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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

little fork to catch the hair with.
Maybe you thought these dummies
wore wigs pasted on, but let me tell
you that each hair is put in separately
and quickly, and poked in to II depth
of half an inch, 50 that when finished
the hair can he combed and dressed rs
readily as il on human head more
So, If anything, for it won't come out.
The eyebrows, eyelashes aud-on oc-
whiskers are put in in the
same deliberate fashion, and are as real
rs they look.
The next process is to burn out the
eyes and mouth with specially shaped
hot irons. Glass eyes come by the box
and pearly teeth, such as dentists put
in real heads, come strung ON wire
in separate sets. An eye is impaled
on stick and inserted in place, while
drops of hot wax from the outside
holds it in place temporarily; the
teeth are also put up through my lady's
throat and occasionally get loose from
their moorings and rattle in my lady's
head. They are finally got into place
and thin coating of wax put on the
inside of the head with brush holds
them there, and the lady is ready to
have her cheeks and lips painted, and
the fashionable shadows put under
her eyes.
This finishes her rs to head and
shoulders. The part of her anatomy
that is not to be exposed to public
gaze is, am sorry to say, something
of sham. Pasteboard is cheaper,
lighter and more. durable that wax,
and when it is to be covered up an
swers the same purpose. However,
the pasteboard outlines are just as
faithfully carried out. The molds are
thoroughly CREASED and layer after
layer of heavy paper we'll soaked in
paste are pressed carefully into them,
and when dried this paper is as firm
as one thick piece. This pasteboard
dummy ia lined with strong cloth and
thin coating of plaster of Paris, and,
while light, is so tough that it is hardly
possible to break it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

store beauty, the wax must he the
laintiest pink; for mans face il is
darker, and for an Indian or mulatto
darker still The melted wax is thin
as water, aud when poured into mold
fills il completely. Curiously enough,
when il cools it solidiies to such an
extent that there is barely two inches
thickness Of the wax, and it is per-
recily uniform and rs smooth rs satin
on the inside. The face side, however,
from the contact with the plaster mold,
is rough. and has to be scraped with n
knife, the little airholes filled with
wax by n hot iron, and the whole sur
face polished with fine sandpaper.
Then the smooth, bnld-headed figure
is handed to hairdresser, who has a
bunch of human hair aud stick with
n needle in the end of it. This needle
is an ordinary sewing needle, with
half of the eye broken away, leaving
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
CHoKED BY MASKED MEN.

tHREr R,sBsRs BRurALLY TREAT A 70-YHAR-
OLDHAM.
Emr.-Birtholsnew Crowley, a farmer
10 years old, living four miles east of Erie,
was choked to insensibility by three masked
men, because he refused to rsvesl the hiding
place OF money supposed to be in his pos.
session. His daughter, Mrs. Carey, was
first brutally treated but the robbers loft
her in barred room while they poured oil
on Crowley, threatening to burn him :alivs
and continued to search the house.
Mrs. Carey jumped from second story
window to the ground, sustaining serious
spinal injuries, but reached the house OF
Deig ghbors to give the alarm. The house oi
Mrs. John Crowley nearby, was ransacked
and no one being there, the furniture ruin
cd with an az, but the thieves secured only
s25) in cash. Three suspects arrested by
the Erie police have been released.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
What the Dog Knew,

I happened one day to be in Ten
nessee mountain town when an cleo
ton was taking place, and there was
one fellow who was doing more talk
ing than anybody else and getting into
repeated rows. He was followed every
where by shepherd dog, and late in
the evening l found him on the edge
of the town in most dilapidated con-
dition, the result of fight with the
wrong man. The dog was trying to
lead him home.
"Well," said, "what's the matter?"
"Fightin'," was his brief response.
"You look it," said !, quite fear
lessly, for i felt safe under the circum-
stances. "rhat's good dog you have.
Do you want to sell him;"
"No, stree" he replied, brighten
ing up little. "Here Carlo" he said,
and the dog faced about and sat up.
Then he put him through lot of
lifficult tricks, apparently forgetting
all about his own battered condition.
"Why," | exclaimed. "blamed if he
doesn't know as much syou do"
The man looked at me aggressiyely.
"More, mister he said, che knows
enough to keep his mouth shut. -
Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

