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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
4 STORY FROM VASHING TON

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An lrishman one night went TO the
house Of friend and asked if the host
was awake.
Indeed am, sir" was the reply.
''Tim, lend me five dollars 2"
To which Tim replied, after turning
over for another snooze, "Oh, Pm
aslape, Pat"
This is an old story, which the
other night had new application, and
one which caused considerable chagrin
to an eminent Southern jurist and a
swell Secretary of Southern Con-
gressman.
The story had been told the South
ern jurist by lady whom he was
visiting, and the Judge, meeting the
Secretary soon after at the Ebbitt
House and being applied to for loan,
adopted his pretty hostess story as
the easiest way out of the difficulty.
The young man failed to recognize
the joke and left the friend to whom
he had applied for financial relief in a
great huff The next evening the
Judge was making call upon the
same lady, and related the story Of his
adventure with the Secretary Soon
after prominent Southern Congress
man and the swell Secretary to whom
the Judge had refused a loan came in,
and the lady having been told the joke,
without any mention Of names, insisted
upon repeating it to her new callers
as something too good to keep. Dur
ing the recital the animated hostess was
q little puzzled to notice the very diff
fcrcnt expressions upon the faces Of
the Judge and the Secretary, and she
therefore lost no time in turning the
tide Of the evenings chat in another
and pleasanter direction, although she
had repeated the whole story before
it was seen that she had gone wrong.
When the Judge got n chance to ex-
plain the situation to the hostess the
Secretary was on the hunt for "a
friend" who would wait upon the
Judge and inquire when and where,
outside the district, he could be com
municated with.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
CHIPTER ON COURTHOUSES

Burdette, in recent number of the
Hd,ckeye, gives a chapter on Court
Houses which will be appreciated by
all who have heard the echoes rever-
berate in our own court room. 1t
reads as follows:
1.-The meanest thing in the world to
speak in is court house | have Of
ten wondered why the architects of
court houses were not always hanged
at the dedication of the building. A
court house is built to talk in. The
court room is made for that purpose.
The architect, the contractor, and the
builder we'll know that And if the
court house is very cheap, shabby,
old fashioned sort of an affair, worth
$3.50, the chances are that man
speaking from the bench can be heard
half way to the door. But if it is
handsome affair and costs the county
anywhere from one hundred and fifty
thousand to half million dollars,
then the lawyer, climbing into the laps
of the jurors, and believing his elo-
quence in their several respective ears,
can make himself heard. Why, the
reason why the judge always writes
out his charge to the jury, and the
foreman always brings in the verdict
in writing, is because, in most court
houses, the jury would never know
anything about the charge, and the
court would never know whether the
prisoner had been hanged or awarded
premium of 5000, if the human voice
alone was the medium Of communica-
ton. Did you ever hear anything a
judge ever said in court room ? Not
if the court house was any bigger
than smoke house you didn't.
"Why, in the finest court rooms in
America, the jurors never hear any of
the evidence, and the judge doesn't
hear as much of it as they do. And
then, when the beautiful court house
is completed, and the people find they
have court room that harbors more
echoes than a beer garden has voices,
they usually, acting on the counsel of
the architect who spoiled their room,
kill the echo by stretching wires across
the ceiling, back and forth, until the
room looks like the general Office of
the Western Union telegraph company,
outside view. Then the flies roost on
these wires, and the spiders decorate
them with festoons, in which wander
ing bugs and things are caught, and it
adds greatly to the beauty of the room.
Sometimes, in rare instances, |
have heard of several, though never
knew of one, these wires kill the echo.
Sometimes they tangle half dozen
small ones up into one large one. of
the cultural, rumbling kind, and then
you couldn't hear gun if you fired it
off in that room"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
sUTLER, KARSs cITY AND PARKER RAILKoAD
fBntler Timel

