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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
,tranre snsnicion came MO nav mind.

strange suspicion came into my mind.
rushed up the slope into the house,
and into Miss Fiske's room. Unoccu-
pied, of course, but nothing to indicate
that she had not vacated it only for
short time. rushed down to the ma
jor's study. and stood irresolItely in
front of the safe. Then, with shaking
hands. turned the com bination, fail
ing to strike it once or twice. and
opened the door. The safe was strange
" empty There was note which flut-
tered out Of the open door. 1t re ad:
DEAR MAJOR: My wife (alias Miss
Fisike) and your humble servant beg
leave to extend to you and your charm
inr lady our sincere thanks for the
many kindnesses you have shown us.
and especially for the opportunity just
given us of taking copy OF the COM
bination to the safe. 1t is what we
have wanted for some time, in fact
Just what we were here for Let me
advise you, dear major, to beware of
unrecommended boollkeepers and
strange school-teachers. Let me also
suggest that it will be foolish to pur-
sue Us. We have about all the money
we need to help us out OF the country,
and you can't catch us. Yours CRATE
fully, STANsBURY.'
And the school board agreed that
Miss Fiske, or Mrs Stansbury, or Mrs.
Smith, or whatever her name might
now be, was Il success in every thing
she undertook, for, although the major
did everything possible to get on the
track of the fugitives, not trace of
them was ever found The School
ma'am'' who succeeded Hiss Fiske was
not ''Ina'am and he boarded at the
beanhouse with the rest of the miser-
able bachelors. lie also came highly
recommended. Il. l.. KETCHUM.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
PURELY PERSONAL.

ZEBULoN SYPuER, pork raiser at
Norwood, H., is said to closely resemble
pictures of Shakespeare.
\ son of Charles Matthews, born in
New York, is now, at the age of forty
two, becoming conspicuous at the Brit
ish bar.
SQUIRE JOHNSON, a justice Of the
peace at Grayson, Ky, has enrolled
himself as a scholar in country school
near his home. He is forty years old.
THE six Shields brothers, of Collin
county, Tex, have an average height of
six feet eight inches, and Col Henry
Thurston, of Titus county, Tex, towers
up to the height of eight feet five inches.
Mrs. JESSIE RUSSELL, of Bay Ridge,
L. l., is 105 years old and has never had
any severe sickness. She waits upon
herself and is daily reader of the news
papers. Five generations of the family
are now living.
DR. LEWIS REUTER-, n physician of
once lucrative practice and now n man
of wealth, has been discovered living in
squalid apartments at Williamsburg,
n. j., and with all the surroundings of
a miser. His wife, who left him some
years ago, is niece of Gen. Franz Sigel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
AR1rHokEs Foa STOCK.

Ender Many circumstances tine Tnb~r~
Are 0uits Valuable.
Am Iowa farmer rni~rss - s.a---s I'm
and large French articnoN-s Eur nowI,
which harvest the tubers themselves
and found the outcome 80 Desirable
that the practice has been continued
annually during many years No1
however. till last spring were any cf
the roots gathered for other stock At
that time some were given to q valu-
able stallion apparently out of health
The result. aud deductions from it. are
Thus set forth IN letter 20 the West
ern AgricuIturist-
s-Tise horse ate them readily. and be-
sides an excellent effect as food mnd
improving his coat and general health.
IL was noted that he passed worms
freely. In short time he wnB I'm ane
condition Although the effect on
swine lras many times been similar. nc
was accepted as an ordinary fact This
experiment would Indicate that for
horses. under like circumstances this
tuber would be quite valuable. The
labor 0f growing one-fourth acre for
use in the horsebarn would br small.
and the ease with which the large vzri-
ETY. can be gathered and stored tfreez-
ing l. nodamagri commend the matter
as well worth fair trial They may be
left In the ground until frost In onf.
and would furni.ha soft bite to horses.
broodmarcs and colts. Just when need
ed. and at one-tenth the cost of xrow-
ing and storing the same weight of
carrafs."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

