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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20

weak smile of enfcebled intelligence,
sat down on his wheelbarrow and be-
gan with pItiful obedience, which
plainly bespoke the prison discipline;
'IIow did feel when / heard | was
pardoned? Well, IL was so suddent
like jus had to sit down. | had give
up all hope of ever gettin' out long ago,
but Mandy was true grit, she was; she
never give up"
His next words were unusual: II
don't blame nobody but myself for be-
ing here" he went on. Whoever heard
Of convict before who attributed to
himself the blame for being in the
penitentiary? Most convicts are the
Innocent victims of villainous conspi-
-acies. They never did any wrong in
their lives, and especially they never
even dreamed of committing the crime
for which they are serving sentence.
Such virtuous, upright and deeply
wronged set of men can be found no.
where else in the world as in prison.
at was all along Of my own bull.
headedness; but | guess I'd better 20
back TO the beginnin' of my story if
you want to hear il all When / was
about nineteen years old Jason Scott
and me took the job of clcarin' eighty
acres of land close to where Pauldin' is
now. In them days the town was only
a clearin' with few log shanties. Jase
was a couple of years younger than me-
His father an mine had come west
from Columbianner county and settle d
in Pauldin'.
eve was the only boys in them
parts then-the only young folks, ex-
ceptin' Mandy Pitcher. We figgered on
clcarin' our land winters, as our IA
theirs agreed TO give us the time after
corn-huskin was done, providin' we
helped them good summers. Jase an
me built cabin, and there we intend
ed livin' while we was doin' our
chopin and clearin'. There was lots
OF snow that winter, and it came early.
Oh, how hate the winter The Snow
lyiu' out there in the prison yard brings
the hull thing back TO me, and how
happy Jase and me was, worlkin' and
talllin' about what we was goin' to do.
/ can most see the cabin now, with the
door open and the snow all around. as
it looked that winter mornin'. Jase
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
Mistaken.

Modesty as well as ambition should
come into the field when young man
or woman is choosing profession.
pretentious youth who would have
done better to stay in the hay field,
where he seemed to be in his proper
sphere, told his father that he was
about to leave, in order to preach the
gospel to every creature"
That's all very WELL" said the old
gentleman. ''but Scriptur' don't say
everyacreatur' shall preach the gospel. "
good old lady once said to her
nephew, poor preacher whom nobody
wanted to hear: James, why did you
enter the ministry?"
Because l was called" he answered.
James" said the old lady, anxiously,
as she looked up from wiping her spec
tacles, ''are you sure it wasn't some
other noise you heard?"-Youth's Com
panion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
NO 46
Light ROAD MACHINE.
q New aoriS Mans Subsiltutc for the
Heavy Horse killers"


Heavy 4" Horse E1illcrs."
Regardless OF the eompulsion OF the
law, sclf-interest IN every rural eonmu-
nifty demands good roads They in
crease the facility for marketing prod
uee, save in horse flesh and wagon re-
pairs, attract noney-spending summer
visitors and enhance the value OF prop
erty. The macadam and similar svs-
TENS are unquestionably the best, al
though rather costly at first. But un-
fortunately in many country towns the
usual methodof roadmalSinE consists Of
plowing up the loan, clay. gravel and
tart aud scraping il up toward the cen
ter of the highway, with more or less
bUngling attempts at smoothing Spe-
cial machines for this purpose have
been devised, some Of them heavy and
cumbrous, weighing from p 600 to 5000
pounds, needing from four to six horses
or oxen TO operate them, and SO expan-
sive as not 10 be turned around easily
on narrow road. They are costly in
more ways than one, not merely TO the
town or district which buys them. but
to the owners OF horses which are
hitched thereto in service Hence the
road machine invented by a Stockport
columbia county, y. W man and rep
resented herewith, may, perhaps, fill a
long-felt want in many parts of the
country. Only single sample has
been built, but it has been practically
tested. Its weight IS only 800 pounds.
1t needs only Il pair of horses, caa turn
easily anywhere, and the inventor
claims that it does better work and
does it more easily than anything else
of the kind
As viii be seen from the accompany
ing picture, the machine is mainly sup
ported by one wheel, the axle Of which
is secured to q section Of anglo.iron
that serves rs continuation of the
pole, and resembles a plow beam. The
wheel IS hanged, in order to make it
run exactly in the line of draft.
tendency 10 shift to one side results
from the angle ut which the seraper-
blade is set with the beam. A stay-rod.
shown herewith, maintains this angle;
and it may be used, in cooperation with
the beam, to sustain a drivers seat The
scraper-blade is six feet long. and
tapers from nine to twelve inehes in
width. Bolted on 10 the lower half of
its front surface are two cast-iron
plates, or shears. The rear lever is used
to change the level OF the surface OF
the road, grading up from side toward
center. and also to lift the blade en-
tirely free from the ground when going
to and fro or turning around. 4 small
wheel, not visible in our illustration, IS
placed under the nigh" or forward
end of the blade, to carry that part OF
the apparatus when not in use, and
also at times, especially in soft soil, 70
regulate the depth to which the blade
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
An Ingenious Toad.

