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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
CAPTIVE AMONG TIE mooas.
Experience Of the London Times Cor.
respondent Captured by Brigands.


Experiences Of tho London Times Cor.
respondent Captured by BriGsnds.
Walter u. Harris, the correspondent
of the London Times In Morocco. after
three weeks of very unpleasant cnptiv.
ity among the brignnds In Northern
Morocco, hns at last been permitted TO
rcJoln his friends. Being white man,
he was regarded MS very valuable
captive and his release was obtained
only by the exchange Of sixteen men
who had been captured from the tribe
that held him prisoner.
The natives who caught Harris are
among the mountnineers who have
never admitted the right OF the Sultan
OF Morocco to Impose taxes upon them:
and of course they are part and parcel
Of the rebels who have recently been
making so much trouble for the Mo-
roccan Government. They did not OK.
ert themselves to make their white
captive enjoy MD short stay among
them.
For nine days he was unable TO wash
or change his clothing, for thlrty-slx
hours he was left In solitude with moth
Ing TO eat and for several days n head.
less corpse occupied the room in which
he was confined, and It was lntimated
to him that his physical appearance
would soon resemble that of the hap.
less victim OF the brlgands whose re-
mains he saw before him.
Harris. however. lives to tell the
story OF his captivity, and It will doubt
less make gooG newspaper reading.
No other white man In Morocco has In
recent years had so many Interesting
stories TO tell of his personal adven-
lures ms Harris.
lie, first brought himself into notice n
few years ago by his venturesome jour-
ney In disguise TO the chief town Of
one Of the ftinatical mountain tribes,
who would have killed him without
any preliminnrles II they had suspect
ed that he was n white man.
At that time he knew no Arabic nor
any Of the native tongues, and though
his skin was stained to the proper Mo-
roccan hue, and the native costume sat
well upon him he would not have been
able to travel mile among the mount
aims IL he had not pretended to be n
deaf mute. He had with him a faithful
young native, who carried on his con-
versatlons for him.
When approaching the town which
no white man had ever entered he
passed two men on foot. who decided
that he was a white man, and when
they reached the same place n few
hours after Harris arrival they lost no
time in spreading the news that one OF
the hated foreigners was there in dis
guise. The report caused much excite
ment, with the result that in the dark
ness of night Harris, who had been re-
disguised MS n woman at the home OF
his servant, stole out Of the town, and
made his way back to Tangier, travel
Ing only by night and hiding In the for
ests in the daytime.
Harris has spent long time in Mo-
rocco, and probably no white man Is
better acquainted with the natives and
their country than this adventuresome
European.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09

There once was woman 90. wofully neat
THAT she swept her whole family into the
street.
She lectured on tidiness, day after day,
Jill her children ran off to the neighbor's
to play.
And, sometimes, the "lord of the manor"
From his beautiful house which was never
home.
Twas splendid expression of beauty and
art,
But it did not possess homes one requisite,
heart.
But this woman worked on with her brush
and her broom,
With her servants she battled through
room after room;
She waxed and she polished her beautiful
floors
I'LL her friends hardly ventured inside of
her doors.
Her carpets so velvety one would refuse
DO walk on, until he had busted his shoes;
Her chairs all so tidied, without and
within,
That to sit on them seemed little less than
sin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
Peril in Mans Instinct.

"Heres another automobiler's death
recorded" said the chauffeur, "and the
accident was due to the usual error
the error of taking of the brake in.
stead of putting 1t on.
"In several makes Of automobiles the
brake is worked by means Of lever
that has q backward and forward
movement. To put on the brake you
pull the lever toward you; to take 1t of
you pull it away from you. Those
movements are, somehow or other, con,
fusing to the average man. They
seem wrong to him-as wrong as IL
would seem to pull on a horses right
rein to make him turn to the left.
"Riding along swiftly in an automo.
bile you have an instructive feeling, az
you hold the brake lever in your hand,
that you should push this lever for.
ward in order to put the brake on, and
that you should bring it back toward
you in order to take the brake Off. This
feeling, as I say, is instructive. and II
is apt to come over the most skilful
driver in moments of excitement and
peril. He yields to it; when he wants
to put the brake on he moves the lever
the wrong way; the next moment he Is
crushed against a stone wall, or he
falls over seventy-foot cliff.
Therefore, those autos with brake
levers that have backward movement
for 'on-brakes' and n forward move
ment for 'off-brakes' should have
their levers working reversed, out OF
consideration for mems instinct in
this matter. Accidents thereafter
would be more rare."-Philadelphis
Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
Bang!


