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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Iondon's Darinu Man,

A stray man trying to find his way
out of Princes restaurant by the Jer-
myn street exit. wandered into the
midst of the Society Of American
Women in London who were holding
one of their luncheons. He gave one ter
rified glance round, exclaimed This
is terrible" and fed
The solitary man who graced-if
that is the word-the high table on the
presidents right hand did not seem to
feel his position terrible" not even
when the president during her speech
indicated him as the person the society
were in the habit OF hearing called
my old sweetheart" by his wife.
It was the first time a man had ap-
peared at the luncheon-regularly
held by the American ladies who adorn
London--and he came to support his
wife through her last appearance as =
member, and to see the presentation
brooch pinned on by the president
LoLdon ChroniclA
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
loW.Cost Silos.

A successful and durable silo may be
had without a large outlay. A word of
caution is necessary, and that is. do not
try to cheaper the cost Of silo by
careless or Indifferent work. Although
inexpensive, 1t should be we'll built.
Much is saved in the cost Of a silo
by locating 1t in the barn. The frame
of the latter Is already in existence, to
support the silo, and the barn roof
supplies the necessary covering.
A silo must be air-tight. The lining
boards should be perfectly seasoned so
that no shrinkage can take place, max
ing cracks through which the air can
enter. Ensilage Is the result of GER
tain fermentation processes, and the
presence of too much air will carry the
work so far that the fodder becomes
rotten. The walls OF the silo must be
made very rigid to withstand the great
pressure ofthe silage as 1t settles. They
must also be perpendicular, and should
be smooth to facilitate the process Of
settling
The capacity of silo is obtained
by multiplying it's cubic feet by the
average number of pounds per cubic
foot for a silo of its depth. The aver
age weight of ensilage from a silo
twenty feet deep is about thirty-three
pounds, and from one thirty feet about
forty pounds. A silo 11x15 and twenty
feet deep would contain about fifty
four tons IL full OF course, 1t is i'm
practicable to have it completely full
at the time of opening 1t, so some al
lowance must be made. A cow fed
thirty pounds day will eat three tons
in two hundred days; II fed forty
pounds she will eat four tons. From
the above statement one can figure near
enough to the size OF silo he needs. 1t
is best to make the silo as deep as con-
ditions will warrant. 1t may extend
four to six feet below the barn floor.
The bottom should be of stone and
cement; foot of stone-cobbles from
the field, decreasing in size from bot
tom to top, where they approximate in
size to coarse gravel-covered with a
coat Of cement. A cheap grade of ce-
ments will answer and 1t should be
mike with two parts sand. The board
ingI the walls should be perpendicu-
laz. and the boards planed. Two lay
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Eattenina Chickens for Market.

The results of experiments in fat
tening chickens for market in Canada
are given as follows, by the chief OF
that division. He says.
l. That pure bred or high grade chick
ems can be reared more cheaply In the
fattening crates, and present a better
market appearance than do common
chickens or scrub" chickens.
2. That there is more profit In plac-
ing well-fatted chickens on the mar
ket than in marketing lean chickens.
3. That four months old is the most
profitable age at which to market
chickens.
4. That heavy chickens are not gen.
,rally as salable as medium weight
tnes.
8. That the type of chicken desired
IA Canada or Great Britain, is a
young, plump bird, with broad, full
breast, white colored flesh, white or
yellow colored legs, withour feath-
ers or spurs, and with a small head.
6. That crate fattening of chickens
is the farmers business; that It Is a
profitable business; that It does not
require a large outlay to fatten 100
or 200 chickens; that the chickens are
fed from trougihs, and that machine
feeding is not necessary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Houses In the Fields.

Farmers should put their poultry
houses out In the fields during the
hot weather, so that much of the In
sect life which abounds there may be
picked up and destroyed.
The question of vermin destroying
Is one which has long occupied the ear
nest attention of the farmer and
fruit grower, and in the employment
OF chickens for this purpose is found
one of the best checks that could pos
sibly be put upon the distressing raw
ages of insects upon which the fowls
would thrive. We have known mus
tard growers to lose whole crops, which
have been eaten OFF by beetles and
wire worms in a most distressing man.
ner.
We have been glad to see places
where there is nice park, and here
and there dotted about under the trees
the chickens were cooped to enjoy an
ideal existence for them. This ver-
min question is destined to come right
to the forefront of poultry keeping, and
We should advise all farmers and
others who are pestered with vermin
in any quantity to give this their ear
nest consideration.
or course, poultry keepers with only
limited space at their command
find it impossible to give their birds
the advantage we have recommended.
These less fortunate individuals might
make up very largely for this by CIV
ing their birds plentiful supply Of
fresh food, which in a measure COM
pensates for the lack of insect life
fowls like so much.--Mark Lane Ex-
press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
PEARLS or THOUGHT.

