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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
The Forests of the Niger.

The insects of Africa are expert
disease carriers, and they come in
such numbers on the Niger that one
hardly dares to use ones lamp or go
too near a light of any sort at night.
These forests on the Niger are deadly
places for all their haunting attrac-
ton and take big toll both of Euro
pean and native life. Yet the first
three days on the Niger, with all its
mud and its smell and its mangrove
flies and its frogs and its crickets. are
enough to give the newcomer an ink
ling of the drawing power, the fas-
cination, of what is probably the
most unhealthy country In the world.
w. B. Thompson. in Blackwood's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
A RIFLE AND A SLEEPING
SWITCHMAN.


Paddy Flynn, who is now an engl-
neer on one of the fast trains of the
| B. & N. W., was fireman four years
| ago, and owes his promotion in part
and very fine diamond pin entirely
to his quick and most remarkable
action in time of extreme danger. He
is a remarkable rife shot, holding
several cups and medals for his PROV
ess as marksman at county and
State shooting matches. On the prin-
ciple that as he was running out of
Omaha he might ut any time be called
upon to look at the barrel end of a
rifle, Paddy always carried his favor
ite firearm with him. He was never
called upon to use 1t against bandits;
but this popularity of his was Of
good service in one emergency.
One Sunday afternoon, when 1t was
already almost dark, at four-thirty
o'clock, Paddy climbed into the cab
of No. 4, then the fast mail train be-
tween Omaha and Lincoln, which had
right of way and was supposed to
have all switches locked for 1t. With
the Irish fireman, of course, was his
inseparable weapon.
About fifteen miles of the journey
had been made, and the express was
going into station where 1t was
scheduled % pass a slow local which
had taken the siding. Glancins iu-
stinctively at the switch, the engineer
was Mortified to find that 1t was still
set for the sidetrack, and that there
was every chance of terrible rear
end collision, which, with both trains
full of passengers, must involve great
loss of life. At the switch, his head
between his hands and his red lam
tern in front of him, was the rear
brakeman. who had evidently gone to
sleep while waiting for the express,
forgetting to throw back the switch
for the main line.
The engineer reduced his speed as
much as possible and turned to speak
to Paddy. At that moment rifle
shot rang out and the red lantern
was shattered to fragments. The
brakeman awoke to see the oncoming
headlight, and quick as thought threw
the switch to the proper side. He
had no time to lock it; but he held it
for the minute while the express
passed.
Such remarkable presence of mind
attracted the attention of the chief
officials of the company, and the pre-
sentation of the pin was the result of
report by the engineer. When
Paddy was congratulated on his quick
wit. he grinned and said:
"You see, gentleman, the boys al
ways did be havin' the laugh on me
because | toted my gun in the cab;
but l always told 'em I'd have the
laugh on them some day. Besides, 1t
was an easy mark, and as turned the
same trick ten years ago l knew 1t
was a cinch unless the boy at the
switch lost his head" - New York
Tribune Sunday Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02

So It was agreed that he would run
the ship to Santa Cruz, using the men
he had on deck, who were to work
under the revolvers of the mutineers.
Under fair wind and good weather
the Sarah Rose was run into port, a
boat was manned and the five mu-
tineers were rowed by those of the
crew who wished their freedom to
shore. The gig was left at the dock
and the five disappeared. Dalles
Optimist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
Three Words Would Do,

Taft took five thousand words to
answer the question What is whis-
ky?" He might have answered 1t in
three by adapting General Sherman's
definition of war. - Philadelphia
North American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-02
Comprehensiye Charge.

@All cheese is spoiled" remarked
the vegetarian boarder, "rut some
kinds are worse spoiled than Others"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Untidiness Scored

Public untidiness is a national fault.
1t is more noticeable in cities, by it's
massing there than elsewhere, but
even the roadsides In the sweet. pure
country" are often terribly unkempt
and have the air of being made con-
venient dumping ground, says the New
York Post H. G. Wells. when in this
country, was much struck in his rail-
road Journeys by the slovenly look of
village streets and by the appalling
amount of waste matter everywhere
flung about. We have so long been
used to having all outdoors in which to
throw things that we are in danger
of forgetting how nlpch like the neigh
borhood of Zulu kraal we often make
our outlying regions appear. Travellers
from abroad are invariably impressed
by this and not favorably. while many
a returned American tourist, after a
sojourn in neat France, for example.
is painfully struck by what one pa
triotic youth called the 'slouchy" ap-
pearance of his own land. 1t is a
needed form of public housekeeping
to which Mayor Fitzgerald calls at
tention.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

