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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

Col. Lionel r. Stuart Weatherby,
who is his Britannia Majesty's Consul
at Nome, Alaska, is at the Waldorf,
having just returned from brief
visit to London, whittier he went to
show his friends over there nugget
he had picked up in the North and to
renew old associations for brief
time.
But the fashions of Piccadilly and
Pail Mall did not appeal to the Col
onel at all Most of his life during
the last twenty years has been passed
away from England, for he has
sought adventure in India and South
Africa, and again in Cuba during the
last insurrection. So he clings to the
wide brimmed felt hat of the West
and short coat. In manner he is
genial and he speaks in a full round
voice, and he hasn't lost the broad
"a" of his younger days, though his
forehead has grown and grown. The
Colonel makes no attempt to conceal
this either, for what hair he has left
he wears closely cropped, in contrast
with the length of his mustache.
81 went to the Northwest in '9S
first" said Col. Weatherby. First l
tried the Dawson country, but in 1900
I came back and went down into
South America to explore the head
waters of the Amazon. l have never
told about it yet. In fact ! am keep
ing quiet about that until get ready
to tell what I found. / was down
there two years.
There are few old timers left in
Alaska. Most of those who went up
there in the early days got out after
making their pile. Alaska is still the
richest gold country in the world, but
of course the Territory has undergone
tremendous changes.
During the last Cuban insurrec-
tion l was in charge of filibustering
expedition in the Horsa, little fruit
steamer, and took lot Of rifles and
ammunition down there for the reb-
els. One night we ran up near the
southern coast, but when we made
out a vessel which the Cuban major
with me said was a Spanish gunboat
we made off shore again. Next night
we came back and came in sight of
black cloud which the major said was
the island and we prepared to land
our cargo in boats. A field piece was
the most important part of the outfit,
and I got that and the ammunition
belonging to 1t safely into the first
boat, and told the major to hold on
until the last boat left. Well, after
few of the other boats had been
loaded the steamer started away and
I pulled in our hawsers and found
they had been cut. The Horsa after
ward arrived in Jamaica, was found
to have arms on board and was sent
up here with her captain, under ar
rest.
1--WE found ourselves in a predica-
ment. What we were told was land
turned out to be only a cloud. and in
stead Of being couple of miles off
shore we were fully thirty. To make
things worse, a storm came up and
we spent the night pitching up and
down. We couldn't see the stars,
and so couldn't make out which way
to steer. The crews ~of the other
boats threw their cargoes overheard,
except one that was commanded by
colonel. Next morning We could not
see land at all. had put tarpaulin
into the boat to cover the gun, and
we rigged this up with sail, and
using this and the oars we made for
where we thought the land was. AS
We had been told we were so near the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

land we had not put any water or
food into the boat, and on the second
day the man upon whom we depended
to show us the way to Gomezs camp
went mad and tried to kill several OF
us, so We had to tie him up. We
made out land on the second day, and
rowed for all We were worth, and that
night, the moon being clear, we hove
in sight of what seemed the entrance
to beautiful bay.
"All at once two men-o'-war APP
peared, coming out of the opening.
1t was the harbor of Santiago. l i'm
mediately ordered the tarpaulin down
and the men and got under 1t, hop
ing that as we thus presented almost
fat appearance upon the water we
would not be noticed, and we were
not, though one of the warships
passed within 500 yards of us before
turning east. The other turned west.
AS soon as they got far enough away
we changed our course and rowed
along the coast until we found bit
of beach. There we buried the field
piece and the breech block in sand
and brush, destroyed the trail and
running the boat out to sea stove
hole in her. .'n'7. - 4 ts.''f''
eve were all pretty weak, but I
made the. men 60 to sleep while I
started to do sentry duty. I strolled
up and down and must have gone to
sleep while walking, for suddenly I
came up against rock that was stick
had run up against a Spaniard. At
daylight we started out over the hills
looking for water, but found none
until three O'Clock OF that afternoon,
when reaching the top of a little
range, we looked down and saw a
beautiful stream at our feet. We
rushed down to drink, but the water
was salt.
"Well, I told the men to lie down,
placing them in a strategic position,
and telling them to fight If the Span
iards came, and started off alone to
find water. In half an hour I came
across a friendly Cuban who quickly
got us out of our distress.
"This was in '95. I fought down
there with the insurgents until '9S,
but It was poor fighting. Fully
eighty per cent. of the victories we
were credited with we won by our
superiority of foot power. We really
ran away. We had to run because
our men had no arms.
eyes, I like Alaska better than the
tropics. We have great deal Of
sport up there. One great event is
the yearly dog race from Nome to
Candle, distance of 406 miles. The
one last year was a corker. They
started out in blizzard, and this
continued for fifteen hours after the
start. The winner, in spite of it, fin
ished the journey in eighty hours.
The Hon. Fox Ramsay, a young Eng
lishman. who is my partner, was pass
ing his first winter there, but he had
entered with team of nine dogs.
He got out three miles and then his
dogs got away from him. He came
back to Nome pulling his sled him
self. Then he got his dogs together
again and made another start. Well.
he got lost out at sea on the ice. He
was missing for couple of days, but
he found the course again, and
reached Candle safely. Then when
he found he hadn't won he went on
further north to shoot polar bears.
His pluck made him vastly popular
with the men up there. New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20
Natural Versus Laboratory Milk.


