Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Soon will the (. stive game of ball
Begin each dry at four,
And through tLe land will sound the cry
"Hey, mister, what's de scorer"
The spring styles in mems bats are
fearfully and wonderfully made.
The most promising candidates some.
times keep their promises.
The Y. M. G. A. meetings in the Rel
Der building, every Sunday afternoon at
40'clock, are largely attended.
Many q man who claims to be looking
for work wouldn't recognize a job If i
stepped up and tapped him on the should
or.
The fire insurance rates in PennsylYa-
MIA, outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
have been increased from 5 to Is per
cent.
Roast or boil lemon, fill it while hot
with sugar and eat it at bedtime as hot as
it can be horne. This will break up q
cold.
1t is said that the recen: introduction
of free text books has increased the attend
ance of the public schools of this State %
per cent.
The Pennsylvania fire insurance COM
panies lost So 000, 900 more than they re-
ceived as premiums last year, and yet they
are solvent.
-Hardnp-That man looks as though he
had smallpox. wouldn't touch him for
$40. Wigwsg = You probably wouldn't
get it if you did.
The bald-headed men who sit in the
front row at the theatre are termed astron-
omers by the ushers, because they are SO
fond of watching the stars.
-Cynicus-That Miss Queerspy always
was an eccentric. Sillycus-What has she
been doing nowf Cynicus Why, she
married the man she was ia love with.
-If"s peck of March dust is worth a
kings ransom" Butler was very wealthy
town, Tuesday, and that evening we wash
Cd out our clothes and brushed our
throats.
The maple trees are in blossom, the
grass is getting green, the potato bugs are
crawling around and the yellow-jackets are
on the wing-all Of which indicate the ap-
prcach Of spring.
1t will be news to most people that un-
der certain conditions and circumstances
the School boards have the right of emf
nent domain. The School Board of Butler
proposes using this right in regard to the
old cemetery facing McKean and North
streets
The other evening young man went
galloping around corner, on the paved
streets, and the next moment he and his
horse were sprawling in the dust. His
horses feet had slipped on the smooth
bricks.
Small boys hang upon the ends of
wagons-notably delivery wagons. The
other day small boy of Pearl street got
his foot caught on the bed of q wagon, and
the driver started off with the boy hang
ing head down.
-Horatio King relates that when the
attending physician at Lincoln's bedside
laid his finger on the martyrs pulse and
announced that the end had come, Secre-
tary Stanton, who was standing by, said
with deep feeling, "He now belongs to
the ages" 1t was deep and powerful
utterance.
"A name isn't faithful description of
its wearer. James P. whiskeyman is the
leading officer of the Christian Endeavor
Society of Reading. Pa, aud Christian
Angel. of Winside, Neb, is in jail for strip
ping the wash from his neighbors clothes
line.
do you hope to see the day when
every one will be satisfied and no one will
be kickingi Don't doit 1t is vain. When
prices are away up the customers will
kick, and when they are away down the
producer will get in his work. Sc will it
20. Never will all be contented at once.
The conditions which are very favo.able
for some will be just as undesirable for
others. The time will never come when
everyone will be satisfied.
That the men who purchased the old
Brady's Bend iron property mean business
there seems to be no doubt, and also. that
it will be to their interest to have a short
line of railroad to connect with the lakes
goes without saying. They already have 0
party Of surveyors at work seeking the best
route from Brady's Bend to the P. s. d L.
Il, and, according to an article we copy
from the East Brady RevieW, intend going
to work - soon as the route is deter mined
upon. From q glance at the map W,
would judge that the surveyors would hav,
. choice of three routes leone to Hilliard
one to the headwaters Of the Slipperyrocl
or Gomersol and one 70 the headwaters o
the Connoquenessing and thence down to
the railroad
The drawing effect OF the prospect of
free drink was ludicrously illustrated at
public sale in the eastern part of the Stat
the other day. John Mace, who owns
large distilery, had advertised public
sale OF stock. A rumor was circulated tina
there would be free whiskey from his dis
tillery. Three thousand people we're a
the sale and GIT teams were counted tiet
to the fence. There was no whiskey, how
ever. Mr.. Mace said he ran his distiller,
to make money, not to give away its pro
duct, and large part of that crowd @
three thousand thirsty individuals drifte
drearily homeward with that tired feelin
which comes of disappointed hopes of
free drink.
We have seen quite number OF watcl
chains about tow ornamented with nea
little charm in the shape of watch cas-
opener, which obviates the use of a knit
or anger-naif to open the watch. We hav
Just received one, and would advise you {
send for one, too. They are sent free ol
request by the Keystone Watch Case Com
peny, Of Philadelphia, Pa, the larges
watch case manufacturing concern in tn,
world. They are the makers of the cele
brated las. Rosa cagas the only fiIled casa