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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
A Live Oak Too.

The bride was fair and slight and
the bridegroom was dark and stalwart
They made a most interesting pair,
and the people on the long distance
train who had watched them more or
less openly from San Francisco were
cheered by the sight Of n shower OF
rice which fell out of the brides par
asol two days later.
The bridegroom saw the smiles, and.
putting his arm round his blushing
wife, he faced the carful of friendly
strangers.
II reckon there's no need for me to
say we haven't been married long" he
announced IN full chest tones, but
can tell you one thing. You don't want
to smile any more than s. polite, for
she's my violet and I'm her sheltering
oak. and l weigh 204 pounds"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

portunity to prove to Miss Jane that
Staunton was but boor of a farmer,
after all. and no match for a man OF
the world like himself.
If the older man detected his half
yelled tone of patronage, he only
smiled quizzically. Indeed his posi-
tion soon grew more untenable than
that OF his adversary. AS the conver-
alton ranged from books to men and
back to books again Jane saw, with a
thrill of pride, that Staunton more
than held his own. What is more, he
held his temper, q precaution neglect
ed by the other
At last the talk fell upon one of the
recent novels. book of unusual
strength and breadth of view. Jane
had read 1t several times, for it had
seemed to point her to the new life she
longed to live. Staunton was silent,
as though in unspoken condemnation.
Thereupon Hamblin became an enthu-
siastic defender and openly scoffed at
his lack of appreciation.
A shadow crossed the moonlit porch,
but the three did not see Miss May
brick till her voice broke in on the
controversy.
"You would not expect Mr.. Staunton
to criticise his own book, would your
she said calmly. Then, as her ear
caught James low exclamation of Won
der, she added in tone of surprise:
Had you not guessed that he was an
author, Miss Carew? l heard that
you defended him very eloquently one
afternoon in the orchard and said
good word for me too. For that I
want to thank YOU
Stauntons face was turned toward
the blushing girl, and in full moonlight
Miss Maybrick could read his secret.
IL it sounded the deathknell to some
hope of her own heart, gratitude to
her champion made her lead the be-
wildered Alex for walk down the
lane and a gradual restoration of his
self confidence.
And / have to thank you, too,
Jane" Staunton said tenderly.
But he took her down to the orchard
and told her in his own way.
How did you guess that / was not
the farmer | pretended to beY with
hint of wonder under his gladness.
Jane raised a face radiant with the
realization that the new world was
opened forevermore. Just because
you are you" she said joyously. Love
is not always blind"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Great Men and Their Opinions.

DR.. Johnson in all his greatness de-
fed the world Of fashion and opinion,
living the life of a sloven. Our own
Dr. Franklin was like the Englishman
In some respects, and he appeared to be
fond OF initiating him In others, for he
persisted in wearing a shaggy, shabby
old cap even among the savants and
crowned heads of the old world when
he was the United States minister at
the court of France.
Every schoolboy has heard how Nero
defied public opinion, living in riot and
revelry when the souls of his country
men were in woe and blood. Napoleon
rubbed his hands over burning Mos
COW, saying, This is comfortable"
Half q million soldiers were at the
same time reading the doom Of death
In the lurid flames.
1t was the conflict of opinion which
gave birth to the maxim that "Where
ignorance is bliss 1t is folly to be WISE"
Correctness and taste, even these fire.
Quently depend upon the mental stand
point of the individual sitting In the
judgment seat.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

or all the teaching in the world
ninety-nine one-hundredths at least Is
done by fathers and mothers. every
child learns more In the way of actual
facts from the day of its birth until
the end of its seventh year than 1t can
possibly learn in all the rest of Its life
put together. During these first hours
and years of life the child learns to
walk, to talk, and. what is far more
important, 1t learns the beginnings of
self control. During the first years the
child puts itself in touch with the
world into which it Is born, and in
these early years the parents, and the
mother especially, are the teachers.
They start the operations of the mind,
giving 1t its first bent. And however
able the teachers of the future may be,
however conscientious and learned, in
the great majority of cases the child's
future, its success or failure, depends
upon the first teaching influences OF
the mother and father.-New York
American.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

The cattle men of the far west are
kicking vigorously over Chief Coburn's
official order that horned cattle at the
worlds fair cattle show must be re-
ceived by n halter. The cattle men say
il they can't exhibit range cattle they
have nothing to exhibit. They also
want premiums for cattle in car load
lots, and this has also been vetoed by
the fair management on the ground
that Ii will not be fat stock show
where grades will compete, but show
which will include pure bred stock of
every known breed. and that there will
be no facilities for such an exhibit as
the range cattle men desire. The cattle
men of Texas south of the quarantine
line are rebellious over their exclusion
from the south on account of the dam
ger of splenetic fever. The disgruntled
cattle men say that If they can get re-
dress no other way they will appeal
the case to the president-Farm and
Ranch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
EvARTs' QUAINT HUMoR.
How He Passed n Poet and n states-
man Into the Senate.

