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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26


there was a street lamp, that had just
been lighted, and they watched the
lamp-lighter env.ously, as he shouldered
his flaming torch, and walked away,
whistling merrily, doubtless to home
and supper.
Now" as in answer to Arthur's last re-
mark, Uncle Phin was saying: "Well den,
honey, don't see but what we'se got 'er
go hungry It'll to-morrer, when may be
kin git a Job er wood-sawin'," there
came quick rush OF feet on the wet
Tagging. Arthur turned to look at the
flying figure, and gave a little cry OF
recognition, as the light from the street
lamp fell on its face. At the same in
slant, Rusty recognized in 1t his old
prosecutor, the boy with whom his
young master had fought in the tramps'
camp. With growl, he sprang forward.
Arthur still held the end Of his rope,
and the dogs movement was so sudden
that 1t nearly threw him down. As 1t
was he stumbled, and the precious book,
so recently the subject Of their conver-
sation, fell to the sidewalk. The next
moment another figure, and this time 1t
was that Of Sandy Grimes, the big
tramp, rushed past, evidently in pursuit
of his boy, and then all was again quiet.
Recovering himself, and taking a
frmer hold on the rope that held the
still excited Rusty, Arthur stepped for
ward and picked up his book OF fairy
tales. AS he did so bit of dark paper,
that seemed to fall from between its
leaves, futtered to the wet stones, and
this the boy also picked up. Curious to
see what it was, he held 1t to the light
and uttered q cry of incredulous amaze
ment.
1t was bank bill for five dollars; ard,
although Arthur did not know 1t at the
time, It was the same one that his
friend, Brace Barlow, had slipped be-
tween the leaves of the book on the
night that he bade them farewell. Why
Arthur had not discovered 1t long be-
fore will always be a mystery that can
only be accounted for by the fact that
the book was large one, and contained
many stories, several of which he had
not yet read. Between the leaves of one
Of these the bill had probably lain all
this time, and now in the hour OF the
boys sorest need 1t came to him as
though 1t were indeed the gift from the
fairy godmother, who had penned the
inscription on the fy-leaf Of bis precious
book.
Continued tggf IreeE
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26
USE OF a PASSPORT.
The Singular Experience Of q TraveIsr
In Germany.

In Germany.
Mine is rather hard case" said a
discouraged graduate Of young ladies'
seminary. Il can't get position "a
teacher because haven't had expert
ence, and IL ! am never allowed %
teach, how am TO get nay expcricnce7-'
A somewhat similar paradox was per-
petrated by German officer, mentioned
by Mr.. Henry W. Wolff in "The Coun-
try of the Vosges." This traveller had
been wandering about Metz asking
questions and seeing the sights, and he
says:
On my return to the station. I found
surprise awaiting me. The German
police had found me out: not n difficult
task, since purposely went about quite
openly.
However, that, it appeared, made no
difference. There, at the entrance to
the station, stood Prussian gendarne.
all on the alert, looking very ferocious
with what the German song calls "a
moustachioed air" He was on the
lookout for me. and stopped me at once.
Have you a legitimation about you?''
he asked, rather gruffiy.
"Yes; but do want one? Am I not
entitled TO travel in the country without
passport?"
He looked angry, cycling with disgust
my Murray" which bore, all too plain
ly, upon its cover the title France"
81 must see il. hear you have been
about the town looking at things and
asking questions"
''It is true: that is what am travel
ing for"
II must see your passport"
What? In defiance of the emperor's
regulations?"
do you not understand" said he,
pompously, that must see your pass
port in order to be able to judge whether
or not you are entitled TO travel with
out one?'
Here was logic, but logic which, how
ever feeble, must be needed I pro-
duced my passport, and after having
studied for tedious interval, he grave
ly announced that was fitted to travel
without one.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

was to hire a tug and go after her.
As this would have cost at least
twenty dollars, and as they did not
have a cent, IL was OF course out
OF the question, what were they 70 do2
And what was to become Of them?
1t was almost night, and in addition
TO being very tired they were very hun
CRY. This latter unpleasant sensation
was evidently shared by poor Rusty
who began to whine and look pleading
ly up into his young masters face. TO
add to their misery the dense smoke
clouds that had been hanging lower and
lower over the city now enveloped it en-
tirely in damp, sooty folds and cold,
drizzling rain began to fall.
Poor Arthur was SO utterly wretched
that he would have cried, but for the re-
membrance that he was Dale. AS they
turned slowly away from the river with
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

