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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
A Monster Owl Killed In the CatskiIIs.

Henry E. Mckenzie of Port Even
came up the U. and ID. railroad as far as
Olive Branch for the purpose of shoot
ing game. While out in the woods near
Browns Station large bird flew over
his head. Mckenzie fired and succeeded
in injuring one Of his wings, causing it
to drop in woods near by. He quickly
ran to where it fell for the purpose of
securing it. When he reached the spot,
he made an attempt to get it, but it
sprang at him in such furious manner
as to cause him some alarm and great
deal of anxiety as to his personal safety.
With the aid of his companion, Ed
ward Davis Of Olive, and q long pole
they succeeded in turning the bird on
its back and tying its feet with piece
of rope, thus rendering it helpless and
safe to carry. 1t turned out to be a great
owl, bird rarely seen outside of British
America, its natural habitation. Its
wing measurement is o feet, it stands
nearly 2i feet high and has a head about
1S inches in circumference, surmounted
in two large horns. The only injury
done the bird was slight wound about
the left wing, and it was taken to Port
Even by Mr.. Mckenzie, where he has it
on exhibition. Many people who have
visited Central park and seen the many
curions owls there say that nothing like
1t, either as to size or resemblance, is on
exhibition.-Pine Hill Sentinel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

Among largo class Of craftsmen the
wish has long been entertained for the
discovery of hard, compact and even
grained wood, having all the charac-
teristics Of lockwood and for which it
would form an efficient substitute. For
many years past the gradual dimin-
ution in the supplies of lockwood and the
deterioration in its quality have proved
serious facts in more than one occupa.
ton, including engravers, hardwood
dealers, ETC., especially the former, on
account Of the higher price asked for
the material and the difficulty of Sc
curing it of the needed size and firmness
Of texture so as to insure the artistic
excellence Of the engraving.
While by far the most important use
of this wood is for the engraver's art,
it is also applied to numerous other
purposes, such, for instance, as wea,
ing shuttles, mathematical instruments,
turnery uses, carving, cabinet work,
etc. The fact is interesting as well as
important that lockwood IS the nearest
approach to ivory of any wood known
and will therefore probably increase
gradually in value as it becomes scarcer.
Small wood, under four inches, is used
considerably by flax spinners for rollers
and by turner's for various purposes,
rollers for rink skates, etc., and If free
from splits is of equal value with the
larger wood. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

Here is good little story told by
George Tyler, Young newspaper man
who is actively engaged in theatrical
management:
"One of my theatrical friends" said,
Mr.. Tyler, twas not many seasons ago
doing the Romeo to a very bad Juliet in
a country town in Kansas. Even that
rural audience could hardly stand the
performance. Dozens of the auditors
hissed. At length only one man was
noticed as maintaining an absolute si-
lence. At last the man who sat by this
fellow said:
"'Why don't you join in the funr
"'It wouldn't be fair
"'And whyY
"'Well, came in on a pass, but IL
they don't improve darned if don't go
out and buy ticket and begin on 'em.'"
st. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
THE BIG REVIEW.

When went up, n raw recruit,
To Bodmin town from Scorrier,
Our colonel wore a scarlet suit,
Like n warrior all ablaze.
Our colonel held big review,
WI knnpsack, pouch and bagginet,
And the colonel's darter drove thereto
In wagginet drawn by bays.
Tho horses pranced the trumpets blawed.
The guns went of impartial,
But OF all the regiment Private Coad
In n martial way did best.
"Stand forth, stand forth. thou hero boldi
To you the rest be second rate;
'Tis you shall wear this clasp OF gold
For to decorate your broad chest.
"Oh. where, Oh, where's my best recruit
That ere paid q shillin for2"
But all the regiment stuck there mute,
Unwillin for to explain.
Till forth steps and gives cough
An answers him 10 dutiful,
"Look. colonel. dear; hos gallopin OF
WI your beautiful darter Jane"
"Of all the plans that e'er I've known
Says he, II do call that plan
To bring my hairs in sorrow down
With a rataplan to the grave.
"Form up, form up, each gallant bladei
Form up, my sons o. Waterlool
We won't interrupt our big parade
For mortal who can't behaved"
London Speaker
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

