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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
Savlngs Ranlts Stntemenf.

CONCORD, N. H., April 27.-The
number of depOsitors in savings insti-
tutions in this State decreased 1894 in
the past year. The falling off in de-
posits for the same time is S2,5O7 ,412.
The number of depositors in 1878 was
81, ,3S7; amount Of deposits, S26,-
282 1876.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
Cinein9ati Produce Market.

UINCINNATI, April 28.-Flour is
quiet and steady. Wheat steady at
Sl@1,05. Corn steady at 37@38c.
Oats quiet at 28@32c. Whisky active
at Sl0l. Pork steady at $40. Lard
firm; held at 6sc. Bulk meats frmer,
asking 3s, 4s@44c. Bacon steady at
4, 5t@54c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
Mysterious Shooting and At
tempts at Suicide.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 2S.-Mrs.
Pearce, the wife of the postmaster of
Bristol, was mysteriOusly shot while
In bed last week. Her husband made
two attempts at suicide this morning.
He will recover.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

THE Philadelphia Times has the
following editorial in regard to the
State debt question:
1t really looks as though the long dis
pute over the Tennessee debt was at the
last ended in creditable way. The leg
islature, at its recent session, proposed to
pay fifty per cent Of the principal and
occurred interest in new State bonds run
ming thirty years and bearing four per
cent. interest, and the only question was
whether the creditors would accept the
proposition or stand out in the hope of Sc
curing more favorable terms. Governor
Porter and Ex-Governor Brown and other
leading citizens of the State were deputed
by recent mass meeting at the State
capital to come to New York and repre-
sent the situation to the creditors, most of
whom reside in that city. They have
just discharged their mission, and the re-
suits is an Endorsement of the proposed
settlement General Roger A. Pryor,
who visited the legislature as an attorney
of the bondholders. Joined the visitors in
assuring the creditors that the present
offer is as much as the people are really
able to make, and certainly the most they
will ever offer, while all the speakers
agreed that there was no doubt the State
would live up to its agreement. The up
shot of it all was that the resolution was
unanimously adopted, many of the heaviest
bondholders being present. earnestly rec
ommending all the creditors to accept the
proposition, and it is probably safe to re-
regard the vexed question as now practi-
cally settled and settled honorably.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

BROWNSVILLE BEE: I'VE are
glad to notice as an evidence Of the
efficiency of our fclIOw-eitizen, Judge
Lea, as attorney general for the State.
that the decisions Of the Supreme
Court, from his induction into Office
last September up to the first Of last
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

The hand that rocks the cradle is
the hand that moves the earth. DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup is the best remedy
for all complaints children are subject
to, such as dysentery, diarrhea, sum
mer complaint, wind collie, etc. Price
twenty-five cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
A CARD.

To all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscretiOns of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, ETC., will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by a missionary in South America. Send
a self-addressed envelope to Rev. JosEPH 7.
ISNAS, Station D, New York City.
eod-2-xXx-1kw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

The Nashville American Of the
10Th, says Comptroller Gaines res
turned yesterday from visit to New
York with the committee of citizens.
He says that quite a number of the
names of prominent Tennessee bond
holders were added to the list after the
departure Of Judge Whitworth from
that city. lie believes that hve-sixths
Of the bondholders will accept the
fifty cents proposition. Since his re-
turn he had found several letters ad
dressed to him from creditors, one Of
whom held s5Q,QQ0in Tennessee bonds,
proposing to accept tho compromise,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
The Fee that Troubles Many
BOsOmS.

The Sparta, White county, Exposi-
tor, Of last week, says
Our high tax contemporaries are
very indignant that Gov. Marks has
seen fit to give a fee to Messrs. Savage
and Wilson, to defend any suits that
may be brought by the holders of the
new issue. They have become so ac-
customed to seeing their pets and col
leagues receive all the fees and emolu-
ments that this action Of the governor
is regarded not only as a gross inius
tice to the distinguished members who
opposed Savage and Wilson in the
legislature, but as a piece of unpara-
lelled efrontery on his part for
proffering the $1,000 to the above
named gentlemen, and on their part
for having the audacity to accept
it. They shave no part nor
lot " in the matter of fees, it would
seem. Now, gentlemen, brethren of
the high tax fraternity, you fought
well and valiantly the battles of the
bondholder, you have wasted much
ammunition at the general assembly,
you have done your best, but have
suffered a considerable defeat and
found to your disappointment that you
can't run the machine" Just as YOU
would wish. You have done all this,
so now cease to shed those crocodile
tears because you are unable to get all
the fees on your side of the house. If
your men havn't been feed by the
bondhOlders their prospects at pres
ent for obtaining fees are rather slim.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

