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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Difficulties in .Churning.

We hear complaints of this kind
fiom some quarter every week in the
year. Why TIE butter does not come,
may, in few instances, be traced to
the COW, but generally the trouble is in
lhe handling of the milk AMI cream.
The temperature is always changing.
Milk or cream getting chilled may
have much to DO with the difficulties
in ohurning. The cream may be at too
low or too high temperature, or not
ripe enough, or the COWS may have
been milking long time. ! have in
md very good butter maker who
re. .edics the trouble by putting a quart
of warm water into six quarts II milk,
then strsining the milk. WARNING the
cream up 10 o3 or 65 degrees, even in
the warmcst weather. will "ften he
found of great help, but as soon as
the butter breaks II should he cooled
down. AMI before any attcmnt is made
to handle i.
To those who have trouble in this
work ] would suggest the following
If there is only a small amount of
cream made each day | would keep all
perfectly sweet until there Is enough
fer a chprnng, then mix well and heat
up TO Ga degrees and hold at this tenn
rerature until sufficiently ripened. If
the cream is quite heavy and rich like
separator cream, it may be churned as
low as so degrees, but il quite thin
and light in butter fat, il better be
warmed up to nearly II not quite 60
degrees. The temperature of the room
should be little above the churning
temperature, and the cream should he
got to the required Temperature for
churning two or three hours before
starting the chnrn: this al ws the
fluid part and the fat globulss to be-
c.me heated alike, while :. warmed
too quickly and churned the fat glob-
TILES will not come up to the required
degree, as they do not become warm
rearly as fast as the fluid part. After
bringing II to an even temperature,
start the churning. and II ii fails to
show signs OF breaking within three
quarters Of an hour, the temperature
should be raised one to two degrees at
a time, until the right tempersiue for
ohuIning is reached, chrrning a rea-
fopable length of time after each
change of the temper ature. 1t may
have to be warmed up several degrees
before the proper temperature is
rather tedious job. but the next
churning may be got TO this tompera-
ture at once ard the trouble will be
over. ] have known the difficulties OF
long churning TO be removed by chang
ing part of the gran raticns TO corn
meal with the cob.--V. NJ Conch IN
The Epitomist
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Dehorning Young Calves.

We use stick caustic potash for de-
torning our calves. We moisten the
potash and rub it well over the but
ton before the calves are three weeks
old, while the button is stu loose,
that is, before il becomes attached TO
the head. When fresh caustic potash
Is used, no trouble will be expert
enced. II the sticks dissolve or ere
old they frequently lose their strength.
| prefer to dehorn calves this way ra-
ther than to let them grow UP and the
hcrn fully develop and then saw them
OF; do not care to use a dehorning
clipper, as this tends to crush and
bruise the horns.
II the buttons are rot removed be-
fore the calves are three weeks old, it
will be difficult and sometimes almost
impossible to destroy them with eau
tic potash. Some people make the mis-
take of attempting TO dehorn their an
imals with a saw or clipper before the
horn has fully developed, The horn
will continue to grow until the ami
pal has reached maturity and long
scurs" will be the result. Altogether,
have found the potash treatment sat
lsiactory when properly done.-Profes-
sor Andrew NJ. Soule, Of the Tennessee
Agricultural College.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
A Sewing-MnchIne Squirrel.

Did you ever see d squirrel run a
sewing machine? IL not, you may, by
joprneying to East Fifty-ninth street,
where an enterprising sewing ma.
chine company has hit upon this novel
method of attracting attention to its
store. The exercise wheel in the
squirrels cage is attached by leather
band to the wheel of machine, which
is about four feet distant. BY means
OF this arrangement the machine is
started every time the squirrel gets
into his wheel and turns it.
1t is peculiar fact that wnonever
the squirrel starts his wheel to spin.
ming he keeps his back toward the
street. Never by any chance does he
face the street until he has finished
his little stunt" Then he runs out
into his cage and sits pcering out OF
the window as though to see II any one
had been watching him. He breathes
hard and acts tired after each la
boriols trip In his exerciser, but seems
TO like it, for ne keeps 1t spinning al
most constantly. Moreover, he looks
sleek and as though the added work
were just what a Gagged squirrel need
ed to keep him strong and healthy.
As the sewing machine for which
he furnishes the motive power is well
oiled and runs smoothly and easily.
perhaps the squirrels work isn't as Ia
borious as it seems to be to the casual
onlooker.-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
HUMOROUS.

