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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
THE CHEAPEST MANURE.
Clover In Rotation Leaves Land Richer
Than IL WAS Before.

Clover In Rotation Leaves Land Richer
Than II Was Before.
We are asked: What Is a clover rota.
tion?" 1t is a rotation of crops in
which clover occupies the land for one
or two years. The crops in use 10 form
the rotation are corn, potatoes, oats,
rye, wheat, barley, roots and some
times others A common rotation in
the east is corn or potatoes on sod, oats
the next year, rye or wheat sowed in
the fall and seeded to clover on this.
The clover remains one or two years
and is then plowed under and the land
planted to corn and potatoes again. A
quicker rotation is to ssed in the
spring with oats. Potatoes or roots
raay follow corn for a year. then the
land may be seeded with oats The
clover seed is sown directly after the
oats and brushed in or rolled Thick
seeding should generally be practiced.
In the south, where a protection is
needed on the ground in winter, oats
may be sown in the fall, plowed under
in the spring and the land planted to
corn or cotton The COW pea here
takes the place of clover at the north,
Oub uillAAc III Will grow oA poor SoiiS-
The peas are sown in the spring in
drills and may be harvested for fodder
crop in the summer, or be turned under
as a green manure when well up, or
even allowed to rot on the land. In the
west the rotation IS shorter and is gen.
orally corn, followed by spring wheat,
or oats, and then winter wheat and
seeded to clover In sections where
wheat is not grown the seeding is
done with oats II is bad practice to
follow corn with corn or wheat with
wheat. for year after year. This will
soon run out the best land. and clover
should come in at least once in every
five years.
The great value of clover in rota-
tion is that it leaves the land richer
and in better mechanical condition than
it was before. This is from the fact
that the clover roots penetrate very
deeply into the subsol and bring much
fertility to the surface A great amount
of the stalks and stems are always left
on the field and these, with the roots,
greatly enrich the soil when they de-
cay. 1t is a generally accepted fact
that clover and other plants of the
same family have the power to use the
nitrogen of the air. Assimilating the
nitrogen of the air and bringing up fer
tility from below where other plants
feed, are the two ways in which clover
enriches the soil-N. f. Homestead.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
PIG-FEEDlNG TESTS.
A HLf-RatIon of Corn, with Grass, the
Most Profitable.

A HLf-Ration OF Corn, with Grass, the
Most Profitable.
Experiments with corn, corn and
grass, and grass, as pig-fattening ra-
tions, have been in progress for the
past three years at the Illinois expert
ment station Tests have also been
made to determine the comparative
feeding value of soaked and dry corn,
the value of cattle droppings, and OF
apple pomace Us food for pigs. From
the results obtained from feeding corn
or corn and grass it appears that the
greatest gain in weight for the corn
eaten resulted from giving about a half
feed of corn to pigs running on grass,
where for A. 33 pounds OF corn eaten,
pound of flesh was gained Pigs given
full feed of corn with grass gained
pound in weight for 465 pounds OF
corn eaten; while those on corn only
gained but pound for $50 pounds OF
corn fed 1t was also observed that the
most gain for the food given was made
In the early parts of the trials, those
fed corn only showing the bad effects
of it toward the last, both In physical
appearance and in slow gain In feed
ing soaked and dry corn there was no
perccptible difference in the gain per
pound of corn fed, but those given
soaked corn ate more and thus gained
faster. Pigs following corn-fed cattle
gained more than 2-S as much as those
that were corn fed, and when after
wards given corn made more rapid
growth than those which had not fol-
lowed the cattle. Experiments in
feeding apple pomacc were not salts
factory. Though the pomacc kept
well, and had good chemical compo-
sition for feeding purposes. the pigs
consumed very little Of it--Orange
Judd Farmer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28

