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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Raising Little Chicks,

When the first chicks of the year are
Matched they are removed from the
mother hen Just as soon as strong
enough to walk, put into basket lined
with paper and Uttered with straw,
while a piece of flannel is warmed and
covered over them. Soon afterward
they are examined for lice. and a lit
tie lard is carefully applied to the head
and neck Of each. Then they are snug
ly tucked away in their basket again,
put in warm place and allowed to rest
as long as they wish.
When about twenty-four hours old, a
little hard-boiled egg, or few bread
crumbs are given, and as soon as they
show a disposition to eat food and
drink are regularly placed before them.
Their basket is now exchanged for a
roomy box, the bottom of which Is
sprinkled with road dust and covered
with straw, little dish Of grit and
coarse sand is placed In one corner.
and they are located in a sunny win
dow.
Drinking fountains are made as fol-
lows: A common teacrp is filled with
water, and covered with an inverted
saucer, then, holding tightly to each.
they nre turned upside down, when one
edge Of the cup is slightly raised. al
lowing a small quantity OF the water
to flow into the saucer. A thin bit of
wood is sometimes pushed under the
edge OF the cup. which causes a per-
petual flow until the cup is emptied.
These are easily cleaned after use.
and there is nothing to rust, as with
q tin can.
Until a week or ten days old, the
chicks are fed once n day on boiled
egg or clabber cheese, and corn bread,
made with milk as for the table. Next,
the egg Is substituted with little fine
cut green bone, som otlmes fed alone,
at others miyed In a mash with mid
dlings. to which Is often added some
fine bits Of dried clover and grass. They
are especially fond Of this mixture. and
make more fuss over II than over any
thing else that can be fed. Wheat,
either cooked or raw. Is now also added
to their diet, and a dusling dish fur
nished.-Lena Fisher in New England
Homestead.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
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Feed for Young Pigs.

Young pigs will not thrive IL fed solid
food. This is the cause of nearly all
of the stunted pigs. especially in the
winter season. Milk is scarce in winter.
and they are often fed on ground feed
mixed with cold water to the consis-
tency of thick mush. Some farmers
seem to think pigs require little drink
in winter, and thick slop will be eaton
more quickly and 10 less liable TO
freeze in the trough. Pigs from one to
three months old require as thin slop
from ground feed as that fed from
sour milk. Growing animals require
plenty of drink to produce blood to pro-
mote growth. A stint in drink is as bad
as half rations. They should not be
given coarse food containing oat hulls
or buclIwheat hulls until three months
or more old. The best ration | ever
tried is cornmeal, wheat and buckwheat
middlinss. Scald the meal with nearly
half the water required for the ration.
After the meal has scalded Ave min
utes add cold water and the middlings.
Some might scald the middlings, but
prefer to mix them after the cold
water is used. The ration should be fed
warmer than 100 degrees when the
weather is severely cold. Ground oats
that are sifted free from hulls are
good feed for young pigs. II. An
DIRE, in New York Tribune Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Maple SUGAR Makino,

For tapping, select spot where the
tree has lively look, above a large
root, or directly under limb, south or
east side preferable. With a sharp ak
ross the coarse bark over the spot
where you intend to tap the tree. Bore
a hole slanting q little upward with
sharp bit 1872 inch smaller that the
spout to be used, to the depth OF not
over 1-2 inches. Never drive a spout
tighter than 1872 inch, as it Injuries the
tree. Use spout that does not obstruct
the flow Of sap, and that has . free de-
livery, as sap that remains in the
puncture of the tree between runs,
sours. and Injuries the quality of sap
thereafter, also the tree.
Tin buckets are preferable for OBJ
tanning the best quality of sap. The slot
that used to be cut in bucket for the
old-fashioned bucket nail is preferred.
use narrow curved hook on spout,
for with wide one you have to tip
the bucket up edgewise to koop on, or
vice versa, thus spilling the sap IL
bucket is nearly full. Storage and gath
vi lIOh
are easier kept clean than wood. and
are superior for the best results.
Tin is the best metal for evaporators,
but not as durable as some other met
ais. The corrugated bottom pans evap-
crate more sap than plain bottoms, but
If not properly used, do not make as
light-colored sugar. The sap should
never get below these corrugations,
neither should the blaze come in con-
tact with any bare surface Of the evap-
orator on bottom or sides. Star the
evaporator as soon as there is sap
enough to boil, and continue the boil
ing as long as there is sap. The nearer
1t is kept up the better and the faster
the evaporation the better. Use strain.
ers from gathering tanks to syrup can,
and keep sugar utensils of all kinds
clean.-E. ]. Tebbetts, in American
Agriculturist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

