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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
A Gas Well peyond Control.

What is undoubtedly the strongest
natural gas well ever found in the In
diana belt is roaring monster north of
Muncie, Ind, which cannot be gotten
under control. A few days since Wal
ley g. Spellacy, contractors, drilled in @
well on the Spilker. farm. Next day it
was discovered that the pressure had
raised to an enormous degree, and it has
since increased until it has become i'm
possible to anchor the we'll or do any
thing with it. n is impossible to force
sledge hammer, crowbar or anything
into the hole, and the gas roars until q
mans voice cannot be heard within sew
eral hundred yards of the we'll. The
earth trembles in a frightful manner.
A great deal of fright is entertained as
to what the result will be. The well is
estimated at over 100000 feet, and
the apparatus used to anchor the mon
ster Jumbo well at Fairmount is useless.
Great caution is being used to prevent
the gas from becoming ignited.-Cor.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
Tho First Sleeping Car.

No single thing has contributed more
to the comfort Of modern life than thu
Pullman car Its inventor, George N
Pullman, worked out the details of hi
invention while merchant in Colorad
In 1859. In 1854 he carried his idea {,
Chicago and employed master car.
builder of the Alton road at salary of
sl00 a month to superintend the con-
struction Of model car. The inventor
was determined that 1t should be the
handsomest car in all respects that had
ever been made in the country. He
came on to New York and here hap
pened to meet the artist who had Just
decorated the house of Samuel j. Til
den. He at once closed with this artist.
took him west and set him at work dec.
Grating the car.
When the Pioneer was finished 1t had
cost the extraordinary sum of $4,000, n
large price even now for sleeping car.
1t was wonder to everybody. 1t was
just as Mr.. Pullman had expected. The
beauty of the finish and the marvellous
innovation he had made were advertised
far and near by the newspapers and by
railroad men. and some of the latter be-
gan to believe that the ideas of the in
ventor after all were practicable.
York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

This fair Of ours, in its general aspect
and judged from the artistic point Of
view, is not only much more successful
than two years ago we believed it could
bet is much more successful than any
that has ever been created in this or anoth.
er land. II is not only comparable to the
beautiful Paris exhibition of 1885, and
not only equal to tit is greatly supe.
rior. And il sexcellence Is not an imita.
tion or even an adaptation of any prec.
edent, but has been achieved upon en-.
tirely new and original lines. 1t is per.
fectly certain that every one who goes
to Chicago next summer will be aston.
ished, no matter how much he may have
heard and believed in advance; and it is
just as certain that he will be charmed,
no matter how good or how captious his
taste may be.
Only those who know how hard it is to
produce high degree of beauty on o
vast scale and in complicated ways will
fully appreciate what Shey see ut Chica.
go. They, and only they, will fully un.
derstand that they are beholding one Of
the most beautiful of sights, and. consid.
ering its genesis, distinctly the mos
wonderful sight, in the world-a sight
the character of which, am not afraid
to say, has not been paralleled since the
Rome of the cmperors stood intact, with
marble palace, statue, terrace, bridge
and temple. under an Italian sky no
bluer than our own.-Mrs Van Rens.
selaer in Forum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

In certain London restaurants each
customer is allowed to make his Tor herr
own tea. The waitress lights the gas
burner, which is affixed to each table
and sets thereon silver kettle. Then
she presents to the teamaker silver
caddy divided into compartments and
Offering choice of Souchong, Ceylon or
green tea. Any one who is compelled to
drink the lukevarm stuff called tea at
restaurants will appreciate the new ides.
--london Letter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
Found q Little Fortune In a Tree.

George Jones, a woodchopper, engaged
in trimming sycamore trees in the center
of this city, observed hanging over him
two shining objects. He climbed higher
and found them to be tin cans of great
weight. He secured them, brought them
to the ground and on opening them
found that they contained gold pieces.
The contents amounted to 81 300. Jones,
though a poor daily laborer, was not
tempted by the glittering heap, but
brought the treasure to the bank at San
Bernardino and deposited it for identifi-
cation by the owner. The money had
evidently been hanging in the tree but
short dme, as a week ago the same tree
was partly trimmed.-San Bernardino
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
Two Striking Heights.