Clear cut is the explanation Dr.
Louis Fischer, the eminent authority
on feeding of children, gives on theI
worse than useless practice of pasteur-(
izing milk for the use of infants, ind
valids or healthy adults. In wordsI
easily understood by the laymen he
shows that under the process .he food
value Is decreased and toxins which
cause disease developed. "You can.
not make dirty milk clean by steaming
it," says DR.. Fischer. DR.. Fischer's
denunciation of pasteurizing squares
with the opinion of S. T. Taylor, pres
ident of the Borden Condensed Milk
Company. the pioneer among milk
companies in demanding clean milk
for its customers. In his opinion pas.
teurizing opens the doors to dirty milk
produced under unsanitary conditions
and puts a premium on negligence.
The experience of Mr.. Taylor's com.
pany plainly shows the decline of the
pasteurization fad The company
formerly produced pasteurized milk.
1t dismantled the plant 10 years ago
because its customers no longer desir-
ed milk so treated-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means SO much
to me that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women l am willing to make my
trouble public SO you may publish
this letter. "-MRs. CIIAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville, VT.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years 1t has been
curing female complaints such as
inflammation, liberation, local weak
nesses, fibroid tumors, irregularities.
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and 1t Is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and,
as Mrs. Barclaysays,i it is worth noun
tains of gold " to suffering women.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20
They Fast.

Salmon require little or no food in
fresh water, and while they will take
most of the things swimming against
the current and swallow or nibble at
them, still they always spit or drop
them out of their mouths, seemingly
only making play at eating. One thing
more. Any differences in sea trout
come not from being of different
breeds-for all sea trout are of the
same class, only look different Because
of the water they frequent or the food
they eat. And the same thing ap-
plies to brown trout So there are
only two breeds of trout.-New York
procc
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20
Keep These Twelve Things
in Mind.

The value of time Lost capital be restored by dill
gent use OF experience; time lost is lost forever
The success of perseverance keeping eveastjngly at
it" always brings the hopedor results.
The pleasure of working The only really unhappy, rich
poor, the idle
The dignity of simplicity. When the "frlls" off the
is on"
The worth of character. the last analysis the only
real value is clear conscience.
The Of kindness 1t wins when all coercive
fail
The influence CT example Practice does than pre-
cept, in showing the way
The obligation of duty. Your should not be
much what get, what you do for what you get.
The wisdom of economy. The who makes
than he
The virtue of patience. "All things him who
waits"
The improvement of talent Talent is the only
which compounds itself by exercise.
The joy Of originating The happies who does
the best thing irst.-The Master Printer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20
THE POOR MANS TOOLS

poor pick shovel lead progression
Make enterprise faster and bring here to
They field labor his boundaries of toll
wealth bedrock and the
The pick and shovel loose emancpations chain,
And education DER the prairie and the plain
They found the mighty the of the
Prepare the tombs mlonnres and dig the ditch.
poor drill and hammer the
Bring forth the golden and the priceless worth
They pierce old natures and roll.
The knowledge that needed to light science her goal
Laura W. Sheldon, in the New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and !
can truly say that
LydiaE.P Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
Of gold to me, as IL
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
LydiaE. Pinkham'S
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

