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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

Those who would like to make cheese
ON a very small scale are often trou-
bled to get proper rennet to produce
coagulation of the milk. A scientist
says that II the leaves of the common
butterwort are placed in a stralner and
the milk fresh from the COW is poured
over 1t the milk will soon become thick
and has a most delicious flavor. The
yellow bedstraw also possesses the
properties of curdling milk, and the
natives of Cheshire prefer it as rem
net to all other sorts. The leaves and
flowers are put In the strainer, and the
milk Is slowly poured over them. The
flower heads of the garden artichoke
also possess the property of coagulat-
ing milk. In view of the carelessness
sometimes noted In people who prepare
rennet in the ordinary fashion this
vegetable rennet Is worthy of atten-
tion. The leaves properly cleaned and
prepared, would be very much safer
aud more hygienic than animal sub
stances which may go through chem
ical changes that unfit them for food.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
ODDITIES.

Bees never store up honey where 1t
Is light.
The moth has fur jacket and the
butterfly none.
A squirrel comes down tree head
first and cat tail first.
Leaves will attract dew when boards,
sticks and stones will not.
Corn on the ear is never found with
an uneven number Of rows.
The dragon fly can devour its own
body and the head still live.
4 horseHy win live for hours after
the head has been pinched or.
Fish, flies and caterpillars may be
frozen solid and still retain life.
A horse always gets up fore parts
first and COW directly the opposite.
Some flies thrust their eggs Into the
bodies of caterplllars, but always In
such parts OF the body that when the
larvae are feeding on the flesh Of the
foster parent they will not eat into any
vital pas.+f
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
ONE OF NATURES TOOLS.
How Teaxels Are Used In Ffnishing
Different Cloths.

How Teaxels Are Used In Ffniahing
Different Cloths.
Growing by the wayside you win Of
ten see that stately. spiny looking
plant, the teazel, but wonder how
many know that it has helped to finish
many piece of cloth they wear
We are apt 10 think of a tool as
something of mans make. yet here is
one of natures own, and nothing has
ever been manufactured to successful-
ly take its place. For ages the teazel
has been used for fulling cloth-that
is, raising the ''nap'-and the manu-
facturers refer to map goods" thus
treatedas "gigged."
When ripe, the dried spike heads are
gathered, packed carefully In bundles
and shipped In all directions to facto-
ries. The variety mostly used have
the extreme end of tho spikes hooked
or curved backward This is called
''fullers' teazel." These heads form a
sort of brush and are attached to a
wheel or cylinder which revolves
against the surface of the cloth. and
these curved spikes catch part of the
threads and pull them up. making
fuzzy nap. This is trimmed down and
leaves that soft, velvety finish to the
cloth. The spikes have strength enough
and elasticity, but when they come in
contact with rough place in the cloth
they break and so avoid tearing the
material. Try as they may, no one has
ever been able to invent tool possess
ing all of these qualities, so the teazel
stands unrivalcd for that use. The
plant as we see 1t growing wild looks
perhaps at first glance somewhat like
a thistle. but 1t really has dignity
and character all its own. The heads
in flower are covered with a fluffy
down. lavender or white, and as the
blossoms drop spikes appear until lat
er it fairly bristles The leaves, point
ed and spiked. shooting out each side
of the stem. meet at the base and form
little basin in which is Usually wa
ter. So we have the name OF the plant
from the Greek .'dipsacus." meaning
thirsty. and many other fanciful ones,
such as Venus cup. Venus bath, wood
or church brooms. gypsy combs. cloth
ier's brush, etc.-St. Nicholas.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

Herodotus makes Solon tell Croesus
of several men happier than he. Two
brothers. Cleobis and Biton of Argos,
he said, when oxen were lacking to
draw their mother, the prlestcss OF
Hera. TO the temple several miles dis
tant, harnessed themselves to the cart.
When the mother, proud of her sons
and moved by the plaudits of the
crowd, had prayed to Hera that her
sons might receive the best gifts the
gods had to bestow. they lay down In
the shade of the temple and never
walked. Herodotus says that their
statues were sent TO Delphi. Homolle
found at Delphi two statues practically
Identical. Of finest archaic work, made
earlyrin the sixth century B. G. Since
one Of them bore the signature OF an
Argivc sculptor, Polymedes, in archaic
letters, we may believe that the story
OF Herodotus is based on fact and that
we have before us today the identical
statues.-Chautauqu
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
Not In Any County.

