THE CITIZEN. WILLIAM C. NF.GLEY - - Publisher THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1900. REPUBLICAN TICKET. For President. WILLIAM MCKISLEY. of Ohio. for Vice President. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of New York. Electors-at-L arge. CLARENCB WOLF, of Philadelphia. FRANK 11. BCHL. of Mercer. A. B. ROBERTS, of Mont Romery. W. C. ARNOLD, of Clearfield. DISTRICT ELECTORS r.i w i n c Stua't. W. W. Glbhs, GeorKe F. uoffman. George C.Blfbon, Daniel F. Greenwood, WlMam M. Hayes, Charles W. Cressoian. Robert H. J^ayrc, J Frank Keller. Kussell W. Davenport, James Molr. William J lUrv,ey. Robert Allison. Jacob L. Hauer, John H. Brown. George Weymouth, Cortes H. Jennings. James G. Thompson, T. Frank Small. Henry A. Grlpp, Morris J. Lewis, Robert Pitcalrn, David Edsrar Parke, Thomas 8. Crage, George W. Johnston, William Hard wick. Howard 11. Clayson, Harry R. Wilson. Auditor General, E. H. HARDENIJEROH. Congressmen-at-large, GALUSHA A. GROW, R. H. FOERDERER. For Congress, J. B, SHOW ALTER, For State Senate, A. G. WILLIAMS, For Assembly, J. B. MATES, N. H. THOMPSON. For Jury Commissioner, JOHN G. CHRISTY. 1 WB\— - The Judicial Appointments. "The naming of Mr. W. P. Potter to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Bench marks a departure from the former practice of taking either Jndges from the lower courts or lawyers of such wide reputation that previous judicial experi ence wonld be conceded to be unneces sary- If it be objected that there are some men at the bar more widely known than Mr. Potter, it must be remembered that the limited circle of brilliant repu tations at the bar seldom furnishes material for the bench. The immense revenues which the lights of the pro fession derive from their practice render the relatively small judicial salaries un attractive, but that has not prevented the obtaining of able and upright Judges at all times from the quieter elements of the bar who are often to the full as sound and clear-headed as their more showy contemporaries. The common testimony about Mr. Potter is that he is a man of capable mind and indus trious habits. He is doubtless as well equipped as the average of those who have been appointed or elected to the Supreme Bench in the past, and while he may owe his elevation in the fact of being Governor Stone's law partner that is no argument against him. The Gov ernor should the better know his qualifications. If he knows his own partner has in him the making of a good Supreme Judge it would be hyper criticism to require him to take the partner of somebody else in preference. The nomination of Marshall Brown for the Common Pleas Bench is one of the l)est judicial apj ointments made for many years. Mr. Brown is a man of fine intelligence and thorough legal training, of the utmost integrity. The best evidence of his worth is to be found in the universal esteem in which he is held by the legal profession. It is no disparagement to other good names which were mentioned to say that GCvemor Stone conld not haye made a happier or worthier selection He be longs to a family which for 50 years has been distinguished in the practice of the law, and has fully sustained the tradi tional standard." —Pittsburg Dispatch. "Yesterday Gov. Stone filled the va cancies upon the Supreme and local benches by the appointment of William P. Potter to the former and Marshall Brown to the latter. The fact that both the new judges are members of the bar of Allegheny county makes their ap pointment of particular interest to its people. While the selection of Mr. Pot ter was purely a personal one with the governor, whose law partner he has been for many years, the State's chief executive is fortunate in having named one whose appointment will be ap proved by the members of the bench and bar who are familiar with bis strength as a lawyer. He has had a large and very successful experience at the bar and has acquired a legal equip ment which will stand him in good stead in the important office to which he has been elevated. The appointment of Mr. Bro * n is one which will be generally approved by the bench and bar as well as by the people of Allegheny county. He has made a most creditable record for him self as a lawyer and is popular with his fellow citizens. The fact that he is the son of Maj. A. M. Brown, so well and so favorably known to the people of Allegheny county because of his long, successful and honorable career at the bar, naturally serves to increase the satisfaction felt over his selection." — Pittsburg Times. POLITICAL,. If you want to voto you must pay your 2-year taxes by October Gth. Senator Hanna addressed an immense mass meeting of Germans, at Chicago, Thursday. The charge has been made very dis tinctly that if Mr. Bryan shall be elect ed President Mr. Croker will go into his Cabinet as Secretary or the Treasury. Mark Hanna counts on the Republi cans having 251 electoral votes, while conceding the Democrats all the doubt ful states and counting their regular solid south they would muster up only 190. County Chairman McQuistion has re ceived a small mountain of campaign literature which he is proceeding to dis seminate among the Republicans of the county. Poll books for each precinct have also been prepared and will be sent to the return judges. This is probably the quietest presidential campaign on record and the Butler county Republicans will quietly turn out on election day, and quietly roll up the usual Republican majority. On Monday, Gov. Stone selected his law parser, William P. Potter of Pitts bnrg, for the supreme court vacancy created by the death of Chief Justice Green. The supreme court recoinvenes next Monday in Pittsburg, and Mr. Potter is arranging his private affairs to take his seat at that time. The governor is also expected to an nounce this week the appointment of Marshall Brown of Pittsburg to the vacancy on the Allegheny