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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20

CLEvHLAxD's letter to the late meeting
of business men in New York, in which he
takes . stand against the free coinage or
silver bill, after bis party in both branches
of Congress had voted for il, was one of
the most courageous political acts ever
heard Of, a he wishes the Democratic
nomination for President, and this stand
in opposition to his party may prevent his
securing it.
He is, We believe, right about it; the
currency Of the country is now being in
creased at the rate Of five millions month,
which viii soon case any monetary strin-
gency, and nearly all the silver mined in
this country Il now being purchased by
the Government-but at its market price
and not At m arbitrary and fixed price,
much above it, present value. There is,
we believe, no good reason for passing the
revolutionary measure proposed by the
silver spectators and their southern and
western friends.
But that IL not what we wish to call at
tsntion ut present. Wewish to compare
Clevelsnd's manly action and probable sac
rifce in this matter, rather than that his
party friends should be embarrassed in the
future If thsy should put him in nomins-
ton; to that Of our Don Cameron, who
went up to Harrisburg and deliberately
lied to his personal friends and other mem
bers of the Legislature in order to secure
q caucus nomination They say that
Cleveland and Cameron are personal
friends, but that - honorable . man as
Cleveland has shown himself to be in this
matter. can be the personal friend Of as
sneaking liar ~ Don Cameron has shown
himself to be, IL beyond belief.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20
SHERIFF'S SALES.

BY virtue OF sundry wits OF ' en-. Ex-. Fl. Fa..
Lev. Fa.. &C issued out Of the Court Of Common
Court House. in the borough of Butler on
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20
Out of Sorts

Is feeling peculiar 10 persons Of dyspeptic ten
doncy, OF It may be caused by change OF climate
season or life. Tho stomach Is out Of order. the
head aches does not feel right. appetite is ca
precious. the nerves seem overworked. the mind
Is confused and Irritable. This condition nnds an
excellent corrective ipiood's sarsapariila. which,
by its regulating and toning powers. soon restores
harmony 10 the system. and gives that strength
of mind, nerves, and body, which makes ono feel
perfectly well. N. u. DO sure 70 ses
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. sij six for65 Prepared only
byC. l. HOOD Co. Apothecarios, Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses Ono Dollar
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20

yUANTED-To Lease-For five years. with
w privilege OF buying at liked price. nfty TO
one hundred acres cheap. rough land. part suit
able for grazing and part hiliy. In timber must
be- near railroad: situations preferred -Butler, /,
Wheeling. Wampum. Beaver Falls or Connellr.
VILE district Address. stating location ana
TERMS Farmer. Lock Box 3sJ, Pittsburg.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20
PUBLIC SALE
OF REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to an order and decree Of the
Orphans Court of Butler County made under
the last will of Michael Hamelton. late OF
Cherry Twp, decd, / will sell on the
premises in Cherry Twp, Butler Co., Pa,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20

Or Monday last Senator Quay arose
from his seat in the Senate and read q
lengthy written statement, denying the
charges made against him some months
ago, by tho Now York World, of ofcorruption
and frand while Treasurer of this state and
member Of the Legislature and pardon
board. he charscterises all the statements
made as "nebulous charges" "1ies for
which there never was the shadow Of a
foundation" etc, but as the World gave
dates and particulars, and dared him TO
prosecute, his proper place for a vindi-
cation is before the courts and not before
the Senate. Anybody can make bald
denial Of serious charges Of mAlfsssance as
public officer, but unless the denial is
followed by the prosecution of the offender
It becomes mere burlesque.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20

Superintendent Of Public instruction.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20

Monday, the I'd day of March,
A. D., lsgl. at O'Clock, ?. NJ. the following de
scribed property. to-wii:
Test. Fl. Fa.. No. ISL, March T.. 1891. Porter &
II
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-20
Orphans Court Sale.

Feb. II. 1891.
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THOMPSON BLACKSMITH LOT.

