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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
ACRES OF PINK POND LILIES.
Floral Display That Delights Com
nccticut hallway Travellers.

Floral Display That Delights Com
nccticut hallway Travellers.
One of the most beautiful floral ex-
hibits In New England is upon Tad
pole" famous pond lily pond on the
line of the Norwich & Worcester rail
road, one mile above Jewett City, Conn.
The surface of the pond is now mass
of pink and white pond lilies, and their
fragrance is carried for miles b. the
summer winds, says the New York
Sun.
No one knows how long this remark
able garden Of pond lilies has been in
existence, but for many years Tad
poles lilies have been sought by picnic
parties from nearby counties in this
state, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Carloads of the flowers are carried
away, but there seems to be no diminu-
ton in the supply.
The railroad GENES suddenly upon
the pond, which it divides in halves, and
in an instant the passengers detect the
fragrance of the lilies and throw up
The windows, the better TO view the
beautiful and unusual sight. In one
section of Tadpole there is a large tract
of lilies the blossoms of which are of
so rich pink as to be almost rose
colored, it is said. They are of exceed
ingly rare beauty and are much sought
after by collectors.
Tadpole's unromantic name comes
from its being a favorite place for
young frogs. 1t has been known by
this title for years, but an effort is now
making to change its name to the still
more unromantic one of Clayville
DOp6
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH.
4 Georgia Eoy's Escape from an AlIi-


The alligator, as is well known, swal-
lows its prey whole and digests it at
leisure, like many others of the reptile
family. 1t is to this which Is given as
a fact by the Rome Hustler. Georgia,
that Edward Roland. of that city, owes
his life.
In Ronald's boyhood his parents
had winter home in the neighbor-
hood OF Sanford, Fla. which is near
Dennis creek, locality which was
then famous for its numerous alliga-
tors. When a little fellow, too young
distinctly TO remember the circum-
stances. the boy was out with his ia
ther on the creek shore, and was lett
alone for little while. playing with
some pebbles.
Suddenly the father heard Edward
scream and ran in his direction. He
reached the spot just in time TO see the
little fellow disappearing down the
gaping throat OF huge alligator Mr..
Ronald had his gun in hand, and, quick
ly taking aim at the saurian, fired.
Fortunately, the bullet struck the
brute in the eye. penetrating the brain.
and killed it instantly.
The feet of the boy were still pro-
trudirg from the reptiles mouth.
The father, not daring TO hope that his
son was alive, cut open the alligator,
thinking to obtain the boys remains
for burial.
To Mr.. Roland's delight, the body
showed signs of life, and after several
hours of hard work the boy was re-
suscitated. The only serious injury
was to the ankles, which had been
crushed by the reptiles teeth, doubt
less when in the throes of death.
Since that time Roland has been
crippled, but only to the extent of
wearing steel braces on his ankles. He
enjoys the unique distinction of hav-
ing been almost swallowed by an alli-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
PLANS TO SURPRISE THE WORLD
Germany Preparing Dazzling EN-
hibft for the Paris Exposition.

Germany Preparing Dazzling EN-
hibit for the Paris Exposition.
The German government has in
course of preparation an exhibit for
the Paris exposition of 1900 which SC
expected to surpass anything of the
kind ever attempted by any nation
This statement is made by Consul-Gen-
eral Mason, of Frankfort, Germany, in
a report which reached the state depart
ment the other day.
- 1T is intended" Mr.. Mason says,
"that the exhibit shall be complete.
harmonius picture of the resources and
Industries of Germany, down to the
latest date. Everything is to be col:
lected at home, assorted, adjudged,
classified and its position assigned by
an imperial commission, so that dupl-
Gates and everything trivial and inferior
to the best shall be excluded and tho
whole display presented in its most
striking and effective form.
''The exhibit promises to be even a
greater surprise than was Germany's
at Chicago in 1898, and it will be made
and managed for the express purpose
of showing the merchants of all civil
lied nations what Germany has to SELL"
Mr.. Mason reports that Germany is
doing everything possible to extend her
commerce, having recently sent COM
missions TO China and Japan and South
America for this purpose. Her trade
with the United States is being fos-
tered as much as possible and he pre-
diets that Germany will continue to
follow this policy in the hope of eventu-
ally being the greatest commercial pow
sr of the world
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
ASOUT SURNAMES.
Their Origin of Peculiar Interest to
AntiGEnriSnS.


