THE CITIZEN.
WILLIAM C. NEGLEY -- Publisher
THURSDAY. JUNE i\ ;-yv
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR
WILLIAM A. STONE, of Allegheny.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
J. P. S. GOBIN. of Lebanon
FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL
AFFAIRS
JAMES W. LATTA. of Philadelphia.
FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE.
WILLIAM W. PORTER of Philadelphia.
FOR CONGRESSMEN-AT-LARGE.
SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT, of Erie
GALfSH A A. GROW, of Susquehanna * <*
FOR CONGRESS
DR. J. B *li>W ALTER. of Mi crslown l«>ro
FOR ASSEMBLY.
JAMES N. MOORE, of Butler.
JOHN DINDINGER. of Zellenopl<*
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
JACOB M. PAINTER, of Butler
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
FRANK E. McQCISTION. of Butler
WAR RECORD
> On Saturday a ileet consisting fast
but nnarmored cruisers had concentra
ted at Hampton Roads and had taken
in provisions and coal for a long cruise.
Eight thousand troops were reported
to have landed near Santiago, and 17.000
sailed from Key West and Tampa.
Word reached London from Hong
Kong that the Spaniards at Manila had
surrended.
Saturday evening the Spaniards at
tacked the camp of the battalion of
marines near the entrance to the bay
of Gnautanamo (another long, deep
harbor on the S. E. Coast of Cuba) and
were repulsed,but four Americans were
killed in the action.
Gen. Shatters army of 15,000 was on
the sea, Monday, and supposed to be
going to Santiago, and expected to
reach there by Thursday.
On Tuesday the Associated Press
again announced the departure of the
army from Tampa as follows:
After weeks of waiting and prepare
* tion the first army of invasion to start
from the eastern shores of the United
States departed under the command of
General Shafter this morning at 9
o'clock The fleet of transports con
sists of 35 vessels. 4 tenders and 14 con
voys. These are all now upon the Gulf
of Mexico, headed southward until they
pass Key West at least. If the destina
tion be Cuba they will continne their
present course until bape Antonia, at
the westof the island, is doubled, when
an easterly course will be sailed until
they reach the vicinity of Santiago.
The actual embarkation of the troops
began Monday, June 0. The work pro
ceeded diligently until late on Wednes
day afternoon, when, after the depart
ure of several vessels, an important or
der came calling a halt in the proceed
ings. The Castine was dispatched at
once to overhaul the disappearing ves
sels and recall them. They all came
back but one. the City of Washington,
which was reported to be aground
down the bay. It has been subsequent
ly leaned, however, that that vessel had
out stripped the messenger until the
coast of Cuba was actually sighted.
Neither the Washington nor the Cas
tine returned to Port Tampa until Sat
urday.
The alleged cause of the delay was
the report that the Hornet while out
snouting had sighted several Spanish
war vessels. Like a wet blanket came
the order to halt. Cheerfulness was
displaced by keen disappointment.
Two questions were on every tongue—
"Has Spain surrendered'!'" "Has our
fleet met with a reverse?" The former
met with, the readiest belief, many be
lieving the words in the order, "In
definitely postponed'' meant peace.
On Tuesday some American marines,
assisted 'by some Cubans attacked a
Spanish camp near Guantanamo and
gained possession of it. Two Cubans and
a number of Spaniards were killed dnr
- ing the action.
/ WASHINGTON.
f On Thursday last the conference re
t port on the War Revenue bill was rush
*ed through the House.
If provides for the coinage of a mil
lion and a half of silver per month, also
for the issuo 3-per ceo^ ten thirty bond*
to the extent of #400,(^1,000.
On Saturday the question of the an
nexation of Hawaii was discussed in
the House.
On Monday the Senate passed T. W.
Phillips Labor Commission bill, and it
was expected that the President would
sign it. The President signed the War
Revenue bill that day, and Sec'y Gage
invited bids for $300,000,000 of 3-per
cent bonds. *
.On Wednesday the House, with Dal
zell presiding, passed the Hawaiian an
hexation bill.
Rep. Bobbins has recommended J. H.
Holmes fc»r Postmaster at Freeport
Flag Day at Euclid.
The citizens of Euclid station, Clay
Twp. gathered in- large numbers, men
and women,'last Saturday, 11th inst.
and raised a fine pole and run up the
red, white and blue, after which patri
otic and interesting addresses were de
livered by N. H. Thompson Brady twp.
and W. C. Findley Esq. Butler and
Howard Painter, Cbico>a. The meeting
adjourned with cheers for the flag and (
the speakers.
Illade Mill's Flag Raising.
On Saturday June 11th IH9H there
assembled at-Glade Mills a large num
ber of the people of Middlesex, Adams.
Penn and othpr townships in the south
end of the county for the purpose of
giving evidence of their patriotism in
the form of raising a flag that would
wave oyer the good people of that val
ley as long as the trouble with Spain
exists. There was raised in front of
Robert A. Marks and Cos store what is
probably the tallest flag pole in the
county being one hundred fifty six feet
eight inches in height. A beautiful
flan twenty six by forty two feet in size
was flung to the breeze and raised to
the tob of the pole by Thomas Chantler,
the olilest veteran of the late war in
that locality, and Isaiah Klingler an
other veteran,and when the flat? reached
its lofty perch and waved so beautiful
ly in the breeze that was blowing a
shout went up from the assembled
throng testifying to the enthusiasm of
the people assembled to do honor to the
flag of our country. The people were
called to order by Robert Carrnthers
who acted as master of ceremonies and
after music by the Butler Cornet Band
prayer was offered by Itev. McNees and
the ceremonies were opened. Speeches
were made bv Col John M Thompson,
Judge Greer. Lev McQnistion. W. A
Forqner and Newton Black of Butler
appropriate to the occasion, and al
though the dav was very warm thev
were listened to very attentively by the
audience present. The meeting over
all dispersed to their respective homes
well pleased with their outing of the
day, and it was quite manifest that
there were no Spanish sympathizers in
that end of Bniler County. The peo
file of that section <}id themselves cred
t by raising stich a high pole and pro
curing such It l&Fge and beautiful flag
as they flung to the breeze on this occa
sion. B.
OUR BOYS IN CAMP.
Co. E, K«'giiiiciit, Camp
Hasting*.
CHAUTAUQUA P 0.. LEBANON CO. PA
Everything is bustle and apparent
confusion in the 15 th to-day. We are
breaking camp and at six this evening
expect to be in the cars and on our way
to Washington whence we will proceed
to Fort Washington a few miles down
the river We are half afraid the same
thing will happen to us that did to the
three cavalry troops Thursday In the
morning they received marching orders,
broke camp hauled their tents and baz
gage to the railroad, loaded it on car
and lay there till evening waiting for
the train to pull out with them. In tin
evening the orders were countermanded
and thev had to unload and carry their
stuff back and set up again on their old
camping ground, where they are yet.
The Governor's troop is being mount
ed on splendid gray horses
Wed nesday last Co. E was the recip
lent ofa large basket of bologna from
Geo. Krag the Butler meat man.
Thursday Suinney and StTOup were
Col. Krepps orderlies, Friday Watson
and Waters were selected and to day
Allshouse has it. Co. E gets nearly as
many of the honorary positions at each
day s guard mount as the other seven
companies of the 15th all together
Yesterday instead of the regular mo
notonous afternoon drill, Capt. McJnn
kin led us on a three or four mile ramble
through the woods. We went tearing
through the underbrush deployed as
skirmishers, but while doing so our line
was not nearly as straight as it is on
dress parade. We rested in a valley
and lunched on wild strawberries which
were growing there in plenty. June
berries are ripe here and in a few weeks
more huckleberries, of which there is a
great abundance in the woods, will be
ripe. The woods are full of blackberry
bushes and wild crapes, and t£e prevail
ing tree is chestnut. If possible we
would like to stav in this beautiful
plac"< till cold weather comes next fall
everyone leaves it with a feeling of re
gret.
