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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20

those usually possessed by girls of
fifteen. Yet through it all Kate be-
haved with remarkable GOODNESS, and
never lost much of her self-posses-
sion.
Mounting a large rock beside the
trail, she looked hastily about her,
and although half-blinded by smoke,
decided that the pond itself was her
last chance of safety. The water
was now very low, and out a little
distance from the shore was a small,
muddy islet, on which grew a few
punches of bog-bush. If she could
drive. Ben across to that little islet,
she felt petty sure the fire would
not reach them.
Running back to the blackboard,
she found a place where the horse
might be driven off the trail into the
pond. But a fresh difficulty now
presented itself. The water and soft
mud between the shore and the islet
proved too deep to get the buck
board across without submerging it..
For an instant Kate was disheartened.
She unhitched in haste, being minded
at first to leave the blackboard there
and ride the horse across. Yet the
explosion of the powder, when the
fire reached it, might prove fatal
both to the horse and herself on the
islet. This, too, flashed into her
mind, and she had wild thoughts of
tumbling the kegs into the water.
But that powder stood to Kate for
all her savings at the bank. More
over, her father needed it. Even in
those moments of peril she was ex-
tremely loath to sacrifice it. On the
bare shore where the water had re-
ceded she hastily scooped a hole with
the watering bucket, and one by one
rolled the kegs into it. The fire was
coming close, but she dipped the
horse-blanket in the bond, wrung
it as dry as she could, and spread it
over the kegs. Then using the
bucket again, she hastily covered
blanket and kegs over with damp
sand and mud to depth of six inches
or more-all this amid binding
smoke, with the fire working nearer
every minute.
Nor did she abandon the buck
board to be burned. but turning it
with great exertion of her strength,
backed it as far out in the pond as
she could, till the water rose over
the seat.
The fire was now cracking and
roaring all along the shore. Clam
bering on Bens back, Kate urged him
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
ONE BREED REST

Whether your stock is Jersey. Hol-
stein. Guernsey. Brown Swiss, or any
other class of cattle, stick to your
text, and once having made up your
mind what you want, keep on in that
line with a pure bred bull, and you
will have a uniform herd of some
kind, and as general proposition a
better grade of mixers than to jump
from one breed to another each sue
ceeding season. You get a reputation
in short time OF having a herd OF
Jerseys, Holstein. Swiss, or some
other breed OF cattle, even II you new
er had a pure bred female on the place,
providing you have sire OF the same
breed for two or three succeeding
generations.
Even with the greatest care that
gan he used in selecting calves there
will be disappointments. Occasionally
a calf that you expected the great
est things from proves a disappoint-
ment The best sires are often sacri-
Cficed before their real worth is
known. On several occasions we
would have given many times what
a comparatively good bull could be
bought for II we could get back some
animal that had been sent to the
butcher before his real worth as a
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20

for girl alone, which only necessity
justified. Kate knew the way, how
ever; she had been there with her
father twice the autumn before. and
was in no fear of getting lost. Their
horse, old Ben, was afraid of moth
ing; the only difficulty was to urge
him along. But by starting early,
Kate hoped to reach the lumber-camp
that evening.
Danger impended, however, dan
ger which neither Kate nor her
mother had anticipated. There had
been little or no rain for five or six
weeks. The fields and pastures, and
even the woodland, had become very
dry. For number of days the sky
had been so smoky that the sun set
and rose red as blood; yet so far as
we knew, there were no nearby for
est fires.
The smoke grew thicker, however,
as Kate journeyed northward that
day; she could smell burning pine.
And at the clearing of a settler,
holACu Ddyg "hOiC 0hO lNCu at
about noon, the settlers wife told
her that the sky had looked very
red the night before up in the direc-
tion of Wild Brook.
Kate drove on, however. She was
bent on getting the powder to her
father. But by the time she reached
Clear Pond, six miles farther, the
spruce woods on both sides of the
trail were full of smoke; and just
above the pond she perceived fire off
in the woods to the west of the road.
Now for the first time serious mis-
givings beset her. Gunpowder is
dangerous freight to carry through
burning woods. All the fire which
she could see was off to the left of
her route, however; and in hopes that
this was the only forest fire in that
quarter, she determined to go on, and
put old Ben, who was painting little,
at his best pace again.
The wind was northerly, and the
smoke drove southwark through the
woods. 1t became worse as she ap-
preached the ford of Otter Brook,
eleven miles below Wild Brook; and
from the top of the hill beyond the
ford she saw fire again, and this
time ahead and far round to east
ward. At distance of a mile vast
clouds of dense smoke were rolling
upward, with here and there a red
CLEAN Of fame. The roar of the fire,
too, was distinctly audible now, with
the occasional crash of falling trees.
1t was an alarming spectacle. For
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
WATCH YOURSELF GoHBY.

