VOL. XXXX.
|8 HEW SPRING COTTONS 5
fl The frequent arrivals of fresh new Cot ton 8 are fast crowding ont JR
M the winter goods and give the stoie a decided spring-like appearance.
* SUPERB WHITE GOODS g
a Finest line we have evt-r shown. Beautiful Mercerized Fancjes
S in stripes, brocades and openwork patterns, at Mc to floe. incii.i
tf Linens. Dimities and Francy White Goods at Hie, £c. 10c t R
8 HEW PERCALES g
iff Xhe Mnlhonse Percales ate much snperior to the ordinary percales
neually sold at the same price. Finer cloth, softer and better finish
W «nd more attractive patterns, ''A inches wide —12fcc yard.
S HEW GINGHAMS 5
Morfonew arrivals added to onr large assortment of the verj V
U| cho ; *< st styles of Ginghams and Seersuckers, at 10c and I'Zic. »
£ HEW DRAPERIES &
■ Decidedly new patrerns in Curtain Swiss, Madras, Silkaline*, W
g Denials, ail Cret»»anes th*t h.ti very handsome and attractive, l-i'"
g THE HEW IDEA WOMAN'S MAGAZINE &
Jt The finest home publication in the country, with articles g
\ of interest to women. 100 pages and colored cover. Numerous ilin- £
(R strations of the latest fashions March number now readv-snbscrip- Jr
U tion price jOc a year. Single copy 5 cents. Monthly Fashion Sneet ■,
5 yf
1 L. Stein & Son,|
2 108 N MAIN STREET, BUTLER. PA £
79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
C. E. Miller's
79 GRKAT 79
79 79-Cent 79
79 bALE OF 79
„MEN'S PLOW SHOES,,
We have just purchased a large lot of Men's good solid
yg Plow shoes at about cost of material. As our stock this yg
Spring is extremely large and we are crowded for room,
we have put this entire lot on sale at a very small margin
70 over what we paid for them. yg
They are regular $1.25, $1.50 -nd S; 75 Shoes.
Are all clean new goods and are displayed on Bargain
79 Counters so you can look them all over and lake your 79
pick of the v/hole lot. We have all sizes at present,
but at this ridiculous low price it is only a short time till
79 best sizes will be picked out, so do not wait, as "first here 79
—first served."
SPRINC GOODS nearly all in and they are all
79 beauties! Style and quality away up! Prices away down! 79
j We are exclusive agents in Butler for famous
J DOROTHY DODD
Fine Shoes and Oxfords for Ladies. 79
Largest line of WALKOVER and DOUGLASS Fine
-- Shoes for Men we have ever carried, and they are nicer
and better than ever before.
Make us a visit before purchasing your fine shoes for
70 Spring. _g
G. E. TVViller,
215 South Main fltreet, - - Opposite Hotel Arlington;
£ 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
LEVIINTOINS'
12? South Main St. Your money's worth or money back.
Men's and Boys' Spring Clothing.
The finest ready-to-wear attire that is made. We
have the facilities to search out the best that the
market can afford, and it is now ready in a complete
'Spring array on our floor. Everything that a dressing
man can desire for his attire can be found here at a
smaller price than he would expect to pay for such
smartly tailored garments.
Men s Suits
and Top Coats ft I 2, ft I 4,
at ft 7.50, ft 9, ft 10,
ft] 8, ft2o, and ujr to ft2s.
We show Men's Spring Overcoats which, like all of
our attire, could not fit or wear better if they were
custom tailored.
LEVINTONS'
Early Spring Hats.
We are showing all the new shapes for Spring, 1903
READY-TO-WEAR HATS, SAILORS and STREET
"HATS are now ready for your inspection.
FLOWERS and FRUIT are going to be worn very
extensively for early Spring style. See the fine
display at
Rockenstein's
MILLINERY EMPORIUM.
}tM South Main Stm-i - - Butler. Pa
KECK
'A _
££ jgf Spring & Summer Weights
' l\ ' \*j Hnv. a iMtliiiFM nWut Ibcm lh.l
(w S l/C' /J In niarlc the wearer, it won't do to
J nL "A. x'J H wear the la»t year's output. Yon
i p \ r-j 14 won't get the latent thing* at the
r/xJx ("/ ra stock clothier* either. The up-to
T j J jJ\ jff f . date tailor only ian nupply them,
/ ' \«j JilTirl (v " y°" want not only the latent I.
I j (If I I thing* ' n cut * n '' work-
I ' Jill I >un*hip, the fineit in durability,
j I if , til/I I vhere n'»e can you get Cornbina-
J * lona. you get thent at
F B C K
G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor,
24 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler, Pa
-THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Reed's Wine of
Cod Liver Oil
will build you up and make
you strong, will give you
an appetite and new life.
If you feel tired and
worn out try our Wine of
Cod Liver Cil and find
relief.
It is stronger and better
than pure Cod Liver Oil.
Pleasant to take and is
inoffensive to delicate
stomachs.
Indorsed and recom
mended by physicians
every where. The best
Spring tonic to give you
Health and strength.
For sale only at
Reed's Pharmacy
Transfer Corner
Miiin and Jefferson Sis . Bntler, I'.i
PROFESSIONAL CARUS.
ATTORNEYS.
p r. SCOTT,
IL. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office on second floor of Arunri
Puildin£. Timler, Pa.
K T. SCOTT,
A. ATTORNEY AT 1,->w.
Office at So. S. '.Vest Diamond Mn
ler, I*».
p'-iri.TKl; ft *;AKi
I(>HN *vV. C6l LTI- K.
r) TTOkNKV-AT-LA v.
