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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
WANT COLUMN.

Rates'-One cent per word for each and
every insertion.
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For SALE-An organ cheap. Mrs.
+. j. Deegan, Jackson street
WANTED--At once Party with
portable mill to cut million feet lumber
by contract, near Brookville. Logs
already skidded Also parties to make
10000 cross-ties, Address F., s. &. C.
r. r., Brookville, Pa.
For Rent-House at corner of Third
and Hill streets. Inquire at THE STAR
office.
Help Wanted-At the Enterprise Silk
Company mill, Reynoldsville.
To Let-A furnished room with priv
llege OF bath room. Inquire at THE
STAR Office.
For Sale-One billiard and one pool
table cheap. Call at City Hotel, Reyn.
oldsville, Pa.
For sale-Grocery store and building
In good location. Good reasons for sell
ing. Inquire at THE STAR Office.
FOR SALE-Good drying horse. In
quire at Mt Spring Bottling Works.
For SALE-A car load of corn on
ears. NJ. G. Coleman.
For SALE-Good house on Hill St.
VIII be sold at bargain il sold quick.
Inquire at THE STAR office.
WANrED-Girls to learn winding
and and cloth picking. Apply Enterprise
Silk Co.
For Sale--House and lot In West
heynoldsvllle and farm In Washington
township. Inquire Of l.. w. Perrin,
Box 1877, Reynoldsville, Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
A ROYAL BOOK 6uYER.
Shc Purchase Of Diderots Library
by Catherine ". of Uusrin

Empress Catherine II Of Russia was
q great reader and lover OF books.
one Of her services 10 letters In Russia
was the purchase Of the libraries of
Nolinirr AMI Didcrot. She was warm
friend aud udmlrcr Of these French
philosophers. and their work Interested
her because she was eager TO learn new
theories of politics and government.
Noltnlrc's library Of about 1000 vol.
umrs Is now n part Of the Russian i'm
pcrinl library in the Hermitage palace,
and. In the hall devoted to 1t Is Hou-
don's statue of No.tnirc.
The story of GATHERINGS .utthnse Of
Ddcrots library is iutcrr It Is
credi,able TO her tact iuI i'neros-
ity. Didcrot nnlrl lis...t us the
price of his library t.l.criuc II. Of
fcrcd him rl6uUO and named as con
diiion Of the bargain that lcr purchase
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
rhe Llterary Gimp In rInnnc-.


II know n literary chap, good writer
and all that, but with absolutely no
business sense. who suddenly decided
the thing for him TO do was to start n
bank account" said the secretary of n
financial institution. "IIe came In to
see me about II. ! asked him how
much he had. and he said he had saved
500. told him we rarely started ne
counts on such small deposits. but
would make an exception In his case
10 encourage thrift and school him In
business.
"lle went through the prelmnnrles
ncrvously. signed the signature card.
put his money IN and got Il nice new
bank book. by that time he WIS nll
Mustered They gave him check book.
aud hr decided he would have TO have
some MONEY for present use. The re-
cri;iu. teller introduced bin to the
paving tpllpr aud he inuulred the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16

Tho wife of II Washington street
merchant Is very fond Of roses. espe.
clnlly of the brilliant varieties, BY
way of reminder she said to the hus.
band the other morning before lac
started for business:
81 see. my dear. that Jacks are be-
coming cheaper"
"rhat may be true" said the hus-
band absently, but ! have known
men who would have been willing to
pay 500 for one to put with the two
already In their hand. indianapolis
Sentinel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
,riE UNISON WEED.
Probably n Legacy 20 us From South
America or Asin.


Once upon time the name of James.
town must have been very sharply
shortened Within the memory of
many people now living james was
pronounced "Jcems;" In fact. we be-
lieve TINT that was the accepted pro
nunclntlon of our Vlrglnlan forefa-
thers. But "Jim" must have been the
dimlnutive of "Jeems," ms well as Of
James; at least we Judge so because
what Is popularity known as "the Jim
son weed" really Is the jamestown
weed.
Nor Is there any reason TO suppose
that this contraction was made leer-
ingly or snecringly. More probably II
grew into use "jcss So" and we find
intelligent Americans to whom II has
never occurred that there is any con
nection whatever between jamestown
and Jlmson. All the same, the nu-
thorltes say that "Ilmson" Is short
for the name of the place where the
English made their first permanent set
tlement In what Is now the United
States and where the Old Dominlon's
first capital was located.
The jmson weed. however, Is not q
native plant but probably came 10 us
from South America or Asia II Is u
question how II got 10 jamestown. but
we believe II Ia conceded that II Is not
indigenous to virginia. If II was de.
libcratcly nnl dcsigurdly imported. II
must have lorn brcausc of its medic
inal value; certainly not for It's odor,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16

