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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18
A MouIting Lobster.

Recently a lobster in one Of the
aquarium tanks cast his skin. The
process lasted about half an hour. A
split appeared in the thin skin just
in front Of the first joint Of the tail
(abdomen), and though this opening
the lobster slowly withdrew the fore
part of his body, legs and feelers. Then
with a jerk the tail was withdrawn.
The old skin was left intact and abso-
lutely perfect.-Letter in London Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

Among the latter individual types of
the lower order crop out now and then,
indicating that the two were, to Il GER
tain extent, merged in past ages.
Whence the pygmies came or where
they originated is unknown to us. In
the hieroglyphic records of the Egypt
ians and other ancient people are ac-
counts that prove conclusively that the
dwarfs existed in Africa at that time.
However, from native traditions gath
cred by Schweinfurth, Junger and
other travellers, it appears that the lit
tie people occupied land as far north
as the western Nile water shed, and
were driven thence by invasions of
larger blacks. To-day they are con
fined to the Congo forests and to such
portions of these as extend toward the
Nile water shed and into CAMERON
and French Gaboon. There seems to
be some connection between the pyg-
mics and the bushmen of South Africa,
and if this is true it gives color TO the
theory of the former wider occupancy
of the continent by the dwarfs. Traces
of pygmies have been found in Eu-
rope, and while there is no absolute
proof of a prehistoric, universal dwarf
people, there is some ground for belief
in the truth of this, and the acceptance
of this theory furnishes us with an eX-
PLANTATION for the general occurrence
of the NEUROLOGICAL dwarfs in human
folklore.
The existence of the pygmies is of
the rudest; they do not practice agri-
culture and keep no domestic animals.
They live by means of hunting and
snaring, eking this out by means Of
thievlng from the big negroes, on the
outskirts of whose tribes they usually
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18
A HOMEMADE TALKING MACHINE

Would you like to make a talking
machine? If you have toy trumpet
put the small end in your mouth and
your two hands over the large, or fun
mel end. Now blow through the trum-
pet, and open and shut your hands
once quickly The syllable ma" will
be sounded, and if you repeat this in a
quick succession the word mamma"
will be spoken by the trumpet. IT
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

may have strident sound, but it will,
nevertheless, be spoken word.
Another good imitation of the human
voice, says the New York Evening
Mail, may be made by taking large
empty spool and stretching across the
hole at one end two rubber bands. The
bands must be close together at their
edges, but must not overlay. You can
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18
FLOWING IN GEORGIA.
By FRAScIs pARINE

Sar ana Charley nothing to but
fields
ON to the feld-its
ana the
Up to the edge of the wide blue sky the twenty
the hilltop ringing his
on the
at US three fellows working Star Charley
Laugh little brother! We're glad to hear happy
lie making like thrush like
And catbrd
And laughs again Star and Charley the h
Skip of the tough thick the earthn wash
Inc yellow hee-m glad
the rich earth fresh smells,
All blended so in the clear sweet with the scent of the
Terrace by terrace, old Star and Charley and me;
the hill
Maybe it's that plowng the side of hill like fun,
But tell does feel mighty good when fellows done!
Youths Companion,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18
DRINKING TROUGH.

In raising poultry it is very neccs-
sary to have plenty of good clean
water convenient for them TO drink.
This makes one of the best poultry
troughs l have ever seen: Take a piece
of timber three or four inches thick
and rs wide and as long as your flock
demands. With a one and half or
two inch auger fill the surface full of
holes about two inches deep, in which
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18
BREAKING A COLT TO HALTE1

BREAKING A COLT TO HALTER
There is Il little item in the Horse
Breeder that contains a great deal of
information in nutshell for those who
breed and break colts. 1t says that the
best time to halter-brcak Il foal is be-
fore.thc youngster is six hours old, the
sooner after the foal is on its feet the
better. This is very easily done when
the mare drops her foal in box stall.
In catching the foal pass the left arm
under the neck in front of the chest
and press the hand, with no more force
than is absolutely necessary against
The opposite fore shoulder. At the
same time pass the right arm over the
youngsters back and pass the hand
back 10 his quarter, Talk to him in
gentle soothing tones and he will soon
cease struggling. After repeating the
lesson a few times put soft, easy fit
ting head halter on him, and by the
time he is three days old he will be
halter broken.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

