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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
BEEF PRODUCTION.
What the Present State of the Mnr-
ket Means to Eastern Farmers.

what the Present state of the Mar
ket Means to Eastern Farmers.
Whether the present advanced price
OF beef and dairy products, especially
beef Is due to the controlling influence
of the so called beef combine or to the
shortage of the feed supply, TO the con-
sumer the result is the same-namely,
Increased price. To the eastern farm
er there Is u deeper meaning from the
important bearing 1t has on his future
course of operations and methods. III
due entirely to combine control, he
should lend his assistance to help de-
stroy such an octopus. both ns duty
to his fellow man and 10 let the bust
ness OF beefmaklng settle to n perma-
nent basis that we may know where
we are.
On the other hand, 1t may be due to
shortage of food supply incident to the
western drought OF last year. as some
of us are inclined to believe, together
with the facts that In five years beef
cattle have decreased Il per cent and
the population increased Is per cent.
Most of us who know what II means
to produce good beef at the present
price of feed can appreciate this.
Then the question arises, Shall our
past be guide to the future? BE the
cause what IL may, trust or supply and
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

for the position? He paused to glance
up and down the street
But the child had not told him her
aunt's name or their number Then it
was useless to consider it further.
Still he would like TO please that child.
He was walking on when he heard
u flying of small feet behind him and
his name called. He turned around TO
see his little visitor of the morning.
oh" she exclaimed. II was at the
window ard saw you passing.
thought perhaps you were coming to
see u.s.
Well" said Cyril, smiling. you did
not tell me your number"
Il forgot" she laughed. ITS In
here" They had been walking back,
and now she stopped in front OF a
modest house standing back from the
street
Come in.' she said. "Auntie's just
got home. didn't tell her about it yet. .
Cyril followed her up the garden
path and into the house. She led him
into room opening of u small hall.
A lady seated before an open fire rose
at his entrance. She was not very
young. and she was very sweet look
Ing. with great brown eyes.
Madam" began Cyril, p
He broke off abruptly, looked bewil-
dered. then calculated. "Rebecca Pow
ers-your
Cyril. Why
you see. auntie. went to see Mr..
Moore about that school. | was afraid
you'd be too late. and began Doro
thy.
But neither her aunt nor the lawyer
seemed to hear her The latter was
saying, "She has eyes like yours"
You see, auntie." began Dorothy
once more. but stopped as Cyril spoke
again. ITO find you herew His face
was flushed. and his eyes were shin
ing There was a bright color In the
cheeks of Dorothy's aunt TOO. Dorothy
she knew Mr.. Moore. Then she would
surely get that school.
Are you still Rebecca Powers?
When saw you last. thought that
you were going to marry
Miss Powers interrupted him quietly.
You were mistaken. but remember
you had u bad habit in those days Of
jumping at conclusions"
That one has cost me dear-all these
lonely years. be said.
He took the bunch Of violets from
his coat II remember you were al
ways fond Of violets. Rebecca. Are you
still?" He held the fragrant blossoms
toward her. and Miss Powers, after a
glance into his face. took them from
his hand She held them to her lips a
moment. then fastened them carefully
i'm her bosom.
Dorothy was becoming impatient.
but to her great amazement just then
Cyril stopped down and kissed her
aunt
Then be turned to Dorothy. 81 am
going to ask your aunt to take charge
of one pupil" he said-"one who needs
her very much"
"One pupilr exclaimed Dorothy.
why. r.
But again neither her aunt nor the
lawyer seemed to hear her.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

