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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
sHoELEss HORSES.

Try your light driving horses with
out shoes. ID. S. Whitney, Wood.
bury, Long Island, has a horse eleven
years old that was never shod but
once, and never needs shoes. He is
given hard usage on the sand and peb.
blcs of island roads, a footing that is
far worse than common earth roads,
because unstable and yielding. Mac.
adam and paving also do not affect
him, and his owner thinks he is as
sy,re-footed rs il shod.
A furniture mover at Walden,
Mass, has driven three horses nearly
eight years without shoes. One of
them weighs 1900 pounds, the Others
LOO pounds each. The largest was
a cheap horse that always went lame.
On removing its shoes, 10, IL Travelled
as well as any horse, and has ever
since, although driven on hard flint
roads and the Boston pavcmcnts. All
the horses travel better than before
their shoes were taken. He says:
"They are not afraid on slippery
pavements, as formerly while wear-
ing shoes, and there Is no trouble in
getting around on any kind of going"
Aud they DO have plenty of snow and
hard Ice TO try them "down" in East
ern Massachusetts.
A colt | am driving does we'll so far
barefoot, and mean she shall never
be shod until she proves her need of
shoes. Through mud and snow aud
over ice and frozen hubs she goes
without fear, and 1 have yet to see
her slip. But if you try barefoot
with horses used to shoes don't pull
OFF the iron until the mud season; then
leave it of. The soft, wet roads will
encourage Il good growth of horn aud
frog. Never allow the smith to pare
the feet of such horses. Let him use
the file only, and this for lcveling tho
foot; never on its outside wall. Aud
don't borrow trouble (nor let him)
about the suffering that horse will
come to. 1t is false fcar.-GNew
York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

In raising chickens to sell as breed
ers, Gull closely.
Where poultry decapitation is prac-
tised let the bleeding be perfect.
The cows manger should be made
tight, so that no feed will leak out
aud be lost.
Gravel from bank or pit is sharper
and therefore better for poultry than
river gravel that has been worn
smooth.
The nearer eggs for Matching are
kept to temperature of 40 degrees
the better; extremes either way should
be avoided.
A good feed of whole corn given at
night will add materially to the COM
fort of the fowls aud will help to keep
them warm.
Ground oats and corn with bran and
middlings mixed with them make one
of the very best rations for egg pro-
duction in this season.
1t is too often the case OH the farms
that no care is taken to keep any ac-
count of the ages Of the fowls, and
in consequence too many old fowls are
kept. ...
When the mixer comes In and kicks
the COW because her udder is covered
with manure, the lack of plenty Of
good bedding costs another percentage
of feed.
Geese and ducks should be sheltered
at night now, but they will thrive bet
ter if given the range of good pas.
ture during the day. They will not
thrive we'll in confinement.
When the cold wind goes through
the cracks in the stable, it takes cer-
tain per cent. of cow feed with it.
When snow accompanies that cold
wind the percentage Of COW feed is
much increased.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
nate adjourned TIL 0 o'clock Monday

senate idjourned TIL o'clock Monday
evening.
Among the bills introduced in the house
weie Empowering the secretary of the
commonwealth auditor gene nj and state
treasurer to select the State repositories and
fix the rate OF interest tD be received fr ON
the banks IN which the public funds are dr
posted and Increasing the salary uf the
State treasurer from 5000 to $S01) (lh,
state under the present laws cannot charge
any interest on II deposits
The calendar was ceare OF hills Oh iint
reading and tn house adjourned
ELEVENTH DAY.--1he Senate was not In
session In the House, among the bills re-
ported aff'rmatively, were the following
Prohibiting the sale or gift Of Intoxicating
liquors on Decoration Day. Prohibiting the
employment Of boys under Is years of age
at elevators Making Saturday Labor Day
instead OF Monday. Prohibiting the killing
OF wild deer for three years. Marshall in
troduced the general appropriation bill in
skeleton form The House adjourned until
Tuesday on account of the illness II Speaker
Thompson's wi fe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Lettuce has recently been pro-
nounced II sleep-produccr.
Clean a sponge by soaking it few
hours in cold buttermilk.
Combs and brushes should be quick
ly washed in warm water and soda.
Wash leather should be washed in
warm-not hot-water and yellow
soap.
Ammonia or borax added to the
bath water will destroy the odor Of
perspiration.
Lemons may be kept fresh Ly wrap
ping them in paper and enclosing in a
closely covered pot Or jar.
Good liquid e ue may be made Ly
pouring naptha upon shcllac until it
is of a creamy consistency.
Household pests flee before an ap.
plication composed of two ounces Of
quicksilver and the whites of Two
eggs.
Leather satchels may be cleaned
with sponge dipped in warm water
in which u little oxalic acid has been
dissolved.
A tablespoonful of powdered alum
sprinkled in barrel of water will
precipitate all impure matter TO the
bottom.
The same mixture of oxalic acid
and water, with more acid to the
water. will take ink spots out Of wood.
It should be rubbed on with = cloth
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
OLD PASTURES ARE BEST.

