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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
che world,. water supply.

A German scientist predicts that the
time will come when there will not be
water enough remaining on this globe
to support human life. We are left to
suppose that our shrinking sphere will
form caverns in its interior into which
the oceans VIII sink. For a similar
reason, as some astronomers believe
mer waters on its surface, If there ever
were any, having retired into It's cav.
ernous interior We have no evidence
at present of subterranean hollows OF
any extent, and the earths crust Is con.
tinually adjusting itself by earthquake
dislocatlons to the pressures within and
without. Besides, nature has provided
this planet of ours with rather large
water supply. Nearly three-fourths OF
the earth's surface-or 144,712,65t
square miles-are covered by the ocean.
which is reckoned 10 be of an average
depth OF at least two miles. The globe
must contract enormously and leave
some huge cavities before our ocean.
disappear At present its crust by nc
means resembles rigid arch. 1t is
wavy curve, the tops of its mountains
more than five miles high and the low
est of its sea floors more than five
miles deep. We may safely count OF
several millions Of years before the
last man has not drop to drink.
THE dist SPRAY.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

There are several districts In France
where the very ancient tongues still
survive. Basque Is spoken by about
100000 persons, who are naturally
proud of language that Is their ex-
elusive possession, for Il Is unlike ev-
cry other spoken tongue. and the as-
sertion ie commonly made that to un-
dcrstand 1t one must have learned 1t In
the cradle. This peculiar property
gives in the mind OF the Basque people
support TO their belief that 1t was the
language of Adam and Eve. The same
claim Is advanced, though, for Breton.
The Romans when they conquered
Gaul compared Breton to croaking OF
ravens. About n million people speak
Breton. Then there are Flemish, still
spoken by u comparatively small num-
Der In northeastern France, Catalan In
the Pyrcnccs- Orientales and Lnngue-
doc and Provencai, whose gradual ex-
tinction has been delayed mainly by
the efforts OF few literary enthusi-
agfe
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
CATCHING COLD.
Suggestions That, May Keep One
From the Doctor.

Suggestions That. May Keep One
From the Doctor.
A person in good health. with fair
play, easily resists cold, but when the
health flags little and liberties are
taken with the stomach or with the
nervous system n chill Ii easily taken
and, according to the weak spot OF the
Individual assumes the form Of O cold
or pneumonia, or 1t may be Jaundice.
or all causes Of cold probably fatigue
Is one OF the most efficient. A 1aded
man coming home Mt night from long
days work, growing youth losing two
hours sleep over evening parties two
or three times week or young lady
heavily doing the season." young chill
dren overfed and with short allowance
Of sleep, are common instances Of the
victims OF cold.
Luxury IL favorable, to chill taking.
Very hot rooms, feather beds. soft
chairs. create sensitiveness that leads
to catarrhs, 1t is not, after all. the cold
that is SO much to be feared as the
antecedent conditions that give the at-
tack chance OF doing harm. Some
Of the worst colds happen to those who
do not leave their house or even their
beds. and those who are most invul-
nerable are often those who nre most
exposed TO changes OF temperature and
who by good sleep, cold bathing and
regular habits preserve the tone Of
their nervous system and circulation.
Probably many chills are contracted
at night or at the fag end Of the day.
when tired people get the equilibrium
Of their circulation disturbed by either
overheated sitting rooms or underheat-
ed bedrooms and beds. This is espe-
cially the case with elderly people. In
such cases the mischief Is not always
done instantaneously or in a single
night. 1t often takes place .insidiously,
extending over days or even weeks
London Lancet.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

