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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06
WHERE WE WERE BOYS.


D'you mind the mountain farm, old boy, where
you an me was kids?
An how VIC laid o summer nights an heard the
katydids
An whipFosEsylls s-pipiH' out and addlin'
'mong the stocks,
An how we usen't dare to speak fer fear we'd
raise the spooksf
Can't you mind the sprinGhouse still, where all
the milk was KEEP,
An how our little toes would ache, a-siandin'
on the step?
Our house was neat an tasty, the barn was full
o. hay,
A-purpose so as me an you could romp rainy
day.
What fun to climb fer huckleberries, tip-top of
the hill,
An set our traps fer rabbits in the meadow by
the miIl
An don't you know that moss-grown trough.
deep in q forest glade,
Where tinllle, tinkle, went the spring, a-singin'
while we played'
Somehow took to hankerin' to see the farm
again,
An view the spots that seemed so bright before
we two was men
Ez frisky ez a colt clum the dear old hill ogSo
more
1 wish to God I'd stayed away; my heart is sick
an sore
The farm, old boy was dead an gone-the bones
was scattered round:
l felt like in graveyard. where ghouls has tore
the ground
The chimbley's fallen of the house, the barns
without roof;
The springhouse shed is tumbled in-its fun o.
leaves an stuff,
Where mother used 10 set her crooks down in
the spring TO cool.
An turn an kiss US when we'd come a-bouncin'
home from school.
The wind sweeps through the stable, an the
stall where Old Nell died
Is filed clean TO the manger-top with snow that's
blowed inside.
A great big lump come in my throat, thet cough
drops couldn't cure;
I turned to hunt the moss grown trough and
spring so cold and pure
found the trough upon its side, and rotted
quite away;
The spring dried-I dunno why, but jss'
couldn't stay,
Fer't seemed so sad an lonesome there, an
voices filed my ears
That you and me hain't heard at all fer more'n
twenty years.
couldn't somehow trust myself to GO back past
thct scene,
But snealled away along the creek-I never felt
so mean,
Sence when our little blue-iav died, an we tried
hard not TO cry,
An made drizzling failure at it, blubbering on
the sly.
hain't a-tellin' what done a-comin' down thet
road,
But when twas over like felt relieved OF quite
load.
I'm never goin' back no more e thet graveyard
Of place,
Fer spoolzs walks there in broad daylight thet }
don't care TO face;
I'd ruther treasure up them scenes, afore the
place was dead,
An hang em round like pictures on the inside
of my head.
An ef any man should ask me: Where's the
farm you Cnce lived on?
III say: It's gone to Heaven, where the dear old
folks is gone.
Edwin L Shuman. in Chicago Journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

Don't be afraid" said L; Just let
me get at him." and went through an
imaginary tussle with an animal. and
With not little apparent exertion pre-
tended TO throw hin also out of the
window.
Where is the knife9" said he. sud
denly.
II dropped it out with those devils" ="
That's bad" said the man: "but
they're all gone for the present"
"All," said I: mot one left"
He drew a long breath, as though
quite relieved, and / longed for the
time when the tram should stop. SO that
/ could free myself from the compan-
ionship of lunatic. had thrown
away his knife, and thought that per-
haps could handle him IL he had no
weapon; but never for a moment took
my eyes off his face, and when could
fairly catch his eyes, gazed back full
and determinedly into them with all the
power of my viii. This affected him
. singularly, and he began to avoid my
direct look and fdget in his seat--a
restlessness which I knew to be q bad
symptom
In the meantime l tried in degree
to analyZe the mans case. He was evil
IDENTIFY suffering from delirium tremens,
and in the most virulent form. Natur-
ally large and strong man, his physi-
val power was of course greatly excited
lud increased temporarily by the de-
nangement Of the brain knew that a
man in his situation was entirely un-
amenable TO reason, and that the
easiest and perhaps the only way to
control him at all, was TO adopt his
own ideas, however unreasonable, and
by finesse to manage him without ap-
pearing to do SO.
My eyes were of him for a moment
and as quick as thought he sprang with
both hands at my throat, which he
grasped as though in a wise. In doing
this he rose to his feet. For one instant
/ could hardly breathe, but / struck
both his feet from under him by blow
at once of my hands behind the knees
and he came down at once upon the
floor. Throwing my weight against
his body, ! fell upon his chest, with
his body under me, while | succeeded
in freeing my throat from his grasp.
Il can't drive these snakes and devils
off unless You keep quiet and don't get
in my way" said l. Get up and s.
into that corner. while throw them our
Of the window" continued, in a stern
voice, ''and be quick about it,"
He obeyed instantly, and did not seem
TO comprehend that he had just attacked
me SO violently.
''Oh," said he, in moment after; the
devil looked over your shoulder. and
thought it was you"
Keep quiet, and don't get in my way
again." / said, as ! once more went
through the pantomime of throwing
imaginary devils and reptiles out of the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

