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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
Sore Neck and Shoulders.

A little care right now in properly
handling the horses when they are
soft will save whole lot of trouble
after awhile, and it will save the
poor beasts a great deal of needless
suffering. The spring seeding sea-
son is the hardest time on the horses
shoulders and neck, because the flesh
is soft and easily bruised, and the
dust seems to irritate now more than
any other time during the year. BY
carefully hardening the team to their
work, their shoulders will soon be-
come firm, and pads will not be neces-
sary. In fact, collar pads are a nui-
sance. They are hot and soon be-
come gummed up with dirt and sweat,
and will cause irritation easily. Use
close-fitting, well-m SSr1 -
lar, one that fits the gscs shoul-
der. Break in new collar on a
horse as you would break in a new
pair of shoes, and then after that
particular collar has become set to
the animals shoulder, never use it
on any other horse. The changing
about of collars and harness is not a
good thing. Fit bride, collar and
tugs to suit each horse, and you
will find that the team will work
much more willingly, and without
any worry. Even the best fitting col
lars need daily attention. Keep the
collar clean. Scraping the collar
with a penknife is not good thing,
because it destroys the smooth sur
face and is apt to leave ridges. One
other thing. We use riding cultiva-
tors and other machines or imple-
ments with tongues. These are all
hard on the neck of the team, unless
the collar fits so snug that it cannot
slip up and down with every move
ment of the tongue. Then be sure
to set the harness so that the draft
comes direct against the shoulder.
and not too low or too high.-Epito-
mist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01

time to warn the boys! That was her
only thought. She never for an in
slant doubted that Joe was among
them.
| Fear lent wings to the children's
feet, and, taking short cut across
the fields, they were not long in
reaching the scene of action. A
pungent smell of smoke filled the air,
and as the two girls came in sight of
the cottage the first glance told them
that 1t was on fire.
"Stay here, Bessie" commanded
Sadie; don't go one step further! :"
Then, quickly skirting the small gar
den plot, she tore around to the back,
Just in time to see the terrified boys
making off as fast as their legs would
carry them. Then, before she could
turn around, she felt herself being
! lifted off her feet and carried rapidly
away, and a minute afterward there
was tremendous roar, great sheet
of flame shot up into the air, the
earth seemed to reel and shake, and
then everything grew suddenly and
strangely black.
When Sadie came to herself she
was lying in her own room, with
father and mother bending anxiously
over her and DR.. Buxton sitting by
her bedside with his finger on her
pulse.
"Why, I'm all right" she said, in a
surprised tone. What has hap
pened?"
"It's lucky you are all right, young
lady," the doctor said, with relieved
smile. "You had a narrow squeak,
/ can tell you. 1t was mighty for
tunate thing that the Italian left in
charge of the supply store had the
courage and presence of mind to pick
you up and run"
"Where are Bessie and Joe?" Sadie
asked, springing up with terror in her
heart.
Safe, dear, both of them," said
mother, soothingly.
Nobody hurt at all--thank good
ness" the doctor put in, though why
you weren't all blown to smithereens
I'm sure | don't know. Now, keep
quiet awhile, young lady," he added,
as he turned to go, land the next
time there's a dynamite explosion on
the schedule make point of keeping
out of the way"
Joe Dayton learned a Lesson from
that Fourth of July that he never
forgot. Long before Sadie recovered
from the illness that followed the
shock her brother had bitterly re-
pented of the deceit that had brought
it about, and had resolved that, come
what might. he would always be
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
Good Cow Ration.

