OLXXXII JU( ANNOUNCEMENT. The shoe business, which has heretofore been conduct ed at 1 14 5. Main St., by AL. RUFF, will hereafter be known under the firm name of A. RLtF & SOX. )• Ruff having acquired an interest in the concern. With an ample, well assorted stock of the staple and latesi styles from new lasts and patterns. Prompt, Personal attention to Details. Fair and Honorable Dealings. We hope to secure a liberal share of your patronage. Thank ing oui old patrons fo - their liberal support in the par-i and asking a continuance of the same, we are Very Respectfully Yours, A. Ruff & Son., 114 South Main Street, Butler, Pa. N. B. To properly initiate the new firm in the favor of the j public, we are offering exceptionally good bargains in season able goods. A. R. & SON. READ and REFLECT. A GRAND OPPORTUNITY—With the dawn of prosperity just be fore us aDd the improvement in business notwithstanding We sometime airo decided to cloFe out oor entire stock of Men's BOJP' and Childrens Clothing, which we will continue to do at prices that will be to the advan tage of all desiring to purchase clothing No matter how little or how much money you have to invest, we know it will be hard on the Clothing business, but as we are determined 10 close out we cannot help it Oar stock is the largest in the county. Men's fine black worsted pants all wool only $2 00 We have more pants than any two stores in town. Our children's i-uits are marvels of beautt; Jll the late novelties, such as the Regent, Eoclid, Neptune Colombia.Reefers, Jerseys, Kilts *c. from 50cts up— Hoys' Double and Single Breast Round and Square corner Plain matter how bard you are to flt and what style you may wish, you can be suited from our large stock. NO doobt you have read about the advance in leather and have come to the conclusion that you will have to pay more for your shoes, but such is not the case if you will buy from us. Having made several 4arge purchases from some of the leading manufactures, I am prepared to show you the leryeM election of FOOTS and SHOES in Butler county and can sell you them at the OLD LOW prices All our goods are marked away down and qv trading with ns you will get your shoes lower in price and higher in loality than can be bad elsewhere NEW STYLES and plenty of them are po iring in every day. Here we list a few; note the prices: Men's Fine Calf Bhoes, any style at $2. Men's "A" Calf Shoes any style at $1.25. Men's Buff Shoes Lace and Congress at sl. Men's Working Shoes 90c and upwards in price. Bov's Fine Dress Shoes at $1 25 Ladies' Fine Dongola Pat. Tip Shoes Razor toe flexible sole at $2. Ludies Fine Dongola Pat. Tip Shoes $1 50 in all styles. I adies Dongola Shoes at sl. per pair. Misses Snoes sizes 12 to 2 ranging in price from 803 to $1 50 Children's School Shoes 50c and upwards in price. Infants Shoes 20c to 50c a pair. Ladies' Oxfords 75c to $2 All Hz** and widths Also full stock of Misses and Children's Oxfords in hiaik and Russell's, MCD'S Canvass shoes &c- Boot- and Shoes Made to Order. Repairing Neatly Done. Orders by mail receive prompt attention. When in need of anything in our line call and see me. JOHN BICKEL, 128 S Main Street, BUTLER, PA. Branch Store 12 5 n .nain st, QUESTION is often asked, What Paint shall we use? THE ANSWER If you are looking for covering capacity, wearing qualities, general appearance, and your money's worth, you must buy THE SHERWIN-WILLHMS PAINT. Camrt Mott, Lookl But, Heart Longut, Most economical. Full Mtaaure. Our prices are for "best goods" first, last and all. the time. We are in the business to stay and BRUSHES, _9.W. P. stays with us. COLORS IN OIL, HOUSE & COACH VARNISHES* J. C. REDICK, 109. N. Main St. Tin: BUTLER CITIZEN. That Tired Feeling Means danger. It is a serious condition and will lead to disas trous results if it is not over come at once. It is a sure sign that the blood is impoverished and impure. The best remedy is HOOD'S Sarsaparilla Which makes rich, healthy blood, and thus gives strength and elas ticity to the muscles, vigor to the brain and health and vitality to every part of the body. Hood's Sarsaparilla positively Makes the Weak Strong " I have taken Hood's Sarsa parilla for indigestion, that tired feeling and loss of appetite. I feel much better and stronger after taking it. I earnestly rec ommend Hood's Sarsaparilla, and I call it a great medicine." MRS. C. E. BRATOICEST, 1318 Cambria St., Philadelphia, Pa. Hood's and Only Hood's ■ w t. easy to buy. easy to tIOOCI S I