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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
LONELY ISLAND HIS HOME.
Strange Man, Said to he an American
Puzzles the MexIcans.


There are some queer freaks in the
world said a visitor from the interior
recently, relates the Mexico Two Re
publics, and one of them lives on the
west coast OF Mexico. He is An Ameri-
can, according to all reports, but so
far no one has succeeded in penetrat-
Ing the mystery that surrounds him.
Down toward the isthmus, not far
from the mainland, is small island,
and it is on this that the American
lives. Very few people know how long
he has been there. The Indians all
know him, but none of them can tell
anything about his first coming. He
has resided on the island for so many
years that he has become as much of
fixture as the rugged rocks that stand
out on the coast. | saw him once on
the mainland, as he came to a little
village to procure supplies. About
four times year he makes trip to
some village on the mainland to buy
such things as he needs He never has
anything to sell and always pays in
gold-dust the origin of which is as
much OF a mystery as the man himself.
His appearance is patriarchal now. His
long gray beard, white hair and wild
look make him an object of great curl
oity to a stranger. He speaks Span
ish brOkenly, but with an accent that
does not betray his nationality His
complexion is dark, probably due to
the rays OF the sun, but he has a GER
tain air about him that indicates he is
not Mexican. There has often been
much speculation as to where his gold
came from. Many think he has a Sc
cret mine on the island which he
works from time to time. Explorers
who have visited the island, however,
report that it is barren, and gives no
indication of mineral deposits. 1t is
said that the old man lives in a cave
in the rocks, and that his food is birds
and fish. He is we'll armed and always
buys considerable ammunition on his
trips to the mainland. A number Of
times people have tried to draw him
out, but he refuses to talk of his past
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
MAY BE CHANCELLOR,
BARON Won BIEBERSTETN III
HIGH FAVOR.
The Close Friend OF Emperor Villa m
Notable Career OF the Man Who Is
Talked or AS the Ne2t Foreign Secre-
tary for Germany.

Adolph Baron Marschal, Won Beber-
stein is frequently mentioned in the
caDle dispatches as the next imperial
chancellor of Germany. Baron Won
Bleberstein is described as an able
man who lacks the dash of Won Bulow.
who succeeded him lately as German
minister of foreign affairs. He was
born in 1912 in the grand duchy of Ba-
den. He became a lawyer when of
age, and entered the grand ducal serv-
Ice in 1865. In this career he con-
tinued until elected a member OF the
upper house Of the Baden diet in 1876.
There he distinguished himself as a
ready debater and capable parliament
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Veteran Cardinals.

Only four cardinals appointed by
Plus TX are now living. Leo XIII is
looking forward to surviving them,
when he will have a gold medal struck
to commemorate the event, following
the precedent of Urban VIII, the only
men who elected him. The inscription
on Urban's medals was: Non vos me
elegistis sed ego elegi vos," referring
to the fact that ne had selected every
member Of the Sacred college, instead
of their having selected him.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

Not until it became known that her
last dollar, her last friend was gone,
and that the wages of sin were being
paid, did anyone give her even passing
attention. Her appeal that she might
be permitted to go back to her mother,
when all others had forsaken her.
awoke some sympathy. The mother
herself had sent the erring daughter
IS, all she could spare. 1t was not
enough to take her to the faraway In
diana town. But others came to help
her and now she has gone. Her
health is shattered. Her brilliancy is
gone. 1t is not likely she will ever be
heard from again.
Material for another sermon on the
same text could easily be found in the
life story of Lady Yarde-Buller, daugh-
ter of the millionaire California pio-
neer Gen. Kirkham, who has just been
adjudged insane after an extravagant
career that has startled two CONT
nents. A guardian has been appointed
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
WARSHIPS PITCH AND ROLL.
Even in Moderate Gale Life on Them Is
Very Uncomfortable.

