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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14

sharpened SO as to be readily driven
into the ground.
Fig. 2 shows panel completed The
frame is covered with Ave-cent muslin
stretched tightly over the frame and
well tackled down with common tacks.
A pen made from four of these Will be
16 feet square and is room enough for
100 chicks for one or two weeks, when
they can be allowed to roam where
they please. We use these pens to
place around the broodcrs, so as 70 pro-
vent the young chicks straying too far
from their home These frames can be
built for - cents, and will last several
years with proper care.
Fig. s shows an excellent plan for a
roost. A represents the roost, which
can be any length desired ID d
are staples to attach the wires c to
and should be well driven into the
roost c is the wire supports cut TO
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
No Connection.

"You say you have no competition IN
this line" said the travelling agent to
the merchant.
That's what l said"
But there are two other men selling
these goods here"
81 know it. But neither of them ad-
vertises s"-Washington Star.
It Depended.
With view to giving n perform.
aEce in the evening the manager OF
the travelling dramatic company was
inspecting the building called by the
enterprising Arizona proprietor an
opera house.
Eyes, it's large enough" he said,
'and the lighting arrangements seem
to be about right, but it hasn't exits
enough In case of a sudden alarm
there would be crush. Did you ever
try to find out how long it takes to
empty the hall?"
"You bet have!' answered the pro-
prietor. "a dog fight on the outside
will empty the buildin' in twenty
seven seconds by the watch Chicago
Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
FARM PHILOSOPHY.

6oMx men complain of hard times who
sleep themselves into poverty.
Dox'r complain Of your wifes extrav-
aganes, with = cigar In your mouth
DEHoRsrNa is cruel, when it is done
with club in the hands Of an angry
man.
WHY don't these fellows who know
the short roads to success ever try
them?
THE woman who tells others how
docs not always keep her own house the
tidiest.
STAND around with your hands in
your pockets, and see how quick you
will get rich.
TIE commandment TO rest one day in
seven is Just as binding on your horse
rs 1t Is on you.
IT will pay You to practice the art of
love making upon your horses The
more they love you the better service
they wifi give = American Agricul-
turist.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
The Cause of Earthquakes.

Earthquakes are due to the phenom-
ena of plication or folding OF the
earth's upper strata. The same ten
sion and compression which produced
many of the mountain ranges is here
in action. AS the interior of the earth
cools it contracts and tends to leave
the outer crust behind. The weight
of this outer crust, however, is greater
than it can sustain, and is therefore
compelled to wrinkle. Thus geologists
explain the great ridges and furfows
which constitute continents and river
basins and they compare this folding
of the earth's crust with the wrinkling
of the skin of dried apple. While
the process of wrinkling or folding Is
going ON the mighty movement, Of
course, destroys the equilibrium of the
rock strata, and in consequence earth
quakes occur and continue with
greater or less violence until the equi-
iibrium is again restored
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
CAPTAINS Are Captaing.

AS magnificent steamer, the prop
erty of the Peninsular & Oriental COM
pany, was steaming into Southampton
harbor, a grimy coal-hghter floated i'm
mediately in front of 1t. An officer on
board the vessel, observing this, shouted:
"Clear out of the way with that
barge"
The lighterman, q native of the
Emerald isle, shouted in reply: "Are ye
the captain of that vessel?"
NO" answered the officer.
Then spake to your aiquals," said
Pat. ''I'm the captain of this. Lon
don Figaro,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
H.lf Holld.xr for F.rmer..

Do you know any reason why Sat-
urday half holiday should not be en-
joyed by the farmer and his family as
it is by the big business houses in the
cities? In the little towns of England
a weekly half holiday is given to all
who work in the ''shops." stores 1t is
not Saturday in all towns, but is the
same day each week. Wednesdays are
often used in this way. America Is too
pushing for her best good in some lines.
A let up now and then, once week,
say, will do much toward doing away
with the nervous unrest and final
breaking down of body and mind SO
frequently met with nowadays--Farm.
Field and Fireside
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
THE oDoRIFERous ohIoN.