A WASHINGTON correspondent,
writing of the style of oratory in con-
gress, says: Almost every day is a
field day at the capitol. The speeches
and debates are of higher order of
merit than any that have been deliv-
cred since the war. Ainsworth Spof-
ford, the congressional librarian, says
that he has been here twenty years,
and that more books upon constitu-
tiOnal law are now called for by mem
beFa than he has ever known. Until
now speeches we're made of gush and
recriminatiOns. Those who do not
care to study still continue to use the
line Of argument which seems to Gre
ate hatreds. This they prefer rather
than be bafled by the written statutes
which would conlewp more than JUS
tify the stand which they have taken.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
Indications.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-For Ten
nessee and Ohio valley, northerly
winds, slightly cooler, clear weather
with rising barometer followed by
south and east winds,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
DIED.

J0NES-At Whitehaven, Sunday evening,
April 9th, r. L. JONES, in the 39th year oi
his age.
Funeral at fernando, Miss.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
nIaenfnnlhnd NIInar.-

New York, April g. The miners
entomhed at Sugar Notch, Penn, we're
reported rescued this morning,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28
JACKSON.
Supreme Court Proceedings.

Special to the Ledger.
JACKSON, Tenn. April 2S.-The
court has been engaged all day on No.
467 law docket.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

Almost all the places Of amusement
in Boston, a city of about four hun
dred thousand inhabitants, are within
a circle the radius of which is little
more than one hundred yards.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

The death of General Richard Tay-
lor recalls to charitable correspon-
dent Of the Buffalo Courier an illus
tratiOn of what he calls the simplicity
of the generals distinguished father,
President Taylor. As the story goes,
the secretary of State waited on the
President, to bring before him the
matter of the search for Sir John
Franklin. Yes" said President
Taylor, we ought to do something,
for this country is much indebted to
him for his services in gaining indie
pendence.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08

MIssPENT EvENINGs.-The boy who
spends an hour of each evening loung-
ing idly on the street corners, wastes
in the course of year three hundred
and sixty-live precious hours, which,
if applied to study, would familiarize
him with the rudiments Of almost any
of the familiar sciences. If in addi-
tion to thus wasting only one hour
each evening, he spends ten cents for a
cigar, which is usually the case, the
amount thus worse than wasted would
pay for ten Of the leading period,ca
of the country Boys, think Of these
things. Think Of how much time and
money You are wasting, and for what ?
The qualification afforded by the lounge
on the corner, or the cigar, is not only
temporary but positively hurtful. You
cannot indulge in them without seri-
ously injuring yourself. You acquire
idle and wastcful habits which will
cling to you with each succeeding
year. You may in after life shake
them off, but the probabilities are that
the habits thus formed in early life will
remain with you to your dying day.
BE warned then in time, and resolve
that as the hour spent in idleness is
gone forever, you will improve each
passing one, and thereby fit yourself
for usefulness and happiness.-Rural
NeU Yorker.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
A LESSON FOR CANDIDATES
KISSING THE BABY ON INSUFFICIENT
INFORMATION
rSt Lnnis Times Innrnal

