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The news & observer., 1905-10-12
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.

In AND ABOUT 1HE CII1.
"Old Glory" will be wavin'
When Teddy takes the stand,
And Raleigh'll be a picture
OF the howerin' promised land,
And Yankee Doodle"-he'll be there,
And Dixie" II take a hand,
And he'll surely be delighted with the
mornin'.
Ten new Seaboard Air Line rail-
way coaches viii be put on the Raj
eigh division next week.
Mr. Thad Hunnicut was badly in
iured by falling from his wheel His
arm was fractured, and he was carried
home.
Mr.. ID. L. Barkley, a licentiate in
pharmacy has accepted position
with w. q. Thomas. the North-Si
druggist.
The Seaboard Air Line railway sent
a new passenger engine out on this
division from Raleigh yesterday and
another will be put on next week.
4 German family of eight has been
secured by the Agricultural Depart
ment for a farmer in Robson county
and they will be sent there in few
days.
Mr. Herbert E. Norris, who has
been in New York City on business,
has been called home on account of
the serious illness of his son, Herbert
r.. Norris, Jr.
There are several small children at
Union Depot every afternoon, who APP
proach every person and beg for mon
ey for some object or another, and
annoy a great many people.
There's to be the usual amount of
fun and the purchase of big things
for little money and little things for
big money when the Express Compa-
ny's Old Hoss Sale takes place Nov. 4.
AT the meeting of the American
Public Health Association in Boston
last week, DR.. Richard II. Lewis, of
This society is continental, including
Mexico and Canada.
David H. Harris has begun civil
action against John II. Love and
Thomas l.. Love. No complaint has
been filed. Harris is the negro who
was assaulted by the two Love men
for alleged conduct toward a colored
girl
The fence surrounding the entrance
to the Seaboard Air Line track to the
fair grounds, at Union Depat, is being
constructed. Trains Will operate
every ten minutes, and several hun
dred can be accommodated on every
train.
A suit was started yesterday by
Mrs. Emily Patience Taylor, widow of
the young brakeman who was killed
at Apex a few days ago, against gthe
Seaboard Air Line railway for damages
on account of the killing of her hus-
band.
Ellis Dunston, whom the Police JUS
tice described as being BLACK as the
hinges of hades," was fined $19.75
yesterday by the Justice for carrying
a pistol. Several of the witnesses
swore that the pistol was only bottle
OF whiSkey.
The news & observer., 1905-10-12

Variety enough TO cover the wants
of the most particular, at prices
within reach of all purses-35c., by
easy steps to -. -. -. $500
The news & observer., 1905-10-12
COTTON BLANKETS.

As the mercury drops in the tubcr,
the more certain will be the call for
blankets. We've just received a Fall
Supply of good heavy Cotton Blan-
kets, bought at old prices, they will
be sold the same way. The cOlOrs
are white, tan and grey with fancy
SI.OO and -. $1.50
The news & observer., 1905-10-12

David II. Harris has begun civil
action against John II. Love and
Thomas l.. Love. No complaint has
been filed. Harris is the negro who
was assaulted by the two Love men
for alleged conduct toward a colored
girl
The news & observer., 1905-10-12
THE NEW FALL WAISTS.

The fall stocks are in and being shown
in all their aIluring freshness and
beauty. The first choice is of value;
you get the most advanced ideas and
best pick.
TaiTeta Silk Waists in plain colOrs and
piaidS--blaclZ and White---$6.00
and ...' -. $3.50
WOOL Waists in the newest WeaVeS for
Women's Waist Wear--$3 and $3.50
The news & observer., 1905-10-12
WOMEN'S WALKING SKIRTS.

The refreshing lines OF new Walking
Skirts is Il delight to the eye. All
worked out in the very best and
most desirable materiaI-$5.0O,
The news & observer., 1905-10-12
MEMS FANCY NECKWEAR.

just received Il new, swell line of
Mems Fall Style NecAwear, -Four
in- Hands in Silk POplin, Repro Silk,
Barathea and Brocade Twills in the
latest cOnceits; made from dollar
silks and usually soc, they are the
best values you ever saw for a quick
sale they are marked -. -. .25c
The news & observer., 1905-10-12

The fence surrounding the entrance
to the Seaboard Air Line track to the
fair grounds, at Union Depat, is being
constructed. Trains Will operate
every ten minutes, and several hun
dred can be accommodated on every
train.
The news & observer., 1905-10-12
MEMS FANCY HALF HOSE.

