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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
CHEAP FEEDING FLOOR FOR HOGS.

CHEAP FEEUINU FIOOh rO1s hOdos
the ground, so that perfect ventilation
is secured and the harboring Of rats
and mice made impossible. The floor
can be made of inch lumber and any
desired size. A strong board fence
must be put up all around 1t to prevent
the hogs being crowded off and injured.
At one end Of the pen an approach
should be built up to the gate, which
can be closed while the feed is being
placed on the floor At the other end Of
the floor n crib or pen is located in
which the feed is stored. The floor
must be cleaned after each feeding.
This floor is partially under roof.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
II was One of His.

"That was rather a-well. a tame
sermon of yours this morning, Mr.
Mildman," said the rector, just return
ed from a holiday.
"Was it, sir?" responded the curate.
"It wasn't mine. I've been too busy
this week to write one, and took 1t
from bundle in your handwriting out
of the ibrary."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
CInRa All Alnne

He-What kind Of woman 10 that
beautiful Mrs. Swift?
She-Well, with one exception, she
makes every man she meets sorry that
he isn't her husband.
He-And the one exception?
She-Oh, he's sorry that he is.-Chl-
cago News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
A Domestic Incident.

"John, dear, have you lit the freY' /
"Yes, dearY
"And put the kettle on?"
"It's boiling"
"And dressed the childrenT
"Every one Of 'em."
"Well, if the cook doesn't come you
can cook breakfast and then fix up and
20 with me to churchw-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
And He wasn,t Mt His Best,


The thin man entered the restaurant,
And his was a hollow chest;
His face haggard, his cheeks were sunk,
He had the air Of fasting monk
And plenty Of slack to his vest.
The gormands paused in their midday meal
And sighed and gobbled and said:
''What brings such doleful specter heref
That chaps not long for this earthly spheret
The fellow had better be deadl''
But the thin man opened his serviette
And tucked it under his chin,
And he carefully noted the bill OF fare
And called to the waiter and said. "Pierre,
I'll have some soup TO begin" 4
haven't doubt that the soup was good,
A glorious consomme;
A quart of fluid, no less, ween,
With dozen slices Of bread between,
He put them out OF the way.
He smacked his chops and wiped his mustache
And speared radish or two,
lnd then he ordered porterhouse steak,
Heavy enough for a stomach ache,
And pewter OF Bass brew.
As he polished them of with marvellous grace
His waistband began to swell,
But he only looscned his belt a peg
And tackled an order Of scrambled egg
And an ice cream caramel
He'd 4 Roman punch and cucumber
Anj $50 4 Picked beet,
An o.. salad, potatoes galore
And oatchup and biscuits and onions score;
To watch him was truly treat.
He'd custard, too. and cup OF tea
And slab Of Stilton cheese,
A chunk of pie and creme de menthe,
Which he demolished with never pant;
The fellow was quite at his case.
To shorten this tale, he only stopped
When no more food was nigh,
But the regular patrons were stricken dumb,
For the thin mans waistcoat was tight as q drum,
And he never made half try.
Detroit journal. :
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
rn Preserre Menf.

Meat of any kind may be preserved
in a temperature Of so to 100 degrees
for q period of ten days after it has
been soaked in q solution OF one pint of
salt dissolved in four gallons of cold
water and one-half gallon of solution
of bisulphate of calcium. BY repeating
this process the preservation may be
extended by the addition of solution
of gelatin or the white of an egg to
tha salt and water
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
Rourhaee and Commercial Feed.

Rhode Island farmers who have plen-
ty of corn fodder. silage, corn stover,
hay, oat hay, millet hay or other coarse
folders (roughage) need to buy feeding
stuffs rich in protein In order to COM
pound properly balanced rations for
their stock; hence 1t cannot be econo-
my for them to buy feeding stuffs
which, like their own roughage, con-
tain only small quantities Of this in
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
A Matter of Pride.

as that picture one Of the old mas-
ters?"
"Oh, no, indeed" answered Mrs
Cumrox. "a few of these pictures we
rented with the house, but that is our
own, imported direct from Europe
Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
Good Children.

