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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06
QUAINT AND CUKiVUs.

There are scvcnty-scvcn zinc mines
in Prussia. which produce onc-hnlf the
worlds zinc
In garden Mt Lexington, Fla,
, there nrc said to be 100 different varic-
ties OF rosca.
In 1888 Nonh Webster printed tho
frat spelling book ever manufactured
in this country.
The first copper exported from this
country was cargo Of ninety tons
from New York in 1866.
Most OF tlrc ccntcnnrisns in England
have been lean people, small enters,
and very moderate drinkers.
A Connecticut paper has an ndvcr-
tiscmrnt of IA cottage to let contain
ing six rooms aud nm mere of land"
A large black turtle, weighing near
ly 1000 pounds was cnught off Cape
Lookout, North Carolinn, recently.
The topnz took its name from n
Greek word meaning guess, since the
nncicnts could only guess ut the locnli-
ty where this beautiful stone was OBJ
tanned.
The people Of Germany and Belgium
nrc the grcntcst potato eaters; the
consumption in these countries annu-
ally exceeds 1000 pounds per head Of
population.
The orange was first planted in
Southern California by the Franciscan
fathers soon after they established
their first mission in the state ut San
Diego, in 1863.
The Hebrews had no coins of their
own until the days of the Mnccabccs.
who issued shckels and half shekels,
with the inscriptions, "Jcrusalcm, the
Holy" "Simon, Prince Of Israel"
These bear no images.
Ike earliest American coinage was
made for the Virginia Company nt the
Bcrmudas. The coins were Of brass.
with "hoggc on one side, in memory
OF the abundance of hogges that were
found on the islands at their first land
ing"
Among the most interesting of the
pieces OF gold plate used at the recent
royal wedding breakfast Mt Bucking-
ham Palace were several magnificent
flngons taken from the flagship of the
Admiral who commanded the Spanish
Armada.
The narrowcst part of the Strait OF
Florida, through which the Gulf
an hour, is fifty miles wide, and has IL
mean depth of $50 fathoms. If this
were stopped up the climate of this
country in winter would be totally
changed
The Nineteenth Century will not
end TIL midnight Monday, December
81, 1900, although the old quarrel
will probably again be renewed as to
what constitutes a century when it
winds up, and thousands will insist on
premature burial of the old century
at midnight on December 81, 1899.
The expression "from pillar to post
is derived from custom practiced in
the riding schools of olden times.
The pillar was placed in the centre of
the ground, and the posts we're ar
ranged two and two around the circum-
ference of the ring at dual distances.
Hence, "from pillar to post signifies
going from one thing to another with
out any definite purpose.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

OF every person who passes the stuffed
group in the Postolflce exhibit.
The dogs harncssed to the toboggan
londed with the mail pouches were alive
and in actual service last winter haul
ing mail out of Sault ste Marie. The
wax figure Looping alongside il good
likeness of the Indian who drove the
team. From his snow shoes 10 the
tasscl of his wooden cap the Indians
costume liz n faithful copy of the
clothes which enabled the bronze faced
mail courier to brave ten-foot snow
and forty degree below zero ther.
mometer. This group is one of the
exhibits which show how mail il tran
sported in this country.
Few consider what they nre doing
when they stick two-cent stamp on
mn addressed envelope. They know
that the person whose name and nd
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

At the close OF the fiscal year, 1892,
there were G7,l19 postoiIlccs in this
country. The extent Of post routes
aggregated 4i7, 59l miles, the miles Of
mail service performed reached tho
amazing total Of 800 ,Os7, ,695, the gross
receipts were $40, $50, d75 and the poet.
Offices cost SIC, DGO,siG. There were
2,5i3, 270, 80 ordinary postage stamps
issued, BOB, GS4, TOO stamped envelopes
and wrappers, 5If ,d33, 800 postal
cards. OF registered letters 15,26O,-
09i were carried and 6,7Si, 1SO pieces
went TO the dcad-lcttcr office. The
domestic money orders issued
amounted TO SI20, 0G6, SOI and sI5,-
120,271 were sent by international
money orders. During the year the
PostofIice handled 4, 77G, ,575, ,07G pieces
OF mail matter of all kinds.
From 1851 To 1883 the postal rate
was three cents for every half-ouncc.
In October, 1883, the rate was reduced
TO two cents. The total receipts for
the last ycnr of thrcc-ccnt postage
were Si5, 1914, $50 The first year OF
the two-ccnt rate dropped receipts to
Si2, 800, ,Si5, but the figures crnwled
up 10 rapidly that last year they
amounted TO $40, $3.50, i7b. General
Hazen was firm advocate Of cheaper
postage. He believed that the slight
decrease in receipts would bc made up
rapidly and he also predicted that tho
sale of postal cards would suffer. The
figures bear him out. Postal cards
were first issued in 1874, and the first
full year 81 ,079,0 900 were issued. In
the Inst year Of thrce-cent postage
379, 576, 750 cards were sold, but the first
yenr of two-cent postage dropped the
total to 33D, fIG,50O. II took five years
for the postal cards to regain their
original figures The magnitude OF
the postal service of the United States
M compared with that of three other
leading administrations of the inter.
nal postal union is placarded in n way
TO delight the enthusiastic young Amcri.
cans. The figures nrc taken from the
reports of the fiscal yenr ending Juno
30, 1899. They read as follows:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06
"BObbingo for Founders.

