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Interesting Results of an Experiment Made
by Texas Farmer.
From the Golresfon Dc,iy Nsus.

WACO, Tex, Dec. I2-R. + Flower. a
farmer who has grown cotton for thirty
i've years. made the following statement re-
gardiug the value OF Brazos River water for
irrigation and fertilization:
Il selected two acres of rich valley land
capable of producing bale Of cotton to the
acre Both acres were treated alike as TO
preparation on the soil. planting and In all
other respects The same men cultivated
the cotton on these two acres ploughing and
hoeing right through without discrimination
The seed selected was first class and the
two acres. were planted the same day.
One acre l watered from the Brazos River
and the other took its chances OF rain and
drought. on the irrigated acre made LIS
pounds OF ginned ootiPn and on the other l
from the Brazo River with pump driven
by a secondhand six-horse power steam
engine. The water was pumped from the
Brazos River straight TO the cotton patch. as
have no storage tank.
During the present year ne water . of the
fourths OF the time, each bucket OF water
containing several ounces Of solids. the
chemical part OF which am unable 10 give
] turned the water on the irrigated acre once
in June, three times in July ana twice in
August. In September. / applied the water
only once Each time turied 1t on gave
the ground & thorough soaking. or course
! made mistakes. ! AIN inexperienced in the
who made observations during tie course OF
my experiment came 10 the CONCLUSION. as |
did that Brazos RIVER water. NiilIe answer
ing the purpose admirably OF Irrigation, is
better restorative than any other fertilizer
The well-known fact that bottom lands sub
Iect TO overflow never wear out demon
strates that proposition III the brazos VAL
ley below Waco the food, OF this year de-
posted six inches Of silt on the soil and in-
creased land values largely. Nhen | stand
on the bank Of the BTa2os and watch the
highly colored water flowing past me toward
the sea i feel that prodisious waste Is in
progress i am sure thai II would more
than double the Of products Texas farms yield
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Farmer Sons-Men Of the Pc ooIe -

(Pdcs 49,. ii,sOrg NJ 4 American Literature ~ Prt
Ba'rW Wendell.
Thou Prophet of ihc Proper Things
Make thou obcsance 10 the Kings.
The beggaT blind who sung a song
More lasting than the PdTiheIon
Who was his father Canst ihou la,.
On parchment roll his royal race,
And wha, o: David CToNrcd King
Master alike Of song and sling.
Shepherd and outlaw. al his word
The tumbine main confessed The Lord
The Miners soD-vas his birth base
Ills mother wept IN market place
Dim gfows the old p!lntHgenet
But Luthcts song is with Us yet
And WIN oi Stratford surely be
Could boast n goody family tree
II" marked his tree IN moonlight clear
Aye! and beneath II. fell the deer
MO my throat the SnscT returns
Man! ha'i thou ever heard Of Buiis
'housand yeats OF peasant blood
Brought uSs master FROM the sod.
Nhl'man-ihou sca,d' where vast thou rcafrt.
see thee. laughing In thy bsard.
EnoGgh' Enough! Have done With foo,S-
AYE Ihough they bear tue stamp OF schoo.A
bosroN' Dec IL E.CA.
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the Texas he bore his part like n tn,e man
and sailor AT Santiago. but for reasons
well known the honors which should have
been his AZ the hands Of his country we're
kept from him. and he died without them.
Some compensation for this can be made
to his wife and children by a generous
p''blic' and the fund beng raised in his
name can he all tho more freely subscribcd
FOR tho reason thar after Mrs. PHILIPS
death II will 60 permanently to the use OF
The naval branch of 'hr Brooklyn Young
Mems Christian Association. in promoting
winch Admiral PHILLIP. when ashore, fonnd
his greatest delight The firm Of MORGAN
Co.. IN this city. act a. treasurer. and to
them money can bc sent
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vBAr si,vERY nm yOR THE Biith,.
major rrat of the Carlisle school says " Cs,,
Ihrm ~ IIIta ton.

