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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
No 3

should be packed both before seedingl
and during the life OF the plant, while
hard soils should be made mellow.
Do not seed land to alfalfa until this
condition is secured, IL it takes two or
three years to get it. i
A Good Seed bed All Important.
4 good seed bed almost insures nj
good stand OF alfalfa. As alfalfa is
a costly crop 10 seed, and It is ex-
pected 10 furnish good crops for ten
or more years after seeding, it is profit
able to spend much labor on the seed
bed and get it just right. The land
for alfalfa should be thoroughly fined
on the surface to a depth of three orr
four inches. Below this the soil should
lie mellow. but compact. in such n conf
ditlon as TO hold moisture and to bring
up the greatest amount of moisturel
from below.
After alfalfa reaches maturity It'll
can secure abundant food from tough,i
hard soils Mature alfalfa adds nitro
gen TO the soil in large quantities, butt
the young alfalfa plant must be sup
piled with nitrogen in an easily availa-,
ble form or it will not thrive and will
often perish. In Kansas this SUPPLY
of nitro en- Is secured cheaply in two
ways-by a short fallow and by grow
ing some legume, such as soy beans,
Canada field peas or cowpeas on the
land before it is fitted for alfalfa.
Land Must Be Well Drained.
Alfalfa will not grow with wet feet
Ii Crews best where permanent water
is fifteen or more feet below the sur
face. With thoroughly drained soils it
sometimes thrives where the ground
water is only six to ten feet below the
surface but not often. On hundreds Of
farms in Kansas alfalfa is paying
crop with the permanent water 80 to
$50 feet below the surface.
To insure a good stand of alfalfa the
land must be free from weeds and
weed seeds at the time Of seeding. The
weak. young alfalfa plant is more cas-
lily killed by weeds than any other
farm MINT
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
A WItfy RpuIy.

At a London dinner General Horace
Porter was once referred to by the
chairman in the following way: 1--WE
have here tonight General Horace Por-
ter, and l call upon him for speech.
The gentleman is like slot machine
you put in n dinner. and out comes
speech" The witty general rose and
replied with quick fire of satire: "The
chairman has thought fit to liken me
to slot machine. May | return the
compliment and say that he Is like
one also? He puts in a speech. and
up comes your dinner"
In Wall Street.
She-Are you bull or bear or
change?
He Both. bull the market anc
bear the losses. See?-Chicago News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
The LIamn.

In Bolivia, one of the highest inhab-
itated countries on, the globe-La Paz,
the capital, being 10000 feet above the
sea level-much use is made OF that
graceful and invaluable pack animal
the llama, which will travel farther
and with even less food than the burro.
but will not carry more than 100
pounds. The llama in some respects re-
sembles the camel, kneeling in camel
fashion to receive its load. and 1t Will
not rise IL more than $50 pounds are
placed on its back; moreover, the
weight must lie evenly distributed over
its back and sides.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15


about half an inch nf their length. OF
course the wire must not lie close to
the wall If it did, it would do little
SCod. \ distance from the wall of
from a half to three-quarters of an inch
is right To f:,sten the other edges and
the Subsequent strips sixpenny nails
ale used, driven at such an angle as to
stretch the wire as tight as a fiddle
string" 1t must be remembered that
po-l ~ wira must be stretched side
wise ON account of the marginal wire.
If the wire lies too clcse to the house,
it must be kept out with screws.
Now for the plaster. Have it all
made at once. II you do not. it will not
lie all of just the same color Use good
fresh lime and sharp siliceous sand.
Do -ot tt your plasterer make the
mortar rich with lime. Make it as
masons make their mortar, with the
right proportions of sand and lime. so
that il Will har; en- into stone.
The plaster should be put on in two
coats Let the first one barely cover
,,.a wire. 1t goes through the wire
against the wall and Is merely thick
enor: h 10 hide it. 1t should not be
made smooth Before it is very dry put
on thinner coat Let 1t get tolerably
dry. but not hard; then have 1t float
ed down with wooden float" This
Is merely a square board about eight
inches square. 1t Is given a circular
motion and smooths off the wall. The
plaster must be wet as floated. This is
done 10y aeans Of bucket of water
and brush, the brush not touched to
the wall, but used to sprinkle 1t. When
it is fioated. 1t is done. Do not use any
white coat or block 1t off to resemble
stone. Be content to let it seem what
it really is. 1t will satisfy you longer
that way.
When It hardens there Is the plaster
with the wire imbedded in about the
middle OF its thickness. This 'inven-
tlon" may be applied to outbuildings,
poultry houses. COW stables. etc, and
especially for the rejuvenation of old
buildings
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
OVerOmcfouN.

whats the matter, Jimsby? You
look bothered"
81 am. 1 had a happy home until
my wife Joined one of those philan-
thropic clubs and promised to do some
little thing every day to add to my
happiness, and now she's got so many
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
March Farming by n Long Islander.


