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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
THE POWER OF THE PRESS.
How IL Might Be the Highest Terrestrial
Illustration of Omnipotencc.

How IL Might Be the Highest Terrestrial
illustration of Omnipotencc.
Colonel Pat Donan, the celebrated
correspondent, speaking on the subject
Of editors of newspapers TO q Philadel-
phia News man, said:
We speak OF England, France Ger
many, Russia and the United States rs
"the great powers, " but among all the
powers Of earth tho press stands easily
first and greatest If ovory journalist
fully appreciated his power and his re-
sponsibility and every journal were
known to be absolutely truthful, honest,
fearless and incorruptible beyond the
reach of whoeding, bribery or intimida-
ton; wearing the dog collar of no
party. section, sect or faction; patriotic
and not partisan, always for the right
and against the wrong, n union of all
the newspapers would be the highest
terrestrial illustration Of omniscience
and omnipotencc. Such combination
could overtum any principality throne
or dominion under heaven, rs herd of
Texas steers might upset child's array
of tin soldiers. 1t could establish and
maintain any system, cause, creed or
institution the editors chose to support
Civilization eliminates in the power
press, and the bounds of civilization are
limited by the circulation of the daily
papers. There is no civilized speech or
language where their voice is not heard
or their influence is not felt. A few
weeds soaked in bilge water, or a little
.., II i,
with plenty of printers ink, will make
a millionaire of any pauperistic' 'auack
in five years, whether it is the brains,
hearts livers, lungs, kidneys or giz-
yards of newspaper reading gudgeons
his humbug panacea claims to regener-
ate A few thousand acres of iron, coal
or timber, fair fiatboat harbor on two
or three intersecting railroads, with
reasonable circumjacent possibilities,
and abundant advertising, will bnild q
city ont of nothingness anywhere in a
decade There is no enterprise or bust
ness, benefaction or villainy that cannot
be pushed into triumph or driven to
failure by the newspapers Great repu-
tations are created by them out of moth
ing and wrecked by them for amuse-
ment In this country governors, sena-
tors and even presidents are made by
them--often out of material intended
for tinkers and peddlers, baseball play
ers, gamblers, 7shysters, pickpockets and
thugs
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17

There is in one Of tho departments
in Washington an old maid whom /
call st. Murphy, not because she is so
saintlike in appearance, for my saint
has a jolly face, and in that woman,
whose hair is sprin1led with gray and
upon whose cheeks the roses of youth
have ceased to bloom, see beauty
that leaves nothing to be desired.
She comes into the dining room ac-
companied by little girl and boy. My
woman's eye soon detects something u
little out Of tho usual. The children
look too young to be hers, so i make in
quirics and find that they are hers by
adoption. She found these children with
a dying mother, whom she made happy
by promising to care for them. How
faithfully she is keeping her promise
She has taken them to her heart. They
show, as children always do, that they
have not only food and clothes, but love,
and plenty of it. Do you wonder that
call her saint? Here is that woman, at
the age when women soonest tire, going
daily to her work. no matter what the
weather, cold or rain, denying herself
that she may make these children com
Portable When | sec her in the evening,
weary from her days work, but her
dear old face boaming with love, ] say
to myself, "There is u woman who has
won heaven, and l am glad to have
known her, and | murmur, "God bless
you, Miss Murphy yr'-Harriette p.
Crabbo in Minneapolis HouseSeeper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17

Holm Hookham Frere was ia scholar
amt a man of much literary ability, but
one of those whose work, for some rea-
son, finds a very slight hearing. But
even if his literary work should be quite
forgotten the stories of his absence Of
mind will live as long as incmgruous
error continues to .amuse.
One day he satrepeating some verses to
Mr.. john Murray in Mr.. Murray's Office,
and his host became so interested in the
poem that he asked the poet to go home
with him to dinner and continue the
recitation. Mr.. Fnere, startled to find it
so late, excused himself. He had been
married that morning, he said, and it
was already past the hour when he had
promised his wife to be ready for their
journey into tine country.
Another snch story rests ON the au-
thority Of his wife herself. Mr.. Frere
had just been introduced to her at an
evening party and offened to take her
down stairs to procure some refresh
ment. He became SO interested in their
conversation, however, that he drank
the glass of negns he had poured for her
and was about to conduct her up stairs
when she laughingly demonstrated with
hin for having forgotten her needs.
~IThis," she said, Convinced me
that my new acquaintance was, at any
rate. very different from most of the
young men around us!''-Yonfh' Is Com
paniOn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
Chemical Renction.