ticable. have had 1t fully grown by
July 5, and once picked some that was
quite passable the last week in June.
Last summer we had 1t in abundance
by the middle of July. Corn will bear
'transplanting well IL the roots are not
disturbed too much. start as much a.
] think will be needed in cold frames,
planting in hills the same as IL in the
open ground, only about twice as near
together each way. After the plants
are up | give the beds plenty of air
In mild weather, aiming for hardy
plants rather than very large ones.
April 20 is usually early enough to put
in the seed. 1t will depend, of course,
on the general forwardness of the sea-
son. once had corn planted outside
out of the ground on April 30, with no
late frosts to destroy 1t, but such sea-
sons are rare in this latitude. For
transplanting / have a sheet iron cy-
Under about nine inches in diameter
and nearly as long, with the edge turn
cd over at one end to strengthen II
and to render 1t easie- to crowd It
down into the soil around q hill Of
corn. always set the corn near the
cold frame, so that the hills not trans
planted will be in the same or adjoin-
ing rows with those outside. A frame
six feet wide will start three
rows and give ample room for the
corn to grow till IL is ready to
ftot Cr.10 0gaN &.I.
the middle row and every other hill
Of both the others. All the fertilizer is
applied broadcast, so when ready to
transplant l dig the holes for as many
hills as are to be moved, then crowd
the cylinder down over a hill in the
frame and run my spade underneath
and pick up and carry to a hole already
for the receiving Of the plants; draw
the soil up and around the cylinder,
treading 1t down sufficiently, then pull
the cylinder up and the work is done
Part Of the soil taken out will be need
ed for filling the hole left in the frame.
Corn moved in this way will hardly
stop growing, not much root growth
having been pruned off. l could see
scarcely any difference last summer be-
tween the transplanted corn and that
left in the frame bed. think this is
better than starting the plants in pots
OF the size commonly used. The cyl
inder should be made Of the thicl1est
iron one can find and Tapped and rivet-
ed just like a common piece of stove
pipe. In land free from small stones 1t
will work down around the hills quite
easily. and one should avoid having
many stones in the soil of the frame.
| suppose there are numerous other
crops that might be handled in this
way. but have had no experience with
any others. Tomatoes need handling
differently, so | think would squashes
and other vines. When my first corn
was ready to market the price was
double what it was later in the season.
"A. M. Cheever, in New York Tribune
Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Russia's Prohibitcry Tariff.

Russia is at work preparing a new
tariff to get even with Germany. The
Novoe ,Vremya of st. Petersburg says
shat lin the vast majority OF cases the
duties Of the new tariff show an in
crease of so per cent on these of the
tariff of 1891. while the duties on
many articles have been doubled and
In some cases more than doubled" AS
the Russian tariff is now the highest OF
any civilized nation, these new rates
will be practically prohibitory. One
peculiar feature Of the bill provides
tor 20 per cent more duty on an article
when imported by land instead of sea.
evidently the Russians will meet the
Germans at the full length of the
string. but other nations will be in.
elpded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Dairying Increases Fertility.