The popular way at present for
catching founders along the Connecti-
cut coast is by the ''bobbing" method.
When fish bites the "bob" is raised
perpendicularly, and then the excite
ment begins. As soon as the "bob"
rises rush is made for it, and there
is chase of several minutes sometimes,
In nine cases out of ten the fish is
caught. The number of "bobs" gener-
ally used is eight. New York Herald
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06
Might BE Worse

Mrs. Kaller-"Let me sympathize
with you, dear, won't you?"
Mrs. Weeps- Doctor has Just told
me the worst; husband has--boo-h hoo
-incipient paresis.
Mrs. Kaller-''That's nothing to cry
about; mine has dyspepsia. Once
A Week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

General Hazen, who was Third AS
sistant Postmaster-General under Pros.
idents Hayes and Harrison, took q
great deal of interest in assembling the
exhibits, and is on the ground daily
for j, , is member OF the Government
Boarl. He wished to show the de-
velopment OF the service and has sue
ceeded admirably. No greater con-
trsst could be found than is formed by
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

A queer mail carrier is the Oklawhn,
which runs on the river of that name
in Florida. Assuming that the model
is good miniature, the Oklnwha is all
above water, n regular hoating house.
According TO General Hazen its draft
is 30 light that il could follow sprink-
ling cart. The Oklnwha can travel in
eighteen inches of water.
Much handsomer is the model of the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

the two models of ocean mail steamers.
There is model Of the old Southerner,
the first ocean steamship built TO carry
United States mail. Forty years ago
IL did the service which is now per-
formed by nautical greyhounds such as
tho City Of Paris of the international
line, whose beautiful model is placed
near the old ship.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06
CARRYING NAIL.
THE POsTOFFICE EXHIBIT AT
THE WORLDS FAIR.
How the Little Two-Cent Stamp
Transports Letters in All Kinds
ofConveyanccs--N Magnitude
of the Postal Service.

PPER Michigan
nnil istransported is
on dog-slods in the
winter. Can inc
lettcr-carriers are
not beautiful to
the eye and IL is
doubtful If they
would even he nj
lowed to enter n
crossroads bench
show, but there is
n business like look
about n tandem
dog team that at
attention
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

A TRAIN o
incidents Oc
cured Mt Cold
Habor, Va, on
the 2j Of June,
1864, which |
should like TO
give your read
ers, believing
that they will
be of interest.
and to show
that a soldiers
life is made up
of II variety of
qtranUp pyppti-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

FUSION AND ALLIANCE MAY
HAVE oEPARATE COLUMNS.

Only Political Par les Entitled TO tho
Big Circle For n Straight Ticket. Tho
Voter Must Have q Clear Opportunity
to Designate His Choice of Candidates.
and the Names of All Who Have Been
Duly Nominated Must be Printed on
the Fa ce of tho Ballot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06

A New York policeman has re-
signed because the commissioners
wanted him to sacrifice about six
inches of his mustache.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-06
SOLDIERS COLUMN.
AT COLD HARBOR.

Somo Varied Experiencsa on Picket
After That Battle.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
Cheerru, Under D,mcuItIe..

