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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Some of my neighbors say that my
eleven-acre farm produces more than
an adjoining 50-acre farm. II is not
only the little farm well TILED" that
comes out ahead; that little farm must
also be filed with growing crops in
their season In order that il may bring
the best results. To illustrate I will
give a short chapter from my own ex-
perience. Some time in April | planted
early peas ON well prepared, fertile
soil, drilling the seed in rows five feet
apart. After the peas were up the
ground was kept free off weeds and
thoroughly cultivated. About May Is
I marked the ground out for muskmel-
Uns, planting row Of melons half way
between the rows of peas. The peas
were picked green for market and the
vines pulled and fed to tine Jersey COW.
Now, for a time, the cultivator had
fair play on the melon patch. After
going over the ground for the last
time before the vines reached out to
take fun possession. turnip seed was
sown over the entire ground. After
the melons had been harvested and the
frost had killed the vines the
ground was covered with turnips. which
had ample time to produce a good crop
before winter set in. This is only one
way of Keeping the ground fully oc-
cupied and not waste the fertility of
the soil in growing crop of weeds
Practical Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
Lungs of the Tree.

Tho leaves of the trees; how very
few OF the deciduous fruit growers un-
derstand or appreciate the true value
and vital functions OF the foliage of
their fruit trees, or If they do how su-
perbly Indifferent they are to the raw
ages of the different fungous pests that
destroy them. The quality of this
years crop of fruit and the quantity
and quality of fruit and leaf buds for
next year depend upon the ability of
the leaves to elaborate the crude nate
rial sent up by the root system and fur
thermore without leaf action there can
he no root action; the leaves are to
the tree what the lungs and the blood
are to us, and IL we desire the great
est ard most complete development OF
root, branch and fruit we must reIie-
'ously preserve the foliage...Los An
geles Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
The Hasty Man.

"The hasty man is never a traitor
German proverb.
The hasty man has never the time
to engage in plots.
Because he is in haste he runs
straight, and crooked paths do not
allure him.
He is original enough to change
his mind every once in a while.
Consistency is a jewel, but only
second-rate men are fond of jewelry.
He is a weather vane, but he has
his seat as often on the feathers as
on the point. He turns his back on
the wind only when he has a mind to.
The wind may switch him, but cannot
drive him.
He talks too much for comfort, but
never Willingly lies.
He misses many of the good things
of life-but never misses them.
He makes more errors, but covers
more bases than the cautious player.
AS an enemy he plays fair; as a
friend he Is embarrassing. But he has
more friends than enemies, in the
which he gets but his due.
And here endeth the first lesson
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
A yroubIcsome weed.

Bind weed is a very troublesome
weed which winds its tough curling
stems around the stalks Of plants, even
tually choking them and injuring their
growth II Is perennial plant and
spreads chiefly by means of its creep
Ing roots. On account of this II is
difficult to eradicate as careless culti-
,ation only serves to spread the roots.
Short rotations and thorough cultiva-
tion with hoed crops will hold it in
check. Late planted hoed crops, espe-
cially roots and rape, are more effec-
tive than those sown early. Clean
summer following will kill II out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

have broken out since. Every few
years there is break in the side OF
the cone Today you can see the last
one. which opened in 1899, and the
yellow color of the surface of the earth
around II is due not to sulphur, as
people as first suppose. but to the heat
still retained by the earth. The man
ager of the railway tells me that the
rocks and the lava have not yet cooled,
although two years have passed. and
It is impossible to approach nearer
than so or so yards on account of the
heat. The temperature of the lava
recorded by the observers In 1899 was
200O degrees Fahrenheit. | am not
able to understand how the record was
taken, but give the fact as stated to
me.
There was another and an even
greater outbreak in 1895. from which
flowed several streams of lava with
roar resembling the detonation of ar
tillery. The roadway which had been
built at great expense up the side of
the mountain was buried under the
dred yards had to he rebuilt. So far
as can be ascertaincd. that crater was
only temporary, and has closed again;
but the surface of the mountain Is so
hot that 1t cannot be reached.
Since 1872 there has been no erup-
tion from the main crater at the top
of the mountain, although a cloud of
pt-a NIL ~ oh t,,,t al lx
arises. The effect of the steam is in
describably beautiful. Its form va
ries according to the direction and
the violence of the wind. When the
air is still 1t rises from the crest of
the cone like titanic plume. At other
times ii takes the form of a streamer,
tapering off into the sky far distant,
and again IL will settle about the sum-
nit of the mountain like pure white
cloud. Occasionally the vapor ceases
and volumes of thick, black smoke as
cend, which throw a shower of SCOT
over the surrounding country. At rare
intervals flames have been seen to
shoot up. and sometimes there Is a
glow at the base of the column OF
Slltht Nultu II ny
people with different theories.
Notwithstanding the long list Of pub
lications by eminent scientists which
have appeared since the art of printing
was invented, the cause of these phe-
nomena is still matter of conjecture
and controversy. The highest authori-
ties believe that the pit of fire is inti-
mately connected with the sea, and
that the regular column of stream is
due to the continual flow. of water
from II into the furnace. When tho
steam ceases and the black smoke ap.
pears they assume that the current of
water has temporarily been checked,
perhaps by dislodging some block of
earth or lava in the interior of the
crater, and the smoke continues until
the obstacle is removed But all this
is disputed and nobody knows any
thing about 1t. There is also a theory,
based upon a comparison OF observa'
tions, that Mount Etna In Sicily is
connected with Vesuvius underground,
and that both volcanoes are only two
chimnays of the same furnace.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

