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Swiss Ribbed
Corset Covers.

Just what are needed to wear
with shirt waists in the fall. They
conform to the figure, are amply
heavy, and they do away with the
necessity of wearing heavy under
vests.
A special lot of % dozen, with
high neck and long sleeves, nice
quality, at
Soc Each.
First foor.
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The ARNOLD" Knit
Abdominal Bands
For Infants.)

a band so soft. light, and fine
as to be very soothing to the ten
der skin-nO more irritation from
contact with an all-wOOl fabric.
PLANT, elastic, seamless-no
more binding of growing muscles.
FulIed and washed-no more
shrinkage.
And especially this: Buttoned
fatty over the shoulder-ean be
adjusted without turning and
twisting the little arms through
sleeve holes.
40C to Silk Ones at Ito.
All styles have tapes and open
shoulder straps.
Infants Dept, Second floor.
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Woodward
and
LOthrOp,
New York Washington Paris.


Our October booklet-''The Sride''-now b
press will be OF great assistance in selecting ths
bridal trousseau. II also contains a comprehen-
sive list Of appropriate gift articles. IL Of in.
terest to you. leave or send us your address. and
will mail you a copy.
The Washington times., 1901-09-25

l take great pleasure in assuring you
that | find that your Pure Malt Whiskey
is most admirable recuperative when
the least bit fatigued. / know of nothing
so perfect nor so pure.
tSigned) SARAH BERNHARDT.
Thousands of prominent men and wo-
men who are under a constant strain
mentally and physically like Nine Bern
hardt have been kept well and strong by
Dufys Pure Malt Whiskey. which keeps
The Washington times., 1901-09-25
kindergarten
Mats.

Made of Sorrento Cloth, stamp
ed in various simple designs, with
material for working. Will
teach the children to become in
dustriOus, and, when finished, the
squares can be used for mats or
sewn together, making small
cover or creeping rugs.
IN Eorh
The Washington times., 1901-09-25

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and fever is a bottle OF Groves Tasteles5
Chill Tonic 1t is simply iron and quinine in 4
tasteless FORM No cure-no pay. Price SOC.
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Ice Each.

Art Department-Firs, floor.
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First foor.
The Washington times., 1901-09-25

The following visitors to the Pan
American Exposition from Washington
are registered at Buffalo hotels: IrOquois
John w. Jennings and wife. 4. H. Bald
win, Mr. and Mrs. Y. Edison, Oliver Hine,
and T. A. Jaggar. jr., of the United States
Geological SURVEY. Lenox-Mrs. N l..
Anderson and maid and Miss Collins.
Gibbs-Mrs Francis Miller. Alice Miller.
end Mrs. J. Is. Shechels. BroeZel-I- M
Culp. Mansoin-J- E. Johnson and wife.
The Washington times., 1901-09-25
Lansburgh &Bro
1EEDIUM-WEIGHT
UNDERWEAR.

Ladies' Medium weight Jersey Ribbed
Vests and Pants; vests are high neck,
with long or short sleeves: pants. ankle or
knee length; were Soc. Special for to-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20

A young ulan 40 sLSs INTO Journal
ism IEteIt 0n II.. IL. a reputation and
being something mere than n msrs
amanuensis or c0p!lIt must eavs 4
prompting love Tor LIZ work. quick
perception of wEzt Is TO Ls SEIZED en-
In pass. events sAd the ability ae-
curat-!y ts tit...ir or dSseribr ON pa
per thai y Ash hs has sosn or which
has bosa toll A::a.
But tLs.r three o,IentiaE are not
provided by any college course. ANY
editor rsu tvll trus >:cries OF men
from the best eastern uRIvsrsitles. nen
with trained nIiHd4 aud well storksd
vocabularies and = vsI; assortment OF
general knowledge. who were u no
value Ia ns~spapar oEcs because
they werr not able TO identify plscs
OF news even when 1t WAS lyin. In
front OF them and beckeuiuy to them.
or perhaps because critical self
consciousness prevented them from
writing n simple impsrsonal account
Of an everyday happening. II cannot
be said that such men are 'inferlor"
to the other nisp who oil the paper
with valuable and sntsrtaining mat
ter. All we can say Is that they are
not adapted to this peculiar grind.
They were not cut out" to be news
paper men. The sooner they get out
of the work the better.
Fortunately getting out ID not usual
ly delayed. The ease with which a
young man bursts into journalism is
only equaled by the superb ease with
which he IL sent through the street
door II he fails to show n quick and
enthusiastic grasp Of the requirements.
Many are called. and few are chosen.
1t Is truly a survival OF the fttest-
not necessarily of the best or the
brightest.-Georgs Old In Saturday
Evening Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
No IS.

