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Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
THE "LosT COLONY"
0 Settled on Roanoke Island In the
Sixteenth Century.

Q Settled on Roanoke lsianu IN tne
Sixteenth Century.
The mystery of mysteries in our
American chronicle has been solved
At last. The famous Lost Colony Of
Roanoke has been traced and its de-
scendants found in an obscure region
where they still retain the ancestral
names, cherish traditions that explain
many of the gaps in history and pre-
serve customs brought over by their
forefathers. who vanished utterly from
the ken of the mother country.
have been among them and talked
with them The story of the Lost Col
ony' is familiar to every student of
American history. II will he remem-
bered that Queen Elizabeth granted 10
Sir Walter Raleigh a patent TO dis
cover, searche, fnde out and view
such remote. heather and barbarous
lands. countries and territories not
actually possessed of any Christian
prince"
The first expedition landed on Roa-
noke island July 4 (old stylel, 1854.
but without making any settlement;
second group gave up in a year and
returned: later fifteen men left by Sir
Richard Grenvile to hold the place
were either drowned or massacred. In
1887 the indomitable Raleigh sent out
100 men and seventeen women, with
John White as governor. This was
the memorable Lost Colony" which.
contrary to Raleigh's counsel. settled
on the in starred Roanoke island, de
scribed as very sandy and low to-
ward the water side. but so full OF
grapes as the very beating and surge
If the sea overflowed them, Of which
We found such plenty that in all the
world Ike abundance is not TO be
found"
In August 1887, the colonists need
ing supplies and other necessaries, the
governor was, through their extreme
entreating constrained to return 10
England" Before he could get back
the great war with Spain broke out
In 1880 Raleigh sent two ships with
Governor White. but Spanish war yes
sells boarded. rided and drove them
back 1t was i'm 1891 before another
attempt could he made This time
Governor White reached Roanoke. He
describes what happened in phrases Of
unconscious poetry. giving a strangely
vivid picture of the loneliness of the
new world and the Lost Colony
I'VE let fall our Grapnel neere the
shore & sounded with a trumpet a Call,
& afterwards many familiar English
tunes Of Songs and called TO them
friendly; but we had no answere"
Governor White gave up the search
and nothing more is known Of him
Raleigh. ruined financially, having
spent 100000 on his colony without
a penny of recompense, turned over his
grants to the London company, with
the advice that they seek to cOlonize
Chesapeake bay, and later the settle
ment at jamestown was made. Ra-
leigh urged the new colonists to seek
the old. but both the Croatans and the
colonlsts had totally disappeared.
l first heard the tradition OF the present
existence Of Ralelgh's "LOst Colony
here at MRnteO, named after the old
chief who went to England and was
made f'lOrd of the island of Roanoke
and DasamOnguepec," the FIRST Of all
American titleS-AppletOn's Magazine
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
Bic claim For a Mustaehe.

Herr BOrel, q merchant, brought an
action in the high court OF Prague,
claiming 1850 damages from former
friend named Dragone. who had clip
ped OFF the ends of his mustache with
q pair Of scissors at carnival ball.
Twelve witnesses called by Herr Bo-
rel described in glowing terms the mag
nificence of his mustache 1t was the
heaviest and longest in the country
and when w9xed reached from shOul-
der to shoulder 1t was stated that
now Herr Borel was so ashamed Of his
altered appearance that he avoided the
public view, and his business suffered
IN consequence. The court decided in
favor Of Dragone on the ground that
the act complained Of had been done
in Jest and no damages had been prov
ed If Herr BOrel had lost a chance OF
getting rich wife through the mutila-
ton Of his muStLche this might have
counted for legal damages. He was
however. mar-inl. and his wife had no
ground for u divorce in his altered ap-
pearanrc. even if she desired one
London Express.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
BOIL EGGS WITHOUT WATER
Chicago Hotel Has New Electrical De
vice That Guests May Watch.

