VOL XXV. The Greatest Spring Stock IH BOOTS, SHOSB and SLIPPERS BUTLER HAS SVKR SEEN, NOW OPENINGS AT HUSELTON'S All lresh clean new spring styles did buy out any one? old Stock, neither do we advertise amounts in jroods bought thinking it .sounds big, tricky drives, no deceitful leaders, no tempting baits, no auc tion good* or old sample lots, but uniformly low prices on every article and same price to all. One element in our spring Stock ot Shoes speaks to you with special force, the beauty of the Styles, the ex cellence of the Stock and workmanship, as to prices you can't tell what Shoes are by reading prices you must see the goods especially when unscrupulous dealers will ad vertise for instance: Ladies' fine Kid Button Shoes worth $1.70 selling for $1.00; Mens' tine Shoes worth 2.00 selling at SI.OO, this is an old jew trick in trade that has been discounted long ago, people don't take any stock in such trickery. Ladies' fine shoes unusually large selection especially in hand turns, they are glove fitting, very soft and easy to the foot, our $2.50 turn French Kid Vamp boot is a beauty can t be matched in the couuty, cheaper turns we t use as they are worthless, then the finer grades at $3.00 3.00 to 4.00 in all widths both in common sense and Opera lasts, our Kid Button at $1.20. 1.00, 1.(0, 2*oo and 3.00, McKay sewed Hexihle soles are daisies,no sheepskin genuine Kid, the 1.00 boot is selling as last as we get them in, warrant every pair, they are stylish, as good as other dealers sell at 2.00. See our bright Dongola very fine stock, is tough, will not scuff in wearing like some Kid does. Ladies Grain Button boots the best you ever saw at 1:00 and 1.20. Pebble Goat 1:00, 1:70, and 2:00 Ladies' fine shoes with Patton leather tip, now very stylish for street wear *2 up to $3. Old Ladies' wide easy shoes in Bils and Coug. up to No. 8, Slippers, in Opera 50 ceutP, be?t in the land for the price. Lawn Tennis Shoes in Mens' Womens'and Childretis'. Wigwam Slipprs, verv easy and comfortable, cheap, our full line fine Slippers is not in yet, is"a little early, will tell you about ttem later on. Misses' and fine Shoes in Spring heel and heel, in Kid Goat and St. Goat, high tops, Misses' Kid SI.OO and upwards, li Childrens 50 cents up,extra fine Shoes for Ladies that wear Email sizes 1 to 2,Shoes for Baby's 25 cents and op. „ Mens' fine shoes very fine style $1 00, 1.25, 1 50 to $2 00. extra tine Calf Shoes $2 00 to :t.75. Kangaroo, one of the most popular Shoes of the day in McKay Day eewed and Himd sewed in an endless variety of styles and prices. All those in Button Bals. or Cong, all widths tip narrow toe or full plain toe, we show the best and fiuest shoe at $1.25, 1.50, 2 00, 2 ;>0 3 00 in Butier. Boys' and Youths' in Calf, Veal. Calf-grain in regular and extra high tops, new goods , seamless at slsoto 200 and 2 25. Plow shoes. Bals, and Cong. Boys Button 15 1 25. Mens' Plow Shoe?, lace and Brogans Hob Nailed at 90 to $1 50. Calf Boots slllO to $:5 00 Leather and Findings, large stock We do all kinds repairing, we use the best liue6 in tbe market in Boots & Shoes, we have positive proof ot this in their excellent wearing qualities,and still better some of our little competitors bare lately been making every effert to get seme line of Shoes and have •o far failed. We control all the lines we use for this town. Come and see as, will save yon money. No trouble to show our goods. B. C. HUSELTON JACOB BOOS, DEALER IN CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, HAY AND ALL KINDS OF GRAIN. We are now in our new store-room on S. Main St.. and I have the room to accommodate our large stock of groceries, flour, etc., and have built a large ware house to accommodate our stock of feed. We pa\- the highest cash price for potatoes and all kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE, JaCQI) BOOS, 105 But A lar. S pa EET ' "Nothing Succeeds Like Success!" WHY V B3CAU3E LOOK at cur SUCCESS in BUTLER Then Look 13 e dispense only Pure Drugs of the Finest Quality, and our patrons may bring us their prescrip tions, feeling certain that the} will be carefully and accurately filled. Thanking the public for the very generous patron UK 1 ' they have accorded me4n the past, I hope to be able to serve thorn more acceptably In the future, at the old stand. No. f>, North Main St., BUTLER, PA. J. C. EEDICK, |Hopßaßler3r| A peculiar and successful combination of Koothlug, Ntrengtheiiing and I'uln-K.lll iii if agents —fresh bops, hemlock gum and pine balsam. I ain, soreness or weakness in the back, side, kidneys, chest, shoulder, neck, limbs or muscles are all Instantly re lieved and curod. Warranted _________ the pli*«ter known,— sweet, reliable, infallible. Sold UK* A everywhere. 