Just stand aside and watch yourself go by;
Think of yourself "he" instead Of a."
Note closely in other you note
The bag kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
Pick flaws find fault; forget the man is you
And strive to make your estimate ring true.
Confront yourself and look you in the eye
Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
Interpret all your motives Just though
You looked on whose aims you did not know
Let undisguised contempt surge through you when
You you shirk, o commonest of men!
Despise your cowardice; condemn whateer
You note of faseness in you anywhere.
Defend not defect that shames eve
Just stand aside and watch yourself go by
And then, with eyes unveiled to what you loathe--
To sins that with sweet charity you'd clothe-
Back to your sef-waed tenement you'll go
With tolerance for all who dwell below.
The faults of others then will dwarf and shrink,
Loves chain grow stronger by one mighty link
When you, with she" substitute for Il,
Have stood aside and watched yourself go by.
Strickland w. Gillian, in Success Maga7
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
What vii! Women Do When They Rule ?

What will do when they rule?" asked the Berlin
Loka Aneger recently from all the world
Here a
They already can't understand
your question. Lady Alma Tadema.
"Nonsenscal things Suzanne Despres,
gedienne
They will retain their good and bad qualities rulers
have done, do and always wll"Mme. Sarah Bernhard
They will not differ much from the rulers.
don't believe in the superiority either world
They must its desine together. Lady Henry
"They will have undisputed power aid life
supplying needy cresses"-Mme Yvette Guibert
Il would destroy all but schools
minds
there humanity reform be but superficial
Ellen Scandinavian writer and
"We would restlessly Office spend for
warships terrfy neghbors
would strengthen industry popular
than the theatre enforce total abstinence
Lockwood Womens candidate for
President of the United States
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
THE POPULARITY OF BACON,

L VI - iLztllll VI pEtSON.
Prof. Snyder, of the Minnesota Sta
tfon, gives the following reasons why
bacon has become so popular and de-
sirable. In reference to tests made
at the station, he says it was cut
In thin slices and baked or broiled
In the oven until crisp and brown.
All the fat which was cooked out
was saved and eaten with bread
and other foods which made up the
daily fare. On an average about
ninety-four per cent. of the protein
and ninety-six per cent. of the fat
of the ration containing bacon were
digested, and about eighty-eight per
cent of the energy was available.
Calculated values for bacon alons
showed over ninety per cent. protein
and A and 6 pound digestible fat,
which Is about two-thirds as much as
is found in butter.
Lean bacon" says the professor,
contains about twice as much di-
gestible fat as other meats, making
1t at the same time, and even at
higher price per pound, cheaper
food than other meats. Bacon fat
Is easily digestible, and when com.
bined with other foods it appears to
exert a favorable mechanical action
upon digestion"
AS the value OF bacon becomes
more generally appreciated those
breeds which will produce the great
est proportion of this meat when
compared with whole weight of car
cass will become more popular It
will then be common thing to find
Tamworths and Yorkshirses on ev-
cry farm, especially outside the
corn belt" The Durocs are not
far behind these in bacon production,
though in some localities they par
take Of the characteristics of the lard
hogs. For the benefit of those who
still wish to be loyal to the old breeds
it may be said that feeding so as to
develop bone and muscle, that is feed.
ing plentisully of food containing
abundant protein, like the different
legumes, mixed wheat bran and
shorts, tankage, etc, will tend
to develop growthy animal
with long and deep body
that will make fine qualify
of bacon. If this method of feeding
is carried on for a few years and a
wise selection of breeding animals
be made, it will not be difficult
matter to partly eliminate the char
acteristics of a breed whose staple
diet has been corn, and in place OF
the lard hog we shall find the one
producing bacon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
VENTILATION OF STABLE.

