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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
THE AMERICAN BISON.
Millions of BufYaloes Once Ranged
the Western Plains.

The early explorers who describe the
buffalo numbers do not give us any
thing more exact than superlative ex-
pressions, such as countless herds"
"incredible numbers" "teeming myr-
lads" 1.-The world one robe" etc. |
have endeavored to get at more ex-
act idea of their numbers.
The total area inhabited by the buf-
falo was about 3,OO0.00O square miles
OF this the open plains were one-haif.
According to the figures supplied me
by A. II. Potter of the forest service,
the ranges of the Dakotas, Montana,
Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colora-
do, Texas and Oklahoma Ia total Of
about 100000 square miles, or half Of
the plains were according to the CEN
sus Of 1900, carrying 24,O00,000 head
Of cattle and horses and about 6,000,-
900 head of sheep. This means that
when fully stocked they might sustain
a number of buffalo at least equal to
the number of cattle and horses. The
buffalo had to divide their heritage
with numerous herds of mustang an
telope and wapiti. On the other hand,
a buffalo could find living where a
range animal would starve, many Of
the richest bottom lands are now fenc-
ed in, and we have taken no account
of the 6,000.0O0 sheep. Therefore we
are safe in placing at 40,000,O00 the
buffalo formerly living on the entire
plains area.
Their prairie range was third as
large, but 1t was vastly more fertile
indeed, the stockmen reckon one prai-
rie acre equal to four acres on the
plains. Doubtless, therefore, the prai-
ries sustained nearly as many head as
the plains. We may safely set their
population at 30,OO0,OOO. The forest
region was the lowest In the rate of
population. For its 100000 square
miles we should not allow more than
100000 buffalo. These figures would
make the primitive number Of buffalo
75,OOO,OOO.
Many other calculations based on
different data give similar or slightly
lower totals. From these facts 1t will
appear very safe to put the primitive
buffalo population at 50000,0OO to 80
100000. = Ernest Thompson Seton in
Scribner's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Origin of the Rnllnnn.

The word balloon means "a large
ball" To Mont%olier of .innonay,
France, the invention of the balloon is
credited. 1t Is said that he was led to
turn his attention to balloon making
from the following incident: A French
laundress, wishing to dry pctticoat
quickly. placed it on basket work
frame over a stove To prevent the
heat from escaping by the opening at
the top of the petticoat she drew the
belt strings closely together and tied
them. Gradually the garment dried
and became lighter, and as the stove
continued to give out heat and rarely
the air concentrated under the basket
work frame the petticoat began to
move and finally rose in the air. This
so astonished the laundress that she
ran to her neighbors and asked them
to come and witness the strange sight.
SIontgolfier was among those that
came In. The pettlcoat suspended In
midair suggested greater things to
him, and he returned home with
something to think about" He At
once began studying works on dfffsr-
ent kinds Of atmosphere. and the in
venton Of the balloon Was the resnlt,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Rivers That Flow backward.

Near Argostoll, town on one of the
Greek islands, four little torrents Of
sea water, rolling on an average fifty
five gallons second, penetrate into
the fssures Of the cliffs, flow rapidly
land and finally gradually disappear
the crevices Of the soil. Two Of
he water courses are sufficiently
kerful to turn all the year round the
wheels of two mills constructed by
4 an enterprlslng Englishman. This
seems at first sight absurd on the face
of 1t, but II is quite easily explained.
The hills of the island are Of soft, cal
careous rock. full Of assures, and suck
up water Ike Immense sponges. In
consequence the pools in their subter-
ranean caverns are always lower than
the surrounding sea. so to restore the
balance these little brooks, fed by the
waves, are always descending inland.
The curious yet natural result of the
constant evaporation Of the sea water
II that gigantic masses Of salt crystals
are constantly forming in the caves.-
Strand Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Meeting of Stockholders.