county bench, created by Judge Slagle's death. The appointment of a successor to Banking Commissioner Powers will probably be withheld until after the No vember election. The indications are that the appointee will be a friend of Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia, and that Bank Examiner Oliver P. Cochran of Allegheny, who has been indorsed by the banking and building and loan asso ciations in Western Pennsylvania, will not be appointed. William P. Potter, the newest mem ber of the supreme court bench, was born in lowa, near the city of Dubuque, on April 27, 1H57. It was the acccident of business that drew his parents away from Pennsylvania, the home of Mr. Potter's ancestors. He is the son of Rev. James H. Potter, a Presbyterian minister, and Miss Nancy Naylor. The Potter family has resided in Western Pennsylvania for generations Mr Potter's great-grandfather on the pater nal side is buried at Library, Pa. His mother's family came originally to the region about Monongahela City. Pa., where his great-grandfather Hair is buried. —Gazette. CHINA. At Washington. Thursday, there were several unanswered notes from foreign governments on the desk of the Sec y. of State. On Friday onr government sent a negative answer to Germany 's proposal that there conld be no peace in China until the leaders of the Boxers were punished, and also answered the Rus sian note. Russia was informed that theU. S. will withdraw all of its troops, not only from Pekin, but from China, except an ample guard for Minister Conger and his lega tion. Germany is informed that punish ment for the Boxer leaders is an essent ial to permanent peace, but the L nited States cannot subscribe to the principle of execution without trial, or consent to the demand that punishment must be antecedent to negotiations. China is informed of the readiness of the I nited States to take up the questions of repa ration. indemnity and future guarantees as soon as other Powers are prepared to join in them or decide that they cannot join. Six more of our war vessel* were ordered prepared fcr service in Chinese waters, and these will make Admiral Remey's force there, second only to that of Japan. The accounts of Russian barbarities in their frontier have been confirmed. The story is that the whole Chinese population of Blagovestschensk number ing about five thousand persons, were driven into the Amur River, which at that point is a mile wide. They were, it is said, forced to make the attempt to cross over to the Chinese side. If there were any of them who could swim a mile, which is unlikely, fcuch may have escaped, but all the others loßt thf-ir lives, as Russians stood along the banks and clubbed or shot or pushed back into the water all who attempted to land without having made the crossing. This horrible act of barbarity, for which it would be hard to find a paral lel. is said to have been committed under the direct and explicit orders of the Russian authorities, and is in keeping with the atrocities said to have been committed on the march from Tien-Tsin to Pekin, in which the Russians are said to have attained a bad pre-emi nence. Those stories of all kinds of wanton savagery, of the butchery of women, children and defenseless old men, of the wholesale plunder and malicious de struction of private property, were afterwards declared to have been much overstated, and very likely they were but there is no doubt that many inde fensible acts of rapine and violence were committed and that the rules which are designed to mitigate th« horrors of war were violated in a manner which would not have been tolerated by the officers in command had people of their own race been the sufferers. On Tuesday instructions were cabled to Gen. Chaffee at Pekiu to reduce the American forces in China to the pro portions of a legation guard. About 1,400 American soldiers will be left in Pekin under command of Gen. Chaffee. They will consist of a regi ment of infantry, four troops of cavalry and a battery of light artillery. The Supreme Judgeship. (Communicated.) MR. EDITOR: —It was somewhat of a surprise last year to see the Governor of the State attending the meeting of the State Executive Committee for the pur pose of compelling it to nominate Mitchell for Superior Judge. It was generally understood that he was not an admirer of that gentleman; but it final ly transpired that his real object was to have Mitchell vacate the local Judgeship he then held so that the Governor might fill it with an old chum of his own (Cameron). It was indeed gratifying to many of us to know later that the peo ple "sat down'' on his appointee and placed another lawyer in his place. It is said that the Governor is about to commit another blunder of the same sort in appointing his former law part ner to the seat now vacant on the Su preme bench. If he does most assured ly Butler county will help to set him aside next year—and "don't forget it." AN OBSERVER. Narvers Station. Communion services in the Westmin ster church next Sunday. Hours of worship 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. No preaching services in The Buffalo church next Sunday. Communion ser vices Sunday Oct. 7. Rev. W. S. Mc- Nees will preach Oct. 5 and 0 at 2 p.m. Win. Steinfort died at his home in Sarversville, Sept. 21, 1900, aged 78 years. The Academy began its fall term on the 18th with a good attendance. Com fortable rooms for students at low rates. Mr. and Mrs Angustus Acre are visit ing their sou, Frank, at the station. The Mormons made a very brief stay at the station, Monday morning. We are sorry, it the report be true, that they were allowed to speak in one of our neighboring churches, Sunday even ing. Rev. Ambrose of Culmersville passed through our town on his way to Middle sex, Monday. An Interesting: Letter. Houit, MONT., Sept. 21, 1900. This place is situated near the termin ous of the Northern Pacific