THE: CITIZEN, j Entered ut P. O. at B»tl«r ~s 3dcM WILLIAM 0. SEC! LEY - - Publisher. | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1897. | "ANNOUNCEMENTS. . Subject to the Republican Primary j Election. Saturday, March * from Ito7 P. M FOR CONGRESS. DR J. B. SHOWALTER, Of Millers town boro. JURY COMMISSIONER. A. O. EBERHART, Of Butler twp. D. W. LOCKE, Of Mercer twp J. W. RICE, Of Butler twp. HENRY A. WAGNER, Of Jefferson twp. WILLIAM BOWEN, Of Forward Twp. DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION. (Three to Elect.) E. E. YOUNG, Of Butler. A. E. BUTLER, Of Parker twp. JAMES F. MCCLUNG. Of Butler. SAMUEL A. LESLIF., Of Middlesex twp. APRIL 20th. Word reached Butlei, Tuesday, that Gov. Hastings had selected Tuesday. April 20th, next, as the day for holding the special election in this Congression al district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James J. Davidson, Con gressman-elect, and the dispatc h< from Harrisburg in next morning's pa pers stated that this was agreed upon after having consulted representatives from each county that afternoon In the coming contest Mr. Phillips will have no opposition in Lawrence Co., Mr. Showalter, none in this county while in Mercer county there are two candidates Harry Watson and Henry Robinson, and in Beaver county there are five —Chas Wallace. John Reeves, C. C. Townsend, J. L. Holt, and M. II Mechling. Our Primary is fixed for the 27th; in Lawrence Co., the County Committee obviated the necessity for an early pri mary by endorsing Phillips; and Mercer and Beaver county Republicans have not yet fixed a time for their primaries, but they will have to hurry up for the Di.- trict Congressional Conference will have to make a nomination by the 6th. or 7th of April to allow time for the certification of the nominations and the printing and distributing of the ballots. THIS county, in our opinion, needs a more creditable and better appointed jail than its present one: and we should build one as soon as possible, without distressing anybody. A correspondent "tax payer" thinks that a Poor Farm is at present for us a more crying necessi ty than a new jail. The recommen dations of the three last Grand Juries in this matter will cause it to be gener ally talked about over the county and we will publish all pertinent conununi cations sent us on the subject. POLITICAL. Gov. Bradley of Kentucky appointed A. T, Wood to be United States Sena tor to succeed Senator Blackburn. Gov. Lord of Oregon appointed H. X Corbett, Republican, to succeed John H. Mitchell, whose term expired on the 4th, inst., as United States Senator. ftov TOiTham of Florida appointed Jno. A. Henderson to 5e U. S. Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the expir ation of Senator Call's term. Senators Quay and Penrose called on the President, Monday. Quay would like to have ex-Congressman Shallen berger of Beaver appointed Ass t P. M. General; and '"Jack" Robinson, Ass't Secretary of the Navy; and Penrose wants his brother appointed Governor of Arizona; but McKinley told them he had not had time to even consider the applications for vacancies already ex isting, and Quay started for Florida. Quay's departure for Florida has fill ed his with consternation. Witness this extract from an editorial in the Pittsburg Dispatch of Monday: "No political leader was ever more deeply pledged than Senator Quay is to these (the alleged reform) measures. No party was ever more thoroughly committed to anything than the Rep ublican State organization to their en actment. It has been recognized by the public as possible that some of Sen ator Quay's lieutenants were not anx ious for enough reform to hurt any thing. But their has been faith enough in his pledges for those who see in poli tics something higher than a specula tion for the e: ichment of the politi cians to feel assured in giving him their support for the past two years in the reliance that at this session they would be redeemed. Under these circumstan ces, when Senator Quay finds recupera tion at Ste. Lucie more important than his promised presence at Harrisburg to direct the enactment of the reform leg islation, one or two conclusions is for ced on the pnblic. Either the arrange ments for the speedy passago of the bills have been made complete and binding, in which case the fact must be made evident within a few days; or Senator Quay's reform programme must be set down as of the same empty and delusive character as the munici pal reform of Pittsburg machine trumpeted a year ago and now forgot ten. KING GEORGK has summoned all the Greek residents of America home to do battle for their country against the "unspeakable Turk." Greece is not cowed by the united powers of" Europe, and the general sentiment of the people of Europe is so strongly in favor of the little kingdom that the power* are afraid to put their threat of coercion in to effect. IF the High School students had their way Cuba would soon be a U. S. terrij tory. EASTERN and Kentucky distillers have combined with $30,000,000, capi tal to control the price of whisker. MARCH 15th. "By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation: "Whereas, Public interests require that the congress of the United States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock on the loth, day of March, IMS)?, to receive such communication as may be made by the executive: "Now, therefore. I, William McKin lev. President of the United States of Ametica, do hereby proclaim and de clare that an extraordinary occasion re quires the congress of the United States to convene in extra session at the capital in the city of Washington on the 15th day of March. 