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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08
For Sale,

A good horse. Inquire at CITIZEN office
Butler, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08

Try to induce your neighbor to
take THE CITIZEN.
We have ten thousand dollars
worth of furniture in our three ware.
rooms at No. l9 Jefferson St., Butler.
Pa. The best as we'll as the cheap
est, but all the best made for the price,
All persons will find it to their ad.
vantage to examine our stock and as.
certain our prices before purchasing.
MILLER Bros.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08
From the Racine (wis.) Dailv Times:

From the Racine (Wis.) Daily Times:
Those of our citizens who failed to at
tend the concert last night missed rich
treat, and one that is seldom afforded us.
Not that Racine does not have the best Of
the amusements that are on the road, but
in this case, Madame Fry's company hap
pened to be the best Of the best We have
not had so enjoyable an evening in long
time, and this was the feeling Of those
present, as was evinced by their rapturous
applause and frequent encores. 1t is one
Of fthosc rare combinations sometimes seen,
that newspaper advertising cannot fully
cover. They advertise themselves by their
work. Madame Fry and her three daugh-
ters, Eugenie, Lulu, and Alta, have good,
friendly, wholesome look. They have good
heads and faces. one feels as if they would
like to know them, and enjoy their society.
From the opening to the closing they CON-
manded the close attention of their
audience. They are correct, pleasing sing
ers, and m usicians of great merit.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08
IMPORTANT
TO BUYERS OF FALL AND
WINTER FOOTWEAR
TO GO TO
II you want good goods and get just
what you pay for, for
several reasons:

y
what you pay for, for
several reasons:
FIRST. The stock In three times
as large to select from as any other
house In Butler.
SECOND. Each and every custom
er is told just what the goods arc
! made Of and the same price to every
one be they rich or poor.
Some stores size the customer up
as be enters their door and mans the
price on the boot or shoe accordingly,
If you are q Judge OF boots and shoes
you may get even, but the chances
are ten to one against you, of having
to pay an extra half dollar on your
shoes that the fellow that just went
out as you came Id got of his pur-
chase to even up things (as you see)
they say.
THIRD. We buy direct from the
the manufacturer, others buy from
jobbers or middlemen, we save you
this profit other dealers pay to the
jobber, that extra money we give to
our customers in solid leather, style
and the lowest price that can be
named.
These are o few reasons why our
trade Is increasing all the time oil
over the county. Our reputation for
good reliable Boots and Shoes and
Straight Prices is A No. 1. Good
goods and low prices, do the work.
You can't afford to buy from any
house that don't sustain q reputation
for straight business and reliable in
every respect.
We want you to see our immense
stock Of Mems. Boys and Youths
kip boots. Mems, $l.5O and up;
boys, Is $l25 and up; youths, Ills
81 and up; childrens, soc and up.
In high and low instep. ID. s. or 4
soles with box toe. at 50 and up.
Women's. Misses and Childrens'
calf, kip and veal unlined st 75c and
up. in women's. endless variety in
lace aud button, in grain, glove
grain. oil grain and calf ct 81 and up.
ChiIdrens' School Shoes.
We lead them oil. We have the
goods. They win resist water.
Wear oil winter. What's tho matter
with our competitors is they should
be in the minute class and they are
entered in the 2:20-it 10 far to fast
for them, they can't win.
Mems, Women's and Childrens'
ine shoes and slippers in endless va
riety Of styles and prices, try . pair.
they will win your lasting favor.
Old Ladies' warm shoes and slip
pers at SOC. 75c and 81.
We lead in rubbers 10 quantity,
styles and prices.
Leather and Findings.
We do all kinds Of repairing.
We will positively save you big
money fn footwear.
Come and see US.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08

