THE CITIZEN. ■ ' Entered «t P. 0. n Butler as 2d class matter WILLIAM C. SEP LET - Publisher. THURSDAY, MARCH iS, XS97. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Subject to the Repnbluan Primal? Election. Saturday. March from 1 to 7 P. M FOR CONGRESS. DR J B. SHOW ALTER, . Of Millerstown boro. JURY COMMISSIONER. A. O. EBERHART. Of Butler twp. D. W. LOCKE. Of Mercer twp J. W. RICE. Of Butler twp. HEXKY A. WAGNKK. Of Jefferson twp. WILLIAM BOWES, Of Forward Twp DELEGATES TO STATE CON v *VTION. (Three to Elect.) . E. E. YotrxG, Of Butle.'. ; A. E. BCTLER. Of Parker twp JAMES F. MCCLUNG, Of Butler. SAMUEL A. LESLIE, Of Middlesex twp. Congressional Delegates. We are informed that the following persons have agreed Jo serve as dele District, H M Caldwell. Parker and Allegheny. „ 2d James P Cochran. Mercer. Marion, Venango and Harrisville torqmgh. 4th Dr. H D Hockenbery. Cherry. Clay and Sunbury. sth McCallister Knhn. Concord and Washington. „ . . „ 6th M. L. Metheny. Fainiew twp. Karns, Fairview, and Petaoßa. 7th J. J. Crawford. Donegal. Clear field, Oakland and Millerstown Oth Fred Witte, Buffalo and \\ inheld. 10th Wilson Kennedy, Penn and For- W lUh James M. fialbreath. Butler and Butler twp. 12th W. J. Marks, Middlesex, Adams Mars and Valencia borough. 13th Dr. E. Crawford, tranberrv Jackson, Connoquenessing, Evans City and Zelienople. 14th Fred Bander, Conroqnenessinp North, Lancaster, Muddycreek, and Portersville. . 15th Hon. Josiah M Thompson. Cen tre, Franklin, Brady and Prospect bo rough. Profiting by Experience. (Extract from tbe Washington « anee of the l'un**utawney spirit.) Now I want to say a few words about the new Congressional Library building It is the most beautifnl structure in America, and if there is a prettier build ing on earth it must be a dream of lov liness. The building is not only stu pendons in size but magnificent in every detail. The splendid Corinthian columns, the fine statuary, pictures, stucco-work, bas reliefs and elegant stairways baffles description. The whole effect is artistic in the extreme. It is a poem in marble, and the dome is covered with pure goldleaf, twenty three carats fine, The total floor of this superb building is nearly eight acres. It is 740 leet long from north to south, and 340 feet deep from east to west. There were used in its con struction 409,000 cubic feet of granite, 23,000.000 red brick, 500,000 enamelled brick, 8,800 tons of steel and iron, and 73,000 barrels of cement, beside* an en ormons quantity of marble and terra T> .Ky.lpfr.ltr HJU .Tgymf.Jillt the most remarkable part or it is that tbe building was erected for fd.SMO-.GOO. If the state of Pennsylvania could build a capitol as large as elegant as that for $7,000,000 we wonld say. let us have it. Tbe City Hall, Philadelphia, has cost about $22,000,000, and is not finished yet. The erection of the library from the be ginning has been in charge of one man. From October 2, 1887, until his death on March 25, 1890, Brigadier General Thomas T. Casey had the entire respon sible charge. After that until its com pletion last month, Bernard R Green, C. E., has been in charge. Here, per haps, is a lesson worth heeding. Would it not be better to give the en tire responsibility of a great pnblic building to one good, competent, honest man. than to entrust it to a large com mission, such as was given control of the erection of Philadelphia's great building? When we build onr new Capitol we ought to profit by this ex perience. When one man has sole charge there is no chance to shift the re sponsibility. If the work is not prop erly done, or too much money expended, we know exactly wh to blame. Here is the finest library in the world erect ed at a cost of $6,860,000! It looks like a large ,snm, but how much more would it have cost had the Philadelphia Building Commission had charge of it'f Nobody would think of placing the command of an army in the hands of a commission. The thing to do is to cen tralize responsibility The only difii cnlty is in finding the right man. POLITICAL NOTES. The whole Pennsylvania Legislature, in the |>erson of one man, is down the coast of Florida catching fish and hatch ing "Crocodiles," and when his lw>ys at Harrisburg have to take a drink they telephone him as to the quality of the liquor. Mercer county will hold her primary on the 27th. In Beaver Co. the Con gressional nomination will, it is said, be conceded to C. C. Townsend, At New Castle, Monday, the Deino crats of this district nominated Dr. Salem Heilman, of Sharon for Congress. The Beaver Co. Republican Com mittee met in New Brighton, Monday afternoon, and fixed upon Friday, April 2d, as the date of the party primaries, both for the regular connty nominees and the selection of Congressional dele gates. The decision to unite the two prima ries was arrived at after one of the warmest contests ever held in the par ty, and has resulted in much had feel ing. The decision included the siuqien sion of party rules. The fight waged for over an hour, but a vote was finally reached, and resulted in 51 for and 80 against a single nomination. George Dickey, the chairman, wan also the subject for a wrangle He has been in Colorado for some months, ami sent a proxy. The (convention refuned to recoginize this, and deposed Dickey. Samuel Jackson, of New Brighton, was chosen temporary chairman. Winfield 8, Moore, Esq., was an nounced as a candidate for United Stat<-s District Attorney for the West ern Pennsylvania district. The con vention unanimously indorsed his can didacy. Th<- coining ('oiJKrpsmonnl fonvMition onitht to be hfld in Bntler. The li«']iiih]i«uiri comrrtitt/ '* of Mi rcor county had their primary for Sut nrdjiy, the 27th. in«t. Tbe Extraordinary Session. The opening of the Fifty fifth Con in extraordinary action ou Mon day was witnessed in the House by an immense crowd Of the 35. men who constitute the membership of the hi .use 132 have never before served in that capacity, while 16 more have served m former congresses, making altogether 148 new members and 2<>9 who served in the last congress Politically classi fied. there are 206 Republicans, 122 Dem