~" , f < \ IP YOU HAVE NOT 3 j ij A CLEAR <: COMPLEXION <: % itisonlyoneofmanvindications <J ij that your li\criscut of order. c. rjtncuy of < J i' 30 YEARS j: f „tandinj, that has acquired a ,[ reputation f r curing Liver com- J, p ailits—such a3 <| > SILLERS' CELEBRATED <: LIVER PILLS. j; Tlicy a.e easy to take, will improve ymr complexion a:.d <[ 1J relieve you of those low spirits, J j ; ► alee pic ts eights, si< k h adaclie, <[ < [ costiv. ncss and biliousness. , > ; 1 YV. J. GILMORE CO. <! < ' PiTTSBURG, PA. J> j 1J At all Druggists, 2T>c. i > ; RAILROAD TIME TABLES P., Bessemer & L E. Trains depart; No. 14, at 9:40 A. M; No. 2, at 5:30 P. M. Butler time. Trains arrive: No. 1, 9:55 A. M: No. ' 11. 2:55 P. M. Butler time. No. 12 runs through to Erie and con nects with W. N. Y. & P at Huston Junction for Franklin and Oil City, and with N. Y. L. E. & W at Shenan go for all points east. No. 2 runs through to Meadville and connects with W. N. Y. & P. for Franklin and Oil City. W. R. TURNER, Ticket Agent. PITTSBURG & WESTERN Railway. Schedule of Pas senger Trains in effect May 15, 1898. BUTLER TIME. 1 | I*part. | Arrive. Allegheny Accommodation : 6 125 A.M I* 17 A.M Allegheny "Flyer" 815 " 932 44 New Cmstle Accommodation 1 56 P.M 9 17 44 Akron Mail » 15 A M 7 KM Allegheny Accommodation 10 06 44 12 1H Allegheny Expraw 3 15 P.M 4 51) Allegheny "Flyer** 3 M " Chicago Kxprem 3 3# 44 12 18 44 Allegheny Mail 5 441 44 B<W M Allegheny "Flyer" 7 03 44 Ell wood Accommodation 540 " 7 (XI 44 Chkfcgc Limited 540 41 917 A.M Kane and Bradford Mail 9 60 A.M 5 M P.M Clarion Accommodation 5 35 P.M 9 30 A.M SUNDAY TRAINS. Allegheny Expraa.. j 8 15 A.M 9 32 44 Allegheny Accommodation j 5 40 P.M 4 50 P M Newcastle Accommodation..... I 8 15 A.M 7 03 44 Chicago Express ! 338 P.M 4 50 44 Allegheny Accommodation. ! 7 03 44 I I Train arrlrin; at 4-50 p.m. leaves B. A 0. depot. Pittsburg at 3.00 p.m and P. k W., Allegheny at 3.10 p. m. For through tickets to all point* in the wtst, north west or avatb wait and information regarding routes, time of trains, etc. apply to W. K. TCBNEB, Ticket Agent, B. B. REYNOLDS, Bop% Butler, Fa. Foxburg, Pa. C. W. BASBETT, O. P. A.. Allegbet y, Pa PENNSYLVANIA % l ID . WesrEN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. Bchem-li IK Eiteot Jiov. 29,189 T. BOCTH. , tfEEK DAYS |A. M. A.M. A M P. M. I'. M. BL'TLEB Leave li 26 * 05 II IS 2 3® 5 06 Haxonburg Arrive tM 8 30 11 3» a «) 5 a> Butler Junction.. " ! JI S WIS Or J 2i 6il Butler Junction. ..L«» 7 :w <SJII E 3 26 ft 63 Natrona Arrive 7 38 9 01 12 30 3 36. » <n arentum 7 42 »07 12 35 3 *2 It 07 Springdal* 7 60 9 16 12 45 IS2 CUramout 9 30 1 02 in, «; T, Sharpaburg 8 07 9 36 111 4 12 <1 32 Allegheny 8 20 * 48 1 25 4 25 « 4.1 A. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. P. M BCHDAY TRAINS.—Leave Butler lor Allegheny City and principal Intermediate Matioua at 7:36 h. v., and MO p. m. NORTH. WEEK DAYS |A. M.iA. M. A. M. P. M P. ■ Atkgkecgr City. ...Wuvt 7 (JO, 9 no 11 26 2 .'to. « 10 *Wj«hur» 7 11! 9 12 II 37 2 4&! ... WWM 9 19 11 44 1 53 • WulllaM : 930 11 sti 3 )'l 637 jganhm 7 34 9 39 12 «; 3 23 i> 4>; JUtrana. 7 39 943 12 fcfi 331 i; 51 Bntlar Junction.. .arrive 7 40: it 60 12 345 /on Sutler Junction leave 7 4(i 9 60 11 ■£• 4 07 7 Oo SuunblTg 8151016 )2 4(1 4 M 721 I BUTLI X arrive 8 4«. 10 3)4 1 17 5 -tu\ 7 » A. M. A. M.J'. M. P. A. P. S. SUNDAY TRAINS.—Leave Allegheny tlty for Hut- 1 ler and principal intermediate ataXiojw at 7: JO .m. ami . MO p. m. Wis* Daw. FOR THE CAST. Wie* Dat. f,M.A.*.| P. M. P M tss « DUIt Ultlm. ar I 17 | 'ib> T 21.ar Hutker Juml>ou lv 12 25 4 Oft i 4#,!* Utller Junction ar 8 'Jo 12 08 4 06 7 48iw fhwnnrt _ it- » tu.l* " . S*-riw»— JtilßpionV JftiiclEnT. 8 24 12 01 42} «0* •» Leechhurg » 80911 49 4 40k ft 'A " Paultou (Apollo) » 7 6.111 3& 5k 08. 861 M Saltahurg u 73011 (H 141 It 22 " Blairaville •• 70010 k) 6 BO 9 90 ** BlairaviKa Interaction. ~M 6 56 If;.ln 96011 36 • Altoona " 3 15, ft no , 1 00 3 10 " Harriaburg •* 1V 3 10 4 30 6 23 " Philadelphia *>3o-ll 2n 4.H.P.M.1 A*. P.M On Sunday, train leaving Butler 's3s.a. la., counwn* lor Harrintmrg, Altoona and " Through train* ftjr the eaut, Pittrburg (Pawn 1 Station), aa followc— Atlantic Expreaa, daily „150 ah Pennsylvania fifeW :" S&Mefaia&prM, .. .W* S««torß*lipreaa, - " ■ tm* Line, • ...8:lo" i fMlad'a Mall, Sunday. ... .. . B:4f' 4.