Ascientific journal tells this story of
a frogs cunning: A brood of chickens
was fed with moistened meal in sau-
GERS, and when the dough soured lit
tie it attracted Il large number of
flies. An observant toad had evident
ly noticed this, and every day toward
evening he would make his appearance
in the yard, hop to a saucer, climb in
and roll over and over until he was
covered with meal, having done which
he awaited developments. The flies,
enticed by the smell, soon swarmed
around the scheming batrachian, and
whenever one passed within two
inches of his nose his tongue darted
out and the fly disappeared The plan
worked so well that the toad made u
regular business of ii.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
SOME SINGULAR CUSTOMS.

THE Tartars take a man by the ear
to invite him to eat or drink with
them.
WHEN meeting friend the China
man shakes his own hand instead of
his friends.
THE Laplanders rub their noses
against the nose of him whom they
would honor.
IN many parts of Java the bride
feet of the groom.
THE Chinese have an academy of
manners that prescribes etiquette for
the whole empire.
THE body of a dead Chinaman is
often kept in his late home for three
or four years before burial
JAPANESE ladies of the olden time
gilded their teeth in the East Indies
black teeth were the fashion.
THE practice of using eggs at Easter
is of Hindoo origin, the egg being in
India an emblem of immortality.
AT THE time of the discovery of
America the rank of a Peruvian lady
might be determined by the size of
the ring she wore in her nose.
THE Dyak head hunting has re-
ligious origin. The Dyak believes that
every person he kills in this world will
be his slave in the next
In China white is the color of mourn
ing; in Egypt, yellow; in Turkey,
violet; in Ethiopia, brown; in Europe
during the middle ages, white.
Down to the present century part
of the marriage ceremony in Hungary
consisted in the groom giving the
bride kick to remind her of her sub
lection,
AMONG the head hunters of Borneo a
man is not permitted to offer marriage
to a woman of his tribe until he brings
her the head of man killed by him
self.
THE Maldivian islanders always cat
in the most private room in the house
and carefully close the doors and
darken the windows that they may not
be unobserved.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20

Blashers-I enjoyed your after din
ner story. MIR. Racontour, very much
Racontcur (gattcredj All thanks
Did you find IL humorous?
Blashers-N-no, not exactly but !
hadn't heard IL for SO long, you know,
that 1t brought back memories OF my
happy youth. Chicago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
small fruits ON the Farm.

Why do not farmers raise more small
fruits? No one who owns land can
offer n reasonable excuse why he
should not raise small fruit No one
family out of 20 on an average raises
enough small fruit TO hardly have a
taste, while good many do not raise
any at all. A few rods of ground should
be set off for a small fruit garden and
planted to strawberries, goosGberrics,
blackcaps. blacl1berries, currants, otc.
These few rods of land, with a few dol
lars expended in good, choice and we'll
selected varieties, would give the fam
ilv selection Of the most delicious
and healthiest OF all food. Green's
Fruit Grower.
Tcacher-Are any of your compost
tions ready?
Little Girl Mine is
is II an original compositionP'
"Yes'm'
Does it tell of your own experiences
and observations. as directcd2'
"Ycs'm."
Very well You may read IL.
Il went to q wedding and fnneral,
an the bride looked lovely an the
corpse looked natural Good News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
An In,llnnnlnhlo stntcmcnr.

