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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27


deducting rent and all other expenses,
at about SlOO per acre. l think this is
q fair figure for the entire district.
Celery land is valued at about $500
an acre, but great many OF the grow
ers are renters, paying from $50 to $40
rent per acre per year. The majority
of the celery farms are small, four or
five acres being the rule, and the grow
ers are mostly Hollanders.
Kalamazoo celery soil is remarkably
black, spongy and rich. Pick up a
handful, and 1t feels and looks very
much like handful of SCOT, only the
soil is somewhat coarser. 1t is light
and fine and moist, but not wet or
dirty" walked over the fields, wear
ing pair OF nicely blacked shoes; but
although 1 sank deep into the spongy
mass at every step, 1 was surprised to
find that my shoes remained as dry and
shiny as if had been walking on dry
sawdust 1t is the most peculiar soil
/ ever saw.
Yet. despite this wonderful natural
richness, the growers told me that 1t
pays to apply liberal quantities of sta
BILE manure to the fields every year The
celery fields are all thoroughly drained
by open bitches. Tile is seldom used.
Two, sometimes three, crops are
grown each season. White Plume Is
the preferred early variety, Long Keep
er and Winter Queen the favorite late
varieties. There is, so far as / could
learn. no special local variety called
Kalamazoo The growers, as a rule,
raise their own early plants in hotbeds
The operation of ''hilling up is facii-
tated by double winged one horse
plows. Early celery, however, is
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Thoma. Jefferson, F.rner.

Like Washington, Jefferson delighted
in farming. THE hope of nation"
lie wrote in his youth, lies In the till
ers of the SOIL" In his final retirement
at Monticello a guest addressed him
tremendously as President Jefrer-
son."
Farmer Jefferson" the distinguish
ed statesman interposed. Il would
rather be Farmer Jefferson than to
have all the titles Of Europe"
His garden book, covering q period
Of half a century. shows the precision
with which he farmed at Monticello.
Here, for example, is an excerpt from
his memoranda for July Of one year:
July 1o.-Cucumbers came to table;
planted out celery; sowed patch Of peas
for fall; planted snap beans.
July 22.-Had the last dish OF our
spring peas.
July 31.-Had Irish potatoes from the
garden.-Leslie's Monthly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

It Is likely to be the case In America
that as time goes on and our relations
with foreign powers become more and
more complicated and pressing perma-
nence In consular and diplomatic Office,
based upon knowledge and proved 1t-
ness, will be the rule. This may mean
that It will not be so common prac-
tce to take scholars and authors from
private life and place them suddenly
In foreign consulates and missions.
But even then 1t is likely that our liter
ature will be enriched by the work OF
men who have become authors while
enjoying the opportunities for new
studies and broader observation afford
ed by the foreign service of their coun-
try, so that IL hitherto literature has
contributed to diplomacy hereafter We
shall see our diplomacy contributing to
our literature, as has not infrequentiy
already been the case.-Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

A Limerick tobacconist Of the name
of Lundyfoot, doing a comparatively
small trade, was unfortunate enough
to have his establishment destroyed
by fire. On visiting the ruins next day
he saw some of his poor neighbors
among the debris gathering the half
baked SNUFF from the canisters which
had not been entirely destroyed by the
fire. He tasted what he considered the
worthless article and to his surprise
found that the heat from the fire had
added pungency and aroma to the snun.
Profting by the discovery, the shrewd
Irishman at once set about baking his
snuff In ovens, and the fame of the
Backyard snuff" was established and
an immense fortune soon made BY
Lundyfoot. founded upon a mere acci-
dent and growing out Of a misfortune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
DIET AND DISPOSITION.
The Food We Eat Has . Direct IN
nuence Upon Our Manners.