EUTLER, KARNs oITY AND PARKER RAILROAD
(BntIer TIme.)
Trains leave Butler for St. Joe, MilIerstown,
Karns City, PetroIis, Parker, etc, at les q. m,
and eos and 7.20 r. IN. tsee below for con-
ncculons with A. " X. r..
Trains arrive al Better from the above named
points ut q. n m.- and IS, and 6.55 p. m.
The IS train connects with train on the West
Penn road through to Pittsburgh.
sHESAsGo AND ALLEGHESY RAILnoAD.
Trains leave Hillinrd's Mil, Butler county,
for Harrisvle, Grcenvilie, ETC., at TAO a. m.
and 1920 and 2.20 p. m.
Stages icare Petrolia at $50 O. tn. for TAO
train, and at 1000 n. m Tor 1920 train.
Return stages leave Hliliard arrival Of
trains at 1927 q. m. and 1.50 p. IN.
Stage leaves Martinsburg at $50 for 1890
trim.
r. w. n. n. Narrow Gauge)
The morning train leaves ZeIienopie at II
Harmony 6.1G and Evansburg 1t 6.Sz. arriving
ut Etna Station At $40. and Allegheny at 80f.
The afternoon train leaves Zelieuopie nj 1.26,
Harmony i.31, Eyansburg 1.63. arriving At
Etna Station Mt Ali and Allegheny ut 4.4G.
BY getting c1 at Sharpehurg station and
crossing the bridge to the A. " X. r.. passen-
gers on the morning lraln can reach the Union
depot at o o'clock.
Trains connecting at Etna Station with this
road leave Allegheny at I'll and s.3l .. m. and
3ij p. IN.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains leave Butler fBufler or Piftsburgh Tifnc.)
Market at sos a. m, goes through to Ale
gheny, arriving at g.0l o. m. This train con-
/ ects st Freeport with Frccport Accommoda-
tion. which arrives at Allegheny at 500 n. m,
railroad time.
Erpyes nj 721 q. m, connecting at Butler
junction, without change Of cars, at 6.26 with
Exp,ess wcst, arriving IN Allegheny nj g.5s
a.. m, and Express east arriving ut BiairsvIlle
at II 90 a. m. railroad time.
Mail at 2.36 p. m, connecting at Butler juno
tlonwthout change oi cars, with Express west,
arriving In Allegheny Mt 526 p. m, and Ex-
press east arriving at BlnirsviiIe Intersection
nt $40 p. IN. railroad time which connects with
Philadelphia Express east, when on time.
The 72l a. m. train connects ut BlalrsyilIe
at II .05 a. m. with the Mail east, and the 2.3S
y. ~. train at $50 with the Phlladclphla TX.
press east.
Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn X. X. Mt
9.5i a m, 5 or and 7.o0 p. m. Butler time. The
9.5i and sos trains connect with trains on
the Butler Il Parker X. X. sun ay train arrives
at Bntle- at ILL a. m, connecting with train
for Parker.
Main Line.
Through trains leave PittsburRh tor the East
ut 2.56 and S26 a.. IN. and IL 81, 4.2l and s.06 p.
m, arriving ut Philadelphia at $40 ana 7.2O
p. 70 and 300. 20 and TAO q. m; at Baltimore
about the same time, at New York three hours
later, and at Washington about one and hall
hours later.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
BREAKING A BALKY HORSE.

A young man in Lawrence, Kan
sas, tried q novel method of breaking
a balky horse, borrowed horse at
that, and regrets that instead Of rely
ing upon his own resources he took
counsel Of some boys who no doubt
were aware Of the fact that nothing so
encourages a dog to Ego as you please
as to tie tin-pail to bis tail. Blows
and coaxing being Of no avail, the boys
advised unfastening the traces and
tying the horses tail to the cross-bar
Of the wagon. The effect was electric.
In half second the horse was Jump
ing like u stceple chaser, and every
jump the wagon described paraboIic
curve. At the point where both thills
were broken and the horse was lodged
in the mud, the boys disappear from
the story.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

LIFE AND DEATH TURNING ON TRI-
FLEs.-The haphazard Of life and death
was illustrated in many ways by tho
Tay Bridge calamity. One lady, who
travelled with her maid, had ordered a
cab for the morning train, which
reached its destination in safety, but
the cabman oversight, and they were
Obliged to take the next train-the
one which was buried in the quick
sands at the bottom Of the river. An
other instance Of train missing turned
out more happily A gentleman was
determined to go to Dundee, notwith-
standing his wifc'5 entreatics, and that
prudent lady took pains to have the
cabman behind time so that her hus-
band missed the il-fated train. He
was angry at the time, but is reconciled
to the situation now, and entcrtains n
favorable opinion Of his wifc's weather
wisdom. Another man lost his life
through the business shrewdncss Of the
girl to whom he was engaged. He
wasNvisiting at her house in Edinburg,
and was anxious to remain until Mon
day, but she persuaded him TO return
rather than incur the displeasure Of his
employers by breaking faith with them.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
Down at New Orleans the other

Down at New Orleans the other
day they were going to try some new
heavy guns. and yet out the tsrget-
made Of ls-incb iron--tbo night before.
The next morning II wss found to be
split and battered, and several irrogu-
lar holes knocked clean through It. A
thoughtless man had turned bis mule
out 70 Craze in thst vicinity.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
EARN for SaIe.

