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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-10

Her" repo>e the bones and ashes
"f the wickedc>t man in the world
God for"iv. Him.
Don Miguel Alanara Bizrntalo.
Died lHi4
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-10

WITT hin the walls are IIu feeble. old
men cared Ter by nuns with serene
faces.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Brother McMurray's OPINION.

THE STAR said the Reynoldsvile
school directors were considering the
question OF increasing the school term
In that borough TO nine months, and
Editor Stephenson advised them to
make the increase. But we notice the
board fixed the term at eight months.
An eight month term is long enough
for any pubic school In Pennsylvania
II the school officers consider only the
good OF the pupils. n they wish to
benefit the teachers by giving them
extra pay, one way to do IL is to
lengthen the school term TO nine or
ten months. Pupils under proper in
structlon will learn as much In eight +
months continuous instruction as they
will In nine, or ten. Their expanding
bodies and minds need rest and relax.
alton. To keep them In school more
than eight months year during school
age Is harmful to them. II directors
want teachers TO have more money let
them give 1t In increased wages, and
not In lengthening the term beyond
eight months. .-Brookv Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
SEALED PROPOSALS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENN'A
STATE HIGHwAYND DEPARTMENT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department OF
pennsvlvania, under the act approved
May lst, 1905. for the construction Of
,957 feet of road, extending from th,.
Pine Creek township line to the end of
the present b lex pavement. 10 Brook
vile Borough, in the county of Jeffer-
son. Plans and specifications can be-
seen at the Office Of the county coumir-
sioners. Brookville. and at the office Of
the State Highway Department, Hsr-
r:sburg. Pa Bidding blanks will be
furnished by the State Highway De-
partmeut upon request. Bids must be
endorsed Proposals for Reconstruction
Of Road in Brookville Borough, Jeffer-
son County," and received at the Office
Of the State Highway Department not
later than August IL, 1909.
JOSEPH W. HUNTER,
State Highway Commissioner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
USE SIGNALS or INDIANS.
Army Experts Adopt Many Ideas Of
the Aboroines.


Just as the fighting men of the Unit
ed States army many years ago took
lessons from the Indians aud from
their methods of warfare devised and
perfected the system OF extended or
der or sklrmish drills which have prov
ed SO effective, so the signal corps of
the army has followed 10 n large cx-
tent the rcd mems methods Of convey
ing information from point to point
where there Is not time to string tele-
graph or telephone lines or where wire
less telegraph Is unavailable.
AS the Indians since prehistoric
times have used columns of smoke In
various combinations to signal the ap-
proach of an enemy or to transmit
other messages. SO the army signnltnen
have found most effective what are
known as smoke bombs or smoke rock
cts. The former are fired from II small
mortar. the latter In the same way ns
Fourth of July fireworks Each when
reaching desired height regulated by
fuse. bursts and libcratcs n pitric acid
compound which ignites and burns
colored fires, one after the other so
arranged In the cartridge as to convey
n message TO those who may be watch,
ing for II These cartridges are made
in sections. each containing its own
different colorcd fire, and threaded to
screw together in fraction of a min.
ute. .
These military fireworks. as they
might aptly be called. are packed In
Theoretically sealed cans. much In the
same manner as timed meats, with
the same sort Of thumbscrew attach
ment for opening them quickly. In
this way they keep indefinitely In any
climate and have been found particu-
larly effective in the campaigns In the
Philippines
While the navy does not employ so
complicated II system of rocket and
bomb signaling as does the army. cv-
cry warship carries a supply of pow.
erful rockets. which liberate on burst
ing series Of brilliant white stars for
the purpose Of calling attention to
other signals which are transmitted
by system Of combinations of colored
electric lights strung from masthead
and operated from switchboard much
on the plan OF typewriter. called the
Ardois system. But both branches Of
the service employ an odd sort of pls-
tol,- the invention of naval officer,
WITCH shoots from cartridges stars"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
FATE OF THE BRAKE.
A Treasure Ship That Lies Buried OF
Cape HenIopen.

