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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

"No, mamma" said the fair but irate
young matron, Il really feel that l
cannot live with August any longer"
"What makes you say such a shock
ing thing?"
HE is just shamefully suspicious"
"Why, what has he said:"
Accused me Of flirting with that
young I.obson."
why don't you tell him to prove it?"
az well, IN, afraid that he
would. F....lcisco Call
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

"Well, Tommy said Spawnger, who
had just called, hope 1 haven't dis
turbed your pa and ma at dinner?'
NO" replied Tommy, I'VE were just
goin' to set down, but pa seen you from
the winder . d he told me not to have
dinner till you went" - Philadelphia
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
A Thonplhtfnl Kid.

Harry, did you not hear your
mother calling you?"
Course 1 did"
"Then why don't you go TO herr"
"She's nervous. If l should go too
quick she'd drop dead" and Harry
went on with his playing as if nothing
disturbed his mind.-Albany Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
At the Tea Table.

Bobby-"Is God everywhere?"
Mother patiently)-"Yes, Bobby"
Bobby-'Is He in the tea pot?"
Mother (embarrassed)- "Why-why,
yes"
Bobby-"Is He in the sugar bowl?"
Mother (frantically)-"Yes! told you
God was everywhere
Bobby triumphantly, placing his
hand over the top of the sugar bowD-
"Hurrah! I've got Himr'-Judge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
A Cause For Wrath.

"a soft answer turneth away wrath
sometimes" remarked the observer of
Events and Things; "but it doesn't
make any difference how soft the an.
swer is, it doesn't have that effect if
the answer happens to be, Lines
busy '"-Yonkers Statesman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

Goodart -" "Conceited? Oh! | don't
know. I've often heard him say that
he has the greatest respect for the man
who knows more than he does, and"
Wise-"Yes, but how often have you
heard him admit that there is such a
an"-Philadelph Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
Same as Now.

Robinson Crusoe was talking to the
parrot.
Polly want a cracker?" he asked.
81 refuse to answer" replied the
bird, ION advice of counsel"
Thus we see that the parrot was not
as green as he looked.-New York
World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

that she did not shut the door
against me-
Graham deposited the next day, in
the name of the church, a check for
ten thousand dollars.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
Cnuses Many punctnres.

First Chauffeur-"There's one thing
l hate to run over and that's baby"
Second Chauffeur-"So do /. Them
nursing bottles raise Cain with tires"
Puck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
what He Worked.

"Smoothboy got his new mining
scheme on its feet in week"
worked wonders, ehT'
"No; worked suckers"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
Saving Himself.

Jenks-"Why on earth did you laugh
so heartily at that ancient jest of Bo-
rem's:"
Wise-"In self-defense."
Jenks-"In self-defense?
Wise-"Yes; if hadn't laughed so he
would have repeated the thing, think
ing l hadn't seen the point."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

yelopes. Then he touched button
and gave orders for the carriage.
The minister wrote few lines rap
idly on plain sheet of paper, reject
ing the stationery which bore the
letter head of the host. AS he tore
up the page and re-wrote the words
Mr.. Clanpel paced the room in ner-
vous but undisturbing manner.
The sealed letter bore no address
and Graham handed it to the servant
with directions for delivery and a
request to wait for an answer.
"How came you to know Mrs.-MiHs
Travers?" Clanpel asked, almost be-
fore the door had closed behind the
servant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21
Non-settinp Hens.

