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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
Cleveland and the Catholics.

The Washington Critic publishes
the opinions of the local clergy on
President Cleveland's action in send.
ing a jubilee present to the Pope
They generally agree that it was in
bad taste on the part of the President,
Dr.. Little, pastor Of Assembly Pres.
byteriaa Church. where Civil Serv.
ice Commissioner Lyman attends said:
Il think the action of the Baltimore
ministers is commendible. | regard
Mr. Cleveland's 4 sending the gift to the
Pope as direct hiI for the Catholic
vote of this country 1t impresses
me as an Acknowledgements Of the hi.
erachy, aud the reply of the Pope af-
fords an entering wedge TO inluence
the Catholic vote Such a thing as
q part of the country being influenced
by outside pressure, and especially
that of church, is inimical to the
principles of this republic The Bal
timore clergy did not Intend any hos
tity to the Roman Catholic Church,
but they saw in Cleveland's action a
menace to the principles of liberty of
the ballot,
DR. Butler, of the Memorial Luth-
eran Church. and Chaplain OF the Uni
tied States Senate. said: 1T was
done for political effect, and for that
reason will, think, be looked upon
with disfavor by the Protestsnts of
the country. They have no feeling
against the Church of Rome. as q
church. but they will disapprove of
the recognition by the President of
the hieracby."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

BROWN-At his home in Clay tp, this
county. Jan 2G, 1888, Mr.. John Brown
aged about S4 years.
BURKE-In Washington county, Feb. l.,
1883, Mrs. John Burke, aged about 2S
years.
She was buried from the residence of Mr.
Richard Burke OF CIearield tp, on Friday
the 3 inst.
STOCK-In this place, Feb. 3, 1888, Mr..
Valentine Stock, in the GSth year Of his
age,
Mr.. Stock came from Germany to this
place about 40 years ago and was known to
all as a very honest and hard working man
Being a carpenter by trade he was employ ed
by many of our citizens, all of whom can
bear testimony to his great industry and
integrity. For many years we knew Valen
tine stock as q faithful and correct laborer.
II leaves a widow and several children
here aud three married daughters living IN
PitiSburg to mourn his loss. On Monday
last hisjremains were inferred in the Catho-
lie Cemetery, after solemn requiem services
over them, held in st. Peters Church Of this
pace.
HETZELGE SSER-On Thursday, Feb. 2,
1888, at his nome in Winfield twp, Butler
county, Pa, VIM. Herzelgesser, aged about
"A years.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10


THE Supreme Court Of. Nebraska
has made an Interpretation Of the law
GxiDg the liability Of liquor sellers
which is likely to add enormously to
the difficulty which saloon keepers
have experienced in securing bonds for
their business. Itis in effect. that not
only are saloon keepers responsible
Sos damages caused. '6y man to
~hose drunkenness they have con-
ributcd by selling liquor to him. but
that their eureties are equally respon.
ssble also, and that their responsible
ity continues so long as man is in.
capacitated for work by reason o. his
dhrking. The liability thus indicat.
Cd ia 80 far.reaching that 1t almost
constitutes lien upon the property
Of man who Is surety tor q saloon
keeper, snd it will doubtless result 10
. marked decrease in the liquor sell,
Ing reaorts 10 ths. State .-Rattman's
Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
The Beaver County Committee
Does Business.

BEAVER, February 4-The Reput-
lican County Committee met here
this afternoon TO hear the report OF
the committee appointed at the last
meeting TO divide the county into rs
districts, in order to meet the arrange
ments made at New Castle seve rol
weeks ago for the nomination of a
Congressional candidate. The report
of the committee was satisfactory and
was adopted James Courtney. M
F. Mecklem and Sam Z. White were
appointed committee to compile
rules for the future government Of
the County Committee. Letters from
the County Committees OF Lawrence,
Butler and Mercer counties were read
voicing the sentiment of those com
mittees on the f5-delegate arrange.
ment. All are willing to give it u
trial, but Mercer is not satisfied, be-
cause, it being larger than the other
counties, will not be porport ionately
represented.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

