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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
RIDING I'M CHINA.
Using the Donkey, the Shentzu and
the wheeIbarroyv.

the wheeIbarrow.
Here comes a gorgeously clad lady
riding a donkey, her husband by her
side. She rides straddle legs, but round
her is drawn an embroidered petticoat,
displaying all its beauties when riding,
her face is painted and powdered, her
lower lip is one large daub of vermil-
lion, and her wonderfully dressed hair
is shining with grease and gum. She
wears no hat, however hot the day.
but she carries fan or an oil paper
parasol, and she looks very glum as the
barbarian passes, for he is not sup
posed to see her, though very probably
she stoops and chatters to her lord and
master once he is well out of ehe way.
Next there comes 1 shentZu-that is,
n long chair with hood hung between
two mules walking tandem fashion.
Sometimes there is another gayly dress
ed woman in it, sometimes a magis-
trate or other grandee, but oftenest of
all come the shrieking. creakinC wheel
barrows, the universal vehicle of Chi
na.
The wheel is in the middle, and there
is seat on either side, and The way
those tortured wheels cry out is ex-
cruciating-the air is full of the sound.
The Chinaman canI1ot be prevailed up
on to grease them. In the first place,
he is economical and would not waste
the grease, and in the next he looks
upon silent wheel with suspicion.
"Would you have him going like
thief" he asks plaintively.
Nevertheless these wheelbarrows are
the only wheeled vehicles, and cody
will wheel two men and their baggage
easily. The bishop of northern China
declares he has Travelled thousands ef
miles on 4 wheelbarrow.-Empire Re-
view,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
Shonninc In Afhena.

In his volume on Modern Athens"
George Horton says that shopping in
the Greek capital is a more elaborate.
time consuming and minute process
even than with us. ''The oriental
method of doing business still prevails.
The dealer sets a price, the buyer an
other, and often three or four hours of
patient will contest pass before COM
promise is reached. The patron asks,
How much is this piece of silk| One
dollar a yard is the reply. Thirty
cents is offered. The merchant is
thrown into something resembling an
apoplectic fit. He swears by his ia
ther's soul that it cost 95 cents.
''The lady takes a seat with a sigh
and after twenty minutes inquiries in
nocently, Finally. 80 centsY Never.
But to keep you and not lose your GUS
tom, you may have it for what paid,
05 cents You poor thing! sighs the
lady sarcastically. There are q dozen
or more women sitting about the store.
When finally the proprietor comes
down to a price that one is willing to
pay, she rises, receives her bundle and
departs, declaring good naturedly that
she had been swindled and that she
will never come back again"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

"I've hunted everything from gray
squirrels to grizzlies" said Il veteran
Philadelphia sportsman. and the near
est | ever came to being seriously in
jured by any sort of game was one
time when a wounded bird attacked
and tried TO kill me
Il was a boy then and went down to
a creek that flowed through my IA
theirs farm to watch for a mink. 1t
was early in the evening. and a blue
heron came and sat within tempting
gunshot l knew it would spoil my
chances at mink to shoot the bird, and
l didn't intend to do it; but, kidlike, |
raised the gun and took aim just to see
how | could kill it if l would. | lower
ed the gun and then raised it again.
Every time / raised it l would touch
the trigger gently. After awhile l
touched it too hard, the gun went off,
and I started toward the heron, which
was wounded.
81 thought it would be a good scheme
when It's bill shot out like sledge ham,
mer and struck me between the eyes.
When came to my senses, it was dark,
and 1t was several minutes longer be-
fore l could remember where | was or
what had happened. A little harder
and the bird would have killed me.
shudder even yet when l think what
would have been the result If the bill
had struck one of my eyes,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
FLOWER AND TREE.

