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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
NOTICE

Notice ls hereby given 20 whomsoever IL
may concern, that the Board OF Directors OF
the School District OF the Borough OF Sykes
Vile, County OF Jefferson and State OF Penn
sylvanla, will present their petition TO the
Court Of Common Pleas Of Jefferson county,
on Monday, August 10th, 1908. praying for d
decree authorizing them TO borrow $4,000
and increase the Indebtedness OF said School
District by such an amount, iOr the purpose
OF erecting and equlpping q new school house
adequate TO accommodate the schools TO be
held and maintained In, and for the use OF
the School District Of the Borough OF sykes
Vile, by issuing coupon bonds OF the denomI-
nation Of One Hundred Dollars each, said
bonds TO bear interest at the rate OF 5.5 per
cent per annum payable semi annually, and
said bonds 10 be redeemed within thirty
years 5rom the date thereof, with the option
and right reserved to said School District TO
redeem any number or amount OF said bonds,
on any interest date after the expiration OF
FIVE years, and also for leave TO file their
statement as required by the Act OF Assem-
bly, approved April 20, 1874, and It's supple
ments.
BY order OF the Board OF School Directors
Of the School District OF Sykesville Borough.
Jefferson county, Pennsylvania.
j. l.. sADDLER President.
j. q. MANSFIELD Secretary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
THE PERSONAL EQUATION.
II Plays Very Large Part In Success
In Business.

II you stop for n moment to analyzc
success in business you will see II
comes through contact with people.
II Is all hinged upon the manner Of
your contact. On every side you are
surrounded by multitude Of persons.
In every one of whom there exists n
potential force that may be exerted,
at one time or another, TO add to your
success. The oftener you cause that
force TO be eXerted the faster your
business will grow. You can attract
these individual forces-lf you choose
and get the most from them. or you
can repel them and suffer actual dam
age from having come in contact with
them, or you may take middle
course, as many business men do, and
drift along In purely negative man
ner.
Looking Mt business In this light, It
is apparent that the underlying ele-
ment which contributes most to the
success of any undertaking and TO
business in the aggregate Is the art
Of finding the vital points OF human
contact that will set in motion these
forces. The personal element must be
stamped upon your business.-Edward
Payson Hatch In System.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
AN EASTERN MAGICIAN.
The Feat a Ceylon Fakir 10 Said TO
Have Performed.

This curious picture of an eastern
magician Is from Caroline Corners
"Ceylon, the Paradise of ADAM "rhe
faklr forthwith commenced to unpack
the burden on his back. the principal
Item being n bamboo framework or
scalfoldlng. This he held with his right
hand. while he mounted step by step
OF bamboos. At the summit. n height
perhaps Of eleven feet. he paused. with
arms extended. to effect balance.
For some reason or other the frame
work remained perfectly steady and
perpendicular. while the fakir stretch.
cd himself out like spider on Its web.
At intervals on the bamboos were
heavy nails. rusty. but sharp ut the
point. These nails distinctly penetrat.
ed the mans mahogany colored flesh
when he stretched himself out on the
framework.
"Thus he remained n hldeous wound
made by each nail, from which the
purple blood flowed, lying there for the
space Of ten minutes or SO. except for
the blood llfeless figure Of clay.
Then. mutterlng some strange glbber-
lsh, animation returned, and, making
movements so that the nails were ex-
trlcated from the wounds, the faklr
with his toes kicked away the scaffold-
Ing and remained himself alone unsnp-
ported In mldair.
'Yes, there this weird creature re-
mnlncd, his lean. chocolate colored
limbs apparently stiff and cataleptic,
his eyes fixed upward and glazed. It's
fact said Cynthia In low tones Of
wonder. AT home they would say we
were bypnotlzed'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

