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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-10

BY direction Of the owner who Is non
resident and determined 10 sell, we VIII
sell bv public auction. on the premises, on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-10

WANTED. CHEAP FOR CASH A GOOD
UPRIGHT PIANO. State price. make
age whore and when can be seen. Ad-
dress PIANO. care Leader. oclo
ROCKLAND LIME-JUST RECEIVED
fresh cargo. CORNEAL & DAVIS. II
south Fifteenth street and east Broad
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representative. wide-awake men 10 se-
cure business for a Richmond corpora
ton. Salary or COMMISSION. or both.
No stock or bonds 90 be- sold. None but
good producers need apply. Address.
with reference FINANCE, =. o. Box
No. 5S4. Richmond Va. ocS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-10

WANTED. A YOUNG MAN SINGLE
preferred with q cash capital of $1,000
10 take half interest in manufacturing
and repairing business Of twenty years
successful operation. Must be sober
and industrious and capable OF keeping
the books. Business susceptible of great
extension. this being largely the object
OF partnership. Address PARTNER
SHIP, Richmond. +. O. oc5
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-10
HELP WANTED Male.

WANTED. TWO PLUMBERS: STEADY
work. II. GRIMMELL'S SONS. 3Oi east
Broad street
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Richmondcrs i'm New York

NEW YORK. oct 9-Special.-Rich-
mond arrivals: Grand Unlon-C. H. Cole.
ST. Denis-Airs. b. b. Davis: VI. L. Daw-
son, l.. Sealin, Mrs. l. j. Warden: Hoff-
mani n Griggs II. j. Jones, II. +.
Talbot, T. J. Walker; Astor-F. A.
IToughtOn: Morton-H. Stevens and wife.
Narlborough-E r. Valentine and wife
IfOllOnd-I. l. Strausse
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Winter GrnIn After Oats.

The ont crop is very difficult one
to get good seeding with. The roots
Of oats spread much more widely than
those of barley, and as the oat leaves
are narrow the plant takes much
more of the grain from the soil. Oats
are the latest of the small grains to
ripen. and this extra time while their
roots ore drawing moisture from the
soil is very hard on the seeding. If
the land is plowed as soon us the oat
crop is off, and is worked well on the
surface, a good seeding may be got if
wheat or rye is sown in the fall.
Timothy seed should be sown after
the grain seeding, as the washing of
loose soil over the seed will be all the
covering it will require. Next spring
six quarts of clover seed per acre will
make seeding that is much better
than can be got on any land that is
plowed for spring crop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
H0TQRAG sGa sSa fcSassyo fl msSs dIas
A Modern Instance,

The wonderful advance made in the
science of farming during the last few
years is one of the best examples OF
American progressiveness. A little
incident recounted by the Ashtabula
lOhio) Sentinel is characteristic. One
evening, short time ago, a society in
Jefferson needed gallon of cream.
The committee called up by telephone
the proprietors of q milk farm two
miles north of the town, and asked il
they could furnish It, The reply was
that they could as soon as milking was
done. In thirty minutes from the time
the call was made, the cream was de-
livered. The milk had been drawn
from the cow, put into separator, the
cream extracted and sent to town by a
man on bicycle. A few years ago the
committee would have had to send a
boy in the afternoon, yesterdays
milk" would have had to be skinned
and If the boy had not treed too many
chipmunks on the way, he might have
got back in time for the festival.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Pure WATER and PLENTY of II,

