V* L XXV THE CELEBRATED i ALLEN WASHE H. Why it is Superior to All Others in the Market! Ist Being tasilv worked, and dots the * work more rapidly 'than any other maehinc. 2r.d. Being enclosed prevents all splashing J.ijfn machines or the washboard. Thou- iut is that r.o friction on used the Ixlieii'washer say they believe that iSllrft '* w '" fave ®k e P r ' ce *' ' n ' ess *' : an a M year's time. ~ OS Wif*^WL The peculiar action of the water in the B n machine (which cannot be understood unless VI ote sees it) forcing a strong current of water tbe°»)finitor, which necessity. MAKITACTUBED AXD FOR SALE BY— SHUN, SHIRK £ HAYS BuleiPa, New Drug Store JUST OPENED, NEW GOODS, NEW PRICES, A.T 1. SB, I JEFFERSON ST., Where you will find a full line of Fine Drugs, Chemicals, Per fumes and Toilet Articles. Agents for Mi Alma, Montross Deals?. Is no, and Scissors Cigars. Best 5 and 10 cent Cigars iu town. Prescriptions carefully compounded by an exparienced Pharmacist. Your patronage respectfully solicited, DR. D. E. WILES, Prop'r. A. Troutman & Son. Leading Dry Goods Bouso. BIT TTJLiIHIR, - ZFJE-NILT'A.. 11l Lllllll<*t> 1111111111 A Tiouiman & Son. The luudintr Dry Goods and Car pet. House, Butler, Pa. New Fall Presß oood3 at prices which will make them move very fast We hove the largest stock ever shown in Butler county, com prising all the uewgoods iD Checks, Stripes and Plain Weaves in Foreign and Domestic Black and Colored Silks, Special Values IN TRIMMINGS, wc have never had such a nice as sortment and so many of them. BARGAINS In Flannel?, Blankets, Tickings, Ginghams, White Quilts, Shawls Table Linens, Lace Curtains, in fact everything which can be found in a Fifsl-Ciass Dry Goods Store, A. TROHTMAN & BON'S, BuHeg,, Pa ™ FALL MILLINERY! Our line of Ladiep, Misses and Children's ST.'wVW and FELT HATS and BONNETS, in ail the newest fal nd winter shapes, in now complete at the Leading Millinery House. IX T. PAPE, 2STo. 18 South Main St., - - - - Butler, iif cntiPEST mm STORE in Butler, tbree doors west of We9t Penn Depot. Hav'.i!™ opened a fresh stock of GROCERIES ecus Milnj: of Coffee, Teas. SuKar.Syriip.Spiees, Canned Ooods of all kinds. Hams, Bacon. Lard, &c., &c,, Tobacco and Cigars, f LOUR or best brands and iow prices ; also, full line of Klingler's popular brands of family flour const antlv on hands. HAY. OATS. CORN and FEED of all kinds al lowest figures. No. l.NaH.f.owrr any other House In Butler. Country Produce wanted for which the highest price will be paid. Call and examine our stock and prices. Goods delivered free to all parts of town. J.J.K2ARNS& CO., 7G East Jefferson St., - • Butler Pa MR. R J. LAMB. Organist and Choir Master, St. Peter's German Ch'irc'j, Butler. ORIiAS, PIANOKOKTE, Vlf»I IK, SINPIJTO ASi> UAE HONT. Pianofortes and Orsfn: h Tuned ond Rejjulat l ed Tsrms on application. &> West Jefferson streit. Aurertise in the CmzEw. ; THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Cloake ant! WraPs, for Children and Ladies. We carry .the greatest variety of styles, our stock never was as large, prices never so low, goods never so nice. If you want to see the nice goods, i please call and examine our stock. Ladies', Gents', and Children'* Underwear, every grade, all 8U69, best goods Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Velvets, Plashes, Yarns, etc. —oub— Carpsts and Oil Cloths, never had so many—never were car pets so cheap. Our stock is complete Don't buy a Carpet until yon have seen our stock. Body Brussels, Velvets, Tap estry, 3-Ply Extra Super, Hemp, Cot ton Bud Rag Rugs. Window Shades, largest assort ment, lowest prices. CURTAIN POLES You will find on examination our stock of goods to be the Lowest Priced in Bailor county. L. S. McJUNIKIN, Insurance and Real Estate 17 EA.ST JEFFEBSON ST. BUTLER, - PA. Mutual Fire insurance Co, GiTice Cor. tVlain & Cunningham Sts, 3. C. ROESBING, Pbesipknt. WM. CAMPBELL, TaEAfIUBKK U. C. IIEINEMAN, Sechktau* DIRECTORS: .1. L. Purvis, Samuel Anderson, William Campbell J. W. Bnrkhart, A. Ttoutman, Henderson Oliver, 0.0. Roesslni?, .lames Stephenson, Dr. \V. Irviii, N. Weltzel. J.F.Taylor. ,H. C. Uelueman, LOYAL M'JUNKIN, Gen, Ae': BTJTHjZEiIR,, PA. CALIFORNIA Via. Missonrl Paciflcßy., and Iron lonntaln Bonte. All thechlef coupon offices In the United States Canada will have on sale excursion tickets at great Iv reduced rates to Los Diego. andSao Francisco for excursions leaving Bt. Louis Wodnea day. Dec. 14,21 nnd 2H, via Iron Mountain Route: , ttiid Kansas City, Thursday, Dec. 15. B iud B, vti pifKmri rntiae Ry-ftwppmaffppwiw BOW TO COOK AND CUBE A COOK. It was only the other { V!• day. again, when a cook w^ 9^an< " e<^ the same in (• // making fires jfl\\ / s7^ they use the "* ' coal oil fuel. It's handy, j'know, to _£^Ty^jßTl ' pour it OD JT* Y "jrr>\' wood is ' : ablaze, and stove and all are blown in air to ! serve this stupid craze. With clothes on tire and tortured limbs a cook is cooked in deed, bnt a certaiu cure in such a c -.se is the real friend in need. For burns and scalds and blisters too, it cures tliein to perfection, but be sure to use it every time in accordance with direction. Yes, strictly in accordance with directions. Scores of people daily brought in con tact with heat, steam, boiling water and combustibles arc hourly injured by some mishap in the nature of a burn or scald, and thousands have been cured of such by the best known"remedy for the cure of pain. The principle of how it works ex plains itself. It acts as a counter-irritaut on the surface injured, gently drawing out the heat caused by the burn, while it soothes the pain, helping nature in the healing process, and a mra follows. It is a specific lor pains of this kind and should be kept handy where fire and steam are. But as a precaution to its use where serious burns or scalds occur, and that suffering may not be intensified through ignorance, read carefully directions for it.? use accompanying every bottle. Tin a winds who testify to being cured of burns snd scalds have been so guided, and praise without stint its virtues by which they have been cured. "'Gilbertville, Bhtefc hawk county,la., Feb. 11,1857. —Dear .Sir: I have used your St. Jacobs Oil f or burns and bruises, and I can say it does its work as recommended to do. I always keej* it in the house and recommend it to my neighbors. Yours truly, W. H. Sehroeder.' : Neb., Feb. 7, ISB7.