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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19
How 20 Use Brains.

A head man In n manufactory was
watching a drayman Juggling at n
heavy case one day. The drayman's
face was red and the muscles of his
neck were bulging. The overseer. says
n writer In the Baltimore Sun, thought
1t was the right moment t. offer prac-
ticul ass lstapce.
gWalt minute there" hc said. LET
me show you how easy 1t Is when you
use little brain with your muscle"
And he grabbed n hook, stuck 1t into
the case gave ynnk and went sprawl
ing into the gutter under tho dray. He
got up. looked q. the hook and said,
@Confound It. the handle comes OFF,
eyes, sir" said the drayman respect
fully. my brain told me that, and
didn't use It."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

The efficiency of lightning conductors
Is fairly well attested by the freedom
Of the great cathedrals and tall spired
churches from injury. st. Paurs and
Westminster abbey, for example, are
well protected and serve to safeguard
a large area surrounding them. Expert.
ence in the navy is to the same effect.
In former days, before conductors We're
employed, there was an annual charge
for damage to his majesty's ships by
lightning. Between 1910 and 1915, ac-
cordlng to Sir w. Snow Harris. thirty
five sails Of the line and thlrty-flve frig-
ates and smaller vessels were complete
ly disabled. That item has now vanish
ed from the votes.-London Telegraph.
Singing For Nothing N Year.
Writing of the trials and tribulations
of American. singers who go to Europe
TO gain recognition, Mildred Aldrich In
the Theater Magazine says:
"To most singers who have sought
recognition abroad there Is but one
drawback to the European career. 1t
Is not love of home that lures them
back to the United States. It'll money.
1t looks fine to put de popera' or de
fOpera Comique' on ones visiting
card, us is the habit in Europe, but
there is another side to 1t. Many q
debutante has sung Mt the Opera Co
mlque for nothing, some have paid, and
some have had the magnificent salary
OF 200 francs a month Gust shy Of $40).
One OF the most prominent debutantes
at the opera saw 5000 francs paid over
for her debut, and one woman who
was there two years as a regular men,
Der OF the troupe earned 6,000 francs
year ($25 week., aud she was con-
sdered favored. Cities like Bordeaux
often get debutantes at 300 francs
($60 n month, and In theaters Of that
sort singers provide their own cos
tunes, so 1t Is small wonder that, hay
ing got ones education, one wants to
earn money In the United States"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

Poor returns on fruits and vegeta.
bles shipped out of south Texas last
season operated TO discourage thou.
sands OF inexperienced growers 80 that
membership In many local truck grow
ers' associations has greatly decreased,
says Farm and Ranch. These amateur
truckers are drawn TO the light shining
from that -the-wisp. fifteen cent
cotton, and are willing TO throw away
the valuable experience OF last year
In an effort TO make a ten strike" on
cotton. They have forgotten the boil
weevil and other uncertainties that
doth hedge this king about.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

In the house Of commons no incident
is greeted with more hearty laughter
than that of a member who after an
eloquent Grafton, pumps down on his
silk hat on the bench behind him. A
young member who had just made his
maiden speech sat upon his new silk
hat. There were roars 9f laughter.
An Irish member Immediately arose
and grayely said, "Mr. Speaker, per
NIT me TO congratulate the honorable
gentleman upon the happy cireum-
stance that when he sat on his hat his
head was not In ltv' This remark up
set the dignity OF the house, and the
speaker called "Order, order" amid
roars of laughter.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

A young man who Is blessed with n
Scotch klnsman need never fear that
he viii be- allowed to hold too high an
opinion OF himself
what co you think OF ny project to
study law?' asked young Withcrby OF
his grcat-uncle. Robert Donaldson, a
person whom he was desirous TO pro-
pitiatc.
II should call Il n vera harmless
amusement" said Mr. Donaldson dry
ly after comprehensive survey of the
young mans fatuous face and gay
attire. III not carried too far."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

