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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
A ANCIENT BANKING.

Mr.. +. G.. Hilton Price, +. G. S.,
read paper at the opening meeting OF
the Institute of Bankers, entitled
"Notes on Ancient Bankers and Gold
smiths to the Close of the Seventeenth
Century" Mr.. Price, who is the au-
thor of "The Handbook of London
Bankers" gave large number of very
interesting facts on the subject, refer
ring in the opening part of his paper
to the little that is known of the opera
tions of banking, or trade of an equiv
alent character, among the Chinese
and Hindoos as far back as $3.50 B. G..
Although there were no actual records
Of banking among the ancient Egyp-
tians, yet it appeared certain that that
class of traders existed, as was inferred
from various uses made of precious
metals. Some of the monetary trans
actions mentioned in the Bible some
1000 years b G.. were also referred to.
The author dwelt on the recent discov-
cries made in Assyra by the late Geo.
Smith, Of the British Museum, and
gave translations Of tablets discovered
by that gentleman, especially in con-
nection with the tablets Of checks, re-
ceipts and other records of a great
firm of the name of Egibi, who -four
ished 597 b. G.. These tablets he clas-
sified in order A remarkable fact in
connection with the tablets was that
each bore the day of the month, date
and regnal year of the monarch in
whose reign the transactions were
made. Among the tablets was also a
bank almanac Of the firm, containing
the complete calendar of the Babylo-
nian year 1t appeared from this dis
closure that the usnrious rate of cent
per cent. was sometimes charged on
loans. The speaker then passed on to
notice the monetary transactions OF
the Greeks, among whom, especially
in Athens, there were plenty of money
dealers. Bills of exchange were, in
these early times, made use Of and
could be transmitted from place to
place. Although much was known of
the Roman practice, there was no in
formation whether the check-the at
tributis, or per scriptum-was capable
Of being transferred to any one else by
the person who received it, or whether
it was only payable to the drawee.
Recent discoveries at Pompeii, in the
house of Roman banker, had re-
suited in uncarthing the actual tablets
used in his banking business, and they
represented receipts for payment and
the registration Of payments made to
the public exchequer. After the Nor
man Conquest, the Jews were brought
to England by William l., and intro
duccd bills of exchange and the prac-
tice of lending money at interest upon
security of landed property. The next
point noticed was the rise and progress
Of the goldsmiths, chiefly in London.
Previous to the fire, goldsmiths lived
in Chepe After the fire they removed
to Lombard street About the time Of
Charles l. the goldsmiths had super.
| huous bullion in the Tower of London
for safe keeping; but this led to the
King seizing the whole, amounting tc
f200, 900, and it was some time before
! the sum was repaid
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07

"Yes."
"Have him ?"
"Yes."
"Hitched. Five dollars"
When the fee was handed out by
the happy husband, he made out the
Certificate" and the two departed re-
joicing.
A few weeks ago the Catholic
Bishop across the river referred to
these marriages from the pulpit, char
acterizing Massie Beasley as a dirty
old Squire" and threatning to excom-
municate any of his flock who got
married before him. The Squire re-
piled in letter, which was published
in all the local newspapers, and the
CONSEQUENCE of this notoriety was a
large increase Of his business
"Nothin' like advertisin'," chuckled
the Squire, as he showed me his book
of registry and pointed out the in
crease. II wish all the parsons, and
priests and bishops in Kentucky would
attack me- Lord bless your soul, I'd
have more business than | could tend
to
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
4 LONG-LIVED QUEEN.
fIondon IIerald.l

