Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-05-14

M5nday morning.
Administrators and Executors OF estates
cG1 secure their receipt books Mt the CIT
IEs oHce
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The first chapters Of our new and
good story 'rNy Strange Patient" appear
in tits paper
Said bicycle boy, "Now, then,
I will ride like she racing men"
But he got into trouble,
For he bent himself double
And couldn't bend back again.
Every man has enemies OF whom ne Is
justly proud.-Ex.
There is an old saw or proverb TO cover
every species of deviltry.
ITS pretty hard for any man to under
stand why anyone doesn't like him.-Puck
Tie West Sunbury boys won the game
of base ball they played in Butler, Mon
day.
The showers of Tuesday extinguished
the forest fires in Mexican county and W.
Virginia.
The Merchants Band has volunteered
its services for Memorial Dag. Program
next week.
1t is said that fish have q regular Bit
ing streak every seventh year, and that
this is the year
The price Of sugar is to be put up
again just to remind the public that the
Sugar Trust is still on top.
The bicycle will never reach the per-
fection OF usefulness until it has a lawn
mower attachment.
"A young man Of the period is one who
rejoices when q circus is IN town, or dog
fight going on in the street
Property owners will find that article
on on. 4:h page. entitled 'The New Fence
Law" to be OF interest.
When you see a young miss helping
her mother in household work it is q sure
sign that she will make good and indus
triogs wife.
The distressing accident q. Mars, Mon-
day, IL q conclusive Argument against the
manufacture and sale Of giant fire-crackers
In this State. They are too loud and TOO
dangerous to be funny.
Potatoes are 30 plenty that lots ofpeo-
pie think it's not worth while planting any.
That's just where they're making a serious
mistake. Plant plenty of potatoes. Two
crushing crops seldom come in succession.
Monday nights storm, and will be till
Saturday night. During that storm light
ming struck the wires aud destroyed the
arc-light armature. The accident will
cost the company about 81 900.
No man can lay down rule Of guild
snce for another mans stomach. Every
stomach is q law unto itself There are
chronic dyspeptics who digest cucumbers
better than any other food.
Campbell q Templeton's fame is
spreading. last week they shipped about
81, 600 worth Of carpets and furniture to
Pittsburg. No f.m in Butler county ever
made more rapid strides to popularity than
this firm.
Our Town Council has selected T1es-
day, the 10th day of June, as the time for
holding general municipal election on
the question of increasing the Indebtedness
Of the town for further paving, sewerjng,
electric light plant, etc.
This is Butler county's week before
the Superior Court sitting in Pittsburg, and
up to date the cases of Harlan Book,
admr, vs. J. A. 0'Neil; Pfeiffer and Kauff-
man VS. Fred Rahiser; appeal Of Marion
twp In pauper case. and the case Of Com.
vs D. A. Johnston haye been heard.
The bicycle which few years ago was
regarded as fad, has grown by general
use into such tremendous proportions that
the mind can hardly grasp the figures. To
supply the demand there are something
like 400 firms, making money hand over
fist, and it Is estimated that In the various
plants more than $25, ,OO0, 900 is invested.
See cne circus and you see them all, Z"
Is the old saying, but it did not hold true
as to the John Robinson and Franklin
Bros shows, which were here last Tuesday.
The animals were clean and healthy look
ing, and some of them were novelties here,
the ring performances were excellent. and
some of the specialties were marvellous
The music was good, the clowns were
funny, and Yerything connected with the
show was first class and mp to- date.
The man who gets into what Ia called
the building association habit acquires
something tina, he ia never able 10 shake
. OIL, even if he wants to, and something that
Ia always 10 him friend in need. Here ia
new building association story that is
simply an object lesson for those who are
struggling along with nothing to look for
ward TO. There resides in this town q man
who for years managed 10 get along with
out saving cent and he was often wOr-
ried about the hereafter when he shoul
have reached that age when be was no
longer able to work and earn as much as
he did in the present. He talked the mat
tor over with his wife. and both agreed
that something ought to Dc done In the
way Of saving If only enough TO bury them
and save them from pauper's grave. One
day the man saw the advertisement of q
new building and loan association about to
start, and be wondered If here was not his
chance to do some saving. He broached
the subject to his wife, and she agreed
with him that the time had arrived for
them to make start. They bought two
shares in 3 building association, paying
fifty cents per week, and ut the end of the
year they fonnd that they had not suffered
any from the expenditure of the money
and had little sum laid up in safe hands.
They had had all they wanted on which to
live, aud had not deprived themselves of
anything. IL was revelation TO them,
and the more they thought it over the
more IL impressed them. 1t was such q
good thing, said the man TO friend, that