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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
A Grent Texas Dam.

The great dam at Austin, Texas, is
1900 feet long, sixty-six feet wide at
the base, and 10 feet on top, and is
sixty feet high from low-water mark.
II is estimated in round figures that
~, 200 carloads Of material of the
different kinds used were required for
its construction. There are over %,
900 cubic yards of masonry laid with
some $4,000 barrels of Portland ce-
ment. The material used, as stated
by Secretary Oliphant, embraced 4, 48l
carloads of granite, 14,307 of lime
stone, 456 of cement, and 2,736 of
sand. This loaded into cars would make
a solid train over 10 miles long. The
estimated cost of the structure was 3501,
$50, and the actual cost S605, 900, the
extra cost being due to some cxactions
not originally contemplated This
difference, however, has been more
than offset by securing superior water
and lights, advantages below the
estimated cost, so that there will be a
considerable balance left of the
81, 400, 900 bonds after the entire water
supply system is completed.
There is now on hand in round
figures $62, 900 in cash to the credit of
the fund, with $500. 900 of the bonds
remaining. In addition to this there
is $40, 900 invested in the dam railroad.
The water works will have two pumps
of daily capacity of 1000, 900 gallons.
Contracts have been let for forty-two
miles of piping. The electrical plant will
have ten dynamos of $4,000 sixteen
candle power each for domestic and
commercial lighting, and two dynamos
of like capacity for street lighting
For moving cars and other motors
there will be four dynamos each of
120-horse power. The water horse
power is provided with eight penstocks
each, nine feet fin diameter, for regu-
lating the flow and distribution of
water in the dam. Bernard Corrignn.
contractor for building the dam, was
two years engaged in that part of the
work, and has $94, 900 yet due him un-
der his contract The dam ranks
among the largest in the world. ---San
Antonio Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
One OF Arizona's Wenders,

For many years Heidelberg Univer-
sity has had the honor os owning the
largest barrel, or "tun," rs they call
it, in the world. They have had the
honor, although, according to the San
Francisco Call, it does not belong to
them, for Arizona has barrel that
makes theirs fade into insignificance.
The one at Heidelburg will not hold
liquid, neither will the one in Arizona.
In this they are the same, but are diff
ferent in many other ways. Arizons's
barrel is the work of nature, and il is
on high peak of mountain, about five
miles from Aguss Calientas, which is
in the Catalina Mountains, about six
teen miles from railroad. The barrel
is one of those peculiar rock forma-
tions and is about 200 feet high, and
the top of it is at least 1000 feet above
the valley. 1t can be seen for miles
before the traveller gets to it, and its
appearance is most deceiving. 1t re-
quires no effort of the imagination to
eethe large utensil of Bacchus perched
on its peak with glass under its faucet
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

do not admit that woman should re-
nounce an existence which she hopes
will prove happy, and abandon all
her joys and dreams, for the sake of
satisfying the admiration of the gal
lery. Do you believe that man can
induce a woman to tolerate what he
himself cannot support? And, be-
sides, do you think that my wooden
feet are attractive?"
NJ. Revaliere became silent. What
could say TO him? I felt that he
was right. Could 1 blame her, scorn
her or even admit that she was wrong
No. However, the denouement which
conformed to the rule, to the aver
age, to truth and probability, did not
satisfy my poetic appetite. These he
roic stumps called for noble sacrifice
that was wanting, and I experienced q
profound deception.
"Pas Nine. de Fleurel any chill
dren?" / asked him suddenly.
eyes, n daughter and two sons.
These toys are for them. She and her
husband have been very kind to me"
The train mounted the incline at
Saint German, passed through the two
tunnels and entered the station. /
was about to offer my arm to help the
mutilated officer alight, when two
hands were stretched toward him
through the open door.
"Good morning, my dear Reval-
iere."
"Ah! good morning, Fleural."
Behind the man was woman smil-
ing radiently and throwing her "goe1
morning" with her gloved fingers. A
little girl by her side jumped with joy,
and two youngsters looked with eager
eyes at the drum and gun that their
father was taking down from the rack.
When the disabled man was upon
the platform, all the children kissed
him. Then the crowd started off, the
little girl holding in her hand the var
nishe | support of the crutch, as she
would have been able to hold, in walk
ing at his side, the thumb of her big
friend. Translated for Romance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