You are hereby informed that the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the Summer
vile Telephone Company will be held at the
office of the Company, on Main Street, in the
Borough OF Summerville, on Wednesday, the
9th day of January, A. ID. 1907, at the hour OF
ten O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of electing
a Board of Directors for the Company for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before
said meeting, and a meeting of the stock
holders is hereby called to convene at the
general office of the said company on the 9th
day of January, 1907, to take action on ap-
proval or disapproyal of the proposed In
crease OF the capital stock of said company
from $4,000 to $4,000. And further, that
action win be taken TO provide funds for
increasing the capacity OF the plant, improy-
ing its system and perfecting Its service In
such manner and form as may be approved
by majority vote of the stockholders
present.
All stockholders are requested to be Drese nj
and vote to approve or disapprove the above
resolutions which have been offered before
the Board of Directors, and to be finally
passed upon at the stockholders annual
meeting on the date above mentioned.
DR.. J. X. BROWN, JOS s. HAMMOND.
President. Secretary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14

Korea is perhaps the oldest country
In the world, and the customs and ac-
tions that go to make up the Gally life
of the people are not at all governed
by the logic or tradition which moves
us on our enlightened way. They have
no clearly regulated sports, nothing ap-
parently that could be llkened to a
national game. They pass most of
their recreation hours swinging In
straw rope swings and seem entirely
happy in the sport. The straw rope,
IL well made, is extremely durable and
can stand considerable weight. as may
be judged when three ablebodied
young men impose their weight upon
the swing. standing on the shoulders
of one another after the manner Of
acrobats. 1t may be very fine pastime,
but the average American. it is safe to
say, would find in it very little appeal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Peculiar Light Giving Animals.

A peculiar light giving animal found
In southern Californian waters is the
heteropod. The metropolis, dazzling
white and almost shapeless, can often
be seen floating on the clear water
Their bodies are almost transparent,
and they have in addition to n long
tail powerful sucker, by which they
cling to seaweed. When these crea-
lures are irritated they seem to emit
a light from all over the body, though
one writer describes one in which the
light-red In this case-seemed to radi-
ate from the center Of the animal OF
all the light giving animals the salpa
is said to be the most wonderful. Like
the heteropod, this animal Is provided
with claspers that enable 1t to fasten
to seaweed and rocks. So plentiful are
they in Californian waters that the
Santa Catalina channel, which is from
eighteen to twenty miles wide and
about forty-fve miles long, Is at times
literally covered with them as far as
the eye can reach. Covering the entire
surface and cleaning like gems In the
sunlight, they present beautiful pic
ture. These animals constitute a del
icacy much sought for by whales.
Some Of them shed silvery light,
while others yield blue and others red
light
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
JUSTICE OF THE HEARTH.
A Standard That Might Well BE
Adopted by All Society.

Over the dinner table husband was
telling his wife of the financial mis-
dealings Of one Of their social ac-
quaintances, a wealthy and popular
man. He had contrived the ruin of a
certain company and its subsequent
reorganization, a process which had
put money into his pocket and taken
money from innocent stockholders.
The husband touched the facts light
ly, because he thought that a woman
could not be Interested in them or i'm
derstand them in detail. This wom-
ans understanding throughout her hus-
bands narrative was occupied with
nnr or two simple questions.
'l' he to be puniShed?" she asked.
Furnished? How! His conscience
won't punish him-indeed. he probably
thinks he has ohcyel the rules Of bust
ness. The law t. .,ln.tlily Is broad
enough to cover his ease. Nut 1t Is
hard to get evilent y. You see. the
district attorney must
Excuse me for interrrpting, dear
ENDliln til'tt W Wv MttT. I tulIk we
shall not dine there next Wednesday.
will write note to Mrs Berry
Not dine there? Why not?'
Because he is not fit man to re-
ceive in our house or for us to visit"
But nonsense! He's just as good
fellow, just as respectable
"One minute. BY your own words
you prove that he is wicked man,
taking what is not his. 7 listened to
your story until there could be no
doubt that you yol;rSe.e condemned
him by the facts, which l do not un-
derstand. II what you say is true he
and meet no more as equals"
And her Judgment stood. OF course
her neighbors and friends pursued the
usual course Of accepting man in
social relations whom their husbands
distrusted In business.
But the standard of the hearthstone
shall it not some day be the standard
of all society youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14