Paris CorrespoBGe- ce Of the London Tsle-
 rrAphl
 One of the mot affabls fulotiuuariss In Paris, to wit, N. Clovis Pierre. T, sis.rar st the morgue, Is about to Tslire from his mournfal office after msny yeArs' service. Not~ith-i Ai,d!ng the lugubrious surround ings in which he has lived during 8 long psriod, N. Pierre hAs always been noted not only for his nrbsuity towards uufor- tunste people who periodically made in quiries at the morgue for missing relatives, but also for his gayety Of heart and his talent ss a humorous versiier. A fervent sdmirer of old Persnger, the registrar of the morgue, has composed ovEr three hundred songs, some of which have be- come as popular ss those of ths late Mao Nab, one of the bsrds of the Chat Noir, who during his lifetime was 6 clerk In the postofice Among the most entertaining of the ballads by "Abel Cepsk." A. Pierre's nom de guerre, are "The English man at the Mnrgus," "Tbe Morsue Pig of Water" and "My House." In the last mentioned ditty the author describes the city desd-house in 6 vein of Molteresqus humor, which is intelligible only-to those who know Paris well. During his tenure of office at the morgus N. Pierre made a little garden outside his rooms. IL is full of pea blossoms and flowers. The seeds of the peas were found in the pocket of a dead person fshed out of the river. The retiring registrar Is about to devote his approaching leisure time to further lyrical production, and many amusing songs and ballads may accordingly be expected from his fertile pen.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
BROTHER MOVES.

Perhaps by the end of this week it will be decided whether or not the American Board will make Brother Moves one of It's missionaries to Japan. This is the chief question which will be bsfore the meeting. At the present time both Brother Moves and the Board are between wind and wa ter. At the meeting last fall the desire of the missionaries In Japan to have Brother Moves taken upon the Japan mission was brought to the attention of the board, and the matter was referred to the prudential committee with power. The committee opened a correspondence with Brother Moves, and finding, as a result, that he had not retracted and was not willing to retract his theological opinions previously expressed, decided that 1t had no authority to confer an appointment upon him. Neither the oom mittee by Its minute, nor the president in the open letter sustaining the committee's action, declared the appointment to bs in- expedient. They simply put the respon- sibility of decision on the board. Their action was justihable, and it ought to lead to 6 decision.
 r Connecticut Is, on the whole, in favor of Brother Moves, and will say 90 through 8 committee which includes Dr. Newman Smythe of this city and Hon. Henry 0. Robinson of Hartford, who were appoint ed to present the resolutions adopted by the general conference of the State Congregs- tional churches These resolutions declared that the Board, to retain the confidence of Its constituency, must .crupulously regard the expressed wishes of the churches, must cause it's executive officers to implicitly fol low the instructions of the Board, and, If necessary, must change Its methods of sd minietration. It was also d clsred by res olution that the Board, in it's election of officers, ought to pursue such a plan as would harmonizs the churches. Meanwhile, the hesthen continue to rage and imagine vain things. But they can't | rage any more or imagine any vsiner things than some of those who want to save them
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
AsIt Should Be,

tFrom the Nebraska State Journal Maud Muller on q summers morn Jerked the suckers from the corn And wallopcd the striped bugs that flew From the melon vines in the morning dew Her dress, though adjusted with patient cara Was, maybe, little the worse for wear: But her face was as fair as the fIr.e rxd rose Though she had a few freckles upon her Ao.se Her father, an honest and hind old jay, Was out in the meadow making hay. And trying 10 lift with his brAWuy arm, The mortgage that covered the dear old farm Twas an uphill job and it made him gweAr For he bad ten children, and dogs 10 spare. And the crop was large. but the price was not And the annual interest made him hot The Judge rode by on his swAy-bAcsed hous@. And saw Maud Muller and chAnEpd Dis coursn Re was struck with her beautiful eyes and hair I1 zna ten m love with her then and there, he siopped and converted of the growing crorI And the whsering price And the bucket shops And was quite impressed with her sterling sersa AS she with his classic eloQuence. He came each day and longer stayed. And offered his hand to the modest maid And she, in true-lover's pariIance rerped, Requested to be sister Rt first. But afterwar ard yielded, when he demurred. Snemitted brief and her dad coucurred; One and the same for eternity The wedding day came. twas grand affair,
 there. And A q. Maud was dressed like fairy queen. In the finest togs she had ever seen And the Judge was happy, and SO was she, And so was the whole community Meantime the Muller farm seemed to be Fresh meat for the rAvenous mortgagee, Bnt the Judge, in 6 dignfzed legal way sought the creditor out and advanced the pay. And gave his wite's father a farm beside Without the least show of judicial pride; And said to himself as he wrote the deed,
 l II not see my fRther-fn-law in need, For he gave me his daughter and she alone Is worth many times all the wealth own"
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
FASHION NOTES.
NIiIIInerY Considered.