Sir William Don, when quartered with
his regiment at Nottingham, was walk
ing in the market place, and was met by
two mechanics, one Of whom thus ad-
dressed him: "Sir William, me and my
mate as got bet of quart of ale about
yer, and we wants to know yer light ="
Sir William answered, my height is 8
feet z, and yours is the height of impu-
ence."-London Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
VIII Row in Their Drinking water.

The Palo Alto students are forming o
boat crew with which they expect to
win additional laurels. An order will
soon be sent east for an eight oar shell,
and then the crew will begin regular
practice. The reservoir adjoining the
university, over which straight match
can be rowed, will be used for practic-
ing purposes, and possibly some day an
intercollegiate shell race will be rowed
over the water. The majority of the
students have refrained from drinking
the water for months, and they do not
think rowing practice in it will injure it.
San Francisco Report.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
Buying and Selling a Blind Man.

A queer business transaction has just
come to light in Paris. A man was ar.
rested for buying blind man. 1t seems
that the first owner Of the blind man Sc.
cured him from an asylum and used to
lead him along in front of the cafes to
beg. The venture was not financial
success, so he sold his blind man to an
other speculator, who was soon disgust
ed. The unfortunate man was deserted
on the streets by his purchaser, and in
that way the police became acquainted
with the peculiar transaction. - Ex-
change.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
The Haight oe tha Atmosnhere.

Calculations, based on the observa-
ton Of the refraction of light, have
cansed 1t to be supposed that the air be-
comes 80 rare at the height Of about six.
ty miles that that distance may be re-
garded as the limit to its sensible extent;
but other calculations, made during the
present century, Of the distance from
the earth at which meteors ignite indi-
cate that the atmosphere extends to up
ward of hundred miles.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
The Horse Objected.

Luther Springer, of Hancock, Me-,
owns horse. whose days of usefulness
being over, he hired a man to kill. The
man taking an axe started to lead the
horse into the woods, but after going
some distance the animal suddenly at
tackled the would be slayer and throw
Ing him down trampled upon him and
injured him 90 badly that 1t is feared he
will not recover At last accounts the
horses prospects Of living were much
better than tho mans. Philadelphia
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
Clara James Hardworking lien.

Clara Jane Edwards has placed on our
table two large hen eggs. They are
about the size of turkey eggs. Clara
Jane says that the hen that laid 'em has
laid two Of this size every day for the
last four years, but has now gone to set
tin. The eggs have been broken in the
frying pan and they have each two yolks.
A little calculation will show that this
is nearly 5000 eggs in the space of four
years from one hen, equal to IL. 900 com
mon sized hen eggs.-Stewart County
Hopper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

An ingenuity worthy of better cause
was shown by man and his wife in the
lookup at Bath the other day. They
werein separate but adjoining cells, and
managed to keep up domestic happiness
under these difficulties by playing o
game Of high-low-jack through a crack
in the partition.--Lewiston Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
A Great Favor.

he was in his study on Saturday
night when a visitor was announced.
and there entered one of his subterra-
mean parishioners, who, having eau
tiously looked round to see that there
were no listeners, addressed his clergy
man with an air Of grave, mysterious
Importance: "Mester Whitworth. you've
been very kind to my ould girl when
she wor sick so long abed, and want to
do yer good turn, and l can do yer u
good turn. There's going to pe the
gradeliest dog fight in this place to-
morrow. and | can get yer into the
inner ringi'''-Dean Holes Memories"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
A Financial Crisis.

''My mother-in-law never understands
u joke" says correspondent. II finish
a good story, and she always looks mp
and asks, Well, what did the other
man say!' As she can't appreciate wit,
was surprised to receive letter from
her a few weeks after my little boy had
swallowed a farthing, in which the last
words We're, Has Ernest got over his
financial difficulties yety"-Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
The Work OF the Interior Department.

The duties which devolve on the Sec
retary of the interior were performed
prior to the establishment of that post
by the heads of the other departments.
The patent Office was attached to the
state department, the land Office to the
treasury department, and the pensions
and the Indians had been looked after
by the war department. New York Sun
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
souiless Corporations.

Child don't believe the canal COM
panies cares much for children.
Mother-Why not?
Child--In the summer they put the
water in, so we'll get drowned, and in
the winter they let the water out. so we
can't skate.-Good News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

Philosophers and statisticians have
compared figures and find that the limit
OF the earth's capacity is 1904, ,0OO, 900
human beings; also that this number
will be reached before the close of the
Twenty-drst century. = St.. Louis Re-
public
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

La grippe has made such terrible raw
ages among us that the smile that once
arose when reference was made to it has
now changed into grave and very seri-
Gus expression.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
railrsah ctnsr Cables.
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, & PITTS
ID BURGH RAILWAY.

