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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Ideas From Nature.

Walking on the outskirts of Bolton
one autumn evening, a clever young
man became interested in watching
the seeds falling from sycamore tree.
He observed that they acquired rc-
tary motion before reaching the
ground, and, inquiring into the cause,
he found that the two wings We're
slightly turned in opposite directions,
which caused them to revolve in fall
ing The idea of making n screw pro-
peller on this principle at once occur
red to him.
Galvapi, q natural philosopher Of
Italy, was dissectlng dead frog one
day while pupil was making expert
ments in electricity by his side. He
observed that the muscles of the frog,
being exposed, gave signs of motion
whenever the nerves came In contact
with the scopel. Galvanl discovered
the existence Of new principle in
this phenomenon and originated the
fertile branch of physics known by
the name of galvanism.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

"This artificial limb business Is get
ting to be something wonderful" said
a Cleveland man, "When a man can
wiggle the fingers of an artificial hand
it is uncanny. Practical jokes of terri
BILE effect are possible with the artificial
limb, and the victim is such In the true
sense of the word. I saw a man in
Denver about three weeks ago who
walked up to the hotel clerk and tn q
friendly way reached across the coun-
ter to shake hands. Then he wheeled
away and left his hand in the grip Of
the clerk. The clerk fainted-actually
tainted, although he realized, / believe
that the hand he held was but an arti-
fetal one The man who wore it had
devised a scheme by which he might
throw 1t off by pressing spring. The
delight he took in the joke ceased when
the victim collapsed. ed."-Milwaukee Sen
tinel,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

RACK OF IRON RODS AND WIRE
ear of seed corn required to plant six
ty-seven acres. Some such method Is
said to have been used by John r. Clis
by, secretary Of the Illinois Corn
Breeders association, in testing large
quantities Of seed corn. One kernel
should be taken from the butt of the
ear, at least one from the middle and
one from the tip. Four kernels is
enough to take from one ear for practi-
cal work IL properly taken.
The four kernels from each ear must
be placed in a separate group, and it
Is best that the group be marked or
numbered to correspond with the num-
Der of tne ear from which the kernels
were taken. For this plan 1t Is neces-
sary that the ears be placed In regular
order as the kernels are removed from
them. A good device for arranging the
ears In regular order is shown in the
first cut
One Of the quickest and most con-
venient devices for making germina-
ton tests is that first used by Profess
or Golf at the Geneva station In New
York. This apparatus consists Of a
water tight box across which are ex-
tended folds of canton flannel. These
folds are suspended from wires and
can be removed to dry when not in
use. The box must be filled to the
depth of about an inch with water, so
that the folds of canton flannel will
hang down enough to touch the water
and thus be moistened by capillarity.
The box should be about II by "a inch
es and or inches deep. 1t may be
made of wood, galvanized iron, tin or
copper, and the wires can be cut from
ordinary smooth galvanized fence wire.
When kernels of corn are to be tested
in this terminating apparatus they are
removed from the ears, placed between
the folds in regular order and the folds
closed together. The groups Of kernels
from the separate ears may be num-
bered with slips Of paper. This num-
bering will not be absolutely necessary
If proper care is used to have the
groups of kernels correspond to the
ears Of corn from which they came.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
No 1G

