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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
The Genfu, of Hawthorne.

1t would be easy to explain Haw-
thorne's peculiar temperament after
the modern fashion by reference to
heredity and environment, says Paul
Elmer More in The Atlantic. No doubt
there was a strain of eccentricity in
the family He himself tells of cousin
who made spittoon out of the skull of
his enemy, and it is natural that de-
scendant of the old Puritan witch
judge should portray the weird and
grotesque aspects of life. Probably,
too, his native tendency was increased
by the circumstances that surrounded
his youth-the seclusion of his moth
er's life. his boyhood on Lake Sebago,
where, as he says, he first got his
"cursed habit of solitude" and the
long years during which he lived as a
hermit in Salem"
But after all these external matters
and even the effect of heredity so far
as we can fathom it explain little or
nothing. A thousand other men might
have written his books If their source
lay in such antecedents. Behind it ali
was the demonic force of the man
himself. the everlasting mystery OF
genius inhabiting in his brain and
choosing him to be an exemplar and
Interpreter of the inviolable individual
ity in which lie the pain and glory OF
our human estate.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
John G.. saxe's Wit.

John G. SAKE, the poet wit, attended
a flag raising at Greenbush, a little
place across the river from Albany,
during the civil war and made an elo-
quent speech In which he praised the
young men Of Greenbush for showing
their patriotism by exerting themselves
to procure the star spangled banner
This did not altogether please the
chairman, who whispered to him that
the young ladies of Greenbush had
also been instrumental In raising funds
for the purchase of the flag.
Thereupon SAKE, addressing the
young ladies, made them graceful
and gallant apology for not including
them in his praise. 81 don't know how
i came to make such mistake" he
explained, save as / may have been
laboring under the impression that the
young men of Greenbush embraced the
young ladies Of Greenbush."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
observations by Mildred.

Scene: Tramcar. Dramatis persona
Four-year-old girl, mother and several
passengers.
Child I'm high, shrill treble)-Mamma
did you get papa's birthday PRESENT.
Eyes, dearest"
"What did you get, mammar
"Clgars, lovey."
'The cheap ones that Aunt Mile told
you aboutT
Silence from mamma, but heighten'
ed flush On her face that was not entire
ly the reflection from dearest lovey's'
red velvet hat.
Mamma, that man over there has on
n dreadfully dirty necktie. You told
papa the other day that no gentleman
would wear n solled necktie."
Man glares and pulls his coat about
his neck.
Mildred, stop talking"
Mildred was silent for little while.
Mamma, that lady over there forgot
to polish her shoes this morning.
London Spare Moments.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
A Big Pie Display.

The greatest pie display of which
history tells us took place in 1909, at q
dinner given after the funeral of AL
brecht ~, king of Bavaria, at the roy
al palace in Munich. There were seven
great pies upon the table. representing
the seven ages Of the world. The first
pie was made of apples. 1t represented
Adam and Eve, the tree of knowledge
the snake and the apple. The pictures
were made upon the crust with confec
tions of sugar and almonds.
Another pie was made of doves and
bore a wonderful representation OF
Noah's ark in it's center. while round
the edge were placed figures Of every
created thing A key went with this
pie In order that 1t might be determin
ed what these figures were intended tc
represent.
Upon the crust Of these wonderful
pastries appeared the tableaux of Abra'
ham sacrificing Isaac, David Staying
Goliath, the ravens feeding Elijah, Sam.
son tearing open the jaws Of the lion
and the last and most wonderful Of all
the pies when opened was found to
contain four living birds, which all be-
gan to sing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
Crabs Are Fighters.

Crabs are fighting animals. In fact.
they will fight anything, says q natu-
ralist. / have seen a crab, In conflict
with a lobster, catch the latter over
the fore part Of the head, where the
shell Is hardest and crush 1t in by one
effort, and 1t rather bears out my idea
that the claws of these creatures are
particularly weapons Of war; that the
moment one of them receives severe in
Jury in a claw 1t drops 1t of by volun-
tary amputation, severing Its connec-
ton with the body at the shoulder by
an act of Its own will. 1t seems to me
probable that II the claw we're neces-
sary for feeding nature would rather
seek to cure an injury to 1t than let the
animal discard 1t altogether.
The species of crab which Is most
conspicuously q fighter is the hermit
crab. Its first idea of independent life
is to eat harmless whelk and occupy
its shell. Its next notion is to give bat
tie to every crab OF the same persua-
sion as itself that II comes across. AL
together hermit crabs are undoubtedly
the most quarrelsome creatures In ex-
istence.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
Wonderful British Dogs