People are always content with
their children" said Mr.. Crusty.
Yes answered Mr.. Dusty, IF boy
is diffident they say he is naturally re-
fined, and if he is boisterous they say
he is sure to make his way in the
world "-Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
WHEAT SEEDING.
Timely Suggestions For New YoI
State by Professor Roberts.

Timely Suggestions For New York
State by Professor Roberts.
Experience with three years siege OF
with this years experience, leads Pro
fessor Roberts Of the Cornell universe,
q station to the following conclusions:
d That wheat raising in the state
need not be abandoned, but the number
of acres should be reduced until by reas
son Of such reduction every acre sowed
will be raised under superior condi-
tions; (2) that the soil must be SO well
fitted and so fertile that strongs
healthy growth will be secured In the
fall though the sowing Of the seed be-
delayed 10 to 15 days beyond the usual
time, such preparation of the soil also
helping the wheat to recover from any
| winter injury; (3) that the Hessian f1H
! Injuries the wheat more on dryish and
poor land than on moist but well drain
ed, rich soils; (4 that thick seeding
coupled with vigorous growth tends to
ward off the fly; o. that the resisting
power Of varieties varies greatly. Those
with large, coarse, strong straw are
less liable to injury than weak strawed
and slow growing varieties.
There were at least six varieties
grown in New York this season that
were not appreciably affected by the
fly, though numerous other varieties I'd
the same neighborhoods were much in>
| jured. OF these only Dawson's Golden
Chaff has been tested at the station,
and this has been found to be supe-
rior wheat for general culture. The 9th
er resistant varieties are Prosperity,
No. 8, Democrat, Red Russian and
White Chaff Mediterranean. While It
is not possible to set any date for seed
ing to wheat in New York, 1t Is thought
that the best results viii be obtained
by waiting until after Sept. 20 or %
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
Eor Cheating BabIes.

Little Daughter-Mamma, can folks
be put in prison for cheating baby?
Mamma-Why do you ask such a
question?
Little Daughter-I saw Mrs. Next
door filling her baby's bottle, and she
put some water In the milk.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
His Education.

"But he doesn't seem to know much
about the topics OF the day"
''Well, no wonder. He got all his
education in a night school."-Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
DAWN AT VENICE.

enc FURNISHED cloud FIRST turned jagged prov;
The conscious water nestled deep among
Her nurky gondolas that, bow on bow,
Freighted with shadows at the molo swung
Soon palace and canal paled into sight,
Painting as watchers whose long vigil wanes
Till dawn's approach across the waves OF night
Flushed the rose blood in sleeping Veniees
veins
Then UP the dazzling steps that lead to God
ona radiant sunbeam and lone white dove
Enta Maria's holy threshold trod-
shrine of morning lit by light and Lowell
Ioud warned the chime to mass Ger quay and
home,
Calling soft hooks Of doves to meet the day
MA scnIn.,,red saints and angels round the dome,
while market women followed in to pray.
Martha Gilbert Dickinson in scribner's Maga-
zinc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
Feea,ne Pen For Fatteninr Pigs.

Feeding floors are becoming more
and more popular as sanitary meas
ure and preventive Of disease. De
scribing the one here shown, an Amer
lean Agriculturist correspondent says
1t should be three or four feet above
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
sunshine and sugar I'm the Beet.

1t Is found that periods of compara-
tive drought and sunshine having q
duration of 25 to 40 days are highly
favorable to high sugar and good puri-
ty in beets when these periods occur
between Aug. and freezing weather,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03
THE NEW BOOKS.
M, Quad Reviews Three of the Latest
Novels.

copyright. 1901, by c. B. Lewis.]
"Dlsowned" Is the title of a book
which kept us awake all night and
spoiled our breakfast next morning. A
stern father thinks his son has married
the cook, and in his naughty impetuos-
ity not only disowns him, but harrows
up his feelings by calling him a lop
shouldered, knockkneed, low browed
son of a gun. The son bows in humility
and leaves the mansion, and it is 40
years before the father discovers that
instead of marrying Bridget, the cook.
he married Theresa, the dukes daugh.
ter. There is a reconciliation at last,
and the father makes the disowned
James an allowance of $11 per week,
but somehow the end of the book
leaves something to be desired.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03

