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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
HARROW FOR LEvELING FUREow SLICE.

HARROW FOR LEvELING FUREow SLICE.
eighths or one h, bent as indicated.
to rub on the bottom and side of the fur.
row and fastened to the harrow by go-
ing diaGonally from the lower outside
corner to the upper inside corner, with
IL nut TO hold 1t.
The teeth ! used were not all knife
shaped, like the ono Illustrated, yet !
think it would be well TO make them
all OF this style. as holes can then be
bored perpendlcularly any place you
find the teeth are needed or work best,
and they can be changed very easily
with only Il wrench to unscrcw tie
nut. The holes should be large enough
so the teeth viii slip in or ont easily,
as they can be screwed up tight TO hold
them in the direction desired.
This little harrow is attached to the
sineletree Of the horse in the furrow
with the short chain so that II VIII
harrow the furrow turned the round
before, working just forward OF the
furrow being turned by the plow. This
furrow, however, may fall partially on
the rear side of the harrow working in
the furrow This does no harm, but
only helps to hold that point down to
its place. The left upright support for
the handle should be placed well for
ward, SO the furrow slice will not
strike it.
For those who plow with three horses
abreast ard use large sized chilled
plow with jointer. and also rolling col
ter attached. this little harrow will
surely be appreciated, as ii does such
thorough pulverizing of each furrow as
fast as plowed.
Dimensions.-Width Of harrow at the
back end. 81 inches inside measure;
width between handles, 40 inches;
length Of harrow. so inches; made of
2 by scantllng; crosspieces 2 by 3,
Bolt the crosspieces on top or notch
down but little, so they will not rub the
ground If all the teeth are made like
the one indicated, the holes can all be
bored perpendicular through the wood.
and the right slope or slant back VIII
be obtained. The hinge at the front Is
made of pair of strap hinges placed
so that n strong bolt passing through
the chain. then through the eyes Of the
straps. make good hitch as well as
hinge.
A plank drag is also figured in the
paper mentioned. 1t consists of four
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
A stubborn Husband.

A most interesting phenomenon La
the stubborn husband. He is not bad
man. He Is contrary, and he has to be
managed. He Is usually married to
clever little woman, who is constantly
devislng schemes TO accomplish the
things which make their joint lives q
success.
He has no suspicion of this. II he
had, he would be so mad he could un-
doubtedly eat her. So all through life
she goes on swinging u turnip ahead
OF his nose TO make him go the same as
though he were ballxy mule. She is
n CHEEKY little body, and she grows
plump with every year. and she does
her smiling behind the door or she
chuckles In her sleeve when he In not
by. The stubborn husband IL as inter-
esting as n hug.-London Standard
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
He Wrote Rookn.

An English novelist tells an expert
ence of literary friend who went to
the country in order to take a house on
farm. He saw the farmer and con-
Quoted the preliminary negotiations
with perfect satisfaction to both sides.
Presently he asked, would you like
some references" mo, no." said the
farmer genially. "You are a gentle
man. / can see NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
written across your face. Don't both
er about the references. I expect you
want to get back to your business in
the city" The friend mentioned that
he had no business In the city. "Oh,
then," said the farmer, 81 suppose you
have business outside the CITY," mo"
he replied. 81 am an author" WHAT"
cried the farmer. mot an author
that writes books?" Yes, he admitted
that he had written books. A look Of
doubt crept over the honest farmers
face. "Well, WE'LL" he said, ito turn
back to the business we were talking
about, 1 think, after all, mister, I'll
have to trouble you for couple Of
them references"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
ANCIENT MEDICINES.
some OF the HepuIsive Remedies
IscL by Our AnceatOra.

