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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Polaris a Triple Star.

The Lick Observatory. Mount Ham
ilton. Cal. has confirmed the report
that Polarls is n triple star. The
bright star-the North star-moves
about the center of mass of itself
% hours and II minutes. These
two stars also move slowly around
another dark star in a long period.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

prove Il, but he can cut down his stock
SO that one-third of the land car be
plowod under.-S. W. Chambers, in
American Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
..r your Dealer For Aliens Foot. Ease,

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot Ease.
A powder. II rests the feet. Cures Corns,
bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Al
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 20 cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen +. Olmsted. Leroy, n. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

Mrs. .winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces sinflamma-
lion, ,allays pain cures wind collie. 26c. bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., Props. Of
Halls Catarrh Cure offer 800 reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testi-
monials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous-
ness after first days use OF DIR. Kllne's Great
NerveRestorer. :2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR. II. II. KLINE, Ltd, e3l Arch St., Phila Pa,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

The baker sends in his bill when he
needs the dough.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Capsicun Vaseline
Put up In Collapsible Tubes.

Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any
other plaster. and will not blister the most delicate
skin. Tho pain allaying and curative qualities Of
this ar lie are wonderful. II will stop the othache
ct once. and relieve headache and sciatics
Werecommend 1t as the best and safest external
counter-irritant known. also an external remedy
for pains In tho chest and stomach aud al rheumatic
neuralgic and equity complaints.
trial Will prove what we claim for II, and n will
be found to be invaluable in the household. Many
people say ut is the best Of all your preparations
Price, Id cents. at all druggists or other dealers
or by sending this amount to MS "a POSTAGE stamps
we will send you tube by mail
No article should be accepted by the public unless
the same carries our label. as otherwise It is not
genuine.
CHEESEBR0UGH MANUFACTURING CO.,
II State Street, New YORK City.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

To break looking-glass means seven
years OF bad luck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

Some men can't stand prosperity and
others never get chance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

Glittering opportunities are not always
golden.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple St., Norwich, N. y, Feb. II, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

Most people are eager to tell the truth,
when it is disagreeable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28

P. N. U. %, 'oa,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
MISS LAURA HOWARD,
President South End Ladies'
Golf Club, Chicago, Cured by
Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound After the Best Doc
tors Had Failed To Help Her.

"DEAn MRs. PiNKHAM Il can thank
you for perfect health to-day. Life
looked so dark to me a year or two
ago. had constant pains, my limbs
swelled, l had dizzy spells, and never
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03

Miss Mary Louise Boyle, who count
ed Dickens, Lever, Browning, Lowell
and Tennyson among her friends, re
cords I'm her Book" a story about a
sporting parson she knew, the Rev
Lorraine Smith, who hunted in purple
instead of pink because the former
was the correct episcopal color:
His reverence was always well
mounted and was a keen sportsman
He had a pretty living and good
church in the neighborhood, but he sur
prised his parishioners very much by
altering the whole disposition Of the
tombstones. He thought they looked
awkward and untidy in their actual po
sition, SO he had them all taken up and
rearranged according to his fancy In
lines, crosses, squares, etc. One Sun
day morning, very cold winters day
he had performed the service to O
scanty congregation, and on going up
into his pulpit, instead Of opening his
sermon book. he pronounced the fol
lowing address: My dear friends, II
you require 1t / will preach you the
sermon which have brought with me
but IL you are as cold and hungry al
am ! think you will prefer going
with me to the rectory, where you will
find some cold beef and some good
ale'o
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03

you must. then put up your dukes, or
whatever they arel See! They are
tearing the seats out"'
"And one thing more" continued the
convert. 1--we got to take a drink OF
whisky to brace me up. It's one to
three, and I'll need bracer."
Then take it-take itw she exclaim-
ed as the trio began to crowd closer.
"And can / leave out the bath and
wash up and work."
Yes, yes, Protect mer'
"I'll do it. miss, and here goes"
Her tramp reached for his bottle and
took hearty swig. and as he restored
it to his pocket be opened on the enemy
at the rate Of seventy-fve swear words
a minute. He swore and swore till
the schoolma'am held her hands
over her ears. Then he pushed up his
greasy sleeves. put up his dukes" and
while Miss Meeson prayed he sailed
in and slam banged. He got many a
bang in return before victory perched
upon his banner, but his cause was
just and he finally put the last one to
sleep and stood over his body and told
the half dead girl that the way was
open. She hurried to the door, but
paused there to turn and say:
II think II backslid."
You did, miss" he replied.
''And you'll continue to swear and
fight and drink whisky and"-
Il think I'd better, ma'am-for the
cause of eddecashun. Pears to beat
the other way all holler."
And as the schoolma'am hurried
down the road with her heart in her
mouth she couldn't help but think the
same thing.
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A HANDY BARN GATE.

