GRAND CLEARANCE ■and SAMPLE SALE of BOOTS and SHOES We have begun a grand Clearance and Sample sale, and in tend to make the month of January which is usually a qu'et month, one of the busiest in the year and in order to ac complish our purpose we have marked all goods away donn and have placed three large sample counters in our store crowdedjwith bargains. Grand cut in all lines none will be spared —W ~ neen the money and you need the goods. Each l:ne represented in this grand slaughter sale. All can be suited, shoes lor every person, and a bargain for every person. AttenJ this sale and get a pair of sample shoes at reduced prices and you will be well pleased Felt boots ;»nd overs reduce to f'-5° per P a jr Mens gum ijoots reduced to 2.00 per pair Boys gum boots reduced to 1.75 per pair Youths gum 'joots reduced to J- 10 P er P a : r Childs gum x>ots reduced to .90 per pair Mens box toe shoes double sole and tap rc-guiar prices $2.2$ K° a ° f ■ ■' J ' Mens nana ca'f shoes regular price '-75 reduced to 1.2- Boys satiu r;.'.f shoes regular price 1-35 reduced to l/x> Youths satin calf shoes regu ar price 1.00 reduced to .7.-. Ladies fine (iosgola s!io»s negti'ar price 3-5° reduced to 2.50 Ladies fine -T •! 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Wu refer y##u t#i the « i me of payer y##ti nee thin ##fr#:r in. Addrenn S CO., 156 I* YOU WANT A SEW DRESS Suit for the winter gaieties. Why pay sixty or seventy-five d.l.ars, wr.cn we can make you up perfect gar ments with the best linings and workmanship throughout for from $35 to $45? Make your selec tion now, so that we can have time to give you a careful job be fore you need the clothes. Perfect Styles and Fit are pre eminently the necessities in a sat isfactory full dress suit. Our guarantee goes with every dress suit we make. If the fit and style are not exactly as they should be, we cannot afford to have you wear the garments. A Good Diesser must have a full dress suit for special evening wear. We have the finest goods and make absolutely correct gar ments. Do not make the mis take of having your evening dress suit made by an incompetent or careless tailor. A mistake of this kind is expensive. csoSn co WEDDING SUITS A SPECIALTY. C r >r. Diamond. Butler. Pa 'a CRfllak IMtAMd Rrtal ENNYROYAL PILLS Original * d 4 OHIJ Genuine. ▲ •*rt. r<-ilftt>l«. uont ul M\ £, ■( A I>ru«rl«t fur Ckuketltr • Mngluk I if r U %uA <;*ld B«ui:. >'k.«i wi'.b bl*»« ht-'w-i. Take ■fcft VLjjoo otker. Rtfwluny'r** \ I'f ~ ffr •..rmaanrf UmKttt'/n* A : hrugx"'* *r I *Jf Is t«unpf V* pmru- .!*.» •fttmaoiftls an* \ f E* " IUU«* tmr • • . fcy r+tmrn \ If Mail. ltfu««»QT 1 "* T AI. OR MAILED FVEE. Humphreys' Hed. Co.. 11l William Bt.. H. Y. CATARRH LOCAL 1 DISEASE and is the result o< colds and Cjr f -Col-l sudden clinatic changes. B For your Protection PWfflta $2 v A we pontivriy state tfcst r * remedy does Dot eoata i mcrmry or any other ir,jar- ions fttifjj rX Ely's Cream in ackEow:e<"n:ed to be the mw •' rough cure for Nasal < aurrh, Co d in Head and Hay ferer of ail reme«ii«-a. It or»-n« and eiean«es the i a«al paaaajree, a. ATB r>a:n ara inflammation, h'-ala the aorea, pro tect* tr.e membrane from co.jp, re-torea the «en«i of taete and rat". Price 50c. at Dnj i-?ista or by mail. ELI' iSROTHKI'.s, S« Warren Street, New York. I pure whiskey you hsrdly know what that meant ] unlets you've obtaiued your supply J from our dock I EOT. DO*. I PrlTtU stoU. I* JT«. old, 2°o 20*® Glbfon, 10 " I 60 15.00 I rineh, s ." las 1«.00 ; Olbaoo, 0 100 10.00 rineh,. « 100 10 00' ( i , Ovcrholt, « " 100 1000 , | and we put them up in FULL quarts , 1 —we carry only the fuiiest line of j i all grades of wiues, liquors, cor- i i dials, brandies, etc. Send for a ( | complete price list 1 i OLD Export WHISKEY J la the invalid's friend—ll e ph»« ( aioans standby ttye " gvod ( fellow's ch«*f I li ar, full (juarla— six quarta , We send all fio orders free of S 0.