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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08

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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

vance," said Farnsworth dryly, shrug-
ging his shoulders with undissembled
dread of Hamilton's wrath. But the
anticipation was not realized. The
governor received Farnsworth stiffly
enough, yet in way that suggested
q suppressed desire to avoid explana-
tions on the captains part and repri-
mand on his own. Alice's white face
had impressed itself indelibly on his
memory, so that it met his inner vision
at every turn. He was afraid to con-
verse with Farnsworth lest she should
come up for discussion; consequently
their interview was curt and formal.
1t was soon discovered that Alice had
escaped from the stockade. and some
show of search was made for her by
Hamilton's order but Farnsworth
looked to 1t that the order was not
carried out He thought he saw at
once that his chief knew where she
was.
Hamilton's uneasiness, which was
that of a strong, misguided nature try
ing to justify itself amid a confusion
of unmanageable doubts and misgiv-
ings. now vented itself in a resumption
OF the repairs he had been making at
certain points in the fort. These he
completed just in time for the coming
Of Clark.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
FISH FED BY HAND.
Many Specimens OF the Finny Tril
Are Easily Tanned.

Many Specimens OF the Finny Tribe
Are Easily Tanned.
Experiments made in n large aqua
rum have proved that fish may be
easily tanned and trained. This Is par
ticularly true of blue perch. They
soon consent to taking their food
ulva, q green, lettucelike weed-from
the hand, and do not at all object to
being handled. A huge kelp cod,
splendid specimen of rich blue and
green hues, that was kept in the same
tank with the perch, readily learned
to feed from the hand, and seemed to
enjoy being scratched and rubbed.
Sea slugs, too singular, shell-less
things possessing the faculty Of secret
ing purple fluid which they throw
out in self defense-took their regular
meal of seaweed from their feeders
fingers without the slightest fear.
Sticklebacks, perch, bass and catfish
are among the most easily tanned fish,
and the story is told Of an old fisher
man who day after day fed a large
horse mackerel in the open sea with
pieces of the fish he cleaned. 1t grad
ually got into the habit Of coming
nearer and nearer to where the boat
was tethered until. finally convinced
that 1t would not be harmed, 1t con-
sented to take its daily meal directly
from the fisherman's hand.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
THE QUEER MOROS.
Some of the Peculiarities of This
Left Handed People.

Some of the PecuIiarities of This
Left Handed People.
To Judge Moros by inflexible occi-
dental standards of motives and NOR
ais is to lose at once the key to the
situation. The very structure of their
language differentiates them from our
selves. Verbs are in the passive voice.
The man who was slashed and killed
provoked the trouble. The under dog
In the fight is always the aggressor.
The thief is not blamed for finding
things lying about at loose ends; the
man who lost the property is the real
criminal-besides, he Is a fool. If he
We're q sensible man he would have
exercised vigilance against the ap-
srything. Like all orientals, they ven
crate the past and their folklore; myths
and legends abound in tales not unlike
those of the Arabian Nights Enter
tainment."
They turn to the left of the road, ex-
tend the left hand naturally in greet
ing, and the scribes write from right
to left, turning the paper sidewise. as
any left handed man would do.
A witty officer explained that the
preference for the left was due to the
desire to keep the right hand free in
the event stranger should need some
thing done to him. The explanation
may not be far from the truth.-Chap-
lain c. c. Bateman in Journal Of the
Military Service Institution.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11


