THE OITIZEUST FRIDAY. MAY 18. 1888. PUBLIC XOTICE! The public is hereby not lira that hereafter mil RrsoJutum* of Respect or CmuMenee adopt r 4 by vctnnizatxons and ordered published, all \ notices of Church Fairs, festivals and Lcc- j tmres; and all communicated Obituaries irill ir choroid for at the rate of one-half cent a ! trord, money to accompany each order. New Advertisements. il*witor « Sale of property of Wm. Gal l&ber. Auditor's Notice on estate of J. W. Irwin. Sheriff'* Sale* tor June Term. Milliner* Sale-RitW * Ralston. Sew Locals—Horses Wanted, Oar New Poet mater. ' LOCAL AND GENERAL —Tbe trees now teem with tiny buds. The wildwood wake* with bird* The air is filled with fresh soapsuds Man eloquent than words. Tbe cnq'li nf hammer, saw and axe. Which fill the atmosphere. The «tor*-|»ipe, oo'd irrub, carp?t tacks — All prove that spring i« here. —Dr. V. McAlpine of Petrol ia contem plates a trip to Alaska. -Btf noiice of the W.C.T.I' County Con- ; veation at Zelienople in regular column. —We have been having our April showers ia May -a month has been lost somewhere. —The orchards are now ia full bloom and | the sight of them i* good medicine for every body. —Frank Esstaiati's commission has not j ret arrived, and he will probablv not take pOMewion of the office natil the Ist of J une. —E*q. Perry Stewart had an interesting cane of jeskv-msn before him the other day, •ad fined bim 13 and costs. —lnvitations are ont for the Fourth An nual Commencement of tbe Butler Public Schools, for May 24th, Thursday, at 8 p.m. —Rev. H. T. McClelland of Allegheny will lecture in the Presbvterian Church to night for benefit of the Improvement Fund. —Capt. Meciiling had to be awsy this week ard the inspection of his compauy was postponed until the 30th, at 9 a m. —Mr. Ferguson, agent for Shearer A Hieks cars that hie firm has not yet purchas ed that piece of property from the Boyd heirs. —Tbe father of Mr. Edwin Brown of W. Pear street. a hale and hearty old gentleman, arrived here from England last week. —Mr. R. B. Schmertz of Pittsburg,and one nf the chief of the Plate Glass Words, is dead. X well informed orchardist says the pwprct* for all kinds ot fruit were never before as promising as they are at the pres ent time. Shorn this paper to your neighbor and get him to send in his subscription. The ■torn subscribers we have the better the pa par will be. —The paint brush don't make much noise ia the word, bnt it has been making a big chaage ia the look* of some of onr houses this spring. —"Clyde R," a well known pacing horse di«d at the Fairground stables here last Tuesday. Hi* owner lately refused $3500 far bin. —While Mr. William Wilaon and his fam ily, who live near Petrolia, were at church on Snndav morning of last week, his house was entered, and hi* *afe broken open and robbed of nearly $250. —Messrs Ritter A Ralston intend disposing of their splendid stock of millioejy. and diapecaing with that feature of their busi- Baaa. See announcement in another place. —Mrs. M. S. Templeton represented the Batier ebureh at tbe Fifth Annual Session of tho Women's General Missionary Bocietv of tbe U. P. Chnrch, held at Washington, Pa., last week. —The eitiaen* of Mnddyoreek township neighbors of Philip Newton, whose barn was banted some time ago, passed around the hat aad raised him enough money to build a barn. A very generous deed. —The Grand Lodge of the I. 0 O. F. of Peaasylvnnia met iu Allentown, Tuesday. Hapt. Mechling, of Butler; Caleb Covert, of PortersviUe; Alexander Borland, ot Pros pect, aad perhaps others whose names, we have not learned, represented Butler county. —Th* new schedule that went into effect on tbe \V»«t Peon R. R. last Monday noon, i cum train* to leave Butler at 6:30 and 8:35 a.m. and 2:35 and 5:00 p.m., connecting fur or gmne through to Allegheny. Train* , leaving allegbeny at £:2O a.m. and 3:15 and 6:00 p.m. connect for Batler. —Dr. 8. 8. Todd, of 800 Main street, Kan <u City, Un.,.is preparing a history of the , Ogle family, and will be pleased to hear , from members of the family in thi« connty, , relative to the hi«tory of the lamlly here, from the year 1700 to 1820. Ogle postoffice in thia comity was named after Chan. Ogle, of Somerset connty. —Di»tou'< steel and saw works near Philadelphia, were bnrned lant Saturday night. The loss is pot at $300,000, and some 1000 hand* will be thrown ont of employ- Beat. This is the firm that was considering the feasibility of re-moving to Butler last summer, and this firm may again start up negotiations in that direction. Half an inch of ice on the standing water, and a heavy frost on all vegetation is what greeted the people here on yesterday ■aoraing. Early grape* and other tender plants were frozen,but whether or no peaches aad apple* were far enough advanced to be hart remains to be seen. We would like t« hear from our farmer friends as to the wheat aad rye. —Operations were performed upon Capt. Zieglt* and Mr. William Aland last Satur day afkrnoon. In Mr. Aland's case the op eration «" to relieve him of gravel and it was entirely successful. In Mr. Ziegler'a ease the operation was upon the prostrate gland and did not give him immediate re lief. bat he was reported yesterday as renting easy. —Col. Sullivan sent copies of the Butler papers of last week to Pekin, China, address ed to Mr*. Amelia Lowrie, Rev. Walter Lowrie and Miss Mary Lowrie, widow and children of Rev. Reuben Lowrie, a native of Batler and a former Missionary to China, whooe family yet resides there as Missioua rieaof the Presbyterian Church. It costs but one cent to send a paper from Butler to Pekin. —The managers of the Baldwin Locomo tive works intend removing from Philadel phia and are looking towards the West for a sew location. They could not find a better loootisa than Batler, with iu unlimited sup ply of natural gas, its cheap land aud com peting railroads. The Baldwin Co. employs £OOO skilled mechanics, aud there is plenty «f room in this beautiful valley for them aIL —Mr. C. F. L. Mediation, the surveyor, allowed as a plan of the Slippery rock Sute Sformal School grounds the other day. The plot Is rectangular, is in the eastern suburbs of Cealreville and the fence encloses ten acres of gronod purchased from Lewis Pat tenon. The school building in the centre ot the plot will b« 92 by 60 feet and will be two atoms high. Both the dormitories are JL •hapod buildings—each wing of that for tbe firls is to be 118 feet long, aud ea-h wing of tfcat for the hoys 116 feet long, aud both 37 feet wide and two stories high. Tbe eutire cost of tbe buildings is to be $30,000. Gor leys oMtract was for $25,000, but the build ings are to be iarger thau the plans and apeeiiealirms called for. Marriage Licenses. TUiben If. Sloan Venango tp Minnie fc. Martin W — . 