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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
How He Collected,

The editor of a Kansas country
paper has found way of persuading
the deliquent subscriber. 1t was
quite accidental. He had borrowed
a rife recently, and he started up the
main street Of the town to return
the weapon to it's owner The de-
linquent subscribers got it into their
heads that he was on the warpath,
and every one he met insisted on
paying what he owed him. One man
wiped out debt of 10 years standing.
On his return to his Office he found a
load of hay, is bushels of corn, 10
bushels of potatoes, a load of wood
and barrel of turnips that had been
brought in. All the country editors
are now trying to borrow Winches-
ters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
The pisappeartns Alligator.

1t is reported that at the present
annual rate of slaughter alligator
leather will soon be a thing Of the
past 1t is estimated that the num-
Der of alllgators in Louisiana is now
at least 80 per cent less than it was
90 years ago. Thousands of the rep
tiles are slaughtered merely for sport,
and il the present rate of depletion
continues, says the Shoe and Leather
Reporter, it seems only a question Of
a few years when it will be impossible
to obtain the hides at price that will
warrant their employment in the
manufacture of leather. The Ameri-
can tanneries now handle about 2S0,-
600 hides year, worth $i50,OOU.
Mexico and Central America furnish
Sc per cent of these, Florida 22 per
cent and other gulf states the re-
mainder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

Of all lengths, terminating just below
the elbows.
The waist Is made with front and
backs, the backs being tucked from
the shoulders to the belt, while the
front is tucked to the yoke depth
only. There is a regulation collar at
the neck and the closing is made in
visibly at the back. The sleeves are
simply full, gathered into bands.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and one
fourth yards twenty-one, three yards
twenty-seven or one and seven-eighth
yards forty-four inches wide, with two
and one-half yards of insertion two
inches wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
A WINNING START.
A Perfectly Digested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force For the Day.

Everything goes wrong II the
breakfast lies in your stomach like a
mud pie. What you eat does harm
II you can't digest tit turns to poi
son.
A bright lady teacher found this
to be true, even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says:
1.-TWO years ago contracted a
very annoying form of indigestion.
My stomach was in such condition
that simple breakfast of fruit, toast
and egg gave me great distress.
II was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such simple diet,
but finally had to give it up, and
found a great change upon cup of
hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with
cream, for my morning meal. For
more than a year / have held to this
course, and have not suffered except
when injudiciously varying my diet.
II have been teacher for several
years and find that my easily digest
ed breakfast means a saving of ner-
vous force for the entire day. My
gain of ten pounds in weight also
causes me to want to testify to the
value of Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at
our table"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" Read the lit
tie book, THE Road to Wellville," In
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
French Wealth Well Divided.

The fact that France is able to hold
substantially all of her own public
debt, to finance her own industrial
enterprises, and still have so much
left for outside investment is a re-
markable evidence Of the thrift of the
French people. One reason for the
great property of the French people
seems to be the general distribution OF
wealth among the population, large
fortunes and great industrial combi-
nations being comparatively few in
number. bankers Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

case. At one time / had to use
cTutch and cane to get about. My
back was lame and weak, and be-
sides the aching, there was a dis
tressing retention of the kidney Sc
cretions. was in a bad way when
began using Doan's Kidney Pills in
1901, but the remedy cured me, and
have been well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

Fluid lenses" are the invention
of Hungarian chemist. Each lens
consists of a fluid substance incosed
between two unusually hard glass
surfaces, similar to watch crystals
The lenses are achromatic. The fluid
does not evaporate. The new lenses
are said to be as good as those al
of glass and can be made much more
quickly and for fraction of the price
of the all-glass lenses. 1t is expect
ed that the new lenses will be es
pecially useful for great telescopes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
These Are the DAYS,

These are the days when the word
"Adirondacks" sounds good to everybody.
Up there the sun is just as bright, but the
nights are always cool and the pine-laden
air has that invigorating something in it
that brings sleep, appetite, rest, and new
life to the jaded urbanite
These are the days! The season is at its
height. All the hotels are open, and there
is room enough for every one The Adir-
ondack country is too vast ever to become
crowded. From east, west, north, or south
you can reach the North Woods via the
New York Central Lines, Americas
Greatest Railroad"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
Blue and White Suit.

