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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
Clay Floor For Dairy Cows.

Where one uses the ordinary STAN
,hion for fastening dairy cows we
doubt whether the clay floor can be
improved upon. A trough behind the
COWS is provided for the excrement.
On the hard, level clay floor that
'eaches from stanchion to gutter or
trough, a wide plank is placed par.
allel to the trough, and close up to it,
10 catch what manurial matter fails to
reach the trough. This is done as a
protection to the clay, for the useful
ness, perfection and durability of a
clay floor depends upon its being kept
dry. In making the floor, the moist
clay should be well pounded in order
to harden and solidify it, and the floor
should be permitted to thoroughly dry
before it is put to use, and kept dry.
To no class of live stock does any
kind of floor seem so acceptable
as that of earth-nature's floor;
and if the earth is Of the right kind
and treated in the right way in making
the floor, it will usually prove the best
door of any and the least costly.
Cement and plank floors prove objec-
tionable in many respects to both
stock and stock owners. Edwin Mont
gomgry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

ing facilities that surpass any thing il
that section, even inclu ding Havana.
In times not so long ago st. Thomas
was the emporium of the Caribbean
Sea, but the enormous expansion OF
the stream navigation enabled the
other islands to enjoy direct and rapid
communication with the northern
countries and caused the loss of the
bulk of this trade to st. Thomas.
The island would be an especially
valuable possession to the United
States, as it has immense coaling
depots and a floating dock capable of
accommodating the largest ships that
frequent those waters.
Santa Cruz is wholly given up to
agriculture, being especially famed for
its sugar and rum. st. John is of lit.
tie or no consequence, being very
scantily populated.
The. inhabitants of the Danish
Islands are still in favor of annexation
to the United States, since they know
that their fortunes are more closely
allied with ours than with those of any
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

We prefer permanent pasture fields
Tor various reasons. We do not pas
ture our cultivated grounds at any
time. The cattle become attached to
these habitual pasturages and never
attempt to break out. These contin-
ual pasture fields do not have to be
renewed, as their blue grass is indi-
genous to the soil aud renews its
wasted rootlets spontaneously, and
The grass is SO nearly perfect ration
that but little grain is necessary to
keep herd Of cows in heavy flow OF
milk. Last spring several cows on
such pasture made good tests, rang
ing from fourteen pounds to sixteen
pounds eight and one-half ounces of
butter in seven days. Much of this
output was due to the care and feed
Of the winter before, a combination of
. careful German-clover hay, we'll
kept stover, and carefully balanced
ration of grain fed regularly. Grass
is naturally the food of the COW, and,
Of course, the nearer she can be kept
to it the year round the better she
seems to do for the feed and care ex-
pended ON her.-The Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

transparent stufis and to China and
India silks, has n peculiar fitness for
organdie, dimity and Persian lawn,
and is represented in the last-named
material, with trimming of fine
needlework bands and frills. The
foundation for the waist is fitted
lining, which closes at the centre
front. On it are mounted the yoke of
puffs and bands, and the full back and
fronts. As shown, the neck is cut on
the first line of perforations, so form
ing shallow open square, but the
pattern provides for high neck as well.
In either case the waist proper closes
invisibly beneath the centre band Of
embroidery, and the yoke at the left
shoulder seam and arms eye. The
sleeves are arranged in series Of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
The BicycIc PnrasoI.

