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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28

ly. and, leaning forward. whispered
TO the President, "Al--what naino
plccscp"
IL was, doubtless, nervousness at
tcndant upon personal contact with q
man holding so high an official position
rs Mr.. G cveland's that drove the name
out of the unhappy clcrgyman's mind.
AT any rate, 1t was not SO bad lapse
as another case that Is recorded.
What 1t was that caused the loss of
memory In the hero of the following
anccdote 1t is hard TO state. Certainly
Fritz must havo had queer head II
tho German .tory-tellcr las not cxag.
geratcd In his anccdote. 1t seem that
a probably very duh young mau named
Fritz had been ordered by his master
to t,kc four horses and a lurry-which
|, sort OF cur much used by coal
miners and others who have need Of
vehicles for the conveyance of very
heavy articlcs--and fetch a sicam-
boiler from u ncighboring town.
just as hc was about to start, his
masters wife called him In, aud said:
"Frilz, here's tlircc-pencc! want
you TO bring INC packet of pins, and
please don't forget it."
mo, ma'am." said Fritz, and /, fl hc
started.
Some hours later Fliz came back,
drove up TO the house, unharncs.ed
tho hcrscs, stepped into the house,
and delivered the small parcel of pins
TO the lady.
al say, Fritz" said his master, who
was standing at tho window. "what
have you done with tho boilcr?"
"Boiler, sir?" answered Fritz.
"Donncrwcttcr, sir, hope you won't
bc vcxcd, but l clean forgot it,
TlIarpcr's Young People.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
All root crops arc benefited by
ashes.
The more sun aud air the corn gets
the better.
Bury old bones at the roots of the
grapevines.
The cheapest way of raising onions
is from seed.
1t is said thIt wood ashes will de-
stroy wire worms in corn.
DO particular when milking to have
your hands clean.
The Golden Custer bean is a very
productive variety.
In packing butter care should be
taken to have 1t all one color.
In England tho sheep are give.
only onc-lhird the amount OF grain
that they are In America. Roots form
the balance of the feed in England,
and the results arc better health. lee.
expense and superior flavor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
A HORRIBLE DEATH.

CHILD EATS CONCENTRATED LYE AND DIES
rs GREAT AGONY.
CoSNRLtsvILLF--rhe 2year old son Of
George Wells q coore'i man living nj White
Rock. one mile east Of here, swallow con-
centrated lye and died in terrible agony.
The boys father is employe! in piitsbnrx,
and his mother does washing. She went
out this morning TO wash for II family near.
awoke about0 O'Clock and going down
stairs began hunting through the cupboard
for something to eat lie secured box Of
concentrated I've from q shelf and ate n most
the entire contents. When Mrs. Wells came
home she found the child in the ngonies of
death
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
FLINT FOR POULTRY.

Broken flint Is now considered one
n the articles in the stock of poultry
mpply store. says tho Mirror and
Farmer, and is bought largely by
,oullrymcn who live In those sections
where gritty material is scarce. As
he flint lis broken fine, and 10 hard
md sharp. IL is also used by those
who have plenty of gravel, but who
icsirc sharp substances for the hens.
It is exceedingly cheap, and ten or
;wclvc pounds, costing about ten cents.
nay be scattered over tho range to be
picked up by the fowls us required.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
MULcnING ORCHARD TREES.

Says II. Vosc, Harding County,
Kentucky: Keeping the soil stirred
and free from weeds around tho stems
Of newly set trees is good, aud the
practice may DO continued for many
years with benefit. In fact. we do
not think II crop of grass or weeds
should ever be allowed to mature scr
the roots of any kind of fruit trees.
This is done, however, all over the
country aud fair crops of fruit arc
secured from trees treated In this way;
sill this does not prove that better
would not DO obtained should wo fol-
low natures plan of keeping the soil
constantly covered with some kind of
mulch. In tho forests the trcss supply
themselves with nutriment In the de-
cay of their leaves, besides their roots
are always protected from the sun and
drying winds, and their healthy and
vigorous growth arc unlmpeachablc
witnesses of the efficacy of natures
system.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
FONTS IN LAWN MANAGEMENT.