Antiqunrians.
The origin OF surnames is full of
curious interest TO the antiquarian, and
some funny examples have been
brought to light by students in this
branch OF knowledge. Some of the
names are very queer, and the director
les of every great city furnish many ex-
amples. In Kansas City recently firm
ofveterinary surgeons, was composed of
Drs. Black & White, and a few years
ago in western Kansas Messrs. Gum &
Saltz conducted a drug store. Two
doctors named Hope 6; Comfort were
partners in physic, and their sign must
have cheeTed more than one patient.
Messrs. Tighe and Twist were in the
rope business in an eastern town not
long ago. At one time it was the Gus
tom to christen children with singu-
lar Biblical names like the famous
Praise God Barebones and Hate Evil
Smith, but the most curious one record
ell is that of Eli Lama Sabacthani Press
nail. Mr.. New, residing in England,
very facetiously named his frst-born
Something" and when in the course
of time his wife presented him with an
other heir he christened that one Moth
ing" 1t always gave Miss Anguish
Crackbone's friends great pain to pro-
nounce her name, and the cognomen of
Toothaker is not uncommon. Among
the names associated with diseases are
Fits, Cramp, Feversham, Colicker.
Gouty, Dye and Dyer, to say nothing of
Paine, Shivver. Trimble and Shake
well
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
WHAT THE MONKEY FOUND.
1t Proved to De q Disastrous Dis
coyery.

1t Proved to De a Disastrous Dis
covery.
The Philadelphia Times gives an ac-
count of a singular accident which oc-
Cured the other day in that city. Two
Italian boys, with hand organ and a
monkey, were amusing a crowd and
incidentally collecting pennies at a
street corner, when the monkeys atten-
ton was caught by a roll of pasteboard
which he found near the curbstone.
Angelo, the older boy, who was
turning the crank, stopped for mo-
ment to chide the monkey for his mat
tention to business. The chiding had
no effect, and the other fellow, Michael,
after some difficulty, got the paste
board and carried it to his brother,
who. with a curiosity equal to the
monkeys, began striking it against the
organ.
The crowd by this time was edging
back, and several voices called to the
Italians to be careful what they were
about; for the crowd saw plainly
enough that the mysterious object was
nothing but a cartridge
The Italians understood no EnSIlsh,
and presently there was fash and o
report, and the two boys were dancing
about the pavement, Angelo wringing
his hands, while Michael had both hands
to his head. The organ, badly dam
aged, lay on the sidewalk, and the
monkey sat at the top of lamp post.
An examination of the boys after
theywere taken to the hospital showed
that one of them had lost the thumb
and forefnger of his right hand, while
the other had received a scalp wound.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
WANTS THE EARTH.
Russia Constantly Reaching Out 10
New TERRITORY.


New Territory.
In his paper, the Sviet, the Russian
general Komarof publishes an article
which contains the following remark
able passage, says the London News.
THE east, with all its countries, as
China, Persia, Beluchistan and even In
dia, is by the will of Providence des-
tined for the Russian people. Sooner
or later the east will be ours. In or
der, however, to attain this object we
must guard our positions in the west,
and must be strong there, too. All our
efforts must be directed there, all our
thoughts and talents. There we must
chow themselves genuine Russians. We
must thwart the German intrigues and
German tricks emanating from Ber-
lin, and have n sharp eye to our real
foes. If we retreat in the west, we
lose everything in the east. Now in
the west q matter comes to decision
which is for us of vital Importance,
namely, the question of the Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles. The straits must
by all means come into our possession
for the sake of securing peace in the
south, and for the sake of our own de-
velopment-nay, even existence. In
the straits we must be as strong as on
the Vistula and in the Baltic. Inpreserv-
ing for ourselves the west we must
above all be Slavs, and we must keep
alive the consciousness of relationship
in all the people of Slavonic nationality
up to the Adriatic, those people being
our real prop and support in the
struggle against the greatest foe of our
nation. namely GermaniSm"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
HE WAS PCRPlEXEO.
James Felt Unequal to His Unique


