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The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
A BAD BREAK.

Aads BY An Inexperienced Undertaken
at = Funeral.
An ex-governor of Massachusetts,
tells the following, illustrative of call
ing for business: Two brothers had
for many years done an undertaking
business In suburban town. The elder
had a son. Thomas, and desiring to es-
tablish him in life. obtained from his
younger brother promise that Thomas
should be taken into the business when
ever he (the elder) should die. The
promise was obtained. in spite of a
feeling on the brothers part that Tom
had no calling for the business. The
elder soon died and Thomas became his
uncle's partner. He made good pro-
gress and was soon sent to arrange for
the funeral Of wealthy man who left
- his chief mourner a widow who had
already buried two husbands. The
young man returned, having made SAT-
isfactory arrangements as to carriages,
music, flowers, ETC., much to his uncle's
Joy, who now felt that he had mis-
judged the boy. On the following day
the uncle himself went to see that all
was 6OAA& SAoVsAAJ oHo Aoouo ]'AA0 ~
In high dudgeon. Expressing his re-
gret and surprise, he told Mrs. x. that
Tom had returned on the previous day
with everything arranged apparently
satisfactorily, and asked her what was
the matter.
WELL" she replied. Tom did very
we'll until we discussed the time at
which the services should be held.
had not quite made up my mind, when
Tom. meaning to help me out. said:
AT what time have you been accus-
toned to bury your husbands, ma
damr"
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

and Is IN the very prime OF life, being
II years old. His father died when he
was years old. and young Draper
went with the family to Albany. His
early education was given him in the
public schools and In the Albany acad-
emy. He then took a course Of law at
Union college. Schenectady. and re-
turned to Albany to practice his profess
sion. In this work he continued for
nine years. until President Arthur made
him one Of the committee to inveati-
gate the Alabama claims. After spend
ing three years in the capital at this
work he returned to Albany and re-
sumed the practice Of law. He was
elected by the legislature as superin-
tsndent Of the state schools Of New
York. Al he had never had any part
In the superintendence Of state educa-
ton. or In any educational work what
ever, his selection was opposed by the
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
BIRDS Are osaae.

A leading American ornithologist
says that some Of our most desirabl
birds are threatened with extermina-
ton. The common quail and ruff
ned grov 10 are becoming very scarce.
Wrens and blue birds are driven from
their old haunts by sparrows. Terms
are slaughtered by thousands for the
millinery business. and Florida IL sim
ilarly despoiled Of its herons. ibis. pei
leans and smaller birds. The Wild pig
con has disappeared. Fashion at pres
ent Ia the greatest enemy Of bird life.
but collectors. of eggs are also rsspon-
sible Tor great destruction.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
INDIGESTION.
~ nsssass WIN Create tn. sy-,s.-s al
1eert Dissass. KiAnsx psasaaa, Eta.

~ uessass wiz Create the synptsns sl
ssFt Disease. Kidney Disease. Etc.
yrca the Standardization, Brooklyn.
N. 7.
tew women have had q more mis-
efabso existence and lived to tell the
tAte tnan Mrs. Anna L. Smith Of III
IuiAexl Avenue. Brooklyn. With all
the comforts that money affords, with
an the happiness that many lovine
Gfsenas can give. the Joy Of Mrs.
9mltns life was blasted for years by
the tefr'ele ravages of sickness. The
story Is most interesting as told to .
reporter:
7 was an invalid for years. suffering
6rBt with one complaint and then with
another. The thing which caused me
the most discomfort and made me Of
fsnave to my family was the worst
cass OF Indigestion Imaginable. had
the pest physician we could md, and
0ccaeionally his prescriptions relieved
me temporarily. But the pains and
misery would all soon return again.
became desperate. and started in to
try remedies of which read. Among
them were the Pink Pills. took the
t1ons to the letter, and before
many days l began to feel like a differ
snt woman. For six weeks took the
pills regularly. and can truthfully
add after that I was as we'll any one
In the family. This change for the bet
ter In my condition has caused my
relatives and friends to take the pills.
We buy them from the drug store Of
John puryea. at the corner Of DeKalb
and Sumner Avenues.
assure you 1t was impossible for
me to oversee my household for three
years Now I visit my kitchen every
day, DO my own marketing and shop
ping; In word. look after everything
connected with my home and family.
"oh. yes. still keep taking the pills.
! take one daily after dinner. Preven-
ton. you know. is better and cheaper
than cure. l verify believe one half
OF the women who are suffering from
the ills which our sex are heir to would
b. up and well II they could be In
duced to give the Pink Pills = fair trial.
certainly recommend them heartily
and and feel grateful to the physician
who put them on the market"
Mrs. Smith Is a woman Of some
means and standing in the community
and. therefore. her testimony will be
accepted without question by all
thoughtful people.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They may be had
of all druggists or direct by mail from
the DR.. Williams Med. Co., schenecta-
dy. N. T., at 80 cents per box. OF si1
boxes for $3.50.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
ABOUT SLATIN PASHA.

