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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
LIBRARY HOSPITALS
A QUIET CORNER WHERE MANNED
AND AGED BOOKS ARE DOCTORED.
Delicate Operations Are Often Neces-
sary For Injured Volumes and
Much Ingenuity In Required at
TImes-Iow Book Surgeons Work.

Delicate Operations Are Often Neces-
sary For Injured Volumes and
Much Ingenuity Is Required at
TImes-IIow Book Surgeons Work.
In every up to date public library
there is a quiet corner used as book
hospital, where worn, aged and maim-
ed volumes nre sent for treatment and
often surgical operations. The women
and children Of the library-that is, the
novels and juyeniles-are found in the
hospital the most frequently, and often
they are beyond cure. But the skillful
library worker has all sorts Of devices
for making broken down books appear
fresh and new again, and often u re-
markable cure is effected.
If book were cast aside the minute
its back was broken or were not given
proper treatment when leaf became
loose, the library would soon find itself
doubling expenses for duplicates of old
volumes and with little money for new
works. Careful treatment, on the 9th
er hand. will add years to the life of
book and will materially lessen the ex-
penses OF n public library.
This hospital is fitted up in very
simple manner. There are shelves upon
which the invalid books are placed un-
Ill treatment can be given them. Then
there are other shelves where they are
placed to convalcsce and sometimes TO
regain consciousness after serious
surgical operation. There are operating
tables and neat little boxes in which
there are rolls OF black percale and
yards of white percale, sheets OF par
aiIin paper long strips OF thin but fine
quality paper, narrow rolls OF gummed
paper, bundles of grass cloth, balls OF
string, sandpaper, coarse thread and
white null.
In snug little compartments Is the
medicine. consisting Of glue and paste.
Tho surgical instruments In n little
case consist of pair of forceps. n
small wooden paddle, n thin wooden
board and papers of needles. Then
there is an instrument of torture-a
heavy press which is generally applied
at the close OF nm operation.
There are all sorts of complaints
among the books, ana the most preva-
lent Is the broken back This comes
from the book assuming an unhealth-
full position. such MS leaning up lazily
against other books, resting on its front
edges or lying fiat on its side. A yigor-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
THE SQUASH BUG.
The UHunI Remedies Include Hand
Picking, Spraying and Trapping.

Picking, Spru 5tn-s anu ItdBbihs-'
There is still need OF better remedy
than those usually advised to prevent
loss from the GqUash Lug. In seasons
of ordinary occurrence hand picking
and trapping can be used TO good effect,
but when the insects are IN very large
numbers all remedies seem insufficient.
The usual remedies are:
Hand picl.lns early in the rcason Of
the old bugs wien they FIRST resort to
the plants and also Of the easily seen
egg clusters. This requires an inspcc-
ton Of the vines every day or two.
Tho young busa may hc easily destroy
ed with 81 spray Of Kerosene emulsion
or of vLalc oil soap This work is
made n.urh easier t. few hills Of the
ordinary squash a.e planted among
melons. cucumhcrs etc, SO that they
appear above the ground about q week
before the crop. The squashos Icing
more attractive. the bugs collect upon
them, where they may lie destroyed
easily.
Trapping. Tbs consists of Placing
at intervals tht r@h The plantation
shingles or pieces of board, beneath
which the bugs gather Tor shelter. BY
examining these every morning many
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31

