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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
some STATEMENTS
REGARDING new THEORY
Followers of Cooper and His Novel Ideas Give
Reason for Their Belief in Him.

With a theory that human health is
dependent on the stomach and with a
medicine which he says proves this
theory, l.. T. Cooper, comparatively
young man, has built up an immense
following during the past year.
Cooper has visited most of the lead
Ing cities of the country, and In each
city has aroused a storm Of discussion
about his beliefs and his medicines.
Wherever he has gone, people have
called upon him by tens of thousands,
and his preparation has sold in i'm
mense quantities.
The sale of this medicine has now
spread ever the entire country, and is
growing enormously each day. In view
of this, the following statements from
two of the great number of followers
which he now has, are OF general in
terest.
Mrs. Agnes Viggenhouser, OF 942 St.
Louis Avenue, Chicago, has the follow
ing to say on the subject Of the Cooper
preparations: For more than ten
years l was broken down in health. |
could not sleep and l was very ner-
vous. Gradually l began to lose my
memory, until l could not remember
things from one day to another / had
severe pains and cramps in my body,
and l would at times see dark spots
before my eyes. l was unable to do
any work whatever, as my strength
was falling. / had no appetite, nor
could take any medicine.
VI had about given up hope of ever
being well again when I read of Mr..
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04

Cooper's remedies. I decided TO give
them trial, and began to feel better
at once. After taking the medicine for
two weeks can say that l am new
woman. can eat with enjoyment, the
pains In my body have left me, and I
am stronger than l have been for
years.
II cannot say enough for Mr..
Cooper's remedies. They are wonder
full, for they have done everything
claimed for them in my case"
Another statement by Mr.. W. B.
Stewart, 109 w. Madison ST., Chicago.
is as follows. 81 have had stomach
trouble for years, and anyone who is
afflicted this way knows what an awful
distressed feeling 1t causes. Many a
time have felt that / would give most
any price to be cured. 1t was by ac-
cident that / heard of this man
Cooper's remedies. Immediately
made up my mind to buy treatment
of him. / used 1t for about two weeks,
and it is impossible to tell how much
good 1t has done me. feel altogether
different. l have more life and energy
than / have had for years. This med
icine certainly does stimulate and
strengthen the whole system. Tired
feeling and weak condition of the
stomach has entirely passed away. 1
feel well again."
We sell Cooper's celebrated medi.
cines which have made this wonderful
record In all parts Of the country.
& Feicht Drug Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
Success With Alfalfa.

Alfalfa is the most valuable asset
IN the farm" says j. e. B., in the In
Hama Farmer, and he tells how he
succeeded in getting a good stand of
It, as follows: Having a piece of
ground that had sowed to common
red clover last year which made only
about half stand | sowed it in al
lklfa, plowed the ground June 1st and
ID and dragged it down again. At in
teryals of ten days l narrowed and
dragged it until the first of July; then
we sowed the seed and narrowed it in
with a GO tooth harrow, and rolled 1t
down. We sowed bushel of seed (6O
pounds) to six acres, and have as fine
} stand as any one could wish. We
clipped 1t the goth of August. OF
Dourse this was an exceptionally good
year. having plenty of rain. If any
pne will adopt the following points
there is no doubt about getting stand
pfRlfalfa
=. Have your ground thoroughly
lnder drained.
I'd. Sow on clover sod.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
FINEST STABLES ON EARTH.
They Are Those of the "cottagers" at
Fashionable Newport.

No one feature of Newport extrava-
gance more clearly shows the mint of
money lavished on this playground Of
millionaires than the wonderful stables
attached to every establishment.
Take, for instance, the o. II. P. Bel
mont villa. 1t has a stable for its
ground floor, of such dimensions that
a coach and four can drive in, turn
about and drive out again. It contains
the most elaborate equipment of car
riages and harness in the world; its
walls are decorated with rare old
prints and blue-ribbon prizes. The
estates Of the brothers Vanderbilts, AL
fred and Reginald, at Sands Point are
veritable villages of stables says the
Broadway Magazine. AS you pass, DR..
Austin Flint whirls by in his motor,
and you remember that people from
Maine to California. are reading that
Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt is confined
to the house with a cold"
The mere incidentals impress you at
first with the extravaganza Of Newport.
The prices of papers, periodicals, can
dy, flowers, ETC., are doubled The mil
lionaire sets the pace even in the sim
pie process of buying a paper of pins.
But these details are not of Importance;
what is important is the gigantic abor-
tive extravaganza that enters into every
detail of existence dreamed of in the
philosophy of the millionaire, and ably
shown by the magnificent homes of the
very horses and motor cars.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
TYPEWRITERITIS.
Nervousness That Displays Itself in
the Tapping Of Eight Busy Fingers.

