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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02

greater age than the 10s years which
Jacob Hitler has seen completed.
There have been many women who
have lived longer than Mrs. Jacob
Hitler, who is nearly LOG. But prop
ably it has never happened to any
other youth and maiden, marrying
when the former was twenty and the
latter eighteen, to pass together eighty
eight years of welded life; to celebrate
their golden wedding AMI live on; to
celebrate their diamond wedeing an d
still have thirteen years Of welded
life together after that.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitler were married
twenty years before the railroad came,
and fourteen years before witt Clin-
toms Ditch" (the Erie CanaD, across
New York State, was opened. The
United States, when they were married,
was puny little nation, on the point
of going to war one moment with Eng
land, the next with France and in
suited and browbeaten by both. M
poleon was at the height of his power,
yet unsapped by the disasters in Spain
or the retreat from Moscow, the grisly
horrors of Waterloo, six years away,
and all unforeseen.
Yes, it's long term of years for
man and wife to spend together, but
the old couple seem never to have tired
OF it or of each other. And, sitting in
their little house like veritable Oar
by and Joan, they received n New
York World reporter together rs they
have lived.
I'm 10S years old, said Mr.. Hitler
from the depths of his capacious arm
chair "My birthday was the Goth of
last October; so you see Tn pretty
well started going on 100. She"-here
he nodded toward Mrs. Hitler in her
easy chair opposite-''will be LOG next
March. I was about twenty-five or
twenty-three when the War Of 1912
broke out. But we were on the other
side, You know. We were born at
jamestown, back Of Kingston, in Can
ada, and lived there till we we're old. ".
Your children are scattered?"
"We have had eleven children" re-
piled Mr.. Hitler, "and seven of them
are still alive. The oldest is eighty-tive
and the youngest is fifty-eight years
old. One of our daughters lives about
half a mile from here, and once in a
while walk over to call on her."
"You do not seem like so old a
man," said the writer. And indeed
Mr.. Killers eye is bright, and, though
his face is wrinkled, he has the ap-
pearance of energy such as one does
not attribute to age.
"Me?" said he with shrill laugh.
|'Why, was lightweight years old
before I lost my first tooth, and I've
cut two new ones since then. I've
never worn glasses in my life, and I
can thread q needle as we'll as you
can, if you are woman. I don't sleep
as well as used to, though"
"And you, Mrs. Hiller?"
"I've kept house eighty eight years, "
piped up the old lady, "but don't do
much work now. I'm pretty feeble,
pretty feeble. i can't walk and I'm
most blind and can't read; but !
dearly love to have people read to me.
/ get lonesome sitting here SO long
Sometimes my grandchildren come
and read to me. Aud things are sent
to me for them to read, and / always
keep them"
''What kind of reading do you like
best?"
Poetry. Jacob, show them to the
dy."
The old man promptly fished out oi
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02
THE BIGGEST KITE EVER RAISED.
Scared Aioft Like School Boys Toy and
Lifted Its owner Into the Air.

Scared Aioft Like School Boys Toy and
Lifted Its owner Into the Air.
A kite that would have served az q
toy for the youthful residents of Gul-
liver's Brobdingnag has just been
constructed by resident of South
Bethlehem, Penn. The kite is mon
ster. If the world has its equal, no
one has ever made the fact known.
Imagine kite as big as two-story
house, capable of raising high in the
air an able-bodied man, who tried TO
hold on TO the soaring flyer. William
H. Markle, the man who built the
great kite and raised it heavenward,
says
To begin with the dimensions Of the
kite: 1t is % feet high and 25 feet
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02

with dull axe. All Canadians know
how to chop wood, but Mr.. Hitler no
longer has strength for that.
In winter. when the deep SHOWS
come, he gets out Of doors with Q
snow shovel aud makes neat paths
about the house and from the front
door to the gate. The labor Of SHOW
elling does not seem too much for his
muscular strength. but his thin blood
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02

table drawer a lot of newspaper clip
pings. most OF them yellow with age
and creased with many foldings. One
uf them was Eugene Fields Little
Boy Blue" out from Chicago paper.
The visitor read 1t through slowly, old
Mrs. Hitler nodding TO the rhythm Of
the WORD
NY children arc gone, too" she
ssia; -four Of them. and I'm ready
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02
The Oi6arauce.

"a man." observed the student Of
social phenomena, "is never satisfied
so long as there is anything [he wants;
o woman is never satisfied 60 long as
there is anything she can got."-
Chicago journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02

-Four miles south of Elkton, Mich,
there lives perhaps the oldest married
couple in the world.
There have been several we'll au-
thenticated cases of men reaching n
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02
Sixty Russian Languages. 4.