tation of our neighbor Dunbar, where
you may play the visitor for day or
two, or until we ascertain the character
of these strangers"
''Why that is good three leagues
distant, brother. Then again, if any
danger threatens our household the
place of the mistress is at her own
hearthstone."
Not SO, not so, my daughter" hasti-
ly interposed the father. Follow
Herberts advice. Mount your FI1frey,
and away quickly. See, the boats
keel now CRATES upon the beach, and
by my faith most Misunderstanding
man is leaving her"
ST will obey you, father, in SO much
as to take short jaunt into the coun-
try, but will return when darkness
has settled over the land"
So saying, the young girl bent low
and imprinted a kiss upon her parents
cheek, and after extending her hand to
her brother in farewell, turned and
passed through the house into the
stable.
When Rowena had gono the planter
and his son turned their whole atten-
tion to the approaching visitor.
He was a man of herculean stature,
with long black hair and beard,
which latter was Enthusiastically twisted
into several curls and the ends tied
with knots of red ribbon, lending to
his features grotesque yet repulsive
appearance. BY his side was peculiar
ly-shaped blade, something between a
cutlass and sword, while protruding
from the crimson silk sash which en-
circlcd his waist were the butts of two
heavy pistols.
The stranger paid not the slightest
heed to the group of gaping negroes
who were gazing at him with illy-con-
cealed fear and CONSERVATION, but
walked straight to the house; and
when he reached the lower step of the
veranda he paused, and, politely lift
ing the three-cornered hat from his
head, said, in deep, gruff voice:
Good evening, gentlemen And par
don me this intrusion"
"Good evening, sir!'' replied the
planter, rising and stepping forward.
"Speak not Of intrusion; a stranger is
ever welcome TO what this establish
ment can offer"
Thanks, my dear SIR" replied the
mariner. 'In that case we shall be
able to arrange our lit lie business to
the satisfaction of at least one of us.
Know you the nature of yonder YES
sels2A And. the newcomer waved his
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
MEASURING LAND.

A Device That Is Very Light, Rapid
Worker and Accurate.
Take three strips of batten two
inches wide, half an inch thick and
six feet long, and nail them together,
as shown in the accompanying engrav-
ing After fastening them together,
saw off the ends so that the air line dis
tancc from to b. from to c. and from
to a shall be exactly five and half
feet \ man can stand erect in using
this, and roll it over at walking gait,
each revolution measuring one rod In
commencing place b at the starting
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
SURFACE PRINTING.
Used for the First Time a the Bureau q
Engraving and Printing.

Used for the first Time at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing.
For the first time in the history of the
bureau of engraving and printing the
process of surface printing is being en-
ployed on government work. In the
present instance, says the Washington
Star, it is only being applied to GER
tain class of revenue stamps and not to
circulating notes. The experiment was
the outgrowth of the crowded condition
of affairs at the bureau, but it has been
so successful and economical that 1t is
doubtful if congress would consent TO
return to the old methods.
Heretofore the stamps for tobacco, as
well as all stamps issued by the In
ternal revenue office, have been printed
by the same plate process as that used
for bonds, treasury and bank notes. 1t
is slow and expensive process, but is
employed because of the additional pro-
lection against counterfeiting. 1t will
readily be seen that there is small lia-
bility that a tobacco stamp, with linn
tied use and valuable to no one except
q manufacturer, would offer any temp
tation to q counterfeiter when the re-
ward of counterfeiting would be small
and the expense of the undertaking
great. The purchaser of tobacco stamps
is required to get them from an author
lied agent of the government, who can
only sell TO known dealer. Hence IL a
manufacturer was being supplied by a
counterfeiter or in any irregular way
the revenue officer would at once de-
tect that the stamps used did not come
from n government agent. 1t was the
fact that there was little danger of the
lower denominations of revenue stamps
being counterfeited that led to the ex-
pertinent, which has resulted success
fully.
As stated, it is the intention to apply
the topographic process TO revenue
stamps of small denominations only.
Treasury notes will be printed as be-
fore, and with the work of the bureau
facilitated by the new departure it will
be possible to better the character OF
the notes turned out
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
til the blaze scorcned his brawny


