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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
INDIAN EARTHQUAKE IDEA
The Course Of Seismic Disturbances
as Accounted for by the
OriuinaI American

when l lived among the Dakotas," ="
said an old army officer, Il found men
who, like Buddha, gave seven years of
their lives to prayer and fasting, that
they might become pure in the sight
of God, or the Great Spirit, as they
call that being" says the Seattle
Times. after they have proved
themselves before their people by
performing so-called miracles, such as
holding the hands and arms in boil
ing water and not being burned, shot
with poisoned arrows and not being
harmed, bitten by rattlesnakes and
not poisoned and many other tests
that | have witnessed, they are ac-
cepted as holy or wise men. The
Indians believe that they can get
the word direct from God, or the
Great Spirit, the same as the wise
men and seers of old used to do.
/ have asked these intelligences to
tell me about the cause of earth
quakes and tidal waves, and they ex-
plain it like this:
They say volcanoes are the safety
valves of the earth; that the rim Of
the earth is gradually cooling As
1t cools 1t contracts, making the pres
sure on the hot lava in the interior
greater. At last something must give
way, the rim must crack open, or the
volcanoes must burst forth and emit
this compressed lava.
Sometimes it is relieved in one
way, sometimes in another Should
the earth crack in midocean, where
the crust is usually thinner, then the
waters of the ocean fill in, and there
Is great eXposion as the water
strikes the great bed of hot lava,
large masses of the rim are thrown
up, the islands appear Sometimes
they stay on the surface of the ocean,
sometimes they fall back and are
agan covered with water but mat
upheavel so lifts the water that a
great wave is started for the shore
that carries death and destruction in
its way.
MANY of the old safety valves in
the earth are now closing up; only
few remain. The crust is becom-
ing so thick that the cooling process
Is more SLOW"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
A New Alloy.

Two parts OF aluminium and one
part of zinc form an alloy to which
has been given the name "alzene. :"
1t is equal in strength 10 good cast
iron and superior to it in the matter
OF elastic limit. 1t takes a fine,
smooth finish and does not readily
oxidize. The color is white. 1t melts
at low red heat and is very fluid,
running freely to the extremities of
the mold and filing small or thin
parts. Great care must be exercised
in melting it, particularly when mix
ing the two metals, in order to pre-
serve its smooth working qualities.
1t is somewhat brittle, and hence
unsuited to such pieces as require
the toushness possessed by brass.
The tensile strength is approximately
22,O00 pounds per square inch and
9.S is the specific gravity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Lenath Of Workinu pav.

Most of the larger mines in Ala
bama are operated on 1O-hour day.
Sixty-two mines employing 10,SO9
men, or considerably more than half
the total number, reported 10 hours
as the length of the working day; 80
mines, employing 1890 men, reported
nine hours and "a mines, employing
1,069 men, reported eight hours
Three mines work their men nine and
4 half hours and two mines work
them eight and half hours.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Oil Finish for Wood,

A good, durable finish for wood
can be obtained by soaking the ar
ticle in linseed oil for week and
then rubbing with an oilsoaked
cloth few minutes each day for
about two weeks. This solidifes and
preserves the work, and gives a
much more durable finish than
French polishing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

tnIs troupIe. tt was Just as IT al the
strength had gone from my back.
After suffering for some time l be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Fills. The
remedy acted at once upon the kid
neys, and when normal action was
restored the trouble with my back
disappeared. / have not had any re-
turn of it."
For sale by all dealers. SO cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
To Confne Hogs in Pasture.

Can you give n plan for a movable
fence 20 use in conlning hogs while
pasturing?
Answer Where lumber is avail
abe, a triangle of four-inch boards
may be made FOR footings, and three
feet or three and cne-half feet fence
panels placed in them. The bottom
boards Of pane1 might be seven inches
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

The electric trolley company of
Genoa, paid per cent dividends for
1905, against per cent the previous
year and per cent in 1903 The
line covers As miles, and is capitalized
at Ss,000,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

An English newspaper had this
death notice the other day: "At
Stratford- d-on.Avon, age 75l William
Shakespeare. At rest"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

wide. 1t and the top boards should
be six inches longer than the middle
boards, which may be placed four
inches apart. The panels may be
made ten or twelve feet long, two
inch notcnes are sawed in the centre
of the botto-r board of the triangle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

The railways of the United States
employ an army of 100000 men, and
the earnings of the various companies
last year reached total Of $1,000
OOO, 1000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

and the top of il to receive the
panels. The triangles or foot holders
of the panels may be anchored by
stakes at the bottom and long poles
wired on the panels along the bottom
to prevent the pigs moving it out of
line.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

