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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Profitable Cattle FEEDING.

The experience of good cattle
feeder is worth much to those who are
not entirely familiar with the business
OF feeding. Mr.. Arnold OF Wisconsin,
is such a feeder and recently gave
some OF his own experience. He Is
great believer in the balanced ration,
and duly apportions his feeding stuffs
with protein and fatforming foods,
making sure that the latter is not in
excess of protein. In his address he
says:
From my experience | have proved
that | can make 960.ib steers in 16
months that will sell for a top-notch
feeder with an average grain feed of
four pounds per day, thus costing me
for grain alone (grain at l percent
pound) s18. This steer brings s40.20
and leaves me a balance of $500 for
milk and roughage.
In case he is finished he weighs
1900 pounds and brings me $72 He
has cost me eight pounds Of ground
feed and oats per day, or s36, leaving
me s36 for milk and roughage. This
pays better than gold mine, at least
the average gold mine.
Can this be kept up for another
year? We will see. Even suposing
this two and half-pound daily grain
can be kept up for another year, they
would weigh 2100 pounds. This Is
too heavy for the market, and will
cost too much feed Steers of this
weight would bring about cents per-
haps, or s105, of s33 more than the
16months steer. 1t takes great
stretch Of the imagination for a man
to think there is money in keeping a
2-year-old steer on full feed for a year
for S33.
The 16-monthsold steer brings
s43.6O if not finished, s72 if finished
and the food Of the smaller and young.
er steer has certainly cost less than
the older and larger steer, for the
reason that the animal Is young, de-
velops more muscle, and its powers
Of digestion and assimilation are bet
ter."-Indiana Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Fashion Notes.

Overskirts in one form or another
are inevitable.
An alluring white suit has the jacket
faced with pink and green silk, a la
Pompadour.
The latest in mourning handker-
chiefs has a rather deep border in
fancy design.
1t is little early to talk Of furs, hut
dealers say the white sorts will be On
top for dressy wear.
The smartest French mourp:ag hats
are of black crepe trimmed with folds
and bows of white crepe.
Black patent leather slippers with
narrow rim of scarlet around the top
and little red bow in front art fetch
Ing.
The favorite brooches are in an
tique designs, costly one representing
The old time flower basket, filled with
jeweled blossoms.
Skirts fit more closely around the
hips. All the old time bunchiness and
gathering is gone, and the thing is a
close, smooth finish.
1t is fad to have ones initials EN-
broidered in tiny letters in the folds
of the lingerie waist, where they are
scarcely perceptible.
OF course, all broadcloth used is the
sort that was achieved year or SO
ago, robbed Of all its old-time stiffness.
and made supple and light in weight.
Black is to be much worn, and the
fashionable woman aspires to at least
three gowns of that hue-one tailored
-one for dinner and third for even
ing.
Suits and separate coats, evening
coats and cloaks, and the prettiest Of
both afternoon and evening dresses
those with little air of digalty
about them-are made OF 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Conversation.

Too often a. reception degenerates
into a crush" becomes throng of per-
spring humanity, huddled like the
logs in a lumber jam. There is nelth'
er time nor spirit for conversation.
There are spurts of opinion on the
weather, flashes of insight concerning
the state of the roads. There Is under
all this-like the blind push of the
Aryans toward the west-the surge of
the company toward the refreshment
table. Here await a sip of some bev-
bragg and nibble Of some dainty not
answering for a meal; but yet, as En-
erson complained. enough to set all
The machinery Of the stomach at work
to no advantage. The reception Is for
conversation, and yet no one can prop
erly converse. II by chance one should
6nd a congenial spirit and drift into
. ripple of sincere talk, the anxious
hostess soon appears to tear asunder
this pair whom good friendship has
1oined together, and proceeds to pre-
sent each to some other victim to be-
GIN perhaps the old futile fusilade on
the weather and the, roads. Smaller
crowds, with some central thought to
make the assembly shine"-some
work of art or literature to discuss,
come music rendered with word of
explanation for the non-initiate-som
thing of this sort would seem to be in
the line Of relief for this social hub
bub.-Edwin Markham in Good House
keeping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Tucked Shirt waist.

The simple shirt waist is the one
which is In most demand and that may
fairly be called a necessity. 1t makes
the best of all waists for wear with the
simple tailored suit, and 1t also Is much
to be desired for home wear, both with
skirts to match and those of contrast
Ing material. Illustrated is an exceed.
ingly smart model that is adapted to
silk, to wool and to the cotton and
lawn waistlngs, and which can be
either lined or unlined as preferred.
In this case it is made Of plaid taffeta,
stitched with belding silk but while
plalds are to be much worn during the
entire season there are a great many
figured, striped and plain materials
which are equally desirable, cashmere
and henrietta being well liked, as well
as the more familiar wash fannels and
silks.
The waist Is made with q fitted lin
ing, which is optional, fronts and back.
The fronts are tucked to yoke depth,
while the back Is plain and there Is a
regulation box pleat at the centre
front. The sleeves are the favOrlte
ones of the season that are laid in
tucks at their lower edges, then Joined
to straight cuffs, which are closed
with buttons and buttonholes. At the
neck can be worn any fancy stock
which may be preferred but the plain
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Airing Winter Clothes.

