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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

the ghosts stamping ground, and Done
ovan was breathing heavily.
"The suspense lasted long enough to
make us little sceptical of our appari-
tion. Donovan turned over with re-
lieved grunt. and | relaxed myself for
slumber. Suddenly Daisy gave little
snort and we were wide awake. The
stump, stump. of the ghosts footsteps
sounded resonantly through the room.
Donovan groaned; | could not restrain
cold sweat. The step seemed at the
very bedside. The moon had gained
the zenith and left the room in shad-
ow. | sat up.
"'D'ye see it?' said Donovan, hoarse-
ly.
"All could distinguish was Daisy,
with head turned toward the corner
she had indicated in her alarm the
night before. Indeed now that my at
tention was directed the sound did
seem to come from there. | threw the
small club had viciously toward that
quarter Something intercepted its
fight before II reached the wall and II
clattered to the floor in company with
something else.
II struck a light and Donovan
jumped up.
"'By George!' he said The ghost
has dropped his walking stick!'
"He gingerly picked up light bam-
boo pole about nine feet long. Stimuli
taneously we peered upward; | held
the light higher.
'Shure, he dropped his cane going
through that crack commented Dono-
van, indicating a narrow space between
the boards covering the stairway open
ing.
I'VE cooked our revolvers.
"'Come down, ye luney spalpeen,
commanded Donovan. as brave as a
lion now. or we fill your foggy carcass
with port-holes!'
THE boards were displaced.
Don't shoot. seniors! descend
myself and a good looking Portuguese
dropped through and stood bowling be-
fore us.
"He smiled engagingly, and gave an
expressive side glance toward the H.
quor. He responded quickly to my nod.
"'You see, seniors, our little bonn
bard had not success. take chance
and ny, and herein hide myself. You
will not betray? No? All! My clum-
sy espiritu alarm you not? Others fed
when tap so. in two. three days. Ha,
ha! and Feliciano, my cousin, the lieu
tenant. bring provisions. Tomorrow,
next day, | think to escape. Your
health. seniors!
And the third night he was gone" )"
The deuce!" complained Gammons.
'I've had better seance than that
myself. .'-Waverley Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
PnuIfrY Nnies.


II never pays to have bad egg in
the basket.
Cooked potatoes or turnips are al
ways in order for poultry.
Look out for draughts in the poultry
house. Draughts mean roup.
Charcoal is necessity in every
poultry house. Proper use prevents
disease.
Eggs from an abnormally fat hen
rarely hatch; more likely chicks die in
the shell.
Oat meal, rolled oats. stale crackers
or baked corn cake make the best food
for chicks.
Don't fail to give the chicks fine grit.
Scatter IL on the food. and let them
get supply early in life.
Don't overload the chicks. They
need warmth for the first two days
more than they need food.
Dust the hen with insect powder
when the brood is taken from nest.
Lice are sure death to chicks.
If you can furnish the hens with a
little raw meat every day they will re-
turn the compliment by furnishing
plenty of eggs.
Isolate promptly all fowls suspected
with roup. You can tell IL by their
sneezing and by the whitish substance
issuing from the nostrils.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

When a plant that has been making
satisfactory growth suddenly drops its
leaves, you may be quite sure that
It's health has been injured in some
way. Possibly the cause may be the
red spider, but IT, after examination,
you find none of these insects at
work. you will be obliged to look in
ether directions for the source of the
trouble. Before beginning any kind
of treatment, try to find out what
has caused the difficulty. When you
have ascertained that, you can go to
work intelligently. If the pot is too
large, put the pant IN a smaller one.
If too much water is retained in the
soil, the drainage must be defective.
II too strong a fertilizer has been CIV
en-, repot the plant. giving it a soil of
room Is too intense, temper it in some
way and give plenty of fresh air.
In treating a sick plant let the soil
get quite dry. then repot the plant.
Give a small pot and remove all the
diseased roots. After potting the plant,
water moderately and wait until it
shows signs of growing before giving
more, unless the soil is likely to get
too dry.
II the trouble comes from worms in
the soil, take piece of fresh lime
as large as a teacup. and dissolve ii
la a 10-quart pailful of water. When
dissolved, pour OF the clear water and
apply to your plants, giving enough
to thoroughly saturate the soil. This
will almost always drive out or kill
the worms and seldom Injuries the
plants. If one application is not suffi-
cient, repeat it. Most plants are usual
ly benefited by the use of lime water
occasionally. as there is an element of
plant growth in the lime. depend on
this in fighting the worms, and it gen
orally gives complete satisfaction If
used us directed.-Vick's Family Mag
azine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
LIFE ANo oeArp.