sorae People Don't Like 1t, But It In
Good for Them.
Onions, said travelling man to St.
Louis Globe-Democrat reporter are
too vociferous in their odor and too
self-assertive to be liked by anyone
possessed of a very strong Will. They
offer too much opposition. There IS
more to the onion, however, than its
mere odor. Onions are kind of all
around good medicine and every
housewife knows this without know
ing why. She knows that solid red
onion, eaten at bedtime, will by the
next morning break the severest cold.
She also knows that onions make a
good plaster to remove Inflammation
and hoarseness. But she does not
know why.
If anyone would take an onion and
mash it, so as TO secure all of the
juice in it, he would have most re-
markable smelling salts - an odor
that would quiet the most nervous
person in no time. The strength Of it
inhaled for few moments will dull
the sense of smell and weaken the
nerves until sleep is produced from
sheer exhaustion. 1t all comes from
one property possessed by the onion,
and that is form of opium. Onions
are narcotic in their tendencies, and
for that reason the very best kind of
food. Anyone who eats late supper
and imagines that he will not be able
to sleep had better order dish of fried
onions and close his meal with them.
There will be no danger of wakeful-
ness then.
The amount of opium in saucerful
of fried onions will overpowor the
most sensitive digestive organs, even
when disturbed by a late meal, and
one can sleep just as wen as though no
meal had been eaten. The Chinese
understand the onion better than the
other nations of the earth. A China
man will mix dried onion sprfgs with
tobacco and smoke them They prob
ably find it lends additional charm to
a genial pipe and brings on that condi-
tion of dreamy wakefulness which Is
the final end of all smoking.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
CRATE FOR APPLES Oh POTATOES

above the ends, SO that the top box
viii keep its position. A farmer pro-
vided with fifty or one hundred of these
distributed in potato field when dig
ging can I'LL and leave them standing
until he 10 ready to draw them, and will
find them great saving of labor in
handling, besides being very handy for
marketing or cellar storage.-A. 3.
Clark, in Rural New Yorker.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Loves Young Dream

Young Man gazing dreamiiy 1T the
candy case in fancy grocery store)-l
-I-wish toto get something-some-
thing real nice for young lady, but l
hardly know what to select.
Grocer (briskly)-Very young?
"Bout seventeen"
"Still going to boarding school?"
"Yes, sir"
John, show this gentleman the
pickle counter.'-Texas Siftings-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
poUBLE-BoARD COOP FOR oHIcKs

made of wire cloth of about seven
eighths-inch mesh, to allow warmth,
air and light to enter, and also to allow
of arranging a center board between
the two broods The frame of the coop
is fastened to the floor with hinges at
the back part, so as to allow OF raising
il at the back also, if desired No glass
should be used in the SASH IT the
weather is severe, cover the sash with
boards or tarred paper and ID show
the upper and lower sides of the coop,
and Z the two-inch board in front
The coop protects against rats, cats,
hawks. etc.-Farm and Fireside-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Where the Goods Went.

Mrs. Kerstyle-I gave you more ma
terial to make this dress than I ever
used in a garment before and the skirt
is hardly full enough to fit a charm.
How does that happen?
Dressmaker (shrugging her shoul
ders)-Madame inseested on having &c
sleeves in re height of re fashong-
Demorest's Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
DOUBLE-BOARD COOP.

How to Make One Suitable for Two
Broods of Chicks.
A reader sends us plan of double
board coop, for two broods of chicks.
The coop is four feet square, the back
being eighteen inches high, and the
highest point (center) being twenty
four inches. 1t slopes in front from
one foot high at the center to two
inches. In the illustration, A is sash.
fastened with hinges to the front OF
the coop (B). the sash being raised or
lowered as desired. This sash may be
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
FIG. 1.

either 10 or 10 feet long, and saw
lengthwise through the center; this
will give two long strips inches wide,
to be used for the top and bottom
frame. Next procure s pickets feet
long and nail one at each end and the
other in the center, then attach braces
at opposite corners as shown in the cut.
The pickets should be nailed SO as TO
project l inch above the top of the
frame and II inches below. these to be
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Blood In Their EYES.

