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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
Skunks.

The trade of the skunk hunter is
one of the few occupations of the
present that is not overcrowded. Nor
is it likely to be. The animal bears
bad name and is stunned among
men for reasons which border on the
supernatural No fire-breathing dra
gon was ever gifted by popular super
stition with more terror-inspiring pow
ers of defence that this little pariah
of the wilderness. Indeed, with due
regard to the fitness Of the appella-
tion, one may term the skunk tho
Mephistopheles of the four-legged
world And devil chasers are as
scarce nowadays as they were in the
days of legend.
The average farmer will drive
miles out of his way to avoid close
encounter with the "varmint," not
only because he fears its effective
means of defense, but more because
tradition has endowed the animal
with powers of almost preternatural
magnitude, and in the absence of
proof to the contrary, tradition keeps
the whip hand over commen sense.
Superstition was ever hard to over.
turn.-Outing Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
A MISSING Boot.

A curious incident and one. sug-
gesting tantalizing questions has
just taken place in the Church Of
Santa Maria Gloriosa, in Venice. In
1405 Venice was engaged in war
against Padua, and in October OF
that year, during an attempt to take
the latter city by storm, there fell
one of the famous "condotieri" of the
Venetian Republic, Gen. Paolo Savel-
10. He was buried in the church
of Santa Maria Gloriosa, where for
five centuries his mounted effigy has
been supposed to mount guard yer
his tomb. Some repairs to the
church, however, led to this being
opened, and though the skeleton was
found still wearing the cuirass and
thigh pieces which the old soldier
wore when he was slain, the boot
was missing from one foot and there
was neither sword nor other weapon.
And the question arises, How came
they to be missing g?-London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
NEWSY GLEANINGS

England is pageant mad"
Pittsburg now claims population
If 100000.
London is full of Americans unable
20 obtain passage home in overcrowd-
ed liners.
The French Government absolutely
opposes the sending of large army
to Morocco.
Five cases of bubonic plague. four
Of which were fatal, were reported at
San Francisco.
Experts on animal life gathered
for the international geological con-
gress in Boston.
Americans touring in Europe find
1t cheaper to rent automobiles abroad
than to take their own.
The first conviction under the Mis-
souri, eight-hour telegraphic law was
found against the Burlington road.
Secretary Taft says the efficient
administration of the law Is the most
important problem before the Amer
lean people.
Advices received In Washington
b' O'' oho"Ou ibuooit
ing her military base in Siberia from
Harbin to Irkutsk.
King Leopold has objected to the
selection of members of the Belgian
Parliament to discuss with Congo
delegates the treaty of transfer,
The International Socialist Con-
gress opened in Stuttgart, more than
900 delegates, representing twenty
five nationalities, being present.
Henry c. Ide, former Governor of
the Philippines, expressed the opinion
In an interview that the newly elected
Assembly for the islands would prove
a success.
Advices from st. Petersburg say
that the rush of immigrants to Sibe-
ria Is so great that all the available
homestead lots have been exhausted
and the authorities are unable to dis.
tribute recent arrivals.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
The Care of the Voice,

Culture and character are indicated
more clearly in the human voice than
In the features or the bearing. rhe
ideas expressed naturally affect our
impression, but the pitch intonation
and strength of every utterance con-
vey in a subtle way the innate spir-
ttual tone and depth of the speaker.
Many children destroy the sweeter
tones of their voices by screaming and
shouting too much. 1t is perfectly ma
tural for child to wish to make it.
self heard. and to have it use its lungs
is excellent. But the vocal cords are
delicately adjusted, and any straining
Injuries them seriously. Nothing i'm
proves child's voice as much as sing
ing easily, quietly and sweetly. An i'm
perfect ear can be trained by persist
ent effort, and even if the child's sing
ing voice is not perfect, the benefit of
Its trying to vocalize pleasantly will
be felt in the speaking voice. Neither
children nor adults should sing Higher
or lower than nature intended them to.
When a boys or girls voice is chang
ing in pitch they should be advised
not to sing.
The voice should be used sparingly
when one is suffering from a cold in
the head, sore throat or weakness af-
ter illness. In such cases muscular ac-
ton has to make up for lack of lung
power and energy. The result is a
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
Fashion Notes.

