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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Waived the Responsibility.

He hated il, but one hot morning re-
Gently, TO please his wife, and shortly
after they were married, this West
Philadelphia man went shopping. He
would, however, go no further than
the door. At one store the wife re-
mained so long that the husband lost
his patience and his temper. When
she did come out he said:
What do you mean, keeping me
standing cut here like a fool?"
II can't help the way you stand,
dear" sweetly responded the wife,
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Wilson VIII Investigate.

Secretary Wilson, the farmer men,
ber of the Roosevelt cabinet. is going
South to make a personal investiga-
tlon of the cotton crop for the present
year. There have been 50 many con-
flictlng reports on the subject from Of
ficial and unofficial sources that the
conservative, practical secretary has
concluded he may be able TO learn
more by personal observation In the
cotton fields than he can from the re-
ports sent to him by his agents and
others who have commercial inter
est in the cotton market.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Three Men and a Girl Held for Death
of Todd Bane.

Jesse Lemons and Daniel Donley,
and a girl. Oslo Shipe. were arrested
by the Washington (Pa.) police.
charged with the murder of Todd
Bane, aged 49, Another woman Is
being hunted by the police. The muir
der charge against the four was pre-
ferred after thorough investigation.
The mangled and almost headless body
Of Todd Bane was found last Monday
night on the CHARTERS Valley rail-
road tracks. He had been run over
by train and 1t was supposed that he
had been killed while asleep on the
track. The coroner did not complete
his investigation at the time, as his
suspicious we're aroused. The theofy
Of the police Is that Bane was MUIR
dered as a result of labor difficulties
and his body placed on the track.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Offenders In the Army.

Judge Advocate General Davis re-
ports that there were 5.275 trials by
court-martial in the army during the
year ended June 80, S6 less than in the
previous year. or the % officers tried,
~ were convicted, ana of the 5,231
enlisted men tried 4,S2S were convict
cd. Five officers and three cadets
were dismissed by sentence, and in
three cases OF officers sentences OF
dismissal were commuted. The num-
ber OF men sentenced to dlshonorable
discharge was 2.70O.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
MET FRloHTFuL DEATH.
Nltroelycerin Manufacturer Blown Up
While on the Highway.

Adam Cupler, Jr., head of the tor
pedo firm of C. A. Cupler G. Co.. of Tt
tusville, Pa, and one Of the firm of
the Clarendon Torpedo Company. of
Clarendon, Pa, was killed by the pre-
mature explosion of 10 quarts of nitro
glycerin. Mr.. Coupler had left the
city but a fey minutes and got be-
yond East Titusville. when his vehicle
struck an obstruction in the road,
causing an explosion. The body of
Cupler shot into the air, passing
through branches of large oak, and
alighting headless and legless some 80
yards distant. The vehicle was COM
pletely demolished, and one of the
horses so badly injured that it had
to be Killed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
CoLoMBiAS CANAL PROJECT.
Proposes to Reopen Negotiations With
y the United States.

The Colombian Senate committee
charged with drawing up bill au-
thorizing the president to negotiate a
new canal treaty with the United
States, presented the project to the
Senate. It provides that the Senate
must approve or disapprove the ex-
tension of the concession for six years
granted to the new Panama Canal
Company in 1900, If this is disap-
proved Colombia will reimburse ST.
100000 to the company with interest
and will take possession of the canal
works next year, in which case this
republic will then be able to negotiate
a new treaty with the United State. II
the extension of the concession is ap-
proved by the Senate the new Panama
Canal Company will have until the
year 1910 to fulfill its obligations. The
Senate will take up the bill on Mon
day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
THE PORTE TALKS PEACE.
Sultan Promises to Punloh Guilty OF.
fjcers.

Negotiations are proceeding between
the Bulgarian and Turkish govern
ments for the repatriation of the 20,-
600 fugitives from Macedonia now in
Bulgarian territory. The porte offers
to take all the refugees back under
the joint supervision of the Bulgarian
and Turkish functionaries, but there
are many difficulties in the way. ow-
ing to the destruction of their homes
and means OF subsistence and the
doubt whether they will be willing to
return. Regarding the frontier Incl.
uents, the porte has informed the Bull
garian government that the sultan has
ordered a commission to make the
strictest investigation and punish the
guilty officers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
steel stocks Dumped.

