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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans has
squadron.
Major Harry NJ. Wright, Ninth Cav
airy. recently returned from the
Philippines. has been retired at his
own request on account OF i'll health.
Secretary Hay and Mrs. HAY have
gone to Simsbury. Conn, for the dedi-
cation of the chapel erected by the
secretary as q memorial to his son,
Adolbert Hay.
AS Minister Concha held up Colom-
bias response on the canal matter
the state department will appeal to
the Bogota government direct over it's
minister's head.
Cornelius T. Grifiths. acting cash.
ier of the District OF Columbia and
Maryland branch. OF the Equitable
Life Insurance Company, has been ar.
rested accused of embezzling S4,50O.
Judge Advocate General Lemley
has sent out advertisements calling
fog proposals for the construction OF
two armored cruisers of the Tennes.
see class OF about i4,50G tons dis.
placement, the bids TO be opened Jan.
uary 6, 1908.
Tho fact thai President Palma has
returned to Washington the draft OF
the Cuban reciprocity treaty without
his approval has not shaken the be-
lief OF the officials that they will
have a treaty ready 10 submit to Con.
gress this winter.
The United States viii participate
in any benefits that may be derived
by Germany, Great Britain and France
IN the arbitration announced in Paris
by M. Delcasse of the questions as To
the foreign holding OF lands and prop
erty rights in Japan.
The case OF Passed Assistant Pay,
master Charles W. Penrose. u. S. n
who was tried by court-martial on
charges of irregularities while nav
master of the Michigan. will be set
tied by the abandonment of further
proceedings. and acceptance of his
resignation from the naval service.
First Lieutenant Won Bredow hai
been appointed German military at
tache at Washington, beginning De
cember /. He has been adiutant O
the First Cavalry Brigade OF til,
guards and is an officer of the Cuir
assier Guards of the IlouAeholt
troops.
The navy department has receive,
q decision by the comptroller of tn
treasury to the effect that enliste,
men on the retired list of the nav
are entitled TO the extra pay OF Z
cents for each medal OF honor, pin o
service bar earned by them.
Alfred Jessup. head of the testin
laboratory in the supervising arch
tects ONCE Of the United State
treasury department.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
BIG COMBINE FORMED.
Maleable Iron Plants in Concern Wit,
S2o.ooo.OOo CapiteI.

The combine of the malleablc iron
plants of the country has been formed.
The deal has been pending since last
July The capital Of the concern IS
placed at 20,0O0.0GO. The concerns
involved are: Pratt & Helswprth,
Buffalo; Michigan Malleahlc Iron Com
pany. Detroit, Mich; Whiteley Male
able Iron Company. Muncic, Ind; Chi.
cago Malleable Casting Company,
West Pullman, III Moline Malleable
Iron Company, St. Charles, III. Judge
Gray and Max Pam, OF New York arc
the promoters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Rebate Tin Wages Adjusted.

The new rebate tin wage scale has
been satisfactorily adjusted. The tin
workers accepted the new scale pro.
yiding for reduction OF 25 per cent
in wages on rebate tin. and the COM
pany accepted the foot notes as added
to the scale by the tin workers. For
every seven or so boxes of domestic
tin manufactured, one box OF tin for
export may be made. The rebate tin
may be made In whatever mills the
company may select.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
HUGE VESSELS FOR ORE.
viii Furnish the Steel Combine With
9,o00-Ton Carriers.

A feet of the biggest steamers on
the great lakes, whose total cost will
exceed sl0000,oO0, is to be built fer
the United States Steel Corporation
through the pittsburg Steamship
Company. All will be of these dimcn-
sions: Keel. $50 feet: beam. So feet;
depth OF hold, 30 feet, and on n mean
draft OF Is feet of water they will
carry 5000 tons each. II is believed
the boats can carry iron ore from the
head OF Lake Superior to the furnace
docks OF Lake Erie and Lake Michi-
gan at less than so cents per ton.
Present rates are rs and so cents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Prevent Money stringeney.