chair to closely watch any effect the
brightly shining moon might have ON
his crops. Mrs. Bowser was watching
him from back window, and after
about five minutes she saw him make
n note. 1t probably read:
No particular effect as YETI
At intervals OF ten minutes for the
next hour he jotted down memoranda
and was vigilant and solicitouE Then
she looked out after a little to ind
that book and pencil had dropped
from his hand and that he was lean
Ing back against the fence and
sound asleep. She saw no more. A
tomcat whose curiosity had been
aroused showed up on the fence and
then jumped softly down to investi-
gate. He had scratched up about half
the bed when he was joined by q sec
ond. and in quick succession came
grimalkins Nos. 8. 4. 8 and G. They
rolled over and over In the fresh earth,
they raked that bed fore and art with
their claws, they scratched and dug
and devastated, and yet Mr.. Bowser
slept on. 1t was an armed truce be-
tween the cats until the destruction
was complete. Then they called each
other horse thieves and liars and went
In for battle royal OF course the
fight had to begin right at Mr.. Bowser's
feet. The first mad grapple aroused him
from his agricultural dreams, and as
he sprang up he stepped on bundle or
cats as big as barrel and pitched for
ward and rolled over. There was q
long minute In which Mrs. Bowser saw
legs and arms and bald head and i've
cats all mixed up and rolling over the
grass, and then something struggled
up with a whoop and dashed for the
back door. with the cats In pursuit. It
was Mr.. Bowser. He entered the
lltchen with a crash, closed the door
behind him with a bang, and she got
down from her room just as he tum-
bled up the basement stairs. He was
licked man. He was an ex-savant.
He was played out agriculturist and
a busted experimenter. She estimated
the number Of scratches In sight at
$50, and the cats hadn't been sparing
of their bites.
"Well. the moon got In its influence.
] see," she remarked as she wondered
where she could find rags and sweet
oil.
He looked around in q dazed way,
but did not answer.
''Is 1t Savant Bowser or whoT
A scared expression came into hiG
eyes, and he shuddered, and she led
him up stairs to go into hospital for
treatment. M. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
GYiua huf No Tins.

mo, SIR" remarked the waitress In
the quick lunch restaurant as she slip
ped n dime into her apron pocket and
gave the donor a smile In return. I'VE
don't get many tips nor half as many
as the men that work here nights after
we've gone home, though they don't
wait on half as many customers as we
do in the daytime. 1t isn't right. either,
because their wages are higher than
ours. and we can lnd just as good use
for n dime as they can-better, say.
But that's just the way II runs A
man gives you all sorts Of trouble get
ting what he wants and getting 1t in
hurry. and then he gives you grin. as
much as to say. You're a real nice girl
when you hand him his check. and he
seems to think you ought to think your
self well repaid II you were a man,
he'd turn up something much more
valuable GrIns are cheap and don't go
for car fare."-New York Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
FANCY STRAWBERRIES.
Any Careful Person Can Grow Them
and Make Money.

Amy Careful Person Can Grow Them
and Make Money.
II poor man Is industrious and will
ing to work, let him move on to a small
piece OF ground where there is COM
Portable house for his family and go to
raising fancy Strawberries, and he will
be more independent and make bet
ter living than In town, says a writer
in Gardening In connection with the
following items:
A glossy appearance goes long way
in attracting the attention of passersby
to fancy grade of strawberries. and
the merchant who handles them can
always get from to cents more per
quart.
Clean and attractive boxes are neces-
sary to make even a fancy strawberry
look well on the market. While box
material is so cheap 1t would be mis-
taken economy to use any but new
boxes.
When growing fancy strawberries on
poor soil, prefer barnyard manure to
any other material for a winter mulch,
as 1t contains numerous fertilizlng ele-
ments to be washed into the soil.
The grower of fancy strawberries re-
ceives more profit from one-third Of an
acre OF land than the person who grows
a common grade receives from whole
acre.
The careless person cannot grow fan
cy Strawberries because he never gives
them the right kind Of attention at the
proper time.
II the right conditions are provided.
one person can grow as many fancy
Strawberries as another.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
rre.teity. We had heard the low rumble