/ could hardly walk.
There was an unac-
countable weakness of
the back, and constant
pain and aching. l
could find no rest and
was very uncomforta-
bic at night. AS my
health was good in
every other way l
could not understand
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

British officers report from Zululand
that the experimental use of camels
in the transportation service is, thus
far, gratifying success.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

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, 1881 Arch St, Phila., Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

Afghan soldiers are not admitted
as witnesses in law courts of their
own country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfo Children
teething, softens thegums, s,reducesinflamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
sbE; z58s.1 arm

dairy products can only be made
from milk that has been taken the
best care of from the moment it
leaves the COW.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
TO HOLDERS
Of
U. S. as Of 1907

Your bonds will be paid off by the Go'
ernment at par on July l, 1907, or lie,
than one year from now.
Owing to the demand for Government
bonds, due to the appointment at the pres
ent time OF large number of temporary
public depositaries, we are in position TO
pay you for your bonds almost as much
as you will receive from the Government
in principal and interest, even though you
should hold them to maturity.
We can pay l03A, or at the rate of
$l0325O, for $1,000 bond To retain your
bonds when you can sell them at this price
is equivalent to your investing your funds
at rate of less than three-fourths of one
per cent. per annum.
Conditions are unusually favorable to the
reinvestment of your funds Railroad bonds
of the highest type are much lower than
they have ruled for several years.
If you are interested In taking advantage
of the peculiarly favorable opportunity to
sell your maturing Government bonds, we
shall be pleased to have you write us. In
case you have $4,000 or more of bonds we
shall be glad to have you wire us at our
expense.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
HIS ONE WEAK SPOT.
Prominent Minnesota Merchant Cured
to Stay Cured.

o. c. Hayden, of o. C. Hayden &
Co., dry goods merchants, of Albert
Lea, Mimi, says: II was so lame that
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Beyond His Limit.

During the civil war soldiers were
very apt to become intoxicated, as
liquor was sometimes the only drink
they could get. One soldier, who
was in the habit of becoming intox-
icated, was demonstrated with by
the colonel Of his regiment, the con-
versation which took place being as
follows:
"You are a remarkably clean
man, sir"
"Thank you, colonel"
"But, sir, you have bad habits.
81 am sorry for that, colonel"
"You drink, sir"
a am sorry for that"
"Oh, l know you are sorry, but
why don't you drink like me p
"Colonel, / couldn't do it. 1t
would kill me."-Boston Herald.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Boulder Lost Suit.

Boulder city Thursday lost a most
important law suit. At late cleo
tion the people of Boulder by vote
of almost to l., authorized the city
council to purchase Silver lake and
several adjoining lakes. as we'll as
800 acres Of land in the watershed OF
Arapahoe peak, for S46, 600.
A number Of older citizens
brought injunction proceedings
against the council to restrain 1t
from making the purchase, as they
claimed there were certain contracts
connected with the purchase which
the city could not legally assume.
These contracts provided that the
CITY should furnish water for irrigat'
ing certain farm lands near Boulder,
lying under Silver lake ditch part
of the purchase.
The case was argued before Judge
Garricues. He held that section l
NJ article IL of the constitution OF
the state prohibited the city from
entering into such obligations as
were contained in the proposed pur-
chase The Injunction was made
nermaneut. There Is naturally
much disappointment In that city
over the outcome Of the trial as Sill
vsr lake was the only place that 1t
can Obtain water in case OF Scarcity
and the only place where water can
be stored for use when the Guy
grows larger.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Automatic Coyote Gun.

President F. ]. Hagenbarth of the
National Live Stock Association was
IN Chicago few days ago attending
the stock show there and inciden-
tally having some castings made for
new invention which he has pur-
chased and which he calls an auto
matte coyote gun. 1t is an invention
which Mr.. Hagenbarth says will be
Of great value to range sheep owners.
1t is not intended to kill coyotes but
to scare them away from the sheep.
Coyotes will not bother the sheep
when they hear guns around" said
Mr.. Hagenbarth, explaining the nov
city. "and it has been the custom of
sheep owners to have man go
around and shoot off gun every few
moments during the night to keep
the coyotes away. This invention is
intended to take the place of the
man. 1t is a solid round casting
with twelve holes bored in it in
which can be placed blank cart
ridges. 1t is elevated about foot
above the ground and is operated by
clockwork. The attachment can be
set SO as to discharge cartridge at
regular intervals. and In addition to
the noise, we load the cartridge with
a chemical that makes loud SMELL
ing gas which is heavy enough to lie
close to the ground and still further
annoys the coyotes. By placing sew
eral of these guns at points around
the bedding ground Of flock of
sheep, and arranging them so that
one will be discharged every ten or
fifteen minutes during the night, the
flock will be perfectly secure from
coyotes. 1t is new invention but
1t works like a charm and we have
already found 1t great protection
on our Idaho range. denver Stock
man.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Disiiked the FIa~or.

