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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
A Useful College.
BY JOHN CORBIN.

Eastern educators were surprised
four years ago when member of the
British Parliament who had como to
this country on the Mosely education
al commission, the Hon. William
Henry Jones, placed the University
of Wisconsin in list of our five lead
ing institutions of learning and ex-
cluded from the list Yale, Princeton,
Columbia, Pennsylvania and Johns
Hopkins.
Surprise changed to skepticism
when he proceeded TO state his opin-
ion that Wisconsin stood above even
the four. other institutions which he
named as of the first order-Har-
ward, Cornell, Michigan and Califori
MIA = being, in fact, the foremost
university of the land.
Many of the reasons he gave for
this opinion were vague and uncon-
vincing. Wisconsin has no schools OF
architecture, medicine or theology.
But he was on firm ground when he
said: "The University of Wisconsin
Is wholesome product of a common
wealth of three millions of people,
sane, industrial and progressive. II
knits together the professions and la
bors; 1t makes the fine arts and the
anvil one." This judgment touches
the bedrock of fact.-highly charac-
teristic fact.
OF all the great State universities
Wisconsin is still the poorest in inde-
pendent income. Living on the boun-
ty of the State Legislature, 1t early
learned the policy Of producing re-
suits of such immediate utility as
were most likely to impress the rural
mind. In the phrase of local satir-
ist, its ideal became not culture, but
agriculture.
Its first great achievement. was
milk test invented by Professor Ste
phen M. Babcock, of the Agricultural
School. This device enables farmer
and dairyman to measure easily and
accurately the proportion of butter
fat contained in the yield of each
COW, and thus to pursue the breeding
of cattle on scientific basis and the
manufacture of butter and cheese
with accuracy and speed. Together
with the method of instantly separate
ing the cream from each days yield
by means of centrifugal force, invent
ed by DR.. De Laval, of Sweden, the
Babcock test forms the basis of the
immense cooperative industry of
modern dairying. It was estimated
in 1900 that 1t saved the cheese facI
tories, dairymen and farmers of Wis.
consin alone 100000 year, or
twice the current expenses of the uni
versity for all departments, and 1t is
of proportionate value to every State
of the Union, to every agricultural
country of the world, from Switzer-
land to Australia. Another Wiscon-
sin invention, curd test for detect-
ing milk unsuitable for the manufac-
ture of cheese, is said to save the peo-
pie of the State each year more than
the cost of the School of Agriculture.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
.Hang the cooking, rd live on

sHang the cooking! I'd live on
vanished chicken from delicatessen
shop all my life If could look up at
you now and then while ! carved It..
Necessary qualifications Great
Scott, Dulcie! Does a man stop to
ask an angel whether she can make
buckwheat cakes? Does he"
"Oh, let me go! Somebody's COM
ing in" Dulcie cried, as latch key
clicked Help me off with this
apron, quick! l never could explain
1t so that any one else would under.
stand. Tuck it under that pillow.
There! And the -four .on my face?"
That's nearly all rubbed off," MUIR
doch assured her, complacently.
"Let me see Yes, there's a little bit
right down here close to your lips.
There! It's all right now"
An instant later, when Dulcie's OBJ.
servant brother walked into the H.
brary the only unusual thing he no.
ticed was that Murdoch seemed to be
Mapping with his handkerchief at his
own coat lapels.-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
THE WORK THAT WINS.

The story is told of two boys who
were preparing lesson in Latin 1t
was the first time they had studied
together. They read it through with
considerable care; then one grabbed
his hat to leave for some other du-
ties. The other stopped him by say
ing they must read the lesson again.
Though expressing some surprise, the
first yielded, and they went through
the text carefully with grammar,
notes and lexicon. Then the visitor
rose the second time and reached for
his hat, but the other replied that
they must go over the lesson a third
time. Though somewhat impatient,
the companion remained to put the
finishing touches on the lesson, say
ing that he did not understand, be-
fore, why the studious young man al
ways got an "a" grade. I'VE must
must go through the lesson once to
learn it," was the reply; I'VE must
read 1t a second time to know that
we have learned it, and the third
time to know that we will not forget
It."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Thumb Bells.