A farm twelve miles from a railroad
station, in district with good roads, is
worth more than one equally good.
thrcc miles removed from the railroad,
where he roads are rs bad as they are
in many farming districts where the
land is rich President Gates, Amherst
College, Mass, in Memorial to Congress
on Road Exhibit Mt Worlds Columbian
EXnnsitinn.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
-Harper's Bazaar.
Twilight Town.

Beyond the shadows lies Twilight Town,
Where wee heads nod and lids shut down
over black eyes, blue eyes, gray and brown;
And through gap in tho city wall
Is beautiful spot where sunbeams fall
And dance for aye, through tree-tops tail
Hush, babyi Soft and slow,
Soft and slow, let us go
Through the shadows to Twilight Town;
Soft as the wind through the ripping wheat,
When the suns last rays and the shadows meet
Sounds the patter OF thousands OF little feet
Through the gap In the wall, on their dimplcC
knees,
The babies creep under the waving trees,
On the grass OF the kingdom "Do-as-you
please"
Hush, babyi Soft and slow,
Slow, slow, let us go
Through the gap in the wall OF Twilight Town
In Twilight Town all things are fair,
The music OF waterfalls in the air,
And bright wings fitting here and there;
And through the wall in the dream hill, bright
with the thoughts that please wee ones al
night,
Dancing in rings on cobwebs light
Hush dearlei Mother knows
Soft, slow, baby goes
To fair dream hill in Twilight Town
st Nicholas
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20

the scheme lies in the form of these
trays, which consist of shallow paste
board boxes, each prepared TO carry
about six pieces OF fruit. There are
that number of sockets in the top OF
the box, each made by cutting a dozen
Sits radiatiar from central point, and
then bending down the points slightly.
The bottom Of the box is perforated
with lot Of small holes. 1t is esti-
mated that the improved quality Of The
fruit at the end of its journey and the
reduced quantity of ice required will
more than pay the freight from the Pa
cific to the Atlantic coast-N. y. Trib-
nnR
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
She Wanted No Nonsense.

The following story is told of citi-
zen of Port Chester, II. Y, whose edu-
cation is somewhat superior to his
wife's, fact regarding which she was
very sensitive. On one occasion the
man drove over to White Plains to in
quire regarding the health of his sister
in-law, who was dangerously i'll. Upon
returning he was met by his wife, who
asked of her sisters condition. "She is
convalescent," replied the man. Imne-
diately and in the most emphatic man
ner the woman cried out: 81 want none
of your soothing words. | want facts.
You tell me this minute, is my sister
dead or alive?''-N. Y. Herald
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
FOR PACKING FRUIT.
Trays for Carrying Delicate Pears ai
BIuIns n Long TDfsfauCc

Trays for Carrying Delicate Pears and
PIums Long Distance.
The beautiful peaches, pears, plums
and other choice fruit now sent across
the continent from California are al.
Ready packed so as TO bear the journey
we'll But special carrier has been
invented, and is about To come into use,
which viii provide better ventilation,
and prevent bruising. 1t affords an
improved method of transportation,
therefore.
1t is proposed to insert in every crate
several trays; two or three layers OF
four, perhaps. The chief novelty OF
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
WHY They smoke.

Young Woman lin open street carr
don't see why some men are bound to
smoke every moment they are on a
car
Old Woman Qoudly)-Oh, let 'em
smoke, poor fellows. s'posc their
wives won't let 'em smoke at home
N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
HEROIC BUT COWARDLY.

Some Things That VIII Take the Conceit
Out of Bravo Man.
A man can take his life in his hand
and go boldly into the trackless prairie
to meet herd of savage buffalo, or hc
can traverse the horrors of an African
jungle without a shudder in his body,
but he cannot enter a fancy wool shop
to match a special hue without break
ing into a violent perspiration and
finally rushing away without fulfilling
his task.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20


