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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Notes About Horses.

If your horse is out of condition, do
you know why?
If the feed and care are what they
should be, then look at his teeth. See
that the grinders come together even
ly, and smooth OFF the sharp points.
Half the pleasure of the country life
lies in the ownership of good horse.
Every farmer should have a horse
that the wife and daughter can ride
and drive, as well as the boys.
In selecting such a horse, choose
one about fifteen hands and one or two
inches high, weighing about $50 to
1000 pounds.
He should have good even dispo-
sition, and go equally we'll in harness
or under saddle.
OF all the fools who drive horses the
ones who rush horse down hill are
the worst.
1t weakens the tendons and nerves,
jars the shoulders and springs the
knees.
AS tne cool nights come on De care
full about putting your horses in the
stable when heated from work or driv-
ing.
Give them a good rubbing all over
with a towel or cloth, and put on a
light woolen blanket. If the blanket
becomes damp, put on dry one for
the night.
1t is still better to rub the horse un-
til he is dry. 1t does not take long,
and it pays, though few farmers will
do 1t.
1t takes much patience to teach a
horse seven or eight years old to do
new kinds of work. But let patience
have her perfect work; the horse is
not'so much to blame after all-Farm
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Bungalow Houses.

The bungalow, the camp, or what.
ever ones retreat in the wilderness
or by the shore is called, is said to be
influencing srchitecturally the build
ing of an occasional all-the-year-round
house in suburban and nearby coun-
try places. One big living room run
ming the length and nearly the
breadth of the house, with a small
kitchen tucked in an out-of-the-way
corner, three or four sleeping rooms
overhead, and porch suitably
screened to allow outdoor sleeping
quarters, make up the ideal residence.
Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Long Chicken Runs.

The following from the Farm Press
contains some very sound advice.
| never yet saw chicken yard too
long, but | have seen a great many
that were too small. | never knew
chickens to get sick and make trouble
when they had plenty of room and
plenty of green stuff. 1t costs some
.hirg to fence long run, but it pays
A yard twenty feet wide and two
hundred yards long may be plowed and
cultivated with horses. If a succession
of green stuff is grown, starting in the
spring and reseeding at different times
during the summer, yard like this
will grow enough to almost feed thir-
ty or forty laying hens. Such things
as peas and oats may be planted very
early in the spring and by having runs
may be closed and different grains and
vegetables may be planted in season.
A great deal of picking may be had
from corn. They may eat off the
young stalks and they may let some Of
them grow up, but in any case the
chickens get the benefit Rape is an
other good crop to grow. 1t may be
planted almost any time between
spring and early fall. Ra1ishes, beets,
buckwheat, in fact, almost anything
that grows on the farm, will come in
all right in the chicken yard.
You may plant in rows and culti-
vate occasionally, you may SOW broad
cast. You may leave the chickens in
the yard or turn them out until the
stuff gets fairly started, according to
circumstances 1t makes but little diff
ference how you manage, so long as
you fit enough ground and plant
enough to keep the poultry busy.
| prefer poultry yard in an or
chard, preferably of small fruit trees
such as plums, cherries, apricots prunes
and pears. The partial shade from the
trees is beneficial to poultry. In this
way you don't feel the expense of CIV
ing a whole lot of ground to poul-
try yard. You can just run wire poul-
try netting down the rows between
the trees and partition off yard as
wide or as narrow as you want it. The
width makes but little difference;
length is what you want so you can
get the horses in to do the work.
| have seen little yards that were
supposed to be dug over frequently.
The digging gets done about once; no.
body has time after that for any such
backaching job. The only way to have
chicken yard cultivated is to do it
by horsepower. You can't work cross
ways in a narrow lot; you can't have
chicken yard very wide but you can
have it the whole length of the or
chard and it will pay to do 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
A LITERARY COINCIDENCE.
Peculiar Sequel to an Authors Flight
of lmaginat!cn.

