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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Yesterday was hot day in the Ken
lucky Legislature--the House on sted a
Democrat and the Senate two Republicans
Revolvers were in evidence and it was
with difficulty that they were kept from
shooting. No u. S. Senator has yet been
~r-~x~L
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Holmes will be hanged on May 9TH, if
he does not cheat the gallows by escap-
ing from the prison or committing sui
eide. 1t will be interesting to hear any
confession this arch murderer may make.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

There seems to have been a strange
lack of favorite sons this week. What Is
the natter Doesn't anybody want the
presidencY2
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Most of the influential English papers
seem to favor a joint commission to as
certain the facts in.the venezuelan bound
ary dispute. 1t is probably in some way
that the matter will finally be settled.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

VIM. Finn and c. L. Magee yesterday
made information against the responsible
parties of the Commercial Gazette and
Evening Press charging them with crini.
nal libel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12
Withdrawal.

HAlRrsvILLE, Pa, March 10, 1896.
Having been prevented by illness for
several weeks from engaging in the
canvass for County Commissioner, and on
renewed effort finding that my health
and the force of circumstances will not
permit me to make desirable canvass, !
have decided to withdraw. With sincere
thanks for expressions of confidence and
offers of support,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

The Republican State convention of Ohio
was the most harmonious ever held in the
Buckeye State was Mckinley love
feast.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Mrs. Mary Ellen has made a succe IS
full start as a preacher Her debut i'll
tke ministry about three weeks ago, in
Wichita, was signalized by an unusual
incident. AT tee conclusion of her first
sermon several boquets of flowers were
passed up to her over where the foot
lights would be if there were any. 1t is
said that about the only person in Wich-
ita who doesn't attend Mrs. Leases ser
mons is Mr.. Lease. Sunday is busy day
in the drug store business, and he stays
i'll the store 10 look after the fanily's
worldly affairs while his wife attends &c
the towns spiritual concerns.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

The "favorite son. business is being
rushed so vigorously just now that it may
practically peter out before the long
June DAYS get here.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Ho then goes on to state that it will not
step anil the Armenian is externinated.
it Is question oi religion, politics,
social relations, pinnder, haired ana
Jealousy, tbs Intk js-t. "ianafia in his reli
gioni he il intolcrast OF thD Christian he
does not consider that lie il guilty Of crane
by killing them; etc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Mr.. Butler winds dp his very interesting
hiato-y by ssying:
But id spite Of wiat he is doing in his
way, the missionary does not Sght with
the right Seapoh TO save'tho Arfnerian.
tEis Gss8 i59qtte parallel to that Of the
> --ssvih. ID. 1t Vh9 T3Ie up ir the
Bro. - 81 ,.iS..Laph,s He
night with an aLLa... wlI
mother, devuut woman, sal-.
pray tor you, Johnny" John was rather
rI"us himself, bat he was also practical.
~ "e merely said, "All right, mother.
Doctor"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

The American missionary has figured to
considerable extent in the Armenisn ques-
tion. Without discussing tie value Of
foreign missions, | isil to see that the
American missionary IN Turkey il Of much
benefit except, perhaps. in two indirec.
ways. To convert tho Armenian is un-
necessary. He is already Christian, such
es it is. To convert the Turk is next thing
to ah .mpossibility. The Mchsmmedan
does not want co Lo concerted, and the
law is most rigid in foroidding bis con
version if he did. To renoJnce his re-
li-ion would be to the Turk TO renounoe
hfs county. his goveanment, his people
To loose all socisi Stspdlng, to become an
out cast in the community, and TO invite
probable murder by enthusiastic Moham.
medans With such an inducement star
ing him in the face. and with all his in
tense religious fanatlcisps tg hold him in
limo, tbe rewards neld out to the Christian
missionary in Turkey are very scarce
Thsy have established schools and
colleges and advanced the education ot
the people, etc
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12
pOR COUNTY AUDITOR.

