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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Spread Manure After Harvest.

After the har, esting of the grain
crops. and before the corn is ready to
cut, farmers usually have time which
they can give to hauling manure on the
land before fall plowing. Spread the
manure directly from the wagon or i'm
medlatcly after hauling it to the field.
II left in small piles in the field for
any length of time the liquids will
leak and be absorbed only on the spot
covered. MGnure should be evenly
spread over the surface. Again, man
ure which IS left in hills for long
time will pack, and it will be difficult
to scatter it when you are ready to do
that work. Fields which are foul with
thistles and other weeds should by all
means be plowed early if the season
be dry.-G. IL. Wilson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Our Chinese Trade.

The Commercial and Financial
World insists thalt our trade with
China is too large and is too rapid.
ly increasing for us to consent to its
extinction in large part by the clos
ing of the ports of Manchuria. Our
exports to China in 1880 were worth
Sl,101,3s3: in 1890 they were worth
s294G, ,209; in 1900 they had grown to
S15,250,1G7, and in 1908 they were
worth S18,603,360. Last year the
United States was fourth in the list
of countries from which China drew
her imports. The significance of the
Chinese trade lies, however, in the
fact that it is susceptible of vast de.
velopment when the 400,000,000 sub.
jects of the Son of Heaven come into
relation with the outside world. Our
present trade of s1S,000,000 Is not
one-tenth of what 1t may grow to be
after few years. That part of
China-Manchuria- lies near.
est to the United States Is the only
part with which we have so far de-
veloped much trade. but the other
parts are similarly promising.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
MUNICIPAL REPAIR PLANT.
A New Department Of City Govern
ment Suggested for Brooklyn.


George w. Tilton, chief engineer of
the city of Brooklyn, has made the
suggestion to establish municipal
asphalt repair plant to do the city
work instead of giving 1t out to con-
tractors. He has gone into the matter
very thoroughly. and says the work
could be done for G2 cents per cubic
foot of material laid. whereas the
price now paid to contractors is 95
cents. There are about a million yards
of asphalt pavements out of guaranty
now and the area is increasing an
nually. During the present year about
10000 cubic feet OF material will be
used. This will require for its produc-
ton a plant with a capacity of about
450 cubic feet per day now, which
should be capable of extension to 1000
cubic feet. The city owns land on
which it can be located advantageously
and the total cost, with two steam roll
lers and other plant, is estimated at
$4,000. Interest at I-2 percent and
depreciation and repairs at 10 percent
produce a fixed charge of $1,000, or A
cents per cubic foot of output at the
present requirements.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
TNnhoia and Narmin.

In a recent issue of Medicine is pre-
scented a paper by DR.. Rosa Engel-
mann, who discusses typhoid cpl
denies. Insects, it is declared, play
a large part in the dissemination of
disease. Kitasato and other Japanese
scientists have found Chat fleas. bed
bugs and flies are active factors in
spreading the plague. AS the cock
roach is omnipresent, his role, as re-
spects disease. II any, must be i'm
portant. Miss Engelmann in 1902 made
an Investigation of a house epidemic
OF typhoid in Chicago. The disease
was raging in a high-cless apartment
in one OF the best neighborhoods,
where many cases had occurred. Near
1t was a like apartment house where
no cases occurred. The cause of the
presence of the fever in the one house
and not in the other was simply, 1t Is
urged. that the one was infested with
cockroaches while the other was not.
The vermin had access to the water
used in culinary operations and con-
taminated it with germs obtained from
some source.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Profit In Xetch seed.