Old pastures are best. The grass
.hat grows on old sod has tineness in
1t that is transferred to the butter
from the milk of cows that feed on it,
The pastures of Orange County in the
days of our boyhood were esteemed
the best in the country. Its butter
held the highest rank. Now things
are changed. Milk is the great desire
of the farmer. We believe that the
income of the farmers of that section
of tho State has been very sensibly
diminished by such course. Butter
IS the most profitable farm product
The bcttor it is the more profitable.
There is no reason why the Orange
County farmers cannot produce AN
article equal to ElgIn aud in quantities
sufficient to meet the large and grow
ing demand Of the cities distant few
hours ride.
There is money in scheme of this
sort, especially when the ratural con-
ditious favor it. Our advice to these
farmers would be to get cows of the
best butter breed and keep only those
that yield at least 5000 pounds of milk
year that averages four per cent.
butter fat. Such animals insure profit
il their product is handled with judg-
ment and care. The use of brains in
a dairy is absolutely necessary if sue
cess is the thing aimed at-[American
Dairyman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
The ViOlet's Place.

The "Modest Violet" has outlived
its reputation as a neglected, IN
noticed flower. Its odor finds place
in my lady's boudoir, in toilet water,
scent sachet and perfume bottle. Her
dainty clothing is embroidered with
violets. Her pretty gauze fan is
sewed with them. A tiny bunch of
their purple sweetness 10 tucked in
the pufs of her hair, and large
cluster adorns her coat when she walks
down the fashionable avenue. Not
one OF all the fower-sisterhood has
claimed so much attention in recent
years or beon so persistently initiated
Tor general use. --rThs Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01

Men who raise peas aud turn them un'
der for the purpose of enrichiug the
soil will make no mistake unless they
continue the practice until the land
becomes soured by the addition of too
great a quantity of succulent carbona
ccous matter. To prevent this acidity
of the soil, lime in some form should
be applied every two or three years
New York Sun. fer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
FIRE DAMP's AWFUL WORK.
Eighty Men Killed and Scores Injured
by an Explosion of Gas ins
Mine in Bohemia.

An explosion of fire damp occurred in the
Sortschritt mine, at Dux, in Bohemia.
ighty miners were killed and scores in
jured
The explosion occurred when the shifts
were changing. A cage full OF
miners had been lowered half
way down the shaft when
loud rumbling report was heard, and the
cable attached to the cage broke aud the
cage and lts occupants fell down the shaft.
Ten of the men were killed instantly, 10
suffering fri ctires from which they cannot
recover and live have broken limbs and in
terna injuries. but will live. They had
been hall suffocated by the gas rising in the
shaft aud said that no man could live be-
low
An hour later the superintendent Of the
mine and five miners went into the mine.
They were unable to go more than 100 ards
In TO the gallery, but they found Ia dead
bodies. OF the 80 men who were waiting
for the cage 10 had been killed and 40 par.
italy crushed by falling timbers or half
suit Gated by the foul air. II is believed
30 men at wo k In the gallery were also
killed by the explosion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
EXPERIMENTS IN + ERTILIzING SOILS.

EXPERIMENTS IN + ERTILIZING SOILS.
The tabulated data of expe riments
With fertilizers, furnished by the
Maine Experiment Station, on five
earns in different parts of the state is
Of general interest. Dissolved bone
black, 500 pounds per acre; muriate
of potash, 100 pounds, and nitrate Of
coda, $50 pounds, were applied
,ingIy. Two by two and all three to-
gcthcr on fourteen duplicate plats,
two plats remaining unmauured. In
thrce cases tile crop grown was pota-
toes, aud in one case each barley and
corn.
Ia four out of 1--WE of these expert
mcnts the increase in the crop was
produced at least expense with either
potash or phosphoric acid. or combi-
nation of the two. In the fifth ex-
pertinent (with corn) not only the
largest crop, but the crop in which the
Increase was produced at least ex-
pensc, came from fertilizing with
muriatc of potash and nitrate of
soda
In an experiment with spring versus
fall mauuring for oats, at the rate of
Eve cords of manure per acre. spring
manuring gave tho largest yield of
grain. The largest yield of straw
came from the fall manure plot
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
One OF Japan's Sports.