Hmr PKxx L. R-TrAins leave Butler ioi
YreepuKt. BinirStflle. Pittsburg &C 60 Mnn -.
= N ana Ex md 500 y IN Mails close LOT
9heae po1ntH AZ Er16 . m and x16 y M anu M
i've af 1e5e a m and $50 p m
snrxAxso r. R.-Trains leave for Greenyllle
- -rD eud IRlD a nm. and sro5 - IN Mails close
81 CO and iauc n IN and arrive at rs ana r5'
, m
.&w.RR-Tralns leave Butler for Ale
x1remr ~ a. $50. Is-f5 N. and 10 ana CD
n ~ Yur the North iorl5 A. IN and $50 p IN.
Hxlls cIose for the West at $50 a m; for
F7ffzbuFx ana the north AZ $50 a. m, for Pitts
burw nrniM ~ - fof l0cal p0ints west Of
CnIirry af To d. nm. for local points south
- eastern tnrough mails NJ q p- m. and for
On CITY aDd Fiffsburg at 80 p- m Mails ar
r4ve u1 thia rund from Pitfsburg and OH City
= - y. I'M; Plffsburg and local MT 1ns0
WIuerExown 80 y. m. Ptftsburg ut 120o and
D n. Parker and North at ESQ y. m
srAn RocTu-DaIly mail for vt. Chestnut
arrives nS II an and leaves Butler r. o. nc Il
q. Dufly mail to North Hope. Hooker and
Oder points arrives n n n m and departs al
10 m
Money orders can be secured at the post
oe1ces ar Butler. Prospect. Sunbury (Coulters-
VIZ r o.. Mlicrstown (Barnhart Mills.
usaszesine sllpperyrock,. PetroliA. Karns
CRY and Renlrew- The fee rs fIvc cents
o. III sums under s5. cents Tor $40. or less.
eec- Postal notes which are no safer than en-
clos1ng money. as they are made payable 20
anybooy- cost cents for g.. or less
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08
For the Benefit of The High
School.


The celebrated Madame Fry Concert Co.,
of Boston, will appear at the Opera House
in Butler next Wednesday evening for the
benefit Of the Butler High School, which
is badly in need of Chemical and Physical
Apparatus
The Company is composed of Madame
Fry and her three daughters, and Mr..
Wentworth. Their repertoire consists oI
selections from Schuman, Hayden, Thay-
er, Bishop and other of the best musical
authors, and both the music and recita-
tions will be Of the highest order.
The object is worthy and pressing
one, and the people of Butler should see
that the Opera House is crowded. The
admission will fifty cents-no extra charge
for reserved seats.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08

Silks and Fine Dress Goods.
A larger stock and finer assortment
than you can find in the combined
stock of all other dealers. at
RITTER IL RALsToN's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08

Use Double All o. X. Horse and
Cattle Powders, best in the world. A
sure and speedy cure for heaves,
coughs, colds, inaamed lungs, rough.
ness of skin, and all kidney diseases
For sale by j. G. REDIcK,
2-lS-3m 40 No. 5, N Main st.
Butler, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08

FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1881

nUrxHn has q population OF over s00o.
Il d fhe County seat of Butter County. with
0e1s
R0sr r>lluAyS natural gas. and unequalied
mrIls1rS f0g. manufacture.
rruIFc0 egeryuhere, new buildings. new
mnnufactnrex. growing and prosperous town
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08

Fine Cballies at 81 ce nts. Large
lineof Fine Dress Gingha ms, Zeph.
yrs and Seersuckers at 10 and l21
cents at
l.. STEIN Il SONS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13

branch of the Social Science associa-
ton. 1t is a mere fashion, the asso-
citation can do nothing. But it might
institute some practical experiments.
1t might get together in small
room fifty people all let loose in the
ordinary screaming contest, measure
the total volume of noise and divide
it by fifty, and ascertain how much
throat power was needed In one per-
son to be audible to another three
feet from the latter's ear. This would
sift out the persons fit for such con-
test The investigator might then
call dead silence in the assembly,
and request each person to talk in a
natural voice, then divide the total
noise as before, and see what chance
of being heard an ordinary individu-
al had in it. If it turned out in these
circumstances that every person
present could speak with ease and
hear perfectly what was said, then
the order might be given for the talk
to go on in that tone, and that every
person who raised the voice and be-
gan to scream should be gagged and
removed to another room. In this
room could be collected all the
screamers to enjoy. their own powers.
The same experiment might be tried
at dinner party, namely, to ascer-
tain if the total hum of low voices in
the natual key would not be less for
the individual voice to overcome
than the total scream of all the
voices raised to a shrek. If scientific
ri Sfr ta1 ha faD
ty of speaking in an ordinary voice
at receptions, dinner parties, and in
'calls," then the Drawer is of the
opinion that ineligible and enjoya-
BILE conversation would be possible
on these occasions, if it becomes
fashionable no1e6 scream.-L Charles
Dudley Dudley! Warnef,"the - Harper's
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13