railroad and 5 miles north of the entrance into the National Park. Its location is 5625 feet above sea level, aneroid measurement, while Electric peak over in the Park, 6 miles away, lifts its majestic head 11,- 300 feet above old Ocean, and its top is covered with snow which extends 2000 feet below its summit. The nights and mornings here are in variably cold, while the mid-day heat is intense in degree. The principal industry here is the mining of coal and the manufacture of coke, which is now in great demand throughout the no: thwest. The whole plant is operated by the Montana Coal and Coke Co., which is composed principally of eastern capital ists, Boston furnishing the lion's share. They represent a capital of two and a quarter millions, and they bonded in this plant at five hundred thousand dol lars. They own and operate the princi pal hotel and the only store in the town. The mines are located at Aldridge. 3 miles west of this, and the coal is ship ped to the ovens here through a flume. The firm has just completed an elec tric plant at a cost of SOO,OOO for the purjiose of transporting the coal over 1 the mountains by means of an electric i railway and inclined plane. The inhabitants of llorr comprise a | mixed population, almost every country being represented, forming anniqne and conglomerate mass. The only water used here if brought- through a Hume from Electric mountain and men.horses, males, donkies an<\«**hmeu quench their thirst at the sanT» fountain. The camp lx>asts one doctor (t) and ever} la borer here and each head of a family are taxed *1.50 per month for his sup port This gives him a salary of several hundred dollars per month whether his services are called into requisition or 11 Every one at work here is assessed with a road tax and a poor tax. both amounting to $3, which must be paid Labor is better protected here than in the east, and every able bodied man must work or "vamose ' the ranch The public school is managed bv a school marui from somewhere in Yankeedom, and she receives *6O per month for teaching the young idea how to shoot, and how they do shoot. The connty fair will be held at Orarcl iner, five miies south of here, on Satur day 3nd Sunday, the 22d and 2iid the principal races and extra amusements to be given Sunday. There are five licensed saloons in this town which run full blast every day in the week. Each saloon contains a pool or billiard room and a well patronized gambling den in connection, in which places boys in their teens are to be found drinking and gambling. It is said that the laws of the state are very strict in regard to the sale of intox cants and gambling, but in order to con vict anyone of gambling the prosecutor must swear that he or she participated in the game and to do this would in criminate the informant. . There has not been a shooting a nair to disturb the placid serenity of the camp for the last ten days. I assisted in the arrest of the last shooter and was present at the coroner's inquest and at the funeral of the victim. And what a funeral. Not exactly at dead of night, but in the gloaming o2 the twilight One jnan furnished a team, another a wagon, another a large wooden box. an other a woolen blanket in which to wrap the corpse, which had neither been washed or shaven. The pho tographer acted as undertaker and lie was assisted to his seat on the wagon by three or four volunteer pall bearers, as all were in a highly "spiritual mood. This solitary outfit comprised the entire funeral cortege. .... There are ten men now in jan in tne adjoining county of Cook, all on charges of murder. As vile a wretch as ever stretched hemp was hanged in Butte City, last week, and now many of the newspa pers are pitching red hot into the (io\ - ornor for not granting the condemned murderer a pardon, and attributing his action in refusing to do so to political motives. . . . While the baser element of society is greatly in the majority here, the minor ity is composed of as bright and moral people as are to be found anywhere. An effort is on foot to have religious services here once or twice a month. A citizen being approached in regard to this matter replied that he had no use for any "sky pilot "—that all the God he wanted was always to be able to tee straight along the barrel of his gun. The old fellow has an eye greatly out of plumb with a scum over it and can not see much with the straight eye I. H. PISOR. REPUBLICAN RALLY. Grand Republican 1 tally. W e«l --nesday evening, October 10, in Park Theatre. Full particulars next week. TWENTY people were killed by a cyclone at Morristown, Minnesota, Mon day. SOME American capitalists have pur chased an underground railroad in Lon don, and intend spending twelve Hel lions in improving it. EIGHTY-FOUR men were arrested in Philadelphia for alleged violations of the pure butter law DEATHS. ALLSHOUSE—At Wilmerding, Alle gheny county, Sept. 19, 1900, Robert A. Allshouse, formerly of this county, aged 26 years. BOWEN— At her home in Milvale, Sept. 23, 1900, Mrs. J. A. Boweu, daughter of Calvin West of Evans City, aged 26 years. STEIXFORT—At his home at Sarvers yille, Sept. 20, 1900, Wm. Steinfort. aged 78 years He was buried at St. Paul's Lutheran church, Sunday morning. SMITH—At his home in Slippery rock township, Sept. 23, 1900. Edwin Smith, aged 75 years. STOREY —At her home on E. Pearl St.. Sept. 21, 1900, Jane, wife of Judge Robert Story, nee Kelly, aged 75 years. Mrs. Storey was a daughter of Thomas Kelly, Sr.. deed, late of Parker twp She was born and reared in Parker twp. being one of a large connection of peo ple of that name who were among the first pioneers of the county. Judge Storey and wife came to Butler aljout twenty years ago and since then have been among our most respected citizens. They linve no children and the Judge has the sympathy of all who know him in this his great bereavement. THORNE—At his home in Clay