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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
THE HOME DOCTOR.

A soft linen bandage saturated with
per cent solution of carbolic acid is
excellent for a blistered finger.
To relieve a nervous headache apply
hot water to the temples and back Of
the neck. A hot footbath will also ma
terially aid.
Earache can frequently be cured by
wringing out flannel In boiling water,
sprinkling few drops OF laudanum on
1t and applying 1t to the ear.
A small quantity OF vinegar win gen.
orally destroy Immediately any insect
that may find Its way into the stomach.
and little salad oil will kill any insect
that may enter the ear
When your feet are very tired and
hot. plunge them into a basin Of cold
water and keep them there until SEN
sation Of warmth begins. Then dry
them and put on fresh stockings and
shoes.
A writer states that teaspoonful of
finely grated nutmeg In a teacupful Of
cold water taken night and morning
the first day and then missing a day,
repeated on the third day, Is a sure
cure for boils.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19

above its feeding value compared with
its straw substitute TO leave a profit
after adding protein concentrates to
supply what was withdrawn in the hay.
In actual practice have made the sub
stitution of clean wheat straw for high
priced hay, increased my concentrated
portion of the ration and not only had
q profit from selling hay and buying
meal, but got more milk from the
change of food.
1 do not mean that the farmer at
large shall cease using his straw for
bedding. for whatever feeding value
we may know it contains the fact re-
mains that we have no material on the
farm that is as cheap for bedding as
straw. But do mean that we should
not use it so wastefully. Straw as it
comes from the thrasher is not good
absorbent of liquids. Nature made it
strong, resistant and practically indu-
rated for its and the seeds protection,
and until the straw is crushed or cut
or its organism in some way broken it
takes up very little moisture, and as an
agent for the conservation of liquid ex-
crcment it is nearly useless. But let it
be run through the cutter so that it is
cut and haggled and crushed. and it is
no longer imparylous to moisture.
When so prepared, half the quantity Of
straw will produce better results both
in absorbing liquids and keeping the
animals clean than can be secured
when the loag straw is used
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
Goat Chops.

"The man who goes in for Angoras,"
says an authority, will find that it Is
true they will jump anything under
100 feet high and climb a sapling. They
will get at the neighbor's wash as sure
as it goes on the line, and there will be
lingerie to pay for. But IL you would
be on the safe side and keep the billy
there turn him up and cut away the
little creeper that you will find at the
bottom of the hoof. 1t will not hurt
him to lose 1t, but it ruins his ambi-
tion as mountebank. 1t will save
lots of trouble to have a chiropodist
get at the Angora with a nail trim
mer"
Goat meat cannot be distinguished
from mutton ordinarily. In every car
of sheep that comes from New Mexico
there are sure to be from two to a doz-
same block at the packers, and the
same block at the packers and the
goodwlfe who takes home goat chops
for lamb chops is never the wiser, nor
is the butcher. A goat is only goat
when he has his pelt on. After that
he is sheep.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
Ants ms Miners.

Ants commonly are regarded as null
sances. yet they have their uses. If
you dig up a nest of common brown
ants. you viii notice by putting your
face close to the hill a pungent odor
arising. This is the vapor of formic
acid the principle of ant poison. Now,
fOrmlc acid has the property of max
ing plants grow as hardly anything
else will. Therefore the mold of which
the ant nests are composed makes a
valuable dressing for the market gar
den when spread on while it Is fresh.
Another little known benefit to be de-
rived from ants is the collection Of
their eggs for fish food. In the late
summer good many people make a
living by gathering ant eggs in the
pine woods of Surrey and Berkshire,
England. and selling them to the Lon
don fish dealers.
In the west ants are sometimes used
as miners. There is a large species of
Rocky mountain ant which builds its
nest neither of wood nor earth, but of
stone. and it prefers stones brilliant In
color for this purfpse. Miners are said
to transport whole nests of these in
sects to places where garnets abound,
and when the ants have built their new
homes all the best crystals within ra-
dius of many yards will be found in 1t
and appropriated by the garnet seek
erS
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
The Eject of Droughts.

