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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
News and Notes.

The California Cultivator claims that
there has been produced in that state
navel lemon which is absolutely seed
less and possesses the characteristics
of the orange for which 1t has been
named California navel lemon. The
shape follows closely that of the or
ange, but the acidity runs high.
The Michigan station recommends
the avoidance of old potato patches as
pugar beet fields.
There are 100000 farmers In Amer
lea engaged In dalrying. They pro-
duce annually dairy products-milk,
cream, butter, cheese and calves-to
the value of S70oO00,000. They are
farmers first and dairymen afterward
that is, they till their farms just as
any other farmer does and turn their
crops into finished products-high pric-
cd butter and cream-lnstead or sell
ing them as raw material
Mr.. ]. IL. Hale is credited with tho
assertion that the old idea OF peach
belts, outside of which II Is folly to at
tempt TO grow high class fruit prohta-
bly,, is mistake. Excepting q few
places up In Northeastern Maine there
is no region In which good peaches cam
not be grown and made to pay.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
Medium Early and Late Tomatoes.

Medium early and late crops of toma-
toes may follow after peas, early rad
ishes, spinach and crops of that sort.
and since they may be set in the field
later less expense is necessary In grow
ing the plants, though for good, strong
plants the seed should be planted ear
ly In March in the states of largest
production. The seeds may be sown
in a well prepared bed in rows six
inches apart the seeds averaging about
four to the inch In the row. With
good conditions and care the plants
should be well developed early in May,
and they should then be transferred to
a cold frame prepared as for the early
sorts. In transferring the plants as
much as possible should be saved.
Owing to the advanced season, the
danaer or frost being past, the sashes
may be taken off and tho plants ierr
to the natural climatic conditions pre-
paratory to setting In the field, which
may take r,laoo carry III J~sAs---as. IL
Voorhees,.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

From "a Book on Dartmoor," writ
ten by the Rev. S. Barring Gould, comes
a story which might have come from a
less trustworthy source:
The wild and romantic country OF
Dartmoor consists of tableland with
rugged peaks or tors and all but i'm
passable marshes. After dry summer
1t is easy to Dick ene's way across
.Aa-ts-or II which at other times are full
of pitfalls. At one of the latter periods
a man was cautiously treading his way
across one Of the treacherous marshes
when he saw q hnt ISing brim down
ward on the sedge. He gave 1t gen.
tie, good humored kick In passing and
aimoet Jumped out Of his skin when q
choked voice called out from beneath;
"What be you a-doin to my 'atr'
BE there now chap under'nT ex-
claimed the traveller.
"Ees, l reckon, and hoss under me
likewise"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
HOMEMADE NEST Bo1Es.

and 13 inches deep, inside measure
mentS. A division board with n circu-
lar opening 7ie inches in diameter is
placed across the box 12 inches from
the back end and 10 inches from the
front end The back section is the nest
proper. Instead of close door at the
entrance q light frame is covered with
wire netting. The door is 10la inches
wide and 10 inches high and does not
fill the entire entrance, leaving good
margin all around to avoid friction. II
is hinged at the top and opens up into
the box. The hinges are placed on the
front of the door. The trip consists of
one piece Of stiff wire about three-six-
teenths of an inch in diameter and 1877
inches long, bent as required. A piece
of board 6 inches wide and just long
enough to reach across the box inside
is nailed flatwise in front of the parti-
tion and an inch below the top of the
box, space OF one-fourth of an inch
being left between the edge Of the
board and the partition. The inch
section of the trip wire IS placed across
llt tue lob5 puA VI NhN NiS
slipped through the quarter inch slot
and passed down close to and in front
Of the center of the ~ inch circular
opening Small wire staples are driv-
en- nearly down over the inch section
of the trip wire into the board so as to
hold 1t In place and yet let it roll side
wise easily.
When the door Is set, a half inch sec
ton of the wire comes under hard
wood peg or tack in the lower edge
of the door frame The hen passes In
through the circular opening and in do
ing so presses the wire to one side
The door swings down and f"~feii9 -.
self by sfpiIring tho er.S oI Wooueh
latch or lever The latch Is five inches
long, one inch wide and half an inch
thick and is fastened loosely one inch
from It's center to the side Of the box,
so that the outer end Is just inside OF
the door when It Is closed.
Pieces of rubber betting are nailed at
the outside entrance for the door to
strike against. When bird has laid,
she steps to the front of the box and
remains until released. Each hen has
a band with u number attached to her
leg. and the eggs may be numbered to
correspond.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