The Man Who Haa Gone to the BoudAn
on Miasion of Bloodshed.
The Anglo-Egyptian expedition up
the Nile is accompanied by man who
knows more of the country to be con-
quered and its people than any other
one in the expedition. This is the
famous Slatin Pasha. who for eleven
years was prisoner of the khalifa, the
successor to the mahdi. in his capital In
the East Snudan- Slntip'a oarAAr Ia on a
that IL a. full Of color A. that of any
other traveller in Europe. with the ex-
ception, perhaps, Of Henry NJ. Stanley.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
n.eve,, Presidential Pu..l..

Men and women. boys and girls:
readers Of this paper If you neg
lected to send in your answer
to the advertisement Of the Pres
idential Puzzle in last weeks Is
sue OF this paper, do not neglect TO
do so row. Do not put 1t on. Get
your copy Of last weeks paper
cot The Advertisement Out
II gives all the particulars which en-
ables you TO get the best 500 Hacycie,
which, With the discount allowed py
working the puzzle, makes II tne
cheapest ~ well as the best. we wan
at once = few Racycles In your iocants
as advertisements-now is your oppor-
tunity. Bend us your solution OF puz.
zle. your name and address. model
wanted and height Of frame.
Miami Cycle and Mfg. Co..
Middletown, Ohio.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
MSS ANrHoNv.s ANl.vlrv.
Rachel Festsr Avery Ha, Raassa o.e
for Her.

Rachel Foster Avery HAs Raised One
for Her.
Few women have received q greater
tribute than did Susan II. Anthony at
Atlanta, Ga, a short time ago. when
Miss VIII Allen Drumgoole. the popular
Southern author, said in her address at
the Capital College:
1T Il . great thing to be the mother
OF great cause. Years ago there
dashed upon the world woman: she
had NO other announcement than the
wild scheme she had mothered.
Wherever she went the hiss, the sneer,
the finger Of scorn were to follow. Yet
she pushed right on: the implacable
enemy Of slavery in vanity's dress; the
mother Of an unborn cause. To me she
stands majestic among women: to me
she Il the randest picture in the book
OF our time: to me. like the prayer Of
my childhood. the name Of Susan B.
Anthony holds something grandly.
solemnly. pathetically, magnihcently
sacred. Whatever may have been her
blunders, whatever her faults, still she
fought for women. And since she
fought for women, in the name of wom-
anhood. let no man cast stone at her.
SAe - one Of those who will never die;
her name will go laundering down the
ages long after you and l are forgotten.
while her cause.-The child for which
shs sacrificed 20 much that makes a
woman's life dear to her. will live, and
throb. and thrive. and flourish long
after she has found refuge under moss
and marble. And her name shall out
wear the marble that shall cover her
great heart: posterity shall weave for
her crown that old Time cannot touch.
You may refuse her hearing today,
deny her the rose and the laurel, but to-
morrow shall avenge her; and already
tomorrow is dawning. Upon the West
ern slope where her sun goes down al
ready the rose of the new day is reflect
ing"
Another woman who strongly ad-
mires Miss Anthony is Mrs. Rachel
Foster Avery. She has not delivered
an eloquent eulogy upon her cause"
but she has raised an annuity of $500
year for the great prophecies of the
su1ragists.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
SneeEinR.

The sneeze is without Its advantages
says N. Sober. In some foreign coun-
tries sneezing is considered the height
of Ill manners, and yet how prevalent
was the use of snuff in England in the
reign Of the Georges. A sneez is an
alarm clock. and gives notice that the
body IN losing its heat too rapidly and
needs protection. A sneeza may an.
nounce the approach of = cold. While
a snee8e may not be hoistsrous, II
should not be suppressed.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
x..,..A.. Me-. In -. s..a...

