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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

forbidden list when he was out again.
But after awhile he did not seem to
care whether they came or not and
one day when told that Micky Daily
waited below said languidly, Il guess
l don't care about seeing him just now
I'm sorter tired-but tell him it II be
bully to have him come tomorrow"
Eut when tomorrow came no one
was admitted, for he was tossing about
in weakening struggle with some
thing he Gid not understand that
those who watched by him realized
only too we!l.
He heard a voice as if from very far
away:
You'd better tell him, doctor" it
said Il can't stand it to see him fight
for his life like little Trojan when it
isn't any use"
The voice broke and then went on:
Hes brave little chap, brave
enough TO face anything, and it isn't
treating him square not to let him say
goodby."
De Peyster opened his eyes. The doc
tor was standing over him.
You don't have to tell me-" said
De Peyster. for he dimly saw that the
old doctors lips We're quivering. 4
| guess-i KNOW"
He felt for his mothers hand.
I'D like TO hear you sing just once
first, mamsie." he said.
There's Il bully song one of the fell
lers taught me, One Wide River I've
liked it specially much sinee-since it
worried you to have me go in swim
ming"
His mother sobbed out a few lines,
faltered and stopped.
y look of patient disappointment
came over his face
Never mind, mamsie. you needn't"
he gasped. I'm going to see it. you
know, so it doesn't matter. Won't the
cool water feel good, though! And
don't you worry. mamsie. Who's
afraid? Father III find mei'
He lay quite still a moment; then he
whispered:
81 would "a liked TO try one more run
with the fellers-Micl1y DAILY was most
always ahead-he's n peach sprinter.
You tell him and Jimmy and the other
fellers about-about me and the wide
river Tell 'em this time IL amt
lubber lastr'
And he slipped away to find that un-
known river. the bravest of little pio-
neers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
BOX OF EARLY TOMATO PLANTS.

DC-A ON A-AhLA AOhaAO A-<h-sASs
for plants that have been carefully
grown and will produce extra early as
well as an abundance of fine fruit.
In growing the plants it will be nee
essary to cover the hotbeds with glass.
Cloth coverings will not answer this
purpose. The seed is sown about eight
weeks before the plants are to be set
in the open ground. After the plants
have made several leaves they are
transplanted two inches apart into hot
beds. In two or three weeks part of
these plants are transplanted again.
They are carefully taken up one at
time and reset somewhat deeper than
they were before and about four inches
apart. Each time they are transplant
ed they are well watered and shaded.
When the weather becomes warm, ii
is best to put canvas over the plants
instead of sash. The warm days the
last of April may make the plants
grow too rapidly The aim is to pro-
duce stocky plants with a large root
growth.
About the first week III May there is
usually call in this locality for early
tomato plants. Arrangements are made
with one or two grocers in the nearest
towns to handle the plants on commits
sion. The plants are taken up with all
the roots possible. The plant bed is
thinned out by removing the largest
from the different rows. The plants
are placed in shallow boxes holding
from two to three dozen, according to
size of plants. After the box is full
1t is filed with soil pressed in around
the tomato plants. These boxes are
made during the winter months from
tomato cases by renailing the top and
bottom and saving the box into two
halves. thus forming two shallow
boxes
l usually have three grades or sizes
of plants. The first size, as shown in
the figure, consists of good sized stocky
plants, grown from selected seed, and,
having been transplanted twice, have
a good root growth. These plants are
sold Mt % and 80 cents per dozen. The
second grade plants are much smaller,
transplanted but once, and are sold at
10 cents per dozen. The third size are
taken up from the seed bed. They
have not been transplanted and have
but few roots. / have often put fif-
teen dozen of these plants in the same
sized box that was used for three
dozen Of the first size. These plants
bring 1-3 cents per dozen. 1t Is best
always to have the different sized
plants so as to suit any one who may
wish to buy BY having the smaller
size the larger ones are shown to ad-
vantage, and more sales are made.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