The AIinorca has been dubbed the
"middleweight egg machine" and there
is good reason why the name is APP
proprate. While they will not lay as
many eggs as some Of the smaller
breeds, yet in point Of weight they
easily Outclass all others.
1t is not unusual to find n dozen
Monorca eggs weighing thirty-twO
ounces, all being uniform in shape and
color.
Minorcas are strictly non-settlng
hens, though like all others of this
class, one will occasionally become
broody. They are large enough for
good table fowls, the males weighing
nine or ten pounds, and the females
weighing from six to seven.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

Refute the statement if you can
Give vent to it | must
There's no one meaner than the man
Who forms a turkey trust.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

One Of Lord Roseberry's hobbies 10
the collection of books. He is some
thing of poet when In the mood.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-21

She-"Do you have any trouble keep.
ing your servant"
He-"No, I'm married to her."-Ally
Sloper.
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05

stricken down-yea blind he
only had to say Lord, what wilt
thou have me do. He was told
what to do, and he ceased perse-
cutting the saints of God, and he
was made the greatest of Gods
advocates in the apostolic period.
After all of his preaching, and
writing through prosecutions most
severe, he said: But by the
grace of God, l am what | am"
Brethren and friends, if the bless
ed Saint Paul in advanced age
gave all credit to the grace of
God, what have we to hope for
beyond that. Paul at once recog-
nized the hand of Jesus, when he
was stricken down and blind. He
asked what he should do. The
blessed Jesus instructed him.
Jesus didn't tell him hat it was
too late. The wretched thief in
the agony of death for crime ap-
pealed to the dying Savior. Je-
sus answering said, "This day
shalt thou be with me in paradise"
Brethren, | thank God Jesus never
told believing penitent that il
was too late. But with equal
force assure you that now is al
ways the accepted time with God.
Our deceased friend, David
Fleet, lived to an old age, doing
much that is commended by us all
And much.ae we may lament that
he neglected to publically come
out on the side of the lord, as we
are commanded to do, We hope
that when he was stricken down
by paralysis, he felt and recog-
nized the hand of God. He was
alio wed to retain hisconsciousness
and his life was spared some days.
And by authority of Gods word
as | understand it, have the right
to hope that Mr.. Fleet sought and
received the pardoning grace OF
God, and is therefore at peaceful
rest to-day. But we should take
no chances on this line. There is
no promise that we shall be
stricken down as warning to
seek divine grace. x.
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
MODERN MARRIAGE.

Half the marriages in the world
are nothing but bubbles and bar
ter. A man wants wife. He
casts about for an even exchange.
In year he is tired of his bar
gain. In five years love is dead,
and cold browed tolerance inherits
loves garments. In twenty years
tolerance is at it's grave and hate
reigns supreme. The wife is naggy
and prickly and peckish. The
husband is dogmatical and reti-
cent and mean. But there they
hang together on the bough, like
two gnarled and frosted apples,
until the winds of death dislodge
them and away they go. The only
way to be rid of bubble marriage
marriages that turn out empti-
ness with one drop of water as the
residum, and that drop a tear-is
to educate our boys and girls to
something higher than playing
with pipes and soapy water. Give
them something more earnest to
do and see that they do it. Com
pei men and women to choose
their life companions with at
least title of the so]emnity they
bring to the selection of carriage
horse or ribbon. Legislate laws
against early marriages. 81 cam t
tolerate children" said a little
simpleton to us the other day,
"but l adore dogs!" and yet that
girl had an engagement ring on
her finger. There should be a
special seclusion for such girls un-
til they develop some instinct OF
womanlin ess and should no more
be allowed to marry than a Choc-
taw chief should take charge of a
kindergarten. We cannot hope to
turn a bubble into substance after
it is once broken.
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05

not bear to be loose, and howled
when it was tied up. Happy
bachelors make happy husbands,
and a happy husband is the hap
piest of men. A well matched
couple carry joyful life between
them, as the two spies carried the
cluster of Eschol. They multiply
their joys by sharing them, and
lessen their troubles by dividing
them. This is fine arithmetic.
The wagon of care rolls lightly
along as they pull together, and
when it drags a little heavy, or
there's a hitch anywhere, they
love each other all the more, and
so Tighten the labor.
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
Another Land rIark Gone.

