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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Making Baby Beef.

The more unsatisfactory the milk
situation becomes, the more anxious
we are to turn our attention to other
branches of farming, which will be
more remunerative. If we could take
up raising beef or sheep, we should
still have our manure and a good
profit from our stock without so much
worry over the labor problem and
trying to meet the difficult require
ments of the city people In regard to
milk production.
Perhaps the most promising new
field is that of baby beef. Baby beef
is prime butchers beast, thoroughly
fattened and ripe for the block at
from 12 to "a months of age. Growth
has been artificially promoted by con-
tinuous heavy feeding from birth,
with the object OF obtaining in the
shortest time possible the maximum
weight of well-matured beef. Its es-
sential features are early maturity,
quality, finish and thickness Of flesh.
The next question is, where can we
BCt otONh llOm we Cdu cIIncl IdlSc
the stock ourselves or buy young
calves from the range at weaving
time, when they will weigh from $50
to 500 pounds, and cost from A to 8
cents a pound. Should we decide to
raise our own stock, we should pur-
chase either Hereford, Short-Horn,
Angus or Galloway cattle. These
need not be registered stock, or at
least the cows need not, and should
1t be found advisable good young
grade heifers could be bought in
Texas, which If mated to registered
bull would produce excellent stock
for baby beef.
The next point to consider is how
to feed our babies so as to meet the
market requirements. What are the
requirements? The illustration shows
very clearly what are the most val
liable cuts to the butcher, and we will
do well to bear this in mind when we
are raising our young stock.
Our calves must be fed for growth
from the start and the food provided
must be composed of ingredients that
can be easily digested. Whole milk,
of course, heads this list. This, fed
fresh and warm from the COW until
weaving time, will produce the best
calf for any purpose. This gives the
youngster a chance to take little at
a time and often and so avoids over
loading their stomachs. At the pres
ent prices of milk and labor, 1t would
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Explaining the Affirmative.

The late Senator German, of Mary
land, for many years the leader Of
the Democrats in the United States
Senate, has son, Arthur Pue Cor
man, Jr., who is in politics also.
Young German was a trusted lieu
tenant of his father. Once the elder
German told him to go to a place
in Maryland, look into certain con-
dition and, If he found things all
right, to telegraph him the single
word Yes" The boy did his er-
rand, found things all right and
wired his Eyes" to his father at
Washington. Senator German was
much engrossed in some important
measure and, for the moment, forgot
what he had told his son to do. He
read that single word "Yes" dozen
times and could make nothing of It,
so he sent telegram to his son read
ing:
Yes what?"
Young German, barking back to
his early lessons OF parental respect,
promptly wired back: 'Yes. SIR
Saturday Evening Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

probably pay to let the calves run
with their dams from 4 to months,
supplementing this diet with little
shelled corn and oats mixed, after
the first few weeks. On the other
hand, should any of us bring our
selves to believe that there was any
profit in milk at cents, we could,
after the first few weeks, milk our
cows by Land and feed the calves
from a pail. The great point to re-
member is not to give the youngsters
any setback, wean them gradually
and don't gorge them, Warfield says
"The weaving Is In great degree
a crisis in calfs'life If cut off from
natures diet too early, bad results
not infrequently eDsue; but If allowed
to go on to that period at which in
the natural sequence of events the
calf would find his milk ration more
and more insufficient and his capacity
to eat more and more perfect every
day, the transition, instead of being
violent, is at once natural and easy,
and therefore without injurious con-
sequences. The great thing is to
keep the growth of the calf from suf-
fering aEl sc,iuas e.!ecG. II th.s
growth goes r.sAt along, al Is well.
by a period OF pining and real need
of the milk diet, and the calf is for a
few weeks unthrifty, the effect will
be apparent in the animals after
life; for these short periods OF re-
tardation in early life count up large
ly in the sum. This is noi an easy
matter to impress upon many men,
and yet AN animal Lnat has an un-
broken calfhood of thrifty growth
will mature earlier and develop more
ture than another which with equal
promise was suffered to get again and
again out of condition by unwise saw
ing in the first months of life."
Perhaps should have said that the
best time TO have our calves dropped
is in the fall; then by the time the
pastures are green the following
spring the youngsters are we'll started
and can safely get part of their feed
from the fresh grass. Mr.. Ritzman,
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, gives as the best summer
combination to furnish proper bal
ance with good pasture, shelled corn,
or little oats, with an occasional
feed Of little cottonseed meal,
gluten meal, linseed meal. just to
stimulate the appetite. Bluegrass
makes the best pasture. and next to
that ranks clover or alfalfa, but care
should be taken in feeding the clover
and alfalfa at first. until the cattle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Needles, Pins, and Hooks and Eyes.