Silk gloves with lace tops are fash
ionable.
Wine-colored silk stockings, silk
gloves and shoes are much used.
The common complaint about ready
made skirts is that they are too scant
to look well.
If one wants to trim a white mohair
or serge she will find white taffeta the
same shade puts on nicely.
Skirts for riding are worn longer in
England and France than in America.
They cover the feet well all round.
Cluny is as popular for underwear as
it is for everything else, and it wears
and launders better than valenciennes.
Mandarin blue seems a particularly
appropriate shade for the hmona-like
coats that have taken the fashionable
world by storm.
Fashionable evening wraps for i'm
mediate wear are Of India silk lined
with the same kind of silk in differ
ent color or shade.
That redingotes have come in again
both for smart and practicable uses Is
daily more obvious. We see them in
taffeta, leather, cloth and velveteen.
The japanese trend in the fashions
is going to lead, a woman who has
been studying the situation in Paris
says, to the adoption of classical ef-
fects.
Belle of Toxic" is the name given
to farasol. 1t comes in various ma
terials and designs and is coquettish
enough to have been welded bysMa-
dam Butterfly herself.
Martha Washington or Priscilla
hand-woven rugs show a remarkable
evolution from the rugs of colonial
days. They come in mingled tones of
gray, blue, pink, crushed strawberry.
and green, and are truly artistic.
The fowered brocade of which some
of the imported hats are made makes
woman liable to the charge Of bay-
ing levied on the parlor sofa for mill
linery purpose. This brocade is now
much copied In the cheaper hats.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Trying to avoid work is often tn

Trying to avoid work is often the
hardest kind.
Never borrow trouble, but always be
ready to lend it.
Fortunate.is the millSmaid who has
no kick cching.
Unless you strive for your rights you
are apt to get left.
This world remembers the man who
dies game-for a day.
A man never gets dyspepsia from
eating the things he dislikes.
There are many high-salaried teach
ers in the school of experience.
Honor thy father and thy mother
If they give you half a chance.
Babies have nothing in common with
the silent watches of the night.
Marriage is responsible for the de-
struction of many happy delusions.
About the first step toward reform
ing man is to catch him in the act
A pleasing conversationalist is per-
son who talks to you about yourself
A cold hand-out appeals to the hun
CRY man more than a warm hand
shake.
A woman who gossips is bad enough
but a man who listens to gossip is
worse.
Some people climb to the top for
the purpose of looking down on their
neighbors.
Many mans idea of hospitality is
to bring other men home and have his
wife cook for them.
1t isn't always policy to believe the
man who tells you what he would dc
if he were in your place.
And some people are so industrious
that when they haven't anything to dc
they proceed to do somebody.
Every time you register protest II
saves a lot of trouble for the easy
going chaps who have occasion to fol-
low in your footsteps.-From Pointed
Paragraphs" in the Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
Branded as a Deserter.

An army pension has just been
granted to j. Tomlin of Nottingham,
who is now eighty-one, and his med
ais, granted for Sevastopol, have been
replaced.
1t seems that he was invahded
home from the Crimea and granted a
months furlough. While enjoying his
rest he was stricken with typhoid fe.
yer, but, being unable to read or
write, did not acquaint the officers of
his regiment with his misfortune or
ask a friend to do so. The conse.
quence was that when his furlough ex
pired he was posted as a deserter.
and while on his way to rejoin was
arrested.
At Aldershot he was tried by court.
martial. and sentenced to be branded
with the letter "D."-London Stan.
dard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
Goes to Vassar at Sixty-five.

That it is never too late to learn
is signally illustrated in the case of
Miss Mary E. van Dyne Of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, who, though 65 years
of age, has been during the past school
year a student at Vassar college She
has been taking a special course and
has been classified as a freshman, be-
ing supposedly the Oldest freshman in
the country. 1t is said that Miss van
Dyne was eager in her younger days
to enter Vassar, but for financial rea-
sons was unable to do so. Some time
ago her fortunes improved, and she
carried out the ambition of her youth.
-Leslie's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
Physical Development.

