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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

NOVELTY il advertising is the thing
now. The latest and one Of t1s most
humorous schemes has been am1sing he
patrons OF theatre for three or fouT igh;s
says city contemporary, and has sncceed
en- in escaping the notice of managers. A
bald headei man is the inStrIno1t 0n
his shining pate is PAINTED in indigo blue
the name of pateus medicine He sits
in the front row, and conducts hiGs9If with
propriety, while people behind him are
convnlsed with !aug hter, each observer
supposing that here is a practical joke
some one has playai n Al u1sls2ecling
friend
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
dministrator's Notice.

Letters of administration or 1.-THE estate
of Mrs. Ann Mary Kelly. late of Middle
sex twp, utler Co., Pa, decd, having
been granted to the undersigned, therefore
all persons knowing themselves indebte
to said estate will please make speedy pay
ment and those having claims against the
same can present them duly authenticated
for settlement to
J. N. FULTON, AdmI
M3IUS1tS, Flick. p. o.
Atty. Butler Co.. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
b. 6eCutOr'S Notice,

Letters te itameutsry on the estate OF
FIal Z. AcGrew; decd, late of Prospect
borough, Butler Go. Pa, having been
1i.- Il to lie Undersigned, all persons
ssowing themselves indebted to said es-
state viii please make immediate payment
and any person having claims against said
estate will pres ent them duly authenticat-
ed for settlement to
Mamie J. McGrew, Ex'r.
Prospect Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
Executors Notice.

Letters Of alminii' ration on the estate of
Robert Han ,isUg, .ec'd, late of Middlesex
f@ f.. Bujet en-. Ps having been granted
e. the rila~t>'.n-.t, all persons knowing
theu's, ives IDdrht,d to said estate will
pitese AJAX, l,iHcdiate payment and any
havlng ciairlS against said estate will pre-
sent tGem dniy aurr enticated for settle
nse;.l u
ROBERT :. HARRISON, and
.ARY II. HARRISON, Exr's,
BRkerstown, P. o.,
Allegheny Co., P a.
Ralstou 4 Greer, Au'ys.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

WHEN dogs. cats, and other animals,
carried long distances on cars aud steam
ers, sometimes confined ia bags aud bask-
cts, can, without asking any questions,
fpd their way home, and birds travelling
thousands OF r.,iles come back year after
year to the sam3 uests. an1 carrier pigeons
to their dovecoses Our Dumb Auimals
thinks it ia pretty sure that they know some
things to a knowledge of which no human
being has yet attained. There is vast
field of animal Intelligence TO be studied.
asd the more We study, the more we shall
be filed with wonder and admiration.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
EA ecutor'S Notice.

Letters tes 'smentary having been issued
to the under igned on the estate of Hon.
James Kerr, late of Harrisvile, Butler Co.,
Pa, decd, persons indebted to said es-
tate are requ .sted to make prompt pay
ment and tn so having claims against said
estate will p esent them duly authentiea.-
ed for settle ,ent lo
AMs> :. uALBREATH. Ex'-,
Butler, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

EDISON, the wizard, has made another
marvellous invention, the vitascope. 1t
is an improvement on the kinetoscope by
which moving life-size figures of men and
animals may be thrown upon canvass.
BY this device, combined with the phono-
graph, man could sit in his own house
aud witness an opera or any theatrical
performance, see the actors and hear
theutspeak.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

81 ristrator's Notice.

Let = administration on the estate
of Jo'.l Stehle, decd, late of Butler,
Butt 'v. "a, having been granted to
the Il sets ned. therefore all persons
knowiag - -Gs Ives indebted to said
est.,-- Ti.i '.-'Sc make speedy payment
rpd t;l''~. via.. claims against the same
-" "o.''' 'i..-." duly authenticated for
s'. tt.'tH' So. :
iEsA ( STERILE, Adm'x,
F'snk k""i-r. Aity Butler, Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
f. 5 Notice.

