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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
BEER AND CIDER.
Are Said to Be the Cause Of Cancer,
and Disease Is Contagious.

An inquiry by Dr. Alfred Wolff into
the mysterious cause of cancer has
yielded an unexpected conclusion
which promises temperance advocates
a new and powerful argument. TAX
Ing the widest possible survey OF can.
Ger areas throughout Europe and the
United States, Dr. Wolff discovers
that all the districts of high cancer
mortality are districts in which beer
or cider is largely drunk. Bavaria,
for instance, heads the list in Ger
many, and Salzburg in Austria-both
great beer-drinking provinces. In
France the statistics are stlll more
striking. There is the most marked
contrast between the high cancer NOR
tality in beer-drinking departments
and the low death rate from cancer
elsewhere. The increase in cancer in
England during recent years. DR..
Wolf thinks, has probably direct re-
lation to the increased consumption OF
beer. What 1t Is in beer that conveys
cancer infection Is not clear; that Is
a matter for further investigation.
Another conclusion to which all the fig
ures point is that cancer Is most com
mon In thickly wooded districts
aboundlng In water. DR.. VOLTS re-
searches show the strongest evidence
that cancer is contagious and that
habits and environment have much
more to do with the disease than race
or herldity.-Leslie's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Marvela of Memory.

The newspapers are telling Of the
remarkable feat of postal clerk, who,
in a civil service examination, did not
make a single error in properly sort
ing $4,000 postal cards, each repre-
senting a postoffice in certain terri
tory assigned. This was done at the
rate of 1914 cards minute, Far more
noteworthy" says American Medicine,
sis the memory of an expert piano
player, who will play an entire sea
sons concert without note Of print
ed music before him. His memory is
so perfect that hundreds of thousands
of notes must be at the orderly and
instant disposal of the will. And this
Is combined with multiplicity OF
synchronous recollections of slmbre
tempo, expression, etc. The mystery
is at present past the limiting of an
explanation, and this fact is as beauti
ful as it Is appalling."- II shows us
how far we are from any real sci
ence of psychology"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Crimson Glover.

Crimson clover should be seeded In
September or even in August, IL rains
are abundant. 1t is not adapted to eli
mates where winters are very severe
1t may be pastured, cut for hay, or
used for green manure, but its main
advantage is that It grows on land af-
ter other crops go off and comes Off
before other crops go on the same land,
hence 1t really entails no cost for the
use of the land. 1t is claimed to be
free of weed seeds as a rule, and 1t is
harvested before weeds can do much
harm, but occasionally weed seeds will
get in. Seeds of crimson clover from
foreign countries are sometimes adul-
terated with the seeds of Egyptian
clover, which are of the same size and
color, but the form tends more to egg
shape and there are deeper lines on
the edge where the rootlet can be seen
outlined on the seed. In crimson clover
seed this edge is about so smooth as
the back, while in Egyptian clover
seed there is marked depression on
each side of the rootlet. Dodder Is the
weed that does the most damage. The
amount of seed required for an acre
varies under different conditions. From
IL to rs pounds have been recommend
ed but usually from Is to 90 pounds Is
the quantity required, though 1t is bet
ter to use too much rather than too
little. 1t Is of advantage to test the
terminating power of the seed, II pos
sible, as the seed may be old or not
good, which is one Of the causes Of
failure. AS crimson clover Is nitro
gen gatherer, having the power to do
rive nitrogen from the atmosphere,
through bacterial agency, there will be
no necessity for the use Of nitrate Of
soda or sulphate of ammonia, although
1t must be admitted that small guam
tity Of nitrate of clover at the start
will not come amiss. Potash is the
main substance required, and may be
applied in the form Of wood ashes or as
potash salts. Lime, however, always
gives good results, and Is used at times
when seeding. as week as When turning
the crop under. What is most import
ant, however. is to disregard the ad-
vice that crimson clover can be grown
anywhere by scattering the seed on the
surface of the ground without first
plowing the land. Such an experiment
is never satisfactory, as many of the
seeds fail to germinate, while the
plants that take root are liable to be
injured in winter. The ground should
be deeply piowed, and, II manured with
we'll rotted manure, or complete fer
tilizers applied, so much the better, as
the land will then be in more suitable
condition for corn when the crimson
clover is plowed under. The ground
should be narrowed several times, or
until it is fine and in good condition
for the seed, covering the seed with a
brush or roller. A seed sower should
be used to secure even distribution OF
the seed, and If sowed early, and va
cant spaces occur, the spots may be
seeded again. If the ground is well
prepared there will be less liability OF
the plants being thrown out by frost
in winter.-Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
WISDOM OF ANIMALS.
Seek Out Remedies for Ailments and
Do Their Own Surgery.