When cherubic youth OF four
was brought in as candidate, says
the Columbia Ledger, the kinder
garten teacher fell in love with him
at sight.
oh, you darling'' she cried.
:Have you any brothers like you !"
"Yes'm," he replied. me and
Billy and Jimmy. 1 like Jimmy
best"
"And why do you like Jimmy
best ?"
"Cause he did such errand for
me. He bit Billy's leg"
But, deary," protested the teach
er, why should you want Jimmy to
bite Billy's leg?"
'"Cause l hate the tas'e of Bllly's
leg" replied the cherub.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04

men redeemed In q single decade
than the present system can hone to
do In 100 years.
1T Is education applied to the
criminal class which is going to pro.
duce the greatest reforms 10 or out; of
prison walls. OF course mean moral
education. I mean that hard. de.
termined work that our Saviour did
when he walked the earth. He used
divine sympathy with the harlot and
the thief. Sometimes he failed.
but he won more to Righteousness In
this way than by the ways of force
and violence.
But that source from which we
can learn the most, In my judgment,
Is to be found in an understanding
and practical application of the
higher qualities Of the human soul,
such as patience, interest, kindness,
firmness-that is, the frmness which
commands respect and does not pro-
duce hate-and that kind of educa.
tional method which equips the
offender with the ability to do and
understand, which fits him for in
dustrial efficiency and returns him
to society with the ability to help
himself.
1T must be remembered that he
has the capacity to become honest,
industrious and useful, and the
scheme devised must be planned to
train him along this line. He must
be made to know that tomorrow de-
pends upon today"
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
A CLEVER TRICK.
5h> seery Of Theft sn q Mississippi
River 0toamhoat

'"> Story Of Theft sn q Msssisslppi
River eteambost.
A diny steamer was ploddine
down the Mississippi. A boy sat
IN the stern vainly trolling for cat
nsh In the muddy water. 1t was so
hot that all the other passengers
vere below asleep.
The steamer suddenly whistled, a
town of gray frame houses hove in
sight, and a hot young man with a
big telescope valise" hurried up
the companionway.
TM get off here, captain" he
said.
"Your ticket amt for here" the
captain growled.
II know, but I've changed my
mind. said the youth.
A few minutes later he and his
telescope valise" were landed on
the worm eaten old wharf of the
town Of Cicero, and the dingy
steamer was plodding down the riv-
er again.
She had gone about mile when
another young man rushed from be-
low wild eyed.
my telescope~ he cried. "Some
one has stolen my telescope! There
was $1,7O0 in itF
The captain started. He looked
back at Cicero, which nov lay hid
den behind bend Of the river. He
called the mate and told him TO COW
er the bow with some black ta.psu-
lin, to move certain pieces Of cargo
aft and to tie some white canvas
around the smokestack. Then he
turned the steamer around, and she
began to move up stream toward
Cicero again. She looked like q diff
ferent boat.
At Cicero she stopped. On the
deserted wharf there was one per-
son-the young man with the tele-
scope, who had been landed there.
He leaped aboard now, the boat
warped out into the stream, and
then the captain appeared.
"Hello" said the captain.
"Why, this is the same boat r.
The young man trembled.
'1t certainly is" said the captain,
"and this, | reckon, is the valise we
came back for"
He opened the telescope, and
within in a wallet lay the stolen
money, The owner readily identi-
fled his belongings. The thief was
put in irons in the engine room.
"a smart trick" everybody said.
Kansas City Independent.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Po>~er Of Advertising.

Excited Gentleman - It's all
through your wretched paper!
Editor (who is used to it) -
What's the matter now?
Excited Gentleman-1ou stated
the day before yesterday that a
thief had entered my room, broken
open my desk and stolen a sum OF
money, but that fortunately he had
overlooked the gold watch which
usually lies in the bottom drawer.
Editor-Well, the facts are stated
correctly.
Excited Gentleman-They're cor
rect enough. But what is the re-
suit? The Infamous man came
again last night and took the watch! J!
London Madam.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
DON'T WAIT
Take Advantage Of Another's E1per-
ience Before It's Too Late

