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RULES FOR SMALL FOLKS.
Sensible Suggestions for Parents
Concerning Their Care In
Summer.

Provide outdoor amusement, OF
amusement on the shady side of the
veranda, for children during the in
tense heat of the day (from IL until
y and on rainy days-at other times
they should be out of doors. They
should never go out in the morning,
however, until they have had some
thing to eat, if only a glass of milk
and slice of bread. To play out of
doors before the system has been forti-
fed by nourishment is to court malaria,
and they should be indoors again be-
fore the dew begins to fall. Children
should eat regularly three meals day,
says the American Queen.
All vegetables and fruits given them
should be absolutely fresh and ripe.
1t is very important that the bowels
of children should be kept regularly
open, and this can be done by judicious
diet.
Children are often tormented during
the summer by mosquitoes or other in
sects. They can be protected from
them by sponging weak carbolic acid
on their skin and hair and even on the
clothing, if found necessary. If al
ready bitten elder-fower water applied
to the parts will give relief.
Let the pillows upon which the chill
dren sleep be low and filled with hair,
not feathers. In soft feather pillows
the head sinks low and becomes over
heated.
When child is asleep don't cover its
face with handkerchief. Let him have
the full benefit of the air; if it is neces-
sary to cover him to prevent flies or
mosquitoes from disturbing his slum-
Der, throw piece of netting over the
bed or carriage. The child can breathe
through netting, but not through cam.
brio.
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REARING THE COLT.
Proper and Intelligent Feeding an
Essential 10 Perfect Growth
and Development.

"The man never lived that can prob
erly raise colt on grass alone" is a
text from which all horse breeders
may most profitably draw conclusions.
This statement has often been made
and at no previous time has it had
more force than right now. Care of
the right sort a colt m, st have, but
the most of the care comes in the
amount of grain fed the colt ard his
dam. That a colt confired in poor
pasture with his mother, getting only
what grass he can pick and what milk
his dam gives him, will, with no bad
luck, eventually grow to be horse is
undisputed. That he would grow to
be horse much more quickly if given
suitable grain ration is equally I'M
disputaed. He must have grain, and
his dam must have grain if he is to
make the proper amount of growth.
He will not eat much all told during
his first summer on earth, and in the
flush of the grass and as long as the
pasture keeps good the mare 1 eed not
have any very great quantity; but a
grain ration must be fed to both dam
and foal. The best methods of feeding
colts have been described ever and over
again in these columns. 1t is there
fore only necessary to call attention
to the necessity, now greater than ever
before, of bringing the colts along as
rapidly as possible. The less a colt is
fed the longer he will take to develop.
The better he is done the sooner will
he attain his growth and reach the
marketable stage. That the present
scarcity of horses will continue for
several years is admitted. Will it not
then be much more profitable to keep
the young things in such condition
that they will mature early to their
usefulness? Take, for instance, draft
bred colt snd feed him and his dam
literally the first summer. In the fall
at weaving time he gets no setback,
while the mare goes into winter quar-
tiers strong and hearty to bring an
other good foal in the spring. The
colt well fed during the winter and
thereafter till he is three years old be-
gins early to do a horses work for his
keep, and he quickly catches the eye
of the buyer, bringing in a remunera-
tive return. When the posture gets
bare and brown it must be supple
mented with green corn or other sue
culent food in order that the milk
flow of the dam may not ne impaired
nor the nourishment of the foal cut
off. Comfort, too, is important. Pro-
tect the dam and the foal from the at
tacks of the fiies.-Breeders' Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Haunted Hotel i. Reformed.

