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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

through which some foolish person
had bored a hole. Elsie was just about
to appear in new character, so Hor-
ace, in fun, remarked: Take this pen
ny and keep it for luck. You will new
er fail in part so long as you keep
it."
Elsie entered into the spirit of the
thing and said Now, if l could only
get my own talisman split | would
hang the penny on to it."
THAT is easily DONE said Horace,
as he took the ring in his hand and
admired its chasing. II will take it 20
Evans, in Sheffield, and have it split"
Accordingly he took the ring and in
a few days returned ii with the penny
hanging to it. Elsie fastened a ribbon
to it and wore it around her neck.
Alas. that ring and that penny Were
the parallels of the characters of the
two persons to whom they had belong
ed! The one pure gold. refined and
chased by master hand. destined to
be broken by the owner of the baser
metal which entered the golden heart
and broke ii in two and left it.
When she went 10 London. Willing
ton followed Elsie. and there. amid the
follics and excitements of the great
Babylon he came out in his true col
ors. constituencies, loveless scoun-
drcl. 1t seems unnatural and untrue
that a man could deliberately lay plans
and take years to mature them for the
ruin of young girls life. but so it
was with Wellington and Elsie Under
hill.
Plenty of people there are living yet
! who remember the success of the
young actress on the Princess Loards
and who remember with sorrow her
sudden departure and death.
Wilmington succeeded in his designs.
then left her, as it was afterward
known he had left others, to droop and
die or to 20 from bad to worse. He
cared nothing.
Elsies sensitive nature was too high
strung She could not survive the dis
grace even though ii was apparent only
to herself Her heart broke, and in
the early weeks of December. when
the narrow little Church street and
the roofs of the neighboring cottages
were covered with snow. when the
timid robin had become so tame as to
fly to the windows of human habita-
tions for the food of charity. when the
world was beginning to prepare its an
nual festival of peace and good will
toward men," the poor little actress,
who was delicate flower in the midst
of life of nettles and brambles. with
cred and passed away. to be trans
planted in the garden that is kept for
ever beautiful by those angels whose
duty 1t is to soothe and comfort those
poor waits of humanity who are not
strong enough TO overcome humanity's
blows and buffets.
What became of Wellington? l have
never heard of him since. Somewhere,
probably, he holds an honored position
on earth, for he was rich, and wealth
on earth covers innumerable sins; but
surely when his time comes to go to
that bourn from which no traveller ever
returns he will be met by the dark re-
cording angel with page not yet blot
ted out, ON which be will be shown
A penny suspended from a pure gold
ring.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
HOPE.

And can thing created live and its creator DIET
Ii worthy deed and worthy thought may not be
lost, then why
Should man pass down this finite life and ruin
mark his way2
Who builds for earth may well expect his treas
ures TO decay.
But he, the man of w-rthy deed or man of worthy
thought,
Builds net for time nor fame The battle of this
life is fought
And won by him alone who climbs so high that
he disdains
10 look below for hope and fame and followings
Of their traina
Oh, men of worthy deedl On, men whose thought
ennobled life!
We, watching for your footprints in the midst OF
toll and strife,
Take courage and believe that there is no eternal
night,
And we press on to find as ye have found Eternal
Light.
NJ A. H. in New York Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Mere 0ninfau.

The independence Of the people of
this country is strongly demonstrated
by the man who wears straw hat and
an oyercoat.
A woman's love for her husband
causes her forever to suspect him. Her
love for her son makes her forever be-
lieve in him.
Many a man has thought he had
mission when it was merely disincli-
nation to work.-Chicago Record-Her-
aid
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
HE WANTED WORK.
But Hia Little Scheme to Get It Was
Failure.