II your stable is ventilated only
from above, you are drawing off the
warm air, which means loss to the
cows in comfort, and loss of the
purest air. Foul air must be drawn
off on a level with the stable floor,
for bad air is much heavier than
good air. When the cows lie down
and the ventilation is poor, they
breathe foul air, 1t has its effect on
the cows as we'll as on the product.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
POULTRY NOTES.

It is not always the fat hen that
becomes broody
The scratching hen gives her chicks
much exercise.
Pullets hatched now will come in
for late summer layers.
Give the whole wheat to the hen
and soft feed to the chicks.
Drive the young under shelter
during sudden showers of rain.
Try a camphor ball for lice. Place
one in each nest as you set the hen.
Whole corn, grit and fresh water
are the best fare for the sitting hen.
The fact that the hen is laying IS
no sign that she wants to leave her
young.
Keep food constantly before the
sitting hen so she can help herself
at will.
Thirteen eggs in early spring and
fifteen during late spring and summer
are large enough sittings.
Whitewash the interior of your
coops and sprinkle carbolated lime on
the floor. This disinfection drives
away lice.
A few raw eggs mixed with the food
about once a week will check any ten
dency to looseness Of the bowels.
Covered runs are a protection from
hawks, cats or dogs. They should be
moved to fresh plots Of grass each
week.
Brahmas and Cocsins are good
hatchers, but their clumsiness breaks
a good many eggs and kills quite a
number of chicks.
Bowel trouble that carries off many
chicks when one or two weeks old
may be often corrected by taking
away their drinking water and CIV
ing scaled milk instead.
Scatter the floor Of the pen with
straw cut in lengths not over an inch
so that the hen can teach her young
how to exercise for the grain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
CLEAN MILK

You will need to take extra pains
to have your milk clean and frx
from odors now. But you can 40
it by taking care to wipe the udders
off clean, and by bedding the cows,
and currying them every day. Don't
miss any of these things.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
Japanese Jokes

Guest-Do you know that fellow
Sayama is telling all kinds of 4
to defame your character?
Host--If he is telling lies l
care, but il he'd begin to tAu
I'll throttle him.
Guest-Oh, you will, eh?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
FANoRs FEEDING WHOLE GRAIN.

Among all our experimenters and
investigators, We have probably no
more practical one than DR.. Voorhees,,
of New Jersey. He says: Mature
has provided in the whole grain gooA
proportions of the pure nutrients, u,
ually associated with the crude fibe
in such way as to make it a dif}
ficult matter to cause injury even
from careless methods of feeding,
while the manufacture, on the other
hand, removes more or less of one
Of these nutrients. Rural Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
A COW SHED

Have you an open shed facing the
sunshine for your cows to run under
in the warm part of the day? II
not wouldn't it be a good plan to
build one as soon as you Gang The
stock will take lots of comfort in it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
Praise of Poverty.

Oh, poverty thou art severe
teacher! But at thy noble school /
have received more precious lessons,
have learned more great truths
than shall ever find in the sphere
of wealth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20

breeder was known. or course this
is an unfortunate condition that only
time and close observation on the
part of the breeder can obviate.-W.
E. Jones, before Illinois Dairymens
Association.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20

