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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

The progressive dairyman must now
have 4 silo and grow suitable crops for
filling it. Ensilage has done more than
any other one :hing to increase the
profits in dairying. Good tools are
necessary, and when we have n stlO,
corn harvester, cnslagc cutter, etc,
We must have a separator, either hand
or power. All these are not yet found
on the small dairy farms. but they
will come rs soon as the dHirymcn find
out what increased profit they bring.
Alfalfa is one of the best dairy feeds
and should be employed as green for
age, pasture and hay by every dairy
man in sections where it will grow.
Infectious absorption is a disease
that is much dreaded by darymen.
The spread of the disease in a herd
usually is due to a contaminated male.
A diseased female contaminatcs the
male, and rs she often fails TO get
with calf, is returned several times,
causing serious trouble. In infectious
abortion the expulsion of the foetus is
usually without labor pains and this
may serve as Il guide to distinguish
the contagious form from that caused
by accident.-Chicago Farmers Voice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Poetic Rosalie Nav,

Rosalie May had poetic ideas and
was always trying to introduce them
into her daily life, to the amusement
and sometimes disgust of her family.
She kept right on, however, in her
work of following up the beautiful.
One lovely June morning when The
family were enjoying their last bits
of sleep, says the New York Sun, Ros-
allie May arose and slipped out into
the garden. She knocked over some
thing in the hall on her way and
heard her father grunt out his favor.
ite ejaculation as she passed his room,
but she kept on.
She gathered quantities of sweet
peas, all with the dew on. Returning
to the house she filled a glass bowl
with them and placed them in the CEN
ire of the table. Others she scat
tered all over the table in careless
profusion, as she had read in that wo-
mans journal of sweetness and light
by which she guided her life.
Then she tied up the napkins with
pun ilDDOHo, III uSllIS q Spluy VI
sweet peas in each, and surveyed her
work with pride.
Papa came down little late that
morning. The family were waiting
for him and he was cross, having lost
two collar buttons and cut himself
while shaving.
He gave one look at the now wilt
ing flowers and at the pink bow in
his napkin. His comment was short,
but sufficient:
Whats all this nonsense?" he
snorted.
Rosalie May never decorated the
table again.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
WaInuts and Butternuts.

The city boy on a visit to the coun-
Try is often puzzled in trying to dis
tingush black walnuts and butternuts
in the green state. The leaves are
almost alike, being compound and hay
ing variable number of leaflets ar
ranged on a long stem. The butter
nut stem has from nine to II leaflets,
and the black walnut from Is to 23.
The teeth on the latter are larger and
sharper than those on the butternut,
and lack the fuzzy stem, but the real
distinguishing feature is the odor;
having once smelled the crushed
leaves of butternut and a black wal
nut, a person can never fail to know
them thereafter.-From Edwin W.
Fosters Our Friends the Trees" in
ST. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Colt Raisfnp.

The extremely high prices now paid
for ServiCcahlc horses make colt-raising
quite profitable. Many farmers. realiZ.
ing this, are keeping more brood mares.
On every farm one or two or even more
additional teams are needed to carry
on the regular routine work of planting
and harvesting. The brood mare can
be made to fill this need, and mean
while raise Il good colt. A good colt
viii more than pay for its mothers
keep and she can do her full part in
tending the corn if she and her colt
are properly fed. Corn and timothy
hay alone will not supply the necessary
food for the colt or its mother. 1t is
one-sided ration and they will not
thrive well unless other foods are given
with the carbonaceous ration. Bran
and oats are excellent for feeding with
corn. The horse will eat large
amount, the variety will be such that
the animal will not tire of il, and in
addition they are good for the produc-
ton of milk. Glover hay, if free from
mold and dust. will prove better
bulky food than timothy. 1t, too. is a
milk-producer, and furnishes flesh-
forming matter for the growing colt.
To do her part in the team and Mt the
same time raise a profitable colt, the
mare must have every attention. She
will not stand abuse. she should have
Il pasture during the night, a place to
rest in the open, and she must have
good grooming.
When the colt is quite Young il
should be taught to stand with the
halter and be made perfectly gentle.
1t is much easier to push colt out of
your way than it is TO watch it con.
tinually that it may not run over YOU
trying to get away. A colt made gentle
Mt first, never forgets its kind treat.
ment in early life. Little difficulty is
experienced in breaking such a colt.
When the colt becomes gentle, it will
soon learn 10 eat. If good trough is
provided, separate from that of its
mother, it will eat from it. After it
learns to call for its feed and eat suffi.
cient quantity of oats and bran to do
it great deal of good soon it will
eat shelled corn mixed with the oats
and bran. If taught TO eat we'll and
made gentle, the colt will make a salts.
factory growth and its mother assist
in growing the crops. They are in the
way but little when they become gen.
tie. They may be left at the barn dur
ing work hours, but must have their
water and food just as regular as the
work horses. If the colt can be taught
to stay to pasture away from its moth.
er during work hours, it is even better
than keeping it at the barn. If the
mother is worked moderately and well
attended to. she will grow a colt that
will prove the best Epney-maker the
farmer can produce from his farm.-W.
B. Andersen. in indianapolis News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
why Some Farmers Fail.