30 he dies for his faith. That Ia 1ne--
More than most OF us do.
But say, can you add TO that line
That he lived for II too?
In his death he bore witness at last
As n martyr to truth.
Did his life do the same In the past
From the days Of his youth?
II is easy to die. Men have died
For wish or whim-
From bravado or passion or pride.
Was II harder for him2
But to live-every day to live out
All the truth that he drenmt,
While his friends met his conduct with doubt
And the world with contempt.
Was It thus that he plodded ahead,
Never turning aside?
Then we'll talk Of the life that he led.
Never mind how he died.
--Conservator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
Farm Butter Making.

At the recent convention of the IL
linois Dairy association w. II. Hostet
ter, one OF the leading dairymen OF IL
llnois, discussed butter making on the
farm, and pointed out that the com.
paratively low grade of farm butter
was due to the lack of conveniences
and to the small quantity made. He
Is convinced, however. that good but
ter can be made on the farm, and in
order to do this the dairy house and
the surroundings must have excellent
drainage and must be so constructed
as to get the maximum amount of
sunshine. He advises getting the very
Lest tinware for dairy purposes. as II
Ia so much easier 10 keep good utensils
clean. Never buy cheap cans, pals
or strainers.
Get good separator. and use some
kind of power for running 1t, as 1t Is
exceedingly difficult to maintain uni
form speed when turning by hand. He
has no set temperature for cooling
cream and churnlng, as SO much de-
pends on weather the dairy house.
etc. AS general rule, he likes to
ripen his cream at high tempera-
ture and to churn at as low a tempera-
tpre as possible. He usually churns
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
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The opinion of NJ. Summer Perkins.
given in Poultry Monthly is: Nothing
will answer as well as complete perl
odical change of the poultry runs. To
be sure VIC can remove some of the
dirt, and replace with fresh earth but
this is only partial. What we want Is
to seed down old runs to grass, or
some other crop, which will find con-
genial soil for its rapid growth In the
earth rich from poultry droppings.
taking away the hens entirely and not
returning them until the vegetative
processes of the crop have complete
ly renovated the ground. To make this
change of runs readily facilitated we
want light. movable coops and fences,
So there will be little trouble In max
ing the transfers. IL Is no use In
denying 1t, large numbers OF chickens
and fowls are lost every year simply
and cnly because breeders persist In
penning them year upon year in the
same spots, thus rendorng the ravages
OF disease unavoidable and irremedi-
able. Variety is the spice of life. and
this applies to poultry runs. in very
literal sense indeed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

nt 55 degrees in winter and 40 TO 40
degrees In summer. The churn must
be stopped at just the right time, or
when the butter granules are about
the size Of grain of wheat. He adds
little salt before washing. The
amount of salt to be used depends up
on the taste OF the customers. He be-
lieyes 1t Is advisable to try to get Gus.
toners to use fresh butter. So that It
can be delivered once or twice a
week. Formerly he mad customers
who wanted him to pack butter in the
winter for next summers use. Grad.
ually they have all abandoned the
practice. He advises putting up but
ter in neat packages, as this will do
much toward making sales.-Dairy
World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30