most important persons in their own
towns, and, without reading the postal
cards that pass through the Office, are
we'll informed regarding what is going
ON around them. Miss Martha T..
Stone, of North Oxford, Mass, is the
oldest woman postmaster in the coun
try. She received her commission
April 81, 1857, from Horatio King,
who was then First Assistant Post
master General. There were then
only two mails day at North Oxford,
but since that time the business is
nearly quadrupled. Miss Stone has
always had the Office in her sitting
room. She assisted ex-senator George
in compiling the history of Davis
Geneology," and also Judge Learned,
of Albany, in compiling the geneology
of the Learned family. From the
Learned family, which was one of the
wealthiest and most influential in Ok.
ford, Miss Stone traces her descent,
as she is the reat-granddaughter of
Colonel Ebenezer Learned, one of the
pioneers of the town, which was
settled in 17l3. Miss Stone was for
nineteen years teacher and has also
served ON the School Board.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
The Father OF ExpOsitiOns.

The originator of National exposi.
tions was Napoleon. He began in
l79S series of National cxpositions,
which continued at intervals of from
four to seven years until 1859. They
were intensely National III their spirit.
A gold medal was offered at the earliest
of them to the manufacturer who
should deal the hardest blow at Eng
lish trade. At the French Exposition
of lSiO this spirit still survived SO
strongly that the Minister of Com.
merce publicly declared that a propo.
sition to admit foreign exhibitors and
their products "could only have ema.
mated from the enemies of France. Z"
To England. as q Nation, and largely
to the late Prince Consort's personal
influence and exertions belongs the
honor of organizing the first great ex-
hibition in which merely National
lines were overstepped and an inter-
national scope given to it. The exhi-
bition of 1851, held in the Crystal
Palace, London, which. in its day, was
one OF the wonders of the world, was
the first truly large and comprehen-
sive international enterprise OF the
kind. New Orleans Picsyune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
A Good War Story

One of the best arinv stories have heard
for long time was told by Johnstovu
veteran of the Forty-fifth regiment who vss
here at this reunion recently. The hero OF
the story was Jew. The veteran announo-
ed that he was going TO the suffers quar-
ters, some two miles away, TO make some
Purchases. The Jew, Conn, lying in hs
ient heard this, and calling the veteran in
said
u give you 80 cents, you buy me iobac-
CO"
Tie 80 cents was handed over. The veteran
made his "trip to the sut-rs quarters, but
could get no tobacco, Inyead he bought 4
cents worth OF cigars. all of which, except
two. he gave away to the boys and Que OF
those left he himself smoked. The remain
ing one he carefully wrapped up in half a
dozen papers and handed them into the
tent 10 Conn. The Jew spent some tins
getting all the Wrappers of and was almost
paralyzed when he found it contained
singla cheap cigar.
,"Wnat you do NIT mine 50 cents" said
the Jew.
His riend told him the sutler had no to-
bacco so he had bought cigars. Conn gazed
long and earnestly at the small return ne
had got for his half-dollar, and then loals-
ing up at his TREND said:
well. de next lime send fool 'or to-
bacco goes myself. '-SoDsI set (PI.) We
dette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

Ar HazeIton while Albert Sponeburg,
wife and child were driving across the Penn.
sylvania track, they were struck by freight
engine. Mrs. Sponeburg was instantly killed
and the husband badly injured. The child
escaped without scratch.
THREE hunters discovered band OF
counterfeiters IN a cave in the Laurel Hill
mountains, near Greensburg, The coun-
terfeiters got away, but the hunters coniis.
Gated their tools. A hunt Tor the counter
feiters is being made.
SUNDAY evening while Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Sell, of " est Derry were out walking
their house was set on fire and destroyed
by one Of their five little children upsetting
a lamp. Neighbors rescued the children.
GEORGE FRAuGER, wealthy farmer living
near Pleasant Unity, was swindled out oi
5000 by the farm buying and tin boz
game by two unknown buncoers.
A DISEASE that is pszzling the veterinary
surgeons has broken out among the horses
in the vicinity OF Mt. Pleasant. and many
animals have died.
MICHAEL MILLER, employed in the mines
near Avonmore, was instantly killed by a
fall Of slate. lie was about 30 years old
and unmarried.
THE 81. 100 raised a year ago by employees
VI uSip s'hTJ tut w NutIoW lIDI pldHN ~
New Castle will be returned with 5 per cent
interest.
MACK BALsIy6ER was fatally crushed by q
fall OF limestone near McClelandtown
while mining under the face Of the stone.
EMMA BLOOM, a domestic employed at the
Kroner House, ,Scottdaie. foil from second.
story window and was fatally injured.
J. NJ. BEokwIrH. a New York jewelry
diamonds at Erie Saturday.
SHIPMENTS OF anthracite coal through
Philadelphis up to date show an increase
Of 952, 1873 tons owes last year.
BURGLARS robbed the hardware store of
s. w. Bortz at Greensburg Sunday night OF
lot OF valuable goods.
AT Meadow Lands Sunday night Mrs.
John Edwards drove burglar from the
house with hot poker
DAVID G. DOyoHuE, Associate Judge of
Adams comfy died suddenly Sunday night.
He was 45 years old.
RALPH RHODES of Uniontown, aged Is, has
died of lockjaw. induced by a blow with a
stone on the jaw.
GEoRaE SHELTON. aged 6.of Connellsville
was killed by the accidental discharge oi
his gun.
The soldiers home at Erie has its full
quota of inmates, 400, at present.
AT Dunbar $50 coke ovens were fred.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
The Oldest POstmistress.

