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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
ERRORS IN ILLUSTRATION.
How Easily They Are Made In Hurry
of Preparation.

How Easily They Are Made In Hurry
of Preparation.
Perfection of detail" said the car
toonist, "ls very rare in the making of
pictures. whether they be painted on
canvas by the great masters or drawn
In line by men who illustrate the daily
newspapers. 1t Is the general effect
that tells. There are few newspaper
pictures-and don't except my own
In which you can't pick some flaw from
the standpoint of realism.
''In the hurried effort OF the news
paper artist, who counts the minutes
by the clock, there may be some excuse
for this, but when we see man cary
Ing turkey left handed on the cover
of a magazine we must agree that the
artist has either been careless or else
has employed left handed model to
pose for him, and the latter solution ~
scarcely probable.
"A fisherman landing trout on u
light rod with never finger on the
reel Is quite common mistake among
magazine illustrations. and in the mat
ter of costumes OF various periods the
illustrators are woefully lacking In In
formation.
ITO illustrate how apt we are to
make mistakes" continued the cartoon
list, several years ago | drew n figure
representing Cuba. cmaciated, stary-
Ing, a thing Of skin and bones. The
figure was half naked. and tried to
bring out all the horrible details-the
shrunken limbs, the gnunt face, the
ribs protrudfng through the skin and,
above all, the hollow cavity where the
stomach should have been. A friend
of mine, n doctor. took me to task
about II. Persons who are starving TO
DEATH, he said, may be abnormally
emaelatcd in every other part OF the
body except the stomach. The abdo-
men In the advanced stages is expand
ed, giving the victim n grotesque ap-
pearance.' To substantlate this state
ment he showed me some photographs
taken In India during famine, ana l
was forced to admit that he was right"
-PhiladelphIa Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

been detected at 4 temperature less
than 200 degrees F., but IL heated In
tensely il decomposes with smell
that few persons find themselves able
to endure. 1t burns with a pale fame.
similar to that from alcohol, IL heated
10 about 800 degrees and then ignited.
Its nonevaporative qualities make the
compound of much use as vehicle for
holding pigments and colors, as in
stamping and typewriter ribbons, car
bon papers and the like.
If the pure glycerin be exposed for a
long time to freezing temperature 1t
crystallizes with the appearance Of
sugar candy, but these crystals being
once melted 1t Is almost an impossi-
bility to get them again into the con-
gealed state. If little water be add
ed to the glycerin no capitalization
will take place, though under q suffi-
cient degree of cold the water will
separate and form crystals, amid which
the glycerin will remain in its natural
state of fiuidity. IL suddenly subject
ed to intense cold pure glycerin will
form 4 gummy mass which cannot be
entirely hardened or crystallized. Al
together it is quite peculiar sub
sfanaa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
Art Critic. and Art.

Some one was to be married, for they
were buying a wedding gift In GER
tain east side store, bearing that man.
ner of having money to spend, which
will inevitably assure the attention or
the shopwoman. A certain painting,
rainbow hued and inclosed In a large
gilt frame, had attracted their atten-
tion. 1t was SLIGO.
"What IL it?" asked one, peering
closely.
"It is an oil painting" answered the
saleswoman.
at has no name on It." announced
the first woman, with an air Of having
found out what was wrong with the
work OF art
"The best artists never sign their
work, ma'am."
"Are you, sure 1t is hand painted?"
Certainly, ma'am."
1t Will hang on the wall OF one brides
home.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
HOW BIRDS SOAR.
The Kite n Master of the Art OF
Soaring.

