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The Glenwood post., 1908-12-26
WHY WE WANT THE CANAL

When Benjamin Disraeli, then ruler
of the British empire, acquired the SueZ
Canal, he was denounced for all sorts
of a faker and visionary, but the nation
never made better trade, as the sequel
showed, and when England parts with
the ownership of that great work an
other flag will stream over Gibraltar,
the British navy will be in Davy
Jones locker, and the British lion dead.
Last year there passed through the
Suez Canal 4,267 vessels, with tonnage
aggregating 1928, ,434, of which nine
ships of 1857 tons bore our own glori-
GUS Star-Spangled Banner The divi-
dends accruing from the operation of
the canal are opulence itself, and they
have increased in gross and in net,
with every decrease of tolls.
But for the enormous earnings of the
Suez Canal it is altogether likely that
our own country would have imposed on
succeeding generation the work of
building canal connecting the Atlantic
and the Pacific, a gigantic enterprise,
infinitely more difficult and more costly
than its fellow in the other hemisphere.
Not even the warnings of that very
great man, c. P. Huntington-virtuou
or ignoble, as you viewed him, but from
every standpoint great-not even Hunt
ington, in one of the most extraordinary
papers that the mind of economic man
ever forged, could reason America out
of the notion or persuade America to
abandon it.
There is a railroad across the conti-
nent in Canada, soon to be REINFORCED
by another there are six or eight
roads across the continent in the Unit
ed States. and they will be en- forced by
others; there is railroad across the
| continent of Mexico, and another pro
lected in Nicaragua. In commercial
traffic the canal will have these fo1l
competitors and that was the grounH
on which Huntington based his reason.
ing that the canal will never yield ex
penses, much less pay dividends.
Suppose it dosen't! 1t may save
us a great war, costing billions, ana
failing that, it may turn incipient de-
feat in such war to ultimate victory.
And that is why the people are de-
termined to have canal and an am
pie navy to guard both coasts and our
isles of the seas.-Washingto Post.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-26
GRAND JUNCTION, ever ale,

GRAND JUNCTION, ever alert to
her interests, will act on suggestion
advanced by Lee Haney, advertising
agent of the Colorado Midland, and at
the proper time next spring win call
attention to her chief industry BY =
"blossoms" festival which it il be-
Geved will prove . most effective
scheme for advertising the entire
Grand valley and its fruit growing II
dnstry.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-26
TAFT is SAID to favor those thing

TAFT is SAID to favor those thingu
that will bring the people of the south
in closer touch with their northern
brothers. It il also said he hopes to
break the democratic hold Of the south.
ern states and annex few Of them to
the republican column. That his hrs.
hope in. the hope Of our entire people
there 10 no doubt aad there are many
who believe the isns> Of the times in
dicate that another presidential cleo
ton VIII $50 ssAs Of tie southern
ssates giving the repsblisaa esadidatt
for psesoasss . ba.1esas najosity.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-26

IT rs NOT necessary to make great
display when giving help to the needy
Of town or city. The plan Of the
Eiks and other organizations must
meet with the approval Of all thinking
peopla II you give, DO % to help and
ut 10 tssa publis sttsation your way.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-26
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is

taking shots at those who have been in
the habit of smiling at tho laws of
the country. Although he has but 4
few more months az president, he is
making hay while the sun shines and
his sharp tongue is doing a great deal
to uncover many things that should be
righted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
Pure Eood for Animals

George B. McCabe, Solicitor of the
Department of Agriculture, remarks
that the national pure food law is
for the benefit of beasts as well as
human beings. The following exam
pie Is citeo. Suppose a farmer liv-
ing in Indiana. near Chicapo, should
haul his hay into the Illinois metro
polls for marketing. Suppose, also,
that this farmer claims his nay to be
timothy. If he sells 1t under this
claim and the purchaser discovers
that the hay contains red top, the
farmer is liable to prosecution under
the pure food law. Quite proper.
Likewise, presumably, the faithful
horse who at the dinner hour finds
shoe pegs served, when the menu
calls for oats, will have quite as good
q ground for complaint under the law
as the unsuspecting housewife upon
whom the unscrupulous peddler
foists Dutmegs made Of Eastwood In
this war on the sale of fraudulent
foods let no guilty man escape
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
conscious condition. at the SIGHT Of IN.