The thimble was originally called a
thumb bell by the English, because
worn on the thumb, then a thumble,
and finally its present name. 1t was
aDutch invention, and was first glass
and pearl. In China beautiful carved
pearls thimbles are seen, brought to
England in 1896.
Thimbles were formerly made only
of iron and brass, but in comparative
ly late years they have been made of
gold, silver, steel, horn, ivory, and
even glass and pearl thimbles are
seen. bound with gold and with the
end of gold.
The first thimble introduced into
Siam was bridal gift from the king
to the queens 1t is shaped like a
lotus bud, made of gold, and thickly
studded with diamonds arranged to
spell the queens name.--Churcli
Eclectic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
THE spARRow's STORY.

Cheep! Cheep! Yes, I know I'm
cheap. One day I hoped upon a
window sill and heard mamma
reading to her little children. She
read two sparrows sold for far
thing" She said a fathing was a
tiny piece of money. and SO two of us
were sold for that!
Seems to me we are just like other
little birds, and / do wonder II they
would be so cheap! / don't care
though, so long as 1t was Jesus who
said 1t, cause the mamma told about
Him and IL l am only a little cheap
bird l can love Him, too.
My mamma told me once when
ever I took a drink of water to lift
my eyes up to Heaven and say,
Thank You," and the lady said that
is where Jesus lives, so It must be
to thank Him.
My mamma told me one day to go
and take my bath in the little brook
near the tree where our nest is. So
I flew down and hoped about look
ing for nice ut worms to pop their
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02


it.
that thai the
he
valuable specimens the effect of locality
dwell locality having
locality marvellous influence
locality
settling
itant incentive of high order
new locality, a life
he
his Somersehre for Oxfordshie
a him
Should
actually United
OF the
assmia without thinking
millions Europeans OF
asmiated Europe English the
Millions Germans become the United States
months without
while all the wisdom the
one o
better speaking ranked
brains and in that moment he
assimilation
the of the American Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
MASTER RAIN.

Gtriding, striding over the sea,
phlming the rage of the waves goes he,
Bnlling the moan of the mighty main,
Assauging Master Rain!
Marching, marching over the land,
Ecattering wide, with lavish hand,
praughts for the thirsting seed of the grain,
Bountiful Master Rain!
Never, never a wanderer long;
Ever, ever a-brim with song
"A plaintive, pleading, plea5uring strain
Musical Master Rain!
Welcome thou when the shadows sleep!
Welcome thou when the dreams are deep!
Bearing Peace to Penance and Pain,
Merciful Master Rain!
Old as the host of the hills of earth,
Yet as young as the soul of mirth,
Eain are we of thee all of us, fain,
Brotherly Master Rain!
Clinton Scollard, in New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Not a Triner.

A shooting party, putting up at
Amos Libby's Maine camp, found
their sport much interfered with by
rain. Still, fine or wet, the old fash
ioned barometer that hung in Amos
general room persistently pointed to
"set fair"
At last one of the party drew his
attention to the glass.
Don't you think, now, Amos"
he said. there's something the mat
ter with your glass?"
mo, sir. she's a good glass an a
powerful one," Amos replied. with
dignity, but she amt moved by
trifles. Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
A sBLF-EXTINGUIsHINa CANDLE.

n OfyIr -HA llNG OiOf1lNt CANDLE
HIRE is an amusing little trick for
with you need only a candle, hair
pin small rubber band and half a
wsnut shetland, oh, yes! forgot
About half match stick.
Bend the hairpin "a large and
stong one-into the shape shown in
te left-hand picture and the white
tne diagram. That is to say, bend
about half an inch of the hoop end
down at right angle, and then bend
the tip of this up again to form a
hook, and bend the ends of the hair
pin twice at right angles, spread the
bent parts and pinch the tips togeth-
or SO that when the hairpin Is put on
the candle, as in the picture, 1t will
hold on tightly.
Bore with pointed file or a red
hot wire or very small gimlet two
little holes through the walnut shell,
near the pointed end and near the
edge, one on each side of the point
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
THE MYSTERY.

