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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Maintaining Fertility.

The most important matter in
farming is maintaining the fertility
of the soil so that there will be no
diminution of crops. The neces-
sary thing in maintaining the fertil-
ity of the soil, says writer OF note,
and in supplying the needs of the
average worn out SOIL is organic mat
ter. If the supply of organic matter
is maintained, the supply of fertility
is generally maintained. Increasing
the supply of organic matter in
creases the amount of nitrogen in the
soil, because the supply of nitrogen
comes almost wholly from the amount
applied in the organic matter.
Then organic matter is needed to
keep the supply of available min
eral plant food ample. There is
enough potash in the typical soil
to grow corn 1000 to 1000 years.
yet If the supply of decaying organic
matter in the soil is not maintained
we find that in very few years the
soil will show signs of wearing out.
The reason generally lies in the fact
that there is not enough decaying
humus in the soil to keep the supply
of available potash ample, and the
crop suffers for want of the food
when the soil is really rich in that
food. 1t is in the unavailable state
and the crop cannot use it.
Nine times in ten when we find
soil that is said to have worn ou:,
it only needs the increasing Of its
supply of organic matter. AS soon
as the farmer applies cast Of ma
nure or grows crop that has heavy
root system and causes a consider
able organic matter to be left in or
to fall upon the soil each year, like
clover or alfalfa, we find that the
fertility of the soil increases and that
it again produces as abundant crops
as it ever did before. God made
the minerals, and judging from the
way He made all else, He made am
abundance of them. He expects US
to see to it that the supply of organic
matter is maintained to meet the
needs of our crops. If we do this the
fertility of the soil will be main
tanned; if not, 1t will decrease each
year, till it will refuse to produce
profitable crops.-Colman' Rural
Worlcs
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
The Profit From Hens.

Storrs' Agricultural College is full
filling its proper mission in its ex-
periments with poultry raising, made
for the benefit of the farmers of the
State. With White Leghorn hens it
has demonstrated that it is possible
to make on eggs alone a net profit of
about $1.19 per hen per year. With
other breeds the profit is less, falling
as low as ninety-eight cents per hen
in the case of Rhode Island Reds.
This is only partially finished ex-
pertinent. The profit from poultry is
not from the eggs alone, and this is
the least reliable and sometimes the
least profitable part of poultry rails
ing. Moreover, the price set for eggs
is slightly over twenty-five cents a
dozen-surely a conservative price,
even for the farmer to receive, as
eggs are selling now. 1t is probable
that the State Agricultural College
will continue the experiment to a
more Illuminating extent.
But here is the poultry business
figured to definite basis. One hen
Will produce so much. It follows,
with q certain discount for increased
number and increased risk. that SO
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Occasionally the shoplifter finds It
difficult to take things easy.
There are many sick-of-home voy-
ayers On the sea of matrimony.
Now is the time to do things; by
and by Is the time to do nothing.
When the wise man gets real angry
he goes away back and sits down.
Fortunate is the man who never
knows when he gets the worst of it.
If a girl is pretty her knowledge
of the fact is apt to spoil the effect.
When a man talks of himself he is
usually more eloquent than interest
ing.
Unless a man has good opinion
of himself he shouldn't expect Others
to have.
Laughter may be beautiful, but II
must be serious matter to be tickled
to death.
Some men imagine they are decent
because they wear a clean collar
every day.
His Satanic majesty doesn't worry
about the man who is going to reform
tomorrow.
Why is it that the average chap
eron thinks it's up to her to work
overtime?
Some women are so contrary that
they even have confidence in a conf
dehce man.
Adding as a postscript "Burn this
letter" is your cue to start the con-
fagration yourself.
1t is a waste of time to find fault
with yourself. Lots OF people will
gladly do it for you.
Once in a great while you meet a
married man who actually seems
proud of his condition.
If womans ancestors came over
in the Mayfower she never fails to
mention it to every one she meets.
And the richer a man is the easier
It is for him to lie about how much
happier he was when he didn't have
a dollar.
If a girl remains single until her
ideal man comes along the chances
are that her maiden name will adorn
her tombstone.
After girl has hypnotized young
man into buying her solitaire she
begins to wonder what she could have
done with other men II it were not
too late.-From Pointed Para
graphs" in the Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Must Have Been Tipped or.

