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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Compulsory Notina.

Compulsory voting has to be dis
cussed about SO much. ~ the subject
has Just been revived by the advocacy
of the idea by a Connecticut college
president. He would have men COM
PEELED to go to the polls and vote,
thinking that by such means many of
the abuses which surround the suffrage
would be eliminated and that govern
ment would be improved. What a man
does after he reaches the ballot box is
quite as important as whether he goes
there-more important, indeed. in some
aspects. If a man goes to the ballo
box and votes for bad and incompetent
candidates he had better stay away,
for he becomes a positive detriment to
good government. A fair presumption
would be that a citizen who lacked suf-
f1cient interest to vote of his own voli-
ton would not be very particular about
the character of his vote if he. were
forced to vote. Law might make him
go to he polling place, and even to
place a ballot in the box. No law
could possibly insure that he would
vote wisely OF even decently. =
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
All His Fault.

An old lady who was in the habit OF
declaring. after the occurrence OF an
unusual event, that she had predicted
it, was one day very nicely sold by her
worthy spouse who. like many others
we nave heard Of, had got tired of her
eternal Il told you So" Rushing into
the house, GREATNESS with excitement,
he dropped into his chair, elevated his
hands and exclaimed:
ooh wife, wife! What--what-what
do you think? The old bfindle COW a
gone and eaten up our grindstone!"
The old lady was ready. and hardly
waiting to hear the last word, she
broke out at the top of her lungs: II
told you so, you old foolt l told you &c.
You always would let 1t stand out q
doors!"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Not Alone.
rron yo,,tb.s roro,,r,o,

From Youths Companion.
The dean Of a normal college. in
a talk before the student body, was de-
ploring the practice common among
children Of getting help in their les
sons and the tendency among parents
to give it too generously. AS an Illus
tration, he told the following incident:
The mother Of a small pupil in a
Chicago school had struggled through
the problems assigned for the child's
next lesson n had finally obtained
what appeared to be satisfactory re-
suits. The next day, when the little
inquired, with some curiosity:
Were your problems correct, dear?"
No, mamma" replied the child.
They were all wrong"
All wrong?" repeated the amazed
parent. "Oh, I am SO sorryY''
We'll, mamma, you don't need to be
sorry" was the reply. All the other
manlmas a theirs wrong. too"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cennot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an intia med condition Of the mu-
cous lining Of the E,1stachian Tube. When
this tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, aud when 1t is
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an in1amed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will gre One Hundre Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for coustipation.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Brideet's Mistake,

Il have a great joke on the old WON
an" said Pat. I think Bridget must
be getting a bit n~earsighted. She was
for 10 minutes this morning, call
ing to the scarecrow to come to break
fast. What do you think Of that?"
Well, II I were you," said Mike, I'd
either get a new suit Of clothes or a
younger wife"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Christmas Shoppinn.

Jack-What do you understand by
Christmas shopping?
George-Why Christmas shopping is
the thing a woman does at this time
of year when she goes about in the
shops trying to see what she'd like to
have somebody give her for Christ
mas
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Ambulance Field Examination.
From Illustrated Bits.

Scene-Harnilton South Haugh; SOL
der supposed to have been wounded
is brought to surgeons tent by bearers.
Bearer, reporting - Severe scalp
wound, sir, accompanied with nsensi-
bility.
Surgeon-Well. what have you
done?
Bearer-Dressed the wound, sir, and
gave him a little whisky and water.
did you expect an ~insensible man to
swallow that?
Bearer-He asked for 1t. sir.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Tommy's Christmas Pcnance

Grandma-Are you looking forward
to your Christmas dinner, Thomas?
Tommy-Yep. grandma, but not SO
much as Johnny Green, what lives up
the street.
Grandma-Why so, Thomas?
Tommy-His grandma died last week
and he'll get all her Christmas turkey.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17