TIE Republicans OF Pittsburg are
making arrangements for celsbra'
ton in that City. on Feb. %. coming
Of the birthday Of the Republican
party. The frst National meeting.
which may be said "a giving Ma
tional character to the party. was
held in La Fsyette Hall, Pittsburg.
Feb. %. 1856. General John G.
Fremont was then and there Domina.
ted - the 6rst Republican candidate
for President and quite appropriately
he has been invited to bc present and
preside At the celebration. Many
others Of the living public men who
took part in that FIRST Convention are
expected to be present. and taken all
together IL will be o most notable oc,
casioD, as revivfhg the memories ol
the past and marking the progress
and trials of the party as well as the
benefits it has conferred upon the
Country.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

FRIENDS of Senator Quay desire
him to be delegate to the National
Convention from this Congressional
dissrict, while there is also pretty
general sentipent through the state
Ia favor Of bis election 90 ono Of the
delegates.at-large. to be sent by the
State Convention to the National
Convention.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
Republican Borough Election.
Tho Renphl;car votars of the h

The Republican voters of the Dor.
ough of Butler are requested to meet
at their respective places of voting,
on Tuesday, February IA, 1888, be-
tween the hours OF and 6 and I and
9 O'Clock p. NJ. to choose by ballot the
following officers, to be elected by
each ward. viz:
In the Fl st Ward, three members
of the Town CounLil, one for ] year,
one for 2 years. and one years;
Three School Directors. one for l
year, one for 2 years, and one tor
years; One ward assessor; one Judge
of Election; ond Inspector of election
Ia the Second Ward. Two mem
bers of Town Council, one for 2 years
and one for 3 years; one school 6irec
tor for 8 years; one ward assessor:
one Judge of election; one Inspector
of election.
In the Third Ward, one school di-
rector, ward assessor, one judge OF ell
ection, one inspector of election.
They will also, at the same time
and place, vote for one person for
Burgess; one person for Assistant
Burgess; one person for Justice OF
the Peace; hne person for Tax Collec.
tor; one person for High Constable;
two persons for 70: Borough Consta'
blk; one person for Overseer of Poor;
one person for Boro Auditor.
The Judges of election of the sew
eral wards shall meet at the Court
House, on Wednesday morning, at
O'Clock. to cast up the votes of the
several wards and declere the result;
and the persons having the having
.he highest vote for the respective Of
fees shall be the nominees
aud shall be placed
on ticket with the nominees OF the
several wards. to be supported by the
people at the election.
Let great care be taken that the
rules governing such elections be OBJ
served.
JAMES B. MATES,
JAMES SHANER, JR.,
w. G. THOMPSON,
Committee of the several wards.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
Candlemas Day--Some of the
Superstitions Connected
With 1t.

Plttsburg Telegraph, Feb. 81
This is Candemas Day.
1t is the feast of the purificati on
of the Virgia Mary. and is very strict
ly kept in the Roman Catholic
Church.
All the candles to be used in servl-
ces throughout the year are blessed
on th 1t y-hence the name.
The orig of the celebration is bur-
led in antiquity One story is that
before the Christian era the Romans
were in the habit Of burning candles
on this day to the goddess Februa,
the mother of Mars. Pope Sergine,
when be assembled the ecclesiastical
throne, saw that it would be useless to
oAiDlJ practice OF so long stand
ing. He therefore turned it TO Chris
tian account by eUoining a similar
offering of candles TO The Virgin.
The candles were supposed to have
the effect of frightening the devil and
all evil spirits away from the persons
who carried them, or from the houses
in which they were placed
At Rome, the Pope every year off
ciates at the Candlemas festival in
the beautiful chapai of the Quirinal
When be has blessed the candies he
distributes them with his own bands
among those in the church, each OF
whom, going singly up 70 him, kueels
TO receive iJ The cardinals go first;
then follow the bishops, cannons, pri-
ors, abbots, priests, etc., down to the
sacristaus and meanest officer of the
church.
The superstition that the ground
hog comes forth on Candlemas Day,
and if the sun be shining, goes back
to stay for six weeks more Of winter
weather, is probably derived from
pagan times, as no re cord can be
found of its origin.
If there is any truth in the legend,
the winter should soon break up this
year. This morning was very dull
and cloudy, and there was buk little
chance for the animal to see his .sha-
dow if he depended upon the sun to
do so.
The festival of Candlemas, at what
ever date it took its rise, has been
designed to commemorate the church
ing or publication Of Mary, and the
candle bearing is understood to refer
to what Simeon said when he took
the infant Jesus in his arms aud de-
ciared that he wes light to Geuties.
Thus literally to adopt and build up
on metaphorical expressions was u
characteristic procedure of the middle
ages. Apparently, 10 consequence of
the celebration of Mary's publication
~ candle-bearing, il became custom
ary for women to carry candles with
them, when, after recover from child
birth, they went to be, as it was call
ed, churched.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
An crOStic.