THE MYSTERY.
When was six my father said:
Nell, you are tvice as old as Ned.
Now think awhile, and then tell me
That was an easy sum to do!
six is exactly three times two;
So, II I'm twice as old as he,
Why, little Ned must then be three"
The other day my father said:
Nell, do you know how old is NedY"
Yes, sir, he's four, because, You see,
am just twice as old as helh
Then father laughed, "Nell, that's not so!
He's five if you are eight, you know.
When. you were six, why, he was three,
And three and two are FIVE, you seel"
But how these things can both be true
/ don't quite understand, do you?
Some time l shall, because know
That what my father says is so!
johnson Morton, in st. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
ALL THE ALPHABET.

Each of the following sentences
contains all the letters of the alpha
bet:
The quick brown fox jumps over
the lazy dog.
Pack my hox with FIVE dozen liquor
Jugs.
John quickly extemporized five tow
bags.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

| heads out of the ground, and
hoped on and on till l came to q
kind OF stable where man was
working at a queer sort of carriage.
1t made horrid noise. and the man
was pouring things into 1t and polish
ing 1t up. Then he went into the
barn and brought out something that
looked like nice clean water. He had
forgotten to bring his pail out and 80
ran in again after 1t, and then / re-
membered about my bath. So ]
hoped right into the pan of water
he had left. oh, how cold 1t was and
how awfully 1t did smell! +, Never felt
and smelt any water like that! Some
children saw me and called out:
"Oh, see the little bird in the gaso-
line!" So, that's what it was.
/ flew out and down to the woods
for fear my mamma would find me,
and when l saw plant with nice
big leaf close to the ground hoped
away under 1t. Then l tried to hide
more and tucked my head under my
wing, and there l stayed, for was
afraid to go home for fear my nam.
ma would smell me.
BY and by it began to grow dark
and I knew 1t was my bedtime.
could hear mamma calling and CALI
ing for me, but did not move. Then
there came dreadful f1uttering and
noise, and something very big and
cross said, ITO eat, to eat y-oo-uu."
oh, my heart beat, and how
wished had gone home, for l knew
1t was the terrible old owl that eats
little chickens up, and can see in the
dark as we'll as can In the light.
l thought of my little sisters in
our nest, and of the two little chill
dren in their beds, and then, oh. then,
l remembered about Jesus and how
He said not sparrow, even cheap
little sparrow, shall fall to the
ground without His knowing and
caring-and then I wasn't SO much
afraid, and l didn't hear the old owl
any more. He must have flown away.
and the next thing l knew it was
morning, and who should fly right
down close to the big leaf but my
own dear mamma. l told her all
about 1t, and she just kissed me the
way mamma birds do, smoothed my
feathers with her bill and then
showed me nice worm all ready fof
my breakfast.
Little boys and girls think their
mammas are best, but I am sure
there is no one like my own dear
mother-bird.-Mary A. Schenck. in
the Christian Observer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
THE GAME OF GUESSING CAKE.

This is a charming party idea and
easily arranged, as it does not require
elaborate preparation, but brings, out
a lot of ingenuity on the part of the
guests who are to strive to win a
prize by giving the best idea of the
cake they are to represent.
Each guest must select the cake he
or she decides upon, and then wear
some ornament either on the shoul-
der or in the hair which has some
thing about 1t that will suggest the
name of the cake.
For instance, at party given not
long since, one of the boys had toy
hen fastened to his coat sleeve. near
the shoulder. This was intended to
represent layer cake. A young girl
had securely pinned to her hair q
sawbuck made of light pasteboard.
across which sheaf of wheat was
fastened. This was for buckwheat
cake. An ear of corn stood for corn
cake; a hoe for the old fashioned
Southern hot bread called hoe cake;
tiny muff in box, muffin; pan
with miniature turner, pancake; a
finely dressed doll with trailing gown,
represented a lady cake; a sponge
tied with gay ribbons, sponge cake.
When you put on your thinking
cap you can find so many things
which will represent the cakes famil-
lar to you that it will be easy to find
one you like. The one who gets the
prize is the one who finds something
that will not be guessed the moment
it is seen, yet is correct representa-
ton ofethe word that describes the
kind of cake it claims to represent
Good Literature.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
The Remaining Pass.

