Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-30

carrying the burdens of life, and it Is
satisfaction to us to believe that we
contributed something towards your
success.
MAY the next 20 years bring as much
success to the boys and girls of the pres
ent. We will change the suject by Civ
ing you some bits of information under
the head of
ODDS AND ENDS.
Franklin township was first taken
from Muddycreek twp, and in 1854, it
was increased to its present size by add
ing land from Center and Brady twPs.
About 1903, the first log school house
was built on the Stevenson farm. John
Thompson was the first teacher, and
! Charles Sullivan was the second.
The Oldest church is the Baptist
| church. at Isle, and was organized by
| eleven members in 1919. Rev. Tlbbet
was the first pastor.
! In a primary school, not long ago, the
| teacher undertook to convey to her
pupils an idea of the use of the hyphen.
| She wrote on the board, birds nests,
and pointing to the hyphen, asked the
school, What is that for?" After Il
short pause a young son of the Emerald
Isle piped out, "Plaze, ma'am, for the
! burd to roosht on
! A plum b-line is first mentioned in
Amos n, and was used by the Lord.
| Absalom shaved and cut his hair but
! once a year Figs are recommended in
! the Bible for boils and We're used by
Hezekiah.
! Evidence goes to show that Gen. Grant
and JEFF. Davis We're second cousins,
| VIM Simpson was the father of John
| Simpson, who was the father of Hannah
| Simpson. who was the mother of L. S.
| Grant also Wm. Simpson was the faith
| er of Mary Simpson, who was the moth
er of Samuel Davis, who was the father
of Jefferson Davis.
1t is stated that it costs the people of
L. S. so, 600, 900 70 be born: $500, 00O 900
to get married; $75, 600, 000 to be buried
and $500, GOO, 600 to get drunk.
The Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake
City is the most perfect whispering gal
| lery in the world. The dropping of a
pin into a silk hat at one end of the huge
structure is distinctly heard at the other
! 1t is said that dew will not form on
some colors While yellow board will
! be covered with dew, red or a black
one beside it will be perfectly dry.
| The expression, Mind your P's and
Q's," arose from an old custom off inn
keepers marking down the scores of
their customers on the wall or door with
a piece of charcoal, %" stood for quart
p" for pint, and a hint to mind ones
| Ps and Q's was a reminder that he was
drinking to much.
| Don't shake your head at the follow
| ing clipping; The best thing the legis-
latcre could do is to pass an act pen
sioning veteran teachers Possibly 1t
will do SO 1t certainly should. A
| teacher who has devoted his life to the
service of the commonwealth Is as de-
serving of pension as the man who
served his country in time OF war. The
one is a patriot, the other prepares pa
| triots
What is the real good?"
/ asked in musing mood.
ORDER, said the law court;
KNOWLEDGE, said the school;
TRUTH, said the wiseman;
PLEASURE, said the fool;
LOVE, said the maiden;
BEAUTY, said the page;
FREEDOM, said the dreamer
HONE, said the sage;
FAME, said the soldier;
EQUITY, said the seer.
Spake my heart full sadly
THE answer is not here.
Then within my bosom,
Softly this-I heard
Each heart holds the secret
KINDNESS it the word. q. 7. w.