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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
cRoKERs JOKE ON ENGLISH
eorrows $4,000 as Poor Irish
Farmer Under the Land Act.

Eorrows $4,000 as Poor Irish
Farmer Under the Land Act.
Richard Croker was recognized as
poor Irish tenant farmer by the
Irish Land Commission, and thereby
hangs a tale showing the old Tam
many boss still possesses all his finan-
cial shrewdness and persuasive abil-
ity in argument Where a lawyer
failed Croker succeeded not once, but
twice in having the commission change
its mind and because OF his fine work
he becomes a borrower from the
British exchequer under exceptionally
favorable terms.
Croker offered SS1, 500 for a farm to
Lord Carysfort, and after much nego-
tiation the offer was accepted. Then
Croker sent his lawyer before the
Land Commission to argue that under
the Irish Land act of 1903 it should
advance the money to buy the farm.
The commission would not be moved,
ana Croker himself appeared before
it and answered the old question of
New York days, where did you get
it?" by saying, 81 have not got it,"
Croker looked grieved and exclalmel:
"You gentlemen are treating me
unfairly. You think ! am the million
aire I am reported to be. | tell you
l am not a millionaire. am as much
entitled to the benefits Of this act as
any other tenant in Ireland"
The commissioners pondered Crok-
ers plea, and offered to advance $751;
ESQ, but Croker returned again to the
attack, and to such good effect that
he received the full grant of Se5,00o
under the law. Just what this means
in a business way may be gathered
from the fact the s25,00O viii be re-
paid, with 3 IL percent interest in d.
mlnishing installinents extending over
68 years and not only that, but
the annual repayment will be 80 per-
cent less than the annual rent Croker
was paying to Lord Carysfort for the
farm.-Dublin correspondence CT the
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
Milk for Hoes.

If you want to raise hogs, dairy cows
will furnish skim milk for rapid and
cheap development. If you want TO
get good returns from poultry, skim
milk will probably have still great
er value. If you want to raise a fam
lily of healthy children, clean milk from
healthy COWS will be a great aid II
you want to improve the soil, the man
ure from well-fed dairy cows will do
it quickly and the Improvement will
be of long duration,-Progressive
Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
TO TEST HEAT.

To Judge of the heat of an oven
try the oven every ten minutes with
piece of white paper. If too hot the
paper will blaze up or blacken; when
the paper becomes dark brown
rather darker than ordinary meat pie
crust-the oven is fit for small pas
try. When light brown-the color of
nice pastry-it is ready for tarts.
When the paper turns dark yellow
you can bake bread, large meat pies
or pound cake, while If it is just
tinged the oven is fit for sponge cake
and for meringues.-New Haven Reg
lister.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
Hens In Clover.

If the hens forage on a clover field
1t will be all they may need while the
weather is warm, although feeding at
night will do no harm IL they are lay
ing. White clover is better than red
because it is shorter and can be more
easil eaten, but any kind of grass may
be utilized.-Farmers Home Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
POISON in FOODS
PreservatIves Used Are the Cause Of
Many Diseases.

Many Diseases.
Washington. = DR.. II. w. Wiley,
chief Of the bureau of chemistry, of
the department Of agriculture, report
ed to the house committee on agri-
culture, the results of exhaustive ex-
periments conducted by the bureau to
determine the poisonous effect on the
human system of such drugs as bo-
rax, benzoic acid, benzoate of soda,
sulphate Of copper, sulphur, dioxide,
formaldehyde and salycillic acid,
when contained in food stuffs.
Dr. Wiley said that the expulsion of
these and kindred drugs from the
body is performed almost entirely by
the kidneys, and that he is satisfied
the term of American life would be
heightened II the use of such drugs
in foods were wholly discontinued.
He said he was convinced that kid
ney disease, so prevalent among
Americans, Is partly the result Of con-
stant introduction into the system Of
such preservative substances as ben
zoate of soda, carried in foods.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
PURE FOOD
No Food Commissioner of any State
has ever attacked the absolute
purity of Grape-Nuts.