Nearly 100000 900 has been re-
leased from the United States treas.
ury during the past five weeks for
the purpose OF relieving fhe string,
posits OF government money In ma
tional banks, $1s.00o.00G; purchase ol
government bonds. $40. SOC. 900: added
TO national banks circulation. $14.
100000; release OF reserve held
against government deposits, $40.
100000; rebate u interest, $500.
900; total. 395. 800. 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
FEARFUL CHOLERA scouRoG.
$4,000 Gases in the Philippines rs
Per Cent Fatal.

Writing from Manila Chief Quar-.
antine Officer Perry estimated that
$4,000 cases of cholera had occurred
in the Philippines since March ~.
and that the mortality was - per
cent. According to lates, reports
there had been 10000 deaths in the
city OF Marking. China During the
week ended September - there were
9.iG7 cases and S.27S deaths in .55T
places in Egypt, or the 2S.j2O cases
registered between July II and An.
gust Is, 23,GS4 were fatal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
More Cattle Than Gold.

The season just closed witnessed
the heaviest cattle shipments from
the Black hills country ever known,
ana. it is believed, more cattle We're
sent from that section since July
than from any other place in the
west. Total shipments have exceed
ed 100000 head. The value is close
10 SIS 900 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Small Assets for Large DEBTS.

Henry Roper formerly of the firm
Of Charles haight & Co., brokers, filed
petition in bankruptcy in New
York. The liabilities are placed at
S202.SS5, unsecured. and due chiefly
10 banks on accommodation paper. A
watch and chain and ordinary wearing
apparel are given as assets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
INSPECT Work of Miners.

The commissioners appointed by
President Roosevelt to adjust the diff.
ferences existing between the anthra-
cite mine workers and their employ
ers have made tour OF the extrerf e
upper coal fields. near Scranton. and
saw every step taken in the produc-
ton OF coal from the time il is blasted
from the ground to the point where 1t
is sent to market ready for the use
of the consumer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
THREE GIRLS SLAIN.
Daughters Of an Arkansas Farmer
Most Horribly Murdered.

Mary, Sophia and Mary Gibson.
whose ages range from II to 10
years, daughters OF Thomas Gibson.
a negro farmer at Wynne, Ark, were
murdered. David Cross, q captured
negro. admitted that he had seen the
killing and said that a negro named
Johnson was guilty. The girls We're
butchered with an AK.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
PRESIDENT GOING SOUTH.
viii Attend Reception to Gen. Wright
and May Hunt Bears.

President Roosevelt will make a
trip through part Of the South about
the middle OF next month, the pri.
mary object being to attend the re
ception by the citizens of Memphis To
General Luke Wright, vice governor
Of tho Philippines. Subsequently it is
expected that the President will ac.
cept an invitation TO participate in IL
bear hunt In the canebrakes OF Mis-.
Sssippi.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
81. louis Roodler conv!sted.

Edmund Bcrsch. a CORNER member
OF the municipal house OF delegates. at
- Louis. was convicted CT perjury
va his testimony before the grand
jury rs to the $4,000 Eoodlr fund
raised to secure the passage 1f the
Suburban railway franchise bill and
given five years in The peniLentIary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Killed by Motor Cycle.

Frank f. Elwell, OF Brooklyn. an in.
ternational authority on motor cycl.
ing, was killed near Hicksville. l.. l..
while participating in club run. The
head stem of his machine broke as he
was speeding along nj a fast clip.
and he was hurled to the ground with
such force that his neck was broken.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Methodist Fund Is n1s.Ooo.o9o.

The board of bishops o. the Meth.
ulist Episcopal tlurch NJ Whining
ton. Del. have appointed Bishops
FOWLER Warren and McCabe a com.
mittce on the twentieth century
,hanl, offering fund Of $2o,0Jo,oco,
which now amounts to $iS.0ou 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
SURPRISING THE CHOLERA.
The Disease Fast Disappearing From
the Philippines.