The clotheslines are full Of winter
garments these days. At the first
breath of fall wind the careful house.
wife looks into trunks and closets
where cold-weather clothes have been
packed away in camphor and moth
balls and brings them forth to the sun
light and fresh air. One never knows
whether fall day will dawn warm or
cold, and Of course it is a comfortable
feeling to know one has something
seasonable to put on. That is why the
lines are swinging with coats, cloth
skirts, vests, ulsters and the like while
a camphor-dlspelling breeze strikes the
town.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
The Silo.

Last year I built round silo 16
feet inches in diameter, and 80 feet
high, and placed in it about seven
acres OF hill corn from the shock cut
and blown into the silo, mixed as 1t
went in and wet down well. This made
1876 tons of the best winter feed for
dairy cows that | ever saw.
We started feeding 1t to 80 cows
and 10 head of young stock on Decem-
ber /, and it was sufficient to last
them till March 10. The corn put in
this way furnished not only the rough
age but concentrates, and all that was
needed to balance the ration was 4
pounds of gluten meal and pounds
of wheat barn per day for each cow
For dairy Of so cows two round
sllos, each IS feet in diameter by SO
feet high should furnish enough for
the winters feeding and to carry the
stock through the dry time the next
fall. In providing plenty of succulent
food of this nature for the dairy, milk
can be made better and cheaper and
more cows can be kept on the same
number Of acres.-Experience of JOS
eph Newman, Illinois Dairyman's AS
ISOLATION.
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1t is manufactured into the wonderfur
ly fine and glistening fabrics worn by
the Japanese royalty.
Mr.. Threedy will not be able to use
his farm much longer for this purpose,
for 1t already is seriously infested
with kind of weevll that soon de-
stroys the field when it becomes num-
erous, and which cannot be eradicated
by any means yet discovered. The
milkweed which he grows is the same
that Is found wild all through this
country, but by sklful farming 1t Is
made to reach height of ten feet and
bears husks that average about eight
inches in length and two inches in
diameter.
These husks, containing the fiber
and seed, are not opened here, but
are dried slightly and then packed In
salt and shipped across the ocean.
Milkweed cannot be raised in Jap.
an In quantities that amount to any
thing of Importance, for the weevil
long ago obtained SO strong a hold
that 1t cannot be driven out. The
milkweed farming Is profitable, and II
Is to be regretted that some way can
not be discovered for exterminating
the weeyil-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Revised Maxins,

Honor thy father and thy mother
If they will give you half of chance
to do It and still maintain your rea.
soning faculties.
A rolling stone gathers no moss
but it sometimes accumulates a no
ticeable polish.
Virtue is its own reward-the gods
decided that it would be better that
way than to leave 1t so frequently un.
rewarded.
Ignorance of the law excuses no
man-but It sometimes accounts for
peculiarities in pleadings filed by law.
yers.-San Francisco Call.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
The Fashion Outlook for 1906,


Most attractive are the designs for
the autumn and winter, and from pres
ent indications 1t would seem as
though the first fashions would not
require the modifying that has general
ly to be carried out In order to make
the styles becoming and not too con-
spicuous.
AS is always the case when the new
fashions are first exhibited, there is
much to admire. much to wonder at,
and something to criticise. Hats are
still on the eccentric order Sleeves
are, as it were. tentative-of medium
size in many instances, or exaggerated.
ly large or small size in others.
Again crinoline Is threatened In the
width of the skirts, which, to the un-
initiated glance, seem surely to require
artificial means to hold them out.
The initiated realize, however, that
the wonderful cut and hang Of these
skirts answer every purpose of the
crinoline, and the fare is gained with
cut it. When petticoats measure not
less than eight yards around the foot,
1t is certain that the skirt of the gown
must be Of corresponding width; but
both petticoat and skirt fit close
around the hips, and have the fulness
at the back in the becoming inverted
pleats -Harper's Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Popularity Of Beads.

