Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-11
COAL TAR FOR PRESEhFiH0
FENCE POSTS.

COAL TAR FOR PRESERViH6
FENCE POSTS.
II possible, the post should be weii
seasoned before being coated witn tne
tar az it will then absorb more OF IT,
and nroye more durable in consequence.
The simplest way to apply the tar Is
to heat it hot in an iron kettle, ~hicn
may be quickly done over common
kitchen stove. Then with iarge pant
brush IAN old one will an-wer) smear
the post with the hot liquid, 80 that
the painted portion will project SIX IN
ches above ground when set. Inc
posts should always be dry, with their
bark removed. and previously sharpen
ed if to be driven.
The time to apply the tar is q hot
summers day, as then the WOOD is
warm. and will absorb more OF the
LIQUID or they may be readily heated
by making fire out Of doors. and sup
porting the post on frame just ABOVE
the flames. In this way four or i've
NAV be heated at once, and as fast as
one could take them off and paint them.
If one has the time and material, 1t
would be well to apply two or even
three coats, if the second does not
make the post waterproof, as that is the
object Of making the application.
II one has 1T command large cal
dron set in an arch, it may be used to
advantage by putting in four or nve
gallons of the tar, and when boiling
hot let the lower end of the post be
placed over the kettle, and with
ione-bandIed ladle or dipper pour some
of the heated liquid upon it, an attend
ant turning the post or holding 1t In
any position desired. By this means
the tar may be applied while very hot,
and prove more penetrating than when
used at lower temperature.
Take-it- Easy and Live-Long are
brothers. and are related to Ayers
SarsapariIls, which has heightened
many life.
The best soil for sugar beets is q
deep sandy loan, with permeabie
subsoil or one made so by underdraln-
ing.
This is the month when those troub-
led with cough should 60 for q
twenty-five cent bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup and be cured at once
A Vermont gardener plants sun
flower seed instead of pole to each
hill of beans. The sturdy stalk an
wers for q pole, and the seeds supply
an excellent feed for the poultry.
Parents should not forget that their
shoe bills can be reduced one-half by
purchasing for their children shoes with
the A. s. T. Black Tip upon them.
They wear as long as the metal, while
adding to the beauty Of the shoe.
Grape-vines may be grated at any
time after the leaves have fallen up to
the middle Of June, except for about
three weeks while the sap is flowing
in spring. If done too late, however,
there is danger that the gratis may not
mature sufficiently.
This is no apology for whiskey
drinking; it is medicine that cannot
be used to intoxicate; it produces to
mic effect, as well as acts as cafhartic.
In fact Simmons Liver regulator is
pronounced an unexceptionable medi-
cine.
What shall leave you when | die 2
said an insipid fellow to young lady
whose patience he had nearly exhaust
ed. Needn't wait till you die.' said
she 'yoa can leave something now if
you will What shall l leaveY be
asked. Leave yourself she replied.
He left.
If possible, avoid keeping fruit or
vegetables in q cellar under the living
rooms of the house. If they must be
kept there, allow no decayed vegetables
of any kind to remain to poison the air.
1t is especially important to attend to
this matter as warm weather ap-
proaches.
Joseph Harris says that an excellent
manure for the gardener and fruit-grow-
er is made by mixing two or three
bushels Of bone-dust through load of
stable manure, and let the whole fer
ment together. The bone dust inereas-
cs the fermentation, and the heating |
manure softens the bone. The whole |
becomes a strong fertilizer if the heap
is properly attended TO.
Once while DR.. s. johnson the |
literary bear, was talking very learned
ly one Of the company laughed.
Thoroughly indignant johnson turned
on him and said: What povokes your
risibility, sir? Have / said anything |
that you can understand? If | have
! ask pardon from the rest of the CON-
pany.
A correspondent objects to placing the |
reins around the waist when ploughing. |
Most accidents happen, be says, by
having the lines around the waist, par
ticularly with boys. 1t is almost i'm
possible to get away without getting
hurt. He thinks it is easier to handle
the team, and much safer, to have the
lines over the right shoulder and under
the left arm. Then If the team starts
you can bow your head and you are
clear.
There is Judge whose head is as
bald as that of an American eagle. A
little by living next door has got it in
to bis head that lack Of hair is ipsepar-
able connected with the title of Judge
consequently, when lawyer, whose
head is densely covered with hair, call
ed and was addressed as Judge little
Tommy shook bis head and said You
amt no Judge can't fool me- Why
am ! no Judge?' Zoos year hair amt
parted wide enough was the guileless
'eply.
Professor Taylor. Of the National
Department, has discov-