VOL. XXXX.
AUGUST SALE!
• BIG BARGAINS IN ALL LINES.
You can buy goods during this sale at a big saving
Men's $2.50 fine box- <hl cn Ladies' fine box-calf ftn
' calf shoes at Si.OU 1.50 shoes at
Men's fine satin-calf Q r- Ladies" fine dongola
$1.50 shoes at fOC welt sole 2.50 shoes ai vl-DU
Men's $1.50 heavy Ladies' fine dongola
sole working shoes at » I UU turn so i e 2.50 shoes at *I.OU
Men'si fine box-calf.vlci- Misses - flne dongola
kid and patent kid $3.50 *o «c 1 25 shoes at °" c
and 4.00 shoes at
** l *2S!£L« 80c af 90c
Children's fine dongola -n Youths fine dress 7gp
75c shoes at 4-Oc shoes at 1 ° G
All Oxfords to be closed out regardless of cost.
Repairing neatly and promptly done,
JOHN 51CK612,
128 South Main Street, Butler, Pa.
[This newspaper is requested to an-
nounce that the Great "Dispossess"
Sale of Summer Shoes and Oxford 4
Ties at HUSELTON'S Shoe Store
is going on, full tilt. j>j
Shoe buyers there are as plentiful
as flies in molasses time, so that the A
force of clerks has hardly time to eat. n
There are good things for whi®h you
need pay but half price. M
You had better get some of them J
yourself. No shoe store ever turned 11
out good shoes so cheap, Yes, 102 6
V North' Main street is the address — J
J opposite Hotel Lowry.
J HUSELTON'S. 4
EAT REMNANT SALE! §
i another week, August 3rd to August &
usive. Unrivalled list of Bargains, g
E MODERN STORE. ft
marked price of all Remnants, Wash Goods, ft
inghams, White Fabrics, Dress Goods, etc. Uk
all Bemnants were marked at Lowest Rem- .
i. Now we deduct one-third off these low prices X
TO B£ CLOSED OUT REGARDLESS OF COST €
00 and |1 85 Foulard Silks to be closed out at 50c yard. 0
lalf pries. Shirt Waist* one-thjrd oft. .
□e third off. Millinery i to i regular price.
1 pert now 75c. Ladies' and Misses' Dnck Skirts 75c g!
tibbed Lisle Vests Men's 50c Underwear to close at (P
! qnality, now 33c. 33c. U
w 11 over the store. Be sure to come this week. *
§ Co., £
R fOUTH MAM STREET 1 QQ4 g
S I Send in Your Mail Orders, ft
ft OPrOSITE HOTEL ARUNOTON. BUTLER. PA. ft
JULY CLEARANCE SALE.
2§ Per Cent off on
Entire Stock of
WALL PAPER
Patterson Bros'
886 N. Main St. Both Phones. Wick Bnildin?.
KECK
Spring ® Sonimer Weights
TLV f\. > tK /l* E Have 8 nattiness about them that £
t " hi lm K Jwß / 1 IX mark the wearer, it won't do to
''/ "O \ Ihf W Ci wear the last year's output. You
| / Q NC3 W won't get the latest things at the
,4 / OST rl stock clothiers either. The up-to
(' '1 j fr\.. jy j-y date tailor only can supply them,
, I I\% J./I IT I[j if you want not only the latest (J
i jl If 11/ll I things in cut and fit and work
-11 J It !////■ tnanship, the finest in durability,
I \ j I Jll II M where else can you get combina
"■/ I 111 U. ® Hons, you get them at
>"% „
FECK
G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor,
?4 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler Pa
rCarl" Schlucter, |
I the; tailqr,
P 1 $
Has removed from 125 W, Jefferson street to 115 E. Jeff
ferson street, Room 6, Reiber Building, Butler, Pa., |
where he will keep a stock of seasonable goods—all of 1
r the best quality. Spring stock now ready for inspection. |
Cleaning and Repairing. 1
Good Workmanship Guaranteed. I
Union Prices Paid,
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THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
feed's Wine of
Cod kiver 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 Oil and find«
relief.
It is stronger and better j
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 y«u
Health and strength.
For sale only at
Reed s Pharmacy
Transfer Corner
Main and Jefferson Sts.. Butler. Pa
PROFESSIONAL CARI3S.
ATTORNEYS.
F) P. SCOTT,
I. ATTORNHY-AT-LAW,
Office on second floor of Arroor>
Ruilding. Buller, Pa.
A T. SCOTT,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 8. West Diamond *>l. Bu'.
ler. Pa.
HOULTER & BAKHK,
L_ .-ATTORNEYS *T R .L*
Room R.. Armory l;oil.liii fc .
JOHN W. COULTER,
A TTORNKY-AT-LA W.
Office with R. C. McAlwy, J. P..
south side Diamond.
