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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
TOLD OF INDIA.

An Indian merchant wished to dis
pose of an old elephant and took it
to fair. AS soon as he arrived he
noticed a man who, without iaying
word, began to walk around the
animal, examining it attentively on
all sides. The merchant became very
anxious, for he feared that the man
had found out that his elephant was
not worth much. He took him aside
and whispered in his ear: II see
customer coming. Do not say word
until have sold the beast, and | will
give you fifty rupees The man
looked at the merchant and wonder
ingly complied with his request. 1t
happened that the customer had more
money than sense, so that he was
easily taken in. When the bargain
was completed and the elephant led
away by its new owner, the merchant
handed the fifty rupees to the silent
man, saying: "Now, l want you to
tell me how you discovered the de-
feet in his left leg. | thought / had
concealed it so skillfully." II have
discovered nothing" replied the
stranger at is the first elephant
have ever seen, and l wanted to know
which was the head and which was
the tail. From the Newark Call.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
Preserving Eggs.

The Industrious Hen says that
Consul Murphy, at Bordeaux, France,
reports to the State Department, "a
new method of preserving eggs"
The alleged new" method Is to cover
the fresh eggs with lard. This meth
cd may be new In France. but it is
quite old in this country. We re-
member that this method was prac-
ticed more than forty years ago on
the farms In Kentucky, and It was
regarded as quite effective. Fill a
large earthenware crock with eggs
and pour the lard in until all the
eggs are covered. Be careful that
the lard is not too warm. 1t should
be only warm enough to pour con-
veniently and flll in all the spaces
between the eggs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
Importance of Sire.

The Importance Of boar in herd
should not be asserted at the expense
of the sows. but his Importance must
not be overlooked. for he represents
fifty per cent. Of the breeding power
Of the herd. One thing not to be
overlooked. superior boar may be
used with herd of inferior sows
with good results. but an inferior
boar used on herd of high class
sows will bring disastrous results.
The raising and lowering of the stan
dard of herd depends upon the boar
used.-Colman's Rural World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
To Make Churning -,asy.

Director Scoville, of the Kentucky
station, claims that it is difficult,
without knowing what food is fed or
how near the COW is to calving. to
tell why the butter does not come
when churned. If the COW is due to
calve soon, 1t is best not to try to
churn the cream. IL she is not with
calf, or is not to calve for some time,
give her a drench consisting of ep-
som salts u pounds and one table
spoonful of ginger, and feed no grain
except bran or oats. Give all the
clover hay she will eat. 1t will be
well to feed the bran or oats in the
form of a mash. The cream, il
churned. should have as little In IL
as possible. "Strippings" should not
be added to the cream. The cream
should be kept in cool place until
there is a sufficient quantity for
churning. Then it should be well
cured at a moderate temperature,
and be thick before put in churn. II
is usual to churn cream at about six.
ty degrees +. If, after taking the
above precautions. the butter doe.
not come in the ordinary time. let the
temperature run up 20 sixty-nine OIL
/ seventy degrees before churning. Il
| these precautions do not remedy the
difficulty. the best plan will = to ado
the cream OF COW comparativel,
tresh.-Weekly Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
Notes of the Farm.

Don't plant too many fruit trees.
but enough so you can give them the
right attention.
Keep your orchard as near like a
garden as possible from the time 1t
is planted to the day of its death.
Every farmer should take an in
terest in the forestry question. Its
vitality concerns the farmer as well
as others.
Don't cut the price of milk and but
ter, Mr.. Dairyman. The grain mar
ket, local hay crop and pasture con-
ditions are all against 1t.
In taking up young trees for trans
planting they should be marked SO
they can be put in the ground Just
the same as they came out.
1t does not pay to doctor a fowl
that is hopelessly i'll, or suffering
from a contagious disease. The lat
ter are never permanently cured, and
will transmit their weakness to the
offspring.
Every one who has tried 1t knows
that pigs will thrive on clover pas
ture. They eat 1t with relish and
tramp less than cattle. With good
clover run during the summer they
| will finish into fine pork.
Give the turkey tom little special
care. He sometimes does not ea'
enough nutritious food and does moi
make sufficient use of the dust bath
1t will be profit on your side to feed
him we'll and keep him free from YER
min.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
TRUSTING THE BOY.