With all his faults, the old philoso-
pher OF Athens was often called Diog
enes the Wise. Whether his wisdom
was really so great as to deserve that
title may be doubted, but his worst
faults seem to have been good quail
ties carried to excess. In opposing too
much luxury he cut himself off from
the comforts of life; in his eagerness
to make life simple he lost sight of its
gentilities; he was saving at the ex-
pense of neatness, truthful at the cost
of courtesy and plain spoken even to
rudeness One would say that he was
coarse grained by nature, but he show
ed signs OF tenderness and even refine
ment, which proved that the grain was
not entirely coarse and which makes us
wonder at an age that could produce
two men so wise and yet so different as
Diogenes, the rude, walking philoso-
pher" of his time, and Plato, the pol
ished and aristocratic gentleman.-St.
Nicholas
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

1t may interest goat raisers to know
that the carpet laid down in Westmin-
ster abbey on the occasion OF King Ed
wards coronation was woven of mo-
hair
The Indian runner duck Is making
quite q stir just now.
Hon. Il. ID. Coburn of Kansas has
been appointed chief Of the department
Of live stock of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition.
1t is reported that during an average
year forest fires cause loss of sixty
human lives, $25,000,O00 of real prop
erty and $75,000,000 of young and ma
ture timber
The farmer of today must handle
more money than his predecessor, ac-
cordlng to Professor Brooks of Massa-
chusetts.
A most important fact has come to be
understood within the past two years,
and that is that other great tobacco
growing countries can also produce
wrappers equal to those of Sumatra by
growing the leaf under cover.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
The Man Who Knows How.

Is 1t not strange that in every county
and in almost every precinct that you
may visit there is at least one farmer
known as corn grower? He rarely or
never fails. The dry and the wet sea-
sons come and go, but he makes corn"
and "sells corn" So In every county
there is found the man "who grows his
own meat" and regardless of cholera
and bad crops keeps his smokehouse
on his own farm. This peculiar man is
sometimes n successful truck grower
or fruit raiser. He may assume one OF
several forms, but we may safely call
him Mr. Know How" The average
farmer often looks upon him as some
what of conjurer, but at bottom
we find his success due 70 intelligent
effort. Intelligence can insure crops In
the face of disease, chinch bug, boil
weeV4!, bollworm. drought - yes. and
floods too.-Farm and Ranch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
st,lPplNa DRESSED LAMBS.
best winter Lnn,hs For the Market.
4 shippiItag strctcAcr.

hest winter Lnn,hs For t'c Market.
4 shippiiiag strctcAer.
Winter lambs for market should
weigh not less than forty-nvc pounds
alive and be fat This condition is de-
termincd somewhat accurately by feel
Ing the brislsct and the tail near the
body. a high degree OF fatuess is more
important tEan weight. MS they sell by
the carcass rather than 10y weight. The
weight OF two lambs being the same,
the younger olc VIII sell higher. The
evidences of age are the fleece and the
degree OF os8iEcatloA In the bones.
Most lambs are marketed between the
ages OF ten ana sixteen weeks, a few
ms young MS eight weeks. Tho market
for them extends from Christmas 20
Easter. according TO au Ohio Farmer
correspondent. who further says;
TO prepare dressed lamb for ship
ping. sew about each lamb II square
yard Of clean. new mnslin. NJ shown In
the cut We have shipped IA various
ways and by both express ard rcfriger
ator freight We now place each lamb
on strctchcr rs shown In tie second
figure, and then wrap IN buria9. which
we get OF the furniture dealers. We
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23


Damascus, perhaps the most ancient
city In the world, claims the proud title
Of '1hc Eye Of the East" which the
striking beauty of its aspect from dis
tance fully justiiies.
Bright buildings which sparkle un-
der the Syrian sun rise out OF mass
OF many tinted foliage. To the north
west stretch the long, bare. snow white
ridges OF Antl-Lebanon, while In
charming contrast gardens, rich corn
fields and tccming orchards form n
brilliant setting on all sides.
Winding through this profuse display
Of oriental beauty, the rivers Barrada
and Phegc-thc ALBANIA and Pharpar OF
Scripture lose themselves far TO the
east In Lake Bahr-el-MerJ. On near
or view much OF this glamour van
lshcs, and there is abundant evidence
OF general decay.
A similar title Is given to Athens in
Miltons Paradise Rcgained." II Is:
Athens. the eye Of Greece. mother Of arts.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
In Perfect Accord.

