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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
Lafayette's Coach Preserved.

Mr.. John Nott-passing the even
ing of his lie in the retirement of
the old Mott homestead, five miles
west of the town; after a long and
useful life, worthy of his forebears-
has in a cellar of his dwelling, care
fully preserved, the body of the old
fashioned, but stately, coach in which
Lafayette rode into this place on the
occasion of his memorable and his
toric visit to Fayetteville in 1925.
Mr.. Mott at one time had the sill
yerplated harness which flashed in
the light on the backs of the pranc-
ing horses of the chariot, but the
vandalism of one generation after an
other, callous to sentiment and
greedy of gain, flched by piecemeal
these reminders of the past--Fa-
y~etteville IN. c. Observer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
Active In Road Improvement.

Autoists from all parts of the Key
stone State have learned with inter-
est that the York (Pa.) Automobile
Club is taking an active hand in the
good roads problem, and is doing all
In it's power to have the thorough
fares improved. This latest real work
has been started on the famous Get
tysburg pike, which runs from York
to Gettysburg, twenty-eight miles
distant. This pike is Travelled by
thousands of ~autoists every summer
and the improvements are badly
needed at certain places. 1t is the
direct run between New York and
the National battlefield, and hundreds
of the metropolitan tourists use 1t
annually. The pike between York
and Wrightsville, east to the Susque-
hanna River, is also receiving its
share of improvements. This is part
of the same thoroughfare which goes
through to Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
GLASS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

What m,de Colrmbrs ,b;rL ,bo world
Was rornd9 The Lac daciara wa"
"Rec,msa in dea,;ngs With The Void
uave We opr beroes much IN mind
And do we hold them dear9
"Obs Voc. ana that's one reason univ
PRAY how came WASHINGTON IN he
writer of r%enoyvn9
"Recanse he rom tbe very FIRST
Reoon 10 ont things dawn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
Concerning Odors.

A generous lump of soda placed in
pots and pans in which fish, cabbage
onions and other strong-smellins
foods have been cooked, will thor.
oughly cleanse and make them smell
sweet and clean.
A teaspoonful of vinegar boiling
on the stove will counterfeit the
smell of strong food.
A t~easpoonful of ground cloves on
a few hot Goals will produce the same
result.
A few drops of sandalwood oil
dropped or a hot shove. is a delight
full d~eodorizer.
A sponge placed in a saucer of
boiling hot water, in which has been
added a teaspoonful of oil of laven-
der, gives a fragrance of violets to a
o in which it is placed. Flies
will not remain where the odor of oil
of lavender is.
A stale crust of bread boiled with
cabbage will absorb the disagrg able
odor.
A large lump of charcoal in a\
frigerator will preventa musty smel..
A pound of copperas dissolved in
boiling water, if poured into drain
pipes, will dissolve the grease and
other impurities.
An onion breath may be gotten rid
of by swallowing a mouthful of vine.
gar or drinking half a cup of hot
water in which a pinch of baking
soda has been dissolved.
A few mouthfuls of lime water, or
a few drops of the tincture of myrrh
in a tumbler of water will sweeten
an unpleasant breath, and a small
piece of orris root, II chewed, will
give a violet odor to the breath
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10

: Household Matters.
Cream of Spinach.

A half peck of spinach was used
for the soup. 1t was washed thor
oughly, drained and put on to boil in
salt was added when almost done.
When cooked it was run through a
sieve. To two cups of pulp was add
ct N quart of milk white stock or
half stock and half milk is equally
good. Two tablespoonfuls of butter
and three tablespoonfuls of -four
were added to the liquid and all was
cooked until it thickened. Salt and
pepper were used to season, and when
the soup was served, a spoonful of
whipped cream on top the bouillon
cup made a dainty picture in green
and white.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10

