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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Nuts, Nuts, Nuts.

We have all kinds, such as soft shell
almonds, English walnuts, pecans, fl
berts, cream, hickory nuts, black wal
nuts, peanuts, raw or roasted, at Clarks,
next door to postoffice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14

Asst Editor, Edna Myers, 'Ol.
Local Editor. Lydia Mcilinger, '0o
OOO~N~~Oo.~OOo~o~.OO o~.OOo~O.OoOo~OO.O~~oO
SLIDING DOWN THE HILL.
sliding down the hillside,
Ger the frosty snow
sliding round the corners.
Talking as we go
Happy voices joining
In a noisy trill:
Bless me, how gladsOme
sliding down the hill.
Girl whom you walk with
Is certain she shall fall;
Nestles close behind you
To avoid the coming squall:
Hints at old school happenings,
As any maiden will
Says It's very dangerous
sliding down the hill.
Lady now gets excited
BY only n little stumble
Quickly grusps your arm,
Causing both to tumble.
A dozen students then pile up,
OF course, against their Will:
Now all commence 10 grumble,
While sliding down the hill.
The boys now reach the corner,
At n speed too rash;
Suddenly slipping
Into the ditch with u crash;
In n bed OF snow and mud,
We behold the awful spill"
o. how ridiculous some look,
After sliding down the hill.
Most safely reach the church
with hats and bonnets all awry--
Some now take the liberty
To hurl snowba lis ON the sly.
And now we reach the fountain,
Whose ley waters make us thrill;
We then say good-by to those
Who slid with us down the hill.
SAM JONES" 80.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks to our
many neighbors and friends for the
kindnes ,hown us during the long i'll
ness, and after the death of our dear
daughter and sister, Estella.
NOAH STRAUSS AND FAMILY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Goats and Wraps

Ladies' plain cloth Capes Kersey and Bouclays,
nicely trimmed.
Ladies' plain and crushed plush furtrimmed Collar
and Front-they beauties-fancy lined.
Our Ladies' Jackets-great has been taken to
select only of a kind. Call and see our new
Blues Tans and Greens. We you money
any wrap you buy of us. We certainly give
you good values
See our WOOL BLANKETS from 2. SO to S4. 90 per
air Cotton Blankets from 45c to $l 25 Haps from 75c
to 5000 Yarns and Flannels of all kinds.
Il. D. D66m6r & Go.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
A. D. DEEMER & co.
Dress Goods

Our Line of Dress Goods surpasses all Others We
have without doubt the largest and most complete
line of Black Goods shown in Reynoldsville.
Novelties from 12a to Soc per yard.
= Fine Black Crepon from 81. 90 to $500.
42-Inch Serge at 25c per yard
A beautiful line of all-woo Poplins in all shades.
A fine line of Dress Patterns-Dress Trimmings to
match.
Call and see our Silk Waist Patterns from 35c. to
$l.25 per yard
complete line of Taffetas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
Fur Collarettes

Something you need for cool evenings Ask to see
$179 Coarettes. We have few left; we ex
pect another new lot in this week.
Ladies' Misses and Chdren's
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
where "Tnll, Hats Don't Go.

For many decades the "stove-pipe"
hat has been source of discord 1t
has had those who swore by it and
those who swore at it. Now it has be-
come factor in a great race war. In
the struggle now raging between Czech
and German in Austria the tall hat
has become the orif1amme of the Teu-
tonic race. and it is as much as a mans
life Ia worth to appear in Czech town
wearing "stove-pipe"
In the palmy days of the cowboy of
the wild and woody West a tender
foot who walked down the street of
Wolfville wearing a silk hat might
have had it shot to pieces just for fun,
but the cowboys would scarcely kill
the wearer.
To appear in town of Bohemia now,
however, wearing high hat is fraught
with positive danger to life. The
Czechs regard the high hat as symbol
ic Of everything that is German and
antagonistic to their race. A high hat
has the same effect on Czech as a red
flag has on a bull. Why this is thus
ably because high hats are worn more
in Vienna than in Prague.
AT Kuttenberg a few days ago, a
crowd had assembled at the railway
station to bid farewell to DR.. Pacak.
the well-known Deputy 1t so bap-
pened that Dr.. Jindrich, judicial func-
tionary, travelling on official duty.
stepped from the train, wearing silk
hat. This was regarded by the people
as a direct provocation, and the
unhappy Jindrich was at once sur
rounded by yelling mob His hat
was knocked over his eyes, and he
himself had to hurriedly seek shelter
to escape further maltreatment
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

