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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
AN iMPRoMPTU WHIRL.


NJ seaReG ahe Chef W0xre Thnn hg
Did Fis Assistant.
Pat was assistant cook on one of the
dining cars on the Great Western road
running into st. Paul. He was OBJ
stinate and Ill tempered. The chef was
equally SO, and AZ a result constant
warfare waged between them. One hot
day Pat was making Ice cream and in
spite OF the chefs warnings insisted
upon sitting in the doorway OF the
pantry while he turned the freezer.
Yhe train, going up grade, made a sud-
den lurch, and Pat and his can Of ice
cream fell out the door, as his superior
officer had predicted. Frantic with
fright, the chef In his white cap and
apron tore through the train cooking
for the conductor.
Mon Dieu, II. Conductai1e," ha
cried, wringing his hands when he
found that person, re ice cream
freezaire he fall of, and Pat 90 wiz
heeml Stop re tramway or we win hat
pas dessert pour lie diner. Trouble.
trouble always wis zat Irishmanp
The conductor pulled the bell and
stopped the train. but It had already
gone two miles past the spot where
Pat had rolled out They backed the
train, fully expecting to Hnd Pats man.
gied body beside the track. Instead
they saw him coming over the ties on
q run, carrying on bis back the ice
cream freezer. He climbed on the
train, looking foolish, but all he ever
said Of his miraculous escape was, BE
gosh. 1t Jared me some, It did thotv'-
Lippincott's Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
SOY BEANS.
Widespread Interest In Them mt the
North-How to Grow Them.

widespread Interest In Them mt the
North-HOw to Grow Them.
In view of tlse present widespread in
terest in soy beans a few words Of ex-
PLANTATION are pertinent at this time.
Probably a hundred Ohio farmers have
asked me II they can grow soys in their
latitude. answer yes. Why not? Lo-
Gated north of the forty-fourth parallel
Of north latitude, l have been growing.
ROSS breeding and feeding soys for
years and have yet to record the first
failure. Given the early or medium
early varieties, any Ohio farmer should
do better than can possibly be done
here. The principal causes Of failure
are too late varieties, 100 late planting
and too much seed.
The best way to use soy beans for
hog pasture is in what my friend, E. +.
Diehl of Indiana, calls a hog para
disc" This Is made by planting soy
beans, cowpeas and corn in alternate
rows, and at the last cultivation two
pounds Of rape are sown TO the acre.
1t is not expensive, AMI it makes pork
as nothing else will AS one farmer Of
my acquaintance said: make pork?
Well, say, it's just like getting money
from home"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

power of the plants of the heterogeneous
class to appropriate the free nitrogen
Of the air and store 1t up In their tbs
sues in such q way that It is more or
less readily available to the succeeding
crops. Prominent among plants which
have this property are the clovers,
peas, beans and vetches. These are the
farmers friends, the nitrogen collect
ors. Concerning cover crops and the
orchard, Professor John Craig of Cor
nell university has summarized his In
vestigations as follows:
The orchard is to be viewed In the
light Of a specific crop.
Humue is essential to the liberation
of plant food.
Barnyard manure supplies organic
matter, but is often beyond the reach
of the orchardist.
Probably the ideal system Of orchard
management includes clean tllage and
a cover crop in the annual programme
Effects of tillage and of cover crops
are similar in many respects, but while
both tend to make plant food available
the cover crop may actually add to the
store.
The cover crop prevented frost from
penetrating the ground deeper than six
teen inches as compared to twenty-one
inches on bare ground.
The percentage of water in cover
cropped ground compared favorably
hor tixo TOD In,
and New York.
The texture of the soil and subsoil is
much improved by the burrowing hab-
Its Of the earthworm and the penetrat-
Ing character of clover roots.
The cover crop prevents surface
washing and injurious erosion OF or
chard lands.
A comparison Of the fertilizing quail
ties of the clovers, cowpea and hairy
vetch placed the last far in the lead,
with alfalfa and mammoth clover sec
ond and third in manurial value.
Hairy vetch appears to be valuable
leguminous plant for cover crop pur-
poses. 1t is hardy, deep roofing, grows
at low temperatures and produces a
dense mat of vegetation on the surface
of the ground.
Cowpea is particularly valuable for
system of standardization and as part
of combination crop.
OF the nitrogen consumers rye and
buckwheat are of most Importance
Oats are favorably spoken of in some
parts of the country.
Certain mixtures are used to advan-
tage. Alfalfa, mammoth clover and
turnips have given satisfaction, but
oats and crimson clover do not sue
ceed.
The cowpea is a japanese bean. 1t is
a tender annual, a rambling, vigorous
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