One of the popular and successful ho-
tells in this city, was known Is years
ago as haunted house, says the New
York Press. Tenants were kept
awake at all hours of the night by the
most remarkable noises. These were
so persistent that leases were cast to
the winds and rooms vacated without
notice. It acquired so bad a name that
women would not pass by it, but
walked on the opposite side of the
street. Its owner was in despair. FL
nally he was forced to close it for
season. which allowed the walls to set
tie and the plumbing to adjust itself TO
sinkings and shinkings, swellings and
twistings. A brave man slept there
for a week and reported that he had
heard no noises of any kind. Another
brave one leased the house for 30 years,
opened it in fine style, and to d. il
turning away hordes Of would-be pa
irons.
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usual. Just . tr1ne beside the MARI
However 1T was settled thing from the
time Mr.. Jobson issued his pronuncia-
mento on the subject of summer trips
that there would be no summer trip
for the Jobsons this year. Mrs. job
son was content with that understand
ing. She had never been particularly
fond of the hotel existence and the in
cessant dressing and plunging about
of a seaside resort.
Frequently during the winter, when
friends of the Jobsons would ask them
where they were going when the sum-
mer came again, Mr.. Jobson would ex-
patiate at great length and with much
fervor upon the complete lunacy of
modern folks who think they're abused
and imposed upon if they can't man.
age to leave their comfortable homes
for month or two every summer and
rush to crazy summer resort, where
they had to spend all their time fam
ming themselves and fighting mosque
toes and trying to convince themselves
that they were having swell time.
mot any more for the Jobsons," Mr..
Jobson would wind up, decidedly.
"Folks who can't make themselves
happy and comfortable and contented
in Washington from January the LIST
until December the 31st simply don't
know when they're well off, and
they're welcome to do all the summer
resort gadding they want to. But l
know one Washingtonian who will
henceforth find Washington good
enough for him the year round"
Mrs. Jobson did not begin, as usual,
in April to get her clothes ready for
summer trip. She was, in fact, rather
glad to be rid of that bother. Nothing
was said about summer plans, and she
took it for granted that they would
have a quiet, comfortable season of it
beneath the shade of their own vine
and fig tree.
There were some humid, sultry days
late in May. On the second humid,
sultry day late in May sir. Jobson
came home from his Office hopping his
forehead good deal and complaining
that he hadn't felt SO run down" in
years. 1t was obvious to Mrs. Jobson
that he wanted her to suggest that
they take spin to some cool place,
but Mrs. Jobson didn't have any such
suggestion to make. she said she
wasn't feeling the heat at all. Mr..
Jobson looked sidewise at her, and
then he went on to say that he
thought Washington would have a
pretty warm summer of it this year.
Mr.. Jobson saw lot of pictures of
young women in bathing suits in the
fashion department of one of the pa
pers early in June, and he commented
upon how much more stylishly women
are beginning to rig themselves up for
salt water bathing than they did in
former years. Mrs. Jobson didn't take
the hint, and again Mr.. Jobson gaze6
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

<Teacher-"Name several kinds On
lights, Willie" Willie-"Gas lights,
electric lights and Israelites. "-Indi-
annapolis News.
Grounded.-'Lightning-rods seem to
be out of date" ayes, the business
was run into the ground long ago.
Philadelphia Bulle lin.
No Doubt of It.-Teacher-"In the
sentence Patrick beat John with his
fists what is Patrick" Bright Boy
"He's Irish. "-Philadelphia. Press.
A Wild Goose Chase.-"Yes, both
the criminals got away without any
trouble" What were the police do
ing?" Chasing theories. cleveland
Plain Dealer.
But, my dear husband, it really is
unjust of you to abuse mothers-in-
law so; there are good ones" well
well, never mind; l haven't said any
thing against yours-it's only mine
I'm grumbling ut."-Boston Trav-
eler
"We amt goin' t. let our Alfred go
t. that school no more" whats the
reason?" Its a wicked place. He
came home last night n said the
teacher'd ben maxim 'em read pro-
fame hist'ry."-Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin.
Lawyer-"Why didn't you come to
me? l could have given you some
good advice" Mr.. Kraft don't be-
lieve it. Any advice you'd give would
be necessarily poor, or you'd sell it;
and the kind you sell is too DEAR
Philadelphia Press
Reformer-"But, tell me, have you
never had any qualms of conscience
about your business of selling liquor?"
Saloonist-"Often. Thousands of
times l have thought what a fool
was not to have labeled my stuff as
vegetable extracts and natures rene
dies and sold them to folks who like
nip if they can only fool themselves
into thinking they are simply taking
medicine. Boston Transcript.
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/" DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-

"UEAR MRS. PINKHAX:-
Ihave taken Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as advised and now
send you letter for publication. For
several years was in such wretched
health that life was almost a burden.
1 could hardly walk across the floor,
was SO feeble. Several of our best
physicians attended me, but failed to
help. concluded to write to you for
advice. In few days l received such
akind, motherly letter. l followed your
instructions and am my odd SELF
again. Was greatly benefited before !
had used one bottle. May God bless
you for what you are doing for suffer.
ing women. MRS. CLARA GArEsr
Johns P. o., Miss, Oct. 6, 1899.
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THE RESTLESS ONES.