The undersigned will selI the firm Of jacob
Shsnor, decd. sItuated In Centre township,
three miles from Butler. II consists OF IFS
acres, about hundred cleared. the balance In
good timber, two orchards, frhr1c bank barn,
frame house, frame wash house and granary
II not sold ID body IL can be divided without
injury. Inquire Of
DANIEI. sHANoR, lEx,r
J. q. MUNrZ,
jan1I-2m fntlcr, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

1t is strange that although the old
man has no objection to Angelina con-
sorting with an autograph album full
of ladies', one laddie at the garden gate
for FIVE minutes will make him look as
black az new base burner. Why is
this thus?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
LAND FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

A handsome six-room frame house, located
on Bluff street, northwestern part Of Butler.
Lot 50x176. All necessary outbuildings.
TERMS-Ore-.Iilrd cash and balance IN four
equal annual payments. inquire at this Office.
iaui4u
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ADvERTIsING RATES,

quent insertion 60 cents. Yearly Embellishments
exceeding one-fourth of . column, IS per inch
Figure work double these ratee additionsl
charges who're weekly or monthly changes are
made. Local advertisements 10 cents per line
for first insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion. Marriages and deaths pub
lished free Of charge. Obituary notices charged
as Advertisements, and payable when handed in
Auditors Notices, a; Executors and Admins
traitors Notices, s3 each; Estray, Caution ane
Dissolution Notices, not exceeding ten lines,
each.
From the fact that the CITIZEN is the oldes'
established and most extensively circulated Re
publican newspaper in Butler county. Co Repub
lican county, it must be apparent to business
men that it lis the medium they should use in
advertising their business.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

Three acres OF ground, large house and store
door, and good young orcharl. IL six miles
from Butler, and good location for country
store. II not sold before April lat next, will be
for rent to good tenant. Inquire of
JOHN II. NEGLEY,
jan12-11t Butler Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

This Is a high-handcd outrage"
ne the boy remarked when he found
that his mother bad put the cookies on
the upper shelf.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

No matter how low down a man
gets in the world, there are two things
he can always get somehow or other
-good advice and bad whisky.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
Valuable Farm for Sale.

The undersigned offers at private sale tho
farm lately owned by Robert Gilleland, decd,
late Of Middlesex township. containing
1872 Acres.
more or less, with two story brick house and
bank barn, hay house wagon shed and other
ontbuildiDgs. Two good orchards thereon. 1870
acres cleared, balance in good timber, easy of
access, bv about oDe-balf mile from Butler and
Pittsburgh plank road and n miles from new
narrow-gauge railroad, s well improved and In
good condition. and is well adapted for dairy
purposes. For terms apply to
JAMES WILSON. Agent,
dec17tfl Bakerrtown, Allegheny Co., Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

The small boy never wishes he
was twins except when two different
SUNDAY school Christmas trees are be-
ing held the same evening.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

-"Foregocs" was the word given
out at written spelling e1erclse re-
Gently; and Que little boy banded in,
"Go, 60, 20, 60"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
FOr bale.

The wel-improved farm OF Rev w. II. Hutch
ison, In the northeast corner Of Mddlesex town
ship, Butler county, Pa , is now offered for sale
low. Inquire OF w. X. FItISBEE, on the prem
ises. apiGtf
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

-Fried oysters arc declared un-
healthy and dangerous, but lots Of folks
win 20 ou riskipo the chsuces.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
PENSIONS :!

Procured for Soldiers disabled In the u. q.
service from any canse, also for Heirs Of de-
ccased soldiers. All pensions date back TO day
Of discharge. and TO date OF death of the soi-
dier. Pensions increased. Address. with stamp
sT0DDARDT a co.,
jsn7-im] aS u St. n. w., weahiugtoa. b. o.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

The reason why q man steals an
umbrella IL because he does not like TO
70 out iu the rsfu sud borrow oue.
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All communications intended for publication
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Marriage and death notices must be sccompa-
MED by responsible name.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN,
BUTLER. PA.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

The ladies Of San Francisco have
decided that Eve must and shall have
o statue.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

"A modern philosopher says that
men do not 20 10 o pantry TO buy
pants.
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= Ia|aaaIia4aHaIaII||I 1'IIa
BANKS.