Special attention given to collection.-
and business matters.
Reference: Butler Savings Bank, or
Butler County National Bank
1 P. McJUNKIN,
EJ • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in Reit>er building, cornel Mali:
and E. Cunningham Sts. Kutrance on
Main street
JH. HKEOIN,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. nea Couil Housr.
EVER Err L. RAUSTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
No. 257 South Main Street, Butler, Pa
Fisher Building. First door on South
Main street, next my former office in
Boyd Building.
HH. GOUCHER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Wise hnildina
EH. NEGLEY,
1. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office In the Negley Building, West
Diamond
PHYSICIANS,
Hemorrhoids and Chronic D'seases 1
Specialty.
nr H. BROWN, M. p.,
IT • Office in Riddle bnildintr,Diamond,
next door to Dr. Bell's old office.
Office Hours: —9 to 11 a. m., Ito 3 and
6 to 8 p- m.
(1 EO. K. McADOO, M. D.
T EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT,
Exclusively.
Hours-9-IJ, 1-5. Both Phones.
Troutmau building, S. Main St.
JC. BO VLB, M. D.
• EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT,
After April Ist. office in former Dr.
Peters'residence, No. 121 E Cunning
ham St., Butler, Pa., next door to Times
printing office.
PLARA E. MORROW. D- 0.,
V GRADUATE BOSTON COLLEGE OF
OSTEOPATHY.
Women's diseases p. specialty. Con
sultatian and examination free.
Office Hours, 9to 12 m., 1 to 3 p. m.
People's Phone 573.
IJ6 S. Main street, Butler, Pa.
GM. ZIMMERMAN
• PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
LR. HAZLETT, M. D.,
• 106 West Diamond,
Dr. Graham's former office.
Special attention given to Eye. Nose
and Throat. People's Phone 564
OAMUELM. BIPPUS,
KJ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
too West Cunningham St.
DR. JULIA E. FOSTER.
DR. CLARENCE M. LOWE.
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS.
Rooms 9 and 10 Stein Building, Butler.
Consultation and examination free,
daily; aud evenings by appointnieut.
DENTISTS.
DR. H. A. MCCANDLESS.
DENTIST.
Office in New Martincourt Building,
I29y z S. Main St., (adjoining Dr.
Atwell's office.)
HW. WICK,
• DENTIST.
Has located in the new Stein building,
with all the latest device for Dental
work.
DR. M. D. KOTTRABA,
Successor to Dr. Johnston,
DKNTIBT
Office at No 114 E. Jeflerson St., over
, G. W. Miller's grocery
I
J). DONALDSON,
• DENTIST.
Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest
improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec
* ialty. Office next to postofticr,
DR J. WILBERT MCKEE,
STJRGKON DENTIST.
I Office over C. E. Miller's Shoe Store,
115 S. Main street, Butler, Pa.
Peoples Telephone 505.
It A specialty made of gold fillings, gold
If crown and bridge work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
! \Vm. H. WALKER,
E VT SURVEYOR,
| Residence 214 W. Pearl St., Butler, Pa.
E N F. L. McQUISTION,
| V. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR.
j| Office near Court Hon*
* T JAMES I)OL»'.»b,
T 1» LICE«»KI> AUCTIONEER
% Inquire at Slieriff'soffice or 426 Mifflin
* St. Butler Pa.
Good
Ayer's Piiis are good pills.
You kr.ow that. The best
family laxative you can buy.
i Want your moustache or hear
) beautiful brown or rich black ? •.
i Buckingham's Dvgi
of druggisttor R. P. H»Ji & Co., N H I
Masai
CATARRH
cleanses soothes and heals M
tl.e di-eased membrane. M
It cures catarrh and <!r ves M.
a 'ay a cold in the head
qiickly.
( n am R.ilm is placed into the nostrils, -prvafls
o\cr t'»e membrane and is absorbed. Kel:»*f it* im
mediai** and a cure follows. It is not drying —does
not produce sneezing. Larpe Size, 50 cents at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents.
BLY BROTHERS. 56 Warren Street, New York
tj
| « fj
N Johnston's
'1
fA Beef, Iron and Wine V™
k if
I] .... i\
/ A Best Tonic jg)
an ' l i. -2
rA Rlood Purifier. A 1
Price, 50c pint. £ «
. Prepared and fc'
y i sold only at]
i Johnston s r
fl h
W Crystal {4
Pharmacy. H
?A
■J KM. LOGAN, Ph. G .
v V Manager, 9 A
i 106 >. Main St., Butler. Fa. j* 1
. M Both Thones 9 J
\PI Everything in the
Ll drsiar line. TA
li Vi
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% 1
NFW =
■**-" STOCK
1 have purchased the C J.
Harvey Pharmacy, in the Stein
building, at 345 S. Main St., am
remodeling and restocking the
store. I have twenty-two years
experience as a pharmacist, and
compounding of prescriptions
will be under my personal at
tention.
