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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21
FETE SNAKE KILLERS

meal another snake was released. and
the performance was about the same.
Two more reptiles met with the same
fate, and then the secretary birds had
eaten their fill.
After their probationary period OF
quarantine is over they will be put on
exhibition in the ostrich house. They
will have runway alongside the os.
trich corral, so that they can get all
the air they want in summer. The
birds have very long legs and necks.
At the base of each of their skulls is
long tuft of feathers, which gives
them the appearance of having a quill
pen stuck at the sides Of their heads
With them in the same shipment
from South Africa came a pair OF
hyrax, small animal somewhat re
sembling woodchuck. The hyrax,
says Director Hornaday, is really the
coney referred to so often in the
Scriptures. 1t is carnivorous. Both
specimens arrived in excellent condi
ton, and will be placed on exhibition
soon.
In the collection were also an Az
rican porcupine, two zorillas, small
skunk-like animals, with white stripes
along their sides, a springhaas, which
is described by Colonel Roosevelt in
his last story in Scribner's as looking
like big jackrabbit, except for long
tail, and two small monkeys, one a
Diana, the other known as a velvet
monkey. These last are very sus
ceptible to cold, and will be hard to
keep here.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21
BLANcHINe BY DRAIN TILES
Most Important Part Of Producing
Good Celery Is to Have Plants
Firm and Tender.

Blanching is a very important part
of producing good celery; because, un-
less the plants are white, firm and
tender, they are not only unpalatable
for the farmers family, but are, of
course, unstable. Excluding the light
induces solid growth in the heart of
the plant and this growth is very
rapid. 1t also turns a plant from
green to pure white.
Some growers blanch their celery by
placing over the plants a section Of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21

The barrels should be frequently
shaken while being packed, in order
to settle the contents firmly, because
being heavy, otherwise they will be
sure to arrive at market, after long
distance hauling, in very bad condi-
tion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21

my dear Miss Flossie," said the
friend of the family, Il wish to eau
ton you against that young Mr. Fly.
sogh. hear that he is man with a
past"
"Indeed?" asks Miss Flossie. well,
he was here this afternoon and at
that time he was man with a pres.
ent"
And she meaningly studied large
diamond ring on the third finger of her
left hand. while into her eyes comes
the rapt expression of one who con-
templates the future.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21
Smelling Beans.

After beans reach the stage for
shelling they mature quickly. Keep
sharp lookout that some are not
wasted before you are aware. The
little white field beans are especially
prone to scatter their seeds as soon
as the pods become dry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21

every season and allow stock to run
in inclosure where hay or other grain
IS stacked. Use strong wire fence
netting and fasten to posts Of by 4
and put these securely in the ground.
When not in use the fence can be rolled
up and put away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21

savss Two Cents at Cost Of $3.50.
London.-For refusing to pay two
cent fare in q tramway car Richard
Hawkins of Fcvtune Gate road, Har'
lesden, was ct Willesden fined $3.50.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-09-21
PROTECTING THE HAY STACK
Excellent Method Is Shown by Accom-.
panying Ilustration-ls Quite
inexpensive.

A little wire fence, as shown in the
illustration will save its cost so times
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE
Number Of State institutions 10
Double During the Past
Two Years.

Sixteen state sanatoria, % county
hospitals and 21 municipal hospitals
for tuberculosis have been erected
and provided for since January l.,
1893, says a recent bulletin of the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis.
Within tho last two years the num-
Der Of state institutions for tubercu-
losis has doubled, and the number of
county and municipal institutions has
increased from about 80 to so. The
expenditures of public money for the
treatment Of tuberculosis also has
more than doubled. Not less than
s 10000 900 of state money vas appro.
priated for tuberculosis institutions
in 1909, when AZ legislatures met, and
ove $780, 900 in 1910, when only IL
legislatures were in session. The ap.
preparations Of counties and cities for
tuberculosis hospitals and sanitoria
in the last two years will aggregate
fully $500, 900, bringing the total
Of official appropriations for tubercu-
losis hospitals up to owe $6,000,000
In the past two years.
In spite, however, Of this good show
ing, the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
states that not one-tenth of the pub
lie provision for tuberculosis that is
needed has been made. More than
$50, 900 tuberculosis patients are con.
stantiy without proper institutional
treatment.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
SKIN BEAUTY PROMOTED

