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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
Why 1t Is the Best and the Cheapest
In the World.

Everyone knows either from eX-
perience or hearsay, that the cab serv-
ice in London is the best and cheap
est in the world, but few of us know
why. So when l was over there
made it a point to find out"
The woman who occupied the other
seat In the hanson looked as If she
would like to hear the result of his
Investigations. 1T Is mainly due" he
continued, Ito the fact that licenses to
drive cabs and buses through the Lon
don streets are hard to get. An appli-
cant must furnish the most satisfac-
tory proofs of his honesty when he
files his application at Scotland Yard,
and his references are carefully veri
fed. Then he undergoes such n rigid
examination as to his knowledge of
streets and localities that but little
more than half the candidates manage
to pull through it. Those who do are
then tested as to their ability to drive
through the crowded thoroughfares,
the test being Il practical one. with an
inspector of police, who is himself an
expert driver, seated by the side of
the would be Jehu as he threads his
way through the jam. Probably 20
per cent of the applicants come to
grief during this test, as the slightest
infraction of the rules of the road or
the exercise of bad judgment in con-
trolling or guiding his horse means
absolute failure. If successful, the
applicant is impressed with the i'm
I..FN
in his cab to headquarters without de-
lay and told that an attempt to make
excessive charges means the forfeiture
of his license. The result is compara-
tive safety to the passengers in cabs
and reasonable certainly that there
will be no attempt upon the 'cabby's
part to cvercharge his fare."-New
York Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20

AFTER A SUMMERS FEEDING ON ALFALFA
that it is not as difficult TO maintain
the weights Of horses when fed alfalfa
as when fed timothy
The cost of maintenance was greater
in every case except one on timothy
than on alfalfa
The appearance Of the horses in every
comparison of alfalfa and timothy was
in favor of the alfalfa fed horse.
When alfalfa and timothy were fed
ad libitum. much greater quantities Of
alfalfa were consumed.
No i'll results were noted on the health
of the horses by long continued alfalfa
feeding.
The amount of hay fed on most Utah
farms could be reduced at least one
half. 1t may be economical to reduce
the amount of hay and increase the
amount of grain fed to horses.
1t is evident from a study of the ex-
periments that bran and shorts may be
substituted for oats whenever the
horses are fed alfalfa or timothy.
Twenty pounds of alfalfa per day
proved sufficient to maintain the
weights of horses weighing nearly 400
pounds when at rest. When at heavy
work, 32.62 pounds of alfalfa per day
was barely sufficient to maintain the
weights of the same horses.
The greater consumption of water
when horses are fed alfalfa results In
greater elimination by the kidneys,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
HOMESlCK CADETS.
The New Man ut West Point and the
Pangs of Nostalgia.

Pangs of Nostalgia.
The new man at West Point has one
misfortune to endure throughout the
first few weeks of his courSe-he must
suffer the pangS of homesickness. He
has entered upon a course Of disci-
pline quite unlike anything in his ex-
perience. Every act of his daily life
is regulated by an infleXible system.
He has no friend at hand; the word
sympathy seems to be unknown.
Older cadets look on, understand, pity,
but give no sign. II. Irving Hancock
says in Life at West Point"
1t is a common sight for a cadet cor
poral, going into the room of a 'plebe,"
to find him seated at his table, pen in
hand and a sheet of paper before him,
staring blankly at the paper or the
wall. The cadet corporal takes in the
scene before him.
''Homesick, misterY' he asks.
"Yes, sir!'' replies the plebe, looking
shamefaced.
Sure sign n new mans homesick
when he's caught at study table writ
ing his resignation" rejoins the cor
poral composedly.
The plebe, wondering how it is that
the cadet corporal is such a mind read
er, fushes, looks at the sheet before
him and slowly tears it up.
'That's rightr' says the corporal.
Then, with n momentary touch OF SYM
pathy, he goes on: Don't get down
In the mouth, mister. I've been
through the nostalgia drill myself.
It's tough on you, but when you've
been here little while there's no in
ducement on earth that could make
you leave of your own choice. Brace
up! Homesickness hits 'em all at
first"
Then the corporal glances about and
falls at once into the brusque tone OF
the instructor.
''See here, mister" he remarks,
"'polcing' is one of the most important
duties of the soldier. Your shoe brush
is out of place. Haven't l told you
where it belongs? And you cap is on
ysur bed. Now, mister
So he goes on with a list of criti-
cisms which at once reduce life to
practical level The plebe has enough
to do for the next half hour in tidy
ing up" and at the end Of that time
he is not tempted to resume his letter.
At least, he puts it off for one day
more.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20

