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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
NUMBER 33.
BELIEVERS IN WITcHcRAFT.
Residents Of an Ohio village Hold MIR.
Culp CuIpabie For Mysterious Doings.

Residents of an Ohio Village Hold MIR.
Culp CuIpable For Mysterious Doings.
The residents of Hart's Corners, a
farming community 10 miles east of
this city, are agog over the doings of a
witch Several days aso !. JoS1g farm
er named Howard Hughes dug well
upon small hill, and when he had got
to what he believed to DO sufficient
depth. much to his surprise, no water
appeared He cogitated upon the mat
ter, and being firm believer in witches
aud hobgobins concluded that somo
person had cast a spell upon his land.
Within the limits of this city lives a
DR.. Hoff, an octogenarian, who deals in
herbs and claims supernatural powers.
To this strange old man Hughes repair
ed and hired him to go down TO his
place and locate the trouble. Hof went
with him, and building fire threw
some of his powders into 1t, and while
the fire burned consulted the spirits
through powwow performance. He
told Hughes that the absence of water
in his well was due to neighbor
named Culp, who was wizard, with
a poisonous breath and an evil eye, and
that the we'll would remain dry until
he (Culp) was dead. Since the old
witch doctor revealed this startling in
formation the Hughes and dozen other
families who believe in witchcraft have
ceased all intercourse with Culp and
avoid him as they would the evil one.
The affair has caused such stir that
the matter resolved itself into special
meeting held in the Methodist church
Of the village, to which all these people
belong. The Rev. j. L. Hollister of
this city, the pastor of the church, PIE
sided and called upon Hughes and his
followers to disavow witchcrait and
treat Culp as a brother or leave the
church. This they refused to do. and
church trial will result.
Last spring Miss Sadie Loop, Il men,
Der of the church, was expelled mt a
church trial for asserting that Culp was
wizard, and it was thought at that
time that the ridiculous superstition
had been stamped out.-Alliance (O.)
Cor. Chicago Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
THE HOLY OFFICE.
Functions of the Congregation of tho In.
QUESTION In the Eternal City.


QUESTION In the Eternal City.
There are two different tribunals ut
Rome to which is intrusted the judg-
ment of books, pamphlets, articles and
other writings referred TO them as liable
to charge of endangering faith and
morals. One of these Is the congregation
of the holy Office or inquisition, and the
other is the congregation of the index
The very name Of the former of these
will cause thrill of horror in the minds
of those whose knowledge of the inquisi-
ton is derived from the caluNnies and
exaggerations that have been heaped
upon it by its enemies.
1t is not my business to defend it in
my present paper. l would only re-
mind the reader that IL Is most unfair
to impute to the Roman inQuisition Tie
cruelty and injustice of the SDpnish ,.!.
bunal, against which the popes again nnl
again protested. The Spanish inqrigi-
tion is now happily defunct, and the
Roman congregation of the inquisitioa
alone survives. 1t is permanent com.
mittee chosen from the cardinalitiGn
body and holds its meetings always
within the precincts of the Holy City
1t was instituted in the year 15i2 -
Paul iii, by the constitution beginning
with the words, "Licet alb into" and
had for its chief object to arrest the
progress Of the doctrines of Luther
The congregation of the holy Office, or
inquisition, holds the first place among
e., a..
some dozen cardinals. more or less, Sc
lected by the pope on account of their
knowledge of theology and canon laT
and their skill and energy in the trans
action of ecclesiastical business. 1t has
jurisdiction over field of greater i'm.
portance than any other tribunal what
soever, for it has intrusted to it the
guardianship Of the purity cf faith ana
morals throughout the Christian world
Alone of all the Roman courts it has
for its official president the pope him
self, although in point of fact his multi
tudinous duties rarely permit of hi
presence at its meetings, and his place 3
taken by one of the cardinals chosen !. =
him, who has to report to the holy f..
thci tho sdhc cNeuilS All tuut tiiktS
place during its session.
Besides the cardinal who acts as prcsi
dent, there is secretary, who is usual,
the senior cardinal present; commits
sary, whose business it is to decide win,
questions shall be referred to the consrli
ors for their opinion, and who is a.
ways Dominican; u promoter fisca.i-
or public prosecutor, who conducts to-.
case, and an advocatus reorum or CO
sci for the defendant, who seeks to c.r.:
the suspected writings of the charge G.
false doctrine.
In addition to the cardinals who COZ.
pose the tribunal there is attached to
1t, as l have said, number of con.
sultors, and of these certain numloc
are selected, under the name of quail
ficators, for what is the most difficult
and delicate part of the work intrust Il
to them. The consultors include ttr
most celebrated of the Roman thco'o
gians, secular and regular. .--Nineteent
Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
Won proltke's Predicament.

