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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
you came all tho way from there this


you came all tho way from there this
morning."
"Yes, SIR"
"And bare-hnnded! Don't your
hands ache?"
Linus hands did ache so that Il
seemed as IL he should cry n he tried
TO speak. and he NODDED.
Mr.. Gregg hurried into the back
room and returned almost instantly
with basin OF cold water.
'There' prt your hands In that"
he said. "Nour ears look little
frosted, too" and he dashed out Of
the door for handful OF snow, which
he rubbed on Linus ears with great
energy. Then ho went and opened
the draught in the stove, and put on
more coal.
Linus had always hid the Idea that
Mr.. Gregg was cold, unsympathetic
man who cared for nothing but
money; now he suddenly changed his
mind
After awhile the pain began to go
away, and Linus felt as If he could
talk again. Mr., Gregg asked him a
good many questions, and finally got
out of him all the story of his com
ing.
But you can't take trip like
this every day. said Mr.. Gregg.
'There won't be likely to be any
more days as bad az this" Linus
answered.
WELL perhaps not. But It's q long
way to come, In the best Of weather
Then he asked how much rent
Linus mother had To pay.
Linus told him. adding that It was
low because very few people were
willing to live in such lonely place
Mr.. Gregg looked thoughtful for
several minutes.
Now look here" he said at last.
Il, too, have house that Is hard to
let, and those | do let 1t to gener-
ally manage to cheat me out of a
good part Of the rent. It's In the ell
of this store. SO you can know it's a
healthy location. I'll let your moth
er have 1t for the same that she's pay
ing now And III allow you two
dollars and a half week, though I
wasn't intending to pay quite so
much. How is that"
"But--do you mean I'm going to
have the situation?" stammered Lin
us.
Going to have it? Why. of course
you are. Haven't you worked hard
enough for it,"
but there were lot of the boys
going to apply for it. You haven't
seen them YETI"
Mr.. Gregg gave peculiar smile.
''I'm not likely to see them to-day,
reckon. The storm will keep them
at home. And you suit me- should
have hired you anyway"
"I'll come" said Linus, and he
started toward the door. you said
Monday"
"Hold on!" commanded Mr..
Gregg. II think I've got a pair Of
snowshoes somewhere. l make 1t a
point to keep little of most every
thing in my store"
After short search he found
them, and then he brought pair of
mittens. you can use the shoes till
the track is broken out; 1t won't hurt
EN-" he said.
At school it proved a great won
der how that boy on the turnpike
got in at Gregg's." But Mr.. Gregg
knows. "a boy with pluck like
that" he told his wife that night,
''is the kind that will be handy in a
pinch. l don't seem to have much
room at the store for some boys, but
l reckon there'll be room enough for
Linus" Boys World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
CHICKEN EATING HOGS.

To effectually break hogs OF the
habit OF eating chickens, thoroughly
saturate, or rather sprinkle dead
chicken with cayenne pepper or chill
pepper and let them eat It. II this
does not help It, nothing Will help, un-
less you cut OFF their tails Just be-
hind their ears. Paul Kautz
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
CARROTS FOR STOCK.

The value OF carrots will be made
manifest to any person who has new
er used them In winter II they will
procure few bushels and feed them
to horses and cows. These animals
viii leave all other foods for the car
rots. They need not be cooked, but
should be sliced, with little salt
sprinkled over them. Agricultural
Epitomist. ,..
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
TO KEEP FLIES OFF.

Take cup OF clean lard and mix
enough pine tar with It to be q good
black; then take small brush and
give your horses good rubbing with
the brush, using the tar and brush.
The files will not bother the animal
while the odor OF tar remains on the
legs or other exposed parts Of the AMI
NAL. This is reliable.--M. A. More
head.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
MY RED SHOES.
WHOM ] put on my black shoea

When put on my black shoes
I'm Just a common girl
And like TO play with Jimmie,
With my hair all out Of curl.
But. when wear my red shoes,
feel no very grand
As II ! were n lady
With knight 10 kiss my hand.
] feel like saying pardon
Instead Of Just excuse"
Aud curts'ine stead of bowling,
When ! wear my new red shoes.
] think Of trains and pages,
And many gallant band
OF course It's very foolish,
But perhaps YOU understand
Louise McCloy Horn, in Little Folks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
THE MEsMERIzED RING.