a clergyman turned in from the street
and sat down beside him. At first the
detective rose up in all excited way. as
IL 10 dee; th-n h sat down and seemed
perfectly helpless. His face grew pale.
his eyes dilateL. and. though he made
an effort to speak his words stuck In
his throat
All this was witnessed by two other
strollers III the vicinity. nursegirl
who was wheeliHg child up and
down the walk said that his lips were
blue aud his chin quivering. She heard
the supposed clergyman address him
several tlmss. but there was no an
swer. The sun was shining. the peo-
Die about him were laughing. and IL
was a summers day. but the disguised
detective shook and shuddered. 1t
could only be said sfterward that the
chill OF death was upon him and that
his nervous system bad been suddenly
upset by the unexpected appearance OF
one of his foes.
By and by the clergyman went away
and left Frazer sitting there bolt up
right, his hands clasped aud bis eyfs
staring into vacancy. II was ten min
utes before pIl.cSman came along
and lad his attention attracted by the
pallor OF the mans face. He laid bis
hand on tn" tramp's shoulder and
q aSked him if he were i'll. and the body
toppled over sideways on the bench.
The disguised Frazer had been stab
bed to the heart by small dagger IN
the hands Of the clergyman. and the
man who had been marked down had
been removed at last. What was called
'the park mystery" created good
deal OF talk and wonder. and 1t was
announced that the best talent OF Scot
land Yard had been put on the case.
No arrests were ever made, however,
and TO this day it Is a mystery to the
English public why the murder should
have been committed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
Tnn L0nR.

An old lady of his flock once called
upon DR.. Gill with q grievance. The
doctors neckbands were too long for
her ideas OF ministerial humility, and
after a long harangue on the sin of
pride she intimated that she had
brought pair of scissors with her
and would be pleased IL her dear pas
tor would permit her 10 cut them down
to her notions of propriety.
The doctor not only listened patient
ly, but handed over the offending white
bands to be operated upon. When she
had cut them to her satisfaction and
returned the bibs, it was the doctors
turn.
"Now." said he, you must do me n
good turn also"
Yes that will, doctor. What can
it be?'
"Well. you have something about
you which is deal too long and which
causes me no end of trouble. and [
should like TO see 1t shorter"
Indeed. dear sir, ] will not hesitate.
What is It? Here are the scissors.
Use them as you please"
"Come, then" said the sturdy divine,
good sister, put out your tongue
London Telegraph.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
ALFALFA AND BACTERIA.

Inoculntion and Air Stacked Lime mn
starter For Good Crops.
The Illinois agricultural expef ment
station seems to have established some
conclusions from experiment and OBJ
servation about the influence of the nj
trogen gathering bacteria in growing
alfalfa that are of general interest.
Many farmers have tried to grow al
falfa in various sections of Illinois, but
in most cases it has been pronounced
failure. Where slfalfa has been grown
with success it las usually been neces-
sary to sow 1t on very rich ground or to
keep IL well manured And this expert
ence is common not in Illinois alone,
but from Indiana. Ohio. Michigan.
Wisconsin and Iowa come reports of
similar experience The Illinois station
explains 1t as follows:
Alfalfa bacteria are not usually pres
ent in Illinois soil, consequently the al
falfa is not able to obtain nitrogen
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
All SirIoln.

Holman f. Days pine Tree Bal
lads" tells I'm verse number OF sto-
ries that actually happened down In
Maine" and are remembered there to-
day by old narrators. One relates to
Barney McGauldrie, n landlord Of that
state, at whose house famous men
liked to stay, that they might enjoy q
merry joke.
Barney was always loyal to his
friends. At one time a new meat
dealer came to town and tried to Sc
cure the landlords trade.
II have always bought meat OF Jed
Haskell" said Barney, "and I guess
l won't change"
But" said the >other, ''old Haskell
doesn't know his business. He doesn't
even know how to cut meat"
"Well," drawled Barney. "Pve al
ways found that he knows enough
about it to cut sirloln steak clear to the
horn, and that's good enough for me-"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
NOT CATEGORICAL.