Eradicating disease is not matter
of a week or a month. While it -
proper 20 use all precaution in order 20
prevent disease in the herd or foclS- il
is only by selection of the hardest and
most vigorous animals for breeding
that disease may be mostly prevented
Il is from inbrceding and debility that
disease becomes permanent Inheri-
ted defects can never DC eradicated In
the natural condition animals select
their mates from among the most Wig
orous, and in domestication man must
use Judgment in mating his stock
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

neither Arthur nor Uncle Phin knew
that, during this conversation, an evil
looking face was peering in at them,
and that its owner was an attentive
listener to all that they said.
Now, as they looked up, startled by
an uneasy growl from Rusty, who had
Just detected the strangers presence,
and sprang barking toward the window,
the face was hastily withdrawn, and ap-
peared no more.
The next morning they cast the ark
loose from it's moorings and allowed IL to
drift a mile or two down past the city
water front. At length they reached a
piece OF comparative quiet, amid the
bewildertng number of steamboats,, tugs
and barges by which they were now sur
rounded. 1t was Just below a grea.
bridge that spanned the river at this
point, and here, after half an hour of
great anxiety and hard work, they final
ly succeeded in making their boat fast
to the levee.
Then, not knowing what else to do,
they waited patiently for some hours In
the hope that customer would appear
and make them an offer for the ark.
But Of all the hurrying throngs who
passed the place no one paid the
slightest attention to them. Uncle
Phin had Just decided that it would be
necessary for him to 60 ashore and in
some way make II known that he had q
boat for sale, when q stranger came
walking briskly toward them and sprang
aboard.
Growing savagely, Rusty would have
nown at the man whom he recognized as
the one who had looked into the cabin
window the evening before, had not
Arthur seized and held him.
''Good morning." said the stranger
politely. Pine watch dog you've got
there"
Yes" replied Arthur, "he Is; but I
never knew him 10 want TO bite any
body before"
"Oh, we'll, said the man, "he proba-
bly, isn't used to city folks; but he
will get over chat. ! came to ask II this
boat Is for sale?"
''Of course it u.s." replied the boy, de-
lightedlyi 1--WE have been hoping some
body would come along, who wanted to
huvit."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26
Continued merit Iceek.

The Washington State building at the
Worlds Fair will show to sowe extent the
forest resources Of the state. The ioun-
dation alone will contain III logs, some OF
them 100 feet long and ~ inches in diana
ter at the small end. The sJperstructure
of the building will contain, besides heavy
timber, fine finished woods, showing the
grain and structure of the woods, and
complete exhibit Of shipbuilding material.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26
AN ELEPHANT ON HIS HANDS.


Minister Those wicked boys were
playing ball again in Jones' lot as I
came from church
Minister'S Wife-Didn't you stop %
reprove them?
Minister-Yes, but II didn't have any
effect. Young Cowles made a daisy
three-bag hit and let in three runs, and
the crowd didn't have any use for me-
Isadoo
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

DR. Jabez Fisher bulletin No. II of
the health experiment. station. Massa-
chusetts, is of the opinion that solu-
ton of sulphate Of copper in the pro-
portion OF l pound to 500 gallons OF
water is ordinarily safe and sure fog
spraying fruit trees and vines Exper-
iments at the station showed that COW
ering n grape terrace with an awning
so as to keep of dews and rain, made
the space under the trellis ''an oasis Of
health in the midst of n desert OF
fungi" To develop the spores Of fungi
thev must have moisture
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

ZIG. 2-LExT cUEL Frr-AMxSrs MAaxr-
FTED0
falling ON young tender shoots Prnr-
trate their substances and cause them IN
curl mp and fsally die. So little -
really known OF the life History of the
curl that little can be said regarding
destroying AL the leaves and young
shoots Ms soon ma they show signs of
ths maladT. and as the proper s@1sun.
cutting well back the branches where
the disease existed. Is the best course.
and ouEht TO mitigate the evil As mn
experiment 10 In suggested thms tho
trees be sprayed in March or bsfnre Tho
buds begin 10 swell. vita = Do or - per
cent solution OF snlphass of irun--
Ornrrr Judd Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26
Exhausted.