A healthy adult breathes from
fourteen to twenty-four times a min
ute. The rate of the pulse is four
times that of the respiration.
A German not long ago invented
horseshoe of paper, prepared by
saturating with oil, turpentine and
other ingredients. Thin layers of
such paper are glued to the hoof till
the requisite thickness is attained.
The shoes thus made are said to be
durable and impenetrable by moist
ure.-London Globe.
1t is predicted that ten or fifteen
years hence scientifically cultivated
rubber will be crowding the wild"
rubber of the Congo and the Latin
Americas in the worlds markets.
The new rifle bullet developed by
Brig. Gen. William Crozier, chief of
ordnance, is said to be one of the
most important recent achievements
of that department. The head of the
bullet has been modified, and a pow
der produced which gives the rifle an
accurate life of some $500 rounds.
At the outset of the experiments the
accuracy of the rifle was destroyed
after but 1000 rounds.
The blind now have a watch on
which the hours are indicated by
movable buttons on relief upon the
dial. The wearer finds the time by
passing his hand over the dial and
finds the button indicating the hour
depressed. A strong minute hand
shows the minutes.
The power of the operation of
new steel plant will be electricity.
This will be nearly all provided by
utilizing gases for generating 1t. The
blooming plant will be operated by
steam power.
An abstraction of water, and of
albuminoid and chemical substances,
at the immediate expense of the cere-
bral blood, takes place in the act of
shedding tears. This produces the
effect of slight local loss of blood,
dulling the nerve centres to pain for
some instants and bringing relief to
the weeper. This is the way in which
tears come to the aid of the suffer-
ing soul.
The reason why the stomach and
intestines do not digest themselves
was once thought by Weinland,
German experimenter, to be that they
defend themselves by anti-enzymes.
or anti-ferments. DR.. Nandor Klug,
of Budapest, now reports these anti
ferments not to be found, but that
the mucin present in the inner half
of the gastric mucous membrane re-
sists the digestive action of the tryp-
sin and the gastric juice. The di-
gestive organs, therefore, protect
themselves by the mucin they secrete.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20

Statistics say that the four 4
corset manufacturers in this coJ
turn out 2OO.OOO.OOO of these garn
a year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
CORN AND COB MEAL.

In careful feeding tests it has been
found that 100 pounds of corn and
cob meal, when ground fine, Is equal
to 100 pounds of corn meal in fat
tening hogs. This shows the value
of the cobs in the feeding problem
when ground. While the nutrition
in cobs is not equal in per cent. OF
their weight in a bushel of corn, the
difference ds made up in the greater
economy of digestion when ground
and fed with the corn. In othey
words, the ground cob with the conn
aids in digestion and enables tlAa
hog to asslmilate the nutrition in the
grain meal the better. This has been
shown by repeated experiments in
hog feeding. In these times of high
priced corn, when We come to con-
slider the weight of cobs in a bushel
of ear corn, the matter becomes an
interesting one to hog feeders, espec-
tally so if they have their feed mills
with power to run them, aside from
which there is very little expense
Rural Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
A High Pile Driver.

A pile driver at New Orleans is
10S feet high, supposed to be the
highest ever built.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL DAIRYMAN

L Oih L lie i4NDiN lDOAL JAIN WAN
Every individual dairyman appoints
himself an investigation and executive
committee of one to discover the things
that make for an unhealthful quality
of milk, and then set about to ad-
just his conditions to the point where
he is able to produce a first class
article.
The condition of market milk, es-
pecially that shipped over long dis
tances, has grown to be so insult
ferable that the consumers rebel
against it.
Under no circumstances should
anything be added to milk to prevent
it souring. Such doings violate the
laws of both God and man. The
chemicals which are used for this
purpose are slow poisons. Cleanliness
and cold are the only preservatives
needed.
Keep healthy cows. Promptly re-
move suspected animals. In particu-
lar, add no cows to the herd unless
it is certain that they are free from
tuberculosis s.-Holstein-Friesi Reg
lister.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20

1t is predicted that ten or fifteen
years hence scientifically cultivated
rubber will be crowding the wild"
rubber of the Congo and the Latin
Americas in the worlds markets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-20

A healthy adult breathes from
fourteen to twenty-four times min
ute. The rate of the pulse is four
times that of the respiration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-08-22
PARTY SPIRIT