More than twenty years ago A. R.
Wallace published a letter from Cali
fornia correspondent which said that
the horned toad squirted from one Of
it's eyes "a jet of bright red liquid very
much like blood" Ofcourse everybody
thought it was "a California yarn"
Now Mr.. o. P. Hay has proved that
horned toads do squirt a red liquid
from their eyes when vexed, and that
the LIQUID is blood.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
An Odd Instrument.

The Scandinavian 'lur" is slender
bronze horn in the shape of an S. 1t is
found in the bogs of Sweden and the
coast of Germany near Denmark.
Its length is six to seven feet, and the
twist is in two planes. The metal is
thin, and cast in sections, which have
been fitted together. There is no ex-
isting musical instrument like it, and
its probable age is two to three thou
sand years. Not long ago some of
these ancient ''lurs" were played at a
concert given by DIR. Angul Hammerich
at the National Museum, Copenhagen.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14

To prevent crows from pulling up
corn I have tried the following for
three years, and it has saved me from
replanting when my neighbors had to
replant corn because it had been pulled
up by crows. A day or SO before plant
ing pour some hot water over the seed
corn. While the corn is still hot turn
in some oil of tar and mix well together
enough to make the corn sticky. Add
little plaster to prevent it being
sticky. If too much plaster is not
added the corn can be planted as well
with a planter as with q hoe.--Farm.
Field and Fireside.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
How to Re Happy,

Old Gent-On the eve of your mar
riage let me give you a piece of advice.
Remember when your wife's next
birthday comes, and give her hand
some present.
Young Man-Yes, of course.
"Give her the best your pocket can
buy every birthday, but at Christmas.
New Years, and such times, give her
only inexpensive little tokens. Form
that habit"
Eyes; but why?"
"Tt will pay"
81 presume So"
Eyes. In a. few years you can begin to
forget the birthdays, and she won't
saw a word. IN. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Save the Feed.

Bear in mind that this is the summer
season and that the hens are not COM
pelled to combat the snow and cold OF
winter. They do not require food to
warm their bodies to the point OF re-
sistance to cold. and the food that was
converted into animal heat in winter
is easily saved now. The hens do not
REQUIRE much aid from their owners at
this season, and if they are fed heavily
the food will be lost IL the hens have
range. It is not only best to he sparin2
of food, but it is also matter OF econo
my.-Farm and Fireside.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
v-SHAPED ScRAPER.


An Implement for Making Drainage
Cheap and Easy.
Make v-shaped scrapcr out of two
heavy planiSs. and on the lower ridge
of one bolt a straight piece of steel to
act like the land side of plow. On
the lower edge of the other bolt steel
share, ID. After having driven stakes
where the ditch is to be, cut furrow
with two-horse plow on either side
of them but five feet from them, Have
the V-shaped scraper follow the plow
and shove the soil further out Let
the teams go down and back until the
center is reached, which results In q
deep, dead furrow.
Then let the plow begin this time
only three feet from the stakes, and re-
peat the process When the trench is
finished it will be fifteen to twenty
feet wide, slipping easily to the center,
where 1t should be nearly three feet
deep. Land laid off in this manner can
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
YARDS FOR CHICKS.

The Oakland Movable Run and How It
Is Constructed
When chicks are just placed in q
brooder or under a hen some handy
yard is wanted to confine them. and
with this end in view give cuts and
description of panel used in our yards.
Fig. shows the panel. This should be
constructed of boards and pickets.
Procure fence boards inches wide and
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
CRATE FOR POTATOES.

A Great Saving OF Labor N Handling and
Storing.
The cut with this article is drawing
of q box or crate for han ding potatoes
or apples. / have used 1t for ten or
twelve years, and should not like to do
without it 1t holds one bushel even
full. Such boxes stand side by side
three in wagon box and one upon an
other as high as one wishes The top
Stats are raised quarter of an inch
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14

Fortune Teller Ito extravagantly
dressed girl)-"Your husband will be
a poor map-unless-" Maiden (eager-
lyl-"Unless what?" Fortune Teller
You dress more economically after
marriage than you do now."--Harper's
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
In Chicago.
Brilliant Work.

King writes me that he is doing
some very brilliant work now"
Eyes; he is writing ads. for new
stove polish. ."-Demorest's Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
ar.nt fnnoceuce.