MR.. STEWART.
Mr.. Stewart was an active citizen OF the
town fifty years ago. He bad been Pro-
thonotary Of the county and IN 1893 was
elected To represent IT in the Legislature
and reelected in 1854. While there be
was one of about thirty members who
stood out and prevented the election Of
the late Simon Cameron in one OF his carly
efforts 10 get 10 the United States Senate
from this State. Before that Mr.. Stewart
was associated with the late Hon. Charles
9. Sullivan in the ownership and improve
mcnt of what il known an the Hickory
Mills Of Slipperyrock Twp, this county, TO
where he removed in 1874 and remained
until 1856. From there he went To Roy
Furnace, Lawrence county, in which prop
crty he was interested and where be lived
some time From there he removed TO his
Winfield Furnace property in winfield
Twp. this county, where he lived for some
time, and which, we believe, Is ut present
the property Of his heirs and considered
quite valuable Tor its rich deposits Of iron
ore and lime stone. A railroad to reach
these IN now being constructed from
point un the West Penn read. when the
West Penn road waH being located Mr..
Stewart made an earnest effort 10 have its
route Tass BY the Winfield Furnace instead
Of it's present location. From Winfield
Furnace Mr. Stewart removed To New
Castle, and from there 10 Pttsburg, where
he lived for some years, and from there
back TO New Castle shortly before his
death, which event happened in June
1888, in the 86th year Of bis ago.
From the above IL will be seen that Hon.
VIM Stewart WAS very active and enter
prising man, not oply In the affairs OF this
county but IN the ncighboring one Of Law
renee county. At the iron furnaces he had
the native ore was taken out aud made into
pig iron, an industry quito extensive IN
this section Of the country fifty years ago.
Hc WAS at the same time active IN political
affairs aud religious works. In ls4l he
was Cashier of tho State Treasury. the late
Hon. John Gilmore of this county being
than the State Treasurer. He was one Of
the founders of tho Methodist Church of
this place, occupying leading position in
II for years as a teacher aud local minister.
In word he was an active man in all
good works. He was buried at New Castle
where he died among relatives and his
memory is respected by all who knew him.
HAognrY-sULLtrAE roUARE.
Across the street and opposite last dc.
scribed square IL what we will call the
Hngerty- Sullivan square. On the corner
where now stands the large Reiber bust
ness block stood, fifty years aud moro ago,
an old log.frame house, used as hotel.
This va l,Dwu Or tho HeRer'v property
spi notei ar Lus ''B.hck norre
Hots." A s,gn suood IN front on when
was the picture Of large black horse, and
The rustler., 1891-12-25

DARK. n then I got % dog tirrd took
= hiE snifter q whisky. hadn't took
any aiorr. fur ] was sfeerd o. the stufi.
nsrer ncin' u.ed g. H. an know in
twouid help me awhile an then leave
ule worse OF Hut ] rcckoned ! was
~ near gone. an 80 close o. - here I'd
Fit help twas time 81 take II Thar
was wrong again. The duned liquor
spurrcd me up for mcbl,c an hour. an
then kind o. losi track o. the time an
didn't seem 20 know much about any
thing an bimehy ] kcehed myself
thidkiu' L didn't make much differ
ence anyhow. I'd got ter die some
time. an ! might a. well lie down
and BE- quick about H. an a. fur the
ole man. thar wasn't much show fur
him anyhow.
Il dunno how Il was I lSctched nv
self up again; hut knowcd enough 20
know twas cold an me bcin' ~ tired
that done IL, n ! says % myself. Joe.
you've got 10 git thar fust N then's
time enough 10 die. studied on IL fur
a minute ur two. and come to the con
clusion Z I'd got 10 hurt myself some.
how. SOS the pain would keep ms
The rustler., 1891-12-25

