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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
THE CHARTER OAK.
Bells ToIled and Funeral Dirges Played
When II Fell.

Wr1eH IL Tel.
The charter oak of Hartford was
white oak. The story goes that when
James, duke of York, ascended the
throne of England and sent Andres to
take away all colonial charters Con
necticut alone refused to surrender
hers. Andres was furious over this
defiance, and Oct. 81, 1857, he returned
to the assembly hal&of Hartford with
a body of soldiers ana demanded in
stant surrender of the charter, which
lay in a box on the table. A hot dis
cussion followed. Finally Andres
stretched out his hand TO seize the
disputed paper. Then the candles
were suddenly extinguished, and the
people who had gathered on the street
outside rushed in a disorderly crowd
into the hall. There was a period of
wild confusion in the dark, and when
the candles were finally relighted no
charter was to be found. 1t had been
removed by Captain Wadsworth and
concealed in the oak, which ever after
ward bore its name.
The oak was even then old. when
the first settlers were clearing their
land the Indians begged that it might
be spared. 1T has been the guide of
our ancestors for centuries they said,
as to the time of planting our corn.
When the leaves are the size of
mouse's ears, then is the time to put
seed into the ground The Indians re-
quest was granted, and the tree, after
ward becoming the custodian of the
lost charter, became famous for all
time. 1t fell in a windstorm Aug. 21,
1856, and so deeply was it venerated
that at sunset on the day of its fall
the bells of the city were tolled and a
band of music played funeral dirges
over its ruins.
At the time of its fall its circumfer-
ence one foot from the ground was
twenty-five feet, and it was estimated
to be over 600 years old.-Kansas City
Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
0fficiaI---ReynoIdsviIIe.
ORDINANCE NO. I39

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ORDINANCE NO. 1888.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the
grading, curbing and paving OF that
portion OF Fifth street la the borough
of Reynoldsvile, Pa. which lies b,.
tween the west side Of Jackson street
where said Jackson street crosses said
Fifth street on the north. and the
south side OF Deiiz alley where said
Dei'z alley crosses said Fifth street
on the south; providing for the man.
ner 0l doing said work and In what
manner payment is to be made there.
fore.
BE 1T ORDAINED AND ENACT.
ED by the town council of the borough
OF trynoldsvile, Pa, and II Is hereby
same.
SECTION |. That that part of Fifth
street. IN the borough OF Reynoldsvile.
"a, which lies between the W ,st side
OF jackson street where said jackson
street crosses said Fifth street on he
north, and the south side of Deitz alley
where said Deitz alley crosses said Fifth
street on the south, shall be paved with
oiock paving brick to width not ex.
ceeding eighteen feet and that n sand
stbne curb be set on hrh sides nj said
street between termini above desig.
mated. Said grading, curbipg and nav.
ing tn BE- done in accordance with ,he
plans and specifications prepared and
adopted by the town couucil of Reyn.
oldsville Pa, which are hereby An
proved, hereto attached and made mart
of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Sal grading, curbinc
and pa"i' g shall b. done under the
direction aud control of the Street
COMMITTEE ~ the Town Council
OF the borough f Reynoldsyille.
who are hereby authorized and EN-.
powered to employ labor. purchase
material and do all things necessary
10 oe done In the construction and com
pletion OF said Improvement.
SECTION !. The cost and expense
OF the grading, curbing and paving
OF said portion of Fifth street above
designated, shall be borne and paid for
by the borough Of Reynoldsviie, Pa
out of the general borough fund.
SECTION 4. All ordinances, or parts
OF ordinances in conflict herewith, are
hereby repealed.
Passed and enacted finally by the
Town Council of the borough of Reyn-
oldsville at an adjourned meeting of
the Town Council, held at the council
chamber on Friday. the eighteenth dav
OF September, 1908. at nine o'clock D.
m. F. S. HOFFMAN,
Attest: President of Council
CLEMENT W. FLYNN.
Secretary of Council.
Now September 22nd, 1908, the above
ordinance is submitted to me. read
considered and approved.
SMITH M. MCCREIGHT,
Chief Burgess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Fly Catches.