| THE GAMBLER CAME FORWARD WITH A
| NOOSED ROPE IN HIS HAND.
not bad enough to become an eminent
| citizen of RedhorE. Jim Kelso acted
as spokesman, and his sincerity could
not be doubted.
Il hear you," replied the tenderfoot
| when Jim paused; then he dropped his
| chin ON his hands and stared at dis
| tant mountain peak, apparently oblivis
Gus TO his surrounding. 1t was not I'M
| til the hour of grace had gone by and q
| crowd gathered again that he awoke
| and looked about him.
"You can't say that we didn't give
] you fair deal" observed Joe Lobdell,
| the gambler, as he came forward with
| noosed rope in his hands. you had
an hour in which to git, and as you
| didn't go we concluded that you want
| to be planted here. If you've any fare
well words to shoot off. you might give
| 'em to us
Pm going to see how many real
men there are in Redhorn," replied the
stranger as he stood up. You are
three hundred to one, and every one Of
| you has a gun, and you've turned out
this morning to do brave thing. AS
l was tramping over here from Hunts
valley | heard that the Apaches were
loose again and headed this way. At
| Beaver Bend | come across Il settlers
| family camped out in the wagon. The
man has Il broken leg, and his wife
and four children are almost helpless.
| I'm giving you straight talk when
| tell you that l walked al night to get
here and head crowd back to save
that outfit. They'll be meat for the
Apaches and wolves before this hour
tomorrow unless some of you will go
with me to bring 'em In. How many
Of you can l count on?"
Not n voice answered. The Apaches
had raided down close to Redhorn
three or four times, but the soldiers
had always been sent for to drive
them back.
mighty brave about turning out to
q picnic" smiled the stranger, 'but
you don't seem to want to run into any
danger. Are there ten men here who
will follow me?"
No one replied
"Well, I'll take five, then"
The crowd wSs silent.
Isn't there one single man In Red
horn with grit enough to so back with
me to that defenSeless OUTFIT" contin-
ued the tenderfoot.
Say, boys" said the gambles lead
er, sickly smile on his face. this
looks as If we were short of sand in
this town. I'm not hankering after
Apaches, but I've got a Winchester
and 300 cartridges, and if any galoot
wants to become a hero I'll lend him
the outfit"
Not man took advantage of the
offer. The crowd growled, muttered
| and dissolved, and only half dozen
were left when Joe Lobdell continued:
Look here, tenderfoot, you've thrown
Redhorn down and thrown it hard, but
for one | don't bear no grudge. | see
you're determined on going back to the
settler, and durn me if I'll see you go
with only a club in your hands. Take
my outfit, and If you never bring it
back ! shan't have word to say, but
we prefer to die with our scalps on.
We don't warm up on the Injun busi-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20

and threw himself on the lever. There
was no response TO his effort They
shot by startled faces on the second
landing. Charles shriH screams ech-
oed down the shaft Fleming faced
the girl. y world - passionate plead
Ing Shone in her eyes.
Walter, Walter. II we've got to die
I'm glad it's together"
His arms were about her. and her
face was hidden on his shoulder when
the crash came. For few seconds
Fleming felt as if he had just rushed
the center of Il football team. Then
he opened his eyes and looked into
Marion's unconscious face
she loves me! She loves me- he
whispered and kissed her colo:less
lips. When the janitor and a score OF
frightened servants reached the scene.
Fleming had himself well in hand.
Miss Willis has tainted. Let me
take her out TO the air. please"
That afternoon he dropped into the
office of the Nassau's superintendent
who commenced profuse apologies
Fleming cut him short.
Il want to speak TO you about the
elevator boy-Charlie."
Yes, ycs-of course" responded the
superintendent. Wen dismiss him at
once-will have a new boy on this
evening"
That's just what | don't want done"
interrupted Fleming "The boy was
not to blame
But it's against the rules for him to
leave his car" murmured the aston
ished superintendent This is a mat
ter of discipline"
'ConfOund your discipline" said
Fleming good naturedly Have the
elevator overhauled 1t needs it, but
don't you monkey with Charles Job;
that is. if you value the Fleming fam
lily as tenants. am quite serious. and
| trust you'll see it this way"
When Walker left his office. the su-
perintendent picked up from his desk
something that glittered and jingled
meirily in his pocket against grosser
coins. His eyes were opened, as Flem-
ing had hoped, but lie never saw the
real reason till the cards came out for
the Fleming Willis wedding Then he
could only guess
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20

