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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
Great Library In Distress.

An appeal for help has recently been
made by the Bodleian library at Ok
ford, which is the largest university
library in the world, and is surpassed
by only five national libraries, the
Bibliotheque rationale at Paris, the
British museum, the Imperial library
at St. Petersburg, and the royal libra
ries ut Munich and Berlin. 1t receives
for all purposes forty-five thousand
dollars a year, and needs money to sup
port its staff; touprepare its catalogue
which is now years behind the times;
to heat the portrait gallery; to repair
the building, the finest public edifice OF
the time of James l., and to provide
shelves for books In the Ashmolean
museum, which has just been put at its
disposal. The Bodleian contains over
half million volumes, the separate
titles in the catalogue amounting to
million and half; the new accessions
of books and pamphlets are nearly
sixty million a year; it has the second
largest numismatic collection in the
British empire. Books and coins are
declared by the librarian to be in a
state of chaos owing to the lack OF
funds; the library needs at least
seventy-fve thousand to be kept ef-
hcient. and he calls on the public for
assistance, as Oxford, owing to the
agricultural depression, is too poor to
support its own library.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
CHAPTER XII.

The following afternoon Alice rode
down the mesa trail and her heart
throbbed with pleasure when she noted
that Brown sat in his accustomed
place, his sketch book on his knee.
She approached him with a smiling
face and extended her hand when he
rose to greet her.
''Worshiping at the shrine of art, as
usual" she said, as he assisted her to
dismount And what study have you
chosen to-day? But before we discuss
your picture | have something very
pleasant to tell you. Papa thinks you
a model soldier"
'.He does? Well, il is indeed pleas
ant to receive compliment from such
a source. So you discussed me after
left you yesterday
Alice told him all that had been said,
excepting the references to his dis
charge from the service.
at will be hard to convince the
colonel of the truth of my story. did
not know that you had made him ac-
ouainted with the circumstances of my
enlistment"
'Oh, didn't | tell you? Well, told
him, or, rather, started to tell him,
once, but he secuted at the idea and
bade me not listen to such stories from
the soldiers"
"He will not always laugh at it,"
Brown replied, with tinge of resent
ment in his voice. The day will
come when he will believe in me, and
But let us discuss some other matter
have something very serious to say to
you to-day, Miss Sanford, and I trust
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27

her face glowing with the new joy
which filled her heart, and pray the
dear Lord that no cruel blow may fall
to crush our hopes WIN you not ncw
use every endeavor 10 secure your dis
charge from the scrvicc?''
You must be patient. dear one.
must have time t0-tlink what is best
to be done. And now. Alir. we both
have part to play. 1t must never be
known that a word Of love has been
spoken between us ! fully realize
your position, and know but too we'll
th1 ra0roach which would be east upon
you were i, become known that you
had placed your Z lions upon a pri-
vate in the ranks. and sc rl-... Puard
well our secret until can come ior-
ward as man and claim the dearest
prize God ever held within the reach
of lovers eager hand. Take one as
surance to your heart. my darling. I
Will never claim that prize until | can
do SO as one who stands your equal in
social life, and who can face your IA
ther as man to man and ask him for the
priceless treasure he SO dearly loves. ="
30, fear can never hide my love, :"
she replied in tremulous voice. When
see you my eyes will tell the story
plainly as words, and when | address
you in the presence of others my voice
will proclaim that which prudence
bids me conceal. will be very happy
Edward, yet very impatient for the
day of your deliverance TO come. Will
you not try to hasten it?''
Eyes, Alice, will. After a day or
two when l have had time to fully
formulate my plans will write to my
aunt, and the dear old soul viii follow
any suggestion may make looking to
my release. 1t will not be long ere
can claim my-my-little-w
Her breast was filled with strange
rapture, and smile of radiant joy lit
up her fresh young face. For more
than an hour they sat there upon the
rock lost in blissful dream of love, he
painting bright pictures of future
alight with roseate happiness, she
drinking in his every word with
rapturous delight. The sun slowly
sank behind the San Mateo peaks,
flashing back great showers of golden
light to tinge the fieecy clouds with
rare colorings of transparent lowell
ness. More and more brilliant grew
the radiant colors as the great orb of
day withdrew its face from the grand
panorama of plain and mountain, until
the whole western skies hung as a
golden canopy above the mighty range.
The lovers sat and gazed upon the
wondrous picture in blissful silence un-
til Alice softly whispered:
''It is an omen of good, my beloved.
A forecast of our future when our mar
ital skies shall De ever tinged with
golden radiance from the never setting
sun of love"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
A CHEAP SPRINKLER.