ills take, easy in effect 25c. Tiie New Spring Styles. ill W# If you want the nobbiest and cheapest suits, drop in and see what we can do for you. We now have in stock spring and summer styles. Another —Here they are. Do you want to be in he world? Do you want to be in ishion? You are sure of both the latest style and the best goods 'f you buy your suits of us. Forward March is "he only motto in business. This is illus trated in our new spring stock. We have better goods for less money, than ever were offered be lore. Styles strictly the latest. Fits guaranteed. COOPER & CO., Leading Tailors, 301 South Main St., Butler, Pa mourn In Wall Street successfully carried ;ou with Ihe alii o( our I tally Market. letter and pamph letson speculation. MAII.K > FI'EE. Discretionary Accounts u Specialty. All in formation free. Hank references. WKINMAN & Co.. Stock and drain Brokers. 41 .Broadway New York Seized by the Sheriff. $275,000 Worth of Fine Clothing, Etc., and to Effect an Immediate Settlement, Goods Will He Slaught ered—Read Carefully and Wait Until Thursday, June 13, at q a. in. The tremendous Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods Stock of one of the largest and leading clothiers, which was recently seized by the Sheriff on an exe cution issued by one of the largest whole sale clothing houses of Philadelphia, Pa., will be brought here and closed out at re tail at once. On account of this Sheriff Sale, tlif immense building, 4M and Smith field street, formerly occupied by tin McElveen Furniture Co., seven doo:> west of Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa., ! been rented expressly for this sale. Tlu store will be closed until Thursday, Jn • 13, at!) a. m., when this grist' sale will begin. Everything will be fold at retail, at " per cent less than actual cost, as ibis I< must positively close in ten days, l<- sati-f;- the creditors. The entire stock cor.-; ' of nearly £275,000 worth of fine clothing hats and furnishing goods Remember, no postponement. Tbi Sheriff Sale Stock will close in ten da\ Just think of the following piojmsitifii and remember that all the goods p ice ill this document cat be brought I acl. any time during the sale, if no' oi'< d and not considered worth the nionev in matter what the cause may be Men'. fine Worsted Overcoats at this <■<... 1 is worth 515.00. We allow yottloV. ej it home four days, and if not soiled you may return the same and we herebj < to return the s2. Bi». Men's fine Spring and Fall Weight Overcoats, in .sill; and satin lining, fti.lttl; this coat is reallj worth Men's extra fine satin lined Spring and Fall Overcoats, #7.H5; posi tively worth f2T>. A splendid snit ol Men's Clothes, $2.89; this suit is posi tively worth fK>. Keep it home four days and if it is not soiled return tht same and we hereby agree to refund the f2.B'J. Men's fine Spring and Summer Pants, Jl.-4; fine quality, really worth f- r i, latest style and very handsome. Keep them home four days, and if not soiled return the same and we here by agree to return the $1.24. Men's extra fine Suits, J6.85. This fli.KTi suit is the finest material, latest style, well made,and positively worth J20.00. Ask to see it. High grade goods, wearing equal to the finest quality custom work, and over 10.CKK> different suits in silk and satin lined All must go regardless of cost. Boys .iiid children's Suits from 78 cts. up. Child's Knee Pants, 11 cts. Boy's Hats, worth fl 50, 15 cts. Men's Hats, 75 cts., worth £>. so. Good Hand kerchiefs, 5 cts., worth '25 cts. Socks, .'1 cts. Men's fine Underwear, 45 cts. per suit, worth #-.50. Fine Silk Suspenders, 8 cts., worth 75 cts. Silk Umbrellas, 19 cts., worth JU.SO, and a thousand other articles we have 110 space to mention here. During this great Sheriff Sale the store will be kept open from 9 a. m. to yp. in.; Saturdays until 11 p. m. Make no mistake. Look before yon enter. Don't be misled by signs and banners displayed by other merchants, but come direct to 4:!4 and 4.'Ki Smith field Street. Look before you enter. It will pay you to come 100 miles to visit this great sale, if you value money. Don't miss it. Pos itively no goods sold, and no one allowed in the building until June 13, at 9 a. m. P. S.—Fare paid to all out of town pur chasers to the amouilt of J 10.00 and upwards. „ KTTTLTCR. PA., THURSDAY. JUNE 13, 1895. ) (pPYRIQHT. 