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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
A DARING RESCUE.
Three Men Taken From mn ice Fioc which
Was Carrying Them to Certain Death.

Three Men Taken From mn Zee Fioc Whicii
Was Carrying Them to Certain Death.
Captain l.. O. Lawson, William p.
Kay and W. w. Wilkinson, members of
the Evanston life saving crew. had u
narrow escape from death the other
morning while attempting to clear an
chor ice away from the waterworks in.
let. The men were in a small rowbont
and were caught between large cakes of
floating ice and carried two miles out
into the lake. After hard fight with
the floating Ice they were rescued by Il
volunteer party consisting of Sam Pee.
ney, chief engineer at the Evanston wa
terworks; John Moore, the lighthouse
keeper, and Bob Skyles and Byron Daw
son, firemen at the waterworks.
Early In the morning water was run
ming very slowly into the large main,
and fearing another water famine Cap.
tain Lawson and his companions started
for the intake, which is one mile off
shore. A heavy wind had been blowing
inshore all night before. and the shore
was lined with great cakes of ice. Aft
er working hard the men succeeded in
launching their boat and started
through the bobbing cakes for the inlet.
When about half the distance had been
covered, the men noticed that the wind
had changed and was blowing hnd
from oifshore, and that large field OF
ice was forming in solid mass about
their little craft and floating rapidly
pnt into tbn Inkp Dikp polps wore 1tEgI
but 1t soon became apparent that unll"
some aid came soon they would be car
ried far out.
A white handkerchief was tied to ~
oar, and the men took turns waving II.
The signal was seen by John Moore,
who was at work at the top of the light
house tower. He hurried to the water
works, short distance away, and told
Engineer Peeney, and both men, realiz.
ing the danger in which their comrades
were, called Skyles and Dawson, and
hurriedly manning another boat the
four men started to the rescue. The Off
shore wind by this time had cleared tht
shore water, and the rescuing party
soon reached the ice foe, in the cente,
Of which was the boat containing th'
three men. A life line was thrown
across to the prisoners, and one after an
other they jumped from cake to cak'
and reached the rescuing boat. The,
were forced to abandon their own boat
which was fast in the ice. The mel
were all brought to the waterworks of
6ce.-Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
All Front.

At Chancellorsville, while Jackson 3
corps was moving to the flank and rear
of the Union army, the Confederate cav
airy in advance became engaged with
the enemy. Presently Il wounded troop
Ell emerged from the woods in font.
After surveying tho scene no moved in
the direction in which the infantry were
marching, apparently in search for the
rear.
Almost Immediately the blue jackets
closed behind Jacksons corps, and tho
poor cavalryman appeared again, look
ing hopeless and distraught. He was
met by another cavalryman, TO whom
he called out; Hello! Wounded?"
"Yes, replied the other laconically,
adding, Lets git to the r'ar."
"R'ar!" returned the disconsolate
cavalryman. This is the worst fight
I've been in yet. It amt got any r'ar. I"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Simple Arithmetic.

A potato bagger went into Pittsburg
commission house one day and asked if
there was anything to do. Yes" re-
piled the proprietor, IA car load of po-
tatoes is waiting at the station to be
bagged. What will you do it for?" "A
cent a bushel. boss Now, I'll tell
you what I'll do. There are 800 bushels
in the car. I'll give you 50 for the
job" The bagger shook his head. I'm
give you $40 to bag those 800 bushels. "
"No, sir; cent bushel III my price. "
"I'll make 1t eli, and that's as high as
I'll CO." Cant do it, boss. never
scabbed on potato bagging in my life,
and won't begin now. My price is
cent bushel." The bagger started
out, when the proprietor called him
back again and said, "All right; I'll
give you your price" After the man
started to the station bystander asked
the proprietor the meaning of the con-
versation. II just wanted to show you
something queer. That man won't work
unless he gets an even cent bushel. He
can I compute any other rate. When he
has bushel bagged. he cuts a notch on
a stick, and that represents cent. -
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
NUMBER Al.