The cooler weather makes fall plow-
Ing easier on the teams than spring
plowing.
The international Live Stock exposi-
tion will be held at Chicago Nov. 20
to Dec. 6.
Cuba has removed the duty on the
import of breeding cattle.
The consumption of sugar in the
United States during 1902. calculated
from the figures for 1901, will be ap-
proximately 100000 tons, and the
production, both cane and beet. will
reach nearly 100000 tons.
Sheep need some succulent feed the
year round. Roots and silage aid in
this respect through the winter months.
A fair to plentiful apple crop of quite
uneven quality appears to sum up the
situation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
COIN g.
DOWN ?
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0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
By ALTON JAMES
Copyright, 1901, ~ =. S. Richardson
"Soing down"

'Soing DOWN.
The nasal tones O. the elevator boy
echoed down the corridor of the Mas
eau apartments.
Walter Fleming rose abruptly and
slammed the door
Going DOWN."
OF course, everything was going
down from the stocks he had bought
last weet to the hope of his heart. The
stocks II light rise If lie held them long
enough. The hope of his heart was ap-
parently dashed beyond remedy. Mar
ion Willis had effected the latter ca
tastrophe in a few words, cutting to
the point of bitterness. They had been
gagged three blissfUlly short months,
and now
There were moving vans at the front
door. The Information offered by his
sister that the Willis family were go
ing to the country month earlier than
usual filed him with dreary dismay.
The Willises were going back to Bay
Ridge. of course. That was where he
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20

Ccrvaut $ once gave proof that his
generosity WIS fully equal to his gen
ius. In the early part Of his life he was
for some time slave in AlGiers. and
there hc devised II plan TO free himself
and thirteen of his follow sufferers.
One OF tn IN trait.r1uSly revealed the
design. ana they Were an brought be-
fore the dey of Aigicrs. who promised
them their lives OH condition that they
revealed the contgiyCr Of the plot
Il was that person" nj once cried
CCrvantcs. Save my companions and
let HE perish alone"
The dcy. srgck 10y his ntrepldity,
spared his Iii all we'd him to be ran
somed aud permitted him TO go home.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
MARKETING CELERY.
Preparing the Plants From the Rows,
the Trenches or the Storshouse.

During the early part OF the season,
or until the time for heavy frosts, mar
keting of celery will be done entirely
from the rows where the crop is grown,
later from the trenches and afterward
from the storehouse. In preparing the
celery for market from the rows where
grown, it is not necessary to remove
the entire root from the earth, but 1T
may be cut Off Just below the surface
of the soil by means of stiff knife.
Remove the outside leaves and trim
the root evenly, pack in boxes and load
on the wagon for removal TO the wash
ing house. The 6lanchirg boards
should not be removed until necessary,
and the trimmed celery must not be
allowed TO lie exposed to the sun or
wind for any length of time. 1t is well
also to have piece of canvas to pro-
tect the celery while it is on the wagon
being transported TO the washing
house. In marketing from the trenches
the process is practically the same as
from the rows, except that the celery
is already loosened from the soil and
the roots can be removed more easily.
In the Wnkhroom.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
SEA FLOWERS AS PETS.
The Queer Little Creatures known


