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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Keeping Bees on a Farm.

It Is a source of wonderment that
more of our farmers do not keep at
least few swarms of bees. Around
them on all sides blossom fields of
clover, the pastures are gilded with
golden rod and the woods studded with
Eastwood.
Unlike other stock, bees require no
special pasturage. They forage upon
that which is unavailable to every
thing else.
Should you broach the subject of
bee-keeping to group of farmers,
nine out of every ten would tell you
that his father or grandfather used to
keep bees, and that he could do any
thing he chose with them. and would
probably conclude ny telling you that
he had often thought of keeping a few
swarms himself, hut had never be-
gun. Now there must be cause.
Nearly every one keeps his hens, and
why should he not keep bees as well.
The plain facts are these; most peo.
pie prefer to go without honey, rather
than run the terrible risk" of being
stung by bees. There are those TO
whom a bee sting Is especially painful.
but for the ordinary person the scare
is more serious than the hurt Even
the Oldest and most experienced bee
keepers do not find the sharp-pointed
tail Of bee" an instrument of pleas
ure. However, the hurt Is only mo-
mentary, and has no lasting effects.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
II Pays to Raise TURKEYS.

The way / handle my turkeys is to
fence in five acres with park fencing
eight feet high; have three acres of
clover sod, and sow two acres to buck.
wheat and oats, mixed together, for the
turkeys to work In. | put fence
suitable to turn COWS from the grain.
then pasture the sod. This amount of
land will feed thirty-fiye old birds and
their young. Each mother bird will
forward ten strong turkeys. | do not
feed my small turkeys anything. If
you wish, give a little millet seed or
small wheat; do not feed soft food,
1t Is not nature. Give plenty of fresh
water daily. By doing as above de-
scribed. they will do well. You want
to build low shed three feet on the
back and four feet In front; close in
back of nests and open in front; set
short posts out in the let, say three
feet high, and spike on poles for roosts.
have had good luck with mine this
year. My turkeys brought me from
S1.75 to $275 per head at Thanksgiving
They were hatched the first of June.
About one month before selling feed
plenty of shelled corn and water.
have not lost one turkey from sick
ness yet. / ain intending to make a
business of it as fast as possible. OF
course have the large turkeys.-James
Thompson, in The Epitomist
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

his ears were able to distinguish be.
tween the noises so that he could dl.
vide the roar of the fire from tn,
throbbing of his own heart, he found
that soft moaning sound came from
the direction of the watching eyes.
In few moments his reasoning
faculties resumed their sway. He
recognized this sound It was fear
deadly fear He felt n real sympathy
for the beast, while he cast an anxious
look toward the outer world.
The fire still burned below him, but
the raging, leaping flames had passed
and now the wind made q rift in the
smoke, and he gathered all his
strength for one more effort to save
his life. Without one preliminary
movement which might startle the
lion, he sprang to his feet and leaped
down the mountain.
Below, in the ravine, the group of
horror stricken men had scarcely
moved. Denis still stood, shrinking
under Cady's vise-like grip. He had
looked once into Cady's face, once imo
those of the men around him.
lie read his fate and knew that he
had nothing to hope for-of mercy
from the one or of assistance from the
other. His face was ashy, and his
teeth had bitten through his lip. from
which the blood ran into his beard.
Cady leaned forward, straining his
eyes TO see through the smoke and
darkness. His breath came hard; the
veins in his forehead were swollen and
almost black.
The smoke lifted for n moment,
showing the blackened mountainside.
Where within an hour had been the
homes of myriads of happy birds and
beasts nothing now remained but des-
olation and dearil. Cady searched the
ground for anything that should move.
with a sound which was like the snarl
of wild beast in pain.
Denis heard the click of a revolver
and shut his eyes. At this moment
Shelley laid his hand on Cady's arm
and pointed upward. Out of the dark
htoo NdillG u ldll
falling, scrambling up again, and COM
ing down the mountain.
Cady's hand involuntarily relaxed
his hold on Denis. The men shouted
and rushed forward, reaching out
their arms, but Denis was the first of
all. He sprang up the hot mountain
side like monster cat, and when "The
Lad" fell fainting toward him, he
caught and held him tenderly, and
would not be assisted by the others,
but carried him down, and laid him.
burned and bleeding, but alive, in his
brothers arms.
Shelley took off his hat and stretched
his hand toward the sunset sky.
Thanks j. to whom thanks are
due"
"Amenw said Cady.-New York
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
A SNAKE STORY,