which Is vile; certainly not ror its nbw-
ers nnh leaves. becnuse they do not
compare in beauty wrh those OF scores
of native plants. And, while this weed
Is now recognized as having some me-
dlcnal value. 1T may not have had that
reputation then" with Europeans The
Chinese. however. use II 10 some cx-
tent incidentally and may have done
so from time lmmemorlal. that country
being little given TO the acceptance Of
new ideas or new remedles.-llichmond
Times-Dlsputch
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
A Costly Mistake.

Blundcrs are sometimes very expen-
sive. Occasionally life itself is the
price of a mistake, but you'll never be
wrong u you take Dr. Kings New Life
Pills for dyspepsia, dizziness, headache
liver and bowel troubles. They are
gentle yet thorough. 25c. at II. Alex
Stokes drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
The Dictionary.

"Nelther Is dictionary Il bad book
to read" says Emerson in his essay on
books. There Is no cant In 1t, no ex.
cess of explanation. and II is full Of
suggestion. the raw material of posi-.
ble poems and histories. Nothing is
wanting but a little shuilling, sorting.
ligature and cartilage"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16

Ethel-Whai did you do when Gus
proposed 10 you?
Mabel was so surprised plclered
up my mouth to whistle. but ilicn rc.
membcrcd that would bp rnadyilkr. so
| hurried and pressed my lirs ngninsi
his to keen mysplf from whlsfIing
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE.
III

Notice is hereby glyenithat letters testa-
mentaiNR on the estate .aft. Mrs. Margaret
Cartinhlhte of Reyndidsyill6, borough, Pr,
decepst!ls have been granted.tQ the under
signed, towhom all pefftns, indNbted to talid
estate are requested TO hnal1e payment hid
thosl<lMyjng claims og ldef1andf will mak o
known the same wlth6uf delay. "
MRs. EMMAC. APPrEGATE,
Mecutrixi.
Ieynoldsville, Pa. Decsi2, I903" "a
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
High School Bulletin.
Edited by Members ofthe
2eynoldsville High School
Examinations began yesterday.

Examinations began yesterday.
Miss Klahr and MIR. Coleman are so
delighted with their new position as
librarians that they contemplate re-
tanning 1t the remainder of the term.
What is the attraction between Sub
Junior Nos and @?
Mr.. Murray is kept so busy watching
his personal property for the Senior
girls are so anxious TO obtain something
to hoard up as relic OF his radiant
countenance that they use every means
Of procuring 1t.
Wednesday, Dec. o. Prof. Bacon gave
short discussion on the Condition Of
the American Indian" He said that
considering what each tribe has given
to the white man, the Indian should be
educated in special lines as this is an
age of specialization.
The members Of the High School
certainly enjoyed their sleigh ride
Thursday evening.
The program given in the Shakes
pearean Literary Society Friday. Dee.
I, was without doubt the best one this
year. One of the most interesting
numbc rs on the programe was the vocal
solo by MIR. Wallace Mitchell. Another
was the debate on the subject "Resolv-
ed that War is an Indication of the Ad-
vance Of Civilization" The affirmative
was represented by Garfield Harries
and Anna Meyers, the negative by John
Coleman and Ethel Kunes. II was
very even debate each side winning
seven point.
Frank Strouse, one OF the shining
lights Of the Sub-Junior class, was at
once chosen by Prof Bacon to repre-
sent the sun in the explanation of
difficult point in physical geography.
The rays radating in all directions
| from the 'sun" were thought sufficient
| by some members Of the class to at
tract a few of our West Reynodsville
girls, On being asked as to the truth
of these rumors MI. Strouse replied :
"Yes, even Moore
Three members of the Senior class
were requested to act as Judges on a
debate "RCsOired, That John Alden
| Should Have Proceeded with His Court
ship Without Regard to the Friendship
of Miles Standish." The question was
discussed by two of the best speakers Of
the Freshmen class. Mr.. Leonard
Harris represented the affirmative in
| which the fine character Of John Alden
was forcibly discussed. Miss Pratt
represented the negative, taking as her
strong point, conscience. A point for
both was fine delivery and igurative
language. The judges found it hard
to decide the winners, as IL was quite
evenly discussed, but finally came to
the conclusion that the affirmative had
| won eight points and the negative
seven.
| Prof. Smith gave Il very instructive
talk in society last Friday on the sub
| ject "A Student" He said the word
student was derived from the latin
verb "Studes" meaning to be eager for.
To be student one must have appli-
cation, concentration and thorOughness,
dll these combine to make true
student.
The dramatists Of Room l3 will pre-
sent IA Christmas Chyme' on Friday
of this week for the benefit of the
Emerson Lyceum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16
Advance in Price Caused by Weather.