Winter vetch is one of the best crops
for late sowing. It lives through the
winter, stores up the nitrogen of the
air like clover, and is especially use
ful as q pasture for farm stock cover
crop in orchards, or green manure
for plowing under to enrich the land.
The fodder is relished by all classes
Of animals, and 1t is an extra good
feed for hogs. The great drawback Is
the high cost of the seed, which is i'm
ported from Germany and sells for S.
por bushel. There appears no reason
why all the seed should not be raised
in America. the price could be reduced
and still leave q good profit for the
grower. For three years In succession
at the Ontario experiment farm vetch
has been sown In the autumn and rip
ened the following season, giving an
average yield of 1913 bushels of seed
per acre. Its cultivation is as simple
as that of rye or wheat. It e likely to
become quite popular, and with good
demand for the seed, especially from
orchardists.
A home grown supply would quickly
be bought up by seedsmen, or could be
sold direct to consumers by advertising
in farm papers. Here Is chance for
a few enterprising farmers to work
into a crop much more profitable than
grain, and one which will tend to i'm
prove the fertility of the farm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
czar is Superstitious.

The Car of Russia is said to be
very superstltious and to have great
confidence in relics. He wears
ring in which he believes is embed
ded piece of the true cross. 1t was
originally one Of the treasures of
the vatican, and was presented to an
ancestor of the Gar for diplomatic
reasons. The value which its owner
sets upon the ring with its embedded
relic is shown by the following facts.
Some years ago he was travelling
from St. Petersburg to Moscow when
he suddenly discovered that he had
forgotten the ring. The train was
stopped Immediately and a special
messenger sent back IN an express
fer it, nor would the Gear allow the
train to move until, eight hours after.
ward, the messenger returned with
the ring.-Tid-Bdts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
New Rubber Producing Plant.

In the French Congo territory OF
Africa has been found a new plant
which may In the future be looked ia
as another source from which to OBJ
tain rubber to meet our ever increas'
ing demands. Whether this plant will
produce any change in the price OF
this commodity rs as yet difficult ia
determine, though it will probably be
found in English West Africa, and
samples have been sent to Nigeria
for the purpose Of ascertaining IL It
grows there also, The plant grows un'
der ground, and If its bark be broker
The rubber keeps the pieces together
and is of extraordinary elasticity and
unsurpassed quality. Ordinarily the
roots when about month old contain
from six to six and one-half percent OF
rubber. which lies directly beneath the
surface Of the bark. II the latter is
removed the percentage Ia raised s~om
~ to 10.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Food for Cows.

In a paper on Breeding and Feed
ing for MILK" contributed to an Eng
lish dairy and farm journal by Jonn
Evans of Lincoln, the following feed
ing methods are given for a breeding
herd:
Summer-In May and June, If grass
Is plentiful, about two pounds cotton
cake, and later, IL grass Is scarce or
dried up, three pounds or four pounds
of mixed meal or bran with 1t, and
either cabbage or lucerne thrown in
the fields; towards autumn change of
pasture If possible, usually grass ed
dish.
Winter Rations-Four pounds cotton
cake, two pounds malt culms, two
pounds dried grains, two pounds bran,
three pounds mixed meal generally
oats and wheaD. Very heavy mixers
or fatting cows, pounds linseed CAKE
extra.
In Autumn-Forty pounds to so
pounds cabbage. Later 40 to so pounds
swedes. After Christmas, 40 pounds
mangles, when ripe, cut oat straw long
hay once a day, salt water always be-
fore them, a trough between two cows.
Method of Feeding-Dried grains
and malt culms stepped "a hours. Then
these wet grains and culms, the bran
and mixed meal, with a very few
pulped roots are mixed with the cut
oat straw "A hours before using, few
handfuls of salt thrown in. The mix
ture of the STEPPED grains and culms
and the pulped roots soften the whole
lot. but this head of food must not be
allowed to ferment, or it will make the
milk taste. Cows receive two feeds of
this a day. This is necessary to ena-
bic them a raise tAe cud. The cake is
given dry, roots or cabbage are given
twice, morning and evening.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Hog Pasture.

