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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
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pearance, yet in its cheap and plain
construction lies its success The first
figure shows simply the frame without
roofing or siding.
Choose site where the ground is
dry and high. Build a stone or brick
wall just high enough to raise the sill
Off the ground The building is IS by
Is feet on the ground, and the posts are
fourteen feet high. Thus fourteen
boards will reach from sill to plate
without cutting. The floor above is ten
feet from the sill. A joist by 9 can
be used, but must be rather close to-
gether. as the floor to be laid on them
Is but one inch square strips. This is
laid so as to allow for circles of about
one-eighth inch, for on these strips the
fruit is to be dried.
The lower room Is latticed and plas-
tered on four sides, while the ceiling is
left so that heat may go into the cham
ber and out at the ventilators In the
peak of the roof. No floor is needed.
The ground, being fireproof. serves the
purpose. On three sides are ventilators
just above the sills. These are s by "a
inches and are for the purpose of sup
plying air from the outside.
The furnace must be very heavy and
OF cast iron, as the heat required IL
usually very great. Place the furnace
In the center of the lower room and Sc
cure one that has two smoke flues.
Place thereon two pipes and extend the
same upward about eight feet, where
they should be carried toward the front
Of the building and around the entire
room and far enough from the jolst
above TO insure II against fire. Posi-
bly, twenty inches would be about
right. These pipes can be suspended
from the joist by wires, thus making
all secure. On the back side Il Ia sup
piled that connects the two ends OF
pipe and conveys the smoke up and
out OF the stack. This stack runs UP
and out OF the roof on the back side.
The fuel used should be wood
An elevated platform extends along
the front OF the drier outside, and on
this Is n car. This Is the manner In
which fruit is supplied. being carried
TO place In bushel boxes.
The second vat shows how the
bleacher is made and employed. The
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
The Harmless Grass Snake

The poor, harmless grass snake is the
subject of stories almost as wonderful
as those related of the adder. The
superstition that. however much you
may hammer 1t, 1t will not die till the
setting OF the sun Is widely held. n
fable not so ger-rally held TO Is that
even at sundown it will not die II you
should neglect to tell some one OF what
you have done. The rule on seeing one
of these terrible creatures Is TO hit II
and tell"-that Is, give it good drub-
bing and run quickly and tell some one.
The best snake story is from Leigh
Sinton, near Malvern, according to
London correspondent. laborer
states that he had killed grass snake
and hung 1t on a tree. The blood
dripped down and toad came and
swallowed some. dying instantly!
The fancy that makes this species
poisonous or even harmful Is wild
one, but how much more wild Is that
which attributes violent toxic proper
ties to any chance drop of blood from
its body! 1t might have been thought
T. 1T the other popular belief that poi
sonous things cannot be poisoned would
have saved the life Of the poor toad
London Express.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

1t Is not known just how long mos
quitoes can live, but their average life
is much longer than Is ordinarily sup
posed. Thousands OF them live through
winter, alternating or asleep IN dark
places In barns or house cellars. In
sparsely settled localities, where they
cannot find such places for shelter,
they live through the winter In hollow
trees. In caves and holes under upturn-
cd trees, and even though the tempera-
ture may fall far below freezing they
are not winter killed, but on the np-
proach of warm weather become active
again. Mosquitoes are frequently seen
flying about In the woods before the
snow has wholly left the ground.-Wil-
lam Lyman Underwood In Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
xeeu,nu svxcet potntoe..

To keep well sweet potatoes should
be dug when the soil Is quite dry and
afterward spread thin to cure for ten
days at least in an outbuilding secure
from rain and frost. Road dust one
third of which is composed Of fine sand
IL best for packing In. Place layer Of
dust In the bottom of box or barrel or
whatever Is used to pack In, then q
layer of potatoes, being careful to COW
er every potato completely with dust
before adding the next layer. The last
layer Is dust. We keep sweet potatoes
In this manner all winter, and they
seem as fresh as when first packed.
We keep them In an clubhouse until
severely cold weather. merely covering
the boxes with carpetinG etc. When
severe cold sets 1t they are removed to
n room where fire is kept part of the
day only. Failure to keep well is often
due to too much heat or packing away
In too warm materials, says an Ohio
Farmer correspondent.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
what columbu. Might Have Done.