How He Passed a Poet and n States-
man Into the Senate.
During the last days of Oliver Wen
dell Holmes life he visited Washington
in company with Robert G. Winthrop,
and both Of the venerable men visited
the senate chamber OH the occasion of
some ceremonies which crowded the
galleries with people, SO that they were
unable to obtain seats. They sent their
cards to Mr. Evarts, hoping that he
might arrange q place for them, and
when he met them in the marble room
he explained the difficulty.
"The galleries are crowded. as you
know" he said, land the rules of the
senate admit to the floor of the cham
Der only members of the two houses
of congress, members of the cabinet,
justices of the supreme court, ex-sen-
ators, persons who have received the
thanks of congress and private secre-
taries to senators. 1 cannot get you
admission in any other capacity, but
II you will accept highly respectable
and remunerative employment as my
private secretaries I will find you seats
on the floor" Both the poet and the
statesman accepted, and Mr.. Evarts
took them to the door. where he ad-
dressed the doorkeeper as follows:
my dear sir, these two young men
are my private secretaries. You will
observe that they are both very green
and ignorant, but I am trying to have
patience with them and overlook their
deficiencies. I wish you would take
good look at them so that when they
come here again to see me you VIII
know them" And with that he pushed
open the swinging doors and motoned
DIR. Holmes and Mr.. Winthrop to pass
in, while the doorkeeper In bewilder-
ed sort of way remarked In an I'M
dertone:
"Well, I'll be blankedT-Chicago
Record Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

Originally the headdress of the popes
was only cap. but Clovis, king of the
Franks, to show his respect to the
church OF Rome, sent to the palace or
st. John In Lateran a royal crown or
gold, which Anastasius, emperor OF
Constantinople, had presented to MN.
The Pope Hormisdas placed upon the
tiara this crown, which was at that
time nothing more than circle or
gold surmounted by leaf work, being
much such coronet as is nowadays
borne by marqulses in France. The
successor of Pope Hormisdas con-
tinued to wear the tiara with one
crown only up TO the time of Boniface
Will, but this pope, having claimed
authority over things temporal as wen
as spiritual, wished to mark this dou-
BILE dominion on the pontifical TIARA,
on which he placed two crowns In
stead of one. Ultimately Pope John
XXI. added q third crown. - 81.
james Gazette.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

SIASTIC DEFENDER.
which had fallen on the circle. "Oh.
what have ! said?" she cried and bur-
led her face In her cushions.
But Madge's gay voice was tender as
she stroked the brown head. you've
read US a lecture, jamie, DEAR" she
said gently, "but fancy we needed 1t
a bit. It's horrid to talk about one
Of your friends the way we talk
about Staunton, and we ought to ask
your pardon. AS for Miss Maybrick,
she's stuck up old thing, and you're
ever so much nicer than she In spite of
all she knows, Just wait till Cousin
Alex comes next week, and see the
new world that he opens to you. He
Is really literary and writes things for
other people to read"
James face was still hidden. She
was battling to overcome her tears
and even harder to drive out of her
heart the unreasonable jealousy of the
older woman that somehow had crept
into 1t. The time had been when she
would have scorned her as a rival, but
love had made her humble. Youth
and beauty seemed Of small weight
to cast into the scales against years
OF scholastic training and study.
Cousin Alex came. He was a slim,
dapper young man, with an important
manner rather at variance with his
size. But he had q way of retailing
old jokes that made them seem new
nd on af linn 20 &c,
every age and was therefore greatly
In favor among the guests at the
sleepy old farmhouse AS befltting his
pretensions as n journalist he ratified
on increasingly about books and litera
ture. He knew this man and that
book, and, above all, he was one whose
pane should some day stand foremost
In the world Of letters. The date was
not yet sot, but he spoke of his novel;
mysteriously, even reverently, and his
feminine audience was accordingly i'm
pressed.
More or less unwillingly Jane was
compelled to listen to many Of these
predictions, for Cousin Alex" at once
developed n fondness for her society.
cast In his direction added zest to the
chase Perhaps 1t was the elusive
fashion In which the girl received his
advances. Certain 1t is that week s
time had earned him the very fitting
name Of James shadow"
Yet to Jane herself each day seemed
to bring more unhapplness. Staunton
came as often as ever, but at sight of
Alex by her side he left the laughing
group to chat with Miss Maybrick IN
intimate aloofness. And as the girl
saw the door to the beautiful new
world closing because the hand of him
who held 1t open was withdrawn the
pain and weariness of her old frivo-
lous life seemed almost past bearing.
Her eyes were more wistful than she
knew one evening as she saw a tall
muscular figure swing up the walk
with the easy, confident stride OF the
man who was master of his fate.
Staunton's face softened as he met
them, and, though Cousin Alex Ham
blin was on hand, as usual, he settled
himself on the top step with the air
| OF a man who had come to stay. The
brown eyes were downcast now. but O
shy blush Of pleasure still flushed her
Cheeks.
There was always a visible air OF
constraint between the two men. but
Hamblin rose manfully to the occa-
JoD. Here was q most lopged for op-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Corn Shrinkage.

