BUTLER CITIZEN
WIN H. L W. C. NEGLEY. PROPRS,
Entered at the Postojhce at Butler as
tecond-cIc JSS# matter.
SPEAKERS Rayburn and Faunce are
now laboring over their Committee at
Harrisburg.
THE citizens are now laying in a
gupply of the nice ice found upon tb.'
Connoquenessing.
THE pleasant winter weather here
is the subject of general remark—but
what is to come yet may not be so
pleasant.
MR. S. Martin Wright, of Jefferson
township, has, through Senator Greer,
beeu appointed to a clerkship in the
Senate at Harrisburg.
HON. GEO. A. JKNKS. of Brookville,
Pa., has been invited to address the
literary societies of Thiel College at its
next commencement.
A. T. BLACK, ESQ., and Mr. Harvey
Osborn are among the jurors drawn to
serve at the February term of the
United States District Court at Pitts
burgh. __
A SPECIAL Court is being held this
week for the trial of civil cases. Judge
Bredin, with Associates \\ eir and Me.
Candless, are upon the Bench. The
Court will be continued through next
week.
REMEMBER to write it 1883, in your
letters, etc. 1882 is gone, but like all
former years is hard to be forgotten,
for a while, and hence numbers of mis
takes are made that might lead to se
rious results hereafter.
AMONO the items over-looked last
week was an acknowledgment of the
receipt of a copy of the Christmas
Semi-Monthly of the Heineman Bros.,
of this place. The Semi-Monthly i* an
amatuer enterprise, well gotten up and
neatly printed. We wish our young
friends success in their efforts.
DANIEL B. HEINER, ESQ., of Kit
tanning, died at bis residence in tbot
place on the 29tb of December, uk, in
the seventy-sixth year of bis age. Mrs.
Heiner, his widow, is a sister to John
B. and Ebenezer Graham of this
place.
CAPT. ZIEULER, member from this
county, we see it stated, will be plac
ed at the head of the Committee of
Ways and Means, the most important
Committee in the House, and the
Chairmanship of which Mr. Ziegler
has every qualification to fill. That he
will discharge the duties of the same
honestly, and with due regard to the
public interests, bis constituents here
have every reason to expect and be
lieTe.
GAMBITTA, the great orator and
leader in French politics, is dead. lie
was the inveterate foe of Germany
ever since the late war between Frauce
and that country, through which
France lost some of her provinces.
History scarcely presents an instance
of the rapid rise of so young a man,
to a great eminence, as that obtained
by Gambetta in the present French
Republic. He was but 44 years of
age and has been the virtual dictator
in France for the past twelve years.
His eloquence is said to have been of
the most fiery character and bis ability
so great as to give him the complete
mastery over the French people.
Governor's Message.
There is a freshness and off-hand
style about the recent Message of Gov
ernor Hoyt to the Legislature that
makes it attractive and interesting. A
very fall synopsis of it will be found
upon the first page of this week's CITI
ZEN. The closing portion,referring to the
political situation in this State, will be
read with special interest. His rec
ommendations or remarks upon our
taxing system, and' the objects upon
which present taxes are levied and col
lected, are also worthy of careful read
ing and consideration.
DEATH OF A LEARNED DI
VINE.
The Rev. Charles Porterfield Krautb,
of Philadelphia, died at bis residence
in that city on tbe 2d inst., in the 60th
year of his age. Dr Krautb was one
of the most learned men in this coun
try. As a Theologian perhaps he bad
no equal, bis ability as such being ac.
knowledged by tbe clergy of all denom
inations. He is tbe author of over
one hundred books, pamphlets, poems
and magazine articles. Some of his
principal works are "The Reformation,"
"Translation of the Gospel of St.
John from the German" and ' Transla
tion of the Augsburg Confession."
He also edited a large number of works,
among them "Fleming's History of
Philosophy" and "Berkeley's Principles
of Philosophy." At the time of his
death be was on the Life of
Martin Luther, for which purpose he
had recently traveled in Europe He
is said to have one of the finest libra
ries in tbe world, the works on Theol
ogy ulone numbering 14,000 volumes.
He also for some years edited The.
Lutheran, of Philadelphia, a church
paper. He was preaching before he
was of age, and at one time in Pitts
burgh, from where he removed to
Philadelphia, wLere he filled various
important posts of learning, being Vice
Provost of the University of Pennsyl
vania at the time of his death, having
previously been Professor of Moral
Philosophy, History and Arts in the
same.
His death has created deep sorrow
among the students and professors at
the University, and will be regretted
by Theologians and scholars both in
tbifl country and in Europe ,
Sketching the Members.