There are, according to recent
computation, 6335 women postmasters
in the United States, Pennsylvania
having 1853, the largest number, Alaska
having only one. In this position
women have won highest praise foi
the excellence and accuracy of thei,
work aIsl the conscientiousness with
which it is executed, says the Boston
journal. They are almost always
popular, both with their patrons and
with the Government Department,
simply because, working with all then
tact and business ability, they are
courteous and try to please the people
they serve. They are sometimes the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
Fortune in the Field.

Recent experiments point to the
growth OF a new and profitable in
dustry from the prolific scrub growth
OF the Florida forests and fields.
1t has been proved that the leaf OF
the saw palmetto can be ground into
pulp which makes an excellent
article OF ho'low-warc for domestic
and other uses, and the present ex.
periments are expected to prove the
adaptability OF this material to the
making OF all kinds OF paper. For
some time past the peculiar cabbage.
like substance In the top OF the cab.
bage palmetto has been used with
the tender tops as veil, as u dber In
the manufacture Oi parchment. 1t
is now proposed to obtain cheap paper
tiber from the ordinary scrub plant.
Some OF this pulp has been success.
fully worked up into pals, tubs,
basins and other hollow-ware. The
supply OF saw palmett> Is practically
inexhaustible in Florida. Millions
Of acres are covered with it, and
when cut down TO the ground II
grows up again two or three times .
year. A crop that grows without
cultivation and In such very large
quantities bids fair to have smlllion!
In It,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

retail stores and churches. Museum
work is the most difficult, because it
must be as nearly exact in likeness as
possible; ; waxen images for cathedrals
are purely imaginative, and the least
troublesome, but the most profit comes
from the stores, which freshen up their
show windows annually and change
their exhibition ladies from delicate
blonde to plump brunette or back to
museums, by the way, frequently have
their own sculptors and workmen ON
the premises, and make their own
figures, so that when anybody becomes
sufficiently noted or notorious, aud the
crowds are sufficiently curious, all
hands so right to work from photo
graph, and have homegrown celeb
rity ready in a jifry.
Up a fight or two of bare stairs
there is u sculptor's studio and work
shop, scattered over two entire floors.
The sculptor himself is n typical Ger
man. Everything is white with plas-
ter of Paris, and plaster casts stand
'Aphho toihbotoutHt Nhitt
trcssing inanimate heads and limbs and
half figures are shelved in rows or
scattered around promiscuously. In
baby's bathtub, right in the center
of the floor, floats the prettiest, pink
est, plumpest baby's foot and leg you
ever saw, cut off half way above the
knee, and you turn away from it only
to encounter dimpled arm and hand,
with the tapering finger pointing
straight at You from the nearest shelf.
The sculptor sits unmoved by his
grewsome surroundings. He has a
big apron on and is modelling child's $
head ont of clay. Sometimes he
works from living model--s profess
sional poser-sometimes from photo
graph, sometimes from his fancy, sc-
cording to the needs of his customer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
Wise Advice.