Needles, Pins, and Hooks and Eyes.
According to the census of 1905,
forty-six establishments made a spec
ialty of manufacturing one or more
varieties of needles, pins, or hooks
and eyes. These establishments re-
ported capital of $5,331,939, 1895
wage earners, wages amounting to
$1.595, 1928. and products valued at
$4,750,5S9. Almost equal numbers
of men and women were engaged in
this industry, the numbers being l.
S62 and 1860, respectively.
In addition a number of factories
produced quantities of these articles
without specializing on them. The
total output amounted to 1,766,07S
gross of needles, valued at $1,518,-
All, and pins valued at $2,632,656,
total value Of $4.151,067 for both
classes of products.
The leading variety of needles
manufactured was sewing machine
needles, with production of 776,-
542 gross, valued at $600,046. Latch
knitting machine needles were next
in rank in Importance, the 310,S46
gross of such needles being valued at
$422,655. More spring knitting
machine needles (332,7SS gross)
were manufactured, but their value
was considerably less ($118,223). p
Large quantities of each variety of
pins we're produced-132, ,632,232
gross of common or toilet pins. g.
550,650 gross of safety pins, and l.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
oULD BARNEY TO THE BOY.

Arrah! Barney ma bouchal, It's courtin
We are,
An you but just ont o. your dresses
Tis the light in your eye, like new-risen
star,
That this news to your father confesses.
Now yere off to the town,
For the sun has gone down,
An the spell O. the gloamin' is o'er ye.
Faith, ye'er started like me,
But it's lucky yen be
II ye end like yer father before ye.
Oh, the glamour o. night
Breeds passion too light
For dacint long life-time's adornin',
But the blessin' that cheers
All the slow-wheelin' years
In the love that blooms warm in the
mornin'.
Arrahl Barney ma bouchal, when l was
lad
courted one lass an another,
But the sorra bit comfort from amy had
Till / came on the heart o your mother.
Oh, her charms they were rare
In the dusk, at the fair,
At the dance, in the house she was born in,
But her heart, it was found
When / happened around
Where she sang at her work in the mornin'
Oh, the glamour o. night
Breeds passion too light
For a dacint long lifetimes adornin',
I But the bessin' that cheers
All the slow-wheelin' years
Is the love that blooms warm in the
mornin'
IT A. DAILY, in the Catholic Standard and
e., Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
The WhOIe-Car Hog.

The railroad companies say they
clean their coaches frequently
enough to comply with the require
ments of health and that if any coach
is dirty the blame belongs with un.
tidy passengers, not upon faulty
company rules. This may be true
1t is undeniable that many travellers
are inexcusably slovenly in their
manner of throwing things upon the
car floor. Our smoking cars, as a
rule, would shame the Zulus. 1t
could be wished that trainmen would
be more severe with travellers, few
in number, who initiate the hog when
aboard public conveyance.-Roch-
ester Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

most palatable and the easiest for
our animals to digest and assimilate.
The analysis of early cut hay and
that which is cut later does not JUS
tify the cutting of the hay crop early
but actual experience in feeding ami
mails will prove that early cut hay
will produce better results when fed
to all kinds of farm animals than
that which is cut later. We may feed
our animals on late cut hay during
the winter and they will become thin,
but when they are turned out on the
same grass in the spring they will
shed off their old hair and take on a
look of prosperity and thrift, even
though the same grass contains no
more protein nor comes any nearer
to producing balanced ration. How
are we to explain this fact? The cat
tie are not getting a different class
of food as far as chemical analysis
is concerned, for the dry hay contains
the same elements as the pasture
grass, but the great difference is due
to the succulent condition of the
green grass which is in different
condition.
In order to make the best possible
food out of our hay crop it should be
cut when it will come the nearest to
approaching the same condition as
pasture grass. The nearer this grass
can be preserved to the way nature
provided it the better food it will
make for the farm animals 1t is
by the feeding of this kind of hay
that we are able to get the best de-
velopment that our animals are cap
abe of making.-Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