3. U om«r». Washington tp Agues L. iieaity.'. Harrisrille J. F. Gudekuust.. M.Jackson tp Catharine Brenner Lancaster tp Archie Huzlett Allegheny Co J-ida £. Birch Centre tp Council Proceedings. At the meeting of Council Tuesday «rening several nuisances were order «d to be abated, and several board walhe ordered to be built. Tbe Springdaie Hose Co submit ted it* organization, tbe Hose boufcQ agree ma Dt was approved. Tbe Water Co. was notified to put ia more fire plugs. —A correspondent has seut us tbe tint page o t a love letter instead of the first page ofhis communication. If tbe "sweetness" increased as the letter progressed we would like to bavo aeen the balance.—Sbarpsville, {Pa ) AioerUter. THE AGONY OVER. Final Scenes and End of the Monks-Harbison Baby and Contempt of Court Case When Judge Haztn discharge! Martin ami William Monks and Wendell Hicisey from jail last January on account of their •kkMU, he fixed Saturday, May 12, for their re-appearance in Court, and it has been un derstood all along that the surrender of the child to Court would end their alleged Con tempt of Court. Saturday, May 12, was last Saturday, and that afternoon the three men were in Court, and the child was also there in the arms of its mother, who returned with it, from Kan sas. the previous Wednesday. Some motions were first disposed of, and then the Court asked if the parties were ready in the habeas-corpus case vs Martin Monks and others, and Mr. tialbreath said they were, and they were called into Court and remanded to the custody of the Sheriff, as a matter of form, and also ordered to pay the costs ot the proceeding. Mr. Bowser then said that the child was in Court aud the defendants tendered it to the Court and prayed for their discharge. The Court told him to put his offer in writing, the motion to include Mrs. Deer, and this, after the dis cussiou of some legal facts and fictions, was done. , McCandless then suggested that the de fendants be put under bail not to lurther in terfere with the child, etc , when Judge Hazen said he had about made up his mind as to the order he intended making, aud would make an order covering everything, and sbortlv after he read en order discharg ing the defendants, ordering them to pay all costs, putting them under S2OO each not to interfere with the baby for two years, and again remanding the child to the custody ot the lather, pending the further order of the Court, the mother to have the privilege of seeing it at all proper times, etc. Judge Hazeu said he wis willing to risk Mrs. Harbison not to break the law, that after the first hearing of this case he was greatlv surprised to hear that husband and wife had not gone home together, as he thought they had, etc. Mr. Samuel Snyder was called iu and ac cepted as bail tor the defendants. At this point there was a short delay in the pro ceeding, and finally McCandless wanted to know who was to give the prosecution the custody of the child. McJunkin suggested that the Sheriff, who was iu Court, was the proper person; but Thompson, who is the Sheriff's attorney, promptly disagreed with him aud said the Sheriff had nothing to do with it. Then followed a long wait, partly occupi ed in completing tbe papers in toe else,when Judge ILzeu said he had made tbe order tor tbe discharge of the defendants, aud would take their word for the.delivery of the bonds to the Prothonotary. Martin Monks then went over to his sister to get the child, but she promptly aiid de cidedly said, "You can't get the child." Bowser weut over to talk to her, but she said she would die right there rather give it up. Both plead with her but to no avail. The true mother's heart was there, her bands were clinched, her amis were about that child and she was going to keep it. Judge Ilazen then ordered Sheriff Redic to take the child from the mother. The Sheriff arose and said he was always willing to obey proper orders of Court, but iiiac'e tome objection to this, whea the Court said it would read the order to h : m aQi! he could disobey it at his peril. Thereupon Juc>ge Hazea read his order, which Sheriff Redic listened to very complacently, and then said he would consult his attorney. Thompson promptly contradicted himself, aud Sherifl Kedic called upon the husband to help him take the child. They went over to the corner where the mother was sitting, and Kedic told Harbison to take the child aud he would see that nobody interfered with him. Harbison attempted to auclasp the mother's fingers but could not succeed. She told'.him that he had abused ed ber aud driven her from home, but iie could not haye the child, aud wheu he per sisted ai-ked him why he did not nboke her as he had doue before. He tiually desisted, and he aud the_ Sheriff took their seats, but to several men in that room this scene awakened memories of those depicted iu ."Uncle Tom's Cabin," where children were torn frjtn their mother's arms aod sold iuto slavery. McCandless then asked for an alias writ of habeas corpus for the mother and child, aud the Court directed the Prothouotary to issue it. The order was made aud the mother order ed to pay costs. Thompson then said that if the child was not delivered iu five minutes he would ask tho Court to revoke all the orders it had made iu the case that day. # McCandle.su said the defendants had shown the power to bring the child bick, aud t'jat the same power could deliver it. Bowser, for respondents, said they had done all in tbeir power in the matter. the order discharging the respondents or the order committing the mother to jail for con em»t. Bowser re-iterated that they had done all they could, McCaiidless was fully persuaded about something, Mrs. Harbison said she