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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
"sing n Song of sixpence."

The old nursery rhyme of "Sing a
Song of Sixpence" is an ancient ale
CORY and very pretty one. The earth
is represented by the bottom of the pie.
while the sky Is the upper crust. The
clouds are the clothes which the maid
who is daybreak-is hanging on the
line before the king or sun is up. The
money which the 'king counts in his
counting house" are the sunbeams
which slip through the suns fingers
The blackbird, which nips off the
maids nose so unceremoniously and
thus ends the song, is the sunset or
end of day. The moon and moonbeams
are represented by the queen and her
honey, and thus we have the whole
day amply accounted for.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
Ohio Reading Courses.

The Ohio state grange reading course,
which has been tried for year in that
state, has met with the most excellent
success. Flfty-eight classes were or
ganized in twenty-five counties. Four
hundred and seventy-three books were
purchased at cost of about $430.
These reading classes are held in the
oranges in some instances, and in 9th
ers classes meet for recitation several
times during each week and report re-
suits at each grange meeting. Mrs.
Mary e. Lee, who has the work in
charge, saxs that 1t has passed the cx-
perlmental stage and become fixed
reality.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
RACK WITH TRoUGHs.

tom crosspieces. To this is nailed on
each side at the bottom by 3 inch
strip for the troughs to rest on. The
Stats can be made out Of 2E by rs
inch stuff placed two and one-half
inches apart. For outdoor use In a
wet climate the racks should be rooted,
though 1t Is not necessary where the
rainfall Is light. A one-half inch strip
should be nailed to the caves so as to
prevent the water from dripping in the
feed or on the sheep while eating.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
A Foxy Tenant.

At one time there lived in Worcester,
Mass. an old negro who had tre-
mendous influsnce, religious and politl-
cal, In the settlement where he lived.
He occupied little house owned by u
prominent banker. but had successful
ly evaded the payment of rent for
many years. No trouble came, how
ever, until the banker was nominated
to run for political office. The next
day the old negro came hobbllng into
his office.
"Well, SAM" said the banker, 81 sup
pose you've come in to pay me some
rent"
"Oh, no, boss" replied the old man.
'I's just come in to say rs glad yo' Is
nominated and will tell de res of desc
no count niggers to vote fo' yo' and to
mention to yo at de same time dat de
roof of my house is a-leakln', an IL
faint fixed I'll have to move out di-
rectly."-Lippincott's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05

Now Is the time to assort hens for
winter keeping. Whatever breed you
prefer, be sure to keep only the choic-
est. Hens are now a good price, so Gull
out all scrub stock and all hens over
two years old, and 1t Is better to keep
only last years pullets, as they will
be much the better layers. Dispose of
the young cockerels as soon as they get
large enough and never make the mis-
take Of letting a number remain
through the winter. Pick out the ones
that come the nearest in color. size and
shape and egg laying qualities to the
ideal Of the stock you have selected.
If you have a good stock, let good
enough alone, and If you must change
look around and find some one that has
put to practical uses the stock you
want. Above all, be practical, use
good common judgment and profit by
the experience Of others.-American
Agriculturist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
BROWN TAIL MOTH.
|. A Spreading Pest In New England.
Method of Control.