on parchment, mounted in hand
some leather cover, decorated with a
silver monogram and corners. The
presentation speech was made by j..
w. Van Cleave, president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
representing the donors, a long list
of prominent national associations
and individuals. The following in
scription appears on this fine piece Of
sculptures: Presented to G. w. Post,
president of the Citizens Industrial
Association of America, by his friends
and associates, in appreciative recog-
milton of great and generous per-
sonal service to the cause of indus
trial peace, patriotically conceived,
courageously sustained, and success
fully executed"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
FINE GIFT TO A NOTED BUSINESS
MAN.

1t was said of mythical river in
Lydia, the Pactolus, that one would
find that the sands were gold, once
the river were discovered. The sculp-
tor Picault has sought to illustrate, in
striking and attractive design In
bronze, his conception of the real
source of gold. The figure, which is
three feet high, represents Industry,
the real discoverer of gold in the
waters. This masterpiece was pre-
sented to Mr.. G. w. Post, president
Of the Citizens Industrial Associa-
tion of America, at banquet in Bat
tie Creek, Mich. The presentation
address was done by Tiffany by hand
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
SfDE .a'lfasf dTfNs

become accustomed to 1t, or they may
overeat. For winter feed, many, Mr..
Ritzman says, have had great success
with a ration made up of 15 to 25
pounds Of ensilage, 8 pounds of corn
meal, pounds wheat bran, and
plenty of clover hay. Feed regularly
at stated times; see that nothing is
left in the troughs from meal to
meal; provide plenty of clean, fresh
water, and don't forget the salt. Oats,
barley, rye. etc., should be crushed.
The following table, compiled by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, gives an excellent idea of the
comparative advantages of producing
baby over long-fed beef:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

drawn out together until the figures
representing the diameter of the rod
appear on the upper tape, when the
weight per foot can be read on the
lower tape.
A third tape can be added having
markings indicating the cubical con-
tents. A measure of this character
can be readily carried in the pocket
and can be quickly referred to for as
certaining the desired data without
employing formulae. - Philadelphia
Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Served, Sir?

"How long has this restaurant
been open?" asked the would-be d.
ner.
Two years" said the proprietor.
Il am sorry | did, not know it."
said the guest ~ should have been
better off If | had come here then"
"Yes?" smiled the proprietor, very
much pleased. How is that?"
II should probably have been
served ~ this timo il had," said the
guest, and the entente cordiale van
ished.-Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

These young beeyes should be fed
indoors in the winter, and in the sum-
mer should be protected from the hot
sun and flies by keeping them in
darkened stable during the hottest
part of the day. Prime young beef
can be sold right on the farm where
they are raised, and the demand far
exceeds the supply. This industry Ia
certainly worth considering.-A. D.,
in The Country Gentleman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Fed at a Loss.

The hen that eats her head off
should have an operation performed
on her neck to prevent further eat
worth her keep should go to the
block. The first thing is to deter
mine with accuracy what animals are
fed at a loss.-Farmers' Home Jour-
nal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
"NIanaging the Hay Crop"

AS a rule too many farmers delay
the cutting of their hay crop until a
large proportion of the feeding value
is lost on account of the hay becom-
ing tough and fibrous. Our whole
aim should be to cut and cure our
hay at a time when it will be the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

100000 gross Of hairpins. The val
ues of these varieties we're $1,12s.-
006, $829,386, and s109,245, respec-
lively.
All other products, including hooks
and eyes, were valued at $1,642,-
028.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
His Ambition.

~What do you expect to be when
you come of age, my little MANI"
asked the visitor.
"Twenty-one," was the little mans
reply.-The Herald and Presbyter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

Consular reports from all European
countries tell of Industrial depression.
owing to the decrease in American
purchases.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
CHAPTER, XVII.

