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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
HOG-RAISING NOTES.
How to Make the Pork InduStry Both
Pleasant and Profitable.

Pleasan. and Profitable.
The first item to be considered in
raising hogs for profit is good breeding
stock Carefully select your sows,
which should be of medium size, deep
and well sprung body, heavy hams and
shoulders, legs of medium length with
a medium but not coarse bone, and the
other parts as good as you can possibly
get them. Then use only thoroughbred
boars who have as near as possible all
the good qualities that your sows
may lack. You now have the founda-
ton laid for 4 good crop of easily fatted
pigs.
At farrowing time watch your sows
and prevent as far IS possible the loss
of any pigs at that critical moment
Feed the SOW very lightly for the first
day or two after farrowing; then feed
abundantly of good milk-producing
foods such as middlings, oats, milk and
a little corn. If in summer let the sow
have all the grass she wants. If winter,
some roots should be fed, such as arti-
chokes, potatoes or beets.
AS soon as the pigs begin to eat
feed them some soaked oats, corn or
WnGdIs anu by oil AlSsiL5 4ACCP lAASLl
growing, always remembering that the
pig as well as any other animal makes
its growth out of what it gets to eat
The pigs should have all the grass
they want to eat; clover or blue grass
the best, also little grain should be is
fed from the time they begin to eat
until you wish to finish them off for
market; then corn is your best and
cheapest fattener. Feed literally, reg
ularly all they viii eat up clean and,
when they are thoroughly fat, sell
Keeping hog after it is thoroughly
fat is nearly always keeping at loss to
the feeder
Never try to raise more hogs than
you can raise right. Do not rely too
much on the breed; remember that the
blood only gives you the frame and good
feeding qualities in the pig. You must
make the hog.-Jacob w. Smith, in
Farm, Field and Eireside.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08

There was an aroma of burnt milk
in a stately residence on Manhattan
avenue.
Didn't tell you to look out when
the milk boiled" exclaimed Mrs Port.
ly Pompous.
81 did look out, mum. 1t boiled over
at n quarter past noine," replied the
menial, Bridget Doolihan.-Texas
Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
.ro,c Wiu rlnd tho way"

win Gctthcrc- Miss Howe, you know
the language Of flowers; do you find any
hidden meaning In this simple little
clover lcaf2
Annie Howe a clover leaf2 Let me
sec. One. he loves me; two. hc loves u.e
n OF. three. ic l0rcs mel oh. VIII tais
Is so sudden Puck
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
A Lesson In FiliaI Respect.

"Sir, no man who respects the mem
ory Of his parents should ever reveal
his middle name, for in IL is always re-
vealed the incipient insanity Of those
who bestowed the name upon their
innocent Offspring. ."-Chicago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
He Had His Reason.

81 should like TO know why you
leave my house so suddenly asked
Mrs. Doosenberry, the boarding-house
keeper. IL presume you have grounds?'
Eyes, madam" replied the boarder,
bitterly, 81 have grounds coffee
grounds. Texas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
N NrnwIn- Nccea.ilN.

New England, New Jersey and New
York are making great advances In new
roads. Every day the necessity for good
roads is growing in every state. Moth
ing promotes the prosperity OF coun-
try like good roads The greatest men
the world has ever seen, JuiiugCwsgr
and Napoleon Bonaparte, were cnor-
getic road builders. Let the little
CAESARS and Bonapartes Of state lcgisla-
lures see that laws are enacted Co give
the people good roads
The Lady aud the Druggist
Old Lady (to druggist)-l want boy
of canine pills.
Druggist--Nhat is the matter with
the dog?
Old Lady Indignantly ! want you
20 know. sir, that my husband is u
gentleman.
Druggist puts up some quinine pills
In profound silence. Boston Home
Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
Sure to BE "A Go.

Modern Composer-I've got new
stage song that's bound to make hit.
Manager-Any sense in it?
"None at ALL"
"Any fun in it?"
"Not bit"
"Any music in it?"
"Not note"
"Whoopl Wen take the town IN
Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
About the size of u.

She-That dress she had on at the
ball last night ruined hundred dollar
bill.
Hc-I thought it must have been cut
out of something about that size
BROOKLYN Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08

a I.ogician.

so your wife is going TO. sue you for
divorccP"
How did you know it?'
81 read In this mornings paper that
she intended 10 80 on the stage. -
Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
A Heavy Smoker.

