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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
MONKEYS THUMBS.
A slmlan PaderewskI Could Ever Tvs

A slmlan PaderewskI Could Over Two
The hands, the fingers, and above all
tracted my particular attention. Now
you must know that it is because man
has thumb, and for the reason that his
thumb is so beautifully jointed. supple
and adjustable, that he has been able
to overcome all difficulties, says
writer in Harper's. The other fingers
are all very well in their way. but it is
the thumb that controls the real move
ment of the hand. Without a thumb
you never could WELD a heavy sledge-
hammer or the most delicate of watch
makers tools. 1t is not out of the way
to say that man is the master, holding
every other living thing under his
thumb"
Here is little bit of natural history
which must be remembered about
monkeys. All the monkeys of the old
world have some kind of thumb. As
St. George Mivart, a great zoologist,
writes: ANY old-world monkey with
a rudimentary thumb THAT is, thumb,
even if imperfect) is superior in that
respect to an American monkey" In
fact, the American monkey has no
thumb at all. Nature compensates in
a measure in our new-world monkey
by giving him a wonderful tail. This
American monkey tail is prehensile.
1t answers almost the purpose of a fifth
limb. A South American monkey gives
his tail hitch around the limb of
tree, and there he hangs quite COM
fortably, independent of hands or feet.
Chico's thumbs are superb, being full
ly four and one-quarter inches long.
The ordinary length of the human
thumb is about two and one-half
inches. Chico's middle finger is trifle
over five inches long. Mans is three
and one-half inches. The ourang
outang's hand was narrow, apparently,
but it seemed about the width of that
of human BEINGS, only the sense of
proportion was lost, owing to the ex-
treme length of the fingers. The
knuckles were small and perfectly in
line. The stretch of such a hand as
Chico's would be enormous, fully
thirteen inches. The octave on the
piano measures seven inches. If Chico
were pianist he could with little ef-
fort cover two octaves and would leave
Paderewski quite in the shade. If
Chico had taste for the double bass,
once that those long fingers of his were
wound around the neck of a big fid-
die, what a wonderful performer he
would be, providing the instrument
would stand the strain.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13

II then proceeded to make careful
examination of the room, which con-
firmed me in my opinion as to the muir
dercr's height, and furnished ne with
the additional detail as to the Trichi-
nopoly cigar and the length of his
nails. l had already come to the con-
clusion, since there were no signs of a
struggle, that the blood which covered
the floor had burst from the murderer's
nose in his excitement. 1 could per-
ceive that the track of blood coincided
with the track of his feet. 1t is sell
dom that any man, unless he is very
full-blooded, breaks out in this way
through emotion, so I hazarded the
opinion that the criminal was probably
arobust and ruddy-faced man. Events
proved that had judged correctly.
Having left the house, proceeded
to do what Gregson had neglected. l
telegraphed to the head Of the police
at Cleveland, limiting my inquiry to
the circumstances connected with the
marriage of Enoch Drebber. The an
swer was conclusive. 1t told me that
Drebber had already applied for the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
ornhards Need nanurinr.

Before we decide why It is that the
apple trees do not bear as they used to,
something must be said about the ma.
nure question. 1t is true that in early
times apple orchards bore without ma
nure, but it was while the soil was rich
in unexhausted mineral fertility and
when the apple orchard WAS heavily
stocked with herds that were literally
fed and made good deal of very rich
manure. Some of the orchards thus
managed bear large crops yet The
profit from these early small orchards
led farmers to set out orchards five, ten
and even twenty acres in extent 1t is
impossible to manure such large or
chards by pasturing hogs in them. The
orchard now needs more manure than
it used to do and gets lesa-Colman's
Rural World.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
HOW TO HANDLE CAMELS.
The Obstinate Animals Must Be Humorec
or Humbuggcd.

