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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
FOLDED TRANSFERS.
They Increase a Conductors Worl
and Are Trying to His Temper.

They Increase a Conductors Work
and Are Trying TO His Temper.
Some people have no sympathy for
street car conductors" said one of their
number after he had had a peculiarly
lively time in making change and CIV
ing and collecting transfers, says the
New York Times.
Now" continued the conductor,
"there is one little matter that would
save us lots OF trouble If the people
would only bear it in mind, and that is
the way they hand in their transfers.
Some men and few women know
enough to hand US the little strips of
paper just as they receive them-that
is, spread out In such a way that we
can glance at them, see that they are
all right and then place them with the
package already collected. The ma
jority of people don't do this. and as
rule the women are the worst of the
lot
when a woman gets q transfer, she
folds it up into as small space as
possible and then slows 1t away in her
purse. When the time comes to collect
this from her, she fishes the wad of pa
per out of the purse, hands it to the
conductor and sits back in her seat
content with what she has done.
1.-THE conductor has to unfold this
piece of paper to see If it is really the
proper transfer. This takes time, and
when there are a dozen women on the
car all doing the same thing the poor
conductor has more than he can do to
keep his temper. Men as a rule don't
fold their transfers, but content them
selves with showing the slips into their
pockets and then producing crumpled
piece of paper when it is called for,
tossing 1t to the conductor, who has to
smooth it into shape.
"The same people would never think
of handing in a railroad or theater tick
ct In the same way"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
The uon.x sea.on For 1900.

Commenting upon the not very hat-
tering prospect for the honey crop this
season, Gleanings in Bee Culture says
among other things:
"The season in California will be bet
ter than was at first expected, and es-
pecially is this true for the northern
and central portions Of the state.
''Black brood has got such start In
certain portions of New York that
many Of the beekeepers are discourt
aged.
ut would seem that indications for
that state Colorado are exceptionally
good. AS the beekeepers there do not
have to depend upon rains, but on ir-
rigation, in all probability they viii
have another heavy honey flow, and L
would say to the beekeepers OF that
state do not be in hurry to sell your
honey, for If there should be little or
no honey in the east you OF Colorado
will have things largely your own
tyaV"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
A FERTILIZER pIsrRrBurER.

ton. which makes it In effect blower,
a strong current of air passing In at
the central opening and being discharg-
ed at edge. This current of air blows
the fertilizer with considerable force IN
all directions, scattering it with the
greatest evenness over the surface of
the ground, sowing strip about GA
feet wide.
Over the bottom of the hopper an
agitating arm rotates slowly, keeping
the material in the hopper thoroughly
stirred, and as the bottom of the hop
per is conical the material always
moves toward the central opening In
bottom. To regulate the flow, or feed,
this opening is controlled by a conical
shaped valve, or stopper, having a
vertical motion. The conical valve has
a base just large enough to fill the
opening in bottom of hopper when it Is
raised so its base Is in the opening.
When it is lowered, an annular opening
is left for the fertilizer to pass through,
and this annular opening is greater or
less according as the valve is lowered
much or little. This valve has also a
rapid rotary motion and two pins
projecting up through the outlet of
hopper. The rapid rotary motion of
the valve, with pins attached, makes 1t
impossible for the outlet of hopper to
get choked. and the feed is very uni
FORM
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
VEGETABLES.
Why Are Some Vulgar and Others
AristocrntIcs


