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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Concentration of Labor on Farms.

According to the manner in which
it may be employed, labor pays best
on the farm. When farmers are an
nually busy at work in the production
of crops the saving of one percent in
the cost OF production amounts to
large sum and the annual loss to the
farmer from misapplied labor is much
greater than can be estimated. Not
only is too much labor applied in some
directions and very small amounts
given elsewhere, but the times of do
ing so are not right, to say nothing
of the final results upon the crops.
Success or failure have resulted not
wholly from the large or the small
amount of labor applied, but accord
ing to the skill and Judgment in per-
forming the work at the proper time
and in the right manner.
Farmers do not always take into
consideration the propriety of curtail-
ing the area to be cultivated, by which
means they would be enabled to sup
ply more plant food to the limited
space and at the same time save vast
amount of labor. 1t is not as economi-
cal to grow thirty bushels of wheat
on two acres as it is to produce twen-
ty bushels on one acre, for, while in
one case the farmer secures an extra
ten bushels, by reason of cultivating
more land for that purpose, yet he
has been compelled to perform twice
as much work and to spread his ma
nure over double the area of sur
face. There should be no more land
put under cultivation than can be
properly fertilized for it is much bet
ter to have one acre of strong vigor-
Gus plants than two acres of plants
improperly provided, as it requires
just as much cultivation, seeding and
hauling for the inferior crop as for
the better one.-The Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Some Divorce Customs.

A great variety of divorce laws pre-
vail in different countries. The an
cient Jews had a discretionary power
of divircing their wives; and in Hin
dustan a man and wife may become
divorced through an incident which an
an American might take as a matter
OF daily domestic life.
A curious custom regarding divorce
prevails in Cochin-China, where a
couple may become divorced by mere
ly breaking a pair of chop sticks be-
fore a company which is assembled to
witness the service.
Divorces are scarcely ever known to
occur in Greece: while in Thibet it is
almost impossible to obtain di-
vorce, and remarriage is positively for
bidden.
Two kinds of divorce are known in
Circassia. By the first the divorced
people are allowed to remarry at
once, and by the second remarriage
is not allowed within a year.
1t Is said that among certain tribes
of American Indians divorce may be
accomplished by breaking the pieces
of sticks given to the witnesses at the
marriage ceremony.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Farm Notes,

Well-laid plans save tired muscles.
Get into the habits of doing things
right.
Currycomb the cabbage patch with
rake.
Ten hens in house 1Ox1O feet ia
about right.
The good grade COW is all right, but
avoid the grade sire.
If facts are really facts, they are bet
ter than theories on the farm.
Early chicks, early broilers, early
eggs-that is how poultry pays.
Look after weak places in the fen
ces and thus avoid neighboring quar-
rels.
Early-hatched pullets are equivalent
to early winter layers. It's high time
to get busy.
To watch the growth of plants, trees
and animals is one of the simplest and
best farm pleasures.
Pure breeds not only look better, but
also give more eggs and better meat
than fowls of all kinds and colors.
Feed is more important than breed,
and sometimes the way the feed is
fed is more important the the feed.
Poor cows on podr farm over
stocked-result, poverty. Good cows
on few rich acres, result, prosper
ity.
Ten days or two weeks Is the length
of time usually required after a male
bird is put with flock of hens until
the eggs will do for Matching.
The advice "get out of the ruts"
only applies to farmers who can see
for themselves. A blind horse is bet
ter off in the well-worn track.
The best way to keep fowls free
from lice is to keep the poultry house
clean, have proper ventilation and
have handy dust baths composed of
road dust to which sulphur has been
added.
The quickest way to kill a corn
crop is to work the soil when it is
too wet. This leaves the soil in bad
shape to cultivate and it bakes and
dries out just when the moisture is
most needed.
Hens which are to be breeders must
rest most of the time during the win.
ter. They may not lay many eggs
during the winter. but will make pro-
fitable breeds and quiet mothers wheu
spring comes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Revenqeful Testators.