The Drover's journal explains the
cause as follows:
In every agricultural community
there are prosperous farmers and hus,
bandmen who appear 10 be ON the de-
cline financially. We have in mind
a young man who bought a 1S0-acre
farm arr assumed a mortgage Of
$4,000 payable in instalments in ten
years. He was the son of thrifty
farmer and married the daughter of
a wealthy neighbor. He was not wor-
ried about his interest or payments,
as he knew that he could obtain finan-
cial assistance at home. if necessary.
He had received a good business edu-
cation and came to his task with all
the experience that he had acquired
while assisting to operate his fathers
estate. He had money enough to buy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
MrJEm ma sawyer ,

Unless early and correct treatment is
applied the patient seldom survives
when once the disease is fastened upon
her. Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is the most efficient treat
ment for kidney troubles of women,
and is the only medicine especially
prepared for this purpose.
When a woman is troubled with pain
or weight in loins, backache, frequent,
painful or scalding urination, swelling
of limbs or feet, swelling under the
eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in the
region of the kidneys or notices a brick
dust sediment in the urine, she should
lose no time in commencing treatment
with Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, as it may be the means of
saving her life.
For proof, read what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for Mrs
Sawyer.
al cannot express the terrible suffering
had to endure. A arrangement of the female
organs developed nervous prostration and a
serious kidney trorble. The doctor attended
me for year, but kept getting worse, until
was unable to do anything, and | made up
my mind could not live / finally decided
to try Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound as last resort, and am to-day well
woman. | cannot praise it too highly, and
tell every suffering woman about my case"
Mrs. Emma Sawyer, Conyers Ga.
Mrs. Pinkham gives free advice to
women address in confidence, Lynn,
Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

Early sowing of cereals when the
soil temperature is low gave in expert
ments with barley, oats and spring
wheat less smut than late sowings. In
Il similar manner, less smut will be
found on those cereals grown on a
cold clay soil than on loamy soil, and,
as a rule, the greatest amount of dis
ease will be found in cereals grown
OH sandy humus soils. \ high tempera-
tura of the soil during the first week
after sowing favOrs the termination
of the smut pores, and consequently
the infection of the cereals. Cereals
will germnate and begin their growth
at Il temperature below that at which
the fungus can develop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Mink and Rabbit,

The ways Of life of the weasel, or
bloodsucker, are not fully under
stood, and the killing of these rabbits,
in particular, presented most inter-
ing problems. How did the minks
manage to catch them? In every
case the rabbit was apparently run
down in fair, open running, In one
case in particular the mink had
chased the rabbit across a celery
swamp, as smooth and level as a
dance hall floor. Whatever hindrance
there was in the foot of snow would
have hindered the mink more than
the rabbit. The mink is as slow
runner as the rabbit is swift. | have
seen minks run several times, and
their peculiar measuring-worm gait,
man can run. The rabbit cannot
only go with increditable speed, but
can course for hours. And yet the
mink is able to run down the swift
rabbit. The rabbit seems to give
up the race; it would look almost
as if some unknown law of nature
made him the prey of minks, as if
he felt that was his destiny, and did
not try to escape from it. In the
cases we observed the jump of the
rabbit grew shorter and shorter until
it became little more than a helpless
hop. The marks in the snow indi-
Gated that the mink was not being
dragged by the rabbit, but that the
mink did not overtake his victim un-
til the latter, for no apparent reason,
had given up the race. And yet a
fox seldom catches rabbit, and prob
ably never in open running.
Then it would seem as If these
bloodsuckers have some power of
which We know nothing. AS it is,
only one explanation can be offered
why so slow-running an animal as
mink, or weasel, can catch as swift
an animal as a rabbit
We know that the mink does not
tire out the rabbit by following him
leisurely, maintaining his slower gait
relentlessly, never giving his victim
q chance to eat, and so by the slow,
sure process of work and worry
wearing out poor bunny.
Hence 1t must be that the rabbit
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