The man who wants to do things.
He's very curious chap;
He's the author of a few things
That have changed the nations map.
He has argued and GRATED;
He has done his level best;
He is lampooned or he's feted
And he never gets q rest.
They buffet and abuse him
And he finds when he is through,
They forget him and refuse him
What is honestly his due.
And sometimes his name is banished,
Like a comet strangely bright
That has famed awhile and vanished
Somewhere far into the night.
All serene In his convictions
He must face the jeering crowd:
OF his personal Affections
He may never speak aloud.
And that hustling. bustling fellow
Eager to go forth and act
Possibly my hearts too mellow,
But / like him for fact.
OF the martyrs I've been reading
In that book compiled by Fox.
And reformers I've been needing.
Who have graced the headsman's blocks
Perhaps ! misconstrue things
And should fling him cynic rhymes.
But the man who wants to do things
Well. we need him bad, sometimes.
Washington Star.
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HERE AND THERE.

There is no better business now
available to men with little capital
than raising cattle on farms in the
southwest.
With all classes of stock it is bet
ter to wait until the grass in the PAS
lures has made good growth before
turning in.
With everything conveniently ar
ranged, the cost of soaking corn for
hogs amounts to nothing and the value
of the grain is increased as much as
by grinding. 1t is often little things
in feeding that brings the profit.
Rice mills are going up rapidly IN
the coast region of Louisiana and Tex
as. Many more can find abundant
work. There have lso heen recently
Put in several new pumping plants of
great capacity, up TO 13,000.0OO Calions
per hour.
If. as we were informed BY the
manager of u large rice mill at Crow
ley, La, the bran and polish pays all
toll is oil clear profit, then it is our
opinion that there is good Opening
runnir e expenses of the l1ill. and the
for small farm mills.
-Jno. Hyde, statisticien of the de-
partr ent of agriculture. says that sci
ence. so far, has only succeeded in ar
resting deterioration; that the science
of the future is to be locked TO for ac-
tual improvement such as will he de-
manded by the conditions of popula-
ton and land.
Farmers should not worry about
the square bale VS.. the round bale
fight, not about the nondesoript hale
VS.. the standard bale. Let the press
makers and The bale-snakers fight it
out. Ultimately the fittast will Sur
yiyc, and that is what the cotton grow
er wants.
Farmers who raise q few hogs to
sell around home, should keep the pig
ready for market until the market is
ready for the pig. Kept in good condi-
ton on green pasture supplemented
with little corn every day, the cost
of feeding for few weeks longer is
very slight.
Hens should never be given as
much as they will eat except at night.
or when penned for fattering. If givea
full feed in the morning they will
go off, hunt soft place and sit down
and gossip. This idleness breeds mis-
chief. and is bad for the hens as well
~ the owners.
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Tears stood in my wife's great, gray eyes:
'T am diving to go to the Paris exposition.
she exclaimed. "You are very FOOLISH" said
/, striving to be calm. IF you die, You Will
20 to Heaven!" Recuba bit her lip. 1t was
impossible, of course, to gainsay my logic
Detroit Journal
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The UNIVERSITY OF NOTRF DAME

NOTRE DAME, INDIANA.
FULL COURSES IN Classics. Letters, Eco~
monies and History, Journalism, Art, Science.
Pharmacy, Law, Civil, Mechanical and Elec-
Thorough Preparatory and commerciat
Courses.
Rooms Free to ali Students who have conn
pleted the studies required for admission into.
the Junior or Senior Year. of any of the College,
ate Courses.
Rooms TO Rent, moderate charge to students
over seventeen preparing for Collegiate Courses
A limited number of Candidates for the Eccie-
siastcal state will be received at special rates.
St. Edwards Hall, for boys under - years,
Il unique in the completeness of its equipments
The S7th Year will open September 9Th. 1000.
Catalogues Free. Address
REV. A. MORR1SSEY. G. s. c., President.
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ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
NOrRE DAME. INDIANA.

