VOL. XXIX. JSC as Btatler Fair. The Butler County -A-gricultural A ssoci ation will hold its fifteenth annual exhibition on its grounds in Butler SEPT. 6,7,1 & !,1U Liberal Premiums; an Interesting Race Program for Each Day; Excursion Rates on all Railroads to Butler; Special Pre mium of SIOO for Herd of Seven Head of Either Holsteln Her fords or Durhams. Entries for Horses and Cattle Close Monday Evening, Aug. 29, or one week before the Fair; Music by the Great Western I'and, Etc., Etc. Fo Premium List and other information, address Ira McJunkin, Sec'y. 13 Years Sentence. Twelve years experience for your benefit. For twelve years we hare been in the baggy business and in all that time not a single individual has accused as of misrepresenting the quality of a vehicle sold. It mast be a satisfaction for eyeryone to know that they have a firm that never misrep resents—and that years of experience enables them to know the quality of work they sell. Oar business has increased year by year until it is twice that of any other similar concern in the State, and we feel so good that we have a notion to jump ont of onr 3d story window—but we won't—for now. just before the Fairs we want one great big busy month, and are ready for it. We have the goods and most make prices so as to induce customers to boy quick. Remember we keep everything pertaining to a driving or team outfit. Now look at a few prices: Leather halters 50 cents, team work bridles 90 cents, buggy whips 10 cents, a whole set ef baggy harness $4.75, a fall set of wagon harness, with breeching, for two horses $18; heavy leather fly nets $1.50, wagoa and buggy cushions 75 cents, top baggies $45, two seat spring wagozJ S4O, etc Vehicles of all kiads; harness of all kinds, lap dusters and everything used in connection with a driving and team outfit except the horse, Now don't be backward, come in whether you want to buy or not. Wslk in just as you would into your mother's room—»yoa are just as wel oome. Take a ride on oar new elevator, fret. Now do come. If you don't seed anything oome walking right in and say you don't want to buy but look and you are weloome. If you have a package of any kind yoa can leave it here uotil you are ready to go out of town without charge, our location is central. Remember the place and remember we are the first and only persons Ifho ever had enough energy within themselves and confidence in their folia* citizens to bring down tfee price and depend on increased sales to compensate tbem- We did it. You appreciated it and dealt liberally with 0> sod now we want the crowning month of our life-. Hurry, now come along, get ready for the Fairs and drive thereto in just as good a rig as your neighbor. Respectfully, S. B. MARTIN COURT & CO, S. B. MAKTINCOURT. J. M. LEIGHNER This Is The Lowest Price Ever given on ? Bed Room Suite Solid, Polished OaK, glass 26x30, beveled plate, FOR $23.00, We offer this suite for 30 days only. Our Bed Room Suite for $9 You can't get elsewhere for less than $23 to $25. We don't only offer the above goods at low prices, but anything in our store away down In price. All we ask ydu to do is to examine our stock and you will say as we do—best goods for least money of any FURNITURE store in the country. Campbell & Templeton, 136 N. Main St., - - Butler, Pa. FOR Ti HUMS ILV JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, Purchasers can save from 25 to 50 per cent by purchasing their watches, clocks and spectacles of J. R. GRIEB, The Jeweler, No. 125 N. Main St., - Duffy Block. • Sign of Electric Bell and Clock. All are Respectfully Invited —"Remember our Repairing Department— 20 years Experience."— THE BUTLER CITIZEN. PROFESSIONAL CARDS, i SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. *OO West Cunningham St. Dr. N. M. HOOVER, IST K. \V»>ue St.. omce hours. 10 l» 12 M. and l to a P. M. . _ L. M. REINSEL, M. D , PHYSICIAN AND SITBOEON. Office and residence at 121 E. Cunningham St, L. BLACK, PHTSICIAN AND BIROKON, New Troutmaii Bnlldinff. Butler. I'a. K. N. LEAKK. M. D. J. K- MANN. M. D. Specialties: Specialties Gyna*colO(ry ami Sur- kljc. Ear. None and gery. Throat. DRS. LEAKE & MANN, Butler, Pa. G M. ZIMMERMAN. raraiciAN AND SUKOEOH. Office at No. *.V S. Main street, over Frank 4 Co s 1)1 UK Store. Butler, Pa. V. McALPIN E, Dentist, Is now located In new and elegant rorniw ad joining his former ones. All kinds or clasp plates and raoderen gold work Ji J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a.J Ar'iiiciat Teeth Inserted tn the latest im pruvetl plan, tiold t'lllluK a specialty. Office— over SchauTa < lothlne Store. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. Oold KlUinfi rainless Extraction ol Teeth and Artificial Teetl; without I'lates a specialty Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air or l-ocal Anaesthetics used. Office over Millers Grocery east of Lowry House. Office closed Wednesdays au.l Thursdejs. C. F. L. McQUISTfON, EMiI.VEEIi AM) SI'BVEYOK, Of fice NEAR DIAMOND. BITLKK. I'a. H. Q. WALKER, Attorney-at-Law-omce in Diamond Block, Butler. Pit. J. M. PAINTER, lAttorney-at-Law. omce—Between rostoffice and Diamond, But. ler, Pa. A. T. SCOTT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. omce at No. 8, South Diamond. Butler, i'a. A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATIOKNKYJVr LAW. Office second floor, Anderson B1 k, Malu St., near Court House, Butler, Pa. NEWTON BLACK. Att'v at Law—Office on South side of Diamond Butler. Pa. J. w. HUTCHISON, ATTOKNEY.-AT LAW. Office 011 second floor of the Huselton block, D aniond, Butler, Pa.. Koom No. 1. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at Law, Office at No. IT, East Jeffer son St., Butler. Pa, W. C. FINDLEY, Attorney at Law and Heal Estate Agent. Of flee rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office on north side of Diamond. Butler, Pa. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorney-at-law. Office on second floor of Anderson building, near Court House, Butler, Pa. L 8. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Ag't 17 EAST JEFFERSON BT. BIJTI.EH, - I* A, 81 TLER COUNTY Mutual Fire insurance Co. "•ftico Cor. Main & Cunningham P>ts. II 0 HKINEMAN, SECRETARY. DIRECTORS: Alfred Wick. Henderson Oliver, l>r. W. Irvln, James Stephenson, W. W. Black more. N. Weitzel, F. Bowman. D. T. Norris. Geo. Ketterer. «'has. Itebhun, JohnUrohman. John Koenlng. LOYAL S. M'JUNKIN, Agent. STTTL SR, 1? A . DR. JOHNSTON'S IMPROVEMENT IN DENTAL PLAIES. Patented February 25, 1890. f This Improvement ft Jdoes away with the large suction plate in common use. The plates are very small, only about one-eighth to one-fourth the usual W size, and being con structed on true mechanical principles, lit the mouth with perfect accuracy. Any number of teeth can be put in without extracting any good teeth you may have, and no plate in the roof of the mouth. The patent plate Is specially adapts ed to partial lower dentures, since It is we 1- knowu that the dental profession have nothlßg successful to offer In tnat line; and further more . partial lower plates have not nor cannot be successfully made bv any other known method. This is an Important mat - ter when we take lntoV/ cons leratlon that lower ajHCSW teeth a-e as necessary as upper. For further information, call at Imu 111 Cut J«rmoß Street. BI'TLEB, PA. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. THE NEXT MORNING I FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY OOMPLEXION 18 BETTER. My doctor pa jt It act* gsnt.r on the stomach, liver and kidneys, and 1* a pleasant laxative. This drink U mad# from herbe, and to prepared for use a m easily as to*. It Is called LANE'S MEDICINE All druggists s«ll It at 60c. and 91.00 per package, lluy one to-dar. LANE'S FaMIT.Y MKIHCINEMOVES THE UOWELo EACH VAY. •In order to be health/ this Is necessary' f« : ift LJ ! KUI ' W ■ illii i r.V I ■luSSitf fed "l~ * Ie ''»• 3! CHAPTER VLL THE IBS 13 STOLES. i How really likn a house their rude,'. Mttle old house-boat appeared to the boy who had been lost in the woods and spent the night in a tramp's camp, and to the old man who had passed the! long hours in wandering up and down the lonely road searching for his lost one. What comforts it contained, and with what a delightfully easy motion it glided down the sunlit river. Even Rusty seemed to feel that he was at home, and to recognize the place; for tho moment ho was taken into the cabin ho sprang up on Arthur's bunk and nestled down at its foot, where the boy| had prepared a bed for him two days