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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-12
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

Letters of administration, G. T. A, on
the estate of Mary Vincent. decd,
late of Slipperyrock township, But
Ter county, Penn'a., having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said
estate will please make immediate pay
meet, and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly
authenticated for settlement to
j. III. COVERT, Adr,,r. cT
J. s. WILSON, -A''''' o. >
Slipperyrock, Pa.
WILLIAMS 81 MITCHELL,
Attorneys. IL 2-22-0l
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-12
Obituary..
REV. C. C. BADGER.

Rev. G. G. Badger died Dec. 10, 1904
at the home Of his father. Thomas Bad
ger. near Slipperyrock, Pa. He was
the youngest of a family of ten children
his being the first death in the home
A little less than two years ago death
claimed his excellent wife, leaving him
with the care OF two small children
His home being broken up he made his
home with his father, and for some time
supplied the Centre @. p. church in
Pittsburg Presbytery. He was gradu-
ated from Grove City College, receiving
the degree A. B. His early christian
training was in the United Presbyterian
church. but in entering the ministry
be made choice of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, and was received
as candidate under the Pennsylvania
Pres1ytery, III which he bad passed a
very satisfactory examination for Ordi
nation into the full work Of the minis
try, which. however, was postponed
on account Of aIckneas. Fer three years
he had been fubject to "Epileptic falls. ="
and though it was thought once that he
had recovered entirely, he was again
seized. and died after repeated attacks
The loss OF his health and his compan-
ion. and the breaking mp OF hrs home
caused him great sorrow. bnt in it all
he was patient and submissive to Gods
will. For man Of his years he had an
unusual knowledge Of scripture, and
with his characteristic earnestness gave
promise Of great usefulness in the min
ietry. La the very prime OF life our
Heavenly Father saw fit to call him to
his last reward, and we would emulate
his example in submitting to Gods will
His little boy and little girl, together
with his aged father and mother. share
the sympathy of their many friends
X. y. WILSON, Cumberland. o.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-12
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate of
Martha ANDERSON, decd, late OF For
ward twp, Butler Co.. Pa, having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
having claims against said estate will
present same duly authenticated, and
all persons indebted to same will maze
prompt settlement.
VIII. BUHL,
LEV. MCQUISTIoN, Executor.
j. G. VANDERLIN,
JOHN II. WILSON,
Attys. for Executors. 1O-27-O4
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-12
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Letters Of administration on the estate
of John Ward, decd, late of Parker
township, Butler County. Pa having
been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate will please make i'm
mediate payment, and any having
claims against said estate will present
them duly authenticated for settlement
to d. l.. HUTCHINSON, Admir-,
r. 4. d. 70, Petrolia, Pa.
II. II. GoUCHER, Atty. 11-3-04
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-12
Public Notice of Dissolution OF
Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership lately subsisting between Mack
Burton and d. G. Burton. under the
firm name of d. c. Burton & Bro, was
dissolved on the 18th day of October,
1904, 10y mutual consent. All debts
owing to the said partnership are to be
received by the said d. G.. Burton and
all demands on the said partnership are
to be presented to the. said d. G. Burton
for payment
MACK BURTON. r. f. d. %,
d. G. BURTON. r. F. d. 81,
Saxonburg, Pa.
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-12

The annual meeting Of the stockhol-
ders of the Butler Patrons Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. will be held in Butler, at
the Y. NJ. G. A. Hail. Tuesday, Jan. 10.
1905, at / 80 pm.
O. q. MCCANDLESS, Sec'y.
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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04

