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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
Ti5etan Military Discipline.

We hear, too, of an abbot coming
at one place TO sec Colonel Younghus-
band in order To apologize for the con
duct of his monks In Joining a recent
attack upon the British. They had
no business To fight at all, he said. but
they had been cCgcd on to do so from
Lhasa. He had admonished them as
superior should; he had had them
beaten! Not FOR Ions time has there
been anything more comical in the
history of war and diplomacy. The
monks of a Tibctan monastery are
soldiers, somewhat like the old-time
Knights Templar. and, Ike them, no
doubt they prefer fighting to praying.
There is only the abbots word for the
second whipping which his holy
knights received, and Colonel Young
husband Is too good an OriCntalist TO
believe all he Is told. Hut he was so
pleased with the abbot that he remit
ted the fine of grain imposed upon his
monastery and allowed the old man to
go back happy to his praying-wheel.
What will next happen in such a
country. no ono can forcscc. There
came news later from the long-delay-
Ing Chinese Amhan that he was on his
way, as he had been Tor six months,
and that the DalaiLama. at last ris-
ing to the necessity of the occasion.
had provided him with transport
betting his rank. Certainly, In the
end, the Dalai.Lama. or those who act
for him, will so to any extreme TO
keep the expedition away from I4hasa
itself. 1t is equally certain that the
expedition will reach the city--or has
reached it.--World's Work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19

The advent Of the telephone into the
rural districts might have been
expected to introduce an element of
freshness and variety into the monot-
pny of farm life. But some of the uses
to which this instrument has been
adapted by ingenious farm women
surely 90 beyond the plcasantcst antic-
ipations OF its inventor.
In many of the counties of the middle
West the telephone has become SO pop
ular that there is one in almost every
farmhouse. Many incidents attest the
ndaptabllity of the instrument TO the
varied needs OF country life. One old
lady of wcll-known sociability was
found by Il chance caller sitting
pleasantly at her knitting, and wear
ing what ut first appeared 10 he some
curious headgear. but what, on Il closer
view. was seen to he the telephone re-
ccivcr fixed to her head by an old hat
band. All the telephone subscribers
on the road were on n single line and
the old lady's ear was "hitchcd' TO
all the private news Of the countryside.
In another instance young mother,
finding it necessary to go TO neigh
boring farm on household business.
took down the receiver and laid IL near
her sleeping infant, and requested
Central" to Ring me up at Mrs.
Halls II YOU hear the baby cry
y physician, making country call.
found himself in want of something he
had left in town. lie went 20 the
farmers telephone TO request that it
he sent TO HON. AS lie did so the un.
mistakable click of receiver hooks
could be heard all along the line. In
closing his conversation the doctor said:
Now you may all hang up your re-
cpiyprs -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
Act as n You Were Broke.

A Pittsburgcr who has made more
than a little money Ivy thrift and fore
sight has a friend who has many
dreams, but all of them turn out base
less, says the Plttsburg Gazette.
Among his friends weakness is
playing the ponies" and he has more
systems of doing the boOkies than
any one else in the city. The fact that
the bookies keep right on in the busi-
ness does not seem TO discourage him
at all.
Each time he goes broke it is his
habit TO call on his rich friend and
make touch. explaining that he has
a new plan, which will enable him 10
repay all he has borrowed" and have
something left besides.
Not very long ago he went TO his
friends Office and explained that he
was ON the inside OF the races at Hot
Springs, and II he could secure 500
was sure of making il increase at an
alarming gait. He secured $500 and
departed for the health Mecca. Three
days later, on a Saturday afternoon,
came telegram. saying: Il am broke.
how shall | act?"
The prosperous friend took until
Monday morning to think ont the ap-
propriate answer. Then he wired:
Act as If you were broke
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19

Farm wages and the cost of living
in "Merrie England" Of 800 years ago
present m interesting and suggestive
subject for reflection. DIR. w. !. Rolfe.
in an article In the April 9TH issue Of
the Youths Companion, entitled "A
Warwickshirc Farmer in Shakcspcare's
Day." says: I'm 1894 Il laborer got
fourpcnce day, with meat and drink,
or elghtpence to tenpence, finding him
self. Mowers got cightpence with food
or fourtecnpencc without it; rcapers,
slxpence or twelvepence. In 1852 a
capon cost slSpence, calf five shil.
lings, firlsin of butter seven shillings
sevenpence, n cock (for fighting) four
pence, a pullet threepence. In 1888
milch COW cost thirty shilllngs, a
bullock seven shillings, a calf five shil-
lings, six horses seven pounds, pork
ling twenty -eightpence. The prices of
other farm stock and produce We're on
the same scale. If wages were low,
the cost Of living was proportionateIy
low, and the fare of the laboring
classes was more plentiful than often
In more recent times. Progressive
Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
How TO Get to Sleep.