26c., five for sl. TA Mailed for price. HOP PLASTER . . .y CO., Proprietors, Boston. rA I H« PROFESSIONAL CARDS. G. M. ZIMMERMAN, PHYSICIAN AND SL'fIOKON. Office at No. 4.%. 8. Main street, over Frank K Cos 1)1 U>{ store, hutli-r. Pa. J. F. BUITTAIN, Att'y at f.aw—Office at S. K. Cor. Main St, and Diamond, Butler, Pa. NEWTON BLACK Att'.v at I.aw—Ofllce on South side of Diamond, Butier, Pa. IKA Mf'JUNMN. Attorney at JAW. Office at No. 17, East Jelfer sou St.. Butler, I'a. Dr. N. M. Hoover, Otflce over Boyd's Drug Store, DfAMo.sn BLOCK, ... BUTI.EB, PA. W. R. TITZEL, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. N. E. Corner Main and Wayne His. _BTJ TLER DPIEISI IsP A. Dr. S. A. JOHNSTON, DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All work pertaining t/> the profession execut ed HI the neatest maimer. Specialties : -Cold Killings, and Painless Ex traction of Teeth, Vitalized Air administered. Oilier ou JpfTernon Street, one iloor K»(t of Lowrj HOUAP, Up Stiiirn. Office open daily, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. Communications by mail receive prompt attention. N. B.—The only Dentist in Dutler using the I test makes of teeth. JOHN E. BYERS, PHYSICIAN AN " SURGEON Office No. 65 Smith Main Street, BUTLER, - PA. SAMUEL M. BIPPUS, Physician and Burgeon, No. 10 West Cunningham St., BUTLER, ■DEHSrTISTiR, X. . 0 1/ WAI.DRON. (iraduate of the Phila • l\. delplila :>enta! rollene. Is prepared to do auytliltiK hi the line of his profession In a satisfactory manner. office on Main street, Butler, opposite the Vogeley House. J. S. LUSK, M.D., Has removed from Harmony to Hutler and has his office at No. 9, Main St., three doors below Lowi-y House. apr-30-tf. L. S. McJUNIKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Ag't. 17 EAST JEFFERSON ST. BUTLER, - PA. C. F. L. McQUISTION, ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, OFFICE ON DIAMOND, BCTI.KK. PA. AGENTS WANTED! TO CANVASS FOR ONC OF THE I.ABOKBT, OLDEST K.STAIII.ISHKD. BEST KNOWS NUIt- SKRIKs In the country. Most liberal terms, t'nequaled faculties. oIiNKVA MUSEItY. KM tabllshed 18M. W. * T. SMITH, UEJEVA, *. T. At Sunset Time. The painted shadows tail From the church windows tall; Its pictured saints look down, Upon the quaint old town, At sunset time No tramp of horses' feet Disturbs the quiet street: The distant hill-tops seem Wrapt in a halcyon dream, At sunset time. A bird flits to and fro, Above the branches low, And sings in monotone Of joys forever flown, At sunset time. Strange shadows, floating, rise, Across the evening skies As daylight wanes apace In this sH a far higher grouud than this. We claim tbat regard should be had to public sentiment, not berana» it is politic sentiment, but because it is right sentiment. Because it is in harmony with the eternal and unchangeable principles of truth and righteousness, which are the foundation of aH just law and jnst government. It is in accord ance with the law of God, which shall staud, though the visible heavens and the earth pass away—and by this law judges and ollieers, as well as other men, shall bo tried and re ceive their unal sentence And it is on this ground, especially, that we claim that regard should be had to public sentiment ( when it is right; on a question like this, of granting li cense to 3011 intoxicating liqiors. Drunkenness is a sia which brings ruin to the budy and death to the soul. The word ot God classes it with tbe most heinous sins, as idolatry, murder and adulttry, and expressly declares "they who do such things shall uot iuherit tbe Kingdom of God." Then, since drunkenness is a sin, the drinking customs of men are sinful, because tbev are the direct cause of dauukenness. And since the drinking customs are sinful, ths whole liquor traffic is sinful, far it is the base of supplies for tbe custom. And if the trsflic is sinful, then it is sinful to legalize it by granting li cense to conduct the business. Thus, by stern and unanswerable logic, we arrive at the conclusion that tbe whole system of license is essentially sinful—a system of iniquity—evil, aud only evil, in its results. And as we said in our last report, so we say again: "It is an assumption of pow er, which tbe Supreme Lawgiver of tbe universe has never delegated to any government on earth, to author ize one class of citizens to work thu destruction of the rest, and to protect them in that work of destruction. Tbe revenue derived from it, whether it goes iuto the coffers of private in dividuals, or into the public treasury, is the "price of blood," and sooner or later it brings the curse after