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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-13
BRICKS! BRICKS,

The subscriber continues the making Of bricks
common. pavement, bay-window and other aual-
tiles at his KILN on the Fair Ground road, half
mile west OF Butter He will keep on hand n lof
OF brtcksat all times. He will also make and burn
pic, nrck In the country for anyone desiring to have
'ns ha made ,n,od On ineir own iarln or premises.
bustness he Invites the custom OF all, promisin0
70 give entire satisfaction to all who may patron.
Ire him. '"o
All order promptly filed at reasonable rates,
Call on or address,
j. GEORGE sTAMM,
max2s-ss B1tsr Ps.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-13
LOST.

On the 2srd OF January. 1884. on the road from
Sunnyside station to the Brownsville M. x. Church
q pochetbook about four inches long by two
and q half wide, and containing one hundred and
twenty dolars-four twenty dollar gold pieces
two ten dollar gold pieces, and the balance in
notes. ANY person finding and returning the book
and money to me. at Brownsville or leaving II at
this 0ffice can have $500 for his or her trouble
j. r. BLAKELEY,
Brownsville, Butler Co.. Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-13
TORPID BOWELS,
DISOR D Z r ED LIVER,
and MAI ADA

j.. FROM tnese sources arise three .fourthB OF
the diseases OF the human race These
symptoms indicate their existence Loss of
Appetite, Bowels costfve, Sick Head
ache, fuilness after eating, aversiofl to
exertfon OF u Sdy or mind, Eructatfon
OF food, IrritabIlIty OF temper, Low
spirits, A feeling OF having neglected
some duty, Dizziness, Flute ring at the
Heart, Dots before the eyes, highly coll
ored Urine, CONsTIPATION, and de-
mand the use of q remedy that acts directly
ON the Liver. AsaLiver medicine TUTT,J
PILLS have no equal. Their action on the
Kidneys and SKIN Is also prompt; removing
all Impurities through these three 80 scav-
enEers OF the system," producing appe-
tite, sound digestion, regular stools, a clear
SKIN and q vigorous body. TUFTS PILLS
cause no nausea or gripping nor interfere
with duly work and nre a nerfect
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
MAcIAREN,s srRMoNs.

1t is sixty years sincs Joha Foster wrote his
celebrated essay on the causes of Dislike to
Evangelical Religion ON the part of the
asthetic and merely literary and cultivated
part of the community. Que of the chief OF
these causes he found to be the repulsiye style
and phrassoloey needlessly affected by the
evangelical pulpit. This ground of offence
has largely disappeared since Foster wrote, 80
that the old phrase "1ull as a Sermon" no
longer applies. TIE author Of thess sermons
is d living preacher in q great city, Maachss-
ter, England, where his ministry is racog-
nized power for good. The secret of his in
hueuce is easily discoverable from this volume,
The topics selected aud the manner of treat
ment, are both fresh aud instructive. The
harsh style OF the old puritan pulpit finds no
favor with DIR. Maclaren, who speaks to his
hearers of living issues in language easily un-
derstood BY all. The style Is that OF our best
authors, and the thoughts such as come home
to mems business and bosoms." The SER
nous are simple in structure, direct, clear,
concise and cogent. Better sermons are sell
dom preached or published,
In brief, DR.. Maclaren is no dull, prosAio
preacher, but man brimiul of human SYM
psthies, alive to his fingers ends and touches
nothing which he does not adorn and enforce.
He has published in ell six volumes OF ser-
mons, all Of which have attained wide cir.
culatlon and marked popularity.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
nELraHrruI. vornMrs.

From the Century Company, New York, are
received the two bound volumes If The Cen
fury, numbered V and vi, comprising the
monthly issues from November, 1883, to Octo-
Der, 1884; also the two bound volumes of St..
Nicholas, or rather Volume XII in two parts,
comprising the monthly numbers for the same
period, and volume entitled Baby World,
made up Of selections from the st. Nicholas
Magazine, especially for the younger children.
The Century is by all odos the most successful
OF modern periodicals, and its popularity
steadily grows. OF tho December number
10000 copies were printed. These boaud
volumes, with their 1000 pages and $50 Illus
tsations, give one sn adequate sense of the
richness Of literary and art pleasure which the
magazine supplies to its readers at very mod
crate cost. These two volumes of themselves
constituts no Insignificant library OF rnisoel-
laneous reading Of high quality. The Century
has led ia the recent advance OF the art Of
ILLUSTRATION, and still keeps Is presInt nenee.
OF Ss Nicholas it mnst oe said that it is mach
the best magazine tor young people ever pub.
lishea, and has schieYed -axnsl4eRee- by
masking it worth while for tee most capable
authors to write fer young readers, thus secur-
ing fer their instruction aud entertainment the
service Of the best tnieot. No bettor book than
Baby World for the younger children who are
just beginning to take an interest IN reading
can be found, All these volumes may be OBJ
tanned OF Hoyt, Fogg g. Donham.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