At the beginning of the week fresh
food of liquidation set in on the New
York stock exchange. United States
Steel common sold at 12h. and the
preferred went a point or more under
the recent low record. Nearly q
score OF different issues reached the
bottom figures of the year. Along with
them were losses of 5A points in Col
orado Fuel. in General Electric. s
In Tennessee Coal and Iron and new
low records in Republic Steel com
mon and preferred.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Mail Robbcr Bell confesses.

Albert E. Bell. alias Crosby. alias
Murray, the alleged mail pouch rob-
Der ana forger, had a hearing in Den
yer before United states Commission
or Hlnsdale. Bell confessed to rob-
berries at Germantown, Pa. and
Springfield, H.. and his bond was
placed at $4,000, He is unable to
give the bond and will be kept under
guard until he is well enough to be
taken TO Philadelphia Tor trial!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Fatal Accident In Eou.

Henry G. Hlersh and Elmer e.
Rowe, motormen on the Greensburg
and Southern railway, were killed in
a wreck on the road a mile and a
half south of Greensburg. Pa. Con-
ductors William B. Parks and Edward
Byerly were slightly injured, and a
passenger, A. ]. Maxwell, was hurt
by flying glass. The accident was due
to one of the cars passing a switch
during heavy fog, without noticing
that the other car stood on the main
line. Hiersh was killed instantly and
Rowe died at the hospital as a result
of his injuries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Street Cars Wild Plunae.

In the Gitching Of car on the Bryn
Mawr branch of the Plttsburg,
McKeesport, Connelsville railway,
at the edge of McKeesport.
Fifteen passengers and THE con.
ductor We're injured. The incidents
leading up to the accident were
spectacu for the car Travelled at a
dizzy speed for LOO feet down a 10
per cent grade and plunged into a
bank ON q tangent from sharp curve.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Buy Alaska Gold Claims.

The Ophir Creek Gold Company. of
Lisbon, o., through its representatives,
w. H. Hepburn and James Costello,
who have just returned from the
Nome district of Alaska, has purchas-
ed over 200 acres of claims in the
gold fields. Work has been started
on the development of the territory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Prizes for Students.

The will Of Phllo s. Bennett. of New
Haven. Conn, makes Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Bryan the trustees OF fund OF
$4,000. the revenue to be used for
prizes for essays on free government
and education of young men and wo-
men in various colleges to be select
ed by the trustees.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

Net earnings of IS railroads during
August showed an average increase
of 1886 per cent, Gross earnings OF
go roads for the first week of October
showed an average increase of 9.04
per cent.
The Pittsturg Coal Company has de.
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of Ia per cent on the preferred stock,
books closing October 1926. 1t is I'M
derstood that the company's net earn
ings are running about s7,0Oo.OO0 on
the year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Three Killed: Three Hurt.

Three men were killed and three
others hur. in collision between n
Mexican Pacific and Frisco freight
train in the yards at st. Louis avenue,
Kansas City, Mo. The victims were
standing at crossing when the crash
came and turned car upon them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Cutting the Railway Force.

Orders have been issued from New
York whereby Is per cent of the en-
ployes in the car shops, rerair shops
and round houses OF the Vanderbilt
railway system will be informed that
their services are no longer needed.
One thousand five hundred men will
be thrown out of employment and a
saving of nearly $4,000 day will be
effected
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

A clever swindle was perpetrated on
two money lenders in Greensburg, Pa.
by two men who had placed on record
q deed for a valuable farm in the
county. which they did not own. They
secured $4,000, and two months had
passed before the fraud was discov.
cred
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Catacombs In TunIs.

Extensive catacombs. most Of which
are very well preserved. have been dis
covered in Tripolis, Northern Africa.
These catacombs are said to be larger
than any known in Italy or Sicily.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Textile Workers Strike Ends.

