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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
IN OFFICE SIxrY-FOUR YEARe.I
ehs Record OF m Octogenarian Postmas-
ter In the Buckeye State.

ehs Record OF m Octogenarian Postmas-
ter In the Buckeye State.
Postmaster General Bissell has found
> man in the postal service whose ex-
perience has interested him so greatly
that he contemplates making use Of o
recent letter written by this man In
preparing his annual report, says o.
writer In the New York Times w. II.
Wallace, Sr., postmaster at Hammonds-
vile, o., now eighty-two years of age,
wrote two fair pages of letter paper
recently without noticeable error Of
composition and In good, firm hand, to
give the secretary his experience in
brief. He has been sixty-four years In
the postal service, having held Office
under thirty postmaster generals. He
began when he was still a boy, and hasl
been the postmaster at Hammondsville
many years. When he was first post
mnster, end the charge for letters was
twenty-five cents for four hundred
miles or over, he had taken two BUSH,
els OF oats, or two bushels of potatoes,
Or five dozen OF eggs, or four pounds OF
butter, or two-thirds of o bushel Of
wheat, or one and one-third pounds OF
common wool us fair compensation
IN kind for the postage. The postage
ON thirty-two such letters, he says,
would be about equivalent to the
price Of good milch COW. The post
masters were expected to look out that
letters were written on one sheet of pa,
per; II they were on two sheets the
postage was to be double. Mr.. Wal
lace gives some entertaining accounts
of his many long trips over the noun
tains before the railroads were con-
structed, indicating that he was 0
travelled man many years before there
was much travelling between the east
and the west. That he Is q pretty
capable citizen at his age Is plain from
the fact that, besides being postmaster,
he is the station agent for the Penn
sylvania railroad at Hammondsville.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
LARGEST ROSE BUSH.
Mobile Has the Honor OF Having TIL
Beautiful Mountain of Flowers.

Mobile Has the Honor OF Having This
Beautiful Mountain of Flowers.
"The largest rose bush In the United
States is In Mobile, Ala" said q citizen
Of New Orleans TO a reporter for the
81. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1T belongs
10 the species which, in common par.
lance, 70 known as the cluster musk
rose, and blossoms SO luxuriously that
during the season from three to four
bushels Of roses have been gathered In
one week, and when shedding It's
petals the ground beneath Is complete.
" covered with It's fragrant blossoms.
It's trunk for Ave feet from tho
ground, Is nearly foot In circuInfer.
hnco, and II has bee. estimated that II
its branches grew on one continuous
vine 1t would exceed mile In length.
These branches have entirely covered
the side Of the house near which the
bush grows, and have extended to the,
neighboring trees surrounding 1t, SO
that when IL IL in bloom 1t forms per-
feet bower Of roses"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
could not live here without hearing
something of-of-"


could not live here without hearing
something of-of-"
''The crazy Frenchman."
Oliver put on his coat In silence. The
big shepherd dog leaned his beautiful
head against the girls knee while she
fed him. and little Skye, quite content
with u stray bite now and then, looked
on In approval. Oliver thought he
would like TO take her In his arms, as
IL she were the child she looked. That
pretty little yellow gown, the bright
girls face, with It's saddcncd look,
touched him sorcly. He was not wont
10 be interested much In women; those
he met were OF two classes, and this
child was of neither class-a different
being-a pathetic, haunting one; a
child in years, and yet two years n
wife, and of such man. She glanced
up and saw his grave face. Her lips
quivercd
Don't think me dreadful" she said,
pitcously. II am 80 lonely, 80 forsaleen,
and you brought back the old days.
You look 30 kind, the words just came;
I could not help IL. Suppose you were
me shut up here, my father lost Mt sea,
my mother dead two years ngo, and
my only friend, my only relation, say
II was my duty" Ia sob Ito live here
for ever and ever | wish that you
would try To like me, and that could
feel there was somewhere In the world
n good man who would be u friend TO
me and pity me"
He took her little hand in his big one
and looked down On her sunny head.
You are like II little child, he said,
softly. ~ know your life must be
hard; ! cannot bear 90 think OF IL. /
shall Dee proud and happy 10 be your
friend; ! haven't many. When one
has lived long In the world he has
sorted the wheat from the chat; and !
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
CHAPTER L

