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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
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WHEAT STEM MAGGOT.
\ Worm That Cuts the StaIk-Found
In Spring and Winter Wheat.


In Spring and Winter wheat.
The wheat stem maggot. or, as it is
sometimes called, the wheat bulb
worm. has proved to be rather Il Sc
rious pest in some localities. and we ap-
prehend that some precaution must be
taken or it viii greatly increase, says
the Iowa Homestead. Its presence
may be easily detected in a crop. When
the maggot form of the insect enters
the stalk, it cats of the stem just
above the upper joint, with the result
that the head takes on a ripened ap
pearance while the crop is yet green.
1t seems to be more plentiful where
both winter and spring wheat are
grown in the same locality. In this
case the mature insects with wings de
posit their eggs upon the young plants
of winter wheat. When these hatch.
the large feed upon the central part
of the plants on their course down
ward. They remain during the win
ter in the surface of the ground and
appear i'll the spring in the adult form.
These in turn lay their eggs upon
spring wheat plants and cause the de-
struction of such plants as they feed
upon However, the devastation of
the first brood in the spring IS seldom
noticed. 1t is the second brood of
flies whose progeny brings about the
work of destroying the wheat beds 1t
is claimed that even a third brood
makes its appearance and again de-
posits its eggs upon young wheat. 1t
is our opinion that grasses will furnish
the necessary breeding ground just as
well as winter wheat.
The accompanying illustration shows
portions of two heads of wheat that
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

Two young fellows recently went
out on shooting expedition, driving
to their destination in n trap. They
had excellent sport, and toward night
fall they returned TO where they had
hobblcd their horse and were proceed,
ing to hitch up when they discovered
that neither of them knew the way to
do 1t. In about an hour they had most
of the harness on; but, try as they
would, they could not get the bit into
the horses mouth. At last one of them
sat down in despair and his compan-
lon said:
'Well, Tom, and what are you going
to do now?'
I'm going 10 wait till that brute
yawns," was the reply. And they did
st. Louis Republic.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

rooms downstairs he mounted To the
second story and had hardly reached
the landing when he heard mems
voices from one of the bedrooms, to-
gethcr with what seemed tie soubing
of q child. out Weft Els candle, and
he got down on hands and knees and
crept along to listen at the door There
were two men and a child in that room,
and the child WAS weeping and plead
ing.
No one VIII ever know what Bones
thought or planned to do. as the door
was suddenly opened by one OF the
men. ana he was found crouching
there. lie did not run away. One
look into the lighted room showed him
an old table, two or three chairs. a bed
Of blankets and on the bed tie little
girl of the lost dog. He leaped into
the room as the man started back. and
as the girl recognized him and cried
out the two kidnapers cursed.
There was half u minute when no
one moved. Then one Of the men
rushed to the door and shut it, and
both drew knives and advanced upon
the vagabond All her life the little
girl viii remember how his impassive
face lighted up. how he suddenly grew
straight and tall, how his eyes glis-
tened as he seized one of the heavy
chairs and began the battle. They
were pair of burly rufiians. and they
had long. keen knives, but it was a
fight lasting many long minutes. As
they stabbed and thrust he beat them
to their knees They wounded him
again and again, and he left a trail of
blood as he shifted his position, but
one of them was dying and the other
had broken arm before the old vaga-
bond tottercd and fell. with the bro
ken chair still clutched in his fingers.
The child saw 1t all with bated breath
and wide open eyes, and. though she
did not know of his hope, she saw that
he died like a man-aye, like the BRAY
est of meni
With his broken bones and bruised
body and with fear of the police in his
heart the surviving ruflian made his
way ont of the house. and the child
was left the long night with the dead.
When morning came, she beat upon a
window until attention was attracted
and men broke in the door and rescued
her. 1t was not the police who found
the kidnapers. but old Bones. 1t was
not a public officer who had eagerly
sought a battle with the ruffians and
yielded up his life after a heroic fight,
but simply an old vagabond of Apple
gate market. And his eulogy and his
epitaph We're the words of the child
who saw him do battle for her:
'He was old and dirty and ragged
but he was O mant'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
INFAMY'S SUCCESS.
Bit of Buccnneer History Connected
With IA Havana Theater.

