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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29

the onions at the proper temperature
in cellar or pit, some growers freeze
them, having them so protected that
they feel little change in temperature,
and once frozen they remain SO all
winter. \ tight bin is built in some
outbuilding, layer of chaff or saw
dust. foot deep is placed in the bot
tom, and as the layers of onions are
put in more chaff is added. and care is
exercised to keep u layer of it between
the onions and the sides of the bin.
When the onions are all in, very
heavy layer is placed over the top.
They viii freeze in a cold climate, but
will not freeze and thaw. which is the
only way in which freezing hurts them.
When wanted for use or sale. they can
be thawed out gradually and will be as
sound as when ii. st pulled The last
Of them will probably be disposed of
by February. so there will be no dan
ger OF Their thawing too rapidly when
the weather becomes warm.
Sorting In Early Winter.
1t is COOL plan to sort onions when
storing them in early winter to save
haadlin: them so much later. The
small ones can be sold for p!cSles.
larger ones Pant of the small ones
should lie kept ever TO plant in the
spring to grow largo onions for sum-
mer use and 10 provide early green
onions
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
A conscientious Man.

81 am still without q father-in-law,"
said the drummer, "and l guess a
Long Island farmer is more to blame
for it than anybody else. l met one
of his daughters while l was on my
summer vacation and fell in love with
her. and after six months correspond
ence | went down to tackle the old
man about it. l drove up to the house
with horse and buggy and went in,
but before | could get around to the
subject nearest my heart he said:
LAS deputy sheriff of this county
I'll have to arrest you, SIR
"'What's up?' I asked.
Driving faster than eight miles an
hour
"'But l was in hurry to see your
daughter / want to ask her hand of
you
"'Wanter marry Sarah, eh?'
"T do
"'Waal, that's kind of you, but 1
must do my duty as an officer and
make 6 shillings in fees. You'll have
to go along
81 went along with him." said the
drummer, "and was fined So and costs,
and, though I'm not a thin skinned
man, my feelings were hurt, and left
Sarah to find better man. She was
a nice girl, but her old dad was too
conscientious for me-"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29

under the stars, sitting without dis
comfort on tie edge Of the ugly brick
corHico-
If I only had space like this to
write In" DOROTHY said. but in my
slice of a room-just plgeonhole"-
why. that's all right" the man re-
turned cheerily. You're just a sketch
yourself yet Pigeonholes are the
places for such things. Wait till you
get TO be volume and a number of
them
Then III be laid on the shelf?"
"No: youil have a whole library to
yourself"
Il think I'll tell you bit of luck
that came my way lately" Dorothy
began after a pause, and then she re-
lated all she knew of the Up to Date
incident Dallas Sinclair was properly
surprised appreciative and congratu-
latory. and when conscience twinged
he repeated, I'll tell her the truth
afterward."
1t was so good to be there m the
mellow autumn starlight, so free, so
still, so-yes, so near together. To
getherness" is one of the good things
of this dear old earth. For Il moment
the thought of it all thrilled the girls
sensitive being. the little white hand
that was nearest Dal's trembled and
turned its pink palm half outward,
then its owner drew it back into her
lap and put the other demurely over
it. The man had seen, and his heart,
throbbing joyously, had understood.
"Why don't you let it have its way?'
he said simply, taking gentle posses
sion of the little fingers.
"How could you know?" she acqui-
esced happily
A pair of eyes, unnoticed, emerged
from the trapdoor and as quickly van
ished
''No, l don't feel like going up on
the roof tonight" their owner said
wearily a few minutes later to the
other cliff dweIlers. IL don't feel
1 think I'll Say good night"
Don't squeal till your hundred dol
lar Autumn Leaf poster comes out,
Yivacia," somebody called after her.
"Oh, I'll be all right in the morn
ing"
Women are all alike, whether they
make red and green posters or dream
dreams on housetops.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
IMPROVED ON NATURE.
A Point That Won q Lawsuit Fo
William Mckinley.