Wigg-Life is full of ups and downs.
Wagg-Yes, even the fellow who fails
in love must rise to the occasion.
She-Why, wouldn't marry you If
you were the last man on earth. He
Quite so. could get a handsome wife
then.
Lady-Say, little boy, catch my rab
hit and InIt him back in his cage.
Boy-Aw, say, lady, amt no hare
restorer.
Tom-You told me she had the com
plexon of a rose. Why, she is as sal
low as can be. Dick--I meant a vel.
low rose.
Here's where my wife makes coun.
ter charges against me-" remarked the
humorist, as his better half started out
on shopping tour.
First Professor-A rhinoceros Is a
strange animal to study. Second Pro
fessor-Yes; you can discover a new
wrinkle every day.
you know you should love your
neighbor as yourself" But the trou.
bic is, when try to do that, | always
end by hating myself.
Il wonder why fish are considered
brain fuod?" remarked the Wise Guy.
Maybe it's because they go in
Schools suggested the Simple Mug
Blcbbs-Do you believe that love Is
blind? Slobbs-I have frequently no.
ticed that when fellow is stuck on
himself he is blind to his own faults.
shes stuck NJ" said the first goat.
Yes; let's take her down a bit," re.
piled his mate. And thereupon they
proceeded 10 chew the poster girl OF
the fence.
Look nere!" exclaimed the irate
dude; there is q hair in this soda
water" We'll" chuckled the funny
clerk, perhaps it's because we use
shaved ice"
Bertha--And so Edith has made up
with Fred? How did it happen? Con
stance-Oh, you see, it was the only
way in which she could have another
quarrel with him.
"naw's going to chaperon tonight.
and she's pa22led what TO wear" said
the first belle. What way snould she
look?" The other way" suggested
the second belle, with litter.
Bedwin-Helter has rather often.
sive way with him. He doesn't know
me, never saw me but once before,
and yet he walks up with provoking
coolness and called me my good
man" Ticknor-Callel you good man,
did he? Oh, well, as you say, he
doesn't know you.
The man was running for Office for
the first time. What are his views
on the various questions before the
public?" asked the unsophisticated
voter. His real views?" asked the
politician. Certainly" MY dear
sir" explained the politician, the only
way to find that ont is to elect him."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

ard a small window ir the north end,
manly for ventilation in summer.
Make a scratch pen of the whole
floor space by placing a dropping board
under the perches. Here is room for
SO to GO hens in winter, or even 10 IL
the care is sufficient. Floor space may
lie economical by careful attention in
winter.
II one has timber for shingles, the
fawing will cost only 81 thousand,
and the roof boarding may be of lum-
her suitable FOR nothing else. The
building paper placed under tie shin
giles Is small item, and the windows
may be those that have served another
purpose. The whole cash outlay TO a
farmer for such a house need not bo
over $40 or SIS. The building is sub
stantial, and is adapted to the needs Of
the one who keeps n nice larg3 flock.-
Clark NJ. Drake, in New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Village improvement.