came back of her own motion, Galbreath said the mother had been advised to obey the orders of the Court, and the counsel got iuto a general wrangle. The Court then re-read all its orders, and asked Mrs, Harbison if she intended to obey them, and her answer was 'T can't give up my child, I would rather give up ray life." The Court then made an order committing the mother aud child to jail, and re-c immit tiug all the respondents iu the old case, aud they were followed to jail by a crowd of crying women aud rueu whose hearts were bursting with indignation. On Monday Robert Harbison and his sis ter were again in town, a* were also some friends and relatives of Monks family. Court met at 1 p. ra. to finish the ejectment case on trial, and soon aftir various reports were flying about the Monks-Harbison case. One was that Thompson aud McCandleas had prepared a pai>er ordering the Sheriff to tear the child from the mother's arnn by force and take it into Court, and that the Sheriff had announce J his determination to disol>ey the order; aud another was that Robert Harbison wished to end the whole proceeding and release all the parties, and that his attorneys Thompson and McCaud les* were fighting him about it. Harbison hail been arrested that morning on charges of assault and battery prefered by his wile, and covering instances during their married life, and the affair of Oct. f>th last, The last report proved correct. Messrs Simeon Nixon and Alfred Ayers had inter ested themselves in the matter, and after quite au effort had induced Harhisou to agree to settle the matter by fdguiug a paper aid ing for the release of all the pirties, aud giving the mother the child until it was ■even years of age, she to give bail not to permanently take it out of the county, aud the Monkses to drop thsir assault and bat tery proceeding. Niion wrote the paper and Thompson told Harbison that if he wanted to act the d- d hog, he would sign it. But Harbison did sign it, Thompson aud McCaudless withdrew from the case, and Greer was employed to present tue petition to Court. The ejectment case had fallen through suddenly, but the Court had been informed of what was going on and was waitiug. When everything was ready the petition was p/esented, all the parties were brought into Court, and Judge Hazen signed the following order: Now, May 14, 1888. On due considera tion leave is given to Robert Harbison, Jr. to discontinue his petition for writ of habeas corpus, within referred to, and all proceed ings and decrees and orders under the same are in pursuance of the prayer of this peti tion revoked. Annulled and set aside, and the said Catharine Hsrbison and her child Robert Charles Harbison, and William Mouks. Martin Monks and Wendell llickey are hereby discharged from prison and grant ed leave to go without day, and all recogni zances aud bail bonds entered into by them, or either of them heretofore, are discharged. And it is now further ordered that the said Catharine Harbison give boud with Wesley Monks in §IOOO, conditioned that she will not remove said child Robert Charles Harbison from the county of Butler, but that his home shall be with his mother in said county uutil said child is seven years old. BY THK COURT. Then everybody congratulated all the parties, and soon after they started home. Mrs. Harbison had heard that tbe Sheriff wat to bo ordered to take the child from her by force, und had barricaded her cell, and when the Sheriff called to take her into Court, he found the cell door chained aui padlocked. Mr. Harbison's action in discontinuing the case, despite the furious opposition of his attorneys, was very creditable to him,aud by so doing he showed himself a better man thau they, an<l gifted with more common sense. Twice during this proceeding there has been talk of a mob organizing to take the prisoners out of jail, but this would have been foolish and dangerous, as tbe Sheriff would have probably .defended the jail wi'.b his life, and it is not likely the prisoners would have gone out under such circum. stances. Mob vetigauce, when it must come, should be directed against the real offenders. Iu looking back over the whole case, one cannot but l>e amazed at the "coustaut in sistence" of the prosecution, particularly of the counsel for the prosecution; aud at the uiifcUkes made by Judge Huzeu. He was undoubtedly mistaken iu not awarding the child to the mother, iu the first place, and he was mistaken iu condemning the entire evidence for the defense, because, we sup ' pose, of their evasive answers when question <*.l as to the whereabouts of their sister and ; Mrs. Deer after thev had captured the child j—a matter that, appealed to their natural affection. His course, in the case, however honestly i taken, brought upon bim the execration of the community, aud let us hope that no | further scenes*like those that happened in this, or one that occurred iu one of the I Christie-Blakely eases, will ever again dis i grace our Court room. LEGAL NEWS. | BALANCE OF TRIAL LIST FOB LAST WEEK. W H Abrams and wife vs Jos McElroy, trustee, ejectment for land iu boro of l'etro lia. May 12, verdict for defendant. Gillespie ACo vs Crawford and others continued. Jacob W Rice vs The boro of Butler. May 11, verdict for plaintiff for $55. Ekis and Gamble vs Golden, Wuller and Mcßride—continued. P C Bell vs M J Brown. May 11, verdict for the plaintiff for $l5O. N~ Criley vs C Rockeuoteia and wife—con tinued. John Sberinan and others vs Sarah Her rou, Thos Allen and John Wilson, eject ment for 300 acres in Cherry twp. May 14, defendants allowed to file a counter abstract. Plaintiffs allege surprise, aud ease continu ed. All other cases on the list were settled. COMMON PLEAS NOTES. A new trial was granted in the case of Thos F Christley, adm'r vs Jos Keuehan. A new trial was refused in the case ot Gregg vs Alleu, also in case of Moreland vs Datubach. An auditor wa-s appointed in the case of the forfeited recognizance of J L Conn. In the case of J L Brown vs Cbas May the lien was stricken off at of plaintiff. A new trial was refused in the case of Gar vs Bicbler. ORPHANS' COI'RT NOTES. All the exceptions in the Doutliett road case were dismissed at cost of exceptants and aud report of viewers confirmed absolutely. The executors of John Ralston were order ed to sell real estate to raise sufficient money to pay claim of Elizabeth aud A Ilenshew. In the case of the Overseers of Washing ton twp, Armstrong county vs the Overseers of Fairview twp, in regard to the Guck fami ly the appeal was quashed at cost of appel lants, aud in the case of same twp vs the Petrolia Poor Board the appeal was quashed at cost of appellants. The Rule to show cause against taking off, vacating aud .