waited long enough-it amt right!
Well. got to be goin'. You tell Alice
was here" She walked off, leaving
the old man with new fear-and with
a new idea in his head That Judson.
He and Judson had always confiieted.
He grunted and lit his pipe
Spring passed into early summer,
and in June Nelly and Harry and An
ME and Richard were married. Alice,
sweet and grave and dark eyed, sang
at the weddings. Her rich soprano
was Indispensable John watched her
In love and despair and began to Won
der If, after all, prudence and caution
were not sometimes vices as well as
virtues. Would he never be free to
take Alice to his own home? Would
she never leave her father to come to
him? He went to see her much oftener
than had been his habit, and, strange
to say, of evenings her father disap-
peared, no one asked where, and left
them to themselves. John and Alice
were again almost the boy and girl
lovers of ten years ago They took
twilight walks and long drives unmo-
Tested and unquestioned and were very
happy.
With surprise John began TO realize
that his mother no longer nagged him
about his engagement nor had fits of
weeping, during which she declared
that he was going to make her stran-
ger and dependent In her own house.
Then one evening he took courage
and masterfully laid before Alice n
plan to brave everybody Finally she
yielded though she dreaded the ex-
PLANTATION that would have to follow.
, One soft September evening John,
with license in his pocket, drove to
her door and told her father he was
going to take her for a drive to Lynn
vile, ten miles away, and that they
would not be back till evening. The
old man was used TO their driving and
said nothing In fact, he seemed al
most anxious TO have Alice go.
Late in the evening they returned
and went in to have 1t out with Alice's
father. But the old man, strangely
enough, was not to be found. They
waited awhile, and then John left her
to go tell his mother.
When he had gone Alice sat, silent,
in the big chair on the porch, happy in
spite of the probable trouble Johns
mother would make, happy IN the face
of her fathers certain anger At any
rate, nothing on earth could make her
anything but Johns wife. So she wait.
ed for John and wondered where her
father could possibly be. In half an
hour she heard Johns quick, eager
footsteps. He swung in at the gate
and almost ran to take her in his arms,
He kissed her, and he laughed-actual
ly laughed-llke boy Then he ex.
planned:
Hes at my house-your father. II
seems they took advantage Of cur alb
sence to marry each other, Alice
How's that for siys They braved me
to my face, but they were so afraid
that we would be angry that they were
positively relieved when l told them
what we'd DONE They are coming
over here tomorrow, dearest, and then
our home will be orr own"
Then John. being man. could not
just see why Alice could declare that
she was perfectly happy and still
should weep on his shoulder. But
Sylvia was a woman-she would have
known the reason.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
ASSUMING a VIRTUE.



Zopyrus, the physiognomist, said,
Socrates features showed that he was
stupid, brutal, sensual and addicted to-
drunkenness" Socrates upheld the
analysis by saying, by nature 1 am
addicted to all these sins, and they
were only restrained and vanquished
by the continual practice or virtue"
Emerson says in effect, 'The virtue
vou would like to have, assume 1t as al
ready yours. appropriate 1t, enter into
the part and live the character just as
the great actor In absorbed I'm the char
ncter OF the part he plays" No mat
ter how great your weakness or how
much you may regret it, assume steadi-
" and persisteEtly its opposite until
you acquire the habit OF holding that
thought or OF living the thing not In Its
weakness, but in its Wilderness, In its
entirety. Hold the ideal Of an efficient
faculty or quality, not of a marred or
deficient one. The way to reach or to
attain to anything Is TO bend oneself
toward 1t with all ones might. and we
approximate it just in proportion to the
Intensity and the persistency Of our ef-
fort to attain 1t.
If you are inclined to be very excit-
able and nervous, IL you "fy all to
pieces" over the least annoyance. do not
waste your time regretting this weak
ness and telling everybody that you
cannot help II. Just assume the cain.
deliberate. quiet, balanced composure
which characterizes your ideal person
in that respect Persuade yourself that
you are not nervous or excitable, that
youscan control yourself, that you are
well balanced. that you do not fly or
on tangent at every little annoyance.
You viii be amazed to see how the per-
petual holding OF this serene, calm.
quiet attitude will help you to become
like your rthought-Success.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
THE DUST SPRAY.
Cheap and Easy to TranspOrt-Has
No other Advantage