to bride, or making false canvasses
or returns.
O. Alarge limitation ofthe influx of
foreigners and of the naturalization
thereof. and more perfect scrutiny in
admitting to naturalization.
10. And last, but far from least,
the better education of the voters
and their children-an education in
Guiding the essential truth that every
citizen of the republic in town, dis
trict, city, state or nation is person
ally real factor for good or i'll in
the great sum of the general welfare;
that his own opinion-the best effort
of his mind and hearts, the sole
true guide for him, and that, in spite
of corrupt temptations, or the blare
of trumpets, or the flames of torches,
or the excitenents of contest or vic
tory of one party or another, his
mission for himself and children is to
follow the light that his knowledge
and his conscience perceive, and not
that of any other man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13
CATCHING A BIG BASS.

"By George I've got him. ex-
claims our friend in the chair, and as
we hastily look up he is seen appar-
emily fighting to keep his rod erect,
whilst something at the other end is
convulsively dragging it downward
with such Jerks as threaten to part
the line or break the rod The reel is
whizzing in a threatening way, and
our friend has hard time to keep
his thumb on the barrel of the reel,
and at the same time avoid having
his knuckles raped and torn by the
rapidly revolving handle. His left,
as yet, grasps the rod above the reel
and forces the socket into his groin
Bring out that belt, Tom" he
yells, and Tom comes jump ng down
the rocks, in one hand his gaff-hook
and in the other a leather belt with
short round pocket sewed on its CEN
tire. This Tom hastily buckles about
the waist of the fisherman, when,
carefully shifting the pole, he places
the butt in this pocket, and is thus pro-
tected from possible injury, which
the great leverage of the fsh's pulling
on the top of the rod can easily pro-
duNN. liz HSll, III IIlS IDS
succeeded in getting away, say to
three or four hundred feet now, and
shows some hesitation. Our friend
has carefully kept pressure on the
reel, whilst indulging his majesty in
imaginary freedom of running-but
which he begins to realize as ''uncan-
ny"-and as our eyes follow the slen-
der thread of the line in its distant
entry into the water, it is seen to rise,
and presently with a whirl of his tail,
the fish shows himself, looking then
to our unskilled eyes a very monster,
and as he again disappears we un-
hesitatingly pronounce him fully six
feet long. ooh, no." says our friend,
in reply to our exclamation, ''he is
not over thirty FOUNDER, but he is
a good one-see him fight" and the
victim tugs and tugs, with a desper-
alton born of a foresight of his ca
lamity; but in vain, and in another
ten minutes he loses heart and sheers
toward the shore, when our friend is
put to all his skill to check and reel
him in before he reaches a huge rock
inshore for which he heads-just in
time! The next wave moves him
bodily this side of that rock and the
road is clear to warping him III
[ From Striped Bass Fishing" by A.
Foster Higgins, in June Scribner's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13
A DAWN A RUSSIAN PRISON.
From George Remnants illustrat,

From George Remnants illustrated
article in the June Century on THE
Convict Mines of Kara" we quote
the following: Hard labor convicts
atKara receive daily ration consist
ing of three pounds of black rye
bread; about four ounces of meat,
including the bone; a small quantity
of barley which is generally put into
the water in which the meat is boiled
for the purpose of making soup; and
a little brick tea Occasionally they
have potatoes, or a few leaves of
cabbage; but such luXuries are bought
with money made by extra work, or
saved by petty economies in other
ways. This ration seemed to me
ample in quantity, but lacking in va
riety and very deficient in vegetables.
The bread, which l tasted, was per-
haps as good as that eaten by Rus
sian peasants generally; but it was
moist and sticky, and pieces taken
from the centre of the loaf could be
rolled back to dough in ones hands.
The meat, which l saw weighed out
to the convicts after it had been boil
ed and cut up into pieces about as
large as dice did not have aninviting
appearance, and suggested to my
mind small refuse scraps intended for
use as soap-grease. The daily meals
of the convicts were arranged as fol-
lows: in the morning after roll-call,
or verification, breakfast consisting
of brick tea and black rye-bread was
served to the prisoners in their cells.
The working parties then set out on
foot for the gold placers, carrying
with them bread and tea for lunch.
This midday meal is eaten in the
open air beside a campfire, regard
less of weather, and sometimes in
fierce winter storms. Late in the af-
ternoon the convicts returned on
foot to their cells and ate on their
sleeping-pla tforns the first hearty
and nourishing meal of the day, con-
s1st1ng of hot soup, meat, bread and
perhaps little more brick tea. After
the evening verifcation they were
locked up for the night, and lay
down to sleep in closely packed rows
on the 'nares,' or sleeping-benches,
without removing their clothing, and
without making any preparations
for the night beyond bringing in the
'parashas, or excrement buckets,
spreading down their thin patchwork
crazy-quilts, and rolling up some of
their spare clothing to put under
their heads The clothing furnished
to hard-labor convict at Kara con-
sists-or should, by law, consist-of
one coarse linen shirt and one pair of
linen trousers every six months; one
cap, one pair of thick trousers, and
one gray OvercOat every year; one
'pOluShuba' or outer coat of sheep
skin, every two years; one pair of
'brodnias' or loose leather boots,
every three and half months in
winter; and one pair of 'kati' (kot-
tee), or low shoes, every twenty-five
days in summer. The quality of the
food and clothing furnished by the
Government may be inferred from
the fact that the cost of maintaining
a hard-labor convict at the mines is
about $50 for a year, a little less
than fourteen cents a day."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13