Steep kept afar off from Stellas eye
lids that night The momentous NOR
row doomed before her, at one moment
filing her with nameless dread, at
another suffusing her whole being
with an equally nameless ecstasy.
| Could il be possible that tomorrow
lin few hours-she would be Ley.
cester's wife? There was enough in
the reflection to Danish sleep for a
week
Let us do her justice. Love and
not ambition was the sentiment that
moved and agitated her 1t was not
the thought of the title and the wealth
which awaited her, not the future
Wyndward coronet which set her
trembling and her heart throbbIng, nu5
the reflection that Leycester. her lover.
her ideal OF all that was great and
noble, and manfully beautiful, would
be her own. all her own.
At an early hour she heard Frank
wandering up and down outside her
door, and at last he knocked
Are you getting up. Stel?" he asked.
In whisper.
Stella opened the door and stood be-
fore him in her plain stun dress,
which Frank was wont to declare be-
came her better than the satlns and
silks Of a duchess, and he looked up
at her with an admiring nod
That's right" he said I've been
up ages. I've taken my bag and hid
den it In the lane. Is yours ready?"
She gave him a small handbag
gave 1t with certain reluctance that
hung about her still; but he took 1t
eagerly
That's good girl! 1t isn't too
Zig, can carry both of them. Keep
up your spirits, Stel!" he added. smil-
ing encouragingly, as he stole of with
the bag.
The warning was not altogether UNI
neeessary, for Stella. when she came
down stairs and found the old man
standing before his easel. his white
locks stirred by The light wind which
came through the open window. fe!.
very near tears.
1t was great blot on her happiness
that she could not so TO him anu
throw her arms round his neck and
say Uncle, to-day am to be married
e Lord Leyeester; give me your bless
ing
As it was she went up to him and
kissed him with more than her usual
caressing tenderness,
How quietly happy you always are.
dear" she said, with little tremulous
undertone in her voice. "Yoa will al.
ways be happy while you have your
art. uncle"
"Eh?' he said. patting her arm. and
Iletting her eve wander over her face.
''Yes, art Is long. life Is short, Stella.
HAPPY yes; but like to have You
as we'll as my art. Two good things In
life should make q man content"
You have Frank. too. she said. a.
she poured out his coffee and drew
Ihlm 70 the table
/ Frank came In ard breakfast pro-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
erItsn Finds Her MiIIionaIres.

Nobody knows how many million.
aires there may be In America, but
England has way of finding out who
are Ter richest men. The operation
of the income tax reveals, at least ap.
proximately, the great fortunes of
the United Kingdom. II appears by
recent returns that in all England
there are but twenty-one individuals
with incomes upward of $4,000 or
$250,000. There are. however, 237 per
sons who have incomes mot exceed.
ing, 100000" while there are 496 who
have incomes not exceeding 10000.
Scotland and Ireland have many
rich men, but nobody whose income
can take rank in the exceeding
$4,000" division. Nine persons in
Scotland, however, possess annual in.
comes from 10000 to $4,000, and
in Ireland ten persons can be counted
whose incomes range from 5000 10
100000 The gross amount of in
come taxed in 1906 in the united king
dom reached approximately s535.000..
000.--The Boston Globe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
THE AMERICAN ABROAD.

The American Abroad Tin tewelry
Ishop)-"T desire to buy a rope OF
.corals."
The German Shopkeeper-"Ya wohl,
on wire or on cord?"
The A. A.-"Wire."
The G. S.--"Ya, what kind, silver
or platinum"
The A. A.-"Silver."
The G. S.-"what color do you wish
them?"
The A. A-"Rather light"
The G. Sand what size?"
The A A.-"oh, let me see some
and III tell you"
The G. S.-"very sorry, but we
don't keep corals."
(The American Abroad then pro-
ceeds to the park and is found by
guard with his cane in the end of one
of a series of deep rings dug into
the carefully gravelied walk
The German Haven't you
read the sign around here?"
The A. A.-"Yes-which one?"
The G. A.-"Zum teufel; the one on
that tree in back of you'll"
The A. A.-"No, Is it clever?9
The G. G.-"Donnerwettar. mean
don't you know that you are not al
lowed 70 dig in the walk like that
with your canei"
The A. A-'No, is It possible?"
The G. G.-"Yes. and it is my duty
to arrest any found doing It"
The A. A-"That is good regula-
ton. I think that you are perfectly
right"
The G. G.--"Himmel. Then why did
you do it,"
The A. At didn't Those marks
we're here when / came"
The G.. c..
The A. A-sThat puts me aoout
square for the day. ! think l may
now dine. Bohemian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