Cleverton-Last night called upon
that girl you introduced me TO the
other day.
Dashaway-So she informed me this
morning when met her
Cleverton (eagerlyl-Teli me. old man,
did she say anything about me?
Dashaway-NOt a word She said
she was too tired 70 talk.-N. v. World
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

New Boarder--welll welli This 10
the first place I've struck where they
have preserved strawberries and peach
jam instead Of stewed prunes
Old Boarder-A1l owing 10 orEaniza-
ton my boy. Us boarders have a
mutual protective association with
iron clad rules and heavy penalties
"Oh, hoi You kicked against prunes.
did your
mot much we didn't We passed n
law that whenever prunes came en- the
table every member should eat n quart
or pay $40 fine That settled L. The
laDdlady found prunes too expensive" +"
m. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

Americans get credit for n great deal
of slang which originates on the other
side of the Atlantic The word bum
mer," for instance, Is not an American,
but an English expression, being found
In the market laws Of two hundred
years ago, where it was used TO deig-
nate retail dealer in fish who peddled
his goods outside the market and with
out license. A transition from an un-
licensed peddler to a disreputable loafer
was one which came easily and natural
ly in the course of tine
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26


entire leaf Is involved. the Diseased
par. being somewhat thicker ard cf
more feshv texture than that In health
The under surface n usually ssaooth
but the upper has n more or less mnaly
appearance When the leaf stock ls Mf-
fected IL sweils 90 several times its
normal thickness and seldom attzins
its full length These portions have o
pale green color. the surface is swol1rn
and uneven. and turns black and die&
The cause OF peaeh-lezf curl Is a minute
rs..-- --..au-~~as---4 ss,-D-h--a--- 1-s-~------ -
In closely related 20 the funwuB which
causes s-plurl pocl<er&- The mye~lium
or spore producing part Of this fungus
forms q net work Of threads resembling
q string OF beads in the tissues Of Tine
peach leaf This is Illustrated i'm Flr
. From these threads thu spores or
seeds are produced by which ths dis-
ease In spread from tree so tree4 Thaa@
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

Dora Summergirl-You told me yoS
were a gentleman Of leisure; and now
you say you haze 20 20 back 20 the city
on business.
Launt Ennis-What say Is true !
am clerk in one Of the municipal Of
fees, and have To 70 back to morrow 10
draw nv salary. Puck
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26
pEaCtt lEaF CuzL


nAmmm@m WMMmM WwmmwM WMmwmmmw
F~~rh~~ are Grwwm
This peculiar disease b .wifesursnd
hotn IN tbs country and I'm Enrvpe. ar-
curing wAe--~er the p~a-h A# grown
II oft~n severely iniu-e- nursery seuclzs
yo-ng. thrifty growing tr-~- are szu--
subject - - attacks than those nnus
mature. The euri ts limited tn thm
period when the yuunw -hnuta anna
lcaves are most tender- sftsr he %.
sacs u tae>e parts sr~ fully formed cr
nntEreG they are mo Iouwer affected
The diseaSc shows ies~lf M anrr ~ rhm
leaves are expanded Bv shs a-xs o.
middle - June the only sixns Of 10
r11ladv arc the wf-hered caves cn fhm
ground ard the shrivcled shoots or Ina
tree, new leaves have Already d.
veioPet on The lateral twiwx Ths nlus-
traticn. Err L shows the eharaeHrr4
tstic appearancr % m peach yeaf nE-
fectcc 9Th the curl a1d The sane en-
craving illustrates a twfx dise4sed
from the same earse- Freqasrtfy th@
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26
Makes Its Own Trouble.

That's a mighty poor circular you
have to advertise your eye wash"
"Why?"
ut is so illegible it gives a man sore
eyes TO read it"
"Well, isn't that good for the eye
wash?'-Harper's Bazaar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

Dallas-I hear thas you pr0possd %
Miss Testy last night and g0s . rufszsal7
CnIlcus-weII. as en- that she didn's
bluntly refuse me. she ~0uldn't wound
my feelings By doing that, Jet The IN
ference = her remark was plain enough
raIias--FFhAt reply did shs mmArs tD
your prupo~al7
Callous-Shs sad n wns ths lnsf
man On earth she mighs consider A--
RQston Courier.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

