Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-08-06
Well Worth Reading
BEGINS NEXT WEEK.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-SlLR Qel. me Win sCOICucIs uO OuN
on the track,
Hes mounted his wheel and he's bumped
up his back;
His saddle is high and his handles are
low,
And he's off down the road like a shot
from bow.
O, wild riding scorcher, perhaps when
ron die,
And depart to the land Of the sweet by
and bye,"
That than will be answered the citi-
zen's prayer,
And you'll get all the scor ching you
want over there.
DID you read about the Great Butler
Fair.
The army worms are sensible about
o1e thing: they won't touch tobaccl.
1t ia said that there is very art to be
"beastly" weather in ''dog days."
-Tae Batler P. o. has been allowed
$1,000, extra for Office rent, clerk hire, etc
A Pittsburg company proposes in
short to tine engage in the manufacture
of horseless carriages.
When the revenues of a postofic
reach $1,000 per annum it becomes en-
tied to q free delivery system.
"A facetious exchange says marriage in
Chicago is not considered failure, ut is
merely temporary embarrassment"
A high-grade bicycle will be the time
prize for the road race. and our merchants
offer quite an assortment of prizes.
Midnight Mechanics continue to do
little business in Bdtlar. They were oper-
sting on W. Jefferson st., a few nights ago
The farmers are hustling this week as
we arc having the first good hay weather
for month.
An itam is going the round Of the
press to the effect that young lady had
needle enter her wrist about year ago,
and that il recently worked its way out
of the arm Of a young man in another city.
Our grocers are paying Is and 16 for
butter 1Octs. for eggs, 25 for potatoes, 10
TO 90 ior apples 0 cts doz. for corn, Az
cts bu. for cabbage or about cts head,
cts for blackberries; cts for buckle
berries.
The McCan dless reunion, which had
been arranged for Aug. 9th has been
changed to Wednesday, Aug l9, on ac-
count of another in the neighborhood.
which had been previously arranged. All
friends and relatives are cordially invited.
The firm of II. c. Black g. Son of Har-
risyille has been dissolved, K. N. BLACK
retiring. The new firm will hereafter do
busiaess under the firm name Of J. X.
Black e. Co, and will continue to merit
the patronage which the establishment
now comm ands.
Beaver Falls will hold great Street
Fair" on Sept. and 10, on which occa-
sion there will be grand indstrial parade;
horse, bicycle, foot and boat races; cake
walk, pnbl:c marriage, atheletic sports;
prizes TOR best horses, cattle, farm pro-
duc.s, etc.
Our military company elects officers
for the next five years, this evening.
Capt McJunkln has no opposition tor ~
election but for First Lieutenant there
are twoicandidates. AT. Borland. and Geo.
Mechling, and for Second Lieutenant two
"A. T. Scott and ohm A. Alexander.
According to journal for missionaries
"In Mongolia the missionary is often asked
to perform impossible and ridiculous cures.
One msu asks to be made fat, another to
be made clever. another to have his taste
for tobacco or whiskey taken away, while
almost everybody would like to have his
skin made white, like the foreigner.
The county newspaper Of good stand
ing, clean columns and fair circulation is
the best advertising Medium on earth Its
readers as a rule have time to read what
the business msn who gets a daily and
the advertisements. L have had farmers
tell me that on rainy or stormy days they
had reed every thing in the paper, from the
date line 10 the last line on the last page.
-Turpentine is the best friend house
keepers have and supply should always be
kept on hand. It is good for burns. 1t is
sure preventive against moths few
drops rendering garments safe from such
invasions during the summer. 1t drives
away ants and bugs from c1pboards and
corners by putting a few drops on the
shelves 1t effectually destroys bugs, and
injures neither furniture nor clothing. For
cleaning paints add spoonful to pail OF
warm water. little in the suds on a
wash day is said 10 make washing easier.