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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

In propagatinG leaf mould is as use
ful as sand, and almost all plants in
pots are benefited by its use. II is also
excellent in the kitchen garden and
flower beds, and as a winter covering
II is unsqualed. 1t is, however more
In propagating and potting that 1t is
used and valued; but 1t varies in quail
ity. and much that would turn out first
rate is rendered next to useless by the
treatment to which 1t is subjected. In
many cases it is thought so long as 1t
appears to be leaf soil that Is all that
is necessary, and the leaves are fire.
quently used for hotbeds and other
purposes before they come for potting,
and this is a common way to convert
them to mould. 1t Is certainly one
way, but far from being the right one,
as the fermenting bed reduces it to
mere waste. After receiving a hint
as to not fermenting it, we have ceased
doing so and the result is a material
which may be put to the choicest pro-
ducing fungus or other deleterious
matter.
We have abundance of leaves, chiefly
oak and beech, the best of all. We do
not gather the leaves into largo
heap to ferment as formerly. but we
collect several carloads into hol-
low and spread them out in a layer
about Is inches or two feet deep, and
there they remain without fermenting
until they decay naturally. Those
treated in this manner last year are
now in splendid condition, and by
storing a quantity in this way annu-
ally there is no difficulty in securing
constant supply of leaf soil. In the
woods plenty Of this material can usu-
ally be found and in fit condition for
use, in the little hollows. between
trees, where the wind has piled the
leaves and keeps up the supply as their
bulk is reduced by decay. 1t will be
necessary of course to first remove the
dry leaves on top. can recommend
this system thoroughly.--F. II. Sweet,
in Agricultural Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
Orchard Planting.

The best location for an orchard Is
where some protection is afforded from
the north and northwest winds. Such
a position is found with a woods or
belt Of trees on these two sides of
the orchard Such belt of trees is
even better than buildings. A heavy
growth Of quick growing forest trees
should be planted for this purpose on
every farm. Mark out good location
for the orchard and then plant the
trees on the north and northwest sides.
These trees may be nut bearing trees
and they will in this way pay interest
on the investment. The trees should
be planted close enough together SO
that as they get older they can be
thinned out, using the larger trees
thus cut for timber. BY thinning out
occasionally and planting new ones, it
is possible to practice in a small way
scientific forestry.
One of the best places to plant an
orchard is on the lower end of the
slope of hill where the hill itself
will furnish protection from the ex-
tIciiieS VI WiHlcT weather. WHeH pldnI-
ed in this this way the trees should be
be kept pruned back pretty we'll so that
the heads and inside of the top can be
kept open to the sunlight. In planting
the fruit trees it is necessary that the
big roots should he spread out evenly
on all sides. II these roots are all
cramped into a small hole on one side
they will not give the protection from
winds and storms they need. If the
wind blows from the side opposite to
the cluster OF roots, the tree will soon
lean over and fall Propping up will
never give to such tree the rigidity
1t should have, and some day when
loaded with fruit 1t will fall over, cau3-
ing considerable loss. We must study
the root arrangements Of the tree as
well as the position Of the branches.
Always plant the strongest roots on the
northward side. As the prevailing
heavy winds come from that direction
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

with the compliments of the bunco-
man." he said, and handed 1t to the
girl.
twenty-five hundred" she gasped.
and then Joe snatched the precious
slip away.
The girl put out her hand. Her
eyes were swimming.
you don't know what this means to
Joe and me-" she softly said.
II know It means a lot of choice sat
isfaction to me-" said Dunham merrily,
as he pressed the girls hand.
And how much do we owe your"
asked Joe, little hoarsely.
Dunham still looked at the girl.
Just an invitation to the wedding"
he laughingly replied. "Gooi-by."
And he was gone.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
our LOCAL NINE.