William Mckinley.
A year or two after William McKin-
ley had begun the practice Of the law
at Canton, O., he distinguished himself
in humorous fashion in one Of his
first successful cases. AS os.en hap
pens in court, the humor wr>not mere
ly for the sake of the jokefb but for seri-
GUS purpose Mr.. Edward T. Roe In
''The Life Work of William Mckinley"
tells the story.
The case was a suit against sur
geon, whom the plaintiff charged with
having set his leg so badly that It was
bowed. Mckinley defended the sur
geon and found himself pitted against
John McSweeney, one Of the most bril-
liant lawyers Of the Ohio bar.
McSweeney brought his client into
court and had him expose the injured
limb to the jury. 1t was very crooked,
geon. But Mckinley had both his eyes
open, as usual. and fixed them keenly
on the other mans leg.
AS soon as the plaintiff was turned
over to him he asked that the other leg
should ais =. be barred. The plaintiff and
McSweeney objected vigorously, but
the judge ordered 1t done. Then 1t ap-
peared that his second leg was still
more crooked than that which the sur
geon had set.
my client seems to have done better
by this man than nature itself did,"
said Mckinley, "and move that the
suit be dismissed, with a recommenda-
ton to the plaintiff that he have the
other leg broken and then set by the
surgeon who set the first one"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
FOWL KILLING.

How to Handle Chickens. Turkeys,
Decks and Geese:
Farmers seiLom have any difficulty
in killing their bir3s painlessiy, but
amateurs sometimes find the operation
difficult matter. An ignorant opera
tor 11ay uninscntionally be guilty of
cruelty. An attempt TO wiring the neck
has been known to end in the head of
the bird beng twisted round and
roand, tie result beng that it comes to
lie again. says A. V. Meersch, the
poultry man. who gives the following
instruction for proper killing In New
England Homestead:
Wringing the Neck.
}Vringing the neck is one of the most
painless ways of killing u fowl, and
with care this should not b. difficult.
! he fowl must be held firmly by the
legs with the left hand, while the head
Is r,asped with the right hand, with
he thumb and fingers round the
taraa The bird is then placed across
the knees. breast downward, with the
neck held over the right knee. The
acc.. is then quickly and firmly ex-
terdeI AMI the head bent back sudden
iy with me force. By this means the
neck sh I'D be dislocated just below
H.. juaction with the head. Another
hGmane way cf killing Is to hold the
fowl by the legs with the head hang
ing Gown AID strike sharp blow with
. h cl. stick across the back of the
head simple and efectual method
10 ho,d the fowl firmly by the neck
with the hand and swing the bird
rcuad. hol;iing the Eeck tightly, when
the weight of the foHI breaks the neck.
With the knife.
In ks are usually killed by thrusting
a knife through the roof of the mouth
into tie rain a usual mode of kill
in. geese Is to strike them a blow az
lat acli OF tie neck and run sharp
0i tel katie into the hollow at the
5rnc on OF the head and neck. Tur-
keys are Killed by thrusting knife
through the roof Of the mouth, the
wings bei.g crossed to prevent strug-
Cling. Fowls must be bled also when
killed
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
,Jumes Returned.

He had returned from his two weeks
Off looking much the better for 1t, and
as he entered the store the proprietor
advanced and shook hands with him
and gave him a warm welcome. The
bookkeeper was puzzled and put out,
but only for a moment Then the pro-
prietor explained.
James, we have had an expert on
your books during your absence"
"Y-yes, sir"
'IIe has discovered that you have
embezzled $350,000 from us during
the last two years.
"But, s'-
Don't deny it. James. Figures
won't lie. Yes, you have embezzled
$3.50, ,000"-
"But I-I"-
-"and l am glad to see you back.
We happen to be hard up just at pres
ent, and if you could lend us $4,000
we'd take it as a great favor and re-
member it the first Of the year. There's
a check, James, and please fill 1t out
and go on with your work as usual.
Glad you had a good time, and hope
it won't inconvenience you in the least
to pull us out of the hole. That's all,
and thank you very much"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
OUR FOOD PRODUCTS.
Official Figures For the Considera-
tior Of Producer and Consumer.

