UMK CITIZEN. WILLIAM C.NEGLT.Y -- >'« THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1903. SI.CO per year In Advance, Otherwise $1.50. CURRENT EVENTS. The government of Columbia. S. A., suddenly agreed to the Canal treaty, last week and it was signed by her representative in Washington, and sent to the Senate for confirmation- The instrument provides for the pay ment of $10,000,000 and for a rent, to begin after the expiration of nine years ot|Sr.o.ooo yearly. Colombia wanted #6."W,000. These terms, are liberal but not Extravagant. The country under the treaty will not be paying more for the concession than, all things consider ed, it is worth. The proposition ac cepted by Colombia is that of the United States, with the exception of the rental, which is a comprcmise The treaty should be ratified at once and work begun, but like the Immigra tion and other bills and the Cuban treaty it may be held up by the contest over the bill admitting New Mexico and Arizona as States, which is being championed by Senator Quay, and which is fayored by a few Republicans and by all the Democrats of the Sen ate. The bill, however, is such undesirable legislatien on account of the sparseness of the population of the vast sand-banks and their mixed nationality and char acter, that the majority of the Republi cans of the Senate are sturdily opposing it, and under the roles, or absence of rules, the debate cannot be curtailed, and may continue to the end of the reg ular session, March -Ith, and necessitate the calling of an extra session for the consideration of the treaties. One theory for Quay's course in the premises is that he is deliberately delay ing action on the Trust, Immigration and some other bills that are obnoxious to some of the great corporations, and an other is that his entire effort is to se cure a seat in the Senate for ex-State Senator Andrews of Crawford county, who has located in New Mexico, but be the reason what it may, the humbug gery in the U. S. Senate is gradually becoming more and more apparent to the people of the Nation. What a change in the personel of this Senate, the election of its members by the popular vote would make! Nineteen-thousand freight cars were moved in the Pittsburg district last Snnday, and still all the railroads are more or less clogged, notwithstanding the general dullness of business. The manufactories are busy and eyery transportation line is taxed to its utmost. Prices are being maintained, railway earnings are increasing, and if there were enough coal and cars and locomotives commercial conditions would be unparalleled. The Penn'a. Co. is making ready for tremendous im provements, and the easiness of the money market is shown by the fact it had no trouble borrowing $35,000,000 at 4| per cent. The bombardment of For Sant Carlos, at the entrance to Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, by the Germans, last week, was surprise as all thought the Ger mans would refrain from any violence, pending the arbitration Bombarding the fort was within Germany's right as a belligerant, but yet it is regrettable, and indicates a defiant spirit. WASHINGTON NOTES. Mr. Littlefield's anti-trust bill, intro duced in the House, last Thursday, cover a all the suggestions mady by At torney General Knox to secure full publicity, to prohibit rebates, discrimi nations, unfair methods in the creation of monopoly and false capitalization. The interstate commerce commission 5s made the intermediary through which information concerning the big corpora tions will reach the public, and ma chinery is provided to enable the com mission to keep abreast of the times in pursuing its inquiries. The penalty provided for making false return is that imposed for perjury by the revised statutes. The penalty for refusal to make returns called for is exclusion from interstate commerce. The penal ties for violation of other provisions are fines, in most cases the minimum amounts being placed at SSOO or sl,ooo' the maximum being in the discretion ot the court. Carriers are prohibited from transporting the productions, or the materials necersary for the productions of corporations or individuals who aie violating the provisions of the act, and are subject to penalties similar to those imposed upon the manufacturing corpo rations for yiolations of the mandate. On Monday the Senate confirmed Lilly Watters as P. M. at Evans City, and A. W. Christy as P. M. at Slippery Rock. . Postmaster Black of Butler visited the Department at Washington last week, and asked for more Carriers for Butler. Congressman Sbowalter secured the discharge of Lester Cross of Harrisville, who is now in the Hospital at San Francisco, from the army. THE Colney Hatch asylum near London, England, was burned last Tuesday, and fifty crazy people perish ed in the fire. McDonald on Insanity. A dispatch from Washington D. C. dated last week, stated that "a large number of Presbyterians in Western Pennsylvania appear to be taking a deep interest in the scientific writings of Dr. Arthur McDonald, the scientist, who declared that authomobiles contribute very largely to the cause for the increase of insanity and other forms of abnorm ality. Reprefentative Acheson received peti tions from the Presbyteries of Redstone and Butler asking that the Government print, as a Government document sever al thousand copies of Dr. McDonald's book on the "Experimental Study of Children. " Mr. Acheson heeded the re quest of the petitioners by offering a resolution asking that 15,000 copies of the book be printed. If the resolution ever comes before the House it will probably be over whelmingly defeated because of the doctor's way of studying neurotics. Some years ago