Some OF the Hepulsive Remedies
Used by Our Ancestors.
So;ne Of the remedies used by our
ancestors ought 10 have been sufficient
10 scare away any disease without
their application. Here are a few Of
them: "A halter wherewith any one
has been hanged IL tied about the head
will cure headache. Moss growing up
on n human skull II dried and pow
dered and taken as snuff Is no less eff
cacious." DR.. Samuel Turner, who
wrote on diseases OF the skin, notices a
prevalent charm among old women for
the shingles, tho blood Of a black cat
taken from its tail and smeared on the
part affected. The chips of gallows
tied ON string and worn around the
neck are said to have cured ague
Spiders. as may readily be supposed,
were IN great repute as remedies. Bur
Melancholy" was at first dubious as to
the efficacy OF the spider as a remedy,
though he states that he had seen II
Esed by his mother, "whom he knew to
have excellent skill In chirurgery, sore
eyes and aches, till at length" says he,
rambling amongst authors, as l often
do, | found this very medicine In Dios-
corides, approved by Matthiolas and
repeated by Aldrovandus. began then
TO have better opinion Of It,"
For stopping hemorrhages all sorts of
things were used. John Bell says that
for this purpose "they tied live toads
behind the ears or under the armpits
or to the soles of the feet or held them
in the hand till they grew warm. Mi
chael Mercatus says that this effect of
toads is truth, which any person will
ing to take the trouble may satisfy
himself of by very simple expert
ment, for IL you hang the toad around
a cocks neck for day or so you may
then cut Off his head and the neck will
not bleed single drop" The malade
imaginaire OF those days pursued his
hobby under difficulties.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
I.nurbtcr pcttcr Thnn Pills.

The cure for the bilious man 10 a
clown, not pills. For indigestion go to
a show where there are one or two first
class fools who know how to mako
monkeys" OF themselves. The fun,
however, should be clean, innocent,
harmless and hearty, with no sugges-
ton OF indecency or vulgarity. In 9th
or words, the fun should be "hygienic." !"
Fun that IL foul and malodorous is un-
healthful.
The best sort OF fun for the dyspep-
tic Ii the fun that burlesques the fol-
lies and folhlcs OF the odd characters"
you have met. II you can't find the
show with the burlesque ARTISTS" who
can make you laugh, seek out compan-
ions who are jolly and who know the
art of clowning.
Don't let any half baked idiot load
your mind with his business or domes-
tic troubles. When you get an hour or
two from the desk or store, abandon
yourself willingly and cheerfully to the
frivolIties OF Jocular friend.-What to
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
INSTINCT is THE TEACHER.
How the Young of the Feathered
Tribe Are Educated

How the Young of the Feathered
Tribe Are Educated.
There is school of the woods, Just
as much as there is a church of the
woods or a parliament of the woods
or Society of United Charities of the
woods. and no more. There In nothing
in the dealing of animals with their
young that in the remotest way sug-
gests human instruction and discipline.
The young of all the wild creatures do
instinctively what their parents do and
did. They do not have to be taught;
they are taught from the jump, says q
writer in the Atlantic Monthly. Tho
bird sings at the proper age and builds
Its nest and takes its appropriate food
without any hint at all from its par
ents. The young ducks take to the
water when hatched by duck and
dive and stalk insects and wash them
selves just as their mothers did. Young
chickens and young turkeys under
stand the various calls and signals of
their mother the first time they hear or
see them. At the first alarm note they
squat; at call to food they come on
the first day as on the tenth. The hab-
its Of cleanliness Of the nestlings are
established from the first hour Of their
lives. When bird comes to build its
first nest and to rear its first brood, it
knows how to proceed as well as IL
does years later or as its parents did
before it. The fox Is afraid Of trap
before he has had any experience with
1t, and the hare thumps upon the
ground at sight of anything strange
and unusual, whether its mates be
within hearing or not No bird teaches
its young to fly. They fly instinctively
when their wings are strong enough.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
The ANTIQUITY of the Cat.

1t seems hard to believe that during
all the long ages which passed between
the dawn of civilization and the Chris
tian era the Romans and Greeks should
have been ignorant of the most famil-
lar pet of our homes, the common cat.
Yet no fact seems established moro
clearly than this Hahn in his "Wan-
derings of Plants and Animals" insist
ed upon ii, and it has since been estab-
lished by the united efforts of scholars
and biologists. We know now that
our domestic favorite-with its win
ming, coy ways, uneasy when removed
from mans society and yet never COM
pletely trusting it, with its mysterious
old world air-was unknown to the
chief nations of antiquity till after the
Christian era.
1t was the patient and gifted nation
of the Nile valley that built the hall
of columns at Karnak and that reared
such colossal statues as that Of RAM
eses III. at Memphis, not to speak OF
the pyramids, that first tanned the cat.
Hereditary antipathy as deep as that
which reigns between the feline race
and mankind does not die out In gen.
Grafton. Countless years and many
dynasties must have passed ere the
widest members of creation became
the most faithful servants Of mankind.
In Egypt we know that cats were re-
garded with veneration and embalmed
and buried after their death.-London
Academy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Used to Answer the Question, Cam
Water Flow Up HfIIf