Won Moltke once went to Lindau, as
he thought, incognito. He ordered a
room on the ground floor in the Bay
erische Hof and went to bed early, but
forgot to draw his blinds down. When
he was just going to sleep, he heard
music drawing near. He had been
recognized, after all, and was going to
be- serenaded again. The difficulty was
how to get dressed without being seen.
He dared not strike light. But pres.
emily the glare of torches lit up his room,
and the curious crowd stood close to the
windows, their noses pressed against
the panes. In spite of that, he felt that
he must rise, SO he got up and dressed.
But as he put on each piece of his ap.
parel the feat was greeted with loud
and prolonged applause. San Francisco
Argonaut.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
Mixing the Fees.

An amusing incident has just come to
light anent the recent marriage of a
prominent young railroad man to an
up town belle. AS is usual on such oc-
casions, the arrangements, including
the financial end of the transaction in
hearts, were left to the best man, him
self well known club man and a
cricketer Of local repute. The story
that IS now going the rounds, and which
is creating considerable merriment,
deals wholly with the part played by
the latter young man. BY some unac-
countable contretemps the youth in
question delivered to the organist the
magnificent sum of $50, while the shock
headed youngster who supplied the
wind for the instrument was gladdened
by the gift of $40.
When itcame to the clergyman, how
ever, the lavish expenditure previously
made had so depleted the nuptial funds
that Oh y $2 remained. With unblush-
ing effrontery and perfect sang froid
the best man rendered the two plunks
to the dominic, whose feelings can bet
ter be imagined than described.
The organist says the wedding was
tho most brilliant OF the season, while
the shock headed boy who supplied the
wind characterizes it as "hot stuff" It
would be interesting to know what the
clergyman who tied the knot thinks
about it.-Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
Achilles and the Tortoise,

There is one paradox which upon its
face appears to be very easy of solu-
tion, but which, after careful study,
does not pan out so we'll. The story
was first told upon a gentleman named
Achilles, who was rather prominent in
early political times, and who had a
reputation as an all round athletic. He
could run, and run fast at that. One day
he started to catch tortoise, which was
as slow in those days as he is today.
Achilles was some distance behind the
tortoise and set out to capture it. Achil-
les went twice as fast as the slow old
tortoise and gained constantly, but he
never caught it. No matter what prog
ress Achilles made, the tortoise went
ahead just half as far. By this time the
distance between the two, had they lived
to this day, would have been infinitesi-
NAL, but yet if Achilles and the tortoise
ran with the proper mathematical pre-
cision there would still be an interval
between the two.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
MRS. BeNT'S TRAVELS.
She Accompanies Her Husband In His Ex-
,ror,tg,,.-A, Ah...,,t.. AI...,...

