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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

down the river, in tOws, il u tnc most
natural thing in tho world 10 pass from
boat 10 boat, and visit friends. | came
down the river once in tow consisting
of l0l boats. That's about rs many as
there are in the slip now, and it means
quite population"
"YOu worldn'C think seriously Of be.
ing seasick on a cana boat, would you"
asked Mrs. Buncc. ''It does happen,
though. I've beei fcarfully seasick.
On, ne, not in the canal, Of course, but
on "a, lakes. We go tho length of
Lake Champlain, yon know, aud there
is sometimes dreadful weather there
Leaving the qunnt little home, the
captain and visitor went forward. The
quarters for the crew were not very ut
tiactive, but they were no worse, ap-
parently, than the acco nmodutiOns for
slilOrs on ocean steamers. Mlny Of the
boats have stable for iheir horses or
mules.
"Wbcn we tic w for the winter, said
the captain, "wc send the horses into
the country to board. 1t costs too much
to keep them here"
AIS your cargo on board!'
"Yes. This time it consists of farm
produce, though toe Champlain Gu
naIers usually bring lumber. The cargo
remains on board in my case for ninety
days. pay fifty cent, a day for DOCK
charles, and get paid Ly the owners
for storage. When the ninety days are
up shall discharge the cargo and 90 up
the river IS soon after tina. as the weather
becomes suitable"
"What is the capacity OF canal
boat, compared with a lrei sht car:'
On this boat we can put about 5000
bushels OF wheat. Tney usually put
about 1000 bushels upon II freight car.
| SO, you see, a couple OF our boats would
| load ve.y respC ctable freight train.
| some of the captains own their cargncs,
| going into tue business rs Il speculation (;
Others dispose OF tne goods on commits
| sion. and Others still are simply comm IN
| carriers. | own this boat and tive others,
but I'm not too good 10 run one OF my
boats myself. Boats like this cos, about
$500, and they last, with proper care,
from fifteen 10 twenty years. I've known
boats to last twenty-five years.
II suppose" he continued, "that it
must seem dull To you, this quiet life Of
the canal men, but guess we average to
be as contented and happy as m st. 1t
is mostly open air life iu the summer,
and never unhealtny. Ii people like
good scenery they have an opportunity
with Us. When We tie up we can take
in some of the pleasures of city life, il
We want to. The women 20 ashore now
and then, of course, to get provisions,
aud when we are ON trip they stop of
occasionally for the same purpose. The
boat, you see, becomes just as muct
home to us as your house On land. :"
There ale three canal boat villages il
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

bodily MS points Ot color here and there
in the prevailing white. The next day
not II sign Ot pole or c,Othcsline could
be seen anywhere about the village. II
was evident that Que OF tho unwiittCn
laws of the community made that day II
lcnclal wash day.
When the re porter began his invcst.
CATION ol the village nc was directed to
Captain Bunce as the "likelicst' man to
give In'OImation. The captain, a tall,
powerful looNing man, was just leaving
his boat, but he turned back willingly
and led the way to toe cabin. The roof
Ot the CABIN is about two feet above the
level of the decS--or shall we say street,
10 enter the cabin, hatch had to be
pushc back and tiny door opened.
Then down steep, narrow flight OF
stars, and the captain was at home.
People who feel crampcd in an eight
room flat, and have to use an empty coal
bin in tnc basement for storage purposes,
would be wofully dismayed at the pros.
pcct of housekeeping in that plac".
There are three rooms in Captain Bunce's
home. The living room is perhaps as
much as eight feet square. Two rooms
open from 1t, one just large enough to
hold bed, with space to walk by it and
turn around the other sufficient for a
cooking stove, with very little space left
for the cook. Keep house IN suci, quar-
tersi Certainly; Captain Bunce does it
and il bringing up a lamily there, too.
When the captain and his visitor
entered Mrs. Buuce was attending to her
houscwork, and two children were play
ing upon couch. A third child was
away ut school. That makes u family Of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