before. While Uncle Phin was getting ready tho breakfast for which they were all so hungry, Arthur and Rusty, who had, fully recovered his spirits, had a fine game of romps, during which the dog displayed so much intelligence, and performed so many funny tricks, as to oompletely win his young master's b«art. When breakfast was finished Uncle Phin and Arthur sat on the cabin .roof, under a bit of an awning that the form er had contrived, and talked of their ro cent experience, while watching, with the delight of simple natures, the ex quisitely beautiful scenery through which they were drifting. Between them, apparently appreciating it all as much as they, sat Rusty contentedly wagging his tail, the little white tip of whlsh seemed the emblem of perpetual motion. He had evidently transferred all his affection to Arthur, and tho ex pression of his honest eyes as he turned them upon his young master was of love and perfect confidence. This day was but the first of many such, during which the ark, with fre quent stops, drifted down the quiet riv er, ever southward, and, as its occupants fondly hoped, ever getting nearer to the far away home that thoy sought. They always tied up to the bank at night, and every now and then they spent several days in a place, while Uncle Phin sought odd jobs of work by which he might earn a little money for the replenishing of their stock of provisions. At length during one of these stops their dream of continuing to their Jour ney's end in the ark was rudely dispelled by a man for whom Uncle Phin did a job of work. "Get to Richmond or anywhere near there in that craft and by following this river!" he exclaimed with a loud laugh, when the old negro had explained their plans. "Why, if you keep on, this yiver'll take you into the Ohio and the Ohio'll carry you into the Mississippi, and it'll drop you into the Gulf of Mex ico, and then if you keep on. you'll bring up, may be, at the South Pole, but you won't ever make Richmond. Oh no, what you've got to do, is to sell your boat when you reach Pittsburgh, for money enough to carry you in the cars to Richmond, and I don't reckon you'll have any trouble in finding a customer if you don't set too high a price on the old craft." Further inquiry assured them that tho man's words were only too true, and so, when, a few days later, they reached the smoky city, they realized that their pleasant voyaging was over, and that new trials were awaiting them. It was late in a dull November after noon when they moved the ark in tho mouth of a small croek in the outskirts of the city and began to prepare for sup per the very last food remaining in their llender larder. After eating their scanty meal and after Uncle Phin had lighted his pipe they sat down in tho little cabin for a serious discussion of their future plans. As their backs were turned to the wtndow that was nearest the shore, AN EVIL-LOOKING FACE WAS PEEPIN« IN AT THKM. neither Arthur nor Uncle Phin knew that, during this conversation, an evil looking face was peering in at them, and that its owner was an attentive listener to all that they said. Mow, as they looked up, startled by an uneasy growl from Rusty, who had just detected the strangor's presence, and sprang barking toward the window, the face was hastily withdrawn, and ap peared no more. The next morning they cast tho ark loose from its moorings and allowed it to drift a mile or two down past the city water front. At length they reached a piece o i comparative quiet, amid the bewildering numbttf of steamboats, tugs and barges by which they were now sur rounded. It was just below a great briale. As they turned slowly away from the river with- NOW THE BOAT WA6 NOWHERE TO BE SEE*. out knowing where to go, their future did indeed look black and unpromising. Never before had Arthur felt the terri ble gnawings of hunger as now. "Oh, Uncle Phin," he moaned, "can't you think of any way to get something to eat? Just a loaf of bread or some crackers?