* H For detailed information, 'S+mu Tboe. K. Watt, Pa» Aft. Western District, Corner li/Ub Avenue and rimitfe mm Street, Pittaburg, Pa. J B. HUTCHIfiCX, j. R. WOOD General Manaca Qen" "w MODEL Farm for Sale I want to sell my farm of 235 acres in Oakland twp., adjoining Jloyds town, six miles north of Butler. There is no better land for all kinds of crops in Butler county. My wheat and grass, this year, cannot be beat. Come and see them. Two good orchards, some young timber, and an abundance of the best of Spring water. The builbings • onsist of a good, *br room, frame house; one large, new, modern btrn, and a large old one; also all the necessarv outbuild ings, including a summer kitchen. I want to quit fanning because l am slone, and will sell at a bargain on easy terms. A part of the farm is underlaid with three and four f cet veins of coal, with One bank openet'; anil the new railroad is surveyed within 100 rods of the bouse. For terms address or call upon, Peter Whitmire, SONORA, P. 0. Eyes Examined Free of Charge "w W R. L. KIRKPATRICK. Jeweler and Graduate Optician Next Door to Court House. Butler, Pa. iniu IS THE TIME TO HAVE nUn Your Clothing CLEANED or DYED If you want goou and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is i just one place In town where you can get it, and that is at in mini on wins 216 Center avenue. WSuWe do fine work in out- 1 door Photographs. This is the time of year to have a picture oi your house. Give us a trial. Agent for the Jau.eatown Sliding Blind Co.—New York. B. FIBHER & SON, Gire* a specialized Bread- winning Education, FOM emeu LAMA ADO*K ST. P, DUFF & SONS, 244 Filth Avenue, ttmasw. ivt, If every woman who expects to become a mother would heed and read that great boot. "The People's Common Sense Med ical Adviser," by Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Ho tel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., there would be stronger mothers and healthier, happier children in this world. In this grana volume several hundred of its thousand pages are devoted to teaching women how to take care of themselves daring every trying and critical period of their lives ana especially at the time of approaching motherhood. The author of this remarkable work has had a lifetime of practical experience in treating the special diseases and weakness es of women, and is recognized as one of the foremost of living experts in this partic ular field of practice. His " Favorite Pre scription " is the most wonderful medicine ever invented to restore natural organic strength and power to the delicate femi nine structure which is most intimately concerned in motherhood. Taken during the time of anticipation it deprives this ordeal of all its accustomed terrors and dangers ; makes the coming of baby absolutely safe and comparatively painless ; renders the mother strong and cheerful, and helps to endow the child with a strong, healthy constitution. Mrs. Mabel Jordan, of Swofford. Lewis Co., Washington, writes ; "I took Dr. Pierce's Favor ite Prescription until the very last day. We now have a fine, plump little girl over two weeks old. I suffered less pain than with any of the others, this being the sixth child, and she has good health. I got up on the tenth day and dressed myself—something I could not do with the other babies. Have been gaining in strength every day and feel well, all dne to God and to Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription." For the " Medical Adviser," send 21 one cent (tamps, to cover cost of mailing only, or for cloth - covered copy 31 stamps, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. M: HUMPHREYS' VETERINARY SPECIFICS 500 PAGE BOOK MAILED FREE. CONTENTS : Part I.—Diseases of Horses. Part ll.—Diseases of Cattle. Part lll.—Diseases of Sheep. Part IV.—Diseases of Hogs. Part V.—Diseases of Dogs. Part Vl.—Diseases of Poultry. Same book in better binding BO eta. ■cirHßHiraiD. Co., cw.minu * J.t- iwfc NERVOUS DEBILITY, VITAL WEAKNESS and Prostration from Over work or other causes. Humphreys' Homeopathic Specific No. 28, jn use over AO years, the only successful remedy. $1 per rial,or 5 riala and large vial powder, for $5 Sold by Draj;giiu, or s*nt peetpeld on receipt of prlc*. UlU'JliU. XLD. CO.. Ctm. WUliaw A JefcaHU., New York THE DANGER to which the Expectant Mother is exposed and the foreboding and dread with which she looks for ward to the hcur of woman's severest trial is appreciated by but few. All effort should be made to smooth these rugged places in life's pathway for her, ere she presses to her bosom her babe. MOTHER'S FRIEND allays Nervousness, and so assists Nature that the change goes for ward in an easy manner, without such violent protest in the way of Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy forebodings yield to cheerful and hopeful anticipations —she passes through the ordeal auickly and without pain—is left strong and vigorous and enabled to joyously perform the high and holy duties now devolved upon her. Safety to lite of both is assured by the use of "Mother's Friend," and the time of recovery shortened. "I know one lady, the mother of three children, who suffered greatly in the birth of each, who obtained a bottle of 'Mother's Friend' of n:e before her fourth confinement, and vas relieved quickly and easily. All agree that their labor was shorter and less painful." JOHN O. POLHILL, Macon, tia. 91.00 PKR BOTTLE at all Drug Stores, or lent by express on receipt of price. MATS Containing invaluable information of zZji-r interest to all women, will In sent to rRu any address upon application, by TMCBRADFICLO REGULATOR C.O., ATLANTA, O*. CATARRH local"'disease IBI^rsISMI and it (he result ol cold" ana KBi- rV CucccCSLDfl sudden climatic changes. f-tik J For your Protection PWrtVEn" J, J: we po»itively eta'.e that tliM >?