he inserted advertise ments in the newspapers asking for cor respondence, "object matrimony." Ho took the letters of the weak-minded persons of both sexes and wrote a book on the subject. Scientific men and newspapers criticised the method vigor ously. They claimed that the methods were unscientific and that the deduc tions the doctor made were of absolute ly no scientific value. The scientists employed by the Gov eminent speak sneeringly of the report l he made to Congress about the causes of abnormalities, and the Bureau of Edn cation objects to having him connected any longer with that bureau. IIA Kit ISBUICG. Ou Wednesday of last week, the two houses of the Legislature met in joint session anil declared Boise Penrose elected to succeed himself as U. S. Senator from this State for another term of six-years. Gov. Pennypacker sent in his Cabinet appointments and they were bunched with a lot of Notary appointments and all confirmed, unanimously, by the forty-five Senators present. No nomi nations were presented for the positions of insurance or banking commissioner Gov. Pennypacker said there are no vacancies in the offices, he not having received the resignations of either In surance Commissioner Dm ham or Bank ing Commissioner Reeder. Gen. Reed er is ready to resign at the convenience of the governor and Mr. Durham was slated to succeed himself, provided he will accept a reappointment. As constructed, the cabinet personnel is: Attorney general, Hampton L. Car son of Philadelphia: secretary of the commonwealth, Frank M. Fuller of Fas*ette: adjutant general, Thomas J. Stewart of Montgomery: superintendent of public grounds and buildings, James M, Shumaker of Cambria. T. Larry Eyre, superintendent of public grounds and buildings under Gov. Stone, did not resign. Gov. Pennypacker's message announcing the appointment of Mr. Shumaker named him as the successor of T. L. Eyre, "re moved " The word "removed" caused some stir in the senate for the reason that it was not necessary that it be in corporated, the naming of Mr. Shumak er creating and filling the vacancy. Mr. Eyre was present in the Senate at the time. He smiled pleasantly as he was officially deposed, remarking that it was one of those exigencies which must be looked for by those in political life. Frank M. Fuller, the new secretary of the commonwealth, assumed office at once. He reappointed Lewis E. Beitler his deputy secretary and informed Chief Clerk Thom that there would be no changes for the present, if at all, in the clerical force. Mr. Fuller was suf fering from a bad cold and as soon as he had giyen the necessary instructions to bis force had a brief conference with the governor, and then left for his home where he was taken down by pneumonia. Hampton L. Carson, the new attorney general, did not come up from Philadel phia that day bnt appeared next. Sup erintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings Shumaker assumed his new duties at once. Adjt. Gen. Stewart, who succeeds himself, will continue to preserve the peace of the common wealth without personal inconvenience. He will make some changes in his staff, it is said, the most important, from a Pittsburg standpoint, being the promo tion of Col. Samuel Moody as quarter master general, Vice William Potter. President pro tein Scott of the Senate announced his appointments, about fiftv in all. The Slate Committee of the House re ported its selections, about one hundred in all and they were elected, among them being Jas. N. Moore of Butler for Journal Clerk, a position said to be worth SI,BOO, for the term. The Committees of the Senate were announced by the President; and Sen ator Williams is Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, and his name also appears on the Appropria tions, Public Grounds and Buildings and Railroad committees. The Committees of the House were also announced and we notice the name of Mr. Douthett on the Agricultural, Educational and other Committees; and that of Mr. Hays on the Judiciary, Local, Manufacturers, Military and other committees According to the correspondent of the Pittsburg Gazette the session began with a deadlock on between the Execu tive and legislative branches of the state government; and the naming of the Committees developed a strong combine for legislative control. "Those behind it, according to reliable author ity, were Senator Boise Penrose, Israel W. Durham, ex-Attorney Elkin and ex-Secretary of the Commonwealth Griest. These men made up the committees and named the chairmen for both branches, in making their selections some of them at least—they acted against the direct wishes of Senator Quay. The issue now is one between Senator Quay and Gov Pennypacker on the one hand, and Penrose, Durham, Elkin and Griest on the other. No bill can receive favorable consider ation by this legislature unless it has the approval of the four leaders named. The other view is that no bill enacted by this legislature can become a law unless Quay and Pennypacker believe it to be "meritorious legislation;" This is the status nf affairs, plainly stated, at the close of Gov. Pennypacker's first day in the executive chair. Friends of both Quay and Penrose admit this to be the real situation, Conservative leaders mindful of the kaleidoscopic changes inci dent to Pennsylvania politics,are hopeful of such mntual concessions as will bring abont peace, but the optimistic har mony prophets are not in the majority. Two of the most important features of the casus belli were the failure of Gov. Pennypacker to reappoint Secre tary Griest and Supt. Eyre, and the re taliatory action of the "big tour" in insisting upon the reappointment as chairman of the appropriations