In the United States the percent
age of railroads which are not en-
gagged in carriage of the mails is very
small.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

Prince Rupert and his fellow-adven-
turers, with a charter granted by
Charles II, were the pioneers Of the
now famous Hudson Bay Company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and invigorats
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated,
tiny granules.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20

In the Belgian Parliament there is
an age minimum of twenty-five for
deputies and forty for senators.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

Graniteville, VT. -"I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-20
A Wandering Colonel, He|

Weatherby Has Fought is Cuba and Frozen in Alaska-
He's British Consul at nome Now and He Likes the
Northern Risors Better Than the TrOpics---Ran a
Spanish Blockade OFF Santiago With Arms.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-23
I live on Main street.

Dear Santa Claus-I am little
girl only five years old and it is my
first time to write you, and I thought
I would write and ask you to bring
me the things I tell you I want
want a little teddy bear and a little
billiken doll and little set of doll
dishes for my little billiken doll to
eat out Of Sanity, please bring them
to me- Dear Santa Claus, don't for
get my little brother ana sister ami
mudder and my step-father and STEP
sisters and brothers. I will close.
From your little girl,
MARY CLAYBOURNE.
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l am q good girl. will write and
tell you what | want a doll with
curly hair and coal black eyes and
that will go to sleep. Please bring
me some candy oranges, nuts, apples
and raisins. | am eight years old and
go to school every day I have been
a good girl at home and at school,
My number is 902 North Seventh
street That is all l want.
P. S.-Don't forget my little sister,
Cora. Bye bye, from
Yours truly,
4 LUCY RUFFIN.
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Dear Santa Claus:


Mooresville, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1910
am a little boy just ten years
old and ! want you to bring me an
automobile, horse and buggy and
fire crackers, candy, cheese, crackers,
oranges, apples, rasins and every
thing good you have to eat. I go to
school every day. 7 am in the sec
.ond reader and my teacher never
has to scold me at ALL My teacher
name is J. B. Jones and I want you
to bring him everything he needs and
I want you to bring him teddy bear.
I have a sister and want you to
bring her something nice She wants
some kid gloves and a gold ring I
have some brothers; they want you
to bring them something. Remember
all my classmates and all my friends
and my cousins and my teacher, espe-
cially From
Your little boy
RANSOM MITCHELL.
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Dear Old Santa claus am a little
girl five years old. I thought l would
write and tell you what l want you
to bring me. I want teddie bear
and doll that can open and shut her
eyes, and candy and nuts. Please
old Santa. have been a good little
girl and please bring me what I ask
for Please bring my doll a little
hat Now don't you forget my little
brewer and moser and flasher AS
this is my first time. I will close.
Hoping to see you soon.
Your own little girl,
GEORGIA ANDERSON.
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Mary Bridges, for she is so kind TO Us
Goodbye.
From your little girl,
ESTELLA MAE DOUGLASS.
1914 Harrison street