During the past week lovers Of the
red-hot relish, horse-radish, have been
advised of "A raise in price aggregatng
about 20 per cent. While we do not
pretend to be up on the horse-radish
market those who are in position to
know state that the advance has been
caused by the frozen condition Of the
turnip patches and the consequent in
crease of labor necessary to remove the
horse-radish from the ground. Falls
Creek Herald.
Mems high cut lace rubbers at Nolan's
shoe store for Sl.Sj pair.
Ice cream soda or hot soda served at
the Reynolds Fountain.
We would like to show you our as
sortment Of umbrellas. They make
useful presents. Engraved free at c.
r. Hoifman's.
a graphaphone and dozen records
for $500 at Coolers. Come and hear
them play and talk.
Money saved is money earned. At
tend II. w. Eason & Co.'s sale of mems
and boys clothing,s shoes and furnishings.
Photographs $3.50, $780, $50,
$1,000, 1900 and 1000 at Stokes, the
druggist,
Ladies' shoes at 75c pair and mems
shoes at Sl.25 pair, formerly sold at
$500 and $500. d. Nolah's shoe store.
Cut glass, some more new pieces just
arrived at Coolers at prices that will
beat them all.
Suit cases made OF leather for Xmas.
at Millirens.
The finest line of diamond brooch
rings at Coolers, the jeweler.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16

procedure OF cnecKing out money. fne
paying teller explained Mt length. Then
my literary friend went over to the
desk and wrote II cheek for his entire
$50. got thc money and went out"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16

The dramatists Of Room l3 will pre-
sent IA Christmas Chyme" on Friday
of this week for the benefit of the
Emerson Lyceum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-16

Prof. Smith gave very instructive
talk in society last Friday on the sub
ject IA Student" He said the word
student was derived from the latin
verb ",Siudos' meaning to be eager for
To be Il student one must have appli-
cation, concentration and thoroughness,
dll these combine to make true
student.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

for all the needs of the large steam
boats and lows which are the develop
ment of modern navigation. This prof.
ect also includes a dam clear across
the river, converting the rapids into a
deep pool, on which boats may ply at
any speed without h%indrance. 1t is
claimed by engineers who have inves-
tigated these proposed improvements
an added advantage of such a dam
would be that, while by substituting
a quicker and more convenient passage
of the rapids, 1t also would develop a
great water power with a fall of FROM
twenty to twenty-five feet and a vol
ume of water sufficient to furnish DOW.
er for all the manufactures within 100
miles of the rapids.
Another important recent improve.
ment is the government dry dock at
Keokuk, built in 1889 at a cost of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

$4,000. 1t is 400 feet long, 100 feet
wide and is entered from the canal
Unlike most dry docks, no pumping IL
required to empty it of water. for the
situation is such that by opening n
Juice the water falls by gravity di.
rectly into the river outside of the
canal, which is an enormous saving IN
the cost Of operation. This dock Is
used for repairing the fleet of boots
engaged in river improvement work
and also for any private boat in mood
OF urgent repairs which does NOT re
quire more than two or three dovs 70
complete. The government eyacts -
small Zee for its use by private parties
There is only one other dock of tbo
kind in the United States. and that 10
ut Louisville on the falls of the Ohio
but the latter is much smaller.
The Rock Island rapids have been
improved by excavating a channel
through the rocky reefs from 200 70
400 feet In width with a minimum
depth of four feet below low water
Since 1874 the government has hoon
making improvements of various kinds
on the upper Mississippi, and altogether
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

