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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
DEATHS.

FITZSIMMONS At her home in JEFF
ferson township. December II. 1899.
Mrs. Elizabeth FitZsimmons, aged 16
years
AMBERSON-At his home in Forward
township, December II, 1899, John
Anderson, aged IS years.
His death was caused by kidney trou
bic. His only surviving relative is a
sister
PURVIANCE-At his home in Pitts
burg, December l., 1899, John w.
Purviance, oldest son of Campbell
Purviance, decd, of Butler. aged
about 81 years.
Johns death was caused by fever con
tracted in Cuba He was buried in
North Cemetery, Butler, Tuesday.
.FULTON-At the home of his cousin.
J. Nelson, in Middlesex township,
December >, 1899, George ". Fulton,
in his 74th year.
He was an old bachelor, and was born
and raised in Middlesex township.
THICKER At her home in Mars
Tuesday. December 10, 1899. Mrs.
William Thicker, aged 43 years
Death was caused by typhoid fever.
The funeral was held Wednesday,
OBITUARY.
Cal. Crookshanks died last night. al
his home in Freeport, aged AZ years
Lieutenant Thomas NJ Brumby,
Dewey's flag officer at Manila. died OF
fever at Garfield Hospital Washington
D. c., Sunday evening.
Henry Rawle died at his home neal
Philadelphia Dec. :, aged So years. He
was elected State Treasurer in 1915 on
the same ticket with Gov. Hartranft
Previous to that time he lived in Erie
He was an iron master and established
the Sharon furnace, the Erie blast fur
mace and the Erie rolling mills.
Maj Gen. Henry w. Lawton was
short and killed at San Mateo, a few
miles north of Manila, by a Philippine
sharpshooter on Monday while he wa:
leading his troops to capture that place
He was considered the most able and
energetic American officer in the Philip
pines.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21

In the Court OF Com
Matte L. Allen mon Pleas of Butler Co.
vs. Pa, at A. d., No. 2S
William w. Allen. September Term, 1899
Book %, page $50
Two SubppnaS having been returned y. E
l. you the said William w. Allen respondent
above named are hereby notified to appear
in the said Court of Common Pleas of Butler
county Pa. on Monday. the 5th day March
1900. and show cause why your wife, Matte
l.. Allen, ought not to have divorce abso-
lutte from the bonds OF matrimOny.
And further you are notified that testi-
mony in the above stated case will be taker
before the said Court on Tuesday, the 6tt
day OF March, 1900, at which time and place
you are hereby notified to appear.
WILLIAM b. DODDS, Sheriff.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

On Monday the House Committees
were announced, Rep. Showalter was
assigned, to places on the Railways and
Canals, Labor, and Public Buildings
and Grounds committees.
Dalzell keeps his. places on the Ways
and Mea rs, and Rules committees but
as a rule Penn'a does not fare very well
in the make up of the Committees, and
Harry Hall of the Pittsburg Times ex
plains the matter, thusly-;
There is no Justice in censuring
Speaker Henderson for this condition OF
affairs When he was candidate fol
the Speakership last summer the Wis
consin delegation promptly met and de
cided to cast its solid vote for him.
That started the ball rolling in his di-
rection Pennsylvania, tied, as usual
to the tail of the Quay political kite.
brought out a dummy candidate for
Speaker, Gen. Bingham, of Pennsylvan
ia, an experienced member, but who as
everybody knew, had no earthly show
for being Mr.. Reed successor. 1t was
assidnously circulated that every Re
publican member from Pennsylvania
was pledged to Gen. Bingham, and un-
der the pretext that such course
would in some mysterious way help Col.
Quay in gaining seat in the Senate,
the delegation was kept tied up power
less unless it was demonstrated beyond
the shadow of doubt that Col Hender-
son had votes enough to make him
Speaker. Then Pennsylvania fell over
itself, declaring for him. Speaker Hen
derson has now merely taken care of
those who were friends when he needed
friends most, and Pennsylvania like the
proverbial runt pig in the litter, 'sucks
the hind teat.
On Monday the new currency bill
passed the house by vote of 100 to $50,
quite number of Democrats voting for
it. The bill now goes to the Senate,
and nothing more will probably be
done with it until after the holidays,
when the Senate will probably substi-
tute its own bill for it.
On Tuesday both branches of Con
gress adjourned until Jan. Sd, 1900.
WHEN the statistics of the steel trade
of the United States for the year 1899
are completed, there is every probabili
ty, Judging from the records for the
past ten months, that this country will
have produced grand total of between
twelve and thirteen million tons. This
is equal to the total production of the
whole world in 1871. and is fully one
half of the worlds production ten years
ago. We have not only outstripped
every competitor, including Great Brit
ain itself, but so rapid is the growth of
the American industry. that the time is
within measurable distance when even
that country will be but poor second
in comparative list of production.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
NOTICE..