Soaring.
In the summer of 1872 / was visit
ing on the Warm Springs reservation
THE residences of the government en-
ployees We're in deep valley between
table lands through which the water
courses had cut deep canyons. climb
ed up on one of these tables, the edge
of which was in most places perpen-
dicular for ten, twenty and more feet,
and as stood there in a strong breeze
blowing against the face of the slope
small hawk came gliding along eight
or ten feet above the edge and follow
ing the course Of the edge, and he kept
on until he was little more than a rod
away from me. He seemed TO be max
ing no effort except little balancing
and turning In order to steer himself.
The explanation seemed to me very
simple. Just there at the edge there
was a strong. sharply ascending cur
rent which enabled him to use wind
and gravity against each other.
''In the autumn of that year went
to Fuchau, China, and there 1 found
the city frequented by species of
large bird which we call a kite. 1t
seems to be half hawk, half buzzard,
In its build and habits. Its flight is
heavy and awkward, its wings being
too big for its pectoral muscles, and
their tips are not pointed like hawks,
but broad and square across. But 1t
Is u master of the art Of soaring.
There are In Fuchau two hills which
lie square across the path OF the after
noon sea breeze. Here toward the
close of q breezy autumn afternoon q
dozen or a score of these kites will
resort and have a genuine coasting
game.
These hillsides are quite steep, and
of course there results q strong, sharp
upward current at the top. The kites
como to the top and, starting from the
eddy In the lee of the top, glide out
into the uprushlng current, wings bal
ancing up and down and head and tail
turning and twisting till they are in
the heart OF the upward current, and
then they turn broadside to ii and are
borne upward and backward seventy
five or hundred feet. Then they de-
scend again into the eddy and again
steer themselves out into the uprushing
current Throughout It all there is very
little tapping of the wings. ."-Chicago
News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
when rhey Cut Their p.ara..

In France Henry w. was the last
monarch who wore beard, and he had
a fine one. He was succeeded by
beardless minor, in compliment to
whom the courtiers shaved all their
boards except the mustaches. The sue
cession OF another minor confirmed the
custom, and ultimately the mustaches
also disappeared. The Spaniards, more
tardily influenced by French example,
kept their boards until the French and
English were beginning to relinquish
even mustaches. Perhaps they would
have kept TIE cherished appendage, but
a French prince, Philip w., succeeded
to the Spanish throne with q shaved
chin. The eourtiers with heavy hearts
initiated the prince, and the people
with still heavier hearts initiated the
courtiers. The popular feeling on the
subject, however, remains recorded in
the proverb, "Since we have lost our
boards we have lost our souls"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
WHERE HUXLEY FAILED.
one "Art" In which lie Was Sur
passed by n Porter.

Rather good story Is told about
Professor Huxley when he was deliv-
erlng a lecture TO the Literary ana
Philosophical society. Ncwcastlc-on-
Tyne. The subject was "Ihe Geo
graphical Distribution OF Fossil Re
mains OF Animals" consequently nu-
merous diagrams were required. Old
Alexander, the porter OF the institution
and quite distinguished character
among the members OF the society,
was assisting the professor TO hang
the diagrams. The screen on which
the diagrams were hung was not very
large, and Huxley, do as he would,
could not prevent the blank corner OF
one diagram overlapping the illustra-
ton of another one on which the pro
fessor placed great importance.
What was to be done? The profess
or asked Alexander TO bring n pair OF
scissors. Lord Armstrong 0hen Sir
Willlam), DR. Watson and severnl 9th
ers were present Mt the time. The
scissors were brought, but as the joint
was somewhat loose tho professor was
not able TO cut the paper and threw the
scissors down in disgust, adding that
they were useless.
''vera guid shears. professor" said
Alexander.
II tell you they won't cut" said Hux.
ley.
TRY again." said Alexander. "They
Will cut"
The professor tried again and. not
succeeding. said sopewhnt angily,
Bring me another pair OF sci4ors."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

Sir William Armstrong then stepped
forward and ordered Alexander to 90
and buy n new pair.
Vera guild shears, Sir William" per-
sisted Alexander, and, picking up the
scissors from the table and placing his
thumb and forefinger into the handles,
he stepped forward and asked Huxley
how he wanted the paper cut.
II tell you they won't cut" said the
professor.
Bring me new pair instantly" said
Sir William.
"A tell'ee ther'r vera guid shears,
only the professor Gamma cut WI them"
replied Alexander.
"Well, then, cut 1t there said Hux-
ley somewhat tartly, at the same time
indicating the place with his forefnger.
Alexander took hold Of the paper and.
inserting the scissors, pressed the
blades together and cut or tho required
portion as neatly as IL he had used a
straightedge; then, turning to the pro-
fessor, with a rather significant leer
and twinkle Of the eye, said, "Seeance
an ART dinna gang thegither, pro-
fessor."
The professor and all present col
lapsed. Huxley put his hand into his
pocket and, taking out sovereign, gave
1t to Alexander, adding at the same
time, You have done me-" The same
evening Alexander related the story
with great gusto to friend. When
acrnd how ha I0rad - vyaaHo or, frnn
with such distinguished man, he re
piled with great emphasis, Lord, mon,
shey bits o professor bodies ken meath
ing at a except their buiks."-West
minister Gazette.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