169» BYrf.B.LIPPIMCoTT COMPANY* / "Great goodness alive, ma!" he said, with intense petulance, throwing the coverlet to his feet, and kicking it against the footrail. "The idea of pa coming out of the graveyard to haul me over the coals about Mr. Amerson, when I've got no more to do with his business than the man in the moon, except that I worked for him as faith ful as I could as nigh like he told me, and he paid me for it and has always been kind tome." "As nigh like he told you. How was that?" asked Rachels, ignoring his passion. "That's one of the things I'm going to ask you." "I don't know as I'll answer that, sir." "Yes, you will, sir. Owen Carruth ers —if it's got to that we must call one another sir, and our full names—l'm a-telling you no lies when I tell you that I wouldn't like to swear that a certain person who his name have been called here to-night mayn t be fore this thing's over, he mayn't have to move out o" that big house he's got now to his lone self, and, after his head's cropped and he's put into striped jacket and breeches, ockepy awhile that big buildin' in sight of it along of a crowd of them that's in the samo fashion. For nuther God Al mighty nor man is going to stand such behavior always. Now, I'm not a-say ing I believe —because I don t believe you've done anything, that is, any thing that's a downright a intentual helping in Wile Amerson's devilment: but if you has, you'd better get to un doing it, soon as you can, and not wait to have to be made to do it, and then take the consequences, if you think you can stand 'em. Arthur DabneyV going to begin again on the case, and he's got Seaborn Torrance to help him, and you ought to know just as well as you're named Owen Carruthers that you couldn't no more dodge Seaborn Torrance on the witness-stand than you can dodge death when he come and lay his paw on your shoulder." "My good Lord!" cried Mrs. Carruth ers. Owen shuddered, but, rallying Bonewhat, he whined — "My sakes alive! I thought the man come here to see me about my sick ness, and, 'stead of that, here he is a "ALL MEN AIN'T LIKE YOTT, GUS." trying to tarrify me. Gus Rachels, if you'll wait till I can get over these cussed crooks and pains in my legs I'll answer every everlasting question you can find the words to put to me. But I'm not going to lay here and be pulled at like a handle of a dry pump where ma is, that you know women can't keep anything to theirselves. and—" "No," interrupted his mother, "let it come now. I'll go down in the kitcli en. The Lord know, my poor son, 1 don't want to hear anything that'.- very far contrary to what your poor dear father, and me too, as to that, we both of us tried hard to f'warn you— you Sally," she said, going to the steps descending to the kitchen, "put another stick of wood on that fire, and fix to make me a cup of tea." "I wish you hadn't begun talking about that business before ma," said Owen, when she had retired. "I done it to let you see how im portant it was, and I done it to get some help from her in making you dc your duty." "I don't need women to help make me do my duty." "Most men, me among 'em, needs all the help they can get. You may think you're a exception. Other people don't. Your mother have suffered right smart on your account, but it'll pull her harder than she ever have been pulled, when Wile Amerson's behavior about that will's brought up in the court house, and her only child's found to know about it, and wouldn't tell, till it was sere .red and twisted out of him on the witness-stand, like a rabbit out of a hollow tree." "I told you I'd answer your ques tions. Fire away. Godamighty knows I never done anything' I'm ashamed of There's some thing's I oughtn't to tell, because I weren't expected to tell 'em. 1 don't sec what good it's to do, but you insist on it, and I'll empty myself inside out if you want me; only I don't want what I say repeated where it'll get to Mr. Amerson." "He won't know anything about it till he hears it from the stand." The questions put were answered with promptness and clearness, con vincing Ilacliels of the youth's entire sincerity. "Well, Owen," he said at the end, "I'm truly thankful that what you done you done innocent. I'm no law yer; but, to my opinion, when Seaborn Torrance get hold of some things you tell me, he'll make Wile Amerson feel like" the very rafters of that court house is in-danger o'coming on him, without he stand from under." CHAPTER XVL No action had been taken on Han nah's application for letters of admin istration. • That can wait, Dabney," Torrance had said. "My counsel is to let it wait, until we can see what the inventory is to be. That 1 hope Mr. Wiley Amer son can be induced in time, with a lit tle gentle persuasion, to make. He mayn't do it without some persuasion; so we'll let that wait, ray lad." He had been kept informed of the work of the junior counsel, and his opinions as to the value of what dis coveries he had made. When it seemed good to 11iin to begin operations, he wrote the following letter: "SPAKTA, April 8, 1831. "Mr UAIISUY: If It wasn't that I've got to ro to Auj.