While good cigar, used temperate
ly two or three times a day, may be
smoked by the average adult man to
good advantage, excessive indulgence
in smoking is very harmful. II IN only
necessary to recall ones first cigar and
the profound effect it produced to real
ize that the smoking of tobacco in large
quantities is trifiing with dangerous
agent, says the Baltimore Sun.
The chief effects Of smoking are from
the nicotine and empyreumatic oil, the
first being an active poison-an infin-
itesmal quantity will destroy life-and
the latter, which is the rank accumu-
lation in the stem of the pipe, is also
q potent poison, one drop on the tongue
of q cat having been fatal. The nico-
tine and the oil both act on the nervous
system, though differently, the nicotine
paralyzing the heart by its action on
the brain, while the oil confines itself
chiefly to the spinal cord and the motor
nerves.
1t will thus be seen that no part Of
the victims equipment escapes the
deadly effect of tobacco in excess.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
Satisfaction auar.ntesl.

Satisfaction Gunr1nteeA.
The Boy-This isn't what she order
ed.
The Grocer-I know IL. Just tell
her this is more expensive, but Wen
let her have 1t for the same price.-In-
dianapolis News.
A Funny Language.
The native dictionary Of samoa is In.
teresting in the light 1t casts upon the
Samoan character. find IAN impossi-
bility, such as an old man getting Q
young wife" Another word means ito
beg deliriously fer fishhooks." "Un-
welcome" Is given, ''such as visiting
party that is accompanied by neither
handsome man nor n pretty maid"
The .deflnition Of widow" or widow
er" is synonymous with detached she'll
dsh.
There are also definitions that sheN
considerable thought and irony. 'Mean-
ness" for instance, can 20 no further
than ito climb out on your own bread
fruit tree to steal your neighbor's
breadfruit" Faapuatana, hike rum-
pet blown by wild lads, blown anyhow
and all times; - conduct without con-
sideration- Popoga, to look owl eyed.
as q person staring when food or prop
erty Is being divided. Good brown
earth" describes an honest. unpretend-
ing man. To show how difficult the
language In for the stranger may say
that the little word ia means !, we two.
to beat with stick, to play on mu-
steal instrument, to reprove. to tattoo,
to open a vein, to bail a cannon. to
wash clothing by beating and to turn
q mersault.-Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
Too Realistic.

During d performance OF Captain
Lapalisse" at Valencia theater some
years ago an incident occurred which.
for lifelike effect, left nothing to be de-
sired. During the said play some OF
the actors mingle with the spectators
in order to cooperate from the body OF
the house. No sooner had Miralles, the
actor, taken his seat in the stalls than
a daring pickpocket robbed him Of his
gold watch. Miralles seized the man
by his coat collar and called out in o
deep bass voice:
Police! Helpi Thieves!"
The audience, taking this little cpl
sode to be part of the performance,
roared with laughter. Even the police
men Joined In without stirring hand or
foot
This is no farce!" cried the actor In
tones Of despair. ''The fellow has got
my watch"
The voice sounded 80 natural that
the audience broke into loud appla use
at 'such excellent foolin2." Meanwhile
the thief managed to break away from
his captor and escaped
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
A MT Of corre.pe.asnee.

The following correspondence, ending
In true Irish fashion. actually passed
between two men In England some
years ago:
"Mr. Thompson presents his compli-
ments to Mr.. Simpson and begs to re-
quest that he will keep his doggs from
trespassing on his grounds"
'Mr. Simpson presents his eompli-
ments to Mr.. Thompson and begs to
suggest that in future he should not
spell dogs with two gees"
"Mr. Thompson's respects to Mr..
Simpson and will feel obliged II he win
add the letter e. to the last word in the
note Just received, 90 40 to represent
Mr.. Simpson and lady,"
"Mr. Simpson returns Mr.. Thomp-
sons note unopened. the impertinencs
IL contains being only eQualed by tts
vulgarity."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
One Of rravers, JOKES.