,,ui'sir. pa Dec ~ D.ting 'In r.....t
-sipu of the Teachers Institute NIrH.
n Pratt. superintendent of the Indian 1r.
irg Sohno'. who was one ~ the -pc,a.r
incidentally touched upon slavery AND .ru. t
of u ~ having been the incaus ut hriu-...
the African race In touch with th" white r,'.
The reports that went out have led 80 q df.-
cu--iou of the negro problem North aud S'nit
by a number OF distinguished Uolurcd clorN
men Bi-hup Francis n. lllll of III" We %
Union Afric,n Methodist Episcopal Church,
Harrisburg, dlssentsd IN q letter to Nj or
Pratt I'm IN open letter Major Pratt replIc-
What ! did say was that slavery had
brought io.oOoOo Of blacks from the torrid
zone into this enlightened country, and had
tnughi them IA new lnnsullc aud had prepared
that no Christian or other CiNiizad sChetn"
that ! know ot IN the history of the world
had done or Was capable Of doing thtus
We blame the people Of the South for jim
Crow cars. and yet your own ~ople are reg
uIarly "a The Jim Crow ear b ls!ncss every
where by this religious, school aud local on
ran2ng The United States makes con-
sti,Utonal amendment that there shall b. NJ
yoGs condition Of s"rvltd". Then imme-
datclv Congress legislat,~ that there shall
ba two regiments Of cavalry Pld two of H.
iantry made up entirely OF colored men 50
Jim Crow ear b lsine.s But IL is a long que--
uon. ] have thought ab 'ut II for a great
from April. 1891 10 May 1895. for the freedom
You certainly have no grounds to quarrel
with slavery unless you regret being trans
planted from ID" junsles Of Africa and your
low estate there Ia the citizens hip, freedom.
and int"liisenre in the United States you
now enjoy, for slavery WAS the bridge that
carried you over. aud there was not and IL
not another bridge equal TO do that job
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Old Times Mar bies, Tippets, Etc.

To THE EDITOR or THE Sun Sir. Chns,mA,
time Is here again with Ito neeSschaun pipes. Nc
jackets slippers, halfcaf editions OF standards all
for papa: but 1t isn't the Christmas OF long ago
Your correspondent Of yesterday reyives the old
uppet and eNc.t.s memories mat vOrat- through
every cord OF our nature but the worsted uppet
was not alone. In our bDyhood affections there wa.
the coppet-oed boots with their blue KID frontal en-.
blaloned with silver star. What king In his erm,ns
was ever so proud uIe od-.imc boy with those tr-
pets and boots 1hat red and yellow tppet and boots
hung By my hreside one Christmas morning in IA.
long ago and hang in my heart sun
Keep 4, up, SvN. TIppets and boots and marble,
were not all there's more coming
NEW YORK. Dec. ~. r. n Npvrty
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B~d az Cure for Dyspepsi,.

To THF EDITOR or 1Hr St'"-Sfr. on to-day's
editorial page you have notice reprinted from a
German medical periodical on the Red as the Pest
cure of Dyspepsia | went this summer through
suca rest cure without having TO lie Ia bed and
t,gni my health ana wclg ght wonderfully improved
! cunsid'T this cure as worth beng made known in
i.r widest Ctgirs. II pf"Scrhcs TIE very opposite
oi what las h-cn 'rl'd heretofore sraius, nervous
dysr@pS.a. People we've told that eating little and
plenty oi exercise would help them. The new method
makes the patient eat large quantities Of food many
tines a day and orders him To give as much rest TO
body and mind as possible oP
NEvBJPGH. Dec TO-
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To THR EDITOR OF THE SrN-.Str: The artlcl,
I'm yesterdays SUN abou; the discussion Of the seem.
ing Injustice Of the treatment To the French team Ia
the six day race Is surely based upon good grounds
ANY one who followed the rep about the race could
hardly understand how such barefaced inJustc ce
could be- dealt To Gougoltz and Snar when N. rules
Of the race allowed the referee e. restore laps lost
through accident Surely Tint of Gougniz piinctur.
ing his Tire was - accident and not g. have the la
restored 10 him was not an example OF American
iEt play.
Again. when GourolEaud S'nsr Tegained the LOST
lap by clever riding, IL was not allowed.
Several parties with whom I've talked believe ,on1e
in!ustice was dCslt to the pATslans
NEW YORK. dec rs I. T. GlApt-
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The Late Admiral Philip