A man named Snyder, living on the
Cane Run road, in Jefferson County,
Kentucky, was troubled over the mys-
terlous disappearance of about 100 Of
his fine large hens. He guarded his
hen house all one night, shotgun in
hand, but failed to see or hear any
disturbance. The next morning, how
ever, he found that twelve more OF his
fattest hens had disappeared. During
the following day Mr.. Snyder discov-
cred, about half mile from his house,
an enormous snake, eight feet long and
ten inches in diameter with one of his
fat hens still struggling in the snakes
mouth. Mr.. Snyder is reported to
have run TO his house, and returning
with his gun, soon dispatched him.
Mr.. Snyder then made a post-morten
examination and found i'm the snake q
stomach the bodies of seven large
chickens and ten duck eggs. While
he was engaged in counting his chick
ems and eggs which had been appro-
priated by his snakeship he was sud-
denly attacked by twelve other snakes
of equal size. After bravely firing the
remaining load from his shot gun into
his foes, the race for life began. But
Snyder won the race and landed safe
ly at home, and it is supposed that his
good wife drove the pursuing snakes
off. or course, the reporter was too
considerate to embarrass Mr.. Snyder
by commenting on the remarkable fea-
ture of twelve large hens being taken
almost from under his nose without
making hutter or utterlng a single
squawk. Such questions might spoil
q good story.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
,ss;E1FAsKM@E- i
FIELpaNp CARpEN
IrS..~OsaaJ .s;;s---:S, .-S.-,ss,s------
Barn Wisdom.

Some good things: Kerosene oil Tor
iron tools; linseed oil for wooden tools,
and lead and linseed oil for farm
wagons, carts and machines.
A good pitchfork, wherever one 10
needed, is good investment. Don't
carry two or three forks from barn
to barn all over the place. You can't
afford to.
Don't sell worn-out tools to the junk
man. Instead take them apart with
wrench, chisel and hammer and put
by to be used in making some OF the
hundred and one things needed on the
farm every year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
A FIERCE BEAST IN RAGE.

Mrs. William Glow, living at n lum-
Der camp near Cedar, Mich, had an
experience with wildcat that she
does not care to have repeated. Her
husband was away from home on busi-
ness and she was awakened during the
night by the screams of the animal,
which was trying to break through the
doors. Failing to effect an entrance
by that way it climbed to the roof,
and for several hours made desperate
efforts to tear the boards Off and get
into the room. 1t was nearly morning
before the frenzled beast went away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
WIFES BATTLE WITH BULL.

After desperate battle, with n
fork as a weapon, Mrs. Stephen
Haines, Of Morristown, n. j., saved
her husband from being gored to death
by Il maddened bull. The animal
broke loose on the Haines farm and
Eaines tried TO catch him. The bull
Knocked the farmer down, gored him
and slashed his clothing into shreds.
Mrs. Haines, hearing her husbands
cries, seized a pitchfork and attacked
the infurlated animal. she plunged
the fork so deeply into the bulls sides
that the tines broke off. she then
dubbed the handle, and by a fortu.
nate blow on the bulls nose finally
drove him away. Haines is badly
hurt, but will recover.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Farm Notes,

Let the hens out these warm days in
q scratching shed.
The economic value of all foods de-
pend upon their digsstibility.
Don't neglect those frozen combs.
They make your hocks look bad.
See that the incubator is in good
condition and begin Matching now.
An animal must be kept in good
flesh and thriving to make it grow.
The rearing and feeding OF live stock
Is the salvation Of impoverished farms.
1t is very desirable to put the early
lambs to maturity as soon as possi-
BILE.
The greatest profit IN agriculture lies
in keeping every acre actively produc-
ing.
One of the first things to be done on
stock farm is to improve the pas
lures.
The farm teams accustomed to heavy
work should not be driven on the roads
rapidly.
Young and growing animals require
a food which will make muscle rather
than fat.
Sheep need and must have plenty of
grains and variety of fodder to fat
ten rapidly.
1t Is ever true that the good milk
and butter COW will turn her food into
milk and butter and not flesh.
The highest welfare of all domestic
animals requires that their food be not
only wholesome but nourishing.
To prevent the colts becoming wild
and tricky, treat them kindly. There
is no animal more tractable than the
horse.
When pigs are allowed to sleep in
damp places, the result will often be
stiffness OF the joints, rheumatism and
disease OF the spine.
Nothing will purify a stable and
keep 1t free from odors as the free use
OF dry dirt. A good way to use 1t is
to scatter 1t over the floor.
Intensive farming seeks to give
higher cultivation and heavier fertili-
zation, and to make every acre yield
the heaviest crops possible.
In selecting site for an orchard,
shelter from prevailing high winds in
the form Of hill or body Of timber
will be found OF great advantage
Glover is a cleansing crop, as 1t us
ually shades the soil so that no weeds
can grow and at the same time it fur
nishes the right conditions to cause
their seeds to germinate and then
smothers the young plants In their in
fancy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
A Mistake In Selecting Trees.