paid. When that time comes nominal
rates of fare will yield annual revenues
of not less than 81 100000. This and
other donations will be expended for
purposes indicated by the altruistic title
of the fund There is thus creating
gigantic municipal trust, constantly fed
from reproductive enterprises not I'M
der the control Of the taxpayers. 1t is
steadily increasing it's holdings of real
estate. Under the charter creating it
there is practically no limit to the field
Of it's activities. Already it is more
opu.ent than any individual capitalist.
There is 10 more interesting social
institution on earth than the common
good" trust of Glasgow. 1t proposes t,
appropriate to itself all of the enormous
profits which accrue from the patron
axe of tie public. 1t is public capital
ism armed with Il franchise unlimited
IN it's scope. AZ inst such COM
pctitor it is impossible to form pri-
vatc monopoly. The devout Glasgow
bailie. administering the affairs of his
city with tie same Watchful care lie
bcstows on his household. with the
same shrcwGneSS lie gives to the bank
of which he is Il director. and with the
same devotion and loyalty Which mark
his life as Il cllilchmnn-this uncon-
scious radical has done more to arouse
wealth from its compliment and fam
cicd security than the writings ana
rnntngs of al of the theorists wig
huve lived and a.itnted for Il century.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04

tie entertainment of diStin@>lisic
:.UcstS. the observance Of anniversaries;
and for similar purposes. The iund Is
not supported from taxes and has many
sources of revenue from estates which
have been han;.c down for centuries.
Outside of its annUal payment into the
"comnpn gup.i" IT," tramWHyS DO not
pay Il cc,lt into the city treasury.
In 1871 the city took over the last OF
;hc private lines in or near tine city.
1t Increased TIE wages of its lncn SO,
GOO and a=ain reduced the fares. lii
the annual stHtc.Icnt the tr;tinWnNS
committee called attention to the fact
that tie average citizen only family
realized what was being saved 10y pas
%cn-crS on account of the longer llauiS
and lower fares In that year ii
annotated to II total of SJOuWD. but
DESPITE this the enterprise paid Si2:;.
UJJ. Mr.. Young and his assistants were
studying electrical traction and in the
following year installed the first cX-
detrimental line. This was so success
ful that it was decided to change the
entire equipment. The last horse ear
disappeared in 1901, for which year the
receipts decreased owing to the enor-
nous expense and confusion incident
to the change. The city invested more
than $i.OWOOOO in new equipment, but
tie returns for tie ensuing year juSti-
fed the policy of those who urged the
Improvement. In 1902 the net profits
passed the million dollar mark. The
financial tale of GlaSyOw'S municipal
tramwayS is tod in the following table
of profits since the city decided to take
control of the system
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04
Net profits

Last year the city reduced tie hours
of labor from ten To nine. Its profits
have been so great that it voluntarily
increased its payment into the com
mon good from SIJ,OUO to S12J,UUU.
i.cre is no uniform rate of fare. and
American readers will be interested in
learning how much one gets FOR money
extended for street car trips in GiaS'
COW. According to tie statistics in the
annual report for last year. the average
fare was about IA cents in our money.
For cent one can ride on tie average
% of Il nile; for > cents. 2ia miles;
for :, cents. 3lS miles: for 4 cents, l.Gl
miles: for ) cents. $50 miles: for q
cents. G.,9 miles: for cents. SID miles.
an for : cents. o.uJ mics. Eight cents
/ q hi. lest fare charged, regardless
..-. ;4Gn . cents.
School children are carried for hall
t. ~. and Il movement is on foot to is
&c passes to all who regularly attend
g public schools. The cars are hand
.-la,c. well lighted. c.ean and first class
IA every particular. The Illuminated
.,.. i.ic Signs at the front ana rear
...., Il possible on the darkest night
fl -,,n-llisI ones car Il square or
..tt away
.r common good" fund is do,G;
.s-, tne her to the profits Of the tram
ways. Not many years will Chaps" 'c
!. re the last dollar Of Indebtedness is
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04

