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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
HEROIC self SACRIFICE.
Courage with which Young Naval
Oniccr Greeted D~oth.

Courage with which q Young Naval
omccr Greeted Dcoth.
Speaking Of heroism," sGid navy
officer at his club few evenings ago,
"it Is rare that such mn example is seen
ns that of Hynson, who was n passed
mldshlpInan at Vera Cruz In 1916. Ii
wns really more than bit of beroism;
II was fortitude, passive courage, that
confronted peculiar danger, n self
sncrlflco, thnt was most conspicuous.
our fleet was Off the harbor on
blockade duty whom one day Spanish
merchant vessel managed to sllp In
without being discovered. Hynson con
ceivcd the idea Of capturing the vessel
BY n night nttnck, and he succeeded In
doing so T,ut as he could not take tho
vessel out Of hnrbor. for the renson
that ghc was undtT the close rnngo
OF the cnciny's Runa, Hynson set ise
To the vessel. In doing 40 he burned
both bIs arms no badly Tint he carried
thom In allngs for several duys. While
I'm this disabled condition n terrific
squall came up ma played havoc with
several OF our little vessels. and the one
on which IIynaon was serving wns cap
sized Hynson and one Of the other Of
nccrs managed to get hold of n floating
spar, but ns II wns not sufficient to
keep them both nhoat Uynson let go
his hold and in few moments sank to
his DEATH New York Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

the catbird.- Professor Fred Card,l
Rhode Island.
/ have read a great deal OF what
can call by no other name than nom
sense about the beautiful birds. The
great majority of people have been so
educated that while they would be hor-
rffied at the thought OF killing robin
they consider ii quite the proper thing
TO kill on sight a snake. skunk,
hawk or an owl. AS friend OF fruit
grower or fruit how can robin be
compared TO one of the above despised
four? / have 300 sweet cherry trees.
most of them small. three or four big
old trees The birds came In focks,
took them all. l did not get over three
quarts. The larger trees had q big
crop on l have fifty May Dukes set
in 1896. They bore pretty good crop.
l got less than a bushel. Then they
turned their attention to our otheS
sour trees. This was most too much,
Ny partner suffered a relapse, and
there was something doing. As near
as we can estimate, coo birds won't eat
any more cherries.-A. L. l., Pennsy1-,
vania.
We have always been friendly to the
birds and opposed TO killing them; even.
spared the European sparrows until
they became too great a nuisance by
nesting in cutters and spouting, from
which they had to be routed. Until
the present year other birds have not
seemed too abundant, but this year one
other bird, the robin. has multiplied
beyond all reasonable expectations
Beur or five nests were built on the
place early in spring and must all have
been successful Strawberries were
unmolested, but by the time raspber-
ries were ripe the young birds had
reached maturity and seemed to eat
little but fruit. Toward the end OK
the season they took absolutely every
thing, and we estimate that they took
probably one-fourth of the crop Of
raspberrles and blackberries. Cherries
were scarce. and birds took all there
were. The redheaded woodpecker has
also been prominent fruit eater with
us. but the robin has been by far the
most destructive. We need the pro-
tective law beyond all doubt, but We
also need modification in 1t, such as
now applies to rabbits and squirrels,
which will permit the farmer to de-
stroy within the limits of his own
farm any that become nuisance
through becoming too numerous. This
would give protection to the fruit grow
er and still be protective OF bird life
In general Sentiment in regard to the
birds is all very good, but sense IL bet
teri. NJ. S., Ohio.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

forked lightnings. Her ashes fell
ceaseIessly on the shrouded figure Mt
the foot Of the mast and on the head
Of the pilot. His hands and face were
blackcned and burned and his eyes
were blinded by smoke and dust. but
his hand still kept the helm and the
Santa Maria her way.
The Di1ie's deck was crowded with
anxious men, for were they not al
ready entering the great zone Of ashes
that surrounded the fated island?
Through the gloom came the gleam Of
n sail. ship aLoy" brought no an
swer.
Probably refugees and too dazed TO
speak" ono man said commiseratinSly.
NO; not dazed-only dead, another
replied. for Pelee had added another
victim to her list, and the saints had
released Filipe from his misery. Per
haps-who knOws?-he found his flow
er one again in all her radiant beauty
where camellias ever bloom.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