position to cover the potato vine,
while the cultivator is doing the work,
which is really accomplished by the
operator using his judgment. A
sprinkler made of copper. not more
than an inch in diameter. perforated
with numerous holes that will barely
throw n stream larger than a fine
spray, should be used.
There is utility in this convenience
that any farmer who owns a two
horse cultivator can appreciate when
he can cultivate and put on a good
dose of poison at the same time. We
have not tried to use the Bordeaux
mixture through this copvsaience,
presuming it would clog, but such q
contrivance with light force Pamp
attached, similar to knapsacls
sprayer, and pumped by boy walk
ing at one side with a hand grip reach
ing to the pump handle, would be
made cheaper and more easily
managed than carrying the bulk of
poisoned water necessary to go over
ten or more acres of potatoes
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

TOBACCO water will destroy bugs and
worms in rosebushes.
SALT sprinkled on the ground around
them is good for ounce trees.
NEVER apply coarse, fresh manure
close around the stems of the trees.
In the orchard, as elsewhere, do not
try to spread over too much ground.
The plum does best when planted
clos ely, twelve to :ifteen feet being q
good distance.
RHUBARB plants can now be covered
with manure and the covering be left
on until spring.
ALL roots, such as beets, parsnips,
etc. will keep fresh all winter II
packed in sand in the cellar.
By banking up all fall-planted trees
injury from the heaving during the
winter may be largely prevented.
ANY attempt to change the form of
a tree after it commences to bear Is
almost certain to damage the tree seri-
ously.
GRAPES in open ground that are
pruned in the fall should be laid down
and kept down by weighting to hold
them in place.
MULCHINe greatly assists in pro-
secting strawberry plants during the
winter 1t should be applied as soon
as the ground freezes
IN the fall is good time to plant
rows of evergreens in such positions
that they will shelter the orchards and
buildings from cold winds.
REPorrINe of plants becomes neces-
sary at intervals for two reasons,
namely, the plant uses up the availa-
BILE fertility in the soil and fills the pot
with roots.
SooT-wArER Is a safe and efficient
fertilizer for all kinds of plants grow
ing in pots. Generally, the better plan
is to put SCOT in water and use it in
watering the plants.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
fro BE Continued
His Brutality.

ION what ground do you expect to
base your suit for divorce?" asked the
lawyer.
ION the ground of extreme and re-
peated cruelty" replied Mrs. Gada bout.
"You will pardon me, madam re-
joined the attorney, ''for suggesting
that there may be some difficulty in es-
tablishing a charge of that kind to the
satisfaction of the court"
why SOP"
"Why-why, you are rather robust,
you know, and your husband is consid-
erably below the average in point of
stature"
81 didn't mean that he'd been cruel
to me-" said Mrs. Gadabout, beginning
to sob. Its his cr-cr-cruelty to Fido!'
Chicago Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
CHAPTER Xi


With an imperious gesture Of the
hand she motioned him from her, ana
confused and crestfallen he galloped
away.
Turning her pony to ride back toward
the fort, she noted the rapid approach
of a cavalryman, and when he drew
near enough to be recognizable smile
of pleasure unseated the frown which
was enthroned on her face.
why, what surprise, she cried, as
he rode up and raised his cap. "Ihis
is the first time have met you since
since-the last time
"Since my release from confinement,
you would say, Miss Sanford. Do not
feel the least delicacy in referring to
that experience, for assure you that
aside from regret that ! violated
military rule, my conscience is entirely
clear when / review my late trouble
with-your friend"
"My friend! Mr.. Thornton, Lieut.
Vandever is not friend of mine. Why,
l have just forbidden him to ever
speak to me again. His unmanly ac-
ton toward yourself and certain traits
of his character with which | had pre-
viously become acquainted entirely de-
stroyed any feeling of esteem / might
have entertained toward him, and his
action of few moments ago have caused
me to hate aud detest him. I tolerated
his society for time to-day through a
sense of the respect due his rank, and
he took advantage of that liberation to
make himself very offensive to me-"
II sincerely beg your pardon" he re-
piled. But came to you on mis-
sion. That slowly moving object you
see a mile away is your good father,
who bade me overtake you and say to
you that if you desired handsome es-
cort you should wait for him."
80, poor dear papa, has he been chas-
ing me? Let us ride toward him, Mr..
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
QUICKEST HANGING ON RECORD
Legal Execution Performed Inside Of Four