A correspondent of the Jersey Bull
letin gives the following rs the ra-
tion he is feeding his COWS, with ex-
cellent results he says:
We are milking twenty-five Jerseys
and weighing the milk of each COW
and testing for fat every month. They
are doing finely this winter; in fact,
never did better-are giving an aver
age test of better than ST per cent.
fat. We have been feeding grain
ration composed of the following:
200 pounds dried distillers' grains.
ESQ pounds corn meal.
100 pounds cottonseed meal
so pounds fax meal.
Mix, and feed a 900-pound COW,
giving from eighteen to twenty
pounds of milk per day, about six
pounds of the mixture .togstSSs,n
twenty pounds of ri l91sS(
posed of mixed hay, 'oat hay and
corn clover. We increase or diminish
the grain ration according to thA
amount of milk the COW is giving and
her individual requirements.
BY taking advantage of the mar
ket in the fall, we were able to put
this grain ration together for about
S1,40 per hundredweight, which is
very low for a ration containing
over twenty-seven per cent. digestible
protein, together with the standard
requirements of carbohydrates and
fat. | have been feeding this ration
for nearly a year and half and /
have never fed anything that seemed
to give better results, both at the
pail and in the general health and
condition of the animals.
Cottonseed meal is valuable feed
for milk and butter production. At
the South Carolina station it was
found that cottonseed meal when fed
in conjunction with good corn silage
may be fed to the extent of from five
to six pounds per COW daily without
affecting the health of the animals
in fact, keeping them in an un-
usually good state of health. Cows
fed exclusively on this diet for
period of FIVE months exhibited no
craving for dry roughage, but always
preferred silage to good hay. More
milk and butter fat were produced
during that period than during any
corresponding period. 1t is the con-
clusion of the station that cottonseed
meal and corn silage form the cheap
est dairy feeds available for the dairy
men of South Carolina.
The Virginia station concludes that
as cottonseed meal when pure con-
tains larger percentage of digestible
protein than gluten meal and is much
richer in fertilizing constituents and
can be fed with equal satisfaction
it should be utilized IN the place Of
the latter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
The SDreadcr,

Corn ground is one of the best
places for the manure. A top dress
ing of only five or six loads to the
acre will show good results. A thin
coat over a large area will bring
greater returns than a heavy coat
over small area. The fact that the
spreader can spread a load over a
much larger pee and much more
evenly than can be done by hand is
strong argument for its use. No
other tool on the farm gives us more
satisfaction. We also like to give
thin places in the meadow a light
coat of manure in the spring. We
keep all the manure on the farm
under cover. What is not hauled out
this spring will be used this fall to
top dress the meadows and wheat
ground
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01

stock and drive the stock to market.
There is no better way to maintain
soil fertility, for it secures the en-
We'd gain while accomplishing the
desired result. Crop rotation IL
practised Systematically and intelli-
gently, guarantees the same result,
but it is not believed to be as pro-
ductive. There are farmers whose
land is not adapted for stock raising;
these will of necessity follow other
means to maintain the fertility of
their soil than by feeding all farm
products to stock. In whatever way
it can be most economically accom-
plished is the best way for the indi-
vidual farmer, but the necessity Of
obtaining it in some way is daily be-
coming more evident.-Epitomis
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
Work of Large and Small Cows.

Small cows consume relatively
more feed and produce more dairy
products than large ones. The Jer-
seys, per one thousand pounds live
weight, consumed daily during the
st. Louis dairy demonstration on an
average seventeen per cent. more
nutriment than the Holsteins, twen-
ty per cent. more than the Swiss and
over fifty per cent. more than the
Shorthorns; but they returned forty
three per cent. more butter fat than
the Holsteins, seventy per cent more
than the Swiss and 100 per cent.
more than the Shorthorns. .-Ameri-
can Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
Clover VS.. Timothy For Steers.

In very carefully and sensibly con-
Quoted experiments with yearling cat
tie at the Missouri station it was
found that by substituting clover for
timothy the efficiency of the ration
was practically doubled. That is, a
bushel of corn when fed in com bina-
tion with clover hay produced essen
TALLY double the number of pounds
of gain that were produced on similar
steers with the same amount of corn
and good timothy hay. What was
found to be true of clover apples al
most identically to cowpea hay
Weekly Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
declaration of Captain Parker given
at the head of this article.

