THE CITIZEN. WILLIAM C. NEGLEY - - Publisher THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1901. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Subject to the Republican Primary, . Saturday, June 1, 1901, 1 to 7 p. 111. CLERK OF COURTS. W. H, CAMPUSLL, of Concord twp. GRAHAM, of Conuoq. twp. (.Third run) J. H. Pisou, of Worth twp. Quia LEY, of Butler, Formerly of Penn twp. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, JOHN W. COULTER, of Butler. WM. C. FINDLEY, of Butler. ELMER E. YOUNG, of Butler. COUNTY SURYEYOR, B. F. HII-LIARD, of Washington twp. DELEGATE TO STATE CONVENTION. (3 to elect.) W. W. HILL, of Adams twp. W. R. HOCKENBERRY, of Slipperyroclf. W. B. MCGEARY. of Butler. . Obnoxious Amendments. The amendments to the Guffy ballot bill proposed by the Stalwart leaders, if reported correctly, amount to a nul lification of the principle of the bill. The first amendment is to retain the "party circle," and the second is to re move the safeguards which the Guffey bill aims to throw about the "assistance given to voters in the preparation of their ballots. The first is a measure to enable a dishonest election officer to in validate a ballot by markiug a single cross in the circle and to enable a watcher outside the booth to know whether the citizen votes a "straight or "split" ticket. The second is intend ed to permit a briber to follow a voter into a booth to make sure his bargain is carried out. The resistance of the Stalwart lead ers to these two most important reform provisions is highly discreditable, both in impugning their good faith when they are making pledges and in dis closing their adherence to corrupt prac tices. The plea thafparty voters desire the retention of the circle to make the act of voting easy is a mere assumption If it were true, then the circle would be in plain violation of the guarantee of the Constitution that every citizen shall have an equal show at the polls. The distinction between the party voter and the inde pendent. Upon this point the Secre tary of the Commonwealth once decided that candidates by nomination papers were as mnch entitled to a circle at the top of their column as candidates by certificates, and the courts upheld him. Despite that ruling politicians cling to the circle, so the inference is that its charm lies in the fact that after the voter has marked in one circle it is easy for someone else to mark in another and then throw out the ballot as defective. The bill presented in response to Senator Quay's challenge to Mr. Guffey is entirely "reasonable."' Senator Quav stands pledged to its support. If he in tends to keep faith he ought to promptly inform his friends that ballot reform means the removal as far as possible of opportunity tor fraud or bribery.—Dis patch. WASHINGTON. President McKinley announced to ■the cabinet Tuesday that he had decid ed to offer the position of Attorney General, -to succeed Mr. Griggs, who re tires on April 1. to P. C. Knox, of Pitts bnrg, and that Mr. Knox would be there Thursday to consult with him as to accepting it. Pension —L. R. McFann, McFann, *ls. No War in China. Both the Russian and English troops, by agreement of the Generals, withdrew from the disputed ground at Tien Tsin, early last Friday morning. During the latter part of the week the Japanese government sent a vigor ous protest to the Russian government against its secret treaty with China and its occupation of the province of Man churia. The Shanghi correspondent of the London Times, wiring Tuesday said: "I am informed on the best authority that the Chinese court has instructed Li Hung Chang to inform the ministers of the powers that China has refused to sign the Manchurian convention and has also notified all viceroys to the same effect. *Tt ia further asserted that the court seriously contemplates a removal of the capital from Peking." Lord Cranborne, the under secretary for the foreign office, answering a ques tion in the house of commons Tuesday, said the provisions of the agreement be tween Russia and China, so far as the government saw. would apparently affect British trade in the parts of China to which the agreement applied. Capture of Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was captured by Gen. Funston, at his hiding place in Luzon, last Saturday and brought to Manila. M « HAKRISBUHG. Uncle Jerry Roth of Lehigh has in troduced a bill, providing that any man who does not get married until after 40 years of age must pay SIOO, extra for his license and if he goes into another state and gets a wife, he must pay a tax of SIOO on returning. All the funds derived Tire to be paid into the State Treasury and are to go toward maintaining three homes for old ladies over 40 years of age, who have not had a suitable opportunity or offer of mar riage, and have not the means sufficient to keep themselves in clothes and spend ing money. . The homes are the Ehnira Home at New Castle the Baptist Home in Phila delphia and a home to be erected at Clearfield. If the bill becomes a law. it is never to be repealed except with concent of a majority of the aforesaid "old ladies." Woe unto the old bache lors, for they shall be taxed. A Wonderful Case. Seventeen years ago Charles Washburn, then 24 years of age, had his side badly hurt in a railroad wreck near Chicago He came back to Allegheny, and en gaged in painting, and afterwards in the grocery business. For the past two or three years his side has frequently so I pained him that he could not bear any body or anything to touch it and his physicians treated him for abscesses of the liver. A month or so ago, he was startled by the overturning of a lamp in his house, he tried to grasp it, fell to the iloor un conscious, and remained so till next evening. When he recovered consciousness his first question was, "Was I much hurt" —referring to the railroad accident of seventeen years ago—and his wife and children, doctors and friends were total strangers to him. He knew nothing of his home or busi ness, electric cars or any other public improvements—nothing but his name and the most remarkable feature of the case is that his sore side is completely cured. OVER in Russia they discovered a great mine of dynamite under Czar Nicholas' palace at St. Petersburg, the university students and Nihilists are being killed and dispersed whenever they gather in public meetings. Count Tolstoi, the leading mind in Russia, has been excommunicated from the church and they are having a red hot time gen erally, Whose Ox i« Gored? Reform and economy as they - are found at Harrisbnrg are just in spots. The Senate recently passed .1 bill al>ol isliing-the fees of certain offices in Phil adelphia. The House amended the act to abolish the fees of certain State offices. Yesterday the .Senate refused to concnr in the amendments. The dominant faction in the Senate thns goes on record as bitterly apposed to the collection of fees b> local officials not friendly to its political interests but not opjiosed to the extravagant fees of its friends, the Secretary of the Com menwealth, tte Insurance Commissioner and others on Capitol Hill. As a matter of fact, the neglect of the Legislature to Bui s'ititte salaries for the fees of those officer, is next door to a scandal. It is v. -il kiijwn the both far exceed the salaries of the Secretary and Com missioner, thongh their salaries are of inviting proportions. When genuine economy is practiced about Harrisbnrg there will be no fees in addition to salaries, and some sala ries will lie cut in twain. Then the revenue of the State will be larger and its running expenses smaller than at present. There will IK* more money for the charitable institutions or schools, or a lower rate of taxation will beposssble. —Pitts. Dispatch. Change It. Once more the necessity of thousands of families moving out of their houses into several inches of mud argues most strongly for the moving ei: "moving day " from April 1 to May : The change will work no inconvenient* to any one if managed rightly. All t: at is neces sarv is the drawing of f. 11 house leases to e*nd a month later than ;it present, and then people can move in sunny May instead of rainv muddy April. And think of the good that will result. Mov ing in the mud destroys more religion in the average man than,the church can accumulate in him in six months. After moving it takes six months for him to recover his religions status: the next six months he can accumulate a small fund of extra goodness; then moving d»y comes again, knocks it all in the head, and the last state of that man is worse than the first, becanse he is a year older and a year nearer