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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
s. M. LowTHER KILLED.
Met Death Suddenly at Briar Hill Mine
in Cage.

wet Deatn suddenly at Briar ftill wine
in Cage.
Saturday forenoon, May 5, Mrs. Will
liam Barclay received a telegram an
nounclng the death OF her brother,
Samuel M. Lowther, who was crushed
to death in cage at Briar Hill mine In
Fayette Co, Pa, near Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Lowther was fire boss at that mine
and had stepped into the cage to be let
down into the mine, but the engineer
made mistake and started the cage up
instead of down, and before he could
stop his engine and reverse it the cage
crashed into the timber above and
Samuel LOwther was instantly hurled
into the eternal land.
Mr.. Lowther was a resident of Reyn.
olGsvllle number of years and had
large circle of warm friends here who
were deeply grieved to hear Of his sud-
den death. He was as fine young man
as ever resided in our town. He had
been member OF the NJ. II. church Tor
a number of years and lived a consistent
christian life active and jealous In
the Epworth League, Sunday school
and church work.
Samuel Lowther was born in Dudley,
Northumberland, England, October 8,
1868, and was in his 3Sth year. June
%, 1899, he was married to Miss Mary
Millward, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa, who,
with two children, survives him. In
terment was made at Mt. Pleasant at
l1.0O a. m. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barclay and
two sons, John T. and Arthur, went to
Mt Pleasant Sunday to attend the
funeral.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Rat Story.

One day last week John A. Welshs
sons caught white rat somewhere on
vacant land between Jackson street and
Sandy Lick creek and took it home and
put it in box in the barn. The next day
i've little rats were born. That even
ing the Welsh boys saw an immense big
dark rat in the barn and the following
morning the white mother rat and the
five lite ones were found in the box
dead, with their throats cut. The big
rat had murder I'd the whole family.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Farewell Social,

Prof. Norman p. Bsh, principal of
the Reynoldsvillc high school for the
term just closing, who was also leader
Of the M E. choir during the school
term, will move to New Bethlehem in
a few days to take charge of the bust
ness college of that place, and the
Methodist choir will give Prof. and
Mrs. Bish farewell social on Friday
evening of this week at the residence of
Mr.. S. S. Robinson on Grant street.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Reward.

A reward of ten dollars will be paid
for information that will lead to the
arrest and conviction of any person
having removed any sand, gravel, stone
or clay from the lands of the Reynolds
vile Land s. Improvement Company,
without permission.
Reynoldsville Land & Improvm't Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Shops and Factories of Reynoldsville are
Running Full Capacity.

Shops and Factories of Reynoldsvile are
Running Full Capacity.
The Elk Tanning Company plant at
this place Is running at full capacity,
giving employment to a large number
OF men.
The Reynoldsville Clay Manufacture
ing Co., Is busy now manufacturing
paving and facing brick to fill some
large orders.
The Star Glass Company is making
an excellent grade Of glass this fire.
The best glass ever made at this factory.
The glass workers are making good
wages.
Deible Bros, wagon makers, who
make as good wagon as turned out from
any shop, have fifty wagons on hand
now to supply the trade. This number
will be gone before many weeks.
Mr.
The Pittsburg Industrial Iron Works
is just completing several large orders
and has number of small order to
work on. Almost one hundred skilled
men are now working at this plant.
NM
The Reynoldsville Brick & Tile Com
pany is busy filling orders for brick.
This company is now exporting brick
over into Canada. They also ship large
orders for brick to Philadelphia, Pa,
Baltimore, Md, and New York City.
MN
9. & j. Marinaro are building an ad-
dition, 40x50 feet, on the macaroni
factory. The plant is running full
capacity and the proprietors are build
ing the new addition to increase the
capacity of the factory to fill their or
ders promptly.
Herpel Bros. machinists, have all
the work they can handle, in fact they
are almost too busy at present. They
have just completed the work of over
hauling large log loader, and now
they are repairing and making partly
new an engine for log road. The en-
gine was sent here from Dents Run
NM
The silk business is not good at
present and forty per cent of the looms
in the country are idle, yet the Enter
prise Silk Company OF Reynoldsville is
running at full capacity, giving all their
employees work. The company prefers
to run the mill without profit rather
than throw employees out of work while
the silk business is slack This should
certainly be appreciated by the silk
mill employees and citizens of Reynolds.
vile.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Tax Payers Take Notice.

