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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

| often that there was anything for him
to stick his nose In.
What merchandise have you on
board?' he cried.
" You can see for yourself, SIR I
said. But Jens had thrown tarpau-
I lin over the man in the boat when the
| pilot-master said that we didn't dare
! touch him. The controller of customs
came right up to the boat, snorting
like a whale, sneezing and splitting
and wiping his face with the stiff red
handkerchief that was always hang
ing out behind his uniform.
Well, my men, what kind of pick
ings have you got to-day?' he said
quite pleasantly.
1t is not exactly pickings, sir
said.
Nonsense, Ole. suppose you
have been smuggling little, but
when the king gets what Is coming to
him and you show the proper respect
for the law, there is no harm in that
Nor was there. So the controller
of customs pulled away the tarpaulln
and there he stood with 1t in his hand
looking at the stranger in the boat
The beach-washer didn't say word.
He had good excuse. The man of
law didn't say anything, either; he
was rather surprised.
The villain! He stinks.' He
kicked the tarpaulin over him again.
That was not particularly polite, |
thought, for he was human being,
after all, even IL he was dead
"The controller of customs said we
must put watch over him and send
for the police or the town Judge or
the district judge or the magistrate
or the clerk or the deuce knows whom
else to see that the man was quite
dead and everything else as 1t should
be, that he did not bring the cholera,
and IL he had love letters or mort
cages by which he could tell who he
was.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

pocket. took swallow and was
going to return when Hans opened his
eyes and said:
Help yourself; don't be bashful.
4 thought you slept, Hans I
said. It's cold night. How do you
like your bed?'
IT'S confounded uncomfortable
said Hans, and it's all on account of
that beach-washer. Why didn't you
let him go, as l told you tor
But Lord bless you, Hans, I've
got human feelings
'If he could only do us some
good said Hans, and then he sat
straight up, and we looked at each
other. DO you know what / have
been lying here and thinking OFF,
said Hans.
May be / can guess. Do you
know what l am thinking Of, Hans?'
Not his boots, Is it?' said Hans.
He got up and began to slap his arms
together.
"We went over to the boat, and
Hans lifted the tarpaulin. They are
good boots he said.
Don't
4 would take my oath that no one
has noticed whether he had boots or
not said Hans.
II went over to Jens to see IL he
was still sleeping, and when | came
back to the boat and saw the boots
wet and shiny in the moonlight, /
don't deny that thought they were
good boots.
No, it won't work. said I. 'He
is human being, even IL he is dead,
and his clothes are his own, and when
we take them we are stealing
Is he human belng?' cried
Hans. NO, human being Is one
that is alive like you and me. When
you're dead you're nothing-dust and
clay, as the minister says, and moth
ing can't possibly own anything
IL stood and pondered over this for
a few moments, but l couldn't get my
bearings.
See here said Hans. 'If we took
his watch or his papers-if he has
any--that would be stealing. Those
things belong to the big-bugs that are
coming tomorrow to poke their noses
into all that. But a beach-washer
must be buried in the clothes he is
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

