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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
COW AND A GARDEN.
Picturesque Features of Old Days at
Army Posts.

Army POSTS.
There is one thing about army life
nowadays and since the Spanish war"
said an old officer recently, "that
seems to be more pathetic than fun
ny. When | went into the army there
used to be company gardens at every
post. There are none now. | haven't
seen one since | came home from
Cuba 1t is barely possible that
somewhere, remote from the more
convenient posts, some company hav-
ing a prospect of remaining for two
or three seasons has had the courage
to keep up the old custom and planted
and hoed its garden. But if there is |
don't know where that happy COM
rany is This is one of the things
that go to explain the something
wrong with the army The enlisted
man in the old times was fond of
fresh vegetables. Sensible captains
and wise first sergeants got their
heads together and laid out a good
garden. Men were detailed to plant
1t and then to hoe it. Company feel.
ing ran high on the garden question
and there were healthful rivalries in
in garden making and tilling. The
fine potatoes. big juicy ears of sweet
corn, red ripe tomatoes, reverberant
onions, toothsome peas and beans,
and even. 'watermillions' and canta.
loupes that the boys used to raise
were fit for the gods on Olympus.
"All that is gone, and with the COM
pany garden also has gone the COM
pany COW and the officers COW, too.
There used to be time when the ver-
lest shavetail who dared to get mar
ried kept good COW. Out on the
plains there was grass galore. In
some western posts you could keep
cow out on public grass nearly every
month in the round year. When the
word came to pull up and move sta
tion there was little trouble in selling
a good COW, either to the troops who
were coming ia or to some nearby set
tier. In those days We could live bet
ter and cheaper and there was solid
satisfaction in producing that part of
the table supplies. Now with the in
crease of the army since the Spanish
war, there arc too many officers who
came from city life and are as help
less as quartermasters and commits
saries as babes in swaddling clothes.
"The old sergeants are now fewer
and farther between. Flush times
and low relative pay give us rather
lower class of men in the ranks, and
the old time zeal in garden work is
gone. Besides, the prospect of going
to Cuba or the Philippines on
weeks notice in midseason crushes
out all desire to garden. Then, too,
the posts are growing bigger and
there is not SO much ground available.
A good acre of rich western land used
to provide fresh vegetables for a COM
pany / remember a remarkably fine
garden my company had once at Leav-
enworth. Now there would have to
be forty gardens there. Our men in
the Philippines do not try to garden.
Our vegetables are delusion there.
They start and grow. but do not pro-
duce.s-From the Army and Navy
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
WITT ElUM1W[R
.T11D
SAE GAS III

Nan-Yes. Harold proposed last
night-but he did it so awkwardly.
Fan-ie always does.-Chicago Trib-
une.
'Rastus, does yo' mex do neighbor
keep chickens?" -huh-huh!
He keep ez many ez he kin. Yassuh!"
Cleveland Leader.
Binks-Is Jenkins the kind of a man
who will stand up for his frlsnds?
Banks-Yes, indeed-anywhere except
in street car.-Judge
"Was that picture you just sold
genuine work of art?" NO" answered
the dealer, "but the story | told about
1t was. Washington Star.
Mrs. Rivers-"The De Styles are go
ing to take a fiat. Mr.. Rivers-You
don't tell me! What will become of
their family skeleton?-Puck.
Doctor-Now, my boy, show me your
tongue. That's not enough Put 1t
right out. Small boy-I can't-'cos it's
fastened at the back-Punch.
Teacher-What Is an excuse, Willie
Wise? Willie Wise-An excuse is some
thing you can't think of when you
want t.-Philadelphia Record
Everybody is anxious to know the
TRUTH" remarked the moralizer. Yes"
rejoined the demoralizef, "but every
body isn't anxious to tell it."-Chicaog
Daily News.
Patience-Brazil will soon be able
to raise all the rice needed for home
consumption. Patrice-What's the
matter? Marriages falling off over
there?-Yonkers Statesman.
"Muckerr snapped the beginner at
golf, "if you don't quit laughing at
my game I'll crack you-over the head"
"Go'on!" yelled the tough kid. Il bet
yer wouldn't know wat club ter do it
wild philadelphia Press.
THAT was a remarkable feat of
Washington's in throwing the dollar
across the river" Yes, but he had an
advantage over present-day athletes"
"How so?" Its much easier to throw
coin than a clearing house certifi-
cate. e.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Church-The sperm whale can re-
main below the surface for about 20
minutes at time. Then it comes to
the surface, and breathes so or 60
times. Gotham-I guess the sperm
whale could get along in the New York
subway all right, then!-Yonkers
Statesman.
Speaking of marriage" observed
the Cynical Bachelor, "the longer a
man is married." "The happier he
is," broke in the sweet young thing. 81
was going to say" resumed the Cyni-
cal Bachelor, that the longer he is
married the less he seems to mind it."
philadelphia Record
Lawyer-So you want divorce from
your wife because she throws things
at you, eh? Client-Nothing of the
kind. She's too smart to throw things
at me. Lawyer-But thought-Client
(interruptingly)- She invariably
throws things at the dog, but she al
ways managed to hit me-Chicago
Daily News.
You will admit that many a null
ti-millionaire's heart is in the right
place" Hadn't thought of the mat
ter" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
There is so much anxiety to get mon
ey invested in the right place that
the location of mans heart does not
seem to be a matter of much conse-
quence. e."-Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
The Gander and the Cow.