£ £ Jl* remedy doe» not contain 171 mercury or any oilier injur- \fSJ lyTcream is acknowledged to be the mopt thorooph cure for Naaal Catarrh, Co:d in llend end liajr Fever of a.l remedies. It open* and cleanecs the natal paffeape*, allays pain anil inflammation, heals the s<>riH, pro tects tne membrane from cold*, restores the N*l of taatcand am HI. Price 60c. at Druggists or by inail. ELY BKOTiLEIiS, M Warren Street, New York. a a P» ADr Williams' Indian Pile ■ ■ L w:ll cure Blind, I I| | i»»f and Itching 9 I t» Piles. K absorl*h the tumors. ■IV I B allays the itching at ac ; - H I ■■.is a poultice, gives instant r< ■ ■ lief. Dr. Wil.tarns'lnd'anPileO nt ■ ■ ment i* prepared for Files and It'll B tng of the private p.trtM. Every bo i warranted. By by mail on r< ceipt of price. ;>o cent* and tflJHi. WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO.. Prop*. Cleveland, OtTo. For Hale »»v D. H. WULLER. <OEACH roll-36"wide- ABSOLUTELY FIRE-PROOF. \y/f_ add lo the inflammability j wy ny of yow Dwelling or Busi — / ne.s Building by the use i of combostibie building papers i MnnUirn is an absolutely Fire-Proof ''OnWJrn sheathing and can be had for about 'he s'.me cost as " burnable " papers. Nnnktirn nc,s a barrier to flames. nUIIDUni a , (Jwi ;i not throw off that stifling smoke which so endangers life in case of fire. ASH YOUR OCALCR ron "NONBURN." H. W. JOHNS M'F'O CO., tOO WILLIAM STREET. UEW YORK CNICAAO. BOtTON. FHIUOILrHU. ' NEW FIRM GREGG & WISE LIVERY. Evervthin" first-class. Finest lurn-outs; rubber-tired Buggies, Traps, Pb;etonß, goon Driving teams and fatn il/ horses. Fverythinj4 up to date. Horses foi sale, call ami see us. Open day and night. Rear of Hotel Arlington. Tfcl.Kl'liONK No. 160J T H ET'CITIZgN.^ USE OF BICYCLES IN CHINA. Much rifd by Foreignfr* in the Cit ies on tin- Coast. Consul General Goodnow at Shang hai reports that the trade in bicycles In China increased very rapidly during the past season and gives promise of sven more rapid expansion during the 3eason now opening. Prior to 1897 very few bicycles were in use on the Chinese coast, while now, in all ports where cycling is possible, the habit is becoming almost universal among for eigners. "Society here." says the consul gen ral, "is dominated by the English,who claim that no man or woman can hope to endure this climate unless they de vote considerable part of each and every day, rain or shine, to outdoor exercise and sports. Horseback riding has been universal among those who can afford that luxury; others take long walks daily. The bicycle appeals to all —rich, middle class and poor— and all classes are using it. The city of Shanghai is perfectly flat, and some of the roads in and immediately around the settlements are good. Each na- tionality has generally bought whee>s made in their own home country, and at first the English wheel, with brake, mud guard and heavy tubing, predom inated. I believe that now the more graceful and lighter American wheels have the larger sale. "No wheels are made in China, nor do I believe they can be made here. No wheels are brought in on a less rate of duty than those from the United States. There are no native roads, as we understand that term. There are narrow paths for the pedestrian or the horseman, but generally not wide enough for %-ehicles; dusty in dry weather, muddy in wet, and rough all the time, they are practically impossi ble for wheeling. "Few Chinese have as yet taken to the wheel. Their clothing is not adap ted to exercise, and especially not to the wheel. No man above the coolie class, in middle and northern China, appears in public otherwise than in long clothes —i. e„ an outer petticoat reaching to his ankles. The few young Chinamen who ride here either leave oft this outer garment temporarily or turn it up and fasten it at the waist. They also bring the long queue of hair over the shoulder and fasten it at the waistband. Their trousers are as long and full and baggy as the average woman's divided skirt in America, and I have not yet seen a Chinaman ride without a chain guard to keep the trousers from catching and tearing. No Chinese women ride. I have seen it stated in American and English pa pers that it is now common in Shang hai for Chinese ladies to ride in the streets. Nothing can be farther from the truth. The Chinese women of the better class are kept in absolute seclu sion from men other than those of their family. This rule has not been broken in the slightest degree. Even in the missionary schools, where the daugh ters of the merchants and mandarins are educated, no man is allowed to see the girls. "The customs report of 1897 showa that in many important products the imports from the United States have increased at the expense of imports from other nations. We are nearer to the market, freights are less according ly, and the feeling of the Chinese peo ple is more friendly to Americans than to the people of any other nation. Now is the time to push our trade on this coast. Ido not believe that any other method will give better or more per manent results than an exposition of United States products at Shanghai." An A«rri<!»