Mamma, mamma, know now why
I can't keep my hands clean ever"
Mamma-Why is it?
"Why, cause we're made Of dust,
teacher told us so."-Chicago Inter
Ocean
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
4 DiDlouat.

Gladys-Do you admire black eyes or
blue?
Aliar-The light is SO dim here,
really can't say.-Puck. -.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
What He Had Learned.

Lady (entering shoe store)-I would
like to look at some number twos-
New Boy anxious to show his
knowledge)-Yes'm; most every one
looks at number twos drst.-Good
News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
a Valuable Pointer.

81 know how to succeed on Wal
street"
''Gives us the tip"
Keep out of it. t."-Texas Siftings-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
The Angler.
With o $40 60 rod

The Angler.
With 1900 rod
and 900 reel.
With 200 line
And 400 creel:
A book full OF zoo
And 400 flies,
Away with HIS 400 ticket he HES
Thus he spends. .....t4o 90 ere be starts out
And returns In q
week with ......... 10 worth OF trout
And the -
But q blank won't supply
The thirty-nine ninety-the sum he is shy
San Francisco News Letter
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS:

Cook Stoves and Ranges, Tinware, Wood
en- Ware, &c. Don't fail to see our new
range the "Perfect, one of the best cook
stoves and ranges on the market for the
money Every stove warranted.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14

be easily seeded and surplus water will
flow away quickly without tearing the
soil. During summer mowers, reapers
and loads Of hay can easily cross the
ditch without inconvenience. An open
ditch that has abrupt sides is not only
expensive to dig but expensive to keep
clear, as frost throws down the
walls Wide bitches carry away water
faster than deep gullics, and always
without cutting away the soil. This is
just as true on rapid descent as on
ground that Is nearly level The
weight of running water is what does
the damage. Spread II out and the
danger will be overcome.-A. C. West,
In Farm and Home.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Companion for McGinty.

Jones-pm near neighbor OF yours,
now, Mrs. Golightly; I've taken house
on the river.
Mrs. Cob! Wi. hope you'll drop
In some daY.-Yan<aA Rlad~
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
COLBERT & DALE,
242 S. Main street,
Butler. Pa.
FFf95fS9f9999g
n OFT / 9 e !
WY THE WELL
MAJ n Yn vg known Artist
WH EA III and Photo
" TIL ~ grapher; formerly
IA W Il u "a 4 the head of the
\ "

Art Co, will open a Studio and Photo Par
lors opposite the Hotel Lowry, Cor, Main
and Jefferson SITS Butler, Pa This will
be the best lighted and equipped Studio
and galleries in the the county. The work
will be strictly first class and made under
new formulas by the artist himself, who
has had l5 years practical experience in
large cities Portraits in Oil, Crayon,
Sepia. Pastel, &c. In this line we have
no competition, Our portraits are made
by hand in our own Studio, from sittings
or from photos Our work has reached
the highest standard OF excellence and
is not to be compared with the cheap ma.
chine made pictures furnished by Others.
Wait for US; get your pictures from us and
be happy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Doing the Right Thing.


Young Mani deliver ice at your
house and 1 thought I'd see if you
wouldn't do the right thing by me in
the purchase of ring for young
woman.
Jeweler-How high do you want to
go?
Young Man-About eight dollars.
Jeweler-You deliver ice at my house,
you say?
Young Man-Ies.
Jeweler-Wen, there's a six-dollar
ring, but under the circumstances you
may have it for eight.-Judge.
In Chicago.
She-Mrs. Lakeleigh is very lucky.
Every time she marries, she gets rich
husband.
He-Yes; and always divorces poor
one.-Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
u.r Facc Not Her Fortune

She--They say he married Miss
Wrinkles for her money. Has SHE got
much?
He She must have lots Of H. Have
You never seen her?-Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14

Mr.. Hostleigh-Bu.. my dear, you
aave ordered dinner for only thirty
persons, when fifty have accepted our
invitation
Mrs. Hostleigh with look of PITY
Edward, will you never learn? You
know our dining hall will only hold
thirty persons Well, the twenty who
DO not manage to get in at the first
table will think the fortunate thirty
were hogs and ate everything up
Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
A student of Human Nature.