The space above the mercury in ther-
mometer is not perfect vacuum. There
Is not infrequently small portion of air
left in such space, and there is always
an atmosphere Of the vapor of mercury.
Physically speaking, 1t is perhaps impos-
sible to procure a vacuum. 1t is most
likely that even If a real vacuum could
be procured for an instant air or other
vapor would at once begin to be dissem-
mated from the sides of the vessel in
which it was made, and it would thus
instantly cease to exist.
II Is true that Dexartes denied the
very possibility Of vacuum and says,
"If vacuum could be effected in u YES
sci, the sides would be pressed into con-
tact" but it is hardly correct to say,
Scientists say that a vacuum cannot
exist What scientists do say is what
Galileo said, Mature abhors vacuum"
As the statement Of fact is true, ma
ture does, to the best of our knowledge,
abhor vacuum. She never suffers it
to exist to the extent Of allowing any
space which is perceptible to our senses
to be vacuous. Vacuum, in scientific
speech, simply means space from
which air has been expelled.-Brooklyn
Eagle,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
Manliness.

Learn from the earliest days to in
sure your principle against the peril of
ridlcule. You can no more exercise
your reason IL you live in the constant
dread of laughter than you can enjoy
your life if you are in the constant
terror of death. If you think it right
to differ from the times and to make
point Of morals, do IT,; however rus
tic, however antiquated, however Pc
dantic it may appear, do it-not for
insolence, but seriously and grandly,
as a man who wears a soul of his own
in his bosom and docs not wait till it
is breathed into him by the breath of
fasbion.-Jenness Miller Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
ATTACKED BY A COUGAR.
The Ferocious Brute Finally Trampled to
Death by Horse.

lTumpIeu TO
Death by Horse.
J. p. Jones, who lives near Perhama,
Crook county, had rather startling ad-
venture with cougar. He was speak
ing of his experience to some friends and
said:
81 mounted horse and went on
hunting expedition to place about 20
miles from Perhama, taking with me an
Irish staghound and an English pointer.
/ brought down a deer and a brown
bear, which left at a farmhouse, and
bagged a number of wild pigeons and
other fowl. While returning home
about 10 o'clock ut night along lonely
road about five miles from Perhama,
noticed what seemed to be two balls of
fire in tree but yard ahead of me,
and which stood but foot or two from
the road. At the same instant my horse,
which Is what is known in the COW
counties as an original herder,' drew
up with startled neigh, almost throw
ing me from the saddle. took a close
look at the thing in the tree and saw that
1t was a cougar crouched for spring.
"As tried to unstrap my rifle the an
imal sprang, but missed its mark and
passed just over the horses neck and
about two inches from me. It rolled in
the road, but recovered and sprang again,
this tirne at the horses throat. The
horse bucked and threw me to the
ground, half stunning Inc. The cougar
then rushed upon me, but the stag
hound, which had been standing by, bay
ing furiously, corralled it. There was u
brief but terrific fight, and the dog lay
dead not five feet from me. The pointer
had disappeared, while the horse stood
trembling in every limb. The panther
again sprang at him, landing upon his
back, and away the horse went.
81 recovered my feet in few minutes,
unstrapped my rifle and started in pur-
suit. Five hundred yards from the scene
of the encounter found the horse stand
ing still and the cougar lying dead ut
his feet. The horse bore marks of the
cougars claws upon his back, and his
flesh was torn in several places. The
cougars head was smashed, presumably
by the horses heels. | cannot account
for the result of the strange encounter
except by the theory that a limb of Il
large oak tree, hanging low and directly
over the road, struck the cougar and
swept it off the horses back, and the
horse took advantage of the opportunity
to trample him to death. The horse is
vicious, as all original herders' are.
These horses have been known to fight
for hours until one or the other fell, but
this is the first time have heard of one
fighting cougar. have the animals
skin and will keep it as a memento of
the encounter. The horse was not badly
injured and will soon be ready for serv-
ice again. Portland Oregonian.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
NUMBER 30.
APPENDICITIS IS POPULAR.
Nature of the Disease That of Late Has
Dee Become Almost Fashionable.