Our locai nine is ready for the opening
Of the fray.
The country has been searched for
baseball strength;
Our town II win the pennant, SO the
knowing ones all say,
And here's the list of players--note its
length:
Reilly from Oshkosh. and Byrnes from
Detroit;
Schneider from Pittsburg. and Flynn
from Beloit;
Trenton sends Cooney, Cleveland lends
Curry,
Hartogg's from Denver, and Strauss
from Elmiry.
Slivinsky at second Is from Baltimore.
Aud substitute players we've gathered
galore:
Nolnn's from Springfield. and Baum's
from ST. Paul.
With Murphy from Charleston I've
named nearly all:
Rothkopf's from bridgeport. and Pfeif-
fer from Chnzy-
And say!-ain't our local baseball
team n daisy?
-puck
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
HUMOROUS.
Puck.

Hoax-Pnunniman is a mad wag.
Joax-He had better look out for the
dog catchers.
Scribbler-How do you know he's an
author?" Scrawler-He showed me his
collection of rejection slips.
Nell-when he talks to me his con-
versation seems so fiat. Belle-anj
when he talks to me it's fiatter.
THAT augurs badly "What?" "The
fact that it's the conversation with
no point to 1t that bores the quickest"
wigg-That fellow says things are
absolutely dead in his business. and
yet he seems cheerful. Wagg-Natlv
urally. He's an undertaken.
Now, gentlemen" said the profess
sor, name some Of the beauties of
education" And facetious student in
the back row shouted: "Prc tty school,
teachers"
Blobbs--Longbow couldn't possibly
tell the truth about himself. Slobbs-
And he carried IL to such ridiculous
extremes. | hear he was even written
his own epitapn.
Prison Warden-Convict 41144 seems
very cheerful. In fact, he's quite
comedian. Keeper-Yes; and last
night he was feeling so good that he
just let himself loose.
Wife (angrily)-No; wouldn't bel
seen in such hat as you propose to
buy me. | wouldn't give two cent
for 1t. Husband-My dear, you're tV
cents-ative about those things.
YES" said the theatrical manaa
81 can use you in my Shakespeareah'
production II the salary is satisfactory.
1t is AS You Like It. WELL" re-
piled the seedy-looking actor, "I'd like
It about a hundred per-"
"The color fed from her face" wrote
the novelist. ALAS. that is what
comes of using cheap compilations"
thought the heroine of the story. But,
being merely a figment of the au-
thor's brain, of course, she could not
give open expression to this rebellious
sentiment.
The lawyer for the prosecution had
had the stolidfaced man on the wit
ness stand for half an hour without
getting a solitary reply that was favor
able to his side. What is your occu-
pation?" finally demanded the attor-
ney. Il am employed in bureau of
information" replied the stolid-faced
man. Then the lawyer for the prose
cution realized what he was up against
and gave up in despair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

in winter. II will tend to give more
stability to the trees. This is not gen.
orally observed, but when II is less
damage to the orchard by storms will
be noted. Fruit trees that are twisted
and bent so that their roots are in
jured will never do SO well as those
which are able to resist the most vio-
lent winds. Two persons at least are
needed to plant a tree properly. One
must hold 1t upright while the other
fills in the dirt and packs it around the
roots. A tree should naturally stand
upright and firm before the dirt is put
in the hole.-C. T. White in American
Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

After every rain there will be more
weeds, and in few weeks grass will
put in an appearance. An ordinary
rake, II used in the garden, will de-
stroy the weeds when they are just
appearing. For field the horse weed
er will quickly perform the work. II
the destruction of weeds Is deferred
until they make moderate growth then
the cultivator will be necessary to clear
the ground. Use the rake and weeder
often and thus save labor in culti-
waiting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
SOME MARBLE LORE.
Poor Folk in Germany Make Most of the
Common Agai.s.

