THE CITIZKN. WTLLTA* O.XEOLEV - - PublUber THURSDAY. OCTOBER I<>, RGM. SI.CO p*r year in Advisee, Otherwise $1.50. REPUBLICAN TICKET. FOR SUPREME JUDGE, W. P. POTTER. FOR STATE TREASURER. FRANK G. HARRIS. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, E. E. YOUNG. FOR CLERK OF COURTS, W. H. CAMPBELL. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR, B. F. HILLIAKD. POLITICAL. County Chairman McFarland has established headquarters in the Arinory building. 2nd floor. The county chairmen of the new Congressional district, composed of Washington. Beaver and Lawrence counties, appear unable to agree upon a method for making nominations. The Braver county chairman proi>oses the old and vicious conferee system, in which each county shall be equally represented by delegates. The Law rence county chairman urges a slightly better method, the voting of first, Eec ond and third instructions by each county, no county to drop its favorite until at least 20 ballots have been taken. To the Washington county chair man belongs the credit of suggesting the only rational and fair means of nominating a candidate —by popular vote. His plan is that all candidates shall be voted for by the party voters of the district, the one having the largest vote to be the nominee. It may be contended that the most populous county in a district is given an advan tage by this system. That is only true in rare cases where where local pride dominates political sentiment. Ordi narily there are well-defined issues rep presented by the several candidates that will have more influence upon the canvass than the desire of each county to name the nominee. The instructive feature of the con troversy, however, is broader than the district. It proves the necessity for a general State law, governing primary elections, on the lines proposed in the Guthrie bill of last winter. The pri maries are tho foundations of the whole political fabric and should be uniform, honest and expressive of the popular will.—Dispatch. Clarion county is strongly Demo cratic and the local nominees of that party are usually elected, but this year their nominee for Judge will probably be badly defeated. The Jacksonian. the leading Democratic paper of the county, in a late issue said: After mature deliberation and thorough investigation the Jacksonian has decided to endorse the candidacy and work for the election of Harry R. Wilson for President Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial District. In future issues our reasons for this course will be set forth at length. Briefly stated some of them are as follows: The office of President Judge is or should be a non-partisan office. The people should select for Judge the man who is best fitted professionally, morally and every other way for the place re gardless of his affiliations. So in sup porting Harry R. Wilson we do not feel that we are breaking any political faith but we are simply exercising the right which every citizen enjoys of selecting and supporting the candidate whose election he believes will redound most to the interest and benefit of the people of the county. Professionally considered Mr. Wilson is an ideal candidate. His education, professional training, experience, and skill in interpreting the law are beyond question. As a man Mr. Wilson is clean, honest upright, reliable and without a stain of any kind upon his reputation or char - acter. He was nominated by his party fairly honorably, unanimously and without his personal solicitation. Mr. Hindman was nominated in all probability by corrupted Republican votes in what no one palls anything but the most bitter and corrupt primary election contest ever held in the county. It is openly charged that liquor, money and promises of place and patronage were used in the most roeklets and disgraceful manner ill securing Mr Hindman's nomination. If these charges are true, Mr. Hind man has already made it impossible for him to consistently take the oath of office. If he should be elected and under the circumstances take the oath of office, what incentive could there lie to induce him to keep his obligation? Believing these things to be true Jacksonian canrot do otherwise than advocate tho withdrawal of support from Hindman and urge the election ot' Ham* R. Wilson. We call upon all true Democrats to rebuke the corrup tion that has made its appearance iu our party and which at the late pri mary election brought the entire county into humiliation and disgrace. As a matter of self preservation the Democratic party must denounce the tactics and practices of the political boodler or the party will go down to everlasting defeat in the county. It is the open boast of Hindman's chief supporters that with his election a strong political machine will be ce mented together and that this machine will control the patronage and offices of the county. Tnis fact is being held over the heads of office holders and office s'-akers in the party as an incen tive or a threat. A man who will de liberately seek by such means to be elevated to the sacred duties of the bench with such motives in view is un fit for any trust. The Democrats of the county cannot afford to sanction such a dastardly plot and we refuse to believe that they will. Hi-solutions. On death of our President, Comrade William McKinley. James Harvey Post No. 511, Depart ment of Penn'a G. A. R. Whereas, the murderous hand of an nssassion has taken the life of onr be loved Comrade, William McKinley, President of the United States, in the very zenith of his fame and usefulness. And further, believing as we do that the teaching and preaching of anarch ists, by their inflammatory speeches and publications are always a menace to our free institutions and endanger the lives of our best citizens. especially those in high position. Therefore resolved, Ist. That in the death of our Comrade, William McKinley, our country lias lost an able and pratriotic President and a Statesman of world-wide reputation, and the Grand Army a noble and loyal Comrade. 