Method of Control.
The brown tail moth is European
moth accidentally introduced into New
England about fifteen years ago, and
it has rapidly spread until at the
present time it covers a large extent of
territory and threatens still further
rapid spread 1t is an injurious enc
my of orchard, forest and shade trees
and of ornamental shrubbery.
The term "brown tail rash" Is well
understood in eastern New England at
the present time. The hairs of the
brown tail caterpillar are finely barbed
and brittle, and where the caterpillar
comes in contact with the human skin
these hairs enter the skin pores, break
off and cause severe irritation. In
deed, it is not necessary for the cater
pillar itself to come in contact with
the skin. At several times of the year
it seems as though the hairs were ac-
tually floating about in the air.
Combating 1t In Winter.
In describing this pest and how to
control 1t DR.. l.. o. Howard, chief Of
the bureau Of entomology, advises that
the most obvious means of controlling
the brown tail moth, and the easiest
one, Is the collection and destruction Of
the winter nests after the leaves have
fallen.
These webs are conspicuous from Oc-
tober to April. Many of them are with
In reach, and as each contains 200 cat
erpillars or more, each one capable Of
destroying number Of buds in the
spring, the value of this work is at
once evident. The webs should be re-
moved before the first part Of April
In Massachusetts, on the larger trees
are used long ladders and climbing
irons, and some men make business
Of detroying these nests upon private
estates. The twigs carrying the nests
are clipped off with one of the ordinary
tree pruners Gig. 10Y, and the collected
nests are burned.
Spring Spraying.
After the leaves come out in the
spring the nest remaining on the trees
will be empty, and it is no longer worth
while to make an effort to collect them.
Practically the only. remedy after this
date Is spraying with an arsenical mix
ture. When they are young the larvae
may be effectively destroyed by spray
ing with arsenate of lead. They may
also be destroyed by a paris green
spray in proportion of one pound to
100 or even $50 gallons of water. A
stronger mixture will burn the foliage.
Arsenate of lead, however may be ap-
piled much stronger, and this substance
should be used when the caterpillars
are larger. Mr.. Sanderson, as the re-
suit Of an experiment in New Hamp-
shire, recommends five pounds of ar
senate of lead to barrel of water
when the caterpillars are large. Or
ganized efforts have been made in
many villages and towns under the
auspices of local associations to secure
the collection and destruction of the
nests In the winter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
WOMEN DRINK AT BARS.

Intemperance of English Causes De-
teriOration of Race.
We have grown so accustomed to the
spectacle of crowds of women in the
bars of London public houses that 1t
has ceased to strike us as anomalous or
degrading, but it always gives Sc
we're shock to visitors from Australia
and America, where no respectable wo-
man would be seen entering a public
bar.
An Australian NJ. 2. who has been
recounting his experiences during a
recent English tour says the most ap-
palling sight he ever witnessed was
the multitude Of women in the public
house bars of London and the provin-
cial cities. In his opinion this wide
spread evil Is largely responsible for
the physical deterioration Of the Brit
ish race.-London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05

Strong drink Is poison and only
needs to be taken In sufficient quanti-
ties to kill as certainly as any other
rank poison. Every man who is drunk
is a poisoned man. and he is poisoned
just In proportion to his drunkenness
His brain has felt the deadly influence.
his blood has felt It his. nerves and
muscles have felt 1t, and he falls In
drunken stupor by the roadside. There
he lies bulk of inanimate humanity,
poisoned In all his faculties. All he
needs Is little more of the same kind
Of poison to kill him.-United Presby.
terian.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
Hard Mouthed Hor.es.

Here Is something of practical value
to any one driving a horse that pulls
on the bit: Fasten small ring to each
side of the bride and as near the
brow band as possible. Pass the lines
through the bit rings and snap them
into the rings at the brow band. This,
with a common joInted bit, will enable
achild to hold puller or hard mouth
ed horse with ease under almost all
circumstances. 1t can be used on a
fast horse In double team or on both,
as desired. 1t is cheap and easily ap-
piled, and 1t won't make the mouth
sore. 1t Is better than any patent bit.
Farm Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
GRANGE HALLS.
Their Advantages to Re Discussed mt
December Meetings.

Ineir huNnhthScS 10 he D1scUsseO NJ
Decembcr Meetings.
What are the advantay yc5 derived by a
grange from the ownership of a grange
hall?
The advantages derived are very
similar to the advantages derived by a
person who owns rather than rents his
home. Doubtless there are instances
grange would he less expensive than
owning hall, when interest on the
money invested, repairs. insurance and
care are reckoned, but even this does
not often occur. When it does, it Is
no argument that should have weight
against a grange owning hall. A
religious society would not expect to
be permanently successful that held its
services In leased halls. A town or
school district does not hire n hall in
which to hold school, The government
Is erecting elegant buildings in all the
large cities for the transaction of its
business, although at many times the
annual expense that Il leased hall would
cost. The fundamental idea in all these
matters is one of pcrmanency and that
an association or society of any kind
is more likely to be permanent If 1t Is
able to meet within its own walls. In
addition to this, there is Il sentimental
i1ca in regard to grange owning its
hall that does not appear in all the
other Instances cited. When owned II
seems more like h,me to the organi
zation. More interest will be taken in
beautifyihg and adornlng it, and this
will increase the interest in the grange
Itself. 1t will have eat semblance of
operation and contentmcnt among the
members Of the grange that can hardly
be secured In any other way. Conten.
ton and strife are less likely to occur,
and the grange room will begin to have
an attraction for members second only
to that Of their own homes. They will
find themselves looking forward to the
time Of the next meeting not so much on
account Of the exercises that are to be
held as on account of the feeling that
the meeting will be In som., sense a
home gathering of members of the
grange household. and no such intense
feeling could be developed II meetings
were held in leased or public hall. In
short the owning Of hall by grange
adds permanency to the organization
and promotes fraternity In an eminent
degree.-Nationai Grange Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
where New England Is Pre-eminent.

