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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<I». In his opinion, then'
was no possible remedy, for whoever
has beheld Hecate is fatallj condemned
to dissolution.
And Cinna, who up to now had only
a smile of disdain for the worship of
Hecate, prostrated himself before her
altar, and offered to her "hecatombs
but the goddess remained inflexible,
and the following day the phantom
with the hollow eyes would reappear to
Antea.
They tried bandaging the eyes, but
the vision could t«- seen through the
thickest veils; in a place from where
all light was excluded it came from be
hind the walls, and the blue lights
which emanated from it dispersed the
. shadows.
In the evening the invalid felt better;
she then fell into a sleep so deep that
.KU net Lines Cinna and Tiinon feared she
would never awake. Little by little
»he became so weak that she was un
able to walk. They carried her on a
' litter.
About this time a celebrated Jewsib
' doctor, son of Khusa, arrived at Alex
1 andria. coming from Cesarea. finna
' at once consulted him, and in amo
ment hope revived in lus heart Jo
soph, who believed neither in Greek
nor Koiimn gods, rejected Hecate s in
T'TVrTTTT'TTT TTirTT MP
j them that the invalid was jK»sessed by
• devils, and that it was necessary that
she should quit Egypt at once, where,
besides the devils, the air was impreg
natcd with the effluvia from the Delta,
which was hurtful to her health. He
advised, probably because he wan a "
Israelite, to transport Antea to .lerusa j
lem. a town where the infernal |><»\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<i. Ethel Myers 20. Ella
Brunermer 20, Hazel Brnnenner 20, Le«
McCandless 20, Dora Xiblock 20, Emma
Hughes 20, Maggie Nicklas "0, Maud.
Norris2o, Blanche N'orris 20. Lida Gilli
land 20, Maggie Snodgrass 20, Willie
Flinner 20, Earl Brickie 20, George Gil
liland 20. Harry Norm 20, Eddie
Hnghes 20. George Shannon 20. James
Nicklas 20. Maude Shannon 19, Man
Watson Hi. Jacob Xiblock 19, Flora
Snodgrass IN, Agnes Gilliland IN. Wil
lie Watson is, Ralph Swartsfager is.
Frank Shannon 17. Lizzie Double 15
Nellie Double I*>. 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
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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<out
sixty year*
JAMES At hi- home in Coal town.
March •">. 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. ls<J7, Thomas
1 Parker, in his 7Hth year.
( Mr. Parker was one of the oldest resi
dents of Buffalo twp. He was born in
England, coming to this country when
s a l»oy. He moved upon his farm in
. Is:is and was a good and respect**! citi
zen -one looked up to by all who knew
him. A devoted husband, kind father
and a true Christian. He connected
himself with the M K. Church when
young. Death came to him suddenly.but
' found him ready and waiting, and hop
* ing to rejoin the companion who had
passed Isjfore. The surviving children
of whom there are six have the warmest
svmpathv of their miinv friends
G. W. C.
OBITUAUY NOTH«.
Thomas Parker, i>f 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<l Hank-
HS . r » till 99
Due from approved n's«rv«*
<'hi'cks and ot her linih 7 21 ;
Null's of ot licr National Banks MM) 00
I'Vactional pa|H»r cnrroticy. nlrk
els, and "M
Lawful Money Keierve »n Bank, viz:
Hpeclo IIR 15
lit'Hal-M'inlpr notes.. I ««o 4- 1-^
Ke(iem|»t|on fund with I*. S.
Twasuivr (■"» per rent of
emulation). . I 30ft ft)
Tot a i -i 7 r.»i
LI ABILITIES.
<'apltal HUH-k paid in <»<••» 0<»
Surplus fuiMl. ... 1(NI Oft) W
('mil vided profits, expanses
and taxns paid 14 018 91
National ItanU notes outstanding ilO 000 00
Duetootin-r National Hanks !! -*)"!
Hue to Sta e Banks and Bankers. 2 'M
Individual fleposits -.nlijerl to
elirek .'Ut .'III .U\
Demand rcrllHratc.* of <lem»it Zi 07lM»!l
Time eert if|e;- tes of deposit .V> 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<<H»HIIC.
LOYAL tWcJUiiIKN AfjMit.
