VOL. XXXXI. a Winter Suggestions. Basement Filled to Ceiling with Winter Goods. ■■; Fall Millinery Coming to the Front. Great Preparations for Large Fall Trade. THE MODERN STORE- Cotton Blankets, good size and weights. 65c, 7oc, fl.oo to $1 75 a pair- All Wool Blankets in white and plaids £5-00 a pair. Fine large Pare Wool Blankets, white and fancy plain?, *4. #4 50. $5 to $lO a pair. Fancy Blankets and Robes for Bath Rotes, #I.OO, $1.50 to #3.00. Comforters cheaper than yon can bny the materials, nice soft cotton, good materials and well made, SI.OO, $1 25. $1 50, $2.00, $2 50 to $4 50 for wool health comforters „ , We sell the celebrated Utopia Brand in Saxony. Germantown, Zephyr. Shetland Floss, also Fleischer's German Knitting and Spanish yarn. Millinery Department Getting Active We can furnish yon what yon want and will take pleasure in doing so. Our prices will not frighten yon away either. We turned out some elegant head wear last week. We pay express charges on all mail orders amounting to $5 or over. EISLER-MARDORF COMPANY, SOUTH MAUI STZZET | QQI | LL\ Send in Your Mail Orders. I KECK g Merchant Tailor, g Fall and Winter Suitings ( ] JUST ARRIVED. ( ) 142 North Main St. w KE O K 1 ll I Special. | We bought a case of new Fall Suitings way under price. Mi They are 36 inches wide and all cotton but the styles are \ exact copies of high priced wool suitings and they look like A wool. Handsome and serviceable goods made to retail at 30c. We think them a great bargain at 11c a yd. * Heavier Underwear g Is Needed Now. S We are ready with some extra values in medium and jrffc heavy weight underwear for fall and winter. Ladies' medium weight vests 25c. iff Ladies' fleeced vests and drawers 25c and 50c. \ Ladies' wool vest and drawers SI.OO and $1.25. flr Ladies' union suits 50c, SI.OO, $1.25 and up. Men's shirts and drawers 50c and SI.OO. Children's underwear—all styles at low prices. BLANKETS, | It's abont time for blankets. Boy now and get the ad- vantage of the large assortments and special low prices to Mj early bnyers. u Cotton Blankets 65c, 75c, SLOO and up. OT Wool Blankets $3.00, $4 00, $.5.00 and up. O L. Stein & Son, | 108 N MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA. BICKELS FALL FOOTWEAR. Largest Stock and most Handsome Styles of Fine Footwear we Have Ever Shown. Sorosis Shoes. Twenty new Fall styles—Dongola, Enamel and Patent-kid, made in the latest up-to-date styles. Extremely large stock of Misses' and Children's fine shoes in many new and pretty styles for fall. Mnn'c Qtinoc showing all the latest styles in men S OIIUvO Men's fine shoes, all leathers, $2.00 to $6.00. Complete stock of Boys', Youths' and Little Gents' fine shoes. Prices this Fall will be lower than last season as prices on stock are lower and consequently will be able to give much better values for the money. A complete stock of Cokey's hand-made box-toe and plain toe shoes. High-cut copper-toe shoes for boys and good water-proof school shoes for girls. Large stock of Women's heavy shoes in Kangaroo-calf and oil-grain for country wear. Rubber and Felt Goods. Our stock of Rubber and Felt Goods is extremely large, and owing to the large orders which we placed, we were able to get very close prices and are in a position to offer you the lowest prices for best grades of Felts and Rubber Goods. An immense business enables us to name the very lowest prices for reliable footwear. When in need of anything in our line give us a call. Repairing promptly done. JOHN BICKEL, BUTLER, PA. are the first again, as usual. ) S We have now on display our Fall and Winter line of / \ Men's, Boys', and Children's Clothing. We pride our- / ,1 selves of having the finest line of Fall and Winter Cloth- ) / ing ever shown in Butler. We mean that only make the \ 1 Isaac Hamburger Clothing. We get the credit of every- / \ one for selling the best line of clothing, not alone in But- / \ ler, but the whole country, from the very fact that we sell \ 4 the best ready-made clothing to be found on the market. \ s Our sales of this famous Hamburger make have doubled / \ every year and we have been selling it for 12 years. More > \ cannot be said of any make, and we do not find it necessary S Vto change our line every year for a better one—it cannot \ C be found. When we tell you we have our Fall and Winter / J line of Men s, Boys' and Children's Suits on display we / l think it all that is necessary, for you all know that Our ) \ Clothing is up to date in style, pattern and fit. All we \ x as* of you is to come in and see for yourself. See x \ window display. YOURS FOR CLOTHING. / ) Douthett & Graham. C INCORPORATED. C THE BUTLER CITIZEN. I For Sale, j The real estate of Mrs. Mary j j B. Muntz, deceased, consisting of jg gj the following tract, all located in jg §f the Borough of Butler, Pa. 8P j||[ Ist. A strip fronting 115 feet on South 55ST Main street and extending along the B. & O. R. R. about 500 feet. This tract is well adapted for manufacturing or warehouse j||g IPI 2nd. The homestead of about two acres, j§| all having a large comfortable dwelling house s||l and outbuildings, fronting 150 feet on Main S street and lying between the plank road yst jiHf and the B. & O. R. R., having a frontage $35 on the latter of over 500 feet. This tract ?