She Accompanies Her Husband In His Ex-
plorations-an Abyssinian Adventure.
Tho woman traveller is becoming ev-
cry year less of novelty. Recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Bent. a pair of
indefatigable English globe trotters, :"
started for south Arabia to continue the
explorations they have been making in
various countries. They began their
work in 1884 by digging along the
shores of Greece. The next year they
went through the 20 Cyclades isles and
carried good many objects back to
the British museum. During her first
visit to Greece Mrs. Bent was unac-
quainted with the language, and the
people pronounced her nice, very nice,
but dumb. Three years later she re-
visited them, and, much to their sur
prise, conversed fuently. In 1885 they
visited .Thasos, an Egyptian island, and
the next year sailed along the coast of
Lycia. In 1889, wishing to go still
farther afield, they started for Bahrein,
on the Persian gulf, thence going across
Persia and over the Caucasus, attended
by special escort from the shah.
On all these expeditions Mrs. Bent
"roughed it" like the rest. A tent was
her only shelter, and she slept in ham,
mock. The scarcity of water was the
greatest privation, for in some places
the supply had to be so carefully hus-
banded that baths were an impossible
luxury, and even tea was sometimes
impracticable.
The most dangerous expedition made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Bent was to Mashona-
land. They started in January, 1891,
reached the ruins of Zimbabwe in June
and retraced their steps through a path
less country via Beira, reaching Eng
land in January, 1893. They immedi-
ately returned TO Abyssinia, where the
natives became so fond of them that
they would not allow them to leave.
This was an uncomfortable sort of pop
ularity, and after the travellers he'd
been twice defeated in attempts to get
away the situation became decidedly
unpleasant.
Hearing that troops were pouring in
and that there was prospect of seri-
GUS fighting, Mr.. Bent said that they
must make strong effort to escape.
Mrs. Bent is an ardent photographer
and was at the time engaged in develop
ing some negatives she had made of the
Abyssinian women around her. She
finished her photographs first, and then,
watching for favorable opportunity,
the little party mounted mules, and as
sisted by an Italian officer and 400 SOL
diers who had been sent to rescue them
managed to escape from their devoted
Abyssinian friends.
Mrs. Bent brought away the negatives
she had persisted in finishing, and these
show the costume of an Abyssinian
woman to consist of two garments-a
pair of trousers fitting tightly around
the ankles, and a long, loose overdress
lavishly worked round the neck and
down the tapering sleeves, which are
80 tiny at the ends that one can hardly
imagine how woman's hand could
get through the uffs.-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
TUBERCULOSIS.
Calculated to Cause One-sevcnth of the
Total Human Mortality.

Total Human Mortality.
DR.. Anderson, the medical officer Of
health of Dundee, delivered an inter-
esting address recently, with view of
quickening public interest on the inn
portant topic of tuberculosis. After re-
ferring to the history of our knowledge
of the specific germ and of the manner
of its propagation, he mentioned the
fact that tuberculosis had been calcu-
lated to cause one-seventh of the total
mortality Of the human race. It was
remarkable that, Notwithstanding this
important fact, little practical interest
had been taken in the matter by the
Jtate, local authorities or individuals.
An assumed theory Of its unavoidable
nature seemed to lie at the root of this
baneful fatalism. DR.. Anderson main
tained that all tubercle bacilli were
derived from predecessors of the same
character, and pointed out the facility
with which this bacillus adhered to
moist surfaces and propagated itself un-
der insanitary conditions such as pre-
vailed in the overcrowded houses of the
poor.
He also mentioned the opinion, held
by bacteriologists, that the expired
breath of those suffering from the dis
ease was comparatively innocuous, while
their sputum swarmed with bacilli and
on evaporation and desiccation was apt
TO become fruitful source of infection.
Hence the paramount necessity for a
systematic destruction of the sputum,
dislnfection of apartments occupied by
those suffering from tuberculosis, and
disinfection o. destruction of articles of
clothing likely to retain the germ.
Referring to the large mortality from
tuberculose disease, DIR. Anderson men,
toned, as an instance of public apathy
in the matter of its prevention, the fact
that very few people applied for disin-
fection of material after death from this
cause in comparison with the number
Of those who took such precautions in
the case of the various fevers. Passing
to the subject of the disease in cattle,
he pointed out the large mortality
among these animals from this cause,
and also the relation of milk supply to
infant mortality from tuberculosis.
The proportion of deaths from this
cause in children under 8 years of age
in Dundee was found to be 1 in
II. All these facts pointed to the ne
cessity for the householder to safe
guard his own interests. DR.. Anderson
concluded his instructive address by
mentioning in detail the preventive and
disinfectant measures necessary to Sc
cure the highest possible immunity from
the scourge. Lancet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
Found Her Daughter In Tights.

An indignant mother who saw her 18-
year-old daughter clad in gorgeous
tights practicing somersault has noti-
fed the police of peculiar state Of
things. She says not only her daughter
but number of other girls of that age
have been engaged to form theatrical
combination. These damsels, it ap-
pears, meet for rehearsals in barns and
are under the instruction of couple Of
men. They intend to make tour Of
the small towns of the state. All wear
tights, it seems, and this one girls man.
ma was shocked at her daughters ap-
pearance. The police are looking for
the men who are training the tender
maidens to feel at home in the skirtless
costume.-Reading Pa.) Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
The Athens OF the South.