When drought destroys or reduces
crops, everybody pities the farmers on
the mistaken supposition that they are
the sole losers. AS matter Of fac,
1t is the rest of the community that
suffer most from crop shortage. In
many cases the farmers gain rather
than lose in the high prices they get
for the crops which they do harvest.
The longest droughts rarely affect all
crops disastrously. The recent drought
In the great corn belt did not affect
the wheat at all. except to insure its
gathering in the best possible condi-
ton. The unprecedented wheat crop
will command ready sale at advanced
prices, because wheat must be subSti-
tuted in a limited degree for corn. The
corn that comes to maturity will COM
mand high price because OF its COM
parative scarcity. Hay. oats and pota-
toes will all be high in prlce-have, in
fact, already advanced far above the
average price at this season of the year.
The consumers pay these advances all
along the line, and the farmers profit
by them. There are few American
farmers in this day who stake their en-
tire years prosperity upon the corn
crop. The up to date farmer puts his
eggs in good many baskets. The up
setting of one of them doesn't leave
him without eggs to carry to market
Hay Trade Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
Georrie's Doubfs.

can't see. for the life OF me, why people should
be good
And always try to do the things the Bible says
they should.
Ny ma she's always tellin' me that II Pm wick
ed
Won't never have a harp to twang nor live up in
the sky:
But Uncle William died last month, and. Oh, he
used to sweari
And Il he ever went to church, why, one saw
him there;
Still. when they had the funeral and when the
preacher prayed
He spoke about the golden harp that Uncle VIII
liam played.
And then he told us how
Contcnted Uncle William is,
Up there with those white wings OF his,
Cause he's In heaven now.
Pa used 10 tell rs all about the way old Briggs
would cheat
And gouge the poor and take the shoes right Of
the orphans feet;
He wouldn't pay his taxes, and he took the wid-
ow's mite
Al least. beard pa telling ma he took the mite
all right
But when they had the funeral the church was
crowded. and
angel band;
Ne srembled when hs spoke aScut 'sshs ons
who'd gone before
To live in everlasting bliss upon thnt shining
shov."
And then he told liz how
Contentcd the old slinhnt 10
With that nice golden ha p Of his,
Cause hes In heayep now.
Chicago aseorHHSmlA.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
A "souareo Alderman.

81 happened to be out west" said a
Pittsburg architect, "when a certain
town decided to erect a city hall.
Architects were invited to send in
plans and specifications, and. though
l hadn't fully decided to compete,
dropped in on a boss alderman one day
to secure some information. / had
been told that he was at the head of a
ring, and it didn't take me long to dis
cover that such information was cor
rect. We had scarcely passed a dozen
words when he said:
"'Mr Blank, this building is to cost
SSo0,000.'
"'Yes
"And there must be at least $780,
600 to divide up among the pickings.'
ayes
"'Can you plan an $s0oO00 building
which will. yield 100000 worth of
pickingsY
"1 never have done so.'
"'Then don't begin here. You'd not
only muddle your plans and specifica-
tions, but you'd tempt as to steal your
whack of the stealings, and we want
to get out of it with a little honor left
to tackle some other job with. Try a
railroad water job or something easy,
and good morning to you"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
People who used to Eat spiders.


The enjoyment of particular kinds Of
food is. after all, a matter Of custom,
and the African who revels In white
ants is no more peculiar in his tastes
than the European who eats cheese
mites. A lady whom NJ. Reaumur knew
was accustomed to devour spiders as
fast as she could catch them, and q
German lady gave 1t as her opinien
that these creatures resembled In taste
the most delicious nuts. A fellow coun-
tryman of this lady was in the habit of
regularly hunting spiders In his own
and his friends houses. He used to
spread them on bread. Rozel tells us,
and vowed that they were far pleas
anter to the palate than butter.-Corn-
hill Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19

In physical appearance he is distinct
type in the orient. He has bold and
naughty bearing and freedom of man.
ners extending to an almost defiant
carriage.
He dresses in fantastic garbs of
bright and brilliant colors and is as
gay in manner as gaudy in garb. A va
riegated, uniquely folded turban, a
highly colored silk sash to hold his
deadly, handsomely carved and adorn-
ed borong or krise, a short jacket or
namented with bright metal clasps or
filigree work or buttons and very
bright striped silk trousers that are
tight in fit make him the most pictur-
esque of barbarian people
He lives in simplicity. He is brave to
fearlessness. Il born pirate and essen
TALLY a fighting man. ever at war with
somebody IN some part of the sultan
ate, never happy unless on maraud-
ing expedition and stealing from his
neighbors, friends and foes alike. The
chief who is the most successful thief
is the most respected and most power
full among chiefs.-Lieutenant Colonel
Sweet. u. S. A, in Independent.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
A Household anndhnr.

