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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Future Of Panama.

Some persons on the other side Of
the Atlantic see certain things on this
side Of the water pretty clear. The
London Morning Post, for example,
says 1t is ''in the interest of the world
and of civilization that Panama de-
clare its independence and hoist its
flag under the shelter of the guns Of
the United States Navy" The London
Daily Mail, with prophetic foresight,
declares that Panamas independence
will be of "shadowy nature" and
that 1t must come to depend entirely
on the United States. to which it will
henceforth be virtually annexed" And
1t adds:
THUS the United States draws q
step nearer to the immense wealth OF
South America, which must some day
fall under it's control"
All this, Of course, is gospel. Civil
ization will be benefited by the separa-
tion of Panama from Colombia. Pan
ANA, in its new status, will virtually
be part of the territory of the United
States. theoretically 1t will be inde-
pendent, at least for time. Actually,
it will be a dependency of the United
States. 1t will be formally annexed to
the United States in time, pass through
the territorial status and then be ad-
mitted to the Union on an equality
with New York, Missouri and the rest
of the states. This is prophecy which
will soon transmute itself into history.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Sclcctinu Good LAYERS.

An old country poultrymap suggests
the following rules for selection of
good layers: There are certain indi-
vidual characteristics. one Of which
is the shape OF the bird. II straight
line be drawn from the back of the
head to the toes. the hen which is
likely to be good layer viii usually
have the hinder half Of her body larg-
est, while a hen which may be sus-
sected Of being poor layer will show
more in the front; the reason being
that poor layer makes better table
bird and has a larger. longer breast,
whilst a good layer makes poor table
bird, and has a comparatively small
breast, whilst che egg organs are
more fully developed. Birds which
are good layers are usually very ac-
tive. They always look healthy, and
in mcst cases their combs are usually
fully developed, particularly If they
belong to the long-combed varieties,
which are re2uted to be the best lay
ers, A hen with a long comb may
usually be regarded as a good layer,
and II she is not there must be some
special reason for the contrary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Better Methods,

There is ample room for improve
ment in dairying and general farm
ing. With all that has been written
and urged in favor of better breeds
and superior methods of management
the scrub COW is still the queen on the
farm and holds her position despite all
efforts to dislodge her, but she entails
a fearful loss on the farmers who de-
fend her. With the use of breeds that
are capable Of producing at least
twice as much milk and butter the in
crease of the annual product of butter
alone would equal that already given
5000, 900, 0,000-which is much more
than would be required to purchase
every pure bred COW in the United
States. The prices obtained for choice
butter show that there is always a
brisk demand. and that the farmers
who will turn their attention to the
production of the best in the market,
and who will also endeavor to double
their production by the use of the
same number of butter cows are sure
Of larger profits because the expense
will be relatively much less.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
COLLEGE NOTES.

Grayson College building. Mt Dallas,
Texas, was recently destroyed by fire,
causing a loss of 100000.
The new 100000 science building Of
Colorado College. at Colorado Springs,
Col, was recently dedicated.
An unknown donor has given to Law
renee University $1,000 to endow a
chair of English Bible study.
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal
has given $4,000 TO Manitoba Univer-
sity to enable the faculty to extend its
work.
The date of the debate between Bow.
doin ana Amherst Colleges has been
changed from March Is to Friday,
April %.
A movement is on foot at Yellow
Springs, near Nena. Ohio, to move
Berea College from Kentucky to the
Ohio town.
Bryn Mawr College has just chosen
a design for seal, the principal sea.
ture of which is to be the owl, the
symbol of Athena.
According to the report of the bursar
of Tufts College. there Is a decided fall.
ing of in the number of women stu.
dents at the college.
The dissolution of Palmer Univcr.
slty, at Muncie, Ind. has been an.
nounced, because of the failure to Sc.
cure a large bequest.
President Bashford, of Ohio Yves.
leyan University, has been promised
$4,000 to establish chair of missions
In that institution of learning.
The gift of $4,000 by John Hays
Hammond. of New York, the mining
engineer, for metallurgical laboratory
at Yale, has just been increased by him
to 100000.
Through the generosity of Miss
Helen Gould New York University is
arranging for a novel exhibit at the
st. Louis Fair. The university will
send a complete model of its buildings
and grounds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
The Poor composltor.