There was never a more promising
time for the farmer or cattle grower to
engage In raising the right kind of
beef for market. and the man who has
the patience and wisdom to look ahead
. few months will realize good profits.
Beef and cattle are not going to be
lower for several years, for the supply
cannot keep pace with the growth of
our population until our ranges are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Sulphur is an excellent disenfectant
when burned in the poultry house; but
as sulphur melts and smothers the
flame 1t is difficult to burn 1t satsfac-
torily. One way to do so is to dissolve
one-half pint of pine-tar and one-half
pint of turpentine in one-half gallon
of kerosene in an open vessel. Soak
in this solution large corn-cobs until
they are well saturated. Then take
them from the solution and dust on
them all of the powdered sulphur that
will stick TO them. Use nails or pieces
of wire, and insert the pointed end into
the lerge ends of the cob and then
stick them on the floor. Remove all
the combustble matter from the poul-
try house, permitting the fumes to
enter every crack and crevice. all over
the surface, and the lice will be de-
stroyed. This should be done once a
month in warm weather.-Gar5en and
Farm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

President Of Nurses Association, ,watertown,NY
most distressing cases of inflammation
and liberation of the ovaries and womb.
have known that doctors used Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound when everything else failed
with their patients. have advised my
patients and friends to use it and have
yet TO hear of its first failure to cure.
-Four years ago had falling Of the
womb from straining in lifting heavy
patient, and knowing Of the value Of
your Compound I began to use 1t at
once, and in six weeks 1 was we'll once
more, and have had no trouble since.
am most pleased to have had an oppor-
tunity to say a few words in praise OF
your Vegetable Compound, and shall
take every occasion to recommend it, =
Miss VIRGINIA GRANEs.-s6ooo forfeit "
above Testimonial Is not genuine
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has stood the test OF
time, and has cured thousands.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
Encouraging Literary Enort. of Hen.

Mr.. Joseph Carey, one of the district
superintendent of the street cleaning
department, the performances of
whose alphabetical hen have been re-
corded from time to time in the Sun,
Is now wondering whether the hen is
going to finish spelling his name for
him by laying eggs bearing the letters
r and Y. Those are the only two
letters left, for the hen has Just laid
an egg with perfect e on 1t, having
previously laid them with c. ] and. A
in the order named. The letters are
on the small end of the eggs and are
formed by unevennesses in the shell.
Baltimore Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
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For Breeding Sow, sleeping apart
nent of ten by twelve feet is not any
too large, although smaller ones are
frequently used successfully. Besides
sleeping apartment there should al
ways be a place where the SOW can be
fed. This need not be lsrge-six by
ten feet. When these pens are not
used for the SOW and pigs, they will
hold three or four fattening animals
or six or eight shotes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
Needleaa Pracautian.

Don't move" said the burglar,
showing his revolver. "and don't make
a noise, or I'LL"
Say, you needn't worry" the man
whispered. I'm just as anxious as you
are not to have her wake up until after
you get away."-Chicago Records Her.
aid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

"Did you ever salt sheep?" asked the
farmer of the new hired hand who
came from Colorado.
NO" replied the new hired hand.
but. I've had considerable experience
In sailing mines. Ohio State Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

A powder. II rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Cnllous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and Ingro wing Nails. Aliens
Foot Ease makes new ortight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FBKr.
Address Allen g. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
MISS VIRGINIA CRANES
Tells How Hospital Physicians
Use and Rely upon Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pOund.