Will making often affords a man an
unrivalled opportunity of paying on
old scores and speaking his mind
without any fear of unpleasant conse-
quences to himself
The great Duke OF Marlborough
evidently could not resist the tempta-
tion of farewell slap" at his duch.
ess. when he left her &c 1000 where
with to spoil Blenheim in her own
way, and g15.OOO to keep clean and
go to law with"
There is also distinct note of
spitefulness in the extract from the
testament of Mr.. Kerr, who, after
declaring that he would probably have
left his widow 10000 If she had al
lowed him to read his evening paper
in peace, adds, "But you must remem-
Der, my dear, that whenever l COM
menced reading you started playing
the piano and singing. You must
therefore take the consequences.
leave you 91,00O." Grand Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10

Mrs. Aline DePasse, 778 E. l65th St.,
New York, N. Y, writes:
1T gives me pleasure to testify to the
curative qualities of Peruna and Manalin.
81 was afflicted for over seven years with
catas7h of the head, throat and dt-
gestfce organs. | consulted many ply
sicians, but they did me no good.
"One day happened to read some testi-
morfals in your Peruna almanac. de-
cided to try Peruna and Manalin. l
bought bottle of each, and after taking
them for a week | noticed a change for the
better. So l kept it up, and after using
twelve bottles l was perfectly cured.
Il also gave the medicine to my chill
dren and they had the same beneficial re-
suit | would never be without these rem
edies in the house.
II highly recommend Peruna and Man.
ain to al, my friends, and in fact to
everybody"
Miss Mildred Grey, ITO Weimar St., Ap-
pleton, Wis, writes:
at gives me pleasure to recommend
Peruna for catarrh of the stomach l had
this disease for a number of years, and
could not enjoy mouthful of food that l
ate. 1t was indeed great relief when
hit upon Peruna, and obtained decided re
suits from the first. l took six bottles
before felt entirely cured of my trouble,
but l had an aggravated case"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Settinq Fruit Trees.

Thorough preparation of the soil is
absolutely necessary; deep plowing
and careful cultivating being done to
get the land in a perfect state of tilth
AS the impetus given the tree at the
start largely dete. mines it's future, no
pains should be spared to give it
all the advantages possible.
The holes for the trees should be at
least three feet square and two feet
deep, of equal diameter at the top and
bottom. The bottom should be level
and mounded rather than disked. The
depth is slightly more than where the
roots come. This permits of free
circulation of air and moisture, les
sens the danger of drowning or dry
ing out, and leaves space between
the roots and the hard subsoil to be
filed in with soft, friable loan. On
setting out the tree it should be care
fully trimmed with pair of pruning
shears. If a couple of shovelfuls of
well-rotted manure is put in the bot
tom of the hole and then covered
with a little loan before the tree Is
set, it will provide sufficient nourish-
ment to give it good start.
After the excavation is partly filed,
the soil is firmed down as it is add
ed with tamper or by treading. In
packing the soil around the roots,
avoid the common practice Of iouncing
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Hiqh Prices in KIondlke.

The Klondike region might make
an excellent summer resort for people
who are seeking an easy way to get
rid of their surplus wealth. Accord.
ing to the Philadelphia News Bureau,
not all article is sold up there for less
than 25 cents, as there is no money in
circulation of a lesser denomination
The cost of coal is SIS to $40 a ton;
hay, $50 to $50 ton; butter, 80 cents
a pound; flour, Sc hundred pounds;
milk, 80 cents quart, and beef, % to
so cents pound. The wages of me-
chanics for 10-hour day is $40; COM
mon laborers, without board, Sc;
clerks, $3.50 to $500 month, while the
cost of a twohorse draft team is $25
a day
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
MUZZLING RUSSIAN PRESS
Liberal Papers Heavily Fined anc
Radical Sheets Suppressed.