Whatever is the most Characteristic
clement in the scenery of place
should stand first in the scheme of re-
creative open spaces. III there is a
river, let there be an esplanade, a ter
race, a prom. made or a drive, treated
either formally or In naturalistic
style, as circumstances may suggest.
If there is a lake, let there be lake
side pleasure ground. If the regions is
a rolling country, let a charming val
ley scene be secured, with care to in
clude some slightly point of view. If
town is spread upon the fiat prairie,
as SO many hundreds are in the mid
die west, let its people not despair of
opportunity to vary what may seem a
hopeless monotony in environment.
! The prairie itself may be made the mo
tive for charming landscape. A spa
cious expanso of level verdure may be
inClosed in bosky margins, like hay
with sylvan shores; on the far side Of
q vista may open out into the wide
rural country, with horizon even, low,
and remote, and as restful as the
ocean in its sense of breadth and
peace. II il is factory town with
water-power, .hen above the dam the
stream will have a considerable reach
of slack water that invites boating and
other aquatic pleasuring. AS rule,
the banks of such a piece Of water can
readily be cleared OF the ugly intru-
sions that are apt to possess neigh
borhood of the sort; they can easily be
made to clothe themselves with vege-
tation. and soon resume a natural ap-
pearance. A delightful popular pleas
ure ground may thus be creatcd.-Syl-
vester Baxter In the Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
HUNTING BEE TREES.
There's a Knack In Locating the Store
OF Honey.


81 used to hunt the bee trees when
was a boy in northern New York."
said Assistant Secretary Taylor of the
treasury department. 1T is great
sport and requires art to find the home
of the bees and secure the honey.
Wild bees invariably hunt the hollow
of some tree in which to make their
home and store up honey for the win
ter season.
THE way used to find out where
a bee tree was located was by going
into the woods and fields and taking
with me little box containing lid,
in the bottom Of the box being some
honey. With this little box in my left
hand | would slip along through the
trees and bushes until ! found bee
sucking honey from some wild flower.
Taking off the lid of my box, would
quickly knock the bee into the bot
tom on the honey, cover it with the lid
and let il remain there until ii had
flied itself with honey. Then pullIag
off the lid, would allow the bee TO
fly out.
THE little insect would generally
crawl out on top OF the box, look
around to get its bearings and then
fly off in the direction of the tree.
BY watching this direction could get
an idea of where the tree might be 10
Gated. But | always remained in the
same spot until the same bee came
back again and of its own accord en-.
tered my box Tor the honey. Fre-
quently the bee would bring a com.
panion with it. Sometimes it did not
do so on its first trip back, but always
on the second It brought one or more
companions. lhey enjoyed the honey
very muc.., and, by watching them fly
away, was soon enabled to tell for
certain the direction of their tree.
Then moving two or three hundred
yards in the right direction ! would
catch another bee and go through this
operation with it and so on until
got within sight of the tree itself and
saw the bees swarming out at the top.
After this there was no trouble in cut
ting down tn. tree and getting the
honey, which, believe, is the sweet
est in the world. Yes, can remember
my bee hunting pastime with great
pleasure" e."-Wasnington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

A bulletin from the Minnesota exrer-
,ment station reports interesting re-
suits from tests Of large and small
seeds of various varieties of veeeta-
bles. which in every case show best
results from the larger seeds. In the
case OF raGish seeds the plants from
large seed were ready for marketing
four days earlier than those from the
small seeds, which produced but "a per-
cent marketable radishes, and those
from large seeds 81 percent. While
this was the most marked instance.
there was enough difference in many
others to make the plump and larger
seed worth at least so percent more
than the small seed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
CANNED FOOD.
Some Of the PeouIiarIties Of Life on
Cattle Ranch.

II is amusing enough to discover
that the cattle rancher, though thou.
sand cows come up to water at his
tanks every day or two. will yet serve
condensed milk from cans that come
from New Jersey, that his beef bears
the mark of Kansas City, that even his
poultry and eggs are imported at
enormous prices from Kansas. His
butter also comes canned. II 1t were
not for the patient Chinese gardener
even the best irrigated valleys would
be without fresh vegetables. But If
the Southwesterner fails In garden.
making, he does delight In flowers,
vines and shade trees. They relieve
the montony of the gray desert, and
link him with his old green home in
the East. He will let his fields go
thirsty In time of drought before he
will allow the rose bushes and the
pepper trees in his front yard to suf.
fer Indeed, so industrious has he
been In surrounding himself with
shade and ,verdure that he is open
to criticism for OVERRIDING the mat
ter, overcrowding his small grounds.
An irrigated valley town in blossom
is a marvel long to be remembered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Potatoes In q Dry Season.