solate wetness, trotted sullenly behind,
his nose close to the horses heels.
divers corduroys were soaking, from
his sombrero a stream of water dripped
down his back, and the damp carcass
OF a defunct antelope swung to his sad
die became painfully odoriterous. That
very antelope had lured him to the top
of Sisty's peak and had taken revenge
for the fine shot which had brought
It's demise.
Craig, naturally hot-tempered and
impatient, swore audibly He won
dered why a man should want to go
hunting in the Rockies; why, If he did,
he could not tell when 1t was going to
rain-or did anybody ever know Col
orado weather; why, If a man knew
enough to go to the top of peak, he
could not find his way down? He had
no idea where he was, and night was
near at hand; under the aspens, that
slapped him merrily with wet branches
as he passed, it was already dark
He wondered where DIR. John
was That ass would make jest Of
the matter; he was Extensively personal
in his jokes. He would not think of
going TO look for comrade-not he,
the LATEST man in the world. Why,
then, should Craig Oliver take meat to
DR.. John, antelope steak he so favored,
brought from the summit of a cloud
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
Genius Rewarded.

Congressman sometimes adopt queer
expedients 20 gain the good will OF
their constituents. Years ago, MEM
bcr from western state was afraid
that his first term would be his last, as
he had not managed to make himself q
power In congress. While he was de-
batting what he should do, friend
said: "You live near the center OF the
United States, don't your" Yes"
''Thon, why don't you introduce bill
to havo the capital moved to the prin.
cipal town In your district9' The
congressman introduced the bill, and
the people OF his district ut once con-
cluded ho was great man and sent
him back for another term. He rein
troduccd tho bill In the next congress-,
and, although 1t was promptly pigeon
holed in committee, his constituents
gave him third term, az q reward for
hfa uire
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
CONFEDERATES IN CONGRESS-.
Only Twelve Men to BE Found In Both
Branches-Psssing Away.

The men who enjoyed prominence in
the military and civil service of tho
eonfederacy are rapidly passing from
the arena, of national politics, says the
Augusta Chronicle. Below is a record
of such as are still in active life at
Washington: - senior United States
senator from Alabama, John T. Nor
gan, was a brigadier general in the
confederate army; and her other sena-
tor, James l.. Pugh, was a member Of
the confederate congress. Joseph
Wheeler, who attained the rank Of
lieutenant general in the confederate
service. has for twelve years been the
representative in congress from the
Eighth Alabama district. The senior
senator from Georgia, John B. Gordon.
was likewise lieutenant general in
the army of the confederacy. Edward
G. Walthall. of Mississippi, a major
general in the confederate service, and
of late the junior United States senator
from his native state, while not now in
active politics, having resigned for the
balance of his present term in the up-
per house, has been elected for and 10
confidently expected to take his seat In
that honorable body in March, 1895.
The senior United States senator from
Missouri, Francis NJ. Cockrell, was o
brigadier general in the confederate
army; and the other senator from that
commonwealth, George G. Vest, held
positions in both houses of the confed.
crate congress. The present senior
United States senators from both North
and South Carolina, Matt w. Ransom
and NJ. c. Butler, were major generala
In the confederate service. The repre-
sentatives from Tennessee in the upper
house OF congress are Isham G.. Harris,
the senior, and William d. Bate, who
ts the junior senator from that com.
rnonwealth. The first mentioned was
o war governor Of HIS native state and
the last named was a major general In
the confederate army. And lastly,
Eppa Hunton, who saw service as brig.
adler general In the confederate army,
et present occupies the position Of
Junior senator from Virginia In the
congress Of the United States, Thus
do we perceive that of the multitude Of
those who distinguished themselves in
the military and civil annals of the
contederacy only twelve remain in ma
donal halls.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
A aumcient Reason.

The admission Of n stranger, who had
moved into the vicinity but recently,
into full membership In the church
bothered Deacon johnson very much.
He dislilscd the man, and felt quite con-
vinccd he was not worthy To become IA
member, but he could make no definite
charge against him. When the church
sossion had the mans application under,
consideration, the deacon protested
against his admission. When pressed
30 give bis reasons, he said: "Wal, pah-
son, do fac oh dc mattah is feels dat
hos n wolf In shecps clothing"
'Dat's hebby chadge, Brudder
Johnslng," said the parson. IVY do
yo think so2"
II dunno, but IL pears to me he don't
bleat Jest Like dc rest OBJ de flock. -
Hypsr's Magazine
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
ThourhtfuI oIrl.

