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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
The Laundryman.

There is one branch of trade which
runs on in an even tenor regardless Of
prices and crashes. That is the laundry
business. People who patronize laun-
dries never economize on their linen.
A man will average about so many
shirts, collars and cuffs a week when
he is cutting down on his drinks and
cigars and his theater tickets. And
this observation recalls the fact that
the laundryman never has any innova-
tion in his business. He will ruin about
so many shirts and collars and cuffs
every three months and never say a
word about it or make any deduction
If you keep quiet.-Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
CORPULENCE AND SANITY.
The Gospel of Fat ns Applied to the
Mentally Afflicted.

Mentally Afflicted.
Are the majority of folk of weak in
telect? Is insanity on the increase?
Are we all preparing ourselves for lu-
natic asylums? These startling ques-
tions have occurred to me after read
ing an article in a medical journal on
the gospel of fat as applied to the
treatment of mental disease" 1t seems
that the more you fatten up the men
tally afflicted the saner they become,
but of course the difficulty lies in pro-
viding the lunatc with adipose tissue,
as there Is nothing like brain disease to
cause too too solid flesh to melt.
The aim of most of us nowadays is to
keep down what our transatlantic
friends, with their genius for using the
ugliest word for everything, uncom-
promisingly call flesh" We bathe, we
massage, we diet, we fly to these and
those waters, we try all manner Of
cures and put ourselves into various
kinds of straps and pastes and take
violent exercise with the aim of fining
ourselves down and keeping stoutness
at bay.
Does this decided disposition on the
part of men and women to avoid cor
pulence and the successful thinning
down that we notice on all sides por
tend increase Of lunacy? If so, dieting
and the taking Of waters and massage
ought to be forbidden by act Of parlia-
ment. BY the way, Hamlet was fat
and scant of breath, but he was GER
tainly far from sane.-London World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
HERCULANEUM.
It's Destruction Came From n DeIuEe
of Lnva Water.

Herculaneum, in Italy, is one of those
ancient cities which have not only been
buried, but actually forgotten, for
ages. The town, supposed to be Of
Etruscan origin, lies on the Campanian
plain at the foot of its destroyer, We
suvius, almost midway between Ma
pies and Pompeli.
What caused the catastrophe of the
year 10 A. D.? Biologists have come
to the help of the archaeologlsts, and
1t Is now held that the destruction of
Herculaneum was somewhat different
from that of Pompeil, although Pom
peii was also covered and buried and
the general effects were the same in
both instances. In the case of Pom
peli the city was overwhelmed by the
shower of small stones from the vol
cano and the subsequent rain of ashes,
but Herculaneum seems to have been
deluged with "water lava" and far
fewer people were able to make their
escape from the, city than from Pom
peli.
1t Is the. theory that the steam from
the crater turned into rain, and, mixing
with the volcanic dust, formed huge
volume of muddy torrent. This gath
cred other soil as 1t poured over the
land, raised the level of the country
more than sixty-fve feet and finally
left a mass of compacted tufa. This
torrent ran on to the sea, making Its
own channel and forming kind of
lagoon around the previously safe har-
Dor which entirely prevented any ships
from approaching the place thereafter.
Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
THE SCOTS GRAYS.
Regiment of Dragons Famous Since
the Time of Charles ii.

Regiment of Dragons Famous Since
the Time of Charles ii.
Second to nonc' is the proud motto
of the gallant and famous regiment,
the Second Dragon guards, or Royal
Scots Grays. 1t is happily chosen
motto, for the fame of the regiment is
worldwide. Its brilliant achievements
on the field of battle during two CEN
turtles, its striking and historic name,
its grand and imposing uniform have
made the Royal Scots Grays, as an in
dividual corps, there is no gainsaying,
the most widely known and familiar
of all the regiments of the British
army.
Since the regiment was raised, in the
reign of the second Charles, the dra-
goons have borne themselves well in
many famous field, but want of space
forblds us to note the exploits until
"earth shaking" Waterloo came on the
glory roll of the gallant grays. Here,
with the English Royals and Irish
"1nniskillings," they formed the ia
nous union brigade which made the
never to be forgotten picture Of the
"Fight For the Standard" That wide
ly known picture shows a man of the
grays, Sergeant Ewart, capturing the
eagle of very famous French corps,
the Forty-fifth of the line.-Scottish
American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
First Come, First Served.

A week before commencement Jones,
a senior, who was weary of boarding
house fare, was happily engaged in
donning his dinner clothes. A smile Of
delighted anticipation played upon his
features when Robbins entered in a
dinner coat.
Hello, Charleyw greeted Jones
cheerily. whats up?"
"Oh, nothing up said Robbins. "I'm
just going round to the Clemenses to
call-going to see If 1 can't get asked
to dinner"
The smile faded slowly from Jones'
features.
"Oh, 1 say, Charley" he expostulat-
ed, "can't you go somewhere else? I
was going there" youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
DElTIES OF THE ANCIENTS.
How the vestaI Virgins Were Hon.
ored by the Romans.

The principal wind deitles were
Boreas, the north wind; Zephyrus, the
west Auster, the south, and Eurus, the
east wind. The first was remembered
chiefly on account of a love scrape.
He fell in love with nymph, but
could not speak softly and found him
self unable to sigh at all. Knowing
that 1t was impossible to make love
without soft speeches and slghs, he
was about to give up lovemaking as a
bad job and go back to his regular
business of blowing, but took advice
of an expert, who recommended him
to carry off the girl. He did so. She
soon got used to his blowing, and they
lived happily ever afterward
Vesta was the goddess of life and of
home. Her altar stood on every
hearthstone; her fire burned on the
floor Of every public building. Emf
grants when leaving their country al
ways carried with them fire from the
public hearth. The Vestal virgins
spent thirty years in service--ten in
learning their duties, ten in practicing
them, ten in teaching novices. After
this term had expired they might, if
they chose, leave the service of their
divine mistress or marry, but few did
so. Honors were showered upon them.
They rode in chariots, privilege in
Rome accorded only to royalty. The
best seats in the amphitheater were
reserved for them. They pardoned or
condemned the gladiators. If a crimi-
nal led to execution met a Vestal he
was instantly released, no matter what
his crime
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
The Festival of Minerva.

The most notable festival at Athens
was in honor of Minerva. All classes
Of citizens on this day marched in pro-
cession. The oldest went first, then
the young men, the children, the young
women, the matrons and the people Of
the lower orders. The most prominent
object in the parade was a ship pro-
PEELED by hidden machinery and bear
ing at its masthead the sacred banner
Of the goddess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
AkBAR'S EXPERIMENT.
Result of His Whimsical Search For
Natural Language.

n Natural Language.
Akbar, one of the first of the great
moguls who ruled India, has been
named the Aslatic Charlemagne. He
was a statesman and an educator and
built palace for the reception of
men who loved learning and sought
after wisdom. The great mogul's pas
sion for knowledge is said to have
been shown by whimsical experiment
he once made to determine II 1t was
true, as he had heard, that Hebrew
was the natural language of all who
had never been taught any other
tongue.
TO test this assertion Akbar caused
dozen nursing children to be shut up
in castle six leagues from Agra, his
capital city. Each child was reared
by dumb nurse. The porter also was
mute, and he was forbidden, upon
pain of death, to open the gates Of the
castle. When the children were twelve
years of age Akbar ordered them to be
brought before him.
Men learned in Sanskrit, In Arabic,
in Persian and in Hebrew were assem-
bled at the royal palace to tell what
language the children spoke Akbar,
seated on his throne and surrounded
by these linguists, ordered the children
to be brought in Each child was ad-
dressed, and, to the surprise of the as
sembly, every one answered by sign.
Not child could speak word. They
had all learned from their nurses to
express themselves by gestures!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
Its Reading Room nnd the Thousands
of Books IL Contains.

of Books IL Contains.
In ,he reading room of the British
museum desks are crowded with stu
dents all day long, and in addition to
the books of reference, some 10000
in number, which fill the open shelves
of tue room, from three to four thou
sand volumes are given out every day.
Theology in wide sense, including the
Bible, Biblical literature, church his
tory and works on the religious rites
and ceremonies of all races and creeds,
Is easily at the head of the list, with
about 800 Volumes Topography comes
next, with about twenty fewer, and of
these books on London amount to
quarter, books on English topography
to another quarter, the other half be-
ing for the rest of the world. His
tory and biography come next, Eng
llsh history being mostly in demand,
and books on France and the French
provinces second. Essays, criticism
and miscellaneous literature take the
fourth place and are followed by fic-
tlon-not less than five years old
moral philosophy, poetry and the fine
arts, the drama, law and philOlogy,
political economy and so on down to
politics, mathematics and chemistry,
which have about forty volumes apiece,
and, lastly, works on naval and mill
tary subjects, which seldom have more
than three or four volumes each. 1t
is curious list and throws useful
light on the sort of studies taken up
by the readers in the museum.-London
Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
THE DOGS EYE.
Watch That, Not the Mouth, For
symptoms of HydrOphobin.

Watch That, Not the Mouth, For
symptoms of Hydroplobia.
AS dogs do not perSpire, the only re-
lief they seem to get when overheated
is from inhaling cool air through their
wide open mouths in short, puffy
breaths. The friction between tongue
and lips caused by their rapid, labori-
Gus breathing produces saliva, which Is
sometimes ignOrantly diagnosed as
foam, one of the symptoms of hydro
phObia. Many innocent victims have
lost their lives on account of such stu
pidity.
If your dog should feel i'll, sick with
some ordinary ailment, he will wag
welcome to you with a sad, pitiful ex-
preston, looking up inquiringly as If
asking for help and relief If it has
come to the worst and he feels by in
stinct the germs of the dreaded disease
in his frame, his action will be entirely
bent head, Withholding his usual glad
welcome hardly noticing or glanclng
at you.
If your eye meet his, the restless,
nervous, strange expression will star
tie you. The dog, feeling his doom, is
conscious of approaching danger and
would like to prepare and warn you.
These unmistakable and easily recog-
nized signs should be watched closely
and always needed. Corner the dog at
once and, with the help of a broom or
barn fork, keep him at a safe distance
until locked up.-Country Calendar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13

We have the richest language that
ever people has accreted, and we use
it as if it were the poorest. We hoard
up our infinite wealth of words be-
tween the boardy Of dictionaries and in
speech dole on, the worn bronze coin
age Of our vocabulary. We are the
misers of pathological history, and
when we can save our pennies and
pass the counterfeit coin of slang we
are as happy as If we heard blind
beggar thank us for putting a pewter
sixpence into his hat-"Morals of Mar
rus Ordeyne.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
Grewsome Punishment.

A grewsome form of punishment is
still practiced in Afghanistan. A re-
cent English expedition discovered at
the top Of the Lataband pass an iron
cage suspended from high pole fas-
tened in the ground like a telegraph
pole containing a shriveled human
body. The mummy was that of thief,
who had been imprisoned and allowed
to die of thirst and hunger in this iron
cage.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
A Helping Hand.

81 have heard" stammered her tlmid
admlrer, that you are engaged. Is 1t
-er-trueT
"I'm not engaged yet" replied the
fair girl, "but hope to be soon."
"Er-how soonP he asked.
an few minutes" she replied. with
-hining eyes.-Philadelphi Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
Moses Well Known Down Hare

Small girl, In bed, being read to by
an elder cousin. Small Glrl-When I
die, shall I go to heaven, Mary?
Mary-Oh, yes, If you are a good girl.
Small Girl want to see Moses. I
shall tell him heard quite lot about
him down here.-London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13

The Inquiring Boy-IIow long a time
is jiffy, fatll '"? The Perspicacious
Parent-It depends on whose jiffy it is,
my son. When q woman is putting on
her bonnet and say she'll be ready in
a jiffy, it means from fifteen minutes
to two hours. A mans jiffy is from
one to five minutes.-Lo An
G
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Estate Of Ludwick Priester, Deceased,
late OF Henderson Township.

Notice is hereby given that letters tes-
tamentary upon. the estate Of the said de
cedent have been granted to the undersigned
All persons who are indebted to said estate
sons having any legal claims or demands
against said estate shall make the same
known without delay. PHILIP S. HAUcK,
Reynoldsvillc, Pa. Executor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
Y0ur Learning.

Wear your learning like your watch,
in a private pocket. and do not pull it
out and strike It merely to show that
you have one. If you are asked what
o'clock it is, tell it, but do not pro-
claim it hourly and unasked like the
watchman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
The power Of speech differentiates
the man from the brute, except when
ne abuses his wife-Detroit Tribune.
A Queer branch.

Uncle George-How do you like arith-
metic? Little Dick-Pretty well so far,
but the teacher says that next week we
are to begin learning how to extract
roots. Guess he must think we're all
going to be dentists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13

"Ridicule," says a German critic, "is
like a blow with the fist wit like the
prick Of needle, irony like the sting
Of thorn and humor the plaster which
heals all these wounds"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
Her Unhappy Way.

"That girl has an unfortunate idea
of repartee."
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "She
has an idea that she Is saying smart
things when she is merely saying
things that Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
A Crazy Idea.

Haven't you ever thought of going
10 work." asked the farmers wife Of
Sauntering Sam.
"Yes'm," replied the veteran tramp.
Il thought of it once, but was dee
leeryus at de time."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
Men and Women.

Hell think every woman is entitled
to be considered mans equal. She
Well, II she Is willing to bring herself
down to his level I don't see why
she shouldn't be allowed to pose as his
equal-Illustrated Bits
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13

Grayce i know something about
Mabel. Gladys-What is It? Grayce-
| will never, never tell. Gladys-Oh,
you know something good about her,
-.Pittsburg Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
External Evidence.

Teacher-Of what country is the rhi-
noceros a native? Willie - England.
Teacher-Oh, no! What makes you
think so? Willle-Th' way his clothes
fit 'im.-Cleveland Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13

Nlnety-nlne people go out to join the
wild hunt for happiness, and the hun
dredth man stays comfortably at homo
and wins 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
Her nnnIicate Prerent..

she-Did your sister get any dupli-
cate wedding presents. He-Yes; she
married a widower with two boys.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
n Fl. YOUNG,
ARCHITECT.

Corner Grant and Fifth sts, Reynolds
ville Pa.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
Meetings Well Attended.

The evangelistic meetings being
held in the United Evangelical church
are growing in interest daily. The
congregations are large and much
interest is shown. Evangelist Phelps
sermons are strong and eloquent, and
are proving effective in reaching the
people. The meeting will continue
over Sunday and all Of next week.
DR.. G. G. Polling will preach at
Rickreall, Sunday forenoon, but will
return to be present at the evening
services. Sunday, at 2;3O p. M, a
union meeting of the two Christian
Associations will be held in the church.
Rev. Phelps will speak. Everybody
is invited to be present at this service.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
Fruit Growers Meeting.

j. B. Num-, county fruit inspector,
has arranged to hold two meetings Of
fruit growers in Polk county. The
first days meeting will be held in
Dallas on Thursday, December 81 ,
and the second in Independence on
Friday, December 90. The meetings
will open at 10 a. m. and p. m, each
day. All raisers of fruit, whether
their orchards be large or small, are
invited to attend. Professor Cordley,
of Corvallis, will lecture on Fruit
Pests and Trees" District Commis-
missioner G. A. Park, of Salem, will
talk on horticultural Laws" Or
chardists having diseased trees are
requested to bring limb
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
Melville Courier Passes Away.

Melville Courier was born in Michi-
gan, March 2, 1877, and moved with
his parents to Oregon in 1899, residing
in Falls City until the time of his
death. He followed the occupation Of
timber cruising and locating. He
was depot agent for the Salem, Falls
City & Western Ry. Co. at the time OF
his first illness, when he had to resign
the position in July, 1904
Melville was a boy thatmad friends
wherever he went, and was liked by
all who knew him. He died November
80, the cause of his death being
Bright's disease. He was member
Of Cascade Lodge, No. 92, X. Of P.
The funeral services were conducted
by the lodge in an impressive manner,
Saturday, and his body was laid to
rest in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Falls City Logger.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
Notice to Eruitgrowers.

AS / have been asked quite often of
late as to the best time to prune trees,
will say that December, January,
February and March are go)d months.
AS rule, we have more time in these
months than later in spring, but trees
pruned in May or June will heal over
sooner than those that are pruned in
The winter. To get the best results
from spraying, winter pruning Is the
most satisfactory, as you can give a
more thorough spraying for canker
or deep sp 1t, apple and pear scab. The
trees should be sprayed the first time
in February or March.
j. b. MUM.
County Inspector.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
Tow's This!

