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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
DOGS GET BORED.
How Mans Example Has Dcmoraiized the
Faithful Animal.

Faictful Animal.
Some domestic animals can be very
much bored indeed, says the London
Times. This capacity seems to vary
from the intelligence of the victim and
with the closeness of his relations to
mankind. We may well blush, for in
stance, when we think how man has
demoralized the dog We have taught
the dog to be bored We have ccr-
rupted him so much by our society that
he can no longer depend upon himself,
or even on other dogs for entertain
ment. A COW, it may be boldly said,
never thinks of being bored. Give her
plenty of grass and the company of
another COW by way of gossip, give her
a stream to stand in, and that cow is
happy, as happy as the Buddha him
self No murmur escapes her lips, no
glance OF discomfort shows in her
placid eyes
The dog, on the other hand, is always
craving for society. dog has been
know to leave its masters house and
betake itself to that of a richer neigh
Dor, who saw more company and enter
tanned the great. To please a dog
something must always be going on.
To him the whirl of gayety means life.
He is notoriously incapable of even
taking a walk by himself. He detests
solitude. He very seldom even takes
walk with another dog; never, per-
haps, except where there is a aneighbor-
ing wood with rabbits in it. The dog
lives for society and sport, the sure
IL. 4 Il -
Nature, landscape, in spite of the
Duke of Argyll, is nothing to the dog.
Within doors he is always asking to be
let into a room and then asking to be
let out of it if he thinks there is better
that is, more dissipated and frivolous
company elsewhere. The dog who is
accidentally shut out of his masters
house at night howls till he is let in
again, usually next morning with the
milk He keeps all the parish awake,
but never manages to wallen his owner.
The cause of all this disturbance is
simply ennui and a sense of social neg
lect The dog could be quite comfort
able in the garden, but he feels that he
is ''out of it, and gives as much trouble
as person who is asking to be asked
to party.
In a state of nature it is most i'm
probable that the dog had these often
sive instincts. a fox, wolf is never
bored when not in confinement; he
hunts, he sleeps, he plays with his
cubs Probably savages are never
bored; at a corroboree you do not note
men leaning against doors, or, rather,
tree trunks, with an air of unspeakable
tedium They waltz in and enjoy
themselves. 1t is clearly civilization
which produces ennui, not only in men,
women and children, but even in dogs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
systematic. Agitation Needed.

If we would have better roads, we
must have a better system of road max
ing and repairing. We must submit
to be taxed to procure them and keep
them in an efficient state, and no mon
ey could be better spent If we keep
this very important matter before the
public and urge its necessity upon our
legislators, something must be done.
But a spasmodic effort to-day which
will be forgotten tomorrow will leave
our last condition as bad, If not worse.
than our first-Chicago Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Plans for the Future.

My daughter now attends the girls
college; it is so difficult to find hus-
bands now that we have concluded to
let her study law"
And your son?"
80! he declares that no girl is profi-
cicnt in cookery nowadays, and epi-
cure that he is, he has decided to quali-
fy as a professional cook!'-Deutsche
Wespen.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
GOOD ROAD SCRAPER.

One That Is Hard to Match for Cheap
ness and Effectiveness.
A homemade road scraper that will
be hard to match for cheapness and
effectiveness is made of heavy boards
cleated together 211 feet by feet long,
and edged with an old crosscut saw.
Strong handles are bolted to it and
crooked irons, as shown in the cut.
Draw it by reaching from clamp and
two heavy staples on the back just be-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Very Different

Smith-You must have wonderful
memory to keep all those things in
your head.
Jones-Yes, never forget anything
when it is once there pointing to his
forehead).
Smith-Well, old man, how about the
twenty dollars / lent you some time
ago?
Jones-Ah, you see, that's different.
| put that in my pocket.-Brooklyn
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
DAIRY CoNvENIEMCEs.
Little ThirEs Which save Considerable
Worry and Work.

