TME CITiZEN. Entered at l\ O. at Butler as d class matte WILLIAM C. NEGLEY - - Publisher THURSDAY. JANUARY 27. 189 S - Call for Meetiup of County Com mittee. A meeting of the Rebublican County Committee will be held in the Lincoln Club Rooms, on Saturday, Jan. 29th. at 1 P. M , for the purpose of fixing a date for the Primary Election, and such other business as may come before the Committee. . N. C. MCCOLLOU<;H, Chairman. J. F. HARPER. Secretary. Announcement*. THF. next Republican primary in this county will have to be held on a Tues day as provided by the Womer resolu- As some announcements will probably be made next we«k candidates will please remember that our fee for Con gressional announcements is S2O. Assem bly $lO., District Attorney $5., and dele gate to State Convention $2. HARRISBURG. The Pennsylvania State Association of School Directors will hold their an nual convention in Harrisburg. Wed nesday, February 9th. This associa tion is composed of representatives from the Board of Education of all cities and organized county associa tions of school directors in boroughs having separate teachers' institutes, with the state, county, city, borough and township superintendents and principals of normal schools as advisory members. The Constables' Association met in Harrisburg last week, when it was de cided to appeal to the Superior Court in connection with their fee cases. The fee bill of 1893 allows $1 for serving a warrnnt, 50 cents for serving a subpoe na, 1• 1 cents per mile circular while on official business and $1 for serving a commitment. A number of the courts of this Commonwealth have greatly re duced the Constables costs in a num ber of cases, claiming the law of 1893 is not operative so an appeal will be taken to determine the matter. Just at this time when so much in terest is being manifested in regard to the prosecutions brought by the pure food representatives, the annual report of Dairy and Food Commissioner Wells is of special importance. In substance he says; "Another year's experience has clear ly proven the value of the laws relating to pure food, vinegar, lard and other food products, and it is difficult to even estimate the saving whieh their en forcement has given to the people of our State, and it is also evident that their enforcement in the future will gradually become more easy as our peo ple and especially as our retail dealers in food products become educated to the improved methods inculcated by a strict compliance with the law." He adds: ' 'Prohibitory laws in rela tion to what one may legally procure to eat or drink never have been popular with the masses, and in my opinion, never will be. They are the hardest of all laws to fully enforce, and especially BO in sections where pubbc sentiment is strongly against them. The output of oleomargarine has been reduced one half a million of pounds during the past year as shown by reports from the International Revenue Department, licenses, etc., and two millions as com pared with 1894, While business de pression has so generally prevailed, dairy interests have suffered, though as we believe, in a lesser degree than most lines of agricultural pursuits." Secretary Edge, of the Agricultural Department, has submitted his report on Forestry. After giving in full the progress made in the interests of Fores try for the past two years, and remem bering the recent destruction by fire of a good deal of our timberland, Mr. Edge quotes the following section of an Act of 1897 for the benefit of the public in general; "That if any person or persons shall be detected by any con stable or other peace officer, in the act of trespassing upon any forest or timber land within this Commonwealth, under Buch circumstances as to warrant the reasonable suspicion that such person or persons having committed, are com mitting, or are about to commit, some offence or offences against any of the laws now enacted or hereafter to be en acted for the protection of foreste and timber land, such constable or other peace officer shall have authority at once, without at first procuring a war rant therefor, to arrest on view such person or persons, with like effect as though such warrant had first been procured." WASHINGTON. Senator Cannon of Utah has devised a plan to throw light on the pension business and prevent frauds. He intro duced a bill last Saturday which di rects the Secretary of the Interior to at once prepare a list of all pensioners, the date of their entrance to the service, when discharged, present T'ostoffice ad dresses, nature of injuries, 'date of in creases of pensions, etc. In the cases of widows and orphans the names and service of those on ac count of whose service the penHion is to be paid are required to be published. The act provides that this publication shall be in pamphlet form, each State and Territory to form a separate pamph let. Each newspaper ns to be pro vided with all the lists in the territory covered by snch newspapers, and these are to be sent by the department with out solicitation. On Monday Representative Showalter introduced in the house a bill to in crease to SSO amonth the pension of De- Witt C Ayers of Rochester, Pa., who lost one leg in the war and was shot in the other. Wm Morrow of Prospect was granted a pension of $6 per month, and John Felding of Slipperyrock $6 to SB. The President nominated Charles H. Dnell of New York, to be commissioner of patents, succeeding the late Hon. Benjamin Butterworth. Guarding Gen. Lee. A telegram from Key West -says Ad miral Sicard, with the battleships New York, Indiana. Massachusetts. lowa and Texas, arrived off the bar at 10 o'clock, Sunday. The Maine, Mongomery and Detroit and the torpedo boats Gushing and Dupont went out and joined the fleet. An important message was re ceived there for Admiral Sicard. but there was no way of nn sportatinn to the fleet. Telegrams from Havana that night stated that extra guards had been placed aronnd Lee'B office for protection. Circulars were distributed aroaiid Ha vana calling on volunteers for the pro tection of the American colony. There was no news of an attempt to assassin nate Lee. The fleet of battleship# tailed for Dry Tortugas, Monday morning. Tho Prospect institute. 