But Hia Little Scheme to Get It Was
Failure.
"Yes, we've all read the story about
the man who picked up a pin on the
street and thus attracted the attention
of a rich man." said the chap with the
red necktie, "but things don't work
that way In real life. Take my case,
for instance. / wanted to get solid
with a railroad superintendent and
strike a conductorship. knew at
what hour to look for him at his Of
fee, and l was waiting for him one
morning with brass collar button in
my fingers. AS he approached let the
button fall. and as he came nearer
picked 1t up"
"Ah, young man, you have found
something" he said as he halted.
Yes, sir. 1t is only a brass collar
button, but 1 never overlook small
things"
THAT Is right. Keep that In mind
and you will succeed. Are you out Of
work just nowY'
Yes. sir" replied. with my heart
in my mouth.
'Then you might look for the mate
to that button and so make a pairr' he
said as he went up stairs. M. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
A Palace Sleeping Car.

Have you loitered in the smoking room
OF palace sleeping car,
Keeping tab upon the water tank
As you smoke your last cigar?
Have you observed the tumblerf
Has 1t occurred to you
The many different uses
That people put 1t tor
Here's fellow with a collie
His face is pale and drawn
Pours paregoric in 10
And bids his pain begone.
Next comes a bilious drummer,
Who at the tumbler halts
And fills the vessel blithely
With a slug OF EPSON salts.
He's followed by a person
With the customary whim
That seidlitz power nightly
Is just the thing for him,
And on his heels comes some one
Who fancies something hot
And takes swig OF Radway
To touch the chilly spot.
One takes morphine tablet,
Which tine tumbler has to drown,
And another drinks bumper
To help blue pill down.
One mixes up a gargle
And one a lemon squash;
Another gives his mouth q bath
And then his teeth q wash.
You may talk Of golden beakers;
You may boast OF pewter mugs;
You may chortle over tankards
And rave OF silver jugs.
But there's not a drinking vessel
In restaurant or bar
That's In it with the tumbler
OF palace sleeping carl
-Detro!t Journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

eyes.
1T must come outr said Mrs. Bow
ser as unfeeliugly as IL referring to
peg In a board.
AIr B0wser uttered groan a yard
lons and feebly climbed into the oper.
nting chair.
"9pen your mouth and bite ON this
RUBBER
'1t's gone-all goner'
"No wonder your tooth aches. Here's
hole big enough for rabbit to hide
in
Mr. Bowser looked at Mrs. Bowser
and tried to make her understand that
he wanted the cavity filed with soft
flling-bread crumbs or cotton or
something extra soft-but she simply
said TO the dentist:
'Pull it outi''
"Oh. I'll yank 1t quick enough!" re-
piled the man of the forceps, and he
madea pass. grabbed on to something.
and Mr. Bowser fe.t the earth heave up
and the heavens to take drop. There
were tears in his eyes as ne handed out
his dollar ana took the tooth as SOU
venir. but he had reached the sidewalk
before he was elated and exultant. He
was also ready to give Mrs. Bowser
setback and when she asked how he
felt he turned on her with al dignity
and replied:
What. Are you and the blamed old
cat here? Where've you been? ! had
tiny toothache. and as didn't want
il bothering around | had 1t pulled.
Easiest thing in the world. | rather
Ike it. If it had been you. now But
that's the difference between a man
and womanw NJ. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Not Entirely Hauuy.

"You remember Thrailkill. who used
to have such hard work making both
ends meet?"
Eyes. heard he inherited a fortune.
Poor fellow! He needed it badly enough
What use did he make of itY
''You know, he had a mania for old
and rare books-would rather handle
them and gloat over them than do any
thing else in the world. Well, he bought
out secondhand book store"
"And | suppose he's happy now."
Eyes, except when somebody comes
In to buy a book."-Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Politely Put.

Anxious Father Qrom top of stairs)-
Say, Mary Jane!
Mary Jane-Yes, papa.
Anxious Father-Is it II o'clock yet?
Mary Jane-Yes, papa.
Anxious Father-Well, give the young
man my compliments and ask him to
kindly close the front door from the
outside.-ChicagO News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Yonker. CirI., Way..

Patience-I always like to see the
prices printed on the menu card oppo-
site each dish when Pm with VIII.
Patrice-Why so?
"Oh, If the prices are not printed I'm
afraid of ordering something cheap
Yonkers Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Hearing N Fly Walk.

