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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
Where There is No Afternoon.

Strangers to Washington often re-
mark the custom of addressing one at
all times of the day by the uniform
saluation, good morning. IL
sounds odd to q westerner to hear one
address him with "good morning" at
8 o'clock in the afternoon. This GUS
tom is as old us the congress of the
United States and the hours of execu.
tive departments. 1t is said to be di-
rectly due to the morning hour IN
congress. The standing rules of the
two houses of congress provide for n
"morning hour" which extends from
IL to 2o'clock, and that provision has
made it common to refer TO morning
business " in congress, which occurs
before the Irregular order" Ere.
quently the regular order Is not
resumed, and the morning hour is ex-
tended until four or o'clock, espe-
cially in the latter days of congress and
when there is great jam of business
In the executive department reference
is made to the mornings work" dur
ing the entire day.
This is all, of course, official parlance.
The custom has grown SO that it ex-
tends throughout social life and in all
sorts of private business, until it is
r&rning until all government business
is at an end in Washington. When
the sun goes down and twilight sets In,
it is "good evening"" 1t is never af-
ternoon Mt the national capital. = In.
dianapolis journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
"Aren't You Going to POp!"

A young lady was desirous of buy
ing parrot, so she went to bird
fancier's, and, after examining good
many birds, asked the price of one
that took her fancy. II suppose you
would like bird thnt talks, miss?"
asked the fancier. "Well, yes, L
should" replied the young lady.
"Then, miss, I cannot honestly recon-
mend the bird that You have picked
out, as it only seems to know one sem
tcnce, which, by the way, it is con-
stantly repeating" "What does it
say?" inquired the young lady.
"Well, I will begin at the beginning,
miss You must know that that parrot
belonged to avery poor family-a sailor
SON brought it from abroad-in fact,
so poor that the mother was constantly
running to the pawnbroker's. When
the cupboard was empty and the chill
dren were hungry they always used to
ask their mother: Aren't you going
to pop?' Through hearing the phrase
SO repeatedly the parrot picked it up,
and that, apparently, is all it has
picked up. Now, that isn't a nice
phrase, is it, miss?" asked the fancier.
The young lady reflected moment,
blushed slightly, and then said archly :
But there is more than one meaning
to the word pop, isn't there?" Seer
tainly, MISS" replied the fancier, with
n quiet smile. "Well, l think III
have the bird, please; l rather like it:
appearance" decided the young lady.
The next afternoon, when George
that was his name-called on the
young lady, and they were alone il
the snug little parlor, the parrot eyet
him gravely and asked: "Aren't yor
going to pop?" George gave Sigh
start, and glanced ut Miss Ethel, who
was busy looking out of the window
and then remarked that it looked lik,
rain. Miss Ethel made no reply, bu
that parrot repeated the query, look
ing straight at George, who was seize,
with violent fit of coughing. Thel
there was dead silence until the par
rot, clinging to the brass of its cage
head downwards, again asked the mo
mentous question, with almost
shrek. George could stand it N
longer-Miss Ethel was blushing mos
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10

becomingly and her eyes were down
cast%.rfhe love that had been bottled
up in his broad bosom for three years,
and perhaps but for that parrot would
never have been uncorked, was now
poured forth and half an hour after.
wards, when he left the house an ac-
cepted lover, he was not quite certain
whether he would like to ring that
parrots neck or buy itan annuity
for life. Marriage will settle the
question. What puzzles George is
how the parrot got hold of such
phrase. Perhaps Miss Ethel will en-
tighten him some day.-[Cardiff Mail
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
EURoPE's Blizzard.

