TPHE; citizen. Ir.tered at P. O. at Btttler as 2" c"'*— - - Publisher. WILLIAM C XE" 1 * THURSDAY, JULY 29. 1897. Republican bounty Ticket. FOR JURY COMMISSIONER, A. O-IEBERHART. 1 - THEFK RECORD. We were pleased to see our neighbor. The Eagle, "sail into" the last legisla ture in the way it did in its issue of la-it week, and one of its sentences sums up the matter about right when it says. "No legislature in recent year* lias made such a record of worthlessness and vieiousuess." Shake, brother: shake We agree with you and believe that all the well meaning people of our county do the same. It was essentially a Quay legis lature—the majority willing to his bid ding without regard to whether it was in the interest of their constituents or not. This legislature was organized at the proper time, but orders went oat that no committees were to be appoint ed till after the U. S. Senator was elect ed, and the lash was applied to whip the subservient ones into line for Quay's man Penrose for Senator. If they did not do as required, they did not secure the places on the committees they were after, so enough members surrendered their manhood and "did as they were told" without regard to what their con stituents wanted. Three weeks of time were thus wasted, and what was the re sult* A man was elected to the high position of U. S. Senator who is no cred it to the state, nor even the city from which he comes; and will be of little , use to the people unless he shows up better than he has thus far. Then the jobs he put through, or tried to put , through, under the lead of the discred ited Senator from Crawford county. W. H.Andrews, Quay s right bower,and who , would shipwreck any party, were siin- j ply disgraceful, to put it mildly. No ] wonder the indignation of our neighbor j was aroused to the pitch it was, when looking over the record made by this j legislature, and we hope to see the good , work go on. But amid all the things of which the people have a right to com plain, we are glad to note.and see stand ing out clear and clean, the record o . our two members, James N. Moore and John Dindineer. They refused , to be "stood np" on the j the election of a U. S. Senator, and , were against the infamous Lexow and , other jobs, but were in favor of, and to their credit is principally due, the ap , propriation to our Normal School at j Slipperyrock, and other matters of in- ( terest to our county. On all questions where the interests of the people of our ( county were at stake, they were at the , post of duty and on the right side. , They made a good record for them selves and our county, and the people j will kindly remember them therefor. j HAKRLSBUKG. ; On Thursday Go'. Hastings vetoed , the so-called Becker bill, the bill that , Quay and Penrose tried to induce and ( bully him into signing In his veto the Governor says there never has been sub mitted to him for consideration a meas- ■ ure so utterly destitute of merit. It is , so bad that no argument can be made in favor of any of its provisions. The bill itself, the Governor concludes, fur nishes a better argument against its ~ approval than any language of his own Bills authorizing the collection of a per capita tax annually from aliens for school purposes, and ratifying extra work and material in the construction of the feeble minded home at Polk, were approved, as were also 128 appro pritions to hostpitals and asylums aggrivating < On Friday the Governor vetoed the , Knmkel fire-alarm bill 'and heard argu ments on several appropriation bills. ; On Tuesday Gov Hastings vetoed 3 two hospital bills, the Titusville one , for $30,000, and the Bntlor one for . •5 ,000, --both on the ground that the I , buildings were not yet erected. , Regarding the bill for the mainten- ] ance of the Butler Hospital he says: "Objection having been filed to the , approval of the bill on the ground that , no necessity existed for the appropria tion of such a sum of money, at my re quest a number of the State Board of Public Charities visited Butler for the purpose of ascertaining the facts, which , are as follows: " 'No application was made to the State Board of Public Charities for an • appropriation, and accordingly no , roc ommendation was made by the board. |1 The Butler County General Hospital is : an association composed of good citi zen* of the borough of Butler, who have purcliased a lot of ground as a aite for the proposed hospital, for which the sum of 51,250 has been paid A sub Bcription list has been circulated among the citizens and subscribers thereto have been obtained to the amount of something over #6,000. Plans and specifications have been prepared and bids have been advertised for, and it is proposed by the officers of the organiza tion to expend from SIO,OOO to #12,000 in the erection of a hospital building.' "Except the purchase of the building site, the obtaining of subscriptions as above stated, and the advertisement to let the.contract for the building, noth ing has been done. The town of But ler contains from 10,000 to 12,000 popu la tion. The nearest hospitals are the Mercer hospital, 31 miles distant, and the Allegheny City hospital, at a dis tance of 35 miles, or about an hour's ridp by rail. The members of the Board of Public Charities making the Investigation concludes his report as follows: 'I am not convinced that there is such necessity for this new ho* piial at this time that will warrant the State in granting the aid asked for.' "It will be observed that the