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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Who Was lt2

Once there was maiden who would
MT be polite;
Wouldn't say Good morning!" and
wouldn't say Good night"
Felt It too much trouble to think of
saying please;
Slammed the door behind her as II
she'd been breeze;
Wouldn't ask her mother IL she could
take a run;
Ran away and lost herself, because it
was such fun"
Merry little maiden! Isn't 1t too bad
That, with all her laughter, some.
times she was sad?
But the reason for it isn't hard to
find,
For this little maiden didn't like to
mind;
Wouldn't do the things she knew she
really ought to do.
Who was she? Oh, never mind; l
hope 1t wasn't you.
e. M. Clark in The Outlook.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
The King Of Beasts.

The old Egyptians sometimes used
lions when they went hunting. Some
of their pictures show that they
tanned lions to hunt for them like
dogs, says the Christian Intelligencer.
That is something that we should
hardly want to try now, although
some persons have made pets Of the
animals. Even so fierce beast can
be led to love those that show it kind
ness, as is shown by very old story.
A slave once ran away from his mas
ter in Africa and hid in a cave. He
was frightened to see lion coming
to him, but the animal did not try to
hurt him. He was suffering from a
thorn in his paw, and seemed to ask
the man to take 1t out He did, and
the two became good friends. Some
time after the slave was caught and
taken to Rome. There he was to be
put to death by letting lion loose
upon him, but to the astonishment Of
the people the lion seemed to know
him and was pleased to see him. Both
OF them were set free, and the man
used to be seen In the streets leading
around his strange friend.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

Now, dear" said Mamma yesterday.
II will explain TO you
All In very simple way
How one and one make two;
Here Is a cookie from the jar,
And here's another one;
Just count and see how many are
There now the sum is done!"
"And If you eat one cookie-so,
Another sum Is done,
You count what you have left and know
That one from two leaves one;
And now you eat the other and
Another sum you do,
For you have none left in your hand
When you take two from two
"Oh, dear" sighed little Isabel
This very afternoon,
81 thought | knew my sums so well
I'd not forget 50 sooa.
1 really think | ought to go
And ask my Mamma quick
To get the cookie Jar and show
Me my arithmetic"
j. w. Foley, in the New York Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
How Could He2

frankie Elsmore, aged 7. was pre-
sented by his mother with a new suit
Of clothes. The suit was very shiny
and had much gold braid on it. AS
frankie left the house to show him
self to his playmates in his new glo.
ry, his mother said to him:
Now, my boy, do come home
clean"
frankie smiled confidently. In
about three hours he returned. His
face was black with dirt, the new
clothes were smudged and torn, the
gold braid was hanging in shreds He
was triumphantly explaining to the
cook what cave he and his COM
panions had constructed, when his
mother saw him.
"Frankie!" she exclaimed, what
has happened to you?"
Mamma" replied he in all serious
ness, how can one keep clean when
they are digging a cave" Home Her.
aid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
THE NEW MATTERHoRN.
Future Climbers Can Risk Their Lives
on Piece of Beef.

In about four years time, when you
wish to climb the Matterhorn, in
stead of engaging guide and walt
ing days for fair weather, and then
risking your neck in GREATNESS,
glorious scramble over the glaciers and
cliffs, you will simply press a button
and shout, Going up!" The railway
to the top of the mountain, which is
to be completed at cost Of 1880, 900,
will be the most interesting of the
worlds great elevators, and will car
ry the "rocking-chair climber" to
those grand viewpoints which defied
all mountaineers until the memora-
BILE ascent in 1855 by Mr.. Whymper,
Lord Douglas and their companions,
which ended tragically. The road will
pierce its way upward through tun.
nels in the living rock to point with
in sixty feet of the summit, at an al
titude Of 14,7S0 feet, where number
of rooms will be cut. The announce
ment is made that the terminus will
be provided with various novel con-
trivances, not the least of which will
be a special chamber filled with conf
pressed oxygen for tourists suffering
from mountain sickness. 1t is need
less to say that the true mountain
climbers, whose pride and JOY it is to
conquer the mighty Alpine snow peaks
look upon the prospective intrusion Of
the railroad and hordes Of "trippers"
with ill-disguised grief. 1t was bad
enough, say they, to have 'Jungfrau
desecrated, but the Matterhorn, that
superb peak, pronounced by Ruskin
to be the perfect mountain, should
have been left alone. On the other
hand, thousands Of people for whom
the climb would be a physical i'm
possibility, are fully capable of ap-
preciating the glories Of the outlook
and the uplift that comes from stand.
ing on so renowned a summit. No one
has an exclusive property in such a
peak as the INSTRUMENTATION
Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Visit to Mount Vernon.