the labor of tying up the stock, says an
Ohio Farmer correspondent. In our
barn we have constructed a few gates,
as shown in the accompanying illus
tration. The crosspieces in the gate are
made of pine, being three inches in
width and one inch in thickness. Two
pieces are required both at the top and
bottom of the gate. 1t is very essential
that the crosspieces be of good timber
and quite free from knots, for the
strength of the gate greatly depends
upon this part of the construction. The
vertical pieces are made of oak, being
two inches in width and one inch in
thickness. In this gate the vertical
pieces are four inches apart. In hang
ing the gate we have found nothing
equal to strap hinge with wood
screw bolt for hanger The strap is
bolted through the gate with quar-
ter inch bolts. The latch is made of the
same material as the vertical pieces,
being cut down to half its size in order
that the side motion for moving the
latch below may be secured. 1t is bolt
ed between the two three inch pieces
and also to the piece below. When the
top of the lever is pushed forward, the
gate is unlatched, and with reverse ac-
ton the gate, when in proper place, is
securely held by the short right angu-
lar piece \ light brace is very neces-
sary TO hold the gate in proper shape
In our barn we have eight of these
light, simply constructed gates that
serve az Indispensable purpose. At
night all gates are closed, and if any
animal gets united no harm can be
done
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03

fOne-year-old trees just from the nursery,
on the left: pruned for planting, on the
right
particularly the domesticas and dam
sons, but other varieties thrive in 9th
er soils. Taking all kinds of plums
together. the best soil is that which
would be suitable for apples, and the
general rule regarding apples is that
they will thrive On any soil well suited
10 potatoes. Almost any soil will do,
provided only that it is well drained.
1t must not hold water either in sum-
mer or winter.
The best plum trees for planting are
either one or two years old. In gen
eral, it is probably best to order two
ycar-old trees, especially of domes-
ticas and damsons. The trees may be
set either in the fall or spring. In gen.
eral, the latter is to be recommended.
The method adopted by HOrticultur-
list Waugh in pruning and training
young trees is as follows: The young
trees as they come from the nursery
have the loose and broken roots cut off.
The top is pruned to a straight whip
by the removal Of all branches, and
this whip is cut back to q height of
two or three feet, depending on the va
riety and the strength of the young
tree, chiefly ON the former. At this
point where the whip is cut back the
head of the tree is 10 be formed. Dur
ing the first summer number of
branches will he sent out from all
sides Of this straight stock. These are
carefully watched and their number
regulated by pinching off all those
which are not desired. From four to
six OF these side branches are presery-
cd, the object being to have them as
well distributed around the trunk as
possible. so as to give the tree proper
balance. On thrifty tree these side
branches will make a growth of two
to four feet each the first year. The
best plan is to cut Off the tips of these
branches early in September or late in
August. so as TO stop growth and
harden them up. Care must be taken
to see that suckers and water sprouts
are kept rubbed off.
AT the opening OF the second spring
the tree consists Of short trunk with
four TO six diyerging branches. These
are cut back to IL length of six TO eight
cen inches. The weaker the tree the
more closely 1t is shortened in. On
these four to six branches the head is
then formed. From one to three new
branches-preferabl two-are allowed
TO grow OH each branch. and these are
treated during the second summer just
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03
Gordon,s Way.

Lord Wolseley used to tell Of three
subalterns who were in the trenches
before the Redan - Wolseley, Gerald
Graham and Charles Gordon. When
they were relieved at night, the gigan-
tic Graham, the perfect type of the
sworder, used to pick himself out of
the trench and walk straight to his
tent, careless of the fact that he was
making himself q cock shot for the
Russian marksmen. Evening after
evening the Russian soldiers used to
gather more and more thickly, but
Graham would take no advice. He
wasn't going 'to bother about those
fellows"
Garnet Wolseley, with ambition even
then to be one day the commander in
chief, used to crawl through the very
slush of the trench on his hands and
knees for hundred yards or so before
he got up and made bee line for his
tent He did not mean to be shot if he
could help it.
"And GordonT the listener asked.
"Oh, Gordon" said Wolseley; Gordon
was funny. Sometimes he would crawl
with me and the very next evening get
up, hook arms with Graham and go off
talking agerly."-Candid Friend.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03
A NInn In the House.