Conducted by the Sisters Of the Holy Cross.
Chartered 1855. Thorough English and Classical
education. Regular Collegiate Degrees.
In Preparatory Department students care
fully prepared for Collegiate course. Physicrt
and Chemical Laboratories we'll equipped. Com
servatory of Music and School of Art. Gym
nasium under direction of graduate of Boston
Normal School of Gymnastics. Catalogue free.
The 10Th year opens Sept. 4, 1900. Address.
DlREcTREss OF THE ACADEMY.
Sc. nary's Academy, Notre Dame, Indiana.
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it seemed I G


get my strength
. again. I have
chills and the
severest pains in
my limbs andtop
of head and am
almost insensi-
BILE at times. ]
also have a pain
just to the right of
breast bone. 1t is
70 severe at timer
hat l cannot lie on
ny rightside. Please
write me what You
;hink of my case. -
MRS. CLARAGArEs,
Johns p. O., Miss,
April rs, 1898.
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my OWN SELF AGAIN.

Mrs. Gates Writes TO Mrs. Pinkhams
Follows Her Advice and Il Made Well.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-For nearly
two and one-half years have been in
feeble health. Aftermy little child came
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

liz HSs apoi - SoNcitiiS tHe sScu lTOItf
one-half to one inch deep, and firming
the sill. When the plants are well up.
they should be thinned cut from five
tc ten inches apart, according to va
riety. Cultivate often enough to keep
the ground in good mellow condition
and free froni weeds. 1t cften happens
that more turnips are raised than can
oe marketed to advantage when the
crop is sold. BY storing properly, they
can be kept for a considerable time
ard used as wanted, or held Until the
price has advanced. In the central
south, common method of storing is
10 pile them in the field, after pniling
them, being very careful not TO break
or cut off the roots, CT to bruise or cut
tie turnip. Cover the piles with dirt.
from IS inches to two feet deep, to pre-
vent the turnips from freezing. When
piling them in this way, about an inch
of top should be left on each one. They
viii stand through the winter in this
way, and in the spring the pile should
he opened, and the tops and roots
trimmed off clcse.' They should then
be stored in a cellar or potato bank,
between layers of straw. If desired
they can be stored in this way in the
fall, without piling them in the field
at all. The object is to keep them cool,
and prevent them from freezing, which
will cause them to rot. Every winter
and spring an immense number of bar
rels of turnips and rutsbagas is
shipped south to be sold in our mar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Republican Rules.

The following rules for nominating
Republican candidates for municipal
Offices in Reynoldsville borough were
adopted at the suggestion meeting held
Friday evening. January 18th:
lst. The local members OF the Re
publican County Committee shall give
at least five days notice Of the time and
place Of holding a suggestion meeting
by posting ten written or printed
notices and by publication In at least
one local paper.
End. The suggestion meeting shall
be held ON the second Wednesday Of
January OF each year; In odd years IL
shall be held in the first precinct hose
house, and In even years In the second
precinct hose house.
Ord. At such suggestion meeting
candidates shall be named for all the
borough Offices 10 be filed AT the Feb
ruary election. and no restriction shall
be placed on the number OF candidates
To be so named.
4th.. Candidates named at the sug-
gestion shall each pay to the Committee
above named fee Of fifty cents, to de-
fray expenses Of printing tickets and
holding the primary election. Upon
failure Of any candidate to pay said fee
within FIVE days after the suggestion
meeting, his name shall be stricken
from the ticket.
9th. The Committee shall cause
tickets to be printed, bearing the names
OF candidates named ut the suggestion
| meeting and no others; but blank lines
shall be provided In which the names OF
any persons not named at the sugges-
tion meeting may be inserted. The
ticket shall also state the number to be
voted for for each office.
7th. A primary election shall be held
on the Saturday occurring ten days sub
sequent to the suggestion meeting; in
odd years II shall In the first precinct,
and In even years In the second pre-
cinct. Notice Of said primary election
shall be given by the Committee In one
issue OF at least one local paper between
the date Of the suggestion meeting and
the primary.
sth. The primary election shall be
held under the direction OF the local
members OF the Republican Committee
for the precinct in which IL occurs, and
shall be conducted by one Judge and
two inspectors to be designated by the
Committee. The judge and inspectors
so chosen shall be sworn to perform the
duties Of their appointment as regular
election boards are sworn at general
| elections,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
Paradise.