An average crop OF wheat removes
from an acre OF soil 11S pounds Of
ammonia, 45 pounds Of phosphoric
acid. IS pounds OF potash; oats. 10T
pounds Of ammonia, IS pounds of
phosphoric acid. ia pounds Of pot.
ash; red clover. lis pounds Of am.
monia. Il pounds Of phosphoric acid,
81 pounds of potash. a 1900 pound
steer. 40 pounds of ammonia. 20
pounds OF phosphoyie acid, rs rounds
II potash. These are organic and
mineral substances, not air or water,
To produce one pound OF grain ana
two pounds OF straw, 2,ooa pounds
o. water are necessary TO dissolve
plant food and evsPorate through the
leaves
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
SURPRISING That Little Item.

Sometimes good judgment demands
the suppression of some news item to
favor some patron OF the paper. The
request of patron to keep some but
little important item out of the paper
should be considered. If sensibly but
politely put, but if the patron
comes storming into the offiHe and
threatens to withdraw his patronage
If certain item is not killed tell him
that the paper has two or three other
patrons who might be offended il the
item was kept out, ana publish It. un.
less there are weightier reas ons for
net doins so. No business man can ar.
ford to have his patrons dictate to aim
how he must conduct his business
Buckeye Informer. Delphos Q.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

under their lowered lids.
You know his handwriting, you eau
easily obtain access to his writing mat.
erials; the paper and envelope will
bear the wyndward crest The note
can be delivered by a servant from the
Hail."
She was silent, overwhelmed by the
power of his cunning, and reluctant
admiration of his resources and dreary
ingenuity took possession OF her As
he had said, he was no siaye-no pup
pet to be worked at will.
You see,7 he said, after allowing a
moment for his scheme TO sink INTO
her brain, 'the note will be deliver ed
almost at the last moment at the car
riage door. as the train starts. You
will do it?'
She turned away with a last effort. )
II will mott"
Good" he said. Then I will find
some other means. Stella Etheridge
shall never be Lord Leycester's wife;
| hut neither shall = sartsiz Lady Le-
acre Beauchamp."
She turned upon him Tfrh scorn-
full smile.
He laughed defantly.
Tomorrow, when he stands baked
and discounted, filed with impotent
rage, and sees me carry her OF before
his eyes, l will give him something to
console him. This little note to wit,
and full account OF your share in
this conspiracy which robs him o.
his prey"
you will not dare." she breathed,
her head erect. her eyes blazing.
"Dare," and he laughed. What IS
there TO dare? Come, my lady! It Is
not my fault II you remain in ignor-
ance of the nature Of the man you are
dealing with. Work with me and
will serve you, desert me-for It
would be desertion- and Twill thwart
you. Which is it to be? YOU viii
write and send the notel'
She moved her hand.
What else?"
A CLEAN Of triumph shot from his
small eyes He thought for mo
ment.
only this" he said, and 1t Is your
welfare than | am now thinking OF.
When Lord LEICESTER returns from his
fruitless errand, he will be In a fit
state for consolation. You can give
it to him. have greatly oyer-rated
the ingenuity and tact of Lady Lenore
Beauchamp If that tact and ingenuity
does not enable her 10 bring Lord Ley
cester Wyndward to her feet before
the month has passed"
Pale and Inundated. but still meet
ing his sneering. contemptuous gaze
with steadfast eyes, she inclined her
head.
rs that all?"
THAT is ALL" he said. 81 can rely
on you Yes. Think am sure
can. After all, our interests are NUT
uall"
She gathered her shawl round her,
and moved toward the path.
He raised his hat.
when next W. n :, Lady Lenore.
II viii have been wiped out from both
our minds and our lives. I shall be
the chosen husband of Stella Ethe-
ridge and you Will be the Lady Trevor
and future Countess OF Wyndward. |
never prophesy in vain, my lady;
never prophesied more confidently
than do now. Goodnight"
She did not return his greeting
scarcely looked at him, but glidei
quietly into the darkness.