VOL. XXXXL Bargains tin Boots, Shoes and Rubber Goods At Bickel's. If you want the biggest values for the money ever offered come to this sale. A grand opportunity to get good solid footwear at a big saving. Ladies' fine Dongola patent tip shoes SI.OO Misses' fine Dongola patent tip shoes 85 Ladies' warm lined shoes 85 Infants' fine soft sole shoes 18 Boys' every day shoes 90 Men's good working shoes 1.00 Men's fine Patent Leather shoes 1.75 Ladies' fine Patent Leather shoes ... 1.75 Children's fine Dongola shoes 35c, 50c, 75 Ladies' warm lined slippers 45 Extremely large stock of Rubber & Felt Goods of all kinds. Ladies', Gents', Boys', Misses' and Children's felt Boots and Stockings with good heavy overs. High cut arctics in all sizes. Large assortment of Ladies', Gents', Misses' and Children's Leggins and Overgaiters at prices sure to interest you. At all times a full stock of Gokey's hand-made box-toe and plain toe shoes. Gokey's high-cut copper-tipped shoes for boys and heavy school shoes for girls. See our line of Men's high-cut shoes. Just the kind for winter wear. JOHN BICKEL, BUTLER, PA. 2*OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO^OOOOOQO We Welcome You ; | To oar Fall 1904 showing of Millinery. Suits,< > ' ' Wraps, Skirts/Waists, Dress Goods, Silks. Neck t ► \ wear and Trimmings. Rain Coats, Misses',' ► . . Children's and Junior Coats. > * Women who wear tailored garments from this rl store have the double satisfaction of knowing* r . . / / \ they are properly dressed and have received full, ' /ff \ value for tbeir money. k III ( 1 g6.75 for Tourist Coats, worth fS.OO Ol 1 1 . \ 1 8.50 for Tourist Coals worth 12.00 ( 3 |j | | I 1 110.00 for Ladles'fine Tailored Suits, worth 115.00 ( . A 111 IV I 1.88 for Ladles'fine Tailored Hklrts. worth 4.00 ( ( ' ' /, II I A I 3.58 for Ladles'fine Tailored Skirts, worth 5.00 J f In 1 4KB for Ladles'Bno Tailored Skirts, worth 7J50 < > X J /*/' ' I We make a specialty of Skirts for large wo-< > jr ; : I men—bands up to 37 inches New Silk Waists, f O i < i t ' M. "'I I I r«ll\ All the new weaves and poloring, also black, in O j I I ll\ Prem Goods and Silks. The store is so full of ' A / I I 1\ \ the new in every department mat giving detail A mill J , ml \is far beyond possibility. We extend yon a w S-tn, cordial invitation to come and see. < ' A THE POPULAR STORE. < > firs. J. E. Zimmerman.f X Bell Phone KXf. (!■ W People's Phone 12*. DUlJcr, 1 a- y? j THE LABGEST IN THE COUNTV. "j THE Butler County National Bank. ; 1890, Organized —Capital - $100,000.00 : 1900, Capital increased to - 200,000.00 | 1904, Capital increased to - 300,000.00 | , Sept. 9, Surplus and Profits - 326,377.91 Sept 9, Resources $2,706,342.30 f Interest paid on time deposits since organization * $230,996.42. ; [ Hm Pollowlag Well-ksown Bwiaess Men Compose our Board of Directors: f LESLIE P. HAZLETT C. P. COLLINS W. 8. WALDBON ' W. H. LABKIN HARKY HEASLEY A. L. KEIIIEB * JOSEPH HAKTVAN, JR. T. P. MIFFLIN I. Q. SMITH I t, O McQANIiLE»a M. HENBHAW K. M. BKEDIN * LA. MABKB • H, MpSWEENpy J. V. KITTH * i "The big Bank on the corner at the Court House" | . THE OLDEST IN THE COUNTY. Butler Savings & Trust Co. Capital. Surplus and Undivided Profits $450,000.00. Assets over $2,000,000,00. Solicits your banking and trust business and offers you every favor consistent with sound banking. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. Write for onr booklet, "Saving Money," Yours for the asking. THE Farmers' National Bank, BUTLEK, PA. CAPITAL ----- $100,000.00 SURPLUS AND PROFITS - $32,000.00 (liBIlO) Acoonnts of the public solicited. A liberal rate of interest paid, JOHN YOUNKINS, President. JOHN HUMPHREY, Vice President E. W. BINGHAM. Cashier. J. F. HUTZLER. Ass't Cashier. KECK Merchant Tailor. Fall and Winter Suitings ( ) JUST ARRIVED. ( ] 142 North Main St. KECK THE BUTLER CITIZEN. j For Sale. | The real estate of Mrs, Mary jj| B B. Muntz, deceased, consisting ot jg gj the following tract, all located in |j| gjtlie Borough of Butler, Pa. jjjj y| Ist. A strip fronting 115 feet on South *gsr Main street and extending along the B. & O. R. R. about 500 feet. This tract is well S adapted for manufacturing or warehouse purposes. 