—We find St. Jacobs C)ii as good un burns or scalds as for bites." "Wexford, Allegheny county, Fa., Feb. 7, 1887. —Have been using Sb Jacobs Oil for many years for bums and find it a good house doctor.'' Very truly yours, A. Maskey. CHRISTMAS COMING And we want everjbrdy who expects make u Christmas present to be sure and sec our Elegant Holiday Attractions! We oiler at very close pri":'S tUe newest and and most desirable goods of the season, consist ing of iiubber, Ivory, pf-Iluloid, Horn and /.jto'iitp Combs and Unifies, Cuff nnd Collar Boxes in PJusli and Leather, Vases, Toilet Sets. Odor Cases in Plush and Leather. Whisk JJrooms. Dressing Cases, Manicure Sets Shaving Sets in Leather, Flash and Wood, Smokers' Sets, Jewel Cases. Whisk Holders. Tooth Brushes. Handkerchief Extracts, Toilet Waters, Colognes, 4nd many other attractions too numerous to mention. It wi!ldoy:u good to t|iis Brilliant Dis play which includes hundreds of ififth suitable for old and young. Come one and all, our goods and our prices are bound to please you. Redick's Drug Store, No. 5, North Main St. *:i>•« catarrh Cream Ba?rr mm l Cleanses the K&AM BKUSI Nasa] Passag BT es Alia y-P^WL^ pin and In sores, restore MSI the Senses o kS Taste an c ■usxl smeii, HAY-FEVER Try the cure tly's Cetm Balm, K particle is applied into each nostril and is agreeable Price !>0 cents at Druggists ;bj mail, registeied, un els. Circulars free, EL\ IJKOS, 235 Greenwich St. New York 1 •- ************** ****»****» *«*«*♦* ■ ■ Jk 5151 | (,'rick,Spra;iis,v,'rescues. llhtu aHASr P l '- 1 ®" 1 , Neuralgia, Sciatica, _ *!*." _ j j'ieurisy rain-, Stitch la tho ■J jf\ 8 Ifijj 6 ! S'de, Backache, Swollen Joints, H trQ B3 w I Heart Disease, Soro Muscles, Tain in the Chest, and all pains and achefl either local cr I dccp-rean-J arvs instantly relieved and speedily cured by tiie well-known /ftp Piaster. Compounded, as it is. of tiie m"diciaal virtues of fresh nop*, U'jim, Balxams and Extracts, it 13 indeed the best pain-killinfr. stimulating, eootliin-.; and strengthening Porona I'lasttr ever made. /Top Hosiers aro Bold by all drugffi.ts and country atorea. zD cent# or live for SI 00. i 1 ■ Mailed £>« receipt cf J price. Hep Pluster Co., I «mh rroprleton and Stuiu- P? ttQT&P facturc!-:, Do-ton.MaM 1 -.. ! ■ In irl ImP I HI I % ******* * » * ** * *************** *^_t f yOoatcd toogae, had !.r. nth, pour ptomach and lfvor d jj'.-aaa cured by Itav. ley's St' ,'r.ach and Liver PilLi. i' cla. Dr. S. A. JOHNSTON, DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All work pertaining to the profession execut ed m the neatest manner. Specialties-.—Cold Killings, and Painless In fraction of Teeth, Vitalized Air administered. Oflico on Jefferson Street, one door Eitst of Lowrj House, Up Stair*. Office open daily, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. Communications by mail receive prompt attention, N. B.— The only Dentist in Bntler using the best makes of teeth. JOHN E. BYERS, PHYSICIAN ANl> SURGEON Office No. 65 South Slain Street, BUTLER, - PA. SAMUEL M. BIPPUS, Physician and Surgeon, No. 10 West Cunningham St., BUTLISR, PEJTN'A ~ D S L<T TISTB X . 0 1/ WALDBON. Graduate of the Phila , IV. (iclpliia Dental College, is prepared to do anything in the line of his profession in a satisf.-ictory manner. Office on Main street, Butler, Union Block up stairs. J a Sa LUSKj M»D"J Has removed from Harmony to Butler and has his ofllce at No. 9, Main St., three dooi-s below Lowry House. apr-30-tf._ BlilllUEl BOTH, No. 88 and 90, S. Main St., BUTLER, - - PA. Near New Court House—formerly Donaldson House—good accommodations for travelers, iiood stabling connected. [l-3-VG-lyl H EITENMUI-LEK. Prop'r. " A J FRANK & CO, -—OEiLE;'.s is i DRUGS, MEDICINES, and CHEMICALS, '• FANCY and TOILET AKTICEB, , SPONGES. BRUSHES, PERFUMERY. &c Ef-pbysiciaus' Prescriptions carefully ; pounded. ) t 45 S Main Street, Butler, Pa, I From the Workman.] A Christmas Hymn. ' O, tiir. HIMMEL, BCHALF.T AX. ' Translaated by Mury Welden. O, ye heavens, bend and see All that Love hath done for me!; S'.-e this holy infant bead, Pillowed on a manger bed; Like a lamb, in Bethlehem's stall, Slumbers He, the King of all. Bitter smart, Bends His heart. Who is He ? Cod is He. God and man iu one, is ne. Come, ye angels, hither, all; Come to Bethle'ci's stall; GVme, conftse, without dismay, Who dear ton is born to-dsy. Helpless, poor. Is this your Lord? Dost believe this child God's Word? Without thronp, Without crown. Who is He? Man, is He. God and man in one, is He. O, ye people, enter ia; For you, lost ones, dead in sin, This poor Child is boni to-day, Born, to take your sits away. Yes, ycur Saviour Lath litre, Heaven's King, earth's Coi.nueror. Lowly birth, Poor of earth; Who is He? God is He. God and man in one, is He. Jiarry's "Santa Claus," Experi ence- Whet od earth do you think h«*» hapyened ? The other day I was at Turn McGinDis'g bouse, and he h»d some company 110 wan * biff boy, and something like a c<usin of Tern's". Would you believe it, that fellow said there wasn't any Santa Claus? I was ashamed for him, and I told