Nervous people who are troubled
With wakefulness and cxcita5ility
have usually strong tendency oi
blood TO the brain, with cold extrem-
.ties. The pressure OF blood on III"
brain keeps it in a stimulated g;
wakeful state, and the pulsations In
che head are often painful. If these
symptoms occur in your case, you
should rise and chafe the body ana
extremities with rough towel, or ruu
smartly with the hands to promote
circulation and withdraw the exces-
sive amount OF blood from the brain,
after which you will probably fall
asleep in a few minutes. A cold bath.
or a sponge bath and rubbing, or a
rapid walk in tho open air. or going
up and dowJ stairs few times before
retiring, giH aid in equalizing tho
articulation and promoting sleep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
Word. Old Mare under.tood.

1T is a queer thing the way animals
will learn the meaning of certain
words" said Mr. w. T. Reeves. Of Lit.
tle Rock.
II remember as a boy certain old
gray mare that belonged 10 our fam
sly, which one OF my older brothers
had ridden the whole time OF his SER
vice in the Confederate army. She
was a magnificent saddle animal art.
ordinarily as gentle as a lamb, but II
anyone ventured to say, when on her
hack, Look out. the Yankees are COM
ing!' she would proceed to bolt at the
very top of her speed, as though ter
ror-stricken. and 1t was dificult
thing 20 quiet her down. ] suppose
the words had in some way been
borne in upon her equine intelli-
gence during the conflict and they
must have had some frightful mean
ing. Once l addressed them to her
10 my sorrow, for, suddenly wheeling,
she left the road and plunged into z
ahick piece of woodland, with the re-
suit that projecting limb knocked
me senseless to the ground, After that
when astride OF the old mare stu
dbously avoided all reference 20 the
Yankees. s.'--Washington Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
THINNING; FRUIT.

The advisablit, Of thinning fruit Is
coming 20 he recognized by larger
number of fruit growers every year
and is more largely practiccd than ever
before. IT has not been very long
since thinning was resorted to only
when extra fine specimens of fruit were
wanted for exhibition. The idea Of
thinning from purely commercial
standpoint is comparatively recent
one, and even at the present time its
practicabllity is often questioned.
while not few still maintain that II
is loss Of time and money 10 thin
tie crop.
That il is quite an undertaking. cspc.
cially in large orchard, must be adj
mitted. and yet we are inclined 10
think that if iudiciously followed, its
benefits will certainly be revealed and
that in the end It's practice will place
the figures on the right side Of the led
ger.
Thinning may not be resorted to
every year and there are shy bearing
varieties which probably would re.
'ihilt W. hli'I'luu III lllls llllt dl dlis
but cn the other hand there are years
and varieties which should be given
attention along This line. For few
moments let us notice some Of the
good results which are to be had from
the practice of this method.
In the FIRST place, il is Il protection
10 The tree. Every orchardist in the
State has no doubt been the loser OF
n fine tree simply because he has neg
lccted TO sec that it was not carrying
too large a load. fhis loss may have
occurred from a heavy wind storm
which broke The tree down. when, If
It had not been supporting such load
of fruit it would have withstood the
storm without injury. Or perhaps the
entire tree was not destroyed, but n
branch or two was broken when. with
Il little attention. all of the damage
might have been prevented. But
there is another phase of this protec.
ton 10 the tree which we arc not so
apt to observe simply because its re.
suits are longer in coming. We refer
10 the lcsscned vitality and premature
death of the tree from oycrbearing,-
Michigan FarmeI.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
!. GOOD SwARD.