A fortunate purchase places us in
possession of one OF the best bargains
this store has yet offered. Just 3S
dozens OF Mems Striped and Fancy
Embroidered Half Bose---ail good
quarter values, for -. 15C
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
Encouraging the Birds.

Any one who has watched pair OF
robins or catbirds in nesting time cam
not fail to be impressed by the guam
titles of insects which they catch and
carry to the young birds, who are vo-
racious feeders, and like Oliver Twist,
are always ready for more. Without
intention on their part they are doing
good service to the farmer.
On our place everything is done TO
encourage the birds on account of their
value in destroying insects, and also
because we like to see them flying
about among the trees and enjoy their
cheerful songs. Nest boxes are put up
and pans of drinking water provided,
while a large Downing mulberry fur
nishes fruit for hundreds of birds who
make their nests in the trees and
shrubs, on the vines of the veranda,
and sometimes on the window sills. As
they are never molested or frightened
they have become very tame and show
little fear, even allowing us to gather
mulberries without being disturbed,
merely flying away a few feet and con-
tinuing to eat as before. Catbirds al
low us to approach near to the
branches on which they are sitting,
while the wrens and chipping birds are
even bolder. A young bird having fall
len from the nest picked it up, when
presently the mother bird came with
a worm and fed it as held it in my
hand.
In winter several kinds of wood
peckers, snow birds and bluejays come
daily for scattered bread crumbs and
suet fastened to the veranda rails and
nearby trees.
AS we raise considerable fruit some
may wish to know if the birds trouble
it. am sorry to say that they are not
content with the free feast on the
mulberry tree but take the cherries as
their right, eat the finest strawberries
and sometimes strip the peas. Rasp-
berries are an especial feast for them
and they sit on the branches and eat
the choicest pears. However, we do
not blame the birds as they are good
judges of fruit, and do not know any"
thing about the rights of property. So
we use netting and paper bags to some
extent, and of fruit that cannot he
covered, if there is enough for both,
we take what is left-(Mrs.) Egbert n.
Moore. in The Tribune Farmer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
Woman Maker of ulollns.

To play the violin is the accomp-
lishment of hundreds of young wo-
men, but few have constructed the be-
loved instrument from which such
wonderful melody can be obtained.
Miss Grace Barstow, of San JoSc. Cal,
has the unique distinction of being
the only woman violin maker in
America, If not in the world, and,
moreover, she is noted performer
on the instruments of her own max
ing. Possessing q fitting environment
and intelligent sympathy, when her
desire to make a violin became
known, Miss Barstrow's family gave
her every encouragement, and sent to
Germany for the necessary woods.
Altogether, six yiolins have been
completed by her, each one noted
Improvement on preceding effort, un-
til the last instrument is said by ex-
perts TO possess a delightfully."- rich
and brilliant tone. Miss Barstow
has shown considerable inventive
genius in constructing her violins,
successfully experimenting with the
native redwood as a base bar, and will
use more of that wood in her next
violin. n.-Philadelphia Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
An Australian Mystery.

With the death of Sir Augustus
Gregory the last of the great Austrail-
ian explorers has passed away. His
demise recalls the most remarkable
mystery ia the annals of the common
wealth. Fifty-seven years have pass
ed since an exploring expedition COM
manded by a German scientist, Lud-
wig Leichardt, set out from Sydney to
cross Australia from east to west. To
this day no body knows what happen
ed to that exploring party. Not a
scrap of paper, not solitary relic Of
its fate has ever been discovered. It
must have been either overwhelmed
in some natural convulsion or abso-
lutely annihilated by the blacks. Sir
Augustus Gregory led two expeditions
in search of it, one of them organized
by the Royal Geographical Society
Chicago Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
The Elephant and His School.