A Scotchman was ,aN9n ~ an Amer
lean frlept, to visit Niagara falls. Al
rsady his feelings as a patriot had been
little frosted by the persistent blow.
ing Of his conductor on the greatness
of things American. did you ever
behold anything so WONDERFUL as that?''
asked the guido. "Aye. msn, at Pee
bios 4 saw peacock WI wudden
leg" was the unexpected reply.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19
An Improbable story,

Dlogenes, lantern In hapd. entered
the village drug store.
"Say, have yeu anything that will
cura a coid?" he asked.
mo, sir. | have not" answered the
pill compiler.
Give me your hand" exclaimed Di-
ogenes, dropping his lantern. 81 have
at last found an honest man."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19
oucer Ju.tice

Prison visltor-My friend, you ought
not TO complain. You are here TO sat
isfy the demands Of Justice. Prisoner
Not much / am. For months my
creditors kept urging me to raise mon
ey and then when raised check they
put me In Jail. I'm blamed IL can see
how you call that Justice.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19
Pleasant All Arnnnd-

Mr., facetlous (havlng his portrait
palntedh-I suppose you want me TO
,,ool< pleasant? Artlst-Yes. and pay
in advance. Mr.. Facetious-Whats
that for? Artist-Oh, so that | can
look pleasant too.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

George, did you know that was
going to marry your sisterY'
"Well. | heard her say so, but she's
had that idea about 50 many other fell
lows that | didn't feel sure about It
till you toid me-"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

The lobbyist was a conspicuous part
Of tho first government established by
Adam and Eve In the garden OF Eden.
He was a serpent Washington c. II.
Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19
Usefulness. of n watch.

.If business man did not require q
watch in getting to and from the office
every day." said busy merchant, "he
would need enc 10 keep himself from
being deluded and hurried or retarded
by the hundred and one clocks he IL
sure to glance ut en- route. Have you
ever noticed" he continued, smiling,
''how few clocks are required to I'LL
their original purpose of keeping the
correct time? Not one In twenty or
twenty-five is really exact, ana frs
quentiy two CLOCKS within half a block
81 each other will differ all the way
from fifteen minutes TO half an hour.
The clocks In many stores regulate the
time to suit their own sweet will. Pub
lie clocks and church clocks are fire.
quently ryn down or out of order, and
it really seems as Il the amy thing on
duty In all .,mekoeping creation Is the
business mans pocket timepiece."--
New Yo,k Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19
He Was In such m Hurry.

A man who has resided ~ Cairo told
this tale as an Illustration Of the dill
atory ways of Arabian trades people;
"a certain gentleman ordered Il
swing to bv erected in his garden for
the use of his little boy. aged six. He
waited and waited, but the swing nev-
er arrived. In due course OF time that
boy grew up to man. estate and be-
came himself the father of n little boy.
When his son was six years old he
remembered how his own father had
ordered n swing TO be made ror him.
So he called on tho tradesman. who
lived at his gate. and asked him to
send up the swing that had been order
ed twenty years before. The man
agreed to do so. The little boy be
coming impatient after three weeks,
his father called again and remon-
strated with the Arabian as 70 his dll-
atorlness The ,ndienaI tradesman
replied that he could not really under
take TO serve any one who was in
such fearful hurry"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

Experience keeps q dear school, but
fools will learn at no other and scarce
ly at that.-FranklIn.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-19

A mans department Is a mirror In
which each ono displays his image
Goethe.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Using the Incubator.

