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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Treatment of the Peach Borer,

When borers once get into peach
tree there is nothing to do but to cut
them out. No application can be
made to the outside of tree to kill
the borers inside of it. The proper
way is to keep them out from the be-
ginning. No young trees should be
set out until they have been examined
for borers, and no tree injured by
them should be put in.
The trees should be wrapped with q
double thickness of newspaper when
set out, so that at least Is inches of
the trunk is covered above ground.
and this wrapping should remain until
the middle of September. When the
wrappings are taken off the trees
should be closely examined, and if any
borers have made their way in above
the papers they should be cut out.
Thereafter the trees should be annu-
ally protected by paper wrappings, pnt
on not later than the first week in
June, and preferably before the first
of that month. This protection to
continue each year to the middle of
September.
Hydraulic cement mixed with skim
milk is equally effective, and may be
preferable on young trees. 1t is suf-
ficiently lasting and cheap, and any
borers attempting to enter above it
are at once seen, since there is moth
ing to shelter them. In tying on
papers do not use too strong or stiff a
twine. Peach trees grow rapidly and
may become girdled, unless the twine
is somewhat yielding and breaks under
moderate strain. A little relying
may be required in August on young,
rapidly growing trees. Such are the
results of elaborate inquiry and tests
OF the New Jersey experiment station
as summarized by Professor John b.
Smith in Bulletin 1913.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
a Legacy OF pretensc.

Just one hundred years ago the Man
haitian Company Of New York was in
corporated by Aaron Burr. Its osten-
sible purpose was to supply the city
with water. Its real purpose was to
open q bank. The reason for the con-
cealment was because there was a pop
ular prejudice against banks. A tank
was built, hollow logs laid for pipes,
and water was distributed until 1S40.
In order to keep its charter, this great
banking company, which still exists.
is today Obliged to pump water from
its ancient tank. A pitcherful is al
ways in evidence at its annual meet
ings, and committee solemnly re-
ports that no applications for water
have been refused. The story has its
humorous side, but II illustrates the
legacy Of pretense and useless effort
which roundabout methods always en-
tail. Aaron Burr's mode of seeking one
object under cover OF another has
many followers. but in politics or So
ciety or in individual relations 1t can
never be commended and seldom ex-
nueed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Cultivating Crops.

Too frequently the work of cultivat-
ing crops is neglected too long. Land
will be carefully prepared for planting
and after the seed is planted nothing
is done with the crop until the weeds
make a considerable start. BY this
time the ground is hard in most in
stances and doesn't work up nicely all
through the seasons, besides it takes
a good deal more labor to keep out the
weeds than it does to nip them in the
bud. If you never allow crust to
form on top of your ground you will
have no weeds to bother in cultivation
or rob your crops of fertility. A
weeder, or some light cultivator, in an
hours time will do more work in the
way OF destroying weeds than n plow
will do later on in whole day.
Ground that is properly prepared for
any crop i'll the spring does not have
to be cultivated deep to keep it loose
and pliable. Keep the surface prop
'rly worked and the rest will take care
uf itself. The main thing in cultiyat-
ing any crop is to begin in time and
work land often. Cultivators of the
very latest and improved patterns can
be bought very cheaply now, and il
doesn't pay to try to get along with
poor tools. 1t is false economy to do
go.-Farmer's Guide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