com mittee of Representative Ward Bliss of Dilaware. Another appointment ob jectionable to Senator Quay was that of Representative Frank McClain of Lancaster, who was given his former place on the appropriations committee, being also named for the city passenger railways, and and the library com mittee." Gov. Pennypacker held up some ap plications for charters on account of their containing the general term "and other legitimate business," which be thought too vague. Governor Pennypacker received a special delivery letter Monday contain ing the resignation of Judge W. W. Porter, of Philadelphia, from the Su perior Court bench. This is the culmi nation of what has long been intended by Judge Porter. The resignation will take effect on February Ist, and in the meantime Judge Porter's successor will be appointed. Judge Porter succeeded Judge Edward N. Williard, who resign ed on September 1, 1897. His reasons for resigning are that his duties on the bench require him to be away from home three months in the year. Monday nisht, the Governor sent a message to the Senate recalling the ap pointments of Paul W. Houck. of Shen andoah: G. W. Davis, of Scranton. and W. G. Minnick. of Allegheny, as mem bers of the State Pharmaceutical Board. They were appointments that bad been made by Governor Stone. Senator Grady raised the point that the appoint ment of Houck and Davis had already been confirmed and that a recall at this late date could not be made. There was no further discussion on the sub ject. The hill appropriating 150.000 to the State Board of Health for the suppres sion of small-pox in various parts of Pennsylvania was reported to the House by Mr. Anderson, of Washington. An important bill, one that will at tract the attention of attornevs. was in troduced in the Senate bv ATr. Scott, making: it unlawful to publish, dis tribute or c irculate any circular, hand bill, advertisement, printed paper book, newspaper, or notice of any kind offer ing to procure or aid in procuring di vorce. or offering to appear or act as at torney in any suit for alimony or divorce. A Sleitfliiiifr Party. A sleighing partv composed largely of Butler Business College students, drove to the pleasant homo of Mr. and Mrs. George Forcht. of Carbon Centre, Fri day evening of last week, where a verv enjoyable evenine was spent bv all. Aft-cr nartakintr of an excellent lunch, served by Mipses Forcht. one of whom attends the above school, thev con cluded to return home, all wonderinc when and *here another sncli event would occur. Republican Nominations. At the Borough primary held last Saturday, the following ticket was nominated: — Burgess—John T. Kelly. Tax Collector —J. M. Maxwell. Auditor—J. A. McDowell. First ward Council —E. E. Lantz. School Director —John Fiudley. Judge, First Precinct —C. 11. Miller. Inspector, First Precinct—D. Cnpps. Assessor, First Precinct —D. Cnpps. Judge, 2nd prec—George Schaffner. Inspector, 2d prec—M. J. Stewart. Assessor. 2d prec —lsaac Andrews. Second ward — Council (8 years)— George Mellinger. Council (2 years;—F. W. Chattin. School Director—L. E. Christly. Judge, 2d prec Victor Walker. Inspector. 2d prec—George Smith. Assessor, 2d prec—George Mangold. Judge, Ist prec—H. L. Graham. Inspector, Ist prec—F. Flauagin. Asst. Assessor Ist prec—Philip Close, Third ward— Council—W. J. Marks. School Director—E. H. Negley. Judge. First Precinct —Wm. Craig. Judge, Second prec—Wm. C. Fimlley. Judge, Third prec—Jacob Reiger. Inspector, Ist prec—Herman Gillespie. Inspector, 2d prec —Geo, McCandless Inspector, 3d prec —John W. Allen. Asst Assessor Ist prec—C.H. Roes-ing. Asst Assessor, 2d—W. 11, Ensminger. Asst Assessor, 3d prec— Fourth ward- - Council--M. F. Wright. School Director—A. W. McCnllongh. Judge—Frank Mitchell. Inspector—E. S. Riddle. Fifth ward- Council—W. F. Rumberger. School Director —P. W. Ruff. Judge—T. J. Dodds. Inspector—Walter Lowry. TOWNSHIPS. Butler—Jos. Criswell and Jos. Mech ling for Justices of Peace, Wm. Shorts and Jos. Hinchberger for School Direc tors. Jacob Rice and James Sedoris for Supervisors, John Hinchberger, Tax Collector, C. S. Pierce, Auditor and Theodore Kearns, Judge. Penn —For T ustice of the Peace, J. W. Kaltenbach: School Directors. R. L. Patterson and Wm. Phillips; Supervis ors, Geo. E. Hay and Jacob Wise. Concord —Ord. Balsiger and I. P. Murtland, Directors j. P. Campbell and Fred Bauer, Supervisors; P. R. Sut ton, Collector. Buffalo—Wm. Bartley, John McCurdy and John Falkner, Directors; C. W. Fleming and C. Feme, Supervisors: J. L. Summer, Collector. Oakland -Lewis By era. Collector, Daniel Lowrie and Christy Robb, Di rectors; Gus. Filgus and James A. Pat ton. Supervisors. Cherry—J. S. Campbell, Sr., Justice; J. O. Hutchison. Collector: P. O. Wol ford and S. H. Christy, Supervisors; W. J. Campbell, C. H. Book and A. M. Mc- Murray, Directors. Connqnenessing—B. T. Stnckie and James Robinson, Directors; John Ander son, Collector. Middlesex—Robt. Ferguson, Tax Col lector, John T. Harbison and C. F. Frisbie. Directors. Washington—J. Harvey Bell. Justice; Jas. C. Donaldson and Chas. D. Cook, Directors; Samuel Clark, Supervisor. Summit —Wm. Jackman. Collector: John Oesterling and R M. Johnston, Directors; Peter Nigh and Jas, Barr, Supervisors. Clay—J. H. Timblin, Justice; O. R. Thome, Collector: D. P. Bartley and T. J. Thompson, Supervisors. « Fairview—S. W. McCollongh, Justice; J. J. Campbell, Collector, W. G. Black and W. L. Kepple, Directors; R. J. Mc- Collough and W. L. Campbell, Super visors. i Forward—A. D. Hunter, Collector; T. H. Brown, Treasurer; S. Marshall and A. J. Critchlow, Supervisors. Another Industry at West Win field. The Duquesne Fireproofing Company, formed by Pittsburgers