*nfal rmce npon a irrne, no runs the slory, there was a man in London who had ventured upon various publishing schemes with but poor success, and was beginning to despair of ever mak ing a fortune when, by chance, he be thought himself of a huge scrapbook which his wife had compiled of var ious literary odds and ends that had enchained her fancy. She called her scrapbook "Tit-Bits," and it occurred to her husband that such odds and ends, published in periodical form, might interest other i»eople as well as his wife. The result of this medita tion on his part was the appearance of a little penny paper called "Tit- Hits," which proved so popular and gained such a wide circulation that its proprietor felt encouraged to place other literary ventures on the market, and it was not long before he became known as the publisher* of a number of extremely popular penny periodi cals. lie is now a millionaire many times over and a baronet, while his wife, whose scrapbook proved the cornerstone of their prosperity, llnds her reward in the title of I.ady Newnes. Some Vi*ry €>l*l FIMII. Methuselah would seem a mere boy to some fishes, and there arc a great many kinds which would look upon human centenarians as infants. Carp are known to live to be 200 years old. in the Washington Aquarium there are smail gold fish, placed there when Queen Victoria was crowned, and they have not yet grown to full gold fish size. A Russian pike was caught a few years ago with a gold band about its tail bearing the date 1548. for Finis The natives of Kottiar are in the habit of digging every year in the summer dry banks of the Vergel river for lish, which they dig out by hun dred#, just as they would potatoes. The mud lumps are broken open and the fish, perhaps eight or ten inches long, will always be found alive and often frisky a* If Just removed from its supposedly native element the water. Ail IClcjiliuiit on llis IISUMIS. (The "Elephant Kong" from "WaLg," adapted to fit the possible annexation of the Philippines.) (>b, there once was a king. As minstrels sing, Who a herd of elephants had, And a man next door, By no means prtor, He wanted an elephant bad. So the very weak king Did a very sly thing By giving his neighbor one; And sky blue ruin At once began brewin' For that luckless Jonathan; For the elephant ate all night: And the elephant ate all day! Do what he could To furnish it food, Its cry was still, "More hay!" Till he tore his hair in wild despair And piped his lachrymal glands. Oh! he was sad because he had That elephant on his hands. Harper's Weekly. HHKUMATISM C.I'RED IN A DAY. "Mjstic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in t to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once tbe causes and the disease immediately d.s appears. The first dose greatly benefits; 75 cents. Sold by J. C. Kedic, ar.d J. V. Itilph Druggists Butler \prv6 "Talking about inconsistency," re marked Uncle Debate, "the negro is in clined that way. lie nearly always carries a razor and yet he is seldom able to grow a beard." I 1 . > «l a Drive. A Ituoc*r;r ■i■ 1 ;r ■(! >:il>l"s tln .lU'usuri'cjf driv ing- lute. ■; 1 :i;r I' i.i !'. of larrluifi'i, or hur tles in dollar.-; liy sending for the large, ire • ilos.i 'of the hllihurt Carrloiro ■uil llur , , Sii'jj. Co., K'khurt, ind. BEATS A BOOMERANG. i THIS BULLET JUMPS OVER A MAN *ND HITS HIM IN THE I A IVrwa Will Not lie Sals n*S»C'"">r Mainline on the Opposite *t4« •/ % V ~u*e If the (Jaim<i of a Yonii • In ventor Are True. The man who flatters himself that he is safe because he is behind a house when another man is firing off a gun at the other side, had better get rid of that ridiculous notion once and for all. For a young inventor claims to have discovered a wonderful new way of making bullets; and if the new bullet meets with that popularity which its remarkable abilities appear to warrant, it won't be quite safe to be in a bal loon while an effort is being made to fire down a well. In short, the new bullet will, even if it does only half of ; what is claimed for it, upset all old fashioned notions of the laws govern ing the flight of projectiles. Arthur Chalk of Church Place, High street. Wapping, is the young inventor in question, and he yesterday told a Daily Mail reporter that this new bul let of his would go around corners. ' suddenly