ocrats and 29 fusion Silverites and Pop ulists. Mr Alexander McDowell.clerk of the last house, called the house to order at noon, when prayer was offered by the blind chaplain. Rev. Couden. The clerk then read the President's proclamation convening congress and the roll of mem ber- was called, showing that 337 mem bers had answered to their names. The next business in order was the election of Speaker, and Mr Grosvenor rep. Ohio) presented the name of Thomas Brackett Reed Mr. Richardson (dem. Tenn. i placed in nomination Joseph VS Bailey, of Texas. John C. Bell «pop. Col. ( was put in nomination by Jere Simpson pop. Kan.) The clerk stated that there were six members elect whose names were not on the roll because their credentials had not been received by him. The election of Speaker was then pro eeeded with, the result being: For Reed 19ft votes. Bailey 114, Bell 21, and New lands of Nevada 1. The clerk announc ed that Reed, having received a niajori ty of all the votes cast, was duly elect ed Speaker, and he appointed Messrs Grosvenor. Bailey and Bell to conduct the Speaker-elect to the chair. Mr Reed, having been conducted to the chair amid much applause, address ed the house briefly. He was sworn in by Harmer ( rep Pa ) and then the oath was administered to the members, for those whose certificates had not arrived Ising sworn in by unanimous consent. A committee was then appointed to wait upon the President. The extraordinary session of the Fifty - I fith congress was opened in the Semite I by the reading of the President s pro clamation convening it. Sixty eight Senators answered to the roll call and the galleries were filled to overflowing. W. A. Harris 'pop. Kan.) was sworn in as successor to Peffer. The creden tials of Henry W. Corbett, appointed by the Governor of <>regon to succeed John H. Mitchell, the Legislature hav ing failed to elect, were presented by Mcßride (rep. Ore.) who stated that Corbett was present and ready to take the oath of office. Gray (dem. Del. t moved that the credentials be referred to the committee on privileges and elections and it was agreed to. After the appointment of committees to notify the President and the Honse that the Senate was ready to be (fin its duties, a recess was taken until 2 P. M. After the recess Speaker Reed an nounced the committees on Ways and .Means, Rules and Mileage. The com mittee on Ways and Means is as fol lows: Dingley of Maine, Payne of New- York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Hopkins of Illinois, Grosvenor of Ohio, Russell of Connecticut, Dolliver of lowa. Steele of Indiana. Johnston of North Dakota. Evans of Kentucky. Tawney of Minne sota, Republicans; Bailey of Texas, Mc .\l ill in of Tennessee. Wheeler of Ala buna, McLanrin of South Carolina, Robertson of Louisiana and Swanson of Virginia, Democrats. The four appropriation bills that fail ed in the last Congress were re intro duced. and both Honses adjourned un 111 us la/. —•— President McKinley's message was short and pertinent and Itegins as fol lows: To the Congress of the United States: Regretting the necessity which has reqnired me to call you together. I feel that your assembling in extraordinary session is indispensable, liecause of the condition in which we find the revenues of the Government. It is conceded that its current expenditures are great er than its receipts, and that snch a condition has existed for now more than three years. With unlimited means at our command, we are present ing the remarkable sjiectade of increas ing our pnblic debt by borrowing mon ey to meet the ordinal-}- outlays inci "lent upon even an economical and prn dent administration of the Govern ment. An examination of the subject discloses this fact in every detail and leads inevitably to the conclusion that the condition of the revenue which al lows it is unjustifiable and should In corrected. Here follows a brief resume of the finances of the National Government and the conclusion reads; It iimv Is; nrged that even if the rev enues of the Government had been snf ficient to meet all its ordinary cxi*ns«-s during the past three years, the gold reserve wonld still have been insuffi cient to meet the demands upon it and that bonds would necessarily have been issued for its repletion. It«< this us it may, it is clearly manifest, without denying or affirming the correctness of such a conclusion, that the debt wonld have been decrease 1 in at least the amount of the deficiency, and bnsines confidence immeasurably strengthened throughout the country. Congress should promptly correct the existing condition Ample revenues must be supplied not only for the ordi nary expenses of the government, but for the prompt payment of liberal pen sions arid the liquidation of the princi pal and interest of the public debt. In raising revenue duties should Is- so lev ied upon foreign product# as to preserve the home market, so far as possible, to our own producers; to revive and in manufactories,to relieve and en courage agriculture; to increase our domestic and foreign commerce; to aid and develope mining and building, and to render to lal«>r in every field of use fill iw-cnpation the liberal wajces and adequate rewards to which skill and industry are justly entitled The nee essity of the passage of a tariff law which shall provide ample revenue, need not be further urged. The jm perative demand of the hour is the prompt enactment of such a rueas ure, and to this object I earnestly re commend that congress shall make every endeavor. Before other business is transacted, let us first provide sufli cient revenue to faithfully administer the government without the contract ing of further debt, or the continued disturbance of our finances. WILLIAM M< KINLEY. Bjecutive Mansion. March 15, l*!» 