thousand six hundred prisoners were
confined My newspaper required of
me three feature" articles a week, the
subjects to be taken from the lives and
crimes of the men and women so i'm
prisoned.
One morning. on entering the peni-
tentiary and proceeding to the desk
which contained the routine items for
the press, found there this slip:
''No. 1S,6OO, Edward Washburn, life
prisoner, sentence commuted to twenty
eight years and six months"
Here was something to be investi-
gated. On making inquiry l found that
Edward Washburn had been received
on life sentence in 1919, and that now,
after lapse of over twenty years, the
board of pardons-the eternal source
of hope for all prisoners in that state
had acted upon his case with the above
result Even in prison good behavior
paws Each convict has n certain num-
ber OF days deducted from every month
of his term according TO the length of
his sentence if he demeans himself
properly. Thus it lies in the power of
longtime" man TO gain years of free
dom. Allowing Washburn the deduc-
tion each month for good conduct
during his entire twenty-eight years
sentence, it caused his time to expire
ON the following Sunday.
The next thing to do was to see Ed
ward Washburn himself. The sensa-
tion of man who has been a convict
for twenty years. who has been as COM
pletely isolated from the outside world
as if he were dead and buried, and who
is then resurrected, called back to life
and liberty, cannot be devoid of inter-
est to the most Indifferent. | found my
man wheeling ashes and refuse from
the cookhousc. In this occupation he
had been engaged for seventeen years.
The long years of prison life had had
their effect. The prisoner was an old
man, broken IN body and mind, al
though he told me his age was forty
two. l explained THAT had permission
to talk with him and would like to
hear about his history. He smiled the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
IL Mns Good.

Mamma-Were you q good little boy
while was away?
Little Johnny-Yes'm went into
the storc-room TO see what was there,
and it was empty, and the wind blew
the door shut, and couldn't get out
till Jane came just little while ago.
Good News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20

Are you going 10 take in any OF the
watering resorts this summer asked
a well-luown landlady OF her milk
man.
'%Oh, yes, have always taken lit
tic recreation every summer, and al
ways derive peeuniary as well as
healthful benefits by taking in those
resorts every year.
Whore do you expect to go this sea-
SOM" asked the lady.
"oh, the tame old watering place
the town Dump."-Texas Siftings-
80
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20

cuts. One of the advantages of having
the blade set Mt an angle is thot when
used as rut scraper, it sweeps the
loosened earth sidewise TO some extent
and thus fills up the ruts instead of
merely crowding the dirt forward.
Besides the lightness, simplicity of
construction and efficiency which are
said to be among the merits of this ap-
paratus, its cheapness is also to be con-
sidered 1t can be made so as to yield
O large profit and retail for sos, which
Is from quarter to one-tenth the price
Of machines now in use.-N. Y. Trib-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
obilcine.

Il came to see about an Office" said
the constituent
"Ah?" said the Statesman, aifably
'Ycs, and want your advice. and, If
possi hle, your assistance.
DO YOU see that large building just
across the street,
Yes
Nice looking building, isn't it2'
~Very." was the surprised answer
We'll, that building is just full of
Offices, and understand the rent IS
right reasonable - Washington star,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
lIothor's Pies.

It's the olden story over,
With never q change OF shade,
That the wife can never compass
Such pies as his mother made
No matter how crisp ana naky,
No matter how dainty brown,
The poor wife must hear II over
And never look cross nor frown-
How IS II your boys, when married,
VIII tell as you do to-day,
or the pies their mother made them
II these are poor, as you sayf
Ycarn much as you please for your
boyhood-
The charm OF your mothers pies
But give the good wife the credit
or things you secretly prize. 4
e II. Shannon, in Good Housekeeping
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
-From the fall of the western em

From the fall of the western en-
pire. A. D. 47G, 90 the discovery of
America the most important European
coin was the silver denier, or penny,
about the size of dime. By general
consent it was coined of about the same
size by all European sovereigns, and
nassed cr1.rcnf crcrv1yhera
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
Until.


Maud was the sweetest and the best;
Maud gave my heart the most unrest;
OF all maids Maud was lovelicst-
Until met Nan
Then was sweet Nan the falrcst maid;
Beauty was hers that neer could fade;
Girl OF the super1nest grade
Until l met Fan.
Then-I'll confess it bold and free
Fan was the maid OF maids 10 me,
Down by the restless surging sea
Until l met you.
Now would swear that you are best:
You give my heart the most unrest:
You are by far the loveHest;
swear I'll be true
Until
-Harpers Bazaar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
SONGS OF AUTUMN.
Her Return.