shoot up in the air and de ' scend point first on top of a town or : anything, or fly round and round and then jump back and kill off an enemy [ at the back of the man who fired it. "I cm but eighteen years of age," said Mr. Chalk, modestly, "and I am confident that I have invented a bullet that will revolutionize fighting. What I claim, and am prepared to prove, is that with my bullet I can hit an object that is round a corner or on the other side of a bloi*fc of houses. There is ab solutely no doubt about the accuracy of the aim. Supposing, now, you wanted to hit something that was round the corner cf a mountain. When you had found the distance between your gun and the mountain you would fix your bullet to alter its course at a certain moment. Then you'd fire, and the man round the corner would be sorry. "Or, say you wanted to hit an ene my's ship lying on the other side of one of your own. That would be the easiest thing imaginable. You would just fix your bullet to go straight for a bit, then soar upward for awhile, and then rush down point first on top of ths doomed vessel. "I tell you, my bullet will go any way and do anything you :nay want it to, and I've written to the war office to say so. "Up to now the only communication I have received in reply is the usual stereotyped acknowledgment; but the patent office people—he did not men tion names—have valued the invention at £150,000, and have told me that it is the most marvelous invention of the present age. "I shall wait for a further commun ication from the war office, and if I do not hear from then I shall offer my invention to a foreign government. Of course I would rather the new bullet became the property of the English government, but I want to know soon." Mr. Chalk is a modest and very earn est inventor, and when he mentioned that he had tried one of his bullets in a field, and that the projectile, 0i..-.)ient to his wish, had circled in the air about five times and had then fallen behind him, he did so with the air of a young man who is calmly confident that he has thought out a great thing. But of the method by which he alleges he ob tains these unusual results, no hint can be extracted from him. That is the secret he hopes to obtain those £150,- 000 from. The Knrllent Journal The oldest newspaper in the world is not, as is generally stated, the thou sand-year-old Kin Pan, of Pekin, but the Tsimr-Pao, or ivi»i„ Nms, wnicn was first published more than 500 years before the Norman conquest, and which has been published without in termission for nearly 1,400 years. The Tsing-Pao hag the appearance of a yellow-backed magazine of twen ty-four octavo pages, each page con sisting of seven columns, and each column consisting of seven "charac ters." Two editions are published—an edition oe luxe for the Court and the upper classes in China, at a cost of 24 cents per month; and an edition. Inferior in paper and printing, which costs 10 cents a month. The Tsing-Pao is the Times of China and chronicles the wealth and move ments of the Emperor, the life at Court, and the reports of Ministers. It is painfully significant that every error in printing the latter is punished with death. ClrcuniHtaiic«N Alt«r < Circumstances are still much In the habit of altering cases. It is said that a Yorkshire Socialist was explaining to a friend the principles of his belief, and he made the statement at the outset that all possessions should be shared equally. "If you had two horses," said the friend, "would you give me one?" "Of course," said the Socialist. "And if you had two cows, would you do the same?" "Of course 1 should," "Well, suppose now," said the frienil slowly, "that you had two pigs would you give me one of tliern?" "Eh! tha's gettin' ower near home," said the other slyly. "Tlia knows I've two pigs." An I ulrrrlfleil Girl A lovely girl was caught by hei aunt while indulging in a surreptitious cigarette. "My dear," said the horrified aunt, "do you knew that every time yoi: smoke one of those beastly things you drive a nail in your coffin?" "Xo, auntie, dear," said the lovelj girl, "you are wrong. A woman ean'i drive a nail." Treat Well the l.ivery Horse Our dumb Animals offers the follow timely suggestions■ "If yon hire u horse at a livery stable yon ouifht to treat him ah if he were yctir own If you drive bita out ten miles yon ought not to see to your own wants until you see him properly eared for. If an honest man, you will re member that }on are under a two-fold obligation to that animal an obliga tion to its owner and an obligation to the animal. You are the debtor of both, and though yon pay the price of the horse, yet no money can release you from the duty and moral claim involved in the bargain between yourself and the owner. To neglect the poor speechless beast that cannot appeal to the commis eration of a passerby, is simply mr pardonable, and the man who is guilty o." such neglect is worse than a brute." HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bil iousness, Indigestion, Headache. Easy to take, oasy to operate. 