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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
LEGUMES.

The legumes, including peas, beans.
the clover and alfalfa have the power
of taking the free nitrogen of the air
and fixing it in the soil. This most ex-
pensive element of plant food costs
about II " cents per pound. 1t con-
stitutes almost three-fourths of the
atmosphere. 1t is the bacteria that
inhabit the roots of the legumes that
have the power of fixing free nitro.
gen. When the plants are not inocu-
lated with the proper bacteria they
have to feed on the nitrogen in the
soil just as oats, wheat and corn do.
Generally speaking there is diff
ferent species of bacteria for each
kind of legumes, one kind for COW
peas, another for soy beans, another
for clover, another for alfalfa. But
the species for sweet clover is thought
to be the same as that for alfalfa.
A soil may be stocked with some
kinds while other kinds are wanting.
There are several methods of in
Producing bacteria into a soil. Plant
ing the same legume on the same
fields for several successive years Of
ten results in incubation. Bringing
in soil from field where the same
legume is growing with nodules on
the roots is another way. The third
plan is to treat the seeds with pure
cultures.
The evidence of incubation is the
nodules or tubercles on the roots of
the plant. These are the houses in
which the bacteria live.
1t would look strange to see this
statement in an advertisement for the
sela of farm: Soil stocked with
vigorous strains of bacteria for clover,
soy beans and alfalfa" but If true,
it would add to the value Of the
farm. .---Epitomists
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
The Maxim Mufller Peacemaker.

Government tests of this noiseless
rifle indicate that Mr.. Hiram Maxim
will soon carry the world few inches
B5Srer to peace. A weapon which
can kill a man at long range without
any more fuss than a puff Of gas and
hammer click helps not little to
convince disputants that arbitration
is the better part of patriotism.
Could the inventor make his gun not
only smokeless and noiseless, but cer-
tain of its aim, so that any raw re.
cruit might bring down his ambushed
foe merely by wishing it and pressing
the trigger, the device would be still
more welcome. The possibilities of a
silent gun in criminal hands are dis.
quieting. But this very fact may
hasten the better public control Of the
sale and use of all death-dealing in
struments, which to-day may be pur-
chased by any boy or burglar in
pawnshop or hardware store. If this
is to be an effect of the Maxim
muffler, the latter will be an almost
unmixed blessing.-New York Even.
ing Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
The Glad Hand i'm Australia.

This manifestation of Australian
friendliness to the United States will
not pass unnoticed or be forgotten.
The jackies will remember it, We may
be sure, and return, to tell their
friends and families Of the hospitality
of our kinsmen on the other side OF
the globe. 1t is the dawn of a new
era in the relations of the Western
Republic and the enterprising people
of the great English-speaking Com
monwealth in the Far East. We have
always had friendly feeling for the
Australians. Henceforth, they will
be more frequently in our minds, and
we shall be inspired to seek larger
knowledge of them. Kinsmen they
truly are. and the word will stick
New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
HEMMING A PLEATED SKIRT.

HEMMING A PLEATED Shlhl.
The home dressmaker is always
discouraged when it comes to hem-
ming pleated. skirt. The pleats, for
some unknown reason, take 1t into
their heads. to hang at different
lengths, so that the foot line when
finished is bound to be uneven. The
best way to secure an even edge is to
baste the pleats full length after the
seams have been stitched and the
bands sewed and the hooks and eyes
put on. Then turn up the hem as in
a plain gored skirt and press. After
removing the hastings, turn the hem
in the single material according to
the crease first made.
A skirt turned up in this way may
easily have the braid sewn on before
the hem is stitched. This does. away
with all hard work and extra pinning.
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
LIGHTNING STRIKES SHIPS
More Often Than is Supposed-Con.
ductors For Electric Currents.

