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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28

she put on her slippers, lighted lamI
and led the way.
| by that time the violence ~ the
snakes agonics had subsidized. lie had
stopped whipping and thrcshing about
| Only the faint trcmor Of his rattlcs
kept up. You see, he didn't care foi
Goldfish, bot cheese, being made q!
milk, had . certain attraction for him
lie had gone 10 investigate the bnit ON
that mousctrap and had sprung IL just
as u he had been real mouse. The
consequence was that the spring, which
was good, strong one, had grippcd
him tight on the back Of his head. And
that was the end Of him.
"But. though Ethel could go into that
room with lamp and look AZ the snake,
the sight nearly shocked her .1to hys.
terics. She said she could never forget
the look ~ that dead rattler. with its
jaws wide open, staring at her in the
corner OF the room. More than that.
after she had nearly dropped the lamp
and set the house on fire, she declared
that she must get out and 20 To some
other house. She could not STAY in that
house another hour. Fortunately. there
was n sort Of hotel in the town. and the
Berrys went TO IL. Hut IL seemed very
at the time at least-that during
the next few days. while she was sui.
fering from an attack of fever. the doe.
tor would not let Honorable Tom even
send her a note. The fact is, she could
not bear anything that reminded her of
that hideous night as she always
called il.
But here is where the providence
that watches over good girls comes in,
think. Now observe
"a few days later. when they were
just going to start north. Ethel saw the
young man and told him that their
marriage must I've postponed for some
months. until she could forget all about
that horrible mousctrap affair. She
said that. for some time TO come. the
sight of him would always remind her
of n rattlcsnake with its mouth wide
open.
ale tried to take her out of II. hut
one evening out in the moonlight she
told him just how IL was.
"Now. you may think that very un.
kind thing for girl TO say tn her de-
voted lover, and no wonder he didnt
seem to like it. But il was just as well
that she did take that fancy.
"She went with her mother to Ncu
York, and thereby the mcrest acci
dent, obserye-shc met another Eng
lishman who knew Honorable Tom
Then, in conversation, il came ont that
Honorable Toms brother had sent hin
TO Florida on purpose to separate him
from Honorable Mrs. Tom, who was n
very undesirable person.
"ln fact, Honorable Tom was the black
sheep of the family. In many ways b,
was not bad fellow never stole. on
anything Of that kind-but he had
very light idea Of his obligations in the
way Of marriage. evidently.
He himself said, when he was asked
about the affair. that he had come to
Florida on purpose 10 escape from that
woman - meaning Honorable Mrs.
Tom, his lawful wife.
so. you see, that mcusetrap and that
rattlesnake did one good turn for Ethel
Berry then. and a second good turn. YOU
may say, when she married the doctor
who treated her for the nervous trouble
that followed.
And ! happen 10 know that the doc
tor has mFde her particularly good
husband. ] know it by her looks. can
always tell happy wife" y. U.
lin, es. lie rnncrat
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
STUDY In HAT TRIMMINGS
How Thsy Arc Arranged tpc" the
New, soft Eucc,- In sam
NEE IIesdncsr.

Alsv- York man who IL famous for
hie wit said the other day that the mil
Hncrs must gather their floral hat trim
mings from gardens created specially
for their use, for in all his botanical re'
search and this particular branch of
study Is one Of his hobbies he has
never come across any records Of the
specimens which nowadays adorn fash
ionable hcndgear.
And one il inclined TO take his state.
meut seriously when one sees the won
derfLl creations which my lady wears.
The idea Of draplng the brim Of sum
mcr hats with rufIle Of fine lace has
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
An Argument.