Nervousness that displays itself in
constantly tapping tho fingers is said
to be exhibited to some extent by
typewriter girls. Expert typewriting
operators use eight fingers at their
work,
The steady concentration and ex-
treme speed in some cases, seem to
produce a digital numbness that occa-
sionally becomes so pronounced as to
interfere with the ability of the type
writer's. In some cases impatient en-
ployers failing to comprehend the
cause of their stenographers' trouble,
have discharged them.
If the girl afflicted with this finger
tapping trouble manages to do her
work properly and speedily she pays
for her Grit. The bothersome numb
ness leaves her fingers soon after
the days grind at the typewriter
is ended, and is succeeded by the
nervousness that many of the victims
consider far more Objectionable.
All that is required by the type
writer girl suffering from this dis
order is a table, the arm of chair,
book or bag in her lap, or any other
object upon which she may rest her
wrist and begin the ceaseless tap
ping.
"Typewriteritis" might describe
the malady. The eight fingers OF
the victim thrum idly the moment
she sits down to dinner. A stranger
noting the movement watches for it
to cease, but there is not letup.
Any one may feel desire to drum
with the fingers for few moments
without considering himself nervous,
but it is the design of the typewriter
girl to continue it indefinitely that
marks her as victim and generally
makes her friends equally fldgety.
Girls with shapely, well-manicured
fingers sometimes simulate the symp-
toms of the disease, but none of the
immunes, however vain, can initiate
the nervous tapping of real victim.
Seventeen stenographers in the
Park Row Building we're asked If they
ever noticed the nervousness in them
selves. Five said yes. The twelve
Others looked scornful or amused, or
incredulous, but said no.
Twelve of the same profession in
the Flatiron Building were put on
the witness stand, and all but five
disclaimed having any symptoms of
the disease. One of the five treated
the matter frivolously and asked the
questioner what he wanted her to
say, agreeing to give the right answer
regardless of the facts.
Typewriters. who operate the keys
slowly need have no fear OF thu
trouble.-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
CoWs and Cows.

In its report on several dairy herds,
in which it is shown that owners of
cows which give only $50 to 300 pounds
of milk annually are keeping their
cows" whereas others with cows that
produce 1000 to 1900 pounds annually
are keeping their owners" the Can
adian Dairyman comments in this very
sensible way. 1t says:
"All men have not the ability to get
the same results that are achieved by
some of our best dairymen. Yet, If
they will follow the teachings of up
to-date agricultural journals and sue
cessful men, and have the push and
energy to put those teachings into eff
feet, they can get results. They may
reach them by more circuitous route.
There is a path for every breeder of
farm stock. That path must be con-
sistently and intelligently followed.
Eternal chopping and changing, and
seeking for the short cuts are ruin
Gus. In other words, the dairyman
must bid long farewell to the scrub
sire in his breeding ventures. He must
choose his type and stick to it. Never
ending Improvement alone will win,
and defnity Of aim will ensure i'm
provement.
81 didn't know" is a phrase that
dairymen can no longer put up as an
excuse for keeping Improbable herds.
Opportunities for gaining the best
knowledge on any phase of agriculture
are open to every farmer. In this re-
spect they are indeed fortunate as COM
pared with their predecessors of gen.
Grafton or more ago. Then the hard
and expensive school of experience was
about the only educational facility
within the reach of the agriculturist.
He had to struggle along, fighting and
finding out for himself Now, with the
knowledge fairly thrust upon us, sue
cess awaits the enterprising man who
chooses his line, defines his aim,
plucks that which is within easy reach,
and travels determinedly onward."-
Indiana Farmer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
NEwsY aLEANINos.