ID BURGH RAILWAY.
The short line between Dubois, Ridgway,
Bradford, Salamanca, Buffalo, Rochester,
Niagara Falls and points In the upper oil
region.
On and after Nov. 13th isa2, passen-
ger trains will arrive and depart from Falls
Creek station, daily, except Sunday. as fol-
lows.
S,iO A. M-Bradford Accommodation-Fo For
points North between Falls Creek and
Bradford. 5:i5 n. IN. mixed train Tor
Punxsutawncy.
Brockwayvillc Ridgway ,Johnsonburg, MI.
Jewctt, Bradford. Salamanca, Buffalo and
Rochester; connecting at Johnsonburg
with Il. < T.. train o. for wilcox, Kane,
Warren, Cory and Erie.
1898 A. M.-Accommodation-Fo Dubois,
Sykes big Run and Punxsutnwncy.
1:2O 7. M.-Bradford Accommodaton-For
Beechtrce, Brockwayvillc, Ellmont Car
mon, Rdgway, Johnsonburg' Mt Jewett
I;sO +. M.-Mail-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Run, Punxsutawney and Walston;
1853 P.M.-Accommodation- Dubois, Big
Run and Punxsutawncy.
Punxsutawncy; 1905 AM. Mail from Wall
ston and Punxsutawncy; 1855 A. NJ, Ac-
commodaton from Bradford; 1:2O u. Nj,
Accommodation from Punxsutawney; 1850
i. NJ. Mail from Buffalo and Rochestcr
1855 Il. NJ, Accommodation from Bradford.
Thousand mile tickets NJ two cents per
mile, good for passage between all stations.
j. H. MCINTYRE. Agent, Falls creek, Pa.
J. II. BARnErT. f. q. lAPEy,
General Supt. Gen. Pas. Agent .
Bradford, Pa. Rochester, n. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

The modern form of football involves
excitements OF . very dangerous kind.
Tho players put into Il the utter reckless
ness Of soldiers on the battleneld
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT DECEMBER IS. 1892.

PHILADELPHIA 4 Erie Railroad Division Time
a.o. !. - EAsT%iARb :. s o.,
sunbury, Harrisburg and Intermediate sta
sHions Ho nrt srsiy'ng ss St phiadeiphia s;se p NJ
from Willinmsport and passenger coaches
from Kane 20 Philadelphia.
1923 p. M;-Tmain Q, daily except Sunday for
Harrisburg and intermediate stations, ar
riving Mt Philadelphia 4:25 4. NJ; New York,
7;io A. N. Through coach from Dubois to
Harrisburg to Philadeiphia and New York.
Philadelphia passengers ran remain in
sleeper uisfisturbed until 7se0 4. NJ.
burg and tntermediate stations, arriving at
4. M; baltimore, $40 A, NJ; Washington. 1880
from Eriesnd WilliamspoNto Philadelphia
passengers In sleeper for Baltimore and
'ns'on S''eperw wEsTWSRn Vi sTSy,sPS
7:s5 A. M.-Train /, daily except Sunday for
msdSts stations Leaves idg%%y SnS az saeS co
o,5O A. M--yrain 3, daily for Erie and inter
s;97 p. Miriam IL. daily exeept Sunday for
Kane and intermedinte stations:
rHRopGH FSnu IRA TRAlNs FOR on ln2lT brentwood
TRAIN. II aeayes Philadelphia $3.50 A. NJ;
Washlngtnn, 1904. MI baltimore, s:45 4; NJ. /;
WilkesbasTe, 1918 A. M; daily except sum
day, arriving at DriftwOod ut 6:27 r. NJ. with
Pullman Parlor car from philadelphia to
Willlamsport.
TRAIN 3 leaves New York at q p. M; Phila-
delphia, LEO D. M; Washington, 10.40 a. m. I;
DrlftwoOd at $3.50 "a. m. Pullman sleeping
cars from Philadelphia TO Erie and from
Washington and Baltimore 10 Williamsport
and through passenger coaches from Phila-
delphia 10 Erie and Baltimore TO Williams
port and to Dubois.
TRAIN leaves Remove at 8.25 n. M, daily
except Sunday, arriving at Driftwood 7:S
u. m.
JOHNSDNBURG RAILROAD.
Daily except Sunday.)
TRAIN 10 leaves Ridgway ut $40 IA. M; john
4 sonburg at 9:55 a. m arriving at Clermont
= at 10:45 u. m.
TRAIN 20 leaves Clermont at 1855 a. m. ar
rising at JoAnsonburg ut 1l=a0 u. m. and
Ridgway ut 1l:55 o. m.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