To Thomas H. aud Sarah B. Bracken, Oh
the occasion of their golden wedding, Jan. 25
1893. tribute of affection and esteem by
Rev. Loyal Young, who married them Jan.
25, 1888.
The siien bands which fifty years ago
Held fast your youthful hearts, not broken,
Only the stronger are as years unfold
Memories of tender scenes through which
you passed
Are binding every day those bands more
fast.
So silken bands have grown to chains of
gold.
How strong the heart has felt, but tongue
has meyer told.
Sure Heaven shall send some bright and
gladstone rays,
AgloH with hope, to cheer your future
days;
Robing your path with light and joy and
peace;
And when among the spirits of the blest,
How sweet will be the long, unproken rest
Bestowed when toll and tears and time itself
shall cease,
Beloved friends and children, erst away,
Return to greet you en- this testal day,
And some have said farewell and gone
before,
Conveyed as first fruits to the garner, where
Kindred and friends are gather ring to share
Each others joy upon the eavenly shore,
Never to part with Je us or each other more.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

In cities and towns where natural
gas . used. the destruction Of prop.
erty from it, too careless handling is
putting insurance companies on their
guard in taking risks. Pittsburg is
experiencing this just now. and will
continue to do 30, IS great fires like
those which occurred there laid some
Gifts most valuable property in ashes
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

Miss Minnie Freeman, the young
teacher of the Myra Valley, Nebras
ka. district school, had thirteen pu
pills, from six 10 thirteen years old
A blizzard lately struck the school
house, and the building was unroofed
Miss Freeman tied all the pupils to-
getber by the arms with twine, three
abreast The youngest child she
took in her arms, after tying the
twine around her own body. Select
ing her way carefully, she led her lit
tie charges, with words of encourage
ment. through deep drifts and blind,
blizzards to farm house. three.quar-
ters of mile distant, and all were
saved.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

A singular notion. sars the Der.
rick. prevails in some quarters that
the burning Of gas. absolutely con.
sumes or annihilates the substance
and for that resson no Hue is neces
ssry from . natural gas fire. It would
b well for all such persons to remem'
bsr that the gas changes form merely
BY the process Of combustion. tina,
from fusl gas there 10 given Of car
houic scid. aud other esses which are
Aaleterious to.beslth " permitted ia
1sesmuIsts 10 s-f6om Good veutila.
1jeo r - essential to health st all
ainss anA b none the less 80 because
- rsey had = nsed . fuel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

TIE refneries for petroleum and
sugar are said to be controlled by the
same capitalists. organized in two
separate companies, wbich have ab
sorbed nine-tenths of all the establish.
ments in this line of business, and
ean now dictate prices TO-. suit thei'
own greed for gain.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
MI MA.RRIED
Ma,7iage Notices Published Free.

