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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

An English civil engineer. Mr.. Francis
n. Grundy, relates what he calls "The
short story Of an unknown hero" "Bill,
the banker" he was called. and even At
the inquest over his body no other name
was forthcoming.
He was only poor nnvvy; his usual
place was at the top OF n forming EN-
bankment, among the Tip wagons"
During the building Of the Manchester
and Leeds railway he wus top man over
n shaft of one OF the numerous tunnels
which were being constructed on tho
line.
Here he met with n gloriously disas.
trous accident. and his conduct should I've
embnzoned in letters Of gold upon the
history Of his country. He was only n
NAVY. l say. and probably could neither
read nor write.
The shaft was perhaps 200 feet deep.
solid rock sides and bottom. His duty
was to raise the trucks which had been
filed below and run them to the tip.
returning them empty to his mates Mt
the bottom. If n chain broke. or n big
bowlder fell of the truck. he had to
shout. "Waur out" and the miners he
low crept farther into their "drives"
and allowed the death dealing article 10
come down harmlessly.
One unhappy day Bile foot slipped
hopelessly, and he knew that he must I've
smashed from side to side of the narrow
shaft, and landed n crushed mass Mt the
bottom But his mates? If he screamed
the unusual noise would bring them out
mt once to inquire the cause.
lie never lost his presence Of mind.
Clearly went down the signal, "Waur
ont below" and his mates heard in
safety the thud. thud. smash Of his
mnngled remains.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
Necda Of q PhysIciAn.

The physician needs more mental di-
version. 1t would be well for him to cul-
tivate flowers, to study some science, or
some department of history, literature
or art, or to take up some simple mechan-
ical occupation, to which he could turn
from time to time for refreshment.
He needs more active exercise. II
would be we'll for him oftener to sub
stitute the bicycle for the carriage. He
needs more sleep, too-fully seven hours
and as his sleep is often broken in upon
ut night, he should form the habit Of
sleeping at odd moments, even by day.
DIR. Minot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

Singularly enough, the primitive men
in the caves of the Perigord, contempo-
raries of the mammoth and the musk OK
In France, and the Bushmen, whose
paintings Herr Fritsch discovered, only
painted the animals known to them as
truly as they could, while the compare
lively highly civilized Aztecs outran all
that is oriental in abominable inven-
tions. It almost seems as if bad taste
belonged to a certain middle stage of
culture.-Popular Science Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

A friend once told me that she did not
four years old. who had for the last few
days been telling all sorts Of untruths,
with no reason or sense in them. For
instance. that morning she told him she
did not want him to carry out, ns he
had been doing, his little basket of APP
pies TO share with his playmates, as the
apples were nearly gone. Two or three
hours after she heard his little feet ON
the cellar stairs. She went out, and
saw him coming up the stairs with his
basket Of apples.
"Why. Eben. did not tell you not to
bring mp any more apples for the chill
drenI"
"Yes'm," answered the little fellow.
pursuing his way.
"Why do You bring them, them"
I'm not bringing them,' said he.
sis not that a basket of apples you
have in your handr'
"Yes'm."
well, then, you are bringing mp ap-
pies, as ] told you not to, are you not?"
"No, mamma, he said, with an honest
expression of face.
She was shocked ut his deliberate and
stupid untruth, and also that he should
seem SO Indifferent about 1t. The child
was, and is now that he Is grown, per
fectly honest and truthful; but here was
phase of development when the refrac.
ton of mental rays produced this crooked
result in his mind. The prime element
of untruth is deception, and here was nc
intention to deceive. Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

The number of newspapers published
in the whole United States thirty years
ago was less than 5000. Now the num-
ber of newspapers published in the re-
gion west of the Mississippi aggregates
$500, of which number 3,122 are pub
lished west of the Missouri river.-Ed-
ward Rosewater's Omaha Address.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
One Way of q,

One Way of Getting RID of sparrows.
There are families in Germantown
that have sparrow potpie frequently.
They don't shoot the birds and fill them
with shot, but trap them instead.--
Philadelphia Record, .a
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
How He Preserved His Ewes.