Governor TAFT cables from Manila
that the cholera has practically dis.
appeared from the Island OF LuZun.
and that in Manlli there have only
been an average of two cases a day
lately. Only five provinces are now
seriously affected. Hoilo. Occidental
Negros, CapiZ. Samar and Misams.
The percentage of mortality has been
reduced TO generally below 80 per
cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Action bv the Quakers.

The five years meeting Society Of
Friends at indianapolis, Ind, issued
an appeal TO all Christian churches
in the country to appoit delegates 10
conference in Washington on the
second Wcdnesdai: OF March 1906. To
discuss prevention of the liquor
traffic
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Ashes Still Fall,

The latest news from the southern
part of Mexico is that the people are
less alarmed over the shower OF
ashes. There were, up to Saturday.
As distinct shocks of earthquake at
San Cristobal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Epidemic Of Measles.

The st. Petersburg, Russia. CORE.
spcndent cables that there is an epi
demic OF measles on the Kamchatlla
peninsula. Ten thousand persons
have died OF the disease and the
populations OF some country villages
have been nearly wiped out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
An Iowa Banker Missing.

\ special to Council Bluhs from
Sharpsburg, Ia, says: II. +. Chris
tcnsen. president CT the Farmers and
Mechanics bank, a private institution.
Is missing. The funds OF the bank
are said To he depleted IN a sum
yariously estimated at from $4,000
TO $50 .OOO.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
DIED ON sHIPBoARD.
Transport Sheridan Brought S
corpses Into San Francisco.

Six deaths occurred on the trans.
port Sheridan on the way from Manila
to San Francisco. Cal. They Were:
J. Howell. late private Troop G, Ninth
cavalry; W. T. Hawthorne, employe
Quartermasters department; w. j,
Johnson, late private Troop C, Ninth
cavalry; Thomas Sawyer, civilian;
Frank l.. Durrin. private Company +,
Twenty-ninth infantry, and an unas-
signed private, 7. G.. Dodswork. The
body Of the late Arthur G. McKinnon.
former chaplain OF the California vol
unteers. was brought home for burial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Sues for a Million.

William MeetutZer. OF Altoona.
Pa, has entered suit against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
1000. 900 for ain alleged discrimina-
ton in freight rates made against
him by the company. He alleges
that he shipped a certain grade OF
coal to all parts OF the United States
and that the company charged him
higher rates than bis competitors,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
BANK LOOTED BY ROBBERS.
Dynamited the Safe While They
OVerawed the People.

Four robbers dynamited the safe cf
the Iowa State bank at Prairie City,
Iowa and escaped with $4,000. One
held rifle over Watchman Erskinc
for three hours. while another work
ed on the safe and two patroiled the
street and held off half a dozen citi-
zens. When they had secured the
money they fired fusillade To terrify
the neOple
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Auto Man Sent to Prison.

Judge kellogg, at Yonkers, n. Y,
sentenced 70 six months in the peni.
tentiary w. b. Raymond. whose
automobile collided with trolley car
and caused injuries to 22 persons. The
motorman testified that the automo'
bile had crossed the track In front OF
the car three times within u short
distance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Hogs.
Lambs.

Iambs Clipped d...................... Z -
Lambs, good TO choice. clipped. p. 80
Lambs, common to fair. clipped. 30l
Spring LamD. .................-. 1900. 6OJ
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
By C. j. Holleman.

