Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-12-12

Problems multiply a. to how people
shall handle the year 1900, since one will
naturally be obliged to discard familiar
usage in abbreviating years, as for instance
when :, s,eaking OF 76. '4S, etc. The
trouble will begin with the next freshman
classes to enter our colleges. Each
coming ''sreshie7 Will belong 10 the class
of co. The conundrum is a. to how st
shall label him. Here is knotty problem,
and it is no wonder that next years pros
pectiye freshmen a-e beginning L. be
worried. There i a possibility that grave
and potent seniors OF The class OF 1900 may
end their academic aspirations by going
out mere ciphers. That il, OF course, 50
far as the accident OF Ciphers Is concerned.
Otherwise it Is more than liksly the boys
of 1900 and during the twentieth century
will be better educated than the lads of
to day
Rich, red blood is the foundation of
health. Hoods Sarscparilla makes rich,
red blood
When Slater, the unique faith curer
who appeard in Denver. dubbed himself
1.-THE healer few people realized the
/ significance of the cognomen. When his
disappearance was announced they knew
tina. he was indeed a heeier
Dennis Scott. reputed to be l0I years
old, died at his home, near ohieIdsville,
Minn, few days ago. His age was said
/ 1. III % h.ri- nm
never turned gray and until few days
ago he.had always good health and bad
daily woraed upon his farm.
What is believed TO be the largest
| mirror in me world has just been set up IN
! New York motel. IL is I5S inches square,
and was made IN France. Il cost 50 200,
aud Jwu days and one night we're cousum-
ed in setting IT up; but nothing smaller
| will do for a man Is feet high
Ar interesting relic was discovered
! near san Bernardlno, Cal, last week. II
is an immsuse scuiptured arrowhead, 4
feet inches long, and weighing more
than POO pounds. IC is of BLUSH granite,
aud shaped IT perfect imitation of the
smaller arrowheads frequently found in
| tnaJ region.
| Made of Grape Juice, Rock Candy and
| .he HoYehounu herb, Is simple and effec-
| tive remed dy for coughs, colds, hOarseneSS
| and sore tnrOat-hlghly recommended Tor
| cOnsumptIvcs This Is 70 patent medicine
mixture, tut II - pure hOrenOund, Elecem-
| mana RnnI Rock tiAnIv Il Crane mice
| An Alabama paper says that an enter
pris,ng Yankee book agent Is making a
| barrel of money in Alabama. He came
from Connecticut, and has been selling
books chiefly 10 negroes. He soon came
/ 40 appreciate the enthusiasm of the ne
| grLes in matters Of religion. He found
| that in all the illustrated Bibles the pic
lures OF the angels were in white, and con-
csived the idea of having Bible made for
| the colored race, filed to overlooking
| with pictures of negro angels. The books
| cost him about 81. 10, but he placed the
first large shipment at IS each, payable
| 50. 80 cash, the balance in monthly pay
ments. He is selling the Bibles as fast as
he can get them delivered.
| If any of our enterpriSing people con-
! template building next year they had bot
| ter contract for materials now. There Is
| reason to beieye thas shortly after the
first OF January next, iron will advan ce,
while lumber, stone, slate. glass, concrete
and paint will jump Al in prices very per-
| eeptibly.
Charley Lloyd Barney, butcher OF
Des Moines. Iowa, 2l years old, is rival
! of Sandow. He is accustomed to kill
| cattle with a blow of his fist. He raises
beam on which eight men are seated,
aud holds it above hls head. He recently
! raised a horse weighing 500 pounds ON his
shoulders and performs many OF the re-
markable feats of SanGow
A winter bicycle is the latest thing
out. Itls simple matter to change the
ordinary safety into the winter wheel
patent attachment has been invented, con
sisting OF 4 runner to replace the front
wheel and spiked tire which encircles the
rear wheel. The appliances are made to
suit sny modern safety bicycle The real
wheel fits tightly around the pneumatic
| tire, which forms q guard against pune
| lures
Easily Cured.