Pure drugs and honest treat
ment guaranteed.
When in town shopping, stop
and leave your packages.
J. L. McKee, Pharmacist,
Stein Block, S. Main St.. Butler, Pa.
Binding of Books
Is our occupation. We put our
entire time to studying the btst
and latest methods of doing our
work. If you are thinking of
having some work done in this
line I am sure you will be well
pleased If you have it done at
Tbe Butler Book Bindery,
W. W. A MOM, frop.
ODD. Court House.
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Diarrhoea. Dysentery,
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Indigestion
4114 for Children Teething.
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BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST (», 1903.
OiOO . C»0»O»G*O
• •
5 An Innocent |
I Str&tegiJf. |
§ 2Jy sriLLKTTA O
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• (npyrioht. 1-1. ri>rfr
O r. U T. < . Met v.rt W-RKE. O
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If tbi-rc had not been a wedding at
3'J'! <;ranvillc avenue, there mitrht not
have been one exactly two months lat
er ut H'St, just across the way.
The wedding had been 11»«• linest that
the pretty southern town had seen for
many a day. Now that It was over
there was a small brigade of caterers
and tlorists' assistants scurrying about
packing up cut glass and candelabra
and shoving camp chairs and ;>ortaljle
jwlrus into prosaic carts. Alice Doro
thy, flattening her little nose against
the window pane In the house oppo
site in her eagerness to see the very
last <>f it, sighed regretfully.
Last night, for one brief, blissful mo
uii-nt. mamma had held her up to kiss
the bride in all her glory of veil and
flowers aud shimmering satin. Then
she had been hurried home with Hep
zy.
And this morning there was nothing
left of It all but a few wilted chrysan
themums scattered on the walk and a
trail of rice across the lawn. The beau
tiful dream had vanished; but, oh, how
THE CHILD GAZED AT HIM VERY SERIOUSLY
AND VERY CRITICALLY.
she longed to have a wedding of her
very own! Mamma had gone out, but
perhaps Ilepry would talk to her about
It again.
Ilcpzy, the good natured, was In the
upper room making beds. Alice Doro
thy sped upstairs as fast as her dimin
utive legs would carry her.
"Oh, Ilcpzy," she burst out, her
bright face rosy with running and ar
dent interest, "won't mamma let us
have a wedding some time too?"
"Dress yo' heart, honey, dar couldn't
be no weddin* 'thont a bride nohow!"
"Hut. TTcp7;y, mamma cor;ld be thnt.
She's more prettier 'n Miss Edif."
Ilepzy's fat sides began to heave as
she patted a pillow into its proper ro
tundity, her black palm silhouetted
against its snowy, beruffled covering.
"I don' reckon, chile, yo' maw's much
notion o' marryln' ag'in, seein* she's
hed one cl'ar 'scape."
"What's a cl'ar 'scape, Ilepzy?"
"Lawd bress de chile! It ain't nuthin'
dat consuns one livin* soul but hu'self.
honey. An' howsomever dar ain't nevah
bin 110 weddin' 'tliout a brid'groom,
shuali's yo' bawu, 111' gal."
"A bwidegoom ?"
"Yaas, chile; suttin' shunh—de pus-
Bon wot stan' nex' de bride an' hoi' hu'
bokay while she am n-fas'nen of hu'
glub."
Alice Dorothy was silent for a brief
instant in the face of this unlooked for
obstacle. Tiien, with a thoughtful
pucker on the little forehead, "P'raps
we could get one, Hepzy."
"Now yo' is off'n de trac', lil' gal.
Dar ain't no gittin' 'bout It. He jus'
come, an' come hisself till by an' by he
leabe off a-comin' an' teks de bride off
to his own residumps."
"Oh," explained the perplexed little
questioner, with a dimpling smile of
Illumination, "Mr. Donal' comes nearly
every day. P'raps he would be th'
bwidegoom!"
"Fo' heaben's sake, chile, wot am de
mattali wif yo' sawsh dat yo' maw
done tie so scrumptious 'fore she done
gone out? It's a-draggin' on de flo'
lak a monkey's tall!"
The little girl laughed gleefully nt
the picture. Hepzy had successfully
turned the drift of conversation, which,
as she declared to Marm Smith that
afternoon with numerous fat chuckles,
she felt " 'bleeged to do, fo' de bressed
chile was gittin' too pussonal."
• ••••••
Mamma and Alice Dorothy had been
swinging to and fro in the big rocker
for a long time that evening. When
the little girl, nestling closer, had asked
in her sweet, lisping fashion if they
couldn't have a wedding some time like
Miss Edif's, an' did she Jink that Mr.
Donal' would come, too, 'cause Hep
zy said there couldn't be none 'tliout a
bwidegoom, mamma had kissed her
quickly on the mouth and told her
never, never to say anything like that
again.