AS the fly glides rapidly over smooth
surface every step presses out a supply
of gum strong enough to give him a
sure footing and to sustain him in safe
ty if he halts. So strong is the cement
that that upon one of his six feet is
quite sufficient to sustain the weight of
his whole body. But if he stands still
the gum may dry up and harden quick
ly and so securely fasten the travellers
foot as to make sudden step snap the
leg itself.
If you wish to hear fly walk, you
can do it without the aid of the nuga-
phone. Having made friends with the
fly, spread a silk handkerchief over
your ear and induce the insect to crawl
across the handkerchief. AS he ap-
proaches your ear you will distinctly
hear a harsh, rasping sound, made by
the contact of the insects feet with
the filaments of silk.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
The Nfississippi.

Before the coming of the whites to
America the Mississippi river was
known by a different name every few
miles of its course. Each tribe that
dwelt along its banks gave it name,
and more than thirty of these local
designations are preserved in the mar
ratives of the early travellers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

eoAN' thirty ears were
gathered July % and eighteen on July
25. The first picking from Cory, which
was planted May 2, was on July %,
thus giving an advantage to Peep OF
Day of eighteen days.
The extremely early variety of Mills
was not ready for gathering until Aug.
II. At that time Peep of Day had been
cleared away and new crop of spears
several inches in height was already
upon the same ground, thus making it
possible to get two crops of corn from
the same plot If necessary.
The chief value of Peep of Day lies
in its extreme precocity. The cobs are
not particularly large. The plant is
not heavy bearer, two and three cobs
being the limit. The growth Is weak
and dwarf, being from 80 to 60 inches,
but the grain itself is delightfully."-
sweet
The Mills variety, which was tested
alongside of it, but which has failed
to come up to time, is turning out to be
an admirable kind; cobs are Of i'm
mense size, grain Is well ranked and
the flavor all that can be desired.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
To Prevent Paint From Scaling.

To prevent the paint on iron or wood
from scaling off when exposed to the
weather first thoroughly wash the
parts to be painted and then brush
over the surface with hot linseed oil.
By following this method. especially
with iron articles. no scaling of the
paint will occur In cases where the
trticles to be painted are small and
can be readily heated it is better to
neat them and plunge them into the
OIL The thin liquid oil when hot en-
ters into the pores of the metal. alb
serbs the moisture. and the paint then
applied so firmly adheres that frost,
rain or air cannot effect a separation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Giants Nearly Twenty Feet Tall.

The giant Ferragus, who was slain
by Orlando, the nephew of Charlie
magne, was eighteen feet high. He al
ways accompanied the army on foot,
there being no horse tall and strong
enough to carry him. Platerus in his
published writings tells of a giant
whom he examined at Lucerne whose
body measured 10 feet inches and 3
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

planting or Cos
. was made
May 2. On May
IL we planted
Mills Early va
riety, that was
spoken of in the
catalogue as
ranking among
the first to ma
ture. Minneso-
ia and Potter's
Excelsior were
both planted the
same day, to-
G e t b er with
Peep of Day.
The first BIOS
som noted on
Peep of Day
was on June 80.
1t was in silk
TTrIr q n N N
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
No HE Idanm.

Dear" said the poets wife, noticing
his distracted look, you are worried
about something"
"Yes?" he calculated.
Tell me- what have you on your
mind?'
Nothing. That's what worries me-"
philadelphia Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Not the Way He Wanted 1t.

"You promised me a kiss. May /
take it?'
Surely" she replied. "a first class
baseball player like you would derive
no satisfaction from simply taking a
kiss. Stand off across the room and
I'll throw you one"
Even meritorious proficiency in some
lines may be regretted at times.-Chi-
cago Post
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Two Good Arguments.

81 say that Adam and Eve never ex-
isted," declared the first theological
disputant.
"Oh, but they did" answered the sec
ond theological disputant.
''How do you know they did? Were
you thereT'
''How do you know they didn't?
Were you there ?"-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

IVOP!I I70I' " = D. D1"IsI
Mr.. Bowser had toothache. He had
suspected it for two or three days, but
now, after eating dinner and sitting
down to his newspaper, he was dead
sure of it. He had gone to and fro with
a growing at the roots of certain old
tooth, but had shut his jaws and tried
to make himself believe it was only a
small gumboil, which would disappear
in an hour or two. When asked by his
Office boy if he didn't have toothache,
he warned the lad that his freshness
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

"a man sometimes attaches a great
deal of Importance to himself" re-
marked Mr.. Meekton's wife.
"Yes," answered Leonidas. with q
Chesterfeldian air. especially when he
gets married. ed."-Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
In the Dim Past.