The following instance of imagina-
tion being veriteu by fact may inter
est students of such matters. Two
years or so ago | wrote a historical
romance which has recently appeared
under the title of Fair Margaret"
in that romance the name of the hero
Is Peter Bronze. The father of this
Peter Bronze is represented in the tale
as having been killed at Bosworth
Field. After the appearance of the
book | received a letter from Colonel
Peter Drome Giles, the High Sheriff
of Bucks, asking me where / obtained
the particulars concerning the said
Peter Krone. answer ed-out of my
own head Indeed, / distinctly remem-
ber inventing the name as being one
that | had never heard, and the fact
of the fathers death on Bosworth
Field | introduced to suit the exigen-
cies of the story. In reply to my re-
quest for further particulars Colonel
Prone Giles kindly sent me Z letter
from which, in view of the curious in
terc3t of the matter, am sure he will
forgive me for publishing the fol
lowing extracts
Your hero's father was the son of
Sir Thomas Bronze, the secretary of
Henry VI. He was, as you relate,
killed at Boswortn, but | never heard
they had property in Essex, but had
In Suffolk and Norfolk. One
branch of the family took the bird
(that is, as a coat of arms) as you
describe. = The father of your hero
was the first Peter ard was born in
1437 and was so when killed.
Since the Peter of 1437 there have al
ways been Feter Bromes; my father
was, am, and so is my boy. We as.
sumed Giles in 1861.
To this / sent the following answer:
All l can say is that the coincidence
is extremely curious (for | knew moth
ing whatsoever of all this), so much
so indeed that, taken in conjunction
with some similar instances which
have occurred to me, almost do | be-
gin to believe in retrospective second
sight.
If | may judge from my own expert
ence, such condolences (and, as any
one who has read the tale in question
will admit, this is very remarkable
coincidence) are by no means uncom-
mon. Although the particulars are too
long to set out, four times at the very
least have they happened to myself
in the case of my own works of i'm
agination. do not know if any OF
your readers can suggest an explana-
ton The odds against such exact
simiiitudes seem so tremendous that |
confess | am unable to do so.-H. Rid
er Haggard in the Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Modern Annoyances.

The following advertisement is pub
lished in the Kriesblatt. newspaper
published at Hoechst, near Wiesbaden:
'"Can any one favor me with the names
Of the balloonists who, when passing
over the village Of Ried last Thurs
day evening, dropt bag of ballast
down my chimney and completely
ruined a fruit tart which l was
,cooking7-Julia Schmidt, IA. Britzel-
gasse. Ried."-Literary Digest
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
pesertlons from Army.

Published records of desertions
from the United States Army in the
last year would seem to show that
the cavalry arm is responsible for
most of them. The coast artillery
corps and the infantry are next in
order, with the field artillery show
ing smaller proportion. The en-
gineers corps reports a few isolated
cases of "French leave" and the sig
nal corps is happily almost free
from the evil. OF course, the men
In the two last-named branches Of
the service are not numerous as in
the three principal arms but proper
tionally they stand as above. De-
sertions from the four negro regi-
ments are fewer than from white reg.
iments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
A Massive Chain.

From an ironmaker's point OF view
the greatest achievement during the
revolutionary period was the max
ing of the great West Point chain.
This massive chain, which has prob
ably never had an equal since the
first hammer struck upon. the first
anvil, was stretched across the Hud-
son river at West Point to prevent
the British fleet from making a sec
ond attack upon Kingston and AL
bany. 1t was nearly mile in
length, and weighed almost 200 tons,
many links being as heavy as an or
dinary-sized man. To complete 1t in
six weeks 60 men hammered day
and night at II forges, and the cost
of It was placed at $500, 00,000.-lndian-
apolis News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
The Care of CoIlies.