Trains daily except Sunday.
DAVID MCCARGO. GENL. suPT.,
Plttsburg. Pa.
JAS. P.ANDERSON, GEN'L. Pass. AGT.,
pittsburg Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

LLEGHENYV VALLEY RAILWAY
IA COMPANY commencing Sunday
Dec IS. 1892. Low Grade Division.
EASTWARD.
,.......,, ~ ~, = ~, a. tot 100
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-11

STATIONS. No.1.l NO5. No. o., l0l 100
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
POINT FRS.

Girl wanted See advertisement.
 Read what Catlin says about bicycles, and bicycle tires.
 Young manl Gilbert l. Hart offers you good situation. See adv.
 Read Hotchkiss & Eggleston's new advertisement before you buy any sugar.
 J. 0. Benton's great removal sale af- lords you grand opportunity to secure bargains in footwear. Don't neglect to read his new advertisement.
 "Never go to war without gnn." Furthermore. don't begin your spring work until after you have read Bnrget X Lewis new advertisement.
 If you want anything in the line of electrical supplies, don't fail to give your order to Camp & Warner. They are experts, but their prices are very reason able. Read their advertisement.
 It Is not necessary to call your atten- tion to E. Holllster & Sons new adver- tisement the advertisement shows for itself-but we do want to impress upon you the fact that firm in this section who have enterprise enough to carry such an immense stock of carpets, rugs, wall papers, mattings, linoleum, oil cloth, curtains, etc., certainly deserves yonr patronage; furthermore, their pri- ces ought to secure your patronage.
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
AnUnexpeoted windfalI.

In 1888 lady named Burch, then hv- ing in Kensington, went, like thousand others, to see the fine ladies pass on their way to attend drawing room at Buck ingham palace. While gazing at the show, which, though not democratic, is m exceedingly pretty one, she noticed an old gentleman, faint and confused with the pressure of the crowd, which, being composed of Englishmen, pronounced him drunk. Discerning with better in- sight that he was not drunk, but very ill, Miss Burch led him to seat, found him somewhere glass of water and in a few minutes restored his scattered energies. He thanked her warmly, asked her name and departed-to be heard of no more till few days ago, when a solicitor called to inform Miss Burch that the old gentleman had bequeathed her the inn mense reward for such service of e150,- 900.
 That story-if it is true, which we see no reason to doubt-is the most striking instance we can remember of the true and perfect windfall which all men, it is said, expect in their hearts, but which so rarely occurs to any one.-London Spec tabor.
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
- = ---- : CD1S AND ENDS,

Hot water is good for sprains. last.
 The microscopists say that mosquito has 22 teeth. Demosthenes was the son of 8 sword maker and blacksmith.
 If you heat your knife, you can cut hot bread as smoothly as cold.
 Londoners pay an average each of 21 shillings per annum for gas.
 If you would civilize man, begin with his grandmother er.-Victor Hugo.
 Eighteen hundred girls were gradu- ated from the Boston cooking school last year.
 The fact that a man wants more knowledge is proof that he has some al- ready.
 Don't have big Chinese porcelain jar in room only four times the width of the jar.
 The Duke of Portland is the largest subscriber to newspapers and periodicals in England.
 The sad race speaks much more loudly of heartfelt grief than heavy crape veil and laughing eyes.
 The first cable between CalAis and Dover was failure; the cable was cut on a rocky ridge in 1850.
 Chih is said to number among her pop ulation more poets per capita than any other nation in the world.
 April 12 next will be the 200th ami versary of the introduction of the art of printing in New York city.
 The horse has no eyebrows. The ap- pearance of much white in the eye of 8 horse indicates vicious nature.
 In the 18th century hook was at tached to footman's spear to enable him to drag a knight from the saddle.
 On the bank of the river Rhine be- tween Bingen and Coblentz there is an echo capable of repeating sentence 17 times.
 The stork is partial to kittens as an ar ticle of food and finds them an easy and wholesome prey, and cats reciprocate by 8 love for young storks.
 Cards and note paper are bordered with black, but are not as wide as for merly, such display being regarded as ostentatious and therefore in bad taste.
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
Shutting Off a Brother.