China Is said to be on the verge OF
a revolution.
President Fallieres will visit the
Emperor of Russia next year.
Maine leads in various phases Of
grange progress and development.
Emperor William declared in Lon
don that world peace is his steadfast
aim.
Admiral Sir John Fisher said that
the British Navy had never been so
strong as 1t is now.
The first subway train ran under
the East River, half way through the
tunnel to Brooklyn.
France will lend $40, 900 to
Morocco in consideration OF changes
in the Algerian frontier.
There is a marked falling off in in
dustrial orders In Paris from the Uni
ted States and Germany.
The Japanese Foreign Office is con-
sidering plan to stop all movements
to the United States and Canada
Leading railway and industrial cor
porations of America report record
breaking number of new sharehold-
ers.
The destroyer Mohawk, OF the
British Navy, in an official trial de-
veloped speed Of forty land miles
an hour.
ID. G. Imboden suggested system
of State clearing houses to create a
new currency to aid farmers to move
the crops.
Excavation on the Panama Canal
for October amounted to 1,S68,729
cubic yards, surprising all previous
monthly records.
A committee Of 100 of the Ameri-
can Health League met in New Ha-
ven to urge the Government to estab-
lish national health bureau.
To copy Gettysburg ideas into a
proposed military park on the Plains
of Abraham, Quebec, Sir Frederick
Borden and General Lake will visit
the Pennsylvania battlefield.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
Kerosene Emulsion.

A subscriber asks for the method of
preparing kerosene emulsion. For lice
1t should be strong. 1t Is made as fol-
lows: Two gallons kerosene, one gal
Ion water, one pound bar of soap, one
pint crude carbolic acid Boil the soap
in water until dissolved; remove from
the fire and while the water is boiling
hot add the kerosene and acid, churn-
Ing with spray pump for ten minutes,
and then add six gallons of hot water,
stirring well. Apply on walls, floors,
roosts, fences, yards, etc. A second ap-
plication should be made in ten days
Wallace's Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
} THE EARMERS HOME AND ACRESl

3d. Plow 30 days before you want TO
SOW
4th. Cultivate three or four times to
kill the weeds.
9Th. Have the ground fine and har-
row seed in we'll, and dry roll down.
9Th. Sow ncle but pure guaranteed
seed, as the best is none too good.
We are surprised that Mr. B. got so
good stand with so small an amount
of seed; he sowed only 10 pounds to
the acre, while 18 to 20 pounds is the
rule. 1t was his thorough fining and
compacting of the soil that made it
possible to get good stand with half
the usual quantity of seed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
HIS CHOICE.

"Why don't you try to get some
thing to do?"
Mister" answered Wandering
Mike, 81 can't fnd nothin' suited to
me-"
What's your choice Of eccupation?"
Il want TO be a wine agent
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04

After the fruits, flowers and vege-
tables Of Algiers, the first to reach
the French, English and German mar
kets are those from the sheltered
corners of old Provence; they are
sent as fast freight, without refriger-
ator cars. This makes care In pack
ing so important feature that at
recent exposition in Marseilles there
was a department devoted entirely
to packing and shipping devices.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
PAIRS IN PEARS.

"Pop!"
"Yes, my SON."
at was natural that there should be
two worms in the Ark"
"Why, my boy?"
Because worms nearly always come
In pears" ."-Yonkers Statesman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04

Hannibal was born 2l7 B. c. and
died 1873 b. c., and was therefore
sixty-four years old at the time of
his death. Hannibal was never taken
prisoner. He died near the present
city of Constantinople from self-ad-
ministered dose of poison, which he
had for many years carried about
with him in a ring
Coco is Spanish for bogie, and 1t is
said the cocoanut was thus named
for its resemblance TO distorted hui
man face.
Ou est la Femme? (Where Is the
Woman?) Buchanan considers this
saying to be derived from Juvenal
(Sat. VI, 242): Nulla fere cause
est, in pua non fen,ina litem mover
1t. (There is hardly any litigation
Of which woman is not the cause.)
The Erzberg, Austria's iron noun
tain, will furnish ore for 1000 more
years.
The name of Michael Scott is the
earliest on record among the Scotch
poets, but the Oldest fragments OF
Scottish poetry now known to exist.
consist of a few lines of lamentatlon
on the death Of Alexander III. Of
Scotland, which took place in 1868.
The ancients were of the opinion
that the plants, in their movements
through space, produced severally the
seven notes Of the gamut. This mu-
sic, it was contended, was imperceptl-
BILE to human ears on account of the
fact that 1t was too powerful for our
hearing. Others held that men did
not hear it simply because they were
so used to it, just as we do not notice
the roar Of the city from our constant
familiarity with it. The real "Music
of the Spheres" is purely intellectual,
lying in the great and splendid fact
of the universe of law and order.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04