Tom Hughes of the Washingtons has
taken his place in the box in parts of
games this year oftener than any other
pitcher in the American league.
Pitcher Peters of the Dallas team
may get n trial with the New York
Nationals next spring, as Owner Gard
ner wants McGraw to take the man.
John Titus, who was benched by
Manager Murray of the Phillies at the
start of the season, is now one of the
leading batsmen of the National
league.
An Indianapolis scribe is authority
for the statement that Eddie Siever,
the ex-Detroit south paw now with the
'Hoosiers, is the highest salaried player
In the American association.
Pitcher Rube Waddell of the st.
Louis Americans recently equaled the
strike-out record, held by Fred Glade,
tanning sixteen Of his former team
mates, the Philadelphia Athletics, in
nine innings.
Doc Scanlon, formerly Of the Brook
lyn team, who abandoned base
ball for position in hospital, will
rejoin Ebbets' team next spring, hav-
ing already promised Patsy Donovan,
the manager.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Brevities
THE HALL OF FAME.

John Bigelow, the American minister
to France in 1861, who is nearly
ninety years old. pays an annual visit
20 France.
Sir Alan Johnstone, the British min
lister to Denmark, it Is reported, will
succeed Sir Henry Howard as minister
10 the Netherlands. Sir Henry will
reach the nge limit Oct. l aud will then
retire
Julian Harris, son of loci Chandler
Harris and the "little boy" Of the folk
stories, succeeds his father as editor
of Uncle Remus' Magazine, retaining
also his original position us general
manager.
Clyde Fitch has introduced new
idea to the motoring class. Il Is nam
ing the car, which, II is 10 be hoped,
will safely carry the owner on his way.
Mr.. Fitch calls one of his automobiles
Pauline Il. another Lizzie
George Benjamin. linotype opera
tor, earned the title of champion potato
eater of the Naugatuck valley. in Wa
terbury, Conn, when in contest with
Thomas Burke, matchmaker, he de-
voured twenty-five large tIbers to
BuriSes twenty-thrce.
Nos. 21 and % in point Of service in
the senate are Taliafeuo of Florida
and Dollver of Iowa AS Taliafero
pronounces his name "Tolliver," Sen
ator Doliver is considering the advisa-
mility of gaining distinction by spell
ing his name "Daliaferro."
Philip Wiley Of Meredith, n. II,
has Il tame woodchuck. He captured
the little fellow last spring and
brought it up with a nursing bottle.
The creature is as tame as pet dog,
following members of the family about
the premises and eating food from
their hands
The veteran composer Carl Reinecke,
who celebrated the eighty-fourth ami
versary of his birth recently, appeared
as a pianist siXty-five years ago, and
from 1860 to 1895 he was conductor
of the Gewandhaus concerts in Leip-
sic He was friend of Mendelssohn
and of Schumann.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
ELIJAH AND THE RAVENS.
A Story Which Did Not Fit This Par
ticuIar Minister'S Case.


North Carolina probably never pro.
duced an ADLER preacher than DR..
Francis l.. Hawkes., who once was
pastor of Grace Episcopal church, New
York. Short, thick set, swarthy, black
eyed and black haired, he was a strik-
great pulpit orator, but considered the
best reader in the New York episco-
pacy. His rather luxurious family de-
tered him from accepting bishopric,
which would have otherwise been
rendered. One day delegation from q
Buffalo church waited upon him and
invited him to accept a pastorate in
that city.
"Well, gentlemen, other things being
satisfactory, the question of accept
ance narrows down to business mat
ter" said DIR. Hawkes. "What salary
do you offer?"
"Dr. Hawkes." said the spokesman,
1--WE recognize that you have high
reputation and are willing to be lib
eral. Our recent pastor received So
DUU, Dul Ou iCCOuul VI yOui St'iHulllB
we have decided to offer you S3,500"
my good man." cried the doctor,
do you know what salary l am receiv
ing hereY'
"No, sir"
81 get $4,000 and this parsonage,
and as have an expensive family, /
do not see my way clear to accept your
Offer
The spokesman looked rather sheep
ish, but made another essay.
"If we had known that. sir, we
would undoubtedly have looked else
where, but you should remember that
the work of the Lord must be done,
and, as for providing for your family,
you know the story of Elijah and the
ravens"
"Now. my friends" responded the
clergyman quizzically, 81 have made
the Bible my study ever since was
twenty-eight. l have read 1t through
carefully and prayerfully over 100
times remember the raven Incl
dent perfectly. but nowhere can find
any reference to the Lords providing
for young Hawkes."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
SHORT STORIES.