The wheelwoman no longer exposes
herself, unsheltered, to the suns too
ardent kiss. The pleasure of her ride
was spoiled by the knowledge that q
platoon of freckles was forming itselI
across her pretty nose and layer OF
tan was running the damask of her
cheek. Now therei is parasol fastened
on the back of her saddle. II is
mounted on bamboo stick, which is
the lightest that could be devised.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

Owing to the scalding OF the plants
or the baking Of the ground, surface
application Of water during the hot.
dry season is often injurious rather
than beneficial. by thoroughly sat
urating the subsoil, leaving the dry
surface to act as a mulch, the plants
get the full benefit Of all water ap-
piled, without harm. This can be
done by digging miniature reservoir
q foot or so from the plant hill, and
with long, straight rod opening an
underground passage to the roots Of
the plant. A much better plan. how
ever, is to take old tin cans that can
be picked up in any quantity in all
rubbish piles or dumping grounds,
and perforating their sides near the
bottom in number OF places, set one
in the ground few inches from the
hill to be watered. Fill with water
and the roots of the plant will do the
rest. Often the rootlets enter
through the perforations and form
mat in the bottom of the cans. This
plan is especially adapted to vines Of
oil kinds. j. l.. Irwin, in New Eng
land Homestead.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

puffs, with bands of insertion between
each two, and are mounted upon fitted
Innings, which are two-seamed, but
can be omitted, the putting only being
used ii preferred. At the neck and
wrists are frills of needlework.
To make this waist for woman in
the medium size three and one e-half
yards of material thirty-six inches
wide will be required.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
ISLAND or ST. THOMAS.
A Splendid Base For Fleet Operations in
the Caribbean.


'There is not any doubt" said
foreign officer of high rank mt present
in this country, "that IL has been set
tied poiut for some time between
the Danish Government and the
American Administration that st.
Thomas will pass under the dominion
Of the Flag Of the United States. IL
will be acquired by purchase just as
soon rs the war with Spain Is over.
"If the arrangements had been COM
pleted before the opening of hostili-
ties, the possession of st. Thomas
would have been of incalculable value
to America just now. II would be n
splendid base of operations for the
fleets in the West Indies and would
contribute much to assert American
dominion in the Caribbean. Conced-
ing even that Porto Rico will be
held by the United States, st.
Thomas easily could be made little
Gibraltar"
Denmark's possessions in the West
Indies consist of the islands of ST.
Thomas and Santa Cruz, alec called
st. Croix and st. John. The most
important of these is st. Thomas,
which is about the same size as Man.
haitian Island, being twelve miles
long and three in its greatest width.
st. Thomas is Of great Importance,
both commercially and strategically,
having one of the best harbors in the
West Indies and possessing coaling,
! dry and floating dock and ship repair
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
A Fashionable Cane.

A novelty in capes is made of violet
tafTeta silk shirred in cords into two
deep puffs, which draw it closely over
the shoulders in prim sort Of way.
quite unlike the flutes and yards of full.
ness in the cape of last season. The
deep frill Of silk which falls below The
puifs extends the cape little below
the elbows. A round collar and short
stole of guipure fastened across with
black velvet bows and buckles are the
only trimming.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

"he Marchioness of DufIerin and
Ava has issued her report for last year
of the United Kingdom branch of the
work done by the great fund bearing
her own name for the medical aid of
women ir India. IL states that in the
twelve months under review no less
than 1927, 900 women received atten-
ton either in hospitals or their own
homes from lady doctors. There are
now 103 hospitals and dispensaries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
A Dainty Purse.

The fashionable purse is made of
bit Of hyacinth purple or emerald
green brocade mounted with a silver
gilt clasp, and with either q short
chain TO 60 over the wrist or long
one % go around the neck. A dainty
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
A Novel Cape.


No wardrobe is wholly complete
without wrap that can be slipped on
and off with ease. The novel cape
shown in the large illustration by May
Manton serves every need, while al
the same time it is chic in the extreme.
representing, as it does, the latest
Partisan style. The model is of satin.
faced cloth in soft mode, with yoke
and bands of applique edged with
velvet ribbon, but bengaline and all
heavy silks, as well as lace, are equally
appropriate.
The foundation is circular, and ex-
tends to the edge of the third ruiiie.
The yoke is faced on and the two
upper ruffles are stitched into place
as indicated, but the third and last
is scanned to the edge. All three are
circular in shape, and they, as well
as the foundation cape, are lined with
silk.
The pointed revers are cut separate
and attached to the fronts, and are
both faced with white mousseline de
sole, which was purchased shirred
ready for use. At the neck is stand
ing collar, within which is q double
frill of mousseline, which is also
white.
To make this cape for a woman of
medium size five and a half yards of
material twenty-five inches wide will
be required.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