Docs General Banking Il Exchange business.
Interest paid on time deposits. Collections made
and prompt returns Mt low rates of Exchange
Gold Exchange and Government Bonds bought
and sold Commercial paper, bonds, judgment
aud othr securities bought Ut fair rstes, tAI0:fy
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

Some one says that one Of the
hardest things TO swear or is swearing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
DENTISTS.
DENTISTRY.

n " WALDRON. Graduate OF the Phil
III adelpba Dental College, 10 prepared
W uvsto do anything In the line Of bis
profession In satisfactory manner.
Office on Main street, Butlar, Union Block,
m Atairs. ap1i
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29
IMPORTANT!
STATE or LOUISIANA,

Sixth Congressional District.
DURSUANT to a resolution passed in tho
L city of New Orleans, on the 18th Of April,
1850, by the delegates from tho several parishes
composing the Sixth Congressional District
the Democratic Conservative party OF the Sixth
Congressional District will assemble in COnven
tiOn in tho city of Baton Rouge on Monday,
August 9th, 1880, at IL o'clock, NJ, to nominate
a candidate of the party, to be elected in Novem
her next for the Forty Seventh Congress Of the
United States-and to form a party organization
in this Congressional District.
The basis of representation in said C0nven
ton, to be held, will be tho same as in the last
State Convention, tho meeting of delegates Of
said District and the State Convention held
in Now Orleans April 18th, last, having refused
to alter said representation until after the next
general election in November, and will conse
quently be as follows:
AvOyeiies. ..... 8 votes POintc COupee ......7
East Baton Rouge III st. Helena .........3
West Baton Rouge. g st. Tamnany ..-....4 4
East FeliCiana. 9 st. Landry...... 10
West Feliciana, ......3 TaDgipalloa. .....5
Livingston ..........i. Washington 3
It is further made tho duty of said Convcn-
tion|to organize an Executive Committee for
said District. A full representation is desired.
The various newspapers of tho district will
please publish and send bil|s.t0 the Convention.
G. w. MUNDAY,
President Democratic Conservative Convention
9th Congressional District:
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

Mayor Thurmond, of Dallas, published
d card on the eighteenth promising a
perfect vindication of the charges pend
ing against him before the council. The
next day he was out in a hand stating
that he would not address the citizens
that night, as announced, fearing from
street rumors that there miSlt be q dis.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

goin' to sell out and move to Baton
Rouge" One instance Of emigration
not induced by the State-House. 81.
Everybody has Mecca; jackson is
our shrine, and every year, when
Peggy and old Lugubrious are liitched
up for the pilgrimage to jackson, the
picnicers will be most cordially joined
by II. LOCAL.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29
turbance. Th6re was q rumor current
that he would be pelted with eggs.