ney sue sprang lehk, ana Captain
Sprult decided to put back. In spite
of the pumps the water gained. and
soon there was n depth of eleven feet
In the hold. Sprult now resolved to
abandon the ship and launch the three
boats. The captain himself, with one
seaman, the steward boatswaln and
foot llfeboat. while the rest Of the
crew, twelve In all, were In the other
two boats. Heavy seas were running.
and the boats were nearly swamped.
AS Spruit could not swim, he was
nearly drowned. Some of his men
were lost. Their situation was indeed
fearful In boats half filed with water
and exposed to fierce gale 400 miles
from land. Again and again was
Sprult washed out but mt last his boat
was picked up when It's occupants were
IN the last stages OF exhaustion from
fatigue. exposure and lack of food. A
reporter. OF the Sydney Morning Her.
aid called TO Interview the captain and
found him bnrefooted, With terribly
swollen legs. covered with severe cuts
and bruises.
Now consider Mrs. Sprult's report to
the Psychcal Research society, which
Is most remarkable.
Last Thursday week" she writes,
"at o'clock In the morning my thir-
teen ycar,od daughter Lily came into
my bedroom and woke me by tap on
my forehead. oh mamma she cried
In breathless whisper, I'm so fright
enedp | tried to soothe her, but she
only covered her face with her hands
and whispered trembllngly: oh. lookl
My papa's ship Is all wrecked Papa's
come home all In rags, with his feet
and legs cut, and see two or three of
his men drowned out of the boat
81 told Lily sternly 1t was all non.
sense.
at isn'tr she said passlonatcly.
I've seen It In my dream. and know
it's all truer
"But | coaxed her Off to bed. The
girl kept worrying about It until the
next Sunday. A week after her dream
my husband returned. and Lily found
me crying when she came in from
school.
"'Oh, mamma she cried sharply. is
the Atacama wreckedT
81 told her evasvely her papa had
come home.
"She was not TO be denied, however,
and asked, with strange persistence,
Are papa's legs cutT
81 said they were.
"And the very first thing she said to
her father was: why, you didn't have
those clothes on when saw you! The
ones you had on were all torn In the
shipwreck.'
Lily Spruit herself furnished n re
port to the Psychical Research society.
She said she woke in terrible fright,
having seen every microscopic detail of
the shipwreck and its sequel. She saw
her father get into the big boat and
keep close TO his ship for some time.
She watched his boat capsize and the
boy Allen drown. What woke her, she
said, was the bowling of the wind
about the wreck, and the last she saw
was the other men pulling her father
back into the waterlogged boat.-Wil-
liam T. Fltz-Gerald in New York Trib-
une.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
The Battle
for Health
How to keep we'll

How to keep well.
This is the problem DR.. A. w. Chase.
Nerve Pills have helped many thousands o
people to solve by reason of their eItraordinar,
blood forming and system building qualities
The only sure foundation for health j, rich
red blood and a vigorous nervous system.
Both of these result from the use of DR.. A
w. Chase's Nerve Pills. Even though yo,
know of this great restorative as a cure for ner
wous exhaustion, prostration and paralysis, yo,
may have overlooked it as tonic to build W
the system when it gets run down and you fee
weak and miserable.
Mr.. G. B, EXIlNE. 20 Stewart St., Day
ton, Ohio, states:--"l felt debilitated, rundown
nervous, tired, lacked energy and strength
Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills built me righl
up, gave me restful sleep and good genera
health and energy, gained seven pounds ant
consider them an excellent tonic"
The portrait and signature Of A. W. Chase
M. d., the famous Receipt Book author OF
every box. So cents at all dealers or DIR. A
w. Chase Medicine Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Panama Mosquitoes.

A visitor to the canal zone of Pan
ANA can have the privilege of an in
PRODUCTION to not less than elghty-three
species Of mosquitoes. thirty of them
found nowhere else. Fortunately they
do not all bite, and the contagion OF
yellow fever Is carried by only one Of
them. Certain genera. technically called
megarhlnus, psor0phora and lutzia, are
found, which instead of spreading any
disease hostile to men wage war on
their weaker cousins and Mt times even
on their brothers and sisters. The yell
low fever mosquito, the only kind In
America spreading this infection, sci
entlfically called stegomyla. Is very
scarce. 1t Is possible to live for weeks
on the line Of the canal without seeing
a single specimen. This mosquito Is n
strictly domestic insect. never found
away from man. 1t breeds only In
artificial receptacles, such as barrels,
water coolers, bottles and tin cans in
and around human abitatlons.-Chi-
cago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Reynoldsvllle. Pa, July 20, 1908.
ORPHANS COURT SALE.
Estate Of George Strouse, Deceased.