A sandbag is very useful thing to
have In the house. Dry the sand thor
oughly In the oven and then make a
flannel bag about eight inches square.
Fill 1t with the sand, sew up the open
Ing carefully and cover the bag with
cotton or linen. This will prevent the
sand from sitting out and will allow of
the bag being quickly heated when re-
quired by placing 1t in the oven. Sand
holds heat long time and Is softer to
the feet Of an invalid than the ordinary
hot water bottle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
POOL TABLE POCKETS.
They Are Made For the Most Part I'm
Farmers' H0uSen.


Farmers Houses.
IAN odd occupation. surely" said a
man acquainted with the business, 'is
that of knitting pool table pockets. A
few persons find steady employment at
1t, but the rreater number OF those en-
gagged in it take 1t up incidentally to
some other employment.
''Of all TIE pool pockets used the lar
gest proportion is made In farmhouses
by farmers wives and daughters. The
women who do this work are mostly
Germans and Swedes.
Pool table pockets are all hand
made. The largest producer Of pool
pockets is N concern in New York that
employs at this work about thirty fam
lilies, these mostly residing on Long Is
land. The bundles of material for the
several families thus employed are
made mp in the shop and delivered to
them. the finished pockets being at the
same time collected.
THE knitting is done with a needle
twenty inches in length, and the pock-
cts are knitted with a peculiar knot
that Will not pull out. You might cut
hole In pocket with a knife, but the
hole would go no farther. As the pock-
ct is knitted 1t will not pull or draw
apart.
Pool pockets are made of cotton, OF
wool and of silk. The first are sold for
$1.25 or thereabouts a dozen silk
pockets sell for about $40 dozen.
Il should say that of all the pockets
made perhaps half are of cotton. three
eighths of wool and one-eighth of silk
The pockets are most commonly green,
but they are made in other colors as
well-in maroon, for example. and in
yellow and In blue for tables with
cloths in those colors.
Output? Well, the production of
them is somewhat scattered. I should
say that it might amount annually to
about 10000 dozen. valued on an aver
age, roughly estimated, at $4 a dozen.
making the total value OF the output
somewhere about $40,000."-New York
Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
WHEAT STRAW.
A Substitute For Hay-Bcst Way Il
Handle For Bedding.

A Substitute For Hay-Bcst Way to
Handle For Bedding.
Wheat straw is the most extensively
used material for bedding In American
farming. 1t is generally used extrava.
gantly because under the system Of
ordinary farming the supply of straw IL
usually far In excess of the actual
needs of the stables, writes a Country
Gentleman correspondent,
Scientifically wheat straw shows a
food value that should save it from be-
ing wasted, and practically we who
have fed animals know it is often high.
/. relished by them, even when they
are supposed 70 have as much other
more highly regarded foods as they
can eat and digest. \ certain bulk ls
necessary in the ration for stomach
distention purposes as well as to in
crease the working area of the more
nutritious foods, and clean, bright
straw can be used profitably for add
ing this bulk, securing it more cheaply
in the straw than In the more eXpen-
sive folders. One can make good COW
ration with cnsi!9ec and straw Tor the
roughaSe should there be a shortage Of
hay or If hay could be sold at a DEice
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
When to Begin.

The fall is n very good time to begin
Tie poultry business. Buying fowls in
tie fall when they may be bought
cheap is a s1irer and better way for the
beginner than to buy eggs in the spring.
legs are uncertain, while the fowls
may be depended on. and the purchaser
is sure of what lie is getting.
The farm poultry raiser who sells off
al the old hens at this season or any
time is surely making a mistake. 1t is
rue the old hens are not very good
winter layers. but they will lay a num-
Der of eggs in the spring and summer
If they are not more than two or three
years old. and the eggs from them are
the ones that produce strong, big
boned, healthy chickens that are able
to Withstand disease
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
We'll Forced.