In respect TO tho largo number OF
fine lawns which limo both sides Of
many streets, Buffalo stands in tho
front rank OF American cities. Hero
we may get an idea of what consti-
tutcs the truo beauty of lawn and
learn tho lesson that "luxurinnt
growth, rich healthy color Of grass,
shrubs and trees and order through
OUT are points to be considered above
all Others. IL does not mako so much
difference what is growing or what is
tho size of tho plat
Tho planting of rare things may be
satisfaction TO tho owner, but 1t
gives no advantage as to tho appear
anco and general beauty of the
grounds. A clean turf, few COM
mon flowers, shrubs and trees, il
Judiciously placed aud In healthy, luxu-
uriant growth, Will please our sense Of
the beautiful just as much as lawn
filled with the rarcst and costliest
specimen plants, and far more than
grounds Oh which such costly growths
arc unduly crowded, injudiciously
placed or kept In half starved con-
dition.
A rich vclvcty lawn Ia in itself a
thing Of beauty, aud for tho rather
small grounds Of city residents all suf-
iicient even with littlo extra ornamen-
tation. In the planting Of trees aud
shrubs good taste must be consulted,
but crowding should be scrupulously
avoided. The danger is almost entirely
in tho direction of "Loo much," seldom
In that Of "not enough" The reverse
Is the case In the matter of providing
plant foods. No lawn Gun be cxpcc cd
to show OIL to best advantage unless
ever plant, every shrub and ircc on il
has al the food it needs to keep it in
free and healthy, really luxuriant
growth. Frequent and regular appli-
cations of manurial substances TO grass
and shrubs are unavoidable. The
question only is what manures TO use
with best results.
The mistake SO often made in citics,
and noticed on lawns even around
public buildings, is the free use Of
rank stable manure. True, such drcss-
Ing, IL put oil in the fall or winter,
will secure good volvety growth Of
grass The season following; but while
the offensive odor will soon disappear.
the sight Of the stuff become, offensive
to the eye anew with the disappearing
SHOWS, and especially so in contrast
with tho young green Of spring.
Really, there Is no excuse for marring
the beauty Of the whole arrangement
and annoying good taste and e e,thetic
sense by the application Of plant foods
in Il coarse and offensive form, when
chemical fertilizers arc so abundant
everywhere, easily obtained and rea-
sonably cheap. In many instances the
desired results may even be secured at
n much less cost by the use of plant
food In these concentrated and oilen-
sive forms. my. Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
The Chimney Swallow.

They have come far 10 rear their
broods in this northern cline farther,
perhaps, than almost any of the birds
now here, for they come from the
sunshine of the far Central America
and the West Indies--regions which are
part of the worlds kitchen, always
warmed by the kilchcn fire-and these
happy birds leave it for their chosen
breeding places in tho green spring
folds Of the far north, OH tho borders
of the worlds refrigerator. Only they
do not seek the green fields for their
nesting; they build their queer nests
in unused chimneys, All tho joy, all
tho life of these remarkable birds 10
in the air, and IN flight. All their
vital functions are performed son the
wing;" even the dead twigs of which
their strangely built nests are con-
structed are shipped off from the tree
without the slightest pause in their
flight. Their happy chirruping voices
are heard In tho pleasant evening twi'
liglS Of May and June, as they dash
forward in their zigzagging flight in
pursuit of swarms of the minute in
sec;sin tho air. IN several respects
they arc peculiar and interesting birds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28

AT Blythedale, Robert Crawford lad
about years old, who for some time has
been doing the work about the house for
his father and brother. his mother being
dead, was burned TO death BY u can OF car
bon OIL, with which he was trying to light a
fire, exploding and setting him on fire.
Death occurred eight hours after the accl-
dent.
CONRAD SMousE tried to dynamite fish at
Eleanora and is now in the hospital with
his right hand blown off. his ribs and hip
broken. his head and face roasted, his scalp
barred and his windpipe exposed to view
Yet the doctors think he will live.
CHAUNcEY ARNoLD an alleged burglar,
while bein & brought to Harrisburg from
Lykens jumped from the train on the
Northern Central railroad above Fairview
The train was goi at a high rate of speed.
Arnold has not been captured.
A LuMBtRNAS near Pardee. Center county.
had a thrilling adventure with a wildcai
and narrow escape from de tn on Wei.
nesday. He killed the animal after Is
minute contest which left him uncon.
scious.
THE third anniversary of the explosion in
the Hill Farm mine, near Dunbar, was
observed the other day by the decoration or
the graves OF the 81 men who lost their lives
by the disaster
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
JUST LIKE A MAN,

DRESS REFoRMERs MUST PAY roL. ~ Tnry
PUT on MASCULINE TOGs.
NEw BRfGHToS-Mfs Mabel Garfield, ~
Indianapolis, is here introducing dress re.
form among her sex. The other day she
attempted to cross the toll bridge when the
keeper stopped her. demanding toll. why,
you don't charge ladies" she inquired.
well, Eve got orders to collect toll from
everyone that wear, pants from ~ ye,rs
Up, was the toll Keeper unghllunt reply.
Che paid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
UEwIrr's BILL VETOED.

