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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Corn for Young Pigs.

At the Wisconsin station an expert
ment was conducted to determine the
effect of feeding corn to young pigs.
Two lots of pigs consisting of three
each were used in the experiment
One lot was fed cornmeal. The pigs
were given all the meal mixed with
enough skim-milk to make a thick
slop. These pigs we're at an age when
they should have been growing Done
and muscles and the corn-fed lot were
given unnatural treatment. The mixed
feed lot made a profit four times as
great as the other, made four times
as much gain, and their thigh bones
were so percent stronger. Corn is
one of the best feeds that we have to-
day, but those who use it with certain
classes of animals would do well to
always bear in mind that although it
is an AL food its use should not be
abused when feeding it to growing
stock-WeeklY Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
THE APPLE ORCHARD.

A well-known fruit grower gives the
following advice in regard to planting
and cultivating apple trees:
''In choosing site for an apple or
chard l prefer a hillside facing the
north. l set the trees two rods apart
each way. 1t is best to mix the varie-
ties; that is, one row of Ben Davis,
then one of Jannet, then Jonathan, etc.
l believe in summer, fall and winter
varieties.
II plow n strip four feet wide and
six inches deep the full length of the
orchard. In this strip l plant the trees
little deeper than they grew in the
nursery. From two to three feet
around each tree | cultivate with
hoe, and this is all the cultivation l
ever do in an apple orchard.
II sow the orchard, if in Stubble, in
clover, and for the first seven years it
is cut and placed around each tree, ex-
cept the small space around each tree
which l always keep cultivated. This
cultivation is necessary to destroy in
sects and mice, and allow the rain to
enter the ground and not run off. The
clover is used for mulching, and as an
aid to this use as much straw as pOssi-
bic to build up the bare and poor spots
in the orchard. Such treatment will,
by the time the orchard is beginning to
bear, turn worn-out soil into fertile
one, and put your trees in condition
to bear fine fruit, and in so vigorous a
state as to promise the same for years
to come
''After the trees begin to bear I cut
the clover and leave it where it falls.
l never remove any nor do allow live
stock to enter, except when there is a
lot of wor hless, wormy apples, which
allow hogs to pick up, and when they
have done so turn them out again.
II have tried what is known as thor
ough cultivation; that is, planting the
young orchard in corn or some other
crop and continuing this until the trees
are old enough to bear. To me this
method has proved failure, because
it exhausts the soil and impoverishes
it and renders the soil unfit to raise APP
pies with profit.
II have two apple orchards; in the
one where the soil has been thoroughly
cultivated the soil is poor, the trees
diseased and the fruit always small
and wormy. In the other, where it is
far cheaper to keep it in clover than to
cultivate, the trees are in vigorous con-
dition, with a dark green foliage, bright
bark and large growth. These are
signs that nature smiles on the one and
condemns the other" = Mirror and
Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
PERRY's MISSION TO JAPAN.
The Presidents Letter in 1853
Courted Japan's Friendship
and Trade.

The letter which Commodore Perry
bore from our government to the
Mikado asked for a mutual treaty
The original instrument was drafted
in May, 1851, by Daniel Webster, then
Secretary of State, and was signed by
President Fillmore. There il rested
In November, 1852, Mr.. Websters sue
cessor, Edward Everett, fished it out
of the departmental pigeonholes took
1t to pieces and refashioned it. Three
copies were prepared and were splend-
idly engrossed in English, Dutch and
Chinese. These were inclosed to-
gether in sumptuous gold case; and,
to make the whole presentment still
more impressive to the Japanese
mind, the gold case was enshrined in
Golfer of rosewood.
The document intrusted to Com
modore Perry asked of the Japanese
court two things, friendship and trade
first and foremost, friendship, for
the safety of our seamen. Many q
hapless crew had been driven into
their ports by storm or wrecked on
their rocky coast, escaping the perils
of the deep only to be welcomed by
those truculent islanders to dungeon
or a cage on shore. This wrong must
be stopped at all hazards. And if,
in addition, we could persuade Japan
to enter into friendly relations of
trade, the two countries, by mutual
interchange of productions, might
each promote its own prosperity and
the welfare of the other. 1t was
thought that Orientals might see that
as well as Yankees. In the end they
did. But it cannot be said that Japan,
any more than oyster, ever really
yearned to be Opened. Century
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
No "Pneumatics" for Lon don,