Nature of the Disease That of Late Has
Become Almost Fashionable.
Not many years ago, tolerably COM
mon report of the cause of death was
inflammation of the bowels. II was a
pretty general term and has since been
little heard Of as different forms Of
inflammation in the abdominal cavity
have become better known.
The most startling Of all this is ap-
pendicitis, inflammation Of the vermi-
form appendix, useless and dangerous
closed pouch which projects from the
cecum. Almost concurrently with the
enormous advance in surgery which
makes opening the abdomen reasonably
safe instead of almost certainly fatal,
there has been an enormous increase
in the number of cases Of this disease
reported by physicians. The disease has
acquired an interest that Il could not
have while II was almost impossible
to treat II successfully. While only q
limited range Of treatment was open
for any abdominal inflammation 10
made little difference Just where or
what the lesion was; now there are every
reason to decide promptly and accu-
fasely and good hope of surgical cure
n this and some other affections Of the
over viscera.
At the same time, II is evident that
much remains to be learned as TO this
particular affection. Until recently 1t
was usually supposed to proceed from
mechanical irritation of some indiges-
tible substance which became fastened
in this slender blind passage. Now there
is germ theory for it, which gets
some support from the fact that occa-
sionally in a true case of appendicitis
no foreign substance is found in the ap-
pendix. In the great majority of cases,
however, a solid substance is found,
sometimes under circumstances which
make 1t impossible to doubt that 1t fur
nished the starting point for the attack.
There seems also to be a distinct diff
ference of opinion among physicians as
to the length Of time a case may con-
tinue. Some say, or at least imply, that
a mild irritation may exist for weeks
or months, while others consider that
the acute and brief stage is the only
one which deserves to be known under
the title of appendicitis.
COurant
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
The HUTCHINSON HOSPITAL
For the
Treatment Of Cancer,
SEwICkLEY, PENN'H.

A CARD-Since my removal TO Pittsburgh
from Allegheny, my practice has grown to
such proportions that IL became necessary to
obtain commodious quarters for the accom-
modation of my cancer patients and have,
at AN enormous expense purchased the well
known HUTCHINSON HOSPITAL FOR THE
TREATMENT OF CANCER, at sEWICKLEY.
In addition to the Hospital property have
also purchased the Hutchison treatment for
the cure of Cancer, and retained under con-
tract the services OF DIR, Hutchison and the
entire hospital corps, including physicians,
cooks, ETC., who, In connection with my own
coterie of physicians and assistants, will be
prepared to treat all CANCERS and CANCER
GUS DISEASES, TUMORs and MALIGNANT
ULCERS ON any part of the body, and all
NON-CONTAGEOUS DISEASES successful
ly Communications of inquiry can be ad-
dressed to my offices, 907 Penn avenue, Pitts
burgh, Pa. Correspondence solicited.
DIR. ]. A. Burgoon's Office hours for consul
tation at Pittsburgh are from s. IA. IN. to 12 m,
and from TO . p. M, where l treat success
fully all cases of Tape Worms, Catanh and
all Secret Diseases Liver Complaints Kidney
and Stomach Troubles and Kindred diseases.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

awaited his fate. He clinched his teeth,
recovered himself and met the doctors
inquiry, "Are you readyf' with the
"Yes" of stole. His arm was then
pierced with lancet, though no vein
was opened.
"You see how pale he has become"
said the doctor in the mans hearing.
"He is losing blood rapidly" The ply
sician went on describing the symptoms
and at length pronounced the words,
"Now he's dyingp For moment the
prisoner shuddered violently. Then he
became still. The doctor looked at the
criminal, bent his ear to the mans heart,
and then to his dismay found that he
had actually expired.
This unlocked for result, although IL
merely anticipated by day the actual
hanging Of the criminal, at once caused
the experiments to be suspended. BY
this time the first prisoner had recov-
cred, as though from bad dream, but
the third man was heard slowly mur-
muring the Lords Prayer ere he received
the poisonous" injection. He gave a
mad cry Of joy when he learned that his
death would not occur until the morrow.
Another remarkable but less deadly
trick played by the imagination is often
noted. Many people conceive an aver
sion for some particular flower, perfume
or color. One man, noted for this lido
syncrasy, hated green colors. He had a
notion-how IL originated no one can tell
that green was dangerous to him. Ac-
cordingly he was rarely able to go out
into the country except at night.-Mil-
lion
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
The ScoundreI.