For muscular development swimming
has no equal. 1t calls into play all
the muscles of the body, of the head,
and especially of the neck, the ex-
tremities, and the trunk. For the ben
eft that the exercise gives, every one
should practice swimming when it Is
possible, as we'll as for the safety
which it will ensure in cases of acci-
dent upon the water.
The art of swimming may easily
be acquired in childhood, and the fort
unate ones who are naturally able to
preserve their equilibrium, whether
upon stills, on bicycle, or in treach-
erous water, will take to the motions
naturally.
1t would be much better for learn
ers generally, however, if those who
instruct them would recognize the fact
that one who does not know how to
swim or float can go to the bottom
easily, instead of insisting, as instruc-
tors usually do, that their pupils can
not drown if they try, and with this
in view it would seem wise for the
latter to acquire the motions of SWIM
ming in the first place.
With the hands extended, the fingers
and palms pressed together, and feet
drawn up under the body as if in the
act of kneeling, the beginner takes the
first position, being supported by a
friendly hand placed beneath the chin.
In the next position the hands should
be spread out as If pushing the water
back, while describing a circular sweep,
and the legs should at the same time
separate with frog-like motion, the
pupils thus ending in the third posi-
tion complete extension of hands and
feet. 1t must be remembered that the
head should be thrown well back be-
tween the shoulders.
1t is necessary to become accustomed
to the water and to learn how to take
the waves in surf bathing. The lat
ter kind of bathing has a peculiar
electricity that is stimulating and life
giving, One who is delicate should not
stay in the water too long, about 20
minutes being the limit.
Rowing is the exercise for develop
ing the chest and muscles of the arms.
1t may happen that one is debarred
from taking exercise which involves
walking or the use of the lower ex-
tremities, and in such a case rowing
is the exercise par excellence. 1t
keeps one in the open air and develops
the lungs and muscles of the arms,
while, unlike tennis, it gives symmetri-
cal development.
The trouble with tennis is that it is
one-sided exercise, unless one can
use the left hand as we'll as the right,
which is unusual. | have seen tennis
players with the right shoulder, arm
and chest muscles so enlarged as to
show a decided difference between
them and those of the left side.-
Washington Star
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
Cross Saddle Used.

The Sun says that even New York
women are finding it necessary to
learn to use the cross saddle when
Nriding horseback, for 1t is the prac-
tice in conservative cities like Boston
and Philadelphia, and at the southern
resorts, to which so many New York
women flock every winter, the side
saddle is not popular and in the west
1t Is little known.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
Dawn of Mono-RaiJ Transit.

Parts of the old structure upon
which Captain Boynton ran his
bicycle railway" short line in 1890
are still visible in the vicinity OF
Coney Island. The captain had mar.
row two-story cars and tall, big.
wheeled locomotive, the whole train
being kept in equilibrium by an at.
tachment at one side.
Nothing came of the Boynton outfit
save the originator's enthusiasm and
a few freak rides for visitors. But
now, almost twenty years later, New
York is suddenly face to face with
a real probability of mono-rail rapid
transit, involving the latest ideas in
electric invention-iNew York World
Perhaps, as London scientist as
serts. strawberries do cause insanity.
The price in this sylvan neck, remarks
the New York Mail, is enough to make
ANYBODY mad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
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Glassless goggles for drivers of mo-
tor vehicles have thin steel plates In
Place of the usual lenses, There is
nothing brittle to break endangering
the eyes, and three ingeniously arrang-
ed Sits, enable the wearer to see every
thing in front of him.
So many cases of illness have fol-
lowed the eating of watercress in Paris
that an investigation has been made.
The experts concluded that as cress
often grows in swampy soil it har-
bors all sorts of dangerous germs and
should not be eaten unless after scru-
pulous cleaning.
The most prodigious power of mus
Gle is exhibited by fish. The whale
moves with velocity through dense
medium of water that would carry him,
If continued, round the world in some
thing less than a fortnight and a
swordfish has been known to strike his
Sword" through tie oak plank of a
ship.
Speaking of the evils of smoke in
London recently, Sir w. B. Richmond
said late springs and early autumls
were caused by London smoke and
nothing else. Where there was NO rgnt
there was no color Hence the pallor
of the people and the fact that poor
girls of 10 or 16 were often toothless.
Snub noses and retreating chins W. e
largely due to the absence of light, the
speaker declared.
Several powers have been subdued
already to the purpose of driving mo-
tor, and an Italian claims to have add
ed another to the list. He is science
student named Di Leo, native of Bari,
but studying in Milan and Rome, and
he describes his invention as a per-
manent compressed air motor. The in
vention, it is added, is within the next
fortnight to be practically tested at Mi
Ian. Experts from the Italian Ministry
will be present to study the expert
ments and to watch the results.
A Pennsylvania man has devised a
machine to date hens eggs, so that the
purchaser may ascertain their age at
a glance. His scheme is to provide
nest to which is attached rubber
chute, which conveys the egg to the
dating appliance. The chute is ar
ranged with rubber stops to lessen the
speed of the egg as it rolls merrily on
its way. The dating attachment is op-
Grated by clockwork, and one wind
ing will keep it runnin% year. AS the
clutch and held in place while the
stamp is applied. The egg then rolls
into basket.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
What He Had.