Some years ago there came to an
American city n delightful German,
Herr Won BlitZ, who intended to sup
port himself by giving lessons in his
native tongue. When he had been here
several months and had secured mod
crate number OF pupils. he went one
day to the mother of one of them and
to her great surprise asked for her
daughters hand in marriage.
"But, my dear sir" said She, "my
daughter has no fortune"
The suitor smiled upon her in an ex-
pansive generosity.
"Me, toov' said he reassuringly.
"And although we are not rich. we
have thus far been able to give her
every comfort She Is indeed used TO
luxury"
"Me, toow was the smiling rejoinder.
"But, Herr Won Blitz, she will never
be able to manage affairs"
"Me, toor' rejoiced the lover.
"And / feel obliged to tell you that
my daughter has n very high temper"
"Me too! Me too"'
That was enough The mother re-
tired from the contest, and the profess
or won his suit.-Youth's Companion.
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

The 100 ruble note of Russia is
barred from top TO bottom with all the
colors Of the rainbow, blended as when
shown through prism. In the center
in bold relief stands large, finely ex-
ecuted vlgnette of the Empress Cath
crime l. This is in black. The other
engraving is not at all intricate or elab-
orate, but is well done In dark and
light brown and black inks.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
INACTIVE OLD AGE.
More Conducive to Drenrincss Thni
to Shortening Lie.

to Shortening Life.
There is far more evidence for the be-
lief In the dreariness of old age after
active work has been laid aside than
for the shortening Of life which results
from the enforced inactivity. Two not
able instances and perhaps freer from
doubt than most as TO whether IL Is en-
nui alone that kills and not the disease
Of old age or more specific malady
are those OF Napoleon the Great and
Bismarck The one lived six years In
st. Helena, the other eight years at
Frlcdrichsruh, each eating out his
heart" II ever there were men who
ought on the supposition TO have been
killed by the total suspension of their
activities, these two ought to have
been, but II would be extremely Diff
cult to show that they were. Though
Napoleon was no more than fifty-three,
yet It was the specific disease of cancer
OF the stomach OF which he died, and
the connection between his exiled lone
llness and the direct cause of his death
does not seem very apparent On the
other hand, Bismarck at the age OF
seventy-nvc, when he was dismissed
from the chancellorshlp, could not have
had likelihood OF more prolonged
years than he actually achieved out Of
office even If he had continued In office
until the end A wise man IL not too
dyspeptic will never lose touch with
actual life. There are old men with
younr hearts. and the elder when he
has young heart Is perhaps the most
delightful type humanity can show us.
Saturday Review.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
Dldn't Bother Him.

A German clergyman who was trav-
cling stopped at hotel much frequent
ed by wags and Jolsers. The host not
being used TO having clergyman nj
his table, looked at him with surprise.
The guests used NIL their raillery OF
wit upon him without elicltlng re-
mark. The clergyman ate his dinner
quietly. apparently without observing
the gibcs and sncers OF his neiglibors.
One Of them. at last. In despair Mt his
forhcarnncc. said TO him: well. ! won
der NJ your patience. Have you not
heard nll that has been said TO your
"Oh. ycs. but am used 10 t. DO you
know who | nmT' NO, sir" "Wcll. !
VIII inform you. | nm chaplain OF n
unagc asyium such remarks have
no elrrct upon me.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
EXTRA EARLY PLANTS.

Ready Money Crop For bright,
industrious Roy.
While many gardeners grow tomato
plants to sell, but few pay special at
tention TO growing them extra early
There is usually a chance for some
bright, industrious farmer boy near
towns or cities TO earn money for him.
self along this line. advises an Indiana
writer in Rural New Yorker. have
found that there is always a class of
persons willing to pay an extra price
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
Big Bee stories.

