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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
Yorktown CuStOm-HOuSe.

The question has often been asked,
"Why did Lord CORVALLIS overlook
other points, such as Norfolk, and
make Yorktown the object of his mill
tary maneuvres?" The reason is, that
in the early days of colonial develop
ment, Yorktown was regarded as
great seaport; and the first perma-
nent custom-house ever erected in
this country was built there of brick
imported from England; and 1t
stands there to-day. That custom
house had been in existence and in
active operation for more than half a
century before Lord CORVALLIS came
across the Atlantic to subdue the
Yankee rebels, and the custom-houses
of an enemy are always an object of
attack In war.
This brick building, although the
first custom-house erected, was prob
ably not the first one in operation.
The adventurous spirits on James
town Island early in the seventeenth
century determined to compel all the
commerce of the world to centre
there. They did not come to America
for health, but for wealth. They
caused to be issued an executive order
of the governor commanding that
Every ship arriving in Virginia
waters shall continue its cargo in
bulk, and not break bulk, before
reaching jamestown"
DR.. Tyler, in his Cradle of the
Republic" says that the effect antici-
pated by this order was that an
end would be put to the habit of FORE
stalling imported supplies, but also
that the population of jamestown
would be increased owing to the ex-
tension of the opportunities for erect
ing storehouscs and for promoting
trade"
That was in 1928, and the James,
town legislative assembly of 1623-24
made an enactment covering that sit
uation and confirming the executive
order. This was probably the begin
ming of the collection of customs du-
ties on this continent.
1t has frequently been stated that
the Yorktown custom-house is the
oldest in the New World; but the
jamestown custom-house was the first
to be established, although it is not
now in existence, and nobody knows
whether it was a frame building or
brick.
And after well-nigh two hundred
years of constant usage, the York.
town custom-house is good substan-
tial building to-day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
Odd Use for a Piano stool.

"We have requests for all kinds Of
odd pieces of furniture" said a deal
er the other day, "but l was some
what surprised when customer
asked for an odd piano stool. There
was nothing particularly unusual in
the request itself. but | was rather
surprised to find that neither style,
color nor kind Of wood sesne1 to
have much influence on the mind of
the would-be buyer.
what is your piano ;ike? l fin
ally asked curiously, oh, haven't
any piano. was the reply. You see
| have just joined a swimming class
and we all have to have piano stool
to practice the different motions on.
There is nothing so good to learn on,
our teacher says, unless one can ac-
tually go into the water itself every
day. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
NeighborIiness. Not Charity.

A farmer out in North Dakota hav-
ing been sick all winter and spring,
on a given day his neighbors met at
his farm and, with 22 outfits, plowed,
narrowed and sowed 100 acres in
single day. The wives and daughters
came, too, and served fine dinner on
the lawn, making a gala event Of the
day. This pleasing little incident
reads like a chapter from so or 100
years ago, with it's barn or house
"raisings," neighborhood harvestings
and thrashings, and other similar occa-
sions, where the spirit of mutual help.
fulness prevailed, without thought Of
financial consideration. The only de-
sire was to do a neighbor a good
turn" In our highly organized soc.
ial life, in the mad whirl, in which
we move, we are losing much of this
simple, neighborly spirit, and st is Q
great loss.-Leslie's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