In the Life OF Rowland Hill.r by
Mr. CharleSworth, published Ia Lon
don some years ago, there are many
anecdotes or that remarkable man.
At one time when Mr.. Hill was
preaching for the benefit OF a charity,
note was handed to him, the writer
OF which asked whether it would be
right for a bankrupt to contribute to
the good cause.
NO" said the preacher, after he
had read the note: "but, my friends.
/ would advise you who are not in
solvent not to pass the plate this
evening, as people will be sure to say,
There goes the bankrupt"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

several hundred separate filamcnts.
1t is now quite possible to sec tho
larger sun spots without glass or lens
Of any kind.
A factory chimney forty-cight feet
high, composed If paper, has just been
erected at Breslsu. 1t 10 said to be
absolutely iire-prooi.
The hornets nest ia sometimes two
feet in diameter. The outside layers
have small interval between each,
so that if the rain should penetrate it
is soon arrested.
The density of things at the center
of the glol;e is So great, that, it is
reckoned, if block of steel four feet
in cubical dimensions were placed
there it would be reduced to nine
inch cube.
Frogs are mainly juice. IF they try
to make more than short journey
away from moisture, in drought, they
will perisl, for want of water and then
their bodies will dry away. The frogs
bones are 80 soft TINT he scarcely
leaves any skeleton.
Frogs and toads lay numbers of
small eggs. They ure dropped in the
vat r. like fish spawn, in long clusters
or strings. The Surinam toad carries
her eggs soldered together like hon
eycomb on her back. The Aliphes
carries them between its legs rolled up
in bunch.
Barnacles, beside fastening them
selves to ships and piling, have been
known to fasten themselves to spe-
cies of fish, and which are known as
bullheads. Specimens of this fish
have been found completely encrusted
by this little animal, sometimes to such
an extent as TO cause death.
The sound of strong brass band
cannot be heard at greater distance
and the report of musket is scarcely
perceivabe at distance of 20, 900 feet.
In the Arctic regions, when the spirit
thermometer marks 10 degrees or more
below zero, Fahrenheit. common
conversation may he carried on by per-
sons separated from each other by mp
ward of 1000 feet.
According TO Mr.. Tegettueier the
rabbit in Australia has been forced by
his environment to alter his European
habits. The forepaws of some have
ready become adapted for climbing
trees in search of the food which they
can not find on the ground, and others
have begun to litter on the bare earth.
The Antipodenn rabbit also enters the
water and swims very we'll, both dur
ing his migrationsand when he is pur-
sued.
II is computed by leading physiolo-
| gists that since one-third of IA second
sufiices to produce an impression on
the brain, man who has lived to be
100 years old must have collected upon
the folds of his brain matter at least
9,467, $50, 900 impressions. Or, again,
take off one-third for sleep, and we
still find not less sthau 6,3ll, $40, 900 in
dentations-memory's finger marks
on and in the brain. This would give
3,155, 760, 900 separate waking impress
sions to the man who lives to be but
80 years old.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
BIG FIRE AT PARKER.

SEVERAL BUSINESS Housss DESTROYED AND
$4,000 DAMAGE DONE.
P,RKER--Fire started in Clint Elders bill
lard hall and before il was subdued It had
destroyed r. J. Blair's stationery store, Mrs.
wilkins millinery store, Durbin Mobley's s
gents furnishing store, knights barber
shop. the postofiice and Mrs Whites res'
taurant The property owners sustaining
losses are Henry Bohem, Mrs. wilkins,
Mrs. Featherston. Mrs. Elder, Henry Surk,
Mrs. wallrobinstein and Mrs. EN-. Parker.
The loss is about $50 900, with $4,000 in
surance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

WO ladies' were looking IN
show window the other day,
ndmiring an imported hat dis.
played on II revolving figure.
The pretty wax lady. dressed in her
Sunday best, turned complacently
round and round with self-satisfied
simper, her features were faultless, her
hair done in the newest twist, and the
feathery creation of an imaginative
foreigner browning her improbable
Head was the finishing touch to nn i'm
practicable whole. Both model and
hat belonged just where they were
under glass. Imagine the flesh and
blood, everyday woman, with a turned
up nose, wind blown hair and mole
in the wrong spot, trying to be consis-
tent in that hat
"It's no use, sighed the more prac-
tical of the two women. "You couldn't
expect me to- look like anything in II
real Frenchy hat That's French
figure; of course, it has the proper
air and style TO it,
She WAS right about the hat, but she
was mistaken about the figure. Itwa'
N American as she was. Those "French
figures" are made right in this city and
generally by n German. writes Frances
NJ. Benson in the New York Recorder.
They used to he imported Mt consider
able expense, but now we import the
makers instead, and they are kept busy.
| can tell you. The three principal
branches of their work are for museums,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

When this child's figure is completed
it is to be one of a Christmas group in
the show window of a big dry goods
house, which is already working on its
display, and it is to be an ideal Santa
Claus child. When the clay head is
finished, it is given to young man,
who puts it on pedestal, and with a
broad, fiat knife, covers it with plaster
of Paris in two sections, being careful
to grease the edges, SO the front and
back sections will fall apart readily
when the plaster is stiff enough to
come of. This plaster cast faithfully
copies every outline Of the clay figure,
even to the tiniest curve, and when
the melted wax is poured into it the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
PHILADELPHIA YKs.