The directors of bank had engaged
the services of 4 watchman, who came
well recommended, but did not Seem
over-eXperienced. The chairman, says
e-r~hoI1E7c therefore, re-,. Gar him ~
post up bit, and began:
James, this is your first job of this
kind, isn't it?"
"Yes, sir"
Your duty must be to exercise Wig
ilance."
Yes, sir"
BE careful how strangers approach
you"
81 will, sir"
NO stranger must be allowed to en-
ter the bank at night under any pre-
text whatever"
"No, sir"
"And our manager-he is good
man, honest, reliable and trustworthy
but it will be your duty to keep your
eye on him"
But it will be hard to watch two
men and the bank at the same time"
1.-TWO men-how?"
"Why, sir, it was only yesterday
that the manager called me in for a
talk, and he said you were one of the
best men in London. but it would be
just as we'll to keep both eyes on you
and let the directors know if you hung
around after hours"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
CHAIRS IN MANY STYLES.
Big wareroOms Containing Chairs I'm
Hundreds and No Two Alike.

Hundreds and No Two Alike.
With the great development of the
f-.aaitnro industry in rhfs c0untry
there ha=Srome about in recent years a
subdivision or nev-DTunviIe7s- fur
greater facility and economy of pro-
duction. Thus there are manufacture
ers who confine themselves TO special
lines of goods, as desks, tables, chairs,
and so on, and these may sometimes
be further subdivided, manufacturers
oevoting themselves to particular kinds
or grades. Of chairs, for example, there
are hundreds of manufactures in the
United States, many of them large es-
tablishments. The present total pro-
duction of chairs in this country is
about 81, 100000 annually, says the New
York Sun.
While the manufacture of chairs is
much subdivided, there may be IN
chairs of one kind, that is, of the same
materials and made by the same
processes of manufacture, many styles
and there are some establishments that
produce chairs in great variety. There
are single concerns that make as many
as 500 different styles, and so in the
wholesale furniture district of the city
there may be found large warerooms
filed with chairs alone, the floor COW
cred with them in long lines and the
walls hung with them-hundreds OF
chairs. no two alike.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
BACTERIA IN INK.
A Recent Scientific Discovery I'm
Leipzig.

Leipzig.
Bacteria. dangerous to health and
life, have been found in the air we
breathe, the water we drink, in various
kinds of food. and even in the muci-
lage of the ubiquitous postage stamp,
but il remained for the eminent Ger
man scientist. DR.. Warpmann, of Leip-
zig, TO discover the poisonous bacteria
living and thriving in ink.
He has recently made a microscopical
examination of 81 samples of ink used
in the schools in Germany and in other
countries Most of these were gall
inks. and contain various sorts of bac-
terra, as well as those of other minute
organisms known in the scientific world
as saprophytes and micrococci. Nj
grosin ink taken from a freshly opened
bottle, which had up to that time been
tightly corked and sealed, was found
to contain bacteria in large quantities.
Red and blue inks of the sort so fire.
quently used in offices also yielded nu-
nerous bacteria.
To determine whether or not these
bacteria were really as poisonous as
chemical analysis would seem to sug-
gcst, DR.. Warpmann decided to ''culti-
vate" some specimens for actual ex-
periments. The result of these expert
ments showed that a bacillus from
ordinary black ink would, if introduced
into the blood of a mouse, prove fatal
within four days. Similar expert
ments the doctor in the interest of sci
ence performed upon other small ami
imals-rabbits, guinea-pigs and the like
always with the same fatal result.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
HOW SHE FIXED HIM.
One Way of Dtrposing of an obnox-


one way OF DiEposlnS OF uh ophoA- .
loss suitor.
lie was theatric lover, and she didn' I
like his style 4 little bit, says the New
York Sun.
He was constant in his devotion,
however. and that made matters worse.
She had tried gentle means TO get
rid of him. but lie had disregarded
them with painful persistency.
In this moment of her desperation
he felt it incumbent upon him to pro-
pose to her as men under similar cir
cumstances so often do.
Which they wouldn't if they had any
sense at all.
Dear one" he exclaimed. hurting
himself tragically at her feet, Il love
you. My life is yours. viii you take
it?"
She did not look like a r.urderess.
MIR. Singleton" she responded. with
calm determination, Il will"
He gaZed at her rarturoCsly.
Don't do that" she begged, draw
ing back from him as if in horror. Il
have taken your life, as you requested
me to do, and you are henceforth 20 all
intents and purposes dead"
He seemed dazed.
II do not. Mr.. Singleton" she CON
tinued. turning aside, desire to have
n dead person in the house, and if you
do not so away at once | shall ring for
an ambulance and have you removed
to the morgue."
Then the dreadful situation in which
his own precipitate folly had placed
him was revealed. and he removed him
self with promptness and dispatch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
CHAPTER VI