'The following interesting aeconnt of the Farmer's Institute at Prospect reached us last week too late for publi cation. ) ED. CITIZEN:—One of the most pleas ant and profitable meetings ever held in our town \vas the Farmer's Institute, January 12 and 13th. Our people looked forward to this meeting with some interest, but never anticipated so grand an affair as it proved to be. Was it not good - ; was the common expression of all. Our being so far from the railroad often keeps great men and iiujK>rtant meet ings from coming to town, but what we lack in some ways, we abundantly make up in others. Our community is exclusively an agricultural section, be ing situated on the most extensive plain in Butler county, 1330 feet above sea level. Farm papers are extensively read, and, of course, the ideas gained from them are manifesting themselves in better farming, which has been no ticeable the past few years. Those farmers who don't claim to know ail the secrets of farming, feeding and fallowing, generally attend the differ ent sessions of the Institute. After Edmundson's Band gave a grand street concert, the institute or ganized in the 17. P. church. Wednes day, at 1:15 P. M., by the election of | the following officers: Pres.. O. W Stoughton; V. Pres.. Elliott Robb; and Sec. J. A. McGowan. Rev. D. B. Stahlman then opened the session by prayer. G. P. Weigle welcomed the fanners to town in a short speech, giv ing a history of the town and the im portance of these meetings. The re sponse was delivered by J. F. McKee, who stated that the farmers had nearly .•ealized the great importance of work ing on a scientific basis. State lecturer; Gabriel Hiester, gave an interesting talk on "Our Country Roads, etc." R. H. Oliver, of Porters ville, was present in all his glory, and gave the farmers some valuable point ers on "How to Raise Potatoes. D. W. Forrester gave an interesting talk on "Economy on the Farm," which brought out a general debate among the farmers, and Mr. Forrester's circum stances prove his theories to be all right. W. W. Brandon then discours ed on • Barnyard Manure." J, W. Shaffer, another of our successful farmers, talked on "How I Feed my Cows." John's system of feeding is along the right lines, and seemed to re ceive the approval of the state speakers. The night session was called the edu cational session. Mrs. Lepley's F. D. S. Music Club, consisting of 7 other good loeking and talented yonng ladies, opened the meet ing with one of their fine songs. Prof. Locke spoke on "The Proper Educa tion of Country Children." The Prof, showed the advantages which the coun try children enjoy, and asked for them the best of advantages. G. P. Weighs spent a few moments m trying to show the advantages of gra ded schools in the country, claiming economy and improved conditions. Prof. Bisb's Octet, consisting of eight fine musical young men, then sang a song in their own inimitable style. Supt. Cheeseman spoke on "The Re distribution of the State Appropna tion." The Supt. thought that more money would go to tho oountry under the present rule of distribution, where the money was needed. Prof Bisk then discussed the subject "Township High Schools . in a master ly manner, believing these schools would soon be established and that the children would be conveyed to and from school. rhursday morning's session W9* onep ed by a piano and cornet duet by gie Waddell and Asa Heyl. State lec turer J. A. Fries gave a veryiinteresting discourse on "Loss of Nitrogen in Barn yard Manure and How to Prevent it. The speaker showed the farmers how to tell when this loss was taking place and thought the best preventative was a cistern into which tks liquid manure could be drained. J. C. KeJly was on the programe for, "Does it Pay to Lime?" but business prevented his presence. Hon. Josiah Thompson in nn earnest and lengthy address taught the farmers how to ma"ke life on the farm more at tractive and enjoyable. He gave a his story of the way farmers do in the dif ferent parts of the Union and showed that what was a factor in one section caused a corresponding depression in another. „ "The Value of Clover to the Farm was ably shown by Robert Mcßride, who had his facts scientifically arrang ed on a chart, Mr. Mcßride showed that an average acre of.clover was worth $54 to any farmer. In fa.ct, on£ might easily have takea Robert for ope of the state lecturers. State lecturer C. L. Peck, then spoke on "Wastes on the Farm and how to stop Them.'' Mr. Peck said that if he had all the wastes of the farms in But ler Co, for eight years, he could buy and pay for ev«*y farm in the county. After the noon hour, Wejgle's Little Band made their appearence and rave a grandlstreet concert, and furnished' the music fyr the afternoon. Mrs. N. S. Grossman spoke on "The Farmer's Home" Mrs. Grossman rightly said that the home should be the most' attractive spot on the farm, and gave a recipe for making it such. Gabriel Hiester told, "How to Keep Some of the Bright Boys on the Farm." He managed to keep one boy on the farm but he said new? g°t away. He made it interesting on tne ranu for the boys and gave them something to be interested in. Everett Campell was booked for '■ 'Home Dairying' and Elliott Robb for "Does the Silo Pay." J. A. Fries spoke on "Relation of Lime and Marl to Agriculture", and gave his auditors many good points worth trying. After this