farms l"lunginT to Glasgow. which
now are fcrtlizcd with what were
waste products. He Abandoned what
had seemed To be his life work and en-
tered on Il new and almost unfamiliar
field Of activity. He gave to it the fun
of Il splendid executive ability. The of
licialS of the private cDillauy snpcrcl
ut th" presumption of this "farmcr and
sewer digger" They callcl attention to
the fact that ii requires years of train
inS and Il special aptitude t. properly
manage street railway property.
To-day John Young il president Of TIE
powerful Muni' ipHl TraniWay A>socia
ton of Great Britain and the admitted
peer of railway experts. street railway
corporations in the United States, also
tie London county council have made
him nattcrin% offers. but lie will spend
his life working for Tie city which dc
LIGHTS To rcpoSc confidence in his Ion
cSty and ability.
Mr.. Ioun;: invented a new type Of car
and ordered 800 of them He erected
nine stations. constructed clr and re-
pair shops. secured tie United King
dom. France. Canada and the United
States for 5000 horses. engaged ana
drilled 1.30O men and for two years
worked day and night in preparation
for the date set for tie formal opening
of the municipal tramw2y plant. At
midnight of June 80 1891. the private
company withdrew its cars. and on the
following morning the new ones were
seen for the first time on the streets OF
Glasgow. They bore the now familiar
sign. "Glasgow Corporation Tram
ways"
There was great excitement in elias
gov. The rival company was ready
for the fight with 10 omnibuscs. each
drawn by three horses and masscd on
the best paying routes 81 as to "blan-
kct" the car traffic. The city fired the
first gun by cutting the former rates
I'm half and the buses were compelled
to meet the rate Steadily Mr.. Young
enlarged the service and heightened the
routes for which certain prices were
charged. After sustaining heavy losses
the company admitted itself beaten
and retired from the field.
For the first eleven months OF mu-
nicipal operation the tramwayS showed
a profit of S125.00o This result had
bcen attained against severe o'lt'S. In"
citv had TO meet the competition OF tn"
old company. the winter hH'l cen Oh"
of almost Unprecedented Bit "'friS. ~"
horses were raw and r'n' "I I'VE i'"h
i,.v,,nr;nncnd the f -"s i. itHN ="
dncri the l.'''"s '''' ''.
been cut from f. .rl,cn = ',... '."'
had purchased uniforms i'r - .'i'' H
had removed the unSi-hti! ,o,r
rlcnts which " ere Il source "I ipi' II
had been compelled to meet tie III
uI,mcrnblc expenses incident 10 Inc III
stullotjon of a new plant, but despite
all these items there remained ii net
revenue far greater than lad Dceh &C.
rived from the old company
The second year of operation ShoWca
nrotits of 100000. There is III GAS
COW u treasury fund called the com
mon rooI" and into this the tranwhy
dcpnrtmcnt had agreed to pay Nh''"'
- wear out Of any profits winch might
accrue. This fund GOES to investments
for the good Of tie people ne "PNe''
of parks. he pUrCh"Sr OF '''' ''7' '''
tlr maintenance of hiSi,i.' ''.'' ,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04

Tie count! ".i, Inspector came in
for abs by the lare lHmented leg isla-
ture, and now the court h IS taken a
swat at him which comes near kr ock-
ing him out in Il @e,ision handed down
by Judge Joiner Of Mount Vernon:
mt. VERNON. Wash, April D.
Judge Joiner Of the superior court yes
te'da} rendered an important decision
will render imperative that part Of the
horticultural law relating to county
fruit inspectors
"B. V. E4brrt of Snohomi,h, who
has been acting fruit inspector for
Skagir county, brought mandamus pro-
cceding> against the auditor of Skagit
county to compel the payment OF war
rPnts due him for salary. Thomas
Smith, attorney for the auditor. and
5. G. Waugh, prosecuting attorney,
took the ground that the law providing
for the appointment of county fruit in
spectors was unconstitutional since it
came into dir ct conflict with section 5,
article IL. of the constitution. which
SAY : hat the legislature must provide
for he election of county, tOylsl por
precinct officers required for the con-
\enlencc "l lie pubic.
"Iuul't held that the county fruit in
-peclor j, ii r'egu ar officer, with duties
and C 'mpensatlon prescribed by law.
and aS such should be elected and not
appointed and that the law providing
.,i- 80 app luLlu-nt of a cOuuCy official
S uncOn,ti utiOnal."
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04