|3 is unexcelled for manufacturing purposes, sH and has a never failing spring of water jg 3rd. A tract of about eight acres south j8 3®! of the plank road and west of Main street. This tract can be subdivided into about I'-'C forty buildings lots, commanding a splendid view and within a few minutes walk of the • business portion of the town. 4th. A large lot fronting 120 feet on ||3 Main street and having thereon a two story jHI frame slate roof dwelling house in excel- lent condition and with all modern- con gf For prices, terms, etc., inquire of jij | John N. /Vluntz, | jßj No. 637 S. Main Street Butler, Pa, jjj amHIiiXIIIIIHHIIiHKHXSM Kjyll M'' May we show you our W 1835 R. Wallace Silver Plate I 1 i I I { I B Soup Spoon and Dessert Fprk of which we I j IB show hprr» on a >educed scale? II II RALSTON & SMITH, §/ 110 West Jefferson Street, Butler Pa- 'II llßßiMHSLyjlii -1 Fall and Winter Millinery. I 31 Arrival of a large line of Street Hats, Tailor-made M & and ready-to-wear Hats. All the new ideas and M designs in Millinery Novelties. Trimmed and Un- 3; ;?• trimmed Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children. All 3? ;£ the new things in Wings, Pom-pons; Feathers, 31 Ostrich Goods, etc, etc. 31 | Rockenstein's I W if* $ Eniporium, jfc ||| 828 Soath Main Street, - .... Butler, Pa, PATRICIAN, V> THE WOMAN 'S SHOEM tf/GIfT THE FATIGUE OF SHOPPING is greatly lessened by comfortable footwear. The flexibility of Patrician Shoes for women makes walking a pleasure. All the attractiveness, style Him service of a custom-made shoe is found in the Patrician. There are 27 styles to select from. DAUBENSPECK & TURNER. People's Phone 633. 108 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1904. Drying preparations simply devel op dry catarrh; they dry up the secretioi.s, which adhere to the membrane and decom pose, causing a far more serious trouble than the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all dry ing inlialantg. fumes, smokes and snulTs and nae that which cleanser, soothes and heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a remedy 1 and wiil cure catarrh or cold in the head easily and pleasantly. A trial size will bo I mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the 50c. size. Ely Brothers 5G Warien St., N.Y. The Balm cures without pain, does not irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself over an irritated and angry surface, reliev ing immediately the painful inflammation. With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever. Prescriptions! For prompt and careful service, pure drugs and right price have your prescriptions filled here. Mail orders receive prompt attention. The Crystal Pharmacy R. M. LOGAN, Ph. G., SUCCESSOR TO Johnston's Crystal Pharmacy, BOTH PHONES, 106 N. Main St., Butler, Pa. fP/UNTj 'jjjoiFFERENT !g KINDS # Bur ALL # A PAINT tS-rfctSiisi •J? FOR # EVERY A jg PURPOSE 4* iu Redick & Grohman N. Main St.,?|Hj4|i tj* BUTLER, PA. |ij Do You Buy Medicines? Certainly You Do. Thfeii you want the best for the least money. That is our motto. Come and see us when in need of anything in the Drug Line and we are sure you will call again. Wc earry a full line of Drugs, Chemicals, Toikt Articles, etc. Purvis' Pharmacy S. G. Purvis, Ph. (i Roth PiitiHeo. SIS S Main St. Butler Pa. g Selling as 3 hat is no 2 J no great shakes—but f 4 selling such a hat as the £ | Imperial j J at $3 is Something j 2 They are guaranteed. 2 £ We have dozens of dif- £ jj ferent shapes. * * Have just received new 2 f Shirts and Neckwear, f i SOLE AGENT: J \ Knox Hats, j t Imperial Hats. Jno.S.Wickj Peoples Phone, 615. 