You can save per cent. on work
and cash road tax by paying same to
J. ]. Sterrett, collector, before June
lst, 1906.
BY Order of Supervisors of Washing
ton Township.
7. Fl. STEVENSON, Sec.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Hetrick-Boyer Wedding.

On Thursday, May 3rd, 1906, at II 30
a. m, Charles A. Hetrick, of Reynolds
Vile, and Miss Margaret &. Boyer, Of
Lang gville, were married at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Boyer, near
Langville, Pa Rev. J. o. Bishop, of
Worthwhile, performed the wedding
ceremony in the presence of few
friends and relatives. The groom was
attended by his brother, James A.
Hetrick, and the bridesmaid was Miss
Lottie e. Boyer, lister of the bride.
The bride and bridesmaid were dressed
in white, wearing bouquets of white
carnations. After an excellent wedding
dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Hetrick left Lang
vile for Waller and Reynoldsville.
They will reside near Deemer's Cross
Roads.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Anthracite Miners Sign Agreement.

The anthracite operators and miners
have made settlement on the basis of
the award strike commission in 1903,
and the miners have signed three
year agreement. The miners are to
resume work as soon as practicable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Notice.

All persons are hereby warned not to
throw tin cans, rubbish or garbage Of
any kind on or along the public roads.
Any person guilty of so doing will be
dealt with according to law.
BY Order of Supervisors.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Gas Engine and Dynamo.

A ten horse power gas engine and
one hundred light dynamo are now
being set up in the boiler room of the
annex of Franks Tavern to furnish
electric lights for that hotel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
White Goods.

Indications are that this will be the
greatest season yet for white goods.
Why not select what you want now
from our large stock. All styles, all
prices. Bing-Stoke Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Graduating Address was Excellent.

The baccalaureate address delivered
in the Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day evening to the high school gradual
ing class by DR.. Nathan G. SchaeiTer
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, was out of the ordinary graduating
addresses, and was an excellent address,
one of the best delivered here for sew
eral years. A thousand people were
present. Members of the Presbyterian,
Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran and Meth
odist choirs furnished the music, which
was excellent. Rev. Mckay, Rev.
Meek and Rev. Myers were present and
assisted Rev. Parsons in the opening
and closing service. The graduates
wore caps and gowns.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Straw Hats.

1t will not be cold all summer. We've
got that straw hat for men and boys
you've been thinking about. Bisg-
Stoke Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Contractor and Builder.

II. A. Swab, contractor and builder OF
Reynoldsville, will give estimates on
short notice. He sells sea green and
black slate for roofing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Suits.

For men, boys and children in the
newest cuts and fabrics at our always
saving price. Bing-Stoke Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Quick White.

Bottle of "Quick White" free with
each pair OF ladies' white canvas
oxfords. Bing-Stoke Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

Linoleums and floor oil cloths very
beautiful patterns--4-4, 5-4, ca and 81
wide. Reynoldsville Hardware Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Clover and Timothy.

Second allotment just received. Low.
er price, better quality. Reynoldsville
Hardware Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

At Longs Bargain stpre is the place
to buy shoes, carpets and window shades.
Have your moving and carting done
by Nelson Smith. Special moving van.
Lace curtains at Lonk' s Bargain store
from 30 cents per pair ub.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

Go to Longs Bargain store in Centen-
nial building for oil cloth for papering.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Lace Curtains.

House cleaning tim. You may need
new curtains. We have 'em ; Soc to
81. 90 pair. Bing-Stoke Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

The Star Glass Company is making
an excellent grade Of glass this fire.
The best glass ever made at this factory.
The glass workers are making good
wages.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

Deible Bros, wagon Makers who
make as good wagon as turned out from
any shop, have fifty wagons on hand
now to supply the trade. This number
will be gone before many weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
BARNUM's OLD PLACE
T4eAisToRrc MUSEUM THAT STOOD
Inl LOWER NEW YORK.