Can have pass over your
liner"
NO." replied the railroad man.
Laws too strict. We can't pass
anythi but dividend pow."-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02


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


wise good Then the Puritan reformation and ae
there uheed conception Of nvdusm Now we are
another epoch, that of fraternasm
the coming all the cds and s viii be united by co%n
raternal Ey
nineteenth had
The that accumulation fu.
aea
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which
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
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The Age Of Fraternalism.
By DR.. Lyman Abbott.

he civilized world the Angoaxon and especially the Amer
people, passing industrial and political concep
ons of the last century something different In the
history the world there have been three conceptions OF he
special these is autocacy the second nd
third fraternalsm the organization Of society
L.sis - rt,.alc cnrriaa aaanih nasc
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
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Why Immigrants
Like America
By Prof. Emil r eich.

lie influence of locality indeed of eachng kind
By locality country town. district other
subdivisions Of any territory.
Each division Of that kind has, were,a personality OF
its Through its peculiar local condittns its climate
scenery type women acts powerfully upon
imagination and mental habits of the people living
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02

see clearly that within the next generation there be
social changes The influence of wealth on political life and
grow less whether it be in the hand OF indi
yiduals or corporations The workngmen are live
mower the oilers less With restless and iconocaSc
hefore us we must boh lead and restrain regds forces
The social nhiosopher and the socoogst can
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
Church a Workshop.

Cannot Refuse It's Help to Any One Who Seele q
I}etter Life, BE He Capitalist Laborer.
BY Bishop Daniel A. Goodsel1, of Boston
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02


the fair OF must not be
cheap scber gossip We find fault with honest and
criticism rights No mt
public but will welcome and profit by There higher mission
criticism, just holds strict
accountability be the uwark and support honest government
public intelligence Along with
the of truth and hope and good cheer to every nook
land clean living and high think
How then, Its
field public sevce
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-02
What the American
Newspaper Should Be


HE daily is for the most part hastily made VI
its editorial columns
under which precudes full
sideraon furnish for unjust
upon individuals American journalism
must purge malsn influences within its ranks
f,ueto its trad and it's
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27

not sure they know
Pc hal ii would n,t be a bad guess
u mink Of nlan q lilile weary, q
intle old, litC!e IN. ety: nDt fond "f
book learning nor particularly OF peo-
pie, but with a passion for history anG
The romance Cf n;t'i0n DulltIng; a
trifle cynical regarding reforms and
reforme. S and he millennium; hellev-
iug absolutely in two things-a Diety
and the Republican party; not par
ticularly full of faith in men and i'm
patient Of any attt mpt TO change thf
I'D ways of getting there.
Warm hearted with common people
but cold blooded in politics, knowing
the game from its first principles.
grand old man Of Yesterday and {
pretty good young man of today, as
young men go. Ard may he rounC
OUT his hundred years, as he has
sworn to do
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27

pleasant little semI-occasional game
between friends.
In tie winter il, fusSes viii he
battlesnlps and public buildings, aud
in The summer lie generally puts Oh
his political oIeralls and unkars
~aronnd Tie NermIllion county Repub-
lean machine lil,le, putting IN
new cog wheel here and there.
His life is regular and almost
nonotonous. He is creature Of
habit. Every other year he runs for
congress. In the off year lie runs
for speaker OF the house. Every
four years lie declines The vice presl-
dency. Every ten years he buys a
rev bank.
Each fall he pats On a new suit Of
black clothes and hat with an extra
rakish b1im, adjusts his cigar at an
oyerbealIug angle and go, to Wash
ingtun, where he runs the nation ON
the high speed all winter, and listens
to the pleas of congressman who want
committees, appropriations. bills, re
form, appointments and amusement,
On these occasions the applicant
watches the speakers cigar feverish-
ly. If it remains pointed alOft, all is
yell. If it shifts and points down.
ward, like a Roman emperor's thumb,
The favor can't be granted.
One of the reasons why Cannon can
refuse so many favors and sull retain
50 many friends is because he does
not keep an applicant dangling. He
tells him mo- at once and there is no
such thing as "a retrial or an appeal
During his thirty-two years in con-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27
Always Indistinct

She--I see in some of the Chilean
towns women are conductors on the
street cars.
He suppose it is hard to tell, then.
when she is calling out a street.
whether she has not her mouth full of
hairrins?"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27
Nothing But the Truth.
sworn to dc

