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LODEBiR.

LODEBAR, Tenn oct Z}-Here come
again, knocking at the door, ask ng
admittance in the grand old HERALD
which | admire 50 much.
Ne are glad - report Mr.. Z. w. Rail
convalescent after long spell Of fever.
lie has repaired his saw mlll and Is do
ing good business now.
Bro. Spivey's meeting had good
at eldtnce, with nine additions.
Miss Bette Potts expects t. 20 into
Nashville.
Mr. Mack Sauthan, Of Hillsboro visit
ed W. Rails family recently.
We are sorry indeed to hear OF Sheriff
brady having the measles, and we wish
FOR him speedy recovery
Mrs. NJ. f.. Rail visited relatives and
friends here since our last.
great deal Of wheat is being sOwn
h re this fall
Corn is greatly damaged by the worms
this year.
We had a good rain the 18th, and it
was ba lily nee lei.
Well, II seems that everything is a
little on boom, cotton, iron, mplasses
and many other things, and we are
looking for better times. PUELLA
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Columbia District.

w. r. PEBBLES, Presiding Elder; Co
lumbia, A. p. McFerrin;South Columbia,
j. f Beasley; NJ Pleasant, l.. X. Amis
Culleoka and Hurricane, A. p. Walker
Bigbyville Circuit, w. H. Lowell
Mooresville Circuit, ID. Massey; Pu
laslli, J. w. Cherry: Lynnville and Tay
lor's, w. j. Stewart; Big Creek Circuit
B. H. johnson; Trinity Circuit, j. Il
Goodloe: Sugar Creek Mission, supplied
by f. b Worsham: Prospect Circuit, J
II. Ray; Richland Circuit, h. NJ. Che
nault; Pisgah Circuit, j. II. Nichols
Diana Circuit. J. NJ. Oakley; Bee Spring.
and Elkton Circuit, J. j. Shaw: Elk
mont Springs Mission, J. \. Molloy
| Dellrose and Shiloh, b. l.. Lyle.
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GarwOOd's Sarsaparilla-for the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. y. Rains
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How Are Your Kidney
PARK'S STATION.

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Franklin District.

II. b. Reams, Presiding Elder: Frank
lin, w. j. Collier; Douglas Circuit, j. I.
Blackwood; Spring Hill, w. b. Taylor
Carriers Creek Circuit, j. r. Holmes
Neapolis Circuit. h. w Seay: Brentwood
and Thompson's. IL. b. Mcneil; Beth
esda Circuit. b. +. Isom; Santa Fe Cir
cult. J. W. Hatcher: Nolensviiie Circuit
Jos. Webster; Aimaville Mission, 5 W
Bransford: College Grove Circuit, W. Y
Jarratt: Chapel Hill and Caney Springs
W. ID. Wendell; Pennington and Verona
? c. L. Gabard. Fernvale Mission, J. c
Roberts: Berlin Mission, W. L. Dye
Trinity and Triune. c. l.. Beale; Bethie
hem and johnson. G.. S Byron.
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savannah District.

J. a. McFerrin. Presiding Elder; Sa-
vannah, !. J. Stowe; Savannah Circuit,
ID. !. Proctor: Waynesboro Circuit, G..
l.. HensIey: Mt. Auburn Circuit. VI. &.
Rowland: Clifton Circuit. j. T.. Rcdm1n;
Linden and Bearlstown. G.. W. Taylor;
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OUR STORE CROWDED.

Last week busy week with Millinery Department
well Dress Goods and Notion Departments and
of all this plain enough for the right
goods please every and prices that speak for themselves
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

suddenly came upon IL in little
clearing, aud for some time could not
be convinced that il was not the work
of native children; but he was taken
aside to watch, and finally saw the
birds about the playhouse, which was
a perfect hut with peaked roof.
The birds had cleared away spot
about small tree, which was denuded
Of verdure on its lower part, and then
n fast growing orchid was selected as
timber and leaned against II, the birds
being careful TO leave door or open
ing. The orchids soon grew together,
forming n roof, and in front of
the house lawn was made, the birds
picking out the undesirable weeds.
The grass was dotted with flowers,
collected from far and near, and at the
back of the house was a heap of
withered blossoms, fresh ones being
provided every day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