In the treatment Of affections Of the
skin and scalp which torture, disfig-
are, itch, burn, scale and destroy the
hair, as well as for preserving. puri.
lying and identifying the complexion.
fallible. Millions of women through.
cut the world rely on these pure, sweet
and gentle emollients for all pur-
poses of the toilet, bath and nursery,
and for the sanative, antiseptic cleans
ng of liberated, inflamed mucous sur
aces. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Bos-
Ton. Mass. sole Proprietors of the Gu
.icura Remedies, will mail free, on re,
quest, their latest S2.page Cuticura
Book on the skin and hair.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
How December rs Was
Chosen

How many people know why Christ.
mas came to fall on December rs?
Everybody knows that 1t is the day
celebrated alike by the Catholic, Prot.
estant and Greek churches as the ma.
tivity OF Christ, yet nobody knows II
1t is the actual date.
h uncertainty is due to the preju.
dice Of early Christians against the
celebrations OF birthdays. They re.
garded such a custom as heathenlsh,
and made no exception, even to the
Savior's birthday.
1t was not until Christianity had
triumphed, three centuries later, that
the prejudice against the observance
OF birthdays died out, and an investi.
CATION as to the date Of Christ's birth
day was begun.
julius, pope or bishop OF Rome,
asked st. Cyril in $50 to ascertain the
Cyril reported the date to be Deem
Der 20, to the best of his knowledge,
after extensive research, and the date
was accepted by julius and promul-
gated as the anniversary of Christ's
birth. Before the end Of the fifth cen-
fury the date was accepted by all
Christendom.
January 6, April 20. March 20 and
March 20 are some Of the dates that
were serious contenders for the dis
tinction before December 25 received
h seal Of julius approval.
Even after the date was generally
accepted by all Christian nations the
holiday had its struggles. The Eng
lish r~oundhcad parliament Of 1G43
abolished Christmas and for IL years
1t was not observed in England. Roy
atty gained the ~ascendency, however,
and Christmas was re-established as
a national holiday.
Governor Bradford Of Plymouth, in
1921, history says, had occasion to re-
Duke some young men who had come
over In the ship Fortune, following In
the trail of the Mayflower, because
their consciences would not allow
them to work on Christmas, with their
sterner Puritan brothers.
In 1859 the general court Of Massa.
chusetts passed a law fixing a fine Of
five shillings against anyone who
should by abstinence from labor, feast
Ing or any other method, observe
Christmas.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings If the
Past Seven Days.
interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
National Capital.

BY a vote of two to one a sub-com-
mittee of the senate committee on
Judiciary authorized g favorable re-
port on a resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment to provide for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
A call has been issued for a caucus
of the Democratic members of the
next house to be held on the floor of
the house January 10, to take up such
matters as the caucus may choose.
The secret report sent to the house
of representatives by Secretary of
War Dickinson and refused because
Of its confidential nature deals with
the Japanese occupation of Formosa
which the report says dominates the
military situation in the Philippines.
Final estimates of the principal
crops of the United States as an.
nounced by the department of agri.
culture are somewhat larger than the
preliminary figures.
Following a favorable report by a
unanimous vote of the committee on
the judiciary the senate confirmed the
nominations of Judge Van Devanter
and Judge Lamar to be associate
justices of the supreme court without
the formality of sendEg their anne
to the executive calendar.
a test Of the Sherman antitrust law
that is expected to cost the govern
ment more than 81 900, 900 to prose-
cute will be filed in ain Eastern
United States court before January !.
The ease will be an attack on the al
legged electrical trust.
The house has been spending $780,
600 a minute. In the first seven work.
ing days of the present session it has
appropriated nearly $500, 000, 900 from
the treasury of the United States.
A national memorial to Abraham
Lincoln to be erected in Washington
at a cost of $1,000, 900 is proposed in
a bill introduced by Senator Cullom
OF Illinois.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
The Modern Way,

A couple of young men III the Mar.
ket street viaduct the other evening
offered a new version of an old saw.
After they had passed a couple of au.
%burn-haired damsels one of the young
men took his stand at the curb and
gazed up and down the bridge.
What are you looking for?" in.
CURED his companion.
Pointing to the red.headed girls, the
young man answered: I'm trying to
see a white automobile. "-Youngstown
Telegram.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Domestic Items,