The great white elephant left the show
He said he was too refined;
The ways of n circus did not suit
His most superior mind
"a creature as big and as wise as
Should be teaching school," said he;
"And all the animal little folk
My scholars they shall be"
So into an empty schoolhouse near
He marshaled them all one day;
(Twas In vacation time and so
The children were all away.)
The kittens and puppies, the pigs and geese,
Were put to work with will
But the squirrel and fox to the platform
went
Because they would not keep still.
And then he began to teach his school
The various things he knew;
"Theres much not down in the books" said
he,
THAT you ought to know how to do"
And first he showed how to flap the ears,
But their ears were far too small
And then he showed how to wave the trunk,
But they had no trunk at all.
The only thing that he taught his school
That the scholars accomplished well,
Was when he called In the peanut man,
And taught them the nuts to shell.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
Training in Obedience.

a fault of many of our young men
and growing boys is their disregard
for authority, whether parental or
civil, and, accompanying this, a seem
ing lack of respect toward their eld-
ers. Anything that will tend to rene
dy these characteristics without less
ening a proper independence and in
dividuality is a wholesome and useful
Influence. The essential Of all things
military is prompt and unquestioning
obedience, and when this obedience IS
required of students it cannot fail to
inspire in them a certain degree Of
respect for authority and regard for
discipline: results beneficial both to
the individual and to the state. Such
results are, in part, the object of the
military training-St. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22

| pocketboolI a little list OF names, made
out in Maris Rivas's hand. He COM
pared this list with the list of prison
ers and ordered out a firing squad,
Half an hour later the shadow of the
flag made by the Woman in the Valle-
jo street fiat waver over the SAND
on which lay six men in a tangle
Generalissimo Thomas Vincent Wen,
out into the sun and looked at the
last postures of the six, and then out
across the brimming waters of the
Pacific. A mail steamer lay out there
in the midst of a cluster of canoes, the
American flag dropping from her mast.
An Irishman in majors uniform
came out of the cool Of the barracks
and stopped beside Vincent. Another
week ought to see us in the capital, y
| he said slowly. But J don't like this
business, general. These beggars don't
amount to anything. Why did you
order them shot?"
A barefoot girl of some ten years
crept around the corner of the sun
baked wall. She picked her way over
the sand darting hot glances fearfully
at the two officers. Suddenly she
stopped over the crooked body of one
of the motionless ones. She tugged at
the sleeve of q shirt, and as the face
turned slightly upward to her effort,
she fell to beating on the ground with
both hands, and sobbed in the heat,
dry eyed.
Vincent strobe over to her, and
gently picked her up. Her quick sobs
| did not cease as he carried her into
the shade, his own face drawn and
white He looked over at the major,
who stood gnawing on his stubby
moust0che. He did not reply to the
question until the major repeated it
angrily. ut was because . they de-
served it. :" Vincent stopped and
then went on, almost inaudibly, God
knows why l did it, and then there's
. the" He stopped once more,
for the girls hard sobs had ceased, and
her little hands had darted from the
folds Of her scanty gown to the young
generals throat, and the major saw
him set the burden softly down, and
athen fall forward, the blood pouring
round ,-.e blade of knife deep in his
| throat.
With an oath the major leaped over
to him and lifted his head. Vincent's
eyes looked clearly into his. Then the
wounded man looked over at the little
girl, poised for fight dozen feet away.
He nodded at her with an air of abso-
lue comprehension, and then died.-San
| Francisco Argonant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
CITY Crop of Tan.

There is a great comparison of COM
plexions going on these days when
ever returning vacationists get togeth-
er. The one who can show the deep
est brown is the proudest, but this
does not always fall to the lot of the
sojourner at the seaside or in the
mountains.
The girl with the richest and deep
est tan in a good-sized crowd the other
day had not been out of town this
summer, but every day. had taken a
long walk hatless through Central
park. The spending of much money
for railroad fares and hotel bills is
not at all necessary to acquire a
bronze complexion. Old Mother Ma
ture with summer winds and sun
shine and soft rains is the one to get
it from, and she gives it just as quick
ly on a city roof or in a city park as
she does in the distant country or on
the mountain top.-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
Roberts Visit.