A shirt waist suit of blue and white
striped material is so put together
that the color of the half-inch stripe
forms the trimming, and the result is
very pleasing. The rulile around the
bottom of the skirt is laid in pleats
with the blue stripe on top, stitched
down little way, so that the effect
is of a blue band heading a fluffy
blue and white runle. The same idea
is carried out on short sleeve and at
the neck, while the belt is formed
by laying the fulness of the waist in
pleats. A very simple costume, but
an effective one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

wear in ones own room and for the
slipping on between the changes Of
toilette that so often occur.
The jacket is made with the fronts
back and the sleeves, and is simple
ity itself, the fitting being accom-
plished by means of shoulder and un
der-arm seams only.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is two and three
fourth yards twenty-one, two and
one-half yards twenty-seven or one
and one-fourth yards forty-fouI
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

Prof. Hansteen, chief lecturer of
the agricultural school at Aas, Nor
way, has been conducting experiments
which show that common greenish
white moss, after being subjected to
a chemical process, pressed and cook
ed, becomes a food of the most de-
licious and nutritive character. Be
cause of its cheapness, he thinks il
is destined to become a popular food
for the masses. He finds that nine
ounces of moss, costing two cents
will make a good dinner for six per
sons. The substance can also be
ground and used as meal for bread
making.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
Balloon Motor.

A German has invented balloon
motor for mountainous countries
where the grades are too stiff for an
ordinary railroad The balloon is
fastened to slide running along a
single steel rail, and floats about 80
feet above the ground. The conduc-
tor can make the balloon slide up or
down the side of mountain at will
with hydrogen gas for the ascent and
water for the descent. From the bal
loon is supported circular car with
room for 10 passengers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
ECZEMA AFFLlCTS FAMILY.
Father and Five Children Suffered For
Two Years with Terrible Eczema-
Wonderful Cure by Cuticura

MY husband and five children were all
afflicted with eczema. They had it two
years. We used all the home remedies
we could hear of, without any relief, and
chen went to a physician and got medicine
two different times, and it got worse. 1t
affected us all over except head and hands.
We saw Cuticura Remedies advertised and
concluded to try them. So sent for 81 90
worth, consisting of one, cake of Cuticura
Soap, one box of Ointment and one vial OF
Pills, and we commenced to use them. l
do not know how to express my joy in
finding a cure, for two of my children
were SO bad that they have the brown
scars on their bodies where they were
sore. Mrs. Maggie b. Hill, Stevens, Ma
son Co., w. Va, June IL, 1906"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
Sniinr Hats For Girls.

Sailor hats of the good old-fash-
Toned kind, with a mediumly high
crown and a wide brim, says Vogue,
are being used entirely for nautical
wear by young girls with the best
ideas of the eternal fitness
of things, and as most of the yachts
women are of the smart set, the ex-
ample will readily be followed by
others for either or both reasons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
Dou Was Dirt Cheap.

Dog Dealer: Il can assure you,
ma am, that this dog is extremely
cheap at 100 francs"
Possible Customer: 81 should like
to buy it, but don't know what my
husband would say"
Dog Dealer: Madame, mark my
word. You'll find it much easier to get
another husband than another dog
like this. Bon Vivant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
Buried Treasure Found.

Beneath the soil of the South
American Republic of Colombia there
have just been brought to light some
remarkable buried treasures in the
line of curious animal-shaped pottery,
each incised and made of black clay.
These specimens are perhaps the only
vestiges left of the vanished empire
of the Chibehas, which flourished in
this region in pre-Spanish times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
For Cleaning Old Brass.

A good formula for cleaning old
brass is as follows: Take one ounce
of oxallc acid, six ounces rottenstone,
a half ounce Of gum arabic, all in
powder; one ounce sweet oil, and
sufficient water to make paste. APP
ply a small portion, and rub dry with
piece OF flannel or soft leather.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
Women as Poisoners.