18 2nd. The homestead of about two acres, having a large comfortable dwelling house I3S and outbuildings, fronting 150 feet on Main [x! street and lying between the plank road and the B. & O. R. R., having a frontage on the latter of over 500 feet. This tract |gf is unexcelled for manufacturing purposes, p§ and has a never failing spring of v/ater j||| jS 3rd. A tract of about eight acres south of the plank road and west of Main street, This tract can be subdivided into about r : l'i forty buildings lots, commanding a splendid " view and within a few minutes walk of the J«S business portion of the town. 4th. A large lot fronting 120 feet on 2|5 Main street and having thereon a two story ' J frame slate roof dwelling house in excel- f&t lent condition and v/iih all modern con- jjafE veniences. For prices, terms, etc., inquire of jf| | John N. /Vluntz, | j No. 637 S. Main Street Butler, Pa, fe I '-m* ■ 1 Cii ifts I M''- May we show you our ■ 1635 R. Wallace Silver Plate ■ I 1 I 1 I especially the new "FLORAL" pattern ■ MlB B m ou P Spoon and Di ssert Fork of which we ■ ■ IfgE show her** on a reduced scale? Hlj| RALSTON & SMITH, I 110 West Jefferson Street, BuHer Pa | Fall and Winter Millinery. | Arrival of a large line of Street Hats, Tailor-made 3? and ready-to-wear Hats. All the new ideas and 31 3- designs in Millinery Novelties. Trimmed and Un- 3; trimmed Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children. 'Ail 3* 3; the new things in Wings, Pom-pons; Feathers, 31 3? Ostrich Ooods, etc, etc. 3- I Rockenstein's I I Millinery Emporium,^ § 838 BoQth Main Street. Butler. Pa gv.n ;i-ill ill -:i? ;if:r- MTRICIM (V THE WOMAN 'S SHOE V) j?IOHT TH E FATIGUE OF SHOPPING is greatly lessened by comfortable footwear. The flexibility of Patrician Shoes for women tnaketi walking a pleasure. All the attractiveness, style and service of a ciist >in-m»de shoe is found in the Patrician. There nre 27 styles to select from. DAUBENSPECK & TURNER. People's Phone 633. 108 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. m BUTLER. PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1904. Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree ably aromatic. It is received throngh the nostrils, cleanses and heals tho whole sur face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists sell tho 50c. size; Trial size by mail, 10 cents. Test it and you are sure to continue the treatment Announcement. To accommodate those who are partial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou bkt, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm iu liquid form, which will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price including tho spraying tube is 73 cents. Druggists or by mail. Tho liquid form embodies the med icinal properties of the solid preparation. Prescriptions! For prompt ani 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., NI Ct KSSOK TO Johnston's Crystal Pharmacy, BOTH PHONES. 106 N. Main St., Butler. Pa. IPAINTI 20 Tjp* jfioiFFERENTiji 3? KINDS I* BUJ" ALL A PAINT & FOR 4? # EVE-iY # # PURPOSE it Redick & Grohman & fotjf 109 N Main St.,H??{?s 31 BUTLER, PA $ *|«»|;?I? You Buy IWedicines? Certainly You Do. Then you want the best for the least money. That is our motto Cnine and see us vvher. i:i need of anythjup in tha I>ru& Line and we art sure you will call again. We carry a full line of Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet Articles, etc. Purvis Pharmacy S. O. PURVIS, PH. O Both Phone?. 218 G -Mu.l. Hutler Pa. V% -'V%yi i M: l \ "Wr * j J -A® '4:',. j i ■' ' i 4 * 4 Selling as 3 hat is no ? J no great shakes—but f 4 selling such a hat as the + | Imperial I J at $3 is Something \ 5 They are guaranteed. S £ We have dozens of dif- J # ferent shapes. £ S Have just received new S| f Shirts and Neckwear. #j i SOLE AGENT; J I Knox Hats. I t Imperial Hats, i ;Jno. S.Wick.; i P?oples Phune, 6)5. P J BUTLER, PA. J Duquesne Vehicle Co Fall Clearance of all Pleasure Vehicles — «•"> to 80 Per Cent Reductions. 400 to 404 DUQUESNE WAY. I SMASHING ? I AN IDOL ] t By CYRUS DERICKSON f ( ..j i/riy'-L > l'U T. C. Mcdure J While visiting her aunt in the city In the late spring Miss Ilattie Saun ders. daughter of Farmer Saunders of Redfield county, attended the theater several times, and for a special reason she attended one particular play three different times. The special reason was because the hero captivated her heart within fifteen minutes after the curtain went up. In the four acts of the play he rescued his love, killed three men, rode a bucking broncho, got the best of a land shark and found a million dollars in gold in a cave. He was a man to do and to dare, and when he shouted "Zounds!" and "S'death:" whole tribes of hostile In dians had to flee before him. While the country maiden fell in love with Colonel Bings and adored bis her- BE t>tt£\V HIMSELF VP INTO AN APPLK TREE. oism, she had to depart for