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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Training the First Essential

The breeder who weuld win stakes,
sell quickly and proGtably and make
the. blood of his stations and mares
marketable quantity must train and
train early Not SO long ago 1t was
phenomenal for stallion to have one
in the list at ten years of age or to be
represented by two-year-olds and
three-year-olds- Excuses must now be
made for the stallion whose youngsters
do not find their way into their LIST at
two or three, and the indications are
that before many years the yearling
2:3o list will be quite a factor in judg-
ing strains of blood. In the evolution
of the trotting breed the history of the
thoroughbred is merely repeating itself.
-Colman's Rural World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
,IanaDese HoIidayE.

The japanese holidays are the New
Year, the celebration of which lasts
for three days; God Fox's day on the
I'd of the second month; the Feast of
Dolls, for little girls, on the Sd of the
bird month; the Feast of Flags, for
title boys, on the 5th of the fifth
month; the Ablution mass in the sixth
month; the Tanabata on the 7th of the
seventh month; the day of the chrys-
anthemum FLOWERS and the festival of
Inoko late in the fall. Red boiled
beans and rice is the delicacy eaten on
the I'd of February, rice cakes wrapped
in oak leaves are for the 5th of May.
Sake is drank on all occasions, but
with a spray of peach blossoms in the
bottle on the Sd of March, and bunch
of chrysanthemum blossoms on Chrys-
anthemum day.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
SCARED AWAY THE SPARROWS.
A Stuffed Cat Found to Be Cure for the
Tuittering Nuisance.

Stuffed Cat Found to Be a Cure for the
Tuittering Nuisance.
Whatever else may be said against
the English sparrow, no one can accuse
him of being sluggard or of folding
his hands for little more slumber
when he should be out in pursuit of
the early worm. But in this eonnec-
ton one very bad habit of the bird
which came to this country as for
eign pauper laborer employed to do
contract work, may be mentioned. He
awakens with the first streak of dawn,
and fully half-hour after awakening
he spends in chattering like a lot of
schoolgirls, until everyb ody in the
neighborhood is wide awake and
breathing execrations. A story comes
from Westminster, Md, which the Bal
timore Sun gives for the benefit of
readers who are afflicted with the spar
row plague. A tree near the bedroom
window of lady of that town became
the home of large covey of brazen-
lunged, wide-mouthed, vociferous spar
rows. The lady became as sleepless as
Darius when Daniel was in the lions
den. But her ingenuity came to her
TCSCuG DCIOIc IL was lOO IdJC- VIC Va
the children in the house had an inita-
tion tabby eat made of calico. This
was placed in the window by the tree
and the tables were turned on the
sparrows completely. The very sight
of the imitation cat made them shiver
with fear and futter their wings in
dfsmay. They all left their home, and
as long as the calico cat sat on the win
dow sill they did not return, but went
and sang morning songs to one of the
neighbors. This is n discovery which
may be valuable. Apaying industry may
be started in killing backyard-fence
cats and stuffing their skins to frighten
sparrows, and then if something could
be found which could be frightened by
stuffed sparrows there might be life in
the old land vet
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
1hE VALUE OF BRAN.
II Can BE Fed to Good Advantage In
summer.