In cases Of criminal poisoning a
women is nine times out of ten found
to be the guilty party. Poisoning is
feminine crime par excellence. The
Hindu practice of condemning young
widows to be burned alive on the
biers of their husbands was a sort of
preventive measure against conjugal
poisonlng.-Le Matin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
Sschets of Linen.

Sachets for dresses are much used.
The shops are showing them made of
fine linen, embroidered, some three
cornered and some square. The COW
ers can be taken off and washed, as
the sachet is in little colored silk
bags.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

will interest the thou
sands of veterans who
came back from the
Civil War suffering tor
lures with kidney COM
plaint. Capt. Ely says:
81 contracted kidney
trouble during the Civil
War, and the occasional
attacks finally devel-
oped into a chronic
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

wolves comparatively little labor in
the making AS shown the material
is Persian avn with trimming of en-
broidered banding and frills. but all
the lingerie materials are appropriate
with trimming of lace or embroidery,
as liked, while also the model will be
found desirable for the thin silks that
are made after the same general style
as the wash -T-aists. The lines given
by the tucks and the trimming are
exceedingly becoming ones and the
sleeves are in the most comfortable
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

Doctors coachmen in Berlin wear
white hats so that a physicians car
riage may be easily recognized in case
of necessity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

New York City.-Every fresh
variation of the lingerie blouse is GER
tain to be met with enthusiasm, for
no woman ever yet had a sufficient
supply. This one is as simple as it
is dainty, and is exceedingly attrac-
tive, while at the same time it in
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

Fl. II. GREENS Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
HERITAGE OF CIVIL WAR.
Thousands of Soldiers Contracted
Chronic Kidney Trouble.

The experience of Capt. John L. Ely,
of Co. E, 18th Ohio, now living at 500
East Second street, Newton, Kansas,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

FITS, st. Vitus Dance Nervous Diseases per-
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr.. H. R. Kline, Id, ,93l Arch St, Phila., Pa
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
The Case of Evans.

A report was current that William
Evans, convicted of the murder of
Tovey, Wells Fargo's messenger, in
trying to hold up the stage in 1898,
and sentenced to life Imprisonment,
had been admitted to parole. Efforts
have been made by his attorneys, d..
b. Spagnoli of jackson, and S. Dun
lap of Stockton, to that end for. some
time. Many are strongly of the cpin-
ion that Evans was innocent of this
crime. Mr. SpagnoIi says he has no
information about the parole of
Evans; that he has been urging upon
his associate counsel, Dunlap, to
secure a pardon; not a parole. 1t
seems thats Evans is weak minded.
He was deemed weak intellectually
at the time of the trial, and his
mental condition has become much
worse during his thirteen years in the
state prison. He is now mentally
Irresponsible, and not fit to be al
large. For this reason the appIica
tion for parole or pardon has not
been vigorously pressed. Mr. Spag.
noli contends that this should
not interfere with the efforts for the
release of an alleged innocent man
that if insane he should be an inmate
of an asylum for wrecked minds, and
not with criminals in prison.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
Another Skating Rink.

1t has been definitely arranged that
Lvoe's hall will be turned into a
skating rink. The Iessees, A. b.
Caminetti and Geo. w. Brown have
made all necessary arrangements to
that end. A new floor will be laid,
the lumber for which has already
arrived, and the work of laying will
be pushed as fast as possible. In
week or so the patrons of this fasci-
mating pastime will be able to indulge
therein on the main business street.
In order to accomplish this, the
lessees had to make a special agree
ment with the owner, Mrs Love. as
the original lease prohibited skating.
1t Is understood that Mrs Love and
family will move from the upstairs
rooms to other quarters, on account
of the noise incident to roller skat-
ing. The lease runs for four years,
and the lessees say their intention Is
not opposition to the other rink, but
rather to protect themselves, by
furnishing amusement that will reim-
burse them for rent and outlay. II
is undeniable that to gather the
crowd to point away from the bust
ness center does not promote the
interests of the town to like extent
as if the attraction we're in a central
pOint.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
Narrow Escape.