strongly opposed to The Mexican treaty. The
curious circumstance is observed that the
free-tradels and the high tariff advocates Of
the Pennsylvania school are both opposed to
these reciprocity treaties; the former be-
cause the only revenue reform they are will
ling TO recognize is reduction on abolition
of duties according to the requirements of
simple revenue policy, the latter because Any
reduction of the tariff on specific articles i'm.
plies necessity of change which they do
not want TO have admitted.
These treaties presentin concrete form the
question whether the United States will
sanction and adopt policy OF regulating i'm
port duties by reciprocity treaties, making
separate and distinct arrangement with each
nation with which we wish to cultivate
trade. There are advantages and disadvant-
ages in such policy, all of which will soon
be set forth with particularly that v i'll be
wearsome to those whe do not take interest
in what is really one of the most important
concerns of the nation at this time. Some
say why not put sugar on the free list at once
w Ahos We AudJ AhPOtb IL 4IOm COuubTl6S
on the same terms? But if this were done 1t
might not be so easy to obtain the modfca-
ton of the laws of other countries which is
necessary to give American productions
fair chance in their markets. The basis of a
reciprocity treaty is mutual advantage to be
gained. Our manufactures are developed to
that degree that their power of production
exceeds this nations wants and power of
consumption. These treaties propose one
way of opening new markets.
Very likely this method is attended with
some disadvantages. The question is wheth
er the advantages in the aggregate will off
set the disadvantages and contribute bal
auce to increasing the common prosperity.
1t Is question of practical craftsmanship
which cannot be solved satisfactorily except
by the application of extensive knowl-
edge and sound principles. 1t is doubt
full whether during the present short
~ssston oOngross any decisive settlement
will be reached.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

A humber Of Rockland Democrats have
prepared and are distributing the following
circular:
To the Democratic City Committee Of Rockland :
In visw of the Inauguration of Democratic Presi.
dent it is generally conceded by all parties that
many Of the present ofles-holders will vsca,e their
PLACES and Democrats be appointed In their stead
Ami as it is Fundamental principle Of the Demo
ATTIC party that pubic officers should be servants
Of tie people, and, far as practicable, Should be
selected by them we the undersigned. Democrats
OF Rockland, respectfully ask you to call meeting
OF the members of said party, at such time IS in
your judgment may seem proper, that there may be
Ia freq interchange Of opinions in regard to the
choice Of persons to fill the local Offices of this CITY
without regard any previous action in the matter
and that you give such notices and m Ike such ar
rAngements as will insure full, free and fair ex-
Preston of their choice.
A mass meeting 10 fill the offices is GER
tainly novelty and there will be a good
deal Of interest to see how it will work. We
suspect that It will be one of the noisiest
meetings on record, and it will be wise pre-
canton 10 have the police stationed within
hailing distance so that they may be had
quickly when wanted, as they surely will be,
Another precaution which it will be well to
take will be to ascertain beforehand Presi-
dent Cleveland's idea in regard to this meth
cd of filing the Offices 1t may be that he
will prefer 10 select the officers himself rather
than have them selected for him by viva
e0ce vote 10 Democratic mass-meeting He
is quite familiar with the character of the
mass Of the Democratic voters, and he may
not regard certificate of honesty, capacity
and fitness coming from them as worth
much.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
The New Treaties.