The Tacon theater In Havana, one of
the largest and most famous in the
western hemisphere, was built by an
old reprobate, Marti, who was n no
torious pirate in his day and obtained
immunity for himself by betraying his
comrades into the hands of the Span
ish authorities. One dark and rainy
night Marti slipped by the sentry
guarding the palace in Havana and
entered the apartments of the captain
general, who was writing at a tai !.
When the governor general raised )
eyes and saw the cloaked figure befo
him. he reached for the bell
"Stop, your exceIlency!" cried Il
stranger. Il am here on a dcsperat
enterprise. | have come to deliver int
your hands every pirate on the Cuban
coast upon one conditional pardon for
myself"
"You shall have it," was the answer.
But who are your"
Il am Marti, and l rely upon the
promise You have given me-"
Preparatory to this interview Marti
had appointed a rendezvous for the
different bands, to which he conducted
the Spanish force, and every pirate
was captured and righteously garroted.
AS for Marti, he was not only par
doned, but was given q monopoly OF
the sale Of fish In Havana, which made
him rich ana thus emincntly respected
citizen, who ended his days in the odor
Of sanctiiy.-Army and Navy Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

Strange as it may seem, the elephant
Is passionately fond OF finery and de-
lights to see himself declsed out with
gorgeous trappings. The native princes
of India are very particular in choos-
Ing their state elephants and will give
fabulous sums for an animal that ex-
actly meets the somewhat fanciful
standards they have erected For these
they have made cloths Of silk so heayl-
ly embroidered with gold that two men
are hardly able to lift them.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
IdeaS of Happiness.

Two young women, patiently Of the
"saleslady" persuasion, rode down
Chestnut street in q crowded trolley
car on recent morning. They chatted
animatedly about the merits and de-
merits of VIII and Gus till they
reached Broad street From there to
Twelfth they preserved dreamy 81
lence. Then one broke out with:
81 say, Ag, what would you choose II
you could have everything in the world
you asked for?"
"Well," said Ag slowly and musingly,
II think I'd choose enough silk dresses
to last me for the next ten years.
What'u'd you take, SadeY
"Me?' replied Sade. 'Its the dream
OF me life, Ag, to have all the money
I'd want, so / could go to me job In
cab every morning" - Philadelphia
Times
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

Were it not as Huxley says, that
''the ignorance of the so called educat-
ed classes is colossal" there might be
need for apology in restatement Of the
fact that man is not descended from
the ape. The relationship between
them is lateral, not lineal, both being
offshoots OF the same stock, but each
remaining, of course in very different
degrees Of development, isolated groups
of mammals.-Edward Clodd's ''Thom-
as Henry Huxley"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

IL Scottish scientist 10 to be be-
lleved, the people of those countries
In which chess Is most frequently
played are invariably more civilized
than those who inhabit countries In
which little attention Is paid to this
great game.
The best chess players in the world,
he points out, were to be found In
Spain during the period of Its splendor
and In Italy during the renaissance,
whereas today there are few persons
In those countries who care for the
game.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

Aunt Uannah-I saw that young man
kiss you. Jane. How did 1t come
about?
Janc-In the most natural way in the
world, auntie. He asked me II would
be offended If he kissed me. and | told
him II was impossible for me TO say
until knew what it was like.-Boston
Transcript.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
They Felt Hungry.

She-Well, Clarence, dear, the situa-
ton Is not quite as rosy as it was pic
turcd TO us before marriage, is it?
He-Well, not altogether so, love.
She-I wish-er-I wish
He What do you wish, dearest?
She-I wish we had the rice and the
Ild shoes they threw at us when we
were married.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
The Water Cure For crop Bound.

The water cure is thus commended
by the Farm Journal for fowls suffer-
ing from the condition known as crop
bound: ITO administer the water
cure hold the bird firmly between the
knees, open the beak with one hand
and, as an attendant pours a steady
stream of lukewarm water down the
throat, with the other hand gently
knead the crop until it is soft. When
the crop can hold no more, turn the
bird head down and press the crop
and force the contents out. A little
practice will enable a person to sue
ceed in most cases without injuring
the patients"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
Nearly 1000 vessels are lost annual.
Punctunfc II.

Take this sentence. printed nakedly.
"It was and | said not Of" As II
stands it is enough to give the reader
vertigo before he grasps its import.
Properly stopped and buoyed with
commas. it is n perfectly simple and
natural sentence. as you will see when
you have got the grip of your senses.
London Chronicle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

Every bee carries his market basket
around his hind legs. Any one exam
ining the body of bee through mi
croscope will observe that on the hind
legs OF bee there Is fringe Of stiff
hairs on the surface, the hairs ap-
preaching each other at the tips so as
to form n sort OF cage. This Is the
bees basket.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
Easy Celery BIanchfng.

Common brown paper is sometimes
employed for blanchlng celery on a
small scale by wrapping it around the
plants three or four times, then fas-
tening by means OF string or rubber
bands. This method, however is te-
dlous and does not produce II good
grade Of celery.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

Among northern nurserymen and
fruit growers budding is commonly
practiced in July and August. Or
chardlsts are taking up this system of
propagation and using it in place of or
In connection with top grating If
the buds fail to live, the branches can
be grated the following spring. The
operation is more easily and quickly
done than grating.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
4 Pair of Them.

He-The great trouble with Gabley
is that he talks too much.
She-That's strange! When he has
been with me. he scarcely said u word.
Ha-Oh. he is too much Of gentle
man TO interrupt
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
French Maid.

Mrs. Houseleigh-Your name, / un-
uerstand, is Bridget McShane. You
are Irish, | suppose?
Applicant-No mem; Ofm Frinch.
Mrs. ouseleigh-French? Were you
not born in Ireland?
Applicant-Yis, mem; but Oh took
Frinch Fave from it.-Boston Tran
script
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
This is a Fact.
There is no Question About it.
It's a Plain Statement of Facts
Made by a Butler citizen.

Made by a Butler citizen.
Mrs. Finnell of 264 Centre Ave, But
Ter, "a, says: CDR. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills are just splendid. They brace one
up so fnely-after short time I felt so
much refreshed-I presume because l
slept so well. AS far as the stomach is
concerned they aid digestion finely. l
have used them myself and given them
to the children with equally good results,
1t was fortunate that was told d. H.
Wuller, Druggist. bad them
DR. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills are sold
al so cents a box at dealers or DR. A. w.
Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, n. y. See
that portrait aud signature of A. w.
Chase. NJ. d. are on every package.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
Avoid the Dangers of the Kitchen
stove and Trust to Old Sol.

Every person who has one or more
colonies of bees will have use for n
wax extractor of some kind. There Is
more or less danger connected with
rendering wax on the kitchen stove,
so, why not let Old Sol do 1t for us
without risk or expense, suggests +.
G. Herman in American Agriculturist,
Make box II by Is inches and 9
or s INCHES in depth, with a glass
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
An Epitnph.

On the 10th Of February, 1756, died
a Miss Basnett at the age of twenty
three, who was buried in the church
yard of old st. Pancreas and upon
whose tomb the following lines were
placed:
Co. spotless honor and unsully'd truth;
Go smiling innocence and blooming
youth;
Go. female sweetness joined with manly
sense.
Go. winning wit that never gave offense;
Go. soft humanity that blessed the poor:
Go. saint eyed patience from affections
door;
Go. modesty that never wore a frown;
Go. virtue and receive thy heavenly
crown.
Not from a stranger came this heartfelt
verse;
The friend inscrib'd thy tomb whose tear
bedcw'd FEy hearse
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

Each decision you make. however
trining II may be. win influence every
decision you will have to make. how
ever important Il may be.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

There Is nothing more expensive
than experience and nothing OF which
there Is more sold.-Atchison Globe
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

cover 10 fit tight
allaround. Have
two legs on the
back end fasten-
ed with n screw
so as to raise or
lower the eX-
tractor In order
to receive the
direct rays of
the sun. Bore a
row of small
holes I'm the bot
tom at the front
end tolCtthe hon
cy drip through
sheet of tin and
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
st. Johns Eve.

Curious and quaint beliefs still pre-
vail in some parts of England concern
Ing st. Johns eve. Lassies still place
their shoes, before retiring for the
night, at right angles, forming L, re-
citing the lines:
Hoping this night my true love to see
place my shoes in the form of r,
under the idea that their future hus-
band will be revealed to them in
dreams. Formerly supper was placed
on the table with the belief that the
future husband would enter by the
open door. There is, too, a prevalent
idea that especially fortunate are the
children born on st. Johns eve, the
rhyme running:
Under the stars on the eve OF st. John,
Lucky the babe that those stars shine on.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

The coloring of tomatoes is fastened
by picking them as soon as they begin
to turn and placing them in single
layer in n frame or hotbed and cover
ing them with the sash.
A SOLAR WAX EXTRACTOR,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09

There are $4,000 pores in the hand OF
u man
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-09
EXTRACTING BEEswAx
BY sun HEAT.

into the bowl. Take sheet of tin and
bend into a semicircle and place into
the box, the top edges of the Tin to rest
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

Summer complaint is unusually prev
alent among children this season. A well
developed case in the writers family was
cured last week by the timely use of
Chamberlaiu's collie, Choleis and Diarr-
hoea Remedy-ouo Of the best patent
medicines manufactured and which is
always kept on hand At the home of yo
scribe. This is not intended as free
pun for the company who do not adver-
tise with rs, but to benefit littlo sufferers
who may not bs within easy access of a
physician. No family should be without
a bottle Of this medicine in the house,
Iowa, Journal. For sale by Webb Bros
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

The towns are becoming quite
numerous in the Alba neighbor-
hood Neck City and Alba ure
two miles apart and now a new
town is being laid out just half
way between them. The new
town will be called Purcell and
it looks as though it was going to
have the advantage of the two
other towns from the fact that the
depot for the new railroad which
is being built through that section
will be located within its borders,
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

To have given up would have meant
death for Mrs. Lois cragg, ,bf Dorchester
Mass. For years she had endured un
told misery from severe lung trouble
and obstinate cough. "Oiten", she
writes, ~ could scarcely breathe and
sometimes could not speak. Alldoctors
and remedies failed till used Dr. King Is
New Discovery for consumption and was
completely cured" Sufferers from
coughs, colds, Throat and Lung Trouble
need this grand remedy, for it never dis
appoints. cure is guaranteed by Webb
Bros. Price jOc. and sl.0O. Trial bottle
FREQ.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

the planting and the harvesting
of crops, for conserving and utiliz-
ing all the products of the farm,
for securing the best prices, for
contending with the enemies OF
stock, grains and fruits, are being
adopted. The benefits of the stud
les and experiments of agricultural
schools und stations are being
widely applied.
But in the entire statement pre-
pared by Mr.. Ellis, there is only
one reference to the farmers wife,
and that is in connection with the
subject of butter making. 1t is
very properly urged that waste
in both energy and material is in
volyed in the old method of making
butter and selling it at low prices to
the nearest grocery store instead OF
using II good separator and send
ing the cream to the factory, thus
securing q much higher price for
the product and saving the wife
the labor of churning.
Would it not be well for the
farmers wives to take an active
purt iu these institutes, or perhaps
to hold meetings of their own III
conjunction with those OF their
husbands? There are u great
many things about the average
farm home that need correction
that could he improved 50 as TO lighter
the burdens, increase the enjoy ment anC
promote the culture OF the farmers
wives and daughters.
The women of the farm are a hard
working lot as rule. In comparison
with the labor-saying devices and eco
nomical expedionts employed in tn
, fields and or the stock ranches, little at
, tention has been paid to the househol,
aud tine garden, where thrift and intelli
) gence are quite as essential as in tn
! general management Of the farm. SLcl
r subjects as gardening, fruit preserving
a cooking, baking, improved kitchen cor
veniences, house furnishing and decors
tion, sewing AMI the like, are all su,
: ceptible OF great improvement, and the
= should he developed along with oihe
n phases I farm lilo, with a view TO bot
n bett"rmr'nt a"d economy.
: When farm life is made easier an
. farm homes more attractive the bo,
IL and girls will not show such an alarm
l. ing tendency to rush TO tho cities. L.
b the wives participate in these institute
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

1t is said that Jasper county
will soon be invaded by a small
army of land buyers from other
localities. The fame of the coun-
ty has gone abroad and has at.
tracted many persons who are
looking for an earthly utopia.
Now is the time for the farmers 10
put good stiff price on their
homes, for fear that in und un.
guarded moment they might sell
out and then regret it the balance
Of their days.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31
The Best LIr,mert sorstraIrs

Mr.. f. II. Wells, the merchant at
Deer Park, Long Island, n. Y, says: ~
always recommend chamberlain Pain
Balm as the best liniment for strains.
used it last winter for severe lnmeuess
in the side, resulting from a strain, and
vas greatly pleased with the quick relief
aud cure it effected" For sale by Webb
Drug & Hardware Co.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

What among human ills are more
annoying than piles? The nfflictions iha
prevent active exercises are bad enough
but ne that makes even rest miserable is
worse. Women are among it's greatest
martyrs. TABLER's BUCKEYE Pix ONT
NEXT will care the most obstinate cases
Price, 50 cts, in bottle, tubes 70 c. at E. 1
Lauderbangh Drug Co.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31
ADMINISTRATION Ratss.
,,,..ourr Pacific Tirs Table.
socrn hound.

BOCIH HOUND.
No % ST L., X e 4 Joplin Mail $50 am
NO PIN &, Tex Il Joplin Mail 300 pm
y125-R &, Tex ~ Joplin Exp. 1920 am
No 1903 Local Freights .lO:l2 am
NORTH BOUND.
No &c Tex, Joplin q X G Exp, $3.50 am
No 2i-Jopiin. k & & 81 l. Mail l0:l2 ain
No 3O-St l., X & & Joplin Mail 5;Ol pm
No lOI-Local Freights. ..........3;OO pm
All trains have through chair cars.
Clo,5 connection in union depots.
Tickets sold and baggage checked
through TO all principle points in Tn
country. ii. y. bAhhhi Agent
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

Jasper County's poor farm don't
seem to be such poor farm af.
ter all. The land has produced
this year a cabbage weighing 33
pounds, beets three feet in length,
onions as large as mans head,
and tomatoes as big as watermel-
ons.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

Fertilizing has passed the exper-
imsntal stage with the farmers
around here, as is indicated by
tho increasing amount OF fertilizer
sold from Jasper each year One
firm alone has disposed of over
twelve carloads this season.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31
Need More ttsIn-

Often the over.taxed organs of diges-
ton cry out for help by Dyspepsia S pr ins
Nausea, Dizziness, Headaches, livur
complaints, bowel disorders. Such troub
les call for prompt use ofDr. King IS
Now Life Pills, They are gentle thorough
and guaranteed to cure. 25c at Webb
drug store.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31
Enlist the farmers. wives.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
The Missouri State Board of
Agriculture has already planned
to hold eighty farmers institutes
the coming fall, and more than
that number will be provided for
when the arrangements shall have
been completed, The secretery Of
the board, Mr.. George b. Ellis,
gives a very interesting and in
structive outline Of what has been
accomplished aud what is still to
! be achieN ed in this and other states
through the very fruitful medium
Of these meetings, Scientific farm
ing is now being followed with
greater or lessor fidelity and intel
ligence by very large number o
those engaged in agricultural pur
suits, especially in the western
states, Methods for cheapenin;
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

When you awake in the morning feel
ing like the end Of n misspent life, your
mouth full Of fir and your soul full Of re
grets, take Rocky Mountain Tea Grea
medicine. +. | Lauderbaugh.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

July has always been critical
month with the corn in this Sec
ton, but this year has bcen excep'
tionally favorable for that inpor'
tsnt crop, with the result that il
PROMISES 10 DO record breaker.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

Those live on farms are liable to man
aec!iental cuts, burns, and bruises,
which heal rapidly when BALLARD SSow
LISIMESr is promptly applied. Price 25
aud 90 cts. ut L. l, Lauderbaugh Drug
Cu
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

According to the Neck City
pnper Neck City and Alba are des-
,.nod to become the railroad center
Il he west.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31

Why is Carthuge's Carnegie Lii
brary like outlaw TracyH Because
il is hard to locate.
The Jasper news., 1902-07-31
Thn Jasper News.
LYNN MONROE.
Editor.
THURSDAY, JULY n, 1902.

Issued svery Thursday and devoted to
he Il. :orests Of the people Of Jasper and
,icinity. Our pOlitics-"The greatest
.Jod 10 the greatest number"
entered at tho Postoiice ut Jasper,
NO, ~ Second class matter September
u, 1888.