THE COL0RS-Reader. City. As the Admis-
sion day celebration approaches and ! am in
tending to decorate, would like to be advised as
70 the proper way to arrange the colors when
putting up bunting with the national colors.
Whenever the national colors are
used or flag or pennant or codes are
displayed, they are always read from
top to bottom. Consequently when
bunting intended to represent the ma
tional colors of the United States.
red, white and blue, are used the red
should be on top.
FLOUR-Subscriber, Berkeley. There is a
certain kind of -four in the market which has
branded on the sack 49, pounds while other
brands are marked $50 pounds" Why is this 3?
The government has fixed the weight
of barrel of flour at 196 pounds Be
ing a fourth of a barrel, the weight of
one sack is 40 pounds. Some mills may
put in an extra pound for good meas
ure
TRANSCRIPT H. t. City To whom
shall / apply for and what will it cost for the
transcript Of the evidence of a short. undisputed
divorce recently tried in Seattle. Wash?
Communicate with the county clerk
of King county, Wash.
IN MEXICo-J H. T., City. Strictly speak
ing, is the language of Spain that of Mexico,
that is, the language used in commerce and
law?
Spanish is the prevailing language.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
The COWBOYS PRAYER

o Lord I've never lived where churches
grow;
L love creation better as it stood
That day you finished 1t so long ago
called it good
know that others find You in the
light
That's sifted down through tinted
window panes,
And yet, I seem to feel you near to-
night
In this dim, quiet starlight on the
plains.
thank you, Lord. that am placed so
well;
That you have made my freedom so
complete;
That I'm no slave of whistle, clock or
bell
Or weakeyed prisoner of wall and
street.
Just let me live my life as I've begun
And give me work that's open to the
sky;
Make me a pardner of the wind and
And won't ask a life that's soft or
high.
Let me be easy on the man that's down
And make me square and generous
with all;
I'm careless sometimes. Lord. when I'm
in town,
But never let them say I'm mean or
small.
Make me big and open as the
plains,
AS honest as the horse between my
knees,
Clean as the wind that blows behind
the rains,
Free as the hawk that circles down
the breeze.
Forgive me. Lord, when sometimes I
forget:
You understand the reasons that are
hid,
You know about the things that gan
and fret,
You know me better than my mother
did
Just keep an eye on all that's done and
said,
Just right me sometimes when
turn aside,
And guide me on the long, dim trail
ahead
That stretches upward toward the
Great Divide
Charles Badger Clark Jr In tha
Pacific Monthly.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
"Airsickness" Is Next

Perhaps the day is not far distant
when the newspapers will print ad-
vertisements for concerns Offering for
sale safe and reliable cure for air
sickness The Lancet, one of the most
popular and reliable of medical Jour
nails, advances the opinion that the
popularity Of air navi cation will bring
to the front a malady not new but most
terrifying, something kin to and as
distressful as seasickness. SAYS the
New Haven Palladium. That publica-
tion says: Most persons are familiar
with the distress and nervousness
brought on by the rapid descent OF an
elevator from a great height The
nausea caused by the motion Of a tall
swing is TO most of US vivid memory
from childhood How Smany can stand
on the brink of a deep chasm and not
reel the warnings of giddiness and the
fear of falling over the edge? Does
the average person enjoy leaning out
OF IA story window in a sky scraper
and looking downward? The fndfca-
uons are that the cabin steward of The
air will be kept busy and that HIS chief
equipment will be plenty of rope with
which TO tie down passengers. Per-
haps he will have to use chloroform."
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