There are relatives Of Columbus liv-
ing IN Spain at the present time. 1t is
said that gambling debts are keeping
them poor. These persons look TO the
United States with wistful eyes, hoping
that some patriotic American Will con-
fer on them few millions in recogni-
ton Of their distinguished ancestor.
This fact led statisucian to work his
brain, and he published the statement
that had Columbus placed 81 Mt COM
pound interest at @ per cent 400 years
ago his descendants today would pos
sess sum amounting to more than
SIS, 0O.0Oo,000 When these figures were
published Lyman j. Gage was secre-
tary OF the treasury. His attention
was called to the tremendous possibii-
ity OF single dollar, and his comment
was either sincere remark or well
adapted pun. He said, Indeed, to INC
fhis IL n story OF fsrpnt interest"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
A NOTORIOUS CORPS.
The French Foreign Legion and It's
DanEerous Characters.

The French Foreign Legion and It's
Dangerous Characters.
The death penalty awarded Il private
In the French foreign legion for throw
ing his cap in his captains face at
Oran is an Illustration of the merciless
severity exercised in that famous corps.
Shooting at sight is permitted the Of
ficers, who have TO deal with dangerous
characters from all quarters of Europe.
Nowhere is there such a corps, ac
cording to the London Chronicle. Its
ranks are recruited from outcasts Of
all social ranks DisGraced officers of
the Russian service. deserters from the
German army. broken scions of the
Austrian nobility, fraudulent debtors
from Belgium, foreers from Spain,
homicides from America, ruined gam
blers from Italy. are found in plenty
in the ranks. No excuse is taken for
fault. and the slightest symptom of In
subordination carries with it swift
passage to another world. 1t is under
stood that recruits are simply seeking
refuge from the arm of the civil law.
The foreign legion Is the only volun-
tarily enlisted corps in the French
army. 1t has done excellent service
against the Arabs and is always placed
In the forefront of the fight.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
No. 43.

ton regarding their strength. One was
twenty-four feet In diameter and the
other thirty feet.
The concrete silo Is a thoroughly
practical and permanent structure and
meets with only one objection so far as
l can see-namely. that 1t Is better
conductor of heat than wood and there
fore does not protect from freezing so
well as does a wooden silo. There IL
also tendency TO collect some mois-
ture in the walls on warm days In the
spring, but this is not an inconvenience
and in the two cases mentioned did not
injure the silage in the least
The action OF the acid Of the silage
on the cement l believe to have been
overestimated. 1 have seen cement
lined silos which have been filed eight
years, and the amount Of loosening was
altogether immaterial, thin cement
wash every three years being sufficient
to keep 1t in good repair.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

A young Hungarian gypsy who had
betrayed his party to tho authorities
after robbery begged the magistrates
nj Magyar Egres for protection. ns his
companions threatened TO kill him. The
man was given shelter, but the room
was found empty on the following day.
Eventually his body was discovered
In n lcld. The eyes had been burned
out. the tongue excised and the man
hanged by the feet OH two acacia trees.
The body had been cloven In two.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
Tur,.a the TabIes.

An Irishman was called on to give
evidence In shooting ARRAY. "Did
you see the shot fired?" asked the mag
istrate.
"No." replied the witness. "but I
heard IT,"
Magistrate (sharply)-That IL not sat
isfactory. Go down.
AS the Irishman turned his back no
commenced to laugh. but was rebuked
by the magistrate. who added that It
was contempt of court.
Pat-Did you see me laugh7
Mngistrnte-No. heard you.
Pat-Thnt's not satisfactory.
And the court laughed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
rnr1r nLrAcurn ooMpLErE.

fire pit is seen at A. Place In an old
iron kettle few live Goals and on the
Goals throw piece Of birthstone. Place
the kettle In the pit A and close the
door The letter B shows rollers In the
tramway that are to convey boxes OF
fruit through to the part marked Q.
This tramway is open between tracks
80 that the fumes may pass upward
and through the fruit. The bleacher
may be made as long as desired.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

uncle Bill hugged his nephew again.
did that hug hurt you, Bobby?' he
asked.
Some" the child replied.
'Then you get an umbrella, Bobby,
just as quickly as ever you can, and
I'll take you on my back, and we'll run
over and see IL Miss Josephine can
make US feel all nice again, as you call
it."
"Are you going, too, Uncle Bill"
"Yes"
Right now"
"The sooner the better"
"Yes," said childish philosophy sage
". when you hurt anywhere, it's best
to get it cured right away"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