Since the members of the present
Legislature have been to Harrisburg, a
reporter of the Pittsburgh IhgpaU h
has obtained a b.-ief biographical sketch
o!" each of them, That of Mr. Greer,
our Senator, and ' Uncle Jake," one of
our members, having been frequently
heretofore given to the public, we need
n-t reproduce them. But the follow*
iag of Mr. Donly will be read with in
terest as something new. The ques
tion of his age was an unsolved pro
blem, particularly among the young
ladies of this place, who can now rely
with confidence upon the below as to
the same, coming as it does from their,
and our friend, himself:
"IION. JOSEPH T DONLY, R ,
was born at Pulaski, Lawrence county,
Pa , on the 23d day of December, 1840
His ancestors were of Scotch-Irish
He received his education in the com
mon schools and at Westminister Col
lege, and for some time engaged in the
occupation of teaching. Having re
moved to Venango county, he was ap
pointed postmaster at Withe: up, and
held the position during'.the years 1867
-68-69, during which time he studied
law and was admitted to the Bar at
Franklin in 1860. In 1874 he removed
to Butler, Pa., where he has success
fully pursued the practice of law.
He has always been a Republican, is
strictly temperate and honest, and
never asked an office until the present
one, to which he was elected by re
ceiving the combiued support of Inde
pendents and Stalwarts."
Civil Service Billed Passed.
Now that the lower House of Con
gress has also agreed to the Civil Ser
vice Reform bill, the measure is there
fore in the hands of the President.
No doubt seems to be entertained but
that he will sign it. A new way of
obtaining many of the offices under the
National Government will thus be in
augurated. And while this is a ques
tion that has not excited the people
generally very much, yet to those
who know bow many of the appoint
ments at Washington are made, and
the character of many of the persons
appointed, this law will be hailed as a
great step towards reform in the ser
vice of the general Government.
While it is limited in its scope, aud
don't embrace many of the offi ;es that
it perhaps should, yet it will relieve
the President and Senators and mem
bers of Congress of a great amount of
labor, and save to them much time
heretofore taken up by applications for
office The following is the substance
of the bill:
The bill as passed authorizes
the President to appoint three Com
missioners, to be selected from at least
two different political parties. These
Commissioners are, at bis request, to
aid bim in forming rules to carry the
act into effect. The rules so to be
prepared are to provide for open com
petitive examinations for testing the
fitness of applicants for the public ser
vice; that appointments shall be made
from among those passing the bust ex
amination; that appointments in the
Departments at Washington shall be
apportioned among the several States
and Territories on the basis of popula
tion; that promotion shall be from the
lower grades to the higher on the basis
of merit aud competition; that no per
son in the public service is for that rea
son under any obligation to contribute
to political funds or render any political
service, and that no such person has
any right to use his official authority
or influence to coerce the political ac
tion of any person. The Commission
is authorized to employ a Chief Exam
iner to supervise the action of the sev
eral Examining Boards and to secure
accuracy, uniformity and justice in all
their proceedings.
The examining Boards are to consist
of not less |[than three oersons
in the service of the Govern
ment, and they are to be appointed by
the Commission and to be distributed
about the country as the nature of the
work may require, and so that it may
be reasonably convenient for appli
cants to appear before them. The act
applies to the Departments at Wash
ington and to all offices under the
Treasury or Post-office Department in
which as many as fifty persons arc em
ployed. It is provided that recorn
mendations to office by Senators and
Representatives shall not be received
or considered by any examiner or per
son having power to make appoint
ments under the act. An amendment
proposed by Senator Blair and finally
adopted provides that no person ha
bitually using intoxicating beverages
to excess shall be appointed to or re
tained in office to which the act ap
plies. The last five sections of the act
contain very stringent prohibitions of
solicitation or receipt by any Senator,
Representative or officer of the Gov
ernment of any assessment, subscrip
tion or contribution for any political
purpose from any officer or employee
of the United States. It also provides
that no officer or person in the service of
the Government shall give to anyother
public offi'-er or to any Senator or Rep
resentative any money to promote any
political object whatever.
The render will note its enforcement
will depend entirely on the will of the
President. He is authorized, not re
quired, to appoint Commissioners,
adopt rules, etc. But in view of the
President's repeated public pledges
and his special recommendation of this
very bill there seems to be no reason
to doubt his prompt approval and vig
orous enforcement.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Since those formerly announced, the
Supreme Court has rendered decisions
in tbe following cases taken up from
this county:
Wilson aud others vs. Mitchell and
others, Dougal v. ill case, judgment of
Court here affirmed, which sustains tbe
will. •
Bowser vs. Dick, affirmed. Brad
ford and others vs. Jacob Frederick, of
Millerstowo,'affirmed. McCandless vs.