Tiny bonnets have a very narrow brim
 all around to the front, there 1t flares d. rectly up to some height, and pompon of Prince of Wales' plumes stands up from the edge. The effect Is just as imposing as it sounds. Qusker-like bonnets frame the face in 8 wide round brim, all tied down under tbs chin, and a white ruohs of lace Is set inside these bonnets against the hair. Ths vsriest firt In the world would look & staid maid Mss Prue ss long ss she keeps one of these on her head. The little bonnet sketohed Is made of black velvet, trimmed with light green velvet bow, bunch of shaded hortensias and a
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
TALLY 0NR.

TALLY ONE.
 Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and three out of five races is the price of victory for the Vigilant. She has made a good beginning, having won the first race In wind which has been supposed to be what the Valkyrie could get along with better than the Visilant. It Is, however, by no means time yet to make the eagle scream for keeps. They are evidently good sailors on the Valkyrie and there is not a little luck in some yacht races. The up. holders of the Valkyrie say that luck was with the Vigilant Saturday. Possibly. And it is to be hoped that 1t will stay there. Thoee who handled her seem to think 1t will. Let us hope so and whistle for more wind to-day.
 The oenterboard seems to be all right up to the present time.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09


 One pretty little thester hat Is no more than a crown band of white velvet made to set low at the sides. Two little bows are set at each side. A double bow of black velvet stands upright in front, and from 1t Mercury wings spread towards the back. The top of the hat is all open. The wings are black, one of the bows is white, the other black.
 Soft felt hats have very wide brims that wave up and down all around. These are trimmed In picturesque and somewhat irresponsible manner with rich plumes and bows of ribbon against the hair. Many street bonnets look from the front just like two little bows, one at each side of the front, and each mounted by tiny Mercury wing. Two cornered Continental hats have the corners very short, the brim of the hat being narrow. At each side of the point in front horse hair brush rises. Each corner has rosette, and there Is no more to it but the price. A stylish broad brim two eornered hat is of stone gray felt, black velvet bow Is against the hair in front, and Prince of Wales feather waves to east and west from the front. Around the crown bows of black velvet are get, the plumes being held by one.
 FLoRETTK.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
BEATEN.

r "That beats me-" the drum said con pfiden- tially, referring to the rosewood stick Somerville Journal.
 'Is Chumpley landed gentleman do you knowp 'Tm not certain, but Aiss Huntoash has been fishing for him." Chicago Inter-Ocean.
 'Idleness," said Uncle Eben ''makes CT man tslkerttEe. Seems laik it's onpossibls fur CT man ter do muffin sn' say muffin simultaneously ."-Washington Star.
 witherby-Didn't your new cook leave rather suddenlyi PlAnkington-Yes. She got mixed in her dates. She had police man and a burglar call on her the game svening.-Life.
 "You have done very nicely" said the traveller to the Pullman car porter. "Yes, sshin "And now propose to give you . tip" 'fThank you, sah." "on the races. ."-Washington Star. "Hers's a little poem," said the poet,
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
GENTLEMANLY PERJURY.

Shall man perjure himself to shield a womana This interesting question is again up for discussion by reason of some de- velopments in the trial of "Biff" Ellison in New York. Solemn ohsppIes h the clubs are discussing it, and with great unanimity declaring that no gentleman would hesitate to do 1t. And they point to the conspicuous and shining example of the first gentleman of England as 8 sure pointer for any gentleman placed iu simi- lar position. Men who are not chsppies are also discussing the matter, and, of course, the general idea is that no man of decent feeling would hesitate 10 lie under oath in order to gave woman's reputation. And some thought ful men add that If they were obliged to do 1t they wouldn't tell of it. These men would, 1t appears, be chivalrous gentlemen without bragging about 1t.
 But what saith Woman about this mat ter, which Ia, or may be, quite important to her. She speaks in the person of Mrs Elizabeth B. Granniss. president of the National Christian League for the Pro- motion of Social Purity. This is what she says: Do think man is justified In perjuring himself to save womsna Well, I should rather say not. Why, the ideal What a question: How can there be two answers to ita A man should never perjure himself, no matter how much his testimony incriminates a woman. If wo- man has done that which makes her liable to be placed in a comprom isiDg position she richly deserves to suffer the conse- quenoes. Others think differentlya Not ohivslrous to duplicate a womana Pshswl If the woman has committed d an act which stains her character, why should not she pay the penalty, just as though she were mani I don't believe in these distinctions of sex.
 Mrs. Grannis is evidently no gentleman, and she ia evidently A very good woman
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09