FORT WASHINGTON, MD. JUNE 13, OH
The 15th regiment's tents were all
down by four o'clock Saturday after
noon No supper was prepared, but
Co. H of the 18 invited us into their
mess tent and nearly all of Cos. E and
G ate a good full meal there. About
7 o'clock escorted by the 14th and 18th
regiments, the 15th marched to the sta
tion and forty five minutes later we
pulled away from Mt. Gretna. —the
ideal camping ground. Our train took
us up to Harrisburg where a great
crowd greeted us, and then on to Wash
ington via York and Baltimore. We
reached the latter city at one o'clock
Saturday morning and stopped in the
Nation's capital about two hours later
Early Sundav morning we were march
ed down Seventh st. a mile to the wharf
Although so early in the day the sun
came out very hot and, loaded with our
heavy knapsacks and accouterments.
our clothes were soaked with sweat
when we reached the Potomac river.
Six companies of the regiment were
loaded on a steamboat and taken to
Fort Sheridan, thirty miles below
Washington on the Virginia side. Cos.
E and C of Erie were marched onto the
boat Harry Randall and taken to Fort
Washington in Maryland just opposite
Fort Sheridan. This short steamboat
trip lasted one and a half hours and
was very pleasant and refreshing.
From the boat's decks we could see the
Capitol, new Pension building, Depart
ment of Printing and Engraving build
ing, Washington's monument and the
buildings of the Smithsonian Institute.
Many other noted public edifices may
have been in sight, but those named
were the only ones we could locate and
identify. Far up the river we could
see the historic Long Bridge.
Beside us soldier boys, the Harry
Randall was loaded with ninny Wash
ington people who were making a pic
nic of the Sabbath. The boat's saloon
did a rushing business. At Blue View
park, which lays across a wide inlet
from Ft. Washington, a band played all
day Sunday and a rollercoaster and a
merry-go-round were in full blast.
On our way down tlie boat stopped
at the old town of Alexandra, Va.
where Col. Elmer Ellsworth was killed
early in the Rebellion.
The next stop was Blue View and then
Ft. Washington. The fort stands on a
steep hill about one hundred feet higher
than the river. Most of it is old and
overgrown' with ivy which makes if
look very pretty, but additions and im
provementa are being made as rapidly
as possible. The wajls are made partly
of masonry and partly of earth piled in
around the wicker-work staves. There
are some ten-inch breechloading rifles,
some old fifteen-inch muzzle loaders,
and many smaller guns in the fort.
We will be drilled at handling these
guns every day, and so we'll be artiller
ists before long.
After the Harry Randall tied up to
the wharf, we marched off and unload
ed our baggage. Then under a sun
whose heat was almost unbearable,
we marched or staggered up the hill
past the regular's barracks to our camp
ground in a field back of the Fort, we
had dinner of coffee and hardtack and
then put np our tents and laid floors in
them.
This morning guardmount was held
at half past eight and a detail nnder
Corporal Martin was taken over to the
fort for artillery drill.
The only drawback to our (ramp here
is our poor water supply. The river is
about a quarter of a mile distant, bnt
its water is not good to drink. Near
camp is a pump which can be forced to
eject a thin little stream of muddy
watter. Half a mile distant from camp
is a large spring, the nearest good
water. A mule team will haul us
water from this spring twice a day.
Del Hindman started through the
woods to the spring last evening, lost
his way, slept under a tree all night,
and this morning was directed back to
camp by two colored citizens.
In the surrounding woods arc many
trees of ripe wild cherries as large as
the cultivated cherries which are
brought to market at Butler. Part
ridges are calling "Bob White'' from
out the thicket a!l day long. We are
blessed with a large army of very
friendly sociable flies, also wood ticks.
The river is fairly alive with tish, Lieu
tenant Col. Me jhling will have charge
of the j>ost here. Dr. Martin is our
surgeon. The fort is garrisoned by
battery C, of the 4th U. S. artillery and
a detachment/or another battery.
We are all enjoying good health, Ser
gent Alexander who is not yet able to
walk, was carried along and is now in
the Fort hospital. His burned leg is
healing qrtite rapidly now. We must
not forjjet to state that before leaving
M't. Gretna Co. E beat D in a ball game
10 to t»
Last, evening a large pleasure l*>at
returning to Washington from the days
trip down the river did not stop when
"halted" by the tentinel at the wharf.
Three musket shots were fired at it,
one of them striking, and it pulled to
just in time to escape a shot from one
of the ten-inch rifles This looks as if
we were here for real business.
E. H. NiCGLEV.
The Spaniards find that Morro
rhymes with sorrow
Chief AguiualUo'* Fight tor Lib
erty.
Some very interesting information
was brought by the steamer Euipr*-s.- of
Japan from Hong Kong regarding ne
gotiations between-the Philippine rebel
chief. Aguinaldo and the United f4teitee
at Singapore.
Just before the actual outbreak of
hostilities between Spam and the Unit
ed States Singapore was the scene of a
secret political arrangment by which
General-Einilo Aguinaldo y Feini sup
reme head of the revolutionary niov.
ment in the Philipinee, entered :n;o di
rect relations with Admiral Dewey while
that officer was still at Hong Kong
In order to understand and appreci
ate this it will be necessary to allude to
the causes leading to this second appear
ance of the rebellion in the Philipines.
which was almost coincident with
though not instigated by. the strain*. <
relation- lietweeu Spain and the Unir- d
til tea.
CAUSE OF SECOND REBELLION.
In December last General Primo de
Rivera, who, above all other Spanish
generals, had intimate knowledge of the
country and its inhabitants, found the
position untenable for l>oth partiest
Neither of these had the remotes
chance to terminate the rebellion decis
ively, the rebels being secure in their
mountain fastnesses and the Spaniard
holding the chief towns and villages on
the coast. Primo de Rivera therefore
sent two well known Philippine natives
occupying high positions in Manila to
propose terms of peace to Aguinaldo in
Fa Bato. A council of the revolution
ary government was held, in which it
was agreed to lay down their arms on
condition of certain reforms being intro
dticed The principal ones were:
1. The expulsion or at least seculari
zation of the religions orders an<l the
inhibition of the.;e orders from all offi
cial vetoes in civil administration.
2. A general ammesty for all rebels
and gaurantees for their personal secur
ity and from vengeance of the friars
and parish priests after returning to
their homes.
3. Radical reforms to curtail the
glaring abuses in public adminstration.
i. Freedom of the press to annonnct
official corruption and blackmailing.
5. Representation in the Spanish Par
liament
rt. Abolishing of the iniquitous sys
tem of secret deportation of political
suspects.
PEACE OF SIJORT DURATION.
Primo de Rivera agreed to these re
fonns in sum ami substance, and made
it a condition that the principal rel*;l
leaded must leave the country di'-'*"g
his Majesty pleasure. As these leaders
had lost all of their property, or had it
confiscated and plundered, th" govern
ment agreed to provide them with
funds to live in a becoming manner on
foreign soil.
The rebels laid down their arms and
peace was apparently secured, but no
sooner had they done so and retm .if.d
to their houses than the intransigent
religious orders commenced at once to
again prosecute them and trump up im
aginary charges to procure their re-.ir
rest.