Little Thlc@s Which save Considerable
Worry and Work.
Time is money, and an hour saved in
testing herd of cows amounts 30 CON
siderable in a year \ ftw additions TO
the apparatus furnished with tie Bah
cock tester will save this time In the
cut show some additions TO our tester.
\ is a glass tube, with glass stop
cock, called burette. II is graduated
in tenths of c. c., but the marks
shown in the drawing are for the proper
amount of acid to be used. is glass
funnel; c is reservoir bottle holding
two quarts. When ready TO test, fix
the bottle with acid, and then run The
burette full The testing TASKS can
then be supplied with the required
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Money In Gardening.

Thistles-Johnson is getting to be
quite farmer since he moved over to
Jersey.
Figs-So?
Thistles-Yep; he made garden and
sold the truck for enough to pay for
the seeds, all but fifteen dollars.-Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22

low its middle and near the handles.
The doubletree and draft-chains fasten
TO these irons When not in use the
handles are allowed to fall over toward
the team, and it is drawn backward.
This scraper does more rapid work
than the old-time narrow road shovel,
and is not so heavy for the men.-L J.
Simpson. in n. Z. Homestead.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22

Extraordinary stories are old OF the
healing properties of n new oil which
is easily made from the yoll1 of hens
eggs The eggs are first boiled hard,
and the yolks are then removed,
crushed and placed over fire, where
they are carefully stirred until the sub
stance is on the point of catching fire,
when the oil separates and the oil may
be poured off. One yolk will yield
nearly two teaspoonfuls of oil. 1t is
in general use among the colonists of
south Russia as means of curing
cuts. bruises. etc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Sureto Re Profitable,

when ! grow up" said Bob, I'm
going to be an architect and draw pic
lures of big houses, and make other
people build 'erp and pay me for letting
'em do it.'-Harper's Young People.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Not in Cayendish or HoyIe.

Oldby-When 1 play whist with a
girl 1 can always tell when she holds
the ace of trumps.
Newman-How?
Oldby-I tell her that when she holds
it her lover is thinking of her, and then
watch to see if she bushes as she
nicl,s IN her cards-Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Atn EnshInnahln Natcrinr Place

Mr.. Billydoo-Surely you have not
come here for the cure, Miss Hopeless?
Miss Hopeless-It depends on how
you look at it. | have really come to
find my mother a son-in-law.-Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
49, ---a- -4- - w-----
Dressed to XII.

Clara-Now I'm all ready for the
ball How do look, Jack?
Jack-You remind me of Sioux in
his war paint.
"Oh, you nasty thing! IL"
Don't cry, darling. l simply meant
you were dressed to kill. l."-Chips.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
The I.eaYen.

Artist Ito class of young women)-
Now, think the composite picture of
this class would be artistically beauti-
full.
Pretty Student (aside)-Strange that
one face could so bring up the averaged
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
On Financial Rusiness.

Seedy Caller-Are you the financial
editor of this paper?
Man at the Desk-Yes, sir. What
can do Tor you?
Seedy Caller-Couldn't you lend a
pore man fifty cents?-Chicago Trtb-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Profit in Young Eeef.

1t will cost less to raise young beef
than to attempt the task of crowdins
ing more weight on an animal that has
ceased growth, while the prices fol
young beef will make a large difference
in the profit
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
No Head for Business.

Nose Schaumburg, Jr.-Vader, a
sheutlemans wants to know if dot un-
shrinkable undershirt don't shrink
leedle, anyway.
Nose Schaumburg, Sr.-Does dot
shirt fit him?
NO, it vas choost leedle too pig"
"Of course it will shrink. Wy don't
you have some heads for pishness. -
Texas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Xerr Snsnicious

Friend-Why Elvira, what's the mat
ter?
Elvira-Oh, don't know, only I'm
worried to death. I've had the same
girl six weeks, and she doesn't talk
about leaving yet
"She doesn't?"
''No, not word. She must be in
love with my husband. N Y. Weekly.
Didn't want Him TO Stasvc.
Doctor-You mustn't eat too much
Patient-Why, board.
do you? Then eat all you CAM,
Lila. -
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
Co tn the Head.

