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A Tribute to - Noble Animal.

No animal has been more worthy of
the favor bestowed upon it than the
horse. His grace and beauty, his gem
tleness and strength. his rare intelli-
gence. to say nothing of his willing serv-
ice, have made him known in every
land and lave given him an honorable
place in SON.; and story. AS companion
of gods and men he has shared with
them untold dangers and brought them
innumerablc victories. lie has decided
the fate of Kingdoms, tramplcd the
mighty under foot, given strength to
the weak and rescued the helpless.
lie has been an important factor in
church and state. in public and private
life, in the arts. sciences and industries
of every kind If. as some affirm, his
day of usefulness is passing away, yield
ing to steam, electricity and cycles in
various forms, he will 20 on the retired
list full of glory and sure of the imnor-
tally which he deserves. Caroline K.
Sherman in Chicago Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-19
The valuable Palmyra Palm.

A Hindoo poem enlneratrs 800 pur.
poses to which the Palmyra palm alone
is put. Among other things it supplies
paper for writing upon. an Intoxicating
drink called 'toddy." large quantities
of sugar fruit and vegetable for the
table when the plants are young.
Palm wine is also obtained from the
Juice of the sage palm, which yields
excellent sugar candy when boiled.
The pith of tile trunk forms large
part of the food of the natives in many
parts of India Ropes, brushes and
broolns are manufactured from the
fiber of the leaf stalks. Interview in
Washington Star.
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vyor,s.ncn unI Their roots.

"Bad workmen," we are told, al
WAYS find fault with their tools. We
might extend the Significance of the
axiom by stating that bad workInen
make bud tools. We may satisfy our.
selves us to its truth by cursory in
spection of the kit carried by a poor
n,echanic. In the machine shop we
shall find our saying conspicnouSly ex-
elnplifetl. a glance ut the condition
of the tools. to say nothing of the sur
roundings, will tell us whether good
artisans or second rate wor!imcn arc
employed whether the s!l~p turns out
good or Indifferent work.
Tile make of the tools has little to do
with the settlement OF the question.
The finest l,;,c!iint. tools ever designed
may be ruined by i'll usage. and in fact.
rs IL general rule. the Iuore perfect the
unacI,iur the ruore susceptible it will
prove tn gross i'll treatment. Moreover,
81 shop full Of good tools ruined 10y i'll
usage or ilc,slcc, is II iluc.i So-rier spec.
taclc to III" experienced Eit,lianic par
tic,llarly. than ;;n aggregation Of second
quality implements in u similar cni'di-
tion. and ny q general rule. !" Poor tool
spoiled will duns s."ia job as the most
expensive. machine that has undergone
ma!trcatineut.
The appearance Of Il tool will betri.y
the hand of the workman, no matter
how badly worth Fair hard wear is
altogether different in its effects from
wlllnl misuse or the neglect tllat is
born of ignorance. y man may wear
a tool ont. and it will still have an al
together different look to one that hes
been Deliberately and clrcleSsiy ruined.
Safety Valve.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-19

Messrs. Crockett s. Winder:
Sirs:-I used your mixture A No.
last year on my sweet potato crop;
Will say I made more potatoes and
sold them for more money than
ever did before. I.shall surely use 1t
again this year.
GAINESVILLE, February 9Th, 1891,
Messrs Crockett 81 Winder:
Gentlemen:-I used your mixture
a, last season by the side OF other
No. / fertilizers. The mixture a was
decidedly the best of all. Will use 1T
again this season.
Very respectfully,
Il. W. Ames
February cd, 1891.
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An Odd Hair Wreath.

Miss Hattie j. Chips, who lives
near Budds Lake, N. j.. has fash
Toned portions of hair from the heads
of over 1000 individuals into large
wreath of over 1 900 howersand leaves
This unique oddly is composed of hair
of every shade and color known to the
antllropologist. The young artist spent
over Il year in collecting the locks Of
hair before commencing work on the
wreath st Louis Republic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-19

Untlifnrther notice. Will run their steamers ae
follows, twcuther permittlng,) leaving South st.
q otc
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-19
SUMMER SCHEDULE. ~s.
OF THE -.
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company
OF BALTIMORE,