Ants are really very long lived, con-
slderlng their minuteness. Janet had
two queens under observation for ten
years, and one Of Sir John Lubbock's
ant pets lived into her fifteenth year.
Ants are very tenacious Of life after
severe injury. Following loss of the
entire abdomen, they sometimes live
two weeks, and in one case headless
ant, carefully decapitated by aseptic
surgery, lived for forty-one days. A
carpenter ant after being submerged
eight days In distilled water came TO
life upon being dried, so that ants arc
practically proof against drowning.
They can 1--we for long periods without
food In one case the fast lasted near
ly nine months before the ant starved
10 notwithstanding American.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
n,c. rrom nIIIiara BnlI..

'What becomes OF the wornout BILL
Hard balls?" said an ldler In n billiard
room.
"Well," the man at the desk replied,
'.when a ball is only little Off II is
sent to the factory to be trued up. We
get our balls trued up until they be-
come too small for use. Then we sell
them at so much per ounce.
after their sale they are carved alto
various small trinkets, but In the mi4ln
they are made into dice. or the forty
or fifty balls rolling and clicking busl-
ly here this evening 1t Is safe TO say
that 90 per cent of them a few years
hence will be working just as hard in
the form of dice"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
why babies suck Their Thumbs.

Sucking Is natural stimulant for
babies. A very young baby tries to get
the whole hand in its mouth, but, find
ing this fraught with danger, he grows
more cautious and finally falls on the
thumb as the most entlcing member OF
the hand. Sucking the thumb acts as a
safe pick me up to laggard organs.
The beneficial effect arising from the
act Of deglutition is one Of natures
happiest stimulants. It is generally
melancholy and fretful children rather
than those who are strong and full OF
life who develop decided tendencies in
this direction. The reason Of this IL ev-
ident. In states OF depression, whether
casual or chronic, less blood goes to
the brain; II, then, the thumb be put
into the mouth and sucking proc ess
indulged in the heart will be stimulat-
cd, new blood will be sent to the brain
and contentment will take the place Of
peevishness.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
Good story, Bad Copy.

The impression that only about 10
per cent of the manuscripts submitted
to publishers ever see the light of
print Is, according TO observations
made by former newspaper man and
now manager for big publishing
house, erroneous. There Is a demand
for good stories among publishers In
New York that Is hardly met by the
product" says the manager. ANY
manuscript, deeentiy written and with
any merit whatever, is bound to re-
eetve careful consideration. More than
that, | have in mind n case In which
the first consideration was not met, and
yet the story was accepted and pub
lished, \ California woman sent TO q
large house n 10000 word story-wrltten
on what appeared to be discarded curl
papers. Yet so conscientious was tho
reader that he waded through great
part Of II under protest. and, behold,
he found gem. A poorly written
story. no matter how good the plot or
interesting the theme, has little show.
but writer's should not be discouraged
by reports OF harsh or Indifferent
treatment at the hands Of publishers"
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

How did you find out you could
draw" inquired the admirer OF the
celebrated illustrator.
by the marks ! received In school
for the excellence and fidelity OF my
work" replied the eminent one. MY
work was carlcature OF my beloved
teacher on the blackboard, and the
marks came from the teachers cane"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

A European astronomer has recently
made some remarkable CALCULATIONS.
He lgures that IL all the living repre-
scatatlvcs OF the human race wero
strung out In space and separated from
each other by intervals OF n mile tne
limo would only reach onc-third or thc
distance TO the planet Neptune. IL sep
arated by distances as great as that be-
tween London and Constantinople the
lIpe would only reach halfway TO the
nearest star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Bursting "a strops Cnsk with Hair a
Pint OF water.