David Fleet died in Toledo,
Ohio, October 1, 1907, after a few
days prostration by paralysis,
remaining conscious of his con-
dition and conversing at intervals
with his friends. He was born in
Bradford, Schuyler, county New
York, M arch "a, 1915, and lived
S7years, 6 months and Z days. He
moved to Henry county, o., where
he was married to Miss Rachel
Boyce. To them were born five
children, Samuel, Nellie, now Mrs.
G. G. Mccarthy, of Nortonville,
Kansas; Vddie, Mrs. Mort Kibler,
Susan and Annie. The wife and
mother with all the children ex-
cept Mrs. Mccarthy and Miss
Annie preceded the husband aud
father to the grave. In 1865 Mr..
Fleet with his family came to
Mo ntgomery county and founded
a home and farm near Bellflower,
! W hich has since been their
bode. He enjoyed the pleasure
of voting for William Allen Harri-
son, Henry Clay and all the long
line of patriotic statesmen to
Theodore Roosevelt. His body
was brought home for burial by
the side of his wife's grave in
Providence cemetery, Wednes.
day, October 3. The funeral at
the farm residence, attended by a
large circle of neighbors and close
friends, was preached by Rev. s..
A. Elkins, who for text used the
first clause of the 18th chapter and
10th verse of Paul's first tcorinthian
letter: "But by the grace of God
| am what l am"
In substance Rev. Elkins said
F" Mr.. Fleet was man of strong
convictions, was fearless and often
severe in expressing and vindi-
eating his opinions on all subjects
in which he felt concerned. But
was tolerant with those who en-
tertained adverse views. He was
notably kind and obliging to his
neighbors; to the poor, needy or
distressed his charitable hand was
ever extended. Willing dona-
tions well placed were to him
| a pleasure and joy. But he
made no profession of religion,
never united with any church, but
his kindness of heart, prompted
charities to exceed some of us who
make loud professions. Let it be
sacredly numerated that we should
not neglect the great duty of
| obedience to God, in espousing
His cause through his original
church, because it is by His grace
that we exist. In this is our hope.
We should ever keep this In view.
In tho twinkle Of an eye that grace
was bestowed on Paul. He was
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
CoMPANIoNSHIP HEALTHFUL.

There is wise old German say
ing that "Only god or a brute
can dwell in solitude" Men and
women neeo congeniai compan-
ship, both for the sake of health
and happiness. Just as your lungs
after using up all the oxygen in
close room, need to be filed with
fresh, out-of-door air, so your
mind needs contact with other
minds to get new ideas. There is
such a thing as mental as well as
physical hunger. Herders on the
cattle ranches of the West fre-
quently become mad from the iso-
lation they are forced to endure.
Woman on lonely farms and in
small villages grow morbid and
mildly insane, and the people do
not guess that the cause is want
of companionship.
s. 1t is for this reason that a wo-
mans work at home is always
more trying than that of her hus-
band, who goes to his office, sees
new faces, and has the friction
that is produced by meeting other
people. Even the farmer has more
intercourse with his neighbor at
market, or at the village grocer,
than his wife, who may not see
any one outside her own family
for weeks. 1t is a great mistake
of young deople to isolate them
selves. Even if their tastes lead
them to quiet life, they should
make it point to cultivate few
agfeeable friends.
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
FOR THE BOYS.

The young man who is always
found around the street cornors
and who spends his evenings in
drinking and playing cards, will
never amount to much. 1t is con-
trary to the natural order of things.
The boys who spend their precious
youth in this manner, are the ones
who will take the places of our
day laborers; they will live in
poor houses, wear poor clothes
and when they come to die they
will be followed to their graves by
few friends. Oh, that the young
men of our land might awaken to
a knowledge of their situation.
There is an opportunity for every
young man to become an honored
citizen, ,eandsso many, ah, so many
precious boys, are allowing them
selves to be carried along, ap-
parently caring but little about
there future. We do admire a
manly boy,sone who tries to be-
come a man, and we always feel
like helping him along. The boy
who steps.out from among evil as
sociates, gives tobacco the go-by,
has the true grit and deserves to
4 be helped. 1t takes considerable
to turn ones mback upon those
whom he has been associating
with and wesadmire the pluck OF
one who does so. Our country
needs grandland. good men, and
to become grand and good man,
one must be.a grand good boy. 1t
is wrong idea that every boy
must "sow his wild oats" When
you sow a crop OF. wild oats, you
must take time to harvest crop;
and the crop.isInever anything but
chaff. "Wild oats" need never be
sown. The time spent in sowing
wild oats is worse than lost. for
the time could be spent in sowing
a crop that would yield a golden
harvest. Be careful about the
kind of seed you SOW, for what
soever man soweth that shall he
also reap
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
A Badly Burned Girl