In spite of the popular impression
to the contrary ships remote from
the land are seldom damaged by
lightning, although some of the most
awe inspiring displays of atmospheric
electricity are frequently witnessed
by those on board of them.
Standing rigging and even parts Of
the running gear are now made of
steel wire, and this substitute for the
old-fashioned hemp serves the pur-
pose of lightning conductor when the
ship is not fitted with such an aid
to safety. The electric current is
conveyed down the wire rigging and
reaches the sea through the vessels
metal hull. Damage occurs only IL
the current be interrupted on its way
to earth. In comparatively large
proportion of instances the foreroyal
truck is struck by lightning, that of
the main less frequently and the miz-
zen least of the three.
Very serious casualties under this
head occurred to warships and mer-
chant vessels in the days of wooden
hulls and hempen rigging. =
In July, 1902, as thirteen sail of the
East India Company were trying to
round the cape in the vicinity of AL
goa Bay, homeward bound, two Of
them, the Britannia and the Bombay
Castle, were struck by lightning. The
foremast of each was soon enveloped
in flames and the masts had to be
cut away in order to save the ships
and their combustible cargoes. A
heavy gale was blowing, the night
was dark, and the other ships of the
fleet, which were hove to at the time,
were witnesses of this thrilling Incl.
dent.
Many vessels are now fitted with
lightning conductors of approved
types, lest the wire rigging should
fail to carry off the electric current.
In May, 1896, shortly after severe
thunderstorm, accompanied by light
ming and rain in three degrees south,
eighty-seven degrees east, the p. and
o. steamship Victoria had sudden
increase of deviation, amounting to
six degrees in both the standard and
the wheelhouse compasses, and later
it was discovered that the lightning
conductor on the fore had fused. The
ship must have been struck by light.
ming during the storm.-Knowledge
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
VIGIL AT ARMS.

Now the loae years Of lessoning are done.
And the white years Of peace have ceased
TO be;
Another world is thine at morning-sun
For strife and victory.
No more in battle shalt thou stand and
serve,
While the high clarion calls high souls
10 dare;
Tomorrow it shall shame thee, if thou
swerve
Charging hell's legions there.
The sword is set before thee, and the spear
Shall cleave thy way to glory yet un-
guessed
God pity thee. if doubling thou hold dear
Thy life against His hest
Thy VOWS are on thee, and thine armor
lies
Stainless beneath the altar's solemn
light;
God seal t''ee with the seal of sacrifice
For life and death-His knight
Mabel Earle, Omaha, Neb.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
BATTLE WITH A SNAKE.


Dan Russell, of Brownsville, and
Wren Tyus, residing west of that
town, went fishing Thursday in Big
Hatchie River, near Van Buren,, nine
miles from here. AS they stepped
into the boat they noticed big moe
casin snake crossing the stream.
They agreed to follow and kill 1t.
They had hardly left the side of
the river when the moccasin discov-
cred their design and came back,
meeting them in midstream, showing
fight by his upright position. Rus
sell struck the snake with an oar and
sent him under the water. He came
up more vicious than ever. He
struck savagely at the boat and its
occupants and made dash for the
inside of the boat.
In their efforts to keep the snake
out the boys overturned the boat, and
both were in the water with the mad
snake. They dived and came up di-
rectly opposite the reptile. A second
dive was made, and the snake fol-
lowed Tyus and bit him in the thigh.
He came up calling for help.
Russell managed to get him to the
bank and examined the wound,
which was fast swelling. He car
ried him to his home nearby, and
there medical assistance was rem
dered. He is sick, but the attending
physician thinks he will recover
Brownsville Letter Nashville Ameri-
can.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28

ears and long tail were held erect In
the pride of ownership. The latter
animal had been brought from the
city together with one-footed pig
con. Amelia, looking at the animals.
said she thought the boy might turn
out to be a great humanitarian.
Around the corner we came on a
garden containing rose bush, some
potato vines, sunflower and lus-
cious green cabbage.
HE planted them himself" con.
fded Amelia. Sometimes | think
he's going to be the future Luther
Burbank of America"
l groaned inaudibly. What a
pity" l thought, ito spoil a man in
the making. This boy will never be
allowed to grow"
But the little man himself solved
the problem for me just then by Of
fering to show us some boats he had
made. He proved the example, too,
in the course of our conversation, and
when left, although I could not af-
Hrn lhdt AHelld Hdu iounu Sen-
-his-youth, | felt sure that she
had an all-American boy, and one,
furthermore, who would protect his
manhood
1t was made evident to me that he
classed Amelia with his lame pigeon
and his battle-scarred cat-as some
thing to be loved and protected. And
his future? Well, it will make no diff.
ference whether that boys fortunes
are abased or eyhalted. One look in
to his eyes and you know that his
soul will go marching on. Boston
Sunday Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
GROWING HoRsERADIsH.

