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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To'purify water, hang a small bag
of charcoal in ii.
Vinegar bottles may be cleaned with
crushed cgg.shells in little water.
For toothache. try oil of sassafras,
and apply it frequently, if necessary.
Scorched spots may be removed
from cotton or linen by rubbing well
with chlorine water.
If the color has been taken out of
silks by fruit stains, ammonia will
usually restore the color.
A good liniment for Inflammation,
rheumatism, swellings, etc, is olive
oil we'll saturated with camphor.
To brighten crpets. wipe them
with warm water In which has been
poured few drops of ammonia.
Acids, vino or fruits may be ex-
tractcd by first being moistened with
ammonia, then washed in chlorine
water.
To clean straw mating boil three
quarts Of bran in one gallon of water,
aud wash the mating with the water,
drying it well.
To remove brown spots from black
fabrics, pour spirits of ammonia on
the spot, drop by drop, aud rub gent
ly round and round with the finger.
Onions should not be cooked in an
iron pan; il they are very strong, boil
a turnip with them. They are always
best scalded before chopping for
gravies or sauce.
All vegetables are improved by lay
ing them in a pan of cold water be-
fore cooking. They should be put to
cook in boiling water, and quick boil
ing in an uncovered pan will preserve
their color. Never allow thsm to stand
in the water after they are done.
For soft frosting, use ten teaspoon
fuls of powdered sugar with one egg;
beat thirty minutes. Lay the frostinQ
ON with knife, which IL frequently
dipped into cold water. will give the
icing . gloss. A little cream Of tartar
will hasten the hardening.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01

there will usually bs some pruning
required TO preserve proper balance
between the branches and the roots. I
would always make this as little as
possible by great care in taking up the
young trees and making the loss Of
roots so small that very severe prun-
Ing OF tho top would not be re-
quired. The pruning back at planting
should be made with reference to a
symmetrical, we'll balanced tree, and the
after pruning should not be frequent
or excessive. Where 1t is desired to
prune to pyramidal form or shapes to
please the fancy, cutting back or
shortening the yearly growths will bc
necessary; but for fruit production 1
would avoid that kind of pruning. In
the case of interfering branches the
one least promising should be the one
to be removed, but after the tree has
become well established the less prun-
ing the better. Iu the present condition
of pear blight, enforced pruning or
cutting of of diseased branches often
must be resorted to, 10 matter what
the effect may be on the symmetry or
productivcness OF tho tree.-rNcw
York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
Poisonous Honey and Wax.

There are certain plants which pro-
duce flowers which make not only
poisonous honey, but also poisonous
wax. Cases often occur Of persons
being made i'll after eating honey.
aud the cause is sometimes attributed
to indigestion. but more frequently
the reason is found in the honey
itself. the bees having fed upon poison
Gus flowers. In some parts of South
America there are flowers which pro-
duce honey and wax of q blush green
color, and 1t is said that both honey
and wax are more poisonous than the
same quantity Of arsenic. No such
poisonous honey Is produced In the
United States, though 1t 10 known
that the quality Of honey Is frequently
greatly impaired by tho Aowers Of
certain trees on which the bees greed
lily fsed.-[Boston Transcript
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
Stringed Instruments.

The violin has for many years held
the leading place among stringed in
strumcnts With scarcely any modif-
cations, the same instrument exists to-
day that charmed the senses of hearers
centuries ago. From the early part
of the sixteenth century to the ending
of the eighteenth the forests of South
ern Tyrol were ransacked for trees,
which were cut down late in the sum-
mer, carried down the Garde and then
down the Mincio to Mantua. From
Como they were brought to Milan,
from Lake Maggiorc down the Ticino
and Po to Cremona. The Brescian
makers preferred the pine and ash.
while the Crcmona artisans preferred
the maple and sycamore. With rare
skill dealers would reserve pieces for
this or that leading artisan, who in
sisted on choosing only the best
Since their day violin makers have
followed their methods of construc-
ton, copying as best they may the
lines of Stradivarius, an Amati, a
Guarnerius or a Bergonzi. 1t is true
that the violins of today are, through
out, precisely the same as the violins
of three centuries ago. The sound
bars have been modified to stand the
strain of modern pitch and new necks
have been devised to meet the de-
msnds of artists skilled in technique
aud intricate execution. But, after
all, the swell of the body, the princi-
pie and arrangement of the sound
post, remain what they were even to
this day.-[Public Opinion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
II was several days after when Mark