BODY.
and there | have friend, Il good
padre, who will make us one. Come,
my flower"
His voice had softened to infinite
tenderness. Camille leaned heavily
against the wall, and her words were
broken by longing as she whispered,
81 cannot
A hot tear splashed down upon his
hand, but he drew 1t away roughly.
Enough OF tearsw he cried bitterly.
"They cost you nothing, while II am
eating my heart out for you. But you
have said No once too often. | swear
to you"-and he raised his hand and
pointed to the distant mountain peak
half cloaked in vspor-"I swear to you
that your sleeping Pelee shall wake to
life before / again seek for your love"
Camille gave cry of anguish, but 1t
fell on ears all unheeding. Filipe
strobe down the road toward the quay
with never a backward glance. The
girls face was ms waxen as her name
sake's, and like rudely broken flower
she sank on her knees against the wall.
Above her sobS came the rumble OF
Pelee's voice, but she did not hear.
1t was at Basse Tcrre that the news
came to Filipe-came in n swift suc-
cesgion Of horrible rumors, each more
terrifying than the last. Pelee had
awakened. And st. Pierrei No one
knew.
And Camille? Filipe prayed in his
heart when his dry lips refused to
move. SO benumbed were his senses
from anguish and suffering that the
memory OF his oath had no longer
power to move him. The Santa Maria
was hended directly for the port Of
st. Pierre. Her decks were strewn
with ashes and stones, her sails and
rigging torn and broken, yet Rnllantly
she rode this unknown sen OF dirty
sn ffron color, whose sullcn water was
numbered with wrcckagc She had
met huge tidal waves that swept away
her crew, for she could not fail the
hand Of the man at the helm. The
pilots eyes. bloodshot by long hours
OF vigil, were fixed on the blazing
henps which alone remained TO tell the
story Of st. Pierre.
Swollen bodies were now added to
the wreckage on the water Fllipe
had sunk on his knees. M IL fearful OF
recognizing n beloved face among
them. But the Santa Maria, driven
on by sudden breeze, headed straight
for the quay that lny nearest to where
the white wall still showed amid the
stricken garden.
Hardly conscious OF having made the
landing. he staggered up the walk and
lcapcd the wall A groaD escaped his
lips. There. amid the blackened stems
OF the camellias. lay body. It wns
burned to q crisp far beyond recognl'
ton but the lover could not doubt
Around was silence. desolatlon, death
And here lay Camille.
"She was watching for mo-f0r tho
heartless one" he muttered.
Then sudden fury seized him. II
shall not leave you here, my flower
one" no cried. There must be places
on this nccurscd island still untouched
by fire. will lny you to sleep there
under fragrant blossoms. and then per
haps the saints will casc me of my
| misery"
Stripping off his cont, he wrapped II
tendcrly about the body, hiding the
| face. and bore It down 10 the quay.
Again the fayoriug wind aprnng up
and the Santa Maria crept slowly down
| thp bnv mud gtIlI the voice of pplce
thundcrcd from t1Ic peak wreutlIcd ir
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
ropccrnfpu Corn Prtrcs.

With n crop of corn 100000 bush
els less than that Of last year In pros
pect many people are jumping 10 the
conclusion that prices for that grain
viii be proportiouately higher than
they nre now Therefore, they reason,
this viii be better year TO sell corn
than 10 feed t. Corn may DC higher
than II Is now, for the crop IL not safe
yet. but the effect OF the Iessencd yield
has nlrendy been discounted In market.
as IL shown by the present high price
level. Furthermore. II is very likely
That much less corn Will be needed
than last ycnr Not so much stock VIII
be fed. nor will so much Of the crop be
devoted TO rcplculshing the reserves.
which were practically exhausted when
the Inst crop was harvested Undor
these conditions. unless there is great
damage TO the crop by early frost. IL Is
well not 10 expect too much OF corn
prices, advises National Stockman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
PlsCATORY STUPIDITY.
The Fish's Capacity For Learning Is
Painfully Contracted.


Most fishes seek their food by sight.
says Professor Edmund Clark Sanford
in the International Quarterly, and
these do not usually notice il by any
other sense. But those that are accus-
toned to find Il by smell seldom pay
any attention 10 il when they merely
SEQ il.
Catfish depend principally on the
seEse OF taste. and they seem to taste
all over, not only In the mouth. but by
tie outer skin as far hack as the tail
fin.
1t Is uncertain whether fishes can feed
pain or not. There is 4 good deal of
evidence 10 show that they cannot.
\ fish that has LOST its sight may
learn to avoid an obstacle after SWIM
ming against it a single time. but fishes
that can see will jump against the plate
glass wall of an aquarium day after
day. sometimes for year, in the effort
TO catch things outside.
The elements of consciousness in the
mind of a fish foot UP a total "equiva-
lent. perhaps. to the lowest idiocy when
measured by human standards 1t is
possible that the fsh's capacity for
learning is about on a level with that
of Il man in deep sleep or preoccupa-
ton"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
whcrn n A1rnr. nnin..