Shelbyville, Tenn.
Dear Santa Claus-I am little
girl only four years old. OF course
| cannot write, but my elder sister is
writing for me. Santa Claus, l am
not going to ask you for much.
only want a big doll that can open
and shut her eyes. Santa Claus,
wont you please bring me tute, tute
train? Santa Claus, please bring me
ferris wheel and a merry-go-ronnd,
play monkey and billy goat. AS
this is my first time l have written
to you, / will close.
From your own little girl,
NELLY MAE CLABOURNE.
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our llJIle girl,
EARLENE WATKINS
1905 Twelfth avenue; South.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. II, 1910.
Dear Santa Claus:
l am a little girl ten years old. l
am in the 4th grade. My teacher
is Mrs. Mai Young. have tried to be
good all the year. want you to bring
me a dress, hat and doll, plenty of
candy, nuts and oranges and some
fire crackers. Don't forget my grand
pa and grandma, also my Aunt Lucy
and my father. Good bye, from
Your little girl,
EVA POWELL.
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Lewisburg, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1910.
Dear Old Santa Claus am a little
girl eleven years old. l want you to
bring me doll want Is cents
doll, and 5 cents doll, and set of
dishes, and set of chairs, and a
little bed, and a table, and trunk.
Dear Santa, want you to bring all
my friends something that Is nice,
and don't forget my teacher Mr.. San
dy ]. James. Bring Mai Berry some
thing that is nice and my Sunday
School teacher Mrs. S. J, Ewing, and
my Sunday-School Superintendent
Mr.. G. w. Marsh. And don't forget
my mother and my brothers and
sisters. want some bananas, apples,
raisins. oranges and all kind of nuts.
Il have little niece, put her some
thing on the other side. Don't forget
my cousin Annie Leggett and her son
Peter Leggett. Bring us all some
thing to eat Bye-Bye.
Yours truly,
EVA LEGGETT.
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Mooresville. Tenn, Dec. 10, 1910.
Dear Santa Claus:
l am a little girl just five years old.
/ go to school ever day. am a good
little girl and l mind my mamma and
papa. I have five brothers and one
sister and they want you to bring
them something. l want little doll
that sleeps, candy, crackers, oranges
and some overshoes to wear to school.
Remember my little baby brother.
Bring him some candy, too. l want
you to bring my papa suit Of clothes
and he said he wanted you to bring
him a hundred pounds Of -four and
a whole hog. So remember my cous-
ms and my brothers and sister. From
Your little girl,
WILLIE MAUD FITZPATRICK.
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NashvilIe. Tenn. Dec. Ia. 191O.

NasnVIIIe. IennD Dec. II, IyIU.
Dear Santa Claus-I am little
girl seven years old, in lib grade.
Please bring me doll, some dishes,
table, little broom, some over
shoes, fire works, and lot of good
things to eat. Santa. please do not
forget my two little sisters, Cecilia
Bell and Matte Louise They want a
doll and a piano. And do not forget
mamma and my good sweet grandma
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Shelbvville, Tenn

Dear Santa Claus-I am late writ
ing this year, but I'll tell you what
want you to bring me- I want
postcard album and all kinds Of
fruits and nuts and candies, and any
thing else you think would be nice
for little girl eleven years old.
wont ask for much this Christmas.
I've been a very good little girl and
I go to school every day and I'm very
smart And I go to Sunday-schooI
Please don't forget my mother and
sisters, grandma and brother.
I'm your friend,
SUE SARAH MURRAY.
live on Main street.
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HAZEL EMMA BAKER.

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little
girl two years old. Please bring me
doll, shoes, stockings, bonnet, and
go-cart. And don't forget sister, baby
sister, mama and papa.
MATTE MAI BAKER.
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crackers. roman candles and a little
wagon; Santa, I 20 to school every
day: / am in the second reader and
my teachers name Is Mr.. J. B. Jones
and l want you to bring him sweet
heart He hasn't one. So good bye,
Santa, from
Your little boy,
FRANK MITCHELL
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LErTERs no SANTA CLAUS.
Continued from Page 2)

am glad to see you again. want
you to bring me football suit, am 8
years old but want IL year old suit
because I am large for my age, and
want foot ball and nose protec-
tor, a pair of earcaps, a pair Of stock
ings, a story book, Hands Christian
Anderson, and a little auto and some
nuts, apples and candy and all kinds
of fruit Bring mother and father
something.
Your little boy,
]. B. SINGLETON, JR
1116 Jefferson street.
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WALTER LEE THOMPSON
1906 Jefferson street.
Rioh Creek.