Most people have seen a sick cat
eat grass, or an uneasy dog seek out
some week and devour it greedlly to
make his complaining stomach feel
better, says the Outlook. Some few
have read John Wesley's directions
on the art of keeping well-whIch have
not, however, found their way into
this book of discipline for the soul
and have noticed with surprised inter
est his claim that many medicines in
use among common people and the
physicians Of his time were discovered
by watching the animals that sought
out these things to heal their dis
eases. IF they heal animals, they will
also heal men" is his invincible argu-
ment. Others may have dipped deep
into Indian history and folklore and
learned that many of the herbs used
by the American tribes, and especially
the cures for rheumatism, dysentery,
fever and snake bites, were learned
direct from the animals by noting the
rheumatic old bear grub for fern roota
or bathe in the hot mud of sulphur
spring, and by watching with eager
eyes what plants the wild creature ate
when bitten by rattlers or wasted by
the fever.
The most elemental kind OF surgery
is that which amputates a leg when it
is broken. Probably the best illustra-
tion of this is found in the coon, who
has a score of traits that place him
very high among intelligent animals.
When coon's foot is shattered by a
bullet he will cut it off promptly and
wash the stump in running water. part
ly to reduce the inflammation and part
ly, no doubt, to make it perfectly clean.
AS it heals he uses his tongue on the
wound freely. as a dog does. to cleans
it perhaps, and by the soft massage
Of his tongue to reduce the swelling
and allay the pain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Curlnu Cow Pea Hay.

A number Of correspondents have
requested information as to how COW
pea hay can be properly cured. They
say they can raise the crop in salts
factory manner. but have been unable
to cure it properly. The following
method is supplied by one of the edi-
tors of this department, who has raised
COW peas, both north and south; do
not cut the COW pea hay until the first
of the cow peas are we'll ripened, then
use a good machine and If possible, cut
two rows at a time. seeing that the
vines are quite dry before the cutting
is done. Let 1t lay for awhile but do
not cut more than can be properly
stacked in a single day with the cut
ting. 1t must be cured out of doors
and up from the ground, hence a
rough platform Of some kind should
be erected.
A cheap one may be made by set
ting a piece Of scantling or a pole a
foot or more in the ground and at
taching to 1t, at about foot from the
ground, several boards to form a small
platform, bracing them IL necessary.
After the hay is wilted little pile 1t
on to these platforms with a fork,
making 1t about four feet wide and
about six or seven feet high. On top
use a cap or cover with hay or grass
to form q watershed. In fair weather
the hay will cure in this position in
two or three weeks and be ready to
store in the barn.-Indianapolis News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by osalapplicatlonsa as they cannot reachths
diseased portion OF the ear. There Ia only ons
way to cure deafness, and that Is by cons.l-
tutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by au
innamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tubc is in
famed you have q rumblins sound or imper-
Deafness Is tho result, and unless the indam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to Its normal condition. hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catsrrh, which Is nothing bu. al
tnnamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will givs One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF DeafnssS( causedby catarrh) tina. can
not be cured By Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
cir ,ulars frss. r. ]. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, D.
Sold by Druggists, 7j,.
HALLS Family pills are ths bast
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
! LEI THIS COUPON BE YOUR MESSENGER OF DELVERANCE
FROM KIDNEY. BLADDER AND URINARY TROUBLES

It's the people who
doubt and beco m o
cured while they doubt
who praise Doan's Pills
the highest.
Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling OF tho
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick-dust sediment, high
colored, pain in passing,
dribhling, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney
Pills remove calculi and
gravel. Relieve heart pal
pitation, sleeplessness,
headache, nervousness,
dizziness.
TAyLoRyILLE, Miss. II
tried everything for a weak
back and got no relief until
fused Doan's Pills"
J. N. LxwIx
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
CatcI1lno MoIes.