1807, at 12 o'clock, noon, of which all j»ersons who shall at that time be entitled to act as members there of. are hereby required to take notice. "Given under my hand and the seal of the United States at Washington, the (ith day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-first. "WILLIAM McKINLEY "By the President. John Shernuin, Secretary 01' State. THE INAUGURATION. Under a clear sky and with the most imposing of cfrtinonics. ill iam Mt Kinley of Ohio, was made President of the United States last Thursday. It is impossible for a weekly paper to give a detailed account of the proceed ings of the day. and so we will venture upon but a brief synopsis. The President-elect left his quarters at the Ebbitt House about 10 a m. and went to the White House, to which he was escorted by Troop A., a cavalry company of Cleveland: while his wife and mother and other ladies of the partv went to the Capitol, and occupied t he seats in the Senate Gallery reserved for them: Towards 11. President Cleveland and President-elect McKinlev entered Cleveland's l>arouche and started for the Capitol. General Porter and his staff heading the procession, then Trrnip A., and then the two Presidents with guards, and the different organizations which were in place in the side streets fell into place in the procession as it moved along Penn'a Ave., towards the Capitol. When the Capitol was reached. Cleveland and McKijiley went to the President's and Vice President's rooms in the Senate wing, while the proces sion massed in the space reserved for it. in front of the platform erected at the East front of the Capitol, Early that morning all the big chairs had been removed from the Senate Chamber, except a few that were plac ed around the Speaker s desk, and the room was tilled with siuall chairs, and towards noon, the House having finish ed its business, all the member!} of Con gresa filed in and found seats, as did also hundreds of others who had tick ets. The Gallery also filled up with people having tickets, the newspaper men noting particularly Mrs. McKinley and her party in one division of the gal lery, and the wives and familie-s of the foreign ministers in another division. Queen Lil was there and somebody blamed Olney who bad a spat with Cleveland about Lec, with giving her a ticket. Mrs. Yang Yn. the wife of the Chinese minister wore a bright colored dress that everybody seemed to see. Vice-President-elect Hobart came in and was assigned a seat; the two Presi dents came in—everybody rising when they were announced —and took their seats; the Justices of the Supreme Court and other officials came in and took their seats: and the Ambassadors and ministers of all the foreign Govern ments represented at Washington, came in in a body, some of them in gorgeous uniforms, advanced to the centre, made profound bows and took their seats. Then Vice President Stevenson ad ministered the oath of office to \ ice President Hobart. made a speech de fending the rules of the Senate, and sat down. Then Vice President Hobart adminis tered the oath of office to the twenty seven newly elected Senators —first reading Cleveland's call for an extra session of the Senate. Then a procession composed of even - body present and headed by the Presi dents and Vice Presidents, Justices of the Supreme Court, etc., wended its way slowly to the great platform erect ed over the central steps of the East front of the Capitol building and took their seats there. Then McKinley and the Chief Justice stood up. and the Chief Justice repeat ed the short oath of oftico; and McKin ley kissed the book and then made his sjdendid inaugural address, a note of nA r\ ..if tilt! VflMt SCft of heads' surrounding the platform. Then McKinley and Cleveland reen tered their carriage, the procession re formed and marched back to the White House, where McKinley entered the platform erected there and saw the procession. Abont 50,(MX) men were in line and it was a grand affair. Then McKinley entered the White Honse where he was greeted by his wife and family who had prececded him, and also by Cleveiand and his family and he was kept busy till evening shaking hands with jieople. That night there were firp works down by the monument: and a great ball, or rather a display of fine clothes, in the hall of the Pension building at which the President and Vice Presi dent and their wives put in a short ap pearance. After the procession every body was tired and hungry and the street car lines and restaurants crowded, though everything had l>een s i well arranged that their was no halt or hurrying during the day. Next day all the visiting bands in the city sere naded McKinley and he was kept busy all day greeting people. The Senate that day confirmed his nominations for Cabinet officers as fol lows : John Sherman, of Ohio, to be Sec-re tary of State. Lyman J. Gage, of Illinois, to be Sec retary of the Treasury. Ruseel A. Alger, of Michigan, to be Secretary of War. Joseph California, to be Attorney General, James A. Gary, of Maryland, to be Postmaster General. John D. Long, of Massachusetts to lie Secretary of the Navy. Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York to be Secretary of the Interior. James Wilson of lowa, to be Secre tary of Agriculture. On Saturday President McKinley is sued a proclamation convening Con gress for next Monday, the loth in.-t. The Inaugural address was moderate in tone and neither too long nor over elalioruted in details, and the following brief passages from it indicate such an administration as the people of the Un ited States now need and desire: I "The severest economy must be ob served in all public expenditures, and extravagance stopped wherever it is found, and prevented wherever in the future it may be developed.'' 11. "It has been our nnifonu practice to retire, not increase, our outstanding obligations, and tliis policy must l>e re sumed and vigorously enforced." 111. "Between more loans and more reve nue there ought to be only one opinion. We should have more revenue, and that without delay, hindrance, or post ponement. A surplus in the Treasury created by loans is not a safe or .perma nent reliance." IV- The best way for the Government to maintain it* credit is to pay as it goes, not by restoring it)* loans, but keeping out of debt." V. "The country is clearly opjx>seer consort for it a merchant ma- ' rine amply sufficient for our own carry ing trade to the foreign countries. VIII. • It will be our aim to pursue a firm and dignified foreign policy, which shall be just, impartial, ever watchful of our national honor, and always in- j sisting upon the enforcement of the lawful rights of American citizens everywhere IX. I do not sympathize with the senti ment that Congress in session is danger ous to our general business interests Its members are the agents of the j>eo pie, and tlieir presence at the seat of Government in the execution of the sovereign will should not operate as an injury, but as a benefit." X The North and South no longer di vided upon the old lines, but upon prin ciples and politics. It will l>e my con stant aim to do nothing and i>ennit nothing to be done that will arrest or disturb thin growing sentiment of unity and cooperation, this revival of esteem and affiliation which now animates so manv thousands in both of the old an tagonistic sections, but I shall cheer fully do everything possible to promote and increase it. Phillips' Bill. In the reports of the closing honr» of the 54th Congress, the following items appear, which explain themselves: House—At 10:05 a message was re ceived from the Senate announcing its action on the deficiency appropriation bill and the lalx>r commision bill. Mr. Phillips (Rep.. Pa ! author of the latter measure, moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments, which was agreed to amid applause after the amended bill had been read. Senate—At 10:30 a message was re ceived from the House stating that that l>ody had agreed to the Senate amend ments to the labor commission bill. Both houses had been in session all night and the session expired at noon that day so Mr. Phillips took the en grossed copy to the Presinent for his signature. Mr. Cleveland declined to do this, alleging that he had not had time to properly consider so important a measure. This bill, as well as the im portant appropriation bills that were not signed, owes its failure to the inter minable speeches with which certain Senators have frittered away the time of the Senate during the past session. There has not a session in recent vears in which so much vain, fruitless "talk has been inflicted upon the Senate and the country, as has been inflicted upon both since December last. If the bill had been pased sometime ago. while Congress was yet in. session, and the President had refused to sign or veto it, it would have become a law without his signature in ten days: but being passed during the last hours of the session the President's refusal to sign it kilis it for the present, and it will have to be reintroduced anew into the new Congress. Astronomy For March, By August Cross, of Slipperyrock.) That the sun should retain his he&t without apparent diminution for count less ages, must excite the wonder and admiration of all thinking people. When however, the enormous size of the sun is considered, it does not seem incredible that he should retain his heat practically unimpaired for millions of vears. His diameter is no less than i.OOO miles and if his center coincided with the centre of the earth, his cir cumference would be nearly 200,000 miles beyond the orbit of the moon. At one of the Pittsburg furnancs some time ago, a huge anvil was moulded which required more than a month to cook The anvil contained 64 cubic yards, but the solidity of the sun is not less than 1850 septillious of cubic yards, so that if the sun cooled off no faster in proportion to size than the anvil did. he would require more than 2i septillious of years to become entirely cold. This is a very