And now comes the Memphis Com
lnercial proclaiming that Memphis Is
the Athens of the SOUTH" 1t is lit
tie late in filing its claim, but we trust
that it will be duly considered. There
. is not city or town in the whole
southern country, scarcely village or
hamlet, that can boast of high school,
an academy, college or university,
a reading club or literary society,
that does not boast of being the "Athens
of the SOUTH Meanwhile Knoxville
continues to be the ATHENS of the
south. Knoxville Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
Artist and Amateur.

A critic, who was recently asked to
define the line between artist and anna
teur, stated that an amateurs sketches
were labored and finished up to invite
favorable criticism, while the artists
sketches were broad and unfinished,
suggesting much to himself only.
Could not the dividing line be better
definedl Tho amount of time spent on
sketch often depends upon opportu-
nifty. When the time is not needed else
where, one quite able to sketch in the
boldest, most rapid style may prefer to
go on and produce picture, trusting
to the inspiration Of the present rather
than of the future. and to vision rather
than memory. If something greater is
to be subsequently developed from the
work, it will be no less suggestive be-
cause of its finished character.
1t may not be easy to define the divid-
ing line between artists and amateurs,
but it is easy to point out we'll recog-
nized one that is identical with it-the
ono that is drawn between poets and
mere writers of verse.-Art Amateur.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
Princess Marie of Greece.

Princess Marie of Greece is the prin-
cess whose name has been so frequently
mentioned of late as bride for the
Russian czarowitz. She is 10 years of
age, belongs to the same religion as
the czarowitz and might make him q
good wife We're it not for the fact that
she happens to be his first cousin, her
father King George, being brother Of
the czarina. And there is nothing which
the canons of the Greek church more
strictly prohibit than matrimonial un-
ions between first cousins. The young
princess is round faced and plump of
figure, not particularly pretty, but hav-
ing the vivaeity and fresh coloring of
early girlhood. Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03

John Field, the pianist, was an Irish
man who studied with an Italian,
Clemente, and lived in Russia. He
loved champagne and washed his own
clothes. When he was dying, some one
sent for priest, who went to his bed
side and whispered, Are you Cath
olio or q Protestant" The dying man
revived sufficiently to sigh out: "Nei-
ther. lam pianist" and immediate
ly expired. d.-Philadelpha Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
And Mephisto Smiled.

Some years ago, when Irving was play
ing "Faust" at the Lyceum, in the part
Of Mephistopheles, he descended through
trapdoor in cloud Of fame. While
doing 80 the trap jammed for some rea-
son, and a voice from the "gods" i'm
mediately called out: "Hurrah, boysl
Hell's FULL There's no room for usr'
Mephisto was forced to smile. - San
Francisco Argonaut,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
Two Kinds of MARITAL Cruelty.

Mrs. Maria Cook Ehlers has begun a
suit for separation from John Ehlers, q
wealthy liquor dealer of 234 Flushing
avenue, Brooklyn. The couple were
married 10 months ago. Mr.. Ehlers
was widower and twice AS old as his
bride. Mrs. Ehlers says that she was
threatened with death. She says her
husband forced her to visit the graves
Of his first two wives. New York
Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03
PaderewskI,s ENDURANCE.

M. Paderewski, the night before re-
cital in London, practiced all night, or,
at least, until $3.50 a. m. The morn
ing after the recital, he went to Chelten-
ham, where he played the same after
noon before denscly packed audience.
He exhibited no fatigue. New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03

Chief Otan, the orang. .outang from
the Javanese village in the Midway,
has arrived at the Philadelphia zoo.
Otan is used to first class Java coffee.
A cup presented him from the eating
station at Altoona was declined. Otan
knows railroad coffee.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03

The most expensive royal regalias in
the world are those of the maharajah Of
Baroda, India. First comes a gorgeous
collar containing 500 diamonds, ar
ranged in five rows, some as large as
walnuts. Top and bottom rows Of
emeralds of equal size relieve the luster
Of the diamonds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03