greatcity. We had heard the low rumble
OF thunder and caught a fash or two
OF lightning through the windows. As
the pistol went up to the mans temple
there came a tremendous crash, fol
lowed by what seemed to be balls of
fire floating around the room, and all
OF us were knocked about and more or
less stunned. AS we recovered our
selves and relighted the gas we found
Queen lying on his back on the floor.
with the pistol clutched in his hand.
The weapon had not been fred. and
yet be was dead. A thunderbolt uad
struck the chimney. followed II down
to the second floor and then, tearing Its
way out, had struck our host as he
leaned on the mantsL Two or three
men ran for doctors. while the others
ehafed the mans limbs. and II was
quarter OF an hour before we were
sure that he wns dead. 4 search for
wine to aid in revivlng him proved that
the bedroom. pantry. dining room aud
kitchen were dismantled and that no
dinner for us had been prepared. lie
had simply invited Us there TO witness
his death and 4 dra matte finish TO
wasted life. but at tine last instant had
been saved from self murder and the
curtain rung down by the hand Of
fate.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
A HOPPER DozRR.

water, and some coal oil is added. II
the ground is level, no crosspieces are
necessary, but IL the pan is to be used
on sloping ground 1t should be made
as indicated in the illustration to pre-
vent the oil and water from running
to one end. The height of the runners
will necessarily vary from two to
eight or ten inches. according to the
crop to be protected and the age of
the insects to be captured. The ma
chine may be Of any length desired up
to 10 or IS feet. III small, 1t can be
drawn by hand, but when larger a
horse or two Is desirable. When full,
the insects can be removed, q little
more oil added and the machine start
ed afresh. In this way a number Of
bushels Of hoppers can be captured
and destroyed in a single day. The
cost Of running this machine is trifing
and the remedy very effectual-Ne-
braska Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
Making Alfalfa siIaxs.

From tests carefully made the Colo
RADIO station finds II fair TO assume that
with good tight silo well made silage
from cut alfalfa should not make a
larger loss than about 10 per cent Of
Its feeding value.
To make good silage from whole al
falfa is a much harder proposition. 1t
requires that the alfalfa be quite green,
that the silo be both tight and deep.
that the alfalfa be thrown into the silo
In small forkfuls and carefully tramp
ed and that 1t be weighted by four to
six feet Of some heavy. tight packing
material like cut corn fodder.
II the alfalfa is put up In the middle
OF the summer in clear. bright weather,
II must be raked and loaded rs fast as
cut One lot tried was too dry for
sIlnge two hours after 1t was cut
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
Made a naa Matter worse.

The honeymoon was over. and they
were comfortably settled In their snug
little home. The husband, returning
from business. was grieved to find his
little wife crying bitterly.
"Oh, George" she sobbed, "a dread
full thing has happenedl had made
you beautiful pie all by myself, and
Fido went and ate It"
"well, never mind, my DEAR" he said
cheerfully. 1--WE can easily afford an
other rdog."-Exchange
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
Information Wanted.

Mr.. Clubman Ito sergeant at police
station)-I would like to have an inter-
view with that burglar you arrested for
breaking into my house last night.
Sergeant-I don't know that can al
low you unless you first tell me what
you want to see him about.
Mr.. Clubman-Oh, there's nothing se-
cret about 1t. just wanted to find out
how he got into my house SO easily.
It's more than can do at nlght-Bos-
ton Courier
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
Experience From Different Sources
seven and One-nfth Cents a Tree.

Experience From Different Sources
Seven and 0ne-nfth Cents a Tree.
AS to the cost Of spraying trees q
Pennsylvania correspondent writes TO
Rural New Yorker: Il have Kept q
very careful record of time and ex-
pense on my own trees, so can tell ex-
actly what 1t cost me. My oldest apple
orchard contains 40 trees % years old.
They are large and thrifty. 1t required
two days for three men, a two horse
wagon and barrel pump throwing two
streams to 20 over II once. Allowing
81 per day for each man and 10 cents
for each horse, the cost OF applying the
liquid was 50. 1t required 22 barrels
OF liquid, or one barrel for 20 trees.
One barrel of sulphate OF copper solu-
ton cost 20 cents: one barrel Of paris
green and lime (one-fourth pound paris
green and three pounds lime), 8 cents;
one barrel bordeaux mixture, SO cents;
one barrel ammoniacal solution carbo-
nate OF copper, "a cents, so that 1t cost
me to spray this orchard Of 40 trees
with sulphate OF copper solution $13.40;
with paris green and lime, $10.76; with
bordeaux mixture, SlG.92; with ammo
niacal solution. $14.2S. The cost per
tree would vary, according to the size
of the orchard, the size Of the tree, the
character Of the ground, the ease with
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
Hush-a-by.