~ LASGOW first attracted world.
wide attention by its handling
III of the street railway problem
George Francis Train. il tire
less and brilliant American. WAS the
first to propose street railways in elias
gov. This was in 1870. Mr.. Train
went to parliament for power To- builu
lines in Glasgow. but the town council
AAD pctitioned for like power. \ com
promise was finally made by which the
city built the lines and leased them to
the company for Il term of years cX-
piring in 1884. The council drove D
hard bargain with the company. The
company was compelled to pay to the
City the annual interest charge on the
full amount of the investment. "A year
ly sum to the sinking fund sufficient to
clear the entire cost of the lines by the
time Of tie expiration of the lease. an
annual depreciation charge of t per
cent, SO as II keep the plant in perfect
repair. and on top of all this an annual
rental of $50 Il mile. The rates Of
fare were limited to Il penny Il mile.
with morning and evening ears for
workmen at Il penny 90 cents ride to
or from their places of employment.
The original company sold its fran
chise for $4,000. and the purchasers
made money on the Investment. Three
years prior to the termination of the
lease negotiations were entered into
for its renewal 1t speedily Lccame ap-
parent that TIE council and the com
pany could not come to terms. The
company owned the horses and the
rolling stock and had secured Il char
ter from parliament permitting it to
buy omnibuscs and cabs and to do
business as general carriers. 1t ilnag-
ined that it had created Il monopoly
and that it had Glasgow ut its mercy.
1t refused TO reduce the hours of labor
for its employees or to agree to revise
the rates Of fare. Under no conditions
would it agree not to compete with the
city with buses and cabs even prOvid-
ed satisfactory purchase price were
fixed.
1t was q case of Scotch meeting
Scotch, and the town council prepared
for war. Parliament gave them the
right to operate their lines. but they
had less than two years in which to get
ready. In that short time it was neccs-
sary to build barns. ears ana all the
traffic appliances; also to purchase and
train thousands of horses With II view
Of substituting electricity for horse
power it was decided to build the Struc-
lures 50 that they could be used for
either When it came to the selection
of general manager the committee
named John Young. and Glasgow nov
er has regretted that decision. For
years he had been at the head of the
Cleansing department and had brought
II to Il high state Of efficiency.
The world is indebted to Join Young
Tor much Of the progress which has
becu made III the scientific trclino'lt
OF s"W"-c. lic established. the go.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04
HOW BRITISH CITIES MANAGE

Public Utilities. -Glascow's Profit From rs
Street RAILWAYS The Common Good
Trust Capitalism trmed With franchises
By Frederick upham Adams.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04
No. IS.
TIE StAGlT COUNTY COURT

Holds That County Commissioners Have No
futh)ly to Appoint County Fruit lnspec
tcr-Tfat it is Unconsti utona They
Must Be Elected
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-04

~ LASCOW first attracted world.
III wide attention by its handling
a of the street railway problem.
GcOrce ErAnciS Trnin. a tire
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
p

Watt, the great improver Of the steam
engine, introduced into the vocabulary
Of maohinists the term horsepower.
When he first began the manufacture of
steam engines, he experienced much
difficulty in a%scertaining from his dis.
tant customers what sized engine they
required, and they were not less puzzled
how to communicate to him the infor-
nation. He was frequently guided,
however, by their mentioning the num-
Der of horses which the engine ordered
was designed to replace. Acting upon
this hint, he ascertained by experiment
that the very strongest Of the London
brewers horses (animals Of wonderful
size and strength) could exert a force
equivalent to raising SO, 900 pounds one
foot in a minute. This force he called
one horsepower, and adopted it as the
standard in regulating the size of steam
engines. Now, not one horse in 100 is
able to exert that degree Of strength. A
steam engine Of ten horsepower can, in
reality, do the work of about 20 horses.
New York Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
xlaa Clever Burglar.