as Anemones.
The queerest pets in the world are
kept in a beautiful row of clear, fash
ing, round glass tanks on an upper
floor of large aquarium. As you ap-
proach the tanks you behold glowing
little groups of color and artistic blend
ing and mingling OF fantastic weeds
and shining stones. Then when you
peer into the tanks you see what at
first seem to you just like particularly
handsome and gorgeous flowers grow
ing all over the little rockeries. Some
Of the flowers look like dainty pink
and white and yellow and purple and
crimson dahlias.. Others look almost
like daisies, with lacelike petals.
Others look like little star flowers, all
pure white and perfect. These flowers
are of all sizes, from tiny ones barely
large enough to see to great ones al
most large enough to fill a saucer.
But If you will watch these ''flow-
ers" for a few minutes you will jump
suddenly, for all at once you will see
one move its petals. Then you will
see another and another do it. Slowly
the petals unfold or contract, with
little jerking movements, sometimes
twining in the water like snakes.
Tap smartly on the table on which
the tanks stand, and like lightning all
the petals will have disappeared.
These sea flowers are really not flow
ers at all. They are living creatures,
known as sea anemones.
For many years scientist has
tended and fed them, and the little
animated flowers actually have come
to know him. When he feeds them, he
puts little bit OF fish on the end Of
long pointed stick and puts 1t care
fully down into the water until 1t is
near the anemone. 1t did not take long
for the beautiful things to understand
it, and, whereas at first they used to
withdraw their petals and shut up
tightly when the stick approached,
now they twine gracefully and stretch
their dainty arms out as far as they
can go in order to reach it.-London
Answers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20

AFTER A SUMMERS FEEDING on TIMOTHY.
but we have no evidence that this
greater elimination is in any way detri-
mental to the health of horses.
The individuality Of the animal Is a
potent factor both in food and water
consumption.
Watering both before and after feed
ing is recommended.
1t does not pay to grind grain for
horse feeding.
Blanketing horses while at work,
even in cold weather, proved a source
of irritation to the horses and is not
advised.
Cutting and mixing hay and grain is
not a profitable practice.
Timothy hay cut into very short
pieces makes the horses mouth sore
and in consequence there results fall
ing off in weight.
Alfalfa and clover cut into very fine
pieces result in a greater gain than
uncut alfalfa and clover.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
Curing In Pickle.
Lime nm indirect FertiIi.er.

Lime is not a commercial fertilizer
In the strict sense, but an indirect fer
tilizer, which all farmers ought to be
familiar with and use. Our farmers
use lime about once in five years. They
use it for two reasons-first, because
they want it to act upon the insoluble
plant food and make 1t available, and
in the second place it is good for sour
land, land that has been farmed good
while and an acid has developed. Ten
or twenty bushels of lime per acre will
neutralize the acid. Sometimes clover
does not grow well, and farmers say it
probably needs lime.-Professor E. B.
Voorhees,, New Jersey.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
Her Enrnxer,e,t Ring.

Kitty-Constance Is wearing dia-
mond ring on her engagement finger.
I'll bet she's only trying to fool folks.
Maude- oh. it's an engagement all
right; she told me about it. The en-
gagement is with her dentist. you
know. and she put the ring on for fear
she might torget.-Boston Transcript
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
Just N Hint.

Maud-How far do you live from
here, Mr. IIangaround?
Mr.. Hangaround-Oh nearly two
miles!
Maud Qnnocentlyl-If you should
start now, what time would you get
home?-New York News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
No4e

Upon reaching the washing room the
celery is Immediately placed upon q
rack consisting OF wooden stats over a
large trough and subjected to a spray
OF cold water to cool it and to remove
the soil. After washing It is allowed
TO drain; then 1t is tied in punches OF
twelve or more plants each, according
to the size. The punches are packed
six In box for first grade and eight
or nine for second or third grade.
These boxes should be practically air.
tight. and lining Of paper should be
placed in them before packing the cell
cry. or each bunch should be wrapped
separately. The celery should be near.
ly dry before it is placed in the boxes
and throughout the entire handling
must be kept as cool as possible. The
washhouse and its surroundings should
be kept clean and free from any de-
composing materials.
shipping In the Rough.
Several of the larger eastern growers
now follow the plan Of shipping in
the rough. BY this method only about
two-thirds as many punches can be
placed in car. but the expense Of
loading Is greatly reduced. The celery
is lifted from the field. few of the out
er leaves are pulled OF and the root is
trimmed roughly. after which the plants
are tied in lunches OF twelve to four
teen each by means OF common binder
twine. These lunches are loaded upon
a low wagon and hurried to the car
before the celery has had time to be-
come wilted.-W. r. Beattie.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
HORSE FEEDING.