fingers.
AS the charred embers fell kissing
into the water flash of light illumined
the scene and the boom of gun pealed
ont over the pillows II was the an
swer to their signal, and few mo-
ments later the white sail and black
hull of vessel appeared in the gloam-
ing, and ere Rowena could fully real
izc her good fortune she found herself
standing on the quarterback of the
royal frigate Pearl and in conversation
with the commander, Lieut. Maynard.
Quickly she made known to the gal
liant officer the deadly peril of her
household.
"Black Beard" exclaimed the lieuten-
ant "The man for whom ] have
searched these seas for months! As
I'm sailor, this time he shall not es-
cape me! All, that I had good pilot
for the inlet! But the lack of one shall
not deter me from going to the assist
ance of'your father and brother"
1t was now light enough for Rowena
to discern another vessel not far dis
tant 1t was the Lime, consort TO the
Pearl
Just as the sun began to show itself
upon the eastern horizon both vessels
stood boldly into the inlet, with the
lovely Rowena standing beside the
helmsman of the Pearl, which was the
leading vessel, telling him which
course to pursue.
History tells us how the gallant Eng
lish tars encountered the fierce bucca-
neers in Ocracoake inlet and the out
come of the sanguinary battle.
The Joy of the people along the At
lantic seacoast was unbounded when
Lieut.. Maynard displayed the head
of Black Beard, the scourge of the
seas, as proof that he had swept the
noted outlaw from the ocean, but his
tory has MT told us how brave young
naval officer secured a bride.
Clarence James. second in command
of the sloop of war Pearl, offered his
hand to the fair pilot who had safe
ly guided their vessels through the in
tricate channel to meet the foe, and it
was joyous wedding that followed in
the Carlisle mansion, when the wealthy
planter gladly relinquished to his brave
son-in-law and noble daughter that
portion of his wealth of which the blood
thirsty pirate Black Beard would have
deprived him had not the royal frig-
ates been brought to the rescue by
Rowena and turned the tables.
MARLToN DOWNING.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
Tho GAMING Gould.

Office Boy-Beg pardon, sir, but was
awful sorry to sec the way Mrs. Jinks
went for you this mornin'. 1t was
hammer an tongs, wasn't it?
Mr.. JinlSs (head of the flrm)-Great
snakes! Is it all over town?
Office Boy-Oh, no, sir, no one knows
1t but me.
Mr. Jinks-ITere's a dollar to go to
the baseball game. Take a day off and
enjoy yourself, but not word about
me and Mrs. j., you know.
Office Boy-All right, sir. You kin
trust me.
Under Clerk Ga few moments later)-
Say, Smiilesy, how did you know there
was row in the old mans family this
morning?
Office Boy-By the way he was
rippin' an rarin' round at us.-Good
News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
NEWTON BLACK.

Atty at Law-onice. on South SIDE OF Diamond
Butler. Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
II. I'll. GOUCHER.

Attorney-at-Iaw ONCE on second door OF
Anderson building, near Court House, Butler.
Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
AMONG THE POULTRY.


By having tho poultry yard in .
sandy or gravelly soil much slush is
avoided.
Iris quite an item in building poul-
try house to take considerable pains to
have it warm in winter.
If fed so as to receive aquick growth
and are ready for market early turkeys
are generally profitable.
FEEDING too much feed is waste of
grain. besides in many cases causing LII
health by making the fowls too fat
A QUARTER of an acre of ground with
a building seventy-five feet long and
twelve wide is sufficient for FIVE hun
drcd ducks.
ALL the old hens not intended for
breeding or laying next season should
be well fattened Gnd marketed before
they begin to mou1t-
IT is generally best to purchase what
ever breeding stock is needed in the
latter part of summer or early in fall;
lower prices, as well as better quality
of fowls may be secured
IT is not too early to begin feeding
the turkeys intended for carly market a
liberal feed of grain every night, grad
ually increasing until they are given
all that they will eat up clean
BY keeping the fowls in good.
thrifty condition during the summer
all kinds of poultry can be fattened
very readily in tho fall, or, in fact, ut
any time it is desired to market.
A GOOD cement for stopping up cracks
and leaks is made by mixing two
quarts of freshly Stacked lime with one
pint of cement; moisten with skim
milk to the consistency of mortar.
HoT weather and heating food do not
go well together and should always be
avoided unless it is intended to fatten
and market Feed very little corn to
the fowls that are to be wihtered over.
SAVE all the cabbage plants that do
not head up; they make one Of the very
best green feeds to store away for use
during the winter. If they are proper
ly stored they will last till spring.-St
aniS Repuhlic
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28