Here the voice Of counsel for the defense
thrilled with emotion.
Gentlemen of the jury" he cried. you
canno, believe the prisoner 10 he the cool,
calculating villain the prosecution would
make HIM out To be- Were be- cool and tal.
culluug Wslld hc have murdered ha wife,
a. he !, accused OF doiugy Would he not
rather have spared her IN order that .he
might hc here 40 this trial To weep for hun
and uhucu,, YOUR verdict with her tear"
Only the thoughtloss think lawyers do NOT
assist the ends OF justice. --D,troit journal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28

A Russian engineer has succeeded in
discovering a practical method Of mak
ing naphtha candles. These are com
posed of naphtha, petroleum, tallow
and special substance to give the
candles consistence. In ST. Petersburg
these lights can be bought at about
the same price as stearine candles, to
which they will become formidable
competitor. The naphtha candles burn
with smokeless flame and give out n
powerful light. The inventor intends
establishing large factory for the
production of these lights.-Chscago
Chronicle.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28

taken splendidly. II lends n swcctiy de-
mure expression 20 the face and MAKE,
the hat picturesque.
One very pretty hat was trimm-d
with medley OF odd blooms. There
were purple roses, yellow ,iolcis, pink
green cowslips. white forget
and blue dandclions. all masscc
upon it in such way that your CORE
sPondcnt was not surprised 20 hear IN,
wcarcr spoken Of ~ - walking flower
garden" There was also bow Of rib
bon upon the crown with flowers
nasscd at the left side.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
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caa Wa Panorama.

Contains loo superb halt tone engravings,
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pie Of our ucN Islands Picture OF our lie
rocs Dewey. General thar.os king known
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Ofhocrs. CaNa'D. ARTILLERY, lusntry. ships,
Ehc practice, spanish Soldiers. Insurgents,
thl,kamauga, Jacksonville, Tampa, Last
Farewell Letters Home, Hospitals. Clara
Barton. Rough Riders, santiago. San Juan,
Manila. the Beautiful " omen Of Cuba aud
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Mn.h-Lrnihrr .ioNe..

Remove the grease stains by rubbing
with magnesis or cream of tartar. Pre-
pare n father of lukewarm water aud
white soap; wash the gloves in il, wiring
them and squeeze them through fresh
lather. Rinse first in lukewarm water,
then In cold. and stretch them on
wooden hands TO dry in the sun or be-
fore a fire.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
FOR COOL EVENINGS.
sI,c Creation to Throw over
an Evening Gown.

This is an illustration OF the saying
that the best goods sometimes come ia
the smallest packages Really YOU can
do up the fashionable little summer
cape into a parcel so small that IL can
be stuck away iu the handbag and yet
have room enough for something else.
Lat the little cape is indeed very
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
International touVsntioB, Haptir Noung
Peoples Unios Of AmsrtSs-

Richmond. Va, July % 20 70. ls19. the e.
" 4 u ~ will make rat" ~ ote fRre
for the round trip ruud going July %. -
and go s",-l returning from EI,htu,ui not
later than july 60 as a,Iu-tttuE ticket
with luIut agent uu or teiufc July % AMI
payment of h cents return hmit NAV 10
EXTENDED Ca leave tIchuund not later than
August 10. lSFI 80, &. ~ q u. agents fur
information
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
New shirt waist Hutton.

A very good aluminium shirt waist
button has been perfected and is now
ready for trade. The button is made
out of one solid piece Of metal. no solder
being used, and is warranted not To
break or bend. Only metal expert
can distinguish between this button
and the genuine gold one, and the gold
aluminium button is said not to blacb.n
linen
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
Cause and Elect.

Uncle Thomas i like ter git up early.
Then l can git my work done fore
night an be able ter 20 ter bed early.
Johpny-W'ot yer want ter go ter
bed early fer?
why, sos | can git up early. You
know mighty little bout the true phi.
losophy VI ute."-Judge.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
SOME ODD UMBRELLAS
Rain Protectors Than DO r-o-
pie OF This Couatry.

