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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28


Let's call them partialities I've got
ever so many. Well, Savile's second
biggest ones his dog, Samson, and, of
course. he thinks there's not another
like it in Australia. | know myself
there isn't. You'll enjoy the poodle,
however, when he tells you how ii kill
ed the rat at Charters Towers. The
place doesn t signify always shift
ing about, like the story. But you re
bound to love Savile. | dy. ever so
much. -
l came to the conclusion that l also
would take to Savile. Apart from rec
concentrations of like nature, al
ways upon principle, cultivate a
friendly relationship with cooks.
We found the squatter seated close to
the wagon; one of the sides OF the tar
paulin had been lifted up and pitched
like the roof of veranda. so he sat in
the shade.
1--WE brought you some one to talk
to- dad, :" exclaimed the girl 81 must
90 and see Elsie. She went off toward
her tent, which, with sides gathered
up, was covered with long leafy boughs
so as to keep the occupants cool
Good morning, Parker, said the
squatter cheerily. I'm glad you're not
travelling today He motioned me to
sit down beside him.
/ talked with him about an hour and
found him well informed. He was pre-
else in his ways, but the innate kindli-
ness of the man robbed his speech of
any suggestion of pedantry. He was in
the middle of an argument when his
daughter came out of her tent looking
amused.
''Ho, dadl'' she cried.
The squatter started and looked ap-
prehensive as if he had been caught
in the act of exploiting some unortho-
dox doctrine. "Well, my dear2" he
stammered.
"Why didn't you put up notice IN
the morning that you were going to
lecturer Then we'd all have had a
chance of attending. You are unkind,
daddy, dear.
Really, my dear
But the girl interrupted him; she
had heard dog whining behind her,
and, turning. cried sharply:
''Now, then, Snowfall, what for you
coolah alonga that fellow puppy dog
| Baal that fellow savey no patter tum-
tum, sposin you leave um alonga
| groundr
| The change from the talk of an edu-
| Gated English girl to the gibberish of a
| black gin was so complete and startling
that l could hardly believe it was she
| who had spoken. The black fellow. who
had been Furnishing his dog for appro-
| priating some food left ON the ground,
| desisted to do black fellow justice
I he seldom III treats his dog-an& went
off to join his comrade, who wGs at
some little distance beneath shady
ironbark tree. He tried to look uncon
cerned so does dog when it has stol-
en- something.
| The gray must have broken his hob
bles and strayed a considerable distance
from camp; it was great pity that
| Jack had to go horse hunting while
was enjoying congenial company. Sa-
vile had begun to clatter the pots and
pans about ! knew that soon the fever
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

Tramp Please. mum. the fect'S 90
tn ground. an IL yc could spare uIs
ole pair o shoes. I'd
Mrs. Spinks There's we,idlr, gu
ing ON In that big house aero the
street Just you g0 over Their and
wait. When ;he couple comes out. the
family will throw lot of the brides
old shoes after her
but. mum. they'd be too small.
Huh, Wait till you see her feet
New York Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

This here government wants the
earth" said the old moonshlner. The
revenue men caught me in the act an
hauled me up before the jedge. The
jedge looked like "A reasonable man. an
l told him that ! only run still "a
buy shoes for my family That's whaF
l made n break. Tor he says rig vff.
says he. Wei. I'm going To give yru "a
chance to make shoes for the e rru
ment, an Ill see to ia that yer ftaiiIy
gifts n pair o. 'em every s.x M tbs
Then he sent me up for two years
Atlanta Constitution
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28
BRAcKETs AND STAND.

top. The advantage OF this latter ar
rangement is that the bag holder may
be taken anywhere upon the farm,
even to the field when necessary.
One thing that must be borne In
mind in making these bag holders is
that they must not be so high above
the ground that the bag will be sus-
pended. The bottom Of the sack must
rest upon the ground. else the weight
and the jar will tear the screws loose
In a short time. The holder is for keep
ing the mouth OF the sack open, not for
lifting IL also
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

long, one inch
wide and one
fourth of an inch
thick. with some
spring TO it. Bend
it till ittakes the
form shown in
Fig. /, with the
short end a be-
low the long one
and spru II <
downward from
it, SO as to leave
a hand ) breadth
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28
lro nE CONTINUED. ]
Seeking IteDose.