! was goin' by the compass, o. course,
but ! couldn't go in the dark, for not
sccin' the way.
Ie may think | talk too much bout
the way felt, an mebbc another man
wouldn't ha' been sleerd like | was.
but was almost frightened to death
for those two days. knowcd, though.
I the on'y thing to do was TO push
ahead, m did. The ole man had woke
up. an il seemed to me like he was a
little more sensible n he was the day
before, but he lay quiet, m | didn't
dare 10 say nothin' to him fer fear t
he'd start in yclin' again lie didn't
though, n then got skcerd again fur
fear he was dead.
The fust thing I give me any cour-
age whatsomcver, was about dark
when ! struck trail Z ! knew must
lead TO Minneapolis. reckoncd had
nigh twelve miles more TO go, but the
goin' was heap easier, ma had some
hope o. meetin' somebody or comm TO
house where co uld git horse.
"As it turned out was plumb wrong
all round ! was on the right trail, 10
be sure, but | was more'n sixteen mile
away fm town. ! reckon I'd travelled
over forty mile, but Id lost morn'n l
thought then, by not goin' dead
straight. Then. stead o. hav.n' less to
fear, I'd a heap more. travelled along
pretty well for an hour or two a'ter
The rustler., 1891-12-25
The Only Way to Account for It.

The Christmas doll had come through
the mails from city several hundred
miles away, and when il was taken
out of its box it was found to be in
somewhat chaotic condition. One arm
was gone, the bonnet was twisted
around TO one side, the curls were flat
tened out of shape, the head was bent
down. n portion of the nose was brols-
en- off, the eyes were looking in differ
ent directions, and it stood pigeon-toed
on its feet Little Flossie eyed II for
some moments in solemn silence and
then began rummaging the box as il
searching for something else.
what are You looking for, FlossieP"
asked her mother.
IL am looking" she answered with
kind of it-grie YES me -to-see- you-in- -this-
condition-nly-child expression on her
face, Ito see il she hasn't got little
bottle of whisky somewhere in her
baggage. Chicago Tribune.
The rustler., 1891-12-25

him standing b. the open Ere. looking
thoroughly uncomfortable.
Il an afraid you air having very
dull Christmas she aid. caming up
beside him Il am sorry We haven't =
house full of young people 10 make Il
merry"
Il am not said Travers. bluntly. Il
am quite satisfied ~ Il i. don't want
anybody bot you. have bcen waiting
all day 90 speak 30 you; but you were
80 occupied with that Lbominahlc tnr-
key"
somebody had 10 see 10 the dinner"
she said, quietly, land mother wasn't
able
Il want 10 give you something" he
went on. awlswartly; "a little Christ
mas gift WIN you take il and wear it.
Martha? l should like to remind You
that I shall never forget your kind
ness"
He spoke very clumsily, but he drew
from his pocket beautiful diamond
ring. which he held out 10 her
- Mr.. Travers" she cried. as sAe
held the beautiful jewel for a moment
in her hand You are very generous.
IL is exquisite. Indeed, never saw
The rustler., 1891-12-25

'aw anything like these swamp naples
IF yours"
Il don't think much Of the foliage in
November" Martha said, plunging her
white fingers among the cranberries
she was picking.
THAT doesn't sound very hospita-
BILE said Travers, looking rather anx-
iously at the serene face opposite him.
Are you in II hurry TO have me go?"
Not particularly"
"You don't care one way or the
other?"
That depends on whether you prove
yourself help or hindrance didn't
mind you all summer, because you
were always out of doors sl<ctching;
but il you are TO stay here all winter
bothering about the house, | may wish
you were in Guinea"
II hope not" said Travers, humblv
IN try to be of great help to you, If
you will only tell me how. Let me
help you now"
I'm almost through" said Martha,
pcrversely
"Well give me something else to do.
What are you going to have for dinner?"
Roast turkey"
"What do you have to do with itP"
he asked, innocentlv.
II am accustomed to kill it," she said,
with IL demure look. "You might
do that for me DO you see
than big gobbler over in the
poultry-yard that one with the tail
feathers out. Well, II you don't mind,
I'd like his head chopped off. | hate
To do it myself. The sight of blood al
ways makes me sick, and-one grows
attached to the poor things. often
wish there was u turkey guillotine."
"Why. | never killed IL chicken or
The rustler., 1891-12-25