The city OF st. Louis Is not In any
county. 1t Is an independent munich
pality equipped with all the machinery
of county and city government. 1t
has It's own circuit and criminal courts,
its own grand jury, Jail, etc. The cir
cult attorney is the prosecuting officer
of ST. Louis. Until 1876 St Louis was
the county seat Of ST. Louis county,
but In that year the city was complete
ly separated from the county, SO that
it is now as independent subdivision Of
the state. Clayton, few miles west
of the city, is now the courthouse town
OF st. Louis county.-St. Louis Repub-
lin
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

4 little while ago a popular form Of
social amusement was found In pun
ming on peoples names-"Why did So
and-soT Because Such-and-such."
The game ran riot for time. and
echoes Of 1t are still heard In the outer
suburbs. Before those echoes die away
correspondent suggests that we
should put it on record that the orig
inator Of the fashion was no less nota-
BILE person than the Quaker poet,
John Greenleaf Whittier. On an anti
slavery lecturer named Mary Grew,
visiting Boston in 1871. Whittier wrote
n poem, "How Mary Crew." each stan
"a ending on variation OF the pun
The world were safe IL but few
Could grow In grace as Mary Grew.
London Chronicle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
Garden Vegetables.

Spray the following with paris green
when the insects appear:
Cabbage for cabbage worm.
Cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and
melons for the striped cucumber beetle.
Tomatoes for the tomato worm.
Spray potatoes with paris green bor-
deaux for the Colorado beetle and the
flea beetles, when they appear. This
spray will also prevent the potato
blight.
Potato scab is treated by soaking the
seed potatoes IN formalin "a pint in
thirty gallons of water) for about two
hours. Treated potatoes should not be
placed where they will get reinfected
with scab spores.
Spray any of the vegetables with
soap or kerosene emulsion for plant
lice and any other of the plant bugs
that suck the juices from the plants.
Care must be taken TO reach every in
sect on the under side of the leaves
Oklahoma Experiment Station.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
when Making Fast the Flag naIyard.

MANY slender fagpole has been
ruined" said rigger, "by drawing the
halyards down too snugly when max
ing them fast after hauling down the
flag. If this Is done in dry weather
and it comes on wet, the shrinking OF
the halyaIels thus drawn taut to start
with may be enough to bend the pole.
and II 1t should be left In that way
long enough the pole would be perma-
nently bent Flag halyards when no
flag is flying should be made fast with
q little slack"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

"You see smoking tobacco advertised
every now and again guaranteed not
to bite the tongue. Dealers sell it, Of
course, but inwardly they smile at the
idea" So spoke a tobacconist. You
see. it's this way. The fire In the pipe
will bite the tongue If the tobacco
burns too fast-namely, If II is very
loose long cut tobacco or very short
dry cut and not packed closely enough
in the bowl There IS II point where
tobacco may be too closely packed to
draw and point where II may be so
loosely packed that II burns fast, and
minute sparks pass through the stem
and reach the smokers mouth. These
are the causes of burnt tongues
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

grown from the seed just from Iowa,
hut the proportion of ear 10 stalk was
higher in the acclimated corn The
Nebraska corn averaged almost 200
square inches less leaf area, which was
to be expected of plants grown in a
drier climate The yield of grain was
in favor of the home grown seed.
To get the best results in corn grow
in~ the seed must be home grown and
grown not only in the same state, but
in the same locality.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