2nd. That our safety as a Govern ment and our prosperity as a people en mand that our lawmakers enact and force the most stringent Hws for t suppression of anarchy and the exterm ination of anarchists. 3rd. That while we mourn the I ss of a dear comrade and an honored I'resi dent we take great comfort in the thought that he lived a Christian life, and that great and honored as he was here, death to him was but gain. -lth. That to his invalid and now sorely afflicted widow, we of James Harvey Post in common with 'jur com rades of every other Post in this broad land extend our most sincere and heart felt sympathy in her great bereavement. 11. H. HAKSTKAD, JOHEI'H JUNKS, M. N. GREEK, Committee. Biddies X Roads, Butler Co., Pa. Benjamin Harrison 011 Taxation. In .*i series of lectures on "The Obli gations of Wealth.' by the late Benja min Harrison, published by the Bowen- Merrill Company, Indianapolis. a num ber of very so and observations are to be found that are entitled to serions eon sideration. The estimation in which a mnn is held, he says, should be deter mined by his character, and not by bis possessions. It is quite as illogical to despise a man because he is rich as be cause he is poor. Not what a man has but what he is, settles his class. Poverty is not a virtue, nor is property a crime. What we want is equality of opportuni ty, not of dollars, and the dull brother must not be handicapped by chicanery. Justice is the best safeguard against injustice. One of the just causes for complaint which the poor have agaist the rich, he argues, is the fact that many rich men flaunt their wealth on the street and hide it from the tax gatherer. "It is a part of our individual cove nant as citizens with the state that we will, honestly and fully, in the rate or proportion fixed from time to tim« by. law, contribute our just share to all public expenses. "A full and conscientious discharge of that duty bv the citizen is one of the tests of good citizenship. To evade that duty is a moral delinquency, an unpatriotic act." Real estate seldom escapes proper taxation, but the great bulk of the for tunes of rich men are represented by securities, including stocks,bonds,notes, mortgages and the like, and these are seldom fairly represented in the tax re turns. The delinquency is most flagrant in the great centres of wealth, where it is notorious that the rich do not pay their just proportion of the taxes. "A gentleman of prominence, resid ing in one of the smaller towns of New England," says the late President Har rison, "recently told me that toere had resided in his town for many years a gentleman who was reputed to be wealthy, whom he supposed to In worth, perhaps a million dollars, and who was assessed for SIOO,OOO. "He died, and when his personal property was scheduled by his executor it was found to amount to about six million dollars, and when this property went upon the assessment roll of the town the tax rate was reduced one-half. In other words, this gentleman, liv ing iu neighborly relations to his fel low-citizens and discharging apparent ly with kindliness all of the obligations of citizenship, had been every year of his residence in the town defrauding his neighbors by compelling them to contribute to the public expense a share that he should in honesty and good conscience have discharged. "He was filching from every hand that was extended to him in neighbor ly confidence His alms were of other men's goods. " As a remedy for this evil Mr. Harri son suggests that the various State leg islatures should pass laws estopping the claim of any man or his heirs to prop erty the ownership of which he had disclaimed in his tax returns. While it is true that in Pennsylvania the expenses of the State Government, as well as the large appropriation to our public schools, are paid largely from corporation tax, it is also true that local taxation, especially in the cities and larger towns, wonld be very materially reduced if men who have their wealth in the various kinds of securities were compelled to bear as large a share of the burdens of taxation as those who have their money invested in real es tate. It is very difficult, however, to reg ulate these matters so as to prevent the dishonest from defrauding the honest Tho "single-taxers" maintain that the only solution of the problem is to place all taxes upon real estate, and their theories are presented in very plaus ible language. But it strikes us that all wealth, of whatever kind, should bear an equal share of the burdens of taxation.