The Dyers and Mercerlzers' Union
of Philadelphia. has given the dyers
permission to return to work, thus
finally ending the textile strike. which
began on June l. The dyers are the
last of the 10000 strikers to return
to work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

According to the Berlin Lokal An
zeiger American financial houses have
arranged to take 200,0c0.000 roubles Of
loans TO be issued at st. Petersburg.
Warsaw. MOSCOW. and Odessa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Toilet Mills Shut Down.

The converter billet mill and the rod
mills of the Joliet plant of the Illinois
Steel and Wire Company were sud
denly shut down Saturday. throwing
1900 men out of employment How
long the suspension win continue is
unknown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
FOOD THEORIES.

We fear no salicylic meats.
Nor think they have an acidityt
Preservatives of borax fail
To shake our mental placidity.
We know they are security
Against microbIc Impurities.
But tremble lest we may be filed
With nndlgested securities.
Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
KILLED $50 TURKS.
Reported Slaughter by Macedonian I'M
surccnts In Hot Battle

surecnts in Hot Battle.
Desperate fighting between Macedo.
nian insurgents and Turks is reported
to have occurred at Sditzl on October
5. Three insurgent bands engaged 600
Turks and lost 25 men. After several
hours fighting Boris Sarafoff arrived
with reinforcements of 600 insurgents
and killed all but 40 of the Turks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07
A Mint Crop.

New Castle Qnd.) Courier.
III. s.. Gilhams, county school superintend-
ent of Lagrange county. is also a farmer,
and is making a record this year as a pep
permint and ginseng grower. His crop of
peppermint this season, grown on 3 10 acres
of land. has resulted in lbs pounds OF oil.
worth in the market at the present price
$3.50. The cost of the plants, the wedding
and cultivating this year was sl60, but In
another year. If his expectations are real
lied, the ground will yield far more oil at
much less cost.
The oil was distilled at the distillery of
John Adeline. which is maintained in the
neighborhood at a point known as Hobbss
marsh. Adeline has grown forty-twO acres
of peppermint this year on the marsh lands
OF the vicinity, and John Smith, another
progressive farmer in the community. Is
raising ten acres, with the same success as
Mr.. Gilhams. The pomace from the mill is
fed to cattle, which have a great fondness
for it. and will eat the dried, woody stock
in preference TO the gest timothy hay. They
do not need any grain when fed on this pep
permint brush.
Mr.. Gilhams, who believes in extensive
farming, has planted a square rod of gin
seng, and has four hundred out of five hun
dred plants set out growing. IL will pro-
duce this year. he says, from one thousand
to fifteen hundred seed. which will sell foI
81 a hundred owing TO the demand by others
who believe there is great profit in the busi-
ness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07
Feeding Work Horses.
The Agriculturist.

@AS
In caring for work horses / like to give
them a drink of water the first thing in the
morning, then some hay and finally their
grain the last thing before going to break
fast. By letting them eat hay awhile be-
fore feeding the grain they are not quite
so hungry. and will not eat so fast II there
Is something in the stomach the grain
seems TO digest better. The horse will do
more and remain in better condition If
worked steadily with short stops than he
will If hurried and allowed to stand still
long at a time. The last half hour before
quitting time he should have short stops
often, then when he gets to the stable he
can have some water. AT noon give hay
while the driver gets his dinner, then water
and feed the grain. Give a little water
when they go out to work if they want it.
AT night the horses should have some
water when they come in. Then give hay
and afterward more water before they have
their grain. If one does not feed the same
at each feeding the horses should have the
largest amount at night, when they are
going to have a long rest. / may'seem over
cautious about giving water, but the horse
wants plenty of 1T, only not too much at a
time. If you will watch horses in the yard
you will see them go and drink often and
take a little at a time. In feeding horses
one should watch each animal, as the same
rule will not apply to all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07