home without having told him anything about it. Other girls who also loved and adored uisy have sent him notes and bouquets, but llattio would have been frightened at the idea. She de parted for home, hiding her feelings from everybody, and her brother Bill and her father's hired man never look ed so common to her before. The Idea of one of theui pulling out a revolver and crying "Zounds!" seemed like the rankest burlesque to her. Providence brought things around in a queer way two months later—that is. It brought Colonel Blngs, as he had been named on the programme, to the farm of Abel Saunders as a boarder. Farmer Saunders didn't hanker for boarders, and his wife agreed that it wouldn't be worth the bother, but Ilat tie settled as soon as she set eyes on the strauger. Here was the hero of the play standing before her, hat In hand, npd sho would have given five years of her life rather than that he should go elsewhere. lie was out for a fortnight's vacation and was willing to sleep on a straw bed and eat pota toes with the jackets on, and after a bit he was taken in. Hattle was a lit tle disappointed that he didn't throw her father over the well curb and her brother Bill over the fence in the first fifteen minutes, but she was a girl of patience, and she gave him time. She also realised that it must be hard work on the voice and muscles for a man to be a hero all the time. He must have a day off now and then to re cuperate. Supper was the first meal Colonel Bings sat down to. He didn't have any eagle feathers In his hair or buck skin fringe on his Jacket or trousers, and he didn't mince his food like a hero. On the contrary, as brother Bill took occasion to remark, he "just shov eled it in" uud put the hired man to the blush. It wus a disappointment, but Hattte wus not discouraged. She sat down with her hero that evening to draw him out. He was ready to be drawn. He said he got a salary of S3O per week for playing the part of Colo nel Bings, or would have had If the manager hadn't cut sticks and left him in the lurch. The girl had made up her mind that nothing less than SI,OOO per week could command such talent as that and that hundred dollar bills were as common as matches to him, and ho took something of u drop in her estima tion. Iu the play he had saved a sweet faced heroine whose tears had cap tured Miss Hattie's sympathies at an early stage, although at the same time she had been made a little Jealous by her being carried around in the hero's arms when she could Just as well have walked. She was now to learn that the heroine was a vroman of forty who had been married and divorced three or four times and whose sweet face was made so by grease and paint. The hero also further mentioned that the heroine's trunk was being held by her landlady for six weeks' board. There was no posing on his part as he walked about under the apple trees. When he was bitten by a mosquito Hattle expected to hear him call out "Zounds!" or "S'death!" but he didn't He called out "Thunder!" instead. When the hour grew late and bedtime came he didn't bend over her little brown hand and kick cut one foot, as In the play, but bade her a brusque good night and said it looked as if there might be rain before morning. The hero worshiper went to bed with a heartache, and the more she thought things over the more disappointed she was. She almost cried over It, but aft er awhile she found several excuses for Colonel Bings. lie was probably tired out, perhaps he had a headache, maybe the heroine had tried to borrow money of him. At any rate, she would not believe that he was only common clay till he had been further tried. The next morning brought hope to her heart. He was heard shouting "Egad!" and "Thou varlet!" to himself In his room before breakfast and his manners were courtly as lie sat down to tackle the fried pork and hard boiled eggs. After the breakfast things had been cleared away the girl Invited him to walk across the Held to the goose berry bushes with her. and it did her soul good to see him assume his heroic stride as he walked beside her. In her mind's eye she was picturing the scene where hi- slew three villains and cried "Ha, ha!" In triumph, when he sud denly s]>r.ing from bee si te and drew himself up Into an apple tree. A year ling cult wus coming across the field on a run. and the hero didn't mean to I take any chances. It took five minutes to assure him that he was In no danger and to coax ! him down, but the gooseberries were not yet at hand when a mother goose showed a disposition to attack him. I and