French officials are said to be par
ticularly strict in their discipline Of
tourists A lately returned traveller
tells several more or l"is apocryphal
stories to Illustrate the state OF affairs.
An American lost his footing, slipped
down an embankment and fell into II
small, shallow pond. As he scrambled,
dripping, up the embnnlimcnt to the
footpath he was confronted by an
arm of the law.
"Your name? Your address," de-
manded this uncompromlsing person,
notebook in hand.
"But fell" be an the astonlshed
American. g" only
The man waved his arm. 1T Is for
bldden to bathe in this lake." he said
firmly. 81 am not here to listen to
extenuating circumstances"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
The Old Greek Divorce Inv.

A clergyman was railing against d.
vorce. I'VE ought to have the divorce
law that was enforced in ancient
Greece" he said. "If that old Greek
clause was tackled to every separation,
i am persuaded that divorces would
fall OF go to 20 per cent. This law
was that when a man got divorce he
could not under any circumstances
marry another woman younger than
his ex-wife. An innocent law, a brief
law, not much to look at, but how
many divorce suits would be nipped
in the bud If all husbands knew that
after the separation they could not
marry younger women than the wives
,they had cast Philadelphia Bull
1etin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14

Leaves do not fall from the tree be-
cause they are dead" which we may
take as equivalent to saying because
they are no longer receiving the con-
stituents of their being from the sap
and from the air, but as consequence
Of process Of growth which devel-
ops just at the junction of the leaf
stem with the more permanent por-
tion Of the tree, certain corklike cells
which have very little adhesion, SO
that the leaf is very liable to be broken
away by influences of wind and
changes of temperature and of mois-
ture.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
A Quotation.

A correspondent wrote to newspa-
per to ask the author Of this couplet:
How much the fool who has been sent to
Rome
Excels the fool who has been kept at
home!
He had barely written when he an
swered his own qur-y. having found
the source Of the lives and how he had
misquoted them. r ~ are from Cow
per's Progress Of Error" and read:
How much a Ounce that hath been sent
to roam
Excels a Ounce that hath been kept at
home!
We are not sure but that, as Is fire.
quently the case with Interpretations,
the popular version Is better than the
poet's.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14

Water is sometimes very scarce and
precious on the South African veldt,
according to writer, who says: "Tn
our veldt cottage we had no well. only
large tanks, and about August our
condition usually became desperate.
II you washed your hands you carried
the precious fluid out to pour II on
some thirsty plant or vegetable; the
bath water the same, part Of it being
first saved to scrub floors. Cabbage
and potato water was allowed to cool
and then used for the garden or to
wash the dogs in first, so that these
waters did three duties"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Brnins of Great Men.

Brains Of great men vary very much.
1t Is found that men of encyclopedia
mind have large and heavy brains
Gladstone had to wear very big hat
with an enormous bed of gray matter
and numerous convolutions. On the
other hand, men whose genius is con-
centrated upon one line of thought are
of small brain and, consequently have
small heads. Newton, Byron and
Cromwell were in this elass.-Kanso .
CITY Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14

An enthusiastic French physician,
while dying. made careful observa-
tons of his condition, detailing his
symptoms to his son and attending
physician in order that they might
make record of them. At the very
end, when he was on the point of pass
ing away, he surprised the friends at
his bedside by saying, "You see I am
dying"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14
Helned Out.