some time ago, has completed at West WinfieM. a thoroughly modern plant, which pro vides lor radical innovations in the manufacture of sewer pipe and brick. The plant is arranged and equipped to operate under a continuous system, like the more modern steel mills. In the process the material passes from one piece of machinery to another, till ir comes out in completed form, without rehandling The plant was designed by George H. Albertson of Pittsburg, associated for years with Booth & Flinn in their brick works, and of many years' experience in clay manufacture. The operation of the entire plant is almost automatic. It will be started within a short time. Later on the company will erect addi tional works for the manufacture of fireproofing conduits. The product of the works as now constructed will be sewer pipe and "front" brick. The officers of the company, which will have headquarters in Pittsburg, will shortly make an inspection of the plant during the first days of its opera tion. F. W. McKee, president and principal owner in the railroad compa ny which operates the line connecting the Pennsylvania system at Butler Junction with West Winfield, a dis tance of 12V miles, ia president of the Duquesne Fireproofing Co. SHERIFFS SALE. Ily virtue of a writ of Ki. Fa.. Issued out of the Court of Common Picas of Butler Co., Pa., and to me directed, there will be ex posed to public sale, on the prcmious in Adams twp., Butler Co., Pa.. on Friday, the 6th day of February, A. I). 19ft't. at 1 o'clock p. m., the following described property, to-wit: E. D. No. H, March Term, 1903. 11. H. Gouelier, Attorney. All the right, titie, interest and claim of Rebecca MeCaw and Margaret McC&w. dee'd., with notice to T. W. McCaw, admin istrator. C. T. \. of the said Margaret Mc- Caw, deceased, of. In and to -ill that certain piece or parcel of land, situated in Adams township, Butler county. Pa... liounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning on the Evans City road at a point distant eight hundred and thirty-eight (S3H) feet from the corner of the Pittsburg road; thence along said Evans City road north 2 and V t degrees east one hundred and lifty feet (l.VIHoan :illev.fifteen feet wide: thence by line of said alley south 87 and % degrees west two hundred feet to Garfield avenue; thence by line of said Car field avenue south 2 and Vt degrees west one hundred and fifty feet to a pin; thence north 87 and ',4 degrees east two hundred feet to the Evans City road aforesaid, at the place of beginning; and having a two story frame dwelling house and outbuildings thereon erected. Seized and taken in execution in satisfaction of a judgment obtained on a writ of Scire Facias for the debt, interest, at torneys commission and costs secured by a certain indenture of mortgage given by Keliecca Mc'-aw and Margaiet McCaw to •lames Welsh bearing date the -Hli day of December, A 1). INK), entered and recorded in Mortgage Book 4:i, page 107. Seized and taken in execution as the prop erty of Itebecca McCaw and Margaret Mc- Caw. deceased, with notice to T. W McCaw administrator C. T. A. of the said Margaret McCaw, deceased, at the suit of James Welsh for use of 11. 11. Coucher. Trustee. By virtue of a writ of 11. Fa.. Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of lluiler coun ty, I'a.. and to me directed, there will be ex posed to public sale, at the premises In the i orough of Millers town, Butler Co., I'a., on Friday, thc2oth day of February, A. I>. IW. at one o'clock, I». M., t he following described property, to-wit: E. 1». No. 31. March Term, 1903. N. C. McCol leugli, Attorney. All the right, title, interest, and claim of W illlam J. Logan, of, in and to all that cer tain piece or parcel of land, situated In Mil lerstown borough, ltutler county, I'a., bounded as follows, to-wit: On the north by lands formerly of heirs of Andrew B.irnliart, 43 feet; east by lands formerly of Leopold, 1 i 3 feet; on the south by Slippery rock street. 43 feet and on the west by Simpson avenue one hundred and thirty-two feel, and having thereon erected one iron clad build ing 30x70 feet, and one small coke shed. Seized and taken In execution as the prop erth of William J. Logan, at the suit of J. L. Martin. TEItMS OF SALE—The following must be strictly complied with when property Is stricken down. 1. When the plaintiff or other lien creditor becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ must be paid, and a list of the liens, includ ing mortgage searches on the property sold, together with such lien creditor's receipt* for the amount of the proceeds of the sale or such portion thereof as he may claim, must be furnished the Sheriff. 3. All bids must be paid in full, 3. All sales not sell led immediately will be continued unlll one o'clock. I'. M„ of the next day at which tiuie all property not settled for will again be put up and sold at the expense and risk of the person to whom iirst sold. •See Pardon's Digest, oth edition, page 410, and Smith's Forms, page 3SL MAUTIN L. UFBSON, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, ltutler. Pa.. Jan. 15, 190.;. H. G. Allison, Funeral Director, Telephone in residence. Bakerstown, Pa. Prospect. Prospect is still on the map although the railroads seem to be going along Muddy Creek. Clara Badger has returned from a visit to Bntler. Clara Thompson, of R. F. D. 44, spent part of last weeK in town, the guest of her friend, Clara Lepley. The Lutherans will hold services in the I. O. O. F. hall while their church is being repaired. Little Kenneth Riddle had a pet cat. which he sold to Win. Ralston for seven cents. Mr. Ralston fed his cat fat bacon and the cat took fits, and Kenneth wonders if it