$50 we kept watch over him with
two muskets and sword in a sheath.
AS evening came people disappeared
from the beach. About go the con-
troller of customs came along to in
spect us before he went to bed.
was the oldest, so l had the sword and
made the other two stand at attention
with the muskets when he hove in
sight, and that pleased him. l asked
him if I might send Hans to the inn
for something in bottle.
In bottle-on the watch? Are
you crazy?' ne cried.
Well, all right 1 said quietly.
Then we won't, but the night is long
and chilly at this time OF the year.
when you are on watch you
don't feel the cold he said.
"The minute he was out of the way
Jens and Hans stuck their muskets
down in the boat where the beach
washer was sitting and got ready to
go.
Where are you off to?" 1 said,
holding out my sword in front of
them.
"'Take away that butter spoon,
said Hans. You might know l am
going for something to keep us
awake
when he came back we divided
up so that the two Of us had watch
below, while the third walked up and
down with the sword. took the first
watch, and the other two snuggled on
| the lee side of sand dune and COW
cred up with piece of sail. 1t
would have been more comfortable in
| the boat under the tarpaulin, but
somehow they did not feel like it on
account of the stranger fellow there.
"The moon rose and shone on the
| water and on the beach and on the
tarpaulin that covered the beach
washer. I walked up and down with
the sword under my arm and my
hands in my pockets. looked out to
sea and wondered about what kind of
wind we would get in the morning,
and then looked at the boat and the
fellow under the tarpaulin, and ]
thought of the troubles of this life,
especially for the sailor, who is never
sure of the end when he is at the be-
ginning The more thought of it,
the more my task seemed to weigh on
me. and L was glad Hans had got the
bottle filed SO. 1 could get something
to hearten me.up. Event over.to him
and pulled ths bottle out Of his Goa;
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15
THIS DOG AN EXPLORER.
Fox Terrier Covers 10000 Miles In
Asia In Three Years.


A wonderful record as a traveller
has been achieved by Dash, the
smooth haired fox terrier which ac-
companied DR.. M. A. Stein, the arch
geological explorer, throughout his
great journey Of 10000 miles, under
taken on behalf Of the Indian gov
ernment, through Central Asia into
China and back.
Though the aggregate of the
marches amounted roughly to 10000
miles in two years and eight months.
the actual distance covered by Dash,
taking into account his canine habits
of progression, may be estimated at
well over 10000 miles. Dash made
that Journey on foot practically the
whole way, except when he went
pony back" for short distances at
times of great heat. When in the
Taklamakan Desert Dash, like the
rest of the party, had his water al
lowance strictly limited. 1t came
from the supply carried on came!s
in the form Of ice.
Dash went over mountain passes
as high as 10000 feet above sea level.
Throughout the journey the dog kept
well, and his menu was r,ade up OF
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15
oessseoeesssssessssseesss
ONE REASON WHY SICILIANS
CONE TO AMERICA.
soesesseeeeeseseaesaooeca

Emily Post has incorporated in her
novel, 1.-THE Title Market" true
and startling description of condi-
tions found by an American engineer
in the sulphur mines of Sicily.
Derby" she says, "had thought
himself prepared, but with the hor-
rors actually before him, he shud-
dered uncontrollably; unconsciously.
he gripped the pommel of the saddle
so tensely that his knuckles whit
ened. The mine. of Golden Plenty!'
From the horrible mockery of the
name, the devil might well have
taken notes in planning hell!
Little forms passed by him with
faces wizened and wrinkled-were
they gnomes?-or what? Surely not
children! Small, narrow, stopped
shoulders, backs bent under loads
buckled to tottering legs. Ragged
the creatures were, to the point of
nakedness, and on their arms and
legs were scars fresh and scarlet
from the torches of the overseers.
Women and men crawled near the
caldrons, and down the ladders into
the hell pits went the children-up
with the heavy load past the torch
and lash of the devil servers, whose
duty it was to see that no painting
being loitered. Day in, day out,
these miserable wretches stumbled
under the singing pain of burning
fesh-and once in a while a child s
faltering steps slipped from the lad
der rungs, his weak hands lost hold
"a cry, a fall, and the Golden Plen-
ty' had swallowed one more victim"
Everybody
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