II thought you were vegetarian, aud
still you are eating roast muttonv
"Yes, but ! am only an indirect veg
etarian-that is to say, only eat the
flesh of such animals as live on vege-
table diet. "-Reisejournal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03

Borax is am excellent washing pow
DER. The women of Belgium and Hol-
land are noted for their snowy linen.
They attain this desired result by the
use of borax-a handful to 10 gallons OF
water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-03

The roast beef Of old England, it ap-
pears from the report of committee Of
the house of lords, is apt to be best
when it is American raised.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-02
sRlTAlN's FINEST MANSION.
The Residence of Lord Butte, Which
Covers More Than an Acre of
Grnnn1 ~

The Residence of Lord Butte, Which
Covers, More Than an Acre of
Ground.
The rebuilding Of Mount Stuart,
Lord Bute's palace near Rothesay,
Scotland, makes it the most magnitl-
cent residence in Great Britain. The
base of the building. as described by
the st. Louis Republic, covers frac-
ton moro than an acre and is built in
the medieval Gothic style of the thir-
tcenth century. The walls. turrets
and balconies are built of the most
beautiful variegatcd GRANTEES and sand
stones from Observation-Disclosures. the
floors and arches being of clouded
Italian marbles. The main hall is
constructed entirely of alahester, tho
supports being columns of oMdized
brass and bronze. The gallery and
gia"d staircase are of marbles brought
from Sicily and Carrara. The DRAW
ing rooms are paneled with alternate
stripes of cherry, walnut and ebony,
all from America. The main dining
room. which was bl;lt so as to accom-
modate $50 guests, is finished after the
style of the drawing rooms, with the
exception Of relief figures and mcsaics
OF fish, game, animals, etc. The cell
ing and chimney pieces of these rooms
are most artistic and so also are the
windows. mantels and doors, the work
OF which is extremely elaborate. There
are three immense libraries and bill
lard room, all with carved stone fire.
places Of antique design. In one wing
there are Turkish and swimming
baths. large conservatorieS, avaries,
nqunriums, etc. The whole .,alace is
hoated throughout with steam and hot
water pipes aud lighted both by gas
and electricity. The pictures in tho
gallery alone are worth $4,000 and
the books in the libraries as much
more. The building. decorating and
furnishing of this palace, which is
without doubt the finest private resi-
dcnce on the globe. entailed an outlay
of t1,o00,O00, nearly $5,OOO,OOO.
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.
Mountain ana Ocean Resorts orthe

MOUNTAIN ana Ocean Resorts oftHe
are readily reached via Chicago and the
PENNSYLVANIA Short Lines. The only
route to Cresson and other cool retreats
IN the Alleghenies. Solid yestibule trains
leave Chicago Union Station daily owe:
these lines for Cresson and Altoona, run
ming through to New York where connect
ion is made for the White Mountains,
the hdirondacks, Mt. Desert Island and
places of summer sojourn in the Mts. OF
Eastern New York. Vermont, New Hamp-
shire and Maine. At New York connec-
tion Is also made for Fall River. Newport
Narragansett Pier, Martlla's Vineyard,
Nantucket and famous watering places
along the Atlantic. to which passengers
Via Pennsylvania Lines have choice of
all rail route or palatial steamers of the
Fall River Line from New York. Allan.
TIC City, Cape May, Long Branch, Ocean
Grove, AshburY Park ana summer havens
along the Pennsylvania System. which
comprises the most desirable route to
them. ANY desired information will be
cLeerfully furnished by II. r. Dering. a.
q. T. Agent, 24S South Clark Street, Chi
cago.. 635
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-02

600 who lorks it up in his vault gets
nothing from it. 1t is only by expendi-
ture that he can get anything on. of it.
Or course, l would like to see itexpended
on what we all regard as enlightened
and philanthropic objects, but there is
no form Of expenditure, that is not inn
moral, that does not benefit society.
"1t is true that when he drives a fine
coach and gives fine dinner it may not
be as productive use of it as if he spent
1T in another way, but it is a use. Iheard
some one criticise one of my friends for
paying 100000 for picture. But the
answer which made was:
ut seems to me that he ought to be
commended for taking $4,000 of his
money and giving it to somebody else.
Even supposlng that the picture was not
worth a cent, the other man still has the
money. and will distribute it in turn"