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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

lowing IL advice from the Kansas exl
pertinent station on the manner Of
growing them
The best soil is rich, sandy loan,
as free as possible from weeds. A well
cultivated field of sandy loan that has
been well manured with stable man.
ure for several years will grow good
onions. Onions should never be put
in a soil that Is foul or that has been
too recently fertilized with barnyard
manure unless the manure has been
we'll rotted. Ground that is intended
for onions this year should be plowed
very early in the spring and disked
later. The ground should be well cul-
tivated just before the onions are put
on the land.
There are two methods OF sowing
seed. The old way was to SOW in
drills in the field as you would peas OF
other garden crops. After this the
fight with the weeds was sure to dis
gust the cultivator of onions. In the
end we had sacrificed many Of the
plants in trying to kill the weeds and
of course had q very poor stand for
onions. During the past few years the
cultivators of onions for commercial
purposes have been growing theiI
onions in hotbeds and then planting
them out in the field. Some of the ad.
vantages of this method are: (a) The
crop natures earlier; the seeds may
be sown in the hotbeds in February
OBJ the onion transplants with as mucf
case as any of the garden plants; tcl
IL materially increases the yield, be
cause of the more even stand and be
cause of the choice of the better seed
iings for the row, where II we allowed
them to grow in drills, the stronge
ones are liable to come up too neai
together to allow them to grow, ant
many of the best plants are destroyed
while the weaker ones grow up wher'
we want the stronger ones; (d) it doe
away with the task Of wedding, thu
making the production cheaper. b!
actual experimentation it has beel
found that the cost of maturing tn
crcp when trapsplanted is somewha
less than when the seeds are sown IL
drills in the feld.-Connecticut Far
mer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Hog Notes.

One of the best grains for growing
swine is oats.
Let the nest be elevated above the
level of the pen.
The hogs should have ashes or char
coal at their disposal, also clean water
at all times.
II is best to have two pens for the
brood sow-one for feeding and one
for sleeping.
Potatoes should always be cooked
and mixed with bran into thick pud-
ding before being fed to swine.
Give the hogs only the amount of
feed that they will eat up clean. Any
more than this is sure to be wasted.
All grains fed to hogs had best be
soaked twelve hours before being fed.
especially is this necessary with bar
ley, peas and corn.
All changes of feeding should be
brought about gradually When first
in off pasture give bran and mill stuffs
gradually working in corn and other
concentrates.
Glover and sKim-milk pigs can be
hardened for market by ration OF
corn. barley, wheat or rye. When q
predominance Of lean meat is desired
lavor should be given the last three
grains.
When weaving Hitter, take only the
strongest away at first, then a few
more. and so on, SO that the SOW is
gradually dried off. BY this method
the SOW may be saved much suffering
and the weaker pigs given q sood
start
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
AwGPEER|R4Eyg44 E|R4y
Pigeon Raising.

Profitable pigeon raising depends
upon securing the right kind Of stock,
careful attention and proper manage
ment. Homing pigeons and Dragons
are regarded as the best breeds,
while a cross between the two Is also
favorably mentioned. A large house
is better and more economical Than
several small ones, but In no case
should accommodate more than zoe
pairs. Pigeons require feed twice Q
day, the best sorts being cracked corn
red wheat, Kaffir corn, millet, peas
hemp and rice. The importance oi
varying the diet is insisted upon, as
well as plenty of pure water for drink
ing and bathing and attention to the
sanitary condition Of houses, nests
and yards.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

this week, is one of the most promising
Of the newer sorts which has been
fairly treated.
On the grounds Of the writer 1t did
not produce the results claimed for it
by the introducers, yet had sufficient
merit to warrant further and more
extended trials. The heads are large
and solid, crisp and tender, while the
plant stands the heat of summer WELL
thus greatly extending the season. One
Of the peculiarlties of the variety is
the tufted leaves and these, with the
large and solid head, makes the varie-
ty exceedingly attractive to offer on
the market.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
TREATMENT OF HEDGES.

When the hedge plants begin to die
out the cause may sometimes be traced
to lack Of plant food. There is consid-
cradle wood removed from hedge
plants every year when the hedges are
trimmed. and this annual loss cannot
be sustained by the plants unless they
are assisted. Apply wood ashes freely
every fall and early spring.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Exposure Of Manure.