There is trouble between the propri-
etor of the Daily trumpet, published
in Slowbury Center, and one of the
prominent citizens of the town.
The citizen Is Orlando Vance Jones.
who writes occasional verses for the
Poets Corner" and pays for space
in which to advertise his dental sirup.
The trouble arose soon after the birth
OF Mr., Jones's grandson. Being much
gratified by the resemblance to him
which many of the diplomatic mothers
in Slowbury detected in the features
OF Orlando Vance. third. Mr.. Jones
composed tender poem which he en-
titled, "a Pigmy Counterpart"
When he opened the paper. OF whic,
he had ordered one dozen copies. he
saw at tho head OF the column his
poem under the title. "A Pig MY Coun-
terparl." ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Box PIented Yoke Waist,

White with cream makes favorHe
combination of the season and is al.
ways satisfactory. The stylish May
Manton waist shown is made Of crepe
de Chine. with the yoke of deep cream
colored point de Venise over white
mousscllne and bands of ;affeta ruch-
ing. and is well suited to theatre and
informal dinner wear I'd to occa-
sions of the sort. but can he rendered
available for evening also by emitting
the yN,:N as shown in the small cut;
or. again. can he rendered convertible,
so serving double use. When made
low 1t requires elbov sleeves, but
these also are in vogue with high
waists so that by adding or removing
the yoke, which is separate, the waist
becomes quite different in effect.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
More Acres.

Many men have an ambition TO own
more acres. This is the rock upon
which many men have been wrecked.
They have owned farms of ordinary
size on which they have succeeded.
They have ambition to buy other
farms, but in most instances the addi-
uonal acreage does not give proper
tionate increase in revenue. There
Is much in having little farm well
titled. There is limit to every mans
endeavor. There are men who can
make one hundred acres pay well who
could not make two hundred acres pay
as well. Though I own considerable
acreage | have always envied the man
with ten acres. whose place | often
pass. 1t is wonderful what can be
done with ten acres If highly fertilized
and kept under the highest cultivation
and well managed. Everything this
man planted on his ten acres seemed
to thrive amazingly. He often grows
two crops on the same ground in one
season, which is notable at the north.
He secures better prices for his prod
uct than his neighbors. He gets
double the yield per acre secured by
most farmers. His house and grounds
have thrifty look. and the owner is
happy and osperous.-Green's Fruit
Grove.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
FIJIAN FIRE WALKERS.
Their Feet Not sIlstered by Heat That
Melted Solder,

Those who witnessed the coronation
professions will doubtless recollect a
| small group of copper-colored soldiers
with bare legs and outstanding hair
innocent of covering. These strange
people-Fij jians-and their ancient GER
emony of the Vilavilairevo, or fire
walking, were the subject of paper
read by w. l.. Allardyce, G. NJ. c., at
n meeting of the Royal Colonial Insti-
tute yesterday. Admiral Sir N. Bow
den-Smith presided.
The ceremony of fire walking, Mr..
Allardyce explained, is performed by
a certain tribe at the island Of Bega,
and originated in legend that in re-
ward for having spared the life of a
man he had dug out of the ground,
one Tui Qualita was invested with the
power of being able to walk over red
hot stones without being burned.
An earth oven is made and filled with
layers Of wood and stone. In this a
fire is kindled about IL hours before
the fire walking takes place, and when
the hot stones have been exposed by
brushing away the charcoal, the
natives, under the direction of a mas
ter of ceremonies, walk over them
barefooted
The temperature at the edge of the
oven is about 120 degrees Fahrenheit,
while on one occasion, when a ther-
mometer was suspended over the
stones, it registered 2S2 degrees and
the solder was melted. Yet, stated
Mr. Allardyce, after the ceremony the
natives show no signs of the terrific
ordeal through which they have gone.
BY means of number of views the
lecturer wave realistic idea of the
ceremony as performed nowadays.
Vice-Admiral Lewis Beaumont de-
scribed a fire walking ceremony as
witnessed by himself. Although those
who took part in It showed no signs of
discomfort, he remarked that apparent
ly they did not like 1t over much.
Replying to questions, Mr.. Allardyce
said the only explanation he could
give of the apparent immunity from
harm following on the process was
that the soles of the feet of the ma
tives we're hardened to an unusual de-
gree through walking on a sandy soil
covering coral, which became exceed
ingly hot under the sun. There was
the natives in the legend that they
were proof against flre.-London
Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Flowers.

Flowers are seen in profuslon in
the garnishing of the new models.
Again roses seem TO have the lead.
Tiny button roses. in single and double
garlands, edge the brims of hats, and
double, triple and quadruple garlands
encircle crowns and otherwise trim
hats, and laid fiat they cover crowns.
Small and medium small roses appear
as garniture In single and double gar
lands; large roses are employed sing
ly and in couples, and small green
rose leaves border brims. Rivallng
roses and used for covering crowns and
other effects in millinery decoration.
as seen in the Paris models, We're
small field poppies, scarlet anemones.
field daisies. violets, cowslips, lilies of
the valley and other of the small bios
SONS. Much favor has been shown
by the French milliners so simulated
small grapes and other small fruits
huckleberrles. in great. dense clusters
in their gray busted bloom, trimming
hats most attractively.-M
Trade Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
DuekIines and Their Quarters.