Here are a few words on the gen.
eral care of a collie dog given by a
writer in Recreation:
In all favorable weather wash the
dog once month and in summer once
each week. Feed him twice daily of
cooked food Do not keep him too fat.
Good muscular condition and smart,
alert collie are not the result of too
much feed. Once a week give him
teaspoonful of powdered sulphur in a
pan with some milk. 1t keeps his
blood in fine condition. Use a medi-
Gated animal soap when washing him.
Disinfect the kennel with crude car
bolic acid once a month. In fall and
winter, when washing is out of the
question, owing to the unfavorable
weather, dust him through all his
dense coat with tobacco dust powder.
It is fine method of keeping his
skin clean and insects off after contact
with other dogs. Have him clipped in
summer, If convenient, and let him go
on the vacation with you. He will
love the water, and ii will be a sin to
leave him home.
"Once owner of a collie, always an
owner" is an old but true saying. No
circumstances will prevent the keep
ing of collie after they have once
won you. We know the truth Of this
in a dozen instances They are the
pride of every one who possesses them,
and will always be first in the heart
of strong man or woman who is fond
of the dumb but true.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Illinois an Oil State.

Without the notice Of any persons
other than those Immediately con-
cerned, Illinois is becoming an oil
State. Prior to 1905, the --nual pro-
duction of oil in Montgomery county,
the only producer, was from 200 to
500 barrels. In August. 1906, the
daily production exceeded $4,000 bar
rels. In June, 1907 the daily pro-
ductlon averaged 10000 barrels
from 5.214 wells in Clark, Cumber-
land, Crawford and adjacent coun-
ties. The total for the year 1906
was between A and per cent of the
total for the United States. and this
from a State which two years before
was not considered an oil State at
all.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

The house of God is the heart of
man.
There is nothing Just as good" as
grace.
The price of character is pain and
sacrifice.
One truth is stronger than thou
sand lies.
Skepticism is the ruin, not of faith
merely, but of morals
The fountain that gives exit to bit
ter sdeams is not sweet.
A fair character only condemns it.
self by elf-condemnation.
1t is the rainbow and not the light
ming that best proves God.
The pleasures of life degrade us; its
responsibilities ennoble us.
The man who bears his neighbor's
burdens will not feel his own.
Nothing betrays the weakling bet
ter than superficial sternness.
Pulpit pyrotechnics are not the
only or the chief mark of religion.
You will never make fisher OF
men while filled with the fear of man.
A liar thinks he is walking the mar
row path between a whole truth half
a lie.
The kingdom of God is crea:ed of
plain people who went about doing
good.
The mites and the iots and the tit
ties govern the destinies of the uni
verse.
Some people believe that putting a
lie into the collection changes 1t into
q truth.
The folks who make the worst mis-
takes are those who follow the head
instead of the heart.
The sailor may not know astronomy,
but he practices it, and he is better
to command the ship than the astron-
omer.-Home Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Piu Rations.

The following ration for pigs is COM
mended to make them grow, and yet
not get "potbellied," viz: Two parts
of middlings, two parts cornmeal by
weight mixed, according to Professor
Henry. For every pound of this mix
ture feed one or two pounds of skim
milk. A little oimeal may be used, If
1t can be secured cheap enough, but at
present prices this feeding stuff rules
too high for any considerable use.
Feed the young pigs three times day
and be sure to give them a good run
on pasture where they will get exer-
else and green forage as well, is pos
sible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
BEGAN YOUNG
Had "Coffee Nerves" From Youth.

when very young I began using
coffee and continued up to the past
six MONTHS" writes Texas girl.
Il had been exceedingly nervous,
thin and very sallow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum Food
Coffee about month my nervousness
disappeared and has never returned.
This is the more remarkable as l am
Primary teacher and have kept
right on with my work.
@My complexion now is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. AS a
good complexion was something / had
greatly desired, feel amply repaid
even tho this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning as use ] ha |
suffered greatly from indigestion and
headache; these troub es are now un-
known.
"Best of all. I changed from coffee
10 Postum without the slightest In
convenience, did not even lave a
headache. Have known coffee drink
ers who were visiting me, to use Pos
tum week withoat being aware that
they were not drinking coffee.
Il have known several to begin the
use OF Postum and lrop 1t because
they did not boil It properly. After
explaining how It should be prepared
they have tried II again and pro-
punced 1t delicious"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the booklet. The
Road to wellvil.e. In pkgs. -Thcrs
. Reason"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Latest Fashion in Swords and Rayonets.

