Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-06-27


says: 1.-THE so-cslled sleepy grass mention
cd in q recent article in Pesrson's Weekly
is known technically IS Stipa viriduls ro-
busta and ia known from reliable persons
10 have a narcotic effect on horses and
o ther stock.
Russia is 10 establish permanent
legation at the Vatican, Rome.
commissioners from Mosquito ask
Colombia to annex the reservation.
The Salvation Army ficers of Chatta-
noogs, Tenn, all ride the bicycle.
There are II, 900 or $1,000 people in
the new district just annexed to New
York City.
Tho Lake Street elevation road,
Chicago, decided ito discard steam and
adopt electricity.
-Cattlsmen in Argentina are con-
tracing to deliver dressed oxen in Liver
pool Mt $50 per 700-pound carcass.
About 100, 900 cases of Columb la
River salmon have been caught for tn Q
British isles this season, as against 10000
last year.
There have been 80 many tourists at
Jerusalem this year that many preferred
tents outside the walls TO the crowded
hotels.
The Michigan Legislature failed by
just tie vote in ths House to pass q law
restoring capital punishment for murder
it the first degree.
1t is often supposed that boys in grow
ing keep ahead of girls; but recent meas
urements disprove this. The boys, up to
their eleventh year, were found to run
about q quarter to half an inch taller than
the girls. They were then overtaken by
the girls, who surpassed them in height
till their sixteenth year, when the boys
again grew faster than the girls, and
came TO the front
Vacation season is ut hand. Tax 9
Hoods Sarsaparilla now to enjoy your
outing later.
There is now said to be $50 electric
railroads in this country, having 5000
miles Of track. with %, 900 cars and capt.
allied at $4O0, 900. 900, or about $44, 500 per
mile, all of which roads have been built or
equipped within the past eight years, ana
most Of them within the past three or four
SO rapidly and quietly have they been
constructed that not only have they taken
possession of the streets Of cities aud large
towns, but have occupied country high
ways, and though still claiming to be street
railways, have in fact become intertown
railroads, with most of the privileges at
taching to steam railways.
alone,
Far from the madding crowd.
Where he his privacy can own,
And think his thoughts ost loud.
One of these times, without q doubt,
Is when he first bestrides
A bike, the and neighbors all come out
To see how we'll he rides"
The hod of brick which fell from a
scaffold over the front door of this office,
upon the head Of the editor, and were
broken will not be paid for by as, unless
we are compelled to pay for them by law.
We don't propose TO have our 40 cent
straw hat cut in two. our hair mussed up
and our right ear split, through the awk-
wardness of an amaetur hod carrier, ard
pay for the brick, too, IL we are hay
seed sditor.-Ex Let another hod full OF
brick hit yen. Your paper was better
than ever last week.
One Of the few good bills passed by
ths recent legislature IL that providing
that supervisors may erect township
building in which to store township
property, hold township meetings and
elections. As now arranged but few of
the townships have buildings sat apart in
which To bold elections, and they are
owned by the county and cannot be used |
for township purposes. If the supervi.-
ora carry out the provisions of the law
carefully it will be o good arrangement |
for the township.
How soon will the coming woman be
heref
The pckpocket is usually q man OF
deep penetration and good feelings.
-Hoax-That story of yours reminds
me Of q tramp. Josx-How sol Hoax
IL won't wash.
The man who boasts that he has
money to burn often experiences difficult
ties in getting matches.
A statisticiAn has estimated that the
average mans vocabulary Is from 500 TO
TOO words Wonder what q woman's isf
Somebody has discovered that In bib
| lical times women we're quite 90 chary
about telling their age as they are to-day
| fer in spite of all the women whose story
10 told in Scripture. Sarah is the only one
whose age is mentioned.
Rock ably baby on tree top;
| Papa will warble your crying to stop;
Mamma ~ anxious 10 vote IKE man
And we've all got to hustle the best that
| we can.
Rock-a-by baby on u tree top,
Mamma In busy elscting cop;
Sister is hunting pattern she'd like
| For bloomers, and grandma Is riding q
| bike"
The Sunday school picnic 10 coming
| off,
"A railroad conductor residing IN
| Altoona astonished and amused the
| congregation Of which he is deacon by
calling out "Fsres, please" as he began
passing the collection basket.
There ia al least one similarity be-
tween editing newspaper aud playing
ball. Every body on the blsschsrs knows
| more about what should be done than the
man With the pencil or club.