Chicago Hotel Has New Electrical De.
vice That Guests May Watch.
Chicago, Nov. 20.-Boiling eggs with
out the use Of water is the latest nov
city exploited at one Of Chicago's lead
ing hotels, and as the feat is accom-
plished directly before the eyes of the
guest, the new way OF cooking gener-
ally attracts attention and comment.
The waiter places a boX-like appar-
atus before the guest and turns on the
electricity from little bracket on the
wall and places the desired number Of
eggs in the heater. In about a minute
and half. or, half the time consumed
by the hot water process, the eggs are
cooked to turn. The process is an
idea originated by Prof. Radks, Of
Armour Institute
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
JUDGE GRAYs BOOM

Delaware Democrats Backing Him
For Presidential Nomination.
Wilmington, Del. Nov. 90 -- Della
ware friends of Judge George Gray
held a conference in this city to con-
slider the probability of securing his
nomination for president by the Demo
cratic national convention next year.
Il was decided to communicate with
prominent Democrats of other states.
for the purpose Of presenting Judge
Gray's name to their consideration and
asking their cooperation toward Sc
curing his nomination.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
5so saIoons cIose In okI.hem,.

Oklahoma City, Nov 2O.-FiVe hun
dred and sixty saloons in Oklahoma
have closed as the result Of the state
wide prohibition provision in the state
constitution. The greatest number Of
saloons in one town was 65, At Okla-
homa City. where the fixtures. etc, Of
each saloon had an average vPlne Of
about $500. The only breweHie -ln the
state. two in number, were III Okla
homa City.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
smothers In Roadside Mud.

Lebanon, Pa, Nov. 1S.-Grant BOrd-
ner, a Swatara township farms was
found dead on the mountain at indian
GAP. The body was lying face iOwn-
ward in a mud hole, and evidence was
found showing that BOrdner was
thrown from his carriage when It col
lided with a stump, and, STUNNED by
the fall, he smothered.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
A Ne,. Death Test.

Paris, Nov. ia new death test
which absolutely precludes the posi-
nifty OF burial alive, has been diseov-
ared at the Lariboisiere hospital, IN
this city. Experiments have shown
that photographs of bodies taken even
A few minutes after death reveal clear
" the outlines OF all the organs,
whereas IL the photographs are taken
6urinR life the organs are not re-
Vealed.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
choksd to Death On e..

Philadelphia, Nov. 19.-FOur void
Marie Adams choked to deal on a
piece Of cake. The child wsP' Ating
knick.nacks at her home when one Of
the little cakes slipped down her
throat before she chewe0 1t. Her
mother heard her coughing, and after
irving IN vain to ease he, suffering,
carried the little girl to tile Pennsyl-
vania hospital, where she Gied.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
1wo chIoken ThIeves shot Dsad.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Lyman J. King,
proprietor OF a poultry farm in the
Bronx, has been missing chickens re-
Gently, and when an automatic alarm
awOke him he seized revolver, and,
huFrying out doors. nred upon tive
forms outlined in the moonlight. Bru-
AO Puella, 70 years old. Of Yonkers,
fell dead with a bullet in the head.
PRrlo IaGenla, about the same age, re-
eaived a bullet in the side, another in
the leg. and, as he fed. third in the
hack. which killed him. King surren-
dared to the police.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
PAY CHECKS FORGED
$4,000 Worth Of Them Come Back Upon
Railroad.

NaUUU W"TIU o. HUTII OVTIIN DaVN OPWTI
Railroad.
Kasion. Pa. Nov. 19-It IS said in
railroad circles here that the S. pay
checks issued by the Central Railroad
of New Jersey in payment Of wages
have been cnunterfeited. and that it
has been discovered thus far that
$4,000 of forged checks have turned
up in the Central railroad Offices. The
railroads officers. it is said, have now
called in the checks.
The checks were easily duplicated,
and the forgers had little trouble in
circulating them, as they were made
payable to bearer.
Milford chronicle., 1907-11-22
Senator sankhead Seriously M.

birmingham, Ala. Nov. 2O.-Infor-
nation has reached here that Senator
J. H. Bankhead is critically III at his
home in Fayette Of typhoid pneumonia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
A Bold Step.