The Food We Eat Has y Direct IN
huence Upon Our Manners.
To say that food has direct influ-
ence upon disposition is to utter a COM
monplace dietetic truism now accepted
and acknowledged by every one who
has even q rudimentary knowledge Of
physiology. II one is inclined 10 doubt
this let him experiment upon the lower
animals. Feed a pair Of baby lions
from the time they are born until they
are as large as fox terrier dog on
nothing but bread and milk. and you
viii have a couple Of docile. gentle and
loving pets as playful and harmless as
kittens. Take a pair Of st. Bernard
puppies, the gentlest Of all the canine
family, and as soon as their teeth come
begin feeding them raw meat. and you
will soon have a couple of snappish,
snarling, quarrelsome dogs, inclined to
fight each other and ready to pick a
fight with every dog in the street IL
become a menace to a whole neighbor-
hood
Is it any wonder, then, that some
men and women are snappish. snarling
and quarrelsome? We give much less
attention to what we feed the human
animal than we do to what we feed
the lower animals. What does the
growing, garrulous, grumpy old scold.
who makes life burden to hts family,
eat anyway On what does the nag
ging woman feed? Why not look into
these matters ?-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Flour and Teeth.

A valuable letter from a correspond
ent drew attention to an important and
admitted cause Of the national degen-
Grafton of physique which we have
striven to emphasize In these columns.
The roller mill has undoubtedly d.
minished the dietetic value Of our
bread. The entire wheat grain Is of
value-the husk (Which is a valuable
intestinal stimulano, the brown ex-
terror and the white central core. Ex-
cept for certain invalids white bread
is an indefensible absurdity. Better Is
brown bread, consisting of all but the
husk, and best is a whole meal bread,
assuming such to be obtainable. The
deficiency of salts in white bread Is
unquest1onably related to the deterior-
ation-also familiar to our readers-in
the national teeth. We may illustrate
this by an argument from Sir Thomas
Lauder Brunton. why has America
the cleverest dentistsT Answer: "Be-
cause she has the best -four mill max
ers." The better the mill Is, the finer
the flour, the poorer the bread. the
worse the teeth and the better the
dentists. Perfectly simplel-London
Chronicle
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
How the Forsetnenot Wa. Named.

How the Forgetmenot Was Named.
Everybody knows the pretty little
forgetmenot and likes the flower more
perhaps because Of its name than its
beauty. How was it so called? The
Germans account for 1t by quite pa
thetic romance. 1t seems that once
upon time a knight and a lady were
walking by the bank Of the Danube
when the latter asked her gallant
gay" to pluck for her tiny blue flower
which she saw growing in the stream
No sooner said than done, but the
knight overbalancing. fell into the
river, and owing to the slippery nature
of the bank and the weight Of his own
armor was carried away by the cur
rent. AIS ne thrsu-th0 f0Eara ashose
to his lady he cried out with his last
breath, "vergiss mein nicht" CFor-
get me notr) And ever since the
flower has been looked on as the en-
Ofcm or 0Qetffy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
KILLING CELERY.

blanched almost entirely by the aid Of
wide boards set on edge and held in
place by stakes.
Killing up IS necessary for the late
crop as a protection against frost. The
very late crop Is pulled, stood up in
rows a foot or more in width and then
banked up by hand until only the top
leaves show. AS the weather gets
colder even the tops are covered lightly
with straw and earth.
The celery output Of the entire dis
trict is enormous. The shippers usually
pay the grower 10 cents per dozen
stall;s-trImmed washed, punched, tied
and delivered at the warehouse" (shed
Is Il better word).
Most shipments are made by express,
and the celery is packed in neat pine
boxes, holding from four to twenty
dozen stalks, according to the size of
the celery and the market require
ments. One dozen stalks make a bunch,
and each bunch is neatly tied with
string at top and bottom and wrapped
In waXed paper.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
WATER FOR COWS.
Milk Contamination - Steam as n
Cleanser of Dairy Utensils.

