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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-19
Promises of the Weather Man.

Again we are trying to convince
ourselves that spring is here. Hats.
poems, canes, movi19-vans, house
z cleaning and other Injuries and
curses of mankind point that way
Let's see what De Woes weather fore
4 casts are for this month. 18th to
GOTH, mild and pleasant. 21st to 23d,
cloudy, followed by thunder storms
8 gath to 9th mild and pleasant. On
the 2Sth a storm will form over Texas
s and move northeastward causing an
unusual cold wave with rain and
snow; and the month will close with
heavy rains along the Atlantic coast
and snow over the western states"
w. T. Fisher of Washington fore
casts a disturbance to cross the con-
tinent 22dI to 2Sth; warm wave 21st
oR25th; cold wave gath & 2Sth. The
hextAgreat disturbance win reach the
9acife.coast the 2Sth, cross west of
sthe Rockies by the goth \ Great Cen
>SalsYalleys 10th to May va, eastern
Eastern States May&d followed
wayeX May 4thNHe also
:.s I'VE arp approachiHg pc pc;
f =; = s 81 srouSf Storms which will
- = climax FROM May
sss 5ange to cropsN from
s. Bredic ted net ns21s far fro rem
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-19
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PATRIOTS 81
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IA GUESSING.

X her of people viii Stbe
81 III 81 II rs seat unit til after the
A council tonight. f Sew
: Fl appointments are to be
E <5 ere is no scarcity Of ap-
- Is all the jobs.
Virginian has no choice
~ g3ts<; ~ matter is among Republi-
81 we think the appointments
Twill tally wi th the political complex
lion of council and thus make a clean
board III harmony with the party. III
any ELSEWHERE Republicans and Dem
ocrats are candidates for city posi-
sstions of course we are for the Repub-
sS1icans, but as stated above, we can
indicate no choice between ,Republi-
sS can Shat is up to the council
give below "a list of the Offices
toSb e$filled, together with the name of
the present incumbents. We are not
aware of how many changes will be
= made-that will be found in the West
IL. Virginian on Wednesday.
ppointfve Offices and Officers.
City Collector-C: L. Barnes.
5f: Treasurer-J. E. Powell.
Chief of .Police-Chas. L. Bartho-
s. low.
Assistant Chief. E. Morgan.
City Solicitor-Amos o. Stanley.
City Engineer NJ. Prickett.
City Assessors. E.. Billingslea.
DIR Health ON cer-Capt. John Doheny.
Janftor-D. B. Powell
Policemen.
First Ward-Eli Fortney
Second Ward-W. G. Gould.
Third Wards. c. Morris, a. n.
@ Fleming
stt##$ Fourth Ward-Chas. Shaw
Fifth Ward-Frank Ridgeley
Watch for to-morrows West Vir-
y gilman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-19

Winters grip has left many Deo-
pei with an aggravated case of spring
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-19

VA source of pleasure is to wear
Dofothy Dodd Oxford.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-19

1t is a beauty. Iorothy Dodd shoes
for, women. C. :B. HIGHLAND. s x
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
POTATO EXPERIENCE.

The Most Useful Fertilizer Combina-
tion and How to Apply 1t,
BY EDWARD B. VOORHEES,. New Jer-
sey Experiment Station.
In the growing of early potatoes it Is
essential that an abundant supply of
nitrogen be at the disposal of the plant.
The experience of growers has clearly
demonstrated this fact and until CON-
mercial fertilizers came into general
use most growers used large quanti-
ties of yard manure in order that the
plant should suffer no lack of this ele-
ment With the introduction of COM
mercial fertilizers the question of
greatest Importance has been the
source OF nitrogen best suited to meet
the demands Of the special early
growth The experiments which have
been conducted with a view to answer
ing this question have shown clearly
that while nitrate is most useful, q
combination of the nitrate with quick
ly available organic forms, as dried
blood, OF with both organic and am
monia forms is preferable to the use
OF any single form.
On good potato soils, therefore, q
good fertilization should consist of
from 500 to 1000 pounds OF a fertilizer
containing nitrogen 4 per cent. availa-
bile phosphoric acid 3 per cent and
potash 10 per cent, one-third of the
nitrogen at least to be derived from
nitrate of soda and the remainder from
quickly available organic forms. On
soils Ia good condition the fertilizer
may be applied in the row at the time
of planting, though many prefer to
apply one-half of the desired amt ant
broadcast previously and the remain
der in the row with the seed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
Queer Fad. of smokers.