There IL group of islands to the
south OF New Zealand called the Sis
ters, or Seven Sisters, which are re-
puted 10 be subjected to practically
constant rainfall. The same may be
said OF the islands and mainland of IT,
ezra del Fuego, save for the differ
ence that tho rain often takes the form
of slcet and snow. On line running
round the world from degrees to 3 or
degrees there are patches over which
rain seldom ceases to fall. This Is
called tho 'zono OF constant precipita-
ton" but at the same time there arc
several localities along with It with
very little rainfall.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

The fifteen principal causes OF death,
with the rate per 100000, made public
by the census bureau, are as follows:
Pneumonia, 1910; consumption, 1913;
heart disease, 1874; dlarrheal diseases,
85.1; kidney diseases, SS.7; npoplexy,
G66; cancer. co; old age, 81; bronchitis,
4s.3; cholera Infantum, 47.S; debility,
45.5: Inflammation OF the brnin and
mcninges, Alb; diphtherla, 34.4; typhoid.
g3S and premature birth, 1877. Death
from all principal causes shows n de-
crease since 1890, the most notable be-
ing consumption, which shows a de-
rrease OF 51.0 per 0,000.-Dietetie
md Hyglenic Gazette.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
Her Audience.

"How nrc you getting on with your
music. my dearT' inquired n lady OF
her niece.
well. Of course" replied the niece
dllndcntly. "it wouldn't be proper of
me TO compliment myself but some of
the nclghbors have told me they have
stayed awake at night for hours listen
ing, 60 my playing"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

"Tho most beautiful display OF light
ming or atmospheric electric currents
which Il was my good fortune to Wit
ness" says resident OF Quebec, was
out on the Beauport flats. near Quebec.
when two electrically laden clouds, ns
though two trees, their heads toward
each other and their longer branches
interviewer, kept on for more than ten
minutes intcrchanging horizontal Hash
es OF beautifully colorcd fire. not one
of which ever reached the earth, while
occasionally fash would shoot up
ward ms II toward some cloud In that
lfrnrtfon"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

The speaker Of the house Of commons
has several peculiar privileges. Every
year he receives gift from the master
Of tho buckhounds Of buck and doc
killed In fIe royal preserves. This ctia-
tom goes back so far that there Is no
record of It. Later In the year tho
speaker receives another tribute from n
different source. The donors on the
second occasion are the Cloth workers
company of London, who send to the
speaker Of the house of commons and
10 several OF his mnJesty's ministers a
generous width OF the best broadclOth
to bo found In England.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
An Experiment.

"you sco," said Corntossel, IN phre-
nologist once told us that our boy Josh
had II remarkable head"
$50 you sent him TO collcgeT
"Yca. Now we're waiting TO SEQ
whether his head IL goin' TO turn out to
be congcnial residence fur brains or
jcs n garden fur football hair
Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
Her Method.

stclla So she married him to reform
himf How did she bcgln2
Bella by spending lot OF money.
You know how hard II is for rich
man 20 enter the kingdom OF heaven
linrpcr's Bnzar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

Merchant -- Did you find out what
that gentleman wnntcdf
Now Clcrl,-So. but found out what
he didn't want
What2 How dare you
New ClcrlS-And sold II 20 him.
Catholic STANDARD mud Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
a cnunc For Worry.

A man may 30 along fur fifty years
an not be worried much about dc here
after. but de mint dc barber anda q
bald spot on HIS bead he's got burden
60 carry f0r dc rest OF hls days. he.
troIt Free rrcea
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
ryphoid Fever In Cattle.