John Ericsson, the celebrated navi
gator, inventor and builder OF the
Monitor, was born in the province of
Nermeland, Sweden, in 1903. His
father was mine owner, and his
brother was n civil engineer, who be-
came chief of the Swedish railways.
As boy, therefore, young Ericsson
had chance to learn all about ma
chinery, and he early displayed q great
interest in it. Before he was eleven
years old he made miniature saw
mill, and was able to draw plans of
all sorts of mechanical contrivances
which he had not the materials or the
tools to make. His interest in war
was encouraged by one of his teach
ers, German engineering officer, who
had served with the celebrated Swedish
officer, General Bernadotte. The
boys plans attracted the attention of
Count Platen, celebrated engineer,
who secured him an appointment with
the Swedish corps of mechanical en-
gineers when he was but twelve years
old. When seventeen years of age be
entered the Swedish army as an en-
sign. After he had served several
years in the army he removed to Eng
land and made some unsuccessful ex-
periments with an engine to be run
by steam. In 1888 he discovered the
important use OF the screw propeller
in navigation. He came to America
in 1910, where aid was offered him in
putting his inventions into practice.
He built for the government the iron
clad steamer the Monitor that success
fully fought the Merrimac in Hamp-
ton Roads in 1862 and practically re-
volutionized the navies of the world,
as it made the introduction of ironclad
vessels necessary. He died March s,
1889.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
Birds Have Games.

That birds have games as perfect rs
those of children is well known. They
not only play, but have play hours.
This is particularly true OF the bower
birds OF Australia. l have been for
tunate in seeing one in confinement,
and the habit was so strongly impressed
upon it that even in cage it took the
various things offered aud attempted
to decorate the floor and walls. In Il
short time this bird had nearly a
bushel of rags OF brilliant colors,
pieces of shining tin, bones, sticks,
colored stones and shells, all of which
it used in its games. In playing such
things are picked up and carried about
by the male bird, dropped here and
there, and changed about, undoubtedly
to attract the attention of the female.
have seen one OF these playhouses
in Australia that was five feet long,
continued the traveller. 1t had moth
ing to do with the nest of the bird and
was just as much playhouse as any
possessed by a child The bird had
been watched in the act of making
one. Sticks were first selected, two
or three feet in length. and placed in
the ground, the large end first, so that
they fell over and met other sticks on
the other side which thus formed a
tent-shaped structure. In it the birds
danced up aud down, affecting mincing
airs, hung their toys on the branches
and scattered others about on the
floor.
The perfection OF this playhouse
habit is found in one of the great
islands south OF Malay, where little
bird known as ambliopsis erects q
perfect house, the work showing that
In constructive ability it is ahead of
some human beings. The first one
ever seen by white men was found by
Baccari, an Italian naturalist, who was
travelling In the heart Of Borneo. He
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
Terrible Effects Of
Porto Rico sHurricape

PONCE, Porto Rico. The hurricane,
sad as is the havoc it wrought, great
as is the misery it caused, has ac-
complished in day what would have
taken diplomacy years to bring about.
1t has taught the natives that the
Americans are their real friends. The
Americans, by their prompt and gem
erous assistance, have wiped out all
lingering prejudices.
Porto Rico suffered more than any
As regards the actual financial loss
to the island occasioned by the hurri-
cane, estimates vary. So far as 1 can
figure it out the loss to the whole ISL
and will amount to about seventy-fve
million pesos, or more than $50, ,000,-
900.
! This amount covers damage to build
ings and machinery, damage to ware
houses and stores OF coffee, tobacco
and sugar; damage to this years cane.
coffee and fruit crops, including esti-
mated loss on the next three years
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