To overcome the well-grounded and
reasonable objections OF the more intel
ligent to the use Of secret, medicinal COM
pounds, DIR. r. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N.
Y, some time ago, decided to make bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by the makers Of put-up medicines for do
mestic use, and so has published broad
cast and openly to the whole world, full
and compNte list OF all the ingredients
entering inhpthe composition OF his widely
celebrated AcdicMes. Thus he has taken
his numere1s patrons and patients into
his full S6niiaence. Thus too he has re-
moved/hisinedicines from among secret
nostrImS> OF doubtful merits, and made
hemLfemedies Of KnOior Composition.
by this bold step DR.: Pierce has shown
thai his 1Qrmulas are OF such excel Ience
that be Is not afrald to subject them To
Not only does he wrapper Of every bottle
Of DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. the
famous medicine for weak stomach. torpid
liver or biliousness and all catarrhal diseases
wherever located. have printed upon II. In
plain English. full and complete list OF all
oek sss seen comDeS r. nu sma
standard medical works, of all the different
schools OF practice. containing very numer-
0rs sHrncts from the writings Sf leading
strongest possible terms. each and every ingre-
dent contained In Dr. Pierces medicines.
One Of these little books will be mailed free
to any one sending address on postal card or
by letter. to DR.. II. v. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y,
and requesting the same. From this little
book II will be learned that Dr. Pierce's med
icines contain no alcohol. narcotics, mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious agents
and that they are made from native. medici-
nal roots Of great value; also that some Of
the most valuable ingredients contained in
DR.. Plerce's Favorite Prescription for weak,
nervous. over-worked. rundown" nervous
and debllltated women. were employed. long
years ago. by the Indians for similar ailments
affecting their sduaws. In fact. one of tho
most valuable medicinal plants entering into
the composition of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription was known to the Indians as
"SQuaw-Weed." Our knowledge of the uses
Of not q few Of our most valuable native. me-
dicinal plants was gained from the Indians.
AS made up by improved and exact pro-
cesses. the rFavorite Prescription is most
efficient remedy for regulating all the wom
anly functions correcting displacements, as
prolapsus. anteversion and retorversion.
overcoming, painful periods toning up the
nerves and bringing about a perfect state Of
health. Sold by all dealers in medicines.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
Sailors Odyssey,

The old French fishing town OF
Fecamp was on Saturday the scene
Of the closing act in stirring of the
sea. The cod fishing boat Christophe
Colomb left Fecamp seven months
ago and had never since been heard
Of. Quite three months ago the YES
sci was given up beyond hope as lost
with all on board, and the first keen
pangs of the families supposed to be
bereaved of their breadwinners had
begun to be dulled, when on Friday
the captain of the British ship Gazelle
reported at Guernsey having passed
the Christophe Colomb dsmantled
and in an altogether pitable condition
both as to vessel and crew of 80 men,
who had been reduced to living on the
dried cod forming the cargo. The
Gazelle had given them all the bread,
meat and water she had on board, but
the captain Of the Christophe Colomb
refused to be taken in tow, and yes
terday reached Fecamp in safety,
where every gaunt skeleton on board
was received as one returnd from
the grave.-London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
When Lincoln Was LAWYER.

In his "Lincoln, the Lawyer"
Frederick Trevor Hill writes: "In his
% years at the bar Lincoln had no
less than 172 cases before the high
est court of Illinois, record unsur-
passed by his contemporaries; he ap-
peared before the United States Cir
cult and district courts with great
frequency; he was the most indefatig.
able attendant at sthe Eighth circuit
and tried more cases than any other
member of that bar; he was attorney
for the Illinois Central Railroad, the
greatest corporation in the state, and
one which doubtless had its choice of
legal talent; he was also counsel for
the Rock Isand Railroad, and other
corporations and individuals with i'm
portant legal interests at stake; he
was sought as legal arbitrator in the
great corporation litigations of ILL.,
nois and he tried some of the most
notable cases recorded in the courts
of that state
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
500 Reward. 500,

Thereaders of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity Catarrh being con-
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment Halls tatarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces ofthe system, thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the constitu-
tion and assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith in Its
curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
for list OF testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
Benzine in Laundry Work.