We oeer Cne HunCred Dollars Reward foI
Csc Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r J. CHENEY & CO., Props q, Toledos o.
vye tle undersigned, have known T. J. Che
rev for the last 10 years, and believe him per
fscfIv honorable in all business transactions
eaa financially able TO carry out any Obliga-
tons made By their firm.
49, = TPUax Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, q.
VVKLDTgo. KiEEAN g. MAKEIH, Wholssal9 Drug
RfEts, ToleG0, o.
Haffis Cstarrh Cure is ta ken intsrnally ,acting
sireetlv upon the blood and mucous surfaces g
fhe systea. Price, 75e. per bottle. bold ~ ~
Drugzfsts. Testimonials fFee.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
Fine Poultry i'm Polk.

Polk county poultry raisers carried
off some of the best prizes at the
recent big poultry show in Corvallis.
D. M. Calbreath's Blue Andalusians
were greatly admired by all visitors
to the show, and prizes were awarded
him as follows: First and fourth
cockerel, first and fourth pullet, and
first pen. w. A. Keyt, Of Perrydale,
made clean sweep of the awards in
the Black breasted Red Game division
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08

Mistletoe Circle, Women OF Wood
craft will give 7-cent social in the
Woodman Hall, Wednesday evening,
December IL. Admission, cents.
Good music and a good program.
Come out and help the Circle.
The College basketball boys are
practicing hard for their game with
the Monmouth Normal team. to be
played in the home gymnasium, a
week from tonight. A fast and ex-
citing contest is promised, and the
attendance at the opening game will
doubtless tax the seating capacity OF
the building.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08

A row between B. Pickens and his
neighbors, Nickel and Johnson, all
Salt Greek farmers, was aired in JUS
tice Holman's court yesterday after
noon. Nickel recently accused Pick
ems of theft and caused his arrest.
Pickens was discharged for lack of
evidence, and row resulted.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
Charter Oak Ranges.

Herewith are printed four poems in
the school children s competition now
being conducted by Guy Bros, in
advertising their "Charter Oak"
ranges. The boy or girl, under IS
wears of age, writing the best poem
will receive a Christmas present Of SIS
in cash, and the one submitting the
second best poem will be given prize
of $3.50.
(By @. H., age Is, Dallas.)
OF all the stoves on the market,
The "Charter Oak" takes the eye;
And when it comes to baking,
1t puts the mark up high.
When a new family comes to Dallas,
Around the town they'll rove;
They'll walk up the street to Guy
Brothers
And buy a "Charter Oak" stove.
The "Charter Oak" range is wonder,
And bakes like an oven OF bricks;
People will use it altogether
In the year Of nineteen six.
(G. J. D., age II, Dallas.)
Well, Well! Did you goto Guy Broth
ers' store?
For they've got Charter Oak ranges
all the more.
II you haven't been there, call in for
change,
And examine the Charter Oak range.
They have sold many Of them, and
are still getting more
For I've seen them standing at the
door
Charter Oak ranges are the boss
Buy one and its no loss.
They are the Charter Oak
And that's no joke.
(ByLC G. P, age 10, Dallas.)
In mentioning Christmas the other
day,
Mamma said in roundabout way:
| 81 want a new range!
| One of those advertised
By Guy and his brother. "
Indeed, she would have no other.
With the big warming oven,
! So nice and neat,
| It will hold lots Of things
For a boy to eat.
! For the gentlemen that sell them, I'll
tell you that,
II they are not all right, I'll eat my
hat.
fBy G. NJ. H, age 10, Dalla5.)
/ The other day went down
To where the stoves are in this town.
/ The Charter Oak is one 10 last,
As proved by usage 10 the past.
/ They are warranted to boil, roast and
fry,
And b perfection bake pumpkin pie.
They are trimmed with nickel 50 very
fine
! That makes them like a diamond
shine
| The oven Of such perfect size
/ At Fairs, it always takes the prize.
\ Guv Brothers are the merchants, too,
\ Who treat their customers with all
courtesy due.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-12-08
New Woodman Officers.

Dallas Camp, No. 200, Woodmen of
the World, Will have these officers for
the coming term, all having been
unanimously reelected Tuesday eve
ming:
G. O., Frank KersIake.
A. Lieut., Bert M. Guy,
Banker, Joe Craven.
Clerk, w. G. Vassall.
Escort, Dr. H. L. Toney.
Watchman, Robert E. Reed.
Sentry, Walter Dawson.
Manager, J, E. SibleY.