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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
Care In Packing Good Fruit.

In recent report by Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson regarding the re.
suits from shipments of fruit to Eng
land he states that the returns from
two lots of pears were so per cent.
more for the lot that was packed after
each specimen was wrapped in oiled
paper. 1t may be said that this result
was largely due to the fact that our
English friends were not familiar with
fruit put up in this manner and
bought 1t because of the novel way
of packing. Possibly there Is some
thing In this, but, on the other hand.
1t has been demonstrated time and
again that there is market for good
fruit put up in attractive form. It
would not do to pack inferior fruit
In this manner. for 1t would kill the
market, but the very care taken to
pack the fruit attractively indicates
to the buyer that it is likely to be
superior to that packed in the ordi-
nary manner. hence he is willing to
pay the additional price asked for It.
II one has some especially good speci-
mems 1t will cost but few dollars
for paper and baskets to try the plan
extensively and prove its value.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
The Good Woman's Wish.

Archbishop-elect John M. Farley en-.
joys a good story as well as the next,
and when passing a social hour some
times recounts his experiences. At a
dinner given to the Very Rev. Dean
Liags in Yonkers several weeks ago
the Bishop related the following to
the delectation of the assembled
guests: 1T was shortly after | had
been made vicar general or monsig-
nor-I do not remember which-when
an aged Irish woman eccountered me
on the street. She was a good old
soul and had been member of our
parish church for years. Grasping me
by the hand, she remarked: oh,
father, and sure the Lord bless you |;
| hear they gave you a rise | re-
piled that her information was cor
rect. Well she responded. an I'm
pleased for that; it's yourself that
deserves the rise thanked the good
woman sincerely, and was about to
leave her. when. still holding my
hand, she remarked; And all ,hope
is that the next rise they give you
will be to heaven"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
The Press an Americanizer.

The progress of Americanization of
the thousands of immigrants to this
country advances naturally because of
association, but another factor is
limited at In the report of the census
bureau on the newspapers printed
here in languages other than English.
In the United States there were pub
lished in 1900, 1874 papers in Eng
lish, as against 13,S4S in 1890,
an increase of about "a per cent. Dur
ing the same period the number
printed in other tongues declined from
1,O53 to 1,026, although the number
of immigrants increased 1,21O,53S dur
Ing the decade. The inference drawn
from these comparisons is that more
of the foreign population are reading
the publications printed in English.
and In this way learning faster the
language and customs of the country.
and that they are depending less upon
the languages with which they are IA
miliar. AS to the nationalities that
are making the greatest progress in
this direction II would appear, from
the decline In their papers. that the
Dutch are In the lead. notwithstand-
ing that they are inclined to settle
in colonies. where the tendency nat
urally would be to continue the Gus
toms and language of the mother
country. Next to these are the
French, most of whom are from Can
ada, and are fast becoming American
lied, even in many cases to the adop-
ton of American names. The Ger
mans also are quick to learn the Ian
guage of the country and there are
ia fewer papers printed in German
than there were 10 years ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

A poor grass lot is about the most
Improbable investment that n farmer
can have en- his place, and the poorer
1t is the greater is the loss. The great
amount of poor grass in the farming
Fart of our country makes one Won
der at the carelessness of the owners.
The loss in this way must amount to
millions Of dollars alone. We see this
In the hay markets of the large cities
the hay received there for sale consists
of poor and inferior stock. Some of
1t is made inferior by lack of care and
Intelligence in curing. but most Of IT is
made from poor, short and mixed
grass The grass was so Lneen in
length and quality that it made a very
inferior grade of hay. In these markets
the prime grades of hay sell from 95
cents to 81 per 100 pounds, but the
low grades down to 80 and 60 cents per
1G0 pounds. When the cost of cutting,
curing, packing and shipping is deduct
ed, how much profit can there be left
for the shipper? In many cases 1t
must be sent to market at distinct
loss.
Another item of loss in poor grass Is
In the pasture. A good many farmers
appear to reason that IL the grass
is too poor to make hay it will still
pay for pasture. SO year by year the
run-out pasture lot is used in this way,
and 1t becomes thinner and poorer
each successive season. In time the
cows can bearly find sufficient food to
sustain life. They either gradually
dry up in their milk or the owner must
feed them with such an extra amount
OF grain that there is no profit in them.
Under such circumstances the loss
from the poor grass is just as great
and sure, only in a more Indirect way.
In order to appreciate the loss, one
should have another grass field for
pasture where the cows can get ali
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