Office vriih R. (' McAlxjy J I'..
south hidn iJiaijiond
Sj>eci:il -.ttention wiven to collection
and busini-'.H matters.
Reference: Kutler Saviiiß3 '
Butler (Vrontv Natio.ia! Manb
J O. McJUNKIN,
') . ATTOKN t RV-AT-L' VI .
Oi.'icc- in ReJt»er building, cortiri Mair.
.<r;d K. Cu:iuinj<lia;a Sts, Rntrnnce on
Main utreei.
I l>. .IKKOIN,
•J . ATTOB.VHV AT I,AW.
->n Main tiM' f'miit Hoorc
L'VERRTT L. KALSTON,
fj ATTORNEV-AT-LAW,
No. JS" South Mf.il. Str'.-ct, Hutl» r, Pa.
Fibber Building. First door on South
Main street, ntzt iny fomier office in
Boyd Building.
HIJ. GOUCHBR,
t ATTOK NKV AT LA V, ,
Cice in Wt*e Imildin^
{]« H. NROT.RY,
jt ATTOK NKV AT LAW,
Oflfice In »h<- Ncgley B'lilding, West
Diamond
PHYSICIANS,
Hemorrhoids and Chronic Disease* a
Specialty.
Vir 11. BROWN, M. I)..
»V « Office in Riddle building.Diamond
next door to Dr. liell'B old office.
Office Hours: —9 to na.in, rto 3 and
6 In 8 p m.
/ ' KO. K. McADOO, M. D.
'I EVE, KAK, NOSK AND THHOAT,
J'.xclusivfly.
Hours—9-12, 1-5. Both Fhot.ea.
Troutmsn building, S. Main St.
1 C. BOYLE, M. D.
') • EVE, IVAB, NOSK and THKOAT,
After April Ist. office in forrn'-r Dr.
Peters' residence, No. 121 E Cunning,
harn St., Butler, Pa., next door to Times
printing office.
(ILARA E. MORROW, D. 0.,
V GRADUATE BOSTON COM.KOK OK
OSTEOPATH v.
Women's diseases a <itjecialty. COll
- and examination free.
Office Hours, 9to 12 m., 2 to 3 p. 111
People's Phone 573.
1/6 S. Main ureet, Butler, Pa,
/ || ZIMMKRMAN
Ui PiIVHICIAN AND SUKOEOM
At Ml N. Main St.
I K HAZLBTT, M. D. f
Iji 106 Went Dlimoiid,
Dr. Orabam's formt r cjtlice.
Special attention given to Rye, Nw
and Throat. People's Phone 564
OAMUBLHT. rnnvß,
VJ PHYSICIAN AND SUHOEOK
am West Cunningham St.
DR. JULIA B. FOSTER.
DR. CLARENCE M. LOWE.
OSTEOP A T HIC PI IVHI CI A N3.
Rooms 9 and 10 Stein Building, Butler.
Consultation and examination free,
daily; and evenings by appointment,
DENTISTS.
OR. 11. A. McCANDLKSS,
DENTIST.
Office in New Mirtincourt Building,
1 S. Main St., (adjoining Dr.
Atwell's office.)
HW. WICK,
• DENTIST.
Has located in the new Stein building,
with all the latest devices for Dentai
worV.
IVR. M. D. KOTTRABA,
1/ Successor to Dr. Johnston,
DENTIST
Office at No 114 R. Jefferson St., over
G. W. Miller's grocery
I J. DONALDSON,
ft • DENTIST.
Artificial Teeth inner led on the iHtent
Improved (dan. Gold n *;>••<-
ialty. Office ne*t to jKintoffice,
|VP J. WILBP.KT McKKR,
If SUIOKOR iJKU'riST.
Office over C. K. Miller's Shoe Store,
71 5 S. Main utreet, llutler, Pn.
Peoples Telephone 505.
A upeciulty Hindi) of j(old fil yo\<\
crown and hrldye work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
UTM. If. WAI.KI'.K,
SUM VKYOR,
Uenidence 211 W. I'eiirl St., lintler, I'a.
n P. U. Mt^fISTION,
V. Civil. KHCINKKR ANI> SURVKVOU.
Office near Court Hoiine
T JAMES DODOS,
1 • LICKNHKD AUCTIONHKR
Ini|uirc at Sherifl'ioffice or 426 Mifflin
St. Butler Pa.
i p. wAuna,
INOTARY PUBI.IC,
BUTLKR, I'A
Office with iierktner, next door to P. O.
Nervous Dyspepsia
Its Cause and Cure
Overwork any orpin and it gives oat
i —the stomeh is n> exception A->'< it
j ID anything, at any t.uie in half
the time required, and like an ever
driven horse it balks Nature it teud-d
trie K'.omach should have regular bonri l .
A time to work, .1 time to rest—«nd
; when j - ou break up this habit, yon np
set the wholt« arrangement. TLe
- ouiac-h nerv»s become exhausted, tlie
! gUnds refnse to aat, the fod n >t
<i'j.'esc—lies heavy,ferments and r»-p'*.i's.
There is paiu, gas forms, Ll<<aUn« oc
curs the heart becomes trr«-tul ir ari l a
n-rvoas, irritu'ile feeling set- in. Tii's
is uervons dyspepsia ar.d Dr. A. W.
( base's Nerve Pills its core.
Mrs. Finnetl of 2H4 Center Ave.. Butl;r,
Pa.. says. "Dr A. W. Chase's Nerve
Pills are jnsc splendid tu nc one
up so finely— alter a s-hort ns- I felr >• >
ni'ic'; refr sheri. I prts'-.tj; - l>e :111s • I
fei. s.j *-»lt. So the tvom -. h is
eoi.cerned he> u d nnely I
line 'iS'fl I htm vi. seit a.d ti»'ii t: ul
1., :t,e children wiu eqanlly le
s ilts. It was toilui:at; I was loM D.
