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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
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Sheep and Wool.

q. d. King, in recent address
before the Kansas Association OF I'm
proved Breeders made this compsr-
ison in behalf of sheep and wool prof
Its as compared with cows. He said:
Zone hundred good grade ewes Will
cost about the same as 10 good grade
cows, will eat about the same the
year through, and at the same per-
cent of increase will return 80 lambs,
worth "a each, and 1000 pounds OF
wool, worth $175, as against eight
calves, worth $40 each, and 1000
pounds of butter, worth $500. Quite a
difference In favor of the sheep, and
they will run in the pasture caring
for themselves, and any Of you who
have MIXED 10 cows through the
year and hand fed the calves, as you
must to get the butter returns. know
that there is a great deal Of labor at
tached to that work.
"lf the farmer does not have the
alfalfa or clover to go with his corn,
the sheep will thrive admirably upon
prairie nay, wheat or max straw, corn,
fodder or sorghum or kafir corn, but
as these are all highly carbonaceous,
he should feed some bran or oats or
oil meal with the cora to balance the
ration. In 1901 my flock was con-
fined entirely to corn fodder and a
half bushel per 100 head daily of a
ration composed of wheat and cotton
seed meal in equal parts, and did fine.
Il fattened some old ewes for mar
ket upon cottonseed meal and a very
light feed of poor shock corn. Some
of the professors whom we consulted
said: Don't feed any cottonseed meal
to pregnant ewes But some 20 head
ran with the fattening flock up to
lambing and did well and raised good
lambs"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Prices Will Go Up.

According to Prof Joseph French
Johnson, dean of the New York
university's school of commerce and
finance, in 10 years the people Of this
country will have to pay about 80
per cent more to live than they do
today. He bases his conclusions on
past performances in the purchasing
power Of money, which, he says, has
alarmingly decreased in the last 10
years, until now one has to pay about
A per cent more for comm dities
than in 1897.
Figures prepared by Prof. Johnson
are embodied in the record of the
Governments case against the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, for
Prof. johnson was one of the witness
es called by the Standard lawyers a
few weeks ago to tell how the price
Of oil has not kept pace with the grad.
ual increase of almost every article
the public is obliged to buy.
The conclusion-reached by Prof.
Johnson after several months of in
vestigation-is that the end of the
steady increase in the price of COM
modities is not yet, and that, unless
all signs fail, the consumer in this
country will be taxed even more
heavily for the necessities of life for
many years to come. He blames 1t
all on the plentitude of gold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Sailing Down Meat.

Curing meat for future consumption
is one Of the annual jobs on the farm.
In some sections of the country the
problem of sailing down meat is a
serious one because of the heat. In
sections of the South there are winters
when there is very little cold weather
and it is not until late that hogs may
be slaughtered. Here is receipt
which is said to be a good one: For
1000 pounds of meat take ten quarts
of saltpeter; one pound of pepper and
two pounds of yellow sugar. Mix
well, put in a tub or some suitable
vessel, and then apply the mixture
well to the meat. Care should be TAX
en- to apply it thoroughly in the
cracks and around the edges. After
the meat has taken all the salt pos
sible, hang it up and powder it with
powdered borax. Then smoke the
meat. This is said to be the most
successful method OF sailing meat
there is, both from standpoint of
purity and flavor.-From the Far.
mers' Home Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Look Ahead.

The farmer who looks ahead will
always have some young stock COM
ing on to take the place of old for
home use, or to be sold when prices
are good. He will have corn to sell
when there is scarcity and prices
soar, and all of his neighbors have to
buy. There is a big difference in
farming profits between always hav-
ing to buy high priced feeds in the
spring and having them to sell. Many
moderate farmers have become rich
in yearly looking ahead and providing
well against this one universal con-
dition. Oats at 40 cents in August
are invariably so cents the following
March or April, and that means 20
percent profit for holding, which is
a good rate of interest for the man
who has them to sell,-Farmers'
Home Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Exercise for Hens.

1t is a we'll known fact that the
hen, to do her best, must have exer-
else. She wants to 10 some scratch
ing, so give her chance. Make
her work for part of her feed in straw
strewn on the feeding floor. Hens,
like all other creatures, if they find
that they can get living without
working for it, are going to take 1t
that way, but If they find they must
do some scratching in order to get
their breakfast or dinner they will
scratch and be glad to do it, and the
more scratching hen does the heal
thier she will be and the more eggs
she will lay.-Farmers' Home Jour
nal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Game of Human Ninepins.