'Men who eau afford to smoke really
good cigars have more fads than other
men you will meet in q days walk,
said n Broadway manufacturer who
makes good many cigars to order for
his customers IL know men who
throw cigar away the moment the
ashes fall Off. They believe the taste
Of it Is ruined then. For such custom
ers make very close rolled cigars.
"Other customers Ike a cigar rolled
90 light that the ashes float or of their
own accord. They like the red fire.
Many men will never relight cigar
after it has gone out Nothing could
induce them to. Others reiight :igar
five or six timea befOre they discard
il. Needless to say, they do not get
the best OF good cigar.
81 have one customer who has a
special brand OF after dinner cigars
made for him. They cost him 81 each
net and are Of medium size. Il is his
ipvIrlable habit 10 keep tie cigar be-
twecn his teeth half an hour before
lighting It. His guests H,ay Hight up
with the coffee, but he never does. lie
likes TO lnhale the fragrance of the
tobacco-to become permeated with 1t,
so TO speak-before he lights up. Then
the cigar lasts him precisely one hour
-New York Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
ENGLISH ETCHlNGS.

Rural postmen in England Will here
after handle parcels not exceeding
eleven pounds in weight.
The mayor of Portsmouth, England,
has formally inaugurated as q Dickens
museum the house In Commercial road.
Landport, in which Charles Dickens
was born.
1t is estimated that 400 houseboats
may be found upon the Thames and its
backwaters. Some of these are very
gorgeous and resemble miniature float
ing palaces.
The Birmingham city council has de-
cided to issue circular to all medical
men in the city asking them to report
all cases Of tuberculosis Of the lungs
coming under their notice and Offering
to pay Is. Cd for each notification.
The London hospital dispenses 2.500,-
600 pills and about three tons of cough
lozenges per nnnum. In dressing for
the patients during the twelve months
" miles of lint, 470 miles OF bandage,
miles OF plaster and tons OF cotton
wool are required.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
FEEDING THE HOGS.
Rude Table Manners and the Waste
of Food Prevented

Rude Table Manners and the Waste
of Food Prevented.
One of the greatest troubles with the
hog is that he is so irrepressibly hog
gish. When you feed him he apparent
1y feels it his inherent duty to crowd
every other hog as far and forcefully
away from the feed as possible When
fed grain on the open floor he takes it
upon himself to cover as much as he
can, to keep nosing and pushing his
fellows, often TO his own loss of food,
since more or less is wasted by his
rude table manners" When fed slop
in the trough the biggest hog will in
variably work his way through or over
the jam and get his carcass into the
trough, where be complacently stands
lengthwise and if not satisfied with
that lays himself down, gulping in his
own and the smaller ones share until
too full even to grunt, when he will
stretch out for n snooze if the trough is
big enough.
To avoid the waste of feed and to
give all an equal chance to secure their
share | have number of schemes and
devices. but consider the one shown
in the illustration to be as good as if
not better than any, says writer in
Farm and Fireside.
The first requisite is good sized,
well constructed trough built prefcra-
bly, in V shape, as shown by A. The
width of the side boards will depend
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06

mused trifle more cheerfully. "and
the color scheme and the plan are my
own, and it cannot possibly turn into
wrctched. glaring pinks and blues or
any old washed out things"
Then all at once the Y. II. o. ID. c.
stood before her horriiied eyes, and she
felt like Il thief as she stood up weakly
and rendered him the key.
mo; sit down. Let's talk about it, he
said. Great success, isn't it? l cannot
flatter myself too much for my courage
and wisdom in going to YOU
He sat down beside her on the settle
looking so thoroughly contented AM
prosperous that she hated him from
the bottom of her heart, or thought she
did. which is just the same thing till
we find out the difference.
Everything is finished. When shall
we move in:' he said 1T needs a
woman in trailing robes handling deli
cate china and moving lightly from
room to room to give the finishing
touch and turn it into Il home"
1T will need servants In the kitchen
and provisions in the pantry and plenty
OF management" said Polly grimly,
sick of the picture he drew and de-
termined to cut short his rhapsody
"Well," he said quizzicaliy, ''when
shall we move in and begin the man
agementT
Il should think yoar fianeee would
have some choice in the matter"
''Oh, | don't know" said he uncon-
cernedly. Il think, perhaps, she will be
satisfied"
You take good deal for granted. ;"
said Polly. You must think wife is
a perfect nonentity."
You win be a good deal together,
hope,' he went ON. ignoring her re-
marks. Il like the way you manage
things"
"Do you. indeed:' thought Polly Her
lips quivered, and she made a mental
resolution never again to cross the
threshold.
There was long silence while Polly
looked at the rooms, and the Y. NJ. O.
d. c. locked at hea, Finally POLY
stood up, but lie took her hand and
drew her down again.
when are we going to be married,
Polly?" he said.
''Who| gasped Polly.
"We-you and Polly"
"We-and your fiancee-what do You
mean:2 she cried in distress,
"There isn't any one but you, Polly.
l built tie house just to get you TO
decorate it; then people had to provide
a reason, and it really wasn't worth
while contradicting item. I'm dread
full sinner, Polly, but l couldn't inter
est you in any other WgL. Du Forgive
me and admit that you love the house
and me-"
But Polly, wholly unprepared and too
paralyZed for speech, sat back cold and
pale She shivered slightly.
a Ere Of driftWood bad been laid in
the quaint corner fireplace
"Come, Polly" he said, taking her
hand again; I'VE will light the fire and
talk it over"
And they did.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06