he sure to Plant n kew Acres During the
Coming season
While a considerable number of east
ern farmers find it profitable to grow
root crops Of different kinds 90 feed
out to the stock during the fall and
winter. it is only in exceptional cases
where a western farmer can be found
that follows this plan Yet in many
localities the sandy, loamy soil seems
well adapted TO the growing of this
class of crops
Perhaps one of the principal reasons
why so few roots are grown in the
west is because so much corn Is raised,
and the fodder is used to the same pur-
pose in the west that the roots are
grown for in the east Some years ago
quite number of farmers were in
duced to try growing artichokes. more
especially as a food for hogs, but the
plan for various reasons has. to n con-
siderable extent, been dropped Corn
is fully as easy to grow and Is less
trouble to harvest and feed, and this Is
at least one good reason why the plan
has not been followed up
As with many other crops that are
new TO localities the better plan Is TO
try on small scale first, and il the re.
suits arc satisfactory the planting can
readily be extended
OF the different varieties of root
crops grown for feeding stock ths
mangelwurzel stands first and in n ren-
sonably rich, well-prepared soil very
large yields can be secured Carrots.
parsnips and turnips can be used to a
good advantage. In growing for stock
the larger coarse varieties should be
selected, and the preparation of the
soil for planting, the seeding and culti-
waiting should all be done by using the
team with the plow, harrow. drill and
cultivator. All root crops thrive best
in a deeply worked soil; plow deep
and thorough and work into n good
tilth before planting the seeds The
advantage in using the seed driH is
that the seeds viii be distributed more
evenly in the rows and be covered at a
more uniform depth Use plenty OF
seed and after the plants come up well
thin out leaving only one plant every
six inches at least One cause of fail
ure to grow good crops is often on &C
count of neglect to thin out Ii a large
growth is secured the plant must have
room to grow. In majority of cases,
If the soil has been properly prepared
before planting, the harrow can be used
first in commencing the cultivation
and Thea the cult.vator. taking pains
to work as close as possible to the
plants, not only to kill out the weeds.
but also to keep the soil mellow and
induce better growth Try a quarter
of an acre first, give good cultivation
and feed out carefully and IL the re-
suits are satisfactory a larger acreage
can be planted next season--Prairle
Farmer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
AN AGE or PROGRESSION.

DNDERc1.orHrSe OF wood fiber is COM
i1,g into use.
The street cars in ieavcnworth,
Kan, arc 10 be run by compressed air
The citizens have raised the money to
raise the wind.
A SEWING machine has been invented
which stitches easily and. rapidly
through layers of leather fivc-eighths Of
an inch in thickness.
A GERMAN inventor is reported to
have devised an ingenious camera TAX
ing photographs of the internal organs
of human beings and beasts.
An engineer on the Missouri Pacific
has invented coat OF mail so contrived
that when a man is held up by robbers
he can discharge revolver while both
hands are confined above his head.
The latest architectural novelty in
Chicago is a book-shapcd block, twelve
stories high, to be known rs the Mer-
camille Register This book win have
steel bindings with terra Gotta trim
mings.
: FRENCH scientist has invented n
practical machine for adding columns of
figures. 1t is expected to be n great
boon to bookkeepers, for, according to
all accounts, tits simply constructed and
can be easily used.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
cInxer with IImathx.

IT Is not rs generally known ms IL
should be that common red clover seed,
to the measure of 5 per cent OF the
whole, sown with timothy seed. will
increase SO much the growth Of the
grass The yield over timothy sown by
itself is from 20 to IS per cent This fact
is practical Endorsement of the new
doctrine Of vegetable nutrition, that
nitrogenous plant food may be To some
extent supplied by microbes, that In
rich soils are developed on the roots
of the legumInous plants. like clover.
alfalfa, beans. peas, etc. IL is said that
nothing else, unless II be alfalfa. so
much enriches the land ON which IL Is
sown, as the castor bean This has
been attributed to the deep roots Of
the plant and the long shading of the
surface, favoring the formation OF the
nitrates, but under the light afforded
by the discovery of the important part
played by microscopic germs In the
phenomena of pant nutrition. the old
and former explanation must give
place to the new.-N. Y. Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
LITERARY GLEANINGS.