One afternoon we boarded a boat
at the dock in Washington and went
up the river to Mount Vernon. The
place has been kept as nearly as pos
sible the way it was when our first
President owned it. do not won.
der he loved the spot. Below in
front rolls the river. On both sides
is stretch of beautiful lawn. In
the back are the cottages-the gar.
deners house, the laundry and the
room where the spinning was done.
In one little house you can see the
old coach In which Washington
drove to church in Alexandria.
Coming downstairs from the second
story, where you see the bed on
which he died, little box high up on
the wall attracts your attention. In
it is a large key-quite an ordinary
looking key. 1t is the key Of the Bas.
tile, the famous French prison.
In one of the rooms Is carpet,
with the coat-of-arms of the United
States worked in the centre. 1t was
present from Louis XVI.
In another room you can see Mel
lie Custis's harpsichord. 1t is a queer
little instrument, with two rows Of
keys, on the order OF an organ.
Down below the house, in the tomb,
are the collins of Washington and his
wife, on which fresh flowers are put
every day.
When boats go by in the river be.
low they toll bell until they have
passed the house. This l think is one
of the prettiest tributes we pay to
our first Observation-Disclosures Gra-
ham, in the New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

time an snore the balance. OF all
the ornery noercount, wuthless. .loafin'
You know the way woman talks.
Well, Mis- Trumble KEEP on thataway
all mornin' as she was swashin' the
water around an thumpin' the mop.
Ira set in the doorway smokin' an all
of itch to tell whut had happened.
Fin'ly as Mis- Trumble come through
to bring him bucket for more water,
he give her the letter an toll her TO
read 1t.
For massy's sakes!" she says when
she had spelled 1t through. Ira Sib-
ley, do you mean to say that all that
moneys acoming to your
That's whut it is said Ira, putin
at his pipe an tryin' to look s II he
wusn't a-bustin' weth imp'tance. 1
reckon I'll have some friends now,
he says.
You always did have friends, says
Mis- Trumble. There's them that
doesn't erpreshate you as well as l
do, not KNOWN you, but you've got
friends
L won't be so ornery an shiftless
an pizen mean now,' says Ira. They'll
find out that I've got my good p'ints.'
Tshd say you had, says Mis-
Trumble. Why, Ira Sibley, whut do
you want to miscall yourself that
away for? You've got more good
pints than the most O. the men, an
I've allus said so. Eff there's any man
that's got more I'd like to have 'em
show him to me-
IRA began to swell up still more. I
don't say that amt so,' he says. But
you watch out an see If anybuddy
calls me "bowlaigs" after this. | bet
you won't hear no remarks about my
whiskers nor my squint eyes. would
not wonder If they got to think wus
a good-lookin feller."
Why wouldn't they? says Mis-
Trumble. You amt no more bow-laig-
ged than some other folks, an allus
did like red whiskers AS far as eyes
is concerned, think a cast in mans
eyes is reel cunnln'. | call you a
mighty good-lookin' man..
"Sho!' says Ira, smilin' clear up to
his ears. Well, mebbe there's worse
lookin'. Some gal may take fancy to
me yet
You don't need no gal, Ira,' says
Mis- Trumble What you want is a
stiddy, keerful, experienced, smart wo-
man. One that knows your good p'ints
an is ercustomed to your ways an
kin cook for you an do for you the
way a man like you'd orter be cooked
an done for
That's what she said to him. 1t
goes to show whut l wus a-sayin.'
But what came of it?" asked Bak-
er.
Hancock regarded him with an ex-
preston of supreme contempt, We'll,
whut do you s'pose come of it?" he
said.--Ecw York Evening Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Birds of Winter. .