25c There are two good things to be said of Adam. He never published any mother-in-law jokes and he never told Eve that she ought to have eaten some of the pies his mother used to make. '•.Sonny,'* said Uncle Eben, "do yoh ben' whah yon is needed, an' doan waste yoh life tryin' to be sumpin what nature didn't cut yon out for. Reinem bah dat de misfit man, like misti£ clothes, alius conies cheap." ' There's one crop that never fails,'l siid the philosophical farmer, as he limped gmmblingly along. "If you plant a foot in a tight shoe you'll raise a corn every time," i The Octopus. For its rare literary merit as well as for its faithful picture of Popultsi de generation we enclose this poem. "Pass in? of the Octopus," printed by onr esteemed contemporary, the Topeka Capital: Things ain't like they was in Kansas When we pops was young and gay. Seems as if we re slidin backwards 'Stead of pressin on onr way. Tain t like it was when years ago We enlisted for this fuss For to meet and tight s.nd rassle With the Oc to- pns. ' Then wed git the gang together Just by bawlin' Speech to night'' Now they come, but Ibnnderation! Crowds are mighty awful light' Stuns as if they've all forgotten Why we started up this muss; Setms as if they've got no feeling Gainst the Oc to- pus. •'lt was part of onr leligicn When we tcck up this heie fight To lambaste that j esky monster -AH iLe time with all our might: Acd to tte the way tfcey act now Mak< s an old time Popper cuss. For j on scarcely ever hear' em Roast the- Oc to- pus. " Ttnth .crushed to earth will rise again An act exceeding rash. For. soon as she has done that same. She gets another smash. " You can be fairly well dressed with a skirt and a necktie..' is the laconic way a fashion writer begins au article. We trust it will not become fashion able. Sick stomach means sick man (or woman). WLv not be well? Sick stomach comes from poor food, poor nourishment: means poor health, poor comfort. Shaker Digestive Cord ial means health and a well stomach. If we could examine our stomach we would understand why it is that so lit tie will put it out of order. But, unless we are dc-tors. we never see our stomach. We only feel it We would feel it less if we took Shaker Di gestive Cordi<«l. Shaker Digestive Cordial makes your stomach digest all the nourishing food you eat, relieves all symptoms of indi gestion. acts as a tonic and soon makes you well and strong again. The more you take, the less you will feel of your stomach. At druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents. Mrs. Brown But you would not call Mr. White a bad man? Mrs. Greene- No: bnt he is lacking in tact! He went fishing last Sunday and brought the fish in at the front door, where everybody passing by con Id see hint. Depositor Is the cashier in? President —No-o: he's gone away. Depositor—Ah! Gone for a rest. I presume. President ( No-o; to avoid ar rest. Iloxsie's C. C. C. Is the only congh, cold and croup remedy that does not contain opium and will not nauseate; 50 cents. FRAUD ON THE KENNEBEC. Elclpperg Who Heaped Harvests With Good« Not In the Manifest. , The recent discovery of finding goods on American fishing vessels not down on the manifest calls to mind an inci dent that happened years ago, the truth of which the writer and some oth ers as well can vouch. The fact that smuggling has been continually going on for yaars can best be Illustrated by the arrival of a fishing schooner at .the mouth of the Kennebec with wines and liquors from St. Pierre, N. F. The skipper gave out that fishing was a failure and the craft was hauled into a secluded cove and apparently aban doned. Not so the cargo, for the crew proceeded up the river, where they succeeded In hiring an old decked scow. Returning at night the cargo was transferred to the scow and se curely hid beneath the deck, when suddenly afterward the craft and crew conceived the idea of going up river on an eeling trip. The necessary bar rels, with all other equipments neces sary to a successful trip were put j aboard, and the scow, piled high with eel traps, sailed away for Gardiner, where she arrived later and tied up at Clark's wharf in then Pittston. Public curiosity was aroused by the novelty of this new business, and numerous visitors watched the men as they placed and pulled their eel pots here and there, while the captain explained the process and the amount of money there was in the business. After a few weeks of this desultory kind of fishing the craft sailed away, the crew largely enriched by this perhaps original man ner of selling a high grade of liquor to parties In the secret, who were all men of distinction and good judges of what they bought frequently in large quan tities. Perhaps it is needless to say that the eels were never