PENNING TON-F RBZIER-On Jan. 81
1883, at Prospect by Rev. James A.Clark
Mr.. William Ii. Pennington. Of Beaver
Falls, Pa. aud Miss Mary J. Frazier o
Prospect, this county.
GRUBB- -SLOAN-Att the NJ. i. Parsonage
in North Washington, Feb. l. 1883, by
Rey. 5. Fidler, McCleand Gruff of Boyers
to Miss Lizzie L. Sloan OF Farm ington.
YOURKERS-WE Thursday Feb. 2
1885, at the Methodist Parsonage, by Rev.
=. Ii. Ne.bit, Mr.. Albert w. Yourkers, Of
Centre tp and Miss Cora Weigle, of Frank
lin tp.
STEEN-GRAHAM Feb. 8, 1888, by Rev.
john S. Mckee, Mr.. Samuel Steen and
Miss Mile n. Graham, both of Como
quenessing tp. Butler county, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

PRosPHcTs of m exodus Of colored
men in the South, in . movement to
Mexico. ID producing some singular
effects. The fashion has been in the
eoutb, to lay oil the ills from which
the eection has ever suffered, and
still suffers, to the colored race. Now
that these people propose to leave q
locality where they are alleged to be
. nuisance. the cry goes up that they
are ingrates for deserting the land Of
their birth,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

GRovER ought to sign Senator
Qusy's bill increasing the rate ofpen-
sions for deafness. Grover has been
70 long appealed to by old soldiers
without bis apparent hearing that be
ought to have . warm appreciation Of
pension deafness.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

Ir any working man 10 this coun.
try wants to work for free trade
wages he can board steamer at New
York ard reach the "old country" in
= few DAYS. Not many try this.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

Congress is slow to propose, and
the States even slower to ratify
amendments to the Constitution, but
the one about to be reported to the
House changing the time of the an
nual meeting of Congress to the first
Monday in January, aud making each
Congress expire on December 81 in.
stead of March 4, has so much to
commend it that there ought to be
no doubt of its adoption The De-
cember session Of Congress is prac.i-
cally wasted time, and might as well
bs abolished; but the great merit OF
the amendment is that it will convene o
each Congress within two morths of
it's election instead of thirteen mo1ths
as now AID prevent the old Congress
from legislating after the people have
chosen q new one. The presen,
method by which each Congress
holds three-months session after
many OF its members have been re,
fused a reelection, and have, there
fore, no sense ofresponsibility to their
constituents, is most pernicious one.
The Senate repassed the proposed
constitutional amendment making
April 80 instead of March 4 inaugu'
ration day and making the same day
in odd years the last day Of each Con.
gress. The latter part Of this amend.
ment antagonizes the proposition
pending in the House to make eaea
Congress terminate in the December
after q new one is elected. The Sen.
ate amendment will perpetuate the
pernicious custom of having eacE
Congress serve one session after Its
successor is elected, but the House
proposition cures that evil and is
therefore, much to be preferred Apri
30 is much better day historically
and meteoroliglcally for the inaugu-
ration Of q president than the too ire
quentiy aoid and wet 4th Of March
-Pnila. Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

The desire to purify the dramatic
stage is spreadiog in oil directions,
and finds advocates in some of the
best people in the country. A res
sorstion of the legitimate drama is
now demanded.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

BRooKs, alias Maxwell. the convict
Cd murderer Of Prellar. at st. Louis.
continues his efforts to show that his
death sentence is illegal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

SPRTso will be with rs in . few
weeks, and already merchants are pre-
pairing to receive the goods made for
wear at that time
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

BY . majority Of ninety the lower
house Of The Massachusetts, Legislature
has voted to let the people Of the Bay
State say whether they want Prohib'
ition.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

Mr.. JOHN LUsKehss been appointed
Postma ster at the Peachville (BueDa
Vista) Office this county, in place of
James j. Sutton, Esq. Mr.. Sutton
has been postmaster there for near
twenty years and was so good and
obliging an officer that his removal is
very generally regretted in that com.
munity.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
srvrr Common Pleas Judges will

SEVEN Common Pleas Judges will
Be elected 10 Pennsylvania this year
outside of Philadelphia. The dis
trict, are Vensngo, Clinton, Lycom-
ing. Lehigh, Suequehanna, Franklin
and Tiogs. All the present incum-
hents want another term.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

Hon. o. l.. JACKSON aud William
M. Brown, Esq of Lawrence county,
are announced in the New Castle pa
pers as candidates for the Republican
nomination for Congress in this dis
trict.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

CoHaREss is opposed to one cent
postage, but Congressmen enjoy the
ftAnking privilege with much pleas.
ure.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

IN. proposed change Of the day
Sor inaugursting the President Of the
United States may also result in max.
ing . similar change in the inaugura-
tion day Of the Governor of Pennsyl-
vsnia. from mid-winter to q period
n the spring of the year or early fall
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
DEATHS.