appro priation made in the bill is for main tenance, but inasmuch as there is no hospital, and taking into consideration the length of time reasonably necessary to erect and furnish a building, and in view of the fact that the next session of the Legislature is only 1(5 months dis tant, I am of the opiniM that the next Legislature would letter determine the question whether or not in future the State should give j>artial aid to the maintenance of this institution, and for I these reasons executive approval is withheld. ' By noon of that day the Governor had disposed of all but 31 bills, 24 of which were appropriate bills. The important bills remaining in his hands were the general appropriation, "Beer and Mercantile Tax bills The "beer bill'' increases licenses, and the Mercantile Tax bill continues the scale above the present limit. PHOF. ANDRKE, the daring Swede, who started from Spitzenberg in a bni loon on the 18th, is reported to have pawed over the North Pole. Hint Oi **<* l-vtra Ne^ion. Th-- new tariff bill pa»?ed the I". S. Senate last Saturday at 3 P. M. by a vote of 40 to 30? the House agreert to the amended bill at 3:30, and shortly after 4 o'clock President McKinley signed it and it was the law of the land. There were demonstrations in both House and Semite Then the President -ent to < ongre*.- a menage favoring the appointment of a CurrencyCommisslon.on which no action was taken in the House excepting tha: the Stone hill introduced some days agoi was rushtd through Speaker Rerd announced his Coniiuitww and the Horn*- agreed to adjourn at 0 P M.. a committee was sent to the President to notify him and returned with hi- con gratulations. and the House reas.-v.ia bled at 0 P. M. and adjourned sine di > The Senate debated the President '< message until 7 P. M. : sostponed until the regular session. I therefore reconi mend that a special commission cre ated. non partisan in its character, to be composed of well-informed citizens of different parties, who will command the confidence of congress and the conn try because of their special fitness for the work, whose duty it shall be to make recommendations of whatever changes in our present banking and cur rency laws may be found necessary and expedient and to report their concln sious on or before the first day of Nov., next in order that the same may be transmitted by me to congress for its consideration at its first regular session. "It is to be hoped that the report thus made will be so comprehensive and sound as to receive the support of all parties and the favorable action of congress. At all events such a report cannot fail to be of value to the execu tive branch of the government, as well as to those charged with public legisla ture; and to greatly assist in the estab lishment of an improved system of fi nance. (Signed) "William McKinley " Executive Mansion. July 24, 1 The country is to be* congratulated that the House conferred had their way about the important schedules of the bill also the Republican party. The result is largely duo to the practical ui animity of the republican press 111 de claring the House schedules to be pref erable to those of the Senate This was especially trueof the sugar schedule the most troublesome of them all. To have agr<>ed to the f-'enate schedule would have furnished the opponents of the Republican party with a great deal campaign material without aiding any American indnstry or adding to the revenues of the Government. This fact was fully recognized by Speaker Reed and the Republican members of the House, and too much credit cannot be given them for taking the stand that the Senate schedule would, under no circumstances, lie agreed to by the House. Quito a number of Republican Senators also assisted in the good work by condemning the Senate sugar schedule. In his speech on the Tariff bill to the House Mr. Dingley expressed the opinion that the bill as agreed upon by the conferrees will raise $225,000,000 revenue each year, or about $75,000,000 more than the present law lie thought that 40 millions of this year's revenue bad been lost by the heavy inniortations of wool, sugar and other articles 111 anti cipation of the increase of duty, so that this year he expects th*- bill will produce a revenue of only lt resume the Republican practice of paying off the principal of the public debt, which was so largely increased by the late Demo cratic Administration. It is to be hop ed that these anticipations way be real ized AT THK WHITE HOUSE. The signing of the tariff bill by the President was an interesting event. A few moments before 4 o'clock Represen tative Dingley appeared at the White 1 House, accompanied by Representative I Hager, chairman of the House Commit I tee on Enrolled Bills. • Mr Hager by virtue of his office held the tariff bill ' closely in baud, but not tor a moment did Mr. Dingly loose .-ight of the docu ment. They were admitted at once in to the presence of Mr McKinley. The latter was sitting ijnietly at the long cabinet table, with secretary Gage xnd Alt 'tney General McKenna on one side and Posti: ister General Gary and Sec ret: -,rv Wdson "ii the other. He rose and .-r-et.-d Mr. Dingley and Mr Hager cordiaKv and proo-edi 1 once to the \\ k of" .4 , . egL,*ed i.ught i ■ used to sign tl. ; artifact. Bu'Mr. Dingley taking a case from his pocket, produced a beautiful mother-of pearl handled pen. dainty enough for a womans use. and requested that it be used for the signn tnre. The Pre-ident recognized the right of Mr Dingley. though he laugh ingly commented on the size of the pen Dipping it deep into the ink well he -» •. i: v ipi •■•tided hi- . '.l >• to the bill, HUM the date, and wrote -Jul.r-4. approved" and the bill was an act There was a burst of applause from the spectators. Every one in liie room ex ■i ; . w..