A great deal may be done with
shoulder straps of black velvet or col
or. and with straps Of embroidery up
on satin or velvet made to sparkle as
much as possible, and to look like
some barbaric order. These, when
they are particularly handsome, should
be worn across one shoulder only, with
a long end hanging down the back A
black gown in particular lends itself
to various diversifications Of appear
ance.
A note Of originality that may be
struck In the autumn evening toilette
Is by means of that most artistic o!
dress byjuncts, the lace coat 1t is ap-
propriate for afternoon as well, and
worn by woman possessed of a deli
cately graceful figure, looks absolutely
charming. Quite the loveliest lace
coat that | have seen lately was made
of white Brussels net, with a broad
edging of darned embroidery, executed
In moonlight gray, white, and little
black floss silk. with plenty of spark
ling crystal and cleaning pearl en-
broideries upon it. From the shoul-
ders hung long silk cords starting
from brandebourgs that crossed the
crown of each shoulder, and terminal
ed in tassels laden with pearls and
crystal strands.
The completely lace coat is Away,
lovely, and should be, of course. suf.
fciently transparent to indicate sug-
gestion Of the dainty robe beneath,
which should be made of some clingins
and very soft material like crepe de
chine, chiffon or minion de sole. The
coat is generally most becoming when
1t is of three-quarter length, and not
fitted to the figure except in a very
slight degree. 1t does not meet in
front but there discloses the full bebe
bodice Of the underrobe Flounces OF
lace set en- applique against the back
ground of net or mousselne de sole
should finish the robe, and the rea.
son the lace should be arranged in this
manner Is that futed frills and founces
would take away much of the flowing
grace Of the robes appearance, which
should be classical in its simple lines
and folds.-London Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
A Pretty Bedroom.

A very pretty bedroom was furnished
with wall paper which was all tangle
Of green grass up to the low frieze,
where the grasses separated to show
blue sky and field Of pale iris. A few
birds flew across the stretch of sky,
giving the wall an appearance of sum.
mer out Of doors. THE woodwork and
furniture of the room we're white en-
amel, and the cushions were in iris
chintZ. 70 pictures were present, for
which one was thankful. and the en-
tire room was as simple as possible,
with only the necessary pieces of fur
niture and very few hangings.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
RAISING Milkweed for Profit.

Junius Threedy of lie Soeur county.
Mimi, began harvesting his crop Of
milkweed and finds that he is going
to have an unusually fine field. He
commenced raising milkweed there
seven years ago, having learned the
art in South America, where he used
to live. There are but few farms of
this kind in the world, and this is the
only one on the western continent
north OF the equator. He sends his
product, In the husk. to japan. where
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Velvet Portiere.

The portiere woven Of strips of vel
vet Is newer idea than the silk rag
portiere and has a richer effect. The
smallest pieces of velvet can be utilized
and many discarded hat trimmings
come in well for this purpose. To
weave them red warp is often used.
and it is so manipulated that 1t shows
on the outside of the piece, giving a
striped appearance to the hanging.
Small pieces of this velvet weave are
used to cover sofa pillows or to drape
Cozy corners.-Clipping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Removing Grease Spots.

For removing grease from woollen
or silk dress, try sprinkling the spot
with warmed flour. Rub the surface
quite hard, then brush the -four off
and repeat the process. The spot Will
gradually disappear. French chalk
may also be used for removing grease.
Rub the spot well with the chalk and
then hang the garment in dark clos
ct for a few days. If the spot has not
entirely disappeared, repeat the proc
ess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
An Excentinn.

An exception to the tight coated con-
tingent is noted in an Empire coat suit
of wine-red cheviot. This coat reaches
only to the knees and falls over a
pleated skirt. Neatly stitched and
shaped strappings finish the deep
shaped yoke, and from this yoke falls
the pleated skirts which are stitched
down the waist line. The waist line,
by the way, is but family suggested in
this garment, which is so very well
suited to some figures. The wee rer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29