Sixty languages are spoken in the
empire governed by the Gear OF Rus.
sia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02
Indian Bicycllst.

Hols-in.ths Day. . wild Sioux In.
dian chief, IL one Of the most expert
bicycle riders In Montana. : ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02

One of Harvard's athletes this season
has won In prizes 0 medals. 8 watches.
81 diamonds, 4 silver tea sets. silver
water set. rifle, and no end Of cloth
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02

A Chicken with Rabbit Feet.
The London Strand has o picture Of
Q chicken with rabbit feet. The pho.
tograph Of the curiosity was sent in
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-04-21

Seated in q long cane chair. one elbow
balanced ON the arm rest and one tiny
hand supporting her dimpled chin, was
the most beautiful woman-and say il
advisedly, knowing it to DO true-that
had ever or have ever beheld or shall
ever behold in my life. Though she
was seated, and for that reason could
not determine her exact height, / was
convinced 1T was considerably above the
average; her figure, as much as | could
see of it, was beautifully nodded; her
face was exquisitely shaped; her eyes
We're large and of n deep sea blue; while
the wealth of ripping hair that crown
ed her head was of natural golden hue
and enhanced rather than detrncted from
the softness of her delicate complexion.
AS If still further to add to her general
fairness she was dressed entirely in
white, even to her deck shoes and the
broad panama hat upon her head, Only
one thing marred the picture. BY her
side, presenting fitting contrast to so
much loneliness, orouched, his head rest
ing between his fore paws, a ferooious
white bulldog, who ever and anon look
ed up with big bloodshot eyes into her
face as if to make quite sure that there
was no one within reach whom she
might wish him to destroy.
She was evidently absorbed in her
own thoughts, and presently the hand
that was hanging down beside the chair
found the dogs head and began softly
to stroke his tulip ears. Then her eyes
looked up, caught mine, and seeing that
was no longer asleep she rose and
came toward me.
so You are awake at last, Dr. De
Normanville?' she said with smile,
and as l heard her it struck me that her
voice was even more beautiful than all
her other attributes put together. "You
have had long sleep-I2 hoursl''
Twelve hoursi" / cried in amaze
ment, at the same time gazing at her
with admiration only too plainly writ.
ten on my face. "You don't mean to
say that I've been 12 hours asleep? l
can hardly believe 1t. Why, it seems
only few minutes since we were
aboard that rascally junk. And what
has happened since then? Is this the
vessel we left Hongkong to meet?''
Yes, this is the boat We were Just
beginning to grow anxious about you
when the junk was sighted. l am
afraid, from your companion account,
you must have had u desperate time ON
board her. -
81 should not care to go through it
again certainly" l answered truthful
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-04-21

ly. "One such experience is enough to
last man a lifetime. By the way, how
is my companionf hope no is none the
worse for his adventures
"You need have no fear on that score.
He is accustomed to that sort of thing
and thrives on it, as you may have no.
ticed. He is below at present, but as
soon as he comes on deck will send
him to you. Now you had better lie
down again and try to get some more
sleep. You must remember that your
strength is of the utmost value to us +"
Il don't think l quite understand.
But before we go any further will you
tell mo what yacht this is and to whom
/ am indebted for my roscuoY"
This yacht is called tho Lone Star"
shc answered, 'and am the owner"
As she said this she looked at me in
rather queer sort of n way, / thought,
but l let it pass and asked another ques-
ton.
Il am very much afraid you will
think me pertinacious, but is it permits
siblo for mo to know your names'
You may certainly know it if you
wish to, she answered with short
and, l could not help thinking, rather
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Toward evening our plight was IN
deed pitiable. We were all too weak to
work the boat. Friends and foes min
gled together unmolested. Unable to
bear his agony, one of the men jumped
overheard, and so ended his sufIerings.
Others would have followed his exam
pie, but my companion promised that
he would shoot the next man who at
tempted it, and SO make his end still
more certain.
About half past the sun sank be-
meath the horizon. and with his depar-
ture welcome breeze came down to us.
Within an hour this had freshened into
a moderate gale. Then, Just before dark
ness obscured everything, cry from
one of the Cinnamon for'ard brought
my companion to his feet. Rushing to
the side, he stared toward the west
Eesl Yes, it isl We're saved, De
Normanville-we're savedl As no says,
it is the schooner
Then for the fourth time during that
eventful voyage my senses deserted me.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-04-21
CHAPTER III.
Sih~Ni A1-ih IL.
THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL

THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL
When l opened my eyes again, l
found myself. to my intense astonish-
ment, lying, fully dressed, in a com-
Portable hammock beneath well CON
structed awning. The canvas walls of
my resting place prevented me from
seeing anything more of my surround.
ings than my toes, but when 1 lifted
myself up and peered over the side it
was not the junk's evil planks that /
saw before me, but the deck of hand
some, well appointed yacht. My ham
mock was seemingly swung nmidships.
and judging from the side upon which /
looked-save the man at the wheel and
couple of hands polishing brasswork
Ard appeared to have the entire
deck to myself. Whose boat was she?
How had l come to be aboard her, and
how long had | been there? But though
l puzzled my brains for an answer to
these questions l could find none. My
memory refused to serve me. and so,
feeling tired, | laid myself back again
upon my pillow and once more closed
my eyeG.
had scarcely done so before / heard
noise on the other side which caused
me to look over again. How shall de-
scribe what 1 saw there? Three years
have passed since then, but 1 have the
recollection OF even tho minetest detail
connected with the picture that was be-
fore me at that moment inst as plainly
engraved upon my memory as if it had
occurred but yesterday.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-04-21
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Continued on Fourth Pagel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

THE Republicans are trying to claim
everything To use an expression in
vented by Champ Clark, they are like
the old SOW THE old sow was so
timid you had TO haul her TO the
trouguh bv the ears, kicking and
squealing her protests, but when she
get there you had TO almost pull her
tail off to get her away To hear
some of them talk one would believe,
II he believed them at all, that it was
the Republican party alone that whip
ped Spain, and that no Democrat ever
heard of the war until it was over.
The truth is, and the records of con-
gress show IL, that If it had not been
for the Democrats in that body Span
ish misrule would still &c in vogue in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
The Democrats in congress forced the
war, and Democrats, Republicans.
Populists and all other Americans
furnished the soldiers to fight the
war to a successful finish.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03
FLOP OF BTERS,

The action OF A. A. Byers, Of New
kirk, 10 deserting Keaton and supper T.
ing the cause of Flynn, which he so
valiantly villi6ed four years ago, in
volved no change of sentiment.
All the change involved went into
Byers' pocket.
Byers' flop was u cash transaction,
his letter ehampioning Flynn's cause
being secondary consideration.
Mr.. Byers advances no arguments
juscifying his action. and his further
claims on Democracy will henceforth
be repudisted by the De Aoerats Of Kay
county,
At the oklahoma City convention, as
a Democrat, Byers sacredly pledged
himself to KeAton, and up to last week
consulted with the free silver commit.
tee regarding the campaign
His flop will not lose Keaton a single
vote,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

JuDGE STRANe. in his speeches, says
that he admits that the issuance and
payment of that 81 900 warrant was
not according to the Jaw. Why didn't
he, as county attorney, defend it then?
Why did he let judgment go against
the county in the probate court by re.
fusing TO appear and defend it? Why
did he go into that court two days be-
fore the case came on to be heard and
enter waiver OF summons and appear
ance in the case? The people want
TO know about these .hinRs, and they
will prove this to Judge otrang on
election day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

THE governor said in his speech that
the bill introduced in the legisla ture
Of 1897 to limit the powers of the
equalization boards was defeated, leav-
ing the impression that the bill failed
to pass the Legislature. This is not
the fact with reference to that bill
1t did pass both houses, but owing to
the limitation Of the session-there
being only two days Of the session left
when it passed the upper house-the
governor pocketed it and it never be-
came law. 1t was the governor who
killed the bill, and not the legislature.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

IRIS new n rong 10 show up crook
ed n usr Ct ons and dishonest acss Of
officials who are seeking to return TO
7fice, and IL the LEADER has been :
little unmercifnl in exposing these
matters affecting both the Territorial
and Logan county affairs. the olleers
who are hurt oy the exposur s GU
console themselves : little by the e
Election that II they hrd acted ,litsle
more honestly there would have beer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

THOSE DEFA ULTING APPEARANCES.
We have no disposition and no de-
sire to say anything against any can
didate that isn't right and within the
record made by him, but we feel in
duty bound TO call attention TO the
many records made in the probate
court and judgments entered therein
against Logan county which bears
the suspicious legend, Judgment by
default OF the appearance" Of the
county. You can put stop this sort
of thing by the election Of J. l.. Cal
vert. The question naturally arises,
why were these cases taken 10 the
probate court instead OF the district
court?
The district court threw some OF
them out, because il held that there
was no law under which they could
be allowed and therefore they were
fraudulent, but by putting the same
items into warrant ana sueing the
county in the probate court on the
warrant, judgment was given against
the county with the legend defend
ant defaulted. TO use an old negro
corn hnsking coupiet, "De nassy's
corn is in danger dis night, shuek,
boys shuckp aud II this thing isn't
stopped somebody's corn win have to
pay for the shelling.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

