BUTLER CITIZEN.
MEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Dissolution Notice—Heck «fc Patterson.
ForSale —2s acre* in Prospect.
Rye Wanted—Jacob Reiber 4 Bro
Executor's Notice —Kswte of W. P. Brown.
Carpets, Ac. —0. McClintock 4 Co.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
—Skating on the ponds is still good
« —"Uncle Jake" has a lront seat in
the House.
—Ladies' Black Coats and Dolmans
at cost at L. STEIN & SON'S.
A black bear weighing four hun
dred pounds was killed in Forest county a few
days ago.
—At Griebs A handsome line of
Gold Spectacles for presents.
—A Johnstown man on a wager ate
a twenty pound turkey and four mince pies in
fifty-five minutes.
—Yarns, Zephyrs, Knitting Silk
Canvas and all Materials for Fancy
work at L. STEIN <FC SON'S
—The Philadelphia North American
wants a law to punish men who endanger life
by putting up fruits and pickled meats and fish
in a common article of tin.
A full stock of Blankets, Flannels,
Canton Flannels, Bed Comforts, &c.,
»t L. STEIN <FC SON'S.
—lt is proposed to authorize Post
masters to administer oaths. This will give
them a chance to talk back. Heretofore they
haye been simply sworn at.
Largest stock of Dress Goods in
Builer county and lowest prices at.
L. STEIN & SON'S.
A Chambersburg boy fooled around
a fire with a bottle containing almost a pound
of gunpowder. When his hair and eyebrows
grow iu again he will look much better.
—Large assortment of Fine Neck
wear suitable for Holiday Gifts at
L. STEIN & SON'S.
—A daily chicken train Las been
started on the ea*t end of the Pennsylvania
railroad. They have a passenger Cochin the
rear and a locomotive to pallet.
Call at J. F. T. Steble's before pur
cba-i * c - yoar toys—prices to suit the
times.
X -w that the creeks and runs are
frr?.- i" >er, persons owning livestock should
»«•> 'i t they get water once a day. If your
cow U bto get water the flow of milk will be
materally diminished
Lunches and meals can be had at
all h 'urs at Morrison's City Bakery,
Vogely House block.
"I am glad I attended the Normal
Scl.ool, E linboro. I have learned, what I have
never learned before, how to apply my mind
and study. I have gained self-reliance. No
other school was ever half so useful to me.
Silk Handkerchiefs, Lace Hand
kerchiefs, Fancy Handkerchiefs for the
Holidays at " L. STEIN & SON'S.
" —Senator Greer got Mark Wright,
■on of James Wright, of Jefferson, a position
in the Senate chamber as transcribing clerk,
and "Uncle Jake" got Joseph Elliott, of Butler,
a position iu the House as doorkeeper of the
House committee rooms.
—Silk Handkerchiefs, Colored Bor
der Handkerchiefs, Fancy Handker
chiefs, Immense Stock and low prices,
st L. STEIN & SON'S.
Work on the new bridge, over the
creek here, was commenced last week. Persons
coming to town on the Freeportroad can either
turn off at the Springdale Hall corner, or at ths
new bridge and go down to the Pittsburgh
bridge.
—Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Handker
chiefs, don't forget to see our stock
before purchasing.
L STEIN & SON.
—The new depot of the P. & W. R.
R., at this place, besides being a handsome
building and well finished, both externally and
internally, is a verv well arranged affair. It
contains a ladies' waiting room, gents' waiting
room, ticket office, express office and baggage
room.
Hats, Caps, and Gents furnishing
goods, at low prices, at J. F. T. Stehle's
A Harlansburg man named Smith
has patented an improved fire escape consisting
of a pair of hollow guide ways made of metal
tubes erected vertically in front of and project
ing a little from the side of a building, and
eoupled by an arch at the top. to each of which
tubes a balcony is fitted *o as to slide up and
down, being connected through a.slit with a
suspending and operating rope within the
tubes, 'the two balconies balancing each other,
so that persons in one or the other may com
mand their own descent by means of a lever
brake in the balcony. Means are also provided
for working the brake from the ground.
—Large line of Collars, Ties, Fishus
and fine Neckwear at
L. STEIN & SON'S.
—Since the great outburst of sun
. spots in November, and the accompanying mag
netic storms and auroras, the sun has shown
very little disturbance, and on the day of the
transit of Venus Old Sol's face shone free from
' any blemish, except a few slight specks, al
though it was near the height of the spot
period. Soon after the transit somedisturbanoe
of the solar surface was again visible, but the
spot* were very few until New Year's Day.
Then several groups appeared, and now the Sun
is evidently storm-driven once more. In one
..place the solar surface over an area of hundreds
1 of thousands of square mile* is pitted with
chasms and ridged with fiery elevation*. More
auroral display* are likely to fellow.