tinetion. Father Beret had seen him
fence with Farnsworth in remarkable
form, touching him at WILL and in min
istering to the men in the fort he had
heard them talk of the governors In
comparable skill.
A priest is, in perhaps all cases but
the last out of a thousand, n man OF
peace, not to be forced into a fight,
but the exceptional one out of the ten
hundred it is well not to stir up If you
are looking for an easy victim. Ham
ilton was in the habit of considering
every antagonist Immediately conquer
able. His domineering spirit could not,
when opposed, reckon with any possi-
bility of disaster. AS he sprang toward
Father Beret there was a mutual rec
ognition and-we speak guardedly-
something that sounded exactly like an
exchange of furious eXecrations. AS
for Father Beret's words, they may
have been a mere priestly formula OF
objurgation.
The moon was accommodating. With
a beautiful white splendor it entered
a space of cloudless sky, where 1t seem
ed TO slip along the dusky blue surface
among the stars, far over in the west.
Its you, is it?" Hamilton exclaimed
between teeth that almost crushed one
another. you prowling hypocritew
Father Beret said something. 1t was
not complimentary, and it sounded sui
phurous, If not profane. Remember
however, that a priest can scarcely
hope to be better than Peter, and
Peter did actually make the simon
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
Butter as Medicine.

Butter is so common commodity
that people use it and scarcely ever
think what wonderful value lies at
their hands in the pats of dainty yell
low cream fat But this delicate fat is
as valuable as the dearer cod Hver oil
for the weakly, thin people, and doc
tors have frequently recommended the
eating of many thin slices of bread
thickly spread with butter as a means
of pleasantly taking into the bodily
tissues one of the purest forms of fat
it is possible to get. Butter is car
bon, and all excess of 1t Is stored up
as fat in the body. 1t gives energy
and power to work to those who eat
heartily of 1t; so 1t Is not economy at
table to spare the butter even to the
healthy folk.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
ENGLISH RED TAPE.
CenSure For am Odlcer Who saved
Money For the War once.

A jealous young officer in South AZ
rica who had n knowledge and love OF
farming made his men collect oats
which fell lavishly by the wayside as
column after column carrying out hay
passed up country. He plowed some
land, sowed his oats and eventually
reaped his harvest This harvest,
which was heavy one. saved the
country at least f2.000. But when his
accounts were sent home the officials
at the war Office could not understand
how they had come by something for
nothing. Such thing had never hap
pened before They impugned his mo-
tives and accounts, and the least OF the
charges brought against him In long
correspondence was that he had looted
the oats. Months passed, and still the
young officer had not been able to
convince the war Office that he was
honest. Then well known general In
tervened and testified that he himself
had watched the experiment in farm
ing by which the country had been
saved a considerable sum of money.
At last the war office ended the corre-
spondence. Nothing that had been in
sinuated was withdrawn, although
nothing was pressed further. The OFF,
Ger Is left with the correspondence on
his hands, and any one reading it
could not hesitate to pronounce 1t as
being in effect a severe censure.-Man-
chester Guardian.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
A DOGS TESTIMONY.
It Was In izis own Defense and Was
Irrc@fstibIe.


In one of the Prague district courts
recently foreman named Dastych
sued a manufacturer named Vein
vert, alleging the latter's dog had bit
zen him. thereby rendering him for
some time unfit for work The dog
was produced in court and the services
of veterinary surgeon We're requisi
toned as expert evidence. Herr De-
sensy, in the presence Of the judge, did
his utmost TO irritate the dog, and
even struck il, but all to no purpose.
The dog remained calm. and finally,
finding the proceeding monotonous,
crept under a stool. "Qulet as lambw
was the finding of the veterinary sur
geon; but "Oh, no." said the foreman,
".the dog behaves itself because Its
master Is present" So the dog was
taken out into the corridor. among the
public, this time unmuZzled. and the
veterinary again tried his best to irri-
tate the animal. Doggy wagged his
tail, offered first one paw and then the
other, and. its advances being rudely
repelled by the unfeeling veterinary,
ran back into court. sat upon its hind
legs before the judge. and begged! Not
even the hard heart of n Judge could
resist this appeal. and the animal left
the court without stain upon Its
character.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
ITo BE Continued
An Extraordinary Memory.

