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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
l<ittaOniOg Items.

Rev. }. H. a, Kitzmiiler, pastor of
English Lutheran Church Of kittan-
ming, is said to be seriously i'll at pres
ent
The body of young Oswald, recently
drowned in the river, has not as yet
been recovered
Col. William Sirwcll has enclosed
seventeen acres of land in Valley town
ship, and is stocking it with Brown
Leghorn chickens. Eggs and chickens
will be plenty over there.
The young man named Aultman,
living near the Butler county line, and
who disappeared some weeks ago, has
turned up in New Castle all right.
Rev. V. b. Christy, of Zelienople,
Butler county, ofliciated in Rev. kitz-
miller's church last Sunday morning
and evening.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
Farm Notes.

Sheep to do well must have dry
floors and runs and must have plenty
of fresh air, and should be protected
from the scare of dogs.
All buildings In which horses
cattle, sheep, hogs or poultry are kept
should be well ventilated, but not in
such manner as to admit draughts.
Bedding for sheep not only prom
ises health but assists in preventing
dirt in the wool Cleanliness is as,
indispensable to sheep as to other
stock.
A steamer for cooking food will
pay for its cost in two seasons. If it
does not add to the bulk of food it
renders it more easily digested and
more nourishing.
From four acres Of ground a mar
ket garden at Morris, Ill. during the
past season, made a net profit of 81,
300, not including the vegetables for
his own family.
1t has been announced that a
company in st. Louis propose to feed
large lot of stock hogs on the banks
of the Mississippi, taken from the stock
yards at St. Louis.
With plenty of good hay corn may
advantageously be fed to sheep with
good results. From one to one and a
half pounds, according to the size of the
sheep, will be required, with what hay
used additional.
A Baltimore firm has introduced
the Japanezc persimmon into this
country, and planted 100000 trees.
The fruit is said to be delicious, and
the general opinion is that it will be
well received when offered for sale.
If every farmer would keep a
record Of the number ofeggs laid, chick
ems hatched and those sold or eaten
each year, they would form the basis
of most interesting statistics and man
ner of surprise to every one of the value
represented by then in money.
--Barbed wire can be used as a fence
against hogs by putting the lower wire
four inches from the ground and the
next wire IL foot or fourteen inches
higher. This fence does not need to
be high if hogs only are to be inclosed.
1t is claimed by our most eXper-
fenced stock growers that colts should
never be permitted to stand on hard
floor, such as plank, brick, stone or
cement, until after they are a year old,
as hard floors are liable to injurc their
feet and limbs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
Arbor Day in Ohio.

CoLUMBUs, March 1.-THE follow
ing proclamation is issued by the Gov
ernor of Ohio:
BY virtue of the authority conferred
upon me by the joint resolution of the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ohio,
adopted April IL, 1884, entitled "a
Joint resolution authorizing the Cover
nor to issue his annual proclamation
relating to the planting Of trees" l
hereby set apart Friday, the 18th day
of April, 1884, for the planting Of for
est trees, and recommend that the day
be devoted by the people to that par
pose.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State Of Ohio this the 18th
day of March, 1884. BY the Governor
Signed GEORGE HoADLY.
James w. NEWMAN,
Secretary of State.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
.IYEsySI s yzslSSs :
THg BLOOD CLEANSER.

Good Pay for Agents. 500 To $500 per
mo. made scIiin. our Grand New History.
Famous and Oeclsiye Hattles Of thew Or.d
Write ~ , q, ncturd1 d co, Philadelphia IA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Superintendency.

The Superintendency of the schools
is beginning to boom up, and there are
a number of candidates in the field, all
good men as far as | know.
Who is the best qualified for the
position, and what is the best thing
that can be done to keep our leading
teachers in the profession and stimulate
others to do better work in the school
room should be the leading question
with Directors. Our schools for the
last fifteen or twenty years have made
rapid improvement, and we must at
tribute much Of this progress to the
efficient work Of the uperintendents.
Our Superintendent during this time
were selected from the public schools,
teachers principally, for the reason that
their work and interests was there, and
their knowledge of tho wants of the
schoolroom and of the profession, so
far as it relates to the management OF
the common schools, was superior to
the Judgment of those not working in
them. If we allow the superintend-
ency to be taken away from the public
SclOOl teacn2TS we VIII tStdOilSn Il
precedent which will he ruinous to our
schools. We have large number Of
professional teachers in our schools at
present. If the snperintendency is
taken from them the leading teachers
will leave the profession, for the incen-
tive that has kept them there will he
gone The letter and the spirit Of the
law will give it to them and the senti-
ment of the people has given it to them
in the years gone by and / hope the
choice this time, and in all time to
come, will be given to them. | have
no choice among those who are public
school teachers, and as | am greatly
interested in the cause OF education, |
write this for the good Of cur schools
and to cause those who may vote in
the next convention to weigh the mat
ter well before voting, so that the
greatest good may be accomplished
thereby.
INDICATOR.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
Salary Of County Treasurer.