A ROMAN RELIC. curiositics come from
the grave. The departed members OF
wealthy families were provided not only
with scpuIchrcs but with sort Of armor
composed OF several pieces which com
plctcly incascd the body. The feet were
thrust into pocket shaped affair like a
carriage foot warmer, aud separate
pieces were made for chest and neck, a,
well "a the hair, with mask for the
lace, which often rescmbled the features
of the dead.
These peculiar coverings were made
Of several pieces OF fine linen, which
were glued together and pressed into
mould, then bedaubed with several lay-
ers of plastcrs, over which the artists
traced the most peculiar characteristics
OF the dclunct. Each bust is composed
OF several pieces, the face comprising
one which is painted in deep yellow and
ochcr tints, as in the case ot the Egyp-
tlan stutue-. Hair and beard are painted
black. The mantle, part OF which COW
ers the back OF the neck, is white, with
purple stripes. Post. Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

on with the new You know that.
My love! Can't you see that DOM
want EthclP | want you--l love
you!"
She shrnnk back against the wall, In
the shadow.
"Max," she said. al am five years
older than YOU are"
"Ahi Bul IL we love each oihcr,"
lie snid, "wlat cnn that mniicrY"
"What will people say? What win
Ethel say?"
." do not care. II ia enough that
love you aud ynu love me. We shall
be happy, aud E,hcl will iinu speedy
consolation
"Oncc loved somebody clac." said
Miss Beth, thinking of her little bulico
romance.
"Ihcn YOU can love me better now"
hc replied. "Cnnr. Beth, YOU have
not answered my question vet"
"Wcll," she said, 'if you in.iN
upon having me, take me, for love
YOU"
Aud he was answered. + New YorI
journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18
Like nm Anvil.

"Slapd like an anvil" when the siioss
Of stalwart men falls iiiccc aud fast
Storms but more deeply root the OAK,
Whose brawuy arms embrace the blast.
"Stand like an anvin when the sparks
Fly far and wide a lircry shower;
Virtue aud truth must sill be marks,
Where malice proves its want Of power,
"Sand like an auvil' when the bar
Lies red and glowing on IT. breast,
Duty shall he life. lendingstnr,
Aud cousciou. iUuoccncc is rest.
,'Siand like mn anvil" when the sound
OF ponGrou- hammers pains the ear;
Thine but the still aud stern rebound
OF the great heart that cannot fear.
Our Dumb Animals
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

mids and monuments thousands OF wears
old, and dates back beyond the times OF
Abraham, Isaac aud jacob.
Many of the old Egyptian monuments
have hieroylyphics on them, in which
the figure of this bird is frequently
found. Tneir mummies, or preserved re-
mains, are also found in old Egyptiar
tombs; hence it is called the sacred ibis,
as it must have been an object OF wor
snip to the ancient Egyptians, who, as
your Bible tells you, were idolators. II
seems indeed strange that human being
sholld worship mere bird like the ibis
which is only the size of An ordinar.
foNl.-New YORK Mail and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

mes 'on" ',"t P',t VI oo",n S'iect'
~ II wen worm WISH, not oniy 10 io"k
at thc Doats rom 'he S't'ngPlece o'
Tue p'e,' ou' 10 ""'N "nou' upon '"en'
ana ca'i upon 'he rcoP'' VINO '''c VI
'nen'; lhe 'cnnn'erS are very no
p"ap'o PeoP'e' anu are ,a'uet % p'e'aeu p.',
,nhu o'hcrwi'e J" "uy "''c"''o" P'''
'noh ny S'tanSe,S, l., - -,
Inc Dasih pct"eeh tao Pe'' I"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18
NIhe Sinr.Spnngled Rnnncr."
journal.

One afternoon iu September. 1914,
party of Baltimore gentlemen, ,gricved
nt the defeat of the American troops
nt North Point, met together in nn old
house nt Upper Marlborough, aud
there formed n plan for capturing
some OF the British soldiers who
would pass through tho village that
night. Meanwhile the main body of
the B"itisn army had gone on to
point some distance beyond. Their
plnns were so well laid that they uclu-
ally took over twenty men prisoners
aud put them IN "duraucc vilc.'
News of this attack was, however.
Carried to the British fleet beyond by
ono man who conttivcd his escape,
aud the tables were unexpectedly
turned. A detachment Of Briiishers
descended on the village, compelled
the liberation of the English soldiers
aud took as their prisoners the gentle
men who had planned their capture.
Angcrcd by what they considered q
violation of the rules of war, the Brit
ish colonel in command refused to al-
low the gentlemen, who were all
asleep in their beds, time even to
dress. They were placed on horse
back and carried TO Il British ship,
hoo cd aud .icercd at, Dr.. Beans, with
whom the idea of the capture had
originated, being especially insultcd.
A day or two later all but the poor
doctor were set free. but lac was de-
tanned rs II valuable prize worthy of
taking bnci to England.
Meanwhile his friends in 4 allimoro
went to work with n hearty will TO OBJ
tain his release, and as he had been
known on more than one occasion 10
have treated wounded British soldiers
with great Kindness. his niece, girl
OF eighteen, vcnturcd herself 10 write
Il strong appeal TO the English officer
in command of the II ,ct. She sue
cccdcd in pcrsuading Mr.. Francis
Key TO take the letter with flag Of
truce, and the young man procuring
small boat aud permission to use the
white ilig, set out lie boarded the
admiral's vessel in safety, but found
preparations for the bonbardmcnt of
Fort MclIenry in full swing, aud, as
a consequence, hc was detained by
Admiral Cockburn's orders.
1t was a moment of most critical
importance, for which the fall of
MclIenry Batimorc's doom was
sealed, and we can easily fancy Mr..
Keys feelings rs from the English
flagship lie watched during the long
hours of that day and night The furi.
Gus onslaught upon the fort. So long
as daylight lasted, lac could scarcely
take his eyes from the flag floating
from the fort, and with fcvcrisll anx-
iety, he hailed the "dawns early
ligh.." The tlrst break of day showed
him his country's flag proudly floating
TO the breeze, and ia the first "enthu-
siasm of rapture AS he told friend,
he wrote the verses dear to every
American heart, "Thc Star-Spangled
Banner. y [ilarpcr's Young People.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