The fund for the benefit Of the widow
and family Of the late Rear Admiral
pHrLlr. Capt. PHILIP Of the Texas, amounts
20 'l7.pU. "" hope that a. the next
announcement Of It's sum 1t Will he $50 900
aud that before II closes IL will be siuO 900.
JuHN ". PHILIP was an inspiration to
'n" naval service, \ quiet, unaggrcssive
man. with a friendly twinkle in his aye. he
Ms OF the sort that went forward when the
road lay that way, and men in his company
'r,' the inspiratlyn Of 1t. As Captain OF
The sun., 1900-12-21
HORIZON CONVERTS FROM ABROAD.
Party Rea chcs Boston After a Sharp Exam
inauon They Are Allowed to Land.

Boston, Dec. 20 For some reason there
has been diverted from New York TO this
port u class uf oce N travellers hitherto stran-
gers even to the Immigrant authorities here
To-day there was landed party of seventy =
four Mormon elders and converts on their
way TO the Promised Land from various
parts or Europe, seventeen Of the pur-y
were elders " no have been ,brOGd for twenty 70
seven months and the converts were mainly
from ENGLAND and sweden, eyerl entire
them
1t i only lately that the Mormons have been
entering This country by way OF RO-'pu, and
the port officer. believe that there y some
peculiar req sUn Tor coming hero IA preference
TO New lork. on this account tho Inspection
was very searching There was not tn"
sghte-t evidence oi any pOlygamou- mar
rlages among tho convert, some or tho
party will 40 % Idaho and New Mexico. but
ihe ma ioTIty are bound Tor Utah.
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The plans OF the Committee OF Fifteen.
that is Of the organization Of gentlemen who
have charge of the reform movement ia
this town just now. indicate. a. it was made
public yesterday. that the CO mmlttee proposes
TO steer clear Of politics. They propose 10 in
statute an inquiry into the great increase or
gambling and the social svll in this city, ~
nnd out who is res sponslble for all. 70 publish
fully the results Of the Investiga-on ard 10
promote such legislation a. may seem 10 he
required No fault can be found with this
programme.
The sun., 1900-12-21

iIeutenant-G overnor DIVINE of North
Dakota was ths Republican candidate for
state Superintendent of schools at the Mo-
vember election and ran far ahead Of his ticket
for reasons that have seemed mysterious.
He is a worthy man. but the other candidates
on the Republican state ticket we're worthy
men also. Why was DEvINE's plurality 20
much greater than theirs? The Minneapolis
Tribune explains that q" the women vote for
school officers in North Dakota. and DEvINE >
opponent was "a woman" Il this correct
explanation. or is II merely malicious:
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TO THE EDiloR or THE SuN -.SJ. not.csd
In your Issue Of 7'IH SUS OF Dee. the expression
o. chewing the rag" oTig igina,cd wlth one Bob Rice
IA 1881 Now. know the expression came Last be-
fore that time. Tor had u friend VINO rciyed IA the
Sixth nicd S'aies Cavalry IN iN7i-7G-7.. Ineard
him uce the slang wurds or NE oppression ia 1877
AZ White River junction IN N'sInOnt "a A.T J.Cou.ius
be- few yeats la'e .n regard TO the expression
PUTNAM, Conn Dec. 9. l.. Nj q.
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To THE EDITOR or The Sr'S SIR III. present
case o. hazns, that o' Cadet Bona would ! think.
he sufficient "a pu' absolute stop to all Of this Kind
ol business IN the United States
know that did one belong TO me suffer from
u IN the way young booL apparently had | should
make the ones who were guilty suffer no matter the
cost or effort, z. COu,.n
NEWARK, N j., Dso 10
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Roley Roley Marbles,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SyN-sfr, Reals
up" Yes. have made lots OF them. | was working
as a carpenter thirty nve years ago and the boy,
would come TO ne and beg me TO make them "Holey
Boley." This is the des! gn Of the same old roey:
The sun., 1900-12-21
BOMlInE Greens.

