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Chariton courier., 1910-02-04
The best architects, painters

and contractors of the country
use Mound City "Horse Shoe
brand house paint exclusively.
KEYTEsvILLE LUMBER Co."
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hancock
left for Higp pinsville Friday to
spend a few days with the form.
er's nephew, D. H. Hancock snd
family.
The ground hog failed to see
his shadow Wednesday, Febru.
ary 2, as that day was quite
cloudy. Accordingly we may
expect an early spring.
|. Mrs. Edith Schupbeck of
Grant City, Iowa, is visiting her
late hns bands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Schupbeck, and other
relatives north of town.
We are sorry to learn that
Mrs. j. NJ. Hawkins of this place
is seriously i'll of la grippe
We hope TO soon hearof a change
Tor the better in her condition.
Don S. Price of three miles
south Of Keytesville moved his
wife and daughter to Glasgow the
first of the week to reside. Don,
however, will continue to look
after the interest of his Charlton
county farm.
The second quarterly meeting
for Keytesville circuit of the M.
E. church, South, will be held
here next Sunday and Monday.
Rev. A. B. Culbertson, the pre-
siding elder, will preach Sunday
morning at IL O'Clock. All are
cordially invited.
Minter & Lamkin, abstractors
and loan agents. have kindly
granted the ladies of the local
chapter of the American
Woman's league the use of their
abstract Office in the Young
building in which to hold their
meetings. This is 9 courtesy
that the ladies greatly appreciate.
Rev. j. A. Snarr continues the
protracted meeting at the Metho.
dist church. Large congfegs.
tons are in attendance each
evening, and good interest is
being shown. Rev. Snarr is
preaching some fine sermons.
One addition occurred by letter
Sunday, that of Mrs. Frank
Shook from the Christian church
at Glasgow.
Mrs. j. T. Jefferson of this
place was go unfortunate as to
fell on the 10y sidewalk yester-
day morning and break both
bones of her right leg just sbove
the ankle. The broken bones
were set by DR.. Issiah Knott,
and the patient is resting com.
fortsbly, but will be laid up for
some time. The COURIER symps.
thizes with the good lady in her
afflietion.
Mrs. Lee Cuddy sold three of
1er fine Mammoth Bronze tur.
kevs and shipped them T. esiay
10 parties from a distance. One
vent to j. M. Perley of Moberly |
another to Mrs. W. M. Chambers
of Sslem. Ind, and q third to |
Mics L. Croft of Billings, Okla.
Mrs. Cuddy is one of the most |
,uccessful poultry rsisers in the
,ounty, and her Mammoth
Bronze turkeys are especially |
Iplendid specimen of the fe eathered
ribe.
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04
Chris NolI of Glasgow was q