-oU on a matter that will talic me a week and more from home, i d go over to Millcdgeville and have another talk about the Amerson business. Hut It Isn't worth while. You can do as well without as with mo for the present, and there's no need of further consultation ntiout opening fire. Your man agement of things has been capital all around, and 1 want yne in breaking by using proper long-handled hammers. All the stone for the crack British roads was so broken, and may be is yet, but then there was a con tinuous system about it, while here there is none. There the stone heaps are deposited along the roadsides about 30 yards apart, and broken dur ing December, to be laid on during fall and winter. They don't try to build a road in a few days that will last forty years without attention! They don't b&llast country roads from gutter to gutter 6 inches deep as our splendid new road architects do! They don't send two horse teams along to pick up the stones first, and then throw them off again into the ditches as 1 have seen done in this very state! They don't let water or even mud stay in a rut, for they aim to keep their roads without ruts! Ev ery drop of standing water is let out of such little depressions as exist. Some old fellow who does not want to go to the poorhouse is given work on each section (abont 2 miles) of road. STONE 4. ** * 1 '' * ' 4 \—/ stm« ' to Y** He does all the work except hauling. A good road is first properly rounded up, that is, sufficiently to throw the water to the ditches and gutters. Generally British roads are narrower than here, perhaps 32 feet or so; in euch a case in the country a road gets about an inch of stone in the fall, and then the attendant •with his wheel barrow and hoe scraper does the rest, keeping the gutter open and breaking the stone piles, (I ought to say that the stone piles are never more than 18 Inches high and flat on top, so that a runaway team would pull over them, and not knock their brains out) in the Bummer with a long handled hammer, and a piece of netting over his face! Practically this is the system all .over the British empire, and some parts of Canada—which is in North America. There is a section of a British road on the Lincolnshire marshes—which were once far softer than the prairies. The ditches are kept in order by ad joining owners. The stuff from the ditches built up the road. The ditches are kept distinct.—James McPherson, in Landscape Architect. HARD COUNTRY ROADS. Until We Have Them Public Prosperity Ii Uoand to Suffer. At this time of the year we can ap preciate good roads fully, and it is to be regretted that we forget how Incon venient bad roads are as soon as the roads that are bad get good in the spring. A few weeks ago we had occa sion to drive four miles into the coun try in northern Ohio, where the roads get frightfully bad on occasion, and although we had a fairly good team and a light buggy, the best time wo could make was to drive the four miles in an hour and a half. When we ar rived at our destination the team showed the effects of the h&rd drive very plainly, though they had not been driven off a walk. A we«k ago, in southern Ohio, we saw a team trotting along hitched to a wagon on which was 3,000 pounds of hay. They have good roads In southern Ohio, or rather southwestern Ohio, and they derive the benefit from them. They cost a tidy sum to make, but now that they are made the people benefited would not return to the barbarous mud roads of former years for any consideration. The costliest item of expenso to the farmers of this country is the loss they sustain from impassable roads. There has been much agitation on the subjeot and it is having its effect, but until something is done to improve the con dition of tho roads of this country Its prosperity will suffer to an enormous extent. Land in a county where the roads are good is worth twice much as in a mud road county, and the farm ers of the country could not pay taxes for any purpose that would make great er direct returns. Good roads are necessary to a perfect civilization, and that means that we stiall have them some time in the not distant future. — Springfield (O.) Farm News. Good Road* and Prosperity. Before all things the United States is an agricultural country- It is the possibility of large returns for labor in this direction which keeps up the prloe of labor in our manufactories and in all our industries and thus brings com fort and ease within the reach of all. Good roads, by lessening the cost of agricultural products, form the most ef fectual means of maintaining the con dition of comfort and even luxury ql which America is so proud.