twp.. Sept. 20, 1900, Joseph W. Thome, in his 90th year. Mr. Thorne was one of _ our oldest, most respected and upright citizen?. All through a long life he was a qniet, peaceful and useful citizen, A more devoted Christian man perhaps was not in the county,nor one more strictly mor al aud temperate in all things. He buried his aged wife only two weeks ago and is survived by an only son, Oliver R. Thorne, late County Aud itor. His remains were buried in the Pres byterian church burial ground near W. Sunbury on last Saturday, followed to the grave by many friends and neigh bors. MeDOWELL—At the parent's home. COl North avenue, Wilkinsburg, Sept. 24, 1900, Robert Scott, only son of Robert P. McDowell, formerly of But ler, aged 1 year. McCREA —At his home in Allegheny, Sept. 23, 1900, Hugh D. McCrea, aged 50 years. He was buried at Freeport. GALLAGHER —At her home in Mud dycreek twp.. Sept. 20, 1900, Miss Clara Gallagher, daughter of Fergu son Gallagher, dee d, aged 17 years. Miss Gallagher was a tine young lady. Her death was caused by typhoid, and her sister, Miss Emma, is down with the same disease. WIEHL—At Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. 11, 1900, of heart disease, F. F. Wield, formerly of Zelienople, in his 61st year. CAMPBELL —At her home in Concord twp., Sept. 18, 1900, Pansy, daughter of Abner Campbell, aged 2 years. BOEHM—At her home in Cranberry twp., Sept. 19, 1900, Virginia, wife of N. Boehm, aged 24 years. McCOY—At his home in Mercer twp.. i Sept. 16, 1900, A. J. McCoy, aged years. Obituary Notes. Rev. James Allison, D. D., editor of the Presbyterian Banner, and for IS i years treasurer of the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen, died ! \ last Friday morning at his home, 5170 ! I Liberty avenue, Pittsburg. On Thurs [ [ day, Sept. 13, Dr. Allison fell down a ; flight of stairs at his home, breaking his i } left leg, and his heart was weakened by s j the shock. He died peacefully, while I asleep. | Gen. John M. Palmer, ex-Gov. of and l U. S. Senator for Illinois, died at his j home in Springfield, Tuesday. Card of Thanks. 1 take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to my friends and neigh bors for their innumerable kindnesses during the late illness and death of my wife. Jane Storey. j ~ ROBERT STOREY. Now is the time to subscribe for the • Citizen— SI.OO per vear. i THE AVTHRICITE STKIKE. Sheriff Toole and Deputies of Schuyl kill Co.. were called to Shenandoah *0 suppress the mobs that threatened mine w. rkers and colliery property. At quit ting time the three Sheriffs and a small passe whom the Sheriff had summoned on the ground went to the Indian Ridge colliery of the Reading company to es~ cort the workingmen to their homes. The colliery is located a short distance east of Shenandoah. The workmen started home shortly afttr 4 o'clock. They walked up the middle of East Center street of the Le~ high Valley railroad station. There a large crowd of Poles. Slavs and Huns, men, women and children, lined both sides of the street. A shot rang out from a saloon It was followed by a shower of stones. Many of the crowd bad picked up sticks and stones and were acting in a threatening manner i Seeing this the Sheriff, who had pre viously cautioned his'men to keep cool and not to use their firearms, command ed them to fire. The order was obeyed with terrible results, two people were killed and several wounded. The crowd pursued the Sheriff and his posse to the Ferguson honse, where they took refuge The Town Council held a meeting, and called upon the Governor to send the militia and at midnight three regi ments of infantry, a battery of artillery and a troop of cavalry were ordered to the scene, under command of Gen. Gobin. On Saturday the troops were camped within the limits of the town and every thing was quiet. The Poles and Lithuanians who pre cipitated the strike comprise about (<3 per cent of the miners there. The Poles first concluded to strike. They have a separate organization of the United States Mine Workers' Association. No other nationality is admitted. They agreed to come out. after the meeting Wednesday evening, which was address ed by several organizers in their own language as well as by "Mother Jones. The Lithuanians followed Friday and these two classes of miners stayed out of the mines. From early Friday morn iiur nntil the conflict with Sheriff Toole they were on the streets and about saloons, talking strike and condemning the men at work in some of the mines. Until Saturday morning the English-speaking miners took no part whatever in the strike. They said they would do nothing either way until the Poles and other foreign elements acted. Saturday morning the foreign element had a mass meeting in Robbins Hall and voted to continue to strike. Saturday afternoon the English speak ing men held a mass meeting at the same hall.. It was opened by Organizer George Purcell. Joseph Ryan presided. Several speeches were made and it was unanimously agreed to strike and leave all matters pertaining it a settlement with the officials of the United Mine Workers' Association. Some compli ments were embodied in the resolutions This action closes every mine in that end of Schuylkill county and adds about 10,000 strikers to the list given out by Mitchell, Prior to Friday the only mines in that part of the Schuylkill region on the strike list were the Morea, n Pottsville, and the Silver Creek at McAdoo. Thus it will be seen that the strikers have gained, notwith standing the terrible outbreak of that day and the bringing in of upwards of 2,000 soldiers. The strike leaders say they are horri fied at the events of Friday and lay the blame originally on a class of men who have for years found refuge in Shenan doah and who have no regard for law or order. Some of these, theyadinit, work in the mines, but the miners as a class are not responsible for their acts. In