been as strong since the early SOS;
shipments of footwear from Boston
are close to the maximum, and, includ-
ing all shoe centres, the movement
this year is beyond precedent. For
eign commerce in July surpassed the
corresponding month in any previous
year.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

the water is to be placed. The holes
can be arranged in many neat designs.
This trough has many advantages over
many that are being used, such as its
cheapness. cleanliness and safety. The
little chicks cannot get into the water
or get drowned.-R. Il. Hough. in The
Epitomist
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

tack or tie the ends over the side Of the
spool.
When you blow through the other
end of the spool the bands vibrate like
the human vocal chords and make a
sound something like the human voice,
which will change according to the
force with which ou blow.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

The year 1905 stands out as record
breaker-"a year of superlatives in the
business world" as Dun puts it.
Prices of the sixty most active rail-
way securities have reached the high
est point on record; the output of pig
iron in the first half of 1905 not only
far surpassed any preceding six
months production, but exceeded every
full year prior TO 1893; prices Of hides
are at the highest position since the
Civil War: wool quotations have not
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

Italy patrols its beaches to prevent
poor people from evaporatlng sea water
for low-grade salt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

At Strohbeck, Prussian Saxony, chess
is part Of the regular school curr,-
culum and every boy and girl carrier
a board and men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18

China has ten railways in operation,
with total mileage of 22S5, or about
one-tenth that of Great Britain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18
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FARM TOPICS.
lI1IIIlI.I.II, Il.l,II.I,1I.,I,.I.lII.I,I.l-.I

TIE BEST FOR CHICKS.
The incubator has come TO stay, and
the enterprlsing poultry man who cares
TO keep up with the procession has one
It's those young broiers that bring in
the large returns.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-18
SMITH NJ. MoCREIGHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW W

Notary Public and Real Estate Agents Col,
lecttons Will recnive prompt attention. once
IN the Reynoldsville Hardware Co. Building,
Main street, koynoldsville, Pa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
UNVEIL BETHEL MONUMENT
Interesting Ceremonies Participated
in by Many Prominent North Caro-
linians and VirginanS.

Norfolk, Va. June 10.-The monu
ment erected by the Bethel Monument
Association, marking at Bethel, in
York county, Virginia, the place of
the first conflict between the federal
and Confederate troops in the Civil
war was unveiled today in the pres
ence of a large crowd of ex-Confeder-
ates from Virginia and North Carolina
and others. The monument was unveil-
ed by Miss Maggie Tabb of Virginia
and Miss Fannie Kyle of North Car
olina, and the unveiling address was
made by General William r. Cox, OF
the latter state. Other addresses were
made by Governor Montague, of Vir-
ginia, j. Bryan Grimes, secretary OF
state Of North Carolina, representing
Goveronr Glenn, of that state, who
could not attend and Rev. E. P. Pen
dleton Jones. of Hampton, Va. The
monument was presented by w. c. L.
Taliaferro to the ladies of Magruder
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, who are to care for IL,
and the acceptance for the Daughters
was by w. E. Coffgan, of Virginia
In addition to the monument proper
a marker was unveiled on the spo,
where fell Henry G. Wyatt, of Com
pany A., First North Carolina Voiun-
teers, who was the first Confederate
to lose his life in battle during the
Civil war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
SUICIDES CLEAR MYSTERY
Names of the Murderers of Hulda
Scubert Brought to Light.