(which has never been in print" Moth. ing strange about that, replied the editor; "500 just Ike 1t in that waste bake, there."-Atlanta Constitution.
 'Iook here" said Mrs. Taddsls to Hun. gry Higgins, "Didn't give you a dinner yesterdsyi' ''You did, msdam,n replied Higgins, with courtly bow, "And one good dinner deserves Another.n-Detroit Free Press.
 Mrs. F.-Your former servant wauts me to hire her. Is she honest and relIablsI Dressmaker-I can't say. have sent her to you with your bfl five or six times, bat she has never brought ms back my money, -Teras Siftings.
 Young Sharpshins-I say, dad. what is the meaning of the word "odsf1 Old Shsrpahins-It depends, my boy, upon how it is spelled. ode relates to a poetis work, but owed generally has reference to his rent.-Ally Sloper.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
No. 24I

e spot and e jumped realized that I'd have bad time of Ii, Aa knew every foot of the ground. It WAS on level covered with thistle patch. There was q strip of them forty rods long growing up Hkecorn- stalks. expect they broke my fall some what, but don't know that ever hit the ground until I fetched up for good It seemed to me that I just swept through that patch about knes deep from the ground, and when there ware no mora thiEtlss to knock down landed 7rsrchusi' against An old stump and uprooted it. broke leg and kn arm, but that want the worst of 1t. The doctor estimated the number of thistle points sticking into my body st one billion. My wife and I have been picking 'sn out ever since they got me home and we've only Enishsd one E3de of me"
 Landing in 8 mud puddle would be . soft thing, I suggested
 I've been there" he replied, with Hsst- ing smile. While WAS running freight they built Side track to grsvsl-pst Es e certain point In excEvAiang at the main line they dug . hole about twenty feet long sy ten wide and four deep. As 6 rule this hole was always full of water, and e It was on my side of the engine and always under my eye, I got Co thinking what a snAp I'd have if had to make jump right there.
 ''Thers was 6 little station just a rnIie above this hole, and 1t Eas 6 sharp up grade. One day while we were humping Aleug to make the station, 6 dczsn ckra broke loose from freight side tracking at that station, and down they came. By the time had Ehistled for brakes and reversed my engine, it was time to jump, and, bless my soul! If wasn't just where I wanted to be-right st the pond. waited to pass the mile post and then shut my eyes and took header, feeling sorry e; the same time for my fireman, who'd got 10 jump among the Etumps- Well, I struck"
 ''In the wsterf" asked. Rs he paused and worked e finger in his ear.
 ''oh, mol There had been A long spell of hot, dry weather, and every pint of wA- ter had evAporAted ont of the pond. The mud was left behind, though There was three feet of 1t waiting 10 catch some un- fortunate, and 1t csugEt me. went head first to the bottom. Then I rolled over and aoundered around for five minutes, and could never have pulled myself out unasslsted- didn't break Eny bones, but -ughi"
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09

Uncle SI-MGrthy, them COWS is gone wandering of Ag'in, an can find 'sm no- wbsr. do no what 10 do. MArthy- Why don't ye go dsown to the railroad peo- pie an ask lem 10 sell ye a second hand oowketcheri-HArPer's Weekly.
 'Litersture certainly runs in the Green smith family. The two daughters write poetry that nobody will print, the sons write plays that nobody will set. and the mother writes novels that nobody will read" "And what does the father writeE" ''Oh, he writes checks that nobody will cash. ."-Press and Printer.
 The plumbers assistant was plugging away st A piece of lead pipe, when a city missionary happened along. Ny dear young friend" said the good man after & little preliminary talk, ''do yon know the vRlue of timer "You be; I do" was the frank responss; I'm working by the day" Detroit Free Press.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09

It Is announced that the Goulds are not jn the stock market. This announcement was occasionally made concerning Jay Gould and when 1t was made 1t was about time for those who were in the market 10 look out for their hair.