Nm goin to Dig out an 20 70 de city"
said Meandcring Mike.
but don't you want to hear dc birds
sing nm feel de cool breczcs In de shady
grovesr" inquired Plodding Pete.
yep. But I'm goln to quit an goin TO
town. where dere amt nobody goin up
and down de t'oroughfares tryin 10 hire
harvest hands. Washington Star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

Judgc-What evidence have you TO
show OF the prisoners guilt?
Witness What evldencel Sacr-r-r-re!
Didn't you hear me say just now that |
dreamed last night he was guilty.
Chicn un rrihuna
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

plants. This viii Kill the fly that ds-
stroys the tender leaves. 4 better
way i 10 scatter dry lime or gypsum
Ia the line OF the rows. thus enabling
the Cultivator 20 keep his horse be-
tween without stepping on the young
plants. II this is done two or three
times. the turnips will only need hoe
ing in the line OF the rows Turnips
grown thus viii yield possibly ten
times as much as they would IL sown
as a catch crop.
good deal Of the work which the
cultivation requires Is Offset I'm the
catch crop hy the extra labor required
TO hunt over large field to gather the
turnips that il cultivated could be
grown on quarter OF an acre. Be
sides this the plan Of cultivating tur-
nipS cleans the land OF weeds. Grow
ing them a n catch crop leaves all the
weeds 70 grow as long as the turnips
are growing Many weeds win seed
in that time. and all those that are
biennial viii root themselves under
shelter of tie catch crop ready to grow
and seed next season.
A farmer may sow turnips among
growing corn or potatoes II he has no
other place for them. But IL Is not an
economical practice. and usually the
corn or potatoes are injured by lack OF
cultivation more than the turnips are
worth. even IL they could be harvested
for nothing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

Hello, old chap" nc exclaimed.
become as sacred dream were with me
then. and there was no such thing in
this world as care. But the music
ceased and the sweet notes rolled away
waves of sound on the sands of eter-
nifty.
Then / heard the quaint refrains and
dirges of the sad voiced Australian for
est, and. looking up toward the fretted
roof of the old church, | saw the South
ern Cross cleaning in the illimitablo
vault Of the eternal heavens.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28
A FARM CONVENIENCE.
Stationary and Portable Holders For
Grain Bags.

A writer i'm Farm and Fireside ex-
tends the old proverb. Make your
head save your heels" To include fin
gers WHO'RE grain bags are still held by
hand. rs they very generally are, and
he presents some simple designs for
bag holders. all variations OF one prin-
cipIe. that will save many tired fingers
and hands.
The stationary one illustrated i'm
Figs. and is made as follows: Take
n piece Of fiat iron rod about six feet
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28
TH +,
Butler County National Bank,

Butler Penn,
Capital paid in 5000. 90
Surplus and Profits sI3o,7o3. .95
los. Hartman, President; ]. v. Ritts,
Vice President; c. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John c. McMarlin, Asst Cashier.
: general banking business transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Money loaned on approved security.
We invite you to open an account with this
bank
DIRECT )RS-Ilon. Joseph Hartman, Hon.
w. :. Waldron, DR.. y. NJ. Hoover II. Nc
Sweeney, f. F.. Abrams, q. =. Collins l. G
Smith, Leslie i. Hazlett, NJ. Fineg an
~. IT, Larkin, Harry Heasley, Dr. W. g.
McCandiess. Ben Masseth. J V. Ritts
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

UFsAUI1IlU .IT7T-hts
chain back over the stone well up TO
the dOubletree, then pass the chain
once around the stone. over the chain
at the doubletrce and hook IL behind
IL will never come on.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

A grass abundant throughout the
eastern Rocky mountain region In
strongly alkaline soils. but OF little val
uc except in times Of scarcity OF for
age. is the common salt or alkali grasA
Although often producing great deal
Of 'eafa-e. II Is harsh and unpalatable
and is refused by stock as long as 9TH
er grasses are 10 be obtained. sheep
eat IL more readily than other stock
II Is abundant In the Bad Lands regions.
and as better grasses are usually
scarce there il Il sometimes cut for
hay In localities where the land is be-
coming "alkalied" through improper
irrigation this grass is spreading rapid
ly and oftea becomes quite n pest. ac-
cording to AgrostOlogist t. A. VII
lians
How 60 DRAG stone with a Chain,
4 correspondent sends the Ohio
Farmer a sketch showing how he
drags stone with n chain: Draw the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28
VOL. xxxvi
HUSELTON'S!
Showing Of FALL and WINTER Footwear
4 AAAA>~ 0~AAO> - - - - - -
5Esse&@**xz

OF BOOTS ever
the best shosfo the
and enewest
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28
STANDS VERY HIGH
Estimation of the Public Argues
Well for 1t.