Every analysis undertaken shows
this food to be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley, treated by our processes
to partially transform the starch
parts into form Of Sugar, and there
fore much easier to digest.
Our claim that it is "Food for
Brain and Nerve Centres" is based
upon the fact that certain parts of
Wheat and Barley (Which we use)
contain Natures brain and nerve
building ingredients, viz, Phosphate
of Potash. AID the way we prepare
the food makes it easy to digest and
assimilate.
Dr.. Geo. w. Carey in his book on
"The Biochemic System of Medicine
says:
when the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range Of
the phosphate Of potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
"The gray matter of the brain is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
"This salt unites with albumen,
and by the addition of oxygen creates
nerve-huid, or the gray matter of tie
brain.
"Of course, there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter in
nerve-fluid, but potassium phosphate
Is the chief factor, and has the power
within itself to attract, by its own
law of affinity, all things needed to
manufacture the elixir of life. There
fore, when nervous symptoms arise,
due to the fact that the nerve-fuid
has been exhausted from any cause,
the phosphate of potassium is the
only true remedy, because nothing
else can possibly supply the de-
flclency.
"The ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter of the
brain cannot be overestimated.
phosphate of Potash, is to my
mind, the most wonderful curative
agent ever discovered by man, and
the blessings 1t has already conferred
on the race are many. But what
shall the harvest be- when physicians
everywhere fully understand the part
this wonderful salt plays in the pro-
cesses of life? 1t will do as much as
can be done through physiology to
make heaven on earth
"Let the overworked business man
take it and go home good-tempe
Let the weary wife, nerves unstrung
from attending to sick children or en-
tertaining company, take 1t and note
how quickly the equili-: :.um will be
restored and calm and reason assert
her throne. No 'provings' are re-
quired here. We find this potassium
salt largely predominates in nerve-
fluid, and that deficiency produces
well-defined symptoms. The Begin
ming and end of the matter is to sup
ply the lacking principle, and in
molecular form, exactly as nature
furnishes 1t in vegetables, fruits and
grain. TO supply deficiencies-tnis ia
the only law OF cure"
Please observe that Phosphate Of
Potash is not properly of the drug
shop variety but is best prepared by
"Old Mother Nature and stored in
the grains ready for use by mankind.
Those who have been helped to better
health by the use of Grape-Nuts are
legion.
"There's a Reason"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
TO LIGHTEN A NORTH ROOM

No one wants gloomy room. but
what to do with one facing north is
often a difficult problem.
Some people do without curtains
to allow all the light possible to come
into the room, but it is not so much
light that one needs as sunshine, and
when this cannot be had, one must
make it, or, rather, get the effect of
it. Try having it papered with soft
yellow paper. A good plan is to have
a light yellow on the walls as far as
the picture molding, and lighter
shade, almost a cream, above this and
on the ceiling. Then yellow silk sash
curtains, pulled back, tend to make a
room appear sunny, says Home Chat.
Brass can make wonderful diff
ference to q dreary room. A large
jardiniere, with plant In 1t, placed
in dark corner, will tighten up the
corner marvellously. Brass fireirons,
too, will give CHEEKY reflection,
even candlesticks help, and little
trays and bowls, be they ever so
small. The Importance of brass in a
sunless room cannot be too strongly
emphasized. Mirrors brighten it up,
and so do some pictures, with well
polished glasses and gilded frames.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
Ice Evaporates.

An inquirer asks If ice evaporates,
and whether plants under thin sheets
of ice can be protected by it temporar-
lily. In answer, plants may be protect
ed by ice if they happen to be in prop
er position, the most common form
being in snow. Ice and snow evaporate
slowly at all temperatures. They eyaQ-
crate most rapidly when nearly up to
the freezing point, and with the wind
blowing strongly over them. The less
the wind, the slower the evaporation;
and as the temperature falls, the less
is evaporated. The experiment may be
easily tried during continuous cold
weather, by pouring water on the face
of a horizontal board where it will
freeze, and then Observing the time re-
quired for it to disappear under the
various conditions of cod, wind and
time. 1t often happens that crops are
planted in windy places, and become
covered with a coat of snow. The wind
evaporates the snow before the owner
is aware, and winter-killing is the re-
sult.-Country Gentleman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
TrianauIar Alliance.