It Can BE Fed to Good Advantage In
summer.
With nearly all kinds of stock bran
can be fed to good advantage, and espe-
cially SO during the summer. At the
prices it is usually sold at during the
summer il makes one of the very cheap
est foods that can be supplied Some
use more or less in the dairy; but while
it makes valuable food for the cows
and teams, brood mares and growing
pigs can be given more or less to n good
advantage. 1t can be fed for milk, for
growth, to add to the variety, and for
manure. For fertilizing alone it adds
nearly or quite its cost to the manure
and for this purpose at least 1t is worth
twice the value of coarse meal One
advantage in feeding it is that there Is
little or no waste, is easily assimilated
and contains but small amount of in
digestible material. 1t is also in q con-
dition to be combined to a good advan-
tage with other materials In itself 1t
is not complete food; in feeding in
nearly all cases its best results are Sc
cured by feeding in connection with
other materials With the mileh COWS,
oil meal, corn meal and bran with good
pasturage make complete ration for
milk and butter.
With growing pigs bran can be used
with miGdlings, ground oats, barley or
cornmeal, and if made into slop with
sweet skim milk with any of those Ii
Will aid materially in securing a strong,
vigorous growth with good develop
ment of bone and muscle For the
teams bran can be combined with al
most any kind of grain with benefit
while with unthreshed oats, il they are
run through a cutting box, it makes
one of the best rations that can be sup
piled.
Many purchase bran all through the
winter from necessity; In many locali-
ties from this time out 1t can be secured
at fair prices, SO that generally 1t can be
bought and used in connection with
other materials to good advantage.
When grain raising is combined with
stock feeding the manurial value OF all
feeds must be considered If the fertility
of the soil is to be kept up, and with
bran this is one item gained, as 1t is one
of the best materials that can be fed to
stock when the value Of the manure is
an item. 1t is not best to depend upon
bran alone, but on nearly all farms
more or less can be used to o good ad-
vantage. Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
GoslInps and Water.

When gosling is just hatched 1t is
really naked, as the down is no protec-
ton, and 1t is easily chilled. No doubt
1t may occasion surprise to claim that
goslings are liable to perish in water,
but it is true When The weather opens
and the water is warm, it does no harm
If they go on q pond, but the case is
different when the water is cold. They
will thrive better on dry land until
they are feathered, after which they
will be able to endure as many hard
ships as their parents.-Farm and Fire
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Mutton Growing In America.

Each year this country is becoming
more and more a mutton-2rowingc coun-
try, and the sheep kept are of the Eng
lish breeds, which have been reared for
over a century on turnips and man
Colds during the winter, and If we are
to maintain the health of these sheep
and keep up their breeding proPensi-
ties we must, to some extent, follow
the English method of feeding. Eng
land feeds but sixteen bushels of grain
to her animals, while we in America
feed forty-seven bushels England has
the reputation of producing the finest
mutton in the world and her hoclzs pro-
duce the largest yearly lamb crops OF
any nation in the world.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
DInrrhao In I.nrr,h In

This is n common disease in young
lambs and is due to the ewes being dis
eased in some way, probably by un-
wholesome food of some kind 1t Is
apt to appear when the ewes are over
fed with grain, or are exposed to wet
or damp, or kept in steaming stables
that are too close and warm The
remedy is to remove the cause and give
the ewes some warm oatmeal cruel
sweetened and favored with half a tear
spoonful of ground ginger. 1t is worse
than useless to give any astringents, as
alum, but scruple of powdered sui
ptate of iron might be usefully added
to the Cruel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
CATTLE FEED RACK.
It Can BE Used for Hay and Csxn and
Other Grains.

IL Can BE Used for Hay and Cssn and
Other Grains.
A correspondent sends to the Orange
Judd Farmer the plan of the feed rack
illustrated herewith II is IA feet long
and feet wide, the posts being feet
high. The bottom is made solid, of 3
inch plank, the lower ends of the slant
ing Stats of the hopper fitting into
notches cut into the edges of the middle
board. This leaves trough or manger
Q feet wide along the side, which
gathers any loose hay which falls while
the animals are eating and serves as
trough in which to feed grain. A g.
inch studding nailed along the outer
edge gives it a depth Of inches The
bottom of the rack is . feet above the
ground, giving ample room for hogs to
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
COMBINED HAY AND GRAIN RACK

pass under it when running In the
same yard. This is most excellent
feature as it lessons the risk OF pigs
being crippled. The posts are 4I4-inch
pine studs. The floor is supported by
2x12-inch timbers solidly bolted to the
posts. By an oversight on the part OF
our artist these are not represented In
the illustration. This makes a very
solid, durable and economical feed rack.
1t can be turned over on the side on a
sled and dragged to any part of the
yards The strong points in its favor
are: 1t wastes little hay, holds O good
amount of it, serves as a grain trough,
and is easily moved.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE.
Fhe Number of Heavenly Bodies Is Too
Vast for Human Comprehension.