Damp quarters will prove fatal to
success with ducks, for although
aquatic birds are usually well en-
lowed with a quantity of feathers and
down, still portions of their bodies are
liable to become frostbitten, especial
ly the feet. AS long as a goose or a
duck can ReeD its feet in water it is
safe, but when the water Is iced over,
and they have to rest on the ice, harm
results. A small patch of straw near
the pond will induce them to roost
thereon and SO save the feet. Both
geese and ducks need generous feed
ing IL they are to lay early, and of
course this is the great desideratum.
The earlier t1ley commence to lay the
earlier they may be expected to in
eearse, and it is the early ducling that
pays. Warm quarters will be neces-
sery for inducing early laying. Some
ducks begin to lay in January and the
entire flock should be well under way
during February or March.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Poultry Notes.

Cabbage is one of the best green
foods that can be grown for fowls.
Crude carbolic acid spread on the
inside of the nest Is said to keep away
mites.
Taking everything into consideration
the Plymouth Rock is the best fowl
for all round use.
Charcoal is highly recommended for
fowls. Put it where they can get 1t,
and they will do the rest.
Cholera can be prevented by putting
ten drops of sulphuric acid into a gal.
lon of water twice a week.
An abnormally dark comb indicates
that the food is disagreeing with the
fowl, and that there Is indigestion.
Where many eggs are gathered II
should be done In the evening and at
noon. They should be kept in cool
place.
Inexperienced persons set infertile
eggs because they do not test them
before setting. Hence they are disap
pointed
II corn, oats. buckwheat or ans
other grain is fed. there should be a
mixture Of wheat bran. as the grain
sione u too hsavy~-Poultry Rstisw.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Prosperlty In the South.

While the consumption of cotton by
the New England mills has been prac'
tically stationary for ten years, the
South has increased her business In
this line more than 800 per cent
Railroad construction has been more
rapid and general in the South than in
any other section of the country. Okla
homa and Indian Territory alone ex
cepted. Her bank deposits have
trebled since 1890 and the number OF
her banks has been doubled in that
time. Southern farmers and planters
have paid their debts and now have
money In the banks. Business In
every line is prosperous almost to the
boom point. There Is nothing but
happiness in present conditions and
optimism In all forecasts. The next
Ave years promise a greater develop.
ment for the South than the last
quarter Of century witnessed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
PLANTING an Orchard.

In laying out an orchard plant the
trees as closely as they will stand to
fruit well-say 10 by 10 feet-then
take out part, later another part, till
the trees stand 40 by 40. This means
four times as many apples at the start,
then twice as many. So with peaches.
believe in close planting. but many
planters have not the sand to take out
the superfiuous trees when the time
comes, | have some plum trees set
with peaches 0 by 8 feet. which will
ber well next season.
Prepare the land thoroughly. still it
all through the season. and use cover
crops, If nothing more than weeds and
grass. Don't plant other crops; let
the orchard have the first and best
The advocacy OF orchards In sod is
doing harm. On the Bidwell farm. In
the Sacramento valley, California.
worked with gang plows. the yield OF
wheat is nftesa bushels an acre. Near
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The late Lord Stanley, OF Alderley.
has left property Of the value of S617,-
$50
Clara Morris has just finished a story
dealing with the life of Illinois plo-
neers.
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania, known
as Carmen sylvia the world over, re-
Gently celebrated her siXtieth birthday.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale, of Massa-
chusetts. is strongly in favor of the
proposition to make natural park in
New Hampshire.
Governor Alexander o. Brodic. of
Arizona, went to West Point in 1866.
He became mining engineer after
serving several years in the army.
w. T. Stead has broken down under
the strain of publishing his new daily
paper in London. and has started for
South Africa for complete rest.
General Nelson A. Miles is at the
head of a syndicate which has secured
large tracts of oil lands in the Usage
and Cherokee nations in Oklahoma.
Senator Ankeny, of Washington,
acted as interpreter the other day when
SiOup VI idhlllu lHuluuo were pre-
sented to the President at the White
House.
Il. Aubrey Hunt, the American artist,
has just returned to Boston after
spending a year in England, where he
has been busy painting landscapes and
portraits.
Sir Cavendish Boyle, Governor OF
Newfoundland las sent $1,000 to the
Lord Mayor of London, this being
NewfOundland's contribution to the i'm
perlal memorial to Victoria.
The grave of the German poet Heine.
In the Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, Is
said to be visited by more persons than
Zola's, which is quite near 1t. or 205
cards found on Heine's grave thirty
were left by English and American Wis
itors and over 250 by Germans and
Austrians-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16