A new bayonet and also a new
sword have been decided upon, but it
is not known when they will replace
the present regulation weapons. The
sword is designed for thrusting and
will be long, straight and narrow, af-
ter the pattern of the rapier. The bay
onet, too, will be long and thin, so as
to give its wileder a good reach. 1t
was said some time ago that the days
of long range fighting had made the
bayonet almost obsolete, but the Rus
so-Japanese war proved that hand to
hand fighting has by no means been
relegated to the past.-The Court
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Heathen Gods for sale,

There is an old curiosity shop in
London which makes speciality Of
heather deities. All kinds of i'm
ages, small and large, handsome,
hideous and grotesque are on view.
You can choose an antique Aztec
goI from Mexico, carved in heavy
stone and hideous enough 10 sea- e a
burglar; you can purchase marble
deity from Mandalay, wooden
atrocity from the Ju-Ju land of West
Africa, or a gilt joss from Chinese
temple.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
NJ RS. LIZZIE LOHR, ll55 W. 18th St.
M hicaQo I'll writes:

II no iSlSsLlb ioiilss iloc W. icLh osT
Nl hcago, Ill.,, writes:
Il take pleasure in writing you
hese few lines, thinking there may be
other women suffering the same as did.
:" had my complaints for over year,
night sUedts all winter and no dppe-
tfte. | was rnn-dO,rn so far that | had
to sit down to do my cooking, ! was 20
weak.
81 tried many different medicines and
doctors also. Nothing seemed to do me
any good The doctors wanted to operats
on me.
AT last | wrote to DIR. Hartman. l
told him just exactly how | was, and he
told me what allied me and how should
take Peruna.
:" did as he told me for four monthr.
and no,C lam all cured.
No one can tell how thankful am 10
him, as ! had given up all hopes of ever
getting well again.
IL am a widow and the mother of six
small children who depend on my support
| work all day and seldom get tired.
g took five bottles of Peruna in all.
ANY woman wishing to know more
about my case may write to me and l
will gladly tell all about it,
81 thank DR. Hartman for what he has
done for me
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO 80
[ IinA q ,DII N.rY [ PC

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he IS
senior partner OF the hrn OF + .J CHENEY q
Co., dong business IN the Sitv OF oiedo,
County and State aforesaid. and hat SAID
firm will pay thesuin OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS tor each and every case Oi CArAKRH
that cannot be cured by the use VI HALL S
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO beior. me and subscribed IN my
presence, this 9th day OF December: A. d..
1885. A W. GLEASON,
(sEAL.) Notary l'ublic
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system send ior Testimonials.
tree. 4. }. CHENEY & Co, oletlo, v.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for const pa,on.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
In Time of Neeo.

A minister was once addressing a
Sunday school class on the subject
of Jacobs Ladder" when one Of
the smallest boys raised his hand.
"Please. SIR" said he. what did
angels want with ladder when they
have wings?"
The minister, staggered for the
moment, sought to gain time by ask
ing someone in the class to answer
the question.
Another small voice Immediately
piped out:
"'Cause it was moulting time, and
they couldn't fly"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
A Texas Pecan Tree.

The famous pecan tree in this coun-
ty down at the Bend" on the Colora-
do river, owned now by p B. McCoury
has the usual large crop of fine pecans
on il this year The crop on this tree
was sold recently as it stands on the
tree for $3.50. The purchaser expects
to make that mach money out Of the
crop as clear profit. The nuts sell at
from so to rs cents pound every
year.-San Saba correspondence San
Antonio Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Good Roads in France.