W oS VIC * 0OOS OA hOA OAOSSAS %
G. P. Vandiver, over Sunday.
Miss Joe Martin was hostess
to the Psi Upsilon club Saturday
afternoon. The young ladies
played forty two.
A valuable Scotch collie dog
elonging to Rev. j. A. Snsrr
died of pneumonia and paralysis
the latter part of last week.
Miss Helen Hill has returned
from a pleasant visit OF three
months to friends and relstives
at Kansas City and ST. Joseph
Mrs. Clyde H. .Magruder left
for her home in st. Louis Satur-
day after a two.weeks' visit to
relatives here and at Brunswick.
Shannon Wayland entertained
the P. G. o. E. club Saturday
evening. Dainty refreshments
were served and all report a
most enjoyable evening.
Everett Harris, mail carrier on
rural route No. 4 out of Keytes.
vile, is all smiles this week on
account of fine boy with which
his wife presented him last Sstur.
day.
VIM. Mauzey, who lives in the
bottom, southeast of Brunswick,
had the i'll luck to get one of his
feet badly hurt Thursday by
getting the member caught in
hay beiler.
According to the Prairie Hill
Swsstika, A. c. Cleeton, while
returning from Thomas Hill coal
mine with q load of coal We'd
ncsdsy, one of his horses drop.
ped dead. He had just made
the long pull up the hill, neer the
residence of Tecrill Epperly, and
it is supposed that the horse
burst blood vessel.
, Mrs. Robt. c. Swsithers.of near
Rethville, whose maiden name
was &oina, died Monday of last
week after an illness of several
montha. Deceased was in her
25th year and was married to
her now beresved hnsbsudathe
10th of last March,. Her remains
were taken to Breckenridge, her
former home, for interment.
The COURIER was misinformed
last week concerning the size of 1
the house and the amount of I
insurance Walter s. Owen of
Brunswick carried on his home. !
It was q six.room dwelling with |
bath instead of four rooms with |
bath, while the amount of insu.
rance on the house was 81, 400 |
and 500 on the contents instead |
of 81 900 and S4o0, respectively.
Through the courtesy of c. J.
Hampton of 3 1.2 miles vest of
Keytesville the editor of the
COURIER was shown two old
copies of the Brunswicker, one
dated January 21, 1862, one
called the Brunswicker and Ga.
zette, dated July 7. 1858. In the
last named issue we find, among
other things, an account Of the
death of Mr.. Hsmpton's father.
in. law, Preston Gaines, and the
announcement of Col. John B.
Clark for congress, Col. Major
Hornar for state senator and
Henry Shannon for the lsgisIa.
ture.
Rev. G. o. RansforC, pastor
of the N. e. church, South, at
met with q serious
accident Wednesday of last week
that came near resulting in the
loss Of his right eye. While
mailing q plank on the fence at
the Methodis' parsonage, he hit
the nail in such a way ss to
cause it to fly upward and strike
him in the eye, the point pene.
krnfinn fha nnrnao dananinn o.
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04
To Rural Mail Route Patrons:

The post-office department has
issued an order to the effect that
rural % all. carriers " illnot be re.
quired TO collect loose coins out
of mail boxes after February 10,
1910. Patrons must, after that
date, enclose coins in an
envelope. wrap them securely
in Il piece of paper or deposit
them in a coin. hol ling recepts-
Gle so they can be easily and
quickly taker from the boxes.
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04

JAG. A Parks and Hugo Bartz,
Jc., returned Wednesday nf last
week from a prospecting trip
through Oklahoma, but made no
investments. They visited Mus
kogee, Wagner, Pryor Creek
and Vinita,
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04
The regular February term Of

The regular February term OF
circuit court at Salisbury opens
next M~ndav. -. - -. -. -: = :.
The city counclI 10 due to meet
in it's usual mon thly session next
Monday night.
Miss Carrie Austin of Bruns-
wick was the guest of Mrs. E.
F. McNew of this city the latter
part of last week.
MiIG Bennett. the shoe and
harness man, returned Wednes.
day from a trip to Cherryvale
and other points in Kansas in
/ quest of location. He has, as
yet, made no definite arrange.
ments as to what he will do, but
we hope he will stay right here
in Keytesv vile.
The great victory scored by
Judge Dickinson, the Democrat.
ic nominee for congress in the
sixth district of Missouri ID suc'
ceed the late Judge De. Almond,
has put the Republicans on the
run. Judge Dickinson carried
the district by 3,783, while Judge
De. Almond won in 1908 by only
2, 100. Get in the band wagon.
County Treasurer John B.,
Shannon, who has been on tie
sick list for several days, is, we
ere glad TO note, again able
to be out. Former County
Treasurer j. w. Grizzell of Ssl-
isbury looked after Mr.. Shan.
mons official duties during the
latter's illness.
The Recorder says that we
cried because one firm quit pat
ronizing US. This is only another
of the Recorders numerous lies.
1t has evidently gotten us mixed
with "Dick" Dameron who ac-
tually wept the county court into
increasing his salary from 81. 800
to $4,000 a year. The editor of
the Recorder is we'll nigh
non compos mentis.
During the last campaign
much was said about the negroes
being admitted to the public
schools with the white children in
case the state was carried by the
Republicans, but many of our Re
publican friends regarded the
matter as "a campaign lie." a
Republican governor was elected.
and the negroes were permitte1
to enter the white public school
at Unionville. But Elliott W.
Major, q Democratic sttorney-I
general, was notified Of the stu.
alton, and, it is needless to say,
they were ousted. That scam
psign lie" proved to be the truth.
It's time for all decent Republi
cans to put on their thinkipg1
cap and vote right this year and
every other year hereafter. III
they don't believe in mixed
schools in Missouri we urge them
to vote the Democratic ticket.
Mrs. Elizabeth Linthcomb,
who made her home with her
son-in. law, VIM. P. Riley of
Brunswick, died suddenly Wed.
nesdsy of last week. She had
been siling more or less for
some time, but was able to be up |
and about the house Wednesday
and her condition
seemed to be much improved.
A little after II O'Clock she COM
planned of feeling tired and laid
down on the bed where she
seemed to be eleeping peacefully.
Not long afterward Brys sn Riley,
her little grandson, went to call
his grandmother to dinner, but
she did not answer, and upon
Investigation it was found that
her spirit had winged it's way to
The God uho oava II Mrs Tinth,
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04
.Proba1e Pointers.