[St Louis Times Journal1
While Col Allen was discussing
National finances on the hotel plan,
Col. Tom Crittenden quietly slid down
off the platform and circulated among
the crowd He wore delicate white
duck suit, blue necktie and patent
leather pumps, and was the cynosure
of all female eyes on the premises.
Col Tom, with an eye to business,
began ogling the babies.
ooh, you sweet little darling" said
Col. Tom, addressing a fuzzy, pop
eyed brat that lolIed lazily in his
mothers arms under one of the trees !;
chow old is it, ma'am 2"
"Four months, SIR" said the fond
mother.
"a little girl, eh?" said Col. Tom.
"No, boy" replied the mother
"Ah, yes, now that come to look
at it more closely, | detect the strong
manly features of boy" the Colonel
fastened to say. please, may kiss
the little cherub ?"
Col Tom shut his eyes and exploded
an osculatory sound on the fuzzy face,
and the child put up big lip and
threatened to cry
"He is such beautiful child" mur-
INJURED Col Tom, "such eyes, such a
head, such an expanse of forehead,
such a mouth, such a wealth of COM
plexion, such a sweet, tranquil express
sionl"
LA me, you don't really think
so, do you?" simpered the fattered
mother.
81 never saw sweeter little cherub,"
said Col. Tom, II believe I'll have to
kiss him again"
Having gone through second oscu-
latory martyrdom, Col Tom assumed
a seraphic look-a look calculated to
strike taffy to the most hardened FEM
inine heart, and got right down to
business.
"I'm candidate for Governor" said
he, "and nothing would give me a
greater joy than to feel assured that |
had the support of the father Of this
sweet babe. Come, let me hold the
little darling in my arms. / do think
he is just the sweetest little angel |
ever saw! ~
The fattered mother gave up the
fuzzy baby with profuse apologies
about its not being well dressed, etc;
hoped it wouldn't trouble the gentle
man, etc; glad to know he admired it
so much, etc.
The fuzzy baby writhed and squirm-
ed and grew red in the face, and
wrinkled itself all up and then lay
calm and composed on Col. Toms
strong right arm.
"The little precious ~ cried Colonel
Tom. "You tell his father how much
/ thought of his little cherub, won't
you ma'am? And you'll tell him Pm
a candidate for Governor, eh, ma'am?"
The poor woman's face dropped, and
big, salt tears came into her eyes.
"Oh, sir" she said," "you don't
know what you ask-my poor husband
died of the jaundice two months ago"
There was far-off look in Colonel
Tom Crittenden's golden-glinted eyes
as he gently but firmly dumped that
fuzzy baby on the bereaved woman's
lap and walked straight back to the
platform and replaced himself on a
bench
Nota was sorrow confined to Col.
Tom Crittenden's upheaving bosom.
There were silent traces of suffering
upon his right coat sleeve.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
NEWSPAPER RraHrs.-A case of i

NEWSPAPER RIGHTs.-A case of in
terest to newspaper subscribers and
readers has just been decided in Day
ton, Ohio, under the newspaper law.
Mr.. Wolf the Dayton distributor OF
the Gazette, left copy of the paper
at the wrong door for several months.
The paper was accepted and read, and
when Mr.. w. called to collect the
money for it, the party who had taken
and read the paper refused to pay for
it on the ground that he had not or
dercd it ! Mr. Wolf, anxious to avoid
a legal contest, offered to compromise
for half cost, bat the party asserted
that he couldn't collect, and refused to
pay anything. Suit was then brought
and Wolf recovered the entire bill.
That is the law, and parties who want
something for nothing will make a
note Of it. The defendant in the above
suit could have notified the carrier, who
first made the error, that he did not
want the paper, not having subscribed
for it, but he did not do so, and thought
to get the paper for nothing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
THE ODD FELLOWS.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THEIR LAWS.

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THEIR LAWS.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Of the United States has made some
very important changes in the laws of
| the Order The name of the Grand
Lodge has been changed to the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge
The most important changes were
made in the laws relating to the non
payment of dues. A vast number of
members have heretofore been sus-
pended from all connection with the
| Order for non-payment of dues, and
could be reinstated after applying in
writing and by paying one years dues
| if he apply within less than one year
after suspension, and by paying the
initiation fee if he be suspended more
than one year, provided the majority
Of the lodge approve of his reinstate-
ment.
Under the new law a member will
not be cut off from all connection with
the Order for non-payment of dues,
but will be suspended from active" to
dormant" membership. A member
will become dormant Odd Fellow
if at the last meeting of the term his
dues aggregate the dues of one year,
and as such will be debarred from ben
efts both pecuniary and attentive, bat
his name will be retained on list of
such class, and he may visit his lodge
or encampment. A dormant Odd Eel
low may be restored to active member
ship upon application made in open
lodge or encampment by member
thereof, which shall be held over until
the second meeting thereafter, the Sec
retary or Scribe reading the same at
each meeting, and be determined affirm
atively on ballot vote by majority
of the members present for such amount
as the bylaws Of the lodge or encamp-
ment may prescribe. All members
heretofore dropped or suspended for
non-payment of dues are reinstated to
dormant membership in the Order,
subject to the conditions given above.
A dormant Odd Fellow shall be SUBJ
ject to trial, suspension or expulsion
from the order for cause under the law
the same as an active Odd Fellow
These new rules take effect immedi-
ately.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08