Salary Of County Treasurer.
Eos CITIzEN-Gentlemen-l wish
through the columns of your pGpcr,
to correct prevalent, though mistak-
en- idea, held by the people of the
county with regard to the way the
County Treasurer gets his pay We
often hear it as reason for so many
being out for the Office. in view Of the
building new Court House, there will
be high taxes, and his per cent, fixed
by law, will make it fat Office. Apart
from the small amount of State tax
that passes through his hands there is
no fixed per cent, and 1t Is no dIlier-
ence whether there be S2j, 600 or
100000, it is all with the Board Of
Commissioners and Auditors, they fix
the amount Now to prove my aSser-
ton that the amount Of money passing
through the Treasurer hands makes
no difference as to the amount he gets,
let me refer you to case. | cannot
give you the exact amount, as | haYc
nothing to guide me but memory. In
1865 Nathaniel Walker, Esq, was
Treasurer; not knowing of any i'm
provements or old debts being paid,
there was but an ordinary levy made for
that wear; Mr.. Walker received $1,000
or $1,000; between 1866 and 1868 the
new iei was built and paid for; hence
there had to he n higher levy. The
Treasurer for those years received
Il. . =
years then was the length Of the term,
three now. The next year after the
iail was built and paid for, the Treas
urer got about : 500 dollars, and from
that time on the amount has increased
till it is about 5000, now, little over
So per day. How is it that these six
men can sit down and allow one man
as much as the whole six can get!
There is no comparison as to the laoor
in the two Offices But some may say
that of Treasurer is Il very rcsponsl-
BILE Office. 1t is not TO an honest man.
He gives large bonds, but the money
is put into his hands to lift these
bonds, and think there is not much
on hands at one time to be stolen
Then it is good pay ana no bad ac-
counts. Now / think the salary should
be brought down TO correspond with
other officers salaries. Think OF the
labor expense and exposure of Coun-
ty Superintendent, who only receives
about 81, 200 per year. In lS years
the salary of Treasury has run up from
Sl,IOO to about $4,000, while other
officers salary has run down. Now
there appears to be no limit. Can the
tax payers not stop it from running up
any higher? Yes, they can not only
check it, but they can bring 1t down to
a level with other salaries. would
propose to fix the Trcasurer's salary at
81 800 per year II we could do that
we could save the difference between
81 800 and $4,000, which would be
81 100 per year, that multiplied by
three will give $4,000, in the term
Now the next thing il to accomplish
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA.

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
"I have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
tlon, two years, and have tried ten different
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me out nicely. My appetite il
splendid, food digests readily, and now
have natural passages. | feel like a new
man." w. ID. EDWARDS, Palmyra, O.
Sold eyerywherc. .26c. Office. A Murray St. Ny.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02

chas. n. Crittenton, Agent, New York City.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02

"A reputation is very good thing,
but no reputation can take the place Of
food, clothes and house TO live in.
Pleasant service is where one
knows how to render it skilfully, and
still pleasanter when one can improve
upon skiful work
Dairy-men and stock raisers all buy
Days Horse and Cattle Powder. For
distemper, hidebound, loss Of appetite,
and general debility it is without a
peer in the market Price twenty-five
cents per package of one pound, full
weight
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
The Lessons Of the Year.