The Spanish Government on its side,
imagining itself secure, desisted from
carrying out the promised reforms
thinking another trick like that played
on the Cubans, after the peace of Zan
join, arranged by Martinez Campos,
might succeed. The Philippinss bow
ever, refused to be made dopes of, and
have taken up arms again, not alone in
the immediate districts around Manila,
but thoughout the archipelago.
AGUINALDO IN SINGAPORE.
General Aguinaldo, accompanied by
his aide-de-camp, Colonel Marcelo H.
del Pilar, and Private Secretary .T. Ley
ba, arrived incognito in Singapore from
Saigon on the 21st of April In Saigon,
where Aguinaldo had remained for one
week, he had interviewed one ortwo old
Philippine friends now residing there
The special purpose of Agumaldo's visit
to Singapore was to consult other frietels
there particularly Howard W. Bray, an
old and intimate English friend, for ten
years resident in the Philipines. about
the afiairs of the islands generally, par
ticularly as to the possibility of war
between the United States and Spain
and whether, in the event of success,
the United States would eventually rec
ognize the independence of the Philip
pines. provided he lent his co-operation
to the Americans in the conquest of the
country.
The situation was thus: That the
conditions of the honorable peace con
eluded on the 14th of December. ISO 7,
between Aguinaldo, on behalf of the
Philippine rebels, and Governor-Genor
al Primo de Rivera, on behalf of Spain,
hid not been caried out, although
their immediate execution has been
vouched for in the agreement. These
reforms would have provided protec
tion to the people against organized
oppression and rapacity, and wonld
have secured improved civil and crimi
nal procedure in the courts and have
made good in many ways thf- improve
ment in the fiscal conditions of the
people. The requdiation by the Span
ish Government of these conditions
made by Rivera left the rebel leaders,
who had for the most part gone to
Hong Kong, free to act. And it was in
pursuance of that freedon of action that
Aguinaldo again nought connsle of
friends in Baigon and Singa j>ore. with
a view of immediate resumption of
hostilities in the Philippines.
Meanwhile Mr. Brav introduced
to Spencer Pratt, Consul-General "f the
United States, wbo was anxious in view
of contingencies, to learn as much as
possible about the real condition of the
Phillipilies. It was a few days after
this that Aguinaldo arrived at Singa
pore, when he at once met his friends,
including Bray.
ARRANGING DKTAILH
Affairs were now becoming more
war-like. Bray, after a conversation
with Pratt, eventually arranged for an
interview, between that gentleman and
Aguinaldo. There were present Geu
eral Eniilio Aguinaldo y Fami. E Kpen
cer Pratt. Consul General, United
States of America-. Howard W Bray ;
Agninaldo's private secretary, J.
Ley ha, Colonel M ll* del Pilar and
Mariselno Santos
During the conference, at which
Bray acted as interpreter. Aguinaldo
explained to the American Consul
General Pratt incidents and objects of
the late rebellion , t nd described the
present disturbed state of the country.
Aguinaldo then proceeded to detail tilt
nature of the co-operation he could
give, in which he. in the event of the
American forces from the squadron
landing and taking possession of Ma
nila, would guarantee to maintain or
der and discipline amongst the native
troops and inhabitatants in the same
humane way in which he had hitherto
conducted the war, and prevent them
from committing outrages on defense
less Spaniards beyond the inevitable
in fair and honorable warfare He
further declared his abi!i*y to establish t
proper and -espousibk government on 1
liberal principles and would be willing •,
to accept ti:. same terms for the country l
as the Untted States intend- .giving Cf- ! :
ba J;
The Coneul-t i onera'. of th> V nit.-.!
States opiaciding with the general views
eiprt -sed Jnriiiir th- di- ;u—u n. plr.- t-d 11
himself at once in telegraphic wiatnni; ■ ■
ication with Admiral Dewey it Horn' ,
Kong, between whom and Pratt fre- j,
i,uent interchange of telegram- cob- ; ■
sequentlv p.;*c*' ■; r sull .... , ,
other pr.vate interview w..s arranged ~
at the American Consular residence bj 1 ,
ween Agninaido, Spencer Pratt, How ;i
ard Bray and L: vW. As the serre' of ; J
this interview, and ii. response ti the ;
•.r«'.nt re.juest of Admiral 'Vwey. j :
Agninaido leit Singapore for Hcng ;
Kontf. in 1 thence went to Manila The . |
influence .>)' th'U ii:e; lent on the future
of the Philippines may prove to '»• of \ 1
far reaching historical cuaracter
Libkr \l Policy
General Agninnido s policy embraces j
the independence of the Philipnints, j;
whose infernal affairs won id be con - 1
troleu under European and American i
advisers. American protection would I
be desirable, temporarily, on the fa tne l
line.- hs rh.'.t which might b; j instituted
hereafter in Cuba. The ports of the
Philiipines would be free to the trade
of the world, safeguards be:nt; enacted
against an influx of Chinese aliens,
who would compete with the industri
ous jxipulation of the country. There
would be a complete reform of the pre*
er.t corrupt judiciary of the country un
der experienced European law officers
Tue entire freedom of the press would
be established, as well as thought and
public meeting? There wdnld be gen
eral religions toleration and steps
would be taken for the abolition and
expulsion of the tyra-mical religious
fraternities who have such a strong
hind on every branch of the civil ad
ministration.
Full provision would be given fvr the
exploitation oi the natural resources
and wealth of the country by roads,
railways, and by the removal of all
hindrances to enterprise and the invest
merit of capital. The Spanish officials
would l>e removed to a place of safety
until an opportunity offered for them
to return to Spain. The preservation
ot public safety and order, and the
checking of reprisals against the Span
iards. would naturally have been the
first care of the government in the new
state of things.
Our New 'rhii tceii-iin li Gihi-..
The high p.iwer rifle of today is the
crowning feature of the modern float
ing fort -a battleship Although the
eld gun founders cast beautiful cannon
of artistic design which modern ordi
nance cannot approach for beauty, still
the modern gun, though exceedingly
plain, i.-> a work of the highest muchani
cal order Although many foreign gun
makers have discarded the hoop gun.
we still continue to make them, and our
guns are inferior to none. The distin
gnishing feature of our American rifles
i; their great life, and oue of the 10
inch gtuu on the "Miantonomah ha*
1 esn fired over a hundred times at the
Indian Head proving grounds, and
many more times after being placed 011
t'ae ship. It is believed that the war
with Si>ain will give data which may
determine the average life of our IV ".nd
1 i Inch g'nis, but it is aot expected that
the war will long enough to put
any of our guns out of action 011 ac
count of weaknc « cause-' by repeated
tiling. <Jnt of all of the gu-x:s made at
oiir Washington gun factory, not one
has ever burst in service, while abroad
gun accidents under service conditions
.ire of not infrequent occurence.
Thf navy of the United States has --
Flinch guns. The battleships "Indi
ana,'' "Massachusetts.' and 'Oregon"
have-already been furnished \v:tl them,
and the Kearsarge," "Kentncky." ' Al
abama, and "Wisconsin" will each
have four mounted in their two turret;
The gun is built of three parts, tube
jacket and hoops. The bote ot the gun
is foisued of a tube which is oi uniform
liametrr tbroiighout. except where the
powder chamber cut- it away. The
gun is bnilt up around this tub< by
shrinking on bands which, while really j
smaller than tht tub* itself, are expand-j
•d by lu at ar. l then . hrunk cai prod 1
ing great compression, care is of course
taken to prevent the tube from being
compressed bayond its elastic, limit.
What is termed the "jacket" is another
approximately cylindrical tube which
is more than one-half as long as the
: gun. This reinforces the tube where it
is cut away for the powder chamber
and also gives the necessary support for
anchoring ihe breech mechanism. The
gun is further strengthened by addition
al pieces called hoops, also shrunk on.