—We are selling all Black Coats
-j and Dolmans at cost at
L. STUN & SON'S.
—The Cleveland Herald, an eight
page daily paper, is now printed on a Scott
r.. perfecting press, the motive power Tor which
' I* furnished by an Otto "Silent" gaa engine
The gaa engine business is yet in its infancy,
bat scientific men think that gas will, in the
course of time, supercede steam for running all
kinds of engines —including the railway engine
or locomotive. In these engines gas, diluted
with air, is let directly into tne cylinder and is
_■ then igniisd, either by an electric spark or by
a burning gas jet. This causes au explosion
which moves the jjlston head. Many of our
.readers, no doubt, remember the gas engine at
the Pittsburgh Exposition which furnished the
' motive power for an elevator.
Go to J. F. T Stehle for your toyß
—best selection in the town.
—Some weeks ago we published a
poem entitled, "When the frost is on the
punkin." It was copied from the Indianapolis
Journal and was written by Beuj. F. Johnson.
Benj. F.. Johnston wan, or is, the name of a
young man, the son of William Johnston, of
Cranberry township, who read law with Mr.
Qilfillan, of Franklin, Pa.; was admitted to the
Bar, and would have stepped into a good prac
tice at once, on accouut of his natural abilities,
had he not become addicted to strong drink.
He left his father's house, in Cranberry twp.,
some twelve years ago, remarking before start
ing, that they would hear from him
some day, but they have never heard from
him since. His father and mother are yet
living and if Benj. is still numbered with us, he
should let his folks hear from him.
—Fur Trimming in all widths at
L. STEIN k SON'S.
—IBB2 was not a remarkable year
in any sense except in the history of Astronomy,
through the transit of Venus. It will be re
membered in history chiefly for the death of
Emerson, Darwin, Auerbach, (iaribaidi, Thur
low Weed, Dr. Posey, Archbishop Tait, and
others of leas note. It witnessed no decisive
wars, that in Kgypt having made no new de
parture in the world's history, and that in .South
Africa having terminated ingloriously. It saw
no great calamities, nor are its records defiled
by extraordinary or exceptional crime. The
economic disturbances of the year—the panic in
Paris, the great strikes in America, and the
land troubles in Ireland—constitute its darkest
records. In the main, it was a year of benefi
cent progrims, marked by a growing disposition
to demand and expect righteousness between
nation and nation, as between man and man.
.—A lot of second-handed Watches
cheat) for cash at E. (jritb'a
There are five school teachers in
the Stat* Legislature.
Corsets, Hosery and Gloves very
low at L- STEIN & SON'S.
—A lady to be in fashion must wear
wide linen collars.
Fresh bread and cakes always on
hand at the City Bakery, Vogely
House block.
—Pennsylvania turkeys are now
shipped to England.
Sewing Machine attachments and
repairs of all kinds, at Grieb's Jewelry
store. mav3l-tf.
The sale of the First National
Bank building has been again postponed.
The highest bid last Monday, was ?70u0.
—At Griebs. An elegant stock of
Silverware is offered at lower prices
than ever sold before.
W. C. Thompson, Esq , is now
in partnership with his father, under the firm
name of Thompson & Son. See card in anoth
er place.
Highest price paid in cash for
buckwheat and buckwheat flour, at
Boos' Store, south eiid of Main street,
Butler, Pa. tf.
Now is the time for charitably dis
posed persons to think of the good they can
render the poor.
Dolls of all kinds at J. F. T. Stehle'a
You will be surprised to see the
stock that J. F. T. Stehle has in toys
baby dolls a specialty.
Colds are numerous, almost every
person having contracted one during the recent
warm, damp spell.
See a woman in another colvmn, on liorwe
back, picking grapes fro a. which Speer's Por-
Orape Wine is made, and that ia so highly cu
stomed by the medical profession, for the use of
invalids, weakly pc- sous the aged. Hold by
Drucgiets. IV)V - 1 -■
The next holiday will be Wash"
Ington's birth day. Bank officers and teachers
keep up a merry heart.
If you have scrofula, don't fail to
use "I)r. Lindsey's Blood Searcher."
It will cure you.
—Eight of the leading business
houses houses ofCorry have been closed by the
Sheriff within the past two weeks. The aggre
gate liabilities are over SIOO,OOO.
—lf any of our readers are in want of a job
where they can be insured a good salary and
have their traveling expenses paid, they will
do well to read the advertisement of Men
Wanted, 4c., which appears elsewhere.
Parker had a SIO,OOO fire last Sat
urday evening. The Duncan House, Ottinger s
Drug Store and five other buildings were de
stroy ed. ' '
Fresh oysters received twice a
week at the City Bukery, Vogely
House block.
A Lancaster county farmer lost
two fine steers last week, by a strange disease
that has made its appearance in Gonoy twp.
The jSrst attack comes on with a chill followed
by hydrophobia.