Eresh.
There was no doubt about 1T; he VS.
very angry when he entered the VILLAGE
grocery store and demanded to see The
proprietor.
You sold my wife some eggs yest0r1s
day. Mr., Peavey he said when thu
grocer appeared.
WAL. yes.'. said Mi, Peavey genial~i
". Relieve I did"
And you told her that they wsrss
fresh eggs" continued the visitor.
.Weel, yes; 1t seems to me did,
said Mr.. Peavey.
But zee here, Peavey. you had NO
business to say they were fresh eggA
Why not? I bought EN- for resh-
from ST Wiley. too
Il don't believe 1t. ST Wlleysa A
honest mar.
WAL, ST said It, all right. He come
in here with his basket full OF 'esli and
put 'em down on the counter an trad
ed 'em Off for q box Of soda biscuitAs
When was this?'
.Oh. / dunno. Bout six weeks agu.
I guess
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
He went a~-ducking
In the fall
And got a ducking,
That was all;
Yet, brazenly,
He boasteth yet
He got what he
Set out to get.
The Savaoes,
From the Minneapolis ,Jou,

From the Minneapolis Journal.
Many stories have been told OF the
l%udicrous mistakes of negro orators.
Here is one for which Governor Claude
Swanson, of Virginia. Is responsible.
In a small Virginia town a pompous
negro was delivering a Fourth Of July
address to an audience Of colored folks.
He said:
MY colored fellow citizens: We have
occasion to be proud Of the Fourth of
July. 1t was on the Fourth Of July,
a196, that Christopher Columbus landed
On Plymouth Rock n proclaimed
freedom, liberty and independence to
ti mankind. And what was they do
ing down here in Virginny at that
time? They had their feet on the black
mans neck a hollerin', Sick senter ty-
rannibus.'
my colored fellow citizens, this is
a great country. 1t is the %proudest
nation the sun ever shine upon. But
II these dimmercrats git into power
here they'll do like they done in Rome.
look at Rome. Once the proud master
of the land and the mistress Of the
sea, with her once proud citizens,
which vas Caesar, Olympus, Demons
themes and others too numerous too
mention. Then these dimmercrats got
into power here and what is she to-
day. Overrun by Greeks, Canadians
and other savages."
Rockefeller Nursery Rhyme.
John, John, the Standard man,
Took a rebate and off he ran;
"TI tell the TRUTH
Said John, "forsooth,
The stomach is the seat of youth"
Detroit Free Press.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17

PILES CURED IN q TO Ia DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
Ing Piles in 6 to IA days or money refunded.
5nn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Tho Wrono Door.

WITS. Windows SOOTHING SYRUP TOR Chndrss
seethlng; softens the gums, reduces Al.
eye pain cures wind coli" 9@ cent a bottle
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17

A woman is willing to confess her
faults to any man who is unwilling to
believe she has any.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17

There are now In the schools OF New
York city nearly 10000 more pupils
than there We're one year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
Another old-Timer Heard From.
Oak Ridge, Pa, October s, Il

Oak Ridge, Pa, October 5, 1908.
Editor THE STAR:-As the d.timers
OF Sandy Lick valley have been un-
loading their experience of half CEN
tury ago, more or less, | will fall in
line. just about this season of the
year fifty-four years ago | first struck
Reynoldsville and worked for few
weeks for the late Thomas Reynolds.
can now recall the names OF a number
OF men that we're employed by Mr..
Reynolds. They were Orlando Gray,
Gordon Harris, Robert Spades, John
McCreight and Big John Clark. At
that time the town was a rather back
woods affair. Wood Reynolds was the
only man that had the distinction of
living In brick house. A Mr.. Dun
ham had store on the opposite side
OF the pike and was the only merchant
in the town. The only means OF trans
portation was by the old tarpole
wagons. Joe Morrow made occasional
trips between Tyrone and Erie with
his mountain schooner carrying eastern
products westward and bringing back
fish, cheese, hides and perchance some
venison. That fall Charles Prescott
started to cut the timber on tract
above Sandy Valley.
I often wonder II there are still
Others OF our jolly old crowd living.
The only one / ever met since was John
Clark, whom l once met on the
B. r. & P. R'y. Yours Truly,
D. KNAPENBERGER. =
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
Nubar Pasha and the Pipes.