-.ftting aside the order ot Court remitting the forfeited recognizance of Cal vin Beighley was discharged ut cost of peti tioner. In the matter of the final account of Mary E Pearce, adui'rx of Peterson Pearce, on ex ceptions to Auditors report, the Auditor's re port was overruled imd modified,',the account as tiled confirmed absolutely, and the excep tants ordered to pay the costs. The Court in its opinion in this case se verely reflects upou the children. NOTES. The will of Eva Maria Beyer of Butler was probated aud letters to Henrick lloen; also will of t'hiistopher Baihorst and letters to John Belfuur, ex'r. —Letters of administrated were granted to Geo S and Rowland H Bowen on estate of Fred of But!er;also to C Schrumph on estate of Adam Schrumph,of Winfield twp. The Commissioner appointed .to inquire into the alleged lunacy of Henry Iloliman reported that he is not a lumatic, and the petitioner, Johu G. Hoffman was ordered to pay all cos ts. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. Susannah Donaldson to T L Donaldson 1 acre in Middlesex for stioo. Wm Wetzel to Peter Christie a lot in Sax ouburg for #SOO. Chas W Pngh et al to J M Cruikshank 24 acres iu Winfield for SISOO. Elizabeth Lutz to Marg J Anderson 40 acres in Brady for SI2OO. J II Adams to Ii E Wick et al 31 acres in Slipperyrock for $162.50. H S McClyiuonds to Grafton Shorts a lot in Penu twp for $75. Memorial Day Arrangements. The Grand Army who are arrang ing for the observance of Decoration Day offer tbe following arrangements through their committee, Messrs. Alex Russell, Alex Mitchell and J. B. Richey: Marshall;-—Maj G. W. Reed, Maj. Prosser and Cupt. Rob't Storey. Committee on Vocal Music—A. G. Williams. Instrumental Music—W. A. Clark and Xewton Black. Flowers—Maj C. E. Anderson, R. P. Scott, A. G. Morrison, Capt. W. H. Ensminger and Henry Korn. Receive Flowers at Hall—Samuel Miller and F. Weigand. Transportation—J. T. Kelly and H. B. Patterson. Finance—Simeon Nixon. Tho Post will form at their usual place of meeting promptly at 1 o'clock pM. Comrades David Campbell, John Emerick, Levi Logan, H. A. Wagner and Frank Allwine are re spectfully dotailed to decorate the graves of soldiers interred in Jeffer son Summit Cemetery at 10 o'clock A. M , Comrade Newton Black to be the orator and to superintend the services at said cemetery. The citizens of that vicinity are cordially invited to be present and to participate in the ex ercises, after which the detail will proceed to Butler and join their Post lin the ceremonies here. Comrade D. S. McCullougb is detailed as a com mittee to mark the graves of all sol diers interred in the various ceme teries in Butler. All are cordially invited to partici pate wir.h us in these services. No formal cards of invitation will be is sued. but we invite the Sons of Vet erans, our Borough authorities, the three Gre companies, the Germania and G. A. It bauds, the National Guards, the Soldiers' Orphans, the Public Schools, all civic organiza tions, aad the citizens generally, one and all, to turu out with us and as sist in the observance of the day and the occasion. Workingmens' Club. The entertainment given in aid of funds to create a literary for this ex cellent organization held ia the skat ing rink of Butler on Friday, was a success a£ regards the artists who gave, one and all, high satisfaction Miss Glenn, of Mercer, is a singer who, on her next visit, will have a cordial welcome. Her duet with Miss Dotte was rap turously applauded aud her Swiss Echo song was encored lustily as it deserved. She is a mezzo-soprano singer of unusual excellence. Miss Dotts elocutionary efforts sustained her good reputation in dis tricts where she is known, and it is hoped she will come again. Of the same character in the enter tainment, was a recitation given by Miss Mechliug, of Springdaie. This, however, was uot all of our Ilome Talent. Mr. Price, of the Glass works, lately come to Butler, played a solo on the cornet from Hotow's Operl of Martha, the theme being the "Last Rose of Summer." aud "When the Rose blooming fair". To have such u player resident in Butler is some thing congratulatory aad on nest oc casion of the Club Concert, he ought to help largely in filling the house. G. A. R., Notice. Attentioc! J. H. Randolph Post 404, Prospect Memorial Sermon on Sunday M*y 27th at 4 P. M by Rev. J. M. Ray. iu the M- E- Church. Post will rneot at Post room aqd the address will be given on Decora tion day by Rev. Stifl'y of the M. E, Church. G. A. R. —A New Castle young mau had engagement ring made for his sweet heart out of his whiskers. A Curious Case. A curious caae of citizenship is to be decided by the lowa courts. In one of the towns of the State a Methodist minister appeared as prosecuting witness against a saloon keeper. At the next election tha saloonkeeper challenged the vote of the clergyman, on the ground that he was an itiner ant Methodist minister, aud being subject at any time to removal bv the Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch, could not, therefore, be a cit izen of any town, sity, county or State. Tho judges of election overruled the challenge, but the plain tiff has carried the case to the Su preme Court of the State. The Chris tian Advocate savs that, as there are more than 25,000 Methodist minis ters in the United States, it will be a decidedly interesting thing "for it to be declared that they cannot be citi zens. As Methodist ministers have been Governors ot States, members of Congress, members of Legislatures, Justices of the Peace, and candidates for the Vice Presidency of the L cited States, there are a few precedents in their behalf." W. C. T. W. Election. At a meeting of the W. C. T. U., of