"And mamma's little girl must be
very quiet, too, when —anybody calls,
because"—with a half sigh—"mamma's
afraid that —Mr. Donald doesn't like
little girls."
The front door bell rang sharply. A
messenger had ''otiie to say that Mrs.
Nelson had j • ived word that her
son had l>e<. I anil "would Mrs.
Cranston conic over for awhile until
her sister could get there."
Dorothy had a tiny scheme
tucked away in her active little brain.
She was pleased when mamma had
turned on the lights and told her she
might "sit up" awhile in the big rocker.
It was very still in the house after
mamma had none, and the small eye
lids drooped heavily. Then the bell
raiiK again, and tin' Jialf closed eyes
flew wide as their owner gave a
ijuick little breath.
Yes, she was sure he would come!
There he stood looking down at the
round, frizzly head. He was saying
something about finding her alone. Ho
was big and broad shouldered, and his
eyes were smiling at her.
The child gazed at him very seriously
and very critically for a moment, and
then the dimples broke.
"I fought p'rapi you'd come," she
said, (ouking up at him ecstatically.
"You were looking lor me. then'?"
"Yes. I wanted t' ask If you'd l»e
th' bwidegoom at our wedding an'
stan' by the cuttings wif th' bu'ful
bwide!"
"Whose wedding, Alice Dorothy?
Yours?" There was a uote of eager
curiosity in the questioning voice.
"Yes; mine an' mamma's. Ilepzy
says we nius' have a bwidegoom like
Miss Edif had, an' I fouifht p'raps
you'd be it!"
He lifted the child In his arms and
sat down in the roomy rocker.
Alice Dorothy nestled close to him
confidingly. He was not smiling now,
but the child's quick instinct told her
that he could be relied upon. She liked
Mr. Donald very much.
"An* my mamma she fought we
could never have a bn'ful wedding
'cause p'raps you don't like little gulls,
an' it made her sorry to fink 'bout
that."
"Did she say that, little one?"
"No, she dln't say It; she ou'y vls
percd."
Mr. Donald sat up very straight. He
seemed to forget that Alice Dorothy
was there.
It was very uncomfortable sitting
like that. And what did he mean
when he kissed her hair so suddenly
and called her a little "angel of light"
and said that he understood now—it
was quite clear—and he hoped they
would all be very happy yet.
And now he was holding her tight in
his arms, his brown cheek close to her
soft pink one, rocking slowly to and
fro. In spite of everything the drowsy
eyelids would drop over the happy,
sleepy eyes.
"An' it will—be-th' mos' bu'fulest
wedding—an' Mr. Donal'— you do like—
— little gulls—'splaln to—to mamma,
please, so she—w-o-o-n't be—sorry
an'"—
The man and the child were very
quiet now. One had slipped away In
to dreamland and the other was fash
ioning a fine dream of his own.
*******
When Alice Dorothy awoke, she was
In her own little bed, and mamma was
bending over her, her face hiddeu in
the child's silky curls.
"The bwidegoom taked care of me,
mamma, an'—an' " —sleepily—"did he
'spla.n t' you—'bout—little —gulls?"
"Yes, darling; he has explained,
and'* —
Alice Dorothy did not hear the rest.
Mamma's voice was too soft or too far
away; but two months later, lacking
one day, she had a wedding of her
very own.
Hoth Word and Ttlig.
I do not know whether It was from
overwork or why it was, but every
now end then Farrar had an unfortu
nate habit of mechanically repeating
himself. During one term, when this
habit was at its worst, we used to have
weekly lessons in the Septuagint, in
every other verse of which the Greek
words for "word" and "work" are in
terchanged. Regularly every Monday
morning he used to explain this confu
sion in these words, "The reason why
'ergon* is used here instead of 'logos'
is that it is a translation of the Hebrew
word Dabar, which means both wont
and thing." Those four last monosyl
lables used to boom forth like Big Ben
striking four or like the sound of two
great aniens. One Monday morning
Thersltes, who sat next to me, whis
pered in my ear: "We have not had
Dabar yet. Shall I get it?" I replied,
"Do If you dare." And he unblushing
ly asked why "ergon" was used instead
of "logos" in the passage which had
just been translated. "Ah!" said our
revci-itl master. "You could not lie
expected to know that. But the rea
son." etc. It came out verbatim. He
walked with stately tread straight Into
the open trap. Thersltes remained
"looking wistfully with wide blue eyes
as in a picture."—Cornlilll Magazine.
Having Her Way.
"There's nothing the matter with this
carpet, my dear," remarked Niggard
to his wife, who was cleaning bouse
aud said she couldn't make the place
look nice unless there was a new floor
covering to the front room. "All it
needs is a good beating," he continued.
