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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
WHERE TREES caow FAST.
A California Tree Springs UP 40
Feet In fe Months.

A tree which grew nearly 20 feet in
a year and half has just gone from
the experimental station In Santa
Monica Canyon to the Worlds Fair to
show what California can do when In
n hurry for a place In the shn6e.
II Ia variety of eucalyptus. A
small grove of these trees was plant
ed on n shaggy cliff back OF the ex.
perimental station. where II seemed
aS though no tree could grow at all
But the rate at which they have shot
up under skillful attention almost
staggers belief.
II holds the champion long.dlstancc
tree.springing record Of the United
States.
When this particular tree was
about year and half old II meas
urod four inches In diameter. They
had to pull II up for fear II would
break the Santa Monica speed or
dinance.
In order 10 get II safely back 20 the
fair the whole tree was carefully
packed In mossos and soaked cloths
After its ragtime career under Abb
bott Kinney and others the expert
mental station IL now successful
blooming garden.
One OF the interesting features OF
the work is Importing trees from
foreign countries and trying them In
California soil and climatic condi-
tions. First one soil, then another,
rs triod until n congenial one IL found.
One Of the additions to the Cali
fornia tree family thus made IL one
Of the most beautiful trees In the
world--a jacaranda covered with i'm
monse, lilac flowers. The whole
makes an effect of bowildering beau
ty.--Los Angeles Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
Signs That Tell the Girl.

Much of 4 girls nature is betrayed
by the little act OF brushing n spcck
Off mans coat. II she picks Off the
thread, or imaginary bit of lint, very
carefully between the thumb and fore
finger, it is an indisputable sign that
she is woman OF a very practical and
executive character.
On the other hand, II "A girl should
brush the coat lapel of her iiance' very
softly and tenderly with the second
and third finger of her hand in her en-
deavor to remove an invisible spcck,
IL is sure sign that she is more senti-
mental than practical. The man who
marries her will live in n continual at.
mosphere of romance and bad house
keeping.
There is still another type of girl,
who will brush the speck of n mans
coat with a broad sweep of the hand,
In which all the fingers and thumb play
a part. She is in all probability an
athletic girl, who cxcels at tennis. golf
and the links, and who will prove a
high spirited, strong-minded woman
after marriage.
Then again, the girl who puts a flow
or in mans coat with her hand held
jauntily upturned from the wrist, and
the flower held in ;he tips of her fin.
gers. is sure to be something of co.
quette, while the maid who gives you
only the tips of her fingers when she
greets you in the drawing room or pub.
lie street is probably an ambitious girl
Chicago Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
ITS5557Si55ljS5SSSSSSSSSSSS5Sj\
FARM TOPICS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
COSTLY. SEED POTATOES.

The high cost OF some OF the fancy
varieties OF seed potatoes In England
has caused some attention TO he devot-
ed to getting the most from a given
amount OF seed. by taking out each
eye separately and starting in pots, af-
tcrward transplnnting in the field. It
is found not difficult, with careful man.
agement. TO get 100 pounds OF potatoes
from each pound Of seed, and each eye
of the potato generally contains two
to four shoots, and Il is possible after
the eye has sprouted to separate the
shoots, and by careful handling TO pro-
duce plant from each.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
lAoVSEHoLo w.
AlI,' AINTSLn

Never put fruit stained table linen
into hot soapsuds, because 1t will set
the stains.
Fine table linen should be changed
frequently, so that it will not require
hard rubbing, as that wears 1t OIt
more quickly than anything else.
Pumpkins and squashes will gc1er.
ally keep better in garret when the
temperature is above freezing than in
the cellar, where it is very apt to be
too damp.
Always keep cheese well covered in
and tasteless. If the cheese is wrapped
In a cloth saturated with vinegar it
will keep beautifully moist and retain
Its favor longer.
If you wish to avoid streaks when
washing nicely painted floors, begin
at the bottom and wash all the way to
the top Of the door. While the paint
is all wet begin at the top, wash down.
ward and wipe dry at you go. Streaks
are caused by soapy or dirty water
running down over the dry paint.
Willow and rattan furniture may be
renewed in appearance by washing
with stiff brush in warm water and
white soap; then, when the article is
still wet, put it in box which can be
closed tightly and place a small ,quan.
tity Of burning sulphur around the bot
tom Of the box. Allow Il to remain
one-half or three-quarters Of an hour.
Why not keep up writing desk sup
plies just as conscientiously as those
for the pantry? Few households
would get along a week without su-
gar, salt or soap, yet how many letters
are unanswered for the lack of good
pen, stamp, or an envelope. 1t is
not the expense, but lack of thought
that keeps an insufficient or meagre
supply OF the necessary articles on
hand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
On the Value of Fresh Air.