Even the jacket, in turn, is reinforced
by hoops or bands, which are interlock
ed in an ingenious manner. The gun
forginga are made from open hearth
steel, east ingots, each being aiiout
twice as heavy as the finished piece.
The ingot is forged down, rough bored
and turned nearly the finished ilimen
sion, and test specimens are taken from
one or both ends after the forging has
been anuealed, oil tempered and again
annealed. If satisfactory, the ingots
are then accepted by the government.
The pieces are then sent to the gum-hop,
at Washington. The gunshop work is
principally turning and boring. Tho
work has to be done with the utmost
aceurr/cy; for shrinkage it is done to
U—looo of an inch. The tubes are iior
ed as well as the jacket, and the hoops
are also accurately turned inside Al
ter the ttilie is finished, the jacket is
shrunk on by heating in a furnace for
ty feet deep to a temperature of about
"» r >o deg. Fah. Twenty or thirty hours
may be needed to bring it to the uni
form temperature. The jacket is then
lifted out of the furnace by the crane
and is lowered over the tube, and if the
jacket is properly heated it goes smooth
ly to its seat and the embryo gun is al
lowed to cool. Then the fore part of
tho tube is turned for the chase hoops,
which are then put successively in
place, then th< jacket hoops are shrunk
on in the siuie general way. The next
OjK'r.iti >:i 2is to finish lioring the gun.
and then the rear of the gun is bored
out to an increased diameter to form a
chamber for the powder. This is con
nected with tne main bore by a conical
portion of the bore, termed a coinpres
sion slope. Back >f the powder cham
ber is a short box of still larger diame
ter, termed the screw b>>.\. which has a
screw thread cut on its inner surf'ice.
Then sections of this screw thread are
slotted out. forming the interrupted
screw for the breech plug The exter
ior of the gun is now finished tinned
and the bore is rifled The gun is then
ready to receive its breech mechanism.
The n-inch has a new arrangement oi
the breech mechanism, which is super
ioi to the one formerly used, which re
quired thee distinct operations 1. turn
ing the breech plug, withdrawing tht
breech plug, 3. swinging the breech
plugand tray away from the brreech.
On the shaft below the wtirn wheel, is
a wheel which first acts as a gear wheel
on a rack fastened to the breech plug,
to slid the breech plug into tin- screw
box when the breech of the gun is to la
closed, an then acts as a worn wheel on
a worn rack at the end of the gear rack
and at angles to it. thus turning
the breech plug and locking it in place
by means of the interrupted screw. 1
The usual gas check and firing median j 1
sin common to all large rifles is used in
ihis gun. i
The gun is mounted in a sleeve, a key 1
or bar is secured to the gun and fits a ,
grove in the sleeves, which pjruiits thi ,
g-111 to slide longitudinally. The r«coil
is taken up by four re. oil cylinders
They are mounted in collars, the lower
portion forming an integral part of the
sleeve. The piston rods are attached to '
a nug located near the breech end of
the trim, so ol conr*e they travel with
tne gun In the recoil cylinders are
nests of heavy springs which take np
a large part of the recoil. The move
ni- -;t of the pistons is also n gala ted by
n mixture of glycerine and water in the
re oil cylinders This fluid i- allowed
to name t&owlj nil th.- piafoo by
grooves ir. the walls of the cylinder
At the point where the .un ts to be
br-inght to re--t the gTt>c . s end eon
seqnently the motion of tne _un is ar
re-i<-.. iktriwnboUNt th. gun is
pivoted at it- front end on two trun
la.us. Devicts !i:e pr..v;-ied fur i lcv.at
mg I.lll' to<« gun This work
may be at\ ;:i)li.shed I.• hai.d j: •* ror
bv motor An arrar:gi.;ert : -made foi
r.llowing the -crew to yield at th"» 1110
mer.t of reteoil At the rear oi the gnn
the :Hfuniev, which oniy five leet long,
may be exo nded *- nurtccn feet by
means of tubes that telescope. Hand
g. ar - - s'iso provide- 1 fo. the . ...il..vr.
The gun and it • mount t :rns with the
turret and the gun captain in the -igh -
h h1 directs the elevaiion and depress
ion of the gun so a- to get the projier
I -,- sighting ! kL By bm :ns -t torera
connected with the - e« ve. the -ightirct
• -Ic-COIH- is dwnvs niautaiia 1 111 strict
j arailel.sni v.-;th the g v it-elf The
gun cantaiu discharg -> the gun whh a
lanj ard or by «lectricity
Tht following data referring to the
largest gun now made for the navy are
of interest. Diameter of bor. 1 caliber).
; • inches;!; ogth of gnn •< 179 1 inche
;;y feet inche?; weight < i gun. 1 :Mi.o'io
pounds; weight < f full charg. powder
5-2U tcp "urds wright of pt |ectil«t
1. ioi» pounds, velocity a! muzzle, •■!. m*'
t; et per nocond. V< • -irv at 3,500 vsnb.
l.t-o;, tVet per stH-ond; thickness ot steel
which shell will pen"...rate at 1 "mo yards
d.. tancc Jt ei iii-he- Seientifi.-Amer
ican
AIMING- Bir4 GINS.
HOW
iiy :i;«l •« of® l^ellcatoly-Adjusted liange
i'i l (JtttKMt Accuracy U 01ita<ut'd
on ScacoHMt UeftMfl m Well
as on Ships.
In reply to an inquiry from James
Thompson, of Chicago. I would say,
write. V* H. Curtis, that the lango-
Cr.-Ur used on our >«-<acoisst Jcfer.: c-s
is not a Government ,-ecret, but is a
patented appliance, an Improvement
pon a system rhat has been in use
since ancient times. There are in use
three sets of apparatus somewhat dif
ferent from each other, which were
invented by Captain Watklnn. an
engineer lieutenant Lewis,
1 of our Army, and I.ieutonant Ffsk. of
our Navy. They are very complicat
ed, and It le difficult to explain their
operation so it can be understood by
laymen. All such Inventions are an
appliance of the mathematical princi
ple that, knowing the bas* 1 of a tri
angle and the two angle*-, at its ex
tremities one can calculate the dis
tance between them. On coast de
fcaces the bast >f the triangle is sier
nr-m-nt with fixed objects to marl-' Ite
terrainu«. The ar»> asK-erUilned
by ohsenatione 'nrough .n-'nirnents
made 'or the* purpose, and wh'ii they
are known there 1- a series of printed
calculations covering all possible situ
ation- which enables the gunner to
catch the distance of his target at a
glance.