A year ago this summer I, merely to
while away the time, commenced
watching for these little fellows that
had become so bad in our garden and
around the yard. bought trap and
commenced The way l use It Is to
hunt the moles' regular track, and
then tramp II down so as to make the
top smooth and level. then set tho trap
with the trigger level with the top OF
the ground, SO when the mole goes
through 1t will be easy to catch him.
The trap must be set with the spears
in line with the track, then there will
be no way for him to get away, unless
he goes clear around the trap. have
caught as high as three a day, one in
the early morning, one about noon and
one in the eTening. After using the
trap In. the garden last fall and spring
we have not been bothered in there
with them this year. The first had
caught any in there was the other day.
| have caught as high as six or eight
In the same track. During the months
of April, May and June | have caught
the most. During the hot month or
July the mole is affected by the unus-
ual heat, working little, and I have
caught fewer than any other time.
not only use the regular mole trap, but
have been successful in finding the
haunts of the mole, and then standing
guard, patiently and watching. When
| see the earth being thrown up In n
little hillock plant my heel in the
rear of where the animal Is working so
he can not run backwards, and can be
easily taken out. Another way is to
take small iron rod, about the size
of an ordinary poker, and when you see
the earth being thrown up in little
hillock plant in the rear Of where the
animal is working. ana, with quick
motion toss 1t upon the ground. The
ordinary gardener will give up in dis
gust when trying to do away with
these persistent workers, but I advise
him to be patient ana walt until he
captures him, then he will rejoice
when he plants his crop next year.-In-
dianian, in The Epitomist-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
The Use of Slang.

The use of slang by educated young
women would seem to be alarmingly
on the increase. Alarmingly, because
the use of slang is not an indication of
refinement. and because, so far from
Strengthening our means of express
sion. 1t very greatly impoverishes 1t.
There Is nothing more forceful
than plain English. and when we re-
fioct upon the fact that ours is the most
comprehensive and composite Ian
guage in the world, the conclusion
seems obvious that the legitimate
words contained in the dictionary
ought to suffice for every need of ex-
preston. The effort to coin words is
a result of neglecting the study of
our language.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

President Diaz Of Mexico, the George
Washington OF that republic, has
reached the age Of 73 years with vigor
only slightly impaired after his long
life of unusual activity. He will prob
ably remain president of Mexico as
long as he wants to. He has ex
pressed desire to give up public life
after service Of fully half a century.
In the body of horse that died sud
denly at Newport (Yorks) the veterin.
airy surgeon who made post-mortem
examination discovered Three large
stones. one of them nearly as large as
a cricket bat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

The reason you can
get this trial free is be-
cause they euro Kidney
Ills and will prove it to
you.
WEST BRANCH, Mich
"Doan's Kidney Pills hit the
case, which was an unusual
desire To urinate - had 70
get up five or six times OF
a night. | think diabetes
was well underway, the
feet and. ankles swelled.
There was an intense pain
In the back, the heat OF
which would feel like put
ting ones hand up to a
lamp chimney. / have
used the free trial and two
full boxes Of Doan's Pills
with the satisfaction OF
feeling that i am cured.
They are the remedy par
excellence"
D. +. BALLARD.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Another Superstition Gone.