Old man Coons, of Jasper county, NO..
who is sixty years old and can read
the, finest print without glasses, says
he has preserved. his optics good by
pressing the outside corners. Kansas
CITY Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
y. IN OUR y
Shoe Department

we carry only reliable
makes, and we could fill
the one side of this issue
with testimonials I'm re-
gard to the wearing quail
tiles of our shoes. What
IL termed among shoe
dealers as cheap shoes,
"for instance, Shoes that
sell for one dollar Il pair,
we do not handle, for
the simple reason that
goods of that kind will
not build up our shoe de-
partment. We buy no
shoes from what is called
"Jobbers,' but place our.
orders three and four
months i'm advance, with
the best shoe manufac-
turers i'm the country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18


and Treasurer eynode Building find them
- - c. c. GIBSON J
y b.. H. HOOVER, y s
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

WE HAVE THE LARGEST
AND MOST COMPLETE
STOCK OF LADIES', MEMS, |
MISSES AND CTIILDREN'S
SHOES IN THE CITY: PRIC-
rs TO SUIT EVERYBODY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
A charaeterlstie railing.

First Preacher--Does Your choir sing
in harmony? f.t-s
Second Preacher-Yes; but they don't
live in harmony. Kate Fields WASH
ington. .4ap tl Nf.t4
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
NOVEhGdnG to bQyyOul footwear.

EVERYBODY WANTS a
NEW PAIR OF SHOES AND
MUST HAVE THEM. WE
HAVE JUST WHAT YOU
WANT AT ALMOST YOUR
OWN PRICE.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18

Our dry goods depart
ment is full of spring
fabrics, at prices lower
than the lowest, and all
we ask is that you give
us a call and Compare
Prices and Quality, don't
forget the quality, as
that goes a long ways as
regards price. Quality
first, price second.
j. B. ARNOLD.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Fruit Cake.-Four eggs, two cup.
fuls of sugar one and one-half cupfuls
of butter, one cupful each of molasse7
and milk, five cupfuls of -four, two tea
spoonfuls each of cloves and cinnamon,
one nutmeg, one pound each of raisins
and currants, a piece of citron, two tea
spoonfuls of brandy, soda. Good
Housekeeping
If you happen to have among the
family silver an old-fashioned caster,
don't frown at it uncompromisingly and
wonder if it cant be melted up into
something useful" Take it down from
its out-of-the-way nook and unscrew w
the long handle which holds the cruet
frame. This will leave, when taken
out, as handsome table jardiniere for
ferns and flowers as your soul can de-
sire, with the trihing addition of tin
basin, which any tinsmith will fit in-
side.-N. Y Times
"A new idea in parlor lighting for
those who have many pictures, but not
the extra room TO devote to picture
gallery, is combination of the chan
delier and the reflector Above all the
glass globes surrounding the lights is a
circular brass tube with small gas jets
Over this is hung circular disk of
brass, which reflects the light down
ward This conrivance would be very
suitable for a society that occasionally
wanted to have II picture exhibition as
pleasure for its members
Ginger Crackers. One pint of New
Orleans molasses, half pound of lard,
piece of butter the sizs OF an egg half
a cupful of brown sugar, one table
spoonful each of ground ginger, CHINA
mon and allspice, one teaspoonful of
cloves one teaspoonfur of soda, flour
enough to roll out. Put the molasscs
in bowl, add the soda, stir it well,
add the spices and sugar, the melted
butter and lard, and lastly stir in the
-four. Roll out very, very thin, and cut
with a round cutter. Bake in a quick
! oven. Farm and Fireside,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13

That hacking cough can be quick
ly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We gu
arantee it. For sale by Miller q
Case.
Sleepless nights, made miserable
by that terrible cough Shiloh's
Cure is the remedy for you. For
sale by Miller & Case.
For lame back, side, or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price %
cents. For sale by Miller & Case.
Shiloh's Cure will Immediately
relieve Group, whooping cough and
bronchitis. Sold by Miller & Case,
viii you suffer with dyspepsia
and liver complaint? Shiloh's VII
talizer is guaranteed to cure you,
For sale by Miller & Case.
A nasal injector free with each
bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy.
Price so cents. Sold by Miller &
Case.
"Hackmetack," a lasting and
fragrant perfume. Price 25, and
so cts. Sold by Miller q Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13

Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured, by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price 80 cents. Nasal
Injector free. For sale by Miller
& Case.
For dyspepsia and liver com
plant you have printed guarantee
on every bottle of Shiloh's Vitall-
zer. 1t never fails to cure. Sold
by Miller & Case.
Shiloh's Cough and Consumpiont
Cure is sold by us on guarantee.
1t cures Consumption. For sale
by Miller & Case.
Group, whooping cough, and
bronchitis Immediately relieved
by Shiloh's Cure. For sale by Mil
Ter & Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13
W.T. AND WISDOM.