est poultry producing county Of the
United States. The census of 1900
credits that county with an output of
S.21S.450 dozen eggs and with 4s1.425
fowls three months old and over. The
poultry population has increased since
the census, as shown by figures COM
piled by the Petaluma Poultry Journal
from data supplied by produce con-
Germs In Petaluma, the principal ship
ping point In the county, During the
calendar year 1908 the territory tribu-
tary to this one town supplied 3, ,407, ,334
dozen eggs. This divided by go dozen.
the census figures for the average an
nual production for California fowls
over three months of age, would iadl-
cate the presence of 549,40S fowls near
Petaluma.
Fowl Concentration and Disease.
The concentration of this number Of
fowls upon few square miles of terri
tory has demonstrated the importance
OF the infectious diseases of poultry in
undermining the profits OF the busi-
ness. The proximity Of poultry estab-
lishments to one another as well ac the
traffic in laying hens affords favorable
conditions for the spread of disease.
The owner Of 5000 hens naturally
breads the practical humiliation of his
stock more keenly than the average
farmer owning few barnyard fowls.
Sanitation N Necessity.
California poultrymen are united to
an unusual extent in affirming that
failure and diminished profits are due
principally to diseases. A study of the
poultry diseases and Of the conditions
under which they occur leads to the
conclusion that large percentage Of
the losses among chickens older than
broilers is due to preventable diseases.
The man who would reap the great
est profits from poultry husbandry
must become thoroughly informed con-
cerning the recognition Of the various
diseases and the sanitary methods nee
essary for their control.
Horticulture furnishes a striking ex-
ample of a widespread popular educa-
ton on matters pertaining to prevent
able losses from disease and the para
site insects. This Is a necessity Sc
quent to specialization and concentra-
ton.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

Butterflies may be imprisoned and
uninjured in the midst Of whiriwfnd.
Gales in a genuine typhoon are so ter
rible that the stoutest ships can scarce
ly hope to weather them, but there Is
O spot at the very center of the storm
where something like dead calm pre-
walls. From the outer edge Of the dis
turbance, which may be 800 miles
across, the wind velocity increases to-
ward the center until within a few
miles of that point there comes sud
den lull There the rain ceases and
the sky often clears. In this little
calm area, which sailors call "the eye
Of the Storm" a group Of butterflies
has frequently been imprisoned, and
their dainty, delicate forms are as safe
In this aerial cage as If lowering In
sunny meadows, but as helpless as In
q collectors bottle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

When Miss Elizabeth Langham
emerged from her coupe at 6 O'Clock
that evening she found her household
In an uproar Mathilde. her maid. was
almost hreathless. "If you please,
ma'am," she gasped. there's man in
the parlor-a sheriff or something.
and he's been holding the best peach
blow vase these two hours. / sent for
the police The police says he can't
do nothing He told the man to wait.
There he Is now. ma'am, sitting on the
best gilt chair, with the vase in his
hand, ma'am."
The intruder advanced as Miss
Langham entered the parlor. Yes, he
was a deputy. There was judgment
against Elizabeth Langham in favor
of Nine. Nellie. Didn't she remember
the dress she ordered from Nine.
Nellie?
But 1 sent 1t back 1t did not fit"
"Of course" said he suavely, that
may have been the defense. \ judg-
ment is judgment, however. Will you
pay up or shall I make levyT" he add
ed casting longing glances at the vase.
This shall not go unpunished. 1t is
an outrage said Miss Langhann indig-
nantIy. ''Wait until l ring up my
friend, Judge Newton"
"Your friend?" The deputy laughed.
"You will receive instructions from
him"
~ have received 'em already. 1t was
Judge Newton that entered the judg-
ment against you. Here are the papers.
This is his own writing"
One glance satisfied Miss Langham.
She bade Mathilde bring her check
book. "I'll pay" she said. I'm the
meantime you may release that vase.
1t is hardly tea store souvenir"
That same evening James Carruthers
sat in his den, reading Dante's Infer
no." He had finished ''The Sorrows of
Werther'' the day before. AT his elbow,
still to be perused, lay "The Joy of Liv-
ing"
The telephone bell tangled twice, but
he did not hear. At the third call he
rose from his chair. A moment later
the volume went speeding on Its way
across the room.
This is Jim's end Of the conversation
that followed:
Represent you in the matter? Glad
ly. Paid it, you say? Tried to take
oh, my, Newton? Beastl..- :mpudence!
Called tonight after all that happened?
You treated him right Yes, d-e-a-r-i-e.
In ten minutes"
The next morning Jim informed his
stenographer gleefully that the Nine.
Nellie matter was settled out of court
and that she might retain the dress as
a gift. Later he called upon the deputy
sheriff
81 am sorry, counselor said the Off
cial, ''that-duty compelled me to go
against your client. Funny thing how
we collected it, l found the defendant
resided at - Sixth avenue. 1 saw it
In the court record. She said so. Those
are flats and, says l, that Judgment
amt no good. Afterward some one
rings this office up and tells me the de-
fendant didn't live there at all. Says
she was swell and lived around the
corner in Fifty seventh street. He was
right too. She paid up like lamb.
wonder who it was that tipped us of?
We got the money iii r1syf.s. -z3xt, say,
a guy that'H give away a lady like that
is as mean as dirt. Eh, JimF
"Well, that depends" replied Jim,
''upon the motive"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
SPRING In THE GARDEN