Wheeling, w. Va, June 10.-The
mystery of the murder of Hulda Schu-
bert on March 22d last, has been clear
ed through affidavits secured by Chief
of Police William McClemens. The
two men who were responsible for her
death have committed suicide accord
ing to the story told by the wife of one
of them. A four days search for the
missing Schubert girl resulted in the
finding her body hidden by brush in a
gully on Chapline Hill. Her rings,
watch and money were missing, and
finger marks on her neck indicated
that she had been strangled. A month
after the murder, Bradford Powell,
alias Dawson, shot himself through
the heart on a farm back Of Ravens
Rock, W. Va, and few days later
Oscar Perry Devore, alias Samuel
Piatt, at New London, Ohio, hanged
himself No person connected them
with the murder of the Schubert girl
Now, however, Sadie Devore, wife Of
Oscar Perry Devore, voluntarily makes
an affidavit that her husband came
back from Wheeling about April l and
told her that he and another man had
killed a girl on a hill back Of Wheel
ing. He was constantly i'm fear of ar
rest and the crime preyed on his mind.
When he learned that Powell had end
ed his life he became despOndent, and
a few days later ended his own life.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
ATLANTIC HOTELS OPENING
One Hundred ard Fifty Couples Far
s;cipated i'm the First Dance OF the
Scascn-Number OF Sailing Parties
On the Sound.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, II. T.,
June 10.-The opening ball of this IA
nous resort here was one OF the crown
ing features of the year. $50 couples
participating in some of the dances.
j. s. Hartsell. assisted by ]. II. An
drews and William Dunn. Jr, graceful
ly led some very beautiful and new
figures. Couples dancing were: Miss
Sallie Kirby, i. s. Hartsell; Ethel
Hughes, ]. S. Claypool: Margaret
Smallwood, Robert Smallwood; Flor
ence Thomas. Preston Cotton; Mary
Weeks, w. f. Worth; Louise Venaoie,
Wallace Winborne; Calhoun Meares,
W. H. Taylor; Laura Kirby, DR.. John
Spicer; Mary Jones. ]. S. Crawford: /:
Rachel Borden, 4. T. Harper; hiss
Rosa Lee Smith DR.. Exum; Mrs A. J.
Cooke. ]. H. Andrews; Miss Higgins.
W. W. Ashcraft: Miss Amerill. A. =
Dunn; Miss LaFr;.nce. Mr. Croft; Miss
Brevard, Mr.. Brunn; Miss Mary Hen
dersOn, Mr.. Patterson; Miss E.mor
Taylor, F. G. Smith; Miss Clara
Hughes, William Dunn, Jr; Miss Clara
Morris. G. Farror; Miss Olive Morrell,
o. G. Dunn; Miss Amey Queen, Jack
Street; Miss Maben Green, George
Dunn; Miss Annie Green, A. w. Discs
way; Miss Fannie Green. Marcus Dill;
Miss Bessie Thorpe. w. Fuller; Miss
Julia McSorley, ]. T. Henderson.
Stays, Herman WE'LL, r. P. Foster, K.
E. L. Bunch. W. E. Borden, Kennon
Borden, Albert Williams, Chaperones,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aycock, Mrs. A. j
Cooke, Mr.. apd Mrs. Wisster. Mrs. f.
S. Duffy, Mrs. Mark Disosway.
After the german quite number of
sailing parties were out enjoying the
fine sailing and breezes that this place
is noted for. Manager E. B. Gresham
and his competent assistants made
each guest feel at home by their many
| courtesies. The orchestra is fine and
will De much better by the addition OF
a few more pieces. The table is fur
| nished this year by an abundance OF
sea food and is light up to date As a
| modern summer resort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
DISMISSED BY MAYOR WEAVER
Two Committing Magistrates Remoy-
eti-NOrk of Cleansing the City De !,
3artments Continues.

Philadelphia, June 10.-Magistrates
Robert J. Moore and Leslie Yates who
were a few months ago appointed COM
mitting magistrates at the Central sta
ton by Mayor Weaver to succeed Mag
istrates Cunningham and Kochersper-
ger were today removed from those po-
sitions by the mayor. Magistrate VII
liam E. Isenbrow succeeds Moore, anG
Magistrate Yates place was filled by
Magistrate Kocherperger, formerly 4
committing magistrate Magistrates
Moore and Yates were strong organi-
cation men.
1t is reported that other arrests are
to follow that OF John A. Acker, tho de-
posed storekeeper of the water bureau
who is charged with defrauding the
city.
A city hall watchman discharged to-
day by Director Potter because of his
criminal record. A fireman was also
dismissed for INSTRUMENTATION and in
toxication In addition a number OF
firemen and policemen were fined and
in some cases suspended for vrious Of
fences.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
Secretary Of the Treasury Spends a
Day in Greensboro.
Taken on a High Point Manbfactur-
ed Car to the White Oak Mills. Then
on Visit to the Normal College and
Then to the Guilford BATTLE-GROUND.
rendered a Reception ut Which 800
Invited Guests Were Present
Especial to The Messenger.