Do not yield to misfortunes, but
meet them with ortitude.--virgii.
What must do is all that concerns
me. not what the people think.-Bmsr-
son.
ALI my happiness I owe to the CEN
tral effort that my father and mother
made to make home the happiest place
on earth.7Edward Everett Hale.
The sweetest music is not in ora
tions. but in the human voice when IL
speaks from its instant life tones Of
tenderness, truth and courage.-Hiram
Carson.
Be sure II you do your very best in
that which is laid upon you daily, you
will not be left without help when
some mightier occasion arises-Jean
Nicholas Gron.
Kind looks, kind words, kind acts
and warm handshakes-these are the
secondary means of grace when men
are In trouble and are fighting their
unseen battles.-Woman's Life.
For 1t is great folly to heap up much
wealth for our children and not to take
care concerning the children for whom
we get 1t. 1t is as il man should
take more care about his shoe than
about his foot.-Jeremy Taylor.
1t is something to have an influence
on the fortunes of mankind; II Is
greatly more to have an influence on
their intellects. Such is the difference
between men of Office and men of ge-
MUS, between computed and uncom-
puted rank.--Landor.
II despair overwhelm thee In this
abode of gloom, be wise and prepare
for thyself a place of greater cheerful
ness. Wishest thou the night of the
grave to be luminous as day, carry
along with thee ready trimmed the
lamp of good works.-Saadi.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

There Is moro Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together.
and until the last few years was supposedto
pronounced II o local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t in
durable. Science has proven Catarrh to be
constitutional disease and ndthereforcrequires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by =. J. Cheney Il Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t Is taken internally In doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. Itacts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case It fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address +. ]. CHENrY
Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Congregation Shocked.

A Missouri paper tells of a man
named Jones, a newcomer, having de-
posted 500 in the preachers salary
box one Sunday recently. The preach
er asked why he had been SO generous,
and he said he had just engaged In
business in the town and he wanted
to help along the cause. Then the
preacher announced that he would
surely patronize Mr.. Jones, and he
asked all the congregation who would
do likewise to stand up. The whole
congregation arose, and then the
preacher asked Mr.. Jones what his
business was. and he replied: Il am
saloonkeeper." Some of the good
brethren and sisters almost fell dead.
The shock was simply awful.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
lynchlnus Diminishing.

All the lynchings within 81 years
that he could verify have been tab
ulated by Mr.. Cutler of Yale Univer.
sity. In that time 1872 negroes have
been lynched and 1886 whites. Since
the whites are about six times as nu-
merous as the blacks, the proportion
Of negroes lynched is, OF course, very
much larger than these figures indi-
cate. Only 35 per cent of these ne
groes were lynched for the social
crime that is usually associated in the
mind with this method of punishment.
The number of lynchings has diminish
ed since 1892.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Women and Insurance.

Until about fifteen years ago life
insurance companies uniformly refus-
I'd to Insure the lives of women on
my terms. Until five years ago such
companies as did write policies on fe-
male lives Disseminated against them
% the extent of IS in the thousand.
Only very few companies even now
and these quite recently-insure wo-
men on the same terms as men. And
yet the life tables of rs years show
:he average death rate Of all males to
De 21.8 per thousand and of all females
o be 1877 per thousand. Female lives
ire therefore 10.6 per cent better risks
han male lives.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
READING BY FREELY LIGHT.
This Is Story Of an Adventure In
the Forests of Venezuela.

the Forests Of Venezuela.
While out on hunting expedition in
the forest-covered mountains of Pavia,
In eastern Venezuela, became dissat-
isfied with the neighborhood and start
ed out to move further on into the for.
est where ground was being cleared
for new plantation of cacao, writes
correspondent of the Indianapolis
News. While trudging through the
sack slung over my shoulder. Among
its contents were three books, one Of
them a copy of Don Quixote, in the
original Spanish. Two young Venezue-
lans accompanied me, and as we went
along lightenej their fatigue by tell
ing them stories.
The journey was long and in the
afternoon 1t began to rain; so that, wet
to the skin, tired and hungry as wolves
we arrived, just as night was closing
in, at the place where the trees we're
being felled. In the middle of the
clearing there was the usual "ayupa,"
or shed of palm leaves resting upon
upright posts. Beneath this we swung
our hammocks, and then proceeded to
make supper.
We had not a dry match left, and
there was no one there but ourselves.
30 that the best we could do was to
eat our casava bread in the dark and
wash 1t down with some water which
we luckily found in a calabash.
Our hammocks and the spare suits
of clothes we had brought rolled up in
them were fairly dry, 80 that we lay
comfortably enough. But sleep was
long in coming. We tried to talk en-.
tertainingly, but my storytelling en-
ergy was gone; and the most we could
do was to keep up an intermittent con-
versation.
How jolly 1t would be-" said one of
the venezuelans, 'if we had lamp
and some books"
why. I've got Don Quixote in the
sack" said /.
Yes, but what's the good Of that
without light for the lamp?" he re-
piled.
''Ill soon have light" said, as
Jumped from my hammock and went
outside to catch the first firefiy that
passed me. Presently had one in my
fingers, and soon, with Don Quixote
open, I was lying in the hammock
reading aloud in such darkness that
none of US could see the faces Of the
others.
had only one firefy, yet 1t was quite
sufficient, because l used it properly
held the little creature between finger
and thumb, close to the page, and passed
it along the lines of print, word after
word became successfully visible and
passed from my lips as freely as If
had had the whole page plainly before
me. instead of little circle of light
Illuminating word after word as II
moved steadily along the paper.
My hearers were amused and de
lighted, for | read without the slight
est interruption or hesitation for two
or three hours until sleep dulled oul
interest, and the book was laid aside
and the firefly allowed to go free.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