conscious condition at the sight Of the
awful conflict; men turned their faces
away.
The animals were goaded to fight
by bull ring employees, who pricked
and speared them until they were
angry enough to fight anything.
Then as each animal rushed at the
other there was a yell from the
crowd and a roar of anger from the
contestants. Lunge after lunge, the
maddened animals made at each
other and almost every time the cruel
horns went home in some part of the
anatomy of the opposing beast.
Great wounds were gored in the legs,
thighs, necks and sides of the beasts
and their loins were ripped open as
If they were but paper undergoing
the punctures of a penknife.
1t was fierce and bloody contest
and Senor Felix Roberts, the owner
of the bull ring, pronounced 1t "The
grand attraction" Roberts furnished
the bull and laid off the picadores
and other fighters for the day. George
Phillips of South Dakota, brought
the buffalo all the way from the far
northwest for the fight. More Amer
leans witnessed the awful spectacle
than Mexicans.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
BEDROOM VENTILATION.

Simple bedroom ventilation may be
accomplished in several ways, as by
raising the lower sash a few inches
and putting a strip of wood under 1t,
or better plan is that which consists
in tacking q strip of cloth or heavy
paper, ten or twelve inches in width,
across the lower part Of the window.
In this way the lower sash can be
raised almost as high as the top of
the screen, and no draught will be
felt.
Another method consists of a piece
of wood which shall fit under the
lower sash when raised, and into
which two or more elbows are insert
ed. These elbows are usually from
five to six inches in diameter, and
bent upward, thus directing the cur
rent of air upward, The openings in
the elbows should be covered with
fine wire screens to exclude dust
Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
CLEANING SILK BLOUsEs.

Silk blouses can sometimes be
sponged with soap and water with
impunity in order to restore colors
which may have faded, but 1t is al
ways wisest to experiment on an odd
remnant of silk or on small piece
which is hidden under the waistline
before subjecting the whole of the
blouse to this treatment.
If, however, it is evident that silk
will not stand an application of tepid
soapsuds, French chalk will often
have almost as good result, says
Woman's Life. The chalk should be
spread somewhat thickly over the
surface of the silk and then covered
with large piece of blotting paper,
when a weight should be placed on
the top and the blouse left for two
or three days, this pressing effectu-
ally removing dust stains, while
grease spots will likewise be elimin-
ated at the same time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
SUBMARINE CABLES ENEMY.
Little Creature Of the Sea That Is
Fond of Gutta Percha.

