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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
Millions of Pens.

The most recent available figures OF
official nature bearing on the pen in
dustry are those contained in the
twelfth United States census. They
are colossal, but the next census will
show an enormous increase in the out
put. In 1890 there were 4S American
establishments in which pens are
manufactured. OF those, 23 made
fountain and stylographic pens, 90
made gold pens and three made steel
pens. Those establishments repre-
sented an aggregate capital invest
ment Of $1,444,065. The value of the
annual output was $1,444,065. The
value of the annual output was $1,S55,-
Cos. The output was made up of
S,O2S gross of fountain pens, valued
at $902,734; 1,S03 gross Of stylographic
pens, valued at sS2,G76 G,735 gross of
gold pens, valued at $45S,376, and L.
764,O79 gross of steel pens, valued at
$411,S72. Reduced to units, those fig
ures show that In one year the output
of steel pens from three manufactures
was 24,027,376, not to mention i'm
ports.-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
Unhappv Americans.

We modern Americans are the most
unhappy people that have ever lived
on the face Of the earth, because we
are the most prosperous people; we
are the freest people; we are the
most highly educated. Misery does
not make people dissatisfied as much
as prosperity. 1t is not those who
are the most miserable nor those who
lack the most of social or material
wealth whose dissatisfaction over their
condition breaks out into revolutions
for reform. Take the great revolutions
of modern history, the French revolu.
tion or the civil war for example, and
you will note that the respective coun.
tries in which these agitations devel.
oped were not ripe for revolution until
they had come to a certain degree of
prosperity, which developed the idea
of personal rights and liberties. The
main reason why, in my Judgment,
there will be no revolution in Russia
for long time to come is the fact
that the common people of that coun-
try are so miserable that they have
been, and will be, unable to develop
dissatisfaction acute enough to break
into forcib,e resistance w.
Small. in Leslie's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
Waterways and cities.

From time immemorial, the i'm
provement of harbors, building of
wharves, and provision of the appur.
tenances, necessary to enable port
to engage in deep water traffic, have
been at the expense of a nation, a
province, city, or other community
Such expenditure has been incurred
in but few cases and at few places
by private corporations. In the con-
tinental countries of Europe even
down to the present day this practice
has undoubtedly been justifiable, mas
much as the seaports have often been
the commercial metropolises, the en-
trepots for merchandise collected for
export or imported for distribution
throughout nation having compare
lively little interior commerce, de.
pending for its prosperity in the main
upon that moving by sea. This tradi.
tional practice obtains even in the
United States, where the domestic
traffic is by far the more important,
with the result that the national gov
ernment is continually besieged to i'm.
prove one port that 1t may more sue
cessfully compete with another, which
in turn makes demand upon the ma
tional asury.-Atlantic Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
SILVER WAX BEAN.

In beans the Silver Wax I found
wonderfully good and lasting for
family use. Those planted last
spring, without looking at the label
on the package sent me by friend
supposed to be Valentine from the
red seed. The weather in some way
damaged the first blooms and was
disappointed. But they took n fresh
hold and | got beans TIL middle OF
August from seed planted early In
April. Their semi-cllmblng habit
suggests that they would be better II
supplied with n line of narrow
chicken wire to climb on and ] shall
treat them in that way next spring.
saw no sign of spot or rust on them.
Cor. in Market Growers Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
Disastrous.

His horse went dead and his mule
went lame and he lost six cows In a
p' n game; then hurricane came on
summers day and blew the house
where he lived away, and the earth
quake came when that was gone and
swallowed the land that the house was
on; then the tax collector came around
and charged him up with the hole in
the ground.-Upson (Ga.) Parrot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
Awful Burning Itch Cured in a Day

"In the middle OF the night of
March 30th woke up with burning
itch in my two hands and / felt as II
I could pull them apart. In the morn
ing the itching had gone to my chest
and during that day it spread all over
my body. I was red and raw from
the top of my head to the soles of my
feet and / was in continual agony
from the itching. / could neither lie
down nor sit up. happened to see
about Cuticura Remedies and I
thought would give them trial |
took a good bath with the Cuticura
Soap and used the Cuticura Ointment.
put 1t on from my head down to my
feet and then went to bed. On the
first of April felt like a new man.
The itching was almost gone. I con-
tinued with the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment and during that
day the itching completely left me.
Frank Gridley, 1926 East 43d Street.
New York City, Apr. 81, 1909" Gu
ticura Remedies are sold throughout
the world; Potter Drug & Chem
Corp, Sole Props. Boston. Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
HORTICULTURAL IRONY.