The stamps of Hongkong, which re-
main unchanged since the first issue
are the Oldest In the world. All other
stamps have been changed in the 40
odd years, but the head of Queen Vic
toria on the Hongkong stamp has
never been altered. Now, however, it
appears that new set of stamps is to
be used with the head of King Ed
ward, and when the change has taken
place the Oldest stamp will be the
Russian, with the doubleheaded eagle
and the shield of st. George. which
was issued in 1864.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Straight Backs In Hogs.

The back should be straight, broad
and evenly covered with flesh. View
ing the hog from the side the back
should be straight in aged animals and
slightly arched in all young stock
With advancing age the back is al
most sure to settle, thus the straight
backed young animal usually devel-
ops into a sway backed aged animal.
Width of back is very essential. Many
hogs are SO sharp in the back that they
are designated as "sun flshed." When
fat they should possess an even cover
ing of firm, thick flesh.-Pror. ~. j.
Kennedy in Orange Judd Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
WOMEN AT THE VATICAN.
Large Force Employed to Care for tho
Pope's Wardrobe.

A large staff Of women is employed
1t the vatican at Rome, Italy. for the
iole purpose Of keeping the pope's
wardrobe in perfect condition. No
spot or stain may disngure the gar
nents worn by his holiness, and, as
he always appears in white, even FEW
hours wear deprives the robes OF their
freshness. It Is considered that no
mans hand is dainty enough for their
care, so in this one respect women
are permitted to serve the pontiff.
Only the most delicate materials are
nsed, moire elk being tho summer fab
tic and specially woven flne cloth
he winter one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Natural Gas In EngIand.

The English natural gas has two ad
vantages over the American. In the
Heathfield district. near London, all
the wells shows a pressure Of at least
120 pounds per square inch, which is
enough to carry the gas to any town
in England. The other advantage is
that, while American gas, when burnt
In fish-tail or Argand burner, has
practically no Illuminating power, the
former. when burnt under the same
conditions. cannot be distinguished.
save by an expert, from the ordinary
coal gas In common use. Heathfield
gas gives 20 per cent more light than
coal gas under like conditions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $500
to $500. The i'm
mense sale Of w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for namo and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor
ona Colt proves there Is
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona In the highest
grade Pat.Leather made.
Fast lOIOe EUeIsfs ussf
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
A YEARLY Paner

Up in the frozen northland, almost
within the Arctic Circle, Mr.. w. T.
Lopp is looking after his publication,
the Eskimo Bulletin, probably .
unique paper. The place is Cape
Prince OF Wales and the Bulletin is
Issued but once every twelve months.
Indeed, under the head of the paper IL
the conceit "The Only Yearly In the
World"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
COMMODORE NICHOLSON Of = 2gR Elxx
Recommends Pe-ru-na--Other Prominent
-'" Men Testify.

Commodore Somerville Nicholson, Of the
United States Navy, in letter from 1887
X Street, N. W., Washington, ID. c., says:
"Tour Permna has been swd u
nosc used bv so rtany Of my friends
aud acqua fntan ces az sure cwre or
catarrh that am convfnced OF fts
curative qualities and unhestftGt-
fngtv recon mend u to all persons
suffering from that compiatnt.,'--
8. Nicholson.
United States Minister TO Guatemala
Endorses Pe.ru-na.
DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter, u. s. Minister
to Guatemala, ex-member OF Congress from
Kentucky, in letter from Washington,
ID. c., writes:
81 am fully satisfied that your Peruns
is an efiicacious remedy for catarrh, as
and many OF my friends have been bene-
fitted by its use."-W. q. Hunter, M. ID.
Member Of Congress From Virginia
Writes.
Hon. @. X. Brown, Martinville, Va, ex-
member of Congress Fifth District, Goth
Congress, writes:
81 cheerfully give my endorsement TO
your Peruna as cure for catarrh. Its
beneficial results have been 90 fully dem
onstrated that its tse Is essential to all
persona suffering from that disease. -
Hon. @. X. Brown.
The day was when men of prominence
hesitated to give their testimonials to
proprietary medicines for publication. This
remains true to-day Of most proprietary
medicines. But Peruna has become so
justly famous, its merits are known TO SO
many people Of high and low stations,
that no one hesitates TO see his name in
print recommending Peruna.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement. Men
representing all classes and stations are
equally represented.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