HAD I but TWO Ioaves, said Mo-
hammed, 'T would sell one and buy
hyacinths to feed my SOUL" a senti
ment we must all approve; but when
hyacinths are growing and blooming
in our garden we may keep the loaf.
Sow seed for tomato plants In March
or April In the hotbed or in plats In the
house.
BY error in a recent note 1t was
stated that soil incubation is good for
sweet potatoes" The reader familiar
with the legumes undoubtedly read be-
tween the lines and saw what was in
tended-viz, sweet peas"
When the seedlings are growing In
the hotbeds do not let the beds become
too hot. Ventilate well in the milder
days and water literally.
On account of its vigorous growth,
which enables 1t to overtop grass and
hold its own against weeds, asparagus
will Withstand perhaps more 7egieet
than most vegetables. But 1t also re-
spends generously to good culture.
April is a critical month with the
hotbeds. A little neglect In giving air
and an hour or two Of ardent sun
shine will scorch the tender growth,
or Jack Frost's touch at night, after
balmy day, may put the plant to
sleep for good and all II the protect
ing mats were thoughtlessly left of.
The dahlia, that fashionable flower of
the present, may be grown from seeds.
These germinate freely. Seeds of sim
gle dahllas prove highly satisfactory,
producing a great variety Of self colors
striped, spotted and tipped-and are
greatly liked for cutting.
TaIIyhoi
A very early equivalent OF similar
sound and purpose to the tallyho with
which a huntsman now cheers on his
hounds appears in quaint old song
printed In 1730 called THE Death OF
Reynard, the Fox" by Sir William
Young:
He quickly found the cover
Too hot for him to stay,
And soon Ned Callet spied him
Stealing across the way.
.TolIe auxl'' then CaIIet cried
And gave a gibbet shriIl
He tossed his brush as VINO should
say,
Come, kiss me IL you Will"
Some, however, derive the cry when
n fox breaks cover from "taiIlis hcrs,"
the French for "out Of the coppfee.
London Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Scratching Posts.

Scratching posts, in the opinion Of
hog men, are not only a great comfort
to hogs, but they may be made useful
IN Kidding them Of lice and Of a scaE
skin. The following plan Is practiced
by a successful hog raiser, who mar
kets his animals In Baltimore. Plant
a hickory post four inches In diameter
In the hog run. Coil a MANILA repe
around this post as high as hog
stands and staple 1t securely. TheE
thoroughly saturate the rope with
crude petroleum-kerosene win do, but
it is not as good-and 1t becomes an
ideal scratching post for hogs and
pigs. The animals will rub against
it continually, and oil Is fatal to lice
and mites. If kerosene is used the
saturation should be renewed every
few days.-American Cultivator.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Coffee and Smoke In Spain

Even of wine, so cheap and abunr
dant in Spain, the natives seem to use
very little. They are frightfulfy In
temperate. however, In their use Of to-
bacco and coffee. They drink conee
at all hours and apparently every hour.
The clerk who takes his morning cup
at 8 has another at his desk an hour
later, purchased from q street vender.
The business men passing through the
streets pause while a fellow who car
ries hot coffee, hot milk, sugar and
spoons harnessed upon him serves
them on the sidewalk.
If the Spaniard does not smoke In his
sleep 1t is his only respite from the
habit.-Rosary Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
POULTRY SPECIALIZATION.
In the biggest Poultry Producing
County of the United States.


