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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

In an ordinary restaurant, according
to the London Chronicle, a waiter was
surprised at being asked one Friday
with Ireland's inimitable smile for
"diviled whale" is Ii filleted shark
that We have, thiny' pursued the Irish
man on being refused this delicacy.
Again receiving a reply in the negative,
he tried once more. Thin We can bring
me some roasted porpoise,' he. said.
The waiter showed signs of becoming
restive, and Paddy sank back in his
seat and heaved sigh of contentment.
I'm take some roast beef aud vegeta-
hles." he said cheerfully, "and sure
ven not be for saying that l didn't
ask We for fish,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

a contemporary account says; "At
the first performance of La Traviata'
the tenor, Graziani, took cold and sang
his part throughout In a hoarSe and al
most inaudible voice. NJ. Varesi, the
baritone. having what we would call Il
secondary role took no trouble 20 bring
out the dramatic Importance Of this
short but capital part, so that the eff
feet of the celebrated duet between
Violetta and Germond in the second
act was entirely missed. Nine. Dona-
tell. who impersonatcd the delicate
sickly heroine. was one of the stoutcst
ladies on the stage or off it, and when
at the beginning of the third act the
doctor declares that consumption has
wasted away the young lady and that
she cannot live more than few hours
the audience was thrown into state
of perfectly unrOarious glee, state
very different from that necessary to
appreciate the tragic action Of the last
act" No wonder that la Traviata"
made a fiasco under these trying cir
cumstances! Yet when more adequate
~ performed the opera soon became an
immense favorite with audiences of all
nations. and Verdi had no reason to
remember the disasters attending its
first appearauce in nuhlia---------~
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
HIN4s IN GARDENING

The early spring table beet from its
very first peep into the light of day
should be forced into such q quick and
healthy growth that ii never should
know any hindrance or check until 1t
Is ready TO be placed on sale or used.
There Is no better time than Febru-
pry FOR starting the hotbed either for
plants or salads. The increasing sun
and lengthening days are all in fayer
of its success. says a market gardener.
For cabbage plapts sow seed Of Jer-
sey Wakefield in fats filed with light,
loamy soil in the latter part of Febru-
airy. Keep in Il mild hotbed or any
warm, sunny place.
Give u good dressing of fine old com
post to the rhubarb plants and force
under kegs or boxs covered with horse
manure if YOU want tender early stalks.
Be sure to put enough manure in the
center OF the hotbed, so there will be
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

man turned him down. 1t happened in
several cases that both the farmer and
his man took commissions and were
instructed to watch each other
When Mr. Jones departed he lett
more than hundred detectives behind
him to watch for the coming of the
crime wave. They We're to make re-
ports TO the home Office whenever they
struck clew. Not on their life or lives
were they to give away the fact that
they were working for the agency or
keeping their eyes peeled. Craft. cum
ming and silence must be the order Of
the day.
During the next two months Briggs
vile had an uncomfortable time of it.
Every one had Il feeling that lie was
under espionage, and his feeling was
right. There was prowling about by
day and by night. Men and women sit
ting in their church pews of Il Sunday
glared around in a suspicious manner
and forgot ali about the sermon. Boys
and girls of tender years found them
selves shadowed and went home 10 tell
fathers and mothers who We're shadow
ing some one else.
1t was at church social that the
grand expose occurred. Mrs. BaScomb
brought it about by charging the cross
eyed cooper with mailing letter at
midnight This was in revenge for his
hogging down more than his share of
the ice cream. In five minutes it came
out that there were about forty dctec-
tiveS present and that each one had
been spying on the others, and then
free-for-all scrap occurred, and the po-
lice made several arrests. This brought
out the whole plot and laid bare the
character of the man who arrived, and
there was weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth.
That was ten years ago, but the de-
tectives of Briggsville have never for
given each other. The crime wave has
not arrived. but they glare and shake
their fists at each other. And In some
locality the man who arrived Is arriy-
ing again and repeating his perform
ance
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
He Had Already .Et.r