When the open barnyard Is also the
manure heap there is large surface
of the manure exposed to the air. 1t is
true that many farmers use good judg-
ment in keeping the barnyard well sup
piled with straw and cornstalks, but
each should have q separate receptacle
for the fresh manure from the stalls.
thrown out upon the litter of the barn
yard the whole becomes trampled and
mixed by the feet of the cattle, thus
making more manure by adding the
absorbent materials known as litter
Such is not the case, however, as the
mixture of the two materials--litter
and manure-cannot possibly add any
thing additional to the whole. The
proper plan is not to wait for the cat
tie to trample the stalks and straw,
but to shred the stalks and cut the
straw, using the clean materials as
bedding, and then add such litter and
manure to the heap, collecting all man
ure that falls in the barnyard, If pos
sible daily, thus throwing everything
on the heap. If the barnyard must be
Uttered it must be done in a manner
to allow OF raking up the litter at any
time and using it on the heap. The IL
quid manure should never flow into the
barnyard, as the first rain that comes
will carry 1t away, or the heat OF the
sun with decompose it, but as fast as
it can be done all materials should go
ON the heap and the heap tramped
and compacted into as solid mass as
possible, the manure kept under cover
and every precaution taken to have
the litter fine, using also dry earth, II
necessary. philadelphia Record.
Growing Onions.
Onions have proved an extremely
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
GIANT GLACIER LETTUCN

There is considerable profit " grow
Ing lettuce for market when one can
produce heads of large size which are
solid and if located near large town
or city. If the location is near a small
town it will hardly pay to give much
more space to lettuce than is required
to produce that needed for the home.
table. The Giant Glacier, illustrated
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Russian Fast Days.

Fast days in Russia are numerous.
Besides the ordinary Lenten period.
which. however, in Russia lasts forty
eight days instead of forty. they have
three shorter periods of fasting-one
Of nineteen days in June. one of four
teen days in August and another ef
thirty-three days in November and De
cember. There are in addition thres
single days OF fasting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
The
Point,
Of View.
SSS$$S$$S$$$ST3S
BY Mabel Crcn.se Jones.

II \ you Jim?" And Ruth sur
o "a o veyed her brother keeniy.
n1oN whats the use of fib-
blng to me?' she demand
ed with sisterly frankness. Some
things gone wrong, / can see that
clearly enough. Any trouble at the
office?"
"No."
SWELL" impatiently. "what is it,
then? You always tell me things in
the end, so you might as well go ahead
and save me the trouble of dragging
1t from you"
Jim stared moodily out of the win
dow and vouchsafed no reply.
you've not quarrelled with Clarice
tave you?"
A swift change in her brothers face
told Ruth that she had touched on the
truth, and she followed up her advan-
tage promptly.
''That is it, know. Now what was
the fuss about?'
"There was no fuss and no quarrel,
my bupleHt sister, OuIy-
$50 on, dor'
'T made a trlhing error when /
supposed she cared for me, that was
oil"
''Are you crazy, Jim? I am sure
that Clarice cares for you. Don't
5ump at conclusions"
II didn't jump at any conclusions,
assure you. / asked her to marry me,
and she fatty refused"
'But why? why? why?" Ruth asked
In honest bewilderment II know
something of girls, and / am positive
that Clarice cares for you"
81 had sometimes entertained such
an idea myself, but you see that we
both made a slight mistake"
Don't be SO maddening, Jim, dear;
tell me all she said. / am awfully
sorry for you, but i cannot help feel
ing that there is q mistake some
where"
'Not much chance for It," Jim Ruth
erford said grlmly; "she had fifty un
answerable arguments against mar
riage. She liked me, she was good
enough to say, but she did not dart
try the trials and tribulations of do
mestic life with any man. Servants
were always leaving on q moments no
tice, and generally, too, when the mis-
fress was i'll. She had seen so many
men act like brutes on such occasions
that she had not the courage to fac,
It I tried TO laugh her out of tn,
mood. told her to ask you if ! di,
not behave like an angel in all crises
6f that kind. SRsS6<s1fssS7
lyon really do" Ruth interposei
warmly
v Jim nodded his thanks and then re
Bumed his story with discourage,
air.
'It was all no use, for Clarice sal
that she had observed that mems na
tures changed after marriage, and tina
some who had been models of courtes
TO their mothers and sisters were tn
embodiments of selfishness and incoI
slderateness toward their wives"
"Well, of all things'
r-'Oh, there was lots more of 1t, to-
nnd she was in deadly earnest.
never saw her in such q mood. ha
a good business, but i was not ricl
and ] would probably expect her
run the house and dress herself, to
on about five dollars a week Isut
q say" breaking of suddenly with
pathetic appeal in his voice, ''what
you suppose made her talk so?"
II haven't the least idea. I've n
neen Clarlce for three or four days, b
3 cannot see how she could have Z
eered SO radically in SO short tim
4 an going to see her. though, befo
4 am an hour Older and fnd out t
truth"
= don't suppose that there u an
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Size of the Sun.