A business man sat in his Office
talking with friend, when mes
senger boy appeared in the doorway.
He was so small that his chin hardly
came above the edge of the desk, but
he had a fine air of self-reliance and
an honest-looking pair of blue eyes.
The business man smiled and
nodded, and the boy smiled and
nodded back at him. Without many
words there seemed to be a good un-
derstanding between them.
Remember where the First Ma
tional Bank is?" asked the man, care
fully placing roll of banknotes be-
tween the leaves of bank book and
swapping a rubber band round the
cover.
"Yes, sir" said the boy. "still in
the SANG place, sir"
We'll, take this over and deposit
It for me-" and the man handed the
boy the bank book and it's contents.
The boy vanished, and the visitor
drew a breath of surprise mingled
with CONSERVATION.
do you think that's safe?" he
asked.
Perfectly" answered the other.
"But do you think it's good for the
boy?"
How so?"
"To put temptation In his way like
that. Why, you must have trusted
him with fully hundred dollars!
That's a pretty big temptation for a
small youngster. 1t would be worse
for him to steal it than for you to lose
It."
II have thought of that said the
business man, more soberly, "and
some youngsters l wouldn't risk with
It. But the way l look at 1t Is this:
The earlier boy gets used to temp
tation in this world the better he is
able to resist 1t when he grows older.
Now, this Is the kind of boy who
likes to be trusted; appreciates it;
hugs 1t to his bosom; considers him
self, in fact, as an essential part OF
my business.
"The first time I let him deposit
money for me it was a case of neces-
sity My clerks were all out,
couldn't go myself, and yet the money
had to be in the bank before closing
time. So l rang up the messenger
company, and"
YOU'D never even seen the boy be-
fore?" interrupted the other
"If l had I'd never noticed him
particularly. Well, in came our
friend Johnny-just plain, honest
appearing youngster in uniform. He
looked scared when he saw the roll OF
bills, and that gave me confidence in
him. But he was back in ten minutes
and when he came in it was almost
funny to look at him.
Responsibility had made him grow
I'D, so to speak, in those ten minutes
You see, l had trusted him, and he
knew it, and he had proved himself
worthy. Won his spurs, as it were.
"Now have an arrangement with
! the messenger company to send
| Johnny whenever he's in when l ask
| for q messenger. And Johnny, un
| known to himself, is right on the way
to a better job in this office when he
gets big enough"
AS he spoke the door opened, and
| Johnny, grinning a dignified grin, ap
peared with the bank book.-Youth's
| Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
GAMES FOR NIGHTS AT HOME.

GAMES FOR NIGHTS AT HOME.
Almost every one is ready and will
ing to join in a jolly game; and these
evenings many of us are compelled
to stay at home, for one reason or an
other. So it will be nice to have some
good games suggested for our enter
tainment.
"I Apprenticed My Son. is a jolly
game.
> The first player thinks of artichoke
"a word beginning with Al and COM
mences thus:
Il apprenticed my son to a green
grocer, and the first thing he sold was
an A"
Second player: "Was it apples?"
~No."
Third player: "was it almonds?"
~No."
Fourth player: WAS it aspara-
gus?" "No."
And so on until some player asks:
"Was it artichokes?" yes"
The correct guesser may now ap-
prentice his son, and SO the game goes
on, no player, by the bye, being al
lowed more than one guess in his
turn, and not more than two turns.
Another jolly game is Gross Ques-
tions and Crooked Answers"
To play it, 1t is best for you all to
sit in a circle. and until the end OF
the game none should speak above a
whisper.
The first player whispers to his
| neighbor, asking some such question
as, do you like roses?'
The second player must remember
| this question-it belongs to him. He
answers, "Yes, they smell so sweetly.
and the first player must remember
this answer-it belongs to him.
The second player now asks his
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
Growing Fence Posts.