Good Reports are Coming in From all
Sections Of the Country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-09-22

Starlight Jr. Is fine black, II hands high: Il
years; black. ncaly points: very large bone.
very smooth; tiuc>t head and ears of an,
JACK In the STATE; very fine style and extra
fine action. Said to he the finest Jack la the
state, and an cXCcl,eut performer. viii
show This .iacl, for his fancy points against
iny Jack in the state.
rl.pIGEEE.
Sturlight,Jr. was sired by McIcau's fine
jack. Bc!knnp, of Wilson county; he hy i'm
ported Hrfklnap; dam by Franklin'S imported
Mnnsu'aut; second dam In Barcelona third
dam by an imported j%cnnrtt. The dam Of
this jack has h'uI shown In eight fairs. aud
took The premium in every one. one fuli
brother, at the age OF ., months. sold for
Sjlj at auction. and another for y 80.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-09-22
Waited,

At once, n correspondent at Webb
Glendoria, Swan Lake, Sunny Side
Sidon, Minter City, Shell Mound, Black
Hawk, Ten;ningway, Phillips, Lsaore,
Parons and Carrollton for The Common
wealth. The postmaster OF assistant
preferred A liberal of er will be made
he right persons. Aitr.sf L 3. 3li,
Greenwood |, Miss.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
BLOOD AND TOMATOES.
a Supposed Tragedy Tint Proved ia
he a Perfectly Harmless
AFFAIR.

Unusual excitement disturbed the
quiet of Philadelphia residence one
recent Sunday evening, resulting in the
hurried visits of policeman and two
doctors to the house. just as the man
of the house and his wife reached the
front step on the way home from
church the door was hurriedly thrown
open and out rushed the cook, who
called for "help!" When she saw her
mistress she declared between sobs that
the kitchen range had exploded and
that her cousin had been killed. The
mistress ran into the kitchen after
sending her husband for the doctors
and found the place covered with ashes
and a young man apparently half-dead
lying in a chair in front of the range.
His head and face were apparently COW
cred with blood, but II was soon discov-
cred that he was still alive, as he said
he was only stunned. The housewife
Immediately set to work to wash the
mans head and face to prepare him
for the doctors, but she was moved
to merriment when she found that the
supposed blood was only tomato juice
In truth the cousin was not injured
at all. The explanation was that the
cook had placed can of tomatoes un-
der the CRATE to melt the sealing on
the lid and that the explosion, which
scattered the ashes and tomatoes, fol-
lowed the expansion of the frozen liquid
in the can. When the policeman and
doctors arrived they were told the
story and joined in the laugh, which
was on the cook and her cousin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
THE CUBAN GOLD MYTH.
There Is Nothing on the Island
Which May BE Dignified by
the Name Mine.

If we listen to the voice of the charm
er or go to the books on Cuba for our
Information we shall find that the min
eral resources of this island include
gold, silver, mercury, lead, antimony,
copper, chrome, iron, manganese, pitch,
bitumen and even coal; but when we
come to look for practical metallic re-
suits commensurate with these varied
mineral resources we shall be disap-
pointed, says the Engineering Maga-
zine.
The gold fiction is the most time hon
ored, for the original Spanish settlers
expected to find rich gold mines in
Cuba. According to their historian
much gold was taken from this island
at the beginning of the conquest, but
it seems probable that most of this was
taken from the chiefs or caciques of the
Indians and very little from the ground
FL Vfdgero Universal, Madrid, 1897
gays: Some of this metal (gold) is
still found at Holguin." Whenever the
existence of gold in Cuba is discussed
this mine. at Holguin is invariably
brought forward. 1t is true that som,
work has been done at this point anC
a little gold has been extracted, but
there has never been any systematic eX
ploration, and there is nothing ther,
which may be dignified with the name
of a mine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
Another New Swindle.

