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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

do, Dulcie Cooper"
"a silvergray poplin!" repeated
Dulcie, her blue eyes shining. "Oh,
Miss Hepsy-"
YES" smiled the elder woman, not
withouta certain complacency, you've
guessed it. I'm goin' to be married,
too"
''Really?"
''He was an old bean o. mine thirty
year ago." confessed Miss Hepsy "but
Betsy Barnes-she was killed in n rail-
road accident Centennial year-she
made mischief betwixt us. SO when
l seen his name in newspaper, just
up and writ to him, and invited him
here for Thanksgivin', and he sent
back word he'd come. So OF course
But run, Dulcie, and drive that COW
outer the garden. l must get the
gate pin fixed"
That's this reason she's got her poor
old gray hair up in crimps," thought
pretty Dulcie, as she waved her sun
bonnet to frighten the COW away.
"And new set of teeth Well, / de-
clare, If that amt our old Mooley! 1
don't wonder Miss Peabody is always
complaining. Father didn't do quite
the right thing by her about those
ducks that Billy Porter shot; and our
fowls always scratching up her gar.
den. Poor, dear Miss Hepsy! l do
wonder who can possibly want to
marry her?"
For blue-eyed Dulcie was only
eighteen, with hair like corn silk and
dimrles in either cheek. And Miss
Hepsy was fifty-odd and had only just
begun to put her scant tresses up in
crimping pins and wash her wrinked
skin in buttermilk of nights.
Why should she? Until now she had
not cared to look younger or prettier
than she was.
When Dulcie came back, breathless
and blooming, the turkey gobbler was
locked into the cellar cupboard, and
Miss Hepsy was Stacking a pail of lime,
in readiness for the whitewashing
operations.
Because" said she, eve hain't no
time to lose !"
Dulcie was kept too busy to talk,
what with wall paper, whitewash
brushes, and the breadths of the
silver-gray poplin, which, unhappily,
proved to be such scant pattern that
nothing short of magical ingenuity
sufiiced to make it into suitable
dress.
''But why didn't you buy two or
three more yards?" said Dulcie.
81 hadn't no more money!" said
Miss Hepsy. Besides" little un-
Willingly, "it's sort O. guess work,
after allr'
"Why? Hasn't he asked you to
marry him?"
"We kept company thirty years
ago." Miss Peabody eyasiyely
answered. "And if Betsy Barnes
hadn't meddled-but, of course, it's
just the same. He's to be here Thanks
givin Day."
And she looked sidewise at her gray
crlmps.
Dulcie gazed with plying glance at
the elderly maiden.
Everything changes in thirty
yesrs," she thought. seven a mans
heart How can she talk about things
being just the same!'
sis this the turkey?" she said,
aloud. "Ob, what a beauty Where
did you get it?"
sit is pretty tolable fat one,"
said Miss Hepsy, proudly. "And /
made the stuiiin' arter Grandma am
Gibson's receipt. Look, Dulcie, the
pumpkins all bilin' up. Do you sup
pose you could bake a pieg 1 never
want much of hand ut piecrust; but
b'lieve everything else is ready for
tomorrow. ! do hope it amt goin'
10 snow"
The old house wore its holiday as.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

During the past year between 600,
000, 900 and 700, 900 passengers
were carried on steamboats, on the
waters of this country. Supervisor
lnspector-Gencral Dumont reports
that only ninety-six passengers lost
their lives through casualties. "Thero
could be no more eloquent testimonial
given to the efficiency of General Du.
mont and his corps of associates, "
comments the New York Mail and Elk.
pross
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

