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Mower County transcript., 1902-11-19
Our State Song.

The following state song was written
by E. H. Ellsworth in contest inaug-
urated by the Minneapolis Journal.
Cut it out and learn it. The air,
"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are
Marching" has been adopted for the
purpose:
'MINN NESOTA'
In our hearts with sweet content, under skies
in beauty bent,
OF our good North Star we're singing glad
and free;
And our music swells along on the breezes,
pure and strong,
Flowing from the hills and lakes and in
land sea.
CHORUS: . 80.
Hail, all hail to Minnesota
Star of patriots, proud and free!
With thy wealth of wheat and pine,
Cities great and iron mine;
Limpid lakes and rivers running to the
From old Europe's thrall released, from our
sisters in the East, -.
And from Canada, >"Our Lady of the
Shows" ...:.~.. ~
Came the stalwart pioneer, bearing health
and hope and cheer. =
Clearing forest, plain and stream with
/ :. sturdy blows ~ ~. ::..s: !:
With the nations veal in doubt, councils
hour and battles rout .-:| :.
Bear the stamp of Minnesota's brain and
= Drawn, - rs go q sszss 1, IS = :
5 81, Z
And while nations shall endure, with the
hearts Of freemen pure, 4 Sz<=ss
Press We on for truth and freedoms bright.
or dawn. zss s S.. S. "a r 1-:@sa, ~ 81 ~
Mower County transcript., 1902-11-19

until they are spent and until saner
judgment shall recognize her conscien-
tious obedience to the demands of her
charter compact, and gratefully ap-
preciate her devotion, to the bright
standard which for more than a
century and a half she has held >aloft
on the field where higher education has
been courageous and triumphant"
Mower County transcript., 1902-11-19

The Direct and Indirect Method
Mrs. Alpha H. Boostrom.
400 Children's Hour Miss Mary
Sheridan.
Invitations for Convention 1903.
Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment.
THURSDAY EVENING
1880 Song Service.
Scripture Reading and Prayer.
Music-Ladies Quartette.
Who Will Roll Away the Stone
Miss Matte Volstad.
Solo-Etta Robertson.
Address Stead.
Music-Male Quartette.
Silver Chimes-Audience.
Temperance Doxelogy.
BenedictiOn-Rev. Bear.
Mower County transcript., 1902-11-19
PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 10.
: 800, Convention called to order by
the President Mrs. M. A. Whitcomb.
Conservation Service-Miss Ella J.
Cook.
Appointment of Committees.
Roll call Of officers, response, scrip
sture texts.
Address Of Welcome-Miss Matte
Volstad.
Response Ella J. Cook.
Presidents Address.
Speech-Rev. Bear.
Social Hour.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
.7:3O Song Service.
7:45 DevOtional-Rev. Bear.
Solo-Laura Sherman.
Recitation.
Music-Ladies Quartette.
Address, Lillian E. Stead.
Music male Quartette.
Free Will Offering.
Temperance Doxology.
Benediction.
THURSDAY MORNING
$50 Executive Meeting.
900 Convention called to order by
the president.
Praise Service-Mrs. D. E. Stowe.
Reading Minutes.
Reports of Local Unions.
Report of Credential Committee.
Narcotic Poison-Mrs. Geo. McNeir.
Evangelistic w Work-Mrs. Avery. Il
Recitation Mrs. Florence Jones
Lewis. . \ "' sr.-...
Report of Secretary. .:
Report of Treasurer.
Election of Officers.
Bible Reading Mrs. S. Cook.
Noontide Prayer. --~.~ = T.
/ Miscellaneous Business. -
Adjournment. III -, .s-z
4, THURSDAY AFTERNOON
1:30 Convention called to order by
the president. -,...
Observation-Disclosures. e. j. Gleason.
Reading Minutes. {. s.=*.
Hints and Helps to Local Unions
Mrs. Stead. ;s ... :.:. 3 K 5. {
Woman's Work S. Cook.
| The Influence of Heredity on Char
acter-M Mrs. II. i. Anderson.
Mower County transcript., 1902-11-19
TWELFTH ANNUAL
CONVENTION.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Flower District No. 80,
Lyle, Minn., Nov. 1870, 1902, at
Congregational Church.
Mower County transcript., 1902-11-19
From an Ohio Minister.