The vicissitudes of submarine ca
BILE are many. 1t may be torn by
an anchor, crushed by rock or SER
iously damaged by coral reef such
as abound in the tropics. Some of
the growths often found on a cable
tend to decay the iron sheathing
wires. Then, again cable is some
times severed by seaquake. 1t
may be fatally attacked by the
snout of sawfish or by the spike
of swordfish.
But perhaps the little animal that
makes itself most Objectionable from
the cable engineers STANDPOINT is
the insignificant looking teredo ma
wallis. This little beast is intensely
greedy where gutta percha is con-
cerned, working its way there be-
tween the iron wires and between
the serving yarns. Thesilica in the
outer cable compond tends to defeat
the teredo's effort at making a meal
off the core and this defeat is fur
ther effected by the core being en-
veloped in thin taping of brass.
But where the bottom Is known to
be badly infected witt these mons
ters Of the deep the insulator is often
composed of india rubber, which has
no attraction for the teredo and pos
sesses a toughness, moreover, which
is less suited for its boring tool than
the comparatively cheeselike gutta
percha.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
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80 4g gSSF.S
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Popovers-One cup flour, one cup
sweet milk, one egg, generous pinch
salt. Beat all together with an egg
heater five minutes. Bake in muffin
rings in quick oven.
Puffs For Dessert-One pint of
milk and cream, the whites of four
eggs beaten to stiff froth, one heap
ing cup sifted -four, one scant cup
powdered sugar; add little grated
lemon peel and a little salt. Beat
these all together till very light, bake
in gem pans, sift pulverized sugar
over them and eat with sauce flaw
ored with lemon.
Goldfish Balls-,Boil one cup of cod
fish with four good sized potatoes.
When done mash potatoes and fish
together, add good sized piece of but
ter and little pepper and one egg,
beaten. Roll in a little flour to form
balls and place in frypan. Fry brown
on one side, turn and brown on the
other side. These are very good.
Serve hot on hot platter.
Gingerbread-One-half cup butter,
one-half cup sugar, one-half cup mo-
lasses, one-half cup sour milk or cold
water, one and one-half cups flour.
two eggs, not beaten; one tablespoon
ginger, one teaspoon soda. The Sc
cret of having it light and tender is
in beating the soda and molasses to-
gether thoroughly and in not beating
the eggs. Add molasses and soda
before the -four.
Lemon Crumb Pie-Put half a cup
of bread crumbs into a bowl, add
enough milk to cover and let soak
until soft and the milk absorbed.
Cream four tablespoons of sugar with
two tablespoons of butter, add two
beaten eggs and the juice and grated
rind of one large lemon; beat well,
add the soaked crumbs, turn into a
pie tin lined with good paste and
bake until brown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
Trxxfb aS7a
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in ever
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing Accor,
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Fig
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
known value, but one Of many reasons
why it is the best Of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug.
g;sts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
An Indian Critic.

DIR. Carlos Montezuma, an Apache
Indian, writes to the Philadelphia Pub.
lie Ledger a two-column communica.
tion denouncing the present admin.
istration Of the Carlisle Indian
School He points out that the
original purpose of the school, to
give Indian boys and girls the ad-
vantages of a thorough and practical
education, and to place them on an,
equal footing with the whites, has
been lost sight of, and that the insti.
tuition is now conducted largely as O.
military post. Dr. Montezuma de
clares that the army officers in con
troll of the school have no interest In
their work, and that their attitude
toward the Indian is that of the com
mandant of a station on the West
ern plains
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
Vienna's Circle of Green.

The city of Vienna has recently un-
dertaken, at an estimated expense of
$lO,OO0,0OO. TO surround itself with a
belt of forests. The existing forests
near the city are to be preserved, and
others, together with broad, green
meadows, are to be established in
such a way as completely to encircle
the city. Land is being reserved for
the new plantations, which are to be
connected with the celebrated Platter,
which already forms a green border
for the Austrian capital on the east.
This idea is enthusiastically urged for
the beautifying of the suburbs. OF
other cities, which are now. in many
cases. not only unattractive, but often
hideous.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
Why Sloan's Liniment and Veterin-
ary Remedies Are the Best to Use.

Let me tell you why Sloan's Lini-
ment and Veterinary Remedies are
the safest and most practical on the
market today. In the first place, DR..
Carl S. Sloan is the son Of a veterin-
airy surgeon, and from his earliest in
fancy he was associated with horses.
He bought and sold horses while
yet very young He practised as a
veterinary for twenty years, and has
battled successfully with every dis
ease to which that animal is subject.
All his remedies are the result Of
experiments made to save life or re-
lieve suffering while he was practis-
ing his profession.
Any reader, by writing to DR.. Earl
S. Sloan, 615 Albany street, Boston,
Mass, will receive "Sloan's Treatise
on the Horse" free. This book tells
how to treat horses, cattle, hogs and
poultry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
WARNING FOR CHILDREN.