Inspector-What do you see above
your head when you are in the open
air?
Scholar-Thc sky.
Inspector-And what do you see
when the sky is covered with clouds!
Scholar Ny umbrella. - Boston
C1ohn
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
v pertZ

Art Co. viii open a ; ud a aud Pluto Par
iors "rr"site the Hotel Lowry Cor, Main
and jefferson SIS Butler, Pa This viii
he the best lighted and equipped Studio
and galleries in tie the county. The work
will be strictly tlrst class aud made under
new formulas by The artist himself who
has had 10 years practical experience in
large cities Portraits in Oil, Crayon,
Sepia Pastel, DC. In this line We have
no competition, Oar portraits are made
by hand in our own Studio, from sitliugs
or from photos Our work has reached
the highest standard Of excellence aLd
is not to be compared with the cheap ma
chine made pictures furnished by other.
Wait for Us; get yoar pictures from Us and
be happy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-22
c.. & u.
ALW JAYS

Take into consideration that money
saved is as good as money earned.
The best way to save money is 10
buy good goods at the right price.
The only reason that our trade is
increasing constantly is the fact that
we handle only goods Of first quality
and sell them OF very low prices
We have taken unusual care TO
provide everything new in Hats and
Furnishing Goods fer thia season,
and as we have control of many
especially good articles in both lines
we can do you good il you come to
US.
We confidently say that in justice
to thems Ives all purchasers should
inspect our goods.
Visit US.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
SIeeping Under Feathers,

Years ago we used to smile with con-
scious superiority at the idea of the
Dutch sleeping under a feather bed in
stead of over it. The idea of sleeping
upon a hard mattress and climbing I'M
der a soft one seemed rather an ana
chronism and a singular perversion OF
common sense, but the introduction of
down OF feather comfortables is simply
the utilization of that knowledge of
things which some of the older countries
had long ago known. Feathers are ex-
ceedingly warm, and a covering made of
them superinduces and retains the heat
in the human body.
A curious claim is now made for a new
comfortable of down. The makers as
sert that their product retains all the
natural warmth, but allows the impure
air to escape from the bed, how or
wherefore we are not informed.-Up-
holsterer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
Color Protection From Intense Heat,

With reference to the protective effect
Of certain colors against the suns rays,
years ago on my way to India the second
time, having already been invalided
home once from the effects of the sun,
it occurred to me to try the photogra-
piers plan. I reasoned to myself that
since no M eve got sunstroke or sun
fever from exposure to a dark source of
heat OF wen to one which, though lumi-
nous, possessed no great degree of chem
ical energy--the furnaces in the arsenal,
for example-it could not be the heat
rays, therefore, which injured one, but
must be the chemical ones only.
If therefore treats ones own body
as the photographer treats his plates
and envelops ones self in yellow Or
dark red, one ought to be practically Sc
cure, and since the photographer lined
the inside of his tents and belongings
with yellow it was obviously immaterial
whether one wore yellow inside or out.
[ had my hats and coats lined with yell
low, and with most satisfactory results,
for during five years and even extreme
exposure never once did the yellow lin
ing fail me, but every time that either
through carelessness or overconfidence
I forgot the precaution a very short ex-
posure sufficed to send me down with
the usual sun fever. Many friends tried
the plan and all with the same satisfac-
tory results.-Cor. Lahore Qndia) Civil
and Military Gazette.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
FEMALE, WOMAN, LADY.
The Distinction Between Several Words
and How They May BE Used.