Sixteen Cinnamon concealed in a
box car were arrested at Ysleta, be-
low Ell PasO and two Americans were
also arrested, charged with smuggling
the Cinnamon into this country.
Baker university of Baldwin, Kan,
favors the idea of becoming a railway
magnate. College authorities, headed
by President II. l.. Murlin, have de-
cided that IN electric line from Bald
win to Kansas City would prove a
good thing and they are perfecting
plans for organizing a company to
back such Il project.
Every student attending the North
Georgia Agricultural college at Pah-
lonogo was arrested following the
bursting of the big government can
non in the barracks. The barracks
were wrecked.
New indictments have been re-
turned by the grand jury before Judge
Kenesaw NJ. Lands in the United
States district court against members
OF the alleged beef trust.
Ninety-five of the 1UJ counties Of
Kansas are represented in the present
enrolment at the University of Kan.
sas.
In a published statement, Mayor l..
j. Martin of Tulsa, Ok, said that the
leaders OF the gambling and LIQUOR
element there had offered him @ bride
OF $1,000 n month for protection.
Kansas is passing through one Of
the most severe drouths that has been
known since authentic records were
begun in the state. The average de.
f~iclency in precipitation since the first
OF the year has been unprecedented.
The Kiowa, Comanche and Arapahoe
Indians who are paid $40 per month
each by the government have become
so involved in debt that the agents
have taken charge of their payments
until their creditors shall have been
paid.
BY unanimous decision the supreme
court decided that conspiracy is a
continuing offense and the statute OF
limitations therefore does not shield
the sugar trust conspirators from tria
by jury for their offenses against the
Sherman antitrust law.
A movement to substitute INNER
sional baptism for the sprinkllne
method in Presbyterian churches O
the United States was rejected by the
P~resbytery at P~ittsburg, Pa.
The subcommittee of the senate
committee on privileges and election,
which investigated charges agains
Senator Lorimer voted unanimousl,
to report to the full committee tina
tho charges had not been proved.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
IL Worked Well.

How is the new filing system? Sue.
cess?" asked the agent of the mer-
chant to whom he had sold a System"
4 few days before.
Great" said the merchant.
Good" said the agent, rubbing his
hands. And how Is business?"
business" echoed the merchant.
'Oh, we have stopped business to at,
lend to the filing SYSTEM"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22

Udinsk, now, in these days Of the
trans-Siberian railway. q place OF
some importance.
was alone. on my way from Peters.
burg to Irkutsk. On the previous day
| had overtaken a convoy of prison.
ers In chains. and as or the morning
OF the Russian Christmas day | was
sitting by the high brick stove. | saw
the Cossacks and their despairing
charges arrive.
l remember walking and talking
with several of them In that wilder.
ness of newly fallen snow. Most of
them were. or said they were, victims
OF the INSCRIPTIONS agents provoca.
tours Of the government, and all
seemed bitter against the czar and
his advisers-as indeed they well
might be.
Another Christmas of the Greek
calendar | spent in S~ervia-in Bel.
grade, the capital OF that gallant lit.
tie state, the Interchangeable of the
Balkans. 1t was a cold, bright, sunny
day. and an air Of festivity was every.
where. The service IL the cathedral,
attended by the king and his cabinet,
was a brilliant affair, and after a
stroll In the delightful Kalemegdan
garden, overlooking the Danube. l
lunched with my friend the minister
of justice and his charming American
wife. The streets were hung with
flags, exchanges OF presents and flow
ers were universal, and many were
the quaint Serb customs.
The t~wenty-ffth of December three
years ago l spent YEARLY In the stuffy
restaurant car Of the Nord express be-
tween Paris and Petersburg. Again,
l was alone and ! remember. as we
steamed put of wilma station to the
great plain towards Dunaburg. the
chef of hat celebrated express pro-
duced his t~riumph-an English pud'
ding, with a small piece of holly stuck
In the top. My fellow passengers, be.
ing all foreigners. failed to appreciate
1t. But | did.
Another memorable holiday was that
] passed In the reindeer-skin hut Of a
a-dpidIlueE halfway uStWeeu AicAdu
drovEk and Kandalaksha. l was trav
cling by sled. l had left Kirkenaes
on an arm OF the Arctic ocean, q
month before and was now working
my way south toward Archangel.
] produced a bottle of rhuch-shaker
port wine, in honor OF the occasion
and poured out a glass for my host
He was very suspicious of 1t. and
compelled me to swallow mine first
Then he slipped his. and pulled a wry
face. His wife tasted it, and shifted
suspiciously, and afterward the ser
wants, but all declared 1t was some
horrid English decoction-some medi
cine, 1t must be, they said. They hat
never before tasted wine. They hat
never seen a bunch of grapes. neve
a rose, and never ever a tree.
One Yuletide dinner | ate at Ciro's
at Monte Carlo. where the fooling wa!
fast and furious, and with my friendI
watched the tables" afterward
supping across at the Hotel dc Paris
and receiving a present from th,
monster treeS-W!llism 10 oueuL.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Would Avoid Him,