They are all alike" remarked n man
coming our of a Woodward avenue.
watchmaker's. accompanied by lady.
"Who:" inquired his wife.
"Watchmakers."
"How!"
Il thought other cities maybe weren't
quite like our small town in the wild
and wicked west, but they are and
more so. l take my watch, which, as
you know, is fine gold one, full jewel
ed, costing $780, in to have a few re-
pairs, much or little. as may be, and
the boss timekeeper gives me an old
battered tin watch to carry IN its place
that makes me ashamed to look into
the face of reputable watch for
weeks. In addition it excites suspicion
in the minds of my nearest friends
when they see me take 1t out, and IL
should die with that watch on my per-
son in strange country the newspa-
pers would say, Judging from the
watch found on the deceased, he must
have come from New Jersey Now,
what / want to know is why don't
jewelers. have substitute watches to
match their customers? That is to say,
let the customers watch left for re-
pairs determine the kind of watch he is
to carry until he gets his own again."
But his wife couldn't tell him to save
her life.-Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

at isn't safe to be funny these days
unless one labels ones jokes" said
woman who went abroad recently.
"You know, I've always rather fancicd
myself as n wit, and on the steamer
coming home 1 really let myself out
Everybody was a bit seasick, and L
Well, even | had times when thought
I'd rather own an automobile than any
kind of yacht. One day we all fore
gathered on deck and talked about
what we'd gone Throughout know
how people do on shipboard. / was
talking in my cleverest vein with an
English family.
"T'm like q famous lady, chortled
gayly. IN be extremely glad to set
foot on terra Gotta again
"That evening the mother Of the Eng
lish family took me aside.
"'My DEAR she said, I'm so much
older than you that I am sure I may
make SO bold as to tell you something,
and l want you to take 1t In the spirit
in which 1t is meant You said this
morning you'd be glad to set foot on
terra Gotta again. thought I'd just
call your attention to the thing SO you
won't make The same mistake again.
1t isn't terra Gotta, it's terra firma.' -
Washington Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

be grown on any good garden soil.
cover the ground two or three inches
deep with stable manure and plow it
In. Then harrow and furrow 212 feet
apart. If have well rotted manure, |
scatter it in the furrow and mix it with
the soil with the cultivator, or if the
manure is not at hand set the plants
and in few days apply around them
q little commercial fertilizer that is rich
in nitrogen. Vegetables of which the
leaves or stalks are the edible parts
need plenty of nitrogen in an available
form. The plants are transplanted at
different times from May until June.
Caulifower plants from the hotbed
should not be set too early unless they
are well hardened, for they are more
easily injured by frosts than cabbages.
| do the most Of the cultivation with
the wheel hoe and horse cultivator. To
insure success in dry season one
must have some means of irrigation.
The plants should not stop growing at
any time; hence the Importance Of irri-
eating them during drought.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
NO DISTURBANCE.
she Promised to Conduct the Anaar
Very Quietly.


Very Quietly.
She was a middle aged colored wo-
man of muscular build, and as she
was stopped Mt one Of the passenger
gates In the Union depot the other
morning the official took notice that
she was greatly perturbed and breath
ing hard.
"Madam, you seem to be overexcit-
cd" he said MS she chokod and gurgled
and coughcd.
Eyes. sab, does. run mos oil de
way from de house, an dun fell down
To- times on de way. IL git sight OF
dat pusson. he will also be afflicted
wild oberexcltement-h OF 1t"
"You have something under your
shawl?" he continued as his eye de-
tscted bulge to the garment.
ayes, sah," she replied as she re-
moved and held up 10 view an old AZ
handle. "Dis am what Will bring de
obercxcltement in case dat pusson
shows up yere."
"But can't permit any violence or
disturbance, madam"
"Oh. dcre won't be no fussin around.
De pusson spoke Of am my husband.
He's dun made up his mind to leave
me for woman In Toledo, an spect
him yere to take dc train"
But you must not disturb the
peace"
mo, sah-no, sab. Oar won't be
no disturbance. When / git eyes on
him, shall spit on my hands. grip
dis handle an jump fur him, an befo'
he comes to I'll hev him home an all.
tucked up In bed. No, sab. no dis
turbance. 'ccpt wants de people to
stand back 80 kin git swing to my
arm when / smashcs mt him."
M. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