The burglar who does several 'sjobs"
and eiudes the officers of the law Is a
keen observer, a man Of forethought,
and one whose executive ability is un-
questioned. Houses are not entered be-
cause they have brownstone fronts, nor
are stores broken into by the profes.
sional thief without an investigation.
When the skillful burglar is to do a
'sioh," he studies the habits of the resi-
dent or proprietor. In a case in Troy q
few years ago a jewelry store was rob-
bed. Apparently there was not a olew.
Detectives were placed on the case and
named the thieves by the method en-
ployed In. getting into the store, and
subsequently, the thieves were convicted.
Certain burglars always enter a cellar
and come up through stairs, floor or
trapdoors. Others have skeleton keys.
Others go above and oome down stairs.
Some break III rear and others front
doors. In the robbery above referred to
the two shelves had been In Troy three
successive Saturday nights. They had
fastened q silk thread on all entrances
in such q way that IL any n entered
or left the store the thread would be
broken. Thus the burglars learned that
the proprietor and clerks did not visit
the store after closing Saturday night
until Sunday. The fourth Saturday
night they s.cracksd'' the safe. Except
for their naethodical way Of entering
(hy the CELLAR no suspicion would have
attached itself to them.-Troy Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
IA Disgusted Hero.

The story Of Sergeant Walker, who
was kent prisoner for six weeks by the
Afridis and was court martialed for
being q absent without leave" reminds
me Of an Indian tale of 1857, when 9
man-o,-war's man. Strahan by name,
captured almost single handed one OF
the forts on the Hoogly. The fort,
which was strongly situated, was in
vested by the admiral, and Strahan,
during therttine of midday repose, wan
dered off ION his own in it's direction.
Gaining tho walls without discovery.
he took it into his head to sualea breach
made By the cannon Of the ships. and
On reaching the platform he 1ourished
his cutlasa and fired his pistol at .sthe
niggurs,n shouting, s.The place ia
minele
The native soldiers attacked him, and
be held his own with indemitable pluck
TIL re-enforced by one or two other tara
who had straggled out at camp and
heard his huzxaa. The enemy, unpre.
Jared from this Hi timed attack and
tearing fufthar Invaders. fed from the
tori upon the opposite sids. leaving 30
cannon and q large store OF ammuni-
tion. Mpch 10 Strahan'a surprise. be
Fas leotlred by theadEairal for hil
breach az discipline, and he was dis.
nlased with hints of future punish.
meat. Well !. said Strahan. III I'm
logged for this here action. I'm ID
iii i ever aakes smother fort as long IN ]
4e.ZS4tt AT $500 cI~~k-k
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
Legend of the Tea Plant.

Dharma, the asoetio priest, was the
son Of a king Of India. He went into
China, and for the space of nine years
he remained in contemplation in tenn
pie. Later he went to Japan, and he
died on Mount Katavka. He imposed
upon himself, as the first rule Of his
life, privation from sleep. One day, in
dignant at falling asleep, he cut off his
eyelids and threw them away as miser-
able sinners. From the spot where the
eyelids had fallen sprang up a bush
which is the tea plant, affording the
perfumed beverage which ohases away
sleep.-Vick's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
a Preferenc!

a Preference.
81 told Bobby ! punished5him because
I loved him"
sHow did that impress him?"
HE said he wished ] wouldn't 10 re
k:s. envy mere. Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
How He Counted.

Every day 200, 900 cigars are smoked
In London.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
An English Dozen.

I was in a we'll known lampshop
with a friend the other day. He was
seeking some of those stubby candles Of
generous diameter which are used as
night lights in siokrooms. The price
was 80 cents a box. ga dozen in a
box?'' he asked. "No. H." "But why
not q dozen?'' "Box isn't big enough"
said the ~shopkeeper. "But why don't
they make the box big enough?" asked
my friend. because they're English"
That was all.-Time and the Hour.