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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
Clst.OT Clothes of Kiups.

There ia one thing about the life of
the average prince in which respect he
is better of than most boys. 1t rare
ly, if indeed it ever happens that q
prince has to submit to having his ia
tbcr's old clothes cut down for him.
1t rarely happens also that kings part
with their old clothes while they live,
40 TINT when they come to die their
wardrobcs usually show vast accurn.
ulation of good, bad and Indifferent
costumes, which arc, ns rule, sold at
public auction. When the eminent
dandyand monarch, George the Fourth,
died, most wonderful display of gar.
mcnts was made upon the auction tn.
bic.
The King was lavish in his cxpcndi.
lures on clothing, and seldom parted
with anything he Ind once worn. A
famous historian of hiB time, Grcvill,
says that the Kings memory was so
particular that he knew he could name
any article of clothing he possessed,
no matter how old, and would often
embarrass his pages by inquiring for
some coat or other garment of days
gone by. When he died there was
brought to sale every coat he had had
for fifty years before.
There was II dozen pairs of corduroy
breechcs which he had made to hunt
in; splendid furs, uniforms, pelisses,
breeches, costumes, orders in wonder
full variety; boots and shoes of every
kind, which were sold Mt five shillings
pair all round; handkerchiefs which
brought n guinea each, stockings with
out number, canes in equal profusion,
800 whips and 500 pocketbooks.
Among his effects were found, too,
all sorts of trinkets that had been Civ.
en- to him, and old gloves and locks OF
hair, which represented conqucsts at
balls and assemblies. Something like
Gl0, 900 was found in cash in odd places,
in boxes or pocketbooks. And there
was, moreover, a whole cellarful of his
fnvorite snuf-no less than sixteen
hundred weight-and this was sold by
private treaty for f400. i Harper'i
Young People.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

In the course of recent discussion
on the propriety of spending public
money for repairs, n certain vote was
opposed. One of the advocates of the
expenditure related the following incl
dent: A few years ago there was a Sc
rious accident on the Lachine Canal Mt
Montreal. The wire from the deck to
the engine room of certain steamer
that was passing through the canal had
become slack. The officer in charge
on deck pulled the wire TO ring the
bell in the engine room and stop the
steamer as she entered one of the locks.
The wire being out of order, the bell
did not ring, the steamer kept on at
full speed, the lock gates were smashed
by the collision, the waters were sud-
denly let ont, and many vessels inside
were greatly damaged. There was also
an obstruction to business for several
days at crowded season of the year,
and great fleet of upward and down.
ward bound craft were detained with
very great detriment to their cargoes.
Indeed, the whole loss was estimated
roughly at scarcely less than one mil
lion and quarter dollars. The speaker
asked his hearers to consider how
much would have been saved by spend
ing quarter of dollar in having that
wire tightened before the catastrophe
occurred. Il Christian Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
KEEP YOUR SHEEP THRIFTY.

The farmer who permits his sheep
to largely look after themselves must
he content to put up with light, I'M
even fleeces of wool that, when sent
to market, will sell ut reasonably low
prices. 1t is very important in grow
ing good, even fleece of wool to keep
the sheep in u good, thrifty condition,
and while so long ~ there il good pas
ture little or no extra feeding is neces-
sary, at the same time they must be
looked after sufficiently often to make
sure of this. As with the other stosk
on the farm, il is best to look after
their supply of feed for tn I'm, as well
as their shelter, in good season. While
it is best to allow sheep to run out a.
long us the weather will permit, it is
also essential that their shelter shoull
he ready for them, and that the feed
ing can be commenced Mt any time,
that is necessary to keep them in good
condition.
There is no advantage in keeping the
stock or breeding sheep fat, but they
should be kept thrifty, and the more
fully this is done the better the growth
and the quality of the fleece. BY
changing the pasture and by having a
patch of rye that can BE- allowed to
grow until reasonably late in the fall
full feed will not usually be necessary
uutil early in the winter. Sheep will
keep healthier and will thrive better il
they can be allowed to run out, and
good pasturage will help materially in
permitting this.
Use all reasonable care to keep sheep
thrifty, sell OFF any and all that with
good treatment will not keep thrifty,
and the quicker they are marketed the
better. -[Chicago Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
wfNDoALL ON A MARES Lra.