County of the United States.
Poultry raising Is largely carried on
by farmers in America as minor fac
tor in diversified agricultural practice.
In consequence poultry is found dis
tributed on a large number Of farms In
small groups. This fact is illustrated
by figures from the last census, which
show .aat SIS per cent Of the farms In
the Cnlted States report poultry. This
tendency is less marked In the west,
for the census figures show that only
75.S per cent of the farms in the Rocky
mountain and Pacific coast states re-
port poultry. The diffuse distribution
of the poultry industry has to certain
extent masked the Importance of poul-
try diseases. Individual losses are nee
essarily slight and have not constituted
an incentive for demanding the more
extensive investigation of the cause
and prevention of disease. Unquestion-
ably, too, the isolation of poultry In
small groups has contributed to restrict
the spread of infections.
An Amazing Poultry Population.
A complex combination of factors
made sonoma county, Cal the great
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
A GhastIx Pavement.

Gwandu, q native town In Africa.
contains between 10000 and $4,000 in
habitants and is surrounded By a pa3
isade of poles, the top OF every pofe
being crowned with a human skull.
There are six gates, and the approach
to each gate is laid with a pavement
Of human skulls, the tops being the
only parts that show above ground.
More than 1000 skulls are used In the
pavement leading up to each gate.
The pavement is Of snowy whitenessr
polished to the smoothness Of ivory
by the daily passage Of hundreds Of
naked feet.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Wordn of Violence.
alMaW

"Words of violence nearly always
begin with 'sp,'" said poet
How do you mean"
"I mean that words of violence like
spank begin with the same two letters,
and p. For example, besides spank,
a clear word Of violence, we have the
SD beginning for such words as spurt,
split, spring, splutter, spasm, speed,
spill, spin, splinter, spurp, spar, spnn,
spike, spat, and SO on."-Philadelphia
Bulletin
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
gIeeufur Time.

A New York physician gives the fol-
lowing as his ideas Of the pace that
kills:
Every man that does not take at
least eight hours sleep out of every
twenty-four is robbing himself Of just
that much vital energy. The men who
IN the future will live to be 100 years
old will take more than eight hours
sleep every day Of their lives. Man
cannot burn the candle at both ends
because nature will not permit him to
do it,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Willfa,a ANGUISH.

"Say, ma" asked little Willie after
he had been in conjunction with the
paternal slipper, did anybody besides
pa ever ask you to be his w1fe7"
"Oh, yes. had lots of proposals be-
fore your father came along"
'well, do you think you gained any
thing by waitingp
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

The Count-Did her father acquire
his money honestly? Miss Bright (sar-
castically)-Oh, yes! If he did not I
suppose you would not marry her? The
Count-Not at all. If he acquired 1t
dishonesty he would probably be too
clever to give any of it away.-New
York Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Hen Mauyrea.

Such strong manures hen manures)
are best adapted when applied to any
leaf crops, such as spinach, cabbage,
kale and Swiss chard. Being highly
,aitrogenous, they induce growth Of
ieaf, They should be applied spar
ngly to fruit crops, such as tomatoes,
peppers and strawberries, says an ex-
rhoDOa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
| FOLDS CLoeE
PORTION OF A GENEVA TESTER

After the kernels are put in place the
folds are drawn together at the top,
the lid closed upon the box and the ap-
paratus left until the kernels germi-
nate. When put into this box the ker-
nels will not usually suffer for mois-
ture during the length of time of one
test. This is one Of the advantages of
the Geneva tester over the plate OF
sand where the moisture may need re-
newing each day or even oftener. The
folds are easily opened when 1t is nee
essary to inspect the kernels to count
the number which have germinated.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
nrnrxinr the Anchor.

81 see Newlywed at the club quite
often since his baby came. I thought
he was firmly anchored to home life" +"
"He was, but at the first squall he
began 10 drag his anchor"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Hf~ ArUnma ont

Mrs Jones-You ought to be ashamed
of yourself not to go to work. The
Tramp-Madam, If nature has fitted
me to get along without work why
should 1 struggle against my manifest
destiny?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
The Newest Notion With Sweet Pea,

The crop was a complete success,
while other growers In this location did
not succeed at all While have no rec
ord of the quantity Of the crop, / will
say that 1 had a larger crop, better
blooms of lasting quality, than any 9TH
er grower with the same amount Of
ground planted. I had two awards at
the New Jersey Horticultural society
for these same blooms In June and
July at Orange, N. j., and know that
had it not been for the inoculating OF
the seed 1 would not have been so sue
cessful.-W. J. Hesse, Newark, N. J.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
A. Hs saw 1t.