the Shenandoah section of the a.n thiicite coal region. Monday,all the col liers were shut down. including those running Saturday. Though guarded by troops no men could be induced to go to work. Many mjre miners have gone out in the Schuylkill region, and the soft coal miners say they will go out if an effort is made to supply the strike region with soft coal. On the other hand the operators claim tbey are gaining men and that GO per cent, of the Reading company's mines are being worked. Tuesday, Sheriff Harvey, of Luzerne county, has notified Gov. Stone that he is unable to cope witb the situation in his county and asked that troops be sent to Hazleton to sustain the civil authori ties in their efforts to preserve order. Gen. Gobin was awaitiug orders from Harrisburg, and was prepared to send soldiers ii' instructed to do so. There has been much marching of strikers in the Hazletou region, and the outlook appeared strious. PtfGH:SSIONAL CARDS. / i EO. K McADOO, M. D , VT PRACTICE LIMITED. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. HOURS; —9 a. ni. to 12 in; 1:30 p. ni. to 4 p. m. Office and residence corner North and Washington streets. Bell 'Phone No. 45. Butler, Pa. J \ M.ZIMMERMAN U . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office No. 45, S. Main st eet, over City Pharmacy. I BLACK, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON New Troutman Building, Butler Pa. DR. C. AT WELL, Office 106 W. Diamond St., [Dr Graham's old office.] Houis 7 to 9a. m. and t to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m. DR. N. M. HOOVER. 137 E. Wayne St., office nours. 10 to 12 a. m. 1 and to 3 p. m. V\ T H. BROWN, TF • HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O. Night calls at office. OA MULL M. BIPPUS, U PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 200 West Cunningham St. HW. WICK, • DENTIST. lias located in the new Stein building, with all the latest devices for Dental work. 1 J. DONALDSON, TL • DENTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialtv. Office next to postoffice. [KR. W. P. McILROY, L' DENTIST. Formerly known as the "Peerless Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located permanently at 111 East Jefferson St., Opposite Hotel Lowry, Butler. Will do dential operations of all kinds by the latest dei-ices and up-to-date methods DR. M. D. KOTTRABA, Successor to Dr. Johnston. DENTIST Office at No 114 E. Jefferson St., over G. W. Miller's grocery. STRAWBERRIEB. Care fThlcb Ohio Experts Olt» I> Late Summer and Autumn. ' One of the best berry growers Ohio said to me 11 short time ago: "The care given to strawberries In August and September has much to do with their productiveness the following sea son. If the plants become well anchor ed In rich soli by an abundance of roots, they are sure to produce berries the next season unlfts the weather conditions of the following spring are very unfavorable." ThiiH* exactly my experience. One of the best growers for the Ak ron market who gardens upon a very retentive clay subsoils between the rows in September. He uses ordinary mole plow or subsoil lifter between the rows, running it not less than 12 Inches deep. The only surface evidence of the work Is the narrow mark where the shank passes, but the hard clay sub soil is lifted and disturbed and a lo| of room made for water to stand dur ing the winter and slowly diffuse through the soil. The surface is not worked or disturbed in any way to pack the soil, and the result {s that any ordinary rain at once settles into the subsoil instead of running off the Surface. Where the clear space is two feet wide the mole plow can be run twice in a row. To prevent trampling the plant rows the horses should be hitched tandem or else a long double tree used, the former being best. Nothing but a mole plow will accom plish what is desired, that of lifting and breaking the subsoil without dis turbing the surface or mangling roots. The iron work of a mole plow is much like the long shanked last seen in shoe stores for riveting pegs. The shank Is fastened to a straight beam of wood with handles like a shovel plow, and plow wheels fore and aft gauge the depth. Another thing which may be done from now to the last of September Is to see to It that the matted rows do not get too broad. The best berries are grown upon rows not more than 16 inches wide, and all beyond that Is a damage. If plants are needed, the ground should not be cultivated so as to disturb the runner tips which natu rally distribute themselves over the row space. If berries mainly are want ed. then all runners beyond the best width should be removed promptly through September and October. —Ohio Farmer. W a.hinu Vegetable#, Ohio Farmer Illustrates a combined washing tank and drying table for vegetables. Als the tank, B the table, hinged to tank, and the legs hinged to table. When not in use, the two legs are folded over on the table and the table folded over so as to make a WASHING TANK AND DRYING TABLE. lid for the tank, the legs folding Inside out of the way. The tank can be set anywhere for convenience. The bot tom of the tank should be lower at one corner, with a hole there to let out water by withdrawing a plug. Pota toes and other vegetables should be washed before taking to market. They present a nice, clean appearance that makes them sail better. What Weeda Do In Corn Culture. Weeds consume plant food. If our soils were filled with an abundance of available plant food in sufficient quan tity for fhe growth of both corn and weeds, there would be no need of such a constant warfare against the latter. The necessity for commercial ferti lizers Is evidence enough that our soils do not contain e?veu plant food enough for the growing of corn to maturity. Weeds keep sunlight and warmth from the soil. They shade the ground and keep the soil cool. Weeds are great consumers of wa ter. lutcutlicient moisture In the soil is often the only cause of a small corn crop. An abundance of water In the soil is necessary for the production of a maximum crop. If there Is an In sufficient amount of water in the soil, the crop will be short. The more weeds in a fiehl the larger the amount of wa ter consumed.