The Obstinate Animals Must Be Humored
or Humbuggco
Camels are not like horses, says the
Ashton Reporter. If a horse does not
want to do anything we make him. II
a camel does not want to do anything
he leaves it undone. No amount of
coaxing, no amount of cruelty will
make him bulge. He has the deter
mination of mule combined with the
strength of an elephant. A camel is
one of those aggravating brutes
which will drive a hot-tempered man
to distraction. Nothing will persuade
him to listen to reason. He viii op-
pose your will with passive resist
ance that is absolutely unconquerable.
The only way to treat a camel is to
humor if you cannot humbug him.
They will often lie down if you load
them with the proverbial last straw,
and you might beat them to death or
offer up all the pleasures of Paradise
before they would get up. They are
pig-headed beasts. Sometimes when
they have quite u light load they
turn nasty and throw themselves
to the ground. But, although
they are obstinate, they are not
cute, and an Arab. by pretending to
submit, can generally get the better of
the stubborn beasts. The drivers will
ostentatiously remove three or four
packages from the load, and the ami
NAL, with an inward chucllle of salts
faction, rises at once, without perceiv-
ing that the parcels have meanwhile
been returned to their former place.
AS he flatters himself he has shirked
some of his duty he swings away with
a light heart, gratified beyond meas
ure. like spoiled child, at having its
own way. The camel is an unsociable
beast. He is also habitually dull, ex-
cept when he is shifting the salt air of
the desert. When he is treading the
sands, with the burning sun on his
back and the boundless waste before
him, he feels himself at home. The
immense heat makes him bubble over
with pleasure and fills his frame with
sublime intoxication. 1t has been
stated on the best authority that he
can go nine days without water. And
if you had ever seen a camel drink
water when he does get chance of
quenching his thirst you would not be
surprised at this. They have been
known to put away seven gallons and
a half at time.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
TWO PRETTY APOLOGIES.
One Made by John Burns, and the othe
by College Student.

One Made by John Burns, and the other
by College Student.
The man who writes a letter de-
manding an apology must put up with
the kind of apology he gets Harry Fur
Miss, the caricaturist of Punch, it will
be remembered, was attacked by a
member of parliament, and an eye
witness was reported to have said:
saw Mr. MacNein take Mr.. Furniss by the
lapel OF the coat and shake him like dog, then
saw him take him by the ear and shake him
by that
Mr.. Furniss, who declared that the
assault was merely technical and not
a serious one, wrote to the eyewitness,
asking if he been correctly reported,
and he got the following answer,
which is quite as funny as anything
that Mr. Furniss himself ever provided
for Punch:
SIR; I understand that the statement at.
tributed to me and referred to by you was due to
misapprehension OF some chatting remarks OF
mine in the lobby Friday last, and 1 regret TO
say that did not see you shaken like dog,
and am sorry to say that / did not witness the
pulling of your ear Yours truly,
JOHN BURNS.
This reminds US of the apology made
to the faculty of Amherst college by a
student who ended his life as foreign
missionary. An apology for an offense
having been required of all the class
he wrote as follows:
acknowledge that attended the class meet
ing and voted TO go and meet the South Had
ley girls at Mount Holgoke but owing to the
scarcity OF teams 1 was unable TO 90, for which
am very sorry.
-Independent
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
Facts About celery Seed.

Celery seed always takes consider
able time to germinatc, old seed taking
longer than new seed, hence one should
be careful to procure it where one is
confident of its being fresh In the hot
bed or greenhouse, where the soil is
warm and kept permanently moist, 1t
will start sooner than In the open
ground, since there it is sown early in
the spring and before the soil is thor.
oughly warmed; but even in hotbed
or forcing house it takes about two
weeks to start When the young plants
are about two inches high they should
be transplanted into well enriched
bed and kept carefully watered and
tended, under which conditions they
will make a vigorous growth and be
ready in good time for the final set
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
MARKER FOR ONION GROUND.

growth. A small bed can be marked
out with a garden line, or rake or
hoe handle. For larger operations we
need marker that will indicate the
rows without leaving regular furrows
such as we need for seed sowing. /
have used various styles of markers,
but have seen nothing that in my esti-
nation will surpass the device here re-
produced from Practical Farmer. The
illustration explains itself. The teeth
are twelve inches apart, and their
points run just far enough below the
surface of he wheel to leave light
marks The onion plants are then
.'dibbled" in, three inches apart in the
row. At this rate it will take about
one thousand plants to set a square rod
of ground.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13

The richest peasants in Europe are
found in a province in Schleswig-H -Hol-
stein. These Vierlanders raise early
vegetables for the great cities of north
ern Europe. They supply flowers to
the courts of st. Petersburg and Berlin.
Their costumes are one of the sacred
traditions of the country and not to be
modified. come what may. The women
wear little caps with stiffiy starched
bows of silk, over this n straw hat
which looks as if it were upside down.
Their skirts are short, the aprons full
plated. The bodice is white with a
sort of Zouave jacket of bright colors.
The silver jewelry is the pride of their
lives. The men wear small clothes,
long waistcoats trimmed with silver
buttons, long jacket and quite ordi-
nary looking cap.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
She Had Heard of Them.