Even in Moderate Gale Life on Them Is
Very Uncomfortable.
, From the Philadelphia Press: A
well-known admiral has asserted that,
even with a moderate sea and gale, an
armor-plated cruiser, if going against
the wind, will find herself in conditions
similar to those Of a storm-at least
/ the crew will have that impression.
! The movements of the stern of the
ship are violent and very disagree
able. The waves, pushed by the ad-
, vancing Prov, sweep continually over
the ship from bow to stern. All win
dows and portfolios must be closed and
I air reaches the lower decks, where
I the heat increases unbearably, only
through artificial ventilators. With
the exception Of the specially protected
command bridge all the uncovered por-
tlons OF the ship are impassable thus
the whole crew must bear as well as
they can the inferno of the closed
decks. In such a ship no one can feel
comfortable and when there is a storm
in which sailing ship would feel com
paratiVely at ease the crew of an ar
mor-plated ship imagines itself to be
in heavy hurricane which threatens
destruction every minute The long,
narrow forepart of the ship-which is
not borne lightly by the water and is
rendered extremely heavy by the ram
and the armored deck and the cannon
and torpedoes-forces the ship in
high sea to pitchings and rolling which
are OF kind that cannot be described
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Rats Undermined 1t.

An extraordinary occurrence happen
ed the other day in Brussels. milk
woman with her cart, drawn by two
dogs, was passing through a street in
the center of the city, when OF a sud
den the roadway opened and the cart
and dogs disappeared Investigation
showed that the roadway had been un
dermined by rats, which swarm in the
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
The Average English man.

A writer in an English magazine de-
clares that the real average English
man is a workingman earning IS
week, wearing no collar, knowing
nothing of tooth brushes and handker-
chiefs, and getting shaved only on
Sundays. He does not buy books and
reads nothing but sporting papers.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

ger has been inspired by DR.. Leyds.
The doctor is now in Holland, where he
has also aroused public sentiment and
secured action in the form of protests
to Queen Victoria against the carrying
out of the Chamberlain program in the
Transvaal. DR.. Leyds is of Dutch de-
scent, but is not Boer
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

LADY YARDE-BULLER.
Intervention of her lawyers that she
was consigned to madhouse, where
she will spend the rest Of her days.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
HECTOR ARCHIBALD MACDONALD

spect. In height Col. Macdonald is un-
der six feet, but he is compactly built
and every inch a soldier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Twas Not n Klondikc.

The members Of Fire Co. No. | held a
masquerade ball and oyster supper in
the Star building on Monday night of
last week and got sin the hole" twenty
five dollars for their trouble. The
boys are in debt about two hundred
dollars for the new suits they purchased
last summer so that they could make II
respectable appearance when out on
towns. They thought the holidays an
opportune time to make some money to
liquidate their Indebtedness, but. alack,
their antioipations were knocked out
and their debt was increased quarter
Of hundred dollars by giving the mas
querade and oyster supper. There were
only four persons outside Of the fire
company and their wives, who patron
lied the six o'clock oyster supper. The
boys set up good supper.
In consideration OF the promptness
and willingness Of the boys to protect
the property Of Reynoldsville from the
fire fcnd-ard gratis ut that-they
should have most any reasonable thing
they might ask for. There should be
no trouble for them to raise the neccs-
sary money from the citizens of our
town to pay for their new suits. We
might add also that the business men
of Reynoldsville ought not to be expect
ed to be the only persons in the town to
help the firemen. Every person who
owns property should be willing to con-
tribute a little to keep up the courage
Of the iiremen of our town.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Used q Knife.

a cutting affair occurred in a caboose
in the a. V. Ry yard at this place the
night before Christmas. The man who
used the knife is in the county Jail,
charged with stubbing with intent to
kill, and one Of the men who was stabbed
is in the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg. John
Christner. who used the knife, is a Ger
man, and William McDonough, who
was almost murdered. is an Irishman.
The men worked on the A. V. R'y
gravel train and boarded in the cars.
Saturday they had discussion about
the virtues of their native lands, but IL
was thought the matter had been peace
ably settled. Saturday night Christner
entered the car with Il knife in his hand
and attacked McDonough. cutting him
terribly on the head and stabbing him
In the neck once or twice. 1t was Il
narrow escape from cold blooded muir
der. After Christner had thrust his
knife into McDonough's head and neck
rs often us he thought IL necessary, he
started to run out Of the car and Patrick
McCale attempted to stop him For
his interference Christncr stabbed Me-
Gale in the neck and almost cut his left
hand Off. Sunday Frank p. Adelspcr-
ger, a. V. Ry detective, arrested
Christner and Nick Bergen. French
man, who got mixed in the affair and
was charged with assault and battery.
Monday the men had Il hearing before
Squire Neif and, failing to get bail,
were taken TO Jail Monday afternoon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Good Team of Horses.

f. C. Sensor, Of Reynoldsville, who
hauls stone for Snyder Brothers, is the
possessor OF team of horses which any
man might be proud to own. 1t is a
team of bay Percherons, weighing thir-
ty-two hundred pounds. The team re-
Gently hauled a load Of stone weighing
5000 pounds from the Haines quarry to
the bridge at William Wadding's, a
distance OF three or four miles, part OF
the road up a pretty stiff grade. We
do not believe there is another team in
the country that can do that. And it
is worthy OF note that Mr.. Sensor never
speaks roughly nor yells at his horses.
Dayton Ne,cs.
Mr.. Sensor, who was working on the
new railroad near Dayton few months,
returned to this place last week with
his fine team Of bay Percherons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Christie Mcdonald.