The plan for great underground
pneumatic tube system in London, for
the dispatch of letters and parcels,
seems to have been definitely killed
for the present by the adverse decis-
ion of the committee of the house OF
commons. One of the advantages
claimed for the plan was that it would
relieve the congestion of the streets
by dispensing with a large number
of vehicles. But it seemed to be held
that the scheme was still too much
in the experimental stage. London
had one experience, years ago, with
pneumatic tube delivery, which prov
ed unsuccessful, but it is explained
that the general plan was defective,
parcels being accumulated faster than
they could be handled, so that there
was no saving in time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
The World Growing Better.

We reverence the stern virtues of
our predecessors, those who founded
our republic, but to-day there is less
of sect, and, we believe, more Of
Christianity. The liberalizing spirit
has brought men into more generous,
more tolerant relations; hands are
clasped in good works; selfish or sec
tional or exclusive benefits are not en-
couraged. The millennium is not yet
in sight, but who shall say that it is
not perceptibly nearer? 1t is better
world than that Of our ancestors, this
world we live in-better, cleaner,
happier, more full or promise for hon
est endeavor, more inspiring for ad-
vancement along the lines of human
progress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
The Slow Horses.

The farmers and stock raisers of
this country would save millions OF
dollars every year if they could but
realize that the basis of all perform
ance of more than ordinary worth is
blood. Any cow will give some milk,
any steer or hog will make some
meat, any sheep will produce some
kind of lamb or some sort of wool,
and any horse pull, run or trot some
but what every farmer needs and
should want is an animal that does
its part well. We have seen hundred
of men laugh at and ridicule the horse
that finished away in the rear in the
race at the county fair, and a whole
lot of these same men were keeping
cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry that
couldn't come within mile of any
good animal Of their class because
they were not bred right. When we
make fun of a man who goes to the
races with a slow horse let us tnInk
of the man who is raising scrubs for
meat, dairying without dairy blood, or
breeding horses that are not intended
for anything particular.-National
Stockman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
THE DEWBERRY.

The dewberry is fruit too much
neglected. 1t is undoubtedly superior
to the blackberry, the fruit being
larger and of better flavor, and the
trailing habit of the plant makes it
less liable to winter killing. Through
the winter it should be permitted to
lie very close to the ground, and it
may still lie through the fruiting sea-
son. If, however stake that will
stand two or three feet high be driven
into the ground near each hill and the
vines brought up to it and wired or
tied with twine in an oval shape,
just before the leaves begin to show,
when in bloom you will have beau
tiful white bouquet at each hill and
when the fruit is ripe you will have
something little prettier than you
ever had in berry patch. We risk
saying the Lucretia is the very best
varlety.-Up-to-Date Farming.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Clean Water Troughs.

Only water troughs or fountains
that can be easily cleaned should be
used in the poultry yard. Wooden
troughs sometimes become Shiny,
though the water in them appears to
be clear and clean. A broom and
soapsuds should be used on such
troughs, afterwards rinsing thorough
ly with clear water. II this task is
attended to once a week and the
troughs filled with fresh water every
morning the hens will be amply sup
piled with all the fresh water that
they need. If ducks are kept the
troughs should have stats of lath
across the top, to prevent them from
wallowing in the water and making it
filthy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
A Fishing Tale.

A recent writer in "rhe National
Geographical Magazine" tells of a
tree growing in the Malay archipelago,
the Andaman Islands and Ceylon,
which produces a fruit used in fish
ing, with results of remarkable
character. The fruit is pounded up
into paste and left in bags over night,
after which it is sunk at low tide in
deep holes along the reefs. The fish
soon begin to appear at the surface;
some OF them lifeless, others attempt
ing to swim c: family struggling,
with their ventral side uppermost. In
this condition the natives have no
difficulty in picking them out of the
water with their hands.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
America Greatest Country on Earth.