one so fine; but | cannot take Il from
you - cannot. indeed. Ny mother
would not like me TO. II is too costly
gift by far"
But want You to take it, Matha-
Won't you take Il to please me?"
~ cannot she said, handing il back
10 him. But don't misunderstood
me. You must see for yourself why
II is improper for me 10 receive such a
gift"
Perhaps So hc returned, lingering
the ring ncrvously. But there is n
very easy way out Of that difficulty,
Martha, if-if You will only give me the
right to give il To You.
You are not very explicit. Mr Trav-
ers, she said, looking down.
Martha" he said, seiziug her hands,
you ure tlirt, like the rest of your
sex! You know / love you. have
loved you from the first, and II you will
marry man VINO can neither kill nor
carve a turkey will do my best to
learn"
She looked up at him. smiling
Roast turkey is not the only meat in
the world, Owen" she said, shyly. II
can very well do without IL.
But she was not obliged To do that,
for Travcrs has conquered his ineffi-
cheney, and he kills all the poultry
in the most approved manner And
rs for carving, his wife Martha thinks
him-and justly, too-the daintiest car
yer for miles around. .-Woman's Maga-
The rustler., 1891-12-25

the ktaiwart vouurster in shat each
one thought was last farewell
Ahout uuun Williams returned n
camp alone and almosi broken down
~ttA fatigue II draEEed the sleigh
niEh fvc. miles.- be aid. an knew
I eouldnt ct hack a. all II didn't
turn then - ! turned 1 tried 90 rii
Joe Ter come back. too. fr don't b.
iicve he'll ever GIT through alive.
Though he was fresh enough when /
left him hui Joc's good grit. Ile on y
elinched his teeth N aid b. was gain'
tcr make the best stagger he could 10
wards gittiu' thar ~ anybody kin.
be- kin. but ! reckon we've seen the last
o. 10th of en-
The rustler., 1891-12-25

"A'ter Williams left me. begun 90
feel, right away. one thing I'd dreaded
mighty had. u' that was the awful
Loneliness a. IN woods The wind was
a sighin through the big trees like Il
always does when they l. any wind NJ
all. an u sounded 40 kind % mournful
that Il put all sorts o. foolish notions
into my head. Feared like the very
trees was sorry for me. an that begin
to make me feel sorry for myself. an
sometimes I'D almost break down an
cry.
Il was always kind o handy about
rcckonin distances in the woods. Hu' I
found ! was maxim just about two
mile an hour. ] could ha' pushed ON
some faster. but lSnowcd II did I'd
o'ny tire myself more. an didn't dast
- do that had plenty o time 10 fig
ger on the journey. an the highest
could get to IL was that II ! could hold
out ! might git somewhere near town
the second night knowcd | couldn't
Git out o the woods in one days goin'.
an they was no use tryin' to travel at
night among the trees. So, the days
bein' short, ! rcckoncd on about twen-
" mile the first day; then sleep tin
day break, an then the best ] could do
towards the other thirty miles
knowed Id be in the open when the
second night came on, an il had luck
| might strike trail. an mcbbc git
help somcwhar. II was close fggcr-
in, though, an I made up my mind the
one sleep 'ud he all I'd git. an the sec
ond day I'd have 10 go till dropped, II
1t took me way inter the night could
steer by the stars knew, II once got
away from the trees
Long towards night I'm darncd II
the old man didn't git plumb crazy
lie hollercG an yelled an struggled ~
10 get of n the sled { | was afraid he'd
break the fast nin's but Andrews had
tied him pretty close, an he didn't have
sense enough to try To unite the knots.
| mad 10 tic his arms though, an tell
We twas somcthin' awful. Thar was.
miles an miles away I'm anybody but
crazy man, rislsin' my life 90 save his.
an skccrcd To death for fear I'd bc a.
crazy as he was in a few minutes.
tyin' him up 10 keep him I'm gettin'
away. got him fast, though. an gave
him dose o laudanum that Andrews
had give me for him. an after little
he Gained down an went 10 sleep
81 went along till twas too darl, 10
see the way any further, an lsnowcd
Id got to camp out They was a goDd
many wolves round, too, m hccrd
'cm gittin closter and closter. /
warnt afecrd of 'cm S longs was
awake. fur | Lnowed how pcsliy cow
ardly the critters are, till they lsetch
a feller down, but was slSecrd for fear
they'd jump ON rs alter we'd gone to
sleep. So | built up rousin' good
fire That took time, but | made il o.
brush an chopped up a young tree Z |
| found, for logs an in about two hours
was ready To turn in. Then stripped
an rubbed myself as well s | could
with whisky and dressed an wrapped
up well, N lay down.
well, slept tolablc sound till nigh
day brcaS, though | had To git up "A
couple q times n feed the fire. Them
blame wolves was too close To be conf
table. ed see en- in the dark. smell
in and yclpin' round but they was
more afcerd o the fire m | was o.
them.
soon as twas light got up m het
some coffee an took a bite, n started
The rustler., 1891-12-25