Lake Superior drains $1,000 square
miles Of territory.
Eighty-fve per cent of the people
who are lame are affected on the left
side.
An island in Lake Superior has been
stocked with caribou, Caribou island,
so named because 1t formerly was
noted as a home for the animals.
The sale of land reclaimed by the
federal reclamation service is expected
to more than repay the $60,000,0 900 ex-
pended to date by the government.
The last herd of antelopes In the
United States has been located near
Hooker, in Oklahoma. This was for
merly part of the Great American
desert and called No Mans Land.
On the largest tobacco farm in the
world, $4,000 acre affair near Am
sterdam, Ga. is grown about third
of all the Sumatra tobacco used for
cigar wrappers in the United States.
The forestry department has been
conducting experiments with the hope
of finding some commercial manner Of
making use of the white fir which is
found on the Pacific coast in great
quantities. Very little of it has been
cut
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
English Etchings.

Between 10000 and 10000 tortoises
are imported into Great Britain annu-
ally.
Smoking by women in restaurants is
very largely on the increase in Lon
don
The beefeaters, the kings bodyguard
on state occasions, consist Of cap
tain, six other officers and 40 yeomen.
Marriage is on the decrease in Eng
land, and the Throne says very seri-
ously and earnestly that 1t is because
Of the suffragette agitation.
Women in England seem to have
taken more kindly Of late to journal
ism, and every one is scribbling, ac-
cordlng to one authority, from the
peeress to the porter's daughter"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
viii Power.

The backbone of character.
The individual mastery of self.
The souls heroic choice of the diff
cult.
Conscious concentration expressed in
action.
The hand of power on the helm of
purpose.
The assertion of our kingship over
our environment
The divine gift that makes man his
own second creator.
The souls guardian of conduct, con-
science and character.
The angel that rolls away all stones
from the path of purpose.
? Positive, aggressive, directing, con-
quering power of the mind-William
George Jordan in New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Home Notes.

Drive hook or staple in small end
of ironing board and hang in closet or
inside Of door.
In choosing n chicken it should be
plump on the breast fat on the back
and have white legs. An old chicken
is distinguished by its rough legs, and
long hairs are found on the breast.
1t is an excellent plan to have u
"house purse" downstairs In con-
venient place, so that when a little
change is needed for something you
are not obliged to run upstairs for 1t.
Never put a deep border on a low
ceiling room. 1t is really better not
to have any at all. A flowered or trellis
effect will do much to give height. If
two small rooms are together 1t Is bet
ter to paper and carpet alike, giving
the effect of one room.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
New York City.

Nearly one-third Of all the children
born in New York city die before they
become three years old.
When New York city gets its water
from the Catskills, the longest flow
will be from point 130 miles from
the city hall.
Inside of twelve years New York
promises to be the largest city on the
earth. 1t is now growing more than
six times as fast as London.
New York city's smallest borough has
the largest population. Manhattan,
with Its 14O3S acres, has population
of 2,250,000, and Queens, the largest
borough, with S2,S63 acres, has a popu-
lation Of 224,0O0.-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30

You never see ghosts; you only hear
of them.
Before doing wrong pad yourself
for the kicking that is sure to follow.
Men make more fuss over their hon
or on the stage than any other place.
A reputation of being stingy Injuries
man more than his stinginess saves
him.
There is certain fascination about
watching men work that no loafer can
withstand.
In fight always remember that the
other fellow is probably as cowaNly
as you are.-Atchison Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Both Guilty.

The man who prided himself on his
keen perceptions watched the witness
on the stand with intensity and nodded
his head vigorously at the closing
words of the bewildered witness.
'That mans concerned in It," said
the keen observer to his friend. Didn't
you notice how his eyes shifted
around?
"How about this next one?" inquired
the friend.
Hes guilty of something" asserted
the keen observer. "No man stares at
people in that bold, defiant way If he
has clear conscience" Com
panion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
German GIeanings.