From an Ohio Minister.
T. have used. Dir. Warmers White
Wine Of Tar Syrup for sore throat,
weak lungs coughs, colds, and for
any diseases Of the: kind it surpassas
all other, remedies. With many
thanks to the doctor tor his valua BILE;
remedy, I Iremain; Clyde, Ohio. - g.
=. s.1zzzz Il Rev. G.. w. HAGANs.
Mower County transcript., 1902-11-19
Post Office Statistics.

The following statistics of post Office
receipts and expenses in this section OF
the state for the past fiscal year will be
of interest for comparisons:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

Sketching one day in Burma, an
English artist noticed man little
distance off glaring fiercely straight
ahead at him. at some object he could
not see from his position. The man
sat with the same fixed glare the whole
afternoon and was at It agniD next
morning. The artist had the curiosity
to ask an English visitor what II
meant. The reply was, "Oh. he Is In
lover. And it was explained that this
was their method of courtship.
The object of the mans attentive
gaze was a girl in neighboring ba-
zaar. When n young man falls in love,
he has to seat himself at a certain dis
tance from his adored one and wait
for her to do the rest If she looks In
his direction once or twice on the first
or second day. he is wildly encouraged,
and If ON the third day she mods to
him and smiles 1t Is time to go to the
parents with reference to the marriage
settlements.-Lond Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
The Thoughtful storls.

On tree close to house within a
short distance to the river or canal
there was storks' nest with young
ones. The roof of the house caught
fire one day, and, though the danes
did not actually reach the tree, the
heat became scorching. So the mother
stork few down to the water, got into
It and drenched her breast; then, re-
turning to her young, she spread the
mass of cool, wet feathers all over
them. This she repeated over and over
again, flying to the river. going down
into the water and returning. her plum
age drenched with wet. And thus
the nest was saved, and the tender
nestlings were preserved alive until the
fire had been got under control and all
was safe. The truth Of this remarka-
BILE story was vouched for by more
than one eyewitness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
Mtsuuptntigus.

In letter to the Boston Transcript
on the subject of Interpretations cor.
respondent says: II have in my scrap
book three notable examples from the
Thanksgiving proclamations of the gov
ernors of different states. Governor
Bell of Texas began his with. Now Is
the winter of our discomfort made
glorious summer, in the words of Holy
Writ
81 once attended funeral In the
country where the clergyman's open
ing remark was: My bereaved friends,
you have loved and lost the demised.
1t has been truly said: at is impossible
to solve the biography of DEATH"
That is. my bereaved friends. the only
way for us to look at it.
"An acquaintance of mine tells me
that Cyrus Burleigh one of the well
known writers of fifty years ago. told
her that he had just come from IA
Quaker meeting where he saw o
woman speaker rise and with a
Quaker tone say: IA boss. n hoss,
my kingdom for hoss." Doubtless,
my friends, the inspired psalmist. when
he penned these words, meant n spirit
ual boss. That was all she said, and
she solemnly resumed her place on the
high seats"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
THE COOKBOOK.

Put pinch Of bicarbonute of soda
In the water when boiling salmon.
This makes 1t beautiful red color.
When roasting fowls. put them into
an intensely hot oven until carefully
Drowned; after that cook slowly. bast-
ing frequently.
When gravy is being made from
roast veal. lamb. beef or chicken. use
milk instead Of water added TO the
brown drippings left In the pan after
the fat has been poured Off.
Before baking a bluehsh the creole
cooks pour over 1t sauce made from
fresh or canned tomatoes in which
garlic is chopped. 1t Is then baked un.
til the flesh of the fish fakes. admitting
the sauce.
For quick cake beat until thick
four eggs; add four tablespoonfuls Of
sugar. half cupful of -four, little
cinnamon and lemon rind; beat well
and spread on baking pan; bake In
quick oven and cut at once.
Cooking teachers say that the ingrc
dients for pancakes. fritters and the
like should be mixed fully two hours
before the batter Is needed. This. they
explain, gives the -four q chance to
swell, and tho batter Is better and
more wholesome.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

In the olden time In England lords
and ladies sometimes invented queer
nmusements. They were always on
the lookout for some novelty. and one
of the strangest they discovered was
fishing by goose. a line with baited
hook attached having been fastened to
the goose. tied TO its leg, she was lung
into the water from the boat In which
were all the gay lords and ladies' Then.
when pike caught the bait. she was
sport indeed. n royal battle between
bird aud fish. and all the time, between
the loud splashings, wheellngs and
6oundcrings, the onlookers In the boat
giving vent to their feelings In cheers,
handclapplngs and handkerchief way
ing.
But the goose was usually the victor.
and ended the struggle by landing Its
prisoner on the shore. where its quack,
quack. as 1t cleared itself from the line
and waddled away ended the scene.
The lake of Monteth in the southwest
of Perthshire was often the scene of
such angling matches,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