The annual meeting of the Worth
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be held
in the school house at West Liberty,
Butler Co, Pa, on the second Saturday
of January, 1900, being the 18th day, at
10 o'clock a. M. The purpose of the
meeting is the election of officers for
the ensuing year, and such other bust
ness as may be brought before it.
S. J. TAYLOR, SEC'Y.,
West Liberty, Pa
JAMES HUMPHREY, Pres't.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
Notice..

The fortieth General Meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Hannahstown and vicinity, will
be held on Saturday, the 18TH day of
January, 1900, at O'Clock p. m, in the
Creamery Building. at Delano All
members interested in the welfare of the
company are most cordially invited.
PROGRAM.
l. The annual accounts of the conf
pany will be open for inspection by the
members.
2. The charter and bylaws will be read
if demanded.
3. The president will give concise
account of the Company's affairs
4. Election of four directors to serve
for three years.
A. KRAUSE, Secretary.
F. w WITTE, President
Denny, December IS, 1900
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21

THERE can be no misunderstanding
the attitude assumed by the Republican
Senators as to the admission of Quay.
The fact that they have filled all his
places on the committees of the body
with the approval of the Senate without
question, and the additional fact that
places on several of the committees have
been assigned to Senator Allen, who has
been appointed by the Governor of Ne
braska and whose credentials have not
yet been presented, clearly proclaim
that the question of Quay's admission
to the Senate is practically determined
against him. "-Phil'a Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Hail, every body,
All hail
Snow and rain, too,
If you want them;
Likewise any other kind of
Elemental eccentricity,
meteorological mix-up.
With gray skies,
And nasty raw atmosphere,
But what's the odds?
It's Christmas
And everything goes at Christmas.
OF course you haven't got all you want
Aud you never will have;
But you've got enough to have
Merry Christmas
No matter how poor and miserable
you are
Maybe you think you haven't, and
This very minute
You are sagging down in the middle,
And wishing you were under the
ground
Instead of on top of it;
But man, dear, as long asyou're Cd top
Even if it isn't anything more than
the ground
You oughtn't to lose your courage.
Brace up.
Don't you know it's
Christmas?
Possibly, you haven't got anything in
the world.
Well, what if you haventT
There are others.
Find one of them and give him half
of yours.
That's religion,
And will make you feel more like llv-
ing.
Santa Claus can't be everywhere at
once,
And if he doesn't get to you this year
Maybe he will
Some other year.
Anyway, you can hope that he will,
And hope dosen't cost anything,
Whatever you do don't be blue at
Christmas
Better stand around in the cold
And get red.
If you can't have turkey for
Christmas
Think what comfort it is for some
Poor turkey
That never did thing to you in its life.
What if other people do have things
That you don't have?
Some of them have
Smallpox.
Do you want that?
Here's to you for
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
\ Christmas Tragedy.
He climbed up horrible precipice-
Ten thousand feet to the top.
And his head grew light and his hair
turned white,
As he thought of the fearful drop!
In an ocean voyage his ship went down
Ten millions of fathoms or morel
But the waves, foam crested, he bravely
breasted,
And swimming ten miles got ashore.
Then he entered cave as dark as night,
And the sounds that greeted his ear
Made the cold sweat start and child
his heart
With nameless and awful fear!
Such dismal means and despairing
groans
As the sturdiest hero appalls,
Were mingled with screams-a the
pale moon beams
Show'd thousands of skulls on the
walls!
And serpents hiss'd in that loathesome
place!
Grim skeletons glided about
With blood-stained kniYes in their bOny
hands,
While the ocean roared without!
His lips were dumb and his legs were
numb
He could neither move nor speak,
Till knife was sunk deep into his
trunk
And he uttered a piercing shrek!
Then his wife said to him, Turn owe
there, Jimi
And quit that snorting avd putting;
told you to day you were slowing
away
Too much of that turkey and stuffing!
THERE was a panic in the New York
stock exchange, Monday. Money went
up and stocks went down. A trust com
pany and a firm of brokers and bankers
suspended, and then some heavy
weights with ten millions of dollars
came in and stopped the fun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE..