Soon after the occupation of Cairo
by the British troops the late Nubar
Pasha took a prodigious fancy to the
music of the Black Watch and had the
idea of having a servant taught the
use Of the bagpipes. Nubar dispatched
a French friend, who spoke English
very well, to interview piper on the
subject.
Donald replied: "Weel, he micht
learn or he micht mo-. Bit, let me tell
ye, 1t needs wind an mickle strength
tae fill the bags o. the pipes an keep
blawin'. Sac IL yin O. thae Egyptian
chaps took the job on he'd need tae be
bandaged a. ow're like yin O. thae auld
mummies, or maybe he'd burst him
SELL"
This conversation was reported to
Nubar, who took the piper's remarks
seriously. SO he gave up the idea Of
having a skirler attached to his house
hold, as the use of the bagpipes was
attended with the prospect Of such
danger to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
Clarion County Village Adopts
Principle That Deserves
Imitation.
LEVY ANNUALssSIDEWALK TAX

Strattonville, Clarion county, Is a
little town, but 1t is governed by bor-
ough laws, and while IL has no paved
streets nor sewers, yet in one point Ii
has a feature that other municipalities
should follow. That special feature is
that all Of the sidewalks within the
borough limits snail be built OF cement
and paid for by the borough. The town
council levles small tax for that pur-
pose and each year builds some side
walks, but no more than the sidewalk
funds will pay for. In this way the
sidewalks already laid are all uniform
and substantially built. In few more
years there will be good sidewalks In
front OF every property and the build
ing OF them will not be burden to any
one property holder.
We believe that every municipality
should build and repair all sidewalks
and that every voter should be required
to pay a small sidewalk tax. The people
who howl the loudest about bad side
walks are the ones who never pay one
cent to build or repair sidewalks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
Freight Train Service
Soon To be Inaugurated
Franklin & CIearfield Railroad
Almost Ready for Traffic
To Brookville.
WILL OPEN UP A NEW REGION

The completion OF the Franklin &
Clearfield railroad to point near
Brookville and the Inauguration of q
freight schedule this month is pre-.
dicted by the Franklin Ne,os, which
in describing the line that is to make
the northwestern part of the state
accessible to this section, says, in
part:
The line crosses the Pittsburg, Sum-
merville & Clarion track at Hedrick s
Crossing, point about two miles from
Summerville, and here the P. S. &
G. proposes to make close connections
with all passenger trains on the F..
4 c., which will shorten the time be-
TWEEN Franklin and Clarion to at least
an hour and half and the mileage
to less than fifty. There was talk some
time ago that an electric road would
probably be constructed from Clarion to
Hedrick's Crossing as a connecting
link, but nothing is ever heard of the
project now ana probably never will
be again.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
On p. r. r. Pension List.

Dennis O'Brien, of O'Donnell, one
OF the oldest and best known section
foremen on the Low Grade Division
ofthe p. r. r., who has been foreman
OF the O'Donnell section over thirty-five
years, was put on the P. r. II. pension
roll the first Of this month and has
now retired from active work for the
railroad company. Mr.. O'Brien owns
double house across the railroad from
the P. r. r. passenger station In West
Reynoldsville and he will move into
one-half of the house. Mr., and Mrs.
O'Brien are pleasant, jovial old people
and their many friends will give them
cordial welcome as citizens OF this
place. After so many years Of toll Mr..
O'Brien is certainly entitled to few
years OF rest in the evening time OF life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
CITIZENS
WAIT ON
COUNCIL
Residents of the East End Have
Many Requests to Make
for Improvements.
UNUSUALLY ACTIVE SESSION

