Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-01-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The new Mercantile Tax law is
said to I've hard 10 understand.
In censoring dispatches the British
Lion twists its tale to suit itself.
The British Lioa now has its tail
twisted into a query Of astonished inter
rogation.
Marriages are multiplying, and the
divorce courts furnish a few examples
in division
Clearance sale now going on at
Douglass Book Store. A fifth to half
off on all goods
a deep snow would come up to our
expectations because it would fully
cover the ground.
Persistence in the right Of search
may again be the cause of England's )
putting her foot in it.
The local teachers institute set for
Saturday. Jan. l3, at Saxonburg has
been postponed indefinitely.
-Sorties from beleaguered town
are doubtful experiments. You don't
know how they may come ont
Trouble is brewing between Ger
many and England. though both ma
tions brew much pleasanter things.
The claim that character is shown
by taste in color has no reference to the
dark brown taste the morning after.
Giving way to bad temper is not
wise, but any man who slips mp on an
icy pavement cant for the moment help
being down on it.
-LosT-A pass book. with name on
back. The finder will be rewarded ii
he will leave same with w Watson,
Ticket Agent at Sarver.
RAILROAD ties made of steel are now
being used on the Huntington and
Broad Top X. H. in this state They
are called the Chester" tie, and are
said to be n success.
And now they say an American-a
graduate Of West Point-named Blake
Is chief advisor Of the Boer generals,
and that they are following the old
Apache plan Of warfare.
Tom Haggerty, who served peni-
tertiary sentence from Butler county
for the robbery of the McKeevers on
the Millerstown road, some years ago,
IL now In the hands Of the U s. author
ities for counterfeiting.
OH say. did you hear the story Of
the dirty shirtf No. That's one on
you But really now did you hear the
story of the empty boxf No, again.
Nothing in it. Well then, something
easy. DO you know why Moses took no
bees into the ark"
--Kumor has il that the r. Il. IL l.. Il.
railroad Is to build grade track and
make a junction Mt Harmersville with
the tile West Penn and run passenger
trains between Allegheny and Butler
over that route This would cut down
the distance down to abont 35 miles
w. k. Newton sold nine Chase and
Hackley pianos for the holidays, max
ing fiftv-eight OF these popular instru-
ments sold In Butler and vicinity dur
ing 1899 True merit always wins. :
III yon want first-class piano mt price
and terms TO suit You call and zee Mr..
Newton.
Postmaster John W. Browns term
expires May Both, next, and this Office
il the next important appointment to
be filed ia Butler county. Among the
names which rumor has ii are appli-
cants are Col @. G. Redick. Capt. III.
A. Ayers, DIR. j. T. Byers, Miss Lyds
Marshall, David L. Dale. J. Braden
Black and r. W. Koonce.
New students at the Butler Busi
ness College: Della Black. Rattigan
Floyd Gelbach, Zelienople; Sue Mech
ling. Butler; Herbert Shiever, Harmony
Harry Shiever, Harmony; Ernest Dbu
ble. Mt Chestnut; Mary Patterson. But
Ter. John Vanderlin, Butler; Theodore
Metzger. Butler; Peter Ferry. Butler
Harry Goblet, Six Points. and Johr
Kinzer. Middletown.
The following officers were install
ed by the Union Veteran Legion, Mon
day evening: +. p. Shelter, Colonel
G. Hinchberger. Lieut.. Col; j. III. Mil
Ter. Major Joe Rockenstein, Quarter
master: Joe Criswell Chaplain; DIR
Hoover. Surgeon; X. p Scott, Officer o
the Day; o. q. Redick. Adjutant; A. @
Williams.sSgt. Mai. S. Mcclure, Colo
Sergeant: II. Y. Wing. Sentinel. and J
T. Kelly. Bngler.
A g. Reed Post q A. X. publicl,
installed the following officers. Frida,
evening. Commander. r. p. Scott. Sr
Vice Com. A. Hawk; Jr. Vice Com
ID. A. Heck; Quartermaster, /. J. Nc
CandIess Chaplain. w l.. Graham; Sur
geon. DIR. Zimmerman; Officer Of tn
Day. =. M. Mcclure: Guard. Georg
Miller; Adjutant w. A. Lowry Sergt
Maj. A. B. Richey. and Gun. Sergt..
J. West A musical program was rem
dered and speeches were made by jos
Criswell, Maj. Anderson and Newto
Black.
The cause OF the death OF one of on
stontest and heartiest looking men, late
ly. was puzzle to his physicians; an
careful post mortem revealed ever
organ in an apparent condition of tb
most perfect health. But IA he ha
complained of intense pain in his ston
ach more careful examination Of il
interior discovered small tumor .abou
the sire aud shape of n mans little fin
ger. near the lower, or pelOric. orifice {
the stomach. which. when the half Il
gested food would begin discharging IN
to the dnodenum. would bend or foS
over. enter the orifice and stop II mp .
cork stops u bottle. This would |
followed by inflammation aud intens
pain and vomiting. and death was eau
ed by starvation Had the physician
known the cause of the trouble, su
gical operation would probably hay
saved the patients life Some month