Somewhere IN deep water Off Cape
Henlopen lies over half million In
British gold. and how much more In
gold and silver bars and plate and 9th
.er treasures can only be guessed at.
In 1893 the British privateer Brake
sailed for the west Atlantic bearing
enough gold to pay off all the English
troops stationed in various parts of the
new world. As the soldiers had not
been paid In many months the sum
was large one.
Whether the captain of the Brake
decided to turn pirate or whether he
merely was showing excessive zeal In
making war on all the enemies of
England that he met on the high seas
and intended to turn over his loot to
the crown on his return will never be
known, but the fact that the Brake
took no prisoners and sank every prize
goes long way toward proving the
piracy theory. The Brake captured
Spanish merchantmen coming up
from South American ports laden will
rich tribute from the Spanish colonies
there, transferred the precious cargo
to her own hold and burned the vessel
Another Spanish ship bringing a
church service Of richly jeweled gold
plate to new world cathedral en-
countered the prlvateer and suffered
the same fate. The next to fall vic.
tim to the Brakes rapacity was II
Frenchman carrying silks, spices. bran.
dy and bars Of silver. That, too. was
sent TO the bottom after 1t was de-
spoiled.
The Brake was overtaken by hur-
ricane when nearing the American
coast. was blown far out of her course
and sank Off Cape Henlopen. Several
of the crew escaped in a small boat
and reached land. Their tales of the
treasure on the sunken ship caused
several expeditions to be fitted out the
following year. but nothing was
brought up save pieces of the anchor
chains and cannon or two During
the last hundred years every effort to
raise any part of the treasure has
failed.
The last attempt was made by Cap
tain Charles Adams. who fitted out
ship under the auspices of the navy
department. but was unable to locate
the wreck. which is probably by this
time deeply submerged in the ooze and
mud of the ocean bed.-New York
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
District Conference.

The 73rd seml-annual session OF the
Clarion District Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church was held
In Brookville last week. One OF the
most spirited discussions OF the Con-
ference was upon the proposed plan
OF entertainment Of the Annual Con
ference. The plan Is to tax the preach
ers and the churches according to their
grade and from this fund pay the
travelling expenses and board OF all
the preachers and members OF the
annual conference. The next district
conference will be held In Big Run.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
ORCHID HUNTING.
The Terrors and the Dangers Of .
Tropical Forest.


Tropical Forest.
| 1t is not pretty story. this narra-
tive Of trip up the Orinoco. but you
may understand orchid people better
! II you read 1t.
"It began unluckily," said he. II
took Il partner because I'd learned that
the dark places of earth are hard upoa
a man by himself. met him at Port
of Spain. and he was eager for the
adventure because he had just abscolid
ed from British mercantile house IN
him like haven.
I'VE hired n few negroes. Our real
guides we would pick up at Angos-
tura. One day while waiting for the
stores to be packed took my partner
,ut to show him what an orchid was.
Near the Pitch lake ! saw one In
tree and ordered one of the negro
boys to shin up and get 1t. He would
not. A deadly snake Lwelt IN that
tree. he declared lie was nIrnd--
afraid Of snakes. Nice. eitt lent. help
ful boy to take inIo tropical forests.
wasn't he? l..
1t Was insuhoru,na,luh lrfur tho
expedition had even sltr,cd, 80
cufrcd him and M"r i ~ 'Ent-
ing knife. 'Rring down ;ini fewer
and also the Sunkc's head. nr.rrcd,
and. whining. trembling. IL went mp
the trunL He waa dcta' hing t'lc or
chil frr'n niI"rr il rlurg " l@n a
tiinp l,nr Sl"ar. - bittk IS hts own
tGii, ...D.rily S'rn i ~ the hI. s
". I'r screamed with terror an,l.
tuppi,. = ''u"Ii. writ!lpd Win pain. He
died, ID .rit sn,." a,ulr un my
spirits.
Well 1T tr.s t'''" W. tnok RATS
and six guides uuHrran First one
guide died uf fever; then another WAS
bitten by poisonuus insects. ON" tell
In with-Ur into nn Hl..-it'r. We
needed meat. and the skin wnS worth
good deal. 81 half IN Gr half
in curiosity. we went on aud plugged
holes In the monster. When tie guides
cut 1t open they stopped and drew
things Out-tbe homes aud the cotton
clothes of the guide this rannilnil rep
tile had swallowed. The very knot
was still In his sarong. Oh. dont
squirm. This is orchid hunting
1--WE had three guides left at the
end of the second month when pad.
ding along one day whore the vines
overreached and let snaky tendrils
draggle down. we came to II fifty yard
clearing We saw there the sides of
three canoes. half smothered with rap
Id growing vegetation. and l.500 aili-
gator skins well salted. but decaying
Hanging to the roof Of what had been
kind of lean-to were 100 orchid plants
-withered and dead On the floor lay
two rusty rifles and two skeletons.
Out by the ashy place where the fire
had been was third skeleton. Up
between the ribs were cheerfully grow
ing some gay weeds" = Everybody's
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Bats Inside Bamboo.