John Christie and Miss Annie Nc
Donald were united in marriage at the
home of the brides father, Roderick
Mcdonald, at Rockdale Mills at 400 p.
NJ. last Wednesday, December 2sth, in
the presence of members of the two
families and few friends. The nuptial
knot was nicely tied by Rev. George III.
Hill, pastor Of the Beechwoods Presby-
terian church. After the wedding cer-
emonies sumptuous dinner was seryed,
On Thursday an infare dinner was
served at the house of Mr.. and Mrs.
Christie near Pancoast. The groom is
half brother of Francis Smith, of the
Reynoldsville Hardware Company firm,
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith attended the we'd
ding and infare dinner, and two such
feasts were quite a surprise to Mr..
Smiths stomach, but he was able to be
in the store on Saturday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Father Gcisler at Home.

Father John =. =. Coislar. son of M.
home in this place last Thursday even
ing after almost seven years in Europe.
Father Geisler. although only twenty
four years old, is u very scholarly gen
tleman. About ten years ago Father
Geisler entered the st. Bouaventure
College at Allcgany, N. Y, and took
collegiate course, receiving gold medal
for general excellences in all studies at
that college in 1890. In 1892 he went to
Europe. He spent over two years In
the University at Innsbruck, Austria.
aud three years IN the International
University ut Frybourgh, Switzerland.
Then he went to Jerusalem where he
remained one year, devoting his time to
Oriental language and Biblical studies.
He travelled from Jerusalem to Con-
stantinople on horse back, requiring
four months to make the trip. Father
Geisler made this trip at the time OF
the Armenian massacre and was thrown
into prison four or five times. The long
est incarceration at one time was three
weeks at Diabckir and two weeks at
CHserea. While at Innsbruck he Sc
cured the title Of Doctor Of Philosophy,
in Jerusalem he became a member Of
the Oriental Society and at CONSTANT
nople joined the Royal Asatic Society
OF London. He has mastered the fol-
lowing languages (Modcrn) German,
French, Spanish. ROumanan. Polish.
Bohemian. Slovenian. Slovack. Serbian.
Greek, Russian, Hungarian, Turkish.
Arabic Ancient languages: Latin.
Greek, Sanskrit, Assyrian, Hebrew.
Samaritan. Aramaic, Syriac. Egyptian.
Coptic, Demotc. Father Gesler trav-
eled through the following countries
lS93-Russia. Siberia. Persia: 1891
Germany, Denmark, Bohemia, Slesia.
Poland: lS95-Algiers, Sahara, SOudan,
Spain, France. Bosnia, Herzegovina.
Greece, Asia Minor, Armenia. Turkey:
lS96-Gcrmany, Holland. Palestine
lS07-Palestine, Arabia, Egypt. Syria.
Mesopotamia, Armenia. Turkey; 1855
! Bulgaria. Roumania. Hungary, Italy.
Austria. Belgium. L. S. A.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
People Who Pay the Printer.

The following persons have paid their
subscriptions or added their names to
our list since last week:
Mrs. Caroline ArmOr, Reynodsville, Novem-
her II, 80.
D. J. Thomas, Prescottyllle, December7. '99.
Mrs. Anna I. Hover, Reynoldsville, NEW
Miss Flo Rest, Reynoldsville November
"a, 80.
D. h. Mcconnell, Aliens Mills, December
Charles 4; Herpel, West ReynoldsvIlle, De
cember 4, 80.
samuel Steel, Dubois January 1, 1900
j. ID. Woodring, West Reynoldsville, Jan
uary II, 1900
n. c. Meeker, Homestead. October s, 90.
Francis Mcdonald Philadelphia, lnewl
April 3, 20.
George Hughes, Reynoldsvlle January
IL, 1900.
John II. Kaucher Reynoldsville, January
/, 1900
William NJ. Foster, Reynoldsville, January
|, 1900.
Frank sutter, ReynoldsvIlle. october4, 80
Josiah SHOEMAKER Reynoldsville lnewl
r, a. Hildebrand, Reynoldsvllle. January
II, 1900.
Clarence Hyatt Reynolds, Philadelphia,
lnewl June |, 90
Martin strouse, Rcynoldsvllle, January
1, 1900.
samuel Ressler, Reynoldsvll!e, lnewI April
2, 30.
Maggie solda, Reynoldsvlllc, InewI Janu-
ary 3, 1900.
Amos Strouse, Reynoldsville, June /, 30.
John Benson, West Reynoldsville, January
lS, 1900,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Mrs. Henry Dead.