No self respecting Persian ever an
swers a question by bold affirmative
or a blunt negative. He always re-
serves margin. Mr.. Wilfrid Spar
row. a tutor to the Persian royal chill
dren, asked Mira Saleh, turbaned
linguist. i'm regard to a servant, Hail
lsma'il
"ls he honestT
Mira Saleh was busy with the
pages OF dictionary.
"Little-take care-Haji Isma'iPs
tod-money is" said he.
THAT Is no answer. want one
word Is he honestY
Mira Saleh closed his eyes In medi-
tation. opened them and shook his
head, closed them again and then sat
buried in thought. his fingers on his
eyelids. BY and 3y he looked up.
baffled.
"One word, saliibT' said he as one
who should assert, THE task Is i'm
possible"
Certainly. One word"
He shut his eyes for the third time,
as If he would keep the truth from
popping out unawares When he
opened them at last. 1t was to search
for the English of the word he had
chosen. When be had found 1t, his
face broke into an expansive smile.
"Sahib," he cried triumphantly. de
fi-ci-entp'
Deficient is good"
ut is not bad" he replied in tone
Of modest pride.
81 will engage another servant,
then" said the Englishman la boriously
In Persian.
"It behtar would be. sahib."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
Agricultural Notes.

Darkness and low temperature are
the primary requisites in the success
full storing Of potatoes.
Potatoes have rotted considerably In
New England, New York and New Jer-
sey.
A new York state exchange reports
the Niagara grape crop practically
failure.
1t is a guess. but there must be some
guessing in farming and believe that
this is the year to sow wheat In the
Ohio valley, says Alva Agee in Nation
oil Stockman.
Concrete buildings are much talked
about Of late.
Experiments In Iowa go to show that
grass is the most economical sheep
feed.
Beef production In the eastern states |
h becoming an interesting proposition /
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

At Heathfield, in England, is farm
ON which still stand the remains Of
an old stone house that is said once to
have been the home OF the notorious
Jack Cade. Whether or not Cade ever
lived there can never be accurately de-
termined but there Is no disputing the
fact that he was killed in that neigh
borhood. On the main road, not far from
the ruins of the house, stands a mon
ument with this inscription: Near this
spot was slain the notorious rebel Jack
Cade by Alexander Iden, Esq. sheriff
of Kent, A. ID. 1450. His body was
carried to London and his head fixed
upon London bridge. This is the sue
cess Of all rebels, and this fortune
chanceth ever to traitors"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
The PenguIn's Bump of Locality

On shore the penguin is an awkward
creature Water is its element. When
hunted on the Ice foes, the birds gen
orally try to run away In an upright
position, but just as the hunter thinks
he has got one the bird lies down on Its
white belly and paddles along over the
snow very quickly, the hard, smooth
quilts slipping over the snow crystals
almost without friction. A remarkable
characteristic OF the penguin Is his
bump OF locality. Both on shore and
In the water he never loses his way.
To human eyes one ice foe is precisely
like another, but under that roof OF
similar ice foes have seen penguin
Of the larger species find its mate on
foe after diving and swimming for
full mile under water.-Leslie's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
DUMAS ON SNAKES.
A Characteristic story OF the Impe-
cunious French Author.

A Characteristic story OF the Impe-
cunious French Author.
When NJ. de Villemessant was found
ing lie Grand Journal, he wrote to Du-
mas, asking for his assistance. Dumas
at once prepared romance in six vol
umes. In the meantime the editor
asked him for some articles or cause
ries. which were to be published imme-
diately IL have the very thing!" cried
Dumas II was just about to start on
a whole series about snakes" "On
snakes?" "Yes. | have the entire sub
jcct at my fingers ends. | spent half
my life studying them. There's not a
soul who knows anything about the
dear, interesting little creatures. You
will find 1t will be a great success
this article" The editor. half con-
vinced agreed to accept this article
ION snakes" saying to himself, After
all. Dumas is very likely to hit on
something effective" "If you want
little cash in advance, you can draw ON
me-" Il have plenty" said Dumas, for
the first time in my life, confess; but,
still, really have enough"
They parted. and the editor returned
to his office. On arriving there he
found Alexander's secretary waiting
for him with the following paper,
ready signed:
Received the sum of 80 napoleons on
account Of my story. A hearty squeeze
of the hand. A IL.
The next day the secretary arrived
with the first feuilleton and a letter,
which ran:
NY Dear Friend-Be kind enough to
hand the bearer the sum OF napoleons.
A. d.
The very same evening came dis
patch from Havre:
On receipt OF this please send 90 napo-
Icons TO my lodgings at Frascau a
thousand thanks. A. d.
An hour later came another:
Ny Dear Doy-I should have said 10.
not % na;s You are my best friend
The feril.eton is on the road.
The finale OF this capital Story Is no
less characteristic The fcuilleton ar
rived by post on the following day and
was fc.tnd to contain exactly four
lines Of Dumas composition. two at
the brgirning and two at thu cad of
the paper Thus it ran: II cops from
my good rriuuI. DR.. Revolt. the follow
ing particulars about snakes. Then
came long essay on that subject. all
copied out In his own neat handwriting
and closed by this original remark. In
my mkt w.ll deal with the bCa CON
str,ctor, Tia most Curious of al the
snakes "-i.luck and White.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

