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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-15

The Louisville Courier-J Journal
commends the example of the Ken
tuckian who started out to walk to
the Klondike gold fields. "That is
the best way to start now, because
you won't get there"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-15
Only a Hint.

Mr.. Gotrox-What would you ex-
pect me to do for my daughter il you
married her?
George Goodthing lslightly en-
barrassed) )-You--g--wouldn't be
willing to die for her, would you?--'
Judge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-15

Young gentlemen who think Of
spending the gay winter season on the
Yukon will do well to remember that
totem poles cannot be utilized for the
manufacture of soup.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

The facts revealed are that ou thr
afternoon OF the day Melinda Syndor
disappeared she called at che home OF
Hugh smith. where she remained iof
some time. She was finally ordered
out OF the house by smith This smith
admits aud says ,ha, the last Dee saw OF
her she was crossing the Fields after
leaving the house
From the information received 10y
District Attorney kcll % appears She
returned 90 the house and smith, %
is claimed. became SO cnragcd az her
refusal TO 90 home. that ne seized a
Ratchet and struck her In the head.
almost instantly killIns her. After the
fatal blow had been struck. q Is further
charged, he and his aceompliccs de-
vlsod means TO hide the body, They
set lrr 10 the saWmin above referred
10 30 as TO attract the attention Of the
whole nc.ghborhooi 20 The scene OF
the Gre. while % was burning the
body % the murdered cirl was carried
under cover OF thc d1rkuos, 90 night
across the fold aud through Che woods
90 an OLD. abandoned field which Was
thlOkly oygrcrJwu With scrub oaks aud
pines. whore stood an old uuocgupicl
house. To- this house there was q large,
old-ashloueJ stone chimney. A large
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06


Mr. Justin Mccarthy tells O. good
story OF hls carly experience BOO Jour
u1l.sm. When ycy young Aa made
bis way 90 London. with au iurllIs-
ton 90 900 editor who hll started the
then novel flur. o' Publishing short
stories ln newspapers Mr Mccarthy
wrote O. short story ana sent 90 iu. a
Tow days latnr ho rNol 90 the ua.ro
90 learn ifs fate 81 hope yau .ce your
way Go accept lta' be t.m.lly asked.
eyes and sixty more Ike o." brisk
ly replied the editor BE was paid ana
nothing more was heard % Nlr. Me-
Clrthy f1r several months 80 last
ho put BOO ln appearance With @ yory
large parcel under Dds lrm. What
have y0u got thoro7' asked tho editor
seeing h.m busy with tho cord. These.
sir. are the INty stories you gave mo
an order Co write. answered tho young
author The editor fairly msgel Cor
breath "Hut I am sure I never asked
you 20 vlito such % number" De- said.
you expressed your Willingness TO nee
cspt sixty more stories I.ke tho one !
sent you on approval and here they
all are. ! took you Tor q man OF your
vai' quo'h The young lrsaman not
many % these stories were refused
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

the very ores, OF The mountain, and
went like canuon-hall through both
walls ot the hrs, house Ia lts path, and
then through roof and wall oi the next.
carrying death To- its path.
Tho evil reputation % the
place dll not make Nausou
nervous or oven cautious. 10 the hear,
of lagrdal De sat down aud ate his
breakfast. Tho debris OF q great ava
huche lay an around. lie sat listening
90 the roar 90 the cataract. when sud
denly be- was reused by a voice.
You are sitting In the track OF the
avalanche And you've picked out the
wonst possible place, too"
"Oh. / should hear Il coning'" said
hansen.
1T comes like a rIno-shot. that's how
q comos'" and the man hurried by
Nanscn went on with his breakfast.
Then another snow-shocr appeared,
driving at top speed
"1his is no place for any one who
values hts ltor De called. and was
gone Ike a fash.
but tba explorer carried on his pie
nlgt.Hg wmo,,d. when hh hunger
was quite asuseJd. Dc moved ON, but
no, before
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

