ft
Id
RcynoldsvlIIe
Reynoldsville
Him modern schools and churches, paved
Iraota, water, aaa and electric aeeoinmoda
tlonit, convenient trolley service, high and
healthful location, varied employment for
labor and many other roxldonllal ail vantage).
Offers exceptional ailvnntiiRon for .the lo-a-tlon
of new Iniliiatrloa i Kron factory sites,
chrao and ahiiwlnnt fuel, direct hIiIhIii
facilities and low froight rutin and plentiful
aupply of laborer. . .
VOLUME 17.
REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1908.
NUMBER 27.
mm.
Fire Totally
Public
Pupils Were Quickly Marched Out Of
Burning Building and Much Of
Equipment Was Saved.
SCHOOL RESUMES THURSDAY
, INTEMPORARY QUARTERS
The School Board Had Been Considering Plans for the Erec
tion ol a New Building and Monday's Conflagration Will
Make Necessary Their Prompt Execution, Loss About
$4,000.00, With $2,000.00 Insurance.
Between eleven and twelve o'olock
Monday morning, Nov. Kith, (Ire leveled
to the ground the public school build
ing In West Reynoldsville. There was
tlm for the Html out 9 to secure most
lof their books and personal property,
and (or the removal of a large quantity
of supplies and equipment, but there
whs still nrooortv Ion to an amount
roughly estimated at 14.000. The
school board carried $2,000 Insurance
.on the building.
There were about 105 students In
the building when the alarm was given
and, though they had never been put
through a fire drill, they obeyed 1m
plloltly the orders of the various tuaoh-
ers and the building was emptied In
a very few minutes. Miss Emma Davis,
.teacher of Room No. 3, first delected
the fire along the catling of her room
on the side adjoining the library, and
.notified the orlnuinnl. Prof. J. W.
Summervllle. These rooms wore lo
cated on the second floor and the fire
-apparently originated in the garret.
The chimneys' were located at the ex
treme ends of the building and if a
defective flue caused the trouble, as
is supposed, the flames must have crept
along Joists to the centor of the build
ing before being detected.
When the fire oompanles arrived two
lines of bose were attached and played
on the exterior of the burning building,
keeping the flames well in check
There was not force enough behind the
water to fight a fire which had gained
so much headway and after a half hour
of work the building was so thoroughly
gutted that It was deemed useless to
waste any more water on it. The
-aupply was then shut off and the big
crowd assembled saw a hoi and furious
finish to the conflagration. The wooden
structure was dry as tinder and fire,
'fanned by a high wind, roared forth
Jn an Immense writhing rosette.
Tbe burned building was ereoted by
- the directors of Winslow township
about twenty-five years ago, while
West Reynoldsville was still known as
Ohlotowo, and formed a part of Wins
flow township. It bad been used con
tinually ever since. There were two
rooms on first and two rooms on second
ifloor.
It had no modern heating system,
separate stoves being used In each
room.The building did good service
la its day, but from one point of view
Its destruction will not be greatly re
gretted. The school board was con
templating the erection of a new and
tetter building next year, with equip
ment more la keeping with tbe de
mands of modern educational methods.
A resolution naa oeen preparea ana
would have been acted on at the next
meeting of the West Reynoldsville
school board for presenting to tbe
'voters of that borough at the next
.February election the proposition to
bond the borough for purpose of erect
ing a new school building.
A joint meeting of the school board
and town council was held in the town
hall Monday evening to make provision
'for the schools for balance of present
term. The'town hall will be seated
for two rooms and two yacant dwelling
bouses, with folding doors between two
large rooms in each house, have been
rented for the other two rooms. The
school board expects to have the rooms
ready for opening of school to-morrow
morning.
The school board is composed of fol
lowing members: W. P. Woodrlng, O.
H. Johnstob, T. D. Brewer, Harry
Bryan; H. M. Stiles, W. A. Leech.
'It is logical that pouring drugs into
: the stomach will not cure catarrh in
- the head. Hy-o-mel, medicated air,
reaches the seat of the disease and
' euros. 1 Guaranteed by Stoke & Feloht
I Drug Co.
