Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-03-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Of Sprlng ne sang IN merry cnlmes-
or woodland sounds and hues
The money paid him for the rhymes
He spent for oyershoes-
The maple sap has started.
The robins have made their appear
ance.
Spring may be expected to come along
now almost any day.
There rs Postofice squabble now in
nearly every town in the county.
This is good sugar-making wealth
There are too msn y people who are
only pious when things go right.
We do not have to travel far to find
out all hogs do not wear bristles.
Washing pig viii not take from him
the love of mud.
The man who rides hobby always
wants the whole road to himself
"A local institute will be held at Elliot
School House in Buffalo twp, next Satur-
day, March 18th.
The County Commissioners have fixed
the millage from county purposes, this
year, at four mills.
The wise school ma'am doesn't wait
till Arbor day to plant q birch where it
will do the most good.
Its time to draw the line," as the
fisherman remarked when he felt a good
bite.
The "crinoline wrap, is not hooped,
but il cut to accommodate the tent like
skirt that is
"A youth proposes to set the fashion by
introducing crin0line into the skirt of his
new frock coat.
The P. 4 W. r. r. Co. has put down
some very substantial stone walks near the
depot in Butler.
There are little and great scoundrels
The last are worshiped by the labies; the
others are run in by the police.
Mr.. Jno. +. Shaffer has opened rest
surant in the basement of his building on
Main st., lately occupied BY Mr.. Smith.
The great ice bridge below Niagara
Falls went ont last Wednesday. after
having stood for ten weeks.
"A concert viii be given in the Opera
House ON Saturday evening, April Sth, by
the Mandolin and Guitar Club of Washing
ton ahd Jefferson College.
Several candidates braved the cold
weather and bad roads last Friday to at
tend the Monks sale in Middlesex twp,
but the sale had beer postponed.
"A Bible bee is the latest form OF
amusement. Prizes are awarded to the
persons proving themselves most familiar
with Bible history.
-Bessie-'Did you meet any heavy
swells when you were abroadf" Jessie
sNo, not ons. Why even the ocean was
calm both voyages"
IT have changed my politics." said
the counterfeiter IS he was handed over to
the warden. "I am no longer q free coin
ago man.
When the young king of Spain has
been bad boy he is taken to church in
stead Of beng allowed to spend the Sun
day in seeing bull fight.
"A French merchant, the victim of sew
eral defaulting cashiers, now advertises
for 20 cashier IS honest as possible and
paralyzed in both legs"
I'm five minutes woman will clean up
man 3 room in such . way that it will
take him five weeks to find out where she
put things.
Something happens every day to keep
. man from becoming proud. He either
runs across pictures of himself as a naked
baby, or is shown sentimental verses he
signed his name to in girls album.
Chicago business folks propose TO "get
even" in the matter of Sunday closing Of
the Worlds Fair. They say they will keep
their shops and factories open on Sundays,
and give their employees a Monday holiday
instead.
Mr.. Oh. Sutton went tc Conneaut, late
ly,where he secured an ample supply of the
excellent ice for which the lake is noted,
and Is how supplying his customers with
n.
when q man proposes to a woman by
proxy, can she sue him or the other fellow,
If he backs QUIT" This is the question q
rural debating society will wrestle with TO-
morrow night.
A spring of pure whisky is reported to
have been discovered in the mountains OF
eastern Keutucky. There is every pos
sibility that big city will spring up
around that spring.
The Jr. o. e. A. NJ, of Harrisville, met
in the School Honse in Forestville, Feb. 81
and presented the school with large Bible
and National flag, for which the director,
tender them their hearty thanks.
-Aessrs. L. e. Martin and W. J. Mosel
OF Oakland twp, have secured num-
ber of full bred chickens of tie best varie-
ties. and have gone into the business OF
furnishing stock and eggs for Matching,
quite extensively. The firm name is Mosel
d Martin and their postoffice address j.
Sonora See card in another place.
The barricade in front.of the Campbell
d Templeton building was taken down Fri
day afternoon. and their magnificent plate
glass windows, the largest in town, ex
posed to the gaze of an admiring public
The lot end building stand the firm about
twenty thousand dollars, and the building
is credit to the town, and joy to iii
owners.
-One OF our patrons sends US the follow.
ing, which he declares to be a sure pre-
ventative Of diphtheria: "Take ounces o.
pine tar and mix with l ounce of turpen.
tine; put in q small pan on the stove and
let it heat; inhale the fumes once or twice
aweek. This win gusrd against diptheri,
and will cause any throat trouble to loosen
up.
Use DANA'S SARSAPARILLA. ITS
'THE KIND TRAT CURES