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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FARM TOPICS |
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Planting and IrrIeatine.

The garden, after being plowed and
narrowed was ridged by running the
shovel pillow every three feet. Each
ridge was then gone over with q gar
den rake and the top thoroughly
raked and leveled. Two rows Of
seeds were then planted on each
ridge and the water was turned into
the bitches between the rows and left
to run until the ridges were thor
oughly soaked. This is done to help
sprout the seeds, which otherwise
would lie in the ground a month be.
fore sprouting. The same method of
irrigation is followed throughout the
season as often as necessary. In set
ting cabbage and tomato plants the
ground is prepared in the same way,
but the plants are set near the bottom
Of the ditch. Water is then turned
on and allowed to flow around the
plants, setting the soil around the
roots. As the plants grow, the ridges
are Eoed and cultivated down around
them. IF. @. Teller, in New England
Homestead,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09

It has been often said of the farmer
that he sends his best produce to
market and eats the refuse, and on
many dairy farms the newborn calf
finds itself confronted soon after it's
birth with this principle. 1t is de-
prived of5the rich milk of its mother
and fed with a chalky substance as
early as it can be taught to lap the
liquid from a pan. Iphus III. Hall,
of Lyndon, Vermont, has utilized the
idea of the baby's bottle and made a
feeder for the calf by which its wean-
ing will take place at a much earlier
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
Calling Even.

'T know how to get even with those
pickpockets that have been touching
the street car conductors, remarked
n Crosstown e.l-jerker, in contiden-
tial tone. at may be on old ruse,"
he continued, rs he passed along in
search of fares, "but I'll bet the dips
as they call them. won't try it on me
twice"
"What is your scheme?" asked
curious passenger.
"Simple enough, and it has never
been known to fail, replied the con-
ductor. "In this outside pocket I
carry nice assortment of ilshhooks,
so arranged and attached TO the lining
of the pocket rs to form network
warranted to catch all kinds of suckers
and other worthless game. Oh, I'm
ready for 'eml"
At the next corner nm unobtrusive,
quiet-looking young man alighted from
the car, aud in the middle OF tho next
block an expression Of surprise and
disgust might ,have been observed
upon the face of the conductor. The
cause of his change of countenance
was soon explained IN sundry inele-
CANT and iorcible remarks. When he
placed his hand in his unprotected
pocket to make change for patron on
the platform, no merry jingle of coin
responded to his touch, and all that
the depths of his fare receptacle re-
vealed were punches OF transfers and
tickets.
"Well, by thunderl" he exclaimed,
his amazement at first overwhelming
his power of speech; 81 s'pose one Of
those dips was on the car when was
telling about my plan to fool 'em. 1
can't have hooks in both pockets, and
guess I'll have to think of something
new."
When the victim counted up he
found he was just Sf.1 behind in his
salary. Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09

the contest and for coliating and pub.
fishing the result. Hundreds OF other
prizes have been contributed by in-
prizes, but for the most part they are
articles of value to persons interested
in poultry raising.
"The first prize will be awarded
for the record that shows most clearly
and accurately just how tho con-
testant has managed fowls during one
year, the product obtained aud how
disposed Of, the cost Of making and
marketing such product and the re-
sulting profit or loss. The prize is
not for the biggest profit. 1t is for
the most accurate record OF methods
and results. A report that shows q
loss may win over less carefully
kept one that shows profit. There
is no incentive to lie, to misrepresent
or to be careless and every reason for
contestant to be absolutely truth
ful.
eve are greatly pleased by tho
character of the contestants. We
made special effort to get city iaisers
as we'll as farmers in aud have met
with great success. Among the con
testants are dozens who raise poultry
in the most crowded localities in largo
cities, others who keep hens in their
cellars or back yards and one man
who raises his birds in an old horse
CIR that he bought for So and con.
verted into hen house. When all of
these poultry raisers get through tell
ing us their experiences, we will he
able to give the world some valuable
contributions to poultry literature.
In addition to the $500 in gold,
which the contestants are to strive
for, there are these other incentives
to energy on the part of the poultry
raisers-2167 prizes of cash, birds,
eggs, poultry food books, subscrip.
tions. etc., valued at $4,000, and q
grand sweepstakes price of $500 in
gold. The regular prizes are 600,
$50, S25, SIS, $40 aud twenty prizes
ot 50 each. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
THE DAY oE pe