1t appears that the administration has not
beeu idle during these recent months re-
garding the commercial relations of this
country with its neighbors on the Western
continent. The President has prepared a
surprise for the business interests of the ma
ton ia the very direction in which it has
long been insisted that something ought to
be done, the Institution OF closer comm+ r.
cal relations With the couniri,s lying ada
cent. It looks as if the administration had
SET out to steal march on Mr. Blaine bv
initiating policy which he has steadily adj
vocated tor several years. We do not saw
thai Tie treates negotiated and in progress
are, in terms, such as he would favor; butno
man has more clearly aud roreiply presented
the strong desirablity of establishing a
market tor American products In tbs Amer
icae countries which now bny what they
need from The peoples across the sea.
A reciprocity treaty with Mexico has al
ready been ratified by the Senate and win go
into effect Wiener the House OF Representa-
iives takes favorable action ia the matter.
Already al this session treaties with Spain
and Nicaragua have been laid before he
Senate. Two others made with San Do
miugo and Hawaii have been signed and
will soon be submitted to the same authori-
~, two more are in profess of negotia-
ton With San Salvador and Guatemala, and
still another is proposed with the United
States of Columbia. The treaty with Mica
raugua relates chiefly to the subject of an
inter-oceanic canal across that country, but
al the rest are concerned chiefly with new
stipuiations regulating the conditions of
trade.
The policy Of presenting SC many treaties
for consideration al once may be questioned
There are interests, no doubt, which are af-
fected, or will be affected, unfavorably by
each of them, aud it is possible that these
may combine in a way to prevent favorable
action in any case. Already the conditions
of The treaty With Spain have aroused cer-
tain interests to active opposition, an oppo-
sition which it is reported influences unfa-
vorably the prospects of confirming legislation
on the Mexican treaty, which were before
considered good. But it is too soon to say
certainly what the effect of these treaties
will be in the gross. Opinions may be much
modified when they are more thoroughly
studied. The sugar growing interests of
Louisiana and the tobacco growing and cigar
manufacturing interests are already protest.
ing against the Spanish treaty with much
yehemence, aud at least one of these is
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

This is DR.. Newman Snyth's latest publica-
ton, aud is made up OF sermons preached dur
ing the past two years. The author il a rec
ognized leader in our American Israel. While
be calls no man master. he is,in sympathy
with advanced thinkers, and so perceivss how
vain are all attempts TO ignore or oppose the
forward movement OF the human mind. The
''old faith" is dear to him, but he aims TO pre-
sent it Invested of those human accretions
which have retarded its progress and p, ejudic-
cd many against it. A wide-awake man and
ready writer is Newman Smsth. He sus q ps
sbou. the some relation to this generation as
Professor Park did to the past, and Moses Stu
art 10 the one before the last. Add SO we 20.
Times change, and we change wi4h them. This
is well, provided "the Substance of the faith,
the things hoped for" be retained and trans
mittsd.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
Books RacairnS


THE MAGAZINE or ART, VoLUAIE 7. New York
Cassell & Co. Limited.
a YEARS MINISTRY. Sermons BY Alexander
Maclaren. (hoyt Fogs Donham
THE BRowNs. BY Mary P. ". Smith. Boston:
Roberts Brothers. (Loring, Short a. Harmony
THE ICE QUEEN. By Ernest Iugersol. New York
Harper Brothers. (LoriDg, Short Harmony
BOSTON MONDAY LECTURES. oeCIDENT. by
Joseuh Cook. Boston: Houghton, Mifiin & Co.
,Lpring, Short & Harmony
The DEVELOPMENT THEORY. By Joseph Y. Ber-
gen, Jr and Fannie d Bergen. Boston: Lee &
shepard. Qoring Short & Harmony
SOME HERETIcs or YESTERDAY. By L E. Her
rick, D. y. Boston: Hougpton, Mitiin s. Co.
(Loriug. Short Harmony
THE REALITY OF FAITH. By Newman Smyth.
New York: Charles Scribners Sons. (Loring Short
g. Harmony
ILLUrrRATED POEMS OF OLIVER WENDELL
HOLMES, Boston: Houghton, hiffiin & Co. dor
iHk. Short & Harmony
THE DESTINY OF MAN, VIEWED IN THE LIGHT
OF HIS ORIGIN. BY John Fiske. Boston: Hough-
ton, Miflin & Co (Loripg, shot q Harmony
OUT OF THE WRECK, on, WAS IT A VICTORY? A
novel. BY Amanda NJ. Douglass. Boston, Lee &
Shepherd. (Hoyt, Fogg & Donham)
SQUARE AND COMPASS OR, BUILDING THE HOUSE
The Boat Builder Series By Oliver Optic. Bos.
ton, Lee & Shepherd. Ioring, Short g. Harmon,
THE CHILDREN OF lssAoHER. A story of wrongs
and remedies. New York: G. p Putnams' Sons.
QLoring, Short u Harmony
ToMPKINs & OTHER FOLKS. Stories of the Hudson
and the Adirondscks. BOSTON, Houghton, Miffiiu
& Co. (Loriug Short & Harmony
The LABoR-vALUE FALLAcY. BY M. L. Scud-
der, Jr. Author of "CoHgested Prices" etc
Chicago: Jansen McClurg & Co. (Loring, Short 4
Harmony
THE CENTURY, Vols. V and VI. ST. NICHOLAS
Vol. xI. BABY WORLD, complied from st. Mich
olas New York; The Century Company. (Hoyt
Fogg Donham.)
TIE NEW BOOK OF KINGS. By j. Morrison David
son. (0f the Middle Temple) Barrister-at-Law
Author of "EBinent Radicals" etc. Boston
Roberts Brothers 1884. ea
FLOWERS FROM GLADE AND GARDEN. Poems, ar.
ged and illustrated by Susie Barstow Shielding
New York: White, Stokes & Allen. (Loring
Short Harmon
TENANTS OF AN OLD FARM. Leaves from the note
book OF q naturalist. Illustrated from nature. BY
DIR Henry G. McCook. New York: Ford, How.
ard Hubert. (Loring, Short g. Harmony
LAST FAIRY TALES. By Edouard Labouaye. Au-
thorized translation by Mary L. Booth. nlu-rs.
ted. New York: Harper u Brothers. Lorng,
Short q Harmony
LYRA ELIGNTIARUM. A collection of Vers de So
ciete and vers D'Occasion By Frederick Locker.
New York: White. Stokes Allen. Qoriug.
Short g. Harmony
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
THE IABoR-vA1uE rAnrAcY.