Windgalls ara usually the result of
4 dropsical condition Of the joints or
the tcld)ns lea ling from them; con
'equently they may appear at the
pints or almost anywhere along the
line of the main tenlons of the legs.
The pufs, or gals, appear in the form
Ut soft and somrwh,t rDundish tumors,
varying greatly in size accord ing to
the amount of secretion they contain.
A. the foot is rails ii thay seem to re-.
lux, or bscom, s,fter thin when tn,
animal b,nr3 his wei ght on the foot.
Sometimes, however, windgalls are
caused by severe labor and pulling of
heavy loads, or by fast driving. They
rarely produce llmcncss ut first, but
may If neglected until Inflammation
sets in, or where there is II
tendency to chronic dropsical af-
fections, In ordinary cases of wind
gall apply alcoholic linimcnts, spirits
OF nmphor, extract of witch hazel
with bandage with slight pressure Mt
first, increasing it rs the galls rccedc.
In applying tho liniment always use
the bare hand, rubbing carefully, but
sufficient to cause friction then put
on the bandages and wet them to sn-
turntion over the gals. Change the
bandnges three times day, with hand
rubbing each time. Should this treat.
ment fail to effect cure in the course
of n week or ten days, then apply
stronger liniments, or even mild
blister may be required, but these
will be rarely needed with simple wind
gals ON young horse. - New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

ry's call. He was even better dressed
than usual, and marched into the tiny
drawing room with the air of con
queror. He was amazed and annoyed
to find the shabby man there before
him. He formed the determination
that NJ soon as Miss Morton actually
promised to be Mrs. Merriman that
shabby man should he shut out.
He was gratifed to have the maid
bring n request from Miss Morton to
have him see her in u moment In the
garden. He did so. She met him with
n sweet, fad smile, and firmly told him
that she must decline to accept his
hand and heart Since her talk with
him she had found that she loved an
other. II is possible thnt Harry's as
tonishmcnt showed IL palmer in his
face than did his grief. AT amy rate,
mingled with the soreness in both his
heart and his pride, there wns ns he
went out n distinct pity for the girl
who had thrown away 80 gooda chance.
Whether or not that pity was in
crensed by the note which he received
n day or two later by mail from New
York | know not. Thus read the
note:
"Dcar Mr.. Mcrrimnn-I have the
pleasure of announcing TINT from
this date your salary will he increased
as per your request to the late head Of
this house. IL is only fair to explain
that this action il in some measure due
to the recommendation of Miss Cora
Morton, in whose good Judgment /
have much faith II will doubtless
interest you to know that Miss Morton
il soon to become my wife. Yours
very truly, JOHN TnrRsroN.
And John Thurston was tn, name
of the shabby man in Raspberry Park.
Il New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
OATS AS FEED.

Tho value of oats ns feed depends
largely upon the cutting anl curing.
They should be cut before the seed is
fully maturod. ri allowed to ripcn,
the stalk and leaves turn To woody
fibre and the straw possesses but little
nutritiyo value.
The oats shorld be- bound in me-
dium-sized bundles to help in curing
out. This should b. done after they
have been exposed to the sun for sew
eral hours Ten or twelve bundles
are enough to put up in n shock, and
three or four days are sufficient to cure
thcm properly If the Weather he fnvor-
able. They mist be dry when stored
away. TO feed them, run through IL
cutting-boy, add small quantity of
wheat bran ani dAmyen slightly. --
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
HUMOROUS,

The hen is not a cheerful fowl. She
broods great deal
The girl who had falling out with
her friend will not try the hammock
again.
GLOW pleasant IL il TO be tall"
"Pleasont?" eyes; everybody looks
up to you"
when man comes to ask you for
your opinion he really asks you for
your confirmation of his own.
Miss Fosdick-"You say Mr.. Skidds
Is peddler. What does he peddle?"
Miss Kecdick-"He pedals his bicy-
clc."
Someone has asked: "where do
flies go in the winter?" We don't
know, but we wish they would go there
in summer.
Van Belt-"When my wife gets hys-
tericnl and begins to cry, how can I
stop hcr?" Invalid's Wife-"Tell
her 1t is making her nose red"
An Ohio man has put mp fac
tory for the production OF vases TO
hold the ashes of cremnted persons
lie must expect to urn "A good deal.
Butcher-''Didn't you like that ham?
Why it was some that cured myself"
Customer-" III that ham cured?
Why, man, it wasn't even GONZALES
cent"
Maud-"Why did you break off your
engagement With Charley?" Ellen
"Well, you see he would wear shirts
and neckties which didn't become my
complexion.
Judge-"Three months and ten
days. " Prisoner-"Can't you make
it shorter sentence, yer Honor?"
Judge-'I can" Thank
you, yer honor" Judge-"One
year"
"Now papa, tell me what is hum
bug?" questioned the ;el-ycar old son
of friend of ours. SIT is, replied
the father, "when your mother pre-
tends to be very fond of me and puts
no buttons on my shirt"
"Johnny," said his teacher, "if your
father can do piece of work in seven
days, and your Uncle George can do
it in nine days, how long would it take
both of them to do it?" They'd
never get it done" said Johnny.
"They'd sit down and tell fish stories" "
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