LORD TENNYsoN is not very strong in
his spelling.
THERE are over 5000 known lam
guages and dialects.
THE total number of newspapers pub
lished in the world at present is said to
be in excess of $1,000.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has donated for
libraries and museums in the state of
Pennsylvania 81, 440, 900 in all, beside
over e100, 900 for libraries in his nat~e
country, Scotland.
A NEWSPAPER printed in the Sioux
language, TO be called the Lima Sappa
Wocekiye Taeyaupaha, and edited by
Father Jerome, the Indian missionary
of Fort Tottan, is to be published at
Devils Lake, n. ID.
THE woman's literary club of Balti-
more has begun collecting library of
all works written by men and women
of their state, and southern papers
are urging the formation of clubs for a
similar work in all their states.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

THERE is n spider named after An
thony j. Drexel, of Philadelphia.
LARGE bed of scallops has been dis
covered near Bastine, Me. Large, un-
developed deposits are also in the lower
st. Croix river.
IT is said that if the voice" Of an
elephant were rs load in proportion as
that of nightingale, his trumpeting
could be heard around the world.
WrTH jacblenife James Ingram, of
East Bradford, Me-, has carved on a
dogwood cane fox hunt, with dozen
hounds and n mounted hunter or two in
the chase.
CAMEL of the largest size has been
known to drink from thirty to fifty gal
Ions and then travel without water for
twenty days. The water remains pure,
and numerous instances are on record
In which human life has been saved in
the desert by killing camel and using
the water from its stomach.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
How to Ee a .ice Fellow.

Always try and adapt yourself to cir
cumstances. When you go to 4 clam
bake, do as the clambabers do-eat,
drink and be merry. A solemn man
has no place at clarnbalse. When
you go to funeral, do as the mourn
ers DO; be quiet and unobtrusive; a
jester has no place at funeral. So
in everything study the character of
the company, and then accept their
sentiments as your own. This is what
makes a man "a nice fellow to have
around. Philadelphia North Amer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

FIFTY MILLION pins are made every
day in London alone.
THE Penobscot log cut this year is
100, 900, 900 feet About llO. 900. 900 feet
come down the Kcuncbcc.
In is computed by well-informed per-
sons that Maine has wood enough 20
make 2s, 600, 900 tons of pulp, or sixty
years supply for all the pulp mills now
running in the country.
Work has been started on pulp and
paper mill Mt Winslow, on the Kenne-
bee river, Me-, which is to have n ca
pacity larger than that of any other
mill in the world. II viii turn ont 20 to
so tons of manila paper daily and cm-
nlov 35O men
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
SCIENCE WITH a RELISH

THE ant is said TO have the biggest
brain, according to its size, of any crea-
turc.
The normal temperature of man is
9sil degrees Fahrenheit; that of fish II
degrees.
A POLISH chemist has discovered that
liquid oxygen is not colorless. In n
layer of it thirty millimeters thick he
finds that it has bright slIy-bluc color.
Brown eyes, according TO De Can
dole, the famous scientist, are much
more common among women than
among men. The same gentleman de-
clares that in respect 20 health persons
of the brown type are probably SUI
perior TO those of the blonde type.
THE sun gives C00,C COO times as much
light as the moon; 1000, ,oO0, 600 as much
as the brightest star, and 3G,000,0O
times as much as all the stars combined.
In size the sun equals 100000 earths,
but owing 10 its smaller density it
weight equals only 800, 900 eartbs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
A i,nzzIing Rerly.

Col Ycrger, having waited consid.
erable length of time for his supper at
an Austin restaurant, as sort of Z hint
asked the Irish waiter what o'clock it
was.
Twenty minutes te-ate- snr.'' WAS
the reply.
Col Yergcr was puzzled to know
whether the waiter meant twenty min
utcs to wait, twenty minutes to eight,
or twenty minutes TO ate-Tcxas Sift-
iporg
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

lot Misses Rubb they worth 80
either recoct have the FROM best goods and
don't handle old jobs sold of
imperfect but solid and desirable nesat the owest
G. HUSELTON N. MAIN ST. BUTLER, PA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