The power of a nation Of 100000
people, with such enormous advant-
ages of soil, climate and transportation
makes it inevitable that the United
States shall control the worlds mar
kets, unless Europe should unite her
various peoples in the zollverein so
often suggested. Considering the diff
ficulties of the different languages, re-
ligions and social customs, to say moth
Ing of conflicting interests, sucha union
is impossible, but we already have it
In the United States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

Buried deep in an old chest 1 found,
the other day, among other boyish
trinkets, an old-fashioned almanac.
How the ghost of happy, olden days
walked the halls of memory at the
sight of that old almanac. l remem
Der where it hung in it's place of honor
i've the wood box behind the little
kitchen stove. There were no Kitchen
ranges" then. 1t was a part Of the
furniture, as were the little cracked
mirror and the towel rack, where, after
additions at the pump outside, l be-
took me to comb a towsled head. There
1t hung from Jan. l to Jan. /. Father
got it at the drug store. He put in
his order to the drug store early In
December. Or If he forgot it, mother
said: Now, pa, don't forget to get an
almanac up u the store before they
are all gone" Turning over to the
first inside page l found, where l knew
it was, the signs of the Zodiac"
Those signs with their Latin accom-
paniments were to me as weird as the
Eleusinian mysteries to the Greeks,
and are to this day, for that matter.
Even the preacher could not explain
their full Significance! And here are
the advertisement of the pills and
blood restorers with all their old-time
frankness and infallibility. 1 knew the
names of the Opponents and the towns
where they lived, by heart. And at
the slightest indisposition l felt every
symptom they described. And the
jokes Mt the bottom of the pages. Some
how they do not make such jokes now
adays. They were durable jokes. They
lasted all the year, like the honest blue
jeans Of the times. The jokes and the
jeans were wash goods. And the jokes
had about them the flavor Of eternal
humor. Yet, somehow, as l try to read
those ancient jokes l do not laugh. The
tears get In my way. Maybe if l could
go back thirty years the jokes would
be funny. And not only the tears, but
the faces that come between, the faces
that are folded in the yellow leaves.
They are like the faded faces in the
old daguerrotypes. Somewhere those
faces shine, doubtless, in eternal youth,
but | cannot see them! There are al
MANAGES n plenty now-tons Of them,
but have been too busy to keep track
of the moons phases and read the
jokes. And oh, weary and worn spirit
of man, how l sometimes yearn for
those days when 1--WE were so happy
and so pore" for the homely and hap
| by days of the old almanac!
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

Not long ago the governing board of
one of the Eastern colleges said in it's
annual report, In discussing the
~"pranks" of the students, that ''the ar
rest and conviction Of a few bumptious
youths, followed by their prompt dis
missal from college, would prove al
object lesson in citizenship of incalcul-
able value to the entire student body"
The authorities of some other colleges
wink at what they regard as the over
flow Of animal spirits among the stu
dents, and attempt to restrain the
youths from too fragrant disregard of
the conventions of society rather than
to suppress all 'prankishness." Thus
we have the two schools Of discipline,
one of repression and the other of reg
ulation, just as we have two schools
of medicine, two great divisions in the
Christian Church, two political parties,
two parts of the day, light and dark
ness, two sides Of the earth, and so
on through the various Qualities. Each
has it's merits and it's dement's. The
pranks OF students are seldom, IL ever,
vicious. That is why the school Of
regulation does not believe in repres-
sion. The pranks are often violations
Of law; they frequently disturb the
public peace, and result in the destruc-
ton of property. That Is why the
school of repression thinks regulation
is inadequate. In France, Germany
and Russia the civil authorities have
to interfere with student activities
more frequently than in the United
States, for in Europe revolutionary
movements are fomented in the great
universities. Interferences there means
an act Of self-defense by the existing
government; here 1t means only the
suppression Of an ordinary and usually
thoughtless breach Of the peace.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