Mr.. Jason-I wonder which one Of
them heather goddesses that there gilt
fgger represents?
Mrs. Jason-PalIas, / guess I've
read so often in the papers OF giideo
palaces, and allow this is one OF
them.-Indianapolis Journal.
Asking nm Impossibility.
He had eaten at a help-yoursel
luncbery. As he stepped up to the
cashier he remarked:
81 see you have sign which says:
Tell what you ate"
Eyes, SIR
"Well, can't do that"
"Why not?"
''It's impossible"
"Why? Is your memory badP"
"No; but I ate hash. ."~P5ttsSurgh
Gh,Wicia-D Dedegrauh
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
NO II
PROFITS IN SPRAYING.
Summary of Resnits Obtained at the Ohio
Experiment station.

Experimeus station.
W. J. Green. horticulturist of the
Ohio experiment station. in bulletin
forty-eight gives the following sum-
mary of results of spraying:
L. The profit 20 be derived from
spraying orchards often exceeds $40 per
acre, and for vineyards much more.
The fruit crop OF the state would be
enhanced in value several million dol
lars annually if the practice were gen.
orally followed.
2. Combined fungicides and insecti-
cides are recommended whenever ap-
plicable, because of a saving of time; q
less liability of injuring foliage; great
er efficiency in some cases, and rs q
precautionary measure in. Others.
s. Dilute Bordeaux mixture, copper
arsenic solution and ammoniacAl solu.
ton OF copper carbonate are the most
useful fungicides for the treatment Of
the diseases herein mentioned, and the
first has the widest range of usefulness
of all
T. Early spraying Is the key to suc-
cess in the use of fungicides
). For the plum-curculio and shot
hole fungus as Bordeaux mixture and
Paris green combined, making three or
four applications.
1t is not known that this areatment
will prevent the black-hnot, but cut
ting away and burning diseased branch.
es will accomplish the result.
9. Scabby apples rot much earlier
than those free from seab. and spray.
ing with fungicides will save at least
fifty per cent of this loss
Z. Spraying with fungicides in the
season of 1892 prevented much of the
early dropping of apples, which Is
usually attributed to wet weather.
$. For apples, two applications Of
Bordeaux mixture before blooming are
advised, and two of the same mixture
after blooming, with Paris green added
0. The same treatment Ia recon-
mended for the pear as for the apple
before blooming, but the copper-arsenio
solution Is advised after blooming.
10. The Bordeaux mixture, If used
too late, causes russell appearance on
both pears and apples
II. The ounce may be treated the
same as apples, or with Bordeaux mix
ture alone.
12. The treatment advised for the
cherry consists in making two or three
applications of paris green-two ounces
to fifty gallons of water.
13. Peach trees and American varie-
ties of plums have very tender foliage
and must be treated with weak mix
lures II at all
II. Raspberries may be treated with
bordeaux mixture alone Grapes with
the same until the fruit sets, after
which use copper carbonate. Potatoes
should be sprayed at least five times
with Bordeaux mixture and paris
green
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
NO WhlSTLlNG IN BERLIN.
One OF the Many Noisy Suisapees Forbid
.den In the German Cify's Streets