At the Giessen congress on psychol-
ogy Professor Mueller Of Goettingen
told of a certain DIR. X. who within
few seconds was able to work out the
square of any number Of five figures
given TO him. He was also able to
learn by heart and repeat q row of
figures 204 in number within twelve
and q half minutes. Professor Muel-
Ter asserted that no such memory for
figures had ever been known, the rec
ord having been 204 figures in seventy
five minutes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

1t is interesting to watch the history
of a case Of disease as recorded upon
the finger nails. When we look at the
patients nails, we see on each of them
a distinct ridge, showing that the por-
ton Of the nail which has grown since
the acute attack is much thinned out
If a person has broken his arm within
eighteen months, the ridges on the
nails Of the hand of the affected arm
may be seen, while they will be absent
on the other hand. The more acute
the illness the sharper will be the
ridge. Extreme anxiety and mental
depression have the same effect on
the nails as physical disease.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
YOUGHlOGHENY.
The Proper Way OF Pronouncing This
Indian Name.

Indian Name.
Perhaps the most difficult geograph-
ical name in the United States Is
Youghiogheny, or geny, as it is some
times spelled, the name Of creek In
western Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Few besides natives of the region pro-
nounce 1t with the chief accent on the
penultimate and who so essays 1t with
the accent elsewhere finds his mouth
filed with a meaningless confusion OF
vowels and consonants. The first syl-
liable is "Yough," pronounced 'Yo,"
with a short 'o.' The second is 81"
short, the 20" following Is almost II
not quite unheard in the mouth or the
native, while the last two syllables are
those made familiar in Allegheny"
though there Is even here a question Of
"a" long or ''e" short.
The pronunciation Of Youghiogheny
Is, however, a simple matter with the
modern spelling compared to wharit
must have seemed to the stranger who
met 1t with the old spelling. On an
ancient map of the region the name Is
spelled "Yoghyyoyghgania." Doubtless
this spelling came nearer than that
new in use to indicating aptly the In
dian pronunciation as the name.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

The practice Of tarring and feather
ing, which we regard as essentially
American, belongs to Great Britain.
To us the honor of inventing or adopt
ing that very disagreeable mode OF
punishment belongs. Among the laws
for the preservation Of order when
King Richard sailed on his crusade
was one that any soldier convicted OF
theft should have his head shaved. be
stripped of his clothes, have melted
pitch poured all over him, after this be
covered with feathers and so set ashore
ut the first land that was touched
London Queen.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
The Friendship of Youth,

Two boys brought up together some
times remain fast friends for life. but
not so commonly as one might sup
pose. II thought you had little friend
with you today, Tommy" said lady
to q child who was walking about
alone and disconsolate. II have little
friend, but hate himw was the reply.
And the words contain a whole essay
full of comment upon the value of
friendship founded solely upon pro-
pinquity.-London Spectator.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
nnInn GnndrYlchen.

Onions eaten raw, with bread and
butter, make capital complexion
clearer and nightcap, especially for the
nervous person, inclined to lie awake
o. nights and to wake up dishearten-
ingly early in the morning. Slice the
onions thin and sprinkle lightly with
salt to take off the raw. crude taste,
and have the bread thin and a good
deal of butter.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
How II Happened.

ais 1t true, ma" asked the little rab-
bit, that pa was shot by an amateur
gunner?"
Certainly not" replied the mother
rabbit. You see, the amateur gunner
was shooting at me, while your poor
pa sat behind him and laughed. Un-
fortunately the gun kicked, and the
man sat down on your pa and killed
him."-Philadelphi Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
Coffee TiunIern.