MIX Contamination - steam hs
Cleanser of Dairy Utensils.
Typhoid fever has often been ascribed
to a contaminated milk supply. As
during the summer and fall, when this
disease prevails, cows are frequently
forced to get their drinking water from
sloughs and stagnant ponds which may
be contaminated with the germs Of
typhoid fever, 1t is important to know
whether such germs find their way IN
to the milk supply through the COW or
by contamination OF the milk after II
is drawn from the COW. An experiment
by Pernot at the Oregon agricultural
station gave negative results in trans
hitting germs from polluted water to
the milk supply through the COW, but
does not prove that the danger does not
exist
As cows frequently stand In the wa
ter to escape flies or to cool themselves,
and their udders may thus become con-
tamfnated with the polluted water, eX-
periments were made to determine to
what extent germs enter the teats In
this way. No germs were found. show
ing that germs were not taken into the
udder by capillary attraction through
the teat oriiice."
Even if It should be proved that milk
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

A correspondent Of the Scientific
American thus describes his method o.
stropping his razor: EVERY one knows
that metal expands with heat. I put
my razor, handle kept out. just befwo|
stroppIng In boiling water and leave q
until it has absorbed m much hnnf nA
I can stand In handling. While the
blade is hot strop it well. The metal
cools as I strop. In about twenty-five
strokes the edge is sharpened and Is
keener when cold. for the metal con-
tracts while Sharpening.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
TOMATO TROUBLES.
Out of Door Observation-Disclosures
Blight and Leaf Spot.

Out of Door Observation-Disclosures
Blight and Leaf Spot.
Anthracnose occasionally causes small
depressed spots in tomatoes. 1t may
be checked by the use of bordeaux mix
ture.
Bacterial blight of the tomato, egg
plant and potato causes sudden blight
ing and decay Of the stems and branch
es attacked. Preventive measures rec
ommended include fighting the insects,
early rer,oval of diseased vines, choice
of fresh land not previously in potatoes
or egg plant and tomato seed from
healthy sources.
Tomato leaf spot or leaf blight Is an
outdoor trouble, as are the two already
mentioned The leaf spot fungus ap-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
HANDLING ANIMALS.
Done Properly, Hardly the Most Vie
cIous VIII Resent 1t.


cIous VIII Resent 1t.
"There is hardly living creature"
said Il naturalist, that will not permit
a human being to touch 1t II ii is done
I'm the right way. 1t is necessary TO
be gentle and patient and at the same
time without fear. / have seen natives
scratch the heads Of tigers and lions
within n few days after they were
trapped. Hunters of wild elephants
often crawl among a herd and rub
their legs The great brutes, although
they are on the alert will permit the
caress and stand still until the plucky
hunter is able to slip rope around
the leg of the animal he wishes to cap
ture.
"In our own country l have seen
many men who can creep to trout
stream and gently place their hands
under n trout. Very softly they rub
its belly, and the trout will lie quite
still until with a sudden jerk it is land
ed on the bank.
81 have also seen professional rat
catchers put their hands. palm upward,
before a rat hole when the fsrrets were
driving them. AS rat ran out IL
would sit still on the rat catcher's
hand Then with his other hand he
would stroke ii delicately, and In three
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
A Long Felt Want.

DIR. Holmes had an odd liking for In
genious desk accessories in the way OF
pencil sharpeners, paperweights, PEN
holders, etc. The latest contrivances In
this fashion-probably dropped down to
him by the inventor angling for nib
BILE Of commendation-were always
making one another's acquaintance on
his study table. He once said to me:
I'm waiting for somebody to invent q
mucilage brush that you can't by any
chance put into your inkstand. 1t would
save me frequent moments OF humilia-
tion."-Thomas Bailey Aldrich In Cen
tury.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Nothing to Speak OF.

The little blind girl was writing q
composition on the rabbit and. never
having seen a creature Of any sort, In
Quired Of her teacher whether the rab-
bit had tail.
"Yes, a small one, none to speak
Of" answered the teacher.
This is the way the little girl intro
duced the matter into her compositions:
''The rabbit has a small tall, but
you mustn't talk about it."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Agricultural Notes.