bolt canyon had really become a part
of civilization. In fact, we had never
at least majority of us-had any oc-
casion to discuss the matter before, SO
when Hawley's suggestion first pre-
sented itself for consideration it rather
dazed us.
"You see. boys" said Hawley, that
besides all the fellows that have
brought their folks from the states,
there's a lot of new families moved in
at Kingbolt and the Forks; and, take
it all round, I reckon there must be at
least fifty kids that need schooling.
I've got two. and they've run wild about
as long as they ought to-"
So Hawley was authorized to call a
mass meeting for the next Sunday at
Raincy's dance hall, the invitations to
include all citizens OF Penrose, King
bolt and Kingbolt Forks
The meeting was held and it was a
DECIDED success. True, there was con-
siderable discussion as to the respective
advantages of Kingbolt and PeDrose
as a seat for the proposed institution
of learning, but better counsel pre-
vailed and it was decided to locate
midway between the two larger camps,
and where, it was proven, nearly half
the children in the settlement belonged.
When this momentous question had
been decided school board of seven
directors, two from each camp and one at
large-Hawley, of Penrose-was elect
ed amid much enthusiasm and dele
gated with full power to arrange any
and all matters pertaining to the
founding and maintenance of the new
institution, after which the meeting
adjourned.
That evening the board met and or
ganized, and discussed at much length
various plans proposed by the men,
bers. 1t was decided to begin building
at once, and Fen Tower, manager of
the Lady Jane Grey, who had former.
ly been an architect, was asked to pre-
pare plans.
Then the important question of a
teacher arose, and we struggled with
it for some time. Should the teacher
be man or woman? Down in our
secret hearts | am sure we all wanted to
see q pretty girl at the head of that
school, but people. can't always have
what they want. There were two OBJ
stacles in the way. The first was that
there were quite mum Der of the larger
boys who would be hard 10 manage,
and the second reason was that il was
very doubtful II any young woman
would care to come into such
an out-of-the-way settlement as
ours. So. with much secret regret
on the part of the directors, four of
whom were bachelors, the secretary
was instructed to write and secure the
services of man competent to handle
about fifty pupils OF various ages and
assorted degrees of educational adj
vancement; also to state, when writing,
fun i,articrinrs as to salary, bc i and
SO forth. This letter went to teach
er's bureau in the st and whlc
awstiti--g resnnnse, t. secretary
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

A Foor ~ liIsr n Sheep his fleece is
worth more than his carcass
The ears douSt kill as many men as
terS
KEHPISG COWS 60 make axIe-grea@e
butter r. living next door 20 the poor
house.
UsTxG one vote to pay 10 spite Is Hirs
burning out n bumblebce's nest with
greenbackA
MuD roads. ms n luxury. are mot 10 bs
compares with mushrooms oz toast for
expensfveness
NExr 10 bunkocd farmer. the biR-
gest fool II the fly that tickles you and
waits to be slappssA
TnE farmer who raises army peas
where he ought Co raise amber whens
cuts down hts own wages
A RASCAL Is like a locomotive. al
ways trying tn run away from hia own
smoke. but always making more of h.
0xE can't help admiring the sense Of
a baIxy horse. lie knows thr whip
won't wear him out a. soon NJ over
loading
A LOOSE mule among the horses at %
political meeting is as strong an argu-
ment while it lasts ma tho other side
wants Jonathan Hayseed. In Amer1-
can Agriculturist
Pass 10 AAomw-
Miss DE Fashion--Ma. shall wear
my big hat to the theater7
Mrs. DE Fashion-HorrOrsi NUf Pe0-
pie viii think you are from the eountxy.
Note Ia Exchanges--This wildly
imaginative item is NOT copyrighted =
N Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
Too Close.

Mr.. Lotos-IIave you any idea what
are the relations between that young
Rivers Idle and our Lena?
Mrs. Lotos--I don't know; the young
people seem TO be very close-mouthed.
Mr.. Lotos-Il'm; SO | thought when
discovered them on the parlor sofa, this
evening. Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
RITTER & RALSTON'S.
HUSELTON'S
S SHOES! +!
Worth Looking
Into.

Our Boots and Shoes are making
an impression ION the sands of time"
We help our customers to make their
walk in life easy by fitting them with
Shoes that fit their feet comfortably.
We pay special attention to this, as no
Root or Shoe will wear well that does
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
One yyay of Telling.

Wife-I know that Mrs. Bronstone
was thinking all sorts of horrid things
of me while she was talking to me.
Husband-Why, my dear, l don't I'M
derstand why You should say that. She
certainly was very pleasant
Wife-Oh, yes, of course, but she
kept looking at my dress all the time
she was talking. Detroit Free Press
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
Vengeance VIII he sweet.