1RK40A0'D Han In eA0 k000oo.
General Kitchener. who Is in COM
mand Of the Anglo-Egyptian expedition
up the Nile. is an able soldier and we'll
fitted to be head of the enterprise by
which 1t is hoped to reconquer East
Soudan. now under the rule of the
mahdi. He is the sirdar of the Egyp-
tian army. and the expedition will con-
sist chiefly Of Egyptian troops. The
native forces will be strengthened by
1900 British troops, which will be un-
der the command of General Hender-
son, star major Of the army of occupa-
ton. The native army will be COM
manded almost exclusively by British
officers. The force will march up the
Nile. passing through the two Dongolas
(old and new) on their way to Berber,
and there will be fighting unQuestion-
ably at Dongola, where the mahdi has
been collecting a strong force, to which
he will add in anticipation of the ap-
preaching trouble. After Dongola is
captured 1t will be made the base of
operations against Berber. Twelve
thousand Egyptian troops are on the
advance already, and there is need for
some alarm, for the dervishes are reck-
less fighters, believing, as they do. that
II they die fighting they will at once be
Transferred to the paradise of the koran.
1t II said that the purpose Of the ex-
pedition il to assist Italy by this diver
sion near Abyssinia. but this il not be-
lisved. On the contrary. there can be
no doubt that the sole purpose Of this
great undertaking is to re-establish
British supremacy in the domain Of the
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

AAss <As -. A~AAAA AAAs.
people, who were greatly displeased
with the action of the legislature. But
the good results he had achieved before
the end of his term met with such
hearty approval that he was enthusi-
astically reelected. When the eight
years Of his service were at and end the
political complexion Of the legislature
was such as to preclude his election for
q third term. and he was called to be
superintendent Of the public school sys-
TEN Of Cleveland. 1t was while in that
position that he was made president Of
the University Of Illinois.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
Het the Right Color.

Arabian women, when they are
obliged to 60 into mourning. not only
stain their hands and feet with indigo
for eight days. but drink no milk dur
ing the same period. on the ground that
its hus does not harmonize with their
mental gloom.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
Gladness Comes

XHTith better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentlc cetforts-pleasante efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
| ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects arc due to the fact, that 1t is tho
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have tie genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists
If in the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most sSillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
III. Potato a. . B@.ut,f,er.

You take q new potato and CRATE 1t
finely. and then use 1t instead Of soap
to wash with. The Juice of the potato,
raw. of course, contains some ingredi-
ent that acts quickly and beneficially
on the skin.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

single buggy harness for $3.50. Do not be
deceived by worthless limitations but order
direct from us and get tE- lowest wholesale
prices. Catalogue free. All goods stamped
FRED MUELLER, 14l3 Lartmer street.
Denver, Colorado.
Goods sent for examination.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
VICTIM OF FLAG LAW.
DIR. A. 9. DRAPER OF THE uNI-
vERsiTY OF ILLINOIS.
Hs Has bes. Indicted for violas,n~ I'll.
Law Requiring the Display Of Amsri-
saA Flag From school netldtn~s-
akseeA Of His Work.

r. A. S. DRAPER
president of the
University of I'LL
nois. whose trus.
tees were recently
indicted for not ny
ing the American
flag, was installed
in that ONCE on
Nov. 18. 1894. The
doctor is q native
of New York city,
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

You don't see spring signs la TIL. SGy Sity
ger every day in front Of bicycle show win
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

PJY8-AilFit stopped free by ar. X line = Great
Nerve keatOrer. No Fits after the nrst day . USE
Marvellous Treatise and - trial bottle FIRE. :,
St Send TO Dr. Kline 031 Arch St. fLilas Pa.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Perkins Ito Jenkins)-I heard this morn.
Ing that Barlow had been arrested What
has he done? Jcnkins-Everybody
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

r. J. CHENEY Il CO.. Toledo, o., Proprs.
OF Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 500 reward for
any case of catarrh that can not be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testi-
monials, free. Sold by druggists. 75c.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Plsos Cure for Consumption is the only
bright Mif.iInburg Pa, Dec, IL 1895
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Mrs. Musicus-Did you have much trouble
especially with the neighbors.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

