Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-12-13
Buy Your Christmas Things
from Home Merchants.

Buy Your Christmas Things
from Home Merchants.
Thirteen candidates for Justice of
the Peace.
The wise holiday buyer goes early
to avoid the crush.
Put on your best bib and tucker
for the Institute next week.
What time the olive branches will
have for the next two weeks
An Isthmaa canal will be something
of Importance between the two oceans.
Washington is on the map again,
and Harrisburg will come in next
month.
"A close winter implies an extra OBJ
legation regarding the open door.
Shut it.
Those two European bantams
land and Portugal-seem to be spelling
for fight
Why shouldn't this country take its
pick of the isthmian canal routes and
begin digging.
-Zelienople is again on the boom
and considerable property there is
changing hands.
Any of Newton musical instruments
would make nice present, and he has
lots of them Read his new ad.
Douglass line of toilet sets, mantel
ornaments and pictures were all selected
with care, and for the holiday brade.
No matter whether you are 'here
in town or out in the country" now is
the time to secure your Christmas gifts.
The hair on dolly's head may have
belonged to IN Angora goat, but the
kids needn't know anything about that.
How sad it is to see boy of ten
wink when one attempts to pull the
wool of the Santa Claus yarn over his
eyes.
-Douthett & Graham's corner win
dow is full of things that nice young
man would appreciate for Christmas
present.
&C. N. Boyd's drug store is refuge
for many beautiful articles in toilet sets,
perfumery, etc. purchased for the holi-
day trade.
Chicago is taking religious census
of herself, with the intention of turning
over a new leaf with the coming of the
new Century.
w. G Mitchell sold his restaurant on
w. Jefferson st. to R. A. Pollock; and
has gone to Kittanning to take charge
of hotel there.
Brown & Co have their show win
dow full of ladies writing desks some
thing very dear to girl when she has
love affair on hand
Three big floors full Of Christmas
presents at Campbell & Templeton's
all useful. many handsome and some
pretty See their new adj
Your best fellow will like you the
better if you take Cliff Wick's Judgment
on scarf. Cliff is something of a beau
himself and knows pretty thing when
he sees it,
Agents of the Bessemer Railroad
will sell tickets at reduced rates Dec.
%, "a, 25 and 81, 1900 and Jan. /, 1901,
limited for return Jan I'd, on account
of the holidays.
The patrons of the Buttercup school
will give an oyster supper at Buttercup
Hall, on Friday of this week tomorrow
evening" to which everybody is invited.
Go and be liberal as the school wants
to buya new organ.
Almost anything in Mrs. Zimmer
mans store building. from a 8 cent
handkerchief to $50 cloak would do
for present, and those hats and bon
nets on the second floor were put to-
gather by an artist.
Some Of our High School girls seem
to think newly married couple the
funniest thing that ever happened. .
They followed one to the Court House
the other day and sat down on the steps
and laughed themselves to death.
John b. Denote, the fourth number
on the Y. M. G. A. course Of entertain
ments, delivered his illustrated lecture
The Harp of the Seuses or Character
Building, Monday evening. The next
lecture is by Robert Morse on Jan. H..
The Teachers Institute will convene
in Butler next week All the school
teachers of the county will be here and
some of the directors; we hope that sub
scribers who are several years back
with us and to whom we have repeatedly
sent bills, will take advantage of their
coming to Butler to send US something
on account.
The Ladies Home Journal says
that girls best counsellor in love af-
fair is her father, and that when a girl
Is In love her mind is 50 diluted that il
needs the tonic of sane mans advice.
which is true as gospel The average
father may be able to recognize manly
qualities in young man sometimes
when his daughter could see nothing
but his high, collar and gorgeous neck
tie
AT meeting of the principals of al
the Normal schools of the State held in
Harrisburg lately an important ster
was made in advancing school work to
higher standard. An additional yeal
was added to the course in order to EN-
able, graduates to accept positions in
high schools and equip them for worl
which they are not now eligible to take
Another object.is to bring the Norma
schools and high schools more nearl,
into line.
Brown & Co will frama +ba+ x>;4