or boy, man or woman, is quickly
out of pain if Bucklen's Arnica
Salve is applied promptly. G. j..
Welch, of Tekonsha, Mich, says:
81 use it in my family for cuts,
cores and all skin injuries, and find
it perfect" Quickest Pile cure
known. Best healing salve made.
25c at Crump & KidwelPs drug
store.
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
HUSBANDS AND WIVES.

A good husband makes good
wife. Some men can neither do
without wives nor with them; they
are wretched alone in what is
called single blessedness, and
they make their homes miserable
when they get married. They are
like Tompkin's dog, which could
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
Crude Thoughts From The Editorial Pen

Woman should grow more de-
voted and men fonder after mar
riage if they have the slightest
ide of being happy as wives and
husbands. 1t is losing sight of
this fundamental truth which
leads to hundreds of divorces. Yet
many a man will scold his wife
who would never think of breath
ing a harsh word to his sweetheart,
and many a wife will look glum
and morose on her husbands re-
turn who had only smiles and
words of cheer for him when he
was her suitor.
-
Don't repress the buoyant spirit
of your children half an hour of
merriment around the lamp and
freight of home blots out many
a care and annoyance during the
day, and the best safe guard they
can take with them into the world
is the unseen influence of a bright
little domestic circle. Put home
first and foremost: for there will
come time when the home circle
will be broken, when you long
E'for the touch of vanished hand
and the sound of a voice that is
still" and your greatest pleasure
will be in remem bering that you
did all in your power to put song
under every burden, to make each
other happy.
The Montgomery tribune., 1906-10-05
HOME CIRCLE DEPARTMENT

Pleasant Evening Rcvcries.-A Column
Join the Home Circle ut Evening Tide.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

'bravely and pleasantly Joe bore his loss that
she would be willing to have Bobbin make
tracks on tn kitchen floor every day OF she
week if only she could come back again. (,
The day for the graduation exercises at tne
academy arrived, and Amy came down 90
breakfast with very sober face and tears IN
her eyes. She had risen early, and had laio
out her bed the shabby muslin and the
scanty white sash, which was little more tnan
string now.
She had also blacked her old shoes. for her
mother had not mentioned slippers.
Neither Mrs, Milton nor Joe appeared 10 70
very cheerful, and laughed and talked as usual
Joe had obtained holiday until one O'CLOCK
i'll order to see his sister graduate ,.,.s...
Mrs. Milton went up stairs when, breaKias5
was over and Amy washed the dishes ana
swept the kitchen as usual, while Joe hovered
about the yard appearing strangely restless
Don't you think you ought to be getting
ready, Amy?" he asked, at length. You ye
got to be at the academy at ten, anu hs "
nearly nine now. | want to see you Wheh
you're all dressed"
There won't be anything TO see, replied
Amy, little bitterly. I'm to wear thas
old muslin I've had for four or tye years.
you to be late, said Joe.
And Amy hung up the broom and went up
stairs, feeling that neither her mother nor
Joe sympathized with her at all
She pushed open the door OF her rooms
then started back with an exclammation OF
surprise and delight. For on the bed lay a
beautiful white muslin dress, ruffed and TUCK
ed. with torchon lace insertion in the yoke
of the waist and in the sleeves, and beside
It was a broad blue satin sash, a. pair OF
pale blue stockings, and pair OF dainty Slip
pers with blue satin rosettes..
She stood staring before her, TOO mucn
surprised to move or speak.
'You like the things, don't your? inqulr,
ed Joe's voice and he threw his arms around
her Just as she burst into flood OF tears;
Amy. "But where did you get the money to
buy them"
"Bobbin got it," answered Joe. Its all
present from Bobbin You see, we wanted
to surprise you, Amy; so we didn't tell you
anything about it, Bobbin was taken away
by man in wagon; but 1t was by my or,
der And the man was farmer named
Hill. who's great friend Of mine. He comes
the warehouse frequently. / had often
Id him about Bobbin, and he proposed tax,
ing her to the poultry show that was held
in the city last week. And she took prize
ten dollars"
"And you spent it to buy me these things;
Oh, Joe! how can ! ever thank you enough <! {,
will bring her home this afternoon. He's
been keeping her for me since the show clos
ed so you wouldn't suspect anything. Now
say goose isn't valuable"
"Ill never, never again ask to have her
cooked" said Amy, laughing through. her
tears. "I'll bear with her mud-tracks If she
lives to be ninety"
And though Bobbin did not try her pa
tience quite that long, she lived to good
old age, without ever receiving an unkind look
from grateful Amy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
JOG5 Goose