He-Wul you marry me-
shs-On one condition
He-What is that2
She-An improved financial condhsAcn
Kate Eiei1's Washington
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

ry buying a given amount 0f food in
the cheap fertili.rr you paE P~rhMps
twice as much for freight. csrsage. bag
ging and handling as youiO-in buying
the better brand
PROF. RorKRrs. OF Cornell university.
finds by repeated experiments that
sheep are the most valuable cf dones-
tic aniEaals In kerPinw up the prnainring
capacity OF the farm
ONLY about ten per eens Of the sP-
pie trees planted ever come into bear
ing This big waste In asrribed t0 s
combination % causes the chief one
lack Of earo the first yea<-Sehras<a
Farmer
A WEED is n plant cus of place Acorn
plant. n wheat plant or N potato plans
may be n weed by being too eioss %
another. Treat such as weeds and thfn
them out without tdelly--Prnar1s Farm
er.
The Michigan Farmer says an Eng
lish gardener. who has had grsms sue
cess in raising radishcs. mExss his rmh-
ish beds with one-half suf. coal ashes
and SCOT Under this plan his b>ds src
not infested with worms
MANY tons of manure are trunSpurnrd
from our CITIES which coneain hess tnan
n dollars worth Of soluble food Thts
may be beneficial as m mulch Dun IN
too often N very costly way of rr~srrv-
ing the sc-Hlity Of ths Iand--Eimrr E
Summey
Tr is best 20 grow n variety of corn
that viii nature IL it is struG& ny
fros, after it has arrived at the giarsd
stage il viii keep ~ well IN the stio and
make as good fodder as Il i had nos
been frozen that is our expsraencm-
Prot Robertson
AT the Erst appearanee Of blight hi1
your potatoes as high and steep as Tou
can The fungus is washed DOWN
through the soil By rain ~ = -eaeh~s
the potatoes it causes theEn 20 rot By
hilIinx. it viii BE- washed bsf~e~n
the rows away trom tho pctatoea
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-26

E,Esor-You complain about The
FOXES prtns being dull Wru- per
haps they arr. but y0u ought tS s~~
those do not print
Critic-I do. in other pape-ss @nd !
enjoy them haxeiy--Truth
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28

side and contraction on the other. Since
1866 we have added more than 81, 0O0.9OO
of people to our population without pro-
viding one dollar for their use. Again,
wealth results from labor only. About
70, OQO. Goo workingmen are adding an
average of seven dollars per day to the
wealth OF our country and receiving as
their share All average of one dollar per
day. Let me ask who gets the other SIX
dollarsa
We have been draining the country by
war taxes of thirty years to support the
government and pay our natlonal debt.
Notwithstanding the millions OF dollars
the people have paid, it will take l,5o0.-
WV more bushels of wheat to pay the
debt today than it would have taken in
1861 1t will also take double the
amount of cotton to pay it today than
then, and these are the two principal
products of the country. The silver
squabble at Washington will result IN
enormous advantage to the Peoples
party and haas, added at least half a mill
lion voters and fifty congressman to- our
ranks. 1t enables the south to consist
emily break away from Wan. street
Democracy and join the great western
movement We were sure of Georgia
and North Carolina. together, with SIX
western states. Now our chances are
good not only in the entire south. but
also in. all the silver states. 'Ehe two
Old parties served notice on the masses
that Wall street did not propose to all
bow an increase in the circulating
medium The people of the south west
and northwest will answer this notice
next November Contraction OF eur-
rency, poverty and industrial slavery are
running mates. Expansion and prosper
ity 20, together. Bear in mind 1T ~
always ia the interest OF the men who
possess the money to have a contraction
OF it. 1t is foE the interest of the masses
or the mem without the money to have
All. expansion of currency.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28
the Peoples party nomination.
That tha RenuhlimnS. are s

the Peoples party nomination.
That the Republicans are somewhat
disturbed by the story of the alleged
combine" is shown in the way the
newspapers are treating the Alliance
movement. They are making much of
the presence of Edward Bellamy in the
Massachusetts,, delegation to- the Omaha
convention, and the specter Of state So
cialism is being worked for all there is,
IN it IN the obvious hope of frightening
conservative. Democrats into rebellion
against the fusion of their party with
the Alliance.
But perhaps this effort viii fail and
the fusion Will be effected. Inthat event
Minnesota, Like Kansas, may become a
doubtful state, and Mr.. Harrison's
friends may have their hands full to-
carry 1T against the allied enemy.
I'm 1890 Merriam carried the state bya
plurality of 2,267, polling little more
than 81 per cent. of the total vote, the
Democrats polling. nearly SO. per cent.
and the Alliance "a per cent. of that
total &c the opposition vote had been
combined the majority over Merriam
would have been more than 56,000!
These figures indicate that the Repub-
licans have reason for being alarmed
Chicago News.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28
Tho. South Carolina Aniance.