7 HARRISBURG. ()n Thursday last Gov. Hastings stint to the Legislature a message recorn mending the adoption of the "separate buildings' plan for the State starting with the immediate erection of a Cap itol building for the legislative halls, at a cost of $550,0000. Of this sum s',»o:i. 000 it ay Is: drawn from the insurance money received on the burner I building, so that only £jso,oo'i need Is* secured from the State revenue At the session of Monday night 11 number of bills were introduced and among thant the following Mr. Moore, Butler, t<, authorize and empower all boroughs lo ereot, eon struct or purchase and maintain dec trie light plants, and providing for the raising and appropriating of funds to defray the cost und maintenance of the same. Mr liindiuger. Butler, amending the K< of IWl.'i, exceptintf buildings used foi menageries or musenms in liorouxhs and townshipii having a |sipulation of less than 1,500. LIFFS SECRET. ■ From th>' Cornhtll Magazine. An abridged ver-b>u by Ella M. Turk, t.y i* r missloti of the rutbor.) Cains Steyimus Cinna was a Roman patrician. He had passed his youth in the midst of the legions, sharing their difficult life Later he had returned to Rome to enjoy his fame, and taste all the pleasures he could procure with his still large though already dimin fortune. Although not belonging to the school of sceptics, his life was one long act of scepticism. He did not understand the true Epicurean doctrine, but for that very reason he liked to proclaim himself an Epicurean. As a whole, he considered philosophy only a sort of in tellectual exercise. Whenever discus sion annoyed him he went to the circn to nee blood flow. He denied all faith in the gods, virtue tmth. and happiness, but he believed in omens; he had his superstitions, and the mysterious religions of the far East aroused his curiosity. During the first years of his worldly life it amused him to astonish Rome bv his excesses, and sometimes he suc ceeded; later on he tired of thi-> kind of j success. Finally he became ruined. His cred itors divided the remains of his fortune and nothing was left to him but an overwhelming apathy, satiety of every thing, and a curious feeling of perpet nal unrest. Nothing had remained un known to him. He had exhausted the resources of wealth, of love such as the j world then understood it), earthly joys, military glory, the fascination of dan-' ger: he had studied all within the pow er of man science. i»oetry. and art. He could there Tore only conclude that he had drawn from life all its secrets, and yet be had the feeling that there existed in reality something else, and that thing, the most important of all. had escaped him. What was it, that which he did not know, and tried so desperately, but in vain, to discover? This besetting thought pursued him. He drove it away; it returned without fail, and his inward trouble itjcreasf-d daily. He envied sceptics their unbelief, and. neverless, he considered them fools that they did not dare to seek after truth. In him were two men -one who laugh ed at his hopes of a future, the other who imperiously demanded to Is- satis fied. Soon after the loss of his fortnne he was enabled, thanks tP family influence to obtainj employment in Alexandria. It was hoped, in the centre of wealth, he would tie able to arrange hit* affairs His distressing thoughts embarked with him at Brindisi and followed him during all the voyage. He told himself once in Alexandria, amongst other stir ronndings, distracted by his business, by a thousand new impressions, he would be cured of his fixed idea, but in this he was mistaken, At first he tried to distract himself by adopting the kind of life he had led in Rome. Alexandria was a town of pleasure. At every step one met beau tiful Grecian women with pale golden hair, and transparent skin that the Egyptian snu had darkened toan amber shade. C'hinna took refuge i" their society to find consolation. But this remedy also failed, and then he contemplated suicide. Several of his companions had rid themselves of the trouble of living by his means, and for U-ss serions motives than he could plead, simply through disgust of life, weariness of its pleasures. And how? He had only to throw himself on his sword, and if the hand that held it did not tremble, in a moment he would I*- no more. The thought of escaping so easily from all his troubles seized his imagination, but at thu critical mo ment a strange dream stopped him. He dreamed he had crossed the banks shore he saw his own evil spirit in the shape of a slave in rags, who leaning toward him cried. I have only pre ceded thee that I may seize thee again. For the first time Cinna knew fear. He understood, by the terror that over whelmed him. that all is not ended by death, and he shrank hack horrified be fore the solemn mystery of tomb. At last he decided to meet the sages who were assembled in the Serapeuin. They jierhaps, might solve the mystery for him. The chief among the sages of Alex andria was Timon of Athens, a great man and a Roman citizen. He had re sided for many years in Alexandria with the object of searching into the mysteries of Egyptian science. It was said of him that there was i|««t ;i docu merit, nor a jrtipyms in the library that he had not examined, and that he was pesessed of all human knowledge He was besides this a kind and amiable disposition Cinna soon discovered him among the crowd of dried up pert ants and commentators arid made his acquaintance, which sympathy soon ripened into friendship. What the young Roman admire] in the old man was the force of his words, the elo qnence with which he discussed the highest subjects those which treated of the destiny of man and of the world; but what struck him the most was the inexpressible sadness which pervaded all his teachings. The more they K"t to -now each other, the greater became China's wish to ask his new friend the cause of his sadness. He thirsted also to ojtf'Ti his own heart to him. At last he decided to speak One evening, at the end of ah aui mated ilisciission upon the transmigra tion of souls, they were left alone upon the terrace looking over the sea. < inna putting his hand in Timon's, revealed to him all the trouble that overwhelm ed him, and the still unrealized hope that had induced him to join the phi losophers of the Herapeum. ' 1 have had, neverlheleas, thg price less gain of knowing th<-e, Timon, and 1 am convinced now that if thou art unable to give me coiufort in my trouble it is forever