Letters OF administration On the estate
II George W. Fulton, decd, late of
Middlesex twp, Butler Co., Pa. having
been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate will please make immediate
payment, and any having claims against
the same will present them duly authen-
ticated for settlement to
SAMUEL A. LESLIE, Admir-,
BakerstOwn, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
West Liberty Whin>.

We have peace this week; the teach
ers are all away at Institute.
The Lutherans are preparing for a
Christmas entertainment.
A new clerk arrived in town last
week. Set up the tobies Billie.
Mrs Sarah Ann McDeavitt has been
visiting friends in this vicinity.
The friends of the lately married
couple gave them a serenade shortly
after the formers arrival home.
Don't you suppose the rabbits are
glad? But what about the boys!
The busies st person now is Santa
Clause He will not sleep much until
Dec. 25th.
Mr.. Gibson, Mr.. Staff, and Mr.. Bad
ger have been working on the pipe linc.
Thos. Badgers house is rapidly near
ing completion.
Clyde Murphy is home from the
hospital. where he had been eleven
weeks with typhoid fever.
The high wind last week did consider
able damage.
A merry Christmas to all. F.
Coal Valley.
Why not subscribe for the CITIZEN
and read the charming story In His
Steps. 1t is grand.
Mrs. Jerry Pond and daughter
Gladys. have returned from a two
months visit with friends in Crawford
county.
Miss Sadie Bell has been suffering for
several week with quinsy.
Mrs. John Shane had a very severe
attack of neuralgia last week but is
better at present writing
l. H. Pisor has been suffering with
whooping cough the past week.
VIM Rohrer, Of North Hope, was
thrown from pony, on Thursday, and
had his face badly bruised.
A Jenkins had his finger smashed
while at work in the coal mine on
Wednesday
Harvey Turner expects to move to the
McJunkin farm in the near future.
The public schools have closed for a
two weeks vacation.
The boys in this neighborhood have
turned their attention to trapping and
expect to make fortune during vaca
ton.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
SIiddletOWn

Mrs. VIII Duffy is on the sick list.
Ed. Cumberland is able again to visit
the burg.
Mrs. Kate Clark has returned home
from visit to friends in the East
Drilling has been resumed on the
Morrow well after a ten day fishing job.
Perry Gilchrist and sister of Moniteau
visited at Charley Korn's last week.
The South Penn oil company in max
ing a new survey of the Concord oil
field.
Miss Rose Shook was the guest of
Miss Maud Stewart on last Wednesday.
Mrs. \. D. Barnhart has over $50
dollars worth of eggs from her flock of
chickens in less than year.
Al. Litzenberg is busily engaged haul
ing rig to the Whitmire farm for
Bowers Oil Co.
1t is to be hoped that the new cor
respondents from Coal Valley and Plano
will continue to contribute any and all
items Of general interest to this paper
Supt. Painter accompanied with di-
rectcrs visited the several schools in
this township last week. His visits
were very much appreciated by teach
ers and pupils.
Walter Boozel removed on Thursday
to the D. A Younkins farm near Carbon
Centre
On last Wednesday James thompson
started with Il load Of produce for But
ler When near the Greece City school
house his team took fright at some chill
dren and suddenly turning around up
set the wagon breaking it completely in
two Mr.. Thompson returned home for
another wagon and accompanied by
constable Clark he returned to the place
of accident and proceeded to transfer
his load to the other wagon. Suddenly
the team darted forward throwing Clark
who had hold of the lines to the ground.
The team ran to the bridge at Greece
City when it was brought to halt by
two men. Mr.. Clark sustained severe
bruise upon his cheek which serves to
remind him Of his adventure. SILEX.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
Election Notice.

