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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
body. We could tell by the frssA
marks, with sap still wet. that the
animal had recently ascanded tho

body. We could tell BY the frsdA
marks, with sap still wet. that the
animal had recently assembled the
tree. The scratches we're short and
deep, showing that 1t had lifted itself
up and not down, which would have
made long. shallow scratch.
eve spread strong net around
the tree in circle sloping upward
on the outer side. Around the top
of the net there were drawn ropes
from four directions held by half a
dozen natives hidden in the bush.
These were to bring the top of the
net together and thus bag our game.
AFTER waiting some hours the
leaves above rustled and then opened.
as six-foot male gorilla descended
unsuspectingly and entered the trap.
l signaled, the four ropes were pulled
at once, and we had our animal-for
moment. He roared in fury, twist
ing. jumping and biting the rope into
pieces. The natives were pulled
about like dolls as he tried to reach
first one and then another. The pro-
fessor jumped about in excitement,
trying to focus a camera on the in
furiated animal.
"At last the mighty arms of the
gorilla broke hole through the net
and he tore the rest from him as
though 1t were a rotten rag. Most
of the natives fled in dismay. The
professor dropped his camera and
tried to escape; in moment the
gorilla grasped him in its terrible
hands.
81 seized my rifle and fired in the
air to frighten the animal. In my
position / could not shoot at him
without hitting my friend. For a
moment the gorilla stood still, hold
ing the now unconscious man as
though he we're baby, the brute's
lips drawn back from his glistening
teeth. l thrust another cartridge In
my rifle. AS I did SO there was a
buzz in the air, and an arrow, shot
by a native, pierced the gorilla's side.
A roar burst from his red throat and
he dropped his victim. Like flash,
before could shoot, native sprang
from the leaves, and, half throwing,
half thrusting, drove an assegai into
the gorilla's heart. With groan
the brute fell dead.
Examining the professor, found
that his right arm was broken and
that some of his ribs were crushed
into his lungs. We gave up the eff
fort to get live gorilla, and, placing
the injured man in hammock, car
ried him back toward the east coast.
He died on the road. Out on the
veldt beside a native village lonely
little slab marked Carl Block sticks
up above the grass. 1t Is the pro-
fessor's grave. Hunting is not all
exciting adventure and laughing VIC
tory. 1t has its tears, like other
things" ."-Hampton's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
A Promising Three-Year.OId.

The country farmer and his wife,
happening to be in Cambridge on
business, spent an afternoon watch
ing the seniors play their annual
match.
Betsy" he whispered, "jest you
look at that fellow twlrling his hat"
what about him, Briggs?" asked
his wife.
"He be full six feet, bain't he?"
AYE, an bit over, should say"
"Weighs about sixteen stone?"
"Ye're not far out"
WELL" muttered Briggs, medita-
lively, football do develop 'em,
that's sartain."
"Yes," said Mrs. Briggs, approv-
ingly, "he's rare we'll set up young
chap"
"Chap!" echoed Farmer Briggs.
"Betsy, I jest heard feller say as
that chaps in his third year. Talk
about oatmeal porridge. Why, it
amt in it WI football. Tit Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
GETTING A GORILLA.

Capt. Fritz Duquesne, the Boer
ivory hunter, was commissioned by a
German naturalist society to capture
one of each species of African quad
rumana. He was entirely successful
in the work, except that he could OBJ
tain no gorilla. Finally a pigmy
pointed out portion of the dank
jungle in which gorilla had been
seen.
For four days." continues the
captain, I'VE camped in this hotbed
of disease. Beaters went out in all
directions searching for the gorilla.
At last some deep, wide scratches
were found in cluster of vines. On
close examination the unmistakable
CAir of the gorilla was found ON a
broken twig. After some hours we
found the tree where the Nprilla lived.
We could tell 1t by the greasy ap-
pearance of the bark, made so by the
repeated rubbing of the gorilla's
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The Question That Is Coming Prom.
inently to the Front.

The ladies' are "kicking up Ned" In
Baltimore and demanding the right
to vote. From the replies Of many OF
the interviewed men prominent In
political life, they'll come pretty near
getting anything they ask for. OF
course there are a few cynics and
cranks who profess to think women
do not possess the requisite qualities
to make good voters. Here are the
expressions of few of the many who
recognize the worth Of the gentler
sex:
Mr.. s. Johnson Poe-On all great
moral questions the woman with the
suffrage would swing the election the
way it ought to go.
Mr.. Alten S. Miller-If women
want to vote, guess they will get
It.
Mr.. william l.. Marbury - The
streets would be cleaner, the affairs
of the municipality would be better
and perhaps the garbage men would
be regular in attendance If the wom-
en- in every American city were given
tne rlSnI W Nole dt nuniclpdl eieC'
tions.
Mr.. Eugene O'Dunne-Women need
not go on juries, and their proper
place in battle is in the costume of
the Red Cross, but they should be al.
lowed to vote.
Governor Crothers-When the wom-
en- make UP their minds they want
the suffrage | do not think there will
be any difficulty about their getting
1t.
Mayor Mahool-If they want to vote
let them vote.
Mr.. John ]. Mahon-Certainly they
should be allowed to vote.
Dr. Bernard c. Steiner-The strong
est argument against woman suffrage
is that women do not, as a whole,
desire to vote.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
Hardly a sanctiied Odor.