—Punx'y Spirit. AT the recent convention of County Commissioners, held in Bellefonte, one of the Myers voting machines was on exhibition. It was examined and tested by many, and all agreed that it was a perfect device to secure a secret and honest ballot and an expeditions court. The cost of the machines would be re paid in two years by the saying ou the present system of conducting elections. The Legislatures of twelve States have legalized the machine for voting, and over 000 cities and towns in New York are using them now with most gratify ing results The Constitutional Amendments. Interest in the November contest should not cause citizens to overlook the fact that two Constitutional Amend ments are to be voted on. Oue of these emanates from the Union Committee for the Promotion of Ballot Reform and the Merit System in Pennsylvania. It proposes to amend the Constitution so as to give authority to the General As senibly to prescrilte personal registra tion of voters in cities. In its present form the Constitution provides that all laws regulating the holding of elections or for registration of electors shall be uniform, and that no elector shall be deprived of the privilege of voting by reason of non registration The latter clause was obviously intended to protect voters whose names had been negligent ly or maliciously left off the lists by as sessors. Experience has demonstrated that the system of assessment, in cities is susceptible of grave abuses. Too many of the assessors neglect their duties, or perform them improperly, while the principal cause of complaint is the assessment of the names of persons who are disqualified or mythical, tn the country precincts the electt -i are well known, and padded lists are rare, but in the crowded cities, where persons may dwell for years in adjoining houses without becoming acquainted, and where there is a large migratory popu lation, the present system offers abun dant opportunities for fraud. The amendment recommended by the Union Committee on Ballot Reform provides that laws regulating and requiring reg istration may be enacted so as to apply to cities only, provided that such laws be uniform for cities of the same class. The reason for authorizing the applica tion of personal registration to cities, without, extending it throughout the State, is that the country districts con sider that they do not need personal reg istration, and are averse to the expense which such a system would impose on thim. The adoption of thisconstituti'in al amendment does not enjoin personal registration, but it empowers the Leg; lature to introduce it at the discretion of the law makers, and subject to th< retained constitutional restrictions. No better evidence of the necessity for personal registration and of its prac ticability need be sought than the ex perience of New York, where elections are often close and temptations to fraud strong. In New York city the resis tors sit for several days in advance of the general election for the purpose of enrolling the names of persons qualified to vote. Minute description of the physical appearance of the applicant is recorded in a book kept for the purpose as a check upon personation at the polls. The work of registration is done with order and care, and by representatives of tho principal political parties, po that partisan advantage and fraud are mini mized The introduction of such a system to Philad'lphia would not usher in the millennium, but it will conduce to fair and honest elections There is another Constitutional Amendment to 1m- submitted at the No vemlier election. It provides that edi tions may be carried on by other secret means of voting than the ballot. The adoption of this amendment would per mit the General Assembly to authorize the use of voting machine-, of which there are several varieties. Certainly no good citizen should fail to cast bis vote in favor of the personal registration amendment. Philadelphia Ledger. OIL NOTES. THE MARKET— Both agencies are paying $1.30. this morning. AN IDEA. The production of Pennsylvania oil as shown by the published runs for the month of September is not far frcm 86,000 barrels daily, the smallest since the month of March, 1899, when erode was the decline over the previous month, August, being about 6,300 barrels daily average, notwithstanding it is alleged there was a new production of 6,770 barrels dailv brought in in the month of September. In the month 729 holes were drilled to get the new production, but the guesser must have his imagination largely developed, or the sand rocks are about drained. The production for September seems to have gone all to pieces, the greatest per eentage of decline being in the wells connected with the Eureka pipe line, that being about .09} per cent.. South west, Macksbnrg division and Tide water. each showing a little over .05 per cent, decline, the National Transit line having the smallest decline of any. ir being a trifle over per cent. the pro duction however of all the wells con nected with this line for September be ing only 16,567 barrelsiper day against 1!».2_4 barrels daily during September, Is 1 .)!) a decline of nearly .14 per cent, in the 2 years. , _ , The decline in the stocks of Penns\l vania oil during the month of Septem ber should be about 500,000 barrels, un less some sediment and surplus is used in the shipments reported, without which, the net stocks are lower than in Jan . Feb. and March. 