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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

time / had Thought him vsyy pleasant
vouug fellow. hut it mHst he admitted
Ibat circumstances alter cases, a4dIp
ttelight Of tha present episode my pajll
of view coiucidad Immediately With
that Of the aggEieyed sather. Ii was not
my afEaiE. to be sure, but my sympa-
thies were SO strongly enlisted on the
side Of parental authority that could
with difficulty hold my peace. Indeed
it was borne in upon me so forcibly that
l ought 10 expostulate with the young
rashlings that I was about 10 do so
when the train moved out and carried
them, so to speak, suddenly across their
Rubicon.
Having thus lost the opportunity for
hopeful interference. l may confess that
| awaited the turn of events with 10
inconsiderable degree of curiosity
Would the injured father have his
wits with him, as the young man so
irrcyerently phrased it, and drive post
haste to intercept the train at the reg
istering station?
The day was warm and the car win
dows We're open. When the shrek Of
the airbrakes was uplifted and the speed
began TO sIacIIen, l looked ont and mp
the road leading down from the city.
Far away among the last scattering
houses of the suburb carriage drawn
by fast gallopins horses came in sight.
At the same moment ! heard the young
man say:
This sun is fearfully hot, don't You
think so, Eleanor? Let me close your
window.
The bang of the sash and the whir
Of the shade followed quickly, and di-
vined his intention He. too, had seen
the carriage.
Presently the train came to a stand
with the forward end Of the Pullman
Immediately opposite the platform of
the small registering station. From my
window ! saw the conductor come out
and raise his hand to give the signal
for departure. In the very act he espied
the carriage with the galloping horses
and desisted. He was evidently going
to wait for the vehicle to come up.
For the next few moments the sus-
pense was well nigh electrical The
crucial anxiety of the two young peo-
pie seemed to communicate itself in
some mysterious manner to the other
occupants of the car, and we all sat
breathless under the weight of a silence
which was surcharged with suppressed
excitement. When the drumming of
the horses hoofs became family audi
BILE, the young man could endure it no
longer. With a hasty Excuse me a
moment to his companion he left his
seat, and l craned my neck from the
window in time to see him join the
conductor on the platform.
''What are you waiting for, Graffof'
he demanded, with the air of one who
is made bold by the occasion.
The conductor jerked his thumb over
his shoulder in the direction of the
chaise.
''Some drummer got left at the un-
ion depot, l guess Serve him right if
we didn' wait ON him. "
Don't you fool yourself" The
young mans manner of speech was dis
tressingly idiomatic. not to say vague,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

IL j. said that the United Stats win
have 40. 600 square feet q hoor space
for its agricultural exhibit ar the Paris
exposition. properly grouped under four
general divisions. snimal prodncts
vegetable food products. vegetable prod
nets not foods. illustrations uf the SCH
snce and practice u agriculture
Clover. oats and barley have bssn
successfully grown In the Klondhka
Cnder favorable conditions two err
three cuttings may be made In 4 single
season from a field q rape grown as .
primary crop
A German agricultural Journal states
that a plantation q Hat peas afforths
excellent standing masf fur pigs. and
its flowers are much frequsnssi by bsse.
the honey from this source being @Hesp-
tionally fine
Some experiments ~ the View Hamp-
shire station Indicate that formaline
treatment ~ seed potatoes is nm e~ect-
i've remedy for scah Formaltne pos
sesses the advantages over eorrosive sub
Innate ~ being less poisonous and more
easily applied
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