Gus use OF paste ana glue often cures
this complaint. but In some cases deli
icatc operation is resorted to.
Then the cover III stripped entirely
OF the back. and the title Is CAREFULLY
cut out. Next the paper back OF the
book is peeled Off. a piece or grass
cloth is then applied and firmly glued
into its place. The old cover, with the
exception of the title, Is pasted on
again. and then the book is tied up
with strings and left on the shelf to
recover little. When strong enough,
a black pereale back is carefully fitted
over the old back. and the old title Ia
pasted on the outside
Small fingers injure the complexion
of the books greatly, and sandpaper1 1s
used a great deal on Juvenile fiction
invalids. The edges of the book are
rubbed with this rough paper, taking
OF the dirt and the yellow appearance.
Rough edges of leaves are frequent
also in this branch of literature. These
leaves are carefully trimmed on, ana
thin strip of nice quality paper III
pasted on to make n clean, regular
edge.
'Buttine" is method of operating
that is not used by all book surgeons.
This consists in placing with the wood
en- paddle thin line OF glue on the
edges of torn leaf and then pressing
them tightly together. 1t has been
demonstrated thoroughly that this but
ting holds the torn leaf Just as firmly
as and is mach more satisfactory than
the old method of pasting gummed
transparent paper over the torn places.
The loose leaves are q frequent
source OF annoyance to the book doc
tors. The remedy for these bother
some leaves is &nge of percale or
paper, which holds the unruly page in
place after the heavy press has been
brought to bear on the book. In such
cases the thin board is always used to
slip into the volume. so that it will
keep its shape properly.
The operation which requires the
most skill is the sewing of the sigma
ture or division OF book back into
place The needle and coarse thread
are pushed in and out OF the holes in
the signature and the binding. and
when it becomes awkward to use the
fingers the slender forceps are used to
draw the needle in and out
1t is part of the work of every public
library employee to take a hand In the
hospital department, and ingenuity
supplies means to remedy every COM
plaint that is conjured up by even the
most erratlc book. The book doctor
trusts wholly to her own wit and skill
full fingers to effect cure, and there
are few cases that are hopeless.-New
York Mail and Express.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
Some Compliments.

The late DR.. Dashiell was fond of
telling the following story on himself:
preaching on one occasion at his old
home, an old colored man who had TAX
en- care Of him when he was a child
was delighted with the sermon. At the
close of the service he shook the doc
tor warmly by the hand and said: Lar
ry, you's a good preacher; you's good
preacher, 1 tell you; you's soundin'
brass an tinklin' cymbal.'
or the same SORT was the colored wo-
mans compliment to the cultured and
affable Bishop Galloway. She said,
Brother Galloway always do preach
powerful good tex"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31

bAMPLlS, SCALE AND hECORD SHEET.
of a small dipper holding about two
tablespoonfuls and placed in the jar
bearing the cows name or number. A
cartridge shell of the proper size, with
wire attached for n handle, makes n
very convenient dipper for this pur-
pose. TO prevent the milk from souring
until the end of the week to each glass
jar should be added as much pulver-
lied potassium bichromate as will lie
on q one cent piece. Potassium bichro-
mate, although asank poison. is one Of
the best preservatives to use for this
purpose for the reason that it imparts
lemon color TO the milk, thus making
1t easy of detecSon and obviating the
possible mistake OF feeding it to calves
or pigs.
At the end of the week the composite
samples in the jars are tested with the
Babcock milk test to determine the per
cent of butter fat This gives the aver
age amount of butter fat contained in
each cows milk for the week. The to-
tai weight of the milk for the week
multiplied by the per cent of butter fat
gives the total butter fat produced by
that COW for the week.
This test should be made every three
months or thirteen weeks, and in com
putting the yield of the COW for the
three months the six weeks previous to
and the six weeks following the test
should be taken.-W. J. Fraser, Illinois
Station.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31

"Your husband" said Mrs. Oldcastle
as she again availed herself of the
privilege of inspecting the splendid IL
brary OF the new neighbors. seems to
have n particularly fine taste for arti-
cles of vertu."
yes" her hostess replied. II know
II. But. then. It's only natural he
should have Johns one Of the yir-
tuousest persons-for a man-that I
ever seen."-Chicago Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
SIDE LIGHTS ON HISTORY.
Curious Letters by Harvard Man
Who Serxed Under WnshIn gtOn.