Among the reasons which make
the highways of France the best in
the world is the requirement that
all preliminary roadmaking opera
tions shall be thoroughly performed
When embankments are made, the
earthwork is built up only few
inches at time, and the success
sive strata are leveled and, in the
neighborhood of masonry, rammed.
Every ditch Is carefully cut at
proper angle, rammed. and, If nee
essary, paved with stones.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
In Japan

The chief cities in Japan are all
supplied with filtered water. Waste
is prevented by the installation Of
meters, the consumer paying for
what he gets. 1t is doubtful If in
any country sanitary safeguards for
the preservation of the public health
have been more successfully enforc-
ed. This is the testimony Of an
expert who has made special study
Of Japanese methods as set forth in
Engineering News. = Philadelphia
Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
A Special Door.

Many old houses in Holland have
d special door which is never open
ed save on special occasionsAwheR
there is marriage or death in the
family. The bride and bridegroom
enter by this door, and it is then
nailed or barred up until death
occurs, when it is opened, and the
body is removed by this exit
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Turn Out the Horses.

A horseman suggests that during
clear weather 1t is well to turn the
work horses out in the barn-lot at
nights. Give them some hay and
leave them out all night. They like
to roll and after sweating and working
hard all day they do not enjoy stand
ing in the barn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
SORES As BIG AS PENNIES.
Whole Head and Neck COvered-Hair
All Came Out-SuTered 9 Months
Cured In 8 Weeks by Cuticura.

after having the measles my whole
head and neck were covered with scaly
sores about as large ~ a penny. They
were Just as thick as they could be. My
hair all came out. l let the trouble run
along, taking the doctors blood remedies
and rubbing on salve, but it did not seem
to get any better. 1t stayed that way for
about six months then l got a set of the
Cuticura Remedies, and in about a week
noticed big difference, and in three weeks
it was well entirely and have not had the
trouble any more, and as this was seven
years ago, l consider myself cured. Mrs.
Henry Porter, Albion, Neb., Aug rs, '0s.'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
OROPSv NEW DIsC0vERYj
~ ~ NJ - give, quick relief and esrss
worst eases. Beck Of Testimonials and r.sns.A
Eree. Dr.. II. H. GREEN'S SONS. Boz o, Atlanta, q,
Bio Apple Crop.

That the Annapolis Valley, Nova
Scotia, and the surrounding country
is the great apple producing district
in the world is believed to be proved
by the size of this year's yield, estL
mated at more than 100000 barrels
This is a record. Americans have
secured options on more than twice
the amount generally imported intp
the United States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

lifting, l:.nguor, dizzy spells and rheu-
matism Before used Doan's Kid
ney Pills" says Mr.. Winney, II
weighed 143. After taking 10 or IL
boxes ] weighed 1862 and was com.
pletely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Road Over the Andes.

The road over the Andes which
Chill and Argentina are building and
which is the last link in the line
across South America between the
Atlantic and Pacific, is nearing its
completion. 1t is said that the en-
tire line will be open to travel next
year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Wheat In Brazil.

II has been the common under
standing and belief for years that
the growing of wheat and similar
grains upon commercial basis in
Brazil is not possible, but the people
of the State of Rio Grande do Sui
have been experimenting, and as
result Of their experiments wheat is
now being grown in commercial
quantities upon the strength OF the
promised crops. 49
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

To all who enclose
posta ge he will re-
ply, telling how
Doan's Kidney Pills
cured him after he
had doctored and
had been in two diff
ferent hospitals for
eighteen m on t h 8,
suffering intense
pain in the back,
la m en- e SIS, twinges
when STOPPING or
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

The first snow of the season began
falling Saturday, August 81. at 1890
p. m, on the top of Mount Washing
ton, being the exact anniversary of
the first snowfall last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases psR.
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise frea
DR.. II. 4. Kline. Id. .93l Arch St. Phila. Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, softens thegums, ,reducesinfamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

Germany alone sends to London
annually 20,000,000 feathers OF birds
for millinery purposes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
PROOF FOR TWO CENTS.
II You Suffer With Your Kidneys and
Back Write to This Man.

= 9. w. Winney, Medina, N. Y, In
vites kidney sufferers to write to him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

Hamburg holds the record for the
number of its fires.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

P. N. U. 40, 1917.