Can you give bond?' asked the
Judge. Have you got anything?"
"Jedge," replied the prisoner,
"sence you ak me, I'll tell you. |
hain't got nuthin' in the worl' 'cept the
spring chifls, six acres O. no count
land, big family, hope of hereaf-
ter, an the oil war rheumatism. -
Atlanta Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
LEARNING HIS LESSON.

"Carper has no enthusiasm in his
nature"
What makes you think so?'
"Why, he never appiauds anything
at the theatre, and even sneers at
the finest points of the play"
"Oh, he is studying to be critic,
you know."-Tit-Bits
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
In Praise of Marriage.

Celibacy does not pay. A good mar
,riage is the supreme human felicity;
d tolerable marriage is as much as
the tolerable majority of people de-
serve; but even bad marriage is bet
ter than no marriage at all.-Book-
fellew, Sydney.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04

thickening of the vocal cords and an
added huskiness and harshness which
may not pass away.-Home Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04

The fastest elevators run at a speee
equal to about seventeen miles an
hour.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04

Potatoes-Fancy white per bu.... 80
Cabbage--per ton. -. l0W
Onions-per barrel. 5)
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04

Glassless goggles for drivers of mo-
tor vehicles have thin steel plates In
Place of the usual lenses, There is
nothing brittle to break endangering
the eyes, and three ingeniously arrang-
ed Sits, enable the wearer to see every
thing in front of him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-04
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Dairy Products.
Poultry, Etc.
Fruits and Vegetables

Hens-per lb.................... ]
Chickens-dressed.. ...... ........... l
Eggs-Pa. and Ohio, fresh. ........ .
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06

appendages of any kind and about the
size Of small pinhead
If you wish to look for scale in the
is the small white spots on the bark
where the old scale have fallen off. If
these are seen the scale can be found
by scraping the bark as explained be-
fore.
After the peach look to the young
apple trees. Here the old scale is
easily seen on account Of the lighter
color of the bark and because of a red
disco1oration of the bark where the
scale has settled on the younger twigs.
Is the scale are few these red spots
furnish a good method of detection
After they become thick they are
easily told on anything
If none are found on the peach or
,oung apple, there is not likely to be
my found on the older apple trees
They increase but slowly on old apple
trees and in fact are seldom found on
them unless they are very bad in the
community.
Certain varieties of shrubbery should
be examined, notably the Japanese
ounce and lilac. Look also over the
Mountain Ash carefully as it is very
liable to become infested.
The careful orch; ,rdist or fruit grow
er will make a thorough examination
of his orchard every wear The scale
is getting widely spread over the coun-
try and it behoves the owner of trees
to be on his guar( and be prepared to
fight it as soon rs it appears.
In case Of do 1bt the Division Or
chard and Nursery Inspection srou,u
be consulted. If application is made
they will send Il man who will examine
the orchard free Of charge. However,
the scale is g'ing to be with us and all
fruit growers should be able to detect
it and know how to fight it.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06
Subjects for Study.