AristocrntIcs
Why do we respect some vegetables
and despise others? The bean is a
graceful, confding, engaging vine, but
you never can put beans into poetry or
into the highest kind of prose. There
is no dignity in the bean.
Corn-which in my garden grows
alongside the bean, and, so far as l can
see, with no affectation Of superiority
is, however, the child of song. 1t
waves in all literature. But MiX 1t with
beans, and its high tone is gone. Sue
cotash is vulgar; it Is the bean In It.
The bean is n vulgar vegetable, with
out culture or any flavor of high socie-
ty among vegetables
Then there is the cucumber, like so
many people. good for nothing when 1t
is ripe, and the wildness has gone out
of it. How inferior to the melon. which
grows upon a similar vine! The Gu
cumber is n sort of low comedian in a
company where the melon is a minor
gentleman.
The lettuce IS to me n most interest
ing study. Lettuce is like conversation;
It must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling
that you scarcely notice the bitter in it..
Lettuce, like most takers, though, IS
apt to run rapidly to seed.
Blessed Is that sort which comes to
q head, and so remains-lille n few peo-
ls&e | know-growing more solid and
satisfactory and tender and whittier at
the center.
Lettuce, like conversation, requires n
good deal Of oil, to avoid friction and
keep the company smooth; n pinch Of
Attic salt, a dash Of pepper, mustard
and vinegar. but so mixed that you
will notice no sharp contrasts. and n
trihe Of sugar
/ feel that | am in the best society
when l am with lettuce. 1t is in the
most select vegetable circle.-Charles
Dudley Warner in MY Summer In n
Garden"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
PooIinR In Wedding Presents.

"What shall we give her?" That is
a question which desolates innumera-
Bile breakfast tables when the morning
post brings the announcement of an
approaching marriage. a most valua-
BILE precedent has been set by batch
of Lady Randolph Churchilrs friends,
who dubbed together and presented
her with a beautiful gewgaw in the
shape of a pearl and diamond tiara.
The example should be followed wide
ly. Individual effort is apt to fritter
itself away in superfluous snlt spoons
and unnecessary photograph frames.
Given bride, II is pretty certain that
many of her friends will be friends Of
one another And how much more
pleasant for the bride and how much
simpler for her friends is the pooling
Of affection in a really valuable giftl
The perennial difficulty of the wedding
present is in n fair way toward solu-
tion.-London Chronicle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
at is only a few hours to wait. You

at is only a few hours to wait. You
shall dine with me at S o'clock. At .
my assistant shall unwrap Hassassan .
and bring him to life. Let two of your
soldiers watch the coffin meanwhile. II
things don't turn o--S as l say, you shall
carry me off prisonSr and have SlOO in
gold as a present"
$50 be it." he said after q long look
at me. 'but do not attempt to trick me.
l am no fool
Two soldiers were left to watch the
coffin. and in my hearing he warned
them that any remissness on their part
would be followed by swift punish
ment Ny living rooms were over ths
warerooms. When the dinner hour ar
rived. | had the official and two Of his
friends to sit down with me. All three
of the men had made up their minds
that | was playing game OF blum,
and they had a curiosity to know how
| was going to carry it through. Fifty
dollars would have bribed any OF them
to shut his eyes for year. but in this
case they had received their orders di-
rect from the minister and dared not
trife with him. They drank sparin2ly
OF the wine that they might keep 'He',
heads clear, but grew suthciehu! Eo'u
natured TO hope that ! might gel OUT OF
the trouble without serious loss.
There will be no trouble" ! replied.
with calm assurance. "Sonadl haSSas-
san has had his sleep and VIII return
to life and the government VIII prop
ably reward me- for restoring such
celebrated ma" to earth Come gen
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
Dangers of Boating.

Clara-When George and / are mar
ried, am TO have my own way in ev-.
erything.
Dora-Guess you won't.
Clara-Indeed l will That's the bar
gnin. Don't you remember told you
he proposed to me in n rowboat and
asked IL I'd float through life with him
just that way?
"Yes."
"Well, he was rowing, but was
steerIng."-New York Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
Think. n Halter Needed.

eve don't wish to Interfere with
any honest fad or any legitimate fur"
remarks Rural New Yorker, but we
must say that the Angora goat craze
now sweeping over the country needs
halter. Hundreds, yes, thousands, or
people seem to believe that the Angora
goat will turn some brush ridden old
pasture into gold. The Angora does
well on the western slopes of the Rock
les and in the great southwest. Deal
ers tell us that the trade In mohair Is
limited and will not stand any great
increase The price of good Angoras
has been doomed far out of proportion
to their practical value. On most east
ern farms well bred sheep will prove
lust as profitable as these goats"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
GRASS CULTURE.