Some of the advantages OF system
Of soiling as set forth by the New Jer-
sey station are:
Three crops can be grown upon the
same acre in one season, as, for exam
pie. rye, oats and peas and corn, yield
Ing total Of twenty tons or more.
With the perennial plant, alfalfa, FIVE
crops have been secured, with a yield
Of 26.G tons of green forage per acre.
Yearly records have shown that from
three to four cows may be kept upon
an acre for six months, beginning May
], the number depending upon the
character of the season.
Records for five years show the av-
erage yield of milk and butter per COW
during the six months when forage
crops were fed to be 3,423 pounds and
172.7 pounds respectively. The average
percentage Of fat In the milk was 4.32.
The same cows yielded an average Of
3,050 pounds OF milk and 1914 pounds
Of butter during the other six months
OF the year when silage was fed. The
average percentage OF tat from the ST.
lage ration was Az.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

The longest known insect Is undoubt-
edly the stick insect OF Borneo Speci-
mems thirteen inches In length have
been captured. 1t Is an interesting ex-
ample OF mlmetic coloring. resembling
in n remarkable manner piece Of
rough stick. on the bough OF tree 1t
is extremely difficult to distinguish be-
tween the insect and the bark. Borneo
IL also the home OF one OF the largest
species OF dragon fly. A specimen OF
the subfamily nschna measures six
inches and half from wing TO wing
and IL endowed with n correspondingly
strong body.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
We'll CONNECTED.

Vlsitor-I hear ! must congratulate
you on the engagement OF your con.
What an extremely nice looking girl
she Isl
Mrs. Nolongcr Brown Yes. and 70
well connected too. In fact. I've been
told that her ancestors were relations
OF the Spanish armada.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

Celery ninnchinE md Late Keeping.
Where celery Is intended for winter
crop has been removed from the field
ana placed IN storage. In fact. Il Ii
best TO blnnch M little M possible be-
fore storing when the product IL to be
kept late, M the keeping qualities arc
better while II Is unblanched.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
A slight Fire.

~ say, Miss DE WITT" remarked
young Sapleigh 'youh wesplcndent
beauty sets me bwain on fire, donchcr
knowY
'Nevcr mind, Mr.. Sapleigh," replied
Miss De witt. "the conhagratlon Will be
too insignificant TO neccssitate the call
Ing out OF the fire brigade"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
Position of wood and "a. Durnbiiit,

Position of wood and It's Durability.
The problem has troubled many why
two pieces OF wood sawed from the
same section OF tree should possess
very varied characteristics when used
IN different positions. For example. n
gate post viii be found 10 decay much
fnstcr If the butt end OF the tree IL
upperInost than would be the case If
the top were placed In this position.
The reason IL that the moisture OF the
atmosphere VIII pcrmcatc the pores OF
the wood much more rapidly the way
the tree grew than II would II IN tho
opposite direction.
Mlcroscopical examination proves that
the pores invite the ascent Of moisture.
while they repcl It's descent. Take the
familiar case of n wooden bucket.
Many may have noticed that some OF
the slaves appear 10 be entirely sat
uratcd, while others nrc apparently
quite dry. This arises from the same
cause.-the dry slaves are In the posi-
tlon IN which the tree grew. while the
saturated ones are reversed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
Ro.ton Could stnnd Il.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once made n
crushing reply 10 n man who asked
him whether the people In Boston did
not feel alarmed. Said Emerson,
what about?" Said the man. why,
the world IL coming 10 nm end next
Monday" Emerson replied: "I'm glad
OF IT, We can get along great deal
better without It,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
Classifying him.

ayes. ma'am," said the peddlcr, "this
here hnlr tonic viii raise hair on n
billiard ball"
"I3ut VIII II raise hair on a pump
kim" asked the lady OF the house.
"Wcll. should Say soy'
"I'll take bottle aud get my husband
20 try it, Judge
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