Germany has only one home for
lepers. 1t was opened in 1890.
Berlin is to have a 100000 opera
house, the best seats in which viii cost
only S71h cents and the cheapest 1215
cents.
Although the traffic on the Elbe does
not equal that on the Rhine, it never
theless takes the second place in Ger
many and is of great economic impor-
tance.
The numbers of books exported from
Germany by German publishers last
year exceeled 100000, weighed A.
100000 pounds and were valued at
S15,OOO,OOO.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
MULTITUDES SWARM
PITTSBURG EXPOSITION
Big Show Attracts Thousands
From Outside the City

AS the season of the Pittsburg Ex'
position advances the attendance
steadily incl eases. Immense crowds
from the out-oftown districts are TAX
ing advantage of the reduced fare on
the railroads and thousands OF visitors
from afar have already visited the bis
show at the point. Excursion rates
will prevail every Thursday and Satur-
day until the close of the Exposition.
The musical festival in Music Hall
continues to be center Of attraction.
the hall being packed daily by large
and delighted audiences. Arthur Pry-
on and his band are the feature this
week, and they are meeting with bril-
liant success. This organization has
q wonderful repertoire. which includes
the works of all the music masters OF
the world, as well as the popular sue
cesses of the day. The widest range
of tastes is always gratified by Pryor,
for those who go TO hear him will be
entertained with the compositions OF
Suppe, Herbert, Verdi, Mendelssohn,
Wagner, Del Riego, Gomez, Julien,
List Gounod, Chappi, Grieg, Rossini,
Levi, Nevin and ether notables.
Arthur Pryor, the director Of the
band, is not only composer of many
popular selections, but is the undis-
puted champion trombone player ot
the world, and his solos are among the
strong features of the concerts Mr..
Pryor toured America and Europe with
Sousa and became famous as a solo"
fist. The European critics, usually
loath to speak favorably Of foreign tai
ent, were so Impressed with his work
that they sang his praises in the high
est terms and called him the "Paga-
mini of the Slide Trombone
Beginning October 5, the Bostonia
Women's Orchestra will begin
weeks engagement at the Exposition.
This organization, which is under thu
leadership Of Mrs. Belle Yeaton Ren-
frew, is composed entirely Of women,
who, like their gifted leader, believe
that woman. with her warm heart and
sympathetic nature, is susceptible to
splendid musical achievements. To be
sure of reaching and pleasing the pub
lie in all its various classes Mrs. Rem
frew's orchestra has very large rep
ertoire of nopuar music, but the aim
of the organization for higher and
better results in rendering classical
compositions that have not yet been
attained by any orchestra of women is
never lost sight of in Mrs. Renfrew's
programs. In the Bostonias repertoire
are found the works OF all the notable
masters, and, in fact, all the really
"big'' orchestra numbers known to the
world of music.
Among the amusements is the mill
tary spectacle of the Spanish-Ameri- |
can war, which is vivid reproduction
of the blowing up of the Maine" and
the historic battles; the scenic CYCLIC
rama, "a Day in Japan; the Thea
torium, and many other entertain
ments.
The industrial exhibits, Including the |
armor piate display, model of the bat
tleship ''Connecticut," model coal feet, |
the electriNSl displays, demonstrations
Of electrical appliances and hundreds
Of other new and novel features con-
tribute to the largest and most divcrsi- |
fed show In ,he history of TIE Exposi.
ton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
INSTRUMENTATION
BULLETIN
FOUNDERS WEEK, PHILADELPHIA.

From October to 10 Philadelphia will celebrate the
225th Anniversary of the Ctys founding by series OF
remarkable events
On Monday afternoon $4,000 soldiers, sailors and
marines will parade The Police and Fire Departments will
parade Tuesday afternoon depicting their development
from early times Wednesday afternoon will witness one
of the greatest industrial parades in this country
Over 100 floats will illustrate the evolution of the Cys
industries great river pageant will be given Thursday
afternoon in which 500 including United States and
foreign warships will participate. Fifteen thousand uni
formed Red Men with historical floats will parade in the
evening On Friday the first great historical pageant ever
given in America illustrating by 40 floats and 5000 cos
TUNED characters the history of Philadelphia, will be the
grand climax of the celebration The P. o. S. of A. will
parade in theSIevening. Saturday will be devoted to
athletics motorNraces, and Knights Tempar parades.
The city will be specially Illuminated every night and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "Phadelphia will given every
evening Franklin Field.
Special tickets to Philadelphia will be sold October
to TO- good to until October H. at reduced rates.
minimum rate $1.00 See Ticket Agents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Papyrus

The papyrus OF ancient times was
made from the papyrus plant. The in
terior Of the stalk of the plant after
the rind had been removed was cut
Into thin slips in the direction of their
4ength, and. these being laid on a Nat
surface in succession. similar slices
%ere placed over them at right angles,
and, their surfaces being cemented to-
gether by sort of glue and subjected
10 the proper degree of pressure and
well dried. the papyrus was complete.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
NOTICE OF THE FIRST MEETING
~ OF CREDITORS.