wM. S. MOORE, of Muddycreek twp.
o. r. THoRNE, of Clay twp.
JAMES H. MoRRIsoN JR. of Harrisville
4. H. YOUNG, of Clay twp.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Up to 1850 Turkey ruled the entire Esst
and threated the West, but sc this period
Hungary, Poland and Austria had put d
dsmper on Turkey, and province after pro
Vance that had been held by Turkey were
accumulated by them.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

Tho ki;tsnning Times says Frank
Thompson, OFF Jar oqran.vIlle. lost his
left arm in 4 kort timson Wednesday of
l..t wax. He Is a psrt owner of a saw
m;,., and was acting as head sawyer A
piece 81 bari. GOT IL sse ssw dust carrier,
and without stopping the engine, he reach
cd pnder the circular saw to get the bGrk,
= 80" tas s~p&tsHaa yyas performed =
IsiP, o"'o~ AASuo"
The arm WAS cut on a.--
from the shoulder as clean as though q
surgeon had doneit.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

State Convention-At Harrisburg,
Thursday, April a3d, for the purpose OF
nominating two candidates for Congress-
at-large; 81 Presidential Electors; and
selecting eight delegates to the Repubi-
can National Convention to be held at
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The following named persons are an
nounced as candidates for the omces
specified below, subject to the decision
OF the Republican voters OF Butler county
at the primary election:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

HARMoN SEAroN, Of Washington twp.
!. w. STARR, of Butler, formerly OF Penn
twp.
7. c. BRRADEN, of Clay twp.
JoHN w. GILLESPIE, of Middlesex twp.
IoHN MITCHELL, of Butler.
JACOB ALBERT, of Franklin.
w. w. BRANDON. of Connoquenessing
twp.
w. ]. WELSH, of Jefferson twp.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

The rise of the Turk begins about 1900,
with Othman, the first, and for almost zoe
years the descendants of this prince Esve
sa: on the throne of the Ottoman empire.
The dynasty is unbroken, thing unpsr-
all-led in the histofy OF nations. In the
hands of this lily Of 0ttomans, Turkey
rose from handful of barbsrisns 10 be
the most important and powerful empire
on the y lobe al the time, her rule reaching
from the Persian gulf into LAZY and
Aus-ria. and controlling the Mediter-
Ianean 10 Gibraltar. Rome fell, the East
ern empire went to pieces, western Europe
was divided into petty principalities.
Turkey alone prospered, and extended her
duminiOns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
New Words,

1t Is q matter of surprise that the
universally of the bicycle has not pro.
duced an extensive vernacular. AS q
matter Of fact, the slang expressions in
general use are but few. Bike" is sim.
ply an abominable abbreviation of bicy.
Gle. Cyclist is q legitimate and compre.
hensive word that is shorter thar
wheelman or wheelwoman. In France
the latter is called u ''bicyclienne. In
faraway New Zealand the awful word
"cyclodonno" has been coined as a sub.
stitute for wheelwoman. In many west.
ern towns the fair rider is called q
"bloomer" without regard to her COS.
tune. The word "scorcher, rs indi.
eating a speedy cyclist, is fairly en-.
grated upon the language. In Chicago.
however. the ''scorcher'' is called a
'scoot." The technicalities of the ma.
chine have LED to attempts ON the part
OF yo1ng men to coin expressions.
Your tire is punctu-ed'' indicates that
the story you are telling lacks the prob
able element of truth. Reckless state
ments are called "coasting" A very
ancient yarn is not a Chestnut" bat q
century" A young couple sharing q
mutual fondnsss are "riding tandem. -
A man leading a fast life is "gearcd toe
high" An old fogy is referred to as Q
"high wheel. A chaperon is known a.
a "pacemaker." A cheap bicycle i.
called 'gas pipe" machine. A profe s.
sional racer is "pro. New Orlean.
Times-Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
TROUT HOOKED IN QUEER PLACES.
Mr.. KeilogE's Lively Fight With . ElsA
Caught By the Dorsal Fin.