Mrs. Caroline Sharp Henry, wife of
j. Fulton Henry, of near Rathmel, and
daughter of Daniel Sharp, of this place.
died at her home at LOO p. NJ, Decem-
Der 9th, of Inflammation Of the bowels
Mrs. Henry took i'll Monday night and
died the next day. Funeral services
were held at the M. f. church in Rath-
mel on Friday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. ], f. Dean, and her remains were
inferred in Prospect cemetery. A large
crowd attended the funeral, showing
the high esteem in which the lady was
held where she had lived so many years.
The deceased was 40 years, 8 months and
days old. October 2lst, 1870, Miss
Caroline Sharp was married to Mr..
Henry at the Henry homestead, near
Rathmel. Eight children were born to
them, four boys and -four girls, all of
whom, with the sorrow-stricken hus-
band, survive the mother. Mrs. Henry
was helpmate to her husband, loving
mother and kind neighbor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Silk Mill Notes.

Geo. Preston, u loom-fxer. has ar
rived at the silk mill, coming from
Chester. Pa.
Miss May MOnsheimer, the forelady
of the warping department, has been i'll
with the grip for nearly week. She
is now able to attend work and manage
her numerous pubis
Thos. Mulvina, loom fixer, who has
been at the mill since the middle OF
November, was taken i'll on Christmas
and, his case getting worse, he died on
Friday, Dec. 30, at noon, at the Ross
House. Every care and the best skilled
attendance OF four doctors could not
save him. The funeral took place at
200 p. NJ. on Sunday last, and all his
comrades of the silk MILL headed by
the mill staff, accompanied him to his
last resting place The Catholic part
Of the Reynoldsville population. to
which the deceased belonged, also took
a great interest in the sad event and.
besides affording the deceascd's wife all
available consolation, turned out in
force to attend the funeral and do honor
to one OF their faith. His comrades at
the mill are thankful to the population
for the kind concern shown for their
fellow worker.
The number OF looms now running Is
1876, and 2l5 operatives are employed in
the various departments.
The spring and summer seasons have
opened large field to the weaving of
untold colors, and the young girls weav-
ing them are taking great care in hand
ling the thin threads and preserving to
the cloth all its sparkling brilliancy and
freshness.
BLACK JOHN. Ex-Loom Fixer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Death from Hemorrhage of Stomach

Thomus Mulvina, from Province of
New Brunswick, died at the Ross House
last Friday afternoon from hemorrhage
of the stomach. He was sick forty-six
hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Mulvina came to
Reynoldsvillc II short time ago He
was employed as loom iixer at the silk
mill. Funeral services were held in the
Catholic church at 200 Sunday after
noon, conducted by Father Winkler, Of
Brookville. Interment in Catholic
cemetery. The deceased was mem
Der of Foresters of America No. l69,
Frankford, Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Big Wild Cat.

Len Hetrick and Zene Burkett, of
Winslow township, killed big wild
eat near Mill Creek last Wednesday
while out fox hunting. The young men
brought the cat to Reynoldsville Thurs
day for the bounty-two dollars-which
Squire Johnston paid them. The wild
cat measured 3S inches, not including
tail. The hunters run his catship un-
der some rocks and could only see its
glistening eyes when they shot it. One
of the hunters took the other one by the
feet and let him down head first among
the rocks to get the wild cat after it
had been shot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Mustered Out.