Coolest Weather of a Century in Eng
land. The Thames Frozen over.
A dispatch from London says: The
Thames, from Windsor to Teddington, is
frozen over. A number of trading vessels
are fast in the ice
A vessel went ashore near the strait Of
Dover Friday night. Warning Of the wreck
was given by the firing of guns from the
lightship. II was impossible because Of the
heavy sea running to launch lifeboat, Al
daylight the wreck had disappeared, having
probably been pounded to pieces, andwith-
out doubt all of her crew were instantly
drowned.
A piece of wood, having the name Chris
tina painted on II, seaman's chest SINH
larly marked and qantity Of other wreck
age foated ashore. II is belie,e ed that the
lost vessel was Swedish bark.
AT Dover the thermometer registered 10
degrees above zero and In South Devonshire
II degrees above zero is reported. A heavy
snow storm prevailed on Friday.
In Lincolnshire two men were found fro
zen to death. Many of the roads are covered
with snowdrifts 10 feet high. In several
parts Of England trains have been imbed-
ded In the snow for hours.
On the Isle Of Wight the weather Is re-
ported to be the coldest Of the century.
Reports from Spain show that the most
intense cold also prevails there. At Zoritia
the thermometer registered 10 degrees above
zero an at Burgos several people were
frozen TO death
At Madrid wounded guard fell from his
horse and died from the cold Snow Is still
falling and the cold seems to be on the
crease.
Al Moscow 20 degrees below zero was
registered.
AT Mini Novgorod the thermometer reg
istered 80 below.
were found dead in the street. They were
all victims OF the cold weather. The Eng
lish mails have not arrived owing TO the
severity of the storms.
Five children fell through the ice at Lott.
bus, In the province of Brandonburg and
were drowned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
Wooden Whalers No Longer Useful.

The old-fashioned whaling ships
have been practically ousted from the
whaling industry in the Arctic Ocean
by the new steam whalers. They have
been trying to hold ont against very
great odds, but the disastrous expert
ence of the past two years has con-
vinced most of the old shippers that
their day is past, and the greater num-
ber of the old whalers will not fit out
this season. While more whales were
taken in the Arctic last season than
ever before, the catch of four steam
ers being 217, yet eighteen sailing ves-
sells failed to take single whale, and
nearly all were losers by the seasons
trip. Fifteen sail whalers will tie up
at Oakland this winter, which will
throw about 500 men out of employ
ment and cause many thousands of
dollars to be unspent.-[New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
II viii All he Right in the Morning.

When the bounding beat Of the heart Of love
And the springing step grows slow;
When the form of cloud in the blue above
Lies dark on the path below,
The song that he sings is lost in sigh,
And he turns where star is dawning,
And he thinks, as 1t gladdens his heart and
his eye,
ait will all be right in the morning"
When 'the strong man armed, in the middle
watch,
From life's dim deck is gazing,
And strives, through the wreck of the tenn
pest, to catch
CLEAN of the daybeam's blazing,
Amid the wild storms, there hard by the
helm,
He heeds not the dark ocean yawning;
For this song In his soul not sorrow can
whelm.
at will all be right in the morning"
When the battle is done, the harp unstrung
Its music trembling dying:
When his woes are unwept and his deeds
unsung,
And he longs in the grave to be lying,
Then a Voice shall charm, rs 1t charmed be
fore
He had wept or waited the dawning
"They do love there for aye, I'll be thine a
Of yore
II will be all right in the morning"
Thus all through the world, by ship and b,
shore,
Where the mother bends over
The cradle whose tenant "has gono on be
fore;''
Where the eyes of the lover
Look aloft for the loved. whatever the word
welcome, wall or warning,
This is everywhere cherished-this every
where heard;
at will be all right in the morning.
-[BESJAMIS f. TAYLOR.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
FIERCE FIRE IN TOLEDO.
The Loss is Estimated at $3.50, 900.

The Loss is Estimated at e75o,ooo.
Several Of the largest building blocks in
Toledo, o., were burned Thursday night
causing loss estimated as high as s750, 600
The,fire commenced on the FLYER front Of
F. NJ. Quale's elevator about 0 o'clock, and
was probably caused by an explosion Of
dust. A general alarm was turned IN aud
the 1S fire companies Of the city responded
Capt. Faazer, Of Company No. 1, took four
Of bis men to the top of the elevator. The
flames spread fnrio,isly through the lower
part Of the building and II was soon seen
that the building could not be saved. Three
exr!osonsof dust followed soon after and
the burning building fell mass Of ruins.
Timbers were thrown in all directions and
dozens OF people were struck by them, many
Of them being badly injured.
The terrific wind that was blowing carried
the flames right into the heart OF the city.
and II was three hours before they could be
checked: About 200 business firms and
offices We're burned out
The largest losses are as follows: T p.
Brown, chamber OF commerce building
100000, insurance el0o 900; f. NJ. Quaie,
grain and elevator 1900, 900, fully insured
Frank ]. King, grain and elevator si60, 600
$4,000 insurance; Toledo Press club 81, co.
no insurance, G. l.. Luce, estate building,
s6O, 900; Wonderland theatre owned BY
Moore and others of Buffalo, $50, OOO SAM
uel Young. building, ESQ, 1000 West 4 Truax
wholesale drugs s75 900, insurance s45,000;
Mrs E. Bullock, Cincinnati. Anderson block
10000; Second national bank, office fx-
tures, ETC., s25.000 William Baker, Hart
ford block sl0. 600 In the vault whick lies
In the ruins is more than 100000. II can
not now be told whether this Is destroyed or
not. Splitter & Co., bankers and bond
brokers, office fixtures $4,000. besides 0
large sum of money In the vault; Wesiert
Union Telegraph about s25 000 Americaf
District Telephone e40. 900; Bacon g. Huber,
architects f40, 900; T.. o. Falliy, architect,
S3O 600; A. b.. sturges, architect s25,00O;
Union Central Life insurance, $4,000:
Cead's saloon, slO, 900: John Poag, estate
building tl5 900; Robinson Street :Rail way
company. general offices, about t16. 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings of Our Law.
Makers at Washington.