Eyes. | paid twenty dollars for this
hat"
Goodness. child, how extravagant!
| saw the same thing for $199ST-New
York Journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03

ain Her Own Coin" is a book which
will take the place of Webster's Die
tionary for a rainy afternoon. Carrie,
coquette, encourages about so different
fellows to fall in love with her that she
may turn them down, and as the To
ports of the suicide of over 80 Of them
come in she simply gloats over them.
She is still breaking hearts when she
meets a man and really falls in love
with him, and after leading her on to
declare her feelings he calmly informs
her that he Is sausage maker, with
wife and ten children. She swoons and
falls upon pitchfOrk and is stabbed TO
the heart, and we are glad Of it. The
author is put down as unknown" and
we are also glad of that.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03

"Who Was the Heir2" is a volume to
thrill. The nurse OF a duchess changes
the babies In the cradle-her child fol
the duchess. The lady's maid sees her
and changes them back. The cook sees
the maid at work and removes one OF
the kids and slips In a stranger. The
butler realizes by the cooks confusion
that she has been up to snuff, and he
overhauls the cradle and wrings in the
coachman's son. There are no more
changes, but as the kids grow up an
heir is wanted to fortune of $1O,OO0,-
600. Three doctors, four lawyers, SIX
old servants and n fortune teller try to
untangle the web, but they could never,
never have met With success but for
detective who discovered the letter ID
ON the toe nail of one of the contest
ants. As it was plain 10 all that ID
stood for duchess and duke, the right,
full heir was put in possession and the
goose hung high, NJ. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03

A AMENDMENT 10 THE CONSTITUTION
~ PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE con-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03

Proposing an amendme lt to the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth.
Section / Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met. That the
following is proposed as amendments TO the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. in accordance with the provisions
OF the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One to Article Eight, Section
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-03

The thin man entered the restaurant,
And his was hollow chest;
His face was haggard, his cheeks were sunk,
He had the air of a fasting monk
And plenty Of slack to his vest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

An interesting bit of history was
told to me lately by direct descend
ant of G. w. PaTke Custis.
1t seems that when, in 1881, the
United States sent to France a special
Ambassador, some difficulty arose he
tween him and the French Govern
ment as to the command of the COM
bined armies in America. Col. Lau-
rens, the Ambassador, stated very
firmly that George Washington, our
chief, must command ''f0r it is our
cause, and the battle on our soil. "
The etiquette of the foreign Govern
ment, however, exclaimed: "Cest
impossiblen for here was Count de
Rochambeau, an old Lieutenant Gen.
eral, who could only be commanded
by the King in person or a Marechal
de France.
The American wit Of Col. Laurens
flashed upon the situation a happy
thought: 'Make our Washington a
Marechal de France and the difficulty
is at an end" 1t was done. Mr.
Custis continues that a friend Of his
heard Gen. Washington spoken Of as
monsieur lc Marechal at the siege Of
Yorktown.
have heard that in some Southern
home there is a treasure held beyond
price-even the antiquity-hunter's
price, and his who aspires to buy the
bones of his ancestOrs-an ancient
porcelain mug, on which is painted an
efiigy OF Washington on horseback,
and underneath is this inscription:
George Washington, Esq, General
in-chief Of the United States Army
and Marshal Of France. ~ Wide
Awake.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

Tuesday morning last the 2-yoar-
old colt recently purchased by the
editor OF the Independent decided
that the space in the barn then being
occupied by her owner was preferable
70 his society, especially while she
was enjoying her breakfast, and with
out ceremony proceeded 70 remove
him from her presence. One of the
colts hoofs, which fortunately wore
no shoe, but which we ono DO not now
recall, made sudden and close counec-
tion with the cutiole over our right
eye. thereby removing a g0odly por-
tiOn OF skin from its foundation.
Just how soon we can properly appear
on the street without a veil cannot
now be determined. -Dr Colvin's bill
for repairs will necessitate the getting
OF fifteen new cash-in-adyancc sub
scribers to the Independent which,
together with a weeks absence from
business, win be charged up 10 sex
perience. Burlington Independent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