bread fruit and avocate trees, upon
which the natives depend to great
extent for subsistence, have been
swept bare or broken down. Only
the most sheltered banana groves are
left standing. The coffee crop is
wholly ruined, and all but the small
est of the trees have been destroyed.
A coffee plant takes five years to ma
ture. The half ripe orange crop is on
the ground. A few cane fields have
escaped, but with the factories de-
molished these are only valuable for
fodder.
The wholesale, indiscriminate dis
tributlon of food is being stopped,
else the whole population would be-
come pauperized. In all centres L
visited rations are now being dis-
tributed to the old and infrm and to
young children. To all able-bodied
adults is offered work. At first this
course OF action caused some COM
plant, but now the plan is beginning
to work well, and the poor are all the
more independent, and better con-
tented for it..
The first care of the military authori-
ties has naturally been for the troops.
In Ponce the $4,000 granted by General
Davis to the commander has been
spent in cleaning up in and around
the quarters. AT every country station
the troops are living under canvas.
In most cases the barracks have been
blown down. At Aibonito not one
wall of the whole barracks is left
standing. The soldiers lost every
thing they had, and those in the hos
pital had narrow escape with their
lives.
The barracks collapsed during the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
WRECKED CAFE IN PLAZA ADJOINING HOUSE.

itaza, or head man, came to the door
and reported that the Government had
sent out notice that a hurricane was
approaching, via st. Thomas. Like
many others, I did not give full cred
ence to the warning. At half-past five
the wind was blowing thirty miles an
hour.
Daylight was long in coming, for the
sky was inky black. When dawn did
come we could be sure the storm was
not far away, and everything movable
was taken in. Tenants began to run
to us for shelter and we took them
in also.
At half-past seven o'clock the storm
began in earnest, and in half an, hour
it was impossible to stand against the
wind. We had braced and tied down
the roof as best we could, but one sin
gle puff carried away all our stays. In
half an hour our roof was gone and
the rain pelting in. At ten o'clock the
wind was blowing seventy-fve miles
an hour. Once we made sortie, and
rescued q woman and two children,
but hardly had we got them inside
when the house began to creak and
groan, and we sought the open. Dodg-
ing flying branches of trees and stray
bits of timber, we crawled along the
lee side of penguin fence to shack,
sheltered behind hill.
It was half-past twelve before the
storm was over and we could venture
forth. Our house, we found, had not
blown down entirely; but the wooden
walls were slanted at an angle of thirty
degrees. The roof was completely OFF
and everything inside absolutely
ruined by the water.
1t was two days before we could
cross The river to get to market. Every
peasants hut for three miles around
was down. -Four hundred houses OF
the outskirts Of Bayamon were piled
up in the public road. The railroad
running to San Juan had been COM
pletely washed away. The Highways
were blocked with rubbish. 1t was
two days before supplies Of bread
reached the town. In the interim the
! people livsd on half rips fruit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

The tortoise is not an animal one
would naturally fix upon as likely to
be afraid of rain, but it is singularly
so. Twenty-four hours or more be-
fore rain falls the Galapagos tortoise
makes for some convenient shelter.
On bright, clear morning when not
a cloud il to be seen, the deniZens of
tortoise farm on the African coast
may sometimes be seen heading for
the nearest overhanging rocks. When
that happens the proprietor knows
that rain will come down during the
day, and rs n rule it comes down in
torrents. The sign never fails. This
pre.sensation, or whatever you may
call it, which exists in many birds and
beasts, may he explained partly from
the increasing weight of the atmos-
phere when rain is forming, partly by
habits of living and partly from the
need of moisture which is shared by
all.
If we want to find country where
nature has turned things topsy-turvy
that is, according to our notion
we must go to Australia. Many
things are reversed in that country.
1t is summer there while it is winter
in America. Trees shed their bark
instead of their leaves; fruit has the
stone or kernel outside; swans are
black; there is species of fly that
eats the spider, and fish, called the
climbing perch, that walks deliberately
out of the water, and, with the aid of
its fins, climbs the adjacent trees after
the insects that infest them. When
to this we add that most of the birds
have no song and the flowers no odors,
it is easily seen that it is on the other
side of the world in more senses than
one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
RnhhY mud the nIntnhcs