From my observation the roads are
generally in bad condition. If anyone
will travel over the roads from my neigh
the road that was put in good condition
by our conyicts during last year | think
they will find they can make fifty 600
per cent. better time driving and save
about the same in tonnage. There is no
special tax 10 improve roads in my COM
munity and | think the people would
approve taxing themselves until there are
some changes made in the division of the
school funds. The white man is tired OF
paying for that which is curse to him.
| think ii the State would give taxes of
all broad tired wagons and enforce what
laws we have in regard to our road sys-
TEN ii would be a step in the right
direction. Here in our neighborhood we
work by the old system chat Is when
we work at ALI; the overseer names a
day and all able bodied men meet and
work from half to two or three days in
the year, and the overseers report roads
in good condition to supervisors and they
report same to Superior Court. Now, II
there is not law let the Legislature
enact one making it a criminal offence
for the supervisors to fail TO do their
duty.
And may the Good Roads Congress
which Is to meet at Raleigh soon, Stir
the zeal and help the supervisors and
overseers TO see and perform their duty
Garner Route, No. /. n. c., Feb. 4.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
By Louis H. Smith.

We have no special system of road
working in our township, except the old
system, and l consider that as but q
miserable makeshift. / am in favor of q
better road system and believe a system
kept up by special taxation would cause
much better roads and that would take
our IS year old boys off the road and
make those who wear the roads bear
their proportional part OF road working.
Could we get q compulsory tax law Ia
be willing TO make those who will not
pay their tax do so by road working in
their respective townships, though or
course that is something that would have
10 be handled carefully just yet. Most
Of our people are willing 10 have our
reads kept uplby special taxation.
Sippahaw. y. c., Feb. 3.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
| BY A. H. Green, Chm. Board Com.
Wake County.

NV Dear Sir: Wake collects a special
road tax Ia a district around the city or
Raleigh which cont ains 119 miles OF road.
the most of which has been graded. ma
cadamized and graveled, and is giving
general satisfaction
The sentiment of the people. think, Is
in favor of extending the road district TO
the county limits.
The value of good roads to communi-
ty is OF vital Importance, TO the little
child who Judges it's way TO school, as
we'll as the princely city merchant who
sits at his desk awaiting the arrival OF
his country customer.
The establishment Of the rural free de-
livery mails has also created demand
for good roads among the reading public
which cannot be ignored.
Raleigh, n. c.. Feb. s.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09

NOTICE WANTED TO RENT OR
lease for one, five or ten years, a
furnished hotel In some nice town in
North or South Carolina Address.
Lock Box us. Maysville, Ky.
2-1-4w
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09

foad because no one else will keep il in
as good condition as ! will. ] know of No
special tax having been levied in any
part OF my county except Raleigh town
ship. 1t is my understanding that a ma
GRITTY OF the voters of my section favor q
road tax. | favor such tax for various
reasons. First, because that is the only
way by which We can procure good roads
Second. because that will be more equit-
able Under the present system the
wealth of the country does not feel the
road work, and Of course the road work
is nothing more than q system of taxa
ton void of equity, hence its inefficiency.
As TO the condition of the roads in my
county ! can't say that l am well posted.
but so far as my knowledge extends the
condition is simply damnable.
As to the importance and value of good
roads and what viii help to forward the
building of the same, / will say that
just when the owners of taxable property
get the consent OF their minds to throw
their influence in the direction OF road
work by taxation the whole matter win
be solved OF course / favor a just tax
on the poll in order that every citizen
shall help. The influence of the people
Of means has controlled legislation on
this matter from pec1niary consideration
feel sure. and if road work by taxa
ton is made a campaign issue | feel sure
that men pledged 10 that will be sent to
the Legislature.
why can't We get dog law? 1t is not
because of the inuence OF the average
citizen, for he is not a lobbyist. 1t is
The influence of the gentleman whose wife
or daughter wants a pug dog. He has the
time 10 lobby. so has the man Of means
Wake Forest, n c.. Feb. A.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
S0aboard Anime Rv

capital CITY ROUTE"
Short Line to principal cities OF the South and
Southwest, Florida, Cuba. Texas, California ana
Mexico, reaching the Capitals OF six States
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
A BOTTLE OF
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Bright'S Disease, Rheumatism.

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
BY S. F. Allen.