II is not safe or even desirable to
rely upon single crop to furnish pas
ture for our hogs throughout the en-
tire season. 1t is better to arrange for
a succession of pastures from the be-
ginning of the season until the hogs
are ready for market, making the feed
richer and more concentrated toward
the close Of the season, and as we ap-
proach the finishing of fattening peri
cd. For this purpose the following
crops are recommended: Red clover or
alfalfa, rape, cowpeas, soy beans,
On lands adpted to alfalfa II will
undoubtedly prove to be better for
hogs than red clover, inasmuch as It
will produce large quantity of feed Of
a somewhat higher value, inasmuch as
we have not yet learned TO grow al
falfa successfully on the majority of
our soils. we shall be forced to rely
chiefly upon clover. 1t starts earlier
in the spring than any hog pasture we
have excepting alfalfa, and would
therefore be used first, and should be
used as long as It is succulent and
palatable. Usually not later than the
middle Of June the crop will have be.
come SO mature that the hogs will rel
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Open Air for Horses.

The Creator intended the open air
for the horses element A morse con-
demned to Imprisonment in a dark
stall, without exercise, without fresh
air and the CLINT of the bright sun
shine on his coat, will become as weak
and useless as a prisoner who shows
the pallor Of years of incarceration
behind dungeon walls, says the HORSE
Breeder. Light exercise sends the
good, warm, blood flowing through
channels TO every part Of the body, de-
caying tissues are rebuilt by the life
current that has been purified in its
contact with the fresh air in the lungs.
The digestive organs perform their sew
eral functions more perfectly, and so
more rich, red, nourishing blood is
made. A sound horse does not need
''limbering up" in the strict sense of
the term, but it is natures decree that
the muscles of the animal, as we'll as
the human body, should not be allowed
to soften and decay by reason of lack
of work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Fatteninu TURKEYS,

To fatten turKeys | feed corn and
wheat mixed part OF the time and
clear corn for change. The grain is
given twice day at morning and noon.
At night give mash of boiled meal
and boiled sweet apples all they will
eat. To dress turkeys. put them in a
bag so that they will not hutter, draw
the head through and bleed in the
neck. Pick dry, leaving on the wings.
Take out crop, remove the intestines
and put back ,-o gizzard, liver and
heart. Cat on the head and tie the
skin down over the end of the neck
For turkeys fattcned and dressed iu
this way receive a5 cents per pound
Mrs. Marshall Stetson, Hampshire
County, Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Black and White Sheen.

A great deal is being made by Ger
tain newspapers of the fact that after
the suicide of a man who had been
very prominent in church work In
New York. 1t is discovered that he had
made away with the trust funds OF
the church for which he was treasur
er. 1t is a sad revelation, to be sure;
but over against this there are thou
sands of men serving their churches
who have never misarpropriated a
dollar and who hold to their trust
most sacredly. That there Is a black
sheep now and then only proves that
the majority of them are white.-Buf
falo Commercial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
An EfllcacIous Device.

Two Highlanders, being in Glasgow
for the first time, were having walk
through the city. Turning a corner
uhey were much surprised to see a wa
ter cart wettlng the street. Not hav'
ing seen anything like 1t before. Tou-
gal, under a mistaken idea, ran after
the cart, and cried toe the driver:
Hey, man-hey, man, yer losin' a
yer water!" His friend, annoyed at
Tougal's want of knowledge. ran after
him, caught him by the arm, and said
rather testify: "Tougal, man. Tougal
dinna be showin' yer ignorance. Dyer
no see it's to keep the laddies of the
back o. the cairt?"-Argopaut
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
riOO Reward, sIOn,

Tho readers ofthis paper will be pleassdt)
learn that there Is nc least one dreaded dis
enge that science mas Doen able to cure in all
itsstage5, and that is Catarrn. huils CGrurrh
Cure is tho only positive cure now known To
the medical fraternity. Catarrl being Il con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls CaturrnCure II taken inter-
naily, acting directly UPON tle blood ard mu-
coussurlGces Of the system, Jnereby Destroy
ing tho toundltlon oi Jle disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitut'on and asslstin; nature In doing It's
work. Ine proprietors have so much faithin
iis"ura;ive powers that tney offer One hun-
dred Dollars for any case that it iaiis 60 cure.
send Tor list OF testimonials. Address
F.J. CaENgY " Co., roiedo, y.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
halls Family Pills nro the best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
HomIcldes in the United states.