—New Hampshire Sta tion. Agricultural Brevities. Never pasture your grassfields. Just before frost closely mow and rake them clean for winter, advises George M. Clark, the eastern grass specialist, In Country Gentleman. American Agriculturist suggests that while it is too early for figures of the ultimate yield the general average Au gust condition of the corn crop applied to the heavy acivagv this year, ex ceeding 8(i,000,000 acres, will warrant an expectation of a crop of at least '2,100,000,000 bushels of corn. Preliminary returns to the depart met£ of agriculture indicate a reduc tion of 5.3 per cent iu the hay acreage. Of the 14 states mowing 1,000,000 acres or upward last year all except Califor nia report a reduced acreage. The con dition of timothy hay Is 6.8 points low er than at the corresponding date last year. The new peach scale, or the West In dian scale, as It Is called, which has thoroughly established itself in some of the large Georgia orchards, Is not regarded as dangerous In the north, ac cording- to Rural New Yorker. The tobacco crop of the Connecticut valley as It rftood early In August Is re ported by an exchange "the best grown and the Qnest ever raised In this tobac co growing region. It Is remarkably clear, free Crom 'calico' and has scarce ly been Injured at all by st< rin, the leaves being free from breaks or per forations." EH. NEGLEY, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in the "CITIZEN" building. T D. McJUNKIN, '' • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Reiber building, corner M&in and E. Cunningham Sts. Entrance on E. Cunningham. JOHN W. COULTER, " ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Wise building, N. Diamond St., Butlei Special attention giveu to collections and business matters. Reference: Butler' Savings Bank, or Butler County National Bank A. T. rtr.ACK. IHA MCJL'NN BLACK & MCJXJNKIN, Attorneys-at-law, Armory Building, Butler, Pa. HH. GOUCHBR, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Wise building. POULTER & BAKER, VJ ATTORNEYS A" r -*w. Room 8., Armory buildup. T T. SCOTT, A > ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. But ler, Pa. | ~8. BRKDIN, • ATTORNKV AT LAW. Office on Main St. near Court House. p F. L. McyUISTION, V. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYROO, Office near Court House. | Karl Schluchter,| Practical Tailor and Cutter j 125 W. Jefferscn, Butler, Pa. 1 Busheiing, Cleaning and Repairing a Specialty. ' SOUSA AT THE EXPO. famous Bandmntir'i First App»«r --■ nct Sine* His European Tour. The inimittble John Philip Sous:. and his »uiiuirful hand, treih irom a tri umphant tour ot Europe, including the Pari? Exposition, where it scored the most remarkable hit ever made by an American musical organization abroad, will be the special attraction of the Pittsburg Exposition ne■* weelr. Th« •pening concert. Monday afternoon, Sept. will be the first that the band has given since its return to America, md it is sate to assume that it will re ceive a royal welcome from ?ts Wester# Pennsylvania friends. In December last Commissioner Gen eral Peck, of the Lnited States com mission to the Paris Exposition, ap pointed Sousa and his band as the official American band at the great French Exposition. Nothing could surpass the reception accorded to the organization. Its catchy American music, particularly the cpmpftsitions of its leader, instantly caught the popular fancy and became the rage of Paris. French words were set to the airs of the band, and special tidbits were hummed in the shops and cafes and in the street JOHN PHILIP SOVSV. From Paris, the band went to Ber lin, w here it took the Germans by storm. In Belgium it met with the same over whelming success, the Academy of Arts. Science and Literature in Hain ault, conferring upon Sousa a grand diploma of honor, and the decoration of artistic merit of the first class. Similar triumphs were scored in l rankfurt, Mu nich. Hamburg. Cologne, Dresden and Leipsic. Everywhere the perfect pre cision and discipline, the refined en semble and the rich tonal quality of the band created a sensation. On Sept. i, the band sailed from Eu rope on the American Liner St. Louis, receiving an ovation on its departure. Its arrival at New York a week later was the occasion of one of the most memorable scenes ever enacted a} a steamer pier. As the mammoth vessel steamed up the bay, the band occupied the center of the promenade deck for ward Three large silk flags, the Stars and Stripes, presented by the French exhibitors at the Paris Exposition; the French Hag, a testimonial to the band from the people of Paris and the official flap ot the city of Frankfurt, were un furled. The band played "The Star Spangled Banner," "The Stars and Stripes Forever," and other patriotic airs, while the passengers gathered about and cheered. So remarkable was the en thusiasm aroused by the scene both on the boat and on shore that the event at tracted national attention. Indeed, the entire tour of the band was regarded both in America and abroad as a matter of international importance. At the close of next week Sousa aud his band will go East for an engagement of two weeks, returning to the Exposi tion on Oct. 15. and remaining until the end of the season. The special attractions, including the Mexican village. Jiin Key, the wonderful educated horse; the crystal Maze; "A Day in the Alps"; the Cabaret de la Mort and the Cinematograph pictures of the Paris Exposition have pleased thou sands daily, l'he Philadelphia Commer cial Museum exhibit has proved to be a most attractive educational feature. New