Benzine is chiefly employed in the
laundry for the cleansing of clothes
that cannot be successfully treated
with soap and water.
For example, silk garments, which
lose their gloss when washed, if
cleansed with benzine retain the
natural gloss and stiffness.
Silk laces, kid gloves, and furs,
none of which can be successfully
washed, are all cleaned with benzine.
The articles are usually washed in
bath of benzine, the articles are
squeezed and pressed, and the dirtiest
parts brushed with a soft brush,
which is better than rubbing.
They are then rinsed in clean ben
zine, wrung, and rolled lightly in a
clean cloth to remove the benzine,
then hung in the air to dry until the
spirit is evaporated and the smell re-
moved.
The silk and lace are then pressed
with hot iron.
Kid gloves, if white, are improved
If rubbed with French chalk.--New
York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
SHZNGy
5WORTH KNOWINClS'I N
,sElS 4 .sz:ss';sss! a ~

A soldier in the Philippines is re-
ported to have been cured of stutter-
ing by being shot through the throat.
It is estimated that the apple crop
in the United State this year will
amount to more than 36,000,000 bar
rels.
In West Bridgewater, Mass, re-
Gently the first church wedding In
forty-four years took place in the
Unitarian church.
In the west cloister of Westmin-
ster Abbey is a gravestone to John
Broughton, once champion prize
fighter of England.
A New Yorker, a youth in his
teens, is reported to have sued a
young woman of the same city, al
leging breach of promise and asking
100000 damages.
The Government of Victoria, AUS
tralia, has appropriated $4,000 for
the making Of roads by prisoners
through the bush" in unsettled
parts of the State.
Pethick Lawrence, husband of one
of the "suffragists" imprisoned in
London, promised to subscribe SO
day to the woman's suffrage fund
for every day his wife remains in
Jail.
Japanese children begin to go to
school when six years old. During
the first four years they learn Jap
anese and Chinese; in the next four
years every child has to learn Eng
lish.
William Pinckney Whyte, United
States Senator from Maryland, who
recently celebrated his eighty-second
birthday, has never been inside sa-
loon, never smoked and never rode
in a cab.
Denmark, famous for her great
expectation Of butter, has 500 cows
to every 1000 of her inhabitants,
and if five heads are counted a FAM
lily there are two and one-half cows
to every family.
Up in Vermont they killed bur-
glar who had s11S.20 on his person.
and after paying his burial expenses
and erecting monument to him,
turned $50 and the twenty cents in
to the town treasury.
Major John s. Horlbeck, of
Charleston, S. c., is said to own the
largest bearing pecan orchard in the
world. He has more than sixty acres
in bearing trees and his main grove
consists of $50 acres.
The neatest town in the world Is
Brock, in Holland. So tidy are the
Inhabitants that they will not allow
horses in the streets. 1t contains a
population of 2700, and the chief in
dustry is the making of Edam cheese.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
DISTRIBUTING CENTRES.
Cities From Which the Great Volume
of Printed Matter is Sent Out.

A striking example of the great
| volume of printed matter which the
| Postoffice Department is called upon
to handle from month to month is
found in a report recently issued by
the department.
OF printed matter. designed for
general distribution, 2S,000,00
pounds were shipped in one month
last year by publishers at the rate of
cent pound at the 100 largest
postoffices in the United States, the
total amount of such shipments hav-
ing increased from 296,000,000
pounds in 1896 to 450,000,000 in
1900.
These shipments of printed mat
ter, collected and transmitted by the
Postoffice Department, constitute a
very fair guage of the distributing
points of news and literature III the
United States, and the relation which
they bear to each other is peculiar
and has little reference to popula-
ton.
New York stands at the head with
more than twenty-five per cent. of
the whole shipments of the country.
Chicago follows with about two-thirds
of the shipments of New York. Then
follow st. Louis, Philadelphia and
Boston, in the order named, Boston's
shipments seeming unduly low, and
then Kansas City, Cincinnati and
Augusta, Me-, the shipments of Au-
gusta seeming unduly high.
Minneapolis, San Francisco, Pitts.
burg, Detroit, st. Paul, Cleveland
and Milwaukee follow-all of them
minor but populous cities-and then
come Springfield. Ohio, and Elgin,
ILL.,, two small places, Springfield be-
ing notable on account of its output
of agricultural machinery, and Elgin
on account of its manufacture of
watches and its shipments of con-
densed milk.
Baltimore comes next, then Dem
yer, Omaha, Des Moines, Atlanta,
Lincoln, Nashville, Louisville, In
dianapolis and Washington. Bangor,
Me-, exceeds Buffalo; Dallas, Tex,
exceeds New Orleans. Brooklyn has
shipments little larger than those of
Waterville, Me-, and Rochester, N.
Y; Williamsport, Tex. and Men,
phis, Tenn, have about the same
shipments.
Albany, N. Y, and Providence, R.
l., are far down on the list Newark,
N. j., is still further down, and
Charleston, s. c., ranks below Ra-
cine. Wis. 1t is estimated that it
would take $4,000 postal cars to car
ry these second-class mail matter
shipments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
The Silent Cure