srv.n c,rn1n.s rirrnsNIm I..Ih,.a DAY. IN w.a
resdsH af,or liz Chr;s,m,oa hol;dov recess
ri sssss;on ~ the Ssmata lsstad hyt i;ttie
over or hour and half oS the time was
g;van 10 tba considoyat,on ~ exacut,ve bus
tno.s mo,hirn 80 o,,u n,h,;n ;n,orest N Tin.
niece In tha nnen sssy,;an ercent .ba ofyarinS
~ ,asoim,;op a. eba uewoi;an omsst;nn
Eve panmb,;can ~ Npine a
,nyo.mhor oP,ho Corn';t,aa' ON Eora,an Re.
ia,ions which IL now in yestiyotinv that
snbiact ""S" 20 nv" '"''he
Horsr-Tha o,,y bps;poss occoup,iabad
n, ,ba house wos - sn,aar i, NJ H3ams as
s;,ccassnr cos ,n the iate Renresantat,ve avNe;i
81 penns,,,ysnia ana ~ po, o,, .ha ,o.;ana. !.
tion ~ Ryn,asan,a,;uos Esiiow. and R,cb
oS TN W., VII T"n.,es, ,o o~noc,a,ior tSa
ta,i,f XIII was not csiisi mn aitboneb Mr
yUii.o.. a.. ..a,ia., M, a,.ir., III. ,pnor,,,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Secretary Carlisle's Figures Show the
Obligations Still Grow.

Secretary Carlisle's Figures Show the
Obligations Still Grow.
The public debt statement issued on
Wednesday shows that the net increase OF
the debt, less cash in the treasury, during
the month OF December to have been &C.
S6l, 1852. The interest bearing debt increased
since maturity decreased s25,s5 and the
debt bearing no interest increased s2, 063, ,361
The reduction in the cash balance during
the month was s4,s24,06i. The interest
bearing debt t5s5. .o99 $40, the debt on which
interest has ceased since maturity Is q, l,9l3,-
$50 and the debt bearing no interest is $780,
53,077, a total debt Of t985, ,6059l7.
The certificates and treasury notes, Offset
by an equal amount Of cash In the treasury
amount 70 1904, 3l7, ,42i, an increase during
the month Of e5,0ss, l22. The gold reserve
to-day Is $50, ,89l, 900 and the net cash bal
ance 90 4S3, ,955, a total available balsnce OF
t9I, 375.555. a total available balance OF
$50, 1915 555 decrease during the month OF
s4,s24 08l. The total cash in the treasury
to-day is e737, GA. 70l. The total amount Of
national bank notes outstanding ecember
81. 1898, was t2Os, ,4i2. .026, an inereaseIin cir.
culation since December 81, 1892. OF 1884,
14l, 2l5 and decrease in circulation since
| NofciupcT oo vi SfO,foi. lho CuCuiauOit
outstanding against bonds Decemb Der 81 was
tl85, ,097, 705. The receipt, from customs at
the port of New York during Decem ber
amounted to S5. .64', ,9Os paid in the following
kinds OF money: Gold coin, 2S er cent; sill
yer coin per cent; gold certificates l. per
cent, silver certificates oil per cent United
States notes ll.6 per cent. and United States
treasury notes 81 per cent.
The following were the receipts at New
York for December in each Of the last five
years: 1889. sl0.997, ,977; 1890, l0,704 0s5;
1891, 8, 3l4, 666; 1892 1850, 1853 and 1893,
8 Gas. .90S. The receipts for each OF the past
five years at New York were In reund mum.
bers a. follows: 1889, e147, 7,678,38l; 1880,
1853 600 000 1891. 1872 0OO, 900; 1892, 1913 900 0Ot
and 1893. III, 900, 900.
The total gold In the treasury. coin and
bullion, December 80 was tl6S S0S, 779.
The gold certificates In treasury cash are
t76, 900. the gold certificates In circulation
e77,Il2,l7 and the net gold reserve eSo,
$4,000.
The following shows the net gold In the
year, named: 1889. el80. .6SS, ,062; 1890
les 072. .eSS 1891 $50, 740. .6S0: is82 l2i, ,285 06
J aud lseS. U,sel 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10