Prof. C. W. Burkett says: There
is just as much knowledge, just as
much thought, just as much insp1ra-
ton from the study of soils, plants
and animals as there is in the study
OF foreign rivers, countries and for
eign activities What makes education
so distasteful to so many boys and
girls is the fact that it is altogether out
of the limit of their experience and
knowledge. [ have no objection to
my boy or girl knowing something
about King Charles and King Henry,
but I want them to know something
about King Corn and King Alfalfa as
we'll I am willing they should know
something of the laws of the ancient
dead, but I am determined that they
shall know something about plant and
animal growth. finland Farmer
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06
Profits of Alfalfa.

A man down in the Arkansas valley this
season took off five bushels of alfalfa
seed to the acre from one cutting. The
sixty bushels of seed from twelve acres
sold for $50. Besides this he harvest
ed forty tons of hay from the other two
cuttings which sold for $780, The total
received from the three cuttings was
So2.5o an acre. Allowing $40 an acre
for cost of handling he has a clear
profit Of $50. 50 an acre or over fifty per
cent. on land which is valued at $1oo
an acre. This beats the sugar beet
business and most all other kinds of
farming in this country We might
say in justification of these figures that
the ground was we'll covered last fall
with winter dressing of sheep manure
from a nearby corra1-Denver Field
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06
Alfalfa Among Peach Trees.

I have planted my patch Of alfalfa.
t is up from II to inches, and bar
ring the dry weather is doing we'll 1t
is on old ground rich from an old
garden, and I will cover it with fine
stable manure later
[ am seeking to demonstrate a
theory which is that a. swath to 8
teet wide between my peach rows
will not only give me hay crop,
but the excess of nitrogen drawn from
the air will prove of advantage to the
roots of the 4and 5-year-o1d peach
trees, planted Is feet apart It is too
big subject TO &C into in detail, but if
[ prove ny the.,ry I will have doubled
the valuc IT the ground Progressive
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06
Money in Sugar Cane.

The Punta Gorda Herald tells of
Mr.. Wringate few miles east of that
place, who from one acre of green cane
last year sold 1000 stalks in Wauchu1a
and Zolfo, saved seed for this year
and made 600 gallons of syrup which
he sold for 5000. This is just ordinary
effort, nothing to brag of, and yet
how few even do this You always
pay 5 cents for stalk of cane and
there is always a demand; but syrup
has not sold in this market for less
than 50 cents per gallon and now
often Is cents. This man made 300
gallons to one acre, after selling 1000
stalks Take s acres, work it we'll and
make it YOUR business to tend and 1oo1
out for it alone, and on the basis Of
this mans work you would make
$I.7oo to $4,000. Who will make the
start in this part of Florida? Plenty Of
good land in this section and Umatilla
for cane Eustis Lake Region
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-06

1t was a trying position that of
President Roosevelt during the SEEM
ing financial crisis in Wall street the
other day. On the one hand he would
not have this panic credited to him,
as some men of wealth mostly affected
by Roosevelt's policies would have us
believe; and on the other hand he
is bound, by repeated public utter
ances, to keep up his warfare on the
',1n1awfu1 combinations
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-06
THE SHORT LIVED DOG.
His Normal Length of Life but one.
seventh That of Man.

Surely it Is by an unfortunate dis
pensation of nature that the dog, be-
yond all question the chief friend Of
man among the other animals. should
have a normal length Of life which is
no more. on fair computation, than
one seventh of his own. There is no
other figure which expresses the rela.
tive ages OF man and his dog so well.
The puppy Of one year is about at the
same canine age as the child of seven.
At two years be is probably little
more advanced than a fourteen-yea*
old boy, but the canine age of three is
very nearly equivalent to the human
twenty-one. And so it continue.
through all the years of canine and Of
human prime respectively. the ratio
fairly well preserved. 1t has to be I'D.
mitted that the old age of the dog, thus
computed, outlasts the old age OF the
man. One hears stories which seem to
be fairly authentic of dogs living up
to eighteen. and if we do hear stories
of human beings living similarly up 10
l26, at least we do not believe them
But such an age for dog is quite the
extreme limit. The dog of ten years
approaches the equivalent of the three
score and ten which had been named
as the fair end OF the human crea-
lures tether, and on the whole the
of canine years by seven
all through the stages Of life gives the
age of man better than
any other figure gives it.-Westminster
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