The plan here described has given
me more satisfaction and real benefit
than the same amount of money ex-
pended in any other line. Some 100
feet from my house on top of q high
hill 1 drilled well through boulders
and clay, and put in what is called a
drive well pump. / was fortunate in
striking q good stream of water. Over
the we'll / erected q low tower and put
up windmill. 1 then went about 80
feet down the incline Of the hill and
made large excavation 18 feet in
diameter and Is feet deep. This 1
lined with rough stone wall feet
thick, laying the part next the earth
in mortar and that portion toward the
centre in cement. The bottom was
paved with cobblestones and cement,
and the sides were carefully cemented.
The excavation was covered with oak
sleepers and three inch boards. The
whole was covered with two feet of
earth, with the exception of manhole
in the centre 2 feet square.
The water is conducted underground
from the pump to the reservoir, in
l Ia inch pipe. 1 then laid IA
inch pipe from my buildings to the
bottom of this reservoir, keeping it at
all points feet under the surface of
the ground. Atthe lower end of this
main pipe have three branch pipes,
each three-fourths of an inch in
diameter. One goes to the cellar
under the house, then up through the
floor into a sink. One goes into the
horse barn and the other to my pack
ing house. l also have 60-foot hose
and nozzle which can be attached at q
moments notice, and as the reservoir
is go feet above the hydrant the pres
sure is very good. The hose can be
usod for washing carriages, carpets,
rugs, windows, porches, horses, etc.,
and spraying lawns, flowers or shrub
berry, and in case of fire water could
be thrown into any room in the house
or on the Ioof of any OF the farm
buildings. have an overflow pipe
from the reservoir, 80 that the mill
can run continuously, and as the res
ervoir holds about 500 barrels, the
water is always pure. 1t is Just as
fresh as when it came from the we'll.
The hydrants cut off the water below
the surface OF the ground, 80 that it
never gets warm nor does it freeze.
My plant cost me about $400. The
drilling Of the we'll was difficult, as
much OF the material passed through
was rock. The trenches were dug
through stiff clay, and the piping was
more than would be necessary In
many cases II it Is desirable ! can
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

Some idea of the pictorial postcard
craze in Germany is given by the fig
ures just published by our consul at
Frankfort, says the London Globe.
About $4,000 workmen are employed
in producing these postal souvenirs,
and 1t is estimated that every day
about 100 new designs are published.
Allowing for each card an issue of
1000 only-and this is modest esti-
mate-it means total of 100000 per
day, or something like 30,000,000 per
annum. Since the Introduction of the
souvenir card the number of postcards
dispatched in Germany has increased
by 12,000,000. The latest cards are a
great Improvement on the earlier ones.
and some bear etchings by artists of
repute.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Seed for Planting.

SO much depends upon the quality
of the seed that il pays to make ex-
traordinary efforts to secure the best
of planting. In the end the best is
the cheapest; but the most expensive
is not always the best. Very often it
is more matter of getting the right
seed for the right soil and place. We
must be ready to adapt ourselves to
new conditions, and to do this it is
often necessary to try plants that have
heretofore been unknown to us. In
that case the best seed must come
from new varieties of corn, wheat or
vegetables.
The cost of the seed is o matter that
deters many farmer from getting the
best. He reasons that his old, worn
ont seed will do for another season,
and so he uses it one too many times.
A little extra outlay for needed seed
would probably make difference of
many dollars in the fall. 1t does not
pay to plant year after year the seed
of run-out plants, which will continue
to degenerate until they are little bet
ter than weeds. The true principle is
to bring new seed of some kind to the
farm every year, and then the vitality
of the crops will not degenerate, and
there will be no great demand for an
outlay of seeds.any one year. 1t is
just as important to keep mp the quail
ity of the seeds and plants through
careful selection and breeding as it is
to introduce new blood in the live
stock each year. No intelligent
breeder of stock would permit his
herd to run down without trying to
stem the degeneracy by crossing the
animals with new blooded animals. -
Boston Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
ro-To-Bao for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weah
men strong, blood pure. 50c, g. AL druggists
Saved Through Chess.