! L1.--Kendrick allowed sc.
count of s125 against the estate
Of Anna Minor, deceased, for q
monument. ->,-~---..
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04

Old papers for sale at this
office.
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04

An instrument in writing pur.
porting to be the last will and
testament of the late Christian
Brockman, deceased, of Yellow
Greek township is admitted to
probate on the testimony Of A.
A. Bailey and H. P. Lander as
subscribing witnesses. The will
reads as follows:
First. l wish all my Just debts
and funeral expenses paid.
Second. give, devise and
bequeath TO my beloved and ex-
cellsnt wife, Dora Thea Brock
man, all my property-real, per-
sonal and mixed-to have, hold
and enjoy during her natural
life.
Third. give, devise and be-.
queath to my daughter, Minnie
Scherer, S1O0; to nv son, VIM.
Brookman, S100; to my son,
Christian Brockman, Jr., 500,
and to my dsugter, Dora Brock.
man, $500, which said legacies
to my said children shall be paid
to them within one year after the
death of my wife.
Fourth. After the death of
my wife it is my will thas do
hereby give, devise and bequeath
all the residue and remainder of
my property and estate that re.
main, after the payment of the
ABOVE legacies, to my son, John
Brockmau.
Fifth. l hereby ppoins my
son, John BTockman, as the
executor of this, my last will ard
testament. With ess ny hand the
4th day of October, 1908.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
BY AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF SALE OF GENERAL
LEASE OF LAND SITUATED AT
WAIAU, EVA, OAHU.

At 10 o'clock noon, Wednesday,
February 10th, 1910, at the front door
to the Capitol, Honolulu, there will
be sold at public auction under pro-
visions of Part V, Land Act 1895, Sec
ton 27S-2S5 inclusive, Revised Laws
of Hawaii, a general lease of the fol-
lowing described lands:
The land of Kahihau, containing an
area of 5.71 acres.
The land of Honokowailani, con-
tanning an area of $40 acres.
Upset rental, $125.OO per annum;
payable semi-anmally in advance.
Terms of lease, ten yers from Janu-
airy 10th, 1910.
Cost of advertising to be paid by
the Purchaser.
For maps and further particulars
apply at the Office of the Commission
err of Public Lands, Honolulu.
.MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Dated, Honolulu, January 14th, 1910
6ts-Jan. II, "a and 81, Feb. 7, Il
and 16, 1910.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
HALEIWA nELIGHTS-

The misty mostly days in Honolulu
are not always pleasant to the tour
list looking for a sanitorium. He
the rigors of a mainland winter and
the rigors OF mainland winter ind
runs into an unusual cold spell in this
Paradise of the Pacific. To such per-
sons Haleiwa offers a snug harbor. A
place where all the comforts of mo-
dern hotel life are available and with
an unsurpassed sea view on one. hand
and the mountains on the other. Ma
ture has been good to Haleiwa and
man has been good to the people by
putting the place in shape to be en-
joyed by mankind. The ride down
over the Oahu Railway is a delightful
one and should not be missed by the
tourist.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
milk ORDINANCE