sHARRIsBURG.-Gov. Pattison vetoed ex.
Speaker Hewitt's pure food and liquor bill.
For over dozen years Mr.. Hewitt mad been
working to get a bill Of this character
through the legislature, and when he had
at last accomplished his object in the closing
days of the session he returned his thanks
to the house in a brief speech. But the
opponents ofthe bill worked every wire
against il. De egations OF brewers AMI
others visited the governor and asked him
to veto II and he wss overwhelmed with
'etters to the same effect.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
SCOURs IN CALVES.

Scours is usually caused by improp-
er and inferior food. and is COM
mon disease of young calves, especially
when they have been taken from their
dam while very young. If fed on
milk. give one or two tcaspoonfuls OF
limo water in the milk, night and
morning, and add II teacupful Of gen.
tian infusion with quart of starch
Cruel. The following may also be
given: Ono ounce prepared chalk,
half ounce powdered chatechu, two
drachms powdered ginger, half
drachm powdered opium, half pint
peppermint water. Mix and give
morning and night from two to four
tablcspoonfuls, according to the size
Of the calf. Restrict the amount Of
drinking water, giving 1t often but
only little nt n time, dissolving an
ounce Of chlorato of potash in II pail
full of water. Give light food.
Scorchcd -four is also good. f Atlanta
Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28

One of the hourishing industries of
tho Pnnjaub I India, is tho manufac-
ture into variou, useful articles Of the
tin cans In which kerosene oil ia inl-
ported from Russia and America.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
ONE BILL VETOED AND ONE SIGNED.

UNE BILL FETOEU NNU ONt HIWNEUs
HABRIsBuRG-The Governor vetoed the
bill to repeal the act OF 1855, which imposes
fine OF s25 for each violation of the Sum
day aw OF 1894 in Allegheny county. The
Governor approved the Wtrtheimer bill au.
thor zing distilers To sell not less than 40
gallon. Of liquor oil their own manufacture
without "A license
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28

pEsEcRAriNG THE FIELD oF GETTYSBURG.
DR.. Batcbelder, Of the Gettysburg Battle.
field Com mission has made Diet lied report
on the decorations to the field by the new
electric railway company, aud the War De-
partm ent at Washington will take steps to
have them stopped
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28

HARRIsBURG-O Orders were issued from
National Guard headquarters directing the
attention of the guard 10 the amend
ments to the militia law and to the act for
the establishment and government Of a
State militia. There are some important
changes in the old law,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28

No CHANGES made In the postoffice
will ever make some males more regu-
lar than they are now.-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-13
DO YOU WANT A HOME

Small Monthly Payments rentP
ndconsu
to located all
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01

"We remember" remarks the Bos-
ton Herald, mo contest for the pos
session of a state government quite so
strange AS that which has just come to
a climax in Rhode Island"
There is nothing at all strange in this
contest to those who are familiar with
the laws and the constitution of Rhode
Island, except the one fact that the
Democrats are endeavoring to gain
possession of the offices through chicane
after they failed to get warrant to hold
them at the polls.
The Herald does not mention that as
a strange fact. Probably it does not
appeal to the Herald AS strange. The
Democrats are more or less in the habit
of adopting such tactics, and it does not
strike anybody as out of character for
them to do so.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01
NO.. ~. SOm.-,sIs

A DECADE OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
furnishes some interesting statistics. In
10 years the receipts of the bridge from all
sources have aggregated sl0,000000. Dur
ing this period 2S0 100000 passengers have
been carried on the bridge cars, the num-
ber Increasing from 100000 in 1884 to
more than 40, 600 last year. The num-
ber of foot passengers who have crossed
the bridge Is given as 3S, 000 900, partly es.
timated. Building bridges must be desira-
BILE business and show a large profit when
such a patronage is assured. No wonder
another great undertaking of that kind is
contemplated.
IN THE FIRST FOUR MO NTHs OF the yeai
1892 preceding the great tariff reform vic
tory we sold, mainly to Europe, s344,56l, '
1877 worth of exports and bought. mainly
from Europe, s29l ,O14, 500 worth Of imports,
leaving balance of trade in our favor OF
$53, SAC, ,335, which called for an import OF
either securities, or gold, or a permanent
immigration Of capital for investment, to
that amount In the first four months OF
1893 (after the great tariff reform victory
our sales of exported products have fallen
by ESQ ,S26, ,253 and amount only to s254,
734, ,904, while our purchases OF imported
products of foreign labor and capital hav,
increased by $49, ,954 ,02O and have reached
the enormous figure of $40, ,96S, ,S22 A
tariff reform victory appears to be great
thing for Europe but hardly so desirable
for American industries and people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01
JUNE.