II the sun were hollow it could hold
100000 globes the size of our EARTH.
and an eye capable of viewing 10000
square miles an hour would require
$1,000 years to see all its surface.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
The Art Of Asking Questions
BY Bernard shaw

Mn not questions" the Of social advice which
youth the dull
est fellow in the world He had better ASK too than too
@ - @
@&m
%
thies which essential
quality
beating
which ueor motive 1t foundou scheme which makes
Anything guard
fall into resolve shall be the me suspicion kills confidence
dislike
really intended reflect his character Some
Strings meaningless questions poured out by those who pretend an in
anything
unerce
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

gathered long tables all up and down the big playing checkers
little
reading with careful thought selecting books small
library.
director contest with another
intellectual alphabet of desires
stands American History Authors Readings instead
Athletics
still that those
be commanded school the daytime invited
to
and etsam population tired indifferent spend the
until
mischief
that should have left
with condition
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

will rhapsodize philosophers will phiosophze
the fortunate
fall at the
some oman n their ideal.
wonans quality sympathy The
womanly quality
into
the time being finally
andco to consolation
qualities
N Journal,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Louisiana Purchase and the
Territory It Brought
BY Noah Brooks

the Louisiana Purchase the
all territory north
rtythd degree latitude eastward to the Miss-
northward the undeer-
of the acquired might
n District with its
O The cession the
until March TO-
cession the Spanish
OF the United
q simple
BY
Of
Indian Territory
active agents
of
Of not important
mighty
purchase the possibilities of developing from the republic
activity ill the wide which
gratitude bids
build
this rhcent transformation possible
How We Bought the Great West" IN scrlbner'G
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
The Sympathetic Woman
Ey Beatrice Fairfax

HEN describes the quality he most admires in woman
he paints vivid word picture of particular woman anu
puts mpressionist background of in general
often becomes conscious of the quality only after he
has learned know and love the and he is quite
likely TO love other for totally different
quality.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08
Evening Play-Centres
, The New York Board Of EducatiOn's Experi-
ments in Recreation - - - - -
BY Alice Katharine FalIOws

New Board Education has already begun the
pertinent with number of evening paycentres for
girls and boys in the ample Easements of school
buildings that used to stand idle while the street taught its
lessons Pushing the door into of these paycen
the visitor composite rush of sound like the
Of the ocean, confronted kaleidoscope of humanity
which gradually resolves itself in the figures long and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-08

Growing Onions.
Onions have proved an extremely
profitable crop in many sections. Fol-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

spected our rights in that strip Of land
which Colombia considers as divine
bequest for the innocent use Of the
American family of states, and finally
because the government of the United
States. invoking and putting into prac-
tice the right of might. has taken
from US by bloodless conquest, but by
conquest nevertheless, the most i'm
portant part of the national territory.
I'm this crisis of the life Of my
country, as unlocked for as it is terri
BILE, Colombia rests its most comfort
Ing hopes in the sentiments of JUS
tice which animate the government Of
your excellency, and confidently trusts
that that government which has so
many times surprised the world by its
wisdom will on this occasion astonish
it by its example" General Reyes
then proposes that the controversy be
submitted to The Hague tribunal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
NO REFERENCE TO THE HAGUE
Reyes Asks That His Note BE Made Pub
lie, and Gives His Reasons.