ALoNzo AeUINALDo BYEBs, of New
kirk, has deserted Ksaton, receiving
from the Republicans for so doing, a
few psltry dollars. The Republicans
bought Byers under the supposition
that he was the "preserver OF the
honor" of the Democratic party. When
it is remembered that Aa was turned
down for attorney by the Kay county
Free Silver people and was not invited
20 make Democratic speeches it will
be seen that the Republicans have
possessed themselves of gold brick.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

AFTER a long aud tedious defense of
the tax raise law, the governor in his
speech last night fell nat down and
said am not going to defend nor
insist upon a retention Of the present
tax law" Why defend it, then9 If 1t
is good law why can he not insist on
its retention? When his excellency
got into the expounding OF the tax
raise law he got into deep water and
Houndered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

Mn MCKINLEY is likely to run up
against stump in his Philippine pro-
jeet. lie has learned that some of his
senatorial friends do not take kindly
to his proposition to pay to Spain s4o,
OOO, 900 for the archipelago and he is
preparing to slide back as gradually
ss possible. As the senate has to rat
ify all treaties before they are bind
ing, Mr. Mckinley thinks it best TO
make haste by going slow on the Phil
ippine matter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03
ENfMINE THE NAMES on FHE
RIIInT

Every voter Of Logan county should
be careful when he goes to the voting
place to cast his vote to examine the
ballot for the names on it for whom he
wants TO vote, aud when he has found
them stamp his ballot in the square
opposite 10 and on the left Of the
name. Don't forget that other fact
that the square opposite to and on the
left Of every name you want to vote
for must be stamped. The old law of
stamping in the square at the head Of
the ballot, and thereby voting for all
the names under that group, has been
repealed. The safest way for the voter
before be goes to the polls is to write
down on piece Of paper the names Of
all the candidates he intends to vote
for, take this with him, and, laying
the printed ballot before him on the
booth table, pick out and stamp the
names from the list he carries with
him. This will avoid mistakes in
stamping.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

IF GOV. Barnes had made that speech
OF his a month ago there would not
have been any Republican majority in
Logan county for anything. II the
Free Silver committee acts wisely they
will circulate it largely in every coun'
~ in the territory, and especially in
Woods and Oklahoma counties,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

a. n. lIUsroN complains that too
much attention has been called TO
some OF his transactions Ia matters in
which he aud the fellows that were
bcsted alone are conc, icd. There
may be something in that, but a. H..
Huston should not have forgotten the
old saying that "it's a long lane that
has no turn, and it's the other fellows
at the crank now.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

WITH Styles, Lowell and Miles Allen
county commissioners Huston's and
strang's occupation Of judgment get
ting against Logan county will be
gone With these gentlemen to watch
over Logan county there will be no
more judgments rendered in the pro-
bate court against the county by de-
fault OF the appearance OF the county
attorney.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

THERE will be some mighty strong
Democrats and administration
men in the next legislature, and the
governor, Auditor Hopkins and Attor-
ney General Cunningham will have TO
shut the door 10 escape. That brutal
majority" which the attorney general
takes 10 SO nicely, and which he glories
30 much in, will be hanging TO the
other fellows boot leg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03
Hoods SarsapafllIa
=, D.,V are the only pills TO take
1000 s HlllS with Hoods Sarsaparilla-

you know, by the FL Reno convention
and the State Capital, to stand by the
record. Rosen baum is Off fighting the
battles Of his country aud ought not
to be made the scapegoat for the ad-
uinistration
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

A. HARRIS Huston has one redeem
ing feature he is modest In his
speech at the opera house Tuesday
night Houston said &C. made the best
attorney this county ever had, and
know how the laws operate Since
Huston bilked the county about $4,000
and received mon " for releasing pris
oners without trial, he understands
naturally how the laws operate"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03
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Price 75e per bottle. sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

The governor in his speech at the
opera house said that since he had
dispensed with the services Of Gen.
Rosenbaum as Rdjutsnt general the
incident was closed and should "no
longer be discussed as a question
against the administration" Well.
now governor, is 1t just fair and hon.
orrble 10 treat your old friend that
way? RosenbAum could never have
draw a single niekle from the terri
tory without the voucher being first
approved by the governor. II he got
s25oo from the territorial ,Fessury he
lot I. on voucher approved by GOV
I Barnes, IS the sudlsors ONCE shows
and the Joyer1or himrelf is % blame
aud nol Rosenbalm. Chs 4 ths
record. 20 erDor. ma your are plscred
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-03

IN his speech at the opera house on
Tuesday night Gov. Barnes under
took to defend his administration
from just criticism. The governor is
sorry now that he allowed that cbal.
lenge Of comparison to issue from the
El Reno Republican convention.