The Lessons Of the Year.
You are larger than year ago,
And the stories and the lessons they, too must
grow
And come to your minds with a fresh, new
look
On the unlearned page of this old, old book.
But have you, my dears, learned everything
The brave old year in its arms could bring:
Oh, all the lessons the school-books brought,
Perhaps-but the other ones Have YOU
thought.
That never a blossom looks up but tells
Some story Of how It's sweet heart swels
With a grateful love to Him who made
It's beauty of sunshine and rain and shade?
That never a butterfly SIPS or bee,
The nectar too little for us to see,
But out of the picture lesson goes
OF Him who made clover and bee and rose2
That never ripened apple falls,
Nor grape vine puppies on dull old walls,
Not a nut comes rustling through the leaves,
Nor vain goes laden with harvest sheayes.
But in each and all bright eyes may find
How wise and changeless and Heavenly kind
Is He who fashions the endless store
Which blesses the New Year more and more?
And not alone while the warm skies glow
Are written the lessons for us to know,
But the snow and the ice have a truthful word
Of Him whom we worship and call the Lord
They hide the roots of the honey flowers,
And the trees whose fruits fall thick as showers,
And in all the earth and air and sea,
There are stories and lessons for you and me.
Christian Leader.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02
North Hope, March %, 1891.
jefferson Centre.
MARCH 25, 1884.

MARCH 25, 1884.
MEssRs EDIToRs-Cn the 10Th, ult.,
an old mare owned by Mr.. Ormsby
Meching, of jefferson township, de-
parted this life in the Both year of her
age. She did not remember to have
seen General Washington in Greens
burg when he was on his way out to
Washington county during the whisky
insurrection Often did she journey
down the canal; she passed over the
same old "tow path" that has been the
tread, by thousands Of feet before, of
horses, mules and drivers, and could
hear the ira la la of the boatman's
horn as approaching lock or packet
station; she could see the boatman
with red shirt and sombrero hat, high
boots and staggering ways, and
could hear the "whoa, whoa" of the
frisky driver. Often did this old mare
listen to the tales of bravado, of daring
and of frolics, in which these boatmen
figured as principals, their lives, like
tie old raging canals" having had
their tempests are now superseded by
an eternal calm. Those who are yet
alive are scattered to the four winds Of
Acknowledgements in pace.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-07-26

No less queer, and in proportion even more
yoluminous and prosy than the letter of ac-
ceptanne of James g. Blaine is that Of John
A. Logan. The letter is an assemblage OF
the oldest crudities and self-contradictions
and were it of the slightest consequence,
either in his present position or that to which
he aspires what John A. Logan thinks OF
holds on the tariff polygamy, woman SUI
frage or any other question, the document
could be mercilessly used against himself
for it is such a tumble of crudities and in
consistencies as to make its author positively
ridiculous.
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From Seneca.
AUGUST p. BRADY

SENECA, July 24.-The friends of the
Hon. A. Vaughey feel indignant at the con
slant attacks made on him by one of your
contemporaries, solely on the ground that
the place of his nativity, fortunately for
him, in his opinion happened to be in the
Emerald Isle of the Sea" His political
enemies or his rivals in his own camp, for
il is difficult to trace the inspiration" of
the articles, must be in desperate strait
when they seek to revive, thirty years after
its death, the spirit of Know Nothingism.
Mr. Vaughey may have his faults, and
may have made mistakes while member
of two legislatures, but his friends defy
any one To show where he, as Democrat,
failed to act in full accordance with his col
leagues in the legislature, or where he at
any time neglected his duty to his constit
uents, to whom exclusively he holds him
self responsible. If there is anything in
his political record that is open TO cen
sure or criticism, or that can be alleged
against his honor, honesty or integrity, his
friends and townsmen want 10 hear it, that
they may refute the vile SANDER.
But cease this sneering and insulting
harping on his being Irish" as if that was
the sum of all villainies," which doubt
less il is in the opinion of few narrow
minded bigots.
j. II. Harvey Il Co are preparing to
move 10 their new store in the Robinson
Rock block. n J. Nusbaum, formerly In
the grocery trade, is to occupy the present
location of Harvey Il Co, where he will
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Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic voters of the various townships Of La
Sale county requested 10 select delegates to repre-
sent them at IA Democratic County Convention, 10 Dc
held in the Board of Supervisors Room, IN the cry OIL
Ottawa on Wednesday, the 10th day OF August 1881 ~
the hour of two O'Clock p. such convention to nom
mate candidates for the following Offices VIZ; CLERK
Of the Circuit Court Coroner, States Attorney county
Surveyor Recorder Of Deeds and Two Members OF the
Illinois House of Representatives also to transact any
and all such other business may properly come be-
fore the convention The townships of the county shall
..ch be entitled to representation In the convention
hereby called on the basis Of one delegate for each
township and one delegate for every nifty votes, ana
also every fraction of fifty votes greater than nftee
cast IN such townships for the Hancock ana English
electors in 1885, py0oided h0eec, that In townships IN
which, In 1882 the Democratic vote FOR Alfred oreh
dorn Democratic candidate for State Treasurer, "a'
greater than the vote cast for the Hancock ana Ehgs
electors In 1880 the basis Of representation shall be the
orendorf vote of 1882 The Committee recommend
that the Democratic voters Of the various townships
hold their township for the selection Of such
delegates 80 10 represent them In the County tohVch
ton on Saturday, the 10Th day of August The several
townships shall be entitled 10 the following number oi
delegates and votes In such conventions
Adams 2; Allen, 81 Brookheld, I; Bruce, 49, Dayton
3. Deer Park, 3; Dmmlck 3; Eagle, I; Earl, o; Eden
8: Fan River, q Farm Ridge, /; Freedom 3; Grand
Rapids 3; Groyeand, /; Hope .; Ia Sale, IA MahIus
6: Mendoza, o. Mcrden,2 Miller o; Mission, North
Vile 8; ophir 3; Usage Is Ottawa II; otter Creek y
Peru, u; Rlchand, /; Rutland 8, Serena, /; South OF
tawa 3; Troy Grove, 3; Utica, 4; Vermlion, q wal
lace 1: waltham, 3. Total, liS
HENRY BELLlNGHAUSEN,
Chairman.
DANIEL KEENAN,,
ANDREW j. REDDlCk,
JAMES II. ECkELS,
EDGAR 5. BROWNE,
SAMUEL r. PAHR,
CHARLES Il. ERICKSON,
LOUIS ROHkER,
PATRICK BARTON,
RyJAs If ECkELs Scc'y Committee.
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From Lostat.
Briggs.