PnILApELrHIA-rhe weekly statement OF
the banks in this city for the past week
show an increase in the reserve Of 1929, 900;
due from other banks an increase OF si07,-
600; due to other banks decrease OF s232,-
300. The deposits increase s3li 900; the cir
culation increase, s2S. 900 and the loans and
discounts show decrease OF sol, 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

California also has her Plymouth
Rock. II is The spot where the first
recorded church service was held on
the Pacific slope, more than three
centuries ago, and it is to he marked
by memorial c, t~s. the GIFT OF GcorCo
W. Childs, of Philadelphia. The me
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
AWARDED g 80 pAMAnY,.

BEavER-The cass OF Lawrence Dilworth
ct al. vs.. the Pittsburg Il Lake Erie Rail
road Company resulted in verdict for the
plaintiff for 81 go When the company
changed its ro dbed it shut OF the water
supply OF the plaintiffs, who were operating
the paper mill factory at Beaver Falls.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

In India 25, 900, 900 acres are made
fruitful by irrigation. In Egypt there
are about 5000, 900 acres and in Eu-
rope about 100000. The United
States has about 1000. 900 acres Of ir-
rigsted lands.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
Long Way on.

"Lct me see, said Brown to Jones:
"isn't this Jones that we we're lust
talking about relative of yoursl"
"a distant relative" said Jones.
every distant?"
81 should think so. He's the eldest
OF twelve children and I'm the young
est. = Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
poGs DESTROYING SHEEP.

HoLmD,YssuRG. Blair county farmers
are troubled by the onslaughts made upon
their stock by roaming dogs. Farmer Il. l..
Walker. OF Duncansyille lost % sheep
slaughtered by pack Of dogs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

A school boy at Abilene, Kan, has
four years lease on acres of ground
near town. He expects to get through
high school and make money enough
off the land by 1897 60 take him
through college.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08
zones anew fiis " eaxness.

Somebody challenged Jones to fight
duel, thinking to scare him.
well, it's go" replied that cheer
full lunatic, but only on one condi-
ton. You know how near-sighted l
am? Well, to make things equal l
insist that l shall be placed ten PAGES
nearer my opponent than he IL to
me, for the fellows got an eye like u
hawk" ...----
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08


Consecrited October %. 1893, 10y the
Church Missionary Council as memo /.
rial OF the service held on the shore of.
brakes Bay about st. John Baptist's:
Day. June ~. A. D.. 1879. by Francis !:
:Fletcher. Priest Of the Church OF Eng {:
land. Chaplain OF Sir Francis Drake,
.Chronicler OF the Service.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

During the present century 5000
tons of gold have been mined the
world over.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

The design is copy of All ancient
Celtic cross, and the stem is to be
richly carved after the manner of the
early Celtic Christians. The priuci-
pal device above the arms on the faco
Of the cross will he the "Book of Com
mon Prayer" On the reverse will be
the arms of the Episcopalian diocese
Of California and three inscriptions
Teciting that it is a memorial of the
first Christian service on the coast. of
the first use of the "Book Of Com.
mon Prayer in the country, and one
Of the first recorded missionary pray.
ers on the continent.
The sub-base will be seven feet high
and ornsmented with Runic designs.
each facade presenting a cross like
that of the main shaft above it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

outlines are re-reverscd and the figure
comes out right side again.
The wax comes in bulk. in q pure
white state, and when melted is tinted
only in the groundwork or flesh color.
For the delicate coloring OF hair
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-08

ffAt VI ~ wv
words from one who
was n menter OF
|Co. g Of the 5jth
Ind. regiment. The
organization " as
composed OF odds
and ends from diff
,ferent parts OF ,bs
State, called out to
guard prisoners al
Camp Morton. |
do not mean that
the men were odds
and ends" but the
company.
, We were muster
ed into service on