"Talk may be cheap" says the Manayunk
Philosopher, "but the man who retains a
lawyer knows differently"
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

"Oh, ! can recommend him to you. He Is
obliging, he knows his work, he Is honest /"
"But he stole my watch!' "Yours, too!'
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
A Trinity of Evils

Trinity of Evils
Biliousness. sick headache and irreRularity
OF the bowels accompany each other. To the
removal of this trinity of evils Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is specially adapted. 1t
also cures dyspepsia, rheumatism. malarial
complaints bilousness, nervousness and
constipation. The most satisfactory results
follow q fair trial. Use it daily.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
A Confaslnp Occ..,ou.

Willie Washington was gazing into space
HWhat 'gs Is ~ 9ha 'n.snss a,s ahguish. i,,a.n .
OF bis friends. Have you been having
trouble?"
"ia-a-s. I'm afraid that I've gone and
made myself verwy unpopular with Van
Diggles and his wife. don't you know"
SIN what way?'
cycle"
Eyes"
"In costume"
Certainly"
"And l met them this afternoon. They
passed me one aftah the othah."
.X XXnd didn't you speak to them"
know, every time ! think the mattah ovah
I'm half convinced that I lifted my hat and
bowed to Van Diggles and said Hello old
man. to his wife. e."-Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

If tho Baby Is Cutting Teeth,
Be and that old and veltried remedy. MAs.
WMsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children TeethnH.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

SUCCESSOR Of the late prophet. The ter
ritory sought to be reclaimed for Egypt
comprises Darfur. Kordofan. Senaar,
Talar, the Equatorial province and
Bahr-el-0hasel. It was. until 1882, un-
der Egyptian rule. In that year the
revolt Of the mahdi made 1t free. After
the mahdi's death one Of his heuten-
ants succeeded. and, with Omdurman a.
his capital has since ruled over
most Of the tarritory. Tho khalifA still
holds several Of the prisoners taken at
Khartoum. Last year. France was said
to have ssnt an expedition to the Sou
daa. bot uetAin8 has besn heard Of It.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Fogg says that to borrow ten dollars from
pertinent.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
Denver Directory.
HARNESS

The best $50 dou-
DIe Concord Har-
ness in Colorado
for SIS. With
breeching, $50.
f25 double team
harness " | I h
breeching $16. $2
steel horn stock
sa dtlle for $l5. $l5
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
Hemorrhage Of Stomach.

The editor Of THE STAR had a
hemorrhage of the stomach in the
American House at Brookville last
Saturday forenoon and has since been
confined to bed at his home in this
place. The attending physician has
given US the encouraging information
that we will be compelled to stay in bed
week or ten days and will be given no
nourishment but small quantity Of
matted milk, oyster soup, without
crackers, milk and lime water, gelatine.
ice cream and "sich" likes, which Is all
right for starter or finishing touch
for square meal but It falls far short
OF appeasing a No. appetite. How
ever, as the treatment depends on
whether we shall remain on this
mundane sphere or shuttle Off to the
City with Golden Streets, where all
editors will certainly go,--if their
transportation is all right-we try to
console our appetite by promises Of
good things In the sweet bye and bye.
The STAR has been partly edited this
week in position that is not the most
convenient in the world in which to
write, although it might suit some Of
the individuals who have been so un-
fortunate as to be born tired. Our
worthy foreman, Roman f. Koehler,
has charge of the Office while we are
resting, but people having any special
business with the editor will find him
at his home on Grant street.
After the hemorrhage in Brookville
we were kindly cared for by Clarence
II. Patterson, the accommodating clerk
at the American House, and DR.. A. F.
Balmer, and then Samuel States, one Of
the present efficient county commission
ers, kindly helped us to the station and
looked after our wants until we reached
Reynoldsville, and to these gentlemen
we are very, very grateful.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
Six Run In.

Frank p. Adlesperger, night watch
man in this place, ''run in" six suspi-
cious characters last Friday evening
who were lettering on the streets and
gave them free nights lodging in the
lookup. Harry Mincer was in the
Seeley, Alexander & Co. bank Friday
evening keeping a protecting eye on
the money to be paid to the b., L. g. Y.
G. NJ. Co. employees on Saturday,
which had been put in the bank for
safe keeping, and he overheard con-
versation between two of the strangers
who were outside of the bank. He
could hear them but they could not see
him. They were planning to plunder
the town that night and seemed to be
of the opinion that they would have a
snap of it. This conversation was early
in the evening and Mincer got word to
Adlesperger and he picked up all the
suspicious looking chaps he could find,
which was six.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
Died Suddenly.

