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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

THE average daily at tendance of
children in the public schools is high
est in Pennsylvania, being 779, 900
while in New York it is 157, 900.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

MATTHEW STANLEY is said to he
red-hot over the prosecution of son,
Dick; and his dogs of war in Penrose
blouses are to be tied loose.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

JANUARY, 1897 was the month of
fires. Fifty million dollars will not
cover the losses from January fires in
the United States and Canada.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

LAST week the Cretan insurgents
proclaimed their independence of Tur-
key and their union with Greece. Fight
ing has commenced between the two
nations
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

FOR 1896 the balance of trade in our
favor from the export of all our goods,
including silver bullion was over $3.50,
600 900 the largest of any year in the
history of the country.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

AMBASSADOR Wayne MacVeagh, at
Rome gave brilliant ball which was
attended by King Humbert and the
Queen and host of notables. The
Ambassador danced with the Queen.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

CONFEDERATE Major General j.
o. Shelby died of pneumonia at Kansas
City, Mo, ON the 18th inst.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18
MIDDLESEX ITEMS.

John Hanna, James Gibson, Edward
BARLEY and others are doing lots OF
teaming this winter.
James Walker of Jefferson twp. was
a visitor at the county seat Saturday.
John c. Logan had an experience with
a Holstein bull last Thursday, which he
will not soon forget.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

We the undersigned auditors OF Butler
county met In the Court House in Butler on
the 4th day of January. 1897. and proceeded
to audit the several accounts OF Butler coun-
ty as required of us by law, of which the
foregoing Is correct statement according to
the best Of our knowledge and belief.
In witness whereof, we have set our hands
and seals this 18th day of February. 1897.
w. :. MOORE. ISEALl.
f. p. MCBRIDE, tSEAL1.
O. X. THORNE, lSEALl.
We the undersigned commissioners OF But
Ter county do hereby certify that the forego-
ing statements contain inst and true ekz
hibit of the receipts aud expenditures OF
Battles county for the year 1895, as we truly
believe.
Witness our hands and seals this 18th day
OF February, 1897.
JOHN MITCHELL, [sEALl.
d. II. SUTTON, SEAL
HARMON SEATON, tsEALl.
ATTEST. G. KIsKADDoN, Clerk.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

THE Immigration bill squeezed
through the Senate yesterday with two
votes to spare-34 to 81.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29
Hawaii.

The group consists OF twelve
islands, four OF them inhabited.
They lie between 18o 54 and y
y, Lat and 1862 and 16l0 W. Long.
Honolulu, the capital, So, lOomiles
from San Francisco. 1t is 3,4fo
miles from Yokohama.
The islands were discovered in l7'S
by CaptainCook.
The islands consist OF COST square
miles. The population is estimated
ut 10000 souls. Four-fths oil the
Inhabitants and native Hawallans'
Nearly every one reads and writes
Mignonette grows everywhere Oh
the island like weeds, ana geFaii'i'h
nlants reach a height OF 30 feet'
Sugar raising is the principle ihuus-
try. Sheep and goats thrive on 'ne
islands. The islands export WOOL III
fair quantities each year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

Senator Pettigrew's map, used in
last years campaign to show that
wheat and silver always followed
each other up and down in price, is
horribly disfGured. Last year wheat
was 80 some cents in Chicago and
silver about 66 centsper ounce. Now
wheat is 73 and silver drops to 60.
As the Senator said he was going
around for the first time to get ac-
quainted with his constitutentswhom
he had served seven years. It's diff
cult to tell which regrets the ac-
quaintence most, the Senator or his
constituents.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

Last year by vast amount OF re-
search and study, and finely woven
arguments, and things, our silver
friends proved that whenever silver
went up wheat followed. hence all
farmers should be for raising silver
in price in any old way-even ii we
made a fellow take scots. for a ST..
But how easy a Iittle simple fact
knocks this argument galley west.
Silver has dropped below 60 cts per
ounce. and wheat has raised about
20 cents per bushcl. Now this Is an
absolute, undeniable fact, and even
no intelligent partisan will will deny
it. Farmer readers, does not this
fact simply paralyze the very founda-
tioD of the free silver argument?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

The best informed and most con
servative business men OF the coun.
try are advising people to be careful
about the Alaska gold excitement.
The advice is timely. Persons going
there without means will certainly
meet with great suffering and hard
ships, and many will never be any
better than where they are. One
man Just returned says it costs $50
a day to live in Dawson City, near
the mines.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29
4 STATE ENTERPRISE.