Nevertheless Mr.. Hollister kept on
ploWing. His horses did not sink to
their middle in the mire. He put them
on what were TO all intents and pur-
pos s "snowshoes," each hoof on bit
of ronghcned board some three-quar-
ters cf foot square, and shod with
these the teams dragged great marsh
breaking plows of four foot mold
board and extension slowly, yet sue
cessfully, over the morasses. These
marsh Lrcaking plows cut up the tough
fiber in strips half yard deep, throw
ing them over on the side. Then
roller went over them, then the disk
harrow. then leveler. then the roller
again. once more the disk harrow.
finch by inch the fiber was now torn up
and disintegrated. The chemical treat
mcrt followed sodium and magnesi-
um salts. potash and phosphoric acid.
Natures course was anticipated. A
rapidly growing crop Of crimson clover
gave to this soil quickly and at practl-
cally no expense at all great quanti-
ty Of nitrogen that 1t much needed.
This completed the task. Crops sown
Broadcast then grew with amazing
spcad- New York Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
Brcwcrs' Grains Fine For Cows.

b cWcrs' Grains flne fOr tOWss
Brewers grains are an excellent food
fer cows They make good milk. as is
proved by the fact that many large
milk producers for the New York mar
ket feed them. Being wet and soft, the
Grains soon sour and spoil; hence they
are dried or are kept in silos. Some
years before the modern sllo was
Brought into use the same process was
used FIR preserving grains for use dur
ing the summer, The method was then
TO pack the wet grains solidly in brick
vaults below the surface, and these pit
silcs are StilI in use. The grains are a
little sour when used in the winter but
they make good milk. The quantity
fed varies frIm n peck to half bushel
twice dag. with a liberal feed OF
curnmcal. says Henry Stewart In New
England Homestead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
HADN'T STOPPED.

IN one OF the automobile houses of
MS city is salesman who is known
"crackajack, but unreliable.
PAYS the indianapolis News. He has a
way OF losing himself for days at
line, and the boss" does not know
where TO find him. So a few days
aso the manager fired" him. The
'eAe iuofnlng the salesman brought a
customer to the factory and sold him
oil automobile. In the afternoon he
oiousht another man and sold him an
automobile. The next morning ne
appeared with another customer.
:" "hiie ne was showing the customer
'ne merits of the machine the mana
SCI interrupted and called him aside.
Say said the manager, Il guess
you can take off your coat and 60 to
work again.
ine salesman regarded him with
surprise. I'm working" he replied,
and returned to his
e'''o"er, He is still working.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
SELECTING A WATERMELON.

Good. sound watermelons, not crack
ed. kept in a shady place, will keep
thee or four weeks. Many attempts
lave been made to keep them all
winter, but the fruit Dreservers have
not made much of success Of it.
The scene at the great freight piers
is busy one when cargo of water
val is soon spread among the dealers,
and at whatever hour in the day or
commission merchants or dealers
crowd the piers.
No attempt is made to handle the
melons in bulk or in barrels. They
must be passed cut from hand to hand,
and long lines of men are formed for
this purpose There is always
crowd of youngs and ne
groes-at the depots to catch stray
melon that is cracked or broken, and
the dismembered parts are soon COB
bled and disappear in a gulp.
There are various ways of telling
a good Watermelon Some persons
say they can. by pressing the sides
together, hear in a good sound, ripe
melon, peculiar sound of crispness
like that of celery. A we'll known eX-
pert gives these directions:
Lay the melon on it's back, with
white part up. scratch the skin of the
lightest part with your finger nail If
the skin is tender and the melon is
yet firm to the pressure of the finger,
SO that you can with difficulty pierce
it with your nail it is probably a
good melon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
Tricks of the Modem Maid.

