Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-10
The Biggest Check.

NNHeio'OAoy a. W tuo ldfKesI CHECK
ever drawn has broken out again in the
English newspapers. The Bulionist saws
that 1t was check for f3.250, 900, drawn
to pay an arbitration award, and other
checks for f2, 600, 900, f1, 75O, 900, 81, $780,
900 and 100000 are mentioned as in it,
all being English checks, except one drawn
in New York by a Vanderbilt. larger
check, however, than any of these, except
the first, was drawn in 1881 by President
Roberts of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
payment of $50 share for nearly 200, 900
shares of Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad stock, when Mr..
Thayer of Boston sold the controlling
interest ''short" to the Baltimore and Ohio.
and Bob Garrett leaked"
Don't borrow neighbor's paper moro
than once. If it pleases you subscribe for
it.
Cinnamon may be rather slow In
adopting the customs of Christian civil
ization, but they get there just the same.
Two of them have just been arrested in st.
Paul for robbing bank. Rather promis.
ing, that.
A minister once oficiated at the funeral
off mans wife, and conducted the services
in very solemn and impressive manner.
After the funeral the man approached the
minister, pressed his hand fervently and
said: II thank you very much for your
services at my wife's funeral. hope to
be able to reciprocate some day." The
man has not yet had chance to recip.
rocate.
-Hypocrisy may pass muster on earth,
but there will be no masquersding in
heaven.
After praying for goodness don't for.
get to be good.
If hell Is paved with good intentions,
Satan must wear spiked shoes.
There is no resi- for the weary and no
body else needs it.
Money is as frequently the result of evil,
as it is the root of it.
We all have strength enough to endure
the misfortunes of others.
1t takes more religion to keep man
straight in horse trade than 1t does to
make him shout at a campmeeting.
Strange that we haven't yet seen the
oyster referred to in our exchanges as q
luscious bivalve," although full month
mas passed since the season opened.
The girl who is often lost in admira-
ton easily finds herself IN love.
-"Well, Mr.. Sullivan, are you going to
run for Congress'" "Naw. I'm troo with
fghtin'; it's low.
Miss Freshly-why do You poets
burn the midnight oil, Mr.. DeAktinf MI.
DeAktill-Because not many OF Us can 81
ford gas.
The Nihilists have been trying 70 SEND
the Car Heavenward by the wrecked tram
route
The man who provokes an assault by
insulting remarks, is really the assauldng
party. There are words which sting and
phrases that cut like dagger thrust. A
person has no more right to wound your
feelings than to wound your flesh. An
offensive epithet is as unbearale as blow.
The origin of a good many strikes arc
certainly mysterious, but one that seems
to defy all attempt at unrayeling is who
was the man that struck Billy PattersonT
Trains for heayen never have any bag
gage cars.
The man who prays loudest ard long
est usually has something on his oon'
science.
-Scrofula sores, swellings In the NECK
aud all impurities, are cured oy hoooe
Sarsaparilla
From the cradle to the cofhn-
,Tis at best but little way
few short steps in the sunlight,
Then closes forever the day.
I,et ns then rise up and hump US,
And do all we possibly can
To make the briet journey pleasant
For ourselves and our fellow mau'