Mrs. Jacobs-Evs, you know we ex-
pect the new boarder tonight. Is the
Family Bible put awayp
Eva--Better than that, ma. have
left one of my pictures Is his bureau
drawer, accidentally, and marked 1t,
October Is. 1893, aged nineteen. -
YnInA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
Same th. World Over.

Moxey-Gadl | wonder what the poor
Ieclander does when he comes home
from tho club after six months even
Ing poker party?
Mrs. Moxy-Probably tho same thing
ao says shere-"My dear, t'svery earlyl"
IN. " World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
John and the Old Man

II never see John these days. Where
IN he now?"
Hes off somewheres a-learnin' Of
Latin"
"And the old mapP"
"Splittin' rails In dialect, fer 70 pay
Johns bills. Atlanta Constitution.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
THE PHOENIX.

Do you know why the PHOENIX bicycle is the most
popular wheel in Pittsburgh Do you know why it
the Butler-Psbugh race and the Wheeling Pittsburg?
Simply because bearing, chain, tire, frame-all the
parts-are made of the best material. Because
build the ghtestease running wheel that is safe and
reliable for the roads.
We also make specially of an easy running and light
ladys wheel, which is equally popular.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
Rixhtsops Indignation,

II want divorce" she said, as she
sank into chair In tho lawyers Of
Gee.
From your husband?" queried the
careful attorney.
mo, kom my grandfather she
snapped, az she bolted through tho
door and slammed IL behind her. .-Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
A Bovine Rcpartoo.

Ho picked up hickory bough,
And aimed "a wild blow at tho cough:
but tho brute. with a laugh,
beloved forth I'm no caugh,"
And tho iittlo dog uttercdi bought wQughi'
-fifo
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
ITo BE coSTIsUED.l
-
object Lesson on the Chair

Teacher (having directed the atten.
tion of the class TO the various parts OF
q chair)-of what use Is the seat In O
chair?
Bright Little Girl (who knows 1t all)
i know.
Teacher--You may tell the class.
Bright Little Girl-To keep the poo
pie from Topping on the hoor.-Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
KNEW BY EXPERIENCE.

Silas--I feel just like a city chap,
dressed mp In these city clothes.
Hannah with far-away lools)--Yes,
indeed you do, Silns. Them city fel-
lers, as boarded here last summer, all
wore clothes that were nice and soft,
like thesc.--Puck
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
Shoe Sale

All SummerShocs and Slippers
must 60 if low prices will do it,
must have the room for new goods
Ladies Kid Button Shoes at 75c.,
Lads Serge CATERS at 45c., La
dies open Toe and {. s. Slippers
45c., Ladies Dong. Oxford Pat.
Tips 6oc., Ladies fine Tan Oxfords
75c., Misses fine Tan Oxfords 65c.
Childrens fine Tan Oxfords soc.
Boys shoes IS. o5 and ST.
Mems fine Tan Shoes reduced
from $50 to $50, Mems fine Tan
Oxfords $I.25, worth $500, Mems
A Calf Balls 85c., Mems Army
Shoes Sewed at o5cp Mems A
Calf Balls and Congs at o., Mems
high cut hand pcggcd Creede-
more at o5c.
These goods can only be found
at the above prices at
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23

HE steady rain
of { h e ( a | ]
afternoon had
obliterated the
mountains and
sunk the trail,
at best narrow
and dangerous,
into the bed Of
a n e IRA I | c
brook. Do w u
I h is era g
divers s fine
m are slipped
hopele S sly,
while his shep-
h e + d dog, q
macc ~ 1icaop-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12

the city or county, an amount OF legal
tender money equal to double the cost
of the building and fixtures will be
issued to it by the secretary OF the
Of the treasury, on the approval OF
the bank generals. The cashier
Of the bank shall loan this
money to citizens of their respective
cities and counties on any property,
real or personal, to any amount not
exceeding what, in their judgment, is
one.thlrd Of the cash value. Loans
shall be made for not more than one
year, and at 4 percent. The cashiers
of these banks are to receive deposits.
pay checks, handle drafts and do q
general banking business For each
draft issued charge Of S cents and
one tenth Of one per cent of the draft
will be charged. Stamps are to be
issued and put upon drafts and can
celed toothe amount of the charge.
The secretary Of the treasury is to
issue paper currency to carry out the
scheme. A bank general must be at
least IS years old; u state bank presi-
dent, 20; a cashier, 20
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
Marvin Items.