, li. VVufler, Druggist of 112 -o'ltlt Main
I Sr.. had tbmi
Vi h box at <"iealeis 01 Dr A. W.
Cli's'i Medicine Co . J2uffal" N *it*
jK»rtrait and signature of A
| Chase, M. D., are on every pack'iv
Bilious?
Dizzy? Headache? P ■*.
back of your eyes? It's ycur
liver! use Ayer's Pills.
' Want your moustache cr r.
beautiful brown or rlcla black ? Use
Buckinpaofsßye
's3cM.c<dr^g Z i»tiorß. ?■ Hi I&C~>., M.H.
N3S&I
CATARRH /I
In all 1U utasM. °<o£L JUj)J
Ely's Cream
cl'-anact, ioothes and heals I /y m
the diaeaicd membrane.
11 careo catarrh and drives M-
away a cold iu the head
quickly.
( ream Halm is placed into the nostril*,P|»rea*lH
over the membrane and li absorbed. Relief is Im
mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does
not produce sneezing, huge Size, 60 cents at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents.
ELY BROTHERS. 60 Warren Street, New York
drihs tffru dffoi.
M Johnston's
Beef. Iron and Wine jjl
al Price, 51s* pint. F qjf
iw Prepared and W A
a I
Johnston's
n Crystal N
UPharmacy, 0
It M. MIfJAN, Pli. <) .
vA "" N " Mfllu Hv ~uU" r > pK !• y
[ l| Moth 'Phones W 2
fj Everything in the-
M drug lino. Tj
It 1
Sss 2Z2SZS
P CRAMPS?
I i mm,
5 TRAI'F MA KM
I DR. HARRIS' j
■I CRAMP CURE,
flellnre* I'itln Oulf lity. i
•-J A ii"»er fslllnir n-mwly for Kvery Aelin
iQ urel l*»il>i. Illithly recotrirrn'l»fw| r
i.'holcrft-Mort.tui anil Cnliiii la tlio '
•J Htomitch, #
AIIHW.IJTIXV IIAItMI.KHH. fl
I As s l.liilmioit llr. Iliirrln' ijrnii i|» M
■ i « nr.. estwls nil oilier*. I
I l'ropired t>| 11. A. I'AIINKsTOI K CO. I
1 I'lttstiuric, I'II. I
At Druggist* » lie. n Holt In JL
C. F. T. Pape, 5
IJEWELERI
> ?
N 121 E. Jefferson Street. /
MKN tvtvn.ll Wo wm.l . | -r«,
iim. <• »I.M ir.v.... .• (icrki, »iii|.|>iuz. Mil una •
I«iv. it .l.;ik«; 1 "li I'l l.iim n. e .lie
nil, 1.1 .1 kninlthii. Ilv. or«: wmphr.liu lMi.il ft I .11-
r«..| mi.) m/.riM, mid nrtY »» «.r<l«r.. w-Hr <(..!. k,
i.p«n. 11.-.111 ;» !. .1.11
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t-«;i-iifii
BUTLER. PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1903.
MP*
REPAIRING A ROOF.
A Clever Job of Ileplueinc ""«! »e
--nntllua llentlaek Siklrlilcn.
Like many others who put on hem
lock roofs ten years ago. 1 have had to
renaiL Owing to some cause the nails
; wastc<l away to nothing and permitted
1 shingles to blow away, snys L B.
j Pierce In Ohio Farmer. The largeness
of the Job of scaffolding a half [jiteh
barn roof caused It to be put off from
time to time until a hundred shingles
were blown a way. There seemed no
way but to bracket the ro-jf lu steps
the same as in shingling.
The scaffold for reaching the eaves
1 was the least of my troubles. A mov-
I
1 • —ni —I
v —1
BBACKET FOK HIAPPOI.D ANl> fII'LICK KOII
UiJUEII TO UASU OVKU HIUOX OF
BCTLE-IXO.
[A, B. 2 hy i scantltnif. framed flatwise n.id
further strengthenw! by uarruw strips.
C tti:«J t>, nailed to each side; U. stud or
pole inserted ill bracket to raliie and sus
tain.]
able scaffold twelve feet long, consist
ing of two brackets and four inch
board* twelve feet long, would miswcr
for the whole burn. Brackets like that
shown can be taken down and moved
In a very short time and require no
nailing to the building, although a null
In the liottom helps a little In keeping
it plumb and steady. Whatever is
used to hold the bracket lu plnce
should be given base enough say ten
feet out from building so there will
be no danger of Itajiushlug nv.ay. The
bracket should extend about eighteen
or twenty Inches al>ove the scaffold
next the building, so It can be thrust
up under the roof, and the liottoin of
the prop should be on solid ground and
securely held from slipping by a stake
outside. A sixteen foot 1 by 4 scan
tling with n few bits of sound fencing
will make two brackets, nnrl they can
be kept for a lifetime, storing thein
between two tie girts In tln» upper part
of the barn. The props of 2 by 4
must lie fourteen feet and upward in
length, according to the height of the
caves where the ncaffold Is to lie used.