and much needed work. this promised
fields of endeavo which eeis-
aton to protect them from the nroads of special privilege
One of the most important of these of
wise and plan for dealing
control OF the state At there absolutely nothing the
sort and this form public property lies by the
hrst without the smallest restriction for the
If
those valuable held the public domain
sation regulation The policy of should be-
much matter of for the for the federal
There other fields of craftsmanship California
find useful work be done. 1t be WE'LL
vision OF the of and the reclamation
swamp lands Work these lines of initiate with
individual effort associated primarily for private profit
expenses must be borne by the people direct But
another there public community
plans
land reclamation
aon and productive power They
OF the state and markets. 3
Projects OF this sort labor under the disadvantage that they
must be carried with borrowed money securing
of districts organized for such high
these bonds saable discount
loss of when payment of
be made
Now the state assured that ultimate repayment the
debt certain and that the wisely planned the bonds
might be guaranteed With such guarantee the
saabe bearing lower of than which
prevails such 1t should depart
OF reclamation the promoted
such and whether they show
pect for the uhment of the financial obligations There
reason why irrigation district bond should be less readily saab
than county bonds for the construction of good courthouse
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Chorus Ladies Rouf
Honolulu Army Bellies

1o'N" i1 Oe'eS the ladies of the
reports the ladies tactical while
the
The Casino has been playing the island metropolis
last weeks and the generously
the while
be patched Between shows the
and
owed
about "oid creatures
had the of the Honolulus KEEP it.
Now happened that of
and Rodman's in the
point She became ally OF the
husband
congratulated
which
they had heretofore noticed The
buds all
of
their a
then the relations Honolulu
ther at Casino.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
RSONS IN THE NEWS

ALBERT J. HOPKINS. formerly United States
senator from Illinois. is registered at the Pal
with Mrs. Hopkins. They on pleas
trip Of the west.
w. B. MECH, district passenger agent of the
Pacific Coast steamship company. is at the
Manx. having recently returned from a trip
to Alaska.
n. H. FORD came up from Rediands yesterday
with his family In an automobile. They took
apartments at the Stewart.
LEWIS 8. STONE, an actor who has recently
had an extended engagement In Los Angeles.
is at the Palace
MR.. AND MRS. II. F. BEACH Of Ell Paso.
Tex, are guests at the Hotel Bellevue
DIR. STANLEY P. BLACK of Pasadena is among
the recent arrivals at the st. Francis.
H. f. FoURTELLoT, jcweler OF Providence.
r. l.. is staying at the st. Francis
MR.. AND MRS. CONRAD BECKER of Washing
ton, D. c., are guests at the Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
C0l0neIs' Gold Braid
to Hide Its Glitter

aurerous sheen the uniforms the colonies of
staff edict
military lights sumge their pendor within the depths
bes
Wherefore is
mnt colonies
their Seldom
the glitter their
Sons and Daughters planned the
gold
OF color the The
horseback thereby
the
The invitation accepted The several cloths godwere
vaults
Giet
action but the belief is that
of his staff would
back and that rather than have
hlary watching of
decided safely iced in autom
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
San Francisco
and San Diego
Appeal TO State

ted the for ratification the coming
the general improvement of the
docks of S10OO0OO0 submitted At the same time
will be had of 100000 for the
Improvement of the San Diego water front.
these issues OF bonds involve burden taxation The
interest the borrowed money the sinking
OF the debt will be taken with the Dues
as IN the with similar issues The
OF San Francisco with all the existing expensive improvements but
none OF these has the payers penny The cost has
all been betrayed from the harbor revenues
The people OF San Francisco appeal California
TO raty the further plans for improvement contemplation
The OF the advises this
me among the local commercial bodies that advisable
and the development industry AS lanes
koph rr president of the Merchants association puts it:
The the people of California in anv re-
spect while the other hand
the harbo of San Francisco
California The of in
harbo of
favor and all
Improvements impose burden
must be clear all that advocacy harbor
interests
As Captain William Mason, speaking shipping interests
points out there local opposition years ago.
similar bond issue proposed That opposition chiefly based
the fact that the life of only twenty wears It
proposed make the bonds seveny-our wears
to make easy payments On this ground parties interested are
agreed in support Of the proposed bond issues.
San Francisco and San Diego on common ground in
this matter and both cities appeal state at large for
favorable vote.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Answers toQueries

VOTE BY CoUNTIES-T. NJ. j., Capells.
What was the vote in California for Bryan and
for Taft at the election In 1908 not the total
vote, but the vote by counties?
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