Admit as much sunlight as possible
into the stable
Whitewash the wall, ceilings and
stanchions at least once every year.
Use common sense about turning
cows out from a warm barn to stay
out in inclement weather.
Make every COW in the herd occupy
the same stall every time.
Cleanse and disinfect thoroughly aft
er removing a tuberculous animal.
When you discover symptoms of tu-
berculosis in any animal in your herd
promptly call veterinarian or report
the case to the commissioner and have
the animal examined.-Cattle Commits
Siner of Connecticut
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

'I.ook here" remarked the thrifty
man to his extravagant wife. you're
carrying too much sail, my lady"
II don't know why you should both
er about that" she retorted.
'.No?" said he. II think should,
since have TO raise the wind"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
LOCAL SEED GROWING.
Careful Seed Corn Growers Needed In
Every County.

In recent bulletin of the Nebraska
station reporting n series of expert
ments of different kinds OF corn II. l..
Lyon makes the following statements,
which have a most important bearing
on the subject OF home grown seed:
When corn grown In one section of
The country for number of years Is
moved to another section where soil
and climate are different the plant al
ways undergoes more or less change
during the first two or three years be-
fore it becomes adapted to its new
condition.
In an experiment to show the definite
effect of climate In modifying the corn
plant.the weight of both stalk and ear
was found to be heavier In the corn
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

The Jersey COW is small animal,
and therefore her maintenance ration
is small. while relatively large part
of her food goes to profit. She Is
persistent milker, often a perpetual
mixer. and ordinarily not dry more
than six or eight weeks in q year. She
has an extremely long period Of use
fulness in the dairy. Five years cover
the profitable work Of the average cow.
The Jersey produces until fifteen years
old. Many are profitable when eighteen
TO twenty-one years of age.-Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
with a Home.

The great millionaire looked up i'm
patiently.
"Well," he said, what is It'll"
81 desire, sir" the young man falter-
ed, "to marry your daughter, provid-
ed''-
The other frowned.
provided what?"
"Just provided" murmured the
youth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

The English language. according to
German statistician who has made n
study of the comparative wealth OF
languages, heads the list with the enor-
nous vocabulary Of 100000 words;
German comes next, with $4,000
words; then Italian, with 10000;
French, 10000; Turkish, 22,500. and
Spanish, 10000.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
Ennurh Money.

Half a dozen brokers were discuss
ing Russell Sage and his peculiarities
when one Of them told this story: The
financier was once asked, when does
a man get enough money, Mr.. SageF
when he gets $4,000 more" said IN
Gle Russell as he stopped ut an apple
stand for a moment. Then he passed
on without buying.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
asomething Just n- Good.y

The pretty darling entered the book
store 81 want TO get Kidnapped by
Nr. Stevenson" she said
"Er-I think" replied the clerk-"1
think I'd like that job myself. f."-Bos-
ton Transcript
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

pins each hold a small rope, encireling
the roller by driving them into the
holes beside the ends of the rope. More
than one row of holes can be used to
change distances Tack strips length
wise of the roller TO mark places in the
row for setting plants.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
The other Why.

aren't you afraid that horse Will
run away with somebody
Friend" said Broncho Bob, at amt
nothin' In Crimson gulch for hoss to
run away with q man. It's when
man tries to run away with hoss
that there's danger" Washington
Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
nroueht Down the House.

Critic-I hear that the new mans act
ing brought down the house. Manager
Yes, It did. In one week 1t brought
down the house from 800 to 10 people
and the attendants.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

\ neat attachment to n garden roller,
figured In Farm Progress, is made as
follows: Bore holes eight inches apart
lengthwise In the roller and put in
pins. To mark the garden make these
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
sorrow of IL.

Husband during the spat-Anyway,
I'm not afraid to say what think.
Wlfe-No, suppose not, but you ought
to be ashamed to.-Detroit Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31
Tn tho Doctor,n wnitinE Room.