At sea, when a vessel is moving,
the is hxed .'-no measured uj-on
the deck. A telescope is placed at
either end of that line, and the lenses
of both are focussed upon the object
to be shot at. An observation is thet
taken, a rapid m«ahomaticul calcula
tion is made, the bool; A tables Is re
ferred to, and In a moment the gunuei
may knov- whether the enemy's ctuis
er Is five and one-half or six and one
fourt/n miles away, or any other given
distance. Tills, of course, retjulres a
great deal of technical .->kill and ma
th* matUal ability, but It Is said to b€
absolutely accurate, and the apparatus
is so sensitive and regulated to such
a line degiee that by turning a key ;•
monsier gun weighing a hundred tone
can be instantly adjusted so that with
a given quantity of pov.'dei It wll'
fe -ry a projectile of a given weight
exactly tho distance which the range
finder has determined. Of course, the
gunner must know the contents of his
cartridge, because that is a material
fac'or in his problem. He must rilsc
n. ike allowances for the v.ind- for tne
resistance of tho atmosphere, for the
curvature of the earth and toi the
movement of the enemy s fleet if It i-i
In motion. The range-ficdeT ts, liow
[e\ 1, a great dual more accural. !rin
the human eye, and pcraot.l: v;lth : -
fee'lve vision will often insist .1
gun is badly aimed and And out to the
eontrary after the shot !« Area
Aitiiough we have guns on our ~?t-tle-shlps
tle-shlps and in the fortresses on in*
coast that will carry a proje :!le 11.i.-
teen miles It would tie felly to tc mj.t
to use them at that distance, l)e;ausu,
owing to the curvature of the e .ith, it
would fie Impossible fo see the t..-
A man In a small lioat upon the .- -
face of the water cannot bee mere
than four miles. From the bridee of
an ordinary man-of-v.ar, whicli ni y
be thirty feet from the watet. a rn.M
with good eyesight or with a glass can
see eight or nine mile?. A niun at the
masthead can see ten or tw -v. miles
but very indistinctly, and that is tli»«
limit of human vision on a level sur
face.
Try In* the Machine.
A child, a little girl of six. was very
observant several times when her
mother was wringing clothes through
the mangle on waahiCK day She
Anjou, on the island. In other wordft,
of Its manipulation, and later In the
day made an experiment on her own
account.
After a ternpornry absence from the
wash house, her mother was returning,
when she heard their lit He kitten call
ing loudly, the sounds gradually be
eomiiig fainter. As the mother enter
ed the little girl was in the act of turn
ing the machine handle, while on the
front board, wtth the t?p of fts tail be
tween the rollers, was the poor Ifttlo
kitten crying faintly In Its pniii. while
the little maid, as sfhe turned the
wheel, murmured soothingly: "flush,
dear pussle. hush! You'll soon be
through!"
Inerennv- of Fopu tnl Ino In lleluluiti
Increase of population In Belgium.—
While France Is congratulating herself
ou the increase of her population over
her death rate—a condition shown by
the last cenniis that had not been
"(jualed for many years—Belgium has
:ome out with most remarkable fiKiiren
concerning her population The last
national census in Belgium was com
pleted in May, 1897, and lt3 figures
have Just been made public. Within
the last ninety-five years the popula
tion of Belgium has doubled itself, ris
ing from 3.00(1,000 to 6,000,000 But
tho lecocds of the larger cities make a
still more Interesting showing. Ant
werp in a century has risen from 53,000
to 257,005. an increase of 383 per
LlcgC has advanced from 4fi,000 to lfiO.-
500; Ghent, from 5K.000 fo 15i».')00.
Brussels, from 61,000 to 187,000.
Nervous Thousands in in
this condition.
They an: despondent hikl gloomy, cannot
sleep, have no npin-tiie, 110 energy, 110
ambition. Hood'sSarsapariliasoon brings
help to such people. It gives them pure,
rich blood, cures nervousness, creates an
ap2*etice, tone, ar.i! strengthens the
stoinacn and i-r.nft-'* n»r l>' and in
creased vigjr to :;ilt t or - : :nthe body.
Mood's 8 I
IslheOneTr a lil-cxl I'urill r. AllririiKKistn.sl. 1
Hood's Pills cure all J-iver Ili»- 25 ceuUk '
AN ODD PROFESSION.
AN EXPERT REVEALS T(-(£ S/tfIjETS
OF THE ART OF CAKEWALKING.
Good Walker* Bora, Not Minie —lmport
ant* of l'trt u«r uii CJoUiM-lUmirkiiU*
Cj-r»tiom aa<t <J«nutl»cttoD« Mo»t IW>
sladled to Ftrooint • WlMff.
A good cakewalker is born, just like
any other artist, writes a St. Loui*
expert. A man can learn to cut up an
tics. go through funny movejnents
and win applause from an audience
that wants to be amused, but unless
he Is endowed by nature all these
qualities will *»nt m''k« him an artist.
If a fellow r.'.r TO be a cakewalk
er, being firt-t equipped by nature, he
should get his eagle ere out for a
lady It nnki-s >ll the difference in
the world what ic'.r.d of a partner you
have See that .-h s good looking,
has fair sli n and hair not too kinky. '
The wavy-haired maiden is the most
attractive md 'he cost precious, too. j
Let her dernou Ua"t'to you that she
can do anything n t.vo teet. from the j
pasmala to the m!nu«- though I don't
m«an to say th.' the pasmala 18 al
lowed in the reflae;' c:ikewalk. It is
uot. It is tc . sporty, and we always
bar it Rut al! these little things
lend grit e ani* experience to the
inUker, and the more of them she
knowt: the better.
Rehearse frequently with your part
ner. Show bcr how to smile wh£n
your j.:ws >■-. n • ti.-vk nd agree on
the best way to salute each other.
Watch the audience on this point. See
which p >pes they applaud tftost and
then play the favor.tes tor all they're
worth. „
Th- various twists and turns in the
cakewalk e.re not par; of any regular
dancca. They aie ing nious contri
vances of o_r own. When a couple
comt on ana do their little turn, they
go through .vliuv we call a solo. Then
we have the chorus walk, the indi
vidual's specialty, the hoi polloi chor
us. or the one where all hands mix
In a general scramble tor exhibition
honors, and the gentewl gyration of
geniuses, or the chorus of all stars. I
usually leau and act as inunager of the
entertainment.
I thluk the best ureas for a man
cakewalkei is tne swallowtail or the
Prince Albert. Sometimes the over
coat is worn vvlth good effect, and a
cane gives a fellow an opportunity to
tind a place for his hands and adds
grace and dignity to his bearing. A
silk tile is the proper caper, especial
ly on a weil-formed man. It makes
you look nice and shiny, shows off
youi style and gives you a chance tc
get in some tine salutations, bows and
courtesies with your lady. I always
use It It Is indispensable to a flrsU
class walker's outfit. Patent leather
shoes ure the best for the feet, and the
mere diamonds you have the groaiei
your ohance to muke a lulling. Even
ing coettuno Ic the proper thing toi
ladies.
A cakewalker makw Croon $6 to jjlE
a performance I „;■ » the biggest div
vy for managing affairs. If t'iie
business loes aot Uimuo alack it's
the best thing in sight ior a grace; ul
walker. St. Louis has the Bpst color
ed dancers In 'he world, the cream
of the profession.
Contests are decided on these pointy:
Keeping et(*p, making straight tuncs
co9tume, rellaed facial expresaiot 3,
well-matched couples and original
movement- March music la the best,
unless for solo work.
I am twenty-nine years old, and tak«
to the Cakewalk like a dyCK to water.
I am a shampooer anfl Turkish bath>
expert. I have travelled with min
strel shows, dono theatrical turns and
been in everything on the so it
comes natural to me to win out in a
cake-walk battle, tvo been chasing
the dough, eatable and tlnancial, fof
nearly tcS years, and I'm gfclOg to
keep at the game as !oo< as it pdys.
Small net r»oM> Tald.
Ix>rd Falmouth—who bred horces,
knew all about the®, and had had for
trainer that paragSn, lobn Scott—nev
er bet but once He had a promising
filly. Queen Derth-ft and she was tho
favorite for the Oaks in 1862. She had
apparently fallen 'off In condition, and
her owne» put no S*Onfidencc In her.
Falmouth wae iftcllned to scratch
her, when Mrs. Seott; John Scott's wife,
spoke up for her fdvorlte: "I'll lay
your lord3hip sixpence she wins," said
Mrs. Scott, laughiriit For once Lord
Falmouth broke bis lule never to bet
and exclaimed "Done, Mrs. Scott!"