By virtue OF an order OF the Orphans Court
OF Jefferson county. there will be exposed TO
public sale, at Brookvile, Pennsylvania.
;t the Court House on the 18th day OF fAugust
A. ID. 1908, at 1.30 o'clock d. M, the following
described tract OF land, situate in the Town
ship OF Winslow, County OF Jefferson and
state OF Pennsylvania, bounded and describ-
ed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at post,
eighty-four and eighteenth perches to a
small beech; thence by land OF the Widow
Gathers north one hundred Derches 70 a
beech; thence east eighty-four and eight
tenth perches to q post corner OF Jonotban
Strouse's land; thence by said land south
one hundred perches to the place Of begin.
ming, containing fifty acres and allowance OF
six per cent for roads, ETC., being part OF u
larger tract OF land surveyed to DIR. VIM.
Cathcart on Warrant No. 38i9, as aforesaid.
Having thereon erected good dwelling
house and good frame barn and other ne
cessary outbuildings.
This sfarm is in good state OF cultivation
and has young orchard, consisting OF bear
ing apple, peach and cherry trees.
A part Of said farm is underlaid with a six
foot vein OF coal and a country coal bank is
opened on the premises.
Terms Of sale: One third Of the purchase
money to be paid at the confirmation Of the
sale by the Court, and the remainder upon
delivery Of the deed to the purchaser.
JOSEPH NJ. GATHERS.
Guardian Of Mabel Strouse.
JOHN MCMURRAY,
Guardian OF Beulah Strouse.
Reynoldsville, Pa, July 81, 1908.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Gettina Back at EnoIand.

- ''Tbe English will ridlcule us for say
ing 'vury' and 'turrible' and 'momma'
when we 90 abroad" said school
ma'am. "but we will have our answer
ready.
'We'll ask them why, when they
want to know IL we desire cab, they
say:
$50 wella, sar
"We'll ask them why they say paw
tab and 'waitah' and Tndiar' and
'ldear.'
"And, not forgetting the H. we'll
quote at them the dialogue between
the mistress and the new maid:
rs your name Anna or Hannahr
Hannah, num-
"'Oh, Hannah
"'No, mum; Hannah
Hannah, you said
"'No, Hannah
"'Spell it.
"Hay, hen, hen, hay! New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
MYSTERY OF DREAMS
Whence Come the Warning Wis.,
itorS We See In Sleep?
TWO VERY PUZZLlNG CASES.
One Where Mother and Son Both Got
Tidings of Disaster at the Same
Time and One Where a Child Saw
Her Father Saved In a Shipwreck.

Her Father Saved In a Shipwreck.
Out of 140 dreams Of very striking
klnd Investigated by one of the lead
ing psychic research societies no fewer
than seventy-nlne related to a death
and perhaps the rarest OF all these
dreams Is the case where two persons
dreamed the same thing on the same
night, and the episode came true. This
Rev. II. B. Elrlngton
"A woman parlshioner of mine" he
says, "whose husband was fisher
man, at that time on the sea. dreamed
one night in terribly vivid fashion that
his little craft had been cut In two by
liner. Her eldest son was with the
husband and as she woke she screamed
out, 'Oh, save my boy, my boyp This
was remarkable enough, considering
the sequel, but almost ut the very mo.
ment the poor woman was In ber dis
tress, yet still asleep, another son was
pounding at her door, half asleep and
half awake. and crying, oh, mother.
where Is fatherT The terrified woman
now rose and let the boy in He was
crying. He told her he had distinctly
heard his fathers heavy tread coming
mp the stairs and his ponderous kick
with sea boots against the door, as had
been his manner when returning alb
ruptly from leng cruise. Next morn
Ing the alarmed mother and wife told
all the nelghbors, and before the day
was out the dreadful news came that
every detail of her dream was true.
The little trawllng lugger had been run
into by coastlng liner, nearly cut in
two and sunk with all hands, includ-
ing her husband and SON"
Premonitory dreams occupy large
part of the psychological records, and
the following case is a very puzzling
one: A Mrs. Spruit lived at Balmain,
one OF the suburbs of Sydney. Austria
liza. Her husband was sea captain
in command OF the Atacama, a wooden
ship of 1900 tons, which had arrived In
Sydney in a leaking state and was
picked up cheap by firm known as
Cowlishaw Bros. for $4,000. Twice as
much was spent in repairs, and then
the Atacama was sent up the coast
with cargo Of coal. She delivered
this and next set out for San Diego.
But when 500 miles out from Svd-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
KOREAN ETIQUETTE.
A Natives New Years Call Upon an
American Lady.