mistake many new beginners make
when they decide on the variety of APP
pies which they intend to set in an or
chard is caused by the way they make
the selection. An inexperienced per-
son In apple culture, happening to see
at fairs or on fruit stands an apple
that takes his fancy, inquiries the name
and at once orders that variety for the
future orchard, not knowing the habit
Of the tree or whether or not 1t is
suited to the character OF the ground
on which the orchard is to be set. For
Instance, take the yellow Bellnower.
On low, rich ground the tree Is q good
grower, but blossoms very early, and
an orchard on such ground would have
little fruit. The Bellfower with mo
on high ground bears well and the
fruit sells we'll. Take the Winesap;
It's root system Is failure. IN my cr-
chard one hundred trees Of T. variety
were set out twenty years tgo; there
are only a few trees left now and each
one Is held in place by big ost. The
Jonathan is one of the best Cf apples,
but with me the birds eat ne st Of the
fruit and toward fall, when the winds
begin to blow. all the apples fall to.
the ground.
know man who has a Rambo or
chard and about the time he begins to
pick the fruit he finds each apple has
a crack on each side of the stem, and
they begin to rot at once. A man sew
en- miles from me Is setting out an Or
chard of Bismarck apples He doesn't
know whether they will suit his soii or
locality. How much better It would be
for beginner to go to the orchards
neighborhood where ne intends
I a his orchard and learn all he can
from the people who have had expert
ence with apples in that vicinity He
would probably find that the apple that
he intends setting had been tried and
had proved failure. A beginner in
apple culture reading nursery cata-
lcgUes would conclude he would be
picking apples in four years, but if he
sets an orchard of Northern Spy, he
would be about twelve years older be-
for he would have apples to pick
Horace f. Wilcox, Julian, Cal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
How Lord Brampton Cut a speecn.

Lord Brompton, formerly Sir Henry
Hawkins. the English judge, was pre-
siding over a very long, tedious and
uninteresting trial. and was listening.
apparently with absorbed attention to
a protracted and wearying speech from
an eminent counsel, learned in law.
Presently Henry made pencil memor-
andum. folded 1t and sent it by the
usher to the lawyer in question. This
gentleman, on unfolding the paper.
found these words written thereon:
Patience competition. Gold medal,
Sir Henry Hawkins. Honorable men
ton, Job" Counsels display of oratory
came to an abrupt end.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
ENGINEERS WONDERFUL PLUCK

All the men of the Jersey Central
Railroad are talking of the display OF
pluck made by Engineer George b.
Bought While his train was stopped
at Bayonne, n. j., he slipped and fell
from the cab, breaking his leg above
the knee. Despite the pain. Bought
climbed back to his cab, ran the en-
gine to Elizabeth and was sent to the
hospital. Bought resides in Jersey
City,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

two. and 80 on until no bars. however
high, will stop them There Is more
human nature about cattle than you
and l imagine.
Every living thing needs exercise:
cows are no exception. think Of this
when l see some folks advise keeping
COWS In the stable the year round. It
Is not the natural thing to do. You
would not be at your best shut UP that
way, neither is the COW. Takes fresh
air and sunshine to make a COW kick
up her heels, and 1t is the COW that
does kick up her heels that gives good
healthy milk.
Now, this does not mean that the
cows should be driven off a mile or two
through bowling winds and storms to
get what water they want to drink.
This Is the way more than one man
does, though, and II is going to the
other extreme. The middle ofthe high
way is the best place for you and nfs
to do our travelling.
| know of men who are in the habit
of currying off their cows with the
milking stool. That is not the best
way. The teeth are too far apart to do
good work. The cows know 1t, too,
and sit down on every man who treats
them that way.-Farmer Vincent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
To Tell IL Man shaves Himself.