LosrANT, July 23.-This iwn was visit
ted by another heavy rain orm on We'd
nesday morning.
Cormic, the tea man, is inbwn.
Lu. Egle, of La Sale, is sitting AT his
mothers, Mrs. Herries
Mrs. Conover, of Maroa, i'm town.
Frank Atwood has returnl home.
Farmers busy cutting haNnd oats.
Mrs. Emma lIannum an son Carl are
doing Chicago this week.
Mrs. Whipple, mother oithe Whipple
boys, has returned to her ho e in Conn.
Ambrose King, of RutlaI spent Suday
last in town.
A number went TO Deer Il 'k Sunday.
Doc. Mather and Miss hna Baker, of
Streator, were in town Morny visiting at
the Fairchild house.
Joe and Cora Hannnm lave returned
from Lacon.
Miss Rose Alexander, vii has been ira
Yelling in the South since la October, has
returned to her home in M3nolia.
Mrs. Fireburn, who has b n visiting her
sister, Mrs. Poe, has returni 10 her home
in ST. Louis WILKINS
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CLEVELAND AND THE WoRKlNGMEN.

The Ottawa RepubhcoR opposes to the
plain and simple explanation which the
FREE TRADER gave last week Of the vetoes OF
Gov Cleveland upon which the foolish char
ges is based Of his opposition to the working
men, the mendacious ciacular which the
Tammany organization circulated at Chicago
among the delegates 10 the Democratic Ma
tional Convention--u circular the reckless
statements of which were SO garing that il
helped more than il hurt Cleyeland's nomi-
nation, because it bore upon its face the
evidence of falsehood and pure malice.
There is no man in the United States who
stands higher in the estimation of the work
ingmen than Mr.. John Hogan, Of Brooklyn,
\. T., President Of the International Typo
GRAPHICAL Union, nd who for over twenty
years past has been identified with the lead
ing labor organizations Of the country; and
this is what Mr.. Hogan, in the New York
Sun, paper not over-triendly to Cleveland,
says Of the aforesaid Tammany circular;
IAN this talk about organized labor being
opposed to Gov. Cleveland is simply weak
invention Of the enemy. No man who is at
all posted on the peculiar ways of profess
sional politicians, and those of Tammany Hall
in particular, will be deceived by such trans
parent trckery. Messrs. Kelly and Grady,
and others, who live solely by political skin
games fear the honesty of Grover Cleveland,
and hence anxiety about the poor working
man is logged into the campaign as reason
for selfish opposition to a man whom they
an not use. If Gov Cleveland had allowed
Mr. Grady to be Governor (Which he wanted
10 be practically Tammany Hall would have
shed never tear for the poor workingman.
No, no, my friends, men who have sense
enough to belong to traaes-unions are not to
be duped by political scalawags of any party.
These stories about organized labor being
opposed to Gov. Cleveland are nothing but lies.
The scheme originated with those Of the
democratic party who wanted to kill the
Governor in the convention, and now the
Blaineites have taken it up and they will
sound the changes on that note until election
day. You see this was the only hole thai
Tammany Hall could crawl through as pre-
tense for opposing an honest man like Gov.
Cleveland. Political pirates never want a
square deal, while honesty and reform and
reduced taxation are the heartfelt hope of
every trade-unonist, be he republican or
4 -
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From Ransom.

