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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
NUMBER IA.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
Remarkable Cases OF ITS Occurrence In and
Eject on Human Bodies.

Medical literature of this country rs
well as that of England and continental
Europe relates many remarkable in
stances of the spontaneous combustion
of the human body. In all such cases,
which are the more interesting on ac-
count Of their comparative rarity, the
victim has been person addicted TO tho
immoderate use of spirituous liquors,
either as beverage or in the form Of q
bath Little by little all the water and
other liquids of the body arc replaced by
alcohol, and then all that is necessary
to cause u catastrophe is to find some
means of applying flame to the spurious
gases which are escaping from every
pore Occasionally the breath Of tho
poor victim is fred while lighting
pipe or a cigar, or 10 may be that
flame comes in contact with and lights
the alcoholic vapors which arc escaping
from some other portion of the body.
When once the fire is applied, blush
flame extends very rapidly to all parts
of the body, leaving it a shapeless mass
of charred flesh and calcined bones. In
many instances attempts have been
made to extinguish the flames with wa
ter, but always without success When
the affected parts of the victim arc
touched n fatty matter attaches itself to
the finger, still continuing to burn and
giving off very disagreeable odor
something similar to that which agiscs
from burning mixture of horn, hair
and wool.
During all this Time thick black
smoke arises from the body and attaches
itself TO the surface of all objects with
which il comes in contact, tho "set-
things" from il being in the form Of a
sweat, unctuous to the touch and Of an
unbearablo fetor. In the majority of
such cases combustion is only arrested
when the flesh has been reduced TO
cracklings and the bone to powder.
Vincent, in his "Curiosities Respecting
Man" says, Commonly the feet and
portion of the head are not burned, but
usually when the combustion is finished
it is difficult to believe that the inciner-
ated mass is all that is left Of human
body. st. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

IL want intendin to shoot no one. .
$50 you got it for nothing?" mo,
didn't. " "Come, comel On your oath,
what did you get that pistol for?" "For
three and ninepence, sir, in Mr.. Rich.
ardson's shop"
The Irish bull is often better than
any deliberate wit. Sir Richard Steele
insisted these bulls were owing to the
air of the country, "ard, sir" ho add
ed, "if an Englishman was born here,
don't doubt he'd do the same" In
debate on taxation nm Irish member of
parliament insisted that "a tax on leath-
er would press heavily on the barefoot.
ed peasantry." Sir Boyle Roche replied
they could make the under feathers of
wood" The same Sir Boyle urged the
union of England and Ireland, so that
'tho barren hills would become fertile
valleys. In another debate he answer
ed, 81 boldly answer in the affirmative
-Nol' He was author of "You should
refrain from throwing open the flood.
gates of democracy, lest you should
pave the way for general conflagra.
ton" AT race an Irishman was de-
lighted because he was first at last.
When they laughed, he added, "Sure,
wasn't | behind before" One day n
friend of Bishop Bramstone approached
him with the remark that he wanted "a
wife, young, rich and pretty" and he
wanted the bishop to pick her out for
him. Tut, tutl" said the bishop. my
name is Bramstone not Brimstonel l
do not make matches'-E. p. Powell
in St Louis Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
VOLUME 3.
1,uilrouo Ginr Cables.
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER ~ PITTS
- BURGH RAILWAY.

The short line between Dubois, Rldgway,
Bradford, salamanca, Buffalo, Rochester,
niagara Falls and points In the upper oil
region.
ON and after June 18th, lsgi passcn-
ger trains will arrive and depart from Falls
Creek station, daily, except sunday, rs fol-
lows:
lao +. VI. and $50 y. INSTRUMENTATION
from punNsutuwncy and Big Run.
500 \. M.-Builaloand Rochester mnil-Eur
lirockwayville, Ridgway Johnsonhurg Mt.
Icwctt. Bradford, Salamanca, lunalO and
RochcstCr; connecting M Johnsonburg
with 4. & T.. train 3. FOR Wilcox, Kane,
Warren, Cory and Erie.
1893 \. M.-Accommodation- Sykes,
Big Run and punNsutuwncy.
2:2O 4. M.-Bradford Accommodation-For
Bccchtrcc, Brockwuyvillc, Ellmout. Car
mon, Ridgway, Johnsonhurg, Mt. Jcwctt
$40 T.. M-Mail-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Run, punNsutnWncy and NalstOn.
Passengers are requested To purchase tick
cts before entering the ears. An excess
charge of Ten Cents will he collected by con-
ductOrs when fares are paid on trains, from
MI stations where n ticket Office Is maintained.
Thousand mile tickets nj two cents per
mile, good for passage between all stations.
j. II. MClNTYRE. Agent, Falls creek, PA.
X. q. MATHEWS T.. e. LApEY,
General Supt. Gen. Pas. Agent
Buffalo, y. V Rochester n, Y
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
Temperature of the Earth.