1*99, when the price on crude was *1.68 per barrel. Producers should run their oil to the credit of some "trustees" who would advance any money required at a fair rate of interest, and then fix the price at say $2.00, thus meeting the buyer with one seller. The "communitv <>f interest being put into effect, to compel justice. MIDDLESEX TWP— The Forest shot their well on the Marshall farm in the Gold field Friday and it started at the rate ot 5 barrels a day when put to pumping- Mcintosh s well on the David Park came in dry. In the Bakerstown field south of Mid dlesex twp. Eisler. O'Brien & Co. have completed their No. 3 on the Porter farm and have a2O barrel well. Camp bell A: Murphy are starting their No. 2 on the same farm. BUTLER West of town the Reiber Gas Co have a well drilling on the Kradel farm, and the Forest, Scott and Starr on the Krug. The workmen on the Krug and KecK farm well ride to and from work on the street cars, something new for Butler oil men. Burtner & Co. have their rig up on the Stamm brickyard lot. Alf Darling's well on John C. Kelly s farm came in Tuesday and shows for 10 barrel well in the thirty-foot. CENTRE TWP Sheriff Iloon and some friends are drilling a wel) on his farm five miles north of town, hoping for a double chance to iftrike oil, vis the Mc- Calrnont third sand streak or the Speech lev. T. W. Phillips has a well started to drill to the Speecliley on the Anthony Thompson and Carnsdall on the Jacob Renick. CONCORD— WeIIs have been started for the Speechley on the Johnston BroWn farm and on the Andrew Mc- Kinney farm east of Snnbury. The South Penn's well on the Mar shall farm at Hooker is reported very small. The Devonion Oil Cos well on the Samuel Glenn farm at Sunbnry in in and reported dry. Nicklas & Mc- Gill have a nice 12 barrel well on the Pres. Murtland and the South Penn s No. 1 on the W. F. Murtland seven acres is also a good producer. FORWARD- Dr. Showalter Sc Bro's last well drilled on their farm below Reibold is'doing 24 barrels a day from the fourth sand. Titnsville was the scene of an imprcs sive ceremony last Friday commemor ative of a most important event in the industrial history of the world. It was the unveiling and presentation to the city of a magnificent monument to Colonel Edwin Laurentine Drake, the pioneer of the petroleum producing business. The donor of the granite pile has not permitted his name to be given to the public, but a blank has In-en 1-11 on ono of the tablets where it will b - engraved after the donor's death. The most attractive figure at the cu e monies was that of the guest of honor. Mrs. Laura C. Drake, the widow of the man in whose honor tbev were held. Mrs. Drake has consented to the ex humation of her husband's body In or der tlipt the remains may be interred in the shadow of the beautiful monument*, because, as she feelingly expressed it: "Colonel Drake belongs to the oil conn try." Hon. John Dalzell was the orator of the day, and many prominent oil producers were preasent. Col. Drake died some twenty years u%o, and since he drilled the firit oil well, about a bil lion barrels of the stnfi' have been taki n from the earth of this country. Tlie Cup Kaces. Sir Thomas Lipton, the Englishman who is trying to recover the America cup. hail exactly the kind of wind he wished for last Thursday,and the racing yachts ran over the thirty mile course in three hours, the Columbia beating the Shamrock by minutes. In Friday's race the Shamrock led, but, some blunders by her Captain or crew and the time allowance for extra sail gave the race to the Columbia by 41 seconds. This gave three races of the five to the Columbia and the cup will stay here for another year. The Cup itself for the possession of which so many millions have beeu spent, and over which, it is no exagger ation to say. the whole world is period ically aroused to enthusiasm —is a rather insignificant piece of plate, whose claims to distinction are certainly not based upon its artistic beauty. It was won in the year I*sl, at the time of the great World's Fair in London by the schooner-yacht "America,'' whi-h was designed by George Steers for John Stevens and others of the New York Yacht Club, for the purpose of crossing the water and engaging in yachting contest with the British boats of that day. She was N8 feet on waterline; !M feet over all: i 2 feet beam, and her draft was 11 1 feet. She differed very widely, both in model and sail-plan, from the English yachts of that day, which were built on the "cod's head and mackerel tail" theories, according to which the greatest beam of a yacht was placed at. a point considerably forward of amidships. The British designers of tbo e days believed that a bluff entrance and !