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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
A Wonderful Bird.

One day a wonderful bird tapped at
the window Of Mrs. Nansen's-wife OF
the famous arctic explorer-home at
Christiania- Instantly the window
was opened and in another moment
she covered the little messenger with
kisses and caresses.
The carrier pigeon had been away
from the cottage 80 long months. but 1t
had not forgotten the way home. 1t
brought a note from Nansen, stating
that all was going well with him and
his expedition in the polar region ~-
Nansen had fastened message to
the bird and turned It loose.
The frail courier darted out into the
blizzardy air. 1t few like an arrow
over a thousand miles of frozen waste,
and then sped forward over another
thousand miles Of ocean and plains
and forests. and one morning entered
the window Of the waiting mistress
and delivered the message which she
had been awaiting so anxiously.
We boast of human pluck, sagacity
and endurance, but this loving little
carrier pigeon, In its homeward flight,
after an absence of 80 months, accom-
plished a feat so wonderful that we
can only give ourselves up to the
amazement and admiration which must
overwhelm every one when the mar
yelous story is told.-Atlanta Constitu-
ffou
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
FILLING A SMALL ROUND SIG.

the silage owing to lack of pressure.
Wherever practicable the silo should
have depth of not less than "A feet,
while more satisfactory results may be
expected If it is ten feet deeper.
Make the silo walls smooth. After
the silage is placed in the pit 1t should
settle evenly and easily. If the walls
are perfectly vertical and smooth, the
conditions for settling will be favora-
BILE. Where stone is used, a coat Of
water lime cement must be used to
make a good surface. AS silage con-
tains acid, this smooth surface will
gradually become eaten and rough, so
that from year to year, as seems nee
essary, a light wash of cement should
be brushed over the wall to make 1t
smooth. Where wood is used, the lin
ing boards should be dressed on one
side. The wall on the inside should
be perfectly plumb and smooth from
the top of the silo 10 the foundation
wall, from the top of which there may
be slight bevel TO the floor. In any
form of wooden silo, excepting the
round, 1t is desirable that the inside
lluluS DC Idli1h oli
The silage will then slip down easily.
Have as few corners as possible.
Upon the thoroughness of the packing
usually depends the character of the
preservation. Most of the waste which
occurs where silage has been well put
In occurs at the surface, against the
doors, at the sides and in the corners.
Use gas tar on wooden silos, for
when applied hot it is considered the
best known preservative of wood avail
able for common use. Even put on
cold, If not too thick for rapid painting,
1t is a superior preservative. Tar may
also be thinned with gasoline without
the use of heat. AS gasoline rapidly
evaporates into a gas which is very in
fammable much care should be used.
The illustrations, from publications
of the Wisconsin station, give an idea
of the appearance and method of filling
round silo and explain in measure
the process of constructing a silo of
this kind. Fig. l shows method Of
laying and leveling the foundation. A
is a center post with top level with top
of proposed wall. B are straight edge
boards nailed to stakes driven in the
ground. G is piece Of straight edge
timber fixed to turn on pin at A. B B
are all nailed level with top of post A.
Fig. . shows the construction. The
sills are 2 by inches in two foot sec
tions, with the ends cut on the slant Of
a radius Of the silo circle. These should
be sawed out with much care. After
being bedded in mortar they may be
toenailed together. The plates are the
same, spiked to top of studs, which are
by 4 inches, a foot apart Short
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
MIR. BOWSER'S TONIC.
HE TURNS TO ROOT BEER AS A PRE-
SENTATIVE OF HEALTH.