declaration of Captain Parker given
at the head of this article.
On hill near by is an old belfry,
shown in the illustration here given.
When the old Lexington meeting
house was built there was found to be
no place for the bell, so separate
belfry was erected, and it was from
this tower that warning was given to
the villagers of the approach of the
British on that eventful April morn
ing.
To the citizens of Lexington be-
longs the honor of erecting the first
Revolutionary soldiers monument,
and under it's granite base repose the
remains of the men who gave their
lives in resistance to British tyranny.
The monument was unveiled in 1893,
and stands within stones throw of
the Minute Men boulder.
April 19 is a legal holiday in the
State of Massachusetts, and is known
as Patriots Day. Why should this
momentous event retain merely a
local significance? It's consequences
affected every one of the colonies, and
the causes which led up to it were
| the common burdens of the whole
| people.
That sacred spot of ground is,
| therefore, the joint heritage of all
| American freemen.
The editor of the Bee Hive regard
| 4 . ar hn nrityi1nun
of his life to visit, few months
since, the Old Granary burying
| ground in the heart of Boston, where
Paul Revere is buried. We visited
also the Old North Church, so closely
related to the story of Revere. There
are the tall pews, the high reading
desk and the old lantern tower. The
same sweet bells still call the wor-
shippers to service. And what thrill
of patriotism we felt as we stood on
the battle-ground at Lexington, where
the 1876 brave men struck the first
blow for American liberty. The Lex
ington Historical Society is doing
much to preserve the relics and keep
sacred the memory Of those men.
Another interesting relic is the old
Clark house, where Hancock and
Adams were sleeping when Paul Re-
we're rode into Lexington. The build
| ing was erected in 1899. 1t is open
to the public and there may be seen
the bed in which these two patriots
were sleeping, the old kitchen, the
quaint cooking utensils and drum
which was used on the battlefield.
American freemen will never cease
to cherish the names and deeds OF
these early heroes.-The Bee Hive.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01

join forces with him, and IT was ar
ranged between them that they would
have what they called a "bang-up
good time all together.
The place decided upon was a strip
of uncultivated ground on the out
skirts of the Dayton farm. There
were no dwellings near save a small
cottage which had once been occupied
by an old negro farm hand. and was
now used as sort of shelter and
storehouse by the men working on
the new railroad close by. The men
would all be away on the Fourth, the
boys agreed among themselves, and
anyway they wouldn't be likely to
mind bit Of noise.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01

had felt sure for some days past that
he had some secret plan in his mind.
Suddenly the distant sound of ex-
ploding crackers was borne upon the
wind to her listening ears.
Sounds as if it were out by Uncle
Josh's cabin" Mr.. Dayton said, glanc-
ing up uneasily from his paper.
where's Joe? l hope he isn't up
there. heard the contractor say
the other day he expected to store
some dynamite there, ready for the
blasting. i guess I'll go and have a
look around"
But Sadie was already out of hear
ing, with little Bessie flying at her
heels. If she could only get there in
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
Preserved Eggs Tested.

The Agricultural Department at
Washington recently tested eggs
which had been preserved four years
In water glass (sodlum silicate)
They were found to have an unpleas-
ant taste, and the white coagulated
In cooking. There was slight taste
of soda and the white had become
pink in color and very liquid. Eggs
kept in water glass for six months
tasted and smelled like we'll kept
eggs few days old.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01

Such was the courage of the brave
men who shed the first blood In
the American Revolution. 1t was at
Lexington, and April IS, 1775, wit
messed the famous ride of Paul Re-
we're, and the next day, April 10, saw
the approach of the British along the
Concord road and witnessed the skir-
mish between the enemy and the Min
ute Men. This spot is marked by a
huge boulder, weighing several tons
and properly inscribed with the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
An Experimental Plot.

The experimental plot in field or
garden may not be directly remune-
rative in a financial way, but its
value cannot be measured when we
count the pleasure it gives and the
interest 1t awakens. These are items
that make the difference between the
farmers who find pleasure in their
work and those who consider farming
q drudgery.- .-Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
LEXINGTON GREEN

square and above-board" in the fu-
ture. The misdirected firecracker
that had set Uncle Josh's cottage on
fire proved, indeed, to be the instru-
ment of Providence for making a
splendid man of him.-Christian Ad-
vocate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
Soil Fertility.

Don't let the truth escape from
your observation, that soil fertility
is before production. Therefore,
guard jealousy the elements which
secure the harvests. There is say
ing in Indiana: Drive your grain to
market" meaning, feed 1t to the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
| JOE, DKITON'S
VICTORIOUS FOURTH
lhYeJ/oLIa. 'z'.:Z0,ErH,'I,7ce'.
3I

1t seemed little strange to Sadie
when, on the afternoon of the Fourth,
Joe suddenly and mysteriously disap-
peared. She was worried about it,
too, for she suspected that there was
some mischief afoot. She knew Joe
better than any one else did,. and she
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
Favors For a Fourth of July Dinner.