Letters te ~ on tue estate OF
Jacob c'." ate Of Eyans City,
B'.tlei O. e been granted to
the rn"... Il persons knowing
them vs. 20 said estate will
pleas ia..' ..."- 3 payment, and any
av irc ola ago Z said estate will pre-
Mt [ EN- upsrll athenticated to.
|. N. GRAHAM, Ex'r.
Evans City, Pa.
M; / : ung Att'ys.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

General Manager J. T. Blair, of tht
Pttsburg, Shenango & Lake Erie, was in
Pittsburg Sunday night, and when aske,
about the route so far as IL had been sur
veyed, said: eve will practically rut
| through.no towns until we reach ths AL
legheny. 1t will JUS. be a run across the
country When the Allegheny is reached
we will strike Hoboken, Harmerville anC
other hamlets in that vicinity. 1t has not
betn decided yet, on account OF the un-
finished survey, where we will reach tht
tracks of the Allegheny Valley railroad
This will also probably be grade crossing
For the same reason | am not able to say
whether the PIttsburc terminal will be al
Homestead or Bi.sell.
Eyes, it is true We will try to get into
the city 1t will take very considerable
amount of money to do th,s, though the
roads that got first rights have made good
use Of their time, and almost all the ave-
nues of access have been utilized,
81 quite agree with Charles o. Scall, OF
the Baltimore q Ohio, that about the
only means Of getting terminal in Pitts
burg is to buy it. Stiil, any railroad that
reaches Pittsburg is a good line. and un-
der conditions in the least bit favorable
would be a money maker. The city of
iron is the greatest tonnage centre in the
world, and auy road that can get cars into
the city will have Plenty of work to 10 [
consider Pittsbarg the bsst railroad center
ia the world, and it is surprising tho small
number of roads that have allowed to take
up the immense traffic.
s'Tbe mainstays of the road we are build
ing will be the New York aud Clevela Id
Gas Coal Company, the Carnegie Steel
Company aud the Union Railroad Com
many This latter is a line b.ing built be-
tween Homestead and Duquense 1t is
true that We haye guaranteed tonnage
of ZOO, 600 year for % years, but the
idea that We have violated the interstate
commerce lav to do so is a fabrication.
we will have quite an advantage with
local sieel men who use ore. We can
haul their ore down from the lakes, then
send the cats back loaded with coal and
coke
1.-The name OF the road between Pitts
burg and Butler has been placed as the
Butler & Plttsburg. 1t was the original
intention to call 1t the Lake Erie d Pitts
burg, bat the people at Harrisburg thought
this was too familiar to the Pittsburg IL
Lake Erie and we were compelled to
make a cnange This name will only be
spplied for short time, then it will be
merged iuto the Pittsb0rg, SheDango d
Lake Erie.
at is rather hard to tell wher we will
be able to reach Pittsburg We have our
shipments made over the function rail-
road from Butler now, aud wiit hold on to
that route for the present. The facilities
of this road as terminal are not as great
as they might be, though. | cannot say
as to whether the line will be pushed far
ther than Bissell."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
Jury List For April 27.

| List of Traverse Jurors drawn this 26tt
day of March 1896, to serve as Traverse
| Jurors ar a special term of Court, com.
| mencing on the 4th Monday of April 1896,
the same being the 9th day of said month.
Adams Leander, Marion twp, farmer.
Aderhold Charles, Jeffer son twp, farmer.
Barnhart A, Millerstown boro, oil pro.
Coo hran L N, Butler 4th ward, clerk.
Coal man August, Jefferson twp, farmer.
Cochran David J, Mercer twp, farmer
Dunba VIM Alick, Middlesex twp, farmer.
Dodds W b, Anddycreek twp, farmer.
Dindinger VIM Jackson twp, farmer.
Daubenspe ok A hram, Parker twp, farmer.
Emrick John, s nmit twp, farmer.
Elrick NJ. II GRO, druggist.
EytE Frank, G toro, hotelkeeper.
Frazier Jame farmer.
Golden Patrl 2nd ward oil pro-
Green Samu farmer.
Galiager d dt~p, farmer.
Glenn VIM Gu twp, farmer.
Hutchinso kland twp, farmer.
Hessleges Winfield twp, farmer.
Knoch FIR fIerson twp, farmer
Nenango twp, farmer.
Link 10 twp, farmer.
Bigent ans twp, laborer.
Mckee fheny twp, farmer.
McGuc Clearfeld twp, farmer.
Miller Connoquenessing twp,
farm
Meme iddlesex twp, preacher.
Mon So " ddlesex twp, farmer.
MEG nley NJ ichsel, Concord twp, farmer.
McGtnnegal W ilson, Jefferson twp, farmer.
Myei-s Frank, Conn Oquenessing twp, jew
ler
Ru mmel John, Winfield twp, carpenter.
Ru II Al, Butler 5th ward, N erchant.
Str able John, Middlesex twp, farmer.
Sn Y der II e, Butler 9th ward. preacher.
. Il I'd fu-YR far
StGdeb&ker DAVID, Worth twp, farmer.
Studebaker Joseph, Worth twp, farmer.
Scott John, Lancaster twp, farmer.
Snyder Abraham, Mercer twp, farmer.
Thompson Charles, Buffalo twp, farmer.
Toby James, ZelIenople bOro. j P.
Thompson Nelson, Brady twp, farmer.
Vanderlin Samuel, Marion twp, farmer.
Wade Isaac, Washington twp, farmer.
" eitsell Daniel, Sr Butler lst ward, Tray
man.
Wilson E J, zelienoplo boro, gent.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
fOK SHERIFF.