with good pliable or rich loamy
soil. IL will always he n comparatively
easy matter 20 produce a good sward,
II we select the right kinds Of seeds.
For an acre, five bushels of n mixture
Of red Top. crested dogs tail, Kentucky
hluc grass ana Rhode Island bent
grass. is good. II not convenient TO
obtain all thcss, either is good alone.
Ny first choice would he red top. the
second Rhode Island bent grass. After
sowing and brushing in tho seed, it is
well 20 sow good quantity of some
fertilizer that contains ammonia, and
then roll the ground with a good
weight roller. When tho grass attans
the proper height 10 cut. I would cut
the first time with very kccnedged
scythc: after tho first cutting use the
lawn mower one with cylinder driving
wheel preferred, that the ground may
he kept smooth. At the approach OF
winter cover With n good thick coating
of straw manure from The horse barr,
raking of the straw in the spring and
leaving the finer particles of manure on
the ground.--F. II. Sweet, in The Epi-
tomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
USES roR OLD sHora.

when our shoes are discarded as
"really too bad for anything" they
have by no means finished their
course Of usefulness. The second.
hand dealer. perhaps, buys them up
and, after rcnovating them 10 the
best OF his power, sells them again
TO some poor person.
When finally discarded MS footgcar
they still have future. They come
into the hands OF the rag dealers.
and by them they are sold TO fac.
tories, where the leather they con
tain is submitted to various processes
TIL II gradually froms material re.
sembling in appearance morocco
leather.
Upon this designs are stamped and
handsome wall papers, coverings for
trunks and other articles are made
from It. Fact is oftencr stranger
than fiction, and II is sober fact that
many a handsomely furnished libra
ry and dining room has its walls GOV.
cred with a costly and beautiful leath
er paper which was made from old
shoes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
Buduet Of Mssims.

Rather than say nothing, men are
content to speak i'll of themselves.
A proud man can never be a loser
no, not even when he renounccs his
pride.
1t is much less for mans honor
to distrust his friends than to be de-
ceived by them.
Few people have the wisdom 10
like reproofs that would do them good
better than praises that do them hurt.
1t is with true love. so with ghosts
and apparitions, thing that every
body talks of and scarce anybody hath
seen.
The most disintorested love is, after
all, but n kind of bargain in which
the dear love of our own selves al
ways proposes TO be the gamer some
way or other.-Rochcioucauld.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
WOMEN AWAKEN EASIER.
Tho D.ncuities OF the Hotel clerk IN
Rousinr Men.

1T is immeasurably harder TO awak-
on mon in the morning than IL is wo-
men" George W. Collins. botel pro-
prictor. informs me. "A Tap or two
at woman's door in the morning is
sufficient. No matter how late she
may have retired, no matter how cN-
hausted she may have been, 10 matter
how faint the YES in answer TO the
knock, that comes from the bed, you
can bank on IL that within q hale hour
or so that woman will walk into the
dining room bright-eycd and cheerful;
but with a maxwell. it's different
"a man may leave call for o'clock
in the morning with the warning that
he must be M at that hour. A few
minutes before you detail hoy for
the purpose and tell him not 10 stop
pounding until the man awakcs.
Tho room may he on the top floor. but
you can hear the thump, thump,
thump on the door way down in the
office. Docs the man wake with a
faint yes and scramble out of bed?
Not hc The boy knocks until his
Nhu'hits diN G'its NhA 'hNH Hu''oN''s
stcntorian voice roars from the
room. Yes. yes. what in blazcs is the
matter with YOU? DO you think Pm
dead? The boy retlres, turns in his
report at the office and goes TO ease
his hand in cold water.
Three hours later swollen-cyed
individual with wrinkles in his brow
walks up TO the desk. 4 thought l
left n call here for o'clock in the
morning You did, and tho hcllboy
woke you promptly at g. That's n
little too strong is the answer, and
after you've argued with him for
half an hour you haven't convinced
him that he was actually awakened
as he had ordered. So it goes day
after day. The women get up prompt
ly in response to r call while the men
invariably turn over 10 have another
nap. st. Louis Globc-Domocrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
Genuine Antiaues.

The jealous clerk was trying to per-
suade Mrs. Comstock to buy pair of
antique brass candlestlcks. Madam,
these are genuine old candlesticks. !"
"Well, how am / TO know they areT'
Because you can buy the limitations
anywhere. And ! advise you to snap
these up while you can get them.
There have been SO many limitations
that the demand for the genuine arti-
Gle is falling off, and the manufact-
urers will not make any more antique
ones"
rs that so? Well, / certainly am
fortunate to have seen these before
you sold them. How much are they -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

God but tests where evil tcmpts.
The Lord still cares for the lowly.
No true sermon is an end in itself
A mans mark in the world depends
vn his aim.
No man can put all his character
into his collar.
Winds of passion never yet brought
q vessel into port.
1t is hard warming the soul at a
fireworks display.
The time to break off a bad habit
is before YOU begin.
Many preachers expect 10 unlock
hearts with steel smiles.
There can be no such thing as an
education without ethics.
That for which anything is good
enough is good for nothing.
II is always the other mans track
that looks smoother than our own.
II is hard to comprehend Gods
ways while you are walking in them.
lie is not truly patient who is pre-
pared to suffer only as much as seems
good to himself and cnly from those
whom he himself chooses Thomas a
Kempis.
If you find yourself springing from
your chair and rushing across the
room when there Is no occasion for
hurry, go back and sit down again.
Then get up slowly and walk quietly
and with your shoulders back.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
Y "A ~,
CEMENT TROUGH.

the end OF the trough in llaking, near
the bottom, makes it convenient and
handy 10 move.
II cleats are desiScG, rods of round
iron can be imbeddcd in the grout be-
fore it sets. These prevent hogs from
lying down in the trough and wasting
the contents. After having fashioned
out your trough and put in iron bars
for cleSts, fill fu5 Of water. The ma
terial will set better and your trough
will weal for all time. Troughs of
this kind six feet long are most con-
vcnient and much cheaper than wooden
ones.-J. f. Ssmmon, i'll Farm and
Home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
CEMENT TRouGus FOR HOGS.

When made of wood, troughs for
hogs are more OF less unsatisfactory.
The best and most durable trough can
be made with good cement and coarse,
clean sand IL the proportion of one
bucket Of cement to two buckets oi
sand. Make a temporary frame for
The outside oi Your trough, then pour
IN the lrout material, and with Il
trowcl fashion the inside as you wish.
leave the bottom concavcd on inside
Ike bowl or kettle. The top edges
should he two and opc-half To three
inches thick. \ piece of chain put in
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
StOO Reward. 500.

The readers ofthis paper will I've plessedto
learn that there is Mt least one dreaded dis
"nse that science hus been able 10 cure IN all
itsstases, and that ls Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure ls the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrb being a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is TAX en- inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood md mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building NJ the on
s,itution and assisting nature In doing Its
work. Tho propretors have SO much faith In
IFS curative powers that they offer One Hun
drnd Dollars forany case that II fails to cure.
send for list OF testimonials. Address
r. ]. CBrsEy 4 Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Fills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
Son OF a Samurai.

Admiral Togo was third son ot To
go kichlzaemon. a samurai OF the
clan of Satsuma. and the father gave
him the name of Heihachiro. He
was born at Kogoshima on the four
teenth day OF the tenth moon of the
year OF grace 1857. The gracious
period Of Meiji (Which by interpre.
tat1on means the era of enlightened
reigm began in 1868 A. ID. That
was also the birth date OF the new
Nippon. After the sacred tradition
of samurai family, his mother took
him 10 the shrine OF a guardian diety
and placed him upon the altar as
the Offering 10 his country and TO the
sword. that he might defend the land
Of the gods. Like many another
boy OF a samurai family, his military
training dates back far beyond his
mcmory.-October Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19

Richard Sattler. the publisher OF
Bilse's notorious romance exposing the
scandalous conditions in small Ger
man garrison town, said in Il recent in
terview that about 150 imitators of
Bllse have been rushed into print with
stories containing similar disclosures.
Most of these authors are retired and
embittered officers; many of them send
their manuscripts to him and all Of
them expect to get fabuleusly rich.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
GOOD MILKINa.