At the renalllug Job I commenced by
getting up a scaffold on which, by
stretching pretty well. I nailed twelve
courses. In doing this It suddenly oc
curred to me that It was not neces
sary to work In horizontal lines as in
shingling, but that I could work up
und down. This simplified the mat
ter at once, and then I could use a
ladder. All that was wanted was
some way of hooking the ladder to the
ridge. Had the ladder been loug
enough I could have bolted on some
brackets, but it was three feet short,
so I made two pieces like the second
Ilgure, bolting one to each side of the
ladder with three quarter inch bolts,
the hooks or brackets having two bolts
each. With such an arrangement I
could nail about two feet wide from
eaves to ridge and then, perched astride
the ridge, could move the ladder over
two feet and work down. A common
market basket with a stout wire book
protruding from the Ixittom of one
end made u good receptacle for what
shingles I needed each trip, booking
the basket to a rung of the ladder Just
above me.
1 found tho hemlock shingles after
ten ycurn of service In pretty good con
dltlon and likely, If I could keep them
from blowing away, good for pcrhiip*
woven or eight yearn more. When I
used them, I wnn told that they would
not Inst to exceed eleven year*. In
conclusion I might any that the Job of
reuniting should be done when the
ahlnglen are noft and flattened by a
long rnln.
AH i:»«r Inarm F'atoben.
A KW»rm In May I* worth u load of hay.
A Kwnrrn In Juno in worth u ultv. i njjt.on;
A Kwurrn In July, not worth a tly
A two rut catcher which. It In clulin
id, will sure n great deal of worry and
annoy ii nee during the nwnmilng '■'
fnon 1* Illustrated
11l (Meanings 111
I lee Culture. It
eon nlnt n of n
nmnll block of
wood on the top
of which la null
ed II circular
board which In
suspended from
mini II brunches,
vines or wires
stretched from
one point lo an
llWA iiv i ATI licit, other an occasion
requires. The Mississippi bee keeper
who Invented thin siiyn tlnil the bee*
liourly nlwiiyn select (bene b|i"l.< to
swiiriu on. They are ensily tnken down
and the swarm hived
"The Indlen' been" In the hilest uar"
f(# the ('iiriilolini», which nre «. •.i^. 1
ercd the greatest of their kind
BUNCHING ASPARAGUS.
Til* llrntll find I li»■ Willi* Klflila.
lliih lo I 111 —II n I,l#e r lluiill*.
Homo marketn require the green nn
puriigue, white In othern the white In In
good ileum lid. II In iiHiinlly a good plnn
to have Ixitli k IIHIH, ndvlHen mi Imllnm<
grower In Itural New Yorker.
I'.y throwing a ridge of earth over
each row the asparagus will become
well bleached before II reaches tho lon
of the ground. The other rows will
furnish the greei) asparagus, in cut
ting I use an Inch chisel, and the shoots
tire cut off Junt under the ground to
secure tho green asparngiH. In the
purt of tho Held t tin I In ridded up the
shoots nre cut off. JIIMI nn lliey nppenr
above the noil, nn deep In the ground
nn necessary to secure the proper
length. An the ntnlkn nre cut they lire
placed In II basket with the lops nil one
way. When the basket Is full, It is
carried to a hydrant and tin. asparagus
placed Jn U li.iiK row on n table mnl well
Washed. Ily keeping the nlnlkn straight
tills work Is grently lesnened, IIH the
dirt enn be washed from the stalks
easier, quicker and with ICNH water.
rormlnii lh«> lluiirhfN.
Any one who him ever biiliched nn
parngun has observed tlml bill few
■talks are perfectly straight. In hum h
lug, tlu* stuiks should be turned so each
head turns toward the center of the
bunch. This will tako time, but it will
pay. as a much neater bunch will be
secured, and it will sell more readily.
After the center Is formed each suc
ceeding row Is slightly lowered so that
the bunch when finished will be cone
shaped and about what an ordinary
hand can reach around. A rubber
band U now slipped over the buucli
while still lu the left hand, and the
work is done. The rubber bands are
better than strings, as they hold the
bunches neater and save much laUn-
In using them, and labor Is money in
the market garden business. All
bunches art made as near alike as pos
sible. After being put up each bunch
is cut off about six inches long and
placed in a shallow pan containing wa
ter. Here it remains until the next
morning, when It Is placed In lioxes
containing wet moss, the boxes covered
with wet sacks. The boxes are placed
ill tlie wagon and taken to market,
where they sell for from 40 to SO cents
per dozen bunches.
▲ Murker From un Old Cultivator.
The Illustration shows a corn marker
without a fault. All cultivators are
not alike, as some have straight
tongues, and some have a seat attach
ed, but they can all be used by simply
removing the wheels and shovel beams.
No. 1 A shows a hole where n clevis
attaches the wliiflletrees. This brings
the draft on the sled Instead, of the
frame. I) shows a plank spiked on be
hind, making a place for the driver to
B o 6
W& ,")
h is-*
lIOUKUADK CO UN MAKKKK.
stand, thus leaving a clear vision be
tween his horses and straight ahead. C
shows where the wheel spindles are se
cured to the marker plank with a yoke,
secured ou the underside of the plank
by burs. At It is an upright pin. This
Is to receive B of No. \i. This pole is
Just eight f.-et long, and !•' Is a runner
made rounding at each end. This It
2 feet long. & Inches wide and 1 Inch
thick. It Is made of hard wood and Is
wedge shaped on the tiottom. <• Is a
wire nttnclt'd with a rlna on It. To
the ring U attached a good stout string,
and to this string is fastened a com
mon snap, H. I'lace B No. 'i on It No. 1,
snap 11 011 same ring, and yotir highest
Ideal of a perfect corn marker will be
realized. I use E for handle* when
turning at the end of the field.—Cor.
Orange Judd Kartner.
Tlie Wife's Horse.