I could not deny myself q glance at the
BOun1 mans face.
with a wild engine chasing us, and he's
got special orders giving him right of
way over everything north and south. 3"
could not deny myself a glance at
the young mans face over the top of
my book. 1t twas a striking and instruct
i've study in dismay.
"By Jove, Tom, that a horse of an
other color He'll overhaul us as sure
as fate. What am going to DOR
The big man shrugged. Cant you
drop off at Alcantro or Syracuse and
have it done before Bosty catches up2"
''No; that's the dickens of it that 5
what were running away for. We've
got to get o1t of the state. Miss Bost
wick lacks just three months of being
legally of age.
"Oho! l see. That makes it bad
What's the old man got against you
anyway, Rod?'
Nothing against me. It's my father.
Three or four years ago, when father
was running the 291. they had pretty
spiteful tiff and father quit and went
over to the East and West. Since that
time the master mechanic has had no
use for any of us. -
"Who was to blameT'
II never knew They're both rather
pepperv and / guess it was six of one
and half dozen of the other. But that
doesn't help me out of my bucket of
hot water. What am l going to do?
That 8 what I'd like to know"
The conductor opened his watch and
appeared to be making reflective com
putatiCn.
I've got a scheme, but / don't know
as it's worth much. He registered out
45 minutes behind us. If he doubles our
schedule which II hardly dare to do
on this light iron-he can't catch us
before we make Brownsville, can he"
Il should say not but what of that ?"
"Just go little mite easy. I'm COM
ing to the scheme pretty quick now At
Brownsville we meet the way freight,
and Jack Benson's running it. Happen
to know Jack2"
Il ought to. He was fathers fire
man
Just so. Now, if | was you, which
it's mighty lucky for me l amt, and a
good friend of mine was running that
way freight, bet you big money some
thing would happen down at this end
of the Brownsville yard that d hold that
there wild engine another 40 minutes
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

THE WONDERS or ALFALFA.
A. Displayed ut ta~ New Jersey Ex-
pertinent station.

~ iPt@ ptAA Fh tstF NFh Jersey
pertinent station
There has been a good deal aid about
alfalfa of late. and when Professor
Voorhees, uf tha Sew Jersey station said
he was almost ready to be enthusiastic
about this plant 1lr. Collingwood %
The Rural New Yorker concluded. ss
he tells in that journal. that il was
time % 20 and see what basis Professor
Voorhees, had for the statement. the
latter being careful man and not easi-
IL carried away by single success with
any crop - on May Mr. COlling-
wood went down o. New Brunswick to
look at the alfalfa. and this j. what h.
fouud a. reported in The New Yorker
There il stood. a solid mat averaging
about l. inches high and 40 thick on
the ground that one could hardly find
even a small weed in an ac.e Of il. The
alfalfa would average az least fOur
inches higher than the best crimson
clover, and it, immense leaf surface "a
compared with clover evidently made
il better plant for feeding
"But this j. not alfalfa soilf was
my first comment, for the ground was
hard. heavy. well baked. not at all like
the friable. loose. open soil in which
alfalfa is said TO delight
That il true - said Professor VOor-
hees. But there is such a thing as fit
ting the soil for the crop and changing
its character 80 that crops win feel
more at home in IT. In the first place
we made ID clean. The great reason why
20 many people fail with alfalfa is that
they lei the weeds kill it out The
weeds will certainly do this il you give
them chance We cleaned that soil for
two years by constant and thorough
tillage and growing clean crops upon it
Then in tine fall it was broken mp and
potash and phosphOric acid applied. with
a good coating Of lime. Then il was
sown 20 rye In the spring this was
plowed under and the ground was thor
oughly subsoiled. You know alfalfa il a
long. deep rooted plant The ideal soil
for it is one with an open. porous sub
soil into which these long roots can
easily work By suhsOiling-that l..
breaking mp the earth to considerable
depth-we gave these roots chance 20
get down into che ground. and they
most certainly went there. We sowed
about the isf ~ May. using varying
quantities of seed at the rate Of 80. 40
and so pounds per acre. :"
''Ycu can see for yourself that where
we have used the most seed we have
the best stand and the best crop Al
falfa cannot stand mp in a fight against
weeds The weeds came up. OF course.
last year after the young alfalfa. and
we clipped them of 30 as TO give the
latter n chance When il once got ahead
Of the weeds. 10 staid ahead. and we
made one good cutting Of alfalfa last
year within four months after sowing
In order to make sure Of carrying IL
through the winter we gave IL a coat
Of manure last fall, and now here il ia .
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

you plans have faile,l already The cler-
-~SulaH wbg was ~ have met Won NJ
Layaryck i oui { reach ''
-fty ~ lpa kl-pw that - she que
Tltsl. sgith rssify emotion.
''SfrQi "a y orrr COMPANION has inst
racsfyel t-S'-sram O. that effect.
said
"MsIcifoI lseaven. What shall we
doy Bot Yen v1sil help n. viii you not.
dear Mr. P,ulurt0u .'' she pleaded. Law
iug her hand ca my arm. You can
refuse now. I an sure
! confess frankly that the necessity
vsas most trying. hut could d. no 9th
erwi>e and be- hameless
You sre very hard l hope you
won't be sorry for il some day. she
murmured and at the sight II the up
springiug tears I was fain 70 bat a
somewhat hasty retreat 20 the smoking
department
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