Louis Piccardo met with quite an
adventure last Tuesday, near Jackson
Gate, when the food waters we're at
their highest point. he was driving
the four-horse freight wagon, loaded
with three tons of freight from the
Martell depot to jackson, by way OF
the Gate. The guIch that comes
down from the old Montreal placer
claim, was raging torrent. There
was small foot bridge on the upper
side of the road, crossing this gulch.
On reaching this stream, Piccardo
essayed to go through 1t was wide,
and no danger was apprehended, not
outstanding the large volume of
water. Reaching the middle of the
stream, the footbridge was suddenly
swept away by the current, and
carried full tilt against the wagon,
and became entangled therein, bring
ing the wagon to dead stop. Here
was pretty predicament; stalled in
the middle of powerful current,
with the timbers OF the bridge strik-
ing against his wagon with the force
OF a battering ram, and threatening to
capsize it every moment. The waters
was breaking over his wagon bed. and
damaging the freight. For nearly
two hours he was held in this plight.
working like beaver, with what hell
he could get, to extricate himself and
team from the perilous situation. 1t
was lucky that the wagon was heavily
loaded, as otherwise it would have
been carried away by the current.
Finally, the wagon was freed from
the wreckage, and spulled out OF the
stream intact. Fortunately, the
freight that would have been damaged
by contact with water, was piled on
top, and suffered no damage; the
injury to the other goods was slight.
Piccardo congratulates himself in
getting out of the mix-up in the way
he did.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
Sad Bereavement.

Mr. and Mrs Adolph Araya, vino
formerly lived at South Jackson, met
with sad bereavement in the loss OF
their only son Raymond Whitney,
who died at the ChiIdren's hospital
in San Francisco, at the age of 5
years, l month and 8 days. He was
SICK about two weeks, and was taken
to the hospital December LIST, where
he rapidly grew worse, losing con-
seriousness on Monday, which he
never regalned. Those who read these
lines and have lost dear ones know
how hard it is to watch the fieetinp
breath growing fainter and fainter
until the last breath is drawn. and
loving hands close the eyes and fold
the little hands. But think what it
must be to the poor parents-refugees
living in camp trying to bear with
patience the weary waiting for news
from the sick. Midnight draws near.
all is still in the camp. Hank! there
is knock at the door. What is 1t {?
Is this where Raymond Araya's folks
live? asked the policeman standing
there. Eyes. f" ''He. is dying' is the
sad message, he comes to bring. 1t
is late. No cars are running. no
conveyances to be had, and the long
hours drag slowly by until morning
dawns, and the grief stricken parents
can go to their darling. He was
taken to the undertaker's parlor.
where the services we're held at 10 a.
m. on Friday. From there the weep
ing ones slowly drove to the cemetery.
Away from the noise and hustle of the
busy world they have laid him in
his last rest. His little sister, Eta,
had been the hospital two months
with typhoid fever, when little Ray
mond was also taken with typhoid.
which finally developed into menin-
gifts. The little grave was covered
with flowers, from kind friends from
Oakland and Berkeley. Little Eta
was to be taken home on the Sth.
s. H. Il
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
Cutting SCrape.

A cutting scrape occurred at Car.
bondale on Friday evening last. Geo.
W. Kirby, teamster, stabbed another
teamster named Dan likely in the
back, intiicting what was thought at
first to be dangerous wound. The
ARRAY according to Kirby's story
arose out of quarrel between the
two men, assallant claiming that he
had been abused by the other man.
After the cutting Kirby tried to make
his escape. The constable of lone
went down the same night to Carbon
dale, but failed to arrest him. The
next morning Kirby tried to get away
by boarding fiat car on the passenger
train bound for Gait. He was dis
covered, and arrested on the train.
and conveyed to Jackson and lodged
III Jail. Kirby is lame, and it would
be difficult for him to disguise him
self or make his escape. He is in
clined to be quarreIsome when drink
ing.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
An Unprecedented Storm.