ing Five Tons Per Acre.
George NJ. Clark's notable plan for
growing grass Is again reviewed In
Rural New Yorker, such great interest
has 1t excited. 1t is summed up as
perfect preparation, heavy seeding
and full feeding" The object of the
preparation is by repeated workings to
make the soil so. loose and mellow that
the ling seeds will surely sprout and
grow. As to seeding The Rural says:
Having given this perfect fitting Of the
ground, the next point OF Mr.. Clark's
system is to seed heavily to grass
alone. The old idea was that grass re-
quired a nurse crop, such as rye or
wheat When grain and grass are
sown together, year Is lost in getting
a crop of hay, while the yield is cut
down at least one-half OF what II might
have been IL the grass had been seeded
alone. Mr.. Clark sent us the grass cut
from one square foot OF ground. There
were 341 separate plants. This means
II, ,S53, 900 plants on an acre. Take q
field seeded with grain. and after the
grain has been cut you Will fine where
every grain plant stood II bare spot as
large as your hand or larger Every
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
DOES HONESTY PAY ?
A SUBJECT DISCUSSED BY THE JeR'
ICHO DEBATING SOCIETY.

Pap Perkins, the Postmaster, Tells
How the Organization Was Started
and How 1t Came TO an Intimely
and InEIorIous End.
copyright, 1900. by c. 3. Lewis.l
The Jericho Debatin society was
Squar Joslyn's idea. 1t dawned on
him one afternoon as he was hoein in
his garden. and that evenin he come
over TO the postoffice and made
speech and started the ball rollin. A
week later the society had its first
meetin. There was n hot time fur
about an hour. OF the 40 men present
30 wanted to be president, but after
awhile. and By putin in two votes fur
himself. the squar was duly elected.
Deacon Spooner was made referee, and
the other offices wasn't struggled after
to any extent There wasn't any de-
batin at the first meetin, but Squar
Joslyn made a speech Of acceptance
which raised the price OF butter in
Jericho 10 cents a pound. After sayin
that he wouldn't exchange places with
the president of the United States ne
began with the year 750 B. c., and the
way he come whirlin along down to
the year 1900 made the glass in the
windows rattle. He excited the crowd
as he hit Nero brought applause as he
touched on Columbus. and when he
got through with Washington there
wasn't no holdin Enos Williams, and
Jonas Bebee and Aaron Bradshaw was
in tears. After the speech was over
Elder Spooner figgered it up and de-
clared that the squar had made p diff
ferent p'ints In his grafton. which was
four p'ints more than Demosthenes or
Cicero had ever made.
The subject fur debate at the next
meetin was Does Honesty Pay" The
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
No. 80