The celebration OF tae Queens Dla-
mond Jubilee win bring many veterans
to the front and there cau scarcely be
one more interesting than Lord Leiles-
ter Ills statement 90 recent meeting
90 Norwich that be acted as page 20 .As
Duke Of Sussex at Her Majestys corou-
alton can be supplemented By the fact
that he ls probably the only man who.
having himself lived through the long
est reign OF British history, can claim
that his father lived through the next
longest. that OF George H. Thomas
William Coke. tho first Earl OF Leiaos-
ter. OF the present creation was born,
IN fact, 80 the reign Of George II. close
upon ii3 years ago. What q space Of
time has been comprised by the lives
OF father and son may be Judged from
the fact that Coke Of Holman" CO..
tered Parliament over 100 years since.
and that after becoming Father OF the
House Of Commons sitting there Cor
nearly six decades. be retired before
Mr.. Gladstone was first returned 90
Westminster Known 40 Rome in h.s
youth a- "tho handsome EngIishmau,"
and described 10 his later days Boy Hay
don. the painter as possessing "the
aacst head / ever saw the only Ono
I which would choose for Ar.siiIcs." he
+ was one %. The saulrhost Whlrs vino
/ ever eat 60 the Iiouse.of Commons. and.
although that party wa8 ont OF power
during almost the w.olo period 20
which DO was o. member. DTS attach
mont 20 Liberal principles never wlyar-
cd. and he lived 90 see them triumph
ln the Reform Act OF 1892. upon the
passing OF which ha withdrew from The
Commons Five years later and lus.
ono month after der Mll0 ty's Access
sion 90 the throaa Dds long Parliament
ary service WAS recognized by DTS bee
/ lug ono OF ODE Afst peers created by
the Queen. whose diamond jubilee DIS
son ana ugael1r la now about 90
Northily celebrate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

fire was kIn1lcd Gu the chimney ana
the body %, the GIRL % is charged. was
chopped up iu pieces aal burned Il
is alleged tfat. while the body was be-
consumed. O. pot OF meat was hung
over the fra. SO that % ease the MUIR
dercu wCr0 surprised in their CHASTITY
work me rmc' OF burning flesh Nigh.
De- attributed 90 ODE cooking meat
They WI not discovered, and TO all
apTe3mbf the evidence OF % most
cruel msTor was forever destroyed.
Evidence On POSSESSION of District
AttornT.Scl shows tha. shull was
called tragedy at the last moe
mcnt a % Is believed TO have as-
sisted In= posing Of the body when
the search party was on the noun
tain nearby n Is said hy nigrie'-A'-
torney Ken that the body was tenn
porarily buried, and fearing 60 would
De discovered shull was pressed into
service and fired John Kendlg q Com
pauy's sawmill 10 divert the attention
OF the searching party Miss Snyder
although but o. girl OF 20 years. weigh
ed over 200 pounds. and Il required
two men to handle the body During
. the confusion attendant on the burn
ing mill Tie body was chopped mp and
burned. smith denies this and de-.
/ claras De was unaware that q sawmilI.
/ located lees than fifty rods from his
I house. had burned down that night uu-
/ 40 the next day lie says hc was out
/ OF the house the sunday evening the
( girl came 90 bis house. although o
prayer meeting was held 40 the home
[ ~ his parents, Just across the way
I De says ho drove the girl away hut
used POO force. The last hc saw OF her
/ was when she was standing iu tho
meadow some distance away from tho
. house. Hurh smith Us % years OF age.
served Do the lltc war as qulrormas.Cg
% Company +. 2lSth Penn ylauIl
I Volunteers. he has been twice mar.
r.ci. has ton children living ANA three
dead His oldest child Be- 3s years o.,
age. Will. the yuuugos, is two years
1918 second wife s about 3S years old
/ The Hr-, wife on Hor t,lthbpi. o. 6.
claimed Dos nIa'Hr,-Auoruoy Kou
wanted 20 Ron something. bu, Der hu..
band drove che people GOA, ~ The room
and refused Goo allow Gr 10 tails This
b. H.fI.E.| Cd. I..H H..u Cd com FH..I. .u
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

from the new production Of these
hbers The food OF tree is taken In
by the root hairs. which are produced
at the end OF these little threads. and.
unless there is new production OF
these fbers. the tree viii not grow.
What is needed In a successful trans
planting is an abundance OF two or
thrce-ycar-old roots. and not annual
ibcrs II is this which makes a trans
planted tree much more Of a success
than one not trnnsplantod. when the
large old roots aye shortened. and a
number Of now. true roots proceed, this
is the class O, roots desirable II there
are a number Of this class TO the main
stem Of the plant we should be apt TO
regard all the other mass OF very old
roots and half-dead lbers as being In
the way Of success rather than to aid Il.
For trees generally. Mr. strlngfellow's
method will not be adopted. but tho
thought Is useful In showing us the
absurdIty OF many OF our old Views.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