At the Iowa experiment station In
1898 1000 pounds of corn were husked
and stored In a crib on Oct. 10. The
crib was built upon the platform of a
pair of scales, so that weighings could
the corn or destroying the normal con-
dltions of storing. The weights taken
weekly during an entire year show
some variations due TO the weather.
The shriniage during the year was o
per cent OF the original weight for the
first three months, 3 Al per cent for
the second, 3 II per cent for the third
and 81 per cent for the last three
months The loss for the entire period
amounted 10 l .430 pounds, or little
more than 20 per cent
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
A Quaint Examination.

Silence, it appears, is an unknown
quantity at q divinity examination In
Mandalay. The commencement Is Sig
nailed by the clashing Of cymbals and
the beating Of drums. While the can
didates are writing their answers they
are surrounded by jabbering crowd,
who pass audible remarks about what
is being done. The test lasts ten days,
and the people make the examination
the occasion for gaining merit by
feeding the candidates, and cart loads
of provisions of all sorts find their
way to the pagoda precincts, and Bur-
mans from every quarter go round col
lecting money TO provide the compet-
tors with the necessaries Of life and
luxuries rs well.-Rangun Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22


Fishes, like all other animals, need
air. IL they could not get 1t they
would be suffocated just as you would
II you were locked in an air tight
trunk. When the sea is frozen FOR
miles. as in the Arctic ocean, the fishes
find 1t very hard to come to the top,
and must then "breathe" the air which
is dissolved In the water. You have
often seen the tiny bubbles which col
lect on the inside OF glass which has
been standing full of water overnight.
Well, that is the air which mas peeh
dissolved in the water. and after the
glass has been tapped, SO that all these
bubbles come to the top, fishes could
not live in that water. In other words
they would drown.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

Notes From Texas Farm and Ranch.
If you want runt pigs wean them
early and feed them lightly. You can
raise runts successfully.
Every up to date farmer should be
his own seed improver. To improve
seed is entirely practicable, but re-
quires some know how and some do
how.
There are many new crops and new
methods that are great improvements
over the old. Every progressive farm
er should devote a portion of his time
to experimental work.
One expensive abomination often
seen on farms Is a wide mouthed well
inside the barn or near enough to be-
come foully contaminated by drainage
from stables or manure heaps.
In buying fancy farm seeds at fancy
prices require satisfactory evidence
that the seed is genuine and true to
name and see that II Is thus assured
by known and competent authority.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
The Denth of Mark Antony.

Mark Antony gave the world for
woman's love, but found himself so
poorly compensated by the exchange
that In desperation at the approach OF
Octavius and being informed that Cleo
patra was endenvoring to make terms
for herself by surrendering him he
stabbed himself with his dagger. Be-
ing revived. he received the message
sent by Cleopatra that she desired to
see him. He was carried to her place
of refuge. Cleopatra and her maids
raised him by ropes to the window Of
the tower where the fallen queen
found her last home. He was lifted in
and died In her arms.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
PecuIinrities of Fish.

There are two popular delusions
about fish-one that they cannot live
out of water and the other that they
can live In any pure water. the food
supply taking care OF itself. AS mat
ter OF fact. there are fish in Africa
which, having 10 exist I'm absolutely
dry rivers for a portion of the year,
iave developed lungs, while in many an
amateurs aquarium fish cannot live In
the water provided owing to lack of
food.-London Field.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Uncertain Onion crop.

Onion growers will do well to care
fully weigh reports concerning the ma
turing crop before placing too much
faith in dealers estimates of a large
yield. Preliminary reports received by
the New England Homestead from the
principal growing states indicate that
Ohio will probably have considerably
increased yield, but New York, Con-
necticut and Massachusetts, are not
likely to exceed last years returns and
may fall below them. The yield in the
western states is still very uncertain,
but fairly promising as whole, espe-
cially in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

Mark Twnin's Joke on the bishoP'
Bishop Doane OF Albany was nj one
time the rector of an Episcopal churcn
I'm Hartford, and the services Mt this
church Mark Twain would occasionally
attend. Twain one Sunday played
joke upon the rector.
"Dr. Doane," he said at the end OF
the service. 81 enjoyed your sermon
this morning. l welcomed 1t like an
old friend l have, you know, n book
at home continuing every word OF It.
"You have not" said DIR. Doane.
az have So" said the humorist.
"Well, send that book to me. I'd like
TO see it,
"I'll send It," Twain replied.
And he sent the next morning an un-
abridged dictionary to the rector-Bos-
ton Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Fasting For Health.