any way?" asked the gypsy with a
fierce scowl.
"You are getting of cheaply enough
as it is, - was the SQuire's comment.
..You ought so be glad that she did
not charge y0uwith stealing the pony.
s'Well, I'm going TO give the pony
gOod-by, anyhow" j" the man said.
He stepped quickly up to the pony,
grasped the halter and pressed closely
to her.
But Rosie had her eyes about her.
She gave a loud scream, and dealt the
pony stinging blow on the nose.
The animal sprang back and the
gypsy fell fiat on his face. When he
rose to his feet, he had an ugly knife
in his hand.
"The coward was going TO kill my
pony, cried Rosie, in terror.
Stoutly built though the miscreant
was, Constable Finn seized him by
the collar and shook him until his
teeth chattered. The crowd surged
down upon the gypsy, to do him
further harm, but Squire Barlow in
terfered.
"LOok here, you scoundrel, he
said in a great rage, "if you are not
out Of the township in half an hour,
your whole gang, bag and baggage,
lock, stock, and barrel, you'll find
yourself in the county prison. Now
be sharp"
The gypsy sneaked sullenly away,
Constable Finn following closely at
his heels.
The bystanders congratulated Rosie,
and cheered her heartily as she
yaulted unaided upon the bare back
of the pony and rode home with it.
For weeks R0sie's case before the
Squire was a topic Of conversation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

How much usage will do IN tough
ening the human body is well shown
by some facts about the natives Of
Siberia, as recorded by the author Of
Reindeer, Dogs and Snow-shoes. !"
Cold, he says, seemed to have no effect
upon them.
Frequently, when we could not ex-
pose our ears for two minutes without
having them frozen, the natives
would 60 for an hour at time with
their hoods thrown back from their
heads: and when 1t required constant
watchfulness TO keep our noses from
freezing, they did not appear to notice
the temperature at all.
One mOning In January, 1 stood in
perfect amazement at the disregard
Of low temperature. They worked
for at least half an hour with bare
hands, packing up the tent and uten-
sils, handling the packages and LASH
ing them together with icy seal
thongs, without experiencing the least
apparent inconyience. while / partly
froze my fingers striking a light for
my pipe with flint and steel, the
whole operation taking not more than
three minutes
The night before, happening to 60
out Of the tent after our men had re-
tired, ] passed their camp which was
near BY Their fire had burned to a
pile Of embers, barely affording me
light enough to distinguish the
sleepers. They were lying coiled up
on small deerskins, with their backs
TO the embers, and their fur coats
thrown loosely over their naked
bodies.
The coat Of one Of them had slipped
almost entirely of his body, leaving
his back apd shoulders exposed to
temperature Of eighteen degrees below
zero, Fahrenheit, and though his hair
was frosted, he snOred as s0undly as If
in comfortable quarters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

The curdling of milk during
thunder storms has been the subject
Of an investigation by Prof. Tolomei,
an Italian chemist He arrives at
the conclusion that the ozone pro-
duced BY the electric discharges CO.
agulates the milk by 0xadizing u, ana
generates latic acid. On the other
hand, dairykecpers find that II the
milk is kept cold there Is no rapid
souring In a thunder storm. From
this il would appear that heat has
much TO do with the s0uring ~
electricity. Mr.. A. +. Trcadwell. 81
the Wesleyan University, Cinnccti-
cut, has recently made further ex-
periments on the subject, and ar
rives at the conclusion that, while
milk under the influence Of oxygen
and ozone eoagulates earlier than
when left alone, It does not do So il
1t has been sterilized and kept from
contact with unfiltered air He
therefore thinks that the action is
not a mere oxidation, as Tolomci sup
poses, but Is In part produced bs the
growth Of bacteriai which is vera
rapid In hot, sultry weather. The
bacteria Of milk are Trobic, and free
or ozone would therefore, he thinks,
foster their development.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