An Imposition that is often practiced
011 the woiaan the farmer's wife espe
cially- Is If there is an old. ringboned,
spavined, crippled horse that is stove
up generally and good for no earthly
use It Is kept for the women to drive,
wlille we argue that In these modern
days a woman should demand a horse
that when she starts for a given point
her clothes won't get out of style be
fore she gets there.—Karm Journal.
l.lre Stock < iimlllluux.
Of the total number of horses on
farms and ranges on Jan. I, liKi.'t, 2 per
cent are reported as having died from
disease. Of cattle 11 mortality of 2.4
per cent from winter exposure and 2.4
per cent from disease Is reported.
The losses of sheep from exposure
ameunted to r.,4 per cent and those
from disease to 2.S per cent, and the
losses of swine aggregated ">.H per cent.
In Ihe Observatory.
Every one has a right to know what
ho eats, and no one lies any moral
right to prevent Ills knowing. The
time Is not far distant when there will
be no legal right to deceive people as
to what they i;r- eating.
Every ofllce building on earth Is con
tested with hollow eyed prisoners who
nre planning to be gentlemen farmers,
iiliout next year or year after, away,
from the burly burly and nothing to do
jxeept raise chickens
To be ii good cuttle feeder means that
>ne must have au Inborn love for llie
work, and combined with lids must
Sc a high form of Intelligence.
One of the most unfortunate of men
:al habits Is 11 persistent and chronic
disposition to perceive only the di.i
agreeable things of life.
Farmers will wake up some day und
pllll together.
I'nrllaisiif I |» C'elory.
The gradual earthing up of celery
should In- attended to when tlie wcath
er Is suitable. In earthing up It In
necessary to success to have th«
foliage dry and the soli In n friable
condition. Landing with wet soli will
aggravate rust and even start It on
healthy plants, (lo over the lines and
remove all rotten leaves before addluw
tlie soli. Where It Is found Impossible
to blanch with soil 011 account, of bad
weather boards can be used tcmpornrl
ly for this purpose of starling the
process In time on either a portion ol
the crop or all of It by standing a line
of twelve Inch boards along at each
side of the celery drill. Of course
celery can be blanched altogether by
the aid of boards, but many people
consider the celery superior wlieu
earth has been used, while others oh
Ject to the expense of boards. In
bundling celery It Is Important to
keep the soli from getting Into the
hearts. This can be done by drawing
all tin stalks closely and evenly to
gether, holding the plant with one
hand and packing the soil firmly
around with the other, or they may be
tied with string. TIIO soiling can then
be lliilsln d with the spade or plow.
While the plants are growing four to
six luetics Is enough to put In at 0111
time.
"Fl* sareils" ol llie I I > In llie %Vlient
Many farmers suppose that the so
failed "flaxseeds" which are found lu
Ictohcr and November at the base of
the wheat stalk are the e«gs of the
Hessian lly, but this Is a mistake.
These "Haxseeds" ate the full grown
lltfVlO of (lie lly, Which undergo their
transformation Into the winged Insect
within the brown cases called "(lax
seeds," says Charles K. Thome, direct
or of the Ohio agricultural experiment
station.
What Others Say.
The man who grows and feeds hog*
lo the full capacity of Ills farm Is al
ways prosperous.
Nlieep will 11 vo und thrive 011 pastur
age Su short that cattle cannot gc|
enough grass during the day to du
them overnight.
Htock farms don't wear out, but be
come more and more fertile and inori
and tnoie profitable.
Hhcep require no expensive shelter
A dry place and protection from the
force of storms, an open shed with a
roof that will turn the rain, are all that
Is required.
DANGER IN NEW CORN.
Au I npnrAlcled Promoter of IIOK
Cholera—nnlitDCfd Hntlon Heat.
During the last year there has been
less cholera and swine plague than
formerly simply because less corn was
fed. This does not mean that corn is
the direct cause of cholera, but it does
mean that its a promoter of the dis
ease corn, especially new corn, is an
unparalleled success. This greatest of
all grains is the greatest heat producer
grown on the farm and wlieu fed in
large quantities produces fat at the ex
pense of tissue, so that the animal falls
au easy victim when the cholera mi
crobe puts in an appearance.
At this time, in the face of an enor
mous crop, farmers are likely to forget
the lessons they have learned as to
feeding the smaller corn ration. New
corn Is unexcelled for fattening pur
poses, but it is deficient in muscle,
tlesh and bone forming elements, it
should be fed cautiously and always
with some digestilde concentrated feed.
A well known lowa authority said
recently that the system of the pig
soon becomes deranged by continuous
feodHig of new corn, the animal soon
becomes sick, and much of the loss
usually attributed to hog cholera might
be termed corn disease. lie stated fur
ther that two bushels of new corn are
required to equal one ousliel of old
corn in results, and as pigs like the
new iirain and will eat it ravenously
If permitted every precaution should
be taken to prevent overeating.
Don't misunderstand me. I would
not urge any one to discontinue the i s •
of corn. The farmer who has a l.lg
corn crop this year will be immeasur
ably benefited if lie will continue to
feed the balanced ration. The big
yield of corn should not deter him from
using concentrated feeds. He should
remember the danger In feeding new
corn and that three or four hogs saved
will more than pay for the necessary
quantity of concentrated feed rich In
digestible protein.—Cor. Country Gen
tleman.
WIHTO Only <t Small Flock Im Kept
Dipping sheep is universally ac
knowledged as being the only way to
properly destroy the injurious pests
that cause our sheep raisers and wool
growers so many thousands of dollars
loss each year. The accompanying
cut shows a dipping tank the writer
helped to make that has given very sat-
WOODEN DIPPING TANK.