- tending and -,-wr-il 1. ~uors wer>- m-rvous. A: the Pres'dent dropped the pen At t .n Railways and Canals and Labor. Sturtevant i.-. 011 Invalid Ten sious aud Claims. Congresemanat large Davenport is on the always im portant Committee on Elections, and Congressman at laige Grow retains the chairmanship of tiie Committee on Ed ucation and La I >or. Arnold of the Clarion district, is on Pacific Rail road arid Election of President and Vice President. Mabon, of the Huntington district, has his old chairmanship of War Claims. Brumm is chairman of Claims Hicks succeeds Draper, of Massachusetts, who is given a foreign mission a.s chairman of patents, and al-,0 holds hi- old place on Public Build ings and < ■ rounds. < Hmstead is on Elec tion No. 2 and on A counts. Codding is on Elections No. o, and of Election of President and Vice President. Kirk patrick is on Elections No. 3 and Pacific Railroads. Bingham is on Appropriations and Postofiices and Postroads Brosius is chairman of Reform of the Civil Set vice and on Banking an of 73 or t . elucidate the Ue»sings of U» to 1. As Mi Lea— is not a good haivest hand tiif* whole re sponsibility of keeping these impoiiaiit subjects alive rests upon her The New Road Law. Following is a synopsis of the Hamil ton road law, a measr.re which has re cently passed the legislature and been signed by the governor . First. That at the February election in three sni>ervisors shall IK- elect ed, one for three years, one for two years and one for one year, and one shall be elected for three years each succeeding year thereafter. Second. These supervisors shall levy the road tax for their respective town ship*. It shall not exceed ten mills. Third. Not less than one-fourth nor more than one-half shall be paid in mo ney: l«ilacce in work. Fourth. Townships must be divided into road districts of not less than five miles to the district. A road master shall have charge of each district He must give bond for performance of du ties. Board of supervisors shall fix wages paid road masters and laborers. Fifth. The board of supervisors shall purchase •'.!! materials and let all con tracts Notice of contract letting to lie published in two n< wspapers, or by twenty hand bills [>osted up. Sixth. Stone crushers and other road machinery may be owned jointly by townships. Seventh Treasurer of road fund "Ivdl give sufficient surety. Eighth Rebates allowed for prompt payment of tax. Penalties for non payment after a eertain date. Treas urer's salary fixed by board of sui>er visors. >iinth Five days notice to be given all who mav wish to work part of their tax Tenth. Failure to respond after five days notice forfeits the right to work out the tax. The whole amount then to be collected in cash Eleventh. No public road hereafter made shall have a higher grade than three degrees. Twelfth Board of supervisors to re ceive f 1.50 per day, each, for attending meetings of the board. Thirteenth. Vacancies iu boards to IK- filled by appointment by the judge of court of quarter sessions. Fourteenth Hoad accounts shall be audited by township audit6ra annually. Fifteenth. Report* to be made by board of supervisors in March each year to the secretary of each depart ment of agriculture, of tax levied and money expended Sixteenth. The board shall keep ac curate minutes .f their proceedings Seventeenth. Supervisors shall not be interested financially in any con tracts let, work done or purchases made. - Heavy penalties upon convic tion. Eighteenth. Penalties for violation of any of the provisions of this act. Nineteenth Existing laws to govern convictions for dereliction of duties of supervisors and road masters. The provisions of the act arc- not to go into effect until a °tate appropriation of $1,000,000 has been made to be ex pended on the roads. Said appropria tion to be apportioned among the townships in proportion to the number of miles of road in each township. No town hip will receive more of said ap propriate n than is raised in the town hip l>y local taxation, including money and work tax. THE Secretary of the Treasury holds that the new the new tariff law went into effect at midnight of July 2:id that is that it includes the day upon which it was signed. IF you want to get the ear of the public now you must talk about A!J ka, baseball or bicycles. All other oUi-jtfCts are stale, Xiat itud unprofitable. A liutlor !