salvation or damna tion. By all means in the name of humanity, Christianity, religion and the widows aud orphans let "moving day be changed. Concord twp. Mrs. A. Prvor returned on Wednes daj' from a visit to relatives in Roches ter and W. Snnbnry. C. M. Campbell underwent an opera tion at the Butler Hospital last week. Clare Woods of Belt, Pa. is operating the maple sugar camp belonging to his grandmother, Mrs. Susan Pisor. John Loriuier of Magic has moved his house to the Jos. Seep farm just east of Troutman. A representative of a wealthv oil firm has offered the owners of the Roxberrv, Starr and Caldwell farms a monthly rental of $1 per acre, payable in advance for a lease of these lands. T. J. Bryan was called away last week to attend the funeral of his father, Steele Bryan of this county. Robert Brown's funeral which occur red on Monday was largely attended by his former acquaintances. The inter ment was in the North cemetery at But ler. Carl Alexander of Pittsburg is home on a visit to his mother, Mrs M. J. Alexander. James Cusac returned to Cambridge Springs on Tuesday, after a brief visit to his home at Troutman. Mrs. I. H. Christie is very sick suffer ing from stomach trouble and other ills. SILEX. Somewhat Previous. MR. EDlTOß— Having received a let ter from Judge Greer, a short time ago, informing me that he is going to be a candidate for re-nomination and re-elec tion as Judge, I began to inquire as to how long he will yet bold his office, and I learned that his present term don't terminate until the first Monday of Jan uary, 1903. We have a primary election called for the first Saturday iu June, this year, and when I received a letter from the Judge I at first thought that he was thinking that his name would go before the people at the primary this year; but this is not the case. Under the circumstances it seems to me in very bad taste for Mr. Greer to force his name before the people at this time. Surely he conld afford to wait until the present canvass is over before thrusting his name before the public again. Our township (Clinton) has always given Greer a hearty support. I voted for Greer, then a young man, for District Attorney; later on I voted for him for the State Senate. At the end of four years he insisted on another nomination to the Senate; and by some means he succeeded, though it placed ns on bad relations with Armstrong county to which the nomination lielong ed. Later on he was made our candi date for Judge in this district, this time he was beaten. But, intent on holding office, he seeurred the appointment to the position of Inspector of Soldiers' < >r phans Schools —this he held for several y£ars. When the time came for elect ing another judge Greer, was again made our candidate and this time he was elected. And now, almost two years before his present commission ex pire? he is notifying the people that ho wants another term. He may have done very well where he is, but is it not about time for a change V I believe the Republicans of Clinton township think so. We will see later on. Yours etc. AN OLD TIMER. NEIGHBORHOOD XOTKh. The first open move made for the en trance of the Wheeling <& Lake Erie railroad and the Wabash system into Pittsburg was revealed Monday, when an ordinance was introduced into I ltts burg Councils for franchises to operate the Pittsburg & Carnegie railroad over the. proposed Ferry street bridge and within the city limits. A female negro who died at Franklin Pa. a few days ago had three living husbands and at her death bed they were all friendly and chatted pleasantly together, the dying woman seemed to give her last husband, precedence over and preferred him to wait on her. It is a strange case, and it is alleged that no legal separation had ever been given to the deceased. Mrs. Mary Hartman of Elmira.N. Y.. had been visiting Mrs. T. B. Cnrtis at Pardoe. Mercer county. Sunday night the ladies occupied the same room and at 5 o'clock Monday morning Mrs. Hart man awoke screaming with fright at the noise made by an alarm clock in the room. Mrs. Cnrtis tried to calm her, but the fright made Mrs. Hartman sick aud in a few minutes she died from heart failure. West Suiibuiy. Mr. Eli Black, our tailor, who has been sick for the past three weeks is again able to be at work. Mr. James McCoy and family of New Castle are visiting at Mr." Joslnia Donlaps, Air. Carothers of W. Va. is visiting bis sister, Mrs. Ed. Young. Thomas McClymonds has returned home from New Castle, where he- had been working. On Sunday the J 7th, Rev. Decker conducted column..ion services in the Presbvterian church, two were united to the church; same day five united with the Jit. E. church of this place The sick in town are Mis. John Wil son and Mrs. Oscar Pond. Our dentist, Chas. Campbell, is kept very busy these days. Miss Grace Pryor, who was so very sick, is much improved. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, was storm swept, Monday. About thirty people were killed in the town and vicinity, and many properties damaged. DKATHS. PUFF At her home in Middlesex twp , MarchC3. 1001, after a long illness, Miss Agnes Pnff. aged about 40 years. KENNEDY—At his home in Winfield twp,. Wednesday, March 27. 1901. Peter Kennedy, aged about 70 years. The deceased was a brother of John Kennedy of Butler and Jacob Kennedy of Sarversville. McBRIDE—Mar. 26 1901, infant child of Dennis Mcßride of Clearfield t wp. FREDERICK In Allegheny, Mar. 24. 1901, Adolf, son of Adolf Frederick, aged 8 years. He was buried at Frederick's church in Summit twj>. SMITH—At his home near Tarentnm, March 22. 1901, James Smith, aged about To years. ALEXANDER—At the home of her daughter. Mrs. T. B. McClymonds, near West Liberty. March 22, 1901, Mrs. Jane C. Alexander in her 84th vear. Mrs. Alexander had been ill for some time and her death was nt unexpected. She leaves four children. Mrs. McCly monds and James Q. Alexander of Brady township, Thomas of Butler and E. F." of Wolf Summit. W. Ya. She was a member of the West Liberty I . P. church. Her funeral was held Mon day. ! GROOM—Florence Agnes, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Groom, of Mars, died March 21, aged 2 years, 2 months and 24 days. ARMSTRONG—SuddenIy at his resi dence iu Pittsburg, Mar. 26, I!MH j Geo. L. Armstrong, i GLASGOW—At his home in Clinton. Mar. 20, 1901, John Glasgow, aged ! about 80 years. I CURRY— At her home in Harrisville Mar. 18, 1901 of pneumonia and-heart failure, Maria, v ife of John E. Curry i aged 70 years \ Mr. and Mrs. Cnrry had been married 50 years the last day of December 1900 and came to Harrisville the day after I their wedding She was a member of ! the Harmony U. P. Church. ] GALBREATH—At her home in Harris ville. Mar. 17 1901, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of J. A. Galbreath, aged 51 i years I She is survived by her husband, a son | and two daughters and was a member of the Presbyterian church. THOMPSON—Near Unionville Pa. March 10. 1901— Infant son of Harry ancl Nettie Thompson Loving Shepherd in thine arms. Gently to thy bosom pressed. Henceforth free from every harm. Peacefully thy lamb doth rest. When the mists have cleared away, We shall bless what now weighs down. Fairer than the gem in clay, Rests the jewel in His crown. EWING—At her home on Spiing St Butler, Mar. 25. 1001, Mrs. W. W. Ewing. aged about 65 years. Funeral services were held in the U P. church. Wednesday morning. IFFT—At his home in Franklin twp. Mar. 10, 1901, Peter Ifft. in his 03d year. Death was caused by a stroke of par alysis received on the Friday previous. Deceased leaves a wife and three sons and one daughter: a brother and two sisters and a hostof relatives and friends to mourn his loss. The funeral occurred 011 Wednesday, services being held at the Lutheran church, Prospact, and were largely attended. Rev. Shninak er of the Baptist church conducting the the services. The interment was in the Lutheran cemetery. Obituary Notes. DEATH OF ROBERT A. BROWN. Rolwrt A. Browu, one of the oldest and prosperous (itizens of Clay twp. <: • opped dead Friday from heart failr.r" During the day Mr. Brown had atteLu .da sale on the Rider farm in Concord twp. After the rest of the family had retired, he went to the bam to see if all was right there and fell dead just as he entered the house door on returning. He was found lying on the floor by a son who returned home late in the evening. Mr. Brown was 70 years of age and leaves a wife and twelve children among whom are Mrs. Wm. Eury of Butler. Fleming Brown of Euclid, Harrison of Centre, and Irving of Oakland twp. He was a member of Springdale Lutheran Church. W. P. Brown cf Butler is