Typhoid fever is affecting horses and
cattle In Dane county, Wis, to an
alarming extent. Within year past
100 horses have been treated for 1t
twenty dying, and nearly as many cat
tie. 1t is also called swamp fever, In
belief that horses become affected by
eating grass and hay grown In low ly.
ing regions.-Country Gentleman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
Thr nuIn Emitted Him

The new bonrder had been thrco
weclts In the house. 1T IL usual" enid
tho lnndlady, with great dclicncy. "for
my boarlcrs to pay as they go"
"Oh. thnts all right" he replied af-
fabfy. I'm not going for n long tine
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01
szaG9asEi2aRMh
FlELDatp GRRpEN
ORCHARD PLANTING.
Plain and Practical Directions For
Setting Out Apple Trees

We first set what call the sighting
stakes, 152 In all for a double row all
around a nine acre field, says w. l.
Chamberlain In Ohio Farmer. We took
for each stake two pine fence laths,
4 by IA inch by feet; sharpened one,
planed the other. nailed the two to-
eether with two shingle nails driven
slanting. tapping the laths one foot so
as TO make the stakes seven feet long.
The top half is planed 70 rs TO make
1t more easily seen forty rods OF.
With good tape line begin, say, at the
southeast corner OF the field (see Fig.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

"What is that piece you nre playing
In II by WnRncrr
No: the piano Is out Of tune."--
Brooklyn Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

The son OF the self mndc man zen
orally begins at tho top and works
downward Chicago Record Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

with the Persinns the writing OF
poetry and beautiful md witty say
ingg IA described M the threading Of
pparlp"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19
P0ST-0FFICE PROMOTIONS
WILL BE SUSPENDED.
Comptroller TracewelI Says They
Have Exceeded the Authority
of the Law.
The Republic Bureau.

49, wv
washington, April 1S-Ail Of the promo
ions recently authorized by the Division Of
Salaries and Allowances in the Post-Otfce
department will be suspended. This is made
OF the Treasury concerning these uses OF
the appropriations under the PoSt-Oflce
gress.
Several days ago it was rumored that the
promotions might be held up pending the in
veStGation OF the Division of Salaries and
but this was supposed TO be In
the nature OF a temporary order and ii was
believed the promotions would go through
as soon as they were examined. and it
could De SHOWN there was no niger in the
wood Pile"
The decision OF Comptroller TracewelI,
which was resolved by the Postmaster Gen
eral this morning. states in positive language
thOrity OF law. Comptroller Tracewell says
the act Of March ,. 1873. making approprfa-
lions FOR the Post-Office Department for the
nscal year ending June 30. 1904. under the
headings. Office OF the First Assistant
Postmaster" and SALARY and Allowance
the compensation OF clerks In first and sec
Ond class Post Offices. including employees of
various designations, and each OF these
provisions specifies the rate of compensa-
designated therein. the number of employees
provided for and the amount appropriated.
There Is one exception to this rule. how
ever. and that provides that ; per cent Of
the appropriations mentioned MAJ be avail
able nterchangeably for expenditures on
the objects mentioned, but no one item
shall be increased more than > per cent
The Comptroller calls attention to the we'll
established principle that an appropriation
OF a specific sum for a particular object
tation. and as prohibiting the use Of a
greater sum.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19
BURGLAR KILLED BY
OHIO AUTHORITIES.
Deputy sheriGs and Citizens of Gar
r~ettsyiIle Pursue Three Escap-
ing Thieves.
REPURLIC

49, ~ 81 ECAAA
Cleveland. O.. April 1s.-Three masked
men entered the town OF GarrettsviIle
twenty-five miles east of Cleveland, seized
the night policeman and bound and gagged
him. The officer was then marched 10 tn,
Post Office. where he was compelled TO Wit.
ness an attempt to blow open the safe by
the m~aurauders. They finally, after work
ing some time, gave up the job without pro-
curing anything of value.
THEY then entered the store of F. E
George, where they stole a small sum Of
money. Later they stole a horse and buggy
a Cleveland and Pittsburg freight train for
Cleveland.
Meantime the authorities had been
aroused at Ravenna and Garrettsville. Tele-
train arrived there several Deputy Sherins
and n posse Of citizens were on hand. armed
with guns and revolvers. The three bur
glars Jumped from the train as IL drew up
to the station. They Immediately drew
reviewers and a running fight ensued.
The robbers fired rapidly as they ran to-
ward an open field, while the officers and
posse poured volley after yolley upon them.
Finally one of the pursued men dropped
to the ground dead. A second wRs so badly
wounded that he left a trail Of blood IN
his footsteps, and soon threw UP his hands
in surrender. The third man escaped.
The men have not been Identified. None
of the officers or citizens was injured
The captured man gave his name as
James Bradley, Is years old. He asserted
that he did not know the name of the man
shot to death. or of the one who escaped.
Further than this Bradley declined TO talk,
and he was locked up in the county jail
A special dispatch from Garrettsville
states that the robbers entered the office
of w. c. Cushman. where the latter was
sleeping. Cushma was bound and gagged.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19
Where to Get r~ru.twor,hy Furniture.