When growing catalpa trees for
fence posts the practice of allowing
the tree to grow two or three years
before pruning is not to be recon-
mended, since although long stem
is usually secured 1t is apt to become
top heavy and easily damaged by the
wind when the foliage is wet. The
better plan is to keep the trees grow
ing straight from the start In cases
Of crooked trees. these should be cut
to the ground regardless of their age
Farmers Home Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
SUGGESTED POEMS.

In each phrase below a well-known
poem is suggested. How many Of
them can you guess?
/. The toll of affections wasted.
2. The attempt Of Plus x. on male
person. 8. A temporary home by the
sea. 4. Imprisoned by wintry ele-
ments. 5. The burglary of door
fastening. 6. The suspension of
waterfowl. 7. One engaged in COM
merce in an Italian city. 8. A mu-
sician in motley Of town in Prussia.
9. The trip. 10. We form fac
tor of 81. IL. The abandoned ham,
let. 12. A wedding token, and a
volume. 13. The stint of work. IA.
A past day. present one, and all
future time. Is. Camping on the
same spot that we did before. Is.
Pastoral poems of royalty. IT. The
kings daughter. Is. A legend for
faultfinders. 10. The song of the
only remaining singer. 20. An Ital-
ian girl goes by. 21. The old salt.
22. Poem on a Hellenic vase. %.
Poem of the blues. "a, The country
seat OF laziness. %. Earthly bliss
forfeited.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
Thought God Had Overlooked Them.

Five-year-old Ethel, visiting her
aunt in the country, came running up
from the grape arbor, holding out a
small bunch of the unripe fruit.
.Look, auntie." she cried, heres
some peas God forgot 10 put .he pods
on.v-Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23
IMPOLITENESS.

A 'normous dog came in one day,
And he and / commenced to play;
And we had fun, and nice fun, too,
Long as he 'haved as dog should do,
But when he got so awful rough,
i hollered that I'd had enough,
But stead of stopping as he should,
AS anybody'd think he would,
He knocked me down and tried to see
If he could sit on all of me.
From "Our Baby Book" by Fanny Y
Cory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23

Belgium officially frowns on Gre
nation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-23

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La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
ynxus md pnnscrou. rheorl...

While sitting In Denver. watching the
convention, we jottcd down the opinion
that Mr. Bryans best hope for election
lay In retiring to the bottom OF the
Pacific and allowing not Il single bubble
to escape Since that time he has
talked great deal about the best way
of regulating trusts: he has made "A
special slogan OF the Oklahoma patent
medicine banking plan. he. the vision
airy. has claimed to be heir to the prac-
tical Roosevelt: he has been desper-
ately involved in an encounter win
that almost invinciblc politician and
he has cast false aspcrsions on the IN
tcgrity of the governor of New YORK.
Too many bubbles have escaped What
ever may be thought OF the Presidents
taste, in the controversy between him
and Mr. Bryan the country viii. we
imagine, feel the difference between
vague and dangerous theory upon the
one hand and sbrewd, practical reform
upon the other between hesitatlrg and
vacillatng arguments and the heavy
battalions OF establishment fact.-Col-
lier's Weekly.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
uurbc, Not Hurt by Hryan.

Mr. Bryan does not appear to adyan-
tage in assailing Governor Hughes for
his veto OF the two-cent fare bill. He
insinuatcs that this il evidence of the
governors strong leaning to the side of
the corporations as against the people,
while as n matter of fact it is nothing
of the kind. The two-cent fare bill
was vetoed simply because the s@,te
was adopting the policy of railroad rate
regulation through commissions with
mandatory powers. 1t would have been
the height OF Inconsistency to create
commissions to regulate fares and then
have the legislature itself and at the
same time assume the Junction.
Springfield Republican,.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
WHY GERMANS FAVOR TAFT
Believe Bryan Theories are Menace
to Business.

