davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
lro DE CONTINUED
Good Horse Sense.

They Mexican burros ascertain where
to Dig for water by closely observing
the, surface of the ground. One OBJ
server writes:
I'VE had found water in an arroyo
of n sufficient quantity to make cof-
fee, when we saw three burros search
ing for water. They passed several
damp places, examining the ground
closely, when the leader halted near us
and began to paw hole In the hot,
dry sand Having dug a hole some
thing over a foot in depth, he backed
out and watched it intenuy. To our
surprise it soon began to fill with wa
ter. Then he advanced took n drink
and stepped aside for his companions
to drink. When they went away, we
drank from their well and found the
water to be much cooler than any we
had found for many day. There Is
no witchcraft about Mexican burros,
but they have good horse sense
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

The Kansas station carried on two
experiments, one in the summer OF
1897 and the other in the summer OF
1898, to determine the relative effect Of
early and late blowing on the moisture
content of the soil The experiment Of
1898 indicates that the disk harrow
may be a valuable means OF cOnserv-
ing moisture. especially IL IL IL used
soon after the last rain preceding n
period OF drought. \ fair comparison
between disking and early plowing can
not be made from this experiment. be-
cause the good effects OF the disking
were largely obliterated by heavy
rain which fell July 3, before the ex-
pertinent with early plowing began.
The results of the two experiments OF
1897 and 1898 certainly show that. a
far as the effect upon soil moisture i
concerned, early fall plowiug l. GER
tainly much better than late. and es-
pecially is this true when there is 4
drought through the months OF July
and August. In addition to this. the
much better condition OF the soil OBJ
tanned by the early plowing should
have considerable weight toward in
ducing farmers to push their fall plov
ing as early in the season as possible
The experiment Of 1S9S also strikinEly
illustrates the fact that all effective
methods OF culture topreserve moisture
must break the connection for capil-
larry attraction between the surface
and the subsoil, and the culture must
be repeated after every heavy rain to
continue the effectiveness of the treat
ment.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
The Clever Romans.

IL seems quite surprising that the an
cient Romans did not acquire the art of
printing with movable types. inasmueh
as they came SO very near 90 lt. They
had wooden blocks carved with words
in reverse. by means OF which they
stamped those words on pottery. while
the latter was rs yet unbaked and soft
Incidentally IL may be mentioned that
they knew the modern method Of
mending broken pots by means Of riv-
cts. and many pieces OF pottery thus
restored have been dug up
In ancient Rome there was one daily
newspaper. which was written entirely
by hand. Furthermore the Roman sen
ate had a publication which corre-
sponds 70 The Congressional Record.
being a report Of the daily proceedings
OF that important legislative body. IL
likewise was written by hand Speak
Ing of baked clay. one might mention
the fact that the little boys OF Rome
2,OOO years and more ago were aecus-
toned 20 play knuckle down with mar
bles OF that material just rs children
do now
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
III WAS GENUINE.
The Signature of William sh.ke~-
pear~ That Admiral Luce Had.

penr~ That Admiral Luce Had
At the time Of the New Orleans eN-
position. in the winter of iSS+-5. Ad-
miral Luce was IN command Of the
north Atlantic squadron AMI was sent
down there 10 add 20 the gayefy Of
nations. which no other old seadoH
could dsa better than he. Upon his re-
turn the flagship was anchored IN New
York bay. where Il was visited by
many people. one day a party came
aboard which Included among others
a very pretty girl and a very diEnifleei
AMI learned EuElishman. AZ Admiral
Luce was entertaining them IN his
cabin be asked the pretty girl II shs
woull like % see an original autograph
Of William Shakespeare
At this the digniHed and Larned
Englishman pricked up his ears and
remarked that he had made a study u
the autographs u Shakespeare and
was positive there was no authentic
example In America. Admiral Luce re-
piled that be was very positive his was
authentic and that It's xenuineness had
never been questioned This made the
Britisher quite mad. and he delivered
a lecture on the fraudulent autographs
and manuscripts that were brought
over 10 America and exhibited as orig
inalS
Well" replied the admiral Il am
convinced that my autograph of VIII
liam Shakespeare Is genuine. and
am going TO have the pleasure Of show
ing It TO this young lady" whereuD-
on he went 20 his desk. took out his
visitors book. turned back n few pages
and then pointed out the signature.
william Shakespeare. mayor Of New
Orleans. Jan. l.. 1855" The English
man gave a painful gasp and retired
Chicago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

