Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-12-11
Leap year. Nearly here.


Leap year. Nearly here.
There will be some changes in the
schedule of trains on the P. W., beginning
next Sunday.
The ladies Of the U. p. Church will
hold Bazaar and Festival on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings, Dec. 18th,
18th aud 10Th, in the east room of the
new Church, All are invited.
AT the fire of Sunday morning the wa
ter as il came ont OF the hose was beau
tifui chocolate color, ssid to be the very
best for putting out tres and wetting car
pets; bnt not SO good for making coffee.
-SILvERwARg given away free. All my
patrons will receive nice present until
Xmas. I am giving away silver plated
Butter-dishes, Pickle-casters, Sugar bowls,
Butter knives, Teaspoons, Tablespoons,
Knives and Forks, free of charge. Louis
Traxler, next door to Butler Savings Bank.
AT the meeting Of the Butler County
Agricultural Association, Tuesday. w. H.
Fl. Riddle was elected President; Ira Nc
Junkin. Secretary; and ]. S. Campbell .
Treasurer Mr.. W. P. Smith, who has so
long been President Of the Association de-
clined a reelection on account of i'll health.
Butler people are congratulatlng them
selves on the absence of mud from their
streets so far this winter. Brick pavement
doubtless has some agency in the crafty.
ing change. Usually the Butterflies have
to swim to cross street at this season OF
year. We believe that it was of their
town that is told the story of the strange,
who was crossing street and happened to
see man . head just protruding through
the soft mud. "whst are you doing down
theref" said he. "Oh, this is no indication
Of the depth to which l have fallen,
replied the man. 'I'm standing ON load
Of hay Franklin Neics.
An Ohio postmaster has prepared in
structions for those who contemplate send
ing holiday gifts through the mails They
are SO pat and pertinent that we give then
entire, with the remark that followed ou
they will save the postofice people great
deal of vexation, annoyance and possibly
loss: ''Tbe season is approaching when the
mails will be filled with holiday presents
and great many are unnecessarily lost
delayed or damaged each year because o
the Indifferent manner in which they arr
prepared for mailing Newspaper or othel
thin paper should not be used for wrapping
and packages as ordinarily wrapped wher'
purchased are not sufficiently secure TO
forwarding in the mails. Use strong paper
make solid package that will not crusl
easily; tie we'll with good twine; addres
legibly and correctly with ink on the lowe
right-hand corner and very few packages
will fail to reach their destination in goo'
condition. 1t is always advisable to plac
the name and address of the sender on th
upper left hand corner of all packages, etc
sent in the mails, so they may be returne'
in case the address cannot be found. Pos
tai statistics show that more delays resul
from incorrect addresses than from error
in distribution by postal employees. Il
case of loss or delay report the same t
your postmaster with all the information
that can be given.
The New Wilmington College ha
another plagiarism affair on hands.
dispatch from that town said a sensation
was created to-day in Westminster Col
lege by the charge of plagiarism against !
L. Russell, of Bulger, Pa, contest debate
for the Philo Society. This debate wa
given last June in the annual contest ofth
Adelphia and Philo Society. The questio
was, "Should the Public Observance q
the Sabbath Be Enforced by Civil Lawf
The affirmative was sustained by j. Y
Mckinney. of West Sunhury. Pa; the ee
ative by Russell. The decision of tn
judges gave Russell the debste by major
ity vote. Russelps conduct before and 81
ter the contest aroused the suspicious o
his opponent. After o careful investiga
ton Of the matter by Mckinney and hi
friends it was discovered that the sam
question had been debated at the Washing
ton and Jefferson College few years age
Mckinney sent to J. Logan Marquis, I
Chicago, son Of Rev. DIR. Marquis, D. D
who sustained the negative of the sam
question at Washington, Pa, and got
copy of bis debate. After comparing hi
debate with Russelps they found the trai
Of thought in both to be identical. 1t wa
found, also, that Russell had used the sci
tences in Marquis debate with impunii
and had given no credit. Tho matter wa
today submitted and a meeting called. TT
Adelphis has demanded that the fourpoint
given to the Philo Society by the decisio
of the judges be surrendered. No decisio
has yet been given. Russell claims in d,
fence that he had permission to use Il
Marquis debate.
Why shoud not Sockless Sim
sonnow wear socks when he can ge
them ut cents pair at the People
Store. No. 323 s. Main ST.