Everyone should take pride in helping
to maintain a first class newspaper with
ia the state, one which is devoted to
South Dakota's interest, and which is
bending its energy to push the state for
ward,
Every republican should take pride in
helping to build up party newspaper
within the state which is fighting for the
success of republican principles.
When this can be done and at the same
time greater value be gotten for less mon
ey every one should take hold. The
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader has lately
greatly improved its new service and has
in view still other improvements. 1t
prints by far more state news thah any
other daily which circulates among South
Dakota people. 1t prints the iuii Asso-
ciated Press dispatches. It's editorials
are crisp and powerful 1t IS In closer
touch with affairs of the state and the
party than any rival and furnishes more
news of interest. Its legislative service
this wear is handled by by j. Iomlinson,
Jr. and will be far more elaborate and
more interesting than that OF any other.
II reaches It's readers as quickly or more
so than any other paper,
It's subscription price is only Tour dol
lars per year. Every Republican in South
Dakota should take it. IL IS worm sar
more than the money. Argus Leader,
Sioux Falls.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

"Oh, what q difference, is once
more illustrated in the experience o /
Congressman Kelley, who talked
hard times in last years campaign.
He is now affording amusement for
the politicians by building n $4,000
residence at his home in Flandreau.
Well, that's only human nature. If
Kelley can afford a $4,000 dwelling
and wants it, whose ice does it cut?
Of course he should hereafter be con-
sistent and admit that there are
splendid possibilities in this country
for a man possessed OF energy and
perseverance-even if the admission
does knock the principal prop from
beneath pOpulism. White man is
much the same, regardless or his po-
lical beliefs, and his view Oi.the world
is often colored by his own condi-
tiOns-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

Bro. Blake, OF the Washington
Times, is after a citizen OF that town
in Blake's own inimitable style. He
calls him "penny pincher," and gives
him a horrible roast. Bro. Blake is
quite naughty, but perhaps he has
had sufficient tprovocation. Weknow
nothing about the merits or demer-
it's Of this affair, and care less, but it
is often the case that fellows Of very
small natures will iab away
under the mistaken idea they are SO
cute that no one knows oftheirlttle-
ness.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

Editor Dana's great democratic
paper, the New York Sun, says until
Organism and cheap money democ-
racy is stamped out ofeXistence, that
paper will advocate republicanism.
The last campaign made changes on
both sides. Some republican papers
going to democracy, and many dem
ocratic papers supporting the re-
publicans. This breaking up OF old
established partisan lines thorough
" establishes the fact that most pa
pers are free to act as tile aelividual
owners see fit. They are independ-
ent, and not ':subsidized," rs q few
cranks would have people believe.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

As was expected Judge l.. Z. Gaffy
was unanimously renominated at
Taulkton Thursday by the republi-
can convention OF the 9th circuit.
No one questions but what he will be
elected by an overwhelming maiori-
ty, but that fact should not cause
republicans to lie down and do moth
ing. Get out the vote and the people
will do the rest.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

The popuIist candidate for govern
or OF Ohio, Chapman, is millionaire
coal operator That does not dis
qualify him--simply illustrates the
difference between tweedIedee and
tWepdlcdum.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

The benefits from electing some
state officers from one party anu
some from another are not immede-
ately apparent to the naked eye-if
numerous law suits are any criterion
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

l.. +. Cavalier, aIi-roundn newspaper
rustler, has been added to the Sioux
Falls Argus-Leader force as man.
aging editor. The Argus is settinga
rapid pace and easily leads all state
papers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

Capt. Bryson, editor OF the Ge ttys-
burg Courior, is said to be a candi-
date for congress before the next re-
publican state convention. The
Captain was an early resident of
Hand county, located at st. Law
renee, and always q hard working re-
publican.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

Under the new tariff it is said
Americans returning from abroad
are limited to 500 worth Of clothes.
We known whole lot of folks who
are limited to less than that amount
on account OF tariff.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29

About 600 collected from insur-
ance companies by the state is now
being divided among state fire de-
partments. MilIer's department re-
ceivcs this year $23.4O.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29
IRESSliAklNG,
MAUD l.. IlOUGH.