Brazilians are great coffee drinkers.
Numerous cups are drunk each day by
the average man and woman. The
beverage is made very strong and very
sweet. 1t produces an exhilaration of
q more intense and lasting kind than
beer. Those addicted to this habit be-
come very restless and scarcely able to
sit still or stand still even for mo-
ment
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

All men and women in Korea, what
ever their age or station, smoke tobac-
co necessarily. The bowls OF their
pipes are SO small that they only hold
a pinch or two. of tobacco. and the
stems are SO long that the smoker IL
unable to apply a match to his own
pipe. The cody carries his pipe thrust
down his neck between his coat and
his back; the Korean gentleman carries
nis In his sleeve.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
Driving pprenarations simply derc

y
op dry catarrh; they dry up the secretioas,
which adhere to the membrane and deco.s-
pose, causing a far more serious troubletaea
the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid FL Dr. /.
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and sluaB
and use that which cleanses, soothes AID
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such q remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
soc. size. Ely Brothers Sc Warren ST., NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. 1t spreads itself
over an irritated and angry surface, reliev-
ing Immediately the painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
Good Advancement.

Say, Mrs. Jackson, ma wants to
know why you don't come around and
do her washin'?"
"Yo' tell yo' ma dat my ole mans in
Jail now, an l don't hab to wuk SO
hahd like did befo'."-New York
Journal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
The limit.

Mrs. Muggins-My husband is per-
feet crank. Mrs. Huggins-All hus-
bands are. my dear. Mrs Muggins-
But fancy n man who complains that
my mustard plasters are not as strong
as those his mother used to makel
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
One Consolation.

Patient (feebly)-Doctor, do you think
Shall survive the operation2 Proud
Physician-Well. sir, If you don't you
have the satisfaction of knowing that
1t cost nearly twice as much as any
similar one performed in the city
Smart Set
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
Sir Edwin and n Poem.

Sir Edwin Arnold had one very pain
full experience as a poet, writes a cor
the copyright to a stranger, whom he
too hastily assumed to be the editor of
an American magazine. When he next
saw his work 1t was being used as
the advertisement Of a proprietary me-
dicament
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

"How. dare you, sirr' exclaimed the
indignant girl.
81 couldn't help 1t, Maud" pleaded
the now penitent young man. you
were so maddeningly kissabler'
Still, it was fully ten seconds before
she quite forgave him.-Chicago Trib-
une
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
Connubfal Bliss.

Brother-I trust that you are happy
with your husband. Maud? Maud
Oh, yes, as happy as one can expect
to be with man who is talking Of
himself half the time and of his first
wife the other half.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
W.u prenared

Minister Ito widow)-I hope the dear
departed was prepared to die? Widow
oh, yes; he was insured in three
good companies
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

Mr. Manley-Well, darling. I've had
my life insured for $1,000. Mrs. NJ
How very sensible OF you! Now l
shant have to keep telling you to be
so careful every place you 90 to.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
Hin In1nreRafQn

"Of course you believe that polyga-
my is wrong" said the man who was
discussing the Mormon question.
"My dear SIR" answered Mr. Meek
ton, sit is not only wrong. It's fool
hardy. y."-Washington Star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

Bessie-And when does young man
begin to think about marriage? Tom
About two months after marriage, as
q rule.-Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11

Some Persian beauties decorate their
faces by painting figures of animals
and insects nSoa them.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
He Found out.

How was Goggles hurtT
HE was curious to find out whether
his new horse was n kicker" Ex-
change.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
TruSScS.

If you are ruptured this will
interest you. We have the
agency for the Smithsonian
Truss" which allows absolute
freedom Of movement and holds
at the internal ring the only
place where a truss should
hold, but very few do.
When a cure can be affected
with a truss, this truss will
cure. Children can often times
be cured with a properly fitted
truss.
Satisfaction guaranteed. If
after a months wear you are
not satisfied, your money will
be returned.
Come, or write for literature.
Don't forget our special
Saturday sale, a 60c box Of
candy for 35c, on Saturday
only.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
SAN FRANCISCO'S CLIMATE