The first game | won right off, though
l must confess that the cards were
with me, and that my adversary could
have done no more. In the second
3 never played better and saved a triclI
by a fnesse, but the Bart voled me
once, marked the king, and ran out in
the second hand. My faith, we were
so excited that he laid his helmet
down beside him, and my busby.
"I'l lay my roam mare against your
black horse" said he.
"Done," said l.
Saddle. bride and stirrups" he
cried.
"Done.' | shouted.
had caught this spiri of sport from
him. | would have laid my hussars
against his dragons, had they been
ours to pledge.
And then began the game Of games.
Oh, he played, this Englishman; he
PLAYED in a way that was worthy of
such stake. But my friends, was
superb OF the FIVE which l had to
make to win gained three on the first
hand The Bart bit his mustache and
drummed his hands, while already felt
myself at the head of my dear little ras-
Gals. On the second turned the king,
but lost two tricks. and my score was
four to his two. When | saw my next
hand l could not but give cry of de-
light. If l cannot gain my freedom on
this, thought /, deserve to remain for
ever in chains
Give me the the cards, landlord, and
| will Law them on the table for you.
Here was my hand-knave and ace OF
clubs, queen and knave of diamonds
and king of hearts. Clubs are trumps,
mark you, and had but one point be-
tween me and freedom. AS you may
think, l declined his proposal. He
knew that It was the crisis, and he un-
did his tunic threw my dolman on
ground He led the ten of spades. /
took it with my ace OF trumps. One
point In my favor. The correct play
was to clear the trumps, and l led the
knave. Down came the queen upon it,
and the game was equal. He led the
eight of spades, and l could only dis
card my nee of diamonds. Then came
the seven of spades, and the hair fairly
stood straight up on my head. We each
threw down a king at the finale. He
had won two points, and my beautiful
hand had been mastered by his inferior
one. l could have rolled on the ground
as thought of it. They used to play
very sgood ecarte at Walters In the
year 10. 1 say it-I, Brigadier Gerard.
The last game was now for all. This
next hand must settle it one way or the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
SPARROW AND ELEPHANT.
A Contest That Was Decidedly
Unequal.

Unequal.
4 pugnacious sparrow the other day
flew into the elephant house in the
Central park menagerie and began pick
ing up the crumbs from the table of the
only elephant then inside. The man
moth and midget apparently did not
see each other for some time. says the
New York Herald, until the former. in
shifting his position, nearly placed his
ponderous foot on the latter. The
fighting little speck of fuss and feath-
ers evidently accepted this thoughtless
act as a challenges to battle, and at once
flew in the elephants face. The great
beast looked astonished, and, sending
Il small cyclone through his trunk
raised such a cloud of hay and dust that
the bird was lost sight of.
When the air cleared the biped was
seen on the quadruped's back. y shake
of the elephants loosely fitting, tough
though sensitive hide frightened. the lit
tie fellow, who hoped to the floor and
looked into the face of his antagonist
Thus they stood. as though trying &c
recover breath, for Il few seconds, when
the elephant reached out his trunk To-
ward the sparrow. The bird. with out
stretched wings and rufIled feathers
threw himself with full force at the
end of the threatening proboscis. Then
came gentle blast of air from the ele
plants lungs, and the sparrow was
blown against the wall of the house
The little fellow, without even so much
as a parting look at his huge antag
onist, mounted to the open window and
disa aDDeara1
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
a brilliant Scheme.