Two men at Chanute engaged in
q fight the other day and one, by a
fierce blow, destroyed one of the
other mans eyes. The man who lost
his eye had the other man arrested
on the charge of mayhem. 1t devel-
oped in the evidence that the eye
which was destroyed was glass eye,
and the defence claimed that the
charge of mayhem could not be main
tanned The court was of the same
opinion, and it was suggested that a
charge of malicious mischief be sub
stituted in its stead, for breaking the
glass eye, or in other words, suggest
ed the judge, 'for breaking the win
dow to his soul, the pane in his face"
Kansas City Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Uses of Salt.

Salt may be made useful in many
directions besides table use. First,
as tooth powder, it will keep the gums
hard and the teeth beautifully white.
Also, if you have tooth extracted
and the bleeding does not stop, rims
ing the mouth with salt and water will
prove a quick remedy. Mixed with
hot water it makes a good gargle for
q sore throat and if a little is put with
lemon juice stains on fingers from
ink, peeling totatoes, etc, will be cas-
lily removed. When teacups are dis
colored rub little salt on the stains
before washing them and the blemish
quickly disappears.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

has. in common with other small ro-
asnvs, Inat terrible, demoralizing, or
panicky, fear of all Of the weagel
family-a fear 80 great and bewild-
ering that once mink Is on its
trail the rabbit becomes paralyzed
with 1t, and instinctively knowing
that he cannot escape by running in
hole, gives up.
If this is SO, then there is a law
in nature that we do not fully under
stand. A law akin to that which
makes rabbit coward and a wood
chuck brave to his dying gasp. A
ferret put into gray squirrels hole
was at once driven out by the indig
nant squirrel A rabbit has as sharp
teeth as squirrel, and surely might
defend itself as well as young
woodchuck. Yet the latter will face
unfinching two dogs and man.
After his back is broken, and he is
helpless, will he hold up his head
and whistle fierce defiance. Yet
a rabbit will not even try to escape,
apparently, from en- animal it coule
just as well elude as not! 1t seems
almost as if the rabbit were meant
for food for other animals. Nature
having given him great reproductive
powers and unlimited food and then
saddled him with some strange fatali-
ty that makes him play his part, in
spite of himself, in the general
scheme of wild life.-John Burroughs
in Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

TO which horse may he fastened. At
intervals on this "trip make holes so
that the teeth may be moved as de-
sired These teeth may be made Of
wood and of varying thicknesses and
lengths to suit the various seeds. A
few bolts will do the fastening per-
fectly.
For general use the necessary num-
Der Of teeth may be made triangular
in shape, the upper end containing two
bolt holes, so as to lengthen if desired.
See Figure !. A neat adjustment of
the tooth is shown at Figure .. Heavy
board teeth may be used where coarse
seed is to be used if one desires, the
teeth being attached TO the bar in the
same manner as the others. Figures 3
and 4 show such a tooth and its at
tachment TO the bar.-Indianapolis
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Caution to Purchasers OF winchester Gun.

We find Winchester Repeating Rife:
and Shotguns are being offered by certain
of the trade, not customers of ours, at cut
prices, and that such guns have been
altered since leaving the factory, includ
ing the changing and obliteration Of the
factory serial numbers.
Not knowing to what further extent
these arms have been tampered with, we
take this opportunity of advising the
public in general that we assume no re-
sponsibility whatever connected with any
that the numbers have not been changed
or obliterated.
All genuine Winchester Repeating Rifles
and Shotguns are numbered and all Win.
chester Single Shot Rifles are numbered,
except the Models 1900, 1902, 1904, and
the Thumb Trigger Model.
WINCHESTER REPEATING Arms Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Feed Mixed With Cohs.