randa. He had been working at the
lock of my trunk when 1 made some
noise on awakening, and he had rolled
himself under the bed. He had come
for that bag of gold, and he had meant
to do for me If necessary.
/ alarmed the house, the police were
sent for, and the nIloT- was taken
away, but it was a good hour before
he recovered his senses. His story was
entirely false, and he had put up 4
job to rob me. 1t was my testimony
that gave him five years in prison, but
sitter it was all over and he had been
sent away l was a bit sorry for him.
He could tell a good story, had laugh
which made you laugh with him, and
few meu of his class in Paris or else
where could order a better dinner. He
was not grasping man withaL He
had planned to rob me Of 1900 where
snother would have raised the figure
to $1,000
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
Ec,r Of the Dead.

Fear of the dcad ls instructive In
man. There ls no doubt about that
do not profess TO be able to enter Into
The exact reasons for that fear; wheth-
er Il be that man instlnctlvely recoils
from contemplation OF the fallen tenn
ple alone or what not, II IL suiicient
that the fear exists.
Neither * this instructive fear OF the
dead confined 20 man. ] owned horse
once that could never be driven past
dead horse. The animal exhibited all
the signs OF true fear.
Fear coupled with shock can produce
Insanity. do not think that the rea-
son of n normal man would be unscat-
ed II he were locked up alone with n
corpse for many hours, though per-
son with weak nerves certainly might
be so affected. If man discovered
that his sweetheart had died suddenly
while alone with him. the shock might
render him insane.
Even to those most familiar with
death and dead bodies there IL some.
thing awe inspiring about corpse. ana
no mans nerves are proof against
fright. remember once. when was
nlone In the dIsscctlng room nj night,
the hand OF the subject upon which !
was engaged became loosened. l did
not notice what hrd happened. Sud
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
The BUTbeR CITIZEN.

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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
cAuLIFLoWCR CULTURE.
The Crop Not standard One, bu
Has Good Front In n.

The Crop Not standard One, hut
Has Good Front In II.
"There Is good profit In growing
caulHowcrs for market If the condl-
tlons are all right, but with the culture
often given them they are not rclla-
bic crop. In growing caulflowers
for sale the frat thing TO bc consider
ed Is n market for these luxurics. The
crop is not n staple one, like some
which nrc considered ncccssnrics OF
life. aud you must hud people who
want them and arc able to buy them"
says n successful grower who gives
practical directions on the subject In
Vick's Magazine ms follows
II is not best to economlzc too much
In purchasing seeds. The higher prlc
cd strains OF white caulflowcrs. where
the type has become established by
careful selection for several years. are
more reliable in hcading, ana the whit
or the heads the better they VIII sell
In the market. The large pure white
curds. with the lenyca trimmed nicely
around them, attract the eye ana pco-
pie buy them because they look nice"
The Early SNOWFALL la the standard
with many people and probably more
extensively grown than any other vn.
rIety and Is usually very satisfactory.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
II Y TVWT % FIN0-.INIIh Ih =
A GREAT PITY.
Had Cyru. Lived, lie wouId Have
Been Champion.

Bccn "a Champion.
Gentlemen" said the man with the
speclilcd cigar as we got seated In the
smoking compartment, you must ex-
cuse me if / do not appear hilarious
today. The fact is | have just heard
Of the death Of my brother Cyrus"
"Thats bad" replied the man with
the George Washington chin In sym
pathetic voice. "Very sudden death.
was itY
"No, sir. on the contrary, II took
last winter and got caught In n snow
avalanche ana was buried 30 feet deep.
He lived til II month ago and then
gave up his life When his body was
found, his fingers were grasping let
ter addressed TO me, n letter In which
he said he had not tasted food for 2l2
days"
"But how did he liver
"On snow, suppose"
"And how could he write you n letter
lf buried under the snowY
"Hc used n quill toothplck and blood
from his arm"
The man with the George Washing.
ton chin leaned back an1 thought II
over for awhile and then said:
at Is nm awful pity TINT your brother
is dead"
ayes, II was n great loss to the coun-
try at large"
"fccauEc he would have made such
n champion liar In few years more"
what" exclaimed the man with the
specklcd cigar ag he rose up. "Do you
think my brother prcyaricated about
the nyalancheT
"Worse than that think he lied
like n trooper"
"Gcntlcmcn, | trust you viii excuse
my cmotionsI trust you viii. None
OF you know what It IL TO hear dead
brother yiliGcd. | promised him on his
dying bed that | would never strike n
man I'm anger. ana am therefore help
less IN this case except to withdraw.
Good evening, gcntlcmen- good even
lngp NJ. Quar-.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
Thn EIirhi of Time.