ciated the value of the opportunities
offered; State after State fell in line,
demanding space for proper represen-
tation until, when it was opened, it
had assumed the magnitude and i'm
portance of a Worlds Fair.
The site selected is Just north of the
city of Omaha, ON plateau, and a
visit to it is like trip to fairyland.
On every side is the element of orig
inality. 1t is n copy of nothing ever
before attempted in this field. From
the beautiful auditorium at the east
ern extremity down to the magnificent
building abutting the western end of
the lagoon and dedicated to the
United States Government every de.
tail strikes the eye as being unique
aud original. In one respect only
does it suggest Chicago. 1t is q white
city, every building being finished in
the material known as "staff." In
every other respect the "dream. city,
of the Trans Mississippi and Iuterna
tional Exposition is like nothing ever
before planned and accomplished in
America. Every crown, cap, figure
and pilaster is cast from models en-
tirely new, rich and tasteful, and all
are typical of the culture, the refine
ment, the progress and the resources
of the West.
Besides the usual buildings devoted
to the arts, trades, sciences and natural
resources of the West, nearly every
State west of the Mississippi River
has erected its own representative
structure.
In the Grand court at the Trans Mis-
sissippi Exposition, looking east from
the island which occupies the center
of the lagoon, one is impressed by the
artistic architectural effects before him.
When the great Government building,
with its massive dome and fanking
colonnades, was built at the west end
overlooking the court, it was thought
difficult, in view of the fact that q
viaduct at the east must connect the
bluff and main tracts, to finish that
end in O like artistic and imposing
manner. But the architects happily
solved the difficulty in making the
viaduct not only thing of beauty and
usefulness, but one of the most artis-
tic conceits on the grounds. The vis-
itor may go by boat the entire length
OF the basin from the Government
building to the Sherman avenue via
duct, passing many Of the main build
ings. Arriving at the east end he will
see beautiful green sward rising in
terraces. adorned with sculpture and
shrubbery, before him. Beyond this,
and facing him is a great hemicycle
atairway, thirty feet in width, adorned
on either side with tower. which is
crowned by O kiosk or minaret.
Sweeping out on either side and con-
meeting these towers with others Of
like design are graceful arches. Back
OF ail this and rising in five gently
graduated towers, and crowned with
statues Of heroic design, are the two
great viaduct restaurauts. The tow
ers aud stairs are tinted to an old ivory
shade, decorated with dull Pompeiian
colors.
Beyond and across the viaduct, the
bluf tract has been Transformed into
. park, where the various state build
fngs are located and which also is the
nihe Of the great Horticultural build
Ing and so,ne Of the larger structures
( ~ the amusement section.
- the eastorn end Of tho lagoon the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
Evolution of an oid-rIme Purse.

The old-time knitted silk purse of
our grandmothers has q curious de-
,cendant in the knitted silk card cases
which some ladies carry nowadays.
The silk is sometimes mixed with gold
or silver thread, or with bright steel
or bronze beads, to form designs. One
side is stiffened by cardboard covered
with silk and the corners arc tipped
with silver or gold as are those OF
leather card-cases. The knitted silk
case is said to wear longer and hold
more cards than its leather brother.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

THE REALM OF FASHION.


souvenir suitable for bride TO give
her attendant is purse made Of bit
of the brocade like her wedding
gown, mounted with silver-gilt, with
her initials in silver-git on one side
and the owners on the other. The
chain suspended TO this purse may be
long one of silver. Ladies' Home
journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
Potatoes on Mucky Soil.