The most popular sport in Munich
at the present time is the game of
human ninepins, and the citizens OF
that happy-go-lucky Bavarian city in
dulge in the sport in such manner as
to indicate they are enthusiastic over
1t. The pins are nothing more nor
less than giant wicker baskets set at
the foot of an incline. The bowls
are also baskets, and in them one or
two adults or several children may
squat as the bowls slide down to-
ward the pins, knocking them down
or sliding past them, as the case may
be. This game of living skittles'
is just as much fun for the crowds
who surround the incline as it is for
the jolly players. The onrushing
bowls, with their human freight con.
vulsed with laughter, slide in a wab-
bly, fashion as they approach the huge
wicker pins.-Popular Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Vegetables for Horses.

Farmers are slow to learn the
value of carrots for horses. They are
SO nutritious that livery stable men
feed out large quantities to their
horses, instead of grain Four quarts
of oats and the same of carrots are
considered as good for a horse as
eight quarts Of oats; and horses that
are not worked much will keep in
good condition on hay and carrots
only. A few small potatoes also are
very good for horse, especially to
give smooth, glossy coat. The far
mer who has no carrots, beets, or tur-
nips for his stock when Winter ap-
proaches has made serious mistake.
In England the farmers grow i'm
mense crops of "mangolds" (beets)
to feed out in the Winter; and If prof
table there, why not here? Probably
the most easily raised, most produc-
tive, and most profitable root crop
In this country is some Of the vari-
eties of beets, some of which grow
eighteen to twenty-four inches long
and yield thousand bushels to the
acre, If the land be highly manured
but the best way to grow them is to
grow a crop of potatoes the previous
year on the land, with heavy ap-
plication of manure, and with no
manure the year the beets are grown,
and there will be but few weeds, IL
the land was kept clean the year be-
fore.--Weekly Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
500 Reward. S1OO.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the b.ood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they offer One
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address
F..J. CHENEY Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Indians as Athletes.

The native Americans of the lead
ing tribes show an extraordinary high
degree Of strength and endurance.
Carlisle, though not large school,
turns out a splendid football team of
Indians whose prowess is always pop
ular. At lacrosse and baseball In
dlans excel. Parkman decribes the
daring of an Indian boy of 16 who
ran his bareback pony alongside buf.
falo bulls and brought them down
with arrows-which is no mean feat
for a green warrior.
If the scientists are right who say
that Americans of European stock
tend in many generations to revert to
the Indian type, we need at least
have no fear on that account of ply
sical degeneracy. And, considering
the relatively remarkable number Of
eminent Americans who have been
wholly or largely of Indian blood,
mental degeneracy need be as little
expected.-New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
ROSY AND PLUMP
Good Health From Right Food.

Its not a new food to me-" re-
marked Va. man, in speaking Of
Grape-Nuts.
About twelve months ago my wife
was In very bad health, could not
keep anything on her stomach The
Doctor recommended milk half water,
but 1t was not sufficiently nourishing.
"A friend of mine told me one day
to try Grape-Nuts and cream. The
result was really marvellous. NY
wife soon regained her usual strength
and to-day is as rosy and plump as
when a girl of sixteen.
These are plain facts, and nothing
could say in praise Of Grape-Nuts
would exaggerate in the least the
value Of this great food"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read, THE Road to
Wellville." In pkgs. There's Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter? A new
cne appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
EcIpses and Other Stellar Perform
ances for 1909.


The coming year promises to be
full of events of interest to the as
tronomer. Four eclipses are sched-
uled to take place, two of the sun
and two of the moon. Saturn is be-
ginning to spread his rings; and sun
spots on the face of Old Sol will
reach their lowest ebb in importance
and numbers; Halley's comet will
again return to mortal vision, and
other lesser events in the solar sys-
TEN will occur.
The first eclipse Of the sun will oc-
cur June II, and will be visible IN
the United States north of a line
drawn from San Francisco to the
mouth of the Rio Grande river. The
second eclipse of the sun will be only
n partial one, and will be invisible in
the United States. The only land
from which it will be visible is the
southern part of eastern Australia.
Both the lunar eclipses will be in to-
tality and will be visible in the
United States; the one occurring
June 3 will be visible only in the
eastern and central time belts, while
the other will be seen throughout the
United States. The eclipse of the
sun will not be as full of interest as
some others have been, and the sec
ond one, occurring in December, will
go unobserved, at least so far as
American astronomers are concern
ed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
How to Improve the Pasture.

The quickest way to improve our
pastures, when short of manure, is
to topdress them, Or to pasture sheep
for a season, as these animals will
eXterminate such weeds and grasses
as cows will not eat. If the pasture
cannot be given up to sheep, pasture
as many sheep as cows, and 1t will
be found that the pasture will sustain
as many cows as when they were pas
tured alone, while the fertility of the
pasture will allow an increase in
cows of at least ten percent annual.
ly.-Weekly Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
DISCOVERS NEW PLANTS.
Scientist, Back from Jamaica, w. l.,
Brings 5000 Specimens.