Orion IN the Mediterranean night; IL
does not pass like Atlantic tempests on
great world-currents; IL remains. Its
home is upon Etna; thence 1t comes
and thither IL returns; IL gathers and
disperscs, lightcns and darkens, blows
and is silent, aud though II suffer the
clear north wind, or the west, to di-
vide its wells with heaven, again II
draws the folds together about its
abode. II obeys only Etnn, who sends
IL forth; then with clouds and thick
darkness the mountain hides its face !;
II is the Sicilian winter.
But Etna does not withdraw continu.
ously from its children even in this sea.
son. On the third day, nt farthest |
was told IL would bring back the sun
and was not deceived. Two days it
was closely wrapped IN impenetrable
gray: but the third morning, as |
threw open my easement and stepped
out upon the terrace, 1 saw ",
like my native winter, expanding its
broad flnnks under the double radiance
of dnzzling clouds spreading from its
extreme summit, and of the snow-fclds
whose long fur drifts shone fur down
the sides. Villages and groves were
visible, clothing all the lower zone,
and between lay the plain. 1t seemed
near in that mir, but il il twelve miles
away. From the sea-dipping base to
the white cone the slope measures
more than twenty miles. and ns many
more conduct the eye downward to the
western fringc-a vast bulk; yet one
does not think of its size as he gnzes,
80 large Il tract the eye takes in, but
no more realizes than il does the dis.
tnnce of the stars - Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
Ode 10 the Hen

or robin and bIuc-bird aud Inner,
Spring poets write page after pnge,
Their praises are sounded zach minute,
by prophet, soothsnyer aud sngc,
But not since the stars sang together,
Not since the creation Of men,
Has any one drawn q goosefeatlier
In praise Of the patient old hon.
All honor and praise TO the singing
That cheers up the wildwood in spring,
The old rccollections Oft bringing
joy, childhood and that sort Of thing.
But dcarer to rne than tho twltter
or robin or martin or wren,
Is that motherly cucx when litter
or chickens surround the old hen.
And her mid-wintcr cacklo, how CHEEKY,
Above the new nest she has made
II notifies hearts all aweary
Another fresh egg has been laid.
And when the old bird, aged ana lazy and
fat,
Is well cooked with light dumplngs md
gravy,
There's great consolation in that.
American Poultry Advocate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
Fakes at the Fair.

In the Midway Plaisance is probab-
ly the greatest collection of fakes
the world has ever seen. The pre-.
prietors thereof rejoice, however, in
the proud title of "Conccssionaircs. '
Whenever | grew tired of formal
Right-secing ! would stroll down the
Plnisance (which was so popular that
everybody soon got the knnck of pro-
nouncing il correctly to the Egyp-
tim temple. Here was the greatest
fakir of them all. | am proud to say
he was ~. American. In Egyptian
raiment he squattcd in front of the
temple, and delivered his speech as
follows:
"rhis, ladies' and gentlemen, is the
temple of Luxor, the tomb of Rame-
ses II. You will find his mummy
about ia most delicious infection of
the voice ON this word thh fifth one
on the right. On the left the mummy
of King Solomon's fnthcr-in-law--also
his sister in law. The sacred dances
are about to Begin
To discover, after all this, that the
mummies Mt which people were gazing
80 reverently were nothing but DUN
mics was an unmitigated JOY.
One evening after the Egypto-Amer.
lean above mentioned had delivered his
speech about the temple of Luxor and
the mummy of Rnmeses H., man in
the crowd turned to me and asked, "It
this the German Village"
The personnel of the Plaisance shows
reminded me of Thackeray inventory
of passengers on the White Squall.
There are innumerable Oriental dances
Turkish, Algerian, Persian and
Egyptian, the latter in theatre an
nexed to the "Street in Cairo" These
dances are supposed to be very sug'
gestive, but think most people mus
find them simply ugly, and wonder il
they really convey the Oriental idea
of grace of motion.
Much more interesting is the dancing
in the large Japanese village, and il
the theatre of the South Sea Islanders
The former is really graceful; the lat
ter is the best dancing in the Plaisance
1t makes no pretease to grossness, bu
it is simply downright savage. Their,
is certain indescribable charm abou
the Plsisance with its varied life; an,
the crowd which it attracts is an adde,
feature of interest. Not far from til,
Plaisance was Buffalo Bills Viii,
West show with its Deadwood Coach
(which, ladies and gentlemen, ha
carried more royalty, and more royalty
at one time, than any other coach il
the world-Colonel Cody on the box.
1t costs about thirty dollars in dime
and quarters to do the Plaisance. Blu
the fakes, including the Beauty show
are often seen in procession through
the grounds. = Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
In the Vicinity of Mount Etna.