Blakeley. affirmed. Pearce v?. Lang
fit, affirmed. Williams'appeal, in case
of estate of Henry Frederick, of Butler,
judgment of Court here reversed. Ap
peal of Harmony National Bank, judg
ment reversed.
THE LEGISLATURE
After being organized last week
both branches of the Legislature took
a recess over to this week in order to
give presiding officers an opportunity
to arrange the standing committees.
Mr Reyburn, who was chosen Pres
ident pro tan, of the Senate, previous
to bis election gave assurances that
t he Committees of that body should
be fairly constituted as between the
two wings of the Republican members,
and as he is generally spoken of as a
fair and honest man it is believed his
pledges in that respect will be carried
out.
Both Houses, so far, show a dispo
sition to reform in the matter of public
expenditures. Each has appointed a
committee to ascertain if the number
of officers cannot be cut down. There
is no doubt, that half the usual number
employed abjut the Legislature could
be dispensed with. This is especially
true as regards those called "pasters
and folders." When no other place
exists for the many seeking positions
they manage to get on the "paster and'
folder" list. And it is frequently as
tonishing to see the persons willing to
accept these sinecure places. Ex-
Members of the Legislature Lave betn
known to go back to Harrisburg and
disgrace themselves and their former
constituents by seeking or accepting
palter and folder jobs in the basement
of the building. The people have
their eyes on the present Legislature
aud will note well whether or not the
reforms now foreshadowed will be car
ried to completion or not.
The most txciting question to come
before the present session will be the ap
portionment bill or bills. j'he Slate
is to be districted into new Congres
si mil, Seaalc. ial and Assembly dis
trict.!, according to the late census and
the law The Judicial districts are
also to be re arranged. The Houses
being divided politically, this appor
tionment work may be a difficult one-
I3n". it sliuu'd lie Jjne. And it can be
d t:ie by some concessions by each par
tv or House. It is always a difficult
ta.-k, owing to the conflicting political
interests as regards the counties to
compose this or that district. But, as
we say, it should be done. Our coun
ty, we thiiik, will be found entitled to
three members of Assembly instead of
two. While our population has in
creased that of other counties has de
creased, and we think when our mem
bers come, to look at this matter they
will find oar county entitled to an in
crease of one member in the House.
THE following from the Myersdale,
(Somerset county) Commercial, should
be carefully read bv our people. There
are many portable saw mills in this
county, and we are disposing of our
timber in about the same proportion:
'*Evry sawmill, whose steel teeth
are eating out the hearts of our Somer
set forests, is not only banking on our
principal, thus destroying all hope of
annual returns, but it is impoverishing
the future sous of the county, besides
subjecting us to those climatic influences
that thx wholesale destruction of forest
trees always bequeaths. Ten years
from now at the present rate of pro
gress, our bills, plains, and valleys
will be bare (f trees, unless a system
of replanting be vigorously adopted
and followed out. There are thous
ands of acres in this county unfitted
for ruy other purpose, and the wide
awake farmer, who desires to leave his
children assured competency, has the
means at hand and the methods point
ed out to him. Our present forests are
doomed. The future ones are entirely
dependent upm our will.
Mrs. Stillwell's Crimes.
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio, Jan. 4.—The
confession of Mrs Emma Still well that
she murdered her first husband, Ben
jamin Swigert, and also an innocent
stranger and her fourteen months old
child, is supplemented by another con
tession, in which she admits having
killed her own mother, and tells how
her father met his death in a tragical
manner. Her last confession she
made to W. E. Edwards, a reputable
physician and local preacher, who vis
ited the house professionally as a med
ical and spiritual adviser. Dr. Ed
wards listened to her first confession
aod then ask her if there were any
other crimes pressing upon her mind.
The woman buried her head beneath
the clothes and seemed convulsed in
anguish. Then looking up, her face
resumed a calm expression, and she re
plied :
"Yes, there are two more dark
crimes, but nobody will ever know
them."
The minister urged her to confess,
and she finally admitted that she had
murdered her mother and probably hjr
father. The woman's mother, Mrs.
Susan Snyder, while on her way to
visit her daughter at Ottumwa, lowa,
was injured in a railroad accident. A
train was ditched and she was badly
burned by a stove falling upon her.