hiui at once that he could never have any little hatchet. If there is a Santa Clans—and of course there is—how could he get up on the top of the house, so be could come down the chimney, unless ha carried a big ladder with him; and if he did this, how could he carry pres ents enough to fill mornabundred stockings? And then how could he help getting the things all over soot from the chimney, and how does he manage when the chimney is all full of smoke aud fire, as it always is at Christmat? But then,as the preacher says, he may be supernatural—l had to look that word up ia the dictions f y- The story Tom McGinnis's cousin told kept on worrying me,aud finally I began to perfectly awful it would be if there was any truth in. How the children would feel ! There's goiDg to be no end of children at our house this Christmas, and Aunt Eli za and her two small boys are here •lready. J heard mother and Aunt Eliza talking about ohria!ma3 the other dav.and they agreed that all the children should sleep on cot bedsteads in the back parlor, so that they could open their stockings together, and mother said, "You kuow, Eliza, there's a big fireplace in that room, and the children hang their 6tockings around the chimney." Now I know I did wrong, but it was only because I did not wane the children to be disappointed We should always do to others and so on, and I know I should have been grate ful if anybody had tried to get up_a Santa Claus for me in cate of the resl one being out of repair. Neither do 1 blame mother, though if she had n't spoken about the fireplace in the wey she did, if it would never have happened. But Ido think that they ought to have made a little aljowauco for me, since I was only trying to helpjmake the Christmas business suc cesstul. It all happened yesterday. Tom McGinness bad come to see me, and all the folks hud gone out ride except Annt Eliza's little boy Harry. We were talking about Christmas, and I was telliug Tom bow all the children were to sleep in the back parlor, and how there was a chimney there that was just the thing for Santa Claus. We went and locked at the chimney, and then I said to Tom what fun it would be to dress up and come down the'ehimney aud pretend to be Santa Claus' and how it would amuse the children, and how pleased the grown up folks would be, for they are always wanting us to amuse them. Tom agreed with me that it would J be splendid fun, and said we ought to ! practice coming down the chimney, j so that we could do it easily ou Christ- i mii9-eve. He said he thought I outrbt to do it, becususe it was our house; but I said no, he was a visitor, and it would be mean and selfish in me to deprive him of any pleasure But Tom wouldu't do it. He said he wasn't feeling very well, and that he didn't like to take liberties with our chimney, and besides he was afraid that he was so big that he wouldn't fit tfae cuimDoy. Then we thought of Harry,and agreed that he was jo**- the right size. Of course Harry said he'd do it wbea we a:-ked him, for he isn't afraid of anything, and is so proud to bo allowed to play with Tom and me that be would do any thing we asked him to do. Well, Harry took off his coat and shoes, and we all went up toiheruof, and Tom and I booßted Harry till he got ou top of the chimney and put his legs ia it and elid down. He went down like a flash, for be didn't know enough to brace himself the way the chimney sweeps do. Tom and I we hurried down to the back parlor to meet him; but he had not arrived yet, though the fireplace was full of ashes and soot. Wc supposed he bad stopped on the way to rest; but after a while we tbopgbt we heard a noise, like some body calling, that, was a great ways off. We went up on the roof, think ing Harry might have climbed back up the chimney, but he wasn't there. When we got to the top of the chim ney we could bear bim plain enough. He was crying and yelliug for help, for te wqs stuck about half-way down tho chimney, and couldn't get either up or down. We talked it oyer for some time, and decided that the bes u tbiug to do was to get a rope and let it down to bim, and pull him out So I got the •clothes-line and let it down, but Har ry's arms were jammed clo?e to his sides, so he eouldu't get bold of it Tom seid we ou*ht to make a slip peraoose, catch it over Harry's head, and pull him out that way, but I I Uppw that Uarrv wasn't very strong aod I was afraid if we did that be miirht. come apart. ' Then 1 proposed that wc should get a long pole and pu*b Harry down . the rest of tbo chimney, but after BITL'R. PA., FRIDAY, DK,CUM BR 23.185? hunting H II over the yard we couldn't tied a pile that was loog enough, so we hud to give that plaa up. All this time Harry was crying in the most discontented way, although we were doing al! we could for him. That's the way with little boys. They never have any gratitudtf, and are always di.-coutented. As we couldn't poke Harry down, Tom said let's try to poke him up So we told Harry to be patient and considerate, and we went down stairs again, and took the longest pole we could find and pushed it up the chimney Bushels of soot c»me down and flew over everything, but we couldn't reach Harry with the pole By this time we began to feel discouraged. We were awfully sorry for Harry, because, if we couldn't get bim out before the came home, Tom and I would be in a dread ful scrape. Then I thought that if we were to build a little fire the draught might draw Harry out. Tom thought it was an excellent plan. So I started a fire, but it didn't loosen Harry a bit, and u hen we wen f on the roof to meet hiai we heard him crying louder than ever, and saying that something was on fire in the ohimney and was choking him I knew wlmt to do, though Tom didn't, and to