hIUH OIVth'
Dear Santa Claus have been a
good little girl and learned my books
we'll this year. Will you please
bring me necklace, and some rib
bons for my hair, and some candy,
and apples have two little cousins;
bring them something nice too, and
dear Santa, please remember my
mother over at Midtown.
LITTLE CORA LEE STORY.
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Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
am good little boy eleven years
old. want you to please bring me
IAN air gun and a blue surge suit of
clothes, nice pair OF kid gloves and
plenty of fruit and lots of fireworks
From.
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7 HELWA .. w hIINI
1906 Twelfth avenue, South.
Nashville. Tenn, Dec. Il. 1910

Nashville, Tenn, Dec II, 1910
Dear Santa Claus:
am little late writing to you,
but | hope you will not refuse to
bring me something. I am nine years
old and I try to be good and smart.
Please bring me a colored doll that
can open and shut her eyes, a doll
buggy, set of furs and cloak. Al
so some fruit and nuts of all kinds.
Please do not forget my little cous-
ms, Ardelle and Irene McKisasck,
also my cousins, Preston, Bessie and
George Overall
Your little girl
EARLENE WATKINS,
1908 Twelfth avenue; South.
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Mooresville, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1890.
Dear Santa Claus:
am a little boy just eight years
old and I want you to bring me some
candy, oranges, bananas, cheese,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-23

Dear Santa ClausI am little
girl two years old. Please bring me
a doll that ] can't break and some
goodies / have been very good
little girl
PHINETTA AGNES BAKER
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Nashville, Tenn, Dec. IS, 1910.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am just four years old and do
not go to school yet l am a very good
little girl. i. I want you to bring me a
doll that will go to sleep and bring
me some oranges, candy and nuts and
lots Of other good things to eat.
Please don't forget my little Brother
Charley and mamma and papa.
Yours truly,
SYLVIA ELIZABETH GEE,
541 Ramey street.
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Dear Santa Claus-I have been
good little girl. Please bring me
doll and go-cart, some shoes, hat and
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Your little friend,
IRWIN HEARD.

Please don't forget my Aunt Fearl
$50 23rd avenue.
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Your little friend
JERRIE CHUTCHER
$40 Twenty-third avenue.

Dear Santa Claus:
am a little BOY six years old and
my dear papa is dead I hope you
will not forget me this Christmas.
I want you to please bring me fire
engine and hook and ladder and
some blocks and plenty of fire works
and lots of nice things to eat. From
Your little friend,
ELLERD HEARD,
p. ST. am a good little boy and
don't forget my good Aunt Pearl.
$40 23rd avenue.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec IL, 1910.
Dear Santa Claus:
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-23

Dear Old Santa am a little boy
nine years old. I go to school every
day and try to get my lesson well,
but mamma says I haven't done as
well as I could l want a suit Of
clothes, and a pair of shoes, please,
and all kind of good things to eat,
and fire works. Please don't forget
my aunt and my dear little cousin,
and mamma and papa and sister.
Your friend,
WAITER I,EE THOMPSON
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UtdI DdHId OIdUh'
am little boy six years old. My
mamma says I have been very good
all this year VIII you please bring
me fire engine and a hook and lad
der and a rocking horse and pair
of kid gloves and lots of nice things
to eat? Please don't forget my mann
ma and papa.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-23

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little
boy one year and eight months old
7 have been good and bad, too. Now,
Santa, bring me a chair, wagon, pipe,
sack of tobacco and horn. Don't
forget my Aunt Sadie
I am your little boy,
ELLIS J. DAVIS.
- P. S.-Don't forget little Blanche
Bahgh
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Dec. II, 1910.

Dec. II, I5iU.
Dear Santa Claus:
am not quite six years old.
can read and write quite nicely. I
90 to school to Mis-. Reed. She is
very sweet when I know my lessons
well I shall not tell the rest. !
want you to please remember her
Please bring me some Of everything
you bring Sister Earlene. We always
have everything alike. DO not for
get grandma, grandpa, papa and
mamma and all my little cousins.
shall try to be good. From
Your little
THELMA o. WATKINS,
1906 Twelfth avenue, South.
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Dear Santa Claus;

1116 Jefferson street.