After beating a merry tattoo on the
carpet with a stick out In the back
yard for half an hour, Niggard, with
an exultant expression oa bis face,
called to his wife:
"Come here, my dear. See, It looks
Just as good as a new one."
"I don't see how you can say such
a tiling," replied his wife, with tears in
her eyes. "It's just as faded as it ever
was and you've only made more holes
in it."
"Do you mean to say I don't know
how to shake a carpet?" demanded
Niggard, his vanity touched.
"I do," replied his better half in a
tone that left no douVt what the result
would be. "You are going to shake
that old carpet for a new one."—New
York Times.
THE SHANK OF THE BHOE.
What the Glctzed, Metallic Marks
Thereon Told the Broker.
Ilalf a score of clerks in one of the
largest brokerage houses in New York
were astounded one morning when
one by one they were called into their
employer's private office and asked to
hold up their feet and show the shanks
of their shoes. They thought the "old
man" had gone quite mad. Each
young man as he entered the office
was told to sit down and put his foot
up on a corner of the desk where it
could be examlnod. Then the head of
the house put on his glasses and very
carefully scrutinized the shunk of the
shoe.
When all had been put through this
examination he called the entire force
of clerks into his office and explained
to them why this unusual examination
had been made.
"You arc well aware," said he "that
I will not have a drinking man in my
employ if I know it For some time
I have had good reasons for believing
that several of the young men before
me have been indulging quite too
much. Now I know it Here are the
marks of the bar rail on the bottoms
of your shoes."
Several of the young men braced
themselves against the wall and lifted
their feet as a blacksmith lifts the foot
of a horse. Sure enough, there were
the glazed, metallic marks on the dry
leather. They were the evidences of
guilt, and the young men's faces
showed it.
"It's unmistakable proof." said the
head of the house. "You may fix up
your breath at the drug store and the
barber can clean up your eyes and
face, but you neglect the shanks of
your shoes."
That afternoon three young men
cleaned out their desks and gave the
keys to the managing clerk.—New
York llerald.
Care of Rnolu.
A lover of books will always take
good care of them. lie never holds
the book by the corner of the cover,
never turns down leaves, never lays
the book down open, either with the
face downward or on its back, and
never breaks the binding by opening
the book too forcibly. He turns the
leaves one by one, taking «reat care
not to soil or tear them, aud uses the
volume gently. It makes no differ
ence if the book be cheap or worn;
he always handles it gently.
;
WAX BEANS.
Good Vnrlcticii, Inoludlne a Xcw
Sort. For Murkt-I or Homo V »«-.
Wardwcli's Kidney Wax. Very
hardy and prolific, practically free from
rust, l'ods large, five to seven inches
long, flat, light yellow, quality K°«d- j
As shown in cut, pods have the peoul- ,
lar characteristic of curving forward.
Season medium early. Se.tl large, kill- 1
ncy shaped, white with dark markings"
around the eye. We prefer this variety
among wax beans for market or home
use. It Is a heavy producer.
Currie's Rustproof Wax Bean.
Early and productive. As nearly rust-
WAX BEANS, BUSH.
proof as any wax pod variety. Pods
five to six Inches long, straight, flat,
color waxy yellow, quality medium to
good If picked as soon as they reach
market size, after which stage they
quickly mature and become stringy.
Seed kidney shaped, color purplish
black.
Market Wax (new).—Vines large and
free front rust Pods large, straight,
flat, five to six Inches long, color bright
yellow, stringless, quality fair to good.
Very promising. Seed medium In size,
oval, yellowish brown. New Hamp
shire Experiment Station.
AKriraltaral Succon*.
In agriculture, as in manufactures,
success consists In securing the largest
and best production at the smallest
expenditure of force, time and money.
Evidently the farmer who alms at such
success must have an understanding of
plant life and what proportion of its
sustenance It draws respectively from
the air and the soil. He must know the
chemical constituents of the latter and
the treatment which it requires to re
store the plant food exhausted by his
crops. He must have a knowledge of
the climates demanded of dlffereut
cereals, vegetables and fruits. He
must be acquainted with the diseases
and Insect pests which endanger both
plant and animal life an<J should know
how to treat them. He should be fa
miliar with the principles of animal
nutrition and the value of foods. In
addition to all the expert knowledge
required there are those mental quali
ties which aie developed by scientific
training a keen perception and an
alert habit of mind, a full appreciation
of the value of facts and hospitality to
new ideas.
The farmer of the future will not be
"the man with the hoe," for "the man
with the hoe," as a class, never existed
In America. The American farmer is
the equal of men In any other profes
sion. He has in his (lossesslon an in
dependence more real than the lawyer,
the doctor, the merchant or the poli
tician.—Josiah Strong In Success.
Maklnir Oat Hay.