In 1896 Mohammed Balba usurped
the crown of Granada in spite of the
superior claims of his elder brother
Jussef. He was very unsuccessful in
his conduct OF the war against the
Christians and was at length assassi-
mated by poison absorbed through his
skin from a shirt He entertained
desperate dislike to the brother whom
he had injured, and when he knew
that his own fate was sealed he sent
an order to the governor OF the prison
In which Jussef was confined that he
should be executed Immediately. When
the order arrived Jussef was playing
chess with the chaplain of the prison.
with great difficulty Jussef obtained a
respite from the governor permitting
him to finish the game. Before 1t was
ended, however, news came that the
usurper had died Of the poison. This
cancelled the order of execution and
Jussef, instead OF going to the scat
fold, mounted the throne.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Pear and Apple Blight.

The very nature of the pear and
apple blight renders its treatment
very difficult. The germs are so
small that they may be carried by in
sects, by wind, and very easily by
contact from the diseased trees to the
tips and blossoms of others in the
same orchard. IL should be stated
here that the germ usually finds free
entrance through the growing tips and
blossoms. Occasionally one will see a
patch of dead bark surrounding lit.
tie tuft of leaves on the main branches
or stem of the apple tree. 1t was
through these leaves, probably by
means of drop of water, that the
bacterium was able to effect an en-
trance into the circulation of the tree.
The disease manifests itself in various
ways, and this latter form is some
times called ''body blight" 1t is @
rather more severe type than that
which affects the twigs and young
branches.
In considering remedies the first
thing is to prevent its spread by les
affected branches, and twigs as soon
as discovered should be cut out and
destroyed by burning. 1t is necessary
in order to eradicate the disease EN-
tirely to cut twelve or fifteen inches
below the point at which the bark
shows discoloration. Care should be
taken in making this cutting that the
germs from the diseased portion are
not carried down by the knife and
transplanted into the healthy wood
below. Another general practice
which may have an important bearing
upon the presence or absence of pear
blight is the character of the cultiva'
tion given the orchard.
If the trees are growing very Wig
orously and are much affected by
blight, it may be wise to seed down
the orchard with clover and timothy
in order to check the superabundani
growth and encourage the ripening OF
the wood. Briefly, then, all affected
branches should be cut out and
burned. In the autumn 1t is wise to
get over the trees again and cut out
stubs or branches which show that the
bark has been injured more or less by
the blight. The Gut surface should
be covered with some mineral paint.
Spraying with fungicides is impracti
cable, because it is impossible to xii
the rapidly developing foliage con
stantly covered. Ohm Craig in Wal.
lace's Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
! FOR FARM AND GARDEN.


Wherever grain is grown largely
and its grain is stacked in the barn
yard after threshing, cows have a
great liking for rubbing themselves
against the stack to rid themselves of
the flies that torment them. A fence
should be built around the stack to
protect it from being pulled to pieces.
Cows will eat considerable straw,
picking at it, and they will often eat
enough of the chaff to lessen their
flow of milk. This chaff makes good
winter feed il moistened and grain
meal or bran is mixed with IL. Thus
fed even the straw will not help dry
the cows of, as it will il fed dry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11