Wife-My dear, I'll have 20 90 and
see n doctor. I'm afraid have the to-
bacco heart, and it's often fatal
Husband-Good graciousi You don't
smoke.
Wife-No; but live under the same
roof with you.-N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
n0An
Walks AND pRlvEwAYs.
Why They Should ARRAYS BE Kept IL
E'irst-Ctase Condition.

Why They should ARRAYS BE Kept In
First-Ciuss Condition.
None ~ the small things of seeming
Is little CON s4ueaee on the farm can be
more eGe,.ive IN pointing to neglect,
or in creating . vivid impression Of an
''abandouei farTn, and thus depreciat-
ing tho apparent value OF the place.
than neglected weedy walks and
drives a Grst Impression, too, is
usuaily lasting impression. It is not
g good plan 10 air ones dirty clothes in
the front yard, nor to let the first thing
which the visitor meets be weeds and
neglect. 4 days work, or q small out.
lay, expended in getting the walks and
drives in proper order, often does won
dera in Improving the appearance and
value of a place. Walks and drives are
some of the FIRST things I, either as an
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
Generally the Case.

He went to bed At nine O'Clock,
Was up again at five;
He worked from dawn TIL dewy eve,
Quite more dead than alive.
And so he piled the dollars up,
To leave them 10 MS son,
And the boy he blew In every red
And had a lot OK fun.
Smith. GRAY & Co. 8 Monthly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
An Exception.

"Our taycher says that livery man
should thry to get to the top" said lit
tie Micky Dolan.
''Thrue for the taycher," responde d
Mickey's father, "onless yez happen TO
be starting TO dig well. ll."-Washing-
ton Star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
77777777@77777
DIsIiISed 10 Take Chances.

Tommy" said an anxious mother
TO her boy, your uncle will be here
TO dinner to-day, and you must have
your face washed"
"Yes, ma, but s'posen Inc don't come.
What thenP'--B Boston Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
A ConI ProposItIon.

Shc-I want twenty-five dollars to
buy japanese fan.
He-Oh, get one of those fve-cent
ones. II Is easier TO raise the wind at
that price-Tcxas Siftings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
AIwnYa Clean.

Good Minister-I observe with pleas
ure that your family Bible Is not
covered with dust.
Little Girl-It's always nice and
clean now, ever since the piano stool
broke GOOD News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
a Thankieaa Child.

Ibid Mrs. Dudderson cry when her
daughter married old Boohdell?"
Eyes, poor thing. 10 Is tough 10
bring up u daughter and then, at the
age Of twcnty-onc, have her cut her
mother out "-IIarpcr's Bazaar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
Unk,nd Reflection on Miss BIenkIns

Rivers-That Miss Blcnkins, over
there, was born with silver spoon in
her mouth.
Banks CRITICALLY inspecting Miss
Blenkins)-It must have been "a mighty
wide one.-Chicago Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
ronnys wish

Tommy The fish go Ia schools. don't
they, mamma2
Mamma Yes, Tommy dear
Tommy wish you would buy me n
bathing suit, mamma, and send me 10
one OF their schools. lIarpers Young
Pcoplc
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
A Dcsirnbln Combination.

Fathcr-No, Agnes, cannot consent
10 you marrying that young man. l
understand that suicide Is hereditary
in his family.
Daughter - Yes, papa, but so Is q
large estate.--Detroit Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
Nothing Lost.

Talking about the utilization OF
force" said Bunting, 81 saw something
last summer which beats anything
ever heard of before"
''What was it?" asked Larkin.
"You know how a COW works heI
Jaws in chewing her cud?"
yes"
"Well, an old farmer had an arrange
ment fixed to his cows so that the cud
chewing motion was made to churn the
cows butter. r."-Brooklyn Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
An Extravagant Monarch.

The sultan of Turkey is said TO be
the most extravagant housekeeper in
the world. According TO a recent esti-
mate his domestic budget runs thus:
Repairs, new furniture, mats, beds,
etc. 15,0o0,0oo francs; toilet requisites,
including rouge and enamcls for the
ladies Of the harem, and jewelry, 5o,-
100000 francs; extra agances,
65, 900, 900 francs; clothes and furniture
for the sultan personally, 10000, 900
francs; douceurs and wages, 20, 600, 900
francs; gold and silver plate, IL, 500, 900
francs; maintenance OF five carriages
and horses, $500, 900 francs-a total Of
175, 1000, 900 francs, or more than S3S, ,0Oo.-
000
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
An Execution.