A Canadian beekeeper warns his
brethren against permitting inaccurate
reports of their product to be put in
circulation. A racy item In a paper ex-
aggerating the honey yield Of some bee
keeper may be amusing reading, but
win create the impression that honey
is very plentiful and ought to be very
cheap.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
No. IT.

tried shipping in crates, but the cratea
would get crushed.
The diagram IS a slight modification
in form from the stretcher shown with
n lamb on It, The side pieces should be
about two inches wide and half inch
thick and made of light, strong timber,
such as poplar, Eastwood or elm. The
ten inch crosspiece should be one and
half inches square; A is a tenpenny
nail driven through this piece diagonal
ly, pointing toward the short project
ing ends of the side pieces. This is
to hold the lambs neck in position as
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
DRESSED LAMB AND srRrrcHra,

it is forced down upon it. Press the
front legs down upon the neck and
hold there with a twine around the
stretcher. Loop short pieces of twine
about the hind legs above the hooks
and draw tightly, fastening at b. The
legs should be cut off below the knee
and hook.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
nrInted kindaesa.

Mr.. Smith Qn street car)-Madam.
lake my seat.
Mrs. Jones (who has been standing
fifteen mlnutes)-No, thanks. l get or
at the next corner.
Mr.. Smlth-That's all rieht. SO do /.
Chicago Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
A Gay Game.

An Illinois pot hunter arrested under
the game laws of that state confessed
that qualls In large quantities were
shipped out OF the state In collins, ac-
cording TO Farm and Ranch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

He (who has offended her)-Won't
you look up Mt me2
Shelf did. you'd kiss me again.
He-No; honest. l won't.
She-Then what's the use?-Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
Cot LIN His Whole Name.

A Genoa paper tells this delightful
story at Americas expense: When the
Duke OF Veragua. the descendant OF
Christopher Columbus, visited Chicago,
he inquired at telegraph office the
charge for telegram to the city OF
Columbus OF ten words. Fifteen
cents" answered the official, mot in
cluding the signature, which Is wired
free" Whereupon the duke wired:
Mayor. Columbus: Shall visit your
city next Monday or Tuesday" And
he signed IT: "Crlstobal Colon de Tole-
do y Larc"a.egui de Ia Cerda Ramirez
de BaGU. dancy Gante Almirante y
Adelantado Mayor de las Judas, Mar
ques de Jamaica, Duque de Veragua y
lie la Vega, Grande de Espana, Senator
lei Refine. Caballero de la insigne or
len del Toison doro, Gran Cruz de la
Conception de Vlllaviciosa, Gentil
Hombre de Camarra del Rey dc Es-
pana."
The Floors Are the Counters and
squntting Places of Buyers.
To start Japanese shop is the sim
plest thing In the world. You take the
front Off your house and arrange your
worldly possessions on the floor.
japanese floors are raised Off the
street, though nothing is raised off
them. The transient customer sits on
the edge of the floor sidesaddle. a
real shopper who means to do the
thing properly climbs up on the floor,
which is also the counter, and squats
on his heels.
Real Japanese shops have no doors
or windows or counters. Shop windows
In England do not leave much wall In
the frontage, but even an English shop
window does not take the whole front
OF the house.
The japanese have not many regular
shops. There are very few streets OF
shops even In Tokyo, which Is as large
as Berlin. Foreigners never buy any
thing but curios. If they are fools,
they deal with shops kept by Euro
peans; If they want bargains, they deal
with Cinnamon.
There are many Chinese shops In
treaty ports. The Chlnaman Is cheaper
and more reliable than the Japanese.
European shopkeepcrs do not set up In
Japan for phllanthroplc reasons. Jap
anese shopkeepers are the lowest class
OF population except the outcasts.
Servants apd laborcrs take precedence.
OF them In society, and precedence Is
the hobby of the Japanese.
You have n different bow and diff
ferent salutation for man who Is be-
low you or your equal, and several for
the people above you. You have even
different language for each, and Jap
anesc writing wrlggles like carving on
their temples.-London Standard.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
A Ilemindcr.