The Russian governments repress-
I've campaign against the Liberal
press. to prevent hostile criticism of
the dissolution of the Duma and the
new electoral law, continues vigorous
ly. Dispatches from many cities re-
port that papers have been fined from
$500 to $4,000. Radical papers have
been suppressed entirely and their
editors in several instances fed,
among them M. Gorshkoff, who was a
member of the first parliament from
Yelizavetgrad.
Lieut.. Vuyakhevich, who participat-
ed in the suppression of the recent
mutiny of the sapper battalion at
Kiev, has committed suicide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
STAY on the Farm,

A farmer who sells out as old age
approaches and goes to town to live,
generally makes a mistake. So long
is respected in the community. He is
made to feel that he is one of the
substantial men and is welcome every
where, but when he moves to town he
is classed with the pinching, penu-
rious sort, who haven't a dollar to
spend and are of no use to themselves
or the community. Men don't get
old like they used to; it isn't fashion.
able any more.-Farm Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10

the tree up and down, holding it by the
stem. 1t is desirable to mound up the
soil slightly after filling. This allows
for settling and carries away water
which might otherwise stand too close
to the tree.
If much of the root system is cut off.
corresponding part of the top must
be sacrificed to compensate for the
lessened feeding capacity of the tree,
r. S. Adams, in the Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Golf and Fish StCry,

Some time ago Northern golfer
drove a ball. fine. low, skimming
shot, across river. Just as the ball
was nearly over salmon leaped at
the ball and caught it in its mouth.
Such was the pace of the ball that it
carried the salmon UP on the rivers
bank, where it was Immediately Sc
cured with the. ball tightly wedged in
its teeth.-Golf Illustrated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10

gan using Doan's
Kidney Pills l was
so run down and
miserable that |
could hardly en-
dure it. Terrible
pains in the back
attacked me fire.
quently and the
kidney secretions
were much disor-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
CuIling Out Old Hens.

Two years is the orthodox age when
hens should be culled out and sold
or killed, where they are kept chiefly
for egg production, and this should be
done as soon as they slacken laying
and before the molt comes on; other
wise they will lose weight and become
unstable except at a reduced figure
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
"Woman Expects That Every Man"

my wife is lecturer, and l am an
entertainer"
II never knew you appeared in
public"
Il don't. / stay at home and en-
tertain the kids. ALLY Sloper's Half
Holiday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10

dered. / was nervous .Ireck and
there seemed no hope. Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought my first relief and
six boxes have so thoroughly cured
my kidneys that there has been no
return of my o,d trouble"
Sold by all dealers. 90 cents 8 box.
Foster-Milbur Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Much Easier.

Dog Dealer-"I can assure you,
ma'am, that this dog is extremely
cheap at 100 francs"
Possible Customer should like
to take it, but don't know what my
husband would say"
Dog Dealer-"Madam, mark my
word. You'll find 1t much easier to
get another husband than another
dog like this. Bon Vivant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Avoiding Marital Trouble.

Meeker-"Its no use advising me
to give up cigars, doctor, it's simply
out Of the question.
Doctor" 'Tis, eh? Why?"
Meeker-"My wife is an inyeterate
collector of cigar bands. Brooklyn
Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
A Good Beginning.

my beau" said little Elsie, "is 60
ing to be an admiral"
Indeed" replied the visitor. "A
cadet at the Naval Academy now, l
suppose?"
"Oh, he hasn't got that far yet, but
he's had an anchor tattooed on his
arm. Catholic Standard and Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Something of a Linuuist.

"Is your son proficient in any for
eign languages?"
well" answered Farmer Corntos-
sell 81 dunno as he's much on French
or German, but he kin understand
every word of the baseball news
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Painful.

The dentist had complained of the
monographs next door as a nuisance.
"How do they annoy your" asked
the magistrate.
"Why, l advertise painless dem
tistry,' " he replied, land my patrons
claim that the Photographic racket
breaks the contract. philadelphia
Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
A Different Tune.

Maloney-"Me daughther, Norah,
do be gittin' to be a rig-lar Paddy
rooski, bedad! l suppose ye often
heard her pr-racticin'?"
Kerrigan (next-door neighbor) y
~Troth, do. An there's wan little
thing I'd Hike to hov her thry on her
pianny."
Maloney-"Some plaintive Irish
chune, is it?"
Ksrrigan = "Naw = an axe" =
Brooklyn ife.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
The Worst Over.

Bridesmaid-"Don't you feel very
nervous, now your wedding day is
drawing so near?"
de-Elect-"Not nearly so ner-
vous as | felt when l hadn't one in
prospect. Brooklyn Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Not Dressed.