Greensboro, n C.. June 1O.-Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Shaw has been
accorded the freedom of the city liter
ally since his arrival at one o'ciork
corted with honor to Congressman
Blackburn's home. where he was allow
ed two hours rest. Then on a special
| trolley car. manufactured at Uign
| Point, he was taken to the White Oak
Mills, where he saw the largest equip
ped blue denim cotton goods mill in
the world, and the largest numbe, of
looms, three thousand weaving in one
| room. From there he was taken to
the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege for Women. and thence ON a spe-
cial Southern Railway train to the
GuilfOrd battle-ground, where the two
$4,000 monuments erected by the nat
iOnal government to Generals NaSn
and Davidson are nearing completion
and then returned completed with Wha.
| he termed most delightful itinera-
ry'
The secretary was enrapport with
! the company, telling brand new jokes
in return for Il few chestnuts, seem
ing deeply interested in everything ne
saw and every one he met, impressing
all with his plain straightforward, gen
ial unaffected merit and wholesoulness,
His hat was slouched like most of the
others, and he never used a straw in
drinking lemonade.
| Tonight a reception was given at
which the town people generally call
ed to pay their respect and the even
ing closed with an informal but ele-
CANT luncheon at which were presen,
| three hundred invited guests, many o1
them being bankers from various
| points in the state.
Secretary Shaw was welcomed by
Mayor Murphy in a short speech End
responded briefly, touching particular
ly on the evidences of great develop.
ment and progress he had witnessed
| in his whole trip in the south, and ex
pressive of his astonishment at the bis
things he had seen since his arriva
in Greensboro eight hours before.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
NO EFFORTS TO END STRIKE
Employers Will Make No Further
Oyertures to the Striking Teamsters.

Chicago, June 10.-No proposals for
peace came fror1 either side to the
teamsters strike today and for the
present the contest has settled down to
matter of endurance. John V. Far
well, Jr.. in whose hands the employ
ers have placed their case as far as
peace negotiations are concerned, said
this afternoon that no Overtures would
be made to the teamSters at any time
hereafter. The employers are willing,
he said, to meet the men at any time,
but no more proposals will be made
to them
The teamsters joint council held q
short meeting today at which terms OF
settlement were to be considered, but
nothing was done.
John c. Driscol, formerly secretary
Of the team owners association whn
has been anxiously sought in connec-
ton with the suits brought against
President Shea Of the Teamsters Union
by George n Thorne, who alleges
criminal libel, returned today. Presi-
dent Shea declared that he was offered
$4,000 by Thorne through Driscol to
call strike on Sears, Roebuck snj
Company. Driscol denied positively
today that he had any knowledge OF
the affair. He will appear before the
grand jury on Monday.
Secretary Sincere of the Employers
Association declared today that as fal
as doing business is concerned the
strike is over. The employers have
300 teams in service and are doing
almost a normal amount of traffic
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
COMPLAINT AGAINST ROADS
Cincinnati Association Alleges a COM
binatiOn in Restraint of Trade.

Washington, June 10.-Reprcsenta-
tives of the Cincinnati Receivers and
Shippers Association called at the de-
partment of justice today and FLED with
tine attorney general complaint
against the Illinois Central, Southern,
Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk and West
ern, Chesapeake and Ohio. Louisville
and Nashville and practically all other
railroads operating in that territory
south of the Ohio and east of the Mis-
sissippi rivers. The complaint alleges
that these roads have formed COM
hination in restraint of trade by jointly
fixing freight rates, and that these
Iates are higher than rates in the
northern territory and SO discriminate
against the South and shippers in that
territory. The attorney general took
the matter under advisement-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
ATTEMPT TO BREAK A WILL
Action Begun in Favor Of His Grand
daughter for Portion of William
Weightman's Estate. Valued at
S6O.GOO,OOO.