Reyes Asks That His Note he Made Pub
I. lie, and Gives His Reasons.
The secretary then offers our good
Offices to make peace between Colon
bia and Panama. and dismisses
the proposal to refer the mat
ter to The Hague tribunal with
the statement that this government
perceives no occasion, and that the
questions are political, which are not
dealt with that way by nations.
Under date of Jan. 8 General Reyes
submits another note to Secretary Hay,
in which a repetition is made of the
position of the Colombian government
under the treaty of 1916. and it is re-
quested that the first note of General
Reyes be made public. General Reyes
ADDS: "Inasmuch as official charges
have been made against my country
in the document sent to the senate, I
give notice to your excellency In reply
to those charges will publish my note
Of the 23rd of December and the pres
ent one"
Replying to this on Jan. 8 Secretary
Hay says that he will not for mo-
ment accept the imputation of un-
friendly motives or sentiments on the
part of this country toward Colombia,
and even If Colombia should persist
in assuming a hostile attitude toward
Us 1t will only be after the most care
full deli5eration, and with extreme re-
uctance, that this government would
shape its course I'm accordance with the
deplorable conditions thus created. y
Two more notes were exchanged,
Hays last stating that there is no rea-
son to reconsider the attitude OF the
United States az heretofore set forth,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
Noonan Couldn't Tell Him.
STILL FOR THE IOWA IDEA
Gov. Cummins will Try to Have 1t Incor-
porated In the Republican Ma
| tional Platform.

Washington, Jan. 10. Governor
Cummins, of Iowa, has arrived in
Washington and will remain until to-
morrow. He said he was here on busi-
ness and not politics. Governor Cum
mins said that he is still for what
is popularity known as the Iowa
idea" in the treatment of the tariff
question, and expects to be dele
gate to the national Republican con-
vention.
He said he will makean effort to have
the Iowa idea" Incorporated in the
Republican platform. While In Wash
ington the governor says he expects to
Gallon President Roosevelt, although he
declares the visit is to pay his re-
spects and not for the purpose of dis
cussing political matters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
THERE WAS ERROR" ABROAD
So a Christian Science Patient Died of the
Pneumonia-Casea at st.
Louis.

ST. Louis, Jan. 20. Mrs. ]. C..
Appel. a Christian Science healer. has
been arrested on the charge of criminal
carelessness and held accountable for
the death of Mrs. William II. Davis,
who died while under her treatment
According to the verdict of Deputy
Coroner Boogher Mrs. Davis died from
pneumonia.
Mrs. w. c. Punt, the mother of Mrs.
Davis, was arrested with Mrs. Appel,
and held as an accessory. According
to the testimony of Mrs. Appel at the
inquest she had been giving Mrs. Davis
absent treatment" and attributed her
death to the hostility of the husband,
who opposed Christian Science.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21

canned, which he arranged on his desk
as ocular evidence to members for the
necessity of pure food legislation. In
bringing these samples into the house
he dropped bottle of olive oil on the
marble floor of the lobby.
Immediately General Bingham, of
Pennsylvania, the father of the
house." came along the corridor and
slipped on the spot where the oil had
spread over the floor. His feet went
out from under him and he fel, heavily
The general was helped TO his COM
mittee, room where it was found that
he was not injured. In the meantime
Chairman Cooper, of the insular affairs
committee, endeavored to navigate the
oiled marble with like result. Cooper
was lamed by his fall. BY that time
officers of the house roped off the dan
gerous spot until the oil was wiped up.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
SUMMARY OF HAYS REPLY
Follows the Presidents Me sage in Its
Argument for Uncle Sam.