toll the truth, he was terribly Brighten ed. We ran down and got to pails of water, aud poured them dowa the chimney. That put the fire out, but you would hardly believe thai Harry was more unreasonable thai ever, and said we were trying to drown him There is no comfort in wearing yourself out in trying to please little boys. You can't satisfy them, no matter how much trouble you lake, and for my part 1 am tired ot trying to please Harry, and shall let him amuse himself the rest of the time he is at our house. We had tried every plan to get Harry out of the chimney, but none of them succeeded. Tom said that if we were to pour a whole lot of oil down the chimney it would make it Iso slippery that Harry would slide right down into the back parlor, but I wouldn't do it, because I knew the oil would ppoil Harry's clothes, aud that would make Aunt Eliza angry All ot a sudden I heard a carriage stop at our gate, and here were the grown folks, who had come home earlier thau I had supposed they would. Tom said that he thought he would go home before his own folks began to get uneasy about him, so be went out of the back gate, aud left me to explain things. They bad to send for some men to come and cut a hole through the wall But they got Harrv out all safe; and after they found that he wann't a bit hurt, in stead of thanking me for all Tom and I had done for him, they seemed to think that I deserved the worst pun ishment I ever had, and I got it. Aad I shall never make another attempt to amuse children on Christ mas eve.— Harper's Young Pco pie. Susy's Christmas Present. From Our Little Ones.] ' Tell us a story,nursie; please do," begged to little golden haired girls,as they snuggled on the soft rug before the fire "Did you ever have just %\hut you wished for at Christmas, when you were a little girl?" "Yes, I did once. I was the old est, and had two brothers and three little sisters. We did not have a beautiful home like this. We lived in a little cottage. It was pretty, though, in the summer time, when the roses and pinks wete in bloom My father was dead, and mother worked for "the rich people around the village. There was plenty to do about holiday times. "It was the day before Christmas. Mother was at the house of a very ricti und kiud lady. She was going to hive a grand party in the eyeu ing "Mother told me. when she went away to mind the children, and per haps I might have a nice Christmas present. I know wo should have pleuty of candy and cake, and other nice things, from Mrs Reid's. We often hud pretty clothes, too, that Mamie and Robbie Reid had out grown "I bad been wishing for a muff; but I knew mother could not afford to buy me one. It was hard euough even to get shoes for us all. I thougfct I should have to be satisfied with mittens, "It was quite dark, and we all sat around the tire. 1 btd rocked Tilly to sleep, and put her to bed. Willie and Joe were playing pat'scradla. The rest of us were making believe we were rich, and could have all we wanted for Christmas. "All at once there was a heavy step on the porch, and a knock at the door. I opened it, with Margie and Amy clinging to my dress. A boy sboved a big box into the room, and shouted 'A Merry Christmas to you!' He then ran oat at the gate. "The bos bad all our names on the cover, aud the cbildreu were wild to see what was inside. " 'Wait till mother comes,' I said, and pretty soon we heard her at the gate. She seemed surprised, and said Santa Claus had remembered us early. "Mother advised us to go to bed and wait until morning to see our presents. It was pretty hard; but we bad some oranges aud candy, and I put the boys to bed. Margie and I woudered and guessed what was in the box; but at last we fell asleep. "You may be sure we were up early in the morning. There were dolls and tnys for the little ones, with hoods and mittens, and for me a love ly squirrel muff, lined with blue, with a soft little boa for my neck. I was a happy girl that Christmas, I cau tell you. "And now, my dears, you must go to bed, or Santa Claus will not be able to find your stockings " ' Ob, I hope I shall havo what I want to-morrow!" said Graeie. "Aud I, too," echoed Helen. "And your story was very nice, nursie." "Good night, and call us early in morning." MRS. A. D. BEI,L. —An exchange says that a scien tist ra«kee the statement that there are forces in nature that never sleep. Yes, that's true, and tbey won't let | anvcody else sleep, either—'hat is, syc haye been told so. Some >-ay I that iusect powder will kill them, t ut a man who bos fought through many wars, says the only sure tbing is to i burn up tuu bedstead aud betiding. A Christmas Song. | Kejnice with u«, 'tis Chrisunis-t de, ' Come, youiiK aud old, from far and wide, Our Christmas tree blooms all a-light This peaceful, hallowed night. Look in the manger, poor and bare, Behold the Christ-child lying there. And o'tr it, singing sweet au I clear, The blessed angels bear ! For you, all people, great and small, A Saviour's born, in yonder stall, Iu David's city, Christ the Lord, According to His Word. Begone, all anxious care, to-day, Sin, Devil, wor'd and death away ! Look up, my soul, and gffet Him! See Immanuel comes to thee! The shepherds haste, a joyful band, Before the manger sbrir.e to stand, To find, to worship Him they sought, O see, what God hath wrought ! Such wondrous love to us hath shown, Hath stooped to make our griefs His own, And, to His word of promise true, Doth Paradise renew. Then raise the song, the glad refraiu. The angel-choir begins the strain, Whoe'er can sing, must join our lay This blessed Christmas day. To God, enthroned in highest heaven. By us be praise and glory given! Let peace on earth, to men good-will, Abide among us