regsined consciousness and found
himself In bed. He was In total
darkness, and wondered where he
wa. He put his hands up to his face
to rub his eyes, when he found there
was bandage over them. aud that he
was blindfolded. He was about to
tear the bandage away when Janie's
gentle voice spoke to him.
"Don't, Mark" she said. "The
doctor said not to remove the cloth
until he came back. Ho will be here
again shortly"
"What is the matter, JAMIE? What
has happened?'
"Your house burned down the
other night, and 1t was only through
miracle that got you out Of II alive"
"fes, l remember now. Satan
came down the chimney, and kicked
the fire all over the floor. 1t must
have set the house on fire; but cant
remember anything more about it."
Mark got well in time, and mar
ried jamie. The cat, 1t was supposed,
must have perishei in the burning
house, for hc was never seen again
after the fire.
jamie often laughs softly when her
husband insists that satan burned him
out OF his house that night. "But,"
she says to herself, al bet 1t was the
cat."- Yankee Blade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
TURKEY EGGS UNDER HENS.

Turkeys should not be allowed to
brood the first litter. Their eggs are
too valuable early in the season to
stop their production by incubation.
Ii kept from setting the hen turkey
will, after few days, lay a second
litter, and the process may with old
hen turkeys reach third setting. If
set under hens nine eggs are enough,
rs the egg is larger than a hens egg,
aud the young in It are easily killed
by little exposure to the cold. Com
mon hens make better mothers for
young turkeys than those of their own
kind. The latter wander too far and
do not keep quiet while the dew is on
the grass, thus dragging their young
and soon killing most of them
[Boston Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
When DAYLIGHT Dies.

Wbeu daylight dies how sad the summer
view, ..
When shadows hide the fields most lovely
hue,
And darkness wells the archins skies,
And day no longer night deties,
But shows her sajdened eyes to you.
when stars are distant and their rays are
few,
When light seems ever TO have said adieu.
The bluebird now no longer flies,
When daylight dies.
But I've in hope, faint heart, nor WOO
Dark Eethe's stream, but kiss the dew
And feel that tho the daylight dies
Beyond are still the summer skies
And other days will dawn for you
When daylight dies.
-lBernard Emery, in Tcrpsichore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
Life Among Birds.

The distinguished German biologist,
Weismann, has pointed out that there
is less exact knowledge on this sub
subject than might be expected, con-
sidering how many in number are
the orni.hologists and the ornithologi-
cal societies. Small singing birds
live from eight to eighteen years.
Ravens have lived for almost one
hundred years in captivity, and par-
rots longer than that.
Fowls live from ten to twenty
years. The wild goose lives upwards
of one hundred years, and swans arc
said to have attained the ago Of 800.
The long life of birds has leen in
terpreted as compensation for their
feeble fertility and for the great NOR
tality of their young.
From the small island of St. Kilda.
of Scotland. twenty thousand young
gsnnets and an immense number of
eggs are annually collected; and al
though this bird lays only one egg per
annum, and is four years in attaining
maturity, its numbers do not diminish.
Obviously, as Weismann observes,
such birds must reach great age, or
they long ago would have been ex-
terminated. d.-[Scientific American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
A MOUNTAIN RREAKFAsr DISH.


In that delightful middle-aged book.
"Quits," which the Passion Play set
everybody to hunting up and reading.
travellers in the Tyrol are often re-
galed with schmarn. Some readers
wanted quite as much to know what
schmarn Is as to know about the wood
carvers, so here /. is: Take a half
pound of flour, the yolks of four eggs.
a little salt, teacupful of sugar,
either nutmeg or grated lemon, with
cream or milk enough to make q
rather thick batter. The batter must
be light and smoothly mixed. Lastly,
add the whites of the eggs whisked to
a snow. Melt tablespoonful of but
ter in stewpan. place IL over a brisk
fire and into it pour the batter. Cover
the pan and let it stay over the fire
until a nice brown crust has formed
at the bottom. AS soon as this is
done, break up the schmarn with
little iron spatula or fork. and let it
set and brown again; then break up
smaller by tearing it lightly apart, and
serve 1t without delay. farm and
Garden.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
HANDLING FRUIT.