ance, particularly the head and eye,
VIII the next best Judge, the average
buyer, counts the rings on the horns,
allowing three years for the tip.
These rings usually mean births of
calves, for they seem to be caused
more by the trouble of motherhood
than the mere passing of years. In
Judging Jerseys that calve usually at
two years of age, the tip must be
counted rs two instead of three, rs
with native and beef cattle. But the
horn signs are rapidly becoming elm
mated by the custom of cutting off the
horns, especially of old cows, some-
times for the very purpose of taking
down her sign of old age.
The most exact test of q cows age
is the condition of her teeth. The
beginner will remember that she has
front teeth only on the lower Jaws,
and after calfhood there should up to
old age be but eight of them. At two
years of age she has shed the two
centre milk teeth, and their substi-
tutes are much longer than the re.
naming milk teeth.
At five years old she should have n
perfect set of mature teeth, aud at ten
years old they should be about half
worn down. As n cows usefulness to
great extent depends upon the con-
dition of her teeth, we should make
that the governing test. For instance,
a COW that drops her calf before she is
twenty months old, as many Jerseys
do, and then has to pick living from
short pasture on a sandy soil, may
carry q five.year. horn and ten
year-old teeth. Thus while she is
really only five years old, she is for
your purpose practically ten years old.
Unlike the horse, whose teeth grow
long with age, making fine field for
the jockey to file them to look young,
the cows wear down and defy the
work of the COW jockey. Farm and
Home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
John Was Ready.

In these days of proposed interna-
tional alliances 1t is interesting to read
of the little difficulty in which a Chi
cago newsboy found himself involved,
and how he extricated himself there
from. He had wandered over into one
of the foreign quarters" on the west
side, where one can hear almost every
language except our vernacular, end
he was set upon by two or three boys.
He defended himself bravely and was
holding his own fairly we'll, until the
two or three were Joined by as many
more, and then the battle began to go
against him. "Say!" he yelled to a
group of boys watching the fight from
the sidewalk, SIS there an English boy
in the crowd?" Yes" shouted n
stockily built urchin OF about his own
size. Come yere, then!" painted the
young American, laying about him
with all his might, IAN we'll clean
out the hull gang!" And they did.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

According to recent report issued
by the French bureau of agriculture,
Spain, and not Italy, should have the
adjective Sunny" placed before IT,. On
the average, 1t is sald, Spain enjoys
about 1900 hours of sunshine a year,
while Italy has 1900. France has al
most as much sunshine as Italy, her
figures being 1900. Germany has at
her disposal no more than LOO hours; :;
while England, the land of fogs, has to
get along with 1.400, less than half OF
Spain's amount.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Miss LOCkheart's
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM.
ILErrun TO MRS. pISKuAM NO. 67,ro4l

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. 67,Io4l
al cannot express my gratitude to
you for the good that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. 1 have taken five bottles of
the Compound and two boxes of Liver
Pills and feel better in every respect.
l had suffered for years with dropsy;
the veins In my limbs burst, caused
from the pressure of the water. had
the worst kind of kidney trouble, faint
ing spells, and could not stand long
ut a time. i also had female weakness
and the doctor said there was n tumor
In my left side. The pains had to
stand were something dreadful. A
friend handed me little book of yours,
so ! got your medicine and it has saved
my life. l felt better from the first
bottle. The bloating and the tumors
have all gone and l do not suffer any
pain. am still using the Vegetable
Compound and hope others may find
relief as have done from its use. -
Miss N. j. LocKHEART, Box 10, ELIZA
BETH, PA.
Only the women who have suffered
with female troubles can fully appre-
eiate the gratitude of those who have
been restored to health.
Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
withoutcharge toall letters from suffer-
ing women. Her address Is Lynn, Masa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Locking Up Quaint and Ancient
Ceremony.


