Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-04-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

/ knew young lady from michigan,
To meet her | never should wichigan,
Shed eat of ice cream
Till with pain she would scream,
And she'd order another big dishigan-
-Housecleaping.
Trailing arbutus.
Both the Easter hat and the Egg
nog go to the head.
-Trontman citizens are contemplat-
ing the erection of dance and music
hail.
A dry-goods combine will be moth
ing new. You see them on the street
every day.
e. Otto Davis advertises his Merrill
pianos in this paper as the best that
money can buy
-Hyinan Fisher, the Renfrew store
keeper will have an auction sale the
balance of this month. See bills.
A regiment of mules from camp
near Grove City passed through Butler,
Tuesday, on their way to Devils Island
Candy hares were plenty last Sun
day, and then again there is some con-
nection between the Easter bonnet and
the hair.
Did you ever notice how men,
when something oddis told them, always
say is that soy They all do It. f"
rs that soz'
"A burglar trust with New Jersey
charter is the latest in corporations, and
the fellows who are getting up the com
bine are to have two-thirds the sxag.
Prof. z Otto Davis Concert Co.
Z will give concert in the Jefferson Cen
tire school house on Tuesday, the 18th
inst, at s:15 p. m. See bills posted.
Last Sunday was fine day here,
aud the buds blossomed on the bon
nets. while children sang their Easter
carols. and the birds warbled their
notes.
F. W. Limberg, formerly of Carbon
Centre has purchased the NJ. b. Ditt-
mer store at Herman from the Trustee,
and will put in first class stock OF
everything isto it
when the Standard wants the
producers to sell it drops the market,
and when it wants them to drill itraises
the market That's the way one Of
producers stated it, the other day.
Talking about big salaries we have
one pretty good one in Butler Col.
Neale, Manager of the Plate Glass
Works. gets thousand a month or
$4,000 year, and they say he is worth
IL.
This continued cool weather re-
minds one Of the first part Of April Of
1S8l-twenty years ago when there
was foot Of snow on the ground for
the first few days, and few days after
we were all making garden.
Some OF the paper money now in
circulation is 30 dirty and stinky as to
be offensive and disgusting. Our bank
ers owe it to the public to return such
to the government for redemption and
destruction; and people should be more
careful Paper money can be kept clean
in your pocket by a.folding paper purse.
"A number Of nearby exchar ges are
urg ging all who have not been yaccinat-
ed to do so at once, as smallpox is slow
ly but surely spreading in several sec-
tions of the country. IL you have not
been successfully vaccinated it would
do no harm TO have the matter attended
to.
"A Northerner who recently visited
Western Florida reports that the ne
groes of that section of the state are
unanimous in their opposition to its
proposed annexation to Alabama They
say that they do not like the climate Of
Alabama, which they believe TO be un-
heathful
On Thursday Of next week-the
16th--the ladies Of the Hospital Society
will take complete charge Of Charley
divers confectionery store, and sell
everything for the benefit of the Hospi-
tai. An abundance of ice-cream, cake
and fruit will be provided, and the la
dies hope to make some greatly needed
IN oney for the Hospital.
"A subcommittee Of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations visited Butler
a few evenings ago. and inspected our
Hospital, and expressed satisfaction re-
garding it. Our Hospital is credit TO
the town and county; it is well manag-
ed and is doing good work, and is as
much entitled to State aid as any other.
1t is several thousand dollars in debt,
and needs all Of the $4,000 asked for.
The berries which poisoned the
three Sharpesyille boys have been deter
mined by Philadelphia botanist to be
the moon seed, species Of ivy. THE
plant il the moon appropriately
so-called from the form OF the seed
within the pulp and botanically. men
ispermum canadence. 1t is very closely
related TO the well known poisonous
drug, cocculus indicns, Of the pharma-
cists. The action Of the poison is said
to be similar and almost the same an
strychnine which accords with what
you report OF the case. As you report,
the wire is of slender growth reaching
ing the heigth Of about ten feet in the
season. The leaves resemble somewhat
in form those Of the English ivy, but
are much smaller. In the fall and win
ter there Is nothing to be seen but the
cluster Of shining black berries, resem
bling the frost grape, and children may
readily believe they are gathering and
eating grapes. Fortunately the plant ia
not very common.
SO they sent your poem back, !"
said the sympathizing friend, "Its too
bad
That's what the editor said
The fall term of school at the Butler
Business College opens Monday, Sept q,
1901. Send for catalogue and circulars.
BUTLER BUSINESS COLLEGE.
You can buy the same 90 Cart from
Brown & Co. for SlJ that you can buy