A gander on a farm at IIolbeach,
Lincolnshire, in far-away England, has
made friend of a COW, and follows
It to the field every morning. When
1t comes up to be millied the gander
comes, too. Twice every day this queer
couple can be seen going through the
town of Holbeach.
The men in charge of the COW have
tried to drive the gander back, but 1t
refuses to go, and If shut away from
it, manages to obtain its liberty and
seek out its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29
A True Story of Gamblers.

Friday. the 18TH" He looked def
antly at the date-the unluckiest date
of the year! He walked out of his
house-No. 13-and under all the lad.
ders he could find. He read his paper
again. and picked out horse-Sst.
IS lb.-and placed 1Ss. on it. At his
restaurant he picked out table with
twelve other diners. Later on he
opened an evening paper. His horse
bad won at 20 70 1l-London News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29

Displacement" means the weight
of water displaced by the vessel, the
weight of water displaced being, OF
course, the same as the weight of the
vessel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29

The manufacture Of rubber from
the native guayule shrub has begun in
Marathon, Texas. 1t Is estimated
that the factory owners control 75
percent of the guayue land in Texas
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-29

Displacement" means the weight
of water displaced by the vessel, the
weight of water displaced being, OF
course, the same as the weight of the
vessel.
The manufacture of rubber from
the native guayule shrub has begun In
Marathon, Texas. 1t Is estimated
that the factory owners control 70
percent of the guayule land In Texas
A cement that will resist white heat
may be made of pulverized fire clay 4
parts; plumbago, 1 part; iron filings
or boring free from oxide, 2 parts;
peroxide of manganese, l part; borax,
12 part, and sea salt, IL part. Mix
these to thick paste and use imme-
diately. Heat up gradually when first
using.
1t is reported that Glasgow engin-
eer has produced small rotary tur-
bine engine little more than a foot
in diameter, capable Of developing 40
horsepower. Only two blades are
used The new turbine is to be fitted
on board an experimental torpedo
boat, and the inventor asserts that 1t
will produce a speed hitherto un-
known.
AS a safeguard against defective
construction, Plauen; Germany, pro-
hibits the building of walls and sewers
with cement, or using concrete, when
the temperature at s a. m. is below 20
degrees f., and with lime at Il de-
grees. When freezing delays harden
ing of concrete, the wooden frames
must be kept in place until the end OF
cold weather.
julius Caesar, in order to restore
the Vernal Equinox to the 25th OF
March, the place it occupied in the
time of Numa, ordered two "extraordi-
nary" months to be inserted between
November and December in the cur
rent year, the first to consist of thir-
ty-three and the second thirty-four
days. The intercalary month of twen-
ty-three days fell into the year, OF
course, so that the ancient year of S55
days received an augmentation OF
ninety days, the year on that occa-
sion containing in all 445 days. This
was called the Last Year OF Confu-
sion," the Julian year beginning with
January /, B. c., 46.
Steam turbines, says writer in La
Nature, have hardly entered the do
main of the practical as a motive
power for great ships before they are
threatened with the rivalry of gas
motors. Mr.. James MacKechnie OF
Barrow-in-Furness regards recent ex-
periments as having demonstrated the
practicabiity of powerful gas motors
for ocean going vessels. Among the
advantages claimed for gas motors
are their more effective transforma-
tion of heat into work, their relative
lightness and compactness, and the
absence of 1moke stacks. This last
item is urged as a matter OF prime
Importance for war ships.
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
Personal and Pertinent