incurable." "fs it not true that for some time past thou hast not. believed iri the gods?" Ask Timon. At Ronje," Cinna said, "they are honored publicly and have even im rsirted new ones from Asia and Egypt: but the only people who believe in their hearts, are the vegetable sellers who come at daybreak from the country to the town ', "And do those, Cinna, posess peace?'' "Doubtless, but a i>eace resembling that of an animal, whose only desire is to sleep after eating." "Truly,noble (,'irina, and is life worth ' livinK for that?" "I should say no if J knew what death would bring us." "Well then, what is the difference between thy doctrine and that, of the sceptics?" ' The sceptics are satisfied in their unbelief anyhow pretend to be satisfi ed. For me it in a martyrdom "And thou secst no hope?" Cinna was sil-mt a moment then he said hesitatingly "I wait for it." "And from whence will it come?" I know not. He hid hia face in his hands and, as if soothed by the silence of the twi light, he began again to sjieak in a dreamy voice "It is a Hrs*ge impression, but I have often said to myself that if the world did not contain more than we knew 1,1 if we were not intended to Is something greatyf tlpin what we are, there wonld not !*• in ns tin, tesfle-:.' longint;. It is, in fact, the evil that gives me hujic of cure, of something better. The faith ill Olympus is dead philosophy is shaken to the very root, but help will eoiijc to us through some new teaching that at present ve are ignorant of." Thjs conversation was a strange com fort, to Cinna The knowledge that he wss not fighting alone, but that all hu infinity was struggling with him niad< ' It im IV,I that a friendly hand had de livred him from the crushing burden iiv throwiiiK weight on thousands of other shoulders From that, moment the friendship be tvveen Liana and the old Greek Ixtcame still greater They often met sharing all their thoughts, and Cinna found a thousand charms in this intimacy He wan. *<»> voting, in spite of his premature experiences and his j mirfortunw, for life not to offer him : new attractions, and the greatest of these attractions he found in Antea. , Timon s only child. The popularity of this voung girl was not less than that ■ of her father. Every one offerer! her ] homage, the grave Romans who fre i ijuented Timon's house, the Greeks, the philosophers of the Serapeum, even the common people. A supernatural charm -urronnded her and she hardly seemed of this earth. She had prophetical dreams, revelations that transported her aliove this world. Her father loved her with a tender ness all the greater for fear that he might lose her Sometimes, in fact, she owned to him that her sleep wac haunted by warning visions: that be | for her shi>ne an extraordinary light, and she could not say if it predicted life or death Up to now. however, no shadow had crossed her young life. When Cinna saw and heard her for the firrt time, be was so deeply im pressed that he would like to have rais ed an altar in the atrium of his house, and to have offered white doves in sac rifice to her. And soon he came to love her with an intense and overwhelming love, which as little resembled what he had hitherto felt, as Antea resembled other girls. And Antea returned his love. • Thou art happy. Cinna." said his friends. "Yes. Thou art happy Cinna. he re peated to himself And when at last he married her he loved, when her divine lips had pro nonn<-ed the sacred words, "Where thou art. Cains, there I. too, will be, it seemed to him that his happiness was. like the sea, inexhaustible and without limit. A year passed, ami the husband gave to his voung wife the worship one ren ders to* a divinity lint C'inna when he compared his happiness to the -« a. forgot that the sea had its ebb. At the end of a year. Antea was seized with a cruel and mysterious illness. Her dreams changed into terrifying visions which weakened her strength. The rosv tint of health faded from her sweet f ice, leaving only a waxen pallor. The visions became more frequent: they soon liecaine daily, and followed the invalid wherever she hid herself By the the doctor's advice. Cinna -fur rounded her with strolling musicians. with Bedouin- playing on rht-ir earthen liijx-s, whow loud mtuic should still the mnrmnrs of these invisible spirits, but all was in vain. Antfa heard them all the same, and when the »vm was enough in the heavens that a man could see his shadow at his feet, like a garment which h»> had east from him then, in the Imrning atmosphere, the apparition would show itself and, fa.-t enuitf on Antea its evil gaze, retire slowly before her. as if inviting her to follow. . A Greek doctor was of opinion that it was Hecate who appeared to Antea. and that the prticeisiOH that >»o tcrri tied the poor irirl was that of the ill omened go<»\vein | ' had no access, and where the air w,i;< healthy and strengthening. finna was the more inclined to fol low this advice as, in the first case no other suggested itself to him. and sec ondly, he knew the judge at Jerusalem, whose ancestors had been clients of his family. Ami, in fact, on their arrival the Judge Pontius received them with open arm* and offered them his residence to stay in in the outskirts (if tin town. But the faint hope which Cinna had cherished vanished even before the end of the voyage. The visions followed Antea on board ship, and the poor child saw the hours of trie afternoon arrive with the same dread as formerly in Alexandria. The days passed for her in sadness, and in the fear and expecta tion of death. In tin. atriurp, in spite of the fresh ness of the fonntains and the shadow of the porticoes, the heat was over whelming after early morning. The marbles became burning under the rays of the spring sun, but. not far from the house, an old pistachio tree with its thick leaves spread out its pro tecting branches. It was there that Cinna had the conch brought, strewn with hyacinths and apple blossom where Antea reposed. And sitting by hbi*. he caressed lier hands, white ns alabaster, and inquired softly "Thou art well here, Carissima?" "Yes, well," she answered in a low voice. After a