Bobby was unhappy-mostunhappy
He knew that in the afternoon visitors
were coming and that his very dirty
little face would have to be washed.
This worried Bobby to such an extent
that he became quite sad at the pros
pect.
'Do you know, Bobby" said the
nurse, ''you remind me very much of
some matches l have seen? The mere
sight of soap makes them run away"
Bobby was interested and begged to
see them. So shallow pan was filed
with water and the matches about q
dozen of them-placed in the middle,
points to the centre. Then nurse
poked the corner of cake of soap
among them; and they all Aoated away
as far as they co AID.
Bobby was delighted, and perhaps
Qet us whisper itl little ashamed.
But they love sugar." said nurse,
and, sure enough, to Bobby's aston
ishment, he saw the matches coming
Back again as nurse held piece of
sugar in the centre of the pan.
Bobby's face is being washed now.
SO while he is away aunty will tell
you the secret. The matches were
ordinary ones, and you can do the
same thing yourself as nurse did, but
| think il would be we'll to cut off the
ends of the matches before you expert
ment, Trenton American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
Mary and Her Lamb.

What little girl, who first opened
her eyes in the latter half of this
rapidly declining century, has not
sighed with envious longing as she
listened to the story of "Mary and Her
Little Lamb" and felt inclined to pre-
fer a live animal with soft ornamental
ton OF this sort to "wax doll with
real hair?"
But how many little girls and little
boys, or bigger girls and bigger boys,
ever asked who wrote the famous bal
lad? The few that did ask have not
told us in print whether they received
n satisfactory answer or not.
At least, the present writer has
never seen in print any statement
crediting the authorship OF the ballad
to any particular person, and has
never heard of any one that did.
Several years ago "A contributor to
one of the magazines called the author
OF "Mary and Her Little Lamb" O
"Great Unknown" But the author
of this famous ballad is not "Great
Unknown. In her day she was as
well known as any American writer
ever was. Her name was Sarah
10 epha Hale.
Sarah Josepha Buell. was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Buell. Of Saybrook, Conn.
She was born in 1895 at Newport,
n. H., where her parents were then
living. In 1914 she was married to
David Hale, New York journalist.
Mrs. Hale was early left widow
with several small children to support.
In 1928 she became editor of the
Ladies' Magazine of Boston, which
was afterwards merged into Godey's
Lady's Book. In 1887 she removed
to Philadelphia, where she died 40
years later. During this whole period
of four decades Mrs. Hale edited
Godey's Lady's Book. She was the
pioneer woman editor. At the time
of her death she had been editor for
fully fifty years, and a writer OF
stories, essays and poems for a still
longer time.
To Mrs. Hale also belongs the credit
of suggesting that Thanksgiving day
be made national. Through her in
tiuence President Lincoln issued his
first proclamation recommending the
last Thursday in November for a day
of prayer and praise.
She was one of large number OF
Philadelphia women whose portraits
were painted by Thomas Sully.
You might think that. with such a
record as this, Sarah Josepha Hale
was sure to have immortal fame. Yet
what reader can recall offhand the
name OF any of her serious produc-
tions, much less quote n stanza or q
line?
The simple ballad of "Mary and
Her Lamb" outlives them all. But
this was IL composition that its author
thought unworthy of her, and never
openly acknowledged. Mrs. Hale
wrote the poem to amuse her own
children and never cared any more
about it. Boston Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
CHILUREN'S COLUMN.
A Kise In Life.


Deep in pond lived Taddy Pole
(The pond was in bog),
And there upon the mud he met
The lively Polly Wog.
He thought her graceful. She admired
His active twirA and bends,
He said, II like you very much!'
She murmured, Lets be frlends!"
And friCveds they wore for quite week.
Each shared the others swim.
He never strayed away from her,
And she kept close to him.
The water beetle, sailing by.
Would smile and rudely stare.
While nevis remarked, "Just look at that
Insepauble pair!'
But one day two things happened, and
Their friendship ceased to be,
For Polly Wog and Taddy Pole
Had left the I, md, you see.
They meet as utter strangers now
Upon their native bog
For she's become dragon fly
Aud he's become frog.
Felix Leigh.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

often ridden for miles without seeing
q house left standing. Where the
houses withstood the. wind the roofs
were gone and furniture and clothing
were ruined by the rains.
1t is the well-to-do who are, perhaps,
to be the most pitied. Beautiful
haciendas and powerful sugar factories
were laid as low as the natives shack.
crop; damage to live stock, and dam
age to railways and shipping. 1t does
not cover the loss sustained by the
Public Works Department, which will
be heavy; nor does it cover the loss
to the island of capital that was con-
fldently expectad to seek investment
here this winter, and which may now
be frightened away.
The loss of growing crops is, be-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
,,TpctT N.psSct
ATTN 1nt FLOOD