a brother. Mr. Brown's remains were interred in the North Cemetery Monday after noon. ASA W. SAY. Asa W. Say, one of the oldest oil pro ducers of Western Pennsylvania died last Saturday, at his residence, at Oaf ton, aged (18. Mr. Say's childhood was spent in Butler county, and his e;tily manhood at Callensburg, Clarion county where he was in business at the time of the striking of the Drake well on Oil creek. He at once embarked in the pro ducing business, and drilled the third producing well in that section. From that time until thr failure of his health a year ago he has been indentitied with the production of oil. He has seen and been personally indentifled with the ebb and flow of the business through Oil Creek, Pit Hole. Bradford and other excitements. He. together with Wm H. Williams, Willis Dalzell and others, established and built the First Presby terian Church, of Oil City, at a time when religions influences were scarcely known in the pioneer town of the oil business. Mr. Say leaves to survive him his widow, Mrs. Lizzie S. Say, and three children; Frank M. Say, of Free land, Col.: Willard H. Say. in the em ploy of the Carnegie Steel Company, and Mrs. Thomas Liggett, of Pittsburg. His remains were taken to Oil City for burial. List of Jurors for April Term. List o? names drawn as traverse jurors from the proper jury wheel this 14th day of March, 1001, to serve as traverse jurors at a special term of court, com mencing on the 3rd Monday of April, 1901, the same being the 15th day of said month: Akin John, Slipperyrock boro, banker, Adams John, Forward tp, puiuper, Boozel A S, Clav tp. farmer, Bailey Milton, Mercer tp, farmer, Butler II E, Parker tp, farmer. Bloom Louis,Connoquenessing tp, farmer Colstock Joseph, Butler 4th wd, driller. Clow AmosT Winfield tp. farmer, Campbell J B. Washington tp, farmer, Dale Alferd, Butler Ist wd. glassworker. Douthett Renfrew, Penn tp, farmer, Dennison Ous. Slipperyrock tp, farmer, Eekner Louis Jefferson tp, farmer. Fraizer A L, Butler 2nd wd. producer. Frederick E G, Millerstown boro, black smith Flick William. Clinton tp farmer, (irant K C, tp. farmer, Gillespie AJ. Washington tp, farmer, Hemphill Mossie, Connoquenessing tp. stnilent, Horn Henry, Jefferson tp, farmer. Hall Watson, Butler 4th wd, producer, Hnselton Robert, Bntler 4th wd,farmer, Herr A J, Butler 4th >vd, editor, Jackson R T, Oakland tp, farmer, -McNeese W S, Middlesex tp. minister, Morrison Win. Slippervrock tp, farmer, Mortlatul W W, Fairview tp, farmer. Miller EJ, Eau Claire boro, teacher, . McGregor HS, Forward tp, machinist Manny John J, Butler tp. farmer, Midberry James, Marion tp, farmer, Pontius J H, Donegal tp, farmer. Rimer John, Butler 4th ward, laborer, Rattigan P A, Jr,Butler -'nd wd.printer, Soffer John, Clearfield tp, farmer, Sarver Frank J, Buffalo tp, farmer, Sweitzer Martin, Buffalo twp, farmer. Stewart R R, Concord tp farmer, Stonghton Benton. Bntler tp, driller, Stewart Silas. Donegal tp, farmer, Snider Philip, Clinton tp, farmer. Über W H H, Slipperyrock boro, under taker. Walker John, Clinton tp, farmer, Weyman Gust, Adorns tp, farmer, Vosler William, Worth tp, farmer, Walker W D, Clinton tp, farmer, West Calvin, Evans City, carpenter Wise John. Butler 5 ward, plumber. Eyes Examined Free of Charge R. L. KIRKPATRICK. Jeweler and Graduate Optician. Next Door to Court House, Butler, Pa. I Harmony ami Zelienople. Mrs. Harry Brenner of Beaver Falls, who was sick at the hc-meof her mother. Mrs. Fred Kloffenstein at Harmony for two weeks, returned to her home last week. L. C. Stewart and wife of Harmony wire at Edenburg, Lawrence county, on Wednesday, last week, the iruests of relatives. Miss Dot Williams of Harmony was a Butler visitor last week. Roy Rhoads of Zelienople, who has been attending college at Ada. 0.. since last fall returred home last week. He is a student in pharmacy. Miss Bertha Bame of Jackson town ship is visiting her brother J. E. Bame and family at Aspinwall this week. Miss Nellie J. Wilson, a student of the Grove City College,is home for a Spring vacation at pr6«mt. Fred Weigel and his sou, Frank, of Harmony started to build a blacksmith 1 shop on Main St. on the site of their old shop. William Wright of Zelienople will build a fine house on his lot near the U. P. church this spring. Miss Josie Beam of Harmony was