August seedlings of alfalfa have
proved successful In the southern coun-
2tes of New Jersey.
Harvest onions when the bulbs are
well formed and the tops begin to die.
1t was stated at the Connecticut po-
mological convention that the Rhode Is
land greening in New York and the
Baldwin In Connecticut were apples
that brought highest prices.
Big crops Of asparagus from seed
eleven months from sowing are report
ed by a Long Island correspondent Of
American ACricIllturfst
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Crimson Clover.

Crimson clover has been successfully
grown at the New Jersey College farm
for five years, and favorable reports OF
the plant have come from the southern
us we'll as from the northern part OF
the state 1t is one of the most useful
Of forage crops from the standpoints
Of yield, composition, cost and the ease
with which it may be secured. 1t may
be seeded at the rate Of twelve pounds
per acre in corn at the last cultivation
or after a crop of potatoes without in
terfering with regular rotations. The
yield Of hay VIII range from one to
three tons per acre.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
HOW TO check Coughing.

Here is a remedy by which the worst
fit Of coughing can be checked In
church or theater: Pour about a half
teaspoorful of good, pure cologne into
your handkerchief and hold this before
your open mouth. Inhale deep breath
or two of the perfume impregnated air,
and the coughing attack will be neatly
and agreeably nipped in the bud.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

0EEAo~S
There ID one ''chap4 ro31L WhI1h =
really not royal chapel IN 1I4 n,yr,
the London Taller This N the &1ne
known as Savoy chapel yh1rh pert rt~xun
not to the crown, but to ~ 6pGkx k
Lancaster. Properly speak116 y - ther
chapel OF the Hospital Of ~ |u1n de
Baptist. n one must give = ~ oD1H
title that is historically correct - 49,
pie OF centuries ago twas = kin1 4[ 0c-
clesiastical Gretna Green IN L1EdcEs
with '.five private ways to Il " IxM4
and two by water" a. the tout1nG -
vertisement put II. and runaway loscte
were ciandestincly united there s-witk
the utmost privacy. decency end -
ularity" at the nominal expense :Of go
guinea inclusive. The old ways haye
been reformed by act OF parliament,
but the famous chapel is stiII favosite
with those who fancy a quiet wedding.
You can drop in casually and unosteu-
tatiously and after the ceremony ad-
journ to q neighborlng restaurant, IN
accordance with the latest custom Of
the best society.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

LEAF SPOT on TOMATO LEAFLET AND STEM.
pears to be gradually travelling west
ward from the Atlantic coast. 1t may
be successfully prevented by sO' II
three thorough sprayings WIFI bof~
deaux mixture, though some c'1r1lty
attaches to the treatment OF unstakeo
plants in the field.-A. d. Selby, Ohio
Experiment Station.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
His Rash Act.

"I suppose" said the man with the
searching eye, that drink was your
downfallY"
ut was" answered Meandcring
Mike. II took a drink o. water dat had
microbes in 1t, an dats what damaged
me health SO / can't work. k."-Washing-
ton Star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

Rosalie- What makes you think he is
in love with youi
Vlolet-The first time he called he
left his gloves, the second time his
cane, and last night he forgot his hat.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
A Rinse.

Mrs. Rangle-Pve advertised for
servant for q whole week with no re-
suits.
Mrs. Cumso-Well, advertised for .
good looking lady help and had thirty
four to select from the first day.-Bald-
more Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
A Difference.

Miss Parcavenue-Are you going to
the musicale at the De Squalles' to-
night?
Miss Utaplace-I don't know. Are
they going to have music or is Gwendo-
lyn going to sing
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
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sfHRN% CaRDEN
EsSSsGSE
KALAMAZOO CELERY.
Interesting Facts Prom the Field
of N Famous Industry

OF n FhhiOus IhuustFy
Some facts about the celery indus
try, gathered in the famous celery
growing district located ON the out
skirts of Kalamazoo, Mich, are given
by a writer In Ohio Farmer after n
trip for the purpose of obtaining such
information:
How much net profit do you aver
age from an scre of celery?" in
quired of several growers. One or two
did not know" one didn't care to
saw" but others were more frank and
better informed Judging from the va
rious replies received, | should esti-
mate the average annual returns, after
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
The Last Dance.