A delightful story is told Of sports
man who was boasting Of the intelli-
gence OF his dog would you believe
It," he said, "when / was walking In
to the city he suddenly stopped and
pointed at man by bookstall, and
nothing | could do would induce the
dog to move SO went up to the man
and said, Would you oblige me with
your nameY Certainly said the stran-
ger. My name Is Partridge"
Another dogs tall" A suburban
gentleman who was in the habit of
giving his dog some small delicacy on
leaving for the city each morning for
got to do 80 on one occasion. AS he
was going out Of his house the dog
caught his masters coattails In his
teeth and, leading him into the garden.
stopped at flower bed. The flowers
growing there were forgetmenots.-
London Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
The Corns,aIk Disease Aaain

The stalk feeding season leads Iowa
Homestead to comment on the corn
stalk disease, with the following sum-
ming up of the situation: "All the theo-
ries of disease heretofore propounded
fail to work out and explain the cases
that are found in practice, and they
are consequently worthless. 1t is one Of
the diseases OF which as yet we can
only say we don't know what causes
them. Deaths occur In some fields and
none In others. Corn fodder that Is
cut up and fed in that form has never
caused case of stalk disease so far
as we know. IL one will turn cattle
into stalkfields, he must take the risk
as to results. for no prevention Is
known, and no cure has been discover
ed for the disease when 1t once attacks
an animal"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
Grain Moved In streams.

Nowhere In North America will you
come on q more thrilling night scene
than the fresh water cargo tank un-
loading at Buffalo, says Rollin Lynde
Hartt In The Atlantic. Here she lies
beneath the towering grain elevator,
which thrusts long pumping pipe
Called the ''leg') down through her
hatchway. Mount the gangplank.
lodging the spinning ropes that make
your head reel, stumble about on the
dark deck, look down, down, down
through the open hatch. and, zounds.
what sight! The hold glows with
electricity. 1t is misty with blown
dust. 1t roars with mechanical activ-
ity.
An enormous steel Shovel" big as
the inside OF n house and manipulated
by countless flying ropes. charges back
and forth through the whole length OF
the ship. pitching the yellow grain be-
fore It and heaplng It up where the leg
can get hold of II to whisk II into the
bin that Is somewhere up In the sky.
Beneath. in the hold. an army Of blue
clad men with wooden scoops" barely
dodge the deadly shovel as they swing
the grain into Its path.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

HAD GOT HIM DOWN AND AT MY MERCY.
faces ut me as went out to lunch.
sailed In at once. and ] had got him
down and ut my mercy when he offer
ed to betray a secret II ! would spare
his life. ! thought 1t was about = pot
of gold, but 1t didn't pan out that way.
He had been the grlndstone mans boy
In another skyscraper and had been
discharged for falling in love with the
stenographer. That grIndstone busi-
ness was all n bluff. Mr.. Hagadoon
had several little schemes. He was
running n matrimonial agency. selling
lottery tickets, doing a quiet pool bust
ness and roping In suckers on worth
less mining stocks. All this the boy
told me as held him down by the hair.
and not only spared his life. but re-
warded him with q bag OF peanuts.
Before taking any steps against the
grindstone man ! gave him a show.
During lull In business ! stopped at
his door and asked him II could pos
sibly do anything to make his stay In
the building more comfortable. He
didn't let me into his office: but. com.
ing Out luLO LHt nun. ne pTuDDtu
the hair and hissed into my ear:
Away with you or III dabble my
hands in your hearts bloodv'
1 had given him a show and he had
refused II. AS l smoothed down my hair
and got back to my elevator there was
no longer an iota Of mercy In my heart.
The curtain fell next afternoon at 3
o'clock. / had got on TO the fact that
lot of fellows were In the daily habit
Of riding up TO the tenth floor and then
walking down to the ninth 10 see Mr..
Hagadoon, and the rush was always
greatest about mldafternoon. | might
have saved the typewriter on account
OF her sex, but at z o'clock. as | hung
around to give her a word OF warning.
she swept past me with her nose up
and cold glare In her eyes. and |
hardened my heart. An hour later the
officials of the law were In possession.
Mr.. Hagadoon went down In my cleva-
tor, and policeman was at his elbow.
/ expected he would cry out against
me, but he did not. On the contrary. he
looked at me with sorrowful face.
and his voice was full Of patbos as he
said
"Sammis. see when too late where
/ made my fatal mistake"
ayes, sir"
~ should have taken you Into my
confidence at the start and allowed you
9 per cent"
Eyes, sir"
"Then the mortgage would ha Ie been
paid, your widowed mother would
have got married again, and we would
have been rich and happy. Sammis.
let me take your hand while | VOW
never TO snub another elevator boy"
There was great excitement around
the building, with my name being fire.
qucntly mentioned aud witnesses hunt
ed nfter, and Mr.. Iiasher. the agent,
called me down 10 the Office and asked:
'Sammls, IL this another case where
tenant refused your frlcndshipT
'IIe scorned me. SIR" | replied.
And you brought him low ns CON
sequence. He ought TO have known
better, and you ought 10 have remcm-
bcred that we have II dozen offices VA
cant. Sammis, I think you had better
take weeks vacation. with pay. IL
VIII be good for your nervous system"
took II, and when | returned to the
skyscraper all was serene aud the
goose hung high for Sammls. the Ele-
vator Boy. NJ. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
The Hand Kiss.