"Wcll, little boy, what's your name"
''Shadracl Nobuchadnezzer Jones"
"Who gave you that name?"
81 don't know. But yer can bet chez
life If ! find out. when | gets me growth,
they'll DE sorry for 't-"-Life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
CHEAP GATE FASTENER.

It's Inventor Considers It the Best Thing
Ever Made.
i send you sketch of cheap and
substantial gate fastener. Fig. 1 rep
resents the gate shut Fig. , In the
fastener ready to attach TO the gate.
The dotted lines show the position Of
the lever when showed back ready for
opening. Fig. 8 Is the wire which holds
the top of the lever to the gate. E,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
A Iong-fIcadcd Father.

.'You weren't mad, then, when your
daughter clopcd?"
"Not much"
"Why did you pursue them so hotly
for twenty miles?"
~ was afraid they might repent and
come back. Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

1t was an old New England judge
who once interrupted lawyer in the
midst of Il sprt a3-eagle speech by say
ing: MIR, | wish you would take
a few feathers from the wings of your
imagination and put them in the tail
of your Judgment"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
InexpcnsIve Offerings

Brother Bylins is eloquent in
prayer" said one member of the conPre-
cation to another; but / don't think
he's very liberal when the contribution
box passes"
mo; his offerings to the Lord are
confined almost entirely to suggestions. :"
-JudOe
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
About Himself

Woodward-Is that man you were
talking TO awhile ago an oculist?
Jefferson-No, he's n lawyer. Why
did you think he was an oculist?
Woodward-W Well, he had so much to
say about the that thought he must
be Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

Figs. l and ., is the wire in position
into the mortices in the posts; they are
fastened to the upright b, and this 10
attached TO the lever ID, by connecting
piece C. 1t should be fastened by a
bolt at each end, loose enough 70 trr1
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
Natural.

II think my little dogs smarter than
my brother" said Willie. They're
both year old and the dog can walk
twice as well as Tommy"
He'd ought to-" said Jimmie. ''He
has twice as many legs to do it with. :"
-Harper's Young People.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
A Chnnce Shot.

Brother Gotrox," said Rcv Mr..
Wilgus, did you ever reflect that your
wealth is not really your own-tl;at IL
is but committed to your hands as 8
trust yet TO be. accounted for?"
THAT is the way got hold of most
Of it," answered the great man, sur
prised into sudden candor but don't
see how you discovered it. ."-Indianap-
oils Iournnl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

easily as the lever is moved The pieces
A, A, work in mortices through the end
bar of the gate mot represented prop
erly by the engraver). This, with the
bolt through the lower end of lever.
and the wire, +. holds the device firmly
in position. A. Calhoun. in Ohio
Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
n.nfsf Gra-sh

This town seems 10 be making great
progress" said visitor to a resident Of
Boomvillc. O. r.
"You are jist right, stranger. Why.
we've had 10 enlarge the jail twice. -
Epoch
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
Hnnnh to Assert ItselI

IF IL hurts you, dear" said the sur
geon. as he applied the splints and ban
dages, ''cry all you want 10. You will
feel better"
Thank you, DOCTOR" replied the
little Boston girl. II never weep. IL
wrinkles the face. Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

Contractor and builder In brick work, crate
and mantel setting and all kinds of brick laying
speciality. Also dealer In barrel lime. Wam-
pun loose lime, cements. National. Portland
and all best grades In the market. Calcined
plaster. plaster hair. Kings cement, flre brick.
tile. white sand and river sand. Main office 3i5
N. Nam street, and oil orders left at ware house
viii receive prompt delivery. Terms reasonable,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

Mother 'Olive, what has hap
pened that you are in so much bet
ter humor than when you went to
school?" Olive-"Oh, because Miss
Brown told rae was such good little
studio"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08
Well Understood.

Your brother seems to pay no atten-
tion to the girls. does hep"
"oh, no; he has 10 escort me every
where until I'm married"
'Yes. ! heard him say he preferred to
be a bachelor all his life. ."-IIouselfold
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-08

Dumley-I've been 20 see Miss We're
at least two dozen times within thn Last
six weeks and have never succeeded I'm
finding her in
sharpIeigh I should think by
this firse yon wotld have succeeded In
finding her ont - Detroit Fres Press.