Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-06-18

John W. Brown took possession OF the
Butler P. o. Tuesday and now it's Post
master Brown.
-Zelienople is on the boom, and her
advantages as q manufacturing centre WIN
be duly set forth in these columns during
the coming months.
Why ia it that clergyman who only
gets about 500 year is able to WORK ali
through the summer, while SIC, 600 parsons
naed absolute rest for three mouthsf
Once in q long time you hear OF
horse choking to death on oats. I'd.
Seaton, of North Washington lost Valua-
BILE animal that way, last Saturday
The definitions of words by school chill
dren are curious and ofteu amusing. AN
educational paper gives instances from a
recent examination of class OF boys.
Among them are these: Frantic, wild;
7 picked some fan tic flowers athletic,
strong; the butter Yves too athletic to use'
The statistician has at last got down
to the startling and powerful influence OF
the bicycle on the trade OF the country
He finds that In fif'een Industrial branches
which have been. most affected by the
cycling fever, there is now yearly loss
of SIP. 500. 900. Those who make busi-
ness of catering to the wants OF horse riders
and drivers have suffered to the extent OF
SIS. 900, 900 annually, "horses and hVery
showing deficit of $40, 900, 900, pleasure
vehicles SIS, 900, 900, and harness and
saddles" $40, 900, ,000. The bicycle is res
ponsible for the falling off of sl3, 500, 600 in
piano sales, 81, 200, 900 in jewelry and 81
900. 900 in watches. The consumption OF
cigars has dropped 7,00O,0 900, and of con-
fecuonary by Sc, 900, 900, while tailors. mourn
loss of $40 900, 900, and the purveyors OF
dress goods and millinery similar amount.
The street railways are estimated to have
suffered 10 the extent of So. .000, 600 annual
ly but in all probability this is an sbsurdly
low calculation Among the remaining
trades. the sellers of whisky and lager are
shown to have lost SO, 500, 900, railroads,
excursions, etc, So, 500, 900, and theaters
$5, 900, 900.
Cherries curdle milk, 50 does lemo-
made; and the curdled milk is liable to fer
ment and extend The stomach, which
paralyses the nerves of the stomach, and
this paralysis sometimes extends to the
brain and back to the heart, causing death.
An instance in illustration is the following:
"John Keefe of Petrolia son of the late
David Keefe, who was drowned in an oil
tank at that place about three months ago,
met death in very strange manner on
Monday evening. He ate quantity OF
cherries and then drank milk and lemo-
made, and shortly after was taken with
cramps and soon became unconscious He
could not be restored TO consciousness de-
spite all that was done and in four hours
he was dead. Deceased was % years Of
age and was a robust young man. The re-
mains were brought to this place Wednes-
day morning from PetroGa, followed by
relatives and friends, and services were
beld ia the ST. Eusebius church, conducted
by Rev. J p. GcCloekey. The interment
took place in the cemetery on the hill" +"
Some years ago stout healthy man OF
this town, went to Pittsburg, and drank
freely OF beer, when he came home he ate
heartily of sour-crout, the crout fermented
and he was dead in few hours after eat
ing it.