The story which E. Lincoln Kellogg
tells in Outing about a five pound trout
hooked foul makes trout fishermen think
of fish they have hooked in other places
than the mouth.
Mr.. Kellogg went a-fishing in early
spring in a stream near the foot of the
Olympic mountain. not far from Puget
sound. The water was cold and ICY, be-
ing melted snow mostly, and the fish
did not bite so freely as they would
have done had it been later, when the
sun had warmed things up. He had
fishcd all the morning. but without sue
cess, although his companion had caught
10 inch fish.
I'VE fished till noon," he says, "us.
ing big and little flies, bright and dark
ones, black, blue and brown, red, vel.
low and green ones, but to no avail.
After luncheon we separated Jack
went up stream and l down. Pretty
soon I came TO a favorable pool. The
river came dashing down over q long.
steep rifle into q broad, boiling pool.
with big eddy up one side. I cast here
and there for few moments. Then
there was q heavy splash out in the
foam, and my reel began to buzz. I
scrambled to the shore and raced down
the stream, entirely unable to stop the
fish's mad rush. He came up the eddy,
then went down again three times be.
fore could stop him. Then I got him
into my sight. and I saw that I'd hooked
him foul, and saw also how it was that
his PUSHES had been SO powerful. The
hook had caught in his dorsal fin
When Mr.. Kellogg managed to work
the fish into little cove from which he
was able TO throw it out, not having
any landing net or GAIT, he found that
it weighed five pounds.
Fishermen know how fish hooked in
the side will pull, more especially in a
current. They know further that no fish
makes so good n fight as one hooked in
the Ia flesh, where the hook will not
readily pull out. More than one trout
fisherman i'll the Adirondacks has struck
fish and instantly thought it was q
monstcr-a four or even six FOUNDER,
Judging from the way it pulled, but at
last. Oh getting the net under the fish,
has found it to be n little fellow of a
pound or less hooked in the tail.
The place where fishermen like to
hook their trout is down in the corner
Of the mouth where the two lips meet.
This is q tough place, and hook fas.
tened there is better than one fastened
anywhere else for hold fast qualities.
Big front are seldom or never taken
when hooked in the lip, though one
hooked in the tongue fights in an up
hill struggle. But in either of these
places the trout does not make the figh,
u tail hooked one does.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
How do You Dor

In "a Partisan In America" NJ. do
Scissors says: 1.-TWO Americans, meet
ing, accost one another with a How do
you do? Immediately followed by the
inquiry, 'HOw's business?' We French
men say, Comment vous porter vous?'
(HOw do you carry yOursclf?) because
we care so much about our appearance
in fact, we are the most vain nation
in the world. The Germans say, 'Wie
gents ihnen?' (How goes it with your
and, indeed, they do go very slow but
sure. The Italians, Come state?' (How
do You sray) And you know how they
stay, especially in these days, with their
army and finances The Russians, 'Kak
pagiviyetyeh?' (How do you live?) be-
cause they are so fond of good material
living. But the Anglo Saxons say, How
do you do?' because all their faculties
are concentrated upon their work, upon
hard work from morning till night
That is the secret of their prosperity.
The American says still more. He asks
Immediately about business. They do
not care about their health, about their
living. Their great care is about bust.
ness. They kill themselves with hard
work; they neglect their physica. and
mental life, but they make business
fiourishing and booming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
Double Quick.

An ancient resident Of Willowby,
whose conduct in one of the battles OF
the civil war had brought him unde,
suspicion of cowardicc, was naturally
indisposed to admit that he had played
any but q manly part
Il didn't run away and stay till
twas all over; no such thing" he al.
ways affirmed. Il retreated in good or.
der; that was all. Twas q time for re.
treating, if ever there was one, and &C
cordingly used my Judgment and re-
treated"
This statement was regarded as more
or less satisfactory up to the day When
q military gentleman came to visit ;
cousin in Willowby, and in the course
OF conversation held at the village
store one evening heard the oft repeated
explanation.
We'll, my friend he said, looking
steadily at the hero of the retreat, "yor
say you retreated III good order, but
should like to ask one thing. Abou
how fast did you go?''
Well" said the other man, sur
prised into telling the uradorncd truth
IF I'd been at home and going afte
the doctor l reckon folks would hay,
thought somebody was pretty sick. -
Youths Companion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
Good Advice to sold Subscriber