The Father-So you think you can
support my daughter? The Suitor-I'm
quite sure can, sir, If you will help
us out. The Father-Tll help you out
all right, all right! Whereupon the
suitor dashed madly down the front
steps with the father close second in
the race.--Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-14

"What would you do if you had a
million dollars handed you?"
"Well, of course | can't say precise
ly but the probabilities are that I'd
become mean and grouchy, break
away from all my old friends and put
in the rest Of my life trying to skin
mankind out of another million Phil
adelphia Bulletin.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-09-13

Mrs. E. L. Meadows, daughter
OF Hon. Marion Dixon, died at
Vida1ia on Tuesday and yester-
day her remains were taken to
Osierfe1d on the A. B. & A.,
train. Several citizens of this
city met the friends of Mrs.
Meadows at the train as it
passed thro. The family and
others met the remains at Osier-
field and all that is mortal of the
loved daughter and wife was
laid to rest in the family ceme-
terry. The Enterprise joins with
a large circle of friends in ex-
tending sympathy to the be-
reaved ones.
Mr.. Wine has resigned his po-
sition as craftsman for the A b.
& A. and will devote himself to
the business of an architect, a
long felt want in a city of this
size.
C1yde Kimler writes his mot
ther of a young man he dressed
for the grav who still remains un-
identified. He was struck by
the train at Elberton and lived
twenty-four hours without re-
gaining consciousness and no
clue by which to locate or name
him. Fine looking and appar-
emily twenty-five years old.
Mr.. H. G. Williamson, a
prominent cotton buyer OF
Rowena, is in the city with a
view of locating.
The terrible war of the future
will be a battle of automobile and
airships and other new engines
of destruction for sea and land.
An armored motor car ordered
for the British Army has been
designed to carry an array OF
formidable guns including two
pom.poms and two Maxims. The
car can run 200 miles without re-
plenishing the fuel supply, cary"
ing in addition to its armament
10000 rounds of ammunition
and a fighting crew of twenty
mep. For the United States
Army extensive tests are being
made of automobile, Maxum and
larger field pieces.
The state Democratic execu-
tive com mittee met at noon in
the convention hall of the Pied.
mont hotel and fixed October
the third as the time for voting
for the judges for the new court
of appeals. Under the resolu-
ton adopted separate ballot box
es will provided, but the same
managers and clerks will act.
The ma jority rule will not be ad-
hered to, a plurality being suf-
fcient to elect. Candidates
must file staten ent of the
money spent by them in their
campaign and their names will
not appear on the ballots unless
this is done.
"We1l, I suppose 1 might poss-
IDLY get along with a kinder
garten in the composing room
but I draw the line at the es-
tablishment of a nursery"d declar-
ed foremsn Burt Brown of the
Enterprise force when Mother
Enterprise came walking in
with a two months old baby in
her arms. 1t came about this
| way. The baby and mother
that nobody wanted-were
stranded at the A. B. & A.
depot and what else could we do
but take them in out of the sun
seat the mother in a rocker that
happened to be in the hall and
fix bed for the baby on stack
of stationary yet unpacked--
send for some dinner for the
mother until we could find other
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-09-13
Roosevelt Talks of Necessity
Of Religion.
Says Clean Living Is Necessary for the
Welfare of the Nation-President
Delivers an Address Touch.
Upon Lies and Wealth.