Fencing with the quar'erstatf Is not a
very pleasant pastime unless one is
properly clothed for it. The accompany
ing picture, which is taken from an arti-
,le in Outing on japanese sports,
represents two japanese athletes wearing
The recognized quarterstatf armor. There
ire no thrdsts, but the fencing is done
imply by heavy blows until one or the
osher is brought to the earth. The
sport is hugely enjoyed IN japan. 1t
looks very brutal, but is in reality harm
less. The blow which brings the tighter
20 the ground does not necessarily cause
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
FILLING FOR CHICKEN PIE.

Cut two fowls into joints; put them
on in enough cold water TO cover them
and stew very slowly at the side of the
fire until tender. Take out the meat !;
add to the gravy sliced onion. a bay
leaf, stalk of celery, two or three
sprigs of parsley, pepper and salt.
Let all simmer together for an hour
aud set the saucepan aside. Arrange
the chicken neatly in large pudding
dish, pour over 1t the highly seasoned
gravy aud cover all with pastry made
by the recipe given above. Bake to II
delicate brown.-[St Lor's Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
CULTIVATION OF THE CHERRY.

Cherry trees may be set out quite
safely in the spring, but all stone
fruits are apt 10 fail il transplanted In
the fall. The tree should be not older
than three years when transplanted.
As the cherry does not graft easily, it
IA best to procure the budded or root
grated trees from nursery and set
them where they are to stay, giving
each tree25 feet of space on each
side. -[Ncw York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
PEA VINES AS A FERTILIZER.

All plants belonging TO the pea
family gather from the atmosphere
certain elements of nutrition, and
store these up in their leaves, stems
and seeds, and when the plants are
ploughed under and decay they be-
come an excellent fertilizer. This
fact has been known for centuries,
aud red clover, which is one of the
same family, has long been used for
green mauuring In this country and
Europe. Analysis of the ash of pea
straw show that It contains consider
able potash, lime, phosphate acid and
sulphur, all of these being important
elements Of q fertile soil. But when
a green crop of pea vines is turned
under to decay In the soil other
equally valuable materials are also
added.
Many experiments and investiga-
tions have been male to determine
why leguminous plants should be SO
much superior 10 those OF other orders
FOR green manurlng, but she results
have not always been satisfactory, al
though the fact they are most valuable
for this purpose 10 we'll known. Land
seeded down 10 red clover appears to
grow richer even when the crop IL
removed for hay or other purposes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
BROIIED RICE,

3roiled rice Ia an excellent break.
fast dish, aud served with II poachcd
egg on each portion is valuable nutri-
tions and strengthening. The rice i;
boiled the day before, aud put away
in q deep dish. The next morning II
should be cut in slices, brushed lightly
with melted butter, and broilcd on o
fine wire broiler over a rather slow
fire. The eggs are poached, and one
put on each slice Of rice. Send to the
table on u hot platter garni'hcd with
crosses or parsley. - [Boston Cultiva.
tor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
QUEEN OF ALL pEDDINGS.

One pint Of bread crumbs. one cup
of sugar, one ounce of butter, one
quart of milk, four eggs, juice aud
rind of one lemon. Soak the crumbs
in the milk for half an hour. Beat
the yolks and sugar together until
light, them add them to the crumbs
and milk mix and add the lemon.
Pour into the pudding dish and bake
in moderate oven half hour. Whip
the whites of the eggs until frothy;
add to them four teaspoonfuls OF
powdered sugar, aud beat until very
stiff When the pudding is done put
over the top layer of the whites,
then layer of fruit jelly. then an
other layer Of whites, and put back in
the oven moment TO brown. Serve
cold with cream sauce. This will
serve eight persons.-[Ncw York
World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
COOKING CLOVER ron srocx.

Both very young and very old AN
mails thrive better IL their food is
made easy of digestion. Cut clover
cooked aud mixed with grain meal is
more digcstible than the grain alone.
A email quantity of the clover is
enough to prevent grain meal from
clogging and heating in the stomach.
Il Boston Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01
All Settled.