The kiss Of the hand is undoubtedly
ancient and therefore 10 not derived
from that of the lips, but probably the
converse is true. The hand kiss Is
loosely asserted to be developed from
servlle obeisances In which the earth,
the foot and the garments were kissed,
the hand and cheek succeeding In order
OF time and approach to equality OF
rank. But 1t is doubtful IL that was
the actual order, and 1t is certain that
at the time when hand kissing began
there were less numerous gradations OF
rank than at later stage.
kissing Of the hands between men 10
mentioned In the Old Testament, also
by Homer, Pliny and Lucian. The kiss
was applied reverentially to sacred OBJ
jects, such as statues Of the gods, as is
shown by ancient works Of art, ana
also among numerous etymologies by
that of the Latin word "adoro," and 10
was also metaphorically applied by the
inferior or worshiper kissing his own
hand and throwing the salute to the
superior or statue.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
COMB HONEY HIVE.

Mr.. Pettit's are seventeen and one
eighth inches square, inside measure
ment, each holding thirty-six sections.
8, queen bar of excluder. which COW
ers the brood chamber, admitting only
worker bees 10 &c supers.
4, brood chamber.
5, wedges Of wood one inch deep in
front, gradually tapering to a point at
the back. These are used in summer TO
allow ventilation, and they also raise
the front Of the hive so as to induce
the bees to go up the sidewalks of the
hive and the brood combs near the
back of the hive.
O. floor projects three and half inch
es In front of the brood chamber
Z, Z, stand of two six inch boards and
two seven inch. This rests on bricks.
as shown.
s, comb honey supers, same as 2.
8, 8, divider set on two Of the sides of
the super, as shown in position. 1t is
one-eighth of an inch thick and has
three-eighth inch holes, through which
the bees pass to the sections.
10, section In position, resting on Y
tins II and against divider. The sec
tion Is filled with light foundation Of
good quality within three-sixteenths Of
an inch Of the bottom. With sections
fitted with foundation In this way the
bees fill them evenly.
II. bee space of five-sixteenths Of an
inch, created by six blocks numbered
13 on divider No. 0. The advantage Of
this extra bee space at the sides of the
super Is to allow for double quantity
Of bees to keep up necessary animal
heat, which Is advantageous to the fin
the sections.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
Convincing.


The methods employed by ex-Gov-
ernor Throckmorton Of Texas TO make
clear the claims of his clients were
perhaps unlike those of any other law
yer, but they often carried conviction
with them.
At one time he was defending man
who was on trial for murder In Gaines
Vile, Tex He desired to make 1t plain
TO the jury that the man whom his cli-
ent had killed, although in his shirt
sleeves and without a pistol pocket.
might have been well armed.
"Can you see any signs or arms
about me?" demanded the general, TAX
Ing off his coat and standing before
the jurors.
They shook their heads.
watch mew he said dramatically,
and with that he proceeded ~ draw q
pistol from under each arm, one from
each boot leg and from the back OF his
neck bowie knife OF most sinister as
pect.-Youth's Companion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
AS TO GROWING RYE.
A Friendly Crop That Works For the
Farmer During the Winter.