Until further notice Will run their steamers ae
follows, twcuiher permit,lng,l leaving South st.
Wharf al 80 o'clock r. m.
Steamer FAsTFRN SHORE.
GAIT g. H. RAYNoR.
SUNDAYS and VII HFSph].S fer CT: field. HON.
mar'e Evai,s B. r.s'. Nnndua, Concord, nn-
vts' ccads' Miles,, Shields and 1uc's. RE-
TURNING-cavn uc's Tuesdays and FRIDAYS
n. $50 n. m, Shields o, Miles 9.1b. PAWS 1n,
Reads 1920, Conctld II, Nandua i2.3U, Doggs
2.45, Evars' 3, Hof1niah's3.i5
Steamer TANGIFR,
GAIT. ". ". MATTHEWS.
Mondays and Thursdays for Forde, Cr'' 1*ld,
Finury's, Onarcocf, ChescnDnesscX Eunin-
Creek, Gullftrd aid Mcseunco. IETGRNlNti-
leaves Mrssfng Wednesdays and Sntur-
days ut & q. M, Guiiford y, Bunting CT eck $50,
ClcscnnGcsscX 11.3C, Upancock 2.30 PM, Fill
Legs 3.ati, DIS 7.50.
Steamer POCuMNKE.
GAIT. HEwAID.
Tuesday and FIidny fCr tristleld ,Targicrlslnnd,
fIhney'S, 0nul cock, Fits Wharf edar HUI,
hello hath. J a. moke City and SHOW Hill. RE
TCENING-SondayS aid Thursday. leaves
STOW Hill 6 am., Foc0mOko City 9, Rob oh"'h
9, Cedar 1890, Hits wharf IN, Onancock
$50 p. NJ, rnney's $, TaIger Island a.
AilSteamers leave Crisfeld fol Balti
E2g more. on arrival CT last down train.
Freight and passen .srs received or all points
or tho y. y, Phila. and Norfolk, Wtcomico and
Pccomoke i. r. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Yirginip. Railroads on Tuesdays and Fridays
only.
Positively no freight received after 30 y, IN.
aud must be prepaid to all points, except
OH the N. y. Phila. and Norfolk Railrnad.
P. r. CLARK. General Agent,
EOS South otroet. baltimore
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-19
How Two Merchants Chose.

a merchant refused tn hire us 4 clerk
a young man whose pantalooiis. he no
ticed. were worn 1T the knees and seat.
because he judged that Il good clerk
would not thus wear his clothing. In
another case a merchant chose from
twenty applicants boy WHO stopped
to wire his muddy feet before entering
his office, and whose finger nails were
clean.
ut is attention to little things THAI
makes a good clerk" the merchant
said. Youth's Companion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-19

Messrs. Crockett g. Winder:
Gentlemen:-I used some of your
mixture A last year on sweet potatoes
in very poor land and it give me per-
feet satisfaction, and thinkit is as
good fertilizer as any for sweet pota-
toes | shall use it again this year.
Yours respectfully,
VIM ID. Tunnel.
Onley, February 4th, 1891.
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{" stops for passengers on signal to conductor
X" daily. except snpdny.
II. w. Dunno, Sup't
Cape Charles City, Va.
r. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
sengcr Agent, Norfolk, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-19

Messrs. Crockett 81 Winder:
Gentlcmen:-Havingusedy your Mix
ture A on sweet potatoes last year, l
take pleasure i'll saying that it is an
excellent fertilizer and believe
there is none better on the market.
l.. Floyd Mock.
Acconac G. H., Feb. 10th, 1891.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18

all were silent and revcrential, and we
two stood before our good Parson Ty-
Ter anl promised to cleave unto one an
other. ia good report or evil report, in
sickness or in health, until death did
US part; and the pastor kissed me upon
my forehead, and my parents took me
in their arms, and all the folks came
about TO greet me as Il wife, and was
no longer Prudence Lee but Prudence
Hollister; and away again along the
footpath that cut brown way through
the green grass from thS church to the
settlement, every woman with her
gown over her arm, every man with his
gun over his shoulder.
No, make no mistake. In 1772 men
always took their guns to church with
them on Sundays, aAd at any time
when there was Tneeting there or q
wedding; for, look you, there was
never any telling when the redskins
would be upon q place.
They werealwaysready to kill and to
make prisoners. They revenged on
those who would gladly have been at
peace with all the cruel treatment they
had had from wicked pale faces; and
once revenge fills the heart of savage
It goes with him TO his grave. Yes, 1t
goes down to his children, and ranlles
in the heart of his great-grandchildren
There is no forgiveness in a heathen
soul.
But Hope Settlement had been spared
SO far. We had been very quiet and
harmless, it is true, but that was no
reason. We were out of the way Of the
worst tribes, and not in plain sight of
the paths they mostly took; and we
were not in terror, only prudent in
keeping ourselves ready for defense;
and once home the guns were all
stacked outside the door and we had
our feast. Simple enough, but we were
healthy and happy and not used to
great dainties They drank my health
in cider, and they wished me all the
happiness the world could give and
Heaven after it; and then the dance
began.
We had a contra-dancc, and l led it
with Ralph. | stood there smiling,
joyous, full of hope, without u fear in
my mind, when suddenly from the
crowd outside the door came cry that
froze the blood in my vlens:
'"rhe Indians! The Indians are up
on usl'
chung TO Ralph. The world grew
black before me. Then all was hurry
and hustle. The young women, white
with terror, gathered their children to-
gether; old women cried to God to
help us; men flew to their weapons;
and, oh, the scene that followed But
l will not try to describe it, could
not do it even now without losing. my
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18