HE had no reserve" How often we
hear this expression on change or In
the street when q firm has failed or
when business man has been pushed
to the wall. II would make fitting
epltuph for the grave of many fail
ure. A man without reserve Is like
condemned. leuky vessel. On n calm
day II can he towed from port to port,
but 1t would be utterly helpless In
storm.
Many fail from lack of reserve Of
education. of early training. of solid
lngralnpd habit. Others fail from lack
OF reserve of savings. of capital. Many
have gone down from the lack of char
acter reserve of health reserve, Of
friendship reserve. 1t pays to store up
reserve of every kind. 70 be prepared
for every emergency. Too eXhausting
effort. too pStruvngant expenditure, too
reckless daring or too much reliance
on unknown factors leaves no margin
or reserve. 50 that II slip would mean
certain fail Success.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

A gambling story Is told of Charles
James Fox that rather reflects on his
honor He was one of the ardent ad-
mrers of Mrs. Crewe, u noted beauty
of her day. and It Is related that a
gentleman lost considerable sum to
this lady at play and, being OBLIGED to
leave town suddenly, gave Mr. Fox the
money to pay her, begging him to apol-
Ogize to her for his not having paid the
debt Of honor In person. Fox lost ev-
cry shilling Of 1t before morning. Mrs.
Crewe often met the supposed debtor
afterward and, surprised that he never
noticed the circumstances, at length
delicntcly hinted the matter to him.
Bless me" said he. II paid the mon
ey to Mr.. Fox three months ago."
"Oh. did you. sir?" said Mrs. Crewe
good naturedly. Then probably he
paid me and forgot it."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31


The doctor hears some curious noises
when he places the stethoscope against
your chest When the lungs are In
healthy condition. the medical gentle.
man hears pleasant. breezy sound,
soft In tone, us you draw In the breath
and expel II. Should the instrument
convey tn his ear gurgling or bub-
bling sound lie makes mental note of
the fact thnt you are In what Is known
us the moist stage of bronchitis. In
the dry stage OF the same complaint
the sound IL II whlstlIng, wheezy one.
One of the signs Of pneumonia Is the
cracking note that comes through the
stethoscope. 1t Is not unlike the sound
that can bc heard when your finger
and thumb have touched sticky sub
stance and you first place them to-
gether and then part them. holding
them close TO your ear
Doctors occasionally hear a dripping
sound. and that indicates that air and
water have got into some part of the
chest where they have no right to be.
Blow across bottle and you will pro-
duce sound which Is actually to be
heard In your chest. 1t Is caused In
the same way-that Is, by air passing
over a cavity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

Her majesty's service was apt to ne
more plentifuIly supplied with kicks
than ha'pence. Every one who ever
did anything for Queen Bess seems to
have been left with u bad debt on his
books So we find an unfortunate John
Conley writing to Sir Robert Cecil that
for the last two years he had been
suitor for f100 for "beeves for the
army" and complaining that unless
some order be taken | shall be un.
done" Sir Edward lIastyngs, after
spending his life In serving the queen.
had to pawn his wife's Jewels and beg
her majesty "to bestow something upon
me In this my latter age"
SO badly was the fleet that beat the
armada provisloned that Francis
Drake had to seize at Plymouth ninety
bags of rice. and the unfortunate own.
er, after ten years waiting, was re.
fused payment, rice being an extraor-
dinary victual not allowed for the
navy" Nor did common soldiers fare
better The chief anxiety of all Eliza
beth's ministers ought, In her view, to
have been how to save most money
London Telegraph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