UeHJlOH Ol JHt pcOp4c oh ShoAN' AoA Ni''
place which the little fleet had Sc
lected for 4 harbor was directly of a
large and thrifty plantation.
The negro slaves. more than hum
dred in number, had just quilted their
daily toll and wee struggling in from
the fields towards their rude, yet not
uncomfortable quarters that were built
upon the beach, when the somewhat
novel sight met their view.
1t was in the year IT'S, and but few
vessels in those days passed up and
down through the inlet.
The blacks were iubilaut at the
spectacle, for they thought they saw
in the visit of the strangers an oppor-
tunity to turn penny in disposing of
some of the products of the plantation,
which they well knew how to pilfer
and appropriate to their own use.
Upon the broad veranda of the
Manor house sat the master, Richard
Carlisle, and beside him stood his
daughter, Rowena, a lovely maid of
some eighteen years. Yet she was the
mistress of the establishment, for the
beloved wife of the planter had passed
away to another world when the fair
Rowena was but child.
''Those are singular looking crafts,
little one"-remarked Mr.. Carlisle, as
he pointed with his long, ebony staff to
the vessels which were Just swinging
head to the tide. "They are armed,
and that too heavily for merchantmen.
I trust God that they be not pirates"
'Why should pirates seek these
waters, father?" asked Rowena- There
is little to tempt the buccaneers to our
shore. Probably they are vessels of
the king, and we are to have visit
from their oficers"-and the maiden's
face lighted up with JOY at the prospect
of something occurring to break the
monotony of plantation life.
'We shall soon ascertain their char
acter, for there goes boat in the
water" said the wealthy landholder, as
gig of the sloop that was nearest the
shore was lowered from the davits.
While the father and daughter were
intently watching the rowers they were
Joined by a noble-looling young man
some five years the senior of Rowena,
and the resemblance between the two
plainly denoted their relationship to be
brother and sister
"Tell me, Herbert, what think you of
those fellows?" asked the father, not
without some sign .of anxiety. you
have a good idea of things nautical, and
should be able to tell frigate of the
crown from numbering merchant
man.
II am afraid, father" replied Her.
bert, without taking his eyes from the
vessels, that in those chaps we shall
find neither one nor the other. They
certainly cannot be honest traders,
they are too rallish in build and lofty
of spars for that And were they yes
sells of the king the cross of Saint
George would ere this have been fiut-
tering from their masthead"
At this speech the planter turned
quick and inquiring look at his son,
who had voiced his own thoughts.
'Can they be slavers?" asked Mr..
Carlisle, anXiously.
''Perhaps." replied Herbert, soberly.
''But in any case" he continued, turn
ing to his sister, II should suggest that
you. dear Rowena, mount your horse,
which I saw was standing saddled in
the stable as ! passed, and in company
with Stella, your maid, ride few
miles inland, or even as far as the plan
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28

point, letting be in the direction you
are to measure, and a pointing upward.
A colored tag should mark to remind
you to count one each time it comes
pointing upward. The advantage of
this shape over that OF a common tri-
angle is that it permits straddling over
slight objects or elevations, and thus
does not measure the circuitous dis
tance over them, a fault of all wheel
measures. This measure is very light,
a rapid worker, quite accurate and re-.
quires no STOPPING on the part Of the
operator. r.-American Agriculturist.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
sIiss De PInk's Purchase.

Miss De Pink (who wants little in
nocent powder for her complexion)-
Have You any-er-infant powder?
Druggists New Boy-We are just out,
ma'am, but if you'll leave your address
III get it to you to-day.
New Boy Ia few hours later)-Does
Miss De Pink live here?
Mr. Nicefello-Yes, this is the house.
New Boy-Just goin' in, amt you?
Mr. Nicefello--Yes, my boy, ] am
going to make a call.
New Boy-Well, I'm in a hurry.
Please give 'er this package. It's some
thing fer her baby.-N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
The Flushing Fellow

Wool-That Hughson seems to be a
pushing sort of fellow since he got
married.
Van Pelt-Hadn't noticed it. What
does he do?
Wool-Pushes the lawn mower half
the time, and the baby carriage the
other half.-Jury.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
A Candid Critic.