BY curious horticultural irony
the dahlia, which Is the popular idol
of all our early autumn flower shows,
has a dreadfully prosalc parentage.
It has been developed from the Mexi-
can tubers, introduced about 12O
years ago by the Swedish naturalist,
DR.. Dahl, for the purely commercial
purpose of supplantlng or supple
menting the potato. They did not
catch on" and the dahlla dish soon
disappeared from the dinner tables,
but the gardeners at once perceived
the great value Of the flower and pro-
ceeded to produce the double dahlla
and other delightful blossoms. The
tuber OF the dahlla, however, is still
eaten In some parts Of France.---In-
diana Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
At Last IL Has Come,

A furniture dealer in Paris is show.
ing a novelty in the form of bed
which is an improvement on similar
one which attracted attention at the
last Paris exhibition. 1t Is to all ap-
pearances an ordinary bed, but the
weight of the body upon 1t sets clock
work in motion, thus operating a mu-
sic box which gives forth soothing
melodies. The lu!labies which it
plays are supposed to induce sleep.
BY means of dial at the head of
the bed the person who occupies it
fixes an alarm for the next morning.
This produces, when the hour arrives,
discordant sounds, to which the per-
son in bed must pay heed, because
failure to rise within five minutes af-
ter the noise has begun, will cause
the bottom of the bed to fall out
New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
PLOWs THE SOIL WE'LL.

A firm In Ohio has invented new
kind of plow that will stir the soil to
depth of twelve or sixteen inches
without using any more power than
is required to run an ordinary six
teen-inch plow six or seven inches
deep. This firm claims that 1t has a
principle involved In the construction
of its "tilllng" machine which makes
It possible to absolutely guarantee
that this can be done. II such Is the
case there ought to be broad outlet
for this implement, because farmers
generally are coming to believe that
It pays to stir the land to a good
depth, especially in the fall.-Farm-
ers' Guide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
FurS and Vanity.

Fur trimmed overcoats are an all
the year round adjunct to photo
grapher's property ROOM" said the
photographer. Mems vanity turns
to furs just as surely as women's
does. They think they look better in
picture with fur collar smuggling
up around their faces. Most of them
do, too. For years we have kept fur
boas in stock throughout the summer
for women to be photographed in.
Now they have been Joined by the fur
trimmed coat. A temperature of 100
in the shade won't drive man away
from that overcoat II he thinks 1t will
add to his good looks. New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
BROOD MARES AND ALFALFA.

Joseph e. Wing, in reply to an In
quiry about feeding brood mares al
falfa hay says in the Breeders Ga
zette that there is no danger. Here
is the inquiry and answer:
"Is there any danger of brood
mares losing their colts by feeding
alfalfa hay with corn alone for the
grain ration? / am told by a neigh
Dor of mine that there is danger"
Thousands of brood mares have for
their almost sole ration alfalfa hay.
Alfalfa hay and corn form nearly a
balance ration in themselves. Do
not overdo the matter, but feed alfal-
ia in limited supply. If the mares are
given daily no more than one pound
of alfalfa hay for each 100 pounds OF
their own weight the hay will dc
them no harm but only good. If they
require little more roughness than
that, make 1t up by feeding bright
corn fodder or prairie hay. Do not
overfeed with corn either; a moder-
ate corn ration inclining to smallness
will give best results.
Pregnant mares ought to have am
pie chance for exercise and should
come to foaling time well nourished,
strong and not too fat. Then they
will have safe delivery and SICKLE
their colts we'll. No pregnant female
should have mouldy hay or gyai4.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

5ooococoooooooooocooooSS
HELP PROBLEM GROWING.