Legal Execution Performed Inside OF Four
Minutes 10 Accommodate Reporters.
Capt j u Patten. warden of the In
diana state prison at Jeffcrsonville,
has the record for experimenting the
quickest legal hanging ever accom-
plished in this or any other country,
says the St Louis Republic The laws
of Indiana prescribe that the death
midnight and the dawn OF the day set
by the court A man named Stone had
butchered a whole family in Davis
county, of that state, and had been
condemned to death. The case was a
celebrated one, and newspaper men
from indianapolis and Louisville went
down to Jeffersonville in a perfect
phalanx to witness and report the
famous criminals exit from this vale
OF tears. They arrived in the early
evening, expecting to return to their
homes on train leaving Jeffersonville
about one o'clock, by which time they
expected the execution to be over To
their intense disappointment and
chagrin they discovered that the last
train they could take departed from
the prison town at twelve o'clock at
night.
Having determined this they set
about arranging matters SO they could
see the hanging and yet catch the
train. They telegraphed the circum-
stances ahead to the conductor, asking
him to hold the train until after the
execution. He consented to hold it
five minutes only. They were filed
with despair! Who ever heard of a
hanging. including prayers, speech
making, etc, in five brief minutes?
But, nevertheless, they commenced to
work on Warden Patten The result
was that everything was at once gotten
ready for sending the murderer to
eternity. Promptly at the stroke of
midnight the parson finished his
prayer; in five more seconds the moose
was around the condemned mans neck,
the black cap drawn, the trap sprung
and in two minutes and twenty-five
seconds the attending physician pro-
nounced the murderer corpse. Car
riages waiting outside the inclosure
bore the reporters to the train in en-
other minute, and with nearly sevent ty
seconds to spare the train pulled opt.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27

blown flower of radiant love, and
must ask you If when am restored to
the world and can lay before you
you, may hope to win your love and
some day ask you to be my wife?"
Alice was trembling as leaf shaken
by the wind. and tears coursed down her
cheeks In voice all broken with
deep emotion, she replied
"Mr. Thornton, I-I-this is so unex-
pected. I don't know what to say to
you. I believe in you. l believe you
are sincere in all you say, and that you
are actuated only by the purest mo-
tives. l have learned to think very
highly of you. You have awakened In
my heart feeling new to me, but o,
should not listen to you now. Give me
time to think. My brain is whirling
with this strange revelation. Mr..
Thornton, lido respect you above
all men. feel toward you as 1 never
before felt toward a man. You seem
very near and-and-dear to me, and
o, cannot tell you what | feel.
cannot express my thoughts"
nc RGhIlJ IOOh OhC vi iCA uhA
holding it between both of his own,
said to her:
miss Sanford-Alice, believe / hold
a warm place in your purest of woman
ly hearts, and the belief floods my soul
with a JOY almost boundless. Just
word from your lips, just one little
word telling me | may hope some day
in the future to win you, and my sol
dier life viii pass as but dream from
which will awaken into heaven of
joy and rapture viii you give me this
hope. Alice?"
20, Mr.. Thornton I can no longer
stifie the words which rise from my
heart do love you; have long loved
you, and have nightly prayed to my
Father in Heaven that the social barrier
between us might melt away that
might not so fear my love was hopeless.
Yes, my king among men, you may
hope and when you are restored to the
world | will be as proud to proclaim
your love for me as am now proud to
possess it
He would fain have clasped her to his
breast, but prudence forbade any dem
onstration of love in so public place,
and with the bells of joy ringing in
every tone of his manly voice, he said
May Heaven bless you, my dear girl,
for that assurance. twill be the guild
ing star to lead me from this bondage
to the freedom of independence. |
have dared to paint the most glowing
mental pictures of our future, for |
have long felt that you would some day
come into my life and reign as queen
over my heart and home. Your father
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
War ON Insacta.