B'acts Aboutrhe Famous curIo Han
s Thnt BrOuEht n Fortune to the En-
erret1o ShOyvman-FOrty Thousand
PerSonS saw II Consumed by Fire.
1--WE VIII ascend to the top of st.
Raul's skyscraper and take New York
city in at a glance" said my friend as
we passed the corner of Broadway and
Ann street. Entering the doorway and
taxing the elevator 1t took but a few
moments to find ourselves Mt the top
where from the windows we not only
took inn the entire city. With its brick
walls and smoking chimucys, but as
Tar as the eye could reach we saw
water and green fields. As we de-
scended we could not help thinking that
on this spot for many years stood Bar
NUNS museum, once the dream OF all
children md n place of universal in
terest to every one.
Among the many sights and curiosi-
ties seen in the museum some are IA
miliar to this day, as Niagara Falls,
with real water, trees, rocks, etc; Joicc
Heth, the aged colOred woman. 161
years old, who had once been nurse to
General Washington; the woody horse,
said to have been captured by the Ere
mont exploring party in the Rocky
mountains; the Indian wedding dance;
the club that killed Captain Cook;
Tom Thumb, the dwarf who drove
around the city in a stylish little coach
ana who married Miss Lavinin War
rem, the wedding taking place before 81
vast assemblage at Grace church while
muItitudes lined the sidewalks outside;
the living whale that was kept in
tank OF salt water pumped in from the
bay; the hippopotnmus, the tropical
N1Nen
$4,000 Mutt: the two dromios: the
lightning calculator who could add
square of figures ut II glance, and who
became n Methodist minister: the fat
boy: Anna Swan, the Nova Scotia
giantess; the tnllest man In the world;
the fat woman; pashaSharend., the
what is it, no one knowing whether il
was a man or IA m6pkey; the boa con-
strictor. seen Insf large glass case;
the cherry colored CIT; the happy fam
tIy, collection OF cats, rats, adders.
rabbits, parrots, birds, etc, all in one
cage; also two vast allIgatOrs, the liv-
ing skeleton, the baby mite that
weighed only three pounds. the fish
With legs, the Fill mermaid. the
giraffe the rhinoceros, with the tropi-
raj birds, parrots, cockatoos. mocknE
birds, humming birds vultures and
eagle, and the well remembered dog
and baby shows.
Then there were the wax figures of
pirates and murderers, Franklin
Pierce, Patrick Henry, General Wash
lngton, james Buchanan General Mar
lon. General Lafayette, james Mad!-
son. Governor Morris, Prince Imperial
Of France, Nine. Roland, Mol Pitcher.
Nathan Hale, Poor Richard, Daniel
Lambert, the Yelled Murderess, etc.
In many of the plays thrilling scenes
were produced, as in "The Storm at
Sea- where vessel was struck by
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
our EIrst S.. nernnrdn.

There - possibility that General
lafayette was the first person to send
any St Bernards to this country.
When he returned to the United States
In 1924 he apparently met ]. f. Skin
ner. who at one time was assistant
postmaster general and afterward edit
ed the American Farmer. Sporting
Magazine and other publications. At
one time hc seemed to have been very
much interested in getting good sheep
dogs, and IN th!s he was aided by Cen
eral Lafayette. who, previous TO 1880,
as near Us Wa can Judge. sent him two
French sheep dogs and ut another time
sent two do which NJ. Skinner de-
scrIbcd rs ''5'.-reaoan or st. Bernard"
DOES and to- OF the use made OF them
nj Tic hIsn:~e As Mr.. Skinner wls
e-idrc-iT letting sheep da=s', II Is more
probable that these were .'r:c@eIn
sheep dos Yet as ie particuiar!y
mest.oned 80 french s.IeC2 dogs as
having posted faces, the ot.:crs not
being so described wcrr likely broader
faced and Were half breed dogs akin
to the st, Ber2ards. There is still an
other possibility that General Lafa-
yette may have known OF the monks
getting outside crosses few years be
fore and may have stated it IL such n
way as to lead Mr.. Skinner TO ASSUME
that they Were one MAJ :,ln ,;a:n;. breed
or bred the sImc way aud NiG give
the dogs be- re; ci-c'i the dou;sip nuum'
-wntson'S 10 book
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