will be in the CITIZEN. Bain Forrester hurt his wrist at school sometime ago, and had to miss a month of school on account of it. J. C. Miller and Charles Henshaw went to Portersville. last week, to have a sled ride, and get some of Humphrey's bargains. Sam Graham has gone to Culmerville, Allegheny Co., where he is pumping for Wm Eisler. James Gallagher, ex-carrier of No. 43 is attending Slipperyrock Normal this Winter and says the rules and regula tions just suit him. Mr. and Mrs. John Weigle recently entertained at dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Heyl, Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Clark and Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Ralston. Billie (.lark has gone to Buttercup to teach school and now Titus Boehiu will miss those stories and jokes which he and Billie were to crack. Vest Shoaf is running engine on Wil son's saw-mill, after taking a term of lessons from George Rohrer, who is an old timer. Mrs. Wolford is spending the Winter with Mr. and Mrs. Ralston of Slippery Rock twp. Plummer Badger has recovered from his sprained foot and walks as spry as ever. Sam Beatty, Sr.. R. F. D. No. 44. was in town Saturday, and prophesied that "sleighing would last till the snow went off." Now, Sam. Martha Pennington is an early riser, and is out shoveling paths before some other little girls are up. Gcod girl. Clarence Riddle, who spent a year or so as locomotive engineer in N. M. and Colo., is home at present. Loi3 Roth and Marian Thompson, two of our good little ladies, are getting np soap orders, and doing finely. JOE COSITY. Teachers' Local Institute. One of the most enthusiastic educa tional meetings of the year was held in Jefferson Centre Presbyterian church on Saturday, Jan 24th. The meeting was called to order by F. A. McClung at 1:30. The meeting was opened by de votional exercises conducted by Rev. Espach. The address of welcome was give# by Miss Lena Montag then fol lowed an excellent response by Mr. Thomas Cratty. There was an excellent programe rendered. This is a Fact. There is no Question About it. It's a Plain Statement of Facts Made by a Butler citizen, Mrs. Finnell of 264 Centre Ave., But ler, Fa., says: "Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills are just splendid. They brace one up so finely—after a short time I felt so much refreshed—l presume because I slept so well. As far os the stomach is concerned they aid digestion finely. I have used them myself and given them to the children with equally good results. It was fortunate that I was told D. H. Wuller, Druggist, had them." Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills are sold at 50 cents a box at dealers or Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. See that portrait and signature of A. W. Chase, M. D. are on every package. IEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE- Notice is hereby given that John Hum phrey. guardian, of estate of Ilosana Brown, lias tiled hi-, lirst and partial account, at M. S. I). No. 3K, Murcli Term, 1900, and that same will be presented to Court for confirmation and allowance, on Saturday. March 7, 1903. JOHN C. CI.ABK. Prothonotary. Prothonotary's office, Jan. S, 1903. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE In re estate of James K Reed, late of Slipperyrock twp., Butler Co., Pa.,dee'd. The undersigned having been duly ap pointed administrator in above estate,, all persons knowing themselves indebted' thereto are requested to pay, and any persons having claims against said estate shou'd present them properly proved for payment to WM. C. FINDUJY, Adin'r., Jan. 15th, 1903. Rutler, Pa. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration, C. T. A., having been granted to the undersigned 011 the estate of Sophia Barley, dee'd., late of Putler, Butler Co., Pa., all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immedi ate payment; and any having claims against said estate will present them duly autenticatcd for settlement to EDWARD F HARI.KY, Adm'r., 131 RFCC St., Butler, Pa, WIU.TAMS & MITCHEJX, Atty's. 1-S-03 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of administration on the estate of James Sutton, deceased., late of Evarsburg boro., Butler county. Pa., having been granted to the under signed, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estata will present them duly authenticated for settlement to ELMER P. SUTTON, Adm'r., Evans City, Pa. W. H. LuSK, Att'y. i-i-OJ ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned on the estate of A. Gibson, dee'd., late of Alle gheny tp., Butler Co., Pa..persons know ing themselves indebted to said estate are hereby requested to come forward and pay such indebtedness and any having claims against the same will please present them cluly authenticated for settlement to J. C. GIBSON, Adm'r.. R. K. D. 67, Parkers Landing, Pa. S. F. &A. L. BOWSER, Att'ys. 12-18-02 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration on the estate Ellen Kelly, dee'd., late of Franklin township, Butler county. Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly au thenticated for settlement to JOHN C. K EM.Y, Adm'r., Prospect, Pa. J. M. THOMPSON, Att'y. 12-18-02 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration on the estate of Joseph Johnston, dee'd , late of Mercer twp., Butler Co., Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves to be indebt ed to said estate will please make im mediate payment ami those having claims against the estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to WM. P. BRAHAM, Adm'r., Harrisville, Ta. JAS. B. MCJUNKIN, Att'y. 11-20-02 For Sale—Desirable Ohio Farms Vi acre, 7-room house, barn, fruit,etc. $ | s acres. x-room house, barn, fruit.etc. I.tino ; MI acres, 4-room house, barn, fruit,etc. :.'