81 can tell in a minute simply by
looking at man whether he shaves
himself or is shaved by barber" said
the wielder of the raZC- and brush.
mo, it isn't question of cleanliness,
nor yet question of hacking the face.
There is no reason why q man who is
accustomed to shaving himself should
not make as clean a job of it us the
average barber. And yet can spot
him every time. See that little lock
of hair that grows down the side of
the face just in front of the ear? Well,
when a man is shaved by n barber
those two locks don't vary in length
more than sixteenth of an inch. The
man who shaves himself. on the other
hand. is invariably lopslded. He al
ways begins to shave higher up on the
left side Of the face than on the right
side, as a consequence of which one
side of the face looks longer than the
other. No, l don't know that 1 can
explain this phenomenon. I only know
that the condition exists."-Philadel-
phia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
A MONKEYS JOKE,
It Gave Him Good Dinner, While It
Startled the Cook.


Startled the Cook.
/ remember in a description of In
dia o. Ceylon some forty years ago a
story of an Englishman who had n
monkey looking out of his wondow
one day, he saw his cook getting a
fowl ready for boiling, while the mon
key lay on the ground shamming
death, and a party of crows stood at a
little distance divided between the de-
sire for the kitchen offal and the fear
Of the possibly shamming monkey.
One crow more adventurous than the
rest came within the magic distance
and was instantly in the clutch of the
monkey. At the same moment the
cook having finished trussing the fowl,
put it in the pot and went away.
The monkey plucked his crow as he
had just seen the cook pluck the fowl,
took the fowl out of the pot, put the
crow in and retired with his exchange.
When the cook came back and saw the
fowl left preparing for his masters
luncheon turned black he was, as may
be supposed, struck black with terror
at this manifest intervention of the
evil oue.-London Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

Bruin rose on hi, hind feet and sd-
vanced to the combat. Mr.. Browns
"bottle holder wns half mile away
and going in the wrong direction to
lend encouragement to the situation.
It may be remarked that next time
Mr.. Brown, who Is lawyer. goes
hunting he will insert clause in the
contract. probably, compelling the
guide to stand by in the event of dam
ger. This particular guide started for
camp and got there in record time.
The bear advanced TO the combat
and Mr.. Brown drew dirk. he says.
A swing of the left forepaw caught
the lawyer on the jaw. But It wasn't
hard swing. The brdshot had be.
gun to make the varmlnt tired. Not.
ing this, Mr.. Brown sailed I'm and fin
ished his enemy.
He has just returned from the North
Woods, and while among his friends
corroboration is not necessary, there
are the scratches on his face to show
what he has been through.
Brown says he was with q guide
partridge hunting when he met the
bear. He shot twice at the animal. he
declared, and then fed, with the bear
in pursuit, made feroclous by the pep
pering of small shot.
1t was not until after he had begun
his fight that Mr.. Brown discovered
that his companion had deserted him
and was well on his way down the
mountain toward safety. During the
race Mr.. Brown tried to reload both
barrels of the gun, but succeeded In
inserting only one charge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
RIsKED LIFE TO SAVE CHILD.

Samuel Welsh, Harry McCurdy and
George Bassett, of Camden, n. j.. were
enjoying an outing at a clubhouse at
Forks Landing, along Pensauken
Creek, when a woman cried in the
window that Il child had fallen into
the creek. McCurdy jumped over
board, and was swimming with the
child when he became exhausted. Both
We're sinking, when Welsh and Bas-
sett sprang to their aid and pulled
them ashoJt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
- BESTED A BEAR.

A narrow Adirondack ledge Is q dan.
gerous place to be at any time, but II
is particularly dangerous situation
with 4S2 pounds of live bear advancing
from the rear and yawnlng chasm
gaping In front.
But William l.. Brown, of Newark
n. j., was not paralyzed with fear. He
had already emptied two loads of bird
shot into bruin, which didn't tend to
put the animal In a good humor, and
then he emptied another charge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

The sewing of buttons on shoes and
on garmenas is no longer done by hand
in modern factories. There is ma
chine that sews $500 buttons on gar.
eight expert sewers could possibly do
in the same time. This machine re-
quires no expert operator. A boy or
girl runs 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
Bits OF Rarnyard Sense.