TO wish TO do without other men
and to be under obligation to no one, is
a sure marx OF a mind devoid of feel
ing-Joubert
If college men would only tackle
the world us they do their football op-
ponepts, the rest OF MS would never get
gosl-N Y. Herald.
This world is so crowded that you
can't pat one man on the back without
stepping on another mans toes when
you do it-Atchison Globe.
When a pugilist is trying to train
down he does not care to have his
friends say: May your shadow never
grow less. IN. O. Picayune,
There is a difference between sit.
ting before the fire and thinking about
doing good and going out in the cold
and doing it.-Fort Gaines Chronicle.
1t must make the passengers doubly
sick to have a lot of train robbers cover
them with weapons and tell them to
throw up their hands.-Philadelph
Times
-Pennoyer--. Merritt gave up drink
ing, smoking and gambling for that
girl of his. Prettiwit-Only for time,
though. He's going to marry her next
month, Epoch.
What drove this poor man insane,
doctor?" "He tried to figure out his
wife's reasons for setting the clock
ahead whenever she wished to get up
early ly"-Indianapolis Journal
-Gird up your loins and prove the
all-important truth that as you learn to
walk only by walking, to leap by leap
ing, and to fence by fencing, SO you
can learn to live nobly only by acting
nobly on every occasion that presents
itself John Stuart Blacllie.
When the visions of my books come
over me as l sit writing, when the re-
membrancc of some poet comes, ac-
cept it with pure joy and quiet my
thinking as sad numbering work, and
hasten to my little heaven, if it is then
accessible, as angels might Emerson.
Poor Human Nature, Women
dress very ridiculously," he said, as he
watched his wife finishing her toilet.
at is the fashion, John" she said,
pleasantly. Fashion be hanged said
he. 81 would be superior to fashion if
] WcTb u WOiHdlL i've minutes laLer
he asked her to sew button on the
back of his coat -SOmerville Journal.
"A good book, whether a novel or
not is one that leaves you farther on
than when you took it up. If, when
you read it, it drops you down in the
same old spot, with no finer outlook,
no clearer vision, no stimulated desire
for that which is better and higher, it
is in no sense good book.-Anna
! Warner.
Settling Johnny. Little Johnny
Upperten Gmpudently)-Say does your
mother take in washing for a living?
Little Mary Lowertcn (defantly)-
Nav. Johnny-Well, she takes our
wash, an she takes lots of others Lit.
tie Mary-She only does that to see
wot sort o neighoors she has; an she
says your folks sports silks an satins
outside, and wears the meanest cheap
cotton underclothes inside, an you've
all got holes in y'r stockin', an none oi
ye wash y'r necks: SO there. street
| g. Smiths Good News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL,