That small quantity OF water, say
half pint, may be made TO burst
strong casl seems startling state
ment to make, and yet 1t Is true. 1t IL
well known law OF physics that the
pressure exerted by liquids increases
in proportion TO their depth. suppose
therefore, that we have q strong cask
filed with water and standing on end.
The slaves Of this eask may be made to
burst apart by adding very small
quantity of water to what Is already
In the cask. AS the cask Is already
full, some way of adding the water
bored In the end or head ot the cask,
and Il long tuhe oa small diameter Is
inserted upright At the upper end OF
the tube is small funnel into which
water Is poured until the tube becomes
full, and when that polRt IL reached
the cask will bugst,
This seeIns almost incredible, but
Il ia onty demonstration OF the law
that has been cited. When the water
IL poured into the tube Il unltes with
the water In the cask, ana the depth OF
the watoy Is several times as great as
that Ia the cask alone The fact that
there Is only small quantity OF water
In the tube makes no difference, for IL
Is now one body, ana It's depth Is gaug-
cd from the top OF the tube TO the bot.
tom OF the cask.
AZ matter of fact, this experiment
is only an artificial reproduction OF
what we know takes place In nature.
Some Of her greatest convulslons are
caused by this very process. Suppose,
for example, that there is n great mass
of rock, undcr which there Is a cavity
filed with water that has no outlet.
Suppose, moreover. that there IL Il
crack extending from the surface OF the
ground through this mass OF rock 10
the water filed cavity underneath A
rock In this condition is n common
thing In nature. the crack being caused
by some disturbance of the earth or by
It's splitting In the natural order of
things. Now. when IL rains enough TO
Gll that crack, thus increasing the depth
or the water in the cavity the pressure
VIII become SO great that the rock Will
be torn into a hundred fragments
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

Clara F'red's mother called on me
shortly after our engagement. She says
he Is the flower OF the family. Maude
II guess that's right. Ills Uncle John
says lie Is blooming idiot.-C Chicago
News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

DR. NJ. D. KOTTRABA,
| ~ Successor to DR.. Johnson.
DENTIST
Office at No ia z. Jefferson ST., over
| G. w. Miller's grocery
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

A T. SCOTT,
H. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 8. West Diamond st. But.
Ter. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
PROPERTIES OF GLYCERIN.

Dceomposes ~ Heated Intensely and
CryHtailiEes ~ Frozen.
One OF the great advantages Of glyc-
erin In IFS chemical employment Is the
fact that II neither freezes nor evap-
crates under any ordinary temperature.
No pereeptible logs by evaporation hss
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
DENTISTS.

nR. H. A. McCANDLESS,
~ DENTIST.
Office in Butler County National Bank
Building. 2nd floor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18
ATTORNEYS.

ID p. SCOTT
ns ATTORNEY-ET-LAw,
Office in Butler County National
Bank building.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

COULTER IL RAEER,
" ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office in Butler County National
Bank building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-22
a BETTER THING.

I'll guess I'll have my photograph
taken, if you amt too busy" he said
as he entered the parlors at the head
Of the stairs.
But this is not photograph gal
lery.'' replied the man with the pair of
forceps in his hand.
at ain't?"
mo, sir; it's dental parlor."
ooh, 1 see. Well. then, guess I'll
have a tooth drawed, if you amt too
busy. Sunthin' kind O told me I'd
come out ahead O. the camel"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-22
AS 1T SHOULD BE,

NO" said the dentist, sit would
simply be a waste of good money for
me to advertise in the newspapers"
"Why do you think so?" queried the
persistent solicitor.
Because explained the tooth car
penter, my work speaks for itself
through the mouths of others
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-22
LOOKED THAT WAY.

Teacher-All birds are bipeds-that
is, they have two feet.
Tommy-The duck amt
Teacher-oh. yes; the duck has two
feet.
Tommy--No, ma'am. I'll bet they're
oars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-11

1000 rolls at Ioc double roll
1000 rolls at ISc double roll
1000 rolls at zoe double roll
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-11
New Partnership

A. j. Robinson having purchased q
one-third interest in the business here
tofore conducted under the firm name
of G.. NJ. Lambert X Son the business
will hereafter be known as the Lam
bert-Robinson Granite Co.
G. NJ. Lambert,
Ernest L Lambert,
A. T. Robinson.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-07
Winter Egg-Laying Contest.