Weary Walker-I don't know o. moth
in wat makes yer madder dan ter git
soap in yer eyes wen yer takin' bath
an de towels outer
Dusty Rhodes-Gee whiz, you got a
great memory!-Philadelp Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

In Scotland twentieth of the area Is
Forest land The greater portion of the
country is mountain heath and lake.
The cultivated land is comparatively
rery limited in its area
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Wby VIII Thex Act sof

First Theater Patron-What o robust
and magnificent amazon she makes!
Second Theater Patron (who knows
her)-Yes, but she's breaking her heart
because they won't let her play little
boy parts.-Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
The H,ra workea Peanut.

1t is the fashion to speak lightly OF
the peanut, but this hard worked nut
Is eaten both raw and roasted, and
from it Is made butter. paste, oil and
cattle feed, while it is capable of pro-
ducing beer, adulterating chocolate
and aiding In dyemaking.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
WIDOWS APPRAISEMENTS.

The following widows appraisements Of
personal property and real estate set apart
for the benefit OF the widows of decedents
have been filed in the Office of the Clerk
of the Orphans Court of Butler County, viz:
Widow of Charles Mickey, personal
property. ..-...... ....................:S $4,000
property @ ..o.t..,..i...'..... i' p 10000
g erty. 'D .. eOe.e pciso p' 10000
property prop GC 80 10000
prop property ''i -. pc.s 10000
real % estate. St i " il'..' c. - o 10000
All persons interested in the above ap-
praisements will take notice that they will
be presented for confirmation to the Orphans
Court of Butler county. Pa, on Saturday, the
9TH day of Dec. 1901, and if no exceptions
are filed, they will be confirmed absolutely.
WILLIAM II. CAMPBELL, Clerk o. G.
Clerks Office, Nov. 4, 1901.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
a.sss
AGARMs MsF0gGD
@ HAA. GARDEN
EARLY SWEET CORN.

Peep of Day Leads the Procession
but Has Some Weak Points.
The subject Of the illustration, Peep
Of Day corn, gives American Garden.
ing an opportunity of speaking as fol-
lows of what it has SO far found to be
the earliest of all sweet corns:
Hitherto we have depended on Cory.
as the earliest. This season the first
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
BRAVE MIR. BOWSER.
GETTING A TOOTH PULLED WAS
NOTHING FOR HIM.

And After the Operation He Seemed
Greatly Surprised to Find Mrs.
Bowser and the Cat In the Dentists
Offfce.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
IN ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

The Newly Planted Trees - Latest
Sweet Corn-AsparaEus Plants.
Here are some breezy hints from ThG
Farm Journal:
Hoe around newly planted trees,
water them and mulch with strawy
manure.
Cut off the suckers from newly graft
ed trees.
Get the borers punched out during
this month. Make thorough job Of
It.
Now look out for the yellowg In the
peach orchard. A sure sign Is pre-
mature fruit. Is there a. limb contain
ing highly colored fruit ripening away
ahead of the others? Then that tree
has the yellows and ought to be
grubbed out.
Please be vigilant now In looking for
San Jose scale louise. If the tree Is in
Tested, the insects will appear on the
fruit Look for circular, purplish
blotches-then you have it.
AS soon as the pods Of cabbage seed
show dark red seed inside when
broken open it. is time to harvest. Most
people wait until the pods are ripe
and brown and the seeds black. This
is mistake.
When frosts seem imminent, cut
stalks Of sweet corn which still have
ears suitable for table use and store
them In a building. The husks win
protect the ears, they will ripen no
further on account of the loss Of sap
and often remain in perfect condition
for two weeks.
Use only male asparagus plants
those producing no seed-for a perma-
nent bed. They make stronger roots,
larger stalks and are more productive.
Cut out those plants when seed begins
to form, and when seedlings are old
enough to bear seed they can also be
destroyed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