he climbed a fence and left poor Hattle to save her own life or poish jby inches. The matter did not end there, ne had almost recovered his equanimity and was seeking after a pose when a bumblebee bobbed up and did business. Colonel Bings was lift ed a foot high, but Instead of coming down to conquer or die he descended to utter half a dozen cuss words and reprove Hattie for the grin on her 1 face. Most girls would have made up their minds then and there that Colonel Bings was no hero, but Hattie Saun ders did not want to do him Injustice. She gave him more rope. That even ing as she swung In her hammock she remarked that she had always thought she would make a great ac tress and asked him for nn honest opinion. "It's all bosh," he replied as he dodg ed a wandering horsefly seeking a night's lodging. "You haven't got the face or the form, and you'd make a 1 dead failure of it in a week. Better Btick right here till yxra can marry some lusty fellow." Jllss Hattle closed her eyes for a moment to blush, and when she opened them again her idol lay shattered on the grass. She hail admired and wor shiped and was ready to love, but the i veneer had peeled off, and her ma hogany hero was only plain pine. He remained ten or twelve days more, I and there were days when he stretch ed out his arm and cried, "Back, you I sons of Satan, or die!" But the girl ; could not recall her reverence and en thusiasm. When his fortnight was up he went, and Hattie queried of her fa ther: "Papa, do you think Colonel Bings Is a hero?" "I guess he is." replied the old man. "He went away owing me for the last week's board." A Jrniih Vl«w of Utplratloa. The question of revelation is always involved in discussion concerning the contents of the Bible. Tho ambiguity of this term would be removed if the idea of the supernatural were detached from it. The old theology must cer tainly count with the Indisputable fact that the personal characteristics, the temper and disposition and the variable range of intellectual culture and spir itual Insight are the inseparable condi tions controlling every manifestation of human intelligence. When it is con ceded that the Bible speaks in the lan guage of man the Idea of a miraculous revelation is abandoned. In the case of the Hebrew prophets the nature of the psychological process inciting their oracular messages is not difficult to understand. The intensity and clearness of their moral and re ligious convictions and the irresistible urgency to proclaim them they felt as an impelling force not their own, but coming from a higher source. Jere miah and Kzeklel In a less enthusiastic state of mind acknowledge that the di vine law Is written upon the heart In fact, every liberation of thought is a revelation. Spiritual experience can be nothing else than the best and no blest thoughts that the wise and good in ©very age have felt and taught— Menorah. Mllenlnn Mendicant*. Here are some characteristic stories anent Milesian mendicants: "Could yez help a poor fellow to day and the Lord save yez?" said a beggar to a Dublin publican. "Get away!" cried the landlord. "I've had a dozen of your kind here today al ready." "Shure, and it's meself that sadly knows how the professhlon Is overrun," replied the beggar. Quite recently the following conver sation was overheard between two old crones: "Good morra to ye, Mrs. Fo garty," said one. "Good morra, kindly, Judy," replied the other. "I hope I see you well this mornin'?" "Oh, very well, entirely! So, Mrs. Fogarty, ye married yer daughter Kate. Did she get a good match?" "A splendid man, praise be to heaven! She got Blind Darby Driscal on the Dyke, that makes more money than any three beggars In Cork." "Ah, thin, but it's me that's glad to hear yer news! And did ye give her anything?" "Falx, I did, then! Didn't I give her the best side of Pat rick street, which if well begged Is worth siven and sixpence a week?" "Upon me word, but 'tis ye that was generous!" exclaimed the other.—Lon don Family Herald. Furraarat'a Denth. Admiral Farragut's death was due to the selfishness of a woman. The ad miral and his wife were coming from California, when a woman occupying a seat in front of them In the car opened a window. Admiral Farragut was ill, and the strong draft of wind which blew directly upon him chilled him. Mrs. Farragut asked the woman courteously if she would not kindly close the window, as it was annoying to her husband. The woman snapped out: "No, I won't close the window. I don't care if It does annoy him. lam not going to smother for him." Ad miral Farragut thus caught a severe cold, which resulted in his death. A few days before the end came he said, "If I die, that woman will be held ac countable."