sad to learn of the death of her teacher in vocal music last Saturday at East End, Pittsburg, Clement Tetedonx. one of the most eminent teachers of music in this country and Europe. Miss Carrie Hodil of the Fanker farm left for Pittsburg last Friday where she is employed as a trimmer in a whole sale store. Wm. Attleberger ot Harmony return ed home on Tuesday from a visit with his parents near Knox. Clarion Co. Ex-Associate Judge Daniel Fiedler of Jackson township, who has l>een quite ill with asthma, tor sometime, is slowly recovering. C. W. Bame of Harmony Jet. pur chased 39 acres of land on which is built a good house and barn from his father, Geo. L. Bame. on Saturday. Edward Niece, mayor of North Balti more, 0. , was at Harmony over Sunday the guest of bis father, Henry Niece. Mrs. John H. Wilson of Harmony visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Levis at Rochester for a week, and on Saturday Mr. Wilson met his wife at Rochester and both returned home on Monday. Mrs. Carrie Thompson of Harmony, who visited her brother, Albert Weigel, near Tampa, Florida, since last Decem ber arrived home on the 14th inst. She clipped and wrapped oranges in her brother's grove. One tree had 4000 oranges. She brought home some tine specimens of tropical fruit which she distributed among her friends. She made a portiere with 2000 Panama shells which she values at $25, She had a very pleasant trip, but thinks she is satisfied with the Keystone State for a home dnring her remaining days. Sarver's Station. Gas has been found in the C. F. Smith well. Helen Scott has gone to spend her va cation at Emlenton. Mrs. Dr. McCafferty and her two sons, Charles H. .and W. Howard visited their relatives. Saturday. The Spring Term of the Academy be gins April 9th. Mrs. Aronberg passed through Satur day on her way to Pittsbarg. Wesley Fox, a student of the Acade my. has got a situation in the steel works at Homestead. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Of Butler borough under Act of Assembly approved April ! 1575. Tot:il valuation of taxable prop'y $2,749,920 00 Uonded indebtedness of llutler borough 5*M,001» (X) Floating indebtedness of Butler borough.. 1 4..197 19 Total indebtedness U8.5!)7 19 ASSETS OF Bt'TI.KR IK 1 HOT,'OH. Due from .lohn s. .lack. Collector, on Duplicate of Is'.k SI OS7 ft Due from John S. .lack. Collector, on Duplicate of 1599 "GO 17 Due from James M. Maxwell, Col lector, on Duplicate of MKm 5 Hl7 25 Due from Sewer Assessments (con sidered good) U7 Due from I'aving Assessments (con sidered good). 234 tW Due from construction of sidewalk.. 11 26 Amount in hands of Treasurer I '-'M OS five Hose Carriages.estimated value 1 500 00 Two Hook and Ladder Trucks, esti mate! value 500 CO Tour Thousand feet of Kire Hose, estimated value 1 600 CO Fifteen Water Hydrants, estimated value 21" oo Road Machine 200 00 lioad Scraper and other oools 125 00 Oak Lumber 50 00 Heal Estate Too 00 Total Assets sl4 314 02 The bonded indebtebness of Butler borough becomes due as follows: §7,(100.00 ill I'.KIL 5.000.1K1 in 1903 9,0> 10.00 in I'.XM 7,500.011 iu 1901 7,000.00 in 1905 5.001) ( 0 IN 1900 5,000.00 IU 1907 .->,(<(>o.oo in 190s 1,500.0(1 In 1909 1.500.00 in 191U 1.500.00 in 1911 1.500,00 In 1012 1,500.00 in 1913. 1,000.00 in 1914 1.000.00 iu 1915 1.0110.00 in 191 IS II E. COULTER, Secretary Council. March 25,1901. | k a! prettiness of these dress cottons 10c yard, a genuine pleasure for all who v/ant entirely new, pretty Wash Goods for gowns, v. aists or children's wear. Beautiful colorings—pink, blue, lie'io, navy, black and white, — with a heavy cording pretty as tucking. Wonderol it all is—good.pret'y cottons such as tiiese are—loc _\ d. Mere statement that we have new Wash G<»"d.s, 5c to $2 yap!, doesn't L>tgin to give: idea of he * extensive the variety, and what :i superior collection for distinctive excel ! ence ami prettiness. over 3000 different styl Great strength of the showing is the exceptional choiceness of tlu Wash Goods at ioc, J2.2C, 15c, 20c, 25c. Write for samolesand test every w> rd we say—weigh oi>r claim alongside of what styles and prices prove to you—then see where you think you'll do best to buy,. When you write for sam'p'es give as definite idea as possible of what you wai.t —f.r what purpose —or about what prices. With vueh im nense variety, ic's impos sible- to send samples of eveiy thing in response to a general re quest. But follow the above sug gestion and we'll provide liberally for your advantageous selecting. New Muslin Underwear Cata | logue now ready—and new Lace and Embroidery Catalogue—and new Lace Curtain Catalogue. New Spring Fashion Book and general Catalogue ready in a few days. Avail yourself of all this Cata logue information--and save hand somely oil your spring chopping. Boggs& Buhl Department X ALLEGHENY. PA. A. M BERKIMER, Funeral Director. 