Send or leave your order for a
Sewing Machine, of any make, at
Grieb's Jewelry store. may3l-tf
—The trial of Martin Weinberger,
accused of the murder of Louis Guttfreind was
was concluded in Pittsburgh last Saturday and
he was found guilty of murder in the first de
gree. A new trial will be asked on the ground
that the Court erred in refusing to admit as
evidence the depositions as to character taker!
in Austria.
D. P. Crosby, Pottstown, Pa., says:
"Brown's Iron Bitters afforded me
great relief in dyspepsia, indigestion
and general debility."
"Duke" and "Dandy," the fi,ooo
pounds steers about which we have read so
much lately, were rallied off at Youngstown
on Thursday of last week. They realized some
$2,500, which went to pay off the city hospital
debt. These arc considered the largest steers
in the country. They were drawn by Youngs
town parties.
Don't wear dingy or faded
things when the ten-cent Diamond
Dyes will make them good as new.
They are perfect.
Mr. William Caldwell, of Butler
twp , lost a valuable horse on last Saturday
night. The horses in Ins stable became loose
or entangled in some way arid one of them
kicked and broke a leg of another. We re
gret t.» hear of Mr. Caldwell's loss.
—Bv the now time table persons
wishing to go from Butler to Evansburg or
other points on the l*. At W. road north of Cal
lery and return same duv, can do so and make
close connections at Gallery, but persons wish
ing to come from those points to Butler and
return same day, have to wait over two hours
in the morning at Gallery and over three hours
in the evening.
—lt is said that the Pennsylvania
R. R. Co. has ordered one million dollars to
be expended on the grades <>f the West
Penn R. R. between Butler and Blairsville,
in order to put the roud in better shape for
the running of heavy coal trains over it.
The.jrest Penn amiShenango connecting link
will, when completed, be a low grade road.
—Th6 Auditor General's report
came to hand by Monday morning's mail, and
from it we learn that the receipts of the .State
from Dec. 1, 'Bl, to Dec. 1, 'B2, was *1<i,428,-
<550.11. This includes the ordinary receipts
and a new loan of $9,360,120.45. The total ex
penses-for the same time were $14,850,571,18,
which includes some $9,820,104.77 of loans re
deemed. The school appropriation for this
county was $12,232,05. >Ve will itemize the
rejiort, as far it concerns this county, lor next
issue.
—An order has been issued by the
officers of the Pennsylvania railroad company,
notifying passengers that the compmy will
hereafter require them to have ilieir baggage
checked at least five minutes before the de
parture of their train. Baggage ugentu are in
structed to chock all baggage mat is brought,
provided they have time to do so, but the com
pany will not agree to carry the same if it is
not checked live minutes before the arrival or
departure of the traiu on which the j avenger
desires to travel.
—An exchange says that "a new
railroad, the company beiiiK already chartered,
is to be built, beginning at Johnstown ami con
necting with the Baltimore ii Ohio railroad at
that point, thence by the Coriemaugh and Ivis
kiminitis rivers,and it is said will follow the
bed of the old canal, as the P. 11. R. dies not
occupy it through Appollo and I.ecchburgdown
to the Allegheny river, crossing and goint;
through Freeporl, thence u(> the bit; litifT'alo to
Butler, connecting with the Pittsburgh and
Western, giving the B. & O. R. B a:i out
let to Pittsburgh, east and west. Kng.net-r*
are already e.igaged surveying and lsying -out
the road.
• —"Not guilty and county to pay
file costs," was the verdict of the .jury in the
ease against Mrs. Lockliart, of Millerstown, in
dicted at the I aft (Quarter Sessions, of this coun
ty, for being a common scold, uttering scauda
lous words, etc. We did not hear the case but
suppose there was considerable provocation on
both side* or the jury would not have put the
costs on the county, »•. it has a riglit to do in
cases coming under the head of "inisdemeau
or.K." In eases classed as "felony," however,
the jurv lias nothing to say regarding costs and
as the law now stands the costs of the prosecu
tor and his witne-ses are paid by the county,
whether the verdict be "guilty" or ' not guihy."
In one case tried at the la*t sessions wh-re the
charge w-is larceny, lelony, and whert* the liber
ty and good name of two innocent men, a-< well
as the life of an aged ainl feeble man. were en
dangered, by what to many seemed a foul con
spiracy, the record costs of the prosecutor, a
rich man, were paid by the county, while the
defendants, both poor men and mechanics, will
be kept busy during the next year paying their
ex|»crises in connection with the case. We *ub
init that this is not right and think the jury
should control the costs in all criminal cases.
If such were the law malicious or stubborn
people would hesitate before going to court
witii grave charges that they cannot substanti.
ate. Our legislators should look after this law
—Wm Aland, merchant tailor, But
ler, Pa., has jui-t received from first
hands all the leading novelties in
Frencfi and Domestic fine woolens for
men and boys' wear, and solicits the
patronage of all lovers of fine and well
fitting garments. octll-Jjm.