III you get into quarrel with man
and SEQ that You can't get out OF it with
out fight right then and there, forget
that he has head, pick out the second
button of his vest and smash him on 1t
as hard as you can. IN 90 cases out OF
100 you'll win the battle without an
other lick. There is no foul about n
stomach blow; it's only when you get
below the belt that you are open to
criticism. or course you are liable TO
hurt man by hitting him in the stom-
ach, but that's what you are there for.
Most people who get into sudden row
Il am speaking Of course of those who
have never been taught how to take carp
Of themselves at each other hand
over hand like sailor climbing up tho
rigging, and they invariably try for
each other head. As I said before, for
get your antagonist has a head IL you
are forced into fight. just take aim at
the place where you think his chest pro-
tector stops and let drive at it. There
Is not one man in 10000 can stand q
crack there. II takes months of train
ing to make q mans stomach hard
enough to receive even medium blow
there. Then, il you want to spoil his
beauty and leave your visiting card with
him in the shape Of n black eye. you can
do it at your leisure, for the fellow who
is hit in the bread basket forgets all
about his body above that for the time
being anyhow. Washington Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Disappearing From Spain.

Naturalists have noticed the gradual
disappearance from Spain during the
last half century of certain mammalian
fauna which have long been familiar to
the Iterian peninsula. The porcupine,
which was common in Andalusia and
Estramadura 80 years ago, has now en-
tirely disappeared from those regions. 1t
is still to be found in Algeria and Mo-
rocco, and the ichneumon, or meloncillo,
which was once SO very common and
was the great favorite Of all Spaniards
before the introduction of the domestic
cat, is now extremely rare. The Barbary
ape, too, which is now only to be found
in Gibraltar, where it is maintained
with the greatest difficulty, was once
very common in Spain.-London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
FEET

A plump little foot rs white rs the snow,
Belonging TO rollicking, frolicsonc Joe,
In little red sock, with n hole In the toe,
And hole in the heel ms we'll.
A trim little foot in n trim little shoe,
Belonging TO sixteen year-old Miss Sue,
And looking as II II knew just what to do
And do IL In n way that would tell.
A very large foot IN homely array,
Belonging 90 Peter who follows the dray,
So big that Il sometimes Is In its own way
And moves with the speed OF n snail.
Ali very big thing Is the human foot,
In dainty made shoe or In clumsy boot
30 tits well there are various tastes to suit.
And that fashion can't always prevail.
The plump little foot--a beautiful sight
And the trim little foot 80 taper and slight,
And the very large foot. though much Of n
fright,
Are travelling all the same road.
And II matters but little how small or how
grent,
30 they never grow weary OF paths that are
straight,
And Mt last walk in at the golden gate
or the city whose builder Is God.
Evangelist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
The Great Paris Library.

M. Marchal, the assistant librarian
Of the Bibliotheque Rationale at Paris,
has flushed the general inventory OF
that library. on which he has been at
work with a large staff of assistants,
since 1875. The figures given out thus
far show that the National library OF
France contains 2,150,00o volumes.
This number does not include the col
lection Of French provincial newspa-
pers, which is still In an unbound form
and could therefore not be counted
among the volumes. mes.-Philadelphia Led
1ar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Big Potatoes.

A French scientists plans for secur-
Ing a wonderful yield of potatoes are as
follows; He STEPPED his cuttings for "a
hours in solution of pounds of salt
peter, O pounds Of sulphate of ammonia
and 20 gallons of water. He next al
lowed them to drain whole day in or
der that the eye buds might swell be-
fore planting. From potato cuttings
treated in this manner and planted in
the usual way he obtained yield of 43
tons of potatoes to the acre. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
rra,n and Cannon BalI Compared.