water Flow Up fthtt
Since the earth is an oblate spheroid
instead OF perfect sphere, ii comes TO
pass that its center is farther from the
equator than from either pole. The
difference is about thirteen miles. The
Mississippi flows southwark for so
great a distance that its surface at its
mouth is about four miles farther from
the earth's center than at its source.
Does it then flow up hill?
This is question which the coast
and seodetic survey in Washington is
frequently asked to answer. The reply
Is that mp" means against gravitation
and down" with gravitation; hence
the Nissi .Sipni does not flow up hill,
although OF viousiY II moves away from
the center of the globe. Plumb lines
rarely point directly toward the center
OF the earth. The variation from that
direction has given rise to an interest
Ing branch of the governments work
The visible irregularities of the sur
face Of the earth-mountains valleys
and water basins-affect the form of
attraction which is known as gravita-
ton. y cubic mile OF land is two and a
half times as dense as a similar volume
OF water The plumb line tendS to lean
toward the earth masses and away
from the water basins. These infiu-
ences, which may he computed with
scientific accuracy. do not. however,
explain AL or the reflections. Varying
i 'grees OF density some miles below
the surface OF the earth must be as
Sumed To exist
Trit.nG as these reflections are, new
er exceeding nine inches In plumb
I'm 81 mile long. they are OF considera-
BE scientific Importance. They modify
Tie calculations of navigators and ex-
pi1rcrs rs TO positions on the earth's
s;,rtlce derived from the stars They
ihl' become essential In high grade
II u.pmak:as They also help to make
the records OF measurements of the
caTth coz ribute TO the story of the his-
& :: Of the earth. In the eye OF science
t.s9e are no Youths Compan-
jgl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
young nor handsome. at his best.

young nor handsome, at his best.
Don't you think l wouldn't gain
anything?" said the man. The silence
was making him anxious.
but you couldn't love me-" plain
lively You think love nonsense, and
women need It."
Brooks got possession of hand not
far away. Il could learn" he protest
ed ardently.
and everybody would say mar
ried you for your money"
LET 'emr' stoutly. "a lot Of old
gossipsI"
Miss Hilderbrand drew her hand
away.
Il couldn't consider it." she said. A
certain mischief that was new to her
was in her averted face. 1--WE just
been Tilted, and / would be so lonely
while you were learning"
Brooks slipped his arm about her.
They were away from the people, and,
anyway, it didn't matter. He turned
her face to meet his eager one.
'I don't have to learn. It's come to
me- You shan't say Nor Why, love
you like-like furyv' His voice thrilled
with his earnestness.
The girl laughed contentedly.
You are a nice old gentleman" she
said, 'even IL you are forty. I haven't
been asked about it, and 1 guess 1
shouldn't say SO, but I'm awfully fond
of you"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
COLOR IGNORANCE.
II IL a Matter wholly Apart Frs
Color Kindness,


Color BIindness.
Color blindness was the topic under
discussion. "They tell me I'm color
blind" said the lawyer. "but / don't
believe 1t. Often, admit, make mis-
takes In colors say that pink is red,
l say that green is blue. But 1t In only,
the names of the colors am or In. I
am not, ins,st, color blind" The ocu-
list who was In the party nodded ap-
proval.
Exactly" he said. These diagnos-
ticians OF yours mistake your case.
They take color ignorance for color
blindness. Here they are as wrong as
though they should say music igno-
rance wns music blindnoss-as though,
/ mean, because you could not tell that
a certain struck note was &c dat,' you
were dead to all musical gradations.
Some years ago, when the examination
in colors OF railroad men was inau-
gurated, howl went up over the
amazing amount OF color blindness In
America, and many a good man lost
his Job unJustly. These men had been
of In the names OF colors, not In the
colors themselves. They could in q
day or two have been taught what they
lacked. Many OF them, II Is likely,
were not color blind. / say this be-
cause recently / heard Of an examina-
ton OF 800 railroad men that was con-
Quoted In the proper way on an Eng
llsh line. About seventy OF these men
were little off regarding color nomen-
clature. but not single one Of them
was color hind d"-Philadelphia Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
Nhnf the white Hnune L.