While results are not 50 concordant
as 70 warrant decided conclusions. ex-
periments at the New Hampshire sta
tion indicate that stable manure and
phosphate may favor the development
of potato scab TO n greater or less de-
gree. hence az fertilizers cannot be dis
pensed With the greater advi=ability Of
treating the seed Air slaked lime.
plaster and ashes are especially likely 30
increase the amount Of scab
The Geneva IN Y. station advises
that beans may be used with some sue
cess az fall catch crop for the striped
cucumber beetle They should be plant
ed on the cucumber or melon fields.
and when the beetles leave the old vines
to feed upon the fresh bean plants they
should be treated to literal doses Of
poison as well
The practieability Of saving the late
pickle crop by spraying with bordeaux
mixture has been well demonstrated by
the Ohio station. as sprayed vines last
year continued green until frost For
this purpose the spraying need not b.
commenced before July IS to Aug 1
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

EG ,


NNA7F" FE7Ns IEllE77Tl7 ENNWM-
and y0u have n strong frame. as indii-
Gated in Fig Z. that viii space Itself
in the bive snd stay there. One frame
will need braces an both sides On keep
il the proper distance from the side ~
the hive
As regards size authorities di4rr.
made mine is inches long because that
was the length q four honey boxes. and
. inches deep. because that was the
depth Of the hive.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

I'm afraid willie win dsgrac@ sh@
family. John"
What has he been up % now1'
why. ! gave him a quarter to buy
n scrapbook-"
well. what did he dor
Brought home n book called Points
on Pugilism.' .'~-Brooklyn Life
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

THAT Italian author travels with -
trunks"
Fourteen trunks7 Wen. Id D@
ashamed 20 make such an expose of
my unaccepted nanuscripts."-ChieasO
Record
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

The figure from The Rursl New
Yorker shows the details Of construc-
tion Of a modern hay barn. as described
by correspondent The plan shown Is
for barn 40 feet wide. so feet long
and with posts Is feet high. with self
supporting roof As a hay barn Is called
for. il is unnecessary 10 have any floor
for driving space. The hay should be
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27
A con-<s~nsssu. EnpIsx.<

Il understand your pretty typewriter
goes to n summer resort nc your ex-
pcuse every summer"
Yes" replied tie lawyer. lust .
little business Arrangement. you know.
It's n poor season that she does not
manage TO throw a few breach of
promise suits my way."-ChicagO Post
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

How does that fellow Smith make
a living? | never heard OF him work
ing"
''IIas scheme Of Lis own He makes
n business OF renting quarters IN fats.
The landlords invariably pay him n
good round sum to get out"
"Disrcputable character
"Not az all: cornet player. ."-Dstrox
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

Mrs. Styles-Do you suppose that
bird on your bonnet ever whistled7
heard something whistle when ~ came
home with the blll-Yonkers States
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27
TN f.
Butler County National Bank,

Butler Penn,
Capital paid in 10000. 90
Surplus and Profits $I3o,7o5. .95
Jos. Hartman, President; J.. ". Ritts,
Vice President; c. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G.. McMarlin, Asst Cashier.
I 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 T0RS-llon. Joseph Hartman, Hon.
W. I. Waldron, DIR. N. NJ. Hoover. II. Nc
swoeney, II. II. Abrams, q. p. Collins, I. @
smith, Leslie Z. Hazlett, NJ BinegaA.
0. IL. Larkln, Harry He3sley, DR.. W. o..
MoGandiess. Ben Masseth. J. " Ritts
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27