Many curious umbrellas are made
One | have seen can be- taken apart and
put in ones pocket. The stick Is 81
wood about an inch In diameter. The
cover can be turned inside out aud
folded into a small bundle. Hy touch.
ing a spring the ribs come OF. straight.
On out and may be- placed IN the hol.
low of the stick. which j. then a very
presentnblc walking stick. II is found
very convenient 10y lis owner. who II
drummer. Another is still more In
gcnious. The handle Is curved. aud
when spring is pressed a pipe flies out
The ribs are slowed away in th" cen.
ter and the owner has walking stick.
but in the center there 10 also a rnpirr,
which may he drawn out. Another neat
invention is a hollow stick which con.
iains a camp chair. Three steel sup.
ports ARE pressed out of the top Of the
stick, triangular piece of canvas put
on, and seat Is had which II ~ least
az comfortable a. u bicycle saddle. Al
OF these strange umbrellas come from
the old world. The umbrella makers
say that Europeans take much more
pride in their umbrellas than do people
of this country. Many little Jokes are
concealed in the umbrella handles
there. \ handle may present the ap.
pearance of the head ~ monkey OF
a eat or some other animal. aud a secre,
spring will cause the little creature TO
open It's mouth and squirt drop %
cologne on the heholder-J John Gilmcr
Speed, in Woman's Home Companion
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
NOVEL FANCY LAMP.
Unique Design In Oriental WOOD
Dciicntc'y Carved and very
highly Polished.

just now when the housewife.
thoughts are turning toward pretty fur
nishings for rhe summer home, IA word
about lamps j. no, amiss. The new de
signs are stril,ingiy unique this year
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
SAD CASE OF JACK SMITH.

Jack Smith was clerk on thousand a year
And his heart was as bright as the May.
His smart little wife made his humble home
dear,
For she did her own homework with never
fear
ofwhat other people migh, say,
or what foolish people might say
His tastes being simple. his wants they
were few;
Contented and happy he dwelt;
He dined on plain food and took exercise,
So vigor and health and good nature he
knew.
And never a worry he felt.
nc felt
To shorten the grth Of his belt.
BEING poor he could live as It suited him
hest
And dress just for comfort alone;
He could ride on a merry go-round with a
zCst,
Speak the truth and be honest because he
was blest
With true independence unknown.
Unknown
To those in a Weather zone.
And thus he was happy until in awhile
There fell to him riches galore,
And then the poor fellow boomed out IN
the style
And dwelt in a grand architectural pile
With servants on every floor.
Hoo-roor!
with bosses on every floor
J. Cumberland smythe was our gentleman
now,
Esquire tackled onto his name:
And his ambitious wife she was training
him now
To make his rolitest society bow
To further her Hottest aim
That came
From trying to get in the game
With nothing to do he grew PUFFY and stout,
And wine made him red in the face
He dined on course dinners with nabobs
about.
His health and hts nerves and good nature
gave out,
And he soon was pit!ful case.
For the doctors who thrved on his pace
- In garments of IA shion he had TO he bound
And walk with dignihed tread
To operas. balls and receptions around
His wife made him golf he didn't she
found
Another to go In his stead.
His stead,
When scandalous things might be said.
A valet he had who would fawn at his face
And fun of him make at his bach.
His butler, bedecked with gold buttons and
lace.
Looked down on him so that he felt in his
place
AS small as the point of a tack,
A tack,
And worse than man on the rack.
In his carriage with liveried driver before
And a folded-armed tiger behind.
And his wife with "A 10 he n ah IN ah
He rode in the park while admirers. a score.
Would bow to his wife who inclined
Inclined,
While he was compelled TO be blind.
In spite of his money both ends wouldn't
meet,
For he had to ape Weather geese.
SO worries and cares made his troubles
complete;
To keep up the style he must practice de-
ceit.
Which robbed all his slumbers of peace,
OF peace.
Till death seemed his only release.
One day in a restaurant sadly he went
Ana asked as privilege rare
That he. as in days he had happily spent. |
Could take of his coat and in shirt sleeves
content
Sit down on a plain wooden chair.
Hard chair,
And feel just as free as the air.
"And can't l." he asked. las a privilege
great,
Have corned beef and cabbage to eat
With plenty of mustard and all on one |
plate
You'll pardon my tears for, alas, / must |
state
It's years since I've known such treat,
a treat,
ltsyears since I've known such treat" |
Ill. c. Dodge. In Chicago Daily Sun.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
Chinese nrIdesmaid..