RANSOM, July 23.-Mr. Thomas McDer-
mott, of Ottawa, was in town Sunday,
Mrs. Charleston is seriously i'll. DR.. Ives
is attending her
The Democrats seem to he well satisfied
with the nominees of the Chicago convention.
But there are many who will throw of the
party yoke and no, be ruled by domineerng
politicians.
p. b. Nelson has returned from Kansas,
and is travelling in Grundy county for the
Minneapolis Binder Co. He sold seventy
two Binders since the first of May.
The Misses Weber were in Neveda last
week visiting friends.
Mr.. Jackson. of Streator, dined with his
son, W. f., Sunday
Jim Dryer, of Kinsman, brought down a
supply Of beer to Ransom short time ago,
intending to open a saloon, but our butcher
would not sell ice to him, so he returned to
Kinsman, and sold his building to Mr.. Doug
lass, of the village. Ransom is an unhealthy
place for saoonkeepers.
James Wilkinson was in town last week,
and was entertained by his friends at party
in the hall Friday evening, where all that
attended enjoyed themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alderman, of Ottawa, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleal.
Harvesting has commenced, and nearly
every farmer has a selfbinder.
Miss Samuels, of Marseilles, was visiting
at Mr.. Douglass's last week.
Squire Richards is entertaining a grand
son of his from Ohio.
A party young folks met at the residence
of James O'Leary Saturday evening, and had
merry time, But that crowd takes the
cake for having fun.
Mr.. Goodman has opened store in the
building once occupied by Durvine Hill
He resides in Chris Molenkamp's house.
Mrs. Brunk, of Dayton, is visiting at the
Professors.
D. r. Polk took a promenade on the dl-
lapidated sidewalks of Ottawa recently.
A couple of bellies that would like to make
people believe they belong to the refined
class. went east of town Friday waving an
umbrella and bowling like Piutes.
The Catholics of Ransom regret the de-
parture of Rev Father Dwyer, their beloved
pastor, who has been sent to another mission
But few months ago he commenced in Ran
som his spiritual labor, and by his amiability
and touching eloqCence soon won the esteem
of his pensioners. In his departure to
another field of labor he carries with him
the best wishes of his many friends. He may
rest assured that his kind admonitions will
not be forgotten. May God shower upon
him his choicest blessings is the earnest
prayer of his many friends.
Business is brisk, and but little time &c
gather news, which accounts for short letters
o. Curly
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From Ophir.

OpnIR, July 10Th, 'S4.-Haying all done
in these parts. Tame hay is very light
crop but of good quality. Prairie hay is
very heavy.
John Wenner is serving his country as
juror at Ottawa.
A good time was had at the residence OF
Alex Wallace Fridry evening. Dancing was
the main feature.
The same evening some 100 couple gath
cred at the residence of our genial Commits
sioner, Garland A very large platform,
90 feet square had been erected by James
and Joe. A full string band furnished the
music and at II o'clock a good supper was
served by Mrs. Garland and daughter to
which all did ample justice. Pedro extends
thanks to Joe G. for kind invitation, but we
are getting old and must be excused.
Uncle Ed. Wood, a rey-haired old sinner
of Waltham, was run out of that town by the
citizens near the church. This old libertine
has been in the habit of enticing little girls
into obscure places and taking undue liber-
ties with their persons. He also had them
play with his privates. He was caught at it
at last and some of the mothers of the little
ones would surely have shot the wretch il
wiser counsel had not prevailed. As it was
he got three days to skip town. He YAM
oosed. This is not the first time this old
man has been guilty of this otfense but
heretofore his victims were greener. If he
ever shows up in the vicinity of the church
a coat of tar and feathers awaits him.
Miss Tidy Mentally in mistake took a
strong dose of corrosive sublimate for essense
of PEPPERMINT, last Sunday, but strong eonee
and milk saved her.