figured him? All, but should know
him and love him still!' cried.
NO You might meet him and never
guess that you saw yoCr husband" he
answered. and turned away
\ litcle spring was close at hand, he
bent over IT, | sat down upon the
grass. | could no longer stand. Was
he drinking? Ne; he was washing his
face, and suddenly he wheeled about
and looked at me, and | saw no Indian
but white man. He threw away his
head band and feathers; his blanket lay
upon the ground; white man stood
before me.
Don't you know me now, Prue?"
he cried; and lay in his arms
1t was Ralph-my Ralph, and know
how the blessed spirits feel when they
meet their lost and loved in Heaven.
Oh! how could | live through such
sorrow to meet such joy! Has any
other ever been so ccmforted?
What day that was! What JOY all
seemed to feel! How good was Godl
How loved Him and all my fellow
BEINGS, | was gladder than the bride,
anu young aS1in, though INC l'tlS nc
told of his captivity and his longing for
home made me weep. Yet he was with
me again.
Thank God we are together still,
though twenty years have flown; and
it is now the year of our Lord 1872 In
those days when we have both passed
away from earth they viii tell our story
in the town that has taken the place of
our settlement; but can never tell them
why the Indians spared Ralphs life
while the other prisoners were all
killed, or why they were always coed
to him until the dag of his escape, for
that he never knew himself Mary
KYLE Dallas, in n Y. Ledger.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18
AS TO DUCKS S.
A Man from the city rinds Nothing to
tdulrc In the Alnbihibious Fowl.

Admire In the Alnbihsbious Fowl
The Rozton Transcript doesn't seem
20 like ducks. II j. = mistake. Il says,
to regard ;'Ir duck Is a cSmplacent
cheerful, amiable creature II
is really restless, eager, unhappy
fowl. with a want long felt. an aching
void in its crop that Is never filed. \
duck is simply a waddliGg appetite
The farmers have taken TO raising
ducks to supply eggs for the Boston
market, where they bring higher prices
than hens eggs do, though the farmer
himself and his family scorn
to eat them The pond j. not
considered q requisite for ducks.
Give EN- plenty to cat and plenty OF
water 20 drink, says Uncle Ira, ''and
they don't want any water 10 swim in. "
Perhaps they doa't ask for it, but il is
hard To believe that they don't want it.
1t is terrible thing To see ducks eat
meal They shovel it with their bills
until their throats are crammed, then
waddlc To the trough and drink lot of
water and then shovel great deal
more of the dough. In drinking they
do not lift their eyes to heaven after
the pious fashion of the hens. Uncle
ira took n fork and went to digging in
the earth near the chip pile Instantly
the ducks swarrncd quaclsing around
and fell TO picking up the carth-worms
that came up with the fork. Nothing
could parallel their greed. They eat un-
til they could surely cat 70 more, and
Uncle Ira dcsists for fear Of killing
them, and then they run OF and go to
hunting insects rs il they had had moth
ing to eat for q week.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18
rLrvAron ron nAssrxe asA1x