"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM - Twelve
years continuous service at the sick
bed in some of our prominent hospi-
tails, as we'll as at private homes, has
given me varied experiences with the
diseases of women. / have nursed some
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Burns committed his poems to men,
ory as he composed them, and when
he sat down to write he had before
him no labor of composition, but only
the task of writing down what he had
already finished.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

The Siamese have an instrument
which they call the ranat, a species
of harmonicon, with II different wood
en- keys, united by cords and resting
upon a stand, each strip of wood Civ.
ing a different note. The instrument
is played with two wooden hammers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

FITS permanently cured. No fts or nervous
ness after first days use of DIR. Kline's Great
NerveRestorcr. S2tral bottle and treatisefree
DIR. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Conductor z. d. Locmis, Dctro {, Mich,
says; "The sfre't OF Halls ca arrh Cure is
wonderful" Write him about It. Sod BY
Druggists, 75c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Experts have discovered petrol.
cum oil field in the island of Trini.
dad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

A woman appeared before the York
(England) Guardians the other day who
had Just buried her seventh husband.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Mrs. winslow's SC othing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces in1amma-
ton ,allays pain cures wind collie. Csc. n bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Switzerland has 100 hotels-seven times
as many for its size as England.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Holland is the cows paradise; there
the family COW is the family pet. She
is washed, combed and petted, her
tail is plated up and tied with blue
ribbons as carefully and deliberately
as the hair OF an only daughter. while
her health. food and digestive powers
are as carefully considered as an in
fant's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

lam sure Piso's Cure fof Consumption saved
my life throe years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple ST., Norwich, N. Y, Feb. H. 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

Fowls are supposed TO have been first
domesticated in China 400 b. c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

About $4,000 carloads of oranges are an.
nually shipped from Southern California.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

The one thing we are sure of accumulat.
ing is age.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

One thousand miles from it's mouth
the Amazon Is $40 feet deep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The only gem which cannot be imi.
tatei is the opal. Its delicate tints
cannot be simulated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

A curious custom takes place in vii
lagos of the Luxemburg district, Bel.
GUM. every May After Sunday ser.
vice numbers of lads cluster round
the church entrance, and as the girls
come out seize them one by one. one
lad grasping a girl by the shoulder
and the other by the heels. the two
lifting her we'll up while third bump
kin passes under the human bridge
thus formed. This is done in the
presence of the parents, who them
selves have passed through the same
ordeal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-06

A notorious old house is to be jemol'
ished in Edinburgh, Scotland. The
den is situated in what has been
known for generations as the West
Port. where, in olden days. the heads
and limbs of covenanters, witches and
criminals of every kind used to be
fixed to the gates. Here, in a hovel,
known as the Beggar's hotel. lived
Burke and Hare and carried on their
nefarious traffic at time when all
the country was reused and excitei
over stories of "body-snatchers," as
they were called. Stolen bodies AMI
desecrated churchyards were terrible
enough, but the wholesale smothering
of human beings to procure bodies to
sell to doctors for dissection was a
crime undreamt of by even the most
hardened "snatcher," till the disclos-
ures following the arrest Of Burke and
Hare. The verb ito burke" remains
in the language.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
SHOT DOWN IN STREET.
The Killing the Result Of Quarrel IN
.SR01cb0U Fight.

Innocent amusement in the form of snow
ball fight the indirect cause of a murder in
Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. Savatora Va
charralla. twenty-five years old, of No. 216
Third-ave., who was shot In the back and killed,
rid the penalty for siding with the boys in a
quarrel which they got into with Raffaelo Fer
raiola The last named has disappeared. and
charge Of murder.
Vacharralla lived the second floor of No.
2I6 Third-ave.. with his wife and one child
Ferraiola lived and kept an undertaker's shop
the first floor. 1t seems that the boys in the
neighborhood had constructed two snow forts
on a lot opposite the store, and were engaged IN
a fierce SNOWFALL fight Some of the missiles
strayed across the street and struck the Win
dows of Ferraiola's shop, it is said II re-
monstrated and finally started out to punlsh
some of the boys Vacharralla came up and
took the part of the boys. and, it is alleged, he
and Ferraola had a hand to hand combat III
which the undertaken badly beaten
After it was over Ferraiola went into MS sIloP
Vacharralla stood the sidewalk. taking 20
some friends his back to the store ouuHehiH, !,
according to witnesses, the undertaken cdliie ~
and shot Vacharralla before the latter coulo pe
warned or turn around. The wounded man Iah
across the street and dropped dead. Ihe ufioei-
taker returned TO his shop. ~
difficulty in investigating it, and 1t was SoilS
time before they heard that the shooting hdu
been done by the undertaken. When the! went
to look for him he had disa ppeared
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
SAYS UNCLE WANTED TO LOSE BOY
Negro Accuses Greek, Who Makes Charges
Against Him in Turn.
fer TELEGRAPH To The TRIBUNE.


