Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-12-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


ler are immense, The whole county
should come to town to see them.
Philip Schroebel has opened a barber
chop in the base nent of the Mrs. Lyon
bdildi1g, on the Diamond.
-5. J. Burton of Penn twp, killed three
hogs = few days ago that averaged $50
poun1-, dressed.
-Ths next best thing to being saved,
says the philosopher, sis to be buried in a
fre-prOof safe"
Cicero said: "The wise are instructed
by reason, ordinary minds ty experience
the stupid by necessity and brutes by in
stinct."
we are willing to concede that mar
who gets his hair cut Saturday evening
may be good citizen, but he is not al
popular with his fellows as the QUE who
chooses some other time when the BARRIERS
are less busy With sbsvss
country have organized trust, and here
after the price Of tacks will be almost
double the former rates. The people will
have the one remedy of setting the tacks a
little farther apart, say about twice the
former distance.
During the holidays there are alway 3
q great many gatherings and celebrations
Of sll kinds. II any thing OF this nature
occurs in your section write it up and send
it to the CITIES We will be glad to re-
ceive ruch news and y our friends will be
kept posted on what Ia going on
"A circular has been sent out fom the
department OF public instruction of Penn
sylvaniA ADVISING school directors that
they may determine for themselves which
holidays designated by law shall be observ'
cd as school holidays. When the schools
are open for regular instructions oD the
days named the time can be counted and
paid for the same as other days.
Look over the advertising columns OF
the CITIZEN before making you. selection
OF Christmas presents. The dealer who
asks for your trade through your local
paper has confidence in his goods and ycu
are always sure Of courteous treatment
and honest values tor the money. He has
q reputation to maintain, and misrepresen-
tation is not the road TO that end.
"A young lady walked into store and,
after selecting piece OF cloth, asked what
IL was worth. "Four kisses per yard"
said the polite clerk. The young girl
stood sbashed for moment and replied
that she would take four ysrds. The
cloth was cut off, picely wrapped up and
handed to the fair purchaser, who received
It with smile and said: "Send the bill
around to my grandmother she will set
tie It,"
Business men should take note Of the
fact that the last Legislature passed law
sbolishing days Of grace on promissory
notes and drafts, and determining when
such obligations maturing on Sunday or
on legal holidays or half-hol olidays shall be-
come due. As the new measure makes a
radical change in the law and hastens the
maturity Of notes by three days 1t is es-
sentisl that the day when the act takes Of
feet should be remembered. II goes into
force on January l, 1896.
just now the advertising columns OF
the "CfTIzEN" are being used extensively
By those people who want the buyers TO
know where to get the best and cheapest
things for Christmas. The advertisers in
the "CiTizRN" are relisble and they are
sure TO do good business-in fact, they
already report the outlook az encouraging
and that 1t is more than likely they will do
larger business this Christmas than last.
That 10 what Ia what we like to hear from
"CITIzgE" advertisers. Get the best, etc.
Some gentleman who perhaps wishes
TO expose our ignorance sends US the fol
lowing problem to solve, which we most
respectfully but firmly decline to hsyt
anything to do with: "A mere hant, or
HIS 45th birthday, places $3.50 to his credit
In savings bank At simple interest. HI
repeats this performance on each succeed
ing birthday, until he has made In all /!
deposits. On his Goth birthday he drew
ont the total amount which was $3.50
What was the rate OF interertf" That Il
an easy one, but as we do not pose az
calculating machine, We will leave th,
question Tor our readers TO grapple with.
The spring elections are not grea
way of and the substance OF the law rela
tive TO those elections may not be out o
place at this time. The election mex
spring will take place on Tuesday, the 1871
day OF February. According TO the Act O
the Legislature Of 1893, the nomination
by party primaries for borough and town
ship Offices and school directors must
Gled eighteen days before the election
which will be Jsnnary 3lst, and nomini
tion papers fifteen days before the same
rule not 70 wait until the last day, but I
file the certificates as early as possible.
"A nev and charming custom prevail
In church In neighboring city. Jul
before the regular morning services fy,
minute sermon Is preached for the childre
Of tho congregation. The talk, which
plain and straightforward, turns upon SON
phase of their daily life. and Is always liz
ened to with interest by the little ones
well rs the adults. When the little serm,
is over the children leave the edifce TO II
music Of the organ, and then the regul
services begin. As new and simple Ide
in devotion are quite rare nowadays, tn
might be proftsbly applied elsewhere.
The "Don'p man Ia at IL again. IT,
time he gives some good advice on the ca
Of the eyes. 9 says; Don't read in ra
Foad tralns or in vehicles in motion. non
Eead lying down or in constrained pos
tion. Don't read by freight, twilight
moonlight. Don't read by q flickering "a
light or caDdlelight. Don't read boo
printed on thin paper. Don't read boo
which haveno space between the lin,
Don't read more than fifty minutes wit
out stopping, whether the eyes are tir
or not. Don't hold the reading close
the eyes. Don't study at night, but in 4
morning when you are fresh. Don't sele
your own glasses ut the outset.