The Berlin police are permanently
under instructions to repress whis-
Ting, whether recreative or utilitar-
ian. with the utmost rigor, and dis
play uprelaxing energy in carrying ont
their orders 10 the letter. Whistling
in public Is not only repugnant 70 the
German apprehensions of "di hohere
Bilduug'' or higher culture" says q
writer in the London Telegraph, but
actually constitutes a minor misde-
meanor, and as such is punishable by
fine, with the inevitable alternative OF
imprisonment. The former penalty
was recently incurred by q hall porter
of n fashionable hotel, Inter den Lin
den, who persisted in sounding his
whistle to summon a cab for client
of the establishment after having been
forbidden to do so by an agent of the
law. Appealing from the sentence of
the police authorities TO the judgment
of civil court, the porter pleaded that
from time immemorial it had been the
custom in Berlin to whistle for drosch-
kies, once, twice, thrice, or four times,
according to the relative quality or
capacity of the vehicle required. This
plea, however. the judge rejected as
irrelevant to the point at issue-to-wit,
the illegality of whistling in public
horoughfare-andf further mulcted the
appellant in the sum of three marks
for making noise that disturbed the
repose of the public"
The Prussian police authorities-to
their credit and praise be it admitted
are infiexible in prohibiting the per
formance of street bands; they only
grant organ grinding licenses to few
infirm old soldiers, who, moreover, are
not permitted to work their instru-
ments of torture in roadways or side
walks, but only in certain prescribed
open places, or in the court yards of
private houses at the special request of
their inmates. On the other hand, they
are overtolerant with regard to all
manner of street cries and to the dis
tracing clamor raised by the children
on their way to and from school ut GER
tain hours of the day. Prussia is con-
spicuously music loving and music
making country. As the inhabitants of
its cities, however, for the most part
live in flats, they are not allowed 70
play or sing in their appointments after
ten o'clock p. m, unless with the ex-
press consent of the persons residing
Immediately above or below them,
whose innate right to enjoy unbroken
rest so nights" they are bound to re-
spect Nor may they keep on their
premises any furred or feathered ami
mails addicted to the nocturnal utter
ance of sounds that murder sleep"
and give rise to irritation of temper.
The conscientious dog prompted by
sense of duty to bark all night, If
notoriously vociferous, has to be severe
ly eliminated from the precincts of .
Prussian townhouse.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
PRECIOUS BUGS.
How They Saved the Orange Trees OF
Southern California.

HOW They saved the orange Trees OF
Southern California.
Orange growers in the San Gabriel
and San Bernardino valley tell an in
teresting story of how they destroyed
q pest which threatened the destruc-
tion Of the industry in this country.
A few years ago the trees were attacked
by an insect known as scale. So rap
idly did the pest propagate that within
O few weeks the bark of the trees was
white with them. Drastic remedies
were applied, but without avail. So
serious was the outlook that many of
the growers were on the point of cut
ting down their immense groves. One
day a young man suggested a novel
plan for the speedy determination Of
the pest. He said that there existed in
Australia species of lady bug which
existed on insects that cling to trees.
He received a consignment of thirty
eight of these bugs by the next steam
er. One grower who had ten thousand
trees and probably one hundred thou
sand million scale on all of them
bought eight of the precious bugs and
placed them to the best advantage in
Three days after made the expert
ment I went into the grove. The trees
were as white as ever with the pest. 1
told my friend that l thought his lady
bugs failure. He advised me to be
patient. for, he said, it was likely that
the bugs were breeding before making
their onslaught on the scale. Three
days later I again visited the orchard
and found the trees as clean as a
whistle. Not one of the insects was
visible. Neither were the lady bugs.
Having finished their work they flew
away and / have not seen them since.
More bugs were released in other
orchards and in the course of a month
there was not an orange tree in the
valley afflicted by the pest. We now
keep a stock of the bugs in hand so
that in case the scale returns we'll be
ready to fight it again. The bugs sell
for twenty-five dollars apiece. But
they are worth that money and more,
too, for they have saved every orange
tree in tho countrvp
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
EVIL OMENS OF THE SEA.
Some Things Which Sailor breads to
See While on a Voyage.