The iLtsstioD of this book is TO furnish those
who do not approve Of socialism, but are per-
picked by the specious reasoning of Henry
George and others, sound and conclusive
argument against it. Il is not probabls that
the avowed Socialists Will receive the book
with favor. but they will find it very dificult
to answer. Those who are imbued with the
current doctrines concerning labor and value
will also fad in 1t much food for thought. The
tone OF the book is decidedly healthy. and re-
assuring to those who are trying to make q
lining on the old-fsshioned plan, directing
energF by intelligence, and are seeking to en-
JOY life BY cultiVating good habits aud kindly
thoughts aud feelings Il is decidedly dis.
couraging to those who hope to abolish poverty
by theory, and VIII probably prevent any one
who reads it carefully from becoming follow
er of Henry George.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
SOME HERrrIcs OF YnsrrRpAv.

The several chapters of this volume Eers de-
liversd BY tho author a. oonrse Of suaday
evening Hectares, last winter. The Luther
celebrations Of last autumn had turned mems
rninds ausw throughout the CHRISTIAN world to
that crest revolt against ditionalism and
authority which we cali the reformation. To
show that the revolt neither began nor ended
with Lataer, il indeed il car DO said to be fin
ished yet. Hs follows it IN his gradual devel-
opnent in principle, and traces it in its geo,
graphical and national expansion. At the
sarae tae Iae exhibits it concEesely ia the lives
Of ifs leaders, and 50 briggs the reader Into q
personal sympathy With them. and awskens an
interest ia personal investigation. Tho graft
Pyotestant3 Of tho past hage gained Compare
lively ii,tia FOX the world if they have uot es-
tsolished for all succeeding ages, the indsfsAs-
ible right to question even their su horaty,
aud the perpetual privilege of intellectual Ge-
adjustment Iu other words, traditional
protest Antisrn, has no more right to a claim OF
infalhbility than traditional ecclssias ticism.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

Such is the title Mr.. Joseph Cock gives to
his recent coarse Of Monday Lectures be-
cause they deal chiefly with ques lions Of cur
rent interest il the Western world "The
East" is to be discussed in another volume
called "The Orient" The topics handled in
the present volume are such as interest all
thinking men of our tine, VII atsver are their
views OF them. They are here presented with
clearness by one who has the courage OF his
convictions, and they will be read By many
more thousands than heard them when deliv-
cred as Hectares. Joseph Cook is a power
among ue. He has strongly marked individ-
uality, and personality which illustrates the
modern doctrine Of persistence OF foroe. ALL
therefore, are inter sted in knowing what h.
has to say. Some of the salient points in this
volume are plan of study during tour Of
the world. an estimate OF the present forces of
sgnostcism, msterialism, and of Christian
theism in England; an examination of the
position of the German State Church and of
the German universities; q review of recent
German discussions for aud against the claims
of spiritualism; study of the New Criticism
of the Old Testament; study of Christian mis-
sions in their wor ld-wids relations to current
events the relations of the temperance reform
to civil liberty; the defence OF the principles of
civil service reform; reply to defenders of the
theory of probation after death, and study of
advanced thought 10 Italy and Greece, with q
lecture on art and history at Athens.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
ROYALTY AssArLEn.