it. And, therefore,nothing but the divine judg ment, manifested in the corruption of public morals, tbe increase ot disor der and crime and pauperism, and tbe ruin of families and individuals, can reasonably be expected to follow where the system prevails. This is shown by the whole past history of the system, iustead of restraining and preventing the evils of intemperance, they have steaadily increased from the beginning of the system until this day. And now, if any professedly Chris tian magistrate should be placed in position where he would not have discretionary power to refuse the granting of license, his duty seems to plain. Let him "obey (iod rather than man," and at once resign a posi tion so fraught with evil and escape the responsibility. But such is not the case with our judges. They have discretionary power. Tho former law gave it to them, the Su preme Court upholds them in its ex ercise, aud the last law recognizes it, aud even requires them to exercise it. la section 7 of the act we read, "The suid Court of Quarter Sessions shall hear petitions tro:u re3iueuts of the ward, borough or township, in addition to that of the applicant, >u fayor of and remonstrances agaiust the application (or such license, and in all cases shall refuse the same, whenever in the opinion of tue said Court, having duo regard to the number aud character of the peti tioners for and against such applica tion, such license is not neces.sarv for the accommodation of the public aud the entertainment of strangers u'jd travelers, Ac." Here is discretiona ry power plainly conferred, aud its exercise enjoined by law. WIIEBEAS, The Court of Quarter Sessions of Butler county hus licens ed a number of houses for the sale of intoxicating liquors—in several cases utterly disregarding the lawfully ex pressed wishesof the moral,respectable and law abiding citiz -ns of the sever al districts, thus exercising a discre tionary power under the law f r too increase rather thau the preyeution of vice, artd crime and misery i.i our county, therefore, Resolved, That Presbytery look upon this act of our Court with deep sorrow and regret,in view of the evil consequences which naturally result from such action. 2d, That we regret it an a mistak en exercise of authority, aud a great injury done to those whose welfare the Court, in tho proper exorcise of its uuthority, should pro tect. :> J, We tender our hearty commen dation and encouragement to the no ble Christian wouiea of the various Christian Temperance Unions, both old and young, who have labored so faithfully arid practiced so much t;elf denial in this good work. 4th, We renew our recommenda tion to all our pastors to keep the subject prominently before the people in their pulpit ministrations, and in the instructions of the Sabbath school, and to parents in their family instructions, that tho children and youth may be trained up in habits of sobriety aud shielded from the dan gers of this destructive vica. sth, That, in reliance upon tho di vine blessings, we will persevere in faith, in prayer and in labor, assured that our labor shall uot be "in vain in the Lord" It is the cause of light against darkuess—of (tod against satan—and the diviuo promise se cures tho victory. Respectfully submitted by tho Committee. S. WILLIAMS, Chairman. Unanimously adopted by the Pres bytery and ordered to be published in the papers of the county. The Hog. Oh the bog, the beautiful hog, curl ing his tail as he watches the dog, defying the law for his bread and meat, roaming ut largo in every street, huntiug, grunting, nosing around, till the open gateway is sure to IK: found, with hinges broken and ruined quite, by the lovers that hung there Sunday night; it won't be shut, it won't hang level, and in walks the bog and raises the very—mischief.— Ex. J. B. Milroy has be«n nominat ed for (Jovornor by the Union Lahor Party of Indiana. —The Trenton, N. , Lock and Hardware Company will move to Chattanooga, Tenu. NO. 27 Had Nerve and Spirit. A haggard looking tramp stopped at a house in Kentucky and called for the "landlord." Old Major Bowles, a well known character in Ceutral Kentucky, stepped out on the gallery aud in a rather ungentle voice demanded: "What do you want here, sah?" "My dear air," said the tramp, taking off his tattered bat and bowing with a sort of meek despair, "you see me In bard luck." ' Damn your luck!" exclaimed ihe major. "I can heartily indorse that senti ment," replied the tramp, "but I am uot here to indorse or to receive en dorsement, but to ask for something to sustain the body. I am starv ing " "That's not my fault," said tbo ma jor. "The world is pretty well tilled with just such