minute, Antea sjnike again Cains," nlie said, "is it true that in this country there is arisen a philoso pher who cures the sick V, Hero they call them prophets " an swered ('inna. "I have heard sjieak of this one, and I would have taken thee to him, but I have been told he is only an impost/»r. lie blasphemes against the Temple, and the established relig ion. This is why the judge has con detuned hirn to death, and to day, in fact, he is to be crucified." Antea looked -down "it is time tliat will curu thee." said Cinna tenderly, observing the shadow that crossed her face "Time is at the service of the dead, not of the living," she answered sadly. ' And again silence resigned In the distance the sound of steps w; head. Antea became very pale. Her heart beat tumultously. But Cinna 1 calmed her, taking her hand in his. "Ant« a, fear nothing; the step* yon 1 hear. I hear them myself. And he Added, after a moment, "It must be Pontius Pilate.. In fact, a turn in the road showed ' them the judge, who was approaching, followed by his slave > He was a man advanced in years ' with a round face carefully shaven, whose expression was at the sau)e time ' solemn and anxious. "I salute thee, noble ( inna, and thee, divine Antea," he said advancing. ' "Solitude conduces to grief and sick : ness; groundlei.;< fears assail one rarely ' in the centre of a crowd; therefore I ' will give thee counsel. Unfortunately we are neither in Antiocb nor in Co-sarea; we have neither races nor public games, and if one attempted to I establish circuses, the people would im 1 mediately destroy them. The fanatics have but on«! word in their mouths 'The law and the prophets ' • >ne is ceas' le*slv coming across this invariable | refrain. 'ln truth, I should prefer to \ live amongst the Scythians rather than at Jerusalem What advice wouldst thou give its?" demanded ( inna. "Thou art right I stray from my ' subject; the reason is. I am s<> much preoccupied 1 said then, in the midst j of a crowd one is not haunted by ~ groundless fears Well, then, in a few | moments you may see a sight. Here on< must lie content with but little; the ' chief point is th.it Antea -diould l>e -ur rounded during tie hours of the after a noon To-day three men must die on the cross; it will at any rate be a dis traction. In addition, on account of the Eiistcr feasts, a strange gathering il of beirzars and country hare ar-1 rived in the town from all the prov I inces Thev are curious to see. I will I give orders that they reserve for yon , the best places near the crosses. I have ; ( every reason to believe that the con demned will put a good face 011 the matter. One of them is an extraordi 1 nary man: he pr • -lainis himself Son j of God.' In fact, harmless as a dove, he lias done nothing to merit death. "And thou hast condemned him to 1 be crucified?" "What was I to do? I wished to avoid complications. 111 order not to ex ( asperate the swarm of wasps which hover round the Temple They would 1 be capable of denouncing me at Rome, i Moreover, it does not concern a Roman citizen.' "But will the unfortunate man suf fer less because of that?" The judge did not answer. A mo ment after, he continued "I tell you. go. see the crucifixion. I am convinced the Nazarene will die courageously. Twice I have gone down to the tribunal: 1 have spoken to the high priests, the leprous fanatics They answered me with one voice, shaking their heads and grinding their teeth. 'Crucify him' Crucify him!' "And thou hast given in?' said Cinna. "How do otherwise? There would have been trouble in the town, and they have placed me here to maintain order. 1 have a horror of difficulties, and am morally lazy; but when I mi dertake a thing I wish to see it well though, and I do not hesitate to sacri fice the life of one to the general well fare, especially when it is an unknown person for Whom 110 one cares. It is unfortunate for him that he is not a Roman." ' The sun does not shine only for Rome," murmured Antea. "Divine Antea." replied the judge, "I might answer that the Roman power stretches into the far distant horizon, and that therefore it is expedient to sacrifice all to its interests, and dis putes shake this jsiwer. This is why I beseech thee not to me to recall my decree. China will tell thee that it would l>e inipo-.-ible, and {hat once a judgment given, the emperor alone could annul it. I. even if 1 wished it, could not do so. Is not this true Cai us?" "It is thus' lint these words visibly affected Antea. She murmured in a low voice, speaking perhaps to herself: "Then one can suffer and die inno cent ?" "No one is innocent," answered Pi late. "Without doubt, the Nazarene has committed no crime: ,*Uso. as judge, have 1 washed my hands o! his condem nation; but as a man I disavow hC teachings. 1 questioned him long enough, wishing to penetrate to the root, and I am convinced that he preaches things unprecedented, in.nl mihsible. Before everything, the world ought to be guided by reason Let every one think as his own cons.-ience pleases, so long as he does not annoy others. If Ido not believe in the gods, that is my affair; but I recognize the necessity of a religion because it is a restraint on the people. Horses must b»; bridifd, and bridled. After all. death ought not to be terrible to thi-. adventflrer. for he affirms that he will rise again. " Cinna and Antea exchanged looks of stupe fact ion. "That he will rise again';" "Neither more nor less the third day —this is what sustains his disciples. As for himself, I have forgotten to question him about it But that of small important-? Even if h«i docs not rise again be will lose nothing, as, by his account, true happiness, eternal life, only begin after death. The depths of hi-* Hades are more brilliant than our world, lighted by the lumi nous star, and he who suffers most here la-low will the more surely enjoy spirit ual happiness; but. for that, one must love, love, always love!" "What a singular doctrine'" sighed Antea. •'And the Jews force tins- to crucify him?" repeated Cinna. "Ah there is nothing surprising in that; the spirit of the nation is hate. Is it not hate alone that could wish to crucify love? ' Alitea raised her emaciated hands to her forehead. "And he is convinced that one can live and be happy beyond the tomb?" ' Yes, and it is owing to this !