~Slopay-Here comes Il man l don't
care to meet. Let's cross over.
DeLong-Why don't you care to
meet him?
Slopay-IIe has q mania for collect
Ing bills.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Cured.

Your son used to be so round
Vhouldered. How did you get him
cured of it? lie seems to be SO straight
now"
He has become an aviation enthu-
siast, and spends most of his time
watching the bird.men."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Where They Como From.

Guest dining at merry Christmas
party)-"Tommy. where do turkeys
come from?"
Tommy tpointing to that on the ia.
ble)-"Dunno; but ma got this n
from a tramp for a shilling. cause he
said he stole 1t. Didn't he. mar"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Resinol Ointment Cured When Nothing
Else Would.

I have had a breaking out on my
neck every summer with something
like Eczema, and netting ever cured
It until I used Resinol.
Barbara C%arpenter, Ogden, s. c.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Christmas Gpe

Christmas eye! And blustery
night
snow-furries almost binding tho
sight;
Eddying winds shift to and fro
And toss from the chimneys smoke
clouds low.
On the street is heard a noisy throns
OF pleasure bent shoppers, h~urrying
along,
Laden with bundles and baskets and
To gladden. the hearts Of girls and
boys.
Let the wintry winds moan ON, and
sigh
Through the forests. and sing their
lullaby;
Meath holIy.wreathed branch and
mistlotoe
/ rest and sleep while tie tempests
blow.
Christmas eve, And the sound OF bell.
Yuletide h%armonies, break and swell.
And sing of & Babe in Bethlehem,
Born in q manger-Saviour of men!
e. A. Fergerson.
~SE5UE~
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
fhe General Opinion.

~ hear you have a fine wife. old
chap"
II have: everybody thinks It's Q
great pity she married me-"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Worth Its Weiaht In Gold.

PETTIT'S EYE SALVE strengthens old
eyes, tonic for eye strain, weak and watery
eyes. Druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS

A prudent quotation on the bill Of
fare: "They are sick that surfeit with
too much, as they that starvs with
nothing"
"The gadding vine" must be OF the
Christmas variety. for that splendid
terdril IL creeping through the whole
earth.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
important To n


rs he a great artist?"
NO"
"But he gets good prices for his
stuff"
Yes. He's a great salesman"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS JIBES
All Paid Sor.

All PAID FOR.
Your wife was telling my wife that
you've got all your Christmas presents
paid for" remarked the man in the
corner Of the city train to the lean in.
dividpal sitting by his side.
Yes; paid for the last of them yes.
terday," was the reply.
Lucky dog! haven't even begun
to think Of the presents I've got to
buy"
oh, neither have we for this year.
My wife was speaking of last years
presents"
Santa Is Easy.
Bobby Con Christmas m%orning)-
"Where does Santa Claus get all his
things, mamma?"
Mamma-"Oh, he buys them"
Bobby-"Well, he must be a jay to
let anyone palm of a tin watch on
him!"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-22
Christmas in
Ode Corners
SesEsEts

T las been my lot to spend
many of my Christmases In
foreign lands. | recall one
dismal holiday spent in a
filthy post.house on the
Great Post Road at Mini
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-05