Where New England Is Pre-eminent.
From the standpoint of mental eth
nology New England is as different
from the rest of the United States as
Brittany or Provence from the rest of
France, Piedmont from the rest of It
ally, Bavaria from the rest of Ger
many. Those features the existence of
which can be scientifically proved and
the extent of which can be readily
measured are high birth rate of gen
ius, a passion for reading, high di-
vorce rate, low natality, a high death
rate from diseases of the nervous sys-
TEN. The correlation between some
of these traits Is obvious. Between
others it is obscure But we must re-
member that mental ethnology is Il
science born yesterday. Today it gath
ers facts. Tomorrow 1t will compare
these and from them derive laws
Gustave Michaud in Putnams Month
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
THE FOLLY OF DRINK.
ALCp,4oL DESTROYS BOTH THE MIND
AND THE BODY.

1t Is impossible For n Man to he IA
Drunkard and Maintain His Moral
BaIance-The Inebriate liz Indiner-
ent TO All Duty.
AT the door of a drinking saloon on a
busy street the usual morbid crowd
gathered watching al unfortunate upon
the ground.
1t was not woman fortunately that
the crowd was Watching but man.
He was gray haired, past fifty. In fall
ing he had dropped his wooden
crutches.
Two men Of kindly impulse lifted
him to his feet and tried to balance his
unsteady body and brain upon the
crutches once more.
In the crowd a cynical voice said
wouldn't you think man on
crutches would have sense enough not
to drink"
We are all on crutches, and the best
Of us Is balanced none too well.
We have risen from barbarism and
brutality. OF all human beings on
earth now great majority are still
savages In every way. And those that
call themselves civilized" are far more
than half animal In their nature
Lynching crowds, prize fights, nockery
for the unhappy drunkard and thou
sand other daily sights prove that we
are only animals still.
We are trying to walk as decent
men.
Our crutches are kindness ON one
hand and justice on the other.
These crutches have been recently
manufactured by our brain
Whatever interferes with the brain
knocks the crutches from under it.
Folly made that poor, gray haired
man drink when he knew that he need
ed all Of his mind to control those
wooden crutches. Nobody knew what
drove him to drink at the risk of phys
ical disaster
How much more foolish are other
men who know they need all of their
mind to balance their moral crutches.
Drink destroyed the balance of the
man with wooden crutches and threw
him to the ground.
More surely will drink destroy the
moral balance and throw down the
mental crutches that uphold us all.
Think this out for yourself in detail.
Think of the man who Is remarkable
for his devotion to his family and to
the public welfare.
Don't you know that drink makes
such man Indifferent to all duty?
1t is possible for a man on wooden
crutches to drink and still keep the
crutches under him. You may see oc
casionally a drunken man keep his
balance on crutches or a wooden leg.
But 1t is not possible for man to be
drunkard and keep the balance that
his moral crutches give him.
That remark, wouldn't you think
man on crutches would have sense
enough not to drink?" applies to every
man and most of all to the most moral
men.
We have crutches for the mind
crutches-as we have wooden crutches
Tor the body.
Remember that the desperate thing
about drunkenness Is that 1t knocks the
moral crutches from under us, throw
Ing us back to the PROSTATE brutal ami
NAL condition of the past.
Remember that a man with intelli-
gence who deliberately allows drunken
ness to deprive him of moral force Is
infinitely more to blame-because he Is
more intelligent-than the poor old man
who allowed drink to get the better of
his wooden supports. Ameri-
can.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05

Allessandro is an adorable lnfant-to
his parents. One day his mother, to
punish him, deprived him of his fruit
at dinner. He yelled at the top Of his
voice for two hours and then stopped.
WELL" said his mother, "are you 60
ing to be good? Have you finished cry
ing"
mo" replied the boy; II have not
finished. I'm only resting."-Il Motto
per Ridere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
WfrewOrrns.