Company l., of the 18th regiment,
was mustered out at Punxsutawney last
Wednesday. The members OF the com
pany from this place went to Punxsu-
tawney on the 10Th of December and
had to remain there until the 2Sth be-
fore Lieut.. A. II. Martin, mastering
out officer, arrived. The Reynoldsville
boys tried to get permission to come
home to spend Christmas, and failing
to get the permission they came anyhow
on Friday evening, but a telephone mes
sage the next morning induced them to
get back to Punxs'y as quick Ms possible,
where they spent Christmas. Walter
ID. Williams, Herbert Burns, Jay Evans,
Fred Stauffer, Atmore Shaffer and
James Foley are veterans now.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04

"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" has
held the boards at the opera house all
week, and rs an attraction for drawing
big crowds it is out OF sight. the play is
strictly first-cass, the tableaux were
pronounced the grandest ever produced
before a Connellsville audience. The
receipts of the five nights were 1893. 90
The play was for the benefit of Compa-
ny ID, 10th Regiment, N. G. P.-COnier
Connellsville, Pa, January 81, 1S03.-
AT Reynolds opera house Jan. ~, L.
and IA, under auspices w. r. G.
Charles +. Burnham, who was con-
nected with the Dubois Courier few
years as local writer, and who became
quite well acquainted in this place
while holding the position on the Cour-
Ter, died at Dayton, Pa, on Monday
night of last week from pneumonia,
after IA few days illness.
The Reynoldsville creamery has
closed up for the month of January.
The directors expect to start again in
February when there are more fresh
COWS. The creamery has run seven
months now and has received 13l $50
pounds OF milk, an average of 1885
pounds per month. Ii the stockholders
will take more interest in the creamery
it will prove veritable gold mine to
them, at least those farmers who have
furnished milk till now are pleased
with their returns, that is what they
tell me. JOHN METZGER.
Mems cordovan and box calf shoes
worth $500 and 400 now only $l.50, at
Robinson's.
II you want to save money, buy your
mems and boys overcoats at Deemer
q Co.'S.
Have you seen the new line of cross
stripes in shirts at Millirens.
Oxfords for 80 cents per pair on J. E..
! Welsh & Co.'s bargain counter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Royal Templars of Temperance.

Reynoldsville Council No. ll5, Royal
Templars OF Temperance, was organized
in this place on Tuesday night of last
week with thirty-four charter members.
The following officers were elected and
installed in tho new council, Supreme
Organizer NJ. f. Peck performing the
installation ceremonies: S. c., Stanley
G. Austin: V. O., Mrs. Jessie f. Hays:
p. c., Charles S. Kirchartz; Chaplain,
Mrs Lavina A. Austin; Recording Sec
retary, Miss Anna Alexander; Financial
Secretary, John T, Barkley; Treasurer,
w. II. Bell; Herald, William Burge;
Deputy Herald, Miss Nellie Hall;
Guard, Frederick ]. Austin; Sentinel,
S. b. Hall; Medical Examiner, DR.. j..
Fl. Murray; Trustees G. S. Kirchartz,
S. G.. Austin and S. S. Robinson.
The Council will meet in Bells hall
every Tuesday at 7.30 p. NJ.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
Wants to Move Postohice.

move the postofllce into his own build
ing, about two hundred feet farther up
Main street. and has secured Il long list
Of names to his petition for the removal.
Others want the office to remain in its
present location and long list of names
have been secured on Il petition for
Office to remain where it now is The
officials at Washington will have to
decide after looking over both petitions
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
The Home Paper.

The Philadelphia Press says: "Those
acquainted with the true situation of
the interior districts of Pennsylvania
know that 1t is not dearth OF funds
that impels people to be careless about
paying the local publishers; but it is a
habit-habit only-that has made it a
common thing for county subscribers to
give no thought to all that is fair and
just toward their home editor, who, be-
yond question, does more gratuitous
service for the upbuilding of the re-
spective communities than any other
ordinary citizen, or even Board Of
Trade, il such body should exist in this
place"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
The New Years Bells.

Departing year, hear thy knell
Sound through the midnight air,
AS bllthely as II wedding bells
Called for surcease OF care.
Twas ever thus in human life,
since man took note of years,
We hail the com ny time with hope,
And strive to dry our tears.
But there are mem'ries will not die,
Griefs that are half sublime,
Years but allay, and still the heart
Throbs for the olden time.
We think of friends OF other years,
Some dear voice stilled forever,
These lapse of years can ne'er efface,
Nor time from us e'er sever.
Still jocund rings the New Years bells
AS III there were no sorrow;
"Tis better so, for hope Is good,
Whate'er betide tomorrow.
Neil Macdonald,