sides of the rods and screw up the nuts
sufficiently to secure the earth Ii any
soil has broken away from the outside
Of the ball fill in carefully with the soil
and ram tightly with a pointed stick.
Then cut the roots off carefully level
with the bottom of the box, lay the
specimen over on its side and nail on
the bottom firmly, leaving spaces for
water to escape. The sides of the box
should then be nailed firmly all round
In boxes of the size given as an ex-
ample, or larger ones, the rods should
remain in place, but if of smaller size
they may be removed after mailing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

Have you cleared those devil al
out?" he asked me. very quietly. nd
with heavy sigh.
Every one OF them Get mp and sic
in the eorner-it Is the safest place, and
will keep them on you"
These last twenty minutes seemed an
eternity. Should we never Eet to our
journeys ends BY glance out Of the
window ! could get q glimpse OF the
distant Adriatic- Surely wa must ssop
In five minutes more. Pxalnncs.
The stranger began To he rsstlesa
again What would he attempt merit?
kept my eyes fxed upon his. which
seemed unconsciously TO quail beneath
mine; yet could see that hs was grow
Ing momentarily more uneasy, and that
q parcxysm was undoubtedly pending.
dared not suggest . word lest Il should
hasten his fit. and 30 could only keen
upon my guard.
1t was already sunset, sna the ntr
seemed full Of golden mist. e the train
at last began to move more slowiy, and
then 1t stopped altogether. Just w tho
guard threw open the car door, with
tnc ringing cry teUlLl4& 70 NV m
finite satisfaction
The moment the door opened my
mad companion made n ruah Co gst
out, and, leaping upon the platform OF
the depot, was instantly seized By two
stout fellows, while third hsndcufed
him. He was expected. ms the con
ductor told me afterward, u telegrAm
having been sent forward to secure
him II seemed that he had escaped
from an insane asylum. near WHICH he
had taken the train when he purchased
his ticket and made all proper arrange
ments for the journey to Venice with
as much correctness and knowledge of
detail as though perfectly sane
am person of more than average
GOODNESS, and accustomed 70 mech vnri-
Gus exigencies, but / must confess that
my nerves were considerably shaken by
this ride with q mailman MUIR
ray. in n. Y. Weekly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06
A Gingerbread Baromessr.

A clever Frenchman who has original
ideas on most subjects employs n kind
OF barometer which may safely be
called unique. It is nothing uors nor
less than the figure Of a general made
of gingerbread. He buys II ovsry year
at the Place du Trone. takes 10 home.
and hangs it by q string ON . nail
Gingerbread. as everyone knows. In
easily affected by changes linn the MI
mosphere- The slightest moisture ren-
ders it soft; in dry wessher. ON the con-
trary. it grows hard and tough
Every morning, on going out. the
Frenchman asks his servant what
does the general say?" and the man mp
plies his thumb 10 the gingerbread
figure.
Sometimes he replies The general
feels fiabby about the chests he would
advise your taking an umbrella" On
the other hand, when the generals
symptoms are hard and unTieIdinR."
the Frenchman sallies forth arrayed ln
has best, with no fears for his sp0tless
suit or his new hat He says Ehs gem
sral has so far never proved unworthy
Of the confidence placed Inn his prognos-
tications.-Youth's Companion
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06
REMOVING LARGE TREES

Hints from the Chief of the California
Department of Agriculture.
Prepare to remove the specimen by
carefully digging around it with a
sharp spade in such a manner that the
sides of the adhering earth will conform
to the shape of box to be used. Do
not attempt to remove the specimen be-
fore fixing the box permanently. This
should be done by first placing the sec
tions A on opposite sides of the ball,
passing the rods through the holes
already bored in the ends of each Sec
lion to hold them in position, then drop
The two sections B in place on the in
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