There is certain stately spinster
Of Richmond who has lived alone for
many years in n handsome mansion
that is one of the city's sights. No
childish fingers have ever marred
the brilliance of her mirrors and
played havoc with the fine bronzes
and vases in the dailtily cared for
dining-room.
On one occasion the spinster had
as guest niece, aged seven, in whose
home, where many children romped
from morning till night, the same
exquisite perfection of housekeeping
was, of course, impossible. When the
little one returned home she fastened
to tell her mother of the wonders of
the house wherein she was guest.
incidentally enlarging upon. the de-
lights of the tea parties" there. 1
Mamma" said she in an awed
tone, 81 saw a fly in Aunt Sarah's
house. But" she added, thought
fully. sit was washing itself. "-Har-
per's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Cause of Soft Shell Eggs.

Hens that acquire the habit of lay
ing soft-shell eggs should be watched
very carefully in order to break them
of it. There are two causes for soft
eggs. One is feeding too much slim
ulating food; the other, not enough
shell-forming material being fur
nished. Too much spiced food and
meat is generally found to be the
chief cause, and if that is cut out, the
evil can generally be overcome. If
the hens have been overfed they will
show it by the lack of eagerness with
which they eat new food. After you
are satisfied that they have been fed
too much, reduce the supply, and add
little epson salts to their drinking
water for about four days. Grit or
crushed oyster shells should be fed
If want of lime is the trouble. Farm
Progress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

two or three times. We recently
got the thought that little spray
ing would overcome this difficulty.
We have tried 1t on a few swarms
with good results.
While the cluster is yet hanging
on the tree take a small spray pump.
or syringe, and wet the cluster of
bees with one or two quarts of cold
water, then take your swarm catcher
shown in the cut and turn it up
under the cluster and get them into
it. They will cling together while
YOU carry them to the hive, and
when dumped in front of 1t they will
not readily take wing again, but will
run into it. Swarms that have been
hived few hours and seem restless,
or cluster mostly on the outside of
their hive, can also be made more
tractable by a little spraying. Bees
need great quantity of water dur
ing summer, and the beekeeper can
supply their needs in a few minutes
where 1t would require hours for
the bees to gather it themselves.
Put the new hive containing the
swarm on the old stand, exactly
where the old hive stood and place
the old hive close beside the new one,
The next morning as the bees go
forth from this hive to work, they
will nearly all return to the old place
and enter the other hive, making that
colony very strong, and in condition
to store great crop. The other
colony will be so reduced in num-
bers that the bees will not be moved
to swarm again and will fall in with
the first queen that matches and prob
ably give much surplus. 1t will
make \ good, strong colony by the
close OF the season.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
A Neichbor of Bad Repute.

The skunk is probably as numer-
GUS in most localities as ever it was,
since its food resources are increas-
ed rather than diminished by rural
civilization, while its natural enc
mics are reduced. Of mankind it
seems perfectly fearless, and when
one is met on the road USUALLY to-
ward evening, when 1t begins its
nightly wanderings) it keeps steadily
on its course, and the man, If he is
wise, does not dispute as to right of
way 1t habitually digs a deep bur
row for a home, but may take pos
session of wocdchucks hole, cave,
hollow stump or stone wall, and of
ten seeks a lodging beneath a house
or barn, making its presence known
sooner or later during the winter by
stencil that compels the landlord
to evict the intruder straightway.-
Ernest Ingersoll.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

Newspaper Loyalty. /

The other night at little gather
ing of magazine writer's the talk
centred around Mr. Bryan's charges
against the New York newspapers.
Il have worked for many news
papers," said Robert H. Davis, of
Munsey's. "and l never knew one yet
that wasn't true to its readers. When
was cub l worked on the Carson
Appeal, out in Nevada. Late one
night when we were pulling off the
800 circulation on a Washington
hand press half dressed man with a
stubby black beard slipped in through
the door and asked If we had a suit
of clothes we could let feller have.
There were always a lot of old
clothes hanging behind the press that
anybody was welcome to. We told
him to help himself. Pretty soon
he was we'll rigged out. He started
to leave, but hesitated, watching the
printing. What does the paper cost?'
he asked. We told him IS. He dug
up the money. Where should we
send it?' III let you know when
git settled, he said, I'm travelling
with that he went out. In about
half an hour we heard the clatter Of
hoofs and the changing of weapons,
and looking out into the moonlight
we recognized the Sheriff and four
heavily armed deputies. They came
in. Had we seen a half-dressed man
with stubby black beard? We had.
Which way did he go? l started to
tell them that he had gone around
the corner, through the side street,
toward the hills. The foreman
nudged me to keep quiet. I'll at
tend to this he said. Then he went
on to say that the man had gone
down the main road to the canyon.
They mounted and rode away in the
wrong direction.
"Our visitor was Black Bart, the
highwayman, who had just escaped
from the penitentiary.
What did you do that for?' l
asked the foreman with some indig-
nation.
"'Great Jehosephat!' he said, you
wouldn't go back on subscriber,
would you?'"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Cradles of the Quirinal.