A French chemist has lately made
some investigations in field not hither
TO so thoroughly explored as many 9th
ers, and from them he draws the con-
clusion that chemical reaction cannot
occur between 1876 degrees and $50 de-
grees. Sulphuric acid and ammonia
will not react at so degrees, while at go
to 60 degrees the action is sudden and
violent Neither caustic soda nor caustic
potash can be made to unite with the
same acid below 1875 degrees G. nor
with carbonates below so degrees With
the latter, brisk effervescence sets in
about 30 degrees. If nitric instead of
sulphuric acid is used in such expert
ments, the temperature where reaction
begins seems to be lowered in every
ase.-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
JACKETS FOR OUR SAILORS.

Trey Are Made by Sewing Women In the
Employ of the Navy Department.
The natty uniforms of the sailors and
marines of the United States navy are
made by corps of women employed by
tho quartermaster of tho Brooklyn navy
yard. They are well paid, and the posi-
tion Of tailoress or seamstress is eagerly
sought for by women who earn n living
by making garments. The waiting list
of the bureau of employment contains
moro than 100 applicants All work is
done by tho piece, and the wages vary
from SO to sl2 week.
The applicant must present her name
to the civil service board. Her applica-
ton must be signed by at least two rep
utablo persons. Not only must she
come well recommended as n seamstress,
but the condition of the workshop is
carefully considered. The quartermaster
makes IL point that no work shall be
done in sweatshops or in places whoro
the clothing is likely to be infected.
Once appointed, tho applicant visits
the tailor shops of the navy yard, where
she receives u bundle of goods TO bo
made up into garments. Tho govern
ment furnishes all the trimmings and
thread. From 20 to so bundles are is
sued every morning. 1t usually requires
two days to finish the garments. Tho
work is delivered and new lot issued.
The overcoats are made of heavy cloth,
and the maker receives So. so apiece.
Drawers and undorshirts for the men are
made of / / ounce and ounce blue fan
mel. The seamstress is paid 10 cents for
each. The maker is paid 66 cents apiece
for cloth trousers and 80 cents for work
ing trousers. Ovcrshirts Of heavy and
light weight flannels pay Go cents
apiece. Jumpers are made of white drill
ing at 80 cents each.
Some of these women have been in
the employ of the navy yard from 10 to
90 years. The older employees are best
paid and make rarely less than S12 q
week.
The garments are for the enlisted men
only, as the officer supplies his own
wardrobe. The uniforms are issued at
the navy yard by the quartermaster.- -
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
THE CABLE CAR MAN.
He Claims That He Faces Dangers Which
Almost Unnerve Him.

He Claims That He Faces Dangers Which
Almost Unnerve Him.
When the railroad men left the cable
car at the head of the Milwaukee ave-
nue. viaduct, the gripman threw the
lever forward with an emphatic zip"
and said: "Those locomotive engineers
think they are tho only men with nerve
who ride ON rails Did you hear them
talking about how weak they felt after
their machine had just missed knocking
some clumsy farmer over the telegraph
wires and how they sweat cold sweat
when the baby toddled in front of their
engine? Did you get onto their trick for a
.layoff because they have lost their nerve
through running fast and can't make
over 10 miles an hour until they get
their nerve back again? If those engi-
neers would take this run, they would
be wet through all the time and wouldn't
have eenough nerve left to sass messen-
ger boy.
"There are more kids to the acre up
Milwaukee avenue than anywhere else
in the city, and every last one of them
plays in between the street car tracks.
We have close shaves every block. just
like that. Did you see that man then?
He had plenty of time to wait for the
three seconds it takes for us to pass, but
he couldn't wait, and we grazed him.
We don'trun 60 miles an hour, but you
can killa man just as quick at 10 miles
an hour, and it shakes you up just as
much. There isn't gripman in Chicago
but breads to make the down town loop
during the rush hours. Providence looks
after babies and drunken men, and be-
lieve we have special Providence with
us You people may think we have no
feelings, but have seen men run their
grip cars into the barn and then sit
down, weak as cat and white as a
sheet. Their nerves had given out, and
that was all that was the matter with
them. "-Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17

h travelling You oan easily guard
against the dread Of getting cinders in
your eye by carrying with you tiny
box Of faxseed. The instant you feel a
foreign substance in the eye throw back
your head and drop thpee or four flax
seed on the ball of the eye: then lift
the upper lid and draw it down over
them so as to hold them in. The relief
will come Immediately, and soon the
seeds will begin to work out and bring
the offending particle with them
Philadelphis Ledger
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
A Cremation.