The disposition and the ability of
the people 10 restrain themselves are
the Vindication of popular government.
In other words, il is the moderation,
not the inflammation, of party spirit
which is the security Of such a gov
eminent. 1t used TO be accepted al
most as truism that popular govern
ment inevitably persisted by the mad
ness and fury of factions, and the Ro-
man prescriptions and the civil con-
tests were cited as awful warnings
But the history of the American re-
public traverses this tradition 1t is
especially interesting as an iIlustra-
ton of peaceful popular acquiescence
in the will of the majority lawfully
expressed. Obedience to law is the
distinction and the security of the re-
public. This is due largely to the
temperament of the dominant race in
the country, to its traditions, and to
its training. These have given us the
disposition and the power to restrain
ourselves. 1t follows that the ten
dency TO magnify and intensity party
spirit is one that patriotism will Wig
Orously oppose, because such a ten
dency involves the destruction of ouy
chief political safeguard.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-08-22
KNOXVILLE. SURVIVES
WITHOUT SALOONS

In regard to the conditions in Knox
vile. since liquor was voted oat No
vember /, 1907, l will say that we
make less than half as many arrests
for drunkenness now as before. and
other crimes have been reduced cor
respOndingIy.. Everyone knows the
moral condition OF the city has been
greatly improved
We have some trouble enforcing the
law relative TO selling liquor but we
are doing it 1 find that the greatest
irnprOvement is in the young men,
who do not have the open saloon to
tempt and lure them in. WOrkingmen
VINO formerly spent half they made for
liquor are now paying their bills. and
their families are thereby benefited.
Many women who had drunken hus-
bands tell me they are now happy, as
their husbands have not been drunk
since November 1. l could give many
more facts if space permftted.-W. p.
Chandler, Chief of Police.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-08-22
COM RADESHIP

The only way TO have a friend, says
Ralph Waldo Emerson, is TO be one.
In the last analysis life is only the
reflection of a mans own worthinesS
from other men. Men have sometimes
exchanged names with their friends as
if they would signify that in their
friends each loved his own soul The
higher the style we demand of friend
ship, of course, the less easy to estab-
lish it with flesh and blood Friends.
such as We desire. are dreams and IA
bles. But a sublime hope cheers ever
the faithful heart, that elsewhere, in
other regions of the universal power,
souls are now acting, enduring and
daring, which can love us, and which
we can love.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-08-22

think pleasant and happy thoughts.
Your face is often the index OF your
mind and what you think is often
wildly reflected there.
Above all. do not forget that your
money will not buy love. though a
man or woman may enjoy every lux
ury attainable. the home is often alb
solutely cherries because Of loves
absence.
Lastly. do not forget that you have
an object in life-to make those
around you happy; to keep your little
garden in the world we'll tended and
free from weeds. so that when the
great Reaper comes to your plot. he
will find a crop of good, Unselfish ac-
tiOns to garner and place to your &C
count in the book of life.
Thus will your actions and words
buy you the best things OF all-love
and respect from everybody-as well
as making the pathway through life
much brighter and happier-Ex
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-08-22

The many friends Of Mr.. ". H.
Coleman will be pleased to learn of
his return to the pastorate of the
Ocala Christian church. Mr.. Coleman
was one of our city's best beloved
ministers about eight years ago. but
on account of the i'll health of his
mother in Iowa. felt that he must give
up the work here and go where he
could b ewith her in her declining
years.
Mr.. Coleman is a native of Missouri
He spent his childhood in California.
and returning 10 Missouri. taught in
the public schools for several years.
He was a student at Drake University
in 1SS9-'92 and entered again in 1896
He has held successful pastOrates in
Iowa and Delaware. He was state
corresponding secretary Of the Florida
Christian Convention in 10000. and
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-08-22
BE lOVABLE

There is no person living. who. deep
down in their hearts. do not appreci-
ate being cared for and respected by
those with whom they are brought in
daily contact But if there should be
any not found in this category OF peo-
pie who are truly respected, they may
study the following hints:
Be generous. not so much with
money. as with your mind The world
loves a person who can find a redeem
ing quality even in the greatest sim
ner, and who forbears TO strike a de-
fenseless soul.
Ever look FOR the good. not the bad
Never think OF self. but be on the
alert to help others. Show your help
full spirit to those around you. and in
turn you will be helped along and re-
spected.
Learn TO say pleasant things, and to