The work done on the farm just be-
fore the busy spring planting begins
is very important, II proper consider
alton Is given the matter of saving
that which Is usually lost by inatten-
tion to details. TIE great waste of
unstable farm products amounts to
millions of dollars annually, for farm
ers do not seem to understand that 1t
Is not always necessary to send pro-
duce away from the farms in order
TO find markets. The farm Is the best
market. in fact. that a farmer can
have. for If ne keeps live stock he will
be able to sell his raw products by
converting them into the forms of
meat milk, butter and wool. The diff
ficulty is that the waste products on
the farms are not properly utilized.
One product, that of corn fodder, nas
been wasted for years. though now Il
is being put to use with the aid of the
shredder, but 1t is in the manipulation
and handling o. the manure and weeds
that the lessening of expense occurs.
If at this season the manure could be
worked over. so as to he rendered fine.
there would be gain In available
plant food when the manure Is spread
on the land in the spring; that is, the
farmer should not wait for the manure
TO decompose in the field, but should
endeavor to hasten the work III the
manure heap during this period Of the
year, as he can now do little or moth
ing in the fields.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
Listen to Papa.

There is man who fancies he is ut
the head of the house. This particu'
lar man has several small children.
and 1t pleases him to discourse a
great deal on the training of the
young.
A few days ago he had friends Wis
iting him. His two little sons began
to play about noisily. 1t is one of his
theories that children should obey i'm
plicity, and he wanted his friends to
see how he carried it out in the train
ing of his own family.
Johnny" he said sternly, stop
that noise instantly"
Johnny looked up in surprise, and
then grinned little.
"Oh, Freddie" he said to his broth.
er, as they went on with the noisy
romp, "just listen to papa trying 10
talk like mama!"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

Bermuda is to be equipped with the
largest floating dock in the world. The
structure was recently launched at
Wallsend, England, having been con-
structed there for the British govern
ment. 1t has lifting capacity of H.
500 tons. and an area of $4,000 square
feet. 1t will. therefore, accommodate
the largest battleship ahoat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
A CHINESE HoBGoBLIN.
Legend Of the Celestial Brownies Of
1,7oo Years AGO.

An American father residing tenn.
porarily in China. writes this curious
legend or fairy tale to his small son
In Wisconsin: We passed by some
large mounds or tombs between here
tTengchow) and Chefoo. They have
little crown to them. somewhat like
the Mohammedan graves, and are
said to be the tombs of giants. who
came here and held the province of
Shatung for a long time, some 1900
or LOO years ago. and the language
spoken here was introduced by them.
They are said to have been ten feet
or more tall. And this is a story
heard: In the time of the story all
the people were killed at the age of
GO. Well, there was one man who
loved his mother very much, and so
instead of killing her according to law,
he hid her in sort of mound and
carried food to her every day At
about that time there was a hobgob.
lin who destroyed the people. and ii
was. said that he was destroying all
the people in his part OF the country,
and that he was presently coming to
this man. So in his trouble he went
tc his mother, and told her he was
afraid he should not be able to bring
her any more food. She said: Don't
be troubled; take this black cat and
put 1t up your sleeves. and when the
hobgoblin comes you just let the cat
co. A few days after, while at the
court. the cat began to squirm, and
suddenly gave dart and killed the
hobgoblin. which was a big rat!"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

The annual report of the farmers
cooperative society in Iowa, shows that
last year 1t handled and marketed pro-
ducts to the value of s616,294, at an
expense of $4,000. 1t is claimed that
the amount saved by the society dur
ing the year ended July ., 1901, on the
basis of the volume of business done,
was $4,000, which would give its 600
members an average of s1403 more
than they would have received If they
had marketed their products in the
old way.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

A once popular play hinged upon a
paper hidden in "The Leather Patch"
on a pair of trousers. Truth, thus dar-
ed by fiction. now produces from the
hollow wooden leg of Trenton junk
man $4,000 a will and a temperance
pledge. Fiction always was outclassed
in this match.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

The vote of Nevada fluctuates very
little. In 1892 1t was 1o,s7s; in 1894.
10.5OS; in 1896. 1O,305; in 1898, 1O,O11,
and in 1900. 1876. No other state in
the Union has such record of an al
most stationary vote.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