"a person might look on the map
until he was blind" said w. L. Mott
Of Richmond, Ind, without discover
ing the curious fact that, huddled to-
gether in the northeastern corner OF
Indiana, are more than 1000 natural
lakes, ranging in size from 10 to 400
acres. They are all within the bound
aries Of Steuben, DeKalb, Lagrange,
Noble and Kosciusko counties, 312 OF
them being in Noble county. Such is
the isolation of this extraordinary
group Of lakes, that the average lndl-
ana citizen, outside the small area in
which the system is situated, Is una
ware of its existence. 1t is entirely
separate from the river system OF this
State, and corresponds in character
with that famous group of lakes in Or
ange and Sullivan counties in New
York, and Pike and Wayne counties in
Pennsylvania-litera great openings
of crystal water, with bottoms of the
whitest sand. The wild charm of
mountain environment that is charac-
teristic of their Eastern counterparts
lakes, although they occupy the high
est situation in the State but one.
Nowhere else in Indiana is there a
lake of any size whatever. These
sheets of water are the natural homes
of the smallmouth black bass, and ex-
Fish Commissioner Dennis asserts that
the small-mouth black bass that in
habit the various waters of this coun-
try came originally from that group of
Indiana lakes. Nowhere else on the
continent, except in small lake near
Glens Falls, N. Y-have these fish
been caught equal in size to those ta-
ken from these Indiana waters. The
largest small-mouth black bass on rec
ord was caught by A. n. Cheney of
Glens Falls in the lake I mentioned.
1t weighed ten pounds. But that fish
was an exception to the ordinary run
of bass in that lake, while seven, eight
and nine pound bass are not uncommon
in the Indiana lakes. Sidney Smith
of Rome City, Ind, caught a small
mouth bass in Sylvan Lake that weigh
ed 91s pounds, and DR.. Meyer of Ken
dallville killed one that weighed nine
pounds in the same lake. Sylvan lake
is the largest of these Indiana big
springs, it's natural size having been
enlarged by damming to make it a res
ervoir in the days of canal navigation.
It is five miles long and a mile wide"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
A Horrible Railroad Accident

is daily chronicle in our papers; also
the death Of some dear friend. who had
died with Consumption, whereas, if he or
she had taken Otto's Cure for Throat and
Lung diseases in time, life would have
been rendered happier and perhaps saved.
Heed the warning Ifyou have a cougl.
or any affection Of the Throat and Lungs
Call on T. J. Keeler, Laporte; w. L
Hoffman, Hillsgrove; b. 5 Lancaster.
Forksville; c. B Jennings, Agt. Estella;
Jno. w. Buck, Sonestown, and get a
trial. package free. Large size SOC and 25c
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Resolution

Whereaslt hath pleasen the Supreme
Architect Of the Universe to remove from
onr midst our late Brother Elias Green
who died February IA 1898 and was bur.
led by Sonestown Lodge No. 22l. |. Q. o.
F. on February 10th. Whereas the re-
lations held by our late brother with the
members Of tl.is Lodge render it proper
that the memory of our late brother be
ever fresh in our minds. therefore be it
Resolved, that this Lodge tender its
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family
and relatives OF the deceased brother in
this their sad affiiction
Resolved, that the members of this
lodge did their duty in attending the body
of our deceased brother to the grave, in
full regalia, to pay the last honors 20 his
remains
Resolved, that these resolutions be en-.
tered in the minutes OF this lodge
Resolved, that our charter be draped in
mourning for q period OF six months, and
the members of this lodge wear the usual
badge Of mourning for period OF thirty
days
Resolved, that copy OF these resolu-
tons be given the family Of the deceased
brother and that they be published.
j. w. Buck, j. f. Hazzen, J. C. Starr.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Muncy Valley.

The clothing store OF II. Herr & Co.
was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday
night. Stock insured
The entertainment held at the church
Saturday was well attended Prizes be-.
ing awarded to, Bulia Miller, Francis
Moran, Archie Shaw.
Mrs. n. S. Strong and son Warren, left
Wednesday morning for Wilcox Nebras.
ka, to care husband who was taken sud
denly i'll.
The bark piles at Muncy Valley look
like range Of mountains.
The Ladies Aid society spent the after.
noon Of Thursday last at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin DubIer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Presidential Blotting Signatures.

