Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-03-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

1t hailed, ralned aud numbered, one uay
last week
Put your trust in providence and your adj
yertisements in the CITIZEN.
Don't put your house plants outdoors toe
soon or the frosts may NIP them.
The weather prophets are now predicting
that June will come in like lamb.
The days and nights will soon be equal
and spring will commence next Friday.
A want of honses is felt in this place.-A
dozen new tenant dwellings would soon be oc
cupied.
Don't forget Sanford's lecture Friday eve
ning-subject, "Walks in Rome"
Whenever the sense of the people is tested
on the tariff question, free trade receives a
quietus.
The ground hogs six weeks were up last
Saturday, and now all nature is at liberty 10
rise and shine.
There will be local institute at the Pres
byterian church in Sunbury, on Friday OF this
week. Professors Murtland, Tinstman and
Russell will be present.
We would call the attention of our readers
NAL School which appears on another page.
Western Pennsylvania now has hrst-class ln-
stitution at home, none better east or west
The Mayor elect of Allegheny Clty-or at
least man VINO firmly believes that ne was
elected mayor of that city at the late election
was in town last week. He is native OF
the lower cart of this county and is the same
man who some years ago engaged in the man.
ufacture of artificial honey in Allegheny.
The First Ward Hose Co., of this town,
have made some valuable improvements In
their hose building. The doors of the building
have been so arranged that they can be opened
ut a moments notice by any member OF the
company without the aid of key, and the
room has been furnished with gas stove.
A new time table went into effect on the
P. & w. r. R., Monday but. as
usual, we cannot, get acopy OF IL.
They never have an extra copy at
the depot We learn, however that trains
going south and west leave Butler at $40 and
1l:36 a. m. and 2:25 and 5:44 p. m, and going
north at 1000 a. M and 4:4O p. m.
The wooden shed covering the lamp-black
works at Sunset station was burned last Monday
evening, and the large iron tanks were stand
ing bare next morning. The work of re- build
ing was begun Immediately. The firm that
owns these works make lamp-black from nat
ural gas, but bya different process than that
used at Saxon Station. The gas is first run
through benzine to make it heavier.
We neglected last week to cali attention to
Heineman's new card, regarding his wall
paper, ceiling paper, decorations, window
shades, etc. Few people have any idea OF the
extent of his stock of these goods-in the sec
ond story Of his building he has ten times the
amount that can be seen in the store room
and it includes all the latest designs. Helne-
man is a progressive man.
The newspapers down the Shenange Val
lev are hard to suit. One of them grumbles
because Butler county man married nine
teen-year old girl, and another just howls over
the marriage of a sixty-eight-year old minister
and his church organist, aged sweet twenty
two, So long as the parties don't complain,
better just let the procession move right along.
ConneautUilte Courier.
The through railroads lines between
Chicago and New York charge 70 cents for
carrying barrel of -four between those two
points and SIG for man, and yet their receipts
from freight, according to the late report OF the
p. r. II. Co.. are nearly four times their re-
ceipts from passengers. If railroad fares were
lowered in this country, 2 cents mile or even
cent, the companies might make more
money from passengers. The managers hang
to the idea that the passenger travel is fixed
quantity. and iD this they may be mistaken.
A Lodge of the Equitable Aid Union was
instituted in the /. o. of o. f. Hall, Butler, on
last Saturday P. NJ, a large number OF our
citizens becoming members of same, but owing
to the amount Of business, &C., to transact,
the meeting was continued until this, Wednes-
day evening, at which time all those persons
who were unable to attend at first meeting will
be invited and any others who wish to go in on
the organizing basis and rates which is $3.50
The objects of the order are fraternal and bene-
fciary (insurance). For any further informa-
ton enquire of any of the following officers of
the order: III. c.. Heineman. /. d. Jackson, j.
IT, Murtland, J. w. Brown, Mrs. A. d. Fisher,
Chas Rebhun, w. w. Blackmore, j. Q. Waters,
Eli Group, VIM. Hazett, Mrs. l.. NJ. Murtland
7. J. McCandless, DIR. Samuel Graham.
The annual report of the Pennsylvania
railroad company, lately made public, is an
elaborate, but comprehensive, document, and
shows the vast operations of that great corpor-
alton for 1888. The traffic of the main line and
branches between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
amounted to $32, ,147 ,8l3, and the total earnings
of the company amounted to the startling sum
of S105, ,653 ,53207. The gross expenditures
were $6S, ,917 ,056.10. The revenue of this COM
pany is now one-t third the revenue of the gem
eral government and it requires more care to
manage the business than it does Uncle Sans.
The estimate for expenditures on account of
capital for 1884, is IS. SOC, 900, and President
Roberts proposes to raise the needed money by
continuing the policy of giving the share.
holders the option of converting a portion of
their dividends into stock, and by the sale of
securities of auxiliary lines and of additional
amounts of the $4,000 900 of trust certificates"
The company now operate the Pennsylvania
Railroad = the main line from Pittsburgh to
Philadelphia and New York and branches
the Philadelphia & Erie. the Philadelphia,
Washington 4 Baltimore, the Northern Cen
trail, the P. +. Wa c.. p. CO. st. Land several
other lines with their branches. 1t is almost
impossible for the reader to realize that one
corporation, with its headquarters in Philadel.
phia, is doing such an enormous carrying bus
mess. Over two millions of dollars of revenue
per week is a vast sum indeed, and when a
little thought is given to the care and general
direction that are required to keep the machin
cry Of this colossal system moving withou
friction or confusion, some faint idea of the
magnitude of the business begins to dawn OF
the mind.
Our carpet dealers are making grant
display these. days, and as this is the season fo
house cleaning and replacing old carpets will
new ones, some remarks ON carpet buying ma,
not be out of place. In the first place yol
should always buy good carpet, a good In
grain or Brussels wears from two to four time
as long poor one, and is therefore cheaper il
the end. In the second place you shoul
inCoouiO youi hoohi pCiOIc SoilS W Inc stoIc,Au
then select carpet the length of the patter
of which will divide into the length or widt
of your room an even number of times. Tn
length of the pattern OF carpet is the distanc
from any part of one figure to the same part c
q similar figure in straight line the lengt
of the carpet. Suppose, for instance, that yo
wanted to buy good brussels carpet, and ths
the width of your room, across the boards or
right angles to your fireplace, allowing a
inch at each end for turn-down, was 144 tet
az ia inches. Divide ia by and you hav
4al-a carpet, the pattern of which is 434
a inches long can be cut into lengths of pa
terms each, and will cover your room with Ii
tie or no waste. But A inches is a large pa
tern for a small room, and so dividing ia b
SO, or s, We have "a 40, 20, "a 81, an
q 6-S, and carpets whose patterns are of tn,
length or little longer will suit you, b,
smaller will not do unless they divide an eve
number of times into the length of the room
in this case Ia In cutting, always CT
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