still! COMMUNICATIONS, Children' Aid Society. The Butler County Children's Aid Sociclty held Its annual meeting in the United Presbyter lan Church, boo. 9, and was opened with Scrip ture reading and prayer by Rev. J. C. Prugh. The nrst. business was reading Reports ot Sec - retary and Treasurer. Pres. Mrs. Greenlee In the chair. Tho Treasurer's report showed J27.00, received and f 1*2.4j expended. Mrs. Dotard, Treasurer ot the Home Relief Department re ported $20.83. received froru Thanksgiving contri butions and 58.7 T. expended on that day leaving a balance of sis.oo. .Mr- Prugh, on taking to .we at this tima, uiade some very encouraging remarks, congraulatlug the Society on the amount of >vork so economi cally done. After some amendments to ihe Constitution had been adopted the annual elec tion of officers took place, resulting after a eon test of "one preferring another" in tUa choice ol the following: Pros. -Mrs. J. X. Bolurd; Ist. Vice Pres., Mrs. J. L. Purvis; -_> nd V. P., Mrs, D. Greenlee, Trers.. Miss Belle Purvis; Secy. M. S. Terupleton; Asst. Secy. Mrs. R. v. Iluselton. Executive officers to committees and report names. Ordered In Ex. Com. that the newspa pers be requested to publish proceedings and Annual ' eport. ANNUAL REPORT. The Childrens' Aid Society and Bureau of Information, Auxiliary to the Pittsburg Branch, was orgauiz ted or partially organised Nov. 23d. 188G, only a few ladies being present at the first meeting. To complete ar rangements however, another meet ing was called at an early day, which was well attended, and nearly all pre sent enrolled themselves as members, forming a Board of 15 managers At this meeting Dec 7, it was thought advisable to incorporate a Home Re lief Department with the Society, and subsequently a committee of ladies from the different churches was form ed for that purpose. During the winter this committee was instrumental in relieving various cases of want, aud without much solicitation, were well supported with means. The surplus from this fund amouating to $5.50. was, May 7th placed by vote in the Treasury of the general Society. When the Society was organized, it was thought, even by those engag ed in it, that there would be but lit tle for the members to do; the possi bility of that lit!le. however, made the duty plain, and it was found, al most before they were ready, that work in the very line contemplated was awaiting them. Two cases were reported Jan 22d and the Executive Com met to consider them The first was that of u. boy 6 years of age, surrendered to the Society by a wo man who was not his mother but who hvtd charge ot him Legal guardian ship of this child waa obtained, rad he was placed temporarily, in the Or phans' Home Here he was cared for in the kindest manner for several wt eks by Rev Prugh and his family, whose generous ministry was a dona tion to the Society. On application of Mr. Reuben Sei bert and wife, of Millerstown, tbe boy was assigned to them, tbev entering iuto the required stipulations, but be still remains the child of the Society. He has been visited, is happy, kindly treated and apparently doing well. Of these two eases, the other was that of a girl of 11, whose childhood lias been very fad, aiid for whom we have been caring as best we could, but for whom a permanent home is difficult to obtain. She is now in a pleanant home which she likes and where she will remain until sprir;g Tbe operations of the year have de veloped many problems which are difficult to solve. A history of each case, though all ere interesting, would be tedious and useless here, but each has its difficulties and to all we must come with prayer fur Divine help. One of the most interprieing cases and most satisfactory in it* re sults, is that of Iva Lewis. This chiid, as is known to many in Butler was adopted by a man by name of Morian. Last summer, ow«ng to the illness of his wile, it became impossi ble to cere for her properly, and after much solicitation, the Society decid ed to receive her. Several oilers of homes soon came to us, a3 her cir cumstances were well known, but it was thought ad visable to be in no hurry, and if possible to procure her a home iu another locality. In the meautime, Mrs. .John Miller, kindly offered to give her a home as long as we chose to let her remain- While there she was visited and found hap py and tenderly treated. Au offer, however, of a permanent home, judg ed in every way suitable was receiv ed and the Committee on Decision of Cases, thought best to remove her. Accordingly, after sop.ie consultation, j Mrs. Dr. Neyman, Chairman of that 1 Com. with one of the other officers | drove out, tbe applicant waiting in 1 town, and found Iva willinir, and child-like even delighted to make the change. Frequent reports have been had through her guardian, Mr John Hindinan, of Suubury who wishes to adopt her. Indeed she already con siders herself the child of h;r new friends to whom she is much attached, j A great advantage U fou ul in j placing children in h ».ues apirt from j their early surroundings and this prac tice prevails as a part of onr system, j Children are parsed from one ; County Society to auother, this inter- ! change frequently taking place; our j Society having just received a boy from Armstrong Co., and procured for Jii'ii a bom.? Tne number of children \ under our care is now ?, of whom only can be said to be peimaneotly plac ed,and iu all eases ex< where adopt | ed, our Stf:iUUß tbe rirfbt of 4 | reuiovul lu addition to tbe seven eases refer red to and the families to wb : ch tb»y have been assigned, there have been ' applications officially considered of 13 children for homes, andon theotber, hand, besides incidental appeals near ly as many for children by those wish ing to receive them. Much embar : rae.