first hour of the storm. Fifteen min
utes after the walls had toppled in the
men, who had even formed ranks out.
side in the pelting rain, had appointed
delegation to wait upon Captain
Wheeler to ask permission to render
assistance to the town. The captain
joined his men. Without q thought
OF their own loss, without thought OF
any danger, the whole troop crossed
the swollen river between the barracks
and the town, and were soon engaged
in the work of rescue, dodging pieces
of flying zinc or rushing into tumbling
houses.
On the night of the hurricane was
sleeping on my own plantation in the
district of Bayamon, about ten miles
from the capital. At about half-past
seven o'clock Tuesday night my cap
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27
Birds Slain for PIumare.

Mr.. Haggard, British consul in
Yeuezuela. describes the destruction
of birds for the supply OF aigrettes for
ladies' hats as "really appalling" 4"
He estimates that the number of birds
killed in 1898 for this purpose was
1893, 73s. No fewer than $40 birds
have been killed to produce two and
a quarter pounds of the smaller fea-
theirs. ''lt is to be feared" adds the
consul, "that this waste will. within
an appreciable time, exhaust the sup
ply"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

John the most remarkable po
County Antrim Ireland 1s He lived in Ireland until
family this
country settled Sheephead Island McKne did
drink hearty blueeyed with Scotch Irish
blood his veins who did not wa become either OF
political turmoil dug clans the beach
and went the village school winter He worked gardening and other
He
did the of Gravnd
height his William Gaynor after
Democracy candidate
registry Island They refused He said the
will that he
with the easiest do not to fight As result
in Sing Sing William Gayno
the Court McKane served his which,
shortened half He
wasr relea fromp nApril3
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

with the green coffee and banana trees
now present bare and sorry view.
Homes that sheltered happy families
have been washed away. The vii
lagos are crowded with shelterless
people.
The homeless to-day number about
one-third of the whole population of
the island.
I have passed through every dis
trIct from the capital to Ponce, and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

other colony by the hurricane of
August o. Every district in the ISL
and has been devastated. Thousands
of homes have been ruined, and crops
upon which the whole population lie
pended for subsistence have been
laid waste beyond retrieve for at least
three years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

yond question, the most serious item
in the islands list OF misfortunes.
Everything has been more or less de-
stroyed. What the hurricane left the
foods carried away. The margo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-27

Porto Rico to-day is as barren as
was Cuba at the close of the insurrec-
tion. Here. in Porto Rico, fields that
wero once beautiful with waving canes,
hlllaidss but low days ago covered
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-26
DOuRLE ~ Al,s1Nc,

conference of the Chesapeake ana
OHIO officials and contractors having
the e. and Q. improvements in charge
was neya FTlday, and that part of the
Western Division between Covincton
and Dunlop and Glade ana Meadow
! Greek, will be double tracked. This
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-26
SOUTHERN RAILWAY IMPROVE
NITNTS

It has already been noted in this
column that the Southern Railway had
closed contracts for $500 new cars, and
That several hundred of the first l, 900
had been received. But the Southern
has been especially noticeable in its
approximations for depot improvements.
Many station buildings have either been
torn down and replaced by new struct-
ures or have been remodeled. Con.
tracts have been let for depots Mt
Greensboro and Charlotte, N. C..
each of which cost nearly $40,
600; also at Danville and Rich
mond. Va. and Knoxville. Tenn.
The company intends building a depot
at Richmond. which will be 75x170 feet
IN dimensions with tower, 100 feet
high, This depot has already been
mentioned in the Manufacturers RE-
cord. 1t will be constructed practically
iireproof. and the plans show a struct-
ure which will be credit TO the CITY.
and provided with all of the latest ideas
embodied in such ediflces. The smaller
contracts of the Southern Include mr.
teen stations, representing an outlay of
nearly $4,000. 1t also expended about
$4,000 in improving its station at Aiken,
S. C.