Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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Now bang away at the squirrels.
1t will soon be time to set up stoves
The autumn season is rapidly ap
preaching.
Don't wholly neglect advertising il
the dull season.
Now is the time to SOW early fall ad
vertisements.
The next Grand Army encampmen
will be at Pittsburg.
The banks were closed last Saturday
Labor Day"-a legal holiday.
Harry Aoorhead's Comm onwealth'
won the 240 pace at Tarentum last week
j. e. Jewell has opened q restaurant
in the Berg building-fronting on Jefferson
street.
ALI the worlds a stage and all the
nnme rous doctors merely ushers-both
ways.
The new Free Methodist Church late
lv erected in the lst ward was dedicated,
with appropriate services, last Sunday.
All persons wishing a copy Of the
N. " Weekly Tribune, can secure one by
sending their name and address to that
paper in postal.
The Burnsides School House Muddy
creek twp. was burned Monday night, and
it IL supposed to have been burned pur-
posely on account Of disagreement as
to who should teach the school.
SO many Butler people are going to
the Worlds Fair that it is impossible to
keep track Of them; and we are pl eased
note that people from every town and
township in the county have already been
to the Fair.
The new Herald building is the finest
and best arranged newspaper office in
town. The first floor and basement are
used for the paper and printing office; the
second floor contains several fine offices,
and the third floor is hall
AT recent meeting OF the school-board
of Parker township the following text
books were adopted for the coming year:
Franklin Readers, Reed d Kellogg's Gram
mars, Modern Spoilers, GofFs Arithmetic,
Swinton's Biographies, and Barnes History.
-KiIlikinick, or kihikinick, which the
Indians are in the habit Of mixing with
tobacco, is rapidly becoming extinct.
Several plants have received this name,
but they have no right to it. The true
herb is the inside bark Of young willo W
and, when smoked alone, makes mild
and pleasant smoke.
Within short time the Pennsylvania
Railroad. from Pittsburg to New York,
will be equipped with the automatic
electropneumatic signal system. When
this system IL introduced a number Of
signal towers will be done away with, and
the services Of the men, who are only en-
ployed to work the signals, will be no
longer needed.
An observant drummer says he can
reality tell who Ia the boss on the farm he
passes, the farmer or his wife. If farm
has a large barn and small house, the
man 10 boss; but where there is a fine
house and dilapidated barn, you may
know that the woman has her own way.
Where there ia new house and good
barn, it may be taken for granted the man
and woman are equal in authority.
The Butler Poultry Yards, breeders Of
fine poultry, on Thursday last got a fine
trio Of Indians Games from the Fort
Wagner Poultry Yards Of near Albany, N.
Y. The trio was headed by the cock
"Chief', Of the celebrated Agitator Strain
from Sharp, while the hen and pullet are
from the Frayne Yards Of England,
Webster importing. Every one is invited
to call and see them at 239 w. Pearl st.
The Detroit and Cleveland Steam
Navigation Company new steamers City
OF Alpena and City Of Mackinac are now in
commission, making four trips per week
between Detroit, Mackinac Island, Chi
cago and way ports. Fare. Cleveland to
Hackinac and return, including meals and
bsarths, $1,000; Toledo, s14 so; Detroit,
$3.50. Low Rates to Chicago. Write
for illustrated Pamphlet. Address A. A.
Sctiantz, g. p. A., Detroit, Mich.
Strange 10 say, there appears to be d
greater demand for qualified persons to
serve an Patent Office examiners than there
are applicants. This probably Ia because
the position demands considerable scientif-
ic knowledge, only to be acquired b y
thorough study, and ability TO make intel
ligent use OF such knowledge in the per-
formance Of official duties. Applicants for
examinerships In the Patent Office must
pass examination before the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, d. O., who will
furnish blanks and instructions. The sub.
jects Of the examination are: Physics,
technics, mathematics and chemistry, and
mechanical drawing. The salary Of the
position is 81 200 per annum.
I'm these times Of financial depression
the prompt business methods of great
institution are conspicuous Recently the
death Of Mr.. David Gosser, formerly o.
Butler, occurred in Allegheny City. In
November, '92, the New York Life 1nsur
ance Company issued to him policy fol
$1,000. which amount was paid to Mrs. Cos
ser four days after the necessary papers
were mailed to New York. This company
began business nearly so years ago. To
day it IL one oil the greatest institutions il
the world. With assets OF one hundred
and forty millions Of dollars and surplus
Of seventeen millions Of dollars, it Offers
unquestioned protection to the people
Each year 1t receives over $50, 200, 900 ant
distributes about half that amount
USE DANA'5 5AR5APARILLA fTs -
THE KIND THAT CURES"
$l2. Special Excursions $l2
to Chicago via the p. & w. Ry
Until further notice the r. IL w