Buuce spoke with enthusissn. I'VE
are all acquainted, aud make calls bick
aud forth Just like other people. I've
had as many as six callers at a time in
here, ali friends, who just happened to
drop in about the same hour"
"Oh, yes" put in the captain, "we
frequently arrange parties, and pass the
iollirst kind OF evening together. The
entertainment Oh, We tell stories and
pop corn. This social life is maintained
to considerable extent, even during
the working season. On the way up or
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

this vicinity. Ursdcs the Que at Coenties
Sip---in Erie Basin, Brooklyn, at jersey
City, anil at the foot Of Fourteenth,
street, Hoboken. They are OF the same
character az the one at Coenties slip, and
are inhabited by the same kindly, hos
pitable class Of people.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18
CANALERS' VILLAGE.
MARiNEits IN THEN,
WINTEivs SNUG HAEBOR.
A Merry Floating Settlement Tenn
porariiy Annexed 10 Gotham
--lhc Social Side OF lite
on q Canal Boas


APT. s. J. BUNCE
is commander and
owner Of the Cham
plain canal boat y.
s.. Adslt, and his
craft is one Of u
hundred or more
now lying at Cocn'
ties Slip, says the
New York Recorder.
This aggregation Of
boats is one OF the
unique sights Of the
city that most people
miss, for ccnpara- T.
lively few have bus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

In Asia there are some twenty large
public libraries, containing 20, 900 aud
more volumes. Tho Royal Asiatic
Society Library in Bombay has 1000
volumes, and annually expends 5000
rupees in increasing the number. This
society possesses, also, n valuable and
large collection of Sanscrit manu-
scripts, as also goodly number Of
Persian. The Tiiis Library has 80, 900
volumes, 1t was established in 1876,
and receives $4,000 annually from the
Russian Governmcnt for the purchase
of books on the Caucasus, Persia, Asia
Minor, etc.-[Ncw York Independent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

second and the be.
ginning OF the thi,d
century Of our time.
They are not, as II
would seem, d e.
tatcncd pieces OF
statues, but nre com
plcte in themselves.
They are Mosques
used for a special elias,
of mummies, aud like
/, most OF the sgyptian
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18
Unsellisll.

Sweet Girls you love for me ab.
solutely unsclfish!'
Adorcr-Absolutely
Sweet Girl-Then | wish you'd go
somewhere else tonight. Jack Haa.
som promised 10 call. -[New York
Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18
MISS BETH.
6I NiNNIITE sLNNGNrN.