Destroyed West Reynoldsville
School Building cTWonday Moi
Reynoldsville Forced to Quit.
Johnsonburg X-HIgh and Reynolds
ville were suhedulud to pluy at the
Paper Town on Saturday but tbe con
test broko,ip when It was thirteen min
utes old on ac.oount of the poor treat
ment received at the hands of Coach
Jerry Shea, who wus refereolng, as well
an the players themselves. At that
time Johnsonburg hud scored a touch
down, but It whs by the sme tactics
that the Pupor Mill team noarly scored
on DuBols early In tint season, that of
Inflicting uncalled for penalties and by
dirty playing, Half buck Frank Boh
ren, of the visitors, stated last evening
that tho olllulatlng and treatment In
gunoral was the worst he ever exper
ienced and that he tok his team off the
field In fear that some of them would he
permanently Injured by tho taullcs usi d
against them. Gibson, who represent
ed Reynoldsville on the olllclatlng stuff,
was completely Ignored. DuBols Onir
ic i
Opportunity.
"There Is not the opportunity to
make money now that there was forty
years ago," said a Reynoldsville man
last week commenting on a recent un
profitable speculation. Is this true? or
Is It simply that the man accustomed
to the methods of half a century ago
cannot cooe with men trained In these
days of keen competition? Tbe mer
chant of fifty years ago sold most of
his merchandise at fifty or a hundred
per cent profit; tbe man who at
tempts that to-day doesn't have to
re-stock more than once In a decade.
The modern business man depends
for profits more on economical op
eration of bis business than on the
chanoe of exhorbltant profit on
tbe sale of his products or merchandise.
The man who understands modern
methods may prosper even more than
the man of yesterday.
Seven Years of Proof.
"I have had seven years of proof that
Dr. King's New Discovery Is tbe best
medicine to take for coughs and colds
and for every diseased condition of
throat, chest or lungs," says W. V,
Henry, of Panama, Mo. Tbe world has
had thirty-eight years of proof that
Dr. King's New Discovery is the best
remedy for coughs and colds, la grippe,
asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, hemor
rhage of the lungs, and the early
stages of consumption. Its timely use
always prevents the development of
pneumonia". Sold under guarantee at
Stoke & Felcht Drug Co. drug store.
50o and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
When Osteopathy was "Game."
A Pittsburgh osteopath to physician
tells an odd story of a Clearfield county
member of the last legislature, who,
when a bill was presented to aid cer
tain osteopathic Institutions, demurred
on the ground that such "game" was
hardly worth the money required for
protection. Evidently it would take
something more than simplified spel
ling to set the honorable gentleman
straight on that subject.
Carload of Horses for Sale,
A carload of horses for sale or ex
change at Brookvllle ' House barn,
Brookvllle, beginning Tuesday, Nov.
24th. Will stay for two weeks only.
Don't fall to see this lot of horses; a
lot of extra good big drivers, pacers,
trotters, saddlers, general business and
draft horses. Come quick and get your
choice. Grant Shtjbteb.
Mind Your Business!
It you don't nobody will. It is your
business to keep out of all the trouble
you can and you can and will keep out
of liver and bowel trouble if you take
Dr. King's New Life Pills. They keep
biliousness, malaria and jaundice out
of your system. 25o at Stoke & Felcht
Drug Co. drug store.
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
Mrs. Ellen Miller Died Monday Night at
Home of Her Son In Went End.
Mrs. Ellen Miller died suddenly Mon
day night at 'the home of her son,
Struamur Miller, of West End, of
asthma, aged Oil years.
For some time tho deceased had been
suffering from asthma, but yesterday
she felt much better than usual and
went to bed at her regular hour. About
eleven o'clock members of the family
heard her gasping and they ruuhod to
her bodsldu. A doctor was Immediate
ly sent for, but sho passed away a few
moments later. Born In Indiana coun
ty she lived there the greater part of
her life. Her husband, John Miller,
died ten years ago. Tbe family has re
sided here for the past nine years.
Tho deceased was a life long member
of the Lusheran church.