Fruit, when in its natural state on
the tree or vine, writes A. 2. Reed, is
always kept at comparatively cool
temperature, in ever go hot weather.
This result is brought ABOUT by evapo-
ration, not only from the surface of
the fruit but from the leaf surface to
which the moisture comes from the
roots. As soon as the fruit leaves
the tree or vine, or as soon as it is
dead ripe. it no longer receives this
supply, but takes the temperature of
the atmosphere, and ripens or decays
according to Its condition, at once.
Reasoning from this understanding
of the case, would suggest that cold
storage is demanded immediately for
all fruits plucked when the atmos.
phere is warm, which II is desirable to
keep any length of time. A hot sun
should strike it rs little as possible if
we would lave it reach market in the
best condition, or in condition TO
please. Fruit plucked when but half
grown may often be ripened in
warm place, but the same fruit
could be kept unchanged in cold stor-
age great length of time. me.-[Massa-
chusetts Ploughman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
PRUNING THE PEAR.

Orchard trees vary greatly in the
benefits or injurious effects occasion ned
by pruning, advises a Morgan county
(Ohio) orchardist. In the case of the
apple occasional prunings are indis.
pensable for keeping the tree in good
shape and for the production of good
quality Of fruit through the removal
Of superfuous sprouts and branches.
On the contrary, the pear requires
very little pruning, and no tree is
more liable 70 be injured by too much
fit At the time Of trausplsuslus
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
BEANS FOR HORSES.

There 10 no better food for horses
Than beans. They contain more nour-
ishment than oats; and in Spain, Italy
and In some parts Of Austria horses
are fed on beans regularly, as VIC feed
our stock on corn. The use Of beans
for horses and cattle produces beau.
tiful, soft, sleek coat; the animals like
the beans better than they do any
other form of dict, can do more work
and gain more flesh while doing ii
than IL fed on any other sort of food.
-[St Loui, Globe. Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
Plgmy Hogs.

Specimens Of the smallest known
species of hogs are now quartered at
the London Geological gardens. They
came from the southern part Of Aus
tralia, and are known as ".he pigmy
hogs Of the antipodes." They are
well formed, tricky, and about the
size Of a muskrat. They are real
hogs, and not to DO confounded with
guinea pigs, which are . spscies Of
rodsnt.-rChlcago Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
GENUINE NANTUCKET cuowpER.

1EHtlNE NANIlChET CHOW DER.
A celebrated New England dish is
the genuine Nantucket chowder. The
dish usually served under that name, .
mixture of potatoes, crackers, ETC., is
more properly a stew or fish fricassc,
a palatable compound, bu, not chow
der. This is the genuine article.
Geo Goldfish, fresh caught and weigh
ing about five pounds. Don't buy 1t
unless its eyes are bright and its gills
a bright red. Have 1t cleaned as for
boiling, leaving the head on. Cut 1t
into five pieces, the head forming one;
wa h clean and leave the pieces in cold
water slightly salted. Take three
quarters of a pound of clean, fat salt
pork, cut this up into fine dice, the
finer the better, and put into q pot
over slow fire. While it is slowly
frying out cut an onion very fine, and
when the pork is a rich brown turn in
the onion, stirring it frequently, and
after the onion is cooked lay the fish
on it and cover with boiling water.
Wet two tablespoonsful of corn starch
in half pint of milk and add salt aud
peppsr to taste. When the fish has
boiled fifteen minutes add the thick
ened milk. Boil five minutes and
serve with pickles, olives or celery
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
FRrcAssnEp TRIBE

Cut q pound Of tripe In narrow
strips, put a small cup Of water or
milk to It, add bit Of butter the size
Of an egg, dredge In a large teaspoon
ful of -four, or work It with the
butter; season with pepper and salt,
let il simmer gently for half on hour,
serve hot. A bunch Of parsley cut
small and put with 1t is an improve
ment -rBoston Cultivator
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-18
nany nor anybody else concerned in the