who Served Under Washington.
Some curious side lights on history, as
valuable in their way ms the more seri.
GUS studies, are found In little collec-
ton of letters from Revolutionary
soldier which are preserved In the Har-
ward library. They were written to
relatives and friends in New Hamp'
shire by one William Weeks, Har-
ward graduate, who was an officer In
Washington's army
Homesickness must have been severe
at times, though in one OF his letters
from Valley Forge this soldier seems
TO have had hard struggle between
his natural pleasure at the honors
which he was fortunate enough to be
accorded md his nostalgia. "This
Day" he writes. IL must be at Gen'l
Sulivan's to take Dinner with him, the
other day l had as great an Honour
confer'd upon mel had the Honour
to take a Glass of Wine with Gen'l
Washington & his Lady-But at the
same time l should count as great an
Honour to have the satisfaction OF see
ing, conversing g. taking Glass of
Wine with my-Friends Mt Home"
There is curious indication OF the
state Of mind in the Continental army
at times during the war in another
letter, where Mr.. Weeks says, "If my
Wages were not higher than | expected
when at Homo, / would by no means
tarry, but as they are rais'd, and for
the Love have forzthe Country, | can
by no Means think of leaving the
Army"
That the manner OF obtaining Her
ward degree has changed radically In
the last hundred years appears in n
paragraph written Mt Valley Forge In
ITS. Weeks had taken his A. Il. three
years before that, but evidently was
anticipating an A. NJ. "As the cam
paign is coming on" he wrote, Il have
but little expectation of coming home
for my degree" But 1t appears that In
consideration of the so which his fam
lily forwarded to the college In response
to this request the desired honor was
conferred.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
Hexagonal Folding Fumigator

For spraying to kill San Jose scale
ON Long Island a new form of fumiga-
tor has been devised which possesses
come advantages over all other forms.
This is hcxagonal in form, with sides
hinged TO allow of folding into compact
form for transportation and storage
and with removable top. In operation
the box Is held rigid by the top and by
braces at the bottom. Two sides and
part of the top swing back easily to al
low of placing the fumigator about the
tree to be treated. The hexagonal form
nvoids waste sDace about the tree
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31

Senator Grab-A man called on me
this morning and offered me $1,000 for
my vote on certain measure. but re-
fused Ii.
Political Purist-Bravol You ought
to have the approval OF your conscience.
Senator GrGb-l have. We finally
agreed on $1,000. Boston Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
Mushroom Growing In the Field.

Wet places In woods are not suitable
for mushroom growing, as the spawn
would be apt to rot before sprouting.
Rich old pasture lands, not too dry
and not too wet, Se best. About the
middle of June With n sharp spade
make V shaped cuts in the sod about
four inches deep and raise one side
enough to allow the insertion of a piece
Of spawn two or three inches square
under II. so that ii shall be about two
inches below the surface; then tamp
the sod down. Make these paintings
three or four feet apart. and if the sea
son is favorable n good crop should
appear the following August and Sep
tember.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
Cuf or.

"Poor childw exclaimed Mrs. Good
art, who had been touched by the ap-
peal to the extent of quarter. And
how did this accident happen to your
fatherT"
why" replied the bright little girl.
che begged so much money one day
that he got drunk and was sent to
jail"
"But you told me his arms were cut
Off"
"Oh. no. ma'am! I said aims ~
Philadelphia Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
Promisinn Winter Celery.

American Gardening finds that Win
ter Queen, which it illustrates, has for
two seasons proved to be the best of all
winter celeries on its trial grounds. 1t
has been extensively grown among
market gardeners In the neighborhood,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31

may be captured SIN a season when
the bugs have been abundant. all vines
should be burned as soon as the crop
has been gathered. In this way many
of the insects In all stages OF develop
ment will be destroyed
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
The domestic fowl In not mentioned
In the Old Testament.
Accom- m O dating.

"The shovel fish of South America"
said Uncle Jerry, ''ls the most accom-
modating fish there is. 1t has n snout
I'm the shape OF shovel. and 1t will
jump out on the bank and dig bait for
you to catch II with" - Baltimore
American
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
Nv Their crest.. Perhaps.

She-So you have crossed the ocean
sixty-four times. You must be getting
used to it.
He-Yes. considerably. have lately
got so that | recognize over half tho
waves we meet.-Town and Country.
OF LIGHT LUNCHES
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31

all of whom have the same opinion
viz, that it is by far the best winter eel
cry. 1t makes a strong plant and good
heart, is of excellent flavor, surpasses
all others in keeping properties and Is
in great demand in celery districts
among marketmen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
Laundering Curtains.