So Queen Bertha; with Tom Aldcroft
up, apjiearcd at thJj ( post, and. thanks
to the brilliant riding of her Jockey,
beat Marigold by a short head for the
first place. Lord Falmouth paid his
bet to Mrs. Scott In noble fashion. He
procured a brand-new sixpence from
the bank, had It set round with dia
monds aiyl mounted as a brooch, and
In that form presented it to the comely
mi stress, oT Whltewall.
Divorce lleeuuse She Teased film.
TV. S. SCott, of Centrfevllle, lowa,
who ran for United States Representa
tive on the Populist ticket in the
Eighth district, brought suit fOr di
vorce from his wife because she teas
ed him about his def»at until his life
became endangered. Judge SlOjip re
fused the divorce, saying he old not
consider the fact that Mrs. Scoft had
teased hi® would so undermine pljiin
"Cf's health as to endanger •his life.
•toiia with <"fc<• Hacknri,
There uro varlouii wa?3 fn wjilfh
ministers may become popular Mth
various elusses. The Rev. Mfrdn
Reed of Denver says: "I am popftffcr
with the fmokmen of this ell? because
I r-n rapid fit a funeral. 1 do not
W i fiw7.e fh*>m to death."
Kuyil makes the loud pure,
whulewmr oail delicious.
mi
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
BOr At GAKINA PO* Dfl CO._ HF^VORIC
Eyes Examined Free of Charge
R. L.
Jeweler and Graduate Optician j
Next Door to Court House, Butler, Pa. I
GOOD FARM FOR SALE.
The Ford farm in Donegal twp., near
Millcrstown is for ssie I* contain' ;
aiiout 150 acre*, is ■ -11 water*' nu I 11
U hvl condition I"<r teiais inquire » J
liis office
__ _ /
Subt-rcibo for The Citizen. ; l
\
>li-- IfT.e RintWnb v ailed on I'ai
L 'tr.n - family nvi atly
,i.«hn Aber, of Oladc Mills. call. J on
. X Bortner and family Thurs-lay
I i!.. Xmlmj is th. «:« • * .\ii an 1
Lev. me Caldwell. i
Mr.< Sadie Uregv ,v .» a Butler vi «:t« r j
Friday. I
Mr Newton •> vi-iting h« r! '
1 arent W. B Graham.
Kcv. Worrell, of iiatler, and Kev. '
In/.'ett 4 SarversviHt- were the guests '
"f« al Logan and family
F.oy P-.raierar.-l Fret'. (4re?g iii*ve j
gonn t V itrooa
D. h .- to Dotters
Pomp Station I
Mr.- iiarr»t! of* 1 City > visiting
! her daughter. Mr.- Chas Butterfield
A 1 Bush was the guest f W .
Welsh recently.
riyssett Logan aiid aniily. of Ta*- ti '
I turn, visited the fonsi'. j>ar« nt* !.i-'t
j -.-ek.
j Mr- .1-aii-s Paterson, ibmshter Mol- j,
1 ;<i and r,.n B- i> called < n Cal Lo<?an '
I 1I I :iiv tb : « WH'k | j
i Mi— - Reddick and Lynn .Tohust'>;>.
•f B'lticr. And Geo. Johnston of All"-
"her;v. were th»» gnest- of Will Patter
son's family
A u< rrick on Albert Shrader s far;a
vas struck by lightning Saturday eve
ning r.v 1 burned
WIII Snyihr had one • f his liml*
l.rokea while unloading a walkitig
beam.
Children s Day was bs-rved at Su»: •
tait Pres. Church on the twelfth
Win Kornrutnph, of Janette is
-pending a few days with Chas. Gabel.
ARIZONA'S FIRE 6.
Ihe Temprru««r* «l Well Water
ltlilnif liapldly.
The wells along a defined tine to the
south and west of Phoenls have within
a week become producers of hot water,
and apprehension is felt by mauy ol
the residents of the region itfWcted
that they are about to be< omo partici
pants 1b a grand volcanic drama. In
pome of the wells the temperature of
the well water rose to 20 in
a single night. In a few the phenom
enon disappeared soon after its appear
ance. In a majority of the cases, how
ever, the wells fairly steam from their
newly acquired heat. The first kuo%n
of this curious Btate of affairs was a
report nearly two weeks ago tlrat the
wells at Maricopa, on the Southern Pa
cific Railroad, 30 indes south of Phoe
•iix. had suddenly become hot. It mas
four days thereafter that the phenom
enon first was noticed a dozen miles
west of this city. A te>st at one well
showed a temperature of nearly 10C
degrees. No difference is noted in the
wells in the immediate vicinity oi
Phoenix.
The line of the subterranean heal
•cave fellows the g>'ne al direction ol
the Sierra Estreila Mountains, a vol
cano ehaln lying immediately south ol
tie 011 a River. Thenoe It appdhxs to
continue on in the of tb«
Harqua Hala Mountains, near whleb
are a number of Urge and modern
volcanic cones and hills of drifting
volcanic ash. Farther to the east the
'.ava flows are so geologically modern
is to have overwhelmed in a numiier
of places the clllf dwellings of the an
cients.
Though no earthquake shocks have
•jeea uoted In Southern Arizona for
years, it is the general belief that hot
springs have broken out at each of th*
•.joints affected, for the line of the phe
nomenon passes two rivers. This vle»
.s supported by the fact that at Asua
Caliente, 100 miles southwest, and oe
Castle Creek tiO miles north, are hn
-iiense springs of mineralized watji
vith a temperature of 130 degrees.
PI«C Sticking.
The queen sport of India Is wild bo;.i
ipearlne-, commonly called pig-stick
ing. This is on horseback, and the bcai
often takes the hunt and the field ovei
>uch a stiff country with so many bliud
ravines that accidents are reduced u
1 certainty. The Bengal boar, being
nurtured on sugar cane and other
crops, illicitly consumed, is well fed
and ~hort tempered. After galloping
for a bit at full speed his breath fails
him and he resolves to stop and fight
Klsewheie the boar, bolng less fed ant!
!n better running condition, goes fur
ther, and In some places he will give
the field a long run, just as a fox does
in fitoglpnd. In all case? the mode of
fighting Is the same.
The boar is wounded by spear afte;
spear as the well-inounted riders come
up with him. Then he suddenly stops
and squats," as the phrase goes; that
Is to say, he turns round, sits on his
hindquarters, and face.- the horsemen
with his mighty snout armed with the
protruding ttukp. The next step ou
either side may depend on various cir
cumstances, demanding all the qualit
ies of the best sportsman, but anyhow
there is a crisis. If the l>oar charges
he may be stopped by the horseman's
spear. If that failu, then the horse is
probably lost, being rlpi>ed up by one
twist or turn of the tusk. If the horse
man, on rolling over, is caußht by the
boar, then he may be killed in the
same way. But that is not likely, be
cause the boar, after ripping up the
horse, rushes on madly, without wait
ing to deal with the horseman.
tfMOMOMOM
| HO!
\ NEIGHBOR!!
What's the matter with that,
old buggy of yours? It looks
.ill broken. It will go down
one of these days, and then
_ your horse run away, and
X your friends will be blaming J .
y providence. Don't do that. \ \
Q <io to Martincourt «Vc C-o' («et
11 new set of wheels ami shafts 2 .
for it. or trade it for a new V
baggy Bnggies are too cheap ( ►
Jk now t > risk your neck riding J .
V in an old rickety tliinx like |
that me of yours. And there's < >
3K your harness, we hadn't no- J .
V ticed them. Several places | .