A bonnet on my choicest chair,
With gay fal-lals that women wear;
A scent OF roses everywhere
A merry voice that makes me dream
or bird and fiow'r and sunllt stream
And new -rnown hay and curdled cream
My pipes and slippers laid away;
MY prints adorned with ribbons gay;
The truant cat come back TO stay
A little hand that strokes my hair;
A well-loved facial fresh and fair,
With sundry freclkles here and there.
Farewell, late hours and frolic vain.
No more bachelor / reign
For Maude is back In town again
Gerald Brennan, in Puck
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20

The saving from good roads in the
transportation Of farm products alone
would soon pay OF every existing farm
mortgage; in three years IL would ex-
tinguish our national debt. I wonder
il farmers know that good, permanent
roads increase the selling price of land
Ia the ncighborhood To an amount
greater than the cost of the roads,
Niles (Mich.) sun
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
CHICAGO AND THE WORLDS FAIR.

Send ten cents, silver or twelve
cents in stamps Tor Handy Pocket Guide
to the great exposition; give information
Of value to every visitor Street Guide,
Hotel Prices, Cab Fares, Restau ant Rates,
etc. Describes the hidden pitfalls for the
unwary and hints how to keep out ofthem.
This indispensable companion to every Wis
itor to the windy city will be sent by mail
post paid, on receipt of ten cents silver, or
twelve cent in stamps. Address
III. STAFFORD. PUBLISHER,
p. o. Box 2264, New York, N. Y.
Please mention this paper.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20

TINS season seems to be n favorable
one for some Of the less common kinds
Of insects and they have occurred in
increased numbers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
This NnNnrga

Be our course by sun or star,
Be the haven near or far,
Golden shores win yet be won,
Steering toward the setting sun
Father, stand with forehead bare,
over faith all skies are fair;
Youth, lean out your golden head,
Love Is willing, whittier led.
John V. Cheney, In ~ y. Independent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14

10 nterccde for the members OF the Guild: and, a
Tribune reporter Informed. he wrote 10 Bishop
Slarkcy and received brusque reply. a few weeks
ago TIE final effort made, and Bishop Starlcy
and the Standing Committee OF the diocese asked
10 consent TO the establishment OF an Episcopal mis-
sion in Rutherford. The request was refused on
the ground that the population did not warrant two
Episcopal Church organizations. In consequence the
public services Of the Guild will De discontinued,
though the organization may live for some tine.
During the last two years the sccodcT> have done
everything 10 keep themselves within the pale Of the
Church. Some have taken communion la New lork :
some ut ST. Johns Church, passaic: some at Grace
Church. Nutlcy. and some at Grace Church, Ruther-
ford Many OF the leaders-espccially the men-are
not likely 10 connect themselves with an Episcopal
church again. Some abstain from church services
altogether have become Unitariaus: some at
tend the Presbyterian Church. Grace Church has
grown and thrivcd with the growth of the town, and
the rector vcstry and people are In harmony but IN
all probability only small fraction Of the deter
mined band of scceders will again worship In the
pretty stone church In Passaic-ayc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
Lace Department.

There is not in this country such complete
and varied assortment of loom and hand made
Laces as can now be seen in our Lace Department.
The products from the Lace looms of Europe
within the past few years have revOlutionized the
Lace trade placing within the reach of all copies
Of the most expensive Real Laces that are so mar
velously exact as to challenge comparison with
the handmade originals. These copies of Old
Laces are moderate in price, and can be obtained
in graduated widths and in various shades. In
addition there are many new Laces that have been
brought into existence through the aid of science
and mechanism, which are both novel in character
beautiful in design, and graceful in application.
In Staple Laces assortment is very large and
prices particularly low.
Special-All Silk Black Chantilly Laccs, G
inches wide, IL lee. yard worth zoe. inches
wide, 2Jc. yard; worth 37c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
Announcements,

HENRY A DANIELS NJ. D..
80 WEST S3rHST.
Diseases Nervous Sy UhDsyv Oyc~na
lnpoteDcy and stcri,y. Hours 70 !. s 70 Q.