Experiments MT the Illinois station
testing inc relative merits of the dry
and wet sprays in apple orchards have
extended over three seasons, and some
Of the conclusions are as follows:
With regard to the effects upon foli-
age the results were Identical In all
orchards and In all seasons, Trees
sprayed with liquid bordeaux and paris
green retained their foliage In healthy
working condition throughout the sea-
son. Dust sprayed and check trees
may be placed together, because the
behavior Of foliage was the same in
both. Leaves began falling in July,
and In early September these trees
were practically denuded, This loss. of
foliage by dust sprayed and check
trees was due to apple scab, against
which disease the dust spray was en-
tirely ineffective. The effects Of this
loss Of foliage are very serious. The
assimilatory processes af trees are
active In proportion To the working leaf
surface As leaves fall these processes
diminish until brought TO n stop by the
entire loss OF foliage, long before the
work OF the season should normally
end. The fruit is starved, does not ap-
proach normal size and buds for the
next year cannot be properly developed,
Ineffective Against scab.
II a,se frequently happens that un-
der the stimulus of rains and high tenn
peratures In October leaf buds of the
defollated trees that normally should
remain dormant until spring unfold and
expand clusters af new leaves. This
yenewed and abnormal activity of the
trees affects fruit buds also. a consid-
cradle portion of them have been OBJ
served to swell and some expand the
flowers. All this - greatly TO the detri-
nent of the trees and fatal to the crop
Tor the next year.
Differences IN fruit were as marked
as were differences IN foliage. Liquid
sprayed trees gave smooth fruit OF
good size. Dust sprayed and check
trees gave small III formed fruit bad
ly marked by scab and. of very little
value even as evaporator stock
Dust spray is 90 par cent cheaper
than ,laula spray, and 1t Is easier to
transport about the orchard. II has
no other advantages.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

Papua has swift streams well stock
ed with fish. An explorer tells Of Pa
puan fresh water mullet which some
times weigh as much as fifteen pounds.
"These fish are wonderfully provided
by nature with an appliance which
helps them to combat the extraordi-
nary currents. At one moment you
will see them being swept down resist
lessly. but suddenly they shoot on into
the quieter water and attach them
selves to the rocks by strong sucker
near the mouth. There they hang just
outside the current, their tails moving
gently with 1t, and when they have re-
covered their strength they make an
other dash through the swifter wa
ters."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
QufcksiIver.

Quicksilver is found in veins OF
rocks, like gold, silver and other met
ais. Sometimes the tiny globules OF
the mercury appear in the interstices
of the rock, but usually it Is found in
the form of cinnabar, a chemical COM
pound containing 1873 per cent OF sui
phur and S6.2 per cent mercury. When
pure and reduced to powder 1t is a
bright red color.
The principal uses Of quicksilver are
for removing free kold and silver In
placer and quartz mining, for manu-
featuring vermillion paints and dyes,
for backing mirrors. for making ther-
mometers and many other scientific In
struments.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
QUAINT PRESENTS.
Odd Wedding Gifts That Have Been
Received NV CelebrItfen

hccefveu by celebrities.
Celebrities are often the recipients of
quaint presents. For instance, on the
marriage OF Queen Victoria the farm
ers OF East and West Pennard. Somer-
setshire, wishing to show their loyalty,
manufactured from the milk of $50
cows an immense cheese nine feet in
circumference. The gift was gracious
ly accepted and was stored mt Buck
ingham palace, where 1t would un-
doubtedly have found its way to the
royal table had not its donors wished
to exhibit 1t as an advertisement.
Their request was granted, but after
it had been exhibited and the makers
would have returned it her majesty
signified that owing to the altered con-
ditions she could not accept 1t as a
gift.
An equally homely gift was made to
the late King Charles of Wurttemburg
on the morning of his marriage to
Princess Olga Of Russia. "a peasant
woman sent him a pair OF trousers OF
her own design, with q note expressing
the hope that they might be found a
better cut and fit than those which she
had last had the honor Of seeing his
majesty wear.
The Italianssinger. Signor Mario, In
spired hopeless passion in the hearts
OF so many women that at the time of
his wedding some of this affection
found expression in various strange
gifts. One was in the shape of a
cushion stuffed with tresses from the
heads Of many of~his hopeless sadmir-
ers. Another was from lady in Mu-
mich who had had one OF her teeth set
in a scarfpin surrounded with pearls
and emeralds. In an accompanying
note she expressed the hope that by
sometimes wearing the gift he migE.
be reminded of his unknown worship
er.-New York Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

There are but four days in the year
when the sun and clock exactly cor
respond. IN other words, there are but
four days of the 500 in which the sun
is directly south at noon.
The 18TH of April and the 18th of June re-
member.
August 81 and 2ith OF December.
Year,
The sun and clock both the same time
declare.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
IA Dare Bodktu."

