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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Not Entirely Undisputed.

The case before the court was one
involving the ownership of tract OF
land, and the attorney for one of the
parties to the suit was cross-eNamin-
ing witness. Now, Mr.. Grlmshaw,
he said, "the property on which you
live was originally a part of the twen-
ty ""res in dispute, was it not?"
ayes, sir" ,'IlT
''A4.4 ,odr title is based on the or
ignal title to that land, presume?"
YES, sir
"How long have you resided there?"
over twenty-one years.
Have you had-now, mark me-
have you had twenty-one years un-
disputed possession of the property?"
The witness hesitated moment.
Remember, Mr.. Grimshaw," said
the lawyer, raising his voice, that
you are under oath. Have you had
twenty-one years undisputed posses
sion Of that property?"
ut has been disputed once, and
only once" answered the witness. Il
found a nest Of bumble-bees in my
back yard one day last summer"
In the general laugh that followed
this answer the lawyer subsidized
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Buncombe Talk.

What the president has assured us
is the very best tariff the Republican
party ever made was enacted six
months ago. If it made some reduc-
tions in duties it did not reduce the
amount of protection any of the tariff
beneficiaries had, and on several items
it is not denied that it increased it,.
The report just issued by the New
York Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor, says: "Des-
titution is estimated as now being one
and half times as great as in normal
periods. The association is visiting
and aiding 4,20O families, as compared
with fewer than 1000 in 1906 and the
early part of 1907. Charity workers
notice a general tendency to cut down
the quantity of food consumed by
each family. When the prices were
highest, a week or so ago, very few
mothers of the poor were able to but
ter their children's bread for break
mast. ."-Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Postoffice Robbers,

The postoffice robbers are losing
their fierceness. A gang of them fed
out of Southbridge when one police
man rushed up and fired. A watch
man with only one arm scared another
gang out of town toward the West
few days ago. There Is hope in
these two latest demonstrations that
the burglars may never get back their
nerve. But there is no prospect that
they will ever cease their activity.
They have got the idea that postof-
fees are easy and perhaps they in
tend to get into such practice that they
can tap the postoffice after they have
filled up with the savings of the peo
pie, under the postal savings bank
system that may come on by and by
by the grace of Congress- Worcester
Telegram.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Dogfish.

Dogfsh reaches London in vast
quantities, but it is not sold as such,
nor as "Folkestone beef" For the
willy fish-monger disposes of it to his
customers under the more alluring IT,
tie of rock salmon" And a similar
kind of euphemism is employed for
many other tasty viands. Tripe, for
instance, or sweetbreads. although We
know what they really are, would not
look so well on the bill of fare IL their
dictionary definitions were used. Even
country folks, who do not as a rule,
shrink from calling a spade a spade,
speak of pigs gatherings" instead
of something else, while the Scotsman
disguises in haggIs combination OF
culinary materials-to put it politely
which, if rendered in cold print,
would be enough to cause the average
Saxon to fee to vegetarian restau-
rant.-London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
New Type of Concrete House.

A new method of combining re-en.
forcing and concrete in building en-
ploys an entirely original combination
of steel tubing, wire. malleable fit
tings and concrete, and with the ex-
cepion of piers the concrete is not
depended on to carry any of the load,
but is used only as stiffener or body
to the building.
The entire framework can be erect
ed before the concrete work is started,
making it possible to inspect the po-
sition and quality Of the steel and to
erect a building in much shorter time
than Is required by other methods.
No forms or centTng are required,
which is another great advantage
Popular Mechanics.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
A Happy Holiday.

Miss Edna May, at dinner in New
York, urged the ladies about her nev.
er to give their husbands Christmas
presents of wine, cigars or cigarettes.
1--WE know nothing about these
things" she said. THE fact was
brought home to me at luncheon at
the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz.
''In the dining room of this superb
hotel, with the enormpus breakers
against the stone foundations of the
terrace, young marquis said to me:
Last Christmas was the happiest
of my life
How was that?' asked
A thief broke into my town
house. he said, and stole the case Of
1000 cigarettes that my wife had given
me. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Permanently Cured.