w. B. DoDDS.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER
w. J. ADAMS
POR PROTHONOTARY.
R. ]. THOMPSON.
FOR CLERK OF COURTS.
ISAAC MEALS.
FOR TREASURER.
CYRUS HARPER.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
HARMON SEAToN,
JOHN MITCHELL.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
w. S. MOORE.
0. r. THoRNE.
FOR CORONER.
JOHN L. JONES.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

THE Pennsylvania R. R Co. celebrat-
ed the fiftieth anniversary of its existence
as a corporation; at Philadelphia, last
Tuesday, by a reception at Broad St
station, and exercises at the Academy nt
Music. Many of the prominent railroad
men of the county were present. Fifty
years of corporate existence is something
that no railroad company has heretofore
celebrated in this country. 1t was the
pride and glory of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to turn its semi-cen-
tennial milestone, and it also had the
unique felicity of receiving alike the
congratulations of the people it has serv-
ed a.i of the people who have served it
during great many of these fifty years.
Public and employees were equally
hearty and sincere in their cougratula-
tions. If the public had any grievances
to nourish they did not mention them.
and the employees seemed animated by
a spirit cf pride and loyalty which goes a
good ways toward explaining the steady
upward progress of the corporation,
which has never taken a backward step
in its half century of development
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

Miss Zilla Glenn is ts4chi1g school at
| Coaltown.
Dr.. Rhodes, of st Louis was the guest
| OF his brother, last week. lie is one ot
the many former students of our academy
who have gone fosth to b4tels successfully
with life.
Miss Jennie Stewart passed through
town, last Saturday on her way home from
teaching a successful term of school in
Jefferson twp.
Misses Black ani dAude Christley aud
Meta Black spent Sunday at their homes
near Moniteau.
George Beatty made flying trip home,
Monday.
Tho Social, given by the C. & iu the
Presbyterian church, Friday evening was
d decided success.
The ladies of the astronomy class are
anxious to study che brilliant star which
appears directly over Mr.. Sloan's store.
Mr.. Claude G. Campbell OF the Adams
Express company was in town, Saturday
evening,
The ball team has surplus of players,
any of the neighboring clubs wishing 10
secure catcher should address Mr..
Heater.
deluge of paint has struck the town
and as a result llBny OF the residences as
well as a number of business blocks are
assuming a new appearance.
Pryor and Glenn have secured some new
driving horses and now have as complete
line OF livery stock as can be found in
the neighborhood,
John Sproull of Boyers spent Sunday in
town. REX.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

Dy Saying good word to boost notori-
Gus sham. The friends of Senator Quay
in the Washington county convention,
although in control of its machinery,
we're afraid to propose any Endorsement
OF him or his sham candidacy, and ille-
gally adjourned the assemblage IN order
to escape the passage of Mckinley reso-
lutions. The Perry county convention
also neglected to say ono word in behalf
of Pennsylvania alleged favorite SON
All these conventions were held this
week, and their action needs no extended
comment to show that the Quay fake
Presidential candidacy is on its last legs.
l-Pittsburg Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

CHICAGO never believes in letting its
light be hid under bushel, or even a
pint measure for that matter, and it is
now allowing flood of illumination to
proceed in straight lines in all directions
in regard to X rays and disease. If the
startling announcement that the nyster-
ious rays have proved hostile to the
bacilli of the six deadly plaques of mod
ern days-tuberculosis Consumption },
cholera, diptheria, influenza, pneumonia
and typhoid-prove true it will reflect
great credit on the Chicago savants, but
unfortunately the announcement as to
the successful tests has a rather suspi-
cious look since the Roentgen rays are
described as magnetic" and other
terms are used by the experimenters which
suggest charlatanism.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