Anything not TO have people talk.
But he has never forgiven me. If he
we're to ask me for dance, now,
should think the end of the world had
come! 1 needn't be afraid, though, 1
was much too horrid.
Sometimes, lately-I have thought
that he would be glad to-oh, its
just my fancyl And don't want him
to either
I wonder if he really cares for
Violet Fleming? She's delightfully."-
young-and naive-and enthusiastic.
l know he thinks so-but she has
the reddest arms l ever saw
Oh, don't let me be spitefull
know that cadence. The valse is
nearly over. They will all come by.
That's the most awful moment of all
I wish was talking to Mrs. Fleming.
II is so hateful to have TO try and look
unconcerned, and as if we're sitting
here because l preferred it.
Oh, can't bear it, I'll marry. I'll
marry Mr.. Brown. He adores me
he is only waiting, as Herbert's poem
says:
That WEAKNESS may toss me to his breast"
shall condescend to let him see
that don't absolutely dislike him.
shall marry him and live in the coun-
try! It's the only way out of it-for
mel
Yes, for me, but for him! don't
love him. How could 1? 1 should
have TO tell him, and even a Mr..
Brown is not so abject as TO marry a
woman who tells him point-blank that
she can only promise to--tolerate him
And if / don't tell him, it would be
mean.
Here they all GOMEZ I must try and
look unconcerned! l know every
stick of my fan by heart, but l will
pretend it interests me deeply. / can
see over the top of it.
Here's the first couple! Billy Dan
vers and Miss Forrest I was his first
love, and he's trying hard to make
Grace Forrest think she is. Let him
Mrs Jenkyn aud our host She's
widow. / wish some one would
make me n widow. What am / say
ing? But she's ten years older than !
am, and she laughs like child. That S
the good of being widow.
Here's Mr.. Hastings. He really
was in love with me once, so now he
detests me. "A man scorned" is
much worse than woman scorned.
He won't even look at me. No
straight past
Why, here's Violet-with Mr..
Darcy l thought she was dancing
with John Forrest And John Forrest
alone
May you have n dance, Mr.. For
est? LIVES, certainly. The next?
the next but one.
Oh, good heavns! The end of the
world?-or the beginning?-B Black
and White.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
When to Wind Your Watch.

During the night your watch is
quiet, rs it were-that is, it hangs in
your vest without motion or touch.
If you don't wind it at night the main
spring is then relaxed, instead of be-
ing in that condition during the day.
BY winding it in the morning the
handspring remains close and tight all
day. 1t keeps the movement steady
at a time when you are handling it,
running about the city tending to
your daily affairs. A relaxed main
spring at this time accounts for fine
watches varying SLIGHTLY Industrial
World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
Jnpenesn POliteness.

The Chief of Police ut Fuiiedn,
hearing of my arrival, called at the
hotel with his daughter, who had
learned some English at Kyoto. OF
course there were no chairs. Every
japanese sits on his knees. ] could
not stand the pressure long, and usu,
ally put my feet straight out, The
young lady informed me it was in.
polite, so in Difference to the customs
of the country painfully got upon
my knees again. The bowing and sa-
laaming were very tiresome to me, and
/ pined for the social atmosphere of
America.
The chief remained an hour, evin-
cling interest in my eating with knife,
fork and spoon, and mixing sugar
with the rice. In the morning he
called again with two more japanese
ladies. The entire group dropped on
their knees in turn, putting both
hands on the floor, and bowling until
their foreheads touched their hands in
front of them. thought to myself,
o, Lord, here's more of it and as
soon as decency would allow / bowed
myself out, and was off for Shimada
and Kanaya. Lenz's World Tour
Awheel in Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
Much Longer.