Philadelphia now proposes to fur
nish free MONDAY lunch to the pupils
IN its public.sehools,
There is something wrong with the
Christian who does not want 20 be pUP.
in heart RAMS Horn.
Charles James Capen the master os
the Boston Latin school, has not missed
being at his post on account OF sickness
single day in forty years.
None ever truly and ingenuously
sought Che truth but they found It, A
spirit of earnest inquiry is the gift OF
God, who never says to any: Seek ye
my face in vain. William Cowper.
ALI the thinking in the world does
not bring us to thought; we must be
right by nature, so that good thoughts
may come before us like free children
of God and cry 1--WE are herer'-
Goethe.
There are two simple facts that arc
enough to shut out all this low distrust
and wearing anxiety; the unchanging
goodness of God and the sure order
of nature--one being simply the ex-
preston OF the other Rev. DR.. I. T.
Munger
1t appears by the report of the
treasurer of Yale college, which has
just been published, that the gifts re-
ceived by the college during the year
covered by the report amounted to the
large sum of S343, 3G5. The gifts range
in magnitude from 500 to $4,000.
The present strength of German
NoNLoJ,er,, -, md H,,rD,No lie
presented by some $4,000 members and
probationers with roo travelling preach
ers and ten annual and two mission
conferences Its membership in this
country extends from Boston to San
Francisco and from Duluth to San An
tonic and hold some 81, 800, 900 of church
property.
During the trial of the Mormon
church cases at Salt Lake City Presi.
dent Geo. Q. Cannon testified that the
entire membership of the church in the
territory of tah and surrounding cities
and territories is upwards of 200 600, and
that the income of the church on cash
basis, last year or the year before, was
probably $500, 900 or $4OO, OOO" Thirty
thousand dollars was appropriated for
the poor in the church.
1t has been recommended to the
authorities of the University of Cam.
bridge, England, by the committee APP
pointed by them to discuss the subject,
that readershipin in agricultural botany
be established nt an annual stipend of
81, 600, on condition that adequate con-
tributions are made from funds other
than those of the university, and that
leadership in agricultural chemistry
be established at an annuul stipend of
81, 900, under the same conditions as the
foregoing.
Within the last ten years the evan
gelical churches and other missionary
organizations OF Christendom have
opened up about fifty new missions and
sent about five hundred workers into
new fields Estimating that these
workers have reached on an average
ten thousand persons with the gospel
and that an equal number have been
reached through missions before estab.
lished, then the evangelical forces of
Christcnd,m, with their enormous
wealth and III Hons of men, and with
all the facilities OF the age, have, in the
ninth y';,da o' the nineteenth century,
reached with she gospel less than ten
millions ONT OF the zen hundred millions
Of the hcathen world.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13

Bread Sauce. -- . ..4, 80 tlt old en-
ClHh sauce and you can make itsas
mean and insiped thing as there Is to
be found or you can mako it delight
TO the eye and the palate. Prcsumlng
that you want the luttcG you will sim
mer niut OF milk with minced white
onion until the latter $ tender; stir In
stale white bread crumbs enough to
make 1t thick, season with salt white
and red pepper, and do not leave 1t HAT
for fear of over erHsoning; lnstly udd
teaspoouful ui iutLer At tho same
time have some lutter kissing hot in a
pan and fry hall pint Of crumbs to a
delicate brown. lass spoonful of
these with some Of the white sauce to
each guest American A.Sriculturist
Clam Chowder. For ten people, al
low one hundred soft-sheu clans, two
dozen small potatoes four onions, one
half-pound salt pork, II cupful of milk,
about four tablespoonfuls of -four, salt
and pepper. Sepnrata the soft part Of
the clam from the hard and chop the
latter very fine; chop fine the pork and
onions, peel the potatoes and cut them
into slices, mix the -four and milk for
thickening. Put II soup-lSettle over a
good fire, and when it is hot put in the
chopped pork put the onions on top
and cover the pot, and let them cook
together for while; put in the pota
does, and then nearly ill the pot with
hot water; when the potatoes are al
most done, add the clams-the soft
parts and the chopped ones; season.;
cook for few moments; then add the
thickening. If the chowder seems very
thick, do not use all the flour and milk;
if not thick enough, use more. Be sure
and put in enough salt to make it tasty.
-Hnnsehnl1 Mnnfhlv
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13
WIT AND WISDOM.