A sample of wheat fed with admix-
lures was found by the Massachusetts,
Station which contained large guam
tity of ground corn cobs, when the
label indicated that it contained corn
and cob meal. Another sample was
found to consist largely of ground
wheat screenings, with relatively small
amounts of cOrncobs, oat clippings,
wheat bran and middllngs. A tend
cncy TO add TO mixed feeds inferior
shrumken wheat grains, resulting from
the ravages of rust, was noted, and
consumers are cautioned to be on their
guard against such deceptions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

Any farmer who is troubled with a
superabundance of weeds upon his land
could probably do nothing better than
turn these weeds into mutton and
march them off to market on four legs.
The sheep will greatly assist you in
getting rid of these weeds, and will
at the same time put cash value
on them which makes it quite an in
ducement to any man to take the sheep
into partnership with him in accom-
plishing the apparently impossible eask
of clearing his place of weeds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
An Anecdote of Rachel.

At the breaking out of the Crimean
war Elisa Rachel, the celebrated
French tragedienne, was in st. Peters
burg. Just before leaving the Russian
capital some Of the officials of the city
gave banquet in her honor.
At the end of the feast one of the
Russian officers, nobleman of high
rank, said to Rachel, in q bantering
sort of way:
1--WE will not bid you goodbye but
merely 'au revoir,' for we will soon
be in Paris, dining with you"
Monsieur" replied Rachel, France
is not rich enough to treat all her
prisoners of war to dinners"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Grsndma's Birthday,

1t was Grandma Rand's birthday.
Every one in the family had bought
her present,-the kind of present
that Aunt Rachel called SUITABLE"
everyone except poor little Bobby.
What is a suitable PRESENT."
asked Bobby, who loved Grandma
Rand dearly, and who had fifty cents
to spend for her.
"a suitable present is whatever an
old lady of seventy-nine would need
and like to have" said Aunt Rachel:
such as a shawl, for instance, or a
foot-warmer, or bed-sippers, or a new
pair of spectacles, or a book of
hymns. We have all those things,
Bobby, but you can buy a nice hand
kerchief for grandma for your fifty
cents-a plain hemstitched one with
H on it. Would you like that?'
mo, l thank you. Aunt Rachel"
said Bobby. I've thought of a suit
able present, but perhaps it costs too
much"
Bobby went down the street two
blONho anu lhtn lulltu W HIS IlEul.
On the very next corner was the big
florists shop. Bobby was not a regu-
lar customer, but the young man be-
hind the counter smiled pleasantly
at him.
What can l do for you this after
noon?' asked the young man.
Bobby put his hands on the count
er and drew himself up till his feet
were off the floor and his head was
quite high, nearly as high as the
young mans.
'lt is my Grandma Rand's birth
day. said Bobby, "and | have fifty
cents to buy her a suitable present.
Are those pink roses in the window
more than that apiece? Those love-
ly big pale ones?'
That's exactly what they are"
said the young man. "just fifty
cents"
"Oh, isn't that lucky" said Bobby.
"Will you please choose the very
best one for Grandma Randi"
Il certainly WILL" said the young
man, and he did. First he put the
rose in soft glossy thin paper, and
then in stiff, thick white paper,
pinned over at each end with pin
that had a pink glass tip. The paper
package was almost as tall as Bobby.
THANK you very much" said Bob
by to the young man. She's to
have her presents at supper-time;
she doesn't come down to breakfast,
and I'm at school at noon. We have
supper early, because she and I play
checkers before we go to bed. Good
BY"
"Good-by, and many happy returns
to your grandma" said the young
man, politely.
What in the world" cried Aunt
Rachel and Aunt Susan and Aunt
Jane, when Bobby handed his long
paper parcel to Grandma Rand at
supper-time. They had hurried home
from a call, and had forgotten to ask
Bobby about the present. He was
glad. The three aunts looked a
little dlsapproyingly, but Bobby kept
his eyes on Grandma Rand's face.
The shawl and the foot-warmer and
the bed-slippers and the book of
hymns and the new spectacles were
in her lap, but she let them all slip
to the floor.
"a posy" said Grandma Rand,
softey, to herself. "My dear husband
always brought me a posy on my
birthday
Then she drew Bobby close and
kissed him.
1T is a suitable present to match
your cheeks" said Bobby, with many
happy returns. Elizabeth Lincoln
Gould in Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
DISFIGURING ULCER
People Looked ut Her in Amazement-
Pronounced Incurable-Face Now Clear
as Ever-Thanks God For Cuticura.