Within the past few days a number Of
South Carolina Democrats-Presiden
Theodore Jervey, of the state railroad
commission; A.. N Wood, Of Gaffney
City:T~ w. Lauderdale, A. w. Latspeich
and others-have been in the city ilcon-
sultation with the senator's anu repre-
sentatives from that state: They bring
some political news of startling interest.
They say that the Alliance, which is
making desperate efforts, to secure con-
troll of the state, has decided In its secret
meetings to- make a particularly earnest
endeavor to capture the delegates to the
Chicago convention lt has been decided
that il this, effort is sucressful to- insist
at Chicago upon the incorporation into
the Democratic PLATFORM of the Ocala
platform. If this is: refused, as; it un-
doubtedly Will be, the delegation will
withdraw from the convention and re-
fuse to support the nominee.
There is no question: but that this I'M
formation has excited considerable com
ment among the South Carolina delega-
ton. and from NOW until the state con-
vention is heidi it will be- a bitter fight
between the Alliance and the Democrats
for state control Washington Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28
What EfvTng4 bon, Said.

Colonel Livingston, congressman from
The Fifth district of Georgia, is busy LII
ais state trying to coax the farmers TO
-emain i'm the Democratic party and to
srighten them with talk about Repub-
Iicans supremacy and force bills. Els
promises now that the Democratic party
will give the farmers of the south what
they ask do not fit IN smoothly with his
statements to a New York Herald re-
porter on the day after the shelving OF
che silver bill, when he was too much
impressed to- be guarded In his utter
ances. When asked what would be the
effect of the action OF congress. he said:
1t will be extremely disastrous and
for this reason: Our people are aware
Of the fact that the silver bill would not
have. afforded very much, relief I'M the
way of an additional circulation.
In other words, free and unlimited
coinage would have given not over fifty
cents per capita to an increased circula.-
ton, but that would have been better
than nothing. Another reason why the
shelving of silver Will prove disastroes
Is CnaI Une SpeCulaIVfS SeO SHTop ~"""
to seventy cents on the dollar: They go
10 India and get dollar for it m cotton
and bring the cotton to- this country and
compete with the cotton industry of the
south, whose cotton is priced In Europe
ON a gold basis. Still another reason
why it will be hazardous to the people
of the south is that they have looked
upon this Democratic house as favorable
TO- the people, and they knew that con-
gress was aware Of the fact that the
southern people and northwestern people
needed relief on this line. The defeat of
silver is considered by our people so;ath
and west as an Indication on the part Of
congress that they will not give them
any relief at any time. ...
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28

It may or may not be- true that a plan
of fusion has been agreed on by the
Democrats and Alliance people of Min
nesota-
Cengpessmen Castle, Hall and Harries
talk favorably of the alleged agreement.
They speak in the highest terms Of Mr..
Owen, and express the opinion that his
election to, the governorship would be
practically certain were he given the
Democratic Endorsement after receiving
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28
powderly Not a cand,idate..

dispatch from Milwauksesays' Sec
rotary Robert Schilling, of the national
executive committee Of the Peoples
party received today a private letter
from T. v. Powderly, general master
workman of the knights of Labor, in
which NIr. POwderly says:
Il have received several reform papers
having nay name at the head for presi-
dent. ask youin all SINCERITY to use
your influence to put stop to that nom
sense. We want as large a vote as pos
sible, and for certain reasons do not
believe my name would draw as we'll as
that of some others"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28

The Republican and Democratic pa
pers and party Leaders Of Michigan We're
greatly surprised at the. strength shown
by the Peoples party in the recent inut
nicipal elections in the state: This was
especially so. in GRAND Rapids. where the
Peoples party vote was over 2,200 Ii
all signs do not fail there-will be'occasion
for more surprise early in next Nowemr
Der
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-04-28
Enem les of Free SILVER.

During the heat of the debate on the
free silver bill. Mr. Boutelle, Republic
an from Maine asked unanimous con-
sent that direct vote be taken on the
bin. This request was objected to by
the. antisilver men of the east. This
shows the eastern bosses of Democracy
to be worse. enemies of free silver than
the Republicans.-Na NATIONAL Economist.