Editor-"I notice that you say that
the women at the ball tonight were
elegantly gowned.' Do you think
that 'gowned is a good word?"
Reporter-"Well, you couldn't call
them dressed. ."-Somerville Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Consistency.

"The trouble with that man is that
he takes small matters seriously"
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne;
shut you could not expect him to do
otherwise without sacrificing his self
esteem. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Prayer Wouldn't Help Him.

Church, see bronze tablet
representing Washington on his
knees in prayer has just been placed
on the Sub-Treasury in Wall Street. {"
Gotham-"It may look all right in
bronze, but 1t wouldn't do the aver
age man any good who went into
Wall Street If he did get down on his
knees and pray!"-Yonkers States
man.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
In Old Kentucky.

II hear Col. Bourbon's Jeff arm
was cut off in the railway accident"
"Yes, sub, most unfawtunate oc-
currence, but fawtunately his drink
ing arm was entirely uninjured. -
Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
His Breathing Was Easier.

Friend-"You say one of your pa
tients was cured of lung trouble by
falling into a fortune?"
Doctor-"Yes, he breathed easier
after that. Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10

The searchlight of the British
Dreadnaught has a new feature in
that 1t projects beams at the same
time in opposite directions to facili-
tate signalling. 27
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Why He Didn't See Her.

She-"I saw you in the street car
the other evening, Mr.. Sayby."
He-"Did you? Why, l didn't see
you"
She-"I suppose hot. l was stand
ing up"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases per
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. s2 trial bottle and treatise free.
DR.. II. r. Kline, Id ,93l Arch St, Phila., Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
TWO TERRIBLE YEARS.
The Untold Agonies of Neglected Kid
ney Troubles.

Mrs. James French, 65 Weir Street,
Taunton, Mass, says: when l be-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Double-Rhymed Limerick.

There once was certain Rt. Rev.
Whose sermons had such brit. clev.,
But he pitched it so strong
And preached for so long
That every one feared they mt. nev.
London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10

The calabash gourd has become
popular for pipes in South Africa.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-03

Washington.-Po Postmaster General
Meyer has approved the detailed ad.
Justment of salaries of rural free de.
livery carriers as submitted by Assist
ant Postmaster General Degrew. The
new schedule, which will become eff.
fectiye July next, will make graded
increase in the compensation of car
riers OF from to % per cent based
upon the number of miles traversed.
The reimbursement adopted win involve
an aggregate expenditure for rural
service during the nxet fiscal year of
nearly s25.000,000.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-03
HAUNTED FOR A YEAR.
Terror Drove Slayer of Denver Auc.
tioneer to Confess.

Butte, Mont.-Haunted nights by the
thoughts of the man whom he had
murdered, until his mind could not
stand the strain. and by the fear he
was going insane, John Shire has con-
fessed to the murder of Morris Chap
lin. wealthy auctioneer of Denver, in
1906. Shire says he saw Chaplin ex-
hibit large roll of bills during
game of cards, and he followed him
with the avowed purpose of killing
and robbing him.
Making his way into the Chaplin
home, Shire says he was discovered
by Chaplin's little daughter, who
alarmed her father, and as Chaplin
advanced with a stool in his hand to
hit him, he fired, killing the auction
eer almost instaly. Shire several days
ago presented himself at the county
Jail, asking to be locked up, saying he
was laboring under the delusion that
q mob of union men was following
him. Shire declares the thud of the
falling body of Chaplin still sounds in
his ears.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-03
REVOLT N MONTENEGRO
INAUGURATED BY RADICALS.
Military Government Has Been Pro-
claimed az Result of Serious
Street Fighting at PodI-
gretza.