Now, then, young man." yawned
Uncle Bill as he got slowly out of his
easy chair and surveyed his oldest
nephew, who had begun to show
marked signs of unrest over his occu-
patton Of building block churches,
what shall we do to put in the rest
of this rainy Sunday afternoon"
Lets play pingpong," Bobby sug-
gested.
You're not big enough yet. Guess
again, or I'll pingpong you"
Lets tell stories," yentured Bobby.
"All right, old sport You begin"
"We-ell," drawled the youngster in
the singsong of rote, climbing into
Uncle Bills lap, "once on time, wy,
they wasn't amy little boys m little
girls, n pretty soon they was Cain
m Abel. N they didn't have amy
sisters or brothers or nothin' 'cept just
papa N mamma, nor no Uncle Bills
or nothin'. NJ their papa n mamma
were cross one time N told their little
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
NEAT ooRNoR1B ON STONE PILLARS.

feed lot on a small farm. As soon as
the corn begins to ripen two or three
loads car be husked and thrown In this
crib and fed out as desired.
This crib is placed on stone pillars
and is practically rat proof. 1t is COW
cred with ordinary boards eight to ten
inches wide. Cracks are covered with
battens. 1t Is not expensive. can be
built by any farmer at all handy with
tools and can be made any desired
length. 1t is usually about ten feet
wide
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
Plain Talk

SHAVE" said the crusty patron la
conically.
"CloscT inquired the barber.
"No. I'm not close, but I'm not In
the habit of giving tips II that's what
you're driving at"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
A Good Small Corncrib.

This corncrib is built Of 2 by O
boards, 2 by studding and by 6
sills, says Orange Judd Farmer. It
serves its purpose admirably in that Id
is covered at all times and there is no
danger of corn spelling by exposure to
weather. 1t is especially useful in q
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
Annie scnb runxus.

A cold. damp season seems to be IA
vorable to the development Of apple
scab fungus. The scab Is one Of the
diseases that are most effectually and
profitably treated by spraying with
bordeaux mixture.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
NfIIton,. nnIninn.

Milton wns once asked II he intended
90 instruct his daughter In the different
languages. lie replied; mo. sir. One
tongue is sufficient for n woman"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

First Housewife Some days | undo
about everything the servant does
Second Housewife Gracious. How
DO yeu dnrc1 Detroit Free Press
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

Speaking Of initiation jewclry. n dia.
mond on the finger is worth paste In
the ar.--Philadelphia Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
ssE 81
SfARN%
5sSSGS
FRUIT EVAPORATION.

q Cheap, simply Built Homemade
Drier For Apples Only.
All over the country are idle and
abandoned fruit evaporators. Their
present condition is due to the fact that
the original outlay Of cash was so large
that dividends We're not equal to first
expectations.
l will illustrate the construction of a
drier built In Newago county, Mich,
for the evaporation of apples only,
says an American Agriculturist corre-
spondent Though unattractive in ap-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
Many seemingly yunaccountable friend
ships hang upon golden image.
gfiII Harder.

when n great calamity bcfalls one.
how II llghtens Il 10 talk about II after
II Is over!-Atchlson Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29

Trs hard TO have lot OF debts that
you simply can't pay"
"Oh. don't know. It's worse 60 hayc
n lot that you simply have 10 pay
rhIlndelphln Ledger.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-29
THEIR
PHYSICIAN
BY ROY RICHARDSON

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-29
Ladies Underwear at Is to IS
per cent Discount

Corset Covers made of Cambria,
French Style each l215c
Corset Covers made of Cambria, en-
broidery trimmed, worth Doc at l9c
38c for Corset Covers-fine quality
Cambria, French style, lace trim
med, that are sold regular for % and 6Oc
19c for Drawers-go quality mus
lin. hemstitched rufile worth Doc.
SOC Drawers Umbrella style, wide
lace trimming, cambria ruffie and
French band, per pair ------------ 3Sc
75c Drawers, umbrella style, en-
broidery ruffle for this sale SOC
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-29
In Defense of cobb" silos.