Philadelphia Ledger

sYou know" said the bachelor professor
to a group Of male friends. there is a rule
by which to distinguish the gender of a GER
tain class of German and Latin words
which many a writer Of text books of these
languages must have observed. 1t seems
that they do not dare to put il into their
grammars for fear of the disturbance the
weaker sex would surely raise. And, TO be
frank, i have never given il to my classes
for the same reason.
1.-THE rule. as l have put ii together, goes
something like this: All nouns which have
a meaning of horror, fright, terror, awful
ness, desperation, in fact. all nouns whose
meaning indicates something undesirable.
are, with but few exceptions, placed in the
feminine gender. Here are just a few ex-
amples In German Die hole, hell: die
schlacht, meaning battle; die langerveile.
boredom; die rache. revenge: die furcht.
fear: die armut, poverty. And here are some
examples In Latin: Incursio, raid; coniura-
ito. conspiracy; turba, mob.
Now, i do not want you to think I was
ever disappointed IN love because OF the
way 1 speak about this matter. But, curl
ously enough, In the myths OF the ancients
they always speak of the most frightful
creatures and animals as OF the feminine
gender. There are the horrible monsters. the
Gorgons, and the Greae. Medusa was so
frightful that whoever looked at her was in
stantly turned to stone. Hecate represented
the darkness and terror OF night. Gree
turned people into swine. TIL Sirens sang
so beautifully that sailors madly flung
themselves into the ga 10 their own de-
s%truction. All were feilales. And there are
many more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07
Farm Notes.

Charcoal should be given to the fowls at
least once a week, best in the shape of
corn in the ear burned.
Some farmers say that it will eventually
kill alfalfa to NOW it at any other than
the time to cut for hay. namely, while it
is in bloom. Has any one a experience
that will serve to settle this question:?
When sugar prices are low, German farm
ers can hereafter utilize their crops more
profitably by drying the beets for use as
cattle feed. Experiments have shown this
method to be feasible, n the dried beets
can be easily stored.
Pools of stagnant water should not be al
lowed to exist where hens can get to them;
cover up, fill up or fence up. Poultry
should have a constant supply of nice. clear,
sparkling water. Wash out the drinking
vessels frequently and occasionally put a
drop of carbolic acid into the water.
ANY cow can be MIXED dry in a few
weeks by irregular milking, sometimes al
intervals of twenty-four hours and some
times six. separation from her usual COM
pany, a change TO a new location, a strange
mixer and scolding voice are sources of ir-
ritation that more or less impair the milk
ing qualities OF the COW.
Discussing the German method of plant
ing potatoes. with ample distance and with
eyes under, so that the stems may grow
widely apart. a foreign grower asserts tina,
1T not only saves in seed, but produces
a dozen tubers are used where only one
| would be enough, but 1t is difficult to make
some new gardeners believe it.
While farmers with large areas some.
times claim that farming doesn't pay
other farmers manage to live and save
something on ten acres. One of the sue
| ceSSful farmers on a small farm made IL q
rule that when he went to market 10 bring
home more money than he carried, saws the
Philadelphia Record. His rule was to en-.
deavor to sell, in value. more than he pur-
chased, and to grow everything on the farm
for his own use that the land would pro.
1 duce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07

Denver Times.
A Nebraska farmer with a quarter sec
ton of LAND makes most of his money out
of his hogs. He has not had disease in his
herd for seven or eight years, and does not
believe he will be troubled for another equal
length of time. The reason farmers have
cholera among their hogs" he says. sis
that they keep them penned up all sum-
mer on a short ration of corn, and then,
Just as soon as the green corn begins to
harden a little they begin to throw large
quantities of that in TO them. The result
is sick hogs and a lot OF dead ones. 1t isn't
cholera, but any hog disease can go under
the name Of cholera.
1.-The way to prevent this is to have pas
ture for the hogs from early spring till late
fall, and only feed what grain is needed TO
keep them putting on good bone and size.
/ like rye or wheat best for this, because
corn is not a good frame builder. Alfalfa
Is the best pasturage and it can be pas
tured without the least damage to the stand
If the field is divided into two parts 50 the
hogs can pasture on one while the other
rests. 1 sow rye for late fall and early
spring pasture. / like rape pretty well. The
worst thing about it Is that the hogs have
to be starved into eating it,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07