"I think did 8 pretty neat thing just before I left home," said Roderick Cher Till, Chicago travelling man, in the Lindell yesterday. I've got young brother, and he is just the dearest little chap in the world. His only fault is that when I am home he is continually touching me, and it costs me considera- ble in the course of year. Well, Satur- day night he came with his usual request "a quarter. Now, Fred said I, here's half dollar, and your future success as solicitor of aims depends upon the way you use this money
 "The boy took it with sort of mysti- fled air, and bidding me goodby left. Now, here is my scheme. The half I gave him was one of the Worlds fair souvenir half dollars. If he keeps it Gas he ought to), he will always have money and never need any. If he doesn't keep valuable coin like that Gas he surely won't), why, he never deserves to have another cent, and I quit winner both ways. ."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
Proof of His Endurance.

You're pretty small" said the man who was engaging some men to go tn an exploring expedition with him.
 "Pm not very tall" admitted the little man.
 ''Very little over that"
 That's what makes me hesitate, said the big man. II shouldn't think you had enough endurance to stand"-
 "Endurancep exclaimed the little man. "Why. sir, I've got record for that"
 How sor'
 II put in whole afternoon in the rain with girl feet tall and held the um- brella over her head. If that doesn't show endurance, should like to know"-
 That's enough. You'll do."-Detroit Free Press,
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
Dangers of the Season.

The sudden changes in weather in the latter part of the inter and early spring are source of coils and coughs This season is 0 particularly dangerous one for persons with weak lungs or of deli, cate constitution. A slight cold is like. ly to become serious one and the cough that follows is the one great cause of the many deaths from consum D. tion in the early spring. Never neglect cold or cough. Keep reliable rem edy on handN(nd check the first cough, that may lead to consumption. As such remedy the medicine called Kemp's Balsam is strongly recommended. For every form of throat and lung disorder including the la grippe cough, cronp and consumption in first stages, it prob. ably has no equal anywhere. Get q bottle to-day
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
A. A. McLeod,s Career.

A dispntch from Duluth. Minn.. to the New York Tribune says that twenty years ago Mir Mcleod was 8 resident oi Duluth. He was then running pop
 fact"ry, driving his own cart and making his own deliveries. He then went into the real estate business. After that be represented the interests of Austin Cor bin, who pushed "aIac" forward He sold out a silver find" at Leadville to advantage. Coming East. he became manager of a small road running souil' from Ithaca, N. |. Finally he wae given the management of the Reading.
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
No Hope for Gov.

William Coy was to have been execu- ted last Friday, as we stated iu our last weeks issue. On Thursday, however, Gov Russell granted a reprieve of one week. An application for writ of error W IS denied by the Supreme cou Tt on Saturday, and finally, on Monday, the Superior court, the justices who tried the case on the bench, disallowed Coy's exceptions and denied his motion for new trial. Nothing can now save Coy from expiating on the gallows to- morrow the crime of murdering Jobn Whalen.
 Possibly counsel will make one more appeal for communication.
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
No Danger.

Andrew Crosse, the scientist, was very fond of telling one story connected with a Welsh housemaid he had engaged, and who proved so zealous that she would fain scrub and dust every article at hand. In the organ gallery of the house was an apparatus for testing the electricity of the atmosphere.
 ''Noh me tangere" was engraved on the brass receiving cylinder to warn off in- truders, and the servants were told in plain English that they must on no ac- count touch the machine.
 One day, however, the housemaid mo- ticed that the cylinder was dusty, rubbed it vigorously and received sharp cleo tric shock. She went to her master, com planning that the nasty thing in the mu- sic gallery had nearly knocked her down.
 'I told you not to touch it" said MT. Crosse.
 "Yes, sir," she replied, but thought you'd wrote no tanger on itp'-Youth's Companion -.
Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
Postal Changes.

..stmaster-G General Wauamaker is confident that the sphere of the post office department can be greatly eplar- ged "just as we'll as not" Some of the changes Ee proposes are postal tel. graphs and telephones, free delivery iu the country, parcel carriage and mak- ing the offices government depositaries for the savings of poor people. This would furnish absolutely safe savings banks. This last and most of the other features above mentioned have been successfully adopted in Great Britain.