What OF the day, my brother2
What OF the day OF peaceP
When the dripping sword turns een
sward
And the dull dread noises cease- v
The clarion call OF bugles,
The shrek Of the angry shell
What OF battle that shall pierce the night
OF battle-is 1t wellp
What OF the dead. my brother2
What OF the dead and dumb?
Who shall pay Mt the Judgment day
When the Messenger shall come,
Come In the light and glory,
Come In the lire and flame,
Whose the strain of the blood and pain,
MY brother--whose the blame?
What OF the grief, my brother.
What OF the grief and woe2
What Of the tears shed DER these biers
These stricken hearts brought low2
Low In the day OF terror.
Low in the night OF gloom,
Whose the weight OF this curse OF Hate2
Whose the pain OF DoomH
What OF the blood my brother?
What OF the blood that flows
In Il crimson stream whore the lances CLEAN
And the bugle blows and blows2
Whose the souls that shudder,
Shudder and start and cry.
When the battles cost by God engrossed
In blood on the brazen sky?
Hasten the day my brother,
Hasten the day of peace,
When men not slain for greed Of gain
And the dull, dread noises ceasel
When shell shall shrek no longer,
When Hatred stink away,
The breath OF God the blood-stnined sod
Make clean-and Peace shall stay
Bismarck Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09

Poultry need bulky food as much as
any of the domestic animals. Life
can. be sustained for time upon
highly concentrated food, and it might
be possible to prepare globule for
man which could be swallowed, di-
gested and nourish the system as
much as the usual hearty meal. But
with long diet of such concentrated
food, digestion must become impaired
simply by atrophy or wasting away of
the unused digestive organs. The
hen finds this bulky food in the sum
mer in the grass and other green fod-
der she gathers, but in winter she can
get it in no better form than from
early cut clover, cured in the shade so
as to retain its tenderness and nutri-
tive qualities. II contains more of
the elements that go to make up the
egg than any green food we have,
much more than does the cabbage,
while at the same time it is bulky
enough to allow the use OF concen-
trated food with it. We think il such
clover is fed every day, there is little
danger of the fowl getting too fat,
even when corn and corn-meal form a
large part of the daily ration.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
The Position of tho Apinry.

Most everyone has his or her favorite
location for the apairy. Some choose
the most shaded point possible. After
experimenting for several years we
have determined that, in our locality
at least, the most exposed place posi-
BILE is prolific of the best results. In
the country between the Missouri
River and the mountains the nights are
usually cool, and we find that the
mercury falls two or three degrees
lower in the shade than on the open
ground; that it requires much longer
time to warm up the hive in the shade
in the morning than those not shaded I;
and, besides this, the sun comes out
so warm in the morning that often
before the colonies in the shade are
warmed up the sun has evaporated a
the bees as with the farm hand: the
fellow who gets out early in the morn
ing is the one who usually accom-
plishes the greatest days work. In
experimenting with this matter OF
location, we find that the colony loca-
ted the nearest the shade gathers the
least stores, while those located on
the most exposed ground gather most.
One case in particular was colony
shaded by q small plum tree. As the
tree grew the colony produced less
stores, until it barely gathered suffi.
cient to winter itself. We moved this
colony out into the sunlight and it
went back to it's old record in honey
making. The Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09

"I don't believe" said the young
man, THAT any man ever courted q
woman without telling her lies"
"rhore was such courtship once"
said the middle-aged man.
"When You were young?"
"Hnh! I'm young yet. 1 meant
back in the early days OF the race. In
those daHs, You know, when q man
loved q oman, he sneaked up and
knocked per out with club and took
her to hi lonely home, and they lived
happy ever after" = indianapolis
Press,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09

date than by the old method, and by
this device the calf sbsorbs the thin
blue substitute fed to it in way so
entirely natural that !, remains in ig-
norance of the deception being prac-
ticed upon it. A bracket of support
ing device for the milk receptacle is
first provided, and to this frame hor-
izontal bar Is attached, carrying at
its extremity rubber nipple of am
pie proportions. Connected with the
nipple is a flexible tube extending in.
to the liquid in the pail. Inside the
nipple there is rubber tubular re-
enforcement, having cross-slits in il,
which acts as valve. With this de-
vice the calf may be fed liquid nour-
ishment, receiving it slowly and by
natural sucking.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
Mixed MetapIhor.

A lecturer before large audience
at an impressive moment exclaimed:
"All along tue untrodden paths OF the
future we eau see the footprints OF an
unseen hand. Tit Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
Holder For Rubber stamps.

Handy il q holdev, for rubber hand
stamps with series of spring metal
plates attached to fixed back, with
the sides of the plates formed into Y.
shaped slots, the stamps being pro-
vided with Il heads at one end, which
are slipped in at the tops OF the slots
aud pulled out at the bottom for use.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
Get the Right Eocus.

A philosopher says: "The secret OF
all power is to focus yourself to
reality" Yes, and he shre aud get
the right focus on yourself, that you
may not seem too small id the should
ers, and too big In the head. New
Orleans Pic\yune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-09
GREAT POULTRY CONTEST
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE TRYING TO
FIND WHETHER HENS PAY.