Doctor fepterlng suddenly)-Which
OF you has waited longest? Shears
(sulllly)-I. have waited six months.
and you haypn't paid me for that last
guit yeti
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

nave lrleu lOp QIcSSluB LuONluS
land in April, May, October, November
and December and have receiyea- -Eaast
Denel1t from manuring as soon as the
grass Is moved, The manure then pro-
tects the roots from being burned by
the sun, says a Massachusetts farmer.
Where Christianity Began.
The hills of Bethlehem are full OF
caves, natural and artificial, and
many of them bavc historic signif-
canoe. There Is the milk grotto, in
which Joseph and Mary are said to
have concealed themselves before their
fight into Egypt 10 escape the evil de-
signs OF Herod. The snowy whiteness
of the soft chalk out of which 1t Is
hewn Is ascribed to the spilling of a
few drops of the Virgins milk when she
nursed the infant Jesus. Another grot-
to is pointed out as that in which st.
Jerome for more than thirty years led
the life of a hermit when bitter fac
tional dissensions had forced him to
leave Rome. On western hill rock
strewn plateau, around which stately
tereblnths stand guard, marks a place
where the ancient Hebrews brought
their sacrifices unto the Lord. 1t is n
solemn place, well fitted to excite de-
vout thoughts-a place where II man
might well keep communion with his
Maker. In its broader features Bethle-
hem is almost unchanged since the days
of David.-Four Track News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
WILL TRY TO COLLECT
Merchants Association Going After
Those Who Failed to Pay subserip.
tions to County Fair Stock - Com
mittes Appointed.


mittes Appointed.
A meeting of the Marshalltown Re-
tail Merchants Association was held
in the council chamber this morning
called for the purpose Of taking action
relative to few subscribers to county
fair stock who have defaulted pay
ment. A committee was appointed to
collect the various amounts, and II
this plan fails Of the desired result.
it is not improbable that suits will be
commenced to enforce collection.
The merchants association, when
the county fair was being promoted,
guaranteed I'd dispose of 800 shares OF
the capital stock. Committees sue
ceeded in placing all but small
amount OF this stock, and the bulk OF
the subscriptions were paid The plan
first adopted was changed somewhat
and a., better proposition was made to
the stockholders by which they were
to receive three shares for q less price
than they agreed to pay for two shares
A few business men and others who
are able to pay have refused to meet
their assessments. on the ground tina,
the contract was changed. The mer
chants association considers this small
business and as the organization Is
responsible to the fair association TO.
the 800 shares, it is proposed to collect
peaceably if possible. but forcibly
necessary.
The committee named to take charg
of the collections is D. w. Norris, Jr.
e. T. Austin, F. R. Benedict. w. M
Clark and J. p. Stanton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
SURVEYS COMMENCED
Crew e'esin. Work Of Running Lines
For Proposed lnterurban to Con-
nection With the Milwaukee-Thres
Lines to be Surveyed.

The instrument, man and his helpers
who are to work under the direction
of Engineer e. G. Killey in making pre-
liminary surveys for the proposed in
terurbsn began work this morning.
The work was commenced at a point
near Anson street, south of the city,
and will be continued from there. One
line VIII be run to Ferguson, another
to Melbourne, and a third to Haver-
hill, all towns on the Milwaukee rail-
way in this county. Each has some
advantage over the other, Haverhill
and Ferguson being closer than Mel
bourne but with bad grades to the
latter. Melbourne is the larger town
of the three. A final decision as to
the route to be selected will not be
made for some time, and the DISPOSE
tion Of the land owners along each
route to grant right of way will also
have considerable weight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
FEEDERS FROM KANSAS CITY.
Four Car Loads Shipped to This City
by Mcssrs. Packard and Kirby.