1t Is an old saying that lightning
never strikes twice in the same place
Like most old sayings. It is not true.
Three weeks ago COW belonging to
Mrs. Mary Fattig, of Worth county,
vas killed by lightning at a certain
point on her farm. Five years ago
her husband was killed while stand.
ing in the same spot, and two years
before that Mrs. Fattig was stunned
while standing there.-Kansas City
Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
cause. may flnd Il by frst rnding :

cause, may find II by first finding =
thrifty alfalfa field and securing there
from little soil and scattering this
soil thinly over their alfalfa lands be-
fore or after planting. This fact OF the
necessity for alfalfa bacteria for the
successful growth of alfalfa has been
many times and thoroughly demon
strated 1t is also one of the many
cases wherein science has been OF vast
benefit to farmers. II alfalfa has not
heretofore succeeded on your land, try
inoculation. That may be the remedy.
Alfalfa will not succeed without the
bacteria-Farm and Ranch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Bouus and Real.

Education is one thing, but stauf.
fing the head with undigested facts,
figures and rules soon to be forgotten
is something else. Many high school
boy who has hustled through arith-
metic, grammar and geography and
dabbled little in Latin. geometry and
other higher studies is not as well ed.
ucated as the country boy who goes ia
school four months in the year and
spends the rest of his time develop.
ing his muscle by doing farm work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

Zine craps this yearl" "oh, yes
but they might a been better" "An'
sich good health all roun'!" "Oh, yes
but wo're eSpcctin' Of the measles"
"Aint had nary harricane ter blow us
away" "Yes--but I'm feelin' mighty
like airthquakc wus coming"
You're hard to please" "Mebbe so /;
but Providence could do better for all
of ug!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
Use a Trade Marx.

Business men have trade marks; so
should the farmer. The farmer who
uses trade mark. and puts 1t on
everything he sells in packages, adver-
tises his goods and creates a market
for his products. In adopting trade
mark, however, only the best and
choicest articles should be sold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
ADMIRAL SCHI-EY
ENDORSES PERUNA.
Peruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio:
Gentlemen : cheerfuIy SchIey
.SCHLEY.-wahneton. G.

notable
~ century that
Of steady head decision
Approached by friend
national
this
has been used I a favor rite emedy
Such endorsements
the minds
and shley
his oil
that he SAYS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

The snuf users Of the United States
have increased in number about six
per cent year for several years, TAX.
ing the annual consumption of snuff as
the basis Of calculation. The aggre-
gate weight of plnches of snuff taken
last year was 100000 pounds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

II you nre morose. moody or despond-
ent; II you have habit of worrying or
fretting about things, or any other
fault which hinders your growth or
progress. think persistently of the OPP
posite virtue and practice 1t until It is
yours by force of hablt.-O. s. Marden,
In Success
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
A Candid Opinion.

"W6at do you think the greatest
need of the modern drama is?"
And after serious thought Mr..
Stormington Barnes replied. "Lnwer
railway fares and better ho;a,s"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21


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publicity.
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

S1TSnermnnertlvc cured. No nts or nervous
ress after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NeryeRestorer. s2trinl bottle and trc atisc;res
Dr.H.H. KLINE. I'D, o3i Arch ST., Philn. Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

Fiso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections OF throat aud lungs.-ww.
U. ESDsLKY. Vanburcn. Ind. Feb. 10, 1900
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

Twentyfcur persons living in County
Tipperary, Ireland, are centcnariaus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tsething. soften the gums. reduces inflamma-
don ,allays pain cures wind collie. 25c. q bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

A new lighthouse costing over s2,5oo, ,0Oo
IL in course of erection at Fo,kestone.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

II is said that Texas nlone markets ESQ.,.
00O,000 worth Of cattle annually
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

.PuTSAM FApELEss DYES do not stain
the hands or spot the kettle. except green
and purple.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21

The streets of Toxic will soon have troll
ley cars
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
w. l.. DOUGLAS
$50 So SHOES ss|NH ssEa
You can save frc-n So 70 SIS yearly by
wearing w, L. Douglas $3.50 or SO shoes.