shipped, but returned to their natural element at a proper season. Most of the men who sought and did enrich themselves in this case I have mentioned are now dead, but the system still remains, and It is indeed remarkable the customs of ficers have so long been ignorant of the fact. Bright Spurn Disappearing;. Bright spars, that Is to say, unpalnt ed spars of wood, are fast disappear ing from the deep-water ships of the world, for the reason that such ships are no longer built of wood, but of steel, as are also their lower masts, and often their top mast, and, it may be, their yards, too, up to and including their topgallant yards, and these are al ways painted. There is a four-masted British ship now lying at a South street wharf whose only bright spars are her topgallant ruasts and jigger topmost. Excepting her royal yards all the rest of her spars, bowsprit, lower masts, topmasts 011 the three forward masts, and all her yards below her royalE are of iron and all painted. Her royal yards are of wood, but these are paint ed, too. Clenr Grit In the .Nuvj. If there is any one thing that the Cuban war has proved up to the handle it is that our navy is clear lighting grit all the way through. Never once has it failed under any test. Not an officer or a man has flinched from any danger, but many have wept because others were sent to face death without them. Dewey daring the torpedoes at Manila. Ilageley dead in the attempt to do a battleship's work with a little egg shell of a torpedo boat at Cardenas, and llobson throwing his life like an old coat Into the channel at Santiago were merely types of our whole naval service. Every man in the fleet wanted to go with Hobson. —New York Jour nal. We»ley'« Home. John Wesley's house In London, close to City Koad chapel, has bee» made into a library and museum and connexion*! centre. It contains many Interesting relics of Wesley. The little "prayer room" Is to be kept as he used it. An endowment fund of SIOO,OOO will maintain the house. Mturra of Itlumonila. It has been discovered that the na tive African chiefs in the diamond reg ions have great quantities of valuable diamonds which accumulated years ago. They treasure them as charms. and are unwilling to *ejl them. S To the Rescue. w • RattleAgfc was in danger • a PLUG there would be 2 x an army of men (who chew it) ready X • to rescue it: —large enough to shovel • i Spain off the map of Europe. No Z other chewing tobacco in the world z has ever had so many friends. # f pemember the name f I 1 v when you buy again. I •A FAIR FAUE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR GAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE IJ3ES SAPOLIO •ft- tStvTi* v*.*. 1888 TENTH ANNUAL isog + OPENS OCK)BH< 22. # j. 2(Ti f } SOUSfI H» «« BfiNb!" r i'-'MPuSCH iRCHESTRt | < —™icVICTOS HERBERT ? # GREATER PI i TSBURGH Ef,.. a tiSm* band of n. y. j # wab I'icrvHKS is I ''K " i' V'xVintiTi'on # 0 JIARVGI.OIH »HKP Mi.4 II I V J W i;il 4NII AVA IIATTI.K CJI* MAIHII.A. j X BOX nAKIXG IN ACTI'AI, OPICRATION. f 5 CiKANI) I.l.lXTttltAl. III«iPI«AVii f """ ' „ , ~,„i Wu'.a»! Scad brltl) T' '■*» No. «MS»rt»T Prif wllbcurt»lM. »mr' •»- 1 r , I *" " t.?j"-' iUccr»t)lM n>roa uJ rtwk.-i. M- fc. »w ELK! »K * UAKM-oJ IJ- v.. tS. I-UATT. U~',. lUJiliAiiT. !Ai». WE SELL DIRECT TO FARMERS. 1 Farmers be Wise, Deal with us and Save 40 percent, on yonr Fertilisers ? YOU SAVE SALESMAN'S EXPENSES AND AGENTS PROFIT. r; Analysis. I'hos. Acid, Ammonia, Actual Potash, £ per cent. per cent. per cept- _ . IISs ?§T "S i-ity • a 01/ tn 31/ 4 to 5 20.00 5 Big Bonanza " - »}° ~ £7 a , OO •• I Potato Special •£ 0 !, /5 «£7 «3 °° .. S Tobacco Special 11 to J l 8 oo - Bone and Meat 15 to II . D . T Tcniißr Pfl 1 HARVEST TIME. Hv taUintMhe Hifht stimulantywi will Ifst stuii<l ?be niinl work of HAU\ EST IIMK, this also applies to your help. Pure liquors are Healthful, also strengthening. Our I.lquors and Wines lielnc guaranteed pure an- Just what von in-. ,1 We quote a few prices for I'll Hi Bye Wliiskev. Write for complete price list. «;t CKKJI..HMKR, OV KKItOI.T, I. A lit. E, **• VKKXOM. TIIUMPSOX. ■\nv of alnive brands II year olil I'uro Whiskey. #1 <*) per full quarts « quarts for J.. <■ It AH I'IATII KH'N lllOlt*., Whiskey guaranteed .'J years old, per gal lon. On -ill (' <> l } nr wiall ord«*r» of $»« Mm or over, wo 'box and ship promptly; express I chart's prepaid. ! ROBERT LI£WIN & CO., 411 Water St. Oppotiite B. &0. Depot. Telephone, 2179. Pittsburg, Fa. FACTS! 'I Hat you can buy tiie purest and best wines and liquors from A. Andriessen at the lowest figures. From the best known distillers ami wine growers in Europe or America. A Whiskey 2" s yrs. ol<l..pure Kye. .<«' gallon. Whiskey 4 yrs. old. pure Kye, -•« Whiskey H yrs. .old, pure Kye, .!.•« .. Whiskey 10 yrs. old. pure Kye. 4.<« Whisk *y VI yrs. old, pure Kye. 4. Whlsk. v 15 yr- old, pure Kye. Wluei fanfornla i'ry and ?