II often happens that the introduction
of an invention intended to take the
place of something already in use, ac-
tually results in increasing the use OF
the latter. The telephone, for exam
pie, as many people thought, would
take the place of the telegraph to a
great extent; on the contrary. while its
use is constantly increasing, the use of
the telegraph is increasing, too. 1t is
the same with the electric light and
illuminating gas. Census reports
show that the use of gas, in spite Of
the introduction of the electric light
in buildings of all kinds, including
private dwellings, has steadily in
creased during the past 10 years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

Travellers In eastern Siberia carry
soups In sacks. They are frozen solid
a. stone, and keep indefinitely. Milk
also Is frozen and sold by the pound.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

Catling, the gun man, has invented a
plow that does the work of SO horses.
But what can the ordinary farmer do
with a contrivance of that kind?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

In New Orleans last year rs per-
sons died from the effects Of gunshot
wounds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

AS result of the Anglo-Japanese
agreement it is expected that there
will be something like vogue Of Jap
anese fabrics and styles in the fash
ionable English world. The consum-
nation of the Franco-Russian pact
was for several years the dominant
factor in the creation of the Partisan
modists and milliners; hats, cloaks
and gowns we're made to suggest in
their outline or decoration, the Co.'S
sack tradition. In similar manner, it
is predicted that some notifications of
The quaint Japanese robes and packets,
hairdressing. etc, will find their way
into the toilet of the English gentle
woman. where the kimono indeed has
already established itself.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

The Philadelphia Record quotes the
following letter from Pulaski F..
Hyatt, United States Consul at Santa
go, Cuba: "As the question of land
ownership in Cuba is under discussion,
for your information | write to say
that. so far as sugar plantations were
.co2cerned before the Spanish-Ameri'
can war; out of forty-seven sugar plan
tations within my consular district of
Santiago and its dependencies not
one belonged to person who claimed
to be a citizen of Cuba. By far the
larger share belonged to British sub
jects, although long residents upon the
island. The balance was pretty even.
ly divided between French. German
and Spanish citizens, while two be
longed to American citizens-one
small one to Chester A. Whitney, near
Santiago. the other to a man by the
name OF Rigley, near Manzanillo."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30

The Egyptian pyramids are soon to
come out of their darkness of 5000
years, and will be accessible
&c all tourists. General Direc.
tor Masporo. of the society which
has in charge the preservation
of the antiquities of the country, has
been experimenting with the electric
light. and began his work on the tenn
pie of Karnak. at Thebes. The exper-
iment met with so much approval that
he has decided to light the inner pas
sages and catacombs of the great pyr-
amids. This will provide Egyptian
tourists with new attractions. and they
will be able to penetrate to the inner
most recesses OF the pyramids. The
lighting will be OF especial value to
women. who have confined their inves-
LEGATIONS OF the pyramids OF the left
shore OF the Nile to climbing up ON
The outside. as they were afraid Of the
Intense darkness within. With the
introductIon OF the electric light the
snnhs Of the Pheraohs will BE- accessi-
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Arizona republican., 1902-09-03
THE BUCKEYE TELEPHONE
Franchise Granted by the Board of
 Supervisors.

The board Of supervisors yesterday granted a franchise to the WezseX com pany for the Construction Of a tele- phone line from the Buckeye country, along the public roads and highways to the limits of the city. The Wessex is the name of the corpora tiOn which was lately formed for the purchase Of the Buckeye canal and the real estate in the Buckeye country belonging to the Buckeye Land and Water company.
 The franchise also allows the com pany to use the line for the transmits sion of electricity for light and power The telephone line will be completed soon after the beginning cf the year The material for it has been arranged for, and the system is to be one of the most complete in existence. It was the idea of the promoters in the first place to use the line fer communication be- tween the office Of the company and the water users under the canal SO that the latter might know when water would be delivered to them. thus doing away with the services of messenger who has to ride over the system on horseback. It was proposed to put boxes intc the house of every water user
Arizona republican., 1902-09-03
4 KILLING NEAR
 AGUA CALIENTE
Shooting Of William Cameron
 by Josiah Anderson
The Slayer Surrendered Himself to Deputy Sheriff H. R. Wills at the Springs Yestei day-The Men Had Been Friends.