stream, some 40 feet in width, the
original builders placed FIVE huge
pipes each as big as hogshead which
were covered by an arch of massive
masonry, and were to be used as
waste gates, opened and closed from
a tower in the center of the dam.
They were so used while the state
kept the lake to feed the Pennsyl-
varia canal, and fulfilled the purpose
of carrying off the surplus water. In
addition to these waste-gates, the
builders constructed a sluiceway at
one end of the dam. which was the
usual escape stream of the reservoir.
1t is probable that these provisions
of the original building made the
original reservoir safe, so long as
they were maintained. But, as a
matter of fact, they were not main
tanned. The lake had been neglected
since the disuse of the canal, and the
tower had fallen to ruin. The Pitts
burg association, which afterwards
became the South Fork hunting and
fishing club, leased the lake, and pro-
ceeded to strengthen the dam.
Among their other doings, they per
manently stopped the waste-gates.
1t would probably have been an ex-
pensive job to repair them, and when
they were opened the game fish with
which the lake was stocked would
escape The fish seem to have es-
capped as it is. The engineers who
pronounced the dam safe on several
occasions may have earned their fees,
but they cannot have known what
they were certifying to. The edges
of the dam still testify, and who will
may inspect them. 1t is simply i'm
possible that any intelligent man
could have called a bank of earth,
faced with a rip-rap, safe dam, in
such place and with snch a vast
volume of water behind it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13

nince pie and fruit cake Bring
'em all. - [Omaha World.
Mercy me, George! what's that
at the door," queried Mrs. Burning
lass, as a furniture van drew up at
the door Sunday morning. 81 d.
know, unless it's the Sunday edition
OF the Whirald."- Harper's Bazaar.
ItAppealed to ALL An Iowa farm
er, who believed in having two
strings to his bow, put up in his gar
den this sign: Boys, don't touch
these melons, for they are green and
God sees ou.''-[Christian Intelli-
gencer.
Atthe Club. First dude-Fweddy,
what do you thoppose it'll the veal
cause of the stwike among the iron
workers in Germany? Second-I
WEAKLY don't know why they stwuck:
pwobably the iron wath hot New
York World.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13
ALLEGED HUMOR.

A man calls his dog Coal, because
the first day he had him he bitumen
II Worcester Gazette.
Teacher-What made you make a
face at me? Little Johnnie-Please
ma am, didn't think you were look
ing.-[Epoch.
He-Miss Travis, do you look fav-
orably upon my suit? She-Certain-
ly; it fits you beautifully Burling-
ton Free Press
Limits of Endurance Railroad
patrOn-''Why don't you have a
clock here" Station agent-"Got
tired telling people it was right y
New York Tribune.
Professional advice. The Doctor
Lie only on the left side" The
minister-"If you must lie, lie only
on the right side" The lawyer-'Lie
on both sides. = Burlington Free
Press.
Mother-You little angel You
must not cryl Angels do not weep
in heaven. Little angel-Yes, they
do. DIR. Texter says: The cheru-
BIN and seraphim continually do
cryp- Burlington Free Press.
George" she said, tenderly. do
you believe in the old saying, Out
of sight out of mind p -" well, no,
not altogether, responded George,
hesitatingly. For instance, take a
boil on the back of ones neck
Hotel waiter-"You are late for
lunch, SIR Eminent physician
Yes; I had to finish my magazine
article on The Laws of Health SO
as to get into the next mail. What
have you today" Hot rolls, clans,
plum pudding, apple dumplings,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13
Guardian Notice.