There were sixteen murders of all
grades in Allegheny county last ye<r.
—The new leaf in a bad boy's man
ual of deportment must be turned over with a
shingle.
—A new hymn set to the tune of
"Champagne Charley'' is among the recent
delights of the Salvation Army.
—The "great-graaddady of sweet
potatoes" was dug at Waco, Texas, recently.
It was a yam and weighed thirty-two pounds.
The telegraph warns us of the ap
proach of another cold wave from the west.
The thermometer at chilly Fort Garry again
marks 40° below zero.
—J. T. Blair, General Superintend
ent of the S. & A. R. R. gives notice that all
special rateson freights now in force expired
Dee. 31,1882. For renewal of same applica
tion must be made at once. In making applica
tion for renewals be particular to give correct
dates and particulars concerning tiie iare for
which application is made.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch asserts
that the Standard Oil Company has not more
than from eighteen to twenty millions of bar
rels of oil in lis tanks, though it claim" to have
about thirty-two millions and :-.dds : "This is
a very serious matter to the holders of oil cer
tlintor and to the pradMtll. Why the pro
ducers, who have, for some time suspected de
ception of this character, have not instituted a
thorough investigation, can be explained only
by a theory that ;hey are so generally interest
ed in speculation as well a« producing, and so
constantly deep in the market on one side or
the other, that they fear the immediate results
more than they desire to gain a lasting benefit,
and bring the ; reduction and sale ot oil to a
strictly business basis. Ir must seem reasonable
that enough ha- been said on this subject to
lead to some acti HI by tiie Legislature. When
this great and peculiar industry is manipulated
by a ring of g mblers who swindle the foolish
who are not admitted to their secrets, and who
send oil up or down to suit their own condition
in the market, regardless of the supply or de
mand, it is turely high time to enact a law
which will modify the ruinous methods of the
greatest monopoly of the country. It the Leg
islature is too friendly to this power to take
practical steps t-i abolish the evil, then In com
mon justice it ( tight to repeal all laws which
conflict with the free and open operation of
JKJOI rooms, faro rooms, keno saloons, policy
shops, wheel of fortune—all of the gambling
machinery whicn is now under the ban of the
law.
COURT MOUSE NOTES
Bridget S. Gaitens, of Jeffersonville,
Clearfield twp., Las brought suit vs.
Dennis O'Donnell for slander, and
claims damages in SIOOO. In her dec
laration Bridget says that Dennis has
accused her of sleeping with one Eli
Bryson, her barkeeper, and has made
other declarations and insinuations re
garding her which injure her good
name and business.
The County Auditors are at work
auditing the county accounts for 1882.
It will take them about three weeks, in
all, to do the work.
Jury Commissioners McClung and
Wallet, and Judge McJunkin are
selecting jurors for 1883.
Couri is in session this Judge
Bredin presiding, for the trial of civil
causes.
Great Down Pour in Germany.
BERLIN, January 4.—The inunda
tions are taking the form of a-great
public catastrophe. The distress is in
creasing hourly. The military and
civil authorities are making the great
est exertions to mitigate the misery of
the disaster. There are no signs yet
that the crisis of the calamity is reach
ed. The high temperature and rains
continue. At Ludwigsbofen, opposite
Mannheim, where the great Rhine dam
gave way last night, the lives of a
hundred people are imperiled. A
steamer rescued in my hundreds, in
cluding the sick. The devest distress
prevails.
PUESTII, Jiitiuirv 1 —Ti.e Danube
hasinundated I'n > b-irg, three-quarters
of a mile from Y:« n:ia.
GENEVA, January i —The Paris
a'id Lyons iliiiwuy on ilie French
frontier, was washed away. The di
rect railway service between Switzer
land, France and Italy is interrupted
PARIS, January 4.—The rivers
Saone and Doubs have inundated
several villages. Thirty-two houses
have fallen at Longepli-rri.
Big Telesc ope.
Rev. John Peate, sa\ s the Greenville
New*, has finally got iti- second and
larger telescope in p initio i at. his shops
in Greenville. The tube is 1 1 inches
in diameter and H feet i.i length, and
while it is not "the larg> -t reflecting
telescope in America," it is still an un
usually large instrument. IJ'it the
thing in connection with th,< business
which most worries Mr I*. ate is the
statement that he had pun:ha*t'd the in
strument iu Pittsburgh, when the fact
of the matter is be made it here iu
Greenville, and only had it put together
in Pittsburgh. Especially is the glorv
due to Mr. Peate for the preparation of
the reflector, the iinin-.-pring of the
whole inaehiue so to speak, and upon
which delicate work he spent nearly all
last summer. Mr. Brashear, of Pitts
burgh, put the pieces together, but Mr.