William aCmeron. who has for sev- etaI years been known in the criminal courts of this county, was shot and killed by Josiah Anderson Monday morning or the afternoon before at Al derson ranch. about twenty miles from Agua Caiiente. The first infor- nation of the killing came in letter yesterday afternoon nom Harry Loud cInilk to Judge Frank Baxter. The letter was in reply l. Cne Judge B2N- ter had written, and LOudermilN kept himself so closely-c0nfned to the suD- ject matter that he dismissed the trag- cdy with a single line and the bare statement that Cameron had been killed by Anderson. Nothing had been heard ot the killing at the odlce or the sheriff, and for that reason it was thought that mistake must have been made
 The Republican sent q telegram last night t. Deputy Sheriff H F. Wills at Agua Calierte, to which he replied saying that Anderson mad shct and killed Cameron and had surrendered himself Nothing was said about the motive fer the Ailiing O. any ot the circumstances CT it.
 IL is known that Anderson and Cam eron have been Cl sod terms lately and that Cameron was recently en- ployed on the Anderson ranch. A ecu pie of months ago, when Cameron was arrested for the Illegal branding of cattle belonging to Henry Wills, Cap tain J. $. Andersen came tc town and employed an attorney to represert him at his preliminary hearing, at which he was discharged
 Cameron has been in trouble the greater part of the time for the last six years. and in ta~t time has served q term iH tha peaitentiary. He has been charged with half a dozen fe!oa- ious acts for which he was not convict cd His criminal career began when he was about sixteen years cid
 His slayer was sent tC Yuma about three years ago for shooting at Cap tain Mullen with intent to kill A stub born defense was made through two terms Of court and the case was fin- ally carried tO the supreme court. An dcrsCn denied that he mad done any shooting, but that on the contrary he had been shot, in evidence c: which he showed a wounded hand.
 After a brief service ia the peniten- tiary he was paroled on the condition that he leave the territory. This con dit!on was made to prevent further blOndshed il the naighbarhood cf Gila Bend and Agua Caliente. where a feud had been brewing for a dozen years.
 Anderson Wcrt t1 New Mexico. and remained there until a little less than year ago, when he received al pardon There has since then been no trouble between him and his old enemies The one with whom he most likely would have had trouble was James Kerrick. who had left the country. Kerrick had
Arizona republican., 1902-09-03
EZRA w. THAYER, 124-12o K. Washington St.
 I27-133 E. Adams St.

Harry Saclman and family returned home yesterday morning. having spent the summer at Prescott.
 During a considerable part of Judge Nichols stay there he was confined to his house by illness.
 Mr. and Mrs. F w. Howard and child arrived here on yesterday mcrn- mg's train from Prescott.
 Territorial Auditor Nichols and Mrs. Nichols returned yesterday morning from their former home at WillcoX.
 Miss Madge Dawes of the cfice of the territorial secretary has gone to the coast for a vacation of a couple Of weeks.
 Judge J. J. Hawkins of Prescott came down on yesterday mornings train. and is registered at the Hotel Adams.
 Mir. and Mrs. Viault and daughter. who have been spending several weeks on the coast, returned home on yes Jerday mornings s. F. r. 6 P train.
 Among those leaving on last nights south bound train were: A. A. Graf for Los Angeles. M. Stein for Long Beach and Mrs. :. F. II. Robir:on and Leon Robinson for El Paso.
 Colonel C. ". Johnston returned yes terday morning from the coast. where he went couple or months age on Gc- count C., his health. He is very much improved.
 Those registering at the Commercial hctel yesterday were: J. r. Jones Of Flagstaff. Pat Farley and p. W. O'Sul- livan of Prescott. Harry M.nuse of Agua Fiia, W. Ii. BurbGge of Wiaslow. J. W. Hansen of San Francisco. George Packer of Denver and 4. 3. Boswell C.. Los Angeles.