day and breathing the pure air; for
/ stood at the bottom of a large
jagged opening, which l instantly
recognized as n of the pits on
Blackburn's Bluff.
1 gazed upward and fairly drank
in the pure air and sunshine. A lit
tie bird perched on a limb high above
twittered gaily and seemed to be sing
ing to me a song Of good cheer. l
was elated at once more coming into
the light, but my hopes sank as l
realized the utter improbability of
anyone coming to my rescue in this
remote place before night; and after
dark l stood in deadly peril from the
beasts that made their dens in the
cave.
The slanting rays of the sun told
me twas late in the afternoon. If /
pinned escape l must work quickly.
l carefully examined my prison. I
could scale the wall almost to the
top. Here an ov%erhanging rock would
stop further progress. However,
growing out from the base of this
rock was a stunted pinoak, while
from the branches of a large elm
which stood on the verge above a
huge grapevine dangled within four
feet of the stunted pinoak. If / could
only climb out on the pinoak and
from there jump the intervening four
feet and catch the grapevine! Was
the grapevine dead and rotten? Or
would I miss 1t and be dashed to
pieces on the rocks below
Laying aside my natural timidity,
I resolved to use every means of es-
cape, and forthwith began the ascent.
/ had some difficulty in making my
way to the stunted oak, but by pull
ing myself up by the scant bushy
growth along the face of the cliff l
soon found myself balanced on the
horizontal trunk ready to make my
spring into space for the friendly
grapevine.
Only four or five feet to safety!
It was the supreme moment! Life
itself depended on the success of this
Lap into space! Nerving myself for
the final effort l jumped! l caught
at the vine; 1t slipped through my
hands for an instant, but the grasp Of
desperation held it! Slowly pulling
myself up hand over hand, I soon
reached a firmer hold in the branches
of the elm and thence to the ground,
The sun had set when l at last set
foot on the surface of this dear old
planet, and the familiar sounds Of
the early twilight greeted my ears,
and, oh, sucn music! In a few min.
utes l was at home, having travelled
three-quarters of a mile underground
and that in tital darkness. Search.
ing parties were out after me, but
strangely enough, no n had been
to the hog wallow" land.
A later visit revealed only a sunken
place ten feet across and some six
feet deep to mark the sCot where !
fell into the cave. Years later a
party of adventures fully explored
the ave and found a labyrinth Of
passages. By the merest accident !
had taken the n leading out. Any
of the others would have taken me
miles through winding passages,
beset with chasms deep and danger
ous.-Journal of Agriculture.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
Iife's Highest Achievement.

1t has been said that success con-
sists in getting that at which one
aims, and being happy in it. Each
one should have an ideal of what is to
be the expression of his or her life.
If this is attained in some degree
such a life may be called successful.
Hence, the successful man or woman
is the one who has succeeded fairly
well in shaping the actual life in ac-
cordance with the ideals of life. This
requires a strength and persistence
that call for continual struggle. 1t
forms the highest achievement of
life. Bulwer we'll says that the man
who succeeds above his fellows is the
one who early in life clearly discerns
his object and toward that object
habitually directs his powers.-From
Vital Questions" by DR.. Henry D.
Chaplin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
GOOD @
@ ROADS S.
building Roads in Illinois.

Building good roads all over the
West is more general now than ever
before. The Drovers' Journal, in re-
ferring to this work in Illinois, says:
AS a means of educating the peo-
pie to the advantages of good roads
and Of the ways and methods to pro-
duce them the State highways COM
mission of Illinois is pushing as rap
idly as possible the construction of a
number of experimental roads in ar
ious sections of the State.
One stretch of road has been com-
pleted at Salem. III. This road is
just outside the limits OF the city of
Salem. The highway commissioners
of Salem township applied for bro
ken stone, which was furnished them,
and a piece of road built by the local
commissioners; owing to the lack of
proper methods the road thus laid
was poorly made. The State high
way commission completed about o.
200 feet of the work with the aid Of
a steam roller and modern methods
of construction, making as smooth
and fine appearing a piece of road
as can be found anywhere.
The width of the macadam is
about fourteen feet and put on eight
inches deep; part of the work was
r~esurfacing the road laid by the local
commissioners, at the end of which
was about 600 feet of newly con-
structed road. The exact cost of
this work cannot be a~scertained ow-
ing to the lack of records on the
work done prior to that under charge
of the State highway commission.
The estimated cost of this work per
mile, including grading and shaping
the s%ubgrade, hauling the stone a
distance of about a mile and a quar-
ter, spreading and rolling, is about
$4,000. The material was furnished
free by the State from the State
rock crusher at the Southern Illinois
penitentiary at Menard. The freight
IN the stone over the Illinois South
ern railroad was paid in ballast.
The contrast between the portion
Of road built with the steam roller
and that upon which the roller was
not used furnishes a most striking
illustration of the Importance of
proper equipment and technical ex-
perience in highway construction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
A Revolutionary Relic.