A man who had Just finished COM
Portable meal at restaurant the other
day suddenly rose from his chair,
grabbed his hat and umbrella that stood
against the wall and rushed out of the
building.
"Stop himr' exclaimed the cashier.
"That fellow went away without pay
ing"
'I'll stop him" said a determined look
ing man who rose up hastily from table
near where the other had sat. "He took
my gold handled umbrella. I'll stop
him, and I'll bring him back with po-
liceman. The scoundrely'
Without a moments pause he dashed
out Of the house in hot pursuit of the
conscienceless villain. And the cashier,
a cold, hard, unsympathetic kind of
man, has begun to suspect that neither
of them will come back.-London Tit
Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
Her Firat Want,

Awoman dropped intoa a Chicago news
paper Office. She was bright and clever,
but absolutely penniless. She stated her
case plainly. She had been lying ill in a
hotel for six weeks, with no money to
employ doctor, and only the sparse
care that an overworked chambermaid
was able to give her. Would the editor
help her? He would. He gave her a
subject for special, advanced money
on it out of his own pocket and said,
"Now, my girl, you'd better go and see
a doctor right off," "Oh, no." she said,
II must have a fall hat first. Chicago
Letter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
A TOrDid Liver.

A clogged condition of the system is
one symptom of liver out of order.
Here is as good and simple remedy as
any know. writes physician. Get II
nice lemon, cut it in half. Take one half
in tumblerful of cold water, last thing
at night, and the other first thing in the
morning. Half pint of very hot water
with squeeze Of lemon or lime In it
before breakfast is also good. Both rem
edies are well worth trying.-Liverposl
Mercury.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
A Whopper From Vermont.

A hens egg recently opened in local
bakery was found to contain well de-
veloped frog nearly two inches long.
1t was separated from the body of the
egg by film of albumen. The frog,
attached to the egg shell, is now pre-
served in alcohol.-St. Johnsbury W.
Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
The Time For Him to Laugh.

Mack-You can't blame me for
laughing when you say such ridicu-
lous things. They're enough to make
horse laugh.
Jack-Then let the horse laugh.
When say anything sufficiently ridicu-
lous TO raise the risibilities of donkey,
why, then you are at liberty to laugh
as long and as loud as you please
Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

A duke during the middle ages was an
independent sovereign. The first rulers
Of Austria were dukes. The titlelost its
idea Of independence during the reign Of
Louis XIII OF France.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

The origin of Sleepy Hollow is cred
ited to Washington Irving. 1t was used
by him to indicate, it may be supposed,
the backwardness and supineness of tho
inhabitants Of the district he depicts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

Rising generation!" said worn
looking mother. II guess they would
not be called SO if folks only knew how
hard it was to get six children out of
bed in the morning. boston Com
mercial Bulletin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06

The smallest races are tho Eskimos
and certain dwarfs in Africa; the larg-
est, tho Patagonians.
The morning call., 1893-06-23
IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.
Some Grave Charges Against a Po-
IicemaT,

STOCKTON, June 22.-Ida Maud Nicholas,
the bogus widow, who contested the will
of Joseph Mckinney, a weil-to-do colored
farmer of Banta, and was arrested for per-
jury, created a sensation to-day by con-
Tossing the crime and making a clean
breast of the whole plot. She swore that
she was approached by A. j. Ross, a
police officer here. ten months ago, with a
proposition to personate Mckinney 5
widow. For that crime he has been held
for subornation OF perjury and is now in
Jail.
Continuing. she said she was sick and
almost destitute, and some days had not
enough TO eat; finally she agreed to follow
his directions, and learned from him what
she swore to in the contest under promise
of one-third of the estate, which is valued
at $4,000.
Russ gave her money from time to time,
and she sweaTs he coached the witnesses.
The woman swore that she had been seen
with Mckinney, as was testified to by
other witnesses, and her disclosure i'm
plicated only the man Ross. She said she
wanted to confess when first arrested and
could conceal her guilt 20 longer.
The woman is intelligent and was well
raised. but Der life has been wild. She
says with her many faults this is the first
time she ever maintained lie, and she
could act the part no longer.
1t is thought that the woman will be
dealt with lightly, but 10 mercy Is expected
for Ross.
The morning call., 1893-06-23

ALL GROWING BETTER.
Condition of the Bandits and Deputy
Detective Jackson.