Attach a massive gold ring to a
silk thread about twelve inches long
and fasten the other end around the
Joint nearest the nall Of your right
forennger. Allow the ring TO hang
about half an inch above the sur
face Of the table, on which you reat
your elbow to steady your hand.
Hold your finger horizontally With
the thumb thrown back as far AZ pos
siblc from the rest of the hand. II
there be nothing on the table the
ring Will soon become stationary.
Place some silver coin, three half dol
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
NAME HELPS SALES.

Give the farm name and stencil
1t upon all the packages sent out.
Such a plan is good business policy
and will help sell the produce. -Bos-
ton Cultiyator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02

The wife of Wu Ting Fang. for
mer minister from China to the
United States. has just paid the cost
of building & large and fine hospital
in Hongkong.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
FLOOD GATE.

To make flood-gate which is not
always washing away make Out Of
1x4 inch stuff any length that
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02
Farm Topics
'WTWTTTT~1TN~

FOR THE FARM REPAIR SHOP.
Strips of wet rawhlde are very con-
venlent to repair broken woodwork.
tools or chairs. American Cultlya-
tor.
The new age., 1907-02-02

moned into one OF the dining rooms.
presumably TO take an order, when
.ae occupant of the room closed the
door and slashed her three times
across the face with a razor. Miss
Lee screamed and rushed back to the
kitchen, where the proprietor was. At
the same time her assailant ran out of
the front door. From the nature of
the wounds and the description of sew
eral who saw the person fleeing, it is
thought that it was a woman dis
gulsed in mems clothing. Acting upon
this theory the police have made sew
eral arrests of persons whom they
thought likely to be Influenced by
jealousy into committing such a deed,
but at the present time they have not
strong case against any of the sus-
poets Miss Lee was removed to the
Good Samaritan hospital, where she
is resting easy, with excellent
chances of recovery, unless some un-
1oreseen circumstances should arise.
1t is the earnest hope Of the whole
community that the guilty party be
apprehended and punished.
The new age., 1907-02-02

North 18th Street Market, A. Wur.
tenberger, proprietor, choice poultry.
fresh and salt meats, phone Main 1885,
$50 North Sixteenth street, Portland,
Ore.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mr.. Ed Rutherford on last Tuesday
was presented by his wife with a
bouncing daughter. Mother and child
are doing well.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mr.. H. Lawrence, an employe of the
Oregon Brass Works, was severely
injured by having another employe
fall on his back.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Dyeing and cleaning of all kinds OF
ladies' and gents clothing, crepe
shawls, silk, velvet and lace dyed
equal to new; lace curtains and
Blankets cleaned by a new process;
mourning garments dyed in 4S hours
All work done at very moderate prices
104 North Third street.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mrs. l.. b. Lejeune, one of our pio-
neer citizens, is seriously i'll at her
residence, North Ninth and Gibson.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mrs. Frazier, of Mill and Eleventh
streets, is quite i'll with heart troubles.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mr. j. E. Watson, who was severely
injured by falling from ladder whilst
engaged in washing windows, is again
able to follow his usual avocation.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Arthur Wilson and Samuel Young,
Of Oakland, spent the week in our city.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mrs. L. G. Flup was the guest of
Mrs D. M. Newman on Tuesday last
whilst on her way from Spokane,
Wash, to her home in San Diego. Cal.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Our stock is complete. Give us a
trial.-Geo. Hockenyos.
The Oak Cafe. Choicest line OF
wines, liquors and cigars. P. W. PlcK'
proprietor Oregon Phone Paclnc
2118, corner Fourth and Oak streets,
Portland, Ore.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mr.. Elick Waters, late of Red Bluff,
Cal, has accepted a position with the
Lewis Stenger Barber Supply Co. in
their new quarters at Tenth and Nor
rison streets.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mrs. A. Palmer, of Park and Everett
streets, is seriously ill.
The new age., 1907-02-02
PORTLAND LOCALS

Mrs. H. Morgan. of AGA Davis street.
is on the sick list.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Again Oregon is in the lead. The
climatic conditions OF the past few
days have been such as even the ''old-
est inhabltant" has to admit he has
not seen, and few. if any, of those
from other parts of the country even
claim to have experienced similar con-
ditions. The so-called "silver .thaw," ,"
which covered trees, telegraph and
telephone wires and poles with glist-
ening coat of ice, whilst at the same
time a fine driving rain was falling.
had never been experienced. The loss
to our telegraph and telephone and
electric light and power companies
will run far up into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Fortunately it
was not accompanied with a loss of
life, and all are thankful that normal
conditions again prevail
The new age., 1907-02-02