A reader inquiries about the best
means of getting rid Of the wireworms
which have almost ruined his pota-
toes. There is only one way that l
know of which promises permanently
satisfactory results in checking the de-
structive work of wireworms. This is
by plowing and otherwise working the
soil late In the fall-in fact, just be-
fore settled cold weather-so as to
break up the safe retreats of this en-
emy and leave the pupae an easy prey
to birds or the winters cold.-Farm
and Fireside.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
A Royal Abstainer.

Queen Alexandra is said to be a
total abstainer. She never takes alco-
hol and. at banquets contents herself
with aerated waters or lemonade. The
Duke Of Fife has, on the grounds Of
health, abstained from intoxicants for
the past five years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05

The will of John Crowle, a weii
known merchant Of London, gives $1,-
250,000 for the promotion of temper.
ance in England, under the direction
of the Wesleyan Methodist conference.
conditioned on the church raising
like sum within five years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
Her stolen Jewels.

"Yes, Mrs. Swellman has been rob-
bed Of her jewels, and Mrs. Sneeker is
the guilty party"
"What1 You don't mean to say she
stole
What else can you call it? She Of
fered the cook Sc and the maid S. a
week, and now she's got them."-Ex-
change.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
For Herself.

"Are you sure you love me for my
lelf alone?" asked the romantic young
woman.
"Well," replied the practical young
man, 81 don't think I love you for
any one else"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05

"My daughter" said the father, ''has
oeen accustomed to all the luxuries Of
wealth."
"Yees," said the count, bristling up;
'zat ees what l am."-Christian Reg
lister.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
EARMalsza.se,. o..
1sRRsaCHRBgA
SORE HEAD IN POULTRY.

Most Common Among Young Chick
ens-Effective Treatment.
By C. A. CARY, veterinarian, Alabama
experiment station.
Chicken pox sore head, or contagious
epithelioma, in poultry is n common
disease. 1t is more prevalent among
young chickens, from broilers to ma
turity. yet younger and older chickens
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-12-05
Where to Store smoked Ment..

Where to store Smoked Meats.
A dry, cool cellar or an attic with free
circulation will be satisfactory place
sor smoked meats at all seasons If 1t
Is kept dark and flies are excluded.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-16

tingly described In the language Of
a Democratic exGoveruor "Isw-
ls<nes~ walks IN. Stale like ps3si-
lc1ce. crime stalks shruad 1T noon
day, ~leep lies down with slsTui, aud
souud Of The pistol l. more Frequent
than The song of she mc~king bird. )"
We ak the ~uacr thinking people
oT the state to contrast Siih this
the execution or The iass AMI the
enforcement of The consultation and
laws uT the country by fearie=
Republican President IS chief exscu-
tive Of Tia. nation. In every exas
| " here the Laws have tsen violated
the executive has directed rro~scu.
lions, convictions have tesn securcsl
again<t the violators Cf The law.
" neither they he high or low. the
eviI-doer has heea punished and ~
sIs.ci for lAw aud order has. In all
ca~.s been maintained and encour.
aged.
The Republican party IL The party
| OF law and order. Most OF the
constitutions and basic laws 9er,
written by Republican law-making
bodies, and their creed teaches re-
spect and obedience TO the laws oi
Ged and man.
The Democratic party l. of thu
mob. lis teachings breed and en-
courage disoreaniEatiou, abolition oi
courts, disregard for law, subvensior
OF guaranteed, fundamental aud con-
stitutionai liberties and the surren-
der of the weak To the mercies oi
the strong. The Republican party
teaches respect for law, for the insti
tutions established by the blood oI
the fathers and for constitutions
government. It's creed Is the creed
of justice, and its battle cry the bat
tie cry OF freedom by and under
law. 1t asserts that government
were established for the protection
Of the weak against the aggression
Of the strong, aud insists that al
laws be enforced and fearlessly ant
honestly executed by the lawful,
constituted suthorities.-J. +. Alex
der in Union Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-16