A in them need repairing. Take O }
X them along too and get them X. 1
V repaired or buy a new set. We jr t
A can accommodate yon in cith- A •
35 er. We make and repair all A
kiirls of harness no differ jr
A enee what you want belong
jt ing to a driving or team out JL
V lit come here Yours re- V
A apectfully,
X S. B. Maitincourt & Co. & 1
| J\ 1 ,'s i: .leffi rson St . Butler. Pa
3C S. B. Martincourt.
X>COOOOOOOO<XX | <
(GNTHAIs I
HOTEL illlll CAFE.i
OP P. COURT HOUSE
New House, New Farniture Rates ]
I j>er 'lay. meals 25 cents. Meals serv
ed in dining room at all hours.
MRS. NIXON. Prop'r.
Formerly of Nixoa House.
nkATHH.
ttlii »L P—At hor 1; : m Oakland tivji
Jane 14th VH.Mrs J C. Shonp *2#
years.
\ AN DERI,IN At h< r home in Butler,
Jane 11. Ik-nha. danjrhier of T
D Vlnderiui. a«r*l 17 years
CO\ ERT—At h*»r hom* in But'n :,
June 'J. M:~s Emma <'overt,
aged 18 year*.
HI TZEKT At her homo in IA .r. 1
t.iwnshiu. Jim.' ,!. i*a;uanin
w;!e of Joe- T liitzt -*t. aired .11 yt-:;rp.
HARTLEY At h«-r homein (.lay twi.,
Jnu« 11th IW»s. Edna. »mil 1* year.',
daughter of John \V Hartley.
'■ »W KRS At her home at (ilaiif Mili.-.
J ace IS, I*'J*. Mr- Charles Bowtn.
:iged years
.•>nKJfBA' 'MI At his home near \V
Scnbury, Jusiu It. l«i>, John Eshc:.-
baugh. 'itxiu! h'i years
He was *\r i hi soldier and leaves a
*i.i!y ot six child n n
B<>\ VRD At his homo in l herrvtwj)
June it. is:i«. Washington Bovard. -n
his s>th year
le WHS bnried at New Hope Cemet ?
ry last Satnrd.". Th' services were
conducted by R , Dickey Rev 8 Kerr.
D. D , Ki v McKeivy ana Rev. Taylor
a i l were larpely attended Wasbingt< u
F.ivard \v,t.- the youngest sou of Hon.
J nines Bovard dee'd., and was married
to a daughter of Win. McJunkin. win
with two sons »nd three d».nght«r.
survive hiut.
Washington Bovard was the last of
the family of one of the early settlor*
of Bntler county Bnt few now living
here saw or knew his father, the Hon
James Bovard. who occupied a seat for
many years at- one of th.' first Associate
I Judges of this comity. He lived uj >n
his farm in what is now Cherry town
ship and was an old school gentleman
in all aspects Like hitn«elf his son
Washington, as well as all his brothers,
were large and portly, men. and known
to all as large hearted and liberal minded
citizens. Although powerful men ir
frame they were mild ir< manner, in
dii.strions and peaceable, raid taking
part in alUgood works of church and
state. Washington Bovard waa partic
ularly known as a citizen active in good
deeds and was respected by all his
neighbors and friends who testified
their regard for hint all through his
useful life.
OBITUARY NOTKS.
Dr. T 11. Allison, one of the best
known physicians of Western Pennsyl
vania. died at liis home in Kittanuiiig.
of heart disease, last Saturday.
Word came to Butler Saturday of the
death of Dr Will B. Lyon, at Jfew Al
berquerqae, NV\\ Mexico. He was a
brother of Tom Harry and Miss Wes.
Lyon of tilade Mills, and during tbt
war was an army surgeon.
Ex-Judge Pearson Church of Craw
ford Co. died at his home ih Meadvi lie
last Monday
SHt'RIFF'S SALE.
Ity virtue oT a, writ of Lev. Fa. Issued outof j
ttu- < ourt of Ooiuinon Picas of ItutU r Coun
ty, Pa . and to mt i directed, there will be t»x
--p >M*(i t<» public sale, at tin* Court House, in
the tx>mugh of ItutU r Pa., on
Friday, July 1, 1898,
at 1 o'clock P.M.. the following described
property. to-wit:
F. I>. No. 38, September Terra. 11.
Walker and J. M. Galbroath. Atty % s.
AH the rivrht. title. Interest and claim of
James Krownof. in and t«> all that certain
piece or parcel of land, situated in C< nti«
township. Butler county. PH.. founded as
follows, to-wit: On the north by lands ot
now or late of Andrew Albert, and
Graver, on the east by lands of now or late
of heirs of Hartley, dee'd., on the south by
lan ITS of now or late of Jacob Brown and i.
Skillmuit. on tlie west by lands now or late
of David Miller et al. Containing one hun
dred eighty acres, wore or less, t*ie saiu
tract l*in*r more particularly described as
follows, to-wit: Beginning at a nost In-the
lands of Daniel McKissock and William Max
well. being the southeast corner of the tr»ict
herein described thence south 8s deg. west
!"i perches atonic the linn between the war
rants of Jacob fell linger and William Shea IT
to post on the warrant of Charles Evans;
thence by same north ~ deg. west 120 perches
to a point; thence north mh deg. west 1? i
nerches to a black oak tree, on lauds late of
Daniel McKissock and thence by thesam«>
s >uth2deg. east If 3 perches to a post the
place of beginning. Being the same land
which the said Margaret A. Brewster by her
deed bearing date of Jin** sixth, IMH, convey
ed to the party of ilie iirsi part the said
James Brown said mortgage lieing given to
v.- ure an unpaid balance of purchase
money. Having thereon erected a frame
house, barn, shop and other outbuildings.
Seized and taken in extent ton as the property
«»f J:iue s Brown a*, the suit of Margaret V
Brewster.
ANMWL KKPOKT OF TIIE SCHOOL
District of Clinton township for the
school-year* nding June H. lsi#s.
NnifilH-r of schoi»|s ti.
A verage nutuber of mouths 7.
NumiK'r of teachers • mployed <i.
Salary of pei month i',9.
Number of male scnolars 131.
N'.imla rof female scholars l&j.
\verage daily attendance isti.
Average |wr cent, attendance Ki.
Cost o* pupil fur month sl.ls.
Number «)i mills for school purposes 4.
Total amount levied |iG(C 97
Kxonoratious *27 7!
i:« bat 4 8i i::
Collector's fees.. ."»!«
$ 121
Bal ... $1573 49
I'ive percent. addiHl after Jan. I. 'UH 17 U5
Net amount charged to collector. !l< R io 4
Account wltli John McKibben. Treasurer,
f) ;
lteceived from Jas. Kiddle, collector. $14."»7 « i
Balance from last year 4V> u;
State appropriation t.°] V«5
Other sources .tf> 45
Total fSun 7i»
08. I
Teachers wages. . 51740 (X)
Kcutsand repairs 21
Text iMWks ."43
School supplies 7."» 7l>
Fuel and contingencies 100 70
Treasurers fees 40 fC!
Salary of secretary. 30 (J
Other expenses 45 53
§£".l 2V
Ca»h «.II hands. § 527 .*0
Amount due from collector 132 98
Total resources .. ttIO 4-
Witness our hands and seals t his lit h day of
June. Ist*.
JOHN S LOVE. Prcs'd't.
TIIOS A. HAY. Sec'y.
We hcrby certify that we iut%e examined
the abovi* account and found it to Ik l correct, j
W J MONKS.
HENKV SEFTON,
11 C. MiINTtiOMKKY, j
Audiuus. I
Af DITOUS REPORT OF BCTLFR TWPf
School Board for l K t»7. account of F. I>.