In cases where bronchitis has become
chronic from want Of proper treatment in
the earlier stages, there is nothing so good
us DIR. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast
Tea, in conjunction with which is strongly
advised the use of st. Jacobs Oil as an out.
ward application along the front of the
throat, from close up under the chin to
well down to the top of the chest the one
. remedy assists the other, and as intended,
they work in complete unison. The won
derful penetrating power of st. Jacobs Oil
enables it to reach the adhesion of foreign
matter which lines the bronchial tubes
and which makes breathing more and
more difficult. As these adhcsions become
inhamed and enlarged st. Jacobs Oil
causes such adhcsions to break away,
making cxpectoration easier and more free.
DR.. August Kocnig's Hamburg Breast Tea,
dranl, slowly and very hot, soothes and
heals the parts, is comforting and quicting.
stops the cough and relieves the breathing.
This manner of treatment land there is no
other two remedies that will work together
so successfully reaches the difficulty from
the outside and the inside at the same
time. ST. jacobs Oil reaches the roots of
the adhesion, and assists DR.. August Koc-
nig's Hamburg Breast Tea in clearing
them; then both remedies act in unison in
healing and curing. The above remarks
apply with equal force in cases of asthma,
Group, whooping cough, enlarged tonsils
and all bronchial affections Every family
should have st. jacobs Oil and DIR. August
Koenis's Hamburg Breast Tea always in
the house in order that they may be
promptly used in the first stages Often
the moladics develop with wonderful ra-
pidity, and complications take place with
equal suddenness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

Rye should be used to cover naked
land by sowing the seed in the fall.
1t is valuable crop in many ways. It
will prove beneficial in some manner,
even If never harvested. Seeded in
September or October It provides late
pasturage after grass is gone and it
also produces the earliest pasturage
In the spring. The cattle will not
injure 1t as green manurial crop, and
1t can be plowed under i'll the spring
for corn. The covering of rye on the
ground during the winter prevents the
loss of soluble matter from the soil,
and as it grows when no other crop IS
desired on the land there is no loss
Of time with rye.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
THE WORLDS COFFEE SUPPLY
Three-Fourths Of All That Is Used
Comes From Brazil,

Coffee was originally Indigenous TO
Abyssinia, from whence it was intro.
duced in Ceylon and Java, but since
its introduction into the West Indies
and South America its original hab-
itat has almost been forgotten. Its
cultivation in its native home has
been completely neglected. Brazil is
now the most important coffee pro
ducing country of the world. produc-
ing. according to the Government
Crop Reporter" almost three-fourths
OF the annual crop. Brazils position
with reference to the coffee market
is much like that which this country
occupies as regards corn. Similarly,
while Chicago is the chief corn mart
of the world. Santos. in the State of
San Paulo, Brazil, is the chief coffee
mart. From this point about one-third
of the worlds coffee commerce orig
mates.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