A Friendly Crop That Works For the
Farmer During the Winter.
If you have an old timothy sod or a
field with perhaps no sod that Is to so
into corn next spring, with lot Of
cows or cattle roaming over II, tramp
Ing the life out Of II and hunting for
an allegation of grass upon II for
their sustenance. remove the cattle and
plow the field and prepare the soil
nicely and SOW two bushels OF rye TO
the acre.
The ground should be compacted
with fine. shallow seed bed and the
whole operation OF the seeding done
well.
The rye viii appreciate and pay for
two or three hundred pounds OF ferti-
li2er Of rock and potash TO the acre.
After the ground has settled In the fall
and while frozen during the winter u
coat Of manure viii benefit the rye.
Save the manure and make the land
richer for the next crop.
II the rye makes heavy fall or early
v inter growth. IL 30 desired II may he
pastured when the ground IL not wet,
although never recommend pasturlng
anything hut the pasture As soon In
tAe spring as the rye is big enough to
cut for feed II IL old enough, aud cut
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

No small insect ever escapes from
the web Of a spider, fact which is
not to be wondered at when 1t is con-
sidered that an ordinary sized snare
may contain as many as 10000 viscid
globules. The spinner is constantly
engaged in repairing injuries to the
web inflicted by wind, stray leaves or
captured insects. Once day the whole
snare is subjected to rigorous examina-
tion. and any broken or loosened
threads are adjusted. Cornhill Maga-
lzina
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

Winter thunder is considered through
out Europe to be of very i'll omen. but
April thunder is considered to be very
beneficial. In Devonshire and other
cider counties of England there is a
saying that when it thunders in April
you must clean up the barrels"-in
readiness, that is, for plentiful crop
of apples.
The French consider April thunder
to be indicative of good yield from
their vineyards and cornfields.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

ting may begin very early in May for
soiling and be proftably fed to all
farm stock. What has not been used
for soiling cut just ut or before the
rye Is blooming and make into hay.
Cure in windrows and cocks and get
from an acre two to five tons of hay
that is highly relished by the stock
and in feeding value very much supe-
rior to timothy. Every ton of this hay
that displaces n ton of timothy in feed
ing represents ton Of timothy for sale
at next springs good prices. and the
better quality of the rye hay fully pays
for the cost of its production.
The rye will be removed from the
ground in ample time for planting corn
on the same land and the corn be rath-
er better than otherwise for the friend
ly crop that worked and saved during
the winter, concludes writer in Farm
Journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
serentccn Year Locnst In 1ao2.

Seventeen Year Locust In 1902.
According to DIR. ]. b. Smith of New
Jersey. an extended brood of the sew
enteen year locust is due to appear In
New Jersey next year. DR.. Smith ad-
viscs fruit growers in the various coun-
ties where this brood made its last ap-
pearance in 1885 to set out young or
chards either in the -sall of 1901 or
spring of 1902. If they do set, they
should not prune too closely. but leave
as many shocks and branches as possi-
BILE in which the insects may lay their
eggs without harm to the tree itself
These branches may then be trimmed
out early in July, when all danger IS
past. Further, do not trim fruit or
other trees or shrubs too closely and
where not absolutely required do no
trimming at all. Do no budding or
grating either this fall or next spring,
as growing buds and CRAFTS are espe-
cially apt to be injured.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

When the ground is reasonably
moist, 1t Is safe to plant some things
In the fall in pretty high attitudes.
such as the blackberry, raspberry,
grape, currant, gooseberry, shrubbery
and small fruit trees, which can all
have their tops bent over and covered
by a hill Of earth after being planted,
says Iowa Homestead. The top can
also De covered to prevent evaporation.
If the planting OF these. however, is to
be done In very exposed situation, II
is usually best to defer 1t until spring.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
No. 4S

mute organisms found in cheese. from
a microscopic examination of soft
variety Of Gruyere cheese he obtained
the following statistics: In fifteen
grains of cheese. when perfectly fresh.
from 10000 TO 10000 microbes were
found. and when the cheese was sew
enty days old the population had in
creased to 100000 in each fifteen
grains. An examination Of q denser
cheese at twenty-five days old proved
1t TO contain 100000 in each gram
(about fifteen grains) and when forty
five days old 100000 in the same
small particle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
AN ASSERTING TABLE.