The cutting down of II clump of
bamboos In the royal botanical gar
dens. Singapore. shows that the hol-
lows In the stems Of these plants may
afford II dwelling place for bats. On
the splitting Of joint three bats flew
out. and 1t was perceived that others
were within. Care was taken to pre-
vent further escape. and later exami-
nation of the joint revealed the pres
ence Of twenty-three bats in the hol-
low. Four of these were adult females
and nineteen young ones. Other bam-
boo joints were also found to contain
a number of bats. The species is
known as vesperugo pachypus. Lon
don Scraps.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21

When Mr. Chinchin returned home
from Chinchin 4 Chinchlns the other
day he found his wife lying worn out
upon the sofa.
Nothing wrong. hoper' he ex-
claimed.
"Pm afraid shall have to stop that
tonic the doctor prescribed for Tom
my" Mrs. Chinchin family murmured
why? Isn't he any betterT asked
Chinchin.
"Oh. yes, but think the tonic must
be too invigorating. Why. he has slid
down the banisters six times this
morning. broken the hall lamp. two
vases. a water jug and looking glass,
tied tin can to the cats tail and
scrIbbled his name on the drawing
room paper. or course it's very graft
flying. but don't feel l could stand
much more. so think In stop the
tonic"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
ALL NIGHT BAKERIES.
Where New Workers. Can Have Wants
Supplied at Any Hour.

Among the many places of business
OF one and another sort that In u great
city are kept open all night are bak.
cries
The bakery Is Il peculiarly domes.
tic business establishment. supplying
mostly home wants. and as most peo-
pie work days aud sleep nights It
might be supposed that there would
be no occasion to keep bakeries open
nights. but here, where with the city's
manifold industries there must be II
large number of people working at nli
times to keep things going, there nrc
bakeries that do keep open and find
trade ai all hours
Some of these all night bakeries
have lunch room attachments. where
people stop In to eat going to or from
work. while others do n bakery bust.
ness only. At either customers come
In at all hours of the night to buy
things to carry away, just as people do
at any hour OF the day, for the people
who go to work at midnight or Mt |. 2
or 3 o'clock In the morning want bread
and bakery STUFF before they go, just
the same rs do those who begin their
labors AT I. 8 or o, and there is likely
to be In their nelghborhood an all night
open bakery where they can regularly
supply their wants
From . to 8 n. IN. are the hours that
mark low ebb in the MI night bakery
trule. but customers are dropping In
all night long. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
ANCIENT GUNS.
Remarkable Weapons That Were Used
by the Turks and Chinese.