Mrs. Alice N. Lincoln thus describes
her feelings while watching a crema-
ton:
"As we stood in silence watching the
rosy glow which played over the white
surface of the retort feeling came to
us of awe certainly, but also of peace
and rest There was something so spir-
itual, so elevating in the absolute purity
of the intense heat that it seemed to all
of us who stood there far less appalling
than the blackness of an open grave. "
Her Point of View in New York
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
He Was Too Slow.

He reachedrout as if he would catch
hold of her, but she eludedshis grasp.
Again he made an equally feeble at
tempt, and again she eluded him. Once
more he made 10. feeble attempt and she
had no diffioultyin escaping. This time
she became indignant, almost angry.
"What do Wop mean, SIR" she ex-
claimed, "by thus trying to kiss me?"
"I-I--I presume" he hesitated,
''that meant to kiss you."
She drew hersef up proudly. then
stepped near him and gazed down on
him defiantly.
"Well, she said ,emphatically, why
IN heavens name dopit you do itTs-
Detroit Free Press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
A SHATTERED IDOL

Each week | saw him take an Y
And put it in n letter
And mail it, and for that / own
liked him all the better.
/ thought Of somc dear country homo
A patient mother bearing
A burden lightened by the thought
That he for her was caring.
His surly ways and hardened face
easily furgavc him,
Because of this, his weekly gift,
ono virtue that could save him.
But oh, alasl One fatcful day
In asking for n loan he,
With awful uaths, declared he must
Send on that alimony.
Washington News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
BEWARE OF FRESH OLIVES.
How n California Planter Amuses Himself
at the Expense of Innocent Travellers.

How n California Planter Amuscs Himself
at the Expense of Innocent Travellers.
Eastern visitors in California are al
ways much interested in the olive plan
tations which, in recent years, have be-
come feature Of the most southerly
counties of the state. The lovers of the
succulent fruit when picked and bot
tied for sale in the east and north are
always anxious to taste the olive fresh
and ripe. There is popular impression
that it is sweet and delicious; but, like
many other popular impressions, this is
a delusion and snare.
A few miles south of San Diego,
where the railroad makes q junction
with small one track road leading into
Mexico, large planter has taken adj
vantage of this delusion for his own
amusement. On the arrival of each train
from the north numerous travellers dis
mount to wait the starting of the train
across the Mexican border. For their
benefit the planter has nailed box out
side of his fence just across the way
from the railroad station which he keeps
filed with nice, ripe olives. A placard
invites victims in these words:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
uniaue AdYertiGine.

A tale is told of Robert Bonner and
of his belief in advertising One day he
engaged whole page of newspaper
and repeated q two line advertisement
upon it over and over again. 1t must
have been repeated 5000 times upon
the page in the smallest type.
"Why do you waste your money,
Robert?" asked friend. II noticed
that same line 80 often. Would not half
page have answered your purpose?"
"Half page would never have
caused you to ask the question, replied
Mr.. Bonner. "At least five people will
ask that t. every line. was the way ]
figured IT, New York News
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
FINE, FRESH, RIPE OLIVES,
HELP YOURSELF.

OF course there is arush from the sta
tion as soon as the box and its contents
are discovered. and swarms of innocents
seize the pretty fruit and dig their teeth
into it. Then there is a combined howl
and a great deal of expectoration and
disgust, for the delusive fruit are near
ly as puckery as persimmons.
And the planter? oh, he takes his fun
from partly hidden summer house
within his grounds, where he occasion
ally seats himself to enjoy the spectacle.
1t is sure cure for the blues, he says.
Now York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
Highest Fountain Jet.

The wonder of the New England
states, an oddity of which mention is,
for some unknown reason, seldom made
in print, is the monster fountain jet
at the Home of Destitute Women and
Children, near Bennington, VT. The
column of water in this jet rises to
height of 1893 feet, being the highest
known single fountain jet in the world.
st. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17
Dog ReputatiOns.

Uncle George-Your dog isn't so
smart as Tommys, is he2
Little Johnny-Yes, he's just as
smart, but isn't 80 good liar as Tom
my. Good News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17

The Trojan war was conflict be.
tween the mother country and some Of
the strongest colonies and would have
been fought If Helen and Achilles and
Agamemnon and the rest had never been
born.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17

An ''inch Of rain" means gallon Of
water spread over surface Of nearly
two square feet or a fall of about 100
tons upon an acre.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17

A New York dealer in mems furnish
ing goods displays sign reading.
"ShiYt Constructor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-17

The lamp used by Epiotetus, the
philosopher, sold for 5000 'drschmas
soon afer his death. in the year I8I A. d.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-21

To an outsider it would seem that the
height of Iawlessness was reached in Chi
csgo when Miss Grace Swift, daughter of
acting Mayor George B. Swift, was made
the victim of daring robbery on one of
the busiest thoroughfares of the West
Side. About in the afternoon Miss Swift
was hurrying for home along LOOMS
street when two men suddenly slipped out
from an alley and seized her. The fur boa
about her neck was frightened so that she
could make no cutlery, and he. pocketbook
was snatched from her hand. Finding
nothing more, the men scampered away
Miss Swift, though badly ,hoked and
bruised, was more Frustrated by the nerv-
Gus shock than by her bodily injuries.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-21
Lamp For Submarine photography.