She Is survived by a large family,
namely: Clark, of Butler; John and
Strenmer, of West End; Mrs. Harry
Smyers, of Georgevllle; Mrs. George
Donhlser, Mrs. Franlc A. McOonnnllj
both nf R.-ynnlilsvllle; Mrs. William
Grove, of Hamilton; Mrs. Edward
Weiss find Mrs. George Crlssinan, of
this place. Two brothers and three
sisters also survive her, Clark anil Jo
seph Hollowed, Mrs. Kaiherlno Jordan,
Mis, Jacob Oubnr, all of Duliola, and
Mrs. Buchanan, ol Plumvllle.
Funeral services will be held at nlno
o'clock Thursday morning at the home
of Streamer Miller, of West End. Bur
ial will be made at (Jovodu. Rev. 9. T.
Mints will olllelate. Punxsutawney
Spirit.
Sensational Suicide.
B. Frank Hall, of St. Marys, brother
of Senator J. K. P. Hall, Judge Barry
Alvln Hall, and brother-in-law of B.
E. Wellendorf, committed suicide Tues
day evening of last week by shooting
himself In the parlor car on P. R. R.
while on his way to Plilladelplila'to
consult a specialist. When Mr. Wel
lendorf was In business In this place
a number of years ago B. Frank Hall
was a frequent visitor to our town.
Just Names.
She bail passed a season abroad, anil
In London, she said modestly, her suc
cess had been unprecedented. The
enrl said he could rendlly believe that.
"The dinner," she resumed, "that
Lady Fentherstoiilinugh"
"Excuse me. The nnme Is pronounc
ed Freestonhay," said the earl. "
"Well, tt the dinner Lord Dalzcll"-
"Though written Iialzell, It It pro
nounced Deal. But pray go on."
"He ana Sir Dugald Colquhoiin"
"You mean Calhoun. Yes?"
"And Lady Leveson-Gower and Mr.
Bohun"-
"Lewson-Oore and Boone are the
correct pronunciations. But I'm Inter
rupting you." .
"Not at nil. All these persons and
Lord St. Mnur drank"
"Not St. Maur-Reymour. Welir
"Oh, I forgot what I was going to
say. You've quite put me out with
your corrections."
"And your story was Just getting In
teresting, too," said the earl regret
fully. New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Professor Blackie'a Opinion.
A correspondent sends an anecdote
concerning the attempt of a serious
minded lady to lure Professor Blackle
Into giving his opinion of Sankey's
hymns at a time "v.hen they had an
enormous vogue. The Indy was giving
the professor lunch, and he tried to
fob her off by praising a Stilton cheese
on the table. Some time after the lady
sent him a copy of Sankey and a piece
of the cheese, hoping thus to draw
him. She succeeded to the extent of
these four lines of verse:
Thrice blessed la ahe that hath done what
ahs could
To mako a lean man fat and a bad man
good
For the body, cheese; for the soul. Ban
key; For both, thankee.
Glasgow Herald.
A Polite Turn Down.
Sir Algernon West in his reminis
cences tells this story of Robert
Browning: "When be had become fa
mous some one wanted very much to
meet him. A kind friend arranged a
meeting, and the guest besieged
Browning with questions and conver
sation during dinner, and even after
dinner he continued buttonholing bis
Tictlm. 'Come,' said the poet, 'this
will never do. They will say I am
monopolizing youf "
Always counting."
"Tour husband saya that when he Is
angry he always counts) ten before he
speaks," said one woman.
"Yes," answered the other, '1 wish
he'd stop It Since he got dyspepsia
home Mema nothing but a class tn
arItnmetla,
Clouds and the Weather.
When two weather prophets disa
gree does It argue error or Iiicoiiim
tcuco In either? No, wijs the author
of "Storms niul Hlonii Signals" In
Yachting. The data upon wlilrli they
liasu their preil let Ions do lint always
bear one Interpretation. Tlnix:
Because the clouds liiillcale weather
In a different manner according to the
geographical location of the observer,
anil also becaiiMo they are In them
selves but liyprodiielN of the wen I her
and are not on uses, weather predic
tions from clouds at Men hIiiiiiM lie tak
en with plenty of reservation of Judg
ment. To say, for Instance, that nt a
"red sky nt night Hiillors delight" li
very tuneful and possibly truthful
where knowledge Is convictions by its
absence, but a red sky at night may
mean almost anything from n surplus
of moisture In the nlr, inclining prob
ably rains, to n volcanic eruption 2,'nxi
miles away which has sent great
clouds of dust lulu tho air, causing the
red color by reflection and refraction
of the light rays. 1
The Eyes.