London Herald
And now, as she looks back on the
two and forty years of her reign, what
changes has Her Majesty seen in the
personnel of her Privy Council, her
Parliament, and her Cabinet Ministers,
to say nothing of her Judicial and
Episcopal bench She has outlived by
several years every Bishop and every
Judge whom she found seated on those
benches in England, Scotland and Ire
land She has witnessed the funeral
of every Premier who has served un-
der her, except Lord Beaconsfeld and
Mr.. Gladstone. Not Cabinet officer
of her uncle and predecessors days
now survives, and those who held in
ferior Offices under her first and favor
ite Premier, Lord Melbourne, can
find among the living only Lord Hall
fax Chen Charles Wood) and Lord
Howing (now Lord Grey). OF the
members Of the Privy Council which
sat at Kensington Palace on that
bright summer morning in June, 1881,
to administer the oaths to the girlish
QuttD, i tdI Huu III luc idllu vi lHc
living only four George
S. Byng (now Lord Strafford), Sir
Stratford Canning (now Lord STRAIT
ford de Redclfe), Lord Robert Gros-
venor (now Lord Ebury), and the vet
eran Earl of Wilton. Indeed, it may
be said that Her Majesty has lived to
receive at court in very many, per-
haps in most instances, the successive
wearers of the same coronet, and she
has seen four Lords Beauchamp, four
Lords Aberdeen, four Dukes Of New
castle, four Dukes of Northumberland
and five Lords Rodney She has re-
ceived the homage Of four Archbishops
of Canterbury, Of four Archbishops OF
York, and Of five Bishops Of Canter.
bury, Lichiield and Durham success
lively. She has filed three of the
Chief Justiceships twice at least she
has received the addresses of four sue.
cessive Speakers of the House of Com.
mons she has intrusted the great sea
Of the kingdom to no less than nine
different Lord Chancellors, and she
has commissioned eight successive
Premiers to form no less than thirteen
different administrations.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
NICELY CAUGHT.
WHY A WESTERN RESERVE LEGISLATOR
WILL VOTE FOR A WOMAN


! fColumbCs Cor. Of the Cleveland Leaier
There are many humorous incidents
connected with the organization of the
General Assembly which seldom
come to the surface An amusing
piece of history in connection with the
formation of the next Legislature has
just leaked out, and the principal in
the affair, the one on whom the joke
rests, has finally owned up, saying
there can be nothing gained in hold
ing the facts back, now that there has
been suspicion aroused.
Soon after the election Senator
elect Horr, Of Wellington, Lorain
county, received among other letters
asking for his support for various posi-
tions, one from L. G. Darst which he
promptly answered Soon after Mr..
Horr, while reading the papers, no
ticed the announcement that Miss
Lille G. Darst, editress Of the Circle
vile Herald, was candidate for Re-
cording Clerk in the Senate. 1t just
then occurred to the Senator-elect that
he had rather placed himself on record
he had written the lady and addressed
her as L. c. Darst, Esq. Here was trou-
BILE, but the law-maker-elect after con-
sidering the benefit of time-locks in
banking houses at once set about to
repair the demoralizing effect he
thought might follow the latter. With
true gallantry the jovial gentleman
procured some of the most killing
note paper, gilt edged, probably per-
fumed, and composed one of those
most ample apologies to Miss Darst,
who appreciating the situation the
reserved" gentleman was in allayed
his anxiety by penning the following
letter, which in due course of time
found its way to the Senator-elect,
who now congratulates himself on the
happy termination of his troubles.
CIRcLEvILLE, O., Dec |, 1879.
Hon. r. a. Horr:
DEAR SIR: I am so used to being
addressed as "L. c. Darst," that
really feel lost without the title, and
dare say l shall sail up to the polls
and vote some day in sheer forgetful-
ness.
An editor is an impersonal sort of
person at any rate, and do not think
copy of the Herald conveys the
idea at first glance, or even on peru
sal, that it is edited and published by
q lady.
| want my work judged as aoork,
not as "woman's work." and now
that you have "a better acquaintance"
when see you in Columbus, and ask
the favor of your vote and influence, l
will not only not be offended, will
be quite delighted, if you say "Yes,
SIR"
Will you not? Sincerely,
L. c. DARsT.
Now what can the Senator-elect say
to this sharp response? He thinks
he can only say eyes, SIR" and if
there are any others who have been
addressing Miss Lille G. Darst as
my Dear Sir" and Esq" they will
doubtless be pleased to do as Senator
Horr says he shall-vote for her.
When such sharp and spicy letters
reach member it has a tendency to
fetch him, and when Miss Darst asks
for his vote he'll not refuse to grant
the request. The fact is he "Darst"
not
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
4 MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