A novel e%gg-laying competition at
the Lady Warwick's Ladies' Agricul-
tural College is reported by Consul
Daniels at Sheffield, England. The
conclusions reached are that breed does
not govern so much as the laying
strain or families of a breed highly de-
yeloped as egg producers. The pen of
four Buff Orpingtons led from October
16 to November Is by producing 40
eggs, and again November Is to Deem
Der Is with 1870 eggs. One thing the
present competition shows is the little
help it is to birds to be what show
enthusiasts call beautifully Marked"
for as often as not it is the ordinary
looking competitors, birds a show
judge would laugh at, that have the
biggest total of egge to their credit.
In the winter laying competition what
stands a bird in good stead is not that
its father was the winner of a medal,
but that its mother and grandmother
were wonderful layers, and that its
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-07

reply. But I'd like to be sure Of be-
slowing my cherished name on a real
good one I'd hate to have a bad one
running in my name. My friends of a
racing turn would be guying me all
the time about my namesake's perform
anceS.'
WELL said Ziegler, you're a pretty
good judge of a race horse yourself.
Now here are two of my cracks In
these two stalls. I'll have EN- led out
into my paddock by one of the stable
hands, and you can look them oyer and
take your pick Of them, Whichever
one you like the better IN name after
YOU
Done said Mr.. Longworth, and the
two yearlings were led into the open.
They were both fine lockers, but Mr..
Longworth liked the appearance of the
larger n of the two the better.
THAT one" he said, pointing to his
pick. He looks good to me-
"He's christened mick Longworth,"
them said Mr.. Ziegler, and the colt vas
duly named Nick Longworth and regis
tered with the Jockey Club under that
name.
Now, the other colt of the pair from
which Mr.. LOngworth made his selec-
ton was afterward named Hermis.
Sounds kind o. familiar to you eh,
that name. Hermis? Well, | should
think 1t would sound familiar, seeing
that, In the deliberate belief of many of
the most astute horsemen in this u
try, Hermis was absolutely the finest
race horse ever foaled in the United
States, a speed and distance marvel,
a bulldog who never knew when he
was beaten, and an animal worthy to
be ranked with the very greatest race
horses of all time in this or any other
country.
so much for Hermis, the one that
Mr.. Longworth didn't pick out. AS for
the one that he did pick out, and that
was named Nick Longworth-well,
Nick was worth about 1912 as a rae
ing proposition, and that's about all.
He could win a selling race once in a
while on Thursdays when the wind was
sou'-sou'east by nor, but he couldn'tget
out of his own way in running with
even fair handicap horses, and he lost
about twenty times to one win. and
1t really did come to pass that Mr..
Longworth's Cincinnati friends guyed
him numerically about his namesake
horse. Mr.. Longworth never, of course,
told his guying friends that he'd actu-
ally had the chance to get so noble an
animal as Hermis named after him.
He probably felt that the situation was
bad enough as 1t was.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-07
Extending the Weather Service

In order that the work of the
Weather Bureau may be OF greatest
possible benefit to the people of the
United States, and especially to that
which is dependent upon the
weather, Prof. Willis L. Moore, the
chief, has been making arrangements
by which such a~griculturists as have
telephones and want the service, may
obtain weather forecasts within a few
minutes after the announcement of
advice as to the state of com
ing weather. This is operating in New
York, Pennsylvania, Indiana. Michigan
and other states. Recently the Weather
Bureau made arrangements for ar ex'
tension of this service in Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-07

plenty of exercise. No set rules car be
given for feeding, as conditions vary,
and there are different methods of feed
ing different breeds.
A good system to follow for winter
feeding is mash once a day and grain
scattered in the litter twice a day. The
mash may be fed dry or slightly moist
ened. When the former, it is usually
put into a trough or hopper hung
against the wall and the fowls allowed
access to it at all times.
The mash fed at the Maine Expert
ment Station is as follows, in the pro
portions indicated:
200 pounds wheat bran.
100 pounds corn meal.
100 pounds wheat middlings.
100 pounds linseed meal.
100 pounds gluten meal.
100 pounds beef scrap.