| the district and she is superinten-
dent in every sense of the word.
| The Sunbonnet Boss Is the way her
employees refer to her, and 1t Is with
a sense of pride that the men employed
at her mine tell visitor that their
superintendent Is woman, and 1t Is
with no intent of discourtesy that they
use the pseudonym Sunbonnet Boss.
Mrs Morgan few weeks ago Or
ganized the Togo Mining Company and
began working in an old abandoned
mine on the Rob Roy lease, two and
one half miles southeast of Joplin The
| mine was originally known as the
Dugan Diggins. Mining was carried
on at a depth of eighty feet, and after
few successful months operation at
the Dugan Digglns was declared off.
The property was abandoned
1t was not only abandoned, but 1t
was condemned. Most any miner who
knew the ground would volunteer the
information that there was nothing
there. 1t was "pockety," according to
their explanation. The one big pocket
of ore had been worked out and moth
ing remained.
But women have no given rules for
doing things. They do not reason as
do men, and the haphaZard manner in
which Mrs Morgan selected her field
of operations perhaps is responsible
for her protopast success. But the
permanent success which has attend
ed her mining operations may be at
tributed only to the fact that her
executive ability Is excellent and to
the fact that she is at the mine almost
every minute in the day.
When Mrs. Morgan first went to the
old Dugan Diggins there was nothing
there but large dump pile and mine
filled with water. Her knowledge of
ground formation was limited, but she
examined the character of the rock
that had been thrown upon the dump
and decided then and there that she
would engage In mining. And she did.
A boiler, pump, engine and the neces-
sary supplies were purchased by Mrs.
Morgan and the work Of draining the
mine of its water was soon under way.
With the water out, Mrs. Morgan en-
tered the mine and took a look at the
drifts. She examined the side walls,
the roof the face and the bottom of
the mine. She decided that the mine
at that level had been pretty thorough.
ly prospected. The only thing to be
done, then was to sink the shaft deep
er. At a depth of little more than
100 feet a nice body of steel jack
(steel colored zinc ore) was encounter
ed. The shaft was sunk to depth of
1874 feet, and still there is ore in the
bottom. But drifting was started at
this level, and some of the richest ore
ever found in the district has been
taken out.
There is not man in Mrs. Morgan's
employ who would not risk his life for
her. They like her-they like her way
of managing. and work harder under
the guidance of their "Sunbonnet
Boss" than they would for anybody
else.
At the mine Mrs. Morgan is well
equipped with a miners wearing ap-
parel. She has rubber skirt, coat,
hat and boots, and when she is called
upon to go into the mine she does so
with much comfort and rides a tub
just as gracefully as any man-Joplin
Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
A I'Enpire.

In a delicate biscuit shade there's Il
clever Empire model, cut quite like
most of the best Empire patterns. This
means that the farlng skirt hangs from
an upper rigging. which is cross be-
tween a yoke and bolero.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29

must carry herself well and have a
stately, or at least a very graceful car
rlage. From this representative group
hesitating fair ones may be able to ar.
rive at some decision.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
A Pretty Effect.

An old-fashioned brass stewing
kettle makes an artistic jardlnere for
wild flowers or for green plant. The
kettle should be kept well polished. No
other receptacle is prettier for bunch
of nasturtiums than brass or copper
bowl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29

New York City.-Nothlng that fash
lon has TO offer is more generally liked
than the blouse Eton or more generally
becoming. This season 1t is being
shown in even unprecedented beauty
and design, but is essentially the same
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
Woman superIntends Mine.

Mrs. w. D. Morgan. wife OF Coun-
~ilman Of Joplin. Is recognized as the
only woman mine superintendent In
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29

Gray tones are going to be immense
ly popular, and it is with these will
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29

often be seen some of the most artistic
like gray will be taken as foundation
upon which TO build splendid color
harmony.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-14
tMail Special to the Advertiser.)

mail Special to the Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 1.-The
improvements for the quarantine sta
ton at Honolulu, for which Congress
appropriated $4,000 in the act APP
proved March s, 1908, appear now to
be assured at an early day These APP
preparations included $4,000 for a
wharf, $4,000 for runway, $4,000
for a retaining wall, and $4,000 for a
laundry. The plans for these improve
ments have been prepared by Superin-
tendent Joseph ". Roberts, at San
Francisco, IN charge of a branch of the
supervising architects office there,
have been formally approved by Sur
geon General Wyman of the Marine
Hospital Service, ana are now before
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw for
his approval. 1t is the expectation
that they will be forwarded to Homo
lulu in the course of week or two
and that advertisement will be made
at once Tor bids to construct these
works.
One of the chief causes of the de-
lay has been difficulty in agreeing up
on the construction of the wharf. Some
pital surgeon in charge of the quaran-
tine regulations at Honolulu, forward
ed here plans for these improvements.
His plans did not meet with the full
approval of officials in Washington.
The result was that other plans had to
be drawn. 1t requires months to get
set of plans through the Office of the
supervising architect of the Treasury,
where work is ALWAYS crowding the Of
fetal force and where different projects
have to take their turn.
AS the plans are now drawn it is con-
templated building the wharf on piers,
the piles of which are surrounded by
concrete. This is to prevent the raw.
ages of the teredo. Furthermore, Gen.
Wyman and the Treasury officials are
anxious to have wharf that the big
steamships can come alongside of with
out injury to it's construction. The in
crease in the size of the Pacific ocean
steamships has accordingly made it nee
essary to construct the wharf more Sc
curely than might otherwise have been
the case.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-14
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,
THERAPIOIJ,

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the destruction Of sufferers teeth and ruin Of
health. This preparation purihes the whole
system through the blood and thoroughly
eliminates all poisonous matter from the body.
THERAPI0E NO. for exhaustion, sleepless-
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sipation, worry, oyerwork. etc. II possesses
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vgOr to those suffering from the eneryating IN
nuences Of long residence in hot. unhealthy
THERAPIoN is sold by the principal Chem
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