THE STATE of Ohio is rushing along
these days at a bfeak-Teck speed that
makes the average citizen dizzy. Within
month the Legislature has passed bill!
prohibiting women from wearing high
hats in theatres, and promptly followed
this up by bill inhicting penalties on
men fer treating" each other to intoxi-
eating drinks, end now they adopted a
bill providing for the kii.ing of murder
ers by electricity. '-''' ~
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

A prominent manufacturer was asked
what effect the new freight agreement
might have on the steel pool recently
formed. He said: "It is only aquestion
of time until it will be undermined, as
the Carnegie Steel Company can crush all
competition The company is making
its own coke, digging most of its ore, sup
plying its coal and running its own rail-
road cheaper than any other similar con-
Germ in the country"
The tracks for the Union railroad are
partly laid through the works of the
Carnegie Steel Company. In June, as
soon as the water is low enough, work
will be commenced on the foundation of
the piers of the bridge which.is to carry
the road from Homestead to Bessemer.
The road will also be extended to Six
Mile ferry to connect with the Wheeling
division of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road. The connection with the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company s
line will be at Brinton and its tracks us
ed to the Allegheny river, where bridge
will be built from Thompson's run during
the summer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
SUNBURY SOUIBS.

The Y. P S. G E gave soci al on last
Friday evening, April 10. Everybody re-
ports very pleasant time.
Mrs Turner's mother and brother.
Samuel came up TO spend a day or two.
Mrs. Turner is improving slowly.
Campbell Bros are having their Store
repainted.
William Campbell of the Seminary,
spent Sabbath at home
S. A. Twaddle and James Jackson spent
Sabbath at Bruin.
George Wolford aud family are moving
- Brownsville. We are sorry to see Gao
and family leave
The Rev. DR., Rhodes, ofSt Louis spent
few days with relations and friends, last
week.
Mrs P. r Burke OF Karns City was
visiting her brother James McClymoads
and family.
Peter Kline has returned expecting to
play ball.
Peter MeCarrier was home over Sabbath
He is working near st Joe.
The students are trotcing forward to
another social.
Ii. Curtis Hindman, our druggist spsas
few days at Butler, last week.
Teere is quite large school this term,
about 125 Students. C.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16


complete with the interests OF the
Steel Company.
Da;lroad companies most interested
| In the lake trade will not wait for the
completion of the Lake Erie & Pittsburg
to begin thair fight. Every move will be
contested to keep the completing line out
| of the territory as long as possible, and as
a railroader put it: "Their roadbed will
be strewn with thorns along the whole
route
For years Pittsburgh manufacturers
have been crying out that they were dis
| crirlinated against by the railroads cen
tering in the city because competition
was stiied, and the pooling arrangement
worked so admirably. The new road IS
not in the pool. but it is not believed 1t
will attempt to cut rates on other business.
But the immense loss to the old roads
and the iealousies arising among compet-
ing manufacturers must be met, \ we'll
known railroader had the following per
tinent remarks to make on what he term
| ed the ingratitude of the Carnegie Steel
Company:
For years the Pennsylvania & Lake
Erie railroads have been pampering the
Carnegie Steel Company and its atfilia-
tions with special freight rates, allowing
them to brush aside all competition and
practically making the company what 1t
| is to-day. What is the result? At the
| first opportunity they try to knife their
| former friends. But they have not got
the line built yet, and when it is, it will
only extend to the lake shore. When
their cars are switched to the tracks of
competing lines care will be taken to get
even
The irnmensity Of the contract is just
beginning to dawn on the minds of the
average shipper. The new blast furnace
at Duqueuse will require 400 cars of ore
each day. The cars filled with ore at the
lake front will be shipped to Pittsburgh
and will be returned with coal and coke
for lake shipments.
The lake coal shippers are also uneasy
about the reported contract made with
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company and the railroad. This COM
pany to-day enjoys lower mining rate
by 10 cents a ton than any other large
operator in the district, and it also has a
lower freight rate, as alleged. Operators
making lake shipments will be III no
shape to complete. The Ohio Traffic as
sociation, composed of the railroads carry
ing coal to the lakes, has given Ohio
operators the benefit of cents less than
the railroads have given shipments of
Pittsburgh coal. Pittsburgh coal IS far
superior to Ohio coal and has the short
est haul. Within distance. of4o miles
of Pittsburgh,the rate to the lake is 90
cents. This was the reason the lake pool
could not be organized, as there was too
much discrimination in favor of Ohio
coal in price and freight. The new road
will pass through the mines of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company,
whose tracks will be used IS make the
connection.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
OBITUARY MOTIFS.