To the American people the White
House represents the personality OF the
president of the United States. TO the
politician the magic words may stand
for the goal OF an ambition too often
associated with the deepest and most
poignant disappointment, while to the
historian the name may typify deci-
slons that have marked epochs in the
affairs OF nations. In the mind of the
people, however, the official character
OF the building has always been subor-
dinate TO It's domestic uses. Popularity
speaking. the White House IN the place
not where the president works, but
where he entertains-C Moore in
Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
No. 20.
harness and a lap robe thrown in.

f1fteen, said another man.
Somebody else said Twenty an.
other man said Twenty-Five" and still
another Thirty" Then there was a
hitch. The man on the box began to
talk very fast indeed.
''Thutty. thutty. thutty, thutty! Do
l hear the FIVE? Thutty, thutty, thut-
ty. thutty. VIII you make it fiver
'Thirty-five," said a red faced man
who had pushed his way to the front
and was looking Skipper over sharply.
The man on the box said 'Thutty-
fiver' n good many times and asked if
he heard forty" Evidently he did
not, for he stopped and said very slow
ly and distinctly, looking expectantly
around: Are you all done? Thirty
five twice; third
and last call-sold for $35w
When Skipper heard this, he hung
his head. When you have been a $3.50
blue ribboner and the pride of the
force. it is sad to be Knocked down"
for $50.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14

One barrel OF fresh lime, % pounds
bluestone. pounds concentrated lye.
p pounds powdered sulphur. > pounds
paris green pure). Increase the paris
green TO 10 pounds for cankerworms
Break the lime into small pieces and
pEt ii into Il box 3 by 6 feet. Dissolve
the bluestone in boiling water. gal
Ions. Dissolve the lye in ; gallons hot
water Keep the two solutions sepa-
rate. Take sprinkler and sprinkle the
solutions on the lime. II not enough to
slack into dust. use water. Cover over
the dust when through Stacking. Make
sieve of fine wire and attach n long
handle Sieve cut the dust. Rub the
sulphur through sieve into the dust and
put the paris green in. Stir thorough
ly. BE careful not TO get the dust too
damp. Your compound Is now ready
fov use. Spray Just before the bloom
opcns. then as it drops. then once 4
week until you have sprayed six times,
then once every two weeks until the
1st Of August.
& Conservative View.
j. NJ. Stedman OF the Missouri expert
ment station writes: | can briefly say
that the dGst process cannot take the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
Not m judge.

A good instance of repartee occurred
in law court when the following con-
versatlon took place between witness,
a rustic looking individual, and the
presiding judge.
Judge-You say you had occasion to
taste this whisky7
Witness-Yes, my lord.
Judge-Now, are you sure you could
tell the difference between good and
bad whisky?
Witness (drawling) - Well, I don't
quite know as l could exactly, me lord
with a knowing smile), for, ye see, I'm
not judge!-London Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
SPEECHES THAT LIVE.
Oratoric Triunphs That stand the
Test of Reading.

Test of Reading.
It Is often said that II speech reads
well 1t is not a good speech There
may be some truth in 1t. The reader
cannot, of course. get the impression
which the speaker conveys by look and
tone and gesture. He lacks that mar
velous influence by which in a great
assembly the emotion Of every individ-
ual soul Is multiplied by the emotion OF
svcry other. The reader can pause and
dwell upon the thought II there be a
fallacy, he Is not hurried away to do
something else before he can detect 1t.
SO, also, his more careful and deliber-
ate criticism will discover offenses of
style and taste which pass unheeded In
a speech when uttered. But still the
great oratorlc triumphs of literature
and history stand the test of reading I'm
the closet as well as of hearing In the
assembly Would not Mark Antony's
speech over the dead body OF Caesar,
had it been uttered, have moved the
Roman populace as II moves the spec
tator when the play Is acted or the SOL
itary reader In his closet? Does not
Lord Chatham's II rejoice that Amer
lea has resisted" reads well? DO not
Sheridan's and Burke's greSt perora-
tlons in the impeachment Of Warren
Hastings read well? Does not Liberty
and union, new and forever" read
well? Does not "Give me liberty or
give me death" read well? DO not Ev-
erett's finest passages read well2-Sen-
ator Hoar In Success.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14