1T WAS A WILD CHAsE-QUITE ABSURD.
turkey in my life!" exclaimed Travcrs
with dismay.
You are not afraid?" queried Mar
tina, leveling her calm gray eyes at him
in surprise.
"Of course not" said Travers, ner-
vously. II am perfectly willing to do
it, only don't know how"
"Why, it's the easiest thing in the
world" said Martha, brislSly. There's
the wood block and there's the AK
Catch the turkey by the legs and lay its
head on the block; then all you've got
10 do is TO chop"
Travers had his misgivings, but he
would not have uttered them for
worlds.
He opened the gate of the poultry
yard, whittier Martha's eyes followed
him with twinkle Of amusement He
The rustler., 1891-12-25

al Aleck formans camps, in northern
Minnesota, accordingly, were located
In the winter Of is, some forty of the
rough giants who make up these little
communities They had settled for
the season in the usual fashion and
were looking forward with the lack of
interest natural under the circum-
stances, To- lonely Christmas, when
the monotony of camp life was broken.
II Is seldom broken except in one
way, and this was in accordance with
Che rule An accident happened. In
some mysterious way John Davidson.
the oldest and most experienced man
tn the gang managed to slip and
fall partly under falling trunk and
was picked mp senscless. The foreman.
Charlie Andrews, was somewhat skilled
in treating ordinary bruises and frac-
lures and he examined Davidson care
fully, expecting TO find several of his
bones broken, but none of them were,
and the men thought their comradc
would soon recover
One evening when Andrews had fin.
fshed rs careful nn examination of the
unfortunate man AS lac knew how to
make. and had been able TO get some
few replies to his questions, he said to
the others II m afraid it's no use.
dunno what ! kin do fur him. He's
hurt inside somewhcrcs en- he seems
20 bc failin' rapid ! reckon he's goin'
Ter cash in
There WIS silence in the little group
for "A few moments, and then Joe Pei
ION spoke mp. Joe was one of the
youngest men In camp. being only
twenty.one, but he was almost giant
Everybody in camp knew that Joe was
very much in love with Davidson's
epretty daughter, May and also that he
had very slender chance of winning
her, for he was rather reckless
youngster and the elder man was sus-
picious of him.
''Don't you reckon he'd ught to be
taken TO Minnea polis?" said Joe.
'Yes," said Andrews, but / don't
believe he can get there in time.
There's three foot % snow on the lrail
now, and there amt IA team in camp
that wouldn't break down on the road"
.Nell," said Joe, very slowly, ''if
you fellcrs II make me light sled to-
might, I'll pull him down. It's only a
little over fifty miles, an reckon kin
malse II In two days"
IL dunno" said Andrews, doubtfully.
al reckon it's likely you cd git through
II anybody could, but yer mighty like
" ter break down, an If yer do it's all
dav with YER.
81 know IL. /" replied Joe, coolly. "but
I'll risk IL II git him home he may
have a chance. an II don't he won't
be NJ worse off N he is now"
"Ycs, but you WILL, said one of the
other men.
''Ill take my chances" said Joe
again, and they all saw he was in
earnest
One Of the men, John Williams, Of
fered to 90, too, but Joe declined.
''If kin git through at all, he said,
81 kin do IL alone. an there's no use o
more than one takin' the risk. III
earn in now on git good sleep an
take an early sLart {"
Joe started at daybreak and John
Williams insisted ON gong part of
the way ws.a him TO tighten the work
An some degree. As they started every
man in the camp gripped the hand of
The rustler., 1891-12-25