-nient occurs adjusting the require- I men s of both sides, which results of- ] ' ten in negotiations failing altogether, but, no child entirely without protect ion is suffered by the Society to re main unprovided for. Specific work is co-operating with Direcrors of tbe Poor anc several of our children have come from them Of course in such cases the Poor Board is uot relieved of expense until a per manent home has been secured, the agency of this Society through ! the State having been found ! a ready meaas of attain- I ing this result. Some details of our work are given; to the future we leave the estimate of the good done.remem bering for our encouragement ihat when women of old brought little chil dren to Jtsus, desiring His blessing, that He rebuked them not. From North Washington. Dec. 15.1887. Ens CITIZEN:—Our little town is building up and stretching out. The Academy has an increased number of students this term. It deserves the patrouage of those seekin/r good education in that it is inexpensive and most efficiently conducted by Prof. Terwilliger. The lower school also is prospering under the care of Miss Maud Jack. Here too our township Teachers' In stitute was held last Saturday. On Tuesday eveuiug Gth inst. in the Presbyteriau Church we had the privilege of listeuing to a Lecture on the Legislative phase of Temperance by tbe distinguished Mrs Annie Wit tenmeyer As-tocia'.e Editor of the Amendment iitraid Most impressively did she put be fore us the baueful influences of tbe Saloon; to remedy tbis pointing out what could be done and what would be done At the close a Constitution al Amendment Association WP.S form ed VVe thank Mrs. Witteumeyer for her visit and feel that the good cause by it has prospered. We also thank the Y. W. C. T. JL for bringing her. And on the Friday ev'g following we had another of the same ouly a little different. I refer to a Band of Hope entertainment. "An Hour with Mother Goose and Her Temperance Family ".directed by by their president Miss Lilly Mifflin Somo 22 little folk took part in this, each doi >g bis or her part admir ably well They mirched.they sang, they talked, they romped, like clock work to the gentle touch of the or gan by their painstaking leader. They struck right and left, at both drink and tobacco. We were delighted and? feel that they made lasting impressions for good. We should like to have it re peated. Still more work by the ladies The ladies of the Pres. Church have just gathered and packed a barrel of cloth ing for the destitute freedmen and their families of the South. In behalf ol these they sincerely thank those friends who have helped them in this work. W. J. H. Taking all the Christmas Fan Out of His Wife. It was coolly planned and deliber ately executed in cold blood. They sat by the fire, and as bo perused the paper she was busy with the thoughts of Christmas. By aud by he waked up and asked: "Did any parcels for me come up to dwy?" ' No, dear," she replied, as her faoe grew white as enow. "Have you been buying anything?" "No. nothing much I happened in at Blank'? this afternoon, and as be was selling out his slippers at cost. I bought me three pairs Guess I'll be fixed for the next ten years to come." "You bought slippers?" she gasped as she pressed her hand upon her heart. "Yes, and Dash came to the door as I was going past, and asked me in to look at his stock of dressing gowns." "And—and—" "Aud I bought me a couple. Rather handy garments you know, and these are something extra nice " "Do you mean to tell me that you went and—" "Why, dear, how you tremble," he interrupted. "Yes, I bought two of 'em, and when Dash bappeued to mention that I ought to have a smok ing cap, some new shirts and a smok ing set and a cane, and I told him to go ahead and send 'em up. I'll order a new eilk hat, wristlets, gloves, sleeve-buttons and neckties to-mor row, and then I guess I'll be provid ed for. Come and kis9 you dear old bubby." But she didn't. She rose up and clawed aud gasped and rushed out of tho room with tearful eyes and clench ed teeth. All her Christmas surprise was handicapped.— Detroit Post. Important Notice. The Mercer Dispatch-Republican gives the following notice to itß delin quent subscribers: The attention of those in arrears for subscription who have not made any arrangements with us is again directed to the fact that we are now employed in drawing off the accounts due us preparatory to placing them for collection, nod that ouly a prompt response will save costs. There are several thousand dollars due us on subscription, aud we propose to have it. A Christmas Carol. From "Our Little Ones."] We're little lads and lassies gay, Pray to our song give ear; We'va couje a long ami snowv way To sing of Christmas cheer. There's no day half so detr and glad, Alike to young and old; We pray that no one may be sad, Or want for lack of gold. That each may have a merry heart To greet this merry day, Aud pass a happy greeting ou To all who coiflp their way. for Christmas is no time for woe, 'Tis a time for joy and cheer; It comes with wreathing greens and snow To round the happy year. ! --{p. The Blessed Season. .Rejoice 'Tis the teason <f ! >vi £, ' The belutiful >OMin of giving: The wi.-h every spirit i. moviur, To make ami richer otir living With the iove of the Christinas time. We tell over asrain the sw. ct story Of the Child of the pr> mi-e «o holy, Whose life was a tuivsiou ot tflorv, Who alike b!e. >tJ the lofty and lowly With the joy of the Christmas-time. And so the sw..*et impnts? is given, L< ve worleth in hearts .