The German is. as rule, a good
business man. lie believes in the gold
standard-which Bryan does not; he
believes In protection for American In
dustry-wbich Bryan does not; he be-
lieves In expending the money of the
government for the benefit OF all the
people, In the rural free delivery. the
irrigation OF arid lands. the prese.va-
tion and utilization of our forests. the
Improvement OF agriculture ard other
great public services which Bryan. ac-
cording to the political Platform which
he has subscribed. regards as ''unneces-
sary and wasteful."
The prospect lat Bryan would be
nominated drew bitter protests from
leading Germans ard German newspa-
pers, including the newspaper con-
tro.!ed by Ridder. the present Demo
cratic campaign treasurer, who de-
c,ared that he would never support the
advocate OF free silver and repudiation
and OF other vagaries offensive to the
sound Judgment and honest character
OF German Americans. The fact that
Mr.. Ridder has seen .t TO change his
attitude toward the candidate whose
nomination he regarded as equivalent
to defeat does not mean that there has
been any general desertfon on the part
OF German Americans from the p-ln-
ciples OF sound money ard of protetc-
tIon for American Industry. Citizens
OF German origin. Democrats as we.. as
Republicans, throughout the United
States, are for Taft and the policies
which Taft represents.
The Germans common sense tells
him that Bryan is menace to busi-
ness; that his political schemes are
visionary and impracticable. and that
he depends for his only substantial sup
port upon form OF class hatred tend
ing to undermine and break down
American institutions.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
BISHOP URGES METH0DIsTS
TO CAST VOTES FOR TAFT.
Church Head in Southern Asia Says
Republicans Arc Material Aid to
Christianity in the Philippines.


Bishop w. r. Oldham, head OF the
Methodist Episcopal church In South
crn Asia, residing In Singapore. ad-
dressed Chicago Methodist ministers
yesterday morning In the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Washington AMI
Clark streets. and made an eloquent
plea to those present to do what they
can to prevent change In the admin
lstration In the Philippines. To do this.
he said, 1t would be incumbent upon
them to stand by the party in power.
"Do not subject us TO demagogic ex-
periments In the Philippines" said he.
Every missionary In the islands Is add
ing his plea TO mine. Our missionaries
are giving their life to the work and
the wonderful progress they have made
In the last four years, during which the
membership in the Methodist church
has increased from 1000 to 2S,OOO.
shows the beneficial effect OF the ad-
ministration, as directed at present.
"if the candidate of one party is the
peerless one the leader of the other
is the fearless one and we want the
fearless one. The presence of old glory
has had much to do with our success in
the Philippines. where we have made
more converts in the last four years
than we have in the entire Chinese em-
pire In twenty-four years"
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
why Tau Went south.

II am going south to make II few
speechcs-one in Kentucky, one In Ten
nessce. one In North Carolina. one in
Virginia and one in Maryland-not so
much with view TO carrying those
states AS TO show the people down there
that no matter what they think. they
are part of the Union, and. being n
part Of the Union. they ought to vote
for the Republican party, voting for
which will make them n part OF the ma
tion and give TO them that influence
which people of their intelligence and
energy and progress and enterprise
ought to enjoy" William II. Taft.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
Publicity Under Suspicion.

The list of contributions OF 800 and
more TO the Democratic campaign fund.
published with so much ostentation ut
the request OF Mr.. Bryan, has no alii-
dayit attached to It. Neither Chairman
Mack nor Treasurer Ridder was sworn
Nor, for the matter of that, ex-Treas-
urer Haskell. who turned In some col
lecticns before he was made to walk the
plani. Therefore the list may not he
complete, and as published 1t is cer-
tainly not compromising. unless the ST.
600 check OF Charles J. Hughes, lead
ing corporation attorney OF Denver,
shoti1d put Mr.. Bryan on the defensive.
New York Sun (Ind.).
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
VIII, the worker. support raft

1t Is noticed that n large inajoidy
of the labor union leaders who are do
Ing any talking IN the campaign are
praising Mr. Taft and are promising
TO vote for him In all his addresses
TO workers-and he has made many OF
thcm-Mr. Taft has made an excellent
impression He is now travelling
II rough n region covering Ohio, West
virginia and New Jersey, in which the
lst.or unions are particularly strong.
b,n everywhere he is meeting with a
viry cordial greeting. He Is getting so
many tributes from labor union chiefs
thnt the Democrats are resorting to
their old cry of "bribery.r-st. Louis.
Globe Democrat.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
ORDERS IF TAFT IS ELECTED.
Travelling Man Says He Has Taken
Many Such in the Last Few
Waoka