Quick and Easy Potato Picking.
Picking is much easier done than for
merly Now the average potato grower
uses a horse hitched to narrow sled
of 2 by for runners, about eight
feet long, with Stats nailed upon run
ners crosswise, for a bottom eighteen
Or twenty inches long. He places upon
this sled anywhere from five to seven
potato boxes made to hold one bushel.
The size is twelve inches wide, ten
deep and twenty-five long, outside
measurements. Start the hcrse be-
tween the first two rows Of dug pota-
toes. The picking is usually done by
the younger members of the family IL
there be any, one picking from each
hide into the boxes on the sled. Ii
wish to sort the potatoes at this times
one box is used for the unstable
stock, the remainder for the market
potatoes. When the boxes are full, they
are pulled off on one side Of the sled,
and it is again filled with empty boxes.
Proceed as before, working across and
back to suit your convenience. This
method, says Orange Judd Farmer,
leaves the boxes Of potatoes in bunch
Is, so that loading for the cellar or
market is done much quicker.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-09-12

and bedding. Often the children of the
camps do not see town or other chill
dren for months, or sometimes years at
time. They grow up very hardy and
strong from the outdoor life, but as
wild as deer.
1 went into the tent of one of these
contractors few years ago, and in the
farther corner l noticed two little girls
chuckling over the antics of some pet.
wondered what it was, but was afraid
to speak to them for fear they would
run. as they had on 4 previous occa-
sion, so I went on talning with their
mother. Presently piercing scream
and low sob We're blended as they
came from the corner.
What is it"' l cried, running over
to them.
Maggie dropped il, and it is dead"
vailed one little girl. There in a nest
we're three baby mice, while one lay
si..nt in the heartbroktp little girls
pelm.
Maybe it iscn't," their mother said,
comfortingly Drop a little water on
1tS mead ana see.
The little girl who had dropped it
:r5hed to the pail and got the wate':
then she dropped 1T eret SC carefully
on The tiny Eead Of Ike mouse Pres
entity it squirmed, and jumped back,
ealing it might scra clb,e out of Mag.
sies hand, but the i'stlc girls uttered
-At lamations of delight. That night
the mother mouse came and carried
her babies away. All neNt day the chill
drnn ran ON one sag bush to All
other, hunting Their pets. and at last
tLey foun1 them. They only played
With them l:lis timI. and then went
aNay and eft them with their mother,
after carefully marking the bush so
rhey could tina it again Anne Shan
non Moaroe in Chicago Record
Iiei aid.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-09-12

Darlington Z. Bacon of Imboden.
Lawrence county, Ark, is the possess
or of promissory note for $780, which
was given by Thomas Jefferson, April
z, 1913, to Edmund Bacon. great grand
father of the present holder of the
paper. The note has long since been
paid, but on account of the customs
and institutions of the period when it
was executed, remained in the possess
sion of the drawee and descended
through three generations to the pres
ent owner. at the time the note was
drawn Edmund Bacon owned a farm
adjoining Mr.. Jefferson's Monticello
place in Virginia. Before the note
was paid Mr.. Bacon moved west and
made his home in Kentucky. With
him he brought the note, which was
duly paid. The mails at the time were
slow and uncertain, and for this reas-
on the note was not returned to Mr.
Jefferson. This odd bit of yellow,
mildewed paper is priced by its owner
as much for it's connection with the
history of his family as for being an
autograph of a famous man and writ
ten by the same hand that executed
the Declaration of Independence
Little Rock Democrat
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-09-12

This premonition of evil l strove to
throw off with an aifectation of gayety
feigned astonishment that anybody
should charge the cooking schools
with never having really taught US
anything.
why" protested I, there is now
none, | daresay, who does not know
he has a stomach"
Truly" cried the woman my wife
"And of course it was not until they
had the people thus well grounded in
the ruoiments that the cooking schools
could proceed to teach what was al
all ental!"-Detroit Journal