Pigs, orchard and clover make tri-
angular alliance with benefit to all
three, except that the clover is a sacri-
flee to the thrift of the pigs and the
trees. The clover keeps the soil light
and mellow. The hogs thrive on the
green fodder, and upon the insects and
wormy fruit.-American Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
TEST FOR WATER.

There is no better or simpler way
of testing suspected water than the
following:
Fill clean pint bottle nearly full
of the water to be tested and dissolve
in it half teaspoonful of loaf or
granulated sugar. Cork the bottle and
keep in warm place two days. II
the water becomes cloudy or milky
within that time 1t is unfit for do
mestic use.-New Haven Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-02-19
Llnllt and t.eayy oato.

The weight Of oats per hashel varies
from thirty pounds to fifty, and even
hfty-1ve pounds in some OF the west
ern irrigated states. The Office of cx-
pertinent stations notes an experiment
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
500 REWARD, 500

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in it's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for testimonials. Address,
F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o. Sold by
all druggists, 75c. Take Halls Family
Pills for constipation.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
A HINT FOR THE BOYS

The Gainesville Elevator is respon-
sible for the following story:
The other day two old weather.
beaten posts were tossed onto a wood
pile none too large for the wants Of
the family. The fourteen-year old
boy of the household was an energet-
ic, kind hearted little fellow, always
willing to aid his mother in and about
the house, SO concluded he would
split those posts up for stove use. The
first one he chopped into. his ak hit
a metallic substance somewhat larger
than silver dollar but yellow in COL
or. The lad stopped his work and
took the coin to his mother. who, not
knowing what it was sent it to an old
acquaintance to have it examined. This
gentleman upon seeing the coin and
the boy to where the old post was
and in short time it was split open.
revealing nine more coins just like the
one first found. They were fifty-dol-
lar gold pieces coined in 1912 and on
account Of their being 50 rare as a
coin the boy succeeded in selling them
for $4,000. Now. boys, here is a lesson
you should never forget. to be first
and last al the wood pile, keep up the
splitting of sticks for your mother
and 1 guarantee that coin will come
your way"
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
bkAD|TS RAID 4 BANK
Wild West Shcw in Missouri Town,
Dynamite and Gunpowder Burnt
But Nobody Killed

Rich Hill, Mo. Feb. 13.-This sec
ton was thrown into a state Of great
excitement this morning by the ex-
ploitS Of five bandits. heavily armed,
who dynamited a safe Of The Farmers
and Merchants bank and secured $12,-
600, terroriZed the citizens, and after
the exchange Of many shots. made
their escape. Luckily, however, no
one was injured.
The terrific explosion caused by dy-
namiting the vault of the bank awak-
ened the town and most of the male
population hurried to the bank. Many
persons arrived in time to see the rob-
bers mount their horses and ride
rapidly away.
Some of the citizens who were
armed. opened fire on the fleeing ban
dts. who returned the fire.
The cashier of the bank said that
all the available cash of the institu-
ton was secured by the bold robbers.
The bank building is completely
wrecked and many Heighborng build
irgs partially destroyed by the ex-
plOSiOn.
The rough country south of the city
affords an excellent refuge for the
fugitives.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
FINE WILL BE FOUGHT
Union Printers Up in Arms Against
the Recent Decision Of New
York Court

New York, Feb. 1--we Will not
permit our members to be sent to Jail
for insisting on their rights as Amer
ican citizens" Yesterdays outrageous
decision against Typographical Union
No. 6 will react on every one response
BILE for it. The union will give up a
million dollars, should it be needed,
and will carry the decision for review
to a higher court and also serve notice
on the state legislature that the pres
ent laws must be amended or some one
will suffer. Aroused as never before
in the history of the labor movement,
our officers are prepared to fight JUS
tice BishOffs decision Of yesterday,
sending certain Of our members to
Jail for violating an injunction pro-
hibiting picketing during a strike"
In the above statement, James j.
Murphy. president Of the local union,
made plain that the end is not yet.
The union will back its men with all
the power it can command. The order
in the BishOff decision will be filed
tomorrow or Saturday and an appeal
will Immediately be taken.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
MOSQUITOES ONLY MESSENGERS
That Carry Infection of Yellow Fever,
Which Originates in Filth and
Swampy Soil