and lie down in an ice-storm cold
enough to freeze the ground twenty
feet deep.
But Yankees in their turn might
question the wisdom of the Hindoos
who share their last morsel of food
with lazy Zebu bull. A Zebu, or
Brahma bull, can be used as beast of
burden, but is weakened, stupid and
MS lazy as Holland prize COW. Warm
weather makes him capricious, he will
balk or turn in circle with the per-
severance of IN inspired dervish The
monstrous lump of fat on his back
sometimes assumes proportions that
make every ounce of additional burden
grievance, and to climax matters, the
ungainly brute is holy, i. O., supposed
to enjoy the special protection of
Brahma and his allied divinities. To
beat Brahma bull is an indictable
offense, and to kill him a crime that
can be expiated only by lifelong pen.
ance, if, indeed, the fury of the ortho-
dox natives should suffer the offender
to survive.
Should Brahma bull enter the shop
of n green grocer and help himself left
and right the proprietor must be care
full 10 abstain from profanitics of
speech. He may coax the bull to the
door and gently assist him in appre-
ciating the necessity OF departure, but
verbal comments have to be couched
in the most respectful terms. On a
crowded market place Brahma bulls
may be seen pushing their way through
the throng with sublime Indifference
to the convenience of less sacred en-
titles, and trample down scores of re-
freshment tables to reach an assort-
ment of attractive vegetables. And
yet that four-footed nuisance is deemed
the pride OF every Hindoo homestead,
and the proprietor of II saddle ball will
sit patiently waiting in the rays of the
broiling sun to give the pet Of Brahma
time to get over baking tit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

and officers to replace the forage cap
and helmet now worn in the service.
The Detroit Free Press publishes cuts
Of the proposed innovation. Tho
forage cap, intended for all branches
Of the army, is what is known as the
German pattern, and it is claimed for
it that the visor, being turned down
instead of being straight, gives more
protection to the eyes. The top is
soft and pliable and has the advantage
of keeping the head cool. Many
officers favor its adoption, while not a
few look upon it with disfavor, owing
to the fact that it is almost the exact
counterpart in shape. but, of course,
not in material, OF those so frequently
met with on the heads of emigrants
from the Fatherland.
The other design, known as the
busby, is for the cavalry and is exactly
similar to that worn by the Eighteenth
Hussars, of the English Army. 1t is
made of black astrakhan cloth, and
will weigh, complete, about ten
ounces. 1t also has a sloping visor,
but very small. The cut shown is for
officers. For enlisted men it will be
the same minus the pompon or top or
nament. Every cavalry oiicer at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, tYelty in all,
favor its adoption.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

in hurry. The highland zak is
dressed in fleece that makes il look
like walking bale of alpaca wool, but
the appearance of his foothill relative
is even more grotesque. From the
hips to the breast his shaggy coat
hangs down like misplaced name, his
rump would furnish hair enough for n
pashaw of nine tails, but the top OF
his back is M bald as the head OF q
Mormon elder.
With all his laziness the Thibet bull
is subject to fits OF pig-like ferocity
and will trot grunting after a stranger
trespassing upon his pasture grounds,
and in n rough-and-tumble struggle
has an ugly trick OF finging himself
forward to crush his opponent by the
weight of his big-boned body. The
females of the species are less stub
born, and white Yak COW has the
honor to be ridden now and then by
his holiness, the Dalai Lama, the high
priest of Buddhism.
But il the Thibetans ride their COWS
their neighbors, the Tartars, milk
their mares. At Kuban Heri, on the
tableland of Asia, there are regular
dairies for the preparation of milk
beer, butter and cheese from the
mares milk. Curds, dried and pow
dered in sort of meal, are carried in
bags on the long migration of the no.
nadic Tartars and are eaten with
slices OF dried horsehesh, when game
is scarce. A good milch mare is con-
sidered worth her weight in smoked
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