Late cabbage laid in shallow trenches
roots up will keep well il not placed
too close together In the trench. Dig
trench about 8 or 10 inches deep and
21a to feet wide, putting some cross
pieces of wood in the bottom of the
trench for some odd and end boards to
rest upon, making a rough kind of plat
form, leaving space of two or three
inches beneath. A little straw Is
spread over the boards and the cab
bages are packed in head down In two
layers, the upper layer being placed be-
tween the angles formed by the cab
bages of the lower one. A coping is
placed over to keep them dry and at
tention paid that they do not get fro
zen.-Cor. American Gardening.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

they may be removed and placed in an
other part of the cellar IL necessary.
These crates will not withstand as
rough handling as q galvanized half
bushel or basket. but they may be
used in an emergency as a substitute
for them in careful hands. TO make
these boxes cut your end pieces from
twelve inch boards twelve incnes long
and the bottom pieces and side strips
sixteen and three quarter inches long.
Nail the end strips to the bottom and
afterward put on the side strips about
one and half inches apart. When the
box is made, the inside dimensions
should be II by u by Is inches. This
will make good bushel
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
HI. sympnthic. Too strong.

'You might think" said Meandering
Mike, "dat don't know how to work.
II you do, lady, dat's a mistake. I'm
q wonderful handy man at lot o
things"
"Then why don't you get employ
ment?"
"It's me principles dat keeps me
from followin' me industrious inclina-
tions. Every time dere's strike de-
clared l goes on a sympathetic strike
to help along de cause. An dere's a
strike somewhere or another purity near
all de time" Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

Cut off asparagus tops close to the
ground and burn them. Then broad
cast rotten manure until the soil Is
completely ,D-ered. This treatment
will help to prevent the rust next year
and to insure an early growth of grass.
A spring dressing of nitrate of soda
will be an additional help.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
A Quiet Place.

There are queer hooks and corners
In England yet.
A country parson went to preach In
an old remote parish one Sunday.
The aged sexton. in taking him to the
place, insinuatingly said:
II hope yer rly-rence won't mind
preachin from the chancel. Ye see, this
Is a quiet place, and I've got duck
sittiu' on fourteen eggs in the pulpit"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
n TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC-
TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
bly, OF THE COMMON NWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section ten
of article one of the Constitution, so
that discharge of jury for failure
to agree or other necessary cause shall
not work an acquittal.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, That the following
be proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution; that is to say, that section
ten of article one, which reads as
follows:
mo person shall, for any indictable
offense be proceeded against criminally
by information except in cases arising
in the land or naval forces. or in the
| militia, when in actual service, in time
Ot war OF puOlc uaDBer, Or Dy ledVe
of the court for oppression or mis-
demeanor in Office No person shall,
for the same offense, be twice put in
| jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall pri-
vate property be taken or applied to
public use. without authority of law
| and without just compensation being
| first made or secured" be amended so
as to read as follows:
No person shall, for any indictable Of
fense be proceeded against criminally
| by information, except in cases arising
! in the land or naval forces, or in the
militia. when in actual service. in time
of war or public danger, or by leave of
the court for oppression or misdemean-
or in Office No person shall, for the
same offense, be twice put in jeopardy
| of life or limb; BUT A DISCHARGE OF
| THE JURY FOR FAILURE TO AGREE. OR
| OTHER NECESSARY CAUSE, SHALL NOT
WORK AN ACQUITTAL. Nor shall pri-
vate property be taken or applied to
public use, without authority of law
and without just compensation being
| first made or secured.
| A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
| w. w. GRIEST,
| Secretary of the Commonwealth
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
NoA3