The insect foes OF the farmers are to
be experimentally studied N new de-
partment of the Pasteur institute in
Paris, with view to better protection
against them. Attention will be given
to the collection and cultivation Of all
the paenogenic microbes of insects and
animals destructive to crops, to the
study of the conditions of development
Of these microbes, to the direction of
field experiments and to the control OF
practical applications Of the results. A
committee of specialists will consider
the best means of Supplying these re-
suits to the benefit of agriculture.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
RIcN. BUT STOLE A SAUSAGE.
A Queer Case of Bleptomenia Recently
Brought to Light In Paris.

A Queer Case of Bleptomenia Recently
Brought to Light In Paris.
We all have heard in our lives of
kleptomania, but do not think that
anyone ever really believed in it, says
the Philadelphia Telegraph. We know
vaguely that man who steals whole
railroads and dies millionaire is a
great financier, and we also know that
n nfan who steals loaf of bread to
save his family from starvation is
thief and goes to Jail, but it is hard to
realize that there are people who steal
trifies simply from a species of insan-
ity. Yet q shining example of this has
just come to light IN Paris The lady,
whose name for obvious reasons it is
not we'll to mention, is n well known
figure in Paris society.
She is extremely handsome and
dresses superbly, but is never seen in
public alone. Some member of her
family always accompanies her and
never leaves her side for an instant, al
though married woman over thirty
years of age does not usually require
such minute chaperonage She Is a
q
brilliant conversationalist, and is
most deservedly popular here. The
horror of her friends may be guessed
when she was arrested recently on the
Faubourg Montmartre for stealing a
sausage valued at eight cents from the
front of a grocery-The grooor had her
promptly arrested, and on searching
her they found some potatoes, some
eggs, an opera glass, photograph of
Carnot. coffee cup and saucer and a
spoon, and also, unhappily, her card
case, giving her full name and address,
the only thing that was legally her
property, as the other articles were
claimed by their rightful owners, from
whom she had annexed them: The
family were sent for, and by paying
for the stolen objects were able to re-
lease their poor relative, who sat weep
ing bitterly. 1t seems that this ire
sistible impulse to appropriate other
peoples goods is periodic.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27

YOU will hear me through DeTore con-
deming me. have given the matter
most serious thought, and have deter
mined to pursue the only manly course
my Judgment presents. In justice TO
you, in justice to myself, in obedience
to the promptings of manhood, have
determined to unbosom my soul to you,
and for the moment may | ask you to
forget that you are listening to the
words of a private soldier and look
upon me as Edward Thornton, a man
of whose friendship you have no cause
to feel ashamed.
Miss Sanford, speak to'you now as
one who feels that he is your equal in
life, as nearly as man can equal the
beautiful womanly flowers which God
in His goodness sends to gladden. the
world. Since my first meeting with
you on this, to me, sacred spot the
knowledge that you have been my
friend has flooded my life with purest
sunshine. I had grown to look for
your coming with yearning which
l could scarcely understand, and /
could feel my soul go out in gladness
to you at your approach, and when,
after the unfortunate affair which
shut me from your presence for time,
returned here day after day and you
came not, my heart was troubled and
my life seemed cast into impenetrable
gloom. Yesterday your welcoming
smile dispelled the clouds, and / left
your side my heart dancing with res
urrected joy. In my blanket bed last
night I reviewed the happy hours I
had spent in your society, and as the de-
tails of our meetings grouped them
selves in a beautiful picture in my
brain / determined that asother sun
should not set before / had laid bare
my heart to you.
''Mlss Sanford, II have been nour-
ishing false hope in my bosom 1
should know it ere that hope has so
firmly taken root that it would wound
me almost to the death to pluck it out
and cast it away. Day by day, as the
tender, creeping vine entwines itself
more closely about the supporting oak,
affecting of affection for you has grown
in my heart, and reason and manhood
tell me that should it be roofing there
only to wither and die beneath the
blighting frost of disappointment it
should be killed in its weaker life. My
friend, were but an ordinary soldier
with no fair prospects in the life be-
fore me / would not insult you by ask
ing you to listen to such confession,
but as will some day step from the
ranks into an honored place among my
fellow men, as, on the burial from sight
of Private Brown the humble soldier,
Mr.. Edward Thornton the gentleman
will be resurrected, | feel that do not
in the least encroach upon the lines of
propriety by what am going to ask
you. My little, my valued friend, the
! of affection now growing in my
l asst is fast bursting into the full
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
HorrIi War.
king of Dahomev frowned.