She-For my part, like to strive for
n thing and win IL, and not have it drop
in my lap Don't you agree with me,
Mr.. Dobson?
He-Yc-es--unless il is the girl that
am courtinu.-.Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
Matching Fish Under Hcng.

Chinese fishermen collect with care
from the margin and surface of water
all those gelatinous masses which con-
tain the spawn of fish, and after they
have found sufficient quantity they
fill with it the shell Of fresh hens
egg which they have previously emp
tied, stop up the hole and put IL under
setting fowl. At the expiration OF a
certain number Of days they break the
shell in water warmed by the sun The
young fry are presently Matched and
are kept in pure, fresh water till they
are large enough to be thrown into thA
pond
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
AiniOgt.

First Actor lin n tragic whisper)-
Are we quite alone?
Second Actor tglancing grlmly at
tho small cnce)-Almost.-- Y.
Woody.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
Real Economy.

81 have remarkably economical
wife"
makes her own bonnets and gowns,
I suppose2"
mo" dejcctedly; "she makes my
shirts, cuffs and collars, though. Chi
cago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
DlrrERExr METHODS OF TRAVEL

Miss Pinkerly (at the worlds fair
All, Mr.. Tutter, this is a delightful
pleasure! How long do you expect to
remain in Chicago?
Young Tutter-I am making prepara-
tions TO leave tomorrow.
Miss Pinllerly-How unfortunate. !
expect to be here three weeks before
going back. | was in hopes that
might see something of you while here
and possibly that we might go on tc
New York together.
Young Upper tsadly)-From present
indications, Miss Clara, we shall prob
ably both arrive there about the same
time.-Truth
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
sheds for sheep.

A sheep shed should have not less
than ten square feet of room for each
sheep, and for the larger Downs and
Cotswolds fifteen square feet is not too
much. They can be kept in less space
than this, because they have been. but
they had n chance TO run out Of doors
every day and often at night and the
shed was open on one side, but we
doubt whether there would have been
more profit in less number or n larger
shed, because there would have been less
sickness among them. Beside this
space should be pens into which the
owes could be put when about TO drop
their lambs, and yard TO which only
the lambs can have access where they
can get extra feed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
IIorrors of War,

Mrs. De Fashion-The papers are
again limiting of a war in Europe.
Mrs. De Style-That would be
terrible.
Mrs. De Fashion-Perfectly dread
full We'd have 10 stay at home this
summer.-N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
where Kalamazoo Has tho Bulge.

A Kalamazoo man who had never
been out OF Michigan went TO tho
worlds fair, and there he met De-
troit man whom he knew.
Chicago Is n wonderful city" said
the Detroiter rs they walked along
State street in the evening.
eyes" assentcd tho kalamazoplu, as
II he did not want 10 be rustically en-
thusiastic.
"In some respects the most woUdcr-
full In the world" went on tho De-
troiter.
"Still, we have one thing In Rnlana-
roo" said the cautious visitor. that
they don't have In Chicago"
"And what is that?' inquired the Do
troiter in astonishmcyt
Fewer people" and the Detroltcr
was really pleased by the kalamazoo-
LUIS round about way OF paying com
pliment.--Detroit Free Press.
That's Ait
Susie lin stock yard oh, Johnnie,
look at that big COW a-slecpin' over
thcrcl
Johnnie with n show OF superior
lnowlcdRe) -- Now, you be careful,
Susie; he's not sleeping, he's only bull
doing. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
ttsr uc,n,v Went With H.

Fred-shc isn't the pretty girl she
used TO be.
Arthur-Is that 50?
Frcd-Ycs. Her father lost all his
money speculating. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
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Not Enlly Onallneh.

Master Ito coolS)-You needn't say
anything to your mistress, Jane, but
have you apoliceman for sweetheart2
Cook Indignantly Certainly not,
sir
Master-Then you'll have TO get one
or else leave. / want Lome one 20 cat
up the cold mutton.-The Million.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
Kind.