America has impressed me as be-
ing the greatest country on the globe,
and China will learn many valuable
lessons from the United States. 1t is
a nation of vast territory. 1t is rich
in agriculture, and it's manufacturing
industries have grown to such an ex.
tent that it is almost incomprehen-
sible. While America is much young.
er than Europe and is an infant in
arms as compared with China, it has
made the largest strides of any ma.
tion, and not only China, but Europe
as well can look to your shores and
learn much that will be of great ben
eft.
Washington, your national capital,
is beautiful and healthy city. It is
cleaner than London, Chicago, or any
other city in Europe or America. It
reminds me of Hamburg and Berlin.
Those two cities and others of the
German Empire are clean and heal.
thy. Washington, with its beautiful,
broad, clean streets and it's magnifi.
cent parks, has impressed me greatly.
Paris has been said to be the most
beautiful city in the world, but it
ranks after Washington. Writer in
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
SPRAYING.

1t should be remembered that spray
ing of grapes and fruit trees against
fungus diseases is always Il preventive
rather than curative remedy. The
first spraying should be done at the
time of the swelling of the buds.
Every agricultural station issues an
annual spraying calendar for the va
rlous fruit crops, which is complete
guide to the farmer and fruit grower,
and there is nothing to prevent each
individual from writing to the State
experiment station and requesting Il
free copy of this document and mailing
1t up on the barn door.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

There is a soapy lake in Nicara-
qua. This sheet of water, the Lake
of Nejapa, contains a strong solution
of birarbonate of potash, bicarbonate
of soda, and sulphate of magnesia.
This water, when rubbed on any
greasy object, at once forms a lather.
The report says it is used as hair
wash, and enjoys a local reputation
as cure for external and internal
complaints. The Nicaraguans are not
conspicuous for commercial enter
prise, but during the year they man
aged to export -four demijohns" of
this wonderful water to the neighbor-
ing atemala.-Chicago Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Best Alarm Clock

The young man with the yellow
satchel stopped at the cabin of an old
colored minister.
Let me sell you an alarm clock"
began the young man. Automatic,
double-action guaranteed timepiece."
The old man lit his corncob.
Dat all sounds very good" he
drawled, "but de only kind of an
alarm clock dat All want am a rooster.
Den when yo' gifts tired risln' early
yo' kin turn aroun' en- hab de alarm
clock for dlnnah. Beats all de auto
matte clocks on earf."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
A LOVELY COMPLEXION
New York Lady Proves That Every Wos
man May Have 1t by Using
Cuticura Soap.

Mrs. K. Reichenberp wife of the well.
known jeweler, of LAG Futon St., New
York, says: 81 had friend who was just
ly proud of her complexion. When asked
what gave her such brilliant and love-
ly complexion, she replied, "A healthy
woman can be sure of a fine skin if she
will do as | do. use plenty of Cuticura
Soap and water She insisted that | fol-
low her example, which l did with speedy
conviction. | find that Cuticura Soap
keeps the skin soft, white and clear, and
prevents redness and roughness."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Humus in the Soil.

In order to maintain the fertility of
the soil. two things are absolutely
essential First, the soil must be kept
stocked with sufficient supply of de-
composing organic material (humus)
to keep it mellow and porous enough
to permit of the free circulation of
air and moisture. Second, the soil
must be supplied with sufficient min
eral plant food to meet the require
ments of the crops. There are in gen.
eral two ways of doing both these
things. Humus and plant food may
both be supplied by feeding a part of
the products of the soil and returning
the manure to the land; or, the min
eral plant food may be supplied by
the use of commercial fertilizers and
the humus by frequent cropping with
grass and legumes, or by green man
ures. Sawdust is also good to add to
the humus of the soil. The university
of Minnesota publishes the results OBJ
tanned from the experimental produc-
tion Of humus from different materi-
ais, including sawdust. 1t was found
that the humus from sawdust is rich
In carbon, but poor in nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash. Experience
has demonstrated no amount of plant
food will compensate for lack of
humus. Humus consists of decaying
vegetable or animal matter and is
most abundant in new soils and in
soils that have been titled by rotating
crops. The importance of humus can
hardly be over-estimated and lack of
attention to this requirement ac-
counts, in part, for the numerous
abandoned farms in all the older Sec
tions of the country.-Evan Woolly in
The Epitomist
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