She was taken to her daughter's house,
where, four'months later, she died, as
was supposed of her injuries. Mrs.
Stillwell now declares that her mother
kept upbraiding her for their former
crimes, and even threatened to make a
confession before her death Mrs.
Still well's fears of exposure led her to
commit the murder, and ono night, the
says, while her husband was absent,
she strangled and smothered her
mother to death. In regard to her
father's fate she would give no details,
other than he met his death bv having
his throat cut, but in what manner and
by whomjshe refused to tell It is be
lieved that he was murdered by Mrs.
Snyder, who was then Mrs. Hoard.
I)r. Edwards, who is a physician in
good standing, after making a careful
examination as to Mrs. Stillwell's men
tal condition, says there is no evidence
or trace of insanity in her case, and he
believes the confessions are made in
view of her near approach to death.
Mercantile Appraiser.
The County Commissioners have ap
pointed Mr. Lewis M Cochran,of Butler
Mercantile Appraiser of the county for
the present year.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A Nuisance.
MESSRS EDITORS: — Some time last
summer the town council were very
prompt in notifying the occupants of
the Ladies' Christian Temperance
Association rooms to stop the waste
water from discharging into the drain
on the street or they would seal up
the waste pipe. This threat was car
ried out with religious zeal and hon
esty, flooding their cellar with water,
and doing no good to anyone. But
mark: The waste water is allowed to
discharge from the building recently
occupied by Rev. Wylie, (now W.
Hardman) into their privy and from
there on the alley, closing up Donald
sou's .-table, making travel dangerous
on tho alley, and a nuisance generally
to the neighborhood. lam afraid the
council in this case will not be so
prompt, they having men to deal with.
Butler, Jan. B 'B3. N. M. SLATER.
A Surprise Party.
WHITESTOWN, Dec. 2'?, 1832.
MES.-RS. EDITORS: — As Christmas
is over ami things a little lively I will
tell you something about a surprise
party at the house of 'A . J. Scott, in
Lancaster township, this county. This
party was gotten up by the grand chil
dren of Mr. William Scott, who now
lives with his youngest sou on the old
farm. Mr. Scott is now nearly seventy
six years of age and is stili stout and
hearty, aud walks every day nearly
Dalf a mile to feed and tare for his
sheep, which he keeps on a piece of
land that be yet owns. But to the
surprise. About ten o'clock on Christ
mas the children, grand-children, great
urand-ehildren aud other near relatives
aud friends gathered in till the house
was about full, each one having their
basket well filled with the good things
for a Christmas dinuer. Now tuch
shaking of hands and general good
cheer does not occur every day. \V hen
this was over the large folding doors
between the kitchen and dining room
were let, wide open and a table set and
filled with turkeys, chickens aud grand
cakes uutil it groaned under its burden,
when, with grandpa at its head, over
fifty sat down to satisfy the iuuer man
with the good things which it bore.
After dinner the grand children present
ed the old gentleman with a very ele
gant ebair which he accepted with
heartfelt thanks. Some other gifts
were presented of less value. Still
among all our joys there is still room
for sorrow and reflection. Grandmother
is not, and two of our number are not,
and some of the rest too far away and,
therefore, cannot be present, but upon
the whole it was a day long to be re
membered aud for which we have good
reason to be thankful.
OBSERVER.
The Summit Church Lectures.
EDITORS CIT'/EN: —The first lec
ture of the course arranged for by a
committee of the Sabbath School of
Summit Presbyterian Church, was de
livered on Monday evening, Jan. Ist,
by the Rev. R. U. Ferguson.
His subject was "Three days in
Salt Lake City."
It was a good set off to the course
and if it may be considered a fair index
to those that are to follow, the people
of Summit Church and all others
whose good fortune it may be to at
tend them, are sure to have a rich
treat—an entertainment of real solid
worth. To gather so many interest
ing facts, and to obtain so much val
uable information concerning the pe
culiarities, the morals and religion of
the strangely deluded people of the
Mormon city, the distinguished lectur
er must have turned bis "three days
in Salt Lake City," to good account,
His eyes and ears must been wide open
from early dawn to the midnight hour.
And to be able to tell his audience in
such plain and forcible language, and
in such an interesting st_vle, what he
saw and heard and learned in those
three days, and all in one and one-hall
hour, evinces a facility of communicat
ing bis knowledge arid experience to
others which many public speakers
niav well covet. The lecture, from its
introduction, was most enjoyable; in
creasing in interest and instruction to
its close. This course of lectures
promises to be a gi,od thing for the
Sabbath School of Summit Cbuteh and
the community around even though
no pecuniary advantage should be de
rived from "it, but it is not without
such advantage. The Chairman of the
Committee was unable to anuounce
the time of the next, the second lec
ture of the course, until further corres
pondence with the gentlemen who are
expected to lecture; but the tune and
the speaker will be announced in due
season. O.