On last Monday night at 1870 Miss
Mamie Lee, one of the mattresses en-
ployed at the Vestibule Cafe, 3S9
Flanders streets, was severely cut
across the face several times by some
unknown miscreant. She was sum-
The new age., 1907-02-02

The weekly socials held by the
ladies of the Mt. Olivet Baptist
church, will be held on Wednesday
evenings hereafter, instead of Tues
days, as heretofore.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mr. H. Woods, of Eleventh and Mill
streets, was victim of the thugs that
are making reign of terror in our
city, being held up and relieved of
$19.75 on last Saturday evening.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Mrs. c. o. Coffee received the sad
news of the death of her sister in
Knoxville, Tenn. She leaves a hus-
band and three children to mourn her
loss. Mrs. Coffee has the sympathies
OF a host of friends in this hour of
her bereavement.
The new age., 1907-02-02

The young peoples meeting held at
the Zion A. NJ. e. church, Thirteenth
AA2ln streets, under the leadership
OF Mrs. Lulu Easton, was well attend
ed on last Sunday evening and bids
falr to become one Of the popular in
stitutions of the city. Their meetings
are held each Sunday evening from Z
to P. M
The new age., 1907-02-02

The members of Household of Ruth,
NO. S44, G. U. o. of o. F., are sparing
no pains to make the entertainment
10 be held at their hall February IL,
Tor the benefit of their regalia fund,
q success. The novel part Of the pro-
gram of having each member relate
In verse their efforts to make (or get)
dollar promises an abundance of
amusement and may reveal to the
audience another Paul Lawrence Dun
bar or a Phillys Whealty Remember
the date and place, February II at
Trades Union hall, southeast corner
Second and Yamhill streets.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08

Miss Burton" 1 resumed, "was a
special providence in this case. With
out her don't know what we should
have done You see, the point is right
here: Your father undoubtedly called
up Lawyer Pollard by telephone The
girl in the central Office settles that.
and she says that she rang Pollard's
telephone fully five minutes. if not ten.
before she got any answer. Now. your
fathers telephone was beside his desk.
so that he could use il sitting down,
but he was notwithstanding over
when he was struck The position of
the chair, pushed well under the desk,
and the nature of the wound show
these things. Do you think man Of
bis age would have stood in that posi-
ton five or ten minutes with a chair
right handy: Do you think the murder
er would have waited so long,"
"Well-but-I don't quite see
Il tell you, sir. your father was
struck down as soon as he called Pol
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08

saw the lights turned up in this room,
but the curtains were drawn. | came
slowly up the walk and paused on the
veranda, debating whether l should go
in and speak to my uncle. Finally l
decided to do so. | knocked at his
door. After a very brief interval he
said, Come in | entered, and the
draft caused that curtainto swing into
the passage there at the back of the
room. thought saw it press against
the figure Of some one standing behind
it."
And you didn't tell your uncleT
mo; thought he knew. Practically
the same thing had happened before.
I'll tell you all about it. thought it was
Mr.. Pollard behind the curtain. My
uncle had some dealings with him and
didn't wish me to know, so one even
ing when Pollard was here and I
knocked my uncle asked him to step
into the passage"
How did you find out about itT
II asked Pollard, and he told me-"
did he tell you what his business
was with your uncleT
"No. but found ont"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08