-rgc to any adtiiess. ; JOS FLEMING & SON. X Wholesale and Retail Orujgitts, ! MAkUCT ST.. P.TTSbOKO, fK W, A,BERKIMER, Funeral Director 337 S. Main, St. Butler Ta. THE CITIZKN Dimples and Wit. I know a maid that's passing fair; Her sweet smiles'are entrancing And, oh, I float upon the air, When she and I are dancing Paint never traced so fair a face, Nor eyes so deep and mellow; Her form is plutnp and full of grace. And I'm her hundredth fellow! She never heard of Socrates, Nor of old Ananias; She thinks that money grows on trees; Her grammar's on the bias. But w bat I care for history And other kinds of learning? This senseless maiden Jsmiles on me— With love my heart is burning. Cleveland Plain Dealer. — HOOD'S PII.LS cure Liver Ills, tJi!- iousnoss, Indigestion, Headache. Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c. A Kansas has hil upon a novel plan to Induce his debtors to pay up. lie has p'.ib:ished in thelo ' the following card: "As lam obliged to meet the payment of a note, I am com pelled to call upon all of those who are indebted to me to help me out as much as they can. I have dccidcti to select a day. I request your presence at my shop to pay the amount herein stated. You will receive a special treat. Lunch and reireshtnents will be served from I p. m. to 6 p. in. in my basement, and a very good time is assured. I'lease present this card when you call and shjw the amount or your ' account which is dollars and cents liUtLilATloil—ili.ny ca.*rs ut-aiea Willi n.iitl rciiitu.tr>, iiave ticcu carnl »i::i Aru isiH'lig* '"1 '-.liie L. ' It i*:isclittr cut# hprm ba, biuiie.-, crampcoiic, cuviera- morbus, etc. Editors can not be too careful in read ing their proofs and not near a sufficient number ol compositors are.assassinated. Recently an editor wrote up his pajxrr and then went fishing. In his next issue he published the lollowitig apology: "Our proof reader is so careless that he ought to be hung. We owe an apol ogy to our readers tor his infernal care lessness. In yesterday's issue we said we had been unable to get our paper otit in time on «ccount of being ill trom sleeping to c.ose to a window, and the fool compositor set window, widow, and if it were not for previous good reputa tion we'd have to leave town." AKMSTKOKG'S Little riyntem Pills, the liii Oat and beet ever used. A true iiver jull that in •uie to pledoo. As there are an unusual number of people sufferiing from rheumatism, they may be interested to learn that a leading medical journal says that oil of winter green mixed with equal quantity of olive oil, applied externally to inflamed joints affected by acute rheumatism alfords in stant relief and having a pleasant cdor, its use is very agreeable. KNOCKED OUT—A mereliijit cayi- Morrieou Broa Coagti fc'yrup lias knock* d ut lit j n&loij oil all oilier UuUgn cures. Considerable sympathy is being ex pended upon a i'lUs'on man who went on the bond of a husband sentenced by the court to pay S2O a month for the sup port of his family, the bondsman now being compelled to pay the amount be cause the husband refuses. This is naturally an unpleasant proceeding foi the man 011 the bond but that is what bondsmen are for. Those who become surety in this way should appreciate the full responsibility oi the undertaking. UUcuhiaUbui Cured in a Day. "ilystie Cure" lor liaeuumUMii anil .Neuralgia radically cares lu 1 lo 3 days. ilB act on upon the yi-tem is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at oiieo cau-e ui.il me disease immediately uisap pears. Tile limt done greatly Oenciii.; io ceulo hold by . u KeUiC, aiiu J. k\ lialpu Diiigjasts, liittier Aprlfd Jivery successful Ctristian life mu»l be a life of faith. Growth in grace is often helped by having the grace to ..ay 110. To build up the weak, and tired organs of the body take Hood's SaisapariUa. It ought to be a matter of principle with the Christian to praise the whether he feels like it or not. 1 Hoarding up money in a miserly way can never be done without making a beg gar of the man who does it. Chicora, l'a , Herald: Richard Vensel re ports One Minute Cough C'ire the greatest nuccesn of nwdical science. lie told UH that it cured his wliolu family of terrible coughs and