During the Revolution, all naval
officers and sailors captured as pris-
oners of war were placed on board
one of the prison ships then lying in
New York harbor. The death-rate
from cold, hunger, disease and bru-
tality on these old hulks was very
large. The bodies of those who died
in the prison ships in the bay were
thrown into the water and swept out
to sea. The prison ships anchored in
the North and East rivers were COM
PEELED to bury their dead on the
shores of Manhattan.
Largest of the prison ships was
the Jersey, which was anchored in
Wallabout Basin, near the Long ISL
and shore. Here the bodies of dead
prisoners were collected daily and
buried in the sandpits, where now
stands the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
About 1900 it was found that the tide
had undermined the old sandpits and
exposed to public view the remains
of large numbers of patriot dead.
Benjamin Romaine, a we'll known
philanthropist of the time, was in the
habit of buying sacks of these bones,
placing them in cofiins and giving
them decent interment.
In 1903 the public demanded that
the remains of the martyred sailors
be exhumed and the bones placed in
a new cemetery. A piece of land, on
what was then known as the Jackson
farm, was reserved specially for this
purpose and fenced in on all sides.
Here all the remains were buried in
caskets, with religious services and
military honors. movement was
started for a suitable monument to
the memory of these patriots; but the
War of 1872, breaking out soon
thereafter, discouraged the people
and the project was abandoned In
1873 workmen accidentally uncov-
cred an old sandpit, which was really
the little cemetery of 1903. 1t had
been entirely forgotten. Here were
found in a deep trench the remains
of large number of sailors who died
on the prison ship Jersey. These
were collected and buried in Fort
Greene Park. In 1899 and 1901
more bones were found in the Navy
Yard, possibly a hundred skeletons
in all. This discovery aroused a deep
interest on the part of leading citi-
zens. A Prison Martyrs Monument
Association was organized and the
work of securing subscriptions and
selecting plans for the monument
was begun. The money for the en-
tire cost of the monument was Sc
cured. The monument was designed
by the we'll known architects, McKim,
Mead G. White, of Fifth avenue, New
York 1t is a shaft of white granite
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
Nature Fakers of Fame.

Fancy and imagination are already
at discount and our young Grad
grinds want strict facts. 1t was diff
ferent so years ago, when boys de-
lighted in "The Island Home" even
though the author Of that best of des.
ert-is!and stories made the albatross
come up from the depths of the sea,
beautiful glittering creature with fins
and scales, and described battle roy
al between sperm whale and
threshing shark and swordfish. Again,
how popular was "The Swiss Family
Robinson" in spite of the fact that
In their wonderful island were found
a lion. a polar bear and kangaroo,
and the whole family, though armed
with guns, were blockaded for days
by boa oaconstrictor-Correspondence
London Outlook.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
A BIT OF HISTORY.
When and Where the Star-spangled
Banner Was First Raised.

How many of our boys Of to-day
know where and when the star-span-
gled banner was first raised, and that
the honor belongs to New York State?
How 1t was made, and under what
circumstances, Tom Fosdick, a drum
mer boy of old Fort Stanwix, which
stood near the site of the city OF
Rome, N. Y, tells us:
"On August 3, 1777, the first day
we were besieged, the need of flag
to fly from our bastions caused Col
onel Gansevoort, our commander, to
call me to him, saying, Tom, my boy,
we must have banner to fight under.
l have, in a copy of the Philadelphia
Gazette, a full description of the new
standard for the United States as Or
dered by the Congress last June; so
hunt around and do you best to find
something-anything, red, white and
blue-that can be sewn together, and
we'll show the enemy banner that
will tell them we are a new nation,
with colors of our own; banner that
we won't haul down, my lad, while
there's one of us left to defend it,
with this command, rushed
around. ransacking the barracks and
storerooms, finally securing couple
of white ammunition shirts, and an
old red cloth petticoat from the wife
of one of our soldiers; but nothing
blue could find. Running back with
my store of materials, | showed them
to the Colonel, telling him that I
lacked the blue. Captain Swartout,
standing nearby, said, L can furnish
that and going to his quarters quick
ly returned with cloak of the right
color, which he had captured at
Peekskill. At once the stripes and
field werH cut, a paper pattern made
for the Stars, and in short time our
patchwork flag was put together.
What mattered it If the red was some
what faded in places, or that the
seams were rough and uneven, the
Stars and Stripes we're there, and by
sunset we were ready to unfurl our
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
FOURTH OF JULY DON'TS.

Don't play with powder and matches
On the Fourth my little one,
For if you do you'll sorry be
Before the day is done.
Don't handle firecrackers
In foolish, thoughtless way,
For if you do you're sure to spoil
Some others happy day.
Don't frighten nervous horses
With your 'poppers" and your gun,
For accidents through runaway
Can't afford you any fun.
Don't play in rough. bad fashion,
Nor rude to elders be;
But celebrate in wholesome way
Our Day of Liberty.
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
Souvenir Postals Lost.