The very rain is strange; it is
charged with obscure personality; is
is the habitation of u new presence, n
storm-genius that have never known |;
it is born of Etna, whence all things
here have being and draw nourish-
ment. 1t is not rain, but the rain
cloud, spread out over the valleys, the
precipices, the sounding beaches, the
ocean-plain; it is not q storm, but a
season. 1t does not rise with the
moist Hyadcs, or ride with cloudy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
The Worlds A Fair.
All living things

All living things
We hear aud see.
with FMS or feet or winnowing wings,
Teach us to honor industry.
At the grand fair,
Not far away.
Thinkers and workers will he thore-
Tho kings aud pr nceJ Of the day.
The busy hand,
The busy brain.
Bring honor to our happy land
And beautify our broad domain.
We must bc fed
And housed and clad.
Toll linked with thought wins honest bread
A'id brings the peace that maketh glad
Tho works Of art,
In oil or stone
Canvas touched with a human hcart,
Marble genius hath breathe1 upon,
Silver and gold.
All wisely wrought
In forms and figures mnniiolu,
Show the inventors wondrous thought.
The wotld's fair,
Workers are wei
Pray. what can we exhibit there
Az proof Of thoughtful industry?
AZ duty's CALL
The roor and rich
Should work. great intellccts and smnll,
Whether we ride or turn the switch
The ships that sail.
The wheels that turn.
Engines that thunder on the rail,
Anyis TINT ring. forgcs that burr,
Cattle in herds.
And graceful steeds.
Speak better than our measured words
For toll that aims at useful deeds.
--GEoRGE ". BuSdAY In Now York Ledger
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
FAEM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Keep the top soil open.
Turn over and mix the comnost
heap.
be careful not to ov.rs:lc.. yorr
pastures.
Animals need as clean water as aa-
mnn beings.
New varieties OF fruiis ny? "5aa'aat-
ly appearing.
In cooling cream or butter on.v REQ
perfectly clear and pure.
Sheep require less pasture than cat
tie, hccnrsc they bite closer.
Care for your animals i you expect
them to make money for you.
A creamery should not be Gtartcd
until 300 COWS are guaranteed.
Set II bed of lily-of-thc-y VALLEY and
keep il well watered and shndcd.
Turnips AMI rape, with little oil
meal, will make mutton Juicy anl ton
| der.
Why not study the rnar';c5 report,
and rlis, tn, kin OF oto,i that il in
demand?
Ii pastured in the fall the droppin g
of stock should bs scattered oarly in
the spring.
1t is II good plan to keep n good
milking COW in the dairy Us long as
she iB good mixer.
Thoroughly withdrawing thu Sleeps
quarters will help materially in getting
rid of the sheep ticks.
1t costs more to bring n COW back
to full flow of milk in summer than il
does to keep her up to it.
Comb honey sells better and at
higher price than extracted, and there.
in lies the advantage of feeding back
w. u. Hutchinson says that on an
average he has secured two pounds Of
comb honey from ths feeding OF three
pounds of extracted.
Salt is said to be good cure for
cabbage worms. Apply in the morn
ing before dew is off, or stir in water
and sprinkle ut night,
The milk tester and the separator
are important factors III dairyins.
The milk tester in the near future will
be a sine qua non in dairying
Some beekeepers seem to think that
it is better to allow the bees to build
comb than have them plaster the wood
work OF the sections with comb.
If horsemen would give teaspoon
full of saltpeter i'll u pail of water twice
"a week, they would find great i'm
provement in the appearance OF their
horses.
Combs near the centre Of the super
are drawn ont quicker and finished
sooner than those Mt the outside and
corners. This being so, it il best to
place the sections least filled ut the
centre.
The appearance of an animal go.,
n great way in the market, and u
smooth, sleek, and fat steer sells more
readily and at better price than one
equally rs fat, but rough looking.
This is point for consideration.
Ii animals do not respond t. fat
tening food, something is wrong either
with the animals or the food. II You
cannot ascertain the cause, 1t is a loss
to continue to try to make an increase
in weight, and the best sche,oo would
be to dispose OF them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
Reward OF Wlckedness.