Each year sees the farm help prob
lem becoming bigger one. One cen
tral Missouri farmer tells of paying
fifteen ard half cents per shock to
get his corn cut and tied, and even
at that price the negroes who we're
doing the work wanted to quit before
they were through the last field.
Many other farmers In the same
neighborhood were unable to get
their corn cut at any prlce.-Dreed-
ers' Special.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
FOR SUCCESSION OF BLOOM,


Flowers alone considered, the fol-
lowing selection of vines will produce
consecutive bloom in the order
named:
Akebia, Wistaria, honeysuckle, hy-
brid Clematis, roses, trumpet flower,
Clematis flammula, Clematis panicu-
lata and (adding ornamental berries)
variegated leaved grape, bittersweet
and matrimony vine. Close the pro-
cession with woodbine (Ampelopsis
Virginiana) for autumn foliage.
For variety and real worth plant
the Chinese trumpet flower. It's SAL
mon red flowers have large 'trum-
pets" and are more attractive. The
foliage is more plentiful than that of
the Wistaria, which it much resem-
bles, and they combine we'll.
Another good combination is the
scarlet bell Clematis and Clematis
paniculata. Let them mingle.
In closing let 1t be recognized these
notes are suggestive rather than ex-
haustive. We have tried to show
that there is no 'cut-and-dried" Sc
lection to be followed, and that there
are possibilities in a careful choice
which will bring constant and varying
interests, rendering your pergola a
perennial attraction in q degree
equaling an old-f-shioned garden
Meehan's Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
How to Cure Hiccouohs.

Hiccough is distressing and some
times dangerous complaint. Many
times swallow of water viii stop it.
If simple measures fail the following
has been found very efficacious. The
nerves that produce hiccough are near
the surface in the neck. They may
be reached and compressed by placing
two fingers right in the center of the
top Of the breastbone between the two
cords that run up either side of the
neck and pressing inward, downward
and outward. A few minutes pres
sure of this kind will stop the most
obstinate hissough.-Dr. Charles S.
Moody, in the May Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
NsHORTICULTURE.IJ
R2 HINTS 5@I
ITEh.

Itea 7!rginica. Virglnlan willow.
Strange, indeed, that this dainty little
shrub Is so little known or recog-
nized, for when in flower, or when
arrayed In autumn colors, It Is a thing
OF joy and beauty. 1t Is a vigorous,
free-ilowerlng shrub, some three or
four feet tall, with white, fragrant
blossoms In numerous long racemes
In early summer. The bright and
lustrous foliage turns to vivid shades
OF red In autumn, the intensity of
which is simply and,-Indianapolls
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
Hindoo Invasion,

Hundreds of Hindoos are pouring In
to San joaquin county, Cal, and prob
ably in the hope of securing work at
once most OF them have discarded the
turban for American hats, much to the
surprise of the more devout of the
race. Their religion has heretofore
kept them from discarding their tur.
bans, but the late arrivals appear to
have been coached in the art of be-
coming, to a certain extent, American.
lied.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
A Church-Goino People,

The Germans are eminently a
church-going, or at any rate a
church belonging people. According to
the last federal census, taken four
years ago, The total population was
G0,641 ,27S. This church census gives
the church membership. Ewangelicals
and Catholics combined, as $59,741,-
344. The Evangelicals far outnumber
the Catholics, the figures being: Evan
gelica,s, 37.64G,S52; Catholics, 22. .094,-
4s2. The Free Thinkers number only
4.270.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
A HINT TO TOBACCO GROWERS

The Department OF Agriculture has
issued warning against the opening
up Of new territory for the cultiva-
tion of tobacco. The department pro-
ceeds at length to forecast gloomy
future for the tobacco growers.
It points out that foreign countries
are more active than ever In pro-
noting the home production of to-
bacco, which Is ruinous to the export
trade. The department predicts that
in the future the demands for export
will be confined more and more to
the relatively high grades.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

fore long every symptom of the trou-
BILE disappeared. have had no re-
turn of 1t up to now"
Remember the name-Doan's For
sale by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
DETERIORATION IN wHEATs.

The Investigations of the causes of
the deterioration of wheat, conducted
by the Bureau of Plant Industry af
the Department of Agriculture, in CO.
operation with the Bureau of Chemis-
try, have developed the cause as be-
ing too wet conditions and therefore
one which can be in some degree
remedied by farmers. 1t was pre-
viously suspected that the softening
OF the grain and the over-production
of starch, producing white spots and
"yellow berry," were due generally
to unusually wet weather or In irri-
gated districts we're caused by the ap-
plication of too much water. In a
number of instances two samples OF
the same variety of wheat have been
received by the Department, the one
showing very soft or light-colored
grains and the other the usual fiinty
grain, the only difference in condi-
tions being that the former had been
affected by a much greater amount of
water than the latter. Numerous ex-
periments have been conducted in
which different amounts of water
were applied at different intervals,
the results confirming these observa-
tions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
This VIII Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray Sweet Powders for Children,
cure Feverishness, Headache Bad Stomach.
Teething Disorders Regulatethe Bowels and
Destroy Worms. They break up colds in "a
hours. Pleasant to take. and harmless as milk.
Ncvcrfail. AtDruggists 25c. Sample ENABLED
FREE. Address Allen S. .Olmsted Leroy N Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
MAPLEINE
A Law-Abiding Child.
(Incorporatsd)