Mrs. TompSins-What would you
think of me If / dined at club every
other evening?
TomplSins-I should wonder how you
managed TO endure the intermediate
meals at home. Truth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
All the Accessories.

At restaurant n customer who had
ordered n cauliflower au gratin found
in the middle of IL large tin tack.
Calling n waitress he inquired: ''Is this
n part Of the cauliHower2"
mo-" she replied, "it's part Of the
grating. Vogue.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-08
afnrriarc Not Fallure.

Marriage Not Failure.
Mrs De Trop seems very happily
married"
"shc is. And 10 you know the rea-
sonPn
"No"
"Whcn young De Trop was courting
her and they were going out she al
ways kept him waiting just as long as
she could Since they arc married shc
makes IL point always TO be ready at
the minute. Chicago Record.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
strange Causes of Fire.

MoIstened tin turnings and chips have
been known TO take fire.
A rat gnawing at box OF grease-dip-
ped friction matches ignited the lot.
A running belt which sagged into a
mass of greasy waste set fro to the heap
by friction.
A flood burned one factory by causing
a pile OF iron-filings to o1idize so rapidly
as to become intensely heated.
A lens exposed to the suns rays In an
opticien's window frequently acts as
burning glass before being noticed.
A cockroach crawled from an oil re-
ceptacle to a gas jet, where the Great
ure's oily body took fire and, falling,
spread the flames.
A stream from freman's hose, start
ed a second fire while putting out the
first, the water having penetrated an
adjoining building containing quick
lime.
A nail glanced from carpenters
hammer into the conVeyor Of raw ma
terials in a jut factory, rubbed against
the drum aud produced spark, which
set fire TO the place.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
They wade Him Tired.

IL was q curious circumstance aud
everybody in the smoking-car seemed
to catch on at the same moment. On
the right-hand side sat man with a
cowboys hat, wooden shirt, red neck
tie, pants in his bOot-legs, and gen
eral air OF toughest. Opposite him sat
another man similarly attired, but with
the addition of grizzly bears claw for
a scarf-pin. One had been with US for
oyer an hour-the last had just boarded
the train.
These two men at once began to size
each other up and Sneer and look sar-
castle. Finally the man on the right
meanly observed:
II reckon your bag OF Injun scalps Is
in the baggage car, eh?"
eyes, but my guns are yere!" prompt
ly responded the other.
What's the use of guns onless ye
know how 10 shoOt?"
whats the use Of CAB If you don't
back it up?"
They were now hot and ready for
more, and il soon came.
"Out on our ranch we size sich fellers
as you up fur woli-bait," said the right
hand man,
us that SOP Wall, out on our ranch
we don't wait to size up chaps like you.
We know EN- mile away. fur duff
fers."
Take that back"
"NeyeTw
They both sprang up aud, OF course,
we rushed forward to stop the fight
Near by was a man who had been try
ing TO get TO sleep to cure headache.
He sprang up, peeled off his coat, threw
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
own hi. hat and shouted at the two

down his hat and shouted at the two
terrors:
both of you sit down, as If death
wasn't five feet away"
They dropped btck on the seats IKE
bags of sand, and be stood over them
and demanded of the one on the right;
Where do you camp whom you're at
home?"
In Ohio" was the meek reply.
"And you?"
"In Indiana"
II guess that's right. That's about
the way sized you up. just a word 10
you. Shut right up. Don't peep an
other peep about bars, Injuns or
ranches, or shootin'. You have made
me tired, and if thers's any more OF It
I'll drop both OF you off this car into
the ditch"
He went back to his seat to nurse his
headache, and the two terrors sat so
quietly for the next hour that some OF
us wondered II they hadn't been scared
TO death. Later on one Of them fondiy
caressed his bar claws and the other
read dime novel, and they were at
peace with all the world.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
Not so smart rs ne Thought.

A gentleman had his pocket picked
of his purse in the waiting-room OF a
railway station and determined to have
his revenge. Accordingly he put in mis-
pocket an old Leaf purse containing
nothing but scrap of paper on which
were written these words: "Sold for
once, you scampw and proceeded to the
same station at the busiest time OF the
day and waited with the full Intent OF
giving in charge the first picKpocket
who might come his way. Twenty min
utes passed. Tired of waiting, he start
ed to 20 home; but first he thought ne
would see If the purse was all right
He opened it, and Oh! stupefaction! In
stead Of the white paper which he had
inserted there was piece of blue paper
on which were tbs words What silly
jokel" written IN pencil.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
To Re Avoided.