*«»> <>ll Kloii«l>k«'. A W Watson, who has been lying sick at his home in Mt Chestnut for some months, writes of the Klondyke country as follows: I retnrned last fall from a three years stay at the Ynkon river mines. The last two years were spent at the Circle City district, which is situated only a few miles sonth of the Arctic ••irele in Aln*kfi I was at the month of the Klondyke river, where the new ■strikes have been made, in 1*94 two yeji-.H before the discovery was made The location of the new strikes is twelve miles up the Klondyke which is a small river, coming into the Yukon .11 tiie east side. It is in the Northwest territory. Canada, and is about TO miles from the Alaska boundary The creeks on the Klondyke were discovered last August, but created very little excit incut until prospecting began during the winter. The strikes are without doubt the u-st ever made in the Yukon coun try. but I think that the reports that we are getting from there now are greatly exaggerated. What news I he find from friends there is that tl ;-•■ re p few very rich claims. The rep' - we are getting through the press tell only of the rich claims, but do not mention the dozens of claims that only pay wages. The news of the strikes has been over a month get ting here There are over 2.000 men on th" Yukon now Every claim in the Klondyke district that color of gold in lie found on will tie taken long be fore the news of the strikes reached here Men starting from here now will 11 1 . get there before the mines close i'own for the season. I understand t::.;t these new strikes are winter dig : F,\ n if they are there are men ■ ,'h there now to work all the pay ;ig claims in the Klondyke district, so . i- will lie very little chance for the large crowds goinj; there now to get a job working for wages. During the three years that I was in the country there were less than 2,000 men on the whole Ynkon river, and the two trans portation companies could not get in provisions enough to supply that many men. What will it be if several thons and more people arrive there late this fall? There are only tive large steamboats operating on the Yukon. The river is only open for transportation a little over four months in the year, and the new strike-; are located almost 1.700 miles from the month of the river. The com jinnies eannot possibly get sup plies enough to the mints this summer to last the irreat crowds that are going there now over winter. A man can take in a year's supplies with him via the Chilcoot pass and down the Lewis river to the Yukon, lmt there is a 26 mile portage to be made over a range of mountains which rise to an elevation of between 8,000 and 4.0-0 f»-et in the first 14 miles' trav el from the sea level. Tho provisions have to I*; packed' over this range of mountains by horses or Indians, and will cost not less than $lO per hundred for the 26 miles. At the end of the 26 mile portage, which is the headwaters to the Lewis river, a boat will have to be built to carry the provisions to the Klondvke mines, a distance of over 500 miles down the river, and there is great danger of losing them in some of the rapids of that swift stream. If the lw>ats going in via the month of the Yukon are loaded down with men. as reported, and each man is taking a winter's snpply with him, I don't see how tho transportation companies are going to supply the several thousand men that are already in the country The Ynkon is a great gold country. Fine gold can be found in the wash gravel of nearly all its tributaries, showing that there must be deposits of coarse gold nearer their headwaters. There are hundreds of gulches that there has never been a prospector in, but it is the most difficult country to prospect that has ever been known. There is no way to get yonr provisions to where you want to prospect but to pack them on your back, which has been done for a distance of 50 miles. In th ;t country the snow is only off the _ round for about four months in the year. The mining season lasts about "three months. The country is covered with moss, and in most places the ground is frozen under this moss the year round. The cold in the winter is intense. At Circle City, where 1 was the winter of 1885-5H5, the thermometer touched 72 degrees below zero, and in the summer the millions of mosquito* make a man wish that the Yukon conn try had never been discovered. I wonld advise all men who are thinking of going to the Klondvke now on the latest reports from there to care fully consider these few facts before rushing 500 mile into the interior of that country At this time of the year they will be almost sure to have to en dure a great many hardships, and will -i.'iid no show whatever of getting a rich claim, as every gulch for miles around the Klondyke strike has been located long liefore the news of the -trike reached here. To be caught on the Klondyke with out provisions and au eigfit-months' winter coming on will involve a jour ney up the-river to Juneau, a distance of over 500 miles, and only one or two settlements in the entire distance. WE are surprised to hear of our old friend Russel Sage, of New York, giv ing vent to such sentiments as this: He makes the greatest success who accumulates the most wealth, and whose honesty increases in proportion to hi- wealth. We differ with Mr. Sage. Eyeli though our position on this question should be the means of producing strained relatiens ln-twee ll 11s. we connot assent to this view. In our opinion be is ,the most successful man who does the most for humanity. It his object be to accumulate wealth for himself, no matter. It is the effect we are after. According to Mr. Sage, himself and John Rockfeller, and a few more of us money kings, are the world's greatest benefactors. But we dissent. Lord Bacon, Adam Smith. Isaac New ton. li'n Franklin. Darwin, Edison, and men of that class will be remember ed with more gratitude by posterity than any of the gentlemen who have laid by a great deal for a rainy day. If • man incidentally gets rich while do intr good for his fellow creatures so much the better. It is a compliment to himself and to the age in which he liv»-s Punx'y Kph-it. Slipporj rook. Miss Louella Kerr visited Mercer Co. friends hint week Miss Clara Cooper has been elected to !