A certain well known lawyer, whose
wife Is almost an Invalid, Is telling Il
story which illustrates the often point
ed, II unconscious, wit of the darky.
On one occasion. 1t seems, his wife
was suffering intensely from Il nerv-
Gus headache and, thinking. perhaps.
his voice might soothe her TO Sleep
asked him to read aloud to her, which
he did as the colored maid went back
and forth about the room setting
things In order for the night
Presently the maid quietly withdrew
to the kitchen below. where the old
cook. Aunt Phyllis. was making ready
to lock up and depart.
"Mr. Alex sho' is good man." said
the maid, beginning. "He settin' up
dar readln' de Bible to Miss Alice, an
she sick"
"Go on, chile" answered Aunt Phyl-
lis; "don' yo' know Mr.. Alex ain read
In no Bible2 He's a lawyerW-New
York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
Lived Up TO Her Name,

ton, an Englishwoman relates this ex-
perience: ~ engaged q maid named
Pearl, and as | simply couldn't ask a
Pearl to I'll the coal scuttle or to holy
stone the doorstep, said: ! would
rather call you by some other name.
Have you second oneT Yes" replied
the damsel brightly, my second name
is Opal So stuck to Pearl. AT one
time all but engaged maid named
Hermione, but upon asking her, Have
you black dress, white caps and
aprons?' she replied acidly: Yes,
have; but I'm not going to wear 'em.
Ma didn't christen me 'Ermione for to
wear q livery"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

The following amusing details Of the
freaks OF the custom house are told IN
the Munchener Zeitupg; A German gen.
tleman returning from southwest Afri-
ca brought with him tiny monkey
weighing about two pounds. From
Tanga to Genoa the animal was con-
veyed gratis. Thence to the Swiss
frontier l5d. was charged on it as "a
bird" The st. Gothard railway Of
ficials, however, viewed it as "a dog"
and charged IS, while on the Eastern
Swiss railway 1t became mere pack
age" liable to Sd. Through Baden and
Wurttemberg the animal was passed
free, but at Stuttgart it again became
"a dog" and cost ANOTHER ia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

A great many horses are fed on the
streets from ''catbags" drawn up over
their noses and wabbling about In n
manner which must make 1t very un-
comfortable to eat ones dinner in that
way. The Boston Herald tells of a
bright horse down in "Pie Alley
which had nearly reached the bottom
Of his bag 1t wabbled awfully, but
the oats were sweet and he was hum
cry, ln front Of him stood a wagon,
and the wagon had wheel Happy
thought. He walked up to the wheel,
rested his canvas bag on the top Of IT
and finished his dinner to the last oat
In a comfortable. leisurely fashion and
with twinkle in his eye. If that was
not triumph Of mind over matter,
what was 1t?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
CORN BREAD.
Fond Rccollections of the Days Of
the uoecnke and Elnpjncks.


With good meal and cook following
the lessons and traditions of the old
regime delicious brend may he baked
of Indian meal. But we have grave
doubts whether 1t can be baked us well
In stove as In an open fireplace; but.
nlns, of the latter only few remain.
The ashcake of course, must have
ashes. They are Indispensable AS
well try to produce mint julep with.
out mint. On the other hand. flap
jacks" need only well creased frying
pan, but skill Is required to turn them.
That Is done by pitching them out of
the pan into the air and making them
come down flap on the other side. The
corn pone may be cooked In stove or
range.
The hoecake was originally cooked
on a hoe in the fields and In the negro
cabin. A skillet will do well enough
for 1t, but must be well creased Mt the
bottom. So, too, with respect to egg
or batter bread AS for corn mullins,
the appliances Of range nre admira-
bly, adapted to them.
We wish some millionaire would ut
up Virginia country home In ante.
bellum style and among other things
have In 1t big open fireplace, black
cook In n gingham dress, with n red
bandannn on her head, and also have
q half acre mint bed. an icelousc and
nm old time garden flllcd with rnspber.
ries and gooseberrles, thyme, sage, cur.
rants and all the ordinary table vege.
tables.
When one OF those old time homes
and gardens and kitchens Is restored
md the host and hostess have entered
into possession. we desire to be listed
as a frequent guest. with II reserved
scat IN the chimney corner. Then all
we shall want will he the zest. the up.
petite the voraciousness we possessed
when we could eat eighteen rolls and
six eggs for breakfast and consume a
whole watermelon between meals. But
alas It would be easier to restore old
walls and open fireplaces than to bring
back the digestion and storage capacity
of n youth that's gone. of time that's
past and never can return.-Richmond
Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
THE cANNlBAL TREE.
A wonderful Plant Found I'm the
Forests of Australia.


