Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-11-22
LOO AL AND GENERAL.

LO(AL AND GENERAL.
The triennal assessment will be made
next month.
Some of the ladies of the town now go
to the opera bare headed-a very sensible
idea.
john NJ. Shira Of Parker twp, husked
five hundred and eleven bushels OF corn,
this fall from five-acre field.
-Butler has been live town OF late.
TIE street is always lively, and our store
keepers are doing well.
Mrs. W. J Black has been appointed
NJ. for the office at PetersvIlle, called
Connoquessing, vice Mrs. Rasley, decd.
Next Thursday, the 29th Is Thanks
giving Day People who have TO WORK
during the day should take their turkey at
supper time.
Winter set in early this year, bat not
b. over a month as early rs it did IN 1874
when on the 29Gn of September foot oi
snow fell on the buckwheat.
AT the meeting Of Council last Thurs
day evening Messrs Daubenspeck d. Sea-
Lor were given permission to complete their
carriage shed on the Wick lot.
Some of the money appropriated ior
the Polk asylum will come to Butler as 5
G. Purvis & Co. have secured the contract
for the finished lumber.
Parties desiring our autograph to paste
in their albuns, can cut it off a receipt
We are always ready to accommodate our
subscribers in this manner.
The corner stone OF the West Penna.
Institute for the Feeble Minded at Polk,
in Venango Co. is being laid, with appro-
pirate ceremonies to day. Gov. Pattison
will officiate.
-Pape's window have just had one OF
their monthly trimmings and present
most attractive appearance. Their hoii-
day goods are arriving and will be found
very complete tnls ear.
"A "Negro Cake Walk" festival and
dance will be given by the members OF the
Sypher Hook g. Ladder Co, in Armory
Hall on Thanksgiving night, (next Thurs
day) and also the two following nights.
The four jurylnen from Concord twp
McAtlister Kuhn, Thomas Graham. Jno
G. Cnristy and AL Cumberland had an ODD
experience last week. They were called
to sit on four cases. each Of which was set
OF Allen ys. Allen ct AL for which they
were sworn in Friday, and the case he'd
over Tor Saturday, when it was settled.
A great deal of interest is manifested
in the proposed movement TO have al
building and loan associations under con-
troll Of State department. Tbs idea ID II
have them under supervision of State Of
fetal as are the insurance companies or
State banks. A meeting Of represents
tiyes of the associations has been called for
Pittsburg next Wednesday, 1t is likely
that legislative bill will then be framed.
Very few souls have basked in tropical
sunshine all their days, and never felt th'
chill of a frigid zone. Most men have haC
more than one wrestling match with fat
which taxed their resources to the utmost
when leap over the precipice, even
though it proved to be leap in the dark,
would have been relief 1t is serious
thing to face the possible experience
three score years If life, for if there ar
mountain tops to climb there are also dec
and dark valleys to explore. You may no
choose between good aud i'll fortune, bu
must share the common lot of mingled lo.
and sorrow. IL is at times heart break
ing word, when it seems as though all rh
odious imps of fate had been let loose t.
heap obstacles in your path.
Here are some measures worth tram
ing to hang in your kitchen: -Four tea
spoonfnls Of liquid equal one tablespoonful
One pint of liquid equals one pound Tw
gills OF liquid equal one cup of one half
pint. Two round tablespoonfuls of aou
equal one ounce. Four cups of bread fiou
equal one quart, or one pound One cup o
butter equals one-half pound. One pint o
butter equals one pound 0ne tablespoon
ful of butter equals one ounce. Butter siz
ofan egg equals two ounces. Ten egg
eggs equal one pound. Two cups of gran
ulated sugar equal one pound. Two and
hall cups Of powdered sugar equal on
pound.
1.-THE young man OF the present da
who has an opportunity to study the SC
enee of electricity, with view to follow
ing il AS pursuit--or occupation, or pre-
fession or What you willis in the grea
est Of good luck" said the man. 81 hav
noticed that there are many who 60 in II
professions and barely mako living Hel
IN the study and practice Of the eleetre
art, ia a chance To make not only cash, bg
name and fame. Less than dozen yea
ago we had no electric light. Look
tbe possibilities OF the telephone and Il
beauty Of the electric light to-day. The
are impr rDveme0ts coming on constantl
Men are wanted to establish and tai
charge of electric light plants in all dire'
Sions. The demand exceeds the suppl
Competent workmen 10 wire houses al
run lines aud make attachments and do a
that sort OF things are not to be found {
the street corners. They are in demar
at good salaries-that is. the men who u
derstand their business. Young men, e
sknowledge Of this new science, yet in i
infancy, and you are bound 20 succeed,
you pat brains into your studies and a
in every way particular"