Il know western Kansas town
where the rules of etiquette are purely
upon logical basis" said a man from
the short grass country the other day.
"The daughter of the hotel keeper at
whose hostelry was living was to be
married. l received an invitation. AT
about II O'Clock in the evening the
wedding supper was spread. An old
lady came down the table side, passing
the viands TO the guests When sire.
reacneu my plate she skipped me and
began again with the next man. The
old lady had seen me eating my sup
per as usual at o'clock.
you've ct she said as she gave
me the go by. Things began to look
dubious for me. Then an old man
came along with more food. He also
had seen me eating at the usual even
ing hour. He SHE'D around me with
look of surprise that | should be at the
feed rack again and said, Why, you've
ct
Everybody had been saving up for
the occasion so that they might eat like
heroes at that wedding feast. The fact
that l had not been missing any meals
nearly ostracized me In that happy
gathering. Kansas City Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
His Commitment.

"What lovely morning" ne saio.
at is a perfect morning" she replied.
'"True," he said. 'I haven't seen any
thing this morning that isn't perfect"
And he looked her straight In the face.
Than Gho hluShnd
The Most Curious Known Animal.
The most peculiar and remarkable
animal in the world is the Ornithoryn-
chus paradoxus, the famed egg laying
mammal of Australia. 1t is shaped like
an otter. has fur like beaver, is web
footed like swan, has bill like
duck and n tail like that of a fox. 1t
is the only known fur covered creature
that lays eggs. \ corresponding odd
ity among feathered bipeds would be a
bird that brought forth its young alive.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

Here are instructions from an expe-
rlenced gardener for obtaining good
crop of onions with the least possible
labor Sow early In March in cold
frames. Good varieties are Adriatic,
Barletta White, Prizetaker, Southport.
White Globe and Red Wethersfeld.
Seed can be sown IN g.,ahow drills
four inches apaft. The seed must be
vel. covered and the soil pressed firm
ly with board. Keep the frames clos
ed till the young onions appear and
then give an abundance ef air on all
favorable occasions. bearing IN mind
that the cooler they are kept the stur-
der the growth.
Keep the surface soil constantly STIR
red about the young plants and all
weeds removed Water thoroughly
when needed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
4 HcnNN SnmaRles.

Sometimes the rlgors of patent Office
procedure are not without their humor-
GUS side. 4 New York attorney filed
an application for improvements in 4
centrifugal pump. The patent office
declared the invention imperative and
demanded n worllipss model The pat
ent office w9a requested to send an ex-
aminor 60 Trenton to inspect the ma
chine IN actual operation. This the
patent Office refused to do. The at
torncy. therefore. politely sent seven
ton pump to the patent otffee-sent 1t,
moreover. from Trenton 10 satisfy Il
skeptical examiner. Twenty-one men
were reqafsed TO get 1t into the exam
iner's officc.-Scientific American.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
GROWING CLOVER.
Early and Thick Seeding A BELIEF
Based on Experience.

We have grown clover for fifteen
years. We have had two or three par
tial failures and mt least one total fail
ure. We have followed early sowing
all but one season. Then we sowed
during the month of April and failed
completely. Our favorite time to SOW
is from the middle of February until
the 10th of March owing to the condi-
ton Of the land and soil says an Ohio
Farmer correspondent, whose further
views are as follows: We never sow
when the ground is covered with snow,
as the seed is liable to be punched by
wind or by the water as the snow
melts. We never SOW when the ground
is sticky or settled down fat by the
wind or when the frost is coming out
The seed will not be covered as it
should be. We never SOW when the
wind is high, as the seed then will he
bunched and our crop streaky,
Conditions That suit.
The conditions which suit us best are
when the ground is bare and honey
combed by frost and when the air is
still, as we usually have it of Il sharp
frosty morning. We begin to sow
early in the morning. soon after day
light, and sow as long as possible. Just
as soon as the ground begins TO get the
least sticky we stop for the day and
wait for the next favorable morning
The more the soil is honeycombed
the Better, as much of the seed will fall
in the small crevices and become COW
cred as soon as the surface crust melts.'
The seed that falls on top of the ground
will sink deeper and deeper as the
ground freezes and thaws. Much of
the seed will be covered one-half TO
9liE IIIeI uevp Dy ule tline IL starts 10
grow This gives it deep root from
the start. The plant is then able TO
withstand a good deal of freezing and
dry weather. BY the time dry wealth
er comes, during the late spring or
summer, the plant is able to get its
moisture from the depths below. 1t
does not 90 to spare the seed, although
it may be high in price.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
A LITTLE PLANT HOUSE.