Those who can afford 1t usually send
their lace curtains to professional
cleaner, who returns them looking beau
tifully new, but often very much injured
by the use of cleaning fluids and some
times they come back badly torn. The
expense and spelling of the curtains can
be avoided and the cleaning done quite
as satisfactorily by every woman who will
take the trouble to have it done at home.
Curtains should be taken down and laun-
dered as soon as they show SOIL as this
saves the curtains as we'll as preserves
that fresh appearance which gives such
an air of cleanliness to a room. Lace
curtains are often made to do duty for
one more season because of the dread Of
laundering but If they are allowed to
become much soiled they cannot be made
quite clan again without hard rubbing,
which will soon wear them out. In
washing lace or muslin curtains the Of
tener they are put to soak the less rub
bling they will require and anything that
saves rubbing is a genuine saving to the
curtains as we'll as of time and labor.
When the curtains are removed from the
poles, they should be taken out doors
and shaken until no more dust will shake
off, then go over them carefully and
darn the small holes and mend the larger
ones and put them to soak over night in
plenty of warm soft water. The next
morning squeeze them from this water
and put them to soak for several hours
in clear warm water and while they are
soaking the stretchers can be put in
place, or if there are no stretchers the
curtains may be made to look quite as
nice by pinning them to sheets tackled to
the floor of some unused or spare room
Prepare the ends for washing the cur
tains by stirring enough pearlne in the
not water to make a strong lather, and
add few drops of household ammonia
Wash the curtains by rubbing between
warm water. and the second rinse water
may be made blue, as for clothes or
strong coffee may be used if a creamy
tint is desired. After rinsing thoroughly,
dip them in thin boiled starch slightly
tinged with blue Or brown as desired.
pull them into perfect shape, place the
four corners together and lay over the
stretcher or tack to the sheet and each
scallop should be carefully shaped with
the fingers. When the curtains are dry
run the iron over them and they will
have the appearance of new curtains.
and fresh curtains in room are among
the best agencies for giving it a newly
made over look. A. NJ H.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
The Greatest Sin in Baltimore,

Rev Junius W. Willard. a North Caro-
lima boy, pastor of the Eutaw Place Bap-
fist church, preached last evening on the
Greatest Sin in Baltimore" In part he
said:
Americans are the profanest people in
the world, and We are told that in Europe
travellers are recognized as from our
country by their money and their oaths
Judged by the highest standards, we must
conclude that profanity is the greatest sin
among us, for in the decalogue the Third
Commandment is the only one in which
the guilt of the transgressor is especially
mentioned.
This sin is horribly prevalent in Bal
timore, so much so that it is by no means
rare to hear little children uttering oaths
upon the street. Even our Jokes must be
seasoned with the salt of profanity La
dies are subjected to hearing it on the
cars and other public places almost every
time they appear on the streets.
in the House of Commons this last
week a member was suspended for using
an oath. If we suspend every man in
Baltimore who swears business would al
together stagnate, for there would not be
enough clean mouths left among the men
to use the telephone.
I'VE saw recently in the papers that a
fellow-c citizen had been struck dumb while
swearing and otherwise disturbing the
peace in his home. believe this was a
divine interposition to show the awful
wickedness of this profane practice, and
| only wish the power of God would show
itself in temporarily striking dumb more
men who take his name in vain.
Il want to raise my voice in protest
against this wicked practice, and l beg OF
the men here that they abstain from pro-
family because of the example they are
setting. Children learn to swear from
their parents and elders. A man upon
hearing his son use an oath,
threatened to whip him, when the child
quietly replied: Father, if you whip me,
who will whip your There is nothing
better to teach boy than reverence
for women, for the Sabbath and for the
holy name of God.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
THE COUNTY HOME.
The Grand Jury's Report Was
Very Favorable.
Conycts in Work House Well Cared For. Jail
in Good Condition. Records and Papers
All Well Kept.