>. school in Allegheny twp. Miss Mabel Christy visited West moreland county friends last week. Farmers are busy threshing wheat. Everett Ralston was up from Butler the first of the week, he has an interest in the gas well on his father's farm, south of town. (oillagher and son are hauling stone i<»r the new residence to be erected by Rev. McConnell. Wilbur Bard, of Mercer was in town the first of the week. Work on the new street being con structed in town is progressing al though there is some difference among the citizens as to the width it should he made. The rain full on Thursday evening •vsi" <>ue of the heaviest ever experienc ed in this region. The twelfth annual reunion of the UcNees and Taylor families will be held at the residence of Mrs. Susanna McNees, near Jacksville, on Friday August 30th. Largest Watermelon. The largest water-melon grown in the South this season was shipped from Atlanta to Washington and present ed to President McKinley at the White House. The melon was grown in Geor gia. weighs 7H pounds and took the prize of #25 offered by W. H. Mitchell,South ern agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in a contest participated in by the planters of all the melon growing States. The monster melon was shipped in a golden hamper, adorned with flags. J. S. BEACOM IS TO BE OPPOSED. J The Aiitl-Coiiil.lii.< 11l IMilladvlpiila on 1 the Verp> or -« A Hitf Fl«r»<« j Over Postmaster— Alteßheny < oiiuty I- NOIIII Aealust tlic 1 itiidldiilt* For suite Treasurer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) HarrlPburs. July 27,—Within the past 10 dayf the report has been sent broad cast over the state that a compromise or deal had Ixcen perfected between Senator Quay. David Martin. C L. Magee and Senator Flyim. thus h>al lns up all factional differences in tin state. This is another of Senator Quay's schemes to throw the public off the track of his r-al intentions. There has been no patched up peace. There will t>e no patched up peace, either in Philadelphia or any other part of the state. In an interview pub lished some days ago Senator Flynn, of Pittsburg, had this to say concern ing the reported Jixmistice: "There has been no harmony deal that I am aware of. I do not know whether or not the Republican conven tion will be harmonious. I do know that the Allegheny county delegates will not support James S. Beacom, Quay's candidate for state treasurer. Another Republican will be placed in the field for that nomination. Who that will be I cannot say. as it has not been decided upon. One thing is cer tain—we will not support Quay's man for state treasurer. I can say nothing further at this time." Sot For Quay's Man. Republican County Chairman A. C. Robertson, of Allegheny, also spoke of the alleged deal as follows: The Allegheny county delegates to the state convention will decidedly not support James S. Beacom for state treasurer. We are still opposed to the Quay idea in Pennsylvania politics. We have fought for home rule and have secured it." So far as the situation in Philadel phia is concerned, there is no deal and there can be no deal between Senator Quay and David Martin. The story was started In the Quay camp that a truoe had been arranged whereby Sena tor Quay's friends in Philadelphia had agreed to support Captain Hackett fr>r the office of register of wills In return for Mr. Martin's support of the Quay candidates in the state convention on Aug. 26. The reverse is exactly true. The handful of Quay people in Phila delphia were forced to the support of Captain Hackett, for if they had not fallen Into line they would have been left in a hop -less minority. II!- Forces Demoralized. So far as the Quay forces in Phila delphia are concerned, they are prac tically in a state of demoralization. Judge Durham, the real leader of tin- Quay men in Philadelphia, is thor oughly disheartened. The for postmaster in Philadelphia has con vinced him that K< nator Quay is pre pai'd to throw him overboard for the purpose of placating enemies by the nomination of Thomas Hicks to the desirable plac* of postmaster. Judge Durham is bitterly opposed to Mr. Hi'l.e. for the reason that he lias al ways been opp s'cd to Durham, and has Hlv.sys been a thorn in his (Durham's) tiesh. Mr. Hicks in the fight of 1895 was a "combine" worker. He is at present chief ' forces in Philadelphia are in a state of continuous turmoil, and the disrup tion of that element is certain to fol low before the leaves fall. The Phila delphia Item has this to say concern ing this remarkable situation: Q invites Kicking. "The all"over town are kick lng like steers over the prospective ail pqintment of Colonel Hicks to the post mastership. Colonel Hicks has oyer been antagonistic to Quay, but If you will notice it is only the men who have fought Quay who are receiving the re gards. The men who stood by Quay \\ hen he most needed help are still tramping the stieets looking for work." As n"bove remarked, Senator Quay is still playing at his little trick of pla cating his enemies by giving them good places for the purpose of securing his own continuance in power and office. He will not hesitate, as experience has shown, to unload friends and political workers If It becomes ryjeespary to ac complish ills own purposes. There are thousands of men in the state today whose eyes have been opened to this fact. The Idol Is broken, and can never agalnb* replaced on Its podestai. Thi old fSTth that Quay was a man .who r.fc\*r broke fils political word is a thing of the