245 S. Main St. Butler PA PROFESSIONAL CARDS. p EO. K. McADOO, M. D , VI PRACTICE LIMITED. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. HOURS:—9 a. m. to 12 m; 1:30 p. m. to 4 p. m. Office second floor of the Al. Ruff building on S. Main St., and residence corner North and Washington streets. Bell 'Phone No. 45 and People's Phone. Butler, Pa. GM. ZIMMERMAN • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City Pharmacy. T BLACK, L. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON New Troutman Building, Butler Pa. R. C. ATWELL, Office 106 W. Diamond St., [Dr Graham's old office.] Hours 7to 9a. m. and 1 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. \\J H. BROWN, ft • HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O. Night calls at office. OAMUELM. BIPPUS, IJ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 200 West Cunningham St. DR. J. WILBERT MCKEE, Su GEON DENTIST. Office over C. E. Miller's Shoe Store, 215 S. Main street, Butler, Pa. Peoples Telephone 505. A specialty made of gold fillings, gold crown and bridge work. H\V. WICK, , DENTIST. Has located in the new Stein building, with all the latest devices for Dental work. I J. DONALDSON, . DENTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted oil the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialtv. Office next to postoffice. 1 liR. W. P. McTLROY, J / DENTIST. Formerly known as the "Peerless Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located permanently at ill East Jefferson St. Opposite Hotel Lowry, Butler. Will do dential operations of all kinds by the latest devices 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. i; 11. MERKLEY, D. 0., l!i. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Room 9 and 10 Stein Building. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, con sultation an cords. R. L KiRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician N'_xt to Court Houfe. Now is The Time to Have Your Clothing CLEANED OR DYED. If you want good and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is just one place in town where you can get it, and that is at The Butler Dye Works 216 Center avenue- work in out door Photographs. This is the time of year to have a picture ot your house. Give us a trial. Atrent for the Jamestown Siding B'iud Co.—New York. R. FISHER &. SON WANTED—Honest m:in or woman to trave " for large house . salary st>i monthly and expenses, with increase; position perman ent ;lnclose self-addressed stamped envelope MANAUKtt..(WO.D bldg., Chicago. Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman. | OUR MAGNIFICENT SPRING DISPLAY. Representing the best of everything, new, stylish and handsome in Millinery, Ladies' Tailor made Suits, Silk Waists, Separate Skirts, Fine Dress Goods, Silks, Satins, Foulards. Grenadines, Trimmings, Laces, Neckwear, Helts and Gloves, Carpets. Lace Curtains and Art Goods, is now ready for your inspection. With more room at our ; disposal than ever before, given us by the recent remodeling of our store, we have been enabled to make very large purchases, which re sults to your advantage in the greatest collection of Bargains we have ever oflered. LADIES' TAILOR-MADE SUITS. An extremely beautiful showing. SIO.OO beauti- SSsßlijy ful new Spring Suits, fine quality Homespuns, Vene fPiP tians and Cheviots, in Eton and Double-breasted ef- tects, pretily trimmed, new cut. full flounced—every suit strictly man tailored. Regular value #12.50. I Color blue, black, gray, castor brown and red. Better suits, $ 12.50, $15.00, SIB.OO up to 135.00 \ I All new. All made for Spring and Summer of 1901. 1 \ * l) We have employed in our Suit Department an IK\' 7/ expert garment litter. All suits, jackets and skirts 1 V A altered if necessary free of charge. Satisfaction \ Px-V ] 1 guaranteed. \ \ 1 CARPETS. 