There's never robin that pipes OF spring,
Nor stream that runs or leaps.
Nor bee that dreams on drowsy wing
Ger a perfum'd petals deeps,
But has It's rhymes and runes;
Its rhymes and runes,
It's subtle tunes,
Whose rhythm In silence sleeps.
There's never star that spins In space,
Nor leaf that falls to earth.
Nor blllow that wrinkles tho oceans face,
Nor n rnin-drop brought to birth,
But has its rhymes and runes;
Its rhymef and runes,
Its mystic tunes,
or sweet, unfathom'd worth.
There's many soul that throbs In tim
with the robin, the leaf. or star,
That may not voice the silent rhyme;
But some can hear afar:
And they, yes, they have rhymes and
runes,
And they can sing the mystic tunes,
For they the poets are.
W. J. HENDERSON, In Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

man on one OF them, IL the beast IL
tired he turns his head around and
spits in his riders face"
The Spanish hidalgo, itmight be sup-
posed, would rather have dispensed
with such saddle horses, but a llama
will travel at a steady gait along preci-
pices where even q Spanish mule would
stumble, and, like the ship of the
desert, the American camel has an al
most miraculous faculty of surviving
protracted famines and shifting with n
minimum Of fluid refreshments OF even
with such queer beverages as alkaD
water and brine.
But the strangest Of oil substitutes
for our beasts OF burden can be seen
in the southern Soudar, where the
youngsters OF the Donga natives trot
about on tame ostriches. Afull-grown
ostrich cock can carry load of 200
pounds, though only at a moderate
rate Of speed, but with light rider he
will rush away at n breakneck gait for
n stretch OF ten or twelve miles with
out manifesting any symptoms OF
fatigue. For a short distance, and
with an extra-light jockey, trained
ostrich might even carry off the first
prize Of an African derby, though, as
an American wag observes, "the rider
could at best only hope to win on a
fowl"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

with knock-kneed donkey in q coun-
try where time is considered an equiv
alent OF money. A pot-bellied buffa-
10, slouching along with a weary
grunt, and every now and then stop
ping altogether TO browse the wsyside
herbs, could not try the patience Of
his driver more severely; but the
Buddhist Thibetans seem to have no
object in life but to reach its end with
minimum of trouble and are never
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
What Makes the True Sailor.

More is wanted in seaman than
the nrtfullest acquaintance with the
mechanism of his ship. He needs
spirit that is in perfect sympathy with
the whole bounding fabric, 1t is
this spirit which in its perfection
makes the exquisite helmsman, who
feels the life of the vessel in single
spoke of her wheel as the uttermost
link of the spiders delicate principal
ity of silk trembles its sensibility to
to the insects fore-claw resting on a
single thread. d.-Scribner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

able for the pursuits of outdoor life in
the tropics, while in still warmer
climate the Arabs dispense with hats
altogether and have for ages contrived
to make their turbans compatible with
longevity and pretty keen eyesight.
But such freaks of fashion are not
limited to the choice of wearing apparel,
writes Professor Oswald in the San
Francisco Chronicle. The Esquimaux
ut the Chicago Fair are taciturn set
OF bipeds. but when urged to state
their impression of Caucasian civiliza-
tion they confessed that they consid-
cred the use of such Improbable
animals ms horses rather inconsistent
with the Yankee claim to superior in
telligence.
'Why don't you people try reindeer
or cariboos?" said their leader. "Whnt
n waste to maze pets of big brutes that
cant be MIXED and are unfit for food,
according to your own statement. And
these everlasting runaways and com
plaints of people kicked by vicious
horsesi Do you know that in our
country accidents of that kind never
occur? A reindeer buck can't hurt
you with his fiat horns and his kicking
doesn't amount to anything at all. The
deer can be MIXED for seven months
in the year, and if we have too many
fawns we roast few of them, or salt
them for the next winter. And besides,
reindeer will shift with the coarsest
food, and are tough to degree that
would make your Canadian teamsters
stare. After galloping journey of
forty miles they will content them
selves with an armful of frozen moss
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

as if ready to be filed. A large fssure
in certain spot forms bunghole. 1t
does not look like barrel unless seen
from the plain; on all other sides it is
simply rugged rock. 1t is soft
granite formation of volcanic origin,
and is crumbling to pieces all the time.
1t is so soft that half dozen men
with picks could knock it to pieces in
few days.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
A Better Phrase.

"Do you know" said the man who
was going to have a tooth pulled, 81
don't think dental parlor' is n good
phrase"
"No?"
"Drawing room would be muss
better. - Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

An equally sluggish quadruped. the
Eak, or long g-haired bison, is domesti-
Gated in the mountains OF Thibet, and
recommends itself by its ability to
survive the winters of the icy high
lands. but could not compete even
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

The National salute for the Presi
dent is twenty. one guns. This WAS
fixed by law in 1919, and previous to
that time the Presidential salute con-
sisted of the firing OF one gun Tor every
State.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
The Proposed New Headgear For the
United States Army.