Official Figures For the Considera-
ton of Producer and Consumer.
The preliminary estimate Of the aver
age yield per acre of corn. according TO
the governments report. Is POS bush
els as compared with an average yield
OF 16.7 bushels III 1901. The general
average as to Guality is SOL per cent
as compared with 737 per cent last
year. 1t is estimated that about 10
per cent Of the corn crop Of 1901 was
still III the hands of farmers On Nov. /,
1902. as compared with 4.5 per cent of
the crop of 1900 in farmers hands On
Nov. /. 1861.
OF the seven states having 10000
acres or upward under buckwheat. in
Gliding New York and Pennsylvania,
which together cQG.ain about three
fourths or the entire buckwhcat acre
age Of the country. five report yield
per acre In excess of their respective
ten year avera ges.
OF the states having 100000 acres or
upward In pctato all except New
| York and Michigan report . yield per
=
avera ges. The average as TO quality
is 90.i per cent as compared with 1874
per cent in November. 1901. and SS.1
per cent in November, 1900.
OF the eleven principal sweet potato
producing states. six, Including Geor-
gia and South Carolina, report average
yields per acre Of sweet potatoes in
excess of their ten year averages, and
five. including North Carolina and Ala
baina, report y!e.ds below such aver
ages
The estimated production OF sugar
cane in percenta ges of a full crop is
as follows: Ncr.h Carolina and Texas,
So; Georgia. 81; Lou ana, 50; South
Carolina. rs; Florida, 75: Mississippi,
Il; A!abama, "a.
The estimated average yield per acre
of rough rice in bushels is as follows:
Louisiana. a5.1; Ncrth Carolina. Big:
South Carolina. 23.3; Georgia. 81;
Florida. 81; Alabama, 2a,2; Mississippi,
10,4; Texas 10.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
r-.>s rnn noanorsrs.

butcLerng and cutting up of meats
may lie done. When five pens are
needed a movable partition may lA put
IN at \. making another. Over this
should he a large traploor in the sec
orI floor, through which ropes and
blocks may be 1t down from the raft
crs 10 raise the pigs when dressed,
Thus tie water Will not need to be
carried far. and tlIe work may pro-
ceed even if the Cay be stormy or Sc
yerely cod.
Another Plan is better because more
roomy. but net so easily heated at rap
rowing time. the workroom being in
the center of the building. This has
the further advantage OF permitting
the operator 70 feed direct from the
workrocm. Such Il place viii be found
convenient to d. many odd farm jobs
Ike painting. cling harness. washing
wagons, etc Tie Ear end Of the work
room has a rolling door large enough
to run in Il wagon.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
THE ONION CROP.
Kecpfr.a: For Late winter Use ana
SeIe-ChIcaEo Curing Sheds.

Keeufr... For Late Winter Use and
SeIe-ChIcaEo Curing Sheds.
Onions need especial care to keep the
bulbs In good condition for late winter
use and sale. If carefully dried before
being stored for the winter, the hardl-
est part Of The battle is over, as by per-
fectly drying the bulbs the life germ
becomes dormant and will remain in
that state until nearly spring, If condi-
tions are favorable. Near Chicago,
where thousands of bushels are raised
every year for the city trade, the grow
ers have small movable sheds with
tight roofs, in which shallow boxes fit,
with air spaces between. The onions
remain in the sheds in the field where
they grow until perfectly cured.
Winter Care.
During winter onions keep best In
dry cellar where there is Il good circu-
lation of air and where the tempera-
ture can be kept only a few degrees
above freezing. 1t is almost useless to
attempt to keep the white sortn all WIN
ter. most of them being suitable only
for early use, the red and yello" varl-
cites being more hardy and less liable
TO rot. When 1t is impossible to keep
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
yybc, ,bc Calf Feels Blue.

In stormy weather It will pay the
feeder to stay in the feed lots with the
calves all day. In bad weather calf
feels 'hlue," just as human being,
and often if left to himself will not eat.
When the calf does not eat, he will not
gain. At such times if the feeder who
has petted his calves will stay in the
feed lot, stir up the feed in one box,
frcshen it in another and offer hand
full to the calf that is not eating the
calf will come around his feeder for
companionship and after he has had
few mouthfuls of feed will find that he
is hungry and will eat hearty meal.
The calf makes good gain from that
day SIS feed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
THE DOMAIN OF DESPAIR.
That Awful Great Basin Between the
Rockies and the Sierraa.

