Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-25

rious silver.
Ir cost venango county $1,000 to
try ,binson Howe.
SLIp-ALYou-pLEAsE matches have
been popular on our sidewalks lately
A PHYSICIAN SAYS that people be-
come thin BY eating salt meat and by smoking
cigars.
The 15-block puzzle now claims the
attention Of the average young man. "oh,
can do itY
THE accounts from Ireland continue
to be more hopeful. There is still great suffer-
ing, but no starvation.
EIGHT persons have been killed by
explosions Of nitro-glycerine in the Bradford
region within the last twelve months
AN English writer contends that
Mexican revolutions are profitable 70 leaders
that revolutions being easy are not likely TO
cease.
COUNTRY debating societies should
discuss the question 'Is it really necessary to
spoil good brandy by putting poor mince pies
into il 2"
WHEN a speech Of Mr.. Alexander
III. Stephens is printed in the Congressiondt
Record he generously shingles the State OF
Georgia with the issue.
Mn. NEIL GREY, member Of the
Ashton troupe that played here lately. viii
give reading in the Opera House On Ihurs-
day evening, March 4th.
AT the borough election last week,
a crazy man tried to convince two drunken
men, on the Court House porch, that they
we're both d-n fools and should go home.
THE wife of Adam Murray, living
near New Glasgow, " s., lately gave birth TO
FIVE chiIdren-three girls and two boys. They
are all finely developed, and at last accounts
were all doing well.
THE Philadelphia Commercial Ex-
change il going to send ship load OF grain
and -four to the starving people OF Ireland
This is much better than sending our much
needed money to them.
ALL kinds of Leather and Findings
sold at lowest prices at p. c. Huselton's.
HoP-WoH, a Chinese laundryman,
doing business in Brooklyn, has given $3.50 for
the relief Of the Irish poor. This act should
greatly mollify Dennis Kearney, King Of the
hoodlnms, and his turbulent subjects.
ASK for the So So Hat, at
CHARLES X. GRIEB's.
SHE may dress in silk, she may dress
in satin,
Nav know the languages, Greek and Latin,
Nav know fine art, may love and Sigh
But she amt no good If she can't make PIE.
ALL kinds Of repairing done, at
b. c. HUsELroS's
The yearly product OF The nail mills
Of the United States may be placed at about
100000 kegs Wheeling makes the most
100000 kegs a year. Pittsburgh comes next,
with 800, 900 kegs, and Harrisburg ranks next
LATEST styles in Mems, Youths and
Cbildren's Caps, at Charles X. Griebs.
In the good old days before the as
tronomers began to bother about the suns
spots and to get up unpleasant theories, winter
used 10 Iinger in the lap Of spnng. but now
Spring occasionally bounces into the lap OF
Winter.
A SOLID Silver Case and Genuine
American Movement as low az $40, at
THE Young man who proposes to go
West and grow up with the country has a fine
chance to buy farm In Kansas, fifty -one miles
long by tbirty-eight wide, winch 10 70 be sold
at auction presently to satisfy mortgage OIL
81 10000.
B.C. HUsELToy is selling several
lines Of Boots and Shoes lower than last seasons
prices.
OWING to the high price Of printing
paper, journals In all parts Of the country are
toining in the demand that that article be
placed on the free list Our home manufuc-
turers Of paper should have care lest they
kill the goose which lays the golden egg
LADIES Solid Gold Watches at $l5
and upwards, at Z. Grieb's.
THE New York Tribune, after care
fully overhauling vast number Of Blaine Re
publicans in Pennsylvania, has succeeded in
finding scattered at wide intervals among them
an occasional man with preference for Grant:
That Il the way Pennsyivania stands pledged
to the third term movement.
WORKING and Dress Shirts Of all
kinds, from 20 cents up, at Charles X. Griebs.
THE apparently authentic statement
made TO the Honse Committee of Ways and
Means that the 81 per cent bonds proposed to
be issued under the refunding bill now before
Congress, can readily be placed abroad, - an
encouraging indication Of the growing conf.
dence OF foreign investors In the stability of
American institutions.
WILLIAM ALAND, Merchant Tailor,
has just opened the largest line Of woclens for
men and boys wear ever offered In Butler.
WE have received copy Of the
COLORADO GUIDE PosT, published and for
sale at the Office Of the HOME MIRROR, Long
mont Colorado. II Is a neatly gotten up bull
.1etin Of information about Colorado, Leadville,
&C., &c. Just what every person wants who
has any idea Of going 10 Colorado, or wants TO
know more concerning the State. Price only
10 cents. Send and get 1t.
HUsELroN will give you better
goods for the money than any House in But
Ter.
AMONG the letters containing contri-
buttons to the Irish relief fund, received by
the New York Herald lately, was this one:
CysTHAL HoIEL.
TO TIFF FDITon or THg HERALD
Enclosed please find draft for go. being one.
half Of the net bar receipts ~ the Central Hotel
for one day. which constitutes my mite to the
HERALD Famine Fund. HENRY LocKHART.
THE largest Stock Of Half Hose
ever offered in Butler, you can find at
CHARLES x. GRIEB's.
NEARLY 100000, 900 postal cards
were used In the United States last year. They
are made ct Holyoke, Mass, by private con-
eminent officer. The work is nearly all done
by machinery, even 10 counting and putting
them up in packages Of twenty-five. The use
of postal cards IL said TO have driven many
makers Of writing paper and envelopes out Of
business.
3. G. HUsELToN Is now receiving
his Spring and Summer Stock Of Boots and
Shoes.
AT the paper mills Of Crane Bros,
Coltsviile, Mass, large quantities OF banknote
paper are made for the Government. The
strictest inspection as 10 quality il observed, a
spot or speck no larger than pin head being
sufficient Tn condemn q sheet, and the employees
arriving and departing are carefully watched.
day and night. and no approach to them is per-
mitted. Twenty-four women were sent from
the Treasury Department as counters and ex-
aminers, and are each able N count 10000
sheets daily. The precautions are necessary TO
prevent duplication Of sheets for dishonest Pur-