past. These mtn have discovered that the only war to obtain recognition and office from Senator Quay Is to kick and to k)rk ir. the most violent shape. If tUey do this they are tolerably sure to be rewarded. THis is the light of his tory In Quay's career. Major Devt G. McCauley is a candi date for auditor general, and is one of the best men ever nominated for that position. He is a veteran of the late war; lie has been a life long Republi can. is today a man absolutely without slain upon his public or prl« vat? rf>reel. Major McCauley hag al ways been an independent In thought and action, within Republican iines. Senator Hardenburg is also a candid date fur auditc r general he has been one of Quay's most subservient follow ers. He served on the notorious Dexow committee, he has always voted aa Quay wanted and has been known m one of Quay's men. And yet Harden-. tourg is to be thrown down for the nomination. Senator Quay finds it necessary to attempt to mak« friends with the various independents of Ches ter county, and so, urhen Major Mc- Cauley \?as mentioned for auditor gen »ral, he promptly endorsed the pro posal. Thus ,»« verifl(yj, the unsubstantiality of the fyiior senator's political grati tude The <-hanees are that if Senator Hardenburg were nominated he would be defeated by feason of his close ad« hereiv to Senator Quay In the past years. Hut this does not alter the fact, as stated above, that Senator Quay le seeking every means to get Into har«- monlous touch with his enemies and the element that is opposed to him. jm 3 LWALK'JMJ POWDER Absolutely -Pure. Celebrated for its j?ieat leavenin strength and hcahhfulntss. Assures the food against alum and all forms- of adul teration common to the cheap brands. ROY AI. I>AKINO I'OWDHR Co. NKW YORK. BEE KEEPER S SUPPLIES SUCH AS lllv«\s. Smokers. Brood Frames, Sections, Section lioxes, Brood and Surplus Founda l i< MIS. Tlio In'st good* at the lowest possible price*. James B. Murphy. Mert-er St., West End. Butler, l'a. Near Kamercr'a Grocery store. Yor cannot hare poo«i schools with I ont pood teacher-, and it is impossible ; to pet pood teachers for JKVT wape« , Improve the schools by selecting good ■ teachers and paying them what they are worth. DE.VTHS. GRAHAM —At her home in St Joe. July 26. 1 5 97. Helen Frances, dangh ter of J H. Graham, aped 4 years RAG Of At her home in Buffalo twp July 10. 1 s !)7 Mrv Catharine Ragin. widow of John Ragin. aged S4 years. NEISEL At her home at Herman Jnlv er. Miss Edel Nebel. daughter of the late B. Nel>el. aged 19 years Her death was caused by heart disease. ABEL—On Tuesday. July 27 Freddie, son of T. and M Abel aged two years Funeral services were held at the parents residences on Mill St.. Wed nesdav evening. Interment at Fox bnrh. Pa. McC'LAFFERTY—JuIy 2i 1597. at the residence of John Dermody in But ler. Miss Mary McClafferty. aged 79 vears. Miss McClafferty was the daughter of John McClafferty. deceased, an early settler of Winfiefd township. She came here from Denver on a visit several weeks ago and was soon after stricken with paralysis, which caused her death. OBITUABY NOTES George Norman, said to lie a native of Oakland Twp., died at Parkersburg. W. Ya.. last Saturday. Col. U. L Davis died, last Sunday evs-ing. at the home of his daughter. Mrs. H M. Spencer He spent the greater part of his life in Alleghany county. New York. He was twice elect ed to the assembly of New York State and once sheriff of Allegheny county In 1801 he raised and equipped at his own expense the Eighty-fifth regiment. New York volunteers, and went to the field himself as colonel of the regiment, serving one year when he resigned on account of sickness. His body was taken to Angelica. N Y. for burial In Moiiioriani. Resolutions of J. H. Randolph Post, 40-1 on the death of S. S. Forrester. WHEREAS, it has pleased the all wise God in his providence to remove front our j>ost Comrade S. S. Forrester, one who was respected and loved by the members of the post, as well as by the community in which he has lived so long; performing well his part in this life. The post will miss his presence in its councils; his smiling face will never more be looked upon; his hearty grasp of the hand will never be felt again by the comrades yet remaining. His familv has lost a faithful friend, the wife a lov ing husband, the children a kind and in dulgent parent, the church a consistent Christian worker, and the community a good and worthy citizen. Resolved, That the post tender its sympathy to the bereaved wife and fam ily, knowing that He who doeth all things well, will comfort and sustain them in this their sad time of bereave ment. Resolved. That a copy of these resolu tions be given to the family of the de cessed, also that they l>e published in two of our country papers and that they be entered on the minutes of the Post. J. BRYSON MARTIN. J. T. COOPER, Committee. Dyspepsia la weakness of the stomach. It is the source of untold misery. It may be cured by toning and strengthening the stomach and enriching and purifying the blood with Hood's SarsapariUa. Many thousands have been cured by this medi cine and write that now they "can eat anything they wish without distress." Hood's SarsapariUa Is prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by druggists. SI, si* for $5. Oet HOOD'S. HOOd'B Pills cure all liver ills, a cents. R. <\- B. prices are having telling effect on this shelf emptying —we made the kind that would—it's a thorough clearingjof every surplus stock —nothing bombastic nor artificial about it, but straight-forward earnestuess from the word go—sam pies and choice goods at prices never before equaled. dress goods All wool checks, 20c. Silk and wool, and all wool Mixtures 25C. 52 inch checks, all wool, 25c. Fine Novelty Dress Goods and Suit ings, 50c. wash goods 1 Fine Zephyr ginghams, joc. Imported Dimities, neat printings, inc. Fine Imported Madras, splendid for shirt waists, 8, 10, 15, 25c. Other important values in good and pretty and tfscful wash goods at 5, 6%, 7, 8, 10, \2]4, to 20c. silks and black goods a distribution such as only the choice kinds offered at the prices can bring about remember it's choice goods we're talking about. Write for full information about Lace Curtains, Suits, Children's Garments and anything we can't send samples of. When we can send samples we always do. Boggs & Buhl ALLEGHENY, PA. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insura ice Company Office cor. Main and Cunniughan Sts. 41. F.ITICK. Pres. UKO. KKTTKKKK. Vlrt Pm. L. S. SoJC.IkIN, Hn-'j and Tr«a*. DIRECTORS. Alfreil Wick. Henderson Oliver, Mr. \V. Irviii. .lames StenheiiMtn. V W. Khiektiiore. N. Well/el, I'. Bowman, H.J. Kllsgler, Geo. Ketterer. <'has. Rebhm, Gto. Keiuio, John Kocnlg. LOYAL McJUfiKIN Agent. JOHN W. COULTER, Attorney-at-Law and Real Estate Agent i-I'ECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO COLLECTION . RECORD tl'IJ DING. fctILER GOOD FARM FOR SALE. The Ford farm in Donegal twp., near Millerstown is for sale. It contains about 150 acres, is well watered and in good condition. For terms inquire at this office} I PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 1 | R. W. P. McILROY. I' DHNTIST. Formerly known as the "Peerless ! Painless Extractor of Teeth. ' Located permanently at 111 Hast Jefferson St., Opposite Hotel Lour v. Butler. Will do dential operations u: aii by the j latest devices and up-to-date methods. M. McALI'IN'c. ; » • DK.NTIST. Main St. N esthetics Administered. IkR. S. A. JOHN ION. I 1' DENTIST. | Gold Fillings Painless Extraction ot ! Teeth and Artificial Teeth without plates j a specialty, Nitrous Oxide < - Vitalized Air or I.ocal mesthetics used. Office over Millers gr coiy, ee.-t ot Low ry house. DR. J. E. FAULK, DENTIST, Painless extraction—No Gas —Crown and bridge work a specialty. Office—Room No. 1. new Rickel build ing. DR. N. M. HOOVER, _ 137 E. Wayne St., office hours. 10 to 12 a. m. 1 and to 3 p. m. nR. CHAS. R. B. HT NT, PHYSICIAN AND SURCEON, Eye, ear, nose ami throat a specialty. 132 and 134 S. Main Street, Ralston building. SAMUEL M. BIPPL'S, KJ PHYSICIAN AND SCKOKON 200 West Cunningham St. I J. DONALDSON, RF • DENTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialty. Office over Milcr's Shoe Store. M. ZIMMERMAN, ' I. PHYSICIAN AND SI'I>.GEON Office No. 45, S. Main stieet over City Pharmacy. I BLACK, L. PHYSICIAN ANP SVRGEOK. New Troutman Building, Butler Pa. EA. RUSSELL. M. 1> • Room 3, Rickel lllock. Butler Pa Peoples Phone No. 309. Night call 173 p F. L. McQUISTION, . CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, Office near Court House. Hh. GOUCHER, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Mi chell building. POULTER & BAKER, V ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Room 8., Armory building. \\R H. BROWN, M . HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND S'JRGKO*. Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O. Residence 315 N. McKeau St. 4 T. BLACK, • A • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Room J. —Armory building. VEWTON BLACK, XI ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on South Diamond Street. T M. PAINTER, TF , ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office between Postoffice and Diamond O H. PIERSOL, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office at No. 104 East Diamond St. AT. SCOTT, • ATTORNEY A'J LAW. Office at No. 8 South Diamond St. t LEX RUSSELL, A ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office- with Newton Bl>M:k, Esq. South Diamond Street. AM. CHRIST LEV, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on North Diamond Street, oppo site the Court House —Lower Floor. T B. BKEDIN, ») . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on Main St. near Court Hoi^fc >0 YEARS* KXPSBIMKOT. ™fl■ 111 I * ■ is ■ v ■ 1 TRADE MARKS* 'nHHT DESIGNS* - OOPVRICHTB AO. Anroivß tending a sketch r.n-1 d««orlptUm m quickly Mcertaln, free, whether an Invention If probeblf petenteble. Oonnaßlcattoiu Bfrirtlj ooufldeutjjl. 01peoluieu copl«-« ami llJUrp BOON OH PATBNTH »*:ut frue. Addroi* MUNN & CO., Ml DrmMlwav. Hew York. TH6 30TBER CIMEN. SI.OO i)«'r your li paid In advance, otherwise *1.30 will rharved. ADVKKTirtiNO UATlit*-One lii«*U. one tioie H; each subsequent Insertion fn) cents each Auditors' and dJvorc*' notice s£l each; exec utors* and notice* £* each;| • stray and dissolution notir'es »*ach. K« ;id liiK notices 10 rents a line for first and ft cents for each subsequent Insertion. Notices ;imonK local news Items Ift nuts u line ft>r >«*ach lns«Ttion. Obltuari* IMHN "f thanks. moluUous "f resp ct notices «»f festivals and fairs, etc., inserted at the rate of rents a line, money to a'*COinnany the order. Seven wore Is of prose make a Hue. Kates for standlnK cards and Job work on application. All advertising Is due after first Insertion, and all transient advertising must be paid for lu advance. All communications Intended for publica tion in t his paper must be accompanied by the real name of the writer, not for publica tion bu< a guarantee of goon faith.and should reach us not later than tuosday evening. Death notices must be accompanied by a responsible name. ynui IS THE TIME TO HAVE nUn Vour CLEAN£D A or D"VED If you want good and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is just one place in town where you can get it, and that is at TM BIIUIR DU INKS Center avenue. do fine work in out door Photographs. This is the time of year to have a picture ol your house. Give us a trial. Agent for the Jamestown Slidltnr Blind Co.—New York. E. FISHER & SON. . " CA * KIND .v.Tj • -t «*.:«•!.'. 4i. Til) % I (V< '•»' l-Tits ■+' '"ttt . u mmmwMMMMMMMMmmmm 1 DITCH AUCTION | gj COMMENCES AUG. 2, AND CON. gj TINUES FOR TWO WEEKS. : Jg| - HEAD WHAT WE ig« 831 >flk >1 KAN MY DITCH AUC- JSC _»■. I TIOX:—Am* article marked ISC #lO 0»» on Monday will be s§s s»{ f sold for #9.75 on Tuesday. *9.50 taf vsj Jr ■ on Wednesday. 4,1 25 on Thurs jssi^ yy j day. #9.00 on Friday, and #8.75 f H. C\>& -rf^Vh^^, 3s c*nta each day until sold. fIL XA/r 11IX Vi' Any article costing less than |»s §i trli* Pft l -* n Jv be reduced 5 cents each day. tgag p33 fI / y* :w_ 1L ~^T* The advantage of coming ts» - early is you get the choicest STORE NEWS. things from a large assortment, t|s^ The few go*xls remaining unsold om of our July sale will also .~. be included in the DUTCH AUCTION. Most of the goods in- feci clnded in thi.s sale will be shown on first floor, and sold for cash y-* 3a on 'y- tSj Reduction only applies to goods marked with special sale fSt ticket, and not to the entire stock. |gC jgJ Cane Seat Chairs $1 50. old price $2 00 Cane Seat Chairs 'JO cents, old price 1 25 jsag jj3g| Mahogany Finished Chairs #3.00. old price 5 00 Egg JJSVJ Mahogany Finished Rocking Chair #H.OO, old price 500 ytg Mahogany Finished Rocking Chair #6.00, old price 8 50 eEr J*i~; Mahogany Finished Rooking Chair 98.00, old price 12 50 fc§» Mahogany Finished Rocking Chair $9 50. old price 14 00 KpS SE&I Parlor Chair #IO.OO, old price 15 00 Parlor Chair #IO.OO. old price 15 00 IS?{ Jts?i Parlor Chair SIO.OO, old price 25 00 Parlor Tables Mahogany Finished 95 cents, old price 1 50 *3% Parlor Tables Mahogany Finished $1.25, old price 2 50 ysi Parlor Tables Mahogany Finished $5.00, old price 10 00 IM Extension Tables #9 00. old price 12 00 Extension Tables #ll.OO, old price 16 00 *23 Brass Tables with Onyx tops #5.00 old price 9 00 Overstuffed Parlor chairs #9.00, old price 28.00 JSC (Campbell ft Templeton J ■ ©-^©-^-©a-^c^v©"^- J BUTLER, PA J fj The Three Shoe Virtues kl Style ,Sen-ice and Economy are They're skillfully made and right- | P ate,ne< l on t ' le niost modern M v Every shoe bears our own name—is especially built to our order —f I M and we are willing to Stand behind its reputation. ► I Search J Tlie Keystone State over \»4th a microscope and you cannot find better shoe values than are offered in our store. This #?.oo shoe is only a Y specimen of a thousand other equally good J values—an idea to guide you to the store of good W shoe offerings. Every shoe worth having can W k * l>e found at F f J\. Ruff Sc Son's, r Sellers of Guaranteed Shoes, R k! BUTLER. PA. F Advertise in the CITIZEN. SUMMER RESORTS. BEDFORD SPRINGS HOTEL. BEDFORD. PENNA. THE CARLSBAD OF AMERICA. OPENH JUNES*. One of the most naturally attractive re s >rt-. In Amorlcu. Location amid the grand est -..-. niTy. with its springs of curative waters, it Is a health-giving as well as a de llirht ful sura Dior housv. T«H»nru'N Oiyn«*stni will furnish music For booklets and terms J.I A LSI P. Manager. Hotel Lyndhurst. PARK.^r> Near The Beach. Ail attractions, fin« rooms and veran das; excellent cuisine and service. Reasonable Rates. Write for Booklet to Dr. Hawxhurst, Prop'r. Asbury Park. N. J. HOTEL FOR SALE The Oriental Hotel, at Petrolia formerly owned and managed by W. 11. Jellisou; and which had the reputation of being out of the best hotels in the county is fbr sale. For terms and particulars inquire A. KLINORDLINGER & SON. 103S, I'emi Ave. Pittsburg. OK W.H. 11. Riddle, Bntler Pa. Subscribe tor tbo (JITIZIN Butler Savings Bank Duller, Pa. Capital - $60,000.00 Surplus and Profits - $ 119,263.67 JOS. L PURVIS President J. IIENRY 1 ROUTMAN Vice-President \VM. CAMPBELL, Jr Cashier LOUIS B. STEIN Teller DIKKITOIW -.Joseph L. Purvis. J. Henry Tro'Uman. \v. 1». Hrandoh, W. A. Bteln, J. H. Campbell. Tim Hutler Savings llank Is the Oldest flanking Institution In Hutler County. General hanking business transacted. We solicit accounts of oil producers, mer chants, farmers and others. All busln< ss eturnsted to us will receive prompt attention. Interest paid mi time deposits. THE Butler County National Bank, Butler Perm, Capital paid in - - $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits - $114,647.87 Jos. Hartman, President; J. V. Ritts, Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier; John G. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposlTV Money loaned on approved MecurUy. We Invite you to open an account with this trtink. DIRECTORS-Hon. Joseph Hartman. Hon. W. H. Walilron, Dr. N. M. Hoover. H. Mc- Sweeney. E. K. Abrains. C. I*. Collins, I. *». Smith. Leslie I'. llazlett, M. Finegan, W. W. 11. Larkln. John Humphrey. I>r. W. C. McCandlesa, Ilea Mabsetli. Levi M. Wise„ J. V. Rltts. EYES EXAOfcV FKEE OP CHAKGE y. L Klrlpatrick, Optician and Jeielei Next to Court Bouse Butler, Late Gradnate La Port llarologicl Itfstittfte