DR.. David Starr Jordan, discussing
at dinner in Washington certain
ruling of the International fisheries
commission, said:
THE fish there get no chance. They
have as hard time of 1t as the
whites in the interior Of China.
"a Chinese druggist said to his
clerk:
Didn't see a foreign devil come
out Of here as came down the strset?'
"Yes, sir the clerk answered. He
wanted a permanent cure for head.
ache. and | Sold him q bottle of rat
poison. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
THE OLD ROCKING CHAIR.

The oaken bucket mas u place
In story and In sing.
And TO the wooden cradle. too,
Some laurel -wreaths belong.
The orchard swing. the ancient clock
The old traditions share,
But dearest to my mind of all
Was mothers rocking chair.
i nestled in her loving arms
Toward the close of day,
And to the pleasant land of dreams
Was quickly rocked away.
When pain and Illness racked my frame
What ease beyond compare
found, with pillows at my back,
In mothers rocking chair.
No padded seat or cushioned arms
or silk or leather warm,
In all the years since then have held
Such comfort for my form.
And often when ! feel the weight
or grinding toll and care.
OH how l long to rest again
In mothers rocking chair
-Minna Irving, in Leslies Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Oldest Ginkgo Leaf in Captivity.

Thirty feet beneath the surface of
a newly built railroad in Spokane,
Wash, a ginkgo leaf was found last
spring, its age being estimated at
100000 years. ut bears message
Of more certainty than those carved
in tablets of stone," writes Fred Me
derhauser, in Harper's Weekly. This
discovery tends to substitute the theo-
dy that the coast section has been
formed by successive unheavals of the
great sea dyke which has now devel-
oped into the system Of the Rocky
Mountains. So violent were the up
thrusts that in the process the beds
of the inland lakes or arms of the
sea were turned into rock. The clay
was changed to slate, the sandstone to
quartzite, the limestone to marble"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Delicate Mechanism of the Ear.

Wonderful as are the functions of
the eye the ear appears to be a yet
more marvellous instrument People
with good hearing do not appreciate
the inexplicable delicacy of the little
instrument that nature has implanted
on each side of their heads. But ana
tomists appreciate without being able
to understand it. There is hardly
any trouble with the eye that they can
not adjust, but not so with the ear.
When its fairy mechanism is tangled
aud out of tune, it is often impossible
to restore its functions. 1t is the
greatest mystery of the human organ
ism.-Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

to-day we'll woman. Mrs. WILLIAM
AHRENs, 9SS w. 21st St., Chicago, Ill.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free.
and always helpful.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Killed in Mines

In the harvest of death the st. Paul
mine, with $40 to 1893 dead, ranks next
to the highest if not the most fatal of
recent disasters in our coal fields
the highest of any in the West. At
Monongah, w. Va, $50 men were kill
ed; at Harwick, Pa, 15S; at Darr,
Pa, 23S; at Mariana Pa, 1862; at
Lick Branch, w. Va, III. In the
year 1907 our American coal mines
exacted death toll of 3,125 lives and
10000 all tod in the last two de-
cades
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
MAPLE e: ]: q!
Science Aidina Fruit Growers.

There are 100000 bugs in the Cal
ifornia state insectary waiting to go
forth and slay the enemies of the fruit
orchards. These bugs are the para.
sites of the many pests that destroy
fruit bearing trees, and they are saw
ing annually great sums for the farm
ers. At the recent fruit growers
convention at Sacramento, Commis-
sioner Jeffrey invited the members to
call at the insectary and take some
bugs home with them. Certainly the
ingenuities of science have rarely
been put to better use.-New York
American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
GHOSTS in COUNTRY HOUSE.
Two seen in One Evening at sir
George StilweIl's Place.