The waist is made over a smoothly
fitted lining ana on this are arranged
the box pleated front ana backs. When
simple yoke waist is desired 1t can
be made high the drop yoke arranged
over 1t and all finished together at the
neck, but when either low or a con-
vertible waisS is desired it can be cut
out on indicated lines. The sleeves
are wide below the elbows, but fit
snugly below and are pleated for about
half the distance from the shoulders
to the cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and seven
eighth yards twenty-one inches wide,
three and One-quarter yards twenty
seven inches wide or two yards forty
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16

made to look like an inner garment by
the outline of dark fur which borders
the cloth part of the waist. The band
of fur extends down the side of the
waist to the belt. as on Russian
blouse, and there are four large rhine.
stone buttons that appear to close the
gown. \ ripple bertha. edged with
fur. falls over the shoulders, shawl
fashion. Leg o mutton sleeves with a
bit of lace Insertion. outlined with fur.
are tight at the wrist and show tiny
ruching of white Grape.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Count ToIstoI on tho War.

Count Leo Tolstoi, the Russian re-
former. novelist and philosopher, de-
fines his attitude toward the war be-
tween his own country and Japan in
the following characteristic state
ment: Il am neither for Russia nor
for Japan, but for the laboring people
of both countries, deceived by their
governments and obliged to fight
against their welfare, conscience and
religion" 1t is scarcely necessary to
explain that Tolstoi's bold declara.
ton will not be published in st. Pet
ersburB and Toxic. When nations
are engaged in wholesale murder, they
are very sensitive to criticism. Even
during our own civil conflict men had
to be very guarded in their speech and
wrltings-and yet the United States
Is pre-eminently the land of the free
and the home of the candid and
plain-spoken. In time of war govern
ments proceed upon the assumption
that every man ought to be for his
country--whether the latter be fight
ing for good cause or bad one.
whether Its motives be noble or ig-
noble.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
fJgSHSm1s r. 'cn.SppENs!,,,:;;,, *,
The Farmers Pork Barrel.

The farmer who raises a few pigs
for his pork barrel may count the cost
and affirm that pigs do not pay, but
where a few pigs are raised they will
consume a large amount of material
that would be Of no value except for
their use. When the pork barrel is
full the farmer is at least fortified for
the winter with meat, and in many
cases where no pigs are kept there Is
a waste of material that could be util-
ICED with the aid Of at least one or two
porkers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
Fattening Hogs.


There is no animal we can grow in
to money as quickly and easily as the
hog, given the right care and the
proper food, for this is essential in
growing hogs, If we are to get the best
results. Have good, dry, warm hous-
es for the sows while farrowing pigs,
and good pen with feeding floor in
connection. Select good, lengthy sows
well proportioned, and with a good
bone and much quality for breeding
purposes, and breed to boar with
same good qualities. Give the sows
pure, clean water three times daily,
and give them whole corn for morning
feed, a little cooked oats for noon
feed, and corn and oats ground. mixed
and well soaked, at night, until pigs
are farrowed; then feed them about
the same food, except milk in place of
water, and a larger quantity of grain.
Have a pen, away from sows, where
the pigs can get to it. containing a
good trough; in it place corn and rye
well mixed and cooked. and feed 1t to
them from time to time, as much as
they will clean up each time. Let the
sows wean the pigs, providing they
wean in time to breed, ii not, separate
to wean. Then feed pigs a little whole
corn for morning feed, and give them
milk three times a day, and give them
corn and rye and a little wheat bran
well mixed and cooked. twice a day,
noon and night; which will produce
for them all the bone and muscle de-
sired.-E. l.. Morris in the Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16

lower edge, closing with the blouse at
the centre front.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and three
eight yards twenty-one inches wide,
four yards twenty-seven inches wide
or two and quarter yards fOrty-four
inches wide, with one and flve-eight
yards of velvet and four yards of lace
to make as illustrated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16

The epaulet effect is much in evi-
dence on many of the new blouse
waists. and the deep collar is also to
be seen. Detached collars and yokes
are much used, and add a touch OF
distinction to dark blouse.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16

BY a woman farmer works her ,land
more thoroughly with the best tools
and gets "a bushels. She does not
know enough to vote, but she knows
how to handle the land. Prune for
shape and low head. For vigorous
growth, prune when trees are dor
mant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
A Fnvorite Trimming.

A favoritc trimming will be the open
cut work. or old English embroidery. a
SNOWY but elegant form of needlework,
popular in early Victorian days. before
machine embroidery destroyed the
taste for simple things.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16
The Round skirt.

For evening wear the trained skirt
is entirely replaced with the round
skirt, gathered at the waist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16

W New York Life Insurance COM
psny holds $4,000. 900 worth of Russia's
railway securities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-03-16

New York City, Blouse coats take
precedence of almost every other sort
for the more elaborate costumes of
soft materials and are most charming
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