Clear sharp and stunning came the
report of a heavy musket from with
out, instantly followed by second
shot, and then by a confused clamor
of hoarse outcries.
Instantly we We're all on our feet
and ready for action; but l think the
boldest among us-and our party con-
tained more than one man whose cour-
age might have matched the stoutest
paladin of Froissart-was not wholly
free from that sudden tightening of
the heart which man Is wont to feel
when fairly driven to bay, and about
to struggle for life and death
We sprang to the windows that over
looked the courtyard on the side facing
the river, naturally supposing that we
were attacked. And so we were-by
an enemy more terrible and cruel and
irresistible than the fiercest cannibaI
In Central Africa.
The red glare of a watch fire kindled
by our vigilant sentinels, and the fitful
light OF the sinking moon, showed us
strange and fearful sight. Half n
dozen goblin figures were leaping wild
iy to and fro only a few PAGES from
the house, and fiourishigg blazing
torches, which they swept along the
ground like scythes ever and anon,
While the flames of these firebrands
threw the contortions of their gaunt
frames and grim faces into startling
ana hideous relief against the inky
blackness Of the background, through
which glimmered spectrally the white
seethlng foam of the unresting sea-.
From the spot where tbs demon
dance was IN progress down to the
farthest palisade the whole courtyard
seemed lowered with . sheet Of black
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
RAILROAD Travelling In Russia

Thieves got into sleeping car on o
Russian train the other night and stole
the clothes of all the passengers, who
were obliged to remain in bed until
they reached Moscow.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09

That which we call grasshopper IA
Rocky Mountain locust. The true
grasshopper is very pale green, has
thin wings and resembles the katydid
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
QUITE TOO SWEEPING.
ny Sixor WATERMAN.

Her children had toys which they never
spread
Ger immaculate floors; nor could cookies
or bread
BE eaten where crumbs might be scattered
about,
For her house was like "wax.work" within
and,without.
OF dust, just the least little innocent bit
Would bring ON something akin TO fit.
And tidy or picture n trifie awry
Could never escape her most diligent eye.
Her children grew up and they hurried
away
As soon as they could, scarcely caring to
stay
Where brooms were a.wlrsking; they
sighed for a nest,
Still neat, but inviting a spirit Of rest.
And the day when the last of her little
ones left,
And the home Of their smiles was forever
bereft,
She said, while for dust she still searched
up and down,
"Thcy know I'm the finost housekeepcr in
town."
Good Housekeeping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
An Universal Want.

: Though real estate -men say porehes
give more trouble than any other part
Of q house. everybody seems to want
on&.-Philadelphia Record
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
1T ~r'on77,no Br r,Rzl,amy TF
JILL :. 81 DAVID Hs&:' =. JILL

spend whole afternoon aboard n ship
in patiently unscrewing the brass knob
Of ventilator which could be of no
possible use TO him when he had got
IT,; and such case is by no means
unique.
Seeing the worthy savagcs so fully
employed, we began to hope that, after
all, the occupation OF robbery might
prove more attractive to them than
that of murder. But, as third-rntc
novellsts say when they want TO be
impressive, "the time was coming, and
1t came"
Our captain had foretold (as I have
said that the third night would be the
critical one; and his seventeen years
experience of African savages gave
special weight to his opinion, in which
our two trader hosts fully concurred.
The wary traders saw at once that
their small garrison would have no
chance of being able to defend against
a determined attack the wide circuit
of the palisades which inclosed the sta
tion, and wisely decided upon trying
to hold the house itself till the tribe
beyond the river, with which they were
on friendly terms, could come up TO
the rescue. This, indeed, they had al
ready done on similar occasion some
months before, when band OF saw
ages had assailed the factory" at mid
night. The house was completely sur
rounded, and the besiegers, despite the
heavy fire poured upon them through
the loopholes of the barred doors and
shutters, were pressing close up to It
to set 1t on fire, when all at once, in n
momentary lull Of the hldeous uproar,
there was heard far away amid the
dark thickets faint tinkling sound
growing ever louder and nearer. That
sound was as sweet to the ears of the
fainting garrison as Havelock's High
land war pipes to the hard pressed de-
tenders Of Lucknow, for It told them
that the friendly chiefs followers (dis.
tinguished by the small brass bells at
their necks) were advancing against
the assailants. who knew better tnan
to await their approach.
preparations, and, having posted their
native musketeers in various parts of
the building, placed two sentinels out
side. with orders to fire a signal shot
at the first sign Of the enemy's ap-
proach, when, thanks to the glorious
tropical moonlight they would have
ample time TO do, the brushwood hav-
ing been cut away. to a considerable
distance on every side of the house.
All being now ready, our leaders sig
niticantly advised us to lie down and
sleep while we could. At such crisis
the suggestion sounded like a mockery;
but las I have had good cause to know
men can slumber even on the brink of
destructFn. and scarcely had We laid
our heads upon our mail bags-which,
CALAMITY saved from the wreck by the
captain and purser, were now serving
us as pillows-when We We're all fast
asleep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09

The red deer of New Zealand are
estimated to number between 1000
and 5000 individuals. the offspring OF
two stays and six binds that were
turned out in 1868.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09
Range Of the Wild Animals.
~fs<B--Ft<3~

Monkeys IN Every Continent Save Austrolid---
Polar Bears Stick to the Far North---Habitat Of
Elephants, Ostriches and Elder Ducks Growing
Less---The Skunk Confined to America --Nar-
row Range of the Famous Birds of Paradise.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09

UR more or less intelligent
friend, the monkey, Is
found in every continent
except Australia, but his
largest habitat Is In Africa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-09

II TF they come at all, they'll
come tonight! Thus briefly
and plainly, with true Anglo
Soxon conlnags did our Sturdy
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
BUTLER YE COUNTY, NEVADA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 1908
Mill for Mountain Springs.

The Independent of Independence,
inyo county, Cal, says; George
Vornberg writes that he is about to
install tent ton reduction plant with
concentrators at Mountain Springs
canyon, for the Corona Mining com
pany. Mining has been in progress
in a desultory way il this district for
the past ten years, and but little has
been accomplished in the way of sue
cessful working. Mr.. Vornberg will
try up to'date methods Of extraction
and il successful it will be the fore
runner of far more extensive plants.
He is reputed to be thoroughly
competent mining man, and will no
doubt be successful"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Stopped en- Route.

j. F. McCambridge arrived this
morning from Tonopah, stopping over
here on a short visit to Geo S. Nixon
Mr.. McCambridge is on his way to
his old home in Youngstown, Ohio, to
spend few weeks vacation. He is
superintendent Of the Boston -Tono-
pah mines at Touopnh, Mr., Nixon
being president of the company. -
Winnemucca Standard.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Water Short at Vegas.

Owing to lack of water, Los
Vegas has been given up as an end
of division. The officers of the San
Pedro road will make division term.
mus in the vicinity of Moapa, where
there is an abundance of water for
all necessary purposes, it will be a
railroad town. This change will be a
benefit to the whole of Muddy Valley,
as it will furnish market for their
produce near at hand. .-Delamar
Lode.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Death of Mrs. Plunlmer.

Mrs. Minnie Plummer, the eldest
daughter of ex Governor Sader, and
wife of Ben Pummer of Elko county,
died Saturday afternoon at the resi-
dence of her parents at Carson. Mrs.
Plummer had been i'll but a short time
and the news Of her death came as a
shock to her many friends. Her
funeral took place at Carson Tuesday.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
WIT AND HUMOR.
Anxious to Paw Bet.

Gerad-'You remember that you
bet me kiss on the cleo tion?"
Geraldine-"Yes, but | understand
that an official count will be required
to decide the result.
Gerald-"Well. I'll pay the bet
now, and if it turns out later that |
have won, you can pay me back. -
Brooklyn Life.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Caught a Lobster.

"You were out fishing with some
one yesterday, weren't your" in
quired the first summer girl.
eyes, Mr.. Softun. y
"Did you catch anything?
Eyes, Mr.. Softun. philadelphia
Press.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Mother-"Yes, Bobby. "
Had just Been Pressed.

"Why, how rumpled your shirt
waist is, Edith"
Dear mel And in has just been
pressed too. "
Edith was quite as self possessed as
ever, but ST. John colored deeply
Detroit Free Press.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Notice TO Beef PeddlerS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT A
~ meeting Of the Executive Committee OF the
Lander-Nye Stock Association, recently held in
Austin, Barney Mccain was appointed Hide In
spector for Tonopah, Nye County. All persons
delivering beef in TOnopah are requested TO ex
hibit the hide Of said beef to Mr.. McCann for
inspection as requested by law.
Austin, Feb. ls 1901 r. C. Malloy. Sec'y
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Get Ii Either Way.

Poet--''My wife said if you accept
ed this poem I'd get swelled head. "
Editor-"Oh, you'll get that any
way. Johnny, bring me the ak. y
Judge.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Mother Was Wrong.

Bobby-"Ma, you said that was
mt to eat that piece of cake in the
pantry because it would make me
sick. "
Mother-"Yes, Bobby"
Bobby (convincingly)-"But, ma,
it has not made me sick. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-12
Try Oars Next Time.

Sir Thomas, when you come again
To race around our shores,
Why not be foxy and equip
Shamrock the Fourth with oarsi
Chicago Record Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18
Old Time "Simplcs."

In The family Bible of Il RoXborough
man there are q number of medical
rules. written over seventy years ago
by the great-grandmother of the Bi-
bles present owner. Among the rules
are the following:
"a stick of birthstone worn in the
pocket is good for them as has cramps"
"A loadstonc put in the place where
the pane is is beautiful for the Rheu'
matiz."
a basin of water cruel, with half
quart of old rum in il, with lots Of
brown sugar. is good for Cold in He'd"
IF you have hiccupS, pinch one of
your wrists vile you count sixty, or
get somebody to skare you and make
you jumpc,"
The earache-Put onion in car after
it is well roasted"
The conSumption-Ea as many pea
nuts as possible before going to bed.
Philadelphia Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18
Dead Sea Evaporation.

Scientific observation justifies the es-
innate that n daily average of 6,5OO,OOO
tons of water is received into the Dead
sea from the Jordan and other sources
during the year. During the rainy sea-
son, says the Chicago Record-Herald,
the amount is very much greater; dur
ing the dry season it is Of course very
much less. but this average will be
maintained year after year. There Is
no outlet. and the level is kept down by
evaporation only, which is very rapid
because of the intense heat the dry at
mosphere and the dry winds which are
constantly blowing down the gorges be-
tween the mountains. This evaporation
causes haze or mist to hang over the
lake at all times, and when 1t is more
rapid than usual heavy clouds form
and thunderstorms sometimes rage with
great violence in the pocket between
the cliffs even in the dry season. A
flood of rain often falls upon the sur
face of the sea when the sun Is shin
ing, and the atmosphere is as dry as a
bone half a mile from the shore. The
mountains around the Dead sea are
rarely seen with distinctness because
of this haze.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18

or the distinguished authors Of Per
sia none perhaps has enjoyed a wider
popularity than Sadi, who lived in the
thirteenth century He was Il great
traveller and close observer, and his
anecdotes and short stories are de-
scribed rs being founded on his own
experiences and observations, In Fer
sian Poetry For English Readers Mr..
s. Robinson quotes the following from
Sadi's writings:
4 pupil said TO his instructor. what
am | to do, for people incommode me
with the frequency Of their visits to
such degree that their conversation
produces a great distraction of my val
liable timer
The teacher replied: "To every one
who is poor lend and from every one
who is rich borrow. They will not come
about you again.
Another example cmbodies excellent
advice: A silly fellow, having pain in
his eyes, went to a farrier and asked
him for a remedy. The farrier applied
to his eyes something which he would
have given to an animal, and it blind
cd him, upon which they made an APP
peal to the magistrate. The magistrate
said:
This is no case for damages. 1t is
plain that this fellow is an ass or he
would not have gone TO Il farrier."
No man of enlightened understanding
will commit weighty matters to one of
mean abilities.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18
BAROSMA,
THE GREAT KIDNEY AND
LIVER CURE