Pierce. «'*»! lector.
DR.
Amount of duplicate fl Hi-"» 4*>
CR.
Tald J. Schenck. , k 4H> r-o
Col. per. centagc 21 IV)
Rebate :» 00
Ket. tax 3*» 40
Ito rough 1;i x . 172 71
Exoneration 9s 2^l
Bal. due twp 4 .M
Total. ft 1W 4"»
Acc't of John Schenck Trca.of School Board.
Dft.
Uec'd. from Trea. of
KecdfromT. Pierce. Col WOO
Br»rrowed . . sOO iKI
State approation 1 2K2 22
Unseated lands 0 !4
Total & l."» 2 74
CR
11. C. Ilelneman. Sup l s 'i I"
i lyde Gieen. teacher . SB • • |>
I. Nl. I 1 290 00
Nan Kelly, teacher ... 00
Verdle Pl»-rce. teacher "»»
Ll/./ie Weisenstein, teacher. 200 (N»
John McClymonds, O'luiicr 290 <*o
A. C. <'roup, coal *2 'JL
Glade Mil la Fin Insurance Co 85 20
Thom. Klne Co., furnltun* ...
John Mitlson. repairs 4 %»
R. NeisN't. repairs, etc 22 11
Win. Wachsmutli. repairs, etc. f l" "*■'
lolin H henck, reps 1 rs, etc 1 19 69
Abram Sarver. repairs, «'tc 7 4."
Jofi»i SchafTner. clean well 2 ."iO
J. M. Mel reii. sup. et«- 0 11
Raker. Tailor «V <books and sup 170 00
John Forcht, making dup I *0
James S««dorus, cleaning house ... 2 "i 0
J. M. K« ed. supplies ...... 2 1H
( H O. A . Svpher A Co 13 32
BfArrowed money and Interest 047 .V.»
k. E. Pet tit t, repairs I 7"»
«». R. WBLU 10 90
J. 0. A \\m ('amplu'll. sup "» 90
.1 M McCrea. Sec ><» 00
Tres {»•■! ■ -•-ii 1 |9 12
Auditing trnHcrib. pub. 9t tiling Acct. 12 7*
Total S3 IV2 74
jJ. M K AISI EV.
Auditors. -A.C WA<II SMITH.
IV. ItASKH
\TM. WAI.KKit. ( HAS. A. MtELVAI.N
Walker & McElvain,
OKNEKIL PKALKRB IN—
REAL ESTATE,
OIL PROPERTIES
RENTS ETC.
l<r.TTKii,;H KI'II.IMNO. OPP. PoHTornc*
ARANDALE HOTEL,
Bf- ! f ord Spr ngs, Bedford, Pn.
W »» June Ist, »t pop i"ir pri. < fiio
ly U'Hiol within a mile of golf links, lor
tern»«* and booklets address
A LSIP A SMITH
tiubeiribe tor the C'XIZKN
;Vour |
) Home?
: Should be S
> Attractive. 7
\ To uuilce it so yi.u should havev
r it. iu !! furnir-htd, jut tfccfe is no t
j nt-fil of expending a large sum off
v :uc»ne> to have a well furnished y
t home. Coine to this store and we \
C ran show vou medium i>riced »
1 furriture that will look well inv
\ >nv liotne. .ml the price is always W
1 riylu if you consider quality. Q
v Decorated Dinner Sets, 1
/ J
| I
l best EngUtt goods made;^
J pretty decorations; 112 pieces in aS
\ -t-'t The price wai $lB, we intend /
v running another shape this fall soy
J »t 111 wt this lot down and at ther
V price »f sel'. tbt-m now the> can't N
i last Conii next week and I
u set for #t2 50. \
iCarpetNcws, v
t Real wiltou carpets, the $2.00 C
1 quality; small quantity left that J
f you can !>uv for 40 per yard. /
} Then wc have tl»e grade that }
t you car. buy for f ' 25 ycr yard. (
v Hrii-.g the exact size of j-our room J
t and if there is carpet enough in C
C some half rolls of $ 1.25 body brus- J
1 self, ycu enn buy it for fi.oo per r
\ yard. Some 75c brussels carpet }
J enough of a Vied to fit a small
) room that you can buy for 50c k
v per yard. Bring exact size ot f
1-00x11. t
/ Floor Coverings, (
\ The cool kind for summer time. /
r Mattings—at least .'5 kinds
\ show .vou Nolhißg lenver in price f
f than 15c, but we prefer selling you \
N the kind at 25c or the finer ones at /
f 35c and 45c, as we know that they »
V will prove satisfactory to our/
f customers. 5
\ Another cool floor covering is I
% linoleum: price per yard 45c, 50c \
\ ind 75c. A woman can clean rhem f
/in half the time she can scrub a »
\ floor; then your kitche'i looks so /
r much nicer, llave oil cloths tliafO
Von can buy for 25c per yard./
) Come in and Look Around. \
| CAMPBELL & £
i TEMPLETON, >
P BUTLER. FA. X t
A
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
0 H. PIERSOL,
Office at No. 104 Kast Diamond St.
HII. GOUCHBR,
• ArroRNHY AT LAW.
OSce in Mi chcll bitih'ing
4 LEX RUSSELL.
A ATTORN T KV AT LAW.
Office with Newton l'.lack, Esq. Smith
Diamond Street.
I T. BLACK,
ii . ATTOJINKY AT LAW.
Room J. —Armory building.
] M. PAINTER,
EL • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office between Postofficc and Diamond
XT EWTON BLACK,
LI ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office on South Diamond Street.
POULTER & BAKIiH,
V ATTORNEYS AT '.*w.
Rof.m B , Armory buildiii n .
JOHN W. COULTER.
RT ARRORNEY AT-LAW.
Special attention given to collections
and business matters.
Reference: Butler Savings Bank, or
Butler County National Bank.
] B. BKEDIN,
FL. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court House.
\ T. SCOTT,
il. ATTORNEY AI LAW.
Office at No. 8 South Diamond St.
DR. S. A. JOH NSTON.
DENTIST.
Gold Fillings Painless Extraction of
Teeth and Artificial Teeth without plates
a specialty, Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air
or Local mcsOictics used.
Ottice over Millers groceiv, east of Low
;y house.
hR. W. P. McILROY,
DENTIST.
Formerly known as the "Peerless
Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located
permanently at 111 East Jefferson St»,
Opposite Hotel Lowrv, Butler. Will do
dential operations of all kinds by the
latest devices and up-to-date methods
R. J. E. FAULK,
D:;NTIST,
Painless extraction—No Gas—Crown
and bridge v.ofk a specialty.
Office— Room No. 1. new Hirkel buiM
OR. N. M. HOOVER,
137 E. Wayne St.. office hours. 10 to
12 a. m. 1 ami to 3 p. m.
T~ J. DONALDSON,
F} . DENTIST.
Artificial Teeth inserted on the latent
improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec
ialtv. Office over Miler's Shoe Store.
1 iR. CHAS. R. B. HUNT,
I ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Eye, car, nose and throat a specialty.
132 and 134 S. Main Street, Ralstcn
building.
YV H. BROWN,
1T T HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURCEON.
Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O.
P.esidence 315 N. McKenu St.
BTPPUS.
U PHYSICIAN AND SDROEON
200 West Cuaningliam St.
I BLACK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
New Troutman P.uilding, Butler Pa.
F. L. McQUISTION,
' • CIVII. In INi Itk A •»!> Si'K KV OR,
.-I'L-RE ."EIIR COUT > lion*
p M. ZIMMERMAN
' I. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City
Pharmacy.