"wen, what do you think of my pic
ture at the academy Of design" asked
Young Mahlsticls of Jones the other day.
Fair. dear boy, fair; but now you
asked me | must confess liked your
earlier style better"
Earlier styleP"
"Yes; when you didn't paint at all
you know" Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28

She Sir, you

She Sir. your company Is becoming
distastcful 10 me
lie (rccruit of company G)-Ish dot
SO, schwccdncss? Den viii resign me
fon dot goombany righd avay.-Judgc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
The KeRaOn.
nl Wouldn't

you fight gentleman?
The Cool Youth-Yes-that's just
why ! won't fight you.-Munsey's
Weekly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28

A SHED on the south side of the poul-
try house will be found quite an ad-
vantage during the winter, especially
II protected from the northwest winds.
II will afford the fowls an opportunity
to air themselves on days when it would
otherwise be impossible.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
just the Thing.

Miss Hirsute Tin drug store)-Have
you anything for the complexionP
Druggist-Yes, madam. James, bring
out the razors.-Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
Terrible RcxenRe.

Cholly -Dudely insulted me, but l got
even with him.
Chappie-How?
Cholly-I stwuk him and disawanged
his ic-Iife
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
Nn Enacccration.

This" said the Snowman, sis the
largest elephant in the world. He eats
eighteen bales Of hay at one mouthful,
an never talkos no exercise OWN TO the
expense of tearin' down the buildin' to
get him out of IL Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
An Everyday Illustration.

johnson scientific bore)-Do you be-
lieve IN unconscious cerebration?
Williamson (wornout) oh, yes. For
instance, / don't believe you know
what you are talking about right now.
nd
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
NO.
MOVABLE HEN cooPs.
In the Course of Time They May Come
Into General Use.


into General Use
Among poultry farmers so much has
been said and SO little done about
movable coops, that practical persons
are becoming disbclievers in them. The
complaint is that they are not "mova-
ble"-never moved because so heavy
or clumsy, even when specially con-
structed for the purpose. Before final
ly condemning this handy and profita-
BILE possibility, devote n few minutes
it will only take a few-and make an
attachment like the following: Cut in
the woods in winter two stiff poles six
feet long. Let the butt ends be turned
up naturally like sled runners or polo
sticks At one end of each light coop
take off n narrow board near the
ground and replace it with one long
enough to project six inches on either
side. In these projections cut notch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
A POETIC Verify.

What did the poet mean when he
called this country the land of the Free
and home of the Brave?'"
HE was probably referring to bach
lors and married men," said old Smith
ers, sadly.-Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28

Lady-My husband goes TO the races,
but he never bets.
Friend-Are you sure he does not bet?
Lady - Yes, indeed I've looked
through his pockets often and never
fo,,nd n cent-N Y Weekly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
Not a iicresy.

.Jacob-What beautiful color that
angel in the corner shows in her checks
Esau- Bah! She's painted
Jacob-Wc,l, I've never seen one that
wasn't. Have you?-Puck-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
Noticed 1t Culver.

Visitor-The wind seems to shake
that scarecrow over there little. I've
noticed it quiver two or three times.
Mr. Suburb-That isn't scarecrow.
That's the hired man working for forty
dollars a month and board.-Good News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
strawberry and Vanilla.

Tom-It always strikes me that your
fiancee is very cold girl.
Jacl1-My dear fellow, if you paid
for the ice cream she eats you'd think
she had every reasonf to be cold
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
A I.annointment All Round.

Old Cashly-Young man, when you
married my daughter l never supposed
that you were going to live on me
Young Dudely-Well, sir, why didn't
you give her enough at the start to be
independent?-Judg
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
Consistent Criticism.

Poet-You always tell me that my
poems are too long, so | have brought
one of two lines only. What do you
think of it?
Editor-Same as usual-it's too long.
-Munsey's Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
w.iI-Foundcd EuIogy

Powcll-At old Bonds funeral the
preacher spoke Of his noble charities.
What were they prayP
Howell-Don't you remember he let
two Of his daughters marry lords7-
IuIfra
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
r,n summer GIrI.s rad.

She-Ycs. I'm very fond OF pets
He-Indeed What, may ! ask, Ii
your favorite animal?
She (frankly) - Man. - Munsey's
yUoaElv
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-28
Not That Kind.

Customer-These collars don't suit
me. They don't set well on my neck.
Clerlt-How can you expect them to
sit when they are standing collars?-
Munsey's Weekly.