starving fellows as you are, but 1 have never heard of one of them dying. I don't mind giving a man a little to eat, but I'll IH) blowed if I intend to encourage your infernal laziness. Like all tbe rest of yonr tribe, I suppose that you claim to be quite a respectable fellow." :'Yes, sir." "Of course. And I reckon you once had money." "Yes, sir." "Of course. But you lost it on ac count of a rascally partner." "No, sir." "Stocks went down, then." "No, I had nothing to do with stocks." "Well, then, the bank broke." "I bad nothing to do with banks." "Why, this is strange. Overcrop ped yourself and there came a drought." "No. I had nothing to do with farming." "Is it possible?" said the major, now keenly interested. "Oh, I see, you bought a steamboat?" "No." "Sawmill?" "No, sir." "And yet vou had monev and lost it?" "Yes, sir," "But how?" "I lost it playing poker." "What!" exclaimed tbe major. "Why, my dear Bir, you are. not the rascal I took you for. Why, you are » mau of nerve and spirit Come in and help yourself to anything there is in the house. Mechanism of the Heart. In the human subject the average rapidity of thecordiae pulsation of an adult male is about seventy beats per minute. These beats are more fre quent as a rule in young children and in women, and there are variations within certain limits in particular persons owing peculiarity of organi zation. Ia animals, the range is from twenty-five to forty-five in the cold blooded and fifty upward in the warm blooded animals, except ia the cane of a horse, which has a very slow heart beat, only forty strokes a minate. The pulsations of men and all ani mals differ with the sea level also. Tbe work of a healthy human heart lias been shown to equal tbe feat of raising five tons four hundredweight one foot per hour, or 125 tons in 24 hours. The excess of this work un dor alcohol in varying quantities is often very great. A carious calcula tion has been made by Dr. Richard* son. giving the work of the heart in mileage. Presuming that tbe blood was thrown out the heart at each pulsa tion in tbe proportion of 69 strokes par minute, aud at the assumed force of nine feet, the mileage of blood through tbe body might be taken at 2ti7 yards per minute, seven miles per hour, 168 miles j»er day, 61,320 miles per year, or 5,150,880 miles ia u. lifetime of 84 years. The number of beats of the heart in the Bamu long lire wonld reach the grand total o? 2,869,770,000. A Sad Discovery. From Titusville, Pa., comes this strange story; A year ago a promi nent young man of Titusville, who had xpeut a couple of years in Rich mond, returned to his father's homo nnd introduced as his wife a beauti ful young woman. A few weeks asro the young wife became a mother, i'or four days no one was permit'- I to enter the room, nor was the moth er allowed to see her offspring, the ruom being being kept dark. The young husband finally demanded admittance. Then followed a hurt ling development. He discovered that the child was an undoubted ne gro. The indignation of tbe husband a-i 1 his parents was terrible. The wile'-i father was communicated with, and a letter from that gentleman in a measure makes matters plain. Briefly stated, tbe answer was this: Bessie, the young wife, wa* adopted when a child from an asyluit iu Richmond. About four years r tbe adoption, the foster parents acci dentally beard that the girl was tli child of a miscegenous marriage. Mo trace of this was visible in tbe child, who was as white as any Caucasiv. The secret of her life and true paren tage was never related to her antil now. The distraction of husband and wife is very pathetic. Family prido will not allow a continuance of marital relations, yet the two are deeply at tached to each other: —Mrs. Barry, of the K. of L., is organizing female assemblies. —The Binghamton Hoe and Tool Works will be removed to Birming ham, Ala. —Miss Eliza Bliss, of Rehobatb, Couu , invited an applicant for chari ty >uto her house the other day. When she was preparing food, the tramp sang "Nearer My God, to Thee," and at tbe same time stole tbe lady's pocket book and $25 from tbe bureau drawer. —The loss by the great railroad strike in the West, which began on the Chicago, Burlington and <4uincy lload forty-five days ago, has been estimated at $601,380 to men, and $2,100,000 to tbe corporations. This is exclusive of the indirect los ses, which cannot be ascertained. At Mount Pleasant, Pa., a far mer sold a load of oats to a business firm. A S2O bill was found* in one of the bags with tbe grain. Tbe pur chasers claim that the money belong# to them, and the farmer maintains that it is bis. It will probably take a law suit to decide.