Mabel Osgood Wright, in "Bird.
Lore" tells people who live in the
country how to manage If they want
feathered guests about their places
In the winter. There should be q
heap of brush or cornstalks some
where in the grounds, she says, and
for people who live near cedar woods
1t Is a good plan to cut half a dozen
small trees and fasten them against
fence or shed where there is a
southern exposure A loose thatch of
cornstalks or hemlock boughs over a
pile of logs is almost sure to bring
winter wrens and any number of 9TH
er birds as permanent dodgers. The
little things like to squat down and
huddle together in cold weather and
thatch is comfortable to their lit
tie feet
Tree boxes and trays for holding
bird food should be perforated at the
bottom, so the moisture will ooze
through instead of freezing In the
tray. The meals are quite chilly
enough without icing them. And the
diet should be varied, for, while
seeds are supposed to be the proper
things for birds, they appreciate a
change very much. Some meat
scraps, ground up in the meat chop
per and mixed with the cracked corn
and dog biscuit, are good to put out
on cold days and after storm. And
the birds like freshly boiled pota-
toes and rice-but without salt. They
prefer their food without seasoning.
The pan of water should be set In
sunny spot, and 1t should always
be put out, no matter how cold the
weather. For there is always at
least an hour in the day when the
birds can drink.
Every schoolhouse ought to have a
feeding box for the smaller birds
near 1t, and the children should be
taught to put in an extra supply Of
food on Friday. Otherwise Sunday
will be sorry day for the birds that
depend on that table-a fast day, in
stead of feast day, as 1t ought to be.
New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
The Two Pumpkins,

In the middle of the corn-field sat
two great yellow pumpkins. The
corn shucks stood all around; they
looked like Indians wrapped in blan-
kets, with feathers on their heads.
The Indian summer sun shone warm
and bright, and the pumpkins almost
smiled as they looked into each 9th.
er's round. contented faces.
Where are you going to spend
Thanksgiving?" asked the fat, jolly
pumpkin.
I'm pie plate" said the big, good
natured pumpkin. "Oh, yes: whoev-
er is invited, they won't forget me-"
81 shall be a lantern" said
the jolly pumpkin. Such fun!"
81 hope you won't make dreadful
faces, and scare the little girls" said
the big, good-natured pumpkin.
"Oh, no." said his jolly friend "Ill
only wink one eye and turn up the
corners of my mouth In an awful fun.
ny smile. How everybody will laugh"
Just as you like" said the other (;
"but | would rather have warm cor.
ner in the oven. The nights are get
ting rather chilly now"
The pumpkins had their wish
When they were carried into the
house, grandma looked at the big
one, and said, THAT will make good
pies; and Tommy hugged the round
fat one with both his short arms, and
shouted. "You shall be my Jack Ian.
tern!'
So. while Tommy ate his dinner
the fat. jolly pumpkin peeped In at
the. window with candle In his
mouth, and smiled so broadly that
Tommy smiled too.
Grandma" he said, this pie is as
good as anything. 1t tastes most
just 'zactly like sunshine! e!"-Youth's
Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
Johnny Defines a Kangaroo.

Teacher: Johnny, what is a kan
garoo?" Johnny: "A kangaroo is a
curved stick of wood used by the
Australians as weapon. When pro-
jected violently into the air. 1t returns
in the direction from which it was
thrown, and sometimes strikes an OBJ
ject in the rear of the person who
casts it." Teacher: THAT is your
recollection, is it? Then what is
kangaroo leather?" Johnny (stumped
for momenD: Kangaroo leather is
is something that's made from the
bark. Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20
A Dull Letter.

"The only news have to tell you."
wrote the Billville citizen. SIS that the
river has riz an drowned all yer cat
tie, an yer unals has broke JAIL like
wise the widdef wor you wuz ago
in ter marry mas ned off with a
book agent. Outs of these heer
things, we air all adoin' well."-At-
lanta Constitution
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

England loses 10000 persons every
year from emigration.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-20

Tho Mapris OF New Zealand number
42,0oM
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
trustees Sale.

Whereas, John Fry, By his deed OF
trust, dated March 9th, 1905. nnd
recorded la the Recorders office with
Ia and for Rates county. at Bntler.
Mo, on the 20th day 81 January. 1909
IN Book 2ob at Page 2i8, ala convey
TO the undersigned trustee the follow
ing described real estate. situate. Is
ing and being iu the county of Hates.
ln the state of Missouri. and more
particularly described as follows. a.
wit; An undivided one nlth niensst
Ia aud to the west one hslf 81 the
north cast quarter and the north
east quarter OF the north east quar-
ter Of section thirty five $3.50 ana tho
south east quarter of the south east
quarter aud the south hnil oft the
south half az tie north east
quarter at the south east ga artcr Of
section twenty-slx (s5l OF { wp for.
~ tiul, 81 range twenty niue laoi.
whirh sud deed of trust WAS made
70 SECURE the payment Of one certain
pFumissory nuto in said decd of
trust fully described and
WHEREAs, default has been made
in the payment OF said promissory
note and the same has beaofae due
and now rvmalna unpaid.- Vow.
therefore, notice l. hereby given thnt
A. the undersigned trustee. az the r.
quest OF the legal holder and Owner
of said note, ana by virtue ol the
powers vested 10 me by said deed OF
trust, aud in accordance with the
terms aud conditions OF said deed OF
trust, Will proceed to sell the said
real estate IN the said deed Of trust
described at public yendue. 20 uhe
highest bidder for each az tue East
front door Of the Court HOUSE. la
the city OF Butler Missouri.
Thursday the BIRD day ofseptember.
1909, between the hours ol nine.
O'Clock in the forenoon and nge.
O'Clock ia the afternoon 81 said duy.
20 pay OF hnd satisfy said note.
With COSTS and expouse oi executing.
tbs trust George Templeion.
Trustee.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
South SDragus SparEIlnos.