The past has demonstrated the facr
that the moving machine u short
lived The gearing and drive wheels
Inst all right. hut the difzculty lies I'm
the cuffer har and pitman rod and
boxe- They VIII all ent ~ slick as q
ribbon when new. b1s after tbay are
used year or two tHrn knife gsra worm.
the pitmnn boxes loose. ard the adxe of
the guard plate gees wern roundinx
Chair and cnR 9enr. bnlf and rmEier
bearing may t. ell righf. buE when \
select machine I win look mostly &C
the enter bar and pitman. I don't
think the knife sboud RIB all of the
length sf the cuttsr bar. bBt have four
OK i've bearings or supports ON the back
of the knife 20 bold the knives down
snug and fight On the guard plate. and
when these bearings and piates DAD hold
the knife dcwn on the guards xet worn
they can be replaced with new ones as
small cost The plates in the machine
should be self sharpeninx-sicEle edged
perhaps They also shouid Be 90 that
they can be replaced with new ones
The knife head box should be- arranged
so that 10 can he kept tight and tho pitt
man bar the same. and after n few
years use get a new knife and bar
ings and box. and the machine win cut
nearly as well as n new one and save
st least sS5 O. go. The main thing
Is % keep the knives and guard plates
sharp and close togsth-r and the pit
man boxes tight - as NOT Co lose any
motion. This being carefully locked
after before they get loose. the knives
and pitman boxes viii wear lots longer.
says A. = F0rsman i'm Ohio Farmer
Nr.eatea1 1Pot.sainx Of Potato Leaves
Injuries 10 potato foliage from the
use of paris green ars very apt 90 ocrnr
where fsa beetles have eaten tine f0li-
sge The arsenic attacks the tiasues at
such points and as q result mere CT
less circular brown spots are pr0sanced.
having for their centers the holes eaten
0ut bv the flea beetles by combining
the paris green with bordeaux mixsurs
these injuries may be wholly avoided
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27
Butler Savings Bank
Butler, Pa.

Capital s6o,ooo.oo
Surplus and Profits SI7o, 900. 90
JOS. L PURVIS ........ President
j. HENRY TROUTMAN.....Vic Vice President
VIM. CAMPBELL, Jr........ .......... ca hier
LOUIS B. STEIN I eller
DIRECTORS Joseph H. yurvis, }. Henry
Trortman w. ID. Brandon, w. A. Stein. j 5.
Campbell.
-nhe Butler Savings Bank Is the Oldest
Banking Institution n Butler County.
General banking business transacted.
We solicit accounts of oil producers, mer-
chants, farmers and others.
All bISinosS entrusted to US will receive
prompt attention.
Interest paid nn time deposits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-24
Connecticut Valley.

The number of sales is gradually di.
minishing. In many towns the crop is
practically all sold. There may ne few
lots not sold and really not offered for
sale where the owner has assorted and
packed his goods especial y TO hold for
thes On every hand the preparation
is in evidence for the '99 crop, with gen.
eral increase in acreage. To do this, new
sheds have to be erected, and from nearly
every town we Lear OF from two to five or
six sheds to be built. Perhaps part of
this increase can be accounted for on the
ground of trying to avoid over crowding.
The damage from pole sweat last year
caused much loss. This can, however,
be charged to conditions in the weather
at just the right time.
Our correspondents write as follows:
Wethersfield, Ct: Some few sales of
tobacco to report: James |. Smith,
Frank Warner, John Warner, to Fuller
of Hartford. all seed leaf, averaging II to
13c in the bundle; other sales, G. e.
Adams, George Crane, William Skaats
and Wr. Wolcott at from IL to 14c. The
crop is all stripped" Glastonbury:
'Hass & Co. of Hartford have recently
purchased three or four lots of tobacco,
all to be assorted, from 15115 to Zoe. Hass
always packs fine goods" East CRANKY,
CT: II have to report the sale of two
crops of 98. They are smallish crops,
but very good leaf, at 13 to 1876 in the
bundle. This nearly cleans up the crop
here" -Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-24
New York.
New York, March 15, '99.