Joakley-I understand there's consid-
erable talk now in naval circles about
some orders that were forged very
s.,illfully.
Coakley-Aha! Another scandal. eh =?
Joakley-Oh, no. They were orders
for some eight inch guns.-Exchangs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
A Giant Tree.

Near Dakar, in lower Senegal, is AN
enormous baobab tree whose trunk
measures fully seventy-five feet In cir.
the baobab, which grows abundantly
In Senegal. is called monkey bread y
1t Is used by the natives for curdling
milk and as specific for certain dis
eases. DecoctionS Of the dried leaves
are also used as medicine. From the
bark strong cords are made. and the
gum that exudes from 1t is employed
as salve. The root of the young bao-
bab is sometimes eaten by the natives.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
The ArtichOke.

The artichole has nothing to do with
art or the choking Of 1t. The artichoke
is an innocent vegetable, known to the
Arabians as the ardischauki. or earth
thorn. The Jerusalem artichoke was
never seen near Jerusalem. Its first
name is corruption Of the Italian gi-
rasole. which means turning to the sun.
tuber like that of potato.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
A TURKEY HOUSE.

take care of themselves. Still, In or
der to be sure of them even then they
should be properly housed at night,
says an Ohio Farmer writer, land fol
this purpose is the structure shown In
the accompanying cut most excellent.
II is airy and reliable, and If kept clean
and the young birds are driven up ev-
cry evening and shut in they will be
safe, but not otherwise.
ut can be built anywhere from by
10 to II by 16 feet or larger, If wanted.
The posts should be five feet high, the
rafters long enough to give to the roof
a good pitch and the roosts rest on the
plates, with plank leading to them on
which have been nailed crosspieces for
steps,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
Who He Was.

"Wait a minute, John. Don't read
SO fast. Who was 1t that there crowd
turned out?"
"EhI Turned outT
Yes: you read 1t there that the crowd
turned out N. Mass. Who was NJ.
MassY'
"Why, l suppose he's some French
man. You ought to listen Closer
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
THE POULTRY BUSINESS.
ESG Production Profitable Ri
s.nncI. 49, ehc L..ar RnrnL

FEg Production Profitable "A Big
Flock cf fseus che Year Round.
The Touu. poultry raisers deserve a
good Zeal Of credit for the success they
make Of tie business under circum-
stances that are anything but favora-
be. The women on the farm need the
cooperation Of the men to make the
roulry bu aess Il complete success.
The farc.er's wife with many family
cares and therefore little time to devote
to poultry should make the production
Of eggs her chief aim. Keep big flock
II hens the year round. ne matter If
ONE of the hens are two or three years
cd. The Lealthiest breed l know is the
Brown Ieghorn.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
HousinE TurkerR.

'No fowls require more watching
and closer attention than turkeys
They must be brought home at night
and shut up securely, must be fed be-
fore they are let out and If the wealth
er is too wet to be safe for them when
young kept in. Indeed not until their
necks show the red are they really
strong and competent, so to speak, to
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
snniIs Are Queer Creature.

The snail is found everywhere, 1899
species being known, serving in France
as an important item of diet and in
this country an attractive inhabltant
OF the fernery. Some Of the large trop-
lcal snails. as bulimas, form nests Of
leaves. their eggs being as large as a
pigeons.
The snail is extremely skillful In
mending its shell, and some curious ex-
perlments may be tried with them
Thus / have seen helix of a yellow
species attached to another shell Of a
reddish hue by cutting off the top whirl
Il the latter, when the snail will pro
cced to weld the two shells together
and occupy both, using the addition as
door and possibly wondering at this
sudden extension of it's house.
In the winter some OF the snails hi
bernate or lie dormant until warm
weather. just as the snakes do In Cali
fornia. y snail Of the Philippine Is
lands has n faculty Of throwing off Its
tail when seized. This Is also true Of
West Indian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Az Usual.
"Ah, well" she sighed, laying away
the book, the romance IL ended.
They've got maIried."-C lllcago Rec.
ord Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
Tried IN Innrnrn

A little girl who made frequent use
IF the word guess" was corrected for
1t and told to say presume" instead.
A lady friend, noticing the admirable
set of the little girls apron. asked
something in regard to the pattern.
Mamma don't cut my dresses an
aprons by a pattern" said the small
lady. "She just looks at me an pre-
sumesr
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
In the SuIus-Tbe NIoros.