81 read with interest" writes man
from Topeka to the Atchison Globe
"your account of the usefulness OF the
hen in Klondike gold-mining, and will
accept the suggestion. leave for klon-
dixie next week and will take with me
o coop containing six hens and roos-
ter, instead of a pick and pan. have
figured it out that by turning my
chickens loose they will scratch over
more ground in one day that / could
with pick in a month. If each hen
scratches up gold dust valued at S6,745
per season, and the young chickens go
to scratching as soon as they are
hatched, some idea of the wealth will
bring home may be obtained by your
statistician. l am counting on having
80 young chickens in the field within
three months after / get there"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16

mules, sir, in the French service?" he
asked Yes, that was all this phlegmatic
English1nan had to answer to these
burning words of mine. That was his
reply to what would have made a
Frenchman weep upon my shoulder.
What weight on q mule?' asked the
man with the red coat.
Two hundred and ten pounds, "
said l.
Then you load them deucedly bad
ly," said Lord Wellington. Remove
the prisoner to the rear"
His lancers closed in upon me, and
Il was driven mad, as L Thought that
the game had been in my hands and
/ ought at that moment to be free
man. l held the cards up in front of
the general.
"see, my lordr" l cried, Il played
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
GRANTS PIANO PLAYING.
Decidedly UnniusicaI But Intercs
Ing perfnrmance


Grant stories are now in order, and
one told by white house attache re-
Gently has probably never been printed
before. 1t was matter of current his
tory that Gen. Grant did not know how
to whistle, nor could he turn a tune II
his life depended upon it. On one oc-
casion, says the Chicago Tribune,
when an attendant came to deliver
cards from party of callers, he found
President Grant sitting al a piano in
one of the upper rooms of the white
house drumming away with a two
finger exercise. Mrs. Grant was an
amused spectator of the generals
piano exercises. and neither of them
heard the messenger at the door with
the visiting cards.
Finally, however, the attendant
opened the door. but this did not in the
least disconcert the president, who
kept on practicing as though he was
really enjoying it. Here are the
cards, Ulys," said Mrs Grant, "of a
party OF friends whom we invited here
this evening. They are anxious to see
you, and if you are not too much inter
ested in the piano we will go down
stairs in the blue parlor."
Don't you think you can get along
without me this EVENING"" replied
President Grant. 1T seems to me this
calling business is your affair, and
would a great deal rather play the
piano than plunge into the vortex OF
society"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16

other. He undid his sash and l put
away my sword belt He was cool,
this Englishman, and l tried to be also,
but the perspiration would triclSle into
my eyes The deal lay with him and L
may confess to you. my friends, that my
hand shook so that could hardly pick
nv cards from the rock. But when l
raised them what was the first thing
that my eyes rested upon? 1t was the
king, the king, the glorious king OF
trumps My mouth was open to de-
clare it when the words were frozen to
my lips by the appearance OF my COM
rade.
He held his cards In his hand, but
his Jaw had fallen and his eyes
were staring over my shoulder with
the most dreadful expression OF con-
sternation and surprise. whisked
round, and I myself was amazed at
what saw.
Three men were standing quite close
to us-fifteen meters at the farthest.
The middle one was Of a good height,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
Decreasing Birth Rates in America

French economists are eonsoing
themselves for the gradual depOpula-
ton of their country, pointing out that
many of the American states, includ'
ing the whole of New England, are still
worse off, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. The birth rate in FRANCE
has fallen from 33 per LOCO at the be
ginning of the century to % per 1000
and is less than the death rate, so that
II the present conditions continue, in
about 200 years the French race viii
have become extinct. In many OF the
United States, however, matters are
even more serious. The birth rate in
Nevada is 1880 per 1000, so that, ever
II no more people should emigrate from
that state, it's population would die out
completely in less than 100 wars.
Maine comes next with n birth rate
of 1899 per 1000, which gives its race
about a century longer to exist. New
Hampshire is third, with 1S.4 per 1000
Vermont is fourth, with 1S.5, ano
strange to say, California, which comes
next, has a birth rate of 1914 per
1000, or nearly IL per cent. less thar
that of France.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-16
A Barnynrd Phenomenon.

The changed conditions of modern So
ciety seem to have struck some of the
lower orders Of animal life. The report
comes from the national military home
at Marion, Ind, that "a common
Shanghai rooster has taken it upon
himself to hatch out n brood of chicks
and act as mother and protector to
them. He set on a nest of eggs the
requisite three weeks and Matched out
the fiuEy chicks in regular fashion, and
now he seems to be very proud of his
accomplishment. He fondles and pro
tects them after the fashion of loving
and jealous mother. The story of this
queer ROSTERS peculiar act has brought
many people to the barns to observe the
BARNARD phenomenon"