.«**> ! ;K acres. (i-room house, barn, frult,etc. l, :»!.*» 4 icx) N. Main St., Butler, Pa. Both I'hones. Big Odd Pair Sale. Prices cut in half Ladies' $4.00 Fine Shoes $2 98$ Ladies' $3.50 Fine Shoes $2 48| Ladies' $2.00 Fine Shoes $1 24 Misses' $1.50 Fine Shoes 79c Children's Fine SI.OO Shoes sizes 8 A t New York Branch Office. (EJo F St., Waahloiftou. D. & R-R-TIME-TABLES It & O It It 1 iu»«j tabic «-f!W tiv, Nv. 2.J, 19iC. Ka>t.ru Stuitifon! Tim.- >'•l THBOIXD AW'-:l»«*ny AcQOOUßuilAtioii *636 a-*i All-jchnny ami Cleveland Kt|>n +B*6 a-m AH*nh»-uy Kxpni* HMdit-ni Kllwood City A'-omui--Uti-n *l4O |"-m ihi afro, N.w « a-tl»' aninraoilati<>ti... |»-u» **itt*»l>nWashington and iktltiiu >i<* Kx. Zi] .>4 i*-ut XoRTHBOIND Ka:»«' ar»«i llni>r>l Mali •9 30 a-m • lirion A« >"«'»inn»-«Liru»n *5 15 }*-m - IXiily. * Exc«*j«t Sunday. t Snn«lay only. Trains leave the Allegheny station for Bntler at 7:35,10:45 a.m., ami 115. 5:30. 6:15 and 11:30 p.m. and Pittsburg sta tit)L at 7:50 a.m. On Sunday at 7:85 a. iii. and s:;ioand 11:30 p.m., and from the B. & O. station in Pittsburg at 7:50 a m. and 3:30 p.m. For through ticket*, Pullman and in f »rnmti»m apply t.» W. It. TI'KN KU, At't, Butler, Pa. E. 1». SMITH, A. G. P. A.. Pittid>urK, Pa. u it & p K it 7:30 a. m., local for Punxsutawney aud all intermediate stations. 10:12 a. m. express for Buffalo and Rochester. 5:21 local for Punx'y and Du Bois and all stations. 10:22 p. m. express for Buffalo and Rochester—with sleepers. Trans arrive at Butler, and go on to Allegheny at 6:10 and 9:47 a. m. and 5:34 p. in. Train 21 from Punx y arrives at 7:40 p. m. and stops here. The 10:12 express will stop at Craigs ville. Echo and Dayton on signal. Trains leave Allegheny for Bntler, Fenelton and other points at 9 a.m. and 4:10 and 9 p.m. The Dußois acco., or 4:10 train does not run on Sunday, the other trains run every day. PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. SCHEDULE IN En ter lan. 20 19C3. SOUTH . WEEK DAYS , A. M A.M. A.M. P. M. P. M BI'TLER Leave G 05 7 :is 10 05 a 35 4 :ffi Saxoulmrg Arrive 6 34 80810 30 3 00 503 Butler Juuction.. " 707 33G11 03 325 529 Butler Junction. ..Leave 7 22 8 3fi 11 47 3 25 5 29 Natrona Arrive 7 31 1 84411 57 3 3."> 6 39 Tarentnm 7 37 8 51 12 05 3 42 546 Springdale 7 47 902 12 17 353 (5 56 Cliiremont 5 9 18 12 36 4 08 6 10 Sharjaburg 8 09 928 12 47 4 16 6 16 Allegheny 8 20 9 38 1 00 4 20 6 26 A. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. P. M. SUNDAY TRAINS.—Leave Butlei for Allegheny City aud principal intermediate nation! at 7:20 a. m., md 4:55 p. m. NORTH. WEEK DAYS A.M.'A.M. A.M. P.M. P. M Allegheny City . . leave 6 25 850 10 15 3 (13 610 eiiarpoburg.. 5 SO 9 00 10 25 r3 13 r6 ») C;.iremont 10 32 ( Springdale 11l 23; 10 49 !.!. «"ii l'ventum j 7 06 9 32 11 00 3 40 fi 49 N'atrcna 7 13 9 36111 07 3 45 ; 6 fci Butler Junction arrive 725 94711 17 351 702 Sutler Junction leave 725 9551235 405 702 Saxonborg ! 7 55 JO IS' 1 05 ! 4 41' 7 27 BCTLER arrive 8 Kipo 45 1 33 ! 5 13: 753 A.M.|A.M,iP. M.jP. tf.l P. M SUNDAY TRAINS.—Leave Allegheny City for But ior and principal intermediate stations at 7:03 a m. and 9-33 p. m. FOR THE EAST. Weeks Days. Sundays A.M. A M P. M. A.M. T M BCTLEU IT 6OSIO 05 235 720 Butler J'ct ar 7 07:11 03 325 810 ... Butler J'ct lv 7 25(11 17 351 814 Feeport ar 72811 20 354 817 Kskiminetaa J't.. .." 73511 27 359 823 Leechburg " 74811 39 413 »30 . West Apollo " 80912 00 435 857 Salteturg " 83812 20 503 923 iii. Blairaville „ 916 1 00 540 9 62, .. . BlairiTille Int.. .. " 924 133 547 10 00 Altoona « 11 35 545 860 150 Harrisburg " ' 31010 00 1 0011 645 Philadelphia ." 623 425 426 10 171 |P. M. A. M.| A.M.i P.M.; P.M Through trains for the oast leave Pittsburg (Union Station), as follow— Atlantic Eipresa, daily 3:00 AM Pennsylvania Limited " 7:15 " Day Express, " 7:30 " Main Line Express, " 8:00 " Harrisburg Mail, " ... 12:46 P.M Harrisburg Express doily '. 4:4£ •' Philadelphia Express, ' 1:50 " Eastern Express, " 7:10 " Fast Line, • .. Fast Line (second section) daily. .Sleeping cars to Piiilniielphla, Baltimore and Wash ington. NO coaches 10:00 " PitUburg Limited, daily for New York, only. U:(0 " The Pennsylvania Special, daily, for Phila delphia and New York 11:25 *' Philad'a Mail, Sundati only 8:40 a.m For Atlantic City (via Delaware River Bridjre, all rail route) 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p. m. daily, ''fcnn sylvania Limited" 7:15 a.m. week days. Buffalo and Allegheny Valley Division Trains leave Kiskiminetas Junction as follows: For Buffalo, 9.56 a. m. and 11.35 P- m. daily, witb through parlor and sleeping cars. For Oil City, 7.46, 9.56 a. m., 2.38, 6.15 and 11.35 p. u. week-days. Sundays, 9.56 a. m., 6.15 and 11.35 p.m. For lied Bank, 7.46, 9.56, 11.17 a. in., 2 38, 6.16, y.34, und 11.35 p. m. week-days. Sundays, 9.56,10.49 a. m., fi.ls and 11.35 p. m. For Kittanning ,7.46, 9.32, 9.56,11.17 a. m., 2.38,5.35, ♦».15, 7.30, 9.34, and 11.35 p. m. week-days. Sundays, 9.56, 10.49 a. m., 6.15, 10.45, and 11.35 p. m. "r" stops on signal to take on passengers lor Taron rum and points beyond. Foi detailed information, apply to ticket agent or riddrcss Thos. E. Watt, Pass. Agt. Western District, Corner Fifth Avenue and Smithiield Street, Pittsburg, W. W. A TTKIiIR'RY, J R. WOOD '•W«l Mftf r" Vv» tyr BESSEMER & LAKE ERIE R.R. CO. Time table in effect Nov. 23. 1902. CENTRAL TIME One honr slower than town time. nurthward. Daily except Sunday. Southward Read up) (Read down) 2 10 14 STATIONS. 1 9 U P.M. P.M P.M.