NOAbihS " CllI SlZC Vi llC Bidub W DC
moved.
The box is made in four sections, and
for one of the following description
1j1-inch boards should be used.
"A" shows the inside of two opposite
sections, feet wide at top, feet at
bottom and feet deep; 2x4 scantlings
are nailed at each end, through which
are bored holes to correspond with the
size Of the iron rods to be used.
''B" gives the outside view of the other
two sections, 3 feet inches wide at
top, . feet 4 inches at bottom and feet
deep. A strip Ike is nailed across the
center to strengthen them.
sc" gives an end view of Section "a"
showing the position of the iron rods
and Il 2x4-inch strip on the outside to
which to nail the bottom of the box
San Francisco Chronicle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

Miss FlypP-l want hrsnAnd ~
once handsome. accomplished. pstisn[
enterprising and manly
Young Hunker-Miss FlyPp. allow
me 10 offer myself -Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

enable him to carry to completion some
5et enterprise is rewarded by seeing
he result of his labor serve n useful
and heroic purposes: but such a ''sltua-
.ion," as the novelists would say,
found most graphic and ideal illustra-
zion in the history of the ''cloud burst, "
r ''waterspout, -" which made the six
teenth day of May, 1886, day to be re-
membered with grief and terror by the
dwellers along the bottom lands OF Big
Cana creek, which rises in southeast
ern Kansas and flows south into Indian
territory.
On leaving TIE academy at Vinita,
Frank Munford had remarked to his
mates that by the middle of May he
would complete, with his own hands,
the best boat on the creek "Rufe"
Miller, Ed Allen and other boys from
his own ncighborhood greeted this dec
laration with iibes of sarcasm.
During the vacation Frank worked
day and night upon his boat, whenever
he could be honorably spared from the
farm work, and at last, in spite of the
taunts of his boy friends, the increduli-
ty of his brothers and mother, and
after many long and disheartening de-
lays, he had completed his little craft
on the evening of tho fifteenth of May,
the last moment of grace. Tomorrow
he would launch the Peerless.
He was greatly disappointed to find
the morning cloudy and the air filled
with n slight mist. But the matter of
waiting for pleasanter day on
which to try his boat was out of
the question. When his mother found
that she could not induce him to defer,
she insisted upon his putting on pair
of high rubber wading boots, almost as
long as his legs, and an oilskin hat and
coat
His younger brothers, Ned and Joe,
helped him load the boat into the single
wagon and haul it the few rods from
the house to the creek. Even his mother
joined them TO see the boat launched
and handed Frank lunch.
The boat rode the water as beautiful
ly as Frank could wish, and as she
glided swiftly and gracefully forward
under every stroke of his oars the
mother and younger boys cheered him
enthusiastically. He was overjoyed and
called back:
I'm going down to Ed Aliens this
morning, mother, and then, if I'm not
too tired, I'll row back up to Rufe Mil
ler's in the afternoon. Don't worry,
III take good care of myself and be
back by night"
On the voyage down stream he was so
engrossed in the pleasant contemplation
of every popularity of the Peerless that
he hardly noticed that the mist had in
creased to a. drizzle and that the sky
was steadily growing darker. How he
enjoyed Eds astonishment and unstint-
ed praise of the little craft!
1t made him the more eager to hear
what Rufe Miller, who had been the
most severe in scoffing at the project of
her building, would say of his success.
SO he made haste to begin the long row
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

eff anyone should call. HiUtnA
shall not see them"
shall say madam is outg
20, dear. mol That would be MAne-
hood. Say am not mt homS-"-LifA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

Mr.. NicefeIlo (exhibiting penlm1fsl-
This handle is pure silver. Whst do
you think Of that?
Little Girl-Huhl That's pothing-
Sisters teeth Is on q plate Of pure Foid-
-Gr<.H New4
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

mammoth fne clothing Hats Caps Shirts
Collars Cuffs Necwe Suspend Umbrellas Trunks vases
Bill Pockeboo Clothes Hair
Chains Charms Ladies' and Gents Rings Pins Collar
hundreds OF articles tedious mention which
Call spring
fractions and will certainly Hoio Well
adjoining counties left who does
values eck N
miss chance aud money? Don't know
bear i'll will why should This
the merchant old rockng jolly
Sellers and
1T If you think honey clothes
and we'll treat like little sonny got
and the will; made p our mind % be
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06
a.u-S-au--au1aI----~s-a--l1'1--
Net Guilty.