—H. W. Conn, Department of Biology, Wes leyan University, Middietown, Conn. Direct Lou from Poor Roads- Although the methods of attaining the result afford discrepant indication® as to the amount of loss due to ill-kept highways in Massachusetts, they alike clearly indicate that the direct loss is very great; probably amounts to some where between five a* d ten million dollars per annum. —R«f ortMass. Com. Highways. With the Dear Ulrls. Mabel— How lovely of you to recog nize me at once when you haven't seen me for over three years! Maude (with charming amiability)— Oh, I knew you the minute I laid eyes on your dress. —Chicago Record. A Blight Mistake. "Do you know the count actually ad dresses in public as his treasure?" "Treasure? His English is a little off. He means investment." —Indianap- olis Journal. Not Money Bat the Want of It. Mrs. Greene—ls it true, Charles, that Miss Hunter married for money? Mr. Greene—l think, my dear, that it was owing to the want of money.— Boston Transcript. A MUupderstandlng. "No, sir, my daughter can'never be yours." "I don't want her to be my daughter," broke Jn the young ardent. "I want her to be my wife."—Texas Siftings. How lie Fixed It. Mr. Philanthro— How long have yoa been blind, my poor man? Mendicant —Ever since the man I t ought this stand from retired from the usiness.—Puck. Has No I'se for Drain. Johnny—Papa, what is a dude? Papa ( scientific)—A dude, my son, is a human being whose brain is rudiipen* tory.-pjiclfc N024 SOME SAILORS SWIM, And Others Do Not, Yet Manage to Live Along. Swimming In the Shark lof««ted Water* of the Tropica Ballon Nmr Dreim of Drownloc-Ltf* PrtMrvtrt. The percentage of blue jackets in the nary who are unable to swim is suf ficiently large to warrant some surprise on the part of an inquirer. Appren tices enter the naval serviee with no more knowledge of how to keep afloat in thb water than they have of star board, maintopgallant, studding sail boom, tracing line, block ship, thimble, seizing*. In time, of course, the young ster i 9 bound to make the acquaintance of the latter, but he may become gray and salty, and perhaps rise to be bo's'n's mate, and never learn to swim. In nine cases out of ten. says the New York Sun, the lack of accomplishment is due to Jack's not taking advantage of the opportunities offered him, be cause he has many chances to learn if he only would. When ships are riding at anchor in warm waters permission to swim is often given to those who wish it, and there are enough swim mers in the ship's company t<> in structions to the others. To , • or balance the ones who do u iiu there are many expert swimmers in the navy. From the work he has to .do, Jack, after a year's service, is like ly to be a splendidly trained fellow. His muscles are developed to the high est, and his food and hours are such as to keep him in the best of physical trim. So, when Jack is a swimmer, the conditions combine to make him at once a strong and graceful creature in the water, lie knows his abilities, and this leads him into what the sedate landsmen might consider foolhardi ness. When the ship lies in temperate waters, and swimming permission has been given, the ship's port lower boom :is let down into the water. This boom lies against the ship's side when she is ; under way, but when at anchor is usee? as the mooring place for such small boats and launches as may be in serv ice at the time. A life line runs from the ship to the topping lift, which sup ports the boom. The lowering of the boom into the water gives Jack a con venient but slightly hazardous way of getting down. But the sailor swimmer' generally prefers to use the boom as a means of getting back to the ship after a dive from the rail or some other van tage point. A dive from the rail means ,a descent of eighteen feet in the case of a frigate, and more in the inddern cruiser. This