The Distinction Between Several Words
and How They May BE Used.
An interesting discussion is going on in
the columns of some newspapers over
the use of the words Gladly" and ''wom-
an" There is no real difference as to
the occasions upon which each word is
to be used, but there is a frank acknowl-
edgment upon the part of some that they
do not use the word woman where
their good sense tells them that they
should, for fear that it might give Of
Tense to the person to whom it vas di-
rected "as not sufficiently polite"
There are certainly NJ words so abused
as woman" ''lady" and female"
Among certain people the use of the sec
ond of these terms is like the wearing Of
fine clothes II jewelry. Originally be-
longing to a superior class they insist on
appropriating it to themselves as proof
that they are the equals of any other So
cial body. Now, while all that may be
true enough and while class distinctions
have no place in this country this use of
the word has led to some strange and
amusing Commissions. The humorist who
depicted the servant as addressing her
mistress, "Mam, the laundry lady is
a-wanting to speak to the woman of the
house." did not have to depend upon his
imagination for his facts.
AS absurd things as that may be heard
in any n of the large dry goods stores
in town any day, and almost n news
paper will yield a rich specimen OF two.
Bishop Warren. referring to this same
point, says that he glanced at the wall
opposite him at the moment and saw a
diploma from the g. Female acade-
read as the title of one of the volumes
there, "Female Holiness" In the report
of a southern woman's Christian tenn
perance union convention appears the
fact that "Mrs. Blank was chairlady."
Now the proper word in all this is
woman" That is always and ever
right. Than it there is no nobler or
stronger word in the English language.
"Man" is a general word as well as a
particular one, and as such includes both
sexes, so that the term chairman sig
nifies no subservience of one sex to the
domination Of the other. If called upon
to address a stranger, a woman, then the
proper word is madam" and not "lady,
this way" and Gladly, that way" as so
many ushers appear to think to be the
only solution to the problem of address.
"Female"i is never to be used as a syno-
nym of woman" 1t is a term common
to one-half of the animal creation, and to
apply it to woman as the substantive of
designation is al insult. LADY" is ap-
plicable to every well bred and educated
woman, but it is something that is re-
served rather for social usage and has
not the sturdy strength and nobility of
"'woman."-Boston journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04

When Jim Died.
When Jim lied. all tn nabors came from fur
oil near.
Pears like 10 me they held him just as dear
As mother did an me, fer they all came in to
Once more on his calm, pale face, an a sort o.
haze
Seemed to settle DER their eyes. fer l seen tn
tears
When Jim died.
When Jim died. tn birds stopped singin in tn
trees,
Fer they missed him. you know. an tn golden
Flittin DER the meadows whispered to the
clover
It would kiss his bare, brown feet no more, an
tn plover
An the killdee in tn twilight near tn fen
Seemed ever to be calm that he'd never come
agen-
When Jim died.
Jim was a curious chap-not like other boys;
He had his own way O. takin life, with it's joys
An SORROWS; he loved birds an flowers, an I'll bet
He never much as trod on a timid violet
That peeped shyly thro' tn grass. Like music
of a flute,
The birds sang to him, but their voices now are
mute
Since Jim died.
Since Jim died pears like to me mother aim so
spry
As she used to be; there's a sadness in her eye
An voice that sort o. cuts me to tn heart, fer
Jim
Had allus been her pet sence he was born; she
loved him
Better than the rest-he was her boy; she don't
complain,
same
Since Jim died.
John N. billiard.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
Trust the Children,

Trust the childrenl Never doubt them!
Build a wall of love about them.
After sowing seeds of duty,
Trust them for the flowers of beauty.
Trust the childrenl Don't suspect theml
Let your confidence direct them.
At the hearth or in the wildwood
Meet them ON the plane of childhood.
Trust the little ones! Remember,
May is not like chill December.
Let not words of rage or madness
Check their happy notes of gladness.
Trust the little ones! Yet guide them!
And, above all, ne'er deride them
Should they trip or should they blunder,
Lest you snap loves cords asunder.
Trust the children! Let them treasure
Mothers faith in boundless measure.
Fathers love in them conf1ding,
Then no secrets they'll be hiding.
Trust the children just as He did,
Who for "such" once sweetly pleaded.
Trust and guide, but never doubt them.
Build a wall of love about them.
New York Ledger.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
Velocity of the Earth.