=
In depth A roller two and ono-haf
inch IS in diameter is fixed ut each euA
as shown i'll section ut Fig 9 The
shaft of the lower, upon which the
driving pulley is fastened, extends two
feet beyond the body OF the elevatos,
and rests at its outer end In . block
mortised into the two-inch foundation
piece. (See Fig IL Tho pulley on
this shaft should not be more than
two and one-half inches in diameter.
Within the elevator. extending from
one roller to the other, Is q smooth
floor, it upper surface on line with
the upper cjre of the rollers, and each
end followed ben eath that Il may at
closely to the roller; but 1t should mot
be made To touch. (See section, q. Al
The lower board (D) of the elevator
serves principally to strengthen the
machine. and several openings may b
cut into it to facilitate putting In the
carrier. -
The latter is eight inches wide, made
of heavy canvas, turned under an tnOh
or more at each side and stitched along
the edge Stats three-fourthy of N
inch .kick and one and one-han inch
wide are riveted across this belt i've or
SIX inches apart, the rivets passing
through the slat rear each end, md
through the double canvas at the edge
of til. belt The stats should At nestly
but loosely within the shaft Of the
elevator, and care should be exercised
to place them squarely across the Re>4
with rivets in the center of the slAkl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18
CROSSING THE FORTH BRIDGE.
An Old Isdy's Fear About the Under
faEiI1r-.

n
taking.
A London journal says that n stout
and elderly woman was on board a train
which was approaching the Forth
bridge. Her remarks, which she be-
slowed right and left upon her fellow
passengers, showed that she was unac-
customed to travelling; yet she must
have been something of a philosopher
in her own way.
The old lady was nervous about the
bridge She had seen pictures of it, and
had made up her mind that it could not
be quite safe. She kept inquiring when
the train would come to it, and at last
was told that it was close at hand.
"Well," said she, rather solemnly, II
don't know whether we shall get over
alive or not, but if we don't it sha'n't
be my fault"
Then she settled into the corner of
the seat with determined air and a
puckered-up mouth, which were only
less droll than the general air of respon-
sibility which brooded over her. During
the passage of the bridge she did not
speak a word, but seemed to be holding
her breath.
There" said a gentleman in a neigh
boring scat, 1--WE are over it safe
The old woman heavcd an explosive
sigh.
''Well," she said, If we had gone 10
the bottom should have died with a
clear conscience, for it wouldn't have
been my weight that did it. bore up
so that really made the train lighter
than it would have been without me-"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18
THE PROFITABLE COW.


tnterostiag Paper Read Before the
Ontario Fsrmc-s' Institute
want q COW with u broad nose, and
oblong nostrils; waat cow that is
very full behind the fore legs. She
wants heart room and heart power,
and the best indication Of heart power
will Toe found in the skin of the animal.
The better the heart pumps, the more
effeciually it viii circulate the blood
to the very extremities OF the cows
body. The skin of the beast is one of
the best evidences OF its heart power
The best evidence of stomach power
will also be found in the skin of tins
animal III there is vigorous circula-
tion, and the blood is defective in
nourishmenti then you have a skin
that is hard aud tight, and bristly
hair, because the digestive action or
heart action are interfcrcd with and
are not regular.
May men contend that the ,milk
veins should be very large. consider
that to be immaterial, but the milk
veins should be prominent
A cows nose should be dewy and
moist; when it is dry it is an indica-
tion Of i'll health. Ii means bad diges-
ton, waste of feed and waste of profits.
She should have fiat ribs, and wide
apart
You want beyond these three powers.
the peculiar power in an animal of di-
reeting her energy TO do what she is
kept for You want the directive
power toward beef if you keep the
animal for beef; you want the directive
power tow ard mile il you keep her for
milk.
The directive power in an animal is
the valuable power whereby you find
her directing her energies to where
you are to find the biggest profits. A
scrub has good lungs as a rule. A
scrub hog will often outrun a dog.
You will have heart power in scrub;
sometimes you have very powerful di-
gestion, but she lacks the directive
power that wiz concentrate those
three powers to service. and not to
waste.
In the milking COW you will find first
evidence of the directive power in the
kind of face she has-a rather long,
lean face, with no super1uous skin: no
luoAiSdIlon VI udoOaIcSS, ldtkS, iuSIAOuS
eyes, standing very wide apart and
very prominent, with a forehead dished
downward; long and broad forehead;
a large muzZle; a wide mouth, indi-
eating large eating powers-the only
coarse part of 4 cows head that is
justifiable. 1t indicates the power to
keep on grinding her food, and indi-
Gates strong constitution. She should
have long, thin, tapering neck, as
bulky, beefy neck indicates short
milking season. Her shoulder bones
should be right above the leg and wide
apart and the joints loose; the wider
these are apart the better indication
you have of n large flow of milk when
the cow is doing her best. / do not
think it indicates anything of the
length of the season.
Thick, beefy hips mean beef, not
milk.
The cows udder should be long and
shapely. with long line OF attach
ment between the uddcr and the cows
body. You never fnd q coarse cow a
good mixer. like n COW to have all
the angles possible, but the bones
themselves and skin ought to be fine in
quality.
Having u COW of this kind, 1t is posi-
BILE to make her serve you well, but she
never could do so without getting care,
right feed and proper handling.-Prof
]. A. Robinson.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18
NAMING A TOWN.
The Father of Seven EcI-Ucaded sisters
Started the Town o: Auburndalee