WA lEe city OF bradbury | had
somewhat remarkable case
that began with a very pc
culiar incident A lawyer named Eu-
gene Pollard called me up by telephone
at headquarters about II o'clock one
evening and told me rather excitedly
that he had just been in communica-
ton with Frederic Clinton and that
in the midst of the conversation he had
heard a sound as of blow and another
as of heavy fall. Failing to get fur
ther speech with Mr.. Clinton. he had
appealed to central" who had tried
In vain to help him and had said that
the receiver of Mr.. Clinton's telephone
must be of the hook so that the bell
would not ring.
| told Mr.. Pollard that | would meet
him in I'VE minutes at the Clinton resi-
deHce. My light wagon was at tha
door of the station house, and l imme-
di3telT jumped aboard, accompanied by
& special officer named Devlin As we
came alongside the Clinton house.
which is on the corner of our best
residence street and is surrounded by
lawns and gardens which take IN the
full depth of the block, thought saw
moving figure amid the shrubbery |
sent Devlin to investigate.
1 was about to ring the bell when the
front door was suddenly but softly
opened and Robert Clinton, nephew of
Frederic, emerged in haste, mingled
with caution. He was greatly startled
at the sight of me. but my eXplana-
ton was interrupted by the appearance
Of Pollard, who came painting up the
walk Robert, however, had made
Out that | thought something was
wrong with his uncle, and he turned
and ran into the house. We followed
to the only lighted room that l had
observed in any part of the structure
There was roll top desk open, with
an end against the farther wall. Close
against the front Of the desk stood a
chair, behind which lay the body Of
Frederic Clinton, face downward
There was a dreadful wound on the
back of the head, but the mans soul
still fingered, and when | turned him
over and looked into his face there was
a CLEAN of intelligence in his eyes
Robert" he uttered in a tone of
much affection, and the next instant
be was gone.
During this scene / had been CON
siderably impressed by the bearing of
Robert Clinton, can hardly say why
"You and l must begin to look into
this affair" said l. of course the
method of the crime is clear enough
That golf club is the weapon. and !
suppose there is no doubt that the muir
derer stepped out from behind that cur
tain across the doorway into the pas
sage. Where does that passage Iead?'
Instead of answering my question
Clinton pressed his hand to his fore
head and eXhaled a shuddering groan.
Il could have prevented this" he
said.
What do you mean?' l demanded
81 saw somebody there" he answer
ed. 81 came home few minutes be
fore II. Just as | was at the gate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08
Only Way Out of It. =

The Prima Donna-I told you |
wouldn't sing the role at the salary
yo1 named, and yet you have billed
me in the part all over the city.
The Herr DirectOr-I see only one
way out of it now.
The z. d. am listening.
The II. D.-For your own sake it'll
be best for you to appear. The under
study is in bad voice.
The z. D.-Never
The II. D.-Then your reputation will
he ruined, for every one will think it
is you, and with bad criticisms about
you l could never offer YOU another
engagement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08
MORE SHOOTING.
jim HELLso PLUNKs \ STRANGE

jim HELLso pLUNKs \ STRANGER.
The Said Stranger Draws and Fires
the First Shot-He Had Sworn to
Kill the Editor.
This morning at o'clock the stage
brought into Giveadam Gulch a passen-
ger who may prove to be Bill Taylor
of Texas, though he is not fully iden-
titled yet. He was a middle aged man
Of fierce visage. and his fellow passen-
gers sized him up as bad man. He
was several times heard to mutter to
himself and was seen handling a re-
volyer. OF Mr.. James Snyder. a pas
senger, the bad man inquired if jim
Hellso was still editor of the Kicker
and if we were in the habit of carrying
q gun.
After descending from the stage
at the Royal hotel the stranger took
two large drinks of whisky.
'Then he sat down to breakfast and
ordered eggs, bear steaks and coffee.
while waiting for his order he
leaned his head on his hands and
seemed TO be thinking of something
sad and far away.
Then he looked at the holes in the
tablecloth and swore under his breath.
Then he called the waiter a son of
a gun for saying that it was fine
day.
Taken For an Evangelist.
Several persons took him for an
evangelist. Several others didn't.
"He ate with fairly good appetite,
and the way he chewed his steak led
people to believe that he was from the
Panhandle
"The genial host of the Royal tried
to be genial with the stranger, but he
would have none of It, He said that
If he was obliged to run such ranch
as that he would blow his own head
off.
"The genial host went to get shot
gun and kill him for the remark, but a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08
Graduated Epitketc.

Jones told the story of a fish,
The size Of 1t was model
His hearers shifted in scornful wise
And murmured "Monycoddler
He told the story once again,
But only reused their ire.
His friends perceiving how it grew,
CALCULATED, LIAR
lie added next dozen pounds:
The story found no taker
Instead his auditors uprose
And dubbed him mature fakir."
Until he reached the first told size
He caused the weight to vary,
And then his friends contemptuous
Remark ed "Reactionary"
Wilson in New York Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08