rany nor anybody else concerned i'm the
alleged robbery.
1t is asserted that .were the Repub-
lican government of Minnesota not
under the control and dominion of the
wheat ring, were it not of the utmost
Importance that the ring should have
its aid III successfully evading the con-
sequences OF its bold and conscience
less disregard OF all law and justice,
were the leaders of the wheat combine
not pledged to maintain in power the
Republican office-holders, who know
they cannot be elected without this
powerful aid, and were the Republican
party in earnest in its pretended inter-
est in the farmers welfare, there would
be no difficulty in breaking up this
audaciOuS combination" 1t is pointed
out that Mr.. Pillsbury and Senator
WaShburn have grown rich in the wheat
business; that Senator Washburn has a
home in Minneapolis which cost him
Sl,0O0.0O0; that the Pillsburys' homes
cost we'll up into the millions, and that
the list of endowments made by the
Pillsbury family to the University of
Chicago, school in Minnesota, library
in New Hampshire and gifts in other
cities aggregated nearly half million
dollars. 1t is also pointed out that John
S. Pillsbury, a managing director of the
PillSbury-Wash Milling company,
limited. was governor for three terms
in Minnesota, a member of the state
senate and occupied other offices through
the Republican party; that c. A. Pills
bury was a state senator for several
terms, and it also is alleged that the
PiliSburys have said that they have all
the money they want, and do not care
for anything now but political honors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-18

out the fact that he thought Wolcott
was able to handle the farmers and that
he wanted the latter's help and was
willing to pay for it. He said that
Loucks, who was then president of the
Dakota Farmers Alliance, gave him
more trouble than anybody else, and he
asked WolcOtt if he thought he (Wol-
cotD could handle Loucks. WolcOtt's
reply. as he swears to it, was, IL think.
MIR. Pillsbury, that Mr.. Loucks is built
like you, that he is out for money"
Wolcott says he told PillSbury thatl
Loucks' farm was mortgaged, and that
he knew of no one who objected to-
making money easily. He says that
PlllSbury inquired of him whetheFsh he
was sure of this. and, upon his Stating
that he was, Pillsbury told hims that
he must have talk with A. y.
Sawyer, now dead; John @. Adamsand
others who were interested with fhim.
They parted, and Wolcott says that the
next day. while he was in the otfiee of
the scandinavian elevator company,
The clerk handed him litter ADDRESSED
10 Il. l.. Loucas. WOlcott supposed
hat the letter was on business of the
scandinavian Elevator company. and as
he was as much interested iii that COM
u2li4- Is LOucks, he opened the letter.
iieSNears that 1t was from g. Nj. Ans
dea. general manager; that it requested
i-olcA, 10 call upon him as soon as he
le,,, he'd Minneapolis. LOucks was then
cat OF the city, ami on. his return VOL
cotI handed him the letter, explaining
that had Supposed it was Oh the com
pany's business. and had opened it.
After reading it LouckS stated that
Amsden' seemed to be anxious to
see him as soon as lie got home,
and he guessed he had better 90
at once. He said he did not know Dir.
AmSGen and went our. He returned
shortly aftelward and told Woicott that
ne had called upon Amsilen, vino had
said that il was not he who wanted to
see LOuckS, but that it was G. j. Pills
bury; that Mr.. Pillsbury had made a
mistake IN signing Amden'S name to
The letter. He advised LouckS to go
and see PillSbury at once. L0ucks told
N0lcou that he called on Pillsbury. but
Waa out. Woicott says he left the Scan
dInavan elevator office, was absent
probably an hour, and on his return
found Pillsbury and Loucks together,
engaged in a deep and animated con-
ver5ation. What passed between them
he does not say, nor is he prepared to
state, but he SwearS he had q talk with
l.oucks the next day on the wheat QueS-
ton, and mat LOuck' ) views and ideas
upon the subject of ,he wheat combine
had experienced a sudden and eXtraor-
binary change.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-18
OVERRIDING THE LAW.
No Prosecution Of Those to Whom
HOIcOmb Sold.