Ceremony.
The main guardhouse at the Tower,
which has just been pulled down, was
hard by the Bloody Tower. IL is at
this spot, says the London Graphic,
that the quaint and ancient ceremony
of locking up the tower Is nightly per-
formed, as 1t has been for centuries. A
Few minutes before II o'clock the head
,warder, or yeoman psrter, as he is
properly styled, clothed in red CLOAK,
carrying a portentous bunch of keys,
and accompanied by another warder
carrying lantern, appears in front of
the main guardhouse and roars out,
Escort, keys!" The sergeant turns
out with some OF the men. and follows
the yeoman to the outer gate the whole
party being challenged by all the SEN
tries with "Who goes there?" and the
answer is simply Keys" The gates
being locked the keys are brought back
to the main guard. Here the sentry
stamps and roars cut, "Who goes
there?"
Keys" is the reply.
Whose keys?"
Queen Victoria's keys"
Advance. Queen Victoria's keys.
And all's well.
GOD bless Queen Vlctoria!" cries
the yeoman porter.
Amen" responds the main guard.
Present arms" cries the officer on
duty, and amid the rattle OF the salute
he kisses the hilt OF his sword. The
yeoman porter marches off with the
keys and deposits them In the lleuten-
ants lodgings, and from that time
throughout the llvelong night you can
only circulate within the tower pre-
cincts If you know the countersign.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

It is very important that crimson
clover should be cut for hay not later
than the time of full bloom. The
calyx is covered with rough, sharp
pointed hairs, which become stiff and
brittle when the clover is fully ripe.
II has been found that these hairs are
liable to cause the formation of intes-
final concretious, phyto-bezoars, or
hair balls, especially when the ripe
seed heads of the crimson clover are
eaten by horses or cattle Many
losses are liable to occur unless care
is taken in the feeding.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

From the Weekly Telegraph In the
days Of the first empire the Paris stu
dents formed q cabal against the dram
atist Lemercier. One first night the
disturbance was reported to Napoleon,
who gave orders for second represen-
tation. The students still hissed. The
emperor got excited. "Play it again."
he said. land will go and see It," This
time all seemed well. In the third
act It struck his majesty to look out OF
his bcx, and the quiet was explained
Every head in the audience was Gov
cred with an immense nightcap drawn
over the ears, and each head was nod.
ding. Napoleon burst out laughing
The piece was not played again.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

Mr.. w. H. Preece, president Of the
British Institution Of Civil Engineers,
In recent address, said that speech is
now practically possible between any
two postoffices in the United King
dom. Theoretically it is possible to
talk between London and every capital
In Europe, and the British postoflce
authorities are considering the SUBJ
mersion Of special telephone cables to
Belgium, Holland and Germany.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
! FOR FARM and GARDEN. |
Keep the Surface in shape.

In order to get the BEST results, the
farmer should always keep the surface
covered with either n mulch of vege-
tation or by keeping three or four
inches of the surface thoroughly pull
verized and loosened mp, so that no
water can come up through it from
below. This will tend to keep down
the detrimental results of drought.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

The past six months have seen an
other record broken. More freight
cars have been ordered than ever be-
fore in a like period; the number,
8e,0SS. If these cars were placed end
to end they would cover more than
half the distance from New York to
Chicago; to be accurate. 567 miles.
An average car is thirty-four feet long.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

order that the girls IN his employ
should not wear laced shoes. The rea-
son he gave was that each ones boot
became united at least five times n
day, and took at least five seconds 20
retie. When these % seconds were
multiplied by 300-the number of girls
in his employ-the loss of time was,
he said, too serious to submit to.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring UP the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blaclkheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, soc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

Two hundred men have refused 10
work at cleaning Brooklyn streets be-
cause they did not wish to wear the
white wings" uniform. They were
hired under the new system, and all of
them are Americans. They say they
will not clean the streets until the
Legislature changes the law that COM
pels them to wear the white wings.
1--WE are men," they say, mot mon
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

To quit tobacco easily and foreyer be mag
lctic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No'To
Dac, the wonder. worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
When Buying Cows.

In buying cows the age of the ami
NAL is OF great Importance, and how to
approximate the age from an examina-
tion of the COWS is necessary knowl-
edge. The old well-drilled expert de-
penda more upon the general appear
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Probabilities to Fit.