If you will sit down and figure on the
subject a little while, you will express
less wonder when you hear of how the
next "head end collision" smashed things
up. A train running 70 miles an hour
moves along at the rate Of 40 feet per
second and exerts an energy equal to 400
tons. In other words, the energy exert
ed is nearly twice as great as that shown
by 1000 pound shot fired from 100
ton Armstrong gun!-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

Guide-Ladies and gentlemen, right
here among these cliffs is wonderful
echo. A pistol shot Is repeated Is times.
Is there gentleman here from the west
II so, will he please discharge his pistolp
Man From Kentucky don't go'
much on gun, but IL you can use q
leven inch bowie knife I've got one
right on hand in my boot.-American
Industries
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

A description of the clothing worn
In cold weather by the hairy Anus, those
strange little inhabitants Of farther ST.
IBERIA and a part of Japan, is rs follows:
The only material of which they ever
have complete suit is lshskin. Such
suit is sometimes deliberately though
coarsely embroidered. The resemblance
between this embroidery and that of the
North American Indians is remarkable.
How the iishskin is prepared is still
puzzle to me. Though pretty thin, 1t is
very tough and has more pliability than
might be thought possible. Shoes even
are made with it, but not exclusively of
1t. 1t generally forms the lining of the
uppers.
The thicker clothing IA grotesqueness
itself. For medium garments, especially
for the covering of the back and chest,
birch bark is used. other materials being
stitched to 1t. For the coolest weather
the clothing is much like that Of the
Eskimos and the Kamchatdales. The
grotesqueness of 1t arises not so much
from its shape as from the variety of the
materials.
In one Of these Joseph's coat dresses
were mixed patches of sable, bear, deer
and foxskins, including the tails, in hap
hazard fragments, while behind and be-
fore there was underneath all these q
large piece of birch bark. The bark,
afterward found, was intended inciden-
tally as a protection against accidental
shots from poisoned arrows which the
Ainus use more in winter than in sum
mer in their hunting excursions
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Where Cold Snaps Are Rare.

Whenever cold snap visits Fort My
ers, far down in subtropical Florida, the
inhabitants, who have no method of heat
ing their houses, come out into the streets
and keep warm by sitting around great
fires of wood. The cold sIAps are rare,
but when they come every Scdy, even the
the northern visitor, is thoroughly un-
comfortable, and poor folks, with few and
thin garments, really suffer.-Chicago
Tribune,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

The history of gardening from the
most ancient days is likely to be illus
trated at Versailles during tho great
Paris exhibition of 1900 There is
plenty of space in tho grounds, while
the lakes would give ample scope for the
display of floating gardens such as the
Aztecs and the Chinese loved to arrange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

A poor chance well used is better than
a good chance poorly used. Service, not
size of opportunity, is the thing which
will enter into your final reward. Many
a man is losing his opportunity by lazily
longing for large one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

The net debt of New York city is
500, 762, 407. Chicago's debt is $1s,-
900, 900; Philadelphia's see, 900, 900,
Boston's $50, 900, 900, New Orleans
S16, 900, 600, Cincinnati's sec, 600, 900,
Baltimore's $40, 900, 600, Washington s
$40, 900, 900 and Brooklyn's S41, 000,-
600.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Herds OF Elephants.

Sir Gerald Portal says that between
the coast and Uganda the supply of ele-
phant tusks in Africa is apparently al
most inexhaustible. Enormous num-
bers of elephants are in the country still.
One of the officers Of his expedition,
while exploring the country west of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
There ia a rina sido In the oran "a ,

There is ripe side to the orange as
we'll as to the peach. Tho stem half of
the orange is usually not so sweet and
juicy as the other half, not because it re-
ceives less sunshine, but possibly be-
cause the juice gravitates to the lower
half, as the orange commonly hangs be-
low its stem.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

The population of what is known tech
nically as the 'city" of London reaches
301, 1884 by day, but drops to 1886 at
night. The population of ''greater" Lon
don is 5,633,s06.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
JESSIE OF LUCKNOW.
A FAMOUS CASE OF CLAlRvoYANCE
GRAPHICALLY RELATED.