Photography under water is now an a.
complshed fact. In France, England and
America workers in the Photographic world
have been endeavoring to hit upon con-
trivance which would enable them to take
instantaneous photographs under water at
any depth and in any weather. Photo
graphs have been taken in brief time I'M
der water in calm weather by direct sum
light at depths of six or seven meters but
something more than this was wanted.
This want has now been supplied by NJ.
Louis Boutan of Paris, who has invented a
special magnesium lamp. A cask of 200
liters capacity is filed with oxygen gas, and
on its upper end is fixed a spirit lamp,
which is covered with bell glass. A YES
sci containing magnesium, in powder, is
connected with this lamp in such manner
that the metal can be projected across the
flame by the action of rubber ball, which
serves as bellows.
NJ. Boutan, we believe, has obtained good
instantaneous negatives during a violent
storm, when no daylight could penetrate the
depths They are lacking as regards back
ground, but this may be remedied when
the apparatl has been perfected. We shall
look for some interesting developments in
the art of submarine photOgraphy.-Lon
Ion Letter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-21
her breaking LearU.

her breaking LrdrV.
Poor woman-poor woman" some one
sighed.
She rose up slowly, looked from face to
face as if to picture it on her memory for
ever, and said:
Leave mel May the God of heaven take
vengeance upon you to the uttermOst"
And we called it hot little fight, and we
felt proud of victory won over a superior
force, ana we Well, each and every
trooper prayed heaven to be merciful and
pitiful to that poor woman, and over the
graves Of her dear ones a hundred rough
and blood stained hands scattered peach
tree blossoms in atonement. We could do
no more. War was impatient and angereG
evea as we did that NJ. QUAD.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-21
THE MAYORS MESSAGE,
DELIVERED BY THE HON. GEORGE
" PASCHAL,
At the Meeting of City Council,
Monday, April 10, 1894.

Re-published by REQUEST
MAYORS OFFICE, !
April 10th, 1894.
To the Hon. City Council:
GENTLEMEN
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-21

Continued on 18th Page.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-21

REDUCTION OF RUNNING ExPENs.
ES OF CITY,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-21

LIST. Enforce the collection of
your delinquent tax list by every
means known to the law. Many of
those who most loudly cry for
street Improvements and bewail
the floating debt of the city, are the
very ones who are delinquent
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-14

The Dailes Tmes-MoD taineer:-
5OIne papers are censurin< Senator
DoIpb because he did not secure ap-
propriaiions for public buildings In diff
fsrent cities in the northwest. When
II is taken into consideration that the
democratic congress saw that its policy
was creating daily deficit In the treas
Hfy, it was not TO be expected that
money would be voted for any purpose
that was not absolutely necessary.
Every retrencnment possible was made,l
and, although Mr. Dolph did all he
could for these objects, he was battling
against hope. He did well, and all
that any man could have done, in hsy-
ing Oregon 20 vel. recognized 10 the
river and harbOr bill. and our people
should be satisfied. Dofpb stands high
in the councils Of the nation. He has
been an honor 10 the state shd credit
10 bi constituency.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-14
German ToD4eeonl.Vs Joke.

The following fraud upon an insur-
ance company, which we find in The
Deutsche Tabak-Zeitung Is certainly
just little too good 10 bc true A-cun-
BjBg fellow, who wanted 10 smoke tho
beat cigars At the cheapest possible cOst,
bought 1000 cigars of the highest quail
fly and corresponding pr1cs aud imme-
diately insured the whole stock When
be had smoked the last Of them. ne DO.
naDded $50 marks from the Insurance
company on the ground that the whole
Of his insured stock, 10 boxes Of cigars,
had been consumed by lroI Tho Solo.
DoOIic cOnTt decided IN favor II the
plaintiff The company then brought
an action Of conspiracy against the
smoker, accusing him ~ having iBteB.
tiOBally pat fire ~ bls Ogu cigars aud
deliberately destroyed ia property.
Hereupon the same vie court eoii.
demiiod the insured gEolser ~ tbres
months imprisonmoqf, --WofBinster
Gazette.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-14

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-14
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