A Philadelphia gentleman owns a
unique assortment Of pieces of blot
ting paper, collected by his deceased
father. who was long an official of the
White House, each of which bears, re-
versed, the signature of a President,
from the first President Harrison, who
died month after his election In
1S41. to Garfield. On one sheet, the
most highly priced of the lot, the last
official letter signed by President Lin
coin was blotted before he was ASSN
ated by Booth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

Sonestown.
Rev. G. l.. Maice is at Hughes
vile this week attending confer
ence.
j. c. Deininger was in town last
week.
Miss Name Ryan is visiting Mrs.
Theo. Mencer, Miss Ryan came up
from her home at Tivoli on Tues
day evening.
Mr.. Kiesinger OF Eagles Mere
made short call to Sonestown
Wednesday morning of this week.
The w. & n. Il. r. Il. section
employers of this place were obliged
to work until II o'clock Saturday
night on the car which had slipped
from the track a short distance out
Of town.
j. f. Hazen last week returned
from Il railroad tour embracing
portions of the Southern part of the
State.
Mrs. VIM. Miller and her sister
Miss Anna Musker expect to return
home next Friday evening. They
have spent several weeks with
their parents near Harrisburg.
Mrs. Joel Glidewel of Hughes
vile has been visiting relatives in
this peighbOrhood.
Will Shoemaker was one of the
visitors from Laporte to town last
week.
The organization of u literary
society has long been discussed.
Tuesday evening it was attempted
and the first evenings sessions was
very encouraging. The school
house was filed with people who
proceeded to elect officers as fol-
lows: President; w. B. Hazen,
Secy.; Myrtle Edgar, Editor of
"Sonestown Astonisher" Walter
Hazen. A duet was sung by Miss
es Leah Hazen and Mary Simmons.
A recitation ''the music stool' by
Miss Ada Hall was next on the
program, and then Miss Mildred
Hall informed the society by reci-
tation of "What She Said" The
subject for debate was resolved
that the U. S. has reached it's gold
en- age" Atf.-Messrs F. H.
Gallagher, r. S. Starr, II. C. Boat
man, Neg. .-Messrs. j. f. Hazen
Walter Hazen, Walter Lorah, A,
Edgar, John Simmons, and Harry
Starr were chosen Judges and de-
cided in favor of the Negative. On
motion society adjourned to meet
next Tuesday evening at 1880.
John Glidewell a well known
citizen of Sonestown, died of pneu-
monia at his residence last Friday
morning. The old gentleman had
been i'll for some time and there
fore his decease was not unexpect-
ed. Mr.. Glidewell's age as an
nounced at the funeral was 81
years, ) months and 10 days.
Three brothers-in-law, Joseph
Warren of Canton, aged 80 years,
Geo. Bennett of Shrewsbury, aged
S2l and Andrew Edgar, ST., aged
S3, are the only relatives of his
generation that survive him.
Three sons, Joel, John and Andrew,
daughters, Mrs. Dorson Speary.
Mrs. Amos Little, Mrs. I. S. Laird,
Mrs. Samuel Smith, Mrs. William
Wilson and Mrs. Rebecca Dent are
yet living. Thirty-two grand
children, 10 great grandchildren
and 2 great, great grandchildren are
added to the list of his descendants
making in all 11S.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

The Trouble Caused by Crazy Indian
Who Shot United States Army Officer
A Complete Surprise to All The Partici-
pants-waif of the Battlefield.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

Educate Your Bowels With Cascareth.
Candy Cnthnrtlc. cure constipation forever.
ioc a5c. II G. c. G. fail druggists refund money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

Educate Your Bowels With Cascareta.
Candy Cathnrtic, cure constipation forever
l0c, 25c. Ii c. c. c. fall, druggists refund money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

SUBscRIPrIoN-$l.50 per annum. If
paid in advance $l00. Sample copies
free. All communications should be ad.
dressed to
REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM,
I4aporte Pa,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
DISSOLUTION of Partnership

The partnership heretofore existing be.
tween us has this day been dissolved.
SAMUEL sNITHGALL, LLOYD SICK
Hillsgrove, Feb. 2S 1898
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

No-To- Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc, 81. All druggists.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
ncm OF the BIne and the Gray.