A better tone has ruled in the domes-
tic leaf market the week past. Both
manufacturers and jobbers have been,
and are still buying readily, and some
good sized lots have changed hands,
There is still strong demand for 1898
Connecticut wrappers, that grade selling
freely One lot of light wrappers was
this week purchased by manufacturer
at 45 cents per pound, the buyer taking
the tobacco for the purpose of sweaten-
ing it himself. Old BIS are still sought
after and are bringing good prices.
Among the classes in demand are Penn
sylvania Havana Seed BIS of the 1895
crop, stocks of which are rapidly disap-
pearing in this market. Inquiry for 97
Big Flats binders is also reported, but
the supply of these is almost exhausted.
During the past week there has also
been done considerable business in 1896
Wisconsin, over 1000 boxes having
changed hands. In addition to this,
large quantity of 1898 Wisconsin was sold
by a packing firm at export prices.
Great activity is reported from the
growing sections, especially Ohio, where
advancing prices are being paid for what
is left of the 1898 crop. In Wisconsin
some $4,000 cases only, out of total OF
| 125,OO0, remain unsold. Dealers claim
that the prices being paid in the country
are entirely too high.
Sumatra slight improvement OF
| last week was short-lived, and business
has settled back to it's usual sluggish
ness. The past week has been an un-
eventful one, and dealing has been prln-
cipally in sample bales. Sales for the
week apUrepate 200 bales.
Havana-This market continues to
lead in activity, and prices show no signs
of weakening. Many importers have
lowered their stocks to such an extent
that they will have to lie practically idle
for two or three months before relief can
be hoped for from the new crop.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-24
JANEsvILLE, WIS, March II, '99.

A large number of buyers show Just
as much eagerness to gather up the rem
nants of the '98 crop as they did to get
the pick at the opening of the buying
season.
Every grade of tobacco is in demand;
good, bad and Indifferent, and at prices
fully as high as any that have prevailed
since buying began. Some are looking
for the better grades and those handling
export and cheap grades are just as ac-
tive. 1t is all wanted, and at the present
rate of purchasing it will not be many
weeks before near4yssthe whole crop will
be in the hands of the packers.
Conservative Judges estimate that
there are not more than $4,000 to $4,000
cases yet unsold and this will be picked
up shortly.
All of the packing centers are busily
engaged in boxing the goods on hand
and many of them have work on hand
sufficient to last until late in June
In old goods the filler grades and good
shorts are in good demand. Binders are
selling fairly we'll in small sized lots.
Geo. Decker received carse of bun
dies at Beloit recently. T. E. Welsh is
about to open his second asserting room
next week.-Farm and Home.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-24
Lancaster,
LANC CAsrER New ERA. March IA, '99.

LANCASTER New ERA. March IA, 99.
The market for cased tobacco con-
tinues dull. There are many "nlbbles"
as the packers call them, but it is found
difficult to hook the nibblers. The re-
suit is that few sales are made, and more
than the usual amount of grumbling is
heard M. Nj. Fry is the only dealer to
report sale, 105cs.
But what the trade in old goods lacks
in activity is fully made up by dealings
in last years crop. That is about as
lively as it can be, and reminds one OF
ten years and more ago. All the pack
ers seem to have been out buying goods,
and their sisters, and their cousins and
their aunts into the bargain. The result
has been that an immense amount or
seedleaf has been bought, and that va
riety is beginning to grow scarce; IN fact,
some localities are about cleaned up.
The Havana seed is neglected thus far,
but it will astonish no one ii 1T shall at
tract the attention of the packers when
the seedleaf has all been bought up. On
the whole we find that much more to-
bacco has been bought than was sus-
pected We have a list lying before us
representing the purchases of about fifty
individuals and firms, and the aggregate
is very large. While the crop was, for
the most part, badly fiea-bitten, some
early crops escaped almost entirely,
Some packers are going to the trouble
of picking out all of the leaves that are
but slightly affected and casing them
apart which will give them a grade of
very nice goods. The colors are light
and desirable.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-24
Baldwinsvilie, n. Y.

Still the market shows active con-
ditions Buyers are buying at prices
ruling about the same as in the past.
Irving Loveless has sold 20cs at &c as
sorted. NJ i. Marquisee is buying some
leaf, and there are other new purchasers
in the field. I'll. Keonig and |. Pepper,
New York, have been registered at the
Seneca House for few days They an
nounce elsewhere that Charles Snyder is
no longer in their employ. Gazette.