inadequate comparison be cause in reality the sun is thousands of times hotter than any conceivable arti ficial temperature. It will serve how cm- to demonstrate the iniprobabilitv of the sun's becoming perceptibly re duced in temperature as long as the earth remains the habitation of man. Venus is in perihelion or nearest the sun and is distant 00,618.000 miles from that orb. On the 21st she will lie at her greatest brilliancy and is even now beyond comparison the most brilliant gem among all the stellar constellations. When at her brightest she will be but 41,1)62.000 miles from the earth: three tenths of her apparent disk will be en lightened, and her angular diameter as seen from the earth will lie Sif minutes 6 seconds. Her actual diameter is 76*h miles. Venus is in the constellation aries tbis month, and on the evening of the 21st sets at 9:49 local time, the I>oint of setting being 27J degrees north of w:-»t Mars is rapidly becoming at: incon spicuous object iji the heavens, and after this month will not be of special interest to amatenr observers. He reaches his greatest northern declina tion 25 degrees 41 minutes on the 13th. He is in the zone of the milky way and is in the constellation Taurus, but reaches the boundary of that conteslla tion and enters Gemini about the mid die of the month. The situation of Mars with respect to the a tars Betel gense and Aldebaran is such as to form a nearly perfect equilateral triangle of about twenty degrees to a side. These three objects are of about equal bril liancy and of similar appearance, each one of them being characterized by a distinctly ruddy hue. The distance of Mars from the earth on the 15th of March at 7P. M. is 118.H40.000 miles, ♦vhioh is about 26 millions of miles further away than he was» a month ago. Jupiter, the giant of the planetary system, is now moving retrograde or towards the west, lie is only five de grees from the star Regulus. The ap pellation "giant planet" is appropriate ly applied to Jupiter as he has a greater liiass than all the other planets put to gether. His equatorial diameter is doniewhat more than 90,00(; mile* but his polar diameter. 011 account of I his rapid rotation is but 85,000 mile s. He completes a revolution around the sun in 12 years, and as there are 12 1 signs in the zodiac, it follows that he changes signs -or "houses" as the ancient astrologers caile't them 011 an average once a year. This year he is in Leo: in 1898 he will be in Virgo; in 1899 in Libra; 1900 in Scorpio, and so 011. The distance of Jupiter from the earth at Greenwich midnight of March 20, and 21st will be upwards of 418 mil lions of mileij. Saturn is yet a morning star, and is consequently a stranger to most ob servers. He rises at midnight on the 15th, rises at 11:31. He is in the con stellation Scorpio, and his distance from the earth at Greenwich noon on the 4th of March is 897,570,(MM) miles. His relative motion is toward the earth at the rate of one and a half millions of miles a day. Saturn ha# eight moons the names of which in the order of dis tance are, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titau, Hyperion and Japetus. It is seldom indeed that so many brilliant celestial objects are simul taneously visible as may now l>e seen Oil any clear evening. Besides the planets Venus, Man and Jupiter, seven stars of the first magnitude are visible at 9 P. M., namely Sinus, Procyon. Are turns, Capella, Alde baran. Betelgeuse and Rigel. The principal second magnitude stars above the horizon at that hour are Regulus. Castor and Pollux. SANDY HILL. Mrs. Graham is on the sick list. Grandma Yorp has got the grip. Edward Knoch says he wants the peo ple to understand that he is 110 free trade man Mrs. List of Uricksville, Ohio, Is vis iting friends in this vicinity. Mrs. Lefever. Mrs. Kyle and Miss Glasgow were the guests of Mrs. Yorp on last Friday. Tfr" Pastor of the Glade Run U. P. Church has got too lafgt- a tion. He is going to divide it and build a new church in the Cooperstown oil field. W. 1 POOR FARM vs NEW JAIL. Mr Editor—That ancient and honor able institution the (imnd Jury. h;is inet. considered and deliberated on _ all matters presented to them, made their "'preisentments." returned home and tin* world moves on just about the same a.- i before they were smnmonetl to attend to their arduous duties. Orie jiart of their presentment we think was not well considered I>v them, else there , would have been a different deliverance on the subject, and that is on the ques tion of a New JiiL They re.U. Now the query | arises, where is the screat. over power | in:: reason for this expenditure of this ! lar>;e amount of money, adding to the ' already heavy burdens of the tax pay I ers. when the jail we have will for a } long time to come answer all the needs jof the county, if properly cared for by those in charge of the samei and there is no cioiif ilaint against the present sheriff* Why do they want a new jail at all? Can any good reason l>e friveu for this large exjienditure of money for a jail when there are other things needed by the county a great deal mo.e than a "new jail* ? Some well meaning but visionary persones have been talking for some time on the question of a "new