Did it ever occur to our girls who
are anxious for little spending
money that the horseradish bed may
be a source of supply If rightly man
aged?
If there are only few hills of
horseradish in the garden, dig them
out, root and branch, as soon as the
frost is out of the ground, and cut
off the coarse tops and roots less than
three-fourths of an inch in diameter.
Indiana Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
SWEET DAPHNE.

A plant which rivals the trailing
arbutus in fragrance is the hardy
evergreen, sweet daphne. This is a
little shrubby plant which succeeds
under practically the same conditions
as azaleas and rhododendrons, and
should be planted with them. In the
spring it yields deliciously fragrant
small pink flowers and blooms again
in September, though not quite SO
Observation-Disclosures News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
@aa. aa ae,,, ! As'
u34SSszaas s.s1
I4HoRTlC1lNRAlAGA
u " tAlNTS An
RAISING BIG sECKELs.

G. T. Powell, the fruit grower, re-
lates an incident showing the effects
of high manuring. A Seckel pear tree
which had received a whole load Of
manure produced fruit of enormous
size for that variety, and when placed
on exhibition the judges ruled them
out as Sheldons, declaring that no
Seckels could reach such proportions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
METHODS IN FRYING.

There is nothing harder to teach
than new methods Of housework. 1t
usually takes generation to intro
duce a decided change. Our mothers
served their fried food soaked in
grease, and it is quite likely that the
same fashion of frying will prevail to
some extent for some time to come.
1t is curious to see how our leading
cook books denounce such frying on
one page, and yet by mere force Of
habit countenance it on another.
Every good housekeeper knows
theoretically that there are only two
ways of frying. One is in some deli
cate fat like butter, using only enough
to prevent the article fried from
sticking. The frying pan is moved
rapidly during this process, hence it
Is called by the French saute, from
the verb sauter, to jump. During
this process the butter used is alb
sorbed, but 1t is used in so small a
quantity that it is only enough to
dress the fried articles properly, and
not enough to make them greasy.
Oysters are nice cooked in this way.
The second method of frying is in
deep fat, in the way doughnuts are
cooked. The greater part of French
frying is done by this method. There
must be depth of fat enough to cover
the article put in it, and the fat must
be hot enough to form a thin crust
over the fritter the instant of its i'm
mersion. Croquettes, Dreaded meats
and potatoes are all cooked by the
last method. od.-Presbyterian Banner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
FERTILIZERS FOR APPLE TREES.

FERTILIZERS FOR APPLE TREES.
What is the best fertilizer for an
apple orchard?
Our most experienced orchardists
agree that there Is nothing better
than wood ashes and bonemeal. Use
in the proportion Of 200 or 800
pounds of the meal to a ton of un-
leached ashes. This is considered as
complete and we'll balanced fruit
tree fertilizer, and is probably the
cheapest and at the same time the
most effective Of all manures avail
able for the urpose.-Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
GIRL SAVES MAN IN DESERT.

GIRL SAVES MAN IN DESERT.
Harold Braly, Assistant Superin-
tendent of the Skidoo Mine, near San
Bernardino, CAL, and Miss Lottie
Davis, Postmistress of Skidoo, re-
Gently had the most narrowing des-
ert experience of the year and both
came near losing their lives. That
they did not is owing entirely to the
heroism of Miss Davis, who crawled
many miles over the burning des-
ert sands after their automobile had
broken down and reached a civilized
camp, whence a searching party was
sent out after the unconscious mine
Superintendent.
Braly and Miss Davis spent five
days in crossing the desert between
San Bernardino and Skidoo. This
stretch of sand is ordinarily traversa-
BILE in an auto in five hours, but one
accident after another occurred. FL
nally the auto was entirely disabled
and after futile attempts to mend it
Braly gave up. The girl worked with
him for some time, then as he be-
came delirious she realized that II
he was to be saved at all she must
trust to her own exertions. She
started to go to the railroad station
at Wild Rose. Four miles out of
town her strength failed her and she
was compelled to crawl on her hands
and knees the remainder of the dis
tance. She finally reached the town,
barely alive, told her story, and a
searching party was at once dis
patched for Braly. He was found
lying unconscious beside his auto.
Miss Davis was not revived until
the next day. They had practically
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28