"I've just come from Mrs. Newpop's,
said Miss Gushley. II just can't imag-
Inc more charming picture than a
young mother putting her baby to sleep.
It's just sweet"
at is So" replied Mrs. Malaprop,
specially II she's slngin a pretty alibi
TO t"-PhIladelphla Press
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
a Pugilist Explains How He Was
Given a Black Eye.

Il Pugtltst Explains How He was
Given n Black Eye.
had gone into Boston gymnasium
to inquire about punching bag, and,
seeing a man there with black eye, /
asked IL he bad met with an accident
"I'll tell you what's de matter wild
me-" he explained after bit. II was
a-boxin here two or three days ago wild
de st. Joe Kid, as he calls hisself, and
he struck me foul and blackened me
eye I'm a-layin for him here dis
mornin, and II he comes, say, I'll put
him to sleep in de middle Of de first
round. I'LL show you how he hit me-"
He got up, pulled Off his coat and
vest and pulled on pair Of gloves, and
about this time remarked:
"I'm perfectly willing to take your
word for 1t. You needn't 60 to any.
trouble to demonstrate"
"Oh, it's no trouble tall. Come into
de ring and I'll show you how he did
It"
'But, you see, T.
"Come into de ring. What's de use
Of askin about me eye IL you don't
want to know how de kid blackened
it?"
He had gone to considerable trouble
on my account, and felt II was only
fair to step into the ring.
"Now, den, put up yer dukes" he
said as he squared off at me.
"But, my dear sir, never
sPut up yer dukes. Do you want
me to knock yer jaw of at de very
first clipT
1t looked to me as IL he was an only
child and not used to being crossed,
and so put up my dukes to keep him
good natured.
'Now prance around" he said as he
began to dance and skip and feint at
me.
"Whats the useT / protested. II
can stand still while you explain mat
ters"
"Prancer' he yelled.
II seemed policy to humor him In his
absurd theories, and so began pranc-
ing.
'sDats de idea," he called as he dodg-
ed about. Now, den, hold yer right
little lower. OATS It Up little wild
yer left. OATS de way"
"But / assure you, my dear fellow,
that didn't come here to-
LEAD for me wild yer left!'
"What forT
LEAD for me, sayi Do you want
to stand dere like a chump and let me
do all de work."
I didn't want to hurt the young
man, but as he was willing to take the
risks led for him. expected to knock
him head over heels, but he was still
circling around me after got through
leading. This astonishing fact led me
to remark:
st think viii 60 now. I've got to be
down Mt the house In Just Is minutes.
I can plainly see now how the kid
"Swing yer right for me 5awT he
yelled as his dancing and prancing
grew more vigorous
"But I don't want to break your
Jaw"
Swing wild yer rightr
He had requested me to kill him, and
I swung. I was wondering what the
coroner's verdict would be when the
roof fell In and everything turned dark.
II was eight minutes afterward. as a
small boy with a very honest face in
formed me, when / awoke and found
the roof all right. The boy and were
the only ones in the place, and he said
my Jaw wouldn't bother me over two
weeks. He was n good boy. He rub
bed me with liniment, brought me q
glass of brandy and afterward helped
me down stairs, called a carriage and
told the driver what hospital to bring
I'D at. M. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
A WONDERFUL HORSE.
He WA Getting Rid of His Ailments

ne " ~ 1cttfnk oh ALLIE N -
at n Great Rate.
The colored man was driving a limpy
old horse along the street In front OF
q junk wagon when a pedestrian halt
ed him to ask:
"what on earth ails that horse Of
yours7"
Dat hossl Why. sab. what's de
mattah wild dat hossT was asked In
reply.
'4That's what 1 want to know. Look
at his hair"
"Yes, sab; he's sheddin his coat, 20
know"
"But he's full of limps."
"Yes, sab; but let me tell yo' sun
thin. Dat boss gwine TO shed all his
llmps along wild his hn'r IL he keeps
on"
'I never heard Of such thing" pro-
tested the pedestrian.
Same wild me; but he's gwine to do
It. He hain't bin sheddin but week
yit, and he's got shet of poll evil. blind
staggers, a stiff knee. n bad eye and
about fo'teen other ailments. Whoa,
dar, Cesarl Hole yo'r head up and
bite on de bit and prance around! Yes,
sab, yo' kin see It in him. Jest 20
wait about seven mo- days, and IL dat
hoss doan' run away and bust de wag-
on and kill two men I'll go outer de
bizness and let bosses alone"
M. QUAD
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20

which water could be procured and the
time required 10 get TO and from the
orchard"
Professor Blair OF Illinois says In the
came journal: "Our best orchardists in
this state are spraying their trees at a
cost of about 1-5 cents per tree for
1O-year-old trees. three sprayings, using
bordeaux-paris green solution. Many
people In this state do not succeed in
making the three applications for less
than 111a cents. some even getting as
high as 20 cents per tree"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
A DRAMATIC FINISH.
...By ~. Quad.
Copyright, 1901, by c. B. Lewis