The better the soil is prepared for
wheat the better will be the crop. A
great deal of wheat is sown upon soil
that is not half prepared, and it is a
great mistake. 1t is argued by some
that il would pay to cultivate wheat,
bht that is not done in this country to
any great extent and but imperfectly,
and probably never will be. All that
is done for the crop, rs a rule, must
ground; and there should be as much
work put on the soil, in its prepara-
ton, as is expended in the cultivation
of cultivated crops.
The first step toward preparation is
drainage, il the land is not naturally
drained. Wheat will not grow on
wet land. None of the standard crops
WILL 1t is settled fact that drain
age will greatly increase the yield of
crops. If it would increase the yield
only % per cent. it would pay to tile.
But it often increases it so per cent.
aud has sometimes increased the value
of the land many fold. In wet land
the micro organisms cannot work upon
the humus, and hence the nitrogen is
locked up and unavailable. 1t has
frequently been said, but will bear re-
peating, that whenever land will not
take in every drop of water just where
it falls, there is a necessity of drain
age. The highest land on the farm
may need drainage much more than
the lowest land. 1t may be so COM
pact that most of the water that falls
upon it will run of, carrying with it
the fertility that is upon the surface.
If the soil is toe wet it will heave in
winter, and winter wheat will be
injured. 1t is in such preparation of
the soil that we may hope to increase
the average yield of wheat from the
present ridiculously small quantity.
In the preparation Of the seed bed
the most thorough work is required.
After plowing, The harrow, or what
ever implement the character of the
soil may require, should be freely
used and the work of pulverization
continued until the soil is fine and
loose. Then put on the roller, and
should rain come, before drilling or
sowing and crust the surface, harrow
and roll again. Some wheat growers
plow the land and let it lie for weeks
or even months, working it OCCASION
ally with harrow and roller, until pull
verization is perfect. The wheat plant
has two sets of roots, one extending
downward from the seed and the other
extending laterally from the first Joint
and lying near the surface. The
downward roots, therefore, should
have abundant opportunity for an
easy descent. But i. is not possible
to lay down rule as to the depths of
plowing for all soils. Generally speak
ing from four to five inches, we think,
is about the proper depth, Some,
however, plow only three inches, and
that may answer if the land has been
growing cultivated crop. Early
plowing is desirable for the winter
wheat crop. -John H. Hobbs in Agri.
cultural Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Deafness Cannot BE Cured
E5lJJ:IlYE1

by local applica tlons,as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear There is only one
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an i'm
famed condition Of the mucous lining of tho
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets In
famed you have n rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing. and when n IL entirely closed
Deafness Is the result and unless the infam-
inator can be taken out and this tube re-
store toits normal condition, hearing will be
dest Dyed forever. Nine cases ont Of ten are
caused by cRtarrh, which Is nothing but an
Snfiamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused BY catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

turn on small stream and let IL ran
night and day for the benefit Of the
stock in lots or pastures, or for irriga-
tion. I would most earnestly recon-
mend this system Of water works on
dry and rolling farms and there are
thousands Of them that cen be sup.
piled by this wonderfully handy
system at cost of not to exceed 5000
or $3.50. "A. II. Barnes in New Eng
land Homestead.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

Extraordinary Case OF Blood Poisoning.
An extraordinary case Of blood-poi-
soning is reported by Vienna Jour-
nal. The victim was young girl
named Schwartz, aged 20. Some days
ago she went for a walk wearing a
green silk blouse. She became over
heated, and the dye Of the material
ran. Unhappily she had sustained
some trifling accidental wound under
the arm, and the pigment got into the
blood. Upon returning home she COM
planned of pain, but would not con-
sent to a medical examination. The
injured spot became greatly inflam-
ed, causing intense suffering, and on
the following day the physician dis
covered the cause. Remedies we're
Immediately applied, but II was too
late, and after brief illness the girl
died
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
A Gentle Hint.

A singular custom prevails among
the Tartars or Kurds. If a man loses
his cattle or other property he pours
a little brown sugar into a piece OF
colored cloth, ties 1t up and carries
one such parcel to each Of his friends
and acquaintances. In return he is
presented, according to circumstances
with cow or sheep or a sum OF
money.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11


ing-down pains. or tired
feelings, and am well and
hearty. Ishall recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to all my
suffering friends as the
greatest remedy for all
female weakness"
MRS. SUSIE ]. WEAVER.
1921 Callowhill ST., Phila-
delphia. Pa. writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I
had inflammation of the
womb and painful men
situation. and by your
advice / began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Have
taken four bottles and use'
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woman. ! thank you SO 4
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MRS. M. BAUMANN, 77I w
Chicago. ILL.,. writes: "A
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not ray enough in praise
with womb trouble when !
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
A Burglary story.

