Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dog days.
Short hair cuts.
Have you seen the cometf
Labor Day i. the next holiday.
The mosquito should be muzzled.
Its the fly that makes his mark in
this world.
The winds will soon blow over the
oats stubble.
Worms and barrel hoops both turr
when trodden on.
-Goodnessl What dull week. Not
even dog fight on our streets.
The weather is too warm for heated
discussions on the sidewalk.
There is no such thing as boom be
ing experienced by any town at present.
1T is said that Pittsburg is SO dull al
stores now close at 5 clock every day.
Jos. Rieseman's drug store in Frank
lin was burglarized few days ago.
-"Csn ask you fair question:" Ger
tsinly." "Are you going to Chicagof"
The seaside resorts are not filling up
but some of the visitors are trying tc
equalize matters by getting full.
Always speak well of your neighbor.
III always do, although l can assure you
she is.the meanest woman in all creation >
When a man persists in drinking like
fish he shouldn't complain if he finds hii
reputation growing scaIy.
The flies may be excused. All of us
are more or less stuck on our favorite
paper.
An astronomer says Mars has a third
moon. 1t must keep the dogs of Mars
very busy yelping at three moons.
Fifteen car loads of Butler people went
to Connesat Lake last Thursday-the larg-
est excursion that eyer left Butler.
Mr.. W. ]. Plough of Evans City fin
ished slate roofing the new Shakely house
In the 5th ward last week.
-Robbins-"Tm just back from Chicago
and" "Dobbins-''Rsally. old fellow,
sorry, but Pm SO tied up financially that 1
can't lend you cent
The dates for the Tarentum Fair are
Aug. 20, 30 and 3lst, and Sept 1st. On
Thursday the 3lst, there will be four races
for purses of 5000 each.
Somebody entered the Wolf Creek u
r. Church lately. and stole about 35 yards
ofnew carpet from the pulpit and floor Of
the church room.
The local wheat crop is the best in
many years, and it is now practically all
harvested. The price, however. is ruin
ously low, 65 cents being millers' price.
An exchange puts it this way, and the
exchange is right: "It is a conceded fact
that the stores that have the bargains are
not afraid to say SO through the news.
papers,"
THAT baby reminds me great dea
ofmy college days" said Funn. "Why ~
asked Mrs. Funn. Principally because
its time is mostly taken up in drinking ant
yelling"
The Pittsburg Times special trair
carrying the fifty-two teachers who wol
in..the contest and fifteen other guests. lef
the Unicn Depot, Pittsburg, Monday even
ing.
IA chance for young man to rise,
read the advertisement, and the youth VIII,
answered it found that the job was that of
milkman's assistant, and he had to re
port for duty at 3 q. m.
Fond Mamma doctor, you've hear,
Nellie sing. Don't you think should hav
her voice cultivated" Cross Old Doctor
Certainly. ma'am, ifyou have tried al
means to stop her,"
Burglars are becoming so numerous
in some of our neighboring towns that the
people are organizing for protection. To
many people are taking their money out Q
the banks and hiding it in their houses.
On Sunday and Monday nights of thi
week the mercury dropped below so, Will
during the following days it was above 9
"a difference Of over 40 degrees. Sucl
weather is not healthy. 1t causes diphthe
ria and pneumonia.
What's the use to fuss about nation
sl flower and national emblem. The nd
ton now has an emblem now in the pei
son of the free American citizen and it hs
two national games, baseball and draw p,
ker. More than this would be safety.
Bradford Era.
Careful Mamma-"Have you reall
respectable novel that can let my daugl
ter readf Shopman--. Yes, ma'am, one
those in that big pile there" "But yo
have So many that they can't be popular.
'No, ma'am, they're not. They're highl
respectable"
Our military Coco. e, 18th Reg
will assemble In the Armory on Frida
morning, Aug. 4th, and leave on the Sc
ond section of the 10 am. train of the
8. L. Il. r. r. for Erie, where they wi
encamp.
The Rutler County Agricultural Ass
citation received its first entry for tn
years Fair Tuesday evening. The entl
books are now open. Persons desirin
Premium Lists or wishing to make entire
can call at the office of the Secretary, Il
HcJunkin, Esq. in the Armory building,
address him.
Walter u Mains settlement with Il
Pennsylvania Railroad puts him on h
feet again with q new circus. The repor
Is to the settlement are creditable to Il
railroad. The railroad transported d
emnants Of the circus from the scene
the wreck to Tyrone. kept all the peopl
animals and stock there Tor the ten da
the show lay idle. built train of 13 ne
cars, paid for all repairs and purchased
many new wagons as 1t took to make |
the original mum or. and in addition pa
TO Mr.. Main the sum Of $75, 900 in cash.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARLILA, ITS
THE KIND THAT CURES"