The regular monthly meeting OF town
council was held last evening with six
members present, Hoffman, Young,
King, Deible, Baldauf and Dpger.
Tax Collector Coping reported the
amount OF taxes collected during month
OF Septembe Sl9O S2
Chief Burgess McCreight reported
collection of license, fines, &c during
September S23 20
John Ross requested council to fil In
on Tenth street to keep water from
running of street on to his property
Referred to street committee.
N. A. Headley was present and in
quired about the opening OF a street
from Worth street to Main street at
Cold Spring Hollow. The street is to
be opened.
William Clawson, who lives on north
side OF Main street, near Cold Spring
Hollow, where high ombankment was
made when grading for street paving,
requested council to give road into
his property. Referred to street com
mittee.
Benjamin Jones requested council to
remove the surplus dirt in front OF his
property on Main st. Referred to
street committee.
Earl Johns requested council to open
an alley or street for him to get to his
coal house near Worth and Fourteenth
streets. Referred to street committee.
On motion the boro spring on the
boro garbage lot was leased to G. Mari
naro for fifteen years at rental Of $5 90
per year.
A number OF bills were paid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
MRS. ANDREW JOHNSON.
The Life In Washington Was Not a
Happy Time For Her.


Mrs. Johnson was so much Of an III
valid that outside of intimate family
friends very few knew her. She ap-
peared only twice in public during her
husbands administration. Still. her in
6uence was strong one, and ii was
exerted In the direction of toleraton
and gentleness A slight movement of
her hands, a touch on her husbands
arm, n "Now, Andrew" made 1t easy
to see that the woman who had helped
him through his struggling youth and
given her health to his service, who
had taught him to write and had read
to him through long winter evenings
in the little tailor shop that his active
mind might be fed while he was prac-
ticing his trade still held her place in
his life. She was sweet faced wO.
man who showed traces of beauty
through the sharpened lines caused by
the old fashioned consumption which
was wearing her out, Her face was
not unlike that of the late Mrs. Nc
Kinley. The death of her eldest son
was a blow from which she never
fully recovered. The life in Washing
ton was not happy time for her. She
told me herself that she was far more
content when her husband was an in
dustrious young tailor. - William FL.
Crook I'm Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
A PRECARIOUS EXISTENCE.
Mental Tribulations of the Supersti-
tious Woman,

tious woman.
The superstitious woman started to
go downtown, but found that she had
forgotten something 1t was hard work
to get her to 20 back for IL, but when
she did sat down for few minutes to
"take the curse off" before going out
again. On the sidewalk she passed a
cross eyed man and had hard work to
keep from splitting three times over
her left shoulder. The first car that
came along was No. 13. she let 1t go
by and waited eight minutes for an
other, On the way downtown she re-
marked to a friend that she had been
in excellent health lately" Instantly
she was obliged to loose her glove and
rub her bare palm on the wood of the
bench before her. AS she and her
friend were walking on Twenty-third
street some thoughtless person darted
between them. The superstitious wo-
man was much disturbed and worried
over the thought of coming separa-
ton.
That night her husband upset the
saltcellar. She insisted on his taking
a pinch of the salt and throwing 1t
over his shoulder. When she dlsrobed
for the night she discovered that she
had been wearing one stocking wrong
side out all day. 1t was the sign Of
good luck, and it allowed her to go to
bed happy. But some time in the night
dog howled dismaly under her win
dow. From that moment she has been
looking for a calamity. Nothing will
make her believe that there will not
soon be death In her immediate fam
ily.-St. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
When the Noise Let Up.

Two young women of stolid, common
sense appearance were the sole femi-
nine occupants of subway car until
there entered aashily dressed girl,
with face made up like a cosmetic adj
vertisement and accompanied by a
young man attired in the extreme"
The two young women eyed the new
conner with interest while they con-
tinued their conversation. The train
slowed down at the next station, the
rattle and bang Of operation ceased
and the voice of one of the young wo-
men became suddenly audible:
"If had face like that, do you
know what I'd do? I'd hook It."
The girl with the makeup looked
daggers, her escort looked foolish, the
speaker looked out Of the window and
a dozen passengers looked as though
they enjoyed it-New York Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
Paradise.