Among the many regular customers Of busy, long
established downtown restaurant is who orders
his meals When he in he pores over
the bill Of fare what there is new, what he
wants. he that all to the waiter. He has been
coming here for years. sitting always the table,
and waited always by the waiter for there
walters who have been here almost If not quite long
the restaurant The waiter knows In a general way
what he likes and what he doesn't like. and the waiter
knows also what is going that is especially good to-day
and what is new, and he takes thought OF all these
things and Is due time after this custom
comes in he places before him his luncheon. As for
the customer he gets sometimes pleasant surprises ana
as he never knows just he going get there
about every luncheon some measure Of novelty.-New
York sun.
Representative Cushman Of Washington came to
Speaker Cannon with letter written by the Speaker
himself
Mr. Speaker he said Il got this letter from you yes
terday and couldn't read After 1 studied quite
a spell showed it to twenty thirty OF the fellows
OF the House. and between we have spelled all
the words except those last three words?"
Uncle Joe took the letter and studied It.
else he said, ARE Personal and CONFIDENTIAL Chi
cago Evening Post
An fng'ishman, Irishman and Scotclnnan were
one day arguing TO which Of countries pos
sessed the fastest trains
said the Englishman. Wen. I've been in one Of our
trains and the telegraph poles have been like hedge"
se seea the mhestones appear like tomstones" said
lie ;abers said Pat Z was one day in train in my
country and we passed he dof carrots field tur-
niDs. field OF parsley onions and then a pond Of
water. and going fast that thought Il was
brothl"-F Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
Morris-HuklII.


Miss Marion j. Hulxill, and Alvin II.
Morris were married at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs VIII g.
liam A. Hulxill, No. 919 West Eighth
street last evening by the Rev. W. l..
S. Murray The bride was given in
marriage by her father The process
sional march was played by Miss Elsie
Yarnall. The bride was attended b.
Miss Margaret G. Murray as maid Of
honor and the bridesmaids were Miss
Bertha S. Greenwood, of this city, AMI
Miss Eugenia M. Honeywell. of Nor
ristown, Pa
The bridegroom's best man was viii
liam Griffith, Jr, and the ushers were
Karl Frantz, Frederick and William
Saxon Lynch. The bride wore a cos
tune of white French satin rave over
taffeta, with veil and carried a bouquet
Of brides roses. Miss Murray wore a
gown Of pink marquesette over pink
taffeta and her bouquet was daisies.
The bridesm aids dresses were of pinR
messaline. They also carried bou-
quets of daisies. Miss Yarnall, who
played the wedding marches, was
daintily gowned in pink crepe de chine
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris left on a WEI
ding trip for New York and other
northern points and after May 25 vii
be at home at No. 91s West Eighth
street
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
ATTACKS ON BRYAN.

c ONE Of the Eastern Democrats who have
- started to bring about harmony in their
party, seem to have concluded that the best way
TO attain that end, is TO denounce and snub
Bryan. Just how they figure that these tactics
will restore peace in a large and distracted po-
litical organization, is beyond ordinary compre-
hension.
For example, in this State, during the conflict
leading to the election of delegates to the Dover
convention, the anti-Bryan papers were frantic in
their denuncaton of Bryan. And yet even
should Judge Gray be the Democratic standard
bearer, the Democrats must go to the Bryan men
for support
OF course there are some so-called Bryan men,
radicals they prefer to dub themselves, who
would rant and fume no matter if Bryan gave
them advice to support Judge Gray. They would
them rant at Bryan. But in Delaware many
Democrats have followed the flag of Bryan be-
cause they bowed to the will of Democratic ma
tional conventions These men dislike this con-
tinual hammering at Bryan.
Not only has the warfare against Bryan
taken that form as expressed by some Of the
Delaware Democratic newspapers, but it is in
evidence in other States Witness the meeting
of that august body of Democrats in New York
the other evening. Bryan was invited TO attend
probably with desire to snub him, and it was
given out that he should not be permitted to
speak The fact that he was to be barred from
oratorica effort added insult to injury, and
Bryan properly declined the Invitation" So
it was exutingly exclaimed in New York that
the Democrats of that city did not even mention
the name of Bryan at their feast
The Democrats should know that without the
votes of the millions who have supported Bryan
they would be helpless as a disabled bark at
sea- The Parker campaign showed that Bryan
still had hold upon the Democratic masses
There is small probability of Bryan's election
if he is nominated, but the Democratic attempts
to secure harmony and to win the support of that
frank and fle"-aside from the rantng Bryan
element-have been marked by most extraordi-
nary political tactics.
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
Social and
Personal