In the control of the railroad and
SpectOrS and other subordinates by the
wheat combine, the charge is made that
Cniet Inspector Clausen, who has re-
Gently promulgated new scheme for
grading wheat which he says is going
to benefit the farmers, raised the ''dock-
age" in one case and made first-class
wheat inspect No. 2 when there were
any number of buyers doing an Jude
pendent business who would have taken
it as No. l whe5sa and would have paid
a price III excess of the price paid by
the combine. The charge is further
made that no prosecution was ever had
of the firms to whom HOlcomb is alleged
to have sold the wheat which he stole
from the Minneapolis & Northern Ele-
vator company. The railroad law of Min
nesota is quoted as providing for the
forfeiture of a $4,000 bond given by
each elevator wherever such elevator
mixes any grain Of different grades to-
gether, or combines different qualities
of the same grade for the purpose of
storing or delivering it, or wherever
such elevator attempts to deliver one
grade for another, or in any way tamper
with the grain with view to securing
any profit thereby" Holcomb's testi-
mony is clearly to the effect that the
officers of the Minneapolis & Northern
Elevator company ordered this done,
and yet it Is shown that the railroad
and warehouse commissioners never
proceeded against the Pillsburys, the
M1n1eapolis IL Northern Elevator COM
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-18

necessity be tremendous. The people
all over Minnesota. the Dakotas, Wash
lngton and Oregon have known
that they were being robbed
by the elevators. They have
been morally certain that there was 2
combination between the elevators and
mlllers. but they could never get proof
of it. Pillsbury and these people have
been fools enough to write letters. and
they have been caught; that is all there
is of it. Now that the truth is out, /
cannot imagine the farmers yoting the
Republican ticket. Everybody knows
the Republican party has been deep in
the conspiracy. The people composing
the combine are the Republican party.
Inc Republican party is the money
party of this country. and that money
comes from these big trusts and com
binations. The farmer has been ground
down i'll this state to the point where he
cannot be ground any further. He has
simply been robbed and hoodwinked
and the Republican party, by
members, has done the
robblng as we'll as hoOdwink-
ing. They have manipulated legisla-
lures. and they have a candidate for
governor IN Knute Nelson who will do
their bidding. The farmers will vote
the Democratic ticket unless they pre-
fer TO be dominated by this gigantic
ring. The Democratic party has made
this issue in its platform squarelv, and
we propose to conduct the fight in this
state on that line. | propose to 90 on
the stump with this book and talk it
sixteen hours out of twenty-four. We
have got proof to back up what is stated
in it, and we must carry the state on
the uneXaggerated facts in it or let 1T
remain under Republican rule forever
The Republicans cannot answer that ar
raignment-it is vouched for by too
many people" Congressman Hall was
of the opinion that the facts were
lncontrovertible, and thought the
chances tor carrying Minnesota for the
Democrats were assured.
1t is said that there is great deal
more evidence back of that put out in
the book, which is being reserved when
the Republican machine of Minnesota
attempts to refute the charges, as it
will undoubtedly do.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-18
SUDD ESLY DUMB.
Ioucks Stops His Denunciation Of
the Combine.

the COmDLD2.
Before the consultation with Pills
bury, LOuckS is alleged 10 have been
loud in his denunciatiOn of the wheat
combination, bat afterWard he made eX-
cuSes for it and i'll various ways indi-
caie6 that some Influence had been
BROUGHT 10 bear upon him that had
changed his mind. Wolcott swears that
LOucks neglected the affairs of the ele-
vat0r company, and that the company.
which had been organized in opposition
TO the trust, after continuing for few
months, went out Of business. LOuckS
Is alleged to have put the blame for the
condition of the farmers upon binding
twine and farm implement trusts, claim
inT that these trusts, and not the ele-
yaror trust, were keeping the farmer
down and preventing his making any
money. loucks has lately formed an
alliance with the peoples part and has
beer making speeches in the South.
The People s party, the book says, has
taken no position whatever in this mat
ter Of the wheat ring, SO far as the STATE
Oh Minnesota is concerned, and one of
It's former members, w. W. Erwiu.sof
ST. Pau, is quoted as saying thai in
view IF the action of the Peobie,S
party's late convention he was satisfied
That "behind the leaders of the party is
secret conclave Of the politicians,
monopOiists and railroad magnates who
make up the terrible combine which
now rules the markets aud politics of
this state with an iron hand" Mr..
Erwin is a prominent lawyer in st.
Paul, and he is quoted as saying that
this combine is close to the life of every
man in this country, and that instead
of marshaling every man in the state TO
political battle on that vital question.
the leaders of the Peoples party had
turned a deaf ear to the entrcalies of
old fighters and acted in a manner in
dIcating that some influence had been
brought to bear upon then