The Illinois State Board of Health
urges parents to warn their children
not to use while in school the pencils,
books. ETC., of other children, not to
put into their mouths pencils, toys
or jewsharps which may have been
handled by other children and not to
use the school drinking cup without
thoroughly rinsing it. These precau-
tions are necessary not only when
there is disease in the neighborhood,
but at all times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
Beware of Ointments For Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by +. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made In Toledo, Ohio, by f..
j. Cheney Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
DOCTOR SAID USE CUTrURA"
For Bad Cnse of Eczema on Child
Disease Had Reached a Fearful
Stakeholder Resulted in
Cupp

"When was small was troubled with
eczema for about three months. 1t was all
over my face and covered nearly all of my
head. 1t reached such n state that it was
just a large scab all over, and the pain and
itching were terrible. | doctored with an
able physician for some time and was then
advised by him to use the Cuticura Rem.
edies, which did and was entirely cured.
l have not been bothered with it since. |
used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment,
but do not know exactly how much was
used to complete the cure Miss Anahsl
Wilson, North Branch, Mich, Oct. 20, '07."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
OLD NEWSPAPERS USED.

Old newspapers may be made to
save a lot of work in the kitchen.
They are very convenient, among
other things, for peeiing vegetables
upon. When the work is done the
peelings can be rolled up in the pa
per and put into the fire or the gar
bage pail. Thus the washing of an
extra pan is saved, as the vegetables
can be washed off under the faucet
as they are peeled.-New York Tri-
bune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
CHINESE WOMAN STUDENT.
A Daughter of Shanghai Enters
University of Berlin.

The Berlin University, which
among more than 1000 students, in
cludes 707 women of divers nationali-
ties, has just inscribed upon its reg
listers the first Chinese woman stu
dent. her name is Ii Tsu Zung,
and she is only II years of age.
The daughter Of Chinese physic-
ian at Shanghai, she frequented a
modern school until the age of IA,
and then took private lessons. Miss
Ii Tsu Zung dresses in the Euro
pean fashion, speaks German and
English well, and her intention is to
follow the English and German liter
ature classes at the Berlin Univers-
ity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
Abstinence In Scotland,

A generation ago water-drinking
occupants of civic chairs were very
rare In Scotland. Total abstainers,
however, can claim as result of the
recent elections that 46 Scottish
burgs are presided over by abstaining
provosts. The list includes Sir Will,
lam Bisland, Bart, Lord Provost of
Glasgow, and Lord Provost Gibson,
Edinburgh.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
BEAR TREES THREE BOYS.


Mickey MCGOWAN, William Corey
and George Barry, the latter colored,
were cunning for rabbits near Ca
hoonzie, writes the Port Jervis, N. Y,
correspondent of the New York
World, when they came upon a grove
of chestnut ees. While filling their
pockets with ches nuts, they were
startled by smashing in the under
growth and the scampering of their
dog for cover. Then big bear, with
a chain and steel trap fast to one leg,
came into view.
The boys legged it" for the near
est trees after MCGOWAN had put a
charge of birdshot into the animals
shoulder. Barry turned a shade o,
white, when the bear nearly grabbed
his leg as he was going up a tree
trunk. The bear retired a few feet
and the log, which was fast to the
chain holding the trap, caught be-
tween two scrub oak trees, holding it
fast.
Seeing that the bear was fast, the
two white boys slid down from their
perches and said they were going
home. Barry begged his chums not
TO leave him. Getting their guns
the boys poured a double dose of
birdshos into Bruin hide. The bear,
badly woulded, renewed his efforts
to release himself.
The noise and the shots attracted
George Boyd, who was hunting near
by. The boys, having reloaded their
guns, they and Boyd poured a fatal
volley into the bears body.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
SEWER GAS IN HOMES.