A Contest From which Much Valuable In-
formation Is Expected-City Men in 1t
ns weiins Farmers-yaiuc OF tho Poui-
try of the United States.
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21

A puff of warm air blew from the inte-
rior and confirmed the statement. 1t
was we'll along in summer, and not a
dozen miles away to the east men were
strolling about with palm-leaf fans and
wilted collars. Here, close to the gray
shores of the mighty sea, blankets and
overcoats were in demand. Hospitality
the older officer tugged at the lacings
of the military front door, swore be-
tween his set teeth when the knots,
swollen by the wet, withstood his ef-
forts, and then shouted: -.
Sergeant major, send somebody here
to open this" :-' I
A light footstep sounded on the
springy board floor, nimble fingers
worked a moment at the cords, then
the flap was thrown open and the adj
jutant's Office stood partially revealed.
It was big wall tent backed up against
another of the same size and pattern.
Half dozen plain chairs, two rough
board tables Uttered with books, pa
pers and smoking tobacco, an oil stove
and q cheap clothes rack on which were
hanging raincoats, ponchos and q cape
or two, comprised all the furniture. In
q stout frame of unplaned wood, cased
in their oilslins and tightly rolled,
stood the national and state colors OF
the famous regiment; and back Of them.
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21
Order for Hearing Petition for De.
termination of Descent of Land
and Notice of Application.
STATE OF MINNEsOrA.
County of Mower-ss.
Tn D0~kAA1 0~-h

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court,
special term. February 9Th, 1900.
In the matter OF the estate of Charles Eager,
On reading and fling the petition of Eugene
Eager, OF Mower county, Minnesota, represent-
ing, among other things. that Charles Eager,
WHO resided last prior to his death. in the town
Minnesota. on the nineteenth day of January,
1892 died seized of estate of inherit
ance in certain lands In the county Of Mower
state OF Minnesota, which said lands are describ.
ed in said petition and that more than five yea rs
have elapsed since the death of said Charles
Eager, deceased, and that administration has
not been granted or had of said estate OF said
deceased in this state, and praying that the des-
cent OF said lands described in said petition be
signed to such persons as are entitled thereto
by Law.
Now. therefore. it is hereby ordered that such
petition be heard at term of this court to be
held at the probate Office. in tho court house in
the city Of Austin, In said county of Mower.
state OF M1nnesota, on Friday. the second day
Of March, A: D. 1900. At ten O'clock q. m.
DIT Is further ordered, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs Of said deceased, and to all
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the MOWER
COUNTY TRANsCRIPT, weekly Newspaper
printed and published at the city of Austin, in
said county. a,.. ...-
Dated at Austin. Minnesota, the sixth day
By the Court 8. S. wAsHBURN,
tsEALl Judge Of Probate.
Publ. Feb. 2, II, 21.]
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21
Movement Of Glaciers.

The international glacier commission
recently made an excursion to the
Grimsel to continue it's investigations
on the Aar glacier. From 1888 to 1945
Agassiz and his Neuchatel friends dis
covered In the moraine Of the lower
Aar glacier an enormous block of
stone. which afforded natural protec-
ton. and they erected there a stone
hut which they called the Hotel des
Neuchateiofs. This ''hotel" moved
downward 24O feet in the five years
from 1912 to 1916. From 1916 to 1884
the downward movement was 181 feet
per annum, and from 1884 to 1899 1t
was 113 feet per annum. We thus pos
sess an exact record Of the movement
of the lower Aar glacier during a peri
cd extended over 60 years. 81 49,
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21
Order for Hearing Proof of Will.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Comfy of M0War=as

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court,
Special term, February Sd, 1900
In the matter of the estate of Maria e. Hot
son, deceased.
Whereas, an instrument in writing, purport-
tn&to be the last will and testament Of Maria
E. Hotson, deceased, late of said county, has
been delivered to this Court;
And whereas. Atkins Hotson has fled there.
things that said Maria E. Hotson died In said
1900 testate, and that said petitioner is the sole
executor named in said last willard testament,
and praying that the said instrument may be
admitted to probate and tn at letters testamen.
tary be to him issued thereon.
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said instru-
ment, and the said petition, be heard before
this Court, at the probate Office in said county
on Monday. the fifth day of March,
A; D., 1900, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, when
all persons interested may appear for or CON
test the probate of said instrument;
And 1t is further ordered, that notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given to ali
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the MOVER
COUNTY TRANSCRIPT, q weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Austin in
said county. :.
Dated at Austin, Minn., the third day of
February, A. D. 1900. = =
BY the Court SIS. WAsHBURN,
( ls1AL] Judge Of Probate.
Publ Feb. 7-14gi.]
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21