Goldthwaite's Geographical Maya
zine is authority for the statement that
the temperature of the earth increases
one degree on an average for each SO
feet of descent into its interior, basing
Its conclusions ON observations made at
the great shaft at Sperenberg, Germany,
which is the deepest boring ever made
by man-4, l72 feet At such a rate of
increase the earth's temperature of only
zoo miles is 5000 degrees above the
zero of Fahrenheit's thermometer. One
curious point in this connection is that
IS. 600 degrees is Professor Rosetti's es-
innate of the probable temperature of
the sun. st Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
A Careful Father.

Look here" said the parent to the
schoolteacher, II see that one of tho
lines in my boys copybook is, Less
haste, more speed.
"Yes"
"And here's another that reads, The
longest way round is the shortest way
home,
"Yes."
well, I want it stopped. I don't
want those moldy proverbs festooned
around his intellect. I'm educating him
for business, not the United States sem
ate. Nv Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
Bewildering.

"What has become Of that man who
used to call here so often to see you?"
asked Mrs Eastside of her house serv-
ant, q rather good looking girl.
"He doesn't come any more to see me
Tince he got married." was the sad re-
ply.
"Oh, he has got married, has he9
Whom did he marry?"
"Me. Texas Siftings.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
Right In His Line.

A man from the country heard some
one talking about the Woman's Ex-
change "Woman's Exchange?" he in
quired, whats that for?"
"For the exchange of women" said
Q wag.
"Golly," said the countryman, who
looked as though he was henpeoked,
"I'u go around and see. "-Kingston
Freeman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
What May BE.

Old Fashioned Passenger (awakening
suddenly from a doze)-I beg your par
don for not seeing you standing, madam.
Please take my seat
Woman Conductor (shaking him
again)-Say, uncle, how much longer
are you going to keep me waiting for
your Chicago Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

Many Philadephians upon arriving
abroad make use Of the cable code. The
first message usually received by friends
and the one that gives the most pleas
ure is that containing the word "ablu-
tion," which means arrived safe and
we'll; good voyage. Amelia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

Every good cook is careful to dispose
1t once of the water in which meat has
been washed. Only very few hours
are necessary to change it into foul
smelling liquid IL the temperature is
suitable This change is due to little
plant called Bacterium termo. A drop
Of this putrid material under the micro
scope reveals many thousands of them,
acting under peculiar vibratile motion
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

II Is estimated that Of the 8. 900, 900
inhabitants In London over I, 900, 900
are poor. living on less than $5 week
for each family. Over 800. 900 are In
chronic poverty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

What we truly and earnestly aspire
to be that in some sense we are. The
mere aspiration, by changing the frame
Of the mind for the moment. realizes It,
self. Mrs. Jameson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

Nothing indeed but the possession of
some power can with any certainty dis
cover what at the bottom Is the true
character Of any man.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

The manuscripts Of Fenelon show no
changes. 1t is said there are not ~ era.
sures In o hundred pages
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

A LLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY
"A COMPANY commencing Sunday
May 27, 1894, Low Grade Division.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15

Trains daily except Sunday.
DAVID McCARGO. GEsL. SUIT.
JAS. p. ANDERSON. GEN'L. PASS. ACT.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-15
DIDGwAY & CLEARFIELD r.. r..

DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
SOUTHWARK. NORTHWARD
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
Luck i'm Bread Making.