fertilizers over four times that obtain
ed from the use of manure upon plot l,
and "a per cent greater than that from
mixture used upon plot 5.
Fourth.-In total yield, however, plot
2 is second to plot 3, though by less
than 100 quarts per acre, and with net
returns practically identical
Fifth.-The fertilizers applied to plot
81. e., complete in the spring, and
bone and potash in the fall-give the
largest total yield and net returns, but
cost annually 90 per cent more than
that of the complete alone upon plot
2. Compared with manure, however,
the returns per dollar of cost are prac-
tically three times as great from cost
for fertilizer only 40.5 per cent that of
manure.
SiXth.-The addition of nitrate Of
soda at blossoming time has proved
valueless, as far as increasing produc-
ton, upon plot 4. The total yield, how
ever, is greater than that from the
manured plot. and the annual cost Is
but little over half that of the manure
applied to plot l.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
How IL Came TO BE so Called by the
Explorer MAGELLAN.

How It Came TO BE SO Called by the
Explorer Magellan.
Magellan, practically the first to cir
cumnavigate the world, set out from
Spain in 1919 to find a western route
to the famous Moluccas, or Spice is
lands. Vague rumors of a pacific ocean
were scattered through Europe. To
test these Magellan, following the
coast Of South America, passed
through the strait which now bears
his name. formerly the strait of the
Eleven Thousand Virgins, tossed all
the time on n most tempestuous sea.
Emerging into the broad waters on
the west, he sailed northwest for three
months and twenty days on a placid,
almost unruffied sea, which he chris
tened then and there Mar Pacifico, or
Pacific ocean, the name 1t will now
forever bear. Notwithstanding its
name typhoons in the west and else
where make this ocean as perilous a
path as any other to those who tempt
its vast expanse and comparative soli-
tude.
Magellan himself fell in the Philip
pines, but the Victoria came home to
tell the tale. Drake was the first Eng
lishman to sail on its wide waters
London Standard.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
THE HALL OF FAME.

Samuel Farb, professional bonds
man of Indianapolis, who made a for
tune in the business, can neither read
nor write.
DR.. Jameson, the Cape of Good Hope
premier. is now in London. He Is said
to be negotiating a scheme for the dis
franchisement of the Cape natives.
Captain Arthur Mostyn Field. r. N,
has been selected as photographer Of
the British navy, to succeed Rear Ad-
miral Sir William ]. L. Wharton, re-
tired.
Colonel William G. Capelle of Bos-
ton is the only survivor Of the large
military staff Of Massachusetts, war
governor. He was assistant adjutant
general
Rev. DIR. George Washburn, for
thirty-five years president of Robert
college, Constantinople, has resigned
and will return to America to reside
permanently.
Professor v. NJ. Spalding has re-
signed the chair Of botany in the Uni
versity of Michigan and in October
will continue his work begun last year
at the Desert laboratory, Tucson, Ariz.
William II. Davos, q member Of
General G. L. Willard post, "a, of Troy,
N. Y, claims to be the youngest men,
Der Of the G. A. r. He enlisted in
Brooklyn as drummer boy when he
was fourteen.
Thomas Estrada Palma, president of
Cuba. will reside in his native land
after his retirement from, office and
offers his former home at Central Val
ley, n. Y, where he lived for eighteen
years, for sale,
Judge O'Connor Morris, who for
over half century had been one of
the best known figures in the legal
and social life Of Ireland, has just died
In bis eightieth year. During his ca
reer he managed to write at least a
dozen books on Ireland, as well as
countless articles In reviews and mag
azines.
The record for climbing Pixies peak
was made recently by FL. H. Robinson
Of Colorado Springs, Colo. The noun
tain is 14.l47 feet above sea level, and
the former record was made In hours
and minutes. Mr.. Robinson made
the ascent in hours and sc minutes.
He wore heavy pair Of shoes, car
ried an umbrella and the last mile
walked in two inches of snow.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
EnII Seeding of Alfalfa.