It is sometimes good policy to cut
oats and barley while green and cure
them for hay. As to the process the
lowa Homestead says:
Some prefer to allow them to color
slightly in the straw before cutting,
while otliert adopt the practice of cut
ting when they are in the green condi
tion. Just which is right depends
somewhat on the use to which the fod
der Is to be put. Where the oat hay
Is to be used for feeding horses during
the work season, or even during the
winter, it is an exceedingly good plan
to cut when the grain Is in the late
milk or early dough condition. At
this period the amount of total digesti
ble food in a crop is at Its maximum.
However, there is one objection to cut
ting a crop while In this condition.
Should there be frequent rainfalls at
the time of cutting it will be found to
be exceedingly difficult to make good
hay when it is cut in the condition
mentioned. However, if the weather
Is dry and warm, as is commonly the
case at this season of the year, an ex
ceedingly good quality of hay may ho
made even though the cutting is done
early. Under such conditions the bind
er may be used, and handling the corn
in this way saves much labor.
Xltratc of Soda.
We are not yet educated up to the
standard that is required to use nitrate
,of soda In the best manner. Nitrate of
soda put on In the right manner and at
the right time is one of the most effi
cient forms of nitrogen we have, but
it is a good deal like a razor—if you
handle it right it will shave you and if
you do not handle it right it will cut
your throat. If It Is properly used It
Is of a great deal of service.—Professor
Voorhees.
Setting Celery.
Set the main crop of celery and try
the method of setting the plants seven
Inches apart each way If you have rich
land and can irrigate, but not unless
(hese conditions are present.—Bailey.
PEARL MILLET.
(la Many T«men—l'rnrllarla or «he
Wouirr Forasr riant.
The recent effort on the part of cer
tain seedsmen in this country to re
vive interest in pearl millet by offering
It under new and attractive names and
nt very high prices renders It desir
able, according to C. It. Ball of the de
partment of agriculture, that i> state
ment concerning its cultivation should
be made for the Information of those
who may be Interested In green fodder
crops. Mr. Ball says In farmers' bul
letin No. 1«W that the following com
mon names have been applied to pearl
millet In the United States at different
times: Indian millet, Egyptian millet,
horse millet, Japan millet, Mand's
Wonder. Mand's Wonder forage plant,
pearl millet, I'encilaria, Penclllarla or
Pcnlclllaria and Penclllarla Zeaoldes.
Very large claims have been mado
as to the productiveness and value of
I'encilaria or the Wonder forage plant.
The department of agriculture last
season procured s<i-d of millet sold
under different names from as many
seedsmen as possible and, growing
them, found the resulting plants Iden
tical except for some minor differences
of size and branching liablt.
Seed Sow! iff.
Seed should not be sowed until all j
danger of frost is past and tbe ground
has become warm. Care should be :
taken that seed be not covered too |
deeply when drilled, about half an
inch being sufficient. When broad- !
casted either the seed should be lightly
harrowed in or the land should be I
rolled after planting. Where seed is ;
sown broadcast no cultivation is pos- -
sible. Where the seed is drilled it ;
should be cultivated the same as corn i
and similar crops until its size renders j
this both impossible and unnecessary, j
If soli moisture is not abundant j
enough It is best to continue surface
or shallow cultivation, and thus pre- i
vent evaporation. Similar cultivation j
may l»e given l>etween cuttings as re- j
nulred. Hand hoeing may be neces- !
sary to remove weeds from the rows.
Yield of Fon«*.
One of the striking features of many i
of the recent accouuts and adverttse- |
mcnts of this plant is tbe glowing
statement of the enormous yields pearl
millet commonly produces. Yields of
from 73 to 100 tons of green forage per
ncre are said to be quite the ordinary
returns. As a matter of fact, when a
good stand is secured pearl millet ex- ]
ceeds in productiveness tbe ordinary t
sweet sorghum or cane and also the
nonsaccliarine sorghums. Among the
succulent soiling crops it is probably
exceeded only by teoslnte In tbe num
ber of tons of green forage produced.
Of the recorded yields of green and
dry forage about 40 tons Is the heav
iest yield of green fodder and 16.4 tons
the largest yield of dry or cured forage.
Wonderful as are these yields, they do
not at all substantiate the extrsvsgsnt
and misleading claims made for pearl
millet as it is sold under high sounding
names.
Notes Prom the Farm Joarul.
Let the orchard receive careful, con
stant and shallow culture until July.
If you did not get the young trees
mulched last month do It after tbe
next soaking rain. Use strawy ma
nure.
Make your trees root deeply by plow
ing and cultivating the orchard the
first, second, third and following years
and by keeping the surface clean.
This is tho time to prune your fruit
trees if not done before. Wounds heal
over a June cut better than that made
any other time of the-year. The larger
the stab the slower tbe healing.