Dearborn-What have you got that
string tied about your finger for?
Wnbash-oh, I've been getting mar
ried. and my wife doesn't want mo to
forget it.-Boston Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

In the first instance 1t will be seen
that potatoes are grown twice In niue
years-namcly, In the third and sixth
years of the rotation. In the second
scheme the potatoes are grown for four
years In succession, and then for six
years other crops are grown in the or
der shown.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

out any supper. and if l ever speak to
one of you ag'in l hope TO fall dead
on my own dCorstep"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

The following are plans of rotation
followed on two Maine farms growing
potatoes for the manufacture of alco-
hol and starch:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23

Hypocrisy becomes necessity for
those who 1.-Two scandalously.-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-05

between Clarence and Stanwood in three
minutes and a half, and they made two
miles beyond Dennison at over a hundred
miles an hour. AS the mail rushed west,
word was flashed ahead, and crowds gath
cred at the stations TO cheer and marvel
There must have been 500 people on the
platform at Dixon" said White, telling the
story. land they looked to me like a swarm
of ants, just a black. wriggling mass, and
then they were gone. We came on to
bridge there after a big reverse curve with
down grade, and 1 guess no one will ever
know how fast we going. we
slammed her around one way and then
slammed her around the other way. 1t
was every bit Of ninety miles an hour. You
got all you wanted, didn't you, Fred?'
The fireman looked up. torch in hand.
and remarked, in dry monotone: Coin
through Dixon L said my prayers and hung
on, stretched out fiat. That's what 1
DONE"
Fired and l." continued White, both
got letters about the run from the SUI
perintendent. Here's mine, if you'd like
to read it."
The pleasures of these two blackened men
over this graciousness of the superintend-
paper. erumpled and smeared with oil, 1
believe they would have taken the Missis-
sippi at jump, engine. train and ALL Su-
perintendent's orders. superintendent
praise-there is the beginning and end of
all things for them.
My first long ride on one of these splen-
did locomotives with the Burlington
night mail (no passengers), $50 pulling her
and Frank Billiard at the throttle 1t is said
that the Baldwin locomotive works never
| turned out faster engine than this $50.
| The man must be giant whose head will
| top her drivers. and for all her seventy
tons, there is speed in every line of her.
She is young engine, too-only four years
| old-and Billiard swears he will back her
in the matter of getting over the rails to
do anything that steel and steam can do.
"she's willing and gentle. sir. and easy
running. You'll see in a minute
These words from Billiard, first-class
engine driver of the c.. B. & O., long.
loosely jointed man, with the eye and build
of scout AS he spoke they were coupling
us to the mail cars, in preparation for
the start. In overalls and sweater / had
come, with typewriter authority to make
the run that night. This was in the first
| week i'm January. the second time Billiard
had drawn the throttle for Burlington on
the new fast schedule. Burlington lay off
| there in Iowa, on the Mississippi. with all
the night and all the State of Illinois be-
| tween us.
Now the train stands ready-three mail
cars and the engine, not stick besides.
No Pullman comforts here, no hunks for
sleeping, no man aboard who has the right
to sleep. Everything is hustle and bust
ness. Already the mail clerks are swarm
ing at the pouches, like printers on a rush
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-05

handles! Think of the hours he spends all
alone. this man who holds life and death
In his quick. sure judgment,
Now he catches the window frame and
slides it open. A blast sweeps in like an
Arctic hurricane. Billiard leans out into
the night and seems to listen. TRY II"
he cries, but his voice is faint. 1 put my
head out and come into a rush OF air
pillows that strange like breakers.
IIill-three-miles-long. Let
her-go-soon.' He closes the window And
now, as we clear the grade, begins burst
of speed that makes the rest of small ac-
count. Faster and faster we CO. until the
very iron seems alive and straining under
meath US. / am tossed about in hard
pitches. The glow of the furnace lights up
continuously. There is no sense of fear any
longer. 1t IS too splendid. what we are
doing. OF course it means instant death II
anything breaks. Let the massive side rod
that holds the two drivers snap, and a
half-ton knife sweeping seventy miles an
hour will slice off our cab and US with
it like cut of cheese. Did not an engineer