when the Besicged Had Los. Al Hope,
the scotchwoman Heard the slogan
,yhc, ,,,,,,c., Tim, ,h. r,,.bI,rd,rs
vor. co,,,no IN. r.s,,.
In conversation between distinguish
ed judge of this state and an editor the
article of Mark Twain's on telepathy cas-
ually came into talk. MANY cases were
c;,od ord tbo irdgo alluded 70 the re.
...,'.,Io 90 Io,.;o p, I.,,,;,,
no 81, 49,, :. -
oe new W many anu !" 10 given "e
win as II appeared III iet'er 10 'he
London Times, the letter being written
by lady VINO was the wire OF an omcer
At Lucknow:
"on every side death stared us IN the
face. NO human skiii could avert II any
longer. we saw the moment approach
when we must DID farewell 10 earth' yet
without feeiing that unutteraoie horror
winch must nave oeen experienced Dy
the unhappy victims NJ Cawnpur. we
We're resolved rather 10 die tnan 10 yieid
ana We're iuily persuaded that IN I4hours
All wouid DC over. Inc engineer nad
sara so' ana I'll knew the worst' we
women strove TO encourage each other
ana 10 perform the iight dut'es wmch
were assigned 10 u.s. sucn as conveying
orders TO the batteries, supplying the
men with PROVISIONS especially cups OF
conee, which we prepared day ana night.
naa gone out 10 Wy 10 make inyseir
useiui IN company Win jessie Brown,
tne wire OF corporal IN my huspands
regiment Poor jessie had been IN a
state OF restless excitement all through
tne siege ana had faiien away visipiy
during the last rev days. constant
iever consumed ner' ana her mind wan
dered occasionally, especially that day,
when the recoiiections OF nome seemed
powerfully present 10 her. Az last, over
come with fatigue, she lay down on the
ground, wrapped IN her plaid. sat be-
SIDE her, promising 10 awake her when,
as she said, her rather should return
from the plowing
"She fell at length into profound
slumber, motionless and apparently
GREATNESS, her nead restihg In my lap.
II myself could no longer resist the IN
chnation TO sleep, IN spite OF the con-
nnuai roar OF the cannon. suddenly l
was aroused by "a wild, unearthly scream
close TO my ear. MY companion STOOD
upright beside me, her arms raised and
her head bent forward In the attitude OF
listening.
"A look OF intense delight broke over
her countenance' she grasped my hand,
drew me toward her and exclaimed;
'Dinna ye hear 1t! Dinna ye hear it!
aye, I'm no dreamlngi lts the slogan
o the highlanders' were saved' We're
saved! Ihen hinging herseif ON her
knees she thanked Sod with passionate
fervor. felt utterly Dewildered.
My English ears heard only the roar
OF artillery, ana Thought my poor Jes-
Sic was still raving, but she darted to
the batteries, ana heard her cry inces-
sanity 10 the men; 'Courage' Courage!
Hark to the siogan-the Macgregor, the
grandest OF them all Heres help at
iastv
ITO describe the ehect OF these words
upon tine so'diers womb DO impossible:
for momeht tney ceased nrihB' ana
every soul nsteheo WIN ihtense anxiety
Gradually, however there arose muir
mur OF bitter disappointment' ana the
waiiing OF women VINO had Hooked TO
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

A magnet which the great Sir Isaac
Newton wore as set in his finger ring
is said to have been capable of raising
746 grains, or about $50 times its own
weight of grains, and to have been much
admired in consequence of its phenom-
email power.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

The two highest inhabited spots on
earth are Arevichiary and M1cupata,
mining camps in the Andes. The former
has an elevation of 1850 feet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

What the French call dry securing
that is, rubbing bare floor with dry
brushes-is far more effective than might
be imagined.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28
Torture In Spain.

A new form of torture has been de-
vised in Spain which is said to quite
transcend any of the terrible machines
formerly employed by the inquisition.
II has, however, had the result of ex-
tracing complete confessions from all
the anarchists guilty of bomb throwing
AS soon as arrested Codina, Cerezuelo
and their companions were put on
diet of salt Goldfish and bread, without
water. After several days of this treat
ment they were led before the jugo
d'instruction. On the judges desk
stood bottle of water and a glass.
Each prisoner instinctively threw hin.
self against his guards in a vain at
tempt to reach the water. The judge
promised two caraffes of water If the
prisoner would confess, but threatened
him with continuance of the codhs'
diet ii he remained intractable. Not
one passed the ordeal. Madrid Core.
spondent.
valuable Love Letters.
An urgent Kentucky suitor, finding
his addr ssCs rejected, demanded the
return OF his letters. His peremptory
command not beng at once complied
with, he sent second and third. The
young woman in the case took her own
time and revenge. She expressed the
missives and put a valuation of $500 ON
them. The excited and discounted
swain had to pay IS. 80 express charges.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-28

Quicksilver was first discovered with
in the limits of the United States in Cal
fornia in 1850.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-28
The Football Heroes.