Tobacco water will destroy bugs and
worms on roSebushes.
Only well rotted manure should be
allowed to come in contact with the
roots of trees.
Don't try 20 transplant cyclamen
after the bulb has begun to throw up
green leaves. If you do, you will lose
your bulb.
Vines may be set in the spring and
also in the fall. 1t is said the clematis
does best If set in the latter seas II,
while the wlstaria, honeysuckle and Ja-
pan ivy are by preference to be planted
in the spring.
One reason why plants often do not
succeed in window culture is the want
of moisture in the air. Anything that
tends 70 supply this lack is so much
gained. On his account plants often
dc best In tie kitchen window.
The psta,s Ct single flower fall
sooner th.;a Go those of double one
for the re-. son that the inner petals are
transform more slowly and retain
the power + adherence they need
when performing their original func-
fipV,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
No. 40

grinding feed, for example. one man
can do all the work. He starts the en-
gine, then has all his time for keeping
the hopper full and removing the
ground material. The same is true of
pumping water, saving wood, separat-
ing milk. churning butter, cutting feed,
thrashing grain, cleaning seed, etc.
Then the cost of fuel Is very small. A
twelve horsepower engine viii con-
sumo 10 to II cents worth of GASOLINE
per hour. a five horsepower stationary.
engine to cents worth and in that
proportion for various sizes. The first
cost is no greater than steam engine
OF like capacity and in some instances
Is much less.
great advantage when the engine
is to be used about barns and stacks Is
almost no danger from fire. The engine
can be placed in the barn, hay shed.
granary, dairy-wherever most conven.
lent. The uses to which it can be put
are so many that 1t is needless to emu
merate them.
The cost of the application Of gaso-
line motors to trucks, carriages, now
ers, farm wagons and the like is still
great enough to be prohibitive on the
farm. Doubtless the time VII come
when gasoline motive power will be
applied to portable farm implements
and machinery, but this Is still long
way off, concludes Orange Judd Farm
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
THE FIRST CAMERA.
Ii Was Invcntcd by an Italian In tn
Sixteenth Century.

Ii Vyes Inventcd by an Italian In the
Sixteenth Century.
The Genera was invented by an Ital-
ian named Baptista Porta, though it
was not at first used for photograph
ing. 1t was in reality merely a dark
room, into which the light was admit
ted through little round hole in one
side The rays Of light coming from
objects outside of this room entered it
through this aperture and made pic
ture on the othei u Of the room glow
ing in all the beauty and color of ma
ture itself, but rather indistinct and
upside down.
This dark room was contrived by Por-
ia about the middle of the sixteenth
century. He improved it later by plac-
ing a glass lens In the aperture and
outside a mirror waich received the
rays of light and reflected them through
the lens so that that image upon the
opposite wall within was made much
brighter, more distinct and in natu-
raj or erect position. This was really
the first camera obscura, an invention
which is er.oyed to the present day,
being situated often upon a hilltop,
where picturesque country surround
ing may be reflected through lens
which is placed in the center Of the
conical roof.
Now, our modern Photographic cam
era is merely small comera obscura
in it's simplest form, carrying lens at
one end and a ground glass screen at
the other 1t is, however, often much
more complicated In its construction.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

Agriculturally the witch hazel plant
has no value, as it hardly grows large
enough for fuel, but makes a bushy
clump full of branches. 1t Is found
abundantly In bush pastures, and the
only good thing to be said about 1t Is
that it acts as nurse plant for better
forest growth, to which it gives way.
Incidentally it has great reputation.
Extract of witch hazel is manufactur-
ed by thousands of gallons in Middle
sex county, Conn.,, as a remedy for
wounds, bruises. etc, 1t is sold by the
bottle and the barrel and is in wide de-
mand. Now comes in the agriculture.
Witch hazel brush-the whole plant,
body and branches-is cut up short In
huge straw cutter, and fluid ex-
tract is prepared. The farmers get just
enough for cutting and delivering the
brush to pay for the labor, thus get
ting pay fo- clean pastures within the
reach Of the factories. - Meehan's
Monthly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

they were ready for bleaching. In the
experiments reported all the usual
methods of bleaching were tried, but
without success. When, however, the
plants were wrapped with a thick, hard
wrapping paper with an almost sized
surface, the bleaching was successful.
BY this method the stalks were
brought together and tied and width
of paper reaching to within two or
three inches of the tops of the leaves
was rolled tightly about the plants. AS
the plants grew another width of pa
per was rolled about the first and again
reaching nearly to the top of the plant
Two applications of the paper were
found to be sufficient. From a month
to six weeks was required to bleach the
celery by this process in cool house
in April and May. The Kalamazoo va
riety of celery was found to be well
adapted TO house cultivation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
GARDENING ITEMS.