He-May ask you for dance?
She-Certainly, the last one on the
list.
He-But I'll not be here then.
She-Neither will l.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Irrfra,top of Strawberries.

Experiments in Wisconsin make 1t
appear that late summer irrigation Of
strawberries, no matter how beneficial
In producing vigorous plants in the fall,
Is of no value unless supplemented by
timely irrigation when the fruit is ma
turing
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Ton preylOun.

The Anxious Mother-Are you sure
my son has appendicitis?
The Eminent Specialist-We can tell
you better. madam. after the operation.
Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Ffnil.

The Teacher-whafw were Noah Web
ster's last words?
The Scholar-I don't remember just
what they were, but I know they all
begin with the Z.-Yonkers Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
The PopnInr Tune.

what is your idea of n popular
tuneT'
"a popular tune" said the man who
takes music seriously. 'is one that
gets to be universally disliked. ."-Ex-
Chnnge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

To get nice polish on eyeglasses
moisten with alcohol and polish as usu-
al with chamois. BY this means all
grease is removed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
Whfchf

Quietly. you know, is the silent
partner"
"At the office or at home|-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
War.


There Is, besides pleasure In order,
q very real fear of disorder. A mob, a
fire or a runaway horse arouses q
sensation Of terror In the spectator
quite apart from their potentially OF
harm to himself. Mere force Is not, az
Is supposed, the last argument OF man.
A civilized war would have more ter
rors for the stockjobber than the cot
tager were 1t not for the threat OF un-
governed force yelled behind the pune
tilio of Christian fighting. We are
never quite certain Of an army. The
disciplined brigade which nowadays
captures the enemy's capital as tender
ly as 1t would guard its own has, new
ertheless, the same badges on Its but
tons as those which were fouled with
the rape of San Sebastian and the mur-
der of Bazeilles. It may drown its
manners at any moment in torrent OF
blood and tears, and statesmen and
others never forget the fact. War IL
but the crust of the volcano. Fires
Of unutterable horror hum, beneath.
The very perfection Of the discipline
which controls them is evidence OF
mans dread of disorder, for 1t is only
fear that Yields so strongly the furnace
doors-Blackwood's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27

well" said the sheriff. with an air
Of satisfaction, newspapers don't make
no great sight out O. me, now tell ye,
for it's seldom ever set down to look
at one on 'em. 1 got book up home
there / take an read out on, ef aint
got nothin' better to do. The woman
she give feller dollar for her one
time, an put him up over night, too.
she did."-From "Overhauling the Pol
fticianers" In Century.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-25

from April to October, is 70 per cent Of
the whole. Ploughing is general in the
early part of April; sowing is begun in
April and completed in May, and spring
wheat is ripe about the middle or end OF
August. The rapidity of growth is almost
as great that of plants grown under
glass.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-25

Talong. the Saskatchewan. is hoated to Ed
monitor for manufacture and distribution.
Then all down the north side of the
prairies Of the Saskatchewan valley lie
great and accessible forests. At Prince
Albert numbering is a most important AMI
profitable Industry, owing to the proximity
fof the woods to the north, and of the bare
plains to the south through which the
present line of railway runs to Regina.
The Canadian. Northern railways route
between the Riding. the Duck, and the
Porcupine ranges of hills on the west, and
Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegoosis on the
east, passes through much timber fit for
lumber, which becomes more and more
adapted for manufacture as the line
sweeps, round the north end of the Porcu-
pine Mountain, and on to the present rail-
head near Erwood. In that vicinity there
lies a hundred square miles Of the finest
timber between. Lake Superior and the
Rocky mountains. consisting of fine
spruce, larch, jack pine, birch and i'm
mense merchantable poplar. The prox-
unity Of this great timber limit to the
western prairies, ito which OH its way to
Prince Albert the railway is rapidly being
constructed, should enable it to supply
cheaply the needs of new settlers in AS
siniboia and Saskatchewan and reversing
the movement much will be shipped all