jail" and have persuaded themselves that a new one is needed, and set about to convince others of the fact, that we ought to have a grand new jail, when we have one that answers the purpose quite well, and until times get better, and taxes less burdensome, we think we should get along with the one we have. ' True our jail is not a palace, was not so intended in the lirst place, but a good > safe place to keep evil doers, and if those outside don t want to share in jail hospitality, let them behave them selves well, and there is no danger of ' their being humiliated,by l>eing com ' j.elled to stay iu a jail' What we do need, though, and that t>adly. is | a Poor Farm, where all the poor of the county can l>e sent and cared for, and ' where they can at the same time make tht mselves useful, and partially self-us taining. With a good Poor Farm, there are many paupers in the different town ships and boroughs of the county who could be made work on the farm, hoeinir corn, potatoes, and other things, work ing the garden, fixing up the farm, and 1 do a great deal of work that would be useful and help sustain themselves, in ' stead of laying around doing nothing. ' except going with great regularity to ' the overseers of the poor for orders for L groceries, etc, etc, that they need to keep them going, and that the tax pay er has to settle for in the end- Then if we had a good j>oor farm a P great deal of litigation between the dif ferent townships and boroughs would be avoided trying to find out which one is : liable for the keeping of the j>oor person * which is quite a tax on the people of the districts. We venture to say, there is enough money spent in litigation over such things to pa v the interest on the njonpy necessary to buy and equip a good Poor Farm, and when the litiga- tion is over the people have nothing lor \ it. whereas if we had a poor farm the r money spent would bring good results ' for both present and future. In time. ' under proper management, the institu tion would become self sustaining, the ' puor people would be well cared for, many of them made useful instead of being, as now, a dead weight on the community, and we would get away from that relic of barbarism, of selling the keeping of the poor to the lowest t bidder. We say, by all means, let ns have a poor farm instead of a new jail. I What say the people on tin, subject. _ let us hear from the tax payers, as they f are the most interested parties in the i matter. TAX PAYER. f Resolutions of Respect. Head quarters. A G. Reed Psot I'M. I Dep t Penn'a. (T. A. R. Butler. Pa. M.irch -"it'll. 1897. Whereas, death has claimed as his I own, Mary Ann. wife of Comrade F. H. , Negley. . There fore, Be it Resolved, ' That the membership of this Post, do hereby extend to comrade Negley and | his family, their heartfelt sympathy.. > in their great grief for the loss of a fond , loving and devoted wife and mother. . whose star has only gone down here on earth, to rise upon a fairer shore, bright f in Heaven's jewelled crown to shins . forever Be it further resolved. That these . resolutions be entered on the minutes of . tne post mat the same be published . in the Butler papers, and that a copy thereof duly attested by the Command . er and Adjutant of the post be sent to ( Comrade Negley. - W. A. LOWRV R. P. SCOTT Adjutant. Commander. Head quarters, A. G. Reed Post 103, Dep't of Penn'a. G. A. R. Butler. Pa.. March nth, lH'.tT. Whereas. (tod in his wisdom hath taken unto himself. Annie E. wife of ' Comrade Alexander Russell. * Therefore, be it resolved. ( That the deepest sympathy of the 1 membership of this Post be extended to * Comrade Russell ami his family in ! their great grief for the loss of a loving 1 devoted, christian wife and mother, who. though lrith i Whereas. Jane Birch, wife of Com : rade. R. ?S. McCollongh, died on the tenth day of February, A. 1). lsuj. Therefore, be it resolved, i That the membership of this Post < x t».iid to Conirade McCnlbjugh, thp
  • grossed copy thereof duly attested bv ! the Commander and Adjutant of the ■ Post, be sent to Comrade McCollougW. > Attest. i W. A. t,< >\v«y R P. SCOTT j Adjutant. Commander. RESOLUTIONS. Butler Co., Pomona Grange No, 17 P. of H. passed the following resoln . tions on the death of lister Hattje | Thompson. , here.-is God in his wisdom has ea . tered our Pomona Grange and removed . from among us Sister flattie Thomp- L son. Resolved that in the death of Sister i Thomjwon the Grange at large has lost • a sistei whose loss will be deeply felt . in the (irange and the neighborhood where she was a kind and useful neigh bor, and the church one who was tin i exemplary member, and the family, a wife and mother whose words of cheer ■ and kind advice are most deeply felt. Resolved that we as a Grange extend , our sympathy to the afflicted family . and friends of the deceased. Jennie McCaadless. . Committee • W. J. Stoner. ' W. 11. McCandless. J ACKS VILLE. Harry Gardner spent Sunday ut home, he is attending school at New Castle. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pisor were visit ing at J, H. Studebaker's on last Thurs day. Mrs. Stella Mcßride took in the . oyster supper at Mr. J. Humphrey's, on Friday evuninj,'. Rev. J. H. Alexander tendered his resignation to tne people of Zion's Baptist Church and was accepted, con -1 sequently he will leave for a new field 1 of labor in the near future. Miss Fannie McNees. is recovering from a severe attack of la grippe. Mr Marcus Keiehert was at the' | county seat, last Wednesday, he report ' ed bad roads. Dick School. The fifth month of the term ended Wednesday. Feb "24th. and the nnmber of days each scholar attended is as fol lows: James Cratty 20; Joseph Crattv 20; Thomas Cratty 19; Ollie Robb "30; Clyde Dodds li>: Rame Dodd- Is Than nie I)( uiils 20; Clarence Dodils IT; Everett Dodds 20: Harry Dodds 1.1: Ford Dodds ill; Curt Dick 18; James MiKiowan tt>; John Met iowan lit Wm. McGowan 12: Charles Weigle lit: Scott Weigle 20; Churl. - Ptingli sicki 2. Fred Pflagh 18; Geo. Ray 20; Carrie Priuirh IS; Emma Pflngh 1". Salic Dodds 2<»; Lnln Dodds 2<>: Lizzie Dodds (sick 4; Jessie Dodds 15; T resa Met iowan lit: Lizzie Mctiowan ' Rue McGi iwan 0; Margrer.!®!rk 20. Salie and Lulu T>«liis have miis,d no days daring the term to date. The standing of the spelling class No. 1. is as in order named: Harry Dodds, Ollie Robb. Ford Dodds. Fred Plinth. Carrie Pflngh. Thomas Cratty. James Cratty. Everett Dodds. and Clarence Dslds. Class No. 2: Joseph t'ratty. Geo. Ray. Thannie Dodds. Clyde Dodds. Charlie Weigle. Wm. Mc- Gowan and Curt Dick. Class No. ; J .: Salie Dodds, Seotr Weigle, Jessie Dodd*. Rame Dodds ami Emma Pflugh. Class Xo. 4: Margret Clark. Lnln Dodds. Tresn McGowan. Lizzie McGowan and John McGowan. Visitors: Carl Dodds. Wm. Dodds. Walter Cratty. Geo. Pflugh. Julian Clark. Curtis Robb, Joseph McGowan and James Cratty. The last township institute was held at the Ridge school Saturday. March tith. and as Clyde Burry said it ought to be in the paper, we concluded to give the program in full. Song. "Those Sweet Toned Bells. Welcome, by Sylvester Kelly. Declamations, by Maggie Shi..lds. David Bnrr\\ Earl Stevenson. Hazel Stevenson, Fred Laberenz. Pearl Stev enson. Wesley Burry. Clyde Watson. Jennie Double. Daisy Belles. Oscar Stevenson, Clyde Burry. .Mabel Sander son. Charles L.i!>ereiiz. Bessie .Double Wilbert Badger. Songs. "Familiar Favorites." "Song of the Ducks," "Heim (-rang," Essays, by Jessip Watson. Earnest Double. Clarence Stevenson. Lnln Stev enson. Grammar. W. E. Cooper. Geography. G. P Weigle. Reading, Ella Cr;.ttv. Arithmetic. J. M Roth Mental. Maggie Wallace. Physiology, Enos McDonald. Dinner, ladies of the district. Instrumental music bv Warner Stev enson. W. C. Cooper ana Clara Thomp son. Vocal music by Ella Dodcls. Mag gie McDonald, Wm. Stoops. Wm. Thompson. Kerl Campbell and Alex. Stevenson and Wife. Appropriate re marks were made by Elliott Robb. Mr. Louden, Enos McDonald and others. Even' person seemed to en-joy them selves at all air hutituU - and are quite a feature in the educational affairs of Franklin twp. G. P. W. A bill has been introduced in the House making every county a poor dis trict and providing for the election of three Poor DiiVi-tot-s, the purchase of farms and the erfction of jHior houses for every county in the State not now in possession of such expensive luxuries. It is the same bill introduced two years ago and which failed to pass. The passage of the present r,;w!- iire will give us a ' t K)or hou.-e, whether the peo ple want it or not. TWKLVK veterans of the var of I*l2 are yet living, with ages ranging from 90 to H)4 years. Tne Ralshousj Surprise Party. Mr. George Ralshouse's 41th birthday was celebrated on Thursday evening, Feb. 25. Mrs. Amos Graff. Mrs. Geo. Bach man and Mrs. Ce >rge Manrhoff had made all arrangements for a- •jiir prise party by inviting friends and re lativt-s. At seven o'clock the folks be gan to arrive and it was but a short time until the hou-ie was filled At eight o'clock Miss Emma Logan arrived from Allegheny and surprised the crowd as well as Mr. and Mrs. Pals house. By this timu tl.e nouse was crowded and as Mrs. Ralshouse was in a terrible way about not having anything .prejuireil for them to eat. she started a roaring fire amliulerife<' to bake,but just then Oeorge MariramT, George Bach man, Amos Graff and Will Ralshouse began carrying in baskets and Tjcui.es of good things prepared 1.3= their wives for the occasion. At II o'clo* k supper was served and well did the guests do it hon or especially to the rye bread baked by Mrs. Logan. Some thirty persons par ticipated in the events of the evening plenty of singing, music and social chat the music was rendered by Messrs. P. ;:wl R Lmaiiei', Will Graff, Amos Graff and Milton Logan 011 their vio lins. bass violin, guitar and cornet ac companied by Mrs. Amos Graff at the piano. Mr. John Lensner, a gentle man sixty five years of age sang a Ger man song which was enjoyed '.li sH-. The following persons were present: .All-. John Lensner and family, George Manrhoff and family. George Bachman and family, Amos Griff and family. Mr. Will Ralshouse. Mrs. Ralshouse, Mr. Will Gr iff' Mrs. ,Tas. Logan. Miss. Emma Logan, and Milton Logan. A song eatitl- 1 "Old Nelly Gray" was sung by Hannah and Emma Lens ner and all joined in the chorus; after, which they departed for th'-.ir homes hopii, ; to all ne-'t again next year. WIN FIELD