Remarkable Weapons That Were Used
by the Turks and Chinese.
Al the siege of Rhodes the Turks
constructed mortars by following out
cavities In the solid rock at the proper
angle. and I'm the arsenal at Malta Is a
trophy Of the long and glorious defense
Of valetta In a Turkish gun. about n
six FOUNDER. composed Of n copper tube
colled over with strong rope and Jack
eted" with rawhide. In the same col
lection are some antique quick firers."
brcechloaders. with small bores and
Immensely long barrels. like punt guns
The Malay pirates put great trust in
the long brass swivel guns called
"leln." and I'm Borneo these lclas were
used as kind Of currency. large sums
being estimated In guns.
The Chinese cast excellent bronze
guns there is fine specimen of them
In Devonport dockyard,, but so little
did they understand gunnery that In
the so called "oplum war" the forts OF
the Bocca Tigris, defending the Can
ton river. had the guns built immova-
bly, into the walls. The Sikh gunners
opposed to England in the two Punjab
wars. though they loaded with amaz-
Ing recklessness. shovellng In the pow
der from open boxes, stuck to their
guns to the last. The blood Of the first
man killed was smeared on the gun,
and the whole detachment died beside
1t sooner than retreat. = Chambers
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
S EALED PROPOSALS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENN'A
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
HARRISBURG, PA.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department OF
Pennsylvania, under the act approved
May lst, 1905, for the construction Of
$500 feet OF road, extending from the
Brookville borough line to point
known as Station $500 10 Pine Creek
Township, In the county Of Jefferson.
Plans and specifications can be seen at
the office Of the county commissioners,
Brookyille, and at the Office OF the
State Highway Department, Harris
burg, Pa. Bidding blanks will be fur
nished by the State Highway Depart
ment upon request. Bids must be en-
dorsed proposals for Reconstruction
OF Road in Pine Creek Township, Jef-
ferson County" and received at the
Office of the State Highway Department
not later than August IL, 1909.
JOSEPH w. HUNTER,
State Highway Commissioner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Aroused Her Curiosity After All.

Don't want any," said housekeep-
er from her second story window to a
street vender whose covered wagon
was standing a few steps away and
who had just pulled the bell.
Don't want any whatY gruffly asked
the vender. who hadn't had even a
chance to tell what his wares were.
"What have you got" asked the
housekeeper. whose curiosity was get
ting the better of her annoyance.
"Oh. never mind. You don't want
any. Git up. Bob!'
Now. l wonder what that exasper-
ating man is selling. anyhow she ex-
claimed as the wagon disappeared
around the corner.-Exchange
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Respect For Old Aae.

"Jonas, did you beat that rug accord.
in to orders!"
''No. S'manthy; Just didn't"
didn't? What's the reason. I'd like
to knowT'
"Cause, S'manthy. when | got it
out on the line there an saw how
frittered an feeble 1t was didn't
have the heart to lambaste it. know
have a shortage of virtues. S'manthy.
but want you to know that respect
for old age isn't one of 'em."-Boston
Courier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Letter List.

List OF unclaimed letters remaining
In post Office at Reyuoldsville, Pa, for
week ending July II, 1909
Antiseptic Sweeping Co., Mrs. E.
Galbreath, Albert Scotsman, Highland
Park, Wishaw Park, Mrs. Allie Wolf.
Foreign-Mazzola Luigi, Pavoni Sc.
bastina.
Say advertised and give date Of list
when calling for above.
Il. G. BURNS, p. M.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
The Proper Question.

The man with the CLASSY eye and
preternaturally solemn demeanor put
down sovereign at the booking Office
at Cbaring Cross and demanded a
ticket. 'What station?' snapped the
booking clerk. The would be traveller
steadied himself. What stations have
you?" he asked. with quiet dignity
London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Brave Fire Laddies

Often receive severe burns, putting
out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and forget, them. 1t soon drives
out pain. For burns, scalds, wounds,
cuts and bruises Its earth's greatest
healer. Quickly cures skin eruptions,
Old sores, boils, ulcers, telons; best pile
cure made. Relief Is instant. 25c at
II. l.. McEntires.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21

ID r. l.. M. limerick will be at Frank Is
Tavern, Reynoldsyille, Friday, July %.
During 1905 DR.. limerick examined
"a, $40 patients, in 1906, 2S,22l and In
1907, q, ,55l patients, u total OF SO,59l
patients in three years,-3t
One-third of on all Oxfords at NOlan's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Coinu to Law,

The man who goes TO law for the
purpose of obtaining satisfaction ger
orally gets so many other things that
he forgets all about the satisfaction II
there is any in it for him.-Calcago
Record Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Dressed For the Part,

"What subject have you taken for
your address at the Civic clubT"
"Woman's moral obligations as n
citizen"
What lovely subject! And what
are you going to wearY
That new gown l brought home
with me from Paris. And just think
l had 1t SO cleverly packed in with my
old clothes that the customs house in
spcctor never discovered It was there.r
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
lnsincere.