HcII OF TIC bIUV WHu tHe UrNy.I
Chaplain Tuttle's historic bell hangs
in st. Marks Church, Chicago, and Is
one of the seven wonders of the city.
Tuttle was chaplain at Camp Douglass.
and through his efforts chapel was
built seating 600 people. The bell for
the chapel was cast from the copper
and silver coins contributed by the
garrison and prisoners of war at the
camp in 1864. After the war Chaplain
Tuttle founded ST. Marks Church, and
the government allowed him to hang
the bell OF the blue and gray in the
steeple-New York Mail and Express.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13
GHouIs, PLANS FRUSTRATED.
Bold Attempt 10 Despoil the Castle
maine Mausoleum.

I.ockport N Y. March 12.-The Castle
maine mausoleum in Glenwood Cemetery,
where reposes the body of the late Fred
erick H. Castl@maine was broken into
some time Wednesday or Thursday night
by unknown parties. The motive was
robbery. Probably the ghouls planned to
carry off the remains of the scion of 10
bility and hold it for ransom. The po-
lice cling to the theory that the thieves
robbed the famous vault with the hope
of finding Jewels or other yaluables on
the body of the dead man.
The robbers succeeded in doing consid-
cradle damage to the mausoleum, and dis
turbing the resting place of the dead, but
were bafIied as to their plans Of robbery,
whatever they may have been. The mas
sive stone door resisted all their efforts
to open it, although a fuse was used.
The thieves, however, got into the vault
by breaking open a window. but the COT
fin would not go through the window, ana
the body was not in a state to be remoV-
ed from the casket. When the thieves
found that they could not take the dead
man with them they left by the same en-
trance by which they entered.
Frederick H. Castlemane. who died
March %, 1896, was a descendant of Lord
Castlemaine. of Castlemaine on the
Rhine. His forefathers came to this
country in the seventeenth century and
settled in Canada. The deceased was the
son of Ralph a. Castlemaine, who found
ed the town of Castlemaine, Canada.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13
STILL rALKrxG TELEPHONE.
President Bryan Asked Some Peril
ncnt Que ions by Cnngressmcn.

1Ia d. J. llamphul resLuoi his testi-
m1uy yesterday before IN" subcommittee
ou appropriations Of the House on the
Telephone matter lie said tho situation
that existed IN rhc present ifole iu Wash
inzrau WIS Thar company capitalized
Tor - "a" a1a aas doing business here with
3D. plant Thar was NOT worth af rha outside
NOR. .uaa $4,000. THAI the charges were
rved 50 that the subscribers were pay
iu- interest 80 this S-on..onU ins tead Of on
mo actual Investment
On conclusion Mr. HemphHl said that
tna Subscribers Associations prayer was
tHat Congress should regulate the rates,
ba-ina lhsfl decisions on The prices paid
iu otHsr ,ria- where competition exists
ana also uuau Ihc ground that there We're
other companies which would Toe glad
t3 establish themselves in business here.
ANA ID The old company refused 20 do
business under the reduced rates, that
the new companies bc given charters.
Mr. Bryan. president of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, then
took the stand He said that several
statements had been made by Nj Birney
before the committee which he would like
To have verified. one was in reference to
alleged repetition Of private messages
sent by employees of the Interior Depart
ment among the employees Of the tele-
/ phone company. Mr.. Birney was request
ed TO verify the occurrence.
/ He then took up the act of the Mary
/ land legislature. which in 1899 passed an
! act fixing the rate TO be charged for tele-
/ phone service at SIS per year which was
a reduction from former rates of 800 TO
/ Sl6O But " said Mr. Bryan. 'it was not
six months after the law was passed until
! it was known that mistake had beer
made and that feeling had become 50
strong before the meeting of the next
! legislature I'm 1894 that the question of
telephone rates was taken up again
While there was a Discrimination to take
from the statute books the law of 1892
| its scope was so curtaiIed as TO confne
it to ground wires and the old-fashioned
transmitter. both Of which were practical
use in Baltimore by reason of electric
| light and trolIy ground wires"
Mr.. Allen. a member Of the committee
| wanted to know what had created thi.
feeling. Mr.. Bryan replied that as the
company construed the law they were no
| compelled to furnish the metallic Circuit
which was the only one desirable unde
| the conditions and that the compan!
took out all their metallic circuits and re
| placed them with ground circuits. unles!
the old charge was contracted for.
| Mr.. Pituey asked for copy Of the &C
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13