II never robbed a man but once,'
said the honest tramp, "and then ]
was starving. He would not give me
a penny, and couldn't stand the gnaw.
ings in my stomach any longer. So ]
knocked him down and went through
his pockets. What kind of haul did
I make? just one little bottle that
read on the label: 'Pepsin; for that
iull feeling after eating. - Philadel
phia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
he TENDER WITH LITTLE cHIcKs.

Chickens when first Matched, should
not he hurried out of the sitting nest.
For twenty hours at least from
the time when the earliest commence
to show themselves IL Is better to leave
them under or with the hen mother
They need no food for from day 10
a day and half usually. When they
get strong enough to venture from be-
meath their mothers wings IL is time to
move the brood. Il The Poultry World
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
A Raspberry Park Affair,

Harry Mcrriinnn was the best
dressed man Mt Raspberry Park. Be
fore the day of hR advent was over he
had created sensation. Before the
first week of his stay was ended half n
dozen girls were Mt his beck and call
But one, whose name was Cora to her
family and Miss Morton to the rest,
did not yield before his assailing iaun-
tiness Therefore he fell in love with
her.
After he had been at the Park u
week another man appeared, who
could he identified Mt once IA the man
who will never be popular. He was
neither dressed we'll nor inunty, and
his mir was that of man who knows
that he cannot talk Yelland has learned
not to try. The hotel decided that he
was an unfortunate who had been
caught in the financial squeeze and
left high and dry. He spent no mon
ey, never appeared Mt the hops and was
as different rs possible from Harry
Merriman.
Perhaps it was touch of sympathy
that made Miss Morton nod to him and
smile kindly. This made Harry refer
to him contemptuously IA "poor chap"
and say that he had no doubt brought
his troubles on himself.
In the meantime Harry was paying
assiduous court to Cora. He prett V
well monopolized her, leaving her lit
tie time for association with other men.
But the few of her precious hours he
was unable to take to himself she gem
orally spent with the newcomer. When
Harry considered this, he coupled
with that gentleman's name in his
mind such opprobrious epithets as
''shabby cad" and others which l will
not record.
Finally Harry proposed. He told
Miss Morton first that he was very
much in love with her, whereupon she
raised her hand in depreciation and
mentioned certain others of Raspberry
Parks galaxy to whom her suitor had
been attentive. 1t pleased him to see
that she had noted the ease with which
he had conquered her sex, and sought
to impress upon her mind the honor
that he was doing her by explaining
that if other girls had fallen in love
with him it was no fault of his. He
simply could not keep them away.
Then he declared that despite the
mans hearts in which his image had
been inshrined, she was the first idol
which had found a place in his.
Then he explained his prospects.
They were very good, he thought.
The head of his house had just died
he was in the importing line-and he
was probably in the direct line of pro-
motion A new member of the firm
was coming from abroad and on his
action Harry's income in some meas
ure depended; but although he had
not even taken the trouble to learn the
new partners name he had heard that
he was "bit of stuff and he
had little doubt of his own ability to
jolly him into raising his salary. Cora
talked with him some time about him.
self and got Mr.. Harry Merrimana \
ideas of Mr.. Harry Merriman's inn
portahce pretty thoroughly grounded
in her mind.
1t was with pretty blush that she r.
nally, in reply to his important question
asked HIM if he would not call at thei,
cottage the next afternoon. To thi,
arrangement he finally assented, albe.
it with some hint of resentment :
feeling that she was taking III
chances in asking him to wait. Tn
next afternoon came, and with it Har
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
FATrRNING FOWLS.

II is a prime requisite in fowls
brought to the table that they should
be suitably fat, and the lean bird is
neglected in the market and refused
by the epicure. But unless some at
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

Little Dick-"Papa, didn't you tell
mamma we must economize?"
Papa-'I did, my son."
Little Dick-"Well. was thinking
that il you'd get me a pony wouldn't
wear out so many shoes. ."-[Good
News.