Twenty-Five OF our young folks went
to Stanley Saturday night to a party.
All report a fine time.
J.H. Lott had business in Big Run
Friday.
There is considerable sickness In this
section at present on account Of dry
weather and poor water.
cJohn Perry bought another mule last
week and will run two teams now. =
Arty Deiorm, who has been suffering
with typhoid fever, is improving very
nicely.
Fred Sheesley aad barry Daugherty
expect to visit friends in Clearfeld next
Saturday.
Get your COW bells ready boys; We
expect to have high old time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07

The mayor of T. is Il self made man,
and, as I'm the case of some others of
that kind, not too much attention was
paid to his early education. A little
while ago a gentleman who was en-
gagged in compiling II work on corpora
tion regalla wrote to his worship re-
questing a photograph of bis insignia.
The mayor by return of post replied
that he was only too pleased to accede
to the others wish. But" he wrote,
"instead of a mere photograph I beg
to send you the genuine article" And
there followed Immediately under
meath in good round copperplate the
niayoral signature.-London Answers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07

Millinery opening at Flo Best's store
Thursday Of this week, October s.
e display.
Katzen has just arrived from the
east) )rn cities, where he bought fine
select ton Of fall and winter goods. Ev-
cry article will be sold at the lowest
possible price.
Absolutely but one guaranteed cure
iof indigestion with all its discomfort.
iona tablets-50c box il they cure
nothing II they fail, because you can
your money back. Sold by Stoke
Feicht Drug Co.
4 Look your old "duds" over and II in
need Of repairs bring to the Dyers and
Ind Cleaners.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
Depth of Cyclones.

From the study of clouds an official
of the United States weather bureau
concludes that ordinary cyclones
which traverse our country from west
to east are not more than two or three
miles in depth, although their diameter
Is many hundreds of miles. In other
words, their motion does not affect the
upper regions of the atmosphere. In
the case Of hurricanes this authority
finds that the depth is greater, amount
ing to as much as FIVE or six miles.
But higher currents blow directly
across the cyclonic and anticyclonic
areas which produce storms and fair
weather at the surface of the earth
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker, Of Fayette, N. Y, a
veteran Of the civil war, who lot a
foot al Gettysburg, says: "The gc5d
Electric Bitters has done is worth more
than five hundred dollars to me. I
spent much money doctoring for BAD
case Of stomach trouble, to little pur-
pose. I then tried Electric Bitters,
and they cured me. l now take them
as tonic, and they keep me strong and
we'll" SOC at Stoke & Feicht Drug Co.
drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Shamokin The Mecca for Sunday School
Workers-OctoberI IA, IS, I6, 1908.

Shamokin The Mecca for Sunday School
Workers-October ID, IS, I6, 1908.
Shamokin Is preparing to entertain
the greatest gathering Of Sunday School
workers ever held within the borders
OF the state. Like Jerusalem Of old,
Shamokin will be the Mecca to which
thousands OF Sunday School teachers,
superintendent and pastors will Journey
October ID, Is and 16. The occasion
will be the Forty-fourth Annual Con-
vention Of the Pennsylvania State Sab
bath School Association.
Pennsylvania is the greatest Sunday
School state In the Union. The latest
statistics show there are | ,065 schools
with an enrolment OF over 100000
officers, teachers and scholars. The
State Association has complete system
Of organization In every county OF the
state. The meeting at Shamokin will
be delegated body, and 1t is expected
that fully fifteen hundred regularly
appointed delegates, representing all
denominations, will attend this con-
vention.
The program is an unusually attrac-
tive one. Prof. e. o. Excel, OF Chi
cago, with large chorus organized
for the occasion, will lead the singing.
Addresses from Hon. John Wanamaker,
Mr.. H. j. Heinz, Rev. Chas. Stezle,
Hon. VIM. Berry, DR.. James M. Gray
and others are scheduled.
A feature Of the convention will be
the House Visitation Of Shamokin.
Shamokin has population Of $4,000
people, and it is proposed TO take a
religious cencus OF the city in two
hours.
The Teacher Training Alumni Asso-
citation, now numbering over six thous-
and, will hold its annual banquet at
this time.