Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-25

funding two hundred millions of the
continued bonds at three per cent, for
/ FIVE years, seems to be a godsend to
all those Senators who have speeches
to make on the financial question, or
any other. 1t does not matter whether
their speeches have or have not any
thing to do with the measure in ques-
tion They speak their piece all the
same One belabors the Arrears of
Pensions Law; another abuses Mr.
Hayes third has a good word to
say for silver fourth has an i'll word
| for the national banks; fifth demands
the Treasury reserves But, with the
exception of Mr. Sherman himself, and
of Mr.. Window, who opposes the bill,
rot single Senator thinks it worth
while to discuss the measure on its
merits. 1t there is no rule of order in
the Senate to compel gentlemen to
speak 10 the point, their own self re-
spect should restrain them from such
displays of logical incapacity as make
up these speeches. The only question
for the Senate to settle is the compare
tive wisdom of funding two hundred
millions in this way, or keeping the
whole amount within Government
reach for redemption For the former
policy, there is to be alleged the pros
pect of great reduction in our nation
al income, which will make the re-
demption of more than eighty millions
year impossible.-The american.
This pension business will be
overdone very badly, if Congress
should pass the measures which are
now before il. 1t is proposed seriously
to treat as entitled to a pension every
man who served for as much as four
teen days in the War of independence,
in the second war with Great Britain,
or in the Mexican War, and, if the
pensioner be dead, to recognize his
widow or his heirs as inberiting his
claims to what he would have received
1t is plain common sense that no one
is entitled to war pensions except sol
diers who received disabling wounds
or injuries during the war, and the
widows and minor orphans of those
who were killed in the war. This is
the rule recognized by every other
county, and it is the rule of justice
Every pensioner is burden upon the
rest of the community, either directly or
indirectly; and no such burden should be
imposed on behalf of men who did their
plain duty as citizens and who received
no material injury in the performance
of it. Any other rule than this is al
insult to the armies of the Republic
and, if men sound in life and limb are
to be pensioned for taking part in the
infamous act of public robbery called
the Mexican War, why not include all
those who served in the great struggle
for the preservation of the national
union That is, why not make one
million or 80 of able-bodied men public
pensioners and virtual paupers, at the
national expense. A disabled soldier
is not pauper for taking pension;
well man would be o'hing less if he
were to accept one.-7 The american.
-RoBBERIEs IN BEAvER-Qn Mon
day night of last week, some thieves
broke into Mrs McKernan's notion,
trimming and millinery store on Third
street, and stole about $500 worth of
goods. Mrs McKernan was away at
the time, but when she returned on
Tuesday forenoon and opened her store,
scene of empty shelves confronted her.
The thieves had made nearly clean
sweep and taken everything of much
value. No one saw or heard them.
Probably the same parties on Thurs
day night broke into M Anderson &
Sons store on the same street, opposite
and inst short distance west of Mrs.
M'Kernan's. A neighbor, Mr.. Schooler,
saw two men trying to open the front
door of the store, but for some cause
failed to give anybody warning or
to frighten them away. They got into
the safe and found about SIS, which
they carried away. They also took
two blankets and some few other arti-
cles of trifing value. On the same
night Mr. Wilson's store opposite the
U. p. Church, was entered and the two
blankets stolen above were fastened to
the windows of the store, facing Mr.
Wilson's house, and the safe was blown
open. AS no money was in the safe
the thieves got nothing for their
pains. Mrs. Wilton heard the report
of the explosion, but could not make
Mr.. Wilson believe that the noise was
anything unusual, who attributed it to
the noise of a passing train. Constable
Ike Lazarus with search wsrrant, on
Monday went to the house of VIM.
Schell in Bridge water, and was reward
ed by finding concealed there some of
the stolen goods from Mrs McKernan's
store. James Moss was also suspected
Of being implicated in the robbery.
Accordinly Constable Lazarus arrested
the two chaps and marched them to Jail
to await hearing to-day "Wednesday.
VIM. Schell has been in the peniten.
tiary and is considered a hard case.
James Moss is but a youth. If they
are found guilty of these robberes,
Judge Hice will undoubtedly give them
the full benefit of the law.-Argus and
Radical
sKOugh ON Rats
The thing desired found at last.
Ask Druggists for Rough on Rats
1t clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies,
bed-bugs. l5c. boxes.
Growing Musk M elOns for Seed.
In his new Catalogue of 1892, Mr..
Joseph Harris, Moreton Farm. Roches-
ter, N Y, says he grew six acres of
Christins Musk Melons last year for
seed, in field adjoining the highway,
and that hundreds of people for miles
around, can testify to the superior ex-
cellenco of this variety He adds !:
The Prolific Nutmeg is also q great
favorIte on my farm and was extensive
| lu nroun hnt hainr farther from the