To protect cherries from birds make
a scarecrow and hang It by a fine wire
or fish line from a pole so It will swing
and turn around with the wind. Just
free from the tree. We won't guaran
tee this, but you might try It
Sasar Beet Caltfrratioa.
Do not cultivate too deep between
the rows, especially when the plant is
nearing maturity. Cultivate as soon
as possible after irrigation, but avoid
trampling the ground while wet
Irrigate by furrows. Do not flood
the beets. Thin out the plaats when
they reach the four leaf stage.
Leave spaces of from six to ten
Inches between plants and have rows
at least eighteen Inches apart
Trlmmlns OC Saekers.
A good farmer says that June Is
about the best time to trim the suckers
out of apple trees. It Is his experience
that when removed at this season they
do not sprout as they will If done at
any other time of the year.
Newa and Notes.
Butter, to be accounted legally genu
ine In England, must not contain more
than 1G per cent of water.
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandots and Or
pingtons as utility fowls are hard to
Vetter.
The value of the cotton crop for 1802
is estimated by the census bureau at
$001,807,134, making it the second most
valuable crop of the United States,
corn taking first rank and wheat third.
In Great Britain and Europe during
the past three years a spraying mix
ture has been made with washing soda
to neutralize the sulphate of copper in
stead of lime. It is claimed that this
mixture adheres better than the ordi
nary bordeaux mixture.
No less than four beet sugar factories
were established last season In west
ern and northwestern Ontario.
Honey from uncapped and partially
capped comb was found to have de
cidedly jwor keeping qualities com
pared with the fully capped comb at
the Canadian experimental farm.
It is surprising that more farmers do
not spray their potatoes with bordeaux
mixture to prevent blight and rot
Great hardiness and drought resist
ing qualities are claimed for Turkestan
alfalfa.
How Eves Are Testod.
The theory of the optically perfect
eye is that parallel rays of light enter
ing It are brought to a focus on Its ret
ina. Any deviation from this condi
tion constitutes an error of refraction
and requires for its correction an arti
ficial variation of the luminous rays.
The generally adopted method of de
termining the refraction of the eye 1s
to use test types placed at such a dis
tance that the rays of light emanating
from them may be regarded in practice
as parallel, and the deviation from par
allelism necessary to correct a refrac
tive error is effected by placing a lens
In front of the eye. There are many
other methods of changing the course
of luminous rays coming from a test
object, and of these the single convex
lens is the simplest and moat often
used in optometry.
Craahlasr an Aetor.
A brother actor famous for his pom
posity and his inordinate ambition was
regaling Sir Ilenry Irving with a fore
cast of his plans for the future.
"I shall begin the season," he an
nounced, "with such and such a part,
and after that I shall appear as Ham
i let"
"Um!" drawled Irving. "Aa—eh—
Hamlet, did you say?"
The other. Incensed by the tone of tho
query, bridled up at once.
"Do you think, Sir Ilenry," he de
manded indignantly, "that you are the
only man who can play Hamlet?"
"Oh, no," rejoined Irving blandly,
"but I am quite sure that you are tbe
only man who can't"—Harper's Week
ly-
The Clrdeidnle Horse.
The Clydesdale horse should walk at
a swinging pace of not less than four
inlles an hour, and if he wants to trot
be should move straight and close,
with the points of the bocks turned in
ward rather than outward. He should
not be wide between the thighs nor
should his fore legs be planted on the
outside of his shoulders, causing him
to walk like a bulldog.
• I
Great Exercise.
"Is he fond of exercise?"
"Yes; he walks in his sleep."—De
troit Free Press.
Fire and sword are but slow engines
of destruction in comparison with tbo
babbler.—Steele.
No. 31.
GRANTING A FAVOR.
U> it Of»«t«Mtr-D» Rat Main (M
KMipiMt r**i c««t*at(lM*>
the imct with which it to pilf«|M4
Some men seem to discoont all (flH
tutle, almost make it impossible, by tbo
way in which they grant favors. TVpT
make you feel ao small, so mean, w lt> *
fcrior; your cheeks burn with iudi|M< •*
tlou in the acceptance of the boon yoa
seek at their hands. You fed it to liho
a bone thrown at a dog instead of tlw
quick, sympathetic gracioosasss that
forestalls your explanations and
waives your thanks with a smile, til*
pleasure of one friend who baa been fa
vored with the opportunity to be at
service to another. The maa Wtto
makes another feel like aa lassct in
dining on a red hot stove while he Jt
receiving a favor has no right to «*•
pect future gratitude; be ahoald (Ml
satisfied if he receives forgiveness.
Let us forget the good deeds we liava
done by making them seem small la
comparison with the greater thtogs we
are doing and the still greater adS we
hope to do. This Is true generosity and
will develop gratitude In the sool at
him who has been helped untoss ha to
so petrified in selfishness aa to make It
impossible. But constantly rwaiadlay' '
a man of the favors he has received
from you almost cancels tbe debt. Tba
care of tbe statistics should bo kto |dT<
liege; you are usurping his pmapUil
when you recsll them. Merely becsaoe
It has been our good fortune to bo abto
to serve some one we should not act
as if we held a mortgage oa his immor
tality and expect him to swing tbe cen
ser of adulation forever in our presence.