by Mcssrs. Packard and Kirby.
Hon, S. b. Packard and Mr. David
son, the latter manager OF the G. +.
Kirby stock farm have returned from
Kansas City, where they attended the
big livestock show. Both purchased
stock while there, but the larger por-
ton of it was not show stuff and was
bought in the Kansas City stockyards,
Mr.. Packard, who has been pa
tron of the Kansas City show for sew
eral years. did not find prices salts
factory tor the fancy show atnck. ans
so contelited himself with the pur-
chase of two car loads of Shorthorn
yearling feeders, which have been
placed on his farm, Strathmore.
Mr.. Davidson bought for the Kirby
farm forty mine head of gearing
Herefords, breed he has been hand
ling during the past few years. These
were purchased from the show pens,
but in order to fill out two cars hs
purchased additional yearllngs from
the yards. These have been placed on
the Kirby farm at Quarry.
There were no other purchasers at
the Kansas City show from this iInme-
date vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
gh,rs- g9,endtltn astalItn11 guaua @rtnher o 1906

number OF homes owned by carpen-
tiers and mechanics who have been en-
plcyed out of town this summer VINO
expect to find more building here next
summer In this part Of town there
are some good houses vacant. HOur
paper is taken by nearly everyone. l
can't say that we have amy routes on
which j found that our paper Is
taken at every single house but l
found this to be SO nearly the case
on every street between North Third
avenue and North Fourth street, In
elusive, that it was useless for Inc to
work those streets. This town viii
stand more new dwelling houses which
can be rented at $500 to $4,000 per
month. c. E. WILSON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
WARDEN BARR HERE.

Now l'enitentiary Official Leaves Iowa
Central November I.
Claim Agent Marquis Barr, the re-
Gently appointed warden of the Ana
mosa penitentiary, was in the city this
morning on business for the company.
MIR. Barr will not leave the employ
Of the road to take up his work at the
penitentiary until November !. Nat
urally Mr.. Barr was very much pleas
ed to receive the appointment, and his
many friends here among the railroad
employees and others, who have fire.
,uently met him on his visits to this
,ity. are delighted with his success in
,eins chosen over so many other cam
lidates. 1t Is not expected that his
successor will be appointed until near
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
Railroad Laborer Taken Sick
Under Peculiar Circumstances
Dies at Hospital
WAS FOUND IN a RESORT
Physician Summoned by inmates Of
Place to Care for Him-Investisa.
ton Begun When II Was Learned
He Was Supposed to Have Had
Money-None Found When Searched

The police and Sheriff c. S. Hutson
were last night and today investigat-
ing the death, following the sickness
under peculiar conditions, of Demoncio
Sarro, an Italian laborer, who died at
st. Thomas hospital Thursday evening
at o'clock. Sarro died of hernia fol-
lowing q sickness Of two days, which
began in the resort over No. IL North
First. street Tuesday night about 10
o'clock
While still In the place, an inmate
called physician who cared for him,
and later the police. who had been
summoned, had the man removed to
the Jail. Wednesday night about .
o'clock he was taken from the jail tc
the building formerly occupied by the
Globe hotel on Market street, and
Thursday afternoon at o'clock he
was taken to st. Thomas hospital
Italian friends who now live in thu
Globe building, caused his removal
there, and later caused him to be tak-
en- to st. Thomas hospital
During most Of the two days he suf-
fered intensely, and he was very dan
gerously III when he entered the hos
pital After his death the body was
removed to the Simkins & Estel un-
dertaking rooms.
When his clothing was searched at
the Jail by the officers he had no mon
ey. When 1t became known last night
that he was supposed to have had
money when he entered the resort, the
investigation began.
sarro was employed with a section
gang working In the local yards OF the
Iowa Central. He was paid months
wages Monday evening. His friends
say he saved his money, but this
statement is not borne out by the fire.
quency with which he is said to have
visited the resort. When there Tues
day night he displayed only small
sum of money. Arrangements for the
funeral have not been made. Sarro
lived alone in house on East Neva-
da street, and he was So years OF age.
He leaves no known relatives.