"Oh, John, don't you wish we could
sit here and spoon forever"
"Yes, dearest. But let's go now. 1
think hear the dinner bell"-Boston
Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
Tho Real Want.

What we want is square deal"
"Oh, we'll compromise on that in
pinch. What we really want is
shade the best of it."-Louisville Cou-
rier-Journa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21

'He said this skirt of mine was
perfect symphony"
. Maybe. but it's not well conducted"
What do you mean?"
1T drags." Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21

1t costs tae devil little trouble to
catch the lazy ,man.-German Proverb.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21

TT HIS Is tho clothing dealer who
went
To tho hardware store and freely spent
On advertised bargains the very bill
He got from tho furniture dealers till,
Where II went when the dry goods
merchant bought
And paid with the bill that the butcher
got .,
From the grocer who had settlement
made
With the money tho honest workman
paid.
P.S.-1ht local dealer ,vho's up TO snuF
WiN ditUayi advrrfir hI stnf.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
THOUSANDS IN WINCHESTER.
Rain Mars Celebration of Memorial
Day.
special to The Washington Herald

SPECIAL 20 The Washington Herald
Winchester, Va, June 5-The forty
third annual observance OF Confederate
Memorial Day in Winchester took place
to-day. Ten thousand visitors were pres
ent from the Shenandoah and Cumberland
valleys. StonewaU Cemetery. where re-
pose the bodies OF 900 Confederate vet
erans. was beautifully decorated with
garlands and fiass. the work being in
charge of the Turner Ashby Chapter.
Daughters of the COnfederaCy.
The parade which included veterans,
cadets. the local FIRE department, school
children. and bands. was one Of the IN
est ever seen here. There was a touch
Of sadness felt on all sides. however. as
the fast-thinning lines Of those VINO wore
the gray passed through the crowded
streets.
The parade was in charge OF Gen. r.
D. FunkhOuser. commander Of the
Third Brigade. Confederate Veterans. OF
Virginia, with Thomas s Chamblin.
Newton Carpenter. and Daniel y. Ander-
son as aids. A heavy downpour Of rain
and hail marred the exercises at the
cemetery.
r. Gray Williams. who was TO have
been The orator Of the occasion. was just
about TO begin MS speech when the DEL
Uge came, 20 the discomfort Of thou
sands. Previously a collection was taken
by Commander George W. Kurtz. OF the
Turner Ashby Camp, for the completion
OF the erection Of marble markers 20 all
graves. 4 generous response was made.
Tonight many OF the visitors lnger.
and the streets are thrOnged-
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
BALLOON RACE BEGINS.
Start I'm Great Contest Made in
indianapolis

Indianapolis. June 5.-Fair weather and
variable winds marked the day of the
national championship balloon race which
started from the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway this afternoon.
The only hope Of breaking a long-dis-
tance record is in a northeastern flight
Travelling in that direction would send
the balloons into Canada, and a distance
Of a thousand miles could be attained
A thousand-mile flight would break the
worlds record by 156 miles. It is hoped
the wind Will change so as TO send them
In this direction.
The entries are:
Carl Fisher and Capt. G. L Bum
baugh, Of Indianapolis. IN the Indiana; -
Capt Baldwin, Of New York, and Charles
Walsh. Of Mount Vernon, in the
"Hoosier;;" A II. Morgan and J. II.
Wade. jr. OF Cleveland. in the "Cleve-
land:7 Albert Bond Lambert and II. z.
Honeywell Of St Louis. in the "St.
Louis IL John Berry and Paul McCul-
lough. OF St Louis. in the University
City" and A Holland Forbes and Capt.
Harmon. OF New York, in the New
York"