by scantling fastened together with
rods with small blocks Two inches thick
between the scantlings, with rings on
the ends of the rods hitched to by
means OF rods and a ring or chain
and ring. The slat is for the purpose of
lifting the drag to free 1t from rubbish
or stone. This drag carries fine dirt
along between the scantlings. which
fills up all low places and levels the
ground. \ drag of this description
eight feet long is good load for a
team OF horses without n harrow at
tached behisd IL more weight is want
I'd. the man can ride the drag. 1t does
effectual work In levellng and putting
the ground In order.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
A MInfnIxe Honie

as it true, Miss Gertlc," he said,
that there are just two things wo-
man will jump at-a conclusion and a
mouscf'
"No." she answered; there is third,
Mr. Philip"
After thinking the matter over few
moments he trcmblingly made her nm
offer but she didn't jump at It, He
was not the right man.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14

Even at seventy-fiva I4iszt wna a mi.
anist whose powers lay beyond the
pale to which sober language or calm
criticism could reach or be applied.
Enough that its greatest charm seemed
to me to lie in perfectly divine touch
and In tone more remarkable for ex-
quisitely musical quality than volume
or dynamic force aided by a technique
still incomparably brilliant and superb.
Hermann Klein in Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
AT A HORSE AUCTION.
The Proceedings nS Viewed From
the Horses Standpoint.

inc theWcu FE0@
the uorxe'n Standpoint.
Skipper was police horse and the
pride of the mounted squad until he
acquired SPAWN. Then he was sent
10 sales stable. His experiences
'here ms told by Sewell Ford In
Horses Nine" were as follows:
S,Iagcr was led into big ring be-
.oyt II lot of men. 4 man on box
5tt1 ont Il number and began TO
siS worry fast skipper gathered that
-e W..t talking about him. Skipper
e. "a i t!iit he was still only six years
,..' aUJ IN, he had been owned as
s.a..-. i.srsc by lady who was about
- a.,ii for Europe aud was closing out
a,r stibir. This was news to skipper.
Hc man talked very nicely about
1896 3r lie said he was kind. gentle,
.eu % Ia Wind and limb and was not
v.,-. ;,ainod TO the saddle. but would
.s6;S cith single or double. The man
lt-d 20 know how much the gentle
u..l NHr' willing TO pay for bny
s Of this description.
one on the outer edge OF the
,NG ,d. Ten dollars"
tt s the man on the box grew
quitc ind. .uant. He asked II the other
man wouldn't like silver mounted
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
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FARMING IMPLEMENTS.

\ Harrow For LeyeiinE the Furrow
slice md n Good Plank Drag.
An Ohio Farmer correspondent sends
hat paper a drawing Of an implement
'9r leveling the furrow slice and says:
re handles are seldom needed TO lift
he harrow, but | found the left. one
struck the plow beam every once in
awhile when the harrow wanted 10 tip
over too far from any cause. For this
purpose l had to brace the handles
quite wide apart-forty inches-too far
for use in corn rows, but they can be
placed in or out. as occasion requires,
by substituting another round between
the handles. Near the rear at the left
Is a crooked steel or iron rod seven
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-14
THE DUST SPRAY.
IT'S Advantages and Disadvantages.
Machine and Formula.


In response to general interest In the
subject the Country Gentleman has
collected information from various
fruit growers and also presents n cut
which gives some idea Of the construc-
ton Of one type Of apparatus or dust
spraying. The cylinder IL the dust box,
md the wheel works the air blast. ID.
w. Maxwell says:
Lime being your coEvcyor you nave
a basis upon which you can make n
compound with perfect safety 10 your
foliage that viii cXtcrninate Insect
life. You viii never see auy,!isco!orinS
of fruit II gives you perfect foliage.
In the liquid process you cannot have
thorough work, but In the VuSt every
particle OF the tree i3 covered; not only
that. but everything around it. NJ n
fungicdc there is no comparison of the
iwo methods nor in Destroying tie can
kerworm and cod..n: moth. you can
spray from forty to lifty acres IN day
OF trees frcA Cftocn 10 twenty years
old "a one la,f the cHpcus' Of liquid
spray.a pt. Cf material rar tree, 3
eents. !'y als c~peri2nrt we havc per-
fectcd I.g4a.a.