Peate furnished the pieces. VVe have
seen a statement from Mr. Brashear, in
which he expresses great regret at the
statement iu a Pittsburgh paper that
he had made the instrument, when the
credit was all due to Mr. Peate, who
has so ingeniously applied old princi
ples of mounting as to in fact have se
cured something altogether original.
Gambetta Dead
PARIS, January I.—M. Leon Gam
betta died at midnight. Hissufferings
for days had been terrible. He was
conscious to the end, his last words be
ing : 'J am lost. It is useless to dis
simulate; but I have suffered so much
that it will be a deliverance." His
death, although expected, created the
greatest excitement and the streets were
thronged with people. In all thecities
of Europe the news was received with
regret and the papers teem with articles
on the dead statesman.
Leon Michel Gambetta was born in
18.58. lit* was intended for the priest
hood, l>ut the loss of tin eye put an end
ito the plan and he studied law. He
was elected to the Corps Legislatif in
| 18(58, and became known at once as an
| enemy of the Empire. After the battle
i of Sedan and the capture of the Hmper
'or in 1870 he was appointed Minister
of War. Be in# in Paris when it was
inverted liv the Germany, he escaped
in a balloon, and his labors in behalf of
his country were enormous. His en
thusiuHn and endeavors came too late,
however. Since that time he has been
the most prominent figure in French
! polities. Had he survived he would
; probably been elected President of the
Republic. By a great and powerful
party of his countrymen he was looked
upon as it deni-god and as the only
hope of the Third Republic. Strong,
passionate and progressive, he inspired
admiration and hatred, and few men
ever had s:> large a circle of cordial
friends or so formidable a party of bit
| tcr enemies.
Notes on Current Events.
—Rumors of war, in which Germany
is expected to take an active part, are
again beard in London. But on this
side of the water there remains little
faith in the word of the foreign war
rumor committee.
—Gov. Butler's message to the Leg
islature of his State, which in Massa
chusetts is read or spoken to the Leg
islature in joint session, immediately
after the inauguration ceremonies, is
the most notable public document of
the day. The General finds fault with
almost every department of the State
Government.
—An artist in Siberia, searching for
a long missing brothet last July, came
upon a hut containing two white men,
one of whom was dead and . the other
insane, and from a record found in the
hut, the men are supposed to have been
part of the crew of Chipp's boat from
the ill-fated Jeannette. The insane
man died soon after being discovered.
—Concord, X. H., and its vicinity
was shaken by an earthquake lately,
its advent being preceded by a sound
similar to that produced by an ex
plosion. The people rushed from the
swaying buildings into the streets, the
concussion in some instances extin
guished the gas. Shocks were also
felt at Manchester, Dover, Contocook,
Pittefield, and other towns.
Now that Gambetta of France is
dead, Bismarck of Germany talks of re
tiring from office. The third great
figure iu the politics of Europe, Glad
stone of England, has the infirmities of
age, and often refers to the retirement
that he desires to eujoy. With the dis
appearance of these three giants from
the political stage, the aspect of Euro
pean statesmanship will be less pictur
esque than it has been for years past.
—Baltimore is indeed a stricken city,
unless the reports are considerably ex
aggerated. The number of cases of
smallpox is estimated at 1,200, and the
quarantine hospital is inadequate to the
task of accomodating the patients. One
tenement house was found to contain
twenty-two cases. Already a ejoof 1
many have been buried "darkly, r *
dead of nighf,' ( and unless the city au
thorities, fate and the weather combine
to prevent, the plague seems bound to
accomplish even greater ravages.
—A voung woman's seminary in the
Illinois town of Knoxville was burned
to the ground a lew days since, and its
hundred inmates had barely time to es
cape with their lives. Every few
months we hear of the burning of some
laree building in which scores of human
beings are huddled together, and almost
always there is heartrending loss of
life. " Sometimes it is an asylum, some
times a pocrhouse, sometimes a factory,
sometimes a prison which is thus de
stroyed. The latest fire will teach a
valuable les-on if parents learn from it
to look carefully into the safety of the
edifices in which their children are to
live while at school. If it is not possi
ble in all cases to make such buildings
absolutely proof against fire, it is at
least possible to obtain reasonable se
curity for the lives of their inmates.
—General Butler—that is to say,
Governor Butler—in his inaugural ad
dress as Governor of Massachusetts
ventilated a new idea concerning taxa
tion and voting. Massachusetts has a
poll-tax and a constitutional provision
which disqualifies from voting any citi
zen who has not paid the State and
county taxes assessed upon him. Gov
ernor Butler proposes to continue the
poll-tax, but to materially change its
operation upon the voting franchise.
At present no one on whom a tax is
assessed can vote until he has paid it.
Bailer's plan is to assess the tax, but
to defer collection until after election.