"Bare" means ',mere' as well as
naked" and l cannot doubt that by
"bare bodlIin" Shakespeare meant
"mere bodxln," the point OF the passage
being with how contemptibly small an
instrument we could, If we chose, put
an end to life and all It's bother. Bare
probably was used instead OF ''mere"
for the sake oP effective ALTERATION.
(Cf. With Hamlet's bare bodlxin;'
Rictard Ills ''little pln," III. 2, 169)
For "barc" in the sense OF "mere" 1
need cite only ''bare imagination Of Q
feast.r-London Notes and Queries.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

A certain liquor dealer, hard head
ed old Scot, grew rich in the trade.
After he had grown rich the old man
built himself fine house, a limestone
mansion on the hill, with a. park
around it, with conseryatories. stables
and outbuildings-in a word, palace.
One day the old Scot rode In the omni-
bus past his fine house. A temperance
man pointed up at the grand edifice
and said, with sneer, 'It was the
whisky built that, wasn't itr INA, ma,
man; the water" the Scot answered.
London Mail
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
working For Comb Honey.

very carefully at the time of putting
the first supers on the hive. I think
one has made great mistake, and it
will cost him money, If he defers many
days after the proper day to put on
the supers. To get the greatest flow of
honey the supers should be put on
early If the honey flow holds out put
another super on below when the first
one is but half filled, says an Illinois
apiarist.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

There was the minister Of Tweeds-
muir who on a certain Sabbath found
salmon stranded In shallow water
and who, being unable consclentiously
to take It out on such day. built q
hedge of stones around It and, return
Ing on the morrow, claimed his prize.
There was the old farmer who could
not 60 to the kirk because he had meg
lected to shave ON the Saturday night,
and he would not profane the day by
the use Of any edged tool.-Macmillan's
Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
Ancient Roses.

Flinders Petrie, the archaeologlst,
while excavating among some ancient
Egyptian tombs, found n wreath of
roses which had been bound into a
garland and buried with the dead thou
sands of years ago. NJ. Crepin, the bot
anlst and mieroscopist, made a care
ful examination of this queer find and
prepared paper on 1t which he read
before the Royal society of Belgium.
From this paper it appears that in
places where the flowers were matted
together they still retained their color
as well as a very faint odor The
species to which they belong is now ex-
tinet, bur rose resembling them in
several particulars is still grown in
Egypt and Abyssinia.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
Amnkfnx the NnrEile,

4 Greek thus tells how The nargile
is smoked by his brethren:
"Only pure tobacco is used In the
nargile. 1t is grown expressly for the
purpose in Persia. The weed there Is
called tumbeky. This kind of tobacco
is first washed two or three times by
the man who keeps the restaurant. he
puts Ii under a faucet and squeezes
the juice out, Otherwise the tobacco
would be TOO strong Then. when the
smoke. of It Is drawn through the wa
ter, the tobacco having, of course, been
dried first, all the nicotine is deposited
;n the water, and a delightful and in
nocuous smoke Is the result"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

There is an Indian legend that Brah.
ma, the creator. once committed sin
that he might know the torments OF
remorse and thus be able to sympa-
thlze with mortals. But the moment
he had committed 1t he began repeat
ing the mantras, or prayers of purlh-
cation, and In his grief dropped on the
earth tear, the hottest Sat ever fell
from an eye, and from II was formed
the first sapphire.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
Pinching and Stopping.

"Pinehing" and stopping" are tech
nical terms used in horticultural writ
ings, which, although well understood
by the initiated, have very indefinite
meaning TO the general reader, at least
In their horticultural application.
Pinching or stopping is a method of
summer pruning whereby robust
shoots are checked at any desired
height IN their growth by removing
their extreme points with a pinch be-
tween the finger and the thumb with
out the further removal of foliage.
This operation retards for time the
extension of such shoots, induces ad-
ditional growths in other buds and en-
courages the development of lateral
shoots as well as of other shoots
where n more active extension is re-
quired.-L. c. Corbett.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