george StiIWeIPs Place.
Two ghosts have been seen in one
evening at Renishaw, the residence of
Sir George Sitwell, near Chesterfield.
Renishaw Is an old house dating from
1925, and more than one ghostly legend
Is associated with 1t.
Sir George, who formerly sat in
Parliament for Scarborough, is great
antiquary and a good sportsman. He
was instrumental In capturing "spir-
it, at the London headquarters for
the Spiritualists in 1880. Lady Ida
Sitwell is the sister of the present Earl
of Londesborough.
Sir George Sitwell's story appears
In The Daily Mail as follows:
Last Saturday two ghosts were seen
at Renihraw. Lady Ida had been to
Scarborough TO attend the Lifeboat
Ball, at which she sat up until o'clock
In the morning, and had returned
home that afternoon. After dinner
the party of ski was absent for q
few hours-sat In a drawing room
room upstairs. Lady Ida on sofa
ldClHP tne Opeu uOUT.
Looking up after speaking to a
friend on her left, she saw In the
passage outside the figure of woman,
apparently servant, with gray hair
and white cap, the upper part of the
dress blue, the skirt dark. The arms
were at full length and the hands
casped The figure moved with a
very slow, furtive, gliding motion,
as if wishing to escape notice, straight
toward the head of the old staircase
which l removed twenty years ago.
Lady Ida called out, who's thatH
Who's that?" then the name OF the
housekeeper; then to those who we're
nearest the door, Run out and see
who it is; run out at once" Two
rushed out, but no one was there. The
others Joined them, and searched the
hall and passages upstairs
AS they were coming down, one Of
the party, Miss r., who was little
away from the rest, exclaimed: 81 do
believe that's the ghost" There, In
the full light of the archway below,
within twenty feet of her, just where
the door of the old ghost room used
to stand until | removed it to put the
present staircase in it's place, she saw
the figure of lady with dark hair
and dress, lost in painful thought
and oblivious of everything about her.
The dress was fuller than the modern
fashion, the figure, though Opaque, cast
no shadow. 1t moved with q curious
gliding motion into the darkness and
melted away, at or within a yard of
the spot where a doorway, now walled
up, led from the staircase to the hall.
There IS no doubt that these figures
were actually seen as described. They
were not ghosts but phantoms-re-
versed impressions of something seen
in the past, and now projected from an
overtired and an excited brain. In
both cases the curious gliding move
ment, the absence of shadow, the abso-
lutte stiffness Of the figures, which
moved neither hand nor head and
hardly seemed to breathe, point to that
conclusion. Such an experience goes
far toward solving the ghost prob
lem. Ghost are sometimes met with,
but they are not ghosts.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Giving Him a Jolly.

He. when callec you up on the
telephone last evening you seemed
very cold in your answers"
She "Oh, no, really 1t must have
been the ice on the wires. Boston
Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
ROYAL Gifts.

Sir Richard Burton was dispatched
on mission to the King of Dahomey
in 1868. Queen Victoria sent her
fellow-monarch crimson silk tent, a
reilly embossed silver pipe, two silver
walters. coat of mail and pair Of
guntlets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia E. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound
Chicago, Ill.-"I was troubled with
falling and Inflammation, and the doc

tors said l could not
get well unless I
had an operation.
l knew I could not
stand the strain Of
one, so I wrote to
you sometime ago
about my health
and you told me
what to do. After
ia king Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
Blood Purifier I am
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

In proportion to its population. more
people earn a livelihood in seafaring
in Norway than in any other country.
Britain comes next.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

Piles Cured In @ to II Days.
Pazo Ointment il guar anteed to cure any
case ofItching, Blind, Bleeding orP Protruding
Piles In Otto IA days or money refunded, 6Oc
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

Constipation causes many serious dis.
eases. II is thoroughly cured by DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One laxative,
three for cathartic,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16

For sore throat, sharp pain
in lungs, tightness across the
chest, hoarseness or cough,
lave the parts with Sloan's
Liniment. You don't need to
rub, just lay it on lightly. 1t
penetrates insta ntly to the seat
of the trouble, relieves conges-
ton and stops the pain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-16
Here's the Proof.