Isfactory returns where only it few
sheep are kept. The tank Is 7 feet N
Inches In length at the top and 4 feet
2 bil lies long at the bottom.
The height is 4 feet. It Is 1! feet wide
ill the top and .only •• inches at tin'
bottom. We made the frame 011 the
outside so as to have the Inside pcl°
pectly smooth. We used three 2by 4
pieces l*> feet long. The stiiddings arc
4 feet - inches In height, allowing two
Inches to frame the studding across
the bottom in order lo hold the tank
solid.—Cor. Ohio Kartner.
WE MUST GROW OR DIE.
Conatnnt Sillily l« K err saury <o Krr»
I'ner Willi lh« Tlmr*.
A passion for growth, a yearning for
a larger life, is characteristic of all
great souls. A man Is measured by his
power to grow, to become larger,
broader, tiobLra. The Intensity of his
desire to reach out and up defines ills
capacity for devlopment.
Any one, young or old, posst'-iied by
a passion for growth Is constantly lidd
ing to his knowledge, always pushing
his horizon a little further. Kvery day
he gains additional Wisdom, every night
he Is n little larger than he was In the
morning. lie keeps growing lis long as
he lives. Kv<4 In old age he is still
stretching out for larger things, reach
ing up to greater heights.
We often find plants and trees that
are not fully developed, but have
reached tho limit of their growth. They
cannot bo lnndo to resjiond to tho woo-
Inn of enriched noil or copious water
ing. Tho power for the extension of
<•(•11 life seems to have departed.
There arc innny human plants of slin
flur nature. ICnrly In llfo tliey nettle
Into grooves, from which nothing can
dlNplnce them. They are dead to enter
prise, to advancement nlong any line.
New inovcinentM, new systems of busi
ness, larger conceptions of life and slni
liar things In the living, moving present
do not appeal to them. Immovably
bound to the pnift, they can step only
Junt no far thin way, only no fur that
way. There In no further growth, no
more prioress for them. They have
reached their goal.
lCmployeen often think that they are
kept back dtnlgncdly and that other*
less deserving are pushed ahead of
them, when the real trouble In with
thernnelven. They have oeancd to grow.
They continue to move In a circle.
They have not kept pace with tho trend
of the tlinen.
"Forward 1" In the bugle call of the
twentieth century. The youiiK man or
woman or the old man or woman who
ban censed to grow In to bu pitied. Life
holdn nothing more for either.- Hue
conn.
THE LAU MELOMELO.
lion llnirnllitii \mlvrn il» After tli«
Klnnr Tribe.
"I/an meliitnelo" In the name of a de
coy lined by tho native flnbennen of
Hawaii. It In made of the hardest
wood to be found on the Inlandn and In
carved and rubbed till It nnnumi'n the
shape of a club with a little knob at
the nmaller end, to which the lino In
tied.
The club In from one to three foot
long. A village sorcerer performn cer
tain rites over It over a sacred tiro.
After thin In done llio club In IIIMKIC,
and the llnherman uiunt bo extremely
careful of It. If II woman nlioiitd nt<-p
over It or enter a canoe In wbl«-li It Ilea,
tho club would lone all tin power and
would bo unelenn ever afterward.
After the club 'inn been charmed the
fisherman mixer, camlleuut and cocoa
nut meat, I >ll It I'M It and lien llio mixture
In a wrapper of cocoa nut fiber.
At the Uniting ground* llio club In
covered with the oily Julco of tho
ntuff and In then lowered carefully to
the bottom. The went of the linked
nut meat nttrnctN certain klndn of llnli,
which noon gather and liegln to nllililo
lit the club. An NOOII ll* enough Huh nro
around the decoy n nmnll bag nlinped
net In lowered very gently until ltn
mouth In Jim! over tin- club. 'I lie latter
In then pulled up cnrofully and cun
ningly till It In within tho bag. The tlnli
are no eager for the stuff with which
tin- club In covered that they follow It
Into the net without four. An noon IIH
all tho llwli nre In It it tlnhornum dives
and clonen tlm mouth of the net, where
upon the rent haul It up quickly. '
IVnull 1 til/too I'imt
A STALLION FIGHT.
Ihittle llojal Ddnrru n Tlinroaffli
lired nud it Wiitl Ilackxlciii.
A contest between two stallions, one
the leader of a wild bund, the other a
Kentucky thoroughbred that had run
wild, is thus desrritn.il by Sewcil Ford
in "Horses Nine:"
Again the buckskin stallion charged,
oars back, eyes gleaming wickv'ly and
snorting defiantly. This time th; black
stood his ground until the buckskin's
teeth snapped savagely within a few
inches of his throat, .lust in time did
he rear and swerve. Twice more— for
the paddock raised black was slow to
understand such behavior-the buck
skin charged. Then the black was
roused Into aggressiveness.
There ensued such a battle as would
have brought delight to the brute soul
of a Nero. With fojte IV, t ami tit'll',
the two stallions engaged, circling mad
ly about on their hind U _s. tearing up
great clods of turf, biting and striking
as opportunity offered. At last, by a
quick, desperate rush, the buckskin
caught the thoroughbred fairly by the
throat. Here the affair would have
ended had not the black stallion, rent
ing suddenly on his muscle
haunches and lifting ills opponent's
fore quarters clear of the ground,
showered 011 his enemy such a ralu of
blows from his iron shod feet that the
wild buckskin dropped to the ground,
dazed and vanquished.
Standing over him, with all the fierce
pride of a victorious gladiator showing
In every curve of Ills glistening body,
the black thoroughbred trumpeted out
a stentorian call of defiance and com
mand. The band that had watched the
struggle from a discreet distance now
came galloping In, whinnying In friend
ly fashion.