June is on, and the iceman sharp
eneth his tongs.
After long, cold winter and back
ward, disagreeable spring we have come
to the month of June. The bad weather
has sadly interfered with business, and
In the agricultural districts it has made
planting late.
But now June is here, and it would
seem as though 1t were time for pleas
ant weather, for such weather as
Lowell writes Of in "The Vision Of Sir
Launfal."
And what IL 20 rare as day In Junei
Then. n ever. come perfect days;
Then heaven tries the earth N 10 be In tune,
Ard over II softly her warm ear lays
II the weather this month be as per.
pect as that Of June usually is, the vol.
rme Of business will greatly increase,
notably that of the iceman. The bright
days and blue skies viii prove a sooth-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01
THE MURDER PARALLEL.

The latest Fall River mystery re-
sembles in many particulars the Borden
case. But let us hope that unlike the
Borden case it will be easy of solution.
1t scarcely seems possible that two
crimes so nearly identical could be com
mitted and the perpetrators of both go
scot free.
To be sure in the Borden case the
alleged murderer is in Jail, but in the
public mind this is far from meaning
that the real murderer has been appre-
hended.
The Manchester case will furnish the
defense in the Borden case with some
very strong points to remove some OF
the claims on which the government
has relied to convict Miss Borden.
The prosecution in her case claimed
that the work was that of woman, be-
cause so many blows were inflicted, the
claim being that man would have
struck but one, or at the most two
blows. In the Manchester case there
were many blows delivered in fact,
more than in the case of either Mr..
or Mrs. Borden. III the author OF the
present crime is man 1t will upset this
claim Of womanish work in the Borden
case.
II the latest murder continues mys-
terry it will also show that such crime
can be committed in broad daylight and
the murderer escape with ease, throw
ing open equal possibilities in the Bor-
den case.
II the Fall River police wanted an
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01
PERSONAL.

DR.. Nansen's polar expedition, IL is an
nounced, will start from Christiania on
June ~.
Professor Henry A. Beers of Yale is to
be one Of the lecturers at the first summer
meeting of the American Society for Uni
versity Extension, to be held in Philadel-
phia July 3 to August 2.
Paymaster Joseph Foster, United States
navy, Of Portsmouth, N. H., has compiled
76page pamphlet entitled, ''The Graves
We Decorate" and the same has been pub
lished by Storer post of the Grand Army.
Prince Luigi, Duke Of Abruzzi, nephew
of King Humbert of Italy, will begin on
June trip around the world on the war
ship volturno. He will proceed eastward,
will reach Chicago before the close of the
fair, and subsequently will visit New York
and Washington. In the United States he
will travel ingognito.
General Dodds appears to have been as
spect to his uniform. When his advance
ment was signifled TO him by the war min
lister, he tried 20 obtain four silver stars in
order to show himself to his troops with
the insignia of his rank, but silver stars
were not to be found in Dahomey. In vain
he searched high and low, and was about
to give up in despair when an ingenious
officer relieved him of his embarrassment
He got four pieces of silver money which
he cut into stars and sewed on the gen.
erals uniform. The most piquant part of
the anecdote is that the pieces so used were
English shillings.
Ex-Governor Ames will present to the
town of Easton, Mass, a new high school
building which will cost about 10000
when completed. IL will be built in the
Colonial style, and besides the recitation,
ante and dressing rooms, it will have a
chemical and mechanical laboratory.
Lorin +. Deland and his wife. Mrs.
Margaret Deland, the writer, have gone to
Chicago, and have advertised for sale their
charming little Boston house, where "The
Old Garden" and "John Ward. Preacher"
were written 1t is full of quaint nook
and dainty devices, planned by the brilliant
young authoress herself
Colonel John Turner Wait, of Norwich,
for many years member Of congress from
Third district of Connecticut and now
nearly SO years Of age, is probably the old
practising lawyer in the Nutmeg state
The colonel surprises his friends by his
physical aud mental activity, and m.s.in-
tains his old reputation rs story teller
with few equals.
Queen Victoria used an elevator for the
first time in many years at the opening
Of the Imperial Institute in London the
other day. There Is nothing Of the kind
in any OF the royal palaces So far as the
country residences Of the queen are con-
cerned, there is no special need for pas
senger life, as her majesty never by any
chance ascends above the first floor, and
the private staircases are made as comfor-
table a. possible
Professor c. ID. Warner OF the depart
ment Of mathematics and physics and di.
rector of the meteorological observatory
at the Massachusetts, agricultural college
has been called TO accompany Lieutenant
Peary's Greenland eypedition ~ -s-.-- o.
giAk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PROPOSALS FOR SEWERS.