From the Phoenix (Arizona) Herald.l
Some excitement is being created
among the Mexican population of
Phoenix by the story of Mexican, who
arrived last evening from the Reno
Mountains. He came into town under
cover of darkness, as he was nearly
naked His hands and feet were torn
and bloody and his face gashed in
fearful manner. His story was told
with the air of man who had been
terribly frightened and had not recov-
cred. With companion he started
out prospecting about q month ago,
going up Salt river. They left the
river when opposite the Superstitious
Mountain. Their prospecting began at
this point. While climbing up the
mountain, in a little gully, through
black sand, and down which o large
stream of water had evidently passed
years ago, they were astonished to
find that in this sand were large guam
titles of fine gold In some places the
sand was only about half an inch deep
over the granite. The gold, in pieces
the size of a bean and smaller, was
found in the little fssures in the
face of the bedrock. Very little wash
ing was necessary, and they found a lit
tie spring of water which furnished
them what they needed. They OBJ
tanned, they think, about 5000 worth
in half days work. About 2 o'clock
in the afternoon they were surprised to
see an Indian woman come to the top
of the gulch above the spring and
start to come down. Upon seeing
them she ran back over the hill. In
less than ten minutes they were sur
rounded by fifty or sixty savages.
The Indians were very small, and
seemed to be of q different nature
than they had seen in Arizona. The
Mexicans were not armed, except with
knives, and the survivor says they
were almost instantly caught with lar
iats. The indians took them up the
mountain and put them in cave.
They tortured and killed his compan-
ion, and his fate would have been the
same but for his escape. lie succeeded
in getting away with only a few knife
gaSheS on MS Iacc. lucy loSI tucH
gold with all their outfit. The Indians
seemed to be cavc-dwellers, and were
evidently excited over the place being
found by outsiders. Our reporters
limited knowledge of the Spanish lam
guage makes it impossible for us to OBJ
tain all the particulars of the affair.
For the benefit Of non-rcsideDts we will
say that Superstition Mountain derives
its name from the fact that no white
man has ever been seen again who at
tempted it's ascension 1t is tradition
among the Mexicans that large depOs-
its of free gold are to be found in its
gulches and ravines. 1t Is not known
whether there is any water there or
not
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
sUBsCRIPTION RATES /:
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