Black Eagle had won his first fight.
He had won the leadership. By right
of might ho was now chief of tills free
company of plains rangers. It was for
him to lead whither he chose, to pick
the place and hour of grazing, the time
for watering and his to guard his com
panions from all dangers.
As for the buckskin stallion, there re
mained for him the choice of humbly
following the new leader or of limping
off alone to try to raise a new band.
Being a worthy descendant of the
chargers which the men of Cortes rode
so fearlessly into the wilds of the new
world, lie chose the latter course and,
having regained his senses, galloped
stlfHy toward the north, his bruised
head lowered In defend
I.cunlh ut Life In IncroaxlnK.
The average length of human life is
constantly and steadily Increasing, hav
ing, according to a professor of liy
glenT-, doubled within the past three
centuries. In the sixteenth cen'Jry It
was between eighteen and twenty
years, while today it is forty. The
principal agencies In this prolongation
of life, the scientist believes, art; more
attention to tlio air we breathe and
more care as to the water we drink.
This opinion Is sustained by the sta
tistics of large cities, which show that,
owing to Improved sanitation, the In
troduction of sewers and of public wa
ter supplies, their rates of mortality
within the past forty years have been
reduced to about one-half. Do you
want to prolong your life and increase
your powers? Then breathe deeply
and drink plenty of pure water be
tween, not at, meals not Iced water or
boiled water, but distilled water. Suc
cess.
The Till I lint lit Kriuifi-.
The tall hat, variously called "chim
ney pot," "stovepipe," "cylinder" and
what not, became fashionable In Paris
In 1700, soon after the death of Frank
lin, In whose honor It was known as
"chapeau Franklin." In spite of num
berless changes of style, it has main
tained its ground ever since, unexpect
ed as such a result would have seemed
at 11h first introduction. For a time this
stylo of hat was considered revolution
ary In Germany ami ltussla. Any one
wearing a "cylinder" was liable to pun
ishment, but the evil reputation soon
passed away, nnd the tall, stilt hat,
the ugliest head covering that was ever
worn nnd tho most ridiculed, outlives
all other styles.
€4o<flll ac Acquaint ril.
"Wo hesitated about renting tliln
place," aald the woman wlio had Juwt
moved In, "until w« learned Hint tho
fnmlllca on both aide* of IIH owned
their lioutU'M. It In HO unpleasant to
live where tho people next door arc al
ways changing ami you inner ltnow
what klml or neighbors you are going
to have."
"Yea," responded the on the
other Hide of tho fence. '"flint's *me
reason why we're trying lo Hell out
house."—Chicago Tribune.
Tim I'lcltirc.
Kthel What «lo you think of thin
landscape, aunty?
Aunt llaunah Well —er - 1 don't
think HO much of tho tree*. but that
grapevine In pretly good.
Ethel-Grapevine? Why, dear, that
IN the artist's signature. Philadelphia
Record.
Tlif Npmlr mill Iti«* llakr.
C'ora I think mother IM nll«»i:«-ll>«-r
too oiitNpoken In her crltlelMiu of my
husband's actions.
Mildred Yes; It'a not always wise to
call a spado a Hpado,
Corn No, nor a rake a rake. Hrook
lyn Life.
Tim V»rr (iiinit Mini,
"Ile'H forever pratliiK about what hli
conscience telln him. What does hi*
conscience tell him, anyway?"
"It usually tells him appamnUy what
awful Hlniiei'H hln neighbors ure."—
I'hlladelphla I'rcss.
TIIOUKII tho world may owe every,
man a living, only tho persistent col
lector Ret* It.
Otliim of Hlrkiimg,
111 JJOtlt tho hUIII Secretion* take II
special odor, wldch Hydcnhniu com
pares to that of whey. In Jnutidle.'
the odor In that of mtink; In <>|>|>llnli<
of vinegar; of sour ln-er In Hcrofuin, of
warm bread In Intermittent fever. In
diabetes, when there In pi i «|>lrallon.
the Hinell IM of buy or, rather, of nee
tone; but, ac<'ordlng to itouchunliit,
midway between alilehydo ami net«
tone, lii-liik <1 lid lo mixture In variable
proportloim of thcNn two bodies.
A lliialiful Mnii'n
A bnMhful young man who was afraid
to propose to bin sweetheart Induced
her to lire at him with ii platol which
he iiMiiured her was only loaded with
powder, alld after she had done MI lie
fell down and pretended to be dead
She threw herself wildly upon tie
liody, called him her darlluu and her
beloved, W hereupon he cot ll|> lllld
(inrrlcd her. I.«oudon 'l it lilt"
TII* < int.
"Johnny," mild lite teacher, "write II
lenience containing the word 'eon
tent*.' "
After a few moment*' Imrd labor
Johnny submitted the followlm 'n 1
rontenta of a cow IH milk." tMilcafco 1
N©. 20.
THE BROAD JUMPER. 1
III* VvHiatue Muiit He
Get tin* Best Result*.
Every schoolboy thinks that L"> enn
broad jump, and so ho can to a certain
degree. But this event Is one which
should be gone at systematically to get
the l»est results. The jumper should
first carefully notice his stride on go
ing up to the take off, so that lie can
mark off a iiisiauce say twesuy-Sve
yards back and by stepping on this
mark with one of ills feet as he runs
by l:e will be sure to strike the take oft
when he com s to it. The jumper can
not be sure of getting his best efforts
Into his jump unless he is practically
sure of hitting the take o.Y. After this
has bi"on acquired the athlete can get
to work.