Sir, he said, ''as enc of those who
have the honor OF representing the Brit
ish lion allow me to ''--
Don t mention it, sir, interrupted
the giant graciously. "YOu re perfectly
welcomc-but pray keep on your hat
the suns strong and brains are
scarce.
Jack thanked him and resumed his
seat.
"Hellor exclaimed Savile again.
do you see that dogr He says there's
something coming.
As at that moment three mounted
troopers and a couple Of black police
rode right up and into the camp this
prophetic statement Of Saviles would
have been difficult to refute.
looked at Daily. There was sickly,
ugly, sneering grin upon his face As
for Jack. though outwardly cool l could
see a look of apprehension in his eyes.
Tho sergeant Of the police, tall black
bearded man jumped off his horse and
handed his reins over TO one Of the
trackers; then another trooper dis
mounted.
Good day, mates - said the police
sergeant cheerily. AYE aye, thanks.
That's what | want " He seized pan
uikin which Savile had handed him and
took a drink of tea. Then he sat down
on his heels-as it is the fashion of
many bushmen to do-and pulling out
his pipe began TO smoke deliberately.
| noticed, however, that the other troop
ers would not sit down when asked but
waited patiently around, and that their
revolver pouches were unbuckled- And
then the sergeant Of police began to
talk about the discovery Of copper by
old Henry on the Cloncurry. They had
Just got word old Henry had struck il
rich, and would probably sell his find
to an English syndicate for matter Of
600, geo. | was chatting and curious
over this seeming waste of words The
tortures of uncertainty We're bad enough
without being needlessly prolonged. f0g
intuitiyely | knew there was trouble
brewing for Jack, divined. That vii
lain DAILY had Matched some cunniu,
plot. and all this was part Of its ont
come. As ii was, the sergeant alway-
talked about the Cloncurry region and
made remarks regarding it as if invit-
ing some Of US 10 put him right, if h.
were wrong. in regard to what he was
saying. To one Of US at least it must
have been transparent ruse. At last
the officer rose and, knocking the ashes
out of his pipe against the bark Of
tree, deliberately placed it in the band
of his slouch hat. Then a sober express
sion came into his face, as if he had
some unpleasant duty to perform
"Who's in charger" he asked.
indicated Gordon, as the modest or
canny Scot seemed somewhat slow at
claiming that honor
Then, Mr. Gordon, said the ser
geant, I'm very sorry to trouble you.
but which is Mr.. TyndallT'
Jack took the pipe from las mouth
and quietly said that he was
could see a troubled, wearied look
in his eyes-that sort of look which you
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

British lion"
see on the face of a man who, after q
continuous run of bad luck sees at last
the final shipwreck of his hopes.
At a glance from the sergeant a
trooper stepped up behind my mate
in fact. he had stood suspiciogsly near
him all the time. With quick, light
hand he drew the latter revolver from
its pouch and handed it to another
trooper. Then, pulling some cleaning
pieces of steelwork from his shirt front,
he handed them to the sergeant. We
all knew what they were.
"I'm very sorry, said the officer in
q quiet, cool voice, land l hope you II
be able to clear yourself, but I've got n
warrant here for you. John Farquhar-
son, alias John Tyndall it's my duty
to arrest you for having murdered one
named James Sexton near the Cloncurry
on or about the 9th of March last.
Just raise your hands so and keep your
head, and there need be no trouble.
That's right. Thank you.
Crirr, click, click, click and the
arrest was completed. How quietly,
methodically and coolly those troopers
performed their work.
"Murderl" repeated the prisoner
with, as / thought, return of that
strange whimsical cynicism which char
acterized him.
Remember that anything you say
now may be used against you.
Thanks, sergeant I'm ready to go
with YOU. -
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

NOT 4UCH or AN EATEHfa
o. Took, - He said. Very Lfttfa.fo
satisfy Him.