Vienna.-Dispatches received here
report an outbreak OF a revolt and
grave political crisis In Montenegro
A military government has been pro-
claimed, and Premier Tomanovics has
rendered the resignation of the cabi-
net which Prince Nicholas has re-
fused to accept.
Armed bands are reported to be
marching on Cettinje. Serious street
fights have occurred at Podigretza
thirty-eight miles north of Souptari
and having a population of about
1000. Several persons are reported
to have been killed or wounded. The
militia has been called out and further
conflicts are feared.
The trouble in Montenegro has
arisen because Of the campaign the
cabinet has been inaugurating against
the radical party. The government is
accused of instigating the destruction
OF the principal officers of the two
principal radical papers at Nikecas,
which had attacked the government
and Prince Nicholas. This action has
aroused anger throughout the country
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-03
DAGGER FOR THE
HEIR TO THRONE
Anarchist, Heavily Armed. is
Found Lying in Wait for
Prince Albert.
Three Other Men Found In the vi.
cinity And Placed Under Arrest,
Having Admitted That They
Were French Anarchists.

Brussels.-An anarchist, armed with
a dagger, loaded revolver and other
weapons, was arrested on Thursday
In church where Prince Albert of Bel.
GUM, nephew OF King Leopold and heir
presumptive to the throne, was about
to visit. One of the attendants of the
church accidentally discovered the
man hidden in a confessional box.
locked the door and called the police.
Later three other anarchists, similarly
armed, were arrested in the rear of
the church. The three admitted they
were French anarchists. The authori-
ties are convinced that the prisoners
intended to assassinate the prince.
Prince Albert is the son of the late
Count of Flanders, brother of King
Leopold. On October last, Prince
Albert was officially declared the sue
,essor of King Leopold as sovereign
IL the Congo Independent state, and
ON November 10 of the same year he
vas sworn in as a member of the Bel |
yfan senate.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-03
PEARy WANTS MORE FUNDS.
Needs About 100000 for Dash to
North Pole.

New York.-Lack of about $50, 900
to finance the expedition may mean
the abandonment of the dash to the
north pole, which Commander r. e.
Peary has planned for this summer. The
explorer. who has earned the distinc-
ton OF having reach "The Farthest
North and who truly may be said
to live for the purpose of revealing to
the world the mysteries of the pole
itself, is deeply downcast at the posi-
bility that he may not be able to try
again.
This Is work which ! must do. a
great work for which | was intended"
said Commander Peary. and with a
confidence that his work must be
helped from somewhere, he added:
The money will come; somehow |
feel certain of that. But II was only
assured now. what relief It would
De. and how | could concentrate all
my energies on the details of the ex
petition. Remember, we were but ia
nautical miles from the goal on our
last trip. 1t would be a pity indeed if
We could not try again"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-03
LOSE IN CIRCUIT COURT.
Fines Assessed Against Packers Are
Allowed to Stand.

st. Paul.-Judge Sanborn on Mon
day filed the opinion of the United
States circuit court of appeals which
he had written, affirming the judg-
ments of the United States district
court for the western district of Mis-
souri, against certain packing compan-
les for accepting concessions of IL
cents per hundred pounds from the
portion of the established rate for the
transportation of provisions on
through bills of lading from Kansas
City to Christiana and other points in
foreign countries. Judge Hook and
Judge Adams concur in the opinion.
The defendants in the cases in
volved in the decision are the Armour
Packing company. Swift & Co. Morris
4 Co., and the Cudahy Packing COM
pany.
These cases are the first of the So
called rebate cases brought by the
United States against the packers
which were determined by the appel
late court and this will form the
basis for future action until the SUI
preme court reviews the decision
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-03
REGULATION OF RAILROADS.
One Company Must Connect Closely
With Another.

Washington.-The supreme court OF
the United States has decided in eff.
feet that the railroad commission of
the state of North Carolina can COM
pei railroad company operating in
that state to SO adjust its schedule
as to accommodate passengers on
other lines from any particular part
of the state. The opinion was de-
livered by Justice White in the case
of the Atlantic Coast Railroad COM
pany VS.. the Corporation Commission
of North Carolina.
The commissioners directed the
company to make connection at Sell
ma with train on another line. The
company resisted on the ground that
the order could not be complied with
putting on special train.
This, it was commended, amounted to
taking property without due process
of law. The supreme court of North
Carolina held against the railroad
company and its decision was con-
firmed by Mondays action on the
ground that the order does not affect
rates, but it is proper act of state
regulation.