| a.m.! A.M.. am 6 18 1 06 Erie 6 10|ll 59 5 53 12 43 Fair view 6 36 12 25 I 5 13 12 29 Girard 6 48 12 38 5 52 1 43 ar. .Conneaut.. .ar j 8 42 1 43 4 25 11 15 lv.. vJonneaut.. .lv 6 25 11 15 5 25 12 10 Crateeville 1 7 05 12 55 5 Z0 12 05 Albion I 7 09 1 CO 4 59 11 50 Springbuio ; 7 24 1 15 45311 44 Com eautville 7 3<> 121 4 33 11 25 Meadville Juuct.. j 7 52 1 42 557 12.01 ar.. Mtfjulville.. ar 8 28 2 20 3 43 10 42 lv. .Meadville.. .lv 6 45 1 00 5 30 11 3» ar. .Conn. Lake. .*r 8 00 1 52 4 22 11 10 lv M iv C 3<> 1 28 4 48 ar.. Lines vi He ..ar 9 25 11 00.lv lv j 7 08-11 iJO 4 16:11 O-SiHartetown I I i O"J| 16# 4 11 11 03 Adaiußville 8 08 ■> SUeuango 6 12 8 3i 2 30 "> 4T> 3 S*i 10 21 Fredonia 6 29 8 47 2 49 1 30J 3 11 10 06 Mercer ; 6 41: 9 03 3 Ot! . ■ -4 3 00 10 01 Houston Junction 0 07 3 lo j 05 2 4« 9 41 Cirove City 7 06 9 25 3 29 4 54 ; 9 25 Harrisville 7 16 13 42 4 47 831 9 17 Branchton 7 23 9 4 2 3 49 5 30 10 27 ar.. .Hilliard... ar 10 27 10 27 5 30 2 30 6 10 lv. ..Hilliard. ..lv 6 10 6 10 2 30 ft 43-12 28 9 13 Keister 7 27 f9 44 3 52 ft 28 12 15 , 8 5* Euclid 7 43 10 00 4 08 i 00 1 50: 8 25 Butler 8 10 10 25 4 35 ! 15 12 15 6 35 Allegheny 9 40 12 00 6 20 jim j ['in , am a.m.' pm p.m Train 12, leaving Grove City 5.35 a. m.. Mercer 5:(>M. Greenville 6:42, Conneautvllle 7:48, Albion 8-10. arrives at Erie 9:12 a. m. Train 13, leaving Erie 3:58 p. m. Albion :05, Conneautvllle 5;55, Greenville 6:23 'ercer 7 04 arrives at Grove City at 7:27 Jim. E. D. COMSTOCK. ■7. R. TURNER. Gen. Pass. Agt., Tkt Agt, Bntler, Pa. Pittsbnry. Pa Wiiifieltl It It Co Time Table In effect Jan. 19th, 1902. WESTWARD. STATIONS. AM | P M . eaves West Winfleld 7 40 2 45 " Hoggsville 755 300 44 Iron Bridge 805 320 " Winfleld Junction 820 335 44 Lane 840 345 44 Butler Junction 845 350 Arrive Futler 10 45 5 13 \rrive Allegheny. 9 38 5 00 pm \rrive T iid fairs, etc.. Inserted at the rate of 5 cents a line, money to accompany the order. Jeven words of prose make a line. Kates for standing cards and job work on application. All advertising Is due after first Insertion, ..mlal! transient advertising must be paid * rln advance. VII communications Intended for publlca i i in in this paper must be accompanied by i n real name of the writer, not for publica tion bu. a guarantee of good faith.and should reach us not later than Tuesday evening. Death notice* must be accompanied with r 'sponsible name. g badics', /Wen's and Children's One Week's Pre- $ g Inventory Sale and some Smart Selling $ of Odds and Ends before Stocl< Taking.. « & The riodern Store will take stock February first and wishes to close oat broken lots anil sea jm eonable goods which have not moved ont promptly. Iu other words, we Ljk want to convert into cash as much stock as po-sibie before we tike our jm annual inventory. We have just one week to do it and therefore have cut S Pficos unmercifully. Hero are a few samples of the way goods will be .v ■I sold during this sale, which will last till February first ££ I- lanneit tt»- Nisht KOIH-S which were now i'>*. and sl.oo ones, n:»v >'S<\ fIP A 1! 1 iannt i Shirt Waists. sl.oo and fl 2S onos. now (! ••-, |1.30 ones now '.'■' c, and IB »i.W iinos, now $1.:;». S-sooones, now il.'.K All Kleeccd Wrappers, worth SUO an 1 now -4c. f h Ladies' f"\tra-heavy Fleece Lined Inderwear reduced to 33c. \J?\ Ladies' 1 in' Naturnl Wool I'nd'rwear reduced to 57c. ?v 0f Children's fleece Lined Vests, I'untH and l.'nlon Suits reduced to lit,'. m T1 Ladies' I.vtra-lieavy Fleece Lined Ho. . reduced to 1". \ two p:iirs for 23c. JC» Men s I-leece Lined I nderwear reduced to 37c. U MP Men's Heavy Working i-hirts. worth M \now 33c. Look at onr Millinery Win low Display and sjb the btrgaius offered. rx These Hats are bringing r.s the business. Yo« never bought Fine Millinery at such prices. " 5 Kisler-XleLrclorf Co., jg SOUTH MAIN STREET ) S phones ;B|^ L Vs D -hMail Orders Solicited € POSTOFFICE BOX ) *■ 3 OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER, PA. ££ We give ballots for piano contest. 3^ &XGC&XX. XX | NEW SPUING I (Carpets and Slugs! j|p| The new Carpets and Rugs stock for Spring is s=sf here. Largest stock this store has ever shown is ys^• here for your inspection. Most of the patterns we reiS pp| show are different to what you will find elsewhere, fUjjs B Best Quality Extra Super Ingrains, 75c S| S; Made from the better quality of wool. clo3er woven and brighter bgcolors than the cheaper kinds, and a carpet tint will hut and look Kg* SSI well for years. Large floral patterns or sin ill sot patterns in medium or darn shades. " |§j All-Wool Extra Super Ingrains, 65c Standard quality of goods made in a variety of patterns; new, ft?* ScH bright goods suitable for any room, and a piece of goods that will £sSS give good service. j|jgg j|| Best Quality Brussels Carpet, 95c gg Here is a make of Carpet that has no superior; a piece of goods that sSjf will out-last the cheaper grades of Body Brussels. Made bv a man- Ki ufacturer that makes but one grade of goods and that the best that an}- factory can make. The patterns are all new and bn>ht Florals, set patterns or the small set figures for halls with 3tair ca p;t to match. This store has the exclusive sale of the above line. jgjSS COME IN AND LOOK AItOUXD. j||* 1 Alfred A fampbeii, | «*{£g Formerly Campbell & Temploton. The Woman's Choice., Will She Choose Dr. Experi ment or Dr. Experience? Put the auestion plainly to any woman : Will you cnoose the experienced or the experimenting doctor? and there's no doubt about the answer. What woman wants to be the subject of experiments, to drag out weary months while the unskilled practitioner vainly tries various medicines, and charges the sick woman liberally for his experimental failures? Yet willing or unwilling a great many women have to go