Some Philippine cigars ara foot
and half In length.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04


her. they too far from the
shape again. then she began dget
pulled she pulled out she pted the
of her and pulled in her belt
The she busted
something about the weight locke
I dhayeto where she
If i'll there would be
is
taught charm
than yourself This hdgey girl
clothes appearance-an fdgetness
Kind fortune me fdgey grl-New
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
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gadness They should
to The
prolong childhood
of
with the laughter and voice of child
perfectly normal who is distressed
playing something
having
Success
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04

Corn and beans are the staple ar
tleles of diet of the working classes
of Mexico.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
Make the Children HapDy
Bv OrisOn JtUett Marden

e have all seen children who had chldhood The
unoving element has been crushed out of them They have
repressed and forbidden to do this and that long
that they lost the faculty of having good time. We
see these little old everywhere
Children should be kept children just long possi
What responsibility seriousness sadness do
with children? We always feel indignant well sad,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04

Americans prefer the great English
hotels to the mansion either in the
city or the country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-04
e<~Ns%ss~Osa ~0-aAS~ss'-n/S.
The Fdgety Girl /:
BY u,inifred Black.

SPENT the afternoon yesterday with a fdgaiy girl.
home with a sick headache and preferred to 60
without my dinner all of the fdgety girl.
I'd rather sit in the with screaming parrot
chatterng monkey than be the unfortunate vsavs
tim OF hdgety girl This unfortunate is i'll
bashfu enough to be seltconscous just
fdgety she thinks about herself all the time
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-16
UPRISING IN PERSIA
Firing on Parliament Results from
 Shah's Reactionary Proceeding.

Teheran. Persia, Dec. 15.- Popular agitation against the delay in the ex- ecution of soldiers who recently mur- dered two shopkeepers here, reached a climax today in hostile demonstra- tions on the streets, firing on the par liament buildings and the resignation of the cabinet The shah ordered the arrest of the premier. Nasir Fl Mulk, and the minister of the interior. Sanin Ed Dowleh. and Ala Ed Doweh, the governor of Spiraz. Parliament has demanded an explanation of the shah's action and is sitting in permanent ses- sion until an answer is received.
 It is supposed that the shah is act ig under the influence of the reaction aries.
 The city is in a state of siege. The banks have closed and the palace, the legations and the consulates are under guard. Ccssacks are parading the streets and the outlook Is ser,ous
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-16
PECULIAR TRAIN ACCIDENT
Two Wheels or Track for Three Miles
 Tear Up Ties and Cut Rail Bolts.

New Milford Dec l5. Traffic oge- the Berkshire division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad was tied up for the greater part of the day as Q result of a minor accident to the tender of freight train No 1is5, bound from Pittsheld for New Haven early to-day. Two wheels of one of the ten der's trucks slippe dfrom the rails and ran along for about three and a half miles before it was discovered The train was stopped at Boardman's bridge. above this place when it was seen that the tender was pumping along. A search revealed the trouble. and to find out any possible damage a brakeman was sent to search the track. He found that the derailed wheels had cut the bolts from the plates holding the rails together and had torn out the ties. A further search by the train crew showed that the damage extended three and half miles back Two big track gangs were brought here and put to work respik- ing and rebolting the rails, In the meantime several freight trains and one passenger train were held up here until late in the day when the damage had been repaired sufficiently 10 allow the stalled trains to crawl slowly over the stretch of iron
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-16
BARGEs LOST IN SOUND
Threc Break Away from Tow--Two of
 Them Founder.

south Norwalk, Dec 15,-During the fierce storm which ragged along this coast last night three barges of a string of eighteen in tow of tugs Elmer A. Keeler and D. S. Arhott broke away from the tow which was lying at Will sons Point to ride out me storm, and drifted out towards the open waters of tho sound. One of the harges. the Ell heurah. went down off Fishers Island, the captain of the barge, his wife and their eight-days old baby being taken off by the tug D s. Armott just in time The barge Ettie Moore sank off Wilson's Point after the captain and his wife had been taken off by the D. s. Arnott. The Savannah, the third barge to break loose was drifting out into .the sound when she was caught and lowed back to. the Point,
 All tue barges were coal laden and bound for New Haven. The string put in here Friday night last.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-16
BRITISH COMMENT
Japan Cannot Take Umbagc--Move-
 picnt Full of Significance.