Candy boxes made Of white
watered paper emblazoned with flags
and the portrait of Washington will
comprise the favors. These are filled
with that most patriotic of all sweets,
candied cherries. The ices will be
red and white cherries eaten with a
silver hatchet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01

DOWN in the vii
- lage there were
going to be great do
ings on the Fourth
of July, and the chill
dren of High Ridge
Farm were wishing
that they might go
to see the fun. There
were three Of them
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01
THE FIRST BLOW FOR
AMERICAN LIBERTY
The Battle Of Lexington.

"Stand your ground! Don't fire
unless fired upon; but If they mean to
have war, let it begin here. Captain
Parker.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-01

A watch taken to the top of Mont
Blanc will gain thirty-six seconds in
twenty-four hours.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
MIXED MARRIAGES

A short time ago Father Bonaventure
the great Dominican preacher. stated
that within so years in the city of Ber-
lin alone a Quarter or a million souls
have been lost to the Catholic church,
principally through mixed marriages.
In Germany it Is almost certain that
the greater part of the children OF
mixed marriages are lost to the church
In prussia about 60 per cent OF these
Children are Protestants. The number
OF these marriages greatly exceeds the
number of Catholic marriages.
In the four years from 1901 to 1905
there were 1857 Catholic marriages. as
opposed to 4.s74 mixed marriages In
Berlin and Brandenburg alone. The
proportion for the whole empire for
1905 was 35e mixed to 100 Catholic
unions. The question has become very
grave and is giving much worry to the
Catholic leaders
One of the explanations of this
strange condition of affairs is the dis
crimination practiced throughout the
German empire against Catholics. Prus-
sia is still the great center of the spirit
of the reformation and the strict Luz
therans there can not compromise with
a Catholic. All the government posi-
tions are held by Protestants. The
army. the universities, the railroad ad-
ministration--all are closed to Roman
Catholics-Rosary Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
ROYAL GOLD WINS
CLASS STAKE AT
INGLESIDE
FaSf Vallejo Hound Defeats &
Select Field of Dogs ar
COurSing Park

The Vallejo contingent made a clean
up on the victory Of Royal Gold in the
Class stake al Ingleside coursing park
yesterday. The upcountry greyhound
was heavily backed by his followers
throughout the day. and he rewarded
his hackers by winning his races hand
Iy. At no time during the running
was he pressed. In the final Royal
Gold took the measure of Onondaga
beating him all the way The winner
was A 10 5 choice.
Royal Gold was at his best. for he
led Belmont. Mainstay. Country Girl
and Onondass- He was as clever as
usual, and at no time did he give his
hackers any concern.
Considerable interest was shown in
the 1nal Of the unfinished Class stake
which brought together Jerry O'Shea'
crack greyhound Turkeys Best and
the Modesto hound, Roman Money
owned by j. J. de ia Mater. Turkey
Best was a 3 10 5 choice. The dogs ran
an undecided race, and when they Weni
back 10 the slips the bettors made the
southern dog an equal choice with the
local dog. In the runoff Turkeys Best
Won easily.
c. Nack's clever youngster, Joe
Dempsey, won his maiden stake by
beating a clever field in the open event
He hooked up with the Vallejo dog
In. in the final and took the latter's
measure handily in a short race.
New Years day an open stake will
be run and 4 good field Is expected foI
the event. Results fellow:
Open stake. first Tound-Po1geuie heat Youn:
CloFeFdsie: Billy Delaney beat Crystal: Thirs
Rail beat Lady Helps: Wild Bug beat Whit
Rogue; Galtenore beat Ellbe Royal; Tb.
Rowdy beat star Pointer: Race King bea
Hollywood; Best Turkey beat Amandan; NTenni
Girl beat Gslcover; Sepoy beat wild Msmie
Conductor beat Old Peach; Burton beat In
Tincible; Young JobnnE beat Russell ]; Speed
way beat Aggie Rocber; Flower Girl bea
Rocked Asleep. lroDbolse beat Master lane.
Class stake first round-Tbe Crowd beat Boz
Ani Anna Belle bye. Rear Admiral with
drawn: TraIeets Best beat Carmel: Wild BIZ
beat Keepsake; Royal Gold beat Belmont; Main
stay beat May Boy; Country Girl beat Curry
Golden Tralee best ChexeHne: Georgetown bea
Rcd Leaf; Golden Rule beat Wildwood: TraIei
Lad beat The Battler; onondsgo beat Col
Musk
Second round-The Crowd beat Anna Belle
Nzinstay. Country Girl beat Golden Tralee
Georgetown beat Trslee Lad; onondago bes
Golden Rule.
Third round-Wnd BIZ beat The Crowd; Roya
Cold beat Country Girl; onondago beat George
town.
Fourth round-Royal Gold a bye Wild BIZ
withdrawn: OnoDdago a bye
Final round-ROyal Gold beat Onondago.
Open stake, fourth round-L N beat Idttl
wedgewoOd; Wild Idol beat Wsubsnauhkee
Shaun o'Farren beat Lady Fielewick: Joe Demp
sey, z bye
Fifth round-L NJ beat Wild Idol; Joe Demp
sey beat shaun O'FarreIl
Final rOund-Joe Dempsey best I 81.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
~ov. SCOTIA APPLE SHIPMENTS