0 t BUTLER, PA. J Duquesne Vehicle Co Fall Clearance of all Pleasure Vehicles—2s to 50 Per C«nt Reductions 400 to 401 DUQUfcsSNK WAY. , HIS LITTLE |! MASCOT By BELLE MANIATES Copurioht, 190 i, l>u BcDf Maniatct Bradley pau ""d at the door of Miss Kane's studio, listened a moment to the sound of smoothly struck chords and then gave an apologetic knock. The music ceased and the door was opened by Miss Kane, teacher of vocal music. "You know better," she said for biddingly. "Yes," he said with penitent air, "but I am not a visitor. I came on profes sional business, really." and walked on into the room." "Do you want your voice tried?" she asked sarcastically. "Xo, I doa't want you to score an other point against me, but I called to see you in regard to your pupil, the little girl Patti. I understand she is to make her debut at the charity con cert tomorrow night I want to wrhe her up." "Oh!" she exclaimed, interested, but etill skeptical. "And since when did the city editor himself take to writing 'ln a Minor Strain' column?" "Miss Fleming is ill," he replied, "and we are all helping her out. I volunteered to take this part of her work. I thought, Miss Kane," he said earnestly, "that It would be to your advantage and to that of the child to get satisfactory press notices, and I will write whatever you wish." "Thank you very much, Mr, Brad ley," slie replied, her little air of re pervp inciting for the once. "I shall be very glad if you will do so." "Now, what kind of a voice has ■he?" "High soprano. Her voice is perfect ly placed. When I discovered her pure tones—l heard her first in a school—l had her come to the studio. I sounded low C on the piano and asked her to sing tho note. She did, with perfect attack and pitch. Then she kept on with the successive tones and half tones until *'o came to B flat. I be gan to tremb'.e, for there begins the middle register, the stumbling block of nearly all singers, but the right quality came into her voice—that imperceptible shading of the chest tones as they emerge into the smooth waters of the soprano's realm. The tones kept com ing clearly, sweetly and with a silvery ring uutil I didn't dare take her any farther." "I suppose it's all right," said Brad ley, with a perplexed sigh, "but it's all Greek to me. If her voice was perfect by nature why are you giviug l>w lea sons?" "I liayo inside her voice stronger and more flexible; have taught her phras ing and euunciation." "I think you had better write a little sketch of her personality and voice and I will publish it." There came a light rap at the door, and a slender little wisp gf a girl with big brown eyes and golden hair came Ipto the studio ''This, Mr. Bradley, Is my little song bird, l.ouise Harvey." Bradley was very fond of children. He shook hands with the little song stress and, turning to Miss Kane, said: "Is it possible that this microscopic ehild can sing so gloriously as I have heard it intimated If" 'fhe little girl drew herself up with a suspicion of hauteur. "I am in my teens!" she protested. "That does give one an old feeling," he said, with a laugh. "I haven't for gotten the first day I eould say so proudly, 'J am In my teens.'" "Have you been out of them long?" Miss Kane could not forbear asking. The bright eyes of Louise sparkled with appreciative mirth. "Miss Louise, you mustn't make fun of me. I have the power to make or mar public personages. I am going to put yonv picture In the paper to night, and the day after tomorrow I shall tell how well you can sing." "Thank you," said the little girl sim ply. "But I must go now. I came to return this music, Miss Kane." "I will go witli you," said Bradley. "We will stop at the florist's and or der some flowers for you to carry at the concert." Louise flushed with pleasure as she left the room in company with Brad ley. "I like Miss Kane. She Is lovely to me," she confided when they were out ou the street. "I wish she would be lovely to me," be said ruefully. "Is she mad at you?" asked Louise Ingenuously. "Yes, music mad. But unfortunately I can only appreciate music from a rag time standpoint, so I can't creep into the circle of devotees Miss Kane draws around herself." "Why don't you jump In?" asked Louise. lie stopped abruptly and looked re flectively at her, ''That's a very good idea, Miss Lou ise. Thank you." When they reached the florist's and Louise had selected the roses he was to send to her on the morrow, Bradley said: "Now I will make my first jump *nd send Miss Kane some roses too." "Send her violets," replied the little girl earnestly. "They are her favorite flower." "Thank you again, Miss Louise. You are certainly my mascot." He ordered n huge bunch of violets to be sent to Miss Kane on the even ing following and left his card to ac company them. When Beryl Kane was dressing for the concert t box from the florist's Was brought to her. A little thrill of pleasure went through her as she lifted the cover and saw the violets; another when she reird the card. "I thought," she mused, "that he held uie in disdain as 'one of that musical crowd' who are so uninteresting to him. He addresses such curt, cynical remarks to me when we meet. I al ways begin to get a retort ready as soon as I see him approach. 