last lux
To form some idea of the largeness
of this earth one may look upon the
landscape from the top of an ordinary
church steeple and then bear in mind
that one must view 100000 similar
| landscapes to get an approximately
correct idea of the size of the earth.
Place 500 earths like ours side by side,
says the Copenhagen Nordstjernen,
yet Saturn's uttermost ring could
easily inclose them. Three hundred
thousand earth globes could be stored
inside the sun if hollow. If a human
eye every hour was capable of looking
upon a fresh measure of world ma
terial 1900 square lIilometers large
that eye would need $1,000 years to
overlook the surface of the sun. To
reach the nearest fixed star one must
travel IS. 600, 600 600 Of ltilometers, and
if the velocity We're equal to that of a
cannon ball it would require 5000, 600
wears to travel the distance. On n
! clear night an ordinary human eye
can discover about 1000 stars in the
northern hemisphere, most of which
scu their light from distances which
w.. ,u-l-0t measure. How large they
NUT b, Eound these 900 stars circle
50, 600 other stars OF various sizes. Be
sides single stars we know of systems
of stars moving round one another
Still we are but a short way into space
as yet! Outside our limits of vision and
Imagination there are no doubt still
large spaces. The milky way holds
probably at least 20, 191, 900 stars, and
as each is sun we presume it is en-
circled by at least fifty planets. Count
ing up these figures, we arrive at the
magnitude of 1000, ,955, 900 stars. A
thousand million of stars, Who can
comprehend it? Still, this is only a
part of the universe. The modern tel
escopes have discovered more and sim
liar milky ways still farther away.
We know of some 6,000 nebulR which
represent milky ways like ours. Let
us count 1000 of them as being of the
size of our milky way, then 1000 by
20, ,191, 900 equals 40,3s2, ,000,o 600 suns, or
. mo 1O0 nnn 000 haava-lv- hpIiaS
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Mourning Colors in Russia.

Black is the almost universal mourn
ing color in Europe, but there are a
few exceptions. For instance, in Rus
sia black is never used for covering
coffins, the cloth being of pink shade
when the deceased is child or young
person, a crimson color for women and
brown for widows. Italians do not
use black cloth, white being used in
the case of child and purple velvet in
the case of adults.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

Plenty of water and plenty OF dust
are necessary to keep the hens in con-
dition for laying when the days be-
come warm. Give fresh air in abund-
ance, and have the quarters clean in
order to avoid odors and disease
Shade of some kind will be of advan-
tage, and the food must not be too
largely of grain To get eggs in sum-
mer keep the hens as comfortable as
poSsible
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Rough on Gus.

''May make your mother a mother
in-law?" asked Gus Snoberly of Miss
Birdie McGinnis, to whom he has been
very attentive for some months past,
but has not been able heretofore to
pluck up courage to propose.
"Why not" replied Birdie, who has
no use for Gus, provided, of course,
you can find a gentleman whom
might like to marry."-Texas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
NarrnM Escane.

Miss Wellalong-Yes, these strikes
are dreadful things, but don't you be-
Heve in unions, Mr.. Spoonamore?
Mr.. Spoonamore Cooking wildly
about)-Unions, ma'am, sometimes
hum-order n walk-out-and that re-
minds me I've kept you up too late,
Miss Wellalong! l must be going.
Good night!-ChieagQ Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

Friend-One of your clerks tells me
you raised his salary and told him tc
get married, under penalty of dis
charge.
Business Man-Yes; l do that to al
my clerks when they get old enough
to marry. 1 don't want any of you
independent, conceited men around my
place-Puck
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
A Gallant Youth.

Mrs. Knight-How did you tear your
clothes so dreadfully?
Johnny Knight-Trying to rescue a
boy from getting nawful beating.
Mrs. Knight-That's good little
man-who was the boy?
Johnny Knight-The boy? Why,
mel and the teacher didn't get the best
of him, either.-Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
4 Law.

The bird sings its lay
When the morning air stirs;
But the hens less poetic
She cackles hers.
-Detroit Free Press
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Self-Possession

Fleeoy-Pd give anything if had as
rood command of myself as Downey
has.
Bailey-Is Downey SO self-possessed
then?
Fleecv-That man can say truly
rural. up to four o'clock in the morn
ing.-Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
USEFUL. BUILDING.