Mucky soil, because it is usually
dark colored, is always thought to be
rich. This may or may not be the
fact, according to what the vegetable
mould is that makes the muck. 1t is
more often due to an excess of water,
which has chilled the soil and has
prevented the mould from decaying
still farther and becoming carbonic
acid gas and ash. So, because the
soil is black and mucky, it is not GER
tain that it is good for potatoes. Most
mucky soils need potash to enable
them to grow the best potatoes. Veg
etable matter in the soil may make a
great growth of stalks aud leaves, and
If the leaves be kept uninjured. this
will make large growth OF potatoes,
and of good quality also. But if some
potash is added to this muck it will
cause it to decay quicker and furnish
still more plant food. The potatoes
on mucky land have one advantage, in
that the soil does not dry out SO
quickly as if it were sand or gravel.
And as the vines are apt to be strong
er, the attacks OF the potato beetl Q
are less injurious. 1t is all impor-
tant, since the potato beetle has to be
fought, that the vines be made to
grow as fast as possible. The beetle
is wise enough to choose the poorest
and thinnest vines to lay her eggs ON,
while strong, vigorous vine beside
it may not receive any of her eggs.
In wet time the stronger potato
vines hold the moisture longer, and
the rain browns out and destroys
many OF the ggs.-Boston Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

Miss Margaret Long, daughter
OF the Navy" has recently matricu-
lated in the senior class of the medical
department Of the Johns Hopkins
University. She expects ultimately
to practice medicine in Boston.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22
a Cooi nnd usetui Co.tumc.

No costume is cooler in appearance
or more truly useful to the eye than
that of pure white, untouched by
color. The model shown in the illus
tration, while well adapted to all
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

while, for wash fabrics, the advantage
of its simplicity will be found to mako
laundering an easy task.
To make this wrapper for Woman
OF medium size five and half yards
Of material, forty-four inches wide,
win be required.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

The Pope does his private writing
with = gold pen. but the pontifical zig.
nature u always written with : pen
inede from the feather Of awhite dove.
--PittsburR Dispatch. /,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

In an oratorical contest ct the Idaho
University for the Watkins medal
Jennie Hughes, the only oolored stu.
dsntin the institution. was the winner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-17
HOLDING THE PHILIPPINES.

a prominent western Republican SEN
ator is quoted as saying that to prop
erly hold the Philippine Islands 10000
to $1,000 soldiers will be none too many
This is the view that The Herald has
taken and urged right along. Those
familiar with the situation on the
islands also maintain this view. Only
a few days ago the New York Herald
had a special dispatch from HoDgkong,
in which its correspondent said he had
that day (the 18th inst) interviewed a
gentleman familiar with the situation
in the Philippine Islands, who said the
United States could not do a more use
less thing than send small force of
troops there, and he regarded 5000 a
small force. 1t is more reassuring to
know that the authorities now realize
this, and will act accordingly.
But this one fact. that it will take
anywhere from 10000 to $4,000 troops to
properly hold the Philippines should
make it plain to every American how
undesirable it is that we hold the
Islands permanently. Just think of hav-
ing to have a larger army there all
the time than we have in this country.
We may be sure that while the people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-17
NOW FOR AN AGGRESSIVE WAR.