Consul Alfred J. Fleming OF var
mouth advises that the amount and
.-alue OF the Nova Scotia apple crop
for tits season IS not up 10 the aver
age From reports received from the
Consular agents connected with the
consulate these figures have been re
FROM Annapolis Royal 275.eoo barrels
ave been shipped, and from DIgby
-orne 1900 barrels These sold al an
srerage price st port OF shipment OF
81 per barrel making a revenue 10
hose TWO ports, Annapolis Royal and
Digbv. OF s5so.oo0. This does not
resriv express the number OF barrels
~aiuped. IS only two out OF a dozen
spute shipping ports are included. The
ereater portion OF the fruit went 10
liverpool London and Hull and other
FnRlfsh ports. From Annapolis Royal
3 ttf barrels were shipped 10 New York
civ and Boston. for which consular
invoices were taken: and some 5000
hsrreIs went to the United States from
Dizby. From this port $50 barrels
nave been sent 70 Boston. but these
we're NOT grown here. as Yarmouth
,-orrtv produces no apples- il IS fair
Ia preeUrne that from Annapolis and
Dix xbv counties alone largely over
zoo eoo barrels Of apples have been
.a,-pcrtcd this year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-28
Schreck Says Burns Wanted
Him TO Fake" in Fight
LSpsoisl Dispatch 70 The Colll

CINCINNATI. O.. Dec. 27---Its COW
srdly 70 kick a man when he is down.
said Nike Schreck. local heavy weight
pugilist. today, hut I am glad 10 see
Tommy Burns get a dose Of his own
medicine. When he was champion he
would not give any OF US big fellows a
. chance. and now he IS on his knees
begging for another whack ~ the
negro. Il must certainly be humillat-
ing TO the pulled Up eK-cnamplon
4 have several witnesses that can
produce with affidsvits at any time that
he wanted me to post $4,000 for lake
fzht with him not very long ago. The
money 10 become the property OF Burns
IL case I did not carry out the part ne
hzS picked out for me- lie suggested
tbaf 7 pretend 10 be knocked out some
tine after the tenth round. he wanted
nd 10 make : pretty good light up 10
fFst time. but take care that l cid not
III him too hard ia Vulnerable spots
after the tenth round IL was 10 be up
10 ny judgment how mucn longer ne
was 20 punimel me-
7 have q goods 10 prove All thls. l
hone 20 q y chance at Johnson ou
Ir-cvV thar made him quit IN Chicago
81 the Shamrock athletic club. am
raining hard for my fight with Marvin
Hart Al Lexington next Thursday ano
Isve taken OF nearly 80 pounds
viii be ia fine shape 10 go 20 rounds,
sr6 N wouldn't take me long after that
10 get ready for Johnson