SEWER GAS IN HOMES.
The American Analyst gives the
following test for the detection in an
apartment of sewer gas; Saturate un-
glazed paper with a solution of one
troy ounce of pure acetate of lead in
eight fluid ounces of rain water; let
it partially dry; then expose in the
room suspected of containing sewer
gas. The presence of gas in any
considerable quantity soon blackens
the test paper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15

him. AT last says Mr.. Wood, 81
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, and
before one box was gone, I went
through four days of intense pain,
finally passing a stone. one-hals by
6ye-sikteenths of an inch in diam ter.
rAayen't had sign of kidney trou-
BILE since"
Sold by all dealers, SO cents box.
Toster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
CATARRH MADE LIFE
A BURDEN TO ME,

MISS ANNIE CATRON, 927 Main ST.,
Nl Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
As | have found Peruna a blessing for
. severe case of catarrh of the head and
throat which | suffered from for number
OF years, am only too pleased to give it my
personal endorsement.
"Catarrh, such as | suffered from. made
life a burden to me. my breath Uds
offensive, stomach bad, and my hedd
stopped up so that was usually troubled
with a headache, and although | tried
many so-called remedies, nothing gave me
permanent relief. | was rather discouraged
with all medicines when Peruna was sug.
gested TO me.
However, did buy bottle, and before
that was finished there was a marked
change in my condition. Much encouraged
I kept on until | was completely cured
in a months time, and | find that m,
general health is also excellent"
People who prefer solid medicines should
try Peruna tablets. Each tablet represents
one average dose of Peruna.
Man-a-Iin the Ideal Laxative.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Almanac JOr 1905.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
10 Relieve Mothers

The working class mother, continu-
ally kept from church by the neces-
sity of preparing the Sunday dinner,
seems likely to have the problem
solved in one town of Lancashire,
England, by the serving of a simple.
ready-cooked meal from a central
kitchen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-01-15
SWAN THIRTY MILES

CN AM ii1lfIl I MllJEo.
Edward Duvauchelle, of Molokai,
Is the hero of most remarkable
story of human courage and endu-
| rance, and of marvellous escape
from death, says the Honolulu cor
respondent of the Chicago News. The
fact that he was one of the team
that represented the National Guard
of Hawaii at the rifle shooting at Sea
Girt, N. j., last fall, will perhaps
add some interest to the tale of his
thrilling experience.
Monday night, May 23, Duvau-
chelle, who is a fisherman, living at
Pukoo on the southern coast of Mo-
lokai, with three native Hawaiians
as companions, left home in a whale
boat with load of fish for Lahaina,
about twelve miles away. They ar
rived there safely, sold their fish, and
about 8 O'Clock started in a dead
calm to row back. A light breeze
sprang up and they hoisted sail,
making the sheet fast A sudden
squall capsiZed them before they
could ease off the sheet. The boat
became waterlogged and began
drifting out to sea They were at
the time mile or two from Kaap-
napali Landing. Maui They made a
float with four oars and the hast,
and with this TO help them, two of
the natives. at their own request,
Cfnptnl IN gt,.i 1gh 70 hA1
After awaiting their return for
three hours in vain Devauchelle and
his remaining companion, Dan Pa
waa, came to the conclusion that the
two men had failed to reach the
shore by swimming. They made
float of the boom and gaff ana all
that was left of the boats gear and
started. The current carried them
in the direction of Napili, and they
were able to gradually make their
way toward the shore. When within
half mile of it they discovered, to
their CONSERVATION, that the current
was settling against them and that
in spite of all their efforts they were
drifting farther away-this time in
the direction of Molokai, which
seemed to them to be about ten
miles distant. They therefore made
up their minds to swim toward the
shore of that island. They seemed to
be making considerable headway,
and by sunset were, as near as could
be judged by the line of breakers
on the reef, four or five miles from
the shore.
They had moonlight until nearly
midnight, when the moon set. By
this time Dan Pawaa was becoming
exhausted and could barely keep
himself afoat. Thereupon Duvau-
chele gave up the float to him entire-
ly, placing him on the middle of it,
and he himself swan without the
assisting buoyancy of the float. When
about 500 yards from the shore OF
a little rocky inlet, about a mile
from the Molokai coast, Pawaa was
overcome with exhaustion, and bid
ding Dnvauchelle good-by, dropped
from the float, sunk and never rose.
succeeded about an hour
later in reaching the rock and drag
ging himself, wounded and bleeding,
beyond the reach of the waves, where
he fell asleep from exhaustion, not
awakening until past noon the next
day. Then he swan to the Molokai
shore, mile away, and made his way
home.