When William r. Travers was In the
directorate Of the New York Central
railroad, Jay Gould was running the
Erie in opposition, and his manage
ment Of that system betrayed con-
slant and intimate knowledge Of what
was going on In the CentraPs star
chamber. Commodore Vanderbilt was
naturally exasperated, and one day,
after expressing how helpless he found
himself to outwit his rival, he turned
to Travers with the query:
well, Billy, how can We stop Gould
from getting knowledge OF what we
are doingr
"W-w-why." suggested the genial
wit-"w-w-why d-dont you m-m-maks
him a d-d-director Of E-N-New York
C-C-Centralr'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

rznced
'They whispered together; they
thought I could not hear. But, Brenda,
I would have heard them II they had
been In New York.
"'She says you were married this
Afternoon said the doctor. How IL
thatT
"'Who IN the DEVILS name called you
fnr demanded my husband. Where
did you come from?
"This is state prison business
said the doctor, without minding the
questions. You are living legally
separated from your wife, but you are
not divorced, and you never will be by
your own consent, for her father is
paying you to behave yourself
There has been no marriage here
said my husband. Don't say any
thing. This is a mere freak Of mine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
EerfiIIxfnn Tnmafnea

The impression Is quite prevalent
that the tomato does not require heavy
manuring. Experiments that have been
conducted at number of stations
show that the tomato is plant that
quickly and profitably responds to the
use Of manures or fertilizers and that
the maturity and yield are very largely
Influenced by the method Of manuring
and fertilizing. Experiments conduct
ed by the New Jersey station have
shown nitrate of soda to be one Of the
best nitrogenous fertilizers for this
crOp
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
ALFALFA ROOT
HAIRY vETCH ROOT.

grower. Its cultivation has been con-
fined to the south and southwest, where
1t is grown to some extent ms forage
crop, but generally for green manuring.
In the north it's greatest value is its
power to renovate wornout soils. 1t
should be remembered that 1t is hot
weather plant and the seed must not
be planted before corn planting time;
that 1t "goes down" with the first au-
tumn frost and that on poor soil better
results may be secured by planting in
rows and cultvating than by broad
castinC
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

without iron and copper. The entire
loss OF all the gold and snver In the
world would not he nearly so serious
as would be sudden exhaustion of all
the irII. and copper. since iron is used
for all purposes Of construction. and
cciipCr is an absolute requisite IN the
use Of electricity 10 the enormous ex-
tent which now obtains
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

A political critic OF q former genera
ton was engaging IN apartment In
one Of the chief streets Of Paris. The
landlady, wishing, like all landladies.
to make the best Of her rooms, led
him to one Of the principal windows
and az she swung back the venetian
blinds remarked, "It In from this point
sir, that all OF our revolutions pass"
The good woman was no cynic, but
spoke from her heart and Just AZ an
English iandlady who harps upon the
splendid view Of the sea from the two
oair front.-London Answer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
The EmernIl'n Power.

Emcralds from India. Persia and Pc
ru are the most valuable. According
to their tints and their luster, they are
clasSed as prOsincs. neronianes and
domitianes According to Suetonius,
Nero used to look Mt the fighting gladi-
ators In his emerald. The stone is the
emblem Of charity. hope, JOY and abun-
dance II had the reputation OF curing
epilepsy by application and Of being an
all round pain killer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

IN THE ORCHARD.

Cover Crops OF Two Kinds and Their
Comparative Advantage.
There are practically two classes OF
plants which the orchardist may use
for the purpose Of securing a cover
crop. These are the heterogeneous class
on the one hand and the nonnitrose-
nous class on the other. The difference
between these two In marked by the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

The method of testing seeds between
plates and layers of moistened flannel,
the whole being kept In a warm place,
is familiar to nearly every one. A. 8.
Hitchcock says In Gardening as to the
time required for seeds to germinate:
Some seeds will commence to germi-
nate by the third day. Each DAY an ex-
animation should be made, ana those
seeds which have terminated should
be recorded and removed.
Grass seeds require as much as three
weeks. and seeds of some trees q still
longer time. Beet balls contain from
three to seven seeds. With very small
seed Il may be necessary to provide for
the circulation Of air by placing small
pieces Of wood between the layers Of
cloth among the seeds. With most va
rieties Of garden plants the majority
of seeds should germinate within a
few days after the nrst sprout appears.
II the period of germination extends
over a longer time, Il shows that the
vitality of the seed 10 low. Seeds OF the
carrot family and some melon seeds
may not show as high results In the
terminating dishes as they DO In the
ground.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
soy beans win stand more cold than

Coy beans will stand more cold than
corn. cowpeas CT potatoes. In fact,
have never seen them injured by frost
between May and Oct 1, though, Of
course. these are extreme dates. soys
will withstand more wet weather at
any stage Of growth than any forage
or grain crop I know and, in common
with cowpeas. will, grow right along
through the hot, dry weather when
corn leaves dry up and rustic. says
Michigan correspondent IN Ohio Farm
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

Professor Snore is very absentmind-
ed His son rushed into his study one
morning and exclaimed:
"Just think, fatherl I've swalloweA
q pinl What shall dor
"Ah, WELL" replied the biz man.
don't worry about It. Here's ansther
min n-ChumA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
HeXar RleaainG.

Mrs. Aitford-What do you think st
this viyisection question: II must be
awful to be cut up alive.
Mrs. Graham-Yes, and IL In awful 70
be cut dead. an was by one Of my
dearest friends last evening. ng.-Beston
Trauecript
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
HenHY Romhnrdm enf.

Sam-Yo' say dat de bride en- groom
had to be sent to de hospital soon after
de marriage ceremony. How was dat?
Remus-Why, some OBJ deb frien's
thought 1t would be luckier to throw
old horseshoes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

There are two ways of preparing tea
in Kashmir. The first is to put the tea
in a pot with cold water and boil it for
half an hour, when more cold water Is
added, after which it is boiled for an
other half hour. MIX is then added
and it is ready for drinking. The sec
ond is to place the tea in pot with
little soda and water and boil for half
an hour as before. Milk, salt and but
ter are then added. after which it Is
boiled for another half hour, when 1t Is
ready
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

II you think that lands lack humus,
apply stable manure or turn under q
green crop. The best general green
crop is red clover. but It does not catch
well on very sandy and very hard soils.
Then begin with any crop which will
grow--rye, buekwheat. corn. beans,
anything to get q start II the land
produces weeds when left to itSeif, It Ia
good enough to produce something else.
Turn the weeds under. SOW something,
turn 1t under. SOW again. In two or
three years the results Will be seen, re
marks q writer on this subject
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

Potatoes that have been kept by
banking with earth should not be dis
turbed in the spring until about the
last Of April. They may then be taken
from the bank and may be stored IN a
cellar or a dark corner Of the barn un-
til about one week befoe planting
time. Then they should be spread upon
the ground where they win be fully ex-
posed IN the -nnlight. This win cause
the buds to make a strong, vigorous
growth, which is not broken on when
the tubers are planted. Permitting the
buds thus to start greatly facilitates
growth after planting. The Cornell IN.
y station has found this method Of
procedure to work well, much better
than when seed tubers are stored In
cellars or where they are banked i'm
mediately after digging.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

Five Row Germ Aagken.
The cut shows a ave row cern mark
er. The runners are III or 2 feet long,
8 inches wide and inches thick. They
are placed as far apart as you want
your rows and two three inch boards
(A) nailed on top. d 10 a handle.
The driver walks In the last mark
previously made and holds the handle
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
A CORN MAHKIR.

in one hand. There should be such a
handle on each side OF the marker.
Use one horse and attach q rope or
wire from each outside runner TO the
traces. This marker is described BY a
correspondent IN the Ohio Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

run away to strange city, trusting TO
luck TO be married there"
Brenda kissed Elsie's hand again
very tenderly.
"I'll tell you what. my dear" said
she; the fact Is that you have brooded
over this matter until you are not quite
sane about II. I really mean what l
say. Now, this Is my advice to you:
Tell Mr.. Alden this story just az soon
as you're strong enough to do 1t and
Elsie gripped her hand hard.
~ have told you this In confidence"
81 d aid. Give me your solemn word
THAT you will never breathe one sylla-
BILE OF it; that you will help me in ev-
cry way to conceal Il! Promise"
"The word and honor of oHe who
loves you, Elsie" Brenda answered.
"Whatever you wish will do"
"You are SO good to me" saiA Elsie.
letting her head sink back into the pill
lows.
"There is one thing more" said Bren-
da. Did he, your husband, strike this
blowf"
Don't ask me that" cried Elsie "I
can never tell you how l got this
wound. Think what frightful bur-
den that knowledge would be TO you IL
/ should die"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

Nothing worries a person 20 much an
to tell him that he talks In bis sleep
and then not tell him what be says.-
Atchison Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

Standing water n q great abeorbeH,
Of heat. IL ne provision 10 made 10
drain It away, It must be evaporated
away. Thereby heat IL lost The soil
is cold. A great many barrels Of water
can be standing on an acre OF ground
and not attract much attention.
Hindoo weddlngs.
Hindoo weddings usually come In tAs
hot months, when the families have
leisure to prepare for them, but an as
trologer must select an auspicious day
for the event. The groom Is ready for
his preliminary game OF diplomacy,
which Is scarcely more than a blum"
This is a pretense to visit the sacred
Ganges Mt Benares and wash away his
sins In its healing waters. Generally
there would not be time before the
wedding day to complete such o jour
ney when the groom undertakes 1t. but
the readiness must be shown, and the
company sets out. When the brides
father meets them and dissuades the
groom from such an undertaking. he ts
very ready to stop. He 10 assured.
moreover, that his sins have not been
SO grievous MS to need cleansing before
his nuptials. II the brides father 10
satisfied with his spiritual condition.
the young man may need say no more,
but he returns and prepares the thali.
or gold badge, that all married women
must wear suspended from their necks.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01

No woman win ever reproach her
husband for datterins her even IL 1t 10
badly done.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
fro BE CONTINUED


A young woman teacher in one OF
the grammar schools in Brooklyn was
speaking of her work the other day.
She said that unless person had some
experience in teaching he could scarce
ly understand how marvelously stupid
some children were and what peculiar
mistakes ordinarily bright children
sometimes make. To illustrate her
point she told three stories from her
own personal experiences. One day,
ON II Language the follow
ing was one of the topics: Name three
kinds of sentences and give examples"
This is the way one of the children met
the problem. He wrote: "Declarative,
interrogative, imperative. 2+24.
9X2=1S. 13-6=7."
On another day one Of the questions
In a grammar examination read: " !
cannot see 1t - Complete this SEN
tence by using the words plain or plain
ly. Give your reason"
One bright youth wrote this answer:
"T cannot see it plain Reason: Be-
cause it is too far away"
Another scholar answered the ques-
tion as to why the Dutch settled on the
Hudson river by saying, $50 they could
have a place to. wash."-New York
Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
Tea I'm KaRh mir.

When fortune turns a man down,
people turn up their noses.-New York
Herald.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-07

which bears the royal arms in bold
relief and is engraved in old English,
reads as follows:
1.-THE Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, Imperial India, and the
British Colonial Possessions Beyond
the Seas, greet thee and command
thy presence at the Abbey of West
minister, in the ancient city of Lon
don on the twenty-eighth day of
June, Ammo Domini, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Two, on the occa-
sion of the solemn ceremony, the
coronation of the son and heir of the
reigning house and prince of the
blood royal, Albert Edward Georgen
Flantagenet William st. Leger
Henry Guelph James Bittinger Cow
er Victim Fitmaurice. Knight of the
Garter. Knight of the Bath, Knight
of the Golden Fleece and possessor
of numerous and various other most
notable and exalted titles, as Edward
VII by the grace of God, of the
| United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, King Defender of the
| n 4
"Haec pro emleitis nostra.n
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-07
THE SYNODICAL COLLEGE.
The Committee Appointed to Locate
1t Will Meet Soon.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, June 7.-The committee on
location selected by the Presbyterian
synod of Mississippi at its last meeting
to selact a site for the synodical college
for young ladies, will meet in jackson
Monday to commence an inspection Of
the places offered. The committee will
visit Jackscn, Meridian, Brandon, Hat
tiesburg, Pontotoc, Holly Springs and
Winona, and at each place the PROPOSE
ton of local citizens must be submitted
in legal form. 1t is thou ght that the
choice will finally narrow between
Jackson and Holly Springs.