<> a i-aviu, Foud* sordid and selfish aie riven, Atd earth soemeth nearer ti hi aven With the peace of the Chrisimas-time. —.!. .V. Oninirtt. From ttie Workman.] The Christian's Style of Giving. BY KEY. P. UI I'VE H We give when we feci it. A giv ing out of oar abundance is not neces sarily Christian giving. But when we have to toil and labor, when we have to make sacrifice's and self denials iu order to make an offering then it its really giviepr, and such a giving as the Lord desires. Wo are too selfish, and do not take Pufficient interest in the Church's work. We give fo r everything else, but we do not give enough for benevolence. The farmer looks about for investments. He hears of farms for sale, or some new ly imported stock and he goes and buys, He alro of some impor tant mission field, that has lately been itnr orted or organized, whatever you may call it. But that too often gets the nickle whilst the other gets the hundreds. The unbeliever was not very lar oG' the mark when he said to the Christian: "If I believed half you profess to believe, in place of giving one huudred dollars for that Durham cow aud five dollars to the Church, I would give five dollars for the cow aud the one hundred to the Lotd " When we give, we mu3tgive will ingly. Fur the Apostle say; "Every man according as he purposeth in bis heart, so let him givi -no/ grudgingly, or of necefxity for God loveth a cheerful giver. " We must give as if we had uu interest iu the cause.; as if we meant what we prayed for in the petition, "Thy kingdom come." We can help the coming of that kingdom, by giving of our avians for its exten sion and buiMiog up of the Church. Now the Chnrch has dose some thing to this end but has not done what she could. It is because she does not appear to feel that it is her duty to brmg every one within the fold, and that in order to do this there must ba men and means. But the Church at large, even if fully awake to bar grand mission, canuot get the money if people keep that money in their pockets. What wo need is a turning of meu's pockets inside out to relieve them of that lucre whijh binds so many here to the altar of Mammon? Yea, a teaching ot them to lay up their treasures where thieves do not break through nor steal. But in Christian giving there should be a systematic way of doiug things. Thy Apostle commends such a p an to the early Christian Church, when ho says, ''Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him iu store, as Gi d hath prospered him,that there be no gatherings when I come." "Every one of you," says the Apostle, even those iu limited circumstances are to do somethiug By a proper system there will be much more gathered, than if we give once for all. God does not shower his blessiGjrs on us ail at once, but they are scattered all along our path way. He does not give us bread in one year to do us ten, but each day cornea a regulur supply. The raiu does not all fall iu one month and then cease for the rest of the year, tor we all know that is not good; but it comes in regular showers aud thus re freshes the earth aud drooping vegeta tion. Therefore to bring about a system, a good system,organizations, whereever they can be had, are a croud thing. Aid societies, working associations, Foreign and Llome Mis siou Leagues should be organized. And thet>e meeting monthly, or semi monthly. or weekly, as is best, would do a wonderful work for the Church Suppose the Pittsburg Synod, with her eighteen thousand communicants would form such a society, or just lay by ten cents per member each week, it would make in one week one thous and eight hundred dollars, aud in fifiy-two weeks it would reach the enormous sum of ninety-three thous and six hundred dollars Or if we only gave that much cash each week for all Church work outside of the pastor's salary, we would have the large sum of fifty thousaud dollars for the Church's work at large, and forty-three thousand six hundred dol lars for local expenses. Or, for the six different objects which we have on our parochial reports, namely the Work of the Synod, General Council Home Mission Fund, Foreign Mis sions, Orphan Work, Thiel College, and other Objects of Benevolence, we would have eight thousand three hun dred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents aud some fraction of a cent for each object. There is evidently something wrong. Let <is see where it is ? There is no eystem.no regular plan of doing things. For example, here is a congregation which reports five hun dred members.and comes to the Synod with $l7B 25 for all objects,or,uot one cent per member per week. Now let us figure again? Suppose each mem ber gives one cent per week for the Synod's work, which is as low as we dare to put it,it would make fifty-two cents per year pe • member, the 18,000 communicants would pay into our treasury $9.360, in place ot §7.118 20, as reported in the la»t minutes. We kuow people are always slow to adopt, a new plan, especially wheu it comes to giving, but system is good and these organizations that teach sys tematic giving are worthy of all praise. An inveterate smoker gives not less than ten cents a week for his ci gars, or five dollars and twenty cents a year, just what we figured on to bring ninety-three thousand, six hun dred dollars into the Church's treasu ry. The man never misses his ten 1 cents per week for bis owu enjoy ment. but it does appear that be cal | culdtes very closely wheu it comes to I giving to the Church. The Chris tain is to give. Give willingly. The Apostle says, "He who so wet h spar ingly shall renp also sparingly; and Le which soweth bountifully shall j reap also bountifully " ••Give. give. willingly give. Stn-e God hath given to thee. Ho many rich tokens of Uts love. So bounteously ana so rreo. • OW. better wyive tiiaa rrtfclvTJ.