1 wonder how he came to send me these! I sup pose because he was giving Lou some." She sighed as she finished her *>i!et. Her carriage stopped at the home of her little pupil, and Louise, radiant with excitement and pleasure, came out, carrying l.or roses. "You got the violets Mr. Bradley sent you, didn't you?" asked the young girl as she took her seat beside M' Kane. "I must tell you what he said about you. lie said you were music mad and you didn't care for him because he wasn't musical and he could never get into your circle, pud I told him to jump in." Beryl listened to this voluble confi dence with t:>e feeling that site onglit to check or re two tho little taie hear er, but she diun't. She felt still an other little thrill and thought what a lovely night it was. If only Louise would do her best! Louise did. Slie came out upon the ! Btago clad in the white robes of a : chorister, her fair childish face brilliuut with excitement and expectancy. Her eager, searching eyes caught sight of Bradley in one of the boxes. She flush ed happily while the dimples came and went. The prelude to her number end ed, Bradley, the crowd, every one, van ished from her thoughts. She forgot herself in the grand music of the "Ave Maria," and she surpassed in its de ■ livery the highest hopes of her teacher. Then followed a wild ecstasy of ap . plause from an enthusiasUc audience, and she reappeared, this time attired l ln a pretty white frock. She sang "Home. Sweet Home," into the hearts of her hearers. Applause, calls, recalls and flowers followed. When the excitement had subsided : and the next number was on Bradley 1 found his way behind the scenes. "Miss Louise," he said, bowing low to the happy little girl, "when you are a great prima donna don't forget that i I gave you your first flowers." "May I thank you for my violets?" said a soft voice behind him. lie turned, and his face glowed with pleasure when he saw Miss Kane was carrying his flowers. He noted how happy she looked, but attributed the fact to the success her pupil had scored. "Even I know that Miss Louise made a hit. Every one is wild over her sing ing, and they say she is the perfect ex ponent of your teaching." '.'Then my ambition is satisfied mu sically," she replied. "I wanted to be recognized as a successful teacher." "And have you any ambitions other than music?" "Why, of course," she laughed. "Mu sic is only a part of iny life." ] "Every one has an aim," said Louise precociously. "Mine is to be a prima donna. Miss Kane's to be a teacher, j What is yours, Mr. Bradley?" "To make a scoop," replied Beryl. "That is only a 'part of my life,'" he quoted. "I have another, a great aim and hope." "What is it?" asked Louise artlessly. "I nm going to tell Miss Kane some time if she will let me. Then I will tell you." Some one called Louise away just then. "May I come and see you soon—to morrow night—Miss Kane?" he asked in vibrant voice. "Yes," she replied softly, screening her face with the violets. "I always thought yon were bored by people who were not musical," he said. "And I always thought," she retort ed. "that you were bored by people who were musical." "You were mistaken." "So were you," Louise ran to them. "Our carriage is here, Miss Kane. Are we going home now?" "Certainly not," replied Bradley quickly. "Prima donnas always have a supper after they sing. I am going to take you to one now, and Miss Kane will chaperon us." "Oh, oh!" cried Lou ecstatically. "Tills Is my loveliest night!" "And mine," declared Bradley em phatically. "And mine," echoed Beryl softly. Slnic While at Work. "They say the man whose soul wakes not to music is dead indeed," said the man on the lookout for odd things, "and the average working negro in this great southland of ours seems to be a pretty fair example of those who have 'waked,' if his fondness for vent ing his feelings In music is to be taken as a criterion. Did you ever see a gang of street laborers at work that some one or more of them were not calling out to an original theme a story anent the things good to a darky's eyes? They seem to fit the very measure of motion, whether it be the swing of a hammer or pick or the heaving of some weighty object. I saw a gang at their labor the other day, and the ditty they enunciated held me interest ed until I had learned the very rhythm, If not the dialect, myself. These two fellows told their trouble and desire along this line: " 'Say, old roan, augh!' (with a swing of tho pick). " 'Have yer got a good dog?' "'Can he catch any coons?' " 'Just take him and try him.' "Repeating the grunt with every Btroke. To the wbite man this might look like wasted energy, but somehow the negro seems to do more and do it better with a musical incentive."