lightning and the crew rescued by be
ing drawn by rope up rocky sum
mlt and the army ascending through
the narrow defles of the Swiss Alps.
The museum was burned on the aft
ernoon of July Is. 1865. The fire, it
was thought, originated in the engine
room, it being necessary to keep up
steam to pump fresh air into the wa
ter OF the aquaria and to propel the
fans that kept the heated halls cool
The flames began in the managers
office and extended to all parts of the
building The mana ger showed great
presence OF mind by dcpositinG severa!
thousands Of dollars in safe before
he escaped from the building. Fully
10000 persons witnessed the fire. who
s:lw the tail woman lowered 10y means
Of ropes to the sidewalk and heard the
si,ricEs OF animals in the menaEerie
and the GROWS OF the BeuGal tiger.
The .ioa and his Uutc. who had cs-
capcsl from their cage. were seen walk
ing a.ung Tie door and an encounter
beneath tie roof between the eagle
ana Il serpent, when tie victorious ca
gle bore Off his enemy in his talons
amid loud cheers. The polar bear
escaping from the building. walked
through the streets TO the custom
mousse. WIseEet iSttsLAttLiS ~ TUG ItA'-
cony, lac fell and broke his neck. 9th
err animals. jumping from the win.
lows. caused the crowd to stampede.
when some lost their hats, others had
their coats torn. and many became
awfulIy distigured by falling in the
mud. The remains of the two whales.
the Kangaroo and crocodile were found
In the ruins. The loss OF no other
building in the city could have caused
so much excitement and regret as Bar
NUNS museum. brooklyn Citizen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

A few ;a,a4, p:c.ied up from a chlId's
school5IJi Srrer shy, Il don't think
1t viii rain What you mean Is. Il do
think i. wiI not rain" ".AlI over the
world Is bad: any lover all the world.'
'Ihc reason Why is not only incorrect,
but doa5l't .so,:iid as we'll as The rea-
son that" ~ tie King James version
OF the Ellie. lUoted by some nuthori-
ties a. a standard of pure English, one
may iinI the following which occurs
in I.suinh xxxvii. so: Then the angel of
the Lord went forth ana smote in the
camp of the Assyrians II hundred and
fourscore and dve thousand. and when
they arose early in the morning. be-
hold they were all dead corpses." In
other words. the corpscs arose early in
the morning aud found themselves
dead. Don't sny "A man fell or tho
dock" a man might fall into dock.
but to say that he fell of Il dock is no
better than - say lie fell or hole.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
CurInu. rnmhrtnnen.

Two curiousiy inscribed stones by
the wayside have been noted by cor
respondents Of the Manchester Guard
ian. One is about mile from the vii
lage Of Hope in Fliutshire. and reads:
Here my GOD aid spare my life. For
the tenement was the strIfe-1TT7."
One would think that the incident the
stone commentaries must be well
known in the reIEhborhood. but the cor
respondent was not successful in find
Ing any one who could tell the story.
The other stone is by the side of a
lonely road in the neighborhood of
Jenkin chapel, and bears the following
inscriptions Here John Turner was
cast away in n heavy snowstorm in the
night on or about the year 1875. The
print OF woman's shoe was found by
his side in the snow were Csic) he lay
dead.'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
PLUMBlN6

Should be renewed or repaired If
there is the slightest suspicion Of
trouble. Old or inadequate plumb
ing is a menace to health. We EN-
ploy only Expert Plumbers.
and can guarantee satisfactory work
AMI fair charges. All kinds If
plumbers supplies Always on hand.
EUreIkA'PIumb4ns Co.
GOULD q SONS
43s West Pike Street
Home Phone % Bell o. "
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
Nvhen ,Icn Voc nustles.