Mrs. + N. Conyers visited in
Metz the latter part OF the week.
Quite a number from here at
tended the picnic Wednesday
Mr.. Jordon was cutting corn
at Reeder's Tuesday.
Wonder if that young man
found his best girl the other
night,
The Gas CT are now drilling
their second well on the East
burn farm.
Paul Mcneil of Springfield
spent the day visiting relatives
in our section Saturday.
Alva Moorland has purchased
the Star route from Rich Hill to
Foster.
Bob Hanlev, wife and children
were callers in U burg Thurs
day evening.
Mrs J. D Sterett and little
granddaughter Virginia Bean Of
Nevada visited in orr section
Saturday.
II looks like every one has an
automobile from the number
that have been passing lately.
Guess we will have to take our
old gray horse and go to Arkan
sas.
Watch for the Star Of Bethle-
hem to night and see if it dis.
appears entirely several times
during the evening. Some claim
it shines but once every 500 yrs.
According to the Scientific
American it viii be nearest the
earth on September 9th.
GARNET
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02

The threatening weather last
Saturday night kept quite d
number Of people from attend
ing the ice cream supper here.
S. r. Wilson has been quite
sick for several days with pend
ecitus" but is reported TO be a
little better at this writing
Alva Moreland has quit farm
ing and taken the mail route
from Rich Hill 20 Foster. He made
bis initiating trip last Wodnes.
day
The Rich Hill Gas Co. is going
after another gas well on J. w.
Eastburns farm south Of town.
Success to them.
D. S. Crissman, otBallard, Mo
accompanied BY his two sons
Rev. + B. Crissman, Of Shenan-
doah, Iowa and d S. Crissman.
Jr also Of Ballard and G w.
Charles and wife, of Hume were
visiting with our townsman, D.
NJ. Crissman last Sunday.
Show in town all this week.
Gable will surely put in his
appearance
Section men are burning the
Frisco right Of way They say
everything is so dry that il burns
like powder.
The Christian Sunday School
az this place is growing under
the supervision Of Prof. II. O.
Maxey and we notice too a great
er interest manifested since the
S. S. Convention here, however.
we know Of one man who said
Sprague was not a place to hold
a convention. We have organic
two classes and are preparing
to organize the third. We are
also going to organize a teachers
training class. We can have a
good Sunday School anywhere if
we want it and viii work for it.
C. c.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
Spraaae NOles.

Mrs J. X. Kelso is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Isle Snow, in
Harrisonville Mo. this week
Miss Mildred Eastburn, who
has been visiting with the family
Of her uncle J. W. Eastburn, for
the past three weeks retained 10
her home in Sigourney Iowa last
Monday. Her cousin, Lacy East
burn, accompan' I'd her as FAR as
Kansas City.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
New Home Nuggets.

James Bell, Jr. shipped hogs
to Kansas City Sunday night.
Messrs. Bennett aud Cole
made a business trip to Rich Hill
Thursday.
Lewis Bell is staying at his
nncle's in Vernon Co. at present.
Fern SnufTer says he never got
of q horse as fast as he did Sun.
day morning and the next time
he rides that bronco he win get
in plowed ground.
School will begin Monday and
those new desks have not been
put in yet.
Mrs. Schrodt visited at NJ. E.
Coles Sunday.
Bennett and Coles sorghum
factory viii de ready to work by
the middle of this week. They
will soon have molasses for sale.
Both good and bad.)
Gabe we read your items every
week and know what a Doodle
bug is and know Of some small
boys that call them up almost
every day.
The sale al f.. l. Lvengood's
was well attended. Everything
sold very reasonable. They leave
IN a few days for Greeley Colo. to
make their future home They
are among our best citizens and
we hate 70 see them 20 but wish
them success in the west.
T. c. M.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02

Rev. Keast Of Rich Hin filed
his appointment at Reavley Sun
day afternoon. A large crowd
was present.
Jas. Mccullough and Jake En-
gleman and others Of this neigh
horhood are preparing to sell
out and move to Colo. We win
miss them as they have been our
neighbors ever since we can re-
member. But Of course we ex-
pect them back
Misses Nellie and Ethel Shoe
make OF Rich Hill are visiting
friends in Reavley this week.
Several from this neighborhood
are attending the big tent meet
ing in Rich Hill this week.
Ed Bowman will start on a trip
through the west looking for a
location this week.
Guy Wheatley returned to his
home in Butler Saturday after a
weeks visit with his uncle.
PANsY,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
North MUDDY Esns.