London, Dec is. There IS no change noticeable in the view taken by the morning newspapers uf the Pacific cruise, which, they declare, cannot be regarded as a menace to Japan, while they Insist upon it's historic Import ailce as marking the rise of the Pacific question.
 The Daily Mail edtorially describes the cruise as a movement. the full sig riflcancs of which will only be under- stood h.' posterity
 The Daily Telegraph admits that no- body can foresee the date or the cir cumstances of the fleets return It says that some weak points naturally will be disclosed, but that It will be a surprise if the American navy falls short of the highest standard of effl- ciency.
 The policy that has directed the cruise, says the paper, may be wise Tor unwise, but it emphasizes to an ex- traordinary degree the presidents firm conviction of the permanence of the good relations between the United States and Europe; otherwise he would never venture to send the whole avail able naval strength of the United States to the uttermost parts of the earth.'
 The Outlook, a weekly publication, on the other hand discusses the political significance of the movement. In a | lcng article it says:
 "The building up of the states in the Pacific slope, the annexation of Ha- waii, the growth of American com merce in the far cast by the purchase | of the Philippines and the rise of Japan have reacted upon the destinles of America with cver-increasing in- tensity. As a possible battle ground
 in the future it is no longer the Allan. tic, but the Pacific that claims Amerl- fcan thought"
 The Sunday Observer says that it is difficult to believe that the Pacific
 cruise of the American fleet is dictated by purely professional reasons. "The plain fact is,' says the Observer, 'that i the cruise Is a political reconneissance | of force in view of the rise of Japan. i The Sunday Times dwells upon the I personality of Count Hayashi, the Jap 1 anese foreign minister, to whom the I full recognition of Japanese immi- grants is matter of life or death, He ] is not the man to be frightened at the dispatch of the Pacific fleet, says the i Times and it adds; 'Tf he Ignores the
 move for the time being, he will bloc
 on until he succeeds with powerful re
 monstrances or can see no issue bu ] tn firtht '
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-16
WHITTIER IGNORED
One Hundredth Anniversary of Poets Birth Observed in
 Churches.
FROM MANY STAMDP0INTS
Rev. Dr. McLanc as Poet of Free doin--Rcy. Dr, Lects as a
 Poet of Religion.

Whittlers birthday. the hundredth anniversary of which takes place Tues day, was celebrated In several of the churches of tho city yesterday. Whit tier. of the New England poets. was one of the most religious and It was for thla that many tributes were paid him throughout the state yesterday
 Ii was on Whittier tbe Poet of Freedom that Rev Dr W, WI SfcLane spoke at tho PlvmontN fhureh yeet n day mo@sing In the course of the adj dress he reclted several of Whittiers best known war poenis
 ono of the most interesting parts Of Dr. McLane's address was tho account of what happened in New Haven con temporane5usly with Whittiers editor- Ship ofy The Anti Slavery weekly, The Freeman. Gerritt Smith. strong abolitionist speaker came to New Ha- ven and spoke in tho Plymouth church, then on Church street at the present Biiou theater. He spoke strongly fav- orable to the abolition of slavery and was mobbed and booted until he had to stop speaking. nr MeLane said that lit was strange to think of this happen ing in northern town like New Ha- ven. but sentiment here was very strong a that time
 Other qualities of Whittier that m McLane spoke about were his love oi nature and his love for children.
 At the Dwight Place church last night Dr Leete lectured on "The Poet Whittier as a Preacher of Religion" Ir spite of the bad walking there was s large attendance. pr. Leete gave SC. lections from Whittier's poems whci showed his deep religious belief and al. SO gave accounts of different happeu Iings in Whittlers life which emphd- sized his writings
 Professor William Lyon Phelps Is la, ter to deliver lecture on Whittier anc his work as a poet.