Kidney Pillsrelieve
and cure 1t.
II. b. McCarver,
of POI Cherry St.,
Portland, Ore, in
spectOr of freight
for the Trans-Con-
tinental Co., says:
81 used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for back
ache and other
symptoms Of kid
ncy trouble which
had annoyed me for
months. | think n
cold was responsi-
BILE for the whole
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
-Four Facts For
Sick Women
: To ConSidez
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Has an Unequailed Record of Cures
: Mrs. Pinhham's Aduice Is ContIden-
fiaI Free, and aftsaps Helpful

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onSh.,,,;,nis s n rartormed 49, mon U women
IN our spi.ans p, ~. .yiln.ah u apn puIaat -
t uecues ntos hnol,oeho ;rsaar,or
such ey .; I'S.
d;sriacements Of the uterus pain in
tha .;de hurnino q sensation in the stom-
anh hs.r;na-dosn mains nervousness.
S;zz;ness and sIeen,essness,
c~ r,. ,,.; .,,. hold.
.,o rscoud for tho largest number Of
ahsol,te owes Of female ills IL lydia
4 p;nLb.m,s Vegetable Compound
II regulates. strengthens and curee
diseases of the female organism as
nothing else can.
49,, o,u0 :. 10, hoo, ho,,,;
TOT .nllSy yS"ls ~ n"s .;un u h,n,saoh apins
women W De ,s;as' ,;as' k tiIos oii 80
nervousness, kluiss at;o .touos, "ii ~ u.e
me anu o's;lan 4n ',n, ,,e:n "eah
ness anu nntontIr "a enn ur".ims
mehs.rua.lon : Py heo a anu ouaS U,1 ;,oaIi
ing i.s pains nus al'G 1 p.otin oh;Iah;",, iS,.
in'a.uapte III piepSu;I S;tn io' 'iioo W
anu 'he chanee Vi iiie'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
WANTED TO SLEEP.
Curious That n Tired Preacher Should
Have Such Desire.

A minister speaks of the curious ef-
feet of Grape-Nuts food on him and
how it has relieved him.
"You will doubtless understand how
the suffering with indigestion with
which l used to be troubled made my
work an almost uncomfortable burden,
and why it was that after my Sabbath
duties had been performed, sleep was
a stranger to my pillow till nearly day.
light
II had to be very careful as to what
I ate, and even with all my care l eX-
after meals, and my food never salts
fed me.
"Six months have elapsed since be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts food, and the
benefits l have derived from it are very
definite. l no longer suffer from indi-
gestion, and 1 began to improve from
the time GrapeNuts appeared on our
table. 1 find that by eating dish of
1t after my Sabbath work is done (and
always do so now my nerves are
quieted and rest and refreshing sleep
are insured me. feel that l could not
possibly do without Grape-Nuts food,
now that l know its value. 1t is inva-
riably on our table-we feel that we
need it to complete the meal-and our
children will eat Grape-Nuts when
they cannot be persuaded to touch any,
thing else" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's leason.
Read the famous little book, THE
Road to Wellville," in each pkg.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
A USEFUL HINT.

TO care for trees which have been
girdled by mice or rabbits the Iowa
Experiment Station recommends the
following: 1. The growing layer which
lies just beneath the bark will form a
new layer or bark If it is kept moist
by banking up with earth for two or
three inches above the girdled por-
ton. The earth should be firmly
tamped about the stem and pains be
taken to see that it is not separated
by the tree swaying in the wind. 2. A
sure but more difficult method of treat
ment is to wrap the wound with broad
strips of cloth coated with grating
wax; the wax made by boiling to-
gether four parts of resin, two parts
beeswax and one part tallow. Such
wounds should not be allowed to dry
out, and where too severe there is
much doubt about the recovery of the
tree
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
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Sailing Asparagus.

The old and widely accepted Idea
that heavy applications of common
salt were necessary to grow aspara-
gus has been thoroughly disproven by
modern practice as well as by a chem
ical examination. Good asparagus, as
is well known, may be grown without
salt, but sometimes upon soils OF the
sandy type better asparagus may be
grown with 1t. Some tests made at
the Arkansas experiment station call
attention to these facts and advise
those growing asparagus for home
use to plant it in open rows instead
Of in the thick bed. as has been the
custom in the past.-Farmers' Home
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Followed Directions. s.