A masked man confronted me with a
pistol in n lonely spot on the dark road.
Cough up your chronometer." he de-
manded grufiiy.
| fumbled for my 1S carat tlmepiecc,
thinking that my last hour was mt
hand. When | dared TO look up. he
had vanished with his plunder.
Even then. such IL the incongruity or
the human mind, though rejoiced that
my time had not yet come. regretted
In my heart that II had gone. - New
York Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
A Good Time Coming.

"The girls that are growing up now
will have one important advantage
over the young married women OF to-
day"
whats thatT'
"Their husbands Will not be continu-
ally telling them OF the fine cooking
their mothers used to do"
"How do you known
Because the cooks won't allow the
mothers of the coming race to stick
their noses into the kltchen."-Chicagc
Timcs-H Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
Homemade snbroII PIow.

We herewith give cut and descrip-
ton Of the subsoIl plow we have used
with entire satisfaction for many
years. The beam and handles can be
bought or made. The plow part can
be made by any good blacksmith.
There is no patent on this, says South
ern Cultiyator.
A @ and y ID are pieces OF two inch
bar iron two feet long. 9 IL is about
20 to % inches, 2 by laid down
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
A Dimcult wife.

An Engllshman thus describes the
wife of his bosom In his will:
"Heaven seems to have sent her into
the world solely to drive me out OF IL.
The strength OF Samson, the genius OF
Homer, the prudence Of Augustine, the
kklll Of Pyrrhus, the patience OF Job,
the philosophy Of Socrates, the subtlety
of Hannibal, the vigilance Of Hermo-
genes, would not suffice to subdue the
perverslty Of her character."-Ex-
change.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
2: -9.-:-: 9 o .:
THE NAN UNDER
THE BED. :, o,.0.
Copyright, 1901, b. c. Z. Lewis.

cftfHtr
l had been in Paris Tor couple Of
months living at a family hctei AID
knocking about ~ ny leisure. when
made the acria ltaGce OF Felix
Duchelc. a3 Ee called himself. He
was g uaa u about 20. aaJ. though
O Frenclsuaa from head TO heel. ne
spoke EnSilsh fairy WEI. lie was
not . man whom 3lid aaye -elect-
ed as a friend. cnl yet there was
something abnuf hll which interested
ne. lie Lad Travelled e-fens!vely. met
with many adventures AID e.as "a good
taller. | came to EnoG - - nan
Of nerve and clu.l.e. aa-. though |
feared lie would turn out TO l.r Z para
site, nothing OF the sort happened. He
seemed to lave plenty Of money Of his
own and never asked for the loan of
franc.
| had known Duchene for three or
four weeks when we visited a dance
hall on one Of the outer boulevards
one night The place was n resort for
tough men and bad women and prom
ised phase of Partisan life l had not
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
Me- Change.

GLOW many cents make dollar
now?" asked the boy OF the corner gro
Ger.
"rhe same as ever" was the reply.
"a hundredT
Certainly. What makes you ask
such question:
"why, I've been visiting my sister In
Canada for the last three months, ana
/ didn't know but things had under
gone Il change over here"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
BUBsoIL FLOW.