Where to Get Trustworthy Furniture.
Those who feel warranted to indulge
either in the luXuries or necessities OF
cabinet ware and upholstered goods are
thronging the ~well-known stores OF the
Scarritt-C omstock Furniture Company.
Broadway and Locust street. Among the
novelties exhibited are bedroom sets in the
Empire style in mahogany, birds-eye
maple. antique oak and white birch wood.
The last-namcd wood l. slightly stained and
vanished to bring out its peculiar mark
is made OF mahogany in the style OF the
German Renaissance. Other sets in ma
hOSany and gold are in the Louis XVI and
Empire styles. the latter having three Sc
cfet drawers.
A new feature shown at The Scsrritt-
Comstock warerOoms is a variety OF
closets to hold china and fine glassware.
with plate-glssS fronts and mirror backs.
A great variety of elegant buffets are
sance PERIOD. Near at hand are sideb0ards
in TIE simple. quaint Colonial style. These
stand on little prim legs at some distance
from the floor. and present a marked con-
trast to the hufets which are built from
the floor upward. The Colonial sideboaId
contains bottle drawers and other devices
suited to the wants Of our Revolutionary
ancestors. These styles cost from SIS to
800 each. Visitors are attracted by tn
tables. and by the covered unholste red
furniture in rocco style. all gold or dark
mahogany and gold.
The Sccrritt-Comstock Furniture Com
pany has a quantity of furniture in the
Chippendale style. The store. in fact. -
The Mecca Of all good housewives seeking
for well-made furniture.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19
TEACHER F0lLs HIS PUPILS.
They Had Planned to Serenade
Him With Tin Horns.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

New York. April 1S.-Because he kept his
approaching marriage a secret from the pu-
pills of Public. School No. 10, Louis RosesIl
Lawyer, a teacher in the school. cam near
getting a good hazing at the hands Of
about 200 of the young folks.
The school children got word that the
professor was going to marry. They could
learn no further facts. and were ali at sea
as TO when the wedding would come OF
and who the bride was. The children think
felt that he was not treating them light.
Some of the boys heard that the teacher
and Miss Mabel Virden Wallen would be
married the following day. so the word was
whispered around among the school chill
dren TO prepare for the joke upon the Sc
cretive professor.
Some OF the boys brought tin cans tied
with white satin ribbons to be used as
drums. others brought fish horns similar
ly decorated, others brought flags and bunt-
ing FOR a parade behind the bridegroom
elect as he left the school building for the
last time a single man. Some of the lads
turned loose their muses. and prepared
marching songs, which were more comic
thsn romantic. Everything was in readl-
ness for the trick on the professor. but he
had an inklinS of the impending lest and
slipped out of the side door of the school
house long before his accustomed time end
hurriedly boarded an Il train.
The professor was out at the home OF
his mother, with whom he lives. He feared
IL the school children found out he was at
home they would serenade him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19
LEAD WORKER KILLS HIMSELF.
Thomas \. Dunn Thought He Had
Blood Poisoning.
REPTRILc sPHcIAL.


New York. April 1S.-Fearing he had con-
tracted blood poisoning from working in a
factory where a great deal Of white lead
was used, Thomas A. Dunn. g years old.
who lived at Third avenue and Forty-fourth
street, Brooklyn. and held a responsible po-
s.ton with the Won Hoyeling American
Composition Company. drank a quantity OF
arsenic and died at an early hour IN the
Norwegian Hospital.
The young man had been suffering a great
deal recently from stomach trouble. and
several times he referred to his discovery
that his face had taken on a peculiar pal
lor. He remarked that he feared he had
contracted blood poisoning from various
chemicals used in the factory and seemed
to be greatly worried.
Dunn worked at the factory. which 10 at
Forty-irst street and Fourth avenue.
Brooklyn. He went to the oflce finally.
and. after locking all the doors and barri-
cadins them. he took a large bottle con-
tanning arsenic and drank a quantity Of Il.
Some woTkmen saw a light In the office
aad on looking closer discovered Dunn by
ing on the floor.
They could not effect an entrance. so they
Informed the police. A policeman broke in
the door, and Dunn was found unconscious.
An ambulance was summoned from the
Norwegian Hospital. ami Ambulance Sur
geon Moore hurried the young man to the
institution with all speed. All efforts to re-