Last Saturday morning James Hook
ing, a shoemaker of Rathmel, died very
suddenly at the home of his brother,
Benjamin Hooking. He was unmarried
and made his home with his brother
On Friday night he retired about nine
o'clock feeling as we'll as usual, and
about 800 o'clock his relatives were
awakened by hearing him cough violent
ly, and, in few minutes after they en-
tered his room, he expired. The cause of
his death was hemorrhage of the lungs.
He was aged 80 years, 5 months and
days. Funeral services were held at
the M. E. church at Rathmel Sunday
afternoon. at 200 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Buzza, Of Falls Creek, who is also
pastor of the Rathmel NJ. +. church.
Deceased was member Of the l. o. o.
f. and the brethren at this place attend
ed the funeral in body.
Mr.. Hooking was born in st. Just,
Cornwall, England, Aug. 13, 1915, and
came to this country in 1872. He
moved to Rathmel in 1891, where he
has since resided. He had many friends
in this place, who were surprised and
grieved to hear OF his sudden death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
Citizens Ticket.

1t was announced in the last issue of
THE STAR that a meeting would be held
in the Centennial hall on Friday eve
ming, Jan. 18th, to discuss the propriety
of placing before the voters of this
borough citizens ticket, to be voted
at the coming election of borough
officers. A number of voters were
present at the meeting on the above
date, and the following ticket was the
result OF their deliberations: Coun-
Gil, A. G. Milliren, H. C. Deible,
]. S. Morrow, H. A. Stoke, M. G. Cole
man, S. Shaffer, A. II. Hoon; school
directors, DR.. J. B. Neale, D. F. Robin
son; overseer Of poor, David Hartman;
tax collector, w. T. Cox; high constable,
L. A. Stiles; constable, F. p. Adlesper-
ger; auditor, L. J. McEntire; judge Of
election, dist. No. l, G. ]. Kerr, dist.
No. 2, Jno. H. Corbett.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
Second Night.

The musical entertainment given in
the opera house Wednesday evening by
Mrs. Erdice's class was better than it
was on Tuesday, as the participants
were over their ''stage fright" and per-
formed their parts with more ease.
Last week we published the names Of
those on the program, but number Of
pupils took part in the greeting" and
parting" whose names did not appear,
and that they may not feel sighted, we
publish the names Of all this week:
Katie Smith, Emma Smith, Lottie
Foster, Tacey Dempsey, Myrtle Sho'
bert, Maud Shobert, Mana Wynkup,
Ollie Dunn, Joseph Dunn, Kittie Shick,
Eta Shaffer, Amy Bollinger, Elva and
Della Belnap, Lois Robinson, Lydia
Mellinger, Dollie Sutter, Amelia Nor
row, Joseph Silver, Chester Belnap
Jennie White, Elva Coleman, Heller
Warden, Goldie Martin, Katie Nolan
Josie Gibson, Gertrude Deible, Corni'
Deible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
Heart PARTY.

Mrs. George Mellinger and Mrs. Ira
Smith gave "heart party" at Mrs.
Mellinger's ON Saturday evening at
which over fifty invited lady guests
were present. A large piece of muslin
with red heart in the center and a
white heart in the center OF the red one,
was pinned upon the wall and each
guest was given pasteboard dagger
and were blind-folded and the one who
could stick her dagger into, or nearest,
the white heart was to receive prize,
and the owner of the dagger farthest
away from the white heart was to get a
'booby" prize. Mrs. John II. Corbett
got the first prize, which was silver
heart handkerchief holder, and Mrs. S.
S. Robinson received the "booby" prize,
which was bronzed heart handker.
chief holder. Ida Reynolds made her
culean efforts to carry of the 'booby'
prize, after Mrs. Corbett had daggered
the white heart, but her efforts were In
vain. The ladies had ''peck of fun
In trying to stab the heart. 1t was I
very pleasant party and the preparation
that had been made to tickle the female
palstes accomplished the purpose To-
which the good things were intended.