There is no prospect that the
daughter born to the King and Queen
of Italy a few days ago will be with
out resting place, for the royal
palace is stocked with cradles, most
of item presents when the crown
price was born. Seventeen of them
came from different parts of the
world, one from Italians resident in
New York and another from the Ar
gentine, embroidered in Indian style
with colored grasses. In addition
there is sumptuous cradle presented
to the queen when little Princess
Yolande was born. The base is of
bronze, delicately chiseled, and under
the arch Romulus and Remus play
with the traditional Wolf Above
stands an angel holding laurel
wreath. The cradle is of solid sill
yer, surrounded with shields of all
the districts of Rome.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Explosions In Sewers.

City people who are occasionally
startled by seeing manhole cover
blown from the pavement generally
ascribe the blame to leaking gas
mains. But there are probably many
other sources from which dangerous
gasses find their way into sewers,
and one of these is indicated by an
investigation recently reported to
the American Chemical Society by
Prof A. A. Breneman. He showed
that tho entrance of mixture of
gasnline and soap into drains and
sewers from garages, factories, and
other places where such materials
are employed for washing, is suffl-
cient to account for the liberation of
much combustible vapor, which may
play a part in sewer EXPLOSIONS
Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
TIE
General Demand

Of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
English Poultry Experiments.

The second quarterly report of the
experiments in the housing and feed
ing of poultry undertaken by the
University College, Reading, England,
and carried out by the college expert
ment station, has just been issued.
The first test made was for the
purpose of ascertaining the value OF
the colony system of housing poultry,
which is largely employed in the
United States, while the object of the
second was to compare the merits of
hopper and ordinary feeding. The
experiments are being conducted with
pens of White Wyandottes and Buff
Orpingtons, and careful observations
have been made of the quantity and
character of the food consumed, the
cost of the different systems of feed
ing, and the results as shown in egg
production and fertility.
The conclusions drawn from the
experiments go to show that during
the three months ending May 81, the
ordinary fed birds cost much less for
food; that they produced nine eggs
more; that the White Wyandottes
yielded 107 in excess of the Buff
Orpingtons; that the fertility was
greater by 0.6 in the Buff Orping-
tons; that the Matching percentage
was greater by 3.S1 in the Orping-
tons than in the Wyandottes; that the
fertility of eggs from the hopper-fed
birds was greater by 0.29 than where
ordinary feeding was employed. and
that the percentage of Matching was
greater from hopper-fed birds by
0.22.-Weekly Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Wild Goat of Europe.

The common wild goat is almost
extinct in Europe-even from the
Alps, where he used to be commonly
found. The Piedmont mountains ap-
pear to be his last refuge and even
there he has to be protected in the
royal park of Fressoney, where about
300 head are preserved.
One or two of the cantons are urg-
ing the federal government to find
resources for reacclimating the wild
goat. One or two private efforts have
been made, but the animal does not
take kindly to them.-London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Safety Sin gletree.

over the end of staple. Make the
hook fiat, one-quarter inch thick,
five-eighths inch wide. Drill hole
near the end. Use SIG round iron
for lock. Take square bend, put in
hole and rivet just enough so it will
work rather tight. When it wears
and works easy tighten again. Dot
ted lines show lock turned ready for
hitching. l have used this on cul-
tivator for ten years, writes Penn
sylvania farmer to Missouri Valley
Farmer. TIE lock part is my own
invention.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Power of Gasoline.

In place of fourteen strong arms
pulling seven oars, with another pair
at the steering oar, now a four-cylin-
der, four-cycle gasoline engine
pushes the craft along at ten miles
an hour. A solid eighteen-inch pro.
peller with reversing clutch propels
the thirty-four-foot boat. Two gaso-
line tanks, one with a capacity of
twenty-five and the other with seven.
ty-five gallons of the colorless fluid in
which is locked up SO much effort, ad-
NIT, according to Popular Mechanics,
radius of 200 miles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, O.
I

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
senior partner OF the firm OF 4. j CHENEY y
Co., dong business IN the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the SUN OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS tor each and every case OF CATARRH
that cannot be cured By the use OF HALL 8
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN my
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. d.,
1885. A. W. GLEASON,
(sEAL.) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is Ia ken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send Tor testimonials
tree. \. j. CHENEY l. Co., Toledo, U.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
HORSE LIVES in BAKERY.
Sheep and Dogs Complete Happy
Chicago Family, and Children
cIeep IA, Ice Rox

An Italian bakery where sheep,
horse and three dogs led happy
life. and an Italian meat market
where two children sleep in the ice
box were among the novelties discov-
cred In a tour of inspection by DR..
]. ID. Kelso of the Chicago Depart
ment of Health.
Kelso gave orders for the removal
of the animals from the bakery and
told the mother of the children that
an ice box was hardly a healthful
sleeping place for children.
This was in quarter where it Is
hard to make people understand why
inspectors bother them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
R.rn Not Stained.