Miss Riche-I lost my heart last
night, pa. I accepted Mr.. Poore. Mr..
Riche-H'ml You didn't lose your
heart-you must have lost your head!
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

She-Why did that brilliant woman
marry such stupid man? He-Be-
sause her first husband was a genius.
Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

A T. SCOTT,
hs ATTORNEY AT Law.
Office at No. s. Wes. Diamond ST. But
Ter, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

DR. s. A. JOHNSTON,
IL SURGEON DENTIST.
Formerly of Butler,
Has located opposite Lowry House,
Main ST., Butler, Pa. The finest work
speciality. Expert painless extractor
Ut teeth by his new method, no medi-
cine used or jabbing needle into the
gums; also gas and ether used. Com
munications by mail receive prompt at
tention.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

II notice you never wear a watch
with your evening clothes"
mo. / never have both out at the
same tlme."-Corneli Widow.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

w G. FINDLEY,
W ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,A AND
PENSION ATTORNEY.
Office on South side of Diamond,
Butler, Pa,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

Il II. NEGLEY
Ls ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Oaice In the Negley Building, West
Diamond.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

I b. BREDlN,
~ ATTORNEY At LAW.
Office on Main ST. near Court Hcuss
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

| John W. COULTER,
- ATTORNEY-AT-LAw.
Office on Diamond, Butler, Pa.
Special attention given to collection
and business matters.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
TESTING SEED CORN.
A Practical Step Toward Elimfnat-
inn Chnnoe From Arricuiture

ing Chance From Agriculture.
BY ALBERT n. HUME. Illinois Expert
ment Station.
When corn planting time arrives the
most serious question for corn growers
Is that of securing seed for their fields
which viii be certain to grow. 1t may
seem like a heavy task to germinate
three or four kernels Of corn from ev-
cry ear in a bushel, and yet one man
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

ri Fl. GOUSHER,
liz ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Wise building
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

nR. H. A. McCANDLESS,
~ DENTIST.
Office in Butler County National Bank
Building, 2nd Aoar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

NR. NJ. D. KOTTRABA,
~ Successor to DR.. Johnson
DENTIST
Office at No ia e. Jefferson ST., over
@. w. Mi1ler's grocery
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

nR J. WILBERT MCKEE,
~ SURGEON DENTIST.
Office over Leighner's Jewelry store,
Butler, Pa.
Peoples Telephone sos.
speciality made of gold filings, gold
crown and bridge work.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

T D. McJpNKfN,
u ATTORNEV-AT-LAw.
Office in Reiber building, corner Main
and E. Cunningham SITS. Entrance on
Main street
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

T R. HAZLETT, M. D.,
IL. Io6 West Diamond,
DR.. Graham's former Office.
Special attention give4- to Eye, Nose
and Throat PEOPLES Phone 274
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
ATTORNEYS.

d p. SCOTT,
les ATToRNEY-AT-LAw,
Office in Butler County National
Bank building.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

| COULTER & BAKER,
" ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office in Butler County National
Bank building.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
Wanted a Change.

Where the speech is corrupted the
mind Is also.-Seneca.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

III j. HINDMAN.
W. DENTIST.
1914 South Main street, (ov Metzer's
shoe storey
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
PHYSICIANS,

nR. JULIA E. FOSTER,
~ oSTEOPATH.
Consultation and examination free.
Office hours-9 to - A. NJ, 2 to
NJ, daily except Sunday. Evening
appointment.
Office-Stein Block, Rooms $40, But
ler, Pa Peoples Phone AIS.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
DENTISTS.

DENTISTS.
~ DENTIST.
Graduate of Dental Department
University of Pennsylvania.
Ofice-215 S. Main Street, Butler, Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20

NAMUEL M. BIPPUS,
y PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
200 West Cunningham ST.