Had each 5 iosrf's tnk-n
To .ark ths hoiidaY.
hauis So a stately mansion
Nith tnHcrs and spires ahnrrf
Ma sas diamond nccklace.
And mine vac Enland's love
Maud's suiiur vas a banker
White .hairsi snd siout and oid.
A. Mas q proud paiHcian
WITH wealth uf lands and raiA
Buf uiue was just a taiicr
Content uIth humnlr part.
Iie had bat thls 90 offer
A true and loving heart
Maud leads within her maasGan.
Al emHty iiie Of show.
And MAJ rlch irsels cover
heart ihat thruhs with wos;
1iut in ms heart forever
Love sings her ioyous lays.
She liahfeus al ms burdens
Aud nr.ehious al my ways
i,arc gems and stately mansions
Ar. bat the price Of gold,
but love IL uyc God given
Aud never bought % sold
II T. TIE souls tad sunshine.
II ts she hearts sweet rest:
And. rich 0r poor in loving
We are forever hlcst
Thea on. b. glad this morning
" such a giii b. yours
For gold bought ioYs are chaugcfuL
but honest love Undurcs
Though loely mas your lot he.
Ia royal state apart
Coz crowns you when He gives you
The love % one true heart
Adelaide ID Reynolds To Springfield Mass
Republican.
The rustler., 1891-12-25
I'm roin' to write to santa

I'm roin' to write TO Santa
An this Is what I'll say
We.tHnt-hey. y.enuy-Kismas
Cause mamma's gone away.
We's two poor little children.
Thit sisser Kit an me.
An Kit lives in un attic,
An I'll lives with she.
1--WE hevcn't any stockin's
Thct amt all old and tored
But you can hang some prcthents
Up on tha chimney board,
An cf you hang dolly
For children wot are good.
Thist write that It's for sisser
Upon the chimly wood.
"Now, Santa dear thist lisscn,
Don give me doll or sled,
ant my darlin mamma
To hold my achin head.
Tho take me up, dear Santa
An mid me in your pack,
An where it's allus kismas
I'll get my mamma back"
Mrs. 81 l.. Payne, in Detroit Free Press.
The rustler., 1891-12-25
HIS CHRISTMAS TURKEY.
The Mishaps Accompanying MIR.
Travers Holiday Dinner.
THOUGHT You

4 fh
" G r e going
home the first
of Septem-
ber?" Martha
Stokes said.
with a look
half shy, half
sa II cy, that
well be came
her = W eet,
Quaker face.
II stayed for
he foliage, "
Mr. Ira vers
replied, setting
his color box
down ON the
step. Il never
The rustler., 1891-12-25
and Aiistletoe. =

She is crossing the parlor, the maiden fair.
Crossing the room with unconscious air,
She halts, but. OF course, she does not know
She has halted under the mistletoe
Not till she's kissed Is the maid aware
That she halted under the mistlctoe there.
How many strange things in the world We see,
How absont.minded maid can be
Boston Courier.
The rustler., 1891-12-25

Angel Child-'Uncle Jpnas, do you
b'lieve in signs?" Rich Uncle-''Some-
times, my boy Why do you ask?'
Angel Child" Cause manner said
big ears was sign o generosity, but
you didn't gimme nothin for Christ
mas "-America.