content not slothful but melting; a content
that embraced his own beloved West. fash
ioning first in fancy and then by deed. It's
own proud future. He had never ceased 10
became one with its manifold interests. but
proudly dedicated the young Danlel TO It's
further making. He became an ardent ana
bigoted Westerner. with a scorn Tor the
East so profound that no Fasteners scorn
for the West hath ever by any chance
equaled il.
Prospecting with the simple outfit of old
became his relaxation. his sport. and, as ne
aged. his hobby. 1t was said that ne hau
exalted prospecting to the dignity OF an art
and no longer hunted gold as a p~ot-hunter.
He was even reputed TO have valuable de-
pOsits covered" and certain II Is that aIter
Creole made his rich find on Mammoth
mountain. in 1880. Peter Bines met him IN
Denver and gave him particulars ABOUT tle
vein which as yet Creole had divulged to
no one. Questioned later concerning TINS,
Peter Bines evaded answering directly, Dut
suggested that a man who already hau pien-
" of money might have done wisely 10
cover I'D the find and be still about IL, thdl
Nat Creole himself proved as much by go
ing crazy over his wealth and blowing out
his brains.
To a tamely prosperous Fastener who.
some years after his return 10 the WEST,
made the conventional remark, ana lsh I
il amazing that you were happy throush
those hard years of toll when you were so
poor?" Peter Bines had replied, to ms cues.
toner's hopeless bewilderment: mo. But II
is surprisin' that / kept happy after so'
rich-after / got what / wanted.
81 reckon you'll find" he added, by way
of explaining, that the proportion OF happy
rich to unhappy rich is a mlghty slsns
smaller than the proportion OF happy poor
to the unhappy poor. I'm one OF the FORMER
minority, all right-but. by Cripes! It's pc
cause know how to be rich and still enjoy
all the little comforts of poverty!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-07
"Eating Her Head on"
Farm and Fireside.

farm ana FlreSlde.
There are a good many things about farm
life that are not profitable. One Of them
is keeping a COW hat will eat her own head
off once or twice during every year. And
there are those that do. We all have
them unless we have made the most deter
mined effort to get rid Of them and put In
their places cows that do not have to be
maintained at public expense. These cows
are like the men and women of society
who go up and down the land doing nothing
for the world, but stopping all along the
way. either to demand the living they claim
is due them or foisting themselves upon
the public to be kept during the term OF
their natural lives out of the general fund.
These men We have, and the Good Book
says we will always have them; but the
poor cows We do not necessarily need to
keep.
Every man needs strength of purpose to
weed out his dairy. Sometimes the COW
that ought to go is a nice, gentle creature.
the favorite of the boys or the good wife.
They cannot bear to think Of seeing her
go, and every time we suggest selling her
a powerful plea comes up in her behalf. So
We keep her another year. Perhaps we
she is. We never have had our cows
tested individually. We realize that we are
not making as much butter from our herds
as We ought. The neighbor over the way
with fewer cows beats us all hollow and
We wonder why.
The best investment any of us could
make would be a good, reliable testing
machine. They do not cost much nova
days-not half as much as the feed we
give the poor cow But If We cannot, OF
will not, buy the testing machine, there are
always plenty of men who have them, and
for a triiing sum we may have the milk OF
each COW tested. The result is often sur.
prising. The cow we like the best, and
which We fancied such a good one. proves
to be the very poorest of all. But shall we
turn her OF after one trial? No. There
may be something In the day or the con.
dition of the COW that makes her do more
poorly than she will at any other time
So give her another chance. Wait two oil
three weeks. and try again. Perhaps ever
a third trial may be necessary to get at the
truth. But do il, and settle the question
just what each COW is doing, and then act
accordingly.
But what shall we do with the proftless
cow? Sell her to the neighbor who needs
another cow? How would you like him tC
do that by you? 1t takes an honest mar
to sell a poor COW. Anyone can sell a goot
one. hen he can stand right up and point
out every good quality. 1t gives him q
pleasure to do that But the poor cow
why, the owner feels all the time as If h,
were doing a mean thing IL he asks hi:
neighbor to buy her; and he Is not mistaken
about 1t, he is. What then? Sell the COW
for beef. Fatten her at the close of th'
season and march her to the shambles Xix,
a man. 1t may be you will not get a!
much for her as you would from the mar
next door. but you will feel much bettel
about IL, and 20 will he.
And then? Well, then get a good cow
! How: Buy her. IL you can, OF a man yo,