Miss Bessie Stevens accompanied by
Miss Madge Q. Beauchamp, have been
visiting relatives at Dover.
James Semerteen has returned to his
home in this city. after spending a
few days with his father at Little
Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilson, OF
this city. spent Sunday with friends al
Newport.
Mrs. James Edge and children have
been visiting Kennett Square.
Mrs. Ray r. Applegate is on a visit
to the home of her parents at Nor
wood.
Miss Greta Davis is spending a few
days with her parents at Media.
Mrs Ida Heller has returned 70
Odessa, after spending several weeks
here.
Mrs Earl A. Goldsborough. Of War
wick, has been visiting friends here
Lloyd Knots, Of Townsend, was a
recent visitor here.
Miss Mary Money, Of Townsend, has
been spending some time with friends
in this city.
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
LITTLE BLUE EYES
BY John N. pornsy.

A sweet baby girl with eyes so blue,
Dear little Leah, with golden hair,
She starts on her journey from me to
you.
She's walking "aloney' her very first
dare.
Her totterins footsteps fill US with
alarm.
But sweet little blue eyes" is shout
ing with glee;
Seel she's finished the journey; she's
free from harm,
She's crossed the wide chasm betwixt
you and me.
'Tis thus she's beginning to walk all
alone,
Ger the long. rugged roadway Of
life;
ThereIl be hours Of joy-and hours Of
moan,
And heart-aches aplenty amid the
fierce strife.
'Tis well for dear "blue eyes" this
sweet summer day.
The rocks, briars and branbles she
does not see;
For sorrow and strife will come on
iife's way,
And dear little blue eyes" viii miss
you and me.
And far down the years there's the end
of the road,
And sweet little blue eyes" will be
old and gray;
She'll stagger and halt beneath the
great load,
And blue eyes" viii falter and fall
on the way.
Twill be the ending Of little blue
eyes,"
The guides Of her childhood she will
not see,
But in realms OF peace. beyond the
blue skies,
She'll have friends awaiting. twill
be you and me.
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
Notes and Comments

"Rees your bonnet" is old timer. BLUE birds In
O Merry Widow hat spring from New Jersey Watcn
for from Winsted, Conn. and Port Jervis n. Y.
Denver Democrats decline be devotees the DON
key They swped Dick" Crokers tiger stripes and
road The "Blue Hen" may yet become national en-
ben. II is easy proposition for the cartoonists
It would be difficult to find a lost boy at this time,
who is described having ball and big mt in his
possession.
Some OF the loafers in this whose tongues need
soap securing win be surprised day
up with the heavy hand the law and fine worse,
for using profane and indecent language in public
Few dressnaSers and miliners have gone vacation
this week.
II Congress grants the presidents request for four
large batteships some few Of the unemployed win get
busy.
Politics, baseball, Strawberries and the peach CROP
Permit swell up and become optimiss What's the
use of a crouch on hard times2
Building booms battleship orders and the starting OF
other steel indicate the beginning
the end OF depressed conditions.
The disciples Of Isaak Walton a contented grin
and watch the cork bob. 1t would Of them to
plant the Garth they dig while searching for bait
Some Alabama people have scheme to form a
political party claiming farmers and
xingprvilege business men need it. If the people
want anything they have it. Sooner free ball
lot seeking class than Of the law breaking sort
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
Thursday, April 10, 1908.
SENATOR DUPONT POINTS THE WAY.