Mack Powers and family are
moving to Rich Hin this week.
We ere sorry to see our old
neighbors leave Us.
Miss Ella Robson OF Rich Hill
visited with Miss Zana Miller
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. W. F. Hays Of north Mo.
was the guest Of Mrs. Martha
Reese Sunday.
Ben Barnhill purchased one OF
George Craig's driving horses
last week.
Mr.. Hereford made cider at
George Recess yesterday.
Several Of the farmers are
threshing this week. Among
those are: H. Miller, Ed Hall,
Thomas Eddy and George Reese.
Walter Ross and wife called
at Mr.. Zimmerman's Sunday
evening.
Miss Zana Miller was shop
ping in Rich Hill Monday.
PEGGY
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02


Misses Knowler and Jackson
returned from their Oklahoma
tr:p last week. Thay like okla.
ane and expect to move there ia
the foll on the ranch that 4 T..
recently purchased.
The supper at e. r. True's
Saturday night was wei attend
ed and although IL didn't take
long to sell eight gallons OF ice
cream vet wa don't think that
anyone returned home without
eating for with Jack as dipper
and Miss Cora as waiter every
body got their moneys worth.
Charley knsley Of CoFeeville
Kansas is visiting home folks Of
this place as this writing.
Tom Miller and FAMILY depart
ed for Kansas last week to visit
the formers sister.
C. F. True was traDsacting
business in Ketterman one day
last week.
Miss Cora WEIGH was a Rich
visitor Saturday.
A number from here attended
the ice cream supper at Arthur
Saturday night
Mrs. c. F. True visited with
Mrs. McCallister, west Of town,
one day last week.
Mrs. Bunker Of Arthur visited
with friends at this place Sun
day.
]. l. Roberts our lumberman
was t%ransacting business in
Rich Hill Saturday.
Mrs. Lula Hobart CT Little
Arkansas, who has been
visiting home folks here depart
ed for her home Saturday,
Squire VanArsdale was a Rich
Hin caller Saturday.
Anna Degood was shopping in
Horton Monday.
Carl Wilson and wife attended
lhe ice cream supper here Sat-
night.
j. w. WEIGH and wife visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Bled-
soc near Metz Sunday.
VIOLET.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
HER sJppoRr

fhe ignorance OF those criticsls
cried tho burlcsqao queen "Ihey
said was poorly supporlcal"
Weren't youf'
II should say not Besides. they
conldn't know anything about II.
ia order 10 show that / was a legiti-
mate star there wasn't a scene IN
which I didn't wear 4 m~ll-leneth
soWn ash.ngion Star.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
HOrtOu and BalIlowa

Jesse Roberts, the little son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Roberts,
had lhe misfortune to fall from
a horse Sunday breaking his
left arm just above the wrist. He
is getting along nicely at this
writing under the care Of DR..
Shafer. Johnny Welch was on
the horse with him at The time
Of the accident but fortunately
was not hurt
Mrs. Shaier, who has been
visiting her mother al Lailarpe
Kansas for the past three weeks,
returned home Wednesday.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
Rssusy Notes

Miss Naioma johnson. Of But.
Ter, is visiting her cousin Miss
Sallie Frszee this week.
Mr. WIN. Wheatley and family
and Mr. ed. Bowman aud family
spent the day with Mr.. j. Bow
nan Sunday.
Mrs. Abbie Engleman return
ed home Saturday night from a
visit 10 Warsaw Mo.
ed DenaYcr and wife are visit
ing relatives at Reayley.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-02
coae ron w polson

IL You change 10 De une Of the
uniortunates who are susceptible 10
poison iy here is q remaIy which
las been found TO De most elective.
Apply 20 the affected parts the fluid
extract of serpentafia commonly
known as snake root, which dries
the poison and keeps it from sproad-
ing. Apply with finger or soft
cloth IL can be carried IN a small
vial, Recreation.