An eastern exchange save. T.. J.
Farmer. "a widely known s,aEberry
grower of Pulaski y. s.. h1s method
uf bs own Cor spring treatment 90
strawberry plants Tho plants are tak-
On u very early and ir.uchcl closely
boz sIop.ns trenches about seven Inches
drrp. twelve tao fifteen plants io The
linear foot. aud crowns oven with thc
surface Tho roofs arc clipped before
trJuchlnr Tho whole surface be- mulch
.l. tho beds teach consulting Ot three
trenches eight inches 1r1rl ,lor0urhly
soaked. and % week after SPRAYED With
bordeaux mixture The planes are
kent I'M tho beds. where they can bc -
gucnuy sprayed Tor millgw (which In
Osw,eo county Is worse than rusO
about six weeks Ten thousand can
thus be- treated on a square rod Of
land. About May go the plants are set
an tho fields. and viii ordinarily need
no more spraying until after they have
made a crop. Nit Farmer puts the win.
ter mulch ON early, about as soon as
the ground will bear n wagon. Horse
manure is the preferred mulch,
Tho Farmers Review regards the
above with a good deal OF suspicion.
and does not advise It's readers 10 try
Ia. Il can hardly be- believed that the
plants set out In May could develop
enough roots TO give a large yield Of
fruit.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

Good Roots In Irauspiantinr Trees,
Mr.. II. NJ. S:hnrtclow. a fruit grow.
or of Texas. and who Is regarded IN
that section az a good authority on
practical fruit culture. has lately start.
led planters by contcudinF that young
trees planted Tor orchards. or one may
say. Tor anything else. are better with
out roots than with them. lie cuts In
an the roots 20 a mere stump. making
the tree little more than "a mere cut-
ting, says Mehans Monthly The top
Is 81 course at the same time cut ln
severely. u Is argued that there is
great point gained. provided such trees
are equally successful with trees
transplanted under the ordinary meth
cd with us. Many more can be packed
In a case for shipping In this way, and
heavy transportation charges thus
avoided. Il has been long the thought
OF the writer that by far too much
value Is placed on the root ibors. and
distinction should bo made between
the true roots aud root 0bors. The nbcr
Is practically only a throad.likc pro.
duc,iuu which pushes out OF the main
roots in large quantities They live
only for one year. just ms the leaf does.
and they can be OF very little practical
use 10 tree IN trausplsutlng. The
success OF a tansplanted tree comes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

The Country Gentleman calls attCu-
tuu 90 tH, tUst ola Connecticut farmer
ul tuc value OF iulgatlou uu sandy SOIL
uy up 900 uf rams water Ia elevated
from % valley brook Go reservoir 90
ul, tap of tlu h..L From har, Do Dos die
u.aI.U ta leading points Goa the farm
900 $3.50 auI 0uUh aI. inch pipes AMI
from these ODD discarded hc hose Us
used Zoo distribute tlc water over thc
l..aa Wooden tIIlfhH boz tNc.Ne.iuo.
SECTIONS iced into each other. aud are
easily moved about tag folds These
lTo sgt at pursrsules wherever want
rl aud tho water turned into mem
THROUGH tlr hose. by series az ilitie
gates along tlo trough water be- allowed
10 rum down GO rows ui melons. straw
berries ur asparagus. thc Tow being
regulated rl as t0 run freely. but with
out washing This year, wishing i1,
carry over some u.I strawberry beds
nr ru.rrl another sHu ST. Eddy
cleared tUr ROWS. narrowed th0m to
pah. ug I.u inches a.I turned 600 ihe
water Tne l.# ,.u. m q new.
strong growth. auH a.g a. nearly prr-
Gee. 81. fa la Ib.a iu extend Che
plantations RUNNERS iHu lsH Beds.
o.. u.H plants develop were taken
m Wild UUg ur uu root aad ia'gay
Uru u.f Iu rows o. iHut apart the
water rt trr.IHe down .he rows so
..f I,.p tu,m uu.faI hD im, and
u, UUe RUNNERS went 90 ua.0 90 work
making .rung. new plants with album
dance ui Uuuu. ruUts Celery, cahnaEo
and other crops aIe treated iu like
manner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06
culture