Bread making is an exact science.
There is no luck about it, And when
ever you hear women talk of having
bad luck with their bread you may
set 1t down as Il fixed fact thar the bad
luck had its origin in carelessness or
IN ignorance OF the principles of bread
making. For bread making is an
operation attended with as much
certainty as any other industrial pro-
cess, and never results in failure when
good materials are used and the con
dltlons essential to success are COM
piled with. a vigorous growth of
healthy yeast, carried to the right
point, and no further. will always and
invariably produce good bread, pro-
vlded the flour used is good, the vessels
in which the materials are mixed are
clean, and the dough is kept at the
proper temperature and thoroughly
baked. Yeast will not grow vigorous
ly III poor flour, or in dirty vessels, or
at an undue temperature and unless
there Is vigorous growth of yeast the
bread will be inferior in quality.
With fresh yeast. good flour, clean
mixing vessels and ordinary care,
satisfactory results can always be OBJ
tanned, and noperson with the average
amount of sense need ever have a
failure in bread making.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
PUBLICATIONS.


The South has an able and persistent
champion and advocate in the magazine,
Southern States, of Baltimore. Md. The cause
of Southern immigration in particular is
given intelligent and comprehensive attcn-
ton. The SOutherW States is arolsing the
people of the South and Southern railroads
to the need of immigration, and is enlighten-
ing its readers in the North as to agricultural
and business capabilities and advantages of
the South. 1t publishes illustrated deScrip-
tons of Southern localities, articles on agri-
cultural productions and capabilities, on
Industries that are distinctively Southern, on
climatic conditions, social life, general
resources and advancement, and on all topics
pertaining to the South in any of its phases.
There is much in every issue to make it in
terestng and valuable, not simply to those
who are concerned about the South and about
Southern progress and Southern attractions,
but to the general reader as well. Its purpose
is to set forth accurately and conServatively
from month to month the reasons why the
South is, for the farmer the settler the home
seeker, the investor, incomparably the most
attractive section Of this country. The South
err States is published by the Manufacturers
Record Publishing Co., Baltimore, Md, at
81 so a year. Sample copies will be- sent for
* oont, IN =.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
How an Elephant Fights,

The elephant, although a very large
animal, is not good fighter. A lion
can jump upon his back and tear off
his big, loose hide in a way which will
make the elephant roar with agony,
and the tiger and the panther can do
the same to him. Even the kangaroo,
whose front legs are mere paws, has
the advantage of the elephant, for it
can jump underneath him and scratch
vigorously with its two powerful hind
legs, while its forepaws dig deeply into
his sensitive trunk. SO the elephant
in warfare has to resort to strategy.
One of his tricks is to stand very still
until the lion or tiger, as the case may
be, has jumped upon his back, and
then, before there has been time to do
much damage, Mr.. Elephant lies down
and rolls over. crushing his enemy.
There is a pretty story told by an
African explorer of how an elephant
killed a whole family of lions by back
ing with them, one by one, into deep
water until they were so far in the
stream that they could not swim to
the shore. The elephant. who was a
cunning fellow, would dip very low
into the water and the lions would
have to give up their grip upon his
back. Elephants are very intelligent
fellows, and good hearted, too, if not
provoked.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
When to Stop Advertising.

An English journal requested a num-
Der of its largest advertisers to give
their opinions concerning the best
time to stop advertising, and the fol-
lowing replies We're received:
When the population ceases to
multiply and the generations that
crowd on after you and never heard
Of You, stop coming on.
When you have convinced every
body whose life will touch yours that
you have better goods and lower prices
than they can get anywhere else.
When you perceive it to be the rule
that men who never advertise are out
stripping their neighbors in the same
line of business.
When men stop making fortunes
right in your sight solely through the
direct use of the mighty agent.
When you can forget the words of
the shrewdest and most successful men
concerning the main cause of their
prosperity.
When every man has become so
thoroughly IA creature of habit that he
will certainly buy this year where he
bought last year.
When younger and fresher houses
in your line cease starting up and us
ing the newspapers in telling the
people how much better they can do
for them than you cam.
When you would rather have your
own way and fail than take advice
and win.
When nobody else thinks it pays to
advertise.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
Advertisements.
UOn. BIZ We =:

Ho". BW we;
Do you read ads, and, if so, why? -
Yes, when they are SO attractive that | can
not help it. | made it rule, however, to
patronlze no one who uses scenery for adver-
Using purposes. Money, good taste and
genius are necessary to make an advertise
ment attractive or valuable. Yours truly,
Bill NYE.
If there is any one thing that the
American people should be thankful
for tomorrow it is that Bill Nye still
waves. From the time when he first
made his appearance in the field of
American humor, riding a fiery, un-
tanned Western cyclone, until the pres
ent day, he has caused more smiles
and cured more blues than any other
half dozen men alive. The funny part
of his answer is that it isn't funny and
It's the first thing that we remember
reading of Bill Nye's that wasn't fun
ny. It's common sense. There are
more miles OF beautiful scenery in this,
the greatest country on the face of the
globe, blotted and dsfgured by un-
calmly bill boards and daubs of paint,
advertising this, that and the other,
than in all the rest of the earth. And
notice if you will, that out of ten re-
tail concerns whose names are on fences
and scenery throughout the country,
nine are not in business. Which leads
us to remark, Bill, that a bill board
will break man up in business about
as surely as board bill.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
The Mayor was Beaten.

n Memphis man vouches for the
truth of the following election story {:
"a number of years ago | was hv
ing in certain Mississippi town. The
mayor of the place and myself were
boarders in the same house. The
mayor was a man who loved his own
way, and when election day rolled
around great many people thought
that now was good time to teach his
honor that he was not the only man in
town. Our landlord of course, wanted
to be pleasant to his boarder, and was
profuse in expressions of fealty to his
cause. 1t turned out that the mayor
only received one vote for reelection
He came home, where the news had
proceeded him, naturally somewhat
dlsgrunted and out of sorts. The
landlord at once began to offer con
ISOLATION OF the sort that is common on
such occasions, telling the mayor that
he would live to run again. and at
some election in the future would put
his enemies to rout and be triumphant
ly elected.
81 did all | could for YOU con-
cluded the landlord i voted for you
myself"
"'You are an Internal liar roared
the irate mayor II got one vote and
voted for myself. "-Memphis (Tenn.)
COmmeiri0l
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
y Sure Cure.

The merchant was rather blue, and
his wife, noticing it, asked what the
matter was.
Matter enough" he sighed. Give
been looking over my books and |
find I've lost money every month for
the last year"
"How did you lose it ?" she inquired.
"Oh, | don't know" he said YEARLY.
shaking his head.
Nor where ?"
"No."
Then she thought minute and re-
membered what she did when she lost
her pocketbook, and her face brighten
ed.
"Why don't you advertise for it o.
she asked, innocently.
by George" he exclaimed, Il
never thought Of that" and the next
day he had a big display "ad' in the
paper, and the next and the next, and
in three months time he was in clover
up to his chin.-Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
Have You ANY Friends D.?

a London paper offered a prize for
the best definition of "What Friend
Is" The first definition below won the
prize. The rest following it are other
definitions received
|, The first person who comes in when the
Whole world has gone out.
>, A bank Of credit on which we can draw
supplies of confidence. counsel, sympathy,
help and love.
3, One who considers my need before my
deservings.
4, The triple alliance of three great powers
= love- sympathy and help.
., One who understands our silence
q, jewel whose luster the strong acids of
poverty and misfortune cannot dim
!, One who smiles on our fortunes, frowns
on our faults, sympathizes with our sorrows,
weepS at our bercavements and is safe for
treSs III all times of trouble.
$, One who going to the top of the ladder,
won t forget you if you remain at the bottom
y, One Tho in prosperity does not toady to
you, in adversely assists you, in sickness
nurses you, and after your death marries
your widow and provides for your children.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