A health officer recently received
the following note from one Of the res
idents of his district:
Dear Sir: beg to inform you that
my child, aged eight months, is suffer
ing from measles as required by act OF
parliament. ."-Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

An impresario in quest OF pearls has
just found one in cotton spinner of
Lancashire, England. Her name is
Annie Beshell. She is lowered with
an astonishing soprano voice, and
gives promise of having the success
of Sontag, Patti, Tetrazzini, or even
Jenny Lind.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

small of my back
and ! became so
weak I could hard
ly stand. | lost
flesh rapidly and
was becoming wor-
ried. | fortunately
d decided to try
Doan's Kidney
Pills. | began TAX
ing them and oe-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

INC U"nUFnc have ". T. Douglas name and price
stamped on the bottom. Take No Substitate.
Ask your dealer for VI. Douglas shoes. they
are not for sale in town write for Mail Order Cat
alog giving full directions how TO order by mail Shoes
ordered direct from factory delivered 10 the wearer ali
charges prepaid. W. T.. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
Reef For Fence Wire.

To construct handy reel for fence
wire. procure hard wood stick five
feet long and about three inches
thick. Make a spool in the centre
OF 1t from two crosses with holes
bored In them as seen In Fig. I. In
sert them on the stick, nail firmly
and brace with four sticks crosswise.
Take of the cultivator wheels and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

For Red, Itching Eyelids, Cysts, Styes,
Falling Eyelashes and All Eyes That Need
Care, Try Murine Eye Salve. Aseptc
Tubes, Trial Size, 25c Ask Your Druggist
or Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

flt them on the ends of the stick, leav-
ing one end protrude through the
hub about six inches, which is for the
crank. Then affix a five-foot pole on
each side of the spool by means Of
a hoop iron band to the main stick.
Make a groove for each band to pre-
vent 1t slipping sldewise, and place
them far enough from the spool to
permit 1t to turn freely. Brace the
poles in the manner shown in Fig. q.
To operate this, one man steers 1t
along the wire while another turns
the crank.-Frank Lacina, Candy,
MINI.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
HINTS ON PRUNING

The Colorado experiment station
has advanced correct ideas about
pruning as follows:
I. Prune to modify the vigor of
the tree, giving 1t less top to support,
allowing the sap to flow into the re-
naming branches.
2. Prune to produce larger fruit
than could be produced II the vital
forces of the tree we're divided among
a greater number of branches.
3. Prune to give the trees desir.
able shape.
4. Prune in summer to change the
trees from wood-bearing to fruit-bear-
Ing.
s. II the tree bears too much fruit
prune heavily in winter, so that the
tendency will be to wood growth.
6. Prune to remove surplus parts
or injured parts, or parts that inter-
fere with each other.
7. Prune to facilitate spraying or
harvesting.
8. Prune to facilitate tillage.-In-
dianapolis News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
BECAUSE.

w. l.. Douglas $500
and E4.OOshoesequaI,
In style, ut and wear,
other makes costing
5000 to $500.
W.L.DougIas $3.50,
$500 and $3.50 shoes
are the lowest price,
quality considered, in
the world.
East CoiOk EneLets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

WLNTCn SECONDHAND BAGS AND BUR-
WHNILU LAP; any kind, any quantity.
anywhere. Write Tor prices. RICHMOND
BAG CO.. mo, Richmond. Va
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
80 Weak From Kidney Trouble He
Could Hardly Stand.