Ex-Commissioners Sentenced.
THE Lycoming county commission
ers were arrested and held to bail some
time ago for forgery, perjury and con
spiracy. Their trial was set for this
week at Williatnsport, and on last
Fridav, one of them, named Smith,
t >ok French leave and ia> gone to parts
unknown. It is thought ho made his
bail secure before he left. The way of
the transgressor is hard. Who next ?
WILMAMSPORT, Jan. s.—Daniel
Carson and William C. Kbner, two
ex-county commissioners of Lycoming,
were sentenced to day by Judge Cum
min for perjury conspiracy and embez
zlement. The Court sentenced Carson
to pay a fine of $350 and undergo im
prisonment in the Eastern Penitentiary
for one year and nine months, and
William C. Kbner to pay a fine of $350
and undergo imprisonment in the
Eastern Penitentiary for one vear and
three months. McKinney Smith, an
other ex-commissioner, indLted with
the two who were sentenced, on simi
lar charges, has forfeited his bail and
fled from justice.
THE NEW YEAR.
I am the little N'ew Year, ho, ho!
Mere I come tripping it over the snow,
Shaking iny bells with a merry din,
So open your (loors and let me in.
!i legging* I tiring to each and all,
Big folk, little folk, short and tall ;
Each one from me a treasure may win,
So open your doors and let me in.
Home shall have silver, and s>me shall have
gold ,
Some shall have new clothes, and some shall
have old ;
Sume shall have brass, and some shall havet in,
So opun your dSors and let me in.
Some shall have water, and some shall have
milk ;
Some shall have satin, and some shall have
silk ;
But each one from me a blessing may win,
So open your doors and let me in.
—Youth'i Companion.
DEATH AT THE FEAST.
The Hawaiian Minister Drops
Dead at the President's
Reception.
President Arthur's public reception
on New Year's day was cut short by
one of the most dramatic incidents that
eve: took place within the walls of the
W bile House. The receptiou com
menced promp'ly at 11 o'clock, and
progr- sse.i with remarkable success un
til a lew minutes after twelve. The
Cabinet, meml)ers of the diplomatic
corps, Senators, members. Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court, aud of
ficers of the army and navy had all
passed through the Blue Room and
given the President a New Y'ear's
greeting. The various heads of the
divisions in the dipartments had just
commenced to pass through when
Judge Elisba Allen, the dean of diplo
matic corps by virtue of being the
longest resid. Nt litre, passed into one
of the clonk rooms adjoining tie quar
ters assigm d the Marine Band, in
search of his ovc.coat. lie was ac
companied by Li« young son and the
Minister from Denmark. Just before
entering the 11 mk room Judge Allen
rubbed his hands and remarked that he
was feeling very well to day. A few
moments la:» rhe was 1 nyii>g on the
white marble floor of the room, gasp
ing for breath He was taken with a
sudden attack of heart disease as he
was reaching up for his coat, and did
not speak afi rwards. The scene that
followed wa- dramatic. In the next
room, the Marine Band, ignorant of
what happened in the cloak room, con
tinued to play i very lively waltz.
Physicians were called and everything
was done to r« lit ve tie dying minister,
but fifteen iiiiuuti-a alter he fell he ceas
ed to breathe.
As soon as the doctors found that
Judge Allen was dead the President
was notified. At this time very few
people were aware of the occurrence.
General Arthur was chatting pleasant
ly with his associates, and all through
the White House the sound of laugh
ter was heard. To those in the small
cloak room it sounded strange. In
side of five minutes all was changed.
The President at once stopped the re
ception, only allowing the bureau of
ficers coming in to pass through. The
music ceased; there was a hush of
death over the fashionable assembly.
One of the servants went to the door
and called for Judge Allen's carriage.
The driver came forward and the Judge
was placed in tie vehicle and taken to
the Hamilton House, his head quarters,
where arragements for his funeral were
made. Judge Allen was an American,
having been born in Massachusetts 70
years ago. In 1849 he was appointed
Consul at Hawaii by President Taylor.
Subsequently, owing to an internal
trouble in that country, he accepted
the position of Minister of Finance,
and afterwards become Chief Justice
and Regent of Hawaii. Finally he
was made envoy to this country. He
had no intention of returning to his
adopted country.
Unanswerable Logic.