j. A. Church wife and baby have
emigrated to Wymore, Neb,
Mrs. John Adams, who has been
seriously i'll, is slowly recovering.
The Logan band furnished some
very excellent music the Fourth.
Mr. Davis, brother of Mrs. A. f.
Stevens, was visiting here few days
ago.
Chinch bugs are in the young corn
pretty bad, that was listed in wheat
ground.
Most of the wheat has been headed
with the binder and a box to carry
the heads in.
The republicans held caucus last
Saturday and the regular crowd of
delegates were elected.
The Big Bender's base ball club
did the Marvlnites up on the Fourth
rs TO ~, MARVIN Will Try again.
The presiding elder of the United
Brethren church held quarterly meet
ing at the arhosl house last Sunday.
On the morning of July 8, some one
who was familiar with the town, Sc
cured tools from the blacksmith and
tool shops, broke open Cronk's store,
| drilled g hole in the safe, blew it par,
partially open With powder and fin
ished with crowbar and secured all
the money in the safe, about twelXe
dollars. They retreated in good order
replacing tho tools and leaving no
clew.
SEMI-AsoNTHLY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
Caused by CareIessness.

The majority of people die sooner than
they should. Evidence Of this fact is grow
ing daily. Warning says: "Disease is not a
consequence of life; it is due to unnatural
conditions of living abuse, want"
DR.. Stephen Smith, on the same subject,
Man is born to health and long life dis
ease is unnatural, death, except from old
age, is accidental, and both are preventable
by human agencies" This is almost invari-
ably true of death resulting from heart dis
ease. Careless over-exertion, Incorporate
use Of tea, Coffee tobacco, alcoholic or other
stimulants are generally the causes Of this
difficulty, and indifference to its progress re-
suits in sudden death, or long sickness end
ing in death. By the newspapers it can be
seen that many prominent and hundreds of
persons in private life die from heart dis
ease every day.
If you have any of the following symp-
toms; shortnesS of breath, palpitation, irreg-
uIar pulse fainting and smothering spells,
pain in shoulder, side, or arm, swollen
ankles, ETC., begin treatment Immediately for
heart disease. Ifyou delay, the consequences
may be serious
For over 20 years DR.. Franklin Miles,
the eminent specialist, has made profound
study of heart disease, its causes and cure,
and many of the leading discoveries in that
direction are due to him. His New Heart
Cure is absolutely the only reliable remedy
for the cure of heart disease, as is proved
by thousands of testimonials from grateful
persons who have used it. '.t."
james A. Pain, editor of the Cory Pa, Leader,
states: After an apparent recovery from three
months of la grippe, ! fell on the street uncona
scious from heart disease. In one month from
that time 1 was unable to walk across my room,
and my pulse beat from IS to 1l6 times minute.
! then used DR.. Miles New Heart Cure, and at
once became stronger. After using six bottlest
was able to work as usual and walk mile every
day, my pulse ranging from 6S to co. DIR, Miles
remedy is not only preventive but cure"
Or. Miles New Heart Cure is sold by all drug
gists on positive guarantee, or by pr. Miles
Medical CO.. Elkhart Ind, on receipt Of price, 81
per bottle, six for 50, express prepaid 1t is posi-
lively free from opiates or dangerous drugs Or.
Miles Pills 90 cents, Free book at druggists, o.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12