The grand jury yesterday made its re-
port and was discharged with the thanks
of the court The report was as follows:
TO the Hon. Oliver H. Allen, Judge
Presiding over the courts of the Sixth
Judicial district:
I'VE, the grand jury, selected at the
March term, 102, of the Superior court
of Wake county, respectfully report to
the court:
list. That We have passed upon all of
the bills sent to us by the solicitor and
in this respect our duties have been
performed.
end. We visited the County Home in
body, and many of us who had never
visited the Home before were surprised
and pleased at its most excellent man
agement. We found about eighty in
mates, all well cared for and provided
for. The houses of all the inmates ap-
peared to be neat and clean. All we
talked with were we'll satisfied and ex-
pressed themselves as being thoroughly
contented. We examined the farm,
stock and provisions and were pleased
to find the farm in very prosperous
cOnultlOn. All the STOCK were In good
condition and seemed to be we'll cared
for. The Home has large herd of cat
tie and milk and butter is furnished
Plentifully 20 all the inmates.
about $4,000 pounds of pork was put
up last winter and there are about thirty
bales of cotton now on hand. Our eX-
animation disclosed the fact that the
Home was about self-sustaining and it
is kept in such a way as to be a credit
to the county. We think it advisable
for our farmers to visit the Home and
examine the methods of farming, etc.
''3rd. We visited the work house and
found about 100 convicts we'll cared for
in good quarters, we'll fed and guarded.
The Jail is in good condition and the
prisoners are well fed and cared for.
''fhe court house is in fair condition
and the offices are in good condition, the
records and papers are all we'll and
neatly kept.
eve recommend that other water
closets be placed in the basement and
that they be so arranged that the races
are kept separate in the use of the
closets
81. H. TURNER, Foreman"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
A AND M. AND WAKE FOREST.
The Annual Baseball Game Here Tomorrow
Afternoon at $50.

The annual game of baseball between
Wake Forest and the A. and Nj. College
will be played Monday at 80 Q. m.
Every year these two colleges strug-
gle for supremacy on the diamond
Easter Monday, and the game this year
will be hotly contested from start to
finish Crowds of enthusiastic root
ers' and "rooterines" will be present TO
cheer on their respective teams. St
Mary's, Peace and the Baptist Univer-
sity will send out large delegations of
students; a special train will bring
large crowd of Wake Forest students up
from Wake Forest to back UP their
teams, and in addition to this will be
the large number Of friends of both in
stitutiCns from the city
The game will be very close, because
the A. and NJ. has the fastest team 1t
has ever put out and they are deter
mined to make this game their own.
and in Thursdays game they fully
showed their ability to do so. They
batted heavily and their infield was
speedy to the extreme. Shuford, who
will probably pitch the game showed
up beautifully in the box Thursday.
Mr.. Battle will umpire the game.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
DEATH OF MRS. GEO. BISHOP.
Mother of Mrs L. F. Afford, of This City, Dies
Suddenly at Roxobsl, N. C.

Mrs. Lee f. Afford, Of this city, yes
terday received a telegram notifying
her of the death of her mother, Mrs
George Bishop, at RoXobel, N. c. Mrs
Bishop died suddenly at o'clock yes
terday morning of heart disease. She
ha6 not been i'll at all. and her death
was a great shock to all.
Mrs. Bishop was about so years OF
age. She was educated at st. Mary's
here. She was a dcvout Christien wo-
man and a member of the Baptist
church. Her husband died about two
years ago. He formerly represented
BERTHE in the State Senate.
Besides Mrs. Afford, eight children
survive Mrs. Bishop. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ford leave here this morning for Roxo-
bel, where the funeral will be held al
4:30 this afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
FACULTY CHALLENGED.
A. and M. Seniors to Play the Faculty One
bay This Week.

The senior class of the A. and NJ Col
lege have challenged the faculty of the
college to play game of ball, either
Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. The
faculty have accepted the challenge but
the date of the game has not yet been de-
cided on. The lineup of the faculty team
will be as follows: Dr. G. T. Winston
LIST base; Prof w. c. Riddick. 2nd base;
Prof D. H. Hill, Ord base; Capt. Phelps.
s. s.; Prof. Bragg. C. f.; Prof. Billings, r.
f.. Prof Chas. Parks, |. f; Prof. Burkett
C.: Prof. Earl Carter. p. Among the star
players of the faculty team are Prof.
Riddick. Prof. Hill and DR.. Winston. Prof.
Chtten will act as substitute in case Sc
rious injury should occur to any player.
The senior class lineup will be: Welsh
G.: Turner. n; Rheinhardt, list base: Ross
rlan, End base; Shuford 3rd base; Cock
ran. s. s.; Howard, |. f.; Moseley, c. f.;
Moss, r. (. Star players, Rheinhardt, How
ard Moss.