The time is approaching, says the
Greensburg Tribune-Herald, when pub
lic sentiment will force public men to
recognize the absolute necessity of
stringent legal enactments in order to
protect community from the accursed,
demoralizing, and destructive effects of
legalized liquor selling for drinking
purposes. Liquors are like every thing
else, good en >ugh in their place ; but as
a beverage for every day use, they
have no place in any community, and
the idea of the State selling the privi
lege of dealing out such drinks as a
beverage, to a few individuals in every
community throughout the State for so
much money, is one of the most absurd
schemes ever invented for bumau
society, in view of its effects upon in
dividuals, upon communities and upon
society in general. The Delaware
county Democrat puts its hostility to
the traffic in this shape :
It says, "We are opposed to all laws
which specifically license the sale of
liquors. To have a privileged class in
a Republic is to our mind all wrong.
If it is a proper thing to sell liquors
every citizen alike should have the
privilege to sell them as every citizen
has to sell coffee, tea, muslins, tobacco,
opium and strychnine. If it be decid
ed that ninetv-aine citizens of every
hundred ought to be debarred from
selling liquors, then thehundreih man
ought to be debarred also."
Its reasoning is unanswerable. We
have never yet heard anybody try to
answer the point made by persons who
have asoumr d the above position.
Disciplined for Dancing.
PITTSBURGH, January 6 \ Monon
gahela City special says : The Pigeon
Creek Presbyterian Church, which
stands upon the Washington pike, in
Nottingham township, about ten miles
from this place, is oue of the oldest-es
tablished churches of that denomination
in Western Pennsylvania. The mem
bership numbers about 200, composed
principally of well-to do farmers and
their families. For years past the
shepherd of this flock has been sorely
grieved by the fact that despito the pri
vate protests of the elders and the pub
lic denunciations burled from the pulpit
against the sin of dancing the younger
members, and in fact many of the mar
ried ones, would meet at social parties
and indulge in quadrilles, with an oc
casional round dance thrown in by way
of variety. Finally, at the suggestion
of some of the older heads of the
church, the pastor, Kev. John Marquis,
determined to put a stop to the infringe
ment of the rules, and on last Sunday,
Communion day, all those who had
danced during the past year were re
quested to stay away from the Com
munion table and take back seats.
Seventy-two members arose and com
plied with the order. Twelve have
since confessed their fault and been re
ceived back in church. The remaining
sixty have until March Ist to see the
error of their ways, but should they
still remain unrepenient tbey will then
be read out with "book, bell and
candle." The pastor's daughter is in-
eluded in the number and was consid
ered by all the beat dancer. The affair
has caused considerable excitement in
the neighborhood.
Buried Under a Land Slide.
PITTSBURGH, dan. s.—The wife and
two children of Thorn is Johnson, liv
ing in Westmoreland county, at the
foot of a mountain, were buried and
suffocated by a land slide on Wedneu.
duy.
PJY Advertise in the CITIZEN.
THE NEW YEAR.
"A place where two ways met." MARK xi,4
Have the children come to such a
place this New Year? Are some lit
tle ones standing wondering which
way to take—whether to go on the
old way and the broad way, or to turn
into the new way and the narrow way?
Very quietly aud surely the days aud
weeks have brought them to this sp*»t
where the two ways seem to meet, and
bright eyes search in vain for any sign
post plainly marking the road to heav
en or the road to hell; and perhaps
even to-day the prayer is trembling on
some youthful lips, ''Show me the way
in which 1 should go."'
One day last summer a father, moth
er, brothers and sisters, started for a
long country ramble, but Fanny, the
eldest girl, was not ready to start u!f
with them, and was to follow. Direc
tions were left her which road to take.
At last she started, and for a time
there was no difficulty in following the
others; but after u little she came to it
place where two roads met, She had
now to stand aud think; but the more
she thought the more difficult it seem
ed to decide. Both roads stretched
out into the sunshine; both led iu'.o
the country; but which was the right
way?—which led to the father's side?
As she stood puzzled and wonder
ing, her eyes rested on the sandy path,
aud there, written in round, childish
baud, were the words, "Fauny, this is
the way." All doubt was at an end;
she simply believed the written mes
sage, obeyed, and followed, a-.d soon
had the joy of reaching those "gone
before," and learned that her little sis
ter had lingered behind to write tho9e
words ou the dustv road.
Oh! children, does not the story re
mind you, as it did me, of the pierced
hand that long ago traced on tha nar
row path to Leaven the words, "I am
the way, tbe truth, and the life; no
man cometh unto the Father, but by
me? And reading the passage to-day,
will vou not start at once for heaven?