Department OF Public Works
Commissioners' once. city Hail.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
ONCE until IL o'clock a. m. WEDNESDAY June 2,
Is'.fi IN JfLiSoS AND EDDY STREETS:
About $50 feet 36-inch brick sewer.
About 5sd fee, feet sd-inch inch Sric Srick sewer. sw
About l5 feet 2s-inch brick sewer.
About so feet e2 inch brick sewer.
N HS0q %SS s2S EfeE tis' = sFshRfRs PsG RfRs sewer
saMP ioSG %Nb f6st soRa 1PSh
About GoS se ssneh BY BRICK
ASo1 feet fss, s,nSs pSs sewer
About $50 feet 64-nch brick sewer.
APSu. sG9 fee, Is Rsh RSb Pic BBM STREETS
About 440 feet 15-inch pipe sewer.
%GGpi sS2 ffe aN inSh SRRas RPs sTREErs
About 200 feet 12-inch pipe sewer.
Asp s%sr S FR@ fP PTEssASr STREET
About i,5oS feet ls-lReh IS, PIPE sewesr,n
About s.sic feet ,s ,s-Incs ss pipe % sewer. sewer
IN N ,HSslEibITEAiEFr ssfKEEf FROM POINT TO
N PSSf FoTfFR ~ IS. AykSDE GAURA STREET.
saBfN sFsEET ESs FRo TO COVE
N sIHaPRRs sGs STREET FEoM FYS NORTH MAIN
About $50 feet 12-inch pipe sewer.
About $40 feet S-inch pipe sewer.
IN WILLIAMS, FREMONT, EAST TRANSIT
AND PRESTON STREETS
About $500 feet i2-inch pipe sewer
the bricks, pipes, cement, iron, fagstones and
granite will be furnished by the Commissioner OF
Public Works.
The plans and specifications can be seen at the
Office OF the City Engineer
A bond satisfactory 90 the undersigned, for a
sum equal 90 ten per centum OF the estimated
amount OF the contract, as liqudated damages Tor
failure to execute the contract within en- days, IL
awarded. must accompany each proposal. and a
satisfactory bond for equal to one-t IN ird of
the estimated amount OF the contract. conditioned
upon the hful performance OF the contract will
be required of the successful bidder.
Each sewer, with It's necessary manholes. catch-
basins. pipe branches, connections, ETC.. must be
bid for separately.
The right 70 reject any or all bids is reserved.
my31-6t ROBERT r. SMITH
Commissioner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PUBLIC HEARING,
once oi the Clerk q G ommIttees. /

once O; the Clerk OF G Committees)
City Hall, May "a. 1893.
The Joint Committee OF the City Co nci on Rail-
roads, TO whom were referred the petitions of the
Union Railrc ad company. asking for permission TO
street from Tockwotten street TO Wickendea
street; Brook street from wickenden street TO In
dIa street Pike street from Traverse street to
Brook street and IN Waterman st.eet from the
present rails OF the Prov dence Cable Tramway
To- 20 and acrost Red Brioge, to ihe line OF the
town OF East Providence; anu
Also, TO lay additional rails for double track I'm
North Main street from Randall street 10 Grand
View street IN Eddy street from Broad street 20
Richmond street, and In Richmond street from
Eddy stteet to WeybOss street,
Hereby give notice that they Will give n Public
Hearing upOn said peiltlons In ommittee Room
n. City Hall, on SATURDAY. JUNE 3d. 1898. at
o'clock y. M. when all parties Interested are
bo heard thereon. Plans showing the points where
II Is desired % erect poles and to lay rails may DO
seen at this office.
By order OF the Committee.
GEO. g.. vosE Chairman.
mvSi-St
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-01

ing balm for the misfortunes caused by
the backward spring.
. This is the month of the sweet girl
graduate. School, academy and college
will turn out thousands of them, and
thousands of bright young men, too.
And after the commencement season is
over there will be grand exodus to
shore, mountain and country.
June is here, and let us rejoice.