We saw a barn the other day which
had never been stained up from the
accumulation Of manure along the
sides. In fact, no manure was ever
thrown out. Every day 1t was
thrown into spreader. and when 1t
was full the manure went on to the
meadows. Indiana Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

the kidney secretions were badly dis
ordered. | was completely worn ont
and discouraged when ! began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. put they went
right to the cause of the trouble and
did their work we'll. have been
feeling well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, n. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Sf4Gzaa.F 1T'fIIe

many hens will produce so many
times that much, Farmers who have
tried raising hens with poor success
may laugh at this as theory. Perhaps
they might do better to examine the
Storrs experiment more fully and
find out-as they can-just why they
did not do as well.-New Haven Reg
lister.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Wigs on the Bench,

The use of wigs by judges and
barristers is not very ancient. 1t
was introduced toward the end of
the seventeenth or at the beginning
of the eighteenth century when it
had become the fashion at court.
Bishops continued to use wigs longer
than their clergy, but they have dis
carded them for many years now.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Gins or Tugs Stay On.

Have blacksmith bend fiat piece OF
iron around singietree-old buggy
tire will do Bend it back six or
eight inches and put two rivets
through it. For centre clip use staple
made of three-eighths round iron.
Put nuts on ends of rivet. A fiat
piece of iron with holes in it fits
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
P. N. U. 1, 1908.
Farmers and Autos.

Life on the old farm is no longer
complete without an automobile, ac-
cording to State Master G. w. F..
Gaunt of Mullica Hill. who in his
annual address before the New Jer-
sey State Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, declared that adoption of the
sport by agriculturists is rapidly do
ing away with prejudice against au-
tomobiles. Thousands of prosperous
New Jersey farmers already own
touring cars, and many more will
buy them next year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Make the Land Yield.

The secret of success in farming is
to make each acre of land yield its
utmost at the least possible expense.
As many as sixty bushels of wheat
have been grown on one acre, as an
experiment, yet some farmers who
secure twenty bushels per acre are
satisfied. There is always "room at
the top" in farming as in every other
occupation. n.-Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Height of Waves at Sea

When writers speak of waves
mountain high" theS are merely in
dulging in poetic. extravaganza. A
wave exceeding 80 feet in height Is
seldom encountered. Some have
been seer on the Atlantic that reach
ed height of A to 4S feet, but that
was entirely exceptional.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
AsnhaIt nenosits Found.

Asphaltic layers have been found
in Syria, near Kferie, village about
25 miles northeast Of the port OF
Latalsia, along the road leading to-
ward Aleppo, which have been de
clared by competent mining engi-
Nneers to be not only rich in asphalt
nut also practically inexhaustible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Peculiar Ant Nests.

In Australia are found some of the
most remarkable ants nests in the
world They are known as magnet
ic" nests, for the reason that they
are built in a due north and south
direction. Consequently, traveller
may readily direct his course by
their aid
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Oldest Scottish Peer.

The Oldest of the Scottish peers is
the Earl of Wemyss, who is now IN
his eighty-ninth year and who has
lived in the reign of five sovereigns.
He is still a very active man and
very fond of shooting, fishing and
motoring. He makes frequent
speeches in the House of Lords. |
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

Statistics show that, though fair.
haired people are, as a rule, less
strong than those who have dark
hair, yet the former live longer than
the latter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

Paper Making in Japan has been
very active for the last year or so.
New companies have been formed.
and old ones enlarged. Most Japan
ese mills use steam for motive power,
and nearly all the machinery used is
Of American make.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

Secretary Shields of the Water
Board in New Orleans has a spaniel
that delights to catch bugs and take
them to the yard for the chickenf
to eat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

for FIVE months in a
hospital 1 was dis
charged as incura-
BILE. and given only
six months to live.
My heart was affect
ed, | mad smother
ing spells and some
times fell urcon-
scious. 1 got so |
couldn't use my
arms. my eyesighi
was impaired and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

OF the entire population of Odessa
sixty-five per cent. of the males and
eighty-five per cent. of the females
are illiterate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, ,softens thegums reducesinfiamma-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases per.
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. S2 trial bottle and treatise free
Dr. 81 r. Kline. Id. .93l Arch St. Phila. Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-08
Only One "Bromo ouinine"

That il Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of L. W. Grove Used the
World over to Cure Cold in One Day. 25c