The annual election of officers for
Sarversyille Cemetery Association will
be held on Thursday, January II, 1900
at ? o'clock p. m, in Cemetery building
All lot holders, and others interested
are respectfully urged to be present.
By Order of Board
G. F. SMITH, Pres
VI. n. GREER, Secy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21

cast no more than those which do not,
provided you know where to buy them.
We have now on hand a stock of import
ed goods, from which the most fastidious
can find what he wants. Custom mers open
their eyes in wonder to find that such
goods eau be sold for such prices defying
competition.
Room for one more, is TIE thought
suggested by some suits on some persons.
There is no occasion for such poor fits.
We guarantee to fit anyone who comes
% us.
III Fitting clothes make a man dis
gusted both wi,h himself and the rest of
the world This feeling is wholly un-
nece sary, as we are always able to fur
nsh an elegant 1T i'll he best goods for
a small sum, an: have veil nigh infinite
variety to choose from in our enormous
stock to be found anywhere.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
NOTES.

The most notable feature in the ad-
dresses of the instructors was that they
all pointed to the Bible as the great
book to teach the teacher to teach and
the pupil TO learn.
A large number of essays written by
the scholars of the Spripgdale school,
Butler, are on exhibition in the jury
room as language work.
The sweet school marms have Il re
gular foot ball game every morning
getting their reserved seats for the lee
lures.
Miss Angie Thompson of the Pro
thonotary's Office and John Murrin fur.
nished the Instrument music for the
teachers
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21

A very short time until Christmas. 1t
will pay you to visit our store and see
the elegant assortment of articles suit
able for presents consisting of Diamonds
and Watches at the old prices. Over two
thousand rings to select from. Every
thing new and dainty in gold and silver
novelties, genuine ebony and silver toilet
goods. Silver plate that wears; also the
famous Vive Cameras, Edison and Col
umbia talking machines from $500 up.
Everything new in records Spectacles
to suit everybody.
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Al, 1899.
OUR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.

Ii the value of days depends ON the
associations which cluster about them
we might safely exchange half the year
for Christmas Day and still be gamers
1t is the one imperial day of the year so
beautiful in significance that all other
days sink to a lower order by compari-
son. By the divine right which inheres
in what is kingly it is supreme over
them all. 1t is the symbol of a religion
which gives man an ideal and then
teaches them how to reach it-a religion
which is by no means gloomy, as many
would have it. but full of JOY and hap
piness.
1t is a day borrowed from paganism.
but transfigured after possession was
obtained Before, many generations be-
fore, that star was observed which guild
ed the bearers of myrrh and franklin
cense to the manger, the Greeks and
Romans used this season of the year for
gastronomic and athletic entertainment.
Their houses were decorated with laurel
and other evergreens, and a hilarity pre-
vailed which was not always confined
to the decorous or even the decent.
Christianity inherited the pagan tenn
pies and converted them into churches,
and it adopted many Of the pagan holl-
DAYS, filling them with religious service
and rejoicings.
So lift high the Christmas chant once
more. Strike the harp of hope with the
plectrum of joy. Ring the JOY bells of
Christendom Visit again the humble
stable. and standing, in imagination, by
the simple manger, rehearse to the won
dering ears of childhood the strange but
sweet story of the Bethlehem star and
the angels song.
The spirit of the day and sentiment
of the season, incline MS to say and sing:
All han the power Of Jesus name.
Let angels PROSTATE fall:
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of All.
A FEW years ago one of our lawmak-
ing bodies was stigmatized as billion
dollar Congress. The American people
haye not a billion-dollar country in
double sense. The money in circula-
ton, which has been increasing rapidly
and continuously for long time, was
SO close to the 81, 900, 900, 900 line at the
beginning of December that it must
have passed that mark by this time.
That is, of course, far IN advance of any
point ever touched previously by the
country's circulating medium, says the
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat. On Janu-
airy 1, 1879, when specie payment was
resumed by the United States, the en-
tire amount of money in circulation
was, in round figures, 1910, 900, 600,
while it is $4,000, 600, 900 now. The
gold part of the money, however, has
grown in a far higher ratio than bas
the rest of the circulation, for the gold
total of s13S, 900, 900 twenty years ago
has increased to an aggregate of S17S,-
000, 900 at the present time. This is
cause for congratulation by the entire
American people. No other country In
the world has made advances in wealth
and financial power in the past score OF
years at all approaching the expansion
scored by the United States.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