1t is gratifying to learn that the eff
forts of the department have effected
large decrease in the matter con-
signed to the division of dead letters,
though it received in unclaimed let
ters- cash to the amount Of S59,07S,
while the drafts, checks and money
orders showed total of over $4,000
600. Eight millions of post cards
were destroyed without record, and
dead letter sales of merchandise,
loose cash in the mails and currency
received for postage amomtei to
$29,2344. Special instruction in prop
erly addressing postal matter etc, is
now being given in schools all over
the country, with view to ellminat-
Ing this tremendous loss in the fu-
ture.-National Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

homemade standard to encourage us
in our defense.
Ezra James, my fellow drummer,
and | beat the long roll, and at the
word of command the sergeant pulled
the halyards, while, saluted by the
officers and cheered by the garrison,
up went our flag to the top of the
staff. Ezra and I put our whole
hearts into the beats we gave our
drums, and never will | forget the
delight felt at seeing how brave
and beautiful that first edition Of
our nations flag looked as the breeze
caught its folds, whipping 1t out in
graceful curves like thing alive."--
From H. A. Ogdens "Our Flags
First Engagement" in St. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

other women to avail themselves Of
this valuable medicine" Mrs. E. N.
FREDERICK, Bloomdale, Ohio.
Backache is a symptom Of female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache don't neglect 1t. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this SO safely and surely
as Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause Of these dis.
tressing aches and pains and you win
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited tes.
timony constantly pouring in proves,
conclusively that Lydia Z. Pinkham'e
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou
sands of women.
If you have the slightest doubt,
that Lydia e. PinlSham's Vege.
table Compound will help You.
write to Mrs. PinBham at Lynn.
Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

tors voice on that occasion, is still
standing in Richmond, Virginia, and
yearly is visited, as patriotic shrine,
by many pilgrims, who come from
near and far to stand within the edi-
fame words, which, although the
mists of more than hundred years
enshroud them, still reverberate
through the corridors of Time, and
are perhaps more familiar to the
American people than any other prose
in our language.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

rs life so dear, or peace SO sweet,
as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? Forbid 1t, Al
mighty God! l know not what
course others may take, but as for
me, give me liberty or give me
DEATH" Forceful words coming to
us from the days of the first Contl-
mental Congress, when Patrick Henry,
in his tremendous speech, urged his
countrymen to arise, throw off the
grinding yoke of slavery, and become
a free people. The little church,
whose walls, it is said, seemed to VI
brate with the resonance of the ora
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

In the centre of stairway may be
seen a small door, where is a tomb
eighteen by eighteen feet, in which
are deposited the bones of the prison
ship martyrs.
The monument is erected on the
upper plateau of Fort Greene near
the main entrance to the park, Brook
lyn, and is reached by three flights of
stairs.
The ships on which the prison mar
tyrs were confined were old, useless
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
Slang-Seasoncd to the Fourth Cele-
bration.


Punk-Ditto.
All over-Noise.
Beat 1.-THE drum.
Fired-The pistol.
All up-Sky rockets.
Sure pop-The torpedoes
I'll be blowed-The horn.
A kicker-The old musket.
Up in the air-The bombs.
High balls-Roman candles.
Bang up-The giant cracker.
Scratched-The little match.
Off in a bunch-Firecrackers.
Full Of hot air-The balloons.
Never again-The exploded mine.
Going some-The "nigger-chaser.
One good turn deserves another
Pinwheels.
Nothing doin'-lf you thought to
sleep late.
In at the finish-The family doctor.
Sounds good to me--July 5th.
Warwick James Price. in Judge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

of the Grecian Doric order, sur
mounted by handsome bronze urn.
1t is eighteen feet wide at the base
and one hundred and fourteen feet in
length. and counting fifty feet for the
elevation. it is not less than one hun
dred and sixty-four feet In height.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
pleasant DEVELOPMENTS.

when feel cold, take little
whiskey, doctor"
"yes, that warns you for the Tina,
but its effect soon goes off aad leaves
you colder than before"
"Well. surely, that's an advantage.
isn't fs?"-Fliegende Batter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
Our Country.