By all odd. the most attractive
house in town was that of Miss Beth
Davenport. II was u charming little
modern affair, full of gables and win
dows, with II square porch before The
front entrance, and SIT back IN yard
Overlooking with flowers aud shrubs.
Miss Beth was plca'ed to style herself
''nn old maid" She was thirty wears
of age, aud in the iirc prime of n
beautiful wonauhoud. Being without
near Kin, size kept house alone. save
for her servants. nul lived II happy
independent existence. She was II
believer IN fresh air aud exercise, and
her rosy checks and graceful move
mcnts were very pleasant to gaze
upon.
So, nj least thought u young man of
iivc-and- twenty, who leaned upon the
fence one day, and watched Mis-. Beth
She had ol large white hat trimmed
with pOppca, and wore II white dress
with wide pullcd sleeves, through
which CLEANED the outlines of her
shapelv arms. She did not at first see
Mr.. Mcndon, then. looking up in Il
quick way, ~ people sometimes do nj
feeling the eyes OF others upon thcmi,
she bowed aud smilcd.
81 suppose you want me to ask you
to come iu?' she said.
ooh, no, hc answered lnziiy. al
SEQ YOU are busy. II struck me NJ
home, however, that this cloudy morn
ing would be tine for II game Aud
lac nodded in the direction of the ten
via court
"Oh, Indeed, sir IeiNurcly! And
II occurred {" me thnt this would be an
"I'nirabIe time 10 roster my neglected
Pian,'' Conc nave some exercise
ior you 40" '''''' oc 'horn!-hohueo
30" OF 'oi' now Tor wh'ic' """ hcip
me Tram up 'hosc ''4cS over the
porch
Mandon looked down 't hi' Spo'iesS
ilnnneIs.
"lhcy arc spanking c'crn' hc sa'd'
ITO nome ana get lnto some work
Ing clothes, said Miss Bctl'S voice
from somewhere near the srouhd.
She was wedding.
"Pehaw!' he said, opening the gate
aud coming IN. 81 was trying to
creep out of il, but you make ne feel
ashamed of mysc'f. You're a grca;
worker Miss Beth
"ihat Is the only way to be
happy" said the spinslcr. She stood
up aud looked at him with clear gray
eyes. "What is IL with you? she
asked. "Nou must confess tcnuis was
not your only object here today.
snail keep you FROM anything IT
make you tic up vines? Did you want
to see me-pariicu'arly!'
"les, | wanted to see--you particu-
larly." hc said, changing the en-
phasis.
"ilas she been cruel again?" she
asked, showing hcr wlli;o teeth as she
smiled
"That Is all over" lc said. "lt has
been oil for three weeks"
"Why, Max! You never told me
"No, l was ashamed TO tell You.
"WhyT 2" she asked shortly. "Was
1t your fault! All, Max, it was, you
hcRie th'ng
y She said the last in low, dlsap-
proving tone that made the blood rush
TO the young mans fair face. lie
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

live living in apparent comfort and con
sent in the i. $. Adsis, and, besides
them, there is Il frisky pet dog, and in
summer time there is Il hired man who
sleeps in bunk in the forward end Of
the boat. A very chccry, neat little
place is the captains home. Taerc are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-18

and out the toes ol the CLAW Crtil
round mat IS formed. This should, n
course, be gildcd. New York World.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-25
Will Come Out Right.
N. 7. Engineering and Mining Journal.1

N. 7. Engineering and Mining Journall
Some Of those VITO claim to repre-.
sent the West may be calamity howl.
ers and prophets OF evil, but they do
not voice the sentiments of the popu-
'ation ofths mioi"g regions Of the
Rocky Mountains.
The sturdy self>reliance and in
domitahle pluck of the men who built
up that empire, which we fitly call
the Great West. will not desert them
in the hour of trial. That an industry
apparently permanent and carried on
under conditions established BY law
should be threatened with destruction
i" the twi"klinR Of an eye is a hard
ship, 10 cruel thing, only too
strongly evideneing the uncertsi"
conditions OF our economic civiliza.
ton. 1t is no wonder that ba,d
things are said and bitter things are
thought. The wheels OF com merce
have been stopped and industry is
paralyzed for the moment. Never>
theless, the men who built Denver
and San Francisco, who conquered
the wilderness and reclaimed the des-
ert, are not the kind that lie down
and howl. Already the 6rst feeling
of despair at the suddenoess of cala>
nifty has passsd away. indignation
coupled with q strong desire for re.
taliation has supervensd with some,
while willingness to wait and stake
their medicine" characterizes Others.
The Western miner will always come
out right-he never gives up.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-25
Notice of Forfeiture.

To william keesler. or his Heirs OF Assigns:
You are hereby notin.d that I have expended
the sum OF one hundred dolisrs tSlA0l Ia labor
aud improve ments upon the
MOCKING BIRD LODE MINING or AIM,
situated on the ast FORK Of Wood River. in MIN.
erai Hili Mining district. Al'uras county, Idaho,
IN order to hold sstd premises unds the psovie.
ions OF Section 1924. X. vistd Statutes ii the
United States. being the snou.s required to ksld
aid claim for be year ding Decs MI er 81 lsO1
that your proportion 10 oIe-third. ar e33 Ssk
And II within thirty d,ys after this notice By
publication. you fall or Ssfuss to contribute your
proportion Of tu' b txps, dtiur~ a. . owner.
your Int rest In SID claim will become the psOp.
erty OF the subscriber. und said section 28.t
JAMES W. BUTCH.
The sbove-men toned snount msy be paid a
the Oh &C OF the WsND klNER TlNEs In HstlSy
Idaho. whose editor 10 authorized TO recent feR
the same JAM|sw. bUICH.
First publication. August cS. 1879.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-25
Application for Patent.
NoTlc. No. zoo. SURVEY No. l0se.
UxIrRD 6TArEs LAND Oy11cR.
HALEY, Idaho. August 26th, 1893.