Tie summer girl this year is
powerful rag girl. She is more faith
full to her powder rag than she is 10
her golf club, ana that is sayies a
great deal.
All this does not mean that she
makes up. In these Gays she puts
on her peaches and cream complex
ion by natural means-outdooI. exer-
else. genei ods diet OF wa1teooked
food and plenty Of cereals aud fruit.
The powder rag is only small but
important accessory in the making of
aR- feilet. L helps 10 keep her tie
dainty sweet wholesome sir5 that
sIs4= Is
= PeaslaF rag. Is piece o1 an old
soft Iins0 t5uaFarehiet~ perhaps a
whole handkerchief. if It Is sI5aII, o.
a scrap 81 taa4 ehamois. It's c cry
aeEo IS flied With paede. ba,t ia -s'4
A'sha condition 70 taEe ire shine from
al e#eH-aaem faea. hn5 n@ gaoI-h .
6aeamfa1a6If
@heseVa tie summer gi9I goes.
H4=e#s at&azs some la9le=eoIaer aedi=
eat95 o. tHe mysteries II her toilet
u f5s RESTAURANT. where she takes her
.96aean. if She is in town. in the
s&eI~ ami in The hotels There ere IN
HHRHfa6!e5mall fresh toWsl. ana with
enc Gl these she removes the dust,
Hhizlz~= eat her powder rag. goes over
.e.. taee lightly and carefully with it
gives It a final Pat with the towel
and looks as cool as cucumber and
as fresh as daisy, though she may
have Travelled all the morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
UTH AMERICAN JOURNALISM

n instance of the respect IN which
rnalism is held in Latin America,
Is the New York Tribune, was fur
bed recently by the immense demon
alton at Buenos Ayres in honor OF
Newspaper of that city, La Prensa.
4 which is described at length and
fh great satisfaction by every other
per at hand from South America
Those of the Argentine Republic sent
legates TO the capital ia figure in
manifestation in which the popu-
lion Of the city participated. as an
pression of gratitude to Senior
(equiel Paz, the edAor and owner Of
! Prensa.
La Prensa claims a daily circula-
pm of 1000 copies, and in it's build
(g at BuenOs Ayres there are offices
here physicians and lawyers give
Fatultous public consultations. There
Re free baths, free courses in Ian
pages and in instrumental and vocal
lusic.
The pupils in these latter courses
ook the initiative in the demonstra.
on in which the people Of Buenos
yreS Joined crOWdinp all tho ctraate;
ear the Avenue of May, where is the
building of La Prensa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
Tricks of the rIodern Maid

The people who cater to the fads
and fanciea OF the summer girl. maui
and matr0n, have tiled to oust the
powder rag. They have brought out
the dearest OF little powder puffs ami
found the quaintest places to hide
them. Observe the girl wearing Oh
nel .1n& chain a bail OF gold. silver or
gun metal and nine chances out OF
ten ii viii contain a tiny puff and a
littI~ round mirror. Or it might be
az English walnut shell of gold or
silver mace on the same lines. though
the bail las oslaped this 10 some ex=
tent.
If the sri ian.eWearins an ernamenf.
don't Is. deceived. Ask her to 1ta-
screw the Hat round top of heI@um-
bfeiIa handle On size has net-sakIe
puasa with one9f the saae fiat round
knobs. AMI hssl also Iaor--s Aer powder
1a4. Sic mas have tiny jeweied
box IN fi.e haal b84 .a5 sUe is Set-
dem aithoHt md tAat mi2ht be boa
bon =taNs ia lis lHore IiDeIz - con
tain =sss#'4se}. miniature pun.
B4e tae#5jaE powder p8fts are onH
pleasing because they are pfetN Fer
Hay-f7@al-6ame ase=65e girl cljnas 70
her p@9Ge' ras and here i the Sc
cret ot whore 15e usually carries it.
Il must be Whispered al TIE last
minute Qnder the breath, # any one
should chance 70 surprise the summer
girl making a dive for it. she will
see tia1tef of many fliHed skirts.
and while she is wondering if this IS
new dancing step, the summer gul
will have tipped the bit Of linen from
the top Of her silken stocking.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16

Horse sense has sometimes tho
tang of horse radish.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
SPECIAL TRIP TO BOSTON.
via
IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE,
account
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSO.
CATION ANNUAL CONVENTION.

July 9th to 10th, 1903.
Arrangements have been made for
a through chair car to leave Little
Rock at S:20 p. M, July 1st to run
through to Albany, New York via De-
troit. From Albany the party will
take the magnificent trip in daylight
down the Hudson and after short
visit in New York, the Sound Line
Steamer will be taken 10 Boston,
reaching there the morning of July
9Th; returning via same route, ex.
cept that one may take boat from
Buffalo to Detroit without extra oost.
This is the Official Route.
A splendid trip for teachers and
others.
RATES.
The rates for this trip are given
below from principal points where the
party is being made up, and cover
cost of all the privileges referred to:
From Texarkana $41.20
Camden ............... 412O
Arkadelphia ............. 40.45
Hot Springs ............. 401s
Little Rock .............. 3s.45
Pine Bluff .............. $3.50
Higginson ........... 37.10
Newport ............... $500
St. Louis ........2 $500
Rates slightly less via direct rail-
route. Additional information per-
tanning to route, rates. etc, may be
obtained Of ticket agents. ,s.s1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
AS TO NEWSPAPER NAMES