• long, finely drawn out run and quarters were conducive to speed; and it is a remarkable fact that the chal lenger "Shamrock II after fifty years or' development in yachting, should show, as n result of the tank experi ments on which she i.' modeled, some of the features of the early model, her p >int of L-re.atcst beam being rather far forward, her forebody rather full, and her afterbody relatively long and fine. Harmony aiul Zelienople. Thr.s fl. Wheeler of Harmony has been afflicted for six weeks with a severe sore foot and limb. Sunday evening his physician said that uancrene had set in on the toes of his lei t foot. Rev. J. A. Lenzinxer returned home from Meyersdale this week, where he attended Synod of the Reformed church. Next Sunday evening the Younpr People's societies of onr two towns will hold a union service mthe M E. church at Harmony. All are invited. Tuesday morning Mrs. Al. Latshaw and mn frank of Harmony and Mr. and Mrs- .T. <) Stuart of Allegheny left for the Pan Am; rican. Miss Bessie Kidd of Harmony left on Monday for Slipperyrock where she will resume her studies in the normal. A paying oil well was drilled in on the widow Kayler farm in Jacktton twp. last week. The farm and quarter in ter" in the well is owned l»y Charley Ford of Plttsburif. Mrs Joseph Gruver of Harmony, who has been visiting h«-r daughter, Mrs. J. 11. Cross at Erie, for some time, return ed home this week. Itev. J. li. Starkey I). I), of Pittsburg preached an excellent sermon in the M H. church at Harmony on Sunday morn ing. He was the first presiding elder in the Northwest 'onferenre in Minnesota and I'akota and is ripe with experience in the xuiniitry and a forceful talker. THE merciless aa l*Y THK f»FN EU Al* ASSEMBLY OF ill K COMMON WF'.A I/11l OF PENNSYLVANIA. IM'II LISII ED BY oKDF.U or THE SKCKKTAItV OF THE COMMONWKA)/Pl{. IN IM USC ANCE or A KTU't'E XVIII OF THE CON ST I TIT ION. A JOINT liESOLITTIoX Proposing au amendment to tin* (!on,sl itntlon «>f tl*c Commonwealth. Section t lit tt resolved by tin* Senate arid House of representative - . of the t'ommoii wealth. in Ofcueral As&tsmbly met. That the following Is propose d as amendments to the* < onst ltutiou of tho < ODl monwealth of Penn sylvania, iu accordance with the provisions •>i rf\%' eighteenth article thereof: Amendment One to Article Eight. Section One. Add .'il the end of the tirst. paragrapli of -aid faction. er the words shall hi* en titled to voto at ali elect lons." the words ■'subject however to sucli laws repairing and regulating tin- regis! ration of elec as t ho General Assembly nay enact," so tlia'. the ,ild section shall rend as follows: Sc« ilon I Otialllicatioris of Electors. Every i'iaJe «*lli/en t * iit y-one years ( f age, pos s'-ssli v the folio win].? (jiiallficatloi s shall he •ntlthfJ to \ ote .• t. all el en lons, si bjeet how ever to such IHV.:. reouirlng and r« gulating the r- ;.'iatration of electors as tin (ienerai Assembly may enact: f. lie shall 'iave been ;L citizen of the I'nltod States at least one month. 'Z. He shall hive resided In the State one year (or. havl*ig previously lieen a qualified elector or native horn citizen of the *late, he hall have rer iove election. t. If twenty-two years of ago and upward In: shall have paid within two years a State nr county tax which shall li ivc l«jcn ass «seU ;»i least tv.i) inoriths and paid at least one month before the elect ion- Amendment Two to Article Eight. Section Seven. Sir IkC oil J i • :i. salo .< ctlon the words ''but i. »el < tor hall he. deprived of the privilege f tlie same da**." so that the said section shall read :is follows: Section?. 1 'tilformity of Election Laws. All laws regulat ing tie- holding of elections by the citizen* or for the registration of electors shall he uniform throughout the State, hut laws regulating and requiring the regKt ration of electors may he enacted to apply to cities only, provided that such laws he uniform for cities of the same class. A t rue co: v of the Joint Resolution. W. W OKI EST, Secretary of the Commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION l'JioPO.-Kl> TO TIIK ('ITI/.KNH <>l IIIIS I I iM ,\t( >\'\V KA 1.11 l I OK Til Kilt A I'- , ruovAi, on I;K.IK' TION it V rii!•: I.I;\ ! KK/M. A.-.-l Mlil.V OK Til K COMMON- !• Wl Al/I'll OK I'KNNS VI,V A NI A, I'l li M-lll.li ll\ OItDKK OK THK HK< KKTAIt\ o|- I 111, ( UMMONWKAI.TII. IN ITKSI -'i AN' i; oK AItTII I.K XVIII Ol THK ro.N r STITI TION. , A JOINT liKfOMTIoN. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution | i»r \ he < lommon weal I h. ) Section i. Be It enacted by the 8 mtie and House of Representatives of the Common f wealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly ) met, and it is herehv enacted by the author- J ity of the same. That the following Is pro f poser! as an amendment to the t'on.stltutiori / of the (Jomnionwealth of I'ennsylviinia in ' •i rordancH with the provisions of the j Eighteenth article thereof. | Amendment. J St rlke out -seci (on four of article eight, and Insert in plac«- thereof, as follows: Section t. All e M-tlons by the citizens shall he by ballot or by such other method as may ' be prescribed hy law: Provided, That I secrecy In voting he preserved. A true copy of tlie Joint Kesohitlon. W. W. OICI EST. Secretary of the Common wealth. , HEATHS. MILLER—At his homo in Clay twp.. Oct. <5. 1901, Louis Miller. a{?e, 1901, Major Felix C. Neg ley. aged 7'i years, 7 months and 5 days. Felix Casper Negley was the second son of John Negley, dee d, and was born in Bntler. February 28. 