Common Agaies.
Nearly all the agate marbles that
rattle around and wear holes in the
pockets Of all schoolboys on earth are
made in the State of ThIringia, Ger
many.
On winter days the poor people, who
live in villages, gather together small
square stones, place them in moulls
something like big coffee mills, and
grind them until they are round. The
marbles made in this way are the
common china, painted china. glazei
china. imitation agates and black and
white ballots. These are very cheap,
ranging in price. according to size,
from 10 to GO for five cents.
Imitation agates are made from
white stone and are painted to repre-
sent the pride of the marble players
heart-the real agate. The painted
china marbles are Of plain white stone,
with lines crossing each other at right
angles painted upon them. The bal
lots are little black and white mar
bles that look as though they would
never stop rolling If once set in mo-
ton.
Glass alleys are blown by glass
blowers in the town of Lauscha. Ger
many. The expert worlImen take a
piece of plain glass and another bit of
rel glass, heat them redhot, blow
them together, give them twist and
there is pretty alley with the red
and white threads Of glass twisted in
side into the form of the letter s.
Large twisted alleys and plain glass
alleys with the figure of a dog or
sheep inside are made for very small
boys and girls to play with. The mar
bles most priced by the young Ameri-
can of today are the real agates.
These marbles are seal brown or black
in color, and many Of them have
large, round circles on them that look
like eyes. They sell for five. 10 and
Is cents each, ana the boy who has a
real agate with lucky eve peeping
out at him from a glossy surface is
envied.
1t Is said that the only marbles
made in America are the common ones
that boys can buy almost handful Of
for cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

Mr.. Bingo. junior member Of the
firm. had a peculiarly irritating sneeze.
1t began with an elaborate and terrify-
ing series of facial convulslons, and
ended with most lame and impotent
paroxysm that always disappointed
the expectant observer.
"Your sneeze," said Mr.. Gringo, the
senior partner. after watching him
through one Of his sternutations, "is
o regular circus"
"A circus?" said Mr., Bingo..
Eyes, sir" was the rejoinder. "1'he
performance never comes up to the ad-
vance notices. ."-Youth's Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

Parsley, carrots and parsnips may he
grown on almost all rich soils. but
as the seeds of these plants are low
In terminating farmers are not par
tial to them, as IT is important that
the weeds be kept down or the plants
will be crowded out in their first
stages of growth. The seeds should be
sown early, on carefully prepared
ground, so as to have the seed ger
inmate and the young plants make as
much headway as possible before
weeds and grass can secure stand.
Sometimes hand wedding must be re-
serted to. Use plenty of seed, plant
ms in drills, in stools" six inches
apart in the rows, thinning out the
surplus plants later on. A few radsh
seeds (which germinate quickly may
be us:d when planting the crops named
in order to show the rows.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

The population of South Australia
has increased by 13 percent In the last
10 years. That is only a trinc more
than that of England herself has in
creased; a fact indicating partly that
South Australia is not having any
phenomenal boom, and also that the
old country is growing ct pretty sat
isfactory rate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
F2E]EF2SS'
!A!klC|QlF6l1ER
short Rows Tor adishes.

Radishes should be planted in short
rows, repeating the paintings every
week or 10 days. as II is better to
grow only few than to grow large
number as a crop, owing to the fact
that they soon become woody and are
not desirable except when young and
prisp
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

This is the way the case was put
by Judge Danforth, of the Maine su.
preme court, in speaking of a con.
victed bank cashier: 81 wish that the
law permitted me to send with the
accused every one of the bank direc.
tors who. through long term of
years. expected you to do your work,
live respectfully, bring up a large
family and be honest-all on a salary
Of 5000 year"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

DR.. G. T. Moore, late Of Dartmouth
college, has become the government
algologist. II is not so slangy an of.
fee as it sounds. An algologist is an
expert on algae. or seaweeds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

The Naples laboratory reports a
singular case Of reversal in a certain
aquatic plant. When the leaves of this
plant were buried in the sand, with its
roots uppermost. the roots changed to
stems and leaves and the buried por-
tions developed roots.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

Humanity, touching longevity, has
cause for hope. The average age of
man has been increased seven and
one-half years in the last century, and
at that rate the average length of hu.
man life will be about 110 years in
10 centuries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