A JUDGE LEARNING HIS Trade
Judge Mitter said to the Iowa Bar
Association: on will perhaps be sur
prised when | tell you that the ablest
lawyer of this or any other bar, when
he is for the first time appointed a
Judge has to learn his trade, as much
as the mechanics apprentice. Of course
/ do not mean by this that LIE has to
learn the law, for | am supposing him
to be learned in the law. But what
the apprenticed mechanic learns of his
master is not the science of mechanical
forces, at least not mainly that What
he does acquire in that pprenticeship
is skill in the use of his tools. This
is precisely what | am saying of a new
Judge. Let me illustrate this from
my own experience, for it is closely
related to training in lawyer. 1t is
in fact the same thing. | am very
sure that it does not take me half the
time now that it did at first to eliminate
a complex case presented to me for
decision what is irrelevant or imma-
terial, and to ascertain the point of
conflict necessary to be decided. And
this is equally true whether the con-
test be one of law or fact, or both.
BY practice and attention | can listen
to lawyer, read document offered
in evidence, pass with him lightly over
the formal parts of the instrument,
and when he comes to.the vital matter,
the few words, perhaps, which alone
touch the issue, | catch their precise
meaning, and if | do not get that
clearly stop him until do. 1t is
rare that ! need go over that instru-
ment again. SO | have acquired, i
hardly know how, except by practice
by training-the faculty of taking
an immense record of five hundred or
one thousand pages, and turning at
once to the parts, whether of pleading.
of evidence, or whatever it may be,
and in one-third the time it took me
when | first went on the bench, i
gather the materials for my Judgment
without digesting a mass Of useless
chah
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08

PRINTERS AND PRINTING.-Many
who condescend to illuminate this dark
world with the fire of genius through
the columns Of II newspaper little think
Of the lot Of the printer, who sits up
at midnight to correct their false gram
mar and orthography and worse pune
tuation. We have seen the arguments
of lawyers, in high repute as scholars,
sent to the printer in their own hand
writing, many words-especially tech
nical and foreign terms-abbreviated,
words mispelled and few or no points,
and these few, if any, certainly in the
wrong places. We have seen the
sermons of eminent "diyines" sent to
the press without points or capitals to
designate the divisions of the SEN
tences, also the letters of the political
and scientific correspondents. Suppose
all these had been SO printcd-the
printer would have been treated with
scorn and contempt. No one would
believe that such gross and palpable
faults were owing to the ignorance or
carelessness of the author; and no one
but the practical printer knows how
many hours the compositor, and after
him the proof-readcr, is compelled to
spend inf reducing to readable condi-
ton manuscripts that the writers them
selves would be puzzled to read.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08

THE Jacksonville (Fla.) Sun says:
viii some medical man explain why
it is that the negro is never known TO
sneeze? Ask any old planter, who
owned scores Of servants, and he will
tell you he never heard one Of his SER
wants sneeze. 1t may appear very
singular fact, but it is none the less
true and we alIude to it just to show
how unobseryant most people are.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
A purcnMAE had two pigs, a lar.

A DUTcHMAE had two pigs, large
and small one. The smaller being
the elder he was trying to explain to "a
customer, and did in this wise:
"The little pig is the biggest"
Upon which his wife assuming to
correct him, said
"You will please excuse him; he
no speak as good English as me; he
no mean the little pig is the biggest
pig, but the youngest pig is the oldest" "
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
ADyERTESHNG RATES.