The study Of vegetable life shows
us many things as strange and as
wonderful as the animal kingdom az
fOrds, and when It comes 70 longevity
animal life makes a very poor COM
parative showing. If We were In
clined 10 travel far enough we might
sit under the shade Of trees that
spread their branches when little
Moses slept in his wicker basket
among the bulrushes OF the Nile.
The gigantic trees OF California are
very old. but they are infants COM
pared with some OF the wonderful
trees OF the old world.
There is an African tree called the
Laobab which lives 70 be thousands Of
years old. Humboldt calls it "the
oldest organic monument on our
planet" One specimen Of IL that
was carefully examined by an English
botanist proved to be 5, $50 years old.
At least that was the result Of the
usual tests for determining the lives
Of trees. This particular tree was
thirty Ieet in diameter and the spread
Of It's branches was enormous
Another wonder Of longevity is the
so-called dragon's-blood tree Of Tene-
rife. Resin obtained from this tree
has been found in sepulchers. where
it had been used for embalming the
dead. Trees OF this species are now
standing which are estimated as be-
ing older than the Egyptian pyra-
mids
One Of the strangest OF trees IS the
TIA palm, found ahundantly on the
banks Of the Amazon and other south
American rivers In the swampr
regions which cover immense areas.
the TIA palm furnishes food. drink.
clothing, and comfortable homes for
the natives.
The Indians that inhabit these
swampy districts make i tolerahlo
wine from The sap Of the palm. and
they distill a stronger stimulant bv
crushing and fermenting their Young
fruits The food is derived from the
soft inner bark OF the stems and Is
sustance that in taste and appearance
closely resembles sago The soft and
hofuus bark is used f0r garments and
Tor making string. ropes. hammocks.
and The like ln timcsof high water.
often lasting two or three months. /
the natives make f0oring- in the .
trees with the bark ropes and live \
there in comfort and conieHfment
The tree Of most varied usefulness
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

Are said to have been invented
about four hundred years before the
Christian Era, by Anaxamander, the
scholar of Thales. PtOlemy Of Alex
andria published 440 years after
Christ. maps with meridians and par
allels. the better to define and de-
termine the situation Of places; these
we're copied, as PtolemY himself adj
mits. from some that were made By.
Marinus. Tirus, etc, with additions
of some improvements Of his own; but
from his time until the fourteenth
century, no new maps were published.
Mercator was the first Of note among
the moderns, and next to him Orteli-
nus. who undertook to make a new
set of maps with the modern divisions
Of countries, and names Of places; for
want of which Ptolemy had becom9
almost useless. Toward the middle
Of the seventeenth, Blean in Holland,
and Samson in France, published new
sets Of maps, with many improve
ments from the travellers Of those
times. which were afterwards copied
withaittle variation by the English,
French, and Dutch, and later obser-
vations have furnished ms with still
more accurate and copious sets Of
maps by DE Lisle, Roberts, Wells,etc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

An Irish peasant brought lttci
Of Kittens to Protestant vicar. in q
certain town in County Wicklow, re-
questing him 10 purchase them. The
vicar declined. "YOur rlyrcncc. they
are good Protestant kittens urged
Paddy. but his reverence remained
obdurate. A few days after the
Roman Catholic priest lWh0 had
meanwhile been informed of the Offer
20 his brother-clergymanl was ap
preached, and on bis refusing 10 Mako
q purchase. the would-ho seller urged
a sale. ''Surc. father dear they are
good Catholic kittens "But how Is
this nay mans" replied the priest;
'.you said a day or two ago they were
good Protestant kittens "Aud so
they were, said the peasant "bui
their eyes weren't opened.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

A certain man became 50 interested
in the subject Of ''Where are we go
ing toyr that he called together a
number Of his friends to see whether
their troubles were similar TO his own.
An the men agreed that it was impOs-
sible to get wives nowadays to stay at
home and b0il the kettle ''Where. I"
asked one 0f these gentlemen, ''are
our wiyess In the streets he an
swersl. at teas, luncheons, dinners, in
the shops. travelling abroad. or away
for ana outing, at Browning clubs.
faith cure scances, woman's rights
meetings. Ibscn reunions. Meredith
mornings. Blavatsky cirrles INDECENT
female rcscues. arriving emigrants
shelters. mothers meetings, church
s0ciahles Bulgarian bazaars-anY-
where. everywhere. except at home.
-New York Commercial Advertiser.