The moral influence of soda water is
said to be very apparent in the Philip
pines, 'where n man can raise II
thirst" and where, If unable to get
temperance drinks, he too often turns
to something less wholesome. Not
only are substantial profits made on
the soda fountain and ice cream parlor
In the Manila building of the Young
Mems Christian Association, but these
accessories do an amount of good that
money could hardly measure. Is there
any moralist so severe that he would
criticize this method Of checking n bad
habit by the substitution of a harmless
one? If so, he ought to be reminded
that no crime was ever committed un-
der the influence Of orange phosphate,
and that over-indulgence in Ice cream
never deprived a family of bread.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

bavond the Des Moines River. the
canal extends along this west or Iowa
shore between Nashville and heohuA'
It was opened to navigation IN lo'',
If is seven and one-half miles long anu
surmounts a fall of twenty feet, whicn
is the slope of the river from the heau
of the canal to the foot. At hlgh wafer
boats go down outside OF the cahai'
but when the river recedes to. a stage
of three feet above low water all Doa''
pass through the canal.
In the opinion of the government en-
gineers this canal has been the means
of preserving navigation on the upper
Mississippi for the past twenty years
During that time there has been d
gradual cheapening Of freight rates
and the decline in that particular III
connection with the heavy charges nee
essary to transfer freight over the rap
ids by rail or by tlatboat when the
water was low would have been d
greater tax than the traffic would Dear
and as a result river navigation would
have fallen into disuse.
Keokuk Canal L-cks.
The locks of the Keokuk canal are
massive structures of solid stone and
the gates are operated by hydraulic
pressure from the central point OF the
locks. Two men operate the locks and
it is an impressive sight to see a tow
ering steamboat enter the lock, the
gate close, the water subside, the oppo-
site gate open and the boat pass out,
all under the control of two puny hui
man instruments.
The Keokuk canal offers the difficult
ty of a long and shallow channel in
%terrupted by three locks. Twenty min
utes' time is consumed at each lock by
the passage of a large boat, while the
compensating advantage is absolute
safety and certainty.
A movement Is afoot which is a part
Of the general plan Of upper MISSISSIPPI
pi improvement, although there was
no mention of any specific detail by
the recent river convention, to replace
the present canal with and it's three
locks by a single large lock adequate
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23
MILLIONS FOR RIVER
UPPER MISSISSIPPI IN NEED OF
VAST SUM.
Big Projects Undertaken by Residents
ofValley-Prominent Men Interested
in the Improvements-Urge Develop
ment of Navigation and Commerce.

The Mississippi River problem is n
of the oldest and most difficult Will
which Congress has to deal. 1t Is
many sided and subject to constantly
changing conditions. Years Of discus
sion and millions Of money have not
completely solved it, for the old father
of waters is decidedly human in his
characteristics and is afflicted with the
frailties, the perversity and v%iciousness
Of humanity as well as possessing
many Of it's virtues. To reform his
habits and hold his mighty power in
subsection to the will Of man, to re-
quire him to surely and safely carry
the commerce Of an empire, are some
of the details of what is known as the
Mississippi River problem.
Upper Division Neglected.
The appropriations in the river and
harbor bill show that the bulk Of mon
ey appropriated for the improvement
Of this great water way has been and
is being expended ON the lower division
Of the river from Cairo to New Or
leans. The inadequate work upon the
upper division, northward from Cairo
to st. Paul, has resulted in q gradual
ly lessening Of the depth Of the chan
mel until at the present time only small
steamboats, Of light draft ply north Of
Cairo. Big packets like those between
st. Louis and New Orleans have al
most vanished from the upper Missis-
sippi, and in periods of low water navi-
CATION for freight transportation pur-
poses becomes uncertain by reason Of
long stretches Of unimproved river.
These conditions have aroused public
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-01-23

After n lapse of 2,400 years the Per-
sian ambassador has found his way to
the court of Greece. Some important
changes have taken place ut Athens in
that time; in fact, n good many things
of interest have occurred in the world
ut large since Darius so in%solently dis
ported himself ut the expense of the
Greeks. In some parts Of the world
women vote for trustees Of the State
University, and in other parts they car
ry things with n high hand and drive
their husbands out of the family tent
when they (the husbands) are drunk
and dlsorderly. 1t would worry old
Darius not q little to come back and