turbance. Th6re was a ruinor current
that he would be pelted with eggs.
Jose Maria salazar saw , young girl
in'an Arizona mining camp, fell nadly
in love with her, and within three hours
asked her to marry him. She declined,
and he killed hor OH the spot, Retrib-
ution was a. speedy Us his courtship had
been, for he was at once hanged by the
miners. y 'f .ti
At ,Ellenyille,a Ulster county, New
York, on Sunday afternoon, Frederick
Barnard, aged nine years, was drowned
in tho canal. Tho boy rode big New
foundland dog into tho water and fell
off. The dog dived twice into tho water
for the boy, but as the latter had no
clothing failed to rescue him. The dog
gave warning, and tho body was re-
covered. A few days before the dog
had rocued boy by seizing his hand
with his mouth. "a
The English Bark X. W. Wood has ar
rived at quarantine, thirty miles below
Mobile, from Havana, with yellow fever
on board. .f.1p
A row occurred at q colorcd Baptist
Church, ut twelve miles crossing above
Shreveport, last Sunday, between some
town negroes aid some Of those in the
country. Clubs and pistols were freely
used, but without the usual termination
of homicide. :. ''f' " .' '5
A special dispatch to the New Orleans
Times from Yazoo City, Miss, says that
DR.. NJ. +. Williams of Mechanicsburg
was assassinated while riding home last
Saturday, tho oath inst. A negro was
arrested on suspicion, and it is reported,
has since confessed the crime.
DR.. Tanner has NOW beDl fhsting 30
days, and as yet, shows no symptoms of
collapso-so say latest reports. b.
The negroes in Mississippi are said to
manifest very little if any enthusiasm
for tho Republican ticket, and large
numbers openly express themselves in
favor Of Hancock and English, and the
Democratic nominees throughout the
State for Congress. ...
Cotton quotations in the Now Orleans
market now stand 10s for low middling
and LII for good iniddling. Corn '55c.
and choice family -four "a $500 and 1850.
Tho State University Of Mississippi at
Oxford contained Az students tho last
year, and it is expected to bo crowded
to its full capacity the next session. The
| University is now upon Independent
footing. No tuition is charged for stu.
dents from any other State except Law
! Students "Mess" kitchens are being
built outside tho campus for mess clubs,
where students, if they prefer, can fur
! nish their own board, and tho manage
mcnt and opportunities are such as, it il
claimed, to make it the cheapest institu'
tion Of learning in the South. It would
DO well, no doubt, for tho advocates Of
education in other States to tako lessons
from our enterprising Mississippi friends
in this respect and strive in tho future
| to establish their institutions Of learn
ing on similar Independent basis.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29
BY our Tri-WeeklY Line!

nRY MUSTARD Finest English CoIman s.
DOATMEAL. Fresh Mlled, Pin Head.
CHOCOLATE. Bakers, Germans Sweet
Fresh.
CROWN MILK. .Foesh Make, one pound
Cans.
SPLIT PEAS. Best English
CANNED APPLES. g Pound Tins, Fresh.
BAKING POWDERS. llorstords, II on.
Papers.
80 GUM DROPS. Rose, Lemon and Vanilla.
FANCY CRACKERS. Cinnamon Jumbles,
New York.
FANCY CRACKERS. Fancy Tea, mixed,
New York.
FANCY CRACKERS =. Mic Nacs, New
York
SODA CRAKERS Choice Fresh Baked.
DRYS SALT SHOULDERS Best st. Louis
Received yesterday, per Natchez aud Annie =.
Silver, and for sale al Family Grocery of
june2i JOSHUA BEAL
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

The young folks Of West Baton Rouge
are to have u ball at Mrs Il. Lcjcune's,
on Saturday, August 7th.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

Actual work has begun on the state
House. The reader can imagine onr
Joy in making this announcement!
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

A stringent vagrant law is needed III
all parts Of the State. Let the papers
urge the matter
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ty New Style Letter Heads.

Home Bitters are endorsed by legion
of physicians and chemists.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

The editor Is absent in New Orleans
again. Whether it is sorc-tycs or heart
disease, we are not prepared to say.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

The st. Tammany Farmer favors
press convention, but wants to meet Ill
Covington. Come, friend Farmer, give
ns more accessible point.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

District Court is still in session. A
good many cases have been disposed OF,
and it's likely others will be before the
proposed adjournment next Saturday.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

: improvements arc going on in all parts
of Baton Rouge. The latest building en-
tcrprise that has come under our obscr-
walton since the completion of Mr.. Joe
Brooks new store, on Main street, is
the projected construction of u large
business house by Mr.. J. Kornmeyer, on
the corner of America and st. Ferdi-
nand streets. And this is not all. Re-
pairs of every description, are being
made all through
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29
Third Ward Gun Club.

LITTLE Rock PLANT, July ssth, 1890.
Editor CAriToLlAN: .. ..... .-. -.
DEAR SIH-The following is tho score
made by the Third Ward Primitive Gun
Club, at their meeting on Saturday,
July 25th, 1880:
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

The editor of the Jewish South favored
us with fraternal call Tuesday morn
ing. We were glad to SEQ tic gentleman
and form his acquaintance, as he is ono
of those sterling men of tho Jewish
race who reflect upon it credit and hon
or. Cautious, yet bold, he fears not to
express his opinions upon subjects con
nectcd with the religion of his fathers,
while his temporal policy Is tempered
with reason and practical good sense.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-29

An exchange says the man or woman
who has never loved, hugged, kissed,
played with, listened to, told stories to,
or thoroughly spanked q child, has miss
ed the cardinal joys of life.