Some familiar accent in the fresh
young voice, some indescribable, like
ness in the straight features, had
furnished the clue almost ere he
spoke.
'Lorenzo-Wingfeld?' she re-
peated, vaguely.
'You used to know my father"
said he--"my father, who died ten
years ago-~and when you kindly wrote
TO me-"
81 didn't know there was any you,"
stammered Miss Hepsy. 81 never
heard O. Lorenzo Wingfeld marryin'.
l s'posed / was a-writin' to him." She
drew quick, short breath. "But
you're welcome, all the same. He's
dead, is he? And nobody never let
me know
"And Dulcie Cooper--she lives
near here? You see, Miss Peabody,
1 met Dulcie at Deephaven last sum.
mer. l couldn'thelp loving her. and
l went back TO Montana to make a
home ready for her. Can you tell me
where / shall find her?"
"Why on earth didn't she tell me
tine name of the feller she was engaged
to? gasped Miss Hepsy. "Where'll
you find her? Just look down the
garden path, and you'll see her a-com-
in up it with both arms full o. red
berries for Thanksgivin' Day."
She turned her face resolutely away.
She could not bear to witness the glad
meeting between the two young lovers.
"Tm sort o. left out in the cold, {"
said she, with dry sob in her throat.
"No, amt, nuther!"
Her face frightened at the sight of
Deacon Cooper, in his Sunday suit,
coming up the garden path.
She opened the door wide.
"Come in, deacon" said she. "Set
up to the fire and warm yourself.
Drefful snowy feel in the air, amt it p"
81 amt thinkin' nothin about the
outside air." said the deacon, whose
new gold spectacles made him look
portentously owlish. It's here I feel
uncomfortable.
And he struck his butternut- -colored
vest across the fourth button.
''Well, declare !" said Hepsy. "I'd
ought to ha' thought of it before. You
will be lonesome Thanksgivin' Day |!
Hadn't you better come over and eat
your dinner with us?"
"Miss Hephsibah," said the deacon,
"you're dreadful forgivin' creeter l
amt been the neighbor I'd ought to
been to you. l amt treated Dulcinea
quite as should ha' done. But we're
all poor erin mortals, Hepsy-May I
call you Hepsy?"
81 hain't no pa'ticular objection"
said Miss Peabody, half smiling, as a
sweet young laugh sounded under
the leahess lilacs in the garden out
side.
'It's a good scriptur' name" said
the deacon. ''It sounds sweet in my
ears. I'm o lone, solitary man, an
you're alvin here by yourself. You
amt noways principled ag'in mar
riage, be you?"
He put his butternut -colored arm
around Miss Hepsy-his spectacled
eyes beamed tenderness.
"Say you will be mine!" he mur-
INJURED.
81 hain't no pa'tickler objection"
Miss Hepsy answered. "Do lemme
go, deacon Can't you smell that suet
puddin' scorchin'?"
So there were two weddings in the
little church, before the Thanksgivin'
sermon was preached, and the two
brides hurried home to superintend
the dinner.
~ never was SO astonished in my
life" said Dulcie. at was so good
of you, Miss Hepsy-I mean, mother
to prepare such surprise for me I"
The deacon's wife only smiled.
The deacon declared he had never
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

a late number of the Chattanooga,
Tenn, Times contains an account of n
remarkable affair that occurred in that
state. A train carrying large mum.
be OF state prisoners, going to work
on the railroad, ran into landslide
on the Hartman Goal and Iron Road,
near Ruffner's Mill, wrecking train
and wounding large number Of pas
sengers. The guards of the prisoners
were all injured and so badly as to bo
helpless. Pinioned beneath the debris
of the wreck and helpless to do any
thing, they were expecting the prison
ers in their charge TO make break
for liberty. Among the prisoners were
two on long sentences, one for 25 and
one for 40 years. These two men
were unhurt, and they promptly seized
the guns of the injured guards and
gave their fellow prisoners to under
stand that there was to be no running
away, but all who could must go to
work for tho rescue of tho sufferers.
The wounded were taken out of the
wreck and their wants ministered to
as tenderly us possible. Not one OF
the convicts escaped. The two long
timers who behaved 80 well were both
colored. 1t is not probable that Gov.
Turney will overlook them when the
circumstances are brought to his no.
tiae.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28
And Was Detained.

Nine. Gobbler-"My children, I
have sad news for you"
The Little Gobblers-"What?"
Nine. Gobbler (breaking into sobs)
-"Your poor, dear father attended u
Thanksgiving dinner yesterday"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

In recent report TO the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Alexander McAdce states that the liza
bility to damage from lightning de-
creases in thickly-populated districts
the risk in the country being, in gen.
eral, about five times as great as that
in the city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

Schleswig- Holstcin boasts of having
the richest peasants in Europe. They
grow n great many flowers, but their
chief occupation is raising early voge-
tables for the large cities of northern
Enrnnn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28
A Double Thanksgiving.
DY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

EARS to me-"
said Miss Hepsy
Peabody, that
the weather's
colder'n when I
was a gal.
Things is chang
in they
be 7"
And an odd,
C o m pl a c e n t
smile cr e p I
around the cor
n e r 3 of her
,,,-nt1, .. H.
stood on the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

Statistics of insanity, collected Mt
the Kirkbridge Asylum, in England,
showed that out of total of 265 pa
ticnts, only one had red hair and only
three were blondes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28
HUMOROUS.