In the District Court OF the United States
for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
In the matter of William Albert Leech,
Bankrupt, No. 1884, in Bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF William Albert Leech
vania, and District aforesaid, a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the 25th
day of September, A. D. 1908, said William
Albert Leech was duly adjudcated bank
rupt; and that the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at the law office of
Smith NJ. McOreight Esq. on Main street.
in the borough OF Reynoldsvllle, county of
Tuesday the 18th of October, A. D. 1908, at
one o'clock in the afternoon OF said day;
at which time said creditors may attend.
prove their claims, appoint a trustee. ex-
anime the bankrupt and transact such other
business as may properly come before said
meeting. WILLIAM T. DARR
Referee in Bankruptcy.
September 2sth, 1908 Brookville, Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
a Model Servant.

ter-Here-er-has my whatser-
name come?
Man-Yessir.
Master-Yes-well, then, hop over
to th-er-that club with the silly
name and tell. Mr.-er-Thingummy l
shan't be able to FIX up that-er-um
-d'you see? And then get hold of that
book-er-with the yellow cover and
look out train to--er-to-er-oh you
know!
-Yessir.-Punch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Woman.

The beauty of a lovely woman is like
music.-George Eliot.
Woman is the symbol Of moral and
physical beauty.-Gautier.
Woman is the sweetest present that
God has given to man.-Guyard.
What Is civilization? 1 answer, the
power of good women.-Emerson.
The sweetest thing In life is the un-
clouded welcome Of wife.--Willis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Two Wise Ones.

The young man carefully removed
the cigars from his vest pocket and
placed them on the plano. Then he
opened his arms. But the young girl
did not flutter to them. "You," she
said coldly, ''have loved before."-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30

He Evidently Had One.
"What is a pessimist, pa?"
"A man who has note to msetfSu
New York Press.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

All these conditions, and many Others that
have not at this moment space to describe,-aG
these simply put the digestive organs for the tirns
"out of business" Food taken under such con-
ditions cannot possibly be digested. Instead, II
will ferment, Putrefy in the system, and will b.
the of discomfort, of disturbed function, Of
disease, perhaps of death.
Does this seem extreme? Let me tell you q
story. great, strong, big breasted, energetic
man comes in from a days fishing He is de
lightfully tired, hungry as bear" At the
hotel he finds waiting for him telegram: bad
news. He says, Il can't eat" His friends per-
suade him. He eats hearty meal. In two hours
he is dead. 1t is true story. know of score
of such cases.
And from all this what can we learn? We can
learn this: that of all the factors that affect good
nutrition, the most important is eupeptic thinking.
the most important is that keep our minds right.
We must not eat when we are hurried, excited,
angry, grieved, anxious, worried, or shocked; for
food at such times will do us only harm,-will per-
haps send us with indecorous promptitude to that
bourne from which no traveller returns" Food taken
under such conditions will not digest; but will
promptly begin to decompose, forming poisons that
will produce anyone Or more OF numberless multi
tude of symptoms ssTangng from simple headache
to death from heart failure.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

the digestive organs, s,-mouth, stomach small in.
circulation there is suddenly poured out more
digestive fluid; not only saliva, but the others
we'll The gastric juice begins to flow, the pancreas
and liver get ready and the entire digestive system
is prepared and able to take of any food which
is reasonable in kind and quantity.
The point Of greatest importance in all this is
that these fluids poured out only when the
mental condition is right, when there is in the
mind desire for food If there should be any feel
ing of dissemination for food if there should be
an indifference to food, the food taken under
such circumstances would not and could not be
properly digested.
If there is in the mind any feeling other than de-
sire for food, if just previous to eating while
eating anything should occur to disturb or dis
tract the mind then there would be immediate de-
rangement of the circulation. Under these circum-
stances the blood would be Withdrawn from the
digestive organs and the elaboration of the fluids
of digestion would cease. Then of course, the body
would be in condition to receive digest food.
Suppose that our friend, returning from his long
walk greeted at the door by the odors of fragrant
viands, few moments later is handed telegram
informing him OF the sudden death of his only son
in distant city. What happens then? At once
there is profound change in the circulation. The