THOMAS H. BENTON Of Lincoln is at the Pal
ace, accompanied by Mrs. Benton
GEORGE 7. KING, Iumbermsn Of Portland IS
at the Palace with bis family.
VICTOR DURAND, mining man Of Fairbanks,
Is registered at the stewart
PRESTON MORRIS, merchant Of Stockton. is
registered at the st. Francis
z. K REYNOLDS, politician from Elmirs.
" Y. is at the Bellevue.
W. A. GLAssFoRD is at the Fairmont. accom-
panied by Mrs Glsssford.
MR.. AND MRS. c. E. WEST of Los Angeles are
guests at the Fairmont.
MoREY ]. CRAIG, capitalist Of New York. is
registered at the Msnx
DR. H. B. BEALE Of Washington. D. c.. is reg
istered at the Palace.
j. E. HALL, mining man Of Reno, is guest
at the ST. Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

II Cause and Inspiration OF everywhere
the revolt against special privilege and this
forna S is OF New York or Iowa
The Boston Herald discussing the California primary finds in
the results convincing testimony that insurgency not as the
standpaer tried persuade themselves sporadic local and
based powerful aninate the whole
people who have not govern
by and for the people administered like dric
Cannon and their followers. The Herald goes say:
The ultimate naturalization issues inevitable and
the privilege of na-
political
considered and unxplnble league
the of the political
the
privilege the nation
California; New York will In
In
permanent and national and mus be recognized
Roosevelt explains that his fight York is against
bossism The thing equally insurgency in Cali
forna fight against government by special interests
of which the Southern Pacific has obnoxious and
that fight has been
In this against special privilege California insurgents
will be found fighting side by side with their and middle
brethren
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
The lnsider

Tells Why the Admission Day Parade to Be Robbed of the
Shimmering Glory of the Uniforms of the Governors
Staff and Why Despair Regns Among Members Thereof
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

can be withdrawn only at the postoffice of
original lodgment. In England depositor
can withdraw his money at any Office in the
kingdom, but this country is so big and the
postoflces so numerous that the department
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
| A Man From
| Missouri on
bad Taste

of bad for The Call RI nublb
of intimate connection with the controversy which
he excluded from the record.
hut
arbter of the eeganeies ncees
is conducting OF political pink public expense The
worth the money
The aborious effort to involve Roosevelt sort Of
ference with the of justice merely amusing The
barking the tree, but he
Torrance there will be serious objection know what
and understand we'll the gentleman from
Missouri when he talks of bad taste"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

E business methods of the postal banks promise
be somewhat complicated and perhaps cumbersome The
ulness of the will be limited by
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

IARIOUS newspapers of are busy explaining the
them unexpected insurgency of California some of the
seek derentiate from the eastern and middle veste
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

that none other but himself should direct the
Tar flung wanderings of this holiday excursion
IN politics. He is assured of his right to shut
out testimony and documents that might or
might not conflict with his purpose and he
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

and to that end he advocates the Islais creek
project, which will provide a safe interior
harbor giving about four and half miles
OF docks. For the purchase of the necessary
lands bond issue of 81 10000 will be sub
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

OST to the thousands of spectators lining
, the streets during the Admission day
parade will be the shimmering glory and
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

NONERNOR GILLETT tells the people of California that
steps ought to be taken provide front for
Francisco which will very large commerce,
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
| Complicated
| Postal Bank
| System

unwilling to undertake this burden.
This matter of comparatively settlement
difficult question when deciding whether
passbook merely certificates of deposit
the decision of passboo plan now
abandoned least in the experimental of the
Now the issue of certificates of deposit simple matter
might be supposed first glance. Washington dispatch
tells why:
1t decided finally deposit
difficulty knowledge the most com
stealing nwhch
makes
another books of the
parenny made defacion difficult impossible of
punch but second thought showed the that
could easily punch figure for the dposo and by little
on punch another in the duplicate
Office The by
deciding punched certificates
believe that liberty,
chances with these small
printed certificates will be supplied
thus will be able government he
desires The law does the deposits of
payment of interest fraction of a dollar.
Apparently these certificates as form of money
because only the original depositor withdraw
must do this and required himself
he will be permitted make deposit without The
will him per per his money but
should be careful about losing his certificates
wish find himself and his deposit web of red tame
>ENATOR STONE of Missouri, who is conducting some sort
of vagrant investigation of the administration Justice in the
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

movement under the same name. Insurgenc,
IN the republican party is a comparativel,
new thing, and as usual with such movements
1t is inspired by mixed motives depending t.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

of the forthcoming platform of republican
Iparty California given general way and as the
declarations therein will be framed by the nsurgen elements
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Constructive
Work for Cali
fornia insurgents