- It doesn't seem as if I could stand it any longer." "Well, honey! My pore lil lamb! De ole man is er rackin* his brain an' er projectin' an" er tinkin' and hit's mo'n likely he'll strike up wif somo plan d'reckly. You see. dis yeah 'sperience hab kim up powerful sudden, an' its emposserbilitles hab tuk me by 'sprise. Now, we might sell dat ar dog Rusty, for ernough to buy a squar meal, ef we know'd whar to fin' a pusson what wanted a dorg." "Sell Rusty, Uncle Phin! Sell my dear little dog! Why, I'd starve first!" "Hat's it! Dat's jes de way I knowed 'twould be," said the old man, shaking his head sadly. "Well, dar's dat ar book of yourn. We might er—" "My precious book, that the beautiful lady gave me!" cried the boy. "Why, Uncle Phin, that's worse than Rusty. 1 wouldn't give it up for any thing in the world; not even for a great heaping plate of hot buckwheat cakes with maple syrup on them." "Or a fat possum roasted in a hole in de groun'?" suggested tho old man, his mouth watering at the thought. "No, nor a beefsteak with baked sweet potatoes and hot rolls," said the boy, who, under the circumstances, was cer tainly placing a high value on his book. "Or a big dish er hominy, smoking frum de kittle, wif a plenty er po'k gravy," added Uncle Plin, eagerly, un able to conceive of any thing more like ly to tempt a hungry little boy than this. "No, not for any thing that ever was cooked, or ever win be, would I give up my own dear book," said Arthur, stoutly. They had found a temporary refuge from tho rain in a doorway, and stood within its shelter during this exchange of the tantalizing thoughts uppermost in their minds. Nearly opposite to them IT WAS A DIM. FOR FIVE TKH.L.VRS. there was a street lamp, that had just been lighted, and they watched tho lamp-lighter as ho shouldered his flaming torch, and walked away, whistling merrily, doubtless to a home and supper. "Now," as In answer to Arthur's last re mark, Uncle Phin was saying: "Well.den, honey, I don't see but what we'se got 'er go hungry 'til to-morrer, when may be I kin git a job er wood-saw in',"' there came a quick rush of feet on the wot flagging. Arthur turned to look at the flying figure, and gave a little cry of recognition, as the light from tho street lamp fell on its face. At the same in stant, Rusty recognized In it his old persecutor, the boy with whom his young master had fought in the tramps' camp. With a growl, he sprang forward. Arthur still held the end of his rope, and the dog's movement was so sudden that It nearly threw him down. As it was he stumbled, and the precious book, so recently the subject of their conver sation, fell to the sidewalk. The next moment another figure, and this time It was that of Sanay Grimes, the big tramp, rushed past, evidently in pursuit of his boy, and then all was again quiet. Recovering himself, and taking a firmer hold on the rope that held the still excited Kusty, Arthur stepped for ward and picked up his book of fairy tales. As he did so a bit of dark paper, that seemed to fall from between its leaves, fluttered to tho wet stones, and this the boy also picked up. Curious to see what it was, he held it to the light and uttered a cry of incredulous amaze ment. It was a bank bill for five dollars; ard, although Arthur did not know it at the time, it was tho samo one that his friend, Brace Barlow, had slipped be tween tho leaves of tho book on the night that he bade them farewell. Why Arthur had not discovered it long be fore will always be a mystery that can only be accounted for by the fact that the book was a large one, and contained many stories, several of which he had not yet read. Between the leaves of one of these the bill had probably lain all this time, and now in the hour of tho boy's sorest need it came to him as though it were Indeed the gift from the (airy godmother, who had penned the inscription on the fly-leaf of his precious book Continued next ireek. —Tho Washington State building at the World's fair will show to sopie eitent the forest resources of the state. The foun dation nloDe will contain 1~1 log*, -nine ot them 120 feet long and 42 inches in diama ter at the small end. The sjper-tructure of the building will contain, be»ide-< heavy timber, fine finished wood-, showing the grain and structure of the woods, and a complete exhibit of shipbuilding material. USE OF A PASSPORT. Th« Mnf ular K. ipert«n< e of * Trtirlw In IStnuo;. "Mine is rather a hart >'ur," nlil a discouraged rradmtr of a yonng iadie«" seminary. "I can't pet a position a» a teacher because I haven't had « cnce, and if