From Farmers Review Figures
will not lie, but the other fellow often
gets very much mistaken, and | see
the other fellow attended our State
Dairymen's convention, and had some
thing TO say about silos. He gave
the cost of a Cobb silo as built by our
president, Joseph Newman. Row, the
fact is Jos. Newman did not build a
Cobb silo, but one he has given a new
name. In letter to me regarding 1t
he styled il a "Cobb-Newman" silo,
and | find that the Newman part OF
it cost as much as the Cobb part,
virtually doubling cost of building.
Now, Cobb is not responsible for sill
ver-plated hoops, mahogany slaves or
costly superstructures that pass as
foundations. Mr. Newman has splen-
did silo, one of the best in the state,
but the six feet of mason work added
greatly to cost and should not be
charged up to my style of silo. AS to
length of life of a silo on my plan, will
say that at CISCO, Henry county, on
the farm of NJ. Nj. Nash, is a silo or
three-quarter inch flooring that has
it's fourteenth crop in it and is good
for many more. Question: II this
three-quarter stuff lasts fourteen or
more years, how long will a silo two
inches thick last? Fears were ex-
pressed that in few years my spiked
silos would not draw together. This
is not so; they draw together as close
ly as any style of silo, and, in fact,
after the second or third year do not
require tightening at all. The past
fall we did not tighten a single nut
Last spring | addressed the Retail
Milk Dealers Association at Burling
ton, Iowa, on cheap milk production
and at that time laid especial stress
on value of the silo. From this talk
sprung five silos built after my plans
Mr.. Perry of Burlington built 100
ton silo at a total cost Of S97SS
Three men and boy put it up from
o'clock a. N. TO 4 o'clock p. m. f
NJ. Parsons of same city put up q
200-ton sio at total cost of $3.50 The
others cost less than 81 per ton ca
pacity. So much for the figures viii
not lie roposition.-"Buff Jersey"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-29
Initiating Brands.

Reports from Wisconsin say that
some of the best cheesemakers in
that state have trouble with imitation
of their brands by manufacturers OF
poorer cheese. Even when the brands
are copyrighted this is possible. The
general public is not observant OF
small matters, and it is possible to
make two brands look very much
alike. and yet differ enough to keep
within the law. One mans brand
was initiated in everything except
initials. If there is one thing the gen
eral public does not remember 1t Is
initials. In New York they tried to
prevent this by passing a law num-
bering the factories and legalizing
both numbers and trademarks. But
New York state law is not effective
outside of that state, and the dealers
in other states soon learned that they
could initiate the brands of New York
factories with impunity. The way out
does not seem plain, as even a ma
tional law will not prevent approx
mate limitations.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-29
Real Estate Transfers.

OP Ketchum to Ceytone Swift; "a
a NV d ID Almena S35.
Wv Kelley to CT Monroe ct al; pit
lot 56 Covert; S75.
Alfred Hossick to J G. Pierce ct al;
wHsw Geneva; 81.
Henry Pompey to Andrew Lang; lot
will Covert: $500.
Mary f Kingsbury'to Geo E Carr; lots
3. 3 and and pit lots 6 and blk % Paw
Paw; 1926.
SH& ERR Co to Pere Marquette K
r Co; railroad from Lawton to South
Haven and all franchises, real estate,
titles, interests and claims thereto APP
pertaining; 81.
Sarah NJ Rdlon to Sarah f Carris;
lot will Lawrence; So.
John d Kirkpatrick to Eliza X
Smith; 30 w p sw "a l Bangor; 81.
Phoebe Jones to Cora + Soule; lot
blk Jones' add South Haven; $500.
Ernest Geser to Ida NJ hubert; lots
9. 3 and blk Bakers add Lawton; 81
Emma A Earl to Stanley Sackett; LOT
ii and d lot IL blk Gobleville; 81 ,2OO
Elizabeth ellison to G + Thompson
lot sec ID Paw Paw: Sl720.
Alex StInsen to Frank Morse 10 a sec
50 Columbia; 5000
Joab Lamb to Ii T Royal and W; !.
w16seA q Columbia; $1,000
Julia A Miller to Delton Styles and W
Lne "a II Decatur; 81 400.
Orrilla Lee to Jane NJ Smith; fl y
e a ID Hamilton; 81 200.
r f. Latham to Mary Tucker; = n
a % Columbia. $500.
Isaac Monroe to Margaret Crippen
81 sec 80 Arlington; s22o.
Alton Newcomb to l. o Graham ct a.
NV a ne ne a Is Pine Grove; s32'
Ellen L Strong to Barney Burrous
lot y blk Home add South Haver
81 600.