They were telling burglary sto-
rles" on the veranda in front of the
grocery store in down-east town.
The mans hand was thrust through
the hole he had cut in the door" said
the star talker, when the woman
seized the wrist and held on in spite
of the struggles of the man outside.
In the morning the burglar was found
dead. having cut his own throat when
he found escape impossible; but the
brave woman had not known he was
dead, and so had not released her grasp
on his wrist all night long" HUH"
growled the skeptic in the corner;
why didn't she feel OF his pulse?"-
Buffalo Commercial
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Hawaiian commerce.

The Hawaiian islands are an exam
pie Of commercial development under
a close or protected system. 1t was in
1866 that the Islands first touched an
interest of 100000 in our import
trade, chiefly through the whale-fish-
cries, as they made convenient stop
ping place for American whalers. The
interest was not doubled until the reci-
procity treaty went into effect 1S77).
and sugar became the great article Of
nnerce. with rice as the second in
brtance, but representing only one
r<,<,, = the value of the sugar. The
granting Of free entry into the United
States for these two products was
equivalent to remitting to the Ha-
waiian planters the sum Of $1,000. 900
a year, every dollar Of which acted as
a bounty on production. 1t was ma
tural to find that so liberal a gift was
soon appreciated, and the energies of
the islands we're directed into laying
out plantations OF sugar and rice. AS
rice proved OF uncertain profit tn e
cultivation for export has not pros
pered, although the domestic consump-
tion increased through the influx of
Asiatics. The exports of this grain
were 2.250.000 pounds in 1876, attained
a maximum Of 13,6S4,2o0 pounds in
1887, and are now about 5,500,00O
pounds a year.-Harper's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To
Bac, 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, 1899-10-11
Arc You us,ns Alien. root-En.cY

II IL tho only cure for Swollen, SmartinR
Tired, Aching, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Eass. a powder to be shaken into the shoes.
Sold by all Druggists Grocers and Shoe
Stores, 25c Sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen 8. olmstead, Leroy N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

Australia is the only country in the
world where no native pipes and NO
native smokers have been found.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

While European Russia is suffering
from famine, the crops in Siberia have
been unusually good.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

So much German beer is being sold
IN England that British brewers fear
they will suffer by the competition.
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To Cur. Consultation Forever.

Tattooing Is Just now the popular
pastime of the leisured world.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

Nearly one-third of the worlds saw
ings are in the $50 savings banks of the
United States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

Gc think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
nly medicine for Coughs. .-,IEsNiEPIscK-
Springfield, Ills, Oct. !, 1891.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

ke income from the Monte Carlo
hing tables for the past year reaches
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

LIVERY woman suffering from any female trouble bo
~ helped by Mrs. Pinkham. This based on
sound reasoning and unrivaled record. Multtudes
of Americas to-day bless Mrs Pnkham competent
and comn,onsense advice Write to her if you ill.,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

Aurora, ILL.,, has had "a Mayors dur
ing the last 40 years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Dried Ely Statlstics.

Among the exports of Mexico last
year are to be noted two tons Of dried
fies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

address IS Lynn, Mass. Absolutely no
charge is made for advice. ~ suffered
seven years and would surely have died
but for your help" writes MRS. GEO.
BAINBRIDGE, Morea. Pa, to Mrs. Pinkham.
at is with pleasure now write to inform
you that am now healthy woman. thanks
to your kind advice and wonderful medi-
cine. can never praise it enough. Twas
a constant sufferer from womb trouble, and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
Beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without il. Cascnrets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pmpIes % 1 bois bioteSess ss blaeHbsads t 3
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, 1899-10-11

Educate Your Bowels with Cascaress.
Candy Cnthnrtic, euro constipation forever
'oc, :oc, II @. @. Q. fall, druggists refund money
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11
SAFE
COUNSEL.
FOR SICK
WOMEN

leucorrhna, had continual pain in abdomen Sometimes
could walk the floor for three weeks at
time Since using your medicine now have
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-11

UIU Dy DTWVHIFIH, IOUs
Iall's Family Pills are the best