Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-03-14
NO. II
Gleannings.
There are fifty two rolling mills in
Pittsburgh and two more building.

Pittsburgh and two more building.
If every person would be half as
good as he expects his neighbor to be
what heaven this world would be.
Two million white fish were placed
in the lake at Cleveland for the purpose
of stocking it with this species.
Smallpox has broken out in
Moravia, below New Castle. One
death has occurred, and five or six
other cases are reported.
WHAT is meant by the pomps and
vanities of this world ?" asked u Sun
day school teacher. "Them flowers on
yonr hat, mum, )" replied quick-witted
scholar.
Some of our exchanges are dis
cussing the "snow fea." They can't
imagine how the snow flea is made;
but warm rain will make the snow
flee about as quick as anything
A country parson sent in a mar.
rlage notice for publication with the
following note, when he requested the
editor to publish in connection with il:
No fees for the officiating minister.
Blank envelope dodge"
When you fall on the ice don't sit
there and look around for help. That
attracts attention and somebody gets
the laugh on you. Get up quickly,
move off briskly and act as if you were
used to taking that drop every day.
"A Franklin minister discoursed
last Sunday on the question: "What
is Man, the Apex of Nature, or the
Central Fact of Creation, in whom two
kinds of Nature are united ?" 1t is
said that, in their bewilderment, most
of his congregation "took to the
woods"
John B. Cough is sensible in more
ways than one He lectured in Balti-
more recently, and was disgusted to
find the printed bill referred to the
event as his 'last appearance" Mr..
Cough declared his detestation of such
clap-trap and dishonest advertising. He
said: 81 have been working forty-one
years, delivering over 5000 speeches,
and | am not worn out yet"
When he had called the meeting
to order Brother Gardner arose and
said: "Gem'len if it wasn't for de
wheels on wagon the wagon wouldn't
move When de wheels is on, den
what?" "Grease!" solemnly exclaim-
ed an old man. "Kerrect !" whispered
the President. softly rubbing his hands
together. "We hez de wagon an de
wheels. We will now pase de hat
aroun' for de grease"
1t is reported that the young gen.
tlemen will be given by the tailors
oval shoulders, sloping as graceful as
the mountain side, from the apex to
the base at the arms. This will be ac-
complished by building the collar high
up the neck and eliminating from the
shoulders the stuffing that heretofore
created the false impression, in very
innocent minds, that young men of
fashion are athletes as to their upper
works.
"A Pittsburgh telegram says that
| for the past four weeks committee of
the Amalgamated Association has been
preparing scale of wages for all the
mills in the United States for the en-
suing year from June l. A prominent
member stated that no increase will be
demanded, and that if the manufacturers
do not ask for a reduction there will be
no strike Several manufacturers who
were seen stated that unless Congress
reduces the tariff on iron more than
they expect, no reduction will be asked
by them.
Abraham Myers, of York county,
young man who, several years ago,
lost both hands by the premature ex-
plosion of blast, is quite successful
sportsman His gun is breachloader,
and he loads it with his mouth. He
goes out with his gun strapped to the
stumps of his arms, aims at the game,
pulls the trigger with his mouth, and
generally brings down the game. Thus
| far he has shot this season eighteen
squirrels and five wild pigeons. He
also writes readily and legibly, holding
| the pen between the stumps of his
arms.
Closely following the extraordin-
ary series of floods which have caused
so much loss of life and property on
land has come exceedingly rough
weather at sea. All incoming vessels
report that they have had remarkably
tempestuous voyages. Ordinarily,
the sailor cares little for storm If he
can keep at safe distance from land,
and have plenty of sea room; but no
seamanshp is of much avail in the
face of such q tempest as that which
overwhelmed the steamer Glamorgan
the other day. This is the season
when storms at sea must be expected;
but like the other meteorological phe-
nomena which have made the present
winter remarkable, the storms OF the
last two weeks appear to have heen un-
usually fierce and destructive.
Receipts of the State Treasury.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 20.-The re-
ceipts at the State Treasury have been
very heavy the past two months.
During January they aggregated ST.
452,290,59 OF this amount $685.
433,O4 was derived from tax on capl-
tai stock; $l37, ,573.96 from tax on col
lateral Inheritance; Sl7l,32l.77 from
licenses; $s3,72S.44 from lax on for
eign insurance companies; $19,59933
from taxes on writs; S2S, ,205.04 from
tax on loans; $23, ,5l460 from tax on
net incomes; SIS, ,56S24 from tax on
personal property, and $l9,0l5.TI from
tax on gross receipts. OF the collater-
al Inheritance tax Philadelphia paid
S69,2I5.53 and Allegheny county
24,62L67.