Oyster Bay, September SIN
a half hours address at the BIZ
centenary celebration of Christ
Episcopal church here to-day,
President Roosevelt talked of the
necessity of religion and clean
living for the welfare of the
nation.
II cannot understand any Ameri-
can CITIZEN" he said who has
the faintest feeling of patriotism
failing to appreciate the absolute
essential need of religion in its
broadest sense, to the welfare
of this country. If it we're not for
the fact that in our villages and
towns as they have grown up the
churches have grown up in them,
and in the churches men whose
work is not for the things of the
body, but for the welfare of the
soul, it would not be nation to-
day, because this nation would
not be a fit abode for civilized
man."
He said that our material
foundation of wealth was but a
base for the spiritual growth
of the nation. and while
the material outgrowth is not
to be disregarded, its real object
onght not to be lost sight of. The
mission of the church was not
to work in the interest of one
sect, but for humanity as whole.
He said he had been struck by
the prediction of Bishop Burgess,
of Long Island, who had just
said that in two or three gener-
ations there would be but one
church in this country.
Il wish to emphasize, "said the
president, that vital Importance
to this nation of our people being
taught to realize that Christi
anity manfests itself in the con-
duct of it's most humble profess
sor."
He spoke of the necessity of
the members OF the Christian
church condemning vigorously
those who took religion as a
cloak. On the subject of riches
the president said:
There is nothing I abhor more
than the telling of an untruth,
whether a conventional untruth,
or rot, and I would on no account
be understood as affecting to de-
precate material we'll being To
tell men to disregard riches en-
tirely is to preach to them not
only a doctrine which it is i'm poss-
ible for them to live up to, but
which the preacher knows per-
fectly we'll they will not try to
live up to. But put riches below
the things of the soul. Give to
the body what the body is entitled
to. The multi-millionaire is not a
harm, but good to the commu-
nifty, if he appreciates that he is
only a trustee for that wealth
that he is a trustee for the cause
of goodness.
The president emphasized the
necessity of every man being
thoroughly self supporting as I;
basis for spiritual life. He con
c1uded with the sentiment tha
the only life really worth living
was one that made others. better
because it had been lived.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-09-13
WITH THE PROCESSION
MRS. NETTIE @. HALL,
(MoTHNR HNTERPRIsn)
NEWS EDITOR.

Hon. J. b. ID. Paulk is greet'
ing his friends in this city today
i Work wanted by homeless,
friendless woman. Enquire al
the Enterprise Office.
This whole section is saddened
by the death of the lovely dangh.
ter of Hon. Marion Dickson, the
devoted wife of Mr.. E. L. Mea.
dow at Vidalia, yesterday.
Miss Adah Walker, and Mrs
Clara Jones the popular trimmer
in Mrs. Walkers Millinery store
are at home again after their
trip to New York for fall and
winter millinery.
| Fred Terry took the Tifton
train yesterday for St.George
and after a visit with Joe Bel
will go on to Jacksonville, Fla,
where his brother Roy has Sc
cured employment for him.
Mrs. John Kellar was bitten by
a snake last evening during the
storm. She was returning from
a visit to Mrs. Jas. Simpson ac-
companied by herigrand-children
when the snake struck her foot.
DR.. Ware dressed the wound,
which proved not to be very
dangerous one.
D. r. Nelson is raising the resi-.
dence of l.. P. North on Oconee
street and placing it on a good
stone foundation. On Monday he
will begin to move the Hayde and
Mattrau building from Central
Avenue and place it on east
Oconee where it will be used by
the colored people as a Masonic
hall.
The question continuity arises
"Why has Central avenue no
sidewalks after you leave the
Lee-Grant Hotel"? It is one of
i the prettiest streets in the city,
and some of the most handsome
houses are located on it but ii
you reach them you must plow
along in the middle of the street
and run the risk of being run
down by vehicles Of all kinds.
Mr.. L. Robitzsch is prom
mently mentioned in conectior
with the treasury of the new
| county of Ben Hill. He will not
announce until after the ratifca-
ton of the amendment of Ben
Hill County. Mr.. Robitzsch is
one of the counties best citizens
conservative and safe and if he
should announce which seems to
| certain, the other candidates will
have to do some close and rapid
figuring.
Mr.. J. Hawkins Goodman has
notified a large number of bis
friends of his intention to make
the race of county treasurer
after the ratification of the Con.
stitutional Amendment creating
Ben Hill County. There is nc
more honorable, upright, chris
tian gentleman than Hawkins
Goodman. He has the utmost
confidence of all his acquaintan'
ces and will make a very strong
candidate and if elected will
make a most efficient officer.
Charles Ellis is a ia atherless
twelve year old lad who is so
deaf be cannot be admitted to the
city schools. The Georgia
schools, for the deaf at Cave
Springs, north of Atlanta, will
take him in and not only cultivat e
his mind but also teach him
manual labor and some trade
which will fit him for the battle
of life. His mother is not able to
help him and small donation
from each one will help to give
this boy at least half a chance.