NWoTiCsH LauJ.
The native Koreans, who have be.
come familiar with foreigners and
their ways, take very readily to the
custom OF calllng-and eatIng-on New
Years day, and one American lady
had very peculiar experience with a
native official In Seoul on New Years
day. She was keeping open house
and had made preparations for re-
ceivlng her guests In the proper man
ner.
Among other things she had made a
very excellent and rather large cake,
which she expected TO distribute In
small slices TO her callers. A party Of
native gentlemen arrived, and, having
given one of them n cup of tea, she
placed this fine cake before him, with
an invitation TO help himself.
She then went with the others to an
other room and was gone some time.
When she returned she saw, to her
horror, that her cake had all but dis
appeared. The native according to
his IDEAS Of etiquette, had done his best
not to leave any Of the eatables set
before him.
The lady's vexatlon was banished
by feeling Of pity for the poor fel-
low, who was quite sick from over
feeding II Is said that this call was
his first and last that day. He de-
clared to his friends that foreigners
must be "all stomach" IL they could
go from house to house and "eat that
much every me"-London Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Great City For PRAYER.

A visitor to Moscow soon discovers
why it is called the Holy City. Every
200 or 300 feet there is a cathedral,
church, chapel or shrine, and which
ever way you look you see people cross
ing themselves. Until one has seen
Moscow the piety Of the place is not
easily understood. The outsider can
not imagine Moscow conditions. He
cannot imagine church bells ringing all
the time and people praying in the
public streets at all hours Of day and
night.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
BARNUM'S OLD LION.
How tho Great Snowman Turned His
Death to Account.

Oeatn TO ACCOUNT.
Among the features of the parades
of the Barnum circus there was for
merly one that never failed to attract
attention. On the top of one of the
wild beast cages lay an enormous lion.
He was not confined in any way, and
nervous people watching the parade
would shudder at the sight and con-
template the terrible possibility of the
lion springing into the midst of the
crowd.
But the venerable old king of beasts
had reached the leonine dotage, and
stiffened muscles and blunted claws
rendered him harmless. He was as
mild as kitten and in the winter
quarters, where he was allowed to
roam at WILL sometimes had to be pro.
tected from the onslaughts of irrever-
ent and mischievous puppies.
One night he wandered from the
quarters. In the course of his travels
he chanced on barn where a meek
eyed COW was placidly chewing her
cud. A faint flicker of the slumbering
jungle spirit stirred his pulse, and,
with crashing blow of the huge fore
paw. the COW was slain; then, lying
down beside his victim. he went to
sleep and dreamed of the time when he
was shaggy little whelp playing with
his brothers under the bright sun of his
faroff African home.
In the morning the owner of the COW.
a stalwart female with the blood of.
Irish kings in her veins. entered the
barn with milk pail in hand. She was
filled with wrath at the sight that met
her gaze. With keen edged AK in her
hand and grim determination in her
eye she fearlessly approached the sleep
ing lion, and when the men sent out to
search for him arrived he lay cold in
death. Barnum promptly paid for the
dead COW and engaged to appear on
exhibition "the woman who in mortal
combat had slain lion."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
THE INNOCENT FOX.
Blamed For oHenses Committed by
His Wicked Cousins.

MS WICKED OouSin5.
We are often told of tho fox as de
stroyer of grouse. but should like to
hear the story Of some eyewitnesscs
as to his work In this direction. II Is
very easy to find fox tracks about sie
remains Of bird and then say fox
did II. | believe that many of the Of.
fenses laid at his door are committed
by weasels, mink and wildcats. or
lynx.
During part Of the year have
known foxes TO spend part of each
day digging among potato hills In Il
retired hollow for white grubs or mice
In the adjoining fields and TO return 10
the mountain at nlghtfnll. passing II
farm which was almost covered with
young poultry out for grnsshoppers.
From an experience of about ten yeats
In locnlte where foxes abound ! am
convinced that this animal destroys
but few. II any. chickens. our trouble
there was, first of all, hawks. then
skunks. owls and raccoons. 4he fox
never invaded the chicken coops or
broke up the sitting turkeys out q the
base of the mountain or course IN
winter n fox may sometimes trap n
grouse in the snow at night. but who
has ever seen II fox actually catch n
grouse2 Come. now, brothers of the
forest. be honest and own up, ! would
be glad to learn how the fox does the
trick, If any one has seen II DONE
Forest and Stream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
The Oldest Treaty,

The Oldest text of real treaty now
In existence is that Of the convention
between Rameses H., king Of Egypt,
and the Prince of Kheta, which en-
braces the articles Of a permanent Of
fensive and defensive alliance, with
clauses providing for the extradition of
emigrants, deserters, criminals and
skilled workmen. This treaty was
drawn up in the fourteenth century
B. G. and is the earliest record that
we have Of any international transac.
ton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
The Safe Course.