Pe-ru-na is known from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific. Letters OF congratulation and
commendation testifying to the merits OF
Pe-ru-na as a catarrh remedy are pouring
IN from every State in the Union. Dr.
Hartman is receiving hundreds of such let
tiers daily. All classes write these letters,
from the highest 20 the lowest.
The outdoor lnhorer, the indoor artisan
the clerk, the editor, the statesman, the
preacher-all agree that Pe.ru-na is the ca.
tarrh remedy of the age. The stage and
rostrum, recognizing catarrh as their great
est enemy, are especially enthusiastic in
their praise and testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health must
be entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh is
well-nigh UNIVERSAL; almost omnipresent.
Pe-ru.na Is the only absolute safeguard
known. A cold is the beginning OF ca.
tarrh. To prevent colds, to cure colds. is
to cheat catarrh out of its victims. Peru
ma not only cures catarrh, but prevents.
Every household should be supplied with
this great remedy for coughs, colds and so
forth.
The Governor Of Oregon is an ardent ad.
mirer OF Pe.ru-na. He keeps il continually
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
Web-Spining by Red Ants,

A remarkable exhibition of the web
spinning powers of the red ant
(Oeophila smaragdina) has been re-
ported by Mr.. T.. G. Green, of the bot
anic gardens at Peradeniya, Ceylon.
A breach having been made in a
structure of leaves on which they
were at work. the ants quickly drew
the edges of the leaves together, and
about an hour afterward they were
seen to be passing back and forth
across the gap two white grubs from
whose mouths issued continuous
threads of silk that the ants were
using to repair the damage. The lar
vac had evidently been brought from
nest some distance away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
LANDS END sARDINEs.
How Cornwall Fishermen Net Pill.
chards for British Markets.

The old debate as to whether pill
chards are not identical with sardines
has now been decided IN the affirm
ative. According to Mr.. Afialo, the
word sardine must be taken to mean
indefinitely a small fish preserved in
OIL and not an individual species
This small fish may ne a pilchard or It
may be a sprat. That is to say, nat
uralists do not recognize fish called
the sardine; the word merely signi-
fies method of preparation. The
point may be disputed, but cannot be
controverted. Visitors to Cornwall
sometimes deny II or the ground that
the pilchar6s shown to them are
larger than the average sardine but
they should remember that the fish
are usually packed minus head and
tail, which means considerable dim.
mutton in size. For centuries this
transformation of pilchards into sar.
dimes has been going on. We read in
Moryson's itinerary" book familiar
to Shakespeare's day, that the inhab'
itants of Cornwall make great gain by
tho fishing of pilchards, which they
salt and dry in the smoke, and export
a huge multitude of them yearly into
Spain and Italy" This practice of
smoking them gave the fish the name
OF fumadoes, corrupted locally into
fair maids"
'Tis the silver fair maids that cause
such strife
'Twixt the master-seiner and his
drunken wife.
The fish are not preserved in this
manner now, but are piled and pressed
in layers of salt Being thoroughly
salted and relieved of superhuous
fluids they are taken from the fish
cellars and dispatched in barrels to
the local or foreign "sardiners." The
difference in size between these Cor
nish ''sardines" and those caught on
the coasts of France is really result
of difference in netting, not in the spc.
cies of the fish. The Cornish fishers
use net with comparatively large
mesh, this letting the smaller and
more delicate fish escape. but the
French, with n closer mesh. pay spe-
cial attention to the smaller fish. The
men of st. Ives and Newlyn are very
conservative. as will be remembered
by their agitation on the Sunday
question; but the adoption of a closer
mesh would be a move in the right
direction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that thore Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Cata-rh
Cure IL tho only positive cure now known to
tho medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease. requires constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCure is taken inter-
nally, acting directlyupon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
It's curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that II fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials. Address
+. ]. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
Farm NIenaurntion.