Last evening after closing his
store S. S. Fisher drove down to Mr..
Champlain's after Mrs, Wallace, who
had been visiting there during the
afternoon and evening, On their re-.
turn, one Harry Lawrence, who had
been drinking, suddenly ran in front
Of the team and siezsd the horses by
the bits, badly frightening Mrs, Wal
lace, who naturally supposed they we're
being held up by hIghwaymen. Such
attempts at practical joking cannot
be too severely condemned, as serious
results sometimes follow. Mrs. Wal
lace has been sick a great deal lately
and the shock to her nervous system
was almost more than it would bear.
Lawrence was arrested charged with
being drunk upon the streets and
fined $780, 90 and costs, and as he is
unable to pay is now in the city Jail.
Quite a number of families are
taking an outing on the banks of the
placid Deer Greek, west of town.
Two camps have been established,
one occupied by the families of q. A.
Spaulding, E. B. Sewell accompanied
by Miss Move and o. e. Johnston.
Four young ladies are also camped
here: Misses Young, Stretton, Nit
chell and Page. just this side, the
other camp is located, and contains
the families of Theo. Smith, Link
Nipps, E. E. Hoffman and E. E.
Brainerd. The two camps are con-
nected by telephone line. Wis
ltors are welcome, especially those
who bring good eatables. A special
request is made for young chickens
and vegetables.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
The Great Strike.

Undoubtedly the greatest and most
significant event for quarter of q
century, is now being enacted in the
shape of the present great strike
The trouble began with the Pullman
Palace Car Co., one of the most grind
ing and avariclous, of the 80 called
'soulless" corporations. Organized
capital, though sympathy, is standing
with the Pullmans, while the labor
organizations through their sympathy
with the laborers who have a griev-
ance, stand with them in their de-
mands.
Besides tying up all the principal
railroads by the refusal Of the railroad
companies to move their trains with
out Pullman cars, it now appears that
all the labor unions will walk out,
and that all kinds of business will be
paralyzsd until the differences be-
tween Pullman and his employees are
adjusted. All along the strikers have
been ready and anxious to hold a
conference to arbitrate the matters
in questions, but Pullman has steadi-
y refused to listen to any oyertures.
No lawless acts have been done by
the strikers but the property destroy
ed thus far has been burned by the
thugs and hoodlums who are found
in any great city, in the hope Of Sc
curing valuable booty.
President Debs of the A, r. U. and
Grand Master Workman Sovereign of
the X. of l.. addressed a stirring let
ter to the president setting forth in
the plainest terms the rights and
wishes of the labor.
The United States troops have
been ordered out and Chicago declar-
ed under Martial law. Although Gov.
Altgeld declared that Illinois was
abundantly able to protect her own
property, yet the president has usurp-
ed the authority to send the federal
troops to the scene.
Several riots have occurred and a
few lives have been lost, but it is evi.
dent that the trouble has only just
begun. What the outcome of this
gigantic struggle will be IS awaited
with breathless interest by almost the
whole world, for it is generally recog-
nized that this solution will go long
way toward finally solving, at least
the question of transportation, if not
the entire relation of the employer
and the employed, Let us hope it
may be peaceably done.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
Prairie View Notes.

Ef1ie Hobbs is reported quite sick.
Ed McClain is visiting relatives
here.
A. w. Thomas who has been quite
sick Is improving.
A girl arrived at the home of James
Richards, last Thursday.
Sam Stewart had un-away which
caused him some loss, as two of his
horses were cut pretty badly by wire.
John Thomas and Chas Smith went
to Phillipsburg, Thursday, to visit the
Normal and attend the Democratic
convention.
Miss Smith and the Misses Rhoads
drove to Phillipsburg Wednesday to
attend the commencement exercises,
and returned Thursday.
1t cannot be denied that Carl Ryck-
man is one of the rustling farmers
now, he has put IN little piece of
millet. FLApJACK.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12

The editors who deny that A. ii.
Ellis Is grand army man must even
tually admit the fact. They should
not make the denial until they have
first learned the facts Ca'cAer
Times.
Well, if you know SO much about
Mr., Ellis army record why don't you
produce it? The facts are what we
are after. Mr.. Ellis was born In
184S, and at the outbreak of the war
would have been but ID years of age.
We know Mr.. Ellis wears grand
army button and belongs to the q. A.
r., but as to the service he rendered
in defense of this country, the repub-
lcan newspapers are awfully num-
BeLOjt CUU
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12

PUBLIC sympathy for the strikers as
against Pullman is not sympathy for
them as against the United States
This is a distinction that should be
borne in iud.-,KanSaS city Jour-
naL July4;
And when the United States,
through the misrepresentation of the
people, joins hands with Pullman
against the strikers for the purpose
of crushing workingmen and reduc-
ing them to condition of abject ser
vitude, where, then, should the sym
pathies of the public be? Evidently
where they are-with the strikers
Advocate.