"Long, uliuoiul Hliiipeil eyes, with
thick anil ercain.v Mils covering half
the pupil und wllh a forcliciul tlnil Is
full above the brows-there you have
the eye of the mini of genius." The
speaker's own eyes answered Mint de
scription strikingly, IHil lie was far
from being n inn n of genius, being, In
fact, a magazine editor.
"Protruding eyes," lie went on,
"allow mental mid bodily wealuiesH.
Eyes close together denote cunning
TIioho far apart denote liberality. Thin
lashes without any upward curve to
them mid thin brows poorly marked
oio signs of melancholy and Indeci
sion. The eyes of a voluptuary move
slowly under heavy lids. Those of a
miser nro small, deep sunken mid blue,
set In a bony and perpendicular fore
bend. The most beautiful eyes-large,
brilliant and clear, giniicliig anil flash
lug with a rapid motion tho most
beautiful eyes denote eleganesiof taste,
gnycty, some selfishness and a great
jntermt In the opposite sex." New
York Press.
Like Father Like Son.
Four-year-old Clyde whs a precocious
younftstcr very tnlkntlve and n close
observer. He and his father were
strolling through the meadows one
morning when Clyde observed for the
first time some tadpoles In a pond. He
waded lu aud cried out, "Oh, filther,
what are they?"
"Tadpoles, son," the father replied.
"Please, father, let's take them all
home with us, then come back and
find the mamma and papa, and we'll
have the whole family In our pond at
home."
The father explained bow impossible
this would be, and as they wnlked on
A few steps n large, ugly frog hopped
across their path. Clyde's father snld:
"Look, son. Perhaps there Is the pa
pa." Clyde was very thoughtful. Ho look
ed at the frog, then at his father, then
at himself and exclaimed: . -
"Well, father, was there ever so
much difference between me and you?"
Delineator.
Curious School Customs.
Mexican schoolmasters show theft
appreciation of a pupil's efforts In a
curious manner. Tbe diligent student
Is allowed to smoke a cigar during tbe
lesson. When the whole class has giv
en satisfaction; permission Is given for
a general smoke, and eved the little
Mexicans are allowed to, light a ciga
rette for the occasion. Needless to say,
the schoolmaster himself smokes a
cigar of a size and quality proportion
ate to bis superior position. But tbe
scholars are not allowed to drink, this
privilege being accorded to the master
only. On his desk he always keeps a
bottle of liquor, which, when empty,
occasions much dispute among tbe
parents of bis scholars, as It Is consid
ered an honor to be able to fill tbe
schoolmaster's bottle. London Stand
ard. ,
Cutting It 8hort.
A British lieutenant in the Second
battalion, Lincolnshire- regiment, who
was called Leo Qulntus Tollemache
Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet
Tollemache-Tollemache, gave notice by
means of advertisement that be re
nounced the names of Qulntus Tollemache-Tollemache
Plantagenet ToHe
mache and should henceforth upon all
occasions and at all times sign and
use and be called and known by tbe
name of Leo de Orellana ToUemacbe
only.
Canada's Inland 8a.
People at home who have only seen
Hudson bsy on tbe map have mainly
regarded It as a patch of polar desola
tion, forbidding and unexplored. In
reality it la nothing of the kind. It la
a huge inland sea aa large aa the Med
iterranean reaching down Into the
center of the Canadian continent
Mllllnc
A SCIENTIFIC RUBE.
Knew Mere Than the Expert When It
Came to Loeal Conditions.
"Wo wcro sitting around the stove
In tho bar of the llltlu hotel lu a
Maine town," writes an clcctrlcnl sales
man in the Electrical Itevtcw, "when
the electric lights flickered and went
out.