Senator Bard, of California, was
C conversing with a Jesuit brother
at the Georgetown University, when
he told this story illustrative of the
fine humor of Archbishop Ryan, of
Philadelphia: The archbishop had
rebuked a priest for wearing a most
MISUNDERSTANDING hat.
Il would not give this hat for twen-
ty new ones" said the priest. 1T
belonged to my father, who fell in
the rising of AS"
"Ah, was Archbishop Ryan's re-
tort; evidently he fell on the hat"
-Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
Could Eat, But Not See,

A farmer who went to a large city
to see the sights engaged a room at
a hotel, and before retiring asked
the clerk about the hours for dining.
I'VE have breakfast from 6 to IL,
dinner from IL to 3, and supper
from 8 to s." explained the clerk.
"Wa-al, say" inquired the farmer,
in surprise, what time air l goin'
ter git ter see the town?"-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10

In fact, within the short space OF
three years after the Spanish War
there was scarcely an important point
of investment left untouched by East
ern funds and Eastern promotive en-
terprise. And had we but realized
it then, as we do in beholding the
consequences now, we might long
since have wrapped around our
sleeves the mourning badge for the
things which were being lost to us
forever. For, when Hartman bought
the Chicago & Alton, it was the cross
ing of the Rubicon for us. Behind
him rallied all the vast machinery
of modern commerce and finance, as
the colossal power of imperial Rome
was massed behind Caesar, and after
he had taken under his command the
Pacific railroads there was nothing
for us to do, but like the Goths, to
forsake our perhaps cruder but GER
tainly happier and mere peaceful
habits and habitats, and to become
di7ciples, followers or allies of the
strenuous demands and customs of
the maturer world to the eastward
The Reader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
THE SEX.

"The weaker sex" they call them, but a mortal couldn't make,
In speaking of the womenfoks, a more profound mistake.
Those precious parcels made of smiles, of ribbons, tears and lace,
Have clearly proved themselves to be the "Samsons" Of the race.
Do you suppose that any Man could keep me half the night
In some beshadowed hammock where mosquitoes fercely bite,
And who, it mattered net how long he might prefer to stay,
Could press my hand so lightly l could never get away?
And where's the giant with the strength to make me walk and walk
About the park and bable forth the softest kind of talk,
And buy ice cream and lemonade and popcorn bars and such
And then declare | had enjoyed the evening very much?
! know a tender, "cingng vneN who, by her wlnsome smiles,
Has made me, lazy as | am, walk several hundred miles.
I've stood outdoors on winter nights and waited for her when
I'd not have waited half so long for fifteen dozen men.
The women re the ones who rule this planet first and last;
They bind us in their mystic chains and hold us good and fast.
But, though we men are shackled slaves, we mutually agree
Well never do a single thing to make them set us free.
Nixon Waterman, in Good Housekeeping.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

Ind@r The ss0ys haaa the d P&so
Hsssld In Q reewnt Issue eomaents np-
60 The coaaisson and the situation IN
th~ southwest. mesnlag more espeei-
slss Nsw M~xaeo. In "A Taas readable
AM interekfing manner. Tie editorial
b meAty sn4 describes the siiaation
obtaining In The great Eeetioa %
Which a aIiaaes very pr.p~riy ann
ssrT snoouHagesngiy. Ths Herald
xsYs.
There ID hardly . cry or tasn IN
the Great soashxest that 10 mot about
10 spend Isrxs suins ON public Inn
psossments Many places have bond
lssaes up before The peorie. and the
newspapers are carefully pointing out
the advantages u the proposed i'm.
psssefnents. the necessity for new
sshooi buildiass. street and sidewalk
improvements. public baildlngs. sew.
ers. watersofks and 10 an. ..
Al over the Great Southwest the
people are progressive. and the story
das by day is cf nsw huiidings. I'm.
ereaxing population and better busi.
nsss The railroads. mines. and re-
dustion works are all busy, and mer.
camille business 10 exesileni
One good sign Ia the increasing de.
msnd Tor lands In the territories. All
records are being broken In home
stead and desert entries Many On.
tsasive irrigation and oo.ony schemes
are under way. and In a number OF
places the dry farming" process 10
being tried with much success.
II IL natural that there should be
q good demand for real estate In cit.
les and towns. But. a. In III Paso. the
realty market In other places does
not show extraordinary imitation. The
market prizes for real estate In n
paso is really set by the people who
want lots Tor homes or business build.
tngs. or for Improvement or invest.
ment. There ts little OF the hand
washing" business, 80 disastrous I'm
the end
Never before has the Great South.
west been In such favor with the peo.
pie Of the nation, and the fruits Of
years OF publicity will come % Us
from this time on. The natural adyan-
tases have been here sll along. though
many people are just beginning 20
recognize them. and stili dimly. Ar
tifieial advantages are being created
as fast as men and money can 60
about H.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13
MORE GOOD ADVICE.