At meeting of the health and
sanitation committee, consisting of
Supervisors Ayett, Mcclellan and 10.
gan, on Saturday night the draft of
milk ordinance was adopted. It ic
the same measure as Mayor Fern We
toed, with amendments requested by
the dairymen at their conference with
the committee before the bill was
just on its final passage, aiso a mum,
Der of amendments now made by the
committee. A subcommittee of one
was appointed to lay the amended
draft before the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry, as that body wishes to
cooperate with the Board of Super
visors in carrying out the tuberculin
test for dairy cattle. In all proBa-
bility no fee will be charged to dairy
men for this test
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
ANNUAL MEETING.

The. annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Mutual Telephone Com
pany Ltd for the election of Officers
and Directors and the transaction of
any business that may be brought be-
fore the meeting will be held at the
office of the company, corner of Mer-
chant and Alakea streets, Thursday,
January 9th, 1910. at p. m.
\ F. G. ATHERTON,
Secretary Mutual Telephone Com
pany, Ltd.
Honolulu, January II, 1910.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.

STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.
Between Boards-39 McBryde OF .25 /;
$50 McBryde $7.25; $50 McBryde 81 .25;
100 McBryde s rs; $50 Haw. c. IS. Co.
$3S so; 200 Haw. C. & s. Co. $3S so;
ESQ Haw. C. e s Co $SS. so; so Olaa
50 25; 80 Honokaa $22 90; $50 Paau-
hau $29 .25; $50 Paauhau $29 rs.
Session Sales-25 McBryde $7.375;
55 McBryde OF. 975; 60 McBryde 81 S75;
25 Hutchinson SIS .375; 20 Hawaiian
Sugar Co., $53 90; Oahu Sugar Co.,
S35 90; 20 Oahu Sugar Co., 500; 80
Oahu Sugar Co., $95. 90; 5 Oahu Su-
gar Co., $35 90; 6 McBryde 81. 375; Is
McBryde $7.375; 35 McBryde $7.375;
$4,000 Hilo 1901 Is, $fJO. 90; O1OO Hilo
1901 Is 500. 90; Is McBryde $7.375;
100 McBryde 81. so; 100 McBryde 81 so;
8 McBryde 81 50; so McBryde $50; rs
Haw. c. & S. Co., $3.50; rs Hutchin-
son, $1S.25; % Hutchinson $1S.25.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17

scribes the workshop Adams home,
and other prominent parts of the
book. What she does she does well
or Miss Bggart would not come
here backed by the testimonials OF
the great critics of Europe and Am
erica. Seats for the reading are on
SAFE at the Bergstrom Music Co.. at
$10O, 70 and so cents ana a portion
of the proceeds will go to the central
committee of three anti-tuberculosis
league.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
SEATS FOR ADAM BEDE.

1t is seldom that Honolulu folk have
an opportunity to hear so excellent an
artistic as Miss Mabelle Biggart, who
will appear at the Hawaiian Opera
House tomorrow night in her con-
densed interpretative dramatization of
adam Bede." She tells graphically
Of George Eliot's place in literature
and compares her genius with that
of Goethe, Victor Hugo and Emerson
and shows clearly the rank which
Adam Bede holds among the master
pieces of literature.
OF the scenes in the book she de-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
COMMERCIAL NEWS
CONTINUED from page four)

struction Of this line has been given
to James Lota of Hanalei
The machinery will be an exact
duplication of one-half of the present
plant.
A new pump for McBryde planta-
, ton is to be placed In Hanapepe Val
ley, not very far from Pump 8, the
present mauka pump, and this will
be expected to give the additional wa
ter which will be pumped out by the
increased power. The water is now
being developed by means of tunnels
which are being run into the sides of
the Valley, which have opened up
some good subterranean streams al
ready.
In addition to this work, four new
reservoirs are being constructed.
which will make a large increase in
the storage capacity of the plantation
when they are finished They are
to be in the hily country back of
Kukuiula harbor and just makai Of
the Government road from Koloa to
Waimea.
A, Grant, the representative of the
Westinghouse Electric Company who
has been in charge of the plant for
several months, will remain only
long enough to see the new unit in
active and successfm operation and
will then return again to his head
quarters in the east.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
LATE SHIPPING.