1t will be welcome news to the whole
country that President Mckinley has
determined to abandon the peaceful
blockade idea. and that orders have
been cabled the commanders cs the
biockading squadron which will give
him a free hand in the matter of bonn
harding all Qualifications where resist
ance is offered This means the in
auguration of vigorous war policy,
one that viii bring decisive results in a
comparatively short time.
The war was undertaken for the pur-
pose of freeing Cuba and relieving it
of Spanish dominion. There has been
a quiet, peaceful blockade of Havana
and one or two small EXPEDITIONS have
been landed on the island, and that is
the extent of operations in Cuba. 1t
is true that the government has not
been prepared to land any considerable
number of troops in Cuba, one reason
being that there were no troops to
land, outside of the regulars. But now,
with regulars and volunteers, 100000
troops are ready to move at a moments
notice. and transportation for about
half that number has been arranged
for. There should not be any further
delay in entering upon vigorous cam
paign in Cuba. There is no reason to
believe there are as many Spanish
troops and volunteers in the island as
reported, though it would be unwise to
underestimate either their number or
efficiency. One hundred thousand Amer
American fleet, means that Spanish au-
thority over it viii speedily come to an
end. An aggressive campaign there
would compel the Spanish fleet now in
Cuban waters to seek an engagement
with the American feet, or recross the
Atlantic without delay; it is the surest
way in the world to bring the two fleets
together
1t is possible the Spanish fleet might
undertake to lombard some of the sea-
coast cities. Such events are always
to be looked for in war, but with Span
ish authority crushed in Cuba, and the
island in the hands of the Americans,
our own fleets can go in search of the
Spaniards, even to the extent of cross
ing the ocean, and if not found few
Spanish cities could be laid waste by
way of retaliation for any damage done
American cities.
Up to the present time the war on
the part Of the United States has, with
the exception of Dewey's attack upon
Manila, been conducted upon a defen-
sive, rather than an offensive plan.
From this time forth the war on our
part should be made as aggressive as
possible, and wherever a trip-hammer
blow can be given Spain. it should be
given. An aggressive war is what the
people want, and the thing Spain
breads. Every vestige of Spanish au-
thority should be stamped out of Cuba
in the next month and a half That
done, Spain will be suing for peace at
any price.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-17
BENICIA WANTS A GUN PLANT.

The San Francisco Call says petit
ton has been addressed to the senators
and representatives of California in
congress requesting them to use their
best efforts to bring about the estab
lishment of a gun-assembling plant for
the Pacific coast at Benicia. The petit
ton has been signed not only by lead
ing citizens of Benicia, but by such
representative organizations as the
state board of trade, the chamber of
commerce, the merchants association
and the manufacturers association. 1t
is, therefore, one that will compel at
tention by reason of the influential men
who support it, and our delegation in
congress can be safely counted on to
do what they can to obtain a favorable
consideration of it by the government.
Such a plant would be a great
thing for the Pacific coast, and much
can be said in favor of its establish
ment. The reasons in this behalf urged
by the Call are that "the Pacific coast
frontage of the republic has ceased to
be the back door of te nation. The
whole trend of events OF recent years is
toward the extension of wealth, COM
merce and industry along these shores.
1t is reasonably certain that within a
comparatively short time the principal
energies Of the nations viii be exerted
en- the Pacific. Our country must pre-
pare a strong front here. where it will
have to meet the expanding commerce
ana naval and military energies of Rus
STA, Germany, Great Britain and Japan.
This coast, equally with that of the
Atlantic, will have to be defended, and
for defensive purposes there viii be re-
quired every form of plant known to
modern war"
The product of gun plant, and not
the plant. would be that upon which
the defense of the Pacific coast would
depend. and in this respect it would be
a matter of Indifference where the
plant was located. Does the necessity
for a strong front on the Pacific coast
require the establishment of a gun
plant at Benicia? That is the question
in this connection. The Pacific coast
can never require so much armament
as the Atlantic coast, for the very
simple reason that there can never be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-17

anything like so many seaports upon
it: nature has failed TO provide the
harbors. Had the arsenals at Water
Welt, n. Y, and Rockford, Ills, been
working full time and to their full ca
pacity for the past few years. there
would have been an ample supply of
ordnance of all kinds on hand
Has California the iron and coal for
supplying a gun plant with the raw
material, or would these have to be
carried there first? If the state has
not, it would not be business propo-
sition to establish a gun plant there.
The better plan would seem to be to
enlarge the gun plants already estab-
lished. if their capacity is inadequate.
to supply the demands of the govern
ment- Still. if the government contem-
plates the establishment of any new
gun plant. we should be glad to see one
located at Benicia as well as anywhere
else, always excepting Utah.