Little children sometimes find IL
hard to understand that any one has
had an existence before they, the
little ones, were In the world
Two girls, each years old, were
swinging on the gate before the house
OF one of them.
"We've lived in our house." said
the little Girl who was the visitor,
lever since before i was born"
That's nothing" answered the
little girl VIII, was at home; "I'vo
lived In this house fifteen yearsl"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
THE WALL-FLOWER.

l am 2S years old. l never really
noticed it till now. I can't find
wrinkle or crow's-foot on my face, if
1 look ever so hard; could dance all
night without stopping-but no mat
ter have had my day and the sooner
l realize the fact the better.
suppose 1 oughtn't to complain;
I've had good time on the whole. l
came out and was made fuss about,
and lots of people fell in love with IN
and that's always supposed to be
pleasant. Not for them, poor things!
but, then, no woman ever thinks of
that.
I've danced, and hirted, and gos-
siped, and amused myself generally,
and made business of pleasure. If
the dancing shoes I've worn out were
collected what heap there would be
And all the frocks I've worn, and torn
and put my foot through-and the
bouquets I've ruined-and the compli-
ments I've had-and the offers I've re-
fused Oh, yes, was succe ss-not
doubt of il
And now, what's the good of it all?
I've made certain number of people
quite miserable but I've never been
in love myself-not really-except-
perhaps--
was very heartless. I've been told
times out of number that / had "no
heart" Men always say that whom
girl refuses them, to save their own
vanity; but in my case 1 dare say it
was true.
Well, nobody cares now if 1 have n
heart or not. It's all different. I have
got certain number of friends, whose
step suits mine, who ask me for dances.
but without enthusiasm, and talk to
me of this or that 'dear little thing
over there, who is enjoying herself so !"
They say I'm a ''good sort" and n
''real" friend A friend What has
friendship to do in n ballroom?
I can see the ballroom reflected in
the mirror here. How nice and cool
the glass is TO my hot cheek! What n
fool l must look-only there is no.
body can see me- and if they did
they wouldn't care. Nobody misses
me. There's Laura Gray? She tries
to be the good Samaritan of the ball
room. Don't let me catch her eye, OF
she will come and throw me cast-ofi
partner of her own, She's kind
girl, Laura, but don't want charity
dances. should say i was engaged.
will not dance with veterans or boys.
/ had rather sit out.
How decidedly melancholy dance
music is never noticed it so much
before. I could lie down on the floor
this very minute and howl, if / were
to let myself go.
Suppose were to cross the room
and talk to Mrs, Fleming? Anything
to seem occupied No, see she il
asleep, and if she were not, she woult
only tell me of Violet's perfections
see them-everybody sees them-Oh
dear
There is Violet-with John Forrest
He is looking at her exactly as he uset
to look ut me--eight years ago. VIII,
did we quarrel? My fault. I begin tc
think. ! suppose it was, but I know
felt very much in the right at the time
am not sure now if And he ha
not said more than three words to m
since! It's rather awkward! w
have to go on meeting, as We move il
the same sets, and both he and ] hat
. fuss. Oh the world, the world
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10

Az eight foot ledge of silver and gold
quartz assaying s15l In silver and s27 In
gold per ton has been discovered IN the
heart OF the city of Tacoma, WASH, by a
workman digging a cellar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10

The English apple crop was very good
plentiful that the farmers have fed them to
their cows. The method pursued was 10
grind the apples to pulp and mix them with
straw chafT
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10

WHILE at breakfast Miss Louisa Hollen.
berg. aged thirty. OF Terre Haute, Ind. was
strangled to death by piece Of bread that
lodged in her throat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10

IT Is . consolation when another
man 10 In trouble to think that II
will prove valuable lesson 70 him.
-Atchisou Globe +.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10

A New Jersey boy has been dis
covered who sees everything upside
down.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-10
MARKETS.

PrTrsBURG.
rnE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
SHILOH.

Miss Ann Johnson of Bushy Point was greatly agitated q few days since over a deaf adder coming into the house after a toad. The toad hopped like poppet' about the room and Walter Johnson knocked the snake out with his cane. Screen doors are wanted in such coun- tries.
 Your correspondent gave quotation marks to the lines of Byron, in his poem, July f, beginning, "In twice five years, etc. Don't accuse me of stealing.
 Frederick Bemis, who has been gone about 20 years, is now back with his sis ter, Mrs Samantha Warner, and sick enough of the West, Oregon, Washing ton Territory and all other territories, except shiloh! He brings back with him the best of all accompaniments, wife. We hope he will take the old Bemis place and renovate the buildings and farms.
 Martin Ryan is adding attraction to Shiloh by building on'' and painting up in good style.