Misses Carrie and Annie Keller Wis
tied Miss Tena Strouse last Sunday.
James Sheesley and Edward Syphrit
left here last Monday for Homestead to
spend the rest Of the winter.
Some Of the boys attended the pie
social at Scotch Hill last Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Jacob Strouse, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. G. Muir
ray, at Brookyille the past few months,
returned home last Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Norris and son Adam
and wife, visited the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Strouse last Sun
day.
The Ludwick saw mill Is running at
full blast. John Lott is the sawyer and
and Edward Hills general manager
and pay boss.
Lost-Between Reynoldsville and
Sugar Hill, pocket knife containing
no blades and one back spring in. The
finder will be rewarded by leaving it at
the Syphrit mines. II. II.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
ROYAL ARcANuMs' BANQUET.
Hon. w. c. Weiss, Grand Regent, Visited
the Lodge Thursday Evening.

the Lodge Thursday Evening.
On Thursday evening, January llth,
Century Council TS9, Royal Arcanum,
had the pleasure Of visit from Hon.
Webster G. Weiss, Grand Regent Of the
order for this state. Mr.. Weiss resides
IN Bethlehem, Pa, and has filled sew
eral positions In Northampton county.
He was the first Republican ever elect
ed in that old time Democratic strong
hold TO the State Legislature, and In
1896 was reelected by "a still greater
majority. Mr.. Weiss served In the
"Yanko Spanko' war as United States
paymaster with rank of Major. At ses-
sion Of Grand Council Royal Arcanum
held In Pittsburg last May Major Weiss
was elected AS Grand Regent OF the
order for the State Of Pennsylvania,
having previously served as Grand Ora
tor, Grand Chaplain and Grand Vice
Regent.
Major Weiss addressed the Council
in his own inimitable happy manner,
showing by facts aud figures the aston
ishing success OF Royal Arcanumism,
giving statements Of the benefits and
results that even old members here
were not aware Of.
In the past twenty-five years the Ar
canum has paid out to widows and
orphans almost Sj5, ,00O, 10000, aud hav-
ing now in force $3.50 OO0, 10000 of pro-
lection. In last year alone 1926, PAP
we're paid to friends and relatives Of
deceased members.
The membership now numbers very
nearly two hundred thousand In
the States, and back Of this Is a
rapidly growing reserve fund now
amounting to nearly 5000, 100000, thus
proving the success Of the order secured
for the future.
or the s55, 900, 10000 due benefciaries
not claim has been defrauded, not u
dollar OF loss and not penny unac-
counted for. The positive benefits
have been shown in Reynoldsville, Cen
tury Council paying 10 its deceased
members heirs s2l 100000 and $1,000 90
to be paid in another week or two to the
relatives Of Moses A. Loeb, who died In
Dubois recently, will make s24, 600 90
distributed in this vicinity.
After the address OF Major Weiss,
District Deputy J. G. Noble, Of Punxsu-
tawncy, entertained the members with
an experience circle, very amusing and
very instructive.
At eleven o'clock all members were
taken to Franks New Tavern, where a
banquet awaited them gotten up as only
that old time landlord, +. A. McCcCon-
nell, can do. After really jolly hour,
that will cause many happy remem-
brances, all parted wishing for an early
return of Grand Regent Webster G..
Weiss. ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-17
QUARTER SESSION COURT.
Short Criminal List Last Week-Court
Adjourned Wednesday Evening.

The January term of criminal court
was held In Brookville last week, be-
ginning Monday morning and closing
Wednesday evening. Judge John W.
Reed presided. Following Is the Grim
inal list, excepting F. & II. cases, dis
posed Of last week and the sentences Of
the guilty parties:
Com. vs.. Casper Gelnett, false pre-
tense; guilty; sentenced TO 90 days In
county jail and pay $500 and costs Of
prosecution.
Com. vs.. John Leeper, incest; con-
tinued.
Com. vs. Pauline Gallo, assault and
battery; settled.
Com. vs.. John Ward and James
Smouse, burglary; mol pros.
Com. VS.. Joseph Ranko, Frank Schultz
and William Rekosko, robbery, not
guilty; pay costs.
Com. vs. Perry Hauck, robbery; plead
guilty; sentenced TO four months In
county Jail, $500 fine and costs Of prose-
cutiOn.
Com. vs. Ida Johns, burglary; guilty;
sentence suspended.
Com. vs. Joseph Waters, burglary;
not guilty
Com. vs. Frank Moore, assault with
intent to rape; settled.
Com. vs.. 9. ID. Rowan, ct al, disturb
ing public meeting; not guilty; prose-
cutor, j. G. Davis, to pay costs.
Com. VS.. Frank J. McKenna, assault
with intent to rape; guilty; sentenced
one year and three months In Western
Penitentiary.