Some years ago was living in
southern New Jersey with an old SOL
dier friend who said he did not know
much about farming. He asked me to
put in an acre Of potatoes for him, and
l inquired whether he favored deep or
shallow planting. He told me 10 use
my own judgment; as the ground was
rather sandy, and a severe drouth was
likely to prevail every summer, |
planted the potatoes deep, writes Hen
>ry M. Coburn in The Epitomist. At
tier plowing and narrowing the ground
made a furrow with a light plow,
hpd after going once across the field, /
burned round, and placing the plow in
he same furrow made a trench deep
r than usual for potatoes. 1t was a
ong time before any vines appeared
s the season was dry, but after few
weeks they were growing all right. In
"a few months | went to work else
\where, and forgot all about the pota-
oes, but quite late in the fall visit
Ed my friend. and after some general
conversation, he inquired What did
you do to those potatoes you planted
last spring?" ! thought he was 60
ing to find fault about something, but
when ! asked what he meant, he re-
piled that he had gathered the best
crop OF potatoes ever raised on the
place. The reason was obvious; the
deep planting had just suited q sandy
SOIL and an unusually dry season.
With rainy summer and heavy land
the result would have been different.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
c.seernins Poultry Houses.

From my experience in providing
1winter quarters for laying hers
would build a poultry house as fol-
Howe: Lay q mortrred wall high
)Cnough to be above all surface water,
land upon this in fresh mortar lay the
fills. Hea7y plank will answer. Upon
these sills build gambrel roof. 1t is
a mistake 10 put the roof upon posts,
- II makes the room too high to econ
omize heat. Placed upon the Fills. the
ridge need not be over or 10 feet
above the floor, and this Is none too
hiEh.
Instead Of long and marrow house
I would build square: 20x20 feet Is a
Cpod sise. and II gives nearly rs much
llcor space rs 12xsG feet Place two
Windows and a door in the so'akh end.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
Culling the Iiock.

AS soon as the lambs are weaned
lcok over the ewes. pick out those that
are getting old and those that are
poor mixers. Put these on good pas
ture, give them some grain, fatten as
quickly as possible, and send them to
the market before winter. Save the
best eve lambs. This method will re-
rult in better and better nocks which
will return larger percentages Of profit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
No IncOusisicncy.

Ding-Miss Bonde is nothing II not
pp-to-date; We know she refused Chol-
by by wireless telegraphy
Dong-A woman's no is often yes
But this was 'yess-lcss' no!"-Bal-
4imore Herald
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Accurate aim with the guns OF the
Eew French cruiser Jeanne dArch
has been found impossible owing to
the excessive vibration of the vessels
hull
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
ukkiNp.

Igave her glove,
She responded In kind.
gave her my love,
But che left hers behind.
] sent her my love,
The sweet little kitten.
gave her a glove,
But she gave me the mitten.
--Nes York Newa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
MRS. IDA |. R0SER
Grand.Niece of Ex.President
James X. Polk, Writes to
Mrs. Pinkham Saying:

"DEAR Mrs. PINKBAM i have been
married for nearly two years, and so
far have not been blessed with a child.
] have. however, suffered with a com.
plication of female troubles and pain.
ful menstruation, until very recently.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

II Is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot Ease a powder
TO be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you
walk. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample sent
FREE. Address, Allen y. Olmsted, Le1loy, MY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Jaggles-What will be the next i'm
proveinent in wireless telegraphy?
Misunderstanding new name
for t.--Now York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

FITS permanently cured. No lts ornervous-
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Gres.
EeryeRestorer s2trinl bottle and treatisefree
Dr. r. II. KLIHH. Ltd, p31 Arch St, Phila., Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Destruction OF germ bearing mosquitoe,
is said to have largely relieved Havana
from yellow fever visitations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
EARLY HAWAIIAN STAMPS.
Two Found by a Former Postmaster
General of the Islands