STATE OF VERMONT. Caledonia District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at St. Johnsbury in
said District, on the 9Th day of June
A. d. 1889.
Caleb H. Marshall, guardian of Bliss n.
Davis ID minor. makes application to said
Court for license to sell the blowing de
scribed real estate of his said ward, to wit:
One undivided one half interest in all the
real estate, conveyed to Charles II. Davis by
Laura A. Weeks by her warranty deed dated
Sept. 6, 1881, and recorded in Book / Z, Page
212, Danville Land Records Representing
that the sale thereof for the purpose of
putting the proceeds of such sale at interest
investing the same in stocks or real estate,
would be beneficial to said ward:
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court,
that said application be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office, in
said st. Johnsbury, the Goth day of June.
A. D. 1889. for hearing and decision there
on; and it is further ordered that all
persons interested be notified hereof, by pub
LEGATION of notice of said application and
order thereon, three weeks successfully in
the Caledonian, printed at St Johnsbury,
before said time of hearing. that they may
appear at said time and place, and, if they
see cause, object thereto
BY the Court, Attest
10 WALTER i. SMITH. Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13

The first modern temperance soci-
ETY. in this country was formed by
200 farmers of Litchfeld county,
Ct, in 1889, the organizers agreeing
not to use any distilled liquor in do
ing their farm work the ensuing sea-
son. Organized societies of a similar
kind began to be in 1911, and in
1926 the first temperance society
was formed in the United States.
Total abstinence was not taken up
until 1886, when a national conven-
ton at Saratoga took the ground.
The Washington society, the first
formed on total abstinence principles,
originated in Baltimore in 1910.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13
SENA TOR EDMUNDS' REMEDIES.

Senator Edmunds makes the fol-
lowing practical suggestions in the
June number of the Forum in mat
tiers of reform" regarding the ballot,
every one of which will receive the
appreciation of those desiring honest
elections:
Il. Improved registration laws,
administered by intelligent, reputa-
bic and responsible men taken from
all parties.
2. The elections to be conducted
by officers of the highest character
and ability, taken from all parties,
truth, equality and justice in the con-
duct of the election offices.
8. The public canvass of the votes
witnessed by representatives of all
parties, and the publication of full
accounts of election expenses.
f. The final returns to be can
vassed in the same way
5. Provision for the prompt hear
ing and decision of disputed ques-
tons by the courts
6. The punishment of false or IL
legal registration, bribery in cOnnec-
ton with registrations or elections,
aiding or abetting bribery, or at
tempting, or conspiring to bride or
register, or to vote illegally
l. More stringent qualifications
ofjurors-
g. Oaths by all persons proposing
to register, all voters at the election,
and all persons elected or claiming
election, that they have not been
guilty of or aided in any way in false
or illegal registration or voting,
bribery or attempting or conspiring
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13
Commissioners, Notice.

ARCHIBALD MCLACHLIN'S ESTATE.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia, Commissioners to receive. eN-
anime, and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Archibald
McI-achIin late of Peacham, in said Dis
trict, deceased, and the term of six months
from the 14th day of May, 1889, being
allowed by said Court to the creditors of said
deceased to exhibit and prove their respective
claims before us Give notice that we Will
attend to the duties of our appointment at
the store of Geo p Blair in West Barnet. in
said district on the 18th day ofJune and the
18th day of November next, at l O'Clock in
the afteruoon on each of said days.
ISAAC NJ SMITH,
TRUMAN MARTIN,
Commissioners
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-06-13
Commissioners Notice.
MARY S. DURKEE'S ESTATE.

; =
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Caledonia, Commissioners to receive.
anime, and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Mary :.
Durkee, late of St. Johnsbury, in said District
deceased, and the term of six months from
the IL tn day of May, 1889, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said de
ceased, to exhibit and prove their respective
claims before Give notice that we will
attend to the duties of our appointment at
the Town Clerks Office. in st. Johnsbury,
in said district. the 22nd day of June
and the 22nd day of October next, at one
O'Clock in the afternoon. on each ofsaid days
WILLIAM II. PRESTON,
CALEB II. MARSHALL,