Follows the Presidents Me sage in Its
Argument for Uncle Sam.
Secretary Hay replied to this note
under date of Jan. 5. He says that
the government has carefully consid-
cred the grave complaints made, and
assures General Reyes of our most
friendly sentiments for the government
and people of Colombia. The questions
submitted, he says, can be considered
only in the light of accomplished facts,
of which one is that the republic OF
Panama has become a member Of the
family Of nations. The department
has read with SURPRISE" Hay COM
ments, 'your repetition of gross i'm
putations upon the conduct and mo-
tives of this government, which are
said to have appeared in reputable
American newspapers" Hay reviews
in detail. first, the necessity Of a
waterway connecting the two oceans,
and secondly, all the legislative and
diplomatic procedure which has taken
place to secure that end.
Secretary Hay says the United States
had faithfully borne during the long
period since the treaty of 1916 was
completed the full burden of its re-
sponsib;hties. Meanwhile, he CON
tinues 1.-The great design of the treaty
of 1916 remained unfulfilled, and In
the end it became apparent. as. has
heretofore been shown, that it could
be fulfilled only by the construction
of canal by the government Of the
United States.
by reason OF the action of the gov.
ernment at Bogota in repudiating the
Hay-Herran convention, and of the
views and intentions disclosed in con
nection with that reputation. the gov
ernment was confronted when the rev
olution at Panama took place with the
alternative of either abandoning the
chief benefit which 1t expected and
was entitled to derive from the trea ty
Of 1916. or of resorting to measures
the necessity Of which it could con
template only. with regret.
The rights and interests of the Unit
ed States and the whole civilized world
were at stake = Colombian opposing
those rights and interests and Panama
standing for them. Compelled to
choose between these twoalternatiyes,'
says Hay, 1.-The government of the
United States. in no wise responsible
for the situation that had arisen, did
not hesitate. 1t recognized the inde-
pendence of the republic Of Panama
and upon its judgment and action in
the emergency the powers of the world
have set the seal of their approval"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
TREATY. SURE TO WIN
Democratic Senators Look i'm
Vain for Plan TO Dish the
Panama Pact.
CABINET LOOKING FOR DELAY
Because of Senate Amendments.
Mann Oils a Marble Floor with
Disastrous Results.

london, Jan. 20.-The Port Arthur
correspondent of The Daily Mail cables
that he has had an interview with Ad-
miral Alexieff, the Russian viceroy i'm
the Far East, who spoke hopefully Of
the possibility of arranging a modus vi
vendi with Japan. The viceroy then
referred the correspondent to his diplo-
matte agent, NJ. Planchon, who en-
phasized the impossibility of Russia's
evacuation of Manchuria, and said:
Orders were given six months ago to
evacuate New Chwang and Manchuria,
provided the Chinese would agree to
simple terms; but owing to theintrigues
of the japanese minister with the wal
WI pu Chinese foreign board) these
Gers were countermanied."
Has a Russian Monroe Doctrine.
Plancon declared that the action Of
the United States i'm making a CONNER
cital treaty with China without Russia's
consent under the existing circum-
stances was unfriendly and undiplo-
matte. Russia, he said, would not
open or allow coDsuls at Mukden and
Antung under the present regime. If
Japan wanted Korea, Russia, NJ. Plan
other powers allowed it, and he added:
Did We Upset AIexleff?
Russia did not ask Japan's consent
to occupy Manchuria. neither was it
necessary for Japan TO seek Russia's
permission to establish a protectorate
in Korea" NJ. Plancon concluded by
saying that the United States and 9TH
er nations were more interested i'm the
situation than was Russia. The CORE
spondent adds that the action of the
United States government had quite
Upset Viceroy Alexieff's calculations.
"Explaining the Russian Retreat"
The German newspapers this morn
ing appear to he paving the way to ex-
plain the Russian retreat in the nego-
tiations with Japan, and in all the capi-
a peaceful issue in the Far East In
dispatch from Toxic the correspond
ent there of The Daily Mail reports
that long conference Of the Japanese
cabinet was held, and that the emperor
is receiving the ministers of finance
and marine and the naval chiefs.
kurino Hears Something.
The correspondent says he has
learned that Mr.. Kurino. Japanese min
lister at ST. Petersburg, has sert in a
confidential report in which he says
that at recent secret meeting Of the
Russian grand dukes and the minis
ters. War Minister Kuroratkin and
someof his colleagues declared in favor
of peace.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-21
Senate and House i'm Brief.

Washington, Jan. 20. = The senate
required less than a minute to dis
pose of the motion to refer to the
committee on postoffices the various
resolutions looking to an investigation
of the postoffice department. 1t was
adopted. After the passage of a half
dozen bills Of no general Importance
the senate returned to consideration
of the Panama question, Queries speak
ing on the Republican side and Patter-
son in opposition. An executive ses-
sion was held.
The house considered the Hepburn
pure food bill, but did not complete it..