colds, alter all other mo called cure* had lailcd entiiely. Mr. Vensel said it a*siried iiis children through a very bad siege ol measles. One Minute (jough Cure makes expectoration very easy and rapid. KhIJICK it. (jIIIHMASK The hard times are probably responsi ble for the narrow trousers worn by the dudes. All exchange says a simple disinfec tant to use 111 a sick room is made by putting ground coffee in a saucer and in the center a small piece of camphor gum Light the guin with a match. As the gum burns allow the coffer to burn with it. The perfume is lefresliing and healthful as well as inexpensive. Constipation in its worst forms, ftyspep ria, r.ick headache, billiousuess and de larigement of the liver are readily cured hy l>i-*.V ill's Little Karly Risers Thes<> little lulls n«yer giipe. Small pill, safe pill, best pill. Ukuick it (iKOIIMANN. One reason why some men drink so little walci is because they have iron constitutions and they are afraid they may rust. Bv the time a man liegins to be fond of his daughter because she no longer cries with colic and teething she begins to cry for some young man. Physicians say yawning is very health ful e*ercise, and should not be consider ed a breach of etiquette. It may be so, but it looks out of good ta:ite to yawn in church nie, Tm- are tne virtues ol DoWill's Witch ll.i/.' l Salve. IfFliO K ,1- OROHMANN. A girl without a beau is like a man without a home. Both have not where to lay their heads. "My son," said an old man on his deathbed, "I have had a great deal ol trouble in my life, but most of it never happened. A bill to be introduced in the Kaunas legislature forbids women to wear bloom ers or lo appear in public "riding astride a bicycle." 11 takes skill to ride n bicy ele wilh a side saddle, but that is what the Kansas women are expected •<> do. .Since the beginning of the government there have litre,i 12 estra sessions of t 01l greas. The one to be called by President McKtuley will be number 13. The peo ple think it will be unlucky. The people ol Massachusetts have never had a Governor elected by a boss, or one who acknowledged directly or n ill rectlv obligations to tins p. anient crca lion ol modern oolitic*. With tin-excep tions ol pattison's two adunniatratiou:. when could Piuiisylvaitiu say the same things No eye can see like those of the soul. h RbVIV 0 RETORES Wfc U tiffl Wit M£lpI ma,je a ™r- if'-a ; a We " Man 1.1 i»>. lfith bay. THE HKkAT 301UJ Day. CS-2S FRENCH REMEDY pr-idixes tlie above results In no days. It acts powerfully ami quickly. ceres when all others fall. Youiu men win regain their list, man hood, and old uien uIII recover their youthful vlynrbv uslue UKVIV >. It quickly and surely restores Nervousness l/>st vitality. I.ost Power, Falling Memory, W 'St'nif Dl'- ases anrt ill eir. its of excess and indiscretion, which uu -11 ts one for st mlv. bu-.ine-» or marriage. It not onl* eurcn ..j aiarlliiK " l si-mo; disease, r-'il is a great nerv *« *<- -irnl blood builder, h'lnglne hack : plrk plow to p*le cheeks und r-stori: the Hi. .1 J Oil Hi. It oil I inanity act f'misiimntl"n. ln»IM en having IVO. no olner. ii uan . carried lu vest p""kvl. It;, in-' »' no per packOK*. or six for ?"> 10. with*a positive writti n ju | w to cure or irimid tlx- moii Irtular free. Address Iff,.'! 1 '1 INK' U.. UIICA'SO. IT.f. lor Sale by KIiDIMCK & GKOMANN, THAT TIRED SYSTEM can lie made strong by cautious use of pure liquors. We offer Pure 6-year-old unadulterated Whisky, either Finch's, Over holt, Gibson, Guckenheimer, I,argc, or Mt. Vernon at |i.oo per full quart, or 6 qts. for 15.00. We do not say you cannot get purity and age elsewhere. We do say, in 9 cases out of 10, you pay for adulterated substitutes. On C. 0. D. or Msll Order.-; of #lO 00 or over we prepay all charges Our Motto : "FAIR DEALINGS TO EVERYBODY." Grandfather's I hoice Whisky, guaran teed 3 years eld, $2.00 per gallon. ROBKRT LI;WIN & CO,, Importers and Wholesalers, 411 Ws'er SI. Opposi'e B. \ 0. Depot, Telephone, 2174 Pittsburg, Pa. ?A" 1• n F-HTladclphTT - C "OrNTAL HOOMS -- [jj] • 39 • 6t»l Ave., fittsburg, P». 