Pittsburgh Pa. Branch office at Washington, D. C. No patent, no pay. Send for Circulars. [Hjelm Blairaville (Pa.) LadieN' Nemiuary. Beautiful grounds, commodious buildings. Healthful locaiioti. THOHOUOH INSTRUCTION. Thirty-Orst year begins September 14. 18*1. Apply for catalogues to KFCV. £. K. EWINO, Pnuclpal. July U: 2m CCCa week lu your owu town. Terms aud IS ODoiitflt free. Address U. HAt.I.KTT & Co., Portland, Maine. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! Extraordinary Bargains! IX jjfmrs. WE TAKE THE LEAD IN LADIES' MISSES' AND j MEN'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S, | YOUTHS', BOOTS AND SHOES OF ALL KINDS ! GAITERS, KUBBEEB, SLIPPERS, ARCTICS, etc. LEATHER AND FINDINGS AND SHOEMAKERS' SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS ALWAYS ON HANDS. Rpafring or all Hlud» Seatly au«l Promptly Done. JOHN BICKEL, Aug. 31. MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA. STATE FAIR J EMITIi AT PITTSBURGH. 28th Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Stale Agricultural Society, a n d Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Pittsburgh Exposition Society Combined . Livestock Exhibition Septemln'r , r .th to 17 th. Industrial Ami Mechanical Exhibition with Trials of Speed will continue until October Bth. Open day nnil evening. $41,500 IN PREMIUMS- Excursion Tickets at Greatly Reduced Rates I Will be issued by all Railroads centering at Pittsburgh. ENTRY BOOKS CLOSE AUGUST 30th. Officers Penn'a State Agricultural Society, j Officers Pittsburgh Exposition Society. WM. S. lilSsl.LL, President. ! .1. W. BATCUKI.OK, President. D. W. SKI.I.KK, Recording Secretary. ! E. P. Yot NO, General Manager. ELHRIDGK M<CONKKY, " INC. I». BAJLKY, Ass't Manager & Cashier. Corresponding Secretary. I •). * . PATTKKHON, Secretary. CHRIB. sT O C K, Manufacturer of Tin and Sheet Iron Ware and dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Pressed, Japanned and Enameled Ware. Granite Ware, Wooden Ware, Rird Cages, and general housekeeping goods. Rooting, Spouting and Repairing'done on short notice and at lowest market rate®. Th« only authorized ageut for the sale of A. Bradley & Co.'s well known Stoves and Ranges, and the only place to get the original ami genuiue odd plates for their stoves, made expressly by them for him. Beware of sham plates being sold in Butler, made of old and inferior metal, none gen uine but from the Agent, CHRIS. STOCK, june 8, 'Bl. Near Wiek and Schreiher Houses, Main street, Butler, Pa. Notice lo Super* IMOI-H uud all liilcroHlod. The following road petitions will be present ed for confirmation on Wednesday, the 7th day of September, 1881: No. 1, March, 1881. Road in Fairview town ship. Beginning at a point on the road lead ing from Fairview to Millerstown. at or n«?ar the farm of Thomas Hanks, to a |>oint on the public road leading from Haysville to Trout man, at or near the Big Medicine oil well on said Haysville and Trouttnan road. No. 13, October, 1871. Road in Buffalo town ship; to vacate, change or widen a public road. Beginning at a point at or near where the said road crosses the line of Allegheny and Bntler counties, to a point in the said roail where the same crosses tne line of Armstrong aud Butler counties. Same bciug a .State road laid out bv John Magill, 11. W. Grant aud £. Mfturhon, Commissioners, authorized by act of Assembly; approved May 15th, 1871. Now, therefore, all persons interested will take notice that the above re|x>rt of viewers will be presented to the Cout of Quarter Ses sions at Butler on the day above written, and if no exceptions are filed will be confirmed ab solutely. W. A. WRIGHT, Clerk Quarter Sessions. Advertise in the CITIZEN. NOTICE TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS, School Directors of the county who intend re furnishing their school rooms iru respectfully requested to visit my establishment on Main street, Butler, Pa., next door to Bichl's Tin ware Store and examine the new FAULTLEHS SCHOOL DESK, manufactured by the Chicago School Furniture Company. Call upon or address GEO. KETTERER, FURNITURE DEALER, augl72in BUTLER, PA. DiMwolu4ion Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Law Partner ship lu-relolore existing between the undersign ill, practicing attorneys ip the several courts ot Kutler county, was dissolved by mutual consent ou the Oth day ot August, A I). 1881. JOHN M.THOMPSON, aug 17-It] R. P. SCOTT.
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