4 make study of the names of
newspapers" said an eccentric man.
Rare names hail with JOY. Com
name of all is. probably, Times; what
town hasn't its Times?
"Other common names are Chroni-
Gle, Express. Tribune, Post, Star,
Sun, Republican, Democrat, News,
Press, Herald, Advertiser, Telegraph
and SO on.
An old name is the Epitaph of
Tombstone Ariz. Other odd names
are the Punxsutawney Spirit, the
Rarasek of Pittsburg, the Jean-Baptlste
of Pawtucket the Greenville Cotton
Plant. the Dixie Miller OF Nashville,
the Austin Firm Foundation, the
Opera Glass of Galveston, the Norfolk
Colnucopia, the Packages of Milwau-
kee, the Grit of W-illiamsport.
There are papers with names of
impossible vrtue-with such names
as Reveille, Monitor, Guardian and
Watchman. The town of Ell Dorado,
Texas, has a paper that calls itself
The Paper. .'-Phiadelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
BODY ACTS AS A MAGNET.
Peculiar Magnetic Power Possessed
by Some People,

Professor Murani a distinguished
Italian scientist, says that certain
persons possess a strange magnetic
or electric influence, which produces
curious results. 4 few days ago,
while at work on some electrical eX-
pertinent. one Of his friends sudden
ly entered the room, and at the same
moment the needle of his galvanome-
ter moved TO and fro very rapidly.
He was sure that his friend hid In
one of his pockets either magnet or
some other electrical instrument, and
in order to convince him that he was
mistaken his friend removed all his
clothes To the professors surprise
the galvanometer continued to act as
if a powerful magnet was near it, and
the closer his friend approached the
more marked its action became. More
over, the front of the body acted on
it in the same manner as the positive
pole Of magnet and the back as
negative pole.
Are Novels intellectual Food?
A friend of mine, who is, among
other things, an F. c. S., has re-
Gently been suffering from some form
OF cerebral trouble.
In the circumstances he has been
advised by his doctor "to give up his
intellectual amusements and to read
novels.
Do you think it would Re safe to
advise list of authors whose novels
may be regarded as unintellectual IN
the reading? | appeal to you. be-
cause so far my friend has appealed
in vain to me-London Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
SEEKS PEARLS IN SHELLS.
There Are Seasons When Germs Are
Found With Little Difficulty.

The pearl in the oyster. rare as It
is, is more likely to be found Wnen
oysters are not in season. If there is
to get loosened in tue spawning pro-
cess. If you will take notice. when
finding valuable pearl in an oyster
1T is some person in a 1O-cent restaur.
ant. Virtually all of the out-of-sesson
oyster trade is to the cheap eating
houses, where good stew is found
to be a substantial and economical,
meal. IT customer calls for oysters
in a fashionable restaurant out of sea
son he will probably get them, but
they are not on the menus arranged
by the chef. The prejudice agains
eating oysters in summer is as strong
as it ever was SO far as the better
class OF trade is concerned.
Pearls are found frequently in the
nussel shells from the Mississippi and
other western river. There are per.
sons in ST. Louis who have found
beautiful gems in the shells of these
homely crustaceans and sold them AT
high figures. Some persons along the
rivers. particularly.in Arkansas and In
southern Missouri, make a regular
business OF searching for pearls. They
rake up great beds of mussels and open
them by the thousands. If they man
age to find one good pearl in a season
they are amply rewarded-St. Lauis
PostDispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16

Yesterdays F;zzeI'aper Hanger lPapoIanger
today Puzzle Picture will published
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
4 Youthful MaIaprop.

les said the small boy, who was
wasting OF his fathers accomplish
,neh's to neighbor, "my father can
~ Almost anything. He is a notary
PUBIC, an apothecary, he can mend
.ee'n' ne is doctor and he plays
'le hddle' He is a regular jackass of
~ trades. July Woman's Home
Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16

MISS Philippine Ehart, who has been
,''ns her sister Mrs. Chas. Davis,
NAa family, 1216 West Fifth avenue,
@ -i leave for her home in Ft. Madi-
son, Ia, today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
The Reason.