Then, if the citizen can show that he
has performed his duty by voting, the
poll-tax is to be remitted. Under the
present plan a man has to pay for the
privilege of voting. Under Butler's
plan he would be made to pay for not
having voted. In one case he esca|>es
payment bv forfeiting his right to vote.
In the other, he pays a fine for not per
forming Ins duty by voting. Ben lias
some singular notions, but a streak of
sense generally runs through them.
Twenty Years a Great Suflerer,
from Constipation. Had swallowed
a balf-buehel ol fills, and drank over a
barrel of Cathartic and Laxative slops.
Had tried every Patent Medieiue re
commended in such cases, and had
been treated by all the very best phys
icians in Philadelphia, and was finally
told by her con.-ulling physicians that
hhe was now too weak for Cathartic
Medicine, or injections, and that she
must die. She then took Manalin and
was cured. See 31st pa#u of the "Ills
of Life." Get the book from your
Druggist, or address Dr. Hartman, ()s
--bom, ()., for one.
Oil Notes.
The Phillips Hro's well on the
Hredin farm, in south-west corner of
Summit township, was completed
on Monday and is reported dry.
Forest Oil Co.'s well cn the Dodds
farm, and the Phillips Pro's well on
the Wallace farm, will likely be com
pleted this week, and several other
wells in Paid llidge district will be in
during the next ten days.
The Sbultz well on the Cooper tract,
in Forest county, is reported to be
doing lesß than 500 barrels, and the
Clark it Foster well is reported dry.
This well is located between the two
big wells, and was expected to be big.
liOIM'Ht HIMI I.IIHTJII.
When the Hops in each bottle of
Hop Hitters (at the present price, $1.25
per 1b.,) cost more than a bottle is sold
for, besides the other costly medicines,
and the quality and the price are kept
the same, we think it is honest and
liberal in the proprietors, and no one
should complain, or buy or use worth
less stuff, or cheating bogus imitations
because the price is less.
A Child's Terrible Death
MERCER, PA, .January 2—Yester
day morning a daughter of Perry Coon,
of Lackuwanna township, this county,
aged 11 years, was sent by her mother
to a neighbor to borrow a household
utensil. The neighbors were not at
home, the doors all locked, and the
child raised a window and was climb
ing in the house when the sash fell, and
struck her on the back of the neck.
When her mother, alarmed by her long
absence, went to look for her she found
her lifeless body hanging to the window.
f-ffi*'Advertise ill the Citizen
SOMETHING INTERESTING
About the Immense Business of
the Voltaic Belt Company, at
Marshall, Mich. —Cords of Tes
timonials to the Wonderful
Power of the Voltaic Belt Ap
pliances Upon the Human Sys-
tem. —The Invention of Dr. A.
M. Dye, Patented June 13, 1876.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean, April 20, IS>2-
Believing that readers of the Intrr (kein
would like to know more about the remedies
offered in the advertisement, which lias appear
ed in its columns, proposing to send electric ap
pliances nil thirty days' trial, a visit was made
to the office of Voltaic Belt Company, at Mar
shall, Mich.
Before enming to the merits of the appliances
of this cimpany, some attention should be giv
eu to the soundness of the principle on which
they are ba»ed. A very able article in the
Boston Journal of Commerce, May 1, 18!>0,
speaking of the Voltaic Belt Company and
l>r. I>ye's electric appliances, truthfully says:
"The fact that electricity forms one of the
most subtile and p wert'ul essentials of the
principle of life, if, indeed, it be not that life
itself, is uow well known and acknowledged
by all phisiologists and scientists, and though
disputes wage as to volume and influence, both
are universally admitted to be so i»reat that
man cannot exist without the aid cf this mighty
and wonderful element, and in the exact pro
portion in which the human orcani<m may
have been depleted, in any instance, of it« elec
trial current —life —must the deficit be made up
th >t the original, though unknown proportions
may again be approximated. The efficacy of
electricity in the cure of many diseases is sup
ported by the best authorities. It is especial
ly efficient in debilitated paralytic; epileptic
and rheumatic cases: in fact it is, to a greater
or less extent, beneficial iu almost every dis
ease. It considerably augments the circulation
of the blood and excites '.he action of the ab
sorbents.
"These facts being now admitted by the prac
tical scientific men of the world, the question
presents itself: How is this power to be
utilized for the benefit of distressing mankind ?
That this question has been satisfactorily and
finally settled by the discovery and perfection
of Dr. Dye's Yoitaic Belt Appliances cannot be
questioned for a moment. Of the several
methods or systems devised for conducting the
electric currents to and terough the humau sys
tem, that introduced by Dr. A. M. Dye has
met with the greatest success, and seems to fill
all the requirements of nature, from both phys
ical and scientific standpoints."