Colombia has in circulation sG53, ,000.-
600 of paper money from which nearly
MI value has departed. The paper
money per capita is S163, and 1t takes
over 500 of the stun to pay hotel
bill for one day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

A British Board of Trade return
shows 442 strikes and lockouts in the
United Kingdom during 1902. The
number Of employees affected was 1885,
667; the aggregate duration In work
ing days, 3,479,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

ache. always aggravated IL sat long
Mt a desk. It struck me that If Doan's
Kidney Pills performed half what they
promised they might at least help. This
induced me to try the remedy. It abso-
lutely stopped the back ache. l have
never had a pain or twinge since"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Lario will
be mailed to any part Of the United
States on application. Address Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all druggists. price 80 cents per
box.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

liberty to repeat what I
first stated through our
Denver papers about Doan's
Kidney Pills in the sum-
mer Of 1890, for I have had
no reason in the interim to
change my opinion Of the
remedy. I said when first
interviewed that II I had q
friend and acquaintance
suffering from back ache
or kidney trouble I would
unhesitatingly advise them
to take Doan's Kidney
Pills. I was subject to
=
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

The investment in pleasure yachts
in America is about $5o,0jo,000 and
the annual cost Of their maintenance
is about $6.ooo,000 a season. When a
steam yacht is chartered the price
usually is $40 a month per yacht ton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

lido not belicvs Piso's Cure for Consump-
tionhas an equal for coughs and colds--Joas
i BOYER, Trinity 3prings, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

Mrs. winslows Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces innamma-
ion .allays pain cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

The hardest work some people have to
30 is looking for a good time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
Oldest Stamp Issued In Russia.

Hope is often poor apology to an ach
ing heart or an empty stomach.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

FITspermanentlyc cured. No Ats or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve eRestorer. s2trial bottle and treatisefres
Dr.R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch st., Phila. Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

Eugene e. Lario, Of 751 Twentieth
avenue, ticket seller in the Union Sta
ton. Denver, Col, says: you are Mt
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

Money refunded for each package Of
PUTNAM FADEL Ess DYES ii unsatisfac.
torv
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

Does success make Che optimist, or does
the optimist make success!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

Many theories are excellent until you try
10 reduce them to practice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

In Saxony there is an industrial
school for every 1851 inhabitants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

There is nothing like wet blanket
to distinguish the fire Of enthusiasm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30

II you do not derive promps and satis-
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your case, and he will b
pleaed to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
". " 50 L. i, + D0yGLAS IS;

You can save from So to SIS yearly by
wearing w. L. Douglas $3.50 or So shoes.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-16
SURVEYORS
Making Good Progress in Nevada.

Mr. Chas. Rogers, who superintends
the work being done by the surveyors
for the Western Pacific railroad COM
pany, is in town today. He was here TO
give general directions to Mr.. Harlow,
in charge of the force that broke camp
here this morning, and left for point
twenty-seven miles west. He stated
that Mr. Scott and party are still
camped at GOlcOnda. and are getting
along we'll with the work laid out for
them.
Il have Just returned from the crew
now working fifty miles north of Re
no." Mr. Rogers informed a Silver
State reporter this morning. " and
found everything progressing nicely
there. We have eight surveying outfits
in the field now, and they include the
best class of men I have ever had
working for me-"
CAS- to the work here, you may that
we are pleased both with the pro-
gress made. and with the line survey
ed. 1t is very satisfactory-as much
or more so than we expected Sill
yer State
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT

Of the Prudential Insurance Company
of America, Newark, New Jersey, for
the year ending Dec. 81. 1902:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT

Of the American Bonding Company of
Baltimore, Maryland, for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1902:
Canital maid lin { 0l0 900 90
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-16
Notice to Contractors.

The Board of Commissioners for in
digent insane will meet on WedneS-
day, oath June, 1908, one o'clock p.
m at office of State Treasurer, Carson
Nevada. for the purpose of consider
ing bids for supplies for the Hospital
for Mental Diseases, at Reno, con-
tracts to date from July l, 1903 to
July !, 1904
Proposals to be marked supplies
and addressed to undersigned.
Proposals for 500 cords of wood will
be considered at above date Bids to
read F. O. B. Reno-so much F. o. e.
Asylum switch-sO much-PrOposals
to be marked Wood Address
F. L. WILDES,
Secretary.