attractions include two windmills in operation, the oldest piano In America, the model of the great ocean greyhound, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, and a •ilk mill in constant operation. Visitors may also get a stencil of their name, on the linotype machine. A Famous Duel. A duel was fought In Texas by Alex ander Shott aud John S. Nott. Nott was shot and Shott was not. In this case it is better to be Shott than Nott. There was a rumor that Nott was not shot, but Shott avows that he was not, which proves either that the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot oi that Nott was shot notwithstanding. I may be made to appear on trial that the shot Shott shot shot Nott or, as accidents with firearms are frequent, it may be possible that the shot Shott shot shot Shott himself, when the whole affair would resolve Itself Into Its original element, and Shott would be shot and'Nott would be not. We think, however, that the shot Shott shot shot, not Shott, but Nott. Anyway, it Is hard to tell who was shot Mexican Theater Etiquette. In a Mexican theater women always go bareheaded and the men wear their hats all the time the curtain Is closed. During the performance they remove them. Frequently men rise In their seats and sweep the tiers of boxes with large glasses. It is considered some thing of an honor to have the glasses »f a swell below leveled at your box. Smoking Is permitted In all theaters. ►-City of Mexico Correspondence. Liquid Glue. To produce liquid glue which will keep for years break pieces ofrglue and place In a bottle with some whisky, eork tightly and set aside for a few days. This should be ready for use without the application of heat, except In very cold weather, when the bottle should be placed in hot water for a few minutes before usTUg the glue. Jaat n Way of Hera. "You must not think, young man," iald the corn fed philosopher, "that a young woman doesn't know anything Just because she has a habit of asking foolish questions that give you ft chance to Impart information with a superior air."—lndianapolis Press. DO YOU LIKE TO SAVE MONEY WHEN BUYING YOUR MILL AND MINING SUPPLIES? Do you? Then get our cata logue first so that you may be in formed as to our stock —then get" our quotations. FRICK & LINDSAY CO.. 202. 204 WOOD ST., PITTSBURG, PA 0 - J -J "O Boxing Gloves. Striking Bags. Cameras. Bicycles, Hunting Suits. Seines. Tents. Fishing Tackle. JOHNSTONS, Ureat Wes>rn Gun Works, 629 BmiUiUcJd Street. PITTBBUKO. XA. Practical Horse Shoers W .L ROBINSON. Formerly Horse Shoer at the Wick House has opened busi ness in a shop in 'the rear of the Arlington Hotel, where he will do Horse-Shoeing in the most approved style. TRACK AND ROAD HOSRES 1A SPECIALTY. Butler Savings Bank Hutler, Pa. Capital - #60,000.00 Surplus and Profits - - $200,000 00 JOS L PURVIS President T. HENEY TBODTMAH Vj.,.. President WM. CAMPBELL, Jr Cwhitr LOl'l3 B. STEIN Teller DIRELTOKS— Joseph I- Purvis, J. Henry rro'-.tmati. W. D. Brandon. W. A. Stein. J. 8. Campbell. The Butler tarings Hunk Is the Oldest Banking Institution; n Butler County. General banking business transacted. We solicit accounts of oil prcducers. mer chants, farmers and others. All basilicas entrusted to us will receive prompt attention. Interest paid on ttme deposits. TM K Boiler County National Bank, Bui tier Penn, Capital paid in #200,000.0 Surplus and Profits - $60,000.00 Jos. Ilartman, President; J. V. Ritts, v'ice President; John G. McMarlin, Cashier, A. G. Krug, Ass't Cashier. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Money 1 laned 011 approved security. We invite you to open an account with this bank. itIKECTOKS—Hon. Joseph Hartman, Hon. W. S. Waldroti, Dr. M. Hoover. H. Mc sweeuey, f. p. Collins I. G. Smith, Leslie P. Hazlett. M. l'inegin, W. H I.arkin. Harry Heasley, l)r. W. C. MoCundioss. Ben Mas seth. \V. J. Marks. J. V. liitts. A. L. lteiber s. THK Farmers' National Bank, BUTLER, PENN'A. CAPITAL PAID IN, $100,000.00. Foreign exchange bought and sold. Special attention given to collections. OFFICERS: JOHN VoFNKINS.... President JOHN 111 MI'HKF.V VI.-.- President C. A. BAILEY Cashier E.W.BINGHAM. ... Assistant Cashier J. F. lII'TZLKK Teller DIRECTORS. John Younktus. D. L. Cl« < land, E. E Abrams, C. N. Boyd. W. F. Metzger. lleniy Miller. John Humphrey. Tlios. Hays, Levi M. Wise and Francis Murphy. Interest paid on time deposits. We respectfully solicit vour business. lOwct §n«3 < ,1 " ,->A) 1 jpp f > ALL THE FALL BLOCKS IN STIFF AND SOFT HATS ARE NOW IN AND THEY ARE BEAUTIES. WE ALSO HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF MEN'S FURNISHINGS FOR FALL AND WINTER. Jno- 8. Wick, 242 S. Main St., Butler, Pa Opposite P. O. Talking About It. If you are talking of a Fall Snit, we want to do a little talking, too Our New Goods Are Just In» so we are interested,and we think we can iuterest you by showing them. Elegant Snitings. #2O and up. Come in and see them. Wedding Suits a Speciality. (ooper &* (0., Leading Practical Tailors., DIAMOND, BUTLER. PA. TRADE DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS AC. Anrnno sending njkotoh and iWcrtntion may quickly ascertain om opinion free whether an Invention la probably patental io. Commnnlea ttons strictly confidential. Handbook on Vmeats I sent free. Oldest agency for aetnmnK patent*. • Patents taken through Munn A Co. receive 1 tptcial notict, without chaw. I" tho Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I-arwat etr ! culation of any solentißo Journal. Terai, $3 a year: four months, It. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & C(i 3618ro ** aT New York Branch Office. 135 F »t- Washington. 17. U. WANTED 11 on est man or woman totrave for large house; salary s<*> monthly and i expenses, with increase; position perman 1 eut;inclose self-addressed stamped envelope 1 MASAOKH. iWO Caxl'oo blUg.. Chicago. Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman's GRAND F « D OPENING — OF — Millinery, Dress Goods, Jackets, Capes, and Suits, Furs, Etc./\tyve> The Summer of Preparation is past and the Fall and Winter of Doing is upon us. It finds us ready to Supply your wants with a store larger than ever before, a.id a stock of goods that surpasses anything we have ever before shown, so that with increased facilities and an unparallsd profusion of styles and reliable makes of the above mentioned articles, we can guarantee you more satisfactory results :han you can get elsewhere. Our stock was purchased un ler the most tavorable circumstances, and will be sold at prices ranging from 5 to 25 per cent, less than any other firm oflers equal qualities. v EVEN IN THE RARE INSTANCES when prices are apparently thj same as ours there is always an advantage in trading here, due to the assurance th.it he e the quality is as good as appears on the sat face. Some people have an idea th.it Pittsburg is the place for Dry Good;; bargains. Experience proves that right here in this hustling store in Butler can be found styles and prices that eclipse any offered by over-rated stores in- larger cities and you won't have to look long to be convinced of this fact. Remember Our Stock is Entirely New. NO OLD GOODS. Ladies' Stylish Taiior-Made JACKETS. All colors at $5. Also Black, letter ones at $7.50, SIO.OO. up to sls in all the latent t.haj«e«—Box Coats. Flv Fronts, Reefer ami Automobiles. Prices al ways tbe lowest. Blankets. Extra large size in Cotton Blankets at 60c per pair. Better ones at 75c and SI.OO. Fine Woolen Blankets, full size at $3.50 up to $7.50. If you need blankets yon will consult your best interests by looking at these values before purchasing blankets. Millinery. In our Millinerv Department we are making a magnificent display of Wo men's and Children's trimmed and un trimmed Hats, Millinery Trimmings, Feathers, etc., etc., all in the newest I designs at remarkably low prices, j Street Hats 50c to $4.75; all tbe new shapes and effects in Outing and trimmed Hats. Misses' and Children's Jackets A large and complete assortment of Misses' Jackets. Box Back Coats, fly front Reefers and all shapes shown for this season at special value, in all colors, castor blue and brown at $5.00. Prices rang from $2.50 to sls. Our prices al ways less, our values better than shown elsewhere. Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits. New and attractive styles at exceed- j ingly low prices. New Blouse Suits. , New Tight Fitting Suits. Fly Front Reefer Jackets, all the latest effects, prices range from $lO to $35. Nothing but reliable makes and perfect fitting garments shown here. Low prices, too, rule in our Suit Department. Try us. DOMESTICS. We wish to call special attention to our complete stock of Domestics, consisting of Domets, Outing Flannels, sheetings, Towel ing, Pillow Casing, Cheviots, Seersuckers, Ginghams, Calicos, Chintzs, Table Damask. Napkins, and Fine Towels. Having purchased these staples in large quantities, we are in position to ofler them at less price than you will find them elsewhere. You are cordially invited to give us a call. Mrs. i. E. ZIMMERMAN. BUTLER, PA- I A Short Talk 1 | About The | 1 New Furniture. I SSI The results of our buying at the furniture jg* ?§3 headquarters months ago are now showing up in p|[ the shape of car loads of furniture-vthe well made sort that is always found here, Already there is a complete showing of new Chamber Suits. Particular jP[ attention is called to those priced between $22.00 $35 and 5»35,00, IS IRON BEDS $7.50 jj| We have told you about this bed before, but it's such a remark able seller that we want all our customers to see it. New lot jgag arrived last week in three colors: blue, white and green. ME SSj NEW PARLOR TABLES $3.50 }g* Has a highly polished quarter sawed pattern oak top. Pattern ygg lower shelf, and four nieelv tnrned and tinted legs. The legs are dovetail-.! into the top, doing away with nails and screwy £3 Wl CHINA DINNER SETS $25.00 j|| Our own direct importation. A very graceful shape with a fS pink and purple decoration. Sold in 1 l .-piwe sets or in ojten stock if yon prefer. I Campbell fk Templetong SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JOS WORK Neatly Don, don't fail to ask to see them. Also ask to see our special French flannel waists at $1.98 In all colors, real value $3.00. Dress Goods and Silks. Our showing of Black and Colored Dress Goods now complete. We wish again to call your attention to our well lighted store room, enabling purchasers to see clearly every piece of goods they wish to inspect Space does not permit us to mention all the excellent values in this department. Black and Colored Granite Cloth at 50c to sl. No better wearing cloth. Black Pebble Cheviot *1 to $1.75. Prunella $1.15 to $1.75. Camel Hair. Zibaline Cheviots. Homespun Storm Serges in black and colors at 50c, 60c. 75c, 90c to $1.75. Fine Black Melange Suitings $2. The latest for dressy skirts and suits. Our stock of black and colored silks and satins is most complete in every de tail. Prices will interest you. Hosiery. Hosiery is hard to get at old prices, or rather hard to give as good values at old prices, but we fortnnately bought 1 direct from Mills and Importers early last Spring, and oan give you same values for 10c, 15c, 25c, in Cotton Hose, and 25c and 50c in Woolen Hose, as of old, and our Hosiery Department is well known for givi?ig excellent values at these well known prices. Underwear. Same si cry to tell you about under wear as Hosiery, only remember it is j not fairy stories we are telling yon, but ! honest facts which we are prepared to ; substantiate by showing yoa the same values in weight and qnalitiesin Ladies' Ribbed Fleeced Lined Vest.* at 25c as of old. Also in Woolens for Men, Women, Misses, Children and Babies. We can show you same values at old prices.