! am in favor of any reasonable move
ment in the direction of good roads. But
fer the interest that l feel in public
loads in my neighborhood I should not
now be a Justice of the peace. I am in
my 50th decade and an overseer OF the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09

1t is hardly necessary to touch ever SO
slightly upon the desirapllity- absolute
necessity, tor a comfortable bed in these
The men and women of this Twentieth Cen
tuTy. who make the worlds of work, business
and pleasure go round, are, keyed up to the
highest nervous pitch, and hence need sound.
refreshing sleep. 1t is criminal folly to deny
them "a good bed" But what is 'a good
be1?'' A beds quality does not depend upon
polished mahogany, or shining brass, but on
the bed proper and the material of which it is
made. The mattress is the bed. and should
be given first consideration and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
WHAT GOOD ROADS HAVE
DONE NEAR RALEIGH

except good schools, promotes the spirit
Of progress like good roads.
Raleigh, n. c., Feb. S.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01
USE HOME MATERIAL.
with Equal Force to Character
Building.

It is reported by the director OF
the Office of public roads inquiries
that a costly mistake is sometimes
committed by districts which are
anxious to improve the condition of
the local roads. Through not hav-
ing scientifically determined the
comparative value of different ma
terials, they use an unsuitable sub
stance to harden the surface of the
highway, when all the time there is
at hand a more suitable material
which can be obtained at less ex-
pense. If they knew their own re-
sources they would not send away
from home for what, after all, can
not be turned to as good account as
the substances easily within reach.
If we are ever tempted to lament
the lack of educational advantages
or Whatever the particular draw
back may be-in our neighborhood
and to envy some more fortunately
endowed locality, let us postpone
our discomfort until we have made
the best of such things as we have.
The library of our district is small,
perhaps, in the number of books,
but have we extracted all the mar
row out of it's Shakespeare and Mil
ton? The society is uncultivated, but
has not the narrowest member OF it
something to teach us? To build up
strong and even beautiful charac-
ter, it is not necessary to travel very
far; we may find all the material for
it very near home.-Wellspring.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01
MODEL COUNTRY ROAD.
Kept Up by the Farmers Living
Alongside of 1t for Their Own
Comfort and Convenience.

One of the best kept roads I know
of anywhere is in Caldwell county, Mo-,
between Nettleton and Hamilton. !
of the year, but have never seen it
rough or muddy. 1t is not because
Missouri has superior road laws.
There are roads in the state that
would wreck leather bag in spring
wagon. Neither is it because the
township trustees compel the road
overseer to attend to his business.
Township trustees and road overseers
here are about ordinary, but are or.
dinarily not about when needed.
This is the explanation. On each
side of that road are fine farms.
Beautiful farms with clean-cut hedges,
well-kept orchards and fine meadows.
On these farms are well-built, we'll
painted and nicely ornamented farm
houses, with beautiful lawns and
trees about them. In those houses
live progressive men, who have agreed
that this road shall be well kept. Eacl
man owns a scraper. Each farmer
takes the piece of road along his farm
just as the city resident does his side
walk. When one is busy, another
takes care of his road. When s
bridge is to be built they all come to-
gether and build it. The road is grad.
ed in the middle, so the water runs
off at once. When it begins to get
rough they run scraper over it.
During parts of the year they 60 over
this road from three to six times a
week. Sometimes even oftener.
It takes some time? Yes, but not
half as much as it does some other
men trying to sell their farms when
they want to change. An average OF
three hours per week for each farm
keeps the road. When they want tc
go to town, as they often do, the drive
is pleasure. It's pleasure for other
people, too, and when one of then
wants to sell his farm he gets from
five to ten dollars more per acre than
if he were located at the side or END
of narrow quilted buggy-breakine
bypath. Then they have free mail de-
livery along that road now. Some OF
the rest of us haven't, and am told
the road had something to do with it
w. H. Handy, in Orange judo
] Farmer.