Any branch of farming which in
creases the general fertility OF the farm
land while paying living profit is
worth more than another which steadi-
ly decreases the productivity Of the
soil. Robbing the land to make present
profit is an unwlse investment. Sooner
or later we pay for it, and sometimes
dearly Now, dairying of all branches
of farming stands first in this respect.
1t can be conducted so that the farm
land will steadily degenerate until the
place is on the verge of ruin and aban-
donment. or 1t can be made to i'm
prove the soil year by year. Many a
dairy farmer has taken hold OF poor
abandoned farms and brought them up
to a point whore their valuation is al
most doubled. Such men counted their
profits in the living which they annual.
ly took from the place and in the high
er valuation OF their property. Keep a
good dairy on any farm, and the fer
tility OF 1t should increase There
should first be a regular rotation Of
such crops as corn, oats. clover and
year Then manure should be used free
ly, both at the time Of planting and as
top dressing later. Commercial fertfli-
zers have their place there, for a run
down soil has been robbed Of most Of
its mineral elements, and the fertili-
zers rich in potash and nitrogen re-
store to 1t what 1t lacks.
In order to bring up a poor farm by
dairying. care should be taken not to
have more stock than the land can af-
ford. This Is often the weak point in
dairying. A man keeps fifty cows on a
farm able to support only thirty or
forty The farm is bound to run down.
There is nothing else for It to do ex-
cept to starve the stock or buy out
side food, which always means poor
economy. II is better to sell off the
stock, weed out the poorest Of the herd,
and keep only so many as the farm can
support and leave a little something
over. Do not farm up to the very limit
OF the soil. That is, do not take of
each year quite all that the little will
produce. Leave little balance In the
bank as a nucleus for future accumu-
lation. Dairymen make this mistake
and regret it when it is too late,
As one succeeds in farming success
fully with twenty acres. keeping herd
Of cows on it 30 that they have ample
to eat and a little surplus over, more
land can be brought under cultivation
and the stock increased About half the
dairy farms today need to have either
the herd cut in two. or half the land
abandoned. That is, the former are
raising too many cows to the acre, and
robbing the soil so that the farm is
a little poorer each year. and the lat
ter are only cultivating about twice as
much land as they are capable Of ham
ding with their limited means. lit Is
better to seed half the land TO grass,
and let It go at that. and devote the
attention to strenuous cultivation of
the remainder. A little radical change
like this viii work wonders ON many
a run-dawn dairy farm.-E. p. Smith,
In American Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Threads Uced In Surgery.

Modern surgery employs dozens of
different kinds of thread for sewing up
cuts and wounds. Among them are
Kangaroo tendons, horsehair, silk and
very fine silver wire. The short, tough
tcndons taken from the kangaroo,
which are used for sewing severe
wounds. are particularly valuable, and
have saved many lives; they hold for
about month before they break away.
Silk thread will hold for much longer.
sometimes six months, while the silver
wire is practically indistructible.
Thus a surgeon is able to select a
thread that will last as long as the
wound should take to heal, and will
then disappeaar completely.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Have you got nerves? Wen, you ought
to have nerves. But they ought to be
strong nerves, good nerves. Does your
hand tremble? You are living too last.
Does your heart flutter at times? You lad
better call halt. Americans live tco FIST.
They crowd too much into a single day.
They have too little leisure. The hospitals
and insane asyiums are filling up. The
quiet pastoral scenes of yorc are becoming
rare. It's time that we quit this sort OF
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Dislnfcctlon of Steam.

Experiments to determine the eff
cacy of various disinfectants made by
the New York Board of Health shows
steam to be the most valuable. 1t not
only destroys quickly all disease
germs, but has the power of penetrat-
ing and disinfection not possessed by
formaldehyde or sulphur fumes. No
other agent Is effective in the disin-
fecting of clothing and bedding.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

We offer Ore Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catnrrh that canno: be cured BY
Halls Catarrh Cure.
~. CHENEY d Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known r. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable IN all business transac.
tions and financially able TO carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST d TnuAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio.
WALDISo, KNSAS 4 MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls CntGrrh Cnre Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood md mucous sur
faces OF tine system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, zoe. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Hall's Family Pulls are the best
Some judges indulge in epsrnms and 9th
ers in long sentences
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Why He Reolgned.

David Kaph post
master at koekea. Hawaii, has re-
signed. His salary was only So per
year, which was not enough to pay for
tho ink used in signing his name to the
official reports.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

The gas used in the modern gas en-
cine performs nearly or quite double
the work obtained from 1t when used
for steam-heating purposes. In time
the gas engine, in utilizing the blast
furnace gases, will make pig-iron pro-
duction more than doubly profitable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Ho,p 10 Get Siron, Nerpss.