New York, Feb. 13.-lne Herald has
this from Havana:
The Academy Of Science has decid-
ed to set a date for a decision Of the
yellow fever theory Of DR.. Thomas
Hernandez, who declares that not only
human bodies, but also unclean places,
such as swamps, are sources of con-
taminatfOn by the stegomyia, which
take the cOntagiOn from the humid
earth and carry it to man.
DR.. Hernandez said to the Herald
cOrreSponder
Il am sure the first case of disease
is always telluric. The disease orig
mated not only in the Cuban. but also
in the Mexican Gulf ports, the Antilles
and Western Africa. This cause was
evident in Cienfuegos and other places,
where the greatest precautions were
taken to prevent sick persons from be-
ing bitten by the stegomyia, yet the
disease persisted.
when Mr.. MagOOn replied to Wash
ingtOn that the epidemic could not be
completely stamped out in Cienfuegos
until the drainage system and water
works were finished, he understood the
scope of my theory. By the sanitary
department insulating cases and des-
troying stegOmyia it can control the
distemper, but never stamp it out en-
tirely
"Finlay's theory is correct as to the
stegomyja carrying the disease from
man so man, but incomplete because
the stegomyia is contaminated also by
teliuric causes. Experiments made
by General Wood, in 1900, which con-
1rmed Ffndlay, were confined to the
stegOmyia contaminated by sick per-
sons. Now. I will propose to Mr.. Ma
goon and to the Academy Of Sciences
new experiments made by feeding the
stegomyia in swamps and stagnant
waters near the coast and other dirty
places"
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13

Large assortment Of CUT GLA0l
and CHINA at Postoffice Drugstore
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
ATTACK on AMER|CkAs
Ey Ciccontcnted Mexican Miners in
Sonora-Houss Blown to Pieces
and Fifteen Men Injured

Tucson, Arizona. Feb. 13.-An at
tcmot To kill every American at the
Santa Rosa mine in Sonora, twenty
miles south of Douglas. was mad" this
morning. when Mexican employees
placed dynamite under boarding
house. the cOmpany'S store and the
residences Of the foreman and the su-
perintendent.
Meal time was selected, because the
American miners were in the boarding
house. which was demolished. Fifteen
men We're blown through the roof
sustaining broken legs and arms, but
there were no fatalities.
The store Of the company was COM
pletely demolished.
Thomas Faein. the foreman, and his
wife were in their ! )me, but the dy-
Mantle failed To ignite
The office Of the superintendent was
demolished but he was out Of the
building at the time.
Eighteen Mexicans were arrested at
the mines
The attempt to destroy the Ameri-
cans, is believed II be the work Of the
sympa pathiZerS with the revOlutiOnists
at present under arrest. and who be-
lieve the Americans are prosecuting
the prisoners.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION CURED

One who suffers from chronic con
stipatiOn is in danger of many seriOua
ailments. Orino Laxative Fruit Syr4
up cures chronic constipation a. G.
aids digestion and stimulates the uvd
and bowels, restoring the natural A.
ton of these organs. Commences talB
ing it today and you will feel abett6
at once. Orino Laxative Fruit Syru
does not nauseate or grippe and IL vagj
pleasant to take. Refuse substitutoo2
Sold by all dealers
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
A GREAT SONG HIT

1.-THE One Girl" the song hit of G..
NJ. AllisOn's Top Of the World" musi-
cal comedy, will be given in the Maga-
zine Section of next Sundays New
York World. Words and music This
is one Of Sam S. and Lee Shubert's
finest productions. 1t has had a run Of
six months in New York and is still
playing to crowded houses who go
away whistling the melody from 1.-The
One Girl song
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
HAMLET

had melancholy, probably caused by
an inactive liver. A bad liver makes
one cross and irritable, causes mental
and physical depression and may re-
suit disastrOusly.
Ballard's Herbine is acknowledged
to be the perfect liver regulator. If
you're blue and out Of sorts, get bot
tie today. A positive cure for bilious
headache, constipation, chills and fe-
yer and all liver complaints. Sold by
the Anti Monopoly Drug Store.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
NINE-HoUR LAW MUST STAND.
Interstate Commerce Commission ha
No Power to Suspend or
Extend 1t