182"). in a house that stood on the west bank of the Con noquenessing creek, across from the present Walter mill. The foundation place of the old house can yet be seen. His education was received at the old Butler Academy and such other schools as were then in this plai-e. While yet a young man he taught school in Clear field twp.. and perhaps in some other parts of the county. But his inclina tion was towards surveying or civil en gineering, which he followed here for a while. About the time of reaching his majority he went to Pittsburg and was engaged there in mercantile pursuits with friends. H>- was married there, Oct. 12, 1848, to Miss Margaret A. Dick son, and soon after became a member of the firm of Dickson, Stewart & Co., in the coal business. The discovery of gold in California came about that time, and he. with oth ers from Butler and Pittsburgh, started in March, 1849, to that far off land to tind gold. The hardships of that trip were often narrated by him. Thev went by the overland route, going down the Ohio river and up to Saint Joseph, Missouri. There they purchased ox teams to draw their heavy articles and started on foot over the plains and bar ren deserts of near three thousand miles. It took months for the journey, and from the effects of it on his natural ly very strong sj stem he never fully re covered. After returning from California he, in connection with liis brother, James, kept s-tore here in Butler for a short time, and returning to Pittsburg was entraged in the coal business until tbe breaking out of the war of the Rel el lion. He participated in that war in vari ous ways and was active and patriotic in the service of the Union. At its close ) e attain engaged in the coal busi ness until the year 1884 when he became an officer in one of the Courts of Alle gheny county, holding a position in same to his death. He leaves a widow and ten living children four sons and six daughters, nearlv all married. He was a brother of Mrs. Mary B. Muntz, Mrs. Susan A. Patterson and John H. Negley of this place, all his elders in years. His rela tives here generally attended his funer al, which took placeTnesday.last the re mains being laid away in the Allegheny cemetery. His complaint was said to lie heart failure. And thus ends the life of si kind husband and father, a true friend, and a man of most pronounced and generons character. The widow and family have the sympathy of all in their great loss. REPORT or THE CONDITION OK THE Farmers National liank, at Butler. I'll., iti lln- Slali' of Pennsylvania, at the -•lose lit business, September W, 1901. it e Soulier.?. iKit.r.AHS. Loans ami discounts 21U 5- 1. S. Bonds to secure circulation.. 100 TOO 00 PremHtirs on I*. H. BomN. .. 4 000 00 Banking-house, furniture, and li\t ures two 11 Due from approved reserve agents i« tjs Internal-Keveiine stamps " Cheeks and othereash Items I '•>•>'> " Notes of other National Hanks— 200 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cent# W lawful Muiii-y Kwuttp in IJunk, viz: Socle 14 400 00 lii-jti-l-leniliT note 4 .*>oo 00 IS 001) GO Kediptlon fund with I'.S. Treas'r (5 per cent, of circulation) •"> 000 01) Total 451 518 00 MAWMTIKS. IIOI.I.AUS. Capital stoelt paid In Surplus fund. •> 000 "" rndlvidrd profits, less expenses anil taxes paid 1 .20 National llank notes outstanding 100 000 00 Individual deposits subject to check IIS 4«2 J Demand certificates of deposit .. 2 Ijfci 00 Time certificates of deposit 1 l-« 44 Total 451518 00 Statk or Pa.. Ciicntv ok Bcti.kk. ss: I.e. A. Ilalley, Cashier of the al*)ve-named bank, do solemnly swear that the almve statement is true to the best of my knowl edge and belief. C. A. BAILEY, Cashier. IJoKiiECT Attest: John Vounkiws. \ Thomas llavs, 1)1 reetors. Lk.viM.Wisk. \ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of October. lIKM. JON* D. M AItSII AIjI„ Notary Public Get. Ready for the chilly ied and Sale Stable Rear of Wick Ho jse Penn a The best of Jiorses and .1"' rI,C!4 al "»nvs on hand jiml for hire. , . Hest. itefomi li stations In to w " ncnt boardlnp and transient trade. r l"' l ' il earn auaraiit >«d. Stable Room For 65 Ho»ses. r A good elush of homes, both drlr» rs and 1 draft burden alwa.vn on li wd and for aaie j under a full guarantee; an d horse* Isli'lfm «pon proper notification.l>y PcARSON B. L\IACE. elepbone. >n. 2IW. j The Butler County National Bank of Butler, Pa.! Commenced Business August 18th, 1890. Statementof Condition atClose of Business, Monday, Sept. 30,1901 RESOUIU ES LIABILITIES i Loans *1,282,482 55 Capital $ 200,000 00 j United States Bunds 100,(H«> »H) Surplus 50,000 00 Banking Honse and other Profits .. 57.463 01 Real Estate 22,210 00 Circnlation 100,000 00 United States Treasurer... 5,000 U0 Deposits 1,448,772 67 Cash and due from Banks. 446,543 13 $1,856,235 68 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. I COUNTY OF BUTLER, F I, Jno. G. McMarlin, Cashier of the CORRECT Attest: above named Bank, do solemnly swear JOSEPH HARTMAN, ] ab ° ve swteiuentistrne to the \ r OLTiiru hest of my knowledge and belief. B. MASSETH | DIRECTORA JNO. G. MCMARLIN, Cashier, j. v. RITTS, ! Subscribed and sworn to before me, this sth day of October, 1901. ALEX. MITCHELL, Notary Public. We take pleasure in calling your attention to the above statement, and respectfully solicit your business. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. JOSEPH HARTMAN, President. JNO. Q. MCMARLIN, Cashier. JOHN V. RITTS, Vice President. ALBERT C. KRLG, Ass't Cashier. £ You I ► Healthy? t ' WA| and vigorous and have on kl L V your cheek the glow of W A vj perfect health, take M JOHNSTON'S FJ < WA Beef, Iron and Wine j the "true tonic" which W A combines in a pleasant kl L « form the valuable n'ltri- W A I SEA tions tonic and stimulat- L v I ing properties of its in i gredients. ■ Price, 50c a pint. kl Prepared aad ihnston's rystal harmacy. l. M. LOGAN, Ph. G„ j Manager, v i N- Main St., Butler, Pa t a . Both 'Phones. J rerything in the ug-line. IJ t J MORE MEN ARE LEARNING everj day that its better to pay a little more for clothes made to measure than to try to save a few dollars, sirnplv because the few tberebv paved sacrifices the value of the clothes. It is impossible to cheapen the workmanship of good clothes without destroying their value. Give us your order for our S3O sack suit and we will give you an interesting example of comfort and economy. Our abundant assortment of new fall goe rented in whole or in part. Kates #I.OO per day and up. Kuropeao and American Flan. j PROFESSIONAL CARDS. p KO. K. McADOO, M. D., LI PRACTICE LIMITED. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. HOURS: —9 a. m. to ia m; 1:30 p. m. :o 4 p. m. Office second floor of the Al. RufT >uilding on S. Main St., and residence S'orth McKean street, Butler, Pa. Bell Tbone No. 45 and People's Phone. n M. ZIMMERMAN ij• PHYSICIAN AND SCRGEON Dffice No. 45, S. Main street, over City Pharmacy. L BLACK, • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON New Troutman Building, Bntler Pa. DR. C. ATWELL, Office 106 W. Diamond St., [Dr j r aha til's old office.] Houis 7to 9 a. m. and 1 to 3 and 7 to i p. m. DR. N. M. HOOVER. 137 E. Wayne St., office nours. 10 to " H. BROWN, • HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SCRGEON Office 336 S. Main St., opp. P. O. Night calls at office. SAMUEL M. BIPPUS, J PHYSICIAN AND SURCEON 200 West Cunningham St. EH. MERKLEY, DO., • OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Room 9 and 10 Stein Building. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, con sultation and examination free. DR. J. WILBERT Mc^EE, SURGEON D»NTIST. 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. HW. WICK, • DENTIST. Has located in the new Stein building, with all the latest devices for Dental work. J J. DONALDSON, • DENTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted 011 the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialty. Office next to postoffice. EVERETT L. RAI^STON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, No. 257 South Main Street, Butler, Pa. Fisher Building. First door on South Main street, next my former office in Boyd Building. EH. NEGLEY, ■ ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in the "CITIZEN" building. T D. McJI'NKIN, O. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Reiber building, corner Main and E. Cunningham Sts. Entrance on E. Cunningham. COULTER & BAKHR, ATTORNEYS AT ».*W. Room 8., Armory buildln to . JOHN W. COULTER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Wise building, N. Diamond St., Butlei Special attention given to collections and business matters. Reference: Butler Savings Bank, or Butler County National Bank JB. BKEDIN, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on Main St. near Court House AT. SCOTT, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. But ler, Pa. A. T. BLACK. OK<». 0. STBWAHT BLACK & STEWART, Attorneys-at-law, Armory Building, Butler, Pa. nH. GOUCHER, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Wise buildin?. n F. L. UcQUISTION, Vi CIVIL ENGINEER AND fiuavKvo*. Office near Court House. TJ AMES DODOS, . LICENSED AUCTIONEER Inquire at Sheriff's office or 426 Mifflin St., Bntler. Pa. DR. M. D. KOTTRABA, Successor toJDr. Johnston, DENTIST Office at No 114 E. Jefferson St., over G. W. Miller's grocery. WHEN TIME IS IN DISPUTE A watch from our store can lie relied upon. We guarantee our watches to l>e satisfactory time-keeper«, and quality makes the price. A big stock of all the standard makes to select from. We also repair any kind of a watch that is made. In addition to our complete line of jewelry and optical goods we sell Cameras, Photo Supplies, Victor, Edison and Columbia Talking Machines. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician Next to Court Houae STOiffleri^ V w si* —■ ■ ••■ w «j» «i. •* -jg jk. «v w v ■ '.'' j* y '«" V V T *' * • -.' 'T- *» •■* '■> 'i* I■ W '•» 1* T* J 5 Ladies' Suits, (joats, Skirts and Waists) «,- *•* * ,*» •*» oi»*i* *• J C We will cfler the very latest styles in Wo- J / men's Eashionable Autumn and Winter Gar- rt£n > 3 ments —representing leading makers—newest \ I v S thoughts for lowest prices than like garments '/ fz/rL C / have ever been ofiered before. Every garment fegg/ | £r-~St\. 