There Is young criminal lawyer II
Memphis. Tenn, who on the occasion
OF his becoming of age began the cele
bratlon OF his birthday in way that
caused his household great deal oi
CONSERVATION.
On the eve OF the fete, shortly after
midnight, the young mans family were
suddenly startled from their slumber'
by a loud voice in the house calling
"There's II man in the house! There's
q man in the house,"
The valiant pater familias rushed
from his room. bearing in his hands
heavy billet Of ilrewood, TO learn tho
cause of the disturbance and to cap
ture the intruder. His son was stand
Ing in the hall. shouting at the top OF
his voice.
"Where's the manp exclaimed the
old gentleman.
Here, sir; here! proudly replied the
young man. This Is he. At last I'm
twenty ty-onew-Memphis Scimitar
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03

The Constitution originally carried
forty-four guns. particularly inter-
esting history is connected with this
ship During the war with the Barbary
powers i'm 1903 she was Commodore
Preble's flagship in the Mediterranean
and played conspicuous part during
the whole war Lieutenant Wadsworth,
who was blown up before Tripoli in the
Ill fated Intrepid. was one of the ofIi-
GERS of the Constitution. In the course
OF the war with England in 1872 the
English papers laughed at the Constitu-
ton and spoke OF her as "a bundle OF
pine boards sailing under Il bit of strip
ed bunting" But when under Captain
Hull she captured the English frigate
the Guerriere. II vessel of nearly equal
force. the people who had before ridi-
culed her called her ''one OF the stanch-
est vessels alioat." A few months aft
er this victory the Constitution. then
commanded by Captain Bainbridge,
compelled one Of the finest frigates in
the British navy. the Java. to strike its
colors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03
By a Hairs
Breadth
BY D. H. TALMADGe
BY D. n. TALMNUGt
Copyright. 1901, by d. Il. Talmadge

1t once happened that boy wander
ed away from his home, thus produc
ing distraction therein. He was a lit
tie boy, and his years were few. He
was gone for hours, many hours, OF
daylight and darkness, and during the
interval between his going and his
coming, for he returned safe and sound
at last, his mother was prostrated with
nervous apprehensisn and his fathers
face aged plainly. The alarm bells
were rung; the community postponed
its business affairs and Joined in the
search: the schools were dismissed,
and children We'd with men and women
to find the missing. but they were I'M
successful.
They found upon the river bank tracks
made by the boys small shoes: they
found his straw hat floating upon the
surface of the stream in heap of
driftwood; they found, trampled in the
sand of the shore. paper bag bearing
the name of Il local confectioner. who
testified that the boy had purchased u
penny's worth of caraniels that day.
boy had been drowned,
The river was dragged until the
night came down. and one boatload OF
determined spirits worked grimly with
the chains and hooks by the Pickering
light of lanterns until the clocks struck
II. Then, discounted. they retired to
await the sunrise.
That was a night long to be remem-
bered in the town. 1t was night OF
speechless agony in the boys home and
of sorrow broken slumber in the homes
of other boys. There is something pc
culiarly sad in tie thought of child S
form alone in black waters under q
starless sky Grand this was the faint
est Of hopes-in the thought of child
wandering alone in the darkness, cry
ing out his terrified little heart, STUN
bling here and there, not knowing
which way to turn.
Tears were many In the town that
night, but none flowed lin the boys
home Eyes were dry there and hot.
Hour after hour the father paced the
floor, looking neither to the right nor
to the left, his sweat cold hands
clinched. his breath bursting from him
as from one who strives to the limit OF
endurance at some manual undertak-
ing.
The clocks struck 3. The front door
opened and closed with bang. A cry
indescribable was sounded. The boy
was in his fathers arms.
At daybreak the good news went
forth, and the story was told and told
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03
A FAIR
BACKSLIDER
By James Arthur Cook
Copyright, 1901, by
A. s. Richardson
By James Arthur Cook

1t was Saturday afternoon, and Miss
Meeson, the good looking schoolteacher
of district No. 4, was at the school
house to secure a book she had left
the day before. She was sitting down
to rest after her walk of a mile or
more when a shadow darkened the
open door and sht looked up to find
tramp on the threshold. There was no
mistaking his avocation; he was lean
and ragged and hungry looking; he
was sunburned and tough. 1t was half
a mile to the nearest farmhouse, and
vet after the first thrill of alarm the
schoolma'am was not frightened. On
the contrary, she saw the opportunity
to read a fellow being a moral lesson
and she was rather pleased. Miss
Meeson had ideas. They were Puri-
tanicaI and more. IL she had been the
governor of Connecticut she would
have vigorously enforced all the blue
laws on the statute books and sought
to enact a dozen more.
"Come In here and sit down." she
said to the tramp, to show him she was
not afraid.
"Yes'm," he humbly replied as he
timidly advanced and took a seat.
"Now, then" she continued after
looking him over, you are lazy good
for nothing and wouldn't work If work
was offered"
"K'rect, miss" he answered.
''You go tramping up and down the
country, and you do not hesitate to
steal as well as beg"
"PerfeckIy true, miss"
you've probably been in jail?"
"a dozen times"
II thought so. You have red nose,
and I've no doubt you drink"
Like fish, miss. when l can get
It."
"a pretty specimen OF a man you
arer' she continued as she warmed to
her subject "a vagrant, a beggar,
thief and a drunkardl You are also a
jailbird, and I don't suppose you ever
speak the truth except by accident"
You've hit It, MISS" replied the
tramp, with feeting smile.
"Cast I'm the mold Of man, yet wit
ness the degradationr' sighed the
schoolma'am. "As II you hadn't got
loS enough, you have been fighting.
No doubt you also used profane
wordsr'
81 did, miss-I did. You see, 1t was
this way: ! meets weary down here
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03