Started the Town of Auburndalee
The town of Auburndale, Wis, re-
ceivcd its name III q peculiar manner.
Years ago, when that section was com
paratively undercloped and land was
cheap, man na:acd King located there
and built iaill.
The place had good shipping faeil-
tiles, and the mill soon become u nu-
cleus Of quite thriving, bustling little
town.
Then arose the question of name
for the embryo city, and by common con-
sent the right of naming it was eonced-
ed to the first settler, Mr.. King.
The citizens wanted to call the place
Kings Mills, but the old gentleman OBJ
jected. He said he didn't want his name
tackled on to any onc-horse or two-horse
village.
Now, says the New York Continent,
the old man was the happy father of
seven bouncing daughters, and the vii
layers suggested that the name Of one
of them should be given to the new
town
This idea pleased the father as much
as lt pie;lseu t.lS seven u1uSnterS, out
which one Of the seven fair ones should
be honorcd above her six sisters? The
town could not BE- handicapped with all
the seven names.
Finally a happy thought struck the
old man. Every one of his seven daugh-
ters was rcd-headed. He decided to
honor them all by christening the town
Aub1Irndale and Auhurndale IL remains
to this day.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18
FIXTURES or GRAIN rLIvATo1.

FIXTURES OF GRAIN ELBVAT0k
otherwise the machine viii run hsya
The lower sides of the stats may -
bevcled, allowing the grain 10 &eIl
from them more readily whom dis
charged at the upper end The Joining
of the belt is made by overlapping thA
ends and tightly lacing together.
At the higher end of the maehine the
legs are mortised into piece two Seet
long to give greater stability. and uesy
the top carry a sack holder formed o&
bow and cross riece, just far enough
from the floor to hold sack properly.
this end of the elevator is covered with
metal cap to prevent the grain from
flying too far as it leaves the carrier.
At the lower end another sheet OF
metal, nearly touching the Stats ss they
pass the roller, serves as . pocket 70
catch any grain that might accidental
ly fall back.
Tousc this elevator. q grain spout -
attached to the mill, as shown In Fig.
Q. Strips of wood or metal are FAST
ened upon the incline, bringing the
grain together and discharging u
through short spout narrow enough
to enter the lower end OF the elevstoF
shaft An inch board across the end
of the elevator. fitting closely between
the cleats &c c. on the front OF the
mill, keeps the machine in position
while running.
To run the machine, q belt pesses
over the pulley and fan shaft OF tRs
mill, in case this shaft extends outside
the mill far enough to permit doing 70.
II not, the blacksmith can make .
crank like that shown in Fig. l. Ycu
can then attach ten-inch pulley, - In
the engraving, with several screws
through the crank into the block, hold
ing it firmly in place, and the appsra-
tus is complete.
Some may think such machine Will
run hard, but it does not II properly
constructed and kept well oiled, and .
trial will convince any farmer that Il
Is just what he ought to have.-S. +.
Shull, in Rural New Yorker.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18

A shows the tile entering the box, apd
B is the S-inch tile or outlet c Is the
the brick bottom. use 4-inch tile in
draining Put the box in during dry
weather. Take 2-inch plank and mark
size of tile in the lower one, and make
holes to fit the tile Make the boxing
as deep as necessary. You can run the
branches in any direction. ! have
nearly 400 rods entering one box. Get
all the fall you can in the tile. II you
want to farm over the box cover 1t with
3-inch plank and then earth. This Is
what did. put n support in the mid
die, as there is great weight in a foot
or two of earth, especially when satu-
rated.-L. T. Ritter, in Ohio Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-18
Something NEW

And it pays you to read all advertise
ments when it makes you money to do
SO.
When YOU can find out where to buy
the best Bedroom suit in the market for
$I9.
When YOU can find out where to buy
the best Parlor suit for 1913, best crush
plush.
A beautiful set of dishes, ia pieces,
for $3.50.
Beautiful toilet set, II pieces, for
S499.
Then we say it doubly pays you to
see our adv. this week and next.
Don't forget to see our display at the
Fair, September 8, 8, 10 and II and
our store, 1876 N. Main ST., Butler, Pa.