The Moro is q great talker, always
returning to the same point Practical
ly nothing of consequence can be OBJ
tanned from him in conference, and the
less Of him the better. In his religion
he Is naturally fanatic. He Is a wiry,
sinewy, athletic fellow, very different
from the Yisayan or Tagalo and quite
different from the Filipino generally.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
THE HOARD STALL.

contain any hay or roughage that may
be fed to the COW (the Stats are put on
wide enough so the cow can easily get
her nose between them; second, to
force the cow when standing to stand
with her hind feet in rear of the cross
bar across the stall flocr. In construct
ing the feeding rack nail 2 by piece
of scantling edgewise against the board
partition. This constitutes the bottom
of the rack and should be placed about
| thirty inches from the floor. Place the
top scantling about two feet from the
partition. This makes the feeding rack
eight inches wide at the bottom and
two feet wide at the top. In the center
of the bottom scantling fasten a ring
screw to tie the halter to. Fasten the
COW with a common web halter, she
wearing the headpiece all tie time. The
halter end of the rope has safety
snap to fasten into the ring of the hal
ter under the throat To prevent the
COW from getting loose it is well to d.
vide the end of the rope into two
strands, each six inches long, and put
snap in each, fastening in both the ring
when tying the COW.
The grain and ensilage box is placed
on that side Of the stall opposite to the
one the COW usually lies on. If she
lies on her left SIDE, place the grain
box ON the right side. as seen in the
engraving This box is large enough
to contain the ensilage and grain feed
and is reached by an opening In the
partition. 1t is best to have the feed
box slant down toward the cow. so
that all the feed viii easily work down
to the end nearest her. This box
should be long enough to extend from
the partition into the stall as far as
the upper part Of the feed rack pro-
jects and about 1S or 20 inches wide
and 16 inches deep. If placed sufi-
ciently slanting, the feed will easily
work down to the lower end next the
COW, so that she viii not need 10 bring
her hind feet in on her bedding in or
der to reach the contents of the box.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
1T WAS THE LANGUAGE.
why the Tourist Who Swore Mt Beg
gnrs In Italy Was Fined.

81 had heard about the beggars OF
Rome long enough before l went
abroad" said the tourist, ''and l had
also made up my mind that they should
not profit by me. When l got to the
holy city at last and found myself sur
rounded as l walked out in the morn
Ing, l gave the crowd the cold shoulder.
One of them-and he was the frowsiest
and raggedest of the lot-stuck to me
till | lost my patience and swore at
him. and an hour later was arrested
md taken into court. The charge was
using profane language in public, and
after | had been fined the equivalent
Of two dollars and was free to go l said
to the judge
"'You Italians are n curious people.
There are plenty Of you who must
swear in public
"That is certainly true, signor,' he
replied.
"'Then why fine me for doing itT
Because you swore IN English and
not in our beautiful Italian tongue"
NJ QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19

"Are the Guggletons in such reduced
circumstances
.Oh, yes. Why. i understand they
are Obliged to live within their In
come."-Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
Tufunttfe Pride,

"Pooh! My papa wears eyenin' clothes
every time be goes to parties"
''That amt anything. Our minister
wears his night clothes every time he
breaches. ."-Cleye,and Plain Dealer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
He Got In fhe WnR

Jimson-You say your wife threw the
poker at n stray dog and hit you In
stead.
Jester-Yes, but It was my fault. /
had no business standing behind her
when she threw.-Ohio State Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
One Kind of Wisdom.

"a wise man must know an awful
lot" suggested the little one.
"Not necessarily" answered her IA
ther. "a man Is wise when he knows
how little he knows."-Chicago Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19

Mamma Well. did you tell God how
naughty you have bccn?
Lily-No ! was ashamed. | thought
it had better not get out of the family
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-19
Docsn,, c., a Cbnnce. of Cour,e.

"Why Is it," asked the observer OF
events and things, that the man who
can speak seven languages doesn't
talk as much as his wife, who only
knows neY-Yonkers Statesman.