Robert was very fond of his neigh
Dor, Captain Somes. 1t seemed so Won
derful that this man had been round
the Horn-to the head of the Baltic
Sea and to Spain and Australia; it was
more wonderful that he had found his
way back.
"But, Captain Somes," Robert asked
one day, 1.-The waves all look alike.
How did you know whether to turn
to the right or the left?'
"You come over to supper with me
tonight and l will show you a little
instrument that told me just which
way to CO." said the captain; and this
invitation filled Robert with import
ance for the remainder of the after
noon. When he was being washed and
combed and made ready for the visit
he began to have some misgivings, and
to wish that his mother were going too
There would be no one to attend to
his napkin-for he was only six years
old, and he knew things were so apt
to go wrong at table. He wished that
the captain had brought that queer lit
tie instrument down to the wharf,
WHARF, where they could talk quite ma
turally about it. But it was too late
to change the plans, for there was to
be an early supper for him, so he could
| be back at bedtime.
Now remember, Robert" his mother
said, "be sure to say Yes, thank you,
and No, | thank you. y
Robert remembered this when he
saw the table set in snowy linen and
when the captain helped him into a
great leather chair at the end of the
long tabler All went well until the
maid passed some delicious tarts. "Yes,
you can eat some of those" said the
captain, cant you?"
Then Robert blundered. mo, thank
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
OLD FASHIONED FARE;
Hot Biscuits, Griddle Cakes, Pies and
PuddiBEs.

The food that made the fathers
strong is sometimes unfit for the chill
dren under the new conditions that our
changing civilization is constantly
bringing in. One Of Mr.. Bryan's neigh
bors in the great State Of Nebraska
writes:
II was raised in the South, where
hot biscuits, griddle cakes, pies and
puddings are eaten at almost every
meal, and by the time located in Ne
braska found myself q sufferer from
Indigestion and its attendant ills-dis-
tress and pains after meals, an almost
constant headache, dull, heavy sleepi-
ness by day and sleeplessness at night,
loss of flesh, impaired memory, ETC., etc.
II was rapidly becoming incapacl-
tated for business when valued friend
suggested n change in my diet, the
abandonment of heavy, rich stuff and
the use of Grape-Nuts food. 1 fol-
lowed the good advice and shall always
be thankful that l did so.
"Whatever may be the experience
OF others, the beneficial effects of the
change We're apparent in my case al
most Immediately. My stomach. which
had rejected other food for so long, took
to Grape-Nuts most kindly; in n day
or two my headache was gone. l began
to sleep healthfully and before week
was out the scales showed that my lost
weight was coming back. My memory
was restored with the renewed vigor
that felt in body and mind. For three
years now GrapeNuts food has Kept
me in prime condition, and propose it
shall for the rest of my days.
"And, by the way, my 21a year old
baby is as fond Of Grape-Nuts as am.
always insists ON having it. 1t keeps
her as healthy and hearty as they make
them" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason.
Read the little book "The Road to
Wellyille" in pkgs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
Why the ocetn Doesn't Freeze.

If the ocean did not have salt it
would freeze somewhat more readily
than it does now, but there would be
no very marked difference.
The ocean is prevented from freezing
not so much by its salt as by its size
and by its commotion. On account Of
its size, large portions of it extend in
to warm climates at all seasons, and
by reason of it's great depth it is vast
storehouse of heat. Its currents dis
tribute much warm water among the
cold.-St. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
Hogs.
Sheep.
Calves.
LABOR NOTES.

A State convention of machinists'
lodges met at Boston, Mass.
An apprentice boys society is being
organized at Boston, Mass.
Kansas City, Mo-, is going to have
its Labor Temple erected next spring.
A number of grievances of the
stage employees Of Lynn, Mass, have
been settled.
Automobile glasses are being used
quite extensively by enginemen as
protection to the eyes.
At Buffalo, n. Y, the strike of the
riveters at the Empire Shipbuilding
Company's yards is still on.
Los Angeles, Cal, Labor Temple
sells enough union igars to keep
twenty union cigarmakers employed.
The old jurisdiction dispute between
the woodworkers and the carpenters
has broken out again in Milwaukee.
The Shipping Trades Federation, a
defensive alliance of union freight
handlers and teamsters, has been
launched at Chicago.
Eighty miners at the Alta mines,
Telluride, Col, went on strike when
requested to take out cards in the
Mine Owners Association.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has
held that the law requiring that
clause be inserted in contracts for pub
lie works to employ union men is con-
stitutional.
Union painters Of Pittston, Scran-
ton, Carbondale, Wilkesbarre. Pa,
and vicinity organized district coun-
Gil to be known as the Painters Dis
trict Council.
signatures of every Job printer in
San Diego, Cal. have been secured by
the representative of the Typographi-
cal Union to an eight-hour day, begin
ming next January.
Wages of firemen, oilers, water ten
ders, seamen, second cooks and por-
tiers were advanced October 1. when
the lake carriers fall schedule of
wages went into effect
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
All Wabbly in Their Walk.