Philadelphia, June 1O-Judge Adams
in the Orphans court today handed
down a decree ordering that a citation
be awarded compelling Anna Weight
man Walker to show cause why an ap-
peal from the decision of the register
of wills, admitting to probate the Will
of William Weightman, her father,
should not be sustained and the decis-
ion set aside.
This action means that a determine ]
effort is to be made to break the will
Of William Weightman, the wealthy
manufacturing chemist, who died leav-
ing the bulk Of his estate valued at
S60, 100000, to mis- only remaining
child Anna Weightman Walker ,Che
contest was instituted by Mrs. Jones
Wister, whose first husband was Er
William Weightman, Jr., in the inter
est Of Martha Rogers Weightman, their
daughter Recently Mrs. Jones Webster
| relinquished the guardianship Of hel
| daughter and Charles E. D'Invilliers
| was appointed to that relation in hel
place. This was done for the purpose
proceeding in the will contest.
| The petition filed today by Charles E
|DInvilliers as guardian of Martha Rog
ers Weighman, sets forth among Other
things that he expects to prove that a.
the time of the will, dated August l
1895, giving his entire estate to Anna
M. Weightman Walker, Mr.. Weight
man was not of sound mind and tesla
mentary capacity and that execution
of the will was procured by the undue
influence Of Anna NJ Weightliar
Walker and Others
| For time, The petition further
states, Mr.. Weighman lived with Ms
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jones Wister ant
| in the year 1898 urged her to marry
him and that she refused. AS result Of
false and malicious representations ol
as consequence of his resentment be-
cause of Mrs. Jones Wister's refusa
| to marry him Mr.. Weightman the peti
| ton, state executed the last will
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
Every Norwegian Ready to Answer Call
to Arms.
Little Fear is Expressed OF Russian
and German Aggressjon-Popular
Feeling OF the Country Fayors n
republic and the Hope is Expressed
Ihat the United States Will be the
First to Recognize the New Cover
mcnt

Christiania, Norway, June 1O.-A re-
markable calm accompanied by stern
determination, peIvades Norway Ee-
yond the display of the new Norwegian
flag from the buildings of Christiania
and portraits of the provisional gov
erDors in shop windows, which attract
small crowds, there are no visible signs
mere that Norway is in the throes of
revolution. Norwegian and Swedish
merchants continue business unlnter-
ruptedly. The officials here EXPRESS
confidence that Sweden finally will ac-
cept the situation
While, however, determination is evil
dent everywhere intense anxiety is ap-
parent, and the members of the cabi-
net are extremely busy in organizing
the new government and providing for
eventualities.
Every Norwegian apparently is ready
to answer a call to arms should the Sit
uatiOn warrant il.
A member of the cabinet who was
interviewed by the Associated Press to-
would recede from their present atti-
tude. 1t was not expected, he said,
that Sweden would declare war, but
in that event he added, Norway would
be prepared.
Regarding the danger of Russian and
German aggression against the Two
countries in their separated state, The
minister declared that the union vas
not strong enough to prevent asgras-
sion by these powers, and that there
is no reason to suppose that they are
more covetous now than before the
separation. Norway depended on Eng
land to prevent such encroachment. he
said, and Norway is perfectly willing
| to enter into defensive alliance with
| Sweden and Denmark. The ministe.
said that the popular feeling of tie
country favored a republic and express
ed the hope that the United States
would be the first to recognize the new
government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
ACCEPTS PRESIDENTS OFFER
Japan Expresses Willingness TO Re-
establish Peace With Russia.

Toxic, June 10.-6 D. mf-After ac-
knowledging the receipt of President
Roosevelt's letter, Minister of Foreign
Affairs Komura, in a note to Mr.. Girls
com, the American minister says the
imperial government has given the sug
gestion of President Roosevelt serious
consideration to which coming from
that important source, it is justly enti-
tied. Minister i<omura's note says that
Japan, in the interest of the
world as we'll as that of Japan, is will
ing to re-establish peace with Russia
on terms and conditions that will fu1-
" guarantee the stability of the im-
perial government. Therefore japan
will, in response to the suggestions oi
President Roosevelt, appoint plenipo-
tentiaries to meet the plenipotentialies
of Russia at such time and place as
may be found equally agreeable anc
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
MILL BE MADE-PUBLIC TO-DAY
Both Replies to the Presidents Offer
Will be Given Out.

Washington. June 10-Japan's ac-
ceptance of the Presidents 'offer Of
good will has reached the state de-
Dartment in a cablegrain from Min
lister Griscom RusSia's reply follow
cd later. but net in tilGe to be decI-
p!.ered tonight. It is expected both
viii be made public tomorrow.
JaDan's acceptance reached the
state department several hours ahead
of Russia's reply. Had the cable
gram from Ambassador Meyer reach
ed Eere before the department closed
there is a strong probability that both
would have been made public today.
No word regarding their character
can be obtained. beyond the irupor-
tant fact both are acceptances and
both express the gratitude of the re-
sDectiVe governments for the Presi-
dents offer of good will