The king of Dahomey frowned.
II don't care to be barbarous," he de-
clared, but if the enemy doesn't quit
using poisoned bullets III turn each Of
my Amazons loose with a horse and
buggy"
Those present who had seen women
driving trembled, and hoped that the
monarch might never put his threat
into execution.-Detroit Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27

sisted TO loop around the nick at the
top of stakes, they are more securely
fastened than is usually done with
twine Once tied they are permanent
" fastened until the stakes are re-
moved or loops severed. The points
of superiority claimed for this system
are: Economy in labor of construction
and trellis material; convenience in
cultivating and gathering the grapes;
also, in pruning and regulating the
number bearing of canes. The lllustra-
tion makes construction plain. In
Fig. l indicates the place where the
vine is cut back the first season; B.,
where cut back second season. Fig. Q
shows how n ten-foot post is cut into
two posts, each being five and one
half feet long.-L d Hudgins, In
American Gardening.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
Weeks vs.. Years.

He five weeks after marriage)-I
have brought you a birthday present,
my angela diamond necklace, which,
however, will pale before the bright
ness of your eyes.
He five years after marriagel-I have
brought you a birthday present-an
ash-receiver.
She-But, my dear, do not smoke
cigars.
He-N-o, but if You have an ash-re-
ceiver for me to put my cigar ashes in,
1t will save you the trouble of sweeping
them up, you KNOWN. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
A Popular Disease

Doctor-He has some sort of slow
fever. Have you any idea where he
contracted 1t?
Mrs Dugan-Slow fever, is it? Yis-
he's bin wor-r-rukin' in Philadelphia
for tn last wake.-Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27

Father Ito daughters suitor) - Can
you support family?
Suitor--Yes, think so.
Father--Well, you must remember
that there are ten of us.-Christmas
Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
Johnny,s Completed simile.

Next boy" exclaimed the teacher.
"Can you give a simile for the word
Maiden"
"Yes'm," responded Johnny Sum-
mers. "A maiden is like cider"
Every good, Johnny. You see, boys, y
explained the teacher, who is n lady
of uncertain age and irascible DISPOSE
ton, Johnny means that maiden is
sweet"
YES" broke in Johnny, "and grows
sour with old age. ."-Philadelphia Call.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
CHEAP SPRINKLER.

Contrivanee for Com Iiniag Spraying and
Cuitivatiag.
Amy water-tisht kcg or vessel held
ing fifteen or twenty gallons, says
George + Scott IN the Ohio Farmer,
will answer every purpose for holding
the liquid poison, ana any old hose
that IS water tight win do for a con-
ductor. reachin. from the under side
of the casll-or the end, if there is any
danger of sediment gathering in the
sprinkler-to the inside of the right
hand gang, there attached in proper
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
Deadened.

Parke-What terrible storm we had
last night.
Lane-Did we?
Parke-Great Scott! didn't you hear
1t?
Lane-No. My baby had the collie
Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
Well Along.

''She is n girl of seventeen summers"
Indeed! How old was she when she
began to have summers?"-Detroit
Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
Proof Positive.

"Mrs. Bangle is perfectly devoted to
her children"
Mrs Slasher-How very sad!
''Sad? How do you make that out?"
Mrs. Slasher-Why, her poor darling
Fido must be dead. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
An Up-to-Date Burglar

First Burglar-Well, are yer ready
ter start?
Second Burglar-I guess so. I've got
the sandbag, the chloroform and Jenny
but, Holy Handcuffsl ! come pretty
near fergettin' me bullet-proof coat
n Y World
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-27
Buds of Promise.

Tommy Sixyearold-I'm going to be
a train robber when | get bigger.
Tommy's Sister-What are you going
to sell? Candy and fruit, and books and
cigars and things like that?-Detroit
Free Press.