"From tho darkness came n solemn
voice that wild:
"'Electric light nil out, b'gimh, and
yet It Hin t Mow In' bard, either. Home
thln's happened to tho dynamo, may
be.' "1 had been Helling electrical sup
plies to the little lighting compatilcH
for several muni lis, but 1 had never
heard this particular Idea expressed
before.
"I laughed long ami loud and was
all the more amused when no one
Joined me.
"After they had lighted a big kero
sene lamp I proceeded to explain to
tho crowd that Incandescent lamps
can't be blown out by the wind. When
I had finished the old, Itulio who had
commented on the light said:
"'Look here, young man, If you
knew a little sonicthln' about local con
ditions and about your own business
you'd know that the wires In tills
township are hung up slack on I ho
poles In some places and that they
get to slatting In a good stiff breeze.
When they do there's n short circuit
that puis the Hue out of IiiihIiiohm.' "
BALLOONING.
It Is a 8afe and Simple Sport, but Not
a Cheap One.
Tho only peril In a balloon ascension
lu nuch good weather as careful aero
nauts choose for a voyage Is In alight
ing, mid In a well ordered expedition,
where nil the passengers keep cool and
cling to the car, there Is no danger at
all.
Even If the wind Ih blowing hard
the strong, elastic, woven willow bas
ket takes up the (lunger part of the
shock. One of these baskets ought to
yield up Its passengers unhurt from a
landing In a wllid blowing fifty miles
an hour.
Ballooning under moderately favor
able circumstances Ih a safe and sim
ple sport. It Is not, comparatively
speaking, n cheap amusement. An as
cent, Including the cohI of gas, expense
of a pilot aud transportation of passen
gers mid balloon home, costs In this
country from $35 to $75 a passenger
It Is less .In Franco. From Paris you
can make an ascension for about a
li n ml red francs.
The faro home Is a very variable ex
pense. Nothing Is more uncertain than
the spot where you will land. Of
course it Is easy to descend whenever
you like. You may limit your flight to
a couple of hours. Albert White Vorse
In Success Magazine.
A 8ea 8tory.
"Of all my sea experiences," said
tbe captain, "this was tbe strangest."
The ladies at the handsome captain's
table said "Hush!" to one another and
turned to the ruddy mariner with lis
tening smiles.
"We were carrying," he sold, "a lot
of troop horses. A dreadful storm
overtook us, and for two (lays we wal
lowed In the trough of a heavy sea.
Finally it was decided that, to lighten
the ship, the horses must go overboard.
"They went overboard in the morn
ing. As soon as they saw that they
were abandoned they turned and be
gan to swim bravely after us. Brave
ly, desperately, they swam. They fol
lowed us for miles and miles. I can
still see them, a long line, their necks
arched, pushing heroically through the
heavy sea.
"They sank, poor brutes, one by
one."
Tbe captain smiled sadly.
"And I still seem to have," be said,
"all those deaths on my conscience."
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Allegheny Mountains.
Not more than Ave of our presidents
down to Lincoln's time ever crossed
the Allegheny mountains, and four of
these were western men who bad to
cross the mountains to reach Washing
tonPresidents Jackson, Polk, Gen
eral W. H. Harrison and Taylor. Pres
ident Monroe crossed tbe mountains on
his return trip from west to east in
1817. Van Buren came west In 1842,
two years after tbe expiration of bis
presidential term, and saw tbe moun
tains then for the first time. It was
on this trip that be got upset and
dumped In the mud near PLalnfleld,
Hendricks county. Exchange.
The Original Almaek's.
The original Almaek's club In Lon
don, afterward known as Wnils
rooms, had a curious origin. It began
aa a tavern, started by Lord Bute's
butler, McCall, who proposed to give
It his own 'name, McCall'a, but Judi
cious friends warned him that the tre
mendous unpopularity of Scots In Lon
don at that time, for which McCall'a
master waa largely responsible, would
spell ruin to an establishment so can
ed. "Very well." said McCall, l win
caU If Almaek's." The present Al
maek's club la a more fashionable or
ganisation which chose. to adopt the'
old nam.