address O. W. StinghtoU, who is general superintend ent of our creamery, and who has made many practical teste along his line waf > booked for "The Constituents of Fi-.ed". The music for the night session was furnished by Edmnndaon'n orchestra which is composed of e'ght cornetiats and clarionetists. L. M, Roth gave many good and com mendable reasons for "Why it pays to have Registered Cows." Mr. Roth showed in his own good way, the differ ence between blooded cows and mumuu and dtiftghiljs, and everyone concluded he knew just what he was talking about. J. H. McLure. who has one </f £)?? finest herd* of jerseys in the county came upon the platform and earnestly and good humoredly discussed 'Does Dairying Pay"? John produced an array of figures to prove that dairying does pay if the proper attention and thongl t are given to it. "John's all right" was the opinion. "Does it pay to K&pp Bees was affirm matively discussed by MFTJEEFS MC(TOW an and Graham who really spoke old professors as they are in this line. Mr, Graham has been studying the bee for 30 years and Mj\ McGowan a few years less but both haye been very suc cessful with bees. Some one ftfked McGowan if he would advocate stretching the protnis eis of the bee in order to promote its working when he quickly replied "No but I would apply an astringent to the flowers" and of course this brought the h/mw down. Dr. Richardson was to talk about "Flower CjjltUKf"frUt a patient prevent ed his attendance, Lester Stoughton who attended tjje State College last year gave the farmer* several valuable hints on "The Care of Milk". This ended the regular pro gramme. Robert Mcßride then thank ed the people of Prosptct ar»4 yicinity for their hospitality and kindness ditf. ing the time of the Institute when the meeting adjourned. Some of the visi tors were: Robert Thompson, Wils Moore, Isaac Brenman, Eli Moore. Win Myers, A. W. Shannon John Barkley, Jacob Albert, Franklin Blinn, Thomas Dodds, and many others whom we can't retail In short the institute was one of the finest "gaikeriugs ?nd most pleasant affairs onr town has eve* Unj JOE COSI?"* O/i Jhursdav at Annapolis,McComas' vote ran up to 40, and on Friday to 44. On Monday the Rei>«bli«an paurus trave him 45 votes and on Tuesday h* elected U. S. Senator by a vote of 03 to 47 for Gorman. Tin- Almshouse System Tin OviTscer System of Curing For the Poor. First The Almshouse system is the cheapest. The net cost in Mercer county is but a trifle over one dollar and fifty cents per week per capita with an average of one hundred inmates. With a larger number of inmates the expense per capita would be smaller, as the fixed expenses, fuel and light. Steward and Matron. Eegineer, dc c.. would be little if any more for two hundred inmates that for one hundred. Of course with a less number of inmates the per capita expenses will increase. In Schuylkill county the cost per capita in 1894 was $1.7!) per week. In Cambria county county it was s6fi.sfi por year. In Crawford county $93.60 per year. In Chester county $1.50 per week. In Adams ccunty *..00 per week. Allegheny county $1.42 per week. City of Allegheny $1,90 per week. Beaver countv #75.00 per yea'. Berks county $90.00 per year. Danphin $115.47 per year. Franklin $56.21 per year, Luzerne $lO7 per year and Somer set *1.54 per week. The above table gives some of the highest as well as some of the lowest averages in the State, and is probably enough to give the people of Butler county a tolerably correct basis of what it will cost them if they sec- fit to build an almshouse. As this article must necessarily be brief I will not enter largely into de tails, nor give long lables of dry figures, but will briefly state that in a careful and elaborate comparison of the ex penses in counties having the overseer system, with counties having the Alms house system, the cost of the overseer system runs from 0 per cent higher in the lowest ease, to 300 per cent in the highest, with an average of over 100 per cent against thf overseer plan. Clearfield county, which recently built an Almshouse, reports that the cost of keeping its poor, will not exceed |22,000, while it formerly averaged about $50,000. I thus submit the testimony as to cost and speak very briefly of other im portant phases of the questions involv ed. The advantages of the Almshouse system over the overseer system are in part: The inmates are kept clean. They are well fed and comfortably clothed, they are regularly attended by a good physician at nominal cost; they are in a position that the}" must labor and thus contribute something to their own support; they are under control; the vicious and degraded, the drunkard and the harlot cannot use their evil in fluence in polluting society and drag ging others down to a level with them selves. The above statements are facts and cannot be controverted, they are facta that the writer has met face to face, many times in his own experence. In strong contrast with the above overseer system. 39 we know it from experience. We had one woman sent to us from an overseer district, who was ragged, filthy and convered with vermine; She had lived in a wretched shanty for years, with k little assistance from the over seers of the poor. She was known in the community as an unalterable}- vile woman of the most degraded class. Our people cleaned her up, they de stroyed the vermin, they keep her un der watch and ward. She earns her living in our Alms house, and is placed where she cannot do the public any harm. That is one case, I will give one more and let that suffice.. We receiyed a boy fifteen yean old from an oveseers district. He had enough graybacks on him to pollute a regiment. They had eaten holes in his skin in many places as large as a half dollar; He was emaciated, pale and cared for nothing: our people slaughtered the graybacks, they healed his sores and he brightened up, and is now d«ing good work in a country honje. Under the oyerseers system the pan per is sold, (yes sold) to the }bwis4 bid der, and that bidder expects to make some profit out of the transaction. They bid for the keeping of these poor wretches that they may grind out a few dollars for themselves, out of the helplessness ana woe of their fellow be ing.. Our couniry tpcijt vast treasures m money, and untold, wealth in the blood of its sons to strike the shackles from the lipibs of four millions of black slaves in the spijth, and yet we have this wretched system of whitp slavery, a relic of barbarism, existing at out doors. . It is a blot on our civizilation, a spot that is a disgrace to ouv Christianity, It obscures the glory of the flag that made us free. Then dear brethern of Butler county we hope that you for the honoi of the boasted freedom in which we live, for the honor of the civilization of these last years of the 19th century; for the sake of the God you worship and the Savior who ledc-emed you, wipe out this stain. j. M. MGNTGUM III< v, Mercer, Pa., Jan. 22nd 1898. Cliarley Revises The Figures. Sarversville. Pa., Jan. 24. IH9B. EDITOR CITIZEN' ; In the CITIZEN \ datsd the 18th inst you published a let ter from the C._:;;;);issioner s Clerk of Venango County Poor District, stating that their county had supported I'-' ll paupers at a cost of $8,500, which would be just seventy dollars pei head, which is about the net cqst of keeping a good horse for one year. Should Butler County be unfortunate enough to elect for a Poor Farm, then we should cer tainly have the Commissioners of Ve nango County come to Butler Co.; bring tlvir cjeik with them and run things for us av hi»£. The Commissioners of ifeKean Coun ty make quite a different shovyinir an ayprage of 55 paupers cost them $1'2,5115; or two Hiwlrtv} and twenty-seven dol lars per head —inor« than three times the cost per head of Venango County's poor. The Commissioner's Clerk of Brad ford County states that it costs that county $31,500 to maintain 100 paupers, |!!»7 per head, or nearly three times as ciuclj as it costs Venango, according to the statement of M y Clerk. Jn the above statements ~th«*e b;w been no mention qf the oust of farm \A buildings, whether thpy were 4on*ted or bought, or what was the cost of the same; bat presuming they were b tight, did it Cv.i't anything to collect the Jaxes and is the interest on the invest ment lio£l)ipg? In last week',. U'TIZEN the e.litor makes a very fair showing of what a Poor Form and its buildings should be, ifkit tofmi r transactions of our public servants iuat} n;e to the conclusion th;it the editors figures would need a multi plier; but for sake of arguu)erjt v-e ad mit his figures to be about right say $40,000, the collector's percentage of which would be $2,000; the treasurer's percentage £SiK> more, total $42,800 net. without taking into consideratian re bates and exonerations. To obtain the |40,000 would require a total levy of iw.Wi ;>jr twenty five per cent more than the eifito»i. figures. Jvow assuming the editor* of $'21,000 for keeping Butler Co.'s poor to lie correct, where does this money go'? Accofr'dil!if to a statement published a few weefea ajjo nljOljf $4,000 go to the various assylums for yuul. minded and insane, the other $16,000 are paid out to the different townships, from which the nutiiev bus jjecii collected, for supporting their poor, excepting the xuoney paid to the asylums. In speaking about asylums there arises another thought. From the tone of the editors article we are lead to th!7<k that the Dixmont and Warren asyliniM (LT'' run by individual or cor porate poweY«YU-ai. various coun ties mast first secure £»fore they can send their patients theiH What does the Stat* appropriate the mil liOtt « to those institutions for? Has the btate )}*i «•(■;OP jji their man agement? JJiU to return to uiy subject, from the various writers quoted it would ap pear that the Pooi Houses art 1 peopled by abled bodied men and women, who are fully able to work and earn their own living and contribute to the well fare of others. Such is not the case in [he various townships of Butler Co.; feueu' a;' . »wd, infirm and crippled, or young "ctuNfoeu »i»,w ,fi?"ot sup port themselves, or he'!)) "fo "snppoii, others. J?r)t there is also a humane side to the ijuesqon; thf-re is an aged couple living iu the nm w tci,t pgrnpf of tli£ county, they art- between 75 and 85 years, have lived in their present lo cality for fifty years: their children were born there, have gone forth and reared families of their own. Every foot of ground in that community has become hallowed ground to this aged couple, every man, woman and child in that community is acquainted with them, greet them as (irandpap and Grandmam; a cold and haughty world has only vouchsafed unto them the bare necessities of life, besides the lit tie cotage called home, misfortune, in the shape of a grasping creditor comes along and sets the aged couple out. the Connty Commissioners come and pick them up and hustle them off to the Poor Farm, away from all the tender ties, which a h?lf century have woven about their old hearts, to meet no more the greetings of those who have grown up about them; Grandmam's heart soon gives away, she is laid away by rude unloving hands in a plot of ground set aside for paupers: Grandpap follows as chief mourner, beholds with horror the rudeness with which his faithful ami loving life's partner is thrust be neath the clod: he returns to the Poor House, a few days later another pro cession starts for the burying ground, this time it is Grandpap. NJ mourn ers follow, the fellow inmates whisper ing among themselves say it was of a broken heart, and the county congratu lates itself because they are gone and did not cost the tax payers much for their keeping. The same may be said of tearing children from a mother's em brace to be thrust into the Poor House just because the mother happened to be too poor to provide for them, and because they could be kept cheaper on a Poor Farm than a man can keep a horse on the farm. C. F. SMITH. The Mercer County l'oor House. The following letter from Dr. A. I. Hoon, of Mercer, to his father, Anthony Hoon, of Oakland township, explains itself and is published by request. Mercer, Pa., Jany. 13. 1898. DEAR FATHER —lt is very gratifying to receive a letter written in your own hand. In reply to your inquires concerning the cost of maintaining the poor in our countv I will say that the new building cost $120,000.00. It is a very good sub stantial building and makes a very fine and imposing appearance. It is worth £>0,000.00. 1 would be willing to du plicate it for that money. But you must understand that great corruption enters into the managment in the erect ion of public buildings. The barns, improvements, changes and first cost of the two farms will aggregate probably $45,000.00 more. So you see that we have $16.1,000.00 tied up in the farm and buildings. The interest on this as you see at 6 per cent, approximate $10,000.00 per year and by the last Auditors report the expense of maintenance of the poor was $26,352.61 or adding the interest on money invested would be $38,000.00. Our poor cost ns $36,000.00 per year. I enclose Auditors Report so you can see how extravagant the management is. When the poor of a township or borough are looked after you can de tect if any stealing is going on at once.. But when you pay three men $3.00 per day for looking over a whole county it seeni3 to be no person's business how much money they squander on put up jobs for political services rendered. You have a greater population in Butler county than we have and yon can count the cost. Our property is assessed at its full selling value and our county tax is never less than :jj mills and is frequent ly 4i. You will see that the poor ac count was the largest of all and the total of the other county expenses aside from the bonds was $49,000.00. We are very generous with our poor and I think they do not suffer but you will see that in spite of our large build ings and farms $8,587.00 was paid out to relieve people who were cared for outside the house at their own homes or at places where they preferred to stay rather than eon.e to the house. Also over $2200.00 to doctors foi treating poor at places other than at the county house. We find a poor house a most expen sive luxury Your dutiful son, A. I. Hoox. The above is a pretty strong argu ment against a poor-house, bat it should t)e remembered that the Mercer connty poor-bouse was built an 1 is run ut}dt r a special law which provides fqr the election of three Poor Directors: \yhile the proposition here is to build and maintain one under the general Act of 1879, which places all respons ibility upon the County Commissioners and their appointees. We quote sections G and 7 of the Act: 6. The County Commissioners, and their successors in office, shall have control, management and direction of the property purchased as aforesaid, and shall provide all things necessary for the maintenance and employment of the- poor of their said district, make necessary repairs and improvements of buildings, cultivate the real estate, and use the proceeds of labor of the poor under their charge in their support and maintenance. 7. The County Commissioners shall elect, on the tirst Monday of January in each year, the following officers, to serve for one year, and fix their com pc-nsa! ion, that is, one person to serve in each of the following positions, namely: one as superintendent of poor house and grounds, one as physician and surgeon. They shall also elect and fix compensation 0f fill other necessary employees and assistants, all of whom shall be subject to removal by said Commissioners at any time. Another thing to remember is that Mercer county is and always has been within our recollection, cursed with a gang of as unscrupulous and grasping politicians as there is in the State: and that because their popr farm has been made an extravagant "Injury" is no reason why ours should be. We are informed that the poor-house and farm of Washington county is a yery creditable affair and that it is more than self-sustaining. Given a farm of good land, and com fortable (not fancy) buildings, a "poor farm" ought to be and is with proper management the cheapest and best manner of prqviijing for the unfortu nates of any goinmnnity. For A Poor Farm. A Butler woman writes a3 follows. "There are three kinds of poor: God's poor, Devil's poor and poor devils God's poor are those who are the vic tims of misfortune not brought upon themselves. The devil's poor are poor because of prime. The poor devils, or the great majority of them, are the im provident. ITI this Christian era we must talfg pare of all wliq are not able to care for themselves. Nor are we <jo ing our whole duty to the unfortunates when we simply keep them alive. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. They should be kept in a clean place and not farmed out to people barely able to take care of themselves. Keeping the poor, like every other industry, if qual ity of service is considered, can be done much cheaper on the wholesale plan ♦han in a fetail way. In the dawn of the 20th c'erituryV specialists hrs taking the place of "Jacks'of all trades An | intelligent man with a commodious ' building and roomy farm is better tit led to fake c.harye of the moral and physical well toeing of U'l; poor of the I county than a man who lives in a | hovel and tries to make a living for a j dozen cbildien. The reputable gentle j man of Connoquenossing township, who signs himself Citizen,' wants to 1 know if the capitalists of the town of ! Butler pay in proportion to their capi ' tal us the farmer or any other good | citizen and tax payer. Certainly, and ; luusc. Butler, with one sixth the • population of the county, pavs one tifth the tax. don't it'; The only time • the farmer pays anything is'when hp | Ijas to. How much did the fa finer s of 1 butler comity pay towards building the : county hospital";" If yon vote for the poor farm, wt* will let a farmer run it, and then ii will be run honestly. In conclusion I say don't measure everything by dol lars and cents." West Suiilmry Items. West Sunbury is called the star of the Kasi. The EJxcelsior literary socjtij met Monday evening and the Irving'society en Tuesday evening. The gfist mill has started at last We expect to have the finest kind of bread from this time forth. Lida Logan was absent from town a few days last week, visiting her friend Miss Lizzie Black of Concord twp. Miss Black's, health has been declining for the past two years. She was re moved to the Mercer Hospital on Wed nesday of last week i Mrs. Rey. Decker and son Horace | have been confined to the honse with , tonsilitis. Some of our gentlemen students should try and use a little better man ners and not always be out when Prof, calls to see them after 7 o'clock in the evening. Lizzie Hazlett of Bntler is visiting her friend miss Linnie Graham on Church Street. Will Kramer of Butler was a visitor to our town a couple of days last week. Prof Locke is raising rapidly in West Sunbury people's favor: hope it may always continue If yon want to spend a pleasant even ing call at McCaliuont's on Orchard Knob. Elmer and Bertha Snyder spent Sab bath with their parents in Brady twp. Prof. Kevin returned Monday of last week after a short absence. LONGFELLOW. HEATHS. CHRISTY—At her home in Concord twp., Jan. 22, 1898. Mrs. Guthrie Christy, nee Gold, aged about 40 years. HINDMAN —At his home in Butler, Jan 24. 18its. Harry A. Hindman, son of Mrs. McClnre, of Race St., in his 20th year. DEER At his home in Penn twp., this county January 25, 1898, James Deer in the 78th year of his age. Mr. Deer had oeen afflicted with rheu matism for some years. He came to this town when a young man and for many years was the teamster and agent of the firm of J. G. & Wm Campbell in the introduction and sale of their then celebrated stoves in which he was quite successful in this and adjoining count ies. In 1800 he was elected Treasurer of the connty. Then he was chosen snpertendent ofrepairs on the Butler and Allegheny Plankroad which place he held for many years. After that he retired to and laboied upon his farm. He was a very active man in business all his life and had many friends who respected him as an honest man and good citizen. His memory will be re spected by all who knew him. RICE —On Jan. 5, 1898. Mrs. Lvda E., wife of William B. Rice of Hunter Run, Elk Co., formerly of Butler Co. Mrs. Rice was a nativeof Clarion Co., Pa. She was a highly educated woman, and especially skilled in music, and took a great interest in trying to give her children an education. She was a fine woman, and greatly loved by all her acquaintances, and her death marks a sad era among her many friends. She took a great interest in her children and especially in her youngest son, but who so soon followed "her to the grave, for on Jan. 16, 1898. Ilarry aged 7 years, youngest son of said parents, was called to his long home. Different physicians were sum moued and all the medical skill that could be had was used, but of no avail for the death winged angel, closed his eyes folded his tiny hands, and he pass ed peacefully away. He was a kind and gentle boy and greatly loved by his companions. The faint flower thus plucked in the fresh nes-s of its exquisite bloom is not dooJitd to wither but is bourne away to take its place in the banquet which Christ, holds, and which fills Heaven with eternal perfume. The bereaved father and brothers, have the symyathy of their many friends of this county. The precious ones from us have gone. The voices we loved are still. And vacancies are in our home. Which never can be filled. God in his wisdom has recalled. The boon his life has given. And though the bodies lie moulding here- , The souls are safe- in Heaven. A FRIEND. OBITUARY' NOTES HAY CARELESS. Miss Ray Careless died at her home in Middlesex twp., Monday, Jan. 17. 18<i8, after a brier illness; of dropsy of the heart. The funeral took place on Wednesday morning at 11:30 at Union Hall. After a brief service at the home, ihe remains were taken to the hall, where many friends and schoolmates were gathered to perform the last sad token of respect. The white-plush casket rested in front of the pulpit and beautiful floral tributes were tastefully arranged by devoted friends, loving schoolmates and members of the Christian Endeavor Society. Ray was a dutiful daughter, a kind and loving sister.a favoxite among com panions and a faithful member of the church. Cheerful in spirit, happy in disposition and agreeable in manner, all of which endeared her to those who knew her. ''None knew her but to love. None named her but to praise." _ The family extend their sincere thanks to the many neighbors who as sisted and sympathized with them in their sad bereavement. T. Royal make* the food pure. wholcaome aid dellchMU. mi POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKiKQ POWDFR CO NIW YORK THE PITTSBURG Chronicle TELEGRAPH. All the news and more. Not only a complete record of the events of the day, but a bright and <heery reflection of the phases of the times in all their relations of hnman in terest, A regular department of Lr.- bor News. Full Market Reports and the best Financial Intelligence. A daily budget of Fresh In formation and Cheerful Enter tainment, A paper for the shop, the of fice and, above all, for the Household The Chronicle Telegraph co3ts but one cent a copy, or 25c a month, payable in advance if sent by mail ADVERTISE iji tbo CITIZEN, Jack>vllle. Mr. Win Updegraph a former resi dfcht of this twp . is visiting relatives ' near here. i The literary wis not a success on Sat , urday night owing to the inclement j weather Mr. E. A. Mcßride has the contract for furnishing the water to drill one of the new gas wells. Mrs. l'rank Baker, once a resident of this vicinity but lately of Elwood died suddenly at her home on Sabbath last, lier death is supposed* to have been caused by be*srt failure. Lorie Kelly has returned from a trip to the oil fields near Morgantowu W Va.; he was accompanied bv Clarence Clark. W. W. Reesman killed a fox near here recently. "Reynard" does not show himself around here very often. Mrs. J. B. Pizor is visiting her brother Will, at Farview this county. Mr. and Mr>. David Studebaker visit ed friends in Jacksville on Saturday. The auditors of Worth Hall declared a dividend of fi per cent for the year 1597. MORE AXO.V. Dyspepsia Is 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 Sarsaparilla. Many thousands have been cured by this medi cine and write that now they " can eat anything they wish without distress.'' Hood's Sarsaparilla Is prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. Mass. Sold by druggists. sl-six for $5. r.ft Hnon's. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. 25 ceuU. I Use It ~ { Daily. f Our brush should be used daily ! {ln place of the ordinary hair i brush, hair washes, or hair grow- | \ ers. If you do not find, after j '; six months' trial, that Dr. Scott's | ELECTRIC Hair Brush will do all we claim for it send it! back and your money jßfck i < will be refunded. You jSglMra. J can buy the number MltSffWft | one size for ! One W | | Dollar. | ! \lt Is Guaranteed to Cure ] > Nervous Headache in five minutes! < c Bilious Headache in five minutes I > Neuralgia in five minutes I $ Dandruff and diseases of the scalp I ;• 1 Prevents falling hair and baldness 1 < ( flakes the iiair long and glossy ! < "or sale ct Dry Goods stores and Druggists ; ( # • ? or sent on approval, postpaid, on receipt I >f price and ten cents for postage. V Our book. "THE nOCTOSTS STOKT." mtfrtfo* , ( re-iuest. aires full information concerning Dr. S'»tt ■- .1 / I'Jectric Mt*. &<. S."». an.l $lO. Eie.tric Cordis, gi. ) 5i.25. $1.60, and $3. Electric Fttsh Itrush. « $: \ Electric Safety Razors , $2. Electric Plasters, 25 <*/ . < V Electric Insoles. 00 cts. Elastic Trusses, $«. , 1 > GEO. A. SCOTT, 842 Broadway, N.V.J F W WOOL TO SELL WRITE TO W. c . RUMBERGER, Care A. Troutman's Sens. BUTLER. l'A Th 6 3UTbeRCiTI2eN. SI.OO per year if paid in advance, otherwise s!.fjo will Im? charged. ADVERTISING KATES— One inch, one time $1; each subsequent insertion "»0 cents each. Auditors' and divorce notices each; exec utors'and administrators' notices >1 each; estray and dissolution notices each. Head ing notices 10 cents a line for first and ."> cents for each subsequent insertion. Notices among local news items l."> cents a line for each insertion. Obituaries, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, notices of festivals and fairs, etc., inserted at the rate of 5 cents a line, money to accompany the order. Seven words of prose make a line. Itates for standing cards and job work on application. All advertising is due after first insertion, and all transient advertising must be paid 1 for in advance. All communications intended for publica tion in this paper must be accompanied l>y the real name of the writer, not for publica tion bu. a guarantee of good falth.and should reach us not later than Tuesday evening. Death notices inust be accompanied by a responsible name. L. C.WICK, DEALER IN Rough £ Worked Lumber OF AIX KINDS. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath Always in Stock. LIME, h\IR AND PLASTER Office opposite r. & W. Depot. BUTLER, PA, M. A. BERKIMER, Funeral Director. 337 S. Main [St., Butler BfOANHLKSS' HEAVE(IITfiK I have a Heave Cure that will cure any case of heaves in horses in forty days, if used accordiug to directions, and if it does not do what I claim for it, X will refund the amount paid and no charges will be made tor the treatment. The following testimonials are the strongests proof of the medicines power to cure: A. J. MCCANDI.I;SS, Butler, Pa., 1893. Mr. A. J. McCandless; On the 2nd day of April, 1 892 I com menced lo use your new cqie fpr one of my horses that had the heaves very bad, ami continued to use the medicine for about forty days and the horse did not show any signs of a return of them. It is now about a year since I quit giving the medicine aud the horse has .'ever showed any sign of heaves, and I feel satisfied that he is properly cured. W. C. Criswell. Butler, Pa., A, 7- McCandless' I have used your Heave Cure and find it will do the work if used accord- ing to directions. Voury truly, J. B. McMillin EYES EXAM.ht-a FrtSK 'Jf CiIAHGE R L. Ktrkp.itrick, Optician uni Jeffelei i<ext to Court House Builer, Late Graduate La l'ort institute PROFESSIONAL CARDS. I \R. S. A. JOHNSTON. 1 ' DKKTIST. Gold Fillings Painless Extraction of Teeth and Artificial Teeth without platrs a specialty, Nitrons Oxide or Vitalized Air or Local naisthctics used. Othce over Millers groceiy, east of Low* y house. | | R. W. P. McILROY, I' DENTIST. Formerly known as the "Peerless Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located permanently at m East Jefferson St.. Opposite Hotel Lowrv, Butler. Will do dential operations of all kinds by the latest devices and up-to-date methods. I iR. J. E. FAULK, 1' DENTIST, Painless extraction—No Gas—Crown atui bridge work a specialtv. Office—Room No. I. new jiickel build ing. I vR. N. M. HOOVER, t" 137 E. Wayne St., office hours. 10 to 12 a. m. 1 and to 3 p. m. ] J. DONALDSON, • DENTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialty. Office over Miler's Slioe Store. I )R. CI IAS. R. 11. HI NT. 1' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Eye. ear, nose and throat a specialty. 132 and 134 S. Main Street, Ralston building. W H. BROWN, N 1 HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O. Residence 315 N. McKean St. CAMUEL M. BIPPUS, C 5 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 200 West Cunningham St. L BLACK, • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. New Troutuian Building, Butler Pa. EA. RUSSELL, M. I). • Room 3, Bickel lilock. Butler Pa Peoples Phone No. 309. Night call 173 p F. L. McQl ISTION, V. Civil. ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, Office near Court lit use. p M. ZIMMERMAN* ' • PHYSICIAN AND STTFGEON Office No. 45, S. Main stieet, Jover City Pharmacy. TOHN W. COULTER. »' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Special attention given to collections and business matters. Reference: Butler\ Savings Bank, or Butler County National Bank. I B. BKEDIN, F» • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on Main St. near Court House. 4 T. SCOTT, A. ATTORNEY A'; LAW. Office at No, S South Diamond St. C H. PIERSOL, U. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office at No. 104 East Diamond St. HH. GOUCHER, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Mi chell building. 4 LEX RUSSELL, A ' ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office- with Newton Black, Esq. South Diamond Street. 1 T. BLACK, A • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Room J. —Armory building. [ M. PAINTER, W . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office between Postoffice aud Diamond VEWTON BLACK, il ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on South Diamond Street. COULTER & BAKER, v ATTORNEYSAT LAW. Room 8., Armory huildin 0 . [WE] | Must \ | Have ? (CASH j 5 1-5 off ) —ON ALL— / j Suits, s S WEDDING SUITS > ) A SPECIALTY. ( / Call Early. ? 1(ooper& (o? \ CORNER DIAMOND. 7 £ BUTLER. PA. SO YEARS' r.X P E RIE N0 E ™]■ S ™ aink I M • 1 DESIGNS " tttw COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free, oldest acency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn A Co. receive special notice , without charge. In the Scientific American, •i ttawdsomely lljnatrattjd weekly. £.ar»am cit- AilatU'.i oT any scientific Journal. Terms. $3 a /car : four month- fl. gold by all newsdealer*. WllliN &Co. 36,8 oad " 34 New York Office, fiSi 1' tfi., Washiuiuuu, U.C. GOOD FARM FOR SALE. The Ford farm in Donegal twp., near Millerstown is for sale. It contains about 150 acres, is well watered aud in good condition. For e: ivct,;.« al his ofti~2 _ Subscribe tor the CITIZEN. jj WE HAVE Sold More Goods In jj I -JANUARY- 1 pgj Up to the present time than we have sold in any previous JANUARY month. A A. A A Prices on Fine Furniture were never so low as |||j they arc today, that's why we arc having a lively trade in what is supposed to be dull month. A jUS; If you need anything in the Furniture or House Furnishing Gcods line, it will pay you to lgs come in and look around. A A A A A £^s \ou arc net expected to buy unless wc can save JSS you money. A A A A A A A ■ . / L. : k_lP/ BEDROOM SUITS Solid oak, «»> -- — ptlish finish, French plate mirror. Cast BRUSSELS CARPETS -1 m*v. patterns are IIPIV. Wc i br.'.9R trimmings. Price $25 00. | Campbell g T empleton I M BUTLER, PA. fg | Rubbers! t] H Another Clearing Up. W ] 1 his time rubbers, \ou know we handle only first grade rub- [i * bers We know yon cannot buy first grade rubbers elsewhere at 25 W >• per cent more than we ask for these. W [' Woonsocket, Boston, Candee, r ' L Wales, Goodyear Rubbers, r ■ lot Misses' and Children's rubbers, sprinir heel . . inr v i A 1 lot Ladies' rubbers 2QC Wm T. 1 lot Men'siiigh overs -oc 1 lot Men's self acting rubbers 50c Pj y 1 lot Men's felt boots, black tops, four stavs with one buckle! heel aud tap overs. 's! 25 k 1 lot felt boots, as above, or white felts, with high two buckel Wl w ovcrs .so TM Many othrr bargains. We make our profit by buying not by selling. H A. RUFF & SON. 0 L Leaders in Low Prices. BUTLER. PENN'A. M X Removal V X Sale! j You knou .hi. ,i.a. II la bargains for you! | V Our increasing business requires more -con'niodious ' ' [ quarters, and on the first of April we will move to < If the handsome room now occupied by J. R. Grieb, next door to our present location. We do not want ' ' £ I to carry over any winter clothing, and have there- 4 k | fore reduced prices on all our I <!» Reliable ! ; Clothing. j[ | The qual'ty of the goods and the prices at which " ► they are marked will clean them out quick. Of i > J . course th?t means zero profits to us, but that is no . I k \ * cause of complaint to you. We want the goods to go C > before moving day comes around. Come in and get { ► A your share of the bargains. They will npt '.ast long, . . \ ' for everything yoes at 51 Reduced I \ Prices! ! !" I T.H. Burton, ! )IRELIABLE CLOTHIER, | I 128 S Main St„ Butler Pa. J- -ft. V%. ■%.%%.<6. V%.%■*.4. ' SPECIAL SALE OF | I sash Ribbon | at 49c* per yard ' | i value 75c, sl. and $1.25. $ 14 /HARKS' ' 108 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. 5 When You :j i: Money | sure t,ial y°» arc getting the real ; No.. HodJ Uuggy. vuluc of the price you piv• ( i | Fredonia running and worth jj " every penny they | Your dealer sells them. Cost you. | ! TUB FREDONIA MFG. C'O., Young6town, Ohio, i Subscribe for the CITIZEM.
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