Butler, last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. C. D. Greenlee was called up on to preside. The resignations of the old officers of the Union were accepted, aud an election followed which resulted in the selection of Mrs. John H. Sutton for President, Mrs. Benj Huselton for Vice President, Mrs. C. H Bai ley for Secretary and Mrs. Templeton for Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. W. D. Brandon continues in her office as Treasurer. Mrs. Sutton resigned as Superintendent of Mother's work and Mrs. John Greer was appointed. The Union resolved to serve the soldiers who will be here on Decora tion Day, with refreshments and a committee wa3 appointed to perfect arrangements. Oil Well Notes. The Whitmire well is reported do ing 90 barrels a day, and the Hoon well is expected to reach the "Thirty foot" to day. Reiber's well on the Lauhe is do ing 120 a day, and the wells at Glade Run are falling off. A well near Bakerstown is show ing up well and is flowing soma oil from the top of the "Hundred foot." This well, if good, will open a new field. Say & Co. are putting down a well on the old Adam Ekas farm in Clin ton Twp. and have leased seyeral farms in that vicinity, and another firm is putting down a well on the Adam Gould farm in Middlesex Tp. A QUESTION OF HEALTH. What Baking Powder Shall We Use? This plain question cornea home to every housekeeper. We all desire pure and wholesome food, and this cannot be had with the use of impure or poisonous baking powder. There can be DO longer a question that all the cheaper, lower grades of baking powders contain either alum, lime or phosphatic acid. As loath as we may be to admit so much against what ruay have been some of our household gods, there can be no gain saying the unanimous testimony of the official chemists. Indeed, analysts seem to find no baking powder en tirely free from some one cf these objectionable ingredients except the Royal, and that thev report as chemi cally pure. We find dome of the bak ing powders advertised as pure, to contain, under the tests of Professors Chandlers, Habirshaw aud others, nearly twelve per cent, of lime, while others are made from alum with no cream of tartar. This, we presume, accounts for their lack of leavening power as sometimes complaiued of by the cook, and for the bitter taste found in the biscuits so frequently complained of by ourselves But aside from the inferiority of the work done by these powders, tho physicians assure us that lime and alum taken into the system in such quantities as this are injurious. Their physiological effects are indigestion, dyspepsia, or worse evils. The question naturally arises, why do these cheap baking powder makers use these thiugs ? Alum i? three cents a pound, lime still cheaper, while cre<im of tartar costs thirty-five or forty. The reasons for tho chemi cal purity of the Rojal Buking Pow der were recently given iu the New York Times in an interesting descrip tion of a new method of refiniug ar gols, or crude cream of tartar. It seems that it is only under this pro cess that cream of tartar can be freed from the lime natural to it and ren dered chemically pure; that the pat ents and plant for this cost the Royal Baking Powder Company about half a million dollars, and that they main tain exclusive control of the rights. Professor McMurtrie, late chief chemist of the Department of Agri culture, at Washington, D. C., made au examination of this process, and reported upon the results attained in the refined cream of tartar. The fol lowing extract from his report would seem to answer the question repented at the head of this article, and which is eo frequently propounded by the housekeeper: "I have examined the cream of tarter used by the Royal Baking Powder Company in the manufacture of their baking powder, and find it to be perfectly pure and free from lime in any form. The chemical teats to which I have submitted the Royal Baking Powder prove it perfectly healthful and free from every deleterious sub stance. The Royal Baking Powder is purest in quality and highest in strength of auy baktng powder of which I have knowledge." —One of the humors of the mail service comes from Texas, as follows; At a small railway station not a thousand miles from Rockwell a brand new Democratic postmaster was appointed. For several days al ter the mail agent received no mail from the station, and reported the matter to the superintendent of the railway mail service. The latter wrote to the postmaster, who replied that be was waiting for the mail sack to get full before sanding it to the truip. Horses Wanted. I will buy 20 head of horses or mares, age from sto 9 years old, weighing from 1100 to 1500 pounds, lit for eastern market for which I will pay market price. Auy person hav ing anything in this line will please bring them to Sunbury, on Wednes day, May 33. or to Butler, at \~ogeley House, on Thursday May ISBS. II SKANOU. Most complete stock of White Goods and Embroideries ever brought to Butler at L, STEIN & SON'S. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. A small steamboat is to be put on the Beaver between Rock Point and Beaver Falls. The people of Clearfield county are throwing up their hats because there is not a toll pate in the county. Mr Benjamin DeWoody, of Frank lin, died lust Friday morning. His second wife and widow, was a Miss Sallie Graham, of Butler. The residence of X. H. Beatty, of Jefferson, 0., formerly of Parker, was burned last week. The sheep dogs of Mercer county still hold their record as the champion mutton eaters of the State. Thejlast issue of the Greenville Progress con tains reports of claims filed amount ing to 5275.50 If the dogs keep on at this rate an additional tax levy will need to be laid to pay the sheep claims in that county. The toll bridge spanning the Alle gheny at Kittaaning haß been made free by order of the court, the county paying in the negihborhood of $lB,- 000 for the same. Slippery Rock township, Lawrence county seems to have been quite ap propriately named. James Manning has brought suit against it to recover $5,00U for an arm broken in falling down an unprotected embankment. Shortly before 11 o'clock last Thursday morning Charles Turner, a German groceryman, living in Alle gheny City, shot