In the museum connected with the
Edinburgh University is an exhibit
that is striking object lesson of the
value of fresh air. A professor has
secured the lungs Of an Eskimo, a
Londoner and coal miner. He has
had them preserved by chemical pro-
cess, and they are now side by side in
4 glass case.
The Eskimo's lungs are pure white,
the Londoner's lungs are dirty
brown, and the miners lungs are Jet
black. The Eskimo has kept his lungs
clean, not because he knew more about
breathing than the Londoner or the
coal miner, but because he lived in a
land Of snow fields and spent his time
IN the open air.--Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
FACT S
FOR SICK WOMEN
TO CONSIDER.

FRsr.-The medicine that holds the
record for the largest number of abso-
lutte cures of female ills is Lydia II.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. IL
regulates and cures diseases of the
female organism as nothing else can.
SEcoND.-The great volume of un-
solicited and grateful testimonials on
hle Mt the Pinkham laboratory ut Lynn,
Mass, many of which are from time to
time published by permission, give alb
solute evidence OF the value OF Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Mrs. Pinkhams advice.
THIRD.--Every ailing woman in the
United States Is asked to accept the
following invitation. 1t Is free, will
bring you health, and may save your
life.
Mrs. Plnkham's Standing Invitation.
Women suffering from any form Of
female weakness are invited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are received,
opened, read and answered by women
only. From symptoms given, your
trouble may be located and the quick
est and surest way OF recovery advised.
Out Of the vast volume Of experience
Mrs. Pinkham probably has the very
knowledge that will help your case.
Surely any woman, rich or poor, Is very
foolish II she does not take advantage
of this generous offer of assistance
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
THE ARGENT HORSE
Traces of . Different Family From That
81 tho Familiar Ones known.


In knowledge, Mr.. II. Lydekker
traces the "Later History OF the
Horse" and cndeavors TO decide be-
tween the alternative theories of its
derivation from those primitive breeds,
when. ms Mr.. Kiplnr says in the Just
SO" stories, the horse followed the dog
In becoming the friend OF man. There
Is, says Mr.. Lydekker. decisive evil
,lcnce OF the existence in Egypt. IN
1900 Il. c., or earlier, of long named
breed OF Arab horse totally unlike the
wild tarpan or the prchStorlc horses
familiar 10 the cave dwcllcrs OF Ia
Madclaine. Such breed must have
been the result either of n long antcce-
dent domcstlcatlon, or must have been
produced from wild species furnished
with n long name and tail. Probably
the former view is correct so far as the
development OF the name and tail IL
concerned, although II is most likely
that the breed traces it's origin 10 spe-
clcs distinct from the tarpan and pre-
historic horse OF western Europe. That
such breed should have been intro
duccd into Germany and Britain in
pre- -Caesarlan tlmes-at all events, In
such numbers MS 10 obliteratc all traces
of crossing with the wild horses which
aboundcd in those countries during
that period 10 him in the high.
est degree improbable; and he there
fore cannot at present see any valid
reason for refusing 10 credit the view
Of Flower that in Palacolithic and Nco-
lithic times the indigenous hog named
wild horses were domcstIcatcd by the
aborigincs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
A BAD HABIT IN COLTS.