The War Department of the United
States now has under consideration a
change in the headgesr of the soldiers
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
CURIOUS CATTLE.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF ODD Sc
LECTION.
Sacred Bulls OF the Brahmans-Co Coach
Cattle and Horned Ponies-Tar-
tars Milk Their Mares-Rid-
Ing Tame Ostriches.

} N PL A N ID, the
traveller, in COM
menting upon the
curious influence of
habit, mentions the
fact that the Span
ish-American cre-
oles consider broad
b i'm m e d hat I 8
wholly intlispens-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

added: also have vague idea of
having heard that Mile. de Mandal
married Monsieur-Monsieur--"
Monsieur de Fleurel," he inter-
rupted in calm tone.
Yes, that's it. remember, even,
to have heard about your wound"
l looked at him intently, and he
blushed. His full, puffy face, already
purple from the constant afflux of
blood became still more highly colored.
He replied with the animation and
sudden ardor of man who pleads a
case lost in advance i'll his mind and
heart, but who wishes to win it before
public opinion.
"People are wrong in pronouncing
Nine. de Fleurel's name with mine.
When 1 returned from the war
without my feet, alas II should nev-
er have accepted her offer to become
my wife. Was such thing possible {?
When woman marries, it is not to
make parade of generosity, it is to
live every day, every hour, every min
ute and every second by the side of
man; and il this man is deformed,
MS I am, she condemns herself in mar
rying him, to suffering that will last
unto death. Oh, comprehend and
admire all the sacrifices and all the de-
votions, when they have limit But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-12
SOUNDING THE CPPER AIR

The record cf balloon voyages for altitude was
beaten very considerably, few weeks ago in
France; and VI. de Fonvicllc, president of the
Acrophytic Union Of that country supplies some
facts regarding the incident 10 the latest number
Of Nature at hand. When inflated. the gus
bag used in this experiment was only twenty
feet in diameter: and IL weighed. witt it, netting
and appurtcnanccs, about twenty eight pounds
The self-rccording barometer with which it was
equipped indicated at one time pressure Of
only three and thrce-luaitcr inches from which
il is estimated that an elevation of nearly 1900
Metres or about ten and n half miles was at
tanned This calculation is probably nearly or quite
correct, although il was not feasible to verify il
~ surveying instruments and methods. 4 similar
ascension is soon TO he made. with globe of tho
.ame size AMI material gold-bcatcr's skim. but
inflated with hydrogen instead of coal gas II i,
rossiblr if not probable. therefore. that an even
greater height will he attained ere many weeks
put In" achievement of VI I!crmitc's Vaugirard
is 50 far beyond any other properly attrstcd aero
rautic effort in this respect. that it il note
worthy. even though il should he surpassed this
very sumner All that Mr.. Glnshrr, the famous
Fnolisn scientist, could claim with certainty dur
inc any Of his voyages-and he holds the palm in
such cxpcditons-was an altitude of $4,000 feet
mr. less than six miles but even were the baro-
metric observation Of his fanting companion. Mr.
Coxwcll. made after Mr.. GlaslIcr had become
nuitc unconscious, accepted, the record would be
extended only to $1,000 feet, or scant Sven
miles To DO sure. no human being went up with
tbc little Vanguard; but shc brought u, ti.lings
from far loftier plane in the skies than any
pretecessor
one of the facts revealed by this exploration is
that evcn-eighths Of the carth's atmosphere. in
weight. lie below tie region reached by VI
uormi,es balloon. Tho remainder N there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-12
TIE KENTUCKY L1WLESSNESS.