In the soil is limestone. The tendency
of burnt hme-caustic lime-ls 10 burn
the soil. Ground limestone will correct
acidity just as effectively as caustic
lime II used In sufficient quantity. 1t
is the cheapest form of lime for this
purpose 1t is absolutely harmless,
and 1t does the work of destroying
acidity
The ground limestone cannot stimu-
late nor do any injury. On poor land
it would not secure as much clover I'M
aided as does caustic lime, but IT would
do all that may be required of 1t safely
1T corrects the acidity and II feeds
the clover directly when that is re-
quired A ton of ground limestone is
the equivalent of more than half ton
of caustic lime-"ground lime"-in neu-
tralizing free acids in the soil The
price is low, usually 81 ton at the
works.--Alva Agee in National Stock
mau
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
The Miracle.

Woodland-Wha is the difference be-
tween a wonder and q miracle? Lo-
rain-Well if you'd touch me for So
ana III lend It to you 1t would be q
wonder Woodland-Thats SO. Lorain
And IL you returned 1t that would be
q miracle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
A True Fish story,

Here is fish story told by British
nobleman: An Irishman had caught a
big pike. Noting lump in its stom-
ach, he cut 1t open. "As cut It open
there was a mighty rush and flap-
ping Of wings. and away flew wild
duck, and when looked inside there
was a nest, with four eggs, and she
had been afther sitting on that nest"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

"what is the result" asked the teach
tr of the primary class In arithmetic.
"when you put two and two togetherT
"a kith," lisped the curly headed lit
tie girl In the front row.-Chicago
Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

Doctor-Your throat affection is one
of the rarest in the world and Is of
the deepest interest to the medical pro-
fession. Patient-Then remember, doc
tor, when you make out your bill mat
l haven't charged anything for letting
you look down my throat.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

DR. Hopkins tells the farmers of his
state Qllinois) that he never win rec
ommend the use OF Rny material on
land that would injure II in the long
run. lie suggests only natural ma
terLals. The source OF the lime now
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

When asparagus cutting ceases let
the shoots grow up. but keep the weeds
down and the soil well stirred. The
roots should now gather materials for
The next crop. The application of
some quickly available fertilizer will
assist in that direction.
Dig around currant bushes and I'm
corporate barnyard manure or bone
fertilizer with the earth.
Do not permit grass or weeds to
grow up In the orchard. since the
moisture and best fertllizing elements
required for the growth of the trees
and fruit Will be absorbed by the vege-
tation.
II you see gum or sawdust near the
base Of apple, peach or plum trees dig
or cut out the horers A sharp point
ed knife win cut them out. A wire
may be used effectively In probing the
borer holes and then killing the pests.
Jar plum and cherry trees in the
morning, when the eurcullos are torpid
Let the chickens eat them.
Pinch out lateral growths of grave
vines to one or two eyes, so that oil
clusters will have a chance at the
light
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

Margle-I wonder il Mr.. Smartly
meant 10 give me left handed compli-
ment: Rita Why? MareIe-He said
these artificial flowers 1 am wearing
Just match my hair.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

sI want TO Introduce you to q young
lady-a very nice girl-and she's worth
her weight in gold"
s'Strst pirI Y hona."-L0ndcD Taller.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

He-Ieally. I never loved anybody,
before. She-That isn't the point. Are
you sure you'll never love anybody by
and by2
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

There are many diversities of Vice.
but 1t Is one never failing effect Of II to
live displeased and dlscontented. Sem
eca
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
weaIth In old Romnn Times.

Our wealth, as much as we boast OF
1t. Is comparatively puny as compared
with the wealth OF men Of old. There
was Mark Antony's house that was
sold to Messiah for over 100000. and
Scaurus' villa was burned at loss of
over 100000. Otho spent over $14,-
100000 in finishing one wing OF a
palace commenced by Nero. Nearly
$36,000000 was found in the Golfers
OF Tibertus, and Caligula spentdt all In
less than n year. Paulus could make
a trlning present to the mother OF Bru-
tus of pearl worth over $4,000. SO
let us be modest We are cheap
people, even the wealthlest of us.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21

Discomfort is the want OF self refi-
snea III 60 infrWitu ar Sriii--Emarson-