Our whether bounded by
the st. Johns and the Sabine or how
ever otherwise bounded and de-
scribed, and be the measurements
more or less; still our country, to be
cherished in all our hearts and to be
defended by all our hands.-Robert
C. Winthrop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
Estimate Always Off.

The career of every successful man
may be divided into two periods. First,
when he is not given credit for what
he knows; and second, when he is
given credit for what he doesn't know.
Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

and right side, and
was tired all the
time and nervous
1 could not sleep.
and every month !
could hardly stand,
the pain. Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-.
BILE Compound re-
stored me to health
again and made mo
feel like a new wo-
man. 1 hope this
letter will inducA
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

California capitalists have bought
for about s125,000 about 100000 acres
on the Bayone river, Republic of Pan
ANA. The tract is said to be rich in
timber and other resources.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infammar
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
YOUR
BACKACHE
WnLYIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Bloomdale, Ohio.-"I suffered from
terrible headaches, pains in my back
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-29
To the American Eagle.

Here's to the great American Eagle,
Proud bird of freedom all hail
That nobody can inyeigle,
Or put salt on his beautiful tail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07

Some newspapers are worry
ing lest the wrong kind of a
staterepublican committee should
be appointed. The burden of
their cry is that if the St. Paul
and Minneapolis interests have
their say the ticket will suffer.
Possibly it might be just as well
to name a committee that will
have horse sense enough to alb
stain from plastering the state
with press matter in which in
dependent voters are called
"soreheads" who consider them
selves little tin gods on wheels. T"
Those epithets, scattered broad
cast through the medium of plate
matter Tor newspapers two years
ago, elected John A. Johnson.
You can't catch flies with vim
egar and you can't club indepen-
dent voters back into the party
by calling them names.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07
Trouble for Bachelor.

One of the firms that sell mailing
lists to commercial houses in New
York is causing a certain unmarried
man no end of trouble. In some wav
they secured his name and got the
impression that he had a wife. About
a year ago advertisements began ar.
irving at his home addressed to this
mythical person. She gets notices of
exceptional opportunities offered by the
immediate purchase of furs, opera
cloaks, mining stocks, automobiles,
cut flowers, tailored suits, tickets to
winter and summer resorts and world
tours, monogram stationery, hats and
even fancy hosiery and lingerie. His
friends derive pleasure from finding
these scattered over his table. One
of them asked him why he didn't save
them all as dover for the young per-
son when she finally became extant.
mot much" he replied. I'm not
going to encourage any such extrava
CANT ideas at the very start. A mod
crate estimate shows me that S25. 900
a year wouldn't cover half the things
that she is being induced to buy"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07
THE WOMAN AND THE DOG
Simple Explanation That Made Crowd
of Frightened Men Look Rather
Foolish.

A crowd gathered at Tenth and Bar
ton streets to watch handsome fox
terrier that was running about, nose
in air. White froth was running from
the dogs mouth.
Hes mad" yelled fat man.
The fox terrier stood in the center
of the group with wi2e-open eyes,
either too mad CIR too frightened to
move.
At this juncture. the policeman ar,
rived. A dozen voices began to tell
him that the dos was mad; that it
must be killed; that it had been snap
ping at the children; that it began to
froth when it passed a pool of water.
and how best to shoot
A TALL quiet-lookirg woman pushed
through the crowd and started toward
the dog. a dozen men yelled at her.
two or three men grabbed ct her.
She picked the deg up and started
out of the crowd The policeman
stopped her with;
Madam, that deg is mad. He mus,
be shot. Look at the foam coming
out of his mouth
Foam" she sails; 2ontemptuOusly
That's cream puff he was eating
st. Louis Pest Dispatch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07

DIR. Harvey F. Wiley, the
poison expert, of Washington,
who had been quoted as favoring
the tenets of the Anti kissing
Society, rises to voice his pro-
test in the most vigorous lang
uage, winding up with the state
ment that: $50 long as good,
red blood courses through the
veins of the American youth,
and the adults and the aged too,
so far as that is concerned, that
delightful sensation which is ex-
perienced when lips touch and
arms clasp and two hearts beat
as one, will continue to exist"
Now, boys and girls, go right
ahead and osculate all you
please; never mind microbes;
they won't hurt you.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07
ABOVE HER MARKET VALUE
Husbands Decision Left Partisan
Restaurateur Out the Price of
One Good Dinner.