1t has been decided to abandon the
teaching of vertical penmanship in the
public schools OF New York City. but
this does not imply that the forma-
tion of upright characters is to be any
less sedulously sought by the teach
ers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

The number of foreigners in Europe
an countries is two and three-quarter
millions. of whom Germans como first
with 100000 and British ninth with
10000 to $1,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

While cleaning the historical fres-
Goes in the British house of commons
the other day, a curious error in one
of them was detected for the first time.
1t was found that in the decoration
representing the Pilgrim Fathers the
which did not exist before 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

It win be relief from the monot-
ony when debtiess duke comes to
the United States with a matrimonial
proposal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

The Argentine Republic has $4,000
miles Of railway in operation. and q
sleeping-car service, as good as ours.
that costs only 80 cents a passenger
for a day of "a hours.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

Those who have seen the may-tree
as it grows in England know that its
branches curve downward until they
trail on the ground, forming kind
of inverted cup. The foliage is so thick
that from the inside hardly a ray of
light can be seen. In this strange
abode in Haddon Woods, Kent, and
as free as the birds Of the trees, lives
James Beecham. All possible leaks in
the roof of this woodland dwelling
have been stopped with waiting, and
not a drop of water comes through,
even in the heaviest rain. James has
lived there for six years, and he hopes
to die there. Meanwhile he makes a
living by weaving baskets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

The difference between the editor
aud h., wife is that she sets things tc
right and he writes things to set
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

Public executions in Paris prove very
commanding the scene. Windows are
let out for the occasion, the landlords
watching for the first sign of the exc
cution and then at once sending word
to the persons who have hired the
room. If an ordinary criminal is exc
cuted the charge is usually about 375
per place, but should the offender have
committed any remarkable crime, the
price runs up to $50.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

The Norwegian women have ip.
duced the government to sanction
new marriage ritual. The present
ritual, dating from 1889, has created
much dissatisfaction. as it contains
the words: THE woman must be sub.
ordinate to her husband" To end the
controversy the government has now
sanctioned an alternative ritual. which
the woman can choose, in which the
words "is not" are inserted instead
of must be-" So far no opposition
on the part of the men has been heard,
anything to preserve peace" evident
ly being their maxim in this case.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

The other day a bird-catcher at
Bromsgrove, England, netted robin,
the like of which not one person in
ten millions has seen. The feathers
are Of light drab color, the wings
being edged with white, while in
place of the crimson breast there is a
lovely old-gold hue. 1t is supposed to
be a case of albinoism, which is not
unknown among birds. The robin is
being stuffed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

There are no millionaires in Iceland.
The people there are all poor. but there
are no dependents and no paupers in
that land.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

Kindness and consideration play a
most important and salutary part in
the upbringing of children, reflects the
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribun The
littel ones brought up in an atmos
phere Of kindness are much more cas-
lily governed than those living in other
surroundings. Kindness begets con.
tent, cheerfulness, trustfulness and
confidence; unkindness invites revolt,
ill-will, fretfulness, hostility and de-
ceit. Permanent impressions of good
or i'll are left on the character of
children by the treatment they re.
ceive at the hands of those having
their training in charge. Parents and
educators cannot be too careful in
keeping this obvious truth constantly
In view. No one, even in the most
advanced years. forgets the kindnesses
received in youth. The mothers gen.
tie persuasion, the fathers kindly
counsel, the teachers friendly inter-
est are remembered till the very last
hour of life and form one of the bright
est OF memory's dearest treasures.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