How true is it," remarked Biffkins.
as ne laid aside his paper, that the
evil men do lives after them"
What's the matter now?" queried
his good wife. anxiously.
was just reading of a Boston man
VINO left half his fortune to be used in
establishing cooking Schools" he ak.
planned
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27
TEACHERS CONFER
Meeting of Minnesota EduCa-
ti0naI Association
SESSION IN ST. CLOUD
Attractive Program is Now in
PrepdratiOn--Sauk Centre to
Be Represented

The program for the netting of the
Northern Minnesota Educational AS
sociation to be held at st. Cloud, Apri
y, 8 and T. has been in preparation
for some time. 1t is. expected now
that it will be printed and ready for
distribution about March 1st. The
meetings will open Thursday evening,
April End, with program in what is
named the superintendents and grad
ed section, which is of general in
terest. The topics for the evening
are: THE basis Of promotion IL the
grades" and lis the utiliterion tend
ency in education being carried too
far?' Supt Jordan of Minneapolis
and Supt Hlleboe of Benson are the
princinal speakers. These are live
TOPICS and interesting discussions WIZ
be sure to follow the presentation
of the topics.
On Friday forenoon, Supt. Olsen'
Asst. Supt. Schulz and others Will
address a joint meeting of the school
boards of Stearns and Benton coun-
ties and rural school teachers. AT
the same time, Supt. Greenwood, OF
Kansas City, and number Of other
noted speakers will address the Hlgh
School section. The topic is: mai
70 expect of the boys and giris at tue
age of adolescence and how to deal
with them IN their studies and III
their behavior in and out OF school
These are topics in which every teach
e. IS interested and VIII doubtless
arouse a profitable discussion.
The general association will meet
on Friday afternoon, April 3rd, ana
Saturday forenoon following. The
general theme of the program is:
''The adjustment of education to the
child" Geo. E. Alton, Supt. Green
wood, of Kansas City, and Miss Gil
demeister, of the Winona Normal, Will
be the principal speakers. Several
people have been engaged to discuss
the topics and the general discussion
will be limited only for want of time.
The two topics for Saturday forenoon
will be especially interesting. Miss
McManus, of Douglas county, will dis
cuss "Industrial work in the rural
schools" and Prof James, of the
University, will give lecture The
education of the land
Instead of the usual lecture on Fr-
day evening, the musical talent avail
able for the purpose will give con-
cert in the normal school assembly
hall.
Last year the membership of the
: association was nearly double what
it had been in previous years. There
lis no reason why it should not go to
four or even five hundred this year
School boards and superintendents
should be liberal with their teachers
and give them day off 10 attenc
this meeting. Let teachers in all de-
partments take hold of this program
determined to get and to give the
best that there is in their profession
Let everybody now resolve to make
this the biggest and best meeting in
the history of the association.
At this meeting Miss De Meules
principal of the Sauk Centre Higf
school. and Miss Graves, teacher O
the normal department, will discuss
the topic What to expect of the
Boys and Girls at the Age of Adde'S
cence and How to Deal with them il
their Studies and in their Behavior
In and Out of School"
A Sure Thing.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27
A Sure Thinu.

Cremation is good" wrote the lit
tie girl in the examination, because
the person might only be In a swoon,
and if he Is burned he cannot recover"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-07
Actual
tarDqtion
TliE MT. CITY AND HALL DRUG
COMPANIES GIVE FACTS RE-
eARDlNe DYSPEPSIA.

Although Indigestion and Dyspepsia
) are so prevalent. most people do NOT
hcroughly understand theil cause and
enre There is no reason why people
ehculi5not eat anything they desire
4 4 they will only chew it carefully and
thoroughly. Many actually starve
themselves into sickness through fear
of eating every good-looking, good
smelling and good-tasteing food, be
cause i does not agree with them.
Dieting cannot cure Dyspepsia, II
We refuse every article Of food that
siisagrees with us, before long we have
nothing left, and find ourselves chron,
u dyspeptics.
We can cure Dyspepsia. We are So
cpnadent Of this fact that We guaran.
tee . cure, and promise to supply the
medicine free Of all cost to everyone
who will use It, who is not perfectly
satisfied vita the results which it pro.
duces. We exact no promises, and put
no one under any obligation whatever,
Surely. nothing could be fairer. We
ara cated1right here in Fairmont, and
our reputation should be sufficient as.