I m, never allowed to tea. li, how :im I to pet my experience 7" A Minowhat similar p&rwlox nu per petrated by a German officer, mentioned by Mr. Henry W. Wolff in "The Conn try of the Vosgcs." This traveler had been wardering ahont Met* Baking questions and seeing the sight*, and he SAYS: On my return to the station, I found a surprise awaiting me. The German police had found me out; not a difficult task, since I purpodrty went about quite openly. However, that, it appeared, made no difference. There, at the entrance to the station, stood a Prussian gendarme, all on the alert, looking very ferocious with what th« German s<>ng calls "a moustachioed air." He was on the lookout for me. and stopped me at once. "Have you a legitimation about you?" he asked, rather gruffly. "Yes; but do I want one? Ami not entitled totravelin the country without a passport?" He looked angry, eyeing with disgust my "Murray," which bore, all too plain ly, upon its cover the title "France." "I must see it. I hear you have been about the town looking at things and asking questions." "It is true; that is what I am travel ing for." "I must see your passport." "What? In defiance of the emperor's regulations?" "Do yon not understand," said he, pompously, "that I must see your pass port in order to be able to judge whether or not you are entitled to travel with out one?" Here was logic, but logic which, how ever feeble, must be heeded- I pro duced my passport, and after having studied for a tedious interval, he grave ly announced that I was fitted to travel without one. WE LOVE MEDICINE. A Doctor Sayi That Amrrlraiii Ar* • Nation of Drug-Taker*. I think Americans should be described as a nation of medicine takers. The re turns from the sale# of patent medicine* are astonishing, but no general practi tioner is at all surprised at this. bkwmlt tU city to the is> datum of farm Mm, and whilm h*a plan of having farm lands to surveyed that there would be a rillafi in the center of each aeetton where aii im families mifrht lire Kn »*<-eilent fea tures, we think that he haa searrrlj Ifiven due weiffht to the evil effects of our o 'antry n - forcing almost abaolat* seclusion (or country IneT.era "The worst difficulty about rural iifa is not the distance that separaU-< on* habitation fr m another-, it is the fact that this distance to be traversed is a barrier, during certain seasons of the year, almost as impassable as a m> na tain range or a swollen t. rrent Farm ers as a rule, are well supplied with ▼chicles and horses. They are n. >t woilark to morrow to draw my salary.— Pork. the A«e of Orgaafsttoa. Sew Bn»rdef-W»ll! well! Tkb ts the flrst place I're strur-k wkw» they have preserved strawberries kiwi peach }ta Instead of * tewed prune* Old It artier—Allowing to Tftka-z* tion. my boy. l"» Have * mutual protective Mocwtimi, with iron clad rules and IKITJ penalties. "Oh. bo! Yon kicked against pror.es, did yoo7" "Not much we didn't. ffi paaacd a law that whenever pn»a»-« came en the table tmjr member »k«iU eat a qi.irt or pay s O. 4-1 «ACH kCAF CVffL. hotii «i* Mseaia, This peculiar di nss« is widespread Mk ia this <*n«atry sikf in fcrr^pe ••ar-JHt aie-s-eer the peach ia fiwv*. ft often wtrrrlf tajitfrs nursery mm h. thrifty rw*n« trw« are mrrrm lsb>»t to rts attar k» than ttinse mom* mature. The curi Is to the leaves are moat leader: afWr the «fta> se»-s of t :-ese parts are faHy fin awd • they are no loader nifPs■ Tad The aeaa haee lbsaiy k> vel oped on the lateral twtga The l9a»- tration, F g t, shows the eiiarianifef Istic aptearaae* of a peach leaf a* f-e- wa through the soil by rain. If it reactors the potktim it esueea them to ft By hilling. I* will bo washed hstwea* the rows away from the potatoes. ~>n»piata about the Jokes I print being .tolL Well, per hap* they are. bat yoa oagfc* to mm thoe I do not prist. Critio—l dr.. to other papers, sad I enjoy them hugely.— Trath. He—Will you marry me? She- <•n -oe -woditioa. He—What la that? She—Aa imprrwad laaa rial. uadllti a. —Kate Yield's Washington. Frank—flow <-an yon toll a wnbiew from a dnisr"* > OHev»A daiwy la yell am aad whtoe. tost like the son wW« a «mdwwr , fel l Harper's Tonag People. Orare— Is there anything I iagbt an* to read to thia book? Mrs. Kipper—So, dear. Grnre —All right; than I