And Tries TO Brew 1t Himself, With
Results That Would Surely Not
Happen to Anybody but Worthy
Mr.. BowGer.
Copyright. 1900, by C. B. Lewis.l
"You may have observed" said Mr..
Bowser as he left the dinner table the
other evening-"you may have OBJ
served, Mrs. BOwser, that for the last
three or four days l have not eaten
enough to keep a chicken alive"
81 hadn't observed any falling off in
your appetite" she replied as she
wondered what new fad had got hold
of him.
Probably not. There are wives who
never observe anything until their
husbands are ready to be buried. The
fact remains, however, that l have lost
my appetite and have such weak and
languid feeling that / can scarcely
move about. If something is not done
/ shall be down in bed"
"Well, why don't you go ts doc
torY'
II have lost all faith in doctors.
They would feel of my pulse, look at
my tongue and order me to take
voyage around the world, so that
might not die on their hands. No; L
shall not go to the doctor"
"Then what will you dof asked Mrs.
Bowser, with considerable solicitude.
doctor myself. Knowing what ails
me as 1 do and having remedy at
hand, l shall be my own physician
and hope to be all right within a
couple of weeks. In talking my case
over with Brown today he recommend
ed something which he has tried him
self with the grandest results"
"You-you are going to dope yourself
againr' she exclaimed in despairing
tones as she turned away.
dope! Dope! 1 wish you would be
a little more choice in your language.
1 have lost my appetite: l have found
something to restore it. Do you call
that dope? 1t makes no difference
whether you do or not, however. i
shall prepare the remedy and take it
according to directions. Tell the cook
that shall want to use the range for
half an hour or So"
What is your remedyY asked Mrs.
Bowser.
Something as simple as it is effica-
cious. In the old days of pioneer life
what did our grandfathers and grand
mothers do when they lost their appe-
tites?"
81 never heard that they lost them"
There are several things you never
heard Of, and | am always willing to
post you on what you don't know.
When our progenitors lost their appe-
tites, they turned to roots and barks
and made tonics. l have followed their
example. Here is a package Of pow
dered roots and barks-five kinds Of
roots and four kinds of barks. | pro-
pose to make four gallons of what you
may call root beer and take it as an in
vigorator."
every WELL" replied Mrs. Bowser as
she started up stairs. But If any
thing happens l want you to remember
that had nothing to do with it"
Nothing will happen--that is, moth
ing will happen except that my appe-
tite will be restored and my life move
on again as before"
The cook vacated the kitchen at his
approach. There were directions on
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Curiou. Wood Carving.

Salem, Mass, is the home of the East
India Marine hall, which contains col
lections of the Essex institute and of
the East India Marine society. The
scientific cabinets of the Essex insti-
tute are extensive and well arranged,
and the collections of the Marine soci-
ETY. include many curioslties from ORR
entail countries and other distant ma
tions.
Among the numerous curiosities is
piece of wood carving in the form of
two hemispheres ~ inches In diane
ter, in the concavities of which are
carved representations on the one hem
isphere of heaven and on the other Of
hell. There are 10 full length figures
in the carving, and the whole is very
skillfully executed. 1t is said to be
the work of an Indian monk Of the
fourteenth century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Too Much For the Tiger.

A keeper at the Philadelphia zoo told
the following interesting story Of an
encounter he once had with a tiger In
India:
"With several companions was on
my way to visit some native friends
In a neighboring village, and as the
jungle paths were the shortest route
we made the trip In chairs slung on
carriers shoulders. I was about half
asleep from the swinging motion when
I was pitched out by the native drop
ping the poles and scampering of.
That's how I met my tiger. With a
bound he was on me and had taken
mouthful of my coat, intending, no
doubt, to carry me into the dense un-
dergrowth.
Fortunately for me ! had big bot
tie of ammonia In my coat pocket car
ried II for snake bites, you know. and
when the brute took the mouthful he
broke the bottle. The whiff he got
made his whiskers curl, and one was
enough. He rolled over q couple Of
times, gasping and waving his paws,
and then made Off as quickly as he
appeared. Hurt? No. only a few
bruises from the fall, but the close
shave took my nerves for some
months" 7
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