UxlrRD STArEa LAND Oy1lcR. I
HALEY. Idaho. August 2oth. 1893
Notice 10 hereby given that n. y. Mcneil. -
o muel Fri. No. hts attorney. Infect. whose pose
e3ice address 10 HALEY al county, Idaho, hes
c1ade application for United States psteut fos
the
Lode Mining Claim. situated on unsurvsysA land
iu Little smoky Mining Distric,. Alturss county.
State Of Iu~ho consisting Of 100 feet o. the
lode. and surface ground 600 feet vide. being
and plat Of the ofacial survey ale in this ocs.
with masnetic variation As u degrees and 20 mia
ut+s east. ~ follows:
aud running thence north II degrees east 800 feet
to G rner No. !; 's'nc south II degrees wsss eoe
ds.s 70 .,. No soes ;o .e's
thence north II deg. east 600 feet - corner 70.
4; thence south 81 deg. Is min cost ls0O fsse
exterior bound sri.s u this ci.sn.; incladisS
arss VI lsC7s acres applied for: No conatcss.
From corner No. l U. Z: Il. n. No. l
south IL deg S. min. east lvl6.0 feet.
The said mining claim bling Of record In tae
once Of tn Count, Recorder VI said MINING Dis
trtct. at hailey. In Altur.s county state of Idaho
The nearest Anow n locations being the Chance
L"de. lot No. 70. and the Hidden Treasure Lode.
unsurvey ed.
Any .sd "a Il, g.r::n. c!.,a'os .aver:.ly any pes-
face ground are required 70 nle their adverse
claims thereto with the Resi.ter Of the United
the sxsy % day.. % public: thereof, Or sSsy viii
be barred by virtue Of the provi ions OF the stst-
ute In such caAes made ana provided.
". T. RILEY.
Register.
direct that the foregoing Notice Of Appltca.
tien for Patent be published for the period Of
sixty days IN the wooD klvsn DAILY TINxs. .
newspaper published at bailey. Alturas county,
state Of Idaho. being the newspaper pablished
nearest said claim.
". T. RILEY,
Rssistsr.
First publication. Aug. 25th. A. D. 1888.
". n. WATT. Attorney for Applicant.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-25
FORCED TO THE WALL.

Receivers have been appointed fo'
the Lombard Investment Company
This powerful organization made it u
business to borrow money in the east
at 8 per cent. and lend it in the ives,
at to IL per cert. per annum. 1t.
loans were exclusively on farm prop.
erty, and the amount of loan wa.
limited to 40 per cent. Of the casl
valuation of the property to secure
the loan.
The cause Of failure is inability to
realize on the assets.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-25
CALIFORNIA TOO LARGE AL.
READY,

READY.
Senator Perkins proposes to annex
the Sandwich Islands to California.
There is nothisg imprsc,icable IN th-
proposition, but the great distance of
the islands from the mainland
which is greater than that from Amer.
ica to Europe-would make them
very expensive to govern. To be
sure, in these days Of electricity, dis.
tance is ne great bar in other re-
spects.
Then, too, California is too large
and wealthy already. With a ter.
ritory more extensive than France
and which is capable of supporting
an equally dense population, the
Colder State il suflio emily ex>
.ensive already for all practical pur.
poses.
The Sandwich Islands should be
annexed. There is no doubt of that.
But they should come into the Union
either as . territory or as an indie.
pendent state.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-25
AN exhibitor in the gallery OF

An exhibitor in the gallery OF
electricity building At the Columhiau
World's Fair, has . patent door.
mat which opens the door when sny-
body steps on the mat. Some 5000
or 1000 people walked over the ma,
every day to see it work. The ex.
hibitor says he will make affidavit,
that 999 out of every 1000 stop to
say as they are leaving: "Grea,
scheme for the man who can't find
the keyhole." Moreover, he ssvs
every one of the 900 thinks his com
ment is funny and original.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-25
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