Announcements of deaths published free, but
all communicated obituaries pW BE- charged
for at tie rate of 0nc-haIf cent for each
nord, money 10 accompany the order.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

-Jbe man who blows out the gas
in bis hotel room, is usually carried
out by the undertaken of the locality
where the hotel il situated.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
JAMES B. MATES,
JAMES SHANER, JR.,
W. G. THOMPSON,
Committee of the several wards.
Fiftieth Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-A large
number OF resolutions and petitions
were presented and appropriately re-
ferred. The Post-office Committee
reported adversely upon Senator
Beck's proposition to reduce letter
postage to one cent, and the report
was placed upon the calendar after
some discussion. The Senate then
took up the Blair Educational bill and
Mr.. Morgan spoke in opposition to it
"Such unlimited. unrestricted, un-
guarded, unjust powers. backed with
such untold millions of mouey as this
bill conferred upon the Secretary of
the INTERIOR" he said, "had never be-
fore been confded to such an officer
"a mere clerk of the President !"
Mr.. Blair spoke in defense of the
bill and Mr.. Evarts announced bis in
tention to speak upon it tomorrow.
Bills were introduced in the Senate
as follows:
By Senator Paddock directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to pur-
chase sites and cause to he erected
public buildings for the exclusive use
of post-ofices in all towns where the
gross postal receipts for the three pre-
cediDg years have exceeded $4,000
per annum. The cost of the site and
building in any town is not to exceed
the aggregate gross postal receipts
for three years. All towns having
first class post-offices are exclud ed
from the operations of the bill
By Senator Cullom-The bill in.
troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Henderson. of Illinois, for the
construction of the HeDnepin Canal
and appropriating $500 600, therefor.
By Senator Quay--Grantiug pen
sions at The following rates to persons
in the military or naval service of the
United States confined in Confeder.
ate prisons: Those confued more than
two and less than six months, half
pension; six and less than twelve
months, three. quarters pension;
twelve months or more. total PAN
sion. 1t also grants an allowance Of
81 per day to prisoners of war for
each day confined.
By Senator lngalls-Increasing to
$50 per month the pension for loss of
an eye, to S35 for loss of hand or
foot. to $40 for loss of an arm within
six inches of the elbow or leg with
in ak inches of the kaeejoint. and to
$45 for loss of an arm within six in.
ches of the shoulder. joint or a leg
within eight inches of the hip,joint
Also. granting pension at the rate
Of So per month to all persons who
served not less than sixty days in the
late war, and increasing all soldiers
pensions below So per month to that
amount. The pension of minor chill
dren is increased to S. per month, and
the Arrears of Pension act is repeal
ed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

Coal famine 10 the East, and WOO d
famine in the West-sad yet this is
= land Of mines end forests.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS. A

FOR CONGRESS.
NEWTON BLACK,
of Butler, Pa.
FOR STATE SENATE,
DIR. j. p. SHOWALTER,
OF Millerstown.
r. p. SCOTT, ESQ,
FOR ASSEMBLY,
C. NJ. BROWN,
Of Harrisville.
JOS. THOMAS, JR,
Of Karns City,
r. |. BOGGS,
of Zelienople.
JOSIAH NJ. THOMPSON,
OF Brady twp.
JURY COMMISSIONER.
HENRY W. NICHOLAS.
OF Butler twp.
FOR DELEGATE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
j. FL. NEGLEY, ESQ,
Of Butler.
W. c. THOMPSON, ESQ.,.
OF Butler.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

FOR DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION.
THOMAS ROBINSON,
OF Butler.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10

THERE will be no consideration o.
the tariff bill in Congress for at least
some weeks yet.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-10
-TLe man who blows out the

Efforts to fnd petroleum. in
Southern States are not q success.