=
Rockies and the Sierras.
There are various kinds and degrees
Of deserts in this country, but the most
utterly hopeless are found in the so
called Great basin between the Rock
les and the Sierras. This is vast re-
gion of deserts, with here and there an
area where nature in prankish mood
seems actually to have made an effort
to produce spectacular effects of hor
ror. From the Wasatch mountains to
the Sierra Nevada extends a CHASTITY
stretch of territory which Is intersect-
ed by series of high mountain ranges
running parallel north and south, with
valleys between.
A birdseye view of the landscape
which are known as the Amargosa and
Panamint, and between these is Death
valley, so called because 1t Is the very
abode of death.
Imagi q narrow strip OF arid plain
shut in between two mighty mountain
walls, the peaks stretching up 10000
feet into a burning sky. The surface
VI tnlc WAiCA 10 4tO Accl OciOH
sea level, is a mere crust Of salt and
alkali, through which ridden horse
breaks up to his knees into horrid
paste than eats both hair nnd hide.
A gray haze that never lifts makes
everything indistinct and puzzling to
the view. No vegetation is to be seen
save very scanty sagebrush, with
leaves that are not green, but gray, and
here and there a sort Of cactus that
grows to five or six feet in height. with
extended branches. 1t Is called the
dead man" because in the night each
stalk looks like corpse by the way
side.
But the supreme horror Of the place
Is the heat, which is unspeakable.
There is breeze, but it is SO scorching
hot as to blister your face. Streams
flow from springs down toward the
valley, but never reach 1t, because the
heat dries them up on the way.-Satur-
day Evening Post,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
The Eve. and IN. remper,

There are experts on the eyes who
hold stoutly to the theory that troubles
in vision often cause serious lapses
from a well ordered life among chill
dren and that disobedience, Ill temper,
cruelty, wanton destructiveness and
Mysteries are frequently due among
youngsters to alterations and to all
ments which affect the sense Of sight
Such a theory may appear to be car
ried so far as to be almost q fad, yet
there may be something In 1t.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
Heedleaaueaa.

Heedlessness may not be one of the
seven deadly sins, but could the perpe-
traitor oftener witness the result Of his
act whole list of casualties would be-
come obsolete. A little Italian boy,
lightly clad, was recently helping to
sort out bottles from city dump heap.
In trying to remove stopper from a
condensed milk Jar he accidentally
broke the glass, and powerful acid
poured down his side. The child fell
screaming to the ground, terribly burn
ed. He will be crippled for life. The
person who. after finishing some exper-
iment or process. corked the cupful OF
innocent looking acid In the bottle and
threw it into the ash barrel didn't
think. youths Companion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
HARD QUESTIONS.
Some of the Bumps n Query Editor
Occasfona1ly Gets.

Some of the Bumps Query Edftor
Occasionally Gets.
A correspondent writes sorrowful
letter regarding his experiences In run
ming "a correspondents column" In
weekly paper. After he had written
both questions and answers for awhile
the public finally became warmed up
to the idea and began to send in ques-
tions In whose presence the encyclope-
dia itself was all nerveless and trem-
bly,. In one Saturdays mail the follow
Ing letters were received addressed to
''the editor of the correspondents col
umn:"
Dear Sir-where is the universe? Please
give illustration. Yours truly.
J. PAUL SMITH.
Another read:
Dear Editor-How does a corpuscle DIFF
fer from a germ and why? i can and
nothing on this subject in our psycholo-
gies Yours truly, FRANK EATON.
Still another read:
Dear Mr.. Editor-In our examination
paper today the teacher had the following
question: Mention the various func-
tions." I couldn't do 1t. Will YOU please
mention them? Thanking you In advance.
l am yours most truly,
CLARA E. JONES.
These questions may look easy, but
II you think SO take pen and sit down
and answer them.-MinneapOlia Jour
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
LIGHTNING RnDidity.

1t IL absolutely Impossible for us TO
conceive OF the rapidity and brilliancy
of lightning. II has been estimated
that fash occupies less than one-Elil.
iionth part OF n second AS one-tenth
OF a second is needed for the full effect
OF any light upo the eye. we get only
a very faint idea OF the 5rilliancy Of
the fash
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
Adam,a GtaR

The Talmudic writers tell us that
'the blessed God gave to the first man
in paradise a staff which had been
created between the stars. Adam gave
it to Enoch, Enoch to Noah, Noah to
Shem, Shem to Abraham, Abraham to
Isaac, Isaac to Jacob. Jacob carried
it into Egypt and gave it to his son
Joseph. When Joseph died, his house
hold goods were taken to the house of
Pharaoh. Pharaoh took the staff OF
Adam, which had descended to Jo-
seph from the first man, and put II
among his special treasures"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
An Embarrassing Answer.

a man sent a note to rich neighbor
with whom he was on friendly terms
to know If he could borrow an ass for a
few hours. The worthy old man was
no scholar and happened to have a
guest sitting with him at the time, to
whom he did not wish to expose his
ignorance Opening the note and pre-
tending to read it, he reflected a mo-
ment and turned to the servant. VERY
good" said he. "Tell your master I'll
come elfpresently."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
5lGGIaR Gea1ss RNH,
FlELR2,Np GARpEN
A HANDY FARM BUILDING.
Small Hoghouse Planned For Butch
cring md Other Jobs.