Stamford. Conn. Dec 25.-Kostos Sentiments
Precinct Police Station in Jersey City on December
Il by BENJAMIN Wright, a negro, who said he found
the boy in the street in Boston arrived at the house
of his uncle, Nicholas J. Sentimente. III this city
this afternoon. The boy brought back from
New-York by his uncle and George Demor, a
Greek of this city. who went to Jersey City on
Saturday for the lad. Sentimente and Demor deny
the charge made by Wright that the former has
been endesvorng to get rid of his nephew Ihey
say that the unce's desire was to have the boy
placed where he would be properly educated ana
cared for and that Wright said he knew just slcn
a place and agreed to take the boy there
The negro left the lad at the Jersey City police
station and then came back here with story
that he had fulfilled his mission. His expenses
we're paid and he received 81 additional The little
fellow said tonight that Wright instructed MIN
on the way to Jersey City to tell people that ne met
the negro in Boston. When he demurred wright
struck him In the face he and threatend MIN
u-ith awful punishment unless he obeyed w hen ne
went away told the chief the truth. and wrote
nv uncle the boy added. and he sent George
for The black man lied about me- ei;.,,z b
Sentimente declares that he was VlcurnIzed ny
the negro and will have him prosecuted Inc Iat-
ter is here yet but had not been arrested late To-
night. a --.,o,+o v.bo
was formerly in business IN New-York, but left
there two years ago because OF i'll health ana re-
turned to Katamata. Greece, his native city. The
uncle who has had the boy ever since at one tlIne
York He conducts grocery store ana lodglng
house here. e-
Eli Carpenter a negro, who was released from
State prison recently, informs the police that
Sentiments tried induce him 10 get rid of the
boy The affair will be placed before the prosecut-
ing attorney tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
NEW L4U,S FOR 1L4SK-4.
Conditions for Settlers To Be Mate
r1aIy Changed.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Washington Dec. 25.-Such strong pressure
has been brought 10 bear on Congress ny the
citizens of Alaska as to warrant the behef tnd'
the current session will witness an aneholllel''
to the land law which will materially hhPlo'e
conditions in that Territory. The present pros
poets are that the Homestead act, in its applica-
ton TO Alaska. will be amended as 10 permit
the taking up OF homesteads of 32o acres III eA
tent and settlers will be permitted to prove up
their claims in districts not yet surveyed by the
government officials. The existing communication
clause however will be repealed. in SO tar as 1t
applies to that Territory
Senator Quarles has introduced bill fepedhhs
the stone and timber act, and the comlnu'a'io"
clause as applied to all homestead entries anu
while this bill is likely receive extensive coIi
sideration in committee, and may be reported
it is not likely TO be enacted. The repeal of the
stone and timber act is recommended pY the
President and the Secretary OF the interior Du'
it is feared that lack of time will prevent acuoh
by Congress.
Representative Lacey. of Iowa. is sun "oih-
ing for his measure authorizing the secretary
of the Interior to lease the public lands tor
grazing purposes and has secured many sup
norters for the BILL but lack of time will prevent
its enactment.
with a land law practicable under their condl-
tons the fertile valleys of Southern Alaska Will
RAPIDLY replace the Western range in the prep
aration of feeders for the corn belt ana the
growing of range cattle for market
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
STAB WOUND IN HEART.
ToakerS Nan Killed IN Fight IN q
Tenement House Hail7cay

Joseph Flynn of No 32i Nepperhau-aFe 1onheIs
and John McCudden. of No. 2s Orchard-st- cele-
brated Christmas Eve together. and 1t ended IN
FIyun's dea th from stab wound yesterday About
midnight Wednesday the two men were in bar
Der shop and while in their chairs had an argu-
ment which was characterized by strong words
BY the time they had been shaved they were
friends again and left the shop in company They
went to the saloon of John Lucas, at Myrtle-st
and Nepperhan-ave.. and had some drinks Then
they started together along Nepperhan-ave They
went into a nearby hallway and shouted and sang
and acted In a disordefy manner.
Paul Kellert. "A Hungarian tenant who had been
out with his wife arrived and demonstrated The
two men began to call the Hungarian names and
there was scufT1e in the hall. Suddenly Flynn
called out that he had been stabbed The fight
stopped and the tenants of the house. who nad
run to the landings TO see the trouble, fed into
their apartments.
McCudden helped Flynn home, and then informed
PatroIman Madden. Madden sent for the amou-
ST. Johns Hospital, but when tne ooC-
arrived Flynn dead DR.. Warren yeSIeeII-
day made autopsy, and found that inc kniIe
that Flynn had lived as long as he did
Policeman Madden questioned McCudden aoo9I
the affair. and McCudden began to abuse the OF :
ticer and locked up. Captain Woodrun nd1
brought in the inmates of the house Wnere the
stabbing took place. These included heueft ana
his wife.
afternoon and directed that keert be held for the
grand Jury without bail and that Mce udden also
be held participant in the fight until the grand
Jury had Investigated kellert denies the stabDlng
although he admits having fight with the two