1t is very annoying to find colt or
horse with one of his forefeet over the
rope or halter strap when he goes to
the mangcr to cat his food. Yet he
must have a good long strap allowance
made or he cannot lie down without
danger Of choking or hanging himself.
OF course, he must know just what
condition the horses are in before leav-
ing them for the night-give them com.
Portable beds and good feed at night.
If the animal shows tendency TO
throw a foot over the hitchlng strap,
procure a block of solid wood-oak or
something substantial enough 70 be
heavy. Make 1t about one foot long,
by six or seven inches square. Bore
hole through one end and put the
halter strap through an augur hole In
the manger, securing it to the block,
after passing ii through the hole at the
end of the block. Then when the colt
raises his foot he Will strike 1t against
the block and will eventually learn rot
10 raise his feet unnecessarily. Cecil
Abel Todd, in The Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
RAKED SCALLOpS.

Trim the scallops well, after taking
from the shells, thoroughly dry them
and I'LL each with the scallops, but In
rather small pieces. Over each sprln-
kle salt. IL needed, few drops Of lemon
juice, some chopped parsley, and, last
ly, ssme fine bread crumbs, moistened
with melted butter. The scallops
should bake for about twenty minutes
and be served on the shells.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
MILK SOUP.

Use one quart OF new milk. one salt
spoonful Of salt, one saltspoopful OF
powdered cinnamon, one teaspoonful
of granulated sugar: scald all together
for an hour in a pitcher set in kettle
of water; then add the well beaten
yolks of two eggs. Good for delicate
persons and children.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
Taught by Experience.

any experience with signs" says
Farmer Slnglctrcc, sis that in gen.
raj they're either mslcadin' or SUPER
hu's. When | was TO the exposition I
see signs readin', Look out for pick
pockets.' After few days truck with
'em came to the conclusion that they
was fully able TO look out for them
selYes."-CleYelnnl Lender.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
Ton Much Inr Him.

A bachelor one day set the table In
his lonely abode with plates for him
self and an imaginary wife and five
children. lie then Eat down to dine.
and as ho helped himself TO food he
put the same quantity on each OF the
other plates and surveyed tile pros.
pect, at the same time computing the
cost. He IL stili n bachelor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
Fran ce's Navv,

The French naval programme In
sures that In 1908 France will have
twenty-eight battleships, twenty-five
battleship cruisers, thirteen armored
coast guard ships. six first.class
cruisers, fifteen Of the second, and
thirteen of the third class, besides
smaller craft, among which will be
sixty submarines.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
Adopts New Greed.

Union Theological seminary has
practically severed every tie that
bound 1t to the Presbyterian church.
The rejection Of the Westminster
Confession Of Faith and the adoption
of one of its own is little short of
cataclysmal from the Calvinistic
standpoint. and the Briggs affair
pales into insignificance beside 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
MEAT ROLL.

Two cups Of cold chopped meat, one
egg, two cups Of rolled crackers. meat
broth TO make enough dough soft
enough to mold with the hands more
than two cups. Bake IN deep pan.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
A VICTIM Ur LA GRIPPE.

Mrs. Henrietta A. s. Marsh. 760 w.
10th ST., Los Angeles, Cal, President Wo.
mans Benevolent Assn, writesi
81 suffered With Ia grippe for seren
trcehs, aud moth ing I could do or take
helped me untfI ,picd Perund.
81 felt at once that | had at last Sc
cured the right medicine and | kept stead.
ly improving. Within three weeks | was
fully restored, and | am glad that | gave
that truly great remedy a trial. will
never be without it again"
In a letter dated August 81, 1904, Mrs.
Marsh says: Il have never yet heard
the efficacy of Peruna questioned. We
sill use it. | travelled through Ken
tucky and Tennessee three years ago,
where ! found Peruna doing its good
work. Much of it is being used here
also. "-Henrietta A. $. Marsh.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of The
Hauman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Almanac for 1905.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
Russian Oil Tax.