height is not so great as to daunt Jack's courage, and many sailormen have plunged headforemost in the sea from the tip of the flying jibboom, which is upward of thirty-five feat from the water. In swimming' in tropical waters there is one drawback to the sport— sharks. The sight of a triangular black fin knif ing its way through the water, and the sudden churning of the water by the flick of a tail, is chilling enough when seen from the safe deck of a ship, but is no doubt marrow freezing when viewed from the green level of the eea. If Jack went swimming unprotected in such regions there would likely be an unanswered name at roll call some morning. But Jack has his swimming pond in the tropics—or had in the daya of the great hulled frigate—just as he does further north. This is accom plished by tricing up the four corners of a topsail, thus forming a bag, and sinking it over the ship's side. When it has filled the four corners are lifted several feet out of the water, and Jack has an admirable natatorium, secure from sharks and large and deep enough to admit of any amount of diving and swimming. The fact that a bluejacket cannot «wim has no more effect upon him in the discharge of perilous duty than If he were a merman. He jumps into a boat on a lifesaving errand when the sea is mountain high, and he knows he may Sever tread a deck again if an angry wave throws the boat upon her beam ends and tumbles All hands out. He goes aloft and lays out to the end of a yard when the ship is tossing about like a cork, and there is nothing below him but an endless stretch of roaring waves. The yard quivers and groans, and Jack has to hold on like grim death, for one moment's loosening ■si his grasp and he is snapped off into space. This means nothing short of drowning, and yet that thought never seems to occur to him. His life goes on, and perhaps the emergency of his having to make some effort to swim may never arise. Each ship of the navy is fitted with two life buoys on the starboard and port rails aft. These are constructed of a frame holding two large air-tight copper vessels. The apparatus floats upright, and there is a place on which the man overboard may find a footing. The buoy readily sustains a man's weight, and holds him comparatively high out of the water if he stands on the footrest below. When a man has tumbled overboard at night, and one or both of the life buoys have been or dered over, the sailol- at the rail pulls one of two knobs over the buoy. This flrcb a cap, which ignites a long tube of red fire inserted in the main upright of the buoy. The other knob,when pulled, releases the buoy, and it drops into the water. The red fire burns a long time and guides the luckless bluejacket. Many a sailorman who could not swim has been saved by the celerity with which the life buoys have been dropped. Time to Eat Thun. A brace of pheasants were once for warded by a theatrical manager to one of London's best-known and ablest play tasters. He did not know what to do with them; it seemed a foolish fuss to send them back, and yet—. So he told his editor what had happened, and asked His advice. "llow long have you had them?" asked the editor. "Eight days," he answered. "Then eat them up quickly, or it will be worse than a case of bribery: it will be bribery and ecr.-ujitii't." "This hasn't a sign of a clap in It," said the guest who had ordered clam chowder. "It's a swindle; that's what it la." "Excuse me, sir," responded tho waiter, who is too good for that busk ness, "but we only undertake to servo a chowder; not an aquarium."—Life. An Amendment. Gasbag—Well, you see lam nomi nated. Don't you remember I said be fore the convention met it would be Gasbag or nobody? Unsuccessful Rival —Yes, I remember, but your prediction -was a little off. It Is Gasbag and nobody.—N. Y. Tribune. Too Dull a Prospect. Impresario (engaging singer)—We will treat you with every considera tion, madam, and I assure you you will have no one to quarrel with. Prima Donna (with decision) —Theijj I just won't take the engagement.— Chicago Record. Like Father, Like SOD. Deacon Denman Mr. Jones, I*nj( sorry to tell you that I saw your boy fishing last Sabbath. Mr. Burnap—Confound the rascal! I thought it was strange I eouldnt find my Ushing-rod.—Judge. The Coming; Straggle. "One or the other of us," muttered the young man who awaited his be loved in the front parlor, "is going to be turned down to-night!" And ho glanced ferociously at the flickering gas-light^—