Monday, January IL.
San Francisco-Sailed Jan. Is, S. S.
hawaiian, for Honolulu.
Port San Luis-Arrived Jan. 10 S. S.
Lansing, hence Jan. 4.
Port San Luis-Sailed Jan. 16, s. S.
Santa Maria, for Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
INTELLIGENCE.

Kau ports, Jan. 1S.-Judge Kaulukou,
M. Alderman, D. B. Maconachie, Mrs.
Peterman, Mrs. Crouthers, Geo. j..
Campbell.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
ARRIVED.
Saturday, Jan.

Saturday, Jan. Is.
Am. s. s. Santa Rita, from Port San
Luis.
Am. S. S. Rosecrans, from Gaviota.
Sunday, Jan. 16.
Ana. s. s. Kinau, from Kauai ports
Am. S. S. Mikahala, from Maui and
Molokai ports.
Am. S. s. Keauhou, from Ahukini.
Monday, Jan. IT,
Jap. s. s. Soyo Maru, from Peru.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
TERRITORY OF HAWAII.

Treasurer's Office, Honolulu, Oahu.
In re Dissolution of the City Meat
Company, Limited.
Whereas, the City Meat Company,
Limited, a corporation established and
existing under and by virtue of the
laws of the Territory of Hawaii, has
pursuant to law in such cases made
and provided, duly filed in this office,
a petition for the dissolution Of the said
corporation, together with a certificate
thereto annexed as required by law.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby Civ
en- to any and all persons that have
been or are now interested in any man
ner whatsoever in the said corporation,
that objections to the granting Of the
said petition must be filed in this Of
flee on or before - o'clock noon OF
March 10, 1910 and that any person
or persons desiring to be heard there
on must be in attendance at the Of
flee of the undersigned in the Executive
Building, Honolulu, at - o'clock noon
of said day, to show cause, if any,
why said petition should not be grant
ed.
d. L. CONKLING.
Treasurer Territory of Hawaii
Honolulu, December %, 1909.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
PASSENGERS
Arrived.

Per S. s. Kinau, from Kauai ports,
January 16.-Miss M. K Kapuni6i
Miss A. Silva, ]. Brandt, Miss Poki-
pala, c. K. Ching, Mrs. Miamoto, Kat
subara. Chez Yong Lun1, A. e. Min
vielle, Lee Wah Chong, G. Hanasakn
and wife, o. P. Chandler, H. Jaeger,
s. H Kaeo, e. SpilIner, Miss Elsie
Cramer, Chuck Sun, w. D. McBryde,
D. X. Palama, J. w. Fish, Geo. N.
Wilcox, M. w. Burgan and SO deck.
Per S. S. Mikahala. from Molokai
ports, January 16.-F. II. Foster, Miss
N. Foster
Booked
Per Per M. N. S. Lurline, for San
Francisco, Jan 19.-Mrs. ]. w. Kersh-
ner, Mrs. Kate Renton, Miss Stella
Zumwalt, Mrs. Fanny Krause, c. P.
Wurtz, Mrs. An F. Cooke, Mrs. T. G..
Pepps, N. M. Lewis, Mrs. Lewis, Chas.
Lewis, Thos. Kay S. I. Saw.
Per S. s. Mauna Kea, for Hilo and
way ports, Jan. 1S.-V. L. Tenney. ].
H. Wood, Mrs. Wood, RI. Lille, Mrs.
Graw, Miss Graw, Mr.. and Mrs. e. A.
McNaugton, Mrs. F. Kubota, Mrs. G.
B. Benton, Mrs. H. Hayes, Mrs. Mary
P. Clark, Miss L. c. Bouldin, Miss j.
M. Atherton, Miss Flaxman, Mrs.
Atherton, Mr. and Mrs F. G. Atherton,
Miss Raymond, Miss Geddings, Miss
Hedden, e. B. Williams, Mrs Will
liams, H. G. Furman, Mrs. Furman,
w. w. Chamberlain, Mrs. Chamber
laind, Jay Scott.
Per S. S. Mauna Loa, for Kona and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17