Notwithstanding the large produc-
tion OF petroleum In Russia the use
Of illuminating oil in the country is
small. II has been limited by a tar
OF refined oil. Recently the Baku
refiners have petitioned the Govern
Rent to abolish this tax on refined
oil for home consumption and to sub
stitute for II a tax on all crude oil
production.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

A Swiss clockmakcr has devised watch
which calls out the hours by means ol u
minute Photographic attachment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

There is not a single statue in Lon
don to an Archbishop OF Canterbury
from Thomas a'Becket to Randall
Davidson,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

A number Of motor cars have been
sent to khartoum. which are to be
used for travel across the desert.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

Persia has no distilleries, breweries
or saloons, only homemade wine, and
Il In hard to get drunk there.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

FlTSp,r nansntlyc /. No lt- ornorvoli-
nossafter lrst days use VI Or. Kine's Great
Nerve liestorer, r3tria bo.ticil treatise fres
Dr. n. IA. KLISE, Ltd. JJIArch St Phila., ia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

The snrdinc famine of the coast Of Brit.
tany, which has cstendod over several
years, promises to be rcisved by unusual
catches this year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

Nearly every summer there are
some cases of genuine cholera in ST.
Petersburg. Last summer there were
three.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

1t is possible to repeal law. but
not banana, wisely states the Phiia-
delphia Recorl.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
A ou.r.nts.d curs For piIs..

itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Druggists will refund money il Pazo
Ointment fails to cure in to IA days. SOC.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

Niagara is worth 100000 as
source OF electrical power.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
To Care . Cold In One Dsy

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money il it fails to cure.
L. W. Groves signature is on box. 25c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28

Paris, like London, is deserving the thea
tres for the music halls.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-12-28
EXPERIENCE WITH soUAsHEs.

Previous TO this season the writer
had not tried to raise Hubbard
squashes since he was a boy; then he
was more initiative than now and con-
sidered il essential to follow out in
every detail the practices of an old un,
Gle who raised these excellent squashes.
The Hubbard, We had learned TO as
sumo, was quite refined and selective
in its habits of appropriating and as
similatipg the matter for its growth;
so there were lots of labor involved
in spading out those deep hills and in
enriching the soil with black dirt and
manure. Then the squash bugs and
the borers were likely to cut down the
thriftier vines in all their splendor
and promise. This led the young mind
to the conclusion that the raising of
Hubbard squashes was not only a
grave undertaking, but n rather treach.
erous business as well. But taste OF
stewed squash Is taste that returns
so last spring five cent packet of
seed was bought and planted about
June 10 in vacant corn hills. The vines
made good start, but as the plant.
ing was late and as the corn ground
was to be seeded to wheat, We took
up several vines and transplanted in
potato patch that had been top
dressed with horse manure. This
seemed to prove the ideal habitat, for
the transplanted vines grew right
ahead of those in the corn. Over the
strawy manure they ran, right down
the potato rows, taking root at every
Joint. By August the fruits were set
ting: this was rather late, so we
pinched the tips from the vines and
left but single squash on each. Last
week October 81 We wheeled in our
crop. The squashes from the corn
field were nearly a failure. weighing
from one to four pounds each-the
smallness undoubtedly due TO dry
weather, to hard ground and to hav-
ing been vigorously slighted by fine
growth of corn; those from the potato
patch weighed from four to twenty
pounds. There is a theory advanced
that IL cucumbers and squashes be
grown among certain other vegeta-
bles. viz. beans, beets. etc. they will
not be injured by bugs. We simply
hoped that the corn would hide the
vines. Whatever may have been the
cause, not one of our vines was injured
by bug nor by borer; a neighbors
squash patch nearby was half ruined
by these pests. If you do not know
how to fight bugs and borers. or II you
don't like to, try this simple theory on
a small scale. AS to other methods,
remember that a squash is squash,
whether raised in the midst of sup
posed orthodoxy or whether it smiles
forth broadly from some fence corner
or potato patch.-Geo. p. Williams, in
The Epitomist.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23
NEW ROAD OPENED.

The formal opening of the Louisl-
ana Railway and Navigation Com
pany's new road from Baton Rouge
north has been celebrated. The e., y
officials and a number of citizens,
upon an invitation from the officials
of the railroad company, composed
an excursion party which was carried
ON a special train to Irene, a small
station about fifteen milns north.
The new line passes though a fertile
and beautiful section of country. 1t
was noted that many fields by the
way were white with cotton, The
company has a force of men at work
south through the city toward New
Orleans, and the line will be pushed
on TO that city with all possible dis
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23

The missionaries in China are do
ing everything in their power to cut
an end to the inhuman practice Of
binding the feet of females from in
fancy TO maturity. And, be it SAID
10 the credit of these ~cvilizers, the
custom to-day shows q material
decrease over former times. Here in
this country, from whence 90 the
missionaries, the custom of .crammipo
a number five foot into a number
four shoe is gaining vogue every day.
LII China it is not the practice OF
vanity-it is a time-honored evil.
lParadoxical), but entitled to sympa-
thy.-Nashville American.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23
WOMAN.