An old man who lived in the back
woods was suffering with chills. His
wife sent for the doctor, who gave
him some medicine, with the follow
ing directions:
Take a teaspoonful every two
hours in cold water"
Whenever dose was due the old
lady had him get in tub of cold
water and swallow his medicine. When
the doctor came again she asked If
John could take his medicine in
warm water, as he went to chilling"
every time he got in the tub.-Mem-
phis Scimitar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

trouble. 1t seemed TO settle in my kid
neys. DOan's Kidney Pills rooted 1t
out. 1t is several months since | used
them, and up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by oil
dealers price so cents per box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Few Minerals in Tibet.

The geologist who accompanied the
British mission to Tibet reports that
the country is strikingly poor in
valuable minerals. The largest yield
of gold was .2S grain ton of gravel,
and there was no trace of coal or in
digenous gems.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Pets the Sailors Joy,

Animal pets have ever been great
joy TO the average sailor. There is
hardly a ship afloat that does not
carry one or more such little favorites,
to whom the crew are universally
kind. More than this, there is fire.
Quently developed an attachment be-
tween men and animals that is seldom
to be seen on shore; and the intelli
gence displayed by these animals Of
ten far exceeds the wonderful stor-
les we sometimes see in print. On
men-of-war there is probably more
consideration shown the crew in this
regard than on merchantmen; at all
events, you will find there many more
ships pets. 1t is by no means un-
common to see upon the same deck
dozen or more well-trained animals
Of various kinds whose natural homes
are separated by thousands of miles.
James j. Hill, the railroad million
aire, has selected a simple and mex
pensive summer residence in Lenox,
Mass, much to the disappointment Of
that fashionable colony, which had ex-
pected him ii entertain lavishly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

II "a the only cure for Swollen. Smartinc.
Tired. Aching. Hot. SWEATING Feet, Corns aud
Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot Ease, apowder
to be shaken into the snoes. Cures while Won
walk. At ait Druggists md Shoe Stores, 25c.
Don't accent anv substitute. Sample sent
FREE. Address, Allen s. Omsted, Leroy, NY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

FITSn"rmanen',v cured. No ne o-rervors-
pess after first davs use ofDr. Wives Great
NcrveRestorer S2trial bottlcand treatise free
DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd. .991 Arch ST.. Phila., Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

Forty thousand persons in London
alone are suffering from consumption,
according to DR.. Arthur Latham.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

In l75o diamonds were sold in Europe at
$40 a carat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

A librarian declares there are more than
800. 600 novels
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
CONSTANT ACHING.

Back aches all the time. spoils your
appetite, wearies the body. worries the
mind. Kidneys cause II all and Doan's
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
tccthing, soften tho gums. reduces inhamma-
tion, ,allays pain, ,cureswind collie, Csc. bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Use AIien's root-Ease.

Alcohol is coming into considerable use
for illumination in France.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spokenot
asa cough cure.--J. W. O'BRIEN 322 Third
Avenue, NJ, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Nicaraqua's Soapy Lake.

The German flag was first unfurled in
1867.
The daily tribune., 1905-11-06

Tribune want ads. bring results.
The daily tribune., 1905-11-06
No Poison Ia ChAmberlain's
Cough Remedy.

From sNapisr. New leland, Hsrald;
Two years ago the pharmacy board Of
New South Wales. Australia, had an
analysis made Of al the cough medicines
that wsfe sold 10 that market. Out Of
tho entire list they found only ono that
was entirely free from all poisons. This
exception Was ChambsrIain's Cough
Remedy made BY the ChamberlAip Med
icins Company. Des Moines, lows, ,U.S.A.
The absencs Of al narcotics makes this
remedy ths safest and best that can be
bad; and 1t u with feeling Of security
that any mother can give it to her little
ones. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
especially recommended by its makers
for coughs. colds. Group and whooping
cough. This remedy is for sale by all
dealers. - N mwf
The daily tribune., 1905-11-06
Shoes! Shoesl Shoes!

We are exclusive agents for the bsst makes the
ks RsIston's for men, $3.50 and a. Robsrss Johnson
Rand $3.50 to $50; Ladies', Krippsndori Detman $780,
~ 1885, Ohildsens, District 49, q, 3l, $3.50 g.