* God's Comforter. What time the Christ to Ca'uary was led An I all bleediog on the cross of shame. While frenzied hordes reviled and mocked His name O'er thorns the golden aureole's flame wm the!. \\ hen o'er llis face death's deadly pillor spread Auii one great cry of anguish shook His frame, On rapid wiDg a pitying robin cams, And fluttered sorrowful about His head. l-'rom out the wounded brow, with eagcrbjak, The robiu plucked a thorn, when, like a tear. Upon its breast one drop of life-blood fell Aud even now the blesnd brand will speak, From every robin's bosom, of the dear Aud tender pity that He knew so well. Scr ibnrr's Magazine for Decrmber. The Dolls' Christmas Party. From Our Little Ones.] It was the week before Christmas, and the dolls in the toy-shop played together all night. The biggest one was from Paris. One night she said, "We ought to have a party before Santa Claus car ries us away to the little girls. I can dunce, and I will show you how." "1 can dance myseif if you will pull the string," said a "Jim Crow" doll. "YVhatf shall we have for supper?" piped a little boy-doll in a Jersey suit, He was always thinking about eating. "Oh, dear," cried the French lady. "I don't know what we shall do for supper!" "I can get the supper,'' added a big rag doll. The other dolls had never liked her very well, hut they thanked her now. She had taken lessons at a cooking-school, and kuew how to make cake and candy. She gave French names to everything she made, and this made it taste better. Old Mother Hubbard was there, aad she said toe rag doll did not know how to cook anything. They danced in one of the great shop-windows. They opened a toy piano, and a singing-doll played "Comin' tdrough the rye." The dolls did not find that a good tune to dancd by; but the lady did not know any other,although she was the most cost ly doll iu the shop Then they wouad up a music-box, and danced by that. This did very well for some tunes; but they had to walk around when it played "Hail, Columbia," and wait for something else. The "Jim Crow" doll bad to dance by himself, for he could do nothiug but a "breakdown." He would not daDce at all unless some one polled his string, A toy monkey did this; but te would not stop when the dan cer was tired. They bad supper on one of the counters. The rag doll placed some boxes for tables. The supper was of caody, for there was lothing in the shop to eat but sugar hearts and eggs The dolls like candy better than any thing else, and the supper was splen did. Patsy McQuirk said he could not eat candy. He waDted to know what kind of a supper it was without any potatoes. He got very angry, put his hands into his pockets,and smoked his pipe. It was very un civil for him to do so in company. The smoke made the little ladies sick, and they all tried to climb into a"horn of plenty" to get out of the way. Mother Hubbard and the two blp.ck waiters tried to sing "I love little pussy;" but the tall one in a brigand hat opened his mouth so wide,that the small dollies were afraid they might, fall into it. The clown raised both arms in wonder, and Jack in the Box sprang up as high as he could to look down into the fellow's throat. All the baby dolls in caps and long dresses had been put to bed. They woke up when the others were at sup per and began to cry. The big doll brought them some candy, and that kept them quiet for some time. The next morning a little girl found the toy-piano open. She was sure the dolls had been playing on it. The grown up people thought it had been left open the night before; but they do not understand dolls as well as little people do. VIOLA ROSEBOROUGH. At Christmas Time. At Christmas time last year, So many friends that now are gone, were liere; So many hopes were glowing then unspoken, so many faiths were strong that now lie broken. And loving hearts that trusted without tear. At Christmas time last year! At Christmas time this year, So many of us And the world a drear And barren desert, wherein blooms no rose; With mountain peaks surrounding it, whose snows Have chilled our hearts, and turned life's foliage sere, At Christmas time this year I At Christmas time next year! Who knows what changing fortnnes may be near ? Take courage then our night shall turn to day; From brightnlng skies the clouds must roll away, And faith, and love and hope, shall all be here, At Christmas time next year! —Six hundred artists in wood-carv ing and 700 carpentars are engaged in manufacturing cigar cases, news paper and pict ire frames and napkin rings in Berlin. —Dead wood expects to ship about 80,000 pounds of sample tin ore to Euglaud in order to show the "Hen glish,, what quality of ore "Hameri cau" mines produce. —One ot the largest cotton manu factories in the country, 300 feet long and 75 feet wide, will soon be com pleted on the Cumberland Mountains in North Carolina. —Lnxador i 9 the great stomachic remedy, correcting all ot the pervert ed processes of this important organ Sold by all druggists. Price only 25 cents. The distressing ailments of early childhood are promptly relieved and : cured by the use of Dr. Bull's Baby ■ Syrup. Price 25 cents. —"One of their victims" writes us ! of the unnoyance children are to the merchants, in pestering them for pic ture cards and empty boxes. It is extremely annoying to a merchant, when busy with a customer, to have a lot of children run in and yell, 'Got anv empty boxes? Got any picture cards," etc; or when engaged at his books, perhaps, at the far end of the store, bear some one come in, drop his work and come forward to attend ! to them and be "niet by the query, j "Got anv picture cards or empty box es?" "Victim" hopes that tbis mat ter may receive the attention of par t cuts sud rtjas the qufsaittfcfe vxiifw* ae. NO. 7
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