DR.. N. l.. Britton, director in chief
of the New York Botanical Garden,
has returned home after a tour of
exploration in the island of Jamaica,
where he discovered a number of
new species of plants. Living plants,
seeds, fruits or herbarium specimens
obtained during the expedition total
$500 and are considered as very i'm
portant additions to the West In
dian flora. The trip was made pos
sible by the contribution of D. o.
Mills, president of the board of man.
ayers Of the garden.
The collections were made mostly
in the vicinity of Kingston and near
Constant Spring from August 2S to
so, after which Spanish Town was
made the base of the most important
work. DR.. Britton said that his effort
to find specimens of two species of
air plant, bromeliads of the genus
Hohenbergia, which some years ago
were new to science, was successful.
I'VE readily found the plants desir-
eQ, Sdlu LIT. DIlIlOI, DIS IHdHy klHuS
of these bromeliads are endemic in
Jamaica. Some fifteen different Ho-
henbergias are known in Jamaica,
and we have specimens Of all of them.
At least six are new to science and
will soon be technically described.
I'VE paid special attention to mem
bers Of this group, the pineapple, and
obtained species of the other large
genera, Tilandsia, Guzmania and
Catopsis, and one species each of
Bromelia, Aechmaea and Pitcainia.
In Manchester we found the large
leaved and little known Plumer's
grape tree, Coccolobis Plumieri, in a
ripe fruiting stage on a hillside at
Vaudeville. We climbed three thou
sand feet to Moody's Gap, and found
the climbing aroid, Philodendron tri.
partitum, growing on banks and trees.
1t is probable that unknown plants
exist at the higher elevations Of the
John Crow range, and we hope to be
able to explore these mountains be.
fore our study of the Jamaica flora Is
completed. New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Farm Notes.

Let the colts have out door exer-
else in good weather IL it is little
cold. They need as much exercise
as possible.
There are contrivances to put on
plows that pulverize the soil as they
go along. Each round drags or crush
es the last furrow.
Trainers of colts tell us that teach
ing the colt one thing at time, and
that thing thoroughly, is the only
way to make good horse.
Indigestion in horses may be read
lily overcome by feeding them some
ground flaxseed, and If you have
none then feed some oil meal.
1t is good plan to give the hors-
es access to salt all the time, and If
a sprinkle of wood ashes is added 1t
is pretty sure protection against
worms.
The State of Kansas owns a pro-
prietary poison for killing prairie
dogs and gophers. 1t is made at the
experiment station and sold at cost
to farmers.
Keep the COWS comfortable at
night and when the weather is cold
and wet In daytime, if they have
pasture and good water, they can
care for themselves.
Many farmers write from alfalfa
districts that they are grinding their
alfalfa and find that it goes at least
one-third farther in feeding stock
than when fed whole.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Poe and His Critics.

A recrudescence of interest in Poe
Is the natural effect of the centenary
of his birth next month. Poe's work
has richly stood the test of time, and
the tone of comment upon his per-
sonal life has steadily grown fairer
and more kindly since the first harsh
biography. Griswold's injustice to
Poe was great. 1t subtly colors opin-
lon of the poet to this day. But the
more judicial narrative of later writ
ers, like Stedman and Woodberry and
Prof. Harrison, have dispelled much
of the earlier misapprehension, and
all severity has vanished from the
best modern criticisms of Poe-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Laws AGAINST the Corset.

In Rumania in 1890 school girls
were forbidden to wear stays. In
1894 the Bulgarian parliament passed
a similar law. In Russia school girls
are legally compelled to leave off at
the school door the armor which they
wear under the name of corset" In
Germany stays are forbidden during
gymnastic lessons. and the Paris
municipal council has issued the same
order, but it is said to be systemat-
ically disobeyed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
The year had gloomily begun
For Willie Weeks, a poor mans

The year had gloomily begun
For Willie Weeks, poor mans
SUN.
He was beset with bill and dun,
And he had very little
MON"
This cash." said he, won't pay my
dues,
I've nothing here but ones and
TUES"
A bright thought struck him, and he
said:
"The rich Miss Goldrocks l will
WE'D"
But when he paid his court to her,
She lisped, but firmly said: mo
THUR"
"Alas!" said he, then / must die!"
His soul went where they say souls
FRI.
They found his gloves, and coat, and
hat,
The Coroner upon them
SAT.
Carolyn Wells in Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.
Girls Head Encrusted--Fearcd Loss
of All Her Hair--Baby Had Milk
Crust-Missionary's Wife Made
Perfect Cures by Cuticura,