Space will not permit a description of the
construction of the various articles which form
these appliances. A more important matter
than "how are they made?" is "what will they
do?" It may be stated in a general way that
recognizing the principle that "electricity
forms one of the most powerful essentials of
life," these appliances will remove and remedy
any, and all troubles arising from a want or
waste in our systems of this vital quanity.
Most convincing proof ot this is to be found in
the multitude of letters which map be seen in
the office of the company.
Believing that the correct application of
a scientific principle can best be fully determin
ep by its practical workings, a few extracts from
letters ot persons suffering from varied and
different diseases are giveu, and it would seem
as it one who is afflicted with any bodily ail
ment should know about it. A lady in Brook
lyn, Ind., writes March 2, 1882: "In order to
let you know the gratitude of my heart: That
belt 1 purchased of you last November has ben
efitted my husband so much he is able to work
every day." A Boston merchant writes, Feb.
27, 1882: "Another year has rolled around and
I am still enjoying the greatest blessing that
a man can have, viz, health. During the year
just past I have not had one day's sickness, put
it altogether, thanks to the Voltaic Belt." A
bank president writes from New York, March
17, 1882: "Enclosed please find check for $lO,
paving for the Voltaic Be'.t. It is a good
thing." A lady writing from Morris, 111., Feb.
18, 1882, says: "It has done me more good than
all the medicine I havoe/er taken. For eight
years I could not get in the buggy and ride two
miles without making me to rorv I could not get
around for a week. Now I can go around and
enjoy myself. You cannot know how grateful
I am." A cabinet maker in Westville, 0.,
writes March 28, 1882: "I received iny belt the
2oth. It is helping me already." A St. Louis
man, who was evidently careful not to hallo be
fore he was out of the woods, writes, Feb. 12,
1882: "I have been a long time acknolwedg
ing the receipt of your belt and suspensory ap
pliances, but I thought I would wait until I
saw and felt its effects. I can only sav thev are
simply wonderful." We were shown hundreds
of letters similar to the above, all speaking of
the voltaic appliances with sincere gratitude
and praise. Aside from the important busi
ness of preparicg and distributing these great
remedial agents, the office of the Voltaic Belt
Company is interesting. It is pleasant to ob
serve the systematic rrgularitv with which the
immense bundle of letters which every mail
brings is disposed of, and each variety of letter,
inquiry, statement, or order, all going quickly
and surely to the proper person, and from that
person rec iving prompt and exact attention.
The business of the company is simply astound
ing. Orders fur the electric appliances are
coming in from all parts of the world. We
were'shown ord TS received from West India
Islands, from the Sandwich Islands, from
Australia, frmi .Mexico, from South America,
from all parts of Europe, and as far away as
Tokio, Japan. F.verv mail brings orders by
hundred, and the office and manufactory of
the company is one immense be« hive of in
dustry and enterprise.
The company issue a neat little book,
handsomely illustrated, which very concisely
and clearly s;-t.s forth the merits of their elec
tric appliances and describes the different dis
eases for which they are applicable. They
They recommend the partieulary,
to nervous Mid debilitated persons, whose
vitality is lost or injured, and to those whose
vital organisms is weakened and impaired.
They also especially recommend them for
rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis, spinal diffi
culties, lame back, Ttidnevs and liver troubles,
and some other diseases. Their little book
explains all, and will be sent to any address
free by simply dropping a letter or postal
card to the c impany.
FALL AMD WINTER.
A. TROUTMAH.
Extraordinary Large and Attractive
stock of New Fall Drees goods, Silks,
Plushes, Velvets, Ac.
Attractive Prices. Bargains in all
kinds of Dry Goods and Trimmings,
Cashmere* Black and Colored—the
very best goods for lowest prices.
Hosiery, Passmentries, Spanish and
Guipure Laces, Ladies' cloths in all
shades, Flannels. Blankets, Ladies',
Gents' and Childrens' Underwear,
Towels, Napkins, Table Linens, yarns,
Gloveß, Jeans, Cassitneres, Tickings,
Muslins, Quilts, Lace Curtains,
Shawls, Buttons, Fringes, Corsets and
Oil Cloths.
Infant's Ilohes, Skirts, Capes, Hoods
and Sacks, Fur Trimmings, Ladies',
Misses' and Childrens' Coats and
Jackets, Ladies' Dolmans, <fcc.
Our assortment and our Low Prices
—Quailty of goods considered--are the
inducements which we offer. Give me
a call. A. TROOTMAN, Butler, Pa.
Dangerous Hill.
The road or street leading from
north end of town, old Mercer pike,
is so dangerous that two accidents
have happ**ned within the last two or
three weeks. Mr Daniel Shanor, of
Centre twp., while coming down the
hill, about Christmastime, lost a fine
horse. It fell and was dragged by
the other horse and the sled, from
which Mr. Shanor was thrown, until
one of its legs were broken and it had
to be killed.