ITEMS. Coon Sell of Leasureville was at the county sett Wednesday of last week. James Stovef of this vicinity is assist i:ig Ellis Hesselgesser in his farm work. •Tames is a practical hand as he lias been warking on the farm for several year*. Thy Literary Society at t;arUm Black is flourishing. Great credit is due to the members for the interest they mani fest in literary work. X. my—Just think every bottle of Hood's Sarsa parilla contains 100 doses. This is true only of Hood's Sarsaparilla The One True lilood Purifier Allunigh'lsu. Hood's Pills cure biltousnesa, lieadaclie. WE ARE MAKING Goor ones are nr Jonyei wanted. J J A There is a little something about x the collar and lappel of oi"- coats \ 6 and a ccrtqiq bang ot the i J trousers that makes them original. J # It is in part of the details, a £ knack which cheap tailors cannot > acquire 110 matter how go>l is the \ , # material they ut>e. | i I); WE INVITE Your inspection o» om now Spring Pattern* and a com parison of prices. ALAND, J! 1 MAKER OF MEN'S DEATH SS. BOYLE At his home in Illinois Feb IS, 1807, W. H Bojrta, formerly of Jacks rille. BALFOCR At Mars. Feb. 2> ls'.»7* Stewart. >Oll of John Balfotir. aged in years. McCOY At the home of her s«>n Rob ert. near Centreville March 1 I*'.) 7. Mrs. John McCoy. FIXXEL At hi- home in the Ist ward. Butler. March «. IS'J7.1 S 'J7. James Fiunel. > aged 4t> years. FLAXE(iAX At her home in Bntler. March'- ls;i7. Abigail, wife of Cap; F. C. Flanegan, aged <59 years. OBITUARY NOTES. Mrs Henry Ward Beecher died at the | home of her son in law. Rev. Scoville. ; j in Stamford, Conn.. Monday inherßsth i ' 1 year. Her husband died ten years ago 1 Luther 11. Tnckar died at his home in j j Albany. X. Y.. Feb. 27th. aged 72 years, j Since I*7B he has been the senior editor j and proprietor of the Cultivator and 1 Country Gentleman. Mrs. Mary Ketler. aged 72. mother of ; Rev. Isaac Ketler of Grove City and } James Ketler of Mnrrinsville. died last ; Friday. PSI • • J! POWDER Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its gieat leavening strength and healthfulntss. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adul teration common to the cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDKK CO. MEW YORK. B. o site the Court House—Lower I-'loor. 4 T. SCOTT, -V • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Oflkt at No. 8 South Diamond St. HII. GOUCHBft, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Mitchell building. | FI LTER & BAKBR, " ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Room 8.. Armory building. I M. PAINTER, '' • ATTORNEY AT LAW. j Office between Postoffice and Diamond 4 T.BUOC, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Room J. —Armory building. V BWTON HI.ACR. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office 011 South Diamond Street. 4 LEX RUSSELL, A ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office- with Newton Black, K-q. South Diamond Street. P F. L. McQUISTION, ' • Civn. FNC.INT EK AND SVRYKVOR, Office near Court House. hR. CHAS. R. B. HI N'T, PHYSICIAN AND SI RGEON, Eye, ear, nose and throat a specialty. 13J and 134 S. Main Street, Ralston building. \V H. BROWN, »» • HOEOMOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND S'JRC.EON. Office 236 S. Main St.. opp. P. O. Residence 315 N. McKcau St. | BLACK, L. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. New Troutman Building, Butler Pa. /' M. ZIMMERMAN, '' • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City Pharmacy. CAMUELM. BIPI'US, 0 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 200 West Cunningham St. DR. N. M. HOOVER, 137 E. Wayne St., office hours. 10 to 12 a. m. 1 and to 3 p. m. DR. W. P. MCTLROY, DENTIST. Formerly known as the "Peerless Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located permanently at 111 East Jefferson St., Opposite Hotel Lowrv, Butler. Will do dential operations of all kinds by the latest devices and up-to-date methods. | \R. S. A. JOHNSTON, 1' DENTIST. Gold Fillings Painless Extraction of Teeth and Artificial Teeth without plates a specialty, Nitrons Oxide or Vitalized Air or Local niestlietics used. Office over Millers grocery, east of Low rv house. TvR. J. E. FAULK, 1' DENTIST, Painless extraction—No Gas—Crown and bridge work a specialty. Office—Room No. 1, new Bickel build ing- -1 J. DONALDSON, '* • DENTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialty. Office over Miler's Shoe Store. i r il. Mc ALPINE, • • DENTIST. Main St. Niestlietics Administered. Wheeler & Wifson New No. 9 Family Sewing Machine. Rotary Motion & Bail Bearings MAKE IT Easy Running, Quiet, Rapid and Durable. Sewing Machines for Family and Factory use, for all grades Of Cloth and Leather. Speed and Durablity. Factory and Head Office, Bridgeport, Connecticut, I. S. A. FOR SALE BY BIEHL, DEALER IN Hardware, Stoves Sewing Machines, S. M. Needles, Boss Washing Machines, etc. N. MAIN ST. BUTLER PA. N. B. —Second-hand Sewing Machines from #5.00 up. TIN WARE AND ROOFING A SPECIALTY. L. 5. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. 