Fanny never thought of doubtiug
the truth of her little sister's writing,
and shall we doubt the writing of
Jesus? He is tbe Life also; and not
only our life eternal, but the very life
we should live in this world.
You, girls, know what it is to
match the beautiful shades of wools
and silks, so as to copy u piece of
work exactly, and just in the same way
we should try to copy every shade of
Christ's life and character. There is a
text in the Bible that seems just a help
for boys and girls in matching the col
ors; it is this: "Whatsoever things are
true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
thing are pure, whatsoever things are
of good report, if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise, think on
these things." Had you not better
learn the text, so that you may know
just the right colors to ask for? It is
in Philippians iv. 8
Has not the little story a beautiful
lesson in it for any who are walking
on the safe way to heaven? Peahaps
a brother, or sister, or friend is follow
ing you, and they have come to the
place where you have turned into the
narrow way, but they do not know
which road to take. Won't you try to
make the writing clear to them, and
won't you so live that they may read
in your lives the jrords, "This is the
way," and, following you, may soon
rejoice iu the loving embrace of the
heavenly Father?— Christian.
Uicliow in Hop Fai-uiiug.
At the present prices, ten acres in
Hops will bring more money than
five hundred acres in any other farm
ing; and, if there is a consumer or
dealer who thinks the prioe of Hop
Hitters high, remember that Hops are
$1 25 per lb., and the quantity and
quality of Hop in Hop Bitters and the
price remains the same as formerly.
Don't buy or use worthless stuff or
imitations because the price is less.
M A It HI I. IK
LOGAN —McQUISTION.—In Allegheny city,
Dec. 24, 1882 by Kev. W. I*. Turner, Mr.
William T. Logan, of Ottawa, Kansas, and
Miss Mollie MoQuUtion, daughter of Mr.
Harper McQuistion of this place.
GRIEB—PAPE. —At St. Peters It. C. Church
Kutler, on New Year's day, 1883, by Rev.
Huher, of Allegheny city, assisted by Kev.
Romelfiuger, of Butler, Mr. John Grieb and
Miss Josie M. Pape, both of Butler, Pa.
WALLACE—LIKEN— December 26th, 1882,
by ltev. John Owens, at the residence of the
bride's parents, Mr. James Wallace, of Zelie
nople, and Miss Naomi Liken, of Krausburg,
this county.
MOORK—MILLER.—On Dec. 14, I*B2, by
Rev. Ewing, Mr. W. S. Moore of Muc'dycreek
twp., this county, and Mrs. Sadie B. Miller,
of Mercer county, Pa.
WATSON-RANK IN.—On Doc. 28th, 1882.
by Kev. MeFarland, Mr. Charles Watson and
Miss J. M Kankin, both ot this county.
BOYD—TAOGART—On Dec. 21, lsK2, by
Rev. N. K. Brown, Mr. Joseph Boyd and
.Miss Ma;gie A. Taggart, both of West Liber
ty, this county.
GROSS—VOEGKLK—On Jan. 2d, 1883, at the
Lutheran Pars >nase in Zjlienople, by Rev.
V. i". Christy, Mr. Win 11. (IrosN and Miss
Annie S. Voegele, b >th of Butler county, I'a.
KELLY—WJLLIAMS—On January lit, IXB3,
by Kev. Samuel Kerr, &( Ilarrisville, Mr. V.
P. T. Kelly, of Martinsburg, Butler ourity,
Pa., and Miss M. M . Williams, of Mercer
county, I'a.
ROYLE—LAPFFER.—On Dec' 27th. 1882,
Mr. W. M. Koyle, of Milliards, Butler Co.,
and Miss Kmuia L. LaufTer, of barker City.
GRAHAM—LACKEY—On January t, 1881,
by L. I'. Walker, J. P. of Butler, Pa., Mr.
Jamos K. Graham and Miss Kosauah C.
Lackey, both of this county.
I) KATUN.
3CHMERKEK.—In Butler Dec. 30th, 1882,
Mr. Jacob Sc'unerker, a,;ed #1 years, lack
ing twelve days.
BROWN. — In Painesville, Ob io, Mr. Wm. P.
Brown, of llarrisville, this county, aged 73
years.
WOOD.—In Clinton township, this county,
Deccmlier 30th, ISSJ, of membraneous croup,
son of William and Saddie Wood, aged one
year and six months.
RICHARDS—In Freeport Pa., on January
1, 1883, Mr. Sunuel Richards, formerly of
Buffalo twp., this county.