— New Orleans Times-Democrat. Liltea a "Xoaey" Clerk. "That new salesman," remarked a floorwalker in a Broadway haberdash er's store to the proprietor, "seems to be an inquisitive sort of fellow. When business Is slack he noses about, look ing at everything on the shelves, ex amining tags and peeping into boxes that are not strictly in his department. I think I'll speak to him." "You will please do nothing of the sort," answered the proprietor. "Clerks who 'nose' about, as you express it, in stead of posing by the door, are the young men who know exactly what goods we have in stock and where to find them. They do not keep a cus tomer waiting while they run to you or me and risk losing a sale. There is nothing about my stock that I don't want my clerks to know. I would rath er they find out for themselves than go running to you for information."— New York Tress. A Conrageooi Soldier. Admiral Wilson of the British navy won his Victoria cross at the battle of El Teb In 18S4. There was a gap in the square, and five or six of the enemy made a vicious rush forward, attempt ing to get inside. Captain Wilson, who was present with the naval brigade, advanced to meet them alone, but his sword broke in the endeavor to cut one of the intruders down. Hereupon the officer, instead of beating a hasty re treat, stood his ground and began bowling over the enemy with his fists. Either from the nature of the ground or, as the record puts it, "the surpris ing nature of his attack," Captain Wil son escaped with a few wounds and was rescued by the square closing up round him. Sir Redvers Buller de scribed the act as the most courageous he ever witnessed. Tlio Iltunnn heptane. It Is doubtful if there ever was a sturdier human Neptune than Captain Webb, whose memorable exploit In crossing the English channel will al ways be remembered. It was mere ill luck—a fatal chance—which tSssed him against a rock in the Whirlpool rapids of the Niagara river and ended his life. Lord Byron was a marvel In the water. He equaled the feat of Leander In propelling himself across the Hellespont without aid or relief from any quarter, and before him beamed no beckoning signals, glances and smiles from an Incomparably beau tiful Hero. But even Byron never swam across the English channel. As the champion of the silver streak of { ms Webb was the wonder of the ages. On* Sheridan's Dodges. It is re.aied of Uicbard Brinsley Sher idan. the dramatist and statesman, that always in debt he had among his creditors the brothers Chalie, who were the partners in a wine firm in 1775. One day when he was giving a i dinner party to some distinguished | people Sheridan sent for one of the | brothers, told him he was now able to settle his account and Invited him to 1 the dinner party, asking him to come before the hour for some private con i versatlon. Chalie arrived early, and he was no sooner in the house than Sheridan sent off a servant with a note to the clerk desiring him, as Mr. Chalie was favoring him with his company, to send as soon as possible three dozen of burgundy, two dozen of claret and two dozen of port, with a dozen of old bock. The unsuspecting clerk sent the wine, with which the guests were so pleased that they asked where It came from. Sheridan, turning toward Chalie, said, "I am indebted to my friend here for all the wine you have tasted and am always proud to recommend him." It was not until the following morning that Chalie realized the double mean ing in Sheridan's words. The debt was canceled. The Lonely Library. At the Engllsb universities the libra ries are so little used that they have become famous as places of unbroken solitude. One yarn told to Illustrate this is to the effect that an elderly fel low of Caius college, Cambridge, got tired of life and determined to put him self quietly and out of the way, so that the world In general and Cains college in particular should know him no more. Being a man with a great love for his university and a greater love still for his college, he made up his mind that no scandal should be caused by his sudden depar ture, so he debated in his mind the ways and means. His decision was an Inspiration. He bought a decent length of rope and hanged himself In the col lege library. But his hopes were doom ed to disappointment. He was discov ered a year and a half later. Lone Cooltin*. Of fresh foods the elephant's foot needs cooking the longest time, as it does not acquire Its proper tenderness and succulence till It has been baked for about thirty-six hours. Next comes ■ tripe, which requires from ten to fif teen hours of boiling before it becomes thoroughly digestible. Next come hams of good size, which require from six to seven hours. Of roast meats, a haunch of venison takes lAnger than any other Joint—about three and a half hours. Of puddings, the Christmas pudding comes easily first, as it Is boil ed over and over again. Sometimes It Is kept for months or years and under goes several boilings. The average time is from six to eight hours. The veg etable which takes the longest time to cook is the onion.