Once again am compelled to i'm
press upon my correspondents the neces-
sity Of brevity i'll their communications
For the benefit of those who may have
q difficulty in condensing their observa-
tions would suggest among other
things the omission of preliminary
hourishes.
1t is gratifying 10 me to hear from
every correspondent that he Cor she) has
been diligent reader Of Truth since its
first number. that he regards it as the
most valuable and influential of papers,
that he has implicit confidence in my
intelligence, judgment, sense of Justice
and desire to do the right thing, and
that he comes to me with every expecta.
tion, etc, but with incessaEt r-;;stition
even this sort Of hattery Is Ups % lose
its flavor.
reckon that if all the compliments
were taken out of my letter box my
daily reading would be shortened by at
least two hours, which is the same thing
as if one whole day per fortnight were
added, to my life. How many days,
then, must be wasted in writing these
compliments? For all our sakes, l be-
seech my correspondents to come to the
point at once, and when they have
stated it to sign their names and make
way for somebody else. Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
A Rap at the Men.

IL woman cannot throw q stone or
catch a mouse, men ought to cease
plagulng her about her disability. As a
rule. men do things which they can
not-writing mp toilets, for instance.
A man once told me that bride wore
white corduroy. cut on the bias and
trimmed with crinoline Anything
more awful than that 1 haven't encoun-
tered until today. when l read of anoth.
er bride ''arrayed i'll cream organ6ie
silk and muslin. trimmed with Chi.
gnon Fancy the honey turned to gall
III reading descriptions like these after
the wedding.
Oh. yes, the rural correspondent is
abroad IN the land. Last week one of
HIM sent the following note to his week
ly newspaper:
Mr.. Slick celebrated the semiannual
Of his first wife's death by getting mar.
RED again. Polly in Chicago Times
Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
Pope as q Trickster.

Mr.. Leslie Stephen writes strongly,
but not too strongly, when he says in
reference to the correspondence Of Pope,
1T is painful to track the strange de-
ceptions Of Il man of genius as detect.
i've unravels the miSdeeds of an accom-.
plishcd swindler." Pope was n confirm.
ed liar, and he lied very hard indeed
about the publication Of his letters.
Having By means of trick secured
their publication by notorious pirat.
ical bookseller. he at once declared that
the letters Were forgeries. Yet while he
was calling out for their suppression he
was really anxious for their sale. The
details Of all his trickery and lying need
not be gone into here
Pope. full of vanity and longing to
publish his correspondence. had pur.
posely employed notorious bookseller
to issue an edition in order that he
might then be able to say that the yer.
sion was piratical one, and that in
self defense he must publish the gcnu.
Inc text. The odd thing is that, though
the whole affair was exposed at the
time, it does not seem to have done
Pope any harm. DR.. johnson. indeed,
says that it did him good, and that the
nation was full of praise for the admira
BILE qualities Of candor. benevolcnce anG
fidelity which the letters revealed Here
is some comfort for any living literary
genius who has not yet published hi:
private correspondence. - Longman'.
Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
Tho Spread Of Superstition.

Some say in Wales that if a mares
shoe is nailed to the Intel Of the door
no witch can ever enter the house, and
that If one Of them happens to go into q
neighbours house broom placed across
the threshold by n member of the fam.
lily will prevent her leaving. Somebody
has said that two straws laid crosswise
on the threshold will serve the purpose
quite etfectually. A neighbours wife
heard one of them mumbling something
to herself and believed that she was say
ing the Lords Prayer backward. Some
body has also said that they can all be
sent after Pharaoh and his chariots into
the depths Of the Red sea if recourse
he had to an expert, but that the latter
must be skilled in arithmetic, algebra,
Hebrew. Greek, Latin and all the origi-
nal (gwreiddiol) tongues before he can
compass this mighty feat.
The belief i'll these things is rapidly
gaining ground nowadays 1t has al.
ready crossed the new bridge at Gil
gwyn mill and has Crept up from earn
Ingli, past Morfa, along the seashore as
far rs Llcch-y -drybedd. 1t is also max.
ing its way eastward, having by this
time almost reached that famous old
stone called Arthur's Quoits, and, if its
progress is not checked, it will soon ar.
rive ut the Scren Office in Carmarthan,
then on to the Diwygiwr (Llanelly).
thence to the Gwron (Aberdare), and
Seren Conner, so that ere long they will
all be- full of witches and their works
-..Reminiscences In Cymra.,'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17