'"That was a great speech Mundy
made" said the associate editor Of the
old line partisan paper. II suppose
we ought to have an editorial showing
that he was mistaken throughout, but
really can't see how we shall be
able to do it. His logic is unassailable,
He has simply knocked the platform
from under our candidate"
II know It," replied the editor, "but
we can't let it go. Let's see-oh, just
refer to 1t as f1apdoodle. That al
ways satisfies the man who votes the
straight ticket and gives our oppo-
nents no chance to come back at u.s.
Chicago d-Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

=. Estate Of Steve Iosvay. late OF Winslow
Township. Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that letters tesia.
mentary on the estate OF Steve JOsyay, late
OF Winslow township. county OF Jefferson
been granted to the unde rsIgned, TO whom
all persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested TO make payment. and those having
claims or demands will make known the
same without delay.
JAMES W. GILLESPIE,
Executor.
Reynoldsyllle. Pa, July 20, 1908.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Cause of the Row.

Mrs. Popley - For goodness sake!
What's the matter with Tommy?
Mr.. Popley (from the bathroom)-
oh, he wants the earthl
Mrs. Popley-Wants the earth?
Mr.. Popley-Yes. At least that por-
tion Of 1t that Pm trying to wash off
his hands and face.-Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Her Uneooked Gown.

Miss Flufigirl-Miss Newthought has
gone the limit with her vegetarianisml
Miss Furbelow-Why, what is her lat
est7 Miss Flufigirl-She actually re-
fuses to wear anything but raw silk
gowns now.--New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Experienes Contribution,

Poetic Friend-Some one says baby
In the house is q wellspring Of Joy.
Exasperated Young Parent-Well, don't
you believe 1t. As an element Of en-
joyment a baby In the house Is O
screaming farce.-Baltimor American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Kaffir GREETING,

"Saku bona" are the first words a
stranger learns Of the Kaffir vocabula-
ry. The expression Is the common
form Of salutation used by the natives,
and its literal translation Is, II see
you" 1t is considered mark Of re-
spect not to give the greeting immedi-
ately, the delay showing the reverence
In which the native holds his visitor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

Hubby (while dressing)-That con-
founded trial balance was running In
my head all night Wifey-John, you
must tell the manager, and maybe he
will give you extra pay for working
overtime.-Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
Luck.

Look as IL you was feelin' pretty
good today, James," said the first wait
er.
Eyes, tptop," replied the other.
"Some streak o. luck maybeT
Eyes. tiptop tip."-Philadelphia Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

Gravity is only the bark Of wisdom
but 1t preserves it.-Confucius.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05

Anger resteth. in the bosom of fools.
Bible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-05
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Ifyou want the News
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

of trade coming from. It bears all the
ear marksSof game. OF take out two
and put back one. Even though jock
eyes, trainers and owners spend every
dollar they make during the meet in
Butte, some = must pay the book
ies.
Conditions in Butte are anything
but normal. The floods In the north
west have resulted In many Of the
mines working but small forces and
the merchants q Butte have 4 right
to protest against = ace meet andIits
attendant gambling features. They
and they alone are the people whom
such a meeting hurts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

May brought $3.50 to $3.50 per
hundred, while the second shipment.
which was sold last week, contained
g head, averaging 1923 pounds,
bringing $7.s5 per hundred, and 141
head, weighing an average Of 1,364,,
bringing $3.50 per hundred.
The Billings Sugar company has
successfully demonstrated that Mon
tana cattle a bo fed on beet pulp
and alfalfa meal and be 80 fattened
that the top prices Will be paid for
them. Their success undoubtedly
will induce many farmers and stock
raisers of the Yellowstone valley to
ifatten their cattle on such feed. It
also adds an auxiliary industry to the
growing Of sugar beets that makessa
beet sugar factory Of nor value than
1t has been considered to any com
munity where it is located.
The fact that beet pulp and alfalfa
meal can be advantageously utilized
for f~attening cattle is a comparative
" recent development and expert
ments in it are being anxiously
watched by the cattlemen Of the ma
ton and especially those living in
beet raising communities. A few
more such sales IS those made by
the Billings Sugar company and the
amount OF cattle fed On beet pulp and
alfalfa meal will be enormously In
creased.