demand. We cannot help agreeing that
IL the eastern farmers with land con-
tanning - per cent clay and over had
given their attention to stock raising
with herds with natural tendency to
beef and left those with lighter and
better adapted lands to do fruit raising
we would not have been so entirely de-
pendent ON the west for our beef sup
ply. Neither would there have been
such Il bountiful table spread fer the
propagation and sustenance of the
many insects and fungous diseases that
now make fruit growing both science
and an art as well as more expensive
than formerly.
The stock farmer, requiring less help
on the same acreage than the fruit
farmer. would to that extent have
helped the labor supply and decreased
the money spent for concentrated fer
tilizer and increased the land fertility
by the application OF stable manure.
Our producing good beef here in the
east by using any of the strictly beef
breeds. with the assistance Of the mod
ern silo filled with corn and cowpeas
for winter feeding. crimson clover and
winter cats to supplement the pastures
in summer. places the feasibility of this
enterprise beyond question, concludes
an American Agriculturist writer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
where the Lima Bean 4. Grown.

While the lima bean IL grown In veg
etable gardens for local or home use in
nearly every state in the Union. its cul-
ture on an extensive scale as COM
mercial product is confined to Califor-
MIA. In Ventura county, in the south
western portion of the state, and I'M
counties adjacent thereto on the Pa
.ific coast, between 10000 and $4,000
acres are devoted to the lima bean in
iusfry
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
cra,e. For Apple. or Potatoes.

cranes TOE Apples or fotAtOes.
Some years ago | made quite num-
ber of bushel boxes like the one here
with Illustrated. | made them more as
an aid to sorting apples in midwinter
than for any other purpose. After
mad used them for year or two liked
them so well that have made num-
ber, and have found them to be very
useful in handling either apples or po-
tatoes, says correspondent IN an ex-s
change. Apples may be sorted, put IN
these bushel crates and stacked up In
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

Laffan-I've got n new conundrum.
Do you know why am like mule
with n sore head?
Grofat-No; | know you are. but
don't know why you are. = Chicago
Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
Naturally

One Girl-Jack tried to kiss me last
night.
Another What in the world did you
do?
"Oh, was up In arms in minute"
Smart Set
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
SMILED MIX.

De COW kick de milk over kase she
ain't got no sense, en- folks stan roun'
en- cry bout 1t kase dey in de same fix
az dc cow.-Atlanta Constitution.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
a ne1nffion.

Little Clarence-Pa, what is expert
ence?
Mr.. pers-Experience, my son, is
the headaches you acquire from butt
ing against the world.-Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

tiers as hign aB
one can reach
and In this man
ner save room In
the cellar. If the
apples d eca y,
sorting is very
on Sily done and
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

Russians who are religious do not eai
pigeons because of the sanctity con
ferred on the dove I'm the Scriptures.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

The muscles of q birds wing are
twenty times more powerful, proper
tionately speaking. than those OF a
mans arm.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

Cab is nine points in an argument
Portland Oregonian.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30
Amendment.


Add at the end of section seven,
article three, the following words I'm
less before it shall be introduced in the
General Assembly, such proposed special
or local law shall have been first sub
mitted to popular vote. at general or
special election in the locality or locali-
ties to be affected by its operation,
under an order of the court of common
pleas of the respective county after
hearing and application granted. and
shall have been approved by majority
of the voters at such election: Provid-
ed, That no such election shall be held
until the decree of court authorizing
the same shall have been advertised for
at least thirty (30) days in the locality
or localities affected, in such manner as
| the court may direct.
a true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w, GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-30

Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, That the following
is proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. in accordance with the
provisions of the eighteenth article
thereof