~ pii u Nu'hllOH lthNtS
more clothes at every place she stops
than a man takes with him.
There are good many people who
want to do good, but they are going
to wait until tomorrow to begin.
Mr.. Bacon-When is the cook to be
married? Mrs. Bocon-Shc has brok.
ell her engagement. What, broken
that, too.
Some men show remarkable good
taste in their selection of ties until
they put their necks into tho matri-
monial halter.
Stella-Just look at Miss Desplaino
and Mr.. Badly over there Miss Pot
ter-Yes; a romance of the middle
ages, so to speak.
Do you think the world is getting
worse?" asked the genial citizen"
"No," replied the pessimist. 81
don't see how it can.
'Where are you going, my pretty maid?"
Ini going a-chestnuting. sir, she said.
May go with you, my pretty maid2"
II prefer the kind In the trees" she said.
The man that il always waiting for
the wagon generally finds three wheels
out of geer when it arrives and no
money to pay blacksmith.
Waterfall, but this does not in
clude the waiter, mister. Guest (who
has given correct chan9el-Why, bless
me, man did / eat the waiter?
"Spillat is an awful mean man."
"What did he do?" ellis wife's a
political candidate and he gave his
vote to her for n birthday present.
Mrs. Smith(who is reading humor-
Gus paper)-I don't see any fun in
these jokes about big bills for ladies'
hats. Mr.. Smith, don't, either.
He VERY conceited)-I don't think
I should like TO marry any girl unless
l knew she was of self-sacrificing
nature. She-But wouldn't that prove
it?
! Though mothers fume when young men call,
And wonder il thoy'll ever
Get up and go, their daughters know
It's better late than never.
Wilks--I heard the girls talking to-
day about some fellow they said could
make any woman happy. 1 wonder
who it is? Jilts--Spriggs, the man
milliner.
at must be strange for Spaniards
to feel that they are ruled over by
mere infant" "Why?' 'I,'s so un-
common" "Humph. It's plain you
never had an infant. "
Artists Friend pointing to sketch)
I say, Harry, where did you get
that? Harry-Why, / got it out of
my head. Friend-Well, Its n lucky
thing for your head that you got it
out.
He-They say you are something of
mind reader. She-Do they? lie
Yes. / am going TO test you. What
am thinking of? She docking at the
clock )--You are thinking of going
home.
bot l., 4. Il
That womgn's face with dread.
Iwonder has she loved and lost
Or has she loved and we'd?
81 wish you would give me n re.
ceipt for this lovely cake, Mrs.
Bouncer. certainly, Mr.. Bounder !;
but don't you think receipt of your
last quarters board would do in
stead?"
81 am told" remarked the young
woman who is fond of research, ''that
twins are usually very much attached
to each other" "Yes," replied the
matter-of-fact man; ''the Siamese
twins We're"
Mrs. Pancake (suspiciously)- Why
are you hanging around my back
window SO long? Tramp-Ma ma,
those apple pies are as purity as pic.
lures, an I'd like to be the frame O
one o them.
Friend-Why do you send your
husbands clothes to tailor, when ell
they need is button? Mrs. Maniofem
Well, the fact is my husband married
so young that he never learned how 10
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

According to English insanity re-
turns, sixteen cases in l,OOO are
caused by love affairs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

A radish three feet and eight inches
in length and twenty-five inches in
circumference Is on exhibition ut Win.
ter Haven, Fla.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

enjoyed dinner 80 much. Little did
he know it's history
'1'm afraid the turkeys a little
tough" said Mrs. Cooper; but"
And she stopped just therei
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

An international telephone system,
to cover all Europe with its network,
is one of the latest movements,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28
Foresight.

"That's the chap what was always
q pokin' fun at me cause kept from
eatin' all the stuff they gave me; 1
knowed what / was about. Thev
couldn't fool me when Thankssiyin'
was comln'-Liia
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-11-28

The old house wore its holiday as,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

4 llrtls crlb beslde The bed,
4 little facs above the Spread
a little shoe upon the floor.
4 little frock behind the door,
a little lad with dark-brown hair,
A little blue-eyed face and fair,
A httle lane that leads to school,
A little pencil, slate and rule,
A little winsome, blithesome maids
A little hand within his laid
That 10 where he got married
A little family gathering round,
A little turf heaped, tear dewe'
mound
That Is where the child died
A little cottage and acres four,
A little old-time fashioned store,
A little added to his soil,
A little rest from hardest toll,
A little silver in his hair,
A little stool and an easy chair,
A little night of earth-lit gloom,
A little cortege to the tomb
That Is what life Is.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Girls Who HypnotIxs.