First, repair the injury already done to
your nerves. The way to do this is to do
exactly as did Matte b. Curtis, Secretary
Of Legion of Loyal Women. Hotel Salem,
Boston, Mass. She said in a recent letter:
81 suffered for over year with general
weakness, and debility manifested in Sc
we're, headache and baekGche. | took four
bottles of Peruna. and for two month,
have been entirely free frora these mula.
dies"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Aching backs arc eascd. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi
ment, high colored, pain in passing, drib,
bling, frequency, bed wctting. Doans
Kidney Pills remove culculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness,
headache, nervousness, dizziness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Miss Helen Whitman Sos1s Grand Avenue Milwaukee Wis.,
change
blood
the retns wth eat'hJut blood Ithorou5hU
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Cnfurrh IN Spring.

The spring ie the best tive 10 trca. ca.
hnrrh. Nature .renews herself every spring.
The system is rcjuvennted by sprino
weather. This renders medicine. more eE
iectiye. a short course Of Peruna. assisted
by The balmy cir OF epring. will cure old.
stubborn caacs o. catarrh that have resist.
cd treatment for reers Everybody should
have copy Of D.. IIartmaa's latest book
on catarrh., Address The Peruna Medi-
cine Co., Columbus. Ohio.
Mrs Lulu Larmer, Stoughton. Wis,
sGys: '
For two years ! suffered with nervous
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE.

S'sn Money r' have lsapsd into Public % because the
he ana secure trial ce Thus has been bun the
and largest sale known to any Kidney medicine Ia the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Nothing Robs ne of Strength Like Spring Catarrh.-
Spring Fever Spring Catarrh.
Nervous Irosfratiou,

81 thousands Of cases might be quoted IN
wnieh feruna has been used to rescue pco-
pc rom the perdition of deranycd nerves,
snu a;n put them on the good, sold foanda.
EErie County, New York, Hon. John w.
Neh, m q recent letter written at Buffalo,
New York. stated: ~ was persuaded nv a
Trend to try bottle OF your great nerve
tonic; Pcruna, and the rcss,t3 were 10
recommend it,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

~ees ~S~e-Oerye-S' it, When / hcean
taking Perura / crew steadily better, my
nerves grew strclccr. my rest was no
longer fttul, and to-day | consider myself
in perfect health alJ strength. NY recov-
cry. was slow but sure, bu. persevered
and was = 1rdcd by perfect hea!th."-
Mrs. Lulu La.mer.
II you dc. not derive prompt and satis-
factory resu'ta from the use of Pernna write
at once TO DR.. Hartman. giving a full state
mcnt OF your case, end he will be pleased
TO give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr.. Hartman. President of The
Hartman SanitGrium. Columbus, O.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Italy needs new university. The
Institute di Studi Superlori of Flor
ence has four times as many students
us 1t had in 1872. and 1t is now pro-
posed to convert this into university.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

lousroS, Ten Il took the sample of
posn's Kidney Pills with such great benefit
bought box at our druggists Used over
falf 6nd stopped, because my urine which
Before had only come dribbling now became
y REQ. ] had medicine enough had lum-
bago and the pills rid me of Il. should have
Nhtten sooner, but you know how soon well
6efsen forgets about being sick.-Mr. Q. II.
HshscHs. No. esio AcKenny Ave. Houston
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Early Sweet Corn,

In my family sweet corn is one Of the
most highly priced vegetables. and |
aim TO have the season Us long as pran-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
4 Spring Tonic.

Almost. everybody needs a tonic in tho
spring. Something to brace the ncrvcs. in
yvigorate the brain and cleanse the b'ood.
That Peruna win do this is bcyond all
question. Every one who has tried il hns
had the same experience as Mrs. ID. w
Undertake, Of Lynchburg Va, who. in a
recent letter. made use Of the following
words; 81 always take dose Of per,lns
after business hogrs, as il is grcat thing
Tor the nerves. There is no better spring
tonic, and have used about all Of them %
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

CraIicr, o. had such severe pain in my
back that could not walk used tho SAM
ph OF Doan's Kidney Pills with such good re-
s,ilis sent 10 Toledo for another box, and
they cured me- SARAH Il. CorrRELL, Cur
Sse, 0.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

WEST HAVEN, CONN., Eight months ago |
teok eeyere pain In my back. The sample
box OF Doan's Kidney Pills helped me SO
bld box. Ny heart does not bother me as ii
hsed 10 and feel well-SARAu T.. BRADLEY,
Ms, Df7 Elm Street. West Haven, Conn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