Is perfectly harmless in its effects and
pleasant to take. Thompson's Barosma
cures by gently stimulating the liver and
kidneys to excrete from the system all
particles of matter that are poisonous,
rot only to them, but also to the stomach
heart, blood and other organs of the
body. Barosma cures are permanent.
When the liver is torpid or inactive the
whole system must suffer, undergoing a
process of slow poisoning the stomach
is filled with carbonic acid gas, inhaming
the mucous membrane or coating of the
stomach, causing heartburn, palpitation,
indigestion. bitter taste OH rising. a dull
neavy sluggish feeling, a desire to sleep,
fullness and dizzy-headedness. Thomp
sons Barosma is an excellent stomach
tonic, assimilating with the food,
neutralizing the acids and carrying the
bile from the liver. If the bowels are
costive or in liver trouble, Thompson's
Dandelion and Mandrake Pills should be
used with the Barosma. They are purely
vegetable, and will not gripe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18

You can never know the Zest Of hunt
ing or fishing until your dinner depends
upon your success; you have never at
tanned the sublime in cooking until you
have spitted your fish or meat OH
freshly peeled stick, rubbed the salt In
with your fingers and broled 1t over
woodland fire, you watching it jealous
ly lest it get ablaze, and all the time
that meat is browning you get hungrier
and hungrier, and every time it sput-
ters in the glow you catch watts Of fra
GRANGE until you feel that you have
the capacity of a dozen starving men
and wonder whether single haunch Of
venison can supply your wants.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18

One of the most entertaining chapters
in natural history is that which relates
to the many curious means that birds
and other animals possess of deceiving
the eyes of their enemies. Mr.. Il. San
dys, in writing of upland game birds,
calls attention to a remarkable and
beautiful instance. When the ptar-
migan puts on its winter dress, it has
a black tail. One might suppose that
this would attract attention to the bird
crouching on the snow, but in fact it
serves for concealment. Every projec-
tion on a snowiield casts a dark shad-
ow and that is what the tail of the
motionless ptarmigan looks like, the
body Of the bird resembling a mere
hump on the white background.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18
The Pioneer Limited.

Between Chicago and St. Paul the
train of trains is the Pioneer Limited
of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il St Paul
Railway. 1t has no equal and it
runs over the Fast Mail route. If
you are going that way be sure to
take the Pioneer Limited Booklet
free.
John r. Pott, District Passenger
Agent, Room ID, Park Building,
Pittsburg, Pa. 3.1S q
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18
.ynciSStOncS.

Most girls and some boys have played
in their time the game Of dbs or
knucklebones or jackstones, but few of
them know that the game has existed
since the third century b. c. and is
probably still older How it was played
in ancient days no one can tell, but the
ankle joint bones of the sheep, OK, deer
and pig were used. and the game was
called "astragal," from the Latin word
for the ankle joint. In Scotland peb-
bles are often employed, whence the
name "chuckies." Even precious stones
and gold and bronze 'stOnes" have
been used and in some countries the
bones were marked with numbers and
colored to represent kings, queens,
knaves and paws.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-18
Useful In the Business.

The reasons which lead men &c
choose certain trade or profession arc
often perhaps no more sensible than the
reason the hoy i'm thc following story
from New York paper gave fer want
Ing a place in bank. The president OF
a bank told the story at his club.
IL don't think | ever told you Of oCr
redheaded office boy. Brickhat,' re
marked the bank president after the
rest had each told Il story.
"Nevcr did" was the answer.
well" continued the speaker, "he
came to me with recommendations
from his father, who was schoolmate
of mine up in Steuben county. After !
read the note from the father told the
boy to take off his hat, sit down in a
chair and tell me why he wanted to be
a banker. His answer was:
"'Cause I'm good at multiplying.
"Well.' said |. cant you subtract
and divide tooy
"'Oh, yes he said, but because
banker wants TO make all he can !
thought you wanted a boy who could
multiply
Il hired him on the strength of that"