surLER. KARSs CITY AND PARKER RAILROAD
(Bntler Time.)
Trains leave Butler for St. Joe, Millerstown
Karns City, Pcirolio, Parker, etc, at I-25 A. IN
and eos and 7-20 p. m. (See below for con-
ncciions with A. X r.
Trains arrive at Butler from the above named
points at 7.l5 r. IN, and l.55, and CD !. M
The .55 train connects with train ON the I" es'
Penn road through 70 Pittsburgh
sHExAyGo AND ALLEGHENY RAILROAD.
Trains leave Billiards Mil, Butler county,
for Harrisylle, Greenvilie, etc, at 74o a. m
and 1920 and 2.20 p. m
Stages lea-e Petrolia at $50 a IN. for TAO
train. and at 1O.c0 a. IN. for l2 20 train.
Return stages leave Hilliard on arrival oi
trains at 1927 a. IN and 1-5O p. m
Stage leaves Nartinsburg at $50 for l2.3O
trim.
P.3w r. r. Narrow Gauge)
The morning train leaves Zeiienople at IL
Harmony GIG and Evansburg ut 6-3I arriving
at Etna Station at g. 20. and Allegheny st u c
Tho afternoon train leaves Zelieuople at l26,
Harmony i.31, EvaDsbnrg 1.53, arriving at
Ftua Station at al and Allegheny at 4.46.
Nv getting ell at Sharpsburg station snd
crossing the bridge to the A. v. K. r.. rassen-
gers en- the morning train can reach the Union
depot at o'clock
Trains connecting at Etna Station with this
road leave Allegheny at til and 9.3l q IN. and
3-D p ID.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Trains leave Butler Batter or rittsDnfgh lIiucD
Market at 511 n. m, goes through TO Ale
gheny, arriving at 9.0l a. IN. This train con-
Iccts ut Freeport with Frecport Accommoda-
tion, which arrives at Allegheny at $50 q. rn.,
railroad time.
Erpress at 7.21 a. IN, connecting at Butler
Junction, without change Of cars, at S-o6 with
Express west arriving In Allegheny at 95S
a. m, and Express east arriving at Blairsviile
at ii 90 a IN. railroad time.
Mail at 236 p. m, connecting at Butle: juno
tionwithout change OF cars, with Express west,
arriving In Allegheny at 526 p. m, and Ex-
press cast arriving at Blairsviile Intersection
at $40 p. m. railroad time, which connects with
Philadelphia Express caef, when on time.
Sunday Erpress at 3.25 p. ~, goes through
TO Allegheny, arriving at sos p. m.
The 72l a. IN train connects at Blairsyille
at II. .O5 a. m. with the Mail east, and the 2.S6
.. m. train at G.59 with the Philadelphia Ex-
press east.
Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn X. K at
9.51 a. m, OF and 7.o0 p. m, Butler time The
g,5l and sos trains connect with trains on
the Butler & Parker r. r. Sun 'ay train arrives
at Butler at ILL a. m, connecting with train
for Parker.
Main Line.
Through trains leave Pittsburgh for the East
at 2.56 and S26 o. NJ. and IL 81, All ard 500 p
M. arriving at Philadelphia at 3.40 and 7.2O
y. m and 800 TOO and TAO a. m; at Baltimore
about the came time, at New York three hours
later and ut Washington about one and hall
hours later.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07

"A skeptic who was badgering a
simple-minded old man about the mir
acles and Balaam's ass, finally said :
"How is it possible for an ass to talk
like man ?" We'll" replied the
honest old believer, with meaning en-.
phasis, IL don't see why it amt just
as easy for an ass to talk like man as
it is for man to talk like an ass"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07

"A colored political preacher once
told his hearers that "publicans" were
frequently mentioned in the New Tes-
lament "But de hull Bible" he con-
tinued, "from one lid to tother, don't
say dmicrat wunst ~
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
LAND FOR SALE.
Valuable Farm for Sale.

The undersigned offers at private sale tho
farm lately owned by Robert Gilleland, decd,
late Of Middlesex township, containing
I62 Acres,
more or less with two story brick house and
bank barn, hay house wagon shed and other
outbuidings Two good orchards thereon. l3o
acres cleared, balance in good timber, easy OF
access, by about os.e-hah mile from Butler and
Pittsburgh plank road and u miles from new
narrow-gauge railroad, is well improved and in
good condition and il well adapted for dairy
purposes. For terms apply TO
JAMES WILSON, Agent,
dec17t1 Bakerstown, Allegheny Co.. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07

When people are killed by an
overdose of opiates isn't 1t laudan 'em
to the skies
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
ADVERTIsING RATES.

One sqnare, one insertion, &1: each subso-
qnent insertion, so cents. Yearly advertisements
exceeding one-fourth OF column, IS per inch.
Figure work double these ratee; additional
charges where weekly or monthly changes are
made Local advertisements 10 cents per line
for frst insertion, and cents per line for each
additional insertion. Marriages and deaths pub
lished free of charge. Obituary notices charged
a. advertisements. and pay abls when handed in
Auditors Notices, - Executions and Admins
traitors Notices. % each; Estray, Caution and
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. Ca Reput
hcsn county, 1t must be apparent to business
ren that it is the medium they should use in
advertising their business.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07

"A little boy was asked if he had
a good memory. NO." said he, "but
I have good forgetery."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07

-"Ah,n % said deaf man who had
been scolding his wife, man wants
but little hear below"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
For sale.