am using incubators in my hatch
Ing operations and find the l20 and
22O-egg sizes the most convenient to
manage. To be successful one must
have good thermostat and learn how
TO control the flame OF the lamp SO
as TO give a uniform heat The TEN.
perature OF the room counts for much.
and the room used should be one that
is not quickly affected by the change
OF temperatures out OF doors. Most
OF the thermometers sold with incu
bators are reliable. but about one In
fifty will prove to be out of the way in
its recording OF the temperature Some
times a man fails In getting 4 good
hatch through an accident he might
have avoided. At one time | changed
oil and the second lot was poor. The
lamp went out and the temperature
fell. did not discover that the lamp
was out TIL It had been out for some
time. and by that time the eggs were
chilled. lit the lamp again and sue.
ceeded In getting a so per cent hatch,
even then. When all the eggs are fer.
tile get from 60 to so chicks out OF
100 eggs. There are n number OF
things the novice should look for.
Among them are poor incubators.
poor eggs. poor ventilation. drafts, not
turning the eggs enough. and lack OF
attention to the lamp and tempera.
ture. figure the cost OF the oil for
one hatch at from 40 to so cents. |
NIL my incubators in March. April and
May, for the spring birds and for fall
chicks start the eggs to Matching
about the last Of June or in July
J. E. Weaver Fulton Co.. y. Y.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Touah Beef ppearlna.

We frequently complain that prog.
ress In cattle-breedlng is slow. Yet II
we stop to compare conditions to-day
with what they were thirty years ago
we find that We have made consider.
able progress. There was a time when
about all beef. except the finest por.
ton OF an animal. was tough. wheth.
er n man called for beef in restaur.
ant, hotel. dining car or In his own
home, he usually got meat that re.
quired good deal OF chewing. To.
day 1t is far different. The proportion
Of tender. juicy beef on the market is
very much greater than It used to
be. and at restaurants. hotels and in
ali other places one gets tender beef
more frequently than tough beef.
Tough beef is rapidly disappearing.
and no one laments It. There is no
reason why tough beef should re-
main. as it costs the cattle.raiser as
much to produce 1t as does tender
beef. and 1t sells for a much lower
price.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Ground Bone as Feed.

II Is surprising that so many fresh
bones are allowed 10 go TO waste on
our farms when they are particularly
adapted for poultry feed. Fresh bone
contains nitrogen, phosphorus and
lime in considerable quantities. The
lime is useful in the shells OF the
eggs. but this is the least important
thing connected with the feeding of
bones. The lime might be supplied in
old plaster. But the phosphorus in
the bones constitutes a very important
element Of food and this phosphorus
goes to build up the bones in growing
fowls. 1t is more useful for growing
fowls than for mature fowls. but is
serviceable for both. The bones also
contain considerable quantities OF nj.
trogen, and this nitrogen goes to
make muscle. The only way that a
farmer can use the bones is to buy a
bone mill by which they can be re-
duced to very fine condition with
small effort. We have heard people
complain that it required too much
muscular effort to grind bones. But
this was true largely long time ago.
Bone grinding mills have now been
perfected to such an extent that little
effort is required. Every farmer should
keep enough fowls to Justify him in
buying a bone mill. which can be pur.
chased for very few dollars. Fowls
crave food Of this kind both summer
and winter
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
COLORADO SCHOOLS.
Statistics Reported by the State Super.
intendcnt

The past year has been one of ac-
tivity and progress in educational af-
fairs In Colorado. The number of chill
drcn enrolled In the schools In the
year OF 1905 was 1891. this was an
increase approximately 1000 pupils
over the year OF 1904; while the in
crease OF the year 1904 over the year
1903 WAS approximately only 5000.
There are approximately 5000 teach
ers in the state with an average salary
Of s65 per month. There were seven
ty-iivc school buildings erected dur
Ing the year of 1905. These buildings
are constructed largely OF brick or
stone containing more than one room
with all modern equipments.
Within the past year there has been
q notable increase in the high school
Attendance. also the number OF pupils
completing the eighth grade.
Manual training. domestic science
and school gardening arc being intro
ducod into nearly all of the schools in
the state with marked results.
The total enrolment OF students in
the State University Mt Boulder. Colo
RADIO. for the year OF 190i.l905 shows
nn increase OF l39 pupils over the
previous year.
The Normal School at Greeley grad
uated a class last year of 107 students.
On increase OF twenty over the pre-
vious year. The enrolment for 1901
1905 was 9T9, an increase OF 254 over
the previous year.
The total enrolment OF the school
of mines ut Golden during the year OF
190i-1905 was 800, an increase of sew
enty-six over the previous year.
The State Agricultural College at
Fort Collins had total enrolment of
433 students during the year Of 1903
1904.
Each of these state institutions re-
port n greater increase in enrolment
this year than any year in the past,
which is conclusive proof Of the edu.
cational growth in this state.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Housing Chicks.