ed at the goose with broom; but instead of
going out the frightened fowl went wad-
ding round and round the room until there
was not foot of the floor that did not
show the tracks of her muddy feet.
Amy was so much vexed that she. almost
cried, and she could not resist giving tne
goose blow with the broom as it hnally
waddled out of the door.
OF course, the scrubbng had to be all done
over again, and Amy was SO tired when,
for the second time, the floor was clean, that
she gave very short answer to peddler
who came in at the back gate and asked II
she wanted any lace or buttons.
The peddler left the gate open, when he
went out, but Amy did not take the trouble
to close it, though Joe had begged her. more
than once, never, on Bobblns account 10
leave it open for moment
81 almost hope the old goose will go out, y
she thought 'Im tired of having her
round. Joe has no right to keep such
nuisance"
But she was little frightened when,
having been up stairs to change her dress,
she came down to find Bobbin gone. She
ran to the gate and looked up and down the
lane, but the goose was not IN sight,
'Oh, what will Joe, say?' she thought,
that Joe's attachment to Bobbin was some
thing extraordinary. lie Will never Tor
Mrs. Milton looked very grave when she
came home and heard what had happened.
NAS
hearted"
''You must tell him about it, said Amy.
"I can't"
And when she heard Joe's step on the
boardwalk little after six o'clock, she rus,
ed up stairs with all speed. and stayed there
until her mother called herI
Joe was sitting at the table, spreading a
slice of bread and butter. He looked up
and smiled as his sister entered the room.
'Neyer mind, Amy" he said. "You
needn't worry about Bobbin. | know she
must have provoked you very much"
Amy went close to her brother, and kissed
him affectionately.
you're just as good as you can be. joe
to take it this way" she said, her voice
trembling "Most boys would have made an
awful fuss Don't you think you can find
Bobbin? i don't believe any one would
steal her."
"She may be brought home" said joe
And then he began to talk of something
else
Amy felt sure he was wretched about the
loss of the goose, but concealed his feelings
for her sake, and she could scarcely touch
her supper.
She went out secretly, when she had
cleared the table, to make inquiries about
Bobbin. But no one in the neighborhood
had seen the goose except a little boy who
declared that Bobbin had been picked up
by a man in "a wagon, who had put her in
box and carried her off
Amy told Joe of this, with an anxious
face.
"I suppose Wen never see her again. Poor
Bobbinp' she added.
Joe kissed her, but said nothing in re-
ply.
Day after day passed, and nothing more
was heard OF the goose. though Amy con-
tinued to make inquiries about her on every
side. She often thought, when she saw how