An exceptionally ugly old woman in
China can always make a fair living
by acting AS bridesmaid at wedding.
A Chinese bride makes point of choos-
ing only ugly women for her attend
ants In order that they uLy act as TOLL
W her BEAUTY.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
W nnsIrr.

"Shc bass prHrilh., voice"
ia Which r,'i~,tt
In tmnrt
"ND wonder She used ~ cali losr q
camp Co dIul,f Cleveland IIaiu Dealer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28

!, j. not cr,litahit f1r any girl to hsys
several young mCU "gn ihc sgrins. '-Atch.
non Globe
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28

Odd YOU se, that pale Young man calling
out 'Ci.h!' at The ribbon cuuut,T!'
We"
"Fatr'. auu''y funny. sometimes. Ten
Year, ago. vh,u ue v,H, bows together, h's
one ambition wac 40 o, e mighty hunter lnl
catch lions " .th 'assJ. berlin MIDI llcf.
aid
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28
To ,.rr a 1aId w One nav

Take Laxative Broup Cniininc Tablets. Al
druggists r. fund money if 10 fans 10 cure. -.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-28

and they are made of all imaginary ma
terials.
The shapes, too, are very much
changed from those of previous years,
for in lieu OF the short, dumpy lamp
with its large round bowl, there is a
long, slender vessel with an oil recep-
tacle scarcely larger than good
sized teacup.
A pretty new lamp design is one that
is made of oriental wood delicately
carved and highly polished. The
wood is dark brown and the figures
ar. enameled in dark green. The
lamp stands almost IA feet high. ex,
elusive Of its base. The proper shade
for such lamp is made of deep red
French tissue paper, trimmed around
the edge with frills Of ehiaoR.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-23

FOREST TREE PLANTING.
An Effort to Promote II Amonm
Farmers and Landowners,
sY
loE LlgC0Lk

An Effort to Promote II Amonm
Farmers and Landowners.
The division Of forestry Of the Unit
cd States department Of agriculture
through recent circular offers prac.
acal and personal assistance to farm
ers and others in establishing forest
plantations, wood lots shelter belts
and Wind breaks. Applications for the
conditions Of such assistance should be
made to Clifford Pinchot, forester.
Washington, ID. 9. The design OF this
undertaking is to hid farmers and 9TH
er landowners IN the treeless region Of
the west aud wherever it is desirable
to establish forest plantation. In the
very interesting explanatory circular
No p, Mr. Pinchot touches upon yari.
GUS aspects OF forestry. Tree culture
in regions formerly treeless, he says, is
dependent largely upon agriculture.
Wherever large areas of land have
been brought under cultivation the
of trees is yearly becoming
more successful.
Nearly every state of the plains
region has, among many failures, some
admirable examples of plantations OF
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-23
through improved methods OF rermen-

through improved methods OF rermen-
tation.
The phrase "tillage is manure" may
be classed as one of the half truths"
From recent experiments 1t appears
that the reason tlllage seems to be
manure is that 1t enables the plant to
utilize completely the fertility that is
in the soil, particularly potash and
phosphoric acid, but II this process Is
carried on indefinitely without applica-
ton of any kind of manure 1t win rem
der the land hopelessly barren.
Boston market or white seeded ten
mis- ball is popular lettuce for fore
ing.
AS soon as onion bulbs attain full
size and the tops turn brown they
should be pulled, thrown into windrows
and allowed to cure for ten or more
days, or If there is danger from rain
the curing should be done In open
sheds or on the barn floor. Excess of
either sunshine or rain is likely to in.
Jure the bulbs. The most common
processes of wlntering the onions are
freezing the bulbs and keeping them In
this state all the winter and storing
them in dry apartments where the tenn.
perature can be maintained Just above
the freezing point.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-23
ABOUT CASSAVA.