—Exchange. L '.any to Keep Afloat. If every person knew that It is im possible to sink If one keeps his arms under water and moves his legs as If he were going upstairs, and that one muy keep this motion up for hours be fore fatigue ends It, there would be few casualties. Such Is the fact. Ex cept where cramp renders motion Im possible, the man who gets an unvol untary ducking has small chance of drowning. He can generally keep afloat until rescuers appear. The people who drown are those who frantically wave their arms out of water and lose their self possession.—Chicago Journal. The rustic In Chcsa. The wistlo in chess owes its shape and name to a misunderstanding of its old Italian name, "rocco," as If It were "rooca " a castle or fortress. The words rocco, rook and roc (French) come from rohk, the old Persian name of the piece, which was in the shape of an elephant. Curiously enough, the ele pliuut carried a 111 1' • istle on his back, and the position .lie piece on the board s«>eiued suitable for a castle. Wlri> Fire E*tln*ul»hcr«. In factories where luflatnmable ma terials are made small (Ires are very apt to break out, and unless their prog ress Is at once stopped the results may be serious. In varnish factories the fire extinguisher consists of a mesh of very flue wires. Should a Jar of var nish become Ignited, a workman seizes the net, which Is always kept ready at bund. an«l pops It over the vessel con taining the burning liquid. The wires conduct off the heat so quickly that the flames have no time to spread and soon die out. A THREE HORSE EVENER. Methods of OTrrromlai the Bide Draft In Three Horse. Tcan.ln*. Teamsters lu my section who desire to use three horses generally adopt the heavy thills shown in Fig. 1, says A. F. Shull of Ohio in American Agricul turist. The weight of the thills is borne entirely by the middle horse, as they arc hung in books attached to a broad strap over the back. The middle Eingletree swings from the same pin as the doubletree for the outer horses. Where it Is necessary to use a tongue divide the doubletree Into thirds and place the pin one-third the length from the end next the two horses. Then give the near horse a longer portion of the tougue chains or, as in western wagons, I |7Nr FTC. 1 f F/G.2 FtC,. 3 A THBXX HOBS IB EVENER. [Fig. X. heavy thills: Fig. 2, short arm; Fig. 3. tonguelesc evener ] of the neck yoke. Even then it It nec essary to build a short arm at the side of the tongue (Fig. 2), but it is so short that side draft is nearly eliminated. Such a plan will be quite effective in two wheeled implements where the load is behind the axle, tending to keep the tongue straight. It may be added that side draft is further less ened by hitching as far as possible from the load and using a long tongue. For tongueless vehicles and Imple ments Fig. 3 shows a very good even er. Its construction is mad* plain by the drawing. In attaching the middle singletree be careful that the Irons at the Inner ends of the small doubletrees are pivoted so as to move sldewlse freely, as the distance between th» ends Is variable. lacgeatlotts la Road Ballliag. It is desirable for many reasons to preserve the natural dirt road along side and parallel to the surfaced road where possible. A common but erroneous Impression prevails that when a road is once macadamized, graveled or surfaced with any hard material it is then fin ished and must endure forever. An Improved road needs constant atten tion, and unless this is given in a sys tematic manner like the railroads the road will rut, ravel, disintegrate and go to ruin. It seems wise to recommend, particu larly for level country where material is scarce, the building of macadam and gravel roads from eight to ten feet wide. Some will say: "These roads are not wide enough. How will two loads of hay pass on an eight foot road?" The answer is: "Two loads of hay seldom meet. Usually both are going to the samo market at about the an ine time. So it is useless to con struct a road to meet a condition which seldom arises." Of course theae widths are only for atrlctly country roads, upon level lands, where It la easy to turn out. On main highways, where travel is extensive, a width of at least sixteen feet should be maintained.