New York Evening Sun after a re- view of the playing at the Yale-Har- yard game sums up as follows:
 So conceding that score Yale would still have been the victor by one point. On the other hand. Harvard may con- graduate herself on having turned out the finest football eleven that has been produced by that university in many years. In many points she was decld- edly Yale's superior. Especially, was this noticeable in her offensive play.
 Her rushers were, as a general rule and Heffelfnger, Yale's famous old left guard, admits this-much more ag- gressive in following the course of the ball. Her interference was also super- for to that of Yale. In the last half she gave an exhibition of football play ing, when. by rush after rush, she ad- vanced the ball down to Yale's 1O-yard line without once losing it. which may justly and favorably be compared with the touchdown made from the center of the field, by steady 5-yard gains by Yale in 1890. In drop kicking She also proved herself decidedly the better eleven. It was in bunting, however, that she was weak. and to, Yale's strength in this department may be at- tributed her victory. l
 Neither Fairchild nor Brewer execut- ed their punts well, and they invaria- ply fell short even when they got by Yale's rush line. The result was that every interchange of punts resulted in Yale's favor to the extent of at least ten yards. Given full back who could have punted as judaciously and as strongly as Thorne and Butterworth, the result would undoubtedly have been different. ,.
 Yale's work was disappointing. She excelled Harvard in two points-in bunting and defensive plays The former enabled her to gain by her kicking, and the latter made it possi- ble for her to keep Harvard from mak- ing too great gains by her, backs. It must be said, however, that Yale real ized her position very. quickly, and worked her plays most wisely.
 In offensive work Yale was weak Her interference was not of the order that the public had been led to expect and her attempts through Harvard's centre seldom gained her a foot. The fact that Harvard played remarka- ble game was perhaps best shown by the fact that Hinkey never played more finely, and not unfrequently the crimson was unable to make good gains around his end.
 The best lesson to be drawn from the game is perhaps this: Harvard has shown that she. can master the rudiments of the sport, and, in the fu- ture the games between the crimson and the blue will be ner wakqver for either side - ...A .,-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-28
MILFORD.

Nov. 1.-The Dramatic club of St Peter's church will give a musical ant dramatical entertainment at Corn walls hall. Thanksgiving night at o'clock.
 Rehearsais for the Deisarte recital to be given in the town hall, wednes day evening. December 6. are progress ing finely under the direction Of Mrs N. D. Mdidlebrook.
 Several of the shanties occupied by Mulloy & Co.'S workmen at the camr at West End were burned early Wed. nesday morning. They were anoccu. pied.
 A few evenings since Dr. W. s. Put ney and his wife returned from Bridge port on the train due here at lo:3C o'clock. When almost home the doctor discovered that he had left his satchel on the train. The satchel contained three bank books, a purse containing several dollars in money, besides sever- al other articles of value. He tele- graphed to New Haven. but the bag had been taken gefore the train reach ed there. Payment was stopped on the bank books.
 On account of the painters and deco rators not having completed their task. there were no services in Plymouth church Sunday. Next Sunday. Decem- Der ?. services will be resumed.
 On Saturday night, Dumond P. Mer- win. David E. Smith, W. Cecil Durand. Joseph Jamison and George W. Nun son met at M. A, A. hall as a commit tee on grounds for the Athletic asso- citation for the coming athletic season
 Friday evening a large number of stratford and Milford best society young ladies, with their gentlemen friends, chaperoned by Mrs. Frank Curtis of East Broadway, tendered Dr and Mrs. King reception at their Milford residence. The evening was given to dancing. A fine lunch, pre- pared by the young ladies, was served, after which the merry party took the midnight eXprtss for Stratford and Bridgeport, the train by request stop ping at Stratford for them All joined in wishing the pr. and Mrs. King many happy years in their new home.