To the list of cures-air, water,
milk and grape-the "Gaulois" adds
the "silence cure" for those who are
compelled to do much talking or to
bear with much noise. Nine. Jeanne
Giraud, inspector of the maternity
schools, of Paris, has, in her in
structions to the teachers, recon-
mended to them this treatment:
There is too much noise and talking
going on in our schools" she writes.
GAS setoff you should have days of
absolute silence, without speaking or
being spoken to-"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
The Great Lakes Fleet,

A hardy breed of men, doing their
duty as they find it, the sailors OF
the Great Lakes are more in demand
TO man the new fleets that are build
ing every year. While the ship
yards Of the sea coast were wailing
over the dearth of business the ship
yards Of the lakes booked orders for
81 steel vessels for the season of
1906, in size from 5000 to 10000 tons
capacity, with total value of $14,.
900, 0,000.-Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
PRETTY Boxes.

Fancy boxes are always in demand
for all sorts of offerings, and the new
est wrinkle is to cover them with
satin and to decorate the top with
a bunch of natural looking artificial
flowers, instead of those that are en-
broidered or painted. The box shown
is of purple satin with bunch of
violets on the top, and others equally
pretty are blue satin with forget-me
nots, various shades of lavender with
orchids and pink or red with roses to
correspond.
In the fancy work department of
one of the large shops there are the
prettiest kind of little pincushions
made of tea strainers with, twisted
handles. The bowl portion is padded
and covered with bit of Dresden
ribbon. A fetching little frill is
placed around it and a bow of ribbon
Is tied on the handle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
A Great Outside Remedy.

Most pains are of local origin-a "crick'
soreness all over arising from a cold-sre
all cured by outside applications. The
quickest, safest and most certain method
is Allcock's Plaster, known the world over
as universal remedy for pain. They
never fail, they act promptly, they are
clean and cheap. You can 20 right aheac
with your work while the healing procesi
goes on. Sixty years use has given them o
great reputation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
RUNNING SORES ON LIMBS.
Little Girls Obstinate Case of Eczema-
Mother Says; "Cuticura Remedies
Household Standby"

Last year, after having my little girl
treated by very prominent physician for
an obstinate case of eczema, l resorted to
the Cuticura Remedies, and was so well
pleased with the almost instantaneous re-
lief afforded that we discarded the phys-
clans prescription and relied entirely on
the Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Pills. When we commenced with
the Cuticura Remedies her feet and limbs
were covered with running sores. In
about six weeks we had her completely
well, and there has been no recurrence of
the trouble. We find that the Cuticura
Remedies are valuable household stand.
by, living as we do twelve miles from q
doctor, and where it costs from twenty to
twenty-five dollars to come up on the
mountain. Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas,
Fairmount, Walden's Ridge, Tenn, Oct.
l3, 1906"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
The Curriculum.

No sooner is the football season
ended at the colleges than innumer-
able other seasons" begin. Basket
ball, hockey and divers other leagues
remain TO claim the time of the col
legians. When do they study? AS
young Chinese said of Harvard: at
Is an athletic club and the members
read books when it rains. Spring.
field Republican.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-02
Turpentine for the Laundry.

Turpentine for the Laundry.
Turpentine is volatile in nature and
has the power of dissolving varnish
and grease.
1t is used in laundry work in con-
junction with ammonia to remove
paint stains from colored clothes.
The two liquids are mixed and the
stain dipped in and rubbed until it
disappears. 1t is also used in cold
water starch to make the iron pass
along the fabrick smoothly; pro-
portions, four drops to one tablespoon
full of starch.
The disadvantages attending the
use of large proportion are its odor,
wiiici' it imparts to the linen, and it
also tends to make the starch slightly
yellow, which might give a yellow tint
to the linen.