CrlnS ana OthSE JODss
\ Farm Journal reader wanted plan
for a hoghouse where he could keep
four brood sows and fatten twenty to
thirty young hogs i'll fall and winter.
He wanted to cook Ill the food in it
and keep the corn in the second story;
also to be able TO heat water for butch
cring time and have the fire safe. In
reply to- his request he was advised by
the journal mentioned that such a
house may be built for little money, the
price of the lumber varying according
10 the locality: First dig trenches below
frost depth and lay walls for the sills
1G by 81 and plan for Il plank floor one
foot to eighteen inches above the
sround. Have the first story only high
enough TO clear a mans head, as it is
warmer in winter. In the northwest
corner have chimney and food cooker
which Will also heat Il e water. Here
is 4 room S by 1G where the cooking,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29

"Grapes dissolve and dlslodge gravel
and calculi." says the doctor. They
bring the stomach and bowels to
healthy condition Even the consump-
tive finds new life in them and should
take grape juice by the tumblerful
sally. as II makes new. rich blood. II
builds up the tissues and feeds starved
nerves. II is also cleansing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29

"My dear" said the caller, with a
winning smile, to the little girl who
occupied the study while her father,
the eminent literary man, was at his
dinner, 81 suppose you assist your papa
by entertaining the boresY'
Eyes, sir" replied the little girl grave
lY. "Please be seated"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
The Anchor.

Sailors are awful forgetful, amt
theyT asked little Elsie.
"Why, what makes you think thatT
inquired her papa.
Because every time they leave a
place they have to weigh their anchor.
If they weren't forgetful, they'd re-
member the weight"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
The Only Exception.

"She's unusually conscientious, you
say"
Eyes. indeed; even in the smallest de-
tails Of life"
cable to resist any sort Of tempta-
tion?"
Unquestionably."
"Has she ever been to EuropeT
The champion Of woman looked star
tied.
"Oh, well," he said, "of course, If she
had a chance to smuggle few gowns
into the country, why-why-thats q
different matter."-Chicago Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
News and Notes,

An English invention is gasoline
motor plow which, 1t is claimed, will
do the work Of thirty men and eighty
horses at cost of 81 day. 1t is to
be exhibited ut the st. Louis exposi-
ton
Commercial estimates indicate flax
seed crop in the United States in 1902
of about ~ 100000 bushels, q record
crop.
A London authority estimates the
worlds wheat crop of 1902 at 1892
0c0.0OO bushels.
Professor Bolley of North Dakota
finds the two ends or the potato tuber
practically equal in seed value.
With beef. mutton and pork at high
prices. hen meat and eggs should be
better property than ever.
This years yield OF hay is, with the
exception af 1898. the highest ever re-
ported by the department of agricul-
ture
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
The Inyentor's Triumph.

'You say that Arbeiter's inventions
have made several men millionaires,
but did he ever make anything out of
them?"
"Oh, yes. He was singularly success
full with his devices in that respect
He made enough to perfect all of
them" m."-Indlanapolis News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29
The Company's Reason.

An amusing extract from Belgian
paper gives the following incident;
A woman whose husband had lost
his life in a railway accident received
from the company 10000 francs by
way of compensation. Shortly after
she heard that a traveller who had lost
leg had been paid 10000 francs.
The widow at once put on her bonnet
and shawl and went to the Office Of the
company.
Gentlemen, how il this" she asked.
"You give 10000 francs for leg, and
you allowed me only 10000 francs for
the loss of my husbandw
Madam" was the reply, "the reason
is plain. Twenty thousand francs
won't provide him with leg, but for
ten thousand you can get husband"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29

One Of them went over and whis-
pered to the stranger who had come in
and taken a seat:
81 beg your pardon, but this is a
gathering of working women, met to
protest against
81 am travelling preachers wife"
said the stranger.
And they made her the president OF
the meeting.-Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-29

The tillering habit differs quite ma
terially between varieties Of wheat.
In some 1t is very strong and as much
seed of these varieties would not be
required as those In which this char
acteristic was not so well developed.
Many have noticed how profusely the
Turkey wheat tlllera.