Little Johnnie-I guess sis has ac-
cepted Mr.. Newcomer.
Little Sister-Why2
Little Johnnie-IIe hasn't given me
any candy for a week, aud yesterday
he kicked the og.-[Good News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01

Six Killed by an Explosion.
An explosion occurred in a cartridge man.
ufactory in in Streneberg, Germany, and
six people we're killed on the spot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-01

The Canadian PaciHc's Atlantic steam.
er line will be put on during 1898.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-16

a publication, always foremost, Is be-
foro US, brimful Of sound advice aud tho
raciest bits OF fun, original and copyrighted,
from the pens Of such noted humOrists as
Bill Nye, Opie T. Read, Daubury-Nows-
Nan aud others. II is a free gft OF the
season at the Druggists counter, aud viii
be sought fur as the highly popular ST.
Jacobs Oil Family Almanac aud Book OF
Health and Humor, 1888. Tho work differs
somewhat from its former editions, but is
none the less attractive aud In many Of its
features is the superior Of former numbers.
Que special feature is the "Of T. Of One
Hundred Dollars open to all contestants,
tue details Of which a porusal OF the book
will more fully give. The almanac ia
issued bv Tic Charles a. Nogelcr Com
pauy. Baltimore, Nd, proprietors OF some
Of the best known and most reliable
medicinal preparations. a copy will bo
mailed TO any address on receipt Of q 2cent
stamp by the above firm.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-16
A COON 10 MANKIND.


AnNN ~ " UttN AN OlU EfNNftT MNNNH WV
the Intticsntkc ti fc.
Andrew Akcrs, a white.haircd ex-
miner. who occasionally comcs to town
from his lonely home away up Ia tie
San Bcrnardino mountains, tells ms
that the rattlcsna.se is in its way, a
blessing 20 minlSind. II reckon |
ought TO know something about the
serpcnts," said he the other day, "for /
have earned the whole living OF myself
and wife for several years in catching
rattlcrs and getting the oil out OF them.
know some folks are migAty scary
about rattlesnakes, and for ono who
don't know about the critters ways IL
Is pretty risky business getting fangcd
by rattler occasionally get nervous
among the rattlers, but have TO keep
a steady nerve and quick eye in my
business"
The old gent'cman tells us that he
had always heard how valuable pure
rattlcsnake oil is, and that several
years ago he got the oil from n dozen
snakes that he came ucross in his wood
cutting operations in the mountains.
When the summer was over he had
twenty ounces, and got three dollars
an ounce for all of IL from Los Ange-
les druggist He has since made busi-
ness Of hunting rattlesna,Scs up aud
down the mountain sides and through
the canyons lie catches from one hun.
drcd and fifty to two hundred snakes in
a summer and generally gathers from
three hundred dollars 10 four hundred
dollars worth of oil from them. The
market price for the product is now two
dollars an ounce, and there is little
fluetnation. Rattlesnakc oil IS used in
rheumatic cures and in ointments for
somc skin diseases The oil when sold
has n pcarly white color and is free
from any odor 1t tastes much like
tallow. A good-sized rattlesnalxc win
furnish from one 20 two ounces Of oil.
How do catch the snakes?' We'll,
that is easy enough. / wear boots mp
above my knees so as TO protect me
from any rattler ] may tread upon, and
] always 60 with strong foriSed stick
or club in my hand. have to keep my
wits about me constantly, and to think
quick when am in snake locality
aud hear n rattler. ! always try to get
the rattlers by putting the fork Of my
stick over their neck as quick as fash,
and then have the critter just where
/ want him. next stranglc the snake
by pressing my fingers down upon the
neck. get the rattlers in this way so
as TO keep them from biting themselves,
and thereby letting the poison into the
oil that am after. In nine cases out
OF ten rattlesnalSes viii bite themselves
IL they have a chance. and they are the
smurtest things alive except human
beings. Once in a while / get the rat
tiers by smashing them IN the head,
but don't ike that way, 70. 10 l. r1ore
dangerous and the OIL is Do' so good.
Have | ever been bitten? Yes five
times, and l suffered so much the last
time that all the money on earth woulI
NJ / induce me to be poisoned 80 again.
That Was four yeare ago, and can feel
pains from it to this day. / don't be-
lieve any one ever fully recovered from
q dose Of genuine rattlesualSe poison.
It is the most awful stun on earth. 1
have seen great big cows die Of a drop
Of the poison in an hours time"-
Pomona tCall Pfoyress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-16
ON BARGAIN COUNTERS.
bargains - Men and Women That are q
Valuable as IN -e la Dress q Jods