Wife Cat breakfasD-I want to do
some shopping today, dear, II the
weather is favorable. What are the
forecasts? Husband consulting his
paper)-Rain, hail. thunder and light
ming.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

All the 80 incorporators of the Mis-
sissippi Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany. just chartered and capitalized at
s250,000. are negroes, and styled the
best-known and most substantial men
of their race in the State.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie 25o a bUttle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

The population of the South African
Republic consists of G3,000 Beers, 81 900
other white. called Uitlanders, and G00,-
coo Kafllrs and Zulus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

II. II. GREEN'S SONS, OF Atlanta. Ga, arc
the only successful Dronsy Specialists In the
world. SEQ their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
WHEXzlli lEsi2ElS52aJIgsS'

A Newfoundland dog made a deter
mined and successful attempt at sui
eide the other day in the lake in front
of Lincoln Park, Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
There can be no doubt that the moct

IHtTt Gun DC no uOUDt mat tht HlOtl
obliging postmaster In the State Of
Missouri lives at Bethel. He recently
put a telephone in his Office and an
nounced that for the benefit of those
out-of-town patrons who are connected
by wire and who may desire 1t he will
open their letters and will read the
contents to them over the 'phone.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

Conductor f. ID. Loomis, Detroit Mich.
says: '.rhe effect of Halls Catarrh Cure is
wonderful" Write him about it. Sold by
Druggists, T5c,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

The Emperor of China has never left
his palace except to pray at the Tenn
pie of Heaven.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

! use Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practlce.--Dr. Il. w. PArrER-
SON. Inkster, Mich, Nov. 8. 1884,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot Ease.

A powder to shake into your shoes; rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, swollen,
Sore. Hot Callous Aching, Sweating Feet
and lngrowing Nails Aliens Foot-Easc
makes new or tight shoes easy. At all drug
vists and shoes stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed
FREE. Adr's Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

It's too much to expect an all-around
politician to be exactly square.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12

Eo-To-Beo for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weah
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. AL druggists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
TO Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or csc.
n c. G. c. fall 20 cure. druggists refund money
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-01
TERMS:
Investigate.

Some days ago the TELEGRAM pre-
dicted that the time would come when
certain acts would be investigated. This
prophecy was accepted With derision by
the Mayors Board. But what are the
facts In spite of the fact that the
special city meeting was called on an
evening when business men conld not be
present it was impossible to prevent the
appointment of committee of investi-
CATION for the purpose of ascertaining
the value of the Goodhue water plant.
Probe the matters to the bottom, gentle
men. Discover if possible why the in
functions against spring water compan-
los were brought while the price was be
inc fixed 10y Goodhue and the imported
expert, and then Immediately following
the final agreement, spring water
company secures the dissolution Of the
injunction. Compel the water buyers TO
show you who first suggested and who
first gave them Blake. Make them ex
plain the insult given to the Ladies Civic
Federation and the slap in face given to
taxpayers by that drinking fountain af-
fair. Ask the Mayor to explain how
he can belittle his own intelligence with
tbn # oft thnt tln o,Dntin which
voted to place spring water in the park
fountain was illegal. Has not the May
or mixed this meeting with the one con-
corning plaster? Was not the spring
water meeting duly warned? Who
was Mayor then? Who gave the warn
ing? Why not have remedied the illega-
lily beforehand. if there was any such,
and show Il disposition to give the tax
payers the justice of their own right
Was the real Illegally in the the fact
that the result did not agree with the
opinion of the man who says ono spring
water in the park while am Mayor?
Did anyone who knows the circumstan-
ces expect anything different9 A man
elected on the city water platforms tell
ING us in public that the price of the
Goodhue plant would be lcsscnod by
the poor quality Of water at East Barre
and the failure of the West Hill supply
to the demand last summer: in private
and i'll public supported by stockholders
officers and friends of the Goodhue Co.
for reelection, and prayed for by tami-
lies of these stockholders now advocat-
ing Sl330O0 for the plant What do
you expect Gentlemen of the commit
tee although there is no attorney on
your membership roll, for which certain
parties ore thankful, yet there is an eN-
ccllent chance to investigate.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-01
Bnd Storm Mt KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. June 1.-Kansas City
and vicinity were visited by a severe
electrical storm that lasted for an hour.
In this city the electric light plants We're
temporarily disabled by lightning run
ming in on the wires. Telegraph com
panes dependent upon them for power
to run their dynamo batteries were in
terruptcd, and electric lights in all parts
of the city went ont No reports of
serious damage in the country have 50
far been received. Several adjacent
cities were cut off from telegraphc com
munication for several hours.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-01