Winter Greens and Vegetables For
Forcing-Hotbed Soil.
If the spinach bed for winter greens
has not materialized, a substitute
equally as good may be provided and
grown very easily. Select some of the
oyergrown beets too large and woody
for table use and set them in sand or
soil on the cellar bottom or other con-
venient place, where they can receive
sufficient heat to grow the tops rapid
ly. The hotheds banked up with ma
nure sufficiently to turn the frost win
grow a good crop. In this case manure
underneath the beets, and the sash
on top will be necessary. Lacking
these, the rhubarb or house cellar will
do, as they will grow equally well in
the dark. Turnips may also be growE
in the same manner, but growing In
the hotbed with exposure to the light
will be most generally satisfactory, as
when grown in the light they will re.
tain the naturally green color instead
of the lemon color which is the result
of growing in the dark.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
POWER FOR FARM WORK.
The Gasoline Engine Popular-It Il
CheanIx and Easilx One rafed.

The Gasoline Engine Popular-It Is
CheapIy and Easily Operated.
Cheap power on the farm is as I'M
portant as anywhere. Horses cannot
always be had when wanted, wind
power Is not constant enough for all
purposes, steam is expensive, so the
gasoline engine supplies an important
need. From its Introduction 1t took
well, but of recent years has made
wonderful progress. The mechanism
has been so perfected that the disa-
greeable odor and frequently faulty
operation urged against the earlier
machines have disappeared entirely.
All sizes and styles are now available,
from the small upright for running
churn or separator to the twelve horse
power traction engine operating saw
mill or thrasher or drawing large loads
along the country roads.
What is the secret Of their popular
ity? Probably the most attractive
feature is the small cost of operating.
By following directions any one at all
familiar with machinery can run a
gasoline engine. no engineer being re-
quired. In fact, after the engine is
once started further attention is unl
necessary until L Is to be stopped. In
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

around him and saw that there was
some chance of holding the savages off
for hours. Out beyond he saw his two
stricken comrades. They were not
dead. He knew that because he saw
them move and occasionally weakly
raise themselves and send Il shot in the
direction of the red foe.
Hans said to himself, Those men
must be brought back here" Then he
with it his belt and ammunition. You
may need these" he said. IF those fell
lows hit me" Then he jumped over
the rock In front Of him, and with his
long. shambling. ungainly stride he
made for the side of Sergeant Nelson.
The Indians pumped at him. The balls
whizzed by his head. cut his clothes in
three places and spat spitefully into
the dust at his feet. Telling Nelson to
grab his carbine Mueller raised the
sergeant in his arms and made back
for cover. his track all the way marked
out for him by the shots of the saw
ages. He dropped the sergeant under
the shadow of the rock and then stood
on his feet.
Where you going. MuellerT said
Sergeant Nelson feebly.
I'm going after Dodds." said Muel-
Ter, and he cleared the little rock to the
front once more.
"God bless you, Mueller" was what
he heard above the cracking of the ri
fies to his front. He reached the side
of the wounded Dodds, raised him and
started back with him across the strip
of hell Twice he staggered as volleys
rang out but ne reached the side of his
comrades and placed Dodds between
Nelson and the unwounded trooper.
Then Hans Mueller fell dead.
Relief came to the three surviving
cavalrymen. The two wounded lived.
In the little cemetery Mt post in the
far northwest there is a headstone
which is inscribed thus:
Hans Mueller. Trumpeter and Sol
der. His c ;lrarc Was Bullet Proof"
-Chica@o Record Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

The girl nj the rGusic counter has
some funny experiences. For instance,
the other ,.y wei dressed woman
bustled III 10 the music department. of
a great store and sad in Il loud voice:
'Have you got piece Of music called
The Crcce,-le's TaI:' :"
NO. madam answered the clerk.
we have oue called
But you had il iere .ast week.
saw it, she interrupted. 1T is from
The Eurg9master,' and | want it to-
day
"Are yea sure that is the name of
it?" asked the clerk.
Yes, that's the name. remember it
distinctly Are you sure you haven't
got it:"
I'VE have one called The Tale of the
Kangaroo from The Burgomaster,
volunteered the clerk, and after some
hesitation on the part of the customer
"The Tale of the Kangaroo" was sold.
New York Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
Proud of the BOY.