glories in the Times irideScent scintili-
cation rather than in its gyrated zigzag
In fact, it is the pavonine dazzle of the
Times unexpected skyward scoots and
the paranthine thuds of the subsequent
backward fops that at once disgusts
and paralyzes Mr.. Devecmon' political
sensibiities."
The demand for a poet in Lonacon.
ing is gradually darkening the gloom
of unappreciation that is gradually
thickening over the newspaper offices
down there.
The Cumberland AAeganion is I'M
usually bright this week. Among
other smart things it says-'a man
has right to change his mind, but he
should mind his change, too" In
these days there is great confusion OF
tongues concerning "rights,' when,
as a matter Of fact, policies are more
at stake than ''rights." Most rights
are settled, but policies are still good
and bad. For instance, it is good
policy to sock an even $3.50 on the
JOURNALS table for one years sub.
scriptlon, but it will turn out very bad
policy should the "change" enumerate
only $1.25.
Five Ocean men, charged with mo-
testing Joseph Radcliffe, of Vale Sum
nit, appeared before a Cumberland
magistrate Monday, demanded trial
by jury, and were bailed to answer at
the October term of Court.
The Cumberland Alleganian tells of
a boy who ''enjoyed his first smoke
last week." and sis now on strike
against smoking" His father, in
other words, caught him in a state of
suspended animation, and now the
boy is in a condition of animated sns-
pension.
The Cumberland Courier says" take
fish out Of water and they drown
AS the miner would say-must be ''bad
air" in Cumberland, But think of fish
drowning after getting out of such
water.
1t is believed that }. }. Robinson
still belongs to Col. James Campbell's
"Amalgamated Aggregation of Re,
publican Ring Busters"
Cumberland is Il great stickler fol
formality. Three young men came
very near being arrested down there
one day this week for trying to make
party call at , a. m.
Titus A. Brick wants to know
''whether business hustler can be a
true christian p That depends. a
business man may run grocery
saloon or newspaper and still be ar
acceptable member of some churches
but a christian life must be uphill work
for the man who socks sand in his
sugar, glue in his bologna, water il
his whiskey and advertisements in hi.
locals
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
COUNTY NEWS.
BreVitieS.

The talk about taking Barton man
to Jail for swearing has subsidized since
Col. Vinegar Bitters of Homecoming
said with whitening sarcasm-''if it
keeps on a man will hardly be safe
reading profane history in that town."
Frostburg has an arborlum; West
ernport wants a natatorium, and
Homecoming. without knowing what is
up, thinks she wants moratorium.
Prof. E. b. Prettyman, principal of
the Maryland Normal School and
&c c9tcio Superintendent of Public In
struction in Maryland, will be the
orator at the commencement exercises
of the Westernport PUBLIC school,
which takes place in the Piedmont
CIV. Va Opera House Wednesday,
June 6.
A correspondent wants to learn
whether Vale Summit is not the sue.
cessor of a tough little town called
Pompey Smash but the JOURNAL
does not desire to go behind the returns.
Piedmont thinks she is dead game
sport. Her people will go without
drinks to bet on prize fight, and she
blows and bluffs about a lot of $50
hounds she has. Now Westernport
will bet a 500 note that she has a
snaggle-tooth, brindle cur with one
eye that stays down near the river
the cur, not the eye-that can whip
airy two of her $50 hounds. Put up OF
shut up! Also come off the perch
Titus 4. Brick.
And now ab;deth these three-Well-
ington, Pearre and Sloan, and the
greatest of these is-ah, now you have
the only paper that is great.
The Nemacolin club, of Homecoming,
literary organization of festive ten
denotes, has decided, it is said, that 80
years ago man enjoyed a better OPP
portuEity to make living, get wife
and reach the better land than he has
now.
a story is told of an EllersIe deputy
sheriff who lately followed a man to
the State line and then chased him so
closely that the fellow "clumb" tree
and escaped arrest by crawling out on
Pennsylvania limb.
1t has been suggested that the Mt.
Savage hen that laid an egg with a
dime in the yolk was fed from poorly
plated ware.
There are three men in this county
who would stand unfinchingly and let
the republican nomination for House
of Representatives swoop down on
them and never bat an eye.
Col. Whoop KOffcutter, having read
j. Semmes Devecmon's latest letter,
interprets the opinions therein ex
pressed to mean that "Mr. Devecmon