osy ~ Gt Edge line cannot be equdea at dnv price
Shoes by mail, 25 cents extra. Illusfr rsted
Catalog Tree. W. l.. DOUGLAS. BrOckton, Mass,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-10-21
wv anted Agents

for ou- Prepared Eooings. Paints, Varnish. so
ElsraHt eids-line fnr sais-mel. Coed commission
ss,nr2 Write Tor sNniles, prices. contract etc.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10
Boulder Colo
ir Santa Claus

NV dear Santa Claus
1t is getting near to Christmas,
SO | will tell you what would
like to have in plenty of time
in case you are 10 very busy |
W Guild like a Doll baby buggy a
st owe and some little dishes and
a lots Of candy. hope | will
get a peep at you when you get
down our chimmy in the night
before Christmas you will find
my stocking on my bed it is the
little bed you will not have any
trouble in finding it
l will close new from yonr lit
tie friend. Agnes Miles.
l am a little Girl z years old,
436 Pine Street
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10
Your Little Friend
Sherman, Texas
NoV.14-1903

My Dear Santa Caus.
/ am a little boy 8 years old.
l have been very sick,
l am we'll now.
Will you please bring me big
train, some candy and nuts.
BRING my Papa and Mamma
something nice to, I go to
school. / will have your sup
per on the table for you when
you come. Help your self, For
l will be asleep. BY. BY. Your
little boy. Francis Niehaus.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10

Our manufacturers exports
show a gratifying increase in
October. The home trade
would show a gratifying in
crease if American consumers
could get American articles at
as low figures as they are sold
to foreigners. Post Dispatch,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10
On Keeping Christmas.

Christmas has been so long
associated in the popular mind
with the exchanging Of gifts
that we have lost some
what the real meahing OF these
gifts. which are, Intended as
symbols of love and good will.
Only to children do we give
with that freedom AID spon-
taneity which makes the gift
more precious to the givey than
to the recipient. To get as.
much as possible Of this real
old Christmas spirit toward !
ones fellows should be the en-
gaging business OF every on Z.
We must be good to somebody
on Christmas Day, and after
buying toys for the children no
one thing occurs to US that is
so easy to accomplish and So
full of results as tax.
ing a little thought for the
lonely. Christmas is festival
of the family. But how many
among our acquaintances are
there who have no families;
how many excellent old bache-
lors and Lonely old ladies! We
do not mean the poor-there
are plenty of phiianthropists to
look after them, and they are
usually we'll blessed with fam
lilies; but a man may be as rich
as Crpsus, and yet if he have
no place to eat but hotel he
is poorer. at Christmas than an
IIishman with six children and
only money enough for one
meal!" He belongs TO a class
which may well be an object of
your solicitpde. Perphaps they
could buy you out thrice over,
but you have home and they
Lave not. BE good to them
ask the lonely man to dinner. It
is not for the dinners sake, but
the spirit in which you make
them guests at your house, that
these lonely people will bless
you And when they have told
d story at your board, and
daudled the children Of by good
luck you have any, and sat
about the fire in the evening.
how much cheeredFand bettered
they will go away; how it will
warm their hearts to feel that
somebody cared enough fur
them to ask hem to be n~ur''rr :,
Of family ven for day. That
* all Christmas is tor-to show
other Peep T that we love them
and to learn aud lie cheered by
the thought that there are PEG.
pie who care aboutus. The uu-
attached people scrape along
afte- a fashion during the year,
but at the holiday season they
are in a cold world, and then, if
ever, do they crave the thing
which never comes truly into
tEeir lives; and you, if you have
"a home-only IA little Ole
share il on Christmas Day with
some friends who have norr.-
December Woman's Home C,.n-
, panion.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10

Get a Magazine Binder and
bind your magazines. The Weis
Binder is easy to operate Per.
mauent and practical.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10
Monroe City Nc

Monroe City Mo
Dear Sata ClaNse:-
/ am little girl four
years old. ! live Seven miles
South East OF Monroe. will
tell you what I want for Xmas l
want a big doll that will open
and close it's Eyes, A Garage.
Box of bonbons, and anParr of
Over Shoes.
Good by
From Your Little Friend
Alberta Douglas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10

Miss Lena Donley spent the
first of the week with friends
at Goss.