117 E. JEFFERSON ST., BUTLER, - PA. ABRAMS, BROWN & Co. Insurance and Real Estate. STRONG COMPANIES PROMPT SETTLEMENTS. Homo Insurance <-o. of New York, hi sur al) v Co, of North America, of i'hilatielphlli I |»a. Pin-nix Insurance of ItrooUlyn. V V. | anil llartfurO Insurance Co. of llartford < 'on n. , tii'l'HT: Corner of Main >t. and the I>ia- I IUOIKI. north of Court House. Butler Pa. 50 YEARS 9 ■ V U J J 1 L J 1 1 ■■VI r% 1 TRADE MARKS* TVIBr DCSICNS, COPYRIGHTS Ac. Anrone senrtinc * i>ketrh and description nmy qun lsiv tuicertuiu, fr*.*c, whether an invention is j>roimt»|y (>nientHt>le. Communications etrletly CHMiflilential. Oldest ntreacy forsecunnar potent# IU America. Wo have a Washington office. Patents taken through Munn Ck>. roccir© special notice lu tlio SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, beautifully illustrated, largest circulation of anr scientific Journal, we»»k!y,torni*93.oo a year; fl.oO aL* moot tin. Mpcclui*-:. copi*-** und liAM> Uuoli ON I'ATKNT.S scat free. Address MUNN A CO., 361 Uruailtvav. New York. \ ///) BUSINESS ? ? TTyjN///S/A A 0IfI '® 0 ? ) y Jjn Kar clrculurm » | —IF YOl- 1 1 ARE INTERESTED! | SAVING MONEY | M > YOU SHOULD M M /TEND OUR MONEY( M M /SAVING SALE OF\ M gjj GOODS. $ H S Last week we told you that we intended closing out all Light Colored Parlor Suits and odd chairs and told you why, so there is no use telling you again. Buys odd Parlor Chairs marked i Q Buys Overstuffed Rocking Chairs gjs3Q Buys an Overstuffed Sofa marked s7sj Buys a Parlor Suit, mahogany finished frame, marked vO^jjgC Buys a 3 Piece Suit, mahogany finished (P*7ft|S* frame, marked Y a |3 HAVE OTHERS TO SHOW YOU 15 §| WHEN YOU COME. HERE IS A Hi S CHANCE TO SAVE MONEY IF ||| §§ YOU DON'T OBJECT TO LIGHT J§| |j| COLORED COVERING, ( jS ICampbell ft Templeton J 2H 15 jpj BUTLER, PA, H —WHILE YOU ARE WAITING For your prescription don't fail to look i b t over our line of perfumes, we have re- /j II A • ceived some very fine ones lately, and £ v ; ,fC will l>e pleased to have you examine We also have a very large assertm nt ' si^Sr of t;x>th brushes made expressly for us \r— —-— 1 which l>ear our stamp, l>ruslies r;^<\//* we guarantee and request tl'e return of lf ' n '— any that prove unsatisfactory. ——- ——- You may tieed something for your /jlj/ chapped hands and face, and if so we recommend Cydonium Cream ts a fins —— toilet preparation. REDICK& G ROHM ANN DRUGGISTS. PEOPLES PHONE. 114. BUTLER PA.' IP ADVERTISE OH I .-THEY ABE WISE , WHAT'S iN WINTER, SPRIN3 /SJ "TT" D I ■ — BUT WISER YET V I lm I I ■ ARE THEY. YOU BETI \ II m I WHO NEVER LET UP % RIGHT. That has always been our policy, i* Not a single word goes into our ads that is not the absolute truth d not if we know it. <.* We do not know why the shoe business should have been selected as a field of operations for more fakers than almost any other business, but such is the case. «.* Perhaps its because it's so easy to fool people on shoes. J* You ought to know ** either the shoe or the man who sells it to you. J* If you are not sure of the former j* make sure of the latter. You can do that by coming here. No one can sell you honest goods any cheaper than we can, and if you want the other kind, why we haven't got them, j* If telling the truth J* both in our ads and in the store appeals to you; J* if dealing with a house that always says, ■* " Money back if you are not satisfied," J* strikes you about right, we shall have Tour trade, j* If it don't J* we won't. J 1 J 5 A. RUFF & SON, No. 114, S. Main St. 1 - - - -- McOiW liLESS' IIEAV E CUKE | I have a Heave Cure that will cure any i case of heaves in horses in forty days, if ! used according to directions, and if it , does not do what I claim for it, I will refund the amount paid and no charges 1 will be made for the treatment. The ; following testimonials are the strongest j proof of the medicines power to cure: A. J. MCCANDUJSS. Butler, Pa., 1593. Mr. A. J. McCandless: On the 2nd day ot April, 1592 I com menced t<> use your new cure for one of my horses that hail the heaves very had, and continued to use the medicine for about forty days and the li jrse did not j show any signs of a return of them. It is j now about a year since I quit giving the j medicine and the horse lias .'ever showed j any sign of heaves, and 1 feel satisfied that he is properly cured. W. C. Criswell. ! ltutler. Pa., April 3, 1593 I A, J. McCandless* t , I have used your Heave Cure and , find it will do the work if used accord- 1 ing to directions. Youry truly, J. B. McMillin, j 1 HOOD S euro Liver Ills, Sli lousncss, Indigestion, Headache. Easy to take, easy to operato. 25c. PENNSYLVANIA RAiLROAD COMPANY. Persoiiaily-Co iiductea Tours MATCHLESS IN EVL'RY FEATURE. CALIFORNIA Tour to CALIFORNIA :n.l the PA CIFIC COAST w**l U .ve J i.irrisburg, Alt 011 a, and Pittsburg by p.e'.al Pull man train .\larch 27, i■">«»7. returning oil regular trains within uin ■ :::onths. Pull man berth and m.-ais 011 si*..: i' train an 1 other tour features, Harrivmrg or A!- toon.". to Han Francisco, Pittsburg to San Francisco, K55.00, il* addition to regular first class one-way or Pacific Coast excursion tickets. For detailed itineraries and other in formation, apply at ticket agencies, or address J. G- Sansom, Acting Puss. Agent Western District, 360 l'ifth Avenii-: Pittsburg, Pa. Advertise iu the Citizbm.