wearing. If you don't know that
much, do, and why should we let
the worms eat those good new boots?'
II rubbed the back of my head and
then | said: But who should have
the boots, you or I? 1t wouldn't do
any good to divide them, surely
Hans looked at me. We might
rattle them He picked up handful
of pebbles. odd or even?'
No, don't want to- 1 said, and
left him.
Then I want to- said Hans.
Give me your bottle, Hans
IL took a good swallow, and then
we went over to the boat and tackled
him. Hans took off the tarpaulin,
and / grabbed his leg.
DO you suppose we can get it
off, l whispered to Hans.
"'What in thunder are you doing?'
said Jens behind us.
"We both jumped up and looked at
Jens, who was sitting up on the sand.
1t won't do 1 whispered to Hans.
'Jens is as leaky as new tub
1--WE are looking at the beach
washer said.
Il went over to Hans, but he was
just as scared as was. He lay down
by the side of Jens without saying
anything. When l went to put the
tarpaulin over the beach-washer again
the moon was shining right into his
face just as the sun had done before,
and it seemed to me as if he was look
ing at me and saying, You thief, you
thief 1t made me feel very queer,
! for had never in my life before
thought Of robbing any one of what
| belonged to him, nor have l done 1t
since, but this seemed peculiar case,
boots. Anyway bent over him and ]
! said:
al am sorry, shipmate, for what ]
meant to do. You keep your boots
and goodnight to you. If the cod
fishing is tolerable this year l guess ]
will make enough to get pair OF
new boots without stealing from a
dead comrade.'
Then put back the tarpaulin, and
felt somehow as if he must be rest.
ing better, now that he was sure Oh
keeping what belonged to him.
when my watch was over 1 walked
Hans. What about the boots?' he
said.
"GWhat God has united let no mar
put asunder.' said I. And believe
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

scraps from the camp larder. Ee
night he slept in DR.. Stems tent, a
on occasions proved himself a VI
useful watchdog. On the high Tibet
uplands his chief recreation "
chasing wild donkeys, yaks. and /
like. He managed to kill seye,
hares and bring them in to supI
ment the store Of food.
Upon many journeys along the
dian northwest frontier Dash b
also been the comrade CT his r,ast
and he has probably seen far md
of the world than most people.
has true British terrier blood in
veins, although India was his bin
place. The dog is now in qulrantI
after having come from India.-L
don Daily Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15
Not His Fault.

Irate Woman-These photogral
you made of myself and husband {
not at all satisfactory and ! ref
to accept them.
Photographer-What's wrong W
them?
Irate Woman--What's wrong! W
my husband looks like a baboo1
Photographer-.Well, that's no I'd
of mine, madam. You should h|
thought of that before you had y
taken.-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

that made an impression on him, for
there were no boots lost that night.
When the controller of customs came
in the morning we stood at attention
In the bright sunlight.
Anything happened on the
watch?' he asked.
Nothing worth mentioning I an
swered, and Hans and / looked at
each other with our tongues in our
Cheeks and one eye pinched together.
AT noon the magistrate came in
carriage with clerk and some gen.
pointed TO us and explained thr i've
were fishermen. and one of ~ renin-
tlemen took watch glasSbrlcnnt lis
pocket and stuck e In ists of pund
stared at us. ri ~. holes of e ed
questions and ex ier drllleten-
men indeed. / the come eloBt be
foreigners, since The wire have
everything explained.) restore spoke
Danish Just like the' "essnry 4, so l
suppose they had never fisher
men before. One of Is r. wrote
something In n book, so'nneai ose he
had poor memory. done y
"We turned all hiwns fopts, but
found nothing but long bee irse so
wet that 1t was falllp If n sin .. The
magistrate put glo 8 eXten urned
1T over. There n so bank
note worth abot = %. o dol
lars, a piece o 1sf .t9etter
which the magish ir'. iere was
no sense in and S, T. II copper
coins. fjg
"'That wasn't llm = said the
magistrate, and 1t wastDt. Then he
gave orders about the funeral and
drove away.
"In the afternoon the beach-wash-
er was buried on the beach. The cur
ate threw three shovelfuls of dirt at
him. and we fishermen took our caps
off and looked down and said nothing.
| remember feeling glad that he had
his boots, though perhaps they would
not do him much good In the place
where he was going to. Then the
curate went away, but 1t seemed to
me a pity that poor shipwrecked
sailor should be sent away without a
word. Jens was pulling at his
breeches and looking around, and l
| could see that he was thinking of the
same thing. so said, Lift your rud-
| DER
$50 Jens stepped forward with his
| cap in his hand and said: Listen to
me, boys. l may get In trouble for
this, but I am going to say 1t any
way that think he who is anchored
here ought to take with him good
word from those who towed him into
harbor and from those saw him made
| fast to the wharf. A farmer has the
bed where he Is to give up his breath
right before his eyes all his life, but
a sailor or a fisherman never knows
where he will lie. And he who is
moored here we don't know where he
came from, but we can give him a
| kind thought and maybe little wood
en- cross and fence around his grave
IL we each do our part. And when l
or Hans or Ole or Per get into trou-
| BILE and are drifted on strange shore
we hope that other sailors or fisher
men will do the same to us as we are
doing to him-though we don't know
| who he Is and may never get thanks
for it; for that is the way it ought to
be between fishermen. And now may
God rest his SOUL
| Amen said the pilot-master, and
we all repeated Amen
| $50 he was buried. And Jens al
ways got along very well, and the
| year after Hans was drowned off the
American coast. And l have been
dragging along with my rheumatism
ever since. But / have often thought
of the beach washer and his boots!
San Francisco Argonaut.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15
Farm Work by Moonlight.