The man who goes to church with
squeaky shoes goes to the right place
His sole needs attention -Yonkers
Statesman.
People who can patiently bear all
down under their great ones. Chris.
.tian Neighbour.
Honesty may sometimes stand for
policy" remarked Uncle A bsalom, "but
policy doan' stan foh honesty by er
long shot" Washington Star.
The man VINO goes into the bee
culture business may not be naturally
energetic, but he is bound to keep
things humming, Amer.
lean.
Nothing is more disheartening to a
man than the discovery that he has
married Il woman who loves to keep
his writing-table in order -Elmira
Gazette.
Mr. Dudelet--I have great talent,
Miss Caustic, and could do wonderful
things if | only had mind to. Miss
Caustic-Yes;. you only lack the mind.
Comic
-Baulso-How did you manage to
get through that crowd? l had to wait
for half an hour. Cumso-I was smoE-
ing that cigar you gave me.-Life's
Calendar.
Turn about is fair play; but there
are people who will rob Peter to pay
Paul, and when they have done the
robbing they go and blk Paul-N. o.
Picayune.
-"As Shakespeare says" remarked
De Kique, "all the worlds stage, and
nearly every man on it thinks he could
do better than any OF the stars if he had
the chance. .'-Wnshiugton Star.
The Voice of Experience-'Peopl
shouldn't marry" said the bachelor,
until they know each other" IF they
didn't" said the married man, they
wouldn't marry at all. IN. Y. Press.
--Saidso-"When Joblots made his
debut as star the audience went
wild; the encore was terrific" Herdso
I'm which scene was it?" "The one
in which he was beheaded. IN. Y.
Herald.
-"Hello, old man have any luck shoot
ing?" II should say did! Shot seven
teen ducks in one day" "Were they
wild?" "Well-no-not exactly; but
the farmer who owned them was.'-
Harper's Bazaar.
1t may give you grain of comfort
tonight to confde your secret to a
friend, but reflect that when you
awake tomorrow morning the grain OF
comfort will have changed in the dark
hours to a weight of leaden anxiety.
He's All Right Closet tell
me that you never smoke, gamble or
drink? Clarl1iets--Nes sir. Closefst-
/ shouldn't want my daughter to marry
"a perfect man, but guess you win do
you seem to be quitetan accomplished
liar.-N. Y. Truth.
The evil at the present day is, not
that men assign too much value to life,
but the reverse. Life has fallen in esti-
nation. because, as at all periods OF
crisis and disorganization, the chain is
broken which in all forms of belief at.
taches it through humanity to Heaven.
-Mazzini
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-13
nuLloIous AND EDUCATIONAL


Rome has twenty-five Protestant
churches
David Dudley Field and Rev. Jere
tniah Porter, Wesleyan 20, are The old
est graduates.
The annual pay roll of the officers,
professors nud employees of the Univer
eity of Michigan amounts to nearly
Sl60 600.
No one has ever Rad foretaste OF
Heaven who has not done something
unsel6sh TO make somebody happy
Rams Horn
The American Bible society holds
in trust the sum OF S37S79 So The in.
come is to be used for general benevo
lent and missionary purposes
The London School of Medicine Of
Women attracts students not only from
India, but from European countries,
where women have fewer facilities for
the study OF medicine.
The sinner may say there is no God,
yet he is the messenger of an avenging
God, for in every throb of his sim
burthencd conscience he hears the
small still voice, There is God. -
Pittsburgh Catholic,
When a man il suffering from a
contagious disease, even his friends are
reluctant to come near him. Why are
men not afraid of sin, which is more
contagious and deadly than small pox
or fever?--U United Presbyterian.
There are schools for teaching
watch making at Geneva, Neuchatel,
La ChauX des Ponds, Locie, Bienne, St
Imier and Porrentruy. In the last six
years the number of watches exported
from Switzerland has increased from
2,734, 234 in 1885 to 4,431, 3l1 last year
The oldest man IN the Yale fresh
man class is &c years months old, and
the youngest 10 years months. The
average age is ~ The heaviest man
weighs 100 pounds, the lightest 101, av-
erage, 1876. The tallest man is ft 81
in, the shortest, 5 it. ~ in, average,
5 it, s in.
The statistics of the British house
of commons show that the annual rev.
enue of the church of England from
ancient endowments amounts to S2S,-
4S7, 7S5, The gospel is SO free that the
people do not care much about it, 1t
requires self-saGrifice to finish up the
Christian graces. Interior.
Advices have been received from
Gefle, Sweden, by Mrs. Mary H. Hunt
under date of November II, that the
parliament of that country has just
passed a temperance education law that
in all the public schools OF Sweden in.
struction shall be given regarding the
Nd a4rao+, nf ,loobO1
The bulk of the estate of Mrs.
Elizabeth S. Newton. who was killed
on board the steamship Saale while en-
route to Europe, in June, and which is
valued at 81, 900, 0OO, goes by her will
to the Domestic and Foreign Mission
ary society of the Protestant Episcopal
church for its sole use forever.
The Central Union church, ian
American institution) at Honolulu,
Hawaii, has five hundred members and
as many in its Sunday y-school Its new
church edifice now building will cost
S12O, OOO The plate collections amount
to over SIS, 900 per year and in addition
to this over $40 900 is contributed for
various educational and mission pur-
pose.