the back fences and sniffed and yowl-
ed.
"They smell 1t and know a good
thingw he chuckled. "If have any to
spare I'll leave it out here. suppose
cats lose their appetites, same as
human beings, and 1 shan't begrudge
'em a pint or So"
Half an hour later he went up stairs
with pitcher and tumbler. There was
toy in his heart and a smile on his
face as he sat down and said:
"My dear Mrs. Bowser, If you want
the spring of youth which Ponce de
Leon looked for in vain just quaff a
glass of this. If it don't knock five
years off your age, I'm goat"
Thanks, but l don't care for any"
she replied.
"An right-more left for me. Alb!
but that is good-that is delicious!
Wine hundred years old is not in it
with root beer. I'll get up in the morn
ing with an appetite like a horse. l
suppose about three glasses Is enough
for first experiment? Do you know,
believe thered be $4,000 year profit
in making this beer and selling it by
the barrelY'
Mr.. Bowser went down and drove the
cats away and brought in the boiler,
and half an hour later the family went
to bed. He went around patting him
self on the vest and telling how the
tonic had gone to the right spot, and
Mrs. Bowser finally got the Idea that he
might have struck good thing. She
had just fallen asleep when that Idea
was dspelled. Mr.. Bowser suddenly
uttered n groan like a horse stricken
down in the prime of life. and next mo-
ment he sat up in bed and exclaimed:
For the lands sake. but how | do
suffer-
WHAT'S the matter?" asked Mrs.
Bowser as she Jumped out Of bed
"My stomach, I'm deathly sick, and
pains shoot through me. Whew!
Ouch! Say, I'm a dead man.
"It's that appetite restorer. Prob
ably it was intended to act this way.
Just lie quiet and let it get a good
hold
But Mr.. Bowser couldn't In five
minutes he was being twisted into a
dozen strange shapes by colicky pains,
and his nausea made him sweat like a
steer in ccrnfeld. Mrs. Bowser had
not said half she wanted to about ap-
petite restorers but she lost no time In
telephoning for the family physician.
When he arrived. he~found very sick
man. and it was long two hours be-
fore the pains eased up and gave him
q chance r. inQrirs what had brought
them on. With tears il his eyes Mr..
Bowser owned up to the roots and
barks and vanilla and nutmeg and
other things and the doctor made no
reply to him. He turned to Mrs. Bow
ser instead and said:
81 will try and find the fool killers
address, and next time you have to
telephone get him instead of me and
tell him to bring his biggest clubs
slongw NJ. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Put Up the Price.

Senator Frye of Maine was once Of
fered S400 to write an article for
leading magazine, but refused, saying
the figure was not large enough.
"How much would you requirer
asked the editor.
"Twenty thousand dollars" answer
ed the senator, which, Of Course. put
an end to the negotiations.
"And, do you know" said Mr.. Frye
10 q friend afterward, 81 couldn't have
written the article anyhow"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
The Charm Of Wheeling.

What, you've taken up the illustrat
ed postal card fadf'
Eyes, but only since l took to riding
the wheel. You see. when Pm riding
I haven't the time to study the beauties
Of the scenery, so | just buy the
picture cards. send them home and en-
Joy the view at home at my leisure. -
Fliegende Blatter.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
The Tower of Famine.

The Tore della Fame, or Tower of
Famine, was noted for its grewsome
history. 1t once stood in Pisa, Italy,
but there are now no traces Of it.
Count Ugolino della Gherardscha, whom
Dante immortalized, was the head of
the Guelphs, and because of his tyran-
ny and accredited attempts to place
his country in bondage he was antag
onized and finally conquered by the
chief Of the Ghibellines, who imprison-
ed him, with his two sons and two
grandsons, In this tower, the slow
method Of starvation being employed
as the manner of their death. The
door Of the tower was locked and the
keys thrown into the Arno.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Hnw LII Hannened.