Doctor-'Pears to me laik de boy dun
got acute indegeshun.
Aunt Lucy Smiling through her tears)
Oats it, doctah! Dat boy, sick er
well, dun eb'ryt'ing cuteLJudge.
The Last Nickel,
The Philadelphia Record tells of a
little Sunday school boy who always
receives a nickel from his father to
place in the collection plate. Last Sun
day his father gave him two nickels,
saying, Zone is for the Lord, and the
other is for yourself" AS it was too
early to start for Sunday school the
little boy sat on the porch steps, play
ing with the two nickels. After awhile
he dropped one of them, and it disap-
peared down a crack. Without mo-
ments hesitation and still clutching
the remaining coin in his clinched fist,
he looked up at his father, exclaiming,
"Oh, pop, there goes the Lords nickel,'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
MARKETING YOUNG PORK.
It's Popularity n Boon to the Farmer.
Fall Pigs Profitable.

Its Popularity n Boon to the Farmer.
Fall Pigs Profitable.
The popularity Of young pork with
plenty of lean meat ON 1t has proved q
boon to the farmers, for 1t is far more
profitable to raise the first 100 pounds
of any animal than the last 100 pounds,
says an American Cultivator writer.
This is partly due to the fact that ma
ture forces the growth Of the young
animal rapidly, bones, muscles and
flesh all growing SO that every ounce
Of food is almost entirely converted into
live weight. There is practically no loss.
and all the animal requires is fair at
tention and good food. Nature is then
able and willing to do the rest.
When an animal reaches maturity,
the laying on of additional weight be-
comes a slow process. We may by a
good forcing system increase the weight
quite rapidly, but not nearly SO easily
as in young animal. Yet 1t costs more
to feed the old hog because there is
larger system to feed, and a good deal
of the nourishment goes to make suffi-
cient strength to carry the animal
along.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
SINGULAR MAXlMS.
Old Time Rules For the Table by the
Germnn Poet Won ZirLler.


German Poet Won Zirkler.
That our ancestors were not so well
managed as we are is evident from the
following rules, which were laid down
by Tommasin Won Zirkler, a German
poet, in regard to the conduct of host
and his guest at dinner party. These
singular maXims were recently un-
earthed and have now been reprinted:
Every host should take. care that
his guests have enough to eat and that
they are not served with di.Sles that
they do not want. In return the guests
should behave properly and should be
satisfied with whatever is placed be-
fore them.
"a guest should not eat all his bread
before the first dishes are served, nei-
ther should he eat with both hands nor
drink nor talk when his mouth is full.
''It is not polite to turn toward ones
neighbOr and to offer him winecup
from which one is still drinking.
"One should not eat greedily and
hastily, as though the dinner had been
paid for, neither should one take any
food from his neiEhbor's plate. In q
word, each person should accept what
is offered and ask for nothing else.
"When there is some one Oh tie right
hand, 1t is permissible to eat with the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

Once upon a time a gorilla was in
love, and while he delayed his proposal
a rival appeared on the scene. gained
the affections of the one he loved, pro-
posed, was accepted and soon married
her.
A year passed, aud the disappointed
lover called on his successful rival
while he was swinging on a hickory
limb, with a crying baby in his arms,
and silently listened to his wife scold-
ing him for some fancied breach of
household regulations.
THAT was a narrow escape" he said
as he turned quickly in his tracks and
hurried away.
Moral-Delays are dangerous for the
other fellow.-New York Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
Forcing Young Pigs.

The young pigs that can be forced to
2c0 pounds in six to seven months are
the most profitable things raised on the
farm. If wise foresight and attention
are given to them, this is not too much
of growth to expect; but like every
thing else, the work must be performed'
after some good, practical and well test
ed system. From the day they are born
until they are ready to market see that
the growth is continual and steady. It
is good plan to have some arrange
ments to weigh them every few weeks
or months. When they reach maturity
and show increasing signs of tagging In
flesh making. send them to market. Do
not keep them another week unless
prices happen to be very low.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
Tnmed Him.