To THE EDITOR or TIKI Sun Sir wa. rl.d
10 learn from Hovlers" letter In your i,.r. Of this
morning that 'aeie Is bowling green in sew Jersey.
IN and around Melbourne. Australia, bowling
greens are very frequently located on the PRINCIPAL
PARKS or reserve, Ia which they irIpaft an added
aiua'N"n. "hl!- he liberty 90! the general public
u nov iiiiEgtd, for admission II alwayt freely Hr-
CH'"u 70 spectators To MY mind tun Cl'cf thGf'n
' is gam" j ne good fellowship tngcuQers Ec,-
we bowler TON one club may GLd hlm-c n 'hr
n"islNoi h'bd OF another Lc IL alyaYs accorded Il
lrat'y welcome "NN ruI IA, II
The sun., 1900-12-21

Con FRANCIS v. GREENE. whose retire.
ment from the chalTmanship OF tho Repub-
lcan County Committee is Just announced
acquitted himself creditahly in the perform
ance OF a tremendous task ia New York city
az the last election. The Repuhlicans Of the
city will wish him well wherever he goes.
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of your ooreHpoLdsn,s ndulrrx in sIeouls ilons
concerning the orssn ana thc phrase dew
ing The rag. Having often heard the -spr,ssioil--
moi oitei. the forum ot he la.,ua field huve
tired times 70 e'less i's derivation. | have a din
I,ccl cCuon that in y'afs g1t" by. before there e
90 uany paier'ed thHgS for k-Dlny hAbor gttst /
would mo'hers give W V'ry Young children a vIjs
with sugar u'-i up ~ ~ mat M Inict chew ard
IL. hauuv Nov sHiac babe, doubt ,s- were "a siiuD.
innocent 'hai hey t'i'itu'd 70 cls, .uTg Ter
N" -utar eil,s uS.c.thsy ",lcving ihr rag
Mhether this cutgm fs?Itout,y ,,urrld to
..gR.st q roh addiurn - .do!ua 'SInrritar.' 1n
know, bur The N"orr apIsar> "a b. unroaTon-
sbe. pon this hypothesis tho eNpr-ssion ~ more
or less generally used now w0u.d a tombna-
ton Of obn.sfs-e and fuuli'y, viii arg. Adm,S
Uf the baby act OsIoos.k
iySoHHR no, Va, Dso. 10
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ci.e its own judgment as TO the time
when newly acquired territory Ia ready
for full Incorporation in the Constitu-
uonsl system.
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II is pleasing to record the fact that Gen.
HARRISON has provided a radio ii modiAca-
ton for his unaccountabo uttsrances at Ann
krhor
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GufJlu1-fIfIfJD v
The Bicycle Race.

"olu TIMES. :"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23
Memory, Not Mystcry.

Memory can play the strangest OF
tricks" says n specialist, "and 1t Is
responsible for not few superstitioua
fears in sensitive people.
"a lady once told me that she found
herself at times In places where her
surroundings seemed TO have been
known TO her before, though she knew
that she had never been there pre-
viously.
Probably you will recognize this ex'
perience, which Is common enough
How many people, when reading OF
listening TO n conversation, become
vaguely conscious that they have read
the passage or heard the identical
words In the dim, long pastP
at Is not a haunting mystery, but
just a way that memory has. In
Vulnerable impressions Of the most
trivial things are stored in the brain
and VIII come out when called upon
In the lady's case she had probably
seen n picture of the scene at some
time, and view OF the actual place
produced memary's feeble effort to re
call IT,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23