Captain T. ". Morgan, every InchAn
NelsAu-an himself. likes TO tell this
story when tlls. is another WeIshnafr
IN hearing He went horne 70 dinner
one day aud found a paper hanger at
work ll iae house. lie asked the time.
aII Captain Morgan told him Il was
noon.
I gases I'm knock or AMI 20 home
TO dinner thea" the paper hanger re-
marked
stay and eat with US the captain
said aud the Invitation was accepted
Captain Morgan was attentive 20 his
guest during the meal He had a
proiiEi1us appetite. The captain help
ci him % roast beef several times. un-
t.l % last be had some curiosity 70 see
just h0v much the fellow would eat
without crying enough. The game was
growing quite interesting when the feb
low began 60 show signs % quitting.
'WM you have some N the plum
puGiinGg" the captain asked him to re-
vIve his falling appetite.
"No. thanks he replied. I've bad
enough think"
~Oh. take q small piece OF tine pud-
ding" the captain urged Its genu-
inc English plum pudding AMI home
made at that"
We'll don't mind trying IT, he
said
The captain helped him 90 a section
Of the pudding weighing about
pound. AMI he ate il with mueh relish.
Then De showed his chair away from
the table and leaned back for an after
dinner chat.
I'm not much Of m eater be said.
not noticing the smile on the captains
face. 1T takes very little 70 satisfy
me. Say. you ought to see the Welsh
cat"
"Are they hearty eatersT' asked the
captain.
Hearty eaterST' repeated the feI-
low. say. they eat IKE a lot OF hogs
-pittsburg News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
LATE FORAGE CROPS.
MAY he Light. bnt I~csui - Dwarf
Rs.e as f'assurc--Its e. and Harley.

MAY he Light. bnt I~r.ul - Dwarf
Rs.e as f'a>surc-us e. and Harley.
Drought has worked 81, much injury
TO the pastures and L5y crop that
American Culuvator feels it desirable
to again refer 20 tL- Importance Of
growing forage crops 10 feed green
and 10 cure for hay.
X IS not too late 10 sow fodder
crops. We have had fair crop Of corn
fodder fcon corn sowu In July. and
some good crops Of Hungarian grass
and millet sown even as late as Au-
gust. though we should prefer sowing
these crops Ia May OF early IN June.
The late sown crop may not De quite
as heavy as an earlier sowu crop would
have been. and If cured for winter use
il max D0t have Is good weather for
curing il properly. but half crop may
prove better than no crop. and il l.
now too late 10 talk about sowing
carly
Rye ana barley sown together rs late
as September viii furnish a fail feed
that will save an early attack upon the
haymow or the silage pit as they
stand quite severe frosts without in
Jury and make a fair hay. though not
the best, requiring more grain with
them TO make n well balanced ration
than does good English hay
For young stock. sheep and stock
hogs. we would certainly try the dwarf
Essex or dwarf Victoria rape as a pas
ture IL may be sown at any time UP
TO the middle OF August and j. best
grown In drills 2la TO feet apart. using
2la to pounds Of seed To the acre. or
another way is TO SOW three pounds
per acre broadcast between the rows
of corn nj the last time of cultivating
1t VIII be ready to turn stock into In
from six to eight weeks from sowing.
and If among the corn the animals viii
not touch the corn while they can find
rape.
IL the animals are allowed % get a
fair feed In a pasture I'm the morning
and not turned on the rape until the
dew is off, and only for an hour or 50
at first. gradually extending the time.
after a week they may be allowed to
20 to 1t rs they will without danger OF
bloat. They should have opportunity
TO run out into another pasture when
they wish 10. which they VIII as soon
as they have eaten enough. lambs and
fattening hogs do better II they have
some wheat bran every day when on
the rape. but this is not necessary for
sheep or growing calves.
1t is reported that last year more
than n million acres OF rape were
grown in this country, and II sale Of
seed is n criterion for Judgment there
may be 100000 acres this year. And
yet it was almost unknown here five
years ago. excepting In some parts of
Canada, where farmers had learned
the value placed upon it in England
The general opinion seems TO be that
where rape is grown and fed where II
stands the droppings Of animals, even
when "A part Of them are taken out TO
the pasture field, will leave the land in
better condition than before. II fur
nishes feed until the ground freezes
In winter.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