Mr.. A.W. Price, Fredonia, Kans.,
says: "We have used Sloan's Lini-
ment for year, and find it an excel
lent thing for sore throat, chest pains,
colds, and hay fever attacks. A few
drops taken on sugar stops cough
ing and sneezing instantly"
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New Sogk. Dec. observation-disclosures to-day
6.I32 packages. The upward teilfeIey q the mar
ket continued this morning Creamery specials. Pei
10. ga; creamery extras, 81 State dairy. tabs
finest. %; process specials e.
CHEf15 E-ReceDts to-day. 2.l9 boxes Tbs mar
ket IS quiet State whole Uiik specials. September,
Ia; State whole milk fancy coloEed. September
l54; State skins, August September quality. IS
State skins average. fmey, lis.
EGGS-keceipts to-day, 6,11 eass The market
Is IN very sensitive state. sta1A Pennsylvania, and
nearby hennery white fancy 50: State. Pennsylsa,
MIA. aJ1 nearby henneTJ browns. fency, % fresh
gathered, selected extras. a.
ADD n PRODUCE oes<&.A -:
MILLFEED- Firm bat trade Is dull Spring
bran. SIS; standard middlings. 20; Western red
dog $50: winter wheat bran. IN 100 pound scks
10 arrive. 800; city bran. In b<llk. Alo.
OATS-StTong. but quiet. No. white. 81; No.
white. $; standards ssA elevator basis white. On
track. ssiza4l.
FIOUR-SteAdy; znAn business Kansas srzighta
A70aL0 in sacks; soft straights Asoa4.0 u barrels
spring patents. ss5aS75 in barrels; spring clears.
4.3a4 e.
BUcKwHEAT FBoUR-scarus: duIL chOlos
quoted Is.
RYE FLOUR Inquiry modszts. choass brands
quoted at 4o5All5
coRNMEAI-steady; dealings are quiet. Kiln
dried for export 29ea2s5i eOarse meal in bag. ID
alg
HAY Receipts, 1000 tons: easier: inactive baa
nessA Prime timothy. Llziz; No. I. Leal.0i1; No
2. Sale; No g. s5as0.
STftAN-Receipts - tens; hght trade. Long IN
quoted at 56af0
BEEF STEADY. moderate demand Packet. Acoa
l5-00; family lkoai9.9o.
PoRk-steady. aOw inquiry. Mes. BEARD
family, 2. 0a2i.00
L.ARD-Ffrmer Prime Western, 1850; city, 1910
refined eoGttnent LOO; South Americans. usO; 10
tined Brazilian IN bags, l250: oleostazrine ~ lard
steaTine quiet; New YORK. ia
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

BGGs-Near-by Virginia sac per doz- western,
las; Southern scarce; storage. Za2
BUFFER-FancJ creamery. tubs S2a3Ez pr n
hrSts. Siza5l: high grade. tub frzts. %: process.
2zlsa2s: lover grades 5a8h.
CHEEsE-New Yors. new. ieaiTls fat, Is
LIVE POULTRY spring chickens. laaIS DER ID
hens il3 runstsrs. o. ducks. IszIs: turkeys. lsrrs
isal0 per 10. small nalS
G DRESSED POULTRY Turkey hena undrawn IA
= per b.; eobblers, andrawn lazsi PCT Ia, Old
TONS. lSasl: TURKEYS. thin. l5ai6 MEDIUM. lsal6:
hens i2ai4i young ducks. lAal6 par ID Old i2sls.
choice gees. l3aA.
VEGETABLES Potatoes. 5aa75 rcr bushel sweet
potatdes. 225a2'8 per bib onions Sl9o Der bashel
FRUIT-Appies, 2oDa550 per Dol pineaff,fss %
AIS per egatei grapes Amelia 40oa7 90 per key.
kiefer Feass 2a-5 PER basket; California oranges.
A50a6-0 Ter box; grapefruit 200a350 per crate.
Florida oranges, 20a2I5 per box: tangsEines a5la
80 pr strap.
GREEN PRoDUCE-Cucumbers dollhouse a1al %
per dOz; tomatoes fancy home gFusn. A00a500 per
box; lettuce, New YORK, 27sa25l per basket; cab
bage. ldcai . per 100 lbs. heets % pr doz squash
L0sl-3 fer Dbl celery. 4aa6O per bunch; egg
plant 5.5oa509; per crate; 0anboTTils, l5oz2T5 per
box. s.oaaleoO per Dbl green peppers LIS per bbl
rsd peppers, 80 Der Dol eauliaoWer L00a6 % per
bb-: beans. 50oal D. per basket
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
SOLE SURVIVOR OF WRECK.
Thrilling Escape OF sailor After
Disaster OF Australia.