John Mckay Williams, Bedford
City, Va, says. For two months |
suffered from sharp pains across the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

n HMR0 Watson 4. Coleman n, W ash
~ ington DC Books free High.
z WhAsv y est referencea Best results
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
NON-BEARING APPLE TREES

NON-BEARING APPLE TREES.
I have an apple orchard of $50
trees located in southern Indiana,
Clark County, that has been planted
twenty-four years. One-half of the
trees have failed to bear fruit, or
even bloom, while some of the trees
have not failed to bear since four
years old. / have always cultivated
the trees and fertilized them with
COW manure. but have never sprayed.
&C. l.. G.
Answer: We will have to refer
this query to friend Thos. T. Newby,
Of Carthage, or some other experi-
enced orchardist. It is very i'm
portant subject, but one that we do
not see discussed. You should tell
us the varieties that do not bear
Sometimes trees fail to bear because
they are too highly fertilized and
grow limbs instead OF fruit. In such
case the roots should be pruned, or
the bark scraped vigorously, to check
wood growth and throw the sap into
fruit buds. But let us hear from
friends Newly, Teas, Hobbs, Joe A.
Burton and others, on the subject
Indiana Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11
w. L. DOUGLAS
So, 81, $3.50, go & 81. 90
O'ss ssSo goes SHOES sSsyS Ss9y,, ! s.css Zoo

w. l.. Douglas
shoes are worn
by mOremen than
any other make,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-11

P. N. U. IS. 1910.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-21
SUIT TO RECOVER
FOR DAMAGE TO MUTTON

Ogden. Nov. 2l.trhat the Union Pa
cfic Railroad compan, was negligent
and the cause of a material decrease
In the value Of Il carload OFF, bloodcd
sheep. whicl, were shiptsd from Iowa to
Utah. Is the allegation set forth In Il
complaint fled II the district court by
the Rocky Mounttin Stud Farm COM
pany. On Sept. - 1903, the sheep were
loaded at Council Bluffs. H.. to DO
shipped to Ogden, where they were to
be transferred to the Southern Pacific
company and senr on to san Francisco.
BY Il change of orders, the sheep were
sent to Castle Rock from Evanston,
where, according t. the complaint, they
were allowed TO stand In the car for
30 hours without food or water. !Atlcr
being ''carelessly aud roughly un.
loaded" they We're kept OH the rallroad
right of-way for another II hours with
out feed. Because of this treatment,
the plaintiff maintains that the sheep
deprecated in value to the extent or
$500. Extra expenses incurred because
of this method Of handling. consisting
of feed, extra freight and the personal
EXPENSES Of l.. W. Patrick. are alleged
to have totaled s245 70. making a grand
total Of s666.70. for which plaintiffs asks
Judgment @ tt '
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-21
PLEASANT GROVE.
ENJOYABLE REUNION
OF SHIPPLEY FAMILY
Especial Correspondence,

Pleasant Grove, Nov, 1.-THE annual
reunion of the Shippley family was
hold here last week nj tho home or
aIcx,nd.r Th,r,t,n i, hanan
4na,ai ~, ,ne
l'"'ni aas. OF 'heif iatiler. me late 10
fseph Shippley. About so Of his de-
sccndants were present and an inter-
esting program was rendered by his
children and grandchildren,
The Y. l.. NJ. ]. a. stake officers visit
ed the Lndon association Tuesday eve
ming at their regular session. The
lesson and program were exceptionally
well rendered, and good time en-
joycd.
The Pleasant Grove Second ward Y.
l.. NJ. |. a.. will conduct cake sale ut
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-21
ANOTHER INVENTION
WILL BE PROMOTED

Mount Pleasant, Nov. 20 During the
past week another incorporation has
been formed in Mount Pleasant for the
purpose OF promoting one OF j. L.
Pcdcrscn's Inventions. 1t will be known
as the Petersen Dust Proof Hub COM
pany. The company is Incorporated for.
$4,000. one-half of which is paid up
The SNOW academy at E;phraim will
soon establish a night school.
the Snow academy dramatic club
will present, Monday evening, the play
entitled Isabel, the Pearl of Cuba"
y carload OF potatoes WAS shipped
out OF Spring CITY during the past wccl:
by G. Willardson of I2phra!m.
Tho F'uirview Literary club met
Thursday evening. Nov. 10, ut the home
of Mrs. Gencve Larsen. a paper on
Mothers Duty For the Home" was
read by Mrs. Adde Daniels. Mrs. Ma
bel Earle gave reading. Ease in Con-
vcrsation," Mrs, Charles Pcaooc,l dis
cusscd parliamentary rules.