A house divided against itself can
never prosper The east and west
salta1 ~ s,e been -
! ~ y 49, and rscentiy
tia ~chsupsoo3 Il he &est side sac.
.sseded ID a6iishinethe postoffice
~ that point. xhIch n11 been siiscon.
tlaaed several seArs 1nce. I'll the
man sjt6s to IN vekAs possoffice
which was ON tlps eat side. Now
both sides have bffice6 os their own,
The west side being given tho privilege
OF having the name Las Vegas. while
that portion OF the town known ~ the
east side will have 10 he satisfied
With the cognomen or EAST I.as We.
.gas I This official separation into two
parts Of homogeneous whole. Is Ger.
tain so result In endless confusion and
Tor the good II the town of Las w.
gas. By which Is mean. the entire
town. Including all four sides. the gov.
eminent recognition of this family
squabbie Il much 10 he regretted. Let
The people Of Las Vegas get together
81 this matter before further injury
Ii done to the beautiful little city
Silver CITY Enterprise
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

The June number Of the Scientific
Farmer. the organ Of the Campbell as.
sociation. has appeared In Las Vegas.
An excellent xrite.up os Las Vegas.
fprofusely decorated. Ii o prominent
feature. There are copious accounts
OF the recent Campbell convention
here with a reproduction Of the pa.
pers read. A letter from w. n. Com.
stock and the story Of ,be establish.
ment Of the dry farm ne'e are given
place. Il Is. as the publishers promis.
ed, u las Vegas number The Com.
mercial Club has secured a thousand
copies Tor outside distribution and the
local news stands are well supplied.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

Ration wants one Of tine territorial
political conventions which win be
held this year. especially. II this
should prove statehood year. Ration IL
entitled to be heard on this subject.
u only recently completed the largest
and most comfortable auditorium In
the territory. II can wei take care
OF a large crowd OF delegstes and visi.
tors and on election day, the vote Of
Ration and surroundings will be no
small factor In determining the final
resait.--New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

Newcomers, many Of them. and moi
a few III older residents loo. complain
or the monotony ANA lacl al onnartn
nits for amusement m ,bls cI,., NM
now that the heat OF summer has
come on, ar inc warm cs,s ana oft,
times brcathless Atmosphere. Nu,ner.
GUS health seekers complain of moth.
inn 10 do "a uass the time ana grow
homesick ami morbid. I,
should an, or III IL these same
people 20 10 the national park, To the
Alps or the Highlands of Scotland,
they wild be bOsy from morning fill
ntrht fami,Iarlz,nc thetnrelyea with
the sights and scenes thai have made
theae regions famous,
Vel within 4 few miles of Ias1 Va.
- ana these ,1sople who are dyins
for something with which ID occupy
their minds. il 60 be found some of
the fa,rest ana erande,l scenery On
the globe ii il true tnat many of
the newcomers and not 4 few az the
oidcomers have heard little or moth.
.ins sof sss,c ,wonasrla ,rnunn nie1unnxs -
reach. sss =
let those who M $xft = IN
ennui and turning AZ sbsue with sits.
content. III they ara, moi 8 much
wrapped ap III their Vurp petty tro,,.
hles that their eyes ..n1 their aesthet.
/. s. - ]. 81 -. "a - - /. q 81
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
At Z. p. A. CONVENTION

Buffalo. N. Y. June i3.--The feature
Of this. the third day Of the annual
convention Of the Trayeims Protect.
i've association. was the memorial ex.
ercises this afternoon In honor Of the
memory OF those who tave passed
away since the last annual gathering.
The national chaplain, Rev. Homer T.
Wilson Of Fort Worth. Texas. presid.
ed over the exercises and the oratiou
was delivered by Charles A. Weller Of
Knoxville. Tenn. The program was
literally iuterspersed with music.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13
cax sAasa.sse Ar AssluM.