Victoria, British Columbia. Dec. Ia
After drifting six days without food on a
derelict. Theodore Anderson swan 10
shore on the west coast OF Australia lie
told thrilling story Of the disaster that
had brought death 70 every other mem
Der of the crew. News OF the tragedy
was brought here last night by tie
steamship Moana- from Brisbane.
The derelict was a pearling lugger oi
800 tons. the Hugh Norman. Il was sail
ing down the coast from BroOme TO Free
mantle when 1t struck a reef. The dory
was launched. and all the members OF
the crew except Anderson and the cap
tain boarded IL The little boat drifted
away and was swamped- All its Occu-
pants were drowned.
His captain ordered Anderson TO iump
in after the dory, but seeing three sharks
in its vicinity. he refused. Later lhe
lugger drifted from the reef, and the
captain leaped overheard ana tried 20
swim ashore, but he was attacked and
devoured by sharks. Next day Anderson
decided 10 risk his life In an effort 20
reach land. 1t took him one hour 10
swim. and he was pursued by sharks, but
escaped
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
ASKS PARDON FOR ICE KING
Petition for Release of Morse
Reaches Department.
Wife of Prisoner Writes Business
like Letter to the President
Pleading for Husband

The formal petition for the pardon OF
C. w. Morse. the Ice king. who is now
In the Atlanta penitenuary, was fled
with the Department of Justice yester-
day The petition covered hundreds of
pages. and there are said to be over
5000 names attached. Many prominent
men affixed their signatures to the docu-
ment including Senator's and Repre-
sentatives.
A two-page typewriter letter from
Mrs. Morse 10 President Taft was
brought 20 the White House yesterday
by Senator Eugene Hale. OF Maine,
Morse's home State The letter is a
business-ike document. which sets forth
the writer's reasons for the. release of
her husband Mrs. Morse claims that
her husbands Imprisonment is an out
rage; that no depositor OF the National
Bank OF North America lost cent. and
that u he violated the national banking
laws II was only a technical violation.
The letter was sent by the President
10 the Department OF Justice, where IL
was referred 10 the pardon attorney.
With the petition, IL will take a regular
place in the line OF similar requests for
pardon, and may not reach Attorney
General Wickersham and the President
for weeks
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
KEY WEST TO HAVANA BY AIR.
AeropIanes TO Fly Across FIorids
Straits "a the Meet In Cuba

New York, Dec 15.-Arrangements
were completed to-day for the holding OF
an aviation meet in Havana The dates
selected are February 4 to 70. and three
airmen have already agreed 10 enter
Ely and McCurdy. OF the Curtiss camp.
and Augustus Post. The meet will have
the backing of the Cuban government,
and has been indorsed by President
Gomez.
Among the events viii be a fight from
Havana 10 Key West, a distance of
ninety miles, over water, for a prize OF
5000. Ely has signified his intention OF
trying for this prize, and il is expected
that John B. Moisant win also compete.
At the Curtiss headquarters in this
city it was said to-day that the Navy
Department had accepted Curtiss' offer
10 teach an officer of the navy how to
handle one OF his machines. One OF the
younger officers in the department Will
receive his instructions in Los Angeles.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hibbs & Co.
members Of the Chicago Board q Trade. Hibns
Building.
Chicago, Dec l5-Tfe local wheat market opened
steady q shade easier and ruled duh within mar
row limits Some selling vas noted for foreign ac-
count, probably hedging Argentine purchases south
western receipts three times as large as those
q year ago. Minneapolis wired mills were BUYERS
q the choice wheats The weather in the South
west keep dr. and makes some people blllish and
also prevents any aggressive bearishness- The mar
ket coniinued Of trading character. Local receipts
to-day. % cars, with estimated FOR tomorrow.
Corn prioes advanced early buying By local rso-
fessOnals and wheat bulls with the December future
ruling rather the strongest The market eased OF
again toward the close Casa prices early were : Ia
&c higher. bat later the market heavy and he
demand not hrisk. Local receipts, s2i cas-. with
As estimated for to-m0Tr0w.
The oats market followed along with other grains
with s1ms shOTs selling sy locals commission houses
beng the buyers. Cash pgees unchanged 10 &c
higher Local receipts to-day. l4 cars, With 40 es-
tmlJed for tomorrow.
The early advance in the hog market opened mo
visions higher. The improvement brought cut heavy
offerings 4 Nay deliveries from packing interests
and quick setback resulted Later bull support Of
January deliveries caused a sharp rally on which
January sherts IN ribs and pork brought freely.
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