The ground for alfalfa should be
well settled before seeding apd only
the surface made loose, Alfalfa will
usually fail II seeded in the fall on
freshly plowed ground, according to
II, NJ. Cottrell Of Kansas, who says:
Well cultivated cornfclds. with the
stalks cut and drawn off, give ideal
conditions. Such fields should pot be
plowed, but narrowed only before seed
ing. Wheat, eats. fax and millet stub
BILE ground plowed shallow, narrowed
thoroughly and allowed to settle before
seeding furnishes good conditions for
alfalfa. If such ground is mellow
plowing may not be necessary, as the
land will only need TO be disked and
cross disked.
The best time TO SOW is in the last
half of August. Ii Is safe to sow as
late aa Sept 10 II conditions are good.
The ground must be well settled, with
q loose mulch on top, and well saturat-
ed with moisture so as to bring up the
seed quickly and force the fall growth.
If either of these conditions Is lacking
1t will not pay to SOW.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06

According to some astronomers the
grcenish patches on the planet Mars
indicate woodland regions, and scien-
tist predicts that centuries after the
rest Of this earth has become as barren
as the mountains Of the moon Martian
astronomers will still distinguish here
bright green spots of considerable ex-
tent near the east coast of South Amer
lea. The forests OF the Amazon valley.
he thinks, are practically determination
proof. An average of 1000 rank trees,
shrubs and creepers cover every acre
Of ground and years neglect Is
enough to obliterate all traces OF the
most thorough clearing. A fllm OF spon-
taneous vegetation soon covers tho de-
serted field, trees shoot up and the
sylvan deitles resume their ancient
sway.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
HORSES AND HoRsEMEN.

Famous . = liver has been soia
to ne raced in EUROPE.
Oakland Baron, 2O9A. the pride of
the Hudson River stock farm. is very
popular among breeders.
Darrell. 2:0oA, is In fine shape. and
Alta Mcdonald expects to start her
In the POI class for PAGERS.
Major Delmar bids fair to be the
most talked of trotter Of the season,
now that Lou Dillon is resting.
Judge Green, 2:101a, and Consuela S.,
2:12A, will take a shy ut the team
record this year. They are both owned
by James Butler.
Kamita (3), by Idolita, 2:00A, out Of
Octarara, sister to the dam OF Walter
Keim, 2:11A. she by Dictator, is the
pride Of Lon Maynard's string.
Alero (2). by Refero. 2:241a. out Of
Alice Dorman. 2:15A. is q very promis-
ing colt owned by the veteran Pough-
keepsie trainer, Dave Harrington.
Major Delmar, Shadow Chimes, Mo-
no Wilkes, Kamares and the rest Of
the members Of the popular Albany
trainers stable are all working in
great shape. Mcdonald has thirty-one
horses In his stable.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
RED RASPBERRiES.
Experiments with ranurcs and Fer
tIIizcrs on Different Varieties.


The New Jersey experiment station
has conducted test Of different ferti-
llzers on three different varieties of red
raspberrics-th Cuthbert, Marlboro
and Turner. The test plots were ferti-
lizcd as follows:
Plot L. Manure.
Plot 2.--Complcte fertilizer.
Plot 3.-Complctc fertilizer. with the
addition OF bone and fertilizer In the
fall.
Plot f.-Complete fertilizer. with
bone and potash and with nitrate of
soda additional.
Conclusions arrived at are:
Flrst.-Cuthbcrt IL by far the best
market berry OF the three in the test.
Marlboro is valuable for earlines8. Tur-
ner ~ discarded.
Second.-Manure ut Si.50 per ton IL
the most expensive of the four meth
ods OF fertllizing practlced, while the
total yields and the returns per dollar
OF cost are the lowest Obtained.
Third.-rhe complete fertilizer used
upon plot has given the lowest an
nual cost, practically one.fourth that
Of manure used upon plot /. and has
given u return per dollar of cost for
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
BOOKWoRMs.
Not the Human Kind, but the Grubs
That Tunnel Volumes.