I have opened Drrssmakmg rooms on"
,or north ui Commercial House. where
" class cutting and hitting viii ba done
ladies invited to call and get prices.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29
II. MAIBERRl,
PHOTOGRAPHERS

p-opriator OF the Pioneer Photograph Gal
|-y Of Haai County. Ei".l rig#S WOrE guar.
'rfaed. Prices very reasonable. Cal and eX-
mine our work. One door north postOfice
|Gr,S =.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-29
pTrsINEsS DIRECTORY.
H. WILSON,
DENTIST.

,p work guaranteed. Bridge and crown
..,t i, snrrfalt,. Office two doors north Of
lnpttr
MILLER. sOTTH DAKOTA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
CIuEenship BY Marriage,

A number OF important decisions were hand
ed down yesterday nv the supreme Court 4
case OF considerable intcrrs; from Indian Terri.
tory, decidrh In iaNur NJ the ap,rllnntS v.s
that OF Jess and John NOnre. under ssntsnT. ~
the murder ~ Fred Rutherford. Ruthrrfnri
was u white man. who had married a Chrruk. r
squaw; and the question involved in his case
was whether the act OF marriage had becn mad,
In proper form, which would make him a cher.
oker citizen. and IN this case the F~irral court
would have no Jurisdiction over his murderer,
il appeared, however. that the marriage lad
hren conducted without a iuil observance OF the
Cherokee laws.
As-is' Int Acknowledgement Whitney. in his
RrguTu ut in the CHse, showed that RuthprturI
l,l bean rspcciait, rrmN~ - failing to comply
wan II" thur"N"" law ~ his marriage. ana an
''pi'-nn ir'w 'Hr NitprnrN-ienrrnl 10 the Cher.
"t'"" Wa iN"i ia the case. 10 the eject that "A
man 'Nin ga H"' comply with these Jaws OF the
lhiUIhS was lrt = ',tErn ~ The tribe. Justlvr
brewer rlNcr'u the opinion Of the court. hold
,nI that Rutherford was a Cherokee citizen.
ma therefore reversing the decision Of fudge
!,arSrr, h"ilinG, Nohres guilty OF murder under
the laws ot the tnltcd states.
u Is believed that tho effect Of this oninion
VIII D." o. admit many "squaw men " to citizen
thlp ~ the lLdian tribes. and IN case OF n divis-
ION OF indlnn property. as proposed IN Indian
territory Uy the Dawes Commission, wil have
an important bearing upon the distribution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
carr. FRAzIER'S MAATEsE CAT.
Jumbo. II. Says, Has Learned the Trick
OF lighting the Kitchen Fire.

LEXINGTON, KY. Jan. Cap Jerome u.
Frazier. ex-Cnief OF Police OF Lexington, tell.
this story about Jumbo. his large Maltese cat:
II am u domestic man. | do many Of the
chores, and one OF my self-imposed tasks Is to
lay the kitchen fire at nlgI.t so that | can light
Z. :. :H5 morning in an Instant and 20 back and
attend to the children. while my better half Is
experimenting the preparation Of break fast.
The range has the usual hot water boiler at
tached, which keeps the kitchen fairly warm
during the carly hours Of the night. But before
day the heat dies out these cold morning s and
the kitchen gets intentionally cool.
w have n splendid Maltese cnt that we call
Jumbo on account OF he- extraordinary size.
She sleeps in the kitchen at night. for she
catches most OF her rats during the daytime In
the cellar, which Is very dark. and she fairly
feasts on rat meat all dag. THIS mnSe- her
sleepy. and she coils up under the range after
supper is "ker and sleeps there until morning.
Fol, several mornings after the cold weather set
IN was surprised On entering the kItc,,-u to
ina that u" fire In the range had been lighted,
and one morning II had been going 40 long that
The ton ~ the rahto was red hot. ! questioned
TIE glrl; nut she knew nothing MS 10 hoS the
fires were started. determined to watch.
" ! got nj about , O'Clock and dressed hur-
rirdlS ana went 10 the Kitchen door, which |
hnd purrn'"ly left partly open 20 that ! could
hpUr "lcn saw - match burst into flames IA
front al the range, by rs lighL / Jaw that the
cat. Jrmhr. Wa holding the match. and II
Cuursc She IDust haN" sIrUck IL. She held the
burning Splinter 10 The unIr under the kind
Hug. and IN ~ few s"rund- The fire was roaring.
,Iuiuli lInprd down, AMI after stretching her
srl'' cr"n, under ,the range and lHid down, rs
much .as to say IN soon he a warm ns u bug n
q rug, since hen | have not llgnied u kitrlen
ii-e. ,iurIEu does IL for mr. No, I DON'T know
where sl.e gets lac MATCHES"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10