en-, as Farm Journal remarks in figuring
Il little house that Just fills tho bin fdr a
place to start all kinds of garden plants.
The plan OF the house is sufficiently
shown in the cut y little stove can be
used TO keep up the needed warmth at
night, or small hot water heater can
be put in, with pipes running along be
meath the bench.
THE seeds should all be sown in boxes
in order that the latter may be turned
end for end, as the sun draws" the
plants toward the light. The house
should face q little east Of south and
need not be more than six feet wide,
with such length as is desired. Have
some of the windows made so that
they can be opened; then the room may
not be overheated at midday.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
why Is This Thusf

Working on the most trustworthy
statistics obtainable in regard to read
accidents an esteemed contemporary
has figured eur that the automobile is
lust ten times as destructive AZ the
horse. Ihe automobile Is supposed to
be entirely under the control of the
lriVeE While the horse has a will of his
own, and the inference is that horse
is more or less difficult TO control for
this reason. Why does not this theol%
work ont in practice?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
Relative prirbtnes. Of the st.ra.

The dream of Joseph is the oldest
document known in which the bright
ness Of the stars is referred to. In it
are mentioned the sun, moon and
Twelve stars, which exceed all the other
heavenly bodies in splendor. \ French
astronomer has pointed out that if we
count the stars of the first magnitude
seen in Egypt today we shall find just
twelve, for a thirteenth is of somewhat
doubtful brilliancy. These twelve stars
are also mentioned in an evangel of st.
John; hence the astronomer concludes
that the relative brightness or the stars
has not apprecaDly altered since the
times of the pharaohs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
pruncr's Wisdom.

The conclusion Grom experiment.
and my general opinion) in respect to
the season of pruning. as far as the
healing of wounds is copoeFneat rs this:
The ideal TING i ~ spring before
growth begins Gate February, March
and early April IN New York., but
more depends upon the position of the
wound Ia the tree and the length Of
stub than on the time of year.-L. II,
Bailey.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

honey from going to loss They are
an absolute necessity TO the horti5u!-
turist and have made some men rich,
and in the paw fashionable pursuit Of
nature study few things are more fas-
clnating than the working of tire bees,
which may. readily be observed in q
glass front hive placed uo9g q window,
through which tGs lees Ay,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
Same Thing.

"Rimer takes himself very seriously,
doesn't hep
Eyes, indeed"
''Most of his poetry Is pathetic, isn't
IT."
That's what he calls ii, but the edi-
tors say it's pitiful."-Boston Adver-
tiSer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
The AdnptabIe Bee.

That more persons do not keep bees
is rather singular. They may be kept
in the city ar the country and in any
locality. They are ut home any place
you set them down, either at the
queens palace or in the most remote
corner of wilderness. They viii &c
cupy place that is of no use for any
thing else They will save tons OF
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
Irnpntience.

Impatience turns an ague into fe-
rer, a fever to the plague, fear into de-
tpair, anger into rage, loss into mad
Tess and sorrow to amazement.-Jer-
imy Taylor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
UnsurccssfuI FishinE.

Esmeralda-Thi is my latest photo
graph What do YOU think of it?
Gweudolen-I.et me have one. dear
It's absolutely perfect. ESmeralda-
You mean. spiteful thing.-Chicago
Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

Fun has no limits. 1t is like the hu-
man race and face There is family
likeness among all the species. but they
all dilIer.-Haliburton.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

The kitchen window is not Il suitable
place for starting a variety of garden
plants. The accommodations are not
sufficiently ample, and the boxes are
more or less of q nuisance In the kitch-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24

The best education in the world is
ihat got by struggling to make a llv-
lng.-Wendell Phillips. Z
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
GARDEN TALK

Real, instructive, personal gardening,
gardening con amore. went out of fash
ion in this country for perhaps fifty
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02