For several years my husband was a
missionary in the Southwest. Every one in
that high and dry atmosphere has more or
less trouble with dandruff and my daugh-
ter's scalp became so encrusted with it that
| was alarmed for fear she would lose all
her hair. After trying various remedies, in
desperation | bought cake of Cuticura
Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment.
They left the scalp beautifully cleal and
free from dandruf and l am happy to say
that the Cuticura Remedies were a com
plete success. have also used successfully
the Cuticura Remedies for so-called milk.
crust on baby's head. Cuticura is a bless
ing. Mrs. j. A. Darling, $40 Fifth St.,
Carthage, Ohio, Jan. 20, l90S."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
UTILIZE sAWMILL WASTE
Conservation Commission Investigst.
inu Possibilities Of SaWdust.

On account of the growing scare
ity of wood the national conserva-
tion commission has undertaken to
investigate the possibilities OF saw
dust. Inquiries bearing upon the
subject have been sent to 500 mann
facturers of explosives, pulpwood and
like products. Closely related to this
particular investigation are other in
quiries dealing with the utilization or
waste materials from mills devoted
to cooperage, furniture, box, veneer
and other ndustries.-Detroit News
Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Salt for Sheen.

Experiments recently made for the
purpose of ascertaining the nutritive
value of salt for sheep, show that
those which have been fed salt gain
ed in weight IL pounds more than
those which received no salt. More
over, the sheep which received salt
produced 1-3 pounds more wool and
of better quality than those which
received no salt.-Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
A Feed for Fattenlnq Sheep.

The English feed for fattening
sheep consists Of cotton seed and tur.
nips. They claim that 1t will put on
the most fat, is the safest food,
makes the best mutton at less
cost, and produces the best and
strongest manure.-Weekly Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Piles Cured In @ to II Days.
Pszo Ointment is guaranteed to cure ar
ease Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrudir
Piles in 6 TO IA days or money refunded. 30

In disposing of an estate valued a
$4,000 the will of Jennie Linn o
Philadelphia directs that the deed t.
her cemetery lot is to be placed II
the casket and buried with her.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
No Undertakers in Japan.

There are no undertakers in Japan
When person dies it is the custom
for his nearest relatives to put him
into a coffin and bury him, and the
mourning does not begin until after
the burial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Accidental Discovery.

The secret in making the finest
porcelain, known as Dresden china,
was discovered just 200 years ago by
an apothecary's apprentice who was
trying to change silver into gold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

It's when fellow thinks he is out
of sight that he feels all eyes are
upon him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

Asparagus had its origin in Europe
md temperate Western Asia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion Never fails. At druggists
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

Wells in Life.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-11-09
Jewish Rabbis Meet.

New York, Nov. 9.-Rabbis of Re-
formed Jewish congregations all over
the land are in New York today and
will meet this evening to begin the
Conference of American Rabbits. In
ter-narriage between Hebrews and
Christians will be one of the inpor-
amt topics discussed during the meet
ings, which will continue through the
week.
The conference will be opened at a
public, meeting I'M Temple Bethel.
Fifth avenue and Seventy-sixth street
and will be welcomed by DIR. Schulz
man, the rabbi of that temple. In
the course of the week some of the
rposru important questions agitating
American Judaism will be discussed.
Two papers, for example. will be
res on intermarriage. There will be
one day given to the reading of some
thing like four PAPER and a discus
sion of all the problems of religious
school instruction. A day will be de
voted to a visit to Ellis Island and to
he sturdy of the immigration ques
ton. There will be a meeting In the
Education Alliance which will be de
voted to the discussion of the rela-
lion of the synagogue to the working.
man, and at the same time the OPP
portunity will be taken of observing
the many-sided Jewish life IN tae
east side.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-11-09
A FEW SUGGESTIONS.

Since the resignation of Governor
Curry there are all sorts of guesses
being made as TO who his successor
will be. And the politicians ere work
ing all sorts of ways to get a man
"wao will be suitable" to their inter
ests. Most of the people wou re-
joice TO see Herbe j. Hagerman in
the executive chair. Colfax County
Stockman.
The resignation of Governor Curry
has been received at Washington,
same to TAX effect on February 1st.
Thus he will soon be relieved of one
of the most difficult tasks that ever
burdencd an honest man. for We be
lieve Curry is honest. A man like Ha,
german should be his success.
sor. He should have full and complete
authority and no should be
paid 10 the howl of a gang of politi
cal grafters whom he would soon de
posses. A complete ~clean-out must be
made of these g~rafters, of both par
ties, and it will take a man of iron