In his charge to the grand jury Of
Montgomery county, Alabama, last
week, Judge William II. Thomas spoke
strongly of the increase in the number
of homicides not only in the South.
but throughout the country. Accord
ing to the Judge there is an average of
1906 homicldes in the United States
every year, or twice as many deaths
from that cause as from appendicitis
or smallpox. Every year homie!dal
mania claims more victims than scar
let fever. "If," oh served Judge
Thomas, scarlet fever we're near our
homes we would hasten to remove our
children from It's contagion. Do
we appreciate and 90 our duty
in trying to pul down disre-
gard for human life that takes off
annually a third more Of the citizen-
ship OF the United States than this
dread scourage?" Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania. in which Pittsburg is
located, has had 81 murders in the
first nine months Of the present year.
1t seems Kentucky isn't the limit"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
How to Improve the Farm Flock.

There are a number of ways in which
to improve the farm ilock. The cheap
est and surest methods, where one does
not wish to invest largely in strictly
pure breeds, Is to secure from some
reputable breeder early in autumn
few pure bred cockerels that score up
well in the 90s. BY buying early you
can get birds that would perhaps sell
in the spring for three times the price
asked for them now. AS no breeder,
no matter how much experience he has
had in the fancy poultry business, can
foretell the qualities of fowl, the
chances are nine out of ten that bird
will develop nearer standard require
ments than to develop disqualified.
When pure bred males are used on
mongrel hens from one year to an
other for few years, they show quite
a decided effect upon the flock. In Sc
curing males it would be well to look
well TO the utility qualities of the
birds. You can build up heavy lay
ing strain in very short time II a
little precaution and good judgment
are used in buying males. The most
common practice among farmers In
buying males Is to accept the cheapest
price quoted, regardless of quality. This
is a wrong idea. Our experience is
that the cheapest is tne dearest in the
end, and the man that buys good quail
ty and pays for it will realize more in
the end than the man that loses S. to
save 81. A flock of choice fowls can
not be maintained with a mongrel hen
not be maintained with mongrel male
at the head for a breeder.
Remember, strictly choice thorough
bred males cannot be had at market
prices, they cost more and are worth
more, as their breeding qualities will
prove, more profitable to you ut the
close of the season. Insist upon the
best you possibly can afford and buy
no other, and you will be amply re-
paid for your extra cost and trouble
]. C. c., in the Indiana Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
NIetnl Gin Anmse.

DR.. ]. W. Gus on o. Levin, Coryell
County, Texas, has an ail-iron gin
house. The frame posts are to be drlv-
en into the ground about two feet; the
corners and joints are TO be fastened
together with locks and bolts similar
TO bed locks; the walls and cover are
70 be Of cOrrugaLod sheet Iron.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Tea culture experiments have proved
successful in Jamaica and 1t is now
hoped that this most unlucky island
will prove an ideal place for the
growth and cultivation Of tea. The
Chinese varieties grow luXuriantly,
but more hope is placed on the Assam
and Ceylon hybrlds.-Mexican Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Mr.. Jacob Fleig writes from A Sumner
avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y:
al am noU a neo man at the age
of seventy-fUe pears, thanks to your
WonderJm remedy Peruna." So
Jacob FIefg.
Catarrhal inflammation OF the mucous
lining of the kidneys, also called "Bright's
disease" may be either acute or chronic.
The acute form produces symptoms OF
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
The First Evolutionist.

While the announcement OF the doc
trine of evolution by Charles Darwin,
in his "Origin of Species" brought the
idea to the universal attention of the
studenta of science throughout the
world, the first announcement of this
law OF nature was made by an Aineri-
can, j. Stanley Grimes, in a book pub.
lished in Boston in 18l7, entitled
Economy. or New Theory of the
formation of Continents" Copies OF
the original edition of this book are
in the possession Of Pittsburgers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

immigration figures this year break
the record. According TO the annual
report of Commissioner Sargent, the
number of aliens who came to the
United States during the fiscal year
ended June 30, was 92l,315. This is
not only the high mark, but It is 1867
043 greater than the previous high
mark.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
AcBIl:!FllHAl
W HINTS 2
When to Water Cows.