Our correspondent is right that
a County Nominating Convention
should have the right to elect a
County Chairman, just as the State
Convention elects the State Chair
man. AS we have stated before,
there was an amendment proposed
to the plan of organization to be
offered at the State Convention pro-
viding that every County Nominal
ing Convention should have this
power, but State Chairman Adams
said when the amendment was
shown him that he thought they
had that power now, SO the amend,
ment was not offered.
But whether that is 80 or not, the
plan Of organization gives the State
Chairman the right and the power
to remove a County Chairman and
to appoint successor. So if any
County Nominating Convention will
name the man the people want tOr
County Chairman, then it is certain
that Judge Adams Will recognize
that move for Chairman, for it
would be his duty to do it.
So we say to our correspondent
that his County Convention should
elect the man they want to lead the
fight for the election of their County
and legislative ticket for County
Chairman. This action would be
sufficient cause for Judge Adams to
act under the plan of organization.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-16
ROOT our THE DISEASE WHERE
EVER IT TNI@Te-

In another column will be found
an interesting communication from
Sampson County. la the past there
was too much truth in the charges
that the Republican party in certain
Counties was bozsed and machine
ridden by federal oifieehoiderz, who
did not want the party 10 grow
Bot that curse has largely passed
away.
The party Is growing too large TO
be bossed by machine men. The
best people are going into the pri-
maries and are giving the pie counter
machine men 10 understand that
they are the servants Of the party
and not its bosses.
| But wherever this curse does still
exist it should he branded and wiped
out.
1t is all right for federal office
holders TO take part in politics, when
they use their efforts and influence
TO build up the party, but In toe
many cases they do not use their po-
sitions to this end. Therefore every
one should be judged according 10
his actions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-16
THE MOB SPIRIT GROWS,

1.-THE MOB SPIRIT GROWS,
The Wilmington Star in leading
editorial says:
The Greensboro Industrial News
remarks:
"Formerly men were lynched for
rape. Now men are lynched for
murder. If the lynching habit
keeps on growing the courts will
soon be compelled to confine their at
tentiOn to appeals from the magis-
trates in cases of simple assault or
disorderly conduct"
There is no doubt that the mob
spirit grows. 1t is a seri-
Gus matter. We have to choose be-
tween anarchy and law and some of
these days the decision will be re-
corded in blood"
1t is time to inquire the cause of
this "mob spirit" and what causes
it to grow. Every fairminded, can
did person will admit that the two
Red-Shirt campaigns of lawlessness
and bloodshed insugurated by the
Simmons machine soWed the seed
that gave birth to this 'smob spirit. )"
It naturally continued to grow
under the rule Of the Red.Shirt ma
chine which makes no serious effort
to enforce the law.
The mob at Salisbury seemed to
understand that the calling out of
the militia was simply bluff. Let
us EJECT an administration that will
enfolee the law,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-16
A oCYgY As TO HOW To MAKE
THE PARTY GROW"

A Query As TO HOW To MAKE
THE PARTY GROW"
A. subscriber to TIE CAUCASIAN
in letter says:
al have read your editorial on
sHow to Make the Party Grow
and ] agree with you that every
County must first and, above all,
have q County Chairman who wants
TO make the party grow, and who
will give his time and efforts to do
it. Bat / don't see just how such a
Chairman is to be gotten in my
County. / have just read the plan
Of organization Of the party, and IL
does not provide that a County
Convention can elect its County
Chairman to run the campaign for
the ticket nominated. Now why is
it that the State Chairman is elected
by the State Convention, but q
County Convention can't elect q
County Chairman In my County
they elected a County Chairman
some time ago by the Committee OF
the County, nobody knows just
where or when. This Chairman Is
q good man, but he may not give
any time or attention to trying to
carry this County Republican :his
fall and electing the ticket nomina-
ted. Certainly the Convention
which puts up the ticket ought to
name the Chairman who is TO make
the fight to elect the ticket.
Now, how are We going to get
new Chairman if the people want
one, and why was the plan Of or
ganization fixed as it is? We can
make good gains in this County this
fall and might probably carry the
County if we put up a strong ticket
and run a vigorous campaign.
would he glad to have your views
before our Convention meets. You
might put in an editorial, but this
letter is not for publication"
Yours very truly,