through just such an ordeal. Their disease baffles the local physician. He tries all he knows to effect a cure and fails. Sometimes this goes on for months, sometimes for years, The woman meantime suffering daily torments. Perhaps the difference between the "doctoring" of experiment and experi ence cannot be better shown than in the following statement: "For seven-years I was confined to bed most of the time," writes Mrs. M. P. Davis, of Honaker, Russell Co., Va. " I had four doctors and they said I could not be cured. I had ulceration of uterus and female weakness, so I could not stand on my feet but a short time ; had bearing-down sensation, pain in the small of my back. My stomach and bowels, also legs and feet would swell, and everything I ate hurt me. I could not sleep well, was so short of breath I could not lie down at night; had sore ness and tenderness over uterus, toubled with palpitation of heart, and suffered with headache all the time. I would Set blind and have fainting spells, had ark rings around my eyes and my eyes seemed bloodshot; suffered from pain ful periods; could not lie on my left side. I would have numb speUs, pains around my heart every morning, my lungs hurt me a great deal and my shoulders too. I would spit up blood at times, memory was poor, hearing was bad, hands and feet were cold all the time, and I had chills and night-sweats. After the doc tors said I could not be cured I got hold of one of Dr. Pierce's Memorandum Books and read how he had cured so many patients afflicted like I was so I thought his medicine might help me. I wrote to Dr. Pierce for advice and he sent me a very encouraging letter in reply, advising me to take his ' Favorite Prescription ' and ' Golden Medical Dis- Co\ - ery ' and ' Pleasant Pellets.' I got two bottles and used these and felt much better. I sent and got six bottles more. I can now work all day and not feel tired at night. I can sleep all night and can eat anything I want at any time. I can walk and go anywhere I please. I feci better than I ever did. Can do all Trv) The CITIZ6N FOR JOS WORK kinds of work in the house and ou) doors too. lam sorry I did not take Dr. Pierce's medicine ivhen /first began to have poor health. T could have saved what I paid to humbugs. My friends ■ay that I do not look like the same woman. When I commenced your medicine I only weighed one hundred pounds. Now I weigh one hundred and forty. I thank you a thousand times for your good medicine and your kind ad vice. I used four bottles of the ' Golden Medical Discovery' four of ' Favorite Prescription» and two vials of your ' Pleasant Pellets.'" WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE between experiment and experience in treating womanly diseases? The differ ence between success and failure. The difference Jjetween health and sickness, happiness and misery. The reason that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures so many women is that it is a medicine which is the product of years of experi- ence in the treatment and cure of womanly diseases. It is a medi cine made to do certain things and it does what it is made to do. Every woman understands the fine points of this differ ence between experiment and experience. When the housewife engages a cook she demandsexperi. ence. She does not want a cook who is experi menting with unfamiliar recipes. The inexperi enced man might say— Why, there's the cook book. It tells how to make anything. All you've got to do is to measure and mix as it | instructs and you can't ' come out wrong. Can't you? The wife knows very much better than that. Given the best recipe in the world it takes experience to make a success of it. The dif ference between the suc cess of Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription and the failure of other medicines is the difference of ex perience. It is no experiment to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for the cure of womanly ills. Experience—the experience of hundreds of thousands of women proclaims that it makes weak women strong and sick women well. Thousands of grateful letters have been written to Dr. Pierce. They cover cures of every form of womanly disease which is medically curable. show that "Favorite Prescription " Is a perfect regulator, that it dries enfeebling drains; that it heals in flammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. They prove " Favorite Prescription" is the best pre parative for maternity; that it keeps the mother strong and healthy and makes the baby's advent practically painless. Sick and ailing women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. AH correspondence is privately read, pri vately answered aud womanly confi dences are guarded by the same strict professional privacy which protects the womanly confidences made in a personal ccnsu/lal\)u with Dr. Pierce. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. As chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., Dr. Pierce (assisted by his staff of nearly a score of physicians), has in a little more than thirty years, treated and cured hundreds of thousands of weak and sick women. CAN YOU AFFORD to invest twenty-one cents in stamps for expense of mailing one r>f the greatest medical works of the age ? Can you afford not. to invest twenty-one cents for a book which teaches how to preserve health and prolong life? This great work, Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med ical Adviser, contains 100S large pages and over 700 illustrations. It is sent free, in paper-covers, on receipt of 21 one cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. For cloth-binding send 31 stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.