Iiargains Men and Women That are as
Valuable as Tha- in Dress & ,od4
Some people are always picking up
bargains-gcnuine more than your
moneys worth bits Of gools or property
while others again may search and
search ami when they do Cad some
thing which they think is dirt cheap
and has escaped the regular hunter s
eye they learn too late that they have
been deceived. and their ba gain proves
10 be no bargain at all, but the biggest
sort Of white elephant
Did II ever occur 10 you that there
nre bargains in husbands and wives as
well as in dress goods or household
furnishing? Take, for instance, the
plain, upright but rather unpreposscss-
iIC man of buinesss, who plojs along
Gay in and day out not overburdeucd
with sentiment but with a high sense
1f his obligations 70 his wife and with
a neyer-ceaSing desire to give her every
comforts he not much greater
matrimonial bargain than the hand
some, well.drcss,d, poetical creature
who before marriage processes all sorts
Of devotion yet who soon finds time for
ont one kind and that Is 70 himself?
All, yes, ths former Is the all-wool-and-
a-yard-widc sort, while the latter IS
very apt TO fade in the harl rubbing of
the worlds wash day.
Also with wives it is just the same.
Very often the highly accomplished,
attractive social butterfly, beautiful 10
.ook upon, proves not oae-half rs
worthy as the palmer girl, who, not
being beautiful, cultiyates graccs OF
mind and heart that wear well. One is
the cheap, flimsy satin, from viii h the
gloss disappears IL put to real use;
while the other, a wcll-wCyen serge,
withstaEds the storms and comes out
all the better and brighter for contact
with the rough weather.
II Is ycil 10 b. a human bargain
hunter for in many unbsatcn paths, in
many unfrcqueHted ways, are living
men ard women who, If once brought
out into the light OF the great world
wou.d show of what metal they are
ma lc AID be living example, OF the old
adage that "all Is not gold that gilt
ters Chicago Dispatch.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-16

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portions Of the ecr. There is
only one way 10 cure Deafness, and that is
by constitutional rtmedies Deafness Is
caused by an inflamcd condition OF tho
mucous lining Of the Eustachan Tube.
Wien this tube gets inliamcd yen have %
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when IL IS entirely closed Deafness is tho
result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to ils
normal condition, hearing viii DO DESTROYED
forever: nine cases out Of ten are caused
by catarrh, which IS nothing but an iu-
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We wiil give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness icaused by catarrin
tnut cannot be cured by Halls Caiarrh
Cure. Send FOR circulars. free.
+. J CHENEY * Co Toledo, o.
= Sold by Druggists, 55c.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-16
The Direct washington Route for the In
auuuratiou.

The Ohio & NJ ssissippi and Baltimore q
Ohio system Of railways running directly
east from 81. Louis form the short and di-
rect line 20 the National Capit1, and ofer
through train service which IS no. cqua'ed
by any other route. Il is properly spoakiu z
the only Line from the Mississippi River 70
Washington.
For tue Inauguration Of = esideut Cieve-
land March 4th, Excursion Rates VIII be
made by these lines from 81. Louis auu also
by Western Lines via 81. Louis and tue
o. & NJ. and b. q o. system.
For further Information call on agents Of
connecting lines west or address GEO. b.
WARrEI., Gcu1 West. Pass'r Agt., q. d IL
R'y, ST. Louis, Mo.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-16
Each Spoonful has
done it's Perfect Work"

Is the verdict of every woman who has used Royal
Baking Powder. Other baking powders soon
deterorate and lose their strength, owing to the
use of inferior ingredients, but Royal Baking
Powder is 50 carefully and accurately com
pounded from the purest materials that it retains
its strength for any length of time, and the last
spoonful in the can is as good as the first, which
is not true of any other baking powder.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-16

Right enough. But n you 60 20 q malaria
troubled region, protect yourself against
the prevalent scOurge in bottom lands and
new clcarings How? with Hosictter's
Stomach Bitters. The answer comes clear
and unanimous from thousands OF new
settlers and pieneer emgruuts. whom the
great preventative has kept IA health when
threatened by miasma Use the Bittors f0.
kidney. liver, bowel rheumatic and
stomach diMculty.