The highest velocity attained by q can
non ball has been estimated at 1922 feet
per second, which is equal to a mile in
3.2 seconds. The velocity of the earth
at the equator, due to it's rotation on its
axis, is 1000 miles per second, or a mile
every 3.6 seconds. Therefore it has been
calculated that if a cannon ball were
fired due west, and that it could main
tain its initial velocity for "A hours, it
would barely beat the sun in its ap-
parent journey around the earth.-Phila-
delphia Press
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
Loves Service.

Love called to a young man winningly,
Come, join the ranks of my company,
And take the field in my service"
But the young mai said: There are other
things
Than bushes and kisses and flowers and rings,
OF far more worth than your service.
There's business and sport and pleasure and
art;
Your war is mere folly, your weapon a dart;
I've no time to spare for your service"
Love turned lightly away when he heard the
rebuff;
OF young volunteers there were more thai
enough
To fill up the ranks of his service.
But time, passing by, made clear to the man
That they are the wisest who Join when they
can
The worshipful ranks of Loves service.
So he offered to Love his jewels and coin;
Forgetting his age, he thought he would join
The throng who pressed to Loves service.
But Love answered lightly: 1.-THE day has gone
by;
Asere autumn leaf is too old and too dry
For a garland worn in my service.
you can buy, if you like, a friendly regard,
And perhaps it may seem, if you try very hard,
As if you were in my service.
But the raw recruits for my household guard
I take from the young; the older are debarred
From taking the oaths of my service.
'The countersign's Youth Can you give it?,
"Ah, no."
'Then right about face. You're too old and
too slow
To learn the details of my service.'
Charles T. j Johnson.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
What a Bad Digestion Does.

All life looks black to a miserable
man with a stomach in which his food
lies like lead. Woe to his companions if
they expect good fellowship from him!
Woe to his wife unless she has the wom-
anly intuition that will make her humor
him as though he were a cross baby!
Man delights him not, nor woman either;
nor is he best pleased with himself,
though. he jealousy demands homage
from others.-New York Ledger.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
Morning.

In this new lawn is found the last nights sun
That told of starry glory just begun;
Not lost, but hidden in Gods mighty hand,
AS hides some thought we cannot understand,
As hides some joy in sorrows deepest stress
To blossom as the rose in wilderness!
The lily's heart of gold, it's perfume shed,
Lies brown and sere, and yet it is not dead;
Its life is set in roots as firm and fine
AS faith DER death blooms with a bloom divine!
Last night its lidded eye was dark and dim:
This morn the radiance of the sun shines in!
s.. l.. Thompson.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
Sometimes,

Sometimes we feel that thoughts are not worth
thinking;
Sometimes hat laurels are not worth the
wreathing;
Sometimes it seems that wine is not worth
drinking;
Sometimes that air is scarcely worth the
breathing;
Sometimes no friend seems worthy to be trust
ed;
Sometimes on pessimism deep we border;
Sometimes with life we're very much disguised;
Sometimes our liver's badly out of order.
Kansas City Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
GE MS IN VERSE;.
Bobby Jones and I,

Bobby Jones and I.
when / was little" said Bobby Jones.
when you were what?" said /.
"When / was little" the boy replied,
With a fash in his bright blue eye.
"Why, didn't you know 1 was little once7"
Said Bobby Jones to me.
"The ~littlest, teentiest little tot
That ever q man did see."
And l never confided to Bobby Jones,
nj l hope he never was told
That he at that time was tiny still:
He was only five years old.
And l would say to all parents who
Are blest with boys like him,
II they, though small, think they're great
and tall,
Just humor them in that whim.
Castor V. Drake.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
Good Night,

Good n~ight."-the little lips touch ours,
The little arms infold us,
And, oh, that thus through coming years
They might forever hold US.
Good nightl' we answer back and smile
And kiss the dropping eyes,
But in our trembling hearts the while
= he wistful queries rise.
Who, in the weary years to come,
When we are hid from sight,
Will clasp these little hands and kiss
These little lips Good night?"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-04
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