broad way and drawn TO n point from
the upper side, the lower side being
perfectly straight and parallel with
the plow beam. ID II should be good
steel. The uprights. A O and ID,
urc welded into 9 ID at right angles.
q ID Is about 12 inches and ID II from
II to 10 inches
The uprlghts are fastened to the
beam at A and y by clamps made OF
Lye-eighths rod supplied with taps
md crosspIecc with holes for the rod.
Fasten these clamps securely and you
have the strongest brace possible and
may hitch two or four or six mules or
oxen, as suits you. This is the two
horse subsoil plow.
TO make n one horse plow make B
ID Il, leaving off A 9 ID. In using
these the point Il should be kept sharp
and long and run parallel with beam.
B ID may be sharpened IL need be to
cut small roots, etc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

Mr. lie Jccks-Well, Miss Coldcash, l
suppose you received n good many
birthday cards?
Miss Coldcnsh (sweetly)-Oh, yes, ana
there WINS one particularly dainty ana
artistic. / am sure II came from you.
Mr. lie Jeclss (delightcd)-What makes
you think sof
Miss Coldcash--Because ] sent II TO
you on your last -Blts.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

Now, Mary" said mistress TO her
newly imported maid. "ln the kitchen
there IL pet tortoise. and hope you
will bc very kind TO it. DO you know
tortoise when you see oncr
mo. mum. Shure and what loke Ia
itr'
After having explained Il TO her the
girl went and brought II forth.
'ls that II, mumF
"Ycs"
"Sburc, that Is what OF was using TO
brcnk the Goals wid" $50 London An
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
He Can FInttcr.

"Why do you think he will be n sue
cess In lifcf IIns he such remarkable
nbllltyY
"Only In one way"
"What ~ thatr'
"Whcn he feels like II. he can put on
an mir OF respectful admiration that
will mnke you think you are tho great
est man that ever hnppcncd"-Chicago
Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
The Mum her 4.

There are four cardinal points. four
winds, four quarters Of the moon, four
seasons. -four figures In the quadrille,
four rules OF arithmetic, four suits OF
cards, four quarters TO the hour, four
legs for furniture, most animals 80 on
four legs. the dead are placed between
four planks, the prisoners between four
walls. We have four incisor and four
canine teeth, and our forks have four
prongs; all animals, when butchcrcd,
are cut into four quarters; the violin,
greatest Of NIL string Instruments, has
hut four strings; four OF kind Is n
pretty good hand at poker even IL they
are only Exchange.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
ROBlhG VERSUS MEN.
How do the robins know

How do the rcbins know
When it's tine 70 90?
Eow c.n they tell when tn day is At hand
To l-avc thEir nest. and fly
Away 10 the southern, sunny land,
Where the blue is in tina sky3
Eow Go they know
Ere the north winds blow,
Bringing the chill and the ice and snow;
Why do they never foolishly wait,
Flirting with chance and tempting fate7
All, the robins are wiser far
Than some men are!
They take no chances nor fool around,
Thinking, because today is fair,
That tomorrow good cheer viii still abound
With never z wee nor care
Thinking because things come their way
In clusters today
Good lack has settled with them TO stay!
The r-5in proceeds 70 get oCt Of the vet
while tie sun IS faithfully shining yet!
Chicago Times Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
A PopuIar Host.

Trayeler-Eh? Has this hotel chang
ed hands?
Clerk-Yes; the old landlord busted
up; owed thousands Of dollars to oil the
provision dealers In the neighborhood.
For every $40 he took In he spent $40.
Traveler-Too bad. too badi He's the
only landlord l ever met who knew
how to keep hotel.-New York Week
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
Obstacles In His Path.

"Ycs. they nre mighty particular
folks In Cleveland" said the trnmp
who was relating some OF his ndven-
lures. 81 think I should have taken
bnth there II they hadn't been NO fin
iclty about t."
"Whnt did they do or snyr
"Why, they wanted me TO wait for mn
oirshorc gale ana then 10 hire n tug
and 40 out six miles before | jumped
ovcrboardl | simply had TO defer my
bath till / struck N county duck pond"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14
RECORDING NEST BOXES.

4 Convenience In Keeping Account
of Eggs Laid by Each Hen.
1t is often desirable TO record exactly
the egg production of individual fowls.
The Maine station has recently given q
description of a nest box which is
claimed to be inexpensive, easy to at
tend to and certain in its action. Boxes
are arranged in cases in groups of four.
When used singly, a cover is provided
for each box.
The nest box is without front end or
cover, % inches long, 13 inches wide