When the cattle are through the
bars put them up, and put them all
up. Do not leave one or two down
and then drive stock that way. Let's
Of cattle, especially young stock. are
made unruly just that way. Make
them jump over one bar today and
tomorrow they are ready to 20 over
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20

From six dollars to ten dollars a
nead is the ruling price for bronchos in
New Mexico. 1t costs about ten dol
lars per head additional to round them
up and to have them halter broke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
That Other Side Of gerdan.

On The Jordan may be bright bright kin be-
But aun this old world; she's bright enough fer
You've be a when strike that Jasper
Yonder, the other side O. Jordan.
H.
make no doubt the country a country out o. sight
With all fields o. vn green rivers o delight
But Jest amt in hurry fer TO an take flight
Yonder, On the other side o Jordanl
Ill
the time they're havn in the sweet old byan-by
Must the dAncn in the blue bend the sky;
But Pm Jest m good at ayin'-an' a angels got to fly
Yonder, the other side o Jordanl
"
Oh what the trouble an matter where roam,
This world to than its sweetest honeycomb
An shall it till they holer Come homel
Yonder, the other side o Jordanl
Atlanta Constuto
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
PLUCK, ROMANCE
AND ADVENTURE.
A HAUNTED HOUSE.

N Cumberland County,
three and a half miles
north of Montrose, ILL.,, is
an old log house about
twenty-five feet square,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-20
FROM PERIL
TO PERIL
By THonAJ II. BRaINERn.

HE party Numbered about
seven men: Thomas Cady,
the engineer in charge of
the surveying of the new
road to the Geysers; Shell
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-30
JAP OFFICIAL REPORT.
Desperate Fighting Preceded Capture
of Rhunq Mountain.

Toxic, Dec. 30.-After months OF
fighting, sapping and mining the Japa-
nese forces have finally occupied Rih.
lung mountain.
A report received from the head
quarters of the Third Japanese army
before Port Arthur, received here on
Wednesday, Dec. Is at midnight,
says:
'On Wednesday, Dec IS, al 10
o'clock in the morning, the LETT center
column of our army, following some
heavy explosions ON the frontal para.
pet OF Rihlnng mountain, charged and
occupied the palapet under cover OF
tire from heavy guns and constructed
defense works despite the enemy's
hre.
AT 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
when our occupation was practically
assured, we charged and occupied the
inner lines of heavy gun positions,
subsequently dislodging remnant OF
the enemy's force stubbornly holding
the gorge fort, which we occupied and
captured the entire works"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-30

NOTED kLIERST VISITS PRISONER
HAS BEEN CALLED AS AN EXPERT
IN MANY CEi#lNAL CASES
HEELTOFORE

Cleveland. Dee. 30.--Dr. c. ]. Al
drich, an alienist, called upon Mrs.
Chadwick at the county jail during
the day and had conference with
her.
DIR. Aldrich has been called as an
expert in a number OF criminal cases
heretofore where the defense claimed
insanity.
The visit of DR.. Aldrich is taken to
indicate the line of defense that will
be set up in Mrs Chadwick's case. :.
P. ID. Quigley, law partner of j. p.
Dawley, counsel Tor Mrs. Chadwick,
said during the day that nothing would
be done in regard to securing bail for
Mrs. Chadwick before next Tuesday.
if then.
Should a motion be filed in the
United States district court asking
that bail be fixed for the release Of
Mrs. Chadwick District Attorney Sui
livan will demand that a bond of not
less than $4,000 on the various fed
eral indictments be named.
County Prosecutor Keeler has is
sued capias for the arrest OF Mus.
Chadwick in the event of her release
OH bail by the government authorities.
Mr.. Keeler said that he thought the
county criminal court would require at
least $4,000 bond for the release Of
Mrs Chadwick on the several indict-
ments returned against her by tae
county grand jury.
Mrs Chadwick has sent the fol,
lowing telegram TO her husband, Dr.
Leroy S. Chadwick, in care of Sheriff
Barry al the Hoffman House, New
York, to be delivered Immediately
upon the doctors arrival from Europe:
Come 10 Cleveland with Sheriff
Barry Immediately DO not fight eX-
tradition and avoid loss of time and
money"
1t is probable that no date viii be
set for the trial of Mrs. Chadwick in
the federal court until after the ap-
pointment of a successor to United
Staiffs f,itid ffa,irwardeddn ddndRIs dIs MAgnafion to
Washington Judge Wings resigna
ton is to take effect Feb. /.