&WN NRM0*@A4 - *@&N&~-
Psux n q. k~rnoa. - II sf sAs
krsa e the sssls oesssssbsnt of 1ks
A 80 4 celiessA isf1 fsE ths sssss
lass masAs saxgwas~a - shoF1axhay
assaxAaas ~tsh ah~ ssMnss& thst hsa
heen ssssine4 ~ sfesaaI George %
wsrss u The sppilcatisa 81 dFy farm
naethaas 60 In Asyi1m saGds,
Preseason kssnoa Ass Asn~n spsssaat
"a b. he eoilss~ I asaEeExtss esEssas
an fsFains sspesimssss made ia sais
a~~ssaa, Tk~ asyiam hsssEa Eanereas
ly sxseeA NJ essaesxts - shs wateni
af lts sbili,y and ths eoi.ese sKsesa'
menss 20 hs nlaax this pear siil al
hs o. ne gHsaass q sAe tnstitutsos~
Mr.. Ward h. planted miilets nsts
and ether sesa farnlshsa ~ the oal
iexr ana xiii plant . nambsr % oh
|0s saFs~tisx IT dry land s@@ds In ~
distna so this ths steward has Esaans
CROPS. shear. oats. alfalfa. rhutsrb.
hests. horse b@sas. ooFH, IsaFsnirs and
min aFsfArd ait fsomftshlzg aa unAHasst'
"a land.
Professor Vernon wss little stnst Al
smssNd 70 fina uorn aHa horse leans
plnn1md Tive we*kR ase On dry land
nov foss high.
TIE wheat ard o.ts sra alfalfa %
the farm that nase nj hesn irFiEsset
lDnks every whlt ax veil ~ that
whirh has. IN une 1t tho places thr
water from the ditch has overlooked
its hanks and part u . fteld os besns
has gotten a xDod irrigation. II Il
notewarthy thai q part u the crop thas
has keen irrigated. side ty side with
that xhleh has not, lnoks not q whit
better. #
Professor Vernon viii pay ssseral
more visits 10 las Vega, during tho
season. lie viii tab. plsiurss of the
crops raised by dry farming at sarl
ous stages and Mt the harvesting and
with the statistics furnished him By
Mr. Ward will prepare bulletins Tor
tho nxe uf thu farmers u The territory
THAT crops In abundance rsn bw raised
here without irrigation has been pro
ven By Mr.. Ward through q number
of years experience. This year h
Inns planted moro than tho usual
amount of ground and thus Gar 10 Z
season that Ii average. the results
have been uniformly satisfactory.
Another illustration nf the sucress
~ dry farming is furnished on the
farm. A patient. who had had soms
experience In farming. asked permis
aiaa 10 plant eorn On q plot of gruan,
that had never been plcwed. but ID
which cabhases had been buried. Ths
permission wss given, Tho enterpris
ins patient secured q supply of seed
In some nearby corn field last fal
and this spring he made holes In III,
ground with stock an dropped IA
his corn, The corn cAme up and III.
patient cultivated II one. .r twice. n,
now has considerable fIeld of corn
ihrifty and healthy looking and vel
nixh ! foot high iie IL pretty certain
70 secure a good crop.
The query mikht naturally arise: i
nm insane man can raise flfty bushels
of corn 10 the acre asa unIrfiaatct
land. what could a sane man raise'
The answer might NOT be 20 easy. The
sane man would be lIkeIy ID raise con
siderahls less than the fifty bushels
unless he were within reach Of ths
advice Of 50 thoroughly practical an'
rational farmer ~ Mr.. Ward. Ya
there can ba no question ihat any mar
who'is willing to work viii raise prof
liable crops on the Las Vegas upiandi
tsza r.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

In the meantime II should not be
forgotten that the Roswell fair this
year Is going 70 be the best In the his.
tory OF the pecos valley. Bear this
10 mind when you are attending the
Carlsbad celebration. er ase out Of the
valley on business. and do your part
in boosting for Il. That means boost.
ing for the town. and in the end boost.
Ing Tor yourself Roswell Register.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

Congress has Just passed 4 truant
Law for the District ~ Columbia. but
Il applies only % schoo. children. Con
gressmen are a heretofore exempt
from attending the sessions at tho
capitol.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

i u a little hard to separate the
fact from the fancy In that projected
oarlsbad,Rosweli electric line. but IL
there is anything In II. II will be q
great factor In building up the inter-
yening country n there Isn't any
thing ID II. there Will be at no very
distant day Roswell Register.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

A London woman has shut herself
up lin the house and refuses to pay
taxes Or come forth until she is given
the right 20 vote, The tax collectors
are puzzled how to set her out, mon
having thought of advertising bar.
gain sale in the district where she
does her shopping.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

One of the minor blessings Of life
IN VI Paso Il that the rockths-boat
idiot who tries 10 depopulate the fam.
inIne east hasn't much show around
herc.-Ei Paso Herald.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

The recent fine rains we're worth
thousands q dollars 10 this country,
They came at time when they don't
Interfere with anyboi, Springer
Stockm1n,
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

DO w, Long ~ Las Vegas has 70
turned from the city of Mexico after
stay Of six months or more. He will
remain here a week efore departing
for Denver and New Yors
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-13

The young queen of Spain is to have
an allowance Of 100000 4 year. but Il
ii probable that one of cur own sum.
rner girls could have more peace of
mind and fun with ninety dollars.