When they started on the trip across
the desert he expected to make it in
few hours and took only light
luncheon and a small supply of
drinking water.
TWO DOGS GUARD SICK MAN.
William May, thirty-four years OF
age, residing in Brockton, Mass,
went to Taunton on visit and this
over he started to return. He in
tended to board an electric car, but
on the road became Ill and wandered
blindly along until he got into a.
wooded swamp, where he fell and
lost unconsciousness. When he
came to he raised his voice, but he
was so weak that he could scarcely
shout.
Night came. He tried to call, but
his voice was now no louder than
whisper. He was suddenly aroused
by something cold thrust into his
hand. 1t was the muzzle of dog,
but he did not know it, Through
lue ulSHJ he WAS COuSClOuS ludJ dL
times he heard the barking of dogs
seemingly near at hand.
With the coming of day something
warm and soft passed over his face
and he opened his eyes. He looked
into the brown eyes of dog. Be-
yond was another dog. From time
to time the dogs growled and barked
and looked eagerly in the direction
of the road. All day long they
stayed beside the half conscious man,
now and then licking his face.
In the meantime James Sheehy
was looking for his dogs. Walking
along the road leading to Brockton
he heard barking in the woods. He
plunged into the underbrush and
hurried in the direction of the bark
ing. At last he came upon the
swamp and there he saw man lying
apparently lifeless with the dogs sit
ting beside him.
Help was summoned and May, al
most dead from lack of food and
water, was removed to the Morton
Hospital.-World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28

A large Baptist church at Santa
Rosa, CAL, was built from the wood
Of single California redwood tree.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28
RESCUED FROM SHARKS.

Capt. Carlos Krebbs, commander
of the steamship Dalupaon, reports
that last Sunday afternoon about 3
O'Clock, while en- route from Tudela
to Iligan, the ship sighted four Fill
ipinos clinging to a submerged banca
surrounded by school of sharks,
which, even after the vessel had
come alongside, persisted in hover
ing about the banca.
The four men upon being picked
up related a terrible tale of suffer-
ing and agony. They stated that
they had left Basac, Negros, bound
for Barili, Cebu, and that on Satur-
day they ran into heavy weather
which caused the banca to fill, sink
ing to the waters edge and washing
away their food and drink.
Shortly after that the weather
cleared, leaving these poor mariners
under the glare of a tropical sun.
Then the sharks appeared and to the
agony of thirst and the pangs of hum
ger was added the terrific fate OF
becoming a morsel for a sharks
tooth.
They had despaired Of relief and
every vestige of hope was gone when
they sighted the Dalupaon. = Cebu
Courier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28

WHIPS HIS COUNTRY COUSIN.
Young Samuel Greer, Of New York,
who was visiting his cousin, John
Morris, near Halls Eddy, N. Y, went
fishing in the Delaware River with
the latter. Both boys are about fif-
teen years old. When in suitable
spot young Greer threw out the stone
anchor. At the same time Morris
rowed the boat several feet ahead.
Greer's left foot caught in the
rope near the stone and he was
hurled overheard with 1t. He sank
to the bottom With great presence
of mind he put his hand in his poe
ket and holding his breath got out
his pocket knife and cut the rope.
He was none too soon, as he was be-
coming winded and when he reached
the surface he clung to the bow OF
the boat to get air. Then he climbed
in.
You did that on purpose, he
said.
81 didn't" said Morris.
Then a scrap occurred, in which
the country cousin got the worst of
it. Young Greer was sent home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-28

nothing to eat or drink for four days.
When they started on the trip across
the desert he expected to make it in
few hours and took only a light
luncheon and a small supply Of
drinking water.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
Bluffed the Parso11.