~ ~ nas oeen nned by Judge Holdom of
.ne superior court s1OO and sentenced
70 thirty days in Jail for contemnt ~
court. Edward Bessette, member of
tne union, was fined $50 and sentancea
~ .nlrty days in Jail. The union It.
self was fined $1,000. =
.. me charge against the union and
1,s members who were fined by Judge
roloom was violation of an Injunction
granted some weeks ago by which the
members OF the union were enioined
Ilom interfering in any manner with
.ne operation of the printing estab.
nsnments ns' operated by members of the
Gnlcago Typothetae and from interfer.
ing IN any manner with the nonnnion
workmen employed in these estahlish
ments. eS''
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02
MANY REBELS EXECUTED.
Pac'fioation Of Baltic Province. in
Final STAGE,

arse'noation OF Baltic Provinces in
Final Stage.
Wenden, Livonia, Jan. 27.-The pa.
cihcation of the Baltic provinces is
reaching the final stage SO far as the
agrarian movement is concerned.
Nearly $50 reyolutionists have been
shot, several thousand are under ar.
rest and 5000 rifles have been cap.
tured by the troops.
Generals Orloff, Meinhardt and
sWendt are now operating in the Wen.
den district with 10000 troops. com.
plettng a circle in which the revolu.
tion1sts are being gathered. The gen.
erals have the names Of the leaders
Of the revolutionists. who will be tried
by courtmartial when caught and
either shot or imprisoned. The major
lty OF those already executed were
,Letttsh teachers or students.
The revolutionists have stopped
burning buildings. but they occasion
ally fire on the troops. Among the
burned castles is that of Baron Rosen
Grossrop. about twenty miles north
west OF Wenden, which was destroyed
with all Its contents, servants who
had been in the service of the baron
for twenty years assisting in the work
Of destruction.
Altogether the revolutionists in this
district burned two castles valued at
$4.000,000. including the articles of
value they contained.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
JOINT STATEHOOD BILL GOES
THROUGH BY A MAJORITY
OF FoRTY-FouR.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The house
passed the statehood bill according to
schedule. The Republican opposition
to the measure spent its entire force
Wednesday and no effort was made to
defeat the bill on its final passage, but
SO of the insurgents" voted against
the measure. The bill passed by the
vote of 1914 to $50.
The debate which preceded this vote
began at II o'clock and was practical
ly featureless SO far as any hope was
entertained of changing the measure
in the slightest degree. The advo-
Gates of the measure placed in the
record through the medium of several
speeches, the arguments upon which
the joint statehood policy is founded
Likewise the opponents of joining Ari-
zona and New Mexico, which en-
braced the entire opposition to the
bill, produced their reasons for the rec
ord. Several Of the insurgents"
made plain the ground of their oppo.
sition.
The bill as passed provides that
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
shall constitute one state under the
name Oklahoma and that Arizona
and New Mexico shall constitute one
state under the name Arizona =
Should the terms Of admission be rati
fled by the residents of the territories
In question, their respective state con
titutions must contain clauses pro
hibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
and plural marriages.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02
ITWOSALARIE IES
/ OF PANAMA CANAL
e'oN IN EMPLOY OF
kER LEAF ROAD.