>elief that the greatest torture his no terror "How sweet it would la- to think that, Cinna!" After a pause she asked again; "And from whence does he get this revelation?" "He pretends," said the judge, "that he comes from his Father, the Father of all mankind, who is to the Jews what Jnpitj.r i ; to in. '.villi tlii-> differ ence, tliat the (tod of the \azarene t« one alone and merciful. "How good it would be to believe ih it!" repeated the sufferer. ( 'inna opened his mouth as if wishing to speak, but lie remained silent, and the conversation ceased. Meanwhile Pontius Pilate continued his reflections to himself upon the incomprehensible doctrines that he had been describing, for he shook his head from time to time and shrugged his shoulders. At last lie rose to take leave. Suddenly Antea raised herself. "Cains, let us go to see this Naza rene." "Thou must hasten, then." said Cinna. "the procession will Is-starting." The sky, which since the morning had been clear and brilliant, became covered towards midday. From the north west heavy clouds suddenly ap pearud threatening and stormy; streaks of blue still divided them, but it was easy to predict that soon they would reunite and cover the entire heavens. I'pon the platform called Golgotha were seen groups of people who had preceded tin,' procession before it left the town. The sun rose in the heavens and lighted the part of the sky which the clouds had not yet covered. The hour was approaching when, as a rujf, no r.ound ir, hf.aid upon the heights, when every living thing seeks shelter under the shadow of the ramparts or in the hollows of the rocks; ami, in spite of the unaccustomed animation, a kind of sadness fell ni>on this place, where the sun never shines upon the green earth and lightens but a desolate waste of gray stone whilst, the mnrmer of vole..;*, coming from over tlie walls, re sembled the sound of the waves break ing on a silent shore The groups which, since sunrise, had b-> n waiting upon Golgotha had their eyes turned in the direction of the town whence, at any moment, the procession might start Antea's litter advanced, preceded by some soldiers who guarded her, and whose mission it was to repress the insolence of the people, always hos tile to strangers. Gitiua walked at the side of the litter, accompanied by the centurion Rufus Antea did not an pt *.tr agitated, although the hour for the apparitions approached. The account given by the judge on the subject of the young prophet had greatly touched her and turned her mind from her own miseries. It had for her something fascinating and incomprehensible. Doubtless the world which she knew showed her examples of men who had not rebelled against death. But with them it was the courage of the sage submitting to the law of nature, to the cruel but inevitable necessity of ex changing light for darkness, the reali ties of life for a state of indefinable annihilation. But no one cheri.-ihed the conviction that bevond the tomb a new existence awaited them, unending happiness, which alone can be given us by a God all powerful and eternal. (Concluded next. week.) Tin v.wu in Cuba is dragging on,but the pro-peels of the revolutionists grow brighter and brighter. JAGKSVILLE \"TF,S Howard Pisor. who was dangerously sick with pneumonia for the past week, is getting better slowly. .Mn Margaret Stickle was visiting her daughter, Mrs DcWitt Maxwell, on •Saturday, .1 \V. Studebaker has purchased an incubator, and thinks he can beat the old mot her hen raising chicks. Mrs Ktnmn Pisor entertained her friends on last. Thursday. W K Cooper contemplates moving nway from our midst in a few weeks, I Horry to see yon go Will Elmer I'ulkerson ha- taken up his tltode on Geo. Winter's farm. li WASHINGTON NOTES. About the strongest batch of indorstv niei ts yet prescuted for any one is that >f E. E. Abrams, the Butler county banker an 1 oil man. widely known to readers of the Dispatch through his let ters from Bermuda and elsewhere. Mr. | Abia ns :>.?»ks for the Consulship to Ber muda. and has the indorsement of both j Peansvlvania Senators, of all his fellow Presidents Electors of Pennsylvania. General Beaver and other members of the Superior Court. Governor Hastings an l members of his staff, ex C'ongre— man McDowell, a majority of the Con gre--ional delegation. State Sen ato r Isador Sobel. President of the League of Republican Clubs, and many others. —Dispatch Correspondence. On Tuesday. President McKinley sent to the senate the following nominations: State To be ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States: John Hay of the District of Col umbia. to Great Britain: Horace Port*r of New York, to France: Henry White of Rhode Island, to l>e secretary of the embassy of the United States to Great Britain THK short but very lucid message which President McKinley sent to Con gress is scarcely more than a preface to the Tariff bill which the Dingley Com mittee has now completed. The Presi dent's statement of the conditions which confront ns is an indictment: his declaration that Congress must promptly act is a truism: and his for l»earance on every other subject and his economy of words regarding even the business now in hand, constitute a promise that whatever this Adminis tration may do or leave undone, it does not intend to be a talk-shop. That i* a rainbow.