A Combination of Corn Shed and Plain
Poultry House.
This combination building can be
used as a corn house, also as poultry
building, the lower part being higher
than usual above the ground, thus in
suring to the fowls more freedom from
dampness or from being disturbed.
Stairs from the corn room afford access
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

Mrs. Pompus-The gentleman over
by the piano is a notable literary man.
Mrs. Smythe-Does he write books?
Mrs. Pompus-Heavens, mol Moth
ing SO common. He's just literary
man.-Chicago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

Greom-How much do l owe you?
Clergyman-Um-er-whatever you
think your wife is worth.
Groom-Oh, that's so many millions
would have to go on owing it to you.
Clergyman-Well, call around again
in a few years. Perhaps the estimate
will then be within your means.-N.
Y Weekly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
At the Concert

Mamie willkiss (gushinglyl-Do you
know. I'm lust devoted to Straussl
Van Demmit (fcrcely, to himself
Wait till ! get the fellow alone; III
teach him!-Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Checks and STRINGS.

He was bound TO get new suit, though his
treasury was drained,
And he got it-a forged check the cost defray'
ing;
But he does not like the broad stripes Of the
garments he obtained,
Though the patterns very stylish where he's
staying
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
The Mixing of Honey.

Buckwheat honey is dark in color
and strong in taste. The best plan Is
to mix all kinds together, and thus
have a combination of favors that is
like that OF the honey of wild bees.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
A Sure Sign.

.T am certain that Minnie intends tc
marry Frank"
What makes you SO certainP'
Il heard her scolding him for send
ing her such valuable presents. "
Rrooklyn Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
They Werr Even.

Wife-You have lots to thank me for,
John. In marrying you I saved you
from drunkard's grave.
Husband-Well, you needn't blow
about it. I saved you from being an
old maid.-Jury.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

My husband has to work very hard,
said Mrs. Storclerc.
Mine hasn't" said Mrs. Softsnap-
..Is he in business for HIMSELF"
"Yes, he's an oficeholder."-N. Y
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

Il think must have seen yoHr face
before" said Tomdik to a man he met
on the train.
"Quite likely" replied the stranger.
''That's where I always wear it,
Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Good Out of EVIL.

'srhs ought to be a prosperous
month";" said the club treasurer.
How SOP" asked the secretary.
House cleaning" was the reply'
land the men'll all be here. e."-Life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Something In q Name.

Jasper-So that beautiful heiress,
Miss Smith, has thrown herself away
on penniless nobleman!
Jarvis-Yes; she evidently believes
that a good name is better than great
riches-Puck
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

Little Efie-Do you love me very
much, mamma?
Mamma Ia widow)-Yes, my darling.
Little Effie-Then, why don't you
marry the man at the candy store2-
Vogue.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
How to Do 1t.

Greenie-How do you manage to
make so much money on the races?
Sportie-I go around and get tips
"Ah, l see"
Eyes. And then bet on the other
horse. IN. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
She Was No Cushion.

She-Well, if she is SO sarcastic to
you, why don't you sit down on her
once?
He-Oh, L cawn't do that, don't you
know. She's altogether too sharp
Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Tb,. yyatt.r-of-Fact Age.

He-Don't you think you could love
me little if you knew that l would
die for you?
She-Possibly, If you viii give proof
satisfactory to coroners jury.-Bos-
TON Globe
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Only One Living.

Friend-Does the new landlady at
your boarding house appear to be get
ting living out of it?
Boarder-Yes, she is, but we are not.
N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
SLIDING FARM GATE.