— R. W. Richardson. Preparing Land For Wbeat. Where the ground Is to bo plowed for wheat it Is essential that It be done early In the season even If the ground Is dry and the plowing a little hard. I have seen men wait because the ground was dry and hard for a rain until late In the fall, and about nine times out of ten they fall to get a crop. There is no crop that the average farmer grows thut requires more skill than does wheat. The nature of the wheat plant must be studied and then everything possible be done to make Its abiding place congenial. The seed bed for wheat must be fine, firm and covered with a blanket of fine earth In which to deposit the seed. These Instructions have been given so often that It seems almost useless to repeat them. The amount of work to be done up •n a field after It has been plowed will to a certain extent be governed by the weather, but seldom is a field worked too much. It is a good plan after the field looks as If It Is In perfect condition to give it an extra working. It is usually this extra work that makes the top bushels the next harvest.—Cor. Na tional Stockman. The Path of the Gl»»i Grower. The Chinese are said to believe that ginseng will prolong life and make dis ease well nigh Impossible. The ginseng at least cannot cure itself. The wild plants are quite free from disease, but under cultivation wilts, rots and blights attack it. A recent Cornell bul letin describes some of these diseases and also claims that insects trouble the plants. So the path of the ginseng grower Is not all lined with gold. There seems to be little help yet for diseased plants.—Rural New Yorker. CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS. |rna and Sio«r» of IntcreM In Vari ous Linn of Agrlraltare. By R. L. WOODS. Washington.—The new white potato from Uruguay, Solanum commersonll, which has attracted considerable at tention as urown In France, is the sub ject of some Information supplied to the state department by the United State's consul at Kouen, who says: "The leaves are small and slender, somewhat like those of the Irish po tato, and the flowers arc abundant, of a pale violet color and very odorous. After one planting the plant perpetu ates Itself from the broken roots left in the soil. The vegetable proper weighs from one to two and a half pounds and bas a yellowish wrinkled skin, covered with lentlcels, which dis appear after culture. The pulp when cooked lias a slight greenish color." It further appears that as grown In France in 11*01 all of a certain num ber of tubers taken from the crop by random and cooked with the skin on were very bltler, but under cultiva tion this characteristic has greatly diminished. Feeling also takes away much of the acrldness. in spite of the bitter taste uulmulf are fond o? theui. No. 40 "In the same soil," says Mr. Ilaynes, "the yield is greatly superior to that of the ordinary potato. " The Early Uoae In one instance gave 3,000 pounds to the acre, the American Marvel 3.000 pounds and the Solunum commeraonil 8,500 pound.*." Not Turning to tho Kara. With the apparent great increase of Interest In agricultural matters it is somewhat surprising to learn, from a apoclal report to the census bureau, that In 1900 agriculture showed a diminishing proportion of workers, while the numl>ers in professions, man ufactures, trade and transportation was on the increase. However, agri culture still makes a good showing, as almost 40 per cent of all the men work ers in the total population was en gnged in agriculture, with 24 per cent In manufacturing and. mechanics. 18 per cent In trade and transportation, almost 15 per cent in domestic and personal service and 3% per cent In professional service. To Be Tried on a Bigger Scale. The remarkable intensive farming of J. D. Detrlch of Pennsylvania has be come a familiar story daring the past two years. Mr. Detrlch brought up a run down farm of fifteen acres to the point where It supports more than two cows to the acre, nothing being bought txcept bran anfl cottonseed meal. Ag ricultural experts reason that the De trlch methods of Intensive farming If applied by dairy farmers throughout the United States would be worth $40,- 000,000 a year to the dairy Interests. The question having been raised whether what has been done on fifteen acres would result equally well on a larger scale, it is said that Mr. Detrlch is to try to prove the proposition on a new farm of 300 acres which he has purchased in Chester county, Pa. On his fifteen acre farm every bit of space was devoted to crops, none to pastur age. The animals were kept In the sta ble or barnyard the year round. Grata Weevils. The two forms of grain weevils most In evidence are the common grain moth