Two pretty girls sat opposite me at
luncheon the other day, two healthy,
hearty, rosy, daintily dressed crea-
lures, who are very pretty disciples
of Mesmer and understand the force
of hypnotic suggestion. When the
meal was over and we slipped our cof-
fee in the drawing room, these sisters
gave an exhibition OF their powers
quite terrible to see, since some of
their manifestations were really in
applicable. They found and replaced
in a selected spot in my head hair
pin / had secreted between the
leaves Of book, and they came and
went from wide eyed dreaming to
active intelligence as easily as pass
in and out door. They are two
young English girls who have made
of mind reading and mesmerism a
study and livelihood. They are tho
daughters of a clergyman, we'll bred
and refined, and receive so much to
come to luncheon and exhibit their
powers after. For compensation
they will put one into gentle mes
mermic trance that one may expert
ence the strange sensation, or they
will use hypnotic influence ON each
other, and the one under the spell
will do all sorts of interesting things
by her sisters silent mental suggest
ion.-[ DemOrest.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
GOLD Is IN DEMAND.
IMMENSE COINAGE or THE vEL-
Low METAL.
Echoes from the Famous Davis WIN Case
Shocking Cruelty Of Chicago Mon
Anna Howard Meets Instant Death
swindiing scheme MiscArried.


The gold COMA executed ~ the Phil
adelphia mint during the present fiscal
year. which ends on June 30. Will be the
largest In the history Of the mint The
total will be about ESQ. 900. 900. against only
eli. $40. 2o2 for the calendar year 1891. and
q. es2. ls5 for 1891. The largest previous
record was In 1851, whom the gold
coinage was se7. 5sS 15l. and In 1881, whom
the amount was so7,272.s1o. The gold
coinage of other years has not approached
the figures The large coinage OF the
present year has been due principally TO
the demands for sold from the treasury.
The export demand now has 70 be met In
coin, for the act of 1890 authorizes the
Secretary Of the Treasury to impose .
charge for gold bars Even without the
export demand heavy coinage has been
required 70 meet the ordinary payments
of the treasury. The reduction OF
the currency balance last fall made IL nee
essary TO pay out gold coin. and bullion
had to be coined 70 keep the coin In the
treasury equal TO the Outstanding gold GER
tiHcates Most Of the coinage at Philadel-
phia and New Orleans Is In eagles. but q
part of that at San Francisco Is limited to
the bullion deposited there asthe product
of the Western miues and saves the cost OF
transportation to the East
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Riot and Murder.

At least Eve coke strikers were shot te
death carly Thursday morning In q pitched
battle at the Sickle Hollow mines OF the
Washington Coal and Coke Company. at
Uniontown. Pa. with atty deputy sherins
armed with Winchesters Three Of shorin
wllhelm's deputies we're mortally wounded
by the FIRE OF the strikers A mob OF
striking miners filed up the shaft Of q
Centrslia. Ill. mine At this point the
rioters became SO threatening that the
Sheriff appealed for troops, and Ave COM
panies were at once sent by Gov Altgeld
Troops we're also necessary at La Sale,
Ill. whore the Sheriff and Ills deputies
were attacked by Q mob several hundred
strong. Sheriff Taylor and several men
were wounded Four companies were sent
TO him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Bits OF Things.

1T is estimated that 13, 0O0, 900 human
beings have persisted as result OF
earthquakes since the year 1905 b. G.
THE sect OF jams. in India, are the
champion long-distance fasters. Fasts
of from thirty to forty days are very
common, and once year they abstain
from food for seventy-five days.
ALUMINIUM Is now to be used for en-
craving in place OF stone or steel. 1t
is claimed that, besides the advantage OF
iightness. an aluminium plate will fur
nish 5000 impressions, against 20 to
100 from steel one.
In water in which decaying vegeta-
bles have been infused the microscope
discovers things 50 minute that 10000
Of them would not exceed in bulk q
grain of mustard, though they are sup
piled with organs as complicated as
those of a whale.
LEAVES OF the TALBOT palm in Cey-
lon sometime attain the length Of
twenty feet, with width Of eighteen
feet. They are used by the natives in
making tents. The leaves OF the
double cocoanut palm are often ty
feet long, while those Of the Inaja
palm ON the banks OF the rivers OF
Brazil are sometimes fifty feet long and
ten 10 twelve feet wide-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

bloody Battle with bandits In tho Town Of
LonGview, Tcx
Two men we're killed, two fatally
wounded. and two others badly hurt In .
fight between . gang OF robbers. who So
cured $4,000 In cash from the First Ma
tional Bank, and citizens st Longview.
TexsA About o'clock In the afternoon
two men walked into the bank and handed
President Clemmoas . note stating that II
would introduce Charles speckclmeyer.
swho wants some money and 10 goins
to have t." The bank cashier. thinking
IL was . charity subscription, was
about TO hand out some money whom one
OF the men covered him with q gun and
made him hold up his banda The other
man went behind the counter and emptied
the vault securing - 900 In cash aud some
noteA Two com psnions Of the robbers
were stationed In the alley at the roar OF
the bank. aud fred ON all who approache
About 200 shots were fred during the Tight
As soon a. possible the robbers jumped
upon their horses and rodo out of town,
pursued BY an armed posse.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Keystone Republicans.