e. L. Richards, who lives on the
Ovens bottom farm, northeast of
town, used the fine moonlight nights
last week in preference to the day.
time.
The days were SO unbearably hot
that Mr.. Richards slept and let his
horses rest'in daytime and cultivated
corn at night. In this way he missed
the extreme hot weather.-Lebo Cor
respondence Topeka Capital.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15
5usuries or Recessities?

AT New England academy two mdde-aged men met in
class reunion After renewing the old acquaintance
of them said:
81 have boy here now"
$50 have l." said the other
when went through here the first man continued re-
hectvey II worked doing chores of various kinds
My annual expense seldom 5000. find things quite
different here Last year paid $3.50 to keep
boy here in the style he he
anybody"
II paid $500 last year for boy" said the second
man. yet when was in this academy twenty-five
swept out the building miked shoveed off sidewalks,
and boarded for $3.50 week. My expenses less
thar $500"
Does your boy do any work while in SCHOOL,"
"No. Does yours?"
Not stroke The academy hired hands take of tho
boys black his Shoes his daily the table
MIN every morning all the things you used
to have to do for ourselves"
The boys of to-day getting luxures where got
necessities Are they better students than the boys OF
twenty-five years ago?"
~ doubt it. Yet their education costs from three to four
times what yours and mine cost Are they getting three
times good an education?"
"Coubt it. Shall We take boys out?"
"Where else could put them?"
81 don't know Civilization and great things,
aren't they?"
Yes, great"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

"
the they so yet
be of for less money by
would smart
conditions permit am not
1t cost as much as
miles miles and
appropriation Ice would be In oder o '
comfort the dggers
anything about what smart
the
cold air could be constantly ocea NJ
the
their wealth out e depnS that
why shouldn't some oI
knowledge the whoe
be produced?
Mr. or Mr. O. VIII ho pa
fellow with too many
himself the world n
himself and his family
ha he that he has dgged ne Will nav
donem thar he digged at ALL
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15
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The Hole In the Ground.
By w. T. Lamb.

AM clad note Flammaron avos digging PIT
into the the finding out what lies between
lowest attanable depth ana nope ne m
better luck In the fruon Of his hopes thah nave ~
Twenty years began to talk and write ABOUT ~
same subject later mllonares began pouring e
the lap OF education b0bbed UP asn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15
Don't Be An Imitator.
BY Orison SWEET Marden.

&: +: : !: : : q
HE mitaor ruins capacity originality for Initiatives n
power; nventveness and
In executive ablitythe aoy
oigjna to do seriously crippled II not utterly
nv his to else
to be somet
matter howg
original Is
A afaiur in h
neght
STYLE
habits fell as iar
chrome fas snort OF
Of amounted to
build his
books pubned
style
writer, have copied books lack vitality @
blood the ha Oh ne
They ar cod lneess
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-15

inc s fast as possible that gives the earth its buonc tnee
notice by Vi
yeatber conditions during fifty
months Of slefghfng eve
regular fall autumn in rotation HOW Is II nov
Weather Bureau cannot
for 1t. Why? A., .-.A - %, ros al
OF the earth ts gas
equilibrium Just Daloon
collapse, Will take
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-23
BIG G|RDER SWINGS
AND SLIPS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT At BRIDGE
is AvERTEp BY ENGINEERS
PRESENCE OF MIND.