Paris is laughing at a well-known
restaurateur.
Two men asked two ladies to lunch,
and entertained them royalty at his
place. But when the lunch was over
the men retired and were not seen
again. The landlord arrived and
asked about his bill. Until the gen.
demen returned and settled, he de-
clared, the ladies must remain in
pawn. The gentlemen showed no
signs of returning. The bill for the
royal entertainment was produced and
amounted to $12. One of the ladies
had exactly Sc, paid up and was re-
leased. The other had not a penny
and remained in pawn. But the land
lord discovered that she was a mar
ried woman, the wife of man who
was not one of the two absconding en-
tertainers, and he went to fetch the
husband. The latter arrived and said.
"Hullo! What are you doing here?"
Madam is in pawn" explained the
landlord.
I'm pawn! For how much?"
six collars"
Too much; she's not worth it."
said her husband. "Good-day." There
upon the despairing restaurantkeeper
gave up all hope of his money and let
the lady go.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07

The Herald's pen picture OF
the genial and courteous Alvah
Eastman, publisher of that ex-
cellent and always reliable news
paper, the St. Cloud Daily
Journal Press, was so true to
life that the original recognized
it inStanter. Something must
have peeved him, however, judg.
ing from the editorial paragraph
referring thereto in the issue OF
Friday, June 20. Don't loose
your temper, Alvah; just keep
smiling. And say, Alvah, while
we're on the subject, a word OF
advice; always treat your bust
ness and political associates ION
the level and-well, it's the
better way, don't you think so,
you dear old fellow?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07
The Jamaica FREELY.

The Jamaica FREELY, species over
an inch in length. emits very bril-
liant light, which comes from the sides
of the head and beneath the thorax
The light is a fuctuating one and not
the steady glow of the glowworm. A
very remarkable fact is that this 'f1uc-
tuating or pulsating light may con-
tinue after the death of the animal.
If we suppose that the light of the
living insect is due to oxygen sup
piled under it's control to the lumi-
nous matter we may conclude that aft
er death the oxygen of the air might oh.
tain access to it and produce like
effect. 1t is difficult, however, to .ac.
count for the pulsations in the light
of the dead FREELY.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07
r,ewspapers ard the People.

Whatever we may say of the mod,
srn press on its less commenda5ie
siCa. We are bound to admis that
newspapers. like governments. fairly
ref ct the reorle they serve, writes
Francis E Leupp in the Atlantic
Charles Dudley Warner once went 50
faI as to say that no matter how OBJ
jectionable the character of paper
Ray be. it is always trifle better
han the PATRONS On which it relies for
its SUPPORT suspect that Mir War
ner's comparison rested on the greater
frankneSs of the bad Paper, which,
by very virtue of its mode of appeal,
is bound TO make a brave parade of
its worst qualities; whereas the read.
er who is lou est in proclaiming in
public his repugnance for horrors. and
his detestation of scandals, may in
private be buying the sheet which
peddles both most shameleSsiv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07

W. @. Starr, who for fourteen
years published the Lamberton
Star, has bought the Redwood
Reveille and changed its name
to The Redwood Falls Sum-.
The Reveille has walked up the
good people of Redwood county
for the past quarter of a century,
and now with bright Sun and
Star(r) of the first magnitude
shining at the county seat, they
ought to stay awake a good
while.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-07-07
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
TO The VOTERS OF The SEVENTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

At the instance and request all of
members of the bar at Fergus Falls,
who practice in the courts, and very
general request of the bar of the dis
trict, l hereby announce myself cam
didate for the Republican nomination
for Judge of said District, at the next
primary election to be held September
20, 1910.
J. w. MASON,
Fergus Falls, Mimi.