Ambassador Lloyd Griscom, at a
dinner that he gave to party of Phil
adelphians visiting Rome, praised the
we'll known American veneration for
antiquity.
1T is seldom enough" said Mr..
Griscom, that we find an American
phlegmatic before the treasures of
Rome's past. have only found one
such person.
"He is a Southerner, and gave a
day to showing him about. The first
church we visited was, think, the
Ara Coeli, on the Capitoline Hill.
"'This church, Calhoun said /, Is
500 years Old
'Humph, said he, 1t smells lot
older!'" philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
The Girl and the Lobster.

Dorando Pietri, at one of the many
italian banquets given in his honor
in New York, talked about profess
sional athletics.
"Only the other night at one Of
our gayest Italian restaurants, over
heard dialogue that illustrated fore
IDLY the ages lack Of romance.
'It was late. At the table next to
mine rich young Italian contractor
was supping with beautiful young
girl. AS the young girl played with
the stem of her glass, heard her
Eurmur:
"Is it true, isn't it, that you love
me, and me only?'
Eyes, yes,' said the young man,
though this lobster is certainly
mighty good"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
The Best Men,

"I can get an English coachman a
place twice as quickly as German
or Yankee coachman," said an en-
ployment agent. Each country, I
find, is supposed to turn out one kind
of workman Of peculiar excellence.
Thus England's speciality is the sta
bleman.
Frances speciality Is the chauf-
feur. The cook too is speciality Of
France.
Scotland is noted for its engineers,
and in the field of sport for its golf
coaches.
"The Swiss are considered to be
the best watchmakers. 1t is never
any trouble to get Swiss watch
maker a Job.
"The Swedes are the best sailors.
Germans are at premium as brew
cry hands.
italians are in demand as plaster
workers, trade wherein they won
derfully excel"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
Opposed to Female Suffrage.

The pope, addressing the Union of
Italian Catholic women, showed
strong opposition to some of their
ambitions.
"Those who wish to make woman
the equal of man in all things" said
his holiness, "and give her the same
rights are assuredly in error. Wom-
an mixed up in the agitations of pub
lie life would be the ruin of the fam
lily and society. Woman should be
the companion of man, at the same
time accepting his authority, an au-
thority mitigated by love, and moth
ing more"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
Talks on Alveolar
TEETH
By
E. Dayton Craig, DID,. S.
INVESTIGATE
MY
METHOD

l have heard a definition for a
skeptic, which reads something like
this, "a Skeptic is one who first
doubts, then investigates.
If you are skeptic in regards my
Alveolar Method Investigate" and
you will be satisfied that it will do
all that Is claimed for it.
Investigations are being made
daily and l wonder If you, who may
be reading this article, are ready to
start yours. There must be merit
in my method, else it would not
stand the test Of time. l can send
you to patients who are wearing my
Alveolar teeth-you can talk with
them and be satisfied for yourself.
But first Of all l would have to ex-
anime your mouth. No charge is
made for examination and there is
no obligation to have work done.
There is no two cases exactly
alike, hence each case has to be ex-
amined carefully before / could say
whether you could be supplied with
these Alveolar Teeth.
When by examination it is found
that you can have teeth put in that
will give you absolute satisfaction
will be ready to proceed with your
work
If you cannot call at this time, send
for my booklet on "Alveolar Teeth"
which explains my method fully. It
Is free on request.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
Humility,

1t is curious fact of human ma
ture that humility draws forth from
the world almost as much admira-
ton as courage. AS in the case of
courage, it is almost impossible who'll
ly to condemn a character in which
we see it, and without it the greatest
virtues leave us cold. If every good
word which the Pharisee said of him.
self were proved true, we should still
dislike him. We even dislike his
modern and far less offensive descen-
dant, the prig.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
Wanted to Change.

That even earthquakes have rivals
Is proved by an incident that oc-
Cured at the time of the trembler at
Charleston, S. c., several years ago.
A resident of the shaken city sent his
six-year-old son out of the danger and
confusion to the youngsters grand
father in New York. Three days af-
ter the boys arrival the Charleston
man received this telegram from his
father: "Send us your earthquake and
take back your boy."-Chicago Daily
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
Niceria's Mineral Wealth.

Sir William Wallace, the British
resident general of Northern Nigeria.
has reported to the home government
that cannibal tribes owning hundreds
of thousands of horses in Nigeria are
being subdued by peaceful means and
that their country contains perhaps
the richest tin and copper fields in the
world.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-12
To Keen Children in School.

In order to prevent elder children
being kept at home ito look after
baby" the London County Council
is trying the experiment Of appoint
ing "baby-minders." who will take
care of the babies in the school build
ings during school hours.