James Marlen. SO years old, ma
chinist, had both hands crushed while
at work at the Illinois Central shops in
Burnside. He was putting axle on a
truck when the chain slipped, crushing
the members. He was rushed to the
company's hospital.
Henry Kauch, 40 years old. was ar
rested by the East Side police for ea- :
ing a pound of butter ana was sent
to the county hospital suffering i'll at
fects of the diet. Tie charge preferre1
against him was dl-orderly conduct.
Edward Shark, 10 years old, fell from
an automobile at Ninetysecond street
and Commercial avenue Sunday evening
and fractured his skull. He was put
back into the machine and a doctor
taken along and he was rushed to the
hospital.
The Winonah Girls gave a party at
the home of Miss Doll Spittal, 9743 Ew-
ing avenue Saturday evening. About
twenty couples were present and an en-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-05

conducted as dances are conducted,
with features run in between. A fifty
lapse race was skated Saturday night,
In which Floyd Maxwell, o. w. Gray,
Nate Brown and Ed Peterson contested
for honors. The race from the start
was between Maxwell and Gray. Max
well won. Grays skate came off twice
during the race.
E. A. Woodcock, with his wife and
son went to Crown Point Saturday aft
ernoon in livery rig, where he went
to qualify as justice of the peace. They
had not gone very far before they
found that they had something on their
hands. 1t had showed, melted and then
froze, and the roads In places were
like glass and the horse was not pro-
vided with never slip" shoes. 1t took
over two hours to make the trip to
the county seat. The horse fell down
once, and came near leaving it's feet
several times, and it was almost impos-
sible for it to travel. They reached
the clerks office just in time to tran
sact business. The trip back after dark
was worse, it taking nearly three hours.
number of vehicles were passed on
the road and the drivers were having
a like experience 1t certainly gives
one a very queer feeling, and one that
one does not care for very often The
horse also became badly frightned at
an automobile in Crown Point and tried
to run away.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-05
LOWELL.

Mrs. Fred Comerford and little
daughter of Gary visited at the home
of her husbands mother, Mrs. William
Buckley, Sunday.
Harry Hayden and wife visited rela-
tives in Hammond and Chicago Satur-
day and Sunday
William Graves transacted business
in Hammond and Crown Point Satur-
day
S. c. Dwyer transacted legal business
in Joliet Saturday.
Prof. Painter attended meeting of
Lake county educators in Hammond
Saturday. The meeting was to arrange
for the oratorical contests in Lake
county.
Mrs. George Cooley and her two sons
were Hammond visitors Saturday.
Chas. Palmer went to Waterman
Saturday on account of the serious i'll
ness of his brother. Jasper. He will
remain there until his brother is bet
ter
August Harmon of Creston attended
the live stock show in Chicago Satur-
day.
DR.. Ed. Hayden and wife of Chica go
were guests of his mother, Mrs. Lewis
Hayden, and his sister and her husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Wood of this place
Sunday.
oscar Hill of Hammond visited rela-
| tives and friends in Lowell and vicinity
Sunday.
| Mrs. Ray Snyder and her little son,
| returned Saturday evening form a
weeks visit with Chicago relatives and
| friends
| r. e. Merriam of Bangor Mich, ar
rived in Lowell Saturday to make his
wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
| Thompson, brief visit. He had visit
ed with his daughter and family at
| Hammond
| William Thompson prominent
| stock dealer of Shelby county. Ind. who
visited his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Lloyd, inmates of the Soldiers
home a Lafayette one day last week,
| came on to Lowell and visited his
brother Amos, for a day and then
went to Chicago and attended the live
| stock show and bought carload of fine
cattle. which were shipped to his farm
in Shelby county.
VIM. Tayler has thrown his new the
alter building open as a roller skating
| rink and is meeting with great success
He bought a large number of tho best
| make of skates and the demand was sc
| great for skates Saturday night thai
| his supply was soon exhausted. and
| people were turned away Mr.. Taylor
has one of the finest floors in the coun.
ty for this purpose, and the floor space
is ample for the convenience of the big
| crowds. The enthusiasm is almost equa
to the good old times of several year:
ago, when people gotalmost daffy over
it. Roy Snyder, an expert, is floor
manager, while Fred Buse, who ran one
of the biggest Kinks in wisconsin il
the good old times is acting as an in
structor- Mr.. Taylor will provide eth
er band music or en- automatic instru
| ment when the skaing will b.