The travelling crayon portrait
agents have sprung a new gag upon
the innocent and unsuspecting
householders in this vicinity, which,
in majority Of cases, has worked
to perfection. The agent carries
with him box, containing a num-
Der Of envelopes, which, he says.
contains blanks and plumbers. The
scheme is carried on much in the
nature Of lottery. The fakir in
forms his victims that there are but
few numbers in the lot, and requests
the person to draw an envelope.
OF course, every draw contains a
number, and the lucky (?) person
is informed that they are entitled
to a crayon portrait absolutely free
of all charge. The balance of the
scheme is identical with former
ones. The portrait will not be
given unless an extortionate price
is paid for frame. The original
pictures are never returned, and the
agents leave for pastures new.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
LUCREZIA BORGIA.
The Prevailing Conception of the
Historic POisoner's Character
Is False,

"All her contemporaries agree in
describing her as singularly attractive,
with sweet joyousness and charm
quite peculiar to herself" says "The
History of the Popes," by DR.. Henry
Pastor. "'She is of middle height and
graceful in FORM writes Uicolo Ca
gnolo of Parma; her face is rather long,
the nose well cut, hair golden, eyes of
no special color, her mouth rather
large, the teeth brilliantly white, her
neck is slender and fair, the bust ad-
mirably proportioned. She is always
gay and smiling Other narrators spe-
cially praise her long golden hair.
Unfortunately, we have no trust
worthy portrait of this remarkable
woman; at the same time we can gather
from some medals which were struck
at Ferrara during her stay there, fair
notion of her features. The best of
these medals, designed apparently by
Filipino Lippi, shows how false the
prevailing conception of this woman's
character, woven out of partisanship
and calumny, has been. The little head,
with its delicate features, is rather
charming than beautiful, the express
sion is maidenly, almost childish, the
abundant hair flows down over the
shoulders. the large eyes have far-off
look. The character of the face is soft,
irresolute and gentle; there is no trace
of strong passions and rather it denotes
weak and passive nature, incapable of
self lf-determination.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
The Two-0ent Stamp Issue

During the year 1898 the United
States bureau of engraving and
printing issued 2 500, 900, 900 of the
common red two-cent stamps,
enough to go almost twice around
the earth. Stacked one upon an
other, they would pile up $50 miles
beyond the atmosphere, equal in
weight to two Of Our big locomo-
tives and would make a blanket to
keep the frost off the city of Wash
ington. If these stamps worked in
relays, each taking the letters as
far as allowed by the postal regula-
tions, the letter would be carried to
the most remote star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
BANKS HAVE USE FOR MONEY.
way I'm Which Big Financial Institu-
tions Manage to Pny Dividends
to Shareholders.

Many people wonder how banks use
all the money deposited in them and
how they manage to pay interest," there
ON and yet come out at the end of the
year with big profit on the business,
says the New York Telegram.
What they do is trade with the money.
To the depositor they pay between one
and two per cent, but the money they
lend brings them in three, five, six,
seven, and even eight per cent.
For instance, they give loans on all
sorts of securities, such as railway de-
bentures, government stock, public
company shares, dock warrants, bills
Of lading, etc.
They also lend money on the Sc
curity of houses and land, but not to
n great extent, as repayments are
slow.
When a couple of substantial business
men or farmers or professional men
back bill the bank often lends without
any security at all; but now and again
they have heavy and ruinous losses on
these loans.
All banks, however, have large sums
Of money constantly lying idle, for they
must keep sufficient cash at the various
branches to pay checks, and even to be
more or less prepared for panics. Still,
the difference between the one or two
per cent. they pay and the three or
eight they receive on millions of dol
lars leaves them an immense profit on
the years business.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
Topics Of the Day.