IN San Francisco they are telling q story
L that Is worth repetition. and "iI
be appreciated by those who have en-
countered the climate Of the Golden C.-c
Civ An freshman came 10 ArHer,cl 70 v--.-
He was a true son of ErIn, with IN lr,sac--a
appreciation of all things beautiful
He went to san Francisco for a sightseeing
trip. and while stroII.ng through the city
with friend. exclaimed "What tome trees
So greeni What makes IT."
Climate" answered the friend, briefly
\ little later he cred out "Arrah' the
compleNions of your ladies. So beautiful
What"
Climate" interrupted the friend.
The Irishman subsidized for awhile.
Now. san Francisco isn't exactly a prairie
and not many moments passed until the two
encountered one Of the small mountains they
call knobs out there.
.Begorra." said the visitor. and how dye
think Dim going 70 get up THAR"
Climb IT,. SAID the friend
The Irishman stopped and looked at his
companion The divil We say Seems TO
me Everything is climate out here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
MANY UNHAPPY RETURNS

I DON'T mind lending things ca-flel
L little Mrs Bliss. who lived IN b -r w-
ing neighborhood but oh. dear' IL trvrs
me almost frantic 10 have people return
things
This morning when | had nv house
all in perfectly beautiful order | sat down
to write 10 mother but hadn't WRITE three
words before Mrs Brown came IN with AN
ar1nful Of old magazines she had barr wed
and piled them all on the maute.-r'cle
Before she was fairly out OF sight IN came
Johnny Green to return last sunday paper.
and he threw it all IN an untIdy heap on
the sittiug-roou table Half an hour isteT
Miss Davis came IN with . pile OF c.loret
studies she had borrowed to copv-5l- lett
those on the piano-aud right at her heels
came Mrs. Black with the napkins and silver
| had loaned her for her reception BY that
time. of course, the house looked AS IT II
had never been straight, and my letter
to mother read ike q piece OF tar-el.-v'Fe
fence. but that wasn't the worst.
What else could happen''
Why" returned Mrs Bliss, Just before
noon, when WIS busy getting l--.e n
in came Mrs. Tucker To return hall q cup
OF liquid bluing and tablespoonful az pare
gore She was in hurry and Us ---l 10
take her cups back. ! was SD tust.--i by
that time that | poured the b.u,uI INTO the
catsup bottle and stirred the parcs.r.c lntc
my soup.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11

said Santa Claus in his droll way though
his voice was a little husky:
Now. leetle ladies, eff you va dot
fairy, would you forgave dot ne-ghty
elf" and the little girls cried in Yrus
"Yesl Yesi"
1t was then that Miss Lee h -dIy
left her place by Mrs Gilbcr' side
and disappeared into the room k Of
the Christmas-tree, and it must AVE
been that the fairy story in SOY way
panied her, for she threw her into
a chair and burst into tears. was
there that Bashford found her.
Il was never so bewildering.- sur-
prised in my life, my dear. ded
Gilbert to his wife that night who 'hcv
were alone; for YOU see as / entered
the superintendent 5 room TO thu N-
Bashford, there was Marion IN his arms
half-crving and laughing and calling
him Dick, and-and really my dear
it was all so-so-unexpected and de-
lightful. now | knew the facts What
a joyous Christmas it has been' His Is
good old world after all IS l. not
sweetheart"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
A -ENGLANDER'S DIET

NES." said q New-EngIander 10 a friend
L one day recently. I'm getting a.r'-
gether too stout for a man of my years and
height | weigh two hundred and twenty
and I've begun regular system of tlc-ns
to reduce my weight. We al eat too mach
anyhow
Il guess that's right "
Il feel sure of it. but I'm going to stop II
Now this morning didn't eat thing tor
my breakfast but piece OF pie and dough-
nut and cup of coffee Then for luncheon
ate nothing but a couple OF p'cceS Of PIE
and a doughnut. And now for dinner
shall eat nothing but little PIE and maybe
one or two doughnuts and perhaps plate
of baked beans I've got TO come D., ,vn %
plain living and regular dieting.