"llOHVill Oil ItlllM."
The thing desired found at last
Ask Druggists for ' Rough on Rats."
It clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies,
bedbugs. 15c. boxes.
LOST.
The subscriber lost from his farm in Wash
ington, t|> Butler county, in October Inst, a
dark red heifer, a little mixed with brindV-,
star ou the forehead and wide in the horns, in
very good order and about tw • years old. I
purchased the heifer at the vendue of Mr. Sam
uel Smith, Esq., of said Washington twp., and
| she was stolen or broke from my said
farm shortly afterwards. I will give a liberal
reward to any person giving ine information of
her alive, or for information of her if kill
ed or stolen. The last I hum! el her wasat
Hamilton's barn, formerly burn of said Samuel
Smith. HUGH YO! NO,
Fairview Borou/h, Butler Co., I'a.
Deo. 30, 1882. It.
7<y\ WI'KK. -M.' a day at home easily made
[ ®' fcl'ostlv Outfit free. Address Tin K & Co.
Augusta, Malue. rnaKW ly.
Prospect of a Novelty.
The House of Representatives at
Harrisburg, has the prospect of a nov
elty ia the presence of a real live mur.
derer in its mids\ occupying a seat as
a roeoil>er in good staidisg. Our Un
iuutowa correspondent savs that Mr.
Dukes is still undecided whether to
take his seat or not; which means that
he is thinking favorably of doing so.
Our CouaellavliU' co respondent
it is understood from private sources
that Mr. Dukes will take his seat.
Possibly there have been murderers
in th- Pennsylvania Legislature b< -
fore. It is eertaiu there have been
mcn.' ers who were bad enough to be
rautd«rcrs There have been some
very great criminals in tha' bot'y.
The present Legislature, however,
WHS elected as a reform body, and it is
expected it will go through its ephem
eral existence without a single stain
u:>on its escutcheon — Pittsourgh Dis
patch.
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Apply into the nostrils with little
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The Bad and Worthless
are never imitated or counterfeited,
This is especially true of a family
medicine, and it is positive proof that
the remedy initiated is of the highest
value. As soon as it had been te.-ted
aud proved by the whole world that
Hop Bitters was the purest, best and
most valuable family medicine on
earth, many imitations sprung up and
began to steal the notices in whieh the
press and the people of the country
had expressed the mer'ts of 11. 8., and
in every way trying to induce suffcr
invalids to use their stuff insuad, ex
pecting to make money on the credit
of H. 8., with variously devised
names in which the word "Hop" or
"Hops" were tned in a wav to induce
people to believe that they were the
same as H> p Bitters. All such pre
tended remedies or cures, no matter
what their st)le of name is, and es
pecially tho«e with the word "Hop" or
"Hop 3" in their name, or io any way
connected with them or their name,
are imitations or counterfeits. Be
ware of them. Touch none of them.
Use nothing but genuine Hop Bitters,
with a bunch or cluster of green Hops
on the white label. Trust nothing
else. Druggists and dealers are warn
ed against dealing in imitation or coun
terfeits
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WEBB'S KOI.ECTRIC MEDICTNB CO.,
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Sold bv I>. H. Wuller. Butler. Pa. lan3 :ly
RYE WAXTED.
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jlO 2m JACOB-RKIBER 4 BRO.
HotrcfE^
The parlership heretofore existing between
D. A. Heck and J N. Patterfon, under the Ann
name of Heck A Patterson, expires by limlfe
tion April let. 1888. Persons knowing them
selves indebted to the above film will pleas*
call and selt'e the same on or before the first of
Apr!', as after that dale all claims not paid will
lie letl with an attorney tor collection Auy
persons having claims agalust t'le firm will
present caine lor settlement
IIECK & PATTERSON.
E* ale of W. P. Brown,
LATE OF HARRIBVILLI.
Letters testamentary on the estate of \V. P.
Brown, dee'd, late of Harrisville borough,
Butler l*o , Pa., have been granted to the un
dersigned, all persons knowing themselves in
debted to said estate will please make immedi
ate payment and any having claims against
saiii estate will present them duly authentica
ted for settlement.
R. L. Brown, ) F_>_
ROBERT BLACK. ] *
Harrisville, Butler County, Pa.
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Ratting, Carpet Chain, Tablo and Floor Oil
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New Buttons. New Neckwear for LadlM,
Fichu* Collars. Ties. Ribbons. Yarns ia
Cashmere, Germatitown, Midnight Zephyrs,
Saxony, German Worsted and Country Factory
Yarns.