-weet. from i.m to il ..">0 anil «-'.«» |M-r gallon. liii|H>rle«l from %!«> 1., .:*> nation, M-nd for Pfiee lis! A. ANDKILSStN. 188 Federal Allegheny, Pa. Telephone No. SW. rTaTt's"?HILA DELPHI -> ( |A -dental rooms.-- [t »'K9K 39 " sth Ave., Pittsburg, > 'IIBPW We're PR ACTIC A ' V'";"'""' > 11 sSfaE CROWN "1.1 BFJn J c r IJWm muhiiurg— wHY .<OT Defy IllfJl' JCftvoURS? '' ,ld CROWNS If. A 111 711..° BRIDGE *<*•< ' I* [» \l\/11*5 P?R tooth A.- 11.. A jjyl \| .. r.. n - (Subscribe lor tLe GTTISM. Two Weeks Sale. For two weeks wt are going to sacrafice our wall paper, so that, whett ci you need it or not, yon will buy for future use if you will 01.ly come and see the designs ant' price. We have many of the best grades on the market which we w ill sell you at such a price thf>t you will buy. We have all gradee and our prices are selling out prices. We want to sell out w thin two weeks so measure every roo u in the house for you will need the knowledge whey you hear the prices and see our fine patt rns, principly "special" grades, at DOUGLASS 241 South* Main St., Near I'. O. Practical Horse Shoer WILL ROBINSON, Fonnerly Horse Shoer at the Wick liaure has opened busi ness in a shop in the rear of the Arlington Hotel, where lie willj.do [Horse-Shoeing in the"most'approved style. TRACK AND ROAD HORSES A SPECIALTY. ppipji w D r a Ev E RYWHfpo ■. Mil TWICC AS any OTHf I '' for The Citizen. 6oO^O"60OOoo^OOOOO^OOOWX : Snery D. T. Pape/ N t ery | The Leading Millinery House of Butler County. X < > JUST RECEIVED £ K\ til.. .;«!«• «»f \\ ;iikiii£ and Sailor H it" F»ath*»>. Flow* r>. Kil>t*>ns. &LC.. f«>r miry A Lfall trad»\ At R«M'K BOTTOM PttK'Ks. titve us a call before purchasing. JL V I Our stock of Mourning Bonnets. Hats. Veils for I v { ( I Immediate use Always Complete I X X 122 S. Main St D. T. Pape. BUTLER. PAX V ~N <"* i »\<\<\<\< | \ "if vv%%%%%%w%% v%%v%%t V-J t A HANDKERCHIEF SNAP!_>* * < J $-TESSSS ; 4 50 Dozens Lad.es Handerchiefs Slightly Soiled) r Regular Value 12 1-2 and 15c. Sale Price 7c or 4 for 25c. r \ COME QUICK FOR THESE. * f A Clearance Sale Continued this Week. £ MARKS' ! # 108 S. MAIN ST., Butler. J vv%% %/%. - %*%*%*%. ■%■■%/%**/%/« AGENTS /MAKE /VIONEyj This is the opportunity of a life-time. Agents art' making SSO to $l5O a week. S FITZHUGH LEE, Maj. Qeiv U. S. VJ and late consul General to ( uha. writes a IMHIW on CUBA AND THE SPANISH WAR General U'o'sowo story of Cuba and the Spanish War, will be produced in a sub stantial lxx>k of over 500 papes. 7x9 l i inches in sizi» and almost ONE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS. This is the only authentic work published on the one subject occupying the minds of the entire civilized world. OTT'T'p'TTpO Dp A PiV Liberal commissions will I>.- paid and UU lrilo K.llti\U I , ere lit given. Lose no time, act at once. Write for full particulars to THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY. 91-93 Fifth Ave.. N. Y. PUBLISHERS OF GENERAL LEE'S BOOK. Our authorized distributors are located In all parts of the U. S. HARVEST HOME. Every man should enjoy the fruit of his labor. No man should eat o - drink to excess, but a little Wine, Whiskey, Brandy, Gin or most any kind of liquor will not only stimulate, but aid digestion, gives good circulation, builds muscle, helps you to think, and in general saves many a doctor bill Eveiy well regulated family shoul 1 have 3 good stimulant in the house, especially a: this season of the ) ear. Send your orders direct to Max Klein for anything in the liquor line. Whiskies, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00 and 4.00 per gallon Wines, Brandies and Gins, 2 00, 2.50 and 3 00 per gallon. Expressage paid on all orders of $5.00 and over. Pend for catalogue, mailed on applica tion.—The largest and best selected stock in Pennsylvania to select from, TIAX KLEIN, Wholesale Liquors, 82 FEDERAL ST.. ALLEGHENY PA. 3T/ 5 3 living Lamp j i 7 v' / r / Jwr 'T Is the only perfect one. C fk !rv/ y I IT throws all the llfht straight ahead jv a |W id,' MM IT looks like n locomotive headlight. I I® |i ; ; , ...V, J IT elves a clear white light. • y IT burns kerosene (Coal Oil) .r* < (11 A « 1/ —lt will not blow nor jar out vliS |j j|° £ T SPECIAL OFFER. CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OUT E J a " and send It to us and we will send ti X V U©ok describing our lamp, and will agree t » sent! you one single lamp or V' -m W m H pair ,u our wholesale price (very much less than the retail price). 7 5' h <L R. E. DIETZ COMPANY, 60 l.aight St., New York. w i 7 OCs> r-- " I HE Best There Is In Paint." K H. W. Johns' Liquid Paint S SEND ron SAMPLES, CUCGCSTIONS, CTQ. • JJ.G. &W- Campbell . Butler, Pa THE NEW YORK WEEKLY Tribune THE GREAT ijfcu NATIONAL FAMILY k NEWSPAPER FOR FARMERS VILLAGERS and your favorite home paper, THE BUTLER CITIZEN. BOTH ONE YEAR FOR $1.50. THE N. V. 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