When the back begins to ache.
Don't wait until backache becomes
chronic;
Till serious kidney troubles de-
velop;
Till urinary troubles destroy
nights rest.
Mrs. C. o. Hunter, wife OF G. ..
Hunter, jeweler and optician, 100 H.
Mountain avenue, residence 260 West
Mountain avenue, Fort Collins
Colo, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills
are not a new remedy to me. used
them six years ago when living III
Boston, Mass. have been su'1ierer
from kidney complaint for several
years and no one can form any IDEA
of what l passed through with dis
tressipg headaches and terrible dizzy
spells. The trouble with my heau
was what l called kidney headache'
caused by my kidneys being in a DIS
ordered condition. l don't kho"
how It was that l was induced 10
use Doan's Kidney Pills unless IL
was that 1 read so rfuch about them
as they were advertised very extern
siyely in Boston at that time. be
that as it may, took them ana
can truthfully say that they gave
me wonderful relief in a short t1me'
and continuation Of the treatmen.
cured me. have felt symptoms Oh
a recurrence since moving out mere
and knowing the merit OF Doah )
Kidney Pills, got a box. l Keep
them in the house all the time anu
have recommended them to others
whenever opportunity has oeeh
afforded. :"
Plenty more proof like this from
Greeley people. Call at II. heyhu'us
& Co.'S drug store and ask what
their customers report. 81,
For sale by all dealers. frlce ~
cents. Milburn Co., Buila'o,
N. Y, sole agents for the um'e'
States. ,s
Remember the name-Doan s-ai'u
take no other.
Katherine Stokes came from Lea'
VILE to spend her vacation WIN he'
sister. Mrs. Lee Carrel.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04

Katherine Stokes came from he"u
Vile tn spend her vacation with her
sister, Mrs. Lee Carrel.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
DAMAGED SUGAR.
Denver is Said to be Flooded
Just Now

Denver is being swamped with
damaged sugar. In place of the
clean and pure product that should
be sole: TO local consumers, thousands
OF sacks of burned and smoked sugar
are being unloaded here.
This condition of affairs is the re.
suit of the fire in the Rocky Ford
refinery some weeks ago. The sugar
to all appearances is as good as the
best, but the impurities can be
readily detected by use in food.
Not only is it true that damaged
sugar is being palmed off on the
local retailers, but In addition they
are being held up on the price.
An instance Of this is given In the
arrival Of car Of sugar early this
week, every sack of which was sold
In Denver at a. 80 each.
The import of this is noted when
1t Is realized that the insurance COM
panY offered the damaged product to
the Colorado jobbers at s3. rs . sack
after the fire, and the offer was abso-
lutely refused. In fact, it was
stated in refusing that the sugar
was not worth buying at any price.
The sugar Is part Of the 80, 900
sacks that were damaged by smoke
and water In the great blaze. When
the insurance company settled with
the refinery for the loss, 1t paid on
total stock loss basis, and took into
its own possession all the sugar that
had gone through the fire. When
the jobbers refused to handle it at
any price, the insurance company
graded the product into three classes
good, medium and poor.
The better grade. comprising 5000
sacks, was taken to Chicago and sold
there. The balance, 26, 900 sacks In
all, was sold to Speculators in Colo
RADIO and New Mxeico at a price
probably below that at which it
was offered to the jobbers. In re-
turn the spectators have sold the
sugar to certain retailers throughout
the state at 1870 sack, to be dis
posed OF to the public at strictly
high grade price.
Other than the enforcement Of the
law to prevent the trade in damaged
and impure food there is no remedy
for the evil. If the grocer were en-
abled to sell the sugar for just what
it is-damaged goods-and at price
in keeping with its quality, no one
would suffer. This is impossible for
the reason that all sugar must be
sold at the price dictated by the
trust. AS result, the Denver con-
sumers are paying as much for. this
damaged product as they formerly
spent for the tirst-class article.
The damaged sugar is sold - to
grocers who are not particular about
the quality of the goods they keep
on their shelves. 1t can be bought
at a lower price than the pure
article, and can be sold at the same
price, realizing a heavy profit for the
dealer. The damaged sugar can
readily be detected in tea or coffee,
as 1t imparts smoky flavor. In
appearance it is as clean and perfect
as the unimpaired product. Denver
Post.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Provoking Mistake.

The caller was angry and even
belligerent. 81 want an explanation
and an apology, sir" he said. In
your paper this morning you had an
account of the wedding at the
Smithbys last night, and you spoke
of the jay that attended the happy
pair as they went to the altar Now,
sir, I'm the -,
"Gracious heaven!" gasped the
editor. II wrote it 'joyv"-Chsca-
60. Tribune.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Won Sewing Machine.

Several months ago the Thompson
Music company sent out puzzle caros
and offered to give, at Christmas
time. New Home sewing machine
or a phonograph to the first one
bringing a correct solution TO 1he
,robIem. There were a number oi
contestants and true to their agree
,,,opt last week The Thompson Music
company presented a New Home
sow;py machine to Ray G. Andrews
his answer being the hrst coffeo'
one.