bis wife and then himself. Death was instant in both cases. The cause of tho tragedy was jealousy, which, from all that can bo learned, was unfounded. A McKeesport goat drank a quart of paint, and after wrestling with it for two weeks died. We are careful to record this because it is the first known instance of a square defeat of a goat's digestiva economy. The Oil City Blizzard says: "The judgeship contest in Venango county bids fair to develop into something interesting before the autumnal snow storm of ballots in November. The most experienced cooks sometimes spoil a dish by too much cooking." There are over a hundred cases of mumps reported at East Brady, and tiie schools have been closed on ac count of the^liaease. Frod. Hausser. a youth of seven teen, whose home is in Altoona, mix ed three ounces of black powder in ten ounces of lard Saturday morning and stood it on a stove. The prepa ration is a Blair county recipe to cure horse itch. Hausser was bending over the pot when it exploded, and received the charge in his face. He was raised three feet by the force of the shock, may lose the sight of both eyes, and is very serioasly injured. A dispatch from Freeport said that Robert Richards, the young man who stole Atkinson & Hegy's horses, was captured last Saturday afternoon at Springdale, Allegheny county, after tuirty-six hours' hot chase. He was taken to Freeport, committed by Squire Loweher, and was then taken to Kittauning jail He sold the horses and rig in Parker, bought a ticket to Butler, and passed down the West Penn road to Springdale, and a telephone message told of his where abouts. Mr. Mays went on the noon train and arrested him, and Richards was identified at Tarentum by the man who bought the Atkinson horse. He didn't seem to mind his arrest, and admitted taking both horses. Possibly the saddest and most dis tressing accident that has occurred in Somerset for years, happened last Saturday evening just before dark when Mary, the two-and-a-half year old daughter of George Witt, and grand-daughter of J. J. Tice, escaped her mother's attention and went into the yard in the rear of the house, where some men had been engaged making fence. She had only been gone about twenty minutes, wh«n the mother started in search of her and was horrified to find the child in a post-hole, dead. The poor little thing had fallen into the hole head foremost and was drowned in a few inches of water that collected in the bottom. A Williamsport (Pa ) dispatch of a recent date says: "A shower of black bettles fell in ihis city last evening. Millions of the bugs swarmed through the streets." The reputation of Williamsport whisky always was bad, aud appears to be growing worse. What is known in Youngstown as "the celebrated hog case" came to a conclusion Thursday by a jury ac quitting the defendant. Obadiah Rummell and Elias Paulin lived on adjoining farms, nine miles from Youngstown, aud until a few months ago were on the best of terms. One day a dog owued bv Rummell killed a pig owned by Paulin. Rummell refused to pay, and Paulin then had him arrested, charged with cruelty to animals. Three juries tried the case but failed to agree, aud after a trial lasting a week the fourth jury decided Thursday that Rummell was inno cent. Pauliu had given bail for costs and these, with other expenses, will fooi up nearly S6OO which he will have to pay. There are some queer things done in voting. Often persons aud objects as well, not before the public, come in for a vote. We heard of a case re cently in a certain township, in Bea ver county, where a man was run uiug for township Clerk. When the polls closed the result for him was: For the old woman 12 rotes. For his dog Ketch 7 votes. For the man himself. 5 votes. Our New Postmaster Will do business at the old stand next door to Kelly's Clothing, Shoe, Hat, angl Gents' Furnishing House. Our Suits are the best for the money; our Shoes are guaranteed and are sold at a reasonable price; our Shirts can not be beat for fit or wear; our Hats lead the van, aud our Neckwear takes the cake. We sell Socks so cheap that you can throw them away as soon as they become "rights and lefts," aud put on a new pair. When it comes to Cuff-buttons, etc , we can save you money. In Underwear, Umbrellas, handkerchiefs, Rubber coats, Working Pants, Overalls, etc., our goods talk for us and for them selves. Come in. JOHN T. KELLY, Diamond Block, Butler, Pa. —A hearing was had before Gov. Beaver at Harrisburg last Thursday on a application for a requisition for Col. H. D. Wallace, formerly Presi dent of the New Castle Savings Bauk, who has been living at Tucson, Ariz , two or three years. TM State lost §IO,OOO by the failure of the bank a low years Hgo. The charge against Wallace is false pretense, it lining claimed thai he represented the bauk as solvent. The application was held under advisement by the Gov ernor. Found a Pot of Gold. HICKORY. PA., May 15— Several days ago Lee Mackey was plowing on the farm of C. S. Maxwell, near Buffalo village, Washington county, when he stopped to dig awav the sod about a stump. As be pulled back the first flap of grass he was surpris ed to lind underneath it a flat stone, which evidently hadn't got there by accident. Mackey proceeded to In vestigate and was still more astonish ed to find that under the stone was a pot of shining ffold coin to the value of nearly $3,000 Mackey resigned his job the next day and left for his home in Greene county to enjoy the fruits of his irood fortune. The money is supposed to have been hidden by Robert Dryden, who many years ago occupied a cabin near by and was somewhat of a miser. Ten Cows Hanged. Samuel Stevens, a milk dealer of Monroe, Conn., on going to his barn the other morning, found the entire flooring of his cow stables had given way during the night and precipitated his ten cows into the opening. Noth ing remained but the stanchions to which his stock were fastened, and from these hung ten dead cows. —Spanish executions are run in a somewhat peculiar way. Recently a young woman, her lover, and an ac complice were garrotted in Madrid, the first execution thero in five years Twenty-four hours before the time fixed for their death they were first told when they