Tests at the Storr's Experiment Sta
lion show concIusively that the amount
Of milk given by the cows and the
purity Of the product both depend upon
the method adopted nv the mixer. One
young man, wliU said he could milk.
was given charge of the milking Of
six cows. Al The end Of week the
quantity showed shrinkage of twelve
per cent. In another experiment, in
which five boys, previously taught as
TO proper methods, were tested as
mixers, four increased the flow seven,
ten, tcn and five per cent, respectively.
The following instructions in regard 10
milking are IN use al the station:
The mixer should milk regularly.
thoroughly ana quietly. lie should
wear clean clothes wash his hands be-
fore beginning 10 milk, anG never wet
them while milking. The COW should
be brushed before being MIXED, and
her flank and udder wiped with II
damp cloth ia order 10 minimize, as
far as possible, the number of bacteria
floating about in the vicinity Of the
pail. and likely 10 get into the milk.
10 tht same end, the foremilk should
be rejected. and the milking done into
covered pals, with strainers arranged
for the milk 10 pass through. Reject.
Ing the Grst few spurts of milk from
the teat removes the milk containing
Objectionable germs. The cleaner the
milking is done the fewer the germs
Massachusetts PloughmGn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
spinnina Bee in Maine.

The Martha Washington Benevolent
society of Deer Isle met at Sunset the
other day for its annual spinning bee.
Old-fashioned spinning wheels were
In actual use. Among tho exhibits
was n quilt presented to the society
for the benefit OF the library, made by
Aunt Salome Sellers, who is now near
ly 104 years old--Kennebec journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
THE CHICKENS rood.

Too much ground food is not bene-
fetal 10 fowls. They have no teeth,
the work of preparing the food being
done hy the sizzard. which must be
made 10 10 duty or the birds will not
thrive. Ground or soft food will an.
swer for an occasional mcss. but the
proper foods arc hard grains, which
the fowls prefer to grind for them
selves through the agency cf the :iz-
Hgrd.
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jSySssyyS5S@SsSySSSSv /
FARM TOPICS. |
ALFALFA is VALUABLE.

Alfalfa Is valuable lcgmlnous crop.
Experiments made with IT on the light,
sandy soils of New Jersey demonstrate
that If the seed Is sown in the late
summer or early fall alfalfa can be as
easily grown MS any other grass.
When seeded down In spring it has
failed, MS weeds crowd II out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
CHANGING THE sUNFLowER.

And now the supfowcr has been
taken in charge by the cultlvator and
developer of flowers. Not, however.
with the intention of making II larger,
says the Boston Transcript, for the
size was and always has been satisfac-
tory. No. course quite contrary to
that followed with most flowers So
lected for Improvement has been
adopted, and successful effort 10
make the sunfower a dainty blossom,
almost modest enough TO blush unseen.
has been in operation. No changes IN
color have yet been attempted. and
probably there won't he. though shades
and tones are wonderfully aud charm-
ingly varied. But yellow or some va
ration oft the sunfiower must always
he. Would it be possible. though, to
have 1t fragrant? Actually we believe
IT would. in these days OF flower mira
clcs. And wouldn't fragrant sunhow-
or. one with pronounced fragrance,
not just clean SMELL" be charmer?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
The Longest Fence In the World.

The fence about the Fort Bclknap.
Indian reservation, which is 40 miles
wide and 60 miles long, has been
finished, according to a dispatch from
Helena, Mont. 1t probably is the
longest fence In the world and has
taken years In building. The plan
Is to protect the flocks ard herds Of
the Gros Ventrcs and Assiniboines
from intrusion as we'll as 10 keep
them from straying.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19
THE uNsALABLE ArrLEs.

All apples that are unsuitable for
market should be disposed of in some
manner, as even the sound fruit under
trees will In time rot and contaminate
the ground. Any fruit that can he
utilized should assist in the production
of vinegar or be ovaporated for winter
use.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19

boxes OF this remedy effected com
plete and permanent cure. II suffering
humanity knew the value OF Doan's
Kidney Pills they would use nothing
else, as II is the only positive cure
know"
For sale ny all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19

The fountain of content must spring
up in The mlnd; and he who has so
little Knowledge OF human nature as
to seek happiness by changing nny-
thing but his own disposition. will
waste his life IN fruitlcss efforts and
multiply the grlefs which lie purposes
20 removes Scottish Rcformer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-19

\ Chicago traveller, looking for pas.
time, utilized the wireless tclcgraphy
equipment OF ono Of the ocean liners.
on his return trip TO New York, TO or
der, while he was yet 200 miles at sea.
n coupe 10 meet him at the wharf at q
certain hour.