Thousands Of years before 1t was
practlced as a religious rite Fasting
was practiced as health measure In
Egypt, India and China. Contempt
rary 10 Cicero was Asclepiades, Greek
physician. who strongly advocated tnis
idea. and 1000 years after his day lbn
Sina. philosopher and medical sage, ar
gued the virtues of temporary absu-
nence on the ground that 1t. came cas-
Ter than constant moderation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
rormaIin For Seed Grain.

Formalin has proved more easily ap-
piled ard more efficient than any other
funglcide tested at the Montana exper-
iment station. 1t Is used upon the seed
grain ut the rate of pint OF formalin
to forty gallons Of water. The seed
may be treated either by dipping in the
solution or sprinkllng over piles OF
seed. the grain to be well stirred to In
grease the thoroughness Of the applica-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Reasonably Certain.

81 understand old SkinfIint has got
religion"
Its possible"
"Do you really think sof'
"well, II Skinfilnt and religion have
come together at all 7 think 1t Is safe
to aay that he has got religion. There
certainly Is nothing to indicate that re-
ligion has got hlm."-Chicago Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Trimming Sails.

"Charley. dear" said young Mrs
Torkking, "how do they trim the sails
Gf yacht"
'Why-cr-they just trim 'em. that's
all
Il know. But what kind OF trimming
do they use Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Your Health.

You young people. don't forget that
health Is greatly priced in old age.
Young people can stand abuses to their
health in youth. but terrible interest Is
collected later on.-Atchison Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

Dialect tempered with slang is an ad-
mirable medium OF communication be-
tween persons who have nothing to say
and persons who would not care for
anything properly said.-Thomas Bal
ley Aldrich in Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

Where there is one scholar who be-
comes insane through ovcrstudy, there
are hundreds who remain inane by
reason of understudy Boston Tran
eerint
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

The same boy who is taught to be-
lieve that the drumstick is the best
part Of the turkey grows up to imagine
that his wife always gives In to him.
New York Preea@
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
r4RH2s5H:R:;'|1sy
PHls.~l5aA.-7ct&l: MY
l<&7a7?SfFA
FOR ROUGH HAULING.
Handy Substitute That saves the
Rcrulnr Warou Rox.

Regular Wagon box.
For handling manure, earth. stone,
etc, n good farmer does not like TO use
the regular box of his farm wagon, and
lie may for some kinds of rough and
dirty work replace the box with rough
boards laid loosely between the stand
ards in the old way. This method has
some disadvantages. however, as the
bottom boards are apt 10 work out Of
place and the side boards to fall down
at the least provocation. An Ohio
Farmer writer therefore suggests that
1t is best to so TO little more trouble
and arrange the boards as illustrated
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
B. & =.
dry goods
priced in your favor

For years we've been selling Dry
Goods by mail-over all the United
States and ip most every country in
the world
Stands TO reason must be some extra
ordinary powerful inducement to impel
people TO send hundreds and thousands
of miles for Dry Goods
Send for samples of any thing you
want note superior quality for money
and the abundant variety we send
You'll see it's-"selling for a Small
Profit with large assortment of careful
ly Sc ected goods to choose from"
Built the business ON that basis-and
we're going to let well enough alone.
Fo. example,
Sl.50, rich BLACK, Csshmere de LInde,
75o "A inches wide.
aIc double width Clan Tartan Plaids
dark colorings, Csc.
We know our line of Tweeds at 81 90
pte~euts money's-worth you won't often
get \ chance at-52 to So inches wide
Greys, Tans, Browns, Blues Greens =
smar'est and mset wanted goods shown
thls lall.
Zibelines-all colors-75c to $3.50 a
yard.
Our 200 page Catalogue, just out, tells
more explicitly and copiously just how
thar % large and energetic depart
merits are doing this mail order business
80 much to the advantage of the people
sent free if you send name and address.
Wien sending for samples mark your
letter b. g. "A to give us an intimation
OF What you want-also give us an idea
OF price and eolors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
A FODDER BUCK.

for horse feed and the rest Of the stalks
for cattle. He uses an ordinary buck
saw, sharp, to cut with. The cut ex-
plains itself.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

Herd your troubles; don't ,let them
run wild.-Atchison Globe
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22

There are no elevators running Up
and down the ladder of fame.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Efsh Need Air.

No man who needs monument ever
ought to have one.-uawthornc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
Device For cuttins Corn Fodder.

A correspondent sends the Ohio
Farmer a sketch Of a fodder buck he
uses to cut corn fodder, using the tops