Other European nations will find it
hard to bring their schools of philoso.
ply to the level reached by the German
thinkers. The contemplative turn of the
Teutonic mind, the quiet habits of the
national life. the very climate, all tend
to develop that leisurcly mode of
thought which is part Of the north Ger
man character and one of the greatest
enjoyments known to its possessors. The
French mind, quick as it is, and fasci-
mating and prompt at grasping an idea,
Is too volatile, generally speaking, 10 the
profoundly philosophic. But the Ger
man, who carries his native simplicity
and good nature everywhere, even into
the most elevated questions. allows him.
self to feel and think and grow poetic
over everything Ernest Remains Let.
tiers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
Tho Discovery saved His Life.

&. Caillouette, druggist. Beavers.
vile, H., says: ITO DIR. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with la grippe and tried all the ply.
sicians for miles about, but of nc
avail, and was given up and told
could not live. Having DIR. Kings
New Discovery in my store. sent
for bottle and began its use, and
from the first dose began to get bet.
ter, and after using three bottles wa.
up and about again. 1t is worth it.
weight in gold. We won't keep store
or house without it," Get q free
trial at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
LIFE LINES ON THE FOOT.
Secrets Tl..y Reveal to the Student q
Character.

Secrets Tl..y Reveal to the STUDENT Of
Character.
There il man in Philadelphia who
claims that it is much easier to read
ones character and past and future
from the maps on the soles Of ones feet
than it is from the palms of the hani.s
He calls it "pedalogy.
The pedalogist. while refusing to tell
the names of the owners of the feet in
most cases, showed number of dia-
grams the other day and explained to a
reporter how he read the fortunes OF
the soles.
Maxine Elliott" he said, sis pub.
lie character, and do not mind men.
tioning her name. Here is her story.
Look at it. It's worth studying, for she
is not only one of the most beautiful
women On the American stage, but it is
remarkable in other ways. Her foot is
so beautifully arched that little of her
sole touched the paper when she placed
her foot upon it, The intellectual and
artistic lines are very clearly defined on
her foot, and one need but see and hear
Miss Elliott speak for few moments
to realize that her artistic and mental
capabilities are of high order The
lines of intuition and imagination are
both remarkably long. The cross be.
tween the line of love and the head line
indicates that in love affair Miss Eli.
OFT would be governed largely by rea-
son. She has strong affections, accord
ing to the long heart line.
a contrast to Miss Elliott's foot was
that of Il factory girl from Kensington.
This was foot common to people of
little education. There was scarcely any
instep to the foot. The lines of imagi-
nation. mental capacities and intuition
were very short, and the artistic line
was entirely lacking. The heart and
love lines We're well defined and long,
The lines also indicated firmness and
great ambition, with decided fondness
for pleasure, SO the pedalogist explained.
Still another foot was that of socie-
ty girl. Here again was the high arch.
1t showed. among other things, that she
did not have to stand OH her feet. as did
the poor factory girl. The lines told of
her having less heart and less ambition
than the factory girl too. There We're
sclfishncss and vanity in the impression.
1t seemed well that silk stockings and
dainty shoes usually kept it from the
sight Of those who would read its OWL
eHs character i'll the soles Of that foot.
There was the foot of the preacher
and the policeman and the lawyer, and
each seemed to tell story III keeping
with its owners vocation and habits.
Last of all came the print of the man
about town. There was no arch there.
1t had come down flat footed" 1t
looked as if it was used mostly in walk.
ing up and down a fashionable street
and standing about the club. 1t had
good nature and self satisfaction, some
generosity and some brains in it, but
little Observation-Disclosures Press.