VIsALIA, June 22.-The money-makin 9
schemers have not quit. Yesterday the
bandits consented to have their photo
graphs taken, and to-day both men con-
scented to talk into a photograph. OF
course Mrs. Evans gets a royalty on the
photographs and phonogreph.
DR.. Patterson furnishes this report to-
day:
Evans wounds are healing slowly but
kindly the stitches have all been removed
from the stump. which continues to dis
charge pus. The healing process will be
slow for this reason. The injured eye is
improving slowly; the inflammation is
gradually lessenng, though 1t continues
painful. The sight is entirely destroyed
John Sontag is continuously improv-
ing The bullet wound in the right Shout
der was reopened twenly-four hours ago
and began discharging bloody serum. 1t is
thought he VIII make a good recovery, and
that he will not lose the arm"
Nearly all the stitches were to-day re-
moved from the stump of Fred jackson
leg. 1t is in excellent condition. Not q
drop of pus has come from it.. and the
edges of the wound are nicely united. He
is in excellent health and spirits. To-
day is the tenth day since amputation.
FNEsNo, June 22.-Evans and Sontag
were brought here ana safely lodged in
Jail. They were In charge of Sheriff Kay
and Deputies Witty and Broder. They
stood the trip well.
The morning call., 1893-06-23

juries. All four occupied rooms upstairs,
and the fire originated in the hall under
the stairway, shutting off all egress by this
means.
Bishop and the Marion woman jumped
from the second story window. the Tor
mer sustaining broken bones in one
foot and being otherwise bruised aud
slightly burned. Ritt had been drinking
heavily during the night and had only been
in bed about half an hour, and after the
fire was extinguished was found near a
window, as though he had attempted to
escape and was overcome by smoke and
suffocated
The Brooks woman was also found near
the window, she. too, evidently having
been reused from sleep only too late to
escape.
From letters found in the dead girls
room it appears her right name was Alice
Wicker and that her relatives live at Onyx,
Kern County, Cal.
The morning call., 1893-06-23
HE MET HIS MATCH.
Corbett's Sparring Partner Was
Not in the Fight.
There Came Colored Gentleman
From Philadelphia Who Did the
Business for Him.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

CoNEY ISLAND. June 22.-The crack
bouts scheduled to take place before the
Coney Island Athletic Club tonight
proved a drawing card. Every one of the
six men was considered so well equalized
it was difficult to pick the winners and
betting on each event was pretty nearly
even. Mike Leonard was favnrite over
George Reynolds and Billy Ernst had a
large number of admirers, but Billy Yer
non was a slight fayOrite in the betting.
Jim DAILY, the former sparring partner Of
Jim COrbett, had a large following, but
Joe Buffers powers we're not overlooked.
There was a representative sporting au-
dience present. When proceedings were
begun George Reynolds and Mike Leon
ard opened the evenings entertainment,
fighting at $50 pounds. Both DISPLAYED
considerable science and were gluttons for
punishment, which was freely admins
tered. Leonard was the stronger in the
ninth, and after opening UP big cash In
Reyn ODDS cheek pounded him about the
ring until he had him out.
Billy Vernon. the Haverstraw brick
maker. and Billy Ernst next came upon
the stage. The men opened cautio usly,
and four rounds we're fought with both
men smiling and the fight anybody's.
The fifth round witnessed some lively
exchanges, with honors still easy.
In the sixth Vernon kept jabbing away
at his opponent till he had him running
around like mad bull.
In the seventh Ernst started in to rush
matters, and fought Vernon into corner.
In the eighth and last round Ernst went
at his man in determined manner. He
showered right-handers upon Vernon till
he knocked him out, aud he had to be car
ried from the ring.
The fina bout of the evening, between
Jim Daily of Buffalo and Joe Butler of
Philadelphia. started at 10: 80 o'clock. II
was to be twenty rounds or more for a
purse of $500.
In round l DAILY Tented several times,
and followed this up with smash in the
belly, and landed his left on the colored
mans jaw.
In the second DAILY caught lthe coon"
three or four times without return, and
then they smiled with honors even.
The third was a terrific round, in which
Daily was knocked down repeatedly. He
fought back, although so weak that he
could scarcely stand.
In the fourth Daily made some vicious
swings and landed several times on But
ler's wind, and had the colored man almost
as weak as himself at the call of time.
In the fifth the colored man forced Daily
to his corner, where he slipped and fell,
when Butler followed up his advantage
and punched his man all over the ring.
DAILY swung his right on Buffers head
with good effect, but in the sixth he was
too weak, and Butler rushed him. and
landing his right on the jaw sent him to
the floor. DAILY was knocked down seven
times more in rapid succession before he
was put out, each time growing weaker
and weaker. The time ofthe last round
was two minutes and ten seconds.