High School
. . Bulletin
Edltor-ln-Chluf, Makuakbt r kamiton
Senior Reporter, . Ada Pauley
8oph. Reporter, IIazki. IIoikma.N
Fresh. Rep. GUY 1'ORTMCTII WAITK
One of tho greatest faults of our
school Is tardiness. There li nothing
like attending to things at tho right
time. In fact this is the secret or must
of our ftuccuss In life. If we do not
grasp the opportunities afforded us we
loso courage and fall by tho way,
Therefore do not lag behind. In order
to overcome this fault lot every pupil
bo as punctual as possible.
Dr. DuVere King visited our school
this wock.
Of nil Mm rliiKe In Ilia unhnol
Or Hull have ever Imon In line,
None run comi nro with thn Humor clnni
A nil I lie ileiir old clum of 'Oil.
The following teachers had a porfoot
attendance Inst week: Rdna E. Lewis,
Susie C. Scliultze, J, M. Cook.
Prof, (to boy who hadcomo In late at
noon) Where will you bo the next
time,
Boy I'll ho right there whon the bell
rings'.
Oh, Koiiiln Ih n iucfti!iirof I he class of 1000.
Amllfulm would Icuvo UK the clam would
sunt decline;
Sim IcikIh h.TeliiH In Latin nn1 In Onrroan
Khe Ih (food.
You miver lumril of lir nlnnillii", whore the
poorest Hlooil. fcj oWLJ
L'cllu l very solemn liml nho Hludlc hard at
nluhi:
Who .nilil darn or wlnh In any Unit Colin
wasn't lirlKlit.V
She nays nliii'lldu linr duty mid come to school
eiti-ti iluy;
8h( ny hIhi I'i come imil early find stay and
Htuy ami may.
Kllziilii'lli Ih thn llltln maid,
Who chinch from a fur-off lurid;
Him diii-H not study hard ul nil,
Hut fun ti'll the ruin whenever she's called.
In society last Friday wo elected tha
following offlnors: Prcsldoi.t, Cclla
YoU; Vice-President, Jano Smith
Recording Secretary, George Smith)
Corresponding Secretary, Berna Hoov
er; Marshals, Alex London, Bort Mo
Connell; CriJos, Miss Mllllren. I
A definition In physics: A lever Is one
who leaves.
Soi.uiyi'T or Hrnioa (Jiai,, -
To no or not to o? That Is the (iietloni
Whelhnr It Is hetier In mind to suffer
The troubles of your school life, or by quit
ting end them:
To stop, to no no more
And hy Unit Hton u ny we end thn thousand
natural rares that school llfn Is heir to-
Tl a conHiirnmatlon dnvoutly to he wUhed.
Teaeber to pupil I want you to stop
that.
Pupil I wasn't doing anything.
Teacher Well, I want you to stop It,
The latest rule In physics The de
portment of a pupil varies directly U
the distance from teacher's desk.
Professor to pupil What's the ques
tion? .
Pupil I don't know.
fi'Professor It's a nice day.
Prof, (to boy who Is leaning on hlg
cbair) Sit on the floor.
Pupil It's too low for my desk.
Of all thfl HClionla In the land.
Near, far or close together,
There' none can compare to the R. R. 9.
And may It Rtand forever.
Subscribe for The Star. II a yew,
American Boys' shoes, made for ser
vice, price 13.00 and 13 50. Adam's.
WANT COLUMN.
Rate,: One cent per word for each and
Torvlneertlon.
Lost Pocketbook on Main street
Monday. Finder will be liberally re
warded by leaving same at Citizens Of
Peoples National bank. W. Jr Boner,
Wanted Good girl for housework.
Inquire at The Star office. -
For Rent Six room house. In
quire of Mrs. Armor.
Found A sum of money, owner can
have same by calling at Adam's shoe
store and describing It.
For Rent Five room house. In
quire of L. M. Snyder.
For Sale Good driving horse. In
quire of C. J. Kerr.
FOR Sale One) horse, one buggy!
one sleigh, and household utensils.
Inquire of Rev. J. W. Myers.
Fob Rent House on Hill street.
Inquire of James T. Butler, tho barber,
Fob Rent oB Sale Property oa
Pike street, West Reynoldsville. In
quire at Building and Loan offloe.