sorting potatoes in the cellar, CORE
spondeni says In reference TO this ta-
BILE: With a wire scoop shovel we
scoop them up from the cement bot
toned cellar, leaving all dirt and dust
on the floor to be swept up and taken
out. The table stands In n good light,
and the sorting Is far more rapid. easy
and accurate than when you kneel
down and sort from the big pile. The
.egs should be well braced both length
wise and crosswlse. We have two OF
these tables, and they are a great help
and great saving OF back ache and
sand bushels of apples and potatoes In
the course of n wear
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

Simson (angrily)-I have sent the ed
itor of The Hightone Magazine forty
two Of my poems, and he has returned
every one Of them.
Friend-Don't send him any more.
He might get mad.
Suppose he should. What could he
doY
He might publish one Of them un-
der your real name."-New York Week
1v
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
A Future Boasf.

II have always declared" she tlmldly
said, that | would never marry any
one but man Of high birth"
'Then," he answered with the con-
fidence born OF certainty, Pm the ono
for you. My parents had fiat on the
thirteenth floor at the lme."-Chlcago
Record Herald
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
All Cheese Il. Den.eiy Populated.

Professor Adametz, who devoted con-
siderable time TO the study OF the fra
grant subject. said that the population
OF an ordinary cheese when few
weeks old IN greater than the number
OF persons upon the earth.
Professor Adametz made some inter
esting researches dealing with the mi
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
Abandoned Cisterns.

An abandoned cistern is often dan
gerous thing and should be filled, as
stagnant water which may remain In
1t is common source Of disease. If
this cannot be done at once. it is good
plan to throw in proper disinfectants
and gradually fill it up with sifted
coal ashes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
sesaa saaascH
NARN% %CARDEN
9sSSG@
IN THE APlARY.
Arrangement of N Hive For the Pro-
ducfior nf Hnney-

Arrangement of N Hive For the Pro-
duction of Comb Honey.
The illustration. originally presented
In The Farmers Advocate, shows the
system of comb honey production fol-
lowed by a successful Canadian apia-
rian, the principal points of which are
as follows:
represents the cover beneath which
is cushion two inches thick of soft,
fine hay, and beneath this is cotton
cloth of hard white cotton duck, which
rests on the sections.
=, ., are section supers. one-quarter
inch deeper than the sections used.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

Handy Device For Cattle Feeders.
An Illinois correspondent has sent to
the Iowa Homestead a sketch Of self
feeder which he built.
Above the triangular hopper Is
floor with traps in 1t running the en-
tire length of the building, and the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
"Extracting without Pain -

Nothing makes n man feel so
small" observed the breakfast cynic.
"as when he hears feminine screams
emanatng from house. and. rushing
forward. determined TO rescue her or
die In the attempt. he In confronted by
the sign, Dentist Chicago News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
A SELF FEEDER.

hopper can be replenished from time
to time, as occasion requires. Feed
can be stored here for bad weather. A
door, shown In the illustration. Is where
the self feeder Is replenished from the
wagon when the weather is fine Ac-
eording to the correspondent, the pro-
jecting roof is all that is needed for
fattening cattle In his locality.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
Preliminary Understanding.

Mallory we are married. Mn.
rle, you must never hesitate TO ask
me when you want money.
Marle-N0 indeed. Mallory. and I
hope that you w,ll never hesitate about
giving II TO me- Brooklyn Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
. conx.n,.,t A..or,,na TohI.

n
The cut, from Ohio Farmer, shows
an asserting table for fruit or roots,
which is about 3 by II feet and nearly
3 feet high. with four inch rim all
around so as TO hold about six bushels
Df apples or potatoes and bring them
rlpht up 80 that the men can stand up
rtraight In sorting Speaking OF as
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05
Futile.

/ observed with disquict That Nor
daunt was about to hang himself
II have nothing 10 live for" he ex-
planned.
What was to say? knew only toa
well the futIllty OF trying 10 live for
nothing I'm New YORK. New York Sun.