The former Lord Elphinstone's IS
parish minister was a very scatter
Drained theologian and IN his ser
mons often knew not the end from
the beeim1ning. One Sunday his
lordship. in his customary sleeping
gave vent to an unmistakable Snore'
This was too much for the minister,
who stopped and cried, "Naken
nv Lord Elphinstone!'
A orunt followed, and then nls
lordship answered, "I'm no Sleep
ing minister.
"But ye are sleepin'. I wager ye
dinna ken what I said last" ex-
claimed the pastor.
"Ou ave." returned the peer. "4e
said, 'Waken, my Lord EEphinstone.
":Aye, aye!" said the minister:
"But I wager ye dinna ken what
said last afore tnat.'
"Tuts," replied the nobleman
promptly. T wager ye dinna ken
verself. .''-Dundee Advertiser.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
CROFT ASSAILED.
Charged With Being Paid Represen
tative of Liquor Interests-His
Statements Are Denied.
The State.

The State.
Augusta. Ca, Jan. 26.-At mass
meeting in North Augusta today,
resolutions were adopted containing
charges tnat Representative Croft is
the paid representative Of liquor in
terests. and that he practically made
such an admission at the Aiken
county court house during the dis
pensary hearing. The document also
denies the charges made by Mr.. Croft
tl?at two ministers Of North Augusta
are unfavorably disposed to the town
dispensary, but willing to have one
operated in the hotel.
Sworn statements, before a notary,
were collected to be taken to Colum-
bia today by a committee composed
of Messrs. Carpenter, Verdrey, Me-
Kie. J. H. Carpenter, Woodward,
Mealing. Hahn and Barksdale, who
are to appear Monday before COM
mittee of both the house and senate.
It was charged at the meeting that
Mr.. Croft had made statements Gun
conditionally false and wilfully mis-
leading.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
TILLMAN ON LIEN LAW.
Regardes it a Curse and Drawback
to Land Owners.

News and Courier.
Columbia. January 25.-While he
was in the city this week, Senator
TiNman was asked his views Oh the
lien law, and he replied:
"Merely speaking as farmer and
as one familiar with all conditions
in South Carolina for 25 years past
I must say that I have always. felt
thatthe lien law. while benefit to a
certain class of the poor white peo-
pie. was a great drawback and curse
to the land owners. because it put
them in the power Of the negroes to
demand rent rather than to submit
to the supervision Of the landlords
the result being destruction Of land
and fertility of soil and absolute de-
struction where the country was hilly
by the washing away Of the soil.
Labor is growing more and more de-
moralized as cotton rises in price. be-
cause the negroes can easily gather
the little money they want for cloth
inc and the qualification Of their ap-
petites. The repeal of he law Will
iniure no honest white man or no
honest negro. and it is certainly not
our business to look after the dis
honest ones.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
One On DR.. Lee.

Recently Rev. James W. Lee sent
an old-time friend fine turkey.
"My!" exclaimed critical young
ster, "them drumsticks is big
enough to beat a bass drum. Where
did such turkey come from?''
He was told that Dr.. Lee had sent
it. "The same one whose name IS on
the front page Of four big Bibles
with the colored pictures in them. =
By That was meant the "Self-ln-
terpreting Bible" edited by DR.. Lee
A newly-arrived youngster asked
"Where'd he come from?' mean
ing the turkey.
'The man who wrote the Bible
sent it," was the quick reply OF a
little fellow.
"Why," said the questiener, "God
wrote the Bible.''
:'Not the one we've got in our
house! DR.. Lee wrote it. an it says
so in print letters. -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
The Measles Month.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
"I must lay in an extra stock OF
measles remedies,'' said a DOCTOR
"There is run on measles that vii!
continue till February and if [ don't
take care Of my supply Of measles
drugs will be exhausted.
"Just as merchants have at Ger
tain seasons runs ON ceratm articles
-cvercoats in the winter, bathing
suits in the summer and so on-so we
doctors know just what diease each
month will bring forth.
I'VE prepare for liptheria in the
lat three months Of the year.
WThooping cough is at its maxim in
April. Hay fever has a long run in
the autumn. So. too have scarlet
fever and typhoid fever. Dyspepsia,
meningitis. cholera morbus, malaria
all have their special months. y