Washington. Feb. 13.-The inter-
state commerce commission decided 81
has no authority to extend the tiu(
or suspend operation Of the nine-ho61
law relating to employed train de-
ratChers. telegraph operators an
tower men except in particular caSeC
where good cause is shown. The raf1l
roads requested suspension pending, -
amendment. kSl
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
IF YOU KNEW

The merits Of the Texas Wonder, you
would never suffer from kidney, blad-
der or rheumatic trouble. 81 bottle two
months treatment. Sold by druggists
or by mail. Send for testimonials. DR..
E. w. Hall, 1926 Olive street, ST Louis.
Missouri.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
SETH THOMAS ESTATE SETTLED
Forty Six Years After His Death and
Several Weeks After the Death
Of His Widow

Winsted. Conn, Feb. 13.-The estate
Of Edward Thomas, son of Seth
Thomas. the clock manufacturer, and
which has been in the probate court in
Plymouth for forty-six years, has just
been settled. A life interest in the
estate was left to the widow. who
died a few weeks ago.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
A DANGEROUS OPERATION

Is the removal Of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to
this frightful ordeal. They work so
quietly you don't feel them They
cure constipation, headache, bilious
ness and malaria. 25c. at Tydings e.
Co.'S. drugstore
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13

statesmen WANTED-Sell retail
trade, your locality, $e5 per month
and expenses to start or commission.
Experience unnecessary. Aermingsen
Cigar Co. Toledo, Ohio.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13

Every one Of those lovely valentines
at the Corner Drugstore contains a
Cupfd's arrow. Can't you send It
straight to some loving heart? They
always hit the marls.
The Ocala evening star., 1908-02-13
IT'S JUST AS EASY

to tell your hearts thoughts with one
iOf those pretty valentines at the Cor
lner Drugstore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-04
HARRIMAN'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH

THE most Porentous figure in contemporary American lie is
Edward II. Hartman This little man-little only the
physical sensebestrdes the continent If financial disaster
threatens if there railroad the rocks he con
handy god that steps of the machine
allay the When the Erie system
receivehp the other day. it Hartman who worked the
miracle another Moses who bids the financial give
their When George Gould his great railroad prop
critics the OF disaster Hartman stretched
his hand to the critical Hartman his
conditions He took Erie into camp Like the Roman
OF old he has chained George Gould his chariot
Hartman controls the Lord knows how many thousand miles
OF railroads Laws poweres limit his ambitions
accomplishment He appears be bigger than United
States Certainly the of government have
IN the effort o hold him down.
We must not quarrel with Hartman He is simply
the product OF his the fine flower of high
make the system; made him. any other
man. has known how exhaust its potentaies That
he IS man OF imagination and prophetic soul
There many good people who think Hartman
ought JAIL and they call him more
hdeous lie III fact in his peculiar way but
the Lord made him. We may ndict law of nature The
evolution OF Hartman every bit natural running
down hill We do blame the sha-the word is used in a
parliamentary snsehen he herring If we others
could have beat him the herring there might hay
and less kicking the back benches.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-04
FARMAN'S FLIGHT

r TENRY FARMAN declares that successful aviation
come from the development Of the aeropane the machine
l 1 He believes that
the departments of Europe and America to the drgble
balloon mdrected That he able make his machine fly
for short distances he has already demonstrated by the
progress Brighton Beach, but obvious from the
that the aeopane yet practical The of its
accomplishment is short fight under avong conditions Mr.
Faman interview, describes OF the difficulties that
beset the way of the flying machine:
machine itself and the
difficulty TO be the question Of reckoning the
steady Then good flights
have had but one bad then was @ for the
houses other obstacles which divert the wind from its
needed manipulating the
machine At Ghen Belgium the wind steady and little nered with
by have hown hills
o bother
Faman 200 horsepower motor operate the fans
wings of his machine The total weight about 200 pounds
flight about fifteen feet above the ground
higher than that but yet high enough
He believes he could fight for
the
1t will appear from this account, given by enthusiast that
the aeropane stage OF development not much
superior mechanical toy curiosity good enough to draw
gate money and make short flights fine day.