1) \ j We have re-opened our Cut-to-order Carpet de TW partment, which was temporarily closed last fall after 1i our fire. We are now prepared to sho-v you a com / j plete line, comprising too patterns in Ingram Car // j pets, 150 patterns in Brussels, Axminster, Velvet and \ J Body Brussels, Rugs and Lace Curtains. We can / / \ furnish you a carpet made and laid just as quickly as / J \ if we carried full rolls of carpet in stock, and at a yy / \ saving of at least 10 per cent to you, as we have no yy / \ remnants or extra expense connected with this S'/ / \ method of doing an up-to-date carpet business. All we ask is a visit to this department—compare style, —— ■— quality and price. Mrs. i. E. ZIMMERMAN. C. E. MILLER. GETTING READY FOR SPRING All Winter Gor ds must go regardless of cost; we need the money and we need the room; we must have it for our Spring Goods. $5,000 Worth of Shoes and Rubbers At About Half Price. Misses' and Children's School Shoes, all sizes.. ..69c Youths' and Boys' School Shoes, all sizes 98c Men's Latrobe or Jamestown Box Toe Shoes.. .. 48c Ladies' Fine Dress Shoes, button or lace 98c Men's Fine Buft Shoes, tip or plain, 98c Men's Working Shoes, high cut, buckle 98c Our entire stock of Warm Shoes Less than Cost Our entire stock of Rubbers Les9 than Cost Profit and Cost lost sight of in this sale. If you are in need of Shoes and Rubbers, act promptly: this is yonr last chance. G. E. MILLER, THE SHOE MAN OF BUTLER Will 0' The Wisp. ' WOMEN WHO ARE LED A STRAY BY MISCHIEV OUS MARSH FIRES. Illustrative of the baneful power of the marsh fire, there is told the stcry of a woman who lost her way. She turned in this direction and in that, hopelessly puzzled as to her whereabouts in fhe infcrky night. Presently ahead of her she saw the gleam of a light. At once she saw in fancy the picture of home, the lamp in the window, the cozy comfort of those under the shelter of the protecting roof, "curtained and closed and warm." Steadfastly she moved towards the light. But as she moved it seemed to change its position. It was always a little far- ther away from her and presently when she sank down exhausted in a swamp the light disappeared altogether. Whatever truth there may be in the story, it forcibly illustrates the career of many a woman who has followed the marsh fire of love in the belief that it led t to home and comfort and found herself [ at last exhausted and deceived. IT'S A BITTER LESSON learned by many a woman who thoi'ght love all-sufficient, that love alone cannot be the foundation of the home. It needs health. Strange as it may seem the beautiful loving woman who is weak may lose the love of the husband for 'whom she broke all home ties, while on the other hand a woman who has no greater dower than robust health may win and hold the love of her husband past all possibility of loss. The first re quisite of marriage is health. The wife's first necessity is health. Health must, be the mother's or she will know no> happiness in her children. What makes; ill-health so common among women? Why do they suffer with headache, baok aclie and pains past description ? These sufferings are in general caused by dis ease of the delicate womanly organs, and they are in general curable by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. " I take great pleasure in writing you what great benefit your ' Favorite Pre scription,' 'Golden Medical Discovery" and 'Pleasant Pellets' have dona me," says Mrs. P. A. Graham, of 617 Race St., New Orleans, La. " I have been a con stant sufferer for the last eight years, with female weakness, nervous and gen eral debility, trying everything I could find to help me, but to no avail. Have been treated by several country physi cians, and also had some of the best city physicians prescribe for me. They all said my case was incurable and was a chronic disease of long standing, but, thanks be to God and your great med icine, I have found relief at last, and soon will be cured sound and well again. I have taken three bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and two of 'Golden Medical Discovery' and two vials of his 'Pleasant Pellets.' I can't describe ire words how much benefit I have received from them. I think your medicine is the best in the world for female