Tie well-lmproved farm Of Rev. W. r. Hutch
ison in the northeast corner Of Aiddlesex town.
ship, Butler county. Pa. 10 now offered for sale.
low. Inquire Of W. K FRISBEE, on the prem
iecs. spl6tf
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07
Notice Extraordinary.

Persons desiring to have their Old Furniture
repaired or New Work made to order, slch
Music Stands. Book Cases, Wardrobes, Once
Desks, Office Tables. &C., would do well TO call on
A. B. WILSON.
Practical Cabinet Maker.
hold that piece Of furniture made by hand
Is worth two made by machinery. and will cost
but little more. il any. Then why not have hand
madeS All work made in tie latest etyles and
OF the beet material. ] guarantee entire sat
isfaction IN style, workmanship and price. Give
me q call. Shop cn Mifiiin street -four doors
west Of Main street, and opposite A. Troutman's
store, Butler, Pa. sop17-ly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-07

Doesn't come miss-A boy bah
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-12

a thief approach and pick your pocket Of a
watch, as you designed should be done As
he hurried away you rose and followed
stealthily, whilst l, unobseryed, kept in sight
Of you both. We all three sauntered up and
down till morning came, and the shops be-
gan to open. / saw you and your man enter
a pawn-broker's place, and there is no doubt
that it was Mr.. Danes watch which was Of
fered to be pledged, and quite as little that
1t is the same which I saw taken from your
pocket by the thief whom you would now
bring to the gallows with the double purpose
OF screening yourself and securing the prof
fered reward. The object Of your present
journey, doubtless, is TO convey TO place Of
safety the rest OF your ill-gotten gains"
The new prisoner was taken to a private
room and searched, and on his person were
found number Of articles readily identified
as having belonged 10 Mr.. Dame.
And so, after all, it was our model detec-
tive who was tried and hanged, and not the
wretched pickpOcket who had been purpose
ly enticed into stealing the teil-tale watch,
that he might suffer Tor another crime OF
which be was not guilty, and enable the real
culprit to escape and pocket the reward.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-12
THE OLD PRINTER.

A printer stood at his case one night,
In his office dark and drear
And his weary sight was dim So the light
OF tho mouldy lamp hung near;
The wild Uintry winds were bowling without,
And the snow falling thick and fast,
But the printer, trow, shook his locks Of snow,
And laughed at the shrieking blast;
he watched the hands Of the clock creep round,
Keeping time with its snail-Iike tick,
AS he gathered the type, with a weary click,
In his old, rust-eaten stick
His hairs we're as white as the falling snow,
And silently, day by day,
He beheld them with grief, like the autumn leaf
One by one, passing away"
Time had cut with his plow burrows deep IN his
brow,
His cheek was fevered and thin,
And his long Roman nose could almost repose
It's head on his gray-besrded chin;
And with fingers long, as the hours stole on,
Keeping time with the clocks dull tick,
He gathered the type, with a weary click,
In his old, rust-eateR stick
For many long years, thro' joys and thro' tears,
That old printers tims-battered face,
So ghostly and lean, night and morn has been
seen,
Earnestly bent Ger his case.
In q few years moro death will lock up his form
And put it to press IN the mould,
And q stone, o'er the spot where they lay him to
rot,
VIII tell US his name and how old;
And his comrades will light that old lamp BY his
case,
And list TO the clocks dull tick,
As they set up his death with = solemn clIok,
In his old, rust-eaten stick.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-12

Auditors Notices. LOO
Stray and similar Notices. 80
Business items. nrst insertion lec per line each
subsequent insertion Sc. per line
IS- Resolutions procssdfng Of anE cerro-aftoT
Eoeisy, and fi0us dssigee 10 cell sffs-
fon 10 dng matter Of iirffrd fHdfrdGl fnfsrerf,
/ Hstisf Be paid for a. GdrerfttsnrEfs.
! Jon PRINTING OF All kind neatly and sIpsditL
ously executed at lowest prices. Don't you forget