one Of these spots ought to contain IS
or more grass plants IL you are to have
the average found I'm Mr.. Clark's field.
Such yield Is only possible when ev-
cry square inch of the surface OF the
meadow has its stand OF grass. III Or
der TO obtain this thick seeding Mr..
Clark sses Ii quarts each of redtop
and timothy and four quarts of red
clover per acre.
This seeding is done In what many,
farmers would call a slow and tedious
way. Only one Kind of seed is sown at
a time, and in order 10 obtain greater
accuracy Mr.. Clark sows the field twice
over TO each Kind of seed. He uses
two lines, which are pulled across the
field. so that narrow strips OF accurate
size are seeded one at time. For eX-
ample. seven quarts of timothy seed
are divided accurately into 60 parts.
The lines are drawn across the field di-
vided into spaces of two square rods.
One part of the timothy seed will be
scattered evenly over each space, the
fertilizer being applied in the same
the field has been once gone over in
this way, the lines are changed so as to
run the opposite way of the field, and
the same process is carried out with
the remainder of the seed. The field is
then worked over eight times with
specially designed fine tooth harrow.
This is worked right and left diagonal
L. th., sol hn- 90, oil
perfectly narrowed in, and then a roll
er follows to complete the job. If pos
sible, this seeding Is done on a damp,
still day or before shower. Mr.. Clark
wants to SOW the seed close to Sept. L
If possible. He says that grass seed in
his latitude natures in August and
would be sown by nature at or near the
time it is perfectly mature. When
land is seeded in this way, 1t may run
for years without reseeding provided IL
is well fed and cared for. The redtop
seed adds over a ton Of hay per acre
above what any seeding to timothy
alone could produce.
Mr.. Clark does not consider that sta
BILE manure is suited to the grass crop.
He thinks that the clumps Of manure
are sure to kill out more or less of the
grass. Every fall the field is clipped
and the waste grass raked Off so as to
leave no harbor for mice. Fine and
soluble fertilizers are used. The fol-
lowing mixture will about duplicate
the special brand used by Mr.. Clark:
Four hundred pounds of nitrate of so-
da, 400 pounds Of muriate Of potash
and 1,200 pounds of fine ground bone.
Mr.. Clark uses about 500 Ponds of
this mixture per acre. 1t is applied at
seeding time, being spread with the
seed and narrowed thoroughly In.
About the same quantity is used each
following year-spread on the sod
part after cutting and part the follow
ing spring.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
An uncon.ciou. Disciple.

Trotter-Its a favorite amusement
among the eastern fakirs to twist them
selves into some muscle straining,
nerve racking bone cracking posture,
and
Miss Rivalton-Isn't 1t funny how
those odd oriental ideas find disciples
here?
Trotter-What do you mean?
Miss Rivalton-Really, haven't you
ever seen Maud wayuppe play golff-
Harper's Bazaar. fH
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
PRESSED FLOWERS.

Flowers are pressed and dried in books
Gone lucent colors. fresh and new;
Gone sweetness, swaying, bloom and dew!
And thoughts are mummied there in books
No light Of eye nor poise OF head,
The thought that's written is unsaid.
And vet one touch Of natures there,
And memory leads US true,
From withered leaf TO budding flower,
From moldering dust to freshening shower,
From musty page to odorous air,
From words to thoughts anew.
r y. Folsom in Boston Transcript.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
A NimIPadInn Aual0ry.

'When you eat, be careful to leave
Off hungry" is advice often given at the
dinner table. but seldom received In an
obedient spirit
The caution was repeated not long
since to a young man of vigorous ap-
petite.
"Pshaw," said he, you might as well
tell me to wash my face and be careful
20 leave off dirty" ~
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
HUsKIyG HORSE.

ears of corn will not catch when pulled
forward. Corn husking makes lame
backs and sore hands. The horse will
help the back, and the following recipe
will help the hands: Take white wax,
one-fourth ounce; spermacet, one
fourth ounce; almond oil, one ounce;
glycerin, two ounces. Melt the wax
and stir In the oil and glycerin.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
They SyynuDed.

A little boy in Bangor Me-, was suf-
fering from n severe cold, and his
mother gave him n bottle Of cough
mixture to take while at school. On
his return she asked If he had taken
his medicine mo" he candidly re-
piled, "but Bobby Jones did He liked
it, so swapped 1t with him for a hand
full of peanuts"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04

PHlEAo45aesSss SNH
FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR.
Machine For Scattering Fertilizer
Rapidly and With Comfor.

Having experienced the trials of SOW
ing fertilizers, a Rural New Yorker
correspondent has devised a machine
for facilitating the business both as TO
time and personal comfort He tells
how 1t is used either In drills or broad
casting:
1t is machine 1 got up myself L
now have good machine to let to my
neighbors and also the satisfaction OF
feeling that have overcome a difficult
ty and am now able to do rapidly and
with comfort job which formerly
was very difficult, slow and extremely
unpleasant The fertilizer is put into
the hopper, from the bottom Of which
it drops into a central opening in the
spreading disk. This disk Is very OBJ
tusely conical and has chambers run
ming from the central opening b. outer
edge. 1t is given a rapid, rotary mo-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04