The presence of mind and quickness
of hand of the engineer on the big
derrick at the Higgins avenue bridge
yesterday morning prevented n serious
accident. The big derrick and the one
on the bridge deck We're hoisting one
of the 25-ton Orders from the ground
and had it up above the Ncck of the
bridge, when it began to swing. The
guy lines did not hold the end which
the big derrick was carrying and the
swing took the mammoth piece OF
steel so far out of line that the ocI
rick was threatened with capsizing
Then the i00-foot girder began To slip
and this added To the danger. Be
side the big derrick and south of the
track We're three other girders on the
ground. Behind these was a t~1m with
load of cement. which two men We're
handling. The big beam swung over
the Orders toward the team and its
slip threatened to drop il upon men
and horses. who could not see il. The
engineer saw the danger and was quick
To act. He released his brake just
as the suspended girder swung over
that he was carrying drop upon the
ones beneath. They stood the force of
the impact all right and the girder
that fell WAS not injured. 1t lodged
about four inches frDn the danger
point: had il gone THAI much further,
there would have been a different
story tn tell.
There was n steel worker riding the
big girder when il began To swing. as
it eanted he jumped TO the deck OF
the bridge and escaped a fall. but
struck his back on some OF the steel
work and strained his spine; it was
said last night, however. that his in
jnries were not serious. The injured
man Was removed and the crew over
hauled the rigging of the derricks to
see that the strain had not injured
them when the beam swung. Every
thing was Strengthened out in a re-
markably short time and in the after
noon two more girders were swung
successfully and another span Of the
big bridge was closed. II was Il good
DAYS work. though it vas a close call
from a bad record,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-23
RACE TRACK IS SOLD
TO GREENOUGH
FAMOUS RACING PARK AND FAIR
GROUNDS WILL BE DIS
MANTLED.

The land and buildings of the Mis-
roula race track. including the grand
stand, stables and exhibition tails, have
been sold by the First National bank
to Thomas L. Greenough and the build
ings will be torn down. AS a racing
park and Playground, this place has
been well known for about 30 years
Az through the west. Some of the
lest racing of the old state circuit in
the early COS was seen here and some
of the most famous track horses have
been seen here. After state circuit
racing was abandoned, with the with
araWal Of the support of Marcus Day,
the track lay idle. except as 1t was
used for training purposes. until the
county fair was originated. Inv
grounds have been used by the fair
each year since until this year. There
have been some fine displays there
and the showing of fruit and produce
made there has attracted many men.
now residents of Missoula, to the re-
sources of this part of the state, of
which they were ignorant until they
visited the Western Montana fair.
As racing place and as training
quarters, the Missoula track was al
ways popular with horsemen. The
quality of the track, the abundance of
green grass and the early season have
contributed to make this an ideal place
for preparing horses for western rae
ing. There has been at intervals talk
of purchasing the premises for the pur-
pose of establishing permanent tram
ing quarters for horsemen. but there
has never anything tangible come from
this planning. Recently the owner of
the grounds has allowed their use by
the fair association free of charge, but
this did not make the property remu-
nerative and this month he offer of Mr..
Greenough for the land was accepted.
1t Is understood that the buildings,
which are dilapidated, viii be RACED at
once.
nerative and his month the offer of Mr..
Greenough nearly 800 acres west Of
the city, all in one body. This is val
liable land. reaching. as 1t does, to the
western limits of the city. No an
neuncement is made of the plans of
Mr.. zGreenough relative to this ground.
I The race track viii be missed by all
who are interested in racing.