n HE fate of the Aldrich currency reform
i measure. which passed the Senate and
which is now hung up in the House IS PIoD!e
matte During the excitement over the llldii0lAi "a.
disturbance the country looked to the Senate 10
nrovide law that would supply some ade-
quate relief and prevent, It possible the uanseie
that lurk in our financial system
The wiseacres of the Senate promptly took up
the task and under the inspiration OF wan stree.
devised a bill that at first seemed to be plahheu
In the interests of the public But the more II
was examined the clearer became its defects. II
was discovered that Wall Street had prepared
another gold brick for the public The bill was
drawn i'm the interests of the magnates OF the
street, and not for the benefit OF the public
Amendments Of all sorts were tackled to 1t,
and even those who usually stand by Wau otreet
and urge what it desires, became skeptcal OF the
Aldrich measure. AS result no one seems 70 be
thoroughly satisfied with the currency changes
that the Senate proposes to give the people
The Aldrich measure is now before the House,
but whether enough members can be secured TO
pass it. is question. Speaker Cannon proposes
to find out and caucus or conference OF the ke-
publican members Of the lower branch at WASH
ington has been called to canvass the situa-
ton. Some OF the foolish amendments may be
struck out
In connection with the question of reform Of
the currency it is interesting to note, as was
stated in THE JOURNAL of yesterday, that
Senator dupont, of this State, has introduced in
the Senate bill providing for the creating of a
financial commission, which is to consider the
financial question from broad point OF view in
an endeavor to secure measure for currency re-
form that will be satisfactory to the country at
large and not be thing OF shreds and patches
like the Aldrich bill.
There seems at present to be no immediate de
mand for a currency measure, and Senator
duPont's bill offers the best solution of the per-
picking problem Of currency reform. AT least it
is a start on the right path.
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
sHIPpER WINS A vERp1cT.

TN THE courts at Georgetown, Sussex county
4 a Selbyville fruit shipper has obtained YER
dict against the Armour corporation for 1898 be-
cause of the neglect of the refrigerator company
to supply car for shipment of berries after the
company had promised to furnish the car. AS
result of the failure of the Armour company, the
shipper struck falling market for his berries
When the fruit finally reached the city it sold for
a considerably lower figure than it would have
brought had the shipments been prompt. The
Armour company was sued for the actual loss
sustained as a result of the DELAYED shipment
Naturally the fruit and commission men OF
Sussex are jubilant over the result of the legal
action for damages and they propose now to
force the refrigerator company to make its SER
vice prompt One of the shippers at Georgetown
declared that the verdict would mean the saving
OF thousands Of dollars annually to the fruit
growers of Sussex county.
The decision is important, and the plaintiff in
the suit for damages, Mr. Gum, is to be congratu-
lated upon its outcome. For some years the
farmers in the lower counties have been COM
PEELED TO endure about any service that the trans
porting companies decided TO give them They
had no relief, but this decision means that the
growers have some rights which these refrigera-
tor and transportation companies that carry the
fruit to market must respect.
The fruit is perishable, and unless it is prompt
ly handled there is heavy loss to the shippers. 1t
provoking in the extreme when the growers raise
crop of berries or other fruit, for them to have
to confront the annoyances of inadequate trans
portation facilities.
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
MIR. TowNsEND's OPINION.

THE opinion of City Solicitor Townsend
4 should settle all dispute about the legality
of the action of President Shaw, of the Water
Department, in permitting his personal employees
to do work for the department
According to the exhaustive and able opinion
Of Mr. Townsend, which went deeply into the
matter, the bill presented for this work cannot be
paid
There has always been but little doubt that the
action Of Mr.. Shaw was a violation of the spirit,
il not the strictsletter of the law, and now it
seems that the letter was infringed.
The decision1 of Mr.. Townsend should curb for
all time any tendencies towards practices by the
Water Department or by any other city depart
Nent to exceed the legal bounds The city, how
ever, should find some means of paying Mr..
Shaw's bill
Evening journal., 1908-04-16
Editorial Opinion
Pay Of Receivers.

Dover News.
The average reader understands
that when q business establishment
becomes practically bankrupt the
courts appoint a receiver" to take
charge of the business. Well. these
receivers It appears, arc prepared to
receive unto themselves as pay for SER
vices. all that can possibly be shaken
out of 70 receiver hopper. We read
that the three receivers Of the KniclSer-
booker Trust Company of New York,
received for their services Of five
months. an average daily compensation
of $1,000 each. And the three lawyers
hired by them SOS, 900 each additional
This was gigantic receiving from a
hopper full Of gold. We hardly sup
pose our Delaware receivers ever
strike II so full in the belt. For in
stance when Receiver Bayard was
suing at law fer $3.50 Evans match
safe. and selling their stocks and Sc
curities at dollar a peach basket, he
must probably have charged a trihe
less for his work than $1,000 a day.