Ono square, one insertion. 81: each srbse-
quen. insertion. so cents. Yearly advertisements
exceeding onc-fourth of column. 50 per inch.
Figure worN double these rates; additional
chsrges where weekly or monthly changes are
made. Local Advertisements 10 cents per line
Tor first insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion. Marriages and deaths pab-
llshet free OF charge. Obituary notices charged
as advertisements, ard payable when handed in
Auditors Notices, 81 Executors and Admins
traitors Notices, 50 each; Estray, Caution and
Dissolution Notices, not exceeding ten lines, %
each.
From the fact that the CITIZEN is the oldest
established and most extensively circulated Re-
publican newspaper in Butler county ca Repub-
lican county, it must be apparent to business
men that it is the medium they should use in
advertising their business.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
BUTLER, KARSs CITY AND PARKER RAILROAD
/Z,+far

BUTLER. KARys CITY AND PARKER RAILROAD
(Bntler Time)
Trains leave Butler for ST. Joe, Millerstown,
Karns CITY, Peiroi3, Parker etc, al z p a. IN,
and 2.05 and 720 p. m. See below for con-
nections with A. V r. x.
Trains arrive at Butler from the above named
points at 7.l5 a.. m, ana LIS, and G-53 =. m.
The LES train connects with train on the West
Penn road through 20 Pittsburgh.
Sunday trains arrive at 1055 a. IN. and 3.55
=. m, aud leave at 10 a m. and 40 p. m
sHESASGo AND ALLEGHENY RAILROAD.
Trains leave billiards Mill, Butler county,
for HarrisviIle Greenyille, ETC., at 7.p a. In.
and 1920 and 2.20 p. m
Stages leare Pefrolia at $50 a. m for 7.4O
train, and at 1000 q. m for 1920 train.
Return stages leave Hilliard on arrival of
trains at 1927 a. N. and 1.50 p. N.
Stage leaves Martinsburg Al $50 for l2.3O
train.
p. v. c., L. z r. n.
The morning train leaves Zelenople at IL.
Harmony 6.15 and Evsnsburg at 6-3z. arriving
at Etna Station at 329. and Allegheny ct 9Ol.
The afternoon train leaves Zelienop'e at 1.26.
HARMONY i31, EyanHburg 1.53. arriving at
Ttna Station at All ard Allegheny at AS.
Trains connecting at Etna Station with this
road leave Allegheny at III a. m. and 3.5l p. N:
+ By getting ell at Sharpsburg station and
crossing the bridge TO the A. v. r. r., passen-
gers on the morning train can reach the Union
depot 1t 8 O'Clock.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains leave Butler Butler or Pittsburgh Tiine.)
Market at 5.J1 a.. fn- goes through to Ale
gheny, arriving at 9.01 a.. III. This train con-
Iects at Freeport with Frecport Accommoda-
ton, which arrives at Allegheny at 500 a. m,
railroad time.
Ezpress at 72l a. m, connecting at Butler
Junction, without change Of cars, at s.26 with
Express west, arriving in Allegheny at g5S
a. m, and Express east arriving at Blairsville
at ] / 90 a. III. railroad time.
Mail AZ 2.36 p. m, connecting at Butler juno
tionwitnout change OF cars, with Express west,
arriving in Allegheny at 5-26 p. IN, and Ex-
press east arriving at BlairsTiile Intersection
at 6l0 D. III. railroad time, which connects with
Philadelphia Express east, when on time.
Sunday Express at 400 p. ~, goes through
to Allegheny, arriving at G.06 p. IN.
The 7.2l 4. m train connects at Blairsyille
at II .05 a. III. with the Mail east, and the 2.36
D. rn train at $50 with the Philadelphia Ex-
press eagt.
Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn X. X. at
95I a. m, sos and I'll p. m, Butler time. The
9.5l and sos trains connect with trains on
the Butler 81 Parker r. X. Sun ay train arrives
at Butler at ILL a. m, connecting with train
for Parker.
Main Line.
Through trains leave Pittsburgh tor the East,
m, arriving at Philadelphia at $40 and 7-2O
p. ~ and 300, 7.0D and TO a. m; at Baltimore
about the same time, at New York three hours
later, and at Washington about one and half
hours later.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08

A MINISTER having preached against
social abnormities to his congregation
was a few days later waited upon by n
committee presenting him set Of reso.
lutions not very complimentary to say
the least. Looking over the string Of
abuses, each beginning with whereas,
and the names of the committee signed
at the end, he remarked, "Where asses
like these draw up resolutions, where
ases like these must be expected" ="