NiuuoL z ana StOm-
ach disorders until
1t seemed that there
was nothing 70 me
but Il bundle Of
nerves. / was very
irritable. could not
sleep, rest or COM
pose myself, and
was certainly unfit
to take care of a
household. | took
ntrvc toaics and
~ -itl.,.r- 49,.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

FALMOUTH, VAL suffered over twelve
Menths with pain in the small of my back.
SiYaieines and plasters gave only temporary
feltsN poan's Kidney Pills cured me.-F. 4.
Bsswx, Falmouth, Va.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot Ease,
powder TO shake into your shoes; rests the
feet. Cures Corps, Bunions, Swoollen. Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and In
growing Nails. Alleu's Foot-Ensc makes new
or tight shoes easy. AT all druggists and
shoe stores, 25 csnts. Sample mniied FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. LoRoy, N. Y.
Don't judge people by their clothes un.
less You see the family wash out ON the
line.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Some judges indulge in epsrnms and 9th
ers in long sentences.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
MARX TIME"
How Soldiers Initiate Motion Without
PROGRESS.

How Soldiers Initiate Motion Without
Progress.
1t is one way of killing time. The
soldiers cannot go forward, but they
must keep the formation, and the
step, SO they simply make believe
they are marching-a walkless walk.
involuntarily. We make the effort,
and go through all the motions-but
we don't get ahead. We are merely
marking time instead of marching.
We are propel1ing fxity.
It is wasted energy. Don't mark
time. The nervous woman unntted
for the days duties. and the man who
fall out of ranks and prepare Tor the
fray The ounce of prevention, II
taken In time, Is Walther's Peptonized
Port-a preparation of port wine and
pepsin for all stages OF acute ana
chronic indigestion. Brings back the
strength and the stamina and makes
manly men and womanly women
When night is an unrest and day is
dread, there is something wrong.
When breakfast is bore and a trial
look to the stomach. 1t is that which
turns the appetite and sours the ma
ture, because the engine is out OF gear.
Better see to 1t Defore IL Is TOO late.
Don't go To pieces.
Walther's Peptonized Port is thor
oughly honest preparation, compound
ed upon scientific principles and in
dorsed by thousands Of users, and rep
utable physicians. Cures all forms OF
dyspepsia and Indigestion, because it
was made for that purpose by men
who know. For people of all ages and
conditions. Try it. Two sizes, so
cents and $1.00. For sale by voege1i
| Bros. Drug company, corner Washing
i ton and Hennepin avenues
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05

Joseph Ice and wife to William b. Dunwoody;
in section 2 town III, range %, S3,125.
Bridget NJ Marion and husband to Howard
NJ Atkinson; lot 10. block i, Bracket, Lee &
Heaton's addition. LOO
Catherine A. Morton and husband to Minnie
c. Hage; part Of lots and :, block 8, Wilson
Encouragement, S275.
Peter Deyery to F. f. B. Schmidt; In section
33. town 11e, range %, 81, 800.
John e. Andrus and wife to Lydia A. knight;
lots 8 and O. block z. Oakland addition, $500.
Myron q. Hall and wife to Rupert E. Dewey |;
lots. 10, II, 15 and Is, block II, Cottage City,
$780,
Nora W.%Taylor and husband to John Mark
| man ct al; lots IL and 13. block II, j. S. &
W. Elliott's addition, $780, 600.
Nine minor and unpublished deeds, S7,7N.
Total, 81 deeds. $9S,119.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Five minor permits .................... ss25
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
RAILROADS.
MILLIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS
MILWAUKEE ROAD WILL SPEND
$6,0O0,OO0 COMING SEASON.
Officers OF the Company Reported to
BE Making Estimates for the Work
More Than S5,oOO,OOO Has Been
Spent in the Past Year.

La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 5.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
company will spend more money next
year on construction and equipment
than it did in 1908. The amount set
aside this year was 100000. The
OFFICERS of the company are now en-
gagged In making estimates for the
work. While not all the superintend-
ents have made their reports, it is
understood that the construction and
equipment account for 1904 is now
above $1O,0O0,OO0. In the last year
more than $5,000,000 has been spent
in maintaining the physical condition
of the road and making such improve
ments as will add greatly to it's facili-
ties. -