observations and Opinions of an lex.
Derienced Grower.
Let no one imagine that high fertili-
cation is unnecessary for q successful
yield of roots as well as large, fine
seed. Virgin soil, however, if already
rich, will make n fine yield without
lots of fertilizer, and l find virgin soil
best for it, either with or without fer.
tilizers. The longer 1t grows and even
to two years and upward the better the
yield and the richer the roots In starch,
in my opinion.
Some, however, are so alarmed at the
prospect of tte destruction of the stub.
bic and roots that they are afraid to
leave the roots In the soil over the win
ter; but having tested this through
two OF the worst snaps we have ever
had in south Florida, | have no fear
of such loss to any extent Ia any of
our southern counties now producing
It, And, as seed is large item in the
blu and planting only a little less,
think that planting only once In every
two years is good economy In addl-
ton to this. its manufacture, in point
OF freedom from freezing after it is
dug and pleasant weather with ample
time to do It In, is certainly an item
On the bin worthy of note.
think the seed stronger at . years
qdd IN case the cold lets it of. on my
place here on the east side of Lake
Winch II escaped the cold and matured
@he seed for eight consecutive years,
fsvvr sucCumbing In stalk or kernel
l'1n the fsg4-5 nBgze, and then the
cots and stuboTb both escaped. and l
..ecureu my seed the following fall
rf1lu the stuDbie plants.
some writer sEFu not bong since that
%. roots worId rut after two years
~ tho st1lks fail, but think his soil |
1gst have been a fauN
Ihe foregoing fs are experience of a /
iorida grower given IN an exchange,
no ne concludes with the statement
asp both cassava and cane ought TO
2 Wanted in October and early No.
eu6er, as neither win come to ma.
lrity until upward OF year, the cane
tne hrst wars pisrt nut maturing
ndelr 10 or Is months old.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-23
TYPICAL rwo-YEAn-oLD PLANTATION.

TYPICAL Two-YEAh-oLD PLANTATION.
of successful tree culture on nonirri,
gated lands is reached.
Many of the wornout farms in humid
regions may be brought back to their
original fertility by growing forest
trees upon them for series of years,
and very many of them contain land
better suited to the production Of wood
than tc any other purpose. Such land
should never have been cleared 1t is
fortunately true that throughout the
regions once wooded wornout farm
lands VIII usually revert to their pre-
vious condition If protected from fire
and stock.
Seeding and Pasturing Stumpage.
With a little scientific handling
stumpage may be made excellent pas
turage. In some of the heavily wooded
sections of Wisconsin the COW is
brought iii about as soon as the timber
has been hauled away. The stumps
remain, and in the course of nature the
spaces around them would soon grow
up thick with briers. berry bushes and
underbrush. But the farmer puts in
his harrow and perhaps his pillow, and
the land is roughly prepared for grass
seed, which is at once sown. The
grass quickly gets a firm hold, and
there is no room for either underbrush
or weeds. The whole land is soon oc-
cupied with grass, except that actually
occupied by the stumps.
The cows are then turned into this
pasture ana occupy 1t for years. Mean.
time the stumps, If they be of certain |
varieties of trees, are rotting away at |
the roots, and the rotting clears the
way for the stuinpage pasture to be-
come n tillable fleld. This plan is
worthy Of more general adoption, &C
cording to Farm, Field and kIreside.
Land that has been cleared Of timber
is generally allowed TO lie practically
waste for long years. If tho cattie are
turned upon II for pastnrnge they sim.
ply browse the Wild grTssss that
spring up here and there. T0U often
weeds get possession IN suu1 numbers
that the whole area hRcomes a verlta-
Die thlcket of weeds. In al such cases
grass should be placed m possession Of
the denuded land.