A traveller in the Bolivian Andes says
that at one time, while his cart was
making It's progress through passes and
over dizzy heights. he had n chance to
learn how two taciturn persons may
show their satisfaction at meeting In
other than the conventional way.
1t was midday. and under the glaring
vertical sun drowsIness had invaded US.
We slept until we were awakened by
the approach of the mail cart coming
In the opposite direction, the first civ
ilized vehicle we had encountered. Both
drivers stopped and gazed at each other
long lin silence.
They were evidently pleased to meet.
but had nothing whatever to say. At
last one inquired:
what newsY
Nothing" replied the other.
what did he say" asked the first,
doubtless continuing conversation a
fortnight old.
Nothing"
"Goodw And they drove on.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03

One Of the results Of the investiga-
ton OF special committee OF the So
ciety OF Arts into the question OF book
binding goes TO show that sheepskin
is often used by bookblnders under
very different names. They found
books bound nominally in Levant mo-
rocco, hard grain morocco. straight
grain morocco. pigskin. calfskin. croco-
die and alligator feathers. all Of which
OH close microscopic examination were
found to be the ordinary common
sheepskin on which had been stamped
the special grains and markings Of the
skins they were got up to initiate. The
committee. however. were satisfied
that IN many casrs both the book
binders and the Librarians hal bought
these leather" Cnder tie impression
that tlicy were buying the genuine ar
ticlc. London Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03

potatoes or peas were grown If the
land is well titled and additional ferti-
liZing material is applied. After the
garden is planted and the plants thin
ned where needed at least nine-tenths
of all the work necessary to keep the
land mellow on the surface and free
from weeds should be done by inter
tillage with a horse implement. If
this is managed as it should be and
the implements are suited to their
work. almost no hand work will be re-
quired. The garden will always look
trim. and if the various plants wanted
are protected so far as they can be
from their insect enemies you should
have continuous table supply of all
vegetables and small fruits in their
season. The grapes and large fruits
should not he set in or near the garden.
At each end of the garden leave ten or
twelve feet of grass on which to turn.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03
Janets Way of Growing Young.

AS matter of fact Janet was born
exactly two years before her brother
Fred; therefore in the natural course
OF things when he was ten she was
twelve and gloried in it. When Fred
was known to be fourteen, she still
confessed to sixteen. When Fred
boasted eighteen years, she timidly ac-
knowledged herself just over nineteen.
When Fred came home from college
and had party in honor of his twen-
ty-first birthday. Janet said to her
friends: what a boyish fellow Fred
is, Who would think he is only a year
younger than II" When Fred declared
himself twenty-five and old enough to
get married. Janet said to a gentleman
friend: "Do you know. ! feel very
jealous of Fred getting married. But.
then, suppose twins always are more
attached to one another" And two
years later at Fred's wedding she said
with girlish simper to the guests:
Dear old Fred, To see him married
today, and to think when he was only
five years old they brought him to see
me. his baby sister, | wonder if he
thinks of it now?"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-03
An fem In Roadmakinr.

1t Is 4 common error in roadmaking
to endeavor to secure routes covering
the shortest distance between fixed
points. For this purpose the road is
often made to go over n hill instead of
around it. 4 road halfway around n
hill or through Il valley is sometimes
no longer than road over a hill or
through Il valley. The difference in the
length even between straight road
and one that is lightly curved is less
than mauy suppose.
Snow From Gear Sky.
The most wonderful snOwstorms of
all that may be seen every winter In
the Adrondacks are those that prevail
when the sky Ia cloudless. OF these
there are several varietics- Every week
or two we would see what looked like
fog form about the distant hills and
then come drifting across the creek
valley. Doubtless ii was real snow
laden cloud that had been drifting
along until it struck our level Q,300
feet above the sea- in the Adirondacks,
when the conditions became favorable
We saw these clouds fill the air with
fakes that were driven along almost
horizontally by a strong gale, although
the tops of our old hemlocks and
spruces rose into the clear air and I'M
obstructed sunlight above the highest
level of the snow producing air STRAIT
um. We even saw the snow so thick
In the air about us that the trunks of
trees six feet above the earth were
not visible, although the treetops could
be seen, and the sun shone down
through the shallow storm with
strength enc; gh TO cast distinct shad-
ows.
We have stood on quiet, sunlit hill
top and looked down into valley less
than 100 feet below US, where snow
storm was raging with violence and
the temperature was frigid. - Scrib-
ner's