him steadily with those wondering, pa
tient ewes of his. | knew that Savile,
who, like most men Of great bodily
strength, possessed one of the best tenn
pers, was trying to bear with this man.
l feared that some day DAILY would &C
too far, and there would be trouble in
the camp.
About this time we began to see the
signal fires of the blacks among the
ranges. Mackenzie had given strict or
ders not to interfere with them so long
as they did not stampede and meddle
with the cattle.
At last the longed for mail carrier re
turned There We're two letters for me,
one of them registered This was from
nv mothers lawyer and conveyed the
glad tidings that a cousin Of my ia
theirs, the fact of whose existence had
long since forgotten, had, after paying
some few small legacies to his more i'm
mediate relations made me his residu
airy legatee, and the property would
produce abbout e1, 800 a year.
Fifteen hundred a year \ minute
and a half ago penniless bushman,
now a man of Independent meansl
And she, whom only few hours be-
fore I had been striving to Danish from
my thoughts, telling myself in spirit
which was false to my own convictions
that | was simply the victim of a pass
ing infatuation, could l not approach
her as a suitor now? If were not from
a monetary point Of view a match for
her. still was / not her equal by birth,
and, / trust, those attributes which give
to one the dignity of a gentleman?
The other letter was from my mother.
1t begged of me to come home now that
/ had sufficient for all my needs.
All cares as to my future worldly well
fare were removed. But was l going
back to civilization again? Ineed hard
ly have asked myself that question. No.
If / had been left the wealth of the
Rothschilds, l would have continued az
l was-getting my weekly wage and
working for it too. If l told any one in
camp of my altered prospects, the fact
of my remaining under such circum-
stances might appear significant By
premature declaration l might also ruin
my chance of winning the one girl in
the world who now seemed to me
worth winning. | also felt that If |
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
CHAPTER VIII.
AN UGLY INCIDENT.


It did not take Jack and me long to
complete our personal preparations for
the Macarthur river trip. We helped
the teamsters to look over the harness,
grease the wagons, weigh out some ra-
tions, and on the following morning
shortly after daybreak we were steering
north again down the creek. Savile was
in the lead; Norah Mackenzie with
Elsie and Gordon, rode behind him.
while Snowfall and another black fel-
low brought up the rear of the caval-
cade, which included few spare horses
The squatter had started out that morn
ing to certain point where he expect
ed to meet the surveyors. | felt sorry
for him as l caught sight of his anxious
face when he bade his daughter goodby.
Jack and l rode our own horses, and
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12


were to gain her love it must be by my
own individuality. Norah Mackenzie
was not one who would be swayed much
by worldly considerations. l did not
know as yet how l stood with her. She
had never by word or sign given me the
slightest clew to this secret. If ] accom-
plished the end ON which my heart was
set, how pleasant it would be to tell
her that | was no pauper, but a man Of
fair means. These bright thoughts
must have showed upon my face, for
Jack, rs he passed just then looked
keenly at me and remarked;
''Well, Dick, l need hardly ask if
you've had good news2"
Eyes, good news, Jack. -
Parker" said the squatter coming
up just then, "you' re just the man I'm
looking for Have you had kettleful
of news? Good news, hope? That's
right. Well, what l wanted to tell you
Is this: There's so ton ketch coming
up the Macarthur river with iron, wire
and general stores for the station so /
want you to keep tally Of the cargo.
You'll 20 with a couple of wagons,
eight horses il each. I'm afraid, Savile,
you'll have to go, too, for you re the
only one who has ever been through this
country before. Besides, as luck will
have it, I've got to make little excur-
sion southwark myself to meet party
of surveyors travelling overland from
South Australia SOS to find out exact
ly where my country is. I'm gong to
take Chilcot and another man with me.
We can keep the cattle above the gap
now that we've run the fence across. |
hear the police magistrate and his wife
have arrived at the Macarthur river,
so | think III just send in my daughter
and Elsie to wait with her till / get
back. When the steamer comes found,
it can take us all away. 1t was a very
foolish thing of me to take her into this
country at all 1t is impossible to take
her with me now. 1t goes against my
grain to leave her, but | cant t help it. -
He seemed so genuinely veXed that l
felt sorry for him, but l ventured to
make a remark to the effect that if her
safety depended on the vigilance and
care of those who would go with her to
the Macarthur he might rest assured as
to her safety.
"Thanks, I'm certain of that, " he
said However, it can't be more than
80 miles off-three days journey. Cor
don, Tyndall, Savile and DAILY will so
with you. Gordon will be in charge. |
would go myself, but must make an
early start tomorrow morning Saville,
you've been 16 years with me, and l
never once found you wanting when
duty was to be done. I'll see you before
Won leave "
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