An American drummer, fresh from
our direct methods of business, drop
ped in on NJ de Witte, the Russian
minister of finance, one morning to get
certain information necessary for the
sale of his goods. The minister refused
it. The young man persisted. The
minister still refused. Then the young
man made the eagle scream. you're
the only man who can give me what
want" he said I'm not going back to
my folks and tell them that l couldn't
do any business. I've got to know.
could get the same thing in two min
utes in America, and Pm not going to
leave the room untiP'-
The minister pressed an electric but
ton. In walked two guards. The min
lister spoke to them in Russian, and di-
rectly the drummer found himself
walking down the Nevsky Prospect
with an uncongenial escort. AS he
thought the matter over in Jail he con-
cluded that his hand was not strong
enough, as he put 1t, to bluff the whole
Russian empire.
Within an hour he was led back into
the presence of De Witte, who told
him that a decent apology would save
further trouble. After the drummer
made it De Witte gave him the in
formation, with the reminder that it
was not wise to be rude to ministers
of state.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

left hand.
while one is drinking the eyes
should be steadily fixed on the wine
cup.
1T is improper to place ones hand in
a dish while another person is taking
some food from 1t.
''One should always have the hands
clean and the nails cut short, as other
wise those persons who are eating from
the same dish are likely to become dis
gusted.
a guest should never put his ell
bows on the table, neither should he
chatter all the time nor clean his teeth
with a knife Chicago Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
Soil For the Hothed.

The radishes, lettuce and early to-
matoes will need to be started long
before the frost Is out of the ground
next spring, and soil for lie hotbeds
should be secured this fall. A con-
venient way is to pile the soil in
large cone shaped heap, firmed down
to avoid wasting by the rains or melt
ing snow; protect with litter or straw,
hold on with a few boards, to avoid
too much freezing, and then it will be
accessible at any time. Very satisfac-
tory results may be obtained in the
hotbed with lettuce, radishes and Gu
cumbers for the late winter market.
The greenhouse, while very desirable, is
not a necessary adjunct of the work.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

Farmer Swackhammer Il lost my
wife yesterday.
Farmer Pildecker-No! Dead?
Swackhammer = Nav! Run away
with a lightnin' rod peddler!
"Waal, Josh, l offer ye my sympa-
thy! I'm mighty sorry fer ye."
Eyes, 1 never did have any luck
a-losin' things. Why, 1 lost yaller
dog fourteen times before he stayed
ost."-San Francisco Bulletin.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
HE WAS REFEREE.
But Now Wishes That He Had Never
Taken the Job.


Taken the Job.
iiNo, | didn't run against load of
hay" said the man with a black eye.
ut was worse than that. | had three
hours to wait in Connecticut town
the other day, and while l was wait
ing some fellers got up running race
and asked me to act as referee"
"And you didn't know any better"
asked the man with the broken nose.
Not then. l even thanked 'em for
the honor shown me, and | have no
doubt that l looked very dignified and
important over it,"
"Well, the race was rum"
at was"
'And you made a decision?"
81 did. Yes. one of the runners came
out ten feet ahead, and of course l de-
eided in his favor"
"And them
'Why, the other six hoped on to me,
Of course. and a part of the result is
before you. Yes, sir, they licked blazes
out of me and left me for dead, and the
next crowd that wants TO honor me will
see me growing wings to fly out Of il"
NJ. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

''That man once offered me money
for my vote" remarked the practical
politician.
And you refused 1t with scornT
81 did. My conscience wouldn't per
NIT me to take it. 1t wasn't more than
half of what is customarily paid, and
couldn't have looked my fellow men,
bers of the legislature In the face IL l
had cut prices. Washington. Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
Severely Practical.

"a woman who gets married." re-
marked the man with cold eyes and
square jaw, Should know how to
cook"
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. But
l have sometimes questioned whether
a woman who knows how to cook
ought to marry. She might become
more prosperous by opening a restau-
Washington Star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12
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FlEL1a'Np CARDEN
FORCING CELERY.

Supplying the Early Market In May
or Junc--Bianching with Paper.
The New York Cornell station re-
ports results in forcing celery for the
purpose of supplying the early market
demand for this crop in May or June.
The seed was wn in late fall or early
winter in flats and transplanted twice
at intervals Of about a month. About
six weeks or two months after the
plants were set in permanent @sitions