"The New Book of Kings by j. M. David
SOD, author of Eminent Radicals" lie a pow
erful, brilliant, one-sded but not untrue
sketch of the English sovereigns from vii.
liam, the Norman, to Victoria. Mr.. Davidson
Is courageous republican who believes in
the people. snd considers royalty an unmiti-
gated curse to country, He is an eloquent
writer. with extraordinary power OF invective.
satire, wit, and special pleading, which he
uses In the cause OF humanity and patriotism
He is bold, sometimes rough, in his statements
and accusations, and he is without mercy for
kings aud princes. Fla il passionate lover of
liberty, and he serves her with all the powers
OF trained and brilliant intellect and with
intense ardor. This little book Is q political
pamphlet, crowded with information in regard
to the wrong side of English history and the
present government OF England, bnt full also
OF noble feeling, and of stirring quot atoms,
made with striking effect, from the Bible and
from the great writer's of the past and the pres.
eDt. The book has had large sale in Great
Britain and calls out all kinds of criticism
from enthusiastic praise to the most severe de.
nunciation, but even its opponents acknowl-
edge that it's trenchant phillippics are stimu-
lating reading. Tae publ cation of such book
proves that speech and the press are as free in
England IS they would be in any Republic.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
THE DEVELOPMENT THEoRY.-A BRIEF STATE
MENT FOR GENERAL READERS,

MENT FOR GENERAL READERs.
The Influence of the doctrine OF descent, il
so far-reaching that every intelligent person
should have soma fair notion OF its mesning.
The classic works of Darwin and the other
great founders of the modern view OF the ori.
gin OF species, fail to command the attention
or meet the wants of the nonscientific reader,
by reason Of their fullness and the necessarily
frequent use of technical terms. This brief
volume is intended as an aid in removing pop
ular ignorance concerning the Development
Theory, and for use as al elementary text
book on tho subject. Not much in the work is
original, except the form in which the facts
are presented, and some Of the examples cited.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
THE DESTINY OF MAN.

Mr.. John Fiske, the author of these essays on
"Fhe Destiny OF Man," is pronounced Dar-
winian yet unlike many evontionists who
accept the doctrine OF natural selection, he is
a believer in spiritual verities, and OF spirit
ual force in man, which will survive the dis
solution Of his body. According to Mr.
Fiske, mans physical nature is of ths earth.
earthly but his soul IS from above, an entity
wholly unlike tbs physical orgaaiasa .gh lob IL
animates II alt DAr~nIaas were imbusd
with the lofty ideas ahiea in3Dir@a ths writer
OF this littla work, the bitterness Of cantro-
versy would soon disappear.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
t1'H IL Z Es u s 8.
SATURDAY, MORNING. DrC. Is.

The movement to investigate the employ
ment OF deputy marshals at the October cleo
lions in Ohio was set on foot by Congress-
man Follett of Cincinnati, who was defeated
by Ben Butterworth. His ultimate purpose
is, doubtless, to sneak into seat to which
he was not elected.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

The Senate might as well make all the
late treaties public forthwith. Bef re they
can become operative all of them will need
legislation from the House, aud must be
made public theu. Let the public know
what ;hey are and the Senate will have
tha benefit Of public opinion to guide it in
its action,
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

The statement that PresideBt-eect Cleve-
land had selected Senator Bayard for prom
inent Cabinet position, II true, was very
credliable 10 Cleveland, and if it was not
true did him no injury. Therefore there
doesn't seem to be any good reason for his
ebullition of temper concerning it. If
he had been charged with selecting Barnum
there would have haar- e,-->-d --.---- - GO
Aat.k AnqrN.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

a charming poem, by Mrs. Marcia Brad
bury Jordan, an article concerning the Itch
borne claimant, by Gen. Neal Dow, and
much interesting matter of a miscellaneous
character is printed in the supplement to-
day. On the third page of this sheet is an
interesting story entitled "Vix Deans
Wager written for the PRESS by new con-
trihntnr
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

A proposition is before the House to
take recess for the holidays of two
weeks. Everybody but Congressman and
school boy has to get along with two days,
and there doesn't seem to be any good reason
why Congressman should not conform in this
respect TO the custom of the great majority
OF their constituents. They cannot be tired
enough yet to need much of rest
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13

Two of the Chicago rogues have had
falling out, and each is accusing the other
OF stealing the envelope containing the bal
lots which were subsequently, cha, ged. 1t
is very likely that both of them had hand
in 1t, and that each of them is telling the
truth 80 far az the other is concerned. From
Carter HARRISON down, Democratic officials
in Chicago are, with possibly few excep-
tons, bad lot. Their accomplishments
are chiefly of the sart that fit men 10 sdorn a
penitaR1ary.