The best method OF housing have
fos,nd is a coop as follows: House
part Il foot Q inches by 2 feeD has
removable floor and is separated from
exercise room by wooden partition
with galvanized wire cloth window
and door. admitting light and air. The
exercise room e feet 6 inches by 2
feeo is closed at the end and screened
with fine mesh galvanized iron wire,
back and front. The dowel door in
front confines hen while chicks enjoy
free range. II cats bother put fine
mesh wire on outer door and three
lath on opening between coop and
exercise room. thus confning mother
in coop. II kept clean she will do as
well.
Above coop or house is intended for
hen with chicks, but may be used also
as home for chicks long after they
are weaned, or for chicks removed
from brooder. Dimensions: Width,
feet inches. Depth, ? feet, Height
In front. l foot 9 inches. Height in
rear, l foot inches. Material. pine
free from knots dressed on both sides,
torgued. grooved and closely fitting,
painted. put together with screws. fiye
pieces total.
find It best to keep the chicks OF
the ground until warm weather.
set the pens described above in most
any place where the light is good and
under cover and my chicks grow and
DO well first six weeks.
Have lost chicks at night Cand day.
tool by cats before caring for as
above. Only lost one last season.
Give the chicks all the range you can
AFFORD. as they commence to develop.
say after six to eight weeks old
A. II. McIntlre. SheboyEan Co. Wis.
In Farmers Review.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Live Stock Exehanae rrunt.

Topeka. Kans.-It was decided by
the Kansas Supreme Court Saturday
that the Kansas City Live Stock Ex-
change is n trust, and that all cattle
mortgages made through members OF
that exchange are invalid. The far.
reaching effect of this decision are be-
yond estimation. Nearly all the chat.
tel mortgages issued through the mem.
bers of the exchange contain the pro
vision that commission of at least
so cents head shall be charged. I'm.
der the holding of the court. this is suf.
ficient to constitute trust, and all tho
notes and mortgages are absolutely
void and cannot be enforced.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
The Horns of Cattle

The horns of cattle are no longer
necessary for their protection or
the protection of their calves. The
reason for leaving them on no
longer exists. If they use them
at all now it is as means of
offense and not of defense. Let them
come of. They should be sawed of.
bred of and prevented from growing
All three ways are now being used
against them. The simplest way of
getting rid of the horns of horned
breed is to use caustic potash on the
incipient horns Of the calves.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Sheep Ticks,

Sheep ticks and other yermIn
should not be permitted to lnfest
the flock. as they are liable to
take most Of the profits when they get
numerous. They can easily be kept
under control by dipping the lambs in
some OF the patent sheep dips a few
days after the old ones are shorn. In
my flock | find that this is all that is
necessary to keep the ticks down.
But, If dipping the lambs alone does
not suffice. 1t does not cost much to
extend the operation to the whole
fock.-E. Nordman.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Sheen and ponE.

In your issue OF February "a no.
tice. In the Stock Department. an ar.
ticlc on sheep and Dogs" II was
written by 4. VI. Brown OF the Mlchi.
san Agricultural College. He claims
TO know Of no remedy but TO get rid
OF one or other OF the kinds OF ant.
mails have before expressed my
views on the subject in the Farmers
Review. You must have dogs or you
are a loser. have had sheep on my
farm for over twenty years, and
have never lost one by dogs. keep
three dogs and sixty head OF sheep
acknowledge that that is most too
many dogs, but it Is better to have
that many than not any. The great
trouble about dogs and sheep is that
sheep not used to dogs Will run and
show they are scared. and then the
dogs will take after them. II they are
not afraid Of dogs they will stand
and fight Only the other day one OF
my dogs started n rabbit and ran him
through the flock OF sheep. The sheep
stood aside and seemed to enjoy the
race. ! pay SO tax on my three dogs
and think they pay me tenfold.-A T.
Evans, Knox Co. III.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
Plant Potatoes Early.