—London Mail. Huxley on Darwin*! Degree. Huxley did not love degrees, but he had to have one. Anticipating the don ning of the red gown he informed his friends that after the ceremony he would have to be treated as a person of respectability. "I have done my best to avoid that misfortune," said he, "but It's of no use." It was Oxford that paid him the compliment as It had done to Darwin two years earlier. When Darwin was given the degree Huxley let him have no false Idea as to the honor bestowed. "Canon Pusey," he declared, "has been making inquiry as to who are the blackest heretics on the list proposed. He was glad to as ■ent in your case in order to keep out seven devils worse." Rear Side aad OS Side. When horses were first hitched to vehicles the driver never thought of riding himself, but walked by the side of the road as he held the lines. So as to have his right hand always ready he walked on the left side, and conse quently the horse on the left side came to be known as the "near" horse, and the one on the right side was called the "off" horse. In that manner the terms "near horse" and "off horse" became general and still pertain to horses hitched as a team. Reluctant to Give Up. "Lend me $lO, old man. I'm a little short" "That won't help you any. You'll be Just as short after getting the money." "Nonsense, old chap! How do you make that out?" "Why, after giving you the $lO I don't expect to see you any longer."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. He Probably Toole the Hint. Young Tutter—Miss Clara, suppose that tomorrow evening I should call again and, having nerved myself up to it, suddenly, while we were convers ing, I should without a word throw my arms around your neck and deliberate ly kiss you, what would you do? Miss Pinkley—Oh, Mr. Tutter, don't ask me to look so far ahead. A Maddening Posltloa. The hardest thing a girl does is to re frain from asking a man a question that she knows will make him mad when she Is Just boiling with curiosity to know the answer.—Cincinnati Com mercial Tribnuie. Easy Remedy. He—Here Is your dressmaker's bill. Bhe la becoming impatient for ber money. She—lndeed. Then I must call tomorrow and order a new dress. The Brute. She—You married me for my money. He—Well, It's no use grieving over It now; it's all gone.—New Yorker. Men attending the pans In salt works are never known to have cholera, smallpox, scarlet fever or Influenza. 1 Caterpillars and Grabs. It is altogether surprising what cater pillars and grubs can survive and ap pear to like It. Some mites live on strychnine, eating it with avidity. Professor Attfield tried the same fare on cheese mites, and up to 50 per cent of strychnine they lived and thrived as perhaps only mites can be expected to do. Over 50 per cent of poison they found to be an error of diet and promptly died. There is a sort of cater pillar which lives on magnesia; one wonders vaguely whether a perpetual course of magnesia is not found some what enervating. But then, the cater pillar is a being wholly depraved, which nothing can kill. The grub of the fur moth particularly is an indis criminate feeder, liking wool as readily as fur and a horse's hide as well as either, and will dine heartily on such poetic fare as butterflies' wings. And it Is destruction personified, taking a wanton pleasure in cutting off a multi tude of hairs more than it can possibly require, and nothing seemingly can kill It Turpentine, sea salt, tobacco and sulphur fumes—these "remedies" only drive it away, that is all, as the pas sengers in Ilans Andersen's coach used a sprig of myrtle to drive away the files.