lard's number. The girl in the central
office did not hear his voice again. She
heard only Pollari's. Very we'll Pol
lard lives in a lodging house. The lodr-
er in the room over him was awake at
/ o'clock that night and did not hear
That lodger often had heard it, but not
that night though the house was still
Why not? ask You again Because the
bell was mutIled Pollard mufIled it
before he went to your fathers house
that night He knew that Mr.. Clinton
was going to call him M 1t had been
arranged that he should do so. But
Pollard went over there FIRST. before
Mr.. Clinton got holag He got in by a
back window and serrc.ed himself in
that curtained passage. holding one of
Your cousin Roberts a1,f clubs in his
I'd. Your father entered and turned
w the lights and went straight to the
te,aDbone. Pollard creot ONT Of the mas.
sage, crouching behind the desk. He
waited till the number had been called,
and then he struck AID struck again.
\ moment later he had fed through
that passage and ont of the house and
through the garden ana so home. The
mufle1 bell was ringing. He answered
the call A beautiful oIjbi established
and. to make it neater he called me ND
and told his excellent story of oyer
hearing the traco1~ in vonr fathers
"rrt This is conjecture, said Gin
t,n ..yor can't lew
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tb,r.s garIa, onl .I,a CIV tho rod
r,D1o,1 ,,,,,.doror eao trrorg,h +bo
e,,a1ovs
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t,,.a was If+tlo crec,,uo yo,, ,,,,,s,
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mol, Won s10nCno .l-ror,. tbo+ hut
c,n,t nrove if vor, father hoir, daod
-r,,rnvar poI,"rd viii rrdo'7,,+odl,.
r,,foss
ANA ot This I to,ohn., a., aIac+r;c b,,t
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.2ag nar1on Cir. sord no ..va,ra
.,,+ Lir, ord ~. III ,,,o,,., a.,
rTa'u tell Won evarrthing ba knowsn
.yyoit FOR me Eara" s,rd 7 and Ioet
fin. room
Foward Clinton vvoitad abor+ bolf y
minnie and than ba climbed ont ~ n
window that had left consnicroueIv
onan This Of corrsn vas Good nroof
that nv theory was riobt yya Iot hin,
get away mile or mora and then
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08
THE ARIZONA KICKER
Its Ever WatchfuI Editor Has to
Use His Guns Again.
TROUBLE OVER AN ARTICLE.
How the Colonel Was Given a Much
Needed Lesson-The BID Man From
Panhandle Meets His Waterloo =.
Last and Is Placed At Rc-,.

Copyright 1907. by Mary NcKeonl
One of the biggest crank; among our
subscribers and one of the most noto-
rious in the territory is Coloacl Single
ton of the Three Bar ranch The colo
mel has subscribed for the Kicker and
dropped it again about four times n
year for the last five years. There is
never any telling what will please or
dlsplease him, and the first thing we
know he refuses his paper and sends
US word that we are a fool and a vii
lain.
On such occasions, as soon as we can
make it convenient, we buckle on 1ur
guns and ride over to the ranch. The
colonel expects us. He begins shooting
at us as soon as we come within range.
We shoot back. After we have wasted
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08
The Other STANDPOINT,

First Mosquito-Don't YOU think these
human beings are too numerous?
Second Mosquito Altogether so.
Some effort ought to be made to ex-
terminate them.-New York Life
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08
Mania For II

Feelum-There's one high railroad
rate mighty few people object to.
Bight-Wh4t's that?
Feedum-A high rate of speed.-Kan-
sas City Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-08
TOOK TWO MORE BIG DRINKS.

fifty cartridges he gets scared and
surrenders and then begs our pardon
and reSubscrbes.
Last Tuesday Colonel Singleton play
ed his usual game. We had an article
in the Kicker stating that Christopher
Columbus was a bOwlegged man. We
dug that fact out of an old Spanish
manuscript secured by us in New Mex
leo and believed we had made val
liable contribution to history. The colo
mel took exception to the article. al
though he can't tell within a hundred
years of when America was discover
ed, and sent us the usual word
Wild Report Flying Around.
On Wednesday We rode out to give
him the usual scare He fortified him
self in stable with two guns and
hundred cartridges and announced that
he would die game. We had no intention
whatever of even wounding him. but
in some unaCcountable way we rakel
him across the skull with n bullet, and
it will be long four weeks before he
is able to gather bouquets again on
the smiling lea. He knows that we are
sorry and he has forgiven us. Wheth-
er he will hug the moral lesson to his
soul and benefit by it we can't say.
Just now he is suffering from a brain
storm and is hugging his head, and we
don't care to bother him with abstract
questions. For two or three days there
were wild reports flying around to the
effect that we had shot the colonel
from ambush and cut up his body for
wolf bait, but the above is true and
faithful account of the affair
The extra issued from this office
Thursday afternoon contained the fol
lowing: