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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
Burning ont stumps with saitpe,er.

Burning Ont Stumps with sRitpefer'
A few years since we gave this re-
puted method careful trail. Our re-
suits are stated in the 10th annual re-
port of the Hatch experiment station
from which l take the following: A
correspondent in one of our agricul-
tural papers during the summer OF
1895 reported that he had found 1t pos
sible to destroy stumps in the follow
ing manner:
A hole one or two inches In dame
ter, according to the size OF the tree,
and IS inches deep, is to be bored In
the stump. Into this put from one and
onehalf to two ounces of saltpeter,
all with water and plug tightly. Six
months later, put into the same hole
about one gill of kerosene oil, and
set fire to 1t. The correspondent stated:
"The stump will shoulder away with
out blazing, even down to every part
Of the roots, leaving nothing but ash
ss.'
On November 4, 1895, 80 stumps of
trees cut in 1894, including maple,
nchioNh, pihc' yeho"
birch and elm, were bored according
20 directions. On December II saltpeter
and water were put into the holes. ac-
aording to directions, and the holes
plugged. During July, 1896, the plugs
we're removed, the holes filled with
kerosene, and an attempt made to burn
the stumps. 1t was found that not
even the oil would burn. A portion Of
the stumps were left until June, 1897,
when another attempt was made to
burn them, using low-test oil. called
parafiin gas oil. The stumps are still
In the field. The method has been CIV
en- a thorough trial, but must be re-
garded as complete ure.--William
p. Brooks, of the Mass. Agricultural
College,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OFT oLEDo, =.
vurAa CouNrv oss

FRANK J. CHENEY, make oaththat he is the
senior partner OF the firm OF F. J. CHENEY h
Co.. doing business In the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL.
LARS for each and every case OF cArARRH that
cannot be cured by the use OF HALL's
CATAERH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
49,, presence, this 9th day OF December,
! SEAL. A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
- Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
tree. F.J. CHENEY x Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, ,75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
kething soften the gums, reduces tunamma-
tion ,allays pain cures wind collie. ass. abottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

The area OF the peat bogs in Ire
land has been estimated at nearly
100000 acres, with an average thick
ness of Is feet. At half the heating
value of coal these deposits are equiv
alent to 2,500,O00,0O0 tons of coal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

Each year about $4,000 is expended
in sprinliling the streets of London
with sand, to prevent horses from slip
ming
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

Mushrooms generally consist Of go
per cent. water, but the remaining 1C
per cent. is more nutritious than
bread.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

King Edward has ordered an American
electric charging plant for his electric ve-
hicles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

1t is hard for some people to practice
economy, while with other people it comes
naturally.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

At the Paris Postofiice $4,000 picture
postal cards are destroyed every month be:
cause of insufficient directions or postage.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

FITSpsrm tnsltly carsi. No ats or nervous.
nessafterhrst days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestoror. $2trial bottle aud treatisefres
DIR. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

Prisoners when arrested in Morocco
are required to pay the policeman for
his touble in taking them 10 Jail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

When man asks you for your honest
opinion YOU sometimes have to lie to him,
or lose his friendship.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

II you are coughing, take DR.. August
Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

When girl has freckles she sympathizes
with the leopard who cannot change his
spots.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalllbls
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. II, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

A fine ostrich is calculated to yield
$2.500 worth of feathers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
The Camera in Gardening.

L. H. Bailey, in Country Life in
In it he says the camera is one Of the
most important aids, and shows some
of the beautiful photographs which,
We are to suppose, helped him.
The best preparation for garden
ing" says Mr.. Bailey, lis to go afield,
Take photographs in order to focus
your attention on specific objects, to
concentrate youl observation, to train
your artistic sense. An ardent ad-
mirer of nature once told me that he
never knew nature until he purchased
a camera. If you have camera, stop
taking pictures of your friends and the
making of mere souvenirs. and try
the photographing of plants and ami.
mails and small landscapes. Notice
that the ground glass of your camera
concentrates and limits your land
scape. The border-pieces frame it.
Always see how your picture looks
on the ground glass before you make
the exposure. Move your camera un-
til you have an artistic composition
one that will have pictorial or pic
turesque character. Avoid snapshots
for such work as this. Take your time.
At the end of year tell me if you
are not a nature-lover. If to-day you
care only for pinks and roses and other
prim garden flowers, next year you
admire also the weedy tangles, the
spray Of wild convolvulus on the old
fence, the winter stalks of the sun
flower, the dripping water trough by
the roadside, the abandoned birds
nest, and the pose of the grasshopper."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
Geld In Oklahoma.

The Wichita Mountains run from
east to west across the southern part
of the Kiowa and Comanche country in
Oklahoma. They are not over 1000
feet high in any place, but are quite
picturesque and rugged. Government
experts have stated, after an examina-
tion, that gold and silver, also copper
and oil, could be found in and around
the mountains, but as to paying guam
titles they were uncertain. 1t is quite
sure, from the manner in which pros
pectors are rushing into the hills, that
something will happen soon. The ex-
citement will either collapse or grow.
A majority seem to think it will grow,
and the storekeepers and stage lines
are making ready for even greater
rush than now.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
PLAYING IN THE SAND PILE.
A Practical Phase of Child Training in
Germany.

In the German cities 1t must be re-
freshing to find scattered through each
park many good-sized beds of clean
sand. These beds are confined by a
wooden border to prevent the sand be-
ing scattered or washed away by rains.
No matter how small the park or in
what quarter of the city it is situated,
one is sure to find at least four or five
of these small spots of delight for the
children; and from early morn until
sometimes far into the twilight you
will never find one of these little in
closures entirely deserted. 1t is here
the little toddlers' legs carry them as
soon as they reach the park, and the
younger ones, who are in the carriages,
stretch out their arms and by eloquent
looks plead to be taken to the beloved
sand heap. Once there. they ask IA
vors from no one, but fall to work with
O good will, using hands, shovel, spoon
or scoop, each working out with brain
and hands his own little ideas to his
own entertainment and satisfaction,
and taking the keenest pleasure in so
doing. Occasionally the nurse cannot
resist taking a hand in the fun; as
long as she confines her entertainment
to herself everything runs smoothly,
but any interference or suggestion to
the little workers is usually met with
resentment. Mechanical or other toys
in the hands of older persons intend
ed or displayed for the amusement Of
children are simply nothing as com
pared with the pleasure derived from
these sand heaps. They, without doubt
not only privide amusement, but at the
not only provide amusement, but at
the same time serve to educate the in
FAINT mind. An hour spent in watch.
ing the children can be made most
profitable one in studying the mind
temperament, nature and resources OF
these little men and women.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
GERMAN SHARPNESS.
Custom Official Strains a Few Points
to Get More Revenue.

AS examples of the exceeding
sharpness with which the German Gus
toms officials are now scrutinizing i'm
ports of manufactured merchandise,
the following ruling and reclassifica-
tion of recent date will serve to illus
trate what may happen whenever any
manufactured article Is made of two or
more component materials. There is
a certain snap hook known to the trade
as the covert snap" in German as
"Carabiner Haken," which is made Of
malleable steel or iron, coated with
tin. These have been imported for
years under duty rate OF ten shillings
per 220 pounds. The snap hook has
latch in the form of a sliding bolt,
which is thrown by small spiral
spring of brass or bronzed wire, wholly
concealed within the shank of the
huog. Recently some Jealous inspect
or has dissected one of these snaps,
removed the bolt and discovered the
hidden brass spring. which forms per-
maps one-fortieth of the whole weight
of the article, whereupon the covert
snap has been reclassified as brass
goods, dutiable at "a shillings per 220
pounds, which is said to be practically
prohibitory in face of domestic COM
petition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
LETTERS ON PApER MONEY.
Precautions by the Government Against
COunterfeiters.

"Talking of counterfeiters," said an
eX-treasury official tha other day, puts
me in mind of one thing that few peo-
pie outside of the treasury department
know about paper money. Many no.
torious counterfeters have been cap
:ured through their lack of knowledge
of it,"
Here the speaker reached down into
his pocket and fshed out 81 bill. 1t
was a new one. and he pointed to a
diminutive letter C on the right. under
the bills number. and another down
in the other corner.
"Now." he said II don't suppose you
can tell me what these seemingly un-
necessary letters are on the United
States bills. nor what they signify.
Well. take any one Of these pills and
tell me what the last four figures of
its NUMBER are
The bill was taken and the treasury
man Informed that the last four fig
ures We're $500. Almost instantly he
said: "The lettel on that bill is B."
When the bill was examined the di
WAS lOuut Ou II III TWO
places.
Half a dozen other bills We're SINH
larly tried and the ex-treasury official
was able in each case to tell what let
ter would be found on the bill. The
letter was always either A, B, C or
D.
"The explanation is simple" said the
expert in paper scrip. "If you divide
By four the number on any United
States treasury note, no matter what
it's denominatio you will, of course,
have remainder of one. two. three
or naught. If the remainder is one.
the letter on the bill will be A; if it is
two, the letter will be b: If it is three,
the letter will be c. and If it is zero.
meaning that it divides evenly, the
letter will be D.
"This is one of the many precautions
taken by the Government against coun-
terfeiters. 1t is not an infallible pre-.
caution, of course, but yov may be
pretty sure if the rule does not apply
the bill is counterfeit
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
A Roman Station in England.

A most interesting memorial of the
Roman occupation of England has
been sold under the auctioneer's ham
mer. This is the Roman station Of
Amboglanna, the largest on the famous
wall which marked the limit of the
Roman province. After an existence
of 1900 years the walls of the sta
ton, five feet thick, are in wonderful
state of preservation. The gate
ways are noble specimens of Roman
work. Some of the wedge-shaped
stones in the arches are still to be
seen on the ground. The interior of
the camp is marked with lines of
streets and the ruins of buildings.
The estate which claimed this ancient
memorial of the past was sold for
$4,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f CHENEY Il Co.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transec-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALD1Na, KINNAN MAn~tN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
WkaR Dew | Cum IN ?"
Ceing solesuy Sugar Question

4n' e %Y @ % R Spt p sne~ tar rights
beats" begin ter shout
But aotis thes the lsproduen very
4ne n ns hn and a9a 1f sen
growins right guess-but,
S Ut nsn sH ,cnsS Ssssi's
In fact in leaves 'ps proa @ ON wnb they'd greatly
And sees kin be sold fer hTee n h %hy shGgd g We m pay % @
thar's any Observation-Disclosures in
S an ss @ glad @ him OUT
But when his lined he lacks
Them fellers Wot Interested protect
The The 1eetpr0dun & @ farmer shet the duty M they % collect
The nakerhes all ght;-but-wha dew cum in
Ts ss % fer ss s, thar
Gn millions Of citizens free beseee0
More demand bigger prodswheh present but SLIM
buy sugar cheaper-hets whar he IN
Now, whars the of the to-day,
M mnea u on a asr Fifty S1 NO ssG.s ter
@ Th tine & E95 ter % ps T p @ gGry o
Why why should they tax ALL the & ter help % scattered @ FEW M
Thus help you
Free RAYS Ear wouldn't hurt hurt him Of he fears
Ter preserve tat a proht-he needs sugarat price
Thet mighty s daerenes both ter me- an you
Ter hin may seem right but Whap dew in,
swaller all
raw
S n he and
Want will
Il 10 needed-hateful 10
Taxing millions of enrich a
They can't blind with
While they're busy making dew l
I'm agon hustn,
Aint gain
I'm agoin' ter write termorrer
Thet he oughter his kill
Fele farmers do utmostwhether
To repeal the but improve lot
Cheaper pocket
When We've threecent granyaedthats whar in r.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

Teacher-"What is meant by me
dium of eXchange|"
Willie-"Watmam:'
exchange-what do you take to the
store with you when your mother
sends you for groceries?"
Willie-"The book" Buffalo EX-
press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

Teacher-"Yes, revive means TO
come to- Now make sentence con-
tanning that word"
Bright Boy-''If one apple costs three
cents what'H four apples reyiveT'-
Philadelphia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
Another Disputed Chart.

WELL" said the first bicyclist. I'VE
ought to be- right in the middle of
Biggville according to the map, yet, as
you may see for yourself, we are on a
mud road some miles from anywhere"
Il can't understand it, said the sec
ond bicyclist, unless the map was
made by some of those naval experts"
Baltimore American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
Ambiguous.

Miss Budd-"Yes. she did say some
thing about you. but l don't know
whether it was meant to be compli-
mentary or not"
NJ. Kallow-"O! I'll warrant / i'm
pressed her."
Miss Budd-"I don't know; at any
rate she commented ON your blooming
cheek. .'"-Philadelphi Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

Colonel" asked the beautiful grass
widow, sis your ideal tall or Short"
How can you ask me such n ques-
tion," he replied, looking around to
see that no witnesses were present.
"when you are only mediumT'
Then she called him a naughty
boy" and pretended that she believed
he was a fatterer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

No matter what ais you, headache to 3
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help nature.
cure you without gripe or pain, produces
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
CARETs Candy Catbartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G. @. @.
stamped ON it. Beware of limitations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
No Moonshine Madness.

Tess-"He has proposed to Miss
Passay."
Jess-"For goodness sake. But per-
haps there is some excuse for him"
Tess-"Not a bit of it. He did it in
broad daylight. ht."-Rhiladelphi Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

~ like that boy of Sniggins's."
Isn't he little obstinate? The day
l called his mother had to threaten to
spank him before he would recite
pieces for the ladies and gentlemen
THAT isn't obstinacy. That's moral
courage" Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
beginning at Home.

Jasper-"I understood that you had
turned over a new leaf, and were even
going to love your enemies, but it
seems to me that you love no one but
yourself"
Mrs. Jasper-"Well, l am my own
worst enemy. Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

The colored element constitutes in
Virginia nearly one-third, or 1921 per
cent. of all males of voting age, and
is comprised almost wholly of persons
of negro descent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

Marjorie-"Yes, Carrie is engaged to
q physicist"
Grandmother, Slightly deaf)-"And
what is thet?"
Marjorie don't you know
he teaches physics-the law of forces"
Grandmother physics horses?
Well, l don't think much of that for
profession. New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

He-"Darling, which would you rath-
er have for birthday present, seal
skin cloak or an automobie:'
Wife-"rd rather have $40, dear
New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
5000 TO $500 A YEAR

We want intelligent Men and Women as
Travelling Representatives or Local Managers;
salary 5000 to 1880 a year and all expenses,
according to experience and ability. We also
want local representatives salary 50 to SIS .
week and commission, depending upon the time
devoted. Send stamp for full particulars nnd
tate position preferred Address, Dept. B.
THE BELL COMPANY. Philadelphia. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

whats the matter here:' said the
officer, coming into the restaurant.
"Why, boss, this man said l could
eat one of his dinners without any
trouble" said the tramp.
'Well?"
"Well. | ate one. and I've got no
money to pay for it, and now it seems
) there's all sorts of trouble. le."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

my graciousw exclaimed Mr.. Stay
late, Its nearly Il o'clock. It's time
to CO."
"Ow said Miss Pepprcy. meaningly,
"its surely later than that."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
tion has an equal for coughc and colds.-JoHN
F. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not spot, stresS
or give your goods an unevenly dyed appear
ance. Sold by all druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
Wholly For show.

1t was in one of the numerous quick.
lunch restaurants that piled-up stand
of gorgeous fruit caused the soul of a
young woman to yearn with a wild
and earnest longing. She wanted to
attack some of those delicious peaches
and grapes right away. but alas!
Every sorry, Miss" said the waiter
1--WE don't sell those: give you some
grapes If you like. but not that kind,
and peaches are all OUT
''Oh, l don't want those little weaz-
ened things" said the young woman,
with a charming pout What are
they here for if l can't buy them?"
"They're only for show" was the
surprising answer. "You couldn't buy
those peaches at seventy-five cents
each. We keep them piled up like that
until they begin to rot and then put
in others, if we can't turn these so as
to hide the bad spots. Those big
flower punches up at the front end
are changed every day, but the fruits
are changed one by one as they need
1t. We'd have to charge so high for
those that the customers would call
us robbers; so we just don't sell them
at all."-New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

FITSpermanen.ly cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restore-. 50 trial bottle and treatir free
Dr. r. II. KLINE. Ltd. 931 Arch St.. Phi ia. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften tne gums, reduces inhamma-
ton allaYs pain clres wind collie. DC a nottla
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

The "heart wood" of tree has ceased
to take any part in the vegetative econ
omy of the tree Its use is to strengthen
the trunk
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

Some people regard their friends simply
as something to blame things on.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

The fact that one good turn deserves an
other is what keeps things going.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

The potato forms nearly IA per cent.
of the total food of the people Of this
country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

British America is about 100000
square miles greater than the United
States.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

Pm going to school now," said Will
lie.
..Oh, are you? Do you like it?"
"Yes."
"That's good. That's a sure sign
that you'll learn fast. l suppose your
teacher is very pleasant lady, isn't
she?"
Nav. l don't like her very well.
Rut there's boy in our class that can
make his ears go up and down and
wiggle the top Of his head."-Chicago
Record Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

what a nice, sensible hatr ex-
claimed he.
II don't quite see why you speak Of
It in that manner" she answered.
Il was simply doing my best to
catch the proper phrase. l have OBJ
served that when ever any garment
that makes woman less attractive
comes into vogue it is invariably re-
ferred to as sensible. "-Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10
An Incident With Japan.

In 1864, when the agitation against
foreign intercourse was at its pitch,
the retainers of the Lord of Coshu, a
feudal ruler. fired on certain vessels
belonging to the Netherlands, France
and the United States, which were
passing through the inland sea. To
retaliate. these three powers imme-
diately dispatched their warships,
Joined by one Of Great Britain. to
Shimonoseki, where the fragrant vio-
lation of the law Of nations had been
committed. After having destroyed
the town, these powers demanded Of
Japan a sum of $3,O00,O00 as indem-
nifty, which was divided among the
four governments in equal share. The
United States, however, subsequently
finding that the actual expense and
estimated damages on their part were
only $151, ,34S, authorized the President
by Act of Congress, February %, 1888,
to return the sum of $750,000 to Japan,
the fund with interest at that time
having amounted to $1,S37 ,S23.SS.-
Midori Komatz, in The Worlds Work.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

The sign painter, at least, can always
make name for himself.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

The longest State is California, TO
miles; the widest, Texas, 760. The next
in breadth is Montana. 5Se-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-10

You can't always tell polished man
by his shoes.