AIfnlfs Makes sleek and weiEhty
Beast-Some OtI.er Points.
In comparing alfalfa and timothy
as roughage for horses at the Utah ex-
pertinent station. the result of six tests
under varying conditions of work show
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
The Cellar Windowa.

Do not forget the cellar windows.
Tarred paper nailed over the outside
of the windows will help to keep out
the cold Double glass In the cellar
windows is also effective. Straw Is
handy. Fill in with that against the
outside of the windows.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
Shipping In the Rourh.
CURING HAMS.
Good Old Fashioned Ways Of Making
M~ut~

Good Old Fashioned Ways Of Making
Tasty Ments.
1t Is none too early to be acquiring
any information that may be useful in
"hog killing" time. The following di-
rections are therefore reproduced from
the Farm Journal, which believes them
to be 1.-The best rules for pork"
Hams and shoulders should be cured
as soon as possible after the meat is
cold all through. Place them on a
board or table in the cellar, skin side
down. Make mixture in this proper
ton: For every hundred pounds of meat
take four pounds Of the best fine salt,
two ounces of powdered saltpeter and
four ounces Of brown sugar. Rub this
well into the hams all over and push
some into the hook end around the
bone. Rub until they will take no
more; let them lie on the board and In
a week rub in the rest. Let them lie
for about sixteen days altogether; then
hang them up by a string through the
hook In n cool, dark smokehouse.
Smoking and Wrapping.
Keep up a good smoke from hickory
chips smothered with sawdust during
the day for two or three days. Keep
In a cool place and before spring exam
Inc to see that no insects have depos-
tied eggs. Dust a little cayenne pep
per around the bone. wrap closely in
brown paper. then with coarse muslin
to fit the ham exactly and stitch tight
ly. Give coat of whitewash or Of
chrome yellow and hang In a cool,
dark. dry place.
Curing In Pickle.
For curing them in pickle, which
some prefer, though we do not, to q
gallon Of water take a pound and q
half of salt, half pound of sugar and
half an ounce each of saltpeter and
potash. In this ratio the pickle can be
increased to enough to cover any
amount of pork. Boil together until
all dirt rises to the top and In skinned
off. When cold, pour 1t over the hams
or pork, which may be picked In this
way. The, meat must be well covered
by it and should not be put down for
at least two days after killing, during
which time 1t should be slightly sprin-
kled with saltpeter. which removes all
the surface blood, leaving the meat
fresh and clean.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20

Ority Of some men Is mere
are great because their
re little.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
Pearson B. Nace'S
Livery Feed and SaIeSta BILE
Rear of
Wick House. Butler. Penn'a.

The best of horses and first class rigs al
wavs on hand and for hire.
Best accommodations in town for perma
nent boarding and transient trade. Speci
al care guaranteed
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-11-20
Stable Room For 65 Horses.

A good class OF horses, both drivers and
draft horses always on hand and for sale
under full guarantee; and horses bough
pom proper notification.bv
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28
Attention
School
Teachers!

The time has arrived for school
vacation and il any OF the teachers in
the nearby counties want 70 do some
special work during the Summer they
will iearn something OF interest to
them 10y addressing
THE FREE LANCE.
fredericksburg. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28
A RAMBLE IN RUSSIA.

No Russian officer may merry urtii
he Is twenty-thrce.
In Russia factories are USUALLY near
forests. wood being still the chief fuel.
Ninety per cent OF the l2S.00O.oOo
people ~ the Russian empire are farm.
ers
Nladivostok Possesses the only crcm-
atorium that has been erected In the
whole Russian empire
The Russian government has ordered
private maritime companies 10 dis
charge all foreigners Who refuse To be-
come Russian subjects
Two classes Of the population Of st
Petersburg are specially addicted L.
eating horse meat. the Tartars because
they Ike it, the students because ii is
cheap.
In Moscow money lender the own.
er Of several houses and stables. was
sentenced recently 70 four months Inn.
prisonment for lending money at the
enormous rate of Isl per cent.
To attract patrons and induce them
TO stay late a restaurant keeper in War
saw keeps n motor car in which his
customers are driven home free Of
charge between the hours Of 10 p. IN.
and n. ~.