Not the Human Kind, but the Grubs
That Tunnel Volumes.
Blades, in his interesting volume,
''The Enemies of Books" has shown
that several very real bookworms are
undesirable tenants of old libraries,
and he has studied closely several
specimens sent him and described their
ravages.
Two grubs in particular richly de-
serve this name, the anobium, perth
max or eruditus and the oecophora.
The anobium, q small, light colored,
brown headed grub, with body like
thin ivory or transparent wax, bears
a close resemblance to the white mag
gots Of q Stilton cheese. Working
with pair of strong jaws, like steel
bit, the grub begins at the wooden
boards and if allowed will perforate
the whole volume. The oecophora,
similar to the anobium, except for the
possession of six legs, is not unlike
the SO called deathwatch.
Nj. Peignot asserts that he found
twenty-seven volumes In one row
pierced from end to end by a single
worm tunnel. Mr.. Blades doubts this,
but, has himself seen two volumes SO
treated, with no fewer than PIP dis
tinct holes on one cover.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
-Garrlck md the ni.hop.

In the Realities of Irish Life" by
W. s. French, is this anecdote: II have
heard q story that upon one occasion
the bishop of London asked the cele-
brated actor. Garrick, If he could ex-
plain how it was that he and his cler-
gy failed to arrest the attention Of
their audiences, although they preached
every Sunday of the realities Of the
world to come, while he (Garrick)
filed crowded houses with the most
rapt attention, although they knew
perfectly well that all he was saying
was fiction. The reason Is very plain,
my lord replied Garrick. You deal
with facts as IL they were fiction;
deal with fiction as IL they We're
facts"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06

A GOOD TROUGH GUARD.

upon the size of the hogs to be fed. A
small trough, with six inch side boards,
may be used for the wee pigs and
twelve or sixteen inch stuff for the
large shotes and breeding sows. fhe
size of pieces 6 and u should depend
upon The weight Of the animals and
the strain likely to come on the frame.
For hogs Of ordinary weight piece
by inches should be used for the
ridgepole, c, and pieces / by 3 or by
2 inches for the guard bars, D. These
should be securely nailed to the side Of
the trough and. II permanent trough
In the hog house, spiked to the floor to
prevent breaking off. The upright, Il,
firmly spiked to B, should be ampiy
stout to secure epdwise rigldity.
For delivering slop to the trough q
spout or small trough should DO ar
ranged to enter at the end of the feed
trough.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
GERMAN GLEANlNGS.

The German government operates
1920 telephone stations.
Fully 1000 student duels are fought
every year In the German empire.
The half years production of coal In
Germany reached 5S,S25,000 tons, or
8,33G,000 tons more than last year.
Lubbock, free city OF the German
empire, has recently reasserted It's
right to mint It's own coin. right un-
claimed since 1901.
Thlrty-four years ago a German col
ony settled at Halfa, Palestine Today
all Of the ninety families In IL are pros.
Porous. They raise grapes and make
wine free from alcohol which Is sold
to the natives.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
Hypnotic Inn N EN- cc.

An extraordinary story OF the imposi-
tion of one Will upon another was told
before the psychological section OF tho
British Medical association ut Oxford.
DR. Eldridge-Green said that he wns
talking with patient on the subject
OF hypnotism. The patient, a lad. OF
more than average force Of character.
said she deDed any man to send her
to sleep and make her do as he wished.
II told her It was not necessary to send
her to Sleep" said the doctor, "and
added, You Will wake at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning and will send me
post card despite your own wishes to.
say no. l got that post card. IL was
somewhat TO this effect: I have been
trying not to write to you, but ! did
wake at g."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
ncenn CnnnihnIs.

Such fierce carnivorous fishes as ex-
LIST In the depths of the ocean are un-
known Mt the surface. There Is
"black swallower" which devours other
finny creatures ten times as big as It
self, literally climbing over Its victim,
first with one jaw and then with the
other. Another species is nearly all
mouth, and having no power Of loco
motion 1t lies buried In the soft ooze ut
the bottom, Its head alone protruding,
ready to engulf any prey that may
wander into It's cavernous jaws. There
Is a ferocious kind of shark, resembling
a huge eel. All OF these monsters are
black as Ink. Some Of them are per-
fectly blind, while others have enor-
nous, goggling eyes. No ray of sun
light ever pierces the dark, unfathomed
caves In which they dwell. Each
species is gobbled by the species next
bigger, for there is no vegetable life
to feed on.-Spare Moments.