The heaviest rainstoTm experienced
in this section siT ce a record of rain
fall has been kept by the Ledger
office, embracing a period of nearly
80 years. commenced Monday after
noon. 1t was preceded by a wind
storm of great fury. Old Boreas was
abroad III full strength the entire
morning, the velocity being estimated
at 40 miles an hour. The high wind
indicated a rainstorm of more than
ordinary magnitude to follow. In the
afternoon the wind moderated, and
the flood gates of the air we're opened,
pouring water in superabundance
upon the land. During the entire "A
hours it rained almost necessarily,
and in torrential quantity. From
noon Monday until noon Tuesday, the
precipitation, according to the Ledger
office raingauge, measured 5.12
inches. This is a record breaker.
Never before have we measured such
quantity In "a hours. We have ex-
perienced a heavier downpour for a
shorter period, but not such a total
compressed into q hours. In March,
1878, when the great flood occurred,
sweeping away Chinatown, and the
main bridge over the middle fork of
Jackson creek, three inches fell inside
of half an hour. 1t was a cloud burst,
and with the breaking of the reservoir
at New York Ranch created the high
est water ever known here. Main
street in front of the National hotel
formed part of the channel of jackson
creek when the food was at its height.
The late storm continued with
abated fury during Tuesday and
until Wednesday morning, the rain
fall for the twenty four hours ending
Wednesday noon measuring PA
inches, making the total in two days
1876 inches, and for the week $40
inches. Total rainfall for the season
ll.33 inches, against 2.37 for the
corresponding period of 1908, and $50
for the season of 1904-5.
The storm of wind and rain found
out the weak spots in roofs, and
number of stores and dwellings were
several degrees removed from the
water tight mark The hall of re-
cords stood the storm we'll, but the
court house leaked badly
From Monday morning until We'd
nesday. the rainfall at the Kennedy
mine, according to the gauge kept al
the Kennedy Office, measured 7.61
inches, quarter of an inch more
than the record at jackson. The pre-
cipitation at the Kennedy is usually
somewhat greater than at jackson,
although there is less than two miles
between the two points. Kennedy,
however, is 200 or 300 feet higher
than jackson, and this to some extent
accounts for the greater rainfall.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
Chapter of Accidents.

John Pusich, a miner, was struck
on the head by falling rock while
working in the Gwin mine, last Fri
day, fractnrlng the skull, and Iacerat-
ing the scalp badly. The attending
surgeon extracted piece of bone
from the wound. The patient will
probably recover.
On Wednesday Steve Garbarino,
while working in the Kennedy, had
two ribs fractured by being struck
with rock falling l6 feet. He Will
be laid up for some weeks.
On the same day miner named
John Korich, had deep cash cut in
the palm of his hand by a sharp piece
of slate striking him. 1t required a
number of stitches to close the cash.
The little boy of j. Il. Huberty, ran
needle in the fieshy part of his
finger last Wednesday, requiring The
service of surgeon to extract it.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-14
SUPERIOR COURT.


John K. Clute VS.. e. W. EmsIie-
Suit to recover the sum of $3.50 due
on promissory note, dated Deem
Der 3, 1902. with interest at the rate
of four per cent per annum.
Jas. Kertoot VS.. Lincoln &. Nj. Co.
len days further time granted de-
PENDANT to answer.
b. Levaggi VS.. Volcano Gold M.
Co.-Set for trial January 4, jury
waived.
Grille Bros. VS.. Volcano q. M. Co.
Set for trial January 4, jury waived.
Annie E. Allen VS.. l.. l.. Cuneo-
Demurrer submitted.
Mary a. Rodgers VS.. John q. Lima
ct al. Application for appointment
as guardian fiIcd.
Estate of L. N. Frisbee-F Final ac-
count allowed; decree of distribution
granted.
Estate of Domenico Fregulia -
Catarina Fregulia appointed admin
istratriX upon filing bond of 5000.
Estate of James kitteridge-Decree
OF distribution granted.
Estate of Hannah Bundock-FinaI
account and petition for distribution
filed.
Estate of Katie Tucker-Final &C.
count and petition for distribution
filed.
Estate of Il. A. Kent-Final account
and petition for distribution filed;
December %, appointed for hearing
same