11l n.-'n-ppACTICA' .7 «h.' [lfl »1 -FL ' ! fJF.IO .t* II tiiAli JA 1 riii-tun\Hni ,*or doU Mil HIfOURS? cmowns 'J Mlfr# BFIIOOE """K r.iturr.l iiiFJ li\l \'f His Pt-R TOOTH A'- fJMB " * ' 'i' L X*-JJ| f iincrUKS LAKE hjC 9 l'Rlv/TK kHsPKN«iAKT. Avfr . AND FUURIH 01.. PITTbbUHOH, PA. All form*of liellratemn! Cotti x»llc.at« i,* vi'ii ruy wtti fi fitcccw. ,'nrcly iittuliifl. Dr. H. U. LnkrU" mcnil>or of tl»o lU>yalC ol!« 1 hy -1 . iph «tii. The lull' i nid ui' •• t .r< fine in. . :n Is nit!..!. ;-;cul Zit inMßiOilet eivm ••itona» (lon "J l l,(). WICK DK*LKK ll* tiniipli anrt Yfikir lurrtfr or Al.« KISUS I)o«>rs, Ssish, Hllnd.s, MouUHngs, SMnglos Hthl L»th Always In Slock. U M "v. HAIR AND PLASTIiH Olfle.. oppo.fla I'. A W. Dnpof, I'l'Tl/'H, P». FRAZER Jhk BKNV tS Till WORI.O. |f*w«i/irir tiinn/ »utltt«tiiii< two lio*.n of tti.y ..llier I,rami. Not I *fT.-iX.»I I,ir l.enl irijKTTIIKIJKNI'IM, I *JU L/ALL U V LiULUtti UIM.IUUX I 810 CLEARANCE SALE AT 122 D T PAPF 123 S. Main St. 4,1 1 ' 111111 S . Main St. Tbe Leading Millinery House Of Botler Co. It will he to your interest to attend this CLEARANCE SALE, as all our Millinery mast go regardless of cost, to Take room for the spring goods. NOTHING WILL BE SAN ED. Fine and styli->h Bonneis, Hats, Tan O'Slianters, Fascinators, Hoods, Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons. and everything in our store will go WAY BELOW COSI. Early buyers for best bargains. 1). T. PAPE, CLOSING OUT SALE OF CLOTHING y C-t r closing rut s.t'e of men's, boys and children* overcoats, suits p;.nts is still going on as we desire to close out every garment in il.c house bcf< !c Apiii I, iJ>97- Our stock is yet full and complete ( liildicns suit* .from 75c up, childrens overcoats from 75c up. W'e irvst say that cur sales so far h ve exceeded uur most sanguine ex pectations being much in excess .f last year. We will still continue to cam he largest and best selected line o. furnishing gcods in 13utlcr, such as underwear, gloves, mittens, shirts in laundried anil unlaundried, percales, madras, domestic and jerseys, collars, cufts, ties in necks, bow s and four-in-hands. Hats, caps, overalls, jackets, sweaters, cardigan jackets, umbrellas, trunks, valises, telescopes, satchels, cloth, hair and tooth brushes, purses, pocket and bill books, papetries, watches, chains, charms, rings, pins, clocks, silverware, spectacles and eye-glasses, toilet soaps, mackintoshes, rubber coats, canvass coats, etc. We Guarantee Quality and Prices. When looking for Holiday goods give us a call, we know that we can suit you. D. A. HECK & SON, 121 N. Main St. Butler, Pa. yOOOOOOOOOOOQifrOOOOOOOOOOOQC "THE COMMERCIAL," j: VW. K. THORNBURG Prop'r., Evans City, Pa.|i| < > Tnis popular house has just been entirely remodeled 4 ► < will always receive close attention. 4 > . L Located near l'ostoftice and I*. & W. .Depot. V\ hen in Evans City stop at the Commercial. Bell Tele- i } phone No. 16. , . FOR FIVE DOLLARS CASH We will ship you Flee of Express, your choice of the following se lections ol absolutely pure liquors. No charge for boxing nor shipping. No. 1, 2 (|ts Imported l'ort, ( j i reliable in the Slate, and our prices the lowest in the country. California Wines of all brands, 50 cents per full quart. S-nd for catalogue and price lint- Mailed tree on application. MAX KLEIN, WHOLESALE LIQUORS. 82 Federal St. Allegheny Pa. The New-York Weekly Tribune * FOR EVERY member of Vri EVERY family on EVERY farm, in llTOl®!/ > EVERY village, in \ v ,» *. - EVERY State or Territory. Y) *1 V FOR Education, a \ FOR Noble Manhood, \ * FOR True Womanhood, If ■ £-\ | all important news of the Nation. 1 ij I \ all important news of the vVorhl. I r P the most reliable market reports. 1 nI V LiO brilliant and instructive editorials. I r Pr 1 I VI?Q fascinating short stories. 1 111 \ Ijkj an ucexcelled agricultural department I r P ( { I scientific and mechanical information. -A "JAV IjD illustrated fashion articles. [ r P ( y I\ r humorous illustrations. 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