A teacher in one of our eastern
schools prepared list OF words and
phrases to be avoided" and il is so good
that il deserves a wide circulation:
Had rather, for wouid rather; had
better, for would better; posted, for in
formed; depot, for station; try and go,
for try to 60; cunning, for smart; above,
for foregoing; like do, for as do; fee
badly, for feel bad; feel good, for fee
well; expect, for suspect; nice, or real
nice, used unfortunately; funny, for
odd or unusual; seldom or ever, Tor sell
dom or never; more than you think for,
for more than you think; nicely, in an
swer TO question as to health; just as
soon, for just as lief; guess, for think;
FIX, for arrange or prepare; real good,
for really good; try an experiment, for
make an experiment; IL storms, for 1t
rains or it blows; net as | know, for not
that l know; every man or woman
should do their duty; party, for a per-
sou; healthy, for wholesome.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
What Becomes of Old shoes.

What do we do with old shoes that
are left here?" said a shoe dealer, re-
peating a customers question. "Well,
we never do anything with them,
There's a pile in the yard now waiting
for the ash man to carry off. If, while
it is there, any old bum wants to be
shod, we send him out and let him take
his pick. But | know one shoe store
that keeps all its cast-offs for a collec'
tor. In fact, I'm not sure that he
doesn't pay a little something for them.
Haven't the least idea what he does
with them, but shouldn't wonder II you
could buy the best of them afterward in
Hester street for ten cents pair, and,
for all | know, some Of them may be
worked over into cheap stock. "-NGO
York sun.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
YerdI,s Hand-organ Trus..

A foreign paper relates how Verdi,
the composer, once organized by him.
self and enjoyed the fruits of hand
organ trust IL was In 1856, while he
resided at Montecalieri. A friend one
day expressed surprise at being receiv-
ed in a room which showed evidence OF
serving as parlor, dining-room and
bedroom in one. II have two more
big rooms" said Verdi to his visitor,
but they are at present filed with a
Quantity Of things that | have rented
for the season." He opened two doors,
and the friend of the maestro looked
into two largo rooms literally erammed
with hand-organs. "When | came in
to this town." continued Verdi, "all the
owners Of these instruments gave me a
serenade from morning till night.
There was no let up to the thing. 1t
was continuous and frightful cacophony
of airs from 'RigolettO,' 'Trovatore,
and 'Travita.' 1t was fearful tor
ment. How to get rid of 1t l did not
know, but after all, Init upon a grand
plan. Irented all the organs for the
whole season. The affair has cost me
exactly l, 800 francs, but now at least
have peace and can work. Socialists
may say of me what they will, but so far
as hand-organs are concerned must be
set down as grasping monopoist."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
NOW Is THE TIME
UMMER is HERE AND EVERYONE CAN Be
OUT OF DOORS
Nature Building Up It's Work.
What This Season is Best Adapt
ed to-A Few Timely Remarks.

II mas been the custom Of Drs. Copeland, Bell
and Davis each spring and summer TO announce
the advent OF the season as the most favorable
for treating cAtarrh and all chronic diseases OF
kindred nature, the results Of repeated and
oftimes neglected colds.
Their many years experience entities them
to speak author. tatively on the subject. ma
jority OF patients will only put themselves IN
der treatment st the season OF the year When
they are suffering actual pain and distress,
namely, during the winter season, wnen 81
times II IS almost impossible TO do anything Tor
them on account or the severe and changeaoie
weather; then, as soon as the warm weather
comes and the immediate distressing symp-
toms are lessened, they hattsr themselves that
they do not need further attcDti and cease
treatment to wait until winter returns
again, when they 90 through with the
same round OF aches and pains and chronic
coughs, growing worse, more debliltated ana
more inourable each winter.
Do not trife with your health. Nature is
warm and loving and generous In summer The
sick feel almost we'll. SO gentle the season TO
the ailing The victimof achronic disease feels
an abatement OF the sharpness o his suffer Ing.
Nature does much for US. but she does not do II
all. 1t Is not wise to assume that when this
beautiful season works an improvement In the
system complete health will be the result.
Rather think that this is an offer of help from
nature, which you should at once take sdyant-
age Of.