—London Globe. No. 39 IllSllji THE ART OF BUDDING. The Snaon, Xrrtutrr Material! sad Details of the Operatioa. The cut quite plainly represents the details of the operation of budding. The points may bo given In brief as follows: Budding is performed In the north from the beginning of July to the middle of September, beginning earlier in the southern states. Stocks should be at least three-eighths of an inch in diameter. Leaves should be rubbed off from the base of the stock Just before budding. On young stock buds are inserted as low down to the ground as the budder can work. On trees of considerable size the new growth of high branches is selected. The north side of the tree Is generally considered best, as it is shielded from the sun. The sclous from which the buds are to be taken are cut from shoots of the season's growth, usually on the outside of the tree where they have been ex posed to sunshine, as tbey must be strong and well hardened. The growing end of the shoot is cat off. The leaves are removed, but a part of the stalk of each leaf is left. Thus the "stick of buds" is formed. In preparing the stock two cuts ar* made, one vertical, about an inch and a half long, and one horizontal, across the top of*he vertical. At the same time the bark, if it is in the right con dition and the operator is expert, is f|i FIG. 1 FIG. 2 fTG S FIG. A raja fYfr 0 EVOLUTION OT TBI BUS. [Fig. 1. a stick of buds; Fig. 2, budding knife; Fig. 3, stock cut for budding; Fig. 4. a bud; Fig. 6, ths bud lnssrted; Fig. 4, the bud tied.] lifted by a peculiar turn of the knife. When the bark does not slip freely, It is raised by a sort of lifting and posh ing motion with the thin bone scalpel at the end of the budding knife. Many budders use the rounding point of the blade. The bud Is cut about an inch long and taken away at the deepest point, about one-fourth of the diameter of the twig. Some growers strongly rec ommend removing from the bud the little bit of hard wood that Is thus cut out with It from the stick. The bud is inserted at the upper end of the long incision on the stock and pushed gently down to place. If the upper end of the bud extends above the transverse incision, it Is cat off to fit The bud is. tied immediately, begin ning at the lower end, winding up ward, covering the incisions securely, but taking care to leave out the foot stalk and the bud. A string for budding is cut about a foot long. The lower end is secured by wrapping over it the sec ond time round, and tne upper end is finished with a knot Woolen yarn, candle wick, narrow strips of muslin, basswood bark or the imported raffia may any of them be used for tying. When the bud has successfully unit ed with the stock, the tie is taken oft, in about three weeks. The Thriving Tnrkey Industry. There never has been a more active demand for market turkeys than dur ing the past ten years, and there Is no reason why this should not Increase very materially in the next few years as a result of the growth of popula tion. The census of 1900 shows that, with a little over 5,000,000 farms In the United States, not much over 6,500,000 turkeys were produced. Among the states Texas is in the lead, having produced almost 660,000 tur keys. Following Texas come Missouri, Illinois, lowa, Ohio and Indiana In the order named. The state of Rhode Is land produced less than 5,000 turkeys. It may be remaned, however, that If all the turkeys were of such good qual ity as those produced in Rhode Island their value would be nearly doubled, and they would return correspondingly greater profits. Manuring: Grass Alls. An English authority says; "It Is bet ter to lay up the same land for hay each year, grazing the aftermath only, and In the same way always to graze tother land rather than graze and hay alternate years. In this way we obtain the fullest development of those grasses and clovers which are suited to haying and grazing respectively. For the same reason the system of ma nuring once adopted should be varied as little as possible, for even manures •s similar as nitrate of sods and sul phate of ammonia encourage different kinds of grass." Votes and Kisses. In the letters of William Cowper, the poet Is an interesting description of some old fashioned political campaign tactics in England: "We were sitting yesterday after dinner, the two ladies and myself, very composedly and with out the least apprehension of any such intrusion in our snug parlor, one lady knitting, the other netting, and the gentlemen winding worsted, when to our unspeakable surprise a mob ap peared before the window, a smart rap was heard at the door, the boys hallooed and the maid announced Grenville. Puss—one of the tame hares —was unfortunately let out of her box, so that the candidate, with all his good friends at his heels, was refused ad mittance at the grand entry and re ferred to the back door as the only pos sible way of approach. In a minute the yard, the kitchen and the parlor were tilled. Mr. Grenville, advancing toward me, shook me by the hand with a degree of cordiality that was ex tremely seducing. When the confer ence ended, Mr. Grenville squeezed my haud again, kissed the ladies and with drew. He kissed likewise the maid in the kitchen and seemed upon the whole a most loving, kissing, kind hearted gentleman."
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