Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-06-25
To Kill Potato Bugs.

In the spring of 1865 Hon. Harry White
discovered and published for the use Of
his constituents a rem edy tor squash and
potato bugs. 1t was TO take rag, satur-
ate it with kerosene, put it on the end Of
a stick, one end Of which should be stuck
in the ground near the plant. The Judge
said the bugs disliked the odor OF erosene,
and would 20 hence. But owing TO the
great labor in securing 3 sufficient number
Of rags and sticks, and keeping the con-
stsntly evsporating kerosene replenished,
the remedy never became popular.
more practical kerosene remedy, and
one that we have found very successful n
our own experience as practical agricul-
turist, is this: Take an old tin bucket and
a chunk of stick Hold the bucket in
one hand and the stick in the other; place
the bucket behind your bug, and then
swipe your bug with your stick, causing 1t
to fall into the bucket. Proceed in this
wav until you have gone over the whole
patch and have captured every bug Then
pour your kerosene over your bugs. When
thoroughly saturated set FIRE To your oil.
The bugs viii begin Immediately to exhibit
symptoms of uueasiness, and Will eyentu-
ally become extremely agitated. Bug ;
troated in this way are guaranteed never
to eat potato stalks sgain. Il teaches
them a lesson they seldom forget.-Pury'y.
Spirit.
1t is a phys cial inpossibilty to put
impure water into a COW and get pure
milk from her.
-Wife-"The doctor says I will gain
ten or fifteen pounds if I 90 away for a
month"
Don't 80. Not one of
your gowns wonld fit you then.
The Akron murderer vino sees spirits
fat night may comfort himself with the
thought that a merciful jury Will help
him in due season to escape them.
The Climax Brandy of 1876 Vintage.
Has proven to be a Superior distillation,
and with years of ripening is now PIT
upon the market by the Speer \. Wine
Co. It is superior mellow brand pos
sessing all the medicinal properties for
which brandies from grape are so emf
nently useful Sold by druggists.
A newspaper gives this advertise
ment: ''Two sisters want washing
We think thousands of brothers want the
same.
-Gussy; why do you so persistently
wear the hair of another woman on your
head?
Beatrice: For the same reason that
you wear the skin of another calf on your
feet
HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills,
Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
But for the discovery of the blaze
in a Providence 4. 1. house the other
morning not one of the sixteen occupants
of the i'll fated building would have es-
capped alive 1t was found that the new
ing of cat led to the discovery of the
flames, and without doubt saved the lives
of the "a who escaped,
Pass the good word along the line. Piles
can be quickly cured without an opera
tion by simply applying DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve.
j. c. RBDICK
No. Maud dear, the electrician can
not have his clothes charged more readily
than the ordinary man.
Persons who have coughing spell
every night, on account of g tickling SEN
sa tion in the throat, may overcome it at
once by dose of One Minute Cough Cure.
j. c. REDICK.
Bicycle exercise is a great thing
If man doesn't ride, lodging brings most
of the muscles into play.
We are axious to do a little good in this
world and can think of no plaasanter or
better way to do il than by recommending
One Minute Cough cure as a preventive OF
pneumonia, consumption and other serious
lung troubles that follow neglected colds
j. c. REDIcK
Rev. c, c. McCabe, the new Metho-
dist Bishop, ana Gen. Neol Dow, Of Port
land, were messnates together while con
fned in Libby prison during the war.
"A Kentucky man has lost three wives
in two years. This is pretty tough, butt
does look as though he has lost no time,
whatevar else may have slipped away
from him.
When we consider that the intestines
are about FIVE times as long as the body,
we can realize the intense suffering eX-
perIerced when they become iniame "a.
DeWitt's Collie & Cholora cured subdues
Inflammation at once and completely re-
moves the difficulty.
j. C, RBDfCK.
-Muggins-Did you ever see any
thing humorous in a mother-in-law joke?
Buggins- My dear fellow, there IS no
Joke about mother-in-law.
T. f. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster of Pro-
mise City. Iowa, says: 81 bought one
bottle OF Mystic Cure for Rheumatism,
and two doses OF it did me more good than
Redick, and J. f. Balph druggists, Butler
Dudley Buck has discovered that the
historic New England stock is dying out
because Of much pie and too little
blood
Rheumatism Cured IN a Day.
"Mystio Cure" for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in l to days.
Its action upon the system is remarkable |
and mysterious 1t removes at once the
cause and the disease immediately disap-
pears. The first dose greatly benefits; 20 |
cents Sold by j. G Redic, and }. +.
Balph Druggists, Butler apr 30
For those with weakened digestive !
powers honey is very desirable food
If person is very tired too exhausted
to eat' "a few tastes of honey will act
ike magic.