The quantity OF potatoes grown in
this locality is not large and
usually only enough are grown
for local use. Jacksonville. the prin.
cipal city in this locality. has
shipped in large quantities. The pota.
toes that are grown are planted early.
about the 25th of April. Many Of our
farmers have the superstition of want.
ing to plant their potatoes on or be
fore Good Friday. In cutting the po
tatoes for seed we usually leave about
.wo eyes to the piece. There are very
few farmers, II any, that plart their
potatoes in hills. Most of them put
their potatoes in drills. as they be
lIeve they get larger yield of tubers
in this way and the work OF caring
for them is reduced. The cul.ivator
then needs TO run only one way. and
the tops of the potatoes shade the
rows and keep down the weeds.
have found tina. the best way to Sc
cure good crop of smooth potatoes
was to plant on timber soil on which
has been placed no fresh stable ma.
nure.-C. A. Rowe. Morgan County,
Ill,
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13

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MISTI;I;AM
Experience In rhreshins.

My experience In threshing has not
been varied II has been the same
thing over and over again and that
has been very expensive to the
farmers in this part Of the state,
in as much as the machines DO
not save the grain. have ived
In this ring seven years. We nave
had five different machines In that
time and there has been no choice.
We have employed two'men machines
and they did no better work than the
old hand feed which we used two
years. The machines thresh the grain
all right. but do not separate 1t from
the straw, and enough oats go into
the straw stack TO doubly pay the
ihreshing bill. Such work does not
pay very well Some of the farmers
say the oats are in the stack. they are
light. and so forth. but would rather
have them all taken out of the straw.
Then | can do as ! choose with them.
| would prefer feeding them rather
than have them wasted In the straw
and rot in the chan, which they gen
orally do.
All the inventors in the country are
wracklng their brains to get n three
kernel drop to n planter. There are
but very few threshing machines eS
hibited al fairs, and where there are
they attract very little attention. for
the fact that they fail to present the
vital point to the farmers. that Of
saving or separating the grain from
the straw. Perhaps there are ma
chimes that will do that Then that
same machine will blow lots OF the |
oats into the stack. Any old cylinder |
and concavc will do the shellinE all
right. but It Is the taking care OF the
oats and getting them ont OF the separ
ator before the fan blows them into |
the stack to be wasted would lik,
10 hear from others on this subject
J. c. Mahoncy, Kane Co. III.
The Ordway new era., 1906-04-13
The American Sheer.

The American sheep is coming to
be more and more n matter Of interest
to the American farmer. 1t is doubt
again see the small interest In sheer
that has been shown during the pas,
fifteen years. This lack OF interest
was due TO the fact that the sheer
with which the farmer found himself
fifteen years ago was largely wool
producing sheep, and wool was then
declining at rapid rate. The de
mand for mutton was much less then
than now. In the fifteen years there
has been great change In the char
acter of American sheep. They are
more largely suited for the production
OF mutton than they were then. and
moreover. the price OF wool is again
high enough to encourage the sheer
owner to produce It.
The city people are demanding
sheep OF higher quality than formerly
and can hardly be satisfied with q
sheep that has been brought up or
weeds and brush. The sheep that is
well fed from birth to the block IL
the only one that produces meat tina,
brings n good price in the city mar.
kets. The sheep that have been
grown on poor feed and then fattened
quickly sell for a smaller price on the
city market, as their meat is known to
be not of the best quality. The Amer
lean sheep may be a pasture cleaner.
but It must have good grass also II II
is 10 be profitable.