One of the most wonderful forest
trees in the world is the "cannibal
tree" of Australia, which grows up In
the shape of a huge pineapple and sell
dom attalns height of more than
eleven feet. 1t has series of broad,
boaitililSe leaves, growing in fringe
ut the apex, which reminds one of a
gigantic Central American ngave.
When standing erect, these broad,
thick leaves hide curious looking ar
rangement, which appears to perform
the same functions as those of the
pistlls in flowers. Naturally these
boardlike leaves, which are from ten
to twelve feet long in the smaller
specimens and from fifteen to twenty
In the larger. hang to the ground and
are strong enough to bear mans
weight
In old aboriginal times in the anti
podean wilds the natives worshiped
the "devll tree" the chief part of the
ceremony consisting of driving one of
their number up the leaves of the tree
to the apex. The instant the victim
would touch the so called 'pistils" of
the monster the leaves would instantly
fly together like trap squeezing the
life out of the intruder. Early travel
ers declared that the tree held its vic
tim until every particle of flesh dis
appeared. On this account 1t Is called
the "cannibal tree"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
How to Keen Young.

One of the secrets of keeping young,
vigorous and supple jonted is to con-
tinue to practice the activities of youth
and to refuse to allow the mind to
stitfen the muscles by its suggestion
of age limitations. If men like Peter
Cooper and William e. Gladstone, who
kept up the vitalizing exercises Of ro-
bust manhood when far into the
eighties. had succumbed at forty to the
thought Of approaching age. how much
of their valuable life work would haye
remained undone!-Success
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
CockneY RiddIes.

"Why is a crane like well known
shellfish?" Because it's an oyster" Ia
hoister).
1t Is stated that well known riddle
was written by costermonger. The
riddle in question is a charade and
runs as follows:
My firsts little bird as ops,
My seconds needful In 'ay crops,
My ole Is good with mutton chops
The answer, of course, is sparrow
grass" which the learned DR.. Parr al
ways insisted on using In preference to
the politer asparagus. Notes and
Queries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
A WHY ReplY.

At q London dinner General Horace
Porter was once referred to by the
chairman In the following way: I'VE
have here tonight General Horace Por'
ter, and | call upon him for a speech.
The gentleman Is lilse a slot machine
you put in dinner, and nut comes IL
speech" The witty general rose and
replied with quick fire Of satire: "The
chairman has thought fit to liken me
to slot machine. May return the
compliment and say that he Is like
one also? lie puts in a speech. and
----.-- .---.-.- Ii-,-~."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

The Italians derived "starboard"
from questa borda, ''this side" and
'1arboard" from quella borda. which
means that side" Abbreviated these
two phrases appear as sta borda and la
borda. Their close resemblance caused
SO many mistakes that the admiralty
ordered the 'larboard" to be discon-
tinued and port" substituted. Port"
for "larboard" is said to be first used
In Arthur Pitts Voyages" In 1850.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
SPEEDY TICKET SELLERS.
The Elevated Railroad Man and the
Circus Man Work Alike.


Circus Man work Alike.
New York ticket sellers for the ele.
vated roads do their work with celer.
ity equaled only by the lightning
change artist OF a big circus. How do
they manage Il? Peep into one of the
little ticket offices. and you will see
that the methods of the man inside
are Identical with those Of the circus
man. There Is only one way OF selling
tickets rapidly. whether ut an IL" sta.
tion or from the red wagon of circus.
When you hand IN your money through
the little opening. your 0oln or green
back goes to the ticket sellers left.
and from that side comes the ticket.
which he tears off from the long strip
with his right hand. Almost simulta
neously the same hand shoves out your
change, for lie has the exact change for
your coin or bill ready. counted out
and piled up. Close to his right hand,
just inside the little window. are lot
of nlckels for changing dimes, Next to
these are nickels and dimes arranged
with 20 cents In each pile. ready for
the man with II quarter. Then there
are a lot of forty-tive cent piles and
Others containing 95 cents. so he doesn't
need to stop to count out your change
IL you call for two tickets and hand In
a dollar. the ticket seller takes nickel
from one of the nlnety-tive cent piles
and instantly has the change that you
require, and whenever there is lull In
behind the window replenishes his
piles of change. so that he is seldom
caught without just the amount you
need already counted out for you.-
Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31
A Surety.

Somehow" said the girl In blue. 81
can't help wishing had accepted
him"
"Why. dear?" asked the girl in gray.
why, he swore that he'd never be
happy again, and I'm afraid he Is"
"Ah, yes commented the girl in
gray retiectiyely. "As matters are now
yoU can't be sure that be isn't, but "
you'd married him you could make
sure Of it."--Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-31

ut worries him to think how narrow
chested he is"
afraid OF consumption. ebT'
"Oh. no. He's afraid his breast won't
be big enough to hold all the medals
be expects to win before he dies"