II is a serious mistake 10 hang the wrong
man. 1t is irrcmcdiable. To guard against
such mistakes the law provides that every man
accused of a capital crime, even though he be
taken red hand d and the evidence of his guilt
is 80 conclusive rs to leave no shadow of doubt.
shall have fair trial by Il legally constituted
tribunal and a jury of twelve unprejudccd
men, with ample time 10 prepare for it. the
right of being represented by counsel and the
priyilesc of having witnesses in his defence
summoned at the public expense. Moreover,
in civilized and law abiding communities the
taking of human life even as punishment for
crime. is considered so important an affair. so
serious a transaction, that the execution Of the
cap,al penalty is conducted with very strict
formalties and something like spcmniy Pre-
cautions arc taken against its having the an
pearance of being done in a spirit Of revenge
or with any other purpose than the protection
of society by the punishment of crime. In the
eye of the law that is the sole motive. The
law on this subject is the mature judgment of
the civilized world
In Bardwell, KY, the other day two young
girls were assaulted and murdered. 1t was a
horrid crime, demanding the infection Of the
highest penalty. But the shocking nature OF
the crime did not justify the lawlcss wrcaking
of revenge upon the murderer even after ial
and conviction. Violated law cannot be vim
dicated by lawlessncss. When whole com
munity Uses up and Furnishes brutality with
brutality it puts itself Oh level with the
offender Instead of one murderer there are
hundreds The citizens of Baldwell and of
Carlisle County in which it lies were SO exas.
perated by the crime that they forgot them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-12
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEUS THIS MORNING.

Foregn-Thcre was an exciting scene in the
House of Commons during the debate on an
amendmbnt to clause Of the Home Rule Dill
reducing the Irish representation in the Imperial
Parliament to forty eight the amendment was
rejected by vote of psi to 2lo - NJ. Lepine
was appointed to succeed NJ Loze as Project Of
Police in Paris - report that captains OF
British warshps were TO be court-martialled Tor
disobeyiny Admiral Tryons signals which led TO
the sinking of the Victoria was denied -
Trouble over the French shore question is feared
in Newfoundland. - The situation In Rlo
Grande do Sui is said - he critical
Domestc.-Elcven frcmcn were killed IN the
fire ON the Worlds Fair grounds; the bodies
of several other men have been found; the in
ouest was begun: Director Of Works Burnllam
NAV be removed by the Council of Admnstra-
tion - The suit Of Wanamaker and Brown to
secure the closing OF the Worlds Fair on sun
DAYS was thrown out Of court. - The twenty
seventh festival of the North American Saenger'
land began in Cleveland Ohio with a con-
cert - The Kansas City Safe Deposit ana
Trust Company assigned; many smaller fall
urcs were rerortnd - The funeral Of AssU-
ciate Justice L. Blatchford OF the United states
Supreme Court. took place at Newport, r. l. -
Highly successful tests of nickelsteel armor plates
were made at the Indian Head proving
grounds. - l lie tennis tOuTnhllcHtS at ca'"'"5'
and Seabright were begun
City and suburban.-The Presbyterian Church
OF the Covenant has been sold and the cOngrega-
ton merged into that of the Brick Church -
Secretary Carlisle has deducted from the vaca-
tons Of veterans in the Custom House the time
they spent attending the Gettysburg ceremonies.
-: Many eyes were turned heavenward to
view the newly discovered comet. - Winners
at Monmouth Park: Tormentor, Roland Reed,
Sir Walter, Jack of Spades, Restraint and Ly-
ccum. - The trunk lines decided to run en-
cursion trains to Chicago, and to charge one fare
for the round trip. - Stocks active in compari-
sen with recent transactions but they declined
utmost from the opening, and last prices showed
heavy losses. he closing feverishly weak
al about the lowest points. Money on call ruled
at e. but in the last hour loans were made at
l2alj per cent
The Weather-Forecast for N-day Fair, warmer
Temperature yesterday Highest, 81; lowest, G3
average ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-12
THE HOME RCLE ISSUE IN NEW YORK

Leading Democratic newspapers of this State
do not pretend to deny that the Democratic
Legislature of 1898 made record which con-
ycted it of being an enemy OF home rule. 1t
is very serious charge But these journals
are perfectly well aware that it would be use
less to deny it, since it rests upon incontro-
ycrtible facts which ar within the knowledge
of majority of intelligent voters. Feeling.
however. that party loyalty demands that they
should do something for this notorious body
Of lawmakers, they endcavor to make an eff
fcctiyc use of the "you'rc another argument.
That is. they meet criticisms addressed against
it by two counter-charges, ono specific and
the other general
The specific charge is that the Republicans
when they had majority in both branches OF
the Legislature refused year ait,r year to take
4 census, and by so doing were guilty OF a
great wrong to the people of New York as a
whole. Now this charge can readily be dis