would cease to live. Then they were taken to the prison chapel and kept there until tbey were marched to the scaffold. One of the condemned was so violent that it took six wardens to dress him and get him out of his cell. In the chapel they received hundreds of visitors, received all the food and driuk they wanted, and spent part of their time, when the wine had nerved them up, and be tween prayers, in playing cards. The scaffold upon which they were throt tled was erected rti the prison yard, hut higher than the walls, so that the 20,000 spectators gathered in the streets might enjoy the spectacle. Finally the dead bodies were kept exposed to the public gaze until sun set. —There is no plant that will give a more tropical appearance to the lawn or house front than the castor bean plant. The foliage is beautiful, and it is a rapid grower, holding its color till frost time. Wanted Teams to haul ties, wages $3.50 per day. Don't apply unless you have good, heavy teams. BRITTAIN & STARR. Inquire of or address, JOSEPH BRITTAIN, Butler, Pa. Call on M. C. Rockenstein and get bis prices before you bu/ your Sewer Pipe and you will save money. No. 17 N. Main St. —The largest stock of glassware in town at the 5 cent store, prices 50 per cent, under all (Competition. Largest stock of French Satines, and choicest assortment of styles, at L. STEIN & SON'S. —New Percale 3, Ginghams, Seer suckers and White Goods at Lowest prices at L. STEIN & SON'S. —New Silks and Plushes, new Spring Dress Goods, call and inspect oar stock. L. STEIN & SON'S. —Balls and bats, different styles at J. F. T. STEIILE'S. —We have ten thousaud dollars worth of furniture in our three ware rooms at No. 19 Jefferson St., Butler. Pa. The best as well as the cheap ast, but all the best made for the price, All persons will find it to their ad vantage to examine our stock and as certain our prices before purchasing. MILLER BRO'S. —Ladies, if you want your dresses to drape nicely you should wear a Pansy Bustle; they are the best. For sale at L. STEIN <FC SON'S. —lce for sale at Morrison's City Bakery. —A 2£ gallou pail 20 cents, set cups and saucers 30c, full size plates sc, matches 3 boxes for sc, 10 quart pan 10 cts, at 5 cent Store. —Extra Value in Ladies' Muslin Underwear at L. STEIN & SON'S. —Consult your own interests and examine our stock of furniture, uphol stered suits, chairs, mattresses, etc., before purchasing. MILLER BRO'S., No. 19, Jefferson St. —No. 19 Jefferson St. is the place to buy cheap and good furniture. —Beautiful pictures at very low prices at Miller Bros.' furniture store, No. 19 Jefferson St. —New Swiss aud Cambric Em broideries and Flouncings, largest stock aud lowest prices at L. STEIN & SON'S. —Felt hats in light colors for Sum mer wear at J. F. T. STEHLE'S. —Use Double AH O. K. Horse Lini ment, best in the world. For swell ings, bruises, stiffness of joints, rheu matism, lameness, sore shoulders, ring-bone, sweeny and spavin; it has no equal. For sale by J. C. REDICK, 2-18-3 m. No. 5, N. Main St. Butler, Fa. —Full line of Gents Furnishing goods at J. F. T. STEHLE'S. —Fancy Dress Silks at iIQ cents a yard worth 75 cents at L, STEIN & SON'S. —Everybody will Had it to their advantage to go to the City Bakery for their bread, pies, cakes, etc. —lce Cream made to order at the City Bakery. —A. No. 1. all husk mattress, guar anteed, not mixed with excelcer at a, lower figure than can be had ©Uo where in Butler, at Miller Bros', furniturp aUtfe, No. 19 Jefferson St. —Straw hats, an immense line at J. F. T. STEHLE'S. No advance in cotton Goods at L. STEIN <SI SON'S. —For fresh Fruits, Oranges, Lom. ons, Malaga aud Grauberrios, go to Morrison's City Bakery. —All the latest Styles in DreßS Goods and Trimmings at L. STEIN & SON'S. A full line of new books now at; the 5 cent store, usual price 25 cent?, j our price 10 cents. There is as much in a druggist knowing how to take care of his ttock after he has purchased it as in knowing what to buy in the first place. Light and heat exert a wonderful influence upon certain drugs and they become utterly worthless un less properly taken care of. An experience of fourteen y«ars in the drug business has given us opportunity to learn much in this direction, and everything bearing the name of C. N. BOYD will be guaran teed just as represented. We have all the requisites requir ed for the sick room, and no matter what you want come to our store. We not only have the largest store and the finest stock, but the lowest pr'ces that is consistent with reliable goods. We are determined to lead in the drug business of this county, and we can save you money. Call i;t our store, examine our stock, ask our prices. You will be treated courteously whether you wish to purchase or not. Delicious soda water always on draught. Respectfully, C. N. BOYD, Druggist. Diamond Block, Butler, Pa. —There is a law requiring mer chants receiving queensware to burn the straw in which it is packed. Tbey dare not sell or give it away because queenswaro comes to us from foreign countries and is packed in or with straw that might contain noxious seed, such as Canada thistle, and it is to prevent the introduction of seed in this country that the law requires the burning of this straw. We call attention to the following section: "It shall be the duty of any person who shall ship or caused to he shipped in to the State, any fruit trees, queens ware or any other property of any kind packed in or with straw or grass at the time of unpacking the same, and if any such person shall not de stroy Bush grass or straw, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor." —Just received five carloads of Sewer Pipe which will be sold very cheap at M. C. ROCKENSTEIN'S, No. 17, X. Main St. —Jnst opened at the 5 cent Store a complete line of lace caps, the prices will surprise yon. Bargains" For the next sixty days, in order to reduce our stock, we will quote special lew prices on all our stock. We have on hands thirty bed room sets ranging from $lB to §l5O per set. Thirteen upholstered parlor suits ranging from $35 to $l5O per suit. Parlor stands from $2,50 to $lO. Lounges from $2,50 to $25. Hat racks from $8 to S3O. Tables from $1.25 to $lO. Wash-stands from $2 to $lB, Bureaus from $9 