the President street depot. They had
orders not to fire until fred upon, and
they marched through that storm Of
bricks and stones in grim silence.
II remember well that there was q
young swell of the town named Davis
who followed the men In his stylish car
rage and heaped all kinds Of curses
and abuse upon them.
''The men were brought up in close
order, and as they were marching un-
der one of the high buildings some one
threw a heavy 20-foot beam from the
top directly down into the mass of
marching men, sending six or seven Of
them insensible to the ground. "
"Just then a shot was fred at them
from around the corner, and as they
were now allowed to retalate Capt.
Follansbee turned to companies G and
D and ordered them to fire.
with a mighty cheer they raised
their guns and let drive straight into
the crowd. -. l.. -z
''Davis, the young swell who had
been so offensive to them, was the first
man to fall, and a later examination
showed II bullets in his body.
1T was not long after that before the
mob dispersed, and Baltimore people
tell Us now that We can have no idea of
the number of that mob that We killed.
Il am glad that during this last war
the Sixth Massachusetts, were bombard-
ed with flowers. We may have had
1owers, thrown at "a too, but the tsou.
BILE was most Of them were loadad.
Philadelphia Press. s.
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21
Order for Hearing and Notice of
Application for appointment
a. j of administrator. ..

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Aower-ss.
In Probate Court,
Special term, February 6. 1900.
deceased.
on reading and fling the petition Of Dena
Nelson, of Mower county. MINI, represent.
ing, among other things, that Iartin
Nelson, late of said county, on the ninth
day Of January, A. D. 1900, at Nevada
q resident of this county at the time Of bis
death, leaving goods, chattels and estate with
in this county and that the said Ia The
widow Of said deceased, and praying thai
administration Of said estate be to the said
Dena Nelson granted; = ''e '"''
It Is ordered, that said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Monday, the ffth day
OF March, A. D. 1900, at ten O'Clock a. M.
at the probate Office in the city of Austin in
said county. zsJ - .---',.~'' - - ->--'AA ="
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
70 the heirs OF said deceased. and to all persons
Interested, by publishing this order, once in
each week, Tor three successive weeks prior to
ssid day Of hearing in the IowHR CoUNrY
IRAHsc1!PT, weekly Newspaper printed and
pqons1ed at the city Of Austin in said county.
:. Dated at Austin. Minnesota, the sixth day Of
BY the Court a. g. g. WASHBURN,
lskALJ Judge of Probate.
Publ. Feb. z, II, 2l,1 .i-.'
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21
LevelirE n Chimney.
To be Continued


An engineer recently made an inter-
esting report to the british Institution
OF Mining Engineers on the telling of
a huge chimney. which was so high
and constructed 50 strongly that the
prospect Of demolishing it by the slow
and. expensive means of breaking 1t
down from the top was appalling to
the owners. The engineer who was
intrusted with the task Of devising a
better way Of taking 1t down decided
that he would try to fell it as one
would fell a tree. with the exception
that. OF course. so simple an expedient
as chopping it down was out of the
question. He had the problem also of
making 1t fall to the south. as it would
wreck buildings If 1t fell in another d.
rection.
The chimney was 22O feet high. with
base of 21 feet The workmen were
set to work cutting away the brick
work on the south side. As fast as
the bricks were taken out they were
replaced with wooden supports, which
had spaces left in them. After about
10 feet had been cut out the spaces
were filled with TAR and paraf1in. wood
was piled up high around 1t. and the
fire was set. Six minutes afterward
the chimney fell exactly on the line
marked out for it. The cost Of the
work was only trife compared with
what it would have been had the old
fashioned method Of throwing the ma
fQri9l down hif hv hit from rho <on
been employed. And. in addition.
many thousands of bricks were saved
for further use. 49,. ..
Mower County transcript., 1900-02-21

SfAIa or MmrnsorA,
County q Mower 20.
In probate court. Il
Special tef January 3ctA. l000.
-. n ahe maeees OF the sestate of David Auit-
Letters Of administration on tho estate,of said
decessed being this day srantsd unto james II.
A4lttather OF said c0untY:
1t ts ordered, that al claims and demands
OF AZ persons against said estate b presented
70 this court for examination and allowance
at the probate Office in tho city Of Austin, in
Sqly.IN at ten o'clock q. m.
IL Is f0rther ordered, that six months from
tne daSe hereof be allowed 10 creditors 10 pre-
sen! tneN clalms against said eetAto, 4t the
expareaoo OF which time al claims net pre-
sentea 10 sald Court, or not proven % its satis-
cause shown further time be allowed.
OroeIed further, that notice Of the time and
Race OF tne nearing and examination of said
Slams ana demands shall be given by publish
ln9 !nls order once in each weak for three sue.
eessave weeks, in tho MowER COUNTT TRAM
neC1lfT, weekly newspaper printed and pub
nSne1 &c the city of Austin in said county.
day Of fJanuary, 1900. ''o
Blythe Goort*lG; s. s: wASHBURN.
tshALJ x Judge of Probate.
(Publ. Jan. 81, Feb. Z, 1Al