The largest crowd seen ut Pennsylva-
nia state convention for years packed the
big Harrisburg opera house when the con-
vention to nominate the candidates Of tho
Republican party for Governor. Lieutenant
Governor. Auditor General. Secretary OF
State and Congressma an at large was called
TO order on "wednesday morning After
the usual prelinina africa General Beaver
dominated for Governor General Daniel
II. Hastings of Center County. The
nomin alton was received with cheers
Ex- Minister Charles Emory Smith, ed
ltor Of the Philadelphia Press Sec
onded the nomination. and IL was
made unanimous by q rising vote.
C. L. Magee, OF Pittsbur2. nominated Wal
ter Lyon, OF Allegheny County, for Lieu
tenant Governor The only contest was on
this Office W. L. schafYer. of Chester. NOM
mated Congressman sJackn Robinson. of
that county. The roll call resulted In
the selection OF Walter Lyon by a vote OF
1903 10 g. The rest Of the State ticket was
made up as follows: Auditor General
Amos Mylin. of Lancaster; eecretary OF
Internal Affairs, James W. Latta, OF Phil
adelphia; Congressman at-large, Galusha
A. Grow, Of susquehanna. and George r.
Huff, OF westmoreland.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Present Senate Wilson
- lii xii
FIVE DAYS OF FLOOD.
In Western Pennsylvania Seven Inches OF
Rain Has Fallen.

In Western Pennsylvanis Seven Inches OF
Rain Has Fallen.
For Eve days and nights Western Penn
sylvania was storm-swept. and In that
time seven inches OF rain fell at some
plscea The country has been deluged.
Cloudbursts have repeatedly occurred
at different points Booms have
been torn to pieces and immense
quantities of valuable timber scat
tered Many county and railroad
bridge, have been carried away. Miles OF
railroad tracks have been destroy lin
some cases only buried under extensive
landslides. in other instances entirely OBJ
liberated by the tremendous force OF the
rushing torrent, which also carried away
cars and their contenta Reservoirs have
been overwhelmed. featile valleys aud no W
ly cultivated fields and farms have been
diminished Of top soil and crops and buried
under sand The inhabitants OF many
villages and largo portions Of some cities
have been turned into veritsble lake
jewellers. their homes into floating palaces
Fires have lent added terrors TO food. and
boatmen and fremen. policemen and citi-
Iens have together turned out In the
dead OF night to rescue lives and save prop
erty. Ten deaths are reported
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

- - 49,
~ Dopopuensnnop - Mgos Martin.
4 oen Di6ea GAL. 1Ispatch sayss Mn
william 4. Martha; utfs 81 Ne manager Of
~ New York WitnesA who has been wan
derins over the world for over two pears.
and who was discovered In San Francisco
BY her brother. On b h Heydscker. OF
New York. has bean brought here with her
child. Dr. Heydecksr charges that money
has been spent freely In the EFFORT 20 keep
her hidden. and 10 was only after her.
culsan effort that he was enabled 70 re-
turn the wife 70 her husband ID. Hey
Cocker says MrA Martins disappearance
from New York two years ago after the
birth OF her child. which left her In par
TALLY deranged condition. has now been
definitely traced to the agency Of New
York lawyer. who by means OF . power OF
attorney. has transacted all her business
during her absence. and, according TO re-
ports, has diverted from their proper
channels go. 900 of her annual income.
leaving for her support only the rem sining
$1,000. d. Hsydecker tells . startling
story Of the efforts made By his own paid
detective In San Fran cisco 70 secure pos
session of Mra Martin in the interest OF the
New York lawyer. even Offering $4,000
bribe TO her attendant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Marrow London Streets.

A proposed law that any new build
ing erected in London shall hare it's
front not less than TWEEN ty-fouf feet
from the middle of the street has
brought out the fact that there are in
the heart Of the city thirty-two miles
of streets less than forty feet broad.
II the principle were generally APP
piled on q plan of reconstruction Of
streets, land to the value of about
$40, 600, 600 would be sacrificed
[Chicago Times.