Experiments at the Pennsylvania
station failed to show that there is
any particuler advantage in having
water constantly before cows in the
stable. IL they are turned into tho
yard once OF twice day they will give
as much milk and do as well as when
they have access TO the water at all
times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Speaking Of old industries going out
Of existence one has just died out in
Bolton, England. namely. that of the
hand mule, which was at one time
m extensive form Of the spinning in
dustry. It is absolutely unknown
now.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

In the south of Ireland. near Inch
igeelah, is the Cats We'll" the wa
ters of which are supposed to exert
marvellous remedial effects upon all
ing tabbies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

ish change for the time being, ana
the surplus clover should be cut and
removed, SO as TO allow the second or
fall crop to start promptly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Out Of the many thousands OF c6n-
didates declined for the British army
each year by far the largest number
are rejected on account Of being .un
able to pass the authorized test for
eyesight.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

The fine chemical laboratory Of the
University of Modena, Italy, was re.
Gently completely destroyed by lire
and the library of scientific works in
connection with 1t, comprising 60,0O(
volumes, was also lost
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Smok5leas powder. machine guns
an quick-iring rifles tend to make
the attacking of small States by pow
erful ones more and more impossible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

such prominence that the serious nature
of the disease is at once suspected, but the
chronic variety may come on so gradually
and insidiousy that its presence is not sus.
pected until after it has fastened iAseli
thoroughly upon its victims.
At the appearance OF the first symptom
Peruna should be taken. This remedy
strikes at once at the very root Of the dis
ease.
a book on catarrh sent free by The Pc
runa Medicine Co., Columbus. D.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Manila has a total population of
something like 100000, about 10000
being American and European born
The American population is estimat-
ed at about 5000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

FrTSpermanontv cured. No hts or ncrvous-
ness after nrsi dav's use % DR.. Nline's Great
Nerve Restorer. s2triil bottle and treatisefres
Dr.R.H. KLINE. Ltd, 9il Arch ST., phila., Pt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMEN

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinlham. She viii understand
your ease perfectly, and will treat
you with kindness. Her advice
a. free, and the address Is Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

A London journal states that Major
Powell-Cotton, who has been explor-
ing in Africa for the past year, arrived
safely at Wadelai on the Upper Nile,
in the middle of July, from Mount FL
gon, where he had been studying the
cave dwellers. Major Powell-Cotton
had had satisfactory interviews with
the Congo officials and was then pre-
pairing to start on an expedition in
search of okapi
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

At the burial of a South London
man his six dogs, draped in black,
followed the cortege
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

In order to circumvent thievishly dis
posed individuals whose weakness is
the electric incandescent lamp, a pro-
tectlve socket has recently been
brought out, which makes 1t practical
ly impossible for unauthorized persons
to remove the lamp.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrun for children
teethipy. soften the gums. reduces in1amna-
tlon .ullays pain cures wind cole 25c. bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

piso's Cure for Consumption is IN infalllble
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL. Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Stock Exchange seats, which sold year
ago for So, 900, are quoted at $50 600.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Ihey equal thoso
that have been cost
ing you from Si,00
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 name and
price ON bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor
ona Colt proves there Is
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
grade Pat.Leather made.
Fasf Color krslsis nssi.
A... "a 0tls lI----
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

The population of the world is about
| $50. 900 600 people
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

1t is claimed that Canada can furnish
wood for puln 80 wears
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

W. G. Tight, the president of tho
University of New Mexico, has made
the ascent of the Orata, in Bolivia.
This is the first time the peak has been
scaled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
SCIENCE NOTES.

The next meeting Of the Internation-
al Congress of Hygiene will be held In
Berlin in 1907. The congress has been
invited to meet in Washington in 1909.