Some Things Which n Sailor breads to
See While on a Voyage.
A sailor always regards the pres
ence of a shark about ship as
most fatal omen to the sick on board.
The highest exultation ever witnessed
on a man-of-war, according to the Bos-
ton Transcript, was occasioned by
harpooning a shark that was hanging
about while a favorite was sick; but
the appearance of a shark is often
fatal to the life of a bather IN the
ocean as well as sailor upon 1t, and
it is quite as much to be dreaded.
Ghosts of all sorts and kinds prefer
travelling by water to almost any other
tells us of a specter that visited q
colonial ship, carrying off in ghostly
canoe seven of q crew at a time. He
also says: MANY persons who have
died at sea have been seen within q
day Of their death by friends at home. +"
AS late as the seventeenth century
they tell story of n ship about to sail
for England that had as passengers q
strange man and girl of great beauty.
So mysterious were their actions that
they were supposed to be demons, and
many feared to sail in the ship. The
vessel sailed on Friday and never
reached its destination, but appeared
as narrated. after storm that lasted
three days:
Nearer and nearer the ship came on
With all her broad sails spread;
The night grew thick, but phantom light
Around her path was shed,
And the waters shuddered as on she came,
For against the wind she sped
Longfellow also tells a similar story
in his Phantom Ship" while all lovers
of good music will remember the story
of the opera ''The Flying Dutchman." !"
There is superstition that ship no
longer seaworthy, just before breaking
up between the strains of wind and
wave, has been known to give forth
wailing sounds like moaning. The
sailor cannot account for this, but he
knows too well its import and loses
heart at the melancholy sound. This
is also noticed by Cooper in his "Red
Rover" where one of the characters is
made to say: "A ship which is about to
sink makes her lamentations just like
any other human being"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
Millions of Brain Pictures.

1t is computed By leading physiolo<
gists that since one-third of a second
suffices to produce an impression on
the brain, man who has lived to be
one hundred years old must have col
lected upon the folds of his brain mat
ter at least 9,4G7, $50, 900 impressions.
Or, again take off one-third for sleep,
and we still find not less than 6,311,-
$40, 600 entations-memory's finger
marks-on and in the brain. This
would give S,155, 76O, 900 separate wax
ing impressions to the man who lives
to be but fifty years old.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
Her Size.

Shoe Merchant measuring her FOOT
Size two will just about fit you, l
think, little girl.
Little Girl doing her own shopping)
%, dear, no! That's too large. ] can
wear half-past one.-Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
An Abnormal squint.

The other day T saw friend Of
his sitting at lunch in a restaurant
and reading his paper at the same time.
why, how on earth can you manage
to eat and read at the same time?"
Pooh! l read with one eye and eat
with the other."-L'Escaut
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
Their Superiority.
Sometimes Runs Smoothly.

We're told that true love never
Runs smoothly in its course
We know a case. however.
Which brcaAs the proverbs force.
A pair lived in Chicago
Six months without divorce
Kansas City Journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
Knew Her Failing.

Mrs. Newhouse--Katie, Mr.. New
house saws cook must boil the drinking
water after this. Tell her to have some
boiled for dinner to-day.
Katie-Yes, ma'am-
Mrs. Newhouse-And.K Katie, tell her
to be sure not to burn it.-Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
why She Decided.

Maud-Which will you accept, Frank
Waite or Charley Pruyn?
May-Well, prefer Charley, but ]
think shall accept Frank.
Maud-For his money?
May-No; for his asking.-Truth-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
A Choice of Terms.

I'm sure we shall be on good
terms" said the man who had just
moved into the neighborhood to the
corner grocer.
NO doubt of it, sir. Especially" he
added as an afterthought, IF the
terms are cash. h."-Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
A Problem.

Tommy-oh, papa, Fido is asleep on
the morning paper out on the stoop.
Papa-That is because paper is very
warm, Tommy.
Tommy-Then, papa, why doesn't he
pull some of it over him?-Harper's
Young People.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
She stuck to Her Statement.

Vexed Wife-There is no calamity
that can befall woman that l have
not suffered.
Amiable Husband-Wrong, my dear;
now, you have never been a widow.
Vexed Wife, said calamity, SIR
Rr0nl.lvn life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13

: DON'T Be HUMBUGGED.

Don't buy vehicleo harness of any kind from dealer who
don't what he tells you Don't buy from dealer who don't
know the quality of the article he is selling you.
"Never mepresent try get rich off customer has
been motto for and in that time have heard
Of us having trouble with who has dealt with Our
experience the business enables making selec
tion of what will s and tell the kind
material made Of We guarantee what tell you be and
stand right it. We buy everything for cash. We
We have than line and
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-04-13
==---=--- -
What AIled lhe Horse.

Osler-Sure. sor, yer brown horse
hasn't eat any oats for three days.
Mr.. Uppercrust-Is he sick?
Osler-I think not. sor; but the man
at the feed store refuses to sell any
more oats on credit.-TeXas Siftings.