In this run the jumper's highest
s; e (1 should be reached at about ten
or twelv feet before the take off, so
that he can -. :ith> r himself for' tho
Jump. After leaving the tnke off he
should shoot out and up. He rust
have elevation or his efforts will i.o in
vain. He should go Into the air at an
angle of at least forty-five degrees. A.
good way to get tills elevation is by
placing a hurdle in the jumping pit
and jumping over it. The jumper
should gather himself together as ho
goes through the air, and at the finish,
just before alighting, he should force
himself on by a spasmodic effort with
his arms and body. The legs will strike
the ground at the farthest possible
distance. Practice will show how far
out the feet can be thrown without the
athlete's falling back into tho pit. It
must be remembered that-tho greater
the speed the farther out the feet can
be thrown with safety. A great deal
of practice Is necessary to become a
good broad jumper, but this Is an
event which It is not well to practice
too frequently, as it is very hard on
the legs. The broad Jumper will there
fore not expect to get at bis best dur
ing his first season.—G. W. Orton In St.
Nicholas.
TRAGEDY OF ANIMAL LIFE.
Koiiiriltiiu: l*.itlictlc in «!»«• Cnreer of
the r*sm-llKl-r l'im-un.
To him who knows the story of tho
passenger pigeon this group of beauti
ful, grayish brown birds with the Ill
descent golden sheen upon their throats
Is tiie last word of a tragedy of animal
life. America was once the land of the
wild pigeon. Early American writers
are full of references to it. Alexander
Wilson, the father of American orni
thology, estimated that n flock seen
him in 1808 contained over 2,000,000
individuals. It stretched from the ho
rizon to the horizon, as far as the eye
could see, and was over four lioura In
passing a given point. He saw a nest
ing colony forty miles long and sereral
miles In width.
In 1805 Audubon saw schooners at
the wharfs In New York loaded not In
packages, hut In bulk, with wild pi
geons caught up the Hudson river and
sold for a cent apiece. Up to 1800 the
bird continued fairly abundant. Then
a frightful slaughter began to supply
an increased food demand. Gun, pole,
club, net and sulphur pot "Were em
ployed. Thirty dozen birds were cap
tured at one spring of the net Ono
man netted 500 dozen In ono day. In
the nesting season treos were shaken
or felled anil wagon loflds of vquub
taken nightly, droves or hogs being
turned In to utilize what the "hunters"
had left. Wherever tho distracted
flocks appeared the slaughter began.
At the last known large pigeon "nest
ing," In IS7M, a billion birds were killed
during the season. Lllto tho bison, It
was effectually exterminated, showing
tlio terrible efficiency of man when bo
sets out systematically In pursuit of a
lower species.---New York l'ost.
Wot Very Kill In u.
Mrs. Andrews was the most conselon
tlous visitor or the district, but for va
rious reasons she wan not popular
among the poor people whom she
longed to help.
"I don't want to see that peaked look
ing woman In my room again, nor I
won't!" said the grandmother of tho
nine ragged Palmers.
"1 read my Bible Wld the best o'
folks," went on tho old lady, "bnt
there's times for somo things an* times
for others, an' that Andrews woman
is without the sense to know the ouo
from the other. What was tho motto
the brought us yesterday, all In red and
gold letters, and we with empty stom
achs? 'Be filled with falthl'
Youth's Companion.
lillas.
She put the book down, with a sigh.
"What is It, darling?" he asked.
"Ah, dearest, I'm so happy," alio re
plied.
"But you had such a sad look In your
eyes Just now."
"1 know. I've been reading about
the unhapplucss that the wives of men
of genius have always had to bear.
Oh, Alfred, dear, I'm so glad you'ro
just an ordinary plug of a fellowl"
Chlcago Becord-Herald.
Her Theory,
"Do you belle* o men's souls go Into
animals after death?" he asked.
"Well, I sometimes think perhaps
tliey do," she answered. "Tie re aro
some dogs who wouldn't be 11s mean us
(hey are If it were not for an Influence
of some l.lnd In ido of them." Chlca-
Ko Tribune.
4 I-'Mfr I»r«J »ulli»i».
Miss Verlsopht Why do yon sny that
Mlm van Million, w ho Is to be married
today, Is so plain? Do you know her
by sight?
Miss Verjuice No; but I notice that
th" papers have printed only tho pic
lure of her future husband. Judge.
Courage Is that clement of manhood
In a man which never desert* himself
nor his friend; * School muster.
11l 111 !iuii«r«tlilun».
According to a superstition which .
holds sway In 1 oitio parts of Ireland,
the sedge warblers possess the soul I of
iinbaptlzed babes and slug their sor
row at the midnight hour, while tho
linnet, yellow ham and llnch sing
their plaintive and tender s ings to re
mind in they r.re si.uls of departed
friends not yet relieved from purga
torial pain Tin bittern i» their her
ald at night -Irish Times.
A brmon «• Mourjr.
"No, my 1 n," said the Blivlllo par
ent; "money doesn't brlug happiness,
it only pnj's hoti•••« rent end the rro-
Tery bill and mal. s the bailiff and tho
kill collector 1 ;p"< t •>* " l 0
week while the parson gives u» tho
hiilleluln smile on Sunday." Atlanta
Constitution.
A Mltnr.ll I oim-liikloO.
Ten. her Tommy Brown, tell OJe tho
shape of the eavth.
Tommy Hound.
Teacher- llow doyen know?
Tommy l'rown \ 011 told me.
Teacher Well, how do yoii suppose
I I 11..V.
Toini;i.\ 11 11 »»!<, ' e'pe " some
body told you