While rummaging through a pack
age of old letters II. NJ. Whitney, of
Massachusetts, discovered two stamps
such as were used in 1868. Mr..
Whitney believes the stamps are
worth several hundred dollars each,
inasmuch as they are exceedingly rare.
The stamps are exactly alike, and
were known in the sixties as the
ruled border stamps. The stamp
Is about the size of the United States
2-cent stamp, but is plain white. The
ruled border goes around all four
sides close to the edge. In the center
is a large figure 2, and within the
four borders appear the following:
Inter Island" "Uko Leta." "2 cents, "
Hawaiian Postage" all done in plain,
small block type. MIR. Whitney was
the first postmaster general of the
Kingdom of Hawaiia, from 1850 to
1856, and these stamps we're then in
use. They were printed by tn Poly
nesian Newspaper Company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

The washerwoman may often be seer
wringing her hands.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

We will give 500 reward for any case OF
catarrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
+. J. CHENEY q Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Mrs. .winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reducesinnammas
fion ,allsys pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottl-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Telephone communication between
France and foreign countries is rap
idly extending. Marseilles and Man
chester were recently successfully con-
nected by telephone, and now expert
ments are to be made between Mar
SELLS and towns in Germany, still fur.
ther distant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

A rich mans autograph always look,
best on a check.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

A donation party-the fellow who is oui
for the dough-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Natal was annexed by the British
So years ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
es cough cure.-J. w. O'BRiES, 1922 Third
Avenue, N, Minneapolis Mimi, Jan. @, 1909
A mans bad luck is often due to his bad
habits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18

MRS. IDA l.. ROsER.
"The value Of Lydia +. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound was
called to my attention by an intimate
friend, whose life had simply been
torture with inflammation and ulcer
alton, and few bottles of your Com
pound cured her; she can hardly
believe it herself to-day, she enjoys
such blessed health. l took four
bottles Of your Compound md consider
myself cured. ] am once more in fine
health and spirits; my domestic and
official duties all seem easy now, for /
feel so strong / can do three times
what used to do. You have host of
friends in Denver, and among the best
count, Yours very gratcfully,-M MRS.
IpA l.. RosER, 32e 18th Ave, Denver,
Col. .'-e6ooo forfeit " above testimonial is not
genuine.
If you arc i'll, don't hesitate to
get a bottle of Lydia r. Pinkhain's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and write to Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, for special advice
II is free.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-03-07

said the admiral. Everybody in the United States is waiting to welcome you. It is my pleasure, sir. to formal ly greet you in their behalf
 T thank you, sir, and through you the people of your country, re- sponded the prince. T am very glad to be here and on this splendid day The emperor directed me to convey his compliments to you, admiral, and l do so with very great pleasure.
 Admiral Evans expressed gratifi- cation at the thoughtfulness of the emperor He presented the members of his staff, and the prince gave each q hearty handshake and a cordial word.
 The newspaper correspondents who are to accompany the prince on his tour through the country were also introduced by the admiral. The prince, who was in excellent spirits, smiled when he faced the newspaper
Newport weekly independent., 1902-03-07
Though Day Late His Formal Welcome Was None the
 Less Cordial.
CAME IN UNDER SUNNY CONDITIONS.
The Day Was spent in Receiving and Re- turning O.flciaI Calls and Inspecting the Crew or the HohenzoiIern Congratu- iatory Messages Exchanged Between Prince and President.

New York, Feb. 23. Prince Henry of Prussia, representative of his brother, the emperor of Germany, at the launching of the latter's Ameri- can-built yacht, reached New York, to-day, and was cordially well comed as q guest of the nation. The land batteries that guard the outer harbor sounded the first greeting in ponderous salute of 21 guns. The rifles of a special naval squadron as- senbled in his honor re-echoed the salute; there were verbal greetings from the representatives of Presi- dent Roosevelt, the army, the navy and the city of New York, and great crowd lined the way into the city to sec and cheer the sailor prince of Germany
 The great storm against which the kron Prinz Wilhelm had struggled for days and which had glazed the Atlantic coast in an armor of ice, had lost it's fury and resigned it's sway to warm sunshine and cheery blue skies, so there were no regrets that the royal guest was full day late for the entertainment provided for him.
 The genius of Marconi reaching out from the storm-swept coast had definitely located the belated liner and made certain the hour that she would reach Sandy Hook There was