L C. WICK,
DKAI.kr IN
Rough Worked Lumber
Of AU KINIIH.
Poors, Sash, Hliiuls, Mouldings,
Shingles and Latii
Ahva/s in Stock.
I.IME, HUR AM) PLASTER.
Oflicc fi|>i>«»silc I'. W. Depot.
BUTLER, PA,
HOTEL FOR SALE
The Oriental Hotel, at Petrolia
formerly owned au<l managed l>y
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 <?B
ithe low prices> 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<l Jos. Brodin, Att'jr Pwm # <hi
" Dr. NVynian Mvd attendance. . r» o»
for Max Krattle p:iuj>«'r M t"»
Mrs. Turk pjmper I .*■«'
ICudnlpli Martin pauper l« 0-i
John Uruver pauper. . 21 <l7
" Mavtcie Stewart *!l ."«>
•• 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 ?l<i7 t*»
" duplicate special road tax.. 'M*
" " cash tax rrr««lvi»d 43 02
" cash received from IHBS. l."» «"»
" r« e«-|ved from ('«». treasurer. o 00
Ha I. du< ->upei visors *J»» 10
Total #£»& Zi
CH.
Am't tax worked. $17211
•• exonerat lom ........... it '■?'
Cash n Ivml. . 0 m
I'nwnrKt d tax :M) 70
Itehate .. 5 K'»
Making duplicates... 7 *«o
IVr«'«'iitttgr for collector . is si
J Mggl Bro hardware - ,ri
J. <rl- x* II court eharges. 'Ji i«»
t trohinau St, t >esterllug repairs. . IT 110
A. <> Kherliari plank :c.' o» ,
Tucker I iron. damage s 50 on
Jackson Mlti'hell plow beam . . 125
11. Miller pole for M*raper. . I !"■
A < < roup work 100
( Shod work .. t! !S5
A. Salver plank. . 2
Paul Siewart work and storage. 4 50
Sam I'alsley work * «*'
11. Kohs work 1
I Lch. Hoy it work I 50
Len lla'uer work I 50
. A. McDowell .*ift days. si
Ten m «< »rk If m
' •* I'laiik 1140
" I»> uamlte. .. ik'i
Hplke. 0$
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. <Sanson), Acting Pass. Agent
Western District, 36V I'ifth Avenue:
Pittsburg, I'n
t 'l. BLACK,
• Attouni:v AT I.aw,
Kooin J. Armory Imilding.
\ K\vr< »N ItI.ACK,
.1 Attomnicv AT LAW.
<Ulice on South I'laiuund Street.
""PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
P. L. PcQI'ISTIOX.
" • Cvvti. Knoinkek and St'RVKVOR,
Office near Court House.
nR. CHAS. R. B. lII,NT,
Physician and Strßr.noN,
Kye, ear, nose and throat a specialty.
132 and 134 S. Main Street, Rabton
j building.
\V 11. BROWN,
i " • lloicomopathjc Physician and
S'JROHON.
Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O.
Residence 315 N. McKean St.
! I BLACK,
IJ> 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. Attoknky at Law.
Office at No. n>t I.ast Diamond St.
t M. CHRIST!,FY.
V. A 1 tornk\ \T Law.
Office on North Piainond Street, opjw
site the Court House- Lower Floor.
4 T. SCOTI,
,\ . Attorni.y at Law.
Office at No K South Diamond St.
Mil. GOFwHER.
• Attounky at Law.
Office in Mitchell building.
< lOI'LTER .V BAKUK,
V attoknkyh at Law.
Ro »ln IJ., Armory building.
I M. PA INT E it,
'I • Atto:'NKY at Law.
Office bctwe.-n IV s toffice and Diamond
SPECULATION.
WHEAT. CORN. STOCKS,
li. B. Jknkins Sc Co.,
717 l'ark Building,
stl Ave. and Smitbfield St.,
Teleghotie Pittsburg, Pa.
Invest your money where it will earn
something .py'j per cent made in last
two mouths by our customers.
Write to li-. at once, or ca 1 at oui office
for references. We invest money for our
customers, f50.00 and upwaid, without
expeiue or trouble to them, and our otiiy
charge is 1-5 of the profit*.
Our system of investment is patience
and care in avoiding too dangerous
markets, with a thorough knowledge of
the business, and combined capital,