and the black weevlL In either case the most ready method of their destruction la the employment of car bon bisulphide, one pound at leaat of the liquid to 100 bushels of grain, or 1,000 feet of space. In ordinary cribs and bins the most important provision Is to make the room as nearly aa possi ble gas tight, in order that the gas may remain in all partß of the space In full strength and for the required time. It must enter, by diffusion, all cracks and crevices, even those be tween the grains of corn in the ear, and must penetrate the burrow of the Individual weevil or its grub In the wheat berry. This thorough diffusion will only occur after some time, even in a saturated atmosphere. Twenty four hours la abort anoasMar oortaln. - ty, even where the gas can be kept full strength In the bin.—B. A. Pope noe. Peach Dlaeaaea and Ralar Weatker. Seven years' study of the prevalence and injuries of the fruit spot or scab fungus nt the Ohio experiment station confirms the popular opinion that this fungus is Influenced in its develop ment by the amount of rainy weather during the late summer and early fall. It Is Judged that these losses may be largely or entirely prevented by spray ing the trees when in foliage. For scab prevention, In addition to one spraying before blossoming with some effective fungicide, recent ob servations indicate the need of two applications of weak bordeaux mixture &pon the treses in foliage, the earlier of these to be made in northern Ohio about June 15 and the second three to four weeks later. Agricultural Notes. Jersey truck farmers have had to reckon with hailstorms to an unusual extent this season. New corn has been cut to shreds nnd whole fields of toma toes riddled by hailstones. Celery Is a crop that responds most profitably both In yield and quality to an application of abundance of nitro gen. From the time milk is received at the Jalry until the butter Is wrapped in paper the hands of the modern dairy man never come in contact with either material or product Prospects for the tobacco crop in Connecticut are superb. It Is thought that on the whole It will surpass any for several years past "I have a herd of forty cows and have fed apple pomace for the last thirty-five years," says a Connecticut dairyman. Odd Old Laws, In an old set of lawa of the Choctaw Nation there is a clause which relates to the killing of witches. For witch craft the penalty waa death, and for alleging oneself to be a witch or for saying that any other person was one was punishable by alxty lashes on the bare back. Another declared that no doctor could take money or any of the belongings of a patient he treated If the patient died. If the patient were raised up from a sick bed the doctor could accept what was offered to him, and If nothing was offered, then he could take In goods what was his Just compensation. In 1834 the Choctaw council passed an act which made a person who bar gained to sell any of the Choctaw land a traitor and punishable by death. Any white man who encouraged such action was deported. An Indian who sold or disposed of land either to Individuals or to the United States in toto should be considered a traitor and shot on con viction. This was Just preceding the beginning of the work of the Dawes commission. Animal and riant Allies, An interesting instance of the man ner In which Insects sometimes assist the growth of plants Is furnished by the history of a climbing plant which grows in tho Philippines. At an early stage in its career the plant, which, like other plants, begins to grow from the ground, severs its connection with the soil and lives with Its roots attached to dead bamboo canes. It develops. In addition to other leaves, certain pitcher shaped leaves. Into the cups of which It sends a sec ond set of roots. A species of small black ant frequents the pitchers and Incidentally carries Into them minute fragments of decaying wood and leaf mold, from which the roots derive a constant supply of food for the sup port of the plant. Cnalnnd'a Milk BUI. The laborer. It seems, is content with 5 gallons of milk, 0 pounds of cheese and 15 pounds of butter in the twelvo months. Artisans and mechanics have 12 gallons of milk, 11 pounds of cheese an«l the same quantity of butter. Each member of the upper class, however, drinks on an average 31 gallons of milk in a year, eats 10Vi pounds of cheese and 41 pounds of butter. A member of the upper class drinks rather more than six times as much uillk as a la borer, eats Just a little more cheese aftd used tlireo Usees;** ipuch -Cutter.