Wichita. Kan. June 1.-THE transmits
sisfippi congress opened with hundreds OF
delegates present from the states west IF
the Mississippi river Governor Stanley
of Kansas and Mayor Ross Of Wichita
welcomed the delegates. and responses
were made by Governors SayerS OF Texas
and Murphy Of Arizona. Hon Hugh
Craig of San Francisco, president of the
congress, wired that he could not attend,
and the sessions We're presided over by II.
n. Moss of Great Bend, Kan. The sub
iects of territorial expansion and IN
American merchant marine will receive
much attention from the congress- and
lively discussion is anticipated.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-01
FLYING FOX THE WINNER.
SlOane's Horse In the Derby Breaks
His Leg Near the Finish.

HIS Leg Near the ttnthh.
London, June Flying Fox won the
Derby ut EPSON. Damocles was second
and lnnocrnco third
Holocausto, who entered the straight
in second place. there broke his leg,
"Tod' Sloane was uniujured and walked
back to the weighing room escorted by
policomcn
lIolocausto wac, so Sadly injured that
he had to be shot
Before the racing started Holocaust
recedcd in the betting from to ! until 7
to against was yainly shouted. In the
mcanWhilc, 3 to | was laid on Flying
Fox, whose owner, the Duke Of West
minister, was II noticeable figure in the
paddock with his racing colors in his
buttonhoIe.
Glorious weather prevailed, bright sun
shine and a cloudcss sky enlivening the
spirits Of those who iourncyod to the
Downs to witness the classic race. The
Prince of Wales and II party, including
the Duke and Duchess Of tOnnaught,
the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke
of Cambridge, Prince Francis Of Teck,
Prince Christian. the Duke and Duchess
of Portland. the Duke and Duchess Of
=
the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, presi-
dent of the local government board; the
Earl Of Coventry, the Duke of Westmin-
ster, the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord
Lurgun, and the Earl of Derby. left Vic
toria station on special train for Ep-
som.
There was the greatest attendance at
the race in years. Mr.. Choate occupied
Il box on the Jockey club stand. Consul
General Osborn" was accompanied by
Colonel. Mrs. and Miss Thompson Of
Ohio and Colonel and Mrs. Hunsicker
and Miss Fifteen of Paris.
Among the other Americans present
were Mrs. Alexander inlTett of New
York, Lady Francis Hope May Gohe),
Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper and Al
Hayman of New York. Charles Froh-
man, r. d. Marks, William Gillette,
Edna May, Frank Lawton. j. a. SuIIi-
van. Richard Croker, Colonel Webb
of Seattle, WASH: Loio Fuller. and For
mpr Fire Chief McGill of New York.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-01
Home Mission Convention.

San Francisco, June 1.-The second
session of the sixty-seventh anniversary
of the American Baptist Home mission
opened with a good attendance. Rev. G..
A. Woody of Oregon delivered an inter
esting address on "Pioneer Workers. in
which tributes were paid TO many of the
women who We're instrumental in build
ing up the Baptist church on this coast.
"Oregon as a Mission Field" was the sub
ject of paper by Rev. Gilman Parker,
which was listened 10 with great atten
ton. Rev. e. B. Steeman of Utah
spoke on 1.-THE Aggressive Attitude of
Mormonism," and II. e. Adams Of Cali
fornia told of his experience in gospel
wagon work.