Its Introduction Would Save Lots OF
Trouble and Annoyance.
4 sliding gate, as illustrated, can
easily be made by any farmer who can
hammer in nail straight or handle a
saw. Two posts are needed at each end
of the gateway, and they need to be
comparatively light posts, as there Ia
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

high and the corn room feet
high. The width is IS feet. 1t can be
built at a cost of from 500 TO $3.50 ac-
oording to the price of lumber and la
bor.-J. w. Caughey, in Farm and
Home
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
The Only Safe way,

Mr.. sappy-I hope I'll not get fool
for n wife.
She-You'd better remain single, Mr..
Sappy.-Brooklyn Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

little or no strain upon them. The
posts at one end stand so that the cleat
supporting the gate can be nailed to
the front side of one post and to the
back of the other. This enables the
gate to be swung round when open
against the posts that project most
n E. Homestead
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
About Uncapped Honey

Honey that is uncapped is not ripe"
and should be allowed to stand few
days to cvaporate cbefore being ex-
tructed. If this is not done it will de-
teriorate by losing its flavor.
HENS ought never to be kept with
turkeys. geese and ducks, as they are
sure to be driven about and abused.
Let birds of feather flock together. +"
GETTING HIS TRUNK CHECKED.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04

to the poultry quarters, as shown In
Fig. 2, where the nests are represented
by n, roosts by r, dust-box by d B, and
entrance for the fowls at E, from the
stepping boards outside. The building
In so feet long, the poultry house 10 feet
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
The City of Flowers.

Paris rather than Florence should be
called the City of Flowers. In every
quarter you may see a tall, handsome
"l1iosl1,p a slender and graceful
corner built of wood and glass, in
which pretty flower girl has her
shop. She has witty word for every
body, even for the ladies who make her
haul over her whole stock in trade and
then go away without buying more
than two sous worth of violets. She
sells little breast knots of flowers to
the work girls going to their toll at
eight in the morning, and sends home
bouquets and cut flowers ordered by
ladies out shopping. In the afternoon
she sees a long procession of gallants
pass before her, and her income de-
pends largely upon her popularity.
When evening comes she has the
strangers and the fianeurs for patrons.
And it is generally midnight before
she packs her baskets, closes her XII
osk and goes home. These girls often
work fourteen or fifteen hours daily,
since they have to be at four or five
o'clock morning flower auction at the
Halles.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Where Women Can't Tell the Truth

Where Women Can't Tell the Truth.
A volume of memoirs has just beer
published giving the experience of a
French president of assizes. 1t bears
curious testimony to the inaccuracy oi
women on the subject of their own
ages. AS the writer's information l.
from the calendar, he speaks only OF
the criminal classes. The only in.
stances in which he finds correct dates
given by women are when they are uD-
der twenty-five or over eighty-fve. At
these periods of life, he says, they are
to be trusted. At all other periods the
sure controlling tendency is to under
state. The magistrate has been able
to give a rule for guidance. He finds
that female prisoners invariably state
their ages at twenty-nine, thirty-nine,
forty-nine or flfty-nine, and from this
remarkable circumstance he deduces
his rule. If their ages are in the for
ties, they boldly set them down in the
thirties; but, conscience asserting it
self, they keep as near the truth as
they can and fix them at thirty.
Whether male criminals do the same
the magistrate does not state.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Two of a Kind.

"What is all that uproar about in
there?'' inquired stranger, trying to
force his way through the crowd in
front of the building.
Its plumber and paperhanger, :"
replied a man standing on the window
sill. They've done some work for
each other and they're trying to
settle. Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
A Little Dull.

A lady from Buffalo, says Harper's
Bazar, had quite an experience in a
large Berlin hotel. She was doing
the continent alone with her two chill
dren, without being able to speak a
word of any language except her ma
tive tongue. One night, having re-
tired early with the little ones, she
was suddenly awakened by peculiar
noise, which she soon became con-
vinced was caused by some one trying
to open the door between her room and
the one adjoining. She got up quick
ly, turned on the electric light, and
rang the bell. The sound at the door
ceased Suddenly, and after slight de-
lay man appeared to answer the bell.
'Speak English?" (the usual question:
''1 shpeaks heem q leetle," was the
reply. There is some one in the next
room trying to open mycdoor," excit-
edly. No; he is out" positively.
But there is some one there-a robber,
a burglar-don't you understands
''He is oudti He will be cen at halluf-
past zwelf." "No-a ro65ey! 6uglari a
Miet-a thief, tell you-a thief in the
next roomi'' Well" meditatively, 81
do not t'ink he ees a t'ief, but he ees
0Wdt. He will be cen at halluf-past
zwelf, and will tell -heem-zat-
you-want-to-see heem."