Careful Mother-Harki Huhi H u
young man wants 20 talk 70 ny asagn-
ter, he can just talk out iosd- h@@r
whispering IN the parlor.
Small Boy They isn't whisp<rin' I.
mamma They Is only kssing -Good
News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

Have m cigawctte. Cholly. oF fel7
"Nevah use them, desh bcyi and TD
weaIiy surpwised that you have tnas
weakness
Weakness III have yUu Know.
then, thas IL takes y Pwetiy ssw0nG
Ehxpyo-sterdtazzxxzEss-REk
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

by sheer force Of weight threw him
once more upon the door, with my knees
on his chest. He came down this time
SO heavily that feared bad knocked
the life out Of his body, and for mo
ment he remained uotionless. looked
up at the strap upon my travelling
shawl which hung in the rack; only
had strong rope I might tic his arms
behind him before ho aroused and then
/ could easily manage him l had moth
ing suitable, however, for this purpose
was actually glad when I saw him
open his eyes once more, for began to
dread lest1 had killed hJp1
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

-He-"What is the pleasantest sound
in the world when you are tired?" She
with yawn)-"Sound sleep"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06
IT'S A HOODO!
don't scare us-

1t never hurts Customer, but it knocks
Competition endwisa The monster il
gentle to our customers and they can
handle it with perfect safety The
great What is it," that is W nat every
ody wants to know; by our illustration
you can see that it is nor Ike 10 anv-
thing upon the earth, or the water under
The earth, but more wonderful than any.
thing ever exhibited by Bainum or
Forepaugh. 1t rivals the great
Orangoutang, ourunout and stick your
tongue out, the greatest wonder of
the age. What is it?'-why its Hecks
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06
ana caneu:
AU-Tr-F H,r11Nf

and called:
Hello! HelloW
He was answered by the owner of
the house. from an upper window.
Mother here?" he anxiously in
quired.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-06

''And the boysY'
eyes; but I don't reckon none OF US
kin stay here long" said the ueighbs'.
''Of course not, J." replied Frank. Tell
them to hustle on their things and I'll
take them to the hills first and then
cay,,a hack for the others 4"
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-25
WILTON.

Miss Alice Nash was guest of H. B. Coley, Sunday.
 visits Mrs Hantord ScoTt. @ Hn Ashtabula.O..
 Green brothers, butchers, have bought prime oxen of E. Gilbert, Norwalk
 Harry Bennett of East Norwalk has gone to Baltimore on business trip and will return in about two weeks Miss Eva Green is with her aunt during his absence.
 William Gorham and George Nichols have bought stock of William Wood in WestpOrt.
 Mrs Jane Smith is dangerously ill at her home in Norwalk and her daughter, Mrs John Gorham, cares for her.
 Ralph M., son of Henry Bennett of East Norwalk, pulls the reins over a speedy Billy goat.
 Finch Brothers servant girl has left for situation in South Norwalk.
 The horse breaker at Finch brothers is absent for a few days.
 Mrs Frank Green is with her mother in West Norwalk.
 Mrs Frank Green is caring for Mrs George Brotherton at North Wilton.
 Albert Barnes pulls the reins over d new trotter.
 Bradley B. Gorham attended the musi- cal entertainment at Edward Seeley's, Sport Hill, 18th.
 John Gorham made a flying trip 10 Danbury on the l6th.
 Finch brothers hired man has left to join the greatest show on earth.
 Coley Clark finds that oxen are not in good demand.
 The ladies of Hurlbutt street have formed the Click Clacks and appointed Mrs Charles Abbott president and treas urer and George B. Abbott general man. ager. Meeting, Wednesday, at the man ager's.
 Miss Lizzie Hope has returned to Finch Brothers after long absence.
 George Green is at his old business on tha
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-25
BRIDGEPORT.