The leading article of the June
DemoreSfS about "Puff. Balls" is re.
markably interesting account of the
not generally known characteristics of
his very common fungus. That it has
medicinal qualities, and that it serves
occasionally as an excellent breakfast
for the camper who has strayed away
from the commissary department, are
among the many interesting facts set
forth. An excellent collection of
photographs of the various puff-balls
at home are given.
This is but one of several collect
ions Of pictures in this number which
are of rare interest.
The illustrations for "In the Land
OF the Leatherstocking Tales" give
an extended glimpse of that beautiful
country made famous by Fenimore
Coopers thrilling stories.
Both pathetic and humorous is the
page of pen-and ink sketches by the
late Michael Angelo Woolf. There is
also sympathetically told biography
of this Noted Artist and Picturesque
Man by Kate Jordan, who had the
good fortune to number Mr.. Woolf
among her friends.
An important feature to women,
which appears for the first time in this
number of DemOreSfS, is the "Paris
Fashion Supplement" a full-page cos
tune designed in Paris especially for
DemoreSfS Magazine.
Other fashion features worth con-
sdering in this number are the page
of hats, beautifully illustrated, and the
most recent edicts as to style in
mourning. The latter article is by a
well-known New York society woman.
Among the variety of good fiction
in this number of Demoyesfs is a
brlskly told dialogue by Margaret SUIT
ton Briscoe. Besides the amount of
literary matter furnished, equal to that
OF any purely literary magazine, Demo-
rests furnishes this issue over half a
hundred new Paris fashion designs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
A PARTISAN EGG FORGER.
Many OF His False Productions Are
Purchased for Scientific
Collections.

A curious account is given by Paris
correspondent of the discovery of an
egg forger, whose false productions are
purchased for scientific collections and
by amateurs, says the Lincoln Daily
News. The man was very clever. A
visitor saw him make n penguin egg
that could not be distinguished from
the real one that served him for model.
He made the shell of plaster of paris
burnt and glazed. The egg was intend
ed for man who furnished eggs for
foreign scientific collection. These imi-
tations are not difficult, for among the
real eggs of most species there are so
many varieties that even the most
practiced expert could not distinguish
all of them. The eggs of the common
hy-catcher are very cheap. By chem
ical treatment they acquire b.uish
green shining color, and are then sold
at very high price as the eggs of the
sllk-tail. From common duck eggs are
fabricated the eggs of falcon, for
which so or 60 francs are paid. The
duck eggs for this purpose are given n
| silver-green color. Pigeon and wood
| pigeon eggs are also transformed into
rarer products of middle-sized birds.
| Nightingales' eggs are difficult to pro-
cure and are therefore very dear. They
are initiated by coloring larl1s' eggs
brown. The egg forger was for long
| Tune an assistant in natural-history
museum in the provinces.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
Sheep-shearinr by Machinery.

The sheep-shearing experiment that
is being tried in Sycamore, Ill.,, is prov
ing successful, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. A gasoline engine of
four horsepower runs ten clippers,
which shear on an average 1000 sheep
a day. One of the advantages of the
experiment is that about half n pound
more wool is realized from each sheep.
The test will be given to $4,000 sheep.
The sheep are sheared, the wool tied
and packed in large sacks holding sew
eral hundred pounds each and ready
for shipment at once. The success met
with in this experiment will revolu-
ionize the sheep-shearing business.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25

The Paris papers are telling an in
teresting story of newly-elected men,
ber of the French senate. NJ. Bassinet
like many of his colleagues, is a self
made man, and began life as a journey
man mason. In that capacity he was
employed TO renoyate the sculptural ia
cade OF the Luxembourg palace, when
the architect, noting his skill and in
dustry, said to him by way of encour-
agement: why, you couldn't be max
ing a better job of it If it were wour
own house" The young workman
smiled, and Is said to have answered: (:
zone never knows what the future may
bring forth" He had at the time no
political aspirations, but all the same
he now sits as senator in the building
he helped to adorn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
Give the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, ap.
petizing, nourshing food drink to take
the place of coffee. Sold by all gro-
GERS and liked by all who have used it
because when properly prepared it
tastes like the finest coffee but is free
from all its injurious properties.
Grain.O aids digestion and strengthens
the nerves. 1t is not stimulant but
health builder, and children, as well
as adults, can drink it with great bene,
fit. Costs about I as much as coffee
IS and a5c. SO 4td
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-25
Will Cost $400 a Mile.

1t is estimated by an exchange
that the bicycle side paths to
be erected in the various counties of
Pennsylvania will cost $500 a mile,
which would mean an annual ex-
penditure of $1,000 to construct
twelve and a half miles of a path i'll
a country. The paths are expected
to be raised twelve to eighteen
inches above the road level. The
minimum width must be three feet
and the maximum six feet.