The Farmer-Your COW must be sick
She doesn't chew her cud.
The Amateur Farmer-She doesn't
have to chew her cud. I feed her with
predigested hay.-Judge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16

Or. Nj COHEN,
The only X-rav specialist in Southern
Arkansas
Chronic Diseases s Men, Women ard
chitdreas Eye5 Ea Nose ard Throat
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Offices. ~ Main st, over j. Il
Simon Cos store.
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Office tours: to z. too p. r., 7 to
g Evenings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16
An Anqlinq Axiom.

fish. | hate to go home without any.
He--Why. yes. One fish is worth
dozen xplanations.-Pu
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-16

A blockhead is a man who is un-
able to fit his opinions to your chan
mel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-25
PROCEEDINGS OF
CIRCUIT COUR7

Judge De Bolt yesterday approved the
accounts of the trustees OF the Robin
son Estate, and allowed the master,
Henry Smith. fifty dollars for his re-
port. Judge De Bolt also granted an
extension of six months in which to
sell the Hilo Railway bonds now held
by the estate. and which We're ordered
sold by Judge Humphreys.
Judge De Bolt yesterday heard argu-
ment on the petition of the Bishop Ee-
tate trustees for a construction OF the
viii as regards their right to make
contract with the Rapid Transit Co.
for the extension of that road. The
court took the matter under advise
ment.
The prosecution closed in the Federal
court yesterday in the japanese Iwilei
case.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-25
NOTICE.

To the Members OF Company 'E" lex
reguiars). ~. G. H:
With a view to arranging for an an
nual reunion OF the members OF Com
pany e." disbanded upon the an
nexation OF the Republic OF Hawaii to
the United States OF America. a meet
ing IS called to be held at the BungaIo
Executive grounds), Sunday morning.
at 10 o'clock. April 2sth. 1903. TO which
all who have ever been connected with
the said Company from the time OF It's
inception TO the date OF it's disarmament
are cordially invited
The meeting at the Bungalo is with
the courteous permission of Col. ]. w.
Jones and ~ called with the approval
OF Captain Arthur Coyne.
s46f E. T. WINANT.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-25

SALE OF THE GOVERNMENT LOT
AT KAUKAHoKU. NUUANU
VALLEY. HONOLULU. ISLAND
OF OAHU.
On Saturday. May 2srd. 1903. at II
O'Clock noon. at the front entrance OF
the Capitol Executive iBuilding) win
be sold at Public Auction. the Govern
ment Lot situate at Kaukahoku. Nuu-
anu Valley, Honolulu, Island of Oahu.
and containing an area of $4,000 50. It..
more or less.
Upset prices $4,000.
Terms-cash. United States Gold
Coin.
Expense of Patent Grant and Stamps
to be paid by the purchaser.
Map of the same can b. seen at the
office of the superintendent OF Public
Works.
HENRY E. COOPER.
superintendent of Public Works.
6461
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-25
SUMNER COMING.
NOT THE THOMAS

Private advices received by a local
shipping man are to the effect that the
transport Summer, and not the Thomas,
as given in cable dispatch few days
ago, will be here shortlyon round the
world voyage, via Honolulu. Manila
and Suez The transport is due the
early part of the week The following
item in the Chronicle, gives her sail
ing date:
The sailing OF the transport Sumner
has been postponed from April 18th to
the goth, as some of the repairs being
made upon the vessel will take long
er than was expected, Her passenger
list includes a number of Army and
Navy officers, several school teachers
and a number of other insular en-
ployes. From Manila to New York
via the Suez canal, the Sumner will
carry Major-General Davis, retired, who
has been in command of the Division
of the Philippines since General Chat
fees return last September. General
Wade succeeds General Davis as COM
mander of the island division. Lieu
teant George T. I4anghorne. Eleventh
Cavalry, and Captain Jens Bugge Of
the Twenty-eighth Infantry, of Cen
eral Davis staff, will rejoin their COM
panies. which are stationed in the
Lieutenant wigmore of
the Engineer Corps has not yet been
assigned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-25
DEATH WAS
ACCIDENTAL

The coroner's jury impanelled in the
case of Kosai. the japanese who died
from injuries received by jumping from
a moving Rapid Transit car, held the
inquest yesterday afternoon. and rem
dered a verdict that death was due to
cerebral hemmorhage from fracture
Of the base of the skull. received while
jumping from car II when it was In
motion. The jury exonerated the Rap
id Transit from blame, stating that
the accident was due to Kosais care
lessness. David Dowsett. a passenger,
testified to having seen the japanese
suddenly rise from seat, step off to
the side rail and then jump backward,
without giving a warning signal. He
testified that the conductor attempted
to restrain the Japanese from jumping
but was not quick enough.