Mrs. p. Hackett, of 400 Van Buren, St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y, says: 81 wish to give
thanks for the marvellous cure Of my moth
er by Cuticura. She had severe ulcer,
which physicians had pronounced incur
able. 1t was a terrible Disagreement, and
people would stand in amazement and look
after her. After there was no hope from
doctors she began using Cuticura Soap,
Ointment and Pills, and now, thank God,
she is completely cured, and her face is as
smooth and clear as ever"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Hard on Some,

Clergymen who part their hair in
the middle will read with staring eyes
the resolution offered by the Rev. w.
S. Dandy, at meeting of the Pitts.
burg Presbytery, in Donora, Pa. II
reads thus: Whereas, sissified asses
are no longer to be tolerated in the
ministry; resolved. that their admission
be discouraged, and that ministers be
instructed to refrain from parting
their hair in the middle"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

These were especially severe when
STOPPING to lift anything and often
could hardly straighten my back. The
aching was bad in the day time, but just
as bad at night, and was always lame
IN the morning. | was bothered with
rheumatic pains and dropsica swelling
of the feet. The urinary passages were
painful and the secretions were dis
colored and so free that often had to
rise at night. ] felt tired all day. Half
n box served to relieve me, and three
boxes effected permanent cure"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster-Aiilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

Even the cuckoo, which has no home,
is strangely faithful to locality. IN
an Essex district an old cuckoo, known
to the whole place by a distinctive
stammer in his speech. was seen and
heard regularly in the same parish for
seven consecutive .-London Out.
look.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

Ohio. says: 81
was cured by
Doan's Kidney
Pills of a severe
case of kidney
trouble, Of eight
or ten years
standing. l suf-
fered the most
severe backache
and other pains
in the region of
the kidney
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Bull Fiuhtinu Paws,

"Bombita," the greatest of the Span
Ish toreadors, has retired at 30 years
Of age, with fortune Of 100000,
without counting jewels worth about
sSO,000 more, presented to him by ad-
mirinp enthusiasts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Few Horse Cars Left.

Electric traction has been employed
In Germany a quarter OF a century
Now there are only thirty-three miles
OF street railway track in the country
operated by horse power. The cleo
trio trackage amounts to 2,400 miles
or $500 miles of single track.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
simpIe Garden Marker.

A marker is one of the handy tools
of the farm, and is readily made by
taking Il strip Of inch material of the
desired length and. at the proper dis
tance from the ends, making holes in
which to insert poles to form a shaft
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Proved His Faith.

The Emperor of China sacrificed to
the god of agriculture on the second
day of the third moon. He person.
ally plowed a portion of the ground
in front of the altar "as a proof that
the profession of agriculture is an
honorable one
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
Away.

Little pink feet
That have trotted all day,
Wee dimpled hands
That are tired OF play,
And teeth white as pearls,
And tousled gold curls,
You're dads queen of girls
Tonight and Away.
Now, and alway,
Just dads queen of girls!
Weary of play
Your tousled gold curls
Lie spread on my breast;
And sweetly TO rest
As day reddcns the west
Drifts dads best of girls.
Dear, for all time,
For all time and alway,
When weary, come climb
As you climb, dear, today
Up in your dads lap
When wanting a nap
Or TO ward of mlShap,
Or when weary Of play.
Always to me,
All your life to your dad,
Laughing with glee
Or sorry and sad;
Bring all TO me, dear,
Your bright days and drear,
Your joy and your fear,
And make your dad glad.
Houston Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09

FITSpermanentlvc lvcured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use ofDr. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, S2trial bottleand treatise FREQ
DR.. II. H. KLINE. Ltd. ,99l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Increasing Among Women, But
Sufferers Need Not Despair
THE BEST ADVICE is FREE

fall the diseases known, with which
the female organism is afflicted, kidney
disease is the most fatal, and statistics
show that this disease is on the increase
among women,