How did Mr.. Holdover get the rep
utation of being such deep, intellec-
tual personY"
We'll" answered Farmer Corntossel,
eve all listened to his speeches, an we
jedged by his actions that he under
stood every word he was sayin. We
concluded from that that he must be
most extraordinary smart man, so we
didn't have no more words about 1t,
but sent him right along to congress"
Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
An Impromptu Ring.

A marriage ceremony was performed
in Toronto recently, with a substitute
for the ring which, though odd and
amusing, was appropriate for the oc-
casion. The couple went over from
the American side of the St Lawrence
river, but forgot to take ring. AS
there was no ring to be had in the
house the resourceful clergyman sent
for his wife's sewing scissors and, with
the finger clasp, completed the cere-
mony.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Idle, but Witty.

He was an idle Irish boy, but he had
the Celtic wit. He had shipped on
board of a man-of-war, where he an
noyed the boatswaln by his laziness.
Seeing him on the maintop one morn
ing gazing idly out to sea, the boat
swain called out to him:
Come down out Of that, ye rashcal!
Come down out of that, and Ofll give
ye a dozen whacks wild me rope"
Faith, sorr," replied the boy, "Oi
wouldn't come if ye offered me two
dozen" n."-Harper's Young People.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Deep Water Conference.

"You are not real fish; you are only
an imitation" said the flying fish. "You
can stay under water only an hour or
two, and then you have to come to the
surface to breathe"
That's all right" retorted the whale.
"You are only an imitation bird. | can
live under the water longer than you
can live out of it,"
This, dear children, teaches us that
those who dwell in water should not
try to put on airs.-Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

We are all inventors, each sailing out
on voyage Of discovery, guided each
by private chart of which there Is no
duplicate. The world is all gates, all
opportunities, strings of tension wait
ing to be struck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

"Your honor" said the lawyer, my
client acknowledges that she struck
the book agent with a piece of gas
pipe, but she pleads that it was n case
Of mistaken Identity"
Flows that?" asked the judge.
''Well, she thought 1t was her hus-
band. ."-Baltimore American.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

Saturday, Sunday and Monday are
the favorite days IN the week for mar
riage-Sunday In rural districts and
Saturday In towns. Sunday weddings
seem to be generally less numerous
than they were, while the number
which take place on Saturday are
greatly on the increase.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
A Mighty Old Table.

A wealthy man was once exhibiting
proudly to a younger acquaintance
table which he had bought He said
it was 500 years old.
"That is nothing" remarked his
young visitor. 81 have in my posses
sion a table which is more than S,OOO
years Old"
"Three thousand years old!" said the
host. 'That is impossible. Where was
1t made"
Probably in India"
"In India. What kind OF table Is
tY
1.-THE multiplication tableW
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
&ae s.
NAkNeCAKDEn
775
SILO MAKING.

Make the siIo Deep, With Smooth
Walls and Pack Thoroughly.
Make the silo deep, for the greater
the depth the greater will be the
pressure on that below, thus forcing
out air from the fodder and insuring
better silage. Shallow silos as a rule
give less satisfactory results thaaGeep
ones, as there are larger air spaces ia
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Musical EIsh.

Many fish can produce musical
sounds. The trigla can produce long
drawn notes ranging over nearly an
octave. Others, notably two species Of
ratus, consisting of small movable
bones, which can be made to produce
sharp rattle. The curious drum
ming" made by the species called UNI
brivas can be heard from a depth Of
20 fathoms
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Ahsenfnninded A

Observation-Disclosures is bad thing In
business" said the fat man.
"Ain't it, thought" responded the
lean man.
Just look at me, for instance.
went and lost one OF my best custom
ers last week by addressing a letter to
him as john Hhenry Lloyd I'm.
dianapolis Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Too Tame For Him.

No" said the st. Louis man, ~ did
not enjoy the street car ride you gave
me. The scenery was all right and the
roadbed good, but it was too tame"
"TameP
eyes. At home I'm used to being
blown up at every second street cor
er."-Clevelnnd Plain Dealer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Before md After.