II is surprising to note how many
farmers do not know that the shane
of any field has great deal to do
with the amount of fencing T. takes
to enclose It, A square ten-acre field
is 40 rods each way, and will there
fore require half n. mile of fence. a
| ten-acre field four times ass long as
wide Is S0X20 rods, and will there
fore require 200 rods of fence, or 40
rods more than before; so that a
square field needs less fencing than
an oblong one of the same size. If
this field were in the shape of cir
Gle, IL would take still less fencing
than in the square form and although
this would be silly idea for a field,
the law Is worth remembering when
wells are dug, for the circular hole
takes less material for curb or wall
than the square one of the same ca
pacity.
If swamp or wood or a lodging
line fence makes it awkward to have
compact fields, an effort should be
made so as to map out the farm that
no long, narrow strip or wedge is left
lying to be fenced in by itself. Long
rounds are more agreeable in plowing,
1t is true. than shorter ones, but this
Is not important. A new settler in the
Canadian northwest broke up 10 acres
quite across his quarter section be-
cause he liked furrows half n mile
long; but when he came to build his
nf vii
at 5.75 per 100 for wire, he thought he
would like shorter rounds better. In
buildings, too, oblong shapes some
times rob the purse. Take the house.
Every inch of wall costs nearly dol.
lar; and we see by the foregoing illus
trations what is lost by-making rec
tangle unnecessarily loug and harrow.
without gaining any space. OF course,
some farm buildings must be long and
narrow, the driving houses and imple-
ment shed, for example; but some
houses and barns could be built just
as roomy and with just as much con-
venience in the laying out of their
apartments, with less expense, simply
by keeping them in compacter propor-
ioho. w hSh tut anu size OI
buildings end fences on a large farm
are considered, 1t is seen how easily a
years profit can be squandered by
forgetting this simple sum.
One mensuration problem more. Let
us go into the granary. II you have a
table of contents, marked on each bin
you could tell at once how much grain
would be in each at any time, simply
by leveling it; the figures on opposite
sides of bin would indicate the mum.
ber OF bushels. You know the size of
q bushel in cubic feet, and the dimen-
sions of the bin; now figure it out and
record the scale on vertical smooth
board or two fastened to opposite
sides OF each bin. Suppose you find
that bushel fills the bin quarter of
an inch; then each quarter inch mark
on the record boards means bushel.
1t will often be handy to know. Do the
same In your hay-mow. You know
how much space ton of pressed hay
takes, and the dimensions of your NOW.
II you have accurate habits you can
tell within bag of oats and a ton of
hay.-Ephraim Weber. in Agricul-
tural Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

II is claimed that pasture land that
is run down will be improved If a
crop of corn is grown upon the field,
but the beneficial effects upon the corn
are, no doubt, more apparent than real.
All poor soils that are allowed to re-
main uncultivated until some kind of
volunteer crop df only weeds) takes
possession will gain in fertility to a
certain extent. Such system is
known as "fallowing' or resting the
soil. Growing a crop of corn simply
induces cultivation and puts the soil
In better condition. although the land
will nave already been improved by
the following.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29
How to Prove a Diamonds Worth.

In detecting a false gem from a
genuine, the X-ray can be relied on
with absolute certainty. Diamonds,
as is well known, are pure carbon;
and carbon, which is Opaque TO the or
dinary light, is transparent to the
Roentgen light. while glass, which is
transparent to ordinary light, is
Opaque TO the Roentgen ray. On an
X-ray photograph of real diamond
nothing WIN show but the shadow OF
the gold setting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

Boussingault, the distinguished
French agricultural chemist, esti-
mates the nutriment of 100 pounds of
linseed meal as equal to 300 pounds
of oats, or TO 31S pounds of corn. or
to 767 pounds of wheat bran. If such
be the case, it is the cheapest food
that can be used now at the present
prices of food.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

Eight young Chinese lady students,
aged from IA to 21, belonging to some
OF the most wealthy and distinguished
families in the province CT Kiangsu,
left there recently for Japan. to 60
through course of education extend.
ing over three or four years. This is
entirely unprecedented in the history
of Chinese education.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