seed FOR 10 10 10 minutes IN s'aldlng
water-tomperaturo OF water 1872 TO 1873
degrees f.. and soaking tho seed from
Is TO 20 hours IN a solution Of POTASH
um suldd diver OF sulfurl made by dis
solving one and ono-half pounds OF the
mlnd In twenty-five gallons OF water.
This solution should be kept In o wood
On vessel In the hot water treatment
the seed Is placed IN wire mesh YES
sci or IN an open gunny bag ana then
immersed. Ten minutes treatment
gave the same results as fifteen min
utes. while the longer did mo- injury
With the potassium sulhd method the
grain is covered directly by the llquld
aud allowed 90 remain f1r the lmc
stated. I'm both CasrH the seed VIII
need 10 DC dried 10 SOW in the drIli, bui
may be- sown broadcast while SIN Wet
Details OK these methods will be iouha
In Bulletin "a of the Ohio Experiment
. station Another method was t,itl ih
1896. 10 consists Boo treating thu a'cI
cats in piles by spruk'luE with aoIn-
ton Of potassium su,ld from % water
ing can with rose. The grain must ue
repeatedly stirred during trca'm ui
and the spr.ukug is done ALSO ai iu-
trrFsIa Uf 100 hour 1857 tlia uflnhIht
method tho smut wu5 reduced .rum j.
.u,r cent t1 per cent 100 one case, from
Is pee cent 90 Do por cent Boo another
tot water and u.ll soaking treat
m.uia uf thc same seed reduced 'At
mgt 90 l-lU OF oue per cent and t-lo
" ON. per cent Oi .mst r. .gc.uNr.y ].
VIII De- seen that thg apr.ukinr method
is not au complete ID prevention as thc
l0t water and soaking method.
The "details OF thr spr.uhl,us method
ire H follows Dissolve one pound of
tr.h potassium u.uI iu fifteen and
luc-aail gallons OF water BOO wooden
vessel This solution viii bg enough
i1 treat 600 pounds ur ltteou and one.
haIi bushels %, seed OATS lu Other
words. every gallon OF ,ho mNul.
made as directed. viii treat one uushc
ai OATS Place JHp oats boo plies ui t,i
Co eight bushels upon "a uebt door lut
. luuh.o with thr sprinkler every Luu
until tho liquid DIS used. just ruuIs.
Shout. be applied F1 chat none -.,s Cd
waste The ..Dl should Pee w.., arsy.
between spIubues AI.f al ODE FOO
ut.uu BIAS been applied tUe oats lauui
lic not more than sz Inches deep aa.
should De- thuoaEa.y stirred tUlg.
day. % is best suuu about tHu d
three days after trUu r. Manifesto
the seed sill De swollen agd must l
applied iu a larger quantity PEG aCt
Tho attention Co the condition OF ta
seed after treatment ana before aaW.u
is evidently as gyacuuE ls Cor the h0
water or soaking methods Tho pref
oreuce OF The Experiment, station is 60
the hot water method as most eaecuy
and 40 the same time most practicable
This spr.HhIIus ryaIm.u' Is stated 10
thc benefit Ug amy who d.s.r, to u.c o.
There Is u0 method of seed tIga.mgl
that docs NOT involve labor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06


! have read from time 10 time. with
much interest. your discussions con~'
corning ileshy fungi as food plants.
They certainly deserve much more at
tcntion than they have received here
tofore. Here IN Macon County. Ala
bama, the woods are simply tcemlng at
this time Of the year with many va
rieties Of luscious lycoperdons. enc or
two varieties Of boyista and a large and
beautiful species Of clayaria. have
frequently seen masses Of ., from six 10
eight inches In diameter and two 90
three inches in height. and IN such
quantities that hushol basket could
have been readily filled. They are sim
ply delicious In flavor and sought for
eagerly by the people have not seen
many varieties of true mushrooms that
/ would want 90 use aa food although
persons who live here say there are a
great many different varieties Of the
ararIclui. or toadslools that ARE used
tor food. have also found two or
three species 81 hyduum and holeias.
bu, do not know 10 they are edible or
not As nr as ! have Investigated
Hcshy fungi are used 20 a much great
cr extent here than In The north aud
west. and ! trust the time is NOT far
distant when we viii utilize The many
thousands 90 dollars worth of the
choices, food material that is now go-
.ue 90 waste every year all over the
United States
Bulletin % of iho Alabama ArrIcul-
uml Experiment station. uy Prof l..
f So Underwood. is devoted entirely TO
+ Edible Fuusi a Wasted Food Prod
uot" % i8 certainly q timely article
aud VIII Iu much Co awaken a deeper
interest .u tbc neglected plants
Geo IS. carver.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

ways source Of qualification 20 other
army officers. lower In rank. and Gen
oral Ruger's Is not an exception 20 the
rule. The usual promotions win follow
and the effect OF the retirement viii
be felt IN military posts throughout the
entire country The general himself
does not share the plcasurlblc feel
ings bis exit from the service inspires
IN the breasts a his jluo-coated,
cpaulCiCd co-0nlccrs Although he is
Dc is by no means supcmunuatod, lit
orally, and would. % LETT TO uls own
desires continue 10 the command ~
the department o. the east liui the
law Is plain Ills term 0i Office ls
filled and be- uus, spend bio remain
ing years DO such pursuits as BIS
means or inclination dictate. The
prospect Tor him, indeed. s. not over
brilliant for long custom has used
him 20 90 regularity Of army ne aud
the rupture must necessarily be vio-
lent. Ills desires will De sunicrcl
and many % them viii De left behind
with his eagles nt headquarters.
General Bupcr is a native Of Now
York. lie VAS born. as may b' gath
cred from the date OF hla retirement
on April 3. ga 1888. when ho came cgt
81 The military academy in 1855 De
stood third ln q large class That
class wal beaded by g. w. Cgstls Lee,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