To belong to the Pace club was TO be
known as a sporty young man, even
reckless young man. We drank, gam
bled and wagered, and there were wine
suppers 10 actresses and borrowing
money OF Shylocks. 1t was by long
odds the fastest club in fast London,
and that II did not have the entire ap-
proval OF solicitous mothers and staid
fathers goes without saying. Our
smartness. however, should not be con-
founded with anything dishonorable.
There were no card sharpers or debt
shirkers among us. When a member
could no longer go ''the pace" financial
ly as well as socially. he had the good
taste TO absent himself and drop out of
sight until things bettered themselves.
Archibald Queen, n bachelor and
man OF 40. had been a member for
three years when was elected. He
was the leader OF the fastest. and prob
ably flung away twice as much money
as any other individual. He was the
eldest son of q "sir" and had been
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
IN 20, e,s CONFESSIONAL.

To you. whose every word and deed and thought
Rings true AMI honest thrice tested gold,
The tale % my shortcoming. have brought;
Nov you have given the pardon besougkt
Forgive the little sins have not told!
The foolish. petty faults scarce can name:
50 and paltry are they that fear
You would not think them worth a word OF
blame;
You would but pity and-despise them. dear.
And since ] love you SO IN woman's wise
Nor am from woman's curse Of pride exempt
would far rather read within your eyes
Hatred. my best beloved. than contempt!
Wherefore. 10 you, whose every deed and thought
Is crystal olear-you, whom loved too we'll
Tie tale % my shortcomings have brought,
And you have givea the pardon besought;
Forgive the little sins l cannot tell!
Allen Beath in Smart Set
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
Agricultural Notes.

The application Of sulphur to soils
for the prevention Of potato scab re-
gardless OF the character Of the soil is
liable to occasionally cause much in
jury.
Bordeaux mixture has been found OF
value in stimulating tomato plants to
more rapid growth, increasing their
Sigor and OF particular merit in keep
ing down the attacks OF flea beetles.
Spraying with paris green destroys
the asparagus fly.
Interest In farming is undoubtedly
reviying In New England.
A WONDERFUL HORSE.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20

Anthropologists are pretty wei
agreed that there IL not and probably
never was Celtic variety OF man.
There In neither a Celtic type nor
Celtic race" says Denlker In his work.
which is the latest word on the subject
There 10 8 language which has come to
be called Celtic by scholars, but n Ian
guage may be spoken by any race that
acquires II. and how or where Celtic
originated In mystery. There are
some millions Of people In Brittany and
the British isles who stlll speak this
tongue. but they all differ from each
other In race. presenting the very ex-
tremes Of the European peoples. and
to call them Celts as II they belonged to
one race. with the like physical and
moral characters. In pernlciously mis-
leading and false.-London GlobA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
THE HOPPER DOZER.
Eovel Kerosene Pan For Destroying
Graaahoppera.

Novel Kerosene Pan For Destroying
Grasshoppers.
BY all odds the best method FOR de-
stroying grasshoppers after they be-
come half grown is the use Of the
hopper dozer," or kerosene pan, which
is shown herewith. This Is made OF
stovepipe iron by turning up the sides
and ends about four inches so as to
make n long, fat pan about four inches
in depth. This Is then mounted on
runners varying in height according to
requirements. On the frame back Of
the pan is stretched a piece of cloth
to prevent the insects from jumping
over the pan. When ready to begin
work. the pan is partially filed with
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20
A NORTHERN PENTHOUSE.
A Building For Home Storage OF
Fruit. Especially Apples

Every year there Is more interest In
home fruit storage. especially for ap-
pies An account given by Country
Gentleman OF an unusually good fruit
house successfully operated at Abbotts-
ford, Quebec, will doubtless be of In
terest to fruit growers In many parts
OF the country.
This is frame building. 80 by 20 feet
outside. II Is built with eight foot posts