DR.. Josiah Oldfield. author of a new
book on "The Death Penalty" says
that he wrote to all the Bishops of
the Church OF England for their opin.
ions on the subject, and not one of
them favored the abolition of capital
punishment. The English clergy's
opinion in this matter is certainly in
line with that of the mass of English.
men. Their opinion is no doubt
strengthened by their observation OF
the results of abolishing the death
penalty in other countries. wholly. as
in Italy, or partially. as in the United
States. Italy leads all nations in the
number of it's homicides. In the
United States the results of near ap.
proach to the abolition of the death
penalty are sem in orr historical sta
tistics. No less than 39.7S2 persons
were capitally punished in the United
States by private executioners from
1896 to 1900 inclusive. In the same
i've years the law capitally punished
only $40 of these nearly 10000 believ-
ers in the death penalty--except for
themselves. The bishops OF England,
being teachers of mercy. may reason.
ably hold that to maintain a penalty
whose abolition 80 terribly increases
the sum total of capital punishment
INFLICTED is for the best interests Of
humanity. comments the New York
world
The Wilmington Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-19??, 1901-01-12

In the course of his argument before
the Supreme Court on the colonial
cases, one of the Justices asked At
torney General Griggs: "May Con-
gress establish in newly acquired
territory any other than Republican
form of government ?" Without any
hesitation the Attorney-General, speak
ing for the administration of course,
SAID he believed it could. Under his
Interpretation of the law Mckinley
could be President Of the United
States and Emperor of the Philippines
Indeed, as .Griggs is not sure whether
the restrictions as to titles apply t
the new possessions, Mark Hanni
might be Duke of Porto Rico. Ye
President Mckinley assured us, befor
election that there could be no i'm
perialism.
The Wilmington Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-19??, 1901-01-12

The men who wear scratch wigs suf-
fer good deal In hot weather. The
scratch is a very deceptive kind of wig,
no bigger than the palm of the hand,
which sits on the bald spot, at the
crown. Its edges join or rather melt
into the real hair at the sides and back
Of the head, and no one would think, so
natural its appearance is, that wig
was being worn at all. But the trou-
BILE with the scratch wig is that sort
Of adhesive plaster must be fixed to its
bottom to hold it on. In cool weather
the plaster does not stick very hard,
and the scratch can be removed at bed
time as easily as set of false teeth
In warm weather, however, the plaster
clings to the scalp as II it had grown
there, and when 1t Is yanked off ski
and hair are bound to come with 1t
and the poor wig wearer bowls In ago
ny.-Philadelphia Record. -
The Wilmington Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-19??, 1901-01-12

Among the sasprssss Of the late cleo
ton (which the plutocratic papers tailed
to notice. was the reelection OF the
Democratic candidate for Mayor of Los
Angeles, Cal, by nearly 5000 plurality
(about the same as McKinley's) in total
vote of less.ihan 900. The significant
facts connected with the election are that
the successful candidate was pronounced
in favor q public ownership.and manage.
ment Of the water system, and was OF
poseds..by the Ministsr rial Unionwhich
openlysendorsed his opponent.
The Wilmington Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-19??, 1901-01-12
A SIGNIFlcANTloM


The leao -rs Of the Autonomist party
in the Philippines THE Tories and
compromisers) have been in consulta>
ton with the Taft Commission.
Y'attorm was dlscusseli which enumer
ates many guarantees contained in the
Federal Constitution, but omits right
to trial by jury.
Given the power e appoint JUDGES,
and no jury trials, the Presid-nt would
indeed be an EmperoT, The right to
jury trial was rnly won by our
ancestors a ter many battles with
royalty, and the juryFwas intended to
be protection fer the people against
unjust judges appointed by the King
Trial by jury has Been rightly de
signatsd the cornerstone of English
liberties, and has been accounted the
most important provision in The
Magma Charta which the rebellion
/ barons extorted frcna King John.
Yet in President Nc Kinley's instruc
, tons to the Philippine Commission
! Tor at least in The portions be ha
+ vouchsafed 10 make public there
!. no mention of Jury trials among tn
blessings which are to be showers
u upon cur dusky brethren by hi
august highness.
The omission is intentional. 1t
}. in line with government by Injunction
a and Wardner bull pen methods. Ha
. Rigal been given a jury nial tn
e Spaniards could non have shot hin
/ And under American rule ii may be
!, come necessary to stand few patrio,
l. against wall and rerforate thtm. |
n which case guarantees of jury tri
! might prove announcement.