N.. NNHH '. .H '..N'iNH
beginning near I..fHH. N.0H. grT
o,..u..r. westerly ... u.Eaa.e d.
mu .mM.aa HHun ga umu-a.
journal IS portion uf Do Be- covered
with lH.N ..I ana birch aHI U....
large portions ha.. iu a.. ra.f been
buried under Ra.Ur .H I... lH.' Us
srantA co.. .Uaes lls ...a Hu......l.
Roots ANA DrN.HU.Il,I tuaas
alone remain tu tuI i.H story De-
uu1pl uf i'a trees tar swamp presents
.hu appearance 0i 70 plain tUruu..
To-. decay ol Vegetation produce rich
plant food. $50 part of tl.s swamp
produces l0,trr returns Cor its tIIaec
than chat near Decatur Ten years
ago the state made o. ditch lyc miles
long Boz this swamp. which drains .u,o
uuNal.la crock, and .rHm thence into
the ST. Joseph river Owners o,
swamp land constructed laterl.. and
large body of tHo land was brought
into condition Tor cultivation. Shrgwl
residents of laWtun. Kalamazoo and
other points invested boz the swamp.
They grew MINT celery and onions
The ground produces fine celery. and
an effort has been mad0 20 colombo
liollandcrs from Kalamazoo TO work Do,
on, so Tar without marked success Bee
fore being drained these muck lands
had only a nominal value Now they
SCH at prices ranging from $40 90 500
per acre. depending very much unon
tho market facilities. Tho growing o.
mint on the muck land has boon and is
yet rcmuucra'igc Tho mint produce.
valuable oil when distilled Each
mint grower has small stiu. and "a,
distllauon is said 90 be- q very simpl,
process. It Is claimed that mint grow.
crs realize a profit OF $40 or more pei
acre.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

hali-dCmon,oi o0-year-old girl. a
mute. Her name was Melinda synder.
and she was The daughter OF Farmer
David Synder. a resident Of Liberty
valley Several months ago the at,en-
ton Of Distric,-Atiorncy Kcll OF Perry
county was brought 90 this case. and,
after careful investigation. he ordered
The arrest Of Hugh Smith on the charge
OF murder Information was made
against Smith before s. -. Trostlo by
ELIAS Syuier a brother OF the muir
dercl girl. anl Smith was taken into
custody By Constable Lewis BistlIno
and Disiriat-Au0rlcy KDll az Dis home
in Liberty valley ANA taken 20 Now
Bloomfield and lodged Iu iall lie rs o.
man OF about 11 years OF age when
tho warrant was read to him Doc cs-
claimed. MY Cod This. after TWEEN
ty-oirht years" lie then inquired if
another maa had also been arrested.
adding Ho had as much 20 do with
Do as L. Two days later John ShulL
O. cou1In oi Hugh smith. and samuel
Smith. @ brother OF the prisoner were
arrested end placed in prison as ace
cCFslgiDr aifo tEo face.
Melinda Snyder aged 20 years. was
O poor, hl'f-lemon,oI deaf mute She
w1s iu tho habit of wandering abou.
thc uaishharho0l and spending mrsh
col. Dor time away from home. On.
sunday afternoon 90 March. lsrg. .h.
disappeared from home and his ae.r
been seen since hy her family. THE
evening 90 thp day of Der disappear
aHas O. saw mlll Do the ne'siHarH11I
burned 90 ,h0 ground. ana q, $500. rup
posed slo h1' 600 GfD Co thr mIu ana
persisted .u tho Hlm0s The rs,0.lrc-
zion OF tho poor creatures aI death
had almls. been efaer1 hy time when
now 10 is arlin recalled by Che s,alt-
I ling and sensational exposures. which
. lcd 20 the arrest OF Hugh Smith ou
. che charge of having most fIulIy muir.
lor0I tho rirl. auI with tho a.l o' Co.,.
completes destroyed tlo evidences of
/ bis terrible crime by burning iho body