During the first year of her married
life a woman's proudest boast is that
she gets up at G o'clock and prepares
her husbands breakfast"
"And after that what is itT
"That her husband carries her break
fast to her while she remains upstairs
in Chicago Times Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Our First Pianos.

The first pianos known in America
were imported from London In l7S4
by John Jacob Astor, but as they could
not stand the rigors Of this climate
they soon became ruined. This fact led
to the attempt to build pianos In this
country, and in the early part of the
nineteenth century pianos made their
aDDearance.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Drinks and Thirst.

1t is n mistake to suppose that cold
drinks are necessary to relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks, as rule. Increase the
feverish condition OF the mouth and
stomach and so create thirst. Expert
ence shows 1t to be fact that hot
drinks relieve thirst and "cool of the
body when 1t is in an abnormally heated
condition better than ice cold drinks"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Learning.

Wear your learning like a watch, In
a private pocket, and do not pull it out
and display 1t merely to show that you
have one. If you are asked what
o'clock 1t is, tell 1t, but do not pro
claim 1t hourly or unasked, like the
Watchman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
The Filling.

Miss Gabby-What is the hardest
part of writing poetry, finding the
rhymes?
Amateur Poet-No. think the great
est strain is In filling up between them.
Baltimore American.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

The nails of two fingers never grow
with the same degree Of rapidlty. The
nail of the middle finger grows with
the greatest rapidity and that Of the
thumb the least.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
shades of Feeling.

80 Dobbs convinced you by his ar
guments, ehp
II don't know whether / was con-
vinced or whether he wore me OUT
Chicago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
Hnd Smoked some.

First Citizen-He has spent a good
deal of money laying pipes for this Of
fee.
Second Citizen-Too much for pipes
and too little for cigars, l fancy.-De-
troit Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
To Hide II.

Hewitt-What are you raising whis-
kers for?
Jewett-Well, l don't mind telling
you that | am wearing a necktie my
wife gave me.-Harper's Bazaar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
ONLY One ObstacIe.

Old Gentleman-So you'd like to be-
some my son-in-law?
Mr.. Hardup-Yes, sir, If you can af-
ford it.-Tit- Bits.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

In London there Is nearly an hour
less daylight at midsummer than in
Glasgow.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

MEIHOD OF OONoIhUOIIUN.
lengths Of studs may be used Tapped to
get the depth. Sixteens and fourteens
will give a silo 80 feet deep. Innings
are made from fencing sawed to give
one half inch in thickness; outside
sheathing the same; siding for silos un-
der % feet, outside diameter, common
siding, rabbeted. For diameter over %
feet outside common drop siding or
Bhip lap may be used.-C. S. Plumb.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
wouldn't Commit Himself.

Excuse me, but didn't meet you in
Chicago some time agoY
Not unless | was there at the time"
cleveland Plain Dealer. IL
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
- PROPOSED To THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR I'll EiR AP-
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OE TUE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITUTION.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

Nothing makes the earth so spacious
as to have friends at distance. They
mark the latitudes and longitudes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth.
Section /. Be il resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with the provisions
OF the eighteenth article thereof:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18
CAFARRH

is acknowledged TO be the most thorough cure for
Nasal Catarrh, Cod in Head and Hay Fever Of all
remedies Il opens and ccanses the nasal passages,
allays pain and Inflammation, heals the sores, pro-
tects the membrane from colds, restores the
OF taste and smell Price 50c. at Druggists or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS,, SO Warren Street, New York.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

And Tries to Brew 1t Himself, With
Results That Would Surely Not
Happen to Anybody but Worthy
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-18

They are made by artist shoemakers and
you'll need no ''specs' 10 see that they
are fine shoes-the HANDSOMEST ever
made for So. Any size and any width
and raft of different STYLES.