''Bustles We're ridiculous" said an
antIquary. DO you remember the
hustle of 1855? 1t shot straight out
from the waist, Il broad seat on which,
honestly, an adult could have sat. Yes.
bustles We're ridiculous. but no more
ridiculous than the tournures Of Fran
els II. The tournures were worn by
men. They we're bustIes-front in"
stead of rear ones. Yes, in the time
OF Francis II. portlIness was consid-
cred stately, and men tied on tour
nures, or false stomachs. in order to
achieve an air OF dignity"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

The need of the world today is char
acter. 1t has brilIIancy. 1t has ca
pacIty. 1t has ambition. 1t has en-
erRy. 1t lacks men who stand on the
solid rock OF honesty. who scorn to
take anything that they nave not right
fully earned. whose word can be trust
ed seven days In the week. who are
self contained. resolute and strong.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
A MAGIC MIRROR.
Experiments win the Moon and
Star~ and u Hand Glass.

StRrG and Hand GLASS;
A pretty experiment can be made
with hand mirror any might when
there Is fuII moon. Hold the mirror
SO that the moons image will be seen
in il and you viii he surprised to see
four moons instead OF one. One moon
will be very bright, but the other three
Will be in a straight line and quite dull.
one dull image on the side of the bright
moon and the other two on the other
side. Turn the mirror round slowly.
stil holding its face to the moon, and
the reflect ons VIII seem to reyolvc
round common center.
You can make the same experiment
With one II the very bright stars,
such IS Sirius Venus or Jupiter. but
with these there win be three images
instead OF four. rs the number seen de-
ponds on the breadth of the object.
The explanation is quite simple. There
are two surfaces IN mirror, one in
front and the other where the quick
silver IS, The brightest reflection
comes from the object itself the others
are what G.-e known Ms secondary i'm
ages reflected from the front to the
back OF the mirror and thence to the
eye. The laGic mirror never fails to
excite goo. deal Of wonder, and Is an
interest.ng S3criment as well.-LOn-
don Cbroa e
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
Tragedy In a Moment's Chat.

How easy it is to lose your friends
in this great New York;" the woman
was saying. Yesterday stood next
to u pretty creature I thought recog-
nized. She turned around and ex-
claimed at sight of mel hadn't seen
her for years. both of us right in the
city all the time:
"'You don't even know what 1 have
heen through. do you? 1 married.
Then did you know about my little
baby? a girl. Here is her picture
She opened locket and showed the
pictures of her husband and baby.
Isn't She precious little beautyT
She sighed as she shut the locket with
a soft Click. She is dead she told me.
She lived uiree months That was
an'-New Work Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
A big hit-Afyrkle Harder Go.
Blood POISONING

Results from chronic constipation,
which is quickly cured by DR..
Kings New Life Pills, They re-
move all poisonous germs from the
system and infuse new Life and
vigor; cure sour stomach, nausea,
dizziness and collie, with
out gripping or discomfort. 25c.
by F. G.. Bland, drug
gist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
In the Air.

Farmer Greene Cwho has been
knocked down by balloon anchorJ-
Col dern 'em! I'll hev tn law ON EN-!
whar's tn sheriff? Farmer Brown
No use kicking, Josh! Them critters
is above the law. reckon!-H Houston
Post.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom-
ach, Torpid Liver and
Chronic Constipation.
Pleasant In take
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06

1t Is not enough to run; one must
tart In time. French Proverb.
Evening journal., 1906-11-02
personal accounts mixed With tho.o Of tnc

personal accounts mixed with those Of the
state
~ agree with some Democratic cam-
roigners m this state that tho time has
come when tho people have determined to
take up this matter Of corruption In IN,
light that Il really is-that is a moral anG
not political ISSUE" continued AIR. Rich,
ards, 'and I say to you the laws OF thi,
slate shall be effectively administered,
THE whole Democratic argument Is an
argument cintrived to get the independent
vote and is entirely absurd as coming
FROM the party that has given us such a
record"
Not only is the tidal wave of coming
Republican victory confined TO the coure
ties but It is sweepns irres'st bly, IN ougA
the city as wen, and on every band Dem.
ocrats are deserting the ranks OF thes
party In large numbers declaring then.
selves dissusted with the falacies pro-
sented by the party leaders and thei,
trucking and subserven policy towars
certain 50 called Republicans.