The insurgents go farther identity cause with well
defined plans of positive and legislation.
The reform of criminal Jurisprudence practice one
field which and useful
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

cOnuoIIing the CONVENTION, on them will rest
the responsibility. For the most part the
declarations indicated deal with the past. and
this is all right as far as the correction of
abuses is concerned, but it is not enough
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

>ENATOR STONE of Missouri who is conducting some sol
OF vagrant investigation OF the administration of justice
persuaded like
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-20

-, - t--.---
iuez municipal don Pedro
F. Colberg.
La crueldad contra los. ami
males no pudo ser justificada
y por tai motive fueron alb.
sueltos los acusados; pero por
La alteration de la paz fueron
condenados 4 cuatro y seis
dollars. r. ~
Ell Lcdo. Hidalgo defendia
a Remoty, Fajardo defendia
q Nadal, Ramirez sc defendia
asi mismo y q Delmora], Ell
licenciado Toro Fernandez a
Jose Alisea y q Pereira.
De mutuo acuerdo ell Lcdo.
Fajardo Sc hizo' cargo de Ia
defensa de los acusados, para
abreviar Ell TEMPO. Al letra.
do Hidalgo leimp,1sieron diez
dollars de multa por desacato
y lie, fueron levantados d la
termination del :juicio.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-20
'POR CABLE.

New York, Abril 30. Co
munican de Nicaragua que
tropas del presidente Madriz
Sc :encuentran a once millas
de Blu6elds, donde Sc han
hecho fuerte los restos del
ejercito del general Estrada.
Es inminente una batalla.
New York, Abril 20. Ell
senado, despues de fuertes
debates paso intacto el bill SO.
bre rios y puertos. Ell presu-
puesto por la comisi6n del ra-
mo ha sido aprobado sin ,en.
miendas, =
New York, Abril 20. Des.
pacho de San Jose de Costa
Rica dan cnenta de los inmen.
SOS destrosos causados por Ell
terremoto que Sc ha. sentido
en- toda la republica. Cartago,
Puerto Limon y San Jose han
sufrido grandes perdidas de
vidas y propiedades. Ciento
diez y seis sacudimientos han
acusado los seismografos.
Hasta ahora no es possible
apreciar las p6rdidas que son
enormes.
New York, abril 0...Despa.
chos de Barcelona informan
que ell trasatlantico Minneha.
ha, considerase perdido total
mente. -
New York, abril 20...Des.
+ a hos de Cuba notician que
el elemento de color ha mi.
ciado un movimiento insurrec.
cional en- el departamento de
Oriente. Han enviado al pre-
sidente Gomez I'm u(timatum
exigi6ndole la resignation del
mando. De 10 contrario pre-.
cipitaran la intervention de
los Estados Unidos de acuer-
do con la enmienda Platt.
New York, Abril 20....Ro-
chester eligi6 representante al
Congreso a Mr.. Havens, de-
mocrata, contra el candidate
republican, Aldridge. |
Havens obtuvo una mayo
ria de seis mil sobre su con.
trincante,
El senador Aldrich de Rho.
deisland ha declarado que
para Septiembre abandonara
Ia silla senatorial. |
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-20
JU|C|O IN NTERtSANTE
EN- CAB0 ROJO
Varios jovenes de Maya
guez &C cusados de supues-
to alteradores del orden y
maltratos de animales.
Ell Lcdo. Fsjardo tomo la defen.
Sa de todos.
De nuestro co:responsal

Nv AoSSpAo N"AASSHOASesA
Abril 18. Sc ha celebrado
en- esta corte un juicio por al
terar la paz y por maltratar
q los animales, denuncia pre-
sentada por un detective, te'
niendo como testigo a un po'
licia y al juez Montalvo de
Mayagtez. ~
Ell juzgado estaba lleno de
innumerables personas de la
localidad y de Mayagiez.
Principle ell juicio a las dos
de la tarde, terminando a las
ocho de la noche del mismo
dia.
Asistieron los letrados, Car.
los del Toro Fernandez, Ri.
cardo del Toro Soler, Miguel
del Toro Colberg, Pascasie
Fajardo, Hidalgo, Flores, Ra
mirez y otros cuyos nombres
no recordamos.
Presidla la mesa nuestro