Robert J. Canaan, died at his home Ia
Clintonville, last Saturday. he was the
father of E. II. Canaan of Evans City, ana
Mrs. Cooper Beggs of this county.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

Are features iculiar 10 Hoods Pills. Small in
size, tasteless, efficient thorough. AS one man
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-05
NOT So EASLLY FOOLMD.

Several things stick out conspicuously from the debris of Tuesdays crash. One of them Is that the farmer is not an idiot. Another is that "the work ingman" is not fool. In the beginning of the preposterous Bryan campaign 1t was assumed that the farmer was ready to jump at any bait held out to him by interruptions demagogues. The farmers of Vermont and Maine early gave that assumption some dam aging blows and it was completely knocked out on Tuesday. In the latter part of the campaign it was assumed that the workingman" was ready to rise in rebellion at the call of silver tongued orators. He rose, but he didn't rise exactly as the silver -tongued ora tors wanted him to. He rose in defence of an honest dollar and the mainte- nance of the purchasing power of his wages.
 Neither the farmer nor the working man is any too prosperous in these days, but neither has lost his wits or his patriotism. Both are in their right mind and in a way now to see better days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-05
ENGLAND NOT THE CHAMPION.

Feeling that England needs defence against the charge of being the cham pion land grabber among nations, the London Times has been studying the record of the acquisitions of various nations during the last twelve years, and it finds facts which will surprise or writing that no other country can hold a. candle to England in land grab bling.
 France is found to have annexed
 most territory in the dozen years un- der review. In 1884 Frances foreign empire had 665, 900 square miles, of
 which area 600,000 square miles were in Africa embracing Algeria, Tunis, Senegambia, the Upper Niger, the Con- go region and certain patches on the Guinea coast, In Asia France held Tonking, Cochin China, Cambodia and other small areas, aggregating 56,000 square miles. New Caledonia and oth- CT possessions in Oceanica make up the total credited to France in 1884 Since that time she has added 2,726,000 square miles in Africa and Asia, bringing her
 aggregate, including Madagascar, up to 2. 3.391 900, or five times the area pos sessed in 1884 Including France itself, the total area ruled from Paris is 3,595,- 900 square miles,. or four times the area of 1884.
 ! Great Britain began in 1884 with an empire of S,530,77O square miles, and by 1 1896 had added 2,599,O90 square miles, | bringing her total, including the home country, to Il, ,129,860 square miles, or one-third more than she had at the earlier date For centuries before 1881 commerce had familiarized her with the various countries best situated for pro- duction and trade, with the result that
 while the continental powers of Europe were busy at home watching and war
 ring with each other, her citizens occu- | pied the lands most worth having. She 1 thus gained vast areas within the tenn
 perate zones. such as Canada and Aus
 tralia, suited to European immigrants,
 or densely populated countries like In-
 dia, which enrich her co mmerce. Wher-
 ever in any part of the .,lobe a port was
 needed, or a coaling station, she ae- Quired it, having, as a rule, no compet-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-05

itor, by reason of the fact that France, Russia Germany, Austria, etc, were preoccupied with internal questions or in struggles for predominance in Flu rope. Thus, In 1884, Great Britain held in Europe 12O square miles, in Asia l. 414, ,130 in Africa 100000, in America B. 610, 1000, in Australasia 3,0S5,540, Since then she has added, in Africa, the NJ ger territories, East Africa, Rhodesia, Uganda, etc, in all about 2,0O0,0O0 square miles, In Asia Upper Burma, frontier of India, certain Malay States North Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak have been added, and to Australasia q part of New Guinea has been joined The list now runs Europe 120 square miles, Asia 1,920,660, Africa 2,300,00o, America 3,614,O00, Australasia 3,174,000
 Germany in 1884 possessed not one square mile of territory beyond her own shores. She now has in Africa 920,920 square miles; in the Pacific, 102,-  150 square miles; total, 1,02S,070 square miles The whole domain of William IT., including Germany itself-20S 670 square miles-in 1896, is 1,231, TAO square miles, or six times what it was in 1884 Belgium acquired in the Congo region an area of 1,0O0,OOO square miles. or eighty-nine times it's own area. Italy acquired 500,o0o square miles in East Africa, or five and one-half times its own area. Russia has added largely to her area in recent years by grab ping at the expense of Asian neigh bors
 So England has acquired the reputa- tion which appears to really belong to France. But it will be hard to put it on to France at this stage of the pro- ceedings