—From "The Power of Truth," by Wil
liam George Jordan, Published by
Brentano's.
In tht Streets •( Btsares.
Through a narrow street lined with
shrines, temples and shops the way
leads toward tbe sacred rives. Ben
and there it is necessary to pick one's
steps. One of the first sights to at
tract the eye Is a dead rat festering be
fore the door of a dwelling, and the
rats are said first to have spread the
plague at Bombay. A moment la to* a
dirgelike cry breaks upon tbe oar. It
is "Ram, Ram, Ram!" In memory of
the saintlike prince of ancient India.
Four bearers are carrying a body to
be burned. So narrow to tba street
that It becomes necessary to crowd
back agalnat a temple wall to let tba
dead pass by. The body to wrapped la
muslin, and the face la covered. Tbo
pall Is sprinkled with drops perhaps
of rosewster, perhaps of tbe sscred
Ganges. This is tbe path of tbo dead.
No guide is needed except to follow la
the hurrying footsttps of those who
were carrying the corpse to Its resting
place upon the pyre.— Fiofissor A. ▼.
W. Jackson in Traveler.
The Smiles Fade*.
A pretty American girl traveling la
England was sorely tiled by tbo an
noyances and stares to which she was
subjscted on account of her American
"peculiarities." She weat Into a due
shop in London to buy a pair sf shssa.
and the clerk tried oa lnnumerablo
pairs of veritable •boats,' as aba called
them, much to tbe amusement of two
Englishwomen customers seated near
by, who regarded her through their
'starers' ss if she were some strango
animal in a menagerie.
Finally tbe clerk said apologetically:
"We 'aven't anything narrow enough
for you, miss. You see, miss, our ladles
have wider feet because they walk as
much, miss."
Tbe two Englishwomen smiled with
the sir of superiority that she had met
for so long, and she felt sbs could
stand it no longer. "Do they walk oa
their hands, too?" she flashed oat.
r**ii Bis Flaee.
Two men were discussing tbe Meads
of their boyhood and in the courss at
the conversation mentioned one old
schoolmate who had been the possessor
of a most unfortunate disposition.
"I wonder whst became of, himT*
said one man. "It always seemed to
me thst It wouldn't be possible for him
to get any enjoyment out of life or Had
any sort of work that sultsd him."
"He has," ssid the other. "I saw him
out west last year, and bo baa a Job
thst suits him to a T. He's station
master in a place where there are for
ty trains a day coming and going, and
he sees somebody miss every one of
them."
Civic Frig*.
"I don't know what we're goln' to do
about them two leadln' citizens," said
Broncho Bob. "They're 100 kin' fur on*
another with six shooters from morula?
till night"
"Has au Insult passed?"
"No; it wasn't any insult, but soma
doubt art* as to which was the oldest
Inhabitant an' they're both determined
to settle the question fur good an' alL*
—Washington Star.
a»r.
"Loafley tella me he hasn't been sa
busy for years."
"Nonsense! That Job be bas to a
cinch. He never has to work hard
there."
"Tbafs Just It. He's been fired, aad
he's chasing around after another Job
now."—Exchange.
The Belle.
"If Jack Nospud should ask you to
marry him," simpered Handle, calling
up a bluab, "what would you dot"
"What I have alwaya done," said Ma
bel. "Send him to you."—Chicago TWb*
Her Objection.
"Don't you think you at* taking tbf
wrong stand when you say you do not
wish your son to marry, Mrs. WU
loughby t" asked an intimate friend.
"Don't you know it Is natural and bsst
for a young man to marry and that ha
will not think any tbe less of his moth
er because be has a wlfeT"
"Oh. it isn't that." protested Mas.
Willoughby. "I don't mind his many
lug on general principles, but I doat
want to be called the old Mrs. .WU
loughby.' "—New York Press.
Awake.
Sharp—Why, I almost lost money oa
the goods I sold to you. How muck
do you think I made on tbe ordert
Byer About twenty-five times as
much.
Sharp—Twenty-five times as modi
as what?
Byer—As you were going to say yoa
made.—Philadelphia Ledger.
—*.
Hot Cae4 «• M.
Hostess—l wonder your IlUto
brother aeema so restless had SWIW»
fortable?
Little Ethel—l think lfs 'causa his
hands is clean.—Stray Stories.
All Os* «• Hiss.
"Look, papa! The duke bas broofht
his coronet."
"Tell him to go ahead and play It I
don't mfod the nolae."—Life.
There are more fools than sages, and
among sages there is more folly ttod