, him. He broke the silence:
"'Say, captain, I've got something
very important to see you about. III
just close this door, and It's Just as well
that no one knows what we do or say.
Now, wish first to impress you with
the Importance Of this meeting. It is
the most momentous occasion of my
life, and on its success or failure de-
pends my future. Captain (the stran-
ger leaned over and whispered In my
earl, I'm going to cut your throatv
81 was sitting with my profile to the
stranger. and he was leaning toward
me. Casting my eyes sidewise, saw
that he held an opened razor In his
right hand did not move immedi-
ately.
$50 you're going to cut my throatY
said. quietly turning part way
around.
"Yes, captain. have been COM
manded by God to do SO. I'm sorry,
but 1t must be done. Get ready
"Thats all right. my friend. I'm
perfectly willing you shall carry out
your mission; but. to tell the truth,
hate to get blood all over my furniture
here. 1t wouldn't be nice to dirty up
the office. would it2 Suppose we go In
the back roomT
"'Tbat'll do. Come on rejoined the
maniac quickly.
81 got up. The maniac's back was
toward me. With one bound ! had
my arms about his waist and his arms
pinned to his side. l then called for
help, and two officers rushed into my
office. 1t took four big men to put that
maniac In n cell. He's In an asylum
now."-Buflalo Express.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23
Learn to keep your ears open and
your mouth closed.-Dallas News.
BLISS CONSUMMATED.

Algernon Fitzolarsncc Cotmillions
Married Eyangclinn GotrOK;
Twas a function grand
From all over the land
The friends Of the pair came In hocka
There were millions untold
Represented In gold
And additional millions in ntockA
Eyangelna wna stunning and brilliant.
Brilliant and wealthy aud fair,
And she walked up the aisle -r
with angelic smile
And million IN gold for her share;
Pearl oncircled her neck, r.
with a certified check =
For a million stuck into her hair. 4.
Her dress was dream IN fine lacca. tE
Flounccs and ruliics md frillH. tF
with the men u q queen
Aud a cofaagc Of Rrcon,
\ Twas network of ten dollar bills,
And her grand promenade,
Al, how graceful twas made
BY her countless rchearaas and dfillpi
Algcrnon was graceful and gracouH
Breathing wcen. rather hard.
Though his pathway made smooth
y Iiy ancestors. fors9oth.
! Who had dealt with some foresight In hrd'
Aud up from tho door
# cool million hs bore
Al a testimony OF regard.
Thcn AlRernon'H papa made entrance.
with a baRful of gold made In "ils'
And omptied II out
Mid nn ecataiic shout
From tho crowd on the altar In style.
Aud EyanRelnc'n dad
Dumped tho million ho had
On the JlnginR and glittering pile.
T1sro we're higbs. tesfn. shouts aud erclamA'
tigns.
The great organ pralcd forth its roll.
In Rilded confusion
And golden profuaion
This Joining of soul unto soul.
And Agcfnon peeled
Forth his roll and revealed
thou" aa the good preachers dole.
Tho vows II the two hearts were spoken.
The pledges " true ioyo were made.
Tho wedding was ended
Tho guests were all blended
Past tho altar IN one promenade.
Whereby each IN the unbroken
Circle bomr token
In cash or preferred stocks was laid.
Ah me. twas O glorious function.
Love wasn't there. bot the stocks
That tho two slowed away
In the bank Che next day
Under seals ehaina. bolts. bars. keys and
i0chhi
And Egingclinc oric1. "ryo Cotmilionsi''
While Algefnon cried. 1--WE Cotrosr'
-llamafck Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23

Meats frozen and kept in cold storage
for long periods do not undergo organic
changes in the ordinary sense-that is,
they do not putrefy, soften or smell
bad-but they certainly do deteriorate
in some intangible way. After n GER
tain time frozen meat loses some life
principle essential TO its nourishing
quality. Such meat lacks flavor; 1t is
not well digested or assimilated. Its
savorless condition cannot be remedied
or successfully disguised by the use OF
sauces and condiments.
Those who eat cold storage food for
any length of time develop diarrheal
disorders, lose in weight and would
eventually starye TO death unless q
change Of diet was made. The same
reasoning applies to timed fruits and
vegetables. They should not be used
after n certain period has elapsed.
Especially should people be warned
against using stale eggs and old milk
and cream. Milk and cream are kept
for days, rancid butter Is washed and
treated chemically, but all food, and
especially cold storage food is dam
aged by long keeping, and Will not
nourish the body properly. There Is
the greatest abundance of food, but 1t
does not satlsfy.-Sanitary Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23