The funeral services over the remains of the late Plumb N. Fairchild, who died on Monday, l1th, at the Atlantic hotel, were attended on Monday, 2lst, at the South Congregational church, by Rev W. J. White, pastor of the Congregational church, Trumbull, assisted by Rev R. G. s. McNeille of the South church. It will be remembered that the funeral of Mrs Fairchild was attended at the same time and place just one week previous, a few hours after the death of her hus- band, both interments taking place in the family burial plot at the Nichols cemetery. The pail bearers in both in- stances at Bridgeport were Bronson B. Beardsley, Aaron B. Sherwood, J. B. DeForest, k. B. Lacey, Edwin Banks, Hon D. N. Morgan. The bearers who met the funeral corteges at Nichols were neighbors and fellow townsmen of MT Fairchild.
 Friday evening, Manager Bunnell will present for the first time to a Bridgeport audience the celebrated reader, Miss Jen- nie O'Neil. She has given her entertain ment in all the principal cities in Ameri- ca and Europe and has no equal. M onday evening, 18th, Rich & Harris will appear in the greatest of all farce comedies, "Boys and Girls" This company is 25 strong and those in attendance will witt ness one of the finest comedies. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, March 29 and ro hur appear and give their great burlesque and speciality performances. Saturday, matinee and evening, April 9, "Little Lord Fauntleroy."
 Miss Lila Heisler was awarded $1250 damages for the assault of c. H. Turner of the Bridgeport business college.
 Rev Dr Fairbairn of Mansfield college, Oxford, England, will preach at the North church, Sunday, April 3.
 The Yale alumni association, o. T. Sherwood of Southport, secretary, will meet at the Seaside club house, Saturday, 26th, 30 p m, to elect officers and do other necessary business.
 R. Ballerstin & Co.,, who have millin- cry stores in New Haven and Hartford, are to open third millinery store here in the re-furnished quarters of the Bank rupt Dry Goods Go. on Main street.
 The Coulter & Mckenzie Machine Co. has bought out the iron founders, Giles SS Clancy, whose foundry business was established by Richard Clancy in 1850 near the depot.
 The ladies of the North Main street M. K. tabernacle gave an old fashioned sup per in the parlors of their church, Tues day evening, .22d, which was one of their best. Rev Dr w. W. Clark, pastor of the First M. E, church; RevI. M. Foster,
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-25
WESTON.

An enjoyable sociable was given at the residence of Mrs Orlando Andrews, Thursday evening, by the aid society of the Zion Hill M. K. church.
 Mrs W. B. Hill and grandson of Red- ding spent last week with Mrs Walter Rowland.
 Charles Godfrey and Miss Eva Bedient visited William B. Hurlbutt of Cannon, last week.
 William Carver has bought 30 acres of woodland in Weston from Mrs Sherwood of Westport. It formerly belonged to the late Silliman Godfrey.
 Mrs Frank Williams of Norwalk spent part of last week with Mrs William Will Hams.
 Mrs Caroline Kicks has returned after nearly three weeks with Mir and Mrs John Fitch.
 MT and Mrs Frank Wilcox of Pawling,
 Little Ralph Gregory suffered from a severe cold, last week.
 Fred Morehouse of Waterbury visited in town, over Sunday.
 Wood which Eben s. Cole, 2d, had stor- ed in his fire place, caught fire from the chimney and nearly destroyed the house, last week. It took several pails of water to extinguish the blaze.
 George Kicks has sold his OK cart to E. 0. Shipman, Jr, of Chestnut hill.
 Miss Annie Lockwood has been guest of her sister, Mrs w. F. Lockwood.
 Joel Godfrey and K. Jackson returned, last week, from New Haven county with two pairs of fine Devon steers.
 The funeral of Mrs Eliza Sterling took place, Sunday, 18th, from the residence of her son, Charles Sterling, Rev Dr Seward of Norwalk and MT Hart of Wil- ton officiating. She was over 90 years of age.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-25
FAIRFIELD.

It was John Cevski, Slovenian, who was struck by the Ghost train, Sunday night. He had worked for R. Redfield & Son for about six months. The Slavs circulated a paper at the quarry and quite sum was raised for his funeral expenses.
 Royal egg macaroni This article has been very highly endorsed by connois- seurs. It is made from American eggs and American wheat by American work men and machinery, under a system en- surfing cleanliness and purity. Now of- fered for sale for the first time in Fair field by B. Betts.
 The engagement of Miss Lulu C.Flint, daughter of H. l. Flint, to James S.Rob- ertson of New Milford has been an nounced.
 Born, son to MT and Mrs Maurice Finton.