The ancient Clan Macleod used to
exercise a strange test to prove the man
hood of their chieftains. At Dunvegan
castle, on the island of Skye, there Is
preserved the large horn known a
"Rory More's Horn" This capacious
vessel holds rather more than bottle
and half of liquor. According to the
old custom, every laird Of Macleod was
obliged on his coming of age to fill this
horn with cIaret and without once lay
ing it down to drain it to the dregs.
This was taken rs a proof Of his man
hood, and he was then deemed worthy
successor to the lairds Of the past
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
Planting strawberry Beds.

Strawberry beds may be made either
In April or August. Spring Is general
ly regarded as the best time for max
ing a new planting. The plants are
more certain TO live. require less care.
the beds become well filed and fun
crop is obtained the following season,
but young runners planted as early a.
Aug. 10, carefully nursed, not allow
ing any new runners, will make strong
crowns that viii give larger berries
the following June than can be OBJ
tanned by spring planting. The yield.
however, will not be SO great as IL
planted the previous spring. Nearly
all the prize fruit comes from August
planting.-Iowa Homestead.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
Dcridcd-

An Aus.in colored waiter told a Bos-
ton man at a hotel that In eastern
Texas a white man had married Me-
r. , woman
WAS he not deridedY' asked the
Bostonian in the classic speech % the
Hub OF Culture"
''IIe was. sab. beamed the negro.
"Dey rided him out Oh town on n rail-"
Household Words.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
Gontn MIX.

Modern Medicine says that goats
milk. contrary TO the general impress
sions. differs from cows milk not In
being more digestibIe. but IN being
less digcstible and less nutritious. al
though II contains n larger amount o.
solid matter than cows milk IL Ia
indeed the most indigestible OF all
milk.
Goats milk has a peculiar and un-
pleasant Odor and flavor. due TO hircic
acid or bircine. IL contains an excess
of fat and Is therefore altogether too
rich for aq infants diet
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

Men are queer animals, said the
pessimist. They are all more or less
deceitful
"Oh, | don't believe that" replied
the optimisr Il think there are plenty
Of people who strive to be honest.
know l do. and | don't give myself
credit for being any better than the
majority Of men. "
"Then why do you,ask me how my
health is every time We meet and stand
around and look bored(if l tell you f'-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12
They are Convincing.
Statement of Neighbor IS to be
Believed.
Nothing so Convincing as What Persons
Whom We Know and Respect, Say.

Whom We Know and Respect, Say.
There IS nothing so convincing IS the
Statements of people whom we know and
respect. If your neighber tells you
something, you know it IS true; no
neigkbor will deceive another. 50 that
is the way with Kid-ue-oIds. The state
nlents of ueople living right here IN
PENNSYLVANIA are published 50 that you
NAV ask these people and find out the
great good Morrow's Kid ne-olds are
doing.
Mr.. O. J. Zimmerman, II Ohio street
Allegheny. Pa. says:--'I had severe
pain in my back Just over the kidneys
and at times it would be sharp piercing
pain. I was so nervous could not sleep.
tried different kinds Of kidney remedies
for nv trouble. but none Of them gave
me relief, until l took AIorrow's ktd-ne-
oids. In a few days l was greatly re
lieyed OF all my troubles. l viii COIL
tinue to take Kid-ue-olds."
Norrow's Kid-ne- -oids are not pills but
Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents a
box at all drug stores ard at Redlck &
Grchmans drug store.
Mailed on receipt Of price. Manufac-
tured by John Morrow & Co, Chemists
Springfield, Ohio.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

Farmer Medders-what's yer son
Hiram g0in ter do when be gits
through collcgeE
Farmer C0rntossei-He's goin Ter
stay right here on the farm TIL n
sorter begins ter realize that they >
one or two things he don't know san
Francisco Examiner
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

why don't you put cut thr GASP
he asked sleepily
s'AIl that remains % he done b = to
powder your nose. Chicago Pest
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-12

''Say. pa. what ~ pessi uaisul
"My son. 70 is one - the results %
matrimony and mnuners' b.iis Vow
don't ask any more questions. Colo
radO Springs Gazette.