Nobody in New York walks
straight" said the gray-headed man.
watch a score Of pedestrians on the
sidewalk and not one of them sticks
to a straight path. Those deviations
are not always due to the crowded
condition Of the pavement, either. Dur.
ing the rush hours a man is supposed
to dodge this way and that in his eff.
forts to make progress, but when Civ.
en- a clear road there is no excuse
for so much sidetracking. Yet no
matter how favorable the condition
the New Yorker zizags just the same,
He might have stretch of sidewalk
a block long all to himself, and be
perfectly sober, yet in that distance he
would veer from curb to stoop line
and back again several times.-New
York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
How Tonto Found His Master.

Some weeks ago. while in the coun.
try, | visited the circus the last day
Of its stay. When | got home, | no.
ticed a small brown and white spaniel
crouched by the stoop. He jumped up
and followed me upstairs, but l saw
that he had license on him, so left
him, thinking that his master was in
a nearby store.
The next day found him asleep on
the stoop, so | took him in the house
and fed him. He proved lively conf
panion, and when | started to teach
him tricks he proved very apt pupil.
| kept him for nearly six weeks, dur
ing which time he made friends with
every one. Then the circus came
around again, and as we all wanted to
go started with Trisky (for that was
the name l gave HIM to the box Of
flee.
Walking in front of me was a port
ly old gentleman, whom Frisky at
tackled with numerous spells of bark
ing. At first / took no notice of it,
but suddenly Frisky darted forward,
the chain slipped from my hand and
he was instantly jumping and fawning
before the old gentleman. Suddenly he
picked up the dog, looked at it intent
ly turned to me and said, sternly,
"You young scamp, where did you get
that dog?"
CT onI on,n1od 1,,,t 7
answered as calmly as | could, ~
found him asleep on our stoop about
six weeks ago. Why do you asll?"
you impudent young rascal! lie
roared, Il ask because the dog Is
mine,p and turning to the dog he said,
Here, Tonto, old boy, come home
with me-"
The dog looked first at me, then at
the man, and stood stock still between
us. you ungrateful old wretch!" cried
the old gentleman, don't you know
me? You're the cause of this" he
continued, pointing to me. what have
you got to say for yourself?'
then explained to him all l knew
dUuul HIS lOuJO VI my llShy, ullI
l told him he might come home with
me and see my father and mother,
who | knew would vouch for the ver-
acity Of my story.
He reluctantly consented, and we ar
rived quickly. My parents received
him courteously, and when l explained
to them the purpose Of his visit they
told him that what had said was en-
tirely correct, but that If he could
prove the dog was his they would glad
| ly give him back.
He seemed satisfied with this, and
told us the license number and also
showed us the name "Tonto' under
meath the collar. We were all quito
satisfied with the proof, and then my
father asked the name of our guest. He
instantly produced card which read:
WILLIAM H. CLAYTON,
Manager and Proprietor,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22

you," he said, and then he could have
cried for the maid took him at his
word, and set them out of his reach.
He looked down at his plate and turned
very red.
The captain sat eating the tarts with
a relish, and telling him funny stories
all the while. Presently he said,
Aren't you n little sorry you didn''
have a tart?"
Robert choked and answered hur-
riedly, "Yes, | thank you" At least
this was true.
We'll, WELL" said his friend, that
is a mistake that is easily corrected"
and smiling a little, Kitty, you put
the tarts right beside Roberts plate
and let him help himself"
Pleased at being right this time
Roberts spirits revived, and he was
soon talking and laughing in his old,
happy way. He was not sure, however,
that he really liked visiting until they
were in the library, and there he saw
the wonderful compass and heard the
strange things about the little finger al
ways pointing to the north. 1t seemed
very small thing to be 50 much help
in finding Australia.
When Roberts big brother called for
him, he told the captain what splen-
did visit he had.
"You aren't sorry you came, then?"
"No, | thank you" said Robert.
"And you will come again?"
"Yes, thank you," said Robert; and
then he went home, feeling that he
had the right words in the right place,
and that he had an uncommon reason
for being proud of himself-Myra
jerks Stafford, in Youths Companion.