o'clock IN the. morning. and even during the
winter. vhen theresre no performance. she ha.
nS Syf Deopis al ssi1sa,h 10 vi.is her. one OF
bslreuth opsra House va. seen in q young mar
old oEi'i and i has s~ a good h voice. 0f 81, he "a.
s an'au second q act such hi. voice Rs,' ~s ana s,i a.if!
gone. His poses were most attn using. rs he had
sssIs sspe , |, taught q BY Fra, nns w %sx f sRd AZ az
1culty Of singing Spofrtod at Baireuth is TOO
great for any body to attempt t. and think N.
de Reszke PERFECTLY right in refusing TO 60 there
as long as the score wac not cut q particle. To
sing the young SteGtri,d N that form one day
in Die Goetterdaemsrung." Is too much for
any man who wants TO keep his voice:
beautiful. and others not so successful Inc
best OF all the effect. was secured In 'Das
RhelnRold.' when the Rhine maideDs we're seen
In the water. aud that was remarkable. The
machine was 90 arranged that they apparently
swan In a wonderfully realistic, way. although
no .Iss %, ~ mec Gstman n on.ra house, today
differ very little in rank. one eIcels in one
particular and one In another. but the same
the necessary time for study help- any one OF
the theatres from attaining any particular emi:
tss numoer q sne Singers ,oo few for them to
be collected la one theatre"
Fran lima viii give a recital =. Ca;
start for Philadelphia IN Join the Damrosch
company there. Her first appearance in opera
hf 8. WI" w.l k %.a' . 4 Mirfsi she @p T,i a ..as IN
dsemerung., and Tristan and Isolde" Pos,
: .aa ~. .as will will 10 t, heard nr =. Lf IL IN ,S,dslio'.
part in which she has often been anxious 10 ap-
pear. She would have sung the role here during
sing the part In italian. Frau Lehmann's last
appearances hero wa, made as Suleosl In
HOUSE a,'i iS 1852. sse w .n: t nssn0p III On the oD fol.
lowing day and she returned TO Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
RuTus's Valid Excuse.
From the Ns,s oriean, Times, Democrat.


On one OF the country plantations, were EN-.
ployed, among n score of other colored field
hands, a couple OF typical darkies. They were
man and wife. The man. in addition to his
work In the field. was called upon to attend To
the horses and do chores about the hon-e. He
WAS well on Ia years. hut WAS one Of III" mast
faithful nt hrs rncr that ever followed u plough
or curried ~ horse. Hl' wife oficihIrd as cook
ana helped with the Homework. The master
WAS a hard worker. who spared neither himself
nor hls rn ployrrs. anil, though II" gained the
rather unenyiablo reputation OF n driver" he
had his good points, ana one OF them wa- u Tx
Ing Tor old Rufus aud his dusky wife. Rrb"CCA.
They we're negroes OF the 0ld-tilne slavery days.
polite and minltul Of the days wien their lives
were literally ow ned by their mn-ter-.
On" day ia. agrd Eegro did NOT appear in timc
Tor work. and. rs the master had counted Oh his
early presence about the stables, lie took RE-
brcCa to task for the tGrdlncss Of her spouse.
to 'srI'e him"
WHATS the matter with him? Why Amt
he her" on lime. Ell - the master put In testify.
"Hev To 'scuse him dis mawnln'. Rufus died
les Tore sunup. boss
The quaint manner OF her putting the matter
ana her faitbfuluess to her own work acted
somewhat. on the masters good qualities. and,
quickly telling her she could have a holiday"
lao turned away. possibly to conceal his feelings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10