LErrucE-have plenty of lettuce
grown for summer feeding to conhneo
poultry.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Desperation.

Wild-Eyed Mani want some sooth-
ing sirup, quickl
Druggist-What sized bottle?
Wild-Eyed Man-Botue! want
ker. It's twins.-N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
Very Moving.

WASN'T that a moving sermon on do
mestic charities by DIR. Monthly"
''Yes, indeed. Old Slrynfynt actually
dropped tear in a plate. Harvard
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
QUEENSW ARE:

Decorated Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Plain
White Dinner Sets, Decorated and Plain
White Toilet Sets from $3.50 to $1,000,
Ask to see our Toilet Set at S. 90, cheapest
and best in the world Lamps, &C.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14

We have all kinds, Parlor Suites, Bedroom
Suites, Hall Racks, Dish and Book Cases,
Side Boards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Baby
Buggies, Refrigerators, &c, &c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-10
JAMES GORDON BENNETT INJURED.
Thrown from Coach aud Hurt so Seriously
that an Operation Had to Be Performed.

PARIS, June 9.-James Gordon Bennett.
proprietor of the New York Herald, was
dangerously injured on Wednesday. Mr..
Bennett fell from q coach on which
he was riding. and was so severely
hurt that medical attention was at once re-
quired. His condition grew worse. and
Doctors Robin and Ledentu performed an
operation yesterday with a vie W of reliev-
ing him.
Mr.. Bennett was returning from the Au-
teuil race course when the accident oo-
Cured and was driving as the coach
turned into the gateway TO his
hotel on the Avenue des Champs
Elysee. One of the wheels struck the gate
post violently. SIR. Bennett was thrown
from the seat and struck his head on the
iron step. He was UNCONSCIOUS when
picked MP. After the medical exam
inatiOn Nh. Bennett asked DR.. Robinson
to be perfectly frank with him. On learn
ing that his condition was serious
Mr.. Bennett added cOdicil to
his will and then announced that
he was ready for the operation.
Since the operation Mr.. Bennett has had n o
fever. and mis- friends are very ssnguine of
his recovery. Mr.. Bennett is said also
to have been seriously hurt IN the
abdomen. but only conflicting statements
"a 20 the nature of his Injuries can be OBJ
tanned. This evening DIR. Robinson says
there is nothing in his condition to cause
alarm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-10
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

Stories Of Hairbreadth Escapes Related by
Survivors-A Brave Young Negro.
WASHINGTON. June a.-The hairbreadth
escapes narrated by the survivors were
nImberless. One of the most THRILLING
scenes of the whole affair was the sight Of
dozen men who were left in a corner of
the third story clambering down u hose pipe
to the ground. One OF these men. and the
first to get down. was Mr.. E. Barre. who
worked In the center of the yhird floor
The story can DO best told In his OVID
words: II was at my desk" he said, when
heard q great roar. There was no pre-
monitory trembling OF any Kind of warn
ing: just q roar and crash. and the desks
aud tables seemed to rise mp In the center
Of the floor and then disappear in
binding cloud OF white dust.
l sprang for the rear window
and called TO my companions to follow.
Those who were right near me did So and
we gained safe place at the rear of the
building near the windows. We were CON-
pletely isolated. however. with no way To
get down. The floor had sunk beneath Ms
in front. and the building was still trem-
bling from the shock. We did lot know
what minute the rear OF the structure
would 20 down, and stood there almost
frantic. Then thought of q reel of fire
hose that / knew near. We CROPPED
through the binding dust to this, and
quickly unwound IL until the end touched
the ground. Then l caught hold of the
hose and slid down 1t. alIgnting safely on
the ground"
Those who were early on the scene found
the body of oolOred man in the alley in
the rear of the building where John Wilkes
Booth had his horse tethered tho night ne
killed Lincoln. He had been seen 1t
third story window. He was warned not
TO jump. out despite the protestations of
numbers of people he climbed out and low
ering himself from the sill let 60. He was
killed.
One Of the bravest and most daring in
eidents connected with the calamity was
performed by a colored boy. nineteen or
twenty years OF age. named Basil Lock-
wood. AS soon the floors collapsed and
the dust cleared away. realizing the dam