nR. (. ATWELL,
IL Office Io6 W. Diamond St, d..
Graham's old Office
HOuIs ! to 9 a. N. and 10 ) and 7 TO
p. III
w II; Brown.
w. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON.
Office 236 s. Main St, opp. P. o.
Night calls at Office.
NAMUEL NJ. BIPPUS,
y PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
200 West Cunningham ST.
/. R4AGK, p12S1c,,r ~, s,.,o,,,v
New Troutman Building, Butler Pa.
~ NJ. ZIMMERMAN
VI. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office No. IS, S. Main street, over City
Pharmacy.
DR. y. NJ. HOOVER.
IL 1877 E. Wayne ST., Office nours. 10 to
IA a. III. and to ) p. III.
H w. WICK, -
Has located in the new Stein building.
with all the latest devices for Dental
work.
I J. DONALDSON,
O' DENTIST.
Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest
improved plan. Gold Filings a spec
ialty. Office over Miler's Shoe Store.
DR. w. P. McILROY,
IL DENTIST.
Formerly known as the Peerless
Painless Extractor of Teeth" Located
permanently at III East Jefferson ST.,
Opposite Hotel Lowry, Butler. Will do
dental operations of all kinds by the
latest devices and up-to-date methods
Y McALPIN.
'. DENTIST,
Now permanently in Bickel Building,
with a reliable assistant and facilities
for best and prompt work.
Peoples Phone for Drs. V, or ]. Nc
Alpin-House No. $50; Office No. $40.
DR. NJ. D. KOTTRABA,
~ Successor to DR.. Johnston.
DENTIST,
Office at No. ia E. Jefferson ST., over
G. w. Miller's grocery,
n FL. NcQUISTION,
VI CIVIL ENGINEER AND SUR vEYoR,
Office near Court House
T. H. NEGLEY,
Il. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in the CITIZEN" building.
NEWTON BLACK,
~ ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office on South Diamond Street.
JOHN w. COULTER,
~ ATToRNEY-AT-l.Aw
Wise building, ~ Diamond ST., Butler
Special attention given to collections
and business. matters.
Reference: Butler Savings Bank, or
Butler County National Bank
A. 7. BLACK. IRA McJUNKIS,
RLAcK & McJUNKIN,
ID Attorneys. .at-law,
Armory Building, Butler, Pa
Ii ii. GOUCHER,
III. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Mi chell building.
COULTER & BAKER,
" ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Room B., Armory buildIn.
A T. SCOTT,
IL. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. s. West Diamond St But
Ter, Pa.
I B. BREDlN,
y. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main ST. near Court House.
I NJ. PAINTER,
e. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office between Postoffice and Diamond
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
choice gift goods

choice gift goods
that the prices of will crafty your
pocketbook. Ladies stationary
"a new size sheets of azure blue,
pink or white paper, "a envelopes
to match-in handsome box 3oc.
Ladies yard-square fine Liberty
silk scarfs-white, pink, carise,
light blue, cardinal, black, $I.25.
Tourists solid leather case con-
tanning hair brush, tooth brush
nail brush and comb. soc.
Ladies grain leather combina-
ton pocketbooks, neat metal
mountings-25c. Seal leather
with sterling silver mountings, SOC.
Dressed, jointed Doll, IL inches
long-bisc head, shoes and stock
ings, 25c.
Sterling silver napkin rings, ,65c.
The Battle Of Manila" an
exciting, wholesome parlor game
size I5axI9d, 75c.
Mems or boys a blade Pocket
Knife, war; rarted steal, sterling
silver handle, 4oc.
Superb styles mems Holiday
neckwear, soc. Handsome styles
75c, $I.oo, s. 90.
Mems navy blue or brown
1'ricot Smoking or House Jackets,
plaid lining, $4.5o-quilted satin
lining, $S. 50. Other nice smok-
ing Jackets 5, 10 to 20 dollars.
AZ inch all wool Black Dress
Goods-Drap d'Ete Cloths, SOC
useful skirt or dress goods any
woman will appreciate the gift Of
Consult our Dry Goods Price
Book. If you havn't a copy,
write for it, and you'll get it
promptly, together with booklets
about Books, Gloves, and Hand
kerchiefs.
Such varied, extensive assort-
ment Of useful and novel articles
as never before heard of.
Prompt, experienced mail order
department to whom you can en-
trust orders and selections with
satisfaction.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21

DR. y. NJ. HOOVER
IL 1877 E. Wayne St, Office hours. 10 to
IA a. III. and to :, p. III.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21

~ NJ. ZIMMERMAN
VI. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office No. 45, s. Main street, over City
Pharmacy.