On last week Mr. Gus. Michael, also
of Centre twp , was coming down the
hill to town, and when about the same
place of the accident to Mr Shanor,
his wagon and horses slid off the road
and over the bank. Mr Michael receiv
ing some injuries. This hill should
certainly be looked after.
"Buehapal bs."
New, quick, complete cure 4 days,
urinary affections, smarting, frequent
or difficult urination, kidney disease.
sl. at druggists Prepaid by express,
$1.25, 6 for $5. E. S. Wells, Jersey
City, N J.
liiHiira ncc.
Geo. W. Shaffer, Atfent —office
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i Butler Pa. rnaylMf
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" 33 " " Yanderlin. John J Kellv. Michael V Kelly, Adm'r. Thompson & Son.
FI D, 2 Mar, 1883 James W. Reed. Katie M Roth. George Walter. Wm II Martin.
CP, 390 Jan, 1877 Thompson and Scott. Joseph McCool. Dr J H King. Wm H Martin.
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2 June, " M B Mcßride. Peter Kayler. Wm Wilson. R P Scott.
" 18 Mar, 1881 .Scott. David M Dunning. James English. husk and Riddle.
«' 89 " " T., Scott and Mitchell. Belda Staff by her father. John Frantz. Wm II Lusk.
" 5 Sept, " I, Z Mitchell. John N MmiU. John II Sutton. Alex Mitchell.
" 11 Dec, I' C A Sullivan. Daniel Heck. Samuel Miller. LZ Mitchell.
" 54 " •' Brandon and Cornelius. Commonwealth of Penn'a. Wm H Hoffman etal. jC Walker.
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" 59 Mar, 1882 Thompson & Son. G W Glenn for use. Brady twp School District. John M Greer.
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New Jersey Port Wine The Best.
Dr. E. 11. Janes, a noted physician
of the New York Board of Health
says: —
I take great pleasure in testifying
my approbation of the superior quali
ties of the Port Wine produced bv Mr.
A Specr, of Passaic, New Jersey.
After a prolonged trial I can confi
dently recommend it as a superior ar
ticle of wine for the sick and the debil
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ous stimulation and invigoration.
I shall continue to employ it in my
practice in nil cases where a pure ar
ticle of wine is called for the sick; and
shall do all in my power to foster and
encourage its production. For sale by
I). H. WULLER.
New Buss for the Depots.
Mr. James Sellers, the livery-man.
is now running a fine carriage to both
depots, upon the arrival and departure
of all trains. Persons wishing to de
part by any train, can leave their ad
ders for the carriage, at Sellers' Livery
Stable, on Cunningham St., near Hein
eman's corner.
Nilvrrwiire.
Under this head come all those ar
ticles so necessary to every well regu
lated household, and so ornamental to
the home table. We have an elegant
and varied assortment of Knives,
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Butter-dishes, Syrup-pitchers, Salvers,
etc. If you wish anything special and
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and we will obtain it for you and be
pleased to render the service.
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cordially recommend it to all persons similarly
affiicted. Very respectfully yours,
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Surrogate, and Clerk of < )rphans' Court
of Gloucester County*
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of the generative functions. sl. at
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N J.
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rors and indiscretions of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, dec.,-
1 will send a recipe that will cure you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis
covered by a missionary in South America.
Rend a self-addressed envelope to the RKV.
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ly.
NOTICE
is hereby given, that applicati >n will be made to
the Legislature at its next eession for the pass
ago of a law entitled, "An Act in relation to
the publication of borough and townr-bip ac
counts. within tlio county of Butler." The ob
ject of said law is to remove ail doubts as to the
construction of the preset*! law m regard to tho
publication of accounts and to delluu said
law moro explicitly. R. McKEE.
dao-it.
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WATCHMAKER & JEWELER.
South Main St., Butler, Pa,
Keeps Constantly on Haud a Full Stock of
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AND
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At the Lowest Cash Prices.
Fine Will ell Rt'palrliiK uNpec*
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| Twenty-five acres ol l .nd in the borough ol
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well thereon. For particulars Inquheol
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1 jlO, lino. Butler, Pa.
Two Farm* for Sale.
The lieire of Robert McKinney, dec' 4. late of
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private sale, and in lots, a farm of over
200 .Acres,
situated one and a half nulen from Templeton
Station, on the Pittsburgh A Western Railroad,
in said Adams twp. For particulars inquire of
A. J Flemirg on the promises.
ALSO A t'ARM OF 123 ACRES
in Cherrj twp., Butler Co., Pa., on the line of
the Kheuaugo .V Allegheny Railroad, and mid
way between Bovard and Anandale Stations.
For particulars as to this farm, inquire of Mr.
Alexander Porter, living on adjoining farm.
A J. FLEMING.
Pinafore P. O. Butler Co., Pa.
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