,uu,rr rAp1Y oH1o POTATO.

n white form of the variety is being
introduced. 1t originated with west
ern grower, who, having used northern
seed. found three years ago plant
producing pure white potatoes identi
cal in every way with the best OF the
old Ohio except in color, which is fine
white.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
CircumventIng the He..ian Fly.

j. Troop of the Indiana station gives
advice for circumventing the Hessian
fly in that state which is suggestive
also for other sections: The active Pc
riod of the fall brood in the northern
counties extends approximately from
the last of August to about the last OF
September, gradually getting later as
they go south, so that in the southern
portion they will be found at work
probably as late as the middle of Octo-
ber 1t is evident, then, that In order
to avoid the fall brood of the fly the
proper time to SOW wheat In the north
ern counties is between Sept. 20 and 30
and in the southern counties from the
first to the middle of October. The sta
ton will not SOW earlier than the first
week in October this year, as the flies
were active throughout September In
1899 Decoy strips should be sown In
the north the last week in August and
In the south the first ten days OF Sep
tember, plowing these under deeply be-
fore sowing the main crop.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
A New Early Potato.

Despite the fact that some growers
do not favor early Ohio potato the va
riety is regarded by many as the best
of the early varieties, according to
American Gardening, which adds that
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, Section
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

A AMENDMENT TO TIE CoNsTrTUTIoN
~ PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH For TBG' Z AP-
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF TIE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PU g.
LIsHED BY ORDER OF The SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURsl :
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
GTITTTION
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
Corn HuskinE Horse.

The husking horse shown in the cut
from Ohio Farmer is made of light ma
terial. The rung should be IL inch
stuff, put in with shoulders cut down
to one inch where it goes through the
legs. The rung is put down so the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
Two True Stories.

The Piscatorial PrevaricatocY asso-
.iation was in session.
Il was fishing for cod off the Banks
one day some years ago." said one,
when | dropped my watch overheard.
The next year l went fishing at the
same place. | caught a whopping big
fellow and found my watch inside of
him. 1t was running steadily, the ac-
ton of the fish's liver having kept 1t
wound up. But 1t was five hours fast.
The only way that / can account for 1t
Is that the fish crossed the Atlantic,
ktaid on the other side long enough
10 get the time over there, and that l
caught him too soon after he got back
to allow the watch to regulate itself"
Il was fishing for trout in Pennsyl-
vania last fall" said another member,
"in company with my nephew, who Is
Rn inveterate cigarette smoker. We
landed n ten FOUNDER and allowed him
to founder around In the bottom of the
boat while we cast again, because they
were biting freely. My nephew had
lust thrown n lighted cigarette in the
boat, and in some way this trout got
It, put it I'm his gills and smoked It,
The cigarette seemed to have c sooth-
ing effect on him. | brought the trout
home, taught him to smoke pipe, and
when we killed him Christmas | served
up to my guests something that ! be-
lieve has never been served up before
self smoked trout. 1t was great too"
New York Journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
Strength Tn Aluminium.

In reply to the question which, 1t Is
said, metal workers frequently ask,
what is the strength of aluminium y
The Aluminium World says that cast
aluminium is about equal in strength
to cast iron in tension, while In resist
ing compression it is comparatively
weak. Under transverse strain alu-
ninium is not very rigid, but 1t will
bend nearly double before breaking.
The tensile strength of aluminium is
greatly improved by forging and press
ing at a temperature of GOO degrees E.,
and aluminium alloyed with nickel Is
much stronger than the pure metal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-04
YOU'LL KNOW HOW GOOD
L. WHEN YOU SEE THEM.

Our 25c box papers.
Our Ioc and I5c fine writing
paper tablets.
Blank books at the old price.
Albums bought before the ad-
vance.
Kodaks with a special discount
in January.
Photograph supplies always
fresh.
Sporting goods
Late fiction.
Bibles cheaper than ever.
Everyday needs at everyday
prices. AT