in tne mouse. In recent letter to Dr.
Hartman he says:
STATE OF OREGON,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SALEM, May 0, 1898.
The Pe-ru.na Medicine CO., Columbus, o..
Dear Sirs-I have had occasion to use
your Pe-ru-na medicine in my family for
colds, and it proved to'be an excellent rem
edy. have not had occasion to use it for
other ailments.
Yours very truly, w. NJ. Lord.
1t will be noticed that the Governor
says he has not had occasion TO use Peru
ma for other ailments. The reason for this
IS most other ailments begin with a cold.
Using Pe-ru-na TO promptly cure colds, he
protects his family against other ailments.
This Is exactly what every other family in
the United States should do. Keep Peru
nn IN the house. Use il for coughs, colds,
la grippe and other climatic affections OF
winter, and there will be no other all
ments in the house. Such families should
provide themselves with copy of DIR.
Hartman's free book, entitled Winter Ca.
tarrh." Address DR., Hartman, Columbus,
Ohio.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

the green food they need. Then II
the difference is noted in tre cost of
the grain feed. and the amount of milk
and butter produced, correct idea of
the loss can be obtained-S. w.
Chambers, in American Cultiator.
or
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

The truth is not always pleasant, anc
that's when it is generally tod.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

FITSpermancntlyc curcd.No fits or nervous
ness aftor first days use OF Dr. Kline's Great
NervcRcstorer. S2trial bottle and treatisefree
DIR. II. KLINE. Ltd. 031 Arch ST.. Phila., Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

Mrs. .Winslow's Soothing Syrup for childre
teethinS soften the gums. reduces in1amma
tion ,allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c. q bottl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

When a fellow proposes he expects tn
girl to take him at his word.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

Piso' s Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
U. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

There are no less than 1862 different spe.
cics OF fish inhahiting the waters of Amer.
lea north OF the Isthmus of Panama.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

American shoes are worn by thousands
OF Europeans in their native lands.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

Silk is considered unclean by the
Mohammedans, because it is the prod
uct of a worm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

JUNE TISr BUTTER Colon makes top vi
.he market butter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-29

hOIu DY Druggists, I5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The state herald., 1902-02-14

Tho sugar trust seems to be making .
desperate effort TO secure . reduction Of
the tariff on Cuban sugar and the coun.
try 10 being flooded with circular let,ers
for the purpose OF working up q public
continent In favor Of such q reduction.
The trust is however wasting much good
money in sending such literature into
the sugar bset growing states. Az the
national administration 10 demanding
such reduction in tho tariff. there 10
very little doubt about II being made
but, II made, II will not BE- made by the
aid OF sny congressman from the sugar
beet states The plea Of an infant in.
dusfry for protection does not seem to
have the weight with congress that II
once had or there would bs DO cause TOR
fearing . reduction Of the tariff on sugar.
We have never had an industry in the
unitsd States more worthy Of protection
than tho bsst sugar industry and, Il pro.
lection 10 refused 90 the grouni that
Cuoea sugar rs,ssss mvst be aided by u
reduction Of the tand. then hereafter no
sttsmpt should b. made To justify our
protective tArifY policy on the pleA oi
projection 10 infant industries.
The state herald., 1902-02-14
SHERlrF's SALE.

BY virtue OF an execution Fl Fa
issued out Of the ofiico Of the clerk Of the
county court Of the county Of Phillips and
state Of Colorado, and to me directed, where.
by am commanded to make the sum OF Five
Dollars damages aud the further sun Of Thirty
nine and itioo Dollars tho costs Of suit, the
amount of q certain judgement recently obtained
against George ". Hill in favsr Of Louis
Losieur Adm. ont Of the lands tsnements,
goods and chattels Of the said George W.
Hill.
Ihavc levied On the following property, to-
wit: Southwest Quarter Of SEQ. Twenty-Five
Township Eight North Of Range Forty-seven
West Of the eth p II In tho County Of Phillips
State Of Colorado.
Therefore according to said command,
shall expose for sale, at public auction, all
the right, title and interest Of the above named
George W. Hill In and to the above
described property. on Monday March 10,
1902 at 2 o'clock p m OF said day at the front
door of the county court house In tho said
Town Of Holyoke. county Of PHILIPPE and
state Of Colorado.
Dated at Holyoke. Colorado. this II day Of
February, A. D., tooG.
ALEX sEDERBURG,
81 Sheriff Of Phillips County. Colo.