yes" said the Sugar Trust as it
touched a spring on the scales and
spraDg another false weight on the
custom house; where there's a win,
there's weigh. "-Pittsburg Chroni-
Icle-Telegraph
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
SAILED.

Sunday, Jan 16.
Am, S. S, Alexander, for Kahului
Am. S. S. San Rita, for Kahului.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17

Denver has decided that boys at
tending school must not organize or
join secret societies. A boy who
properly masters his conjugations may
be regarded as having sufficient men
tai occupation without taking up rit-
uals.-Washington Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
WAREHOUSE TRUST
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

A bargain at Kaimuh on Eleventh
avenUe-$16OO0
Lots in Kaimuh Park Tract, S4OG
each, on easy payments. Three acres,
cleared and fenced, in the Kaimuki
Tract for 100000. Acreage prop.
erty in Pololo Valley.
These are few of the opportuny
ties we have to offer for investment
in real estate.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17

F1ne To- Printing. star Omca
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17

Fine Job PrintrnE. star omoA-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17
D. l.. CoNKLING.

Treasurer Territory of Hawaii
Honolulu. December %, 1909.
1ots-Dec. 81, Jan. 8, 10, II, "a. 81, Feb
z, IA. p 2S 1910.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-17

MARIE KENNY, Dramatic Studio from
San Francisco, IT'S Beretania. Prac-
tical 3-months' private course. Act
ing, ElocutionS Monologues, Vaude-
vile, Dancing, Reading. Grace Cub
ture. Phone 80.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-07-02
A Dutch Fishing Fleet.

II the traveller wants TO get a real
glimpse Of picturesque Holland. a
glimpse which shall long be happy
memory. let him journey to the old
fishing village of Scheveningen. not
far from The Hague Its fishing tleel
is an imposing one and is best seen al
night. when the boats are drawn up on
the beach. Each has a number and
these are painted on the sides In such
large figures that they can be read
at considerable distance. AT night
when the fishermen begin 10 come Ia
land the women of the village walk
down to the beach With their knitting
In their hands to meet them. They
wear their wooden shoes. some OF
which are made 10 look especially
clean by an application of whiting. and
they make merry clatter as they go.
Industry is characteristic of the wom-
en- of Holland In all walks of life.
They must always he at work of some
kind. and Il would seem as II more
Knitting needles must be used In Hob
land than In any other country In the
world. +. J. Harrington IN Interior
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-07-02
The Liuht of the Stars.

Various endeavors have been made
to estimate the light of the stars. In
the northern hemisphere Argelander
has registered $4,000 stars down to
the nine and a half magnitude, and
with the aid of the best photometric
data Agnes NJ. Clerks System Of the
Stars" gives the sum of the light of
these northern stars as equivalent to
LAO of full moonlight. while the total
light of all stars similarly enumerated
In both hemispheres. to the number of
about 900,0O0. is roughly placed at
1-1S0 of the lunar brightness. The
scattered light of still fainter celestial
bodies is difficult to compute. By a
Photographic method Sir William ABB
bey rated the total starlight of both
hemispheres at 1-l00 of full moonlight.
and Professor Newcomb from visual
observations of all stars at just 72S
times that of Capella. or l-S9 Of the
light of the full moon.
1t Is not certain. however. that the
sky would be totally dark II all stars
were blotted out. Certain processes
make the upper atmosphere strongly
luminous al times. and we cannot be
sure that this light would be totally
absent = Harper's Weekly.