1 will be fitted by experts. Every one guaranteed I J \ for perfect wear. Jl\ rj f V The equal of our SIO.OO Tailor-made Suit will cost you 1 \JJ °'K f % sl3 50 elsewhere except here. | \ N The equal <>f our fl2 50 Tailor-made Suit will cost you //K o *l X r {ls 00 elsewhere eic pt here,and so on up to $25 00; // I % J quality and priced unsurpassed. II . I C X The greatest fs.oo Walking Skirt in the market is If ft / f shown here; colors black, brown, blue and Oxford „ A S V gray. Norfolk Jacket Walking Suits. X / Ladies' Black and Castor-colorel Kersey Box Coats, II VL / ) $5 00; $7 50 is what it is worth. N N Ladies' Black and Castor-colored Automobiles, 42-inch By' l * \ C coat, $lO 00; sl2 50 is what it is worth. \j i / Ladies' Knglish Rain Coats and New Msrktts, $lO 00 7 p to $35 00 M \ Misses', Children's and Infants' \ { READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS.I / Misses' Box Coats, $3 00; should be priced #4 50. \ / $5 00 Misses' Box Kersey Coats, red, castor, brown and blue, should / V be priced, $7 50. % Misses's and Children's Long Coats, all prices—s2 00 up to $25 00. i s Fine Furs for Very little Money $ r We feel very proud of the bargains we can offe m v you in our Far department Scarfs fiom $i 00 loS r 00 * A s p The rew styles for Fall and Winter are here, S \ 1 \Vw7 re P reseu, ' n K a " tliat is new and desirable. Space \ f u—V jl 41/5? forbids our going into ()etail«. Any grade of our V ) r \W Dress Goods will staud any test the buyer chooses to r X HO AW employ As to lowest prices, they will stard all / I 11 VA com P ar ' sons - N S I® MILLINERY. S y ■■ The most exquisite collection of Trimmed HatsS I WB we have ever shown. No words can convey to vou f f if y their beauty—must b<; seen to be appreciated Our V r popular prices and exclusive styles have made our £ \ Millinery famons. J 5 HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. / C Just a word to direct attention here. Wish we had room to tell >ou \ / about the different values; will simply mention or.e or two The best i S heavy fleeced Vest and Pants for Women pnd Children at 25c we ever offer \ j ed, and that is saying a great deal. A very special number for Men in t heavy fleeced sanitary garments at 39c; would be cheap at 50c. S Then there are Blankets, Flannels, Yarns, and all that goes to make » C one of the most complete stocked Domestic departments in the city at J € money saviug prices. f |Mr sj7 E. ZIMM ERWIAN! | THE KICKER. A Theory of His Rise and Progress. The word " kick«r " is no more slang, but an honorable term admitted bv the lexicographer to the round table of English speech. Thi* acceptance of the word proves that there was a real need for it; that a certain class of people had no word in the English language to fitly designate thent. As a class these kickers must be as modern as the word Which describes them. They are in ef fect a new product of our latest civiliza tion. The word which describes the kicker is picturesque. It suggests the Ciul« whose kicking is usually done out J|j^|: df pure UKII and Worked I.utiilicr OF{ /Klndi IKxirs, SHHII and Moulding*. Oil Well Wit* a Specialty. office and Yard K Cunningham and MniircoJHls oear Went I'enn UeßOt^ HITTLBK' TA of dyspepsia and other diseases of the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Meaical Discovery. It always helps. It almost always cures. O. S. Copenhaver, B#q., of Mount Union, Huntingdon Co., Pa. (Box aaa), writes: " About twelve yean ago I was suddenly taken with a pain in the pit of the stomach which was so violent I could not walk straight. It would grow more severe until it caused waterbrash and vomiting of a slimy, yellow water. I consulted a physician and he told m: I had a form of dyspepsia and treated me for about six months with but little benefit. I still kept getting so weak I could scarcely wallc. I then tried an other physician and he told me my liver was out of order and that I had indiges tion. He gave me a treatment and I got some better, but only for a short time. I then tried another one who said I had chronic indigestion, ulcera tion of the lining of the stomach, torpid lirwr and kidney affection. He treated me for more than a year and I felt much better but it did not last. I then took to using several widely advertised patent medicines, but received no more than temporary relief while using. I then tried Dr. Pierce's medicines, using his 'Golden Medical Discovery,' 'Fa vorite Prescription ' and the ' Pleasant Pellets' and in two months' time I was feeling better than I had for years be fore. I can truthfully say Dr. Pierce's medicines did me more good than any I had ever taken." Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. It restores bodily strength by enabling the assimilation of food which is the source of all physical strength. It acts directly on the blood-making glands, in creasing their activity and so increasing the supply of blood which is enriched and purified by the "Discovery." "Golden Medical Discovery " contains no alcohol and is entirely free from opium, cocaine and all other narcotics and injurious drugs. Do not accept any substitute for the " Discovery " though claimed to be "just as good." "Golden Medical Discover)'" has cured when all other medicines have failed. There in nothing else "just as good." $25, 000.00 GIVEN AWAY. The cost of the copies of Dr. Pisrce's Common Sense Medical Adviser (ex clusive of expense of mailing), given away last year was over $25,000.00. This great work, containing ltx>B large pages and over 700 illustrations, will l>e sent you free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 31 one-cent stamps for the book itf durable cloth-binding, or only 21 stamps for it in paper-covers. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buttalo, N. Y. Eyes Examined Free of Charge R. L. KIRKPATRICK. Jeweler and Graduate Optician. Vfil Hior »o Court Hnn»» But'er. P»,