Place her among flowers fostor her as
a tender plant, and she is a thing of
fancy, waywardness and sometimes
folly, annoyed by dewdrop, fettered
by the touch of q buttertly's wing, and
ready to faint at the rustic of a bee
tie the zephrys are too rough, the
showers too heavy, and she is over
powered by the perfume of a rosebud.
But let real calamity come TO rouse
her affections, enkindle the fires of
her heart, ond mark her then how
her heart strengthens itself, how
strong is her purpose. Place her in
the heat of battle-give her a child, a
bird-arything she loves or pities, to
protect-and see her In a relative in
stance, raising her white arms as a
shield, as her own-blood crimsons her
upturned forehead, praying for life to
protect the helpless.
Transplant her to the dark places
OF earth, awaken her energies to ac-
ton, and her breath becomes a heal
ing, and her presence a blessing.
She disputes inch by the stride of the
stalking pestilence, when man, the
strong and brave shrinks away pale
aud affrighted. Misfortune haunts
her not she wear away a life of ST.
lent denurance and goes forward with
less timidity than to her bridal. In
prosperity she is a bud full of odors,
waiting but for the winds of ADVERSE
ty to scatter chem abroad-pure
gold; valuable, but untried in the
furnance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23
Pleasant and Most Effective

TJ Chambers. ed. indicator. Liberty.
Texas. writes Dec. %. 1902: with plea.
sure and unsolicited by you, l bear tes-
t:mony to the curative power of Bal
!ard's Horehound Syrup. | have used it
in nay family and can cheerfully affirm
it is the most effective and ~pleasantest
remedy for coughs and colds I have yer
used" 25c. SOC and ST. at Godard's.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23
A Very Close Call.

II stuck t" my engine, although ev-
cry joint ached and every nerve racked
with PAIN" writes C. w. Bethany, a 10
connective fireman, of Burlington, Iowa.
Il was weak and pale without any ap-
petite and all run down, AS | was
ABOUT to give up, | got a bottle of Elec-
trlc Bitters, and after taking it, | felt as
well as ever did in my life" Weak,
slckly, run down people always gain
new life, strength and vigor from their
use. Try them; satisfaction guaranteed.
Price Doc at Godard's drugstore.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, !
Lucas County. (SS

Frank ) Cheney makes oath that be
Is senior partner of the firm of F j
Cheney Il Co., doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case OF CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of
Halls CdtGrrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A d 1856. A W GLEASON.
S} Notary Public.
10y Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
ana mucous surfaces of the system. Send
TOR testimonials. free.
Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23

The local press of Franklin is ask
ing that laws be enacted against the
sale of liquor on Christmas Day, ow-
ing TO the great number of drunken
and noisy men congregate and ''paint
the town red'' at this season.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23
A Vest Pocket Doctor.

Never in the way, no trouble to car
~, easy to take, pleasant and never
1aiIlng ! n results are DeWitt's Little
Early Rlsers. A vial of these little pills
n the vest pocket IS a certain guaran-
tee against headache, biliousness. tor
pid liver and all of the ills resulting
rom constipation. They tonic and
strengthen the liver. Sold at Godard's
drugstore.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23

Paper according to indubitable doc
uments, has been made in China from
time immemoral.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-01-23
NOTICE!

Bids for the parish bridge lumber
for parish of Vermilion for year, A.
d. 1904. are hereby advertised for,
70 be in the hancs of the Police Jury
on or before the second Monday of
February, next. The payment of
said lumber, it shall be understood, is
TO be made from taxes collected from
the wards using the same.
BY order of the Police Jury.
2-5W j. n. WILLIAMS, Clerk.