bn, Jan. 27.-That he is
1000 annually from the Clio
pte is an admission made
hy by Theodore P. Shonts,
the Isthmian canal COM
(ch may have an important
he canal investigation.
$ was called by the sem
anic canal commission to
eral statement of all mat
hlch he exercises control.
ed to state his former en-
de said that he had been
the Clover Leaf route.
the mileage of that road
Fher general information ii
out that he still receives
Ear and continues to hold
president. He says that
give any time to the man.
lhe road, but that reports
MIN and frequently ofi-
road come to Washington
eiag into the record the
shonts receives 100000
,he United States, the
Inc commission was al
toseed. Z, 1t was stated BY
me committee. however.
heS take up the question
salaries, Mr.. shonts, case
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02
PROMISED IMMUNITY
EDWARD MORRIS so TEsTlFlEs
IN THE TRIAL OF THE PACK
ERs IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Jan. 31. Edward Morris,
( vice president of the Fairbank Can.
ming company and member of the
firm Of Nelson Morris & So., testified
during the day in the packers case
that he had been required by Commits
sioner Garfield to produce for the in
spection of the commissioner the se-
cret profit and loss books of his COM
spany after the commissioner had pre-
pared his report on the beef industry.
He further declared that Mr.. Garfield
had taken these books and had in
spected them. He told first of receiv-
ing the assurance from the commits
sioner that no knowledge that would
be furnished by the packers would be
used. against them, of how he gave
the information to the commissioner
and his representatives, and then de-
clared that Commissioner Garfield re-
turned to Chicago with the greater
part Of his report in proofs, which he
submitted to Mr.. Morris. The witness
said that he read the proofs, and told
Mr.. Garfield that the report was cor
rect. The commissioner then, the
witness asserted, demanded that the
profit and loss books of the company
be brought to the downtown Office Of
Morris & Co. for his inspection. They
were brought, and the commissioner
looked them over.
The statement that the commission
er had called for the secret books af-
ter completing his report caused a
stir in court. but the witness insisted
that he was required" by Commits
sioner Garfield to submit the books to
him.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02

audiences during the morning, lasting
three hours. At lunch afterwards the
king showed signs of great fatigue and
almost collapsed. Physicians were
hastily summoned, but they were un-
able to rally the aged monarch's s.
strength and at $3.50 p. m. he died in
his bedroom, to which he had retired.
King Christian was eighty-seven
years of age, father Of King George Of
Greece, of Queen Alexandra of Great
Britain and Ireland and of the Dow
ager Empress Maria Feoderovna of
Russia, grandfather of King Haakon
Of Norway and related by blood or by
marriage to most of the European
rulers.
Prince Frederick, the new king of
Denmark, who will ascend the throne
In his sixty-second year, bears the
weight of his years lightly and is al
most as popular with the people of
Denmark as was his father.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02
AROUND The STATE
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
senator Gamble Loses Fight for Post.
office Patronase-Work About
to Begin on Big Reservoir,
at Belle Fourch..
at Belle Fourch..

senator Gamble has lost in his fight
against Senator Kittredge and Repre-
sentat1ves Burke and Martin for the
control OF postotfice appointments in
eoutn Dakota. Senator Gamble and
senator Kittredge met at the White
rouse Monday and had it out before
president Roosevelt, who acted as
arbitrator. At the conclusion of the
conference President Roosevelt sent
instructions to the postmaster general
70 recognize Representatives Burke
and Martin in appointing postmasters
IN South Dakota. On the surface this
Is a victory for the house members
from this state. Mr.. Kittredge shares
1t with them for the reason that these
tnreet are acting in harmony on all
matters of patronage in South Dakota.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02
eiGHT.HouR LAW WAIVED.
House Passes Amendment by Vote Of
1870 to 1903.

Washington, Jan. 27.-By a vote Of
l2O to l0S the house waived the eight.
hour law for alien labor on the Pan
anna canal. The provision is con-
famed as an amendment in the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, which
was passed
Nineteen Republicans voted against
waving the eight-hour law and one
Democrat (Mr. De Armond) voted for
1t. The Republicans voting against it
were: Allen IN. J.), Bennett (Ky.).
Brooks (Colo.), Campbell (Kan. !,
Cooper (Wis.l. Dale, Dickinson (Ill.),
Edwards, Goebel, Greene, Hogg, Nc.
Call, McGavin, McLachlan, Michalek.
Rodenberg, Smith (Pa.). Stafford and
Townsend.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-02
Indian in Bankruptcy Court.

Felix Rondell, full blood sisseton-
Wahpeton Sioux Indian, who lives on
the shores Of Pickerel lake, in Day
county, is the first full blooded Indian
In the United States to take advan-
tage of the provisions of the national
bankruptcy law. Rondell has just
fled q petition in voluntary bank
ruptey in the United States court at
seitst falls. In the schedule accom-
panying his petition Rondell places his
liabilities at $2,674 and his assets at
$3.50. OF his assets property to the
value Of $2,140 is claimed to be ex-
empt. leaving but $50 to be distributed
among his creditors.