to $25. Sets of chairs from $2.75 to sl6 per set. Secretaries from sl6 to S4O. Easy chairs, handsome pictures, room ornaments, stc., any of which would make both useful and appropri ate presents. MILLER BRO'S. No. 19, Jefi'erßoa St„ Butler, Pa. —Use Double All O. K. Horse and Cattle Powders,best in the world. A sure and speedy cure for heaves, coughs, colds, inflamed lungs, rough ness of skin, and all kidney diseases. For sale by J. C. REDICK, 2-18-3 m No. 5, N. Main St. Butler, Pa. —Go to Morrison's City Bakery for fine cakes and ice cream. Normal School. A Normal term of school will open in the Public School Building on May 2Stb and will continue nine weeks. The instructors will be A. B. Ander son, George K. Balph and 11. E. Coulter. It is the design of the school to fit young men and women for col lege. and to prepare those who desire to teach to do good work in the school room; to give to all a thorough and practical business education. Thef-e will be examinations at the dose of the term by the County and City Su perintendents. The tuition, $5.00 normal, $7.00 commercial course. For further information write to auv of the above instructors at Butler. Baby carriages, a full line, at J. F. T. STEIILE'S. Fine Pictures. Mr. W. S. Bracken, agent for the North American Photo-copying Co., of Jamestown, N. Y„ is now canvass ing Butler and vicinity for work. This company enlarges photographs in crayon and water colors, their work is first-class and their charges lower than any w« have heard. Mr. Bracken is stopping at the Lowry House, at whbh place orders can be left for him. lie will remain in Butler for a month, and has al ready taken many orders. For Sale. A good cow. Enquire at CITIZEN Office, Butler, Pa. —We are selling furniture lower than it has ever before been sold in Butler, and after using it you will say that it is what we said it was, otherwise no sale, at MILLER BRO'S, No. 19 Jefferson St. —•We don't wonder at some men. They buy a new mowing machine every year and let it rust out in the fence corner, but they won't trust their wives with a new cook stove in ten years. This kind of a man never get a Bradley stove or range. For sale only by C. STOCK, on S. Main St., Butler, Pa. —A full line of mouth-organs, gui tar* and banjos at J, F. T. STEIILE'S. Grade Colt for Sale. I offer for sale my three-quarter Clyde colt. She is two years old and will make a good breeding mare. For particulars inquire of Joseph A. Painter, N. McKcan St., near Nixon House, Butler. Pa. » —Full line of Playing cirds, all prices, at J. F. T. STEULE'B. —The best fresh and canned Cali fornia fruits at Morrison's City Bakery. WA(ITED-LADY,t;^ n ?f d ,v,^»,r y tn ultl firm. iV'.JJjv.t. uoxlllou U >£ lIiRUS,, U IWivU* Ji, N. X. GREAT SALE TO QUIT THE BUSINESS ■ All Our Immense Stock of MILLINERY, ConsiFtina: of all the new thing in Hats, Bonnets, Flowers, Feathers, Tips, Plumes, Ornaments, Silks, Velvets, Plushes, Ribbons, Satins, and everything comprised in a first class MILLINERY STOCK. We intend to close out all the above goods by July Ist and will sell them at prices that will enable us to do so. Remem ber you have a full line OF NE W GOODS to select from. Also the greatest bargains ever offered in Dry Goods and Carpets, A.T RITTER & RALSTON'S. TIIIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR E. GRIEB, The Jeweler, No. 19, North Main St., BUTLER, PA., Whose advertisement • will appear next week. BARGANS in WATCHES, Clocks, Jewelry And Silverware. Finest stock of Sterling Silverware in the county, and at prices not to be equalled for cash. Watches and Clocks repaired and warranted, at J. R. GRIEB'S No. 16 South. Main St., < Sign of ELECTRIC BULL), Hntler, Pa. PALACE OF MUSIC. e ESTABLISHED 1831. MELLOR & HOENE, i GENERAL AQENTS FOR THE Peerless Hardman Pianos ANP NOTED FOR THEIR "AND POWER AND SWEETNESS OF TONE, UNRIVALED DURABILITY, jjgj) ELEGANCE OF DESIGN, and t ' PERFECTION OF FINISH. Which excellencies cause thom to bo selected and used by the best musi cians, cultivated amateurs and intelligent people throughout the T . S The ]Vlatchless Palace Organs, CHASE ORGANS, CHICAGO COTTAGE ORGANS, the most perfect Organs made, of surprising novelty, simplicity an.. bllity «rt* (construction, with tlie most beautiful voice-like tone ever p:-.*:'- • . Also, constantly on hand a Kreat. variety of other makes of T'iano :i i Organs, at tin- very lowest prices. SECOND-HAND INSTRUMENTS TAKEN IN PART PAYMENT FOR NtW Easy Terms of Payment, either Monthly or Quarter!/. MELLOR & HOENE, PITTSBURGH. ' PIANOS TO RENT. ® TUNING AND REPAIRIK3. Ml£. H. .1. I.AMIt. :>0 .left>rsou St.. \V.. IV.itlrr. Pa.. Organist anrt Choir Master of St. Peter's German Chun-h. and Conductor of Uv Butler Choral Union, begs leave to iiay tnat he has been appointed Sol#* Agent for the county ot Butter /or Messrs. Mel lor & Hoene.ana that he can furnish an> oi Tin* above inM.rumenrs at the same price and terms as iurntsiieu by Mellor & Hocne, i'Utsi>i;rg. Terms l'or tuition on the <*rgan. Pianoforte. > loiin ana Kinging' furnished on ;ipplicatiou. I\ O. Box K*>. Pianoforte and Organs tuned and regu lateji. Orders left .with Mr. J.jlt. Grieb, ♦Jeweler,lo South Malu Street.wlll be promptly at V A NERVE TOHIC. r- •*» -a Celery and Coca, the prominent ia. Jf ' vredienta, are the best and safest M • Nerve Tonics It strengthens and ■ t ■— * quiet* the nervous system, curing I Nervous Weakness, Hj steriu, Sleep- UIIIW TITER* WE. Jt drives out the poisonous humors of _ v >Jie blood purifying and enriching it. 1 ■ ltd ao overcoming those diseaw* M resulting from impure or impover- W * UTVTWE ■ % / ■ M Actin. R mildly but surely on the BOVREI J J* it cures habitual constipation, and JW prom oU * A regular habit Itstrcnrlli- F <R ENS the ttomacb, and aids digestion. M I A DIURETIC. life ■ ■ Mfc M In lu com position the best and mod H llfTl ll ■■ 11 R!■ activu diurvticsof the Materia MedU.i U 111 WJ. II II I 111 bib combined scientifically wit h other Active remedies for diseases of thu I kidneys It can be relied on to give quick relief and speedy cure. For The NERVOUS SSSSS The DEBILITATED «PL_ Ar,prn . WELLS, RICHARDSON&CO., Prop* 1 Be AuiiU. j BUBUMQTOH. v*.
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