Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-28


House. cleaning time again"
-Washington's birthday next.
No cases of sun-stroke have been re-
ported this week.
Its all right to follow golden rule,
but not If it falls out of fourth-story win
dow.
-Xondsy was our coolest day and yet
they were working in the railroad cut at
E1clid.
"A woman is probably called BELLE"
says the Philosopher, because her tongue
makes 20 much noise"
With the mercury way below zero,
Venlt 5 now posing. Ia Trilby, as even
ing "a in the Western sky.
The Inauguration Of Mckinley will
be the Tooth anniversary Of the retirement
ofGeorge Washington from public life.
The q. s. Government has leased the
Postoffice building here from Jas. W.
Thompson for five years at 800 year.
The clcck fell and made large dent
in the floor. CAB" said the floor. ''Sow
understand what Is meant b. the nick Of
time"
-"Dey ain no use feelin' sorry TO-
mule" Gays Brother Watkins, "kase de
fus' chance he get he gwine kick de teelin'
out O yo'."
Some Of the Nomination Papers sent
in to the County Commissioners this week
were detective and had to be returned for
correction. All the papers must be 10 by
this evening.
The Pittsb1rg, Bessemer a. Lake Erie
X. X. hgye put up the machinery Tor
safety gate and gsteman's watch-house
at the crossing OF their tracks over Centre
Ave.
--Scme chap who claims to know all
about IL has Published list Of the promi-
ncnt people who are TO die during 1897
These Of "a who are not included in the
list are drawing deep breaths of relief.
Try to arrange your business so a. TO
attend the eclipse Of the sun next Monday
afternoon. The next day will be Candle
mas, and will belong to the groundhog,
who will do the six weeks act.
-Wha. won't boys dot Sometime ago
some boys of the north end Of town caught
neiehbor's rooster and painted him red,
and the other night two boys vent into
doctors Office and caught his cat and
chloroformed her Poor puss, she's dead.
"A gentleman saw the foil owing adyer.
tisement in a paper: "Ths Road to
Wealth. Send twelve stamps to-
The gentleman sent twelve stamps. and
IN return for his outlay received minute
instructions how TO get to the q. s..
Treasury from any part Of Washington.
Our grocers are paying lSc for butter,
lie tor eggs, 20c for potatoea. apples and
turnits. SOC for parrnips, carrots, beets
and onions, to SC for cabbage, 10c for
dressed chicken, 13c tor dressed turkey,
IL for dressed duck, and 90c bu. for
beans.
The Kitty Rhoades company opened q
weeks engagement at the Park Theatre on
Monday night to q large audience and have
been playing TO pretty good business ever
since. The company IL well balanced
one and gives general satisfaction. To.
night the company will present "Hazel
Kirk A family matinee will be given
on Saturday afternoon.
The Treble Clef Club, directed by G.
N. Boyd, Jr. gave very enjoyable con
cert In the Opera House Last Friday even
ing, whie petted about 5000 for the new
hospital; and after the concert AN amusing
sleeping scene was put on the stage and
well acted by wrs. X. r. Scott, Miss Name
Lusk, Aaron Reibcr Fraak Murphy, Ed
Colbert. Joe Hei1emsn, Carl Lcighner ant
Others
Part of the iron for the new railroaG
bridges and tfestlcs 10 in town; and mum
Der Of wo-kmen arc erecting larE'
traveller" begin .ing at tbs embankmcn
ON the Geo. keiber place. The trestl
from the embankment 10 the spiles nea
Lookout Ave. will be about 1900 feet lonj
aud will cross the West Penn tracks, th'
creek and Lookout ave. The Traveller
Ia being built on the cantleyer plan. Tn
work IN interesting.
Tho blizzard that ragged In the north
west Wednesday and Thursday Of las
week. reached us Saturday, and the mel
curry gradually fell until II reached 13 an
a5 below zero Sunday night. The creek belo'
town ffoze over In ono night At point
in MiuDescta and Dakota tho mercury wa
reported at 20 to 40 below zero. Tuesda
morning ths mercury stood at 6 10 8 belo'
zero here; the zero line bad extended dow
into Kentucky. and nj one point In tb
northwest the mercury was reported at )
below zero. With trains showed In.
The American flag on and after th
mex, Fourth ol July, will have forty -fy
starg. A notice has been rent out 10 tt
army ard navy officials 10 that effect. A
order las also been issued 10 tho CT stt
disra oi public LsiiGings thr hr1ughout II
United states 10 begin gt once 10 put
the additional stars In all old flags I
secure new oDey. EIich must be ak rov
Of stars. The frat, third and fifth row
will lave sigbt stars each, aud the gecODt
louith ard s3xth will have seven sta
each
Few people stop 10 count health ~
grea, bie.sing II il tbs highest Of pure
earthly blessing. Wc are 40 busy erun
ling EVER sons financial wrong that v
forget all the money In the world won
;proGt % but little II we wcrc invalid
lEdnesiicD IL a fine thing. says josh Bi
1ipg-. aud fame IL great, but good reli
Carlyle; with stupidity, sound dIgestit
snd good liver, . man can confront az
~ tho problems of tho uniysrae.o
The varieties Of people the Giferen
In thsis aimg ambitions and luck, are hit {
In tia somewhat worn but pertinent pGr
graph; While enc man Is struggling
justice another is fleeing from It. One mi
js saving TO build house and another
try ing 10 sell his for less than cost TO x
rid oi u. One man spends all the mo1.
80. an. Ia faktro a otvI IN tho than