Weeks.
Talk to the effect that the travelling
men, or any considerable proportion OF
them, will vote this year for Bryan is
tommyrot." declared I. X, Travis OF
Kansas City In the lobby Of the Loyal
Hotel. ut Omaha. If Bryan gets 20
per cent of the commercial travellers
vote he will do good deal better than
1 expect. Practically all the men IN our
line are Republicans In the first place
and believe in Republican principles.
In the second place. all of them know
full well that they will get precious few
orders II Bryan should win. This Is
not so much because Mr.. Bryan could
do any great harm himself, for he could
carry none of his Wild schemes into
effect, but because business men are so
afraid of him.
..If he, rs any miracle, should get in
things would shut down absolutely for
a year. Everyone would bc afraid of
his neighbor; would think, and think
rightly, that Brown and Smith and
Jones would he afraid. 1t is exactly
the same principle that causes runs ON
a bank. Many intelligent deposltors are
not afraid of the bank which has ample
resources. but they are afraid that their
fellow depositors will be afraid and 80
they hurry down Ia get in liuc.
II have had many orders lately sub
icct to Taft's election. This WIS pure
business contract and not designed 10
influence me. People simply won't he
able to swing the goods If Bryan is the
victor. This is not politics. 1t is bust
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
TAFT-THE MAN.
His Life Marked by Sincerity, Faith
fulness, Purity, Kindliness and
nevofinp IN Dutv


There has been much talk about Mr..
Taft's religion, and many have cried
out against him on the ground that he
Is not "orthodox." He Is Unitarian,
as his father and mother were. He has
never sought to conceal the fact. He is
willing to lose the presidency II man
is to be shut out OF 1t for cherishing
the religious views Of John Adams,
John Quincy Adams, Jefferson, Madl-
son. President Eliot. and Everett Hale.
Professor James of Harvard says that
one needs only to worry about those be-
liefs Will fh express themselves in ac-
tions, ana we who know Mr.. Taft are
willing that he be judged by these. II
sincerity, faithfulness. purity of person
al life. kindliness. and an uncompromis-
ing devotion TO duty are not indications
OF true Christian faith and character,
we do not know what is.--The Home
Herald
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
Hlsh Prlc.. sad IN. Tar.er.

1t II related that n Nebraska farmer
who complained that a reaper cost
$40 more than In 1896 was reminded
by the storekeeper that he paid for
the old reaper with GOO bushels OF
corn at 10 cents bushel. The mer-
chant said: III you will bring me 800
bushels OF corn now will give you a
reaper, a surrey for your wife and $50
In cash" The farmer admitted that
there must be prosperity somewhere
st. Louis Globe Demo irat.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
To Learn the Truth.

II any one doubts that detection from
Bryan Is general. let him talk with
his Democratic friends. Whether they
are employers or employed, large per-
centage OF them will be found of the
opinion that the country does not want
a President who declares that what
Roosevelt has done to establish inter-
ests Is as nothing compared with what
he will do. Those who are employers
or professional men want business.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

Those who are wage earners want
work. And business and work are
plentiful In times OF financial peace
financial peace being quite ms essential
to prosperity as Industrial peace.-San
Franclsce Chronicle.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

Corporations are barred and excluded
rigldly from the joys Of giving to the
Bryan fund. But in glancing over the
names of some OF the largest subscrib-
ers the painful discovery is made that
they are corporation magnatcs, and the
frightful thought arises that the money
that some of them contribute smells
suspicIously of corporations. Balti-
more Sun.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

Shall the wages OF Iaborers IN The
United States be maintained or reduced
to the paupcr level of Europe? 1t Is
for voters to say on Nov. 3.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
The Two Candidates.

Here Is the difference: Mr.. Taft's
fitness can be measured by his acts.
but Mr.. Bryan's has to be measured
BY his words.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31

No one can doubt that IL Mr.. Taft Is
elected he will redeem his pledge i'm
mediately upon his Inauguration to call
n special session of congress to revise
the tariir.-New York World (Dem.)
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
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