—Sun. School No. 5, Connoquenessing twp. The fifth month of this term ended Thursday, March 11 Number enrolled 86. average attendence JU. Each pupil attend as follows. Ella Shannon 20 days. Emma Brickie 20. Mary Hughes 2. John McMurray 15 Maggie Gilliland 13, Frank Rasely 18 Agnes Gilliland has missed only two days during the term Emma Hughes and Willie Flinner have missed no days. The girls and boys deserve praise for their attendenco and for the general in terest manifested in their school work. AONKS R BHCNKKMEK, Teacher. AM. thogrc.it EUPO)I«»III "powers'are prepiwing for war; little Greece is still holding up her head and seems to know what she is doiug.Russia says she wants Constantinople and wants it bad; anil by this time next year the Turkey may l>e well carved, and off the map. FAIR VIE W\ Jan. Alexander is home from the low er oil fields and he looks as though he has been well taken care of. Bea Stoughton lias his new home nearly completed, and in a short time i will lie keeping house in it. Schreckenghosts, who lived on the Hawk farm Isirdering town have rent ed the .las. Raumbough house below the School house whoro they expect to move the Ist of April. Mrs .1. Q Adams has torn down part or her • hotd put a new roof on the main portion of the building, and is making several other improvements Mrs. Wm. Gibson and Mrs. A. C. Gibson are up in the neighborhood of ('entervillc visiting some of their rela tions. ROYAL f gag'* Ipjjj POWDER Absciutcly Pure. Celebrated for its gicjt leavening strength and healthfulntss. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adul teration common to the cheap brands. ROYAL J>AKING POWDER CO. NKW YORK. Jury List for April Term. List of names drawn from the proper Jury wheel this 11th day of March I sil? to serve as Travers Jurors at a special term of court, commencing on the 12th day of April the same being the second Monday of said month. Alexandre W F, Fairview boro, wagon maker. Atwcll David \V. Marlou twp. farmer. Allen Robert Brady twp, farmer. Adams G B. Mercer twp, farmer. Rickit Harvey, Clinton twp, farmer. Boyer Edward, Lancaster twp. farmer, l'linn Frank. Franklin twp, farmer. Blair S Forward twp, farmer. Campbell J P, Butler boro, 'ld w labor er. Christie A W, Oenterville boro, mer chant Cooper A L. Valencia l>oro. driller. Caldwell John li, Jefferson boro. fanner. Ivlwards I S. Butler boro, 2d w carpen tar Erb John. Jackson twp, farmer. < irosman N S, Franklin twp? farmer. I larpcr J S, Washington twp, farmer. Hamilton John. Mercer twp, farmer. !larjier J II Butler boro. Ist w merch ant. Keifer Dan. Brady twp, carpenter. h'eisterOF. Prospect boro, merchant. Leigh tier JM. Butler boro, !kl w mer | chant. Lensner Herman Saxonburg lsiro, P. M Lindsey Wm, Allegheny twp, farmer. Lefever John. Butler boro, oth w black smith ■ Martin Win. Penn twp. farmer Mates W J. Butler boro. sth w laliorcr. Miller K.I. Venango twp. farmer. McCandless W 'l', Butler boro, lid w miller McFarhiml Thomas, Penn twp. fanner. McCallin Abner, Cherry twp. farmer I'flugh Fred. Franklin twp. farmer. Kiddle Nelson. Franklin twp, farmer* Riddle Victor, Prospect Iwiro black smith I Began John, Buffalo twp, firmer. Balston John. SHpperyrock twp, farm i er. Rii-lcy L M Contioquencssing twp, farmer. Sehcnk Leonard Butier boro, :id w shoe maker Schenk Peter, flutter boro, !ld w con tractor. Shira II II Washington twp. farmer San key John Cherry twp, farmer -j" Sutton G A, ICarus City, preacher Scig Austin. Lancaster twp. farmer ~ Thorn Peter. Fairview twp, wagon | p maker. j y Thomas George E. Butler boro, "»th w j, lawyer j Wahlron I l> EvansCity, teacher. y Walters John Evans ( Hv. c irpenter. Wigenliagen Gn-.t Butler lsiro. Ist wj musician /eigler Davnl M, Jackson twp. farmer. G HEATHS. MOORE At her home in Muddy - creek twp . March 3d. ix»7, Rachel, daughter of Isaac Moore, aged al. ls«)7, Jerry James, aged e:j j years. DAI PHIN At h.- H IN«' in Zelienople. March •">, ts'.'T. Loui- Dauphin aged "H» years. I McCOLLOUGIf At her home in Fair view twp . March 11. 1*97, Mrs. Peter McCollough. I EIDLER At his 1. me in Harmonv, March 10, l*;i7, Jacob Feidler. Jr. aged about 38 year* Sl'llW EITZER 011 Sunday. March It. iv»7. at his h• :ue in Allegheny. Phillip Schweitzer, member of No. :t4. A. O. I". W.. aged 54 years. WADE At his horn- in Washington twp.. March!), !s;l7. Robert Wade, aged si years. SKILLMAX At her home in Butler, March 16 1 s;i7, Mary A . wife of James A Skillman, aged -4!t years Funeral today at J I'. M Mrs. Skill man bad been in poor health for several months, and her death was not nnex pected. She leaves a husband and eight children. Mc'NEHs At the home of his son.John A McNees. in Bellair. Ohio, March t>. l v '.'7. Thomas McNees. Esq.. aged ss years and 13 days. Thomas McNees will Ih> remembered only by the older citizens of our county While living here he resided in Worth twp. He was elected a County COlll missioner aliout the year 1860. He left the county some years ago to live with his son at Bellair. wb» re he has died. He was a man much resjiected by all who knew him PARKER At his home in Buffalo twp 1 Wednesday, March 10. lsf Buffalo township was found dead in bed Wednesday morning of last week. He was al>out it! years old and had lieen as well as usual. Mrs Mattie Burns, wife of " Rev. Harry Burns, died at Grove City March loth, after a short illness with typhoid pneumonia. Deceased was 20 years of age. and with her husband was attend ing college there. The remains were taken to tin- home of her parents near Mt. Pleasant. Her husband and one child survive. Dr. J 11. Dickson, of Pittsburg died at the Presbyterian Hospital in Alle gheuy, last Tuesday night, aged H4 years. He was struck by a cable car on Penn Ave. a year or so ago and has been in feeble health ever since. X N Rays (if trnaiid trial provs Hood's Sarsaparilla to be unequalled for purifying the Mood becauso Hoods Sarsaparilla IstheOno True Blood I'urffler. All (tnigtf.it*. sl. Mood's Pills < e all i ■ RKIHHJT (H TIIL CONDITION oi Till, lint li r * 'otmty Nation.:l Hank :it Buth-r. 11l t!»• •m ai «MiMVnnsy I vania at tin- closo of i»u*»lu«'ss. Mar«*li Utl». I*!*?. KFSori{<*F> l/tmrii arid cl».-w*»iintH. 710 Ovcr lrafts»***ure<' and uiiMTiir ed ..... 5 513 M I S. t<» M'l'uri' clr«*ulat jou. I«*» I'. S. lloitdtoMi hand *■"» I'ri-TiihifiiH on I S. BunrK Si ."itiiMio BarikinK*hotiHiN furnltuiv. and Hxturrs 16 79rt W Dut rr« »n i National Banks (not l:« si r\«' St" hue from Stuti- lt«i!iU> un 012 00 Total . .*1 *MI» 74V Xt STATE or I'TSNSV I,VA > i A S < OIINTV OF Bl'Tfit.lt. I 1.4 . A. Bailey, <*aslil«'r of tin al»o\ » -named hank, do tolcmly swt.ir that tin* alxive stetemenl i-. true to the h«->t of my knowl edge and belief. < *. A. BAII.KV. F 'ashler. *• tth-erilM'd and sworn to before u»e tills 17th day «»f Match. I I it \ N k Kom.Kit. Notary I'ublif*. t orreet Attest: .LOHKI'LL II Alt! M AX, I. IV IIAZI.KTT, J. V Birrs, IHwrtors. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Company Office cor. Main and Cunninghaii Sts. AD. WICK. I'rc«. NMI. KKmiIEK. Viff I'rm. 1,. K. Si-r'r «'"( Tr.»» 111 HE*'T( >KS. Alfr«d Wick, I|eiid«*rsoi» Oliver. Dr. NN Irvln. .lames Stephenson. \Y. W IMai kmore. N Welt/.el. I Bowman. II I. Klinvrler, I .en. Ket terer, t lias. Kehhuu. lieo. Kenno, Jolin I<i>«»silc I'. W. Depot. BUTLER, PA, HOTEL FOR SALE The Oriental Hotel, at Petrolia formerly owned auy W. 11. Jellinin; anil which had tlie reputation of Initio one of the licat hotels in tU»- county is for sale. I'or terms and particular* imjuire of A. KLINORDLINGER & SON. IOJH, I'enn A ve. I'ittshnrg. OR W. 11. 11. Kiddle, Itutlcr I'a. IMPROVE YOUR POULTRY. I bred 22 varieties, .my stock tak rs prizes wherever shown. Mammoth White and Bronze Turkeys; i'oulousc nnd African ( »ees", I'e kin, \ylcstiury ami Muscovey lim ks; White ind I'earl Guineas; llarred and White I'lymouth RfK'ksj White and Silver IVyandottcs; White, Brown and Huff .eghorns; ISlack Miuorcas; Hrah ll.>. and Indian Gaines. Catelo 'in: lice. PINE TREE FARM. Jamcsburg, N.J. | 5. A . Mot'NT, I'rop'r. < | A CAR LOAD OF| I Bed Rooml fcflpf M§ I Jj Arrived last Saturday. | jPrices sl6. S3O j S| Here's a Chance for Yeu to Save Money. J Iwc say they arc! } Come in an f d see j fthe best suits in (Sf , even lf V 0"! America for) < dont mean a Present,g Squoted. > \ for we know youjg »Don't take our> S wlU come bacl ® Sword for it but) andgj iconic and see M lf °, ur g ood . s § Sfor yourself. > < and P rices sul, S g VOU ' j§f ICampbell fi Templeton,| jjj BUTLER. PA. jjj Next week's "ad" will give a full ac count of our Spring Opening of CAR* S| PETS. RUGS and PARLOR FURNI- ||| jgj TURE on APRIL ist. A A jg Anurous uekout or bftlkk twiv for !">». Account of Jolui J. Manny and Urn IMxun. (>ver»c«p»uf tlio Poor. I>R. Am't. r« -*d from settlement ofttr* ..slsl "14 IVnn twp !(■• no Washington twp in kj Co. Trras O*J Oi*o. UaiMT Col W» (10 John (t% .*• t*> Total fsi7 1» DU. \ni*t. p;* l«'r M t"» Mrs. Turk pjmper I .*■«' ICudnlpli Martin pauper l« 0-i John Uruver pauper. . 21 •• Mrs. I'oovrrt lii*» i 4) * S. tiraham and Mrs. Pu<*hs t4> IHxmont Hospital !."»:♦ «i» • 4 Mrs. Jontw paniier 21 tki " < aleh Voiinir paup« t K2 41 " John Manny for vi-rvlre H4 .*■<» " il.'ii Dixon for s«tv}«m' tl 00 lion Dixon for moving pauper i\~. f«»r iiK'idrutai «-\|»eiiM - .... |tf 53 " Auditing trant, and pub. In two Co. pa|iers. . ... 1U 50 Balance in hands of <)\i*rs«s'rs i:u; ss Total **l7 10 Account of Geo. Il:iuer. <' »!. of Poor Tax for Ihwk I»K. Ain't of diipllcat** f7£"» 00 .*• per cent on $210.21 added 10 ">l Tot ail t74"> M CR. Am't paid ov«*rseers. f&V» 00 •' iH'lmt*' 1- <»t» •• percentaffc for collecting HI ill Making duplicate 'Z ;*•») Kxom rat ions U HI lialaiwv due. . 134 10 Total 174"» 51 Account A McDowell and Jas. Hedurtis Supervisors of IhitU r twp for iMUft, PK. Am't «»f duplicate ?lupei visors *J»» 10 Total #£»& Zi CH. Am't tax worked. $17211 •• exonerat lom ........... it '■?' Cash n Ivml. . 0 m I'nwnrKt d tax :M) 70 Itehate .. 5 K'» Making duplicates... 7 *«o IVr«'«'iitttgr for collector . is si J Mggl Bro hardware - ,ri J. esterllug repairs. . IT 110 A. <> Kherliari plank :c.' o» , Tucker I iron. damage s 50 on Jackson Mlti'hell plow beam . . 125 11. Miller pole for M*raper. . I !"■ A < < roup work 100 ( Shod work .. t! !S5 A. Salver plank. . 2 Paul Siewart work and storage. 4 50 Sam I'alsley work * «*' 11. Kohs work 1 I Lch. Hoy it work I 50 Len lla'uer work I 50 . A. McDowell .*ift days. si Ten m «< »rk If m ' •* I'laiik 1140 " I»> uamlte. .. ik'i Hplke. 0$ Duplicate*. 75 Inoex Ixiards.. I M Oyper A Co. cbatn 31JB Jackson .V Mitchell spikes it iW> Win. Seihert repairs Ik'» W. C. Il« tiling easting '1 I'rank l\'«»ch plank. lis .l'i J. Illnehln-rger lumber 7 09 Jas. hedortis 50 days KM Jas. S» dorus teani work ... '! ou Ital. due from |sj»ft 4 51 1220U TIIOH. IV KOF. J. M |{\!S|.KV. 1 A \\ ACII -Ml Til. I March K IHO7. Auditors. | PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. Personally-Conducted Tours MATCHLESS IN EVERY FEATURE CALIFORNIA Tour u. CAMPORNIA nii>l tlie I'A CI PIC COAST wi!l Imve Ilnrristburi;, Alt'oii.i, and I'ittstmrx l»v sjH'cial l'uil man trtun March if, 1H97, rrturnitif; on rrgulot trains within nine mouths, l'ull tn.ni berth and tncals on sjtccinl train an I other tour feature*, llßrrisburjj or A'- tooun to San Francisco, x'ri.oo, I'ittshurj; ty San I runcisco, in aiMition to tK 11 1; 11 li'nt < !a>.>. one-way or Pacific j Coast excursion tickets. For detailed itineraries and other 111- forniation, n|>[ily at tii ke'. nancies, or addrt .J. Physician and Sorgbon. New Trontman iluildiug, Butler Pa. / ' M. ZIMMERMAN, 'I • Physician and Sobgbon Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City Phariu acy. 0 AMITEL M. BIPITS, IJ Physician ani> Surgeon 200 West Cunningham St. hR. N. M. HOOVER, 137 E. Wayne St., office-hour*. 10 to 12 a in. 1 and to 3 p. ut. [)R. W. P. McTLROY, 1 ' Dkntist. Pormerly known as the "Peerless Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located permanently at ill East Jefferson St., O|>po«ilc Hotel Lolvrv, Butler. Will di> dential operations of all kinds by the latest devices and up-to-date methods. v hR. S. A. JOHNSTON. Dkntist. Gold Fillings Painless Fxtraction of Teeth and Artificial Teeth without plates a specialty, Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air or Local na-sthetics used. Office over Millers groceiy, east of Low ry house. nR. J. E. FAIJLK. Dkntist, Painless extraction—No Gas—Crown ami bridge work a specialty. Office-- Room No. 1, new nickel build iug. 1 J. DONALDSON, »'. Dkntist. Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialty. Office over Miler's Shoe Store \' M. Mc ALPINE, » . DiiN'risT. Main St. Nn-sthetics Administered. I 11. IIREDIN »'. Attorn i v \t Law. Office on Main St. near Court Hotisi*. H. PIICRSOL, O. 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