A supply Of salt available whenever
the COW wants II. is necessary TO main
tain high milk yield. Salt stimulntes
the appetite assists digestion md as-
Elmilatlon and increases the How OF tho
fluids Of the body, stimulating all tho
vital functions Of the animal. Sailing
dairy cows once week lB not SUN.
cicnt. II N n good plan 10 keep rock
anlt under shelter where the cows eau
get It at win ana then feed loose salt
twice week ln such quantities ns the
cows win eat Loose salt may bo used
exclusively II II can be sheltered from
rain If rock salt only la used the
cows tongues viii frequently become
sore, when they VIII not cat the quinn.
tity needed for n full now OF milk. DO
not mix the salt with the feed. because
II you do the COW mny get moro nalt
thnn she needs. which VIII reduce her
yield Cows having anlt kept before
them all the time VIII not cnt too much.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23

on fhe barrel and clasped her hands
and prayed:
Mother is dead, and father is dead,
but God bless Uncle Joe and everybody
else"
\ good many Of US turned our heads
away at that, and, TO our surprise, we
found that years in the camps hadn't
turned our hearts quite as hard as the
quartz among which we labored. l
caught a glimpse of Joe of Washoe
shutting his teeth hard together and
looking up at the clouds, and l Won
dered if he was more strongly affected
when lie charged a camp of five out
laws single handed and left three of
them lying dead for the sheriff to bury.
That evening we had n public meet
ing on the public square, and Judge
Watkins hushed the crowd to silence
and said:
Thar VIII be fustly, secondly and
thirdly in these remarks o mine. The
fustly is that if Joe Washoe will ac
cept this yere airth we'll gladly buy it
fur him; secondly, the gal has got to
hev another name, and I'm fur callin
her Rose o Washoe; thirdly, she's an
orphan, and Black Hill diggin's is goin
to adopt her and provide fur her and
be the biggest kind O father TO her.
Now, then, let every critter give three
cheers and yell his loudestr'
a month later, when Rose of Washoe
was sent to the states to be properly
cared for, the sum of 81 900 went with
her. She was brought out and stood
on the same barrel again, and 800 men
filed before her and shook hands and
last. He lifted her up in his arms and
kissed her and patted her head, and
her voice was broken with sobs as she
said:
"God bless all, but God bless Uncle
Joe most of anybody
When she was lifted to the saddle to
ride away Joe turned his back and
seemed to be gazing off over the foot
hills. The crowd cheered and cheered,
but he was mute. AS the girl disap-
peared from sight down the trail some
one asked:
"What the bIazes is the matter with
Joe that he don't yell with us"
"Hush, you foolr cautioned Big Jim.
Fall back all of youl He'll be turnin
purity soon to catch n last glimpse o.
the gal, and ii might shame him IL we
saw the tears in his eyes and knowed
that his heart was swelled to Dustin
over her goin awayw
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23
Hot Weather ncndInn.

"That vacation card which the pub
lie libraries are sending out by which
you can have ten books for n month OF
summer travel seems 10 be n very do
slrablc thing"
Every and highly educational. As
fiction. biography. travel and all books
In current demand are prohibited the
only thing left will be the dictionaries
and encyclopedias. which will make de-
iightful summer reading Great idea"
Chicago Times Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23

his slumbcrs IL ] do not interfere. I
will prove my gratitude by tossing that
fly ten feet high"
The Ok made rush, and up went
fy and Dog together. and as the latter
came down he called out:
"Alas. that my friend the Ok should
have used me thusl"
"But was trying 20 show my friend
ship by removing the ny," protested
the Ok.
And In removing the Fly you have
telescoped my spine, broken my RIBS
and tied my legs up In hard knotsl 1t
were better that 1 should have been
bitten by the Fly than TO have been
tossed on your hornsV
Moral.-The defense OF friend IL Of
ten more dangerous than the attnck OF
an enemy. M. QUAD.