an slsshed an' pounded an choked them bar:
but. they only seemed to think No WAS plAyin''
With EN-; begun 70 git di.eourHsed: and
twl,tIn's:
'J.sey' say, I. this bars soia' to down
,"Jabe he hoilers back. pufnn' an BLOWN an
bleedin': =.
lIshtnin' on this bars eonk that kin save me.
but we KEEP on ,,as.eiiin'. sn'. list a, JADE
weak like. an had hollerec the same to Jsbe.
'whuz.z-z: went sumpin'. an l felt me an my
air an 90 taiiin' up The eide o. tie
ridge Ike a hurricane! . ] STARED up
with his bar a ~foli.rin' close behind him. Then
rasselled 80 long In the tops o that down timber
that we had loosened the fAstenins o that bent
hiefpry: g, !; h,d 'PTsns Up an zen, ., hyin;
was wond.rin' when and where we'd fetch up.
when We went k-rplunk up ag,Ln sumpi' that
saaaent thSt i was fnocIed loose from my
bar an, went right on fer more than forty foot
had struck. TherU laid my bar dO.der'n a
other bar as big a. two Of mine. Il
ifayriin' up the NIL, roin' forty mile. an hour.
eouldn't stop. an he didn't hev time TO turn out
fer Us. 50 W. comes together. The collision
broke my bars back an twisted tother un's
neck outen It's socket. an there they was.
II run down then TO see whether JAbe had
Landed yet; ! found him. He Was elinsin' tea
limb OF the dead oak. sixty foot from the
ground. an hangin' TO him. with its head be-
twiIt Jabe's howlrgs and kickin' disconslitlike.
was Jabe's bar. JADE had ketched the limb as
he was passin' up'Afds. AZ hadn't more'n. fAs-
tened on IL. when along came the bar. hcad
first. an shot right through beiwt1t Jabe's legs.
JADE didn't let the bar go no furder. but jist
DRAWN them legs O. his together and lockin'
one foot over tother On. he shet the bars
wind clean of. az the bar would .
ben a heap more co1ftAble II IL had ben In 4
wise. IL was In its last kicks when | got there.
an Quit kickin' fore long. Then JAbez IN
hook ed hi. feet. an looseued the grip Of his legs
on the bar. an down 10 souLed ali In q heap on
the ground. iabe edged over TO the trunk o.
the tree az wrappin' his handy legs around IL.
jist as II he mowta ben = quAte an some one
cid TO the ground.
Me an him had . good many b'ar Sights
after that" Uncle Jim used TO cay. but none
list exactly As amAzia' as that On WAS"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
ELks ~
The Outcome OF = scheme to Make Then
Take the Place OF Horses aaa Msies

With reference to Nr. Ell Z. ChAmberIaia's
statement last week thata scaeIe was on
foot TO capture y%,ar.iEG, elks in eastern Ore
cou. and then break them as one would =
horse, for driving puTrnses-thus replacing
the horse in Industrial pursuits. Mr., Sylves-
ter +. Evans OF l.atourelL Falls furnishes the
following extract trnc- History OF Madison
county. IOWA. with the Injunction that -
We will. se NAV prnrt 10y tie experience u.
others" which he says may save the elk com
pang, and Others tire and money;
The CAPTURE of elk calves was. In those
for there were visions %. wealth TO he der We .
from their sale. But these Elk sadly d,sSc-
most use:ul domestic Amin ais. for the sham
b!es. for the slough ana cart. carriace and
course. possibly for the dairy. WAY not: As
thus. in size AMI form. in hoof and horn. they
were own cousins TO the reinceer that indi>-
rensable adjunct to Arctic humanity. Their
speed and bottom had been proven IN many a
hard half-d,y's hunt; their bee; was as tina,
o; an OK. They coall winter wher- the mule
would freez, or starVe. and 80 easily domesti-
face OF man. carry u in Your arms 100 yards,
anh.it would follow yon thruu-h f-e and water.
They. would nei.h-r work no. play. The trial
Wa. fair and conclusive. In the spring W
1881 inuch valuable time which had else Seea
dustries. was spcnt in Adcl in hreAlinc them
to harness and saddle, and Elisha Morris. thea
we'll known in sporting circles. harnessed a .nan
Of two-ycar-old bucks 10 a light ,ur.y tnd
started for some Eastern emporium, where il
Was ,hHNra' me aH'aps turnout would com.
lin 70. CskalnosA. ssoui 100 miles. where he
was fatD 10 swRp the whole rig s- a horse
that he sold Tor some $50. His verdict was,
a Id Indian
They were utterly lawless. roln- without;
Jet or htntrance into field and Garden, and do
inE'nischie. out ~ sheer wantonuess. They
seemed aware tina; "A horse. not familiar with
them. would stampede at sight: they Mould
curve the neck. throw IN their huse horns. sSt
the hair forward, aud snort To increase the
fright. Runnways from this cause were FIRE
lueni. A. certain seasons Of III" year the males
were as dangerous as mad hulls,'