Of 1892. and on reading it he said he could
see nothing in the act that would au-
thorize such construction. and he want
ed to know whether the same construc-
ton would be placed on the amendment
to the District appropriation bin when
that measure became law. To which
Mr. Bryan replied that the committee had
kept him 50 busy that he had not had
time 10 consider that matter.
Nj. GTOut. the chairman of the com
mittec. wanted to know if the telephone
company really lost money in Baltimore
when they were compelled to reduce
their rates. Mr.. Bryan said he could not
answer that question: that there was
middle ground where a company neither
made nor lost money.
Mr. Allen: "What is your idea of a
satisfactory profit"
Mr.. Bryan: My idea. as based on con
siderable observation and experience in
business. leads me to the conclusion that
about , per cent of the gross receipts
ought to he profit
Nj Dockory wanted to know what per
cent on the actual cash outlay. to which
Mr.. Bryan replied: at does not make
any difference whether your plant cost
one dollar or one million dollars. you
should have - per cent profit on the
volume of business done.
Mr.. Dockery insisted on having an
answer to his question of what would be
q fair percentage on the actual cash in
vested.
Mr.. Bryan: 81 never saw a man wise
! enough - answer that question directly
We are i'm the position of having bought
/ plant already established and the oX-
! pericnce and goodwill of the men who
+ had risked their money in establishing it
i'm Washington. and we had to pay their
I price for it or we could not have bought
. it
/ Mr. Allen: You speak of the value
OF these franchises. Did ii ever occur to
You that these franchises were supposed
/ 20 be mutual when they were granted
and that the citizens of this District had
an interest in them, as well as the com
+ pauy?'
MIR Bryan: 81 have always taken the
view that these franchises We're mutual,
but ! do not know Of any corporation that
ever pays mp its stocks in full. 1t is quite
customary to give some advantage to the
men who are willing to run the risks
in the first instance"
Mr.. Pitney: yet, after all in ascer-
tanning the question of reasonable rates
We must ascertain the actual invest
/ ment."
The discussion then turned to the point
of what watered stock consisted of, and
Mr. Grout asked Mr. Bryan what his
idea of watered stock was. ct is a stock
that is deliberately doubled up without
any increase in the earning capacity
There is water in everything that is
bought and sold at a higher price.
Mr. Grout: please bring in on Monday
a statement showing the amount youl
stock is watered.'
The committee then adjourned unit
Monday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13
NEEDS MORE MONEY.
superintendent of Charities Asks
Congress for an Appropriation.

communication from the sUperintend-
ent of charities for the District stating
the necessity for a deficiency appropria-
ton for the Board of Children's Guard
ians was yesterday transmitted to Hon.
Joseph c.. Cannon, of the House Commit
tee on Appropria tons. by the District
commissioners. The commissioners state
that they are impressed with the necessi-
ty for this appropriation.
Mr.. Lewis states in his report that
children are committed to the guardian
ship of the board by the courts of the
District, and that the board has no choice,
but to receive all who are found to be
within the intent of the act of Congress
creating the board. The annual cost
chargeable to the board on the basis of
the number in the institution dependent
on the board is S34S10, and on that basis
Mr.. Lewis says that the expense for the
last half of the year will be SIT 405. As
one-half of the present appropriation is
s11 100, the deficit for the last half of the
year will be s., 705. Adding this to the
deficit shown for the first half of the
year, the total deficit in the maintenance
fund for the fiscal year will be s., I02-50.
The appropriation should come under the
head of the care of Predetermined chill
dren and children committed by the
courts"
The board urged the appropriation of
more money for administrative expenses
two or three years ago. showing that
$1,000 added to that fund then would take
the place of three times as much in an
other fund now The additional amount
was not given and the expected deficit
| is on hand or expected.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13

of its underground ducts as the District
authorities might require.
In view of the